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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

Charlie Shaw returned yesterday
evening from the surprise party he
and his sisters gave the old folks al
Mancos. and continued on his journey
this morning to Howardsville, in he
more frigid zones above Silverton
wnere he is engaged in packing ores
and supplies to the mines.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

which follows was written first, as 1t
was in steadier and better writing:
Frank Hartman: You are at lib
erty with me. LEE DoSTER.
II will meet you in the by by"
The writing on the first note is
quite easily decipherable. but the lat
ter portion is difficult The notes
will be turned over TO Coroner Lack
ey.
Doster, learning last summer that
Frank Hartman had accompanied Earl
Snyder in the Oro Fino district look
Ing over prospect properties which
they owned together. came TO Inc
Herald office and first met Hartman,
and 1t was then tnat he told oil the
newspaper history of his father and
himself.
Dosters enemy has been alcoholic
drink. and whatever effort he had
made before to rid himself of IT. he
wanted to he cock-sure the last time.
There was nothing vicious about MIN I;
his ideas socially were as clean as
those of the new bern babe. He was
"A slave to drink and when under its
influence sought all the sunshine ne
| could find in his friends and associ'
ates. and these we're met where the
wine Is red.
Laudunum is a tincture OF opium
| of which twenty drops is given to Az
adult. There are sixty drops TO the
drachm. eight drachms to the ounce
| four times 4s0 are 1920 drops. an
| Doster swallowed TO the dress, an'
| tnen asked the doctor II he had take
enough to kill DR.. Turrell was awef
to paralysis and did not answer
| Doctors never made more heroic 81
fort. 1t could not have been desire'
to drag dying man all over III
snowy commons, hut It was the onl,
place available for exercise which va
necessary to any hope of recover
There were some good fellows TO IN!
in and relieve those who did the train
ing. or it would have been impossihl
to prolong his life more than II fe'
minutes.
AT 50 tnis afternoon Doster wa
still breathing but the attendants a
Mercy hospital entertained no hope 10
his recovery.
D. m-Doster just died.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

Prof. Geo. w. Gould and family re-
turned yesterday evening from Den
yer, where Mrs. Gould and little daugh
ter went to And baby brother. Mr..
Gould had been in attendance at the
meeting of the State Teachers asso-
citation. And this morning the chill.
dren hustled out to school to try TO
get in the next grade.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

Jane Rider. daughter OF Mr and
Mrs. Percy Rider, who has been visit
ing with her parents and friends In
Durango. returned this morning to the
Wolcott school at Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

The people of Durango congratn'
late themselves that since the cold
est winter In years Is here the price
OF coal has not advanced. The coal
men, rfew. may be making some
money, but not many. The fellow
that bauls 1t makes the biggest mar
gin.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

The board Of trade will meet this
evening, aud chief among matters OF
consideration will be the appointment
OF level headed committee to con
fer with the management OF the Den
yer Rio Grande railway regarding a
reduction in certain classes of freights
from Denver and the west through
Pueblo and Salida to Durango. This
is following the recent meeting OF
members OF the board OF trade of Du-
range with invited officials of the Rio
Grande.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

Billy Accord came down last night
from the DELAYED tunnel. which he has
showed In $50 feet during the past
few weeks. He says it is going to be
big mining proposition.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

Dolores county is not half pros
pected; neither Ia La Plata. There
Is more virgin territory in the two
camps than in any other six In Colo
RADIO.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

]. NJ. Kinsley. manager Of the San
Juan Fruit Growers association for
New Mexico. has written a letter con
gTatulatory TO the secretary at Aztec
on the Increased production OF fruit
in that section during the past year
under adverse conditions. and says
the Improvement in packing of fruits
will help to reach the markets
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

d. F. westbrook and family, who
came from the plains of Texas to 10
cate near Pennington. arrived iast
night and proceeded on to the new
Mecca this morning.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04
COAL FIELDS pusLic PROPERTY
Mines Vet To 6s Developed Should eS
Worked BY ROYALTY 8vetnn.

