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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

York harbor. where she was undoubt-
edly bathed IN electric waves from
other stations and ships.
A queer agreement was filed today
In the county court at Pana, ILL.,. be-
tween John II. Schempf and Frank A.
Beyers for the disposition OF a chilli.
Sehempf, guardian of Botha McDon-
aid, aged thirteen years, binds her
over to Beyers to keep until she is
sixteen years old, when Beyers is to
give Botha new Bible, two suits or
wearing apparel suitable to her sta
ton and 500 in money.
Mrs. peary. who is at Portland, Me-,
believes her husband has reached the
North Pole or is safe In winter quar-
ters at Cape Hccla. She says. ITO
my mind there is only one possibility
that he viii not return alive. The
dogs on which he depends to carry
him across the frozen country. should
they be attacked by the dread dog
disease, might die and leave him with
no means of transportation"
The controversy as to who was the
youngest soldier of the Civil war has
been settled In favor OF Perry Bynn
of Seattle, Wash. He enlisted as
drummer boy In Company d, Twenty
fourth Iowa Volunteers, on August ~,
1862, at the age of nine years and ten
months. He was born October 90,
1852. in Kane county, H.. but enlisted
from Mount Vernon. Iowa After
serving nearly year he was honor
ably discharged on a surgeons GER
tiflcate of disability The pension Of
ficers have investigated Byan's papers
and found that his representations are
correct. He will receive a tidy sum
as back pension.
Durango sets In the midst of the
most resourceful area known In the
civilized world and will continue to
grow and thrive through natural con
ditions. without trying to outdo Monte
Carlo.
Haywood says the kilograms being
read By Alya Adams, purporting to
come from him. are forgeries.
Six men have been killed In the
Maine woods during the hunting sea
son, In most cases being mistaken for
game.
Carl NJ. Bird. clerk of the district
court at Roswell, N. NJ, was found
dead on couch. Death was due to
apoplexy
The coal mines of Fremont county,
owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company have commenced working
on Sunday and will continue till the
rush is over.
Through their efforts to obtain la
Dor for work on the isthmian canal
members OF the canal commission
have found that there is a dearth of
laborers in practically all parts of the
world
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
cAsHINo SHELTER CHECKS.

Before gambling was closed in Du-
range It was estimated that the gam
bling houses OF the city casbed about
So per cent of the checks issued
monthly by the smelter in payment
OF its employees. 1t is estimated now
that only two per cent OF these checks
are cashed by saloons. Think OF this
and pause for moment to discover
one of the reasons why the saloon
advocates OF an open town so readily
Join in the smelter cry set up by Mr..
Coston. These checks are now cashed
in the banks and business houses.
Think again OF the fact that col
lections on the first OF every month
are more than 80 per cent better than
WhAn Gnmh1tnG AuA IN -nn0nn- 49,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
JUDGE GARY
PASSES ON

CHICAGO. Nov. i.-Judge Joseph
f. Gary, who died last evening. left
the court room in the morning for
the first time in thirty-three years
on account of illness. He had been
on the bench continuously for forty
three years. He was born .eighty-fivc
years ago at Potsdam, n. Y, is the
Oldest member of the Chicago bench
and the man who sentenced the an
archists to hang
Bench and bar held meetings today
to testify 10 Judge Gary's worth.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
CONVENIENT FOR cosToN.

Probably no other man in La Plata
county would find the assessors Of
flee more convenient than does Asses
sor Coston. He saves rent OF an of
flee for his abstract business and Is
in a position to assess his own prop
erty without fear of having 1t placed
too high. In fact he has managed to
keep his assessment lower than that
of any other taxpayer in La Plata
county. in proportion to actual yalu-
alton.
viii the people take the chances OF
closing the greatest enterprise La
Plata county has in blindly following
Mr. Coston's cry against the corpora
ton? In a smaller way he is emu
lating Patterson whose papers damn
Colorado every day and drive capital
away.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
THE CONTEST FOR ASSESSOR.

