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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
"CHARLIE'S AUNT"

The large audience that greeted
"Charlie's Aunt" last night fairly
glowed with pride for the splendid
all-star caste were all Durango people
and they manifested ability of which
any city might justly be proud.
OF the performance too much can
not be said, but certain it is that
such a profusion Of complimentary
remarks have never been showered
upon local talent before in Durango's IS
history. The gowns Of the ladies TAX
ing part were indeed beautiful. Should
the dramatic club ever decide to ia
vor our people with another enter
tainment they are sure to be greet
ed by an overflow house.
The audience evidently appreciated
the fact that the performance was
advertised to start promptly at S:15
as all were in their seats when the
curtain arose at that hour. 1t is Ia
be hoped that last nights show estab.
lished precedent as to time of start
ing performances for future shows
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
DIPLOMATS
TO MEET IN
LONDON
POWERS HOPE THAT PLENlPO-
TENTIARIES WILL SETTLE
BALKAN QUESTION
Western Press

Western Press
LONDON, Dec THE British gov
ernment has placed the historic St.
James palace at the disposal of the
peace plenipotentiaries representing
the Ottoman empire and the allied
Balkan nations.
The meeting Of the diplomats, ar.
ranged for next Friday, Bee IS, Is
looked forward to with great interest
here and the general hope PREVAIL
that out of the negotiations will be
the settlement of the Balkan question
which has troubled Europe for Sc
many years.
1t has not as yet been determined
whether Greece will send plenipoten,
tiaries to participate with the repre-
sentatives of her allies in the peac,
negotiations to be held here. In fact
the report published this morning say
she will enter into separate peace ne
gotiations with Turkey in one of the
European capitals, probably Vienna
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
JUSTICE FOR THE wOODPECK Err

The fiends of the germ theory of
disease, after having demolished the
old oaken bucket and the tin dipper,
after setting men and women to swat
ting flies and mosquitoes, after trying
to brir about the banishment of the
house cat and the Old Dog Tray, have
now turned their crusading zeal
against the woodpecker, alleging that
after boring into an infected tree
he carries the parasite fungi to a
healthy tree, thus spreading disease
in the forest.
Against the charge surely all bird
lovers and friends of justice should
protest. The woodpecker is dear to
every creature that was once boy
fur or feathers. He is at once use
full and ornamental. No bird outside
the tropics has brighter or gayer
plumage or wears it in larger variety.
None looks more like flash Of fire
as he wings his way through the air
1r foots it up tree. He cannot sing
ike lark or mocking bird, but
when it comes to doing a rapid rata
plan no drummer can beat him. He
ievours slugs and worms that If left
free would devour trees whole. No
fungi have any possible chance to
live on his bill, for he uses it con
tinually as pick, a chisel, drum
stick, corkscrew and a pile driver
What chance has any idle thing to
live on so busy an implement?
This red-headed treasure of the
woodland has been called by many
names. He is known as woodpecker
iapsucker, flicker, woodhack, wood
speight, logcock and highhaw, but
nobody before every called him a
germ-carrier. Why give him that bad
name now?-New York Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
MURDER
TR|ALM|NUS
A WOMAN
TRIAL OF MAN WHO KILLED
BARTENDER MINUS USUAL
'WOMAN IN THE CASE"
Western Press

western freSs
DENVER, Dec. For almost the
first time in the history of Denver s
criminal court, trial for murder in
which no woman played part, is in
progress. The quarrel between Will
liam f. Swan, bartender at the Mar
quette saloon, and Charles W. Frickey,
who shot Swan to death on the night
of Sept. "a, was mans quarrel,
brought about by an overindulgence in
whiskey and the use of such language
as men use toward each other only
when there are no women present. No
woman witnessed the shooting and no
woman was with Swan at st. Luke's
hospital during the last hours before
he succumbed to the effects of the
bullet wound. No woman watches the
outcome of the trial with the hope
that Frickey may be set free.
In almost every other murder trial
that has been held in the old west
side court there has been woman
somewhere, a woman who appears
boldly ir the foreground or whose iden-
tity is disclosed to show the motive
for the killing of one man by another
The Frickey trial, however, is man
to mans affair and nothing more
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
DURANGO HEADQUARTERS
FOR BIG POWER COMPANY

