The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-04-18
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a. high ar 5000 n necessary 10 recover
70 centN spent AZ a locdl vaudeville
theatre. The question Involved Is
whether theatre patron can get his
money back II he Is Told 20 go up In
the gallery when he paid for seats
ia the balcony,
Twenty,nine men born In Norway,
Sweden, Russia and Switzerland who
between December IL, 1908, and Aug
nst ~, 1918. made declaration Of their
intention 90 become citizens Of the
United States aud who after the Unit
81 States entered the war renowned
these declarations, were forever de-
barred from American citizenship by
orders signed by Judge Ralph Bell IN
superior court at Everett, Wash.
The Washington Safety First assoc
citation has started movement to pre-.
vent the soiemnity 81 funeral process.
sions from being broken by passing
vehicles.
IN order "a assist the government Ia
recruiting $4,000 volunteers 10 replace
soldiers 81 the army at present, thirty.
five men aud Officers from Camp
Lewis win start this week on re-
eruiting campaign over the northwest
Br, Robert 81 Knrkeet, ii Portland
physicinH, rushed through fire and
smoke 20 save his two babies who
were fast asleep when their home
caught fire. Br. Karkeet was able 10
make his escape only hy jumping from
Il second story window, with the
children Ia his arms. Neither was
injured
H. Il. welland, Socialist nnd Inter-
national president OF the Timber
Workers union, was defeated for
election to the Aberdeen (wash.) city
council by William Irvine, newspaper
man
Property valued at $4,000 was de.
stroyeh and blooded live stock. lnclud.
Ing twenty span Of horses and mules
burned 10 death Wednesday when big
barn on ranch near The nalles. ore,
was burned.
Mrs, Nancy Jane Bush, 10 years old,
was found guilty Of murder In the
second degree by Jury In district
court at Montrose, Cal, which heard
the evidence In her trial on charge
OF killing her son, John O. Bush, with
an ak and dlsposing OF the body by
boiling II with I've in soap yat.
DOMESTIC.
Re.arrest and enforcement OF ten.
year prison sentence imposed upon
Eugene w Debs, socialist leader con
victed OF violation OF the espionage
act last summer IL expected within
the next week
A bill 10 provide for compulsory in.
surancc ia New York passed the sen
ate by u vote OF 80 20 20
The toll OF Tuesday nights storm
10 northern Texas, southern Oklahoma
and portion OF Arkansas has reached
a total of 100 deaths. with hundreds
reported injured and property loss
that probably win run Into millions
OF dollars.
Sidney Drew, actor on the stage aud
for the moving picture screen, died
April o. ut his home IN New York.
Japanese who have served as sol
dlers IN the United States army cannot
become American citizens under the
law waving declaration OF intention
and other fermallsles connected with
the naturalization OF aliens, Judge w
r. Smith decided In the United States
district court at Isl Paso, Texas.
counterfelters den In FUN opera
tion has been discovered Within the
walls Of the eastern penitentlary at
Philadelphia, Three 'conyicts were
doing the work Ia their cell at night.
Mrs, Alice Cult an actress, aud
daughter OF the late Clara Reed, who
created the role OF little Eva In
"uncie Toms Cabin, died nc New
York In her fifty second year.
The New Jersey assembly has gone
on record as fayoring rugonic marri-
ages, passing bin compelling pro
spectise candidates fer matrimony to
submit TO physicians examination
before Il license Is issued.
Without complaint from state or
city officials laymsh or clergymen,
FOR the first time IN the history OF
Vermont, moving pictures were exhib-
tied on a Sunday for amusement pns-
poses az q Burlington theatre last
Sunday.
Ahaui indians on Sunday crossed the
boundary from the state OF sonora,
Mexico, into the United States. obtain
ed large amount OF arms aud ammu.
milton aud then recrossed into Mexico,
headed. II Is believed, toward Nogales,
Sonora
General Pershings headquarters
band. composed of 100 picked must.
clans from American expeditionary
force. win tour the principal cities of
The eastern states as a feature of the
ubIicity campaign for the Victory
Liberty loan drive.
Besides the destroyers which win
patrol the course to be mapped for