The contest being waged for asses
sor is one in which the people should
| take the deepest interest and all the
wild rawlings of Democratic candidates
and speakers regarding any issue be-
tween the people and the local
| smelter should have no value or in
fluence In determining the voter how
to vote for the best interests of all
the people.
Democratic managers have said
| much about Mr.. Coston's policy of in.
creasing the valuation OF property to
reduce the tax levy. A levy of eight
mills on a fifty-dollar valuation is
equal to a levy of four mills on one
hundred dollars. All Mr. Coston has
done aside from discrimination be-
tween individuals has been to in
crease the amount of money which
the state receives from its levy by
trying to double the valuation of tax
able property in La Plata county. La
Plata simply pays the state more.
much more in proportion to the ag-
gregate valuation of the other coun-
tiles of the state.
All that has ever enabled the county
to reduce the tax levy for county pur-
poses has been economy enforced by
Republican commissioners and the
collection of taxes (current and back
taXesl by the treasurers office. In
creasing the valuation and lowering
the levy has not given the county
any greater revenues, but 1t has given
Assessor Coston an opportunity TO
raise the smelter valuation and lower
his own valuation and that of friends
personal and political.
Increasing the valuation and lower
ing the rate would not give greater
revenues. nor lower taxes unless the
aggregate total were increased by
raising certain ones like the smelter,
and Mr.. Coston's Grand Stand Play"
in all this is easily seen through By
the taxpayers. Juggling with figures
is Mr.. Coston's greatest pleasure, but
parties in North Durango paying fifty
per cent increased taxes since Mr..
Coston became assessor and on va
cant lots would like TO have the bene-
fits of Increased valuation" ex-
planned to them, as well as everybody
else. La Plata county will send to
Denver this year si,500 more than it
has any year prior to Mr.. Coston's
''jugglery." which he would have peo-
pie believe is a good thing, but 1t will
be about as hard to explain as it was
for him to try to make the present
board of county commissioners see
that the county needed new "Coston
system" of books that would have
cost but trifle over ten thousand
dollars. Mr. Coston failed to explain
If such System" would find taxable
property of the La Plata Abstract
company, which comes about as near
"a monopols'-ase aforhihgr We Know OF
in this county.
The smelter talk is all Democratic
buncombe invented in the fertile
brain of Mr.. Coston, purely and solely
for his own political success.
From the county treasurer's office
the following figures showing the as
sessed valuation for three years. is
obtained 1t will be seen that the
total is divided into three accounts,
county, Durango and Animas City:
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
SAVES $1,000 IN TWO YEARS.

BY consolidating his abstract bust
ness with the office of assessor Mr.
Coston saves in rent. light. fuel and
janitor. $50 per month, $500 a year.
or 1920 In two years Together with
extra money paid by Durango for ex-
tending the city taxes and a few side
issues worked In on the county, he
should be able in few years to save
enough money to pay his back taxes.
1t is not unnatural that he desires a
second term.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

reigned. Think too. of the fact that
there is not 10 per cent OF the drunk
enness seen in Durango that was wit.
messed daily when Durango was an
open twide-open) town The wage
worker is using his wage to pay his
honest debts and is learning to save
money.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

An unsuccessful attempt was made
this morning at Youngstown, Ohio, to
blow up the huge railroad bridge OF
the b. & o. X. II. Dynamite was
used. 1t was great explosion, but
the bridge was not put out OF busi-
ness The vandals escaped.
The Santa Fe has granted 10 per
cent of the revenue from all messages
handled by operators who handle
Western Union messages. About ioJ
operators will be affected and the to-
tai increase will amount to about $780,
JvO year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
WAVE
BRINGS WOE

PARIS, Nov. Ia violent storm Ia
sweeping over the south of France,
accompanied by heavy falls of snow
on the coast and tidal wave at Tou-
lon Many small craft we're torn from
their anchorage and wrecked. and the
quays were flooded. Nice suffered
the most severely. The famous Prom
enade des Anglais and neighborhood
are under water foot deep The
shops were totally destroyed and the
estimated damage done will amoant
to an enormous sum.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

Carl NJ. Bird. of Roswell, clerk OF
the federal court Of New Mexico, was
found dead In bed this morning. He
died OF appoplexy.
Chairman Shonts. accompanied by
his wife and two daughters. sailed to-
day from New York TO resume his
dutiea on ~ Panama canal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.-When
Secretary Metcalf arrives here tomor-
row to inquire into the expulsion OF
Japanese children from the schools he
will find the school board firm In the
stand they have taken and utterly un-
willing 10 recede. unless compelled to
do 50 by the courts.
URBANA, H., Oct. 30-Editor Pink
erton OF the Courier-Herald has raised
storm about his ears by declaring
In his paper that all Urbana girls not
only spoon but are willing to assist
the young men who desire such en-
tertainment. The young women hotly
deny the accusation. and say that the
unhappy editor win have to take 1t
back or else there will be trouble.
The urbana Cooking club, the most
prominent organization OF girls here.
will hold a meeting and pass resolu-
tions condemning the statement and
declaring that "spoonIng" IS frowned
on rather than encouraged"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

