Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-16
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Trial Date Set-Capt. Peter c.
Hams Jr.. will be put on trial April
Is in Flushing. N Y, on the charge of
numbering William E. Annis. Justice
Garnelson of the supreme court will
preside.
Decision Withheld-Contrary
to expectations, the supreme court at
Washington did not render its decision
yesterday involving the constitutional
ity of the commodities clause in the
Hepburn rate law of 1906.
Hurt in Explosion - An ex-
plosion in the retort of a gas generator
of the Washington City Gas Light
companys plant at Twenty sixth and
G streets, N. w. early yesterday re-
suited in the fatal burning of three
men. The property damage was light.
Pray for Rain-The drouth has
been so severe near Saltillo, Mexico,
and the resultant suffering so great
that Bishop Jose Maria Echeverria has
ordered prayers in all churches for
three days for rain. The bishop is
personally conducting prayer services
in the cathedral here.
Nine Are Injured-Nine per-
sons were injured as a result of the
wrecking of a tenement house at st.
Joseph MO-, late ounudy HiSIt Wy az
explosion of natural gas All except
one are Italians. Salatore Balsamo
and Thomas Allen will die. Mrs.
Emanuel PRO threw her two small
children from a second-story window
and jumped.
March to Revival - Singing
Coward, Christian Soldiers" 5000 men
marched through the streets of Denver
Sunday, to attend the meeting held
by Gypsy Smith. the evangelist The
meeting, which was attended by $4,000
men, adopted resolutions against the
Carey Wardlaw bill, now before the
senate, which, if passed, would prac-
tically destroy local option in the state.
Find Strange Cave The dis
covery of a strange substance in a
cave near the town of Cornilla, Next
co, leads to the belief that radium is
included in the composition of the in
terror The walls of the cave give off
ar irridescent glow constantly. and
when they are broken the brilliancy of
the light is greatly enhanced. Samples
brought from the cave glow in dark
ness.
Compromise Verdict-The jury
in the case of Josua Klein, the radio
active philosopher" accused. at Ia
coma, of enticing two girls from that
prisoners with number of women
converts to his cult, has brought in
compromise verdict of guilty or as
sault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to do bodily harm, and recon-
mended to the mercy of the court.
To Honor Surgeon-A commit
tee of prominent New York physicians
has under consideration the establish
ment of great institution for surgical
research as a memorial to the lire ana
works of DIR. William T. Bull of this
city, who died recently of cancer III
Savannah, Ga. The memorial will be
in the form of additional equipment for
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
attached to Columbia university, with
which DR.. Bull was long identified.
Dies Under Rock-A balanced
rock, Weighing two tons, which had
been one of the curiosities in TUXEDO
park, Middletown, N. Y, was upset by
a small boy late Sunday afternoon,
crushing him beneath its great weight
and causing instant death. The vic
tim was Ferdinand Cox, the 4year-old
son of William Cox, a park Policeman.
Ferdinand attempted to climb to the
ton of the rock while his little sister
looked on and laughed. suddenly the
immense stone rolled over ana pinned
the little boy beneath it, 1t required
nearly an hours WoTK 10 reHioNo zig
stone, so that the crushed form could
be taken from under it.
To Purify Cities-A. Leo We'll,
president Of the Voters league OF
Pittsburg, who has been in New YORK
for several days, comforting with mem
hers of the bureau of municipal re-
search and others interested in clean
city government. confirms the report
that a movement is under way looking
to the organization of civic societies
throughout the United states, whose
purpose shall be to uncover graft ana
nurifv CITY politics. Twenty or more
of the large cities in the country will
he in the organization. John d. Rookie
feller Andrew Carnegie, Jacob II:
Schiff and other well known men VIII
finance the undertaking, it Is said
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