Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
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To Make Final Demand OIL
lowing the conclusion of the secret ses-
sion of the subcommittee of the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Firemen and En-
CINE Men, discussing a controversy with
the Texas & Pacific railroad as to the
right of the order to represent its men,
bers, prominent officials of the Gould
system met here yesterday. A final de-
mand is to be made on the Texas &
Pacific.
To Sell Her Baby-A baby is
for sale in San Francisco for passage
to Germany The offer was made yes
terday by a young widow. Mrs. ELIZA
beth Albert, to Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale,
the social leader of San Francisco. Inc
woman declared that her mother is
dying in Germany and she must reach
her She is ill herself, and has been
unable to support the baby since her
husband died.
Vessel Fired On-The British
steamer Northburg was fired on last
night by a Russian torpedo boat near
the island of Biorke for approaching
too close the bay on~the Finnish coast
where Emperor Nicholas and Emperor
William are to- meet today The pro-
jectile from the torpedo boat pierced
steam pipe and one member of the crew
OIL lil6 bIlllSI1 NtSSGi w do WObAAoCNs IN
incident shows the extreme nervousness
for the safety of Emperor Nicholas.
To Beat Out Tea Tax-Rush-
ing across the Pacific loaded with over
1000 tons of tea, the Asia is seeking to
land her cargo at San Francisco before
the additional tax which importers fear
will be fixed on this commodity by the
present congress goes into effect. In
order that no time may be lost in the
race with the Payne tariff bill, the
steamer has been scheduled to come
direct, emitting the Honolulu stop, and
thsreby saving two days.
Speaks Long Time - The
speech which Senator LaFollette deliv-
cred in the senate on the tariff in course
of the three days of June 2, and is
printed in the Compression Record. 1t
covers PIT pages of the Record. This is
not the longest speech ever delivered in
the senate, John A. Logan's effort in the
F'itzjohn Porter case having exceeded
it in length, but there has been no ad-
dress in the senate in recent years that
approached it in amount of printed
space filled.
To Give Kosher Dinner-An
unusual wedding will le that of DR..
Isidor 1. Lebowitz and Miss Ethel Karp
next Wednesday, to which 10000 per
sons have been invited to the bride S
home on east side. Preceding the we'd
ding the brides father will give a
kosher dinner to 400 poor people of the
east side. Special details of police have
been requested to handle the crowds at
the wedding, and that section of the
city expects to witness a most remark
able jollification.
Dies from Stockings = Mrs.
Phoebe Clayton of Freehold, N. j., is
dead in the hospital at Long Branch of
blood poisoning, caused by dye from
her stocking, which penetrated a wound
she received last week. Mrs. Clayton
was driving a light runabout, and in
turning the hourse around the wagon
turned over throwing her out, breaking
her right leg and making deep wound,
in which the stocking was imbedded.
The leg was amputated when gangrene
set in, but 1t failed to save her life.
Attack Detectives-A second
attempt was made Wednesday night to
do bodily harm to detectives If the Law
and Order league who have gathered
evidence against soft drinil dealers at
Montgomery, Ala. The detectives ar
Nashville, where they were rushed
after being attacked here last week.
Last night a son of Deputy Sheriff
Harry McCord, who resembles one of
the detectives, was called away from
the Jail and severely beaten before the
thugs realized their mistake.
Not Told of Death-That there
might be no interference with his grad
uation, Harry Weeks Trimble, a stu
dent at Princeton university, was not
told of his fathers death until the close
of the exercises, although the older
Trimble died last Monday. Young Trim
ble's mother and another son were with
him at Princeton when the death oc-
CURED, but they, likewise, were kept in
ignorance of their bereavement. James
NJ. Trimble, the father, was one of the
leading lawyers of Essex county, New
Jersey, and at one time was vice con-
sui to Palermo, Italy.
Obstacle Encountered-An I'M
expected obstacle has been encountered
in bringing the question regarding the
suppression of the news of the inquest
of Mrs. Ruiz before the house of COM
mons, in England. Peter Curran's
query addressed to the home secretary
was rejected by the chief clerk of the
house of commons yesterday on the
ground that it was improperly framed,
as, according to him, the coroner is a
quaSl-Judlclal ofncer, on footing SIM
liar to that of a judge of the king s
bench, and the home secretary has no
jurisdiction over him.
Princess Must Pay-Princess
de Sagan, formerly Anna Gould, and
later the countess de Castellane, APP
pealed some time ago in the court of
cessation against the judgment of a
Paris court which directed her to pay
$24, 900 to Nine. Wimidoff, as the price
of a pearl necklace which the Count
Boni de Castellane bought before her
divorce from him, and which. she as
| serts, she not only never received, but
never even saw. The chamber of petit
lions Of the court has now rejected the
appeals of the princess on the report of
Counsellor Letelier, and concurring in
the conclusion of Advocate General
Fouillely.
Plead Not GUILTY. to Train Robbery