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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
VOTE FOR MRS. WILSON.

Mrs. Helen NJ Wilson of Denver
is candidate for reelection TO the
office of state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. She was born in Grant
county, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Wilson was educated in Madi-
son, Wis. After attending the pre-
paratory school in Wisconsin, she took
up the work of assistant principal and
by experience has thorough knowl-
edg of the duties of practical teach
er.
Mrs. Wilson came from Wisconsin
with her parents in 1886. Her father
purchased the first newspaper in la
Plata county.
Since taking charge of this most
important office Of superintendent OF
public instruction, she has made spe-
cialty of the work of the rural schools
( travelling thousands of miles to reach
/ the isolated districts.
Mrs. Wilson recently issued state
course of study that is commended by
educators throughout the country as
among the best published. This was
gotten out to make it possible for
pupils to pass from one district to
another without examination and
without loss of time.
Another arduous task accomplish
ed by Mrs. Wilson was the annota.
ton of the school laws of the state
These laws have been alphabetically
arranged under appropriate headings
with all decisions of the appellate
courts Of this state, and by the de
partment of public instruction.
Mrs. Wilson is member Of thu
state board of education, the stat'
board of examiners, and is also ex
officio state librarian.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
WAR ON PEARCE.

The fight on Secretary OF State
Pearce is assuming large proportions
and the entire press of the state has
entered the contest.
The Post made charges against
Pearce and the Denver News came out
with an article in his defense. Then
the Post came back with affidavits in
support Of the charges It made. The
News came out in red ink and charged
blackmail and conspiracy.
To make matters worse for Pearcs
the Post charged that Pearce was ar
rested on May 80 last, while drunk
and disturbing the peace of the pev-
pie in rooming house in Denver anu
placed in Jail. 1t gives photograph
Of the purported police record.
The Post does not stop with this
but states that IL these things are not
true the Post is guilty of libel and
that Pearce should bring suit against
the Post at once. II further offers
to give $1,000 to any charity Pearce
may designate if he, Pearce, will bring
libel suit against the Post so that
it may have chance to bring the
facts before the people Of the state.
Tho Post further publishes state
mcnt made by Judge Lindsey to the
effect that every woman in the state
should vote and work against Pcarce
next Tuesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
SELFISH DENVER.

1t may be well for the people OF
the San Juan counties to note the ef-
fort that will be made to carry
through some of the amendments by
the people of Denver. They have a
few pet measures that they want put
through next Tuesday so that Denver
may secure Just little financial as
sistance from the state in the way
Of taxes. :,
Here is the system. At 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning there will be the
ringing of bells and the blowing OF
whistles throughout the city for the
purpose of calling the attention OF the
voters to the great Importance to Den,
yer of the passage of the proposed
amendments, the immigration bill and
the Moffat tunnel bill. At noon q
similar demonstration will be made SC
that all Denver people may be warn.
ed to go to the polls and do Their
duty for Denver regardless of what II
costs the people of this state who
will get no benefits from the measures
if passed.
The Denver people must remember
that when they take such unusual in
terest in pushing through obnoxious
measures that the ringing Of bells am
the blowing of whistles will not onl!
be heard in Denver but those sound
will ring in the ears of the taxpayer
all day Tuesday throughout the stat
and you may depend upon it tina
each man and woman regardless o
politics will go to the polls and regis
ter q protest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
NEWS FORECAST FOR
THE COMING WEEK

