The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03


sicians believe the four boys will
/ live.
The most important step thus far
toward the operation OF the Panama
canal took place Friday when the
sea-golng tugboat Gatun, drawing
twelve and a half feet Of water, was
passed successfully through the
Gatun locks, and into Gatun lake.
l.. Bledsoe, sitting at the trial at
Los Angeles OF George II. Bixby, the
capitalist charged with offenses
against girls, vetoed an attempt of
the prosecution to impeach Bixby's
testimony.
Mrs. M. Hutchinson and her infant
son OF Foss valley, California, were
found dead in che cellar OF the Hutch
inson home, which was destroyed by
a forest fire. A 14-year-old boy eS-
capped death by climbing fig tree.
While competing In a motorcycle
hill climbing contest at Freeport IlIs.,
Victor l.. Younger, reporter for the
Freeport Journal and secretary for
Illinois for the Federation OF Motor.
cyclists. was killed instantly. His
machine struck a telegraph pole.
WASHINGTON
An attempt will be made before
adjournment of the special session
OF congress to pass an immigration
bill with literacy test as Its lead
ing feature, such as was vetoed by
President Taft.
The executive council OF the Ameri
can Federation OF Labor, In session
at Washington, finally decided to levy
nationwide assessment on its mem,
bership for the benefit of the Calu
met copper mine strikers and also to
raise money for that purpose by SUB.
scription.
President Wilson takes the position
that the policy of moral suasion
adopted by the United States toward
Mexico had accomplished its two car
dinal purposes---to obtain assurances
that there would be a constitutional
election and that Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta would not be candidate
to succeed himself.
The spectacle of an old-time land
rush at the opening to settlement OF
the North Platte forest reserve in
Nebraska on October / went glim-
merlng when the senate passed the
house bill empowering the president
to prescribe the lottery method OF
parceling out the land.
FOREIGN
All Greek officers have been recall
ed for active service with their COM
mands, and many of the regiments
disbanded at the conclusion of the
campaign against Turkey are now be
ing remobillzed.
A confession that they intended
to assassinate the Portuguese pre-
mier and instigate a revolt was
made by five men arrested while
placing bombs around the premier's
villa at praia Das Macas, water
ing place near Cintra, Portugal.
The sting of wasp on Friday, in
England, killed Lady Moleswortn,
formerly Miss Jane g. Frost, second
daughter of Brigadier General ID. M.
Frost. u. S. A., OF st. Louis. The
wasp stung Lady Molesworth in the
jugular vein an dshe died within
twenty minutes.
A dispatch to a London news
agency from Shanghai says the Jap,
anese minister has presented China
with an ultimatum which gives China
three days to comply with Japan's
demands for satisfaction for the re-
cent attacks on Japanese at Nank-
ing
The activities OF the Turkish troops
are believed by the Greeks to fore
shadow an attempt by them to recap
ture the port of Kavala on the Aegea
sea, which cost Greece much in blood
and treasure in her recent war with
Bulgaria.
Two German soldiers were killed
and one fatally wounded at Parchim
by an army officers servant. They
were attempting to capture him after
he had been detected in robbery.
He committed suicide before he could
be taken prisoner.
Eight children of Ulrlch Trudell,
all under 16 years of age, were burned
to death as they slept in their home
at Quebec. Trudell, his wife, the old.
est son and one daughter were the
only members OF the family left alive.
Mrs. Trudell may not survive.
The last of the series of strikes In
England was settled Thursday when
the directors of the Manchester ship
canal agreed to consider the claims
OF their dock laborers for better
wages. At the same time the coal
miners at Pontypridd, South Wales,
returned to work.
The White Star Olympic on Thurs.
day followed the example of the big
Cunard steamers and Stunned
Queenstown harbor. A commotion
that stirred the whola CITY followad