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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

coal business for year on weary year.
The heritage of the people" the coal
supply of the future" the "incalcula-
Bile wealth." and all the other catch
phrases wherewith the Conservation"
press bureau is stocked, have been
worked longer hours than Pitts.
burg millhand, in the effort to keep
ali Alaskan coal land in the hands Of
the government. An Alaskan rail-
road, whose tracks are laid over coal
beds, is forced to burn wood in its
dinky engines-and pays the paternal
United States government 80 cents
per cord for stumpage. A stamp mill
in the interior Of Alaska pays $50
per ton for British Columbia coal
with which to operate its machinery.
Better coal is ready to mine within
stones throw; but that better coal
is being conserved" for future gen.
erations. Government experts" have
estimated Alaskan coal lands to be
worth as high as 100000 per acre;
though locked under an Arctic frost,
and hundreds of miles from any means
of transportation. The best coal lands
in Pennsylvania, the Connellsville beds
with railroad alongside, are valued
by the owners at from 1000 to 81 ,250
per acre.
We rejoice at the tardy dawn of
common sense in these Alaskan coal
cases. We have no sympathy with
land frauds, or coal frauds, or any
other frauds. But the most expensive
fraud with which we have ever come
in contact is the Pinchot "conserva-
ton" fraud. If few more Of these
Alaskan coal cases can be got into
court, perhaps we shall be able to keep
a few battleships on the Pacific coast
without draining the treasury for coal
to fill their bunkers; and the Alaskan
railways may advance from the wood
burning stage.-Denver News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
BREAD MAKING.

Henry Kohman, University of Kan
sas, has just received the highest
paid fellowship in the world, an in
dustrial fellowship which pays $500
a year, University of Pittsburg. He
will have two associates, one receiv-
ing $1,000 and the other $3.50 year
in addition to the fellowship. The
fellowship is given for research work
in bread making, which Kohman has
been working on for several years.
A reward of $4,000 is offered to the
three men if they discover processes
that will be of commercial value to
the firm giving the money.-Illini
University of Illinois).
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
LA PLATA COUNTY LAND
Is ORDERED SEGREGATED

DR.. B. L. Jefferson, register of the
state land board, yesterday ordered
the segregation of 10000 acres Of
state land in La Plata county at the
request Of the Interstate Irrigation
company. This company intends to
begin the construction Of $1,000,000
irrigation project that will reclaim
this large tract of land. 1t is planned
to put water from the Animas river
on this land. The company is said to
be backed by eastern capital and to
have ample means to complete the big
undertaking-Denver Republican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Mr.. Isaac N. Stevens, formerly ed
itor of the Pueblo Chieftain, but who
is now on the sociological lecture plat
form, has issued a pamphlet contain
ing portion of his addresses, open
letters, and editorials on sociological
subjects, which were prepared or de-
livered while he yet edited the Chief
tain. Mr.. Stevens is covering the state
with these pamphlets, his idea being
to create sentiment in the minds
of the people that will carry into eff
feet the measures which he has ad-
vocated, and which are known as pop
ular government legislation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
LIGHT AS A REroRMER.

