Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

To Restrict Sales-Because OF
the alarming frequency of bomb expio-
sions in Chicago recently the pollce
department will ask the passage VI a.,
ordinance restricting the Distribution
of dynamite and other high explosives
to licensed persons only
Killed at Dance-William Eel
ty. who shot and killed Simon Mlcne-
weskeri was fatally wounded at Cnl-
eago early yesterday during a tight
with Frank Linske in dance nail
jealousy was the cause of the Tragedy
score of policemen are searching Tor
Linske.
Buy Many Furs-Dealers IN
furs in Erie. Whiteside county, Illinois,
during the trapping season just closed
Maid out to trappers in that vicinity
sum amounting to more than $l2,OOO Tor
furs. The skins purchased were Tor
fine most part from the mink, the skunk
and the nuskrat About $4,000 has
been paid to trappers in that vicinity
Plan Reception-The Japanese
association of Washington Will spend
more than $500 in entertaining the OF
ficers and men of the Japanese cruisers
Aso and Soya, which will be at Seattle
Nav 27 to June IL. One hundred com
miteemen are arranging the entertain
ment program, the principal event OF
which will be a large picnic. Each OF
ficer and sailor will receive a present.
Invention Succeeds-A photo
graphic apparatus which has been III
operation at Fort Slocum, N. T., as
part of the army identification system
and which enables a control OF the per-
son of the recruit while being photo-
graphed has been so successful thal
the system will be extended TO other
recruiting depots at Columbus bar
racks, Ohio, and Jefferson barracks,
Missouri.
Choir on Tour-The Paulist
Choirist society of ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic church left Chicago yesterday
on a concert tour to the east, visiting
Detroit, Buffalo, Niagara Fans, New New
is said to be the first trip of the kind
ever made by Roman Catholic church
choir in America. One of the features
will be a visit to the White House,
where the members will sing for the
president.
To Restore Marines-Ihe ma
rine guards withdrawn from the Attain
tic fleet in accordance with the order
Of tbe president will be restored about
June 1. These guards are now being
organized and the size of the detach-
ments will vary according to the size
of the ship. The armored cruisers
North Carolina and Montana received
their marine guards last week prior
to leaving Guantanamo for turkish
waters.
Ice Disappears = A dispatch
from Cordova, Alaska, announces the
ice has gone out of Copper river at
Abercrombie canyon and warm
weather has destroyed the winter trails.
Three steamers have sailed from Sc
attic recently for Alaska, carrying ma
terial and 1000 men to construct the
Copper River railroad. -Four Thousand
men will be required to build the road,
and 100 miles of road will be completed
this season.
Oil Increases Speed = While
the official report has not reached
Washington regarding the long cruise
lust completed by the United States
monitor Cheyenne, on which oil was
used as fuel, such information as came
TO washington shows the vessel on a
high power trial trip has been able to
make a higher rate of speed than with
coal. and her steamnig radius of 1900
miles with coal has been increased to
23OO with oil.
Assassins Trailed = More than
a score of detectives have been vainly
seeking the supposed Black Hand as
sassins who slashed Detective Gabriel
Longobardi Friday night. Longobardi,
with his head and chest swathed in
bandages, has aided in the search. As
sistant Chief Schuettler announces that
this attack has necessitated a campaign
to drive every Black Hand Italian
criminal out of Chicago. Detective
Longobardi has been Of great value in