The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or TIE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making ssissory
---lnformatlon Gathered from Al
Quarters Of tho Globe and
Given In q Few Lines.
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Countrywide organization OF sugar
beet farmers TO fight the so-called
sugar trust is the object Of a Joint
convention Of farmers organizations
called to meet In Denver on January
20.
Or. s. w Mcclure secretary OF the
National Woolgrowers association,
with headquarters al Salt Lake, speak
Ing before members Of the Idaho Wool.
growers association nj their annual
convention at Boise, announced he Will
resign from his secretaryship Of the
national organization.
II. Il. letter, deputy sheriff Of Curry
county. LOST his life az Bandon, Ore,
ut the mouth Of the Skies river, when
surf boat 10 which he and three
others were attempting to reach the.
wreck Of the steamer J, $. Chanselor,
capslzed. throwing The men into the
water
Ten alleged radicals, arrested by the
Seattle police departments anti-red
squad, have been conducting, the Of
flcers announced, il school Of Bolshe-
yisin.n The leader or teaeher gave
his name when arrested as DIR. Nil
chaeI $. Schoolman.
Robert s. Martin Of Salt Lake City
won modified Marathon Of -four
miles conducted at Pasadena, Cal, by
the Los Angeles Express and Pasa-
dena newspaper,
The National Educational associa-
ton Will hold its national convention
in Salt Lake July 4 10 July 10, 1920
DOMESTIC.
Launching a concerted and carefully
prepared movement against commun.
list and communist labor groups of ra-
dlcals. agents of the department OF
justice on Friday conducted raids in
thIrty-three cities, extending from coast
10 coast, neurly 1000 radicals being
arrested.
The government deficit from rail-
road operation during November will
be approximately s64,500OO0, low
record for the year, according to fig
ures just made public.
Thirty former German passenger
ships seized when the United States
entered the war, including the Levla-
than, the largest vessel afloat; the
Agamemnon, George Washington and
others which were the pride of the
German merchant marine, have been
offered for sale by the shipping board.
Corp. james Clark lost his left hand
by explosion Of defective bomb while
directing Il detail Of soldiers In clear
Ing the site OF the 100000 ammuni-
tion tire ut Douglas, Arizona.
The year 1919 recorded the lowest
death rate In chlcago's history, the an.
nual report Of the health department
disclosed
Statistics complied by the Railway
Age show that the year 1920 begins
with the development Of the railways
Of the United States nearer Il com
plete standstill than ut any time slnct
the first rail was laid in America.
Three billion dollars must be spen
by the railroads of the United States
within the next few years TO provld,
first class passenger and freight IN
cilltles,n Is the declaration made b!
Howard Elliott, president OF the North
ern Pacific railroad
William Grant Webster, lawyer o
New York City, has filed an individ
ual petition as an independent candI
date for the Republican endorsement
fer vice-president.
'srhe Argonne, the most difficult an
most important sector was chosen b
myself, because knew that no othe
troops could go through" declare
General John ]. Pershing, while speal
ing to veterans of the world war q
Lincoln, sseb.
The war department has ordere
Lieut. Gen Hunter Liggett to reorgaI
lie the western department ON tn
basis Of an army corps ready for ser,
lee in the field, the new arrangemer
10 be effective January 10.
A white womaa was shot and kille
and white soldier was probabl
fatally wounded in fight betwee
negroes and soldiers ON street CO
near Camp Taylor, says Louisvill
KY, dispatch.
The first case. decided against
railroad and the director general
railroads IN connection with respone
billty for the forest fires In northel
Minnesota in the fall OF 1918 has I
suited In the awarding of S2l62l
damages TO Jacob Anderson, a Cal
ton county farmer. by jury in dl
trict court.
DR.. Christopher G, Schott, charg
with murder OF Miss Elizabeth Fo
Griffith, aged II. his office assistaI
on December "a. at his prellmIna
trial at Louisville, KY, was reIeas
on 5000 bond, pending Investigate
by the grand jury which meets
january 8.
Walter S. Evans, who had been ca
nected with a number of mining