The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-03-21
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death penaIsy IN Washington for first
degree murder The bin IL sableet "a
referendum hsr ninety days. The LAST
legal execution 81 Washington was On
February =. 1911
More thar 100 naGives a. sweden.
Norway, Switzerland and Holland were
forever denied the right "a become
citizens of the uniaesl States ID Judge
Stapiefon 81 Portland. These rnen. il
was shown. whoa America was at war
Withdrew their FIRST papers and eiaiui-
81 their rights Is aliens as an excuse
for not going 10 war
Thirtyeight prominent Colorado Re
pubiiesns have filed articles ~ iE-
corporation with The secretary 81 stare
of the Leonard Wood Republican ciuD
Of Colorado, the oDJect being "a pro-
mote the candidacy ~ the commander
~ the central department Of the army
fer The Republican nomination for
president next year.
Albert J. Perry. naval aviator. an
n0nnced 1T Spokane that he mas been
ordered 70 report shortly 1t Cape May,
N =, 10 act as chief engineer III
dirigihie balloon with which II Is plan
ned 70 attempt a "trip across the At
iantie ocean under government d.rec-
ton.
sixty per cent Of the men of the
i6lst infantry 9f the sunset division.
national guardsmen. who entered the
service as members of the second
Washington. we're casualties, either
killed 81 wounded 10 varying degrees.
Air gun riveters, silent 10 the Seattle
shipyards for weeks. On March II
started the prelude to the great indus
trial reopenlng that vim again be
heard along Elliott bay here when the
yards get into full action again.
DOMESTIC.
tornado which swept over MaIno
and Colon, Neb.. caused the death Of
one, the probable fatal injury of two
Others and considerable properly dam.
age ~ the limited district through
which L swept.
Action by the peace conference to
eliminate race prejudice. which he
termed "a fruitful source Of discon.
tent and uneasiness among nations In
the past, was urged rs yIscount
Ishli. japanese ambassador to the
United States, speaking before the
japan society az New York.
IN the present league OF nations
plan i adopted. Great Britain win rule !
the league ard object 10 Americas
becoming again subsidiary country 10
the British isles, declared United
States senator Eau Of New Mexico,
Ii addressing the chamber OF com
nerce At albuquerque.
Fear that action Of the peace com.
mission Ii restricting Germany's army
10 4 small unit 81 volunteers aud ahol- !
ishing the CONSUMPTION system may
operate against proposed universal
military training ii the United
States has been aroused among adyo
Gates u universal training in this
country
Restriction ~ immigration Into Pal.
estine a. $1,000 a year during the first |
period ~ development of the new jew.
lsll commonwealth set up under Brit I
ish irusteeshlp has been decided upon
by che iuieraliied Zionist conference
iR London.
Communicating By the government /
IT fleet Of harbor craft Sufficient 20 /
restore traffic 10 New Yorks strike
bound harbor to normal conditions
has been decided 90 hy officials of /
the army. navy aud United States I
shipping board, according 70 apparent
~ authentic reports.
Ia an opinion rendered az Lincoln
Neh., Attorney General Davis held 4
was not d deseeFation 81 the flag for
q mother ~ a soldier who died in the
service 10 embroider upon Il the name
az her son. Attorney General Davis /
said his office would refuse 10 prose, /
cute ANY such alleged dissertation.
Putting Tie United states on a sugar /
ration dld not reduce consumption In 4
1918, according 10 the annual report OF 1
the ABeFican sugar Refining company,
issued March H., which stated that the
daily consumption Appropriated 1900
tons. the same as for the last ten
years.
doe Walker, negro. charged with
having shot i watehman NJ Greenyille.
Fla.. was seized By a mob and shot 10
death March ~, while being taken TO
Madison, Fla for safe keeping.
A sailors win CLOSELY written ON an
envelope and covered b. two postage
stamps, was declared valid by the
Nova Scotia supreme court.
The cases Of the thirty-two alleged
members ~ the Industrial Workers OF
the World, on trial Ia the federal
court az Wichita. kans.. have been
continued 90 the September. 1910. term
~ the court
sifs. Harriet %. Squler at one time
dressmaker for Mrs. Abraham Lin