Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23

A. NJ. Belcher went to Denver to
day TO confer with the miners uniol
officials about asking for the arres
of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., in con
nection with the Ludlow massacre
which occurred during the late Goa
strike in Colorado.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept, 21.-
| General Pershing at Galveston ha'
wired the war department that from
five, to seven thousand Villistas ar,
coming toward the border"
This has created an impression tha
Carranza has routed the Villistas gen
orally.
1t is understood that President Viii
son and Acting Secretary of Wal
Breckenridge discussed the dispatch
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept, 21.-
The Executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor has author.
iZed President Gompers to draft 8
resolution for presentation to Presi'
dent Wilson, urging the recognition
IF the Carranza government and ar
authoritative expression of the Next
can peoples best idea for their sell
government.
DENVER, Colo, Sept, III w. B
Slaughter, of Dallas, Texas, former
president of the Pueblo Mercantile
National bank, gave himself up to
the federal authorities here today ia
answer to charge OF embezzl,ng
$50 900 from the institution, now de-
funct.
He is in custody Of an officer of the
cour!-
Slaughter was given permission to
attempt to obtain $4,000 bail.
TRINIDAD, Sept, 22.-After
sleeping in the humble home of Joseph
daske, mine foreman at the Primero
camp, in Haske's night shirt, John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., borrowed Mrs.
1aske's hair brush and comb to make
mis- toilet begging pardon for troub-
ling her and breakfasted at Mrs
Lille Fleming's boarding house
When the hot cakes were excused
Rockefeller entered the kitchen fol
another helping.
He gave $50 in prizes for the best
irimero home flower gardens.
He promised the children at the
school house entertainment that he
would let them work at either his
mines or his New York office. He
.ook a boys name who said he
lid not want to be a miner, ant
Promised him an office job.
He continued his minute inspection
# the living and working conditions
urrounding his coal camps.
A movie" operator and an east
I'm newspaper man have joined his
party.
CHICAGO, Sept, 22.-Indictment.
charging conspiracy and crimina
carelessness in the Eastland disaster
when S12 persons persisted, have beer
returned by the federal grand jury
against George Arnold, president Of
he Chicago and St. Joseph Steamship
company, William Hull, vice presi
dent and general manager; Walter
Steele, secretary-treasurer; Harry
Petersen, captain; j. M. Erickson
chief engineer and Federal Steam
boat Inspectors Charles Eckliffe, anc
Robert Reid.
Criminal carelessness was indict-
ed against Walter Greenbaum, presi
dent of the Indiana Transportation
company, which chartered the East
land.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept, o.
Following London's publication Of
Austro- Hungarian Ambassador Dunn
oa's letter, calling President Wilson
self-willed," probably his messenger
Archibald, will be prosecuted on the
barge of violation of neutrality OIL
,'or conspiracy.
The state department has announc
cd that it will not act until all Dunn
ba letters are received.
Action against German Attach'
Captain Won Papen and several Aus
trian consuls is also likely to re
suit.