The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-10
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
| Quarters OF the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
,nrERMouNrAiN.

0rekon SHOWS improvements, although
several fires In the state are still UNI
controlled
A conspiracy TO disrupt the Nation
al Guard OF Colorado and to secure
wholesale indictments OF state officers
and coal mine operators was charged
in partial report OF the military
court of inquiry made public at Den
Yer BY order OF Governor George A..
Carlson.
The bodies OF Mrs. John J. Pershing
and her three daughters were buried
at Cheyenne Ia single grave Mrs
Pershing and three young daughters
persisted In a FIRE at the Persidio mill
iary reservation at San Francisco last
week.
Forest Ares are reported along the
Pacific slope from Vancouver to the
Mexican line and east TO Idaho. None
are large. all seem stubborn. For the
most part the damage threatened is
20 watersheds rather than standing
timber.
Michael Messerliss, a Greek. is I'M
der arrest at Bingham. Utah. charged
with the shooting and killing last
February of William Dick. paymaster
for mining company in Waisenburg,
Colo.
A machine gun, said to be the best
OF its kind ever conceived and one
that promises to mark an epoch in
the history OF rapid-frers. is the lat
est invention OF John M. Browning.
the firearms wizard of ogden. Utah.
DOMESTIC.
Ernest Reeder. a saloonkeeper and
one OF the more than 100 men indict.
ed along with Thomas Taggart and
Mayor Joseph f. Bell. charged with
conspiring to commit felonies In the
primary and election OF 1914. pleaded
guilty at Indianapolis,
( Five murderers we're put to death
in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
on Friday inside OF sixty-fiye minutes.
Two Americans were murdered by
Mexican bandits near Brownsville,
Texas. on Thursday. while the Mext
cans lost one man In a running fight
with American soldiers following the
murder.
William Howard Taft advocated pre-
paredness for war, illustrated Its ne
cessity and detailed the means TO that
end In an address at the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition delivered at Taft
day" exercises.
Peter c. Duen, wealthy Charlotte,
Iowa. property owner. bank cashier
and former postmaster and merchant.
died al a hospital. the result Of being
struck in the eye with baseball
while playing catch.
Arrangements for the official trials
next month OF the battleship Nevada,
now nearly completed at Quincy,
Mass. have been announced. The Ne
yada win 20 into dry dock al Brook
avn on October IL The trials will be-
gin on the Penobscott course on DC.
tober 8.
I While his wife was assisting In
receiving at reception given in
honor OF Vice-President Thomas r.
Marshall by his business partner. DIR.
Robert NJ. Bryan. well known veteri-
nary surgeon OF Lexington, KY, shot
himself through the head at his home.
Forty-hve survivors OF the torpedoed
steamer Arabic reached New York on
Thursday aboard the American liner
ST. Paul and White star liner Adriatic.
Joseph J. Ettor. a member OF the
Industrial Workers OF the World. who
has been addressing meetings in
;halI al Waterbury. Conn. after the
police refused him permission TO hold
meetings on the streets. has been
sentenced 10 jail for six months in the
city court for breach OF the peace
silyio Pettirossi, the Argentine ayia-
tor. fell into San Francisco bay while
giving an exhibition flight from the
Panama. Pacific exposition. He was
picked up BY tug and is reported un-
injured
Another year Of war and Austria
Hill face starvation. The food sup.
plies already are growing scarce"
said Frank G. Davis Of Minneapolis,
Who arrived Wednesday at New York
VII 1Odfh TIC HtNdA4Fi sNDDt uAttAs
Harry Thaw has filed suit for d.
vorce against Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. He
names as correspondent John Francis
who Is described as New Yorker.
The Swedish Baptist General Con
ference OF America began sessions at
Oakland or Wednesday with 500 dele.
gates present.
The Chicago board OF education has
passed resolution BY a vote Of ii
70 3, providing fine. suspension or
dismissal for any teacher Or member
OF the education department VINO
shall at the end OF three months be
4 member OF any organization having
paid officers or representatives who
are not members Of the teaching body.
Final tabulatioBs compiled and
made public ~ the coroner's office
show that si2 persons, 45i being Wo-
men, Lost their lives when the steam.
3r Eastland, with $500 on board. cap
eized 81 the Chicago river, July "a.