The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17


In the penitentisry at Biackweli's isl
and for the larceny OF $4,000 from
the Washington Savings bank, OF
which he was an officer.
Ebert Hubbard OF East Aurora. N
". known as Fra Elbertus, has been
indicted by the federal grand jury on
a charge OF sending obscene matter
through the mails.
| Ten persons were killed and sixteen
severely hurt when the boilers OF
Tombigbee river steamer James T..
Staples exploded when the vessel was
tied up at Bladen Springs. Ala. The
vessel sank within few minutes after
the accident
The naval repair ship Panther, for
whose safety fears were felt. reported
her arrival al Guantanamo late Thurs.
day.
Resolutions "condemning any pro.
posal for amalgamation with the Re.
publican party we're adopted by the
state committee Of the Progressive
party OF Massachusetts,.
WA0FfiN1 OM
Efforts by Democratic senate lead
ers TO make an agreement with the
Republican forces for a joint commit
tee TO go over President Taft's recent
appointments and select such as
should be confirmed by the senate I'M
mediately met with failure.
That the present concentration OF
money and credit has gone far
enough" that in bad hands" it
would have a bad effect upon the ma
ton was the declaration OF George
n Baker, master Of finance, before
the house money trust committee.
Carrying $9s ,s30.i77. an increase OF
nearly 100000 over the amount ap-
propriated last year, the army appro-
priation bin was reported to the house
Friday by Representative Day OF vir-
ginia.
Congress Is asked to appropriate
$25O,000 for continuing the investiga
ton OF the commission on economy
and efficiency into the executive de
partments Of the government, In
special message by the president.
Constitutionality OF the white slave
act Of Wednesday was submitted to
the supreme court with oral argument
on several cases arising from 1t. One
was the case of Jack Johnson, the
negro pugilist
FOREIGN
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Col Amedee Gueydon de Dives,
fought severe battle with a large
body OF Moors, whom they routed with
q loss bf 500 killed. Twelve French
soldiers were killed and sixty
wounded.
Roumania has decided to mobilize
her army Ii she does not obtain salts
faction from Bulgaria in regard to the
rectlfication OF her frontier, according
70 dispatch from Bucharest to the
Temps,
The pendulum OF peace in the Bal.
kans swings between the fall OF
Adrianople and action by the powers
Of Europe.
The Greek troops fighting against
the Turks In the vicinity OF Janina
have lost to date 1000 killed and
wounded
Orders are expected from the Rus.
sian war minister, retaining with the
colors all those time-expired soldiers
in the army who under ordinary con.
ditions should have been dismissed to
the reserve two months ago, They
probably will be retained until April
IA.
The porte, according to official an
has sent circular to the
Turkish ambassadors abroad, intimat
ing that unless the allies accept Tur
keys peace proposals by the end OF |
the week. the Ottoman delegates will
be invited to return to Constantinople |
The Russian cabinet has issued an
order prohibiting foreign balloonists
and ayiators from crossing the west. |
ern frontier for six months. Anyone
this order. it is announced,
Is liable to execution.
Long sentences nave Deen passed on /
two OF the militant suffragets, many
Of whom In recent months have en-.
gagged IN a campaign OF destruction of |
the mails. May Billinghurst and
Louisa Gay We're condemned to eight
months Imprisonment
Death as punishment for opium
smoking was melted out to woman
of Shanghai on Thursday. who persist,
I'd in the use OF the drug despite the
stringent manifesto issued by the gov.
eminent on Christmas day prohibiting
the people from indulging in the habit.
w, " Miller of London. formerly
president Of the Christian Science
church, was found dead in an arm.
chair In room adjoining the church,
American coal owners are prepared
to furnish British consumers with coal
At lower prices than those fixed by
the producers OF the United King,
dom, according TO statement pub,
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