Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-06-03

sex or because she was married.
straight 10 per cent reduction in
existing freight rates to be effective
July /, was ordered by the interstate
commerce commission, this reduction
to be applicable throughout the United
States, except as to few special
rates, such as hay and grain, livestock
and some ore rates which have already
been reduced by special orders of the
commission. The intermouuntain
states took II strong stand for a reduc-
ton In rates at the general hearings
conducted before the commission ear
ly this year, mt which III. W. Prickett,
manager of the Utah Traffic Service
bureau, represented the governors or
eight western states, various CONNER
eial bodies of Salt Lake and other
Utah cities as well as Industrial or
ganizations.
The senate has passed the house
amendment providing for the appoint.
ment of socalled "dIrt rarmer'' 20
the federal reserve board.
Representatives of five of the inc4
pendent steel companies considering
merger, were understood to have n
formed Attorney General Daughert,
at conference that the projected con.
solidation would not be consummated
until the department of Justice had
been fully advised.
Complete arrangements for receiv.
Ing and caring for the Philippine MIS-
sion, due to arrive in this country
shortly to plead for Philippine indie
pendence, were made at the White
House in conference between Presl
dent Harding and Representative
Towner, Iowa, chairman of the house
committee on insular affairs.
Louis Borno the new president OF
Haiti. In message to President Hard.
ing, sent upon the formers installation
in office. declared his "desire of de.
voting my constant care to rendering
each day more efficacious and more
fruitful the loyal cooperation of our
two countries"
War time frauds on government of.
ficials are to be investigated by
special grand jury. All indictments
an to be given special rush attention
by the courts.
FOREIGN
Mayor w. T. Blake and two com
panions are engaged in a 5000 mile
airplane fight around the world.
The Polish foreign minister, Constan-
tine Slirmut, was pelted with rotten
eggs at Vienna as he was going into
IL dinner he had arranged for the
representatives of the foreign press.
His face was bruised and his clothes
ruined by the attack.
The Austrian cabinet, headed by
Johannan Schober, chancellor, resign
ed owing to parliament having reduced
credits asked for by the government
Budget proposals put before the
Canadian house by w. s. Fielding, min
lister of finance. carry substantial re-
auctions In tariff duties on many ar
ticles imported from the United States
Duties on moving machines, binders
and reapers. seed drills and plows are
reduced "a per cent, There is per
cent reduction on practically all other
agricultural implements. Implements
and materials used In dairying, lum-
bering and mining are listed for re-
auctions ranging from PA to per
cent.
The conference of the socalled COM
mittee of nine. composed Of delegates
from the three internationales. at Ber-
lin has ended without arranging for
II worlds congress, one Of the mann
purposes for which it WAS recently
appointed.
Scores of royal gu IDS ana fascist
were wounded in a street battle IN the
crowded San Lorenzo quarter of Rome.
American farming machinery com.
panies again are dong business IN
Siberia after a lapse or five years.
during which business generally has
been Mt a standstill. Warehouses are
being restocked with farm machinery
from the United States, and agents
are seeking trade throughout Man.
chur!a. Korea and the maritime pro-
vince, in parts of which modern mncn-
merry heretofore has not been seen.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose.
welt announced he had declined appli-
cation of the national women's party
for use of naval facilities in broadcast
Ing addresses.
A conference between the Irish lead
ers and the English government IL