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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
NERVY TRAMP CALMLY
WRAPS UP SEVERED ARM.
Western Press.

Western Press.
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y, Dec. 13.-
Picking up his right arm which was
severed from the body when he fell
beneath the wheels of moving train
at Norwich, Andrew Hatzon carried
calmly wrapped it up and then hur-
ried to hospital. He took his place
on an operating table and went
through the operation necessary to
remove the crushed fragments with
out asking for anastetics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
SAFE CRACKERS IN
HANDS OF UNCLE SAM.

FORT COLLINS, Dec. 13.-W. H.
Douglas, George McWilliams and Pete
Mueller, the three men charged with
cracking the Bellvue safe and with
stealing the Norton auto, have been
taken to Denver to answer to the fed
eral government on the charge of
breaking into the postoffice safe at
Beelvue.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
BEANS BEAT BEEF
in ENDURANCE RACE.
Western Press.

Western Press.
Los ANGELES, Dec. Beans
beat beef today when Warren II. Buf-
FUN, Harvard student, reached San
Bernandino at the end Of five month S
walk across the continent. his broth-
er, Jesse, subsisting on meat diet,
gave up a week ago, and finished the
Journey by train.
Warren lives solely on q vsgetaf-
sea ss4-5sasTss--esc1 tf1p WIT. ''''
The walk was made under The diree-
ton Of Prof. Sargent, of Harvard,
where both boys are students, as test
Of the efficiency of vegetables and
meat diet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
Monument Uaysillug Postponed.

COLUMBIA, S. c., De. 10 Ans
seuncsm.nt is made of the postpone
nsnt of the unveiling OF the rnonu-
msnt erected in this city to the South
Carolina women Of the Gonfedsracy,
The unveiline was to have taken
place tomorrow, but owing to de-
lay in shipping the bronze group
from Europe it wes found necessary
to defer the event until later date.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
ARIzONAF0R
DEMOCRATS
Whole Ticket Elected by
Good Majority--ju
Recall Eliminated
Western Press.

Western Press
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 13.-Arizo-
mas first state election was Demo-
cratic landslide. The Progressive
Democratic ticket, headed by George
P. Hunt, candidate for governor, is
said to be elected, by a majority rang
ing from 500 to 5000. The amend
ment elimating the recall of judges
carried almost unanimously.
Sidney P. Osborne, the nominee
for secretary of state, is likely to
be the low man, but his majority can
not be less than 1000. No definite
information was available early to-
day, but the Democrats base their as
sertions upon the trend of the vote
count being slow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
KIRBY DENoUNCEs UNIoNIsM
AS REPRESENTED BY A. f. L.

Western Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13-1The Agoe Of
tIhonism repr seRted by the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and ,.5yeca-
ted liy Golpers. and Mitchell, is as
great i not greater menace to So
ciety than the Ku Klux Kan, Molly
Mcguire, Malta and the Black Hand
societies." said John Kirby, Jr., pres
ident Of the National Association of
Manufacturers, before the 800 dele
gates to the National Business confer
ence yesterday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

Labor in Turkey is growing dear
owing to emigration and to urgent
calls for hands to work upon the
country roads which the Turkish gov
ernment builds, upon railroads and
in factories. Carpenters and brick
layers, who only two years ago re-
ceiyed 6s cents a day, now get 81 to
s1.20 in Constantinople.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
n s sau o be The dfssosssion to
i've the event to the west.

Il Is declared by Henry A, Wood,
vice president Of the club, that the
organization is content with the re-
quirement that the race for the in
ternational aviation be increased
from 81 miles to III miles. The re-
suits he declares would be to slim
alate the makers to produce ma
chine that win stand the test Of the
strain Of flying a gro&ter distance
at high speed.
The club, he explained, favored the
greater distance for this reason.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
BLUE FOXES NOT PROFITABLE
BUSINESS IN ALASKA
Western Press.

