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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
WOMEN POLICE.

Edward Cummings, Chicago's chief
of police, seems to be a man of uh-
usually good common sense. When
eight police women were forced on
him the other day, in response to q
popular, and which many believe u
foolish fad, he gave them the follow
ing advice:
Don't stretch the truth.
Don't be too stern; have compass
sion.
Present all cases fairly.
Don't talk more than is necessary.
Remember that women like to talk,
and sometimes exaggerate.
1t seems the principal duty Of wo-
men police is to look after spooning
couples in the parks, which requires
very fine discretion. Usually nothing
more is required than the presence
OF policeman to confine spooning to
a respectful limitation, and flighty
and imaginary policewoman might
cause all kinds of unnecessary grief
and heartaches. The chief said one
thing especially worth remembering:
Women like to talk and sometimes
exaggerate. He should have added
the men; man gossip is just about
as bad as woman gossip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SUFFRAGETTEs HOLD SESSION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. r.
Plans for the campaign for women's
votes in 1914 were laid at confer
ence of leaders of the National Coun-
ell of Women Voters here today. The
meeting will continue in session for
three days. 1t is being attended only
by women from states where equal
suffrage is now on the statute books.
Mrs. Emma Smith DeVoe of Tacoma,
WASH, presided today.
Although the conference is primar-
lily to decide on plans for 1914, a
public meeting and banquet to adver-
tise the fight for the cause will be
held tomorrow. A number of states
will vote on the suffrage question next
year and members of the Women Vo-
ters' league want to outline all cam
paign work Immediately and arrange
for speakers. Mrs. DeVoe will confer
tomorrow with Representative Henry,
chairman of the house rules commit
tee before which body the woman SUI
frage amendment to the federal con-
stitution has been presented.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
a cORIoUs MENTAL DISORDER.

Great Britain contemplating a great
naval base in the Bermudas, perhaps;
officials at Washington remembering
that for long time, or once upon
time, or some time, Germany looked
with wistful and strategic eyes on the
Danish West Indian island of st.
The mas; diplomats at the state de-
partment, as well as naval strate-
gists, realizing that there is the island
of Curacao, which appears as one Of
the most important questions coh-
fronting the United States because
the Germans drank cordial there in
1908.
Such are the frightful rumors cir
eulating among the world politics peo-
pie at the national capital, and giving
forth hollow sound as they thump up
against the Monroe doctrine. The
powers of Europe which are spending
from three to four hundred millions
yea- to prepare themselves for an
exchange of explosives, which are
making their citizens bear the bur-
den of heavy taxes for the purpose,
feel that it is their solemn duty to
&c cut and hunt trouble, to weaken
themselves by multiplying their enc
mies. They want to get little island
base 5000 miles away from home so
that they may overawe vast neighbor-
ing continents between those regular
working days when each of them is
loading up for the other. They would
mix in with anarchy on the one hand
and on the other they would challenge
1O0,00o,0Oo of people who are of the
vanguard CT civilization and largely
recruited from their own shores.
And then there is Japan hurrying
along with small pay roll and a
large debt to dominate the Pacific.
A fearful and wonderful thing is
world politics, and infinite are the pos
sibilities of the Monroe doctrine for
the beaters of tomtoms. If all poll
tics departed as far from facts and
common sense there would be no need
of separate establishments for the
mentally afflicted; they might min
gle with the general throng and nc
one would know the difference.-Rec-
ord-Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
WOMAN's MISSION.

A well known sufragette said re-
Gently "a woman can do anything
a man can do" Perhaps she can, but
at the same time why should she want
to? An allwise Providence in cre-
ating life made distinction between
the male and the female of every spe-
cies of life. The purposes and func-
tions of one were not to be the pur-
poses and functions of another. In
the highest of all animal life, the hu-
man being, there is, or at least should
be, a marked difference between the
two. Mans place is in the battle for
existence; woman's place is in the
battleN to maintain the home. 1t is
her duty-yes, her privilege-to be a
mother and rear her children in a
way that will make them better men
and women, and so make better
world. The mother who neglects this
is neglecting her mission on earth
Nature equipped man with certain
physical endowmeLts with which she
did not equip woman, and making
man harder, more muscular, nature
meant him to engage in the harder
work. In this present day agitation
for women's rights, made subsurd by
the action of the English suffragists,
the women who think they are bet
tering themselves by trying to fill
mans mission are but deceiving them
selves. The mere fact that woman
has or ought to have the right to
vote does not carry with it any moral
reason why she should become brick
layer or . stone mason.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
JUDICIAL DIGNITY.

