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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
ARMY APARTMENT
RE0RGAiTIzArIor

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July l.
The army department reorganization,
which has been subject of much dis
cussion since the plans were first an
nounced by the War Deparement some
months ago, came into effect today
The reorganization is in the interest
Of simplified administration. The
war department believes it will ex-
pcdate the transaction Of business
connected with the army and effect a
saving of about 100000 a year in
army administration.
The leading feature of the new plan
is the establishment of three main
divisions. These are the Eastern di.
vision, with headquarters at Cover
nor's Island; the Central division, with
headquarters at Chicago, and the
Western division, with headquarters
nj San Francisco. At these places the
principal work is TO be concentrated.
The divisional officers will give atten-
ton to the purely military business,
leaving the department commanders
to deal with administrative details.
The object is to develop officers cap
able of handling great army units.
The army headquarters at Denver
is the only one abolished under the
new order. Considerable changes
however, are made in the boundaries
Of the other departments. The De.
lpartment of the East is extended to
take in Ohio and Kentucky, which
heretofore have formed part of the
IDepartment pf the Lakes. Louisiana is
transferred from the Department of
the Gulf to the Department Of Texas
North and South Dakota, formerly in
cluded in the Department of Dakota
and Missouri, are transferred to the
Department of the Lakes New Mex
leo, Arizona and Utah are detached
from the Department of Colorado and
form part Of the Department of Cali
fornia. Montana and Wyoming 90
from the Department of Dakota to
/ the Department of Columbia, which is
to have its headquarters at Vancou-
ver Barracks, Wash.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
Wild WEST
IN TH[EAS
Express Train on Erie Road Held Up
In Western Style-Many Injured

ERIE, Pa, July Ia hundred or
more farmers and every available po-
lice officer in the county and state
police force are searching today for
the train robbers who last night held
up and robbed train number Al on
the Philadelphia and Erie branch Of
the Pennsylvania lines in the most
modern methods of the wild west"
The injured are G. II. Block of Erie,
tho mail clerk, shot through the right
hip; condition serious. C. X. Bemis,
Il brakeman, shot in the arm and
bruised on the head when he was kick
ed from the train by one of the rob
bers, II. d. Rooney, the conductor,
was struck by stones hurled by the
bandits and badly cut. James Hart,
the express agent, was shot in the
side and taken to the hospital. Carl
Anderson Of Reno, New, a travelins
salesman, was cut on the head, face
anu DOuy WHNn uc kIdppltd WIN d
bandit and was thrown over an en-
bankment.
The train was bound from Phila-
dolphin for Chicago and was brought
to stop against ties and telephone
poles piled on the track at Wesley
vile, five miles from this city. The
bandits rifled the mail and express
cars and before escaping the mail
clerk, brakeman and express agent
were shot and the conductor stoned.
Many passengers had narrow escapes
from death or wounds by bullets.
The men who are searching for the
robbers are heavily armed and an
encounter with any of the bandits
will result in bloodshed. Reports that
the robbers got $25,0O0 which was
being shipped to this city by the
Adams Express company, are denied
today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

TWO VICTIMS
Steamer Spokane Wrecked and Two
omen Meet Death

VICTORIA, b. C., July Caught
in racing ebb snle in Seymour Mar
rows. the steamer Spokane of the Pa
ciiie Coast Steamship company, north
bound TO Alaska, with i4S excursion
lists from widespread points in tho
United States, struc'S the ripple rock
during the dead Of night and with
water pouring into her hold was swept
through the Narfows by a twelve-knot
tide. She was finally beached at
Plumper's bay, whore she foundered
until her hurricane deck was awash.
A panic ensued on board and in land
ing the passengers from the beached
vessel, two women, Mrs Gardner y.
Williams of Washington, d. c., and
Mrs. j. f. Strauss Of Philadelphia,
fell overheard, their bodies being sub
sequently washed ashore. Mrs. Will
liams' husband and two daughters
were with her and one daughter wit
messed her death The remainder of
the crew and passengers succeeded in
landing safely and were subsequently
picked up by the steamer Admiral
Sampson, which arrived on the scene,
and are now being returned to Se-
attic, their starting point.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
THE SAN JUAN BASIN.

"The San Juan Basin" Is the name
of mighty nice little twenty-four
page folder recently issued by the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad com
pany. 1t is a nicely illustrated little
work and gives much valuable infor-
nation regarding the six counties, La
Plata, San Juan, Dolores, Montczuma
and Archuleta counties. in Colorado,
and San Juan county, New Mexico,
which comprise what is known as the
San Juan district These folders will
be distributed at all the larger rail
way points in the country and will
bring these counties into public no
tice. The company is to be greatly
commended on account of their enter
prise in publishing these works.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
THE HAII. STORM.

