Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-09

lhgtonS S claim OF being the banner
Roosevelt state in the northwest will
be put to a test tomorrow, when
statewide primaries will be conduc-
ted by the new Progressive party.
Candidates will be selected at the
primaries for state, congressional.
and county officers. Four aspirants
are contesting for the nomination
for Governor. Candidates receiving
the highest vote in the primaries will
be nominated by state convention,
which has been called to meet in this
city next Tuesday.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. g.
Comptroller William A. Prender-
gast of New York is still looming
large as the leading candidate for
governor when the progressive state
convention reassembled today.
There is a prediction that when
the session gets down to the state
meeting late this afternoon his will
be the only name Lhs will be pre-
sented.
The supporters of Bainbridge Col
by of New York virtually decided
not to present his name this morn
ing.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The many
friends of DR.. William II. Maxwell
joined today in suitable observ-
ance of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his appointment as superintend-
ent of schools in New York. DR..
Maxwell was born in Ireland sixty
States in 1874. In 1887 he became
superintendent of the schools in
Brooklyn and since 1898 he has held
the position of all the public schools
in Greater New York.
MUNICH, Bavaria, Sept. Ga
German military airman was killed
near here today during a reconnoit-
ering flight. Liet. Steger of the Ba-
varian army had ascended in his BIZ
plane to make a report of the posi-
tion of the opposing forces in the
local maneuvers. The weather was
stormy and when his machine had
reached height of 300 feet it sud
denly buckled and crashed to the
ground. Lieut. Steger died short
ly afterwards.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. 6.-The
sixth triennial congress of the Cen
eral Society of Mayflower Descend
ents is now in progress in this town.
The society includes local branches
in Massachusetts, New York, Con-
necticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New
Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, Rhode
Island, Colorado, Michigan, Minneso-
ta, and California. The society held
two business sessions today, with a
luncheon in the First Church. To-
morrow othe delegates will go to-
Clarke's Island. where the Pilgrims
worshiped the first day after they
landed at Plymouth The Cape Cod
canal and other places of interest
will be visited also.
WASHINGTON, Sept. e.-With-
out knowing that his fiancee, Miss
Alice Nixon was buried today, DR..
Philip Newton of the Smithsonian
institute is hurrying across the Pa
., -, Ln,. I,-.l Mi.
Nixon was drowned at Colonial
beach Tuesday, while attempting to
save the life of Frank Wissman of |
Washington, who also lost his life. |
Tuesday DIR. Newton sailed from
Manila and cablegram telling him !
of the tragedy reached the Phil
ipines shortly after his vessel had
gone beyond wireless communication.
The sad message passed one from
him to Miss Nixon telling her to
prepare for the wedding this autumn.
This cablegram, which never reached
the eyes for which 1t was intended,
was placed in the hand of the dead
girl when she was lowered into her
grave this morning.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "a lone
bandit held up the northbound ex-
press of the Louisville railroad late
last night near Micheaud, and looted
the mail car and robbed the passen-
gers in five Pullmans then just as he
was about to leave the tender was
struck on the head with a brass torch |
by Engineer Baer and captured.
The robber said his name was
Howard Edwards and had a family
and lived in Jupiter, Fla. He gave the
police information that is expected to
lead to the capture of three other
members of the gang that are believ-
ed to be responsible for a series of
train robberies in this section. The
man carried valse full of dyna. |
mite and nitro glycerine at the time
he committed the robbery.
The injured robber was taken toI
Bay s. Louis and may die. The
booty except for one mail bag that
WAC fhrown from, tho car was re-