Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-01-13
WASHINGTON

matters now stand it will be difficult
to get the senate back to the discus
custom OF this subject. which occupies
first place on the administration pro-
gram for the session. before the mid
die of the month.
| Property to the value OF S31S.U00,000
remained in the hands of the alien
property custodian on November 30,
1922, according to the annual report
of the custodian.
The resolution of Senator Norris,
directing the federal trade commits
sion to investigate the Armour-M
meat packing merger, was considered
by the senate agriculture committee
and referred to a subcommittee.
Trial OF the seven men indicted by
the special war frauds grand jury will
be proceeded with at the earliest op-
portunity according to department of
justice officials.
The house merchant marine COM
mittee began hearings on the Kellogg
White federal radio control bill which
would give the department of COM
merce complete supervision over WIRE
less communication in the United
States.
Net earnings of more than a quar-
ter of billion dollars by the stan
dard Oil Company OF New York since
the supreme courts dissolution decree
in 1911 were shown in statements pre-
scented at the senate oil Investigation.
A resolution from the senate was
sent former President Wilson. con-
graduating him upon his Goth BIRTH
day and his recovery to good health.
An investigation to determine
whether adequate stocks of hocomo-
tives and cars are in possession of
American railroads and whether rail
road customs and practices control
ling use and interchange of equip
ment are sufficient was ordered by
the interstate commerce commission,
which said it was acting without COM
plant ana on its own initiation.
President Harding informed the
senate that action by it on Senator
Borah's plan for an economic and
disarmament conference WAS not adj
yisable in view of What the execu-
tive branch Of the government al.
ready is doing ITO be helpful"
About $250,000,000 of the Victory
notes called for redemption December
10 remain outstanding the treasury
department announced in statement
urging immediate payment all notes
bearing the letters A, B, &, ID, r and
f prefixed to their serial numbers. In
terest on these notes was stopped De-
cember Is,
A visit to Arlington cemetery to
decorate the graves Of the Unknown
Soldier and of the late Rear Admiral
Robert f. Peary, former notable
member of the fraternity, was the out
standing feature on the program of
the Delta Kappa Epsilon, national col
lege fraternity in semi-annual conven-
ton
FOREIGN
Death at the hands of firing
squad will be melted out on January
10 to Niewadomski. the assassin of
President Narutowicz of Poland
Premier Poincare of France pro-
poses two year moratorium to Ger
many and reduction to fifty billion
gold marks OF Germanys PREPARATION.
1t is reported that the different fac
tors of China had settled their diff.
culties and that the southern party
was prepared to recognize the pekin
administration.
The Turkish national assembly has
and lsmet Pasha, has been authorized
to sign peace with such powers as
will accept the terms of the pact.
Plans are in making, say London
dispatchs. for the marriage of the
Prince of Wales to an Il 'ian princess
Reports from Berlin, state that an
attempt was made to blow up a large
monumental group comprising an
equestrian statue of Emperor William
|, and monuments to Bismark and
Won Moltke.
AS result of unsatisfactory news
from lausanne, il Is understood that
the ships of British Mediterranean
fleet which arrived at Malta for n
three weeks visit, have received or
ders to return 10 the near east.
The Greek government has plan,
ned to rush 100000 troops to eastern
rhrace to fight the Turks in event
of breakdown of the Lausanne con-
ference. General Plastiras is to be
sent to the frontier next week.
1 Some OF the priceless treasures
found in the tomb of King Tutank-
hamen in Egypt. saw daylight for the
! first time in more than 5000 years
recently, when Howard Carter and
Arthur Mace, eNcavators of the Metro