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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
COURT NOTES.

It's the same old story, the Archu-
leta case was still on deck when we
went to press this afternoon.
Fast, the man who got too fast with
Robert Richards, the Ute Indian po-
liceman, at Ignacio, and attempted to
spill the blood Of the red-skinned
peace officer by puncturing his frame
with bullets, was today sentenced to
term in the state reformatory.
Fast entered q plea Of guilty and
begged the mercy Of the court and
this fact probably got him lighter
sentence than he would otherwise have
received. Fast is under 80 years Of
age.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
REFORMING
A BAD CITY
Ani-ViCe Crusade in Pu.
ebIO Hits Pool and
Billiard Halls

Western Press.
PUEBLO, Jan. PA real cam
paign on the part of Pueblo women,
against the pool halls of the city,
which allow minors to play on billiard
and pool tables, has been started with
the swearing out of complaint
against one of the leading pool halls
here by Mrs. A. L. Price.
The entire city is at present en-
gagged in campaign to have the
churches and school buildings thrown
open and equipped with billiard and
pool tables that the young men, whose
parents do not consider 1t their duty
to entertain, might find wholesome
recreation and entertainment undei
proper service.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
DEATH OF WELL KNOWN MINER

At 8:15 last evening, James J. Null
len, u prospector widely known in the
La Platas, and especially interested
in the California mining district, died
at Mercy hospital from miners con-
sumption.
Mr.. Mullen had been Ill for the past
three or four months, and few weeks
ago was brought to town from the
Mike Campion ranch on the lower
Florida, where he spent month try
ing to rest up, after he stopped work.
He grew so much worse, however,
that it was thought best for him to
enter the hospital
The end came suddenly. So late as
fifteen minutes before he passed away
he was chatting with friends to the
effect that he would soon be up and
around again.
Deceased was a native Of Ireland
where he was born about forty-two
years ago. When q young man of
% he came to the United States, To-
eating in Connecticut, where he spent
the next two years, and then coming
to Durango. The past eighteen years
he spent in the San Juan, and for
twelve of these he was engaged in
mining. At the time of his death Mr..
Mullen owned interests in nine mining
claims in the Orc Fino district.
Mr.. Mullen leaves to mourn his loss,
his mother, and brothers and sisters,
living in Ireland, brother, Thomas
now in Nevada, and cousin,
Thomas Mullen of this city. The
remains are now at the Goodman un-
dertaking parlors, to be prepared for
Funeral arrangements will be an
later.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
rKnLED BY RARE DISEASE

u
willard r. Feeley, an actor, for
several years with William Collier,
his last part being that Of Frank
Sinclair in 'T'll Be Hanged If Do"
died Sunday at the home of Mrs. E.
G. Madden, his wife's mother, at 1888
st. Paul street.
Death was caused by a fungus
growth from the wound made by an
operation for appendicitis, growth
said by leading surgeons of New
York city to be extremely rare in
men, though common in cattle. Mr..
Feeley was first operated on last Feb
ruary. Subsequent operations were
performed in March and June. Late
in November he was brought to Den
yer in the hope that the change of eli
mate might prove beneficial.
Mr.. Feeley was "a years Of age, a
native of New York. He had been
on the stage since he was 10. In
1910 he played with Collier at Elitch's
Gardens. Three years ago Miss Golda
Madden of Denver became his wife.
She survives him.
The above item which appeared in
the Denver Post Of Tuesday last, is
of interest to our readers, both young
Mrs. Feeley and her mother, Mrs. E.
G. Madden, being residents Of Du-
range some years ago when the for
mer was in her early teens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
Dancing Defined as
'hugging Set to Music

Western Press.
DENVER, Jan. 27.-There was a
dance at the Denver university yes
terday. 1t was harmless enough be-
ing participated in only by four girls
with a colored girl It the piano, but
It resulted disastrously.
Dean Howe says dancing Is hugging
set to music and that 1t is the orig
inal trouble maker, so no dancing car
be done within the university pre-
cincts.
Now Lucy Carr, Mayme McCune
Beckie Mayfeld and Hester Wood
will have to appear before the fac.
ulty on Wednesday and tell why dane
ing is not an invention Of the devi
and promise not to do I. again OIL
they will bs barred from the Den
yer university.
Miss Frssman, the eolored girl VII,
was musician at tAa party, was ex
cused on the plea II the girls tha
they bsggsd hss b = T.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
Successor to Justice
Harlan Not Yet Named

