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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
JUDGE PENDLETON DIED
AT FLORENCE, COLORADO.

Last evening the Hon. 7. C. Graden
received a card from Thomas McFee
telling him of the death of Mrs. Nc
Fees father, Judge James A. Pinker-
ton, at Florence, Colo, ON the evening
of December 4.
Judge Pinkerton was among the
best known of our early pioneer resi-
dents. In 1874 he located on ranch
in the Animas valley. The land sur
rounding the Hot Springs, which
still bears his name. He selected this
section as being an excellent cattle
country.
His life was intimately connected
with some of the exciting bits of his
tory in which this state abound. Ex-
perience with Indians when they man.
ifested little friendship for white men
being a prominent part.
In 1878 James Pinkerton was elect
ed probate judge of La Plata county,
an office he filled with credit.
During the past 20 years the judge
has resided in Florida, Oklahoma and
Texas. Last winter he spent in this
city with his daughter, Mrs. Alex.
Ptolmey, Of North Durango. Compar-
ing "reminiscences with early pioneers
added much to the pleasure of his
stay. He was then very feeble and
the news of his death was not expect
ed.
The remains will be taken to Coul-
tersville, Ill, to be laid by the side Of
his wife, who preceded him to the
Great Beyond many years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Ptolmey, now Of
Silverton, Mrs. McFee Of Florence anc
Charles Pinkerton of Red Mesa, tive
other children survive him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
PACKERS IN
NO DANGER
VioIarors of the Sherman
Law May Get Off With
Heavy Fine
Western Press.

Western Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6-The selection
OF the jury in the United States dis
'riet court to try the indicted Chicago
meat packers on the charge Of GRIM
inai violation OF the Sherman anti
trust law, is expected to begin today
before Judge George A. Carpenter.
The packers are, j. Ogden Armour.
president of the Armour company:
Louis f. Swift, president of the
swift company; Edward F. Swift, vice
president of Swift & Co.; Charles
II. Swith, director of Swift L.
company; Edward Tilden, president Of
the National Packer company, which
the government contends is an illegal
corporation trust; Arthur Mceker,
general manager of Armour e. Co.;
Edward Morris, president of the Nor
rls d company; Francis A. Fowler, a
director of Swift & Co.; Thomas ].
Corners, superintendent of Armour &
company; Louis IL. Heyman, manager
Of Morris & Co.
Rumors, which indicate new moves
by the packers are many. One was
that they would appear and plead
guilty to the charge and would make
useless all the results of the months of
investigation and preparation on the
part of the government. This would
place the packers in no greater jeop-
ardy than an unsuccessful outcome
of the case which otherwise will drag
on for months and many contend that
it would put the packers in better
position than they would be In if
they lost their suit.
Fines, it is believed, would be the
extreme penalty imposed by Judge
Carpenter.
The extreme penalty which can be
gives TIE defendants, in case Of con-
viction, is fine of $1,000 or one
year in Jail or both.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
LOCAL CAPITALISTS SHOW
FAITH IN DURANGO'S FUTURE.

The excavation work for the foun-
dation of the large stone garage to
be erected on the lots at the rear Of
the Durango Trust company was
commenced today. ]. l.. Mcneil is
at the head Of the company
of local capitalists who are financing
the building.
David Ramsay will have charge Of
the stone work and Zipperian &
Tompkins, the carpenter work. Giles
T. Van De grift, the well known con-
tractor, will have general supervision
AS soon as completed the building
will be occupied by the Durango Nov.
city Works.
The fact that conservative and sub.
stantial business men are showing
their faith in Durango's future is q
most encouraging sign.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

