The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-16
fifteen persons we're kIlled Thurs.

4 Fifteen persons we're killed Thurs
day night when ona OF the worst tor
nadoes ever experienced In southwest
Texas swept tho lower Rio Grande
valley. demollshlng farm houses and
doing great damage TO growing crops
1 The plant of the WHY'S Overland
company az Toledo has been closed By
Clarence A, Earl, Vice president OF
the company following clash between
strikers mud police 10 which bricks,
stOnes and clubs were used az weapons.
Tons IainbFey. negro after standing
Off armed citizens and officers for
four hours at Plano, Texas, was shot
and killed Nine persons were
wounded BY the negro. one probably
! fatally. The trouble started waen
Embrey attempted TO kin his wife.
WASHINGTON,
/ President Wilson issued 4 cali by
cable Oh May cor 9 special session
Of congress- 10 meet Monday. May 10.
Jlflius Barnes, United States wheat
director, announced Mag that be had
completed negotiations TO bring 1000
1000 bushels ~ Canadian wheat Into
this United States for distribution 10
The mills
Walker y. Hines, director general
Of railroads, has announced that the
railroad administration viii ask im.
metIately for competitive bids for
100000 tons OF steel rails.
The greatest crop of winter wheat
eyer produced Id any country Is Ia
prospect for this years harvest. The
forecast o. production, estimated by
The department of agriculture, placed
/ its size 1T almost DO0.OO0.0 600 bushels
III exnet figures, SD9.915 600 -wlficI
would maSe this years harvest worth
81, 0ssa,oD6 ~ the governments price
guarantee Of S22G i bushel.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board announces that he has taken up
with President Wilson the question Of
permitting American shipyards to
build ships for foreign account 80 as
20 broaden their opportunities and to
furnish continuous employment.
Secretary Baker has announced that
BY August the last man Of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces will have
been Withdrawn from France. lie
said this estimate was based on the
movement pf 100000 men month to
the United States
Ii requires $500 to keep the aver
age American family. government In
yestigutors have found. Furthermore,
the cost Of living throughout the
United Suites Is soaring.
FoREl0N.
On the anniversary OF the day that
il German u4boat sank the I.usltanla,
she supreme crime against humanity
that history records (AIay . the plen-
ipotentiarles Of the German empire
were handed at Versailles by the repre-
sentatlyes Of the victorious allies and
the United States The most exaeting
and huniliating trenty great nation
has ever been called upon to sign.
Afghan tribcsmrn have crossed the
Afghan border With the assistance OF
Afghan regnlar troops and have oc-
cnpIed certain positions on the Indian
aide Of the border.
Duncan Mcdonald, inventor Of the
epay.as yotentern street ear and for.
merly general manager Of the Montreal
Street Railway company. died OF tu-
bereuiosis at Montreal, May s. lie
was 90 years old
serious concern Is felt Ia official
circles over the agitation in Pekin
and rokio IN opposition to ratification
by China &c the peace treaty.
The peace treaty does not arouse
much enthusiasm Ia the French press.
The newspaper commentators generally
condemn Il, with faint praise.
While the German peace plenlpoten-
tiarles are ,ilgestlng tho text OF the
lengthy peace tr@aty hunded them on
Mns Z aud communicating with the
Welmar government as 20 the demands
made upon Germany hy the allied and
associated powers, the council Of four
u engaging itself with the formula
tlpn ~ peace terms for Austria and
Hungary
Serious trouble has broken ont in
China as result Of the decision Of
the council ~ three with regard 10
Shantung and Kiao- Chau. according 10
news received III authoritative circles
at Paris.
Starving refugees IN the southern
Caucasus are restoring 20 cannibal-
ism number of cases having been re-
ported Of mothers killing and eating
their children. according 20 message
reeeiyed at New York.
Prince Alfonso Of Orleans was i'm
lured seriously while skiing near Lake
L0eepe. He slipped down snow
hank, i1DO feet, Into q gravel pit and
was taken to a hospital at Zurich.
yitforlo Orlando the Ilallen premier.
aud Baron sonnino the foreign minis.
ter arrived d Paris from Rome on
stay z As basis of rcsuiulng par
tieipati0n III Inc peace negotlniionS.