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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
TRIAL ON.

Silvorton, May 16.-A jury in the
case OF the state against John Grange
for the killing of his stepfather. VIM.
Accord, was secured this forenoon and
evidence in the case is being heard
this afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
GEN. koRokl REVIEWS CADETS.

West Point, May 16.-Thls after
noon Gen. Korod, the japanese war
rior, arrived here from New York ac-
companied by a brilliant military es-
cort and reviewed the cadets of the
American army. The event was one
Of much martial magnificence.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
WHEAT WILL GO OVER A DOLLAR

st. Paul, May 16.-Oliver Dahlrim-
Pile, the bonanza wheat raiser, says
wheat will go over a dollar in this
country and Europe, being hundred
million bushels short on the average
crop.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
STILL ANOTHER PLOT IN RUSSIA.

London, May 1S.-"Convincing evil
dence has been found" cables the
st. Petersburg correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph. "of terrorist plot
aimed at the lives OF Emperor Nicho-
las, Premier Stolypin and Grand Duke
Nicholas Nichoalovich. who was mar
ried five days ago to Princess Anas-
tasia of Montenegro"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

A conditional pardon has been is-
sued to Wesley Evett. serving Ave
year term In the pen for embexzle-
mcnt. Evetts health Is broken, hence
his release.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
STURDY CONSERVATISM.

The voters of the city of Middletown, Conn,
deserve congra tulation for their refusal TO ac-
cent q parochial school and to maintain it as a
public school equipped with teachers chosen by
the parish priest. BY vote of 934 against and
643 for the proposal, the Connecticut Yankees
affirmed their loyalty TO the fundamental pr1n-
cples OF American public education. Doubtless
the project would have been even more de-
cisivelv defeated had not some of the Roman
Catholic voters been Influenced by the thought
that the 81 500 annual appropriation the city
was to pay to Il, parish treasury, according
to the proposal. would materially relieve them
of sundrv onerous church expenses II is not
unlikely, too. that the shrewder Catholics, fore
seeing the declining usefulness and market
value of their private religious school, were
doublv eager TO unload the institution on the
town But their effort to do this without sur
rendering control over the teaching staff proves
how little they understood the depth Of the
true Americans feeling against sectarianzng
the public schools. It Is amazing TO learn that
a religious community in an old New England
college town could have been SO blind 10 the
wisdom of our national policy and should have
so grossly underrated the strength Of public
opinion.
The men Of Middletown have earned praise
not simply because of their wise conservau usm
in maintaining one Of the best Of American ira
ditions; they have earned il still more because
they have resisted q strong temptation. 1t is
no small thing for taxpayers to refuse a large
plot of ground and well built schoohouse
as gift. even when acceptance involves slight
concession of educational principles. Middle
towns superiority to insidious temptation is a
reasstlrinC sign Of the unimpaired sturdiness of
old American ideals.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
AGE INSURANCE IN AUSTRIA.

The German system Of old age insurance
or nensions for workingmen is we'll known, and
there has lately been some discussion or the
more advanced demands of the British trade
unionists. which, however, seem not likely TO be
granted in the near future. y still more In
teresting example of this phase Of paterna
government is TO be observed in Austria, in
compulsory insurance law which has been
enacted and is 20 become operative at the be
ginning Of 1909.
Under this law insurance is made compulsory
and practically universal. the exceptions being
inconsiderable Generally speaking, every en-
ploye of any kind who receives as much as
S125 yearly pay from a single employer. and
who is eighteen years old. is required to make
provision for his old age disability, or for
his family after his death All such persons are
divided into six classes. according to the
amounts of their wages or salaries. The lower
four classes consist of those getting from 1925
to S1S7 80. from $1S7 80 to $3.50, from $3.50 to
1919 and from 1878 to $500 year. These are
required to pay premiums amounting to about
IL per cent of their earnings, from 81 25 to
So rs a month only one-third. however, being
actually paid by them their employers provid
ing the other twothirds. The upper two
classes are those who get from $500 to S625
year and those who get more than the latter
amount. For them premiums of from s. to
S6 p month must be paid, half coming from
the employees and half from the employers
In return for these premiums the insured can
claim invalid or old age pensions for themselves,
pensions for their widows. allowances for the
education OF their orphans, or lump sum en-
dowments for their families Men who have
been insured ten years or more are entitled to
invalid pensions of from $37 80 to $lS7 80
year, according to class. with per cent in
crease upon those figures for every year more
than ten in which premiums have been paid
Old age pensions, the same as those for dlsabil
ity are payable after forty years of premium
paying Pensions to widows are one-half of
those paid to the men themselves, while allow
ances to children until they are eighteen vary
from one-half Of to twice the fathers pension.
1t will be ten years after January l. 1909,
before the invalid pension system is in full
operation, and forty years before the age
pensions are generally paid, and in that time
much may happen to modify the laws and the
social and industrial systems of the empire.
But the collection of premiums and the enrol
ment of employees on the insurance list will
begin year after next, and we shall then see
what effect upon wages is produced by the
1evying of a part of the employees insurance
upon the employers. and also what effect the
whole scheme has upon individual thrift and
upon the standard of living
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
yEUTRAL TRADE IN WAR TINE.

