Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS IN BRIEF

Diamond in Finger-A dia-
mond set in the nail of his little finger
is displayed by Alphonse Albert Du-
puts, an Evanston tailor. The stone
is one-third carat and was recently
put on. On ordinary occasions the
tailor wears thimble over the be-
jeweled finger to prevent the nail from
being broken and the diamond lost.
No Profit in Burglary-Richard
Carlin who confessed that he has been
a burglar for seven years, has informed
the New York police there Is no proht
in that business. "Of the hundreds Of
places which | have entered, none en-
riched me more than few dollars"
he said. "In the last job 1 was just
getting away with a lot of plunder
when the detectives caught me-"
Consume 10000 Pies - Ten
thousand pumpkin pies were consumed
at Longmont, Colo, Wednesday in
the observance of Longmont's an
nual pumpkin festival. For weeks
wagons filled with pumpkins have
come in from the surrounding
country, which is famous for its
pumpkins, and every oven in town has
been run to it's capacity in baking the
golden discs of spicy pie.
Denies Report-Capt. ]. Moren,
the rich Pittsburg boat owner and
father OF Lew Moren, the Philadelphia
pitcher, denied a story that he had
promised his son $500 for each game
he won from Chicago in order to help
out Pittsburg in the race. "A tale like
that is singular" said Captain Moren.
II never promised my son anything
like this. once, when he was doing
well at Philadelphia, l sent him let
ter of congratulation and check FOR
$100."
Woman Captures Burglars
Mrs. Freda Jacobs. who has caught
more burglars than any other woman
on record in New York, explained 10
Magistrate Cornell her methods of
taking prisoners. Mrs. Jacobs said
"I have caught four of them in the
last three weeks and ] have caught
each of them in the same way. TO
begin with, burglar is more fright
ened than the people whose property
he is stealing. The owners of the prop
erty may forget this, but 1 always re-
member it"
Fire Destroys Heirlooms-It is
now confirmed that many priceless
heirlooms and valuable works of art
were consumed in the fire which de-
SLIOytu iilb llOiliS VI Nli D - - NaiO1N
ander on Castle Point, Hoboken, N j.,
last week.. A painting by Tonyea of
Dutch farm scene, more than 400 years
old, was one of the treasures lost.
Among the valuable papers which were
burned was the original deed by Queen
Anne to Governor Carteret, the first
English executive of New Jersey, for
the northern half of that state.
D. A. R. to Participate-The
Daughters of the American Revolution
are to take a conspicuous part in the
Hudson Fulton celebration to be held
in New York in October. They have
established headquarters in Fifth ave-
nue., where they will hold series OF
receptions during the celebration and
have arranged for a large grandstand
in Riverside park for the accommoda-
ton of tire members and their out-of-
town guests. Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution from all over the
country will be made to feel at home
while in the city.
To Rehabilitate Husband
Through inheritance of S1,000,000 from
the large Burns estate of st. Joseph,
Mo, Mrs Sidney c, Love expects to
rehabilitate her husband in Wall street,
where hO lost his fortune last Jan
uary. Mrs. Love was formerly MISS
Marjorie Burns. who was pronounced
by Sir Philip Burne-Jones to be the