wines Vet TO Be Developed Should ee
Worked by Royalty 9ystsm.
It Is not wise that the nation should
alcniate its remaining coal lands.
have temporarily withdrawn from
settlement all the lands which the
geological survey has indivated as
containing, or in all probability con-
taiping coal. The question, how
ever. can be properlv settled only by
legislation. which In my Judgment
should provide for the withdrawal OF
these lands from sale or from entry.
save In certain especial circum-
stances. The ownership would then
remain In the United States. which
should not, however, attempt to work
them, but permit them to be worked
~ private individuals under a royal.
~ system. the government keeping
such control as to permit 1t to see
that no excessive price was charged
consumers. 1t would. Of course. be
as necessary to supervise the rates
charged by the common carriers to
transport the product as the rates
charged by those who mine 1t; and
the supervision must extend to the
conduct OF the common carriers, so
that they shall In no way favor one
competitor at the expense of another.
The withdrawal of these coal lands
would constitute a policy analogous
To that which has been followed In
withdrawing the foreHt lands from
ordinary settlement. The coal like
the forests. should be treated as the
'.roperty of the public and. it's dis
osal should be under conditions
which would inure to the benefit of
the public as whole.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

that industry II carried on. should Be-
paid BY that portion Of the communl-
ty. for the benefit OF which the Indus
try b carried on--that IL. BY those
who proft by the industry. II the
entire trade risk II placed upon the
employer he will promptly and prop-
erly add It to the legitimate cost Of
production and assess 1t proportions
ately upon the consumers OF his coma
modify. It Ia therefore clear to my
mind that the law should place this
entire risk OF trade upon the
employer. Neither the federal law, nor
so far as ! am informed. the state
laws dealing with the question Of em-
ppoyerA liability are Sunlciently
thoroughgoing. The federal law should
OF course include employees In navy
yards. arsenals, and the like.
Investigation Of Disputes Between
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

mere fact that cCmblnqtion has -
cured practically completes control o9 =
necessary Of life would under any CIR
cumstances. show that such colnnane-
verse to the public tnterest. It II UNI
fortunate that our present laws shoutd
forbid all combinations. ! instead of
sharply discriminating between those
combinations which do good and those
combinations which do evil Rebates.
for instance, are a. often due to the
pressure Of big shippers (as was shown
in the investigation Of the Standard
OIL Company and ~ has been shown
by the Investigation Of the tobacco ana
sugar trusts)as to the initiative Of biz
railroads Often railroads would like
to combine for the purpose Of prevent
ing big shipper from maintaining I'M
proper advantages 1t the expense Of
small shippers and OF the general pub
lie. Such q combination, instead OF
being forbidden by law, should be
favored. In other words, It should be
permitted to railroads to make agree
ments, provided these agreements
were sanctioned BY the interstate COM
nrce commission and were published.
With theses two conditions complied
with 1t Is possible to see what harm
such combination could do to the
public at large. It 10 public evil to
have ON the statute books q law In
capable OF full enforcement because
both judges and Juries realize that Its
full enforcement would destroy the
business OF the country: for the result
is to make decent railroad men vio-
lat0rs the law against their Will.
and 70 put premium on the behavior
Of the wilful wrongdcers. Such q re-
suit In turn tends to throw the decent
man and the wilful wrongdoer into
close association, and In the end TO
drag down the former to the latter's
level; for the man who becomes law
breaker in one way unhappt1y tends
| to lose all respect for law and 70 be
willing to break It In many ways,
No more scathing condemnation could
be visited upon law than b contained
In the words OF the Interstate com
mercecommission when. in comment
Joint traffic associations do technically
violate ne law, they say: THE deci-
sion OF the United States Supreme
Court In the Trans Missouri case and
the J0intTraffic Association case hai
produced no practical effect upon tn
railway operations Of the country
such associations, q. fact. exist u
they did before these decisions, q and
with the same general eject II
Justice to All parties. we ought prob
how our interstate railways could b
i operated with due regard to the In
terest OF the shipper and the railway
without concerted action, OF the Kind
AFFORDED through these associations
This means that the law as con
|xtrued BY the supreme court II sucl
that the business OF the country cal
mot be conducted without breaking
lit. I recommend that You give care
Iful and, early consideration TO thi
subiect. and X you md the opihiol
Of the interstate commerce commits
lsion justified. that you amend a,
law 50 a. to obviate the evil discloaed
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04


