Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-17

Made Librarian-Former Cir
cult Judge Abner Smith of Chicago.
convicted of conspiracv to cheat and
defraud in connection with his wreck
ing of the Bank of America, is now an
assistant librarian in the state peniten-
tiary at Joliet.
Examine Candidates - Examl-
nation of a number of candidates to
determine their physical fitness Tor
appointments as second lieutenants in
the army began yesterday at the army
dispensaries in Washington by board
composed of Majors Francis A. Win
ter Carol Darnell and Frederick f.
Russell of the medical corps.
Must Pay Royalty-Chicago' S
subway NAV have to be built under the
plans and supervision of Chicago en-
gineer who has obtained patent COW
ering what is said to be the simplest
and least costly method of construction.
Royalty for their use will have to be
paid him, it is held, If the patent holds
good and any other design, 1t Is SAID
would make the proposed bores far
more costly.
Shoots Companion - Raven
Cody. advertising himself as son OF
Buffalo Bill" fatally shot Alice Sey-
nour. a girl who was appearing with
him in a sketch entitled 1.-THE Cowboy
Gentleman" at Newberry, Berkshire,
England 1t is understood to have been
accidental. According to one version,
the accident occurred while Cody, VINO
gives exhibitions in trick rifle shooting,
was cleaning his rifle after the per-
Torrance.
Eel Stops Water-When a resi-
dent of the Bronx failed to get water
through pipe at his nome SUNDAY no
reported the matter to the city au-
thorities and that evening the main
supplying that section of the city was
shut off so that workmen could dis
cover the difficulty. After the whole
section had been without water for two
DAYS the workmen found a large eel
wedged into the pipe feeding the COM
plainant's home.
To Begin Work Soon--Ott1-
Gals Of the Colorado and Southern
railroad yesterday announced that work
on the Fort Collns-Cheyenne branch
will begin at once. The branch from
Thermopolis to Grin, in Wyoming, is
nearing completion, and when these
two branches are finished the Colorado
and Southern will have direct connec-
ton between st. Louis and Seattle.
Connections will be made with the
northern line at Touluca, Mont.
Boy Shoots Chum-William
Williams. the boy who shot and killed
his chum Frank Steinberg, Monday
while fiourishing a revolver during the
reading of an exciting passage OF a
wild west" dime novel, gave himself
I'D to the police at New York yester-
day after passing the night wandering
through the streets and in Crotona
park. Williams told the police that he
did not intend to run away, but when
he saw what he had done he became
frightened.
Will Patronize Market-Own-
ers and publishers of dailv newspapers
holding membership in the Inland
Press association will patronize the
open market for print paper instead
of getting their material by contract
under a decision of the association
reached last night. The representative
of Canadian print paper mill SAID
he would furnish paper at figure
which representatives of rival concerns
declared to be lower than the cost of
manufacture in the United States.
Breaks Too Much Glass-The
latest innovation by New York hotel
proprietors has been N+ondoned be-
cause of too many damage suits. The
Hotel WaIcott recently put in six
hole golf link on it's roof, with grass
bunkers and other requisites of the
game. Golf enthusiasts living at the
hotel played the game so enthusiastical-
ly that in the last six days the pro-
prietor has been compelled to pur-
chase new window glass for more than
a half dozen surrounding office build
ings.
To Use Train Auditors-In the
effort to check the alleged populations
of their conductors the arrangements
of the ST. Paul and the Northwestern
roads are said to be preparing to place
train auditors throughout their sys-
TENS. A beginning in this direction
was made yesterday, when train
auditor took charge of one of the pas
senger trains out of Clinton, Iowa, and
another appeared with authority to do
the ticket collecting on a passenger
train running on a branch line out of
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Ends His Life-Within a week
of completion of three years enlist
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