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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
Report Of Tidal
Wave Erroneous

LONDON. Jan. 3O--A dispatch from
Tarrasa says Barcelona has been over
whelmed by tidal wave. The loss
of life is unknown. Subterranean roar.
ings preceded the tidal wave. causing
fearful panic on the promenades
and in the buildings of the city.
MADRID. Jan. 30.-All communica
tion with southern Spain and with the
city of Barcelona is normal again and
the reports eminating from England
relative to the disastrous earthquake
and tidal wave are untrue. A message
just received here from Barcelona says
the report OF disastrous earthquake
and tidal wave are absolutely untrue.
There was slight shock at Totona
In the province of Murcia, but no Sc.
rious damage was done. The walls
OF only few houses cracked.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
HUGHES ATTACKED FOR
ENDORSING DIRECT PRIMARY

NEW YORK.-Legislative leaders
came out in the open in their attack
on the direct nomination system rec
ommended by Governor Hughes. Both
Senator Raines, president pro tenn OF
the senate. and Speaker Wadsworth
OF the assembly, issued statements,
taking exceptions to some of the gov
ernor's remarks on the subject at a
recent dinner In New York.
Governor Hughes declines to com
ment on these statements, but at
speaking engagements he has arrang.
ed for the next few weeks It is ex.
pected he will launch further argu.
ments in support of his proposed cleo
uon reforms.
Speaker Wadsworth has declared his
intention of speaking in the western
section of the state next month 10
explain why he is opposed to direct
nominations.
Senator Raines says he is waiting
for information, and to read the bill
providing for direct nomination., be.
fore entering upon campaign of edu
cation" He believes that under the
present time-honored system OF eau
Gus and convention it is in the power
of the majority of the voters of any
party to obtain exactly what they de
sire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
BATTLES AeAINaT THE BUGS.
Technical World Magazine.

Technical World Magazine.
The winter of 1sO6-07 and the sprIne
which followed 1t brought such a com
bination of conditions IN Oklahoma
and northern Texas, thai those states
were swept, in April and May, by a
plague Of green bugs" which did
enormous damage to the wheat and
oats crops, completely destroying them
In many counties in those states. and
doing considerable damage in Kan.
sas. into which state the insects ex.
tended in great nunnbers. The esti.
mate made by scientist sent out by
the federal department of agriculture
was that the damage done in Texas
amounted to 50,00O.0o0 bushels of
grain, In Oklahoma Il was probably
helf that much. In Kansas It was
considerably less 4 probably not
far from 100000 bushels These es.
Inmates make total loss in three
states on account of the green bug'sr
activities OF approximately $4,000. 600
bushels of grain. worth, had ii been
harvested and market not less than
s60.000,OO0.
Professor S. j. Hunter, head of the
department of entomology in that in.
stitution, at once recognized the dan.
ger and soon devised 70 remedy He
sent out several field agents TO locate
a sufficient supply OF Che spring grain
aphis' most rapidly multiplying enemy
a wasp-like parasite. Three or four
days sufficed to locate, near Enid,
Okla. wheat field in (which the crop
had been hopelessly ruined by the In.
sects, hut to which the parasites had
followed the bugs in great numbers
The already ruined crop was purchas.
ed for song and small corps of
men began cutting the smitten stalks,
packing them In boxes and shippipg
them, laden with both green bugs and
parasites, to the University of Kansas
There they were kept in cold storage
until they could be parceled into small
packages, the cold holding in suspen.
sion the development OF the parasites
The small packages, which were about
the size Of csgsr 5sSas. were sent,
by mail or express, to all who applied
for them.
The enormous number OF parasites
thus handled may be reckoned when
it is known that 1892 boxes were sent
out over the state. each box contain
Ing, 1t was estimated. 10000 parasites
"a total of considerably more than
25o'ooo'oO0 And these were only the
progenitors. the starting stock-the
Seed" SO to speak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

STRATER-Harry v. Pyle. Dolores /;
w. L. Bectwith, Chicago: F. Hearon,
New York; H. c. Lefurgey. Dolores
W. C. Wilson. Chicago; H. NJ. Ran.
dolph and wife. Denver; Walter NJ
Danburg. Pennington; r. II. Long
Denver; John l.. Mcmahon. Nowata
Okla; +. L. Edmiston, Alamosa; Sam
Bausman, Farmington: Hans Aspaes
lgnacio; p. b. Borden. Alamosa; II
w. Fielding. Mancos; w. L. Terry
Eureka.
PALACES. l.. Heron, Denver: c
c. Winship. Cortez; NJ. Jonop. Denver;
G. A. Butterfeld, Cheyenne. wyo., S
D. Church, Denver; w. Goff Black
Aztec; Edwin d. Ridley, Denver
SOUTHERNl-Mrs. NJ. H. Blucber
Denver; Mrs. B. G. Palmer. Bayfield,
X. 8. Mason. Park View, " NJ. n
Raymond and wife. FarmIngton: Hen
~ Robertson. Ration. N. ",
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
TERRIBLE
BLIZZARD
Worst Storm in Years
Sweeping Over the
Middle West Today

