The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-22
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD ~ RRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
lnrERMounrAIn

INTERMoUNTAlN
Copper mines az Butte which pro.
HUGE a third II the worlds supply are
facing a probable strike The allied
nslne unions VIII probably call meet
ings e. rAtify The machinlsts' strike
vote, II Il sWd
That the proprlctors Of billiard,
pocket billiard aud card rooms IN
Idaho may prepare to meet the edlct
which the states chief executive Gov
ernof Alexander, IS seon 10 announce,
closing their establishments during so
called business hours" Is apparent
from statement authorized by that
official
Caught examining letters IN the cen
sar's office 81 The military prison az
Fort Douglas. Anna Marie Deekman,
p, special student Of languages az the
University Of Utuh. was arrested At
Salt Lake City as an accomplice Of q
SPY.
II Il announced that Jess Willard,
heavyweight champion, and jack
Dempsey. Utah challenger, viii battle
for the worlds title and a purse Of
100000, az Cheyenne. Wy0., on July
A~prGylding the authorities viii per
nit the light 90 take place
Ben knpel, German and alien parole
yinlator from the war prison camp az
Fort Douglas narrowly escaped lynch
ing al the hands of an Infatuated
crowd on u downtown street corner at
Salt Lake. following his public denun-
citation of nm army recruiting officer
as d "iiar,a
DOMESTIC
Vernon Castle. celebrated dancer,
hero III 100 flights over German lines,
denied The fighters privilege Of death
Ia combnt died the death Of u hero ~
Fort Worth Texas, on February ~,
he sacrlhced Ills life 20 prevent Il col
ltSioH ln the nir witch would have
meant death 10 Two royal lying corps
cadets
The body Of John D. Blunt an
American manager for ranch In the
Juarez valley Ia Mexico WAS found
IA nm irrigation ditch With Il deep
wound Oh the head Efforts 10 dis
lodge Mexican sduatters Il believed
Il, heye been responsible for the
murder
IN explosion occurred February 10
81 the bnttleship Utah IN which an Of
Ulcer was killed and several sailors SEE
rionsly injured The officer died
shortly after being transferred 70 the
hospital ship Soiuce.
June rs haa been llXed by the food
administration rs tine official begin.
ming &c the cheese production season
az igls. aud the date before which all
cheese now Ia storage must be mar.
keted.
Average wholesale prices have m
creased - per cent since the war be-
gan according to ii review made pub
ia hy tile bureau Of labor statistics.
Most ~ the advance has been within
tie last two years.
Col Theodore Roosevelt has 50 fai
recovered from his recent operations
far ahscesscs that he VIII be able e
leave the hospital for his hotel within
two weeks aud return Ga his home II
oyster Bay ton days later,
A demand for the adoption of a tlr
ms squad policy Tor presenrday cop
perheads was made at syracuse, n. y.
~ rpultuey Blgelow, former school
mate Of tie kaiser IA an address dc
lnvrvd before the Rotary Club
-Four members 81 the Church If ia,
llafug tiad were arrested by the po
lice at Berkeley, Cat. for falling &
register as enemy aliens and will b
turhed over tn the United states man
shafts office They declare shat The
are eit4eus II Heaven and as such ar
apart frozen thg material world and ar
,neinles u na land.
An urgent call lo striking carpenter
aud Jolners IN eastern sblpyards % II
rurn 70 work has been issued by Chat
tnbu Hurley ~ the shlpbuildug boar,
alia sent Telegram 10 union heat
declaring mothers ana fathers giytu
their sous to battle Will not long ~
mit continued Interference with Il
slilphuildins program,
CoastWise aud Great Lakes stcar
ship lines operated by railroads ha'
AftA tiAtN1 w st'A "i -
Ad0O under The supervision OF w
Peasants ~ New York president
the Ocean steamship company. vi
was designated manager % the Iuarll
section ~ the railroad Administrative
-Four men were Killed az the Ir,
Cap copper mine near Globe, Ariz.,
the premature discharge or an exp
siye used III blasting operations.
The board q temperance. prohl
ton and public morals ~ the Methc
ist church announced Wednesday n
a survey il has Just completed sho
that there are 2374 dry counties a
6I5 wet counties IA the United Stat