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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
PACKERS PLAN ATTACK
ON BOYCOTT cENTERs


NEW YORK, Jan. 30-tNew York
notwithstanding Monday morning
the big packing interests of the coun
try plan to meet the fight on high
prices of food with a counter attack
that will extend to every center where
a public demonstration has been made
against prevailing rates.
In making its fight, the packing con.
tingent has decided upon two weapons
first, the curtailment of the ship.
ments from packing centers into New
York and other central points of the
anti-high price crusade.
Second. the raising of the whole.
sale price of meat. based upon the
alleged shortage in the supply.
That this plan of action is the re
suit of a general understanding is
shown conclusively by the fact that
all OF the eastern representatives of
the packers have received practically
Identical instructions from their man.
ayers. These instructions came upon
'"' Sohc uh9s lucy contained praC-
tieally the same Information and nd
vice and they brought the unanimous
order TO fight and not to fear the move.
ments under way to force a reduction
In the figure placed upon all OF the
products of the packing plants.
The Indianapolis Abbatoir company
with plant in indianapolis and Kansas
City. operates six branches in New
York. two In Brooklyn and a number
at nearby points In the New York
territory Saturday the manager of
this house received a telegram from
his headquarters that aaid. substantial
ly;
Cattle receipts will be light next
week. prices higher. Siffen eastern
beef. Don't get panicky-brace up."
Swift n Co. had already added their
Instructions to branch houses. and the
other beef interests sent along what
amounted to the Identical Suggestions
and advice.
An inside man, who knows from long
experience the real situation in mack.
Ing circles. declared today that the NET
result Of the public warfare upon tho
big men OF the food world would be
an immediate increase Of 1 cent .
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

DRAkESBORO, KY, Feb. "A telo-
phone message from Browder mine at
s o'cloc kthis morning places the mum,
Der OF dead at thirty-five The bodies
OF thirty-three have been recovered
While there is still doubt early today
90 to the number of men in the mine
al the time of the explosion, it is re
ported there might not have been
more than fifty.
The explosion was caused by a min.
ers' lamp igniling gas in an unused
chamber The force of the explo sion
apparently was sufficient 10 cause in
slant death to all the men in the east
ern wing where it occurred Cars and
heavy timbers were blown about like
kindllng wood
Within Il few minutes after the first
OF the little mining town were crowd
ing about the shaft. Women and chill
dren, crazed with grief, pleaded with
hose in charge for news of the en-
toIibtu nltll' Iney were spared one
of the horrors of other recent dis.
asters, namely, long suspense. With
in few minutes after the explosion
the fans had the workings almost
clean of deadly gases and rescue par
lies weer able to descend and begin
10 dig through the wreckage. No FIRE
followed the explosion and the venti-
laiing apparatus was fortunately un-
harmed by the shock.
The first bodies recovered We're in
fairly good condition from having been
smothered but not mangled in the cy
found bodies so mutilated that they
were unrecognizable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
Victims of a
Mysterious Fire

WASHBURN, Wis, Feb. 2-Three
children of the Berhante family are III
today. and the mother. Mrs. +. II. Ber.
hante. and another child are dead,
following a mysterious fire that de,
stroyed their home after the family
had been poisoned. Berhante, who es.
capped, told of the poisoning. saying
he had been sick with the others.
Neighbors saw the fire and when
they reached the house, Berhante was
running about the yard In his night
clothes. Mrs. Berhante was dead when
neighbors entered the house. Her body
was carried out and the children res.
cued.
The woman's husband could not ex.
plain the poisoning. An Investigation
win be made.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
Woman Guided
by Same Motives

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-American WON.
en- are only following the common psy.
Geological phenomena when they use
face powder, according 10 the state
ments made by Prof Weatherly of
Indiana university in an article on
Race and Marriage" in the American
Journal of Sociology issued today.
Professor Weatherly declares that
women are actuated by the same mo-
tiveG as the savages who paint their
skin black. Mems ideals of, beauty
are usually found in the best type Of
what they themselves are what they
find most useful" he said For this
reason dark races blacken the skin,
tall races increase stature by special
footwear-flat nosed people further
flatten their noses and white women
use face powder"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
Private Ducking
Clubs Wrecked

