The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-06-27

Richard Lauman, wife of promi-
nent citizen OF Wayne, NeDy was
killed when an automobile turned
turtle while the family was returning
to Wayne FROM Sioux City, Iowa
Eleven persons we're injured, TWO
perhaps fatally. when Pullman car
attached to a northbound Mobile and
Ohio passenger train turned over nj
teen miles south Of Cairo, Ills.
Beating Great Britain by Al points,
the United States has won the inter
national smallbore rife shooting
match just completed, and recaptured
the Dewar cup.
Commencing July /, Sisseton, S. d.,
viii have the nearest approach to
municipal saloon OF any town In
South Dakota. The licenses for two
saloons to which the town is entitled,
were granted to w. Il. Bollenbeck, BY
popular vote.
Taro Awamura, Japanese porter
In lodging house at Los Angeles,
shot and killed burglar whom he sur
prised in the place, then committed
suicide when the police sought to cues
ton him.
WASHINGTON
Vigorous opposition from the new
department of labor TO the proposed
Erdman mediation act prepared by
the railroads and their brotherhoods
for enactment by congress was voiced
Friday when the measure was present.
ed to joint session of the house and
senate Interstate commerce commit
tees.
President Wilson has secured from
majority of the Democratic mem
bers of the house banking and cur
rency committee expressions of har-
mony and acquiescence in the admin
lstration program OF enacting cur
rency bill at the present session OF
congress.
Representative Neeley Of Kansas, a
Democrat of the house banking and
currency committee, in long speech
in the house, advocated renewal Of
the money trust inquiry.
Brigadier General Pershing has re-
ported to the war department that in
addition to fourteen killed, twenty-five
American soldiers, including one off,
Ger, were wounded in the recent dis
armament OF the Moros on Jolo island,
Philippines.
Chief Justice White granted an ap-
peal to the supreme court for Samuel
Gompers and Frank Morrison, labor
leaders, convicted Of contempt of court
In the noted Bucks Stove and Range
case. The appeal will be heard after
October.
Victor Olmstead, chief of the bur-
eau of statistics of the department Of
agriculture. has been suspended by
Secretary Houston. pending an inquiry
into charges of lack of discipline and
poor administration in the bureau.
Immediate legislation on behalf OF
homestead entrymen of Oregon, Idaho
and other western states is demanded
by Senator Borah of Idaho.
FOREIGN
The Australian premier, the Right
Honorable Andrew Fisher, and the
cabinet resigned Friday as a result
of the recent elections in which the
Liberals obtained a majority OF one
over the Labor party in the federal
house OF representatives.
A large unoccupied mansion at
Solihull. near Birmingham, England,
was burned by an arson squad" of
militant suffragets Friday.
The Japanese government has or
ranged for stricter police surveillance
OF the American embassy at Toxic in
consequence of the action OF some I'M
identified persons who wrote on it's
walls violently-worded inscription in
English directed against the United
States.
Two German airmen were killed at
the Johannisthal aerodrome. Aviator
Karftet, carrying passenger named
Gerbitz, had assembled for two-hour
flight. There was practically no wind
and the biplane was making GOOD
speed when it suddenly turned som.
ersault ut height OF a hundred feet,
throwing its passengers to the ground.
Summary vengeance on the Mexican
rebels who assaulted and robbed the
Cunningham brothers at their ranch
near San Luis Potosi was imposed by
the rebel troops, according to meager
advices received by the state depart.
ment.
The mystery surrounding the suicide
ass Zurich of Eugene Maggi, reported
one Of the wealthiest men in Switzer.
land, and his wife. has been cleared
up by the discovery among Maggi's
papers of letter to his family say.
ing that he had been irretrievably
ruined financially and had decided to
Kill himself.
Six of the most prominent leaders
Of the militant suffragets' organiza.