Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-16
heavy timbered ends. Death Followed

geon Preston was dispatched TO the
scene OF the accident but Magner was
dead before he arrived. s
RAINIER. Ore. Dec 1s.-The cap
sizing of gasoline launch In the
Columbia river off Burton's landing. a
few miles west OF here early yester-
day, caused the death OF four of a
party of seven people. The dead are:
Lee Barber. aged 20; Selma Hendrick.
stem, aged II; Anna Hendricksten
aged 10. and Grace Waud, aged 16 All
lived at Maygers
The party came 10 Rainier late Sat
urday to visit the skating rink and
after the resort closed startcd for
home. When opposite Burton's land
ing the launch suddenly capsIzed pre-
cipitating the entire party into the
water. All secured hold on the over
turned boat, but Barber became ex-
hansted and slipped back into the wa
ter. He did not rise. Later he was
followed by Selma Hendricksten. and
n few minutes later by her sister An,
na, A short time afterward Grace
Waud became exhausted let NO, The
three left managed TO hold on until
several hours later passing river
steamer was attracted by their cries
and picked them up. The survivors
We're Pearl Proctor. Frank Kaspcr aud
Amos Card
CANON CITY, COLO. Dec. l3.-"rhe
only comfort have known In over a
year. 10 feel absolutely safe from pry.
Ing eyes of the curious and being in
a place whore ! am safe from iptro-
sion am comparatively happy"
With these words. AIRS. Allen r.
Reed OF Denver. found guilty Of assault
with intent 10 commit larceny upon
Mrs, denegieve Chandler phipps of
Denver and sentenced to serve one
year to eighteen months In the state
penltentiary, entered the walls Of The
gray stone building yesterday 10 be
gin to serge hsr term, which with
good behavior will be over within
eleven months
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. ls,-.
striking switchmen OF the northwest
Will be OF work before Christmas time
under conditions satisfactory to them
Either this or every member OF the
switohmen's union frcm Buffalo west
Ward VIII be out OH strike" declared
Frank II. Hawley, president of the
switcbmen's organization, following
his return from what he designated
as u highly satisfactory conference
with President Gompers OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor at Cincin
natl
What took PLACE at our conference
must bo kept secret for two or three
days. no longer" he said. III the
railroads knew in advance what was
planned for them and how general and
taI-reaching the swltchmens strike
would be there would have been no
strike at all There will be a con.
ference Of the switchmen's uniop aud
general mapagers Of the roads in Chi
easo today, Our committee of local
switchmep's organization from Buff
falo TO the Pacific coast are making
certain demands. We are going to win
or the strike will not be confined to
the northwest"
Questioned as to the full signifi,
cance of his statement President Haw,
ley said
II am not breaking confidence or
making untrue statements when | say
that the patience of unien men all
over the country is becoming exhaust
ed and the probabilities are that be-
fore the end of this week business will
commence. Before next Sunday night
the entire world will know exactly
what is being done In our interests
and will know that we have not been
moving on bluff"
NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Emma Gold
man is sorry for the poor, deluded
women, who imagine the ballot will
make them free. She said so In i'm.
passioned oratory. Oyer and over
again she was interrupted by thunder
Gus applause, but there was no other
demonstration on the part of the audi.
ence,
The real trouble with woman. Miss
Goldman explained, is that she is still
a fetish worshiper. and believes her
ideas can cure all ills.
"The ladies' who want to vote" Miss
Goldman went on, "are fond of telling
us what great things have been ac.
oomplished in states where women
vote. and they point especially to
Colorado. Well. | have been to Colo
RADIO myself and am afraid can't
agree with them"
NEW YORK. Dec. l3.-Patrick f.
Sheedy, the best known gambler In
the world. died at his home here last
night For two years he has been
unable to leave his home. Death was
due to heart disease. Sheedy was
about 60 years old.
After an international career. during
which he was the comuan nlnu nf MANY