Western Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-
The belief that President Taft is
weakening in his determination to ap-
point Judge Hook of Kansas to the
supreme court bench grew rapidly to-
day with the renewal of the rumor
that Secretary Knox is to be asked
to take the place.
Mr.. Knox was among the first men
npntjnreI f<-- ~ -.
the death of Justice Harlan. 1t was
known that he could have it if he
wanted it, but Mr.. Knox, however,
seemed to prefer more active duties
dealing with the nations welfare and
the president turned to Hook.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
RAILWAY BUSINESS IN NOEM.
BER, 1911.

Tables prepared by the bureau Of
railway economics from the reports
made by the railways for that month
to the interstate commerce commission
show that the business done by the
railways of the United States in the
month Of November was somewhat
less than the business done in Novem-
ber, 1910, when measured by the av-
erage per mile, the only basis on
which comparison can properly be
made.
The total operating revenues of rail-
ways include their receipts for freight
and passenger transportation, for mail
and express service, and for all other
traffic service rendered. The average
receipts in November, 1911, for a
little more than 30 per cent of the
total mileage of the country, were
s1,054 mile, decline of $1s mile
from the receipts in November, 1910
There was decrease in average re-
ceipts in both freight and passenger
service. The decline was unevenly
distributed. The lines Of the eastern
part of the country show only slight
decrease for November, 1911, in com
parison with November, 1910, while
the lines In the southern section show
slight increase and the lines in
the western section a falling off. In
the total operating revenue. the re-
ceipts for freight transportation rep
resent tit per cent and receipts for
passenger transportation 20.8 per ss1t
the remaI1d4s cominr frs- P-sl. e-s e.
- operatsz11 expenses. Also hSw a
lower average per mile Of l. - yss
include all costs Of maintaining track
and equipment, the cost Of operating
trains, of securing traffic and Of ad-
ministration, but do not include new
construction. Expenditure for main
tenance Of tracks and buildings was
reduced by a average of $2.40 mile
as compared with expenditure in No
vember, 1910. For the maintenance
of equipment there was an increase
averaging 10 cents = mile; and the
cost Of conducting transportation, an
item representing about one-half the
total operating expense, was reduced
by an average of cents a mile. BY
the reduction in expenditure for main
tenance Of track and buildings the
roads were enabled to make slight
offset to the shrinkage in operating
revenues.
The net revenues, that Is, the DIFF
ference between total operating rev.
enues and total operating expenses,
averaged s16 less per mile Of line In
November, 1911, than in November,
1910, which Is a decrease Of 4.3 per
cent. This so-called nSt revenue is,
in fact, gross profits out Of which
must come taxes, amounting in No
vember to $8,s7e,976 or an average of
$42 mile, rentals, interest on bonds,
dividends and appropriations for i'm
provements. The falling off of lie
per cent in operating revenues con-
trasts with an increase Of 1927 per
cent In taxes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
ALMOST MIRACULOUS.

John Eder, who was brought down
from Rico some weeks ago suffering
with severe affliction Of the throat,
and taken to Mercy hospital, is able
to be on the street again. Mr.. Eder
is over 80 years of age, and was SO
i'll that there was very little hope
of his recovery. His friends are con-
graduating him over his return to
good health.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
Defau|ting Cashier is
Arrested in Frisco
Western Press.

Western Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-John
Mcpherson, cashier of the Singer Sew
ing Machine agency in Sydney, Aus
tralia, is being held in Alameda coun-
ty by the federal authorities pending
the arrival of officers from Australia
with a warrant charging the embez-
element of $25,0O0 from the firm.
The fugitive was arrested on his
arrival here on a freight steamer on
which he worked his passage under an
assumed name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE.

