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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
DUST PROBLEM IS
GROWING RAPIDLY
Question q Troublesome Ono
In AN Sections.
GOVERNMENT HAS REPORT.
Various Binders For Different Kinds Of
Surfaces Are Studied by the Office Of
Roads and Means Suggested For
Remedyin9 Country Wide Evil.

The question of dust on the roads at
this season Of the year is a trouble
some one. and ON the solution of this
problem and its study the office of pub
lie roads, Washington, recently made
an interesting report. Concerning the
means Of overcoming the dust evil the
report says:
1.-The dust problem as 1t stands TO-
day seems to be open to two methods
of attack-first, by applying materials
to the road which will hold down the
dust formed and. second. by methods
of construction designed to reduce the
formation of dust and therefore the
wear of the road to a minimum. Dust
prevention has SO far been mainly con.
fined to the treatment of old macadam
surfaces, and many preparations hav"
appeared on the market during the Ia
few years for which great claims hav-
been made.
"There are also two general methods
of preventing dust on finished surfaces
first, keeping down the dust formed
on the road and, second. reducing its
formation to minimum. With thi,
classification In mind. a correspondents
division of dust preventives may he
made. and the different materials may
be classed as temporary binders und
permanent binders. It will be found
that this classification readily lends 1t
self to logical comparison Of the reia
tive merits of the different materinl-
when considered in regard to their ap
plication and suitability for different,
kinds of roads as well as to various
conditions of traffic and climate. The
essential requisite for any dust pre-
ventive is its binding power, or, in 9th
er words, its power of holding tosethci
the fine material produced on the sur
face of the road. In order to krrI
down the dust the temporary binders
from their very nature will. Of course
have to be applied with more or less
frequency according as their properties
approach those of the permanent bind
ers. The term permanent as here
considered is only relative and applies
to those materials which. upon one ap
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

which holds the victim like piece of
fly paper.
One toad has been seen to eat twen-
ty-four caterpillars in ten minutes,
which should be sufficient evidence OF
his value as an assistant gardener.
Toads feed at night and like secluded
shelter during the day, SO that the
garden maker will serve both his own
interests and those Of his diminutive
helper by making little holes about
the garden and covering them with
flat stones or short pieces of board.
1t might be added that the old SUI.
prostitution that toads cause warts
is pure buncombe.
Like the toads, the pretty and harm
less garter snakes destroy many pests
and should be encouraged. There is
absolutely no excuse for killing them.
The lady bug is a little polka dotted
red or orange beetle, whose mission in
life is to make way with as many plant
lice as possible. 1t is a worthy object
from the gardeners point Of view, for
these lice or aphides are very com
mon and troublesome pests and at
work, indoors or out, the year around.
1t is unfortunate that many people,
in their ignorance, kill the lady bugs,
tdhilB LUZ kTdiiteu tudt pccduSS tucy
are bugs they must be harmful.
Wherever ants are found one may be
sure that there are plant lice, but
while the ants protect and nurture
these pests, the lady bug makes in
cessant warfare upon them, for which
service we are her debtors.
Although some birds do considera-
BILE damage in garden, most kinds
are highly beneficial, and they, too,
should be encouraged for purely econ
omic reasons, If for no others. In the
wholesale destruction of birds, the
farmers and garden makers of the
country have suffered loss amount
ing to many millions of dollars. Left
to herself, nature maintains a we'll
averaged balance, but men insist upon
upsetting this balance wherever they
congregate. Having driven out the
birds, they are obliged to depend upon
poisons and various noxious loses to
do their work.
The rapidity with which insect pests
multiply in garden is almost in
credible A single ten-foot cherry tree
has been found to harbor twelve mil
lion plant lice. If the potato bug
were allowed to increase without mo-
lestation, the progeny of a single pair
would amount to sixty millions in one
season. Many caterpillars eat twice
their weight of leaves each day, and
some kinds increase in size in short
life ten thousand times. Is it any
wonder that the birds are needed
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