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. p
What has been the most eventful po-
ltical campaign the United States has
seen in years will terminate Tuesday,
when the vote of the people will de-
eide whether the Republican admin
istration of William II. Taft is TO have
a renewal of its lease of power, or
whether the Democrats, under Wood
row Wilson, or the new third party,
under Theodore Roosevelt, will assume
the reigns of Office.
On the same day the representatives
who will sit in the Sixty-third con-
gress will be elected, also state legis-
atures that will have the selection OF
many United States senator's. Twcn-
ty-nine states will elect governors, and
the most OF the others will choose
minor state officers.
Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Cie-
gon and Arizona will vote on pro-
posed constitutional amendments
granting the right of suffrage to
women. Numerous other states will
vote on proposed amendments or laws
Of less general interest and import
ance. A proposal for statewide pro-
hibition is included in the thirty or
more measures to be passed upon by
the voters of Colorado. In Oklahoma
the fight between Guthrie and Okla
homa City for the state capital will
be determined by the voters.
Judge Staples of Roanoke, who is
to complete the trial Of the men con
nected with the shooting up of the
Carroll county court house and the
killing of six persons at Hillsville last
March, will call the cases of Sidney
Allen and Wesley Edwards, the two
remaining outlaws, in Wythsville, Va.
next Thursday. Wesley Edwards will
be tried first. Then will come the
hearing of the case against Sidney
Allen, who is regarded rs the leader
of the band of outlaws.
What promises to be another noted
criminal case is TO come up in the
United States court at Chicago We'd
nesday, when George W. Fitzgerald
former teller of the federal sub-treas-
ury in Chicago, will be placed on trial
on charge of embezzling $4,000
This amount disappeared from the
Chicago sub-treasury more than five
years ago and never has been account.
ed for
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
Western Press

WtSleTH
UTICA, N. Y, Nov. Arrange.
ments for the funeral rites today over
the body Of Vice President Sherman
were carried out this morning by pri-
vate religious service at the Sher-
man mansion, the transfer of the body
from the residence to the First Pres
byterian church, public service ut
the latter place, then the removal of
the body to Forest Hill cemetery and
its commitment to the Sherman maui
seoleum.
The First Presbyterian church Is
the largest in the city, but the fact
soon became evident that it would not
be large enough to seat more than q
few of those who would desire to at
tend. After reservations for the fam
| lily and for such visitors from abroad
as the president and other officials,
the general public was admitted.
The house services were reserved
for the family and intimate friends,
Rev. l.. II. Holden, d. d., pastor of
the Reformed Dutch church. had sole
conduct of the ceremony at the house,
while the services at the church were
under the direction of DIR. NJ. w.
Stryker, the president Of Hamilton
college, assisted by DR.. Holden. At
the house services there was no SER
mon or eulogy. Its principal features
were prayers from the Dutch church
liturgy and Scriptural readings.
President Taft and other members
Of the government party came as
guests of the senate, which had in
charge the official end of the cere-
monial. The president returns to New
York on the evening train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
F|NANC|[R
IS BURNED
T0D[ATn

Western Press
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-W. C. Doug
las, local financier, was burned to
death and twenty other persons were
injured, three receiving fractured
skulls, in a fire that destroyed the
Berlin hotel early this morning.
One hundred and fifty guests of the
exclusive family hotel were forced to
fleo in their night clothes or jump
from kindows.
Police and firemen, thinking that
other guests had lost their lives.
searched the ruins until 10 O'Clock to-
day. without finding any additional
bodies.
The fire which started in a closet
on the second floor, gained great head
way before it was discovered. Sever
al persons were forced to slide down
ropes and three persons leaped from
the third or top floor of the hotel
and were seriously hurt.
j. l.. Hibbard, aroused by one of
the servants. rushed to the window
and found rope with which he low
cred himself to the ground, after run
ming to the room of his mother, Mrs.
w. l.. White, whom he also assisted
from the burning building. Miss Ed
nn kissinger, another guest, seeing his
escape, attempted the same route, but
the young man showed her aside and
slid down the rope. Before she could
take hold to follow the rope burned
in two. She climbed to the window.
still on the third floor, and clung there
until the smoke and flames forced
her to let go, when she plunged to
the ground and sustained fatal in.
juries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
JUST A CLOSING WORD WITH
THE La PLATA COUNTY AND SOUTH
WEST COLORADO VOTERS

good roads, also the turning over of
the internal Improvement fund to the
state highway commission and thus
cutting the pork barrel out of poll
tics. To be sure, it gives the COM
mission a good deal of power, but the
governor is part of the board and re-
sponsible for the honest work of the
commission.
Now in regard to the tunnel bill.
Messrs, King and Loomis had papers
with them to prove that the state
will run no risk in loaning its credit.
1t is estimated that it will require
S000,000 to drive the tunnel The
state is to stand $d,000,000. This ST.
100000 expenditure is to be secured
by first mortgage on the tunnel and
its equipment, also the Denver &
Northwestern is to deposit gilt-edged
securities to the extent of the above
sum guaranteeing the state against
loss or the paying of a dollar of in
terest and completion of the tunnel,
These secureties are to be passed on
by the governor and tunnel commits
sion and not bond is to be issued
or dollar spent until the securities
are deposited, and, in addition, the
road is to guarantee the completion
of its line to Salt Lake.
With all of these safe guards The
Herald is inclined to favor the propo-
sition, although we are aware that
the measure was opposed last winter
by this southwest section. 1t is some
thing the voters should give careful
consideration-get together and talk
it over and let the best interests OF
all, regardless of personal feelings
against Denver or any other section
prevail.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

