The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-16
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF TIE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD m BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
---infcrmatlon Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given il Few Lines.


Knnachlc Takahaakl o. EIelens
! Montana, upon hts release from III
. federal prison ~ Leayenwor,h. Kans
! WAS arrested By United states ia
migration officer for deportation /,
/ Japan.
Representative Frank w Mondoll o
Wyoming, chairman ~ the public lane
committee, has introduced IN tae
house 4 ioint resolution extending the
time Of certain homesteaders 10 estab
lish residence upon their lands, owing
70 the drouth Of the past season.
In the Washington cities where
women voted on Tuesday. they seem
10 have ignored the liquor question.
Besides Anacortes. where hundreds OF
women voted and wet officials we're
9hoscn, the navy yard town OF Charles.
ton went wet Ia spite Of organized
efforts OF the w. @. 4. U. TO marshal
the women, Of whom 2i2 voted.
According to a complaint flied by
her parents III tho Juvenile court Ia
Denver, l6-yeRrold May starkwaather
although In perfect health, prefers
starving 10 getting out OF bed,
That the insured committed suicide
may not be pleaded In deefnse OF an
action 70 recover on life insurance
policy n Colorado has been decided
BY the Colorado courts
DOMESTIC.
Tho supreme court or Kansas holds
hat a railroad company had the right
70 elect d passenger who had entered
! train without ticket 10 go To sta.
TIN where the train Is not scheduled
ITO stop. even though he offered TO pay
bis fafe.
A white Girl Of 20 years, nearly nude
hpd fastened TO d wall with a chain
3toat hor neck, her hands tied behind
htF back ana her face and body d
mass Of raw brnlsea. was found In a
room IN Boston, whore she alleges she
waa chained, starved and beRten by a
negro
The unitod states circuit court for
the eastern district OF Pennsylvania
Inns decided that there IL no general
conspiracy among the anthracite coal.
carrying roads or coal companies 10
restrain commerce, to monopolize the
trade, OF 70 maintain certain prices,
Eleven lllndus out OF thirteen who
arrived q sam Francisco on the Man.
shnrta are 10 tc deported under or.
ders Issued by Dr. M. w. Glover, med.
teal inspector, who declares them to
o. afflicted with hookworm,
II ID stated that the bulk OF ten for.
tune Of $t500,0OO left by Mra. Baker
O. Eddy viii 10 70 the Christian
Science church
The value Of the hay crop for 1910
10 about s7gO.00O,0OO an amount which
has been exceeded but once, and that
10 1907; Il Is 10 per cent above the
average OF the preceding five years.
Dr. Willard z. Burke, an aged ply.
aieian widely known In California. Is
on trial At Los Angeles. on the charge
pt having dynamlted the tent house ON
bis sanitarlum grounds occupied by
Miss Lolita Smith ana her infant child
stopping the elevator midway be-
tween two floors OF the hotel which
they conducted ms partners In san
Francisco, James Whitley fred four
bullets Into the body OF Mrs Juila
BARLEY aud then cut his throat and
Immersed himself In filled bathtub.
Both win die
At no time In the worlds history
has country produced farm products
within one year with value reaching
ES,926, 100000. which Is the value of
che agricultural products of this ooun.
try for 1910.
Counsel representing the indicted
meat packers have tiied a petition In
the federal district court at Chicago.
asking that further prosecution of the
charges made In the indictments be
withheld until the disposal OF the suit
In equity hied last February before
Judge Peter s, Grosscup In tho United
States circuit court
A freight engine on the Texas 4 Pa.
cihc railroad exploded at Odessa. Tex,
as. killing the engineer and fireman
and seriously inurtng the brakeman.
Calvin ESele and Sylvester Peyton.
negrocs. were found hanging to a tree
az Double Branches. Alabama. They
had been arrested on charge OF rob
bing the barn and outhouses OF Edsar
Bass. aud confessed to the crime,
The population OF Texas Is S.S9G.54g,
according to statistics of the thir.
tcenth census issued by the census bu.
reau. This Is an increase OF 9t7, SS2.
or 2Ts per cent over S.a4S.7lO in 1909.
Mrs. Frank Simon was shot and
killed by robber at Silver Lake.
Minn., after she and her husband had
been held up in their home. Simon
himself jumped from window and
fed to the homo OF neighbor for
help.
James A. Pattsu OF Chicago, Eugene
Scales OF Texas. William p. Brown OF
New Orleans and others have been IN.
dteted by federal grand jury. charg.
ed with eonsplring to monopoltzs In,
tsrstate commerce in available cotton
during the last four months OF the
crop year ending September 10. 1910.
Robert and Charles Ferris. and
8 years old. were burned TO death.
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Caesar
Ferris. were probably fatally injured,
and the only other members OF the
family, Naude. II years old, and =