The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-03-28


miles across the mesa, another was
totally demolished and Curtiss train
| Ing ship was badly damaged on March
II, In one of the worst sandstoFms
that ever swept over Albuquerque.
N. M
| the money lost by their original owners
were found In the heap Of loot accum-
uiated by George Hyatt, Anoka, Mimi,
printer and deacon. His thieving OPP
erations had covered period Of ten
years.
Two hours after the First National
bank OF Freepert N II. had been rob-
bed OF $3iS1 by three masked bandits,
who held up six bank employees at the
pistol point two Of the robbers were
lodged In jail. enc with bullet wound
received while resisting arrest.
WASHINGTON
a special session Of both houses of
congress probably win be called to
assemble about the middle Of May,
the date when President Wilson hopes
TO return to the United States
The state department has demanded
of the California 4 Mexican Land com
pnny Of Los Angeles. Calf, full ex-
PLANTATION of its reported proposal to
sell to a Japanese syndicate 100000
acres Of land In Mexico fronting upon
the California border.
Regulations governing the payment
Of 500 bonus TO honorably discharged
soldiers have been amended by the
war department to permit the &C,
Fceptance by disbursing officials OF
a true copy OF discharge certificates.
All new rsilroad work, including adj
ditions, betterments and new construc-
ton, that can possibly be suspended
has been ordered stopped because of
future of congress to replenish the
railroad administration's revolving
fund BY the appropriation Of $75o,00O,-
900.
II President Wilson does not nego-
tate peace treaty satisfactory to the
senate, Senator Lenr0ot of Wisconsin,
Republican, said In an address on the
league of nations before the Washing
ton Commercial club, congress may
pass joint resolution summariIy end
ing the war with Germany without a
treaty, leaving American participation
In the league OF nations to future de.
termination.
FOREIGN.
within three months you from
your hotel room in London viii be-
able to call any New York telephone
number and get IL inside Of fifteen min
ntes and then talk for three minutes
for 10" said Gugllelmo Marconi, speak
ing OF the possibilities of the wireless
telephone.
News has been received at Juarez.
Mexico that Martin Lopez, Epifanio
Holquin, Ramon Vega and Felix Mar
tinez, villa generals, were killed dur
ing the battle Of Boquilla del Mar
quezole, Chihuahua. The bandits lost
heavily.
Activity was considerably increased
along the Vologda railway and on the
wilma front says an Archangel dis.
patch. On both sectors the Bolsheviki
have been defeated by the allied and
American troops,
President Wilson, M. Clemenceau,
the French premier, and David Lloyd
George are holding series of meet
ings for the adjustment of differences
between them.
Strikes are spreading In the agricul-
tural districts of Argentina, according
to reports received from several prev
inces. The farmers are refusing to
piow their ground or TO plant because
of the low prices Of agricultural pro
ducts.
The Swiss government has received
a formal demand from former Emper-
or Charles OF Austria requesting per-
mission for him to live In Switzerland.
Damages incident to the latest re.
volt In Berlin viii total more than 512,.
100000 marks, the Frankfort Nachrich-
ten says. Claims for damages for
this amount already have been filed
against the city,
German papers learn that the Boil
shevik government has resolved to give
the widow OF Karl Liebknecht an hon
orary pension of 10000 rubles year.
In the house of commons appropri-
alton bin discussion Wednesday, Sir
Frederick Banbury, privy councillor,
warned the government that contin-
uance of present financial methods
meant eventually, national bank.
ruptcy.
There Is strong feeling In political
and diplotistic circles IN Paris in favor
OF inviting Herbert II. .Asquith, for
mer British premier, to become the
first president Of the league OF ma
tlons, according to the London Daily
Mirror
Madame Paderewski. wife of the
pianist and premier Of Poland, de-
scrlhes conditions In Poland as pitt