honest voter. When Democratic
women of Denver organize to throw
such man out of the state house
it is up to the people regardless of
party to vote for some one who stands
show of election, MIR. Ramer. the Re-
publican nominee. Not only have the
Democratic women of Denver eo,ne
out openly against pearce but every
minister in Denver, being unable to
stand for man with the record Of
Pearce- And in this connection word
to the Roosevelt followers. If you feel
so inclined, vote for Teddy. but do not
waste your vote ON MIR. Bacon, your
nominee for secretary of stale. A
vote for Bacon is vote for pra~ce.
Break away in this one instance ind
record yourselves as lovers of morals
and decency. MIR. Bacon does net
stand ghost of a show In Denver,
MIR. Ramer is on The Independent
ticket which won such a victory in
Denver last spring. Mr.. Ramer is
supported by Mayor Arnold ard his
Followers and great MANY Democrat
ic papers in the state as well as the
Christian men and women not only
OF Denver but througnDlt The state.
The only hope OF Pearrc is through
~ wv iuta NIi'uEttioN t1tN We ulSu
ask our Bull Moose iricads to protect
their own interests by v,aing for Dlw d.
son. He is the only senatorial candi-
date who stand any show defeating
ShafrOth.
In the county the Reiriblicans hay e
clean men TO fill the local Offices.
Their qualifications are well known
and while We admit the Democrats
have Il majGrity in the county, we
believe the day of blind party allegi.
ance is at an end and, that voters
viii single out whom they think will
give the best service.
Lastly. do not credit ant e -eIect ion
b00merangs. We say this in the in
ierests of Democratic candidate as
well as Republican. Every nov and
then on the eve or morning of elcc-
ton some one comes out with some
thing awful. They first whisper il
around and then get boiler later on
and add. who would itaye believed
it," Well. don't believe tany stories,
no matter which side il Effects.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
METALLURGIST INSPECTs
MINING PROPERTIES

DIR. Traphagen. head of the metal.
lurgical department of the School ol
Mines at Golden. returned from a
trip to points along the southern last
night and this morning deparred 70,
home.
Fol- the past ten days DR.. Trap.
hagen, has been inspecting mining
properties in the south ~cst in com.
pany with George S, Rice, chief en-
gineer for the bureau of mines al
Washington. Il was quite as much
the cesire of the men to find the needs
Of the different camps as to deter
mine their possibilities.
AT the time their coming was an.
nounced it was stated that nr.
Holmes, the head of the national bu-
reau of mines, would be one of the
party to make Investigations, but at
me last moment ne was ordered to
San Francisco.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

C0Nv|CTS
KILLED

Western Press
RAWLlNS, Wyo., Nov. 2.--Noah T.
Richardson and Ernest Baxterum, two
convicts who escaped from the state
penitentiary here Sunday, Oct. ~,
We're shot dead in the Powderhorn dis
trict, near Baggs, southwest of Raw
Inns, yesterday by posse that had
been trailing them forty-e eight hours.
j. Ii. Burke, another convict who
was with Richardson and Baxterum,
was killed by his companions before
the posse overlook them or they es-
capped. Burke, was wounded in bat
tie with pursuing posse two weeks
ago, and Richardson and Baxterum
shot him to expedite their own flight
and prevent him from falling into the
hands of the pursuers or telling of
their whereabouts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
AVIATOR
GUILTY OF
MURDER

