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

Leaping from blazing gasoline
launch into the waters of conomo
voc lake. in Wisconsin, to escape
the flames, Miss Pauline Alexander
daughter Of Lewis NJ. Alexander OF
Milwaukee, was drowned.
For stealing a bouquet OF flowers
from woman on the street In WITCH
tia. Kans., Vincent MeArtin has been
given an indeterninate sentence OF
from one to twenty-one years.
| Crazed BY heat. Mrs. Maude Nc
Crary Of Los Angeles. Cal, killed her
three small children and ended her
own life at Lockney, Texas
i Governor Johnson OF California has
! received Information from the state
department at Washington that one
Of the two fugityes who have been
sought for completely In the dynamite
diaster OF October i, 1910, is now I'M
der arrest In England.
| Robert SWazey, Canadian, was
burned at the stake by Mexican ban.
dts near Fort Sumner, N. Nj, June
rs, according to letter received at
Shawnee. Okla, from Mrs. Emma
bingham formerly OF that city, and
mother-in-law Of the dead man.
WASHINGTON
The total reserve held by 7277 ma
tional banks at the close Of business
on June 2, date OF the last call by
the comptroller OF the currency, was
STATS, 14O.795, an average of 22.10
per cent, and 1921, S79,S15 above the
amount required to be held by law.
Restriction OF competitor is declar-
ca to have been the prime object OF
the organizers of the United States
steel corporation which, capitalized
al $i,402,000.000, had tangible prop.
erty worth only s6S2 900, 900.
President Taft has announced the
appointment of Philander Claxton, pro.
lessor of education at the University
.ot Tennessee, as commissioner of
education, succeeding Elmer Brown,
resigned.
The Supreme court of the United
states has issued an order to the at
torney general, directing him to in.
struct the lower courts to carry out
the supreme courts decision provid.
Ing for the dissolution OF the Ameri.
can Tobacco company.
Senator Borah of Idaho has been
assured by General Leonard Wood,
chief of staff that Boise barracks will
not BIO abandoned, but will be contin.
ued as a cavalry post.
The senate committee on census
agreed to report the congressional re.
apportionment bill without amending
1t, providing for 1888 representatives.
The bill provides for forty-two repre-. |
sentatives over the present number |
and was framed so as to prevent a |
decrease OF the membership from any
state.
FOREIGN
a st. Petersburg paper crlticises
the outcome of the Washington seal
conference and questions the right of
Canada TO participate 1t says that
Canada, not possessing seal breeding
could be regarded as a joint
possessor with the United States
only because the latter conceded to
the Dominion one-tifth of the Ameri.
can yearly catch.
King George on Friday issued a
message OF thanks to his subjects
throughout the empire for the loyal
ty expressed during the coronation
period. His majesty says it has en-.
couraged him to so forward with the
hope that whatever per.
plexities and difficulties may arise he
and his people shall unite in facing
them and that the ultimate outcome
win he to the common good.
The candidacy of General Geroni.
mo Trevino for the presidency of
Mexico has been formally launched
through the establishment of Mex.
lean paper in San Antonio. Texas.
Special ambassador John Hays
Hammond and Mrs. Hammond were
guests of honor on Friday of the So
ciety of American Women in London
ut Il luncheon given at the Cecil ho-
yet, l4onuuH
The impression created by the visit
Of the American battleships to Kiel
10 most favorable. The German pa
pers generally have commented up.
On the correct behavior and fine ap-
pearanCe of the American sailors
and found the battleshtps interesting.
For the second time in it's brief
history ldtatOrod City, Alaska, was
aearly destroyed by fire when, fol
owing the explosion of gasoline
amp, a city block between Willow I
street and Front street, on the river, |
was burned, entailing "a loss of $780, 5
200. Il
Leaving on the Mexican border a
military force adequate to meet any
emergency that might arise, Presi-
lent Taft has authorized the with. q
travail from the vancouver division
II four regiments of infantry.