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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
SEE HORRIBLE EXAMPLES;
AID ANTI BIG HAT BILL

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Uneasy lie the
heads that wear the double and triple
decker bushel basket hats. The house
committee on miscellany reported ont
with a recommendation that IL pass
the Hilton bill prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale or use of "unsanitary.
dangerous or deadly headgear or
hats" The session was illuminated by
a talk from Hilton, illustrated by a
prize exhibit of three spring chapeaus
that had been lent for the occasion by
three house committee stenographers.
One had been carefully loaded with
eighteen hat pins ranging from javelln
length to stiletto size.
Il have brought these lids in sim
ply as an object lesson said Dem
onstrator Hilton, picking up a yard
stick. Look at this bonnet. Meas
uring it off we find 1t is thirty-eiglt
inches wide, or twice the width ii
should be. And what have we here?
Watch me closely, gentlemen. to see
hat | have nothing concealed up my
sleeves or in my must1che Eighteen
hat pins. Each one as deadly as {
Roman spear. Think what 1t would
mean TO brush up again this lid in a
crowded elevator cake. 1t would be
like bucking up against a Macedonian
phalanx.
Il want to tell you few narrowing
experiences. / have been going to
church, but the hats in front OF me
have been so large that | haven't been
able to see the priest for so long that
! would not know him now ii | met
him on the street. ! went TO one of
Frank McNichols' bail games the other
day. | never saw the ball team. All
] got out of 1t was the noise.
"a friend of mine had his ear drum
punctured few days ago by running
into hat pin in an elevator 1t isn't
safe for short man to be on the
Streets"
After Chairman Cermak had read 8
letter from a man who stated that
had Just got out of the hospital, whith
er he had been conveyed unconscious
after his face had been cut open from
ear to mouth by hat pin. the com
mittee reported the bill out favorably
when 1t comes up on second read
Ing" said Chairman Cermak, Il thinl
I'll try to put a referendum claue'
allowing women as well as men tl
vote on the big hat proposition"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
DEATH LIST IS
j.. PLACED AT 200
Reports Show neSuItS of the Storm To Be
- -
Worse Than Ever---Cyclonic Wind
Continuing Deadly Work

are passing increasingly stringent laws
intended to shift on to the employer
the responsibility for accidents and
bad sanitary conditions There exists
in this country today no agency or in
stitution where an employer may find
out how to erect the best sort of
factory building or get the best de-
vices for portecting the worker from
the peril of machinery. There are in
Europe ten Museums of Security"
supported enthusiastically for the
economic saving they effect A few
men have lately organized In this
country, with headquarters Just now in
the Engineering building in New York
city, TO build a museum of safety
and sanitation. (They would be CRATE
full for one word to take the place of
safety and Sanitation" In the title.D
These men would like to hear from
everybody interested in cutting down
our industrial death rate, lessening
damage suits, and relieving the fric-
tion between the employer, willing to
save but ignorant of methods and the
employe who reasonably insists upoi,
a chance to survive. 1t is one of the
subjects In which the country has
real TO gain from thorough
discussion and comprehension r. Col
lier's Weekly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
WARM WELCOME
EXTENDED JAPS
Great Crowds Of Americans Join japanese
Population in Witnessing Arrival Of
the Mikado's Crusiers

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-Almost
the entire Japanese population in the
city, numbering about 5000. and great
crowds of Americans gathered on the
hills overlooking the bay and Golden
Gate this morning TO witness the ar.
rival from Los Angeles OF the Japa.
nese cruisers Aso and Soyo The wa.
ters of the harbor were crowded with
steamers, launches and sailboats
many of them containing enthusiastic
parties of Nipponese. The revenue cut
ter McCulloch put to sea early In the
morning to meet the warships outside
the heads and escort them through
Golden Gate and on the course up the
bay 10 anchor
The program committee devoted the
whole day TO the official reception and
exchange Of courtesies. Admiral Swim.
burne, representing the navy, General
Weston, representing the army. Mayor
Taylor and citizens committee met
on board the cruiser West Viginin
the flagship of the American squad
ron, to await the signal for putting off
in naval launches for the Japanese
admIral's vessel, while Collector Of
Port Straiton. President Taft's official
representative. Lieutenant Porter and
the Japanese consul. Matsumo Nagai
were taken down the bay on the rev
anna rlIitar GnIdau Cnta
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
Acquitted Of
Murder Charge

