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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
GERMANS WHO EMIGRATE.

Germany's celebration of the twen-
ty-ffth year Of the reign of Emperor
William ii has served to throw a
strong light on the remarkable prog
ress of the empire. To begin with,
emigration from Germany is constant
ly declining. Last year only 1886
| Germans removed to other lands. The
number in 1911 was 22,690, and in
1881 220,902, which is the high mark.
The annual average in the SOS was
134, 900, in the COS $4,000 and in the
last decade 25,000 In former years
the United States was the destination
of 80 per cent of German emigrants.
More go now to South America and
Australia, and the proportion for this
country is about 10 per cent. Prac-
tically, emigration from Germany has
almost ceased, a situation in which
the empire gains and other countries
suffer loss. The millions of Ger
mans and descendants of Germans in
the United States are highly valua-
BILE part Of the population, but the
qualities of the race have enabled it
within comparatively limited area,
to develop one of the most capable,
enterprising and powerful nationali-
ties the world has seen.
BY the last national census the num-
ber in this country of males over 81
years of age born in Germany was
1,27S, 1913, or more than come from the
United Kingdom or any other nation.
There were ,211, 1913 males of voting
age born in England, Ireland, Scot
land and Wales. Russia coming next
with 1877 ,150, Italy 712,S27, and Sean
dinavia G64,443. TO Canada is cred
tied 531 .061, but considerable part
of the 609,365 Austrians are of the
German race. The German element
in the United States is as important
in point of worthy, vigorous citizen
| ship as in numerical strength. Such
material is evidently needed to de-
velop the opportunities and share in
the great expansion of modern Ger
many. The leaven of the race already
here is a permanent possession and
must exert weighty influence in the
growth of the first of republics. In
the phenomenal advance of Germany
| the Germans are urgently needed at
home, but if any should migrate the
welcome for them in the United
States is as cordial as ever.-St. Louis
| Globe-Democrat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
BRYAN UPHOLDS WILSON'S
NEW CURRENCY REFORM

LINCOLN, Neb., July 5.-"Who can
object to President Wilson'S currency
reform program" questions William
J. Bryan in Thursdays issue of the
Commoner. He proceeds to answer
the interrogation in this manner:
"Only two classes: Those who dis
pute the right of the people to issue
through their government the money
which the people need, and those who,
distruGsing the representatives chosen
by the leople to guard the public well
fare. would deny to government Off
;ials control over the issuance of
emergency notes.
Secretary Bryan agrees with the
president that there should be imme-
diate legislation for currency reform.
Time for an investigation of the sub
iect, he asserts, would be the only
justification for delay, but in view of
the many Investigations already made
that objection can hardly be offered.
"As a matter of fact, the funda-
mental principles involved in currency
legislation are so well understood that
no delay, however extended, and no
investigation, however thorough,
would be likely to change the minds
of those whose duty it is to act upon
the matter. Therefore a request for
any delay may be regarded as mo-
ton for continuance made by those
who object to the principle upon which
the bill is drawn.
"When the bill, now before the coun-
try is considered upon its merits one
at once realizes that it is written from
the standpoint of the people rather
than from the standpoint of the IL
nanciers. The latter are quite unani-
nous in the belief that the issue of
money is a function of the banks
and that the government ought not
to go into the banking business The
Democratic party has consistently ta-
ken the position that the issue is a
function of the government and should
not be delegated to the banks.
"If currency reform is to come
under Democratic president, Dem
ocratic house and Democratic SEN
ate, it must come along lines in har-
mony with Democratic history and
doctrine"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S wHATy

An Englishman visiting this country
recently commented on the advanced
development of our advertising. He
said that one might get liberal edu-
cation in remarkably short space Of
time by an intimate study of the ad-
vertising in first-class newspapers.
That may have been expressing it
rather strongly-perhaps as q result
Of his enthusiasm-but it must be
apparent to every thoughtful render
that newspaper advertising as it is
conducted nowadays possesses an un-
usual educational value.
We are quite sure that our cousin
from over the sea might come here
. total stranger and, by diligent at
tention to the advertising appearing
daily in this and other good news
papers, soon be very well informed
~ to the customs and the fashions,
where to 60 for his shopping and his
recreation.
Who's who and what's what have
q persistent manner Of finding their
way into the daily newspapers, 30
that ~ who rsads may proat. 81.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