In Kansas the other day judge
adjourned court in order that the
farmers in attendance-as jurymen
witnesses and litigants-might GO
home and get in the harvest.
In New York, more recentlyl, a
judge called before him a superin-
tendent of construction who was max
ing noise with steam shovel. The
judge said that the court could not
work when the steam shovel was
working. When the superintendent in
timated that the construction work
was the more important of the two
the judge committed him to Jail for
contempt!
Is it debatable statement that the
Kansas judge had really higher es-
timation of the dignity of courts than
the New York judge had?
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
DEMOCRATS SEEKING MAN
TO SUCCEED MCUE

DENVER, Aug. 12.-Progressive
and "reactionary" factions in the Co..
orado Democratic party are beginning
to line up behind favorite candidates
today to succeed Thomas J. McCue,
Democratic national committeeman
who died Saturday. Former city al
torney, w. H. Bryant, William H. M.-
lone and W. H. Gates of the state
central committee loomed up today al
the most formidable candidates Of the
progressive wing. Former Attorney
General John Barnett is thought to
lave the best chance among the CO l.
servatives. In some quarters former
Mayor Speer is being favorably dis
cussed. TE
Men who profess to be "in the
know" predict that if the executive
committee of the state COMMITTEES de-
cided the issue, Bryant will win. These
men say the committe would undoubt-
edly consult Senator Thomas, Prssi-
dent Wilson and Democratic National
Chairman McCombs. The latter two
men would undoubtedly accept Thom-
as recommendation and they prsdic.
that the senator will choose Bryant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SMASHING THE TIP.

One result of the recent strike of
walters in St. Louis has been the in
PRODUCTION of an anti-tipping ordi-
nance at the instance of the strikers.
1t makes the giving or receiving Of a
tip misdemeanor punishable by a
fire of $40 to $50, half of which goes
to the informer. The law was drafted
in the interest of better wage scale
and for the purpose, if possible, of
removing the tipping nuisance as an
element of the payment of walters
wages.
We are not very hopeful that the
st. Louis law will fully accomplish its
object, remarks the Denver News.
The tipping system has been engraft-
ed to such an extent upon the coun-
try. in almost every sphere of activity
that it seems almost idle to expect
a city ordinance to wipe it out. How
ever, it is a move in the right direc-
ton which will have interest for the
public, and, if it can be made to
mitigate the annoyances that tipping
carries with it in st. Louis, as well
as every other city in the country,
will be hailed with considerable sat
isfaction. The elimination of the tip
will also give the waiter a better
sense of self-respect-a wholesome
and desirable result for which he
should be anxious.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
REBEKAH INITIATION.

Saturday evening there was high
jinks in local Odd Fellowship, when
several local candidates were Initiated
into the mysteries of the Sarah Re-
bekah lodge of Odd Fellows. Those
initiated were: Sylvia Scott, Iva B.
Hussey, Catherine Sleeth, Christine
Thompson, Emma M. Wilson, John
Perrung and Lena Umbell. The work
as put on by the degree team from
Mancos was said to be unexcelled.
Following are those who composed
the party from Mancos: Gertrude
Popp, Elva McKibben, Vera Guyman,
Edna Lewis. Mary Mayer, Mary Lit
tlejohn, M. A. Honaker,' Corena Rick
ner, Vada Hepworth, Sarah G. Men
afee, Nellie G. Fowler, M. Jennie
Kelley, Violet Ray, Nellie Anderson,
Lulu H. Hallett, Belle Ottaway, Ruah
Mcclure, Wilhelmina Jeep, Ada Cop
pinger, Lee Wood, ]. D. Hallett, R. J.
Ray and Joseph Littlepohn. Among
the visitors from other lodges were:
j. ]. Thomas of Salt Lake City;
Mrs. M. Levey, of Pennsylvania; j.
B. Begue and Mrs. Begue from Rico;
Mrs. ]. F. Bell, Sylvia Bell and Sophia
Foster, from Aztec; Gertrude Proff
of Paonia and Annie O'Neal, of Illi-
noiS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
VOTE REFORM IN PRUSSIA.

