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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
~pEAcE ON EARTH,"

While millions of people the world
over were celebrating the natal day
of the prince of Peace" and hymns
of thanksgiving swelled into mighty
chorus from countless houses of
prayer and praise, this pitiful mes
sage was penned by the governor of
Tabriz. Il swear before God that in
nocent women and children are being
butchered in cold blood" Such was
the Christmas celebration among tn.
Russian soldiers sent by the czar to
subdue the 'Persians. After 20 GEN.
turies of Christianity history repeats
| itself in the land of bloodshed and ra
pine touched the hearts Of the good
men and women who followed the
Iowly Nazarene.
In China, in Tripoli, in Persia and
in various other lands men are kill
ing each other in the brutal game of
conquest. The specter of war is
still stalking the earth and Christ
ian nations are achieving little in
their efforts to bring about the
blessed era of peace which is SO
earnestly desired. Because of par
tisan politics our own United States
has not ratified the peace treaties
which President Taft brought about
with several of the worlds great
powers. Because of politics England
and Germany are now glaring at each
other preparatory to springing at
, each others throats.. Because of
politics hideous revolution has been
going on in China and thousands of
innocent men and women and child
of politics the Turks and the Italian
E troops are devasting Tripoli and
' nameless barbarities have been pra :
t ticed upon human beings. And be-
e cause of politics the Christian nations
, are keeping hands off and are allow
ing thins bloodshed to go on.
When will the Christian world rise
up and demand that war be abolish
ed? The answer is that war will
q cease only when selfishness and greed
D are eliminated from the councils of
a the ruling nations The era of uni
4 versal peace can only come at a re-
i, suit of united effort on the part of
= the Christian world. If the United
q States, England, France and Ger
;, many would say to Russia that it
n must cease its prosecutions and its
;, butcheries and recognize human
rights at home and abroad, Russia
f would perforce yield to the impera,
= tive demand. But when President
j. Taft tried to form a great peace
q coalition he was told by the insur.
gents and Democrats at Washington
that he must not interfere. The enc
mics of the president did not wan
:, him to gain any credit that woult
come of such splendid achievement
The "reformers" who are trying tt
reform everything but themselve.
- are today responsible for the help
lessness of this nation to succor tn,
innocent men and women and child
:. rem in the various zones of war
!" &C. H. MCKEE.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
TIFFANY ITEMS.

Mr.. James of Bayfield, was in town
last Monday visiting friends.
II. N. Linebarger, Bob Hott and
Geo. Rhodes were among the Duran
go business callers last week.
Sam Etheridge, stock inspector,
was out last week inspecting the
brands of three cars of cattle shipped
from here Friday.
A. H. Rencher and Fred Mason
shipped two cars of wheat last week.
John Goslin of Pagosa Springs
came in last Saturday to visit his
brother here.
Mrs. Hamor of Durango is here
spending a week with her sister-in
law, Mrs. Hamor.
Dora Woodland is home from Flo
rida spending her Christmas vacation
with her father and brothers.
Miss Ruth Linebarger is home from
from Ft. Collins for couple of week.
vacation.
Mr.. Biggs of Arboles, gave tur
key shoot here last Saturday. Som
nice turkeys were shot off.
C. II. Woodland and sons have com
pleted the ware house and moved t,
their ranch cash of here.
George Harlan, who is in the for
est service at Pagosa Springs, il
home for a vacation.
Frank Omear of La Boca, was il
town Tuesday transacting business.
B. A. Kissane of Durango was ou
Tuesday looking after his ranch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

