The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17

TO the Carnegie corporation OF New
York, organized Friday under char
ter granted by the New York legisIa-
ture last June ito promote the adj
vancement and diffusion Of knowl-
edge and understanding among the
people OF the United States
Poison found In the yiscera OF two
more OF the ten person who have
died mysteriously beneath the roof
OF Mrs. Louise vermilya OF Chicago,
has made more tangible police sus-
picfons and accusations against the
woman.
Mayor Edward Crump was re-elect-
ed Friday in the municipal election at
Memphis, Tenn, by a majority of APP
proximately $500 votes.
AS Tommy Moore of Chicago step
ped to the center Of the ring for the
ninth round OF his ten-round battle
with Battling Nelson at Buffalo, he
collapsed. Physicians examined him
and declared he had been struck be
low the belt Nelson made speech
In which he declared he had no
knowledge of perpetrating the foul.
Bent on lynching, practically the
entire population OF Gentry, Ark, is
seeking G. A, Catron. cashier of the
Bank Of Gentry, which failed.
WASHINGTON
A thorough judicial inquiry into
the constitutiona1ity of the long and
short haul provision OF the present
interstate commerce act will be the
result 1t is expected, of the issuance
by the commerce court of temporary
injunctions in the Pacific coast
freight rate cases.
Young Men Go West and Make
Honey" is the form to which Uncle
Sam has changed Horace Greeley's
famous advice. Profits of about $50
per cent a year can be made in the
bee industry on some of the reclama-
ton projects of the west, according to
officials of the reclamation service.
Norway and Sweden, through their
diplomatic representatives, have re.
quested the United States to grant
them. under the favored nations clause
OF their treaties, the same privilege
given to Canada by Section of the
reciprocity agreement, by which wood
pulp and print paper are admitted
free of duty into the United States.
The deceased production in crops
this year as compared with last years
is being compensated to the farmers
of the country by the higher prices
they are receiving, as shown by fig,
ures given out Thursday by the de-
partment of agriculture.
An increase in wages approximating
8 per cent, reduced working hours and
the sharing of a lump sum of $4,000
have been granted to the Baltimore G
Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio South
western railway telegraphers.
FOREIGN
Strong forces of Turks and Arabs,
supported by artillery, delivered a
determined attack on the Italians
Friday all along the line between
Hamidleh and Boumeliana, but were
repulsed.
No more than 1000 troops are oper-
ating around Hankow, the remainder
being scattered along the railway.
lmperialists assert that the Pekin au-
thorities have ordered that there be
no aggression pending a settlement
OF the revolt.
Chancellor Won Bethmann.H ollweg
appeared before a hostile house at
Berlin on Thursday to defend the Mo.
roccan-Congoese agreement and ex.
hausted his skill in explaining the
great advantages of friendly settle
ment with France, seeking to show
the future value of the colonial acqui.
sltions and to disprove the reports
that Germany had backed down be.
fore British menace.
A new lord mayor of London, Sir
Thomas Boor Grossly, Nj. D., was in.
duced into office Thursday, and at the
lord mayors banquet Premier AS
quith made his fourth successive
speech in honor of such an occasion.
A. J. Balfour has resigned the lead,
ership of the opposition. The news
Of Mr.. Balfours resignation caused
the utmost surprise and, in some quar-.
ters, CONSERVATION.
Federals and rebels met in battle al
Juchitan, OaxaXca, according to
meager information obtained from OF,
fetal sources. Two hundred are re.
ported dead.
Foreigners who have not been given
the opportunity of witnessing engage
ments at Hankow except at distance
are.hearing horrifying stories of bru
tality. The imperialists have hanged
men and failing to strangle them, tor
tured them to death, prodding them
with bayonets or crushing them to |
death with stones.
The British steamer Victorian. on |
her way from Galveston to Liver.
pool sent a wireless message to /
London, Monday. saying she had on
board the crew of the waterlogged |
American schooner, stephen Lound |