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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
MAY HAVE TO SERVE
ARMY SERVICE TWICE

PARIS, May 9.-The government
today began an investigation into
charges that young Frenchmen living
in Australia, may be compelled to
serve two terms in two different
armies. Under the Australian sys-
tenn, foreigners born on Australian
soil ere subject to military duty.
France claims French children born
aboard are French citizens and thus
must return to France to serve the
required number of years in the
French army. The clash in the laws
OF the two countries is regarded as
unique.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
IDAHO NO. 2 LODE MINING
CLAIM
SURVEY NO. 1921.

Beginning at Corner No. /, whence
the South quarter corner of Sec. IS
T. 36, N. r. II, West of N M. p. NJ,
in Colorado, bears South 70 90 40"
East, 5098.73 feet, pine tree 1G
inches in diameter, blazed and scribed
B. I. 1-1S,321; B. T. 4-1S,321; and
b. T. 2-1S,321, bears South IT. IA
East 1854 feet; thence South 7S9 06'
West 302.S5 feet to Corner No. 2;
thence North a 02' West, 1,500 feet
to Corner No. 3; thence North 7Ss 06
East, 302.S5 feet to Corner No. a;
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. 81,
and the Northwest quarter of Sec.
28, T. 36, N. R. IL, West of the
N. NJ. 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 1O.3O5 acres
| Less area in
conflict with
Shiprock
Lode .351 acres
| Less area in
| conflict with
Idaho No.
| of this sur
| vey .866 acres
Total exclusion 1.217 acres
Net area of Alpine Lode 9.0SS acres
Total and net area of
Idaho No. 2 Lode is 10.331 acres
Total acreage claimed in
this application 19.419 acres
G. II. CHARLTON,
Register
First Publication May s.
Last Publication July 10.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
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Sing no for the rapturous wraps.
Only rapsoids can describe them. You
needn't go around wrapped in thought
any longer. There is diversity in
the wrap crop this season to suit
the most tickle fancy. There are
long wraps, short wraps, wraps like
shawl; loose wraps, tight wraps, any
kind at all!
If you long for long one, three
quarter model in brocaded fanlle silk
or matelasse with Mandarin sleeves
and collar of embroidered chiffon is
decidedly smart for daytime wear in
gray, taupe or black. 1t is equally
charming for evening developed in
some bright shade of Nell rose, Nat
ties blue or canary. 1t is open low
in front and fastens well down on the
left side with a fancy ornament of
corded silk. Another graceful long
wrap in gray chiffon moire is gather
ed into a broad band of old silver
lace just above the knees with de-
cidedly bouffant effect. Buxom beau
ties may rap this wrap but slender
sirens are all wrapped up in it.
One of the most adorably artistic
models is built on exactly the same
lines as the old fashioned dolman.
In soft violet charmeuse with shirred
landings of the same material out
lining the neck, sleeves and lower
edge, violet tassels dangling from the
middle of the back and each sleeve,
it is the quintessence Of quaintness.
The lining is of old blue chiffon. Ver-
lily the mantle of grandma has de-
scended upon your grateful shoulders.
1t is the abbreviated jacket wrap,
however, that most enrapturss you
these days. Love me little, love me
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
Wednesday Bridge.
HOW RUSSIAN POLITICAL
PRISONERS ARE TREATED