Visitors to Alamosa always COM
ment on the fine two-story double
house, erected by L. ]. Nathan, for
mer Durango resident, and now con-
Quoting prosperous mercantile bust
ness in Alamosa. The building is con-
structed of stone and cement, and is
occupied by Mr.. Nathan and family,
and by Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Herrick.
Each house contains eight rooms, the
entire structure costing $4,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
BACK FROM EUROPE.

X. NJ. Murray returned last even
ing from a two months trip to his old
home in Cheltepham, England, where
he visited his mother and renewed his
acquaintance with his former associ-
ates. Mr.. Murray said he had de-
lightful trip throughout, and enjoyed
not only his visit at his old home,
but found the voyage across the At
lantit also pleasant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29

With Fay Templeton in the role Of
Bunty, Weber and Fields will bur-
lesque the Scotch comedy, "Bunty
Pulls the Strings" in their new pro-
duction.
Charles Frohman will shortly make
productions of woman suffrage play
by Alfred Sutro and new play OF
New York life by Porter Emerson
Brown.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29

BOMBS FAIL
Two Chinese Officials IS
cape Death by Miracle
One Badly Injured

Western Press
TEN TSIN, Jan. 27.-An attempt
was made this morning to assassinate
Brigadier General Chang Huai Chih
at the railroad station here. The
general was not injured.
The would be assassin, who is a
young Chinaman, apparently arrived
on the same train as Chang Huai
Shih. The general was leaving the
train proceeding to his brougham,
which was in waiting. The assassin
followed him and threw two bombs
which wrecked the carriage. The as
sailant fled but was quickly surround
ed by soldiers and the police. He kept
his pursuers at bay for some time
with his revolver but was finally over
come.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Florida
Mesa Telephone company will be held
at the board Of trade rooms on Satur-
day, Feb. 10, 1912, at o'clock p. m
for the purpose of electing directors
for the ensuing year and transacting
any other business that may come be-
fore the meeting.
OGLE MONTEITH, President.
FRANK WRIDE, Secretary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29

Sam Bernard is to appear in new
musical comedy which was written for
him by Fred de Gressac and Harry B.
Smith.
Arthur Aylswo-th, at present In the
"Over Night" cast, is to be featured
next year in a new comedy by Philip
Bartholomae.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all our neighbors
and friends who were SO kind during
the death of our baby, Olive, and also
all who contributed the lovely flowers,
which kindness and flowers were very
much appreciated by US.
MRS. McGREGOR AND CHILDREN.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

I will pay a reward for the return,
or any information leading to the re-
covery Of the following cattle: One
yearling broclele- faced heifer, ono
yearling spotted steer. one 2-year-old
white-faced heifer. All branded III
on left side. John Jelinsk, Griffith,
Colo. Phone Black 62S.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29

A play Of Bohemian and theatrical
life by Arthur w. Pinero will be pro-
duced in London shortly. It bears
the title Of "Mind the Paint Girl"
and the leading part in It will be play
cd BY Marie Lohr.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-29
Western Press.

PEKING, Jan. 27.--General Liang
Pi, high Manchus official and former
commandant of the Imperial Guards,
was injured. perhaps fatally, today
by bomb thrown by an unidentified
Chinaman in military uniform. The
man hurled the bomb from the side Of
the road as Liang ri was alighting
from his carriage to enter his home.
Both Of the generals legs were broken
and torn and the immediate amputa-
tion Of one limb was necessary. The
assailant himself was instantly killed
by the explosion. General Liang ri
was strong reactiopary and had
been pdspected of implication in the
,r%sa& assassination IL General Mu
EI Cheng. -
FJEITJEfls NV RARE DJgEASK
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
Carroll Man Hunt Cost the State
About $11 900

