The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-24
NEWS OF 4 WEEK N
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRiEFEsr
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
--iaformatlen Gathered from All
Quarters OF the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.


AZ 0Alt &<tAt ndtMtNU&ft team Nuft
the national championship In contest
at Chicago with the best teams in the
United States. defeating the San Fran.
cisco. ST. Louis and Chicago teams ia
three straight games.
Mrs. Asenath Anna Adams Kiskad.
den. mother OF Maude Adams, Amer
teas greatest actress. died AT Salt
Lake. March II. Maude was az her
bedside. having come from New York.
The closest bond OF friendship that
has ever existed between the citizens
Of Ely, New. and those OF Salt Lake
City exists as result Of an enthn-
slastic gathering 81 business men held
at Ely All differences have been set.
tied
Unconiirmed reports that DR.. Wal
ter Geilhorn. prominent Seattle ply
slclan. who was taken from steamer
al KirkwalI while en- route 10 Ger
many 10 join the German Red Cross,
has been executed by the British mill
tary authorities have been received at
Seattle.
The nominations OF President Will
con and Vice. President Marshall were
died with the secretary OF state at
Helena. Month. on November Ia, for
the preferential primaries April n.
DOMESTIC.
High tribute was paid Irishmen and
women for the part they have taken
In the development OF the Uaited
States by William H. Taft In an adj
dress delivered AT Chicago at the st.
Patrlck's day banquet OF the Irish Eel.
iowEhip club
Less than eight thousand votes
were polled by the Progresslves
throughout Indiana In the primary Of
March 7. according toflgures contained
Ia the report OF the official canvassing
board.
American troops win not be permit
ted 70 occupy Mexican towns. while
In pursuit OF bandit villa. but must
camp outside.
Andres Garcia. Carranza consul at
El Paso. announces that he Is being
bouSarded with threats Of death and
insults sent through the mails by fol
towers OF Felix Diaz.
The United States shipped s7s,44s
horses and mules. worth slSL9l4,00O
TO Europe for the allied armies in the
last year aud half. according to ex'
port figures assembled In the bureau
OF foreign aud domestic commerce.
A true bill charging Jean crones, al
legged poisoner OF soup served at the
archbishop Afundeleln dinner, with as
sauit with intent 10 kiln and murder.
was voted by the grand jury at Chi.
cage
The Pacific American company's
tender Alpha. which left Bellingham
on Sunday for Alaska, was swamped
on Rachel island, Prince Rupert, b. 9,
All on board. with the exception OF a
deckhand named Christensen. are be
ueyed to have persisted.
The administration at Washington
was severely criticized BY Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge In an address al
Lynn, Mass, during which he an
nounced himself candidate for re
election.
Sam Hess. an American employed
on Corariitos ranch in chihuahua
reached III Paso, Texas. with story
OF a hairbreadth escape from Vills
bandits. after be had watched then
murder fiye Americans and carry on 1
young girl as their prisoner
The Lehigh Coal q Navigation com
pany was convicted by federal jur,
at Trenton. n. u. Of soliciting, accept
Ing and receiving rebates from ths
Central Railroad company OF New Jer
gey.
The wage arrangement entered Init
BY the scale committee OF the unite'
Mine Workers and the coal operator
Of western Pennsylvania. Ohio, indiana
and Illinois at New York was ratiiie'
by the unions policy committee a
Pittsburg. and viii now be submitte
TO referendum vote OF the men.
Word has been received at souther
department headquarters OF the su
eide OF First Lieutenant Edward n
Zell. Eleventh cavalry, at Columbus
". NJ, early Thursday. Lieutenan
Zeil's regiment was a unit Of Genera
Pershing's command. Melancholih
given as the cause.
Returns from the Republican pr
mariee held throughout the Alaska II
dictate the denomination OF Jane
Wickersham as delegate TO congreH
and the election OF two delegates
the national convention who will fave
Charles f. Hughes. but win be nnil
structed.
Robert E. Rigby. assistant cashier q
st. Louis OF the Wabash railroad, ha
confessed TO shortage Of $4,000. II
has been arrested.
Wages Of farm laborers Increase
slightly In the leading grain states an
remained stationary or decline
slightly In the cotton states. ACCORD
ing to figures BY the department Q
agriculture.
The funeral OF Henry cassawa