The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-22
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 6RlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
INTERMouNTAlN.

near Park City, Utah.
Charles E. Miller, an accountant
of Cheyenne, Wyo., has received word
that his son, Edward Miller, who was
with the British army in France, had
been captured and Is a prisoner in
Germany. Young Miller enlisted in
South Africa
Planks endorsing suffrage for all
women and favoring statewide prohi-
bition and pledging support in CON
gress for national prohibition were
features of the platform adopted at
Helena, Mont, by the state Demo
cratic convention.
Mrs. Frances G. Axtell, who was
nominated for congress in the Second
Washington district on the Democra-
tic and Progressive tickets, was
member of the legislature of 1913, be-
ing the only Republican representative
from Whatcom county.
Less partisanship and more fighting
spirit is needed by foes Of the saloon
to make the United States dry, prohi-
bition campaigners aboard the coast
to-coast special told Washington au-
diences.
Fire completely destroyed the PACT
fic Coast Steamship companys liner
Congress, two miles off Coos Bay bar
Several vessels. which rushed TO her
assistance in response ii distress calls
helped remove her passengers and
crew
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, who was elected as a Repub-
lican six years ago and who joined
the Progressive party four years ago
was renominated as the Republican
candidate for senator in the Washing
ton primaries.
DOMESTIC.
Secretary Daniels of the navy told
the delegates to the ninth annual CON
vention of the Atlantic Deep Water
ways association, at Philadelphia
that they need have no fear of the.
earnest and enthusiastic cooperation
of the navy department with any prac.
teal plan looking for the improve
ment of the inland waterways.
Seyenty-four minor league players
were drafted by the major leagues at
the meeting of the national baseball
commission and representatives of
every major league club at Cincin-
natl
Former President William H. Taft,
former United States Senator Theo-
dore E. Burton of Ohio and Henry D.
Estabrook of New York will speak
for Hughes and Fairbanks in the cen
trail and western states.
Announcement that an unlimited
fund has been set aside by the Ford
Motor company of Detroit TO be devot-
ed to the treatment of crippled chill
dren throughout the country who are
in need OF ortheopedic or surgical
care, is made.
Mrs Edward H. Hartman has trans
ferred to her son William Averell
Hartman Arden House." near Go
shen, n Y. The estate. projected by
the late Edward H. Hartman as his
ideal country home, includes $500
acres of forest. lake and stream, and
is valued at s5,000,000.
A workman was killed and eight
others were injured when lightning
caused an explosion in the illuminate
building at the Du Pont de Nemours
Powder companys plant at Pompton
Lakes, N. ].
Six men, including Samuel Botkin,
president of the Interstate Milk and
Cream company, were killed in an ex-
plosion of an ammonia tank at the
company's plant at Newark. n. ].
Theodore Roosevelt has issued a
statement through his secretary an
nouncing that he is not supporting
Samuel Seabury. candidate for gov
ernor of New York, in the Progressive
primaries.
Vice-President Thomas r. Marshall
was notified at Indianapolis on Sep
TENDER IA, of his denomination for
vice-president on the Democratic
ticket and formally accepted the
honor
Charles S. North. a soldier of Rock
vile. Conn, who was seriously in
1ured and rendered dumb by bolt OF
lightning on the Arizona border sever
al weeks ago. recovered his speech
suddenly Thursday seemingly as the
effect of slight electrical shock.
Mary" the big circus elephant
which killed her trainer at Kingsport
Tenn. was hanged at Erwin, Tenn,
A railroad derrick was used in the
execution.
Miss Grace Nevins. prominent sut
fragette. was found dead in her apart
ment in New York City. The police
reported the case as one of suicide
attributable to i'll health.
Thirty new cases of infantile para
iysis in New Jersey were reported to
the state board of health on Septem,
Der Is. This makes a total of S,lss
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