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 2.-The prop.
erty belonging to the private ducking
clubs of George Gould and William
Clyde in Privessanne county have
been wrecked by residents OF the coun-
ty angered by posted warning on the
millionaires' reservation that no gun.
ming by outsiders viii be allowed.
Last night all the boats at the Back
Bay club. owned by Gould, were sunk.
Other depredations have occurred
nightly for the last week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

down town and went to the moving
pictures with Mr.. Wilson. and then
made himself comfortable on his office
lodnge and said he thought he could
sleep Before Mr. Wilson left the doc
tor said he had some pain, aud 1t is
evident he took an opiate to deaden
the pain and produces leep and with
weak heart and his debllitnted con
di'ion very little was needed to CON
sutute an overdose.
DIR. Potts was ono OF he trustees
of the Durango lodge OF Elks and the
funeral will be under the auspices OF
the Elks. at time 10 be set later
He was also a member of the Wood
men of the World and the X. r. lodge.
esteemed by all members of the vari.
Gus orders.
DR. Potts came to Durango from
Silverton about eighteen months ago,
seeking n lower altitude He had prac-
ticed medicine at Silverton for about
twelve years before coming to Du.
range where he had many friends. He
was probably about so years OF age.
lie leaves a wife who Is prostrated
over his sudden death and we have
made no effort to gather details OF
his life.
| DR.. Potts was called as witness
in the Hayes will case now on trial at
/ Silverton and intended leaving for that
place on tonights train
Since residing in Durango the doc
tor made many friends who regret his
untimely death.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
ANOTHER COAL
MIS;s:::s:::s.In! DISASTER
60.
Kentucky Mine Furnishes Thiry-Five Victims
Of Deadly Gas Explosion Caused
by Miners Lamp

els larger than at this time last year,
while in North America they are about
% ,000, 900 bushels less than year ago,
Total worlds available supply is about
1000, 900 bushels greater than year
ago, very small figure If it were not
for The presumably far larger supple
mentary quantities back of It.
Russia has enough wheat, according
10 her government figures, to ship at
an enormous rate until October next
from her 1909 crop alone, and she will
of course. before that time have raised
another crop. Her wueat crop. large
proportion of which is available for
export, is 10000 900 bushels greater
than any previously raised Most Of
her other crops are also large in pro.
portion, The crop outlook in Europe
and Asia Is fine and Australia has ah,o
begun to chip freely from her new
crop.
Just at present. however. the i'm
porting countries of Europe are feel.
ing the effect of the light shipments
from Argentina. The crop of the latter
country was about two weeks late in
the first place. wet weather has caus
ed further delays. the quality falls far
short of last years and, altogether the
Argentine shipping campaign starts
out disappointing.
January exports to date are just A.
oO0,c00 bushels short OF those of a
year ago. The discrepancy viii un.
doubtedly be over 100000 bushels by
the end of the month,
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
HAS GRIEVANCE
AGAINST TEDDY
Comes TO America to Have Roosevelt and
Secretary Bacon Arrested and Will
Also Sue For Damages

