Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-09

VI liildlltlui anu AliFahi eiAAA' SuDJtiAS III
the college Beckwith then turned the
gun on himself and committed suicide.
About 1000 Omaha carpenters ana
other union craftsmen engaged in the
building trades quit work April be-
caues of a 20 per cent reduction an
nounced recently by the Omaha Build
ers' Exchange, an organization of con-
tractors.
Mrs. w. G. Meisenholder. - years
old, wife of the mayor of parksfon. 5.
H., was probably fatally wounded when
she was mysteriously shot AT as she en-
tered the back door of her home.
WASHINGTON.
More than 100000 unemployed will
find work during the next year on
road building projects, if states and
counties push projects already approx
| ed and congress makes an additional
! appropriation of S100,000000 as federal
aid in highway Improvement.
Senate proponents of an immediate
peace with Germany by congressional
resolution are understood to be stand
ing firmly by their intention to present
such resolution promptly on the con-
vening of the extra session of congress-
| The first important move since the
armistiee toward rehabilitating the
army's air service was taken April l
when the war department placed or
ders for 200 Thomas Morse type pur-
suit airplanes and thirty-five Martin
bombers
Regulations limiting withdrawal of
liquor by retail druggists to 100 gal
Ions each of spirits or wine for each
quarter have been issued by the bureau
of international revenue.
Railroad employees have had pro-
posal before President Harding tor
conference between labor and the rail-
roads in an attempt to settle the whole
transportation problem now confront
ing the country, so far as labor is con-
cerned.
President Harding will leave any
immediate steps in dealing with the
railroad situation to the interstate
commerce commission and the rail-
way labor board, it was announced at
the White House, March 81.
FOREIGN.
Fifteen thousand were rendered
homeless in the most destructive fire
at Manila in more than twenty years,
which destroyed 1000 houses in the
northern section of the city, a native
quarter known as the San Lazaro dis
trict. Two bodies were found in the
ruins.
Russian bolsheviki newspapers are
unanimous that trade with foreign
countries, especially Scandinavian,
must be confined for the first year to
foodstuffs and textiles. After that they
say that machinery and tools may be
imported.
Attempts by anti-bolshevik elements
to gain control of the city of Vladivos-
tok have resulted in failure, according
to official advices received at Toxic.
Germany has sent another note to
the secretariat of the league of ma
tions protesting the presence of
French troops and the exercise by
them of military jurisdiction in the
Saare territory. The note declares
these actions are not according to the
Versailles treaty.
Heavy fighting is continuing around
Eski-Shehr, Asia Minor, according to a
Reuter- message, with the Turks hold
ing up the Greek advance. The total
Greek casualties are reported to be
more than 1000 and the Greek medical
service is declared to have broken
down.
Work ceased in the coal mines OF the
United Kingdom at midnight, April l,
With the exception of few districts,
and approximately 100000 miners are
idle as result of the controversy over
The wage issue.
The report of the American com
mission on conditions. in Ireland was
declared to be CHASED and wholly mis-
leading in statement issued April l
by the British embassy. The statement
declared that Ireland far from being a
/ devastated country is the most pros
porous part of the United Kingdom.
The German government has APP
preached the Harding administration
with proposal for solving the repara-
tons problem, according to Berlin dis
| patches received at London.
! Chinese women become more eman-
cipated daily. Old timers are shocked
as Chinese girls in Hankow organize a
dramatic club and put on public shows
/ The Hankow Y. NJ. c. A. is backing
/ them.
Striking workmen attempted to enter
| forcibly a shoe manufacturing plant at
Mexico City for the purpose of ousting
strikebreakers and operating the plant
under their own direction. Police re-
serves were rushed to the scene and
/ prevented the successful carrying out
of the plan.
Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland.
was interviewed Tuesday by Sir Will