Whatever may or may not be the outcome OF
1.-THE congress at The Hague, we must be per
raitted TO regard with incredulity all prospects
spf the literal application and enforcement Of
one OF the rules for the regulat ton Of warfare
Ion land which were recently reported, in dis
fpatcbes as having been adopted by the con-
sress in plenary session. If the report was
correct, ii would be highly interesting TO learn
torecisely what the members Of the congress
had in mind and also to observe the working
s6 the rule in actual practice. AS reported, that
Extraordinary rule read:
The expectation of provisions from neutral
states and the transport OF provisions for bel
EUercnts are forbidden.
Il would be difficult TO imagine anything more
CONTRARY 10 the long established policy Of this
country. or more at variance with what the
zTorld has regarded OF the fundamental
and most salutary principles Of international
i law. With the exception Of the notorious Incl
dent of the French DEGREES and British orders
IN council in Napoleonic times, it has long been
universally admitted that neutrals have right
10 trade freely with belligerents. subject TO the
! laws of contraband and blockade. The United
States has always held that such trade in arti-
cles not contraband Is absolutely free unless
/ interrupted by blockade. At the very beginning
OF our national life jefferson laid down the
principle that Americans have a right 10 con-
tinue their ordinary occupations of manufacture
and sale. even OF eontrsband goods. without re-
gard 70 wars which may exist among other ma
fions. He said:
To suppress their callings because
lists in foreign and distant countries In which
we have no concern would scarcely be expected
II would be hard In principle and impossible in
practice The law Of nations does not require
from them such internal disarrangement in
their occupations
That enunciatiop OF Jefferson's was restate-
ment of q principle which had been generally
accepted Since the time of Vattel It has ever
since been consistently maintained by this coun-
Try. 1t seems incredible that It should now be
completely reversed.
II the rule now reported from The Hague had
been iH force a few years ago when Great Brit
ain and the Transvaal were at war this coun-
try would have been forbidden TO export wheat
10 England ana it could not have sold foodstuffs
TO Russia or Japan when those countries were
at Its application would have the effect
not Of minimizing but OF magnifying the evils Of
ey~ and not Of restricting but of almost i'm
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
4 HAPPY COH5fTNITY

Most of our big cities have their crosses, and
most of them would undoubtedly find something
substantial to complain of if guided 10 the VII
ness stool Boston has it's excessive debt and
its 90G0-horsepower, turbine working chlei
executive Mayor Fitz. Philadelphia has ltS
perennial government Of the politicians by the
politicians, for the politicians. Chicago has IT'S
enveloping smoke and has to put up with
charter which fits like a Juveniles CASTOR
bathing suit and the Windy City cannot even
get its own permission to lengthen the skirts
New York has troubles a-plenty-among them
the bridge crush, Tammany Hall. laws delays
the East side slums, high rents and universal
traffic congestion. IF anybody took n census
here he could get dozen weighty answers TO
the question. What is the matter with New
York?
We are pleased to note. however, that there is
one community where the sun shines always
and where those it shines are puzzled 10 tell
what ails them or what they really want The
Washington Star has recently been ColectInS
opinions as to the District of Columbia's great
est need" We reprint the views expressed ne
cause they seem TO show that Washingtonians
have no ills which other communities would
consider worth while. Here are the District
needs as seen by six of its leading citizens, all
of them practical business men:
First-Better mail facilities and avoidance Of
business hampering delays. particularly on
Southern mail. >,
Second-Streets in the heart of the city shouid
be kept in as good order as drives OUTSIDE inc
business centre The crusade against gambling
should also be continued. -
Third-The carrying out as soon as possioIe OF
the original plan for beautifying the Mall by re-
moving the buildings which have been pernltted
to encroach upon IL. thus giving washington a
magnificent mile of perfect park south Of Penn
sylvania avenue
Fourth-The arching of Rock Creek
Fffth-Wherever practicable. the buY1ng OF
nroducts of home manufacturers by citizens and
the District government. -
Siyth-A crosstcwn railway along Florida or
Rhode Island avenue, to accommodate residents
of Bloomingdale going east and west.
At this distance from the nations capital IL
looks as if its residents had almost TO rack
their brains to find something lacking in their
daily life and surroundings. Happy Washing
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

