The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-14
NEWS OF 4 WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in BRIErEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
--Insormation Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN Few Lines.
INTERMouNTAIN.

A stick OF dynamite was found In
the coal bin OF the Bells brewery at
Trinidad. The fuse and cap had been
broken off. But for the discovery the
explosive might have wrecked the
brewery. The brewery workers struck
Just before the mine strike was call
ed.
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor. adj
dressing the Western Labor Immigra-
ton congress at Seattle, denounced
ex-President Tart FOR vetoing the inn
migration bin passed year ago, and
declared that employers who opposed
the bill were bent on tearing down
the civilization OF the country to fat
ton their own purses.'
Newman Erb announces that the
Denver G. Salt Lake road will be ready
70 operate 40-mile stretch OF new
road with mixed train within
month. He has recently received a
sample OF gilsonite from deposits
along the line. which beds are the
richest OF any in the world.
BY a majority OF nearly two votes
70 one. Mayor A. G. Fell, the first
commissioner-mayor OF Ogden, was re-
turned to office at the municipal cleo.
ton on Tuesday over II. Nj. Rowe.
president OF the Weber club.
An order to inoculate every member
Of the Colorado national guard to rem
der them immune to typhoid fever
was put into effect at Trinidad, Colo.
on Tuesday. Several companies have
been exposed to the disease.
With approximately 10000 voters
casting ballots, W. II. Shearnan, city
auditor. and former Governor Heber
NJ Wells were elected members OF the
city commission of Salt Lake on Tues
day, and Herman II. Green was elect
cd auditor.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Ida lockwood was found not
guilty OF numbering her s-year-old
daughter Viola, by jury In the dis,
trict court at Minneapolis Mrs. Leck.
void was declared to have been insane
at the time of the death of her child
and OF her confession.
Martin Glynn. governor of New York.
has issued statement declaring that
under no circumstances would he be
candidate for governor to succeed
himself.
Gertrude Hanson, 16 years old. who
was found. bound and gagged, lying in
the cellar Of the home OF o. v. Jahns,
at Chicago, with a pile OF rubbish
burning near her. confessed TO the 20.
lice that she had set fire to the rub
bish and bound and gagged herself
She said she had set the fire for d
little excitement
Nearly 1000 taxicab chauffeurs de-
cided at mass meeting In New York
City to accept an eleven-hour working
day offered by the employers, thus re.
ceding from their demand for ten.
hour day, TO enforce which they threat.
ened to strike. The men formerly
worked twelve hours.
Southern California is now to have
real railroad competition, according to
Judge II. s. Loyett, chairman of the
board OF the Hartman railroads. In
connection with the Salt Lake Route
the Union Pacific is going after all
southern California traffic in compe.
tition with the Southern Pacific lines.
James p. Clarke United States sen.
ator from Arkansas since 1903, and
president pro TEN. of the senate, is
called upon TO defend his seat in con.
gress in q contest that promises to be
the hardest fought in all his political
career
Her refusal to reverse her predic.
tions for the future resulted In the
death in Kansas City hospital OF
Mamie Clayton, fortune teller. She
was shot and wounded three weeks
ago by an unknown Italian, who be.
came frightened at the future she had
predicted for him and demanded that
she change II
The strike OF the employees OF the
street car company ait indianapolis has
been settled. The employees won their
demand for arbitration. but nothing is
said about recognition OF the union In
the terms OF settlement.
Rosenau & strippleman, cigar deal
eTs, were fined s25 each in the munic
ipal court in Chicago for dismissing
from their employ Charles Brown. 4
member OF the national guard who
was away from business week last
July during the state encampment.
Three men were killed and four in
jnred in head-on collision OF freight
trains on the Lake Erie. Alliance &
Wheeling railroad, near Alliance, o.
e. w Cannon, wealthy stockman
OF Brayton, Iowa, was killed ave miles
east of Council Bluffs, when his au.
tomobile, purchased at Council
Bluffs few hours previous, ran off a
bridge.
As the result of quarrel over the
division Of seven pounds OF pecans
Brad Meatte was killed near Carutn
ersyiIle. Mo-, by Willis Young. Young