The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-12

i The bodies OF Mrs. Lizzie Drake, SIS
Mrs. Irene Spencer, IS, and her daugfl
ter. Gertrude Spencer. ~, were fount
in their beds at their home at Sala
manca, N. Y Their heads had beer
crushed In with a sledge hammer.
Angelo Lunardi, watchman at q
country club, near Chicago, was pro
nounced leper, after an examination
by physicians, and isolated In the jail
at Highland Park, a north shore SUI
burb.
The woman suffrage resolution
passed by the New York legislature
in 1913 has been adopted In the SEN
ate by an unanimous vote Ii pre-.
viously had been adopted in the as
sembly. The voters OF the state will
now BIO given the opportunity TO vote
on the question
A bill TO allow horse racing in Ar
kansas, under control OF state com
mission. and TO permit the pari-mutuel
system OF betting. has been passed by
the house.
Hats for women are going to be
more expensive this year II styles dis
played at the convention OF the Ma
tional Association OF Milliners at Chi
cago are followed.
WASHINGTON.
Complete naturalization OF COM
merce between the Americas In ships
Of all flags was proposed last week by
ambassador Naon OF Argentina. be-
fore the chamber OF commerce OF the
United States,
Over n strenuous protest from Ma
jority Leader Underwood, the house in
passing the naval appropriation bill,
carrying $144.64s.902 retained provi-
sion for the construction OF two new
dreadnoughts.
BY unanimous vote the senate cleo
tions committee last week recon.
mended investigation OF senatorial
campaigns In Pennsylvania and Iln-
nois and In any other states where
charges OF corruption have been
made.
An attempt TO pass the immigration
blu prescribing literary test for the
admission OF aliens over President
Wilson's veto failed In the house. the
affirmative vote lacking 1--WE OF the
necessary twothirds.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF the
United States has ordered referen-
dun vote Of Its members on merchant
marine questions, including govern
ment ownership and operation OF
ships.
FOREIGN.
The entire German press greets
with satisfaction the admiralty,s dec
laration that the waters surrounding
England, Scotland and Ireland have
been included In the war zone. The
headlines OF several papers speak OF
the announcement as blockade.
Twenty persons were killed and
many injured by the explosion last
week OF boiler in furniture fac
tory at La Guardia, Spain.
Cheyalier Ernest Demunck, cele.
brated Belgian violin cellist and com
poser, whose death at the age OF rs
has just been announced in London,
was widely known in America, where
he lived for some time with his wife,
sister OF Adelina Patti.
A further expeditionary force Of TO-
600 men has been offered by Austria
liza and accepted by the British gov
eminent. This is In addition to the
achievements Of 1000 men monthly.
Thousands Of women, children and
aged men in those portions OF north
ern France lying along the Mouse
river. which are occupied by the Ger
mans. are facing starvation, with no
hope of relief except the food that |
the American commission for relief In
Belgium is sending south from Ma.
muir.
The army estimates, to which the
British parliament will devote the
irst part OF this weeks session. give
he number OF effective men In the
army, exclusive OF those serving In
ndia, at 100000
Parliament has advised the govern
nent to purchase four submarines for
he Spanish navy from builder In
he United States.
While the German threat OF a block.
ide has created great wave of In.
lignation among the newspapers and
he English public, II Is regarded by
many officials as a blum.
Not since the battles around I.odz
Russian Poland. In the early part
December, have the Germans de.
vered such vicious attacks as those
February (, when they attempted
, break through tho Russian line at
orjlmow
-Four persons were killed and TWEEN
were wounded, including two off,
srs, when 1000 Yaqul Indians muffin.
ID at Guaymas.
Lieutenant Sharpe OF the Canadian
ontingent OF the Royal Flying corps
as killed while flying at Shoreham.
ngland. He was returning from a
Up. when his biplane suddenly diyed | |
} the earth.
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