Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
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TO LIMIT ARMS-Limitations OF arma-
ments by the great world powers is to be
| one of the chief questions to be discussed al
the next National Peace congress. to be
| held in Chicago May 3-5. The report of the
| committee on resolutions, of which Judge
| e. o. Brown of Chicago is chairhan. Ii
| likely to deal in detail with this topic. II
| is expected the congress will take to Chi
cago between 10000 and 10000 visitors.
FLORIST MURDERED-John Scott, one
| of the best florists in Brooklyn, shot
and killed on the sidewalk in front of his
greenhouse late Monday night. As two po-
| lcemen approached, Aloysius Cross, his
night watchman, seen standing over
the PROSTATE form, holding a smoking re-
volved. He admitted the shooting and was
locked up. According to Cross he had a
grievance against Scott for having dis
charged him.
ACTRESS WINS-Lotta M. Crabtres. for
merly a well known actress has been
awarded a judgment for $46,544 after years
of litigation in the local courts of San Fran
cisco. The suit was brought against the
estate of the late Edwin Fretwell to have
$4,000 worth Of stock in the Western Pa
cihc Lead company declared the property of
the plaintiff. The 100000 additional was
allowed as dividends that have accumulated
since the suit was filed.
CRITICIsE GRIsCOM-Every church in
the West Chester district at Yonkers. N z,
was represented at a meeting there last
night, at which the situation in Turkey was
discussed. Ambassador Griscom, in Con-
stantinople, was criticised by one of the
speakers for 'his inactivity" A message
was sent to President Taft and Secretary
Knox asking them to take Immediate and
adequate action to protect American mis-
sionaries in Tarsus and Adana."
CHINESE QUEEN DIES-Mrs Moy Tong
Hoy, wife of one of the richest Chinese mer-
chants in Chicago. and well known as the
Queen of Chinatown" is dead as the result
of pulmonary trouble. Mrs. Hoy a sis
ter-fp-law Of Hip Lung, leader of the Moy
clan Of Chinese in Chicago. Moy F. Chung,
Notre Dame university. The Chinese funeral
rites for the dead woman will be held next
Sunday. The body will be taken back to
Chicago for burial.
ACTORS IN NEED-Mayor Tupper of
Stamford, Conn. is up in arms against the
theatrical profession. So many players have
been left stranded there he declares he will
revoke the license of the local opera house
il possible The mayor is literally swamped
with complaints and requests for aid by ac-
tors and actresses and with protests from
indignant boarding house keepers, The
crisis came last Saturday night when sew
eral members of a troupe had to seek lodg-
ing in the city jail.
| LABORERS ATTACKED-The police of
| New York are investigating what appears
to be a of acid throwing in connection
with the teamsters' strike against several
downtown firms. Two mon who said they
were strikebreakers applied for treatment
at a dispensary yesterday afternoon, both
of whom were badly buried about the face
and neck with sulphuric acid. The attack
Is supposed to have been made on the water
front near Canal street. The condition of
one of the men is serious.
PASTOR REINS'TATED--Harvey Graeme
Furbay, who was dismissed from the Presby-
terian church ten years ago for drunkenness,
is again a minister he having been reor-
dained Monday by the New York Presbytery.
Furbay's reform and his conscientious life
after he first fell from grace resulted in his
being restored to good standing in the church.
Dr. Furbay issued statement after the cere-
| mony, saying he not seeking a church.
| but that he would devote his time to upltft-
ing men who down and out" DR.. Fur
! bay is graduate OF princeton ana natiVe
of Philadelphia.
| RANSOM DEMANDED-Chief of Detec-
| tives Smith at st. Louis yesterday admitted
! that James S. Cabanne. jr, father of the
| boy, James S. Cabanne III, who disappeared
| from the home or his grandmother here
| last Thursday had received letter de-
| manding a $4,000 ransom, as an Associated
Press dispatch from Chicago last night
| stated Chief Smith said that neither he
nor the Cabanne family placed much con-
| hdence in the letter. The Cabapne family
refuse to talk about the letter, other than
| to admit that one had been received. The
Cabannes have professed to believe the boy
is still in St. Louis
Project ABANDONED--John Fox,
president of the Democratic club. confirms
the report that the club has abandoned the
idea to give Richard Croker farewell din
ner before his departure for Ireland next
week 1t had been reported on several oe-
casions that Mr.. Croker would be present
al sharmony dinner" at which 1t was
hoped some of the warning factions in Tam
many might be brought together. But 1t
is now probable an informal reception for
| the old leader will be the only Testimonial
before he sails. 1t is understood he decided
| ly vetoed being a political harmonist' ana
the dinuer plan was dropped at his request.