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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-16
ACCUSED GAMBLER
RELEASED ON BAIL
M. {. MuIvey and B. ]. Geary
Give $4,000 Bond for linn
DonaldSon'S Appearance.
IS HELD TO DISTRICT COURT
PRISONER CLAIMS THAT HE WAS
PROMISED IMMUNITY.

jim Donaldson was released from his
cen al 4;5O yesterday afternoon on $500
pan. furnished by NJ E. Mulvey and 3.
). Geary- The reduction of the bail from
slV'"" TO 5000 came after stormy ar
eument between Attorney S. A. King for
me oefense and County Attorney Farley
r christensen, in Judge Bishops court
at l O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Judge Bishop at the close of tho nrs-
urinary nearing had held Donaldson 10
the district court for trial. and the at
tOrneys for both sides had argued the
question of bail Just at the close Of
sen said:
- Donaldson told me he could furnish
$1,000 bail if necessary"
Donaldson glanced at the prosecuting
attorney and said:
And you offered to turn me loose II
| would implicate Sheets in the mat
Before the county attorney had time to
answer the accusation. Attorney King
for the defendant. said:
Not only you, but other officers have
made the same proposition to him"
And I'll go on the stand and swear
TO it, fairly shouted the prisoner.
Yes, you would swear TO anything
the county attorney yelled back
Bail is Reduced.
When the flareup subsidized the court
SAID that in his opinion the interests OF
the state could be served as well bv
a smaller bail and fixed the amount at
5000.
Other than the heated argument at the
close. there were no sensational develop
ments in the preliminary hearing of the
gambling king Yesterday.
". J. Casey was the first witness ca He'd
for the state He testified that one night
shortly before midnight on or about
Sept. ~. Donaldson had come to him and
asked him TO change $1,000 bill He
said that he complied, giving Donaldson I.
gold and currency
Sister Testifies.
Mrs Mary King. a sister of TIE de-
PENDANT. testified that on the nigh o
Sept - Jim Donaldson ana two othef
men, whom she believed to be- the
o BTiens. visited her home in the Sew.
England addition and ate dinner there -
Alexander McWhirter. the elder o. tx
victims Of the $4,000 robbery with wi,ffsl :
Donaldson is accused was Recalled = and j
swore that Si,O90 Of the sl0-09e tfa4 was
office of Chief Sheets. by Bek a5f :
the pseudo police officers.
F. V. Fitz Gerald. a HeslEd fparier,
was the last witness ealfed sIfes testi-
aidson in which the latter talj him that
he had furnished the 81 Doc which vHs
returned to New birter- lie also said
that Donaldson told him he skzd never
met Bell and Davis, the bogus policemen.
until they appeared in the room at the
Antler PoOHli1ig house, and tbat1hey were
afterwards introduced TO him as Parent
and Sinclair.
The state then rested and the defenss
moved 90 dismissal of the case. Judge
Bishop denied the motion and Attorney
nounced that at this time the defense
did not care to submit any testimony,
whereupon the judge ordered Donaldson
held to the district court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-16

big concern which had been
consistently advertising for fifty
years, decided to stop for one year.
They afterward stated that it took
them three years to get back into
their original sales. Moral: Phone
the ad man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-16

Maud got back home. Came
back by the warship route and
landed right on top of 81.
Next Sundays Funny Section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-16
Interference of EccIesiastics.

Judge Powers read a number of COM
municatiOnS received by him from
Democrats throughout the state telling
of the fragrant interference at the polls
by high officials of the Mormon church.
The Judge pointed out that the state is
on the brink of a miserable religious
war and that everything within reason
should be done to avert it. He showed
nc bitterness, but asserted that he was
ready to fight for the principles of the
Democratic party. and maintained that
in those principles lies the only true So
luton of the troubles of the state.
Judge Thurman announced himself
as still in favor of fight. He was ready
TO adopt any plan that would save the
party from dissolution and assure for
its members some semblance of
square deal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
INFANT MORTALITY IN ENGLAND