Sawdust scarcely suggests itself as
suitable material for extinguishing
fires, but from the account of some
experiments by L. A. Barrier, a Bos-
ton engineer, embodied in a report
made under the direction of the
associated factory mutual fire insur-
:.nce companies, and described in In
dustrial Engineering, it would appear
that it possesses some special merits
when dealing with small outbreaks of
liquid combustibles, such as lacquer
and gasoline, which are usually diff
cult to extinguish by ordinary means.
Sand is generally looked upon as the
best substance to use in such cases
when it can be applied promptly, but
the tests showed sawdust to be great
y superior. The tests were made with
quantity of combustible was poured
and ignited, and allowed TO burn for
about minute before efforts were
made to extinguish the flames by
spreading a few shovelfuls of sawdust
Oh the surface of the liquid. 1t made
little difference to the effectiveness of
the sewdust as an extinguisher wheth-
er it was damp or dry, and whether
il was the product of hard or soft
woods A number of commercial
lacquers, as well as samples of gaso-
line, were tested in this way, and in
all cases the flames were extinguished
in from 20 to so seconds, and with a
very thin sprinkling of sawdust.
When efforts were made to effect the
results with sand, "a much larger
quantity was required, and the pro-
cess of extinction was much slower.
The efficiency of the sawdust seems
to be due to its blanketing action in
floating for time on the surface of
the liquid and excluding air.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
AS OTHERS SEE DENVER.

1t seems too bad that a fine city
such as Denver is should be eternally
in hot water over something. Be
cause District Attorney Rush issued
an order declaring that the midnight
closing law for saloons and the Sun
day law should be enforced, various
and sundry citizens of that town held
an Indignation meeting, got them
selves interviewed in the newspapers
and began to talk about recalling"
Mr.. Rush.
While Mr.. Rush's order may have
been perhaps somewhat ill-timed, it
was certainly not meant as AN affront
to the Germans who were visitors. 1t
was perfectly proper order and he
was right in stating that the law
should be enforced.
Nothing would have been said of it
by visitors if few officious citizens
of Denver who delight to keep them
selves in the limelight hadn't be-
thought themselves to hold an indig-
nation meeting and bluster around and
get themselves talked about, and try
to make the visitors think they were
affronted.
The citizens of Denver act like
lot of schoolboys, everlastingly jawing
and lawing about something. If they
would attend to their business. keep
themselves out of the newspapers, and
cut out their indignation meetings
and do more praising instead of CEN
suring, both they and their town would
he far better off. We commend to
Denver the example of the city of
Colorado Springs, which doesn't have
a street corner indignation meeting
once in ten years.-Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
SPEND YOUR MONEY
WHERE YOU MAKE 1T

Money that is kept in the commu-
nifty helps every one in that commu-
nifty. 1t is part of the common
fund on which any one with anything
to sell-merchandise, labor, farm
products-can draw. Money that is
sent away from home is withdrawn
from this common fund. 1t helps to
impoverish the entire community
Send all the money away and all the
people in the community would be
broke"
The dollar that you spend with the
local merchant will continue to cir
culate in the neighborhood, paying
lawyer, doctor, blacksmith, carpenter
teacher Ultimately it may return
to you to be again started on its
journey of purchase and payment. The
dollar sent to the mail order house
goes to swell the bank of a concern
in Chicago or New York. 1t is lost
to your community forever. Your
neighbor can't get it, and you will
never see it again.
Can't you see that self interest tells
you to do your buying at home? Can't
you see that it is the part of wisdom
to spend your dollar where you are
likely to get it again?
The advertisements in this paper
will aid you in deciding where to
make your purchases. Only the more
reliable merchants can afford to ad-
vertise continuously, and only the hot
ter grade of goods can stand such
publicity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
NOTICE OF LOSS OF Hu1kse
TRUSTEES CERTIFICAT1
OF PURCHASE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
on the 21st day of October. 1911, ths
Public Trustee of La Plata County,
Colorado, issued to Nancy J. Pingrsy
his certain certificate Of parshass, .
duplicate copy Of which Is rscxssf in
Book 7e at pags 800 thereof IN The
records in the Office of the County
Clerk and Recorder Of La Plata Corn-
ty, Colorado. for the property there
in more particularly described, and
that said certificate of purchase "a
lost, and that after the pull Gcstion ID
this notice for eight consecutive weeks
the undersigned will apply for the t.
suance of duplicate of said csrtii-
cate of purchase, as by statute pro-
7ided.
NANCY ]. PINGREY.
First publication May 20, 1913
Last publication July II, 1913.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
le0rzCE OF APPLICATION FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT.
SURVEY NO. 1891.
Durango, Colorado,
April 26, 1918.

