The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-18
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
INTERMouNTA.n

and other officials of the interior de-
partment and party OF newspaper
men, Secretary Fisher OF the depart
ment OF the interior visited the
Strawberry project and several Utah
cities last week, on his way TO Alaska.
Thomas G.. Randall, for twenty
years special examiner OF the United
States pension bureau, was found
dead by HIS window at Baileys, In
Plat canyon. in Colorado. Several
months ago Mr. Randall resigned be-
cause OF III health.
Bob Harris, the negro who is charg-
ed with killing Chief Of Police Craig
and Night Marshal Jake Ripper OF
Rocky Ford, Colo, early In July, is
on trial at La Junta.
Mayor Edwards OF Helena, Mont,
has resigned. Mr.. Edwards will give
no reason for publication why he re-
signed, but he told the council in
executive session that the voters at
a recent bond election did not appear
TO be in sympathy with the policy OF
the installation OF new water sys-
tenn which he has advocated,
DOMESTIC
Prices OF beef are to be raised and
retail dealers OF New York say the
advance makes the cost of meat pass
the high-water mark Of last fall.
Prices have been steadily advancing
for two weeks,
Miss Florence Hopwood. Mime
apolis girl, Is to become the wife OF
Charles @. Gates. son of John W..
Gateg, who died last week in Paris.
Reports from Pacific coast points
that unions OF railroad shop employees
have served notice that they will can
eel all agreements in thirty days are
explained by railroad officials as
meaning the unions have asked to be
granted conference within that per-
iod
| Following an admission by Chief
OF Police Tilgham Of Oklahoma City,
Okla, that II is impossible to put
bootleggers out of business there with
out a big increase in the police force,
Governor Cruce has stated that he
would appoint 500 special state dep
uty enforcement officers to assist in
the work.
/ Deputy Sheriff Brentwood was
wounded in battle between q posse
and bandits who held up officials OF
the Chino Copper company near Hur-
Icy, N, M.
The United States government will
shortly come into possession OF four
lslands---Naos, Flamenco, Perico and
Culebra--at the Pacific entrance to
the Panama canal.
Fire. believed to have been caused
by an explosion in the engraving de.
partment, wrecked the building OF
the Louisville Herald and destroyed
the plant,
S. J, GALLON, ranChman, living
three letters demanding that he
leave his wife OF he will be killed
lie was y Wyoming IN search OF
work when he received fake tele-
gram telling him his baby was dying,
James ]. Jeffries. the pugilist. ar
rived Friday at Juneau. Alaska, from
Seattle on the steamship jefferson
and began completing arrangements
for his three months hunting tour
Of Alaska and the Yukon territory.
A Black Hand bomb. exploded In
the crowded Italian colony on "Dago
Hill' In st. Louis, killed a man and Il
woman and more or less seriously in.
Iured fourteen other residents OF
lwo.story building.
Senator William Lortmer was sued
| for $4,000 on Thursday by the Henry
Ericsson company, which claims this
sum is due for work done on the SEN
9tors summer home two years ago,
! The battleshtp Michigan is the
| champion OF the navy. The vessel has
been awarded the battleshlp efficiency
pennant for the highest combined final
merits In gunnery and engineering for
I he year ending June 80, 1911.
Miss Julia Steel French, daughter of
! Amos Tuck French. and favorite niece
of Mrs, Elsie French Vanderbilt, elop-
ar from Newport on Wednesday with
lack Geraghty n chauffeur.
According to the win of John w,
Oates. the bulk of the property will
20 TO Charels Gates, his son. The for,
tuue is estimated at between $40,000,-
200 and S50.o00,0O0
A special from Hurley, N, NJ, says
.hree masked highwaymen held up an
automobile containing General Man
Rger John NJ, Sully ana two construc-
ion engineers named Bradley and
Bruff. all of the Chino Copper com
pany, and robbed them of what money
hey had with them.
To free her husband. she says, so
he may marry his soul,mate,' Mrs.
Oscar A. Turner of New York declar.
ed Wednesday she would go to west
ern state to apply for divorce as
soon as satisfactory financial settle
ment Is made.