The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-07
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In O Few Llnss.
InrERmouNTAIn.

Utah, when the roof OF his cabin col
lapsed and buried him under the
debris.
ID. T.. Blackburn, farmer living
three miles west OF Hinckley, Utah
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor. He was so years
OF age and leaves a wife and large
family
The faculty OF the University oil
Wyoming is considering proposal 10
require every graduate OF any depart
ment OF the state school 10 have a
reasonable knowledge of the English
language before degree Is accorded.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered
for the arrest OF oliver H. Cline. mis-
sing cashier OF Seattle concern,
whose books show defalcations OF
100000. Cline and his wife left Seat.
Gle March II in an automobile.
Senator Pittman OF Nevada has
been elected to the vacancy on the
foreign relations committee caused by
the death OF Senator Shively OF In
diana.
The northwestern conference on
preparedness, participated in by dele
gates representing Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming,
concluded two-day session at Spo-
kane with the adoption OF a memorial
to President Wilson and congress
urging various improvements in the
system Of national defense.
DOMESTIC.
The plant OF the Tonawanda Box &
Paper company at Tonawanda, N. ".
was wrecked by an explosion. One
man, supposed to be the Waterman.
was found near one OF the damaged
buildings. badly hurt.
Manufacturers OF automobiles con
nected with the national automobile
chamber OF commerce. announced at
New York their decision to incorpor.
ate company with an ultimate cap
itai pi from sb.0OO,000 to sl0,0O9,0oO"
70 produce gasoline and other products
Of petroleum.
ANY Leonard outpointed Freddie
Welsh, the lightweight champion. NJ
their ten.round bout at Madison Square
Garden, New York.
Four hundred American cavalry
men, under the command of Colonel
George A. Dodd. attacked Villas band
on March 20, killing thirty Mexicans'
villa escaped.
Captain Hans Tauscher, husband OF
Johanna Gadski, the grand opera
singer, has been arrested at New
York, charged with setting on foot a
military enterprise to be carried on
from the United States against the
Dominion OF Canada, for the purpose
OF destroying or damaging the Wei
land canal
Rapid advances In the cost OF living
are being felt in the army. A few
months ago an estimate OF 81 cents a
ration was obtained by the quarter
masters department and today the
cost would be 80 cents.
Two robbers entered the mail car
OF train near Shreveport Junction,
La, bound and gagged two mail clerks
and took from the car two pouches OF
registered mail.
Colonel Roosevelt has made a
smashing attack on President VIII
sons Mexican policy. 1t is an answer
20 President Wilson's statement Of
March 26 and caustic summing M
OF the situation below the border.
Not 200 Carranza troops remain In
the Casas Grandes and Galeana dis
3ricts OF chihuahua. according &c
the statement OF United States Sena
tor A. b. Fall Of New Mexico. whC
said he had been so informed on goot
authority.
The administration Of Presiden
Wilson. especially as Il related 4
the methods OF dealing with the sit
uafion in Mexico and In Europe wa
commended in the platform adopte'
~ the Democrats OF Maine.
Immediate sale and Reorganization
os the western Pacific railroad. nov
II the hands Of receivers. virtually
assured by ; decision OF the Unite
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