Western Press.
SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-Raising blue
foxes iii Alaska is not profitable
business. This fact became known
yesterday when the Alaskan Blue
Fox Propagation company filed a pc
tition in the superior court asking for
the disincorporation of the company.
After thorough trial of the
scheme of raising foxes on certain
Alaskan islands the promoters assert
that they had no difficulty in propa-
eating the animals, but found chat it
was serious matter to catch them af-
er they had grown.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

Mrs Edith Lumpken and Miss Car
rie Gushing of Denver, who have
been here to make annual proof on
their Red Mesa homcsteads depart
ed for nome this morning. Miss
Gushing is shipping clerk for the
Colorado Travelling ibrary association.
Her office is in the Capitol building.
While in the city the ladies were the
guests Of Mrs. Rosepha Puford.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

LONDON sae. la--The admiralty
has ordered rocket apparatus 10 be
sent b5 land % assist IN the rescue
OF the passengers on the steamer
Delhi, whielisis ashore al Cape Spar
tel. It is fsared that communication
with the vessel from she sea will be
difficult.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

The much fatigued expression Of
the clerks in the various mercantile
establishments tells Of the frequent
trips TO Gift Lanl and Toy Town and
DoIiviile, they are called upon to make
with their customers. Durango la
dies are said to have tabooed bar
gain counter neckties but those Of
the masculine persuasions refused to
be convinced Of the good tiding. How
ever they entertain faint hope that
Christmas morning will verify the
report.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

Airs. Grant Sanders returned from
Grand Junction last evening, where
she was called few weeks since by
the illness and death of her brother
in-law, John Ross.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Struckman of
Salt Greek are paying Durango an
annual visit. Some IL or 15 years
ago Mr.. Struckman was county COM
missioner from the Florida and Pine
river distrist and well he served his
constituents. Their many friends will
regret TO learn that Mrs. Struckman
is a great sufferer from rheumatism.
She is SO crippled from the effects
Of the disease it is almost impossible
for her to walk.
*
OF Mr.. Raymond Armstrong and
Miss Media Plunkett the popular Pa
goaa Springs couple who were mar
licd here on Thanksgiving day the
New Era says: "On Thanksgiving
Day at Durango Mr.. Raymond ARM
strong and Miss Media Plunkett, both
of Pagosa Springs, were united IN
marriage, County Judge Hechtmsn
officiating. The contracting parties
are well known and popular and have
q hc5t Of friends who wish them ev-
tsrv happiness and success. Mr.. Arm
!. onS is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. armstrong of South Pagosa, and
"A a steady, reliable young man. The
bride is the sister of Mrs. D. =.
Motz, wife fthe D. & r. G., station
agent, and is an excellent young wo-
man. Mr., and Mrs. Armstrong WIN
live in South Pagosa, whore TIE Tor.
! mer is employed by the Pagosa Lu1-
! ber. conpanv.n : Il S.ss
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--The district
attorney who is trying to prove that
Lillian Graham and her ehum, Ethel
Conrad, planned to murder w. E. d.
Stokes, when they shot him at their
apartment last. June, today returned
to the task of discrediing the testi-
mony Of Che two show girls, whose
testimony presented the case in
very different light.
The defense felt encouraged by
the mnnner in which Miss Conrad
met The prosecutors attack yesterday.
Her story of the shooting supported
Miss Grahain's and at the same time
She never lost an opportunity to give
an expression Of her opinion of M.
Stokes.
Having told the jury that she still
lover her accuser Miss Graham could
not freely attack his motives but her
friend labors under no such handicap
and never let's chance slip to tell
EAat she thought Stokes con-
,.-t sad character were.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
ANOTHER ONE FOR KING FoNso.
Western Press.

Western Press.
MADRID, Dec. ts.--A daughter
was born early today to the queen Of
Spain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
70 iSAA iel 81 ia ANSh.
Girl Wanted Secret Kept
But Arrest Spoils An.

