The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-09-21
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
REco7D OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
iNrErMouNrAln.


man probably fatally wounded when
the train was wrecked near Basin.
Mont.
The labor situation IN the state Of
Washington became critical Friday
when 1000 shIpwrights, joiners, cauik-
ers, ship carpenters, house carpenters
doing shlpyard work and helpers
struck IN Seattle shIpyards against the
use Of lumber manufactured In mills
working ten hours day.
Snow fell In Helenu, Mont, on Sep
TENDER IA. Preceding Il was gem
eral rain throughout the state, break
Ing drouth prevailing since June Z.
A bill by Senator Myers Of Montana
permitting homestenders 10 leave their
land during the war 10 engage In farm
labor without FORGETTING their rights,
has been passed by the senate.
Resolutions asking for an inyestiga.
zion by the federal trade commission
Of conditions governing the cost Of
production OF apple boxes in the Pa
cific northwest were unanimously
adopted az meeting Of northwest APP
Pile growers and box manufacturers
at Portland
The Anaconda Mining company,
whose mines and smelters have been
closed for several weeks because Of a
strike, resumed operations Monday, the
smelter workers union having accept
ed the scale offered
An abandoned. llghtly-boarded well
~ Payson, Idaho, which threatened
to become a dcathtrap was cheated OF
two victims when the 5-year-old son
~ John DE 6iraw and later the father
himself plunged into It's deapths with
oni serious injury. They were rescued
by nelghbors.
DOMESTIC.
A troop train on The Pennsylvania
railroad WAS fired upon near Mingo
Junction. o.. according 10 reports.
Four soldiers are said to have been
wounded, one seriously
A threatened strike, Involving TWEEN
tyiiye unions affiliated with the Iron
Trades council OF San Francisco, and
affecting approximately 24OO0 men,
has been put M to the federal govern
ment SO far as the California Metal
Trades association Is concerned, it,was
announced Friday
The discovery OF 100000, cached III
IN ont OF the way spot In the hills
OF Graham county. Ariznoa, Is report.
"a. The discovery was made By Joe
Wusey, a cowboy, who Is making ef
fs,rts 10 discover the former owners.
British corporations. which have
loaned about Sil0,O00O00 ON southern
cotton aud farm lands, are asking for
payment, which mas embarrass many
farmers IN the south unless they can
tnd way 10 transfer their loans
Ciprlano Castro. former president Of
Venezuela arrived Ia the United
States On Thursday on II Spanish
steamcr from a Mexican port He de
Glued 10 discuss the purpose of his
Hisli 20 this country.
-Four automobile baudits drove into
sullivan, Mo, bound the railroad
telegraph operator aud two night mar
siH,s and then blew the snfc az the
Peoples bank, obtaining $500
nr, VIII J Mayo and nr. Charles
Aiaso, The celebrated surgeons. have
termed ever to the University of Min
nosoia their institution lit Rochester,
MIMI, and their entire savings OF ST.
Gdi3@ 20 further medical research
end investigation
Eleven Mexican women ana children,
Survivors 81 party Of thirty-fve col
Onis,s that In 1900 established homes
ON cllpperton island, 610 miles west
of Acapulco, Mexico m the Pacific
ocean, have arrived at san Diego, Cal,
ON an American wurshtp, They had
heen maroonod on the island nearly
four years
Through the chamber OF commerce
of the United States, Dr. H. A. Gar.
field. fuel administrator. has appealed
TO American business To assist In the
conservation of coal.
The plant of the Standard Screw
company was destroyed by fire Wed
tuesday az Detroit. The loss estimated
ut $l00,0O0, Is said to be covered b,
insurance. The plant was working OF
war orders.
A lone robber masked, entered tn,
bank ut Huttig, village near L
Dorado, Ark, at noon Friday and
after binding Assistant Cashier Rea
son, escapted with more than $4,000.
September is has been unofficial
designated the Gate when members q
The Utah field artillery viii bid the
wives and sweethearts adieu and tur
their faces toward California, accor,
ing to officers Of that organization.
According TO financial statemel
issued by r. " Fitz Gerald, disbursir
agent in Utah for the federal COVER
ment, it has cost the federal COVER
Iaent $402035 to conduct the select,
draft in Utah thus far, of which S.
$3.50 has been paid. and there a