Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-22

discussed the question. rs man to
Ultimately starve or freeze" DR.. Wiley
said the earth is slowly cooling and
that the people of the distant future
must freeze, though he declared that
for a million years at least humanity
would not suffer from lack OF food or
fuel. In the frigid days that are yet
to come, according to DR.. Wiley, the
winds will serve as fuel.
| DOVER, Eng. Dec I9.-Claude Ora,
hame White, English airman, who re-
Gently won the international aviation
cup at Balmont park, had a narrow
escape from serious injuries yesterday.
His machine was wrecked and he
was badly cut about the face
| Many flyers have been waiting here
for the last fortnight to compete for a
prize of 100000 offered by Baron De
forest for the longest flight across the
English channel in 1910. the flight
TO be made by an Bnglishman in an
English built machine.
Grahame White ascended for trial
flight in a strong wind. His machine
began to rock and he was unable to
restore its equilibrium 1t turned over,
plunged to the ground and was com.
pletely wrecked. The airman fell a
little to one side. 1t was at first
thought he had suffered concussion OF
the brain, but soon it was seen he
received nothing more than cuts about
the face. 1t is expected he will be
able to fly within a week,
| A second competitor, Sopwith, Jared
letter. He left East Church on Ship
ley island at s O'Clock this morning
crossed from Dover to Calais and de-
scended at Beaumont, Belgium. Sop
with, completed his flight of ia miles
within three and half hours. This is
the first time a British made aero
plane has crossed the channel and is a
record for distance under conditions
provided No tugs or other craft fol.
lowed the foyer and no other precau-
tions were taken against an accident,
NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 19.-The
of ex-senator William A. Clark of
Montana has been completed after
eight years of work and will be oc-
oupied early in the new year. 1t is
said to be the costliest residence ever
built in America The taxes assessed
on it by New York City amount to
more than two hundred dollars a day.
1 The mansion contains 121 rooms.
thirty-one baths and four picture gal
leries. No building in the world, ac-
cording to experts who have inspected
the interior, carries so much bronze
as has been worked into this man
sion. Although the best architects and
decorators in this country were en-
ployed. Senator Clark himself design
ed much of the interior as well as the
exterior of the mansion.
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 19.-The
habeas corpus proceedings in the case
of Porter Charlton, who has confess
cd that he murdered his wife, Mary
Scott Castle Charlton, at Lake Como
Italy, came up for hearing today be
fore Judge Rollstab, in the United
States circuit court. This is the first
of series of legal moves that will be
taken by Charlton's counsel to pre-
vent the extradition of the young man
TO Italy, as ordered by Secretary Knox
Other steps will be taken with the
view of ultimately getting the case
before the United States supreme court
and it is predicted that at least two
years will be consumed before Charl
ion is returned to Italy for trial, prov
ing he has not won in the meantime
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. 19.-Demo
cratic leaders of New Mexico met in
delegate convention here today to de
fine the party's attitude toward en-
dorsing the proposed state constitu
ton.
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 19.-Genkyc
| AlltSuDdSd, COHNitttu Itt. o VI th'
murder of Mrs. Katherine Wilson OF
I May Z, will have to pay the penalty
for his crime. The motion for new
trial, made by Attorney o. N. Hiltor
in the west side court, was overrulet
By Judge Hubert l.. Shattuck and the
Japanese was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 19.-Copies o.
the annual report of United States AT
torney General Wickersham which
Lave been received in Denver take
=. up the subject of the killing of JOSEPH
A. Walker, secret service operative
while at work on land frauds near Hes
perus, and recommend that congress
pass some new laws which will make
it possible for the government to pros
ecute crimes of that kind. He wants
laws passed permitting government
2 agents to go on unoccupied private
lands for investigating purposes ant