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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
NOT DISCOURAGED.

The Montezuma Journal in COM
menting on the ball game played there
last Sunday made the following state
ments:
"The well organized, well trained
bunch of ball tossers came over from
Durango Sunday and defeated our
boys in loosely-played game. Each
of our players realized their lack of
form and the Importance of practice,
and instead of wanting to quit they
are more determined than ever to get
back to their old form and WIN.
"The game was well attended so
that the receipts paid all expenses of
the trip and game, and this is very
much appreciated by the management
and they wish to state that there will
be some fast ball on the home grounds
before the summer is over. Boost!"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
MINERS v =
FIGHT
Three Men, Wounded in
Struggle for Possession
= = of Radium Claim
Western Press

Western Press
SAN FRANCISCO. June S-Three
men were wounded, one fatally. in a
battle for the possession of a radium
claim near Mono lake on the barren
shores of Negrit island. Josephus
Hudson, a California attorney, was
shot through the neck and leg; Alfred
l.. Rockwell, capitalist of Pacific
Grove, Cal, was shot through the
knee, and "A third member of the party
whose identity has not been revealed
The radium deposit was located last
March by Mrs. C. NJ. Wilson. Short
ly afterwards a syndicate of English
capitalists sought to obtain possession
of the land and later representatives
of the Standard Oil company attempt
ed to secure title.
Eight Nevada men, headed by "Dia-
mond Field" Hogan, it is said, had ta-
ken possession of Negrit early Thurs
day, armed with gun cotton and dyna-
mite and in the battle that followed
the three men were wounded. The
battle lasted nearly four hours, dur
ing which time more than 100 rounds
of ammunition were consumed.
San Francisco Representatives of the
English syndicate, hearing of the al
legged claim jumping, hastened to Mo
no lake in automobiles and later at
tempted to cross the lake in launch
and reclaim the ground. A Gatling
gun riddled the launch as it approach
ed and when the attacking party had
landed the men were forced to sur
render and were ordered to leave the
country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
OFFICIALS ARE
AGAINST ROOSEVELT

DENVER, June Sc. p. Costigan,
Merle d. Vincent and Phil b. Stewart
have been receiving daily wires from
Roosevelt headquarters, transmitting
the orders of Mr. Roosevelt, but Mr..
Stewart and Attorney General Ben
Griffith have come out flat against
the protest. Both are too familiar
with the local situation to endanger
progressivism in the state by bowing
to the wishes of the ex-president.
The New York Herald poll and all
close TO the wind estimates show that
Roosevelt will be about fifty delegates
short of controlling majority. With
the administrative power in the hands
of Mr.. Taft's lieutenants nothing in
the world can save Roosevelt from de
feat in the coliseum. Mr.. Roosevelt
figures, however, that 232 protests are
sufficient TO lend dignity to bolt and
n third party, or independent race for
the colonel will be the undoubted re
suit. The statement of Alexander Rev
ell that Mr.. Roosevelt will not stand
for discriminative tactics on the part
of the national committee or the ere
dcntials committee strengthens this
general belief.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
OFF ON THEIR HONEYMOON.

DIR. and Mrs, r. E. Hobby departed
safely today via the eastern for Leav-
enworth, Kas. We might add, how
ever, that the distance between Du-
range and Falfa was covered in an
auto. A number of friends went out
on the train this morning that far
with bags of rice and other imple-
ments of torture, to make sure that
the newly weds got safely aboard
George w. Moody was there, debo-
nair and smiling as ever. Just be-
fore the train pulled out, when the
party were comparing sacks and plan
ming the campaign G. w. grinned
wisely, one of the kind that make you
want to turn on searchlight in the
interior workings. Did the smile mean
that he was covering up his chagrin
that he was still unsought, or was
it that he was felicitating over the
fact that he is still free? Ask him,
everybody, we should like to know
the thusness of the how and the why
ness of the which.
Oliver Wingate was in the party,
just as modest and spick and span as
usual. Oliver wasn't saying much this
morning, and kept on doing it, but we
noticed his strong right arm and bags
of ammunition looked like business.
Harry Dixon went out with the
pockets of his natty summer suit sag
ging and bulging far beyond the nor
NAL. We didn't think any comment
was necessary beyond telling him to
do his duty. He said he would.
Rev. W. F. Highly, who should have
known better, went out with the
crowd We didn't see him with any
rice or any other baggage of that ma
ture, but Of course one is judged by
the company he keeps. If he didn't
belong to the Rice Throwers' associa-
ton, we beg the Rentleman's pardon.
The r. T. AS are nothing if not
smart and in order to throw a mantle
of respectability over the proceedings,
they inveigled DIR. and Mrs. H. L..
Lingenfelter to accompany them on
the trip. 1t isn't necessary to say
that the latter carried anything, and
of course the doctor would never, NO
NEVER persecute, poor, about-to-be-
honeymooners.
There didn't seem to be any help for
it. We saw as plainly as If we were
present, Mr.. and Mrs. Hobby's finish.
We did the best we could under the
circumstances, and that was nothing,
except to commend the happy pair to
Aleck and ask him to take good care
of them. He said he would. "Yes,
m. OF course I'll take the best of
care of them. Yes'm. Sure l will"
And as the train departed we felt a
little comforted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
TOO MUCH MONKEYING.

