Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
TELEGRAPH NEWa

TELEGRAPH NEWS
Saloons wide open and scenes of
ribaldry are found by reporters on ali
sides of Chicago. despite the closing
law.
Democratic leaders are In session In
Chicago and plan to force w. j. Bry-
an to declare his candidacy for the
presidency.
The members OF the so-called Ice
| trust at Los Angeles have been sum
moned to appear in court on charge
OF conspiracy.
Government bureau has issued
warning against carelessness In the
use of concrete In construction of
buildings. recounting the dangers.
Leslie M. Shaw. former secretary OF
the treasury, says that with the I'm
mense sources of national wealth un-
impaired there Is no reason for de-
preston.
Hetty Green scores young girls In
an Interview. Says they are alto
| gether too extravagant. Hetty, who Is
worth hundred million OF SO, often
spends as much rs dime for lunch
con.
| The judge advocate general OF the
army. in his report, says the. passage
OF the anti-canteen- act has been de-
| structlve of discipline by causing the
| establishment OF saloons near military
posts.
Attorney General Bonaparte will de-
eide that the Alton company did not
keep faith in the Standard OIL prose-
cution and that the case against the
railroad corporation will be pushed.
Directors OF the Standard Oil COM
pany have issued pamphlet to its
employees and stockholders relative to
the fine of s29.240.OOO imposed on the
Standard Oil company of Indiana. The
pamphlet contains statement from
President Moffett, president OF that
company. and number OF editorial
articles favorable to the company, TAX
en- from various American newspapers.
According to the calculation Of an
expert. the cost OF stopping train
varies from As cents for train f ten
ordinary passenger cars, to 31.61 for
an express train OF heavy drawing
room cars, four times the weight OF
the other. These figures were for
single set OF conditions. Where there
Is an upgrade, the expense is more
than on level. and much more than
| on a downgrade.
| Dr. NJ. A. Mason. a prominent den
tist and leader In the Law and Order
league. of Fort Wayne, Ind, has learn
ed that the day of the reformer is
evidence Of violation of the Sunday
| closing law when he was attacked by
the proprietor and knocked through
plate glass window. The doctor was
badly cut and bruised, but he de
ciared he would be on hand again
next Sunday in an effort to catch vio-
lators OF the law.
The Georgia house has passed as an
amendment to the general tax act
measure imposing tax OF per cent
upon the gross receipts arising from
all business done within the state by
all railroads and street railways, such
tax to be paid monthly, commencinf
In January, 1908. The bill was urged
on the ground that there are from
5 900 to 10000 public school teachers
In the state who have not been paid
since January, and who are compelled
to sacrifice their state scrip To money
sharks. Passage OF the bill In the
senate is said to be assured.
w. r. Thomas. professor OF consti-
tutional and civil government at the
Fort Collins agricultural college, de-
parted for home on this morning. 8
/ Denver train after having visited the
institute a couple OF days and deliver
ing an interesting address at the high
school last evening. Mr.. Thomas WAS
} formerly chief editorial writer on the
: Denver News. being with that paper
: for long term Of years previous tc
e going to the Fort Collins Institutior
Ave years ago. There are few bet
D ter posted men than Mr.. Thomaa and
n he takes an interest In tho work.