Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-11


upon their line north from Gallup.
N. NJ, to the immense coal fields re-
Gently acquired by this company and
which lay just south and east OK
the Moutezuma country ia very I'M
portant and will play very important
part In the development OF this part
OF the state Surveys and preliminary
work upon this main line have been
going on for the past ninety days ana
grade stakes are now set north from
Gallup.
DENVER. Colo, Oct. with the
who had revolver and intimidatod
aid OF an accompiice on tho outstde
the other prisoners while he sawed
through the bars, Oscar 8. Droege.
alias Arthur Druger, held for embez'
element OF ten thousand dollars from
the New York State hospital at Ray
brook, N. Y, escaped from the city
jail at midnight
When at liberty Droege handed his
revolver to friend who stood guard
outside the jail for an hour and a
half and prevented the other pris-
oners from notifying the jailer until
Droege made good his escape.
When the man departed. Claude
StovaIl, ons Of the prisoners, crawled
through the aperture and ran around
to the city hall into police headquar-
ters, where he notified Acting Captain
McClanathan OF the delivery.
Droege has not been captured up
to this afternoon.
DENVER. Colo. Oct. 7.Mortally
wounded by the accidental discharge
of an automatic revolver, which he
was cleaning. and realizing he could
not recover, Edgar Austin Swallow.
railroad conductor spent the last few
hours on earth discussing arrange
ments for the funeral with his wife.
He died ut 4:2O O'Clock this morn
ing at st. Joseph's hospital, after he
requested his wife to have the funeral
private. and had given her list Of
those whom he wished present at the
services over Ills DOuy.
Swallow was conscious to the last.
He told the attending physician he
had shot himself accidentally. Rumors
of suicide are rife In the vicinity of
Swallows home but the family Insists
that death was accidental
There were no witnesses to, the
shooting. Swallow was alone In the
house when he received his death
wound, his wife as well as his three
children. being away from home at
the time The shooting occurred at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Two
minutes later Swallows 14-year old
son found his father weak from the
loss of blood on the kitchen floor.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, Oct. 7.--Tak-
Ing up project as one OF temporary
service, to those that wish to aid. the
delegations to the national convention
of the Womn's Home Missionary
Societies are discussing today the
aaeStiqnee eft to ngkipE Etnth thfnufRSer Oh petARil etARil
Yuma reservation ten acres. instead OF
five acre allotments as at present is
contemplated
Mrs. ]. A. Johnson OF Delta, Colo
RADIO. secretary OF the Department Of
Indian work ia agitating the subject.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. THE
preliminary hearing of Delavan Smith
and Charles r. Williams. proprietors
of the indianapolis News, charged
with having committed criminal libel
in publishing an article intimating that
there Was corruption In the purchase
by the United States Of the Panama
Canal zone, is set for next Monday In
the United States court Of this dis
trict.
Frank Fl. Hitchcock, postmaster gen
eral, former chairman Republican ma
tional committee, Norman e. Mack OF
Buffalo. chairman Democratic national
committee, and the representatives oi
the banking house of ]. p. Morgan
| & Co.. will be asked to testify. accord
ing to the statement made to the court
last June by Stuart Mcnamara. attor
ney Of the Department of Justice who
was assigned to the proceedings
against the proprietors Of the Indianap
oils News and OF the New York World
also charged with criminal libel In
the Panama Canal controversy. Mr.
McNamara told the court In asking fol
postponement. that he expected tC
show by Messrs. Hitchcock and Hack
that newspaper correspondents had
been warned that it would be improp
o. and dangerous to publish current
rumors that there had been an enor
nous graft in the Panama Canal trans
fer.
BY representatives OF ]. P. Morgan
| & CO.. Mr.. Mcnamara said he would
show corruption impossible In the
transfer. which was made through
Cromwell as attorney for the French
companies.
DENVER. Oct. 1.-THE tramway
magnates close their convention at
the Auditorium today. and tomorrow
will throw aside the cares Of business
and embark on the official excursions