Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

To BE WED TODAY-Miss Sylvia Green,
daughter of Mrs. Hetty Green and Matthew
Astor Wilkes, whose engagement was re-
Gently reported, will be married in New York
at II o'clock today. 1t is said Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilkes will depart Immediately after the
ceremony on an automobile trip. Mrs. Hetty
Green declines to confirm or deny the an
nouncement.
MOTOR BOAT UPSETS-Cutting through
the waters of the Hudson river at a thirty
mile clip the 500 horsepower motor boat
Standard, owned by Price Mckinney of
Cleveland, O., crashed into a submerged log
off One Hundred and Seventy-hfth street,
New York, and turned turtle in midstream.
The four men aboard were thrown into the
water, but were rescued by nearby tugs.
TO NULLIFY SUFFRAGE-The right of
women to vote in Idaho will be nullifed if
the people ratify constitutional amendment
offered in the assembly, restricting the fran
'chise to males. Opponents of the measure
charge it was introduced in the interest of
saloon men who hope through it's adoption
to offset the local option laws. Several
prominent Boise women have signed petit
tions favoring the passage Of the resolution.
JOKE CALLS POLICE-Police were on
guard yesterday in front of the residence of
William Gaynor of Chicago, who has been
made the victim of an advertisement in a
Sunday paper, signed with his name, an
nouncing that he wished to buy two bull
joke resulted in blockade of traffic and so
much noise during the night that there was
an appeal made to the police, who quickly
managed to clear the street of a host of
animals brought for Gaynors inspection
FOUND WOUNDED-Theodore Deinert.
aged "a, was found unconscious early yester-
day on a street in Chicago, suffering from a
bullet wound in the right side. He revived
in the operating room Of a hospital and
told the attendants story in which he said
he had been shot by a patrol driver. The
latter, on being interrogated by detectives,
said he had had an encounter with the
wounded man, but had not used a revolver.
Denert's condition is said to be serious.
The conflicting stories are being investigated.
SUSPECT ARRESTED-Charles Casey has
been arrested in Ashfork Ariz, on suspicion
Of completely in the Denver & Rio Grande
train robbery. Casey came from Phoenix
February II and has since been drinking
and spending money freely. A heavy caliber
revolver was found on his person, together
with $1,000 in currency and $500 in Wells
Fargo money orders, purchased in Denver
and Pueblo and made payable to Charles
Casey. He claims to own coffee plantation
in Mexico, but does not give connected ac-
count of himself. The Denver authorities
have been notified.
TWO DROWN-Miss Carmen Percy of
Oakland and Herbert Peck, a young archi-
tect of Berkeley were drowned while bath
ing at Dipsea beach on BoIinas bay late
Sunday. The body of Miss Percy was
washed ashore, but Peck was carried out to
sea and no trace of his body has been found
G. p. de Cola, who bathing with the
couple, was carried out at the same time
but after an exhausting- struggle managed to
reach the shore. Mrs de Cola was on the
shore watching the bathers, and she worked
several hours in the vain hope of rescuscitat-
ing Miss Percy. The undertow OF a heavy
swell was responsible for the tragedy.
TRAFFIC Observation-Disclosures. Colo.
is in the midst of the worst snow blockade
since 1884. Train service is demoralized
east, west and north. Snow was still fall
ing last night and foot of new snow fell
in twelve hours, making it three feet on
the level. The A1amosa branch of the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad is piled thirty or
forty feet in many cuts and on Cumbres
pass, the highest point the railroad line,
the snow is from six to fifteen feet deep.
The local smelter of the American Smelling
& Refining company has had to suspend
operations throwing $50 men out of work,
because no ore trains can get through.
TO UNITE FACTIONS-WiIliam ]. Bryan
after an interview at Denver with State
Representative Hicks, author of the Hicks
Scott direct primary law, in which Mr.
Hicks urged that Mr.. Bryan announce his
position with regard to the law even more
unequiyocably than he did in his address to
| the legislature, left a sealed letter stating
his position which is to be used in the las,
| resort. 1t is believed the letter will have
the effect Of uniting the opposing factions
| in the legislature on the bill If other means
fail. After addressing the Bible class of the
Central Presbyterian church and the Y. M
c. A. Mr.. Bryan left Denver for Lincoln.