Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-12
TfLEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

NEW York;. Pierpont Morgan,
jr., has let contracts for the erection OF
a new country home on the north
shore of Long Island, near Matinne-
cock Point. The cost, it is said, Will be
more than S250.0OO.
M'KEESPORT, Pa.-EVery slate in
the McKeesport schools has been
smashed by the pupils. A recent de-
cree of the board of health has abol-
ished the states and substituted pads
and pencils, on the theory that states
were germ breeders.
NEW YORK-A large part of $1,4S5,-
900 which New York will spend this
year for new school buildings is to go
into the construction of portable school
houses, a scheme of Mayor Gaynor for
the immediate relief Of the congestion
in crowded parts of tine city.
NUTLEY, n. J.-Because Mayor p.
T. Lux was offered a glass of beer
while the firemen's annual anniversary
celebration was going ON in the hre
hall. the hose company has been sus-
Dended by the town council and the
members have been ordered to appear
on charges.
NEW YORK-Aiming to induce
American philanthropists to join in an
English effort to raise S1,0OO,OOO for the
establishment of an English university
at Hankow, China. Prof. Arthur Llonel
smith of oxford Is in New York 10
deliver a series of lectures at Columbia
university and elsewhere.
ST. PETERSBURG-Bishop Michael
of the Old Believer sect, who was APP
pointed bishop of that sect In Canaaa
but was subsequently Withdrawn by
the synod of Old Believers because IT.
regularly selected and consecrated has
now been named bishop of Orenburg
and the Urals. in Russia.
FRESNO-That if any part of Haley
comet should collide with the earth IL
would strike Fresno first was the state
ment made by Prof. B. r. Baulnsardt
at n. meeting of teachers from all parts
of the San Joaquin valley here Thurs-
dav night He pointed out that thls
part of the earth will be turned toWaru
the comet at opposition.
VICTORIA, B. C.-When the steamer
Malta of the Canadian-Australlan nlaii
line, which has arrived mere salieo
from Australia, the coal strike when
has nrevailed for four months was still
on and the steamer had to coal at
Suva. causing delay. Five of the strike
leaders had been sentenced TO lmprls-
onment for twelve months.
CHICAGO-In the local option cam
naign petitions were presented yesler-
dav bv the vets setting forth why the
saloons should not be voted out or
Sshicapo. 1t is charged that with the
aholition of saloons in Chicago nearly
$50. .0OO. 900 worth of property practlcally
would he confiscated and 36,7OO WORKERS
put out Of employment.
NEW YORK-An entomologist mu-
scum. to contain specimens OF every
kind of bug to be found in the Vlclnity
of Greater New York. is to be estap-
Iisbed in Central park. The museum
will he housed in the Swedish Cot
taoe" a relic of the Philadelphia CEN
tennial, which was presented TO new
York citv by the Swedish government
at the close of the exposition
CHICAGO-Teaching of the general
details of wars and battles is not con-
ducive to the principles of peace: ac-
cording to superintendent A. f. Nlght-
ingale of Cook county public schoois,
and henceforth will be omitted IN the
grades. This will hold true or tne
Colonial wars, except the F,rench anu
indian war, and that will be stuuleu
only in a general way
NEW -YORK-The rapidity WIN
which traffic on the traction llnes Oh
New York city is increasing is shown
in a report made public yesterday by
the nublfc service commission. In the
month of December, 1909, total OF
los. .SS1 900 passengers was carried
which was an increase of about lO0OO,-
Ooo over the same month of the preNl-
ons wear. This is an increase of about
220 O61 a day. or of more than 1OO,000OOO
a wear.