The Democrat lies. and wilfully too,
when II says majority OF the saloons
are supporting George w. Thompson
for sheriff. Not one where gambling
used to be carried on or one that
wants wide-open town are support
ing Mr.. Thompson. But we are Glad
10 say there are some five or six 81
loon keepers in Durango who favor
rigid enforcement Of the law They
want gambling. open and private.
closed. and no back-door saloons on
Sunday. Such establishments are sup
porting Mr.. Thompson which II 70
their credit They say and righteous
ly too. that the law should be enforcad
without favoritism and are going to
place this power In Mr.. Thompson's
hands. and we want to say that Mr..
Thompson Is pledged to his party, ~
friends and the Herald to do this ~
should he fall down n any paxtieu1nx
49, J~s.a1a An y -. a1lu |&duu
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

George Thompson never drinks. al
ways has clear mind, knows what
Is right and has the courage to do
right. In taking up the work his
brother began. that Of enforcing the
laws. he has very naturally earned
the enmity OF vlolators OF the law. II
would be lasting disgrace upon La
Plata county were those who are "
favor of law and order to permit him
TO be defeated. for they are In the
majority.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

TELLURIDE. Nov. 1.-Samuci Bel
ford Tor the Democrats and w. H.
Dickson for the Republicans were to
have spoken here In separate halls
last night. but the train on which
they were coming to Telluride was
delayed BY wreck and did not ar
rive until 10 o'clock p. m. Neither OF
the gentlemen attempted to speak.
but Joint debate between local Re
publican and Democratic candidates
was had In Stubbs a. Jakways hall
to fill the time.
TELLURIDE. Nov. t.-At 4 4:30 yes.
terday afternoon a freight train on
the Rio Grande Southern railroad was
wrecked at n small bridge on Key.
stone hill by the jumping of three
cars from the track. The trucks of
one OF the cars went through the
bridge, entailing considerable dam
age. Nobody was hurt but trains
were delayed several hours
LONGMONT. Colo, Nov. BE
cause her baby died and her husband
deserted her. Mrs. Jessie Hall. aged
eighteen, committed suicide this
morning on the ranch of Henry Miller
near here.
DENVER, Nov. l.-Detectives re
turned here today from Chicago
bringing with them Mary and Charles
Cafferl, two smooth shoplifters who
had stolen thousands of dollars worth
of goods from Denver stores and were
trying to sell them in the East. They
both confessed
CHEYENNE. Nov. IA narrow os-
cape from disaster early this morning
had the Overland flyer. The operator
at Ridge fell asleep and wes only
awakened by No. rushing into the
station. The trains came together.
but little damage was done. the en-
Urgency brakes saving the lives of
the crew and passengers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
TRUST COMPANIES
TRUST COMPANIES
g. DICKINSON s'i Phone. 5; %t IS ST.

one and one-half story residence; $1,000.
Thirty-fourth street, 1851 East-Sal-
lie Trainer, 1914 E. Thirty fourth, own
er; j. Trainer, builder; one-story four
room residence; 500.
Elwood street, 1362-C. e. Carter.
1859 Wilson. owner and builder; add to
one-story frame residence; $500.
Adams street, 222 West-W. NJ. Van
Dyke, 222 w. Adams. owner and build
er; add to, alter and repair one-story
frame residence; $1,000.
Eureka street, 3S14-Mrs. A. Hoffman,
1875 e. Fortieth, owner and builder; add
sRs s4S. room to 0ne-s'0rS frame residence
From Baker street, 1852 to Maud
street, 17l6-J. Cook, 1I9l n. Main,
one-story residence; 500.
Irorty-Hrst street, 7S6 East-Belle c
Browning, 7S6 e. Forty-first street.
owner; H. NJ Carpenter. build builder; one
Inez street. 3051-H. T: White, 3OS4
e. Sixth, owner and builder; one-story
'fve-room residence; $1,000,
Nestor, lessees, at lot, owner; Weber
Show Case & Fixture Co., builders;
change store front; $500.
Fiftieth street, 314 West--F Brein,,
builder one and onehalf story seven
room residence; $500.
Bunker Hill avenue. 216 Soulful. A:
Clarry, 1915 Millard avenue, owner and
eighth room residence; $2500.
Broadway, 312-314 South-L. spencer,
at lot. owner; j. a. Mathis. builder;
erect store front and partition; $500.
Aurora street. 307-Standard Oil Co.,
city, owner; Earl F. Low, builder
one,story boiler house; S772
Aurora street, 311-Standard Oil Co.,
city, owner; Earl #. Low, builder
one-story warehouse; $4,000.
Aurora street. 305-Standard Oil Co.,
city, owner; Earl f., Low builder
two story two-room stable; $4574.
Aurora street. 313-Standard Oil Co..
city, owner; Earl f. Low, builder
one-story warehouse; $4,000.
Aurora street, 3O9-Standard Oil Co.
city, owner; Earl f. Low, builder
one-story warehouse; 1854.
Second street, 120 East-Humme el
Bros, 116 u. Second, owner; n. philips,
builder; alter glass window in front OF
brick building; $50.
Hope street. 23S North--Myra Mer-
riam, 23S n. Hope, owner; Il, W. Gran
mis-. builder; add to one-story frame
building and general repairs; $500
Hill street, 721-723 South--Mrs. c. Fl
| Carlton. at lot, owner; w. III. Jones
| builder: putting in foundation; $4,000.
Bimin Baths-Bimini Water Co, al
lot owner; w. II. Jones. builder; put
ting in foundation; $3.50.
Bellevue avenue, 3501-E. r.. and Eth
el HUFF Cahuenga, owner; l.. Hun
builder; one-story four-room residence
"' Pasadena avenue, 3SO7-G. L. Adams
| a9O7 Pasadena avenue, owner; Elmer
Eamens, builder; add one story to barn
| $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
BUT HE TOOK CHANCES
With Two-cent Stamp, Check Passes
Safely Through Postoffice and
Sender Receives 1t

