Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-11
long before the Christian era began.
appealed strongly to Mr. Taft.

long DeIOr0 the Christian era began
appealed strongly to Mr. Taft.
DENVER. Colo, Oct. 8.--After de
serting his wife and six children tc
elope win q school teacher, Roberi
e. Waller, former county school sup
erintendent, at Tecumseh. Okla. to
day surrendered to the Denver police
declaring that he preferred term in
the pen to being alone with his guilty
conscience.
Since his disappearance from Okla
homa City. Waller has been teaching
school in Baileys, Colo. also in Yuma
He was school superintendent In
Yuma up to last Friday. when over
come by remorse. he decided to come
to Denver. give himself up to the au'
thorities and stand punishment for his
crime.
AT the time he disappeared. Waller
says he took--with him $40O of the
school funds and is anxious to make
restitution for that amount.
TOPEKA. Kan, Oct S.-Ten Mex
lean railroad laborers and five white
men killed and ten injured in San
la Fe wreck this afternoon on the
Atchison branch of the Santa Fe in
the outskirts of this city.
A work train backing Into the city
hit an outbound oil train on curve.
Wreckage was piled up on the track
and many of the dead and wounded
aer under the debris The cause of
the wreck was dis regard of orders
by the wrecking train
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Oct S.-Glenn II.
Curtiss, made another trial flight with
his twenty five horse power biplane
today, before a small audience of st.
Louis aero club members.
He was in the air minute and a
half. sailing for three quarters of a
mile against a fresh east wind
A cluster of trees dead ahead caused
him to descend.
Hugh A. Robinson of St. Louis. to-
day made his first attempt to fly
his monoplane. Curzon. the owner OF
the Farman bIplane. rose four feet
from the ground in that machine.
This was a better performance than
Osmont, the French aviator was able
to do with the same craft. DR.. Freder.
ick A. Cook, arctic explorer, was head
of the most impressive of the centen
NAL week pageants today, when lie
rode at the head of the military, his
torical. and educational parade.
The greeting given the explorer was
most enthusiastic.
DENVER, Colo. Oct. 8-Formei
Senator Henry NJ. Teller, left here to
day for Washington where he will at
tend the supreme council of the
Scottish rite. Later he will take part
in the conference of the monetary com
mission which is on the eve of Its
most important work. Contrary to the
general opinion. the commission has
only made start in Its task of solv
ing the financial problem.
Senator Teller intimated that sew
eral years would be required. ant
there was no chance of report at th'
coming session OF congress. It is like
| ~, tueIetUrt uIiaL r.Ssia~.. T..r
Will be disappointed In his desire o
getting Aldrich's Central Bank Propo
sition before Congress with the ait
of the monetary commission.
| "The Central Bank has not been dis
cnssed at any of the commission.
meetings" said Senator Teller. "tha
is all ahead OF US"
CANAL DOVER. O., Oct. S.-Caugh
between piston rod and head of 100 toi
engine cylinder. inside of which the!
were working at the blast furnace q
the Pennsylvania Iron and Coal com
pany, three men were crushed to +;
pulp and their bodies pressed into ;
space of four inches.
The dead: DAvIg9kARRY. 22 year!
old.
JOE SINGER. 30 years old
| WILLIAM LONG. 26 years old.
| William Dawson. master mechanic
who blames himself for not blocking
the flywheel of the engine before tn,
men started to repair the cylinder I.
in the Union hospital, raving maniac
physicians fear that he will never re
cover his reason.
IGNACIO, Colo, Oct. 8.-There is {
very good crowd at the fair today
Where the number of outsiders is no
so large as last year. there are NOR,
indians. A great many of the farmers
who are accustomed to attend the fair
are making use of the fair weather
10 harvest their crops The exhibit
is very good. with the exception o
the live stock. On account of tn,
floods, the Indians lost great dea
of their stock. and could not brlnl
much of the remainder in. since 6
number of bridges are out. 4
COLORADO NEWS.