Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
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manding positions TO most efficient
officers.
Courts should be reformed SO as to
make Justice more speedy and Ger.
tain.
Injunctions should not be issued
without previous notice to party en-,
Joined.
Special message promised on anti.
trust legislation.
Magazines should pay higher rate
of postage,
The government should grant the
ship nubsidy
New Mexico and Arizona should be
| admitted MS separate states but care
/ should be taken that constitutions are
submitted to voters upon their merits.
Postal savings banks recommended
as substitute for bank guaranty laws
Special message will treat of con,
| servation of resources.
Government should prohibit trans.
poration of white slaves" between
states.
Tariff is not responsible for increas.
ed cost of living.
CHICAGO. Dec, New attacks on
| Aurora women by mysterious lack
| the Slasher have caused the feminine
portion OF the population to remain in.
doors after dark. The last attack was
| upon Mrs. Emma Skinner Miller. sr.
perintendent of music in the Wes,
Aurora schools, and one of the leaders
of Aurora society.
Others who have been slashed or
beaten are: Mrs William Berry
wife of a cement contractor. Mrs. An
ma Barnat. Miss Clara Kaiser. Miss
Ada Woodward. Mrs William Berry
Is the most seriously hurt of the won.
en- recently attacked. Just as she and
Miss Ada Woodward were passing the
"Slasher" leaped out from behind a
tIce and struck Mrs Berry blow un.
der the eye, knocking her to the sidc-
walk. AS she cried out the assailan.
| aimed blow with knife at Miss
Woodward, and fled The screams of
the women brought many neiehbors TO
the scene. A poses searched the
| neishborhood but no trace of the
'Slasher" could be found.
CHERRY. Ill-Testimony introduc
| cd at the coroner's inquest at tn,
Chprry NINA lnrrnr tamil. -. .,,sy.., a.,
the fire was started by Mat Francisco
an inexperienced boy of 10 years, VIII,
| was working IN the mine In alleged
violation OF the child labor law. The
| Boys work was to push the empty ears
| from the main shaft In the second vein
over To the cage running to the third
vein.
Francisco testified that he had push
ed the loaded car Of hay that caught
fire over 10 the elevator shaft leading
to the third vein and left II standing
close up TO the blazing torch which ig.
nited II The lad said this was the
hrst bale of hay he had ever been
required 10 handle and that his SUI
pei iors in the mine gave him no In.
striic;ions as to what he should do
with II.
| Representative Of State Factory In.
spector Davies office declared that
this testimony justified the opinion
that the child labor law was freely
violated In the Cherry mine to the
great danger of tne 500 miners EN-.
pioyed there. Mine inspector Thomas
Hudson testified that he had not In.
spected the mine since last July and
did not know they we're using open
torches instead of electric light with
which he knew the mine to be
| equipped.
MADRID, Dec. liking Alfonson's
physician is causing extreme anxiety
at court. The king is suffering from
tubercular affection in the postnasaI
parts of the inner ear. DR.. Moore OF
Bordeaux has performed three slight
| operations to check this disease. Now
serious operation has become neces.
sary and the queen is much concern.
| ed about the result In view OF the
kings weakened condition. His tu-
berculous condition is undoubtedly in
herited. The queen expects to be CON
fined early In the spring.
LONDON, Dec. 7.--Adolph Beck, the
victim OF the strangest case Of mis-.
taken identity ever recorded. died to
day
| In 1898 he was arrested charged
with obtaining jewelry by fraud. After
seven years imprisonment he was lib.
Grated when shown the crimes were
committed by his double. William
Thomas, alias John Smith. After his
arrest Beck was identified by many
women. The case led TO an inquiry
by commission named by the home
secretary five years ago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-Elevated and
| surface traffic is badly crippled by a
binding snow storm which struck Chi.
cago early today. the first real storm
OF the winter For several hours be-
fore daylight all railways were prac.
| tically Tied IN hut large panps of