NEOSHO, Mo. May Miss John
ny" Davidson, the young heiress Oh
trial here, charged with the murder
of Roy Ramsour. her sisters suitor
was acquitted this morning. The jury
was out nineteen hours, having been
given the case at O'Clock Friday aft
ernoon after a sensational trial
Miss Davidson is wealthy in her
own right and her family is also wei
to do and because OF the prominence
OF the principals the case has caused
intense feeling.
The prosecution was vigorous, while
the defense spared nothing In its ef
forts to free the young woman. Yes
terday Miss Davidson showed the
strain OF the trial for the first time
She broke down and cried as man,
other women did when her attorne!
concluded his plea for her life. Sh'
also gave way to her feelings whei
the prosecutor condemned her az ;
cold -blooded murderess."
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

The present population of the earth,
estimated at 1.467 millions. In distrib-
uted very uneyenly. The average den
sity OF population of the entire land
surface of the globe is about 81 In
habitants per square mile. This total
land surface. which slightly exceeds
45 square miles. Ii composed Of 28 mil
lion square miles Of fertile land. IL
million square miles OF steppas, and
million spare miles OF deserts. Raven
stein estimates the maximum density
of population that can be supported by
the fertile regions at 207 persons per
square mile, and thus (allowing IA per.
sons per square mile to the steppe re-
gions) obtains 1884 millions as the
maximum population of the globe.
The present rate OF Increase per de-
cade is 81 per cent In Europe. per
cent In Asia, 10 per cent In Africa, 80
per cent in Australia and Oceania, 20
per cent In North America, and 16
per cent In South America. The mean
rate OF increase for the whole earth
IL 8 per cent per decade. At this
rate OF increase the earth would bs
completely filled with tits maximum
population of 5.s94 millions In the year
2.O72, or in 1853 years from the present
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
Old Pioneer
As Pedestrian

WASHINGTON, May 1.--Atwell X
Cross. SO years old. pioneer OF the
days OF 40. and owner of what he
asserts is still an undeveloped mining
claim worth thousands of dollars in
Colorado Is preparing to start west in
an effort TO capture the long distance
walking championship of the United
States. Cross will leave here tomor'
row morning at o'clock on his over
land jaunt to Denver. On his arrival
IN that city he will conclude negotia
tions for the sale Of his mining In
terests and Immediately begin his re
turn walk to the District Of Columbia
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
SENTENCE SERMONS.
Chicago Tribune.

thlChso IElpuuc
The nearest duty In the highest.
Echoes are always more popular
than voices.
No church wins men when II seeks
10 work them.
Pickled piety always makes vine
gar disposition.
He who consults only expedlency
soon silences conscience.
When the conceited man sees hts
shadow he thinks It is night for the
world.
You cannot measure life by the
distance between its early poverty and
its later income.
No man wastes more time than the
one who has no time to spare for his
friends.
The drudgery we call drag may be
the counterpoise that helps us rise.
1t takes more than sharp angles to
prove that man lives square life.
A man is quite likely to disclose his
conscience by his suspicious.
To use great truth for wholly sci
fish ends may be to make great lie
out Of It.
Because some blessings are prom
ised TO the poor many try to earn
them by being poor kind OF people.
The danger OF the one-talent man
today is not that he will bury It, but
that he will do nothing but brag Of II.
Many who are proud Of their flow OF
ideas forget that haIf-empty bottle
flows more readily than full one.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
A MUSEUM OF SECURITY.

More than 100000 American work
ers were killed or injured last year
In the regular course of our indus
trial oo1Jations. This is bigger cas-
ualty list than is credited to the re
cent earthquake in southern Italy and
Sicily Sixty per cent of the time OF
alp the courts of New York state Is
taken up with the trial of negligence
suits. Ninety per cent of these suits
fail on the theory OF our courts tha
the employe mustn't monkey Will
the buxa-saw," The state Legislatures
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
Thinks Confession
Means Acquittal

= NEW YORK, Hfas f.--"capt. Pete,
c. Haines, Jr., my client. has been
saved. | believe, by the introduction
into evidence of The confession OF
his wife, Claudia I-ibbey Haines. Thai
remarkable document shows that he il
not responsible any longer when he
shot and killed William e. Annis.'
This statement made today by John
F. Mcintyre, chief counsel Tor Captain
fiaines, when his trial was resumed
before Judge Garretson in the supreme
court at Flushing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
Clamoring for
Head Of ex-Sultan