Telluride Journal.
In statement in yesterdays Jour
nal we informed our readers of a
change in name of the Telluride Power
company and also change in the To-
cation of the Colorado offices from
Telluride to Durango. Since the above
appeared in the paper the Journal
learns that one of Telluride's most
prominent and influential citizens is a
large stockholder in the new company
ard is endeavoring to have the Colo
RADIO offices located in this city
The name Of the new company
which has taken over the entire hold
ings of the Telluride Power company
and the San Juan Light and Power
company is the Utah Power and Light
company. This company now con
trolls practically all of the power in
the southwestern part of the state,
together with numerous power gener-
ating stations and power lines in other
V vestern states. 1t develops that Cen
eral Buckley Wells, manager of the
Smuggler-U Union Mining company of
this city, is one of the heavy stock
holders in the new company and has
been elected one of the directors of
the company. In fact General Wells
has been elected managing director
for Colorado.
Mr.. J. A. Clay, who has been con-
nected with the San Juan Light and
Power company with headquarters at
Durango is the new Colorado manager
and owing to the fact that his bust
ness interests are now in Durango the
Offices will probably be moved there
for the time being but the logical
location for the general offices for
Colorado is in Telluride and they will
probably be brought back here after a
short time.
The Journal is indeed glad to an
nounce to our many readers that Cen
eral Wells is heavily interested in the
new power company and he is to be
complimented upon his enterprise IN
investing his money and inducing his
friends to invest their money in a big
enterprise of this kind in this To-
cality. 1t is a boost to maintain the
reputation of Telluride as the best
camp in the country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
BIG BANK ERS IN LIST.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. l.
After months spent in gathering data
and compiling statistics, the house
cJmm;ttee on banking and currcacy,
through its chairman, Representative
Pujo of Louisiana, announces its readi-
ness to resume on Monday the taking
of testimony in the exhaustive in
vestigatlon it has undertaken with q
view of discovering whether a small
group of rich men has controlling
grip on the finances of the country.
Under the direction of Represents
tive Puio and Samuel Untermyer Of
New York, special counsel for the
committee, experts have prepared an
elaborate compilation of statistics en-
bracing practically every financial and
industrial institution in the country,
and tracing the relation of each indi-
vidual concern to other concerns. This
compilation will be used as a basis for
the examination Of witnesses with a
view of determining the exast influ-
ences exerted by New York banks and
bankers on other banks and bankers
throughout the United States.
Some of the hearings are to be con-
Quoted in New York and others in this
city. 1t is understood that j. Pier
pont Morgan, John ID. Rockefeller,
William Rockefeller, Cleveland H.
Dodge and George Perkins will be
among the prominent fnancers sum-
moned to give testimony.
The committee will endeavor first
to clear up that branch of the inquiry
dealing with the operations of stock
exchanges and clearing house asso-
Citations. Without additional powers
conferred by congress, it will be un-
able to complete the inquiry into the
concentration of money and credits.
An amendment to the banking law,
which has already passed the house,
would give the committee power to
obtain direct information which it
deems indispensable from the nation
al banks. Unless it is given this
power the committee will be unable
to complete the investigation along
the comprehensive lines mapped out
by Chairman Pujo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
ANGER.

