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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
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near approach of Christmas viii eco
the customary lull in political and
public affairs. Little real work Is
expected Of Congress, which will ad-
journ at the end Of the week for
the holiday recess.
President Taft will take advantage
of the slowing down Of the official
machinery by running over to Brook
lyn to deliver an address before the
oung Republican club Of that city ne1t
Tuesday night
Archbishop 1fSland Of *. Hnnl VIII
celebrate TIC ssiden 5Hhiles of u -
Edinntion u 'the pffe(fk6od on Thu{s-
day, and 1t is expected the anniver-
sary will be made the occasion for a
signal manifestation Of the love and
esteem in which the venerable prelate
is held by Americans of all creeds
and clusses.
A notable wedding Of the week will
be that Of Edith Pulitzer, daughter
of the late Joseph Pulitzer, and VIM.
s. Moore. The wedding will take place
Thursday at the Pulitzer home in New
York city, and it will be a very quiet
affair on account of the recent death
of the brides father.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
Seyenty-Seven Aviators Killed in
1911.

NEW YORK, Deco. 16.-The pro-
gress in the science of aviation during
the year now drawing TO close has
been costly in human life. Beginning
with the death of Thomas E. Sell
fridge, the first person killed in an
aeroplane, in 1908, the list of fatali-
ties has rapidly increased, especially
in the present year, when the deaths
more than doubled the combined num-
Der for the three preceding years. In
1908 one man lost his life, in 1909
four, in 1910 80, and to date for the
present year n persons have been
killed.
OF interest in naval circles will be
the presentation on Monday Of q mag.
nificent silver service to the battle.
ship Florida. The service is one Of
the finest ever presented to an
American warship. Funds for its pur..
chase were raised by popular sub.
scription, aided by generous appro.-
priation from the state Of Florida.
The presentation will take place at
Pensacola.
German airmen who lost their lives
this year number Ia, English seven,
Russian four, Italian, Asutrial and
Japanese two each. Servia, Spain,
Belgium, Brazil, Peru ard Cuba con-
tributed one each to the death roll
Of the year.
WheraB in the earlier days of the
science Of aviation only the most fit
ted, mentally and physically, dared
flights, nowadays great numbers Of
amateurs do SO. As a consequence
the deaths for the present year in
cluded a number of aviation pupils.
Double fatalities, in which rider and
passenger were killed, also were COM
mon,' while on June 18 last three
frenchmen, Capt. Princetau, 7. lie.
Martin, and NJ. Landron, were burn
Cd TO death in midair as a result Of
the explosion of the aeroplane mo-
tor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18

word has gone out that ic will he a
Ipitifully emaciated Santa Claus that
viii, go around distributing The Christ
mas and end. the year bonuses
during the next two weeks. The
year has been poor one for the bro
kers from the very start and the re-
cent slump was scarcely necessary to
aid the "glooms" in giving up the
.'joys" the final knockout punch.
The clerical forces Of the great ex-
change houses will be the chief suf-
ferers from the falling off in the bo-
nus funds. Scarcely any of the large
houses will end the year clear, for
they have experienced a big decrease
in business and at the same time have
been under as heavy expense in main
tanning their private wire systems
and branch houses as in the "fat" pc
riods.
The bank employees probably will
fare much better this year than the
brokerage forces, though this condi-
ton usually is reversed when the
stock exchange firms are prosperous.
The men back of the big banks are all
possessed of great wealth and they ar
que that it would be poor policy to
make their employees suffer for the
smaller returns of the past IL months.
Several of the great banking houses
make it a rule to give their managers
and clerks so per cent of their sala-
ries at the end of the year, and 10
and even 25 per cent distributions are
not uncommon. 1t is not believed,
however, that any firm will give 100
per cent bonuses this year, as was
done by several houses in 1901.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
ALLISON NOTES.

