The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20

bridegroom last summer shot anf
killed a member of charivari party
on the night Of his wedding, has beer
pardoned from the Arkansas peniten
tiary. Coleman was convicted OF
manslaughter.
g. X. Vason, doorkeeper Of the
Georgia house of representatives. who
has been convicted of stabbing Thos.
b. Fielder, an Atlanta lawyer, was
sentenced to serve one year in chain
gang, six months, in Jail and fined
$1,000
An unusual cause was assigned for
the death of 3-year-old Gerald Keelein
OF Chicago. The youngster placed
his mouth over the spout of a tea
pot and inhaled the steam His
threat and lungs were scalded.
Four of the six persons held at Chi
cago as members Of so.called black
mail syndicate, waived examinations
before United States court commits
sioner and gave bonds to appear for
trial In New York and Philadelphia in
November.
WASHINGTON.
Orange and grapefruit growers and
shippers have been warned by the de-
| partment OF agriculture that the ship
ment in interstate commerce of fruit
sweated either before or during ship
ment is violation OF the pure food
law. Sweating turns green. unripe
fruit yellow and makes 1t appear ripe.
There was a decrease in the num-
Der of men killed In metal mines in
the United States during 1915, but an
increase in the death rate per 1000
men employed.
The department OF justice, through
United States attorneys, in some
cases supplemented by special agents,
Is investigating charges of election
frauds In violation of federal laws in
Detroit and Denver and in Ohio, Mich
igan, Indiana, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania.
Presidents of ninteen colleges and
universities have been called In con-
ference by the war department pre-
paratory to establishment of system
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GERS for the United States army in
those institutions.
Identic memorandums from the
British and French governments re-
plying to the American protest against
seizures Of neutral mails were deliv-
cred Thursday to the state depart
ment by the embassies at Washing
ton. The allies have renewed prom
ises to minimize delays to mails.
FOREIGN.
The Russian government has re-
leased twenty-one Swedish vessels
which have been held in Russian har-
bors, according to Copenhagen dis
patch.
Railway shops In Monterey and
Nueva Leon, Mexico, have closed be-
cause of lack of mechanics to main
tain them.
In the Pasubio region of the Tren-
tino Italian troops have taken strong
Austrian positions between Settle
oroci and Monte Roite, says the off,
cial statement issued by the war Of
| fee.
According to the Hamburger Mach
richten. Captain Paul Koenig of the
German submarine Deutschland, re-
plying to telegram OF congratula-
tions from his native town on his voy-
age to the United States and return,
said he was busy with preparations
for second voyage across the ocean,
which would begin soon.
DR.. Hipolito Irigoyen assumed the
presidency of the Buenos Ayres re-
public on Thursday, succeeding DR..
| Victoriano De La Plaza. Palagio
Luna took office as vice-president.
Later reports concerning the cy-
clone which struck the Danish West
Indies islands early in the week show
that the country districts in the island
of st. Croix suffered heavy damage.
Entire villages and numerous mills
were destroyed.
The British steamer Kingstonian,
reported as among those torpedoed
by German submarine off Nan
tucket, is safe in port, according TO
word received at Boston.
That Germany will not take up sub
marine warfare again in the old or
sharpened form is the opinion ex-
pressed at Hamborn-on-the-Rnine by
August Thyssen, the coal and steel
magnate, who is in close touch with
the empires affairs.
Total casualties among officers and
men of the Canadian expeditionary
forces were 52,O26 up to October IL.
according to figures compiled by the
casualty record office.
Petrograd reports an air raid on
Constanza, the principal Rumanian
port on the Black sea. 1t is charged
officially that Teutonic aviators, be-
sides dropping bombs, hurled poisoned
sweets and garlic infected with chol-
l era bacilli on the city.
The Irish division at the front will
need reinforcements of 10000 men be-