The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

/, lost control OF the automobile and
Was thrown into a ditch.
l. W. Gowen. editor and owner oil
the Independence Conservative, or
oid-established weekly newspaper
committed suicide at Independence
Iowa, BY hanging himself in the base,
ment Of his newspaper office.
Bud Toner. aged Is. was probably
fatally wounded al Carson. NJ D.,
when bullet crashed through his
bedroom window The bullet is sup.
posed 10 have come from cartridge
placed on the railroad track near his
home, which exploded when hand
car passed over il
Seventg-sise per cent OF the IRE In.
sufance companies that withdrew from
the state in june have agreed to re-
sumo business In Missouri at once.
The suits against all the insurance
companies to penalize them for al
legged conspiracy to leave the state
win be dropped.
An oil stove on which food was he-
ing warmed for baby exploded in a
farm house near strathmore. Alberta.
and cost the lives Of three persons
WASHINGTON
At conference between treasury
officials and nifty bankers OF the cen
tral west regarding the distribution
of government deposits to assist in
moving the crops, Assistant Secre-
tary John shelton Williams declared
the treasury was prepared to deposit
sioo.00o.0oO. II necessary.
Investigation OF the fees received
BY clerks OF the federal. district and
circuit court Of appeal is provided
Tor In resolution introduced by Sen
asor Chamberlain OF Oregon. The In
yestigation would be conducted by a
special committee OF FIVE senators.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has ordered all common carrier
telephone companies to furnish by oc-
tober detailed statement OF their
organization, equipment and physical
and financial operations
President Wilson talked currency to
q member OF his callers on Wednes-
day and made il plain that he intends
70 stick 10 his determination to have
the bill passed at the extra session.
Senator Lippitt OF Rhode Island
aroused Democratic leaders OF the
senate 10 spirited replies on Wednes-
day. when. discussing the cotton
schedule. he charged that II discrimi-
mated against New England In favor
Of the south, and that II was prepared
haphazardly.
FOREIGN
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, former provisional
president Of the Chinese republic has
arrived at Mojl, Japan, from For
mosa. He was travelling incognito.
In reply 10 an inquiry he declared
that he had not yet decided whether
he would remain in Japan or 90 to
America.
The confederation OF labor. at Bar
celona, Spain, declared general
strike on Friday. The government in
response proclaimed martial law in
the city.
Madame Alice Crespy, a minor
poetess. whose trial for the murder OF
Able Chassaing a priest, on January
10, last. has been going on there for
several days. was Friday acquitted by
the jury Of the assize court at Agen,
France
The British house OF commons. by
a vote OF 2lO to 1873. approved the
government agreement giving to the
Marconi company contract for the
creation Of an imperial chain OF wire
less telegraph stations circling the
world.
News has reached Lima. Peru, that
an earthquake on Wednesday destroy
ed the Peruvian towns Of Carayeli
ard Quicacha. Thousands OF the In
habitants were rendered homeless and
extended relief measures will be nee
essary.
The remarkable spread OF the tenn
perance movement in the British Isles
was discussed Friday by Sir Thomas
Barlow, president OF the international
Medical congress. at banquet given
in London 10 several hundred ply
sicians by the National Temperance
league.
The revolution In Venezuela under
the leadership OF cipriano Castro, for
nfer dictator. is not general. but is no
ticeabie only in widely separated por-
lions OF the country.
The strong ties uniting the Japanese
empire and the United States were
voiced at Toxic on Thurs
day by the emperor Of Japan and
George W. Guthrie. the new American
Seventeen persons were drowned at
swinemeunde. Germany. by the capslz.
ing OF a sailing boat fitted with an
auxiliary motor The boat was hit
by squail while proceeding to In
spcct Emperor Williams yacht Hohen-
zollern. Five persons were rescued.
An enormous eagle carried on the 4
year-old child OF woodcutter while
tho rhtia WAS nla4ino in fha forasf