At national conference on the
subject of infant mortality in England
John Burns declared that it was well
within the mark to say that 100000
lives are sacrificed yearly through
the neglect, carelessness and ignor-
ance of British parents. He referred
20 drinking among women of certain
classes as one of the causes of the ap-
palling rate OF infant mortality, and
he spoke of this cause as IA national
reproach demanding immediate atten
ton"
The question is not a new one In
Great Britain. The trade union con
gress and the local government board
have had it under consideration for
some time, and il memory serves a
mass meeting was held in London
several months ago to demand the
adoption of practical measures calcu-
lated to mitigate the evil. One of the
measures that have been advocated
strongly is the placing of free medical
advice within the reach of many pub
licly supported dispensaries and hos
pitals, suca advice to be in no way
connected with poor law relief,
from which the industrious poor
shrink. 1t has been pointed out, too,
That industrial conditions under which
poor women are forced to become the
breadwinners of their families ac-
count for good deal of the infant
mortality, for the woman who re-
turns to work soon after childbirth
robs the infant of its mothers milk
| and its mothers care generally.
Among other causes named by
those who have inquired into the mat
ter are these: Impure and thin
milk, ignorance of young mothers OF
| absolutely the elementary principles
of infant hygiene, bad air and insani
| tary surroundings in the "slum" dis
tricts, and the ravages of tuberculo
sis.
Figures which do not lie" were
published last year which show the
rates of infant mortality per 1000
births in leading cities of Great Brit
ain. In London the rate was 100; in
Birmingham, 1877; in Liverpool, 1O6
in Burnley, 229. For 76 great towns
| the average rate was 100.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
MANY CHILDREN IN
SPARSELY SETTLED DISTRICT

7. d. Harris is In today from Sage
brush mesa to get supplies and attend
tc school matters. Mr. Harris dis
trict is distinguished for having a
greater number of children to the
family than any other district in La
Plata county In very sparsely set
tied community there are 9S children
what do you think of that? And
the people out there are very par
ticular to have every school advant-
age which their children are entitled
10. and look after educational matters
very carefully. Mr.. Harris is one OF
those VINO believe that the first rudi-
nents of agriculture ought to be
taught in the public schools, and
there are those who believe that the
time when this done is not far off
Mr. Harris while here had the right
of way for a new ditch recorded. 1t
carries the water to irrigate his land
where he has a big crop of wheat and
oats growing, and in the fall after
the threshing machine has made Its
rounds team after team drawing wa
gons loaded with grain can be seel
any day on the road to town.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
From Tuesdays Daily.
SWEPT TO DEATH IN
THE RAGING DOLORES

A special from Telluride. dated
June 81, to the Denver News. said:
While trying to ford the Dolores
river with two horses hitched to the
wagon, r. Howell was drowned about
five miles north of Rico, near the
coke ovens between Rico and Tellu-
ride.
High waters In the Dolores river
this spring washed out the wagon
bridge. the ford being Immediately
below Howell had wagon near the
coke ovens which he intended to
utilize In hauling ore from there with
his horses. attached them to the wa
gon and was on his way home. The
water in the river was about three
feet deep and running swiftly. While
in the middle of the stream the
horses became frightened and un
manageable. Howell lost mis- footing
fell into the stream and was drown
ed. The horses went down the
stream about 100 yards. the animals
becoming released from the wagor
and lodging against some willows
They were rescued unhurt. A mum
ber of persons have been searching
for Howell's body, but at a late hou'
tonight had been unable to find 1t
Howell had been a resident of Rice
for several years. He was 80 years
OF age.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28

William Cramp & Sons Ship and
Engine Building company OF Phila-
delphia was the lowest bidder for
ships OF the Michigan and South Car
olina type, with the machinery as
prescribed by the navy department.
The department plans for machinery
will probably be accepted by the navy
department in preference to plans OF
bidders as submitted in other pro
posals. The bids for the prescribed
machinery were known as class 1
bids, and the Cramps offered to build
a ship of this type for s3,540,O0O. The
New York Shipbuilding company Of
fered the next bid In this class, 49,
$4,000. AS one firm is allowed to
build only one of the ships this sec
ond bid will doubtless be accepted In
case the department decies to accept
the class l plans.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
MUST PAY PIONEER
WIDOW iNsU RAN cE
Denver News.