DENVER, Jan. 3O,-Charged with
one Of the most atrooious murders in
the annals OF Kentucltys mountaiueer
feuds, Charles Herndon, As years old,
was arrested on the Krltchield ranch
ten miles south OF Byers. Colo, by
detectives yesterday, and brought
here. He had evaded arrest for a
dozen years by travelling through six
states and much of Old Mexico, with
rewards aggregnting $4,000 on his
head Chief Of Police Armstrong
heard of Herndon's presence in Colo
rado, and directed detectives to make
the arrest.
Herndon is charged with deliberate.
ly numbering his young wife, Elizabeth
Taylor HeIndon, Dec %, 1896. Pre-.
yious TO the violent death OF eliza.
beth Herndon. Charles Herdon had
served a year in the state penitentiary
at Frankfort. KY, for stabbing a man,
whom he accused OF being too init.
mate with her. As result Of the
2i-yearold wife's murder. Galloway
Carnes, a man whom Herndon says
led TO the trouble. was shot from am
bush and died In the road near Flat
Lick, Knox county Kentucky, Just one
year later, and an intense family feud,
in which six men have thus far lost
their lives. precipitated.
Today Herndon confessed TO the
killing of Carnes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

CRIME
Policeman Found Dead
at City Park With
Indications Murder

DENVER, Jan. 30.-With his watch
still ticking, the body OF Philip a.
Amiss, park policeman, was found
this morning at o'clock fifty feet
from shore in the small lake In City
park. His death may have been the
result OF either murder. suicide or ar
cident. On the shore Just beyoud
where the body was taken from the
lake. was Amiss bicycle. Bruises
upon the head of the policeman aud
the fact that his watch was still run.
ming are strong Indications that Amiss
was murdered. The body was dis.
covered this morning by teamster
employed In the park. He first saw
the bicycle In the road. recognizing
1t as belonging to the park police
man. and Immediately began search.
His search led him to the lake. There
Just beyond a break In the Ice he
discovered the body OF Amiss. The
teamster at once notified police head.
quarters and Coroner McGovern took
charge OF the body. Only few
bruises were found upon the head,
and detectives do not believe Amiss
came to his 'death by drowning. II
he had committed suicide. and the
body submerged sufficient to have
caused his death. it Ia not probable his
watch would still have been running.
This makes the theory OF murder stand
out more strongly. 1t is possible that
Amiss In the performance of his duty
encountered footpads or housebreakers
at work and they might have finished
him with a slung shot and then dump
ed his body into the lake.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
MORE WORK THAN ANTICIPATED.

The Animas canon blockade is rails
ed but not until after O'Clock this
afternoon. From word received yes
terday as The Herald went to press
the local officials were confident the
road would be cleared of snow last
night, but the last slide proved a cork
er, the slide having choked the river,
causing water to overflow the track
and freezing the snow like 30 much
ice. being necessary to pick and cut
1t out. But the joyful news was re.
ceived that the work train reached
siiverton at 1870 this afternoon, and
at this afternoon a double-header
freight with two coaches. mail and ex-
press. left for Silverton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
NEWS

