Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

ISSUES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. author
izing the extradition of Howard c. Weaver,
charged in New York with grand larceny,
issued at Governor GilIett's office In
Sacramento yesterday.
LABORER ENDS LIFE-Frank Paravi-
cni a laborer about 55 years old, committed
suicide in San Diego at 10 o'clock this morn
ing by taking strychnine at his home.
Nothing is known of his relatives.
WILL DELIVER LECTURES-Robert G.
WOODBURY.. head of the department OF his
tory at the Indiana university, will give a
series OF lectures at Leland Stanford uni
versity during the winter and spring terms,
taking up his work In January.
WRIGHT AGAIN SALES.--FUTURE Wright,
the American aeroplanist, made a series of
successful flights at lie Mans, France, yes
terday. -Four members of the British Aero
club went aloft separately with Mr.. Wright.
None of the flights marred by accident.
INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT - Captains
Bolles and Bulger, inspectors of hulls and
boilers at San Francisco, began an investi-
cation yesterday into tho cause of the acct
dent to the ferryboat Berkeley when It ran
into the Oakland pier, killing one person and
inJurlng several others.
LINENIAN ELECTRoCUTED Michael
Masserd, aged 10, a lineman employed by the
American River Electric company. died in
Stockton at the emergency hospital yester-
day from burns received about the breast
by contact with a high power wire near
Valley Springs this week.
SUPPLY SHIP ARRIVES-The American
supply ship Culgoa arrived at Colombo Cey-
lon, yesterday morning from Cavite. With
the auxiliary cruiser Panther. which came
yesterday, she preceded the American bat
teship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry,
which is due to arrive there Monday.
ACCUSED OF THEFT-Frank Herker a
prominent young man of Stockton, Is in jail
there charged with embezzlement of money
which he had collected for the Stockton Gas
and Electric company. He has made con-
fesson and will plead guilty. He had held
several positions of trust and has mother,
wife and young child
SLAYER FOUND GUILrY-The jury in
the case of Horace G. Bennett charged with
murder at Salinas. Cal. returned a verdict
of guilty in the first degree yesterday after
noon. Bennett shot and fatally wounded
John d. Stirling atty Gonzales August 6. The
trial occupied the attention of the court for
seven days and attracted unusual interest,
owing to the prominence of Stirling and
the youth Of Bennett
BAKERS ARE WARNED--Secretary vii
son of the department of agriculture yester-
day announced his decision that flour
bleaehed with nitrogen peroxide is an adul-
terated product and cannot legally be sold
in the District of Columbia or in the terri
tories Owing to the immense quantity of
hleached -four now on hand the secretary
viii recommend no prosecutions Of manufac-
urers or dealers for six months from this
date
G. A. r. TO ENOAMP-Henry M Nevius.
commander in-chief of the G. A. r., arrived
at Kansas City yesterday from Chicago en-
route to Salt Lake City, whore he rs to
make preparations for the grand encamp-
ment next year He was accompanied by
members of his stan, and by the national
officers of the Ladies Of the c. A. r.. The
party made a tour Of the city In automo-
bies. Last night a camp fire was held and
the party will leave this morning for Topeka.
PTOMAINE VICTIMS BETTER--A few
additional cases Of ptomaine poisoning de-
veloped at Vallejo yesterday but all are
light. Altogether nearly 500 persons were
affected by the food eaten at the luncheon
on the Prometheus. The only officers among
these were Assistant Naval Constructor Sid
ney M. Henry and Lieutenant Austin Kibbe.
None were taken to the naval hospital. ono
OF the walters who served the luncheon
died yesterday An investigation OF the
quality of meat used by the caterer is being
made at the navy yard.