Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

JUNKETERs REACH VIENNA-The
members Of the American waterways COM
mission have arrived in Vienna from Berlin.
They Will remain here until Saturday and
then go to Budapest.
WILL DISCUSS TOMBsTONEs-Prices
styles and quality of monuments and tomb
stones VIII be discussed at the annual con-
vention Of the National Retail Monument
Dealers association, which began a two
days session in Chicago yesterday.
PLAN AUSTRALIAN FLEET-The admi-
raltv yesterday in London announced that
the Australian squadron Of the imperial
navy viii consist of one armored cruiser,
three other cruisers. six torpedo boat de-
stroyers and three submarines
WANT S-HOUR DAY-The Metal Polish
ers and Buffers International union will
start a fight for an S-hour day in every
state In the union. big defense fund will
be raised. This was announced by the ma
ttonal executive board yesterday in Gin
cinnatL
DEMANDS WHITEWASH-Chas A. Doy-
en-, tho present commandant of marines. and
the ranking foicer at the marine school at
Annapolis when young James n sutton tr.
lost his life, has demanded an investigation
Of his conduct Of the school at that time.
Capt Doyen yesterday went to Washington
TO see the navy department officials.
SCIENTISTS CONGREGATE-six hundred
delegates are in Winnipeg from the united
kingdom. United States and Canada at
tending the seyenty-ninth annual convention
of the British Association for the Advance
mont Of Science, ,,, large nun, number Of
Brown Of Yale and Prof Campbell Of Le-
land Stanford
COMMENDS OUR LIGHTHOUSES-Rear
Admiral Adoiph Mark, chairman Of the
lighthouse board, has just returned from an
inspection trip to Europe and declares the
United States is as well equipped with coast
lights as any other country. The board in
tends To experiment with an acetylene buoy
f-r-144 l., I'D
automatically and require little attention.
SHIPS CONTINUE PRACTICE-Battle
practice with the torpedo boat O'Bren and
the cgar-shaped practice barge No. ., as
moving targets was continued yesterday by
Rear Admiral SchrOeders, Atlantic battleship
fleet ON the southern drill grounds at Nor
folk. Va. Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
winthrop continued as guest of the feet
and was an observer on the firing ships OF
their eyolutions and Eunnery practice.
WILL PLEAD INSANITY-Thp evidence
introduced by the defense yesterday i'm the
courtmartIal at Omaha Of former corpora
Lysle Crabtroe. charged with the murder Of
Capt. RAYMOND. Second cavalry. indicated an
attempt 10 prove Crahtree insane at the
present time. IT seems that his attorneys
plan n have him sent to an asylum rather
than try TO secure his acquittal on the
ground that insanity prompted the crime.
PERSONNEL Is ANNOUNCED The party
that will accompany President Taft on his
trip to the worlds fair at Seattle Will i'm
elude John Hays Hammond. member of his
office staff, secret service men and repre-
sentatiyes Of press associations. II is pos
sible that Secretary Of War Dickinson viii
Join the party in Chicago ana make the trip
Ia Seattle. Fred G. Carpenter, the presi-
dents private secretary will not make the
trip
GERMANS PLAN CELEBRATION-The
German societies Of Chicago have received
assurances that more than 500 German or
ganfzati5us from surrounding cities and ad-
"a
tiou of oct. 3 Of the great "Homc Coming
day This marks the passing Of more than
two centuries and quarter since the hr"l
sons NJ the fatherland made this the land
of their adoption.
SHOCK STIFFENED STEELE-The Docu-
liar effect of an electrical shock has been
noted by the surgeons Of Flower hospital IN
New York i'm the case Of Eheue2er steele,
an electrician. who came i'm contact with a
DYNAMO Steele's body was hurled across
the room and when he reached the hospital
he was unconscious and his body was s'
rigid that il could he raised up by support
ing the back Of the head. Although Stocio
partly recovered consciousness the risidi}
remained.
BANKS ARE THRIVING-Western banks
and those of the interior generally ale
oyernoWing with money This is the view
NJ Acting Secretary Of the Treasury Norton
who has jus returned to Washington from
Beverly. where he had conference with
the president. Any talk indicating that the
hanks are pressed for money with which TO
move the crops seems to he discounted by
This view Of tine acting secretary Not for
two months has there been a failure OF
national bank.
COAL COMPANY SUED-For the third
time within a week the stone Canyon Con
soIjdated Coal company has been made de
fendant in a damage suit resulting from
accidents in the company's Monterey county
ooai mine Heirs of two Workmen killed I'M
an explosion last July demand $5o0oo for
each death. and yesterday i'm san Francisco
Arslle PicoI0, workman. sued for SlO.o0O'
eve The defendant claims that an incompe-
tent workman caused the explosion which
resulted in his injury.