The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-25


ating chair Benjamin Fireman, q
dentist OF New York. watched three
men rifle his office and depart with
gold platinum worth $4,000. The rob
beers gained entrance to Frieman's Of
fice as patients.
Three persons were killed at santa
Ana. Cal, when the engine Of the auto
mobile In which they were riding went
dead on the tracks In front OF an
electric dyer" which crashed into the
motor car.
Mrs. Julia VI Harris, woman law
yer of Kansas city, seized q Ratchet
and nearly severed the head OF Corn
wall ellis, barber. Ellis probably
viii die. The police believe the woman
insane
An antialien land ownership bill. de-
signed primarily to preent Japanese
from acquiring title to real property
within the state. has been passed by
the lower house OF the California leg.
islature
WASHINGTON
Speaker Champ Clark and Secre-
tary william Jennings Bryan met at
private luncheon in Washington last
week, shook hands and issued public
statements declaring they had buried
| the Ratchet and put the personalities
Of the Baltimore convention with the
| bygones
| Professor Lester f. Ward, recog-
nized as one OF the foremost Ameri-
can social philosophers, geologist OF
| note and author Of many scientific
works, died at washington, April is.
aged 81 years.
A currency bill embodying regional
reserve plan not only is expected TO
be presented during the present SEES.
sion of congress, but action may be
i taken on ii before adjournment
Secretary Garrison has issued orders
for the release of the Mexican federal
soldiers and Yaqui Indians who have
been held in American army camps
at Nogales and Naco, Arizona, since
i their flight across the Mexican border
into this country.
changes listing securities Of interstate
corporations, under penalty of being
barred from the use OF the mails ant
telegraph services, is proposed In bill
introduced by Representative Nicely o.
Kansas.
Francisco Gonzales Gante, conhden
tial agent OF the constitutionalist rev
olution In Mexico, has established
headquarters at Washington and Is
sued a statement predicting the down
fall Of the Huerta government and th'
, capture OF Mexico City by the Car
rama forces.
FOREIGN
The Japanese government consider
, the present anti-Japanese movement
In California as most dangerous ant
is faced with the prospect OF placing
itself In most unwelcome position
: owing to the unwillingness OF the fed
eral government at Washington to IN
J tervene and the impossibility Of In
Producing counter measures.
Slow-working snake venom was tn
cause of the death of Karl Hagen
beck, the animal collector at Ham
burg, according to the physician VIII
attended him. He was bitten seye
years ago
Anonymous writer's In the Japanes
newspapers give an outline of plan
for the seizure of the Philippines an
= Hawaii and at the same time d,
: nounce the Japanese government
!, submissive attitude.
The preparations now being mad
! for the wedding OF the kaiser's daugl
ter to Prince Ernest Of Cumberlan
promise 1t to be one Of the most bri
liant ceremonies ever seen in Europ'
Three aeronauts vert killed by th
! bursting of spherical balloon at
= suburb Of Paris. The balloon belonge
!. to the army aeronautical corps and tn
crew consisted OF Ave army officers.
-Four military aeroplanes piloted b
!, lieutenants of the French army arrive
= at Biskra, Algeria, on Thursday, aft'
e 500-mile trip over the Sahara deser
The American jockey, Danny Maize
despite his increasing weight, perforr
4 ed a remarkable feat at the Newma
!, ket race course on Thursday by wi
= ming four out OF six races,
An official appeal has been made
= the Chinese government TO all a
= Christian churches in China to s
= aside April "a as a day for prayer, tn
= China may be guided to a wise sol
y ton Of the critical problems besettir
y her.
- One OF fine most serious results
u the Socialist strike throughout b
~ gium will be It's effect on the intern
tional exhibition which the king
az to open next week.
u Jimenez, town of 5000 inhabitan
between chihuahua City and Torreo
All was taken April 16 by constitution
M lists after brief battle with a am
federal garrison.
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