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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
THE CAR
STRIKE
II is Believed Prog
ress Has Been made
Toward Settlement

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 20.-Al-
though no definite result was an
nounced at the close Of the conference
between members of the state arbi.
tration board and President Dupont
Of the traction company, which CON
tinued practically throughout last
night, 1t is believed material progress
has been made toward settlement of
the street car strike. Members Of
the arbitration board today submiite d
a new proposition to officers OF he
Street Railway Mems union. with a
Wow TO ending the struggle.
President Dupont has agreed to
waive every point at issue except in
matter of seniority, which involves re-
instatement OF strikers on Their runs
This is one question that now stands
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
SPlRITuAllSM RECEIVES A HARE
RAP

NEW YORK, May .-Spiritualism
received hard rap when Hereward
Darlington, assistant of Dr.. James II.
ltyslop. head of the Society for Psychi-
cal Research, made public an expose
of the famous camp at Lily Dale, n.
Y, where hundreds of prominent peo-
pie have gone to hold converse with
he spirits of the dead.
Mr. Darlington spent two weeks at
LILY Dale in disguise, living with al
-sleged mediums, attending their seances
in the pose of credulous believer
and carrying on an elaborate secret
investigation which. he declares, re
suited in his proving every medium
whose sittings he attended 10 be a
raker.
Mr. Darlington visited the home of
Miss NJ. " Gray who, with her mother
and little sister, maintained the only
spirit shop in Lily Dale where one
could chat with dead ancestors free OF
charge. The mere fact that 1t was
free led the investigator to believe
that it was less prone TO deception
than the others. which charged from
81 to S. a sitting.
In Miss Gray's. parlor, darkened un-
til 1t resembled stygian cave, Mr..
Darlington heard the voices Of spirits
converse through magic trumpets;
heard pianos playing melodiously, un-
touched by visible hands; saw lumi-
nous balls of fire float through the
air and light on various parts of the
walls of the room; saw messages from
the grave drawn in lines OF fire on
states suspended in the air and heard
strange songs and knocks from dlf-
ferent parts of the room.
Miss Gary and her mother, Mr.. Car
rlngton said, sat at his side at table
and conversed with him until he dis
cosered that the little sister who sat
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
AReoR AND BIRD


DAY OFFICIAL REPORT
Mrs. Pulford. county superintendent,
has made the following report to Miss
Craig, state superintendent, of the OBJ
servation ol Arbor and Bird day I'm
the rural districts of La Plata county:
The celebration Of Arbor and Bird
day was observed in the following
number OF districts: 10, in 81 schools,
all that were In session.
Number Of trees planted, S79.
Number of shrubs planted, 2l1.
Number kitchen gardens planted,
22s.
Most of the programs were from the
Arbor and Bird day books sent out by
the state superintendent.
Nearly all the schools gave some
attention 10 the subject OF forestry.
During the summer the schools in
the mountainous parts of the county
viii do some planting as the weather
permits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
RECONCILIATION FOR
THAW PRO8ABI

NEW YORK. May 2O.--The trouble
OF the eventful domestic affairs Of
Harry X Thaw and Evelyn Thaw may
once more be patched up Daniel
OReilly, counsel for Mrs, Thaw, init
mated today that suit for annulmenl
OF marriage may be dropped by his
client In that event the decision OF
the court releasing Stanford Whites
slayer from the asylum would prob
ably be followed by u complete rec
oncillatlon between the two.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

ISFOUND
After IS Years Search
The Two are Re-
united


DILLON, Mont. May zU.--Aftsr
eighteen years mother and daughter.
Mrs. Jacob Hartwig and Mrs. Charles
Jollison. the latter resident OF Port
land. Ore. have been reunited In that
city. The daughter had been placed
in a convent at Deer Lodge and kid
naped BY father. who spent years in
travelling. visiting nearly every state
In the union. constantly eluding Tie
mother. Finally the child was placed
in hospital at Beloit. Wis. where she
became sister. Later she removed
TO Portland where she married hr.
Jcllison. The mother and dsughter
finally located eueh other anA thefz
reunion occurred yesterday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

