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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE R. l., Nov lathe ex-
ecutive committee of Brown university
accepted the offer of Mrs. c. oliver Iselin
of New York, daughter of the late Col.
William Goddard, the late chancellor of
the university, of memorial gate in
honor of her father, who died last
month. The gate will be placed at the
George street entrance to the middle
campus near Rhode Island hall, and al
most opposite the former home of the
chancellor. Mrs. Iselin has engaged
Howard Hoppin, a local architect, who
will design a gate, and the iron work
will be made by Italian artists in the old
country during the coming winter.
Chancellor Goddard in the last 10 years
of his life gave nearly $4,000 to the
college for various purposes.
NEWPORT-It was learned in Newport
that Nine. Isabella Deajuria, a portrait
and miniature painter of New York,
whose suit against Mrs Edward Berwind
last summer was dismissed on account
of a technicality, would again bring
suit against Mrs. Berwind. The cost of
the miniature is said to have been $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
MISSOURI

81. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 14.-William R.
Coyne. under indictment for perjury in
the municipal assembly paving investi-
cation. was severely injured by the blow
Of a horses hoof at his home. He was
irving to save his S-year-old son from
being injured. Coyne was kicked on the
right side of the head.
RTITLER-In accordance with a petit
.tion sent in from every township in Bates
county. the county court ordered spe-
ciaI election to be held December 10 to
decide the local option question. The
nu6lic sentiment is strongly in favor OF
local option.
Rich Hill, each of which has over 25O(
people. Separate elections will be called
for them.
wELLsvILLE-The Catholic church OF
this CITY. which has been mission
church connected with the church at
montgomery City, has been made a
narish. and now has a resident priest,
rather Flannigan of St. Louis
pIrNcEToN--Dr. H. E. Williams, super
intendent of state hospital for the in
sane No. 1 at Fulton, is suffering from
a eunshot wound in the calf of the left
leo He is at the home of III. F. Smith.
farmer living about five miles from
here and near whose house the wound
was received from the accidental dis
charge of the DOCTORS own shotgun while
hunting. DIR. f. ]. Lutz of st. Louis,
summoned by telephone, and DR.. A. w.
Nelson. whose guest DR.. Williams was
IN the hunt. are attending the patient and
giving special attention to the prevention
Of blood poisoning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
NEW YORK

BUFFALO, N. Y. Nov. 14-Alexander
Young of Ebenezer was shot and fatally
injured while standing at window con-
versing with two friends. This was the
third attempt within fourteen months 10
kill him.
On March two men knocked at his
door at night, and when Young opened Il
a rifle was showed through the crack
and fired. Young hovered between life
and death for several weeks, but recov-
cred. On September of last year, Young
was shot by man, who climbed over
the rear of his wagon.
Neither the police nor Young's family
have any explanation for the repeated
assaults.
ONSET BAY-A terrific southeast gale
prevailed here, and damage to craft was
serious.
Henry C. Bolles. the mail carrier. who
sleeps in an old carhouse at the edge
of Sunset Cove marsh. awoke to find
his bed surrounded by water.
The yacht Geisha, owned by DR.. w. D.
Hunt, went on the rocks off Shell Point
and was considerably damaged. The
yacht Mildred, owned by Capt. Warren
Besse, also went ashore. All up and
down the beach dories pounded against
the rocks.
ITHACA-Aiss Grace Day of Ridge
way, Pa, student at the Ithaca Con-
servatory of Music. was stricken blind
while practising at the piano. A physl-
clan and an eye specialist who were sum-
ynoned attributed the loss of sight to
the effects of a previous attack of te-
tanus Miss Day was later taken to her
home
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
NORTH CAROLINA

ASHEvILLE, N c., Nov. 14.-Capt
Thomas w. Patton, Confederate soldier
and former mayor of Asheville for two
consecutive terms, died in hospital IN
Philadelphia, where he was taken a week
ago for treatment for blood poisoning
from which he had been suffering for
several years.
WILSON-Mrs. Thurman Fulghan and
her newly born child were burned to
death In their home.
Mrs. Fulghan had been left alone in
the house when the fire broke out. Be-
cause of her condition she could do
nothing to give the alarm or to save
herself. The building was of wood, and
burned quickly. The absence of near
neighbors prevented her screams being
heard, the house being burned to the
ground when assistance arrived The
young husband returned to find his home
in ruins and his wife and child victims of
the flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
DELAWARE