Chief William G.. Baldwin of the
Bald win Felts Detective Agency,
Roanoke, has stated that as so much
that is untrue had been published
concerning the cost to the State for
the services Of his agency in hunt
ing down and capturing the Aliens
in Carroll county, and for the efforts
made in an endeavor to capture
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards,
still at large, that he would like to
say that the whole amount due his
agency for services rendered, in
Guiding the captures, the hunt. the
guarding Of prisoners and their
transportation on railroads and
across country to and from Wythe-
vile. would not exceed $1I, 900.
Over 10000 circulars were sent
out advertising the outlaws, and
considering everything, the chiel
OF the detective agency declares
that they have made less money or
this case than on any ever before
handled by them.
Mr.. Baldwin has been in confer.
ence with Governor Mann in regard
to the bill and there is not th,
slightest difference OF opinion Of
friction between them.
He says the hunt for Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards has not beer
relinquished, nor will it be uRles,
they are captured soon.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TO
ASSEMBLE NEXT MONTH
Roanoke Making Preparations for
State Association

Roanoke Times has the following
to say about the meeting of Virginia
fire fighters:
Just about one month remains be-
fore the Virginia State Firemen's
Association will come to Roanoke to
holds it's annual convention. The
association will be in session Au-
gust 18th and 10Th.
The local committees are working
hard making arrangements for the
entertainment Of the firemen, and in
dications are that the attendance
be unusually large.
1t has been decided that the off,
cial headquarters of the officers Of
the Virginia association, while in
Roanoke, will be at the Shenandoah
/ hotel.
The committee of Entertainments
and decoration, headed by J. T. En-
gleby, has decided to have erected
triumphal arch. The location has
J
later. The structure will span the
street at the intersection of two
thorOughfares and will be lighted
with electric bulbs at night. bearing
the inscription, Welcome.
The badges to be used at the con-
vention have been ordered. Tae
officers badges are to be unusually
attractive. These are for the offic RS
aud delegates 20 the convention.
Special badges have been ordered
for members of the local committees.
Five hundred souvenir badges
have been ordered for the use Of
those who participate in the paradt
Handsome autographs lsx24 in.,
! done in black and white showing a
picture of Mill Mountain and the
Incline and the sky line Of Roanoke,
have been sent out.
90 this Autograph appears the
list of prizes which have been offer
ed. The total amount of these is
s4OO.
Independent OF the big day parade
Thursday that night the Roanoke
FIRE department will give night
parade, of which frew orks, red
lights and music VIII be dig parts.
Wednesday and Thursday night a
street carnival will be held for the
benefit of the young people attend
| ing the convention.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
What Is a Progressive ?

Following is Wi liam jennings
Bryan's definition of Progress
sive":
A Progressive is one who is NOV
ing forward. Recognizing the i'm
perfection that pertains to the han
diwork of man a Progressive is
seeking to make improvement in
present conditions wherever i'm
provement is possible. AS the
trend is more and more toward pop
ular government, the Progressive
is, OF course, going in that direc-
ton. he has faith in both the right
of the people to self-government and
in their capacity for self-govern-
ment. He believes that a govern
ment is secure and strong in pro-
portion as it draws ITS authority
from the people and is responsive to
the will of the people.
The Progressive faYors Justice in
government and believe this can
only be secul ed through the appli-
cation in all departments of the
government Of the Jeffersonian doc
TRUE OF equal rights to all. 1t fol-
lows that to be Progressive, one
must be in position to do his own
thinking. No one can be expected
to 90 forward if he must ask per-
mission OF the benehciaries of privi-
lege and favoriteiSm. A Progress
sive, in other words, is free man
whose sympathies are with the peo-
pie and who has the intelligence to
see what needs to be done and the
| courage to do it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT
Agricultural Bulletin Treats Of
Growing Alfalfa

Hon. G. w. Koiper. the Commits
sioner of Agriculture. is sending out
large issue of the Agriculture
Bulletin. In addition TO the usual
analysis OF fertilizers, which they
are reporting. the Bulletin discusses
the important subject of Growing
Alfalfa, hich sets forth the fact that
L. 900 acres in Virginia are in Guilt
walton this year, which will yield
practically $4,000 tons OF alfalfa hay.
There are few farms in every Sec
ton of the State that are beginning
to grow this valuable plant. It is
no longer an experiment. Expert
ment stations have shown that an
acre of good alfalfa contains fertil-
izer Ingredients that would cost on
the market. in the shape of fertilizer,
at least $4,000.
This Bulletin also gives a number
OF experiments which have been
made by the National Government
in feeding alfalfa in comparison
with other hay feeds, which shows
also, that when corn is fed with al
falfa in the right proportions, saw
ing Of about so per cent. is realized
that is, the ration which includes
alfalfa costs only 13 cents daily, and
the other ration, which includes
oats and other feeds is Is cents and
20 cents per day.
A valuable article on twig blight
in the orchard is contained in this
Bulletin also. and since the blight
has been so widespread in the State
this year, it furnishes some valua-
BILE suggestion on how to control
this serious trouble to the fruit
growers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
A MEDICAL JOURNAL
RAPS H0BBLE SKIRTS
Declares That Dress a Menace Il
Feminine Modesty

