The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-22

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infested with aphis, and he advises
grazing to eliminate the pest.
MS Browning, a brother of John NJ
Browning, inventor Of the machine
guns used by the army, has left
Ogden, Utah, for Hartford, Conn, fol
a conference regarding the future or
ders for the guns. It was stated thai
the government intends to continue the
manufacture of the machine guns ,tC
fill all the orders.
A victim of either murder or suicide
probably suicide, Miss Marion Rowley
20 years old, beautiful girl who's
home is in Boulder, Colo, was found
dead with bullet hole in her head at
a small hotel in Denver.
Secretary Lane announced Saturday
that approximately 1,166,00O acres of
land were designated during October
for entry under the stockraisins
homestead law. The lands are located
in Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and
Wyoming. The total area now desig-
mated as stockraising land amounts to
approximately 100000 acres.
Influenza epidemic conditions remain
unchanged in Utah, as far as the
spread of the disease and the setting
of definite date for the opening Of
places Of public assemblage are con-
cerned.
All shipment of troops from Camp
Lewis, WASH, have been suspended by
orders received there from Washing
ton. Several hundred men of the One
Hundred Sixty-sixth depot brigade,
who had been assigned to other posts,
but were held because of the influenza
quarantine, are affected.
DOMESTIC.
The recent epidemic of influenza in
the United States caused more deaths
than occurred among the American ex-
peditionary forces from all causes
from the time the first unit landed in
France until hOstilities ceased.
Fred Fulton of Minnesota, one-time
claimant for heavyweight champion
ship honors, was given decision over
Sailor Willie Meehan of San Francisco
at the conclusion of four-round con-
test. 1t was one Of the fiercest bouts
ever witnessed in San Francisco.
Colonel Roosevelt has authorized
the announcement that he and Mrs.
Roosevelt would visit the grave of
their son, Lieutenant Quentin Roose
welt, in France, at the spot where he
fell after his airplane had been shot
down by the Germans.
Railroad telegraphers' wages were
advanced by order of Director General
McAdoo on November 16, Ii cents per
hour above the rate prevailing last
January with minimum of 48 cents
per hour, retroactive to October 1.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in the
closing hours of the Pan-American la
Dor conference at Laredo, Tex, served
formal warning that no general reduc-
ton of wages nor increase in working
hours after the war would be accepted
without bitter fight by organized
labor.
The victory celebration killed the |
Spanish influenza. That is the opinion
Of high medical authorities in Wash
lngton. 1t is admitted that suggestion
may have had something to do with
It, but it is commended that physiologi-
cal rather than psychological reasons
should receive the credit for rendering
he disease germs innocuous.
Mrs. Mary Simpson, widow, was
killed, and twelve persons were injured
n a tornado which swept through
Prague, causing property damage es-
:imated at 100000.
Excessive quantities Of ,trinitrotoluol
ind other explosives, as well as fin
shed shells were stored not only in
but In freight cars about the
)lant of the T. A. Gillespie shell load
ng plant at Morgan last month when
he plant was wrecked by an explo-
lion which killed nearly 100 men, ac-
.Ording to evidence submitted.
When the city council Of Long Beach,
AL, attempted to make kissing in
'ublic misdemeanor 1t acted arbi-
rarily and in violation Of the consti-
utiOn, according to decision rendered
" Superior Judge FrankR. Willis.
Irving Morgan was convicted of Sec
nd degree murder in Shelby county
ircuit court at Shelbyviile, Ills, for
he murder of his wife. Morgan threw
is wife from car window.
Extension to November 30 Of the
lme in which Christmas parcels will
e accepted for mailing to members of
he American expeditionary forces in
rance Is announced by the postoffice
nd war departments.
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the
Jnited States shipping board, an
Ounced Friday on the eve of his de.
arturo for Europe that the govern
tent intends to return to this country
peedily large part Of American ex-
forces.
Shipbuilding in this country is to be
ontinued steadily, but the program
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