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. Hubert
C. Lewis was found not guilty OF
the murder of Mrs. Kate Toliver by a
jury in the superior court.
Lewis shot and killed James H.,
Toliver and his wife, Kate Toliver, six
months ago. He declared the Tolivers
had wronged his young wife, and in
the trial just ended Mrs. Lewis gave
testimony which cundoubtedly influ-
enced the jury to render its verdict
of acquittal. She swore that after
Toliver, who was well to do, had sent
her husband to San Francisco on a
business mission, she was invited to
the Toliver residence one evening and
told by Mrs. Toliver that Lewis had
deserted her. Mrs. Toliver, according
to her testimony, advised her to seek
the consolation of another man, and
when she resented this advice, Toll
yer appeared from closet and at
tackled her with the assistance of Mrs.
Toliver.
Charles H. Toliver, the slain man,
was best known in California as the
inventor of airships.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
SPEAK ERS TRAMP ON
STARS AND STRIPES

DENVER, Nov. 2.-The Grand
Junction Sentinel printed the follow
ing:
Last night the American flag-the
stars and stripes-were desecrated at
the Bull Moose meeting in this city,
and scores of people commented upon
the fact. For the first time in the
history of Grand Junction, the Ameri-
can flag was used as a floor mat, a
rug, a platform covering, on which
men trampled back and forth with the
Indifference they would have felt in
walking over so much burlap or
cheesecloth. Nothing like it was ever
witnessed before in this city. On the
platform that Frank Catlin, Merle ID.
Vincent and the other speakers occu-
pied last night in the Roosevelt head
quarters was spread flat and cover
ing two or three feet of the width of
the floor of the platform American
flags, and throughout the evening the
speakers trod back and forth on these
flags with as little concern as could
be imagined 1t was the most auda-
cious insult ever offered to the flag
in this city and that by men claim
ing to be representatives of the "only
true American party" Socialists in
all their public meetings in Grand
Junction never were guilty of such an
act. The using of an American flag
as a platform covering has been noted
but few times in any party of the
American republic, and every time has
caused widespread indignation and
called down on the heads of those
guilty of such an insult the condemna-
ton of the people generally. Yet ev-
cry speaker that addressed that crowd
last night left his footprints on the
American flag and the flag still bore
the marks of those footprints this
morning. 1t was, indeed, patriotic
| meeting last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN
WILL BE TAKEN TO PUEBLO

George Crawley, the Lightner creek
bo"- who has been causing considera-
bl .'A of late, was taken in
estate ,, Theno this morn
iah@em. The s1..A AisTofs0yH ANumsn waTa mas at
supposed to De - sociEr,dy of his
parents but made his .-~ape some
time last evening.
At an early hour this morning he
made the rounds of the hotels and
disputed the right of control with the
parties in charge. When he created
storm center of the lobby of the
Strater Prof. Brooks succeeded in To-
eating policeman and his time of
hilarity ended.
This afternoon Crawley was tried
by jury in the county court. A ver-
dict of insanity was returned. He
was sentenced to the state insane
asylum at Pueblo and will be taken
there early next week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

gurated, the most notorious gambler
has fitted up, in what was one Of the
princely private residences Of Dem
yer, Baden Baden with all the ele-
gance and variety of gambling devices
for which that gambling principality
is famous.
Another gambling outfit has incor.
porated and is now fitting up in the
Club building most extensive and
luxurious gambling concern. These
understanding with somebody.
every appointment Of the hre and p0-
lice board, even to its clerk, and the
board will pursue no policy except
one he approves, either direct Or
through hfs intermediary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

LONDON, Nov. Graphic de-
scliptions of the week long battle be-
tween the Turkish and Bulgarian
armies in the southeastern corner of
the Balkan peninsula are now reach
ing London.
Nearly 100000 men were engaged
in the life and death struggle, which,
according to some accounts, is still
in progress.
The fighting on the left wing of the
Turkish army was terribly severe.
In their attack on Lula Burgas, the
Bulgaiians found Torgut Shefket
Pasha with his troops in position
on the SLOPES behind the town. The
Bulgarians brought up six batteries
and shelled the position. Monday ev-
ening they then carried out an infan-
try attack, which was unsuccessful
On Tuesday the Bulgarian artillery
settled down to bombardment, to which
the Turkish artillery replied vigor-
ously. In the artillery duel no SUI
periority was shown by either side.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
Western Press

Western Press
DENVER, Nov. 2-Drinking car
bolic acid in order that he might en-
dure the same agony suffered by his
daughter, Viola May Mcclure, who
killed herself in that manner last Feb
ruary, because her school mates taunt-
ed her about her shabby attire, Henry
II. Mcclure, shipping clerk for The
Denver Dry Goods company, died this
morning in his home on Ogden street.
He had been changed man since
the death of his daughter, and his
two sons, Ray and Roscoe, the only
remaining members of the family, be-
lieve his mind was unbalanced by the
constant brooding over the manner in
which the girl died and the reason that
prompted her act for which he blamed
himself
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
THE WHEREABOUTS OF SOCIETY
NEWS.