A young German was seized in ENG.
land on a charge of fraud committed
in his native country. After being
detained for some time he was brought
before the bar in Bow street, where
an inspector of police announced that
having made inquiries, he had per,
suaded himself that the prisoner wa,
not the man wanted at all and should
be liberated. The magistrate, who ap,
pears to have been uncommonly mag
isterial, thereupon turned to the pris
oner and remarked that ''he ought d
be grateful to the inspector for all thu
trouble he had taken to establish hi
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
TO TINE CREDITORS OF THE FIRM
OF SOENS AND SHEETS.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned is Assignee by virtue of a
deed Of assignment for the benefit of
the creditors of the firm of Soens and
Sheets lately doing business at Du-
range, Colorado, and that the esti-
mated aggregated value of all the
property Of the said firm Of Soens
and Sheets is $4,50O.00, and the esti-
mated liabilities Of said firm are
50, ,102.82; and each and every creditor
Of said firm is hereby notified to pre-
sent under oath his claim against said
firm to the undersigned, as Assignee,
as aforesaid within three months from
ttis date.
Dated at Durango, Colorado, this
second day of July, A. d. 1918.
C. r. COBB,
Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors.
First publication July 8, 1918.
Last publication July "a, 1918.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
NOTICE OF LOSS OF PUBLIC
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE
OF PURCHASE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
on the 21st day of October, 1911, the
Public Trustee of La Plata County
Colorado, issued to Nancy ]. Pingrey
his certain certificate of purchase, d
duplicate copy of which is recorded in
Book 76 at page 800 thereof in the
records in the office of the County
Clerk and Recorder of La Plata Coun-
ty, Colorado, for the property there
in more particularly described, and
that said certificate Of purchase is
lost, and that after the publication of
this notice for eight consecutive weeks
the undersigned will apply for the is
suance of duplicate of said certifi-
cate of purchase, as by statute pro-
vided.
NANCY ]. PINGREY.
First publication May 20, 1913.
Last publication Aug. IL, 1918.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
BRYAN WILL NOT LECTURES
INTERFERE WITH BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 49,
Secretary of State Bryan today de
clared with show Of considerabl,
resentment that people might have as
sumed that his lecture tour would moi
interfere with business instead of i'm.
mediiately jumping to the opposite con.
clusion.
All my engagements are subject
to immediate cancellation" Bryan de.
clared forcibly. "In justice to me
newspapers might have assumed that
would not let the lectures interfere
with my business"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
MISTAKEN FOR SUFFRAGETTE
LEADER; MORBED BY WOMEN

LONDON, July 1S.-When Lizzie
Smith. quietly dressed and rather
elderlv widow was arraigned before
the Westham police MAGISTRATE. the
arresting officer testified that he had
found her fighting with a number OF
women.
Nov what was it all about?" in
quired the iudee ri
"Well. some body in the crowd call
ed me Mrs. Pankhnrst and then they
all Jumped on me-" was the prisoners
rcrlv.
She was discharged.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
SENATOR TOWNSEND
PAYS RESPECTS TO BRYAN

United Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 1S.-
In the senate this afternoon Townsend
denounced Secretary Bryan's an
nouncement that he was forced to lee
ture because his salary was insuffi-
cient to support him.
Bristow's resolution, asking the
presidents opinion as to the proper
salary of the secretary of state, was
tabled but Bristow insisted on speak
ing. During the debate Bristow ac-
cused Senator Ashurst of using public
money to paw private telegraph tolls.
Ashurst denied the accusation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
AMERICANS DEFEAT CA
NADIANS AT TENNIS

LONDON, July 1s.-In the first sets
of singles in the semi-finals for the
Davis cup played at Wimberdon this
morning, Williams, American, defeat
ed Schengers of Canada, Cd, 6-2, Ga.
Mclaughlin, American, defeated Pow
ell of Canada, 1913, 6-1, Cd.
Tomorrow the doubles will be played
and if the Americans win it means
they will play the English later the
challenge round.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

If an extra session is called won
der if the members will insist on Civ
ing places to 100 or more useless
clerks and employees? Last winter
they were so thick about the assembly
halls doing nothing that visitors had
to dodge them to keep from treading
on them,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
SEATTLE FAMILY ADDS
TO DEATH TOLL OF AUTO

