Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
TElEGRAPHIC BRIEFS


formerly viceroy OF India. has announced
his marriage to Mrs Evelyn Pittman OF san
Francisco The wedding took place In san
jose Cal. several days ago after an auto
mobile trip.
NEW STEAMSHIP LTNE--A new steam
ship line has been organized In Portland to
operate fast freight and PASSENGER ser
vice between that city and San Francisco
Two vessels purchased in the east from the
Metropolitan Steamship company are ex-
pected to be ready for use here in ninety
days.
SHIP NO 'POSsUM-"Marsupia blind
tiger is the correct appellation OF the con-
,cern in Georgia which deals in 'possums be-
tween the first day of March and the hrst
day of October and unless tho violator or
the law continues to supply the mad demand
of the eastern market there will be no more
possums shipped from this state for the
next seven months
TO MOVE DRY DOCKs-The Union Iron
works of San Francisco will move It's two
floating dry docks from the foot OF SIX
teenth street to the works of the company
at the Potrero The state board of haroor
commissioners will establish big lumber
depot on the present site of the docks. The
officials of the company express the opinion
that they will be able to dredge the front
OF their own property for less cost than the
rental they now pay the state
ARE NOT NEGIHBORLY-The hurry and
turmoil OF modern city life has made the
woman OF today forget the art of being
neghborly, the art that distinguished her
kindly. busting grandmother But 1t Is not
her own fault. 1t is the fault OF city con-
gestion of science of doctors and OF hos
pitfalls She still has the neighborly disposl-
ton. but has lost the opportunity to show
It, Those at least, are the contentious OF
Mrs. George d. Broomel and Mrs James
l.. Rowe, in communications to the chicago
Woman's club.
TO MARK ANCIENT GRAvES-The
graves of more than 500 American sailors
who were taken prisoners during the war
OF 1872 and who are buried near ST., MI
chaels' church at Dartmore, leVonshlre'
England. are to be marked with headstones
and Identified far as possible. If plans
Just announced in Chicago by the united
States Daughters of 1912 see realization.
TO PROTECT TIMBER-The American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance or
Way association will try to induce the rail-
roads OF the country to cooperate actively
with the national conservation commission
with view to protecting and increasing
the timber supply. a recommendation prae-
tically to this effect will be made by spec
ial committee at the coming annual con-
vention at Chicago March H.
DENOUNCES SCHOOLS-Dr. ]. w. Van
dersllce a special investigator for the
American Medical association, has informed
the Chicago Medical society of the nature
of the report he will make to the interna-
tional congress at Buda Pest next fan on on
the condition OF American schools. His
views as to the Chicago institutions, seven
ty-nine of which he has examined. are
scathingly severe Poorly lighted buildings,
uncleanliness in general are dealt with in
unsparing terms.
SALOON WRECKED-A saloon kept by
an italian was wrecked at Jamaica L. L.
by a bomb about midnight Wednesday, The
front part of the building was blown out
and had not the proprietor closed his place
for the night he would in all probability
have been killed. Two men were arrested
They had been elected from the place earlier
in the night.
DIES ON Misunderstanding from choral
poisoning, a young man believed to be Emile
de Fault of S24 washington street. Boston.
was found unconscious on a New York, New
Haven & Hartford train, which arrived at
the Grand Central station. New York,
wednesday night. bank book with the
name Du Fault was the only Identification OF
his identity. He was taken to hospital
where 1t was said he probably would re-
cover
WOMEN ALMOST KILLED-Fumes Of an
insect exterminator, the basis OF which was
said by the users to be formaldehyde, but
which the police say was prussic acid, al
most caused the death of two young women
in Harlem, New York. wednesday night, ana
killed a family dog. The disinfectant was
being used in an apartment below, one oc-
cupied by the family of W. ID. Higgins In
West One Hundred and Forty-seventh street
NO MEETING HELD-Notwithstanding
reports that a meeting would be held in
New York this week, no date has been hxed
for the conference between miners and an
thracite coal-carrying railroad magnates.
talk They do not appear to be worried
over the probability of a strike. as there is
enough coal on hand on account Of the mild
weather in the east recently to last for
some time
NO ANTI-JAPANEsE BILLs-No anti
japanese legislation will pass the Montana
legislature at this session The Clayberg
bill. as well the Norton bill. was killed.
and Nortons anti-Japanese resolution, re-
questing congress to continue the Chinese
exclusion act and include all Asiatics, not
having been acted upon in committee OF the
whole, cannot be passed. No other anti
japanese bills were pending.
TWO PERSONS PERISH-Two persons
instead of one as believed at first persisted
in a fire early Thursday which swept
through three four-story tenements at 311-
S13-Si5 seventh avenue at Brooklyn. Neither
of the victims had been Identified this
morning. One was a woman about twenty
five years old, and the other a boy OF IL.
The fire appears to have been OF incendiary
origin. The location of the apartment Is in
a reputable residence section.
SAVED FROM EXECUTI0N-After all
preparations had been made to put Walter
Seller, a 19-year-old boy, to death in the
electric chair wednesday at Trenton N J..
his attorney notified the state prison au-
thorities that he had secured a stay or
execution. 1t is understood he secured the
stay two weeks ago. but took no action I'M
til a few hours before the youth was to
have been put to death Young Seller was
convicted OF numbering his grandfather
William Reed, at Nineland, N j., Tor the
purpose of robbery
LABOR TO SELL STAMPS-The sale OF
stamps similar to the plan of the Red
Cross will be adopted by organized labor
in this country to raise a fund for the de-
Tense of President Samuel Gompers and
his associates who were convicted Of con-
tempt of court. In the center of each stamp
there will be a facsimile of the seal of the
American Federation of Labor, and below
1t the words "A free press and free
speech"
TO RECOVER BODY-Efforts are to be
made to recover the body Of Mrs. Eugene
Lynch of Boston from the White Star line
steamer Republic, which sunk after the col
lison with the Florida. Mrs. Lynch was
killed in the crash and her body. enclosed
In a lead coffin now lies in the hold of the
Republic off the Massachusetts, coast, about
24O feet In the sea. Relatives have been in
conference with a dredging company in this
city and divers will undertake the task II
II is feasible
BARONESS DIES-News has been re-
ceived at San Francisco of the death in
Vienna of the Baroness Lucille Won Gall
daughter of DR.. Younger of Paris AS
Lucille Younger the baroness spent her youth
in San Francisco. where her brothers and
sisters still reside One of her sisters, Miss
Maude Younger, we'll known a magazine
writer on sociological subjects Is official