Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-17
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Slump in Cigarettes-With the
signing of the anti-cigarette bill by
Governor Johnson the cigarette
slaughter sale is on in Minneapolis
and from this time until the finish on
August / every dealer of the, indie
pendent" variety will aim to get rid oil
his stock.
Heroic Firemen - More than a
dozen spectacular rescues were made
by hremen early Thursday during 6
blaze in a six-story tenement at 206
210 East One Hundred and Sixth
street, New York. SO far as is known
all tenants escaped. During the worl
on the ladders Deputy Chief Callahan
fell to the street and was serevely in
jured.
Sailors Won't Work-The re
fusal of the sailors on the great lake.
to work is now in effect. Fully 1900
men, from engineers to deck hands, arr
affected by the decision of the unioi
organizations not to operate boats be
longing to members of the Lake Car
riers' association until it's avowed pur
pose to enforce an open shop on tn
lake boats is abandoned.
To Regulate Railroads = Sew.
eral bills have been introduced in con
gress during the special session pro
yiding for important changes in tn
regulation of railroads engaged in in
terstate commerce. The latest Is
bill drafted by Representative Dawson
of Iowa requiring crews or various
sizes to be carried on passenger, mall
an6 frairhf trains.
William Rockefeller Abroad
It has just become known that vii
liam Rockefeller sailed for Europe las
Wednesday, although his name wal
not on the cabin list Of either tn
Mauritania or the oceanic, the only
steamers leaving for Europe on ina
day Mr.. Rockefeller viii meet ms son
William c. Rockefeller, abroad ant
they will return together in few
weeks.
Mrs. Eddy Objects-The plar
to hold Christian Scientist services II
the grand ballroom of the Hotel Plaza
New York, has been declared OIL, tenn
porarily at least. While no DEFINITE
announcement to this effect mas peer
made, it has been learned tnat MIS- MIS-
Eddy has put a ban on the project
Accordingly she has directed that ne
further action be taken until the mat
ter has been presented to her.
Militiaman on T;1a1-The case
of Joseph D. Kline of Chicago, indict
ed in Kankakee county for MURDER II
killing, with a bayonet while membel
of the state militia a boy named Ear
Nelson of Kankakee, who had jumped
on and entered an Illinois Central ca
in that city while the train was pass
ing at the time of the Springfield riot
last summer, is Jon trial in the For'
county Qllinois) circuit court.
Labor Sunday Fixed = The
Rev. Charles Stelzle, superintendent o
the Presbyterian department of churci
and labor, New York, has requested
the II 600 pastors in churches of hi
denomination to discuss some phase o
the labor question Sunday, May y
This day has been designated a.
labor Sunday by the American FED
Grafton of Labor, and was made
calendar day In the Presbyterian
church.
To Keep Record of Army-Ar
interesting addition to the militar.
records of the United States will b.
published by the government if bill
Just introduced in congress by REPRE-
sentative Hull of Tennessee becomes
law. This bill directs the secretary 0
war to prepare from military record
in his possession roster or all IN
armies engaged in the service or tn
United states in all its wars except tn
civil war.
Toxic Crafts, Too "A tire
mendous sensation developed in Tokl'
Thursday with the arrest of nine mem
hers of the lower house of the dlet
the nature of the charges being with
held. 1t is believed, however, tina
bribery in connection with the recen
difficulties of the Japanese Sugar com
pany is alleged, and there is great un
rest in the capital, as II is salu ina
some members of the upper mousse al
liable to arrest also.
Slashes His Throat-Fearing
sentence of death was about to be I'm
posed on him, Arch Smith, on trial OF
a. charge of murder at Ridgeway, III.
slashed his throat in the croWde'
courtroom there Thursday While tn
Judge was instructing the jury. I'M
judge. after waiting but prleI inter
val for the excitement to subslde, con
tinued his charge to the jury as thougl
nothing had happened, while deputy
sheriff summoned a doctor
A Plea for Smoke-SmoSe is Z
blessing to the world and boon Z
health, according to statement by W
p. Rend, coal magnate, at Chlcag'
Thursday in reply to an address b.
Secretary E. r. Pritchard of the boar'
of health declaring it nuisance
"This talk about smoke being a ours
is all nonsense" said Mr.. Rend; TN
Creator who made coal knew that ther'
would be smoke and knew that smok
would be good thing for the world.
Legislature on Strike = The
members of the Progressista wing o
the minority in the Philippine leglsla
ture who withdrew from the ASSEMBLY
on April 10 as a protest against VIVA
they claimed was arbitrary action Il
the matter of the Payne tariff bill ar
still out on strike. Although the ma
jority has a quorum, it has not takel
anv further action, and the speaker /
comforting with the strikers in tn
hope of inducing them to return to tn
sessions.
Wants Hams Record-DistricT
Attorney Dewitt of Queens county
xy<xtx hos e.a.1t two detectives 4