A fierce storm of hail visited parts
Of La Plata coanty yesterday and
wrought much havoc in certain locali-
ties. Al Bayfield, the damage is re-
ported as considerable but the great
est damage was done at points on the
river from eight to twelve miles north
of that city, here the crops wepe prac-
tieally destroyed. At Tiffany the hail
was light and little damage done ex-
cept in few spots. At ignacio the
damage was also light. The heavy
rain badly damaged large amount of
hay which was in the windrow and in
the shock. There was very little hail
fell in the Animas valley and none
at all at Fort Lewis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
.SPR|NGFRS
" DIVORCED
Husband Obtains Divorce from WON.
an In the Henwood Case

DENVER, July John w. Spring
cr was this morning granted divorce
| from Isabelle Patterson Springer on
tine ground If mental cruelty The
trial was in lhe chambers of Judge
GeorPe w. Ail.1 of the district court,
and was very brief. No notice Of the
hearing was given, but the doors 10
the judges chambers were open, and
the judge considered the matter pub
lie to all who might wish to attend
in spite of the fact that the case was
suppressed when filed.
Springer appeared with his attor-
ney, A. NJ. Stevenson, and filed an
amended complaint in which he alleged
only mental cruelty. Daniel b. Ellis,
representing Mrs. Springer, filed an
answer in which general denial of
the allegations in the complaint was
made, and then the hearing was be
gun, Mrs. Springer not being present.
Springer testified that the recent
publications concerning the relations
Of Mrs. Springer with Frank Harold
Henwood and Sylvester Won Phul,
and the evidence to the same effect
given at the Henwood trial had great
ly humilated him, causing him much
agony of mind and that he believed
the publications and the testimony
were true and the court held this evi-
dcnce by Springer sufficient to sustain
the allegation of mental cruelty and at
once ordered the decree.
The question of alimony was not
raised in court, Mr. and Mrs. Springer
having effected private settlement,
nor was there any suggestion that
Mrs. Springer's maiden name would
be restored. By the terms of settle
ment, in consideration of which, Mrs.
Springer agreed not to contest the
case, she receives $4,000 in cash, her
diamonds and other jewelry and an
automobile, bringing the aggregate
value to $4,000 which sum she had
asked outright in the final negotia-
tions made between her attorneys and
the counsel for her husband.
Mr.. Springer also agreed to use his
influence with the district attorney
to have turned over to Mrs. Springer
the letters which she wrote to Won
Phul and which she is said to have
commissioned Henwood TO secure for
her, and it is believed that she now
has these letters.
Mrs. Springer will go to Europe for
visit and must never return to Den
yer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

WINS BOTH
Harvard Wins Both Events from Yale
Freshmen Race Won by Yale

NEW LONDON, Conn, July l.
Harvard won the varsity and the var
sity fours races from Yale yestoi5lay.
the time being 22 minrtes and "a ssas
onds and thirteen minutes and tiiiris4
seven and a half seconds respe is
Yale won the Freshmen race in n
fraction fa5s ii.n twelve minutes
The<9tie variety crew was beaten
by f3n'te Teen lengths. Twenty
lth~'sapa persons ,wituessei..,iie ions
test and greeted the winners with
thunderceF applause.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
AVIATOR
MAKES GOOD
Daring Airman Flies Over New York
City Just Above Skyscrapers

NEW YORK, June 30.-One of the
most spectacular flights of American
aviation ended at Governors island
this morning by Harry N. Atwood
with a wonderful circle about the
Singer tower, almost grazing Che
roofs of the craggy sSyscrapers below.
Nothing so daring has ever been at
tempted before by any aviator. In
France the Eiffel tower has been cir
cled but the battling cross currents
from the canyons and cliffs of Lower
Manhattan island had hitherto daunt-
ed all American aviators.
Atwood rose from New London five
minuter past seven this morning with
the intention Of flying down the Con-
necticut shore and crossing Long Is
land sound to the aviation field at
Mineola. When he got into the air
he found his motor humming so stead
lily and the air currents so favorable
that his confidence grew and instead
Of crossing the sound he turned IN
land off Mount Vernon, lowered like a
falcon to reconnoiter and then head
ed for He'll Gate and the mouth of
East river. Below the aviator lay an
uninterrupted stretch Of roof tops, to
touch any one Of which would mean
instant destruction. Below stretched
the narrow tortuous course of the
river spanned by four lofty bridges
As if playing with his perils, At
wood cross the river to Long lsland
City near the williamsburg bridge ant
turned back to Manhattan islard
crossing the river second time ant
flew over the city at no great alti
tude to the lower end Of the island
circled the Singer tower and directed
his course past the Trinity church an'
eastward and south of Liberty towe
and the New Bankers Trust building
to Wall street, and lowered in smootl
spirals for moment over che amazed
curb brokers in the broad street be
! low. 1t was an amazing exhibition
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
GEORGE TIMERS DAUGHTER is
SCALDED.