NOTICE is HEREBY GWEN
That, in pursuance Of an Act Of Con-
srsas Approved May 10, 1879, The
Valley View Consolidated Gold Mining
Company. = Colorado corporation. by
B. W. Ritter, it, attorney-in-fact,
whose postoffice address is Durango,
Colorado, has made application for q
patent for 1900 linear feet upon each
Of the Alpine Lode Mining Claim and
the Idaho No. Lode Mining Claim,
respectively, bearing gold and silver.
the same being 1870 feet running North
4 and O2' West from the center Of
discovery cut upon said Alpine Lode
Mining Claim, and 1 1,370 feet running
South 4e OF East from the center
Of discovery cut Of said Alpine Lode
Mining Claim, the same being the
course of the vein on the said Alpine
Lode Mining Claim, and running 773
fest North, A. or West from the GEN.
ter of discovery shaft upon said Idaho
No. Lode Mining Claim, and 727
feet running South A. OF East from
the center of discovery shaft upon
said Idaho No. Lode Mining
Claim, the same being the course
Of the vein upon said Idaho No.
IL Lode Mining Claim, with sur
face ground $50 feet in width on each
side of the center Of said lodes. all
situate in the California Mining Dist
rict, County Of Laplata, in the State
of Colorado, and described by the
official plats and by the field notes
on file in the office of the Register
of the United States Land Office at
Durango, Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
FAMOUS EMBEZZLEMENT
CASE OF SPAULDING CLOSED

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July "a
broken old man, sad faced and feeble,
sat before Governor Dunno Thursday
He awaited the arroval of the govern
or on documents that would close for
ever a matter that had sent him to
prison and had broken his spirit. Ii
was Charles w. Spaulding, convicted
over decade ago of embezzling 1921,
900 of the funds of the University of
Illinois, of which he was treasurer.
In vigorous manhood Spalding once
before had appeared before the pres
ent governor. AS Judge Dunno in
Chicago, the governor heard Spauld-
ing's plea that he was not guilty Of
the misappropriation. He accepted the
plea and directed the jury to find for
the defendant. Spaulding was con-
victed on another trial, however.
AS governor, Dunno favored the old
man a second time. His commission
ordered that Spaulding be given SlO,-
900 in settlement for suits brought by
him in Cook county for the return Of
$176,O00 claimed by the plaintiff to
have been the amount turned over to
the state in excess of his embezzle-
ments.
Spaulding was treasurer of the uni
versity during Governor Altgeld's ad-
ministration. In 1900 he was sent
to Joliet state penitentiary where he
served seven years. Since leaving
Joliet Spaulding has been unable to
do anything. All litigation has been
turned over to his attorneys.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

Continued from Page -
to the Vallecito yesterday to remain
until next week.
The ladies of the Civic club realized
goodly sum from their refreshment
sale at the fair grounds yesterday
The proceeds go to the public play
ground.
Right Rev. Benjamin b. Brewster,
bishop of Colorado, arrives tonight
for stay of several days duration.
He will be the house guest Of Dean
Smith and DR.. and Mrs. Lingenfelter
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. G. Tyler and
Miss Natalie passed the Fourth at
Electra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eldredge are
out to the Vallecito, members Of the
camping party that is depicting the
finny hosts in Pine river.
Bishop Mcconnell, the NJ. f. resi-
dent bishop of Colorado, arrives from
Denver tonight and will conduct serv-
ices at the M. E. church tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE FIRM
OF SOENS AND SHEETS.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned is Assignee by virtue of q
deed of assignment for the benefit OF
the creditors of the firm of Soens anG
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 s4,5OOO0, and the ssti-
mated liabilities of said firm are
$3,102.S2; 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
tfis 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 3, 1918.
Last publication July "a, 1918.
HERALD wArjTADs PRINC QUICK
RFSUL1H.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
WHITE OFFICIAL COLOR.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July s.
Speaker Champ Clark followed official
precedent of President Wilson and
Secretary of State Bryan when he
appeared for his official duties as
presiding officer of the house in a
white serge suit, white shirt, white
necktie, white shoes and white sox
With his white hair the speaker re-
sembled no thing so much as noun
tain of ice cream.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Department of the Interior

