The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-16
RECORD OF THg IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are waking History
information Gathered from An
ousrssrs u the Globe are
oivsn In O Few Linee.
INrsRMouNrAIN.

pohfu TOT hlieBeu ACTIVITY ia the fhnks
OF the l. w. w.
George Osborne, manager OF Il ranch
owned by Governor Carey OF Wyoming,
was shot and dangerously wounded
on the streets Of Douglas, Wyo., by
David Knlghten, wealthy stockgrower.
A bill aimed at the exclusion Of Jap
anese from Oregon Will be introduced
OF the special session of the state
legislature, II Is announced by Barge
Il Leonard, a representative of the
American Legion.
Maihonihah Thomas, former Demo
crat state chairman Of Utah, has been
appointed prohibition commissioner
Tor Utah.
George Thomas shot and probably
fatally wounded William Schaeffer and
Shot Joe Konchar IN the leg, during an
alteration at bingham, Utah. The
aftrnY occurred IN u poolroom.
Legislation before congress affecting
The meat packing Industry viii be dis
cupssed at the twenty-third annual
convention OF the American National
Livestock association at spokane jan
uary y. % and 20.
Boise, Idaho, became a city OF 30
600 inhabitants when the council unan.
imously passed an ordinance taking In
suburbs with combined population
estimated at 5000.
Loot consisting OF IL quarts OF
whiskey, slxty.one quarts of wine and
seven quarts Of miscellaneous liquors
have been stolen from the police sta
tion at Ogden, Utah. The liquor had
been taken from bootleggers and
stored at the police station.
DOMESTIC.
A record safe OF thoroughbred hogs
was made when thlrty-six Poland
China sows We're auctloned for 1915,
an average Of sl554S4 each, at the
farm near Lake Geneva, Wis, OF VIII
Ham Wrigley, Jr, who took 29S stock
rafsers as his guests ON special train
from Chicago.
Miss Lucy Page Castor has opened
headquarters at Chicago to campaign
for the Republican nomination for
president on an antitobacco platform
Jack Dempsey was charged with
having apparently slulked in hiding
from the draft boards during the late
war, aud Georges Carpenter was
made q life honorary member OF the
post. at a meeting of the III Paso
post Of the American Legion.
Protest against the decision Of At
torDey General Palmer on December 4
In turning over 100000 acres OF oil
lands In California, estimated to be
worth S50O,0O0,0O0, to the Southern Pa
cifie company, without an appeal from
the adverse Judgment of Il lower court.
has been made hy Clifford Plnchat,
president OF the National Conserva-
tion association. In letter 10 the at
torney general.
John Thomas, - years old Is dead,
and his brothers, Michael and George,
and his father.ln,law, Michael Pintar,
all OF Coalition, Ill.,, are seriously III,
the result, Il Is said. of drinking home
made raisin wine
The strike In the steel mills and
furnaces. called September 90, and
which at lts inception involved 3GT 900
men, was officially called off ON Jan
uary y by the national committee, after
an all-day meeting,
san Francisco has been chosen at
the meeting place of the Democrat ma.
tionai convention ON June IS.
o. w. Root, cashier of the State
bank of Brownsville, Mimi, has con-
fessed to forgery of notes amounting
10 approximately 10000.
The san Francisco criminal courts
were cleared ON January Of all the
murder cases growing out of the pre-
pareduess day bomb explosion OF July
x. 1916, against Thomas j. Mooney
aud one against Warren X. Billings
a budget Of more than 100000. 900
viii be necessary To eyangellze the
world, according to leaders OF the SUR
Ney conference OF the Interchurch
World Movement of North America
launched at Atlantic City, n. J. More
than 1900 delegates, representing TWEEN.
9-eikilt denominations, responded TO
the roll cali
A Plumb plan for all American IN.
dustry, modelled after the plan II the
same name for the railroads. has been
prepared and Is expected 10 be pub.
licly announced soon.
An Atlantic coast conference ON the
cost of living at which efforts win he
made to get eastern seaboard states
TO Join their sister states in the west
in legislation for a shorter working
day and minimum wages for women,
has been called for January % at New
ark by the National Consumers league
La the presence OF scores of people
on Fifth avenue, Plttsburg. Il. NJ.
Price, % years old, former captain
Of the United States army, shot and
killed Albert Loving. negro belIboy
Of the Hotel Henry. after a tliSnute