Denver News.
Under the decision of Judge Lewis
of the United States district court
rendered yesterday morning, the Mu
tual Reserve Fund Life Association
of New York will have to pay Mar
tha 3. Willoughby, widow of Edmund
A. Willoughby, a Colorado pioneer
and one time sheriff of old Arapahoe
county. the face of $4,000 policy
which Mr.. Willoughby took out in
1885.
Martha b. Willoughby, the plant
IN. is 72 years old and now resides in
Hotchkiss, Colo. She testified thai
she crossed the plains to Denver in
1860. and was married to Wifloughby
in 1864 She and Fred d.. Wiflough
by her Oldest child, native son oi
Colorado, were the principal witnesses
for the plaintiff.
The testimony showed that Ed
mund A. Willoughby paid the assess
ments levied when call No DC was
made by the insurance company
wherein 1t raised the rates so hissl
that Willoughby refused to pay.
But he rendered to the First Ma
tional bank. the local treasurer of the
company. $3.50 instead of $24O4
which was demanded by the. company
and Judge Lewis held that this kept
the policy alive. and instructed the
jury to find verdict for the plaintiff
in the amount Of the policy and in
terest, a total Of $3.50.
1t was stated In court that a great
many people in Colorado and thou
sands of people throughout the Unit
ed States refused to pay the same as
sessmeHt which Willoughhy refused
tc pay, and that the supreme court ol
California had decided last year thai
the company was liable on It's poll
oies, Notwithstanding the failure tt
pay such assessments. inasmuch as
the assessment was Illegally levied
and therefore the failure to pay the
same did not forfeit the policies.
The decision of Judge Lewis Il
therefore regarded by attorneys IS :,
precedent which probably will resUh
in protecting a large number OF 9th
er policy holders.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
BOW DOWN TO DOLLAR.
London Merchants and Hotel Men
Supported Mainly by the
Tourists' Cash.

LONDON, June 25.-Americans and
American money are the predominant
ing influences in London this season.
At the hotels and in the shops the
eight OF the visitor from the United
States is hailed with delight. His ap-
Dearance is the signal for beaming
countenances Of hotel keepers.
Tradespeople have come to realize
that American money, or rather Its
equivalent in British coin. is about
the only kind of currency circulating
freely this year. The manager OF
one of the leading hotels told me the
other day that he was almost wholly
dependent upon Americans for the
support Of his establishment.
mo one else seems to have any
money" he said. with look of de-
spair. 'sIf it were not for your coun-
try people do not know what |
should do. Ordinarily at this time OF
the year our restaurant is patronized
generously by people of all nationali-
ties visiting here but this year 1t Is
deriving its maintenance almost ex'
clusfvely from Americans. dread
to think of the time when the tide oi
travel will be turned back toward
New York"
Shopkeepers have the same story
to tell In the larger stores the pat
ronage mas consisted largely ol
Americans. Their purchases OF ex
pensive articles have been the chiel
source of revenue and have eclipsed
tine combined trading of all other tour
lists Even the smaller tradesmar
has depended upon his prosperous
y cousin from across the ocean for the
\ business profits which accrue TO Lon
\ don trade.
At this time of the year the towI
\ is overrun with visitors and tn.
\ streets are alive with sightseers
|, About places of interest swarms
i daily throng of tourists. Hotel res
I tanrants are filled with a cosmopoli
L tan assemblage, which chatters ant
n talks In all the languages known Il
\ mankind. The theaters where fav
\ ored attractions are on can scarcel.
hold more persons than the crowds
which make up the nightly audiences
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
TUCSON is THE MECCA
FOR FRISCO cHtmAMEN
albuquerque Journal.