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.--Mrs, Ada Won
Claussen, alleging she is armed with
enough evidence to win her million
dollar suite against eN-President Roos.
evelt, Secretary Bacon and United
States Senator Graves. and sufficient
proofs to secure a warrant for their
arrest, arrived on the steamer America
of the Hamburg American line. At
the Knickerbocker hotel this morning
she related a tale of persecution which
brought back the days of martyrs. She
alleges that she has been twice perse.
cuted, shot at once, while crossing
from Paris to London. robbed of all
her yaluables. papers and much OF her
money through trumped up charges,
and all because OF one person. Theo
dore Roosevelt.
why they should hound and terror
ize me is beyond comprehension" she
said, yet as far as he is in the jungles
OF Africa, that man Roosevelt is still
working and plotting to injure me-"
Here Mrs Won Claussen drew herself
up to her full height. as novelists
say. and declared: But he is reck-
oning with n woman as powerful with
her wits and resources as he is
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Montrose has inaugurated a move
ment for commission form OF gov
ernment. Durango should fall in line
Delta is engaged in raising fund
OF $4,000 to boom the place th,s year
expecting thereby to double her popu.
lation,
Denver Post of Denver says report.
ed remarriage of Lawrence Phipps and
his divorced wife is a fake revived
about twice a year.
Pueblo Mexican circles are stirred
up by an clipping case. The lrate
mother of the girl says she will land
the man in the pen. Go to 1t.
The Denver Typographical union
will send baseball nine to Washing
ton, ID. c., next August to compete iD
the annual tournament for the Herr
mann trophy.
Newton n, Riddell, the noted psy
chologist, says Fort Collins co..as
the nearest to being the Zeal in civic
life and government than any city he
has ever visited.
The Republicans OF jefferson coun.
ty banquetted at Golden $50 strong
Saturday night, harmony being the
watchword. Let the good example be
followed in every county.
The state board of health has referred
the matter of the charges that were
recently filed against Pure Food Com
missioner Cannon to the attorney gen
eral with query as to what to do.
Chief of Police Armstrong of Den
yer says he has no use for "lady kill
ers" OH the force and policemen must
look the other way when pretty
woman appears on the scene or be
DISCHARGED.
Charles Post, the blind postmaster
of Morrison. alleged to have been foul.
ly dealt with and missing several days
was simply enjoying few days rest
with a friend on ranch near Den.
YER.
At Salida Monday night the Tellu-
ride basket ball team played its first
game on the present tour, losing by
score OF "A to 20. 1t is said the town
Of Salida turned out a big crowd TO
witness the game which was fine
exhibition throughout,
The senate committee on fisheries
has reported fsvorably upon Senator
Guggenheim's bills approprlating S4O.-
600 for two fish hatcheries In Colorado
one to be located In the plains and
the other in the mountain country
The committee also reported favorably
Upon Senator Wsrren's bill appropri.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
FARMERS SET PRICES FOR
FIVE MORE MONTHS
Chicago Record.Herald

Chicago Record-Herald
1t Is largely up to the producer. the
American farmer, to fix wheat values
In the United States In the remaining
tiye months of the present crop year
No one at present questions tho farm
er's financial ability TO hold, but there
are certainly some very serious doubts
as to the wisdom of such stubborn
holding policy. 1t might very easily
al the beginning of next harvest leave
him 10 hold the bag. with a new crop
on hand and the situation In the Unit.
ed states then become as heavy as II
now appears to be in the importing
countries of the world.
Available supplies in and afloat for
Europe are now about 10000 900 bush.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
Exploring The
St. Paul Mine

CHERRY. ILL.,, Feb. 2.-The body Of
one miner and the carcasses OF sixty
four mules were found $50 feet deep
in the st. Paul mine today by relay
parties of repairers and explorers who
began work In the burned passages
last night. Probably the corpse Of
the miner will be brought to surface
some time today. The explorers dur.
ing the night stopped up all dangerous
breaks in the walls In the main run.
way TO the west of the main shaft OF
the second level. Work also extended
TO the south as far as the airshaft.
th IS opening the passageway between
the. two shafts OF the mine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
CARTOONlST ARRESTED FOR
NOT PAYING ALiMoNY

NEW YORK. Feb 2.-The arrest of
Homer Davenport. the cartoonist, has
been ordered Ly the supreme court
here for failure TO pay alimony at the
rate of $500 a mouth Mr.. Davenport
left the state some time ago and Is
now seriously III in California
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
SILVERTON NEWS.

SILVERTON, Feb. 1.-The Hayes
will case was taken up in the district
court this morning and will probably
occupy several days.
Been showing all day with indica.
tions of stormy night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Fiction.
Janice Meredith" by p. L. Ford.
'Eben Holden" by Irving Bachellos.-
First Violin" by Jessie Fothergill.
"susanne and Sue" by X. ID. Wig.
gin.
Juvenile.
"Hclter Shelters" by G. Daulton.
"Dlck in the Everglades" by A. w.
Dimock.
Anne of Avonlea," by l.. NJ Mont.
gomery.
"Arship Boys Adrift." by II. L. Say
Ter.
Betty BaIrd's Golden Year" by A.
W. Welkel,
Non-Flction.
"out of Doors in the Holy Land"
by Henry Van Dyke.
Five volumes OF Plutarchs Lives.
"Reeollections of Grover Cleveland" +"
by G. f. Parks
studies in Several Literatures," by
II. T. Peck.
New New York" by John c. Van
Dyke.
How to Study and Teach" by II.
NJ. McMurry.
"Of the Imitation of Christ" by
Thomas attempts
Works of Christopher Marlowe.
pictures Every Child Should
Know" by Dolores Bacon
Trees Every Child Should Know"
by j. E. Rogers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS

The packers say meat will go high
er-after the boycott.
The price on all of the better grades
of Bibles WIN be Increased March
ilrst.
There is possibility OF impeach-
ment proceedings being instituted
against Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma In
connection with the failure of the Co
lumbia Bank S Trust company.
A tramp, who David Ornstein OF
ed one bitterly cold night in the win
ter OF 1904. reappeared at Ornstein's
place Sunday asked for and ate his
dinner and then handed the amazed
farmer a 500 gold piece. He left with
out telling Ornstein his name or his
place of business.
A dozen foreigners discussed the
meat boycott at breakfast in a Pitts
burg boarding house Sunday and all
except Mic" Skoviac, Slay. agreed
to eat no meat. Skovlac. delighted
with having the breakfast steak to
himself, tackled 1t so violently that
he cholied to death with the first
mouthful.
In an official report to the Illinois
State Food commission, made public
Sunday. State Inspector Hoey says
that horses are being slaughtered by
the wholesale in Chicago and that the
meat is being sold and distributed
for human consumption. The meat.
he says, is being cut Into roasts.
steaks and sausages, and is being sold
10 free lunch venders In Chicago and
to some farming districts and mining
camps where foreigners are employed.
Decrylng matrimony as business
venture, but lauding fruit farming. in
which occupation she has accumulated
a fortune OF 100000. Mrs. Marion Mac.
Rea Of Hood River. Ore, who started
six years ago with a capital of $25,
Is visiting New York city on n sight
seeing tour. Farming has office, fac.
tory or store work beaten all to pieces
as a means OF livelihood for a ambi-
tious woman" declared Mrs. MacRea
in breezy western style.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

pound in all grades OF meat. This in-
crease is to be made upon the whole
sale end, leaving the retailer to fight
out his own battles with his custo-
mers
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

A robbery, in which diamonds and
other jewelry variously estimated as
worth from $4,000 10 $1,000 were stol.
en-, occurred on Denver-bound Rock
Island train Saturday night. The vic
tim was wealthy woman, on one of
the Pullmans, whose name has not
been made public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

superintendent Mclaughlin of the
IAnti-Saloon league states that Sun
day was the driest Sunday Denver
has ever known. He had number
of detectives out and not a drop of
intoxicating liquor is known to have
been sold In either the saloons, the
hotels or restaurants.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

A big temperance rally was held at
La Sale Sunday night and an Anti.
Saloon league organized to assist
Evans in remaining dry" at the com.
ing election. La Sale has provided
for temperance rule in its new incor.
poration papers, soon to be passed
upon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

ating $4,000 for fish hatchery in
Wyoming, and upo= Senator Penrose's
bill appropriating $4,000 for a hatch
cry in New Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

That 'gentlemen's agreement" ex.
ials between the commission men In
Denver whereby the price which the
farmers receive for their produce and
that at which IT is sold to retailers.
Is arbitrarily fixed; and that the com,
mission houses charge such an euor.
nous percentage that there appears
to be anple grounds for the assertion
that between the producer and con.
sumer &c 2-9 cents in every dollar
goes into the middleman's pockets. mas
been called to the attention of State
Labor Commissioner Edwin V. Brake,
and he will this week begin an in.
vestigation throughout Colorado to de.
termine. as accurately as possible
Just what consumers pay, and what
percentage of what they pay goes to
he producer. commission man, broker.
retail merchant and the railroads. saws
the Denver News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

There Is remedy for everything
except some of the remedies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

There is n possibility of impeach-
ment proceedings being instituted
against Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma In
connection with the failure of the Co
lumbia Bank 81 Trust company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Secretary of State Pearce is after
those who fail to pay the corporation
flat tax of cents on each thousand
10. capital stock. The notices sent out
say if payment is not made within
thirty days suits VIII be commenced
II the 10000 corporations fail to pay
what a big lot of quits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Denver Post of Denver says report
ed remarriage of Lawrence Phipps and
his divorced wife is fake revived
about twice year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Pueblo Mexican circles are stirred
up by an clipping case. The lrate
mother of the girl says she win land
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