When one comes TO understand the
hurry about getting copy into type
for daily paper, one will better un-
derstand how errors, which appear on
their face to be inexcusable, will hap
pen. The linotype operator, and the
proof reader, along toward the hour
Of going to press, are working in a
more or less frenzied haste, the make
up" man is waiting for his stuff" the
reporters are busily writing out the
last little items of late news and
everybody connected with the paper
is hurrying as fast as possible to
"get in" with whatever they have on
hand.
1t often happens that, at the last
moment, some copy will come in which
may be poorly written, the matter will
be hurriedly set by the compositor
and "railroaded" past the proof
reader directly to the press, here it
IL that most of the errors creep in.
Sometimes the errors are merely ri
diculous, sometimes they are really
serious. The case in which it was
stated that the remains of the late
John Jones would be married at 2:30
tomorrow was rather pathetic but the
average reader would be able to fig
ure out the word buried should have
been used. When an advertisement
stated that mems $50 suits would be
sold at $.15 it was evident to the care
full reader that SIS, and not Is cents
would be the price asked.
When the type indicated that lady
florist would sell all her potted pants
at great deduction from the reg
ular price it would seem that it should
be plain that it was plants, and not
articles Of personal, not to say pri-
vate, wear which were offered to the
trade and when an advertisement read
that certain rooms, offered for rent
to gentlemen guests, had widows"
in every room it does seem to be plain
that it was windows, and not Wild
ows, which was meant.
A lady once reported a musicale
for Kansas paper, the correspondent
wrote a scrawlly hand and when she
wrote that the hit Of the evening was
made when Mrs. Smith sang, a.
solo, the song entitlsd Swell the
Chorus Boys, swestly Chant" the fool
compositor set it up 70 read, Smell
the Chore Boys, Sweaty Pants" this
made the lady mad and we guess that
she had mad coming on the deal.
4 When you see word in your paper
which is, self evidently, an error just
stop and study the connection in
which the word is used, nine times out
of ten you will be able to know what
it meant and, sometimes, you will see
a pretty good joke, a joke that il al
the better for being unintsntionally
sprung upon long suffering and IN
suspecting public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
DEATH ENDS AGONY
OF CLAUDE SCHNfLL

Claud Schnell, superintendent of the
San Juan and Dolores Telephone com
pany, passed away at Mercy hospital
last evening at five O'Clock after suf-
fering the most excruciating pain
for the period of six weeks.
On October 2l, while MIR. Schnell
was adjusting a glass arrester at the
top of telephone pole ON the Leban-
on line, the belt supporting him broke
and at the same time his climbers
slipped throwing him backward
to the ground. He struck with so
much force his backbone was broken.
The next day he was brought to
Mercy hospital. From the first the
physicians held out no hope for his
recovery. However, he has been very
cheerful and always expressed the
most optimist view regarding his ul-
innate recovery.
His sufferings almost beggar de-
seription, but through all not one i'm
patient word escaped his lips. Those
who frequented his bedside were
made to feel they were having an en-
joyable visit with a friend instead of
paying a duty call on an afflicted
one.
Mr. Schnell was single man about
% years of age. He has no relatives
in this section.
The remains are at the Goodman
Undertaking Parlors. No funeral ar
rangements will be made until advice
Is received from the members of the
family, who are residents of Shelbina.
Mo.
The service will probably be in
charge of the Knights of Pythias, of
which, the deceased was highly re-
spected member
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
ALL QUIET IN
COALCAMPS
.ShafrOth Cannot See the
Necessity Of Sending
Troops
Western Press.

western IreSs.
DENVER, Dec. 6.-Governor Shat
roth again stated today that he had
not changed his views regarding the
necessity of sending state troops in
to the northern Colorado coal camps
and still felt satisfied that the
Boulder officials were able to handle
the situation. He had telephone
talk with the sheriff last night and
another this morning; the latter as
sured the executive that the camps
were quiet and that he was in com
plete control of the situation.
Governor Shafroth is not determin-
ed that he will not make statement
in reply to the charges of the opera
tors in an open letter published Tues
day. He contents himself thus far
stating that the charges that he had
any conference with Frank Smith, the
district president of the United Mine
Workers, with regard to blowing up
the boarding house, or that the sub
ject was even mentioned to him, is
deliberate falsehood
President Smith, Thomas Scott and
others of the leaders who were accus-
ed of attempting to induce the strike
breakers to blow up the Gorham mine
boarding house says that the charges
are ridiculous. They say that the sug-
gestion to blow up the boarding house
was made by Wilson to them and
that they rejected the offer and told
him they did not have to resort to
such measures to win the strike.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
PLOT
REVEALED
Federal Investigation Of
Dynamite Case Involves
Many Persons
Western Press.