Albuquerque Journal.
Tucson is coming to be known as a
Mecca for San Francisco Chinese rel.
agees. So rapidly have the ChinlSs
been coming here that they have so
augmented tne Chinese population
that there are now two Chinatowns
in Tucson. says the Tucson Citizen.
One is located on Pearl street. and
the other Is on Court street, Just
west of the Church plaza.
There are at present at least 400
Cinnamon in the city. The San Fran.
cisco Chink refugees now here mum
Der 80. and more are arriving daily
Each new aueued gentleman with the
saliow complexion and the olive eyes
hikes pronto to the immigration of.
fice amt shows Captain Webb or one
of the inspectors his passports which
entisfed him to remain in this comn-
try.
/ The new arrivals are nearly all la
oorers. although there are some mar.
chants amorg them. The refugees
are all given work by their Chin,k
brethren who are fortunate enough 10
have established themselves in busi
ness, either as laundrymen. grocers
or vegetable ranchers. The laundry.
men of the Chink persuasion take all
the help they can get and call for
more.
trip through either of the two
ChinatoMns would be interesting and
highly entertaining II conditions
could be seen as they really are, But
this is almost an impossibility for the
Chinks look meek as lambs when a
white man approaches.
As is characteristic of their race,
the local Chinks are great gamblers.
Their favorite game runs in one OF
the Chinatowns. The game is play
ed with buttons which are placed un-
der bowl in unknown quantity.
They are fshed out four at time
until less than four remain. The
betting Is as to whether the remain
ing buttons are odd or even. The
play frequently runs into bets of hun.
dreds Of dollars. Only Chinnnen can
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
A REMARKABLE POLITICAL
SYSTEM.

While Russia as a whole is in the
Ihroes of another crisis, with massa-
ere, assassination. bomb throwing.
strikes, and agrarian outrages, plots,
counter-plots and threats of revolt as
its distinguishing features, little Fin
land, autonomous once more, is en-
joying a state Of peace and content
ment and fruitful activity.
In Finland the bureaucracy has
kept its pledge. The imperial mani
festo of last fall in regard to the
duchy has been respected. There has
been no reaction, and therefore no
disorder or agitation.
When its ancient rights were re-
stored to 1t Finland was empowered
10 frame and adopt new franchise
and representation system. Last
May a draft scheme for the needed
reforms was submitted to the czar
by the Finnish senate. and ne approx
ed 1t with slight notifications. Sub
sequently bill embodying that
scheme was presented to the Finnish
diet
A recent dispatch informs us that
all the four estates of which the pres
ent diet is composed have accepted
the bill, and IL the czar mas not
changed his mind 1t will receive his
signature and inaugurate a regime
that will be remarkable for its dem
ocratic and radical principles.
Universal, equal and direct suf-
frage is provided for. Women as
well as men become voters on reach
Ing the 24th year Women are eligi-
sembly. which is to consist of one
popular chamber of 200 deputies. A
grand committee of 60 members will
be created to consider all proposed
measures and prevent hasty action
The deputies are to be elcted for
proportional representation, and no
element in any one of the 16 consti
tuencies into which Finland is to be
divided will be without some repre-
sentation. Annual sessions are pro-
vided for.
This scheme satisfies all the par
ties of the emancipated duchy except
the social democrats, who complain
that 1t still falls short of the Ideal of
universal suffrage. They would put
the age of qualification at 81 and elm
mate the provision disfranchising
paupers. These criticisms in them
selves show what a radical scheme
the diet has adopted. May Finland
continue to enjoy the regained bless
ings OF self-government, peace and
order. and may her new system be
tried under the most favorable con.
ditions.- Record Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
FATAL ACCIDENT IN
MAY DAY MINE

Saturday evening Frank Hughes
WAS Instantly killed in the May Day
mine and two others were seriously
injured.
Those injured were Charles Peters
and Tony Schaut. 1t was at first
thought Peters would lose an eye, but
there now appears little danger OF
that. II is feared that Schant may
lose an arm. Both men were badly
cut about the face and on the bodies.
Hughes was terribly mutilated.
The left leg was blown of nj the
knee and the right one below the
knee. The body was bruised and cut
the arms lacerated, both hands blown
on and the face was mutilated beyond
recognition,
A telephone message was sent from
Hesperus for DR., Lackey and he drove
up and had the wounded men brought
down to Durango and taken to Mercy
hospital The body of Hughes was
also brought down and taken to the
Hood undertaking rooms.
Ine accluent was cauSeu Dy Tue
men drilling into missed hole. The
day shift had gone out and one shot
had missed. and when the next shift
went In they had Just commenced
drilling when the explosion occurred
Whether the outgoing shift knew OF
the shot missing fire or not could
not be learned
Hughes leaves a wife and three
children, living in Hesperus. Peters
is married man, having wife and
two children. He is a son-in-law ol
A. L. Underhlll of Animas City.
Schaut is a single man--Italian OF
Austrian.
Mrs. Hughes came down from Hes
perus Saturday night and returned Il
Hesperus yesterday morning. She
will have the body shipped to Butte
Mont. next Wednesday morning. The
body will be accompanied by Mrs
Hughes. Her parents live la Butte
aud she will make her home there.
Mr.. Hughes was 81 years of age. He
has been here II months.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
CONCERNING COLLARS.

