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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
IMMIGRATION AND THE DEMAND
FOR LABOR

Under the new immigration act a
division of information has been es-
tablished In the buearu of immigra.
tion. and its primary duty is to pro
mote the proper distribution Of the
new arrivals. The division obtains in
formation in regard to the need of
labor, the wages paid the availabil-
lty and the cost of land, and so on
in the various sections of the country,
and tries to adjust supply to demand
b. catching aliens Immediately after
landing and directing them to the
places where opportunity awaits them.
The chief of this division. Mr.. Pow
derly. reports gratifying indications
OF success and progress. He says that
he constantly receives appeals for help
and these come from every state
The great "unsatished" demand is for
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

installed in household he becomes
as much a fixture as the furniture
There Is rarely ever a doubt about
"a servants honesty, and he works
without being watched all the time.
or course, the servants are treated
well and are not required to do all
kinds OF work. We have specialists
among our servants just as in our pro-
fessions. An ordinary household ser
want can be hired for $3.50 a month.
and some are paid as much as s12.
You can get man TO run your auto
mobile for $400 year, and he will
be Just as good chauffeur as can
be found in this country. In several
countries OF Europe. where the ser
want question has been a hard one to
wrestle with, the cities have estab-
lished servants schools, and they
have proved popular. 1t seems to
me that America would profit largely
II such schools were organized here. -
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

Secretary Taft will speak in Denver
from the capitol steps.
The state treasury is ilourishing and
1t Is reported all state appropriations
will be met and money left in the
cash box.
1t is said Glenwood Springs is so
full of tourists that people are turned
away nightly from the Hotel Colorado
and other hotels of the city.
A Denver tramway car with As pas.
sengers aboard turned over while
rounding curve Sunday night. For.
tunately no one was badly injured.
There are to be no more suppressed
train accidents on the Union Pacific
and hereafter newspaper reporters will
be able to get facts instead of relying
on hearsay.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
TOO MUCH.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
There aren't many religious stories
told about Rear Admiral Bob Evans.
but now they say on the best authority
that recently Admiral Fighting Bob
was the cause of some unpleasantness
at St Thomas. When the admiral
arrived in the church a bit early on
Sunday afternoon he found only two
or three worshipers ahead of him, scat
tered about the dim interior. and so
he picked a good, comfortably cushion
Scarcely had he sunk back against
the cushions when the banker who
owns the pew hustled up the aisle,
but halted with chagrin when he saw
the interloper. The pew owner stamp
ed to the rear of the church, and after
scribblng on his card sent an usher
with the note that said:
do you realize. sir, that you are
occupying a pew for which pay 81,
500 year,"
The admiral fingered the card with {
smile of amusement Then he pullec
out his own card and write:
"Well. it's an excellent pew. bu
you're paying too damn much for it,
And all alone throughout the subse
quent services he sat and sat and sat
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
THE BRAVEST MAN.
New York Press.

New York Press.
1t is not often that YOU hear a son
declare himself in favor of his father
as the bravest man in the world
asked an Englishman the other day
the question: who was the bravest
man you ever knew" His reply, my
father. He was a colonel in the army.
stationed in India. One night while
encamped near the base of the Dha-
walagiri, in Nepul, just south of the
Chinese boundary, he was bitten in
the wrist by n snake. Instead OF
alarming the regiment, he quietly
caught the reptile by the neck, walk
ed a quarter mile into the woods.
struck match and examined the crea-
ture. 1t proved to be cobra di ca
pello. whose bite is believed to be sure
death in seven or eight minutes. My
fathers arm was beginning to swell
He threw the snake away and with his
sword hacked off his arm above the
elbow. using the trunk of tree as
chopping block. Every officer carried
ligature in those days. He bound
one around his arm and walked back
to camp, where he waited patiently for
the surgeon to wake up and dress the
wound"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Washington dispatches say that
while Mrs. John A. Logan and her
daughter were waiting at the war
department the other day for an audi
ence with Secretary Taft the guard In
charge of the waiting room pointed
them out to curious observers" The
fart that two ladies can not wait In
an anterroom without being pointed
OUT as distinguished persons before
the public eye In unfortunate com
plications is what gives so much war
RANT to foreign critics who call us
rude. when they get out OF our reacn
The fact that we laugh at them makes
it plain that they could as well write
their books on this side of the water
SAYS the Globe-Democrat. But ever
the most patient man among us real
ICES tat there are limitations to his
patience when he reads of vulgal
curiosity of vulgar people being graft
fed by our public servants in tn,
great government buildings at the ma
tional capital.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Frost has already done considerable
damage in the Dakotas.
j. fierpont Morgan is home from
his European trip, arriving in New
York Wednesday
Hon. Paul c. Barth, who was re
Gently deposed as mayor of Louisville
Ky, shot and killed himself Wednes
day.
new law in Missouri raises the
unit of damages recoverable in case
OF accidental death due to the negli
gence of another from $1,000 to So.
900.
j. s. Van Cleave, president of the
National Association of Manufactur.
ers. has brought suit in Washington
to enjoin the American Federation of
Labor from boycotting the firm OF
which he is at the head.
A telegram from Delaware o., re-
ports the death there Wednesday OF
Postmaster McElroy of the national
house of representatives. He was
10 years old and had been Ill for sew
eral months with an affection of the
heart
A tablet in memory of the killed in
the boat train wreck at Salisbury,
England. n year ago, most of whom
were Americans, was unveiled in the
cathedral Of the town Monday, Am
bassador Reid being the orator Of the
occasion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
SHALL WE TRAVEL ON ONE RAIL?

