The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-04
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN HRIEFKsT
MANNER POSSIBLE
happenings That Are Making History
---lnformstlon Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Linse
inTERMouNrAln

iNTERMouNTAiN
Sarah Bernhard, the actress, sold
newspapers on the streets Of Salt
Lake for the benefit OF the hood sur
ferers. paying 800 for a copy herself,
while the local lodge OF Elks paid
500 for a copy.
Roughly estimated, more than a
quarter OF million dollars has been
pledged by citizens OF the three Pa.
cific coast states Washington, Ore
gon and California.--for the relief OF
the Ohio and Indiana flood sufferers.
Secretary Lane has handed down
a decision giving the state OF Idaho
absolute title to 25.16O acres OF the
finest white timber land Ia the coun-
try. located on Marble creek in Sho-
shone county. 1t is estimated that
the timber on this land is worth So
100000 at least
Denver judge has ruled that Har-
old r. Henwood must stand trial again
on the charge Of numbering George r.
Copeland. He held that the killing of
Copeland and the killing OF Sylvester
l.. Won Phul were two distinct acts.
Mike Yokel OF Salt Lake City, mid
dleweight champion wrestler, was
forced to use flying armhold, throw
ing Con Albright OF GloyersyiIle, N.
H.. 50 heavily that he was unconscious
for half an hour to defend his title at
Fort Collins, Colo. Albright had en-
tered the match under an assumed
name.
DOMESTIC
Floyd Allen. lawless product of the
Virginia mountains, whose refusal to
accept a short prison term for a
minor offense led TO the wholesale
court murder. In TIillsyllle, Va, one
year ago, llmped to the death chair
In the state penitentiary al Rich
mond. Va, on Friday, eleven minutes
ahead Of Claud Swanson Allen, his
son.
Flood waters have receded suffici-
emily to show that the numbers or
persons drowned In all the affected
cities In Ohio and Indiana may nor
exceed 500.
White slavers are menacing the
peace OF Omaha since the storm.
They were discovered taking in refu-
gees I'm the stricken district and the
detective force OF the city was put to
work at once rounding UP suspects.
Al daring robbery was thwarted at
Dayton, o., when the police arrested
man who was escaping from the
city with a satchel containing $4,000
In diamonds and jewelry which he
had stolen from jewelry stores,
Justice Henry Bischcff OF THE New
York state supreme court plunged
eleven stories down an elevator shaft
TO his death In the Immigrant Saw
1 ings bank building, New York City
where he had offices.
Charles Nichols OF Pasadena, Cal
25 years old, cried himself to death
In the county Jail at Los Angeles. His
body was found in his cell. Nichols
was arrested on charge OF failure t.
provide for his family.
Seyenty.fiye inmates OF the Or
| phans' Home at Fort Wayne. Ind. ma
rooned by food, were rescued by life
savers with power surfboat sem
from Chicago
ID. ]. Thayer. wealthy oil oper
ator. while watching the food water:
or the Allegheny, fell from thirC
story window In his office In Pitts
burg and was killed.
Frank McLane, 20 years old. one Of
the automobile bandits, was found
guilty OF highway robbery at Chicago
and was sentenced to life imprlson
ment. Three other members OF tht
band are serving life sentences.
With the four rivers and creeks in
tersecting Newark. o., Overlooking
and rising hourly, $4,000 damage SC
tar and hundreds driven out OF theil
homes Newark Is In grave danger o.
tremendous loss OF life.
Major William Llttehrant. frs
United States cavalry. a native o
California. has been designated b,
The war department 10 be acting sup
arintendent OF the Yosemite Nationa
park.
The Beckel hotel. one OF Dayton
oldest hostelries, located In the hear
Of the business district, caught fir
Wednesday night and burned to tht
edge OF the flood water
Fifty-two funerals, silently winding
their way to cemeteries in Omaha Of
Wednesday, brought home with great
err force TO the people OF Omaha tn
tull realization OF the extent of Sur
days tornado
Curfew for the white light" di.
trict in New York City will ring a
2 o'clock in the morning, beginnln
April /, according to orders issue
by Mayor Gaynor Night liquc
! licenses. forty-sfx In all have bee
revoked.
: Col. James Hamilton Lewis. Dem
/. srat, received constitutional M
, Iority In both houses Of the Illino
Legislature on the vote TO elect