President Taft is of the same opin-
ion as many other men that rural
parcel post system will not injure the
business of the country merchants,
but rather increase it. And he also
joins others in the belief that it will
have tendency to reduce the high
cost Of living. Surely this system
should be given trial. The chances
that it will be are better than they
We're few years ago, When the ex
press companies were more strong ly
represented in Congress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

win be given later.
Burt Aliens application for mem
! bership was acted upon fayorably.
I. C. Graden and j. d. Adams
were appointed as delegates to the
annual meeting of the San Juan con-
gress called for Thursday vening, Jan.
a, at which time smoker or some
kind of entertainment is planned for
the visitors representing the other
commercial clubs in the district, the
details being left to J. A. Clay and
Mr.. Raymond.
The secretary was instructed to
wire B. w. Ritter to get other Duran
goites in Denver and attend the meet
ing at the capitol building this af-
ternoon and boost for the experiment
tai mining station being located at
Silverton.
1t was decided to accept -proposl-
ton made and continue the present
board of trade rooms.
The matter of delegates to the
good roads convention was left to
the president to appoint In this
connection it was urged that Duran
go send as large representation as
possible and that every organization
appoint and send delegates.
The time for holding the annual ell
ection coming on New years day il
was voted to hold the election for df
rectors of the board of trade Wed
nesday evening, Jan. 10, between 7:N
and $3.50 p. m. Ballots will be mail
ed all members.
A large batch of letters were reao
and the secretary instructed to an
swer and prepare resolutions ant
take such other action as necessary
A lengthy letter from the Denver
chamber of commerce told of tht
grain and grass display from this
county being first exhibited at thu
New York land show, then at tn,
land exposition in Chicago, and af
ter being returned to Denver wa.
forwarded on special train to Min
neapolis where it occupied a conspic
uous place in the Colorado exhibit OF
the governors train which recently
made 10 days tour of the east. Sec
retary Deland said the exhibit hat
been seen by HUNDREDS of thousand.
Of people and the San Juan districr
widely advertised.
A letter was also received from
Game and Fish Commissioner Shin
relative to the disposition of spawl
from the La Plata hatchery, the let
ter being in response to a telegram
protesting against shipping spawl
and fry from the local hatchery whel
the same is needed for distribution
in local streams. The letter will b
of interest and will be found in ar
othr column.
After discussion of minor matter
the board adjourned until Wednesda
evening, Jan. 10.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
rAFrs MASTER STROKE.

There are two conscious features
about the latest isyesCpnients IN ths
passport matter. One Is the absolute
ano unequivocal ins,l, Cay On the
Democratic members Of Congress;
and the other is the fact that Presi,
dent Taft, though in no sense poll
tician, yet has succeeded in putting
one over" on the Democratic contin-
gent in this instance. In anticipat-
ing the work of the House of Rep
resentatives and in paving the way
Tor the abrogation of the Russian
treaty Of 1882 not only has Mr.. Taft
done the country a signal service but
he has gracefully showed the Demo
cratic majority into the hole this
same majority had dug for him.
A few days ago, the Republican
said editorially that Senator Culber-
son and the greater number of tie
House Democrats did not care a bau-
bee about the Jewish citizens of the
United States and the indignities
they had suffered at the hands of the
Russian government. This paper said
at the time the Sulzer resolution was
passed that almost its sole object was
the manufacture of campaign mater
ial, and now that President Taft has
stepped in and by single stroke ac-
complished all that Congress could
have hoped to accomplish, and done it
in way that is at once statesman
like and diplomatic, Culberson and his
confreres have raised howl like that
which emanates from angry young
sters when deprived Of their favorite
tin rattle.
1.-The president is trying to steal
the Democratic thunder, is the cry.
"Whatever distinction c1rnes from the
settlement of the passport question
must go to the Democrats" is anoth-
er plaintive note heard above the
chorus of chagrin and disappoint-
ment. And with it all there is never
word of satisfaction that our Jew
ish citizens are about to bo accorded
their rights. Never word about
the vindication of the United States
government. Never word about the
national prestige that will come from
Mr.. Taft's splendid piece Of work. 1t
is all question of partisanship. 1t
is peanut politics Of the cheapest va
riety. The Democrats were playing
battledore and shuttlecock with the
rights of our citizens and they were
doing it solely and simply for parti-
san advantage.
1t certainly seems this matter is
too important to be handled in that
way. The Republican would have
been satisfied with the passage of
either the Sulzer or the Culberson
resolutions. 1t is eminently satisfied
that the matter is to be settled by ex-
ecutive order. If the Democrats could
have secured an advantage from the
one course, or If the president can Sc
cure an advantage from the other is,
it. seems to this paper, of secondary
Importance. The main thing is that
the honor of the United States be
maintained and the rights of their cit
izens be protected.
One is tempted to inquire il there
is nothing too sacred or too import
ant to be used for partisan advantage.
Here was a situation in which the
most sacred rights of men were In
vaded, and these. men are citixns Of
the United States Of America. Ari-
zona RepuhIjcan. e,VN
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
LET US STOP BUTTING OUR
HEADS AGAINST THE WALL

