Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-21
TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

effect settlement in the crisis now
threatening the present system of
English government has failed.
The house OF lords is today facing
an ultimatum from the liberals that
before Nov. 2s. they must consent to
pass bill limiting their power of veto
or the issue win be enforced before
the people in the general election
This development is the result to-
day of King Georges hasty visit to
London yesterday and his summoning
OF the privy council The king deems
the present crisis threatening to the
entire system of the English govern
ment. He therefore came to London
with the hope of effecting compro
mise between the liberals and conserv
atives This will be thoroughly dis
cussed both at the meeting of the
privy council and that of the cabinet
Later the king received Premier As
quith for personal consultation. As
quith. however, refused to consider for
an instant the question of compro
mise and today made known an ulti.
matum to the house of lords. The re-
suit was keen disappointment to the
king.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov IL
More than 5000 invitations have been
issued to members of the National
Geographical society and their friends
IN baor rntouaI Roosevelt lect,tra in
Convention hall tonight on the wild
Man and Wild Beast of Africa" The
lecture is Col. Roosevelt's first pub
lie statement in regard to his African
hunting trip since his return from
the jungles. He was invited to ad-
dress the National Geographical So
ciety before he left Egypt and ac-
cepted.
LONDON, Nov. l7-Solicitor New
ton has procured several thousand sig
natures to petition for the reprieve
for his client, Or. II. II. Crippen, SEN
fenced to die on Wednesday. for the
murder of his wife. Belle Gilmore. II
is probable the petition will be pre-
scented 10 Home Secretary Churchill
today
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17.--With
White, Burgess, Harmon
and other noted aviators among the
participants, Philadelphia's first avia-
ton meet was opened today at the
Point Breeze track. The meet, which
will continue several days. is given
under the joint auspices of the Aero
club OF Pennsylvania and the Aero
club of the University of Pennsylvan-
ia.
NELSON, B. C., Nov. 17.-Several
hundred leading conservatives of Brit
ish Columbia assembled for n confer
ence here today TO decide upon the
future policy of the party, with partic
ular reference to the measures to be
brought before the coming legislative
session
MEMPHIS. Nov. 17.-All of the
states bordering on the Mississippi
from the Ohio river to the Gulf We're
represented here today at the open
ing of the mass convention of the
Mississippi Valley Drainage associa'
ton. The aim of the association is
TO secure federal aid in the work of
reclaiming the wet lands of the lower
Mississippi valley by drainage.
CHICAGO, Nov 17-"All this talk
OF reduced prices for meats has no
Ia, 20 "a hiu narlxars
are alarmed by impending federal
prosecutions and trying to curry favor
with the public and make retailers the
goat in the whole affair.
This is the explanation given here
today by United Master Butchers of
Chicago of interviews recently given
out ]. Ogden Armour and other beef
barons in which the assertion is made
that meat prices are on toboggan
and that the consumer would soon
find it cheaper to eat porterhouse
steak than to go hungry.
''If we can be assured by the pack
ers," said the Master Butchers assem-
bled in regular meeting, not in news
paper interviews. but by signed con
tracts, that they will reduce the price
of meats to certain amount and keep
them reduced for, say. three months
we will be glad to make correspond
ing reductions to our customers"
OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 1.-THE
third session of the eleventh parlia-
ment of Canada was opened today by
Lord Gray The occasion was mark
ed with the usual ceremonies. The
customary military escort accompa-
MED the Governor-General from Ridau
Hall to the parliament buildings and
return. AS his excellency entered the
senate chambers there was a boom
ing of guns from Nepean Point. As
unusually brilliant attendance of So
cie.y listened to the delivery OF the
speech from the throne. The latter
contained, among other things. the an
nouncement that reciprocity negotia-
lions have been entered into with the
United States and during the session