The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-31
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or rHE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
s4sppsnlnes Tbat Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters OF the Globe and
Given In o Few LEnes.
lnTERMoJnTAlN.


hoards, one bonyd "a receive ballots
and another board 70 begin counting 1T
| y, M, on election days has been
Introduced 10 the Washington legis-
lature.
Three lives were lost and consider
able damage was CAUSED IN the mining
town ~ Ladd. Wash. when great
jam OF logs and debris. loosened By
food wntsrs, swept down the canyon
~ East creek and carried the entire
settlement with a.
Resolutions opposing government
ownership " thc railroads and urging
early return 0f the railroads TO private
control under adequate federal regula-
tion; favorlRg federal licensing and
regulation Of packers and stockynrds
but opposing government ownership
Of marketing facilities; advocating UNI
lyersal military training and endorsing
the federal woman suffrage amend.
nent were adopted at the closing ses-
sion at Denver Of the twenty-seeond
annual convention of the American
/ National Live Stock association.
Cattlemen contributed Sl3S48 70 the
American Red Cross through auction
Of herd Of 1853 heifers exhibited at
the Denver stock show by Red Cross
chapters Of Wyoming and Colorado.
The average price was $3.50 II hun
lred.
Formation OF SOLDIERS, Sailors
and Workingmens council BY strik.
ing shlpyard and metal workers APP
psslred The predominant development
ln the shlpyurd strike at Tacoma.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Clara Hnnson aged IS yeurs,
shot and Killed her Ave children and
then attempted 10 take her own life
az the family home ut sherman, s. d.
Misses Gladys and Dorothy Crom-
well, sisters. Of New York, leaped from
the rail- of the French steamer La Tor
raine az the steamer was In the Ga.
rome river bound FOR New York. Both
We're drowned.
Brig. Gen. Frank Hines, chief OF EN-.
barkation for the army has sailed from
New York for London 20 work out with
Lord Reading, British ambassador TO
he United States, financial settle
ment for American troops carried to
France In British ships during the war
The Chicago. Rock Island 4 Paclfic
Railway company has terminated its
litigation with the Colorado & South
ern railway, and on payment Of ST.
10000 viii own outright half inter-
est Ia the Trinity & Brazos Valley
railway, with permanent outlet to the
gulf ports.
Weather bureau officials declared
that records show less snow TO have
fallen Ia New York City thus fur than
during any previous winter since re-
cords have been kept, although II is
not the warmest winter.
Two soldiers out of every thousand
who fought with the American army
overseas lost an arm or a leg,
Thirty-eight Industrial Workers of
the World have been sent TO Leayen-
worth Kan, from Sacramento 20 CONF
mence serving prison terms Of from
one 90 ten years, after being convicted
Of conspiracy TO obstruct the govern.
ment's war program.
Thlrty.one acts OF heroism were
recognized hy the Carnegie hero fund
commission az lts fifteenth annual
mceting held az Pittshurg. Nearly all
the recipients OF medals were east.
erners
Leaves of absence from the Ameri-
can army Ia France are hereafter TO
be- granted on more liberal basis. In
addition 70 the previous regulations
allowing seven days leave every four
months four classes of other leaves
win Dc granted.
James g. Blaine. Jr., OF Providence,
"a. l.. has retired as director OF the de-
partment Of development ot the Ameg,
lean Red Cr0sr to become vice presl.
dent " the Liberty National bank Of
New York.
Calmly referring 10 'the next war"
Major General Leonard Wood made a
strong appeal before a Joint session Of
the kansas legislature for system
of universal training for national de-
Tense.
Establishments OF labor bureau
to study and report on all Industrial
prohlems of the clothing trade. was
authorized ia resolution adopted at
the twenty-thIrd annual convention Of
the National Association Of Clothiers
held ~ New York.
Ainr.. than q oOno worth az skins
were sold at st. Louis OF the Opening
Of nine-day fur auction, called the
largest on record. Buyers from all
parts Of the United States were
present
After many Of them had formed
line hours before the event 70 gain
point of vantage. a crowd around the
entrance OF the federal building
blocked traffic on two streets Monday
when deputy United States marshal
auctloued SIS bottles Of whiskey seized
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