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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
JOIN HANDS
T0F|GHT us.
MExiCANs TO DROP THEIR FIGHT
AND JOIN FORCES AGAINST
THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, Mar 15.-There are
strong indications today of peace in
Mexico. The revolution is nearly at
an end and the rebels have been
promised every reform asked II hostili-
ties cease and both sides are to fight
against the United States II Washing
ton intervenes.
Before Senor de La Barra. the Mex
lean ambassador, departed for Wash
ington he gave out here proofs of an
article which appears today in the
Independent on The Situation In Mex
ico," and urging all his countrymen,
regardless of "all division OF party.
all differences between men," to re-
call the sacred interests of our coun-
try and ito work together for the
progress of true democracy and the i'm
provement of the motherland'
The ambassador penned this appeal
after his conference with Senor Lii
mantour, the Mexican minister of fl.
nance.
1nsurrecto leaders to whom the para.
graph was shown said they considered
1t an invitation to come into camp,
and its issuance makes more notice
able the trend of events discoverable
for the last three days
After the first shock of surprise in
the United States. and of alarm and
distrust in Mexico. caused by sending
10000 American troops to the frontier
there began series of formal diplo-
matte exchanges between the two DOW.
ers and series of carefully weighed
interviews and authorized publications
In the press. Underneath this cur.
rent ran deeper tide OF sympathy
between the countrymen who might be
at odds, but who were still country.
men.
Intervention means war;" said Sc
nor Limanto. In so many words. "In.
tervention." answered DIR. F. vasquez
Gomez, the insurrecto agent at Wash.
ington. "the moment there Ia inter
vention there will cease to be an in.
surrection< Both sides will make q
common cause against the common
enemy"
In short, It became plain that the
S>wo streams Of tendency were flowing
70 . junction.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
'HE PULLED
.WRONGNOSf
ARIZONA MAN GETS TOO FRESH
WITH CITY MARSHAL
AND DIES

GLOBE, Ariz.. Mar. 15.-George
Stanley capitalist and cattieman,
was shot and killed last night by City
Marshal Job Anderson while the two
were at supper In a Chinese restau.
rant. The men got into dispute and
Shanley reached over the table and
pulled Andersons nose.
DO that again and I'll kill you.
Anderson yelled.
Shanley did 30, and the next sec
ond bullet entered his heart. Good.
bye, adios." he said as he toppled back
in the chair and died.
Anderson gave himself up. He
claims the subject of the quarrel was
not OF a serious character. Shanley
leaves mother and widow here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
Will RULE
OR BUST
NO II REDEMPTION OF
Pf.cfo INA, -oBEs-
ca1'to, ,'n'ical - nv

DENVER, Colo, Mar. dher-
cuts of Alva Adams are laying their
plans for final adjournment of the
assembly on April 3 to prevent the
election OF a senator.
The followers of Speer are pushing
the caucus plan to agree on platform
Legislation, but really to elect the
mayor TO the senate, and failing in
this, they will seek a recess of month
or more.
Both forces are active in framing
up their program. Developments with
in the week will indicate which will
have the better of the argument.
Meantime no Legislation of moment
will be allowed to get through, al
though the platformists are clamoring
daily for the enactment of the para
mount issues and party pledges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
SIX CHINESE SLAVE GIRLS
CAPTURED IN FRISCO RAID

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar ia spec
tacular raid in Chinatown today re
suited in the capture OF ak Chinese
slave girls. said to have been Illegal
ly imported and purchased for the sum
of $25.000. The girls were renewed
TO the Angel Island immigration sta
tion and will be held there to await the
action of the government. 1t Is be
lieved that the girls were smuggled
into this port within the last sis
months and that they will be deport
ed
The raid was made by immigration
officials and policemen. Before the
hiding place of the girls was discov
cred the officers chopped through sew
en- blind doors. The door OF secret
chamber wherein the girls were hud
died was an ingeniously contrived pan
ell containing portrait OF the Chi
nese emperor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

Professor Charles Edward Merriam
the Republican nominee for mayor oi
Chicago. was born In Iowa In 1874
After receiving degrees at the State
University Of Iowa and Columbia uni
vresity he spent two years in Berlin
and Paris. In 1900 he Joined the fac
ulty Of the University Of Chicago and
has been there ever since In the Do
partment Of political seieaes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
GETS MAD,
BURNS WIFE
NEW YORK MAN TORTURES WIFE
WITH HOT POKER WHEN
SHE REFUSES TO EXPLAIN