MILFORD, Del, Nov. 14.-Frank Greco,
tAe wealthy Italian and constructor of
railways, who recently purchased several
farms here for a colony for his fellow
countrymen, among them the Governor
Polk farm, has begun active operations
for his new settlement.
MIDDLETOWN-Mrs Clara r. Gilpn,
wife of DR.. T. H. Gilpin, died at her home
on East Main street after a lingering
illness of several months. Mrs. Gilpin
was the eldest daughter of the late
Governor John p. Cochran. She had
been married twice. one son. DR.. Jean c..
Sites, by her first husband, surviving
her. The funeral services took place
this afternoon, interment being made in
Forest cemetery.
NEW CASTLE-In a runaway on the
state road, Edward Revis was thrown
from wagon and badly bruised about
his head and back. The runaway was
caused by his wagon colliding with an
other wagon, which caused the horse to
bolt and throw him out before he could
secure proper hold on the reins and
control the animal
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
NEW JERSEY

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 14-Walter E..
Crosby of Cuba was awarded verdict
of $4,000 in the United States court here
against the Cuban Railroad company, a
New Jersey corporation, for the loss of
an arm. He was an engineer on the road.
Mary o. Shed of Boston got a $65OO
verdict against the Central Railroad of
New Jersey for injury sustained in a
wreck at Eatontown, N. J.
PAULSBORO-Mayor Adamson has
reconsidered the building of gas plant
at this time because of the stringent
money conditions. Although Frank d.
Moses, the contractor, has the material
for the plant in Paulsboro, he will not
be allowed to proceed with the building
of it. There is some talk of private
company building the plant
The delay comes as a surprise, as
Mayor Adamson was elected on a prom
Use to give the people improvements.
BRIDGETON - The celebrated "ter-
rapin case" which has been before the
court since 1901, may be tried in another
county. Application has been made to
Supreme Court Justice Trenchard by
counsel for the plaintiff for change of
venue and the matter is being held un-
der advisement. The case is one in
which Carl Newcomb of Cedarville, is
suing Gamo Warden Conner and other
officials for heavy damages for destruc-
ton of his terrapins.
No trace whatever has been found OF
William Fralinger, the 17-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fralinger, who
mysteriously disappeared from his home
in East Bridgeton last Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
P0SSUM BURROWS INTO
GRAVE TO MAKE HOME

l. DICKSON, Tenn, Nov. Awhile :;
I. some colored mon were digging a );
!, grave at burying ground out in :,
!. the country from Dickson, an in !
Z cident happened that has complete !
+ ly severed the friendship of people ::
+ of their race and the Tennessee !
!. opossum in this neck of the woods. ::
i Some dogs that accompanied the !
4 diggers bayed at a nearby grave. !
j, Investigation revealed that !,
4 smoothly worn hole extended from !
4 the side of the mound to the in !
+ terror. Into the hole a switch was !
4 thrust and was answered by a !,
!. hideous, sepulchral growl. The !
/. switch was given vigorous twist !
!. and withdrawn, and out with 1t !
Z came a big, fat opossum. The old ;;
I. varmint had burrowed into the 4
4 grave, gnawed through the coffin !
!. and there made its nest. The grave !
i. was a little less than year old. !
\ The old fellow was almost white, !
!. and gave evidence of having been !
/. an inhabitant of the tomb for some !
4 time.
i + j. i i \ i. !. i !. i !. J. 4. ]. I. !. j. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
PENNSYLVANIA


