The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-10-17

II
", when plane No. "a, piloted by Maj.
/ A. L. Sneed, crashed on Curtiss field
and his observer, Worth d. Mcclure,
was killed.
1@e Canadian government expects TO
have control Of the Grand Trunk rail-
way system, both in Canada and the
United States within few weeks, ac-
cording to the Ottawa Journal.
Value Of newspaper advertising for
banks was stressed by II. Ross OF Min
! neapoIis, former advertising head OF
| the Northern Trust company Of Chi
cago, In ain address at New Orleans
before the seventeenth annual conyen
tIon OF the American Institute OF
Banking.
Every magazine printing establish
ment In New York City has been closed
as d result of the quarrel between
certain local unions and their inter-
national unions" according to an
nouncement by the Periodical Publish
ers' Association of America.
WASHINGTON.
Enactment of the prohibition en-
forcement bin was completed October
10 by congress with the house adopt.
ing the conference report already
agreed to by the senate, and sending
the measure TO the president for APP
prevail
A Japanese exclusion bill has been
introduced In the senate by Senator
Phelan OF California, as an amendment
to the existing immigration law.
The bill for enforcement OF wartime
and constitutional prohibition was
passed as agreed to In conference
adopted by the senate without discus
sion. II now goes to the house for
final action.
Despite the popular belief that the
number Of large fortunes has increased
during the last few years, income sta
tistics, made public by the bureau Of
internal revenue showed consider
albe decrease for 1917 in those report
ing incomes IN excess Of Sl50,000, but
a marked increase In those reporting
net incomes of less than $150,O00.
The railroad administration Will
make no Increase in freight rates be-
fore return Of the railroads to private
operation January /, declares Director
General Hines.
FOREIGN.
1t is learned from high diplomatic
source that d'Annunzio's raid on
Fiume has led to a serious internal
situation In Italy, The government
finds itself defied by the majority of
the army. King Victor Emmanuel, 1t
Is said, has intimated his intention to
abdicate If sedition continues TO
spread.
Japan Is sending the largest delega-
ton of any of the nations which Will
be represented In the international
labor Conference TO be held at Wash
lngton, October 20, the party includ-
ing more than sixty persons.
Two thousand lives have been lost in
the wreck of an unnamed ship on the
Norwegian coast, according to wire
less dispatch received at Arehangel
from Helslngfors.
The Irish government has decided
TO remove from the magistracy all jus
tees of the peace supposed to be
tainted with Sim Felnism."
Graft and corruption, which are
among the destructive heritages of the
war, continue in fun bloom in Ger
many and show no signs of decreas-
ing" said Chancellor Bauer, in Il
speech before the national assembly.
Jewish hopes for peaceful estab-
lishment of a national home state in
Palestine received another severe jolt
when II was unofflcially announced at
London that any scheme to establish
a Jewish state in the middle of Arabia
win meet the most violent opposition
from the Arabs,
Confirmation OF recent reports that
General Simon Petlura, the Ukranlau
military leader. had declared war on
General Denikine, the Cossack-Bolshe-
vik commander in South Russia, has
been given by the Ukranian diplomatic
mission IN London.
The capture Of the city of yoronezh,
2T5 miles southeast of Moscow, by the
anti-Bolsheyist forces of General Den
kline Is admitted In a Russian soviet
wireless message from Moscow.
Two hundred persons We're reported
executed by the Bolsheyiki as a result
Of the action of the Bolshevist extra.
ordinary commission ut Moscow hives.
/ tiguting the surrender of the town OF
Gasna.Gorka by Bolshevist troops
4 Ten persons were killed and twenty
eight OTHERS seriously wounded by the
throwing of bomb into funeral
procession In Moscow recently, accord
/ ing To adyiceS from that city, Many
other persons were slightly injured.
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews ii
command of the American squadron