NEW YORK. Mar. l5.-Edward
Short, a plumber. 40 years old, was
arraigned in the Yorkville county
court today charged with having as
saulted his wife with a red hot iron.
Short woke up last night and found
his wife had left the house while he
slept. At O'Clock this morning she
returned and refused to say where
she had been. The infuriated husband
grabbed poker, thrust it into the
stove and heated it to red heat and
then attacked her with it, inflictine
severe burns about her body. Her
screams brought Policeman Durowski
who broke in the door and arrested
Short. The woman is in a serious
condition At noon today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
TAKES UP
RECALL PLAN
SACRAMENTO ADOPTS THE RE.
FORM MEASURES IN
TOTAL

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Mar. 16.-A
bill providing for the Initiative, refer
endum and recall, for all municipali.
ties received Mayor Johnson's sigma
ture last evening and will become .
law at the expiration of sixty days.
The bill provides for recall elections
for elective municipal offices at any
time after they have held office four
months upon petition OF % per cent of
registered voters of the municipality.
The officer against whom the recall is
directed Is made candidate for re.
election unless he refuses to enter the
face.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Knowlton and
son Virgil were among the departures
on the Southern today on an extend
ed trip. They expect to be absent
about year. and may decide to re-
main permanently If they find any
thing to suit them. Last fall Mr..
Knowlton sold his ranch In the Ami
mas valley and is now free to enjoy
his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton
will visit friends at Salida and Pueblo
and stay over for a time In Denver
where Virgil will attend the Barnes
Commercial school, the term commenc-
Ing in April. His parents will visit
relatives in Holdridge. Neb.. and Mr..
Knowlton will spend the summer visit.
ing his four brothers in Minnesota.
Mrs Knowlton said that while they
would look around. they expected to
return to La Plata county. Their
friends here viii always be glad to
see them
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
DIE
EVERY DAY
FROM STARVATION SAY
LATE ADvlCES

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.-The
plague continues is ravages in China
as shown by the mail advices reaching
the state department from the Ameri-
can consuls Office at Hong Kong. 1t
is estimated that twenty thousand
persons have succumbed in the Har-
bin consulate district since the out
break OF the epidemic. The disease is
playing havoc with the Chinese troops
at Ginning according to Japanese sta.
tistics, the death rate of the town
being sixty daily.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

The Silverton train was derailed
yesterday about half a mile south OF
Bells spur. Two cars went into the
ditch on account Of the soft track
Durango was notified. and a wreckins
train was sent up last night. The
passengers we're transferred and
reached Durango at 1920 last night
The track is now clear, the mixed
train leaving for silvsrtop At $3.50
this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
BLACK HAND LETTER.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Mar.
15.-John f. Morgan, postmaster at
Colorado City. has received letter
warning him to keep out of the pres
ent liquor fight.
"If you don't keep out Of this" says
the writer, your house and yourself
will go up In smoke"
The letter is similar to others which
have been received recently by promi.
nent residents. A business man OF
the city is suspected OF sending the
letters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
MUST MARRY
OR PAY TAX
WISCONSIN VILLAGE WILL TAX
ALL UNMARRIED MEN FOR
ORPHANS AND NEEDY

SCONTO. Wis, Mar. 15.-The city
council here has adopted an ordinance
imposing tax OF SO annually upon
all unmarried men residing in the
city between the ages OF 81 and so
years old. The money raised In this
manner is to be used for the main.
tenance OF orphans and other needy
children.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR TODAY

DENVER, Mar. 15.-No impostant
change In today's legislative vots foe
senstor. spser had -. Adams -
vails IL. The soattsrsd III vas -
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
MURPHY
ON TRIAL
MURDERER OF ANAToLIE .WuN.
DELE ON TRIAL WITH CON-
vlCTlON ALMOST SURE

DENVER, Mar. 15.-The savings OF
one brother. accumulated after many
years of hard work In the Denver fire
department, are being spent now in an
effort to save another and younger
brother from paying on the gallows
the penalty for the shooting OF young
girl. The elder brother is Charles Ed.
ward Murphy and the younger is Mi
chael Henry Murphy. the slayer of An,
atolia Wunderle whose trial opened
in the criminal division OF the district
court Monday.
The defense depends solely upon
convincing the jury that Michael Hen
ry Murphy is insane, and should not
be held responsible for his act Their
family doctor SO testified today. The
case Will probably end tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