SEATTLE, Wash, July 18.-James
Clemmer's auto this morning struck a
telephone pole. Mrs. Clemmer was
fatally injured and Mrs. Frances Len
non was killed. Messrs. Clemmer and
Lennon were badly bruised. All are
wealthy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
WILSON NAMES MEMBERS
OF MEDIATION COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1s.--
President Wilson today nominated as
commissioner of mediation and concil-
iation, William l.. Chambers and as
sistant commissioner, G. W. W. Han
ger.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The latest Partisan gown is so con-
structed that the wearer will have to
show one leg as far up as the knee
whenever she takes step. We can't
understand why they wish to show
but one leg at time. Why not show
both to the knees at once and then
get back to modesty?
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

One of the most prominent women
in Washington is going to wear modi-
fed trousers which are to be held up
by suspenders. Hasn't she found out
that only few of the men are wear
ing suspenders?
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Son, you have broken my heart
Such were the words of sobbing
Denver mother at the bars of the city
Jail. Oh, if boys would only think of
their mothers before committing
crimes they must know will land them
behind prison bars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The Louisville police chief, who has
ordered the arrest of women wearing
slit skirts, refers to 'em as climbs" +"
which fact excits doubt as to his
fitness to act as censor of morals.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The supreme court of Mississippi
has decided that the razor is not a
weapon but an implement of the
toilet" Now, if it had been the su-
preme court of Massachusetts or Yer
mont or Maine, no one would have
though anything about such decision
but in Mississippi
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Over in Austria officials who be-
tray the government are required to
commit suicide. Our government be-
trayers ought to be thankful that they
live where government betraying is
so common that hardly anybody no
ficac II
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

81 will hold Wall street responsible
if panic follows new tariff law" The
above sentence is from speech by
Senator Thomas Tuesday defending
the Wilson tariff measure. Wall
over the Coloradoan's remarks. At
the same time we doubt if the street
will be blotted out for a time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Bryan might raise the price of the
Commoner. 1t would help some. No
body would think of stopping the pa
per because of the increase as sub
scribers would not be small enough to
do so, especially in the present ter
rible financial straits of the secretary
of state
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Count Zeppelin thinks of trying to
cross the Atlantic in an airship. We
advise him to take along serviceable
pair of water wings, unless he is a
good swimmer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The hot wave was broken in Ohio
the first of the week with six and a
half inches of rain at GAINESVILLE when
a repetition of the March floods was
feared, the damage running close to
half a million dollars. Give us the
good old San Juan basin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The time is coming and not far dis
tant when credits will be limited to
those who are known to be honest.
The fact is that property holder is
not always honest and pays his debts.
They manage to be judgment proof
and sally back and forth as though
they owned the earth. This class
should be Stunned and run out of the
community.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Enraged bulls created panic in. a
Spanish city the other day. 1t is
reported that the board of trade bears
were badly frightened when they saw
the headlines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The man who is planning to rush
round the globe in thirty-five days
doubtless knows his own limitations SC
well that he is persuaded he couldn't
learn anything worth while if he took
more time to the job.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Wonder how Senator Thomas is get
ting along without the fat fees re
ceived from the state and other pub
lie interests the past thirty years
Must be tough shedding.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The new Texas law permits citizens
to get drunk only in their own homes,
notwithstanding the fact that they
could hardly choose a worse place for
the purpose.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The cost of referring the measures
now in the hands of Secretary Pearce
is placed at S150,O0O. And this with
educational institutions suffering for
lack of funds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

FOR SALE, EGGS FOR HATCH.
ING. is FOE 81 FOR RHODE IS.
LANp ENDS; - FOR 81 FOR
BROWN L1cnORNg AND WHITE
ORPINCTONG. PHONE BLACK
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Colorado is the only state in the
Union with senator's elected under
pledges to protect the industries OF
the state who have gone over to the
enemy bag and baggage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The country better take up col
lection for Secretary Bryan. The poor
man is in dire necessity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The Chinaman who was content to
live 149 years on food tablets loves
life better than living.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

