The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-06
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Complete History Of the Past
Week Told in Paragraphs
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, August IL, was round on InnfSuay III
the river near Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Fearing trouble, white settlers Of
southwestern Colorado and southeast
ern Utah are protesting to the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs at Washington
against the acts Of bands Of hostile
Indians reported to be engaged in driv-
ing Off stock and burning fences in
the remote districts Of that section.
Out OF thirty men believed TO have
been IN the mine of the Pacific Coast
Coal company at Burnett, small min
ing town thirty miles southeast of
Tacoma, when an explosion occurred
Wednesday, only four were brought
out alive and one Of these died later.
Utah and Washington are the two
states of the Union whose national
guard officers have stood the rigid
army requirements for efficiency.
Neither Of these states since the out
break of the war has lost a single Of
ficer out OF the national service on
the score of inefficiency, which Is the
highest test that could be applied to
the former national guard Organiza-
tlons.
The appointment of W. Il. Thiehoff
of Lincoln, Neb., as acting general
manager Of the Denver & Salt Lake
railroad, recently taken over by the
United States railroad administration,
| Is announced.
A forest fire near Laramie peak,
! Wyoming, burned ranch house and
several head of cattle owned by a
ranchman. The fire started when light
ming struck a dead tree. One hundred
men from Wheatland are fighting the
fire to prevent its spreading to other
ranches.
The plant of the Pacific Coast Steel
company at Seattle was closed Monday
when nearly the entire force of 1900
workers went on strike. Failure of
| the company and the various unions of
It's employees to reach an agreement in
| ngotiations for new working contracts
caused the walkout.
DOMESTIC.
Comparison of food prices prevail.
Ing now with those of five years age
shows that the purchasing power OF
dollar bill has shrunk to 81 cents in
Washington and Baltimore, IS cents
In Philadelphia, 30 cents in New York
and G3 cents in San Francisco, accord
ing to n statement by the depart
ment of labor.
Democratic leaders are planning tC
test In the California supreme cour
the state primary law under which
Mayor james Rolph of San Francisco
apparently an easy winner in the Dem
ocratic guhernatorial primary, would
, be debarrcd from running because o
| his apparent failure to be nominated
on the Republican ticket, his registered
/ party.
: Senator Ollie Nj. james of Kentuck,
l died at Baltomore August %. Lon
prominent in the Democratic party
: big Ollie" as Senator james wa
9 known by his contidants, was domi
q nant figure in Kentucky politics TO
years. He was for five terms mem
!. Der OF congress from Kentucky an
q was elected to the senate from tina
!. state in 1912. On August 3 he was r.
r nominated.
. More than $4,000 unsllilled worker
have been recruited in 10 states an
. placed In war plants during the las
= two weeks, the labor department ha
. announced,
New hat, clothing and tent repai
: shops and an extension of the quarter
: master truck company garage are
!. be erected at Camp Kearny
I n
! was seriously injured in collision b,
!, tween his automobile and street ca
!. ut Indianapolis.
= Twenty-four journalists representa-
: leading Canadian publications arrive
!. home Wednesday after nine week
"a abroad, visiting the battle 'front.' COZ
= ferring with entente army and nav
4 officials and chatting with King Georg
n o. England, ia an Informal convers,
i ton during which the king paid hig
n tribute to Americas share in the wa
Copies OF unofficial advance reguli
lions covering the registration whic
win take place when the manpower hi
. with It's new age limits is enacte,
y, have been sent to local draft oftiCia
rs by the provost marshal general. Nea
"a ~ 80 printed pages incorporate the d
y, tails of the process by which 1S006
is goo men win be enrolled.
"a one death among $500 men in seYe
or months and a daily sick list Of p,
y cent Is the health record of aen trail
- ing for the merchant marine on q
~ Atlantic training squadron, the shi
~ ping board has announced.
~ No new Schoolhouses may be hui
ty during the war, the war industri
nj board has announced, except for 7
in placement. The board made this n
III ing when approval was asked of a phi
nd To expend S9.O00,0O0 for schools
sh New York
Il Federal Judge Lands overruled
ne motion or an arrest of Judgment
the cases of 100 |. W. w. leaders /
Gently convicted at Chicago Of CO
Spiracy To Interfere with the Cover
menfs conduct of the war and
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