Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-26

: severely injured near this city la
y night when the motor car In whi,
, they were riding turned turtle AZ
] pinned them underneath.
Y AURORA, Ills, Aug. 24.-Goyern,
r John A. Johnson OF Minnesota will Z
, into hospital Sept. for fourth o
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
cnNvER. Aug. 24.-Ruby Tam, 2
years old. beautiful Mexican cir
tried to die this morning in two di
fcnt ways-by inhaling gas through
tube and swallowing the contents O
n bottle OF cocaine. The young womal
had come to Denver but a few week
ago from Pueblo and being unable t,
earn living Joined the people of tn,
underworld. Overcome by remorse sh,
decided to end her life. Securing
rubber tube. after first swallowing tn,
drug, she turned on the gas and KEEP
II in her mouth until unconscious.
She was found under the bed In
her room in Market street by an in
| mate and the speedy work of the DO
lice surgeon saved her life.
Her mother is an American and her
father a Spaniard.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-Activity
in aeronautics In and about Washing.
ton will be revived in a few days.
Wilbur Wright will come here with
in a week or ten days TO instruct
Lieutenants Lahm and Foulois of the
signal corps in the manipulation Of the
army's Wright aeroplane. The shed
for the housing of the flying machine
Is being erected upon the field at Col.
lege park, and the aerodrome is being
cleared of all Instructions.
II. A. orme, another local aviator
who has a biplane differing in design
from that OF the Wrights. also intends
10 make trial flights in the near fu
ture.
The army field at College park is to
be put at the disposal OF those aviators
who desire TO test their machines un.
der the favorable conditions.
Smidley's monoplane counterpart of
Glideer's with which he made gliding
flights. II 1t flies 1t will be the first
successful monoplane built in the Unit.
ed States. The machine weighs 225
pounds and has an Is horse power two
cylinder motor which drives an eight
foot twobladed propeller and frame
is built of bamboo. There are two
huge horizontally extended wings for
the support of the craft and a small
plane in front and a SENT circular tail
for stability.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24--Drinkers In the
United States, from the chronic
'souse" to those who occasionally and
lightly daily with the foaming stein
or the sparkling wine glass. have
gone shy" seven and half billion
drinks In the last two years, according
TO statistics issued from prohibition
national headquarters. In the same
period I,40S,09S men who were wont
TO taken an average of four portions
OF grog each day have become total
abstainers.
If the seven and half billion drinks
that were missed had gone across the
bar for consumption they would have
eost 1864, ,449.99715 at the regular grog
shop prices, while If they had been
poured into tank of sufficient capae
ity they would have floated fleet of
battle ships,
The statistics were compiled by Ma
tional Chairman Charles r. Jones from
an advance report OF the United States
internal revenue bureau for the fiscal
year 1909, and they were put forth
as a counter to the assertions OF the
Texas Brewers association that pro
hibition never prohibits and that more
liquor was sold in dry" than In wet"
territory.
NEW YORK, Aug. PA few days
ago a bent and headless pin was TAX
ell from the arm of Miss Adelina Wye.
koff, 1S years old, of Paterson, N. j.,
and since then sixteen similar pins
have been extracted from the arm.
Miss Wyckoff has no idea how the
pins came to be in her body, and her
parents believe that when she was
little child she probably swallowed
them unknown to other members OF
the family. and they are Just now
working themselves out.
SILVERTON, Aug. 24.-The parties
contesting the Hayes will case filed a
motion in the district court yesterday
to have the case transferred to the
United States circuit court. The mo
ton was argued at length when Judge
HoIbtook granted the motion which
disposes of the case so far as the
district court of this county Is con
cerned. Court then adjourned and
Judge Holbrook left for Durango to
day.
NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-Although the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II on which
Il. H. Hartman is returning from q
trip to Europe In search of health
should reach quarantine station about
2:30 p. IN. today, 1t will probably BIZ
| after o'clock before Mr.. Hartman
10 able to step ashore at the steamers