7. X. Irwin and G. A. Ball were
among the Durangoites who left for
Tiffany this morning to attso4 ~
public sale on the lrvin 1g1uk Anch
y Z
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Miles left this
morning for Galesburg, ILL.,, on visit
and may decide to locate permanent
ly II conditions are satisfactory. They
also expect to visit Mr.. Miles old
home In Missouri, before locating.
Mrs. Miles. who has many times de-
lighted Durango audiences with her
singing. will be greatly missed In
medical circles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

Shnei uehiy y Murphy, tne slayer OF An
atolia Wunderle whose trial opened
in the criminal division OF the district
court Monday.
The defense depends solely upon
convincing the jury that Michael Hen
ry Murphy is insane, and should not
be held responsible for his act. Their
family doctor SO testified today. The
case will probably end tomorrow.
w. T. Doss was in town last night
from Silverton on his way to Den
yer. Mr. Doss departed on the east.
ern this morning.
c. A. Potter of Pagosa Springs came
in last night on the eastern on nia
way to visit his sister, Mrs. Meade,
in the Animas valley.
Ed Biggs, who has been In the city
for few days on business, departed
on the eastern this morning. for Ar.
boles.
Ed Reynolds of Flint. Mich, was
passenger on the Red Apple train
this morning. on land seeking trip
through San Juan county.
Hugh G. Allan was a returning pas
senger from the east last night, and
departed for his home in Aztec to-
day.
c. f. Holiday, sawmill man from
Dyke near Pagosa Springs. is Du-
range visitor for few days on busi-
ness.
o.
Miss Frances Leach arrives this
evening from Denver to take the sec
ond trick at night at the Western I'm
ion telegraph office.
II. T. Henderson was an OUTGOING
passenger on the eastern bound for
Denver and points east, on business
pertaining to certain irrigation prof.
ects in which he Is interested.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Nelson left for
their home in Pennington this morn
ing. They returned last night from
vacation trip to Denver and points
east.
The monthly meeting of the Pres
byterian Brotherhood will be held
Thursday evening at o'clock. The
members and their families will have
a musicale and social
Richard Sheehan departed yesterday
morning for his home In Springfield,
Mass. after q pleasant visit of about
a month with his uncle, w. C. Rogers
OF North Durango.
w. 1. Campbell Is In the city for
day or two from Cedar Hill. Mr.
Campbell's homo Is in Colorado
Springs. but he is here looking
around.
Drs. Carthwaite and Holloway, who
came In last night on the special with
the persons injured on the Pagosa
Springs branch. departed this morning
on the eastern for Chama.
w. N. Wallace returned this morn-
ing from Pennington and the trading
post at Pueblo Bonito. DOC" was in
town for a few days rest and change
from chico weed and Indians.
Three John Ericksons. the second
initial OF each being respectively. L I,
A., r., are registered at the Palace.
They came down from Silverton on
last nights train, on a vacation trip.
w. A. Chapson Of Canon City and
c. s. Chapson of Pagosa Springs we're
in the city last night. passing through
from the east to Pennington, for
which place they left this morning.
w. Il. Norwood OF Denver arrived
recently to accept position In the
Helm barber shop. succeeding l.. ii.
Miles. who departed today for Gales
burg, Ill. Mr.. Norwood comes well
recommended and is said to be an ex
pert in his line.
Secretary George NJ Raymond OF the
Board Of Trade. and Frank Edredge
went to Aztec today to confer with
the citizens Of that place on matters
pertaining to the development Of this
| uacffon and alan IN furthor the lptor
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

Abilene, Kas.. has adopted the COM
mission form Of government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

w. T. Doss was in town last night
from Silverton on his way to Den
yer. Mr.. Doss departed on the east
ern this morning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-17
May Dare to Be Shabby

clothes II. felt ] could AFFORD them.
at least would have liked them once,
but now that ! find the consideration
bestowed on my eccentric shabbiness
am not sure that the change would
not be for the worse
have the best table In the din.
ing room. The other day some people
who must spend twice as much as I
do had table near me, and annoyed
me by their talking and laughing. I
complained, and their table was
changed. az
If they should object they would
have to leave, for the management is
not going to offend. woman of mil.
lions like myself. was thinking Of
getting new bonnet this year, but as
it might lower my social position I
shall probably continue to wear the
one bought eight years ago.
This is scheme that works in any
number of directions. Il personally
cinnot afford to dress as well as most
of the women ! know, so make q
point of dressing less well even than
can afford. They all know could
do a bit better, than l -Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. IA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-17
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.z3YEW0l](H] [GyNUDNGDON MASON ~
AUTHOR g = es1Gf][z REAL AGATE]AS0 "

