The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
INTERMouNTAIN.


publican nomination for United States
senator from Nevada.
Petition for an injunction against
the enforcement of the new state pro
h1bition law was denied in the United
States district court at Tacoma by
three judges sitting en- banc. The APP
plication was made by Seattle brew
cry.
Louis Liaskos was fatally wounded
by George Dritchas in shooting affair
which took place in coffee house at
Ely, Nevada.
Captain J. ]. Lambert, 78, pioneer
newspaper man and for many years
at Pueblo, Colo.
Municipal Judge John H. Stevenson
of Portland, has resigned office be-
cause he could no longer bear, he said,
to see misery which he was unable to
alleviate. The position pays salary
of $4,000 year.
Persistency in trying to join the
United tSates army led to the arrest
at Denver of Mode Fraughton, 81
years of age, a cowboy. He is held
on the charge of being fugitive
from justice.
Frank Blamonte, wife and six chill
dren, who left Denver month ago
for their former home in Italy, were
lost aboard vessel recently torpe-
.doed in the Mediterranean, according
to word received at Denver.
The Bitter Root Valley Irrigation
company, Montana corporation, filed
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in
the federal district court at Helena.
The failure is said to be the largest in
the history of Montana.
DOMESTIC.
Because of the prosperous condition
finance committee of the United
States Steel corporation, acting on
the recommendation of the heads of
it's subsidiary companies, has decided
to increase the wages of its common
laborers about 10 per cent, the ad-
vance to take effect February l.
Announcement that Colonel Theo-
adore Roosevelt will start on Febru-
airy Is on trip to the West Indies,
from which he will not return until
April l, is made.
Four children of John Morgan,
ranging in age from to Is years,
were burned to death in their home at
New Martinsville, W. Va. Morgan
saved one daughter and while at
tempting to reach the others was so
badly burned that physicians feared
he would not recover.
Charles L. Jones, vice-president of
the F1alk company, and his son, Cary,
Is, were killed when their automobile
plunged through the railing of a
bridge near Milwaukee.
An invitation to "hyphenated citi-
zens" who put the interests of their
native country before those Of Amer
lea to "get off the face of the earth
was issued by United States Judge
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, in an
address before grand jury in New
York.
Charles w. Knapp, treasurer of the
New York Times and formerly editor
and publisher of the St. Louis Repub-
lie died suddenly January in the
office of the Times.
The steamer Kanewha struck a
pier and sank in the Ohio river, nine
miles below Parkersburg, w. Va.
Twelve lives were lost.
Working single-handed, a bandit
he IL 0Iarlr sNf
the westbound Sunset Express of the
Southern Pacific railroad, after it left
San Antonio, Texas, rif1ed the mail
car of all the registered mail he could
find, and escaped at a crossing.
The name of Henry Ford. who re
Gently returned from his European
peace mission. has place on the Re.
publican presidential primary ballot in
Michigan.
Resolutions calling for military pre-
paredness to meet a national emer'
gency which will arise within the
next twelve or thirteen months were
Alton B. Parker, Democratic candi
date for president of the United States
in 1904, has issued statement in
which he declared that in his opinion
former President William H. Taft
should be appointed to fill the vacancy
in the supreme court of the United
States caused by the death of Justice
Lamar.
During the year 1915 the total mum
Der of vessels arriving at the port OF
New York was 1929, including 5,7ss
from foreign ports and ALSO from do
mestic ports, an increase OF LOTS yes
sells over last year.
George w. Rocho was arrested at
Los Angeles on charge OF embez
cling 81 200 twelve years ago from the
omaha postoffice while employed as a
money order clerk.
passed Wednesday at the first meeting
at New York of the advisory board Of
the American Defense society. Tine
meeting was attended by Colone