The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-18

g. A. Schroeder OF Milwaukee an,
r. J. Turbet of Newark, N. j.. sea
men on board the United States sub
marine FL, We're drowned when ,
giant wave swept over the little craft
which later went aground near Por
jacksonville, Cal.
Entries for the Los AngeIes-Phoenix
annual road race closed SATURDAY.
night with eleven cars listed for the
desert grind. The racers will leave
Los Angeles on the night OF Octo
Der 26.
/ ]. w. Mcdonald, plumber, of Ak.
ron, o., killed his three-year-old-son
and wounded his wife an dsister, while
In jealous rage. He is under ar.
rest.
Milo G. Dodge, fireman on the Mil
waukee railroad saved the life OF Ger
aid Allard, the 2.year.old son OF ]. AL
lard, a South Dakota farmer, by crawl
Ing on the pilot and kicking the chile
from the track as the train sped by.
| A Rock Island train was held un
and the express and mail cars robbed
near Howe, Okla, Safes In the ex
press car were dynamited The
amount stolen has not been an
nounced.
WASHINGTON
70. T. Stotesberry, Philadelphia
banker and financial associate of ]. p.
Morgan, testifying before the sena.
torial investigating committee, de-
clared that Theodore Roosevelt, when
candidate to succeed himself as
president In 1904, had the moral and
financial backing of every important
incorporation In Philadelphia and
eastern Pennsylvania.
Radical legislation in favor of the
American farmer and consumer as a
means Of solving the question of the
high cost of living was urged by Presi.
dent Taft on Saturday in letter to
the governors OF all the states.
Official figures published by the
United States government confirm
the most optimistic crop reports that
have been published this year.
Charles p, Taft of Cincinnati on
Wednesday told the senate COMMITTEES
investigating campaign funds that he
contributed $159,339 to aid In electing
his brother, President Taft, In 1908,
and that he had paid $213,592 this
year toward the expenses of securing
the presidents denomination.
The authenticity of the majority OF
the letters recently made public by
William R. Hearst. purporting to have
passed between John ID. Archibold oil
the Standard Oil company and mem.
bers OF the senate, was admitted by
Mr.. Archibold Thursday before the SEN
ate committee Investigating campaign
expenses,
FOREIGN
The fall of the Turkish city of Sou
tart is imminent. Unless Turkish
achievements arrive soon the town,
with Its manufactures of firearms. |
will be taken by the advancing Monte
negrin army.
Italy has abandoned the peace con.
ference and will continue the war
against the Ottoman empire. 1t Is
|
nople are to be bombarded.
Many Albanian villages to the north |
of the Boyana river are in flames, &C.
cording to a dispatch from Cattaro. |
Many fugitlves, including some wound.
ed men, have arrived at Scutari.
Germany's aerial feet suffered Sc.
we're loss Thursday by the total
wrecking by explosion of one of its
immense military dlriglble balloons
and of the hall In which 1t was sta.
toned at Reinckendorf, a suburb of
Berlin.
Government troops under Major
Jose Tello We're defeated Thursday
by rebels near Escalon. Five of Gen.
eral Pascual Orozco's old lieutenants
are said to have taken part in the en-
gagement
The collective note OF the five
powers was handed to the Turkish
foreign minister by the Austrian rep
at Constantinople on
Thursday. 1t Is understood the note
an offer to discuss with the
porte the realization of reforms in
European Turkey on the basis of the
ieclaratins of the Rumelian comblna.
ion of 1880.
Sam Langford, the American heavy
weight pugiltst, was. given the decision
n their fight at Berth, Australia. In
he eleventh round McVey claimed q
oul.
When the Montenegrin army opened
he war against Turkey on Wednes-
lay, Prince Peter the youngest son of
King Nicholas. fired the first shot.
This was the signal for firing all along
he line and an artillery duel ensued. |
For attempting to assassinate King
ictor Emmanuel on March IA last, An
ONTO Dalba has been condemned to
hirty years penal seryitude.
No more trains will be operated
'ver the Northwestern railroad for the 4