Anger is an overheated bearing in
The temper which causes the brain
to stop working until 1t cools off.
However, the brain is the only part
of AN angry person which stops work
ing. An angry man is the busiest
specimen of humanity. 1t keeps the
tongue, eyes, arms, legs and teeth
busy doing justice to some cases of
anger; and it takes full hospital
corps and often reinforced police
department to handle the results.
Anger is caused in many ways, and
can be produced with no practice,
even by mere child. Sometimes a
four word adjective will produce en-
ough anger to keep the county appel
late and supreme courts tolerably
busy for several years. Often ffail
man, weighing only l40 paunds, can
don a mask and chest protector and
produce $4,000 cases of anger in the
third degree on the baseball field
IN less than ten minutes.
Some men can be made furiously
angry by an underdone pancake or a
late breakfast or a slow street car or
man with an impertinent face.
These men are angry so much of the
time that they often die at an advanc-
ed age with their brains almost un-
used. Other men require great deal
Of encouragement before they light
up with the glare of battle. Sometimes
quiet man can be annoyed several
hours before he ignites. Beware Of
such men. Their fuses are usually
short and when they explode they are
full or shrapne.
Anger produces startling different
effects on its victims. Some men get
angry exclusively with their tongues.
Others have quick tempered fists,
while still others have nervous and
excitable trigger fingers. There are
mcn who cannot express anger with
out the aid Of brick and there are
men who will nurse case of bad
temper for months until election time
enables them to make cross where
il will do the object of their wrath
the least good.
Anger is great nuisance in the
world and is many times more dan
gerous than hydrophobia to the nation.
But the lack Of facilities for getting
angry is almost as great curse. The
man who can view a masher with
salmness or can laugh happily while
Williams are abstracting the reins of
governement is as useless as a gaso-
line engine which fails to explode
when the current is turned on. The
right kind of anger when effectively
harnessed up has saved nations and
has made cold pallid remains out of
yillans.-George Fitch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
MANY PRAISE ELEC-
TRIC-COOK ED DISHES

Not man in Durango but is CRATE
full to the Durango Gas and Electric
company, they have solved the prob
lem of her Christmas present. The
problem is usually such perplexing
one that masculine happiness is at
lowtide in Yuletide seasons past, but
thanks to the company this has been
eliminated.
Not one lady, and their names were
legion, that visited the light plant
office today and saw the cooking dem
onstrations but wanted one or all Of
the devices that were on exhibition
The invitation was to the ladies but
about a fourth of the male population
had to transact business at the light
office, and they stayed to sample the
dainties that Miss Durbin prepared
and incidentally learn what the tag
on the different articles said The
were convinced that from the stand.
point of utility or beauty the electri
devices could not be duplicated as a
welcome gift for like money. For
the benefit of those who did not at
tend today we will devote some space
next week to the cost of some OF the
articles demonstrated and the various
purposes for which they may be util
lied.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
POISON
CANDYF|fND
ARRESTED
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HOLD
MAN WHO SENT POISONED
CANDY THROUGH MAILS
Western Press

Western Press
TOPEKA. kas,, Dec. 9.-Frank Me-
kenna of 0skaloosa, is in jail here
having been arrested at Valley Falls.
kas., on federal indictment charging
HIM with sending box of poisoned
candy through the mails to Mrs. Ida
Coons, the divorced wife Of George
Coons, lumber dealer of oskaloosa.
When Mrs. Coons received a box of
chocolates by mail several weeks ago
the appearance of the candy aroused
ner suspicious and an investigation by
the federal authorities led to the dis
covery of the poison.
Mckenna was arrested. the authori-
ties stated, because the writing on the
box bore Il marked resemblance to that
on letters he is known to have writ
ten. He denies the charge against
him.
Mckenna's wife sued him for di-
voree and she and Mrs. Coons became
JOINT proprietors of the Oskaloosa ho-
tel. George Coons is said to be in
Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
AGED AND WELL KNOWN
WOMAN TO HER REV ARR

Mrs. Jane Mcclure, the interesting
octogenarian, who has made h, home
with her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Hood,
f1r several months, PASSED away at
an early hour this morning. For
many weeks sha has lowered on the
brink of the greac beyrrd and 1t has
onny been the mos. loving care ard at
tcation that has ~eos he: spiri- froi !
taking its flight ere This.
Mrs. Mcclure gas Il native Of Scot
land, where the days Of her child
hood and early youth were spent. The
charm that characterizes the Scotch
gentlewoman was one that always re-
mained with her to the end. When a
young woman she came to America,
and settled in Illinois where she lived
more than half a century. There was
the scene of here greatest joys and
sorrows 1t was there about fifteen
years ago the happy years of her
married life terminated and her life
partner answered the death message
1t was there her children were born
and grew to woman's estate. And il
is only fitting that she should be laid
to rest among the scenes that are
dearest to her. This arrangement has
been made. Tomorrow morning Mrs
Hood leaves for the east with the re-
mains and interment will take place
at the old home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
BANKER
SMOTHfRfD
TO DEATH
BANK Err MORE DEAD AS RESULT
OF CONFLAGRATION WHICH
DESTROYS RESIDENCE
Western Press