G. w. Newlands has been reelected
senator from the pocket borough.
Albuquerque has passed an ordi-
nance providing for an issue of $780,
900 sewer bonds.
The protection Of quail for AT leasc
ten years is asked from the Legislature
by the Illinois Corn Growers associa.
ton.
w. ]. Bryan has been invited to de.
liver a Lincoln day address before the
Joint assembly on the night of Feb.
IL.
A local option measure has passed
the Idaho house by vote of A To 9
and will pass the senate in few
days.
]. l.. Bristow, former fourth assistant
postmaster general, has been elected
United States senator by the Kansas
legislature.
William f. Curtis gives atntistlos
showing that, although South Carolina
is making good progress. It ranks last
among the states in educational IA
cilities.
William e. Curtis. writing from
Washington. states that Secretary
Root and Knox, who viii succeed hun
agree on nearly all important qiles.
tions.
The Oregon legislature has passed
bill prohibiting women from wearing
hat pins over ten inches long. The
bill to abolish the whipping post was
defeated.
Walter Wellman quotes high gov
eminent official against the theory II
inevitable conflict" with Japan and
says there is little foundation for the
pcIci lndI war uuSl tuule.
Formal charges of corruption OF vot
ers in the primaries are made against
United States Senator Stephenson in
the Wisconsin legislature, and as a
result the reelection of The senator
is blocked.
Chancellor Buchtel is away on a
short vacation of three weeks. filing
lecture engagements in Kansas. Okla.
homa, Ohio, Pennsylvania. North Da
kota, South Dakota and Minnesota Ha
will give the Lincoln address at the
capital of South Dakota on Feb. IL
A st. Louis dispatch says that {
merger OF all Illinois coal mines with
In a radius Of sixty miles of st. LoHi,
Is the plan of the group OF capitalists
The capital Of the venture, II It 4
completed, will be s25.O0O 900. and W
J. Holbrook of st. Louis is now ii
New York in connection with the deal
Fifty-eight saloons were put out Q
business az . result of local optic
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
A CLOCK THAT SHUTTERS.

Gerund, who suffered badly, return
ed home at 4 a. m. in blissful mood
from an evening" at the club. On
entering the house. he was greeted
from above by Mrs Gerund. and the
following dialogue ensued:
''Is that you, John" accused Mrs
Gerund from the landing.
"Y-y-yes, mdear. that's m-me," de.
lightedly answered Gerund.
What do you mean, SIR" thundered
his wife. by coming home at four
o'clock?"
Flour o'c-clockl" echoed Gerund in
a gently surprised and hurt tone.
Why. it's jj-iust one o'clock"
Sir" came the frigid voice from
above, the clock has just struck
fouri"
When Gerund replied, it was in
subdued, almost hopeless tone, but
with absolute conviction. DIDO you
know, my d-d-dear, that d-d.damn
clock is st-t-t-tuttering again."
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
BAsYS NECK is BROKEN
BY FATHER TO STOP CRY

KANSAS CITY.-John David Stew
night after his work. He had heard
the changing of tools and machinery
all day and quiet was what he want
ed. But there was no quiet at his
home.
A little girl, ten months old. was a
part OF the Stewart family. She cried,
as babies will. She cried frequently,
after the manner of babies when the
told his wife that she petted the baby
too much during the day TO keep II
qGlet and thus made 1t cry In the
evening.
But the baby kept on crying night
~after night and Stewart got angry. He
came to think, in the absurd way sons
parents have when babies cry and
they are so, SO tired, that the child
was wreaking its spite on him. Sc
he set out TO break its temper"
John David Stewart is strong. A
Nf1 of ten months was but fluff
bit OF nothing in his hands. Tn,
fingers accustomed TO hard work grip
ped too tightly for the baby's comfort
And with those same strong hand
Stewart choked the baby. He shoo'
1t hard one night and then slamme,
1t down on the bed and and told hi
wife to care for 1t.
Babys temper was broken. So wa
its neck. The coroner and the doctor
said Stewart killed his child, and IN
Wife pointed the accusing finger. s
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
Mountain Showing
Signs Of Eruption

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.-Accord-
ing to report published in a morn
ing paper today, Grizzly mountpin. To-
Gated in Lake county. about seventy.
five miles north of San Francisco, is
showing signs of eruption. Ranchers
living near the mountain have been
disturbed for some time by rumbling
noises which seem to come from its
depths. The mountain is located in
the st. Helene range which abounds in
volcanic signs. while geysers nearby
spout hot water and steam
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
HE rArroos A BLUSH

A scotchman is now in this country
visiting some of the cities. his stock
In trade being the apparatus with
which he tattoos blush upon the face
OF the society woman, no matter how
faded her cheeks may be. TattooIng
Is said to be quite fad this winter
not only in the cheeks of women, but
for men as well.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
HoSmer Landed the
Commissioner Plum

DENVER, Jan. 3O.-George E. Hos
mer, editor of the Fort Morgan Her.
aid, is the new state commissioner
of printing. He was appointed by Gov
ernor Shafroth. The appointment has
been confirmed by the senate. The
position pays $1,000 a year The out
going commissioner is w. A. Plat
who has held the office through sew.
eral administrations.
The appointment of B. L. Jefferson
as land register, appears to give gen.
eral satisfaction. Jefferson was Shat.
roth's only competitor in the race for
nomination for governor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORD.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Jan
S0.-The automobile record between
Denver and Colorado Springs was
smashed to smithereens this morning
by Wesley Smith In six-cyIinder 10
horse power machine. Smith forced
the big machine over the long run in
one hour and fifty minutes. The pre-
yious record was made by Harold
Brinker In 1853. Smith started the
big car from in front OF the Savoy
hotel and finished in front OF the Ant
lers hotel in this city. arriving shortly
before 8 o'clock this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
NATURES GRANDEUR At HOME.
Iesliess Weekiv - = -

