The San Francisco call., 1909-03-12
Telegraph Breyities

KING TO SEE AIRsHIP FLIGHT-Paris.
March liking Edward is expected to come
here tomorrow from Biargtz to witness an aero
plane flight by Wilbur Wright.
OLDEST IowAN DIES-Des MoneS Ia.
March 1l.-slrs. Ruth Mcpherson. q noted char
acter Of this city. died today, aged 1o2 years
She the oldest person in Iowa
CORNELL PROFESSOR DIES-Tthaca. n. y,
March 1I-Msrk Vernon Slingerland. profes-
sor at Cornell university and we'll known as a
contributor scientific journals, died here to-
day, aged ~.
JESSE M. SMITH DEAD-washington. March
u.-Jessc NJ. Smith. for 20 years auditor OF
the interstate commerce commission, veteran
confederate soldier and railroad expert, died here
today. aged 81.
PIONEER GILMAN DIEs-New York. March
11.-Eza II. Bryner, president of section No. a.
Oil Company of California, and pioneer IN the
oil industry, died at his home today in East
Orange from pneumonia.
MRS LEO BAUMANN KILLED-New York,
March 1l.-Mrs Leo Baumann wife Of a
wealthy New York furniture dealer, was struck
and Killed tonight by an automobile owned
by Tully c. Este, flour merchant.
FIRE AT MANHATTAN -Tonopah. March H.
\ fire started in the Nevada hotel In Manhattan
at i0.45 o'clock this evening. The flames spread
10 the Santos and Sullivan residences adjoining
All three were burned. at a loss of $4,000
AMERICAN DUCHESS LOSES SoN-Paris
March u.-Francos. the year old OF the
duchess de Ia Rochefoucauld. died today of men
ingitis The duchess dc la Rochefoucauld is a
daughter Of the late Senator Mitchell of Oregon
UN1ON1SI ozhNlHG 11ME-NeW haven
Conn. March 11.-Frank F. MeGee of Worces-
ter, Mass. national organizer OF the molders
union. today began a sentence of one year for
intimidating nonunion men in a local foundry
during recent strike.
SAN JOSE ENGINEER DISAPPEARS
Jose, March 11.-Herman Banta for 20 years
employed as engineer and at other oceupatio
In the county hospital; was given permission on
March l. TO come this city and has not been
heard from since
BANK IN BAD sHAPE-Bsldwin Wis,
March 1.-THE State bank of Baldwin Is in the
hands OF the state banking commissioner. Tn
fortunate speculation in western and southern
land is the assigned cause. The bank has a
capital stock of $4,000 and deposits OF
SIGNS SANITARIUM BILL-Springheld H.,
March 1i.-Governor Deneen today signed the
bill authorizing the erection and maintenance OF
tuberculosis sanitariums In cities The bill
becomes law and be submitted TO the
referendum vote by the citizens OF Chicago at
the spring election
sic. n. y, March u.-John AspinwalI Roose-
welt. distant relative Of Theodore Roosevelt,
died at his home on the north road near this
city today. Mr.. Roosevelt was a noted yachts
man and was the owner of feet Of yachts in
the Hudson river ice yacht club
HEAVY LOSSES OF sHEEP-Rock Springs
among the hocks of the Red Desert district
reported rs a result of the deep snow
and the Inability of the sheep to get TO feed.
One flock master is reported to have lost so, 600
head in the last month.
TALKS NINE HoURs-NsshvilIe Tenn,
March ll.-Attorney Washington, defending the
numbering f. W carmack, spoke nine hours
today, and then did not get through. When
court adjourned. he announced he would con
clude time tomorrow.
LEMP DECREE MoDIFIED-St Louis March
1.-THE decree Of divorce recently granted TO
Mrs. Lillian Handlar-Lemp from William J..
Lemp Jr, was modified by Judge George Hitch
cock today so as TO make the $4,000 annual
almony payable quarterly during the life of
Mrs. Lemp or until she marries again.
LANDSLIDE BLOCKS TRACK San Iuis
0bispo. March 11---Through traffic between San
Francisco and Los Angeles the Southern Pa
cfc company's coast line blocked today By
landslide near Drake station just north OF
Point Conception Three hundred feet of track
were buried under powders and tons OF earth
TREASURER MACKAY RESIGNs-New
York. March 11.-At a meeting of the di-
rectors of the Colorado and Southern railway
today James Stuart Mackay resigned as secre-
tary and treasurer OF the company. and T. G.
Nichols, third vice president and secretary OF
the Great Northern was elected to succeed
him.
TRAIN WRECKERS AT woRK-Monroe
La. March 11.--As result of the work OF
train wreckers. the southbound express the
Arkansas. Louisiana and Gulf railroad de-
rallied 20 miles north of this city shortly before
midnight last night. Engineer c. W. Mcdaniel
was killed and Fireman ]. b. Gowan seriously
hurt.
BEvERIDGE OPERATED oN-Baltimore
March 1I.United States Senator Beveridge un-
derwent operation at Johns Hopkins hospi-
tai today While it was delicate the opera
tion said to be not of serious character
and the surgeon does not fear but that Bev-
eridge will be able to get about in few
days.
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH
SHEARS S-Sacrainento, March 1l.-Using u pair
Of small. blunt scissors, Mrs. ]. Il. Sexton, wife
of a travelling salesman and former newspaper
man, attempted to take her life today by
slashng her throat. She succeeded In inhicting
two gashes, but the physicians at the receiving
hnSnifal saven her life