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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

spot. Commercial tours, the feeling
was, should not be rare things calling
for exceptional notice, but regular. and
frequent affairs, for such tours would
result in business, in economy and ef-
ficiency, and in more genial, social and
diplomatic relations as well.
What is true of foreign travel is
equally true of interstate and inter-
section travel in a country so huge
as the United States. The observa-
tions Of Harry A. Wheeler and those
other directors of the chamber Of COM
merce of the United States who tour
ed the great west with him in the in
terest of closer union and co-opera-
ton of American business men, east
and west, north and south, are full of
instruction and interest. Much sec
tional controversy is due to misun-
derstanding and lack of mutual sym
pathy. Tours that involve exchanges
of ideas and impressions beget knowl-
edge, confidence and mutual respect,
and these are valuable in business as
in poiitics.-Record-H Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

studied the life, labor and outlook Of
the wage earning girls in the United
States .and has written stirring and
pathetic tales concerning some OF
them. But the situation in England
she finds so desperate that, in COM
parison, the life of the poorest Ameri-
can girl is almost idyllic. She sees no
ray of hope in the future. either, in
spite Of all that the liberals, radicals
and laborites have accomplished in the
way Of industrial and social reform in
the last ten years.
1t is true that labor exchanges, sick
ness insurance, old age pensions and
similar reforms do not create econo-
mic opportunity. Good and necessary
as they are, they do not touch the
fundamental British problem. This
the progressive thinkers fully recog-
nize. In Ireland, as we showed the
other day, economic improvement of a
substantial character was brought
about by revolution in the land
holding system. In England land and
education are today the urgent and
burning problems. Democratic edu-
cation, vocational training, and the
revival of agriculture through land
purchase or some substitute, and
through minimum wage boards for
the laborers, better housing, security
for the tenants improvements, and SO
on, are among the measures advo-
Gated by Eoyd-George and his asso-
ciates and followers. Even the tories
are favoring land purchase, realizing
that in England medievalism in land
tenure is responsible for much mis-
cry, pauperism and rural depopula-
ton. Fundamental economic and edu-
cational reform will open new pros
poets to the poor girls of England
More prosperity means more mar
riages, as well as more "jobs" foI
those who choose to enter upon indus
trial and commercial careers. Miss
Laughlin's pity and sympathy have
caused her to take too gloomy a view
of the future of the tight little island
Better days are coming even there
privilege and injustice are retreatine
before democracy and the gospel Of
equal rights and opportunities.-Rec.
ord Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

CHICAGO, Aug. "A blisterine
sun that withered the prairies of Kan.
sas, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Texas
and all the great corn-growing states
this week caused nearly as great q
loss in millions of dollars as Mrs
OLeary's famous COW.
A leading firm on the Chicago
board of trade tonight estimated that
the suns rays literally burned ur
$125 100000 worth of corn. The great
Chicago fire of 1871 did property dam,
age of approximately $165,OO0,00O.
The end is not in sight. The
weather forecaster tonight held oui
no promise of rain over the great
drought-stricken corn belt of the mid.
die west and before the middle Of
next week old Sol may have made the
O'Leary bovine look like mere Eng.
lish arsonette.
In cold figures, the sun and the
drought cut the corn crop of the coun.
try by approximately 200, 100000 bush
els, leaders in the corn pit estimated
tonight, and the present estimate by
conservative traders is for a crop to.
falling 2,745,OOO,OOO bushels. A few
weeks ago the pit was talking about
a 5000, 100000 bushel crop.
/ Many of our readers have probably
noticed the above in Denver papers
but it is printed to give the farming
communities of this southwest sec
tion an idea of conditions that con
front the farmers of the middle west
Again we say, blessed San Juan basin
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