The Herald for commercial PRINTING,
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

The Denver Typographical union
will send a baseball nine to Washing
ton, ID. c., next August to compete iD
the annual tournament for the Herr
mann trophy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Newton n, Riddell, the noted psy
chologist, says Fort Collins corsas
the nearest to being the Zeal In civic
life and government than any city he
has eve? visited.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

The Republicans OF jefferson coun.
ty banquetted at Golden 15O strong
Saturday night, harmony being the
watchword. Let the good example be
followed in every county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Delta is engaged in raising fund
OF $4,000 TO boom the place tho year
expecting thereby to double her popu,
lation
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03

Charles Post, the blind postmaster
of Morrison, alleged to have been foul
ly dealt with and missing several days
was simply enjoying few days resi-
with a friend on ranch near Den
YER.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03
COLORADO BRIEFS

Montrose has inaugurated move
ment FOR commission form OF gov
ernment Durango should fall in line
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-06
Closing Session Of
(Continu ed from page ~

Resolutions by Senators Hale and
Cullum providing for notification of
the house and the president respect
lively, that the senate was sitting and
prepared for business, were adopted
before the senate took cognizance of
the work of the grim reaper.
In accordance with Cullom's resolu-
ton. the Illinois senator. and Money,
of Mississippi, were appointed to wait
upon President Taft The secretary
of the senate was instructed to carry
the necessary information to the
house.
The death announcements were
made in order of seniority and in each
case by colleague of the deceased
member.
Martin of Virginia, broke the official
news of the death of Daniel, of that
state.
Bacon announced the demise of Mr..
Clay of Georgia
Foster performed like service in be-
half of McEnery of Louisiana.
The series closed with the an.
nouncement of the death of Dolliver
of Iowa by Cummins.
All spoke in feeling terms of the
departed, but tribute in each case
was confined to a few words, as later
the senate will be called upon to lis
| ten to extended eulogies of each of
them.
In connection with the announce.
ments. resolutions expressing the
profound sorrow of the senate over
each of the deaths were adopted, after
which adjournment was taken out of
respect to the memory of the four
men.
In the house the entrance of Repre-
sentative Champ Clark of Missouri,
ELECTED as much applause as did that
! of Cannon. The face of Clark, as he
walked down the aisle to his seat on
the democratic side, was as rosy and
! shining as was the bright pink car
NATION he wore in his button hole.
The house remained in session long
enough only to hear prayer, roll call
and to adopt resolutions of sympathy
on the death of Representative Brown.
| low of Tennessee; Foulkrod of Penn
sylvania, Tirrell of Massachusetts and
Gilmore of Louisiana, and members of
the upper house who have died since
adjournment of the previous session
and to have the oath of Office admin
istered to three new members.
Fewer bills and resolutions were
introduced in the house today than
is usual on the opening day of con-
gress.
There were thirty-six public bills
and resolutions.
As an outcrop of the house COM
mittee investigation of Indian con-
tracts, Burke of South Dakota, chair.
man of the committee, introduced a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-06
PRIVATE DETECTIVE J.:
go - - 49, - - 49,
SERIOUSLY wounded

Chicago, Dec. 5.-George S. Holben
superintendent of private detective
agency conducted by Miss Cora NJ.
Strayer WIS ashot and probably fatally
wounded yesterday by Stephen Ayers,
"a discharged employee.
Mary Myers, a maid employed at the
Strayer offices, witnessed the shooting
of HOLDEN, and, springing upon Ayers,
fought with him for the possession of
his revolver.
HOLDEN was staggering away from
the door and Ayers had his revolver
leveled at him when Miss Myers
caught his arm and pulled it down. At
the same instant the revolver was
discharged, the bullet passing through
Ayers clothing and making a slight
,sh wound. ~
The shooting occurred at Miss
Strayers home, 1888 Indiana avenue,
Where HOLDEN has his headquarters.
HOLDEN was taken to hospital,
where his condition was declared
critical.
At the police station Ayers said he
wante dto kill HOLDEN because the lat
ter procured his dismissal.