How many Americans trot off to
Europe in search of something new
who have never seen, and probably
never known of, the Grand canyon
of Arizona, the most stupehdous, aw-
full mysterious, beautiful and attrac.
tive natural wonder in the world? 1t
has depth of 5000 feet, is over 10000
feet wide, and incloses a magnificent
river, framed in by giant peaks with
all the colors of the rainbow
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

elections In four counties of Indiana
Thursday. The counties that have
peen voted dry" are Hamilton. Put.
nam, Decatur and Upton. In the coun.
" seats the "drys" celebrated their
victory by ringing the church bells
and In many of the towns meetings
We're held at which hymns were sung
and eongratulatory speeches made.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
Church Removed
To Race Track

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Jan. 30.-The
Third Baptist church in the south por-
tion of the city. was lifted from It's
foundation yesterday by heavy wind
and carried one block to the Central
avenue entrance OF the Oaklawn race
track. Several plate glass windows
were broken. either by the pressure OF
the wind or by flying missiles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
LEADS ALL THE REST.
New York World.

New York World.
To the eternal credit of the United
States be 1t said, only this country has
sent to the earthquake sufferers to
date more money than the public col
lections Of Italy itself. The South
American countries come next. then
England with 100000. against our 49,
100000. That Japan has sent more
than Germany. Turkey than Austria.
Australia than Russia, are other sur.
prizes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

- CHICAGO. Jan. -30.@Probably the
most thrilling incident of the wide
spread storm in this section was the
battle of the steamer City of Mar
quette against raging Lake Michigan,
as it fought its way in a sinking CON
dition along the Illinois shore from
Chicago to Waukegan.
With firemen standing in water up
to their waists and shoveiing coal into
the feeble fire, the boat limped into
sVaukegan eleven hours after it left
Chicago. Before it reached its dock,
the water rose over the fires and the
aid of tug had to be secured. The
whole upper works of the boat were
shattered by water that broke over
it. and only by great exertions was
it kept afloat.
A grewsome result of the disturb
ance of Lake Michigan was the yield.
ing up by the waters of the body of
former light house keeper of the port,
+. w. Raether, which was taken by
them in similar storm fourteen
months ago. The body was identified
by its gold teeth and a wedding ring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Stewart after that evening when TIE
baby died went to the county jail
First degree murder was the charge
against him.
In criminal court Stewart withdrew
his plea of not guilty and. pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the folrTh
degree. His sentence to the penren.
tiary was two years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

kitchen and dining room form part
of the appurtenances of the Daniels
suite. which is the fswellest in the
Savoy. 1t is understood at the hotel
that Major Daniels VIII entertain quite
lavishly. lie recently married an
English lady, who ISL relative of the
British nobility. and this is her first
visit to Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
PLAN OPEN AIR SCHOOL
FOR AFFECTED CHILDREN

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Children infect
ed with tuberculosis will go to school
in the open air. If the request to be
made by the Chicago tuberculosis in
education.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01


R. H. Mathew. county attorney for
Sherman county. Nebraska, was an
arrival from I,oup City. last night.
Mr.. Mathew departed for Cortez today,
where he goes to secure the person Of
man accused of deserving his wife.
sam Wittow, who has been In Du
range since Wednesday waiting for
The road to open up. and is on his
way home from an eastern purchasing
trip, returned to Silverion this after
noon. Mr.. Wittow says there are
about twenty silverton boys waiting
In Denver for the blockade to lift
One day eleven Silvertonites gathered
In the printing office run by the Killing.
Ell brothers, formerly of the Silver.
ton Standard. at 1876 Glenarm street.
Mrs DeVore was born in Bonaparte.
Ia, jan 8, 1862, and died Thursday
morning, Jan. rs, at Kline After her
husbands death in 1891. she became
teacher In the Indian service. For
some years, she taught at Fort Def
ance and afterward al Tohatchi. Here
she was principal and really built up
the school 10 It's present high order
of excellence. She had taken up some
land near Kline and was living on It
at the time of her death. The funeral
win take place tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock from the Goodman under.
taking parlors. Rev. w E. Bennett
will have charge of the service. Inter
ment will be at Greenmount.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
COLORADO NEWS
The house killed the bill providing
for no open season for deer.