w tStcTH TtSS.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-President
Taft has interested himself in the gi-
gantic dynamite plot with which the
Mcnamara brothers were connected.
The chief executive himself ordered
the federal investigation now under
way.
The president was influenced to
take hand in the matter when he Wis
tied Los Angeles on his recent swing
around the circle. A man who had ta-
ken prominent part in the McNa-
mara case called on the president
there and laid before him the facts in
the Mcnamara case as shown by the
confession of Ortie McManigal. 1t
was at this time that the Los Angel
es attorneys were puzzled because of
the difficulty in getting witnesses
from other states to come here and
testify. 1t was believed at that time
that the evidence then held by the
Marion county officials, in Indiana
polls, would not be brought to the
coast for the murder trial growing out
of the destruction of the Los Angeles
Times building.
The president was told that the
plot involved so many people that
should anything occur to make it i'm
possible to continue the prosecutions
it would be great blow to the en-
forcement Of law in every state in
the union.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
NEW GUN INVENTED
TO REPEL AEROPLANES.
Western Press.

Western Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6.-As-
serting that it has solved the prob
lem of repelling an aeroplane attack,
Ehrhardt, of the Ordinance force of
Germany, has approached the navy de-
partment here with a proposal to sup
ply aeroplane guns firing high ex-
plosive ammunition that would ami
hilate any aeroplane fleet coming in
their range. The proposed weapons,
which have been tested before the di-
plomatic corps of several governments
differ from any type hitherto tried in
the United States, in that they do not
actually have to hit the aeroplane
to destroy them. Their shells in ex-
polding form huge pyrotechnic en-
velope of the frail craft, setting them
on fire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
NOW COMES
AD[MURRFR
Opponents of the Charter
Find a Way to Delay
Progressiyes

This morning the attorneys for the
four aldermen who voted against the
ordinance for commission government
filed the following demurrer in
the district court:
State of Colorado, County of La Plata,
The People of the State of Colorado
Ex Relator, Chas. E. Herr Plaintiff,
VS..
Florence o'Driscoil, Thomas Owen,
John Meuser, George Logan, George
Wertin, John Wingate, Defendants.
DEMURRER.
Comes now Herman Hanno, James
w. Jarvis, Thomas Owen and Flor
ence O'Driscoll by Russell & Reese,
their attorneys, and file herein their
demurrer to the petition of plaintiff
and as grounds of said demurrer
state:
THAT the facts alleged in said
petition are not sufficient to entitle
plaintiff to the issuance of the writ
prayed for
2-That plaintiffs petition does not
state facts sufficient to contribute a
cause of action.
RUSSELL & REESE.
Attorneys for Herman Hanno, James
w. Jarvis, Thomas Owen and Flor
ence O'Driscoll.
The filing of the above demurrer
was no surprise to the big majority
that voted for commission govern
ment, for they have long known that
its enemies will leave no stone un-
turned 10 defeat it. 1t was expected
therefore, that as the opponents Of
commission government had legal
right to file a demurrer, they would
file one. II is thought, however, that
they cannot much longer delay ac-
tion in the mater. When the matter
came before Judge Pike yesterday
he told the defendants to answer with
in "a hours, and this morning he told
l.. p. Main, who is plaintiffs attorney
that he would hear arguments on the
demurrer just as soon as he possibly
can.
Mr.. Main thinks that the demurrer
will be disposed of by next Friday
and that the case will come up fol
final hearing as soon as Judge Pix,
lreturns from Silverton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
YOUNG DOCTOR SUICIDES
WHILE MENTALLY DERANGED
Western Press.

western PreSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-After
calmly writing letters to all his rela-
tives, while friend sat beside him
in the room, DR.. Sydney Burlington,
a nephew of Judge Joseph Burlington
of the circuit court of appeals, bade
his friend good bye and after he had
gone he shot himself in the tenn
pie.
The body was found stretched out
on couch several hours later by two
students. In the room were num-
ber of addressed letters to his par
ents, Judge Burlington and other rel
atiyes, together with two other letters
each addressed to young woman. A
card was found which apparently had
been written to a college friend. 1t
read: "To boys: Please forgive me
and remember / am crazy.-Buff."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
W estern Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 6.-All
the vast force of the department of
justice was today thrown into the dy-
namite conspiracy investigation. More
than 500 secret service men have been
placed under the direct orders of spe-
cial Assistant Attorney Oscar Lawler,
of Los Angeles, who has been ap-
pointed by the attorney general,
Wickersham, to guide the government
drag net.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
DEATH OF DUNCAN sELPH.

