Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Winner Decided-The balloon
University City of st. Louis, with john
Berry and John Mccullough ABOARD,
was the winner of the natloilal paIio -'g.
contest at Indianapolis, having consid-
cred a distance of 3551a miles The New
York probably will be awarded the
prize for the longest period in the air
-35 hours 10 minutes.
Has New Theory-Declarlng
his belief that the origin of life is to
be discovered in volcanic hre, Proles-
sor Jaeger, a scientist. addressed the
chamber of commerce at Honolulu yes
terday urging the establishment of an
observatory on the brink of the era
ter of Mount Kilauea for the purpose
of pursuing Investigations TIC that end.
Charge Forgery - Extraditlon
papers charging Marion Fortner OF 81;
Louis, Mo-, with forgery In the second
degree have arrived at Paris and were
transmitted to the foreign office,
whence they will be sent to the exam
lining magistrate If the latter finds
that the papers present a prima facle
case the extradition of Fortner will be
granted.
To Pay Salaries = Judge
Sturtevant has issued at San Fran
cisco an alternative writ, returnable
Monday, to compel Auditor Roster to
allow the payment of the May salaries
of Special Agent William ]. Burns ana
his assistants. The attorneys of the
United Railroads attempted to stop
payment of these salaries by threaten
ing to sue the aditors bondsmen If he
paid the money
Suit Dismissed-The libel suit
brought by P. H. Mccarthy, president
of the building trades council at San
Francisco. against John d. Spreckels,
Charles w. Hornick and Ernest Simp--
son of the Morning Call was dismissed
today by Police Judge Shortall. The ac-
ton was based on an article alleging
that Mccarthy and other labor leaders
had held conference on political mat
tiers with Southern Pacific officials.
dominates Judge - President
Taft yesterday sent to the senate the
nomination of Peter d. Overfield to be
Judge of the Third judicial district or
Alaska in place of Judge Silas Fl. Reed,
resigned. Mr.. Overfield is a Pennsyl-
vanian, who has practiced law at
Nome, Alaska. He was once noted
football player with the University of
PENNSYLVANIA. His nomination was
recommended by both factions in
Alaska.
Fatally Burned-The bursting
of a hot water tank caused by the eX-
plosion of a boiler in the paint factory
of L. E. Boyle & Co. at San Fran
cisco yesterday fatally burned Frank
Jones and Hector McQuade, employees
of the firm, who were flooded with
scalding water. They were removed in
an unconscious condition to the har-
Dor emergency hispital, where it is
stated they cannot recover. The cause
of the explosion is not known.
Steamer Stranded-The Royal
steamship line Antonio Lopez. which
went ashore near Fire island, New
York, Wednesday night and from
which 525 passengers were rescued
Thursday, early yesterday was hoisted
over the outer bar on which she had
first grounded, and now lies broadside
to the beach in bad position. The
steamer is leaking. Captain Mir and
his crew remain on board. Wrecking
tugs are alongside the steamer and will
attempt to relieve the vessel at high
tide.
Accuser Arrested-George w.
Weiland, prominent lumberman of
Scranton, Pa, who arrived in San Jose
a few days ago with a warrant for the
arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Morrell on
a charge of having sold a mine in Sier-
ra county that they did not own, was
arrested and arraigned late Thursday
on a complaint sworn to by the Nor
rells charging him with the felony en-
bezzlement of $4,000 worth of mining
stocks that had been left in his hands
by the latter for sale. He is out on
$4,000 bail.