Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-27

Brigantine Wrecked-A Span
ish brigantine has been wrecked at
Puerto Ventura, off Canary Islands
The captain and eight men were
drowned.
Finds Rich Pearl - George
Rutledge found in the Wabash river
near Mt. Vernon, Ill, a pearl weighing
forty-six grains, which sold for SzoOO
The Jewel is the largest ever taken
from the stream.
Bark Abandoned - A cable
dispatch received at San Francisco
from London by the Merchants EX-
change reDorts that the French bark
Gael bound from London to oregon
ports. has been abandoned at sea, ana
that part Of the crew has arrived at
Bunbury, West Australia.
Reforms Instituted - Judge
William Pollard of the st. Louis police
court, who gained international fame
bv making prisoners sign the piedse'
has reached New York from the inter-
national convention on alcohol in Lon
don. with a report that many reforms
he Instituted have been adopted by the
conference.
To Found Institution-Chl-
ct-go is to have an institution for med
ical research similar to that founded
within recent years in New York by John
d. Rockefeller. The new institution Is
the gift of Mrs Nelson Morris, widow
of the packer and $250,00O needed for
the hospital has been given by her as
a memorial to her husband.
Deals in White Traffic-S.
Suzuki was convicted in the federal
court at Helena, Mont, Thursday on
the charge of importing a woman for
immoral purposes, but was found not
guilty. on the charge of harboring her
for such purposes. Suzuki was sem
fenced to thirteen months imprison-
ment at Fort LeaVenworth, Kas., and
fined $100.
Landmark Burned-The Whit
ney house, a landmark of Truckee,
Cal, was destroyed by fire which
started from a defective fiue late
Wednesday night. The loss will not
exceed $4,000. William Atkins, a vet
eran employe of the Southern Pacific,
who was trying to save some personal
effects, fell downstairs and broke his
neck, dying instantly.
Woman Soldier Dies - Mrs.
Sarah E. Thompson the only woman
carried on the rolls of the pension Of
flee at Washington as a soldier OF the
the Union army, died Wednesday. Mrs
Thompson was recognized as a soldier
largely because of services she rem
dered the latter part of the Civil War
by discovering and reporting to federal
troops the hiding place of John Morgan,
the Confederate general who invaded
and terrorized Ohio.
Investigate Subway Accident
The police are investigating subway
accident in New York by which Mrs.
Abigail Stanley, so years old, widow of
Bernard Stanley, was killed. 1t is said
that a guard gave the signal to go
ahead before Mrs. Shanley had alighted,
and she was dragged to her death.
Bernard Stanley was a jeweler and
left a large fortune. He and Mrs.
Stanley were we'll known in California,
where Mrs. Stanley has many srela-
tives.
To Abate Fumes-At a meet
il = of the County Farmers Protective
association Wednesday night at An
derson, Cal, Mccoy Fitzgerald, w H
Logan and George Lemin were named
as committee to visit Kennett Cor
am and Delaware and meet the manag-
erS of the smelters located In the
three towns. The conference will have
for it's object abatement of the damage
done by fumes and smoke from the
plants The committee will propose
that the managers install smoke con-
sumers as soon as possible.
Protests Against Woman
"The most disquieting feature of the
times is the revolt of women against
their womanhood, and their claim to be
on an equality with men in every way"
This statement was one of the salient
features in the address made by Prof.
M. E. Armstrong president Of the
chemical section of the British Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Sci
ence, which began its sessions here
Thursday. Professor Armstrong also
expressed regret at what he called the
growing tendency toward premature
announcement of incipient or alleged
scientific discoveries.
To Use Life Lines-Recent
tests Of the torpedo life line carrying
apparatus, the invention of a Swedish
engineer, Col. Wilhelm Unge, by the
admiralty at Whale island, England,
have been so satisfactory that it is said
a number of ocean passenger carrying
lines will soon equip their vessels with
the apparatus. The invention is the
,.o.,,I4 of n hoard of trade inQuriV for