Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-19


the commercial revival Is making gra-
dual progress and the slowly rising
trend of production continues In evil
dence."
Recent sales of municipal bonds in
thirteen states have totaled over $780,
100000 and in addition $34,O00,0O0 of
the securities have been offered for
sale according to statistics made public
by the national employment confer
ence. Also $10,OOO,OO0 in state bonds
have been sold and a like amount Of
fered for sale.
On January 1, 1921 the United States
had total of 13,411, 900 telephones.
This is almost three times the num-
Der of telephones in Europe and about
65 per cent of the total number in the
entire world. Connecting these ball.
600 Instruments In the United States
Of wire, nearly 60 per cent of the
worlds total.
The World Peace Foundation have
given out figures which 1t said showed
that the United States government In
the 131 years Of its existence under
the constitution had spent nearly four
fifths of its total ordinary disburse-
ments on war or things relating to war.
Tables prepared by the foundation
showed total ordinary disbursements
from 1889 to 1920 of $66, tbs, POS, 400
of which the war items amounted to
$52.607, 1885, 27 or 7S.5 per cent
WASHINGTON.
The good roads bill carrying an ap-
preparation of $75,00O,000 for road inn
provements apportioned on mainten-
ance provisions by the states has been
signed by President Harding.
Representatives of wine dealers and
religious denominations were ranted
hearing by the justice department on
the question of the legality of permit
ting wholesale dealers in sacramento
wines to do business under the nation
al prohibition laws.
The distribution of surplus war ma
terial through the bureau of public
roads, which has been in process for
some time, probably will be completed
about the middle of next year. The
total value Of machinery, equipment,
and supplies, Independent of motor
vehicles. which has been distributed,
is more than $30O00,OOO.
Twenty-elght states have received
checks totaling $619,993 from the Un-
tied States treasury as their share of
the receipts from the national forests
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
An additional $247,997 of the receipts
has become available for road and
trail construction by the forest SER
vice of these same states, making
grand total of $S67,990.
49,
Bryan Yamashita, representing the
Japanese Peace society. arrived In
Washington to attend the conference
on limitation of armament. Mr.. Yam
nshita came to the United States at
the age of 10 and, he said, received his
education at the hands of former
Secretary of State William J. Bryan,
then an instructor at the University of
Nebraska.
FOREIGN.
A wreath was placed on the suffrage
statue in the capitol by Madame X
YAKIMA, ninety-year-old woman ennis
sary, as tribute from the women of
her country to the pioneer American
suffrage advocates.
An arrangement has been made to
begin paying the interest on the debt
owed by Great Britain to the United
States at the rate of f5O,OOO,O0O year.
ly, has been announced in the house of
commons.
Despite the growth of the prohibit
ton movement, vnegrowers of South
Australia report the. biggest vintage
season they ever had. More than
100000 gallons of wine have been
exported this year.
The Standard Oil company complet-
ed negotiations and signed a contract
with the government of CzechO-Slova-
lSia whereby this concern is granted
the right to exploit oil fields Of the
country for 30 years.
The Italian national debt, amount
ed to S3.719,O00,O00 lire in October.
1919; 9S,OOO,O00, 600 in October, 1920 :
and 1O6,721 100000 lire in June, 1921.
The increase is almost entirely ac-
counted for by treasury bonds which
amount to close on 25,5O0OOo, 900 lire.
NORMALLY a lire is equivalent IN about