A general review of the weather Of
North America by A. Chaser states
that the greatest amount of bright
sunshine occurs in the southwest OF
the continent, and the least in the
northwest and northeast, where the
suns power Is weaker. East Of the
Rockies there is comparatively little
change in going from south to north
In the west the westerly winds bring
most clouds, but clear sky in summer
results from the higher saturation
point of the air. Eastward of the
Rocky mountains the sky is clearer
spring, with northerly and southerly
winds, being the most cloudy season
In the eastern states the low barome-
ter Of winter in the north Atlantic
causes easterly winds, and these
mixing with the relatively warm
coast air, produce much cloud. In
the southeast the high pressure in au-
tumn brings clear weather. In the
south and clearest period is toward
the end of winter, and in the south
west, including western Mexico, the
clearest season is spring, the warm
winds of the gulf of California Civ
ing much cloud in summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

If some of our people had the opti-
mism of Kansas people there would be
no complaint in this San Juan basin
Read the following from the Atchi.
son Globe, where the sun and drought
are doing immense damage to the corr
and other crops: at is pretty bad
this arid atmosphere of Kansas in
this year of Grace, but extract wha,
consolation you can from the fact
that it might be worse; that it has
been, and frequently. An old-timer
who spent his early years in an eff
fort to make the desert blossom as
the rose, recalls dry year in west
ern Kansas when there was no hay
no corn, no wheat, no spuds, and an
imported onion was considered a great
luxury Such stock as got through
the winter broused sustenance from
elm brush and bunch grass in small
punches, and people who could not
eat such coarse food accepted aid from
the effete east. With bumper wheat
crop, and a record first class cutting
of alfalfa, nothing like that can catch
the state this year, and there will
even be some corn, though not enough
for carnival. Comparison doesn't
help much, but anything is worth
trying in an emergency"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

The origin Of the word "deadhead'
takes US back to the theaters of an
GENT Rome. R. H. Broadhead, in "A
History Of Pantomine," gives the fol-
lowing realistic explanation. He says:
Persons were instructed to give ap-
plause with skill. The proficient hired
themselves out to the poets, authors,
ETC., and were so disposed as to sup
port a loud applause. The free ad-
mission tickets were small ivory
deaths heads, and specimens OF these
are to be seen in the Museum Of Ma
pies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

In the fight between Shafroth and
Thomas over the selection of super
intendent of the Denver mint one does
not have to go far to find the pull of
the senior senator. Shafroth, it will
be remembered, came out for tar
III on sugar but administrative forces
got busy and the senator finally de-
clared he could not go back on his
party, hence went back on his convic-
tions. He is thus the first to get a
big slice of the public pie.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

4 short time ago q man was &C.
cused in the criminal court (Omaha
Neb.) Of having attempted to wreck
q cottage and kill its inmates by
means Of 4 suitcase full Of dynamite
says q writer in Science. The state
produced only two witnesses, who said
they had seen the accused carrying
the suitcase near the time and place
specified. They had just come from =
church mile away. in front Of which
they had posed for their photograph.
The position Of . prominent shadow
in this picture enabled an astrpnomsr
to computs the sxact minute Of it,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
VAST ACREAGES OPENED
TO PUBLIC IN FAR WEST

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. T.
Refutation of the claims of critics
in congress that the conservation pol
icy means the locking up of the west,
was presented by Secretary of the
Interior Lane today in statement
showing that an area of 5000, 900
acres of withdrawn public lands were
restored to entry during May and
June. This is an area, Secretary
Lane pointed out equal in size almost
to two Alaskan territories or to three
and half states the size of Texas.
Conservation principles were ap-
piled in classifying the lands, some
being definitely valued as coal prop
critics and made available for pur-
chase under the coal land law while
others were found to be not valua-
BILE for water power sites, reservoirs,
coal or potash deposits. Coal lands
restored to entry or purchase in Colo
rado alone totalled two and half
million acres, while rejected power
sites covered $500 acres. Idaho had
100000 acres of coal and phosphate
lands and 10000 acres Of power sites
reopened. North Dakota ahad 1,40O.-
900; South Dakota 100000; Oregon
$1,000, and Wyoming 438,000 Acres
unlocked after full investigation Of
their values.
The total withdrawals, in all pub
lie land states, on July l, amounted
to 6S,0O9,2S9 acres. Coal lands made
up 5s,000,00o of this total. As the
classification work proceeds more of
the public domain will be made avail
able for settlement without the giving
away of huge fortunes in oil, coal or
potash deposits to single individuals.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

