The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In 8 Few Lines.
iNTERmouNTAIN.


graybeard, as he was in the very act
81 making counterfeit IS gold piece.
The ancient counterfeiter had just
taken the counterfeit coin from the
die and 1t was stiIl burning hot.
A branch regional bank at Port
land, with a main bank at San Fran
cisco, was urged upon William @ Me-
Adoo. secretary Of the treasury and
David +. Houston. secretary Of agri-
culture, by bankers Of Washington,
Idaho and Oregon at Portland.
Standing knee deep in the snow,
his form hid from his victim by dark
ness murderer shot down Tony
Lanberdo, smelterman of Tooele,
Utah. from the back. Relatives and
friends OF the dead man say they can
not assign any cause for the staying.
A snowslide occurred at Storrs, q
new mining camp about seven miles
above Helper, Utah. at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, which cost the
lives OF three persons, injured four
others and completely demolished
three houses.
Every section Of Oregon and near
iy every town OF considerable size
was damaged by gale which ragged
through Sunday night and the greater
portion Of Monday.
DOMESTIC.
A warrant charging an offense
against a young girl has been issued
at San Francisco against Maury l..
Diggs, former state architect, whose
recent trial and conviction there under
the Mann act caused nationwide com
ment because of its political compli-
cations.
Louis Bundy. is years old, who kill
ed Harold ziesche, 15-year-old mess
enger. TO get $40, was found guilty at
Los Angeles of first degree murder.
Under the verdict he must be hanged.
Without committal service of any
church and attended only by his son
and six employees, the body OF Frank
w. Jones, an eccentric millionaire
was buried as he had directed in 8
rock-hewn grave on a granite crae
browning the range of hills running
through his estate near New Hart
ford. Conn.
Charles H. Baker lost his suit tC
obtain the major portion of the 81
100000 estate of his father William
r. Baker, former president of the
board OF trade, by decision OF Judge
Mckinley In the superior court a
Chicago.
Eleven OF fifteen chauffeurs EN-
ployed by the contractors who han
died the United States mails in New
York in motor trucks were founI
guilty by the federal court of con
spiracy to obstruct the movement o
the mails.
Eleven residents of the North rive
country accused by Mrs. Margare
Ross, prominent as speaker during
the last state and national campaign
OF having driven her from her HON,
and burned her cabin several week
ago were acquitted by jury u
South Bend. Ind.
Children born to alien parents res
dent in the territory OF Hawaii ar
not eligible to entry as American Gil
liens at mainland ports, ON the pre-
sumption that their territorial certii
icates of birth are conclusive proc
OF citizenship. Such is the purpor
OF ruling received from Washing
ton.
One man was killed and ten person.
We're overcome by smoke when fir
broke out in an apartment house IL
Pittsburg. Three of the ten personi
overcome were rescued with difficult,
by means of human ladder OF polio,
and firemen.
A Pennsylvania passenger train
New York to Pittsburg. was wrecke'
near conemaugh, Pa. when It ran int
westbound engine and caboose
Three members Of the freight crey
were killed.
Mrs. Florence Helen Pooley grand
daughter OF one OF Napoleon's guards
at ST. Helena, died Tuesday at hel
home at Leayenworth. Kan. She wal
born ON the Island of st. iielena lift,
year ago.
According TO an anonymous lette
received by Los Angeles morninl
paper. Francis Lewis Clark, the Spc
kane millionaire, is being held TO
ransom Of $4,000 by blackmailers Il
or near that city. Clark disappeare
from Santa Barbara January II.
Charged with the murder fourtee
months ago of Floyd Keller. farmer
Mrs. Zelda Keller Gerhold and he
mother, Mrs. Reuben Kicker. were al
rested at Chambersburg. Pa, and con
mitted to prison without bail Mr.
Gerhold was Keller's wife and sine
his death she married ]. L. Gerhold.
An antihorse thief association,
Council Bluffs. Iowa. composed {
farmers and which has been in e
istence for forty years, voted unan
mously hereafter to include autom
biIes in their list of farm proper
coming under their protection.