81. FElEhSbUkG, May Sine
condition of the Russian political pris-
oners and exiles today is even worse
than it was two months ago when the
much lauded amnesty proclamation
was issued by the czar, on the occa-
sion of the tercentenary celebration
of the founding of the Romanoff dy-
nasty. Not until today, when petit
tions for an investigation were hum
bly, requested by relatives of political
prisoners, did these facts become gen.
orally known throughout the empire.
The petitioners learned of the "joker'
in the amnesty several days after it
was proclaimed. They declare the
amnesty was so worded as to include
just as few politicals as possible, and
subsequent Interpretation" given
by the senate still further reduced
the favors extended under it. Pro-
vincial authorities were quick to take
these circumstances as a hint that
the proclamation really did not mean
what it SAID, after all. The result has
heen an extraordinary influx of re-
ports from various prisons and places
of exile, of deprivations and cruelties
practiced upon the unfortunate politi-
Gals. For instance, describing condi-
tions in the Batoum prison, reliable
correspondent writes:
The chief wardens here are allow
ed to do whatever they like with the
prisoners, whom they torture and
even shoot. Women confined at Ba-
toum are subjected to the most un-
printable and frightful indignities.
For women to be confined here is a
worse punishment than for them to
be Immediately murdered after un-
speakable tortures. On their report
the prison wardens and the prison
governor condemn prisoners for al
legged infractions of the rules, without
the slightest inquiry, to flogging, the
punishment cells, and all kinds of
fiendish privations. There is no medi-
cal attention whatever in the insti-
tuition. For one whole week recent
ly, the cells were not heated, and
for more than month broken win
dow panes have gone unmended, de-
spite the severe cold. Appropriations
were made for these things but the
money went into private pockets.
Prisoners are allowed to bathe not
r,ore than once in six weeks. The
food, always loathesome. consists now
of less than an ounce of meat in a
cup of warm water, with a small
chunk of underbaked bread for each
meal. Prisoners may purchase from
the outside only tea, sugar and
cheese"
Similar reports come from other
places of exile in Siberia. Under the
deportation law, exiles may move from
place to place within the same dis
trict, such liberty of movement be-
ing absolutely necessary if they are
to find employment and not die of
starvation. But this freedom is not
now allowed to politicals in some
places. Numerous instances have oc-
Cured since the manifesto Of March
6, of political exiles who have left
their places Of residence Of being
brought back under guard and i'm
prisoned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that spe.
cial meeting of the stockholders Of
The Florida Threshing Machine com.
pany will be held at the company's
shed. on Wednesday, May IA, at 1:3t
p. m, for the purpose Of discussing
the question of repairing the separa-
tor or Of selling the outfit and of
buying . new separator, and such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
GEO. H. TYNER, President.
J. 7. FRIzzELL, Secretary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
WHITE SLAVE PROBE IN STATE

GRAND JUNCTION, May 9.--Dis.
trict Attorney Weiser today began in
vestigating complains against white
slave recruiting agency operating
here. A Pueblo woman, who says she
answered an advertisement asking for
q woman who could teach foreigners
English, declared when she called, the
advertisers told her they were using
girls for immoral purposes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
u. S. ARMY AVIATOR KILLED.

OLIVER, CAL, May 9.-Lieutenant
j. d. Park, an army aviator, was in
stantly killed near here this morning.
He was flying from San Diego to
Los Angeles and tried to rise after
rest. His aeroplane careened into
a gully and struck tree. Parks
heac was crushed beneath the engine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
CLEvELANDS NEW CONSTI-
TUITION Is DRAFTED

CLEVELAND, o., May s.-The
draft of the city's new constitution
was completed today by the charter
commission. No date has yet been
set for the election at which the peo-
pie OF Cleveland will either accept or
reject the charter which Incorporates
what its trainers declare to be the
most progressive and modern ideas in
running large municipality.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
COUNTY GETS 5000 ADDITIONAL

DENVER, May 9.--The Colorado
highway commission today announced
the distribution Of another 100000
from the state road funds, making
$51s,000 so far distributed.
Special allowances were made for
bettering roads over Tennessee, Ber-
thou, Elwood and Monarch passes.
Today's appropriations included
$2s,000 to Arachuleta, Mineral, Rio
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
MANY BILLS REMAIN UNSIGNED

DENVER, May 9.-Governor Am
mons has not yet signed the women's
minimum wage, boxing, racing, "blue
sky" income tax, anti-boycott, anti
picketing bills. The governor said
this afternoon he would not act until
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

present and all are enthusiastic in
their praise of the entertainment pro-
vided. The Women of Woodcraft
hall was the scene of the event q
place that is always attractive with
out decorations. Everybody was on
pointed. Those who do not dance
seemed to find as much pleasure in
the general social time as those who
were constantly found on the floor
tripping the light fantastic. The dane
ing public would be pleased to know
that the Lady Maccabees were to
entertain again in the near future.
Young Matron's Sewing Club.
The Young Matron's Sewing club
and the junior eligibles met with
Mrs. L. E. Smith Monday afternoon.
AS the name suggests the club was
formerly organized company Of con-
genial spirits who found much peeas-
ure in fancy needle work During
the two years Of its existence the
stork has made such frequent calls
that now the members are quite apt
to forget the original intent Of the
organization and make it a clearing
house for mothers problems and
certainly more pleasure and profit
is derived therefrom.
Beefsteak Fry
The following coterie of friends en-
joyed beefstake fry on Thursday
evening on one of the hills overlook
ing Durango. Mrs. Slusher, Miss
Edna Smack, and Miss Myrna Mullin,
and the Messrs. Fred Delaney, Grady
Lindsay and Ward Weaver.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
C. L. Herbert will be pleased to know
that their little daughter Elizabeth
is recovering from the attack of ty-
phoid fever which has held her ir
its tolls for nearly three weeks.
Wednesday Bridge.
Mrs. Joe Woods was the hostess
of the Wednesday Bridge club this
week. This meeting completed the
series for the tournament. Mrs. Joe
Clark had the highest score to her
credit and was awarded the prize.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