The efficacy Of light as reforming
influence on wrong doing and wrong
doers has been observed at all times
by all peoples. publicity" tends to
make the world disposed to do that
which the world would have the world
to do. 1t also prevents the predis-
posed wrongdoer from carrying out
his purposes. The manner in which
so many desired ends are reached
through unintentional means md Dy
strangely indirect methods is pecu-
.liarly interesting. So many PEI sons
have builded better than they krev.
Not SO many years ago the tramp"
question was very serious one in
many of the isolated farming sectons
of the country, as it still is in parts
where conditions are as primitive as
they once generally were. Many ap-
parently able-bodied men who were il.
disposed to work, or who were unable
to SECURE just the kind of empio. -ment
desired, went tramping up and down
the land, living off the bounty of the
hard working farmers larders. The
unkempt, if not intimidating appear
ance of these unfortunate stroliers
was sufficient to make the farmers
wives heartily glad to hand out some
food if thereby they could only in
duce to move on" to some other place
the tramps who usually mysteriously
appeared from somewhere at time
of day when the men folks vera ut
some more or less remote part of the
farm. There was no telling whence
OF when these wandering visitant's
would arrive.
But there came day when the tele-
phone was invented. At first its use
was expensive and was confncd to
large cities. By and by its services
became less costly and the farmers
began putting telephones into their
homes. And then, presto change!
Homes that were tucked away in the
remote corners of the wooded hills and
wales, or were isolated out upon the
great broad prairies, were brought
within speaking distance of the whole
world. The neighborhood became
whispering gallery. Light on the DO
ings of humanity had arrived. Pub
licity was at hand. And though the
inventor had, perhaps, never dreamed
as much, he had found an answer eor
the tramp question. With their tele-.
phones at hand, one farmers wife
can tell the other that tramp is
headed down the road and to get the
wood ready to saw, or the carpet on
the line ready to be beaten; to let
the dog out, get the shotgun in po-
sition, and tell the men folks that if
they want a man to work that one is
headed their way. If the poor tramp
is looking for work he can find it.
If he is not looking for work, he finds
something else awaiting him-perhaps
an officer of the law armed with
charge of vagrancy.
AS result of all this, the tramps
keep clear of q community that is link
ed with telephone wires. They know
the wires are sign that there will
be oodles of work just hanging over
the front gate beckoning them to come
on if they dare. And they don't dare.
Monitor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

The wonders of the Rockies are de-
scribed and pictured in beautiful
brochure just issued by the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad, entitled "Around
the Circle" written by Mr.. Edwin L.
Sabin, the well known author, and
illustrated with photographs by Jack
son, Beam, Smith, Mcclure and other
well known Rocky Mountain landscape
artists. geographically and pictori-
ally the publication is one Of the hand
soonest issued for free distribution by
any railroad, while from a literary
standpoint the story is far better than
the usual run of railroad booklets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Lotus came to La Jara, Colo, where
the former went into the cattle busi-
ness, which he followed the rest of
his life. This was in 1872, Mr.. LOTUS
being the first white settler in that
part of the country.
In March, 1888, Mr.. LOTUS moved
his family to Durango, or more strict
ly speaking, Animas City, where he
lived for many years. After the death
of his wife in 1896, Mr.. LOTUS made
his home with his son, T. L., until the
latter moved to Pennington, as stated
above.
Two sons and two daughters are left
to mourn the loss of their father: T.
l.. LOTUS of Pennington, Patrick of
Ell Paso, Tex, and Mrs. Mary Nc
CURE and Mrs. B. C. Hastings, both
of Silverton.
The remains were brought down
from Silverton this morning, and
services were held at st. Column
ba's church, at $3.50, Rev. Father M.
F. Callahan being in charge. The pall
bearers were Patrick Cummins, James
German, Matt Harrington, Thomas
Newman, P. C. Shannon, D.. Cum
minis.
Interment was in Greenmount.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
JOHNSON WINS.

In one of the fastest and cleanest
exhibitions of the manly sport ever
witnessed in Antonito, Eddie John
son knocked out Jimmie Garvey in
the seventh round of scheduled fif-
teen-round bout. UP to the fifth round
honors were even, but after this round
Johnson's science and strength proved
too much for Garvey, who was mere
ly punching bag for Eddie's blows.
A special from Alamosa carried a
large number of fight fans to the
scene of the battle. The bout was
held last Friday night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