Technical World.
one hundred and twenty miles an
hour, in a coach as broad and bulky
40 a house, running on a single rail.
taking curves without elimination OF
speed and rushing across rivers and
over dizzy heights on swaying cable
these are among marvels that are
promised to the world of transporta-
tion for the morrow,
Very wonderful, certainly" You
say and then you add, with note of
Of apology for your doubt. why this
is nothing but a dream" A dream,
perhaps: but still a dream that may
be fulfilled in the waking.
Over in England, the original hone
of the steam railway, lives a man
whose name not long since was flash
ed over the wires to every newspaper
Oh the globe. This man is Louis Bren,
nan, already famous as inventor of the
Brennan torpedo, in use by the Brit
ish navy. The cause of the present
world wide attention accorded him is
his discovery of the apparently practi-
cal application of an old principle
that of the gyroscope-to the opera
tion of railroad. Should his hopes
be even partially realized, the vast
! network of lines in this and other
countries must of necessity be rele-
gated to the antique class with horse
cars and wooden frigates.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The Christian Scientists have wise
ly decided to settle their difficulties
ont of court. This is right. Religion
should never mix with the courts.
There should he enough Christianity
between those differing to get togeth-
er on some common ground without
airing their troubles before the public.
Grand Junction is soaring-bulging
getting to the front with rapid
strides. 1t is wonderful country
splendidly peopled.-Democrat
Right you are for once. But then
Grand Junction is not blighted with a
backcapping, strife-breeding, blood
money Democrat. Instead the news
papers of Grand Junction unite in
building up the town. Durango is
unfortunate. Been so ever since o
few people donated ten thousand dol
lars to moving David f Day from
Ouray.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
BIG BIRDS WITH SMALL WINGS
Everybody's Magazine.

EVerybodys Magazine.
In the attempt to discover some uni.
versal law Of bird flight scientists
have disclosed concerning a number
OF species most puzzling paradox.
perhaps the most mysterious of the
enigmas that the subject presents. 1t
Is that in number of birds and in
sects the size of the wings decreases
in proportion to the increase in size
OF the body of the flying creature. The
Australian crane, for instance, weighs
over 300 times more than the sparrow.
but in proportion has only one-seventh
the wing area Of the smaller bird.
This curious fact is equally striking II
we compare birds with insects. If the
gnat were increased in size until it
was as large as the Australian crane.
and If the wings of the insect were
enlarged to maintain the proportion
they now bear to its body, they would
be about $50 times larger than the
cranes.
1t requires 1862 square feet of wing
area per pound to float the bank swal.
low but to sustain the tawny vulture,
monstrous bird in comparison, re-
quires only 6S-100ths of a square foot
OF wing surface per pound of body.
The albatross, weighing IS pounds,
has spread of wing of II feet and
inches. while the trumpeter swan.
weighing 2S pounds. has spread of
wings of only feet. The stork weighs
eight times more than the pigeon, but
In proportion has only half as much
wing surface.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
SOCIAL PROGRESS AND SOCIAL
ISM.

