The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-08-27
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
--lnformation Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few LInes.
lNrERmouNrAIn.

The German-American alliance OF
Colorado, through its executive com
bnittee. has. dispatched letter TO
president Wilson protesting against
Ehe proposed Rotation Of British war
loan in the United States.
A greater navy and greater army
are imperative necessities to our ma
kional defense, the members Of the
Bonneville club of Salt Lake were told
ON Friday by William Howard Taft,
Former president of the United States
While hunting near their camp at
Brainard. Colo, Fred E. Hagan, regis
trlr Of the state university, was shot
IN both legs by the accidental dis
charge OF gun in the hands of a
companion.
With the election OF former United
States Senator Elihu Root OF New
York as president and the passage of
q number of resolutions, among them
one condemning the lynching of Leo
M. Frank by Georgia mob, the bust.
ISOLATION came to close at Salt Lake
on Thursday.
Non-union orchestras were estab.
1ished In all of Portland's theaters on
Thursday, as result Of controversy
between the Arrangements of vaude.
Yille theaters and the musicians union
there concerning the number of men
20 be employed in each house.
Western Pacific westbound passen-
ger train No. 1. one of the crack
through trains OF the Gould system,
was derailed on the desert about two
miles east OF Halleck. New, and a
score or more passengers were in
jured.
DOMESTIC.
Governor Nat K. Harris is going
after the members OF the mob that
lynched Leo NJ. Frank, and in state
ment issued Friday he requested cour-
teously, but firmly, that the northern
and eastern press and some parts OF
the outside public spare their efforts
to aid In bringing the Offenders to JUS
tice.
The levee OF Wood river at East
Alton gave way Friday night and sent
flood waters rushing through the
streets. tearing down barns and small
homes and forcing the occupants OF
larger dwellings, to upper stories for
safety.
Estimates by various city officials
OF storm damage to property and ship
ping in Galveston and vicinity are
from 100000 to $S,000.000.
The Taisel Maru, Japanese mer-
chant marine training ship, arrived at
San Francisco on Friday. seyenty-two
days out of Kobe. Japan. There are
107 cadets from the Toxic Nautical
college on board the vessel.
Five rewards OF $500 each-ths
largest allowed by law-have been Of
fered by the state of Georgia for thu
arrest and conviction of the first fiv,
members of the mob that took Lee
M. Frank from the prison farm a
Milledgeyille and lynched him.
Seventy-iiye members OF the Paint
ers' and Decorators union were al
rested in connection with the mur
der OF Charles Victor. who was sho
six times and instantly killed after
dispute over an election which wa
held at a meeting Of the union ii
Chicago.
William C. Grille. negro hanged a
Mouthrie. Ca, declared on the galiow
that he had killed ten men In fou
southern states.
Iowa Lutherans in session at Cir
ton, passed strong resolutions agains
the expectation OF arms to the Euro
pean belligerents and sent a copy o
the protest TO Secretary of Stat
Lansing.
Known dead outside OF Galvestol
from Monday nights West India
hurricane were 101, according to re
ports on Thursday. Missing outsid
of Galveston were I5S.
Millions of dollars worth of proy
erty was destroyed. but the loss 0
life resulting from the tropical hurr
cane which struck Galveston. Texa.
early this week will be comparativel
small.
hOfCthOt VI oCOA 61a al
nounces that thorough inquiry wi
be made and that rewards will be o
fered for the arrest and conviction {
the men who took Leo M. Frank froI
the state prison at Milledgeyille an
hanged him near Marietta.
Destruction of the United State
army camp at Texas City by the gu
storm, with loss of ten soldiers an
q number OF civilians is reported.
Two or three lives have been los
An Houston. Texas, as the result Q
the storm and the damage was est
mated at s5.o0O,0O0 there.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars G
the United States assembled in ns
4ional convention at Detroit, adopte
resolutions favoring a navy secon
only to that OF Great Britain.
Benjamin f. Bush, president an
chairman OF the board Of directors {
the Missouri Pacific and the st. !,oui