Duncan Selph, the 15-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Selph of Lar
go, who was accidently shot while
herding goats last Saturday passed
away at ochsner's hospital yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock.
The remains, accompanied by the
grief-stricken father, were taken To
Largo via Pennington for interment
this morning.
The mother was obliged to remain
at the ranch with the small children
several in number.
Pennington friends will today mott
fly her of the sad outcome of the ac-
cident.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
NEW PRESIDENT FOR CALIFOR
NIA-PANAMA EXPOSITION.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. 5.-David
Charles Collier, who has been director
general of the Panama California In
ternational Exposition since the or
ganization of that project, has been
elected president to succeed U. s.
Grant, Jr., who takes the chairman
ship of the board of directors.
In electing Collier president, the
board of directors had two things
in mind, national acquaintance and
positive genius for organization and
for enlisting the support of elements
that will make for the greatest sue
cess of the exposition; also, placing
him in the same position as presidents
. of similar enterprises.
Collier is comparatively a young
man. He has served the exposition
, ever since it started in 1909 without
salary or expense account of any kind.
He has acquired wealth and declares
it is his ambition to see San Diego a
city of 100000 and the Panama Cal
ifornia International Exposition the
most beautiful and unique exposition
ever built. 1t is due to his driving
energy and enthusiasm that the ex-
position is so far advanced.
Actual construction of the eXposi-
tion has begun. President Collier has
announced that, owing to the equable
and mild climate of San Diego, the
exposition will be opened January /,
1916, the day the President Of the
United States declares the Panama ca
nal open, and will be kept open the
entire year, closing December 81, 1915,
at midnight. Over $2,500,000 has
been subscribed toward the prelimi-
nary expense of the exposition and is
estimated that s7,OO0,O00 will be spent
upon it.
President Collier is now in Wash
ington seeking the passage Of a reso-
luton through the United States Sen
ate empowering the president Of the
United States to invite the participa-
tion Of the Latin-American republics
at the Panama California exposition
The House has already passed the res.
olution.
FUNERAL OF LATE JUSTICE
SHANNON.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
ALFONSO HASN'T SCARED
EULALIA A LITTLE MT
Western Press.

Western Press.
PARIS, Dec. s.-Ths Infanta Eu-
lalie remains In her large apartments
in Boulevard Anne, occupying herself
chiefly with flood Of congratulatory
messages which are pouring in upon
her from al parts of the world.
She shows no concern over the re-
port that King Alfonso is about to cut
off her pension in addition 70 stop
ping the publication Of her book.
The 1nfanta's constant companion
is her American friend, Mrs C. B. Tev-
II. The Infanta denies that she draws
An annual pension Of $4,000, declar-
ing her annuity is not more than hak
that amount.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
SOCIALISM
.n'1F!:!FFAT[D T!
gsroaptc41
Alexander Elected R.jOr
Of Los Angeles by a
Large Majority
Western Press.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Socialism
as enunciated by Job Hartman and
Alexander, went down to defeat in
Los Angeles yesterday by a decisive
majority.
George Alexander, the good govern
ment candidate for mayor, leading job
Hartman by nearly $1,000 votes at
eight O'Clock this morning.
At that time the votes of most of
the precincts had been counted. AL
exander's votes in those precincts to-
tailed 100000 and Harriman's 10000
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
ONE-LEGGED YOUTH
QUITE A PEDESTRIAN.
W estern Press.

Western Press.
YONKERS, N. Y. Dec. 6.-Ralph
Tompkins, one-legged youth who
left New York city July 80 to walk
TO Chicago and back on wager of
$500 was in this city early today on
his return trip and expected to COM
plete his journey before night.
Despite the bad weather he is only
"a hours behind his schedule.
Tompkins reached Chicago October
2, and left there two days later, he is
10 years old and uses crutches.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
FOUR CARLOADS OF BEER
DUMPED INTO CREEK
Western Press.

western Press.
PITTSBURG, Kans., Dec. Under
the direction of w. Z. Montgomery,
the assistant attorney general Of Kan
sas, four carloads Of beer were de-
stroyed here today. The liquor rep
resented the confiscation from the H.
legal selling places during the last
three months.
A crowd gathered In q pasture to
the north Of town to watch the pour
ling Of the liquor into Cow creek.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
G0MPERS SAYS SENTENCE
APPROPRIATE TO CRIME
Western Press.