"she didn't want her mother in
Denver to know, and she must know
that this arrest is going to make ey-
erything public"
Mrs. Tyndail is confined in a cell
with the lowest type Of women in
the South Clark street police station
She is wearing the scarab ring that
she wore when she lived in Denver,
with its two gold snakes supporting
it. While she was telling her story
Mrs. Tyndall looked at the ring
wearily and said;
ut holds spell. It has been my
hoodoo. l haven't had streak of
good luck since put it on. am
confident it is my hoodoo."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14

Frank srne, the ex-lghtwsight
champion, says that he has joined the
"cose backs and will return to the
ring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14
CHICKENS
CONE HOME
Millionaire Stokes Oper-
ated on Yesterday and
Life is in Danger

Western Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. t3.-w. e. D.
Stokes, the husband of the former
Helen Ellewood, of Denver, was oper-
atsd upon yesterday for an abscess
"a sks left kidney. Reports today
fp~sn his bedside indicate condition
far frosl satisfactory
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-14


broken down from a bad case of
nerves. Friends of mine came TO see
me and they wired the doctor that I
was i'll, and, Of course, as was his
wife, he came to me at once. What
else could he do? We stayed here
five weeks.
HE told the actress that he would
hurry back, but she suddenly refused
to answer his letters. He sent letters
and kilograms by the hundred telling
her that he couldn't live without her,
but she wouldn't answer them. He
figured that she had committed sui
eide and worried himself to death
about her.
4The next thing l knew was in
formed, on last Saturday, that / was
under indictment in New York for
stealing diamonds valued at $500.
eve heard this news Saturday af-
ternoon at the Bradley MOTEL, and the
doctor left at once for New York to
see what the troubls is, Unless he
finds her I don't know what to do
! s~s't sss why sh. did this fearful
thsHx. hAvs certainly been good to
her and tried to make both her and
the doctor happy. I think she has
made dreadful mistake, but [ don't
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
Is Travel a Passion Z

In an address delivered in Chicago
last week Rev. Johu Cavanaugh,
president Of Notre Dame university,
depicted the passion for travel mani
tested by Americans In all walks of
society as a menace to our American
home life. The mania of people to
travel from place to place more on
pleasure than on business, in his opln-
ion, overtaxes their resources and d.
verts time, energy and money from
the household, weakening family ties
and leading to family disruption.
This indictment of the passion for
travel seems to carry a certain meas
ure of FEASIBILITY but it is like most
complaints against modern social ten
dencies-an indictment of those who
abuse them or carry them to excess.
The desire to travel may, and possibly
sometimes does, become a passion
with a train of evils in its wake, but
that argues only for temperance in
travel as in everything else. The man
or woman who is on the 60 all the
time takes root nowhere, but the per-
son who never looks beyond the limits
of his own small horizon is sure to be-
come narrow and stagnant. Travel
is instructive and broadening and its
influence equally far-reaching after
the return home. People who can
travel occasionally. but who do not
are neglecting their own-self develop
ment. Up to the present, at any rate
more harm has come from too little
travel than from OVERRIDING the traveI
habit
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

Il is the view, Of course, that Amer
leans like. since they are subject to the
soothing effect OF fattery, like other
people. but nevertheless it is time for
our critics abroad to do their CRITICS
ing as Mrs. wilkinson and as Mr..
Bryce have done theirs-from this
side. Il is long stretch to see things
across the Atlantic.
Mrs. Wilkinson brought out one fact
in her comment that is notably true
and which our own people can never
make too much Of, and that is: 1T
seems to me that the poor relation
has quite as good a time as the rest
and is not relegated to the back
ground as in England" In no coun-
try in the world has the poor rela-
ton" so good a time and so big a
chance. II is we'll when the democ-
racy OF our nation impresses itself as
the most conspicuous feature in our
life, for IL we are not democratic we
have failed in the first essential OF
being good Americans.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
Good Will in Business.

