The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-06
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
Quarter. Of the Globe ard
Given In Few Linc&
INTERMouNTA,N

ht buHFtHlt CoUTl OF tue bthte Vi
Washington has affirmed the convlc-
ton OF Jay Fox. editor OF the Agi.
tator, a paper published at the Home
colony, an anarchistic community In
Pierce county, for melting dlsrespect
for the law and urging the breaking
OF laws by printing an article entitled
"The Nude and the Prudes.'
The official canvass of the preslden-
tial vote shows that Woodrow Wilson
carried Idaho by I'LL votes. The fig-
ures give Wilson, 1891; Taft 32.910;
Roosevelt, 25, $50; Debs, 1892;
Chaplin, 1918,
RalIying to the assertion OF f. III.
stannard OF Washington that the for
estry service had been instrumental
Ia establishing despotism which
which placed 4000O0.00O acres under
the absolute domination OF one man,
delegates to the mining congress- at
Spokane sharply criticised the fores-
try service.
The following were elected to I'LL
vacancies In the board of directors OF
the American Mining congress by the
convention at Spokane: DR.. w. h
Brunton, Denver: w. q. Conrad, Hell,
ena. Mont; George Fl. Dern, Salt
Lake; Harry l.. Day. Wallace, Idaho.
and w. b. Shakelford, Joplin Mo.
Rendered insane by the death OF
here two children. MIS-. Gertrude Win
ter OF Salt Lake City slashed herself
with butcher knife and inflicted
wounds that will prove fatal
A campaign to keep children away
from soda fountains is being waged
by the Mothers congress of Pueblo.
according 10 report made at the
session of the Colorado Mothers con.
gress at Denver.
DOMESTIC
Charles H. Hyde, former city cham
berlain OF New York, has been con
victed OF bribery, the punishment for
which is ten years Imprisonment or
$4,000 fine. or both, at the discretion
OF the court.
Hundreds OF unsuspeetlng Chica-
goans have been eating horse meat
recently, according to investigators
OF the city health department A
north side sausage manufacturer is
under arrest.
Miss Mabel Boardman, secretary OF
the American Red Cross, has received
from the white house the insignia OF
the Fifth Order OF Crown, conferred
upon her by the Japanese emperor for
distinguished service So far as off.
cials here know II is the first time an
American woman has been so honored
by Japan.
Governor Goldsborough OF Maryland
has announced the appointment of
William =, Jackson. Republican ma
tionaJ committeeman for Maryland
to succeed the late United States
Senator 1sador Rayner.
Charges against Attorney William
Gordon, Democratic congressman-elec
from the twentieth Ohio district, OF
having appropriated more than his
share OF legal fee, have been dis.
missed.
Playing movie actors" at their home
In New York. william Mcbride. is
years old, son OF wealthy marble
dealer, shot aud fatally wounded his
brother Louie, aged 10.
The constitutional amendment pro
yidlng woman suffrage in Michigan
was defeated by 594 votes. according
to figures compiled In the secretary OF
states office at Lansing from every
county In Michigan.
Delegates 70 the Bull Moose national
convention In 1916 viii number 972,
based on the vote cast for Colonel
Roosevelt and Governor Johnson,
The discovery of Red Cross rivalry
IN the raising OF funds for relief work
Ia the Balkan states has caused the
American Red Cross to issue a formal
statement that all organizations and
persons except those belonging to the
Red Cross OF the United States who
solicit or receive funds In the name OF
the Red Cross are acting In violation
Of the law
The governor OF New York has Is,
sued full pardon 20 Albert T. Pat.
rick. sentenced 70 life imprisonment
az the slayer Of William Marsh Rice
the Houston, Texas. millionaire.
Maurice NJ Lustis convicted thirty
months ago OF poisoning his wife and
long an occupant of a "deathhouse'
cell at Sing Sing. walked forth from
court in New York ON Wednesday q
free man, having been granted new
trial.
Declaring hat the loss OF life In
metal mines through accidents was
greater than the loss in ceal mines
the report OF the committee on the
bureau OF mines. presented 10 the
American Mining congress az Spo
kane, urged additional research by
the federal bureau for the protection
Of life IN the metal mines.
Gyp the Blood. Whitley Lewis. Left,
Louie and Dago Frank. the GUNNER
convicted OF the murder of Herman
Rosenthai, have been sentenced 4