The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-21

FicIl W q D1i ior REGULATION OF iBsu
ance OF liquor licenses offered by State
Senator Brown in the South Dakots
Legislature.
The socalled bathtub TRUST was
found guilty OF criminal conspiracy In
restraint OF trade by a jury in the uni
ted States district court at Detroit.
Military experts are astounded All
the ammunition sources OF the con.
tending forces. One army officer de.
ciared that the United States army
could not fight six days as the com.
batants In Mexico have done with all
the ammunition now on hand.
Members OF the New York stock ex.
change are considerably exercised
over Governor Suffers latest message
to the legislature recommending that
the exchange be incorporated.
Charles Major, the author, died at
his home at Shelbyville, Ind, Thurs.
day morning after an illness OF sew.
eral months Of liver trouble.
WASHINGTON
President Taft has approved the
action of the West Point authorities
who recommended the dismissal of
Cadet Elmer 70. Adler from the mill
tary academy for getting married.
Cadet Adler was second class man
and eloped last month with one OF the
students in fashionable girls school
on the Hudson.
President Taft has vetoed the Dill.
ingham-Burnett immigration bill,
which would reyolutionize the immi-
grafton policy of the United States
by imposing a literacy test upon all
foreigners seeking home in America.
The house has passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill carry
ing $3,764,642, an increase of $3.50, 1876
over last year. An amendment to pro-
vide 100000 for buildings at Mexico
City, Toxic, Berne and Hankow was
ruled out
The house public buildings bill car
ries an appropriation for $4,000 for
the Brigham City, Utah, public build,
ing and $4,000 for a site at Nephi,
Utah.
Members of the inaugural commit.
tee are beginning to show some slight
signs OF nervousness over the extent
of the problem presented by the unex-
pected growth of the procession of
March 4, which promises to be the
longest inaugural parade that has ever
passed down Pennsylvania avenue.
Secretary Knox and Ambassador
Jusserand have signed convention
to extend for another period of five
years the arbitration treaty between
the United States and France, which
will expire March 10.
FOREIGN
The British nation on Friday paid
It's last sad respects to the memory
Of Captain Robert f. Scott and his
heroic companions, who died in the
wilds OF the antarctic after reaching
The south pole. A great memorial
service was held in the cathedral of
st. Paul, attended by people of every
walk OF life. from King George, in the
uniform of an admiral of the fleet,
Town TO common laborers.
The London board of trade an
lounces that the whaling ship Scotia,
employed in the Antarctic |
expeditions, has been engaged to |
patrol the ice regions in the North |
for the purpose of notifying
wireless stations ON the American |
'oast and steamers of the location OF
cebergs and other dangers.
Because of intense anti-American
ceiling at Acapulco, Mexico, the cfus
er Denver has been turned back into
he port to protect Americans and
'ther foreigners until the crusier
south Dakota puts into that port
Train service between Mexico City
md THE remainder of the country is
eported practically cut off with the
Exception of the line to Vera Cruz, so
hat the American embassy is almost
solated from the consulates
The Society of the American Colony
n Mexico City has drawn up pro
est to the American people against
he proposed plan OF John Barrett, di-
ector OF the Pan-American union, for
nediation in the Mexican struggle by
n international commission.
Mrs. Greenfield, mother OF Henry
Greenfield, an employee of the Next
an Light & Power company, Cana.
ian corporation, was killed by a she'll
n Victoria street, Mexico City, during
ghting between the Madero and Diaz
orces.
More than 600 American residents
I Mexico City on Wednesday fed
rom their homes to temporary abodes
A the outskirts OF the city, where
he danger from the fire win be mini.
lized.
Unless the United States intervenes
DON there will be nothing but black.
ned ruins and crumbling walls u
lark the site of the settlements in the
Iormon district of western Chihua-
ua, according to reports from that
action