icai' almost revolutionary step in
adopting the personal purity course in
Chicago said Mrs. Young. 1--WE ra.
alize that other cities will closs,,,
watch the working out of the vent,r.
and will take it up if Chicago is suc.
cessful. We who have advocated this
course feel certain of success whicb
J Will mean that in another generate,
, false and prudish standards will h.
swept away with the proper training
of children. We will be careful i,
mapping out our course and in choos-
ing our instructors for we want to
be certain of our ground before wa
go ahead"
Applications for positions as in
structors have come to the office NJ
Mrs. Young from scores of physi-
clans, men and women. While the
teachers will be recruited largely from
members of the medical profession.
Mrs. Young declared today that care
full personal investigation is being
made to determine the physicians who
are most competent to discuss sex
questions before high school pupils
"Many physicians and scientific
men," she said, "have their sense of
delicacy blunted by the very nature
of their work. Their psychology is
too far removed from that of the child
Their minds move in a different
sphere and their fitness will be de-
termined not alone on their standing
as physicians but also on their un.
derstanding and tact in handling deli
cate subjects so that we can avoid at
the start any shock to the young boys
and girls. We must have instructors
who can meet the pupils minds prop.
erly
"Of course their will be segrega-
tion. Boys will be taught by male
instructors and girls will have women
instructors. The classes will be di-
vided into small groups-small enough
for the instructors to obtain the per-
sonal confidential effect.
"There will be no text books-no
printed matter that might be sub
ject to wrongful Interpretation, or any
Interpretation at all by the pupils
who are at formative age. Instruc-
tion will be solely by lectures. But we
will expect pupils to ask questions in
class groups. If the course is sue
i cessful in the high schools we may
institute a course fit for the grade
| schools. At first we shall present
only limited view of the course.
Within few weeks we hope that the
boys and girls will come to accept
instruction in sex questions with no
different attitude than that whicn
they might hold to instruction in al
zebra. We believe firmly this will
come. When they arrive at that state
of mind the course will be hroadened
| and made thorough"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

exposure. As this was half an hour
after the time at which the suit case
had been found the testimony Of sci
ence eventually freed the prisoner
from fifteen years in the penitentiary.
1t was confirmed by the measurements
and computations of a second astron-
omer, and by series OF three pho
tographs exposed at intervals of one
minute on the second anniversary Of
the taking Of the original picture.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
SEES HER DEAD CHILD
DAILY IN THE MOVIES

RPI1ssEIs Arn .r.S
merry crowds that throng the picture
palaces at Liege may be seen each
night sad-faced, lonely woman, clad
in deepest mourning.
A few weeks ago her five-year-old
daughter died. Shortly before tie
child's death she was romping in the
park with a number of little COM
psnions when cinematograph opera
tor happened to take picture Of the
scene. The film in which the child
appears is now being shown at the va
r:ous picture houses in town, and the
bereaved mother never misses an op-
pcrtunity to watch the shadow Of her
baby flicker across the screen in play.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
NO EXPLANATION FOUND
eyf FOR KILLING OF JAPS

SALEM, Ore, Aug. 8.-The police
are baffled as to the cause of the
outbreak in the Japanese quarter last
night. The murderer who cut the
throats of Tami Koya, the wife of a
Jap restauranteur, her baby, Koyo Ka-
wona, the cook and Y Koya, the hus-
band, is held, but protests his inno-
cence and says he can prove an alibi.
The badly y body was found in an al
ley and the man and woman's ,dies
in the street before the restaurant.
The slayer used a long butcher
knife.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
GETTING BUSINESS AND IDEAS