Ing consciousness that things were GO
| ing well with our loverers pervading
every stroke. We had observed with
pleasure on the evening previous that
archibald had done nothing but de-
vote himself to Agatha Sixth, and had
Drought his devotion in public to a
Well-managed termination by inviting
the girl out for stroll on the terrace
to see the moon!" Happy excuse for
seeing each other! Time-honored and
time-worn. but as good as new to each
fresh pair of lovers! And from this
moonlight walk Agatha had augured,
and had hoped. great things.
Then again early that morning we
had seen them depart for drive to
the village. where it seemed young
Miss Lawrence had an errand. don't
know that / have mentioned before
that Lawrence was Agatha Sixth's last
name, just as Endicott was Agatha
First's. l have grown SO used to re-
ferring to them as Arch and l were
accustomed to do in the days when
there was necessity for keeping
their identities secret beyond the
knowledge of their first names, that
I'd almost forgotten they had any
other.
The best part of the thing was that
although they had only two miles to
30, the pair had not yet returned. And
1t was now high noon. Dearest
couldn't get over it, and frisked and
hoped SO, had to beg her to remem-
Der that she was playing tennis and
not coup and ball.
Forty love!" l called across the
net, serving my fast serve that sell
dom use against my wife, in my pre-
occupation as my thoughts would per-
sist in dwelling upon Arch and his
love affair rather than upon the game.
Il say, do you think they can have
eloped?" b..
That's too good to hope for!" re-
turned Agatha. though she was not SO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-17
careIessness In Clothes Gives lmpres
sion That Wearer Is Wealthy, Says
Woman Who Knows. Is

+ b,
There are two ways of impressing
people," said a woman who had
knocked about the world good deal.
-"You can be very smart or you can be
directly shabby. For a woman Of small
means recommend the second way,
and can speak with some authority.
since have followed my theory for q
long time.
Before I adopted It, myself !
watched it in operation. know an
old lady Of some means, but not rich,
who lived in a good hotel Every
body received, more or less considera-
ton from the management, but this
old lady was the mogul Of the place.
"She paid no more for her rooms
than the others, and she spent less
in the dining room. and / was at a
loss to account for the fact that she
commanded instant and implicit obedi-
ence, even In the most exacting re-
lqueSts, until one day, when the hotel
clerk, having seen me in converse
ton with her, said casually:
"'You know she's awfully rich
$50 one day told her of this, and
asked how the rumor of her great
wealth ever started. She laughed.
"'It's my clothes, my DEAR she said.
LAS you know l am interested In
SO many things that ! have not much
money left over for clothes. Two
gowns at a time are all l can afford,
and going out SO little l wear them
for at least a year or two.
They cannot imagine a woman
economizing in clothes. and they in
terpret my lack Of vanity as to the
carelessness woman known to be
rich has for details. I'd love to have
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-17

successful with the ball. Came!
cried, as it smashed into the net. But
for once Dearest was not vexed with
me for winning. With smile SC alb
stracted and clairvoyant as to make
me guess at once the tenor OF her
thoughts, she picked up the ball ana and
wandered back to the service line.
Ready" she called, but instead
of serving, suddenly let her racquet
fall Gathering to the ground.
"Wilfred!".. she cried, as if#a happS
thought had struck her, do you sup
pose he will ask her today 7?
More than likely" answered ex-.
uberantly, and then, coming close up
to the net but say, sweetheart,
aren't you going to play any more -
20, yes!'' she cried, starting and
stooping quickly to recover her.
racquet. 'Of course ! am! was
only just thinking
$50 was l! But don't let's any more,
or We can't play the game! So we.
succeeded in putting all thought OF the
two out Of our heads and fell to play
Ing some pretty fast tennis. Al
Agatha First. may explain, in the
meantime vas playing golf all by her.
self down ON the course by the river.
Dearest had offered her the escort OF
young Leslie Freer, the rector's son.
who lived down in the village, but
she would have none of him, to my
dismay. In fact had begun to feel
ccnscience-stricken almost for tear,
we were neglecting the poor girl IN q
our absorption In our other Two
guests, but Dearest had reassurdd me
by saying she thought Agatha First
was the kind of girl who preferred
ont -ofdoor exercise and her own COM
pany to any number Of young men.
had just succeeded in making the
score of holly contested game
deuce again, when the dog cart In
which Terhune and Miss Lawrence
had driven of that morning appeared,
approaching briskly from the direction
az the castle where Terhune had APP
parently left his companion on his
way to the stables.
Vantage in! Camel" called ny
wife triumphantly. You're np good
Ut all, Wi,fred." Game, set, J re-
81 "a r. ! s ! a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-17

