The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-04-23


the men went into the workings too
soon, 1t Is stated, being caught in
second explosion and a cavern.
Charged with violating the Lever
act, twenty-five leaders I'm the fnsur-
gent strike Of railroad switchmen were
under arrest in Chicago, April Is.
Representatives Of eleven Of the
largest news print manufacturing COM
panies in the United States and Can
ada, at conference with union Off
Gals at New York, agreed to grant
their employees general wage advance
Of 20 per cent in renewing working
agreements for the next year.
..a WASHINGTON.
Collision between war department
officials in charge Of the sale Of sur
plus supplies and a combination of
outside ''favOrites7 was charged in the
house by Representative Madden, Re
publican Of Illinois.
Impeachment proceedings against
Assistant Secretary of Labor Louis f.
Post were started in the house. April
Is. Charges OF fragrant and unwar-
ranted abuse of his power in Obstruet-
ing the deportation of alien enemies
seeking to undermine and overthrow
the government form the grounds on
which the impeachment is sought
House leaders are planning three
day recesses, beginning about May Is,
under a gentIemen's agreements that
no business will be transacted until
the senate is ready to recess for the
summer
Five hundred Armenian veterans of
the European war, who fought with
the United States forces, marched TO
the state department on April Il, and
presented to Secretary of State Colby,
who acted for President Wilson.
memorial of Armenia, as has been
done by Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan.
An order has been issued by Secre-
tary Wilson suspending the fmmigra-
ton laws so as to admit labOrers from
Mexico and Canada for the exclusive
purpose of cultivating and harvesting
sugar beet crops in the states of Col
orado, Wyoming, Utah, Iowa and Ne
braska.
FOREIGN
The Chinese troops which mutinied
at Onhai recently succeeded in gain
ing possession of that town, to the
northwest of Annoy. in Fukien prov
ince. Their success was aided by fac
tiOnal forces from Chang Chow, south
ern Fukien. Fighting also is report
ed in other places in the vicinity.
The Polish authorities have ordered
suspension of private telegraphic
communication from Poland with for
eign countries until April 20, accord
ing to an announcement by the French
Cable company. No reason for the
suspension was given.
General De Metz. commanding the
French forces of occupation on the
right of the Rhine, has instructed the
newspapers at Frankfort to publish
denial of the German governments
statement that high French officers at
meeting in Mayence discussed Ques-
tons of political strategy, the object
of which was to divide Germany up into
small republics.
The state of Sonora will appeal to
the United States for recognition as &
bellfgerent. Announcement of the ap-
peal was made at Aqua Prieta by Fran
cisco Elias, leader in the Sonora re-
volt against the Carranza government
OF Mexico.
DIR. Wolfgang Kapp has been arrest
ed at Stockholm after a sensational and
adventurous escape in disguise. The
man, who for five days was dictator
in Berlin and whose madcap milftar-
ist revolt plunged Germany into civil
war, fled from Berlin in an aerOplane
and travelled to Sweden via Denmark.
On the heels of the victory of the
Irish hunger striking" prisoners in
forcing the British government to re-
lease them, the long arm of the
crowns military reached out again
on April 10 and gathered in 100 al
legged rebel leaders and sympathizers
in Dublin alone, while extensive raids
were made in other parts of Ireland.
The worst blizzard Of the season
struck Moose Jaw. Sask., April II. as
a result of which traffic is almost at a
standstill Houses were showed in
and snowdrifts were many feet deep
in places.
John Reed, an American magazine
writer. reported recently to have been
executed in Finland, is alive and wen.
according TO an official report received
at the state department from the Fin
nfSh government.
A war profiteering scandal has been
opened in the French chamber OF dep