The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-01
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Ltnes.
INrgRMouNTAlN.

TN EHMObN AIN,
Several automobiles were destroyed
by IRE at Payette. Idaho. which
started In Henshaw's livery stable
and quickly spread to the Shank's
livery and later to Bans garage. All
three buildings are total loss.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., has for
snally taken over the management OF
all his fathers interests. and for all
practicable purposes is now in CON
troll OF the Rockefeller millions and
will be their guiding force in the fu-
talre. according to advices coming
from Pueblo. Colo.
Judges CRANKY Hiilyer and A. w.
McHendrie Of the Third district court
Of Colorado, have granted the motion
OF H. II. Hawkins and r. w. Clark,
attorneys for the United Mine Work
ers Of America. for change OF venue.
The supreme court OF Colorado has
been asked to take original jurisdic-
ton In a suit 10 determine the status
OF statewide prohibition, which be-
comes effective January next.
The Western States Water Power
conference at Portland adjourned
Thursday after adopting. rs 10 7, the
majority report OF the resolutions
committee declaring for state control
OF the public domain.
Higher average rates of interest in
the United States win be one OF the
inevitable results OF the European
war, in the opinion OF United States
Senator Theodore Z, Burton of Ohio
who addressed the Bankers conven
ton at Denver.
DOMESTIC.
Joe Persons, negro boy not more
tain IA years old. was hanged at
Jackson, Ga. for assaulting an S-year-
old white girl. To the half-hundred
persons around the scaffold the hoy
admitted he committed the crime and
stoically announced he was ready TO
die.
Three trainmen were killed and
four others seriously injured near La
Platte, Neb., when a passenger train
and freight train collided.
One American cavalryman is dead,
six are seriously wounded and eleven
are missing as result Of the battle
at Progreso. Texas, with more than
one hundred Mexicans. Seventeen
Mexicans are known to have been
killed.
Eight sticks of dynamite were
found in the mail In New York City
aftor having travelled by parcel post
all the way from California. They had
met with frequent bumps and had
been slid through the big mail chute
at Grand Central station.
William Howard Taft is not an as
pirant for the Republican presiden'
tial nomination in 1916, Henry Wal
tiers Taft said In an interview at San
Antonio. Texas.
The British freighter Rumanian
Prince arrived at New York with the
seven steerage passengers and fifty
six members OF the crew rescued
from the Greek steamer Athinal, de-
Etroyed by fire at sea.
Thirteen roulette wheels, an assort'
ment OF crap tables and faro game
in mining camp concession at the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco were suppressed Thursday
by exposition authorities. after the
California state commission had pro
tested against this amount Of local
color.
The body OF Charles Dellahay, aged
IS. manager OF the Majestic theater
al Ellsworth, Mimi, was found in a
clump OF willows near town. He had
been murdered and robbed.
Fifty Mexican cannery hands were
driyen out OF Wrangell. southeastern
Alaska, last week by a vigilance com
mittee. They had been drinking anC
disorderly ever since being paid OFF.
whether robbery or jealous,
prompted the killing OF Marguerite
Fayar. actress. and ]. G. Crowell, OF
mill manager OF Greenwood Miss, IL
the woman's apartments at Memphis
Tenn, has not been determined.
Seven persons were killed and be
tween eighty-five and 100 others in
3ured when dynamite blast in I
partly-constructed section OF subwa,
IN New York City. caused an entire
block OF pavement to cave in. engulf
ing a crowded trolley car. heay,
truck and many pedestrians.
Standardization of rumors that Ger
man submarine bases had been estab
lished in English waters was brought
to New York by Frank S. Peer Of
Ithica, N. ", cattle breeder. who
owns a breeding place on the Isle Of
Guernsey.
An indictment for murder in the
first degree has been returned by the
grand jury against Owney Talas. {
hallboy employed by Mrs. Elizabeth
Nichols, wealthy widow who was
robbed and murdered in her home IL
New York City on the night OF Sep
TENDER s.
The steamship Eastland which cap
sized in the Chicago river July "A
drowning s12 persons, has been or