Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

To Test Waters-lhe thermal
waters of Hot Springs, Ark, are to be
tested in an effort to find cure for
pellagra. Two subjects, one case fully
developed and another in the incipient
stage, have been brought to Hot
Springs from Mississippi for treatment
and observation,
To Use Oil Engines-The trial
of an oil burning locomotive on the
Southern Pacific division between
Sparks and Carline, New, has proved
so satisfactory that the company has
decided to retire all the coal burning
engines on that division. The change
will be carried into effect at once.
To Accept Weights - After a
controversy covering several years
over the question of weights on forest
products shipped from the coast to
eastern destinations, the traffic depart
ments at Seattle of all the railroads
serving coast lumber men have signi-
fed a willingness to accept coast
weights on all shipments of forest
products as final and official.
Boxing Barred-There is not
likely to be any more boxing in Indiana
for some time to come,a Governor
Marshall Wednesday received assur-
ances from sheriffs in the various coun-
ties where bouts have been held that
they would prevent any further eXhi-
bitions. The sheriff of Lake county
where several bouts have been carded,
says in his note he has been ready to
stop the contests at any time.
Factory Is Busy-Not since the
boom times of 1867 have orders been
so great or force of men so large as
at present with the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company.
New business for July amounted to
$3,000,000, or at the rate of $36,000,000
for the year. Additional men have been
put to work in every week of last
month. Structural steel companies of
the city are also we'll supplied with
new business.
To Erect Steel Plant-A gigan-
tic steel plant will be established in
Mexico City within the coming year
by French and American capital. The
initial outlay will be $5OO00,O0O. Victor
Belanger Of Paris is head of the con-
Germ. 1t is understood that a large
part of the capital will come from
Paris and Boston. Coal and iron mines
of Mexico will be acquired later by the
company. The steel will be affected by
new and secret processes.
To Build Motor. Track - The
success of the recent twenty-four hour
automobile race at Brighton Beach
has given impetus to movement to
build a fiVe-mile motordrome for aut7-
mobile racing within a short distance
of New York city. 1t is reported that
options have been secured on suit
able Site but the exact location will
not be made public until the plans are
more fully developed. The new track
will cost between $3.50, 900 and S400, 900.
No Holidays Allowed - There
will be no Christmas holidays at West
Point military academy this year, and
cadets who have been in the habit of
visiting relatives in various parts of
the country at that time will have to
remain at work. This new order was
made necessary, it was announced, be-
cause of more frequent days off for
coming athletic contests with other in
stitutions and because West Point au-
thorities have planned to increase
classroom work.
To Build Another Plant - An
nouncement was made Wednesday aft
ernoon that the Forged Steel Wheel
company of Pittsburg, subsidiary of
the Standard Car Wheel company. has
perfected plans and awarded contracts
for a steel plant at Butler, Pa. The
company has decided to supply its own
raw material for making steel wheels,
and withdraw from the open market in
this respect, but will go in the open
market for pig iron. The company will
invest about $2,00O,O00 in this enter
prise.
To Simplify Tickets-A strong
effort is being made by the railroads
to effect simplification of the forms
of through passenger tickets over more
than one line. There has sprung up
such a diversity of forms of interline
tickets that they are confusing even
to the experienced conductor and cause
difficulty in the accounting depart
ments besides bewildering the traveller.
A committee has been appointed, with
headquarters at Chicago to analyze
the forms now in use and decide on
standard forms.
Boy Killed; Mother Sees 1T
hope it is not my Bobbie," cried Mrs.
A. E. Bruce while a boy was being
taken from under street car that had
run over him in front of her home in
Chicago Wednesday night. moment
later the excited crowd around the car
parted and she looked upon the face
Of her 6-year-old son. She had run