Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


exhibits of apples at the National Hor.
ticultural congress. Mesa county
alone secured forty-three premiums
twenty-six firsts, seven seconds and
ten thirds Mesa. Delta and Monte
yuma counties took more prizes than
all the rest of the United States put
together
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov IA
The lenses of the big telescopes at
the Naval Observatory were given an
extra rub and polish today in an
ticipation of observations to be made
tomorrow night OF the total eclipse
of the moon 1t will be the last
eclipse of the moon this year and
will be visible throughout the greater
part of North America In the east
ern part of the United States and
Canada the moon win enter the
shadow OF the earth promptly at six
O'Clock in the evening and the total
eclipse will begin about one hour later
DENVER, Nov. IA Despatch to
the Times from Richmond, Va, today
states that the tenth annual meeting
OF the board of directors OF the Ma
tional Jewish hospital for consumpt.
ives at Denver, was held there yes.
terday. President GrabfelIer of Louis.
vile, KY presiding. Experts made re
ports showing that out of 253 patients
treated at the institution during the
last year only four died
The election of officers resulted in
Samuel Grabfeller of Louisville, be.
ing chosen president. Alfred Mullen
vice president.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. 14.-Rr.
ports of the immigration bureau at
Washington just made public, show
that 9,71l,5l2 aliens have reached this
country since 1901. OF this number
1t is declared. more than 60 per cent
passed through the quarantine station
at New York.
More aliens reached this coun-
try during the past nine years than the
total population of seven of the lar
gest southern states, or fifteen OF the
largest western states. IN the Union
The figures show that Iuore aliens
came to this country since 1901 than
there are people in Maine, New Hamp,
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts New
Jersey and Rhode Island
The races represented have been
classified in forty subdivisions by he
statisticians of the immigration bureau
The southern Italians lead all in the
numbers, with a total of l,76l .94S, vita
the Jews second at 916,263 Polish
homeseekers were third in number
with ST3,660. The Pacific Islander
were the least in number. Only Sc
of them have imnigrated in the las,
ten years.
The average amount OF money pos
sessed by each alien at landing was
1922, but some amazing individual diff
ferences are evident. The Spanish
Americans were richest, averaging
SlO4 each, and the Koreans were the
poorest, with only 81 each. Pacific
Islanders averaged $50 and Japanese
s4l. The Jews were among the poor
est. Their average was sl3.
PEORIA, Ill, Nov. 14.-Frederick
Demmin claims the distinction of be
Ing the father of twenty-five children
all living and all healthy Saturday
when he counted noses, only twenty
were seen, but today two more were
added to the already flourishing fam
lily, when twin boys raised their voic
es in the domestic chorus This is
the fourth time this similar event
has happened in the Demmin family.
The heroic qualities of the head OF
the household is shown in the fact
earned more than $3.50 per day.
DENVER, Nov. IA. - Four of the
constitutional amendments carried in
this city and one, the funding OF the
state Indebtedness, lost The Only
other county heard from on the amend
ments is Cheyenne, and all five car
ried in that county.
In Denver the amendments were
given the following vote: For The mi
tiative and referendum, 1892; against
9,0IG a majority of 10.4SG.
Amendment for compensation of leg.
islative members. for S.720: against
$3.50; majority for. 36l
Medical school amendment; for, a..
52S; against. 1926; majority for. lO.3SS
Land board amendment; for lO.3SS;
against s.s6s; majority for, $500,
> Funding of the state Indebtedness;
for, 6.91S; against, 1914; majority
against, 6,223
Cheyenne county gave the following
majorities in favor of tie amendments,
Initiative and referendum, $3.50; legis
latiye, 3; medical school, 1888; land
board, 81; funding the state indebted
ness. II.
The remains of BILLY" Lewis were
found at Delagua yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock William Mason
an uncle and Tom Mason, jr.. cous-
in left with them for Durango this
morning. They will reach here tomor.