CONSTANTINOPLE, May l.--Mobs
are today clustered around the city,
clamoring for the head of Abdul Ham
Id, the deposed sultan. The troops
are having difficulty in keeping them
back. II is believed that the former
sultan will be transferred, ito Monastie
1t is stated today that the sultan
committed an atrocious crime on the
day Of the entry of the troops In Con.
stantinople. Mad with despair and
jealousy he shot dead his favorite. a
beautiful girl 10 years old,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
$1,000 100000 LIVES
SACRIFICED IN WAR

CHICAGO, May Amazing statis-
tics will be presented to the National
Police congress which convenes here
Monday by Benjamin +. Trublood, sec
retary of the American Police society
In report compiled for distribution
among the delegates 1t is asserted that
fifteen billion persons have sacrificed
their lives in wars since the beginning
OF authentic history.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
CINCINNATI REPORTS
PEACEABLE MAY DAY

CINCINNATI. O., May Inlay day
was not marked by any trouble In this
city Nearly all unions have renewed
their agreements with their employers
for another year, and In many cases
last May day for two years have still
another year to run.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
STRIKE ON GREAT LAKES.

CHICAGO. May 1.-The strike Of la
Dor unions on the Great Lakes against
the S. Lake Carriers association or
more correctly their formal refusal to
ship on boats controlled by the asso-
citation was put into full operation to
day at all ports. 1t is estimated that
seamen of all classes will be involved
in the great struggle
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

The Index man had short inter
view with w. Goff Black, immigra
tion commissioner from this district
and he is highly pleased with the
work of that bureau. The bureau
has sent its secretary to Chicago to
confer with the large railway com
panies In regard TO placing It's iItern.
ture with them for distribution and
this alone will mean great deal to
this territory. as they place millions
OF pieces OF literature each year. Mr..
Black noticed while at the meeting
that there was no literature on hand
in regard to San Juan county. and
upon inquiry found that the demand
for II was so great that It was nearly
impossible to supply them, however, a
large amount has been ordered and
all Inquiries will be answered as soon
as possible. This In a small measure
shows how the outside world is keen.
Ing 1t eye on this district, and should
be very encouraging news. Secretary
Hennings will visit this vicinity in
the near future to secure more facts
and figures for the bureaus use,-
Aztec Index
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
THREE ARCHES FALL
INTO llLiNOi0 RIVER

PEORIA, H., May Three arches
OF the new concrete and steel wagon
bridge recently opened for traffic fell
into the Illinois river here this morn
Ing. No one was on the bridge at the
time and consequently there was NO
loss of life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
HAoeR FOUND GUILTY.

PUEBLO, May Ed Hager, con.
yicted of the murder OF Mrs. Elizabeth
May James, was sentenced to death by
District Judge J. f. Rizer this morn
ing. After sentenced was passed
Hagerss attorneys made an effort to
obtain Communication to life imprison
ment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANTS
KILLED AND INJURED

LOUISVILLE. May John Phelps
was instantly killed and his three
iured when the machine crashed into
a telegraph pole early today. Phelps
was the son of one Of Kentucky's
most famous lawyers. .-4-ss.s
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
DENVER BUILDING TRADES
TROUBLE SETTLED PEAcEAaLY

DENVER. May There will be no
strike in any of the building workers
today, The trouble seems to be all
Ing. After sentence was passed
was put over until Monday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
SAN JUAN COUNTY NOTES.

Hon 7. R. Henaben. manager of the
Silverton Mining company, who is op.
Grating the North Star at the foot of
Mount Sultan. went out TO Denver
Sunday morning on business pertain
ing to the purchase of the new ma.
chinery for the mill, The rebuilding
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

park burying grounds and had thom
placed In the new plot. Over GOO soI-
diers are now buried In the cemetery
and there is room for 400 more.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
SCHOOL ELEcr,oN.