A well known and much respected
citizen of the San Juan section for
period of over thirty years, passed
away in Silverton some time during
Friday night, in, the person Of Tom
LOTUS, father of T. l.. Loftas. the
contractor. When the latter moved to
Pennington about year ago, his
father, who had made his home with
our citizen. for a number of years,
went to Silverton, where two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mcclure and Mrs. Hastings
live.
Last Friday night, Mr.. LOTUS went
to bed apparently in the best
of health but when Mrs. Nc
CURE went to arouse him in
the morning he was dead. He
had always been of an active dispo-
sition and had been sick very little
during his life. He was well and
hearty to the last, and when the end
came his passing was as gentle as the
dropping of withered leaf in the
fall of the year. There was evidently
no pain for he was smiling as a happy
child when he dreams of pleasant
things. To those left behind there is
much that is comforting in an end
so peaceful.
Grief is tempered, too, when man
lives the full round of life and reaches
more than the allotted three score
years and ten. He has passed through
the four seasons of mortality, spring,
summer, autumn and winter He has
frolicked through life's spring; borne
the burden and heat of the summer;
rejoiced in the fruitage of middle age,
and passed peacefully through the
winters SHOWS. Like flower and tree
mortal man comes to his end some
time and reaching it in the fullness of
the years, as our departed friend, it
seems to lessen sorrow.
Tom Lotus was born almost eighty
years ago, in Ireland, but left his ma
tive land when a boy, and spent some
years in England. There he was mar
ried in 1858 to Sara B. Muldargag.
For few years the young couple
lived in London, and then crossed
the Atlantic to Boston.
After some four years spent in the
hub of the universe" Mr.. and Mrs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
THE DIFFERENCE.

Some one has dared to say it--but of
course it's quite absurd!
That when two women chance to meet,
they talk about third;
But when two men meet, each one lays
all others on the shelf
And just sails in and talks and talks
about himself.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

George Hobson, an engineer and
resident of Durango for the past three
years, died yesterday morning of
heart trouble. He was forty years of
age and leaves wife and child, at
present in Chama, N. M. The re-
mains are at the Goodman undertake
ing parlors. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Salida is making preparations to
boost the granite industry in their
section with the idea of making it the
best granite producing section of the
country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Altogether $4,000 men, miscellan-
eous collection of Englishmen, Ameri-
cans, Italians, Spaniards, Chinese and
Japanese are engaged in work on the
Panama canal. ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Cy Graden of Durango was in town
last week. He is manager of the Colo
RADIO Cold Storage & M. company, of
that city.-Cortez Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

VIM. Pearson, of Durango, was in
Silverton for couple of days during
the past week, returning to the Smel.
ter City on Sunday.-Silverton Miner
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Joe Coppinger came down from Du
rango Sunday to renew old acquain
tances.-Cortez Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Mrs. o. F. Boyle of Durango, spent
the past two weeks in Pennington en-
joying our sunshine and dry streets
and roads.-Fai mington Times-Hust-
Ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Prof. Levey spent several days in
Durango visiting with relatives, re-
turning Monday.-Montezuma Journal
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13
ss2'.sts ss1.s1 ASSAYS

Gold, rs cents: Gold and Silver. 81;
Gold. Silver and Copper. $1.60. Gold
and Silver refined and bought. Write
for free mailing sacks. OGDEN a.
SAY CO., 1886 Court Place. Denv~
Colo
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

From Mondays Daily.

Ramon Montoya, who was brought
here some ten days ago with an in
jured spine, from Dolores, died last
night at 10 O'Clock at Mercy hospital.
The remains are at the Goodman I'm
dertaking parlors waiting advices
from relatives in Blanco, N. NJ. De-
ceased was so years of age.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

There are nearly $1,000 reindeer in
Alaska. the descendants Of about 600
which were imported less. than dozen
years ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

W. S. McCaw, who has recently
located here, has rented the brick
house formerly occupied by o. S. Ev-
ans and has decided to take up land
and remain.-Farmington Enterprise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Reese McCloskey, of the firm of
Wilson, McCloskey G. Moody, one of
the leading firms of att,ruevs in the
southwest, was ~isitor to our town
on business last week. Far.aington
Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

