Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-14
TeLEeRApH,c NEWS.

as though there would be no Iegisla
tlon at this session OF congress foi
either, Both sdess were given a
hearing before the senate committee
, on agriculture. The cattlemen favor
ed the range leasing idea and the
} sheep owners opposed II. A letter
from the president was read by Sen.
ator Warren Of Wyoming. The presi.
dent said he was In favor of the range
being in the hands of western stock
raisers but some one must be respon.
sible to the government and the
homesteader must be protected. He
said grazing fees should be small.
The two sides could not agrgee on
anything and the debate was bitter
and unproductive.
| Des Moines. Ia. Feb. ia trial
marriage law may be put on the stat
ute books of Iowa at this session of
the legislature. bill providing for
experimental unions will be introduced
within he next few days and its
enforcement into law will be urged
by prominent members.
The bill will provide that a mar
riage contract may be entered into for
a period of FIVE years with the right
TO renew II both sides are agreeable.
| Many members OF the legislature are
| giving the question of trial marriage
serious study. and the Legislature has
made an appropriation to secure a
copy OF the trial marriage bill recent
lily introduced In South Dakota.
Kansas City. Feb. 13.--Judge Will
| lam b. Teasdale. circuit court judge
and former member of the Missouri
Legislature. died today from cancer.
aged 81 years.
Washington, Feb. 13.--The town of
Prospect, Marion county, Ohio, with a
| population Of about 5000 Is to inau-
gurate the primary system OF select
Hing postmaster. 1t Is to vote for
the most popular man of the neigh
fborhood for the office, irrespective of
politics, and then send the selection
to President Roosevelt for appoint
ment The proposition Is new in the
annals OF the executive appointments
and practically makes Il federal ap-
| pointiye position an elective one.
1 Grant Mouser. who represents the
l iIiOoPttt hiSti ~ III tI' houot mao w
4 cided upon the plan after concluding
fsEM he can't accept the recommen-
dations Of the Marion republican coun-
! ty committee. He says the people OF
Prospect, men and women shall Sc
! lect their own postmaster.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The president
today sent another message to con
| gress. It is an elaborate document.
| In 1t he expresses the desire that the
| government lease federal coal lands.
He calls attention to what he terms
"the urgent need of legislation affect
ing the different phases of the public
land situation In the United States'
He thinks the country should conserve
the coal lands holding title to them.
He urges government control of graz
ing lands charging stockmen small
| grazing fees. He asked an appropria-
tion OF half million dollars fer prose-
cution Of land frauds. He contends
for government leasing OF mineral
lands. advocates the passage Of law
for Leasing and says the lands of the
country should be regarded az public
utilities. He says in all the great
coal producing countries Of the world
coal is mined under government leases
and tbs system being found wise
should prevail here.
London, Feb. 13.-The most sensa-
tlonal art burglary since 1876, when
GaiDsborough's THE Duchess of Dey-
onshire," now the property OF J. p.
Morgan, was stolen by an American,
Harry Raymond. took place at Charles
Wertheimer's residence in Park Lane.
Several costly canvasses, including
pictures by Gainsborough and Rey-
nolds were cut out Of the frames and
carried of. Two OF the pictures were
worth $4,000. The thieves also Sc
cured big haul Of eighteen century
French snuff boxes, miniatures, etc.
The property stolen is valued at S175,-
900.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The trial OF
Binger Hermann, former commissioner
OF the general land office and repre-
sentative In congress from Oregon on
indictment for destroying public land
records, Is in progress before Judge
Stafford of the district supreme court
Eleven jurors were passed when the
venire was exhausted and the case
went over until the afternoon tales
men were drawn.
Denver, Feb, 13,-Quite n row oc
CURED in the legislature today wher
former Lieut.. Governor Parks In al
impassioned speech denounced his re
l publican associates as being lnsincer'
5 in their efforts for railroad and othe
! legislation and not living up to thei
: pledges. He spoke ungraciously o
( the governor, the chairman OF thu
t state committee and others and bold
ly said he would bolt the party ani
Q the party caucus. The speech wa
e quite sensational and Senator Park
G declares he was not talking in SUD
o den anger but after deliberation.
l. Olean, N. Y, Feb. 13.-Governo
y Higgins who died last night here wa
Z born in this vicinity in August, 1s5I
He studied law and entered polite
only few years ago. He was electe
y state sopator liouteuapt governor an