The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-30
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN RRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
lnrERmouNTAIn.

Il is announced that the hearing
concerning the coal miners strike In
Colorado. viii be reopened and MIR.
Rockefeller recalled TO the witness
stand
The British embargo on the German
supply OF potash has resulted in the
formation OF a company TO work de-
posits OF alunite In Utah.
Mario Lambardi. impresario OF the
Italian grand opera company, died at
hospital at Portland Of apoplexy.
His wife attempted suicide, and little
hopes are entertained OF her recovery.
William II. Bancroft, vice president
OF the oregon short Line and the
Salt Lake Route. and former president
OF the Utah Light a. Railway company
and vice president and general man.
ager Of the oregon short Line. died
al bis home in salt Lake, April %.
Samuel III. Shields OF Denver, indict.
ed by the federal grand jury In Chi.
cago on charges growing out OF the
bond sales OF the Greeley.Poudre Ir.
rigation district, viii surrender to the
federal authorities In Chicago.
DOMESTIC.
For the purpose or insuring wireless
communication between Germany and
the United States under all kinds OF
static conditions. the power of the
Telefunken wireless station at Say
vile, L. / has been almost trebled.
Harry X. Thaw. slayer Of Stanford
White. has won his battle TO bring
the question OF his sanity before
jury.
John Cudahy, board OF trade leader,
banker and pioneer packer. died at
his home in Chicago. aged n. Physi.
clans asserted that Mr.. Cudahy had
never completely recovered from an
operation for appendicitis he under.
went four years ago.
Az the result OF foods at Austin.
Texas, fourteen persons are known 10
have been drowned. eleven are miss.
ing and the property loss Is estimated
az half million dollars.
The second trial OF the $3.50 900 dam.
age suit brought by Max Frederick
kleist, chauffeur, against his father.
in-law, Edward N. Breitung, has begun
at New York Kleist alleges that 4
the directions OF his wife, Juliet. were i
allenated by her father. who prevent. g
ed her from living with him.
Mayor Dom M. Roberts OF Terre 4
haute, Ind. serving six-year term Ii
In The federal penitentiary at Leay. /
enworth. Kans.. is continuing TO eyer. 4
else the functions OF mayor OF his
home city, and declares he win not re. Il
sign.
Frank Moore. a deputy sheriff, ii
and Robert Renter. a county ranger. q
IRE IN the county jail at Tucson. Ariz., q
charged with murder for having In
hanged the Leon brothers, alleged ban. N
Tits. while administering third de-
ere" instead OF shooting them In bat. +
lie. as had been reported. Ii
Another bumper Kansas wheat erop Il
1915 is predicted by J. G. Mohler. Ii
secretary OF the state board OF agri OF
ulture. The condition OF the 1915 Il
rop he estimated at 92.s per cent on b,
total acreage OF S.5S6,30O
Elizabeth Batchelder. iO,yearold G.
aughter Of the late II. G. Batcheider Ii
Chicago. reputed millionaire. died Id
Angel Island. the government quar-. III
milne station, where she was taken ca
londay from San Francisco. suffering la
rom smallpox. OF
DR.. John NJ. Faison. former repre- of
sntaiive In congress from the Third
orth Carolina district. was found at
FAD In the bathroom OF his home at wi
Alison. n. c. II ia rumored that he te
licided %
A bill providing for county local Oh.
On IN Pennsylvania was defeated in 90
g lower branch OF the legislature. III
Sixteen members OF a Northwestern La
lcinc railroad section crew, working so,
the mouth OF creek emptying In
70 Eel river near Fort Seward, Cal,
ere caught in an eight-foot culyert ey
the rush Of water when a construc. m,
IN dam broke. Five are dead and an
ssing, six were injured, and FIVE es. an
ped unhurt. M
Laborers are warned to stay away
I'm Seward, Alaska. The new gov. mi
iment railroad win employ only isl,
all number OF men this year and on
] give preference 20 Alaskans. tw,
Martha Schultz. the ffteen-year-old
lighter Of a well-to-do farmer. was me
acked by two masked women in Tn
outskirts of Conceivable. Pa. One me
the women held Miss Schultz while OF
other pressed on each cheek the sui
orked neck OF bottle filed with n
/ ten
VILLAIN Hunter, 40 years old, who des
Ie TO Los Angeles recently from Is
tford, Conn. shot and seriously sta
Inded Mr. and Mrs. Beachey r. A
mDton, following dispute over Vic
mess matters. and then committed der
1de. at