The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-04-07

isss IA do GOT forbid Il by action q
ne local boards
Gainesville, Ala, was practically
wiped out BY a tornado that swept
through Monroe county. The storm |
eut 4 path 81 ruin 200 feet wide
through the settlement There were
no casualties
The hacked and dismemhered body /
81 Gegrgs Barbareaos. Greek, has
been found IN coal bin n Chicago, /
and Achllias PeDtarakis and his wife
have been arrested 10 Kansas CITY /
pantarakis admits the killing, and |
clalna the murdered man had as
aaulted his wife
WASHINGTON
Drastic action has been taken by
Postmaster General Hitchcock ia 81.
feeling 4 reorganization Of the rail
way mail service. A dozen changes
81 the most Important officers were
made by Mr.. Hitchcock as result Of
careful investigation and eonsidera
lion.
President Taft has signed procla
nation adding 10 the Fish Lake pa
tional forest. Utah. i4l, 1873 acres as
betting valuable mostly for forestry
purposes. AVID eliminating i,27g acres
regarded Us agricultural
Gfte 81 the policies inaugurated by
Secretary Of the interior Fisher II
the reserying 10 tbs government Of
| the resources contiguous TO lands
granted for specific purposes He has
declined 70 approve t0wpsites on In.
dian reservations until Il has been
definitely determined that the plato
do not contain water power sites or
csal lands.
! The currency committee Of the Am
ericRn Bankers association, repre-
sentInB 10000 OF the $4,000 banks of
this country. unanimously approved
the Aldrlch plan Of monetary reform
on Monday
william l.. Lewis, the Boston negro
recently named by President Taft for
tho position Of assistant attorney gen.
sral Of the United States. was formal
iy sworn in Monday
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated forty ave additional post.
Offices as postal savings repositories
\ In aa many states and territories,
mostly ut Industrial centers, where
there are many wage earners
/ FOREIGN
With the arrival al Mexico City on
Friday OF Francisco de la Iarra. the
nov minister for foreign affairs, Pres.
idgnt Diax' cabinet lacks but one
member OF being complete The ono
vacancy Is that Of the department of
the interior
/ Three bfueIackets were killed and
others injured In an explosion OF
methylated spirits aboard the iron
clad cruiser Yorck OF the German
navy on Friday.
The International six.day bicycle
race. which ended at Berlin on Thurs
day, was won by Walter Rutt and
Johan stol, the German-Dutch team,
witch covered 2,tlS miles, The Amer,
lean team was second,
The threatened depletion OF the la
Dor supply OF Hawaii by agents OF the
. Alaskan eannortca Is causing consid
/ erable alarm in the islands. Already
: action has been taken by the terri
) Etorlal legislature. practically prohibit
Ing native departure.
y The chamber OF deputies has rati
4 lied the concession OF the exclusive
:. operation oI telephone system II
o Constantiuople and suburbs, whIci
Il WAS granted Professionally some time
ago 10 the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
y syndicate
n The Spanish cabinet ON Tucsdo,
L, unanimously approved the assocta
% TONS bills, which the government n
Il determined 20 introduce ia the corte
before April g.
% Careful inquiry at Eusenada and .
y. Teeate, Mexico. fatts to eorroborat
y. the report that Simon Berthold ant
x six OF his men were executed at I'll
e seuada. following a fight at Alamoor
March ~.
a The German nayy's third mammo
y turbine cruiser was launched at Han
= burg on Tuesday and ehristene
y Goehen, after the distinguished Pfu'
"A sian general. The vessel Is OF tn
same class as the Won De Tan an
a the Moltke.
y. II Is believed now that only tweat
% rcrBons persisted on the steamer s
OF ehelt which was sunk In gale 0
"a Hceehey Head last Friday No bodit
10 have come ashore. but much wrec
70 age has been found at Beecher ba
and William head,
- The German reiehstag, by a Lara
he majority. has rejected the Sociah
lst motion calling On the government
Ia take Immediate steps leading to q
40 International agreement eoneernir
Ne universal limitation % ornaments al
,m the adjustment OF rights OF eaptu
IRE 81 sea.
-. Demands Of 200 or more insurreet
ia FOR the surrender OF the town Of Ind
he situated several hours ride from L
on National railroad. were refused by 4
re. jefe politicO and after a fight III
ere lasted i've hours the insurreetos
tired
,rt The btaodIest and most impcrta