Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-10
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

CAMPAIGN SECRETLY-A secret cam
paign has been decided upon by the Milers'
National federation, in an effort to procure a
withdrawal of the order of the department OF
agriculture against the bleaching of -four A
special committee at Chicago is presenting a
protest to Secretary Wilson, who will be asked
to appoint board Of eperts to investigate the
process
ROBS BENEFACTRESS- Foster
Moore saved a mans life at a fire in Chicago
and now believes that in return he robbed her
OF S5oeO worth of jewels. She found him in a
hallway apparently overcome by smoke and
succeeded in getting him to the street Later
she saw him running away from the building
In a suspicious hurry and soon afterward
she missed her valuables.
TO REGISTER PEDIGREES-Official
registration Of pedigrees in order that persons
who have traced the branches Of their fami-
lies, may have the records published in book
form, is to be provided by the New York &C.
theological and BiographicalN society Bv this
compilation 1t is hoped to present a standard
authority on American pedigrees. Details Of
the plan were discussed at the annual meeting
Of the society last night.
BOY ON MISUNDERSTANDING a dime
novel hero of whom he had just read Wal
lace Stone, aged 16, proceeded to Shoot up
an ice wagon in Suffolk Va, and fired six
shots, slightly wounding John Manley, the
negro driver. The pistol was taken from the
youth, who had been drinking and he was
locked up, but not before he had tried to
shoot small boy, Robert Hicks, who, it is
alleged, bought whiskey for young Stone
was also arrested.
INJUNCTION GRANTED-supreme Court
Justice Erlinger Of New York has issued the
injunction asked by William Hepburn Rus
sell, a policy holder of the Washington Life
insurance. company restraining the Pittsburg
Life and Trust company, which recently took
over the business of the Washington Life
from disposing Of any Of the property or Sc
curities obtained from the latter company
The decision on the application for receiver
ship was reserved
OPPOSES SCHOOL PLANS-Joseph Dow
ney Of the board of education of Chicago has
appuonced he will fight ito the last ditch
plans for a proposed 19-story commercial high
school. provision for three underground
stories has aroused his wrath. II will not
submit he says, ito having our boys sub
merged in Siberia-like quarters of that de-
scripton. Why should we ask pupils to at
tend classes in underground quarters? The
proposed arrangement is insanitary, If moth
ing else"
TOWN ENDANGERED-Owing to a
change in the Red river and the cutting away
of the point of land opposite Fulton Ark
the full force of the current now strikes the
bank close to and is endangering the town and
the Iron Mountain railroad bridge. Several
blocks already have gone into the river with
residences, warehouses and other ptopertv
The Iron Mountain Railroad company has lost
more than half a mile of sidings, and a dozen
or more buildings have been moved back from
the river
SEND PREACHER TO PRIsON-Cloyd M
Cow, formerly Methodist minister at Next
CO. Mo-, who has been on trial for alleged
completely in the death of Miss Lizzie Glea-
son. teacher, last July, has been found
guilty of manslaughter in the second degree
and sentenced to the penitentiary for four
years. Cow was deposed from the ministry
last August, on account of his connection with
the womans death. DIR. F. A. Hemphil ac-
cused with Cow, was convicted by a jury sew
eral months ago. but his case has been ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
PRISE RETRAYE HTNT-A v,orav 49,, op
amazing proportions which a small boy pulled
from his bosom to pay his bill at a shooting
gallery In st. Louis attracted the attention of
a patrolman, who questioned him as to how
he got it. The boy confessed the amount in
the bag, S212, represented what was left of
money he had appropriated from the Brook
port Milling companys office in Rrookport
Ill. He gave his name as Mitchell Hardy, Ii
years old, OF Brpolxport. He told the police
he was about to return home and give up
what he had left of the money when the no.
Ices found him.
ACTRESS NEARLY HTT-During her
greatest scene in the third act of ''Kassa'' at
the new National theater in Washington last
night, Mrs Leslie Carter had narrow es-
cape from serious injury through the falling
OF a heavy stage manelpiece, which barely
missed her head. The actress, who was alone
on the stage at the time had just placed a
candle on the mantel and had turned away
from it when the massive scenery, weighing
200 pounds. fell toward her, striking a table
and smashing number of props. The acct
cent caused SoHle CoIAIlOllOn among the audi
ence, but Mrs Carter proceeded with her
scene undisturbed.
CATHOLICS FILE ANsWER-Asserting
that notes bearing the Endorsement of P J.
Herman, president of the Fidelity Funding
company were not sanctioned by the St
Mary's academy of Benedictine Sisters Of Maui
VOC, ILL.,, and that no consideration was ever
given for the 100000 worth of paper the
Catholic institution has filed answer to
suits in the federal court at Springfield, Ill
The answer sets out that the notes were
signed without the authority of the academy;
that the institution is Incorporated that
under the state law, notes cannot be signed
without the consent Of the maBority Of the
stockholders, and that no consideration ever
was received for the notes.