That travel is educational as it
is pleasant is truth that hardly
needs labored demonstrations. But
many admit it without suiting deed
to admission. A few days ago a
body of prominent Boston merchants
and manufacturers returned from a
visit to vSouth America with glowing
accounts of the cities they had seen
and the men they had met, and their
advice to American business men was
to cultivate foreign trade, especially
on this hemisphere. not by sitting in
Offices and conducting dry correspond
ence, but by studying markets, on the
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Tom Annear was born on lucky
day. For the past twenty-five years
he has been obtaining tbs good
things Of life. First he was elected
representative from San Jusn coun-
~. then served rs state senator for
eight years, then was receiver Of the
defunct Robin bank At Silverton. After
IT. affairs were wound up Anasar
1sprnsysd to Denver and was soon Civ
~ ! lperativs position under Asssssor
AsAeld snd whss, Arnold became may
y ~ Hsads eosnmissionsr Of sup-
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
ST. LOUIS AS SUMNER RESORT

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. s.-St. Louis,
today makes her appearance in new
role-that of a summer resort. A
public spirited concern is today dis
tributing pamphlet advertising tho
city's many summer attractions and
the newspapers have fallen in with the
scheme by printing daily temperature
records of Cities that are hotter than
st. Louis"-when they are to be
found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
PROPOSED PERSONAL
PURITY COURSE EXPLAINED

CHICAGO. Aug. s.---With the OPEN
ing of the fall term Of the Chicago
public schools but q few weeks dis
tant, Superintendent Ella Flagg
Young, admitted today that she has
made no definite selections of the men
and women who are to conduct class
es in the new personal purity" course
to be launched in the Chicago high
schools. She will call conference of
high school principals within q week
to hear suggsstions.
I'VE fsel that NJ have taken q rad
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Harry Campbell, an Indian agent,
married maid Of one of the tribes
he had in charge. He took his bride
to Chicago. She took her tomahawk
along, and seemed to have an ambi-
tion to get her husbands scalp with
that tomahawk. The Indian maid has
returned to her tribe, and little old
Chicago girls are good enough for the
Indian agent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
The sweeping reductions i

The sweeping reductions in express
rates are timely. Express rates have
simply been out of sight. Under the
old postoffice law express companies
competed with the postage rate on
four pounds but above that weight
doubled its charge on small packages.
THIN came the parcels post law and
abovc eleven pounds the old robbery
continued. This is why the express
esmpeniss are kicking on account Of
ne proposed Increase Of weight te
twsnty pounds by parcel post
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Denver granted freight relief"
The above is heading in the Den
yer Times. The interstate commerce
commission having ordered reduc-
tion Of 25 cents hundred on first
class rates between Chicago and Den
yer. Wonder what part of the re-
duction will come our way and then
what part the consumers will receive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
AMERICAN RECORD MADE
FOR LONG.DISTANCE FLYING

BALTIMORE, Aug. s.-Aviator C.
Marven Wood ascended at Garden
City, L. l., at 1920 this morning,
raced special train here and beat it
by fifteen minutes. He continued to-
wards Washington, but was forced to
descend at Gaithersburg, Md, on ac-
count of engine trouble. He smashed
the American distance records, flying
226 miles without a. stop.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

It's safe bet there will be no cur
rency legislation this session of con-
gress. Members are becoming mighty
tired of spending their summer in
Washington, although they are draw
ing salary to attend to the nations
business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
THE POOR GIRL IN ENGLAND

Miss Clara E. Laughlin, the able
Chicago journalist and story writer,
made some deeply interesting observa-
tions to the London correspondent of
the Daily News on the conditions Of
the working and middle-class girls of
Great Britain. Miss Laughlin has
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Anna Gould, who seems to be get.
ting along with her prince better thar
she did with her no account count
wants her sons. And it seems she is
entitled to them. Anna has had a
lot of hard luck, like the Central
Branch and other Gould interests.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

We heard person kicking about
roads the other day. The same party
sends out for groceries and other sup
plies. He should ask the firms he
sends to in turn send few hundred
dollars for our roads. %
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