w. Goff Black, the well known
resident of Aztec, returned last even
ing from Denver where he was de
tanned several weeks by illness. Just
before his departure from home on
what he believed to be hurried trip
to Denver, Mr.. Black dropped mon
key wrench on the big toe of his right
foot, and straightway forgot the in
cident.
Soon after reaching Denver, the foot
began to give him trouble, and the
physician who was called pronounced
it a case of blood poison. The cut
had healed, but it was some days be
fore there was much improvement.
Partly for business reasons, Mr.. Black
went to Santa Fe after spending some
days at Colorado Springs, but grew
worse and had to return to Denver
to the hospital.
He is still going around with cane,
although it is said there is no fur
ther danger of serious results.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
ETS AND BAT
TIE SHIPS NEAR CUBA
Western Press

Western Press
SANTIAGO, June S.-Six thousand
one hundred U. S. marine and blue
jackets are on Cuban soil today, ready
for whatever may be required of them.
The battleships Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio and Mississippi, representing the
fourth division of the Atlantic fleet,
in command of Rear Admiral Oster-
haus, arrived at the Guantanamo ma
val station at o'clock last evening
and the Decentralization began imme-
diately. The battleships brought the
marines and 1000 bluejackets all
equipped to take the field at once.
The gun boat Paducah, Captain G. G.
Mitchell, is in Santiago harbor, un-
loading tents and cots for the men
landed to protect the Cobre mines and
the American interests at Elcuero.
The gunboat Eagle arrived with a
company of marines which disembark-
ed at the wharf and was whisked in
land.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
CHARITY.

Charity is form of benevolence
which unites man in one common
brotherhood and softens the sting Of
poverty with soft coal and channel
ice. There are several kinds of char
ity. One kind begins at home and
leaves off in about the same locality,
while others cross the ocean and de-
posit money in Korea that ought to
be matched against the laundry bill.
Some charity workers steal out at
night, laden with kind deeds and pure
food products, which they place on the
doorstep of an ailing brother and then
vanish with such rapidity that their
legs twinkle in the cleaning like the
farewell salute of pinwheel. Then
there is the kind which dispenses char
ity with the aid of cornet band and
a megaphone, thereby making it easy
for the left hand to know what the
right hand is up to. AS it is usually
up to the elbows in coupon bonds and
30 per cent dividends, this kind Of
charity seldom makes hit with the
recording angel. Charity also consists
in refusing to believe the worst about
your neighbor when the best doesn't
hang any medals on him. One of the
finest forms Of charity is the kind
which begins to talk about papering
lht itoiib nan WHeh soIleDOuy lS dDOuL
to be subjected to a microscopic ex-
animation and declared guilty before
the evidence is all in. Charity doesn't
pas. any premature judgments or con-
denim man for showing courtesy to
woman whom it is perfectly safe to
gossip about because she hasn't any
two-fsted relatives in the immediate
vicinity. The man who is devoid Of
charity is about as useful to society as
a one-armed carpenter at barn rails
ing. The charity which endows hos
pitfalls and builds libraries is all right,
but the kind which stands by man
or woman falsely accused makes it
look as cheap as Waterbury watch
in chamois-skin envelope. What this
country needs is not more free clinics
but less free speech about people who
are not present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
Roberts Spencer

Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Spencer of
the Florida mesa, occurred one of the
prettiest weddings of the season, when
their daughter, Lillian Ethel, became
the bride OF Charles j. Roberts.
Promptly at o'clock the bridal com
pany entered the parlor to the beau
tiful strains of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March, and there the words were
pronounced by the Rev. c. b. Camp
bell, of Bayfield,, that made them man
and wife.
The bride was attired in handsome
gown of embroidered net, and the
groom in the conventional black. The
bridesmaid was Miss Retta Roberts,
sister of the groom, while Mr.. VIII
Ritter acted as best man. The ring
ceremony was used, the service being
beautiful and impressive. Little Clar-
ice May Tyner acted as ring bearer,
aud carried the ring in large Gala
lilly.
some seventy in number, viewed the
many wedding presents, which were
both pretty and useful. They then
partook of dainty luncheon after
congratulating Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
upon their new found happiness.
The bride is an estimable young
lady who has grown up in La Plata
county, and is loved by all who know
dents of the Florida mesa, and is a
young man of sterling qualities. For
the present the couple will make their
home at the Edgemont ranch on the
her. The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Roberts, who are old resi-
Florida river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts have been
busy receiving congratulations from
their many friends in Durango and La
Plata county. In these congratula-
tions and good wishes for a happy and
prosperous future, The Herald joins
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

7, Attorney L. E. Smith was pas
niger to Aztec this morning, where
y will spend the day on business.
w. C. Cree, who was here adjust
ing the fire insurance on the John
Herr residence, recently destroyed at
Ignacio, departed for his headquarters
in Denver this morning.
Miss Edna C. Hooking was n
guest of the Strater over night pass
ing through to her home in Cortez,
from Oklahoma, on lengthy vaca-
ton trip.
j. w. Wilkey was business Wis
itor from Cedar Hill over night, re-
turning home this morning.
Mrs. G. II. Morris was an arrival
last evening from Elk park and is
staying over in town today as a guest
of the Palace. She is here to con
suit u physician.
j. II. Jackson of Cedar Hill re-
turned last evening from business
trip to Denver and continued home
via the Red Apple train this morn
ing.
Sherwood Crocker, the deputy
state bank examiner, is in the city
today on business relating to the
closed La Plata County bank.
M. H, Doud came down from Sill
verton on last nights train and is in
town today looking after some bust
ness matters.
Miss Gertrude Higgins returned
to her home in Silverton this morn
ing after pleasant visit of about
two weeks with Miss Ella Rodgers.
e, j, Holman of Silverton came
in on the eastern last night with his
daughter, and Miss Ellen Stark of
Milwaukee, They all departed for Sill
verton this morning.
james Doyle, the Denver mining
man, left for Mancos this morning
on a visit to the Doyle Consolidated
properties, which opened up with a
big force of men this week.
Mrs. lone Bostwick was in to-
day from the Florida, where she is
teaching this summer, on a shopping
trip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
A BIG SUCCESS

The first week OF the teachers in
stitute held at Fort Lewis, closed yes
terday afternoon after 4 very success
full and interesting session. The en-
rcllment is fully twenty-five per cent
large than was expected, being all
ready siXty-six, and the coming week
will doubtless add more to the list.
The institute holds three sessions
per day, all of these being crowded
with enthusiastic audiences. Miss AL
lison's domestic science work is i'm
mensely popular and especially prac-
teal What is perhaps surprising is
that the young men are as much in
tcrested as the ladies. The morning
pc riod in domestic science is devoted
ta general housekeeping and inc aft
ernoon to coking. Miss Allison's ex-
perience as teacher in a rural school
that was without equipment, places
her in a position to know what can
be accomplished by other rural school
teachers, who wish to give domestic
science with the regular work.
Miss Reynolds work is receiving
The highest appreciation. Mrs. Wix-
Oh, the state superintendent cf pub
lie instruction, who spent yesterday
at the institute, expressed herself as
delighted with it.
Mrs. Bell, who is always favorite
with the institute people, is fine this
year. Her work shows great advance
ment.
Principal Snyder's agricultural
classes are always crowded, which is
evidence enough that there is inter
est in the subject being discussed. His
lecture last week, which was illus
trated with colored slides, was on the
Grand Canon. The lecture for this
week will be the Yellowstone Park.
Every evening at 7:3O the period
is devoted to story telling. Last night
Mrs. Wixon entertained the teachers
with an account of an incident that
occurred in Durango in early days,
entitled "What a Woman Did In An
Emergency" Mrs. Wixon pictured the
account so graphically few years
ago in Good Housekeeping" that it
won for her a $3.50 prize.
Following the reception for the
state superintendent last evening, the
company indulged in folk dances for a
couple of hours.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
ROLLER
WORKING
Taft Wins all Contests so
Far Submitted to the
Committee
Western Press

