The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-21

leader OF the band that kidnapped
eightyear-old Frank Longo from his
home in New York and held him car.
tive for forty-nine days.
Mrs. Blanche Murphy, 30 years old.
was found not guilty by jury in thi
criminal court at Chicago Of the muir
der Of her husband, Patrick Murphy,
who was found dead in their home
April Is after the two had quarreled.
For the settlement OF the country's
international obligations, radical steps
were proposed Wednesday by New
York bankers. One suggestion, which
was laid Immediately before the fed
eral reserve board was suspension OF
the provisions of the law regarding re-
serve requirements for national banks.
Sam Langford, the negro heavy
weight, was awarded the decision over
Jim Johnson in ten-round bout at
the Stadium Athletic club at Boston.
WASHINGTON.
Steps were taken to safeguard the
grain export, foreign exchange and
shipping situation brought about by
the European war at an important
conference at the treasury department
between officials and sixty-two rep
resentatives of business. trade, ship
ping and banking interests.
Legal forces, state and federal, all
over the country, have got into action
carrying our President Wilson's sug
gestion for an investigation of wheth-
er food prices are being artificially in
creased on the pretext of the Euro
pean war and for criminal prosecu-
tions if that is found to be the case.
Notify all foreign governments that
there will be no postponment of the
San Francisco exposition" was the
substance of a telegram which G. G.
Moore of San Francisco, president OF
the exposition, has sent to the state
department.
Suit has been ordered by Postmas-
ter General Burleson to recover from
the United States Beet Sugar Industry
$57 500, which it is alleged should
have been paid in postage on a pam
phlet, circulated under Senator Lodges
frank while the Underwood tariff bill
was before congress.
Eighteen of the twenty peace trea
ties with foreign nations providing for
commissions of inquiry before resort
to arms in international disputes,
which ordinary resources of diplomacy
i fail to settle, were ratified by the sen.
ate August 10.
FOREIGN.
1t is officially announced in Paris
that unification Of the French and Bel.
\ gian forces had been established by
an interchange of officers.
The British steamer Carriage. which
arrived at Havana from New Orleans.
reports having heard the German
| cruiser Karlsruhe using her wireless
somewhat in the gulf. She was un.
able to locate the cruiser.
Fires were drawn from smelter
furnaces and all work OF the Cananea
/ Consolidated Copper company al
Cananea was suspended Friday, main.
", it was said, because Of disturbed
conditions brought about by the Euro.
I pean war.
Every married man volunteering for
active service in Canada is COMPEL.
4 ed to bring the written consent of his
wife before he can be accepted, ac-
cording to military order Just made
public.
Because of a threatened political
disturbance" at Bluefelds, Nicaragua.
Commander Twining OF the gunboat
Tacoma landed fifty-seven officers and
marines at the request of the Ameri,
can consul and with the consent of
the Nicaraguan governor.
General Radko Dimitrieff has tele.
graphed his resignation as Bulgarian
minister at st. Pett@5urg as a pre-,
liminary to entering the Russian army
as volunteer.
Madame Favre Schwarz of Basel. a
young and beautiful Swiss lady. mar
ried to one OF the richest men in Al
i sace-Lorraine, was shot after a court
martial. She was accused of attempt
ing to blow UP an important tunnel
on the railway line near Leopoldshall
For half an hour Thursday night H
NJ. S. Bristol, the smallest British
warship in the north Atlantic, fought
long range duel with the Karlsruhe
the largest and fastest of the Ger
man cruisers which have been trying
to intercept British shipping on the
north Atlantic.
i A Central News dispatch from Nish
Servia, says Prince George of Servla
was wounded while watching the Aus,
trian bombardment of Belgrade. The
prince was standing on the walls OF
the fortress when fragment Of shell
struck him on the head and rendered
him unconscious.
A dispatch from Paris says the
French troops along the entire front
are in contact with the Germans. Al