The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or The IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRlEFgsv
MANNER POSSIBLE
happenings That are Making Hlsssvy
---lnformssIon Gathered from AL
Quarters Of the Globe sma
0ivsn In q Few Llnsa
lMrgRmouNrAlN

lNTERmouNrAiN
Socialists made nearly clean
sweep In the city election at Butte.
re-electing Mayor Louis ]. Duncan
ano other city officials and six out
OF nine aldermen The total vote for
mayor was 1911, the total registra-
ton being io.4Ss Dnncan's plurality
Was COL.
Boyd Park. pioneer Iewelry mer-
chant OF Salt Lake, father OF that
city's mayor. Samuel G. Park. and
for years active In the business and
social life OF the Utah capital, died at
Ocean Park, Cal. OF heart disease.
Women or the Democratic League
OF Spokane will not attend the JEFF
fersonian banquet at Spokane April
10, AZ which Governor Lister Is to be
the guest Of honor. because wine and
cigars are TO be served
Mrs Lillian Elizabeth Bourne, wife
Of ex-senator Bourne Of Oregon. has
filed suit for divorce, charging her
husband with lnhnman treatment
The Colorado supreme court has
ruled that person has a right to
sign away his right to re-enter the
same kind OF business after dispos.
ing OF his holdings. and that such a
contract is enforcible.
After setting fire to his home and
outbuildIngs on his ranch. Emil Klaus,
81, living near Ayondale. Colo, sew.
cred the artery in hts wrists. cut his
throat and lay down by haystack to
die.
DOMESTIC
Miss Olga Tenchoyich OF st. Pet.
ersburg. a Russian noblewoman, was
found dead In her room at fash
lonable hotel In San Francisco. with
bullet wound In her head 1t Is be.
lleyed that she committed suicide,
She was hetrothed to local mer-
chant. and according to the police,
the tragedy followed quarrel.
The Greeniund bill providing for
pensions for INDECENT mothers, an adj
ministration measure has passed
both houses OF the Ohio legislature
and now goes TO Governor Cox
whose approval Is assured.
Thomas Hale, engineer OF Ellis
Kansas, was killed and Thomas DO
sial. fireman. and &C. IT, Thomas, mai
clerk. were Injured seriously when d
passenger train plunged into a snow,
drift near Cheyenne Wells. Colo.
Tho strike of motormen and con
duetors OF the International Railway
company AZ Buffalo, Nj " has beer
settled through the mediation Of
Mayor Fuhrmann, Botn sides made
concessions.
Marion Johnson, friend OF Abra
ham Lincoln and who was marsha
OF the Lincoln funeral procession al
Springfield, died at his home In Chi
eago, April II. aged 80 years
A quintet OF Infants was born re
Gently to Mrs, Charles smith or Dan
by. q few miles south OF Ithace. N. Y
The Star Bulletin OF Honolulu say,
that a petition Is being prepared de
slaring that whereas Hawaii is com
mercially unable to exist under free
sugar, il be allowed 10 withdraw from
The union and resume it's previous
status Of independence II free sugal
provision be enacted by congress"
i Prison stripes have been abolished
4 the Indiana prison, The prisoners
n the future viii wear light blue ant
plaida. A system Of credits and merit
0raids has been introduced,
The Presbyterian parsonage al
folono. H., was dynamlted earl,
Thursday Rev w. II. Wilson anC
wife, who we're in the house at thu
time. escaped with slight bruises VII
son has been vigorous foe OF saloons
The New York chamber Of com
MERGE has adopted resolution direct
ing us committee on finance and cur
rency TO investigate the income tn
feature OF the tarin bill With specia
reference 70 exemptions and IN
method OF collecting the tax.
Samuel Sinclair OF Kennett Square
Pa, inspector OF highways IN the stat
highway department. has pleadei
guilty TO aggravated assault and bat
terry. the case growing out OF his al
duction OF Miss Anna r. SteckeI
daughter or one OF Allentown's veal
thiest citizens, from her home las
January
Ratification OF the constitutions
amendment providing for direct cleo
tion Of United states senator's viii
have it's first effect upon the senator
raj situation IN Georgia. It is said
Owen Goggin. negro who attacke,
Mrs. Ras Mace. a white woman.
week ago, Sas found guilty at Bed
! ford City, Va, and sentenced to eleS
uocution June 8.
The Wisconsin assembly has kille
the Anderson anttfraternity bill. d
, rected against college Greek letter an
: uther organizations. by vote OF 81 /
) ~. All amendments were rejected.
+ Governor Major OF Missouri hl
. vetoed the bill permitting the Stan