The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-02
RECORD or ThE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD nv BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Nappsnlnus THAT Are Making History
Information Gathered from Al
Quarters of the Gibbs ana
Given In q Few LIHsa.
INFERNO JnTAlN.

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leader Of gang of robbers who some
time ago robbed the First National
bank or Artesla. Ga, of $4,000.
Federal Judge Lewis. 1T Denver, has
sustained demurrer to an indictment
against b. L. simpson. who was
charged with violating fAe Reed pro-
hlbgtion amendment by bringing five
quarts Of liquor into Colorado from
Wyoming 10 motor car, which he
owned. by his ruling. Judge Lewis
held that simpson was not engaged In
Interstate transportation.
Indians on Tuialip reservation near
Everett. wash, with Victory loan al
lotment Of $4,000. have subscribed
k2s 200 Their subscription to the
fourth Liberty loan was 5000.
Charles sar, Al his wife. Susie, Al,
and her son by a former marriage,
David Hardwiek. 10. were found dead
III their home on q ranch near Madras,
Ore, All bore bullet wounds Mrs.
sar and the boy were IN their beds.
Tom and Earl Combs. confessed muir.
ierers Of Jacob N. MelIlnger, Rush,
Colo. merchant, shot 10 death III his
store April II. have been identified
by jack Parker. Pueblo chauffeur as
me men who killed Elton q. Parks.
Pueblo automobile merchant, and VIII
liam Hunter, wealthy stockman, near
. Rye, Colo, on April 20.
on the eve OF his trial on a criminal
charge hi the superior court OF King
county, Orvllle Billings, reputed 20 be
one Of the wealthIest men 81 Tacoma
and at one time candidaie for gov
ernor, accidentally shot and killed
himself at his home at Tacoma, accord
Ing 10 members OF hts family.
DOMESTIC.
Suspension of the order prohibiting
he attachment Of railroad employees
wages is announced by the railroad
administration. This action, however,
lees net make wages subject to at
tnchment which are not subject TO at-
laehment BY the laws Of the individual
Ilates.
Mrs. Emma q. Simpson shot and
probably fatally wounded her husband,
elmer II. Simpson, telegraph opera
tor. III a court room az Chicago Just
after she had been granted divorce.
Mrs. Happy Theodore Van Wyck
Bonner, daughter OF the late United
States Senator Charles II. Van Wyek
Of Nebraska and divorced wife OF Fer
aando Benner New York, swallowed
poison In her apartments at Omaha
and died soon after.
Seven were killed and four injured
when two Iitneys, carrying nearly 9
score of passengers each, crashed
aead.on In the government reservation
ii Camp Merritt. N j.
Under the master spy Or. Huge
Sehweltxer, German agents ia THU
country reported to Berlin by Gods
every detail of Americas business life
kept from the allies 100000 pounds
of explosives and sent overseas IN,
formula Tor the deadly mustard ga
hieh laid low thousands Of American
oldiers, according to Francis L. Gar
san alien property custodian.
mo Michigan senate has passed
Tin legnlIglng tenround, no-dectslol
toSlng matches and creating a stat
athletic commission which viii hay
supervision over boxing and wrestlin
matches.
Secretary IL the Treasury Glass, o
western tour IN the interest Of Ga
Victory loan expressed surprise " IN
enthusiasm Of midwestern comnun
ties. He expressed the belief that N
loan would undoubtedly be subscribe
and very likely ovcrsubscrihed,
BIS a vote Of IL 10 8. the territoril
nilse 81 representatives passed q hi
authorizing the territory 81 Alaska
enter the transportation business wit
chartered ships and approprlatiu
therefor 100000
a minimum weekly wage of $t3.s
has been fixed for an experience
women workers ia mercantile esta
lishments IN California by the sta
Industrial welfare commission, I'll
compares with minimum wage Of s.
fixed 10 September, 1917.
In the presence Of only a few frien,
and relatives. Miss Margaret Carnegi
only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, Andre
Carnegie, and Ensign Roswell Mile
U. S. H.. were married at noon Tue
day In the Carnegie home ia New Yor
Circulation throughout tie state
California Of referendum petitlo
against the national prohibition al
the Harris act to enforce the anon
ment has begun, It is announced
the California Grape Protective ass
citation.
George Henry Raphael, Northe
Pacific locomotive fireman, was deni
American citizenship by Judge A.
Cole Of the district court at Fargo.
d, when Raphael admitted that he "
a member Of the Industrial Worke
of tile World "and similar organic
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