Encouraged by the example of the
Belgians, some of the Prussian So
cialists are once more agitating gen.
eral strike to bring about reforms in
the electoral machinery. In particular
they want to abolish the obnixious
three-clsss system of voting, which
even Bismarck, in q moment of ir-
ritation, allowed himself to denounce
as the most absurd that had ever been
promulgated in any country. De-
vised to give the semblance of man.
hood suffrage while maintaining i'm
paired the complete dominance of the
landed aristocracy, the three-class sys-
tenn has been a stumbling block in
the way of democratic progress. The
fact that no arrangements Of cleo
ton districts has taken place in Prus-
sia since 1850 is a further irritant,
since it works, together with the
three-class system, to deprive the in
dustrial masses and the lower middle
classes in the rapidly growing cities
of anything like adequate representa-
ton.
The government offered to make
certain concessions in 1910, but the
proposed notifications of the three
class system were declared by the So
cial democrats, the liberals and the
Poles to be farcical; the stalwarts
would accept no compromise, and the
problem remains. The social demo-
Gratis stand for universal, direct and
equal suffrage. with proportional rep
resentation. The kaiser is quite as
firmly committed to the status quo,
since any redistricting would newt
ably have the effect of increasing the
power of the socialists, who elected
ITO out of the 397 representatives in
the reichstage in 1912 and came with
in a few votes of electing repre-
sentative in the palace district of Ber-
| lin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
the federal migratory bird law will
totally prohibit all shooting Of ducks

the federal migratory bird law will
totally prohibit all shooting Of ducks
and other wild fowl. 1t is hard TO
understand how such a rumor has
gained credence for not only does
the new federal statute allow duck
and other wild fowl cunning but has
in several states, materially extended
the open season on these birds. What
the migratory bird law does effect
is to wisely and well prohibit all
spring shooting. 1t is thought by
many sporting authorities that when
this particular injunction shall have
been in force a very few years the
hunter will find his duck shooting to
approach nearer the autumn after
autumn, that sport of which the old
est settler romances.
The new law which becomes effec-
tive on Oct. J., 1913, divides its op-
erative territory into two sections
a northern and southern zone-com-
prising the states above and below
line stretched approximately from
Delaware's northern boundary to the
northern boundary of California. In
the northern zone the open season on
all water fowl is from Sept. to Dec.
Is; that of the southern, Oct. 1 to
Jan. Is. There are safe exceptions
to which in general follow the states
laws as they now are. Migratory
birds may not be killed between sun
set and sunrise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
CATHOLIC FEDERATION.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 12.-
After q session of three days, the
twelfth annual convention of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties of the United States, closed
today. The Anal sessions today were
given over to addresses by some of
the most noted Catholic prelates and
laymen in the country. Today's ses-
sion began with q business meeting at
$3.50 this morning. After luncheon
nearly all the $4,000 delegates and
went by boat or automobile
to st. Francis, Wis, for an outdoor
service and picnic.
While the Catholic federation has
been in session the Catholic Press as
sociation has been holding its annual
convention IN nearby buildings. E.
). Cocney Of Providsncs, r. l., pre-
sidsd 1t ths sessions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
TAKING NO CHANCES
OF LOSING THE PENNANT

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-New York
fans are now convinced that Manager
McGraw is far from sure the Giants
have the National league pennant
cinched. This idea comes from his
acting in trading Otis Crandall, the
veteran pitcher and pinch hitter to
the st. Louis Cardinals in exchange
for Catcher Larry Mclean. The in
jury to Chief Meyers hand has put
him out of the game for the present
and McGraw is not taking any
chances of having his catching depart
ment weakened at this critical stage.
The trade may work to advantage of
the Cardinals as they are badly in
need of pitchers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SAIL FOR HOME.

LONDON, Aug. 12.-After an ex-
tensive tour of Europe and the British
isles, during which every hospital Of
note was visited, the party of seventy
American physicians today sailed from
here for New York. The American
medical men expressed themselves a.
much benefited by what they have
seen abroad but were unanimous in
declaring that European physicians
and medical scientists have vastly
more to learn from study of Ameri-
can institutions than they can teach
to Americans.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
A YEAR OF NEW RECORDS.

Politicians and professional calam-
ity howlers will hardly be able to
ignore the evidence of national
strength, growth and prosperity which
is furnished by figures just published.
A new record has been made in
foreign trade by the fiscal year just
closed. The imports aggregated ST.
812,621, ,160, and the exports $2,465,-
761, $40. The increase compared with
last year was nearly S421 100000, of
which s2S1, ,439,3 was in exports.
While higher prices account to some
extent for the increase in the value of
the exports, they by no means ex-
plain the whole gain. We have real
ly produced and sold more abroad than
in any previous year.
The calendar year 1912 was the
most prosperous year our corpora
tions have had. They earned collec-
lively s3,304 100000 above all ex-
penses, exceeding any previous record
by 100000. There was an in
crease of per cent in the number OF
corporations as compared with 1911
as against an increase of 6 per cent
in 1910.
This prosperity has continued, as
the trade figures show. 1t will b'
further stimulated by downward tariff
revision, by more liberal trading, ant
by nonpolitical and scientific re
vision of our banking and currency
system. Such revision the country ex
poets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SUIT THE ACTION TO THE PLACE

