The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-06-03
INLAND NORTHWEST

succeeding +. a. HempeL Jr., resigned,
4 i. e. Jesseph of Spokane has been
appointed war risk insurance direc-
tor for the thirteenth district, accord
ling to a telegram.
Violent wind storms in Nebraska
Thursday resulted in the death OF one
man injuries to few others and
considerable damage to farm porerty.
Joseph Lumpkin, II, of Waco, Tex.
Tuesday shot and killed his father
here after the father had attempted
to abuse Mrs Lumpkin. A eoroners
jury returned verdict of justiflable
homicide.
Sam Anderson, major of the First
squadron Of the First Idaho cavalry,
was Wednesday appointed as secretary
of the chamber of commerce to fill the
position made vacant by the resigna-
| ton Of Glen Fields
Dick Bernard for many years resi-
dent of Bridgeport, and one of tine
best known citizens Of Mono County,
died at Bridgeport Monday evening
from a self-inf.cted gunshot wound
and buns sustained after he had set
fire to lis home.
About 600 feet of roadway through
Ogden canyon is now being completed
each day by Contractor p. J. Moran,
who has started the pouring of the
bitulithic surfacing on the new high
way on stretch between the canyon
muth and the first bridge up the cam
yon.
Great Falls, Montana, was chosen for
the 1923 biennial convention Of the
Ancient Order of United Workman
Jurisdiction of North Dakota, Mon
tana, idaho Washington, Oregon and
Northern California J. p Corcoran of
Great Falls, Mont, was elected grand
inside watclunan.
Blase Kuch %, secretary of the
Croatian Federation of the United
Communist party of America, was ar
rested recently in Chicago by federal
agents, who said steps would be taken
for his deportation. Communist lit
eraure advocating May day riots, was
found, the agents said.
For the second time a parole was re-
fused by the state pardon board of
Colorado for Harold f. Henwood, Den
yer elubman, who shot and killed Tony
Won Phul, noted aeronaut, here May
"a 1911. Henwood was sentenced for
life. George 9. Copeland. bystander,
was killed also when one Of Henwood's
shots went wild.
The "two bit" piece came back into
its own at Idaho Falls this week. when
the largest restaurant in the city an
nounced 'hain and eggs" back at the
old pre- war price. Other price cuts
that attracted the hungry ones at the
two bit' price We're "beef and gravy,
and pork chops" Prices for all these
have been so cents.
BY July l there will be work for
everybody in Oregon, in the opinion
of G. H. Gran, state labor commits
sioner, in a REPORT to the government.
The number Of unemployed in the
state now is estimated at 1000. of
whom 1890 ore in Portland. Since
April l there has been decrease of 10
per cent in unemployment. ~
Francisco San Diez allies Francisco
Hernandez, accused Of the murder of
patrolman Charles Manuel of Ogedn.
May in local rooming house, waived
preliminary hearing in the city court
Saturday and was bound over to the
district, court. He refused aid of
counsel and said he wanted to 90 info
court as soon as possible to get the
trial.
b Unless municipal police of San
francisco act to clamp it down. the
lid is to be lifted on the Pacific
coast, and various libations from, hard
cider to the sort of wishey known as
TAI spin," will pour fourth. The
frod viii last the same length of time
as the biblical fnundation, 40 days and
~ h'siits' ana In some sections at
least it promises to be as hard to COM
bat prohibition enforcement officers
say.
Mrs Bessie Cohn leaned from a Sec
ona-story window of her burning home
at Los Angeles Wednesday and de-
clined to unlock the house doors for
the fireman. go away. she called
i can put it out myself" The fire.
men broke the doors down. Then they
round that an exploding still had
STARTED the blaze. They put out the
nre and took Mrs. Cohn, the still and
twenty-one barrels of corn mash and
ntty gallons of homemade brandy to
the city prison.
western states win get materially In.
creased federal aid in the building Of
roads If the house of renrasenf,t;,.s