The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-05
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
--InformatIon Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines
lNTERMouNTAiN

husband AZ his office while downtown
and found him lying dead on the
floor A revolver which had been
discharged lay by hig side.
Secret service officials ralded the
rome OF Antonio Alto, In Odgen, Utah,
and found counterfeitlng paraphernalia
which will be used as evidence against
gang Or Italian counterfeiters which
has been operating over several west
ern states.
Il. H Brehm, president OF the
Browns Bay Logging company, com.
mitted suicide in Seattle on Friday,
Going 10 the Great Northern dock, he
stood at the edge Of the wharf, shot
himself and toppled into the water.
His body was recovered
Refusal OF the Interstate commerce
commission to permit the principal
railways OF the west to advance their
rates on the transportation OF cement,
for the reason that the carriers are al.
legged 10 need additional revenue, Is
| the feature OF decision handed down
Thursday IN the important Portland
cement case.
The state senate OF Colorado has ef-
fectually killed the Cornforth racing
| bill, which provided for parimutuel
| betting, and passed the Moffat tunnel
| bill on second reading. -
DOMESTIC
Orders for the national encamp
ment OF the rand Army OF the Re
/ public at Rochester, N. r.. August 81
| 20, were issued Friday by Command.
er.in,chief John 70. Gilman OF Boston.
Final judgment has been rendered
annuling the marriage Of Julia Kutt.
nsr and Ferdinand Pinuey Earle, the
artist, whose matrimonial experience
added the word affinity" TO English
slang. Miss Knttner was Earle's sec
ond wife. the artist marrying her after
his frst wife had obtained a divorce in
France.
The Methodist Episcopal college Of
bishops. In session at Wlnona, MIMI
voted 70 hold their fall meeting at Ok
lahema, opening November /.
An attempt by Mrs. Lillian NJ, Clio
yer, widow of the murdered Waltham,
Mass. laundry owner, Clarence Clio
yer, 10 induce her brother, Toby Le-
blanc, to kill her husband, was one Of
tho allegations made by Hattie lie.
blame in deposition taken at St.
John, ", u.
So far as the defense il concerned.
II was announced by counsel Thurs
| A. A. - ali 4 f,u
Angeles Times dynamite eonspira'
tors will be conducted hence.
forth upon the theory that there IL a
Harry Orchard problem" to DO dealt
with In the forthcoming legal battle
for the lives OF John ]. Mcnamara,
secretary OF the International Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers associa'
ton and his brother James.
| In an address In New York City,
Thursday night, President TAFT de-
clared Reciprocity with Canada
must DO adopted now or never, and
must stand or fall by It's own terms"
To save Miss Marie Smith from a
watery death, H. r. Olson OF Oriska,
N, d.. was lowered head downward
into we'll twenty-five feet deep and
only eighteen inches In diameter. The
strain was 40 great that blood burst
through his chest and left arm, The
girl was rescued barely alive.
Colonel Christopher Columbus VIII.
son and six OF his associates In the
United Wireless company were called
for trial In New York on Wednesday
on an indictment charging them with
using the mats to defraud investors.
Thirteen Indictments on total of
10 counts charging four iron ore car,
| rying railroads entering Cleveland
with rebating and alleging that two OF
the railroads aud three individuals
we're guilty Of conspiracy to violate
the Elkins law. were returned by the
federal grand jury at Clevland on
Wednesday.
-Four armed robbers held up the
iewelry store OF Edward Albert. 10
the northwest business section of Chi,
cage. forced Albert and his clerks In
TO back room aud robbed the store
OF diamonds and watches valued at
$25, 900.
James A. Fowler OF Tennessee. one
OF the assistants In the attorney gen.
erals office. win become assistant at,
torney general. In charge OF trust
prosecutions, succeeding William 8,
Kenyon Of Iowa.
Evidence that the sugar trust and
the independents expect that the su,
gar diMsrential duty win be repealed
by the present congress Is offered by
the disclosure OF plans for the con.
struclion Of from twelve to eighteen
new beet sugar factories in the sugar
beet producing states.
That disputes between nations
should be settled by an umpire as dis.
putes between rival American base
ball teams are settled. was the key,
note OF an address delivered at Min,
neapolis. by Baron D'Estournelles De
Constant, the French statesman.