LEBANON, Pa. Nov. 14.-Jubilee ser
vices in celebration of the completion of
a half century of active ministry in the
Episcopal church by Rev. Alfred M Abel
OF Jamestown were begun in st. Luke 8
Episcopal church. The anniversary SER
mon was preached by Rev. Mr.. Abel, who
came here in 1877. The jubilee services
will be continued one week.
HARRISBURG-John ThompHinson of
Harrisburg notified the county commits
sioners today that he proposes to test
the constitutionality of the personal reg
istration law. Thompkinson recently
moved from Everett, Pa, where the law
does not applyS and being unaware of its
provisions did not register.
BUTLER-Charles Redick, a wealthy
oil operator of Butler county, was ar
rested and released under $1,000 upon
the charge of alternating the affections
of Mrs. Plummer Smith. The charge
was brought by Smith, who is an oil
driller also of some wealth, and employed
by Redick.
HAZLETON-Playing along Black
creek while on her way home from school
today, S-year-old Ruth Kirschenderfer of
Gowen fell into the water and was
drowned before her little companions
could summon aid.
HARRISBURG-Henry Geer of Bright
on was appointed treasurer, and James
r. Gormley of Monaco, coroner of
Beaver county by Governor Stuart to-
day. Mr.. Geer succeeds ]. ]. Hillman,
deceased, and Mr.. Gormley takes the
place of John P. Wall, resigned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
KANSAS

WICHITA, Kas., Nov. 14--John B. Rob-
erts. grocer of this city, bids fair to
soon have a well grown beard inside his
mouth. Since June the beard on Mr..
Roberts left jaw has been growing in
ward instead of outward, despite the ef-
forts of numerous surgeons who have
tried to check it. The surgeons pronounce
Mr.. Roberts case one of the strangest
they have ever seen. When the ''re-
verse" began an operation was performed
at one of the local hospitals to check 1t,
but without beneficial effect.
IEAVENWORTH-L banks
are meeting all demands for cash. All
pension vouchers presented are being paid
by the banks in gold. The coal COM
panies paid all their miners in gold, the
payrolls amounting to $4,000 Over 100000
has been paid out in pensions. glle school
teachers received their pay in gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
GIRL D0NS OvERALLS;
WORKS IN GRAVEL PIT

\ DANvILLE, H., Nov. 14.-Among !
< the laborers in a gravel pit north .
!. Of Attica, Ind. Is Miss Barbara .
4 Pring, 1S years old, who dons over
4 alls and labors side by side with :
/ her father and brother. She does :
:. as much shoveling as any man in :
u the pit and receives the same pay. .
:. She has not missed day in the .
\ pit since last spring, when she :
i first took up q mans work.
4 Miss Pring says she likes the
!. work in the pit better than the
!. duties which ordinarily fall to :
4 young woman, and that shoveling :
4 does not tire her any more than :
!. work about the house. Since she
+ was little girl she has shown :
4 decided preference for outdoor
j. work She can not only hold her :
1. own in shoveing gravel, but she
\. can plow and husk corn, cut wood :
4 and take care OF horses as well as
!. any man in her neighborhood. ;
l. And when it comes to trading
i. horses no one can get ahead of the
:. young woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
CONNECTICUT

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Nov. 14.-Rev.
]. e. Klingberg, pastor Of the Swedish
Baptist church, has been raising his sal
ary by prayer for a year. He said that
he thought the method a big success.
He has raised $1131 for his own salary
an $17O92 for his church during the year.
He notified the church trustees last year
that he felt it his duty to give up his
salary and trust to prayer to bring him
contributions for his family.
COLLINSvILLE-The Skidoo Young
Ladies' club was broken UP by several
envious boys. The girls have an annual
meeting which they attend in male attire,
their trousers covered by long wraps.
One night this week the boys invaded
their dressing room in their absence and
carried off all thei wraps, leaving the
girls to walk home in mems clothing,
while dark lanterns were flashed on them
and crowd cheered as they passed.
ORWICH-Diamonds and jewelry of
the aggregate value of $1,000 were stolen
a few nights ago from the residence of
Frederic L. Osgood in this city.
The fact became known only today.
There Is no clew to the burglars.
BRIDGEPORT-Oscar Schroeder, pro-
prietor of the Union hotel, known gen.
orally as the "Hoodoo" house, because
it was the original home of the Thirteen
Suicide Club" dropped dead in the street
yesterday. About Is years ago a group
of 13 men met in the hotel and agreed to
commit suicide, one each year. 1t is said
they all kept their word. George Wag-
per, who ran the hotel many years, killed
himself in New York. William S. Schrie-
ber, town clerk of Bridgeport, took his
life at the Union less than two years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
ALABAMA


MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 14.-Mrs. J. Carter
Wright, wife of a prominent resident of
Mobile, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver. A negro laborer
employed at her home threw his coat
containing the revolver on rear gallery
and the weapon exploded, causing instant
death.
ONEONTA-Fire broke out in the Guth-
rie hotel, destroying the hotel ten stores
and a livery stable before it was con-
trolled. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
with little insurance. The houses will
be rebuilt.
MOBILE-News received here from
Hattiesburg, Miss, states that three
white men and a negro were plunged
downward eighty feet in the elevator at
the Carter building. The negro escaped
unhurt, but the white men were all re-
moved unconscious, and 1t is doubtful If
any of them will recover. The victims
are DIR. w. n. Doty, Charles Church
and Clarence Green, John Hurt the
negro.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
FLORIDA

WILLISTON, Fla, Nov. 14--Mr. and
Mrs. j. c. Copley, prominent people from
Crystal Springs, Miss, are the pleasant
guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. NJ Willis.
They are regular winter visitors to this
place and Homosassa, and hold a warm
place with the people in Florida.
Miss Lydia Gornto, who has been in
the past one of Levy countys best teach
ers, has accepted the position Of teacher
at Port Inglis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15

MAYO-The commissioners contracted
with Malloy brothers of Perry for the
hire of the county convicts for the year
1908 at the sum of $4O.S5 each per month.
This is the highest price known to have
been paid for county convicts.
Quite an interesting meeting of Mayo
lodge No. 119, r. &c A. NJ, was held when
several candidates rode the goat" in
ne third degree, and are wiser, IL sad
der, men,"
LARGO-W. B. Smith has gone to
Georgia, where he was called to see his
monther, who is i'll.
Oranges are coloring up and several
growers have sold at about $3.50 per box
on the trees T. A. Spivey, one of the
most prominent buyers of this section,
is buying lot of fine fruit. His pack
ing house is putting up and shipping
every day.
WINTER PARK-Adelbert w. Mason,
who was so popular as a student and
baseball pitcher in 1906 arrived on Mon
day to finish his commercial course this
year. He comes from Duluth, MINI.
From Rollins he went with Baltimore
one season and the next he was with
Cincinnati, and he is now signed with
the New York Americans for the next
season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15

PLATTSMOUTH-The farmers are
using this delightful weather to gather
their crop Of corn, which is yielding
fairly we'll
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15

BEATRICE-Mr. Clarence c. Casebeel
and Miss Vienie Wiltse, both of wy
more, were married here, Judge Spaffort
officiating.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
TREMENDOUS WASTE.

The only avenues OF escape from such a fate,
say the chemists, 90 check the tremendous
waste OF nitrogenous substances, such as per-
mittlng the sewage OF cities TO run into rivers
or the sea, TO utilize certain leguminous plants
which make a business OF transforming the
nitrogen OF the air into sort Of fertilizer at
tached TO their roots. and lastly, but OF far more
Importance than any other method. TO draw di-
rectly upon the nitrogen OF the atmosphere by
transforming Il through chemical and physical
processes into what has been termed hNed
nitrogen"
When nitrogen Is fixed" when It becomes
united chemically with other elements. its atoms
intermingling and entangling with the atoms
of the other ingredients OF the compound, 1t is
at once possessed with tremendous powers or
activity, not only nourishing man. but doing a
vast share OF his work. On the other hand, when
II is free as il exists in the air. IL is a slug
sish inert, stubborn gas which has long sue
ceeded IN battling all the attempts OF man TO lay
hold Of Il and compel II TO do his Will. OF at
mospherfc nitrogen the store is practically mex
haustible. II constitutes four-ffths OF the air.
oxygen being the other element. but only mixed
with Il in a mechanical way, like two kinds or
sand On every square inch Of the earth's sur
face there rests twelve pounds Of free nitrogen.
and on every seven acres there is enough or
this element 10 equal all that is contained in the
entire annual output Of the Gillian nitro beds.
As early as 1881 Henry Cavendish, having
learned that lightning burned the air in Its path
into oxides OF nitrogen. decided that artihciauy
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

