The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-21
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Llncs.
INTERMouNTAiN.


strike we're presented to the editors
of practically all the larger newspa-
pers In Colorado, the newspaper men
passed resolutions declaring the pres
ent strike should be called on imme,
d'ately
Indians on the reservation at Fort
Duchesne. Utah, are rapidly becoming
expert farmers, according to J. D. Mar
tin, superintendent Of Indian schools
at Fort Duchesne.
II. L. Kayior and A. d. Baker, brok,
ers, were arrested AT Portland on
charges Of violating the Oregon blue
sky law, which provides that II Is
unlawful to deal In stocks or secur-
tiles OF any company unless per
NIT Is first procured from the state
corporation department.
General victoriana Huerta does not
desire 70 continue as dictator OF Mex.
leo, and his chief desire and ambition
Is 70 be pacifler OF that troubled re.
public, in the opinion Of j. A. Gun.
bingham OF Salt Lake, well known
as an investor In Mexican proper
ties.
Yankee" Rue of Burley was given
decision on foul In the sixth round
Of scheduled tenround fight at Boise,
Idaho over Rudy t"I3oer") Unholz OF
Denver
DOMESTIC.
The rear fortgAfeet OF a seven-story
building nearing completion collapsed
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. carrying with
II fourteen men. who were working
on the concrete roof slab Four have
been taken from the ruins, severely
injured, and the others were buried
under a huge mass OF concrete.
One hundred and ninety-ive lives
were lost on Lake Huron during the
recent storm. II the approximate fig.
ures are correct; forty-eight lives
were lost on Lake Superior. seven on
Lake Michigan and six on Lake Erie.
Eleven former officials OF the Los
Angeles Investment company, one OF
the largest home building cnocerns
In southern California, have been In
dicted for alleged fraudulent use OF the
mails.
Asserting that the Japanese govern
ment had faithfully lived up TO its
treaty obligations by keeping it's cool.
ie labor from American shores, form.
er President Taft, In an address be-
fore the National Geographic society,
declared that tho United States must
keep faith with Japan by refusing to
discriminate against its people.
Mrs. Bridget 9. Peixotto, school
teacher discharged the Brooklyn
board OF education for neglect Of
duty In being absent nearly year
on sick leave to become mother,
has won her fight for reinstatement.
Arthur Tillman. Fl years old, under
sentence of death for the murder OF
Miss Amanda stephens. leaped from
a train near Perry. Ark. while being
taken 70 the state penltentiary, and
escaped. Tillman was to be hanged
March 10 next.
Everett p. Fowler, OF Kingston. N
r., who was described by John A
Hennessy, graft investigator for form.
er Governor Sulzer, as the Tammany
"bagman," for contributions from
state highway contractors. has been
indicted on a charge OF extortion.
The Security state bank OF Faux.
ton. South Dakota has been closed
by the state banking department.
The action was taken for the pro-
lection OF the bank and its deposit
ors
Six per cent per year Is made the
legal rate OF interest in the Pan.
anna canal zone by an executive or.
der promulgated by President VIII
son.
Michael Poland. 81 years old,
painter, In sport climbed to the top OF |
150-foot steel tower carrying cleo.
trio wires across the Chicago river
in Chicago. Poland came in contact
with the cables at the top and was
electrocuted
Approximately $500 tralnmen and
englnemen on the Atlantic division OF |
the Southern Pacific railroad on the
Sunset lines went on strike Thursday.
in accordance with an ultimatum pre-
scented by officials representing the
four union organizations involved.
The Western Union Telegraph
company has formally abandoned its
fight in the supreme court against
taxes imposed upon II by various
counties in Oklahoma.
While purchasing the noted thor
oughhred horse Ballot for $4,000 al
the horse sales at Lexington, KY,
James B. Haggin, financier of New
York and Lexington. announced thar
he would re-enter the thoroughbred
turf and would operate on an extend
ed scale.
The town of Blue Valley, Ohio, was
rocked by a terrific explosion of dust
in the Imperial mine of the O'Gara |
Coal company of Chicago. One for
eigner was badly burned about the
face ard arms and eight other miners
had n escapes