The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-04

The body Of man found floating
In the East river at New York City
has been Identified as that Oh Wiiiiam
P. Smythe. formerly of st. Louis, VINO
was United States consul to Birming-
ham, England, during the administra-
tion OF President Harrison.
Two hundred tons Of fuel oil on
board the steel tank steamer Mohawk,
owned by the Standard Oil company
exploded while at anchor of Temp
knsville, Staten Island, in New York
bay. Five persons were killed ana
six others injured.
Angered because his wife had be-
gun suit for divorce, Frank Payne q
Circleville, Kans., shot and killed
both his wife and Mrs. Ora Ely, q
neighbor. who had sheltered her. He
then returned to his house and com
mitted suicide.
Taking as his subject THE Rela-
ton OF Popular Government to Busl'
ness" former President William How
ard Taft delivered the principal ad-
dress at the dedication OF the new
home of the Chamber of Commerce
of Cincinnati.
The whole OF the ]. p. Morgan es.
tate has a value of about $10O,0O0.0OO
according to an unofficial estimate
nradffoa - rrho,naa II D.teh nniineal
to State Comptroller Sohmer Of New
York.
WASHINGTON
The house rules committee has
agreed on rule by which the defici
ency appropriation bill to be reported
early in July will carry specific pro
vision to abolish the commerce court
and vest its jurisdiction in the United
States district courts.
A change In the attitude of the
United States toward the warning fac
tons in Mexico was urged In the sen
ate Friday, by Senator Fall of New
Mexico. with the result that the for
eign relations committee OF that body
is to take up the question immedi
ately.
The administration currency bill
was launched on the troubled seas Of
legislative consideration when it was
introduced In the senate by Senator
Owen, and in the house by Represen
tative Glass.
Attorney General McReynolds ha!
retained Thomas K. Hayden, former
president of the San Francisco board
of education, as one of the counse
for the government in the prosecution
OF the Caminetti-Diggs and Western
Fuel cases.
In vigorous speech in the house
representative Mann of Illinois, Re
publican leader, attacked Attorney
General McReynolds for postponins
the white slave cases in San Fran
cisco.
FOREIGN
The Netherlands cabinet, under the
premiership of DR.. Theodorus Heem
skerk, has resigned. The recent cleo
lions to the second chamber of the
states general places the coalition
supporting the ministry in minority
Addressing the Canadian Medica
association at London, Ont, DR.. Franz
Billings OF Chicago made an attack OF
the widespread manufacture of vac
cines in the United States. He sale
that there was too much reckless ex
perimenting along this line.
The French aviator Maurio L. Foul
quier, while testing monoplane fol
the first time at Chalons, France, fel
from height of ESQ feet, Thursday
and was killed.
Audacious thieves by an artfu
ruse succeeded in obtaining posses
sion of large quantity of valuable
Jewels in the public sales rooms a
Drouot house, Paris, in broad day
light, after stealing the porter's keys
The stolen gems were from the col
lection of well known Paris woman
and included a necklace of sixt,
large pearls.
A London court has rendered judg
ment in favor of Thomas Ryan, al
Irish farmer who brought suit agains
the White Star Steamship compan,
to recover damages for the loss O
his son in the Titanic disaster. TIL,
judge awarded Ryan the sum of $500
which had been agreed upon.
Rebels as well as government sun
porters and members of all the politi
cal parties In Mexico are invited BY a
group of men standing high in public
affairs to unite in the selection of q
candidate for the presidency OF the
republic in manifesto issued al
Mexico City.
Edouard Aynord, a member or the
French chamber of deputies, while
chatting with friends and making his
way toward the platform, where ne
was to deliver an important speech.
tainted and died shortly afterward
without recovering consciousness
Serious fires have broken out ON
the Konai peninsula, Alaska. and are
devastating forests on the public do.
main outside of the Chugach Ma.
tional forest.