A writer in the Outlook calls good
will the hidden capital in business.
He refers particularly to the value of
the customers good will considered
in the sale of a business as a property
among the invisible, but listed, assets.
1t is not to be deprecated in this con-
nection. Tangible elements are often
not worth as much. Today more than
ever enterprising business men are
magnifying the Importance Of this fac
tor of trade. Most merchants will
take the short end OF an argument
with a customer, If by so doing they
can retain the customers good will.
But there is another side to this fac
tor Of good will in business, and that
is the relations between employer and
employee. No matter what system of
rules OF regulations laid down by some
organizations for governing these re-
lations, the employer who, aside from
all this, has the hard, firm friendship
and good will Of the man working for
him is that much ahead of the one
who lacks this. He has an asset that
| is not to be calculated in dollars and
cents.
! 1t is just as short-sighted, however,
in the employe as in the employer not
to cultivate this good will, which
should work to the mutual advantage
of both. Many kinds of business de-
pend in large measure upon the per-
sonnet of those in charge, and this per-
sounel. its reliability and permanence,
is vastly helped by cultivating the
good will element. When an employee
comes to feel that his interest in his
employers business goes deeper than
the mere matter of putting in so many
hours each day, or even of earning his
salary or wages, he is becoming a
more valuable employee. When he
feels still further that his employers
proaching the ideal. And nothing
short of that should be the standard
every man should set for himself No
man is giving his employer all he, owes
him until he does, and no man should
wish to sell only a part of his
efficiency,
One Of the basic faults in our indus
trialism is a. misconception that the
employe owes nothing to the man who
gives him employment. Relations
might be simplifed and problems
more readily solved il men would veeI
themselves around to a better view
point on this proposition. An ele-
ment of mutual obligation is involved
which should be candidly recognized
and kept in mind. If 1t were We
should have fewer industrial disputes
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
Farm Wages.

Statistics from the Department Of
Agriculture show that average farm
wages paid in 1910 were higher than
ever in the history of this country. A
study of the figures taken by sections
or subdivisions of the United States
shows a still more satisfactory condi-
tion-namely, that a better medium
has been attained. Wages have been
brought up in those states where they
were very low nearer to the level of
those where they have always been
high, until the range, including board
of the man, is from s13 to $32.69 on
the average. The maximum is paid
in Nevada, where, without board, the
monthly wage runs to $54.
Great as has been the advancement
in most states within the last twenty
years, not much change has been made
in wages paid in far western states,
Twenty years ago ranch hands in Cali
fornia were paid $50 a month and
board, with a minimum of 50 a day
and board for harvest labor and that
was about the scale for the entire Pa
cific coast.
1t is, of course a matter of salts
faction that while the farm hand has
been prospecting the farmer has also.
The percentage of increase in the
prices of what he sells shows up we'll
against any other advances made.
This is a high-price country; therefore
it is a prosperous country. While
there may be some call for still
greater readjustment in prices as they
relate to the general cost of living,
nobody wishes to bring the level down
to a low-price basis, for the low-price
country is not the one that is going
| forward.
With all the improvement in farm
wages and conditions of farm labor,
the supply of workers is still not ex-
ceeding the demand and in certain
seasons, particularly in the great grain
and Embarrassing states Of the west,
the supply is nowhere equal to the de-
mand. Various artificial means have
to be resorted to to fill the farmers
orders for "hands."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
All About the Hair Mystery.

American women need no longer
forego the convenience of wearing
hair that they have reason to think
has come from China for fear that it
is the queue of some reformed Chinese
or the token of tomb. According to
the American consul general at Hong
Kong, George E. Anderson, it is
neither. Mr. Anderson sends the con-
soling information that this hair is
all from the combings of Chinese of
the upper crust in society The
women have their maids carefully
save the combings each day and they
are sold to hair merchants, who are
scarcely able to supply the demands
from Europe and the United States
So far as the theory of the hair
coming from the heads of deceased
Chinese is concerned, that, We are as
sured, is inconsistent with the Chinese
views of the dead and with native
thought and tradition. A Chinese
needs all his or her hair in the other
world, and, not for any consideration
would it be left in this to adorn the
head of some fastidious occidental.
This should be great relief to our
women folk, as well as a bullish boon
to dealers in this line of merchandise.
Seriously, our consul general wishes
US to understand that while some 49,
600 queues have been. cut off in the
last several months, under the spell of
WI Ting-fang's social reform, none of
them has been sold. This gives hint
of a new Chinese characteristic. de-
crying the idea of pro-commercialism
in the ancient empire, for the hair
trade is one Of the bounding indus
tries OF that country just now and
promises to develop into immense pro-
portions. 1t does not require more
than two thoughts to guess what
Americans would do in such a case II
they were dispensing with queues.
This hair, which is treated by chem
ical processes to refine 1t for the mar.
ket, Is beinB quoted just.as any other
commodity of trade in China. 1t runs
in classes of AAA, AAAA and AAAAA
and the prices are 572 cents, IS cents
and SO cents per pound respectively
But here comes in another anomaly OF
Chinese business tendencies. A year
ago this highest grade was selling al
81 a pound. Evidently the Chinese
have not learned the American art OF
fixing the scales of supply and de.
mand,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
People and Events