VIII NiSil MS iillle uduBuleTy Aiiila,
and other relatives and friends. He
will be away for little over two
weeks.-Silverton Miner.
Otto Mears returned last Saturday
from Denver, where he has been since
the first of the year, and got busy
doing his part toward causing the sea-
son of 1911 to open up with a rush.
He returned to Denver Tuesday-Sil-
verton Miner.
Col. B. b. Calvin, after having spent
the winter months in Denver, returned
to Silyerton last Saturday evening on
the through train and will remain here
during the summer and fall. His many
friends are glad To see him back again
I-Silverton Miner.
Jim Jarvis formerly of this city was
elected alderman at the recent cleo
ton in Durango. Jim will make an
| efficient one, too. Durango by vote
of 644 to 457 decided to go under the
commission form of government, and
convention will be called to frame
a charter.-Aztec Index.
The lawsuits of the Montezuma
Land & Water company, against a
great many residents of this section
are to come up at Durango soon.
Judging from the published list it
will no doubt take several months
to dispose of same.-Montezuma
Journal.
II. d. Brindle and family moved ov-
er from Durango the past week and
now reside on their beautiful ranch
just east of Bayfield,. After nearly
three years. contamination with Du-
rangoites Mr.. Brindle again takes up
the life of an honest farmer-Bayfield
Blade.
Mr.. P. B. McAtee, of the D & R.
G., and Mr.. H. L. ]. Warner, a news
paper man of Denver, were in town
Tuesday evening gathering statistics
oil the valley. You may not believe
i. but that D. & R. G. sure has some
designs on this section.-Montezum
Journal.
r. c. Prewitt and Joe Prewitt were
in town the first of the week, having
returned here from a visit to Arizona,
where they wrote insurance. On the
trip the wrote insurance for one Ma
yajo Indian and received a check for
5000 on his premiums. How is that
for civilizing poor Lo?-Farmington
Times-Hustler.
Sheriff Gawith made trip to Gray
son, Utah, this week, to get an i'm
portant witness in the case of the
People VS.. Starr, which comes up at
Durango shortly. The witness was
Herm Coulson and he made the trip
to that city from here by his lonesome
going Wednesday. = Montezuma
Journal.
At about s o'clock last night, while
a heavy gale was blowing, the beau
tiful residence of Mrs. Hattie St.bbs,
located near Moncos, was dest. t.oyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,-
900. The reflection of the flames
against the clouds was plainly dis
cernable from Cortez.-Montezum
Journal.
Duffy and olds enlivened our town
on Monday by placing on our streets
wagon properly lettered to adver-
tise the new steam laundry. The ma
chinery of the new plant was put in
motion also and first class work was
turned out. All of our people who pa
tronize laundries should give the home
institution chance and if its work is
as good as that of outside laundries
it should be given the preference
Pennington Times-Hustler.
Preparations for the annual celebra-
tion of the San Juan Odd Fellows as
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Col. B. b. Calvin, after having spent
the winter months in Denver, returned
to Sil yerton last Saturday evening on
the through train and will remain here
during the summer and fall. His many
friends are glad To see him back again
-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

J. M. Johnson of the Gold King
company, arrived from Boston last
Saturday evening, and spent several
days in Silverton making arrange
ments for an active season at that
property.-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Otto Mears returned last Saturday
from Denver, where he has been since
the first of the year, and got busy
doing his part toward causing the sea-
son of 1911 to open up with rush.
He returned to Denver Tuesday.-Sil-
verton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

County Clerk E. j. Holman left
Thursday morning for Leavensworth,
Kans., and Milwaukee, Wis, where he
will visit his little daughter, Alma,
and other relatives and friends. He
will be away for little over two
weeks.-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Preparations for the annual celebra-
tion Of the San Juan Odd Fellows as
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Jim Jarvis formerly of this city was
elected alderman at the recent cleo
ton in Durango. Jim will make an
efficient one, too. Durango by vote
of 644 to 457 decided to go under the
commission form of government, and
convention will be called to frame
a charter.-Aztec Index.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

At about o'clock last night, while
heavy gale was blowing, the beau
tiful residence of Mrs. Hattie St'bbs,
located near Moncos, was dest -oyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,-
900. The reflection of the flames
against the clouds was plainly dis
cernable from Cortez.-Montezuma
Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

The lawsuits of the Montezums
Land & Water company, against q
great many residents of this section
are to come up at Durango soon
Judging from the published list il
will no doubt take several months
to dispose of same.-Montezuma
Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

1nterment was in Greenmount.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

H. d. Brindle and family moved ov.
er from Durango the past week anG
now reside on their beautiful ranch
just east of Bayfield,. After nearly
three years contamination with Du.
rangoites Mr.. Brindle again takes ur
the life of an honest farmer-Bayfielt
Blade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Mr.. P. B. McAtee, of the D & R
g., and Mr.. H. L. ]. Warner, news.
paper man of Denver, were in town
Tuesday evening gathering statistics
oil the valley. You may not believe
il but that d. & R. G. sure has some
designs on this observation-disclosures
Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-13

