Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

To FLUSH sTREETS-Forty flushing
machines will be put into operation in the
downtown streets in Chicago in the spring
They are being manufactured in st. Louis
at a cost Of $500 each. With these the
streets will be flushed thoroughly at least
twice week.
CLOSES BIG DEAL-The United Smelters
Railway and Copper company Of Wyoming,
capitalized at more than $12,000,0O0, has
purchased all the property in Carbon coun-
ty owned by the Pennsylvania Wyoming g
Copper company, including the Ferris -Hag-
gerty mine, smelling works, power plants,
etc. The consideration is about $10000,000.
WIRELESS TORPEDO-A wireless tor
pedo invented by an engineer named CADET,
was successfully launched at Chalons-on-
Saone France, yesterday. The torpedo Is
said to be ten times more powerful than the
Whitehead. 1t measures thirty feet In
length weighs 5000 pounds and carries an
explosive Weighing 1900 pounds.
THUG USES HATCHET-Miss Agnes Cri-
der is at the Cook county hospital in Chi
cago, suffering from an attack by an un-
identified man. She was walking on the
street when struck with a hatchet, her jaw
being broken and a large cash cut in her
cheek. When she recovered consciousness
she said she did not know the man who at
tackled her.
BUDGET ADOPTED-The representatives
in the diet at Toxic passed yesterday the
budget recently drawn up by the ministry.
Some very slight amendments were made to
the budget as originally proposed by the
ministers. An unprecedented feature of
yesterdays session was the fact that men,
bers, irrespective Of party affiliations un-
hesitatingly supported the amended budget.
STARTLING STATISTICS-W L. Curtis,
in special article in the Record Herald of
Chicago yesterday under a Washington date
confirms what he characterizes as ''as-
founding statement by President Roosevelt
recently, that ''the losses to farm products
due to injurious mammals, is estimated at
$3.50, 200, 600 annually and the loss through
insects is reckoned at $659. 200, 900 an
nually." IN
MANY ELK STARVE-Members of the
legislature at Cheyenne, Wyo., received
word that 10000 elk are starving in jackson
Hole, Wyo. The deep snow. covered with
hard crust, prevents the elk from getting
to the grass, and in their search for food
they are breaking into the hay stacks Of
farmers. The farmers are on guard day
and night. The legislature will make some
provision for feeding the elk.
SETTLERS WANTED-The Canadian Pa
cifc railroad, to further an aggressive i'm
migration scheme, has sent Assistant Land
Commissioner Doupe and Chief Immigra-
tion Agent Foshard to the chief centers IN
the western and middle states to establish
agencies on a large scale, with a view to
inducing agriculturalists to settle on the
company's lands in western Canada. More
than $1,00O,O00 Will be spent in this enter
prise.
ney Wayman at Chicago has begun an inves-
tigation into the case Of James ONeil, who
asks release from the Joliet penitentiary on
the grounds that error was made in
fixing the length of his term. He says he
pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny two
years ago, with the understanding he was
to be committed to the penitentiary for one
year. When he arrived at Joliet he dis
covered the sentence was for twenty years.
ALASKA'S INSANE-The problem of
dealing with the rapidly increasing Alaskan
insane has again been presented to congress.
Secretary Garfield of the interior depart
ment has requested an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 for immediate use, be-
cause all of the money provided for contract
obligations has already been expended. The
Alaskan insane, under contracts, now are
cared for by a sanitarium at Portland. Ore,
at a cost to the government of S34S a year
per capital.
GIRL ENDS LIFE-After unsuccessful at
tempts at suicide Florence Wahle, daughter
of former City Magistrate Wahle, made an
other attempt and ended her life in New
York by inhaling gas Mr.. Wahle found
his daughter lying unconscious on the bed,
and although a physician was summoned
Immediately the young woman died within
an hour. Dependency resulting from over
study is supposed to have prompted her
act. Miss Wahle was II years old, and lived
at Pelham, N Y.
FAVOR STOPOVERS-Recomm endation
for the granting of a ten-day stopOver priv
ilege in Chicago all forms of first class
'and round-trip tickets has been made to the
railroads forming the Western Passenger
association. by the executive committee.
Although it is believed the recommendation
will be refused by the roads, it is said to
be certain individual notice of the ac-
ceptance Of the plan will be served by one
of the roads, with the result that all will
follow, and the stopover privilege made ef-
fective.
is GIVEN CHARTER-The Canadian
Western railroad, a new corporation, pro-
s-ke hos
granted a charter by the Canadian gov
ernment. The company intends to build a
railroad through southern Alberta from Cal
gary to the international boundary, and a
branch line from Poncher Alberta, into the
rich lumber territory of the Elk river val
ley, British Columbia. The line will be con-
tinued south from the boundary. connecting
at Butte. Mont with the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul.
OFFICER RISKS LIFE-Poiceman John
Frey OF Chicago risked his life yesterday to
save the lives Of two other men after fifty
Of their fellow workmen had refused to
volunteer to rescue them. Frank Cullen
and ]. J. Smith had crawled into car tank
and had been overcome by gas fumes. A
crowd gathered, but no one dared go into
the tank car. Finally Frey threw off his
it's top. He brought both men out, falling
unconscious himself he reached the
ground
OPPOSE JAPANESE-While there is a
memorial which has been introduced in the
Montana house Of representatives by Nor
ton is too drastic for adoption, it seems
certain that with amendments which will
be offered it will pass the house. The Sill
yer Bow delegation twelve strong, and
most of the Democrats, favor it and enough
Republicans have signified their intention to
support such legislation to make 1t almost
certain that the house, which has a Dem
ocratic majority of five, will send the bill
to the senate.
TO INSPECT TREES-A measure import
ant to the farmers of the country, well as
nurserymen, has been favorably acted on
by the house agricultural committee. Rep
resentative Scott of Kansas, chairman OF
the committee, Is author of the bill. 1t pro-
vides for government inspection of nursery
stock at ports of entry to be designated by
the secretary Of agriculture An appro-
priation of 100000 is carried by the bill
which also authorizes the secretary of agri-
culture to organize a quarantine against
the importation or transportation in inter
state commerce of diseased nursery stock
or stock infested with injurious insects.