measurably extending and enlarging the theatre
of disturbance and injury caused by war. Ihat
would be directly contrary to the whole tendency
of international law in recent times and would
mark a most deplorable step backward toward
savagery. We cannot without further assurance
believe that the congress intended 10 take such
a step. especially since the congress. according
10 authoritative reports, has unanimous!
adopted without discussion a resolution declaf-
ing that a neutral state is in no wise required
to stop the transportation or the transit lor
the use Of belligerents of arms, ammunition OF
anything else which may be used by on afInH
or feet. Surely it is quite inconceivabe that
the congress should sanction the supplying Oh
munitions Of war TO combatants ana at tHe
same time forbid the supplying of food to non
combatants, That would be peace legislation
worthy Of bedlam.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
A CHINESE PARLIAMENT.

The promise Of progress in China is evidently
10 be fulfilled 1t is indeed being Slfilled at
the present time, perhaps with as much e1pedi
ton prudence permits. The reorganization
OF the army and Of the school system and the
summoning of men Of real light and leading
into the Grand Council of the empire were
significant and important steps The sending
of commission TO study the constitutional sys
tens of Europe and America is obviously a
preliminary step-ve should say 1t is a prac
tically indispensable one-to the formulation
and PRONUNCIATION of constitution for China
itself, according to the promise of few years
ago. The fact that the two most eminent Of
the new Grand Councillors are outspoken In
favor Of a constitution may be taken as an
indication of the Empress's intention. Knowing
beforehand their views on that subject, she
would scarcely have brought them into the
council had she not meant 10 carry out the plan
which they advocate.
Now we are told that preparations are being
made for parliamentary form of government
An imperial decree orders the framing of regu-
lations for council of deiberation
for "deliberative body'-'so that the founda
ton may be laid for a parliament" We must
admire the prudent manner Of this procedure
Probably the unhappy results of precipitation
In Russia were before the eyes of the En-
press and her advisers, and It was determined
10 avoid them. There is TO be no hurried crea-
ton of a parliament before either throne or
nation is prepared for 1t. the former to concede
its authority and the latter to appreciate It's
responsibility. The council which is now pro-
posed will serve as q means Of education on
both sides. and will make the bcameral par
lament, when finally it arrives far more GER
tain of success because Of the delay.
There is no country In the world In which
the establishment Of parliament would be n
more interesting experiment than In China
That experiment, we should say. must be either
a great success or a great failure In some re-
spects China is about the most absolute des-
potlsm in the world, and In some1it is one of the
purest democracies. Whether the exceptional
degree of local autonomy which the villages
have enjoyed will assure the success of a ma
| tional parliament, or will doom it to s-.,-"A
remains to be seen. Town meetings are sup
posed TO have prepared the American colo
nists for state and national government through
| legislatures. Perhaps village autonomy will
| have like effect In China. Or I. may be that
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.I

Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Tuxedo Park. n. Y. Sept. 21-Summer weathe<
still fingers here. and to-day there were numerous
arrivals for over Sunday The coonists have nearly
all returned and are preparing for lively autumn
Weekend house parties followed by dinners. wsrs
in vogue to-day. and the club championship az
lawn tennis the courts of the Tuxedo Tennis
Club attracted an unusually large number
NIr. and Mrs. James Brown Potter. who were at
Newport for the summer have opened their villa.
which has been enlarged during their absence.
other late cottage arrivals Captain and Mrs.
Charles Dupont Coudert. in the Graham cottages
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ V. Hoffman. at Paxhurst; Mr..
and Mrs Edison Bradley, GarnwilI; Mr.. and Mrs.
p Stuyvesant Pilot in the Preston house. and Mr..
and Mrs Alfred Seton. in the Barley villa
Mrs Charles Carroll Lee and the Misses Lee have
arrived at their villa just vacated by Mrs James
a Garland. who has gone to Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs Grenville Kane have returned from
Newport
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Butler Preston. who were az
the clubhouse have gone to K-ntucky-
Mr.. and Mrs Price Collier will go abroad next
month.
Mr. and Mrs Charles 3. Alexander gave a houss
party followed by a dinner at their villa to-day.
Others sHho entertained az house parties were Mr..
and Mrs. William B. Dinsmore. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry S. Redmond. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lorflard
and Mr. and Mrs C. w. Clinton.
Senator and Mrs. Chauneey NJ Depew are at ths
clubhouse for several days. and Mr.. and Mrs J. C
Stevens are in the Winter Club
Other late arrivals include Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erfck Underwood, Otto Roth. s. NJ Roosevelt.
George Borwich. Of England: Count Bernstein OF
Copenhagen: DIT. Thomas s. Lee. Mr. and Mrs.
J. N Borland. Miss BorIand Edward N Taller,
Otto Andreae. jr., William Schramn. Benjamin &.
Butler and Alexander H. Rutherford.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
MEXICO's WELCOME TO Mr.. ROOT.
Presidents Special Train to Meet the Secre'
tary at Laredo-Entertainmen

Mexico City. Sept E1.-Ths entertainment COM
rnittee which is to weIcome Secretary Root IN
Mexico will leave Mexico City on a Presidential
special train the night OF September Is and go
direct to Laredo. Texas the national lines
Mr.. Root viii be met az Laredo. and from that
point he viii travel IN the Presidential car This
ia the train which President Diaz uses fn travel
ling. It consists OF four cars built several years
ago on the order OF the President To these viii
be attached the Thompsonia. the private car of
David E. Thompson the American Ambassador
Mr. Trhon1pson will b. q member OF the welcoming
party.
II Is expected that record time win be made
across the republic No stops Will be made coming
down but il is planned to stop az a number OK
cities where the Mexicans viii do honor 70 Mr..
Root the way home
The park and castle OF ChapuItepec. where Mr.
Root viii be lodged. being beautifully deco
rated The details Of the programme for his en-
tertainment are being rapidly worked out Ths
Mexican composer Preza has written a special
march on the order Of the government. dedicated
10 Secretary Root. which will be played oy the
noIice hand Another Mexican composer Lerdo ds
Taiada has written a fantaisis entitled souvenirs
~or Mexico This score will b. presented 70 Mr.
Root.
The Governor Of the federal district. Landay
Escondon. said to-day that Mexico's entertainments
of Secretary Root would eclipse everything ever
lafora attempted Government photographers VIII
take views Of every move which the visitor makes
in public and these pictures are 10 De 0ouhu aii-
presented 10 the Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
ANECDOTES OF RICHARD MANSFIELD.

From Tho Boston transcript -
Perbaps the many bright things attributed 90
Nj MansfeId's wit are rightly credited. perhaps
NOT They keen IN circulation. nevertheless AhSIo
is for instance. his reply TO the promoters WV
came to him for capital to float 'ths sTeates~
scheme since Colonel Sellerss time Ihey PAIN pam
cd their prospects in more colors than tne ram
how and their optimistic verbage was more orll-
liant than an autumn sunset
Mr. Mansfield listened: then asked, with denciOus
sang froid: do you know why the Lord salo ~
Ananfas stand forth'?' Upon receiving mega
tive reply ne said: We'll 7 don't either, unless
n was that you thres could stand first. second anu
third" a.,
on another occasion he was drilling super 20
rush on cry. '"Fhe enemy upon usF 11s
poor dullard tried II again and again. but conHIs
actor Finally Mansfield rushed and gave tne
line in his own best style. There" said ne. les
why sir" said the tinid "supe" 'tf could
do it like that I would not be getting only -
week"
.syVhatr. replied Mansfield do you get only .
week? At that price. my boy. say II any d
way you choose"
Mansfield hired a private secretary few year,
ago. but compelled TO discharge him oecauss
he could not spell and otherwise rather alIo
had received the notice of his dismissal ne Wen1
20 the actor and asked for explanation a.
The fact is he told. your educa lon -
too meagre for the requirements OF the POSITION;
Greatly offended. the eX-secTetary excislniec.
why, sir. my parents spent 5000 on my eduea-
ton A..
''Then. my dear boy" said the actor. Il would
advise them TO institute proceedings for the -
covery OF the money. They were swindle6-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
a UNIQUE POWER HOUSE.