Owing to the prominence given all
things Of a political nature today so
ciety news was placed in cold storage
until Tuesday, when the reporter, who
is designated as society editor by
courtesy, will tell Of the doings OF
the people in the social swim.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

TR00PS|N
BATTLES

SOFIA, Nov. Before evacuating
Bunarhissar the Turkish troops shut
up 200 Bulgarians in the barracks
and set fire to the buildings. All the
Bulgarians perished.
The Turkish troops, according to
the same newspaper, are also mas
sacreing Bulgarian residents in the
Struma valley.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 2.-Late
today it is stated that fighting had
been suspended by the Turkish and
Bulgarian armies, the men on both
sides suffering from fatigue from the
battle that had been in progress con-
tinuously for nearly week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04

The above night letter received this
morning throws considerable light on
the Moffat tunnel bill. 1t comes,
however, too late for handling by the
board of trade and Secretary Raymond
has handed the same to The Herald
for publication. Mr.. Porter is a gem
tlemen of pretty sound views and he
is probably more Interested, financial
ly, in Durango and La Plata county,
than any other section of the state
Before be left Durango a few weeks
ago he had a long conference with
Mr.. Reagan and others regarding the
southern railroad and offered his
services to aid in its building and
will make it point to lend all pos
sible influence when he visits Los An
geles in few weeks. Mr.. Porter has
assured himself that the state is alb
solutely secured and runs no ris
whatever and it might be well for
those opposed to the Moffat tunnel
bill to give it careful consideration and
revise their views.
In connection with the tunnel meas
ure, Messrs. King and Loomis Of the
Denver chamber of commerce, arrived
in Durango last evening, day ahead
of schedule, Mr.. Loomis remaining
over night while Mr.. King continued
to Silverton where he is spending the
/ day. These gentlemen are working
for four measures, as follows:
The immigration bill which appro-
PIRATES approximately 100000 year
to advertise the state throughout the
east. The Herald has at all times IA
vored this measure. At present the
state is maintaining an office force at
cost of about $4,000 a year with
out money or ability to accomplish
anything. A year ago the proposed
touring train through the east, which
would have given the San Juan basin
counties car to advertise her re-
sources, had to be abandoned through
failure Of the appropriations being
paid. The expense of this each yeai
will cost person paying taxes or
$4,000 q nickel cigar.
i The Herald also favors the bond
ing Of the state for $10,000.O0O fol
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
Denver, Colo, Nsv. /, 1912.
George y. Raymond,
Secretary, Board Of Trade,
Durango. Colo.


Speakers will possibly be sent 10
| Durango to fully explait the pIOyi-
sians of the aIofgatS tufhrsi blu. II
the measure is carried il will insure
completion of the tunnel and the COM
pletion of the line to Salt Lake City.
II will put Denver and the center of
| the state on direct continental line,
bringing visitors who now pass via.
Cheyenne and La Junta without ever
, entering Colorado. These visitors
would nearly all stop in Denver and
many would go TO other portions of
the state for pleasure and invest ment
when once off the train.
Il go yearly to California and feel
| certain that not one tourist in ten
now stops in Colorado.
THE -four million dollars in bonds
would be absolutely secured by the
tunnel itself, by the entire road and by
securities guaranteeing the bonds. II
would certainly cost the state moth
ing and while il would help Denver
most every part of the state would re-
ceive great benefit.
"Of course there is nothing of SO
great importance to Durango as the
road from the south, but with that
exception | know of no project which
promises so much as the building OF
the MOffat tunnel, which insures q
transcOntinental line through Denver
81 feel certain the four million dol.
lars in bonds, if issued by the state
are absolutely secured, both as to in.
terest and principal.
II hope this matter will be discuss.
ed at a Durang" meeting before elec.
tion and | would deem il favor il
the directors would sanction the read.
ing of this letter at meeting and
have some well known local men speak
on the measure.