Surely there is NO warrant for q kicb
so long as the March Hon is vlndicating his
reputation.
BY a practically unanimous vote Chicago
elects It's official weather sharps to mem
bership in the Ananias club
Twelve million dollars for travel expenses
Of federal officials Is not so much when
proper credit IS given the official tip
Men are gradually pluc,ing up courage
TO act as they think An Indiana gallant.
handed the mitten at the eleventh hour.
sues for $4,000 damages to his palpitator.
shakedown Is the proper return for a
shake
In this era Of increasing peace and good
viii 1t may be unseemly to mention it, but
1t is difficult to suppress the thought that
the March lion, in choosing this particular
month for his capers, gets what is coming
TO him in knots and knocks
An explosion Of graft is promised ON
the Lehigh Valley railroad hvalnE the
looung revealed on the Illinois Central
The fuse is set at the Buffalo end of the
line and warning signals have been set
long enough to facilitate a jump TO Canada
or some other friendly port
Winston Churchill, British minister. who
plunged into the thick Of the Houndsditch
battles with his topper on straight has
been presented with an illuminated address
and putty medal for "vaIor." The ad-
dress states that the medal is awarded
for capturing two aliens with no aid save
that given by 1880 policemen. battery
Of Royal Horse artillery and company Of
Scots guards.
The twenty-first ward Of Chicago con-
tains more Of the ruling class" than any
other section Of productive prairie in Cook
! county Secretary Of the Interior Fisher
halls from the lucky ward A preliminary
count shows twenty in the upper circles OF
/ ofhcialdom embracing three cabinet Of
| Ulcers and running down the roster of
| judges, ministers, congressman. mayor
and eN-mayor and enough political bosses
! to keep the pie counter in sight
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
END OF THE RUFF CASE.
Justice SucseedS I'm HOBbIing "a Male
factor.

factor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Now that Abraham Ruef is at length to
receive the punishment for one of the
numberless crimes which he committed.
nothing is to be gained by further de-
nunciation Of him as an individual. In
mercy let his name and memory pass into
at least temporary Oblivion.
But on the other hand the pathos OF
such a parting from his family of such
a man upon such a journey must not
lead us for moment to forget that only
Justice has been done, or to falter i'm our
thankfulness that in the case of at least
one Of the important offenders the majesty
Of the law has been indicated
There will always remain doubt
whether I'm the course of his long trial
some technical error was not committed
which, under the law and the practice OF
the courts as they have hitherto been con-
Quoted, four or more Of the justices of the
supreme court would have felt bound to
consider fatal
But. there is no room for any doubt
whatever that he took the money as al
legged and distributed it to the supervisors.
as alleged, for the purpose OF bribery. And
that is the main thing to be considered.
No one doubts that his punishment is Just.
The unfortunate thing is that the worst
villain in the gang has thus far escaped.
Ruef has human qualities which attach
many men to him. Corruptionist as he
was, he had sympathetic side.
Sohmitz, on the contrary, is a villain
pure and simple. utterly sordid faithless
to every trust with no qualities to attach
any man TO him in the bonds OF friendship,
selling himself In cold blood to any buyer.
That he should escape his Just doom. II
he does finally escape, 1t. must be forever
source Of sorrow and chasrin to every
honest man. No more contemplate person
| ever lived than Schmitz, whom the deluded
people of San Francisco three times elected
to be their chief magistrate.