Representative Weaver has intro
duced a bill TO regulate the practice
OF osteopathy.
Senator West has introduced a bill
establishing permanent southern
boundary of the state.
Searchers have been unable to find
the bodies of three men covered by
the Waterhole slide near the Camp
Bird mine.
bill has been introduced COMPEL.
ing railroad company to provide a
car for the convenience of stockmen
on stock trains.
Leadville "Home-ComersY had
stormy time of 1t. But It Is not pos
sible to forestall weather conditions
In the mountains.
A moral wave is on at Grand juno
ton and inmates OF sporting houses
have been ordered to vacate and the
owners to close shop.
Fort Collins wants an appropria-
tion for the establishment of a home
for feeble minded. OF course the mon
ey is to come from the state.
The charter makers of Colorado
Springs have decided TO report a meas
ure providing for a mayor and only
four aldermen TO be elected at large.
The evidence of fraud in Las AMI.
mas county which DR. Beshoar is try
ing to reveal is mighty tame. Sull
the Democratic majority win probably
| take Barela's scalp.
The captain Of the Salvation Army
was arrested at Canon City the other
night because his drummer made SO
much noise a soloist in a local thea.
torium could not be heard.
| Edward Moore, manager Of the might
shift of the Santa Fe yards at Colo
RADIO Springs. has been arrested. charg
ed with wholesale coal theft. Sell
ing coal from cars to private individ
uals and hotels.
Farmers OF the Greeley district ar;
anxiously watching a bill drafted b;
the Farmers club which will come uI
in the legislature providing for tn,
development Of the potato industry. ]
asks that experiment stations be es
tablished in six different districts o
the state for the purpose Of CROWN,
the best variety of potato. The pnr
pose is to see II a potato as excellau
in quality and as prolific in yield n
the Pearl can be grown with q smooth
, er skin.
; Major William Cooke Daniels an
wife will arrive in Denver from Lor
1 don tomorrow, and win occupy a suit
; oil seven rooms on the second floo
5 OF the Savoy hotel, facing East Be-,
| entsenth avenue and Broadway.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

There was fair crowd at Tie m
tertainment for the benefit Of Mss ~
arts. which was repeated last nieAt
in Red Men hall There were NV
changes. otherwise the sxcslIeat no
gram was a given in Dscsmber.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01
NEWS ITEMS FROM
NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES

Nine companies are developing the
Bluff City oil field.
The Index says there will be NO
change In the postoffice at Aztec.
A New Mexican has introduced q
bill for a bounty on jack rabbits.
The new town OF Lebanon In Monte
yuma county. is located six miles from
Dolores.
Telephone wires are being stretched
over the farming districts Of Monte
yuma county.
w. F. Mowry Of Cortez is preparing
bill to be introduced In the general
assembly providing for the admission
of state and school in irrigation dis
tricts Of that county.
The Aztec Index celebrated it's TWEEN.
tieth birthday this week. The Index
has been an interesting paper under
the ownership Of e. p. Wilson and
we trust he will continue to prosper
Aztec is bound to grow and become .
thriving city.
Judge Symonds says that the apple
growers of the sunny San Juan are
taking better care OF their orchards
than they have been in the past. He
is kept pretty busy pruning trees for
a number OF ranchmen and has o.
ders for great deal of grating which
will be done In March. Several or
chards of different varieties are to bc
grated to Jonathan and Roman beau
ty.-Farmington Enterprise.
What seems to the Journal a very
important find has been uncovered BY
8. j. Berlin, west OF his ranch, four
teen miles below. This is a vast ledge
of lithograph stone. or at leas. It
seems to all who have examined II
to be that article. and II so a great
industry In this alone viii be levelcp-
ed on that property. 1t partakes OF
a very high polish. and has all the
characteristics of the famous stone.
Mr.. Berlin has three claims located
on this ledge, running toward Ute
mountain. which gives him $500 feet
The attention Of capital will b called
to this rock, and II It proves - e.
pected little trouble viii be had In
getting 1t to market. We congratu.
late Mr.. Berlin. ss he Is one Of our
stable citizens. and is an indefatisabls
prospector.-Cortez Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

A girl always pretends to be Just a
little afraid to be alone with a man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Goods are moving q NasAaa's n
moval Gala
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Senator West has introduced a bill
establishing permanent southern
boundary of the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Representative Weaver has intro
duced a bill to regulate the practice
OF osteopathy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Searchers have been unable to find
the bodies of three men covered by
the Waterhole slide near the Camp
Bird mine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-01

Nine companies are developing the
Bluff City oil field.