Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-20
Overcome by Heat - When

Overcome by Heat - When
watching a golf tournament at Minoc-
quo, ILL.,, Wednesday, Nathaniel Moore,
son of ]. Hobart Moore, the capitalist,
was overcome by the heat. His condi-
ton is said to be serious.
Flour Mills to Merge-The i'm
portant flour mills of the republic of
Mexico will enter into a combine to-
day. The leading spirits of the merger
are the three mills of Mexico City, with
an output of 22OO barrels.
Woman Made Professor-Miss
Adelaide Smith of Boone, Iowa, has
been elected to the chair of mathemat-
les in the Univerity of California at
Berkeley. Several yeas ago she went
to Johannesburg, South Africa, to take
the chair of mathematics in the uni
versity there.
To Maintain Express-The ma
tional railways of Mexico took over the
express business of the republic Thurs
day. The system will be operated by
the old Wells-Fargo officials, but the
railway president and railway board
of directors will become officers of the
express company.
Timber Is Destroyed-Tele-
in Skagit county, Washington, say a
serious forest fire is raging near there
and that hundreds of acres of the best
standing timber in the country are be-
ing destroyed. The fire has been burn
ing for four days and is constantly
growing worse. The loss has already
reached several thousand dollars.
Eskimo Honored - Columbia,
the beautiful Labrador Eskimo girl
born at the Chicago exposition in 1898
and christened by Mrs. Potter Palmer,
president of the board of women man
ayers of the Columbian exposition, was
declared elected queen of the Pay
Streak at the Alaska -Yukon-Pacific ex-
position Wednesday night, when the
ballots of a popular vote were counted.
Watch Saves Life A special
from Seaside, Ore, says: A gold watch
given to Ralph Ramsdell by his father,
as a reward for not smoking until he
attained his nineteenth year, was the
means of saving the young mans life
Wednesday when a rifle he was carry
ing accidentally discharged. The bull
let striking the watch in pocket over
his heart, glanced and shattered his
arm Although seriously fractured, !
surgeons believe they can save the
lads arm.
Collar Cuts Neck-A high stiff
collar nearly cost the life of Edward
Lateril of San Francisco by cutting an
artery in his neck while he was play |
ing baseball yesterday. Lateril was
running after fly, and when he threw
back his head to look for the ball the |
sharp edged collar which he was wear
ing severed an artery in his neck He |
almost died from the loss of blood be- |
fore he could be conveyed to the emer- |
gency hospital, where the flow of blood |
was stopped.
New Overland Train-Further
evidence of the rivalry between the Hill |
and Hartman interests developed with |
he announcement Wednesday that a |
lew Portland-C Chicago train will be |
placed in operation over the Union Pa
,ific. The reported service will be |
Known as the washington linn
ted and will be operated on a 69-hour
schedule, clipping seven hours off the !
operating time of the fastest train at
present on the Union Pacific run be-
ween Portland and Chicago.
Not Anxious to Fly-Mrs. Het-
y Green's son, e. H. Green, who runs
railway system, a cattle ranch,
cotton plantation and a life insurance
,uy an aeroplane. He owned the first
automobile in Texas. 'I am not anX-
Gus to try to fly personall'' just yet"
aid Mr. Green because I doubt
whether my weight-3O0 pounds-would
,e in sympathy with the carrying abil-
ty of an aeroplane. But I'm extremely
Interested in flying machines from a
porting standpoint. We are going to
orm an aero club in Texas"
Conferences Resumed - Baron
jun, the Japanese minister, and Liang
run Yen, president of the Chinese for
ign board, have resumed their confer
nces on the general Manchurian ques-
ions between the two countries, which
we're interrupted by the Antung- Muk-
len railroad incident. One of the ques-
ions is that of China's recognition of
apan's claim of jurisdiction over the
hin Ia Tao, lying between Korea and
Korea has complicated
his matter by an agreement with Jap
N which is tantamount to surrender
ng control of the territory to Japan.
Reduce Marriage Fee-The
.ouse in washington state at the af-
ernoon session Wednesday passed a
ill to eliminate the necessity Of an