The ANIMAL election for school d.
rector In district No. 3 viii b held
Monday next. May 3. The candidates
are John w. Wingate whose term Of
office expires. and DIR. l.. 8. Barnes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

Representative Wardlow of San MI
guel county has located in Denver
and opened law Offices. He has also
added wife to his wardrobe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

AL Newman, workman who has
been laboring for the Baxtroms on
the Harrington stone building. was
paid off last Saturday night and in
pulling his money out of his pocket
lost two twenty dollars bills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

II. f. Robinson. superintendent Of
irrigation in the Indian service. was
an arrival last evening from AlAu-
queroue. Mr.. Robinson win b y town
over Sunday,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

seventy-hve families arrived at
Montrose one day this week to be
employed in the sugar beet fields.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

At the organization meeting OF the
commissioners of the Soldiers and
Sailors home of Colorado, held ~
Monte Vista, Andrew J. Woodslde OF
Denver was appointed commander NJ
the Institution to succeed G. s. Al
drich, who recently rendered his resig
nation to take effect June /. Mr.
Woodside Ii a well known politician
and Grand Army man, and his election
to the important post is highly IA
vored by all concerned In the man
agement OF the home. Woodside was
born in Buffalo. N. r., In 1s46. and
served with the Forty-fourth Iowa dur
ing the Civil war. At the close oi
the hostilities he went into the sho.
business in Davenport, Ia. where he
remained until 1871 when he came te
Colorado. He continued to follow the
shoe business here and amassed /
considerable fortune. Woodside be
came an active worker In the Byror
Carr post Of the G. A. n. and In 1SS:
he and Cecil Dean. by hard work ant
untiring effort, founded and success
fully maintained the old soldiers Gem
etery at Riverside. They superintend
en- the removal Of the bodies OF o.
old soldiers from the old ConGrss
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

OF this mill means more for the pros
perity Of Silverton and San Juan coun
ty than anything which has taken
place In the mining lines since the
rebuilding of the Hercules mill by
Manager Kane of that now great and
prosperous property. which adjoins the
North Star on the east.-Silverton
Standard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

fall. can 1t do It? Not with present
facilities certainly. Therefore. we say
1t is fortunate that he is coming in
this section to spend several days
and Pennington must be on hand wuh
a delegation to lay the situation in
this section clearly before him Farm,
tngton Times Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Net earnings for the United States
Steel corporation for the quarter are
$22,921 ,26S. asN compared with sls..
229,005 in the corresponding 1905 guar.
ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

There is general rejoicing in the
Pittsburg region over the announce.
ment that the United States Steel
corporation will not reduce the wages
of its employees 1t is regarded as
presaging the return of prosperity to
this district. On the local exchange
the news had the effect of reassuring
confidence in steel conditions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
VAR VtSfnA.

CHICAGO, May Reports receiv
ed this evening show that The results
OF the great storm are worse than
ever. With the death list conserva-
lively placed at 200, the middle west
and south are still in the grasp of
tornadoes and electrical storms, which
are playing havoc with the lives and
property from the great lakes to the
gulf OF Mexico
A. mighty battle began last nigh. IN
The Grand valley of Colorado to de
feat the frost with smudge pots and
save the three million dollar fruit
crop; Arkansas valley reports damage
slight owing to the baekwardness OF
the buds: the rest of the state was
bareiy nipped.
IN the vicinity of Atlanta, Ga,
series Of twisters wrecked score of
bindings and left hundreds dead and
mangled in the pathway.
twenty are known TO be dead in
Chicago, which was visited by series
of the most severe storms in history
within few hours
WEST PLAINS. Mo-, May six
persons We're killed and fifteen injured
last night at Alton, Mo. when a tor
nado destroyed most of the buildings
i'll the town.
CHICAGO, May This afternoon
the loss of several lake vessels is re
ported. One boat went down last
night with seven of her crew. The
loss on lakes by the storm is likely to
be enormous.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
NEWS ITEMS FROM
SAN JUAN TOWNS

The next annual meeting of the dis
trict convention of odd Fellows will
be held at Cortez
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

A Pueblo Chieftain special says Cor
orado state banks have been called on
to report their condition ut the close
Of business Wednesday night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