At the international congress of So
calists the question why Socialism
has made so little progress in the
United States was raised and discuss
ed by some delegates. Herr Bebel,
the German leader declared that jus
tice and liberty we're dead in this
country, hut he hoped the Socialists
would revive these blessings by send
ing good men to congress and the leg
islatures. Other speakers held the
trusts responsible for the failure OF
Socialistic measures, while proclaim
ing the opening Of new era in Amer
lean politics and legislation.
A few weeks ago the French So
cialists were twitting their German
comrades with the paucity OF their
achievements Where, in spite of their
numbers at the polls. was the legis-
lation that Stood to their credit?
Where were the offices they filed?
What recognition had they obtained
from the government? The inference
drawn was that the policy of the Ger
man social democrats was too ex-
tTeme, dogmatic. academic. The
French were more opportunist, and
for that reason there were Socialists
in the French cabinet. Socialist law
trainers and plenty of Socialist prof
ects of legislation.
But the German leaders retorted
that the Socialist ministers and So
cialist legislators, although they had
talked much, could point to precious
little as the sum total of their OPP
portunism, diplomacy and authority.
Yet in each country there are high
financiers, spectators and others who
are worried and alarmed by the march
OF Socialism, and who explain every
stock slump. every business failure,
every difficulty in placing IA loan by
'Socialistic and anarchistic legisla-
ton" How strange! If Socialism
were carrying everything before it
and threatening all private industry
and capital, the Stuttgart congress
would be apt to know IL, and the
leaders would not be calling each
other to task for lack Of success and
progress.
What Is the truth? Socialism. label
cd, defined, confined, ossified. is noi
making much progress anywhere, but
the movement for social amelioration,
for industrial and social justice, for
equal opportunity and fair conditions
of production and distribution, is in
command of the field. Social legis-
lation" is the order of the day in Eng
land in France, in Germany, in Aus
tria, in Russia, in Australia, in Canada
and in the United States. Taxation,
old-age pensions, employers liability,
industrial safety. housing. prevention
OF unemployment, regulation of WON
ans and children's labor, peoplelzation
of corporations back to the land
these are among the vital and burn
ing questions of the day.
The average citizen neither favors
nor opposes a measure because it is
called 'socialistic." He does not think
of schools or names; he deals with
facts and conditions and his only cri-
terion is reasonableness. Schools may
propose. but public opinion rules the
world, and public opinion decides each
as 1t arises on common sense
rounds.-Record-H Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

A consul reports that a ton of gal
vanized iron shipped by water from
England to Natal. 1000 miles, costs
$6.07, while the rail rate to Johan.
nesburg 4S3 miles. is $26,77. BY the
same comparison the freight on a bar
rel of cement is respectively 9s cents
and s47S. There is big money in the
encouragement of water transporta
ton
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
SERVANT PLoBLEM IN HOLLAND
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
THE servant problem. which. am
told, is a serious one in this country,
is easy of solution in Holland" said
James Hooger of Amersterdam at the
New Willard last night.
I'VE can get first class servants
for about half as much as is paid in
this country, and once a servant is
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

race suicide wave is reported to
be spreading over Germany. In Ber-
lin diving the past twelve months the
number of births was 1000 less than
during the preceding year The fash
ionable quarters of Berlin must be
rapidly expanding.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Durango clothing dealers and dry
goods firms sell goods cheaper than
most OF the large cities. Those who
think they obtain bargains from cata-
logue houses are often fooled. They
get what those on the ground floor
will not take--rubbish.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

There is no mistaldng the meaning
OF President Roosevelt when he said.
that because a man is not convicted
of crime is no reason that he is not
an undesirable citizen" When Teddy
backs water it's when he is asleep.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

This telegraph operators strike Is
n boon to some newspapers. They
are able to save so to SIS week in
telegraph tolls and fake their news.
Patrons and subscribers must like be.
ing faxed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Roosevelt directly accuses Hartman
ct al. with bringing or the wall street
furry in order to embarrass the gov
ernmcnt in prosecuting rebaters and
stock tricksters who rob the people.
And he is not far out of the way.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Official reports show that the people
OF this country consumed more whisky
and tobacco last year than ever be
fore There was a decline in the con
sumption of poetry. Is 1t necessary
to furnish conclusion for the moral
ist2
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

San Francisco is still caring for H..
439 persons in thirteen refugee camps.
But In spite of all its setbaclos the
city will come out ahead II 1t can
clean out Its grafters. The refugee
camp vote. unfortunately. seems to be
on their side.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Richard Croker has promised that
he will not come to this country again
until after the next presidential cleo
ton. We are beginning to believe
thai Croker really wishes us well,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Undoubtedly the reason President
Clowry refuses arbitration Is because
there are no arguments on his side OF
the question and the strike would
soon be settled in favor of the men
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Our new submarines. the Viper. Cut
tlefsh. Octopus and Tarantula. have
been through successful series OF
tests. Their crews are convinced that
they can live up to their names. and
send Dreadnought shivering to the
bottom with one bite.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Illinois melon growers expect big
crop, though early in the season they
contended with plague of field mice,
caused. 1t Is said, by the slaughter of
chicken snakes. that keep down the
mice. The wanton killing of birds also
makes plenty of trouble for tillers of
thp aniI
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

In the same week that the graft
party carried a primary in San Fran.
cisco several cases of the bubonic
plague were discovered in the city. 1t
is queer that town with so many
troubles will vote itself into more.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Denver is undoubtedly entitled to
lower water rates but on account of
the position Of the Denver News-Times
decent treatment is almost out of the
question because Mayor Speer or the
water company are unwilling to do
anything to please Tommy Patterson.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