Western Press sf
CHICAGO, June S.-Taft was Civ
en- the two delegates from the Third
and the two from the Fourth con-
gressional districts of Arkansas in the
first decisions of the Republican ma
tional committee today, adding to the
eight from that state and the sixteen
from Alabama given him. The de-
cisions were unanimous 81 to 0.
The two policemen regularly on duty
outside the committee room were re-
inforced by two plain clothes men.
The Taft forces from Florida ap-
peared at the hour of the committee
meeting and National Committeeman
Chubb from Florida said the cases
would be called Immediately at the
conclusion of the Arkansas arguments.
A protest from Mr.fMcHarg of the
Roosevelt contest forces was expected.
The committee opened without fric-
ton.
Chairman Rosewater said the third
Arkansas district case would be called
at once if there was no other bust
ness. No objections met this proposal
and the Arkansas attorneys and the
contestants were invited into the room.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
SUBMARINE SINKS WITH
CREW OF TWENTY SIX
Western Press

Western Press
CHERBOURG, June 8.-The French
submarine Vendemaire sunk today in
collision with the battleship st. Louis.
The submarine was cut in two. 1t is
feared the whole crew of twenty-six
was drowned The accident occurred
during the practice maneuvers of the
French fleet between Aurigny island
and Cape Hague in the race of the
Alderney where violent tidal currents
prevail.
The battleship was steaming along
quietly when the Vendemaire appear
ed right under the bow of the war
ship. There was no time to avoid a
collision and the next moment the
stem of the st. Louis struck the sub
marine with terrific force, dividing the
latter below the surface. The en-
gines of the warship had been quick
ly reversed but when she was brought
to stop the submarine had disap-
peared and only the threshing of the
waters showed where under the sur
face the fighter had gone down.
The Vendemaire was commanded by
Lieutenant Prioul, young ensign and
a crew Of twenty-five men. She was
launched on July T., 1910.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
DOPE
F|fNDS
Minnequa Pharmacy Held
Up and Robbed of a
Bottle of Morphine
Western Press

Western Press
PUEBLO, Colo, June $50 des-
perate are number of Pueblo drug
users who have been fooled in their
efforts to secure drugs of late through
strict police surveillance that last
night two men, both masked, entered
the Minnequa pharmacy on Evans ave-
nue. and at the point of revolvers
forced II. Rudolph, the clerk, to give
them bottle of morphine. The men
first demanded cocaine but the clerk
protested there was none in the store,
whereupon the men made search
themselves finding the employe had
told the truth they made off with the
morphine and then as if it were an
unimportant detail took a 500 gold
piece that was in the cash register.
They left about $40 in change which
was in the drawer fro mwhich the
gold was taken.
OF late the Pueblo police have been
prosecuting campaign to prevent the
sale or purchase of dope" in its VA
rious forms and colony in this city
which has been selling large quanti-
ties has been broken up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
wOODMEN MEMORIAL SERVICES

Tomorrow the Durango Woodmen
hold services in honor of their de-
ceased members. During the past year
the local order has lost by death five
of its members. 1t is the plan of the
lodge for its members to go in body
to the cemetery and there hold appro-
pirate services tomorrow afternoon.
The members who have been placed
in Greenmount cemetery during the
last year are the late H. ]. Hecht-
man, W. C. Liesenberg, Frank Con
ner, George Freund and Peter Nc
Lellan.
The services will be concluded to-
morrow evening at the Baptist church
where the members will go in body.
Rev. j. Fred Jenkins will give an ap-
propriate address. No doubt many of
the citizens of Durango will take the
opportunity to attend the services at
the church.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
SUITED HIM, TOO.

]. d. Clark, the well known Farm
ington real estate man, returned last
evening from trip to his Bayfield,
ranch, where he spent most of the
week attending 10 crops, and locking
after the thousand and one things that
an up-to-date farmer has to take
care of in this age of progress.
Like all the other ranchmen, Mr. Clark
was delighted over the nice rain of
yesterday. He departed for his home
in San Juan county this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
\ WELL-EARNED PROMOTION.

