Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-30

widow of Bernard Stanley, was killed.
II is said that one OF the six guards
on the train gave signal to go ahead
before Mrs. Stanley had alighted. Her
foot caught between car and plat
form and she was dragged TO death.
city. and left his family large for
tune Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley were
well known In Chicago, California and
Colorado where Mrs. Stanley has
many relatives.
DENVER, Aug. 2G.--Two persons
tiled to jump out of six story windows
last evening, a man and woman.
The man Is said TO be mentally un-
balanced and the woman was angry
with her husband. Neither succeeded,
The man was William Houston. a
farmer. and the woman Mrs. Mabel
Ruy, wife of travelling representa-
tive OF newspaper.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The stock
market today continued to suffer from
the effects of the liquidation of $1,000
shares of Union Pacific selling down
to 202a. compared with 2O51a at yes
terday's closing. Material losses,
reaching point or more. were made
In many other representative stocks,
including New York Central Reading,
Southern Pacific. Great Northern pre-
ferred, the Ore Certificates, Eric, Con
solidated Gas, Colorado Fuel and Ma.
tional Lead. Union Pacific went tum-
bling down to POI. making its loss
$3.50 a share, which had very bad
effect on the rest of the list. Indi-
Ications that inside interests appeared
course and not inclined to bolster up
the market much discouraged the bulls
and enabled the bears to shake out
considerable long stock.
Every stock of the market was in.
fluenced down point or more. Raj
lies meant only temporary relief, for
as soon as the shorts stopped buying
prices broke again.
Union Pacific dropped to 199 this
afternoon.
NEW YORK, Aug. GA. b. Stick
ney. long president of the Chicago
| Gi eat Western, whose charge that rail
roads are still granting rebates just as
before the passage of the Hepburn
rate law is about to be Investigated by
| the interstate commerce commission
outlines what he regards as the proper
method to pursue to do away with
the alleged abuses.
"The favorite way OF granting re
bates now" he said, sis to allow
claims for overcharges for damages
presented by large shippers, Claims
of this kind presented by large favor
ed shippers" Shckney said. "art
promptly paid by the railroads."
Determinations in rates are aIst
practiced by putting an obscure rates
in the rate schedules He instancet
in this connection the inclusion in
western roads the tariffs of the rate
of Illuminating oil and other much
lower rate on products of petroleum
The attention of favored shippers he
said was called to the latter date.
AS a remedy for the rebate evils
he suggested as the first essential sim
plification of rates and as a mean.
10 this end the adoption of uniform
classification. What ought to be done
he said, is to do away entirely with
commodity rates and reduce all rates
to class rates, and at the same time
Increasing the number of classes t.
a sufficient extent to permit an equita
hle adjustment of rates between the
various classes of merchandise.
RHEIMS, France. Aug. 26.-ln the
second attempt this afternoon Huber
Latham, the French aviator, broke the
worlds record for time and distance
| The fifth day of aviation week was
ushered in with ideal weather condi
tions. Light airs and an overcast SIX!
brought the flyers early and before
noon dozen machines were circlinf
above the plain.
| The program today included the
continuation of trials for the grant
prix de la champagne, the endurance
test, the lap event, the speed event
a race between dirigible balloons and Q
landing competition for spherical bal
looms.
Latham in his monoplane was the
first aviator to get away in an effor
to beat Paulhans endurance record o.
yesterday of hours So minutes anc
"a seconds. Latham started flying a
a great height. Sommer, Cockburn
Bunau Varilla, De La Grange and fin
ally Glenn II. Curtiss, the American
contestant. followed Latham into the
air Curtiss' purpose was to improve
his record in the speed lap contest ant
to qualify for one of the six prizes
in the endurance contest He accom-
plished three rounds In an impressive
manner. but his speed was dlsappoint
ing. His total time was 2S:59 3-5.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-Eleven hours
after DR.. Oliver Livingstone Jones
who owns property in nearly every
state in the Union, was returned to
4. H. l..