AS secretary of state Mr.. Bryan will
draw larger houses than ever with
out advertising.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Rain and hail damaged crops to the
extent of $4,000 in the vicinity of
Tuesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

One good thing about Governor Sui
ger of New York is that he has fallen
out with Tammany.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

Colonel Watterson is not carried
away with the Wilson administration
any more than Colonel Harvey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

NEW YORK--James j. Conklir OF
Brooklyn, reports that 70-foot whale,
the first "real whale" seen off the
Jersey coast since 1859, is churning
water about the fishing banks near
Searbright.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS.

JOLIET, Ill.-To prevent her hus-
band from evading service in her suit
for divorce, Rosa Kurdiana hid his
cork leg. The scheme was success
and she got the divorce.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

ATLANTIC CITY, N. 1.-Two men
in evening clothes went to the res
cue" of an unidentified young woman
who leaped from the steel pier in bail
room attire on a dare. Then they
dined.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

IAhh III w N, N. 1.--Aiter q ZuU-
mile dog trot, Fannie is back. Fannie
is a collie belonging to Frank Bryant
and favorite of John Rockefeller. She
was taken to Lee, Mass, but trotted
home.
PATERSON, N. J.-Rev. Conrad
,Vreeland left s750,0OO to the North
Jersey Baptist association and $50 n
month to his widow. He always drove
to services, covering $4,000 miles
PATERSON, N. J.-Whipping his
rival in Newark hotel, pursuing the
woman he sought and catching her
after wild automobile ride, Matthew
Donovan. 60, married Katherine An
derson, 10.
TOKIO-Having lost leg in a
street car accident, man is suing
the street car company for an an
nuity of 800, new artificial leg
every three years, cottage and
rickasbaw.
MELBOURNE-To evade payment
Of a $500 debt Hamilton Sullivan shot
himself in the arm and said he had
been attacked and robbed. The arm
had to be amputated.
CHICAGO-John Wadinski, Romeo
like, climbed tree and "meowed" like
a cat under his sweetheart's window
His feline cabaret failed to move her
heart; John was arrested and fined $5.
ST. LOU1S-If your neighbor per-
sists in shouting ! should worry you
are justified in hitting him with a
milk bottle. A St. Louis jury freed
a woman who did.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

The Bulgars are getting it from
every side.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-21

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03

n guard 10 be fastened 10 the
head with straps 10 enable a man
10 shave the back of his neck safely
and accurately has been patented.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
CITY NEWS

George Hamlln. American tenor,
will offer an interesting variety OF
music at the Moore next Thursday
night In tho first OF the Clayton
series.
Lunch was served In dairy barn,
with rows OF cows on either side.
when the Womcns Commercial
Club. inspected the Rnbb dairy farm
at Kent Friday a tour was also
made to the Simplex Bed Mhnufac'
turing Co.
y. r. keeble was acquitted OF
charges Of arson by Jury In Judge
Ronald's court Thursday. II was
alleged that he set fire 10 n house
at 1ii2 Fourth nv.
Otto Butner, lsborer, sustained
a broken leg Friday when he was
caught In n slide Of earth Mt Sixth
ay. and Columbia st. He was taken
to the city hospital.
Carrying a passenger list Of $50
and n capacity cargo. the steamship
Governor. OF tho Pacific Coast
Steamship Co. sailed for San Fran.
cisco and Southern California ports
this morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03

DEATH FROM STING

q SHROPSHIRE. Eng. sept.
= s--The death OF John Wyke.
. A farm worker. a; Wilmington.
aalop. was attributed ut the
= eoroner'a inquest 10 the sting
= ~ wasp.
4 4 4 - a 4 4 q 4 4 ,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
KANSAS SPORT

Clay Center. Kan. Sheriff San.
derson and deputies ralded GRO
quet game on the courthouse lawn
and conflscated the balls and wick.
cts because the noise bothered
courthouse employees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03