The members of the Allison Sunday
school and the pupils Of the public
school invite the parents and friends
interested to a Christmas program to
be given in the school house Friday
evening, Dec. %, at eight o'clock.
Mr.. Swink Of Bayfield, made
business call here Wednesday.
A partnership has been formed by
Messrs. Biggs & Binkley for the rem
tai of the Menzel farm.
Employment for the winter months
called Mr.. Paul Mitchell to Goldfield,
Colo.
The residence of Mr., Anderson on
his homestead three miles north of
town has been completed.
The request of Mr.. Booker I.
Washington for any freight, claim
cards, book, or picture that could be
given to the colored folks of the south
was answered by the teachers and pu-
pills of the Allison school. The gifts
were made up in packages an dsent
away Thursday.
w III ICNCiNNo AS W
bean thresher last week. 1t has been
used for several days and is doing
good work.
We are very sorry that little Ru-
dolph Sawyer was injured by a Sc
rious fall from his horse on his home
ward way from school Thursday even
ing.
The frame work of the manse is
in place. The sunny days are propi-
tious for rapid compilation. Plan your
promised stunt Of work now with the
manager, Mr.. Sorsen, or with Supt
Scoggin.
The willing Workers most cordially
urge your attendance to the oyster
supper to be given by them in the
church Friday afternoon and evening
Of Dec. %. Anyone anticipating a
trip to Allison or to the Christmas
entertainment on that evening will be
welcome.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
"Fiphting Dick to Retire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Off
cial life of zone of the greatest
fighters, best fellows, and most be-
loved officers the service afloat has
ever had" expires at midnight to-
night, when, by reason of the fact
tomorrow will be the sixty y-second an
niversary Of his birth, Rear Admiral
Richard Wainwright, aid for opera
tions in. the navy department, will be
retired from active service.
No officer in the United Statss ma
Wy today is better known or cetter
liked than Fighting Dick" Vain
wright. His record of service is long
and efficient. He graduated from
the naval academy in 1868, but IL
was not until the early nineLies that
his name began to be heard outside
of the service. He was executive Of
ficer of the battleship Maine when
she was blown up in Havana harbor.
81 will never set my foot on Cuban
soil until the Main is avenged" Cap
tain Wainwright declared as the wa
ters closed over the twisted end and
torn hull of the American battleship
as it carried down to their death 266
sailors and marines. For weeks, from
dawn to dark, Wainwright toiled be-
side the wreck, directing the divers
work, and recovering the bodies of
the dead On April 5, long after Capt.
Sisbee and his subordinates had been
relieved of their painful task, VAIN
wright, the sole surviving officer of
the Maine left in Havana harbor,
pulled down the weather-stained flag
that had floated day and night from
the shrouds of the wrecked battle
ship.
When war was declared with Spain
Captain Wainwright was among the
first to apply for active service. He
was delighted when he was placed in
command of J. Pierpont Morgan's
transformed pleasure yacht, the Co
sair. The little vessel was renamed
the Gloucester, in honor Of the Mas
sachusetts city where Wainwright
was born. The Gloucester lost no
time In joining the blockading fleet
at Santiago. When the Spanish fleet
attempted to escape the Gloucester
pounded and destroyed the two tor
pedo destroyers, Plutton and Furor
ere they scarcely had begun then
reckless dash from the harbor. For
the eminent and conspicuous con-
duct" displayed at Santiago Captain
Wainwright was advanced ten num-
bers.
Admiral Wainwright comes from
famous naval family. His father
Commander Richard Wainwright, was
one Of Farragut's most brilliant sub
ordinates. He met his death in tn,
battle Of New Orleans while com
manding Farragut's flagship. For
tunately for the service the name viii
remain on the active list after "Dick'
goes into retirement for his son Lieut.
Dick Wainwright Is much like hi
famous father and inherits his affec
tion for ssrvics afloat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
Birthday Celebration

Birthday Celebration
On Wednesday evening Miss Eliza
beth Stilwell entertained party OF
friends in honor of her "steenth'
birthday. The diversion of the even
ing was 500, and Miss Lillian Looka-
bell holding the highest score, had
the honor Of cutting the birthday
cake.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed, consisting Of ices, cake apd cof-
fee. During supper, Mrs. w. A. Stew.
art, whose sweet voice is always en-
joyed by Durango audiences, honoret
the guests with several Of her favor.
ite selections.
When the birthday cake wal
brought in each guest leaned eager
ly forward to count the candles, but
alasl all were doomed to disappoint
ment for, on the creamy white Sur
face of the birthday cake in pinl
letters appeared the words, "Swee'
Sixteen"
After supper, Richard Stewart mi
tiated the company into the mystsrie.
of tub trick" which created mucf
laughter and caused much embarrass
ment to the male members who wer'
foolish enough to think they coult
solve it.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Stewart; Mr.. and Mrs. Georg'
C. Logan; Misses Minnie Gogarty
Minnie Levey, Mabel Skoog, Nelli
McCloud, Jenkins, Lillian Lookabell
Bauser, Ballingee, F. Bell, Cooper an,
Perle Thompson, and Messrs. Win
gate, Lewis, Morris, Duffee, Stewart
Smith, Skoog, Kruschks and Stilwsll
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
NEWS ITEMS FROM
FARMINGTON, n. MEX.