From The Electrical World.
An absolutely unique power plant has recently
been completed about fifteen miles below Balti-
more. on the Patapsco River. II is built within a
dam and is entirely under water. 1t is the first of
kind built and cost much less than it
would have If built in any other known way.
The dam feet long, 40 feet thick the base
and 2612 feet high. The spilway is los feet long,
but at present only los feet of this distance used
for housing the power plant. The dam is Of rein
forced concrete the shell being 1S inches thick at
the bottom and tapering to 10 inches at the top.
The apron extends only half way down from the
crown the remaining downstream portion being
entirely open and provided with windows. by means
of which the interior is lighted The shape OF the
apron is such that the water is thrown some little
distance away from the windows.
The part used by the power house is fitted with n
false ceiling hung five feet from the inside of the
dam, TO protect the apparatus from any water
that might seep through the outer shell of the DAM
The dam is built of d fine and rich mixture which
laid very wet. Aside from this. precau-
tions taken to eliminate water.
The water is fed to the turbines through steel
pipes passing through the upstream spillway shell
and discharged by draft tubes into the base of the
dam. dropping into well sunk three feet
below the river bed. The water passes thence
by way of channel constructed in the river bed
out of the dam. The intake is 81 feet below the
crest of the Spillway. that the trash racks are
kept clear of driftwood etc.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,".
[Frorn Trs Tribuns Rursau.


Washington, Sept 2--The Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Root and their daughter. Miss Edith Root.
arrived in Washington last right and viii 1eavs
here on wednesday afternoon for Mexico They
will go direct to St. Louis. and then 70 Mexico BY
wav Of San Antonio and Laredo The Secretary
and Mrs Root and their daughter VIII travel alone
except for a private secretary to Mr.. Root Both
Mrs Root and Miss Root have learned % speak
Spanish fuently since their visit TO the South and
Central American countries with the Secretary
a year ago. and will therefore possess an adva1-
tage not enjoyed on their former trip
Miss Roots marriage to Lieutenant Q. s.
Grant Sd will take place probably in this city the
middle or last OF November
A large number OF Washington people will at
tend the wedding Of Miss CarOlyns BurreIl HUI.
daughter OF Representative and Mrs. George HuH.
of Pennsylvania. 10 Murray Addison Cobb. OF this
city. for which invitations have Just been issued
and which will take place on October = at Christ
Church. Greensburg. Penn. the summer home of
the brides parents. Miss Hui will have maid
OF honor Miss Georgetta West. OF Pittsburg and
except for the two little daughters OF Lloyd Hut
the brides brother. who will flower girls
Will be unattended Anthony C. Addison Will be
the bridegrOor's best man. and Julian B. Huf
Burrell HUFF. Randall n. Hagner. William H. NIer-
rian. Lieutenant John Hudson Poole FFi1Iiard T
Owen. Or. 8 William Dunlop Owens and Dr.. J.
b Bayne will be ushers- A wedding breakfast Will
be served at Cabin Hiu the hcme OF Representa-
tive and Mrs. HUI. following the ceremony NJ
Cobb and his bride Will make their hon1s In this
city after a short wedding Journey. which viii be
made IN automobile
Mr.. and Mrs George Westinghouse VIII not opeu
their Washington residence this season as the bsi
ness OF the former viii necsssitate much OF their
time being spent n Europs. They VIII. however
make short visits to the Capitol when IN this
country.
Beeknan Winthrop. Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. and Mrs. Winthrop who have occupied
Woody. the country home OF Senator and Mrs
Newlands. during the last summer. have leased a
house at the corner OF Massachusetts, avenue and
18th street opposite that formerly occupied by the
Vice-President and Mrs Fairbanks. and viii take
possession on Monday.
Mrs Gardiner Hubbard has returned 20 Twin
Oaks. her home IN WoodIey Lane. after summer
spent IN the White Mountains
DR.. Carey Langhorne. L 8 N. and Mrs Lang
horne have returned to Washington from the North
Shore. where they spent the summer. and are max
ing their homs az the house OF BIr. and Mrs.
Thomas T Gaff. the parents OF Mrs Langhorns.
Tr. and Mrs Gaff will return 20 Washington from
their place OsterviIIs. Mass. the last os this
month