Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22
lives. The sloop Roxanna, carrying

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son and twelve survivors were picke
up under great difficulties in a chopp
sea by the tug Lamont. Auxiliar
yacht r. +. Easterbrook, Jr.. was drt,
en- ashore off Norton's Point and eigh
teen persons aboard had to swim I,
the beach.
NEW YORK. July ls.-That the peo
pie of this country are throwing ava,
annually sum of money that rep
resents 90 per cent more than it cost.
TO operate the government--in cold fig
ures billion and halt dollars-is
the statistics shown by Professors Ir
wing and Fishers new work issued b,
the government printing office and en-
Titled "A Report on National Utility
Professor Fisher is member of the
faculty of Yale university and a mem.
Der of the national conservation com.
mission appointed by Theodore Roose.
welt. He is also member of the com
mittee on national health in connec-
ton of the national waste in lives.
Professor Fisher shows that three
million people are needlessly and con.
finuously III in the United States and
that this condition might as well be
prevented by the strict attention to
even the simplest hygenic measures,
He shows also that tuberculosis alone
is responsible for half million per.
sons being continually i'll and that it
is entirely possible that the scouree
be wiped out within one generation
Typhoid alone costs the country three
hundred millions and this disease can
be wholly wiped out by attention TO
neglected details.
NEW YORK, July IA frightened
amateur sitting like a wooden man.
went up in the Glenn Curtis aero
plane which hovered a moment In mid.
air and then crushed to the earth
The beautiful craft in which Curtis
made his remarkable flight yesterday
was badly wrecked When the would
be aviator was lifted from the twist.
ed frame, he was delirious, left arm
broken and body bruised. His injur-
les, however. are not serious.
MANCOS, July ia shooting af
fair took place here abou. $50 last
evening that will likely end in the
death of o. T. holland. the well known
Indian trader, cattle man and farmer
The shooting was done by man
named Baker, his first name not stat.
ed Baker came here few days
ago from Cortez where he is said to
have headquarters as piano tuner.
He is accused of having given Edward
Noland, aged II. son of o. E., some
whisky Saturday. Last evening the
father of the boy met Baker on the
street in front OF the Bauer Mer.
camille company store and took him
to task for giving the boy whiskey.
1t Ia not known what conversation
Took place, but apparently without
provocation Baker pulled gun and
began shooting and when he stopped
four bullets had taken effect, one
Just above the eye, coming out side
OF the head, another entering the eye,
while two bullets entered the
breast and passed through the body.
Dr. Trotter OF this place was imme-
diately called and message sent to
Durango for DR.. Ochsner, meantime
arrangements being made for a
special TO bring the doctor to Mancos,
and he arrived about 10 o'clock, a lit.
tie over three hours after the shoot.
Ing. The physicians examined and did
everything they. could for tho man.
Last night they held out no hope for
his recovery. but this forenoon Mr..
Nolands condition was slightly i'm.
proved and some hope expressed for
recovery
The wounded man is one of the best
known men In this southwest country,
being one Of the pioneer Indian trad.
ers, and post trader at the Navajo
Springs agency at the present time
A few years ago he became Interested
in the Bauer Mercantile company store
and bank but sold out the first of
July Of this year, deyoting his time
TO stock, farm and other interests,
being well fixed, He has large fam.
lily, FIVE children by his first wife and
three by his second with whom he Is
living happily.
Little Is known Of Baker. After the
shooting he managed TO slip out OF
sight OF the crowd aud later was found
hiding under the city Jail where he
was taken in tow by officers and
later taken to Cortez and placed In
the county jail for safe keeping.
LATER-Dr, Ochsner left for Du.
range on this afternoons train aud
may return tomorrow II thought bes.
but there does not appear to be any
hope, as the wounded man has not
been conscious since the physicians
administered opiates last night and
commenced probing for the bullet that
entered the eye. The bullet was re.
moved In pieces, having crashed
against the skull and In removing
the bullet and broken pieces OF skull
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