Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
IELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Officer Fatally Shot-While
heading a posse of citizens who were
in pursuit of two safe blowers, city
Marshal George Caraway of Trenton
Mo-, was shot and probably fatally
wounded there yesterday. The robbers
escaped.
Invents Airship-George A..
Metcalf, retired inventor of Maiden,
Mass, has invented new style of air
ship, which he calls the flying auto
mobile" 1t is said the machine can
do tricks in the air like bird, going
either up or down, backward or for
ward.
Arrives in Utah-E. II. Harri-
man, en- route to New York, spent sew
eral hours in Salt Lake City as the
guest of the Commercial club, at whose
rooms an informal reception was held.
Mr. Hartman was Joined there by
General Manager Mohler of the Union
Pacific.
Sight Big Iceberg-Ofhcers OF
the Anchor line steamer Caledonia,
which has arrived from Glasgow, re-
ports sighting the record Iceberg OF
the season. According to Captain Bax-
ter the berg was fully 300 feet above
the water. 1t was sighted on last
Thursday.
Denies Engagements h o.
dore Roosevelt, jr., yesterday stated at
Thompsonville, Conn, 1t was not true
he was engaged to Miss Mum of WASH
ington. Miss Mum and her mother
were guests at Pennington on Satur-
day, which is the home town of Mrs.
Cowles, aunt to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Would Repeal LAVA num-
Der of bills affecting the bankruptcy
law have been introduced in both
houses of congress. One by Mr.. Clay
ton of Alabama provides for the repeal
of the entire bankruptcy law of 1898,
and also of all subsequent amend
ments Senator'S Nelson and Brandege
have bills for the material amendment
of the law.
Suspect Murder-What is be-
lieyed to be another Black Hand muir
der is claiming the attention of the
New York police. The body of a man
found in a vacant lot in Brooklyn has
been identified as that of Salvatore
Melar. The body had been hacked
with a knife and also had number of
bullet wonds. The victim was appar-
emily % years old.
Fire in Havana-A fire which
broke out on the docks at Havana
shortly after noon yesterday made such
neaQWay lndI grave ltdIS WClC lCll lOl
the shipping in port. The flames spread
rapidly and were driven by a heavy
southerly gale that threatened to sweep
the entire water front of the city.
Later however, it was subdued with
damage of about $4,000.
Auto Casua1ties-Sixteen per-
sons were struck by automobiles at
New York and left lying in the street
while the cars sped on during the last
year. So far in 1909 there have been
four such victims in New York, the
latest, Ingvaard Trimble, the 13-year-
old boy who was killed Saturday even
ing The police are still hunting for
the occupants of the car which struck
him.
Wears Red Mask-The police
of New York are puzzled to know why
a burglar who entered the house of
Mrs. Lena Crasalitz. in Lexington ave-
nue. wore a red mask. The woman
awoke to find the man gripping her by
the throat, and, terrified, she noticed
that he wore two masks, the outer one
a weird crimson. After struggle the
invader fled and escaped by sliding
down a vine.
Realty as Asset-United States
Senator Nelson finds himself unable to
find any good reason why real estate
made by national banks, as is the case
with loans made by other institutions,
and has introduced a. bill authorizing
such banks to let out a limited amount
of their funds upon such security when
the land is improved, occupied and
cultivated farms
To Review Cases-Representa-
tive Crumpacker of Indiana has pre-
scented bill authorizing judicial re-
view of all cases in the postoffice de-
partment in which fraud orders are in
volved. The subjects of such orders are
authorized to bring suit in the federal
circuit courts against the postoffice de-
partment to have the oeders revoked
and set aside. The decision of the cir
cult court is made final.
Stork Visits Train-A stork
visited northbound Ninth avenue e1e-
waited train in New York yesterday, and
Mrs Lena Josephs is the mother of
fine boy. When the news spread through
the cars that wee visitor was about
to arrive an official of the Interborough
Rapid Transit company Who CHANGED
to be aboard had the train emptied and
shunted to the middle track. where it
was converted into temporary hos
pital. An ambulance was summoned
and mother and childNwere taken away.