A(CR1A VI hAG AhtCAiOA
United States Land Office a. Du-
range, Colo, June 10th, 1918.
To John C. Dillon of Kline, Colo
rado, Contested:
You are hereby notified that AL
ison L. Kreoger who gives Durango,
Colorado AZ his post-office address,
did on May 10Th, 1913, file in this
office his duly corroborated applica-
tion to contest and secure the can
collation. of your homestead, Entry
No. 37s1, Serial No. 01612 made
March 30th, 1908, for N. E. Ia Sec
tion % Township "a N. Range IL W.
of N. NJ. P. Meridian, and as grounds
for his contest he alleges that said
John C. Dillon never has established
a legal residence upon said entry.
That since March 30th, 1908, up to,
| and including the present date the
said John C. Dillon has not resided
upon said land the period of time re-
quired each year, and further, am
informed and believe that said John
c. Dillon has entirely abandoned said
homestead entry.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this office as having been confessed
by you, and your said entry will be
cancelled Hereunder without Your
further right to be heard therein,
either before this office or on appeal,
if you fail to file in this office with
in twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as shown
| below, your answer, under oath,
specifically meeting and responding
you fail within that time to
file in this office due proof
that you have served a copy Of your
answer on the said contestant either
in person or by registered mail. If
this service is made by the delivery
of a copy of your answer to the CON
testant in person, proof of suci service
must be either the said contsetants
written acknowledgement Of his re-
ceipt of the copy, showing the date
of its receipt, or the affidavit of the
person by whom the delivery was
made stating when and where the
copy was delivered; if made by regis
tered mail, proof of such service must
consist of the affidavit of the per
son by whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the post-office tc
which it was mailed, and this affida-
Wit must be accompanied by the post
masters receipt for the letter.
| You should state in your answer the
name of the post-office to which you
desire future notices to be sent tc
you.
G. H. CHARLTON.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

A new dance, which is supposed to
be the extreme opposite Of the tango
and the like, il known as the purity
dance, and consists chiefly Of keeping
= respectful distance from your part
Nor, which is an excellent thing dur
ing this warm weather.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
ALPINE LODE MINING CLAIM.
SURVEY NO. 1921.

Beginning at Corner No. /, whence
the South quarter corner of Sec.
28, T. 36, N. r. II, w., Of the N. M.
P. NJ, bears South A. 49, 48" East,
5,T98.61 feet, q spruce tree 20 inches
in diameter, blazed and scribed B. T
1-18,321, bears North 1910 feet;
thence West variation 13' 40' East
800 feet to Corner No. e; thence
North A. 02' West $500 feet to
Corner No. 8; thence East variation
49, 40' East) 800 feet. to Corner No
4; thence South a o. East, 1890
feet, to Corner No. l, the place Of
beginning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cooper and chill
dren with their guests, Mr.. Cooper's
father, mother and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Cooper of Durango and
Mrs. N. A. Ballou of Denver will
spend the Fourth at their romantic
summer home "Peek boo" on South
Mineral, one of the pretty little hooks
of that famous San Juan section.-Sil-
verton Standard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
means of irrigation and with

o,,v bv means of irrigation and with
the present population having hut a
limited market for most of the things
raised here, it behooves them 10 seI
doyn to business in a practical man
nsr-that is. to raise all that Is possl-
ble on every acre of land and get 1t
into such shape as viii bring pfol'ta-
ble returns. There are not many real
GOOD dairy cows in this section ana
the opportunity for several preeulifs
farms of this kind could not be peN
ter. Durango creamery Will take al-}}
the butter fat it can get, and offers
to the industrious farmer a monthly
payroll. And the farmer sure neeus
the payroll.-Aztec Index.
Prof. DR.. NJ. Belonsky of the oni-
versity of Berlin, Germany, is VISITOR
in silverton. He is looking around
the camp and taking notes for use IN
his College work. He says that he
thinks this is a great camp and is
very much impressed with its mineral
possibilities. The Commercial club
has furnished him with number OF
nictures and specimens for the uni.
yers;tv museum.-Silverton Miner.
Word has been received here that
tho drilling machinery for the new oil
company has been purchased and ship
nod and is expected to arrive here
about July 20, when operations Will
he started as soon as the machinery
can be put in place. The drill should
be going by the middle of August or
first of September at the latest. 1t
begins to look like we were certain
of taving a real test made of our
oil ds.-Farmington Times-Hustler.
The first cutting Of alfalfa Is near
ly all in the stack, and it is one of
the heaviest we have harvested in
years And to make it still better, 1T
has all been put in the stack without
bit of rain to hurt it most of 1T
without having a drop fall on it This
is not only first-class fruit country
but one of the best alfalfa hay coun-
tries in the United States.-Farming-
ton Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
y EXCHANGE ITEMS "
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The Misses Ruth and Helene Searcy,
daughters of Judge and Mrs. Searcy
of Durango are visiting friends in the
city. While in the city Miss Ruth
will be the guest of Miss Thelma Wal
ter and Miss Helene, the guest of Miss
Ruth McCrimmon, their former school
mates.-Silverton Standard
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