Special to The Herald
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 31.-Carrying a
two-cent stamp marked by Louisville
postmark and bearing no other adj
dress than the name on it's face, check
used in the payment of a lighting bill
appeared in a Louisville bank yester-
day after having passed through the
postoffice, the offices of the Louisville
Lighting company and the Louisville
clearing house. The check was cashed
without difficulty and the signer was
allowed discount on his gas bill from
the fact that it arrived a few hours
before the time limit expired.
Clerks in the bank who received the
| check yesterday morning were conSid-
erably surprised when they discovered
| 1T in pile of papers. The check was
made out in the usual form. In the up
| per right hand corner, however, re-
posed twisted two-cent stamp. Across
| its face was IL heavy, black cancella-
! ton mark and nearby the unmistalS-
| able postmark of the Louisville office.
That the check had never been in an
envelope was apparent, and an investi-
cation of its history followed.
| The maker of the check has a habit
of paying his lighting bills by check be-
fore the discount runs out. A few af-
| ternoons ago he discovered that he had
forgotten the usual formality, and meet
| ing friend on the street who was bound
toward the postoffice, he wrote check
and asked him to mail it, He gave the
friend stamp and requested that he
secure an envelope at the postoffice and
mail it to the lighting company.
Before the custom house was reached.
| however, the friend who had the check
in charge, is said to have imbihed a
trifle too rreely and when the postoffice
was reached he forgot every particular
of his Instructions with the exception
of that concerning the mailing. Accord
ingly the stamp was placed in the posi-
tion it would generally receive on an
envelope and the paper was placed in
the letter box.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
Bull DING PERMITS

Superintendent Backus yesterday is
sued building permits as follows:
Pasadena avenue, 5711-5717-W. c.
Batcheller, 124h S. Spring, owner and
builder; she'd $50.
Sheridan street, 2347--H. Il. Shellita.
city; b. Overturff CO., builders; one and
cne- half story four-room barn; $3.50.
Forty sixth street, 335 West---J IL.
Jordan $50 w. Forty sixth, owner: L.
T. Jordan, builder; one-story five-room
residences $1,000
Pasadena avenue. 57l1-5717-w. G.
Patcheller, l24A $, Spring, owner and
builder; water closet; $50.
North of Macy and west of Los Ange-
les river Eighth ward-Cudahy Pkg.
Co., city, owner and builder; addition to
frame barn; $500.
Hough avenue. 4O0S--O. w. Brown,
southwest corner Thirtieth and Key
West streets owner and builder; one
Main street. 29lS East-G. w. slim
son, 2O5 Trust building, owner ana
builder; two-story fourteen-room resi-
dence; $4,000.
Twenty second street, 1876 East-Gs
S. Chadbourne, 1916 u. Twenty second,
owner and builder; add one room to one
story frame residence; $40.
From ST. Louis street los South, TO
First street, 23O9 East-P. b. Handel,
l0S E. ST. Louis. owner; w. Kinckrchm,
builder TO move and repair one-story
frame building: $50
Cedar street, ARA. H. Snider, 1924
S. Main, owner and builder; one-story
ave- room residence; $500
Wall street, HIT. Jackson, 1870
Wall, owner; F. =, l1mert 4 Son build
ers: add to one-story frame residence;
Cotton street. l129--A A. Whiteslde,
1923 Cotton street, owner and builder,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
WHISTLES FOR NOTHING
But When Caruso Sings 1t Costs
Money, One Woman Remarked
Who Well Knew