Ntsterh Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-"I'm glad
glad that the death sentence was not
imposed for / am opposed to capital
punishment under any circumstances
think the sentences received by
both men were appropriate to the
crime" This was the comment Sam
Gompers made when asked if he were
satisfied with the punishment meted
out to the Mcnamara brothers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07

Manager Roger Bresnahan, of the
Cardinals, says that he has 33 play
ers on his list and is eager to sell,
trade or give away about eight Of
them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07
FUNERAL OF LATE JUSTICE
SHANNON.

The funeral of the late Justice P. c.
Shannon will be held at st. Colum-
ba's church tomorrow morning at
9:15. The Rev, Father Callahan Of
ficiating.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-07

Louis Schafer Of Sflvsrton. eazne
down last night on his way sas4
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

hen the wolf IS at a mans door
he has 40 need of a burglar alarm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

able and possibly the largest well au-
thenticated, tested for moisture yleIu
ever made. Those people said our
Southern yields lacked authenticity,
so this year I was determined to use
every p@recaution possible and give our
largest yield the same laboratory test
the Boston people gave. The test has
shown tina our North Carolina boy
has beat all records for dry corn.
These reports shoW more than mere
number of bushels made on an acre
ton to do better farming. Some of
the reports close with: I made a poor
yield this year, but I am not d%iscour-
aged. I am going to do better next
year That is the way we like to
hear a boy talk. 1t shows that there
is something in him-a good farmer,
and we are helping to develop him..
The boys are my very best lemon
strators. A dozen men will look at
and inspect a boys acre to every man
Who gives close inspection to the de-
monstration plat of a grown man. Not
only are we helping the boys Of the
State by his work, but also the men.
They do not usually like to be out
stripped by a boy, SO the boys are put
ting the men on their mettle, with
the result that we are getting larger
yields from both.
The Average Yield for the Fifty Prize
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Winners of the Corn Prizes i'm Lee
County.
Stanford Express.

Messrs- j.. F. Bowers, J. R. Rives
and Winfield Temple, judges in the
Hatch corn contest, met last Satur-
day to hear the reports and decide
who should have the prizes. The
first prize, $50, vas awarded to Messrs
A. A. Bowers and G. c. Bowers, who
raised S74.56 bushels of corn on five
acres; second prize, $50, D. D.. Buie,
who raised 320.2S bushels on five
acres; third prize, $40, X. NJ. Wicker,
who raised 10 1856 bushels on 8
acres. These We're splendid yields
and shows that there are farmers in
Lee county who are getting good re-
suits from the latest methods in
farming. These prizes are doing
much to stimulate corn culture
among our farmers. They bring out
the best that is in the man and in
the land. Mr.. Hatch deserves the
thanks of the farmers Of Lee county
for the substantial interest he is man
ifesting in their work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

IIIIItTS OF CI1t bUyS z
Club Contest. 1911.
Total average for the
ten districts :. =.


Largest yield, 1856 bushels, harv-
est measure, or 1876 bushels crib dry
measure. Three boys made over $50
bushels, thirty-three boys made over
100 bushels, eighty-nine made over
Is bushels, each per acre.
"Twelve hundred and sixty-five en-
tered the contest. These representing
80 counties. The two hundred n
sixty-four, representing IS counties,
dred and sixty-four reports giving an
average of $3.50 bushels per acre.
Wilkes county made 80 reports,
with an average yield Of 50.61 bushels
per acre. Edgecombe county made IS
reports with an average of 1914
bushels per acre; Buncombe county
made Is reports, with an average Of
1913 bushels per acre; Johnston coun-
ty made - reports, with an average
OF 6o.09 bushels per acre; Robson
county made II reports, with an aver
age of 61.75 bushels per acre; Pitt
county made II reports, with an aver
age of 1895 bushels per acre.
The Average for the Ten Districts,
1911, Boys Corn Club Contest.
First District, 1922 bushels; Second
District, 92.19; Third District. 1857;
Fourth District, 1896; Fifth District,
1912; Sixth District 6O.51; Seventh
District, $685.; Eighth District, 67.41;
Ninth District, 1863; Tenth District.
S1.77.
Wilkes county had 1873 boys in the
contest. Thirty-nine made final re-
ports giving an average of 5O.61 bush
els per acre.
a girl has a lot of best beaux so as
to be grateful afterward that she
didn't marry any Of them.