The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-26
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEoT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Llncs.
INTERMoUNTAlN.

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Friday at Portland. OF the trial of
Edmund e. c. Won Klein of Chicago,
charged with polygamy. when Mrs.
Louis Illstrup Won Klein. his wife, APP
peated Unexpectedly and testified
against him.
Hiram Il. Booth, United States dis
trict attorney for Utah, was on Fri.
day removed from office on the order
Of President Woodrow Wilson. The
order was received by Mr.. Booth in
the afternoon and was operative at
the close OF business.
The state emergency board called
at Salem. Ore, by Governor West to
provide fund of $4,000 in order to
give work to the unemployed during
the winter on state roads. refused to
authorize such expenditure from state
funds. declaring that only the legisla-
ture could make this appropriation.
Members Of the Utah Electric club
OF Salt Lake have passed resolutions
in favor of Salt Lake county voting a
bond issue Of sl,00O,O00 for the con-
struction Of good roads.
After having provided for the APP
pointment OF q special committee to
aid Gov. E. Ammons in his investiga-
ton Of charges made against certain
members or the state militia by strik-
ers, the special convention of the al
lied trade unions of Colorado ad-
journed on Thursday.
William Davis Hayes, grandson OF
Jefferson Davis, president of the Con.
tederacy, and Miss Elizabeth McEuen
Davis, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kirk Brown Davis of Colorado
Springs, were married at Colorado
Springs on Wednesday.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Albert T. Patrick, whose hus-
band served twelve years in Sing Sing
prison as the alleged murderer Of
William Marsh Rice IL dead at Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Mrs, Patrick, as Mrs. AID.
die M. Francis. was married to Pat
rick soon after his conviction for the
murder OF Rice.
The mother of former Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker, who is In the
death-house in Sing Sing awaiting ex-
ecution for the part he played In the
murder OF Herman Rosenthal died at
her home in New York on Friday.
The interstate commerce commits
sion investigated during the year sew
enty-six railroad accident, which COM
prised fifty-one collisions and twenty
1--WE derailments. and caused the death
of 2sS and the injury OF 1880 persons.
More refugees who arrived at lei
Paso on Thursday reported that be-
fore Gen Francisco villa, the rebel
leader, allowed their train to start
from chihuahua City, Mexico, he ex-
acted from the Mexican families sums
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.
For two days and three nights
Thomas Leclaire. known as French
Fom," and Jack Fielding, gold miners
of Nevada, on their way to the Rice
Lake gold fields with two other pros.
pectors. were afloat on an ice foe on
Lake Winnipeg, and were badly froz-
en- and almost starved when rescued.
Rolla Harvey. an alleged bootlegger,
was killed and two other men were
W0taANA ~ At0AhGi DPltubcs hHHs. Ill
fight that ensued when a posse Of
hfteen men surrounded the city hall
ON the second floor of which Harvey
was suspected of conducting Joint
Yates Pennington, lawyer, society |
man an former member Of the local |
board OF police examiners, was found |
dead with the gas turned on in his |
room at club in Boston.
Mrs. Thomas F. Stockham and her
s-year-old daughter were burned to
death in fire that destroyed their
acme at Heater, Ark.
Five hundred employees OF the to-
oacco sorting plants in Westby, Wis,
went on strike. resisting an attempt
to reduce their pay from 80 to IS
cents per 100 pounds. The plants
were obliged to close.
Maurice Enright. pardoned by Gov
ernor Dunno OF Illinois from the Joliet
penitentiary, where he was serving
a life sentence on the charge of hav-
Ing murdered Vincent Altman, arriv-
ed at his home only to learn that he
must again face trial on charge
Of murder.
II is estimated that 100000 men IN
are now out of employment.
A commission appointed by Mayor
Harrison has recommended that the
city give jobs to as many as pos
sible.
A jury In the circuit court at Peo-
ria, Ill, returned a verdict OF not
guilty in the case Of Mrs Ada Heath.
coat, charged with murder of George
v. Barrick
Fire Of an unknown origin at Liv-
ingston. Mont, destroyed the Miles
block, owned by W. G. Conrad OF
Great Falls. The loss was about s14O.
BOO.
Means to provide public employ
ment for 10000 men and women said
to be out of work in Los Angeles will
be disci,~~es at meeting of represen-