Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-01-08
Thomas q. Watson, United States


that at the extra session of the sixty
seventh congress he will introduce
bill to make Liberty bonds and other
government war paper legal tender.
Five million dollars is the value of
the prune crop of California, accord.
ing to IL NJ. Butterfield of the divi-
sion of agricultural education of the
University of California.
Gas which escaped when a rubber
tube was disconnected from a feed
plug in the floor by cat, caused
the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Weber in their Brooklyn apartment.
The dead cat, its paws resting on the
tube, lay under the gas stove.
WASHINGTON.
Holdings by federal reserve banks
of paper secured by government war
obligations declined from nearly ST.
100000 at the opening of the year to
81 ,141 100000 on December 81, said
the annual review issued by the fed
eral reserve board.
The Smoot-Reavis bill providing for
the appointment of congressional
commission on reorganization of the
government departments became law
December 81 without the signature Of
President Wilson.
The bill extending for six months
the time in which 1920 assessment
work on mining claims can be done
wac eionad Daaaraho, 81 bv p,ac,dapt
Wilson.
A permanent injunction was grant
ed in the United States district court
restraining the secretary Of agricul-
ture from enforcing his order restor-
ing the wartime commission rate for
handling livestock.
Ratification of the treaty of Yer.
sailles by the senate with the excep
ton of the covenant of the league OF
nations is to be proposed by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah.
Taxpayers required to make inven.
tories for 1920 returns may adopt the
basis of "cOst or market" whichever
is lower, under regulations issued by
the internal revenue bureau.
The sundry civil bill, carrying to.
tai of 1888, Gil ,292, or $42O,914, 1872
less than was asked by the govern.
ment departments, was reported on
Wednesday by the house appropria-
tons committee.
FOREIGN.
II am ashamed to remain an Italian"
Gabrielle d'Annunzio declared after his
ousting from Fiume, according to his
friends in Paris. The poet, it is
added, has decided to make his future
residence in California. becoming an
American citizen.
Princess Anastasia, the American
born wife of Prince Christopher of
Greece, says she remains an Ameri-
can at heart. She denies that her
money purchased back the throne of
Greece for King Constantine, and also
that she is working to restore former
Emperor William of Germany.
The vital statistics of Madrid show
that during the year deaths exceeded
births, the mortality being 1891 as
against 17,75S births.
The emigration from Ireland dur
ing the first ten months of this year
is about half what it was for the av-
erage of the corresponding ten
months of the five years preceding
the war. There were altogether 12,752
emigrants of whom 1908 were women.
There were 436S emigrants from
Ulster.
Eamonn de Valera, president of
the Irish republic" has returned to
Ireland, it was announced at New
York Friday by his secretary, Harry
Boland.
Four hundred Italian soldiers were
killed in the fighting at Fiume, it was
reported at Rome. The defending
forces were said to have lost eight
killed, including two women fighters
Two hundred legionaries were
wounded
Charges which have been circulated
in some foreign countries that China
has become a militaristic nation are
denied by DIR. Philip Tyau, councillor
of the foreign office, in statement
he has just issued at Pekin.
Buildings for Brazilian embassies
and legations abroad will be acquired
by purchase under legislative reso-
luton sanctioned by President Pessoa.
The government is authorized to open
necessary credits to the extent of APP
proximately $4,000 in each financial
period.
Formal notification has been sent to
Lithuania that the railway between
Wilma and Dvinsk will remain Polish
and that the proposed plebiscite will
be held only in the territory west of
that line.
Presentation by the people of the
United States of suitable memorial
to Brazil during this country's GEN.
tennial celebration of independence in
1922 Is DrOpOSed by North Americans