The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-01

Definite evidence has been secured
by the police at Bridgeport Conn,
! that the murder of Jennie Cavaglieri,
| ford, after she had been taken there
| by five men In an automobile, was an
act Of vengeance executed upon her
/ for betraying secrets OF white slave
traffickers
The state supreme court OF Nebras.
ka affirmed the ruling OF the district
court which held that the nominees of
the Progressive party were entitled to
a place on the ballot at the general
election next month.
In tow OF The steamer Watson, the
coatwise liner Canine arrived ut San
Francisco, six days out from Portland,
Or. with story of furious weather,
danger and disablement. Thanks to the
wireless telegraph, the period OF sus.
pense was shot.
Two children were burned to death
at Bull, Mimi, when an older brother,
who had ben left In care OF the little
ones, built roaring fire In the CRATE
and went to the store to procure some.
thing to eat. the house being burned
down during his absence.
WASHINGTON
Walter ]. Tigan OF Illinois, a third
year man at the naval academy al
Annapolis. who was courtmartialed for
having hazed plebe by standing him
on his head, has been dismissed from
the academy by Secretary Meyer.
Speculation connects the approach.
ing return to Washington OF President
Taft, contrary TO ARRANGEMENTS pre-.
yiously made for d sojourn at Hot
Springs, Va, with the critical situation
In Mexico, and there are hints OF the
possibility OF a special session Of con.
gress to relieve the president of a de.
cision as TO whether or not the time ia
ripe for intervention.
Fears are felt In the navy depart.
ment for the United States transport
Prairie, with SO marines and the Uni
ted States commission aboard, which
was last heard from on October Q off
the coast of Santo Domingo.
Postal authorities have arrested
Mrs. Edna Phillips and Thomas J
Sharum, alias Little jeff Davis" on
charge OF forging postal money orders
for more than $4,000. They are said
to be leaders of gang that has oper,
ated throughout the country.
The supreme court has advanced
for early consideration cases invoIv'
Ing the constitutionality of the white
slave act, the conviction of Charles
Heike, charged with sugar customs
frauds, the validity OF the indictment
of United Shoe Machinery officials,
and the title to valuable oil lands
claimed by transcontinental railroads
under the land grant act. All were
set for hearing on January 6.
FOREIGN
According to Chancellor Won Beth.
mann-Holiweg of Germany, meat
famines are caused by the fast growth
OF cities. To the diet he states that
tariffs and taxes have nothing to do
with the problem. He suggested an
encouragement of interest in farming
might offer a solution.
The foreign office at Berlin expects
that Intervention by the powers will
follow the first decisive battle in the
Balkans, Germany is fully prepared
to cooperate with the other powers
with this end in view.
1t Is stated that the Turkish garri-
son at Kirk.Kilisseh, some $4,000 men,
and all the enemy's heavy artillery
were captured by the Bulgarians. 1t
Is also stated that $4,000 Turks were
killed.
A serious situation exists in Cuba
and disorders are more than liable to
occur during election. Intervention
by the United States may be neces.
sary.
The Turkish garrison at Klrk-Kilis-
sch, consisting of 5000 men, surrend-
cred to the Bulgarians. Two Turkish
generals were among those captured.
Viscount Peel. who was speaker
of the house OF commons from 1884
to 1895, died Thursday at the age OF
SO. He was created a viscount on
his retirement from the speakership.
He was known in the United States
as chairman of the British commission
to the st, Louis exposition.
Rear Admiral Chagin, commander of
the emperor of Russla's yacht Stand.
art, committed suicide at his resi-
dence in st, Petersburg. The cause
Is unknown.
A feature of the International Dry
Farming congress at Lethbridge, AL
berta, was the opening of the second
International congress of farm worn-
en-. Mrs. Leslie II. Stavert of Winnf-
peg. who is the president of the or
ganization. convoked the assembly.
Mrs, Bulyea, wife of the lieutenant
governor of Alberta, welcomed the
delegates on behalf of the Dominion.
Robert Barr, the Scottish novelist,
and editor of the ldler, died on the