SANTA ROSA. Oct. 3.-Tramps.
sleeping and smoking In the unoc.
cupied Monte Rio casino. were
blamed for the buildings complete
by fire yesterday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03

Young Herman. the Pekin, Ill.
bantamweight. said to be a boy OF
much promise. is on his way to
New York. in search of match.
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HE BOUGHT MONUMENT

Chicago After watching n rail.
road station for three months. Ma
thias Dengezel. Wisconsin farmer
captured the man he says sold him
the Gen. Logan monument in Grant
mark for 2i1S
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LOST HIS HEAD

Baltlmore-A wlfe's promise In
court 10 cook chicken soup OF
headless variety and a better quail.
lty. caused Jacob Sherr to return 10
his spouse after a suit for alimony
had been begun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
Americas Finest FIGURING Mills"

AS TO THE COST OF FLOUR,
you must see for yourself that good
-four like FISHERS BLEND cannot
be produced as cheaply as common
-four.
When urged to buy flour costing
less than FISHERS BLEND just keep
in mind the fact that by no chance can
the cheaper -four be as good; there is
no possibility of it meeting your pur-
poses in anything like the satisfactory
way that FISHERS BLEND insures.
Manufacturers and sales agents of
cheaper fours may use the argument
that their flour is just as good as
FISHERS BLEND. Your common
sense must show you that this cannot
possibly be, even if you have not made
the actual test of use.
Making FISHERS BLEND the
standard of comparison is the highest
kind of compliment to its superiority.
When anyone says GAS good as
FISHERS BLEND" you know at once
that the merits of FISHERS BLEND
Flour are above question.
FISHER FIGURING MILLS co.
AMERICAS FINEST FIGURING MILLS"
SEATTLE, u. S. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
MARIE'S FOOLISH

BOSTON. Mass. oct Around
tho word by aeroplane IL the unique
honeymoon trip that is being
planned by r. Crawford Brown Of
West someryille. better known as
Edward Il, Shaw. the aviator. and
Miss Marie Esther Dunno. an opera
singer The start will be made from
Portland. Me. The future Mrs
Brown viii accompany her husband
In the air a part Of tho time. but In
dangerous flights she will resort TO
other methods ~ travel.
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they've MADE UP

TOXIC. Oct 3.--Tho mikado has
decided TO recognize tho Chinese re-.
public Il was stated officially today
Recognition will be accorded before
October 10. the day Il is expected
Provisional President Yuan Shl KAT
will be regularly inaugurated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
ODD ITEMS
HIGHLY BOOSTED

Washington - Secretary McAdoo
received 10000 letters written In be-
half OF an Illinolsan who Ia ambi.
tious to become clerk In the in
ternal service.
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cHEWs COPS PANTS

Chicago-Policeman Pat McKoegh
locked up a goat that refused TO
move on and chewed at his trousers.
furnishing amusement to a big
crowd.
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FARMER. ONCE POOR.
LEAVES BIG ESTATE

: SHERBROOK, N. d., oct. 3. 1
: -Fingal Enger. one Of Steel
+ countys first farmers. who
: died recently. left an estate I
! valued at 100000. according ,
: 20 appraisemcnts made by the I
: administrators Enger located I
+ here In 1878. He was without 4
! means. and walked nearly 200 1
+ miles 10 reach the place he Sc g,
! locted az his home.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-29
A Franking Machine.

According TO Current Literature, the
use in New Zealand of a stamping
machine instead of the postage stamp
may forcshadow a revolution in the
worlds postal system. Seven years
ago a New Zealand inventor made an
automatic franking machine After a
number Of trials, this was discarded.
Requiring the insertion of money, the
machine was a temptation TO burglars.
Recently, however, 4 machine was in
PRODUCED which requires neither stamps
nor coinage for its operation, but leaves
impressions of postal values on the en-
vclope and registers the amount on a
set of dials on the top of the machine
The machine is leased in perpetuity to
the user. but the Postmaster General
retains the key, and the machine can
not be transferred without his consent
No checking is necessary, because only
the amounts showing on the dial after
subtraction of the previous record arc
paid for. and receipt is given by the
postal official