Western Press
FORT MORGAN, Colo, Dec. T.
Merle L. More, aged 10, president of
the Morgan County National bank
and one OF the wealthiest men in
eastern Colorado, was suffocated to
death early this morning, when his
home in East Platte avenue was de
stroyed by fire. Miss Eva West
housekeeper for Mr.. More, was badly
injured by jumping from second
story window, to escape being burned
alive. Other members of the More
household also escaped, the baby OF
Joseph II. Rodiger, the dead bankers
son-in-law, being thrown from the
second story window by Miss West
and caught on the ground by its
father.
More's body was not burned and
was escued from the blazing build
ing by members of the fire depart
ment.
The fire started in the library from
an unknown cause.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
.SAv[SW|F[
ANDCh|[D
L0SfSL|FF
FATHER LOSES HIS LIFE IN AT.
TEMPT TO RESCUE DAUGH-
TER FROM FLAMES
Western Press

Western Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Melville b,
Mendell, lawyer, after rescuing his
wife and son from their burning home
in the borough of Queens this morn
ing lost his life in an attempt to
save his 14-year-old daughter Lillian.
The girl also perished.
Mendell, awakened by the smoke,
first carried out his wife, who already
mad been overcome. He returned and
rescued his l2-year-old son. Neigh
bors attempted in vain to prevent his
making the last trip into the burning
house to save the daughter. When
the flames were extinguished father
and daughter were found dead in each
others arms on the floor of bed
room.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
HEAVEN.
(By George Fitch !

I
Heaven is state of future bliss and
present hope.
No one knows just where heaven is
and few of us are very confident of
reaching the real place, owing to the
fac that in order 30 inhabit heaven
man must have practiced up until
he can exist without causing anyone
else any bother or unhappiness.
This requirement has cut down the
emigration to heaven to very small
figure annually. If only those people
who think of themselves last can en-
ter heaven it is grc,ging more slowly
than Albany, N. Y.
Heaven is spoken of by all compe-
tent authorities as place of great
delight and an ideal place for per-
petual residence. We can well believe
it, owing to the vast number of peo-
PIE who can't get into heaven.
There are no proud and naughty So
ciaty folk in heaven to make the or
dinary citizen with large feet feel like
superfluous incumbrance on the
planet.
There are no pecvish and ill-natured
people in heaven. A person could
clerk in a store in heaven for II ,000.-
COO years and not be bulled by a
crstorcr.
There are no gossps, lazy people or
chronic borrowers in heaven. There
are no law breakers or quarrelsome
people and OF millionaires, politicians
and lawyers the population shows only
trace.
All Of these lacks make heaven By
far the egrth's most desirable subur-
ban place of residence. II "a resident
Of heaven is in trouble he deals out
nnWberf to thoaa @aitfisa tn heip hlra.
as a barber deals out checks on Sat
urday night. If resident starts a
financial scheme in heaven, he hires
the most competent authority in the
place to tell him whether he will in
convenience anyone by it. If resi-
dent of heaven wishes to run for Of
flee he hires the town crier to ask il
| any one else wants it before he be-
comes a candidate. If resident Of
heaven gets ill-tempered he calls a
doctor and has himself quarantned
until he is well.
Because of all these facts great
many people are spending their lives
on this earth trying to fit themselves
for residence in heaven and by their
efforts they are making this earth it
self much more desirable place Of
residence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM.

w. w. Finney, of Emporia has solv-
ed the problem of lighting isolated
farm houses by electricity. His inven-
ton consists of an automatic cutoff
device that keeps the current from
running back into the motor and burn
ing out the motor after the engine
stops. The farmer can put dime
worth of gasoline into his engine and
90 away leaving the engine running
When the gasoline is gone the engine
will stop and the current is stored ana
saved and ready for use. Mr.. Finney
has applied for patent on his device
which will store in an hour enough
electricity to last an ordinary farm
house and barn week. With the
expenditure of less than ten cents
a week. Mr.. Finney's battery Will
light farm house and all the out
buildings and barns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
HURRAHi STATESMEN TO
SETTLE IMPORTANT QUESTION

