Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-27
Ists an alleged aggregate shortage OF

SZ4,VOU IN the accounts OF some OF
the present and past officials Of Prov
ers county, according to report just
filed with District Judge Hunter by
Fl. E. Mulnix. a Denver accountant.
The report caused a sensation, al
though few believe any real short
age existed or does exist, the gen.
eral opinion being that the alleged
short cages are based on the taking OF
certain fees by county officials the
legality of which people differ accord
ing to their Interpretation OF laws
| governing these charges.
| WASHINGTON. June 23.-After vot.
ing down several amendments to the
postal savings bank bill and thus took
the last legislative step necessary TO
the establishment of postal savings
bank in the United States. The meas
ure is included in the administration
schedule and its passage makes an.
other triumph for President Taft.
Most of the "insurgent" Republicans
Joined with the regulars in supporting
the measure in the final vote, but Sen
ators Bristow, Cummns and LaFol
lette refused to yield and cast their
ballots in the negative with the Demo
Gratis. Senator Chamberlain cast the
only Democratic vote for the bill
DECATUR, Ms. June 2S.-Charles
G.. Dawes of Chicago, former comp
troller of currency, today addressed
the Illinois State Bankers association
| Mr.. Dawes maintained that the cen
trail bank could not be successfully
adopted to our present Independent
banking system although he recog-
niZed the great economic advantages
enjoyed by European countries under
a central bank plan. Mr. Dawes stated
his objections to the central bank idea
as follows:
NO theoretical plans can protect in
a republic any quasi political insti.
tuition of real financial power from
a legislative or demagogie attack. If
the bank is to perform the functions
expected of it it must of necessity be.
come as was the case with the second
bank of the United States, the great.
est financial power in the country
| IlOBOKEN, N. j., June 2i.-With
| his father and former friends rallyine
to his defense. Porter Charlton, who
confessed that he murdered his wife,
Mary Scott Castle Charlton, in their
| villa .1lEn tu1y
more cheerful today than when arrest
ed after his arrival on the Princess
Irene.
Already plans for his defense are
made. He will not be allowed to plead
guilty. although he declared he would
Instead powerful group of lawyers
will defend him. He will try to prove
he was insane when he committed the
crime. The first move made by Judge
| Charlton, father of the boy, on reach.
ing the city from Washington was to
| engage attorneys to defend his son.
j. Fred Clarke, New York lawyer,
has secured former States Attorney
Edwards of Jersey City to represent
the youth while he is the Hoboken
jail. Although Edwards refused to
talk about the case 1t is certain that
the defense will be insanity. Alien
lists will be engaged to examine the
young man and his statements made
to the police after his arrest yester-
l Va al lao tnIy Il D..
a lack of mental balance While rel.
atlyes of Charlton are rallying to his
defense. Capt. Henry Harrison Scott.
| U. S. A, who is responsible for the
capture. is preparing to aid the Italian
authorities in Furnishing the murder
err of his sister. He came from New
York early, conferred with the Italian
| representatives, and turned over to
| them letter he had received from
young Charlton asking him to send
the notification of his wedding to GER
| tai nfriends Scott declared this let.
ter contained considerable detail; that
1t is coherent in every sentence, and
would offset the letters Judge Charlton
| has planned TO produce to show his
son was insane.
| DUSSELDORF. June 24.-The first
aerial trip. for purely commercial pur.
| poses, in the history of aviation began
here today, when the Deutschland, the
giant dirigible, owned by the Hamburg
American Steamship company. sailed
for three hours trip, carrying twenty
passengers who had paid $50 each for
their tickets. A trip in southeastern.
ly direction was the first stage of the
Deutschland's return voyage toward
Friedrichshafen. from which place il
made wonderful cruise 10 Dusseldorf
last Wednesday. covering a route of
nearly 300 miles in less than ten hours
While the Deutschland carried pas.
sengers on her first trip, they were
invited. thereby reserving for today
the first commercial venture of the
big air craft. Had the carrying ca.
pacity of the Deutschland been ten
| times as great she would still have
been unable to accommodate those
| who wished to sail on her today.
Those who sailed today hnupht THAR