The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09

I,uef. nollflc,d boss. whose conviction
was The outstanding feature Q! the
famous san Francisco municipal graft
eases. viii expire January I, lV2O, nc
eording 10 records that have reached
ihe governors office at Sacramento.
Railway employees are becoming very
FESTIVE il the fact Of The governments
delay ID answering their demands for
wage increases, ii Is said by officials
at national labor headquarters at
Washington.
ii. II. Bodenstab, fusion candidate
for congress In the Fifth district o.
Wisconsin, special election VIII con-
test the right Of Victor Berger TO
take his scat. Notice OF the contest
has been served on Mr. Berger
Prizes aggregating more than 5000
600 viii lie divided among ayiators in
competitions being arranged through
out the world In 1920, under the diree-
ton of the international Aeronautie
Federation.
WASHINGTON.
Secretary OF State Lansing has de-
MED the published report that Vls-
count Grey, retiring British ambassa-
dor to the United States had left this
country with pledge from the Wilson
administration of $1S,0O0,0O0 loan.
Jerry, zebra Of royal lineage, died
In the National 200 at Washington,
January 2, Of old age The late King
Menilik of Abyssinia sent Jerry TO the
late President Roosevelt as token
of the friendship between the two
countries.
Victor Berger, Socialist, representa-
tive-elect from Wisconsin, not only
will be denied a seat in the house
when he presents his credentials OF
election to the present congress, but
win be prevented from drawing mile
age or my of the several allowances
provided for member, 1t is an
nounced.
Any movement however clonked or
dissembled, designed to undermine the
government will be met with "un
flinchlng, persistent, aggressive war
fare Attorney General Palmer an
nounced In stating the policy of the
department Of justice for the forth
coming year
General anxiety prevails through.
out American business concerning the
continued advance In prices and re-
adjustment appears imminent, the fed
eral reserve board reported in its re-
view of December business conditions.
Elihu Root former secretary of
state, will be called upon to assist in
launching the great international SUI
preme court provided under the league
of nations.
FOREIGN.
NJ, Tchltcherln, BoIshevik foreign
minister, has proposed to Italy a re-
sumption OF relations between that
country and soviet Russia, pointing
out that the Imminent capture of the
Black sea coast by the soviets will
open the Black sea route to Italy,"
says Moscow wireless message re-
ceiyed in London.
A water famine at Montreal result
Ing from a strike of engineers at the
municipal water-works was relieved
after lives Of patients in steam-heated
hospitals had been endangered by lack
Of heat during zero weather
An agreement to urbltrate CONNER
rlal disputes arising between mer-
chants OF the United States and
Uruguay has just been concluded by
the chamber of commerce of the Unit
ed States and the Camarade Concrete
of MOntevideo.
The fiercest fighting ever expert.
enced on the Indian frontier has been
in progress during the past week, in
which time the British casualties have
been heavier than those in the entire
campaign In the Tirah district in 1897
4 while the hill tribesmen suffered as
never before.
Although the supreme council has
fixed January 6 as the date for sign
ing the protocol and exchanging rati
| fications of the German peace treaty
complications are developing which l
Is thought by some persons in coun
ell circles may again cause the post
p0nement of the ceremony of puttinI
the treaty into effect
Poland, Austria, Czecho-Sloyakia an,
Hungary have appealed to Pope Bene
dict TO obtain the PREPARATION of 200
600 of their subjects, who have beel
prisoners of war in Siberia and still
remain there. The men are represent
ed as suffering hnSdships of all kinds
In the Italian senate. Premier Nit
and Foreign Minister Scialoia declal
ed on Tuesday that they would go /
| London and Paris hopeful of a satl.
factory solution Of the question q
, Fiume,
J Fourteen thousand persons wer
i shot by the Bolsheyiki OF Russia /
+ the first three months of 1919 by orde
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