An asphalt company has been sen.
fenced to pay fine of $5,00O.0O0 by
the president Of Venezuela The com
pany may initiate Castro by making o
memorandum OF the amount due and
let It go at that.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The president of the knockers as
sociatlon." David F. Day, would he
willing to serve n few years In n
penal institution were he able to cause
grass to grow on Main street.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The blood money racket did no,
win out. Those who were urged to
bite did not like the looks of the hook.
They evident have been taking les
sons from the fool trout that dives
for the tempting fly to repent later.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The Herald can always be relied on
to furnish the news If II is obtain.
able, no matter what the lnconveni.
ence or cost. How about the other
sheet? 1t prefers TO fake dispatches
and fool It's few readers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

If you want to build up the town
In which you make your living patron
ize CD outside catalogue houses. This
advice well followed by majority
sary TO hunt a new location. Sabe?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The outlook for n settlement OF the
IT, the mainline the public will have
to suffer. Wattcred stocks must be
protected.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

King Edward has quit writing let
he wants to learn anything about n
fellow monarch he pays him per
sOnal visit.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
LonisyIlle,s new mayor.

Louisvilles new mayor, appointed
by the governor on account of election
frauds, is referred to as FOR
merly of North Carolina He re,
Gently informed 500 leading Demo.
Gratis" of the city that they might go
to hades. The final result of stuffing
the ballot box Is apt to be unpleasant.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Former Secretary Shaw says there
is no cause for financial panic un-
less the people want 1t. Shaw will
be getting himself disliked in Wall
street II he doesn't watch out.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Building and real estate throughou,
the United States have been remar 4
ably active so far In 1907. This. Ike
increased postal receipts. is a solt
business pointer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The wages OF the common laborers
skilled telegraph operators. And still
the Western Union refuses to treat
with its men.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Perhaps Hartman said he would
like to own all the railroads in the
United States because he was con
vinced that II would be useless for
him to deny the Impeachment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

A corn crop OF 100000. 900 bushels
liz predicted for this year Thirty-fye
bushels OF corn for each man. woman
and child in the United States is not
SO bad.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

) Without the aid of magnifying
glass an Australian has written 1000
words on postal card. This will help
as much as navigating the Niagara
rapids In barrel
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Commercial transatlantic teleg
raphy Is promised by the end of Sep,
tember. Science and progress keep
marching on. but arbitration lags
somewhat
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

President Roosevelt is for punish
who believe In persecution The
courts will be called upon to decide
who are guilty.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Isn't 1t queer how some men prate
with bug juice. Some even go so
far as to print signed statements tell
ing OF their bravery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The Herald Is published to dissent
nate the news-not personal organ
for blackmalling purposes and getting
even with those who refuse to be
bled
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Manila Is reported free of conta-
gious disease. The sanitary corps that
has achieved the result might be put
to work with advantage in some
American towns.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Arkansas shows up at the front in II
year generally bad for apples and
peaches. The state is lucky to strike
this bonanza and "A diamond field in
the same season.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

It remains absolutely with The Her
aid to provide the news of, the out
side world. This accounts for the
steadily Increasing subscription list
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Roosevelt is not back-tacking. He
is presenting a solid front to the
enemy-the trusts and law violators
generally.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Me Rockefeller would have contin-
ued to be voiceless If the $29,00.000
item had been an addition to the dlvi-
dend instead OF a fine.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
kept Out

Colorado voters will not return to
Pattersonism or Ormonism. Tie man
who earns his bread has had a great
plenty OF calamity
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

San Luis valley farmers are get
ting rich raising peas and hogs. And
La Plata county can be equally in
the swim.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

1t is safe to assert that no one en-
joyed the week more at Colorado
Springs than VIM. j. Palmer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Mr.. Rockefeller claims to be pulling
cart for the American people. The
fare is pretty expensive-$790, ,O00.-
600 net profits in twenty-four years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The bubonic plague has appeared In
San Francisco. thus rounding out that
city's list of troubles.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

matter of roads. 1t requires money to
construct and maintain good roads but
the people who pay the taxes are will
ing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The way to get to the front is to
advertise. Successful merchants
learned this early In life.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The japanese have nominated a new
crown prince for Korea, and 1t is
hardly necessary to add that the nom
ination is equivalent to election.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

Let us go over and show Pagosa
Springs that Durango blood circu-
lates.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

There is money for La Plata county
farmers in dairy and poultry products,
to say nothing of hogs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

La Plata county commissioners are
movins in tie right direction in the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

When you are too sure that you're
right you refuse to lnvestigate-then
you are wrong.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

The Western Union strike Is saving
the morning paper money. No won
der the sheet glories In the strike.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
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Wall street Is not the axis ON which
prosperity revolves. It will feel bet
ter when the water is wrung out and
kept out