The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
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Complete History of the Past
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INTERMoUNTAIN.

by moving picture men and press pho
tographers of Miss Jeanette Rankin
the first woman to be elected to the
United States congress, according "a
an ultimatum issued at Missoula
Mont, by Miss Rankin. through her
brother, Wellington Rankin.
Attacking tho constftutlonality OF
the Adamson eight-hour law. suit was
Aled in the federal district court at
Salt Lake City by the Union Pacific
Railroad company and the Oregon
Short Line. relief being sought
Through the medium of temporary
Injunction.
President Wilson has telegraphed
TO Senatorelect w. II, King OF Utah
that he could not visit the western
states before the short session OF con.
Gress begins, His message was in re-
ply TO an invitation for him to visit
Utah before the short session OF con
gress opens.
Early winter has driven timber
wolves into the valleys and they are
menacing travellers. according to Bert
Cain OF Baker, Ore, who reported
having encountered three of the ami.
mails at the edge OF the timber OF Elk
creek
The full rented value land tax and
homemakers' loan fund amendment,
commonly called the single tax bill,
defeated in Oregon, was an applica-
ton OF the Henry George theory that
oh ha hty
The sentence OF Colonel James G.
Bulger, soldier OF fortune. who was
20 have been executed during the pres
ent week for the murder OF Lloyd c.
Nicodemus OF Denver, has been com
muted to life Imprisonment by Gov.
ernor George A, Carlson, on the rec.
ommendatiOn of the state board OF
paTdonB.
DOMESTIC.
Members and representatives OF the
Republican national committee have
arrived in California from the east TO
investigate the election In that state,
The German merchant submarine
Deutschland slipped down the Thames
river and away from New London,
Conn, early Thursday morning. She
carried a cargo valued at $4,000 900.
Five national guard regiments were
ordered home from the Mexican Dor,
der on Thursday They are the First
regiment OF South Carolina, Seventh
New York. Third Indiana, Third WIS.
consin and Third Minnesota.
Benny Leonard OF New York, by su
perior ring generalship. gained the
popular decision over Johnny Dundee
of the same city In a sixround bout
at Philadelphia.
Pensions amounting to $6S7 900
were paid TO 32l college and universi
~ professors and 1877 widows OF pro
fessors during the last year by the
Carnegie Foundation
Participation OF the French govern.
ment, as well as the United Kingdom,
In the sale OF shortterm treasury
notes In this country reaching pos.
sible total OF 500 900 900. is expected
by bankers here. !
Following the victory OF prohibition
In the late election, southwestern
Alaska druggists are preparing to
send lobby TO Washington to obtain
from congress passage OF dry" law
for Alaska, which will protect bona
fide pharmacists. Tho druggists wish
all liquor prohibited.
Four trainmen were killed near
Hainesburg, ~ j.. when locomotive
drawing freight train blew up.
The adoption OF the daylight saving
plan by setting the clock forward |
one hour In the United States. through |
public concurrence, from May l to
September 80, 1917. will be consid |
cred at q national daylight saving con.
Yention to be held on January 30 and |
81 next, plans for which were an
nounced ~ New York on Tuesday.
Exports OF war supplies for the nine
months ending September 81 amount, |
ed to 1897 $4,000 or more than 20 |
per cent OF the country's total export
trade for the period. according to
figures published by the New York /
Journal OF Commerce,
Candidates for presidential MONT. /
nation will henceforth have To ap. /
pear in South Dakota TO take part In |
!oint debates or their names cannot |
appear on primary ballots In this /
state. II a primary law enacted under
the initiative remains in the statutes
until 1920,
DR. PerciyA Lowell founder and di. .
rector OF the Lowell observatory at /
Flatgstaff. Arizona. and an astrono- /
mer of international reputation, died /
November - from stroke OF spop-
leXy.
The conference at New York be |
tween representatives OF the nations |
railway and their 100000 brotherhood /
employees, looking toward an adjust. |
ment Of their newly formulated differ |
ences on the Interpretation OF the
Adamson eighthour law, las oppar.
emily been abandoned without an
agreement being reached.
After the conference Monday OF the |
Mexican American joint commission II |
WAS intimatad that an avraap,ant