The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN eRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Llnea
INTERMouNTAlN

iNTERMouNTAfN
e. Il. Roberts, Republican, Is re-
elected congressman at large from
Nevada by plurality OF 50 votes over
Clay TaIlman, Democrat. The total
vote Is Roberts, 1880; Tallman, 1911.
Jubiant over the announcement
that 472 new oranges were organized
in the last year and that the unex-
pected assets now reach approximate
iy 100000, the national grange, at Its
forty-sixth annual conciave at Spo-
kane decided to double its efforts next
year toward organizing oranges n
states not now represented
Business men OF Billings, Mont,
are planning TO help the sugar beet
growers in this section to harvest the
beet crop before freezing weather. 1t
Is estimated that about 30 per cent
OF the beets is still In the ground
and It Is hoped to save several thou
sand tons.
On the face OF the official returns
from every county In Nevada, Key
Pittman, Democrat, IL the choice OF
Nevada voters for United States sena-
tor to fill the vacancy made by the
death OF the late George s. Nixon
The official count shows Pittman,
1912 Massey. Republican. 1853.
John Small. arrested at Mlnneapo-
lis as a vagrant. confessed that he was
one OF the convicts who escaped about
a month ago from the Wyoming state
penitentlary at RawlIns, Wyo.
John shea, miner OF Butte, Mont,
was found dead In a rooming house
In Pueblo, Colo. He had taken car
bolic acid. He leaves family in
Butte.
DOMESTIC
Presidentelect Wilson has an
nounced that he will call an extra SEES
sion or congress, not later than April
10, to revise the tariff,
George r. Luna, Socialist mayor of
Schenectady, N. X, was found guilty
OF violating the city ordinance re-
cenuy in refusing TO move when the
police interrupted speech he was
making to strikers.
Twenty.three persons at least we're
killed or badly wounded on the Am
erican side OF the Mexican boundary
last year by bullets fired during the
fighting between the rebels and gov
ernnfent forces,
William Vincent Aston celebrated
his 21st anniversary on tht 18th, com.
Ing into fortune of 100000, left by
his father, John Jacob Astor, a Vic
tim OF the Titanic disaster
The official count OF Hamilton coun-
ty shows that Congressman Nicholas
Longworth. son-in.law OF Colonel The
pdore Roosevelt, was defeated for con-
gress in the First Ohio district by
Stanley Bowdle, Democrat. by 81
votes
Womens card parties conducted UNI
der the names OF clubs. not requiring
membership card nor a special In
vitation. were branded violation OF
the gambling law by Judge Barney in
the municipal court at Kansas City.
Three bandits stole $4,000 from the
First National bank OF MERIT, Texas,
and then escaped in an automobile,
Woman suffragists Of Crawford
county, Kansas. celebrated their re-
cent victory at the polls at Pittsburg
with big bonnet burning" Every
woman attending the meeting brought
at least one last years bonnet to help
rake a big roaring bonfire at the city
all square.
Ten days of doing chores before
breakfast will cure the average back
to.the.land fever" said Benjamin o.
Packer. Wisconsin commissioner of
immigration, at the second annual
meeting OF the national conference of
immigration. land and labor officials
at Chicago.
Miss Alma Frederick OF Detroit a
former Chicago school teacher, has
won $4,000 breach of promise suit
at Cleveland. The defendant was 10
ONE probst, Detroit lawyer
Six women, wives OF prominent cit.
Gems OF wamego, Kansas. composed
the jury in lawsuit In which both
plaintiff and defendant were women
and In which the controversy was
over the ownership Of four white Ply
mouth Rock pullets.
Pressdent-elect Wilson announced
Wednesday night that he purposed e
carry out the pledges he made in his
campaign speeches to cut special PRIV
ilege out OF tariff schedules. 10 prevent
unfair competition in business and Il
destroy private monopolies,
Allison NJ. Mcfarland. recently &C
quilted in New Jersey OF wife muroe,
pleaded guilty 10 counterfeiting In th'
United States district court in New
York ana was sentenced 10 one anC
one-half years in the federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta.
Franklin b. Dorr. well-knowl
newspaper man and lawyer, was sho
and instantly killed. John Barrone.