Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-14

was eXtricated from the ruins of his
aeroplane.
The accident is attributed by avia
, tors to the breaking of the tail piece
of the aeroplane in which Rolls was
flying. The machine became beyond
the control OF Captain Rolls. and imme
diately plunged toward the ground
turning repeated somersaults. The ter.
rifle fall began wrenching the areo-
plane into pieces long before II reach
ed the ground and then he descended
In a perfect hailstorm of splinters.
Captain Rolls struck the ground and
the heavy motor of his areoplane. torn
lose from the framework, fell upon
him. He was dead when disentangled
from the debris.
The pathetic sequel to the death of
Captain Rolls occurred late this AT.
ternoon when his father and mother
ARRIVED off Bournemouth in their yacht
As they came ashore they upbraided
ness the start OF their sons flight
which they knew had been set for n
certain time. They hurried to wait
Ing automobile to rush to the aviation
Held in the hope of seeing Captain
Rolls before he descended There
they were met with the news of his
tragic death which they had narrowly
avoided witnessing Both are pros.
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| DENVER, July 12.--The strategy
board of the national guard decided
last night to send militiamen into
camp in Colorado.
| The total cost OF these camps Will
be $4,000 to the state government
Adiutant General Chase in making the
announcement said this plan was bet
ter than to risk n shortage in water
supply at the National encampment at
paie creek, Wyo. Major Lee was
sent to Dale Creek to investigate the
report that the water supply was dI.
minishing and he reported to Adju.
tant General Chase that the supply ia
poor and advises against the troops
going there.
| DETROIT.AIich July I2.-1he first
session of the grand lodge of Elks
| met In convention here today. II is
thought that the grand officers will
be reelected without opposition At.
| lantic city is working had for the next
| convention.
WASHINGTON, July 12.--Considern.
| ton of n serious question. one inyoIy.
ing the interests of a quarter million
people and of practically all the rail
way lines operating out of New York
city will be taken mp by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today In con
crete form this question is whether
the commission has jurisdiction over
communication passenger rates of lines
not only in New York city and vicin.
| ity, but also throughout the country
The question with the commission is
whether 1t has under law any iuris-
ldiction over commutation rates which
are considerably less than recognized
and legal one fare rate.
NEW YORK, July 12.-When Colo
mel Roosevelt arrived at his office In
the Outlook building today he found
| Clifford Pinchot and Marshall Stimson
president OF the Lincoln Roosevelt
league OF Los Angeles waiting for him
We'll. well here are my two anar-
chist friends again." he shouted, grasp
ing them by the hand pump handling"
them warmly. He drew both into his
office where they made an extended
visit. Stimson wants the Colonel to
make a trip to the Pacific coast next
fall.
When Governor Hughes reached
Sycamore Hill tonight for his confer.
ence with Colonel Roosevelt he Is ex.
pected to announce that he does not
favor the nomination of William Loeb.
Jr.. for governor. His conference with
| the former president is likely to be In
teresting. inasmuch as Loeb has 20 X"
OF both Roosevelt and Taft Hughes
will tell Roosevelt he is opposed to
Loeb because he has been too friendly
with the old line machine bosses and
Will insist that Roosevelt head off the
Loeb boom and come out for the nom.
nation of either State Superintendent
of Insurance. Hotchkiss, or Superin.
tendent OF Banks. Williams He will
also request Roosevelt to take an ac.
tive part In making primary reform a
feature of the next campaign.
ST. JOHNS. N. b.. July ia baby
is known to have persisted, seven men
missing and believed dead Is the re
suit OF the fire which destroyed Camp
bellton, ~ b., yesterday. rendering
800 persons homeless. Property loss
is over a million. All wire communi.
cations have been cut off and the
|neighboring towns are sending food
and clothes. The water mains are re
ported to have failed The caring for
the homeless and searching ruins for
other victims are the tasks that con.
front the authorities today. 1t was