Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

TO VISIT CANYON-John Burroughs the
eminent naturalist and author, left Pough-
keepsie n Y. for the west yesterday to
fulfill at 72 years Of age, his lifelong de-
sire to see the Grand Canyon of the Colo
rado.
BANKERS TO MEET-The thirty-ffth
annual convention of the American Bank
ers association will be held in Chicago the
week of September 13. Arrangements have
been perfected by President G. NJ. Reynolds
and Secretary Fred E. Farnsworth. There
will be more than 5000 delegates and al
ternates.
BLACKLIST DRUNKARDS-Proprie
of saloon in Kenosha, Wis, have started
a prohibition law of their own, refusing to
sell liquor to nine habitually thirsty men of
the town. The blacklisted nine highly
indignant and have threatened legal pro-
ceedings. 1t is said other names will be
added when the list is in good working
order.
FIND BURIED FOREST-Army engin-
eers who boring for additional water
supply on the Sandy Hook military reserva-
tion, have discovered what is believed to
be a buried prehistoric forest on the New
Jersey coast A broad stratum of wood was
struck by test pipes 400 feet down. Twen-
ty feet Of this wood bored through
and an Investigation is being made in the
interest Of archaeology.
DISLIKES LIMITATION-A strong ad-
vocacy of central detective bureau of the
department of justice was made by Attor-
recently before the house committee ap-
propriations to explain his estimate for the
sundry civil appropriation bin. Mr.. Bona
parte protested against any limitation on
any secret service employees of the govern
ment.
RIOT IN CENIETERY-LaureI Hill ceme-
terry, San Francisco, which is within the
city limits, was the scene yesterday morn
ing of a pitched battle between Mounted
Policeman A ]. Dolan and two thugs whom
he attempting to arrest Fifteen shots
were exchanged in the fusillade which fol-
lowed the attempt of the two men to es-
cape by lodging behind the tombstones Of
the grave yard
CURB neutrality-suspicious. Joseph
Sulkosky Of the Austrian nobility, must, ac-
cording to a decision rendered by the Ger
man imperial supreme court, remain the
subject Of trustees owing to his alleged ex-
travagance He is to be allowed $4,000 a
year. Prince Joseph, who is now 81 years
old, has been in conflict with his relatives
since he was q years old. At that time he
inherited estates worth s5,OOO,OOO and i'm
mediately began making lavish expendi-
lures.
POLICE TO CENSOR-Much satisfaction
is felt by the police theater squad of Chi
cago over a decision handed down by the
state supreme court. upholding the right of
the city to exercise police power in censor
| ing immoral pictures. While the police de-
partment has been going ahead the pre-
sumption that it had the right to say what
sort Of pictures should be shown at the 5
/ ana lucent Ln6dIeFS as Well as at the
| larger houses, the decision of the court will
materially help in the crusade.
GIRL ASSAULTED-Miss Grace Davis,
| aged %, trained nurse, late Friday night
was dragged into an alley at
/ down and threatened with re-
volver Miss Davis told the police her home
was in Denver, and her assailant. whom
she met last summer at Belknap Mont, in
duced her to come to Chicago, where she
| said she discovered he was a white slave
| dealer. Some days ago she notified the po-
/ lice to be on the lookout for him.
PUGILISTIC GIRLS-An Evanston. Ill.,
| club has gone on record in favor Of the in
| structon of girls in the manly art of self
| defense, by an overwhelming affirmative
vote on this proposition: Resolved, that
/ girls should be taught to box" Mrs. Cath
| crime Waugh McCulloch, woman justice OF
1 the peace, introduced the resolution. Aside
| from the immense advantage accruing ia
/ wives in handling their husbands one men,
Der of the club thought that such prepara-
tion would be good training for homework
METHODS ILLEGAL-Judge Mckenzie
| Cleland's reign as the father of the parole
/ system at Chicago, as practced by him
| glorious end. Judge Cleland has been in
| the public eye for some time because of
| his habit of suspending sentences during
| good behavior and his efforts to reform ac-
| cused persons brought before him in the
criminal branch. His fellow judges have
| declared his methods Illegal At a stormy
/ meeting of the jurists he was transferred
| to the civil branch and the order will take
| effect Monday.
MAKES LAST EFFORT-The western
| railroads which are contesting the reduc-
| tion ordered of the interstate commerce
| commission in the Missouri river rate case
| have made d last effort so far as the intro
| duction OF testimony is concerned in the
| hearing on the application for a permanent
| injunction. Edward B. Boyd. in charge of
| traffic on the Gould system, led the lawyers
who were examining him. through the his
tory of rate-making in the United States.
He declared the commissions order estab-
| fishing low through rates would disturb the
existing rate structure from the Atlantic 10
| the Pacific. to the detriment of every inn
| portant commercial center. except those in
the extreme west besides cutting thousands
| roads.