FOR SALE. EGGS FOR HATCH
ING, Is FOR 81 FOR RHODE IS-
LAND REDS; 13 FOR 81 FOR
BROWN LEGHORNS AND WHITE
ORPlNGTONS. PHONE BLACK
I6a.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

long could never be said of these
cunning coatees, for the shorter they
are the more you adore 'em. Eton
jackets in black moire, bengaline or
charmeuse are short but sweet, and
kmona blouse jackets with a sort of
directoire coat tail effect hanging
well below the hips in the rear are
stunning in vivid Futurist silks when
worn with one-toned skirt. Some
of the little flowered silk jackets are
so very brief indeed that they resem-
Bile yokes with a fitted ruffle attach
ed graduated from the front till it
makes postillion back half way be-
low the hip line.
Saucy little bouffant coates of
brocade or chiffon barely reaching to
the hips are generous in color if not
in length and square tailed cutaway
coats of black broadcloth, watered
bengaline or taffeta are mannish and
modish all at the same time. Worn
with vest of white pique buttoned
in smoked pearl, these cutaway coats
| are masculine enough to fire the fam
cy of the most incendiary suffraget-
tes.
Quite fitting accompaniment of the
collarless blouse, crownless hat and
corsetless figure is the sleeveless coat.
Long draped wraps as well as shorter
| Russian blouse coats and Norfolk
jackets are shown innocent of sleeves
| Now if some fashion expert would
only follow up the sequence with a
coatless gown! But alas, they are al
ready priceless.
Of course, you want to be smartly
top-coated when you "motor with
mater. For the severe tailor made,
loose mannish overcoats of Scotch
tweed and homespun have the drop
arm holes and outside pockets. They
button straight from top to toe. The
dull toned mixtures of these materials
while not dust-defying, are at least
dust-concealing. For the more aes-
thetic motor maid, long loose coat
of monotoned ratine collared and
cuffed in MORE, is fastened diagonally
with buttons of pearl, clay putty or
ash color it is as servicable as dust
less duster.
Bright colored coats of ratine belt
ed in the back are also good but more
prone to show the soil of speeding.
Swagger little boyish crush hats of
silk or ratine top off the top coats
while coquettish Dutch bonnets vol
uminously swathed in bright dyed
wells liven up the dull tones of the
sad hued ratines. A gay bunch of
fruit or patches of brilliant Bulgarian
embroidery are also bright touches
on many of the close little motor
colts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

Cy Graden was down from Durango
this week buying eggs. He has sr-
ranged to store quite lot at his cold
storage plant in Durango, and is try
ing to buy up enough to fill it while
eggs are low. He is pay $3.50 per
crate 4. o. b. Pennington and fur
nishing the crate.-Fsrmington Times
Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

Grande and Conejos counties and $751;
900 to La Plata county to improve
the road connection between Durango
and Pueblo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

Misers were created for the pur-
pose Of showing others how little hap
piness there is to be derived from
wealth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

Saturday night G. W. McCoy's ther-
mometer registered 26. Ice formed
quite thickly on open vessels, but Mr..
Mccoy is Of the opinion that no dam
age was done to fruit. Prospects are
for light bloom on apple trees. Pear.
cherry and peach trees have plenty
Of blossoms-Aztec Index.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

1t ia difficult to keep secrsts frou
those who have your friendship.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
!" EXCHANGE ITEMS 4
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William holland, the famous San
Juan county auctioneer, has lately re-
ceived word that legacy of $65, 900
In property and money has been left
to him by bachelor uncle. Each of
his brothers and sisters received
like amount--San Juan Democrat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
Dinner.

Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Marshall of the
Home ranch entertained at dinner
Sunday complimentary to the formers
grandmother, Mrs. Highland who was
on her way to her home in De Kalb,
Illinois after passing the winter
months in southern California. The
festal board was laid with a wealth
of choicest viands. Around it were
seated Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bryant,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Myers, Miss Mary
Bryant, Little Bryant Myers and the
honor guest and hosts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
w. 0. w. Dance.

w. o. w. Dance.
The W. o. W. and Circle enjoyed
good old-time social dance Tuesday
evening of this week. Old-fashioned
square dances polkas and quardrilles
gave pleasure for the evening, and
everyone left having had very en-
joyable time.
Miss Namah Lowe will spend her
vacation with relatives in Machigan
on the border of Lake Erie.-Ala-
mosa Empire.
Miss Mabel Skinner, daughter of
o. c. Skinner of Montrose, is among
the interesting visitors in the city.
She is with her sister Mrs. p. C.
Moshisky.
Miss Gladys Coppinger who has
just completed her freshman year
at Leland Stanford university left
Berkeley, Cal, homeward bound
yesterday. She will reach Durango
Tuesday night, if she meets with no
delays.
Mrs. r. Lockett and daughter are
over from Doloraes the house guests
of Mrs. W. R. Williamson.
Maccabee Dance.
The dance given by the Lady Mac
cabees Wednesday marked another
star on the lodge calander. More
than hundred and fifty people were
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
Thursday Kensington Club.

Mrs. j. A. Clay frightened the mo-
ments Thursday afternoon for the
members of the Kensington club when
she entertained them informally on
their regular meeting afternoon.
Everyone brought their needle work
and piled the needle while they chat
ted
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
Tuesday kensingtOn Club.

Tuesday kensingtOn Club.
Mrs. Cutler of Animas City extend
ed her gracious hospitality to the
members of the Kensington club
Tuesday afternoon. Needlework of
various kinds was in evidence
the close of the afternoon
showing something accomplished
by each one as well as having a
pleasant social time together. Be-
fore the guests departed the hostess
served delicious refreshments.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12
SOCIETY

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Monday Bridge Club.

NiVHuHy brIuRe OIuD.
Mrs. c. C. Perkins entertained the
members of the Monday Bridge club
this week. The game afforded the
chief diversion. In addition to the
members the pleasant social hours
were enjoyed by the Mesdames Ty-
Ter Nathan and Robbins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-12

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
SUPREME COURT OF NATION UP
HOLDS STATE REGULATION
OF RAILWAYS.

Last Monday the supreme court OF
the United States rendered the most
important, the most far reaching
and the most momentous decision
OF the present decade in the Mime
sofa rate cases. The court unani-
mously upholds the right Of the sew
eral states to fix maximum and min MIN
imum freight and passenger charges
60 long a. The rates 80 fixed are
not conf scatory. Rs. Il
3s This decision, by even 9 majority
so4 the court, would have been sur
prise to very many, but no one was
expecting a unanimous decision up.
holding such radical state rights.
The railway commissions Of a num- m
Der Of states including lowe inter
vened in this case, and the victory
lis as much Of a victory for Iowa as
! il is for Minnesota. Clifford
Thorne, Of the Iowa commission,
i took leading part in the trial
ana it is claimed by his friends
that the brief prepared by him is q
masterpiece on the dividing lines
between state and federal rights and
powers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
as to public sentiment and vote &C

as to public sentiment and vote &C
cordingly. a3 az 5$s$s S$
II Senator Burton had gone into
details he might have said that these
onslaughts by letter, telegram and
petition. which are quite as expen-
sive perhaps as the old campaigns
in which individuals were to be
corrupted, always have as their pur-
pose the reversal of the peoples
will as expressed at, the polls. The
ancient method was bribery and
delusion. The new is intimidation
and delusion.
When the people have elected a
congress and president. nobody
else appears at Washington in their
interest. No lobby at the capital is
enlisted on the side Of the majority.
There are no ex-senators and ex.
representatives seeking to make the
popular will effective There is new
er a lawyer or an agent of any kind
charged with the duty of enforcing
the pledges upon which the people S
servants were elected If President
and congress do not represent the
people, there is no such representa-
ton.
The senate committee which is
now Investigating the lobby will soon
come to this phase Of the inquiry
Washington is full of ex-senators and
ex-representatives, men who have
been repudiated at home, who are
always active when Important mea.
sures are pending. They are always
against the people. If they had been
for the people, most Of them would
not now be ex-senators and ex
representatives. "
Every one OF these men should be
subjected to the same inquisitioI
that the senate has applied to itself
What selfish interests do they serve;
How much are they paid? Whose
votes do they hope to influence? 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11
FOR RENT.
NoTIcEETo CONTRACTORS.
Manchester, Iowa, June 4, 1913,

