Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-27
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Taft Honored-President Taft
has been elected a member of the Legal
Aid society of New York at his own
request. He will be urged to accept
a position as one of the honorary vice
presidents, positions which are held
now by Theodore Roosevelt. Andrew
Carnegie, Joseph Choate, Elihu Root
and other men of prominence.
Awarded Damages-John H.
Springer. manager of the Grand opera
house, Brooklyn, must pay Mrs. Claire
+. Thomas $500 for injuries sustained
in the theater when she was struck on
the head with a slide and frame from
calcium light in the gallery. The de-
Tense contended that the calcium was
being operated by the company show
ing at the theater and that the man
ager was not responsible. The court
held, however that a theatrical man
ager is liable for the safety of his
patrons
To Break Strike "A novel
method of breaking a strike has been
adopted by tile layers imported from
various parts of the country by Chi
cago tile contractors. The strike
breakers have formed a full-tiedged
union in opposition to the organization
of strikers. A complete set of officers
has been elected and 1OS members
signed the roster of the union, more
than the number on strike. Metal
Encaustic. Ceramic and Mosaic Tile
Layers and Helpers union of America
is the name of the new union.
Light for Rifles - A rifle
equipped with an electric light, which
win enable soldier to aim at night,
is being tested at the government ar
senal in Springfield, Mass. small
battery is carried on the under side of
the stock and wires connect with two
tiny electric bulbs at the end of the
barrel BY pressing a button the
shooter turns on the lights and is able
to see in the darkness. Two guns thus
equipped have recently been shipped
from the arsenal and it is rumored
they went to President Roosevelt for
use on his African hunt.
Prisoner Escapes-Officers OF
Butte, Mont, have been apprised last
night of the escape of H. G. Belmont,
who has a long string of aliases, from
Sheriff C. B. Coulter of Crawford
county, ILL.,, at Sand Peak, Colo. Bel
mont jumped through the window of
the toilet room of the car While the
train was going 40 miles an hour and
thus far has eluded capture. Belmont
had been operating in Butte as for
tune teller under the name of Prof.
Alvani and was arrested here for an
alleged confidence game at Robinson,
Ill. He is supposed to have made his
way into Denver.
Conditions Better-lf statistics
of New York charity organizations
may be taken as an indication, bust
ness conditions are becoming rapidly
better with a consequent decrease OF
the army of the unemployed and a
betterment of the condition of the
poor. According to the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor,
proposals for work or other aid have
fallen off SO per cent during the past
month. But single applicant pre-
scented himself yesterday afternoon,
while six months ago the officers of
the bureau were literally swamped
with unfortunates.
Horse Seized-Uncle Sam has
a. horse on his hands, and does not
know what to do with 1t. 1t is the
first horse ever seized by Surveyor of
the Port Clarkson of New York, and
arrived here from London on Monday,
billed to a Harlem merchant. The
merchant declared the animal to be
"household effect" for breeding pur-
poses and put valuation of $500 upon
the animal. A special appraiser, how
ever, declared it to be worth between
$1,000 and $500, and when represcn-
tative of the importer attempted to
lead it away from the pier government
officers interfered.
Prepare Funeral-The body OF
Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, who was
in Palermo, Sicily, is ex-
pected to reach New York week
from today. In the meantime arrange
ments for his funeral are being COM
pleted by Deputy Police Commissioner
Bugher. The coffin will be carried
from the house to the church on the
shoulders of six policemen in uniform
while the police band will lead the
way. Behind the coffin will march
more than 1000 policemen and about
1900 civilians. Among the prominent
men who will be in line will be Joseph
II. Choate, Ex-Governor b. b. Odell
Representative Robert Parsons and