The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-01-02
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Q rew Lines.
INTERMouNrAIN.


perintendent OF public instruction In
Utah. first yicepresident OF the Ma.
fional Education association and one
OF the best known and most beloved
educators in the United States, died
at his home in Salt Lake. December
26th.
A site for the worlds largest radium
producing plant has been selected In
Denver by the United States govern
ment. II Is 10 be financed by the Ma
tional Radium institute, and operated
under the direction OF leading scien-
lists.
Miss Margaret Beall Connell depu-
ty clerk OF the United States district
court. Is TO be appointed receiver OF
the United states land office for Utah.
IL ID said The appointment, II is said,
will be made early In January.
Winnie Young, with score OF 80
out of possible 100. was the winner
OF the silver watch fob offered as the
prize for the high score In the Christ
mas shoot OF the Salt Lake Gun
club
The reclamation service is asking
for proposals. for about 100000 pounds
OF reinforcing bars for the use OF the
Boise irrigation project Bids will be
opened at the United states Reclama-
tion service bureau at Boise. Ida. on
January 30.
A light earthquake shock Of forty
seconds duration occurred Christmas
morning at Seattle. II was strong
enough to awaken sleeping people, but
did no damage.
DOMESTIC.
Charles II. Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation OF Miners. was
put On a train at Calumet. Mich, and
sent out OF the copper strike district
on Friday. The deportation was the
direct result of refusal OF families
stricken by the Christmas eve dlsas-
ter to accept relief from a committee
OF citizens.
That Hans Schmidt now on trial In
New York City for the murder OF An
ma Aumuller. has been shamming In
sanity, was the burden OF testimony
given Friday by four alienists appear
Ing for the state.
Two we're fatally injured and thirty
two others. all Christmas merrymak-
ers, we're more or less seriously hurt
IN rearend street car collision In
Garvanfa. a subruh Of Los Angeles.
A movement for worlds student
reunion TO be held III san Francisco in
1916 Is expected TO receive the sup
port OF the seventh annual convention
of Cosmopolitan Clubs of America
which IL In nession at Iowa City, Iowa
II has been discovered by postofflce
inspectors that s7.700 in currency was
contained in two of seven registered
mail packages stolen from the Kear
ney, Neb., postoftlce
owen L. Kearney. formerly section
superintendent OF the state canal sys
tenn. testified at the Osborne investi
cation at Albany, N. r., into state
highway affairs that he had received
approximately $4,000 from canal work
men IN contributions during the poll
teal campaign Of 1912.
The police OF Los Angeless we're jus
titled In dispensing the meeting o
1000 unemployed men at the Plaza
at cost of the life OF one, the arrest
OF seventy-flve and the clubbing o.
many others, according to the mem
bers OF the public welfare COMMITTEES
of the city council,
The number OF deserters in the sec
ond division OF the United State,
army. including those apprehendet
and punished. Is greater than the mum
Der OF reseryists. according to the an
nuai report OF Major General William
III. Carter.
Garment workers who have betn OF
strike in Philadelphia since July II
were notified Friday at mass meet
ing that the treasury OF their unioI
was empty aud no further strike bene
fits could be paid. IL was decided Il
take vote 20 determine whether (,
return TO work
Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton, presl
dent OF Wellesley college, started Fri
day from Wellesley. Mass. for the Pa
cffc coast TO seek assistance anon.
western graduates toward raising
nillIor-dolIar endowment fund
Henry w. Woodrow. an uncle 0
President Wilson. died suddenly Fri
day az his home IA chillieothe. Ohio.
The voters 81 California viii have
Chance TO decide at the next genera
election whether more than eigh
hours II work a day for every mar
woman and child IN California i
every occupation VIII be declared
Legal
stolen goods vssaed at $4,000 wer
recovered and seven men and one w
Essn were arrested Ia two raids 0
vest side a0ases IA Chicago Eliz'
bsta Baker, the woman arrested, Ia
Dolies said. vas the director Of u
men To whom many robberies wsI
traced