The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
NEWS Of 4 WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD i'm HRlEFE6T
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That are Masking History
information Gathered from Az
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Fsw Llnes.
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iNTERMouNTAlN
Aaron Hansen ~ HoneyvIlle Utah,
was electrocuted Friday near bis home.
Air Hanson WINS engnged III cutting
down trees near the line Furnishing
light and power TOR Iiouegvilie and
nearby towns wlicn tree fell On the
wires one of the wires striking Han.
sem.
Descendants TO the number Of 40
assembled al the Marriott meeting
house 1T Marriott Utah, to observe the
one hundred and first birthday Of john
Marriott.
Mrs I.eoia Jeifcrs was held 10 an.
swer 30 the Utah authorities By JUS
sice Hlnshaw at Los Angeles On d
charge of contributing 10 the delin-
anency Of ruth MeGrath. IA years old,
~ inducing her % February u leave
utnh and come % Los Angeles,
The Booth Fisheries company IL de.
PENDANT at Seattle hi the federal court
against an indictment returned -four
years ago Tor alleged violation Of the
Sherman antitrust law
Relieving that hts acts hive been
misc0nstrued 10 connection With the
recent pro.German agitation the Rev.
y, n I4eesmann Of ogden. Utah. now
under 5000 ball on charge Of at.
tempting 20 pass note to prisoners IN
the lntemment camp al Fort Douglas,
Is reported 20 have rendered his res
lanauon rs secretary II the prisoners
war relief committee The hendquar-
tiers of which II Ia Nav York city
During tho lighting III France on
March I. Stewart w. Hoover, Of Black.
foot Idaho, first lieutenant, was
Killed
DOMESTIC
An average reduction 81 30 cents a
ton 10 the retail price Of all anthracite
coal sold rur domestic use between next
April / ana September was am
uounced March by the fuel admin
islnti0n
Five 81 thirty Mexican bandits who
rnided che Tom nast ranch, south Of
Hehromilie, Texas. have been killed BY
posses headed hy Tcxas rangers.
Property 81 The United States owned
~ the kaiser himself, former Chan.
eeilor won Bethmnnn. Iollweg. the
German "iunkersn generally and the
German government itself VIII he the
first 10 20 under the hammer under
the plans IL A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian, % sell German.
owusd property u the highest bidder,
4 bomb. which made much noise aud
smoke, but caused little damage was
set on at the side entrance Of tile UNI
completed Al II, Woods theatre aud
lfGiec building at Chicago while the
daWntuyu streets were crowded
The duration III the war can be
shortened only BY tremendous prepnra
lions, aud Il Is manifest that the
United States Is doing this very thing.
That Is what Lord Reading. British
high commissioner and ambassador 70
the Unlted States told the largest
audience ever gathered at a luncheon
at the Merchants association at New
York on March 7
Col Theodore Roosevelt returned 20
his home Oh Sagamore Hill at Oyster
i;ay an March Z. after having been for
several weeks Ia New York city, where
be underwent operations for ear
trouble
John II n0ugheFty, assistant United
states attorney, und Deputy United
States Marshal Williams Of Rock Is
land, M, have been suspended foy
thirty days IS the department Of JUS
tlce for iuxtS IN enforcing the liquor
and vice law around the militury can't
at Rock Island
Bernard Baruch. new chairman d
the war Industries hoara, VIII ma
npuucc Within two weeks his plans fel
the greater mobilization IL American
industries for war, They viii euhrac'
na policy that viii disrupt Industries
This was emphasized al the council o
defense
Elmer Hupp was acquitted at De
troit of the E3urder ~ Charles /
joyce. the jury returning a verdict o
ant guilty Hupp WAS trtec for secOn
degree murder.
Three thousand trelgh, ears for mo,
tag the great Nebraska corn crop hay
been ordered 10 thar state, aeeordin
20 information given the state counc
~ defense.
After selling u motor ear with u
driver aud two officers. laundry strik
syrnpathixers az kansas city drove IN
chr headlong over q elf. after al ha
left the car.
Fifty-one delegates 70 the Prohib
lion national convention at Chleag