Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-22

Killed by Gas-Paul Vincent,
machinist. was found dead IN ms
room yesterday at San Francisco with
gas escaping from an open jet. 1t Is
thought that he was asphyxiated acci-
dentally.
Killed Big Wolf - William
Rusk of Mount Vernon, Ill. has killed
a large gray wolf near here and has
filed his claim for the So bounty oitered
by the county for wolf scalps. Inc
animal weighed eighty pounds,
Killed by Elevator = Albert
Wagner, aged II years, whose home Is
at Oakland, was killed yesterday in the
Emporium, San Francisco. where ne
was employed. He thrust his head INTO
the shaft of an automatic freight ele-
yator to see where the car was and
was crushed to death.
Will Consult Taft - Collector
William Loeb, jr.. of New York arrived
at washington Tuesday and Will have
a conference with the president and
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagn
regarding the New York smuggling
cases. Mr.. Loeb refused to discuss the
matter.
Former u. S. Senator Dies
Former United States Senator David
Turpie died yesterday at his home in
Indianapolis. Mr.. Turpie defeated his
Republican opponent, Benjamin Har-
rison for the senatorship in 1887. He
was reelected in 1893. Mr.. Turp1e was
born in Hamilton county, Ohio, in
1929.
Film Explodes-A dozen per
sons were injured at Centerville, Ia,
Tuesday night by the explosion or a
film in a moving picture snow. Inc
auditorium was crowded. women
threw their children from the Win
dows, many being badly bruised. None
was fatally hurt, and the pecunlary
loss will be small.
Injured Ship Safe = The Nal
lory liner Colorado. which lost one of
her propeller blades on Saturday night
on the way to New York from mobile,
came into port Tuesday evening with
forty-six passengers. She will go into
dry dock for repairs. The passengers
took the mishap calmly, and the liner
speed was not materially affected.
Foodstuffs Too High - Mica
ragua has determined that prevailing
prices on the necessaries of life are
too high, and President Zelaya has
signified his intention of reducing the
tariff on a list of articles now in pre-
paration 40 per cent. Information to
this effect has just reached Washins-
ton in report from vice Consul
Clancy.
Soldier Married - Formal an
nouncement of the wedding, April 20
next. of Alan Patrick Campbell, sou
of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the actress
and Miss Hele Bull, Chicago society
girl. was made in Chicago yesterday.
Mr.. Campbell at Oxford was noted as
| one of the amateur boxers and ath-
| letes. He served several years in the
British navy as a lieutenant
Governor Invited - The pub,
licity committee for Raisin day yes
terday morning sent an invitation to
| Governor Gillett, asking the state exc
| cutive to be in Fresno on the after
noon of April 80 to deliver an address
in mt the court house park. The gov
| ernor has accepted an invitation to
sneak at the Farmers Union picnic at
Kingsburg on the morning of the same
| day..
Called on Baer = President T.
L. Lewis of the Mine Workers union
| and the three anthracite district presi-
dents who arrived at Philadelphia yes
terday unexpectedly. called on Presi-
dent Baer of the Reading company
Mr., Lewis says he has plan to end
! the labor troubles in the anthracite
| regions, and the statement has given
rise to a rumor that a settlement is In
sight.
Slavery to Cease = Action has
been taken by the Belgian parliament
| looking to the lettering Of conditions