The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-21
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD Nv BRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
lNTERMouNTAiN.

W. IT. Helm, prominent nhesphi"h
Of Green River, Wyo, shot and killed
his wife and then committed suicide
Mystery surrounds the reason for the
murder and suicide.
trio OF automobile accidents AZ
salt Lake resulted In the death Of
child OF years. a woman OF d years,
the probable fatal injury 81 one man
and the severe injury OF woman and
three other men.
Threats that the Japanese liner
Kaifuka Maru. loading war supplies
for vladivostock in Tacoma. would
be blown up in Tacoma or when three
DAYS out hy Germans placing mine
ahoardship, led Captain 8. Kuwabara
10 complain TO the authorities. An ex-
ira guard was placed at the Northern
Pacific dock.
Application Of the Oregon. Washing
ION Railroad q Navigation company
under the Panama canal act TO retain
ownership and continue operation OF
boat lines on the willamette and Co
lumbla rivers. Lake Occur d'Alene and
the Snake river. has been approved by
the interstate commerce commission.
Attorney General Gregory has order.
ed dismissal OF the federal indict-
ments returned at Tacoma, October
IA. 1910. against Cornelius Christopher
and George Simmonds. both of Seat
tie, charging them with conspiracy to
defraud the government BY the use of
dummy entrymen in the location OF
the Alaska coal claims
DOMESTIC.
Charles IL. Sebastian, suspended
chief Of police OF Los Angeles, and
Mrs Lillian Pratt, have been acquitted
Of the charge OF contributing to the
dependency OF Edith Serkin, Mrs
pratt's ward and half sister.
Without an American on board. the
White Star liner Crymric sailed May
ia from New York for Liverpool un
der the British flag. She had aboard
g65 persons, including the crew OF 400
The country win fully approve
both the substance OF the presidents
firm and powerful note to Germany
and the moderation and courtesy will
which the president frames IT," Gov
ernor Arthur Capper OF Kansas de
ciares.
A larger navy was unanimously ad
yocated by the speakers at the dinner
az New York Of the Navy league (
the officers of the Atlantic feet,
The American Federation OF Must
clans in convention at San francisco
passed by reclamation resolution
mourning the death OF Charles Froh
man, who lost his life when the Lusi
tania was sunk
A resolution upholding President
Wilson and his advisers In Their
course for the preservation OF tht
national honor was passed at meet
ing Of the Nebraska State Republi
can club.
The national committee OF the So
cialist party has concluded IFS annua
business meeting az Chicago, II was
decided TO raise campaign fund o
100000 by appeal TO members anS
10 observe the first week in May here
after as Socialist week
Apprehension arising from the lat
est international complications Is re
flected to no uncertain extent In tn,
New York stock market
Six iremen were crushed under /
falling brick wall at Newark, N j.
while fighting a 100000 fire, whiel
burned three four-story buildings o
leather manufacturing plant.
The National City bank OF New
York has announced that II has ne
gotiated loan TO the Bolivian gov
eminent OF 100000 Half OF this
loan is payable at the end Of one year
the other half at the end OF two years
Her skull crushed by the blows o
a hammer. Mrs. Sina Orr. aged 81
wife Of retired farmer from Ninita
Okla. was found dead in her home a
Los Angeles ID p Orr. the husband
is being sought by the police,
Governor George w. Hunts loni
fight against capital punishment cam
10 naught when the Arizona stat'
board OF pardons decided there shoul,
be Eve executions May Is at Fiorenc'
prison.
Testimony that negroes we're KEEP
from voting at the recent municipal
election in Kansas City. Kan, b,
means OF false certificates OF registra
ton was offered by j II Franklin,
negro preacher. al the investigation OF
dered by Governor Capper OF Kansas
Joe Rivers won the decision owe
Fighting Thorpe OF Kansas City il
ten-round bout at Kansas City. TIL
Los Angeles lightweight outfough
Thorpe in every round
Two additional cases Of buboni
plague IN Havana bringing the tota
10 fourteen since the beginning OF tn
outbreak Of the disease SIX weeks age
have been reported.
John d. Rockefeller. the millionair
Standard oil magnate. won an impor
ant victory In his fight TO prevent III
collection Of taxes on &311,000,O 900