The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 5RIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
INTERmouNTAiN

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''Diamondneld" Jack Davis out or
Butte, as a measure of protection to
himself, fearing that as soon as he
would appear upon the streets others
OF the gang which attempted to de-
port him might kill him.
In a battle at Butte with three "bad
men" who had attacked him, "Dia-
mondield" Jack Davis was severely
wounded, but win recover. Davis
was at one time under death SEN
tence for murder. but was pardoned
The first disorder in the Colorado
coal miners strike occurred Wednes-
day when Camp Marshall Robert Lee
At Segundo was shot and killed by
one OF three foreigners whom he had
detected in the act OF tearing up a
small foot bridge.
BY an executive order Anaho island
In Pyramid lake Nevada has been set
apart for the use OF the department
OF agriculture as preserve and
breeding place for native birds.
Chief Yelkis, last OF the Molalla In
dams. was found dead near the town
Of Molalia, Ore. His head was badly
battered and the authorities believe
he was murdered. He owned valu-
able farm land.
Ira Cox OF Salt Lake failed to es.
cape fine OF 800 on vagrancy
charge by marrying Allie Williams.
ri Butte, Police Judge Booher sar
castically referring TO the Dlggs-
Caminetti case and imposing the limit.
The court declared that Cox could
not pull any blinds over his eyes.
DoMEsTic
A ST. Paul dispatch announces that
Canadian butter and farm produce are
being shipped TO commission men and
held In bonded warehouses until the
passage OF the Democratic tariff bill,
which lowers the duties to the ex-
tent OF $1,000 car.
Mrs, Susan Ross, on trial at Fui-
ton, Mo-, for the murder OF her hus.
band, was found guilty OF murder in
the second degree. The jury fixed
the penalty at ten years imprlson-
ment in the penItentiary.
Edward Scully, superintendent
In the street cleaning department.
In New York City. sacrificed his life
Friday, TO save crowd OF school
children from runaway horse.
A plea for the independence Of the
Judiciary was made by Horace IL.
Deemer. chief justice OF the Iowa
supreme court. In an address at kan.
sas City, at the annual meeting OF
the Missouri Power association.
Jude Deemer declared himself as
opposed TO the recall OF judges ana
judicial decisions.
President Rea OF the Pennsylvania
railroad announced Friday that the
board of directors OF the company
had decided TO sell it's security hold.
ings In the anthracite coal compan-
les which have been attached to its
system for nearly forty years.
Members of the Chicago board of
trade have voted to abolish the cash
grain ''call, which was the point
Of attack made by the federal gov
eminent in an antitrust suit riled a
year ago.
The prolonged deadlock in the
Boston wool market has at last been
broken by some heavy buying, The
Amoskeag mills bought the largest
block, between 100000, and 1000, 900
pounds. involving in round numbers
s1.50O.o00.
George NJ Reynolds. president of
the Continental Commercial National
bank. discussing the currency bill be-
fore the Illinois Bankers association,
at Chicago, declared that 1t would put
the whole fabric OF credits into
politics.
After an investigation OF the case
OF Congressman Timothy ID. Sullivan,
whose body after his recent tragic
death narrowly escaped burial in the
potter's field, Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dougherty announced Friday
that he had found no evidence OF
violence OF suicide.
Declaring it the duty of the United
States to intervene and restore order
In Mexico, United States Senator
John d. Works in delivering the ora
tioh OF the day at the dedication of
the site Of monument to Juan Rod.
riguez Garlic. at San Diego, took oc.
casion TO severely critieise conditions
In Mexico and the attitude of the
United States.
Charges that Tammany hall had
gained control of the Independence
league. were made on the floor OF the
meeting of the leagues county com
mittee by members who resigned after
John J. Hoprep. for four years county
chairman, was deposed. and james A.
Donegan elected in his place.
The refrigeration congress closed
It's third convention at Chicago on
Wednesday, after choosing st. Peters
burg, Russia, for the convention in
1916 and re-electing officers, headed
by President Andre Lebon Of Paris