Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

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Iii New York, Portland. Seattle. Ia.
coma. Kansas City, Joplin and other
cities in 4 oas Its Of the country
by means - cleyor sham injuries re-
ceiyed III LEGGED rake" accidents, a
woman giving her name as Mrs. Maud
Nyrele Johnson was arrested at Mer-
ritt hospital. Oakland. yesterday and
viii be held pending action by the
seattle authorities.
Frank and Lmher Johnson, who
wore travelling with her wefe also tax
en- In custody.
The alleged identification was made
" the claim agent of the Oakland
Traction company who went to the
hospital with detectives and who de-
elarea he recognized her as The queen
cf the fakers' for whom many rail.
roads have been searching.
According TO the police Mrs. John
son has worked under many aliases
and secured thousands Of dollars by
iraud. Her alleged method is to throw
her limbs out OF Joint and put red pow
dor into her mouth to simulate a
hemorrhage. indicating internal injur-
les.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Aug. o.
Stockholm is today suffering serious
ly from a shortage of food which SO
far Is the most notable result of the
labor conflict that reached its acute
stage at the beginning OF this week
The stock of bread is already about
exhausted and meat scarce and ex'
pensive. Restaurants have raised
their prices and figures today are pro
hibitlve except for persons possessed
os ample means.
The strikers themselves are living
practically on fish. Thousands Of them
many without shelter on the shores
OF Lake Halar and the islands OF the
archipelago, where they spend their
time in angling.
The authorities have taken charge OF
the milk supply of the city, and sol
diers are distributing milk in limited
quantities, also supervising the sale OF
milk from cars at the railroad stations
The deliveries of Ice have ceased
This is especially trying as the wealth
IS especially hot.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.---''I hope 1t Is
moi my Bobby" 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 last
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 into the street
after ner husband, who had hurried to
the house for candle TO fad the
boy under the car, not knowing II
was his son, The boy WAS hurried to
a hospital where he died.
WINoNA. MINI, Aug. 5-winona Is
hghting an epidemic of infantlle pa
ralysis which attacks children between
the ages of six months and 10 years
and where II does not kill It leaves the
victims helpless cripples. When the
efforts of the board OF health failed
10 check the growing number OF cases,
the state authorities were called In
They said the disease germ is carried
in the dust from the streets into sus.
ceptible organs OF the children. ThIr.
ty or more cases are scattered through
out the outlying districts which arc
not sprfnkled. A special meeting OF
the council was held and 1t was de-.
clded to sprinkle the entire city, al,
leys street and sidewalks, In an effort
10 rid the city of the germs
NEW YORK, Aug. Frank Jay
iMackey, the well known California
millionaire. who has resided chiefly
in England for number OF years
was fined $40 and costs in London
police court for riding horse into
one of the hotels, according to ca.
blcgram received here today.
Mr.. Mackey made wager that he
would ride the horse into the hotel
s"u al ouuu thc UiiiidTu ldDle. lie
did so and was cited &c appear In po-
lice court. While paying his fine he
said he was satisfied because he had
won The wager.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.--Capt. Row
land V. Webster. who was appointed
by the Royal Geographical society to
lead an expedition In search of the
south pole. left here today for New
York, whence he will embark for Lon
don TO prepare for the antarctic trip
which VIII begin next August. Noti
fication of the appointment as leader
OF the projected expedition came to
Captain Webster just as he reached
San Francisco ON his twenty-fifth jour
ncy around the world.
IT did not come Unexpectedly" he
said, "as l was the choice of the SO.
ciety as soon as Lieutenant Shackle.
ton, who reached a point 112 miles
from the pole, expressed the wish to
remain at home for several years."
Captain Webster earned his title in
The Soudan with Lord Kitchener. He
also served In the Boer war.
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