The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
AEcoRp or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 5RlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters OF the Globe and
Given IL q Few Lines.
lNTERMouNTAlN

United states army MADE q Inll cpu-
fession ut Grants Pass. ore. OF the
murder OF John p. York, an aged
man, whose body recently was found
III the river here. Morgan said he
killed York IN self.defense and threw
the body into the river.
II was stated at Butte by President
Meyer that during the LAST year 5000
had been enrolled under tine banner OF
the Western Federation OF Miners In
the state of Missouri, IL was advised
that work be pushed along the line Of
organizing the Mexican workers. as
there Is growing tendency to replace
American or white labor with Mexican
labor.
Mrs, Luke Lea, wife OF United States
Senator Lea of Tennessee, who was
rushed 10 Denver last week from Deer
Park, Md, while she was suffering
from a relapse following an operation,
Is improving rapidly and is now con.
sidered out OF danger.
Former Chief OF Police Charles w.
Wappenstein, OF Seattle, convicted Of
accepting bride. has been sentenced
10 not less than three nor more than
ten years Imprisonment In the state
penitentiary,
John Williamson, eleven years old.
was drowned while fishing in the Jor-
dan river at Salt Lake.
The employment of convict labor
on the roads and other public works
was opposed at Wednesdays session
at Butte OF the Western Federation OF
Miners. II was stated that this move
meut II encouraged would lead to alb.
solute peonage,
DOMESTIC
/ big combinations. like the Standard
on company and the Tobacco trust.
are going to BIO "split up into num-
Der OF separate and distinct parts, -
without connection or monopoly pow
or. This was the prediction in an
address at Hancock. Mich, by Attor-
ney General Wickersham. answering
people who are saying the decisions
4 Of the supreme court don't really
mean anything
/ The governments recent crusade
against fake medical institutes
bore fruit, on Friday, when the Unit
cd States circuit court at New York
convicted three men OF using the mails
to defraud
II J. L. Greasy and ]. d. Fudge, pho
, noers, were probably fatally wounded
/, a. 49, ah.,,a ,,,r,,srad chontinp affrnK
near Ration, N. M. In which the two
+. men and Judges son participated. The
!. clash followed quarrel over right
Of way through pasture claimed BY
Fudge.
William Godfrey, aged 81, the las
member OF the family OF srancfs God
, frey the last war chief OF the Miam
: Indians, died at Peru, Ind, July 81
} ut the Miami county infrmary.
} A young man has appeared in New
York who thinks he Is son OF Ma
!, G. Goodwin, the actor. Goodwin de
/: clares the claim is ridiculous.
e A man identified by the police a
}, James Il. Dunn, head Of novelty cor
Il Germ bearing his name. with office
|. in Philadelphia, committed suicide i
. an Atlantic City hotel by shooting,
Ortle MoManigal. alleged confesse
i dynamiter, and informer against tn
s Mcnamara brothers, has been aban'
a oned by some OF his relatives becaus
a. he repeats all their conversation
% with him to the prosecution, accordin
T. 10 q statement made at Los Angelo
u by his uncle. George Benin.
; The National Press association, 70
l. merly known as the National Ed
q torial association. adopted resolution
ia Thursday UNFOLDING the administr
IN ton of pr Wiley. chief OF the bures
n. OF chemistry. and opposing the enae
Q ment OF legislation granting penn
i postage,
Ad walgast and Packey McFarlar
10 are matched at last after months al
70 months OF pickering, Articles We
y signed and McFarland's forfeit peVt'
y, at Chicago. Thursday. They are
Is meet in ten-round engagement
d Milwaukee the night of September
The weight Is to be 1873 pounds at
o. o'clock.
y Bobby" Carruthers. famous as
II pitcher for the st. Louis Baseball ell
!" OF the old American association wht
~ il won four successive worlds chal
~ pionships. is reported to be dying
Peoria. Ills.
- Charges that experts in the Unit
e States department OF agricultuE
!. through ignorance or worse, are ser
: ing out tons OF "just as good as BIZ
bank" spinciess cactus which in reali
= is ''aneieat trash such as the buiide
Of the pyramids In Egypt might ha
~ cultivated" are made by Luther b
er bank in pamphlet just published.
- What is said to be the final set
]. ment OF the Illinois Central railro
:. graft cases, in which former offici
{. were accused OF defrauding the re
out of $1,000, 900 in the repairing