American Medicine, devoted to
the interests of the medical profes-
sion, rips the far famed hobble skirt
to shreds in its current issue. De-
olaring that the bobble has no ar
tistic charm, the editor proceeds TO
consider the skirt from moral,
physical, medical. fashionable and
physiological standpoint, and as
sures womankind that from none Of
these lights is it to be considered
as fit.
1t might seem that the hobble
skirt was frivolously outside the
perview of a learned publication,
but no:
The subject falls we'll within the
scope Of a scientific medical journal
since there can be no question but
that human apparel-of the female
particularly reflects to marked
degree the manners and morals OF
people as we'll as periods. Clothing
and dress have always exerted po-
tent influence on the problems OF
everyday life"
American Medicine goes on to say
that we havel long passed the stage
where we wore clothing simply for
attainment of physical comfort.
Alas, the features OF female dress
which have served Legitimate pur-
pose as long as they have not trans
crossed the bounds Of decency and
modesty, have for some time been
tending 10 an accentuation and ex-
aggeration of certain details that are
disgusting to every decent instinct.
The serious side of the subject
is presented, howevever, in this
thoughtful consideration OF th G
whole tendency OF modern fashion:
Surely it cannot be that our
girls and young women are losing
their moral sense or lowering their
standards OF virtue?" says the
the writer OF the article, and he an
swers the question. mo, it is not
this-yet. Al present the disgust
ing and depraved methods and
style of dress that are so deserving
of criticism are attributable solely
to desire that so many young
girls and women have of being up.
to-date, to be just little more dar,
ing or 'risque' then their associates
Thoughtlessly they adopt extremes
and give no consideration to the
spectacles OF freaks they become.
The greet evils OF present-day
styles of feminine dress are, there
fore, the wrong impression they
give of good pure girls, the invita-
tion they let innocent women offe,
to insult and attack, and finally
their indisputable tendency to low
er or destroy ideals of womanl.
modesty aud self respect-which
after all. are just about the bes
armor that virtue and chastity eve
had, or ever will have"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
Sensational Suit Is Compromised

Announcement has been made OF
the compromise of the suit of DR.. T.
T. Fa1ntleroy against Lou G. Bow
man. which gave promise of being
one OF the most sensational suits
ever heard in Staunton.
BY the compromise it is said that
Bowman paid DR.. Fauntleroy the
sum Of $4,000. and also paid all court
costs. DR.. Eauntlerov had sued
Mr.. Bowman, who is one of Staun-
tons best known and most wealthy
young business men, for $25, 200,
charging that Bowman had alien
ated Mrs. Fautleroy's affections.
Mrs. E,untleroy is at Reno. Nevada,
suing for q divorce; DR.. Fauntleroy
is, and has been for the last ter
yerrs, a hopeless cripple and pa
tient at the Kings Daughters Hos
pital in Staunton.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31
Taft and Wilson to Meet

The first campaign meeting of
Governor Wilson of New Jersey,
and President Tat is to take place
at Atlantic City at the American
Road Congress- between Septem Der
Both and OctoJer 9Th. The respec-
tive candidates Of the Democratic
and Republican parties have both
consented to address the Ameri.
can Road Congress. and while the
addresses of the two men will be non
political there is great interest in
the manner in which they will greet
each other.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-31

A man in Illinois asked to be sent
to the penitentiary Ia the hope OF
curing himself Of the drug habit,
and he was given three years. An
other man in Illinois asked to re-
main in tho United States Senate for
three years more and his request
was denied. all OF which goes TO
show how queer some people are.