FARMINGTON, Dec. 1s-Post-
master |. N. Ball is announcing that
on and after Jan 6, next, a United
States savings bank will be in opera
tion in connection with the Farming
ton postoffice.
Rumors are current that a survey
ing corps sent out by the d. & r. G.,
railroad is resurveying an old line
run out some years ago between San
Ia fe and this point. This is taken
to mean that possibly that line will
be extended south from Pennington
and at no distant date ii is hoped.
Merchants of Pennington report
I'quite a.. satisfactory trade which
points to lively holiday season.
The roof being put ON the Meth
odist church will soon be completed.
Several different parties from the
Bayfield, country have been in Farm
ington lately making exchanges of
land up there for property down here
Repair work on the suspension
bridge spanning the Animas river,
of which were badly damaged dur
ing the late flood is progressing
slowly on account of ice in the river,
pul VIII soon De completed ana again
in commission for use.
The nights have been quite cold the
past 10 days or so, yet the sunshiney
days appease for the low temperature
at night Pennington has experien-
ced no zero weather yet.
The many friends of Ike Cox are
delighted over his exoneration at
the hands of the Durango jury.
Several cattle buyers have been in
Pennington country lately picking up
fat cattle for market.
News from the Seven Lakes oil
field, and also from the Mattox well,
near Fruitland, are meager Of late.
A party of Pennington citizens are
down at Seven Lakes at this time
and late information is expected up
on their return.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
Western Governors End Tour,

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-Indian-
apolis was the host today to the west
ern states governors who have been
touring the eastern cities. The Hoos
ier capital was the twenty-second
city visited by the governors and the
stop here brought the regular itin-
erary to close. The governors viii
proceed from here to st. Paul, ut
which point the party viii disbaad and
the executives return to their rUspec-
tive homes. The Indianapolis COM
mercial clubs and board Of trade join
ed hands in entertaining the visitors
today. A luncheon, an automobile
ride and mass-meeting were the
chief features of the program. Gov
ernor Marshall and Mayor Shank de-
livered addresses of welcome. -
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
ELIMINATE
DEAD ONES
Democrats Caucus in Pu-
eb|o TO Choose a Man
for Senator
Western Press.

Western Press.
PUEBLO, Dee. 16.-Not more than
two dozen senators and representa-
tives are attending the Democratic
elimination" caucus at the Vaile ho-
tel in this city. They are expected to
agree upon senator to take the
place of the late Senator Charles j.
Hughes.
Senator Harry Casady of Boulder,
called the meeting to order. In at
tendance are Senators Casady, George
West of Durango; w. II. Adams of
Conejos county; ]. Burris Of Pueblo;
F. E. Carringer of jefferson county;
John s. Cary of Hayden; T. b. Croke
of Denver; John II. Crowley of Rocky
Ford; William j. Metz of Pueblo; 3.
O'Connell of Georgetown; Mark A.
Skinner of Ell Paso county; ]. j. Tob-
in of Montrose. Representatives A. p.
Ardouel, Crissman, George NJ.
Ashton of Pueblo; o. J. Baxter of
Otero county; Sterling Cawfield of
Pueblo; l.. A. Hcllenbeck OF Ohaf-
fee county; C. j. Lentwich of Pueblo;
H. A. Mcintyre of Pueblo; j. w. OiG
of Clear Creek; w. w. Porteous of
Douglass; o. C. Skiner of Montrose;
and B. l.. Vanvechten of Conejos
county.
The meeting is being held behind
closed doors and it is likely to end in
a fight, started by the Pueblo delega-
ton, which with exception of Sena-
tor Burris, is opposed to holding an
extra session for the selecting of n
senator at the present time.
With the exception of Burris the
delegation is said to be united against
McCue. Senator William Adams was
on hand at an early hour this morn
ing and made only one positive decla-
ration and that was that he did not
believe Governor Shafroth would call
an extra session of the Legislature,
even though 81 signatures could be
obtained to the petition naming a
new senator.
Senator Casady declared positively
that the conference would not consid-
er the name of any candidate pre-
sented at the last session of the leg
islature.
This will eliminate Speer and
Adams and the question has arisen
whether it does not also eliminate
Senator McCue.
Senator Casady and other Speer
sympathizers however, came to the
conclusion that Senator McCue could
hardly be considered as having been
candidate for the senate at the last
session.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18

OF COURTS
Arnold Asks Writ Of Pro-
hibition Restraining His
Successor
Western Press.

