The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-10-17
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
HEcoRD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN eRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings Thst Are Making HlseeFy
information Gathered from AL
Quarters Of the Globe ara
Given In Fsw Lines.
INTERMouNTAlN.

Nine persons were injured, several
seriously. when two motor fire trucks
crashed together nt a street intersec-
lion In Denver when responding TO an
alarm.
on children's day at the Utah state
fair az Salt Lake, II Is estimated that
$4,000 passed through the gates
Old University on Washington stu
dents who have returned to college
after two or three years absence In
military service met at Seattle to or
ganlze the "has beenss class They
win not affiliate with freshmen, sopho.
morcs. Juniors or seniors, but VIII cone
prise distinct new group.
Jack Miller, LeoDidas NJ. Dean and
George Smead made good their escape
from the Idaho State penltentiry at
Boise. They are fleeing toward the
Salmon River country, having taken a
northerly course through the hills
Under the league Of nations as pro.
posed By President Wilson. the United
States swlll be inextrlcably mixed with
every quarrel IN central Europe, until
the year 1851" declared United States
senator Hiram w, Johnson in an ad-
dress at Spokane,
Hamilton Gardner, formerly captain
In the Ninety.first division, was elect
ed chairman Of the Utah branch OF the
American Legion at the closing ses-
sion OF its convention at Salt Lake.
-Four automobile bandits entered the
Mendcnhall bank III Sprlngyiiie, Utah.
about l o'clock In the afternoon and
robbed that Institution of about $1,000
IN currency, silver and Liberty bonds,
overlooking $500 In gold in the vault,
making good their escape
DOMESTIC.
Ten thousand railroad shopmen en-
ployed In shops In Altoona, Pa, and
vicinity went on strike following fail
ure OF negotiations between railroad
officials and tine engine house workers
who quit TO enforce the seniority rule
Heavily increased use of sugar In
candy. soft drinks, Ice cream and 9TH
or Injuries In the United States dur
ing the firsl nine months OF 1919, II
Is announced by the United States
sugar equalization board, means that
such over-lndulgence Ia sweets must
now be curtailed in some sections Of
the east for the next three months
Five workmen were killed, four were
probably fatally injured and seven
other persons were badly burned In
an explosion on the oil tank steamer
Chestnut lin on the Delaware river
al Philadelphia.
For the first time In fifty years, Gin
cinnati now boasts Of d. worlds cham
pionship baseball team. the Reds hay
ing won the eighth game In the cham
pionship series, making five TO Chi
cages three wins. The players ON the
Cincinnati team will receive $117,-
1576S, which. divided into twenty-five
and one-half shares, viii net each
share S520I01, The White Sox will
draw down SIS, l04.70 aud each of the
twenty-fo !. players win receive
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Prior To- the annual memorial SER
vice., with nearly 5000 persons as
semhled. the resolution committee of
the Confederate Veterans. IN session
at Atlanta, Ca. presented its report,
including Il memorial 20 the United
States senate urging speedy ratifiea-
ton Of the peace treaty without
amendment or reservations,
A steamship rescued two ayiators
three miles east and six miles north
az Ashtabula in Lake Erie. The filters
we're riding the wings Of the plane,
which was kept afloat by les air cham.
hers, when rescued.
The Japanese pledge to restore
Shantmg 10 China means only the
return of the shell, said Or. Paul $
Relnsch, who arrived at san Francisco
ON his return from the post of Amer
lean minister to China, from which hi
recently resigned.
Three persons Killed, between fiji
teen and twenty Injured, some ser
iously, and property damage estimat
ed at between 100000 and S300.00t
was the toll taken by tornado which
struck the little town OF HoIslngton
Kansas,
Differences between the Trumbul
Steel company. an independent organ
ization, and its employees were annie
ably settled at Warren, Ohio, follow
ing mass meeting of workmen whicl
took favorable action on a proposition
to return to work.
The country's enormous corn GRO
has run unframed the gauntlet O
dangers that faced ii during the doubt
full days and nights Of September an
lays into the lap of mellow Octope
100000 bushels more of ripene
ears than it could promise at the b,
ginning of that month";" the depar
ment of agriculture announces.
John Marnburg of Wausa, Neb., wa