t,ses0.s ~ tha deeir~ Il, ~ 800 -
ths hread ,ginner ~ lsave his enSssirer
we'll "a Thin ohiect, can "a. ~ ai,sA
III ~ makinw the try very snnall ~
raS,derata arnountn M nrfperSu gl.ft.
l,scausa tfre nrirrla oh1ect rfXIid ~
" mt ~ c0nrfantly fncirnasinn h,1,il ~,
IN ira inheritanca a fhoae swnIlen
fortunes which II IL certainly AZ Nc
l,slneflt 10 tfis country is perpetua fe.
There can ~ at question "a me
ethical propriety of the 9overnrnerlt
thus determining theSconditiOns upon
which any Rfft Or inheritance should
4 4 raceived. ExactIv now far tha In
heritance tax would. as an incident,
have the erect 81 limiting the trans
r1nission by devise or, Rift Of the enor-
rAt,ua fortunes iii question III Hsiss mot
nA.aasarw 1t present to discuss. IT
Il Wise that progress in this direc-
tior should be gradual At first 4 per-
n,rnent national inheritance tax.
while ii might be more substantial
than any such tax has hitherto been,
need not approximate, either in
amount or in the extent OF the in
crease ~ graduation, to what such
J. tax should ultimately be.
This snecies of tax has again and
again been imposed, although, only,
temporarily. by the national governs
mer,t. II was flrst imposed by the
go ~ J,IIv 17g7 when the MAX
era az the constitution were alive
ana 81 tha head of affairs. 1t was
I Graduated tax. though small in
q naount. the rate was oincreased with
the amount left to any Individual,
exceptions being made in the case OF
certain close KIN. A similar tax was
aeain imposed by the act of July L,
ana dollars III personal property be-
inr excented from taxation. the tax
then hacominr proeresgive according
~ 3the remoteness of KIN. The war;
rcvenue ACT sc June Ia. 1898. provide
ii fer A A inheritance tax On any
smr, ewneIadinr the value 81 ten thou
sand acllars. the rate 81 the tax In
creasina both III accordance with the
amounts left and IN accordance with
the legatee.s remoteness Of kin. The
supreme court has held that the sue
tax imposed s. a e the r time
/ hut an impost or excise which wal
recently the court, in an opinion ue.
| iiyered ~ Mr.. Justice Whita.. yFhi0A
contained an exceedingly able and
discussion Of the powers Of
the congress to impose death duties
sustained the cOnstitutiOnallty OF the
inheritance tax feature Of.sthA war
revenue act OF 1898.
| In.its Incidents. and apart from ths
lmafn purpose OF raising revenue, s1r
income tax stands on an entirely dif.
l.ferent footing from an inheritance
TAX: because II involves no Question
OF the perpetuation 81 fortunes swol-
| len to an unhealthy size. The QJIes.
4 ~ -
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

corruption With the man Who de-
bauches others Tor financial prOflt;
and when hatred Is sown the crop
which springs up can only be evil.
The plain people who think-~the
mechanical. farmers, merchants, work
-ers with head or hand. the men to
whom American traditions are dear.
who love their country and try to
act decently by their neighbors, owe
1t to themselves to remember that the
most damaging blow that can be giv-
en- popular government IL to elect ali
unworthy and sinister agitator on q
platform Of violence and hypOcracy.
Whenever such an issue IL raised tr.
this country nothing can be gained by
flinching from 1t. for In such case,
democracy Itself is on trial, popular
self government under republican
forms II itself on trial The triumph
ct the mob is just as evil thing US
( the triumph OF plutocracy, and to
have escaped one danger avails moth
ing il we succumb to the other In
end the honest man, whether ricf,
or poor, who earns his own living
and tries to deal justly by his fellows
has as much to fear from the insin
cere and unworthy demagog, promis-
ing much and performing nothing, OF
else performing nothing but evil, who
would SET on mob to pfundes t.is
rich, as from the crafty corruption
LIST, who, for his own ends, woulu rer-
NIT the common people to be exploit
ed by the very wealthy. II we ever
y let this government fall into the hands
Of either Of these two classes. we shat
n show ourselves false to Americas past
Moreover. the demagog and the cor
h ruptionist often work hand In hand
There are ut this moment wealthy re-
dictionaries Of such obtuse moralit,
that the regard the public servant who
prosecutes them when they violate
the law, or who seeks to make then
bear their proper share OF the public
burdens. az being even more objec'
tionable than the violent asaitatol
who hounds on the mob to plundel
the rich. There II nothing to choose
4 between such an agitator and such
roactionary; fundamentally they ar
alike In their selfish disregard for tn
rights Of others; and It II natura
that they should join in opposition t
any movement Of which the aim 1
fearlessly 70 do exact and even jus
Y tfce to all.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04
SHOULD REGULATE RAILROADS
Thus Undesirable Public oe~nsrshio
Can Be Best Avoided.

