The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
Telegraph Brevities
PROHIBITS DEALING IN ruTuREs \

PROHIBITS DEALING IN FUTURES Nash
vile, Tenn. Feb. 5-The anti-bucket shop bill
passed fnal reading in the senate today. The bill
prohibits dealing in futures.
MIDsHIPMEN DEFIcIENT-Annapolis Md.
Feb. 5.-Ninety-six midshipmen were deficient
IN studies as a result of the seniannual exam
senior classmen.
COSTLY FIRE IN vIRGINIA-Charlottesvil
va Feb Fire here today destroyed prop
in the building Of the Charlottesville hardware
company on East Main street.
HAWAIIAN JUDGES APPoIETED-washing
ton. Feb 1.-The president today nominated
Alexander Lindsay Jr. to be secoud Judge of the
circuit court of the first circuit Of the TERRITORY
OF Hawaii, and Arthur II. Wilder to be supreme
justice of the court Of Hawaii
PICTURES BOUGHT FOR PUBLIc-New
York, Feb Some one who Is public spirited
but who withholds his name has purchased the
Itssot collection of pictures. Illustrating the
Old Testament and will place them where art
lovers viii have chance to view them
OREGON MURDERER HANGED-Salen Ore
Feb 5.--Walter johnson. convicted of the rnur-
der of Elmer Purdue of Spokane. Wash was
hanged today. The crime occurred fn the noun
tains near Hillsboro. Ore Robbery was the mo-
five. Johnson confessed his crime on the gal
lows.
CHECK RAISED MANY THOUSANDS Chi
cago, Feb. theodore Wasserman, head of a
local contracting firm. was today indicted by
the grand jury. charged with raising check
from $2I to $27 900 and securing S27 900 worth
which recovered the bonds.
LABoRER KILLS HIMsELF-Antone Meyer.
laborer, 80 years of age. committed suicide
yesterday afternoon, at his home. la RondelI
place Meyer had been out of work for some
time and had been drinking heavily. HIS wife
found him dead after he had severed an artery
in the wrist with razor.
YOUTH CRUSHED BY CARS-Lodi Feb 3.
While riding on the step of a switching train
N the local yards last night Edwin Mellman, IA
years old. fell under the wheels and was
crushed to death. although he lived long enough
70 say he was pushed of the car His father is
Edwin Melman, blacksmith
MEXICAN BANKER DIEs-San Antonio.
Tex, Feb. 5.-Wiliam F. Purcell, of the
most prominent bankers and railroad owners In
Mexico. died here today, aged GA years. He
was one OF the builders of the Coahuila and
Zaeatecas railroad and at his death presi-
owner.
IOWA NAN DIES ON TRAIN--Los Angeles.
Feb 5.-W. J. Stonebraker, at one time prom
iHent businessman and politician of Hampton,
train in the railroad yards Just he was
about TO begin journey to his old home. He
was q years of age. He leaves son in Hamp-
ton, another In Tacoma and n third in st. Paul.
AUTO ORDERED FOR Washington.
Feb. 5.-Wben Judge Taft becomes president
ne VIII ride in an automobile furnished by the
government. That question was settled today
Dy the adoption of the report of the conferees
on the urgent deficiency bill. which carries an
item of Sl2, 600 for the purchase, care and
maintenance of automobiles for the use OF the
president
BANK RoBBER sURRENDERs- Lincoln.
Neb- Feb 5.-Claiming that he had COM
mitted number of bank robbcries in Nebraska
and in eastern states a man who said his name
was Dick Andrews surrendered today to the
police. Later telegram was received from
there under the name Of Ed Hedley, and is now
wanted there.