The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-05
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q flve-hi0ck stretch OF sidewalk
Whisky smuggiers, operating over d
regular route from Robsart. Sask.. q
Hayre, Mont, with number OF auto
mobiles and Drinking whisky Into Mon.
fana have been captured and their au-
tomobile confiscated.
In spite OF eur shortage which is
affecting lumber production In the
northwest, prices have dropped mate
rally IN the last few weeks, accord
Ing 10 latest reports.
II Ii snia that work will begin with
IN sixty days upon the government
ordnance depot VT Ogden, which will
cost $2OOOOoO.
reported oil strike III the Reese
River valley. six miles from Austin.
l New, has caused great excitement,
men and women alike Joining ID the
rush ~ locate claims.
Portland physlcians. surgeons md
dentists may form the first union of
professional men to seek affiliation
with the American Federation OF
Labor
Tbs recent "a per cent wage Increase
awarded coal miners VIII add $4,000
600 annually to the burden on consum-
ers IN Colorado. Ii coal operators
there are allowed to Increase prices to
produce nn adequate return on their
Investment, Il II asserted.
United States senator George x.
Chamberlain has filed with the secre.
tary ~ state Ut Salem, Ore. his dec
laratioa Of candidacy for reelection
a detachment Of federal troops has
beeii ordered to Montesano. Wash,
where alleged Industrial Workers OF
the World are on trial on murder
charges arising from the Centralia
armlstice day slaylnEs.
DOMESTIC.
Jack Dempsey. heavyweight cham.
pion Of the world, and his manager,
Jack kearns. were Indicted by the
federal grausi jury ut san fsrnneisco
IN charge that they conspired to
have Dempsey eyade the selective
draft A second indictment against
Dempsey charged actual evasion OF the
draft.
Telegraphlc advlces reaching Doug,
has Ariza from Hermosilio, sonora
state capital. conveyed the inforIna.
tion that the conference TO arrange
q tentative peace between the Car
RAMA government and the various
units Of faqui Indians warning In the
state Of Sonora, failed and that Yaqui
representatives withdrew.
Bonedry prohibition was approved
ny Yukon territory voters at pleblscite
lust concluded Two proposals favor.
Ing liquor were defeated.
Arrest and deportation OF anarchists
aud other radicals is continuing. An
th0ny Camlnetti, commissioner gener-
VI Of Immigration, announced, During
January, 2T9T warrants were issued,
Of which 500 were for normal lmml,
grafton eases, including the snpre-
bending Of immigrants who had enter.
sd the country under false deelara-
lions. The record number Of war,
rants was 306T IN December.
Labor has received les maximum in
crease In wages and could do much
better hy cooperating IN efforts 70 cut
the cost of living, Howard H. Figg, as.
sistant attorney general, declared at
conference with Federal Food Admin.
issrator Williams at New York.
The amendment to the Lever food
control act was declared uneonstitu-
tional by United States District Judge
Faris AZ 81. Louis when he sustained
a demurrer Of the defense and dis
missed the case of the L. Cohen
Grocery company, which was charged
with asking an unjust profit on sugar. |
a dispatch from Culexico. Cal, an.
hounces that the Colorado river broke |
through the fsckerSun levee Fifty |
thousand acres of rich hand were being |
Inundated by flood waters, which nre |
heading for weak point on Volcano |
lake leyee.
Former Governor George w. p. |
Hunt. ~ Arizona. has been chosen by |
The president ms minister TO siam.
Ihirty-three and one.third per cent /
gross profit Is necessary for retail /
shoe dealers II they are to continue
~ business. according TO resolution !
adopted by the Texas. Oklahoma ana |
Louisiana Retail shoe Dealers asso-
citation IN convention at Dallas. Tex.
Greatest emphasis was placed on
pliyslcal education by speakers adj
dressing the different branches az tbe
National Education association con-
Tention at Cleveland. Education az
Che mind without training the body /
and strengthening OF health Is not
trne education, Il was eontended.
Joe and Irving GIuck, brothers and /
Wall street messenger boys, have CON
fessed thar they turned over ia
Nicholas Arnsteln. alleged head Of
the S5.00o,O00 Wall street bond rob
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