The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-10

Mrs. Cornelia Downs, aged 81, Wild
ow OF Captain Charles Fl. Downs, who
operated ferry across the Missouri
river in the early SOS, before a
bridge had been butt, and her daugh.
ter, Miss Anna Downs so, were found
dead In their home at Omaha from
gas asphyxiation. 1t is supposed to
be case OF double suicide:
six persons were seriously injured
and more than score of others hurt
when a Fourth of July excursion train
ON the Georgia Southern & Florida
railroad collided head-on with Ma
con & Birmingham railroad local pass
enger train near Macon, Ga.
The Catholic Educational associa
tion at its closing session at Atlantic
City. adopted resolution condemn
ing the teaching OF sex hygiene 10
schools. The resolution declared
such teaching degraded morals rather
than promoted them.
The germ which causes pyorrhea
and cure for the disease have been
discovered by DR.. Michael F. Barrett
OF Philadelphia, according to an an
nouncement made at the annual meet
ing Of the Pennsylvania State Dental
society.
WAsHING1 ON.
Responsibility for published state
ments criticising conditions in AL
bania credited TO George Fred VIII
liams. minister OF the United States
to Greece, was disclaimed by the
state department In formal state
ment issued by Secretary Bryan.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the National Woman Suffrage as
sociation, in letter to President Will
son, indicated her disapproval of the
action OF the suffragettes who went
to the White House and drew from
the president final refusal to sup
port a suffrage amendment to the fed
eral constitution.
President Wilson sent special
message to congress urging imme-
date appropriation of 100000 for the
relief OF those made homeless and
destitute In the Salem fire.
With Mexican mediator in recess
pending action by the constitutional
lists, officials of the Washington gov
eminent refuse to concede that all
chances for peace has fed.
An official intimation of the pur-
pose OF the United States to begin
negotiations with Russia for a new
treaty to replace the one abrogated
about year and half ago, was con-
yeyed In a statement at the White
House that George T. Marye, the new
ly appointed ambassador to st. Pet
ersbnrg, might take up that subject.
For nearly an hour on July 2, Pres
ident Wilson discussed business con-
ditions with J. p. Morgan at the first
of series of conferences which will
bring to the White House men fore.
most in industry and finance.
FOREIGN.
. Princess William Of Wied, wife of
the new ruler of Albania has left
Durazzo with her children in conse-
quence OF the critical situation there.
She has gone to Bucharest.
Reports received at Canton, China,
say that 10000 persons have been
drowned in the West river floods,
which this year are worse than usual,
and that deaths from starvation in the
affected districts have been numer,
Gus.
Funeral services for the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand and his wife, the
Duchess OF Hohenberg, who were as
sassinated last week. were held in the
chapel of the Hofburg at Vienna, July
g.
Corporal Gabriel Godefloy OF the
French army aviation corps was killed
at Rheims and Corporal Emile Mirat
fatally injured by fall of 500 feet
control
An arson squad of suffragets burn
ed Ballymenoch, fine mansion near
Hollywood, Ireland. The house con-
tanned many priceless treasures, all
of which were destroyed,
The Woman's Freedom league,
suffraget society, has addressed let.
ters to King George and Premier AS
quith protesting against the omission
in the kings annual birthday and new
year honor lists of any mention of
many noble public spirited women
who render valuable service to the
nation"
Emperor William suddenly aband.
oned his intended trip to Vienna To
attend the funeral OF the late Arch.
duke Francis Ferdinand. 1t was an
nounced that he was suffering from
severe cold attended with symp-
toms of lumbago.
In the absence Of the police the
Irish National volunteers succeeded
In landing 4G0 eases af amynuni