The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-09-05
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in RRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
--lnformation Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
lHrERMounTAiN


Ivy Roland. years Of age. who was
fatally burned W'hen spIashed with
blazing turpentine by playmate in
salt Lake City. is dead.
Track laying on the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad from Steamboat springs
70 Hayden and Craig was begun Au-
gust IS. The work win be pushed
rapidly and the line win be completed
and trains running into Craig on or
before December 40.
DIR. D. d. Cairnes. Canadian govern
rnant geologist who has Just returned
70 Seattle from the Shushanna, Al
Rska, gold district. issued signed
statement warning persons against
stampeding 10 the district.
Foxhall Keene OF the American polo
team In its recent contest with Eng.
land. Was seriously Injured at the
polo tournament or the Cheyenne
Mountain Country club at Colorado
Springs. He was thrown during the
play.
Madison. Wis. was selected as the
next convention city for the confer
ence OF governors OF the United States
al the Wednesday session OF the con
fernce at Colorado Springs.
The Denver Post prints statements
OF sixteen governors attending the
conference OF governors at Colorado
Springs on President Wilson's MexI
can message. Most or the statements
are favorable 10 the administrator
Mexican policy.
DOMESTIC
Three Fort Simpson trappers.
who have just returned TO Edmonton
Alberta from long journey 70 the
far north, deny the claim OF Vilhialmar
Steiansson, the Arctic explorer, that
he Il the discoyerer OF the tribe OF
blonde Eskimo They claim they dis
covered the Eskimo.
Navy department officials are great
iy incensed over the action OF Mary.
land states attorney and deputy sher.
In In allowing youth convicted OF
theft 70 escape punishment by enlist
Ing In the navy.
seyentysfive American men, women
and children from MADEIRA aud other
chihauhau towns arrived at El Paso
Friday on special refugee Mexican
Northwestern train.
Sam Langiord. negro heavyweight,
is 70 meet Jack Johnson, heavyweight
champion OF the world In bout for
the title In Paris. December 20. Ar
rangements for the match we're com
pleted by cable on Friday, according
70 Langford.s manager
Walter seoott. popularity known as
Death Valley Scotty." has brought
suit for $4,000 against the Los An.
geles Chamber Of Mines and Oil. al
leging that his character has been
DETAINED. Scott bases his charge on
recent bulletin issued by the cham
Der, in which unIavorable reference
was made to his property and bust.
ness methods.
Unprecedented railroad earnings
for Minnesota were reported BY state
Auditor lyerson, when he completed
his compilation for the first six months
Of this year. His report shows sea-
9t7.46S.44 as the gross earnings lor
the thirty-five railroads In the state
on Minnesota business exclusively.
During the same period In 1911 the
roads earned s41. 45s,iss.56
A second seizure of paper currency
printed in the United States and sent
10 the border by express. was made at
Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday by
federal officials. The currency was
intended for use OF the constitutional
lists 10 Mexico and was seized as con.
traband OF war
Harry X. Thaws lawyers. success.
ful so far In keeping their client in jail
safe from the immigration authorities,
reJoiced when they received word
from Quebec that the trip OF william
Trayers Jerome TO see Sir Lomer
aouin. provincial premier and attor-
ney general. had been in vain.
The steamship Imperator. the larg.
est vessel afioat. was swept by Are
As she lay at her dock IA Hoboken
with her crew and l.f3i steerage pas.
sengers aboard Second Officer Her
man Go6recht and seaman met death
~ hshting the fire.
". 5. Shoemaker. pioneer OF Omaha.
veteran Of the civil war and for thirty.
I'VE years prominent in Nebraska
politics, died at local hospital OF
heat disease. He Was stricken In
his law office.
Twelve thousand acres OF oil lands
la the Usage Indian reservation In
Oklahoma have been offered for lease
~ the interior department through
Cato Sells, Indian commissioner.
Policeman T.. r. Campbell was sho.
and killed at Los Angeles by William
Bsennon, who then turned hla pistol
on himself. innictlng a slight scalp
wound
Three men were killed and several
others injured In the Santa Rita min.
ing camp IN the MogolIon mountains
IN Men Mexico by the explosion OF a
blast.