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

of delight and sstonishment arose.
i Finishing his spiral Johnstone tip
ped his machine again, this time even
more sharply He described another
half circle then pointed his nose al
most vertically downward.
Look. look. shouted the thronrs
He is coming straight down"
Shouts of wonderment changed in.
to i low roar of horror as The bi-plane
suddenly shot off on dla gnal toward
the far end of the field O.e wing OF
the craft dropped, Tapping helpless.
ly.
Like an unmanageable kite the aero
plane glided almost gently to the end
of the field. then with terrific swoop
turned head downward onte more and
\ plunged straight To the earth with
crash that was heard half a nile away
| Under it WAS Johnstone. mangled and
dead His body vas taken 10 Kansas
| City this morning,
| The flights continue today
| NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Here is An.
drew Carnegie's birthday receipt for
happiness: 1T is what ] am able to
do in way of inducing others to do
their share that gives me most pleas.
ure in life. not the mere giving of
money. whether for liberty or for some
| other cause"
The iron masters birthday is still
a week off. but that anniversary is an
| occasion uppermost in the minds of
most OF those present at dinner civ.
en- in his honor last night by the
General Society of Mechanics and
Tradesmen on the occasion of the so.
ciety's i25th anniversary
| Mr.. Carnegie spoke at length on
his philanthropies and then touched
on his early life. winding up with the
observation that his heart went out
in sympathy for sons OF millonaires
| i was the sons of poor parents. he
said, who could realize what n faith
er's and mothers love was, and who
had to toll hard for all he got who was
| to be envied
| 'oltih''a ioi II
project in Prowers county have been
| LONDON, Nov. lS.-Riots have
been In progress around the parlia-
ment building all day as the result of
activity of suffraeettes. The hundred
| and fifty or more militian;s made
| concerted attack upon the police
guard in an effort to enter the strnct
ure. They were disposed gently as pos
sible but renewed the attack tire ano
time again. Enormous crowds gath
cred and assisted in their efforts 10
force way through the police Final
| ly 1t became necessary to summon
additional guards and Gordon w.s
| thrown all about the vicinity This. in,
stead Of dispensing the workers seem.
| ed 10 give them fresh confidence an
| they rushed into the guard in mass.
| bringing football tactics into play The
| police managed to drive them back
without any more damage man slight
| disarrangement of costumes. Six OF
| the leaders were arrested.
Forty men with construction equip
| rnent left Denver Tuesday night for
Pagosa Springs with orders to rush
| the extension of the Colorado Tele-
phone company's line from that place
TO Durango, in hopes of forcing its
completion before the heavy SHOWS
set in and block the work. The dis
lance TO be covered is about fifty miles
and when completed will give direct
communication with Denver.
Work has been progressing rapid
ly on the new line from Alamosa to
Durango during the last few weeks"
said w II. Brown, assistant general
manager. but orders have now been
given for rushing the work as fast
as possible. The distance from Ala
nosa to Durango, as the line runs,
is about 40 miles There remains
about fifty miles to be built
Constructing telephone lines In
cold. stormy weather Is not only haz.
ardous to the linemen. but naturally
entails extra expense and renders prog
ress slow. When this line is com
pleted to Durango 1t will open up the
lower San Juan country 70 telephone
| communication direct with the outside
world"
AT present the connection with Dem
yer is made in a round about way, by
| way of Ouray which means delay in
getting Denver and also causes mes.
sages to be indistinct. Tne new line,
when completed. will be another val
liable addition to our community.
| LONDON, Nov. 18.-The Pilgrims
society gave luncheon today in hon
or OF officers of the third division OF
the American fleet. now at GravesenJ
| Vice Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambtor
| presided, and had Rear Admiral Jos.
b. Murdoch, commander third divis.
ion, was at his right Both admirals
made speeches.
| ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov, 1S.-Not
since the Chicago-Michigan gridiron
battles were discontinued In 1905 has
so much interest been taken in a foot
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