Mrs l.. j. Randleman came in from
her home on Florida mesa last night
and departed for Cedar Hill today.
Her little sister, Iottie Tinker, scald-
ed herself badly yesterday. Lottie was
pouring some water from the teaket-
tie and some of the boiling water
scalded her hand. The child jumped
with the pain, and in doing so spilled
more water over her lower limbs. She
was so badly burned that the flesh
is said to be dropped from her right
leg. Lottie is 0 years old.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

the example of the anthracite region
and directly as the result Of the in
structions in first aid to the injured
and in the helmet rescue work being
introduced in all parts Of the United
States by the rescue cars and stations
Of the bureau Of mines, teams have re-
Gently been organized in the bitumi-
nous mining districts throughout the
country. The members of these teams
are eager TO show their skill and will
take part in the exhibition.
In addition to the exhibition by the
first aid teams the miners will wit
ness gas and coal-dust explosions in
miniature which will be staged in the
great explosives gallery of the bureau
of mines. In Arsenal park there will
also be temporary gallery which will
resemble a coal mine. This will be
placed at the bottom of a natural am
phitheatre, giving a clear view to
thousands of persons. There will be a
gas explosion in this play mine; min
era will be entombed, and one Of the
government rescue corps in oxygen
helmet will enter and save the men.
One side Of the miniature mine will
be open its entire length in order that
the onlookers may witness everything
that happens in an underground hor-
ror except the loss Of life. The fa-
nous oxygen helmets that members
Of the rescue corps Of the bureau wear
and which have been instrumental in
saving a number Of lives, will be on
exhibition and explained to the miners
The oxygen reviving apparatus which
automatically takes the poisonous gas
es from the lungs of an asphyxiatet
miner and ills them with oxygen will
also be demonstrated. This apparatus
has already brought back TO consci
BUSINESS number Of miners given ~
las dead.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

land conserving the metal resources of
This country; and to furnish at a nomi-
nal charge, to be regulated by the di-
rector of the bureau of mines, to each
ocDositor of rock or other mineral
bearing substance full assay or anal
ysis, showing quantity and quality of
each and every mineral found in s',ch
rock or mineral-bearing substance 50
examined by them, ard generally to
pei form under the directions of the
director of the burean of mines any
ed all acts that may tend toward
. ., development and bettcring of con-
Of the nan,ng industries Of
tia 4 States
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
TtiEti0TTEST
IN YEARS
June Was the Hottest Month /,
Years in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 1.-The hottest
June in the forty-one years of the
weather bureau"
The hottest six days in any hot
June in all these same forty-one
years"
"1he hottest day in June so far as
the weather man knew"
And followed the hottest May,
with the hottest six days and the hot
test one day in the whole history of
the records"
In this way The man who measures
the weather, the rain and the sunshine,
and essays the role Of prophet for
limited periods, summed up his math-
ematical impressions af the lamented
months of May ard June.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
sAN-Jrxv proYFETsl

According to bylaws the San Juan
pioneers are TO meet alternately at
Durango and Alamosa unless some
other county desires to entertain the
old timers. This year the meeting
comes on this side of the range and
as the last celebration on this side
was held in Durango the Durango
people believe it should go to one of
the adjoining counties. Silverton,
Mancos, Cortel, Dolores, Rico, Tellu-
ride or Ouray are invited TO take the
matter up. The meeting can be held
any time during July, August or Sep
tcmber. For information write,
GEO. N. RAYMOND, Committeeman.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
MINNEApoLIs TO CELEBRATE

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July l.
Business in Minneapolis will be prac-
tically at a standstill the coming week
while the citizens give themselves
over to- a celebration Of the growth
and prosperity Of the city. The affair
promises to be one of the most notable
of it's kind ever held in this country.
Many visitors are already putting in
ann appearance and it is expected that
when the celebration gets fully under
way at the beginning Of the week the
crowd will be the largest ever enter
tanned in Minneapolis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