The more travel over the country,
on the outside, and hear people talk,
the more l am convinced that our
country is well advertised, and that
people generally know of orr :ine ell
mate, rich agricultural lands. with
abundance of water; never failing
failing fruit, and every thing that
goes to make superior country; but,
he Il said to our shame, that we, our
selves, by our meaningless remarks
or witticisms, about our railroad serv-
ice. have, unintentionally, convinced
the outside world that our country is
almost inaccessible, and our railroad
service unprecedentedly bad
It is almost daily occurrence to
read in our daily press some thrust
such as "One lunged engines,
"Streaks of rust" Excuse for a time
table," etc.
Nor is this confined to the papers,
as individuals, in talking to strangers,
often say "All we lack is more rail-
roads, and other things calculated to
make the homeseeker think we are
far away. | have actually seen and
talked to people who have never been
here, who think that the Montezuma
valley has better railroad facilities
than Durango.
| 1t is true these things are written
largely as joke, and our people SC
consider them, but not SO with the
outside world, or rival communities
who take advantage Of our own state
ments to cry down our county
We never read in California pa
per about their twelve mile IN houl
schedule that is in force Oh som'
roads, nor of community continual,
harping about the one industry tina
prevents the country being cattl'
range instead Of the metropolis of al
empire.
l want to quote, verbatim, ct lit
eratum, from lstter just received
which prompted the writing Of thi
article: 81 can not understand tn
low prices in your country-speakin,
of land-surely it will rise. r wer
to attribute it to any thing 1 woul,
say it was due to the poor opinion OIL
the outside concerning shipping o
freight in and out. believe you ar
not so badly handicapped as yo
imagine, but your constant agitatio
labout railroads convinces people yo
can not ship at profit"
| And from another from north O
Denver, Certainly the people in thes
towns boost for their towns, and thei
industries" Why not tell the peopl
that we have railroads north, soutl
east and west, and that the rate o
potatoes, and fruit, our great indus
tries, are practically the same as frol
the Grand valley, and that we ca
reach Denver in practically the sam
time; and that Cumbres hill is n
higher than Leadville hill, and not s
: long.
, I rendered this article to the Den
ocrat, but they refused to publish i
: and criticized me for writing it.
II Yours truly,
w. W. McEWEN.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

People in Europe dislike New Zea-
land butter because it has a fishy
taste. A chemist has recently dis
covered the cause. 1t is not due to
any contact with fish, but to certain
kind of bacteria which forms on the
bagging in which the butter salt is
shipped. If the salt is sterilized be-
fore use it is claimed the taste of
fishiness disappears.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

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From Thursdays Daily.
Barney Haughey, the megaphont
of the Farmers Voice, travelled
Montezumaward on a collection TRIP
this morning.
George Grebbles, the Mancos agri.
culturalist and real estate man, wen,
up to Eureka today TO attend to bus
mess matters.
o. j. Mcguire popular Cortez ped
agogue, who has been enjoying his
Christmas recess at the Savoy re,
turned home today.
M. C. Fitzer, the well known engi-
neer, who has been Christmas cele-
brating in Chama buckled down to
work again this morning.
A. w. Wood of Cortez, who has
been east selling Big Four oil stock,
is at the Strater on his return home.
He reports very successful trip.
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Miss Mabel Helpenstein was an ar
rival from Denver last night. The
young lady boarded the standard
gauge for Pennington this morning.
v. Pierson, one of the Denver G. Rio
Grande bridge constructors was an
overnight visitor from Pennington.
Michael Heiser Of Eureka, was
passenger east this morning seeking
a more comfortable atmosphere than
has surrounded his vicinity the past
wsSk.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

