Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

American legion posts in projects of
community ana civic welfare will be
fostered and aided by new depart
ment ofthe American legion, to be
known as the department of national
post activities, created at national
headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind. John
j. Noll, formerly of Parsons, Kan, as
sistant director of the national organ
ization, will head the new department.
WASHINGTON.
Interest of 1914, 534, 1855 now is owed
the United States on allied war debts,
Assistant Secretary Wadsworth of the
treasury department told the senate
finance committee Tuesday. He sub
mitted Il detailed statement of delin-
quent interest and said that $730,000,.
900 in interest had been paid by the
debtor nations.
In record breaking time the senate
passed the Sweet bill to consolidate
all federal agencies dealing with vet
Grams and extending additional bene-
fits to disabled former service men.
One bill consolidates under the direc-
ton of the treasury department all gov
eminent activities on behalf of disabl-
ed veterans of the World war. The
bill now goes back to the house
The department of agriculture fore
casts that Utah will produce 1881 900
tons of sugar beets this season, as
compared to 1,3S9,S43 tons last year.
this estimate being based on beet
acreage of 10000 acres this year, as
against 116,100 acres year ago. The
condition Of Utah beets July l was
95, three points above the ten-year
average.
The understanding" reached by the
Wilson administration deferring inter-
est payments on loans made by the
United States to allied nations will be
binding upon the present admlnstra-
ton, Secretary Mellon has stated to
the senate finance committee.
Civil service examinations will be
held August 10 to fill the following
misunderstanding, which pay salaries as
indicated: Price, Utah ,$25O0; Gillette,
Wyo., $1,000; Greybull, Wyo., $24O0 ;
Laramie, Wyo.. $1,000; Thermopolis,
Wyo., $260O Moscow, Idaho, $500 !;
Goldfield, New, $2400; Loyelocks,
New, $4,000.
FOREIGN.
Grown Prince Hirohito of Japan af-
ter visiting the principal historical
churches, recently called at the Vatican
in the afternoon and had a cordial
interview with Pope Benedict with
whom he exchanged greetings at Rome.
The arrival in Tampico, Mexico of
Secretary of War Estrada, for the pur-
pose of investigating a recent revolt
headed by General Martinez Herrera
is reported in dispatches received at
Mexico City. 1t has been announced
that General Herrera and his lieuten-
ants despite their voluntary surren-
der, will receive no amnesty at the
hands of the government.
The Greek third army corps entered
Eski-Shehr recently accordig to a
wireless dispatch received at Con-
stantinople from the Greek battleship
Avroff.
The possible downfall of the Rus
sian soviet government unless means
are found to prevent the starvation of
large numbers of persons because of
the crop failure In Russia is suggested
by the Rote Fahne, the soviet organ,
which asserts that $4,000, 900 Russians
are in imminent danger of dying.
King Constantine of Turkey lis I'M
tertaking the active direction of the
Greek offensive against the Turkish
Nationalists, now In progress. 1t is
stated In advices reaching from the
front.
Greek troops have occupied the city
OF Kutaia, an important point on the
southern branch of the Baddad rail-
road, about II miles southeast of
Brussa.
All the miners of the .Ruhr region
OF Germany have struck. says an Elk
change Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam, quoted telephone message
from Dusseldorf. Negotiations with
the employers have failed, the latter
refusing to grant the demands of the
miners. the dispatch adds.