The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-03
NEWS OF 4 WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
accord OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
dappenlngs That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few LInes.
INTERMounrAiN.


Forty and one-fourth percent OF TIL,
$4,000 registered voters of Seattl,
are women. according to the registra
ton office. The percentage OF womer
registered has increased per cent
over 1914.
As the result of a second attempt
TO explore the unknown regions Of
Black canyon in small boat on the
Gunnison river. Ellsworth L. Kolb and
Bert Lopez are in hospital at Mont
rose. Colo, suffering injuries received
Ia 3,200-foot climb over jagged rocks
from the river.
The ground blown out from under
him. precipitating him 200 feet to the
bottom OF the rayine, Jacob Kutterer,
40 years old, was instantly killed in
limestone quarry near Logan, Utah.
Earl v. Voris. "a years OF age, who
resided with his parents on a farm at
Juanfta, Wash, was gored to death
BY young bull which became an.
gered when Voris was fixing the
leash with which the creature was
tied TO post.
Captain Louis Hannevig, a Norwe-
gian ship owner. who signed a con-
tract for construction OF two S,800-ton
steamships at Seattle at cost OF
more than 100000 each, says sub
marines are sinking Norwegian yes
sells faster than Norway can replace
them.
Mrs. B. F. Hubbard, wife OF the pro-
prietor OF moving picture theater
at Republic. Wash. was burned to
death and three buildings were de-
stroyed in fire which started in the
theater. Thirty patrons escaped.
DOMESTIC.
Thanksgiving appeal for funds to
relieve suffering among the widows
and orphans In Germany has been is
sued at New York by the American
relief committee. backed by the APP
proval OF James W. Gerard.
The dispatch of extra scouting de-
tails to border points followed re-
sceipts of orders at Columbus. N. M,
for military commanders 10 be on the
alert for raids into American territory
by Mexican bandits.
Fred Fulton OF Rochester, Mimi,
knocked out Andrew Anderson OF Chi
.cago In the first round OF scheduled
teu-round bout at Enclaire, Wis.
Corporal Charles Wood of the ma
chine gun company OF the Seventh
United States infantry. was fatally in.
.jured near Ysleta. Texas. when he
was accidentally shot In the left side
-of the abdomen.
Painless and bloodless surgery by
means of a system OF nerve block
Ing and pressure on the arteries was
one of the many delicate operations
which held the attention of members
of the clinical congress OF surgeons OF
North America in annual session at
Philadelphia.
An invitation OF the Japanese to
hold the next convention OF the
Worlds Sunday School association in
Toxic has been accepted. 1t was an
nounced Thursday by the associations
committee. which held a meeting at
New York.
Another boom week Is noted In the
Boston wool market with sales aggre-
eating more than 100000 pounds.
J. A. English loved Irene Won Gun
dy. divorced wife OF e. Van Gundy of
Ely. New, so much that he forced her
to marry him by threatening her with
arrest under the Mann act. she told
special Judge Humphrey at Kansas
City. and was granted annulment.
A5vices received in New York by
ship brokSss and local representatives
Of Norwegian steamship lines indi-
cate that law prohibiting the plac-
ing OF orders for new tonnage, in
tended to fy the Norwegian flag, with
foreign shipyards is contemplated by
the Norwegian government.
Two young women were killed in a
ara which wrecked a seven-story loft
and factory building in New York
City
Official announcement is made by
J. p. Morgan & Co. that a new Brit
ish loan by American bankers. aggre-
eating $S0O.00e,O00. had been ar
ranged. II viii bear interest at 51s
per cent and is payable in two in
staliments. one Of three years and
one of i've years.
Suit for s127 900 damages has been
filed in the federal court at Boston
against the United States government
by the owners Of the barkentine
Aabei / Meyers, which was sunk in
. collision with the battleship Ne
braska on Cape Cod on July 80, 1915.
Six cents will be the price OF the
Bounce loaf of bread that now sells
in San Francisco for cents if the
Recommendation made by the State
Master Bakers association is carried
out
Indictments were returned against
several brokers trading on the New
York curb market, based on com
plants made to the district attorney
by George Graham Rice, another