Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS


ON PLEASURE TRIP-Mrs. J. b. Ram
sew, driving a four-cylnder touring car, ar
rived in Chicago from New York city and
will continue her tour to san Francisco
Monday. She is accompanied by three
friends sour journey Is entirely for pleas
ure and sight seeing" said Mrs. Ramsey.
GIVES ESTATE TO COLLEGE-Dr.
Thomas q. Mcclellan of Knox college an
nounces the gift Of virtually the entire es-
tate to Knox college by DR., and mrs. }. V.
N Standish widely known in educational
circles Deeds without conditions were given
by them to the college for their home resi-
dence and for Chicago property altogether
estimated to be worth sS5,000 to 100000
BRINGS BACK THE DEAD-Forty- five
persons who have died recently form the
basis Of a most remarkable report on bring
ing the dead back to life, according to the
Medical Record. or the forty-hve cases
treated under the new theory OF manipulat-
ing the heart by the hand, seventeen pa
tlents were resuscltated nine with com
plete recovery, the remaining eight dying
after a short time.
DISLIKEs TYPEWRITER-Amba
Bryce, representative of Great Britain at
Washington. presumably dislikes debating
to a stenographer probably more than any
other member of the diplomatic corps, Mr.
Bryce writes most Of his letters by hand
and theh summons typewriter to have
them typed" His habit OF using his pen
was Installed before the day OF the type
the enticements OF the machine writer.
DIES SUDDENLY-One more report OF
sudden death of one of the men connected
with the trial and execution of the hay
market rioters at Chicago has been an
nounced. D. w. Nickerson, who was a
deputy sheriff here at the time OF the exc
cution Of the anarchists, Is dead of apopleXy
in Mason City, Iowa, in the county Wnere g
both Sheriff S. F. Hanchett and Chlet
Clerl, w H Gleason, connected with the
anarchists case, died of the same complaint.
HAY FEVER PREYALENT-More than
100 600 persons suffer from hay fever IN
the United States and the number is rap
idly increasing, according to Dr. w. W.
vue hospital at New York Friday. The fact
that nearly all Of the sufferers from this
trouble which recurs annually, are resi-
dents Of cities, and very few live on farms
DR.. Carter explained by saying nay IeFer
subjects are OF a certain nervous disposition
and that their nervous condition makes
them subject to the disease
HONEYMOON LONG DELAYED-On
board the steamship Mariposa, which ar
rived IN san Francisco harbor from Tahiti
Friday, were E. W. Coddington and wife
who are enjoying a wedding tour which
was postponed from before the civil war
Coddington and his wife were raised 10
gether in the old mining camp OF Green
wood, Bldorado county California ana they
became engaged as soon as they reaened
maturity, but before the wedding could be
nerfornled Coddington Joined the California
volunteers and marched away to war.
BRYAN SAVES GUIDES LIFE-while
angling for bass from a rowboat on Mus
kegon lake at Muskegon, Mich, William ),
Bryan saved his guide, John Corners Of that
city from an involuntary ducking. Mr.
Bryan was IN the city to deliver a lecture
and was the guest OF a party Of leading
business men on a fishing trip. Conners
lost his balance and was half overheard
when Mr. Bryan seized and pulled him
back into the boat. twenty-five pound
pike, the second largest caught this sea
son, rewarded Bryan's piscatorial efforts
MANY TO BE RETIRED-The number OF
naval officers who must be selected IN ac-
cordance with law for compulsory retire
ment at the end OF this fiscal year has
changed since the eliminating board OF hEe
rear admirals, appointed to select these OIL
GERS held its preliminary meeting early
this month. At that time seventeen va
cancies were required to make up the neces-
sary forty Since that time the number
was increased to twenty by the opinion OF
the attorney general regarding three re
tirements under the thirty-year service law.
AUTHOR Is ILI-Mrs. Mary Low Dick
iDson. the venerable author and founder Of
the international order bf Kings Daughters
is i'll at her home in New York. 1t was an
today. following lawsuit In whlch
Judgment for $4,000 was given against her
recently IN favor OF a Boston publishing
house. The friends Of Mrs. Dickinson, learn
ing OF her Illness because of worry over
the lawsuit took up the matter, and as a
result a rehearing OF the case has been
granted by the courts and is scheduled to
start Monday. but 1t Is not likely that Mrs
Dickinson will be able to leave her home.
OFFICIALS NOT sURPRIsED-Ofhclals
of the Isthmian canal commission in WASH
ineton are not surprised at the dlfhcultS
which the Cuban steamer Oterl has met in
irving to clear from Colon for Brazil Both
the United States and Panama anxious
to prevent the embarkation of laborers on
the canal zone, and the action of the Pan
ANA government Is an evidence to the ofh-
cials here that she is trying out in good
faith the decree OF President Obaldi for
bidding the making Of contracts with la
borers on the canal to perform services in
other countries
DIED OF CONsUNPTION-Mrs Mary
Agnes Ruiz, whose suicide In London great
ly perturber England and America, was a
victim OF consumption, according to the pro-
prietor OF q large Turkish bath establish
ment in this city which is extensively pat
ronizsd by wealthy women. He said he
had known Mrs. Ruiz for twenty years,
and that recently she had worried greatly
over the fact that she was consumptive,
and on one occasion, just before she sailed
for Europe the last time he sale. he took
from her a revolver she brought to his
establishment for the avowed purpose of
killing herself.
STEALING GASOLINE CHARGED-A
novel manner Of Furnishing chauffeurs who
borrow their employers automobiles for
'joy rides was discovered yesterday by
Judson Todd a New York realty broker,
who caused the arrest oft his driver. VIII
liam Foley, on the charge of stealing 10
cents worth Of gasoline. Foley took Mr..
Todd's automobile out last Thursday night
without permission and wrecked the car in
an accident. Mr.. Todd examined the tank
of the machine which was intact and dis
covered that 10 cents worth OF gasoline
had been used. In police court Foley was
held in 5000 bail for a hearing.
DID NOT MAKE GOOD-"Tn give you
the machine If you will run eighteen miles
an hour or more" declared Louis II. Debs,
president Of the Metallic Manufacturing
company Of Chicago to Policeman Smith
he had timed Debs' chauffeur with watch,
and found he was running 1S% miles an
hour. The policeman smiled and took the
car to washington boulevard with a chauf-
feur and a timer for a test. He returned
within an hour and reported the machine
could not run more than ten miles an hour.
discharged" said the court; and Debs'
chauffeur drove off With the low-gear, one
cylinder auto.
SIXTEEN CHILDREN HURT-While six
teen children who were attending a Sunday
school picnic at Martin Springs, near Spar
ia, Ga, were standing under a tree to es-
cape a shower Friday, a bolt of lightning
struck the tree, and every child was rem
dered unconscious. When aid came the
children were lying in a heap at the foot
of the tree and all were apparently dead.
There were two doctors in the picnic party,
and on examination they found that not
one of the children had been killed out
right though six Of them were. in such
condition that their recovery "a hardly
possible The other ten are not considered
In a dangerous condition.
FOUND IN AUTO-Believing that his life
could be saved If he reached California.
Thomas Noonan a consumptive aged 20,
slowed himself away in an automobile that
was being shipped to San Francisco from
CIeveland YesterdaY and prepared to nnaIre