age--to the Barbadoes--and that he
enlisted in the Seven Years war.
He spent his twenty-second birthday
amid warlike scenes at Fort Duquesne,
now Pittsburg, where he commanded
a regiment against the French. On
the eve of that birthday Washington
gave a bountiful supper to all the men
Of his regiment and gave a good-sized
sum of money to one of the men to
be sent home to the wife and little
ones whom the soldier had left In al
most destitute circumstances
There are many lapses Of the rec
ords Of Washington's birthdays and
how he spent them, but in 1856 he
writes to friend: Il am growing
old apace, Alfred Che was only %
them and today turn another year.
So far have been true to my resolu-
ton, made when l was 10, and want
you to help me to keep it unbroken
this year. Will you be so kind as to
give the Enclosure to Welmont Hardy
Of your village with my kindest re-
membrances?" gt
There is no record Of what the "in-
closure" was, but we are led to believe
that 1t brought comfort to both the
sender and recipient u
On January 6, 1859, at the age of
81, Washington married Martha Gus
tbs. and for the time being all the aus
terity of the young patriot was sunk
In the tenderness of the lover He
marked his birthday that year by dis
tributing gifts lavishly among his
slaves and by ordering that certain
poor widow near the Washington es-
tate should be served with two quarts
OF milk and three eggs daily, free of
charge. as long as she lived, the bill,
of course, to be met by Washington.
For time after his marriage, Wash
ington withdrew from public life and
set about cultivating his acres. It
was on the 22d of February. not many
years after he had turned benedict,
that he and Mrs. Washington were
sleighing and making unusually merry
in honor of the day. AS the hour near
ed noon, both George and Martha dis
covered that they were "monstrous
hungry" and that they were miles
away from inn or tavern. Pulling up
in front of little cottage, George
made bold to ask the little lady who
appeared at the door in answer to his
rapping1 for "bite and sup" to stay
their pangs .s.&
The stranger proved hospitable, and
after showing them the way to tiny
barn, where there was feed for the
horse, she spread the cloth in the
kitchen and invited her guests to par
take of her simple fare.
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piled. Wonderful good tennis, Dear.
est" and dropping our racquets. we
went to speak to Arcn.
wouldn't have told Dearest for the
world, Of course, but the truth was
that in spite Of my praise Of her play
In had let her beat.
couldn't you fnd groom to take
the cart down for your" | inquired
rather Indignantly as Terhune came to
a halt in the road, Lazy beggars,
those grooms!"
THE butler told me you people
were down here playing tennis" said
Arch. and was In such hurry to
see you ] brought it down myself.
Thought Id walk back with Syou,
yknow."
Agatha held out her hands to him
eagerly as he got down and stood be,
side us,
"Then you've got something to tell
us!" she cried. you have!--I know
you bave!"
LII WaJ-ycSs Ac duoWClSNs tUuS
it's no. what you think, at least not
exactly BY J0ve, Vincent" turning
to me, I'm in an awful messl A beast
ly unfortunate dilemma, don't you
know"
But don't know! What's the trou'
Bile, Arch? Tell u.s."
Yes, tell us!" urged my wife.
We'll, you see." began tha old boy.
and he mopped his brow with his
handkerchief In an anxious way that
made me feel quite sorr; for him.
you see the way OF it was, went
and asked her all right, but" he
paused
But what! What did she say?'
cried Dearest and together.
For heavens sake!"I added, as he
still stammered, get it out!"
"She said" he replied grandly.
that she cared for me-"
Then what on earta are you put
ting on such long face about 2" !
roared, and Dearest asked him anx-
iously what was wrong about that.
why, the trouble :s.". he told us,
getting more and mofs serious, that
in spite of that admission she won't
give me definite snswer until a
month from now!"
But she can't wait that long!"
expostulated, as if Terhune himself
were to blame for this complication,
Don't you see that If you're not actu,
ally and for a fact engaged by the
end of this week yon might as well