Manchester, iowa, June 4, 1910.
The board OF supervisors Of Della
aware county, Iowa, Will receive
sealed bids at their office in the
Court House at Manchester. Ia, on
Saturday, June 14th. 1913 for the
erection OF one bridge in Oneida
Township Of one forty foot span;
steel superstructure with concrete
floor and abutments; one in Honey
Creek township. of one forty foot
span, to be steel superstructure and
concrete floor and two in Delaware
township OF one twenty foot span
each to be OF steel and concrete.
Plans and specifications will be
on file at the office Of the County
Auditor at Manchester, la. ",
A certified check Of 10 per cent.
Of the total bids made payable to
the Auditor of Delaware County,
shall be filed with each bid.
The board Of supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Dated this 4th day ct June. 1913.
1wk. c.. H. BUNKER,
Auditor of Delaware County, la.
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bers' home. Is. ,5s3. e
Miss Edwards Of Monticello will
be a guest at the Trumblee home
Chautauqua week.
Perry Gibson visited Tuesday at
the home OF his daughter, Mrs. Chop
pard.
Elsie Pilgrim was q Manchester
visitor Friday. VI 3sSy 4
Francis Menkel, who has been
spending a few weeks at Lemon,
South Dakota, visited Wednesday at
the D. Sark home, returning to his
home in Dubuque Thursday.
Roe Clute was Lamont visitor
Sunday.
Henry Faber was a business Wis
ltor In Manchester Thursday
Mrs. D. Sarks was Manchester
visitor Friday. 4
Mrs. J. B. Robertson spent Friday
afternoon at the home OF her son,
John. Z.
The Riner Sisters are coming
back to Chautauqua this year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11

An English suffragette rushed onto
the Derby race track a few days
ago, seized the reins Of the Kings
horse and received injuries from
which she has since died. q
Every woman who approves Of
such insane acts. or. Of any other
form Of lawlessness, furnishes con-
elusive proof Of her unfitness for
the ballot. Woman suffrage in Great
Britain Is not likely to find q place
In the acts Of parliament while the
3suffragettes think it smart to ad-
3Yertise themselves as defiant law
breakers.
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4 scorer TRIAL.

"The inventor of Sherlock Holmes
on several occasions has applied the
methods OF that redoubtable investi-
gator to actual crimes. Sir Arthurs
latest essay in the realm of reality
is not an attempt to fix guilt out
to free q victim of what he believes
to be a miscarriage Of justice.
This victim is Oscar Slater, now
in a Scotch prison for the murder of
a wealthy spinster in Glasgow. The
case came into momentary attention
in America because Slater was ar
rested in New York. Sir Arthur
analyses the case against him and
makes strong defense. II he is
quite fair to the prosecution, Slater
was condemned on flimsy evidence.
In fact, of the Scotch Jury Of fif-
teen, one voted mot guilty" five
mot proven Yet under the dour
Scotch law on this vote of three
fifths against him Slater was con-
demned to death, a sentence COM
muted only at the last moment to
life imprisonment!
ITO the American conscience this
alone is condemnation of the pro-
ceedings against Slater. Even in
England, where as Americans are in
clined to feel, the presumption Of in
nocence in criminal trials is a legal
technicality rather weakly opposing
a tendency to believe in guilt, a
jury must agree unanimously against
the defendant. That mans life
should be taken when six men Of fif-
teen declare that he has not been
proved guilty is shocking to us,
and it Is to be hoped always will be.
We accuse ourselves of too much
leniency in the suppression of law
lessness, but the Scotch system tends
to reconcile us with our lesser evils.
And certainly, unless Sir Arthur
is cheating badly, which is not
believable, there were holes enough
in the prosecution to warrant any
jury in refusing conviction. Analysis
cannot be undertaken here, but the
strong suspicion aroused by Sir |
Arthur's presentation, now published !
in the United States as 1.-THE case
Of Oscar Slater is that Slater was |
convicted not OF killing Miss Gilchrist |
but Of being generally worthless |
character who might safely be con-
demned on general principles.
Is this sort Of confusion more like |
ly to occur in Scotch or English |
courts than in American? An in |
quiry would be difficult, yet 1t |
would be an interesting study of
national attitudes and tendencies"