made lightning should accomplish like results.
And his experiments proved that he right.
When he flashed little sparks from one eectrOde
TO another he found that small amount OF the
nitrogen in the path Of the flame had united
with the oxygen in newly prOporttOned MKT
ure, In which the nitrogen appeared fixed. Other
experiments Of Cavendsh and Prestly in 1856
same lines, but little was done to turn this dis
covery to practical use until Charles 8 Brad
ley and D. r. LoVejoy. two Americans con-
structed machine which for the time seemed
10 have solved one OF the most profound prob
lens OF science.
The Bradley-LovejOy process backed by
capital, and corpora ton formed by the name
was erected at Niagara Falls, and from 1909 to
1904 II manufactured nitric acid out OF the air
and sold It, according to first reports at a profit
From data furnished by the company. the nitric
acid was obtained at q cost OF 2l2 cents pound
and sold at 5ls cents pound. Nevertheless the
enterprise finally abandoned. and since 1904
il is said that the company has done little but do
experimental work.
BY the Bradley -Loveioy process the air was
carried into cylindrical drum about as high a
a man. with diameter about one-half OF It's
height. Within there was a wheel with A vert!-
cal axis and 1873 spOkes. arranged in twenty
three whirs. with six spokes in a whirI each
spoke extending almost 10 the inside surface OF
the drum. On this inside surface there were
numerous electrodes so arranged that when the
wheel revolved. the ends OF the spokes passed
Immediately over them, causing sparks 10 fash
across the thin barrier OF air between. Under
full speed the wheel revolved at the rate of 500
turns a minute. causing 400. 600 miniature light
ming flashes. and thus forming nitrogen oxide in
ACC, 900 different places From the drum the re-
sulting gases were drawn into a reaction
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
TRADE FROM ORIENT GROWS.

There are lines of freight steamers sailing be-
tween New York ana South Africa and the
Orient The trade from the Orient is increasing
White few years ago one steamer every two or
three weeks sufficed for the East Indian trade
one steamship agency now has vessels twice a
week In some cases these vessels have no reg
ular piers for landing, but are ordered 10 the
quays whore their cargOes may be discharged
or taken aboard 10 the best advantage OF the
cOnsignees and shippers. Sometimes steamers
are obliged to remain at anchor in the bay
awaiting an opportunity 20 dock and discharge
their cargoes, especially when the conslgnees
wish the ships burden deposited in Manhattan
Mr.. Barber of Barber & Co, of the Produce
Exchange. agents for steamers OF that class
said: IF steamers could dock in Manhattan the
saving in transit charges would be from 60 cents
to 81 a ton. Tens OF thousands Of tons OF freight
which is not landed on Manhattan. would
be deposited upon it's wharves II there were dock
steamers to Boston. instead of bringing them
here, because of the difficulty in securing berths
Tor them In this port. Another firm is sending It's
Calcutta ships 10 Philadelphia for the same
reason. We have one steamer which has been
lying a week and half at Staten Island watt
River '"0 ''as'
Mr.. Dearborn. of the American-Hawaiian
steamship Company. whose steamers take on
their cargoes at the Bush terminal In South
Brooklyn. explained some OF the reasons why
steamship men liked 10 have their vessels la ma
on Mammalian instead or somewhere else In
harbor. I'VE would like to be on Manhattan {"
he said "as matter of convenience. We have
all the terminal facilities we require in South
Brooklyn, but we lose time and money nv hav-
Ing our offices so far from pier. Sending
man down TO the pier takes long time Some
times IL Is necessary TO bring samples OF the
cargo up to the city and that takes time Then
when there is Manhattan delivery trucking Is n n
item SO far as docking is Concerned our vss
sels are as safe IN South Brooklyn as they would
be in Manhattan
A brief summary Of the situation roeIIov,Aa nv,
q spirit OF optimism regarding the commercial
1Gture OF NeW aorK was contained in what Mr.
Moore. or Lunham & Moore export fretpnf
brokers. said. New York." said he, ''in view OF
US advantages OF frequent and regular saiiings
ioF all points, would get large amount OF busi
ness IN ADDITION to what IL now has if K were
not Ior tne dinerentiais OF two cents in favor OF
Fhhedelphia, and three cents In favor OF Raiti
more more the impossibilsty OF q single handling or
f .tislt ~ rom ran 10 steamship and incidentally
optimistic regarding the future OF New York aS
- 20 ~ ~ nave great faith that the rebuilding
or the Erie Canal win bring New York bacls IN -
ASf own again. for freight Transportation by