A New Yorker rated at $4,000, 900
died the other day. He left the mag
nificent sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars to charity. During his
life time he probably gave ten cents
to the same cause. ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Castro appears to bo making lot
of trouble again. The United States
should have taken the ex-president in
tow when he visited the United States
come months ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

The country merchant helps to build
up the community in which the farm
er lives. Cut out the small towns
and the farmers will find they are en-
tirely without market. .e
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

And It might be well for the ad-
ministration to remember that recog-
nizing Huerta wouldn't be as popular
as recognizing China. So many have
recognized Huerta before; recognized
him as a number of unpleasant things
besides provisional president.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

plies. Now hegsts the superintsnd-
sncy Of the Denver mint. Governor
Shafroth having won favor over
Thomas. Well. Tom is pretty good
fellow and we are glad he is getting
his share Of plums.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Down in Virginia five legislators
have been sent to prison for accept
ing bribes. The money was marked
and found in the possession Of the
guilty. Every state in the Union
might do the same thing and not try
very hard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Musical note: "Ragtime tunes are
like pimples; like pimples they come
and go, and like pimples they repre-
sent impurities in the musical sys-
tenn" declared Frank Damrosh late
ly. Pretty poetical talk from a man
supposed to have an artistic" tenn
permanent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

That Senator Thomas will have
strong opposition within his own
party for senator next year is cer-
tain. He will find what it means to
betray state interests.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

And now comes the interstate COM
merce commission and notifies the rail-
roads to get busy putting in new
car scales, or adjusting them SO that
the shipper and receiver of merchan-
disc may get an even break.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

1t is figured the reduction in ex-
press rates will cost the companies
$26, 100000 a year. Business will be
increased by the cut and the loss
will not be as great as figured. Il
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

In case you feel that there is moth
ing going on in this monotonous mum
dAna sphere. stick around for awhile;
the international yacht races are as
sured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11
Richard Harding Davis comp

Richard Harding Davis complains
extensively because tourists to for
eign countries don't see the sights, but
sit around the hotels and read the
home newspapers. One can always
find something to kick about, but it
occurs to US that Mr.. Davis went
quite u ways, considering what he
drought back.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Hon. Castro seems to have con-
firmed the suspicion that he was look
ing for trouble, and came back to
search for it where he lost it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Congressman Keating is bound to
keep before the public. Not being
able to attract attention as congress-
man he is writing weekly syndicate
letter for Democratic papers favor
ing free trade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

1t is no great surprise that Henry
Lane Wilson is for Huerta; the idea
that he was in on the deal that made
Huerta president and Madero corpse
has been floating around for quite
awhile.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Hurry along free sugar. Let the
fact be demonstrated that the con-
sumer will pay the same old price
while the trusts and middlemen pocket
the difference. q
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Denver papers tell of the appoint
ment Of = son Of Governor Thomas
to 4 $1s600 clerkship. 1t runs in the
family 70 live off the public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Strikes are becoming fashionable.
The administration has made labor
ers believe that corporations are rob-
bing the public and they want a share
of the plunder. g.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

ed insAa saffort to arouse public feel
ing, but the, administration hopes this
i not the case.
Charge d'Affairs O'Shaughnessy
will insist that Lind receive every
courtesy. II violence is offered Lind
it would force the administrations
hand and mean punishment of the
guilty persons with the entire armed
force of America.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

30A. Maihail is wearying Of the
hatofial examination, but Hon. Mul-
hElishas nothing on the rest Of the
e6aeregstion In that rtspect
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

A baby was born in Kansas City
lately and named Melanchten. He
died in infancy. Don't blame him do
you?
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

No individual ever accomplished
anything without some one accusing
him of being CRATER or robber.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Benedict Arnold has had a good
deal Of competition before and since,
much Of which you can't read in his
tory.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

1t is now fully demonstrated that
Ambassador Wilson stood in with
Huerta. 1t is well he has been re-
lieved.'
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Buying goods of Sears, Roebuck &
Co. does not contribute towards good
roads in La Plata county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-11

Both sides claim victory SO often
in the Mexican controversy, that the
referee should call it draw.