ern- She leaves In the morning for
nor home In Missouri to spend the
vacation
Tho band viii give concert this
evening on First street in front OF
Tiifany's drug store.
+ %
Democrat h,xespeotfully inform.
ed lhet The Hernid announced ten
days ago. that thes Empire construc-
ton company was ready to scttle its
notes ande that over s35.oooo would
be added 10; thes COLLECTIONS from the
doubtful coldnin. 1t win be remember.
edethet thdsreceiver PLACED the Empire
eonstrasiicn company notes in the
douRiful noiupu 6f the banks assets
when The bank offoIals Knew the notes
were among Me. beat nssets of the
ba5k. OF courae placing so much prop
erty IN the doubtful and worthless
column made depositors uneasy and
many were anxious to sell for most
any price offered The Herald came
to the front and made II plain to
depositors that the assets OF the bank
were much better than appeared In
the receivers report and not to be
scared. with the result that a great
many who were willing to take 80
cents on the dollar are thanking The
Herald today. Aud to show we were
right and desired to protect the de-
poeitors It is only necessary to state
that our predictions are coming true,
as out of 100000 placed In the doubt
fnl column nearly $4,000, with inter-
est. have been paid. making far
better showing than the accounts
placed in the absolutely good column.
The Empire Construction company
was anxious TO secure settlement for
the reason the notes were drawing 10
per cent Interest after they became
due nnd on $4,000 this is quite an
item and with the interest due at the
rate OF per cent up to maturity and
10 per cent since becoming due, the
receiver simply had to receive the
money and increase the assets.
through the interest. several thousand
dollars. And this brings US to the
point-whose judgment proved to be
the best, the receiver who placed $780,
900 as doubtful or the bank officials
who insisted the loans were good? The
people can easily determine who to
rely on. And this does not lessen
the fact that The Herald is pleased
to know the receiver has collected the
money because 1t VIII allay depositors
and make It apparent the advisory
committee and The Herald knew the
conditions when dollar for dollar was
guaranteed with per cent interest.
Messrs. Freeman and Chapman having
offered 10 place $4,000 additional se-
curlties in trust to make good any
shortages II the regular assets failed
TO make good.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Buildings Bill Goes
to the Senate

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The sen.
ate public buildings committee com
pleted consideration on the omnibus
public building bill and # was re
ported to the senate this morning. In
addition to providing for the Denver
building, the committee added $4,000
for enlarging the Colorado Springs
building and $4,000 for Trinidad. The
committee cut from the house bill item
$4,000 for the site at Grand Junction
and reduced the house item of $4,000
for site and building at Roswell. n
NJ. to 100000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Speer Wins by
Small Majority

DENVER, May 20.-Robert w. Speer
was elected mayor of Denver for an
other four-year term. He elected
eleven of sixteen members of the
board of aldermen. one supervisor and
city clerk, but lost three members of
the board of supervisors, the city
treasurer and city auditor. His ma
iority is twenty-three hundred in n
total vote of fifty-five thousand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
FIRE IN
FOREST
Timber Destroyed at
MorriSon-=LoSs SIS
OOO=-Started by Mill


MORRISON, Colo, May 20.--Fire
started from Jessie Bays sawmill
above Skaters crossing yesterday aft
ernoon caused forest fire that burn
ed over section of timber. The
timber is some of the finest on this
side of the range and the loss is esti-
mated at twenty-five thousand dollars.
A high wind famed the flames and
created clouds of smoke which could
be seen at Denver. Morrison has been
full of smoke since the fire started.
Early this morning the fire died down
on this side OF the range. but It is
not known what damage was done
on the other side of Black mountain
where the nrs started.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
COLORADO NEWS