The following communication will
no doubt be of interest to the thou
sands of fishermen in this part of the
state:
DENVER, Dec. 5.-MR RAY
MOND, Secretary, Durango BOARD of
trade, Durango, Colo.
Dear Sir:-
am in receipt of your telegram
of December a, as follows:
Colonel Shinn, State Fish Commis-
sioner, Capitol Building, Denver, Colo.
People of Durango and entire south
west protest against shipping spawn
to Denver and other hatcheries at
this time, owing to the fact that it
will not leave sufficient spawn for
local distribution. Please instruct
you man accordingly"
In reply will state find in looking
over our records that we shipped
100000 fish eggs to the Durango
hatchery which we purchased for the
sum of $500 from Mr.. Born of Pa
gosa Springs during the fall of 1910,
and we have been in the habit of
diverting the spawn from one por-
ton of the state to another, as in our
judgment we deemed for the best
interest of the entire state. In years
gone by we have sent rainbow eggs
from the Gunnison country to the
Durango hatchery, and / do not feel
that the people of La Plata county
and the southwestern part of the
state have any reason whatever for
complaint on account of our shipping
few thousand of the eggs taken in
that part of the state to supply our
hatcheries in other parts of the state.
You can readily see that some
thing might happen that we would
be unable to secure spawn in the vi
cinity of Durango hatchery and in
that case we would be compelled to
divert eggs from some other part Of
the state to help the people of La
Plata county out.
l will further state for your in.
formation that Mr.. Borcherdt, depu-
ty commissioner, and Mr.. Patrick,
general superintendent state fish
hatcheries, visited the hatchery at
Durango and found that it was very
much overcrowded and that the mat
ter of moving eyed eggs from the
hatchery to ease up the troughs would
be absolutely necessary and Mr.. Ha-
NOR, the superintendent of La Plata
hatchery, was fully cognizant Of. these
facts and according agreed to that
proposition.
l hope that this explanation will
be fully satisfactory to the people
Of La Plata county and that they
can see the fairness of moving these
eggs to some other hatchery at this
time.
Very truly yours,
JAS. A. SHINN,
Game and Fish Commissioner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Senator La Toilette is engaged in
'ne modest employment of telling the
voters how much better president he
would make than William H. Taft.
Sucn disinterested testimonial un-
douotsdly will have Great Weight
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Howard Bidwell of Horton found
something new on the railroad track.
Hc hit it with stick. There was an
explosion and a little playmate was
badly hurt. 1t was torpedo which
railroad trainmen use as a signal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

The stingiest man we ever heard of
lives in Aztec. They say he is SO
stingy that he goes out in the winter
and shoots rabbits for their meat
and he has a process by which he
cures them and keeps them all win
tar
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

We have no prejudice against the
Jews, the Catholics or the Protest
ants. However, if any of them have
not any more sense or discretion than
to go to Russia we are in favor of
them going at their own risk.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Hard times note: Somebody has
ngured out that more than a hun
ared Colorado families have gone to
europe to spend the holidays, while
more than million dollars have been
sent abroad to gladden. the hearts Of
friends and relatives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
Game and Fish Commissioner

One substantial cause Of the high
price Of living may be found in the
large number Of people who are try
ing to maintain butter and eggs
appetite on = navy bean income.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

This is also the season Of the year
when many will be punished by being
made to pose in family group for a
photograph.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Now along comes a Missouri Judge
and declares that in the eyes Z the
law . barber is not an artist and
therefore does not have TO ray An
cscupatfon tax.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