The present Congress has taken lonr
strides in the Objection OF, securing
-roper SUPERVISION aud control by the
national government over corporations
engaged In interstate business-and the
enormous majority OF corporations OF
any size are engaged In Interstate busi-
ness, The passage of the railway rate
biil.and only to less degree the pas
sage OF the pure food bin, and the pro-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

deavor to secure the needed reform by
the joint action OF the moderate men,
the plain men who do not wish any
thing hysterical or dangerous but who
do intend to deal In resolute common-
sense fashion with the real and great
evils OF the present system. The re-
dictionaries and the violent extremists
show symptoms of Joining hands
against US. Both assert, for instance,
that II logical. we should 60 to the
government ownership Of railroads and
the like; the reactionaries. because on
such an Issue they think the people
would stand with them. while the ex-
tremists care rather to preach dis
content and agitation than to achieve
solid results. As q matter Of fact, our
position il as remote from tina. OF the
Bourbon reactionary as from that of
the impracticabie or sinister visionary.
We hold that the government should
not conduct the business of the nation,
but that It should exercise such super
vision as will insure Its being con-
Quoted IN the interests OF the nation.
Dur aim IL. 20 far az may be to secure,
for decent, hard working men. equa. .ty
OF opportunity and equality OF burden.
The actual working of our laws has
shown that the effort to prohibit all
good or bad, IL noxious
where 1t Ii not Ineffective. Combina-
ton OF capital like combination OF Ia
Dor II a necessary element OF our
present Industrial system. 1t IL not
completely to prevent It: and
Il 1t were possible, such complete pre-
would do damage to the body
oolitic. What we need IL mot vainly
TO try to prevent all combination. but
70 secure such rigorous and adequate
control and ot1DerviN3on Of the c0rnbina-
lions a. to prevent their injuring the
public or existing IN such form ~
to threateis intury--for the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
Save Your Dimes and Cents.

81 can afford an occasional rainy day
once in while now" said young
nan who doesn't worry over living be-
yond his means, "and the reason is
that save my dimes and cents When
ever get dime or cent in change,
/ keep it and every night dump~the
Gav's accumulstions into tin box.
About once a month gather ~
the harvest and have it changed into
bills. You may not believe it, but the
months receipts frequently run over
s25, and have gone as high as $50.
!'Tne saving comes easily and the
result seems all out OF proportion.
One must keep steadily at it, however,
to achieve results, for there is con
tlnual temptation to spend your snail
change aud also to borrow from the
bank in cases OF apparent emergency.
Sometimes it seems hard to follow
out the rule. One dav, with one lone
ly dollar in my pocket AID payday
twenty tours away, 1 got on troll
lev car and handed the conductor the
dollar with the fsrvent hope, which
in fairness | couldn't expre So, that
he'd l2ake the change without any
dimes. When he handed me nine
dimes and a nickel it was shock.
But it's good scheme, neverthe-
less
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
MARSHALL FIELD DEAD.
Chicago's Millionaire Merchant Dies in
New York Hotel.