Leon Garding while riding a motor
cycle in Denver collded with street
car and had both legs broken He
did not see the car in time to turn.
Three original union colonists have
Just celebrated their birthdays in Gree
ley, the Oldest one being 81. Those
early settlers were all hardy people.
A baseball team was organized re
Gently at Ouray and q dance was
given. netting $500, which Will put the
team in a strong financial condition.
The Denver & Rio Grande's Ice
house at Palmer lake was destroyed
by fire Sunday. Loss $4,000. Sup
posed to have been the work of
iramps.
Antonio Capenetti, the man who
hired ha1f-wilted boy to blow up the
home of A. Alexander at Trinidad, was
sentenced to ten to twelve years in
the penitentiary.
Alfred Smith. while riding on the
figure s" road at the zoo in Colorado
Springs, leaned over to catch his hat.
which had blown off, and fell to the
ground a distance of thirty feet, sus-
taining serious injuries.
"Bnly" Simpson was arrested
charged with attempting to murder
s. e. HALFWAY at his ranch sixty
miles from walsenburg He claimed
they had dispute over irrigating wa
ter and HALFWAY assaulted him with
shovel and he shot in selfdefense.
Mrs. Clara NJ Munger and Mrs. Ray
I Crowell, while out driving in La Junta,
were overtaken by an auto and the
horse became heightened and threw
them both out of the buggy on to a
( barben Yire fence. Mrs. Munger re
ceiveo severe injuries and was taken
to the city hospital. Mrs. Crowell
received slight bruises.
Charles Nelson. the miner who at
tempted suicide Sunday in Cripple
Creek, in addition to owning goot
farm in Nebraska. had note fol
$4,000 on his person and $50 In cash
The man is sinking fast. son who
resides In Denver arrived and is a
his fathers bedside.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Joe Cozzi. a 15-year-old italian boy
OF Aguilar, was sentenced to term
in the state reformatory at Buena
Vista. Eight other boys. charged with
burglary and larceny. were released
from custody. The Cozzi boy was the
leader of an organized gang of boy
thieves who have been committing
petty robberies at Aguilar for some
time past
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Ministers Ask for
Removal of Chief

OMAHA, Neb.. May 20.-The Omaha
Ministerial union today called upon
the board of fire and police commits
sioners to remove Chief OF Police Don
ahue and sixteen patrolmen for al
legged neglect of duty in not enforcing
law against the closing OF places OF
business on Sunday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Bandits Headed
For Oklahoma

Ell PASo. May 20-According to re-
ports received by special agents OF
the FL Paso & Southwestern Railroad
company today the trio of bandits who
robbed French station In New Mexico
of $4,000 last Thursday. are headed
for Oklahoma, having secured fresh
horses, and posse is in the field
behind them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

A London dispatch says: The "Aer-
rie Month oil May" Is not fulnlling the
early promise and the question is be-
ing asked whether the climatic con
dltions OF this coming summer are
to be repetition OF the miserable ex'
perience Of last year Chilly rains
and gloomy skies OF the last week have
made things as unsummer like as they
could be, and the temperature has
been considerably below normal
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Physician Refuses
Criminals Money

NEW YORK, May 20--The refusal
Of a wealthy Italian physician to com
ply with the demands OF Black Hand
criminals for money resulted in en-
dangering the lives of . hundred per
sons today when bomb exploded in
a tenement house in East Eleventh
street, four persons were injured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

ride up the Animas valley at this
season of the year reveals a pretty
sight. And It also is convincing that
the freezing weather OF a few weeks
ago did very little damage to fruit
outside of apricots. peaches and pears.
The apple trees are just coming in
fun bloom and do not show the least
signs OF being frost bitten. The fact
is also revealed that the Animas val
ley is really the great apple growing
district OF this section of the country.
And we should include the Florida
mesa and most parts of La Plata
county where there are bearing o.
charde. Trees are not far enough ad-
vanced to be damaged by the late
April and first Of May frosts-
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Col. H B. Mccoy. the former Pue-
bloan who is now an official in the
Philippine islands customs service,
and who has Just been unconditionally
pardoned and vindicated of charges
which are believed to have originated
through political influences. has ar
rived in Denver. He will leave Satur-
day for Washington.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The orchard acreage of the Animas
valley is being largely increased. Ev-
cry farmer is setting out additional
trees and in few years the valley
will be one Of the big apple shipping
districts of the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Marcovitz Williams, one of the ore
thieves, stepped off the train when 1t
pulled in from Silyerton this morning
and told shcrin palmquist this was as
far as he was going. And the sheriff
had to take hold of him and help
him back on the train to convince him
that he was going all the way.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The burial of George Mirlie took
place today the remains being in
charge OF George Goodman. The old
man died Monday and was so years
old. His home for years had been in
Rico and lie has a ranch in the Dis.
appointment section. His wife died a
fow years ago and he left some chll.
dren, who are living at Fairplay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

between peace and continuation of the
strike.
After night, marked by Che most
violent conditions since the strike In
ausarated five days ago, the police and
county officers began preparations to
protect nonunion men today. hut few
appeared.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Henri Turot. socialist municipal
councillor. created amusement by the
demand Tor the suppression OF boxing
on the ground that It is lnIuTing the
morals Of Paris. He alludes 10 the
recent police prohibition of nude wom-
Gu on the theater stage and defends
the graceful feminine lines as pub
lie spectacle against those OF boxers,
whom he calls fat brutes."
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The coroner's jury found yesterday
afternoon that Agapito Lucero came to
his death by gunshot wounds inflicted
by Jose Ramon Vigil The jury was
composed of Geo j. Blakeley. o. p.
Frary, Robert Carter. Sam Campbell,
Thos. Edwards and r. McNicholas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
PLATT WALKED WITH Diff
GUILTY.

