Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-06-17
WASHING TON

their efforts had been without result.
WASHING TON
Postmaster General Word has be-
gun thorough reorganization or the
postoffiees of the country, as result
OF the discovery recently that more
than a quarter million dollars was
needlessly spent each year In one OF
the larger offices of the country.
The decision of the supreme court
in the Laramie river case not only
slmplities the work of the Colorado
river commission, but will facilitate
the development of the Colorado river"
said Director A. p. Davis of the rec
lamation service. This decision clears
up points that have long been In CON
troversy as to the adjustment of wa
ter rights on interstate streams, and
determines once and for all, that the
doctrine of prior appropriation shall
govern on intestate streams that flow
through two or more states, regardless
involved recognize the doctrine or ap
preparation. ut so happens that MI
the states through which the Colorado
river flows, and which are represented
on the Colorado river commission, OBJ
serve the doctrine of appropriation.
Therefore, the decision in the Laramie
river case applies absolutely to the
colorado river situation, and disposes
OF the contention that any of tho
states, in their sovereign capacity,
have any vested rights in the river.
Work on all naval vessels permitted
the United States under the arms con.
! ference treaty would proceed at about
the present rate, with no reductions OF
forces ut any Of the private or govern
lnont yards under the revised naval
appropriations bill as completed by
the senate appropriations subcommit.
tee. Requests of the navy department
for funds to begin work on three new
! Pacific coast naval bases were denied
by the subcommittee which excluded
proposals for new fleet base at
! Alameda. Calf, new torpedo base
ut San Pedro, Calf, and a new ayia.
tion base at Sand Point, Wash
FOREIGN
The minister of finance of Jugo.
| Slava has signed contract with the
Blair syndicate of New York for q
Sl,00,OO0 loan at per cent on bonds
to be issued at 86A. The loan is un.
derstood to be for the construction of
ports on the Adriatic railroad lines
| there to and repairs.
| Juan Francisco, dapper Brazilian
arrested at Madrid, Spain, for defraud-
ing woman, boosted that In 20 years
he had married 80 women. He de-
clared that women lust couldn't help
loving him. and showered him with
gifts and attentions.
| The steamer Villa Franca sank Sun.
day off Hosnau, paraguay, following
an explosion and 1t is belived 80 per.
sons persisted according to dispatch.
| Unable to obtain government pro-
lection against pirates, several Chinese
shipping companies have armed their
crews and hired soldiers as guards.
| The general impression In India is
hat Ghandi, leader of the civil dis
obedience" movement. will be pardoned
Ifter serving Is months of his SIX
year sentence.
Copying the methods of bush rangers
l.eroy Banks and Thomas Maple .eaci,
8. terrorized the Neerin district
| australia for week. Finally trapped
Banks surrendered, but Maple fought
| until killed.
| Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of 80.
Wet Russia announced that he would
not attend tho proposed Hague con.
''ience decided upon by the principal
bowers at Genoa to consider Russian
| rehabilitation.
I Flight women holding degrees In OK
ford. Cambridge and other English un-
ivers.ties. underwent n cometltive OK.
nhnutin for position IN LONDON
| aundry, the duties consist OF ans
| vering telephone inquiries.
The allied PREPARATIONS commission,
| by a Biol vote, overriding frances
negative ballot. gave the bankers conn.,
Mittee Mt Paris full authority to pro.
pose an International loan for Germany
on any basis the committee thinks
| desirable. The bankers. however, indi-
Gated their disposition not to take any
action that would be in opposition to
! he French governm ent's wishes
firms concentrating solely on this ma
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