FOR SALE EGGS FOR HATCH
ING, ls FOR d FOR RHODE Is
LAND REDS; Is FOR 81 FOR
BROWN LEGHORNS AND WHITE
ORPINGTONS. PHONE BLACK
lss.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

LEMON, Mass.-Thrown from her
horse while riding up a mountain trail,
Mrs. Howard Roraback landed near a
six-foot rattler. She killed the snake
with a hatpin and took its thirteen
rattles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

1t may be better to give than to re-
ceive, but few of us are in position
to keep it up indefinitely.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS.

CASSEL, Germany-The official
play censor has barred the Easiest
Way" risque drama in which Fran
ces Starr PLAYED, that appeared in
America for several seasons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

LONDON-Passages which are not
far removed from being nonsense
were referred to by the bishop of Ely,
when he proposed that a committee
be named to revise the prayer book
and psalter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

WICHITA, Kas.-Only to cheerful
tunes, minus reference to death or
heaven can be sung by visitors to pa
tients in the Protestant hospitals here.
So says the censor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07

Last Monday morning at 9:4O
o'clock with his devoted parents, sis
ter and brothers kneeling by his bed
side stricken with sorrow and grief,
amidst the prayers of generous friends
the gentle soul of little Lotus James,
the bright young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. j. Mcguire, passed from its tene-
ment of clay through the narrow por-
tai of death into the realms of ever
lasting bliss. The deceased was born
in Durango, Aug. Z, 1898, and was
IA years 10 month and 23 days of age
at the time of his death.-Silverton
Standard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
IDAHO NO. 2 LODE MINING
CLAIM
SURVEY NO. 1881.

SUhtEI NJ. lo,JZl.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, whence
the South quarter corner Of Sec. %,
t. SO, N. R. II, West of N. M. P. NJ,
in Colorado, bears South u 09' 49,
East, 509s.73 feet, pine tree 1e
inches in diameter, blazed and scribed
B. 7. 1-1S,321; B. T. 4-1S,321; and
B. T. 2-18,s21, bears South IT. IA
East 1854 feet; thence South 49, 06
West 3O2.85 feet to Corner No. 2;
thence North a OF West, 1900 feet
to Corner No. 8; thence North 49, 06
East, 302.S5 feet to Corner No. 4;
thence South A. 02' East, 1900 feet
to Corner No. 1, the place Of begin
ming; said claims forming a portion
Of the Southwest quarter Of Sec. 21,
and the Northwest quarter Of Sec,
2S, T. 36, N. R. IL, West of the
N. M. P. M.
Adjoining Claims, as shown by the
plat, are the Shiprock Lode, now aban-
doned, also the Valley View Lode, and
the Idaho No. l Lode, belonging to
this applicant. Other claims are the
Pay Day Lode Claim, also belonging
to this applicant.
The total area of the
Alpine Lode Claim be-
ing l9.S06 acres
Less area in
conflict with
Shiprock
Lode .sSl acres
Less area IN
conflict with
Idaho No. 2
Of this sur
vey 1856 acres
Total exclusion 12iv acres
Net area of Alpine Lode 9.oSS acrsa
Total and net area Of
Idaho No. 2 Lode 10 1881 acres
Total acreage claimed In
this application 19.A19 acres
G. H. CHARLTON,
Register
First Publication May 8.
Last Publication July 10.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-07
G. II. CHARLTON.

Regi tier.
Date of first publication June 10.
Date of second publication June 26.
Date of third publication July g.
Date of fourth publication July 10.