Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-14
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Rather in Mail Bag-When

Rattler IN Mall BaS-W nen
John c. Greenwood, a postman at
South Norwalk, Conn, put his
hand in his mail bag this morning he
drew it out again in hurry, for coiled
up in the bottom was a three-foot
RATHER, alive. Greenwood killed the
reptile, which had ten rattles.
No Calls for Dinner-A novel
innovation has been installed on the
Illinois Central railroad. Sleeping car
passengers are no longer to be dis
turbed by calls for meals in the dining
car. Under the new rule the passenger
leaves a call if breakfast is desired, the
same as is customary in hotels.
To Plant Trees - To provide
for future requirements in timber and
cross ties, the Pennsylvania railroad
will this spring execute the largest
forestry plan ever undertaken by a pri-
vate corporation. More than 100000
trees will be planted, making a total of
3,430O00 set out during the last three
years.
Teopardizes Tariff Fight-The
refusal of James w. Van Cleve to ac-
cept fourth term as president OF the
National Manufacturers association
which will hold it's annual convention
at New OTh, cOIHIleilc4iS NIoiAe'S' -
looked upon by many members as Jeop-
ardizing the associations persistent
fight for a tariff commission.
Shoots His Rival-Because he
was afraid that Marrozzio Paryurate
would reach Italy first and claim ms
sweetheart, Rosa Leonardo, at Peru
giao, Joe Dascolai is said to have shot
and fatally injured his rival at STAIN
baugh, Mich The wounded man is at
Mercy hospital, while an armed posse
is searching the country for his as
sailant.
To Cut Out Tonsils-Whole-
sale cutting out of tonsils of the threats
of everyone subject to tuberculosis IS
advocated by physicians attending the
fifty-fourth annual convention of the
Illinois Homeopathic Medical associa-
ton at Chicago. Tonsils clearly had no
friends among the assembled ply
sicians. One described them as things
good for breeding microbes.
Undergoes Operation - Maid
win Drummond whose marriage with
Mrs. Marshall Field. jr., of Chicago was
one of the sensations of the London
fashionable world last summer, is UNI
dergoing a severe attack of smallpox
He was taken ill at his villa at Cannes
while he and his wife were sojourning
there. and for a time he was thought
by his doctors to be in danger of his
life.
Hunts for Brother-The police
have been asked to look for Thomas II.
williams, aged Is. a Harvard student,
who is reported to have strangely dis
appeared from the home of his uncle in
Bethel, Conn His sister in New YORK,
with whom he made his home. said that
he had suffered breakdown from over
study land that she feared he had wan
dered away without knowing where ne
was going.
To Aid Society-Mrs. Coils P.
Huntington, widow of the California
ulti-millionaire has given large
Hundred and Fifty-sixth street, New
York, valued at $25O,0OO or more, to the
American Geographical society for
site on which to erect its new building
Archer M. Huntington, the donors
adopted son, who is president of the
society, has subscribed $4,000 to the
building fund.
Sounds Warning - Abraham
Merinbaum, the pardon clerk in Mayor
Busse's office, Chicago, is sounding
warning against the use of blue dot
tiers, Danger of blood poisoning exists
from the use of the chemicals in pre-
pairing them, he says, and in support
of his contention shows an infected
finger which prevents his writing. DR..
Mowry, who attended him, declares
cases of blood poisoning from colored
blotters are frequent.
Use Automatic Stoker - The
Alton railroad has recently conducted
a series of tests of an automatic stoker.
on a train of fifty loaded freight cars
hauled from Chicago to st. Louis, all
records are said to have been broken for
long distance firing. The value of the
stoker under tests is said by railroad
officials to rest in the fact that it gives
a uniform distribution of coal in the
firebox, resulting in an even heat to all
parts of the boiler, and a substantial
saving in fuel.
Believe Crime Committed
The finding of a woman's clothing and
a mans hat on the banks of the Passaic
river near Chatham, N. j., by fisher
men yesterday led the New Jersey
police to believe that crime may have
been committed. There was nothing on
the clothing, which is of good quality
owners, and as no one has been re-
ported missing in the vicinity the police
are without clew to work upon in
their Investigations.
Boys Study in Park-William
and Albert Pike, 10 and IL years old.