Captain and Mrs. NJ. II. Clements,
who have charge of the work for the
Salvation Army in this city, have just
received word of their promotion to
the rank of staff officers. 1t is now
Ensign Clements, both the former cap
tain and his wife receiving the same
rank. The promotion comes as a re-
ward for faithful and efficient service,
and is step to wider opportunities
for usefulness. Friends of Ensign and
Mrs. Clements will be pleased to hear
of this recognition of their work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
WOMEN
BANDITS
Woman Seized, Bound and
Beaten by New York
Highway Ladies
Western Press

Western Press
NEW YORK, June S.-Women ban
dts held up the wife of n wealthy
New York merchant, in the hall of her
apartments, gagged and bound their
victim, beat her with potato masher
and an ice pick, thrust her under a
servants bed, raided the apartment
from the hall to the dumb waiter and
made off with property valued at over
$4,000.
Mrs. Sidney c. Bernheimer opened
the door of her fashionable suite aft
er returning from shopping trip.
Immediately her cook and two strange
women apparently, set upon her, stiff
ling her screams, assailing her with
out mercy. One bandit held her while
the other two dubbed her and rammed
an apron down her mouth. Then they
bound her with rope, and thrust her
into a corner under the bed.
While they were beating her they
stripped her Of pearl necklace valued
at $4,000, diamond ring worth 81 900
and another ring worth $3.50. Other
valuables stolen from the rooms
brought the total up to over $4,000.
For over an hour Mrs. Bernheimer
remained unconscious. Then she re-
vivcd and managed to free herself.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
COLORADO'S HANGMAN
TO HAVE BUSY SEASON

DENVER, Colo, June S.-During
the next seven months the executioner
at the state penitentiary will be call
ed upon to put to death four persons.
They are Louis Wechter, who mur-
dered Clifford Burrowes in Denver;
George King, who killed Peter Jack
son; Robert Harris for double muir
der and Oscar Cook for killing Officer
Mcpherson.
In the latter two cases efforts are
being made to commute the death
sentence but there is little hope that
the plans will be successful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK.

Rev. w. F. Highly left this morn
ing for New York city, where he has
accepted a charge as rector of st.
Georges Episcopal church for the sum
San Francisco where he will fill the
San Francisco where he will find the
chair of psychology in a divinity
school. During his stay in Durango
Rev. Mr.. Highly has made many
friends who regret his departure. His
successor as rector of st. Marks has
not yet been appointed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
AT THE WOODMEN HALL.

The Woodmen Of the World were
in regular session last night and the
regular business of the lodge was
transacted, after which the guests,
Deputy Head Consul J. ]. Hover and
District Manager Peter Morgenson,
gave addresses along the line of the
work and the duties of members of
the order.
At the close of the lodge work a
social time was indulged in and the
members enjoyed the we'll prepared
refreshments and the pleasure of good
cigars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
HIGH WATER DOES S35,000
DAMAGE IN MESA COUNTY

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, June s.
Not les sthan $4,000 has been lost
to Mesa county during the past fort
night because of high water, accord
ing to the county commissioners who
are in session today.
Bridges, roadways, riprapping, or
chard lands and dams are included in
the estimate.
An item of $4,000 is placed against
the loss of a pier of the Main street
bridge, the superstructure of which
has not yet been erected.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
EARTH SHOCKS RECORD
ED BY SEISMOGRAPH

WASHINGTON, D. c., June s.
Earth shocks have been recorded by
seismograph at Georgetown university
almost continuously since yesterday at
5 O'Clock. The vibrations at time be-
ing OF extraordinary violence. 1t is
estimated that the disturbance is with
in 2,400 miles of Washington. The
vibrations beginning at 2:16 and at
d;09 this morning We're even more pro-
nounced than those of yesterday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
MOTOR ROUTES IN AFRICA.

The German colony of Kamerun, re-
Gently much enlarged by the cession
of French territory, is to be con-
nected with German East Africa by
a service of motor cars crossing the
Belgian Kongo. A number of German
engineers are now studying the routes
and planning the extensive road-mak-
ing and bridge building operations
that win be necessary in order to car
ry out this novel project.-Scientif
American.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-10
THE NAMING OF THE CITY.
(By Dad Allison.l

tby DAD alI1SOn-)
Let us name this fair town Eden,
It's the fairest name I know;
The orchards are all laden
Where our two great rivers flow.
Old Eden seems to me the same
As this young city here;
Orchards where fruit of greatest fame
That's shipped both far and near.
have read the names of cities old,
And modern cities with good names
From Norway east to where cities cold
Their names now shine In storied
fame.
Eden is the name that seems 10 me
Well suited for this Western slope;
The center of orchards grand to see,
A rype of Gods own garden spot.
Grand Junction News.