Western Press.
DENVER, Dec. 16.-Assessor Hen
ry ]. Arnold, elected from his office
in the court house at midnight Thurs
day by force, will apply to the dis
trict court for a writ of prohibition
to prevent the usurpihg successor to
that office from performing the duties
of assessor for the city and county
of Denver
Governor Shafroth advises this pro-
cedure to get squarely at the issue in
the case.
Mr.. Arnold, however, has a number
of other attorneys who are advising
him, by some more direct manner,
yet to be considered, to go to the su-
preme court asking that tribunal to
take original jurisdiction in the mat
ter, as the state revenues are being
involved.
The supreme court has taken origi-
nal jurisdiction in other matters per-
tanning to the administration of city
and county affairs where it was be-
lieved that an emergency existed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
YOUNG LAD HAS THRILLING
TIME ON GULF ISLAND
Western Press.

Western Press
GALVESTON, Dec. 16.-George
Hartman, the five-year-old son of Phil
Hartman, who was believed to have
been drowned in the Colorado river in
Llano county, was found yesterday
asleep in big thicket on Selkirk is
land, with two panthers lying beside
him. He had accompanied his faith
er and brothers to the island and
strayed from camp, mile away, two
days ago.
The members of the party watched
the panthers for two hours, trying to
get a shot at the beasts, not know
ing that the child was playing with
them at the time. The island is in
Tested with wild cats, panthers, lions,
bears and wolves, and hunters never
venture into it at night, but the lad
had suffered only from hunger and
thirst.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
Abrogadon Of Passport
treaty NdwSdfs Thing
Western Press.

Western Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 49,
Following visit by Chairman Sulzer,
of the House committee, and Senator
Cullom, Of the Senate comittee on for
eign affairs, to Secretary Knox, il
is announced that the secretary of
state and the president are willing
that the joint resolution abrogating
the treaty of 1882 with Russia shall
be passed by Congress before ad-
journment for the holidays.
The resolution, it is stated, will be
signed without delay.
Speaking of the statements made
in the recent message on foreign af-
fairs, that he hoped after the holi-
days to be able to report material
progress in the negotiations with Rus
sia, Mr.. Knox declared that the presi-
dent acted in the best of good faith.
He would not, however, have express
ed much hope had he been in possess
of information since obtained.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
"Contagion" and
infection" Defined

That the public may not be mislead
| by the anonymous pseudoscientific
communication appearing in the Dem
ocrat, this article will show that ev-
cry statement made as to facts, is
Incorrect, that the public may judge
whether much credence can be placed
in any part of said communication,
the writer of the article in question,
is laboring under a misapprehension
OF the meaning of the terms she or
he uses and for his or her benefit
and those who are not familiar with
the terms, the definition of the
words contagion and infection are
given: Contagion (from contingo, to
touch), word loosely used to desig-
nate the process by which specific
disease is communicated between per-
sons, either by direct contact or by
means of an intermediate agent; now,
the specific germ or virus from which
communicable disease Develops; In
fection, (infecio), the communication
OF disease germs or virus by any
means direct or indirect.
We are told that whooping cough
is not contagious but infectious and
therefore should not be quarantined.
How absurd, especially when we are
assured by the most eminent author
tiles on general medicine that small
pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, are in
fectious diseases.
The statement that cases do not
die from whooping cough but from
the complications that set in is a
beautiful example of ''hair splitting;"
you may as well say that the suicide
did not die from the knife wound,
but from the hemorrhage which fol-
lowed.
No weight can be given the state
ment that "many writer's claim and
etc. when Osler, Hatfield, Jacoby,
state that whooping cough is specif-
ic contagious disease. Osler says it is
directly contagious from person to
person, also dwelling rooms, houses,
school rooms and other localities may
be infected by sick child.
Hatfield says whooping cough is
epidemic and very contagious, infec-
ton taking place through the breath
and expectoration and also through
third persons or pieces in the wash =
it is third among the fatal diseases
of children in England, in this coun-
try the mortality ranges from three
to 10 per cent, the younger the child
the more unfavorable the prognosis.
DR.. VIM. Osler, our greatest author
ity, states, taken with it's complica-
tons whooping cough must be regard
ed as a very fatal affection . @par-
ents should be warned of the serious
nature Of whooping cough, the gray
ity of which is scarcely appreciated
by the public. Particular care should
be taken that children suspected of
I the disease are not sent to the public
schools or exposed in any way SO that
other children can be contaminated.
The suggestion by ''Durangoite" that
the quarantine can be broken with
impunity, would prove expensive If
followed.
The mildest commentary to be
made upon the efforts Of Durangoites
is that it is incorrect, unnecessary
and puts forward with the sole pur-
pose Of causing dissatisfaction with
antagonism to the efforts of the
health authorities to control this dan
gerous disease. G. s. DRIVER, MD.
i City Health Officer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
NEW YORK CLUB HOLDS
JOLLIFICATION MEETING
Western Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The inter
ests of the public dominate business,
according to the conclusions which
Secretary of War Stimson came to
in an address at the Republican club
of New York city here last night. A
few years ago some large capitalists,
so the speaker said, expected business
through the submission of the people,
but they realize now they can only
get it through submission to the
people.
The Republican club gave dinner
in honor Of the secretary and many
of the speeches were a tribute to him
as being credit to the administra-
ton, the nation and TO the Republi-
can party. Otto T. Barnard, presi-
dent of the club. toasted President
Taft as "The Greatest Jurist Of Them
All-None More Honest and None
More Sincere"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
FORMER KANSAS MAYOR
BOUND FOR PRISON
Western Press.