NEW YORK. May Ex-senator
Thomas C. Platt, who is being sued for
divorce by Mae Wood. today entered
the court room where the suit is being
heard. accompanied by two attend
ants. who aided him in reaching the
elevator and TO the seat in the court
room. The senator seemed to walk
with considerable difficulty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

NEW YORK. May 20.-Enraged, hui
inflated. and with the eyes of a GU
rious throng upon him, Senator Thorn
as G. Plat this afternoon admitted
he gave his son $4,000 to use in an
effort 10 buy letters which are being
brought against him by Mae Wood.
Senator Platt was on the witness
stand the greater part of the day and
his testimony was interspersed with
humiliating admissions. He stoutly
denied. however, he had ever married
Mae Wood. or that his relations with
her had been improper.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

For many years Paris has showed
signs OF getting tired OF the 14th OF
July as the national fete day. This
year an attempt VIII be made to sup
plant II and a celebration will be held
on September 4, the anniversary of
the proclamation OF the republic. An
influential committee has been ap-
pointed and series OF fetes lasting
three days Is being arranged.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

G. W. Spencer has 15o Chinese
pheasant eggs Matching under nine
Plymouth Rock hens and they are
due TO hatch May 25.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Miss Lochabel. who has been teach
Ing at Rico, was an arrival last evening
and il spending the day at the South
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Those who keep wild bird Gagged
should stop to think how they would
like to be kept in jail.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Band concert this evening.

The Reading club wsu meet with
Mrs, George West tomorrow afternoon
at the usual hour.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

CONGRESS AoJoURNs SATURDAY
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Congress
probably VIII adjourn Saturday and
the record Of legislation enacted dur
ing the session win be nothing of note.
The appropriations exceed over a bill
lion dollars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
Looking for Girl
on Guinness Farm

LA PORTE, Ind. May 2o.--Mrs.
Whittier of Toledo, O.. arrived today
to investigate whether her daughter,
who in 1902 attended the University of
valparaiso, nine miles west of La
Porte. was among Mrs. Guinness vic.
Tins. The girl disappeared from
school after writing ner mother that
she was going on visit. She was
never heard from afterwards.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Countess Glanotti of Rome, the only
daughter OF Francis 8. Kinney. the TO
baeco king, who died in New York
last month. leaving an estate OF sl2.-
100000. is coming to America to at
tend the settlement OF her father d
estate. Her husband, Count Gianotti
head OF the king OF ltaly's household
VIII accompany her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

President Roosevelt in an address
TO Methodists points out The best way
10 assure The nations future Is through
morality based on sound family life.
Senator julius C.. Burrows Of Mich
igan, d Taft state, has been selected
as temporary chairman OF the Repub-
lican national convention which Will
assemble in Chicago June IL.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

ern She leaves In the morning for
hor home in Missouri to spend the
vacation
Evening star., 1908-01-26
REAL ESTATE, ALES AND LOANS.
Money at Current Rates
LOANED ON d. C. REAL ESTATE
Heiskell & McLeran,
noan-ff 14Qg Fl at.

