The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-26
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN a Few Lines.
lnTERmouNTAin.

recently stationed In the Colorado
strike district, pleaded guilty at Den.
yer. TO charge OF robbing the post.
office at walsenburg Of $4,000
In view OF his success in keeping
the United States out OF trouble with
foreign powers during the present cri-
teal period, Vice.President Thomas r.
Marshall expressed the opinion at Og-
den, Utah. that President Woodrow
Wilson would be the unanimous
choice Of the Democrats for president
in 1916. and that his election in such
case would be certain.
Governor Spry OF Utah has vetoed
the statewide prohibition bill. He de-.
clares the legislators were pledged to
submit the question TO vote OF the
people.
Dr. Wilhelm Mueller, imperial Ger
man consul at Seattle. and his secre.
tary. p. NJ. Schulz have been arrested
At Seattle. They are charged with
conspiracy in attempting TO corruptly
influence John Murdoch, an employee
Of the Seattle Construction & Drydock
company, by inducing him TO sell bust
ness secrets Of his employers.
DOMESTIC.
Werner Horn, charged with illegal
Interstate transportation OF explosives,
has been held for appearance in the
federal district court In Boston. He
was remanded to jail in Portland,
Me-. pending his removal to Boston.
Mrs. Alice Haldeman OF Girard.
Kan. sister OF Miss Jane Adams
and one OF the few women bankers in
the United States, died March no.
Mrs. Haldeman was president OF the
State Bank OF Girard and vice presi
dent OF the Western Bankers asso.
citation.
Mrs, Helen NJ Angle, charged with
granddaughter in connection with the
death OF Waldo r. Ballou In STAN.
ford. Conn. last June, was found not
guilty by jury in March ls.
Miss Molla B1urstedt. the Norwe,
gian champion. won the women's ma.
tional indoor tennis championship at
New York. defeating Miss Marie wag.
ner. the titiehoider, So; o.
Richard Madden and Gustaye Cook
OF Hoboken, N j., were found guilty
q conspiracy against the United
states in aiding Richard 7. Steele.
a German naval reservist, 70 secure
false American passports.
Rudolph spreckels is In New York
to confer with banking interests re-
garding a plan TO have the state OF
California purchase and operate the
Western Pacific railroad which re-.
Gently went into the hands Of receiy-
err.
The Twenty-ninth United States in.
fantry sailed from New York ON the
nth for Panama.
The state assembly public morals
committee OF the California legislature
has reported out with recommends.
ton that 1T do not pass" bill Great
ing state racing commission and in.
Guiding the parimutuel system OF bet
ting.
Johnny Kilbane. the featherweight
champion. outfought Kid Williams. the
bantamweight titleholder, all the way
in their six-round bout at Philadelphia.
raid upon the Dwyer Mercantile
company store at Dryer, N. NJ. by
Mexicans from nearby settlements
who had broken smallpox quarantine.
was followed by battle with posses
from Silver City and Deming. in which
several OF the Mexicans were killed.
Counsel for Harry X. Thaw have
flied in the office OF the county clerk
notice OF an appeal from the decision
of Supreme Court Justice Page refus-
ing to grant motion to return Thaw
TO New Hampshire. whence he was
extradited, to stand trial for conspir.
ing TO escape from the state hospital
for the criminal insane at Matteawan
The superdreadnaught Pennsylya,
mia, launched at Newport News on
March l6, is the largest battleship in
the world. This floating battery cost
$7,26O.0cO. She is 500 feet long and
has a beam of 81 feet. Her engines
Of 1880 horsepower carry her ire
mendous bulk, 31,400 tons, through
the water at a speed of 81 knots.
A protest has been sent by the Unit
ed States to General Villa against the
collecting from Americans or other
foreigners of part Of special tax OF
ten million pesos levied at Monterey
Attorney General Gregory. in let
ter addressed to James NJ. Beck, coun-
sci for the Sun Printing & Publish.
ing association of New York holds
that there is no ground for action by
the federal authorities against the AS
ISOLATED Press under the antitrust
law.
Large sales of unbroken horses tc
the United States war department, are
adding to the activity of Kansas CITY
stockmer, who are said to have sup
piled agents of belligerent countries
since September / with $4,000 horse
and mules, valued at $12,000,OOo.