The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-09
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| Mrs. Emmeline B. Wells, better
known as Aunt En-" one of the best
known and highly regarded women of
1.-THE state of Utah, died at her home
in Salt Lake City, April rs, at the
age of 90. Aunt En-" has long been
regarded as the states most foremost
woman, who numbered her friends by
the thousands.
| A committee of one hundred was
formed at Missoula, MONTH"; inves-
tigate alleged laXity of Missoula's Of
ficialdom in dealing with the under
world, following sensational sermon
preached by the Rev. Jesse Lacklin
to the largest church attendance in
the history of the city.
That federal legislation embodying
a rigid solution Of the Japanese prob
lem as it affects the United States,
was the opinion expressed in letters
prepared at Salem, Ore, by Governor
Ben w. Olcott and sent to Oregon's
representatives in congress.
George Thomson, who shot and
killed his brother-in-law, A. L. Reece,
after the latter had boosted he had as
saulted Thomason's 15-year-old daugh-
ter, who Is a mental defective, was ac-
quilted by jury at Denver.
A jury at Idaho Falls, Idaho, &C.
quilted DR.. J. r. Shupe of the charge
Of murder in connection with the death
of Miss Florence Naef, supposed to
have died from an illegal operation.
Wage reductions affecting approx
mately 1000 employees of mines and
snelters in the Occur d'Alene mining
district of northern Idaho have been
announced. They amounted to so cents
day for mine employees and IS cents
for smeltermen.
DOMESTIC.
Two women, inmates Of the isOla-
ton ward of the city and county hos
pital at San Francisco met death in
a concerted attempt by ten women
occupants to escape at night, the
women being killed when the rope
they were using to climb from the
window broke, they being precipitated
to the ground.
Decision of the California supreme
court granting the Southern Pacific
title to oil lands in Kern county was
allowed to stand by action of the SUI
preme court.
Arrested in Somerville, N. j., in con-
nection with the murder of his father
in Orlando, Fla, John r. Bryant was
reported to have declared he did not
know his father was dead. Bryant
was taken in custody, with his wife
and infant child, after they had been
found in destitute circumstances.
Three armed men early Saturday
forced their way into st. James hos
pital in Chicago Heights and kidnapped
Fred Neff, bandit suspect. Nurses and
six patients were held at the point of
revolvers. Police captured Neff and
his three liberators two hours later.
Neff was in a helpless condition, hav-
ihR>h been shot through both legs when
garage was robbed in Chicago
With her deckload gone after hard
battle against an eighty-mile gale, the
steamship II. B. Lovejoy has reached
Anchorage, Alaska, according to word
received at Seattle. The lumber cargo
shifted and a large shipment Of wood
en- pipe carried on deck was lost over
board when the gale was at it's height.
A meteoric shower may take place
about June 81 if the s-Winnecke
periodic comet at present approaching
the earth has meteoric material in it's
wake 1t was announced Saturday at
Berkeley, Cal, by Professor A. 0.
Leuschner of the astronomy depart
ment Of the University Of California.
Positive Identification of Tito Ligi,
arrested at Scranton, Pa, on suspicion
of completely in the Wall street ex-
plosion last September, has been made
by Thomas ]. Smith Of Brooklyn, en-
ployed in the legal department Of an
insurance company having offices in
the New York financial district
Poison gas fumes from a leaking
tank at the Hemingway Chemical COM
pany plant forced hundreds of people
living near Middle Brook, N. j., to flee
from their homes Friday. One police
man was overcome by the fumes.
Federal officials at Chicago have an
nounced that they have requested ex-
haustive investigations of headquarters
of radicals in various sections Of the
country in an effort to locate William
D. Haywood, /. W. w. chief, reported
to have escaped to Russia, It being be-
lieved that he is in this country and is |
planning for May day demonstration.
The Kansas acreage Of winter wheat
is estimated at 9,233, 768, its condition
as to April 16 at S6.S per cent normal,
in the state board OF agriculture's first
crop report of the season, issued
April %.
Legislation directing the secretary OF
the treasury to turn over $1OO,OOO,OOOl