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

Der 4. Iney nave COME as his MA
jesty expressed 1t, to voice their graft
tude and that Of their people for the
generous aid given them by this coun-
try In years of direct need when their
nation was threatened by Germany.
II took less than thirty minutes to
try and sentence to from twenty to
thirty years IN states prison james
/ Writings, the negro for whom n posse
4 searched continuously for three days,
because OF an attack near Merchant
( Vile, n. j., on white woman, the
wife o. a shpyard worker.
Employees Of the San francisco.
Oakland Terminal inilways, which OPP
crates traction lines ut Oakland and
berkeley struck October !, to enforce
their demands for higher wages.
WASHINGTON.
According TO a statement Issued oc-
tober 2 BY Dr. Cary T. Grnyson, the
presidents physician, President Wilson
is very sick man and must have abb
solute rest
The house elections committee has
decided 20 recommend the unseating of
John Il. Fitzgerald as representative
from the Tenth Massachusetts district,
holding that Peter T.. Tague was en-
titled to the seat. Both men are
Democrats.
A conference between leaders Of the
steel strike and representatives of
three railroad brotherhoods was held
AT Washington, October 2 No state
ment was forthcoming after the meet
ing other than that further discussion
Will be held.
In the senate on October 2, the FAN
amendments 20 exclude the United
States from participation in the Euro
pean commissions created by the treaty
were rejected by the vote of 30 10 SO.
Twenty-nlne Republicans and senator
Gore, Democrat. voted for the amend
ment, and seventeen Republicans and
forty-one Democrats voted against It.
Declaring that the question of the
open shop the right Of q man to work
irrespective OF whether he was IA mem-
Der Of labor union--was the sole
issue IN the nationwide steel strike,
Judge Ebert IL. Gary, chairman of the
board of the United States Steel cor
poration, told the senate investigating
committee that his corporation would
never yield
FOREIGN.
cablegrams from Paris, the Luthu-
aulan executive committee in WASH
ington announces have brought the In
formation that the British government
has promised provisional recognition
20 Lithuanla.
Complaint that France had been
sighted in the makeup Of the league
Of nations, because the French colo
niles were not represented in the
league, although each British colony
would have delegate. was expressed
by Deputy Augagneur In the In the de-
bate ON the ratification of the peace
treaty in the chamber Of deputies
Attempts to resume the conference
between delegates from North China
and South China at Shanghai are like
/ ~ TO prove abortiye.
For the first time since the rail-
way strike began In England, there
has been serious attempt at media
ton, undertaken by the powerful
transport workers federation.
Floods In the northern part of Chi
huAhua, Mexico, caused great damage.
The town Of Chilon Is reported to have
been wiped out, The number of dead
has not been estimated, but IL will
30 large
Premier Clemenceau and his govern
ment received vote of confidence IN
the chamber of deputies, 262 to 1SS,
The vote OF confidence means another
important victory for the ''Tlger" OF
France, this time In his fight for rutl-
ticatiun 0f the peace treaty.
Practically the entire male popua-
ton of Armenia viii be exterminated
unless the Turks and Tartars are
checked by some outside force, II is
asserted.
The blockade of Germany, which was
threatened by the allies In case the
German troops of General Won der
Goltz were not removed from the Bal
tic region, begins at once.
All members OF the Italian chamber
OF deputies. with the exception of the
official Socialists. voted confidence In
Premier Nittl In the vote taken In the
chamber, Ten members refrained
from voting.
The supreme council has decided to
send to the German government,
through Marshal Foch. note demand
ing the evacuation of Lithuania by
German troops under drastic penalties
for noncompliance.
Shoes In Poland this winter will be
few and far between. Jewish agents
in that land are asking for as many
pairs as possible to keep women and
children from going barefooted in the
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