Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-18
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ACCUSED OF THEFT-E b. Almodes,
secretary treasurer of the Beach. Hardware
company at Columbus, Ga, last night was
arrested on an Indictment charging em-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the company's
funds.
CUBAN SENATE Observation-Disclosures
from all save a score of outlying precincts
show that the Cuban senate is Liberal
with the exception OF two members The
Conservatives carried only two out of eighty
two municipalities, elected thirty-two out
of eighty-three representatives.
CRITICIsE ROOSEVELT - Resolutions
criticising President Roosevelt's letter on re-
ligion in its relation to political life were
introduced at the last weekly meeting Of
the Philadelphia Baptist Ministerial assoc
ciation Discussion and action were post
poned until next Mondays meeting.
NEW HOSPITAL sHIP--Aeting Secretary
OF the Navy Newberry yesterday announced
that the transport Solace, now at Magda-
lena bay, would be converted into a hos
pital ship Of the first class and attached
to the Atlantic feet. The supply ship
Rainbow will be sent 10 Mare Island and
converted into a mother ship for sub
marines.
BROKERS' INDICTED-The federal grand
Jury after investigating the affairs of George
w Emanuel & Co, brokers, or New YORK.
has returned indictments against Louis A.
Prince, j. Walter Labarre and others for
using the malls TO defraud investors in the
Dos Estrallas Mine and Development COM
pany OF Taxco, Mex Prince and Labarre
are under arrest.
SENT TO WAREHOUSES;. W. A. Farr,
mart owner and manager Of a big hotel az
Knoxville Tenn. has been sentenced to six
months in the workhouse and fined $500 Tor
selling whisky. The hotel was raided sew
eral weeks ago, and several men were ar
rested on the charge of conducting a social
club" Louis Evardo, steward or the club,
was given the same sentence imposed on
Farr.
FRANCE ALARMED-A Paris paper
states the French government is alarmed
at the Increasing number Of balloons manned
by German officers which have been de-
scending in France reeetly, and have been
making diplomatic representations TO Ber-
lin on this subject. Continuing. the papers
saw these representations so far have proved
in vain and that France is considering the
question OF taking vigorous steps TO stop
what is termed a "veritabie peril"
BANANA CROP RUINED-The hurricane
which passed over the Dominican republic
on September 70 destroyed four-ffths Of
the banana stalks on banana, plantation
at Seusa, according 10 a report from Con
sui Ralph J. Totten of Puerto Plata Inc
total number Of stalks in cultivation on the
plantation is more than one million. Ship
ment OF bananas from Puerto Plata in 1907
amounted to 322,S4l the entire output being
shipped to the United States.
URGES ECONOMY--The future develop
ment Of the lumber industry in this coun-
try lies in the direction Of a closer ntli-
cation of forestry products. according to a
statement Issued by the forestry bureau.
Both foresters and practical lumbermen now
agree on this point. the report says The
case Is cited OF a lumber company in the
south which intends to md out just what
size and Glasses OF timber can be best
utilized for cheaper commodities when this
timber Is given a preservative treatment
The greater Of chemically preserved
wood will undoubtedly result in that wood
giving a greater life IN service, says the
report.