Western Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-James
MARCEL, the former mayor and bank
er of Highland, Kan, convicted of
robbing the M. Phillipsborn company
store of more than $4,000 on May /,
1910, was sentenced today to five
years and six months in the peniten-
tiary at Saltwater.
On Marcells request a stay of 10
days was granted so that he might
select some Christmas presents for
his children in Kansas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
: IN THE SOCIAL wHIRL. ,
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Society poines

Society Doines
The manufacturing of Christmas
presents has far out distanced bridge
in popularity this week. Social af.
fairs, for the. most part, have been
conspicuous BY their infrequeney. So
many of the ladies are worn to a
FRAGILE by their frantic sewing and
shopping designations, Christmas
morning is in danger of dawninp on
town of shattered nerves and ship
wrecked dispositions.
Dinner at Fort lewis
Tuesday evening Principal and
Mrs. Snyder gave a dinner in honor
of Mrs. Pulford and her Denver vis-
itor, Mrs. Edith Lunken, and Miss
Carrie Cushing. The guests of hon.
or motored out 70 the Fort late in
the afternoon. That honey: '.you-
are-one-of-us" atmosphere prevailed
the pleasingly arranged meal and the
evenings entertainment. The SNYDER
children, five in number, are ali of
the male persuasion, however, they
have been trained TO do the things
that usually falls to girls portion.
On this occasion the eldest sons had
charge of the dinnsr service and most
creditably they dia the honors.
Around the festsls board were gath
cred Mrs. Pulford, Mrs. Lunken. Mrs.
Weston, Mr.. and Mrs. Schrivcr, Miss
Cushing, Miss Weston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Snyder.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
BRAKEMAN HURT.

Last Sunday C. z. Bryant, of Cha
ma, while working on this branch
during the rush, was severely hurt
this side of Cascade, when he accident
ally fell from one of the box cars on
a freight bound for Silverton, and
alighted in such a manner that he
was dragged along by the train for
the lengths of couple of cars. He
was exar ined by a local physician
upon the .rrival of the train in Sill
verton and it was thought that he had
received most serious internal inju-
ries. The unfortunate. man taken to
Durango the same evening and to the
Mercy hospital, where upon further
examination it proved that his inju-
ries were not so very serious, and
nothing of dangerous nasure is ex-
pected to develop.-Silvarton Miner.
At the hospital this afternoon 1t
was stated that Mr.. Bryant is get
ting along very nicely.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
CHICAGO WOMAN PULLS
OFF SENSATIONAL ATTEMPT
Western Press.

WestefH PfesS
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Edna
Robinson, 32 years old, attempted to
commit suicide in room at the La
Sale hotel shortly after four o'clock
this morning by shooting herself ov-
er the heart. She was wounded while
engaged in conversation over the
telephone with Frank B. Cockrell, of
st. Louis, who was guest at another
hotel, and who heard the shot and
gave the alarm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-18
Lean Christ mas for Wall Street.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-wall street
employees, from the six-dollar-a week
with salaries reaching five figures
year, are not looking forward tp
Christmas this year with their custo-
mary joyful anticipation. It has been
lean year, a very lean year, for the
street." and as . consequence the