The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13
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cEpHdlag ii thenfru Hobbies was nm
nounced * Seattle BY tho city health
officer Theatres ana churches will
renain open
A self-eunteayed murder. Merle Ed.
mission, ~ years Old, Win b taken from
Salt take city to hls home, Aiontrose.
Cole. % answer for the murder III
Vincent tsorado. commonly called
"Macaroai HIM.
AIiss Anne n. Martin, the widely
known sufImgiat uf Rene, New who
waa defeated III the November election
Al candidate for the q. Il senate on
an independent ticket, told members
u the NeyAda Women's Civic league III
meeting III Reno, December 4, that
she plans ID seek the same office In
she campaign OF 1920.
beginning Monday. attempt viii be
made III send msn discharged from
Camp Lawis Wash. b their homes.
according to localities.
Lieut. A. IL IEosgland. flying officer
of Mathar field. Cal, and aerial mall
pathfinder, arrived al Eugene. Ore,
SITTER covering 4i5,miie lap Of his
Journey from Sacramento, Chi. to SO.
attic, WASH III SIX hours and flfty-iivo
minutes actual flying time
DOMESTIC.
More than 5000 American soldiers
arriving ID New York Ga Wednesday
frOm England on the transport Lap
land and AIlnnekahtla shared as ii part
Of their homecoming reception the tre-
mendous ovation given President Wll-
hon as he sailed for France on the
George Washington 10 help seal their
victory a. the peace table.
Executives Of railroads comprising
more than SO per cent If the rail mile.
age 81 the eouetry. 81 conference al
New York, adopted resolution favor
AnK 4 resWrn u the yoAda 70 private
e@MnKmssAp
4 wireless appeal for meilcnl nia "a
cheek serious epidemle of Influenza
IA me Society islands. situated In the
South Pacific ocean Approximately
1900 miles from San Francisco has
been received.
The total Sote at the California
state election November was 2sT.aa3
VOTES less than the total for the Cub,
ernatorlal election IN California four
yeara ago.
Thirty camps have been designated
by the war department as denohilIza.
sion centers to which enlisted men are
q he transferred for discharge from
the array The camps include Dodge.
ia {; Grant, III, Logan, Tex. Funston.
Kan. kearny CAL; Macarthur, Text
pike, Ak Bowie. Tex Travis, Tex !;
Lewis, wash
President Wilson, on December 3, be-.
gan his trip 10 Europe TO attend the
peace conference. The president left
Washington On d special train for New
Nark, where he and bis party bouraed
the transport George Washington on
which the voyage across the Atlantic
VIII be made
Eleven men comprising the crew OF
the bow section Of the freighter Mineo.
Ia are believed to have heeu
drowned when that section IL the boat
went down 10 Lake Ontario, during q
terrible blizzard
A e Fowniey. president o. the Ma
tionai Nonpartisan league was re-
elected at the annual convention d
the league. held at 81 Paul MINI
The feleral control contraet was rat
flied 81 the stockholders Of the Penn
sSlyania Railroad company on Decem
ber = The contract covers the Penn
sylyania railroad aud the lines oper
ated by Il aast Of pittshufe
War expenses psrslsting Ia peac,
tiuieS, bnt falling or rapidly. viii max,
the governments outlay la the fisea
year 1870 beginning next July /, 81.
as1.at5. SIS u which $5.2l2. 0Oou0O will
- "a The war and navy Departments
ssslSssoo6 b ray interest on wal
debit and S5T0.000Ut0 Tor continuing
tht baliuuG 81 merchant marine, &C
eoraing 10 departmental estimates pre-
sFnted to congress.
oh, sou America r. rang from IN,
threats Of khaki-clad troops on tn,
decks u the Mauritania as the glanl
transport. bringing hack nearly 400,
soldiers the first large contlngen
from Americas victorious army. ar
rived al quarantine at New York. sun
day night.
Beeause of the Influenza epidemic
the annual convention Of the Invest
ment Bankers Association of America
scheduled 70 be held az ST Louis. hai
been transferred to Atlantic City, n
j., 10 be held December 9. 10 and II
inclusive.
james Orr for nearly quarter OF /
century a guardian Of the Liberty Bel
In Independence hail. Philadelphia
died Sunday morning from pneumonia
Orr was this eltY,s oldest policeman