Special to Tho Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-A number of
folks coming from the automobile show
yesterday afternoon turned and looked
at thick-chested man with mus
tache curled upward who stood at the
corner Of Twenty-siXth street and
Broadway whistling at a great rate.
The mans appearance wasn't in keep
ing with the tune he whistled. which
was I'm a Yankee Doodledandy."
There was something about the
whistler that caused passersby to stop
and watch him as he STROBE up and
down the sidewalk. Finally a woman
who had helped arrange a recent musi-
Gale at a private residence came along
and exclaimed. He may whistle for
nothing but 1T costs something to set
him to sing" About this time Broad
way car bound north came along and
Signor Caruso ceased to whistle and
hoped aboard.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
SHE HAS HER REVENGE
Tilted Girl Gets Former Fiance in
Damage Suit by an Invitation
to Breakfast
Special to Tho Herald.

special to Tho Herald.
CHICAGO Jan. 31.-"All is fair in
love and war" said Miss Jeanette
Young as she tripped into the Palmer
house restaurant with hor former
fiance, George M. Groh, and prepared
for trouble. Mr.. Groh. who is pho
tographer in Cheboygan Mich, had
come all the way TO Chicago in re-
sponse to an invitation to meet Miss
Young and talk over the ashes of his
love at q breakfast.
"Order what you want and you'll get
It," said Miss Young.
Mr., Groh had finished the oatmeal
and was about to begin on the beef
steak when Deputy Sheriff John c.
Horne took the place of the walter.
II did not order anything else," said
the photographer.
I'm going to serve this with break
fast" said Mr.. Horne. as he placed a
summons for a $4,000 breach Of promise
suit in Groh's hands. The suit had
been instituted by Miss Young.
Miss Young arose and Disappeared To
avoid scene. Then Groh learned that
he had been enticed into the jurisdic-
ton Of the illinois courts, and that hls
breakfast may cost him 10000 times as
much as the bill
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-Stocks made a
spasmodic recovery with the opening of
the market today. With the completion
of the buying which was enormously
congested at the opening, the volume of
dealings contracted and the market drift
ed in rather aimless way until the
buoyant recovery at the close from a late
reaction. The first reaction was over
come by the end of the first hour, and
the. market was inclined to harden, but
with n constant decrease of demand, a.
prices slowly advanced. The unsatisfac-
tory character of the demand led to some
renewal of the weakness late in the day.
The violent recoveries in the closing
DEALINGS last last night were, sufficient
greatest force for. the time Uncovered
shorts, therefore. were eager to secure
stocks this morning. The extent of this
demand disclosed the fact that the
market had been heavily oversold in the
rapid decline of yesterday and the day
before. At the same time the necessary
pleted. The consequence was an upward
tions today.
The movement was as much without
clearly readjustm of the speculative
situation. The weakened condition of
the large speculative holders of stocks
The decline in prices had extended far
enough to invite some re-entry into the
market by forces satisfied with the !eS-
proxed, technical position of tho, market
by reason of the clearing up of the week
long accounts and the extension Of the
short interest. whose necessities would
help on a rally in prices.
The quarterly statement of earnings of
the United States Steel corporation was
strong, helpful factor in the rally. The
net earnings for the quarter. in excess
of s35,000,000 proved even larger than the
very sanguine expectations. The liquida-
tion effected in the stock market is in
creasing the growing ease of the money
market in spite of a large absorption
from the market on sub-treasury ope-
rations.
Notwithstanding the ease of the money
market foreign exchange was inclined to
Yield today, and a sharp recovery in the
sterling exchange rate at Paris also
served to carry conditions away from
profit on gold exports One factor in this
result was the reversal of London's re-
cent tendency to sell stocks in this mar
ket, buying here on that account reach
ing large aggregate today. The strong
recovery and buoYant close were led by
Amalgamated Copper on rumors of a set
Element of the long standing contest be-
tween Montana interests
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par
value, $3,O40000.
United States Is registered advanced 1s
per cent on call.