A man in Psnnsylyania ran for the
ofkies of msyor on the promise, II
slsctsd, to compel I'll women to wear
harsu iSirts held up BY suspsndsars,
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

mosa, was an overnight visitor at the
Strater.
G.. W. Sifler was an arrival from
Denver last night on his way tn
Pennington, on land seeking ex-
pedition.
Mrs. L. Marlowe, who has been vis-
iting friends at Bondad since the
early part of the week is again at
the Palace.
Mrs. S. D. Ramey and daughter Of
Gardner, Kans., went to Pennington
today where they expect to locate
permanently.
M. O. Brown, cattleman from Ar
chuleta county, who has been trans
acting business in this city for cou-
pie of days left for home this morn
ing.
Mrs. NJ. l. Pride and son and the
formers sister, Miss Ruby Wallace,
of Dolores, left for Denver this
morning where Miss Ruby is attend
ing school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Soens Of Man
cos, were homeward bound passen-
gers this morning after weeks Wis
it with the formers brother, j. P.
Soens.
George Logan returned last night
from flying trip to Denver. He
felt quite at home in city where the
clamor for commission government is
SO constantly heard.
A. 7. Smith of Republican City,
Nebr., who has been spending several
weeks with his son, DR.. Smith, the
Cortez tooth extractor, came over last
night and departed for home this
morning.
John Proub and niece, Miss Helen,
came in from Denver last night, con-
tinuing to Silverton today. Miss
Proub recently arrived from England
to make her home with her uncle,
who went to Denver to meet her.
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w. A. bakers, who has been cash
ier at the Globe Express office for
the past year fell heir to the position
of agent this morning. MIR. Schmitt
left for Long Beach, where he was
called by the serious illness of his
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jeep of Mancos,
are partaking of Mine Host Edelman'
hospitality at the Southern hotel.
FATTY" Crawford, the well known
philosopher from Hay gulch, is pa
tronizing local merchants today.
Miss Nina McCaw, well known in
this city is now numbered among
the clever newspaper women of Los
Angeles.
Mrs. P. N. Mcclellan went out to
Pagosa Junction this morning To pass
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tim Carr.
Mrs. George Isgar drove out to the
Florida today where she will remain
until after new years, the house
guest of Mrs. Alexander Davis.
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Miss Sylvia Scott, the La Boca
school teacher, is spending the Christ.
mas vacation with her mother, Mrs
Alice Scott of North Durango.
Harry Lawson brought in two big
leads of grain from his Texas creek
ranch today. Mr.. Lawson reports
this the most profitable year in his
ranch experience
The Modern Woodmen took an ac.
tive part in the good cheer extension
work by sending the inmates of the
poor farm 20 pound turkey for their
Christmas dinner.
Link Lushbrough drove in from
lower Florida today. Santa Claus
was generous, but failed to bring
him a wife, and next week marks the
beginning of leap year.
Miss Alice Cox, one of the coun-
tvs well known school ma ANS, is
celebrating her weeks vacation at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Miles, in North Durango.
City Attorney Moody is introducing
his many friends to Robert Moody,
his little brother, who is bigger than
he. The young man is a dental stu
dent who is here on his vacation trip.
|
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

and fine all women wearing a dress
that has q train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Too many people waste their. dimes
and blame the rich for wasting their
Thousand dollar bills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Herald want-Ads Bring Results.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

John Proub and niece, Miss Helen,
came in from Denver last night, con-
tinuing to Silverton today. Miss
PROUD recently arrived from England
to make her home with her uncle
who went to Denver to meet her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
a.
LOCAL NEWS.

}, tt II II tt Il st II . II j. u II .a :. ;
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Alva Adams McCaw, the eldest son
Of Will McCaw, went to Denver this
morning to join his mother who has
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

A. I. Smith of Republican City,
Nebr., who has been spending several
weeks with his son, DR.. Smith, the
Cortez tooth extractor, came over last
night and departed for home this
morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

w. A. bakers, who has been cash
ier at the Globe Express office for
the past year fell heir to the position
of agent this morning. Mr.. Schmitt
left for Long Beach, where he was
called by the serious illness of his
wife.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-06
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