DttH lhDOIluB lOF tHe BdxtTOfDS on
the Harrington stone building. was
paid off last Saturday night and in
pulling his money out of his pocket
lost two twenty dollars bills.
A ball game has been arranged be-
tween the Durango high school and
that Of Cortez, TO be played May Is
at this place with a return game
on the 22d Efforts for a special
train will be made.-Cortez Journal
1t is reported the plant Of the de-
funct Rico News is being moved TO
Cortez for the publication of another
newspaper. Three papers are alto
gether too many for place the size
OF Cortez, and It Is to be hoped the
report is not correct.
Pennington Is now on the water
wagon the council having refused to
renew the license OF the one saloon
WHICH UidhtN int thtiit tbuhiy VI
the only one in the territory. The
anti-saloon people pledged and guar
anteed the city $500 TO take the place
of the saloon revenue for the year and
the offer was accepted by the board
and the one place ordered to close al
midnight last night.
| Vice President Schlacks Of the ID &
r. G.. has promised to spend seyera
days at Durango the latter part o
May for the purpose OF looking owe
the country and determining its need
and possibilities in the way OF trans
portatIon. This is fortunate for hi;
section, for at that time our fruit crol
will have been determined and we cal
get the facts clearly before the gen
eral manager of the road. II his roa,
is called on to handle from 900 Il
900 cars Of fruit from this county thi
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

Delaware county, Indiana, voted dry
In a county option election this week
by majority estimated at $500 Muu'
Gle, the county seat, gave the "drys
majority of 213 The result OF the
election was awaited with great inter.
has yet to vote on the saloon ques
ton. Eighty-two saloons will be clos
ed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

In order to keep pace with his min
ing operations, Manager Kane, OF the
Hercules Consolidated, is making ex-
tensive improvements in the property.
Among others he has enlarged the ca
pacity OF the compressor house. and
VIII install 81 drill compressor. This
immense piece of machinery required
. heavy concrete foundation, which
Is now being put in, 1t is interesting
TO watch the busket brigade from this
property come up town when the shifts
change. There is a bunch of men
employed and the property is making
a splendid record.-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

Geo. w. Kephart has been appointed
postmaster at Rock River. Wyo. Won.
der If this is Durango's old time citi.
zen. Initials are the same and Mr
Kephart was circulating around tha,
country some time ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

II. E. Gaines was a passenger to
Oxford today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

Madison Smith, Greeley's Oldest citl-
zen. aged "a. died Wednesday. He
had resided in Greeley 39 years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

The state board of equalization ls
reported to be after assessors who fail
to report adequate values. La Plata
county has been paying altogether
too much money into the state treas
ury compared with other counties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

The big Silver Lake mill has been
running for the past week on ore from
the Unity tunnel which has been
mined during the winter by Ieasers
Yesterday the mill commenced work
on ore from the Aspen. 1t is under
stood that in the three properties
Aspen. Unity and Silver Lake, the
different sets of leasers have many
thousand tons of ore broken and that
the mill will be run almost continu.
ously during the coming summer.
There is much ground for encourage
ment since the Silver Lake has resum.
ed work and many other properties
are getting ready to work full blast
during the Silverton Miner
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

With 800 former employees serving
as guard of honor, Peter Fenelon Col.
lier, who was one of the most promi-
nent publishers In this country, was
buried in grave on the top OF tha
highest hill OF the Collier farm at
Wickatunk, n. J. The burial was
marked by unusual incidents. and
there was a solemn scene at the grave.
side as the body of the late publisher
was lowered into its final resting
place Relatives of Mr. Collier in ar
ranging the funeral services bore in
mind the great love he had for horses,
Dunsaddle, the thoroughbred which
Mr.. Collier rode on Friday a short
time before his death, was at the
graveside as was pack OF hounds
from the Eatontown kennels. The
huntsmen in full regalia also formed
part of the funeral procession.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03

J. B. Nipp, ranchman living at Los
Griegos, four miles north of Albuquer-
que, dug up 5000 in coin In an old
brass kettle buried under the massiv-,
walls of a ruined adobe building near
his home. The money belonged to
Guadalupe Gutierrez, wealthy sheep
man OF Los Griegos, who died Is years
ago. The other day boy named Jose
Baban. son of the deceased foreman
of the Gutierrez ranch, came across
an old letter among his fathers pa
pers. telling where the money was
buried. The boy took the paper to
Nipp, whose wife is a daughter OF
Gutierrez. Nipp Immediately repaired
TO the spot, and, digging according to
directions, found the money intact
He gave the boy $40 for his work in
locating the cache.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-03
COLORADO NEWS

Glenwood Springs has been set for
Saturday, June 18th.