Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-02

BILE. If a, sufficient quantity OF gaso
line can be carried This is the com
ment made today by Wilbur Wrigh
lupon Paulhan's remarkable flight IL
England, In which the Frenchman woI
Lord Northcliffe's $4,000 award. He
declared that Paulhan was probabI,
The most skilled aviator in the world
even probably superior to the Ameri
can, Curtiss.
TOPEKA, Kans.. April 2s.--Gover
nor Stubbs received letter today
from widow at Oswego, asking per
mission TO wear mems trousers while
working at home. The letter stated
the widow was supporting large fam
| lily which necessitated outside work
and that in wearing skirts she was
badly handicapped. The letter was
turned over 10 the attorney general
and that official ruled that there was
no law prohibiting women wearing a
mans trousers, especially II she was
at the head of The house.
FORT SMITH, Ark, April 2S.-The
reunion of father and daughter, who
were separated by the great Johnstown
flood In 1887, who had not seen each
other since occurred today when Abra.
ham Price meets his child in Pitts
burg, whether he is speeding. Grown
to womanhood. Miss Price left inquir-
les broadcast TO learn of the where
abouts of her father, but not until yes
terday when he read an ad in a news
paper did Price know his daughter
was alive.
SALESBURG, Pa. April 2S.-A
job paying IS cents day is offered by
the United States government to any
one who wishes TO become postmaster
at Wheatfield, near here. To try ap
plicants on their competency the civil
service commission Will hold an exam.
ination May Z. Last year the post
office receipts were $66.
WASHINGTON. April 29-Richard
A. Ballinger, secretary of the interior.
took the witness stand This morning
before a special senate and house in.
vestigating committee and began the
narration of his side of the conserya-
ton controversy, and to make answer
to charges reflecting on his honesty
and his conscientiousness as pub
lie service that have been preferred
against him by Clifford Pinchot, for.
mer forester. al l.. X. CLAWS. former
chief field agent + the land office.
Neither Pinchot nor CLAWS were
present. the former being in Europe
and the latter in l. west, but both
were represented b. c1unsel
When Mr. Ballinger went upon the
stand the climax of the case WAS
reached. The room was crowded when
Mr. Ballinger stood up and was sworn
and there was deep interest in the
proceedings. Ballinger was sworn by
Senator Nelson in Il formal way.
This is II. A Ballinger, secretary
OF the INTERIOR" was Mr.. vortrees
first question.
Yes sir, replied Mr. Ballinger He
then proceeded to give a brief bio
graphical sketch of himself and then
told how 1t happened he came by the
commissioner general of the land of
flee in President Roosevelt's admin.
isiration. He first read the telegram
from Senator Files of Washington sug.
gesting that Roosevelt would be glad
to confer the commissionership upon
him Later there came request from
Secretary Garfield and following that
an offer from President Roosevelt. The
correspondence was read and MIR. Bal
linger's replies. They all went to
show Mr.. Ballinger had not sought the
with his law firm at the urgent So
lioitation of Secretary Garfield and
President Roosevelt. He had been an
intimate friend of Secretary Garfield S
with Secretary Garfield himself They
attended the same college. On being
asked whether he would have an ad-
vance statement such as Pinchot read
''Cii NV SNhiihs l'hiliht,ti Sbiu NV
will not follow in the footsteps of
those who throw calunny on govern,
nlent officials and then refuse to swear
to their statements"
SILVERTON. April pa jury in
the county court has found Mrs. ST,
Justin Beale insane and she has been
committed to the insane asylum at
Pueblo along with her brother, John
Beale. who was also adjudged insane.
Mrs. Beale has been a peculiar fig.
ure in this section and the state for
many years. She is the woman who
accused former Gold King owners of
numbering her brother to get posses
sion OF The mining property and has
endeavored in every way to get the
matter into the courts for years. She
has importuned about every attorney
in the state to take her case and be.
cause district attorneys would not do
so, especially District Attorney Lane,
she became very wrathy and gave vent
TO adjectives of what she thought
os him and the courts generally. She
took the matter philosophically and
says she will be back to DrOye her