William Glassner and Walter Will
son were in town today from Bayfield,.
The storm was very heavy there yes
terday, the hailstones being about the
size of small walnuts. The fruit was
damaged considerably, and the crops
washed out badly. The hail was so
severe that it broke through several
roofs covered by patent roofing, and
damaged the contents of the buId-
ings.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

On and after July 1, 1911, the west
ern division of the San Juan National
forest, having headquarters at Du-
range, Colo, will be known as the
Durango National forest. This forest
comprises the La Plata, Animas, Flo
rida. and Pine river watersheds and
has an approximate area of III, 1900
acres. The eastern division will re-
tain the former name Of the San
Juan National forest. This national
forest has headquarters at Pagosa
Springs, Colo, and the area embraced
comprises 7i6,50O acres on the Piedra,
San Juan, Blanco, and Navajo rivers
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
CARNIVAL PARADE LINE.

Parade will form on Second avenue,
head of the column resting on Tenth
street, facing north, from whence they
will start promptly at $3.50 marching
up Second to Twelfth, up Twelfth to
Third, down Third to Fifth, down
Fifth to Main, up Main to North Du-
range park. The position of the diff
ferent organizations, floats, etc, have
been determined by lot as follows:
Durango band.
G. A. r. and Relief Corps.
Improved Ocder of Red Men
Red Men float.
Pocahontas.
Pocahontas float and other ooca-
hontas conveyances.
odd Fellows and Rebeccas
odd Fellows and Rebeccas' float.
Eagles.
Eagles float.
Women of Wood .~af:.
Float.
E,lks' float.
Woodmen of the World.
Ladies of the Civic club
Modern Woodmen of America.
Moose.
Business mems floats.
Horseback riders.
Carriages conveying speakers and
other guests.
City council and fire department.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

The Red Men Of the city of Durango
arc under obligations to those Of the
business men Of Durango who have SO
kindly consented to close their places
of business on the 4th and 9Th, as
indicated by the following signed pa
per:
Whereas, Sitting Bull tribe No. 4S,
Imp. o, II. NJ. in the Hunting Grounds
|of Durango, Reservation of Colorado,
have arranged for grand celebration
ON the days Of the 18th and 5th of July,
and have nci solicited any donations
ifrena the publics znd,
Where RI Is the earnest desire Of
The busiMs5s men Of the city of Dss~
ifnnlyo, 10 1if them IN -rnnkfng sucli
carnival grand success,
Now, therefore, we, the undersign-
ed business men Of the city of Du-
range, do hereby agree to close our
places Of business from IL o'clock
noon, on the 9TH and 9th days of
July for the rest of the day.
~ IL FdlHsiu W w., d. hIuSCHke,
Otis, GcGirr g. Co., The Famous, Nc
Kinney Clothing Co., win Hart, Joe
the Tailor; Hassan Bros, Racket
Store, Wetter Mere. Co., Wahler &
Welk, N. T. Thomson, The Bigps Fur
niLure Co, h. Glaser, +. t. Graham,
G. X. Cobb, Isaac Cherry, F. Hall,
John Moreloek, C. A. Ball, F.. s. Bal
ster, A. Hahn, Ferris Bros, John C.
Wilson, Stein Mercantile Co., Jacob
Fritz, |. c,soihal, A. A.. Rcmley,
San Juan Transfer Co, Mrs. J. p.
Behman, W. I. Darlington, Nelson's
Second Hand Store, Chas. II. Snyder,
fhe Fulton Meat & Produce Co., The
Gallotti Inv Co., Chapman Hdw. Co,
Harry jackson, George Goodman.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

Keith Rucker of the First National
bank left for Denver this morning to
spend couple of weeks vacation with
his parents. In reply to friend who
told him to be sure and have good
time, he said he was going to "do
his darndest,"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
YESTERDAYS
BASEBALL RESULTS
, u u u u u :. u u u u u n u

Western League
Lincoln 5, Denver 2.
Sioux City 2, Des Moines 8.
st. Joseph 4, Omaha 3.
Topeka 7, Pueblo 6.
National League
New York 4, Boston z.
Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 3.
St Louis 5, Pittsburg 3.
Cincinnati 2, Chicago 3.
American League
Cleveland /, Chicago 8.
Washington 3, Philadelphia G.
Boston z, New York 6.
American Association
indianapolis 10, Kansas City 8.
Milwaukee 8, Columbus 5.
Toledo 6, Minneapolis IL.
Louisville 3, st. Paul 2.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

