The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-16
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN HHIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Fsw Lines.
iNTERmouNTAIN.

I'M uNFAtN.
Nevada shippers testified at chica,
20 that II transcontinental railroads
were permitted 70 reduce their rates
70 California to compete with new
conditions arising from the opening Of
the canal Il would be a serious blow
to Nevada. unless corresponding DC.
crease In intermountain rates were
made,
The supreme court OF Montana has
held that the National Guard OF Mon
tana, now maintaining martial law In
Butte. has no right TO punish for In.
surrection or other violations OF the
law. The decision was rendered In
the case Of Daniel Gillis. rioter. who
was tried and convicted In the mill
tary court at Butte.
Half a million dollars In gold bull
lion was received at Seattle from
Alaska and the Yukon territory by the
steamship Humboldt. A large part OF
the gold was from the Dawson *. I'd
district.
Good road advocates from every one
of the twenty-seven counties of Utah
were present al the good roads meet
ing at Salt Lake.
Requests that the department OF az
ricuIture make a farm management
survey or the salt Lake valley have
met with the approval OF the depart.
ment but II was stated that lack OF
funds viii prevent the survey at this
time.
Oficers commanding federal troops
In the Colorado mining district have
been directed TO provide winter quar-
tiers for the cavalry horses.
An invitation 10 Salt Lake asking
that the city get In the race To secure
the 1915 convention OF the Interna
tional Dry Farming congress has beer
sent 10 w. q. Stark, secretary OF th'
Salt Lake Commercial club
DOMESTIC.
Resolutions piedging cooperation 4
congress In legislation on rural credits
was adopted by the Farm Mortgage
Bankers Association Of America a
the CLOSING session convention at Chi
cago.
Months OF unremitting effort an'
uniiagging patience have been reward
ed finally by salvage Of the American
gunboat Princeton. which, while re
turning from surveying expedition u
her berth In Pago Pago harbor. Amer
lean samoa. ran full speed onto an IN
chartered rock within gunshot o
shore
William Lorimer voted out OF tn
United States senate after an invest
cation ON the ground that he had no
been legally elected. has been indie
ed ia the federal court ut Chicago o
charge Of misapplication OF III
funds OF the La Sale Street Nations
bank.
Reverend Isaac Wilson OF Marb'
Memorial Methodist Episcopal churc
OF Milan. Mich, who was found lyin
in lane In London, Ont, with
wound In his throat and who declare
that he had been attacked and robbie
Of $4,000 In bills. has confessed, N
police say. that his entire story was
fabrication and that the wound wa
selfiniicted.
warlike preparations are beln
made In the American camp at Mac
Ariz. of the border patrol TO prote'
the neutrality Of the boundary.
That the success OF the individui
farmer In America has passed an
that cooperation is now a neeessit
were declarations made by ProtessC
Paul Work OF Cornell university in q
address at Philadelphia before III
convention OF the Vegetable Grower
Association OF America.
Shipments by water from Atlant
20 Pacific ports are double what tn
were before the Panama canal ope
ed. according to testimony given /
fore Henry Thurtell, special examin
OF the interstate commerce comm
sion at Chicago
The sum beQueathed by Mrs. Fra
Leslie. who died recently, to Mrs. CT
RE Chapman Gait, the suffrage les
err, is In excess OF 100000.
Jim Coffey, the Dublin giant. ga
Terry Kellar Of san Francisco such
terrific beating at the Stadium A.
New York, that Terry's seconds thr,
up the sponge in the ninth round
their scheduled ten-round bout.
The United States court Of appei
at Philadelphia has refused to gri
a rehearing Of the appeal of the C.
victed promoters Of the Information
Lumber & Development company,
alleged 100000 swindle.
Prayers for peace in Europe ar
from all parts OF the United Sta
Sunday in accordance with Presid
Wilson's proclamation. Clergymen
ali denominations read the pr
dents proclamation, itself fery
peace prayer, and congregations 81
cred TO sing peace hymns and t
part in peace services.
John A. Munroe, vice president
the Union Pacific railroad, testi
at Chicago that his road was the Ct