New York, January 16.-Marshall
Field, the Chicago millionaire mer-
chant, died at the Holland House at
4 o'clock this afternoon after an eight
days illness of pneumonia.
Mr.. Fields body will be taken to
Chicago tomorrow by special train. No
funeral services will be held here.
Marshall Field was without question
the greatest and most successful mer-
chant of his generation, and he was
one of the worlds richest men, his
wealth being estimated at anywhere
from 500, ,0OO,O 900 to s200,OOO,0O He
was native of Conway. Mass, where
he was born in 1885. His father was
a farmer and Mr.. Field Obtained his
education in the pubic schools of
Conway. At the age OF Il he became
a clerk in a general country store in
Pittsfeld, Mass. where ne remained
for four years. He went to Chicago
in 1856 and began his career there as
a clerk in the Wholesale dry goods
establishment Of Colley, Wadsworth
& Co. During the four years that he
remained With this house he showed
marked commercial ability and IN
1850 he was given a partnership. The
late Levi z. Letter was a:so cca,fscted
with the firm, and in 1865 the two
young men Withdrew an1 in company
with Potter Palmer they organized the
firm of Field, Potter & Letter. which
continued until 1867, when SIR. Palm
er withdrew, and the firm became
Field, Letter & Co. This continued un-
til 1881 when Mr.. Letter retired and
the firm became known as Marshall
Field & Co., as it is today. The house
forged to the front very rapidly, and
it is now the largest enterprise Of it's
kind in the world, It's remarka bic
success is attributed almost entirely to
Mr. Field and his methods He made
it a rule never to borrow money and
never to issue note.
Mr.. Field was twice married, his
first wife having died several years
ago. Mrs. Field left two children,
Ethel, now. married and residing at
bennington, England, and Marshall
Field, Jr., who accidentally shot him
self at his home in Chicago, Novem-
Der 22,-1s05, and died five days later.
September 5, 1905, Nh Field was
married in London, England, to Mrs.
eaton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
Always Increases the Strength.

"A reasonable amount Of food thor
oughly digested and properly assimi-
lated will always increase the strength.
If your stomach is little off" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
eat and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate and transform all foods in
to tissue-building blood. Kodol re-
lieves sour stomach, belching, heart
burn and all forms Of indigestion.
Palatable and Strengthening. Sold by
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
ANNAPOLIS TRIALS.
Another Cadet Has Been Convicted of
HaZing

Annapolis, January 19.-The case OF
Chester \ Rloobaum. who is on trial
before the court martial for the haz-
ing Of six nlidshipmen Of the fourth
class, was submitted to the court this
morning. The court reached YER
dict in less than FIVE minutes It is
believed to be a conviction.
Danger Of Cold and How to Avoid
Them.
*More fatalities have their origin in
or result from cold than from any
oiher cause. THIS fact alone should
rake people mole careful as there IS
10 danger whatever from a cold when
is properly treated in the beginning.
For many years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been recognized as tee
most prompt and effectual medicine in
use for this disease. 1t acts on ma
ture's plan, loosens the cough, relieves
the lungs, opens the secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system to
a healthy condition. Sold by all drug
gists.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
Soothing and Comforting.

*The soothing and comforting eff
fects of DeWitt's Witch Hadel Salve,
when applied to piles, sores, cuts,
boils, etc., subdues pain almost in
tantly. This salve draws out the in
fammation, reduces swelling and acts
as a rubefacient, thus circulating the
blood through the diseased parts, per-
mitting or aiding nature to perma-
nently remove the trouble entirely.
Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
Carried to Chicago.

New York, January IA special
train made up Of a Pullman and a
baggage car left the Grand Central
station at II o'clock this morning for
Chicago bearing the body Of Marshall
Field and his relatives who were here
at his death. No attempt at a fast
run will be made and the train Will
probably reach Chicago shortly after
noon tomorrow. The burial will be in
the Mauseleum in Graceland cemetery
where the body of Mrs. Field and that
Of their son lie
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
Spoiled Ter Beauty.

%Before we can sympathize w:tl,
others. we must have suffered our
selves" No one can realize the suf-
fering attendant upon an attack OF
grip, unless he has had the actuai ev-
perience. There is probably no dis
ease that causes so much physical ard
mental agony. or which SO successful-
ly deties medical aid All danger from,
the grip, however, may be avoided BY
the prompt use of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Among the tens OF
thousands who have used this remedy
not one case has ever been reported
that has resulted in pneumonia o,
chat has not recovered. For sale b.
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
MARSHALL FIELDS FUNERAL.
Chicago Shows Mark of Respect by
Suspending Business.

Chicago. January 19.-Wi5h busi-
ness temporarily suspended, as >
mark of respect, the funeral of Mar
shall Field occurred today. After two
funeral services, one at the family
home and the other a the Prebyte-
rian church for family and friends,
the burial took place at Graceland
cemetery