The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD nv BRiEFKeT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
--inFcrmatIon Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Line&
lNTERMouNTAlN

iNTERMouNTAiN
II IS charged that G. A. Inflow, on
trial at salt Lake City for the muir
der OF Eddie White. 4 public chauE
feur, and his celImate, Chris M
Christensen, awaiting trial for. muir
der, attempted to escape from the
county jail, but were discovered in
the attempt
Standing at a telephone at her
home in Stanwood, Wash, Mrs. Henry
CARED heard her divorced husband
commit suicide by shooting. after he
had called her up and told her he
was going to kill himself
Five hundred lads, ranging from 8
TO 10 years in age, appeared at the
county court house at Portland on
Wednesday TO be sworn in as MEM
beers OF the Portland junior police,
which Is being organized to assist in
| the work OF the juvenile court All
under 10 were ruled out as too young
In spite OF their pleas.
James Yates, civil war veteran
and resident OF Bountiful, Utah, for
the past twenty-three years, dropped
dead on the campus OF the district
school while on his way home from
town.
Three passengers and brakeman
were killed and seven persons seri-
ously injured when train on the
oregon-W Washington line, bound from
Portland to Seattle, was ditched.
DOMESTIC
Grant Stafford, vice-president of
bank at Winfield, Kansas, and ac-
counted one OF the wealthiest men in
the town. has been convicted OF steal
Ing cigars from local dealers.
Twenty thousand barber shops in
New York are affected by the strike
OF journeymen, who are on strike for
shorter hours and increased pay. 1t
Is expected that a compromise will be
effected within a few days.
An estate estimated at twelve NH.
lion dollars, left by the late John L.
Prize, Chicago millionaire, will be
divided equally among his widow,
three daughters and three sons, while
fourth son Is cut OF with $1,000.
Two men and youth were slight
iy injured and twenty-six men were
arrested, charged with disorderly
conduct as a result OF an attempt to
interfere with the operation OF one of
the lines of the traction company at
Cincinnati whose employees are on
strike
An appeal has been published by
officers Of the United Japanese asso-
Citations OF southern California coun-
selling patience pending the outcome
of diplomatic negotiations with re-
gard to the California alien land bill.
Representatives OF the warning
tongs, the principal Chinese families
and the commercial houses and or
CARNATIONS met In San Francisco and
organized a committee OF twenty
seven to which hereafter all disputes
shall be referred for arbitration.
A proposal to cede to Great Britain
the coast strip of southeastern Alaska
SAG miles long and in some places
eight or ten miles wide. was made In
joint resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Stevens OF Texas at the
request OF the Universal Peace union,
at Philadelphia.
Attorney Clarence Darrow will not |
go on trial for the third time on June
~ on the charge OF bribery growing
out OF the selection Of the Mcnamara
Jury. as was tentatively arranged at
the conclusion of his second trial on /
March s. The case will probably be
dismissed
There will be no knee-breeches so /
far as | can see; there will just be a |
plain American ambassador. am go
Ing to London for diplomacy. not for
entertainments said Walter Hines
Page, recently appointed ambassador
from the United States to the court OF /
81. James Just before sailing for Lon.
don on Thursday.
DR.. John w. Russell former super
intendent Of the Matteawan state hos.
pital for the criminal insane, first
made the suggestion TO Harry X.
Thaw that he could be released by
the payment of large sum, Thaw
testified on Thursday at the bribery
trial OF John N. Anhut.
A resolution recommending to con
gress that before enactment OF the
tariff bin, all dissenting interests be
given an opportunity to submit argu-
nlent against Objectionable tariff Les.
islation was adopted by the National
Business league at Chicago on Thurs.
day.
II. p. Mcneil, a nephew of United
states Judge Emery Speer OF Georgia.
Vas shot and probably fatally wound
ca In a scuffle with his wife at Pablo
Beach. Florida Mrs Mcneil and
Plush Lee, McNeil's negro chauffeur.
both were placed under arrest pend
Ssg an investigation
A tornado which took toll Of
etaven lives, injured thirty-odd Der
zons and destroyed more than third /
Of the tnNn uieifad ca,,,a.1 ~