Some philanthropist should offer 4
large reward to the manufacturer
who makes two patches of collars OF
any number the same size. Go into
one store and buy No. Is collar.
and then go into another store and
ask for one of the same number. One
is pretty sure to be size or two larg
er than the other. When you have
finally found the brand. style and size
you like and get supply, and finally
wear them out and go back to the
same store to get another supply, you
find the manufacturer has made a new
batch and made a poor guess at the
numbers. They won't fit at all.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
THE HOUSE BILL AND THE PACK.
ERs' COURSE.

The meat inspection bill which the
house OF representatives passed on
Tuesday with practical unanimity
had been indorsed by the president
as satisfactory measure that he
would cheerfully sign. AS amended
TO meet the objections of the execu-
tive, the house bill is unquestionably
islation. Though a compromise, 1t is
a compromise which will commend IT.
self to the consumers, should the SEN
ate substitute it for its own Beveridge
bill
The packers know now what the
ederal government will require OF
hem to do in the way of sanitation
md submission to inspection and ex-
animation, labelling and tagging. and
destruction of diseased and unfit
meat
They should regard the regulations
prescribed by federal law as mini
mum TO be voluntarily added to and
improved rather than as the limit OF
their obligations to the public here
and abroad.
They should proceed to reconstruct
| their establishments from top to bot
tom, from one end to the other, with
| the determination to make them liter
| ally models of their kind. Every
thing that money. science, skill and
| good will can do toward that end
| should be done without waiting for
| the initiative of officials armed with
the big stick of legal compulsion.
Enlightened self-interest, regard
for the prosperity of allied industries.
jealously Of the honor and reputation
of Chicago, the state of Illinois and
the United States alike dictate this
policy of thoroughness in the reforms
to be introduced and genuine eager
ness to meet the wishes of the pub
lie.
Only by adopting such course can
the packers rehabilitate their great
industry, disarm reckless criticism
and make consumers throughout the
world feel that the errors of the past
are not to be repeated in the future.
Record Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
From Mondays Daily.
DEATH OF MRS. MORTON
scHuTT AT siLvERToN

Special Phone to The Herald.
SILvERTON. June 25.-Mrs. Nor
ton Schutt passed away at her nome
here at o'clock last evening from
perit6hitis. superindnced by child
birth. She will be buried at o'clock
this evening. the funeral taking place
from the residence.
Mrs. Schutt leaves husband, Nor
ton Schutt, and two little boys, VIII
lis. aged IL, and Leslie, aged eight
Mrs. Morton Schutt was well
known In Durango, having large cir
Gle of friends here, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Schutt formerly lived here. The
news was received in Durango yes.
terday afternoon that Mrs. Schutts
condition was very serious. and the
news quickly spread around among
her many friends, and there Is deep
est sorrow among them today since
her death has been learned of. The
many friends in Durango. as well as
those In Silverton, extend 10 the be
reaved husband and little boys thei'
tenderest sympathy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28
NORTHERN COLORADO.

Boulder Herald.
Northern Colorado is to be pow
er center whose strength has so far
United States government has been
conducting series of thorough ex-
periments to ascertain the gas values
of the Ignite coal OF the fields east OF
Boulder and north of Denver. The
result of these tests has been the dis
covery that, by first converting the
fuel into gas, then using it for fuel
or for propelling gas engines, the ef-
iciency gained for power is twice that
secured by burning the same coal as
fuel under steam boilers. For some
lime the experts have been at work
lpon the trials and they nave no"
given 1t out in the publications Of the
geological survey that they consider
the results conclusive. The coal
must be used, however, at the point
of mining. where the gas producers
will nave TO be located. From these
points it can be transported as gas
in pipes, or as electricity in wires.
with far less loss tnan at present,
this same power is freighted as coal.
These discoveries point to the con
-luion that the Northern Colorado
coal fields are to become centers OF
power supply for an area OF hun
dreds of miles extent. From all OF
which Boulder will profit.