Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

OIL MAGNATE Dies s. Glenn, a
wealthy oil manufacturer of Tulsa, Okla,
is dead at Hot Springs Ark.
OCTOGENARIAN DIES-Charles Platt.
president of the Insurance Company of
North America, and one Of the most widely
known fire insurance men in the country,
died at Philadelphia yesterday, aged 80
years
RATS START A FIRE-Fire which broke
out in the store room of the California Mill
tary academy at Coronado, Cal, early yes
terday sent the cadets clad in night clothes
scurrying to the grounds. The flames were
extinguished before any material damage
was done. Rats gnawing matches caused
the fire.
ELECTRIC HEN HATCHES-In full view
of thousands at the electrical show in Chi
cago the electro-hen is Matching broods of
chickens. 1t is couple of hours after each
1t was entirely presentable. but 1t is then
just as lively as if IT was responding to the
cluck Of feathered mother
MAKE REDUCED RATE-The Western
Passenger association, it was announced yes
terday at Chicago, has agreed on a one
A. r. encampment at Salt Lake City, and q
rate of one and a half cents a mile to the
Christian Endeavor convention at st. Paul.
No agreement was reached as to regular
summer excursion rates.
CAPITALIST NuSSING-John D. Feldman.
an aged capitalist and wholesale liquor
dealer Of San Francisco, who started from
his home Friday afternoon for a walk, has
not been seen since he was noticed coming
out OF the museum in Golden Gate park,
late in the day He was known to have had
large sum of money on his person and it
is feared he has met with foul play.
HURRIES TO GALLOWS-Before Sheriff
Velvin at Washington, Ark, had read more
than few words Of the death warrant to
Joseph Thompson, a negro, the condemned
man stopped proceedings by announcing he
had heard enough, and walking to the gal
lows, placed himself on the trap with the
requested that mo humbug" be made Of the
job. Death pronounced a few moments
after the trap was sprung.
BANKER SENTENCED-Wm. F. Wood
former cashier Of the Woods National bank
which suspended at San Antonio, Texas in
1907 convicted of embezzlement and n1dsap-
sentenced TO eight years in the federal peni-
tentiary at Leavenworth, Kas. Pending the
perfecting of an appeal Woods is being held
in the county Jail. 1t is announced that an
appeal bond of $4,000 will be required.
LAUNCH MEN sTRIKE-The launch men
and lightermen Of Manila harbor have struck
for higher wages and shorter hours. They
also demand various other concessions from
ship owners. Shipping has been partly Grip
pied by the strike. There is a possibility Of
the trouble extending to the coastwise trade
where a strike was recently averted. Extra
police precautions have prevented any dis
oruer Dy the strikers.
TO EQUALIZE SALARIES-Salaries of all
city civil service employees in Chicago are to
be equalized and grades Of service read
justed. Salaries will be fixed in direct pro-
portion to the value Of work performed
some increased and some lowered The
market price of labor in the commercial
world will be the standard by which city
employees will be paid. All employees doing
the same kind of service service of equal
value will receive the same.
ACTRESS PAYS BILLS-George and Rob
ert Barrie of San Francisco yesterday re-
leased attachment dated July 90, 1904,
against Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress
Miss Hopper succeeded as heir to the estate
of Josephine Dunsmuir, her mother, near
San Leandro. After Josephine Dunsmuir' s
death it was found tradesmen held bills
against her aggregating 1886 for various
household supplies. The bills have been
pending ever since and Miss Hopper has just
paid them.
APPEALS DECIDED-The application of
Michele Leonardino to the district court OF
appeals at Sacramento for a writ of habeas
corpus to release him from the Siskiyou
county Jail was denied yesterday. Leonar-
dino was convicted of selling liquor without
a license. The judgment of the superior
court at San Francisco affirmed in the
appeal Of j. ]. Mullarky, who sued ]. H.
Young for $500 damages for breach of con-
tract to convey a piece of real estate and
lost in the trial court