Sheriff Gawith made trip to Gray
son, Utah, this week, to get an i'm
portant witness in the case of the
People VS.. Starr, which comes up AT
Durango shortly. The witness was
Herm Coulson and he made the trip
to that city from here by his lonesome
going Wednesday. = Montezuma
Journal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-02

means Of transportation to a smelter.
He expresses his opinion succinctly by
saying that there is NO disposition on
the part Of Canadians to force the issue,
that if they cannot get Alaska by treaty
and fair purchase, they do not want it
at all And he concludes: "We simply
think that we are capable of bringing
about quicker and more satisfactory
development of Alaskan resources than
are the people Of the United States. -
Consider for a moment the deep re-
proach implied in that concluding state
ment. The Canadian desire in acquir
ing Alaska would be TO bring about a
quicker and more satisfactory develop
ment Of Alaskan resources than is pos
sible now! And when we reflect that
our own efforts in that region have
been directly to the contrary, that we
have stVdiously striven for ten or fiji
teen years to prevent the development
of Alaskan resources. rather than 10 fur
ther this development, the sting Of Mr..
Mackcnzie's conclusion smarts all the
more.
Mr., E. P. Spalding, General Manager
of the Monarch Mining Company,
operating near Murray, Idaho. is quoted
as saying that the operators in various
parts of the Northwest fully agree with
Nc. Mackenzie s conclusions
Mr.. c. Fl. Moffitt of Wallace. who
figures prominently in the mercantile,
banking and mining fields in Idaho, is
quoted as saying that "the only thing
that can save Alaska from reIapsing
into a condition approaching barbarism,
is its cession TO Canada And this
said by an American citizen in crlti-
cism of the neglect of his own govern
ment displayed toward that unhappy re-
gion!
When ii comes TO the point that
Americans come out openly in express
ing their opinion that the only thing
that will save Alaska is a transfer to
Canada. then surely it ought to be
the signal for Congress and the gov
ernment of the United States to wake
up and relieve Alaska from the terrible
paralysis which the faddists have fixed
upon that territory, not only TO its dam
age, but in direct contravention of such
law as is applicable there; and besides
it surely ought TO wake up our Con
gress to the necessity Of passing a code
Of laws which will allow the progress
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-02
A MAGNIFICENT WATERWAY.

Ever since the incention of the Pan
anna canal project there has been a
strong influence at work for the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi river, TO
the end that n ninetoot nayigable chan
mel, Of ample width for transportation
purposes, should be provided, as far up.
at least, as st. Louis. Above that the
depth of the channel, ms urged, would
be SIX feet to ST. Paul There seems
to be little doubt of the ultimate sue
cess Of this project, and thereupon Of
the very great Importance of the trade
which would ensue between the MIS-
sissippi river regions and the west
coast of South America, as well as ia
pan and China. The shipments of cot
ton direct to the latter countries. and
the shipment of food supplies Of all
kinds to all Pacific ports would he I'M
mense And it would all be In Ameri-
can ships.
in close connection with this general
scheme there is now the project for the
utilization of the Chicago drainage ca
nal and the lower portions of the Hi.
nois river in forming a navlCable chan
mel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico. The State of Illinois is NOV
ing TO do its part in providing this chan
mel, and the active cooperation Of Pres
ident Taft has been secured in an eff
fort 10 have the National Government
complete the necessary work, the State
Of Illinois contributing $20,OOO,OOO
thereto, We find in the st. Louis Globe.
Democrat the following editorial sum,
ming up Of the status of this scheme,
and of the means whereby its success
is expected:
During a visit TO Washington few
days ago Governor Deneeu conferred With
President Taft in regard to the improve
ment Of the Illinois river and submitted
letter on the subject. The President
responded In letter in which ne takes
more positive ground than heretofore on
a lakes to gulf deep channel. The
project for a pavisable waterway" he
writes, from Lake Michigan to the
mouth OF the Illinois river and thence
via the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mex