The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

tary Daniels In an ADDRESS AT the an
nual banquet OF the Navy league Of
the United states.
Three Rhode Island physicians who
have been selected by DR. H. " Fried
mann 70 share some of the secrets OF
his treatment for tuberculosis were
given their first instruction Friday
Another attempt to annihilate
Naco, sonora. with dynamite, with
out apparent care for the result TO
the Arizona town. failed late Friday.
Chicago house wives arc paying two
cents pound for fresh cabbage and
commission merchants are paying
from $3.50 TO So crate, Down In Rio
Grande county. Texas. cabbage is rot
ting on the farms.
Eighty-nine bodies OF flood victims
drowned in the Scioto river at Colum-
bus had been recovered Wednesday
when the body OF Mrs. Mary Wolfe
was cast up by waters on the west
side at Columbus.
WASHINGTON
Shoe machinery. now taxed As per
cent, and on which reduction 10 rs
per cent was proposed by the tariff
revision bill. was ordered transferred
to the free list by the Democratic
caucus Of the house.
President Wilson has expressed
The hpoe that the pending legislation
In California by which aliens ineligi-
BILE to American citizenship would be
prohibited from owning land would
not prove objectionable to Japan.
For the purpose OF encouraging the
breeding OF horses for the military
service, the bureau of animal indus
try OF the department of agriculture
has announced that II would send four
of Its blooded stations into West Vir.
ginia
John ID. Dockefeller will have to con-
tribute $2.000.0o0 per year to the sup
port OF the government under the new
income tax bill II it is enacted into
law.
minimum wage of SO week for
all women and girls employed in work
which goes into interstate commerce,
and a prohibition against the employ
ment OF girls under Is years old, are
proposed In a bill introduced by Sem
ator Chiffon.
Senate Democrats have agreed upon
a policy designed to prevent control
Of senate affairs by few members.
and to distribute powers lodged In
committee chalrmen.
FOREIGN
The Chinese declaration OF indie
pendence. which took the form OF an
address to the world, was cahled to
Washington from Pekin April IL, and
after being read In the cabinet meet
Ing was made public.
Nine. Polncare. mother OF the pres.
ident of the French republic, died
suddenly April IL.
Bulgaria is making formal claims
to the possession OF Salonica. now
occupied by the Greek troops. accord
Ing to an Exchange Telegraph com.
| pany's dispatch.
| That the Withholding OF Official
recognition by the United States ma.
terially has weakened the Huerta
government Is the opinion generally
expressed by the public and privately
admitted in certain Mexican official
circles.
The killing at Guaymas. Mexico, OF
Seamen J, G. Klestroy and w. w
Corrie and wounding OF three sailors
from the United States cruiser Cali
fornia may result In serious conse,
quences for the Mexican government
The shooting was done by the CHIEF
OF police, and it is claimed the men
were unarmed.
Sir" Harry Westwood Cooper
alias DR. Milton Abraham, notorious
forger and blgamist, had been sen
fenced In Durham. South Africa, Il
eighteen months ut hard labor FOL
! obtaining money by trick and de
twice"
The Seryian troops which have
neen assisting the Montenegro army
In the siege OF Scutari have with
drawn and are marching back TO Ser
via shls leaves Montenegro stand
ing practically alone in It's defiance
OF the powers.
A few months ago young lady o
Rheims, France. swallowed acciden
tally a packet containing four dozei
needles About week ago the youni
woman experienced pricking sensa
ton In the palms OF her hands.
was the needles. Forty out of III,
forty.eight needles have worked on
OF the girls feet and hands.
The British government intends
after the conclusion OF the Balkan wa
70 approach Germany with definit,
proposal to stop the naval shipbulld
ing programs OF the two countries
during the fiscal year la14-15, accord
ing TO a Berlin paper
The tirst active move N preparation
for a great general strike to snforc'
the grant OF manhood suffrage in Bel
GUM was made Wednesday by TIL