Western Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l.
A debate of Unusual interest will be
held here next Thursday night, when
four prominent statesmen will argue
the following grave question, Re
solved, that bowlegs are greater
menace to navigation than knock
knees" The debate will be held at
the National Press club. Governor
elect Sulzer of New York and Gov
ernor-elect Cox of Ohio will take the
affirmative, pleading bowlegs are
most troublesome. Senator Boies PEN
rose of Pennsylvania and Senator
George of Oklahoma will stick up for
knock knees.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
SOME CLASS FOR PAID TELE-
CRAP REPORT. Ell. WHAT?
Western Press

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. T.
At the most magnificent ball ever Civ
en- in this city, held in the ballroom of
the Bellevue Stratford hotel. Mrs. Il.
t. Stotesbury last night assumed the
reigns of social leadership of Phila-
delphia.
The great ball room was trans
ferred into an Italian garden. Elec-
tie fountains played, gondolas glided
about on the lake under the artificial
moonlight, and in the midst of all
these beauties leaders of society of
New York and Philadelphia watched
dancing girls in diaphanous costumes
pirouette and pose. A concealed or
chestra played throughout the even
ing.
Mrs. Stotesbury, who was Mrs. Oliv-
er Cromwell, when she married the
financier, wore among her many other
jewels, magnificent diamond neck
lace and pendant that were ]. Pier
pont Morgan's wedding gifts to her.
The gowns of the women were beyond
description. Jewels worth millions
CLEANED on the white necks and shoul-
ders. So eXtravagant was the display
that special squad of plain clothes
men were in attendance to guard the
gems. Mrs. Stotesbury wore a gown
made in Paris for the occasion. With
it she wore three ropes of pearls, a
diamond tiara and other jewels, which
made her display alone was worth over
million dollars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
THE PARLOR CARPET.

! The district School-teacher, sweet
and twenty, had married the farmers 5
son. Her hours of work were length
ened from six to sixteen, and her
modest stipend, was stopped. But
she was congratulated, "for now,"
people said, you will have home"
She smiled happily in response
Now" she thought, "my delft room
will come true"
The young people We're well to do; /;
no labor-saving device was wanting
for the men-the farm equipment was
of the best. But in the house she found
that the old ways prevailed; and while
her wishes were not denied, the were
unfulflled, ignored; they were un-
important. Mems time meant money; ;
hers meant only love.
The agricultural journals that
phrased the bucolic mind and adver-
tised quite eighty columns of most
elaborate and expensive machinery for
the ten-hour men outside the house,
gave her a scanty woman's page-not
of expenditures for her comfort and
development of taste, but of make
shifts for her economies. Even the
new cream separator meant not of
advantage to her, but the withdrawal
Of the butter money to her husbands
purse.
Moreover, the parlor carpet was
yet to buy. Five years had tolled
away, and the blue-and- white parlor,
painted and papered by her own hands
with painful care, draped, but as yet
rag-rugged, waited Braided rugs
elsewhere were all right, yes; but not
in ones parlor on prosperous farm.
She was reduced at last to artful
appeal THE Dorcas band meets here
next time" she said.
Then the man: "I'm going to town
Give me your money and / will get
the carpet. +"
They were not even to choose it
together! She left the room. without
word. She returned with the origi-
nal pieces of her savings, here and
there silver dollar, hardly paper
bill in the roll, and handed them to
him.
Remember the color, Henry" she
said, wistfully, "and If you can't get
blue, don't get a red one, even if we
wait till fall. My delft plate hangs
there"
He came home late, but jubilant.
1--WE got a bargain Smith couldn't
sell. The color isn't good, he says,
but it will wear forever. | saved $5
on it toward the binder"
The carpet which she had to sew,
was red and green!
The dorcas band met in her parlor,
now carpeted for a lifetime. The
young chool-teacher-her SUCCESSOR
was present. With shy new inter-
est in things domestic, she looked
about.
1t must be sweet to have a home
of your own" she said with pretty
blush.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
ONE OF THE FAMILY.

An old farmer bad been in the habit
of getting drunk on each visit to the
city A neighbor thought he would
have some fun so he dressed as Sa-
tan and stepped out into the road on
the old mans return home and when
the old man saw the object he drew
up the reins and said, "Ho. Bill, Ho-
and who are you?" 81 am Satan
came the clear voice. "You don't say
so-hic-come up and shake-I mar
ried your sister,"