Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-03

houses OF congress is in the balance with
results of the votes for state Legislature
Indicating the division of parties in the
senate. Thirty senators will complete
their terms next March. twenty-four
Republicans and six Democrats.
BELMONT AVIATION FIELD. L. l.,
| oct. s1.-Ciaude Grahame-w White. although
barred from winning the Thomas f.
Ryan prize of $1,000 for flight to the
statue of Liberty and return to the Avia-
ton field. is expected to make another
flight across New York today to prove
that he could lower the time made yes
terday by John q. Moissant Grahame-
White made the thirty-three mile trip
100 horse power Bleriot.
Using a machine in which he had never
before flown. Moissant. by sensational
drive over the crowded city. made the
trip in thirty-four minutes. winning the
prize.
Grahame- White determined to try the
flight again. but Moissant's protest was
upheld by the contest committee. Early
today Is IL regarded as altogether pos
the trip today and would. If he lowered
Moissants time, file formal demand for
the purse of 10000
SAN FRANCISCO. oct. sI.-'Three men
ere killed and two injured when the
automobile in which they were riding
plunged into ditch and turned over
near this city last night.
Charles Kline. Jack Mahoney and Peter
Pacheco, all residents of suburban town
were dead when picked up few minutes
after the accident by the occupants OF
another car.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The calling
out of hundred thousand union team
sters, chaffeurs and helpers in New
York city alone, and ordering nation
wide strike of all express drivers and
helpers Is threatened today as the
result of the express drivers strike
in this city
The question of calling a sympathet-
ic strike of unions affiliated with the
International Brotherhood of Team
sters Is to be decided at a meeting OF
executive committee tonight Should
| Il be ordered the union officials de
clare that practically all vehicle traf-
| fic in New York will cease at once.
That affiliated unions, with a total
| membership of hundred thousand,
Include drivers of practically every
| merchandise transporting concern in
the city, thousands OF cabmen. auto
| mobile chaffeurs and drivers general
| ly.
Calling them out, the union officials
declare, will completely paralyze the
business Of the city. The question OF
calling a nationwide strike OF all ex-
press drivers and helpers was pest
poned for a few days to permit the
organization OF ME min the larger
cities. Delegates for this. pus'pOs
have been sent out and word was re
ceived today at strike headquarters
effected at Newark, N. j., Philadel-
phia and Boston.
MUNICH, Nov. 1.-At Berchtesga-
den today Prince Regent Luitpold OF
Bavaria, the oldest of European rul-
ers in point Of years, celebrated the
seyenty-first anniversary OF his ap-
pointment as lieutenant of artillery.
Next March the prince will be ninety
years old. He is in excellent health
and appears much younger than he
really is. He has successfully man
aged the affairs of the country since
1886. in which he was appointed re-
gent for his nephew, the mad King
Otto, who has since been confined In
his palace under the constant watch
of attendants.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. Nellie
Melba joined forces with st. Paul wo-
men who are swinging tags today to
raise a fund for fighting tuberculosis
the diva Is selling tags at her ho-
tel and will continue after the concert
tonight. Her price per tag Is $500
no more, no less.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. Nov 1.-Presi,
dent Taft and Postmaster General
Hitchcock reached an agreement on
the recommendation the president
will make to congress regarding a
change in second.class postage rate
as affecting magazines and other Pc
riodicals. Mr. Taft will recommend
magazines be required to pay the
present rate of one cent a pound on
all reading matter and much high.
err rate. to be determined later, on
| advertising pages. Each magazine
will be required to send a copy of its
| current issue to the postoffice depart.
ment each week or month. There the
+, publication will be dissected. reading
| matter and sections will be weighed
separately and the amount of postage
computed by the number OF magazines
sent out.
Newspapers will not be affected
The average haul of the newspapers
Is short. while the average haul OF
magazines is a great distance. Haul
ing of magazines in the mail has
| proved costly to the government and
both president and postmaster gener'
al believe 1t entered largely into the
deficit showing each year in the post
office department.
| HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 1.-Precau
| tons are being taken throughout
Cuba TO prevent trouble during the
result of bitter campaign against
the election OF President Gomez and
a split In the ranks of the controlling