The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-16

when Walter j. Smith arrived AZ
Omaha from Chicago, With M airplane
loaded with first-class mail Smith es-
tabIlshed d record Of three hours and
tifty-six minutes flying time, and ar
rived In Omaha one hour ahead Of
schedule.
The federal woman suffrage amend
Inent was ratified by the Rhode Island
legislature on January @. The meas
ure passed the house by vote of 8
to 3, and few minutes later was
adopted by the senate with one dis
senting vote,
WASHINGTON.
L. Q. A. X. Martens, self-styled Rus
Sian soviet ambassador to the United
States, and his secretary and spokes.
man. S. Nuorteya, must appear before
the senate foreign relations subcommit-
tee, charged with the dissemination
of Russian propaganda IN the United
States.
Al story Of how American capitalists
spent vast sums without expectation
Of return or profit to aid the gov
eminent In It's efforts to supply explo-
siyes for the war, was told to mem
bers Of the house committee on ex-
pendlhlres In the war department.
President Wilson'S Industrial con-
ference has been asked to take up the
housing crisis in the United States
and to consider methods to bring re-
lief.
President Wilson, In his message
read to the diners at the Jackson day
dinner at Washington, assembled in
two separate halls, declared that the
clear and single way ont was to sub
init the league of nations question
70 the voters as "a great and solemn
referendum"
Herbert Hoover will be called to tes-
tify before the house ways and means
committee before any action is taken
on the recommendation of Secretary
Glass that the United States extend
further credits to Bankrupt European
countries.
More was accomplished through the
governments settlement of it's anti
trust proceedings against the five big
Chicago meat packers than could have
resulted from court decision adverse
to the packers, Attorney General Pal
mer told the senate agriculture COM
mittee.
FOREIGN.
The first chamber of the Dutch par
lament has drafted and presented to
the cabinet Il memorandum suggesting
that It Is now desirable that Holland
request former Emperor William of
Germany to return to his own country.
The situation In Russia is about as
bad as could be from anti-Bolshevik
point of view, according to British war
office reports, and there are few signs
indicating any likely Improvement.
Twenty persons lost their lives when
the ocean-going tug lie Pluvier went
down with all on board between Tou-
Ion and Marseilles, France.
Twice within the past week Fran
cisco villa has attempted to attack
trains on the railroad south of Chi
huahua City, Mexico, apparently to re-
liable information. He also had two
small encounters with federal troops
during the same period, 1t was said.
Nikolal Lenine, Russian Bolshevlk
premier, has made n new peace offer
to the allies, which is being taken to
London by Colonel Talents, British
representatives in the Baltic states,
Among other conditions included In
the offer Is n promise to abolish ter,
rorism and the activity Of revolution
AIRY tribunals, according to an Esthon.
ian newspaper
The German army, which numbered
2So,oOO men on January 1, will be re-
duced monthly so that by April the
strength laid down by the peace treaty
will be attained, 1t Is announced.
Allied demands for the extradition
of former Emperor William of Ger,
many IN, winch II Is known America
VIII not participate, are expected mt
The Hague about January IL.
The Russian newspaper Prisyne con-
aims n report of the execution of Ad-
miral Bakhireff, who fought brilliantly
against the German fleet in 1917, The
admiral, says the newspaper, was ac-
eused of plotting against the soviet
government.
Only tive houses are left standing in
the village of Coutzlan, state of Vera
Cruz, where no estimate has yet been
placed on the number OF dead and in
tured resulting from Saturday nights
earthquake, according to reports re-
eelved at Mexico City.
The Bolivian congress has passed n
bill legaltzing the circulation of gold
ms a medium of exchange. The gov
eminent VIII issue a decree fixing the
equivalances between American gold
standards and Bolivian money.
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