Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Will Try Colliers-An official
trial soon will be given one of the three
Golfers under construction at Spar
rows Point, Md. One of the destroyers
being built at Philadelphia will be
ready for trial this month, while the
South Carolina will be ready in June.
The naval tug Patapsco, built at Nor
folk, will join the Atlantic fleet in
June.
To Detail Aides-The surgeon
general of the navy will soon detail
five medical officers for duty on the
naval hospital ship Solace, which will
be placed in commission at the Charles
ton navy yard within two months.
Forty hospital corps me intended for
duty aboard the Solace are now being
trained at the naval medical school
at Washington
Excursion Planned-Prepara-
tions have been completed at San Fran
cisco for the annual excursion of the
/ California Press association, which will
visit the Yosemite valley, Wawona and
| the Mariposa big trees. One hundred
editors and their wives from various
parts of the state will make the trip.
Gathering in San Francisco, the editors
will start on their outing on May 13.
Pretzels Wanted-A pretzel
famine is scheduled to begin in New
York today. At a general meeting of
the pretzel bakers a general strike was
ordered. They demand higher wages
and one day off each week. Since the
strike of the kosher bakers on the east
side there has been an enormous de-
mand for pretzels, and the makers of
these considered it an opportune time
10 enforce their demands.
Old Desk Auctioned-Among
the articles sold at this years auction
sale held in the postoftice department
at Washington was an old desk which
was used by John Wanamaker when
he was postmaster general. An old
leather covered chair, used by former
Postmaster General Gary. also went
under the hammer. A group of little
brown Jugs" according to the auc-
tioneers, had been disinfectant jars
Will Succeed Bell-Army Off
GERS already are speculating as to the
possible successor of Gen. Franklin J.
Bell, who as chief of staff will relin-
quish that position under the present
law at the end of the four years he
will have served in April, 1910. Many
officers believe the next chief of staff
will be selected from the major gem
erals, and among those who are men
toned include Gen. Leonard Wood,
Gen. Thomas II. Barry and Gen. Will
liam H. Garter.
Prices Increased-Because Of
the demand from the west and south
west for precious stones, the prices OF
diamonds and pears are to be increased
soon. Prosperity in those sections is
credited by the Maiden Lane dealers
with causing them to do more than 100
per cent more business in April than
during the same month last year A
leading importer is quoted as saying
that as soon as the tariff question is
settled there wiz be an increase in
the price of diamonds.
Seaweed Tested -- Expert
ments with sea weed TO test its quail
ties as food, combined with it's medi-
cal qualities, have been made during
the past year by Dr. Louis NJ. Com
pertz of New Haven, Conn, who read
a paper before the American Thera-
peutfcs society on it. DR. Compertz
told of the good results to be obtained
from a medical standpoint. Four large
Jars were passed around among the
doctors for sampling. Those who tasted
it found it hard to believe that it was
seaweed.
To Recover Land - In an
equity proceeding just begun in the
federal court at Salt Lake City the gov
ernment seeks to recover 500 acres of
valuable coal land in Carbon and EN-
cry counties. This is land alleged to
have been acquired from the public
domain through fraudulent entries in
behalf of the Utah Fuel company. 1t
was not included in the suits recently
settled by the payment of 100000 to the
government. The Morton Trust COM
pany. which handled the fuel company
bonds, is made party to the present
action.
Pays Old Bill-Rudolph M.
Schwartz walked into a well known
restaurant in Nassau street New York.
late Friday and paid 30 cents for meal
he had eaten thirteen years ago. At
that time he was IA years old and on
his way to take a steamer to Ger
many He stopped in the restaurant
and, after finishing his meal rushed
out without thinking to pay his check.
AS he did not know the name of the
restaurant he was unable to send the
amount. but when he arrived yesterday
he went to the restaurant and paid
what he owed.