The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-05
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 . Few Lines.
INrERMouNTAlN.


the first president OF the United State
ties.
Application for temporary injunc
ton 10 restrain transcontinental rail-
roads from putting into effect In.
creased rates on steel and iron ship
ments to Portland and Seattle from
eastern points. was denied by the cir
cut court OF appeals at Portland,
Dennis Sattefheid, aged 10. wal
taken into custody at Longmont
Colo. in connection with the death ol
his lS.yeAr-old wife An examination
OF the body, the authorities say dis
closed that death had apparently been
caused by bullet from small cali.
Der rife.
There are at least three individuals
in each 1000 Of Utah's population
who need care as feeble-mlnded per.
sons.
While cleaning revolver In the
pantry Of their home at Murray. Utah,
Herbert Bluek, aged 10. shot and
killed his brother Waldemar. aged IL
years.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire In the building OF the
Probationary Commission company
In the heart Of the wholesale district
OF Denver.
BY agreement Of the company and
It's creditors, the Northern Idaho 4
Montana Power company. i $1,000 600
corporation operating public utilities
In Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon. has been placed In the hands
Of receiver, says Spokane dispatch,
DOMESTIC.
Perched atop disabled hydroair
plane and half frozen by the waves
that had dashed over him for two
hours. r. H. Okurl. Japanese student
aviator. was rescued from periloui
position four miles of the Staten Isl
and shore on Friday
Special circulars putting up to TIN
100000 members responsibility for th'
next step TO be taken by the railroa'
brotherhoeds in their controversy will
the railroads over the application anl
Interpretation Of the Adamson nc
we're sent broadcast by telegraph afte
D conference OF the four brotherhoo
chiefs at New York.
Owing to the failure OF the Progress
sives In New York state 10 poll tn
necessary votes In the recent eleC
lions TO entitle their ticket 20 Il plac
Nh the ballot, the party has lost off
cial recognition in that state,
David Captain. last OF the alleged dy
namlters brought to trial for the dc
struetion OF the Los Angeles Time
building In 1910. when twenty mel
were killed, was sentenced % tel
years In san Quentin penitentiary o.
d charge Of manslaughter
For the frst time In nearly tire,
months a ship flying the Russian
rag tied up Thursday at New YorI
pier She was the steamship volog
da out OF Archangel December 3. an,
in here In ballast 70 take cargo for Al
as yet unnamed port,
Although the year 1916 was one o
d-breaklng traffic and earnings
new mileage built was the smallest
vith the exception OF 1915. since tn
elyil war. according 10 review ef tn
railroad situation printed in the Rail
way Age Gazette,
Thirty-two members OF the Nationa
Association OF Master Plumbers. In
dicted for conspiracy In restraint o
trade under the Sherman law. eRtere
4 pleas OF nolle contendre In the Unite
States district court at pittsburg an
were lined a total OF s3.45O and RI
quired 70 pay the costs OF proseeI
ton. amounting to sl.S65
Illinois is to have d woman assist
ant attorney general II was announce
by Edward j. Brundage. attorney ger
eraleleet. who said he would appoiu
Miss jeanette Bates to the position,
Charles E Hughes has been cleo
ed president OF the Legal Aid soclet
20 all the vacancy caused by the r,
cent resignation of Arthur won Drit
sen. MIR Hughes has been a memht
OF the organization for many year
and in 1911 became an honorary vic
president
James Hawks. a policeman. ws
N1i1 hS Aa HAASEEu lOktl AT hdpl
City. s d.. in response 10 a cali (,
help. Ensor Spiking is under ARE
charged with the murder.
Five British and one Belgian freigl
steamships are long overdue al Ne
York. Not word has been hea
from any OF them. Yet all left the
ports with wireless equipment. 1t
feared that they have fallen victim
TO the mysterious German raider
which the British admiralty has Sc
warnings
The largest single days import
ton Of gold into this country was
corded Thursday with the deposit
$3o,OOO,OOO by ]. p Morgan & Co,
New York and Philadelphia assay
fees.