Attorney Il. s, Clements was a
passenger to Fort Lewis this morn
ing to attend the farmers ditch meet
ing. Three bitches will combine the
IL II. ditch, and two extensions. They
will incorporate, and later viii form
an irrigation district and build a res
ervoir. There is some of the finest
land in the country in the Fort Lewis
section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
EXPERIMENT
STATION
BM Introduced by Rep. Taylor to In
siitmte Mining Station

- The secretary of the Board of Trade
is in receipt of bill introduced in
the house by r. f. Taylor to establish
mining experimental station at Sill
vcrton. II viii be remembered that
the recent legislature memoriaized
congress to pass such measure and
ii, connection with the SilvertOn Com
mercial club the Durango Board of
Trade made strong appeal to the
Colorado delegation to push the mat
ter along. Letters were received a
few days ago by the local secretary
that the measure would be introduced
end with last nights mail comes Mr.
Taylor's bill as follows, the measure
being one that will prove of great
benefit to this entire southwest mining
field:
"A Bill to establish a mining expert
ment station at Silverton, San
Juan county, Colorado, to aid in
the development of the mineral
resources of the United States,
ana lof olHeT purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled:
"rhat there he, and is hereby estab-
lishcd at Silverton, in San Juan coun-
ty, Colorado, mining experiment sta
ton which shall be under the super
vision, management, and control of
the bureau of mines.
Sec, 2. That the director of the
bureau of mines be, and is hereby,
authorized and directed to appoint as
The superintendent Of said mining ex-
pertinent station, one eypert feologis.
and metallurgist at a salary Of four
thousand dollars per annum, and also
ore competent and experienced chemist
and assayer at a salary of twenty-five
hundred dollars per annum. Both of
said appointees shall be skilled in the
treatment and analysis of metallifer-
Gus ores, and the said director of the
bureau of mines is hereby authorized
to expend a sum not to exceed TWEEN
ty-fve thousand dollars in establish
ing, equipping, and maintaining the
said experiment station.
"Sec 3, That il shall be the duty
OF said superintendent and chemist
appointed under this Act to receive for
assay or analysis all rock, cement, clay,
or other mineral-bearing substance
that may be deposited with them by
any citizen of the United States, and
make proper classification or assay Of
each sample of rock, clay, cement, or
other mineral-bearing substance for
the purpose Of ascertaining the eXact
amount Of gold, silver, copper, iron
zinc, lead, tungsten, vanadium, ura-
mum, wolfram, and other rare min
erals, tin barytes, marble, manganese
coal, or any other mineral known, OF
mineral waters or salts or other valu-
able substances for its value in the
nrts and sciences or used in CONNER
P--rial transactions, and also to make
such experiments as to the vanous
processes of treatment of all metal
liferous ores and toward the develop
ment and perfection of new methods
ard processes Of treatment, to the enc
of improving the methods and condi
tions of the mining industries of thu
United States and saving from waste
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
GOVERNMENT
Will AID
National Authorities VIII Take Steps
to Lessen Danger In Mines

WASHINGTON, d. c., July lin
the line with its efforts to reduce the
number of deaths in the coal mines of
The United States, the bureau of mines
will hold national first-aid- to -the-in-
jured field meet, on Saturday, Sept. 16,
in Arsenal park, Pittsburg, Pa. Presi-
dent Taft, Secretary of the Interior
Fisher, and DIR. Jos. A. Holmes, di-
rector of the bureau of mines, will
attend and speak to the miners. The
bureau of mines will have the Co
operation Of the Pittsburg Coal Oper-
ators' association and the American
Red Cross. 1t is expected that be-
tween 10000 and 10000 miners will
attend and that many of the import
ant coal companies will send their
trained first aid and rescue corps to
take part in the exhibition. Already
number of teams have entered and
are in training for the event, which
promises to be the most important
gathering Of miners ever assembled.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
NOMINATES
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 1.-Sena-
tor James, representing the second
Kentucky district, will be nominated
for United States senator in the state
Democratic primary being held here
today. He is unopposed, Paynter hav-
ing withdrawn.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03
SILyERTON MIXED TRAIN.

The mixed passenger and freight
train running between Durango and
Silverton will run regularly, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, commencing
on Monday next, and on such other
wates as business requires.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-03

James T. Stewart of the United
States geological survey, who has oft
en- passed through Durango on his
way to measure the streams Of this
locality, has been transferred to the
Hawaiian islands. Mr.. Stewart Is an
7ldfriend of Keith Rucker. He writes
tha ~ is highly delighted over tis
opportunity TO visit the islands.