Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

has become entirely eclipsed as the
political topic by the question OF
whether Gov. John +. Shafroth will
be renominated at the Democratic
state convention Wednesday. Both
platform and machine Democrats open
ly acknowledge upon this viii depend
the future course of legislation during
the extra session. The machine Demo
Gratis claim the failure to receive the
nomination will be an indication from
the people that reform legislation OF
The Democratic platform is not want.
ed. and the assembly will be adjourned
Al once unless delays are made to pass
the direct primary with the extreme
convention feature.
MONTREAL. Que, Sept. ia re-
lisious pageant, rich in devotional emo
tion as in sacred imagery, closed yes
terday the twenty-first international
egcharistlc congress held this year for
the first time in Canada Visitors from
the United States were especially in
spired with the magnitude. splendor
and reverence OF the procession, the
most impressive ever witnessed in
America which marched four miles
hest at its head, to Mount Royal above
the city. A modest estimate is that
there were a hundred thousand in line,
and that half million viewed it. The
.tif a. CO 10.
night slept on the slopes of Mount
Royal. in Dominion square, and in
other city parks. 1t took the brilliant
file four and a half hours to pass city
Lall.
CHICAGO. Sept. 12-Albert w. King
prominent contracting engineer, and
member OF the Country club and Co.
lumbia Yacht club, was drowned in
Lake Michigan today. King was ac
companied by his son George and w
f. Newton and returning in his yacht
from the South Shore club King was
standing on the deck of the little craft
when suddenly a squall hit it. causing
it TO lnrch. King went overheard
POUGHKEEPSIE. Sept. 12.-Mask.
ed bandits, working with freedom OF
manner that would have done credit
to Jesse James and his band. today
held up three wealthy and prominent
Pcughkeepsie automobilists at The
point Of reyolvers and stripped them
OF much iewelry, two hundred in cash
and valuable papers. One fired two
shots at one of the autoists who re
sisted being searched, narrowly miss
ing him. The men robbed are l. w
Towsley /. G. Allen and Harry Hol
lister The motorists. hurrying into
Poughkeepsie at forty mile an hour
pace in big touring car were halted
at lonely spot on the new state
road near Rhinebeck. y. Y. As their
machine stopped. two maskc men hop
ped lightly TO the high step of the ear
There were one of them on each side
o the automobile and each carried a
glistening revolver. Get out OF here,
while we search you" said one of the
men, as he swung open the door of
Tie car. The automobilists stepped
down, while the barrels of two revol-
yers covered their every movement.
SAN RAFAEL. Cal. Sept l2.-Pin-
ioned beneath the weight of large au-
tomobile that plunged over the EN-
bankment on the Corte Madra road
above Chapman's station in Marin
county, Miss Florence NJ Pardee, 81
years old. the eldest daughter of for
mer Governor George C. Pardee of
California, was instantly killed early
this morning. All others of the party
of which Miss Pardee was member.
were thrown from the machine when
ii turned turtle, but the injuries they
sustained were slight Miss Pardee
suffocated, the rim of the tonneau of
the automobile having fallen across
her chest.
OYSTER BAY n. Y, Sept 12.-
After an absence of three weeks, Col.
Theodore Roosevelt is home again,
weary from his western trip, but well
satisfied with the result He enjoyed
every minute, he said The colonel
reached New York yesterday morning
from Pittsburg His first orders were
that no one be permitted to invade
the privacy Of Sycamore Hill, and for
a day he relapsed into the comforts
and seclusion of his family life. Today
he plunged into mass of correspond
ence. Whatever consultations are to
come with those who have in hand
to force his election as temporary
chairman in the coming Republican
state convention will be postponed un-
til Thursday when he win visit his Of
flee again.
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 12.-Gold
bullion valued at $57 1000, part of a
consignment from the Washington
Alaska bank at Fairbanks, to the Dex.
ter Horton National bank of Seattle,
or the steamship Humboldt, was stol-
en- in transit and lead substituted in
the strong box that contained it, When
it left Fairbanks on the Yukon river
the steamer for Dawson and White
Tat Ia,