powerful in their specialties and their
resources are unlimited. Their invest
ments in the new mining fields Of Utah.
Nevada and Alaska alone Will make them
within the year the largest copper pro-
ducers in the world. not even excepting
Amalgamated. Their mines for 1909 Will
have a capacity of more than 2jO.OOOOO0
pounds.
The New York Central has made bad
impression on the public by its evasion
of the state law of New York requiring
corpora tions to Obtain the assent of the
public service commission to new issues
ment in putting out its S300O0.OO0 issue
of equipment notes. and the row which
has been raised over the neglect is not
helping the company's credit little bit
word comes from Washington thai the
House committee on agriculture Is about
to report a bill for the suppress on OF
marginal transactions in farm products
and commodities on exchanges and boards
of trade AMI that after reaching the
House amend lnents will be tackled on to
include with the provisions Of the meas
ure the STOCK exchanges OF New YORK,
Boston, Philadelphia. Washington. Chi
cago and other cities. 1t Is further
broadly intin. sted that the bill in Its en-
as though creased. The stock exchange
has thus far not awakened to the i'm
portance of the news. 1t usually regards
with lofty disdain reports of this charac-
ter and refuses to believe that anything
can happen which will interfere with Its
prerogatiyes The New York Stock Ex-
change is az unincorporated association
or club assuming to itself extraordinary
rights and privileges.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
ENGLISH RAILWAY RATES.
Prospect of Conference With the
Board Of Trade.

Special CabIegram to The Star.
LONDON, January 25.-The English
railways are in almost as much trouble
as If a Roosevelt cyclone had struck
them. Much interest has been excited by
the statement that Mr.. Lloyd George.
president Of the board Of trade. is pro-
noting a conference with a view to the
modification Of the restrictions imposed
by parliament on the railway companies
in the way Of raising and adjusting exist
ing rates. These restrictions have long
been a source of heartburning to the COM
panies, who complain that with the In
creased cost of working their lines the
present rates are inadequate to provide
fair return for their money, and 1t Is be-
Ieved to be as result Of their repre-
sentations on the matter to Lloyd George
at the time of the settlement of the rail-
way dispute that he has consented to
call the conference, at which. 1t Is under
stood, in addition to delegates from the
companies there VIII also be present rep
Iesentatives IF the traders and other In
terested bodies. Lloyd George appears in
favor Of referring the question to royal
commission, but the companies. in view
of the delay which such a course would
involve are pressing him to deal with IT
himself, with the assistance of his ad-
visers at the board of trade. The traders
naturally are not part +cularly enamored
of the new proposal. and they are await
ing with some anxiety the outcome Of the
conference.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
working expenses and the higher cost of

working expenses and the higher cost OF
commodities.
The American section remains in an
unsatisfactory condition. chiefly on re-
iterated reports of declining trade in the
United States. which would adversely af-
feet forthcoming dividends, uflfavorable
railroad earnings and probable borrow
ing. The market here, which Is entirely
professional has been marked up over
parity every day, but yielded in the after
noon through New York Selling pressure.
The result of this has been a net decline
on the week of from to points Today
however. the tendency was firmer on the
reduction in the rate of discouns of the
Imperial Bank of Germany and moderate
support from Berlin.
The foreign section of the market has
been bright and cheerful under good con-
tinental support and encouraged by the
lower bank rates. Russian bonds were
favorites early in the week, but Japanese
bonds received the most attention later
on the satisfactory settlement of the emf
more favorable budget than had been
anticipated.
Money has become plentiful at 5 per
cent, and with discounts adjusted to the
lower bank rate a period of ease is con-
fidently anticipated for some time to
come. especially If the prospect of the
early return of gold from the United
States is realized. This would clear the
way for further reduction in the bank s
rate of discount.
BERLIN, January 25-Prices on the
bourse today remained unchanged on the
reduction in the rate Of discount of the
Imperial Bank, but later there was a
higher tendency. American securities de-
clined.
PARIS. January 25.-Trading on the
bourse showed sagging tendency.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
Periodicity Of Panics.
From the Century.


Nothing in all the realm of political
economy is more extraordinary, and in
it's way more preplexing to the theorists,
than what we call the periodicity of COM
mercial panics. The fact of that periodic
ity is quite incontestable: occurrence of
the larger disasters of this sort, in 1897,
1897. 1873. 1893 and 1907 in this country,
and In 1875, 1914. 1866 and 1890 in great
Britain has fixed as a maxim both of
prac deal and theoretical finance what we
call the "twenty-year cycle of pros
perity' Intervals of exactly twenty
years such period does not observe
of this the above-cited dates are Them
selves evidence-but that approximately
two decades elapse between these sue
cessive wrecks of financial and Industrial
credit; that the intervening period Is made
up of slow and toilsome recovery, fol-
lowed by renewed prosperity. then by
returning speculation and extravaganza,
and finally, after several more or less
plain warnings, by another breakdown of
the credit system-to this the whole his
tory of Anglo-Saxon finance and trade
bears witness.