A venturesome youth who wished to
kiss q maiden did SO in spite Of play
ful opposition. Unfortunately he used
little discretion in choosing place
suitable for his osculatory experiment.
The two were seated beside the driver
of motor bus; in the scramble, the
youths hand seized the steering wheel
and the next moment the entire truck
full were squirming in a ditch.
Oddly enough the obiter dictum Of
British Judge, called upon to sit in
a case growing out of motor acci-
dent last week, fits this case as a
glove fits the hand. The judge, who
will be regarded as peevish by some
and as singularly unfeeling by 9TH
ers, said that, while no one was more
ready than he to admit the charm Of
woman, he stiH felt that there were
places where the charm might well
be missed, and one of those places
was the drivers seat in motor. The
driver, he ventured to assert, would
naturally not be oblivious to the charm
Of his companion and would feel call
ed upon to divide his attention be-
tween the steering wheel and polite
conversation. The resolution of forces
thus resulting often propelled the ma
chine straight to disaster. The staid
British judge did not have kisses in
his view. If he had had, we may be
sure he would have held still less tenn
perate language in urging regulations
that would divorce business from
pleasure.-Record-H Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

tention that only 27 per cent of the
500 boys who took the entrance ex-
animation last year passed and that
of that number more than half had to
take a second or third examination.
Representative Howard wants the cur
riculum and system changed 80 that
an ordinary human being can pass
the examinations and have half a
chance to remain at the institution
after he gets there"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
N. Y. LAW MAKERS RECONvENE

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE
New York state legislature, which ad-
journed by Murphy's orders, for u
recess instead OF finally, on July "a,
reconveuel today. 1t was expected
that the Tammany leaders would de-
eide to bear preliminary report of
the Frawiey committee which has been
conducting the Tammany fight against
Governor Sulzer because he refused
to let his promises for direct pri-
maries go by the board as Tammany
wanted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
RED MEN MEET TOMORROW.

DENVER, Aug. 11.-Although the
Great Council of Red Men does not
meet until tomorrow, the preliminaries
to the annual convention began today
with the opening of the Degree Of
Pocahontas Great Council. Four hum
dred delegates from all sections of
the country are in attendance. The
principal work tomorrow will be dis
cussion of ways and means for rails
ing money to care for the orphans Of
former members Of the Red Men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
DENVER MAN SUICIDES;
WIFE HURT HIS FEELINGS

DENVER, Aug. 12.-W. G. Lase, a
piano tuner suicided last night, by
taking poison. The body was found
in clump of weeds this morning.
Lase left home Monday to meet
Edward O'Flaherty. president of the
Electra Gold Mining company, at
Telluride. He never reached O'Fla-
herty.
Lase's wife recently told him she
never could be happy, and he left a
note saying this remark drove him
to suicide.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.

Will G. Richmond, Inglewood, Cal,
says he will be glad to answer any
inquiries regarding the benefit he had
from using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. at has also greatly bene-
fitted me for bronchial trouble and
cough, and acts SO well in harmony
with nature, it is more like food
than medicine" ]. L. Parsons or S.
G. Wall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
MCUE FUNERAL HELD TODAY.

DENVER, Aug. 11.-Thomas Me-
Cues funeral was held this morning
from the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception. Bishop Cunningham of
Concordia, Kas., sang the requiem
mass and Rev. Fred McDonough
preached.
The state authorities denied Hem
woods request to attend the funeral
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

The daughter Of A. Mitchell, Bag
dad, KY, had bad case Of kidney
trouble and they feared her health
was permanently impaired. Mr.. Mitch
ell says, "She was in terrible shape
but got her to take Foley Kidney
Pills and now she is completely cured"
Women are more likely to have kidney
trouble than men and will find Foley
kidney Pills a safe dependable and
honest medicine. j. L. Parsons or 8,
G. Wall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
MILITIA RELEASED FROM
SERVICE IN CALUMET

CALUMET, Mich, Aug. 1.-Two
thousand miliamen, who were called
out in anticipation of trouble during
the copper miners strike, have return
ed home. Officials are confident that
the sheriff and Thousand deputies
can maintain order.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
TURKEY WILL HOLD
ADRIANOPLE, SAYS NOTE

CONSTANT1NOPLE, Aug. H.
Turkey handed all the powers am
bassadors a note tonight, firmly de-
clining the surrender of Adrianople.
The statement declared that the Turk
ish invasion Of Middia-Marit terri
tory was forced as the result of Bull
garian atrocities.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Dickinson, the
newlyweds, are back from the Dixon
Austin cabin on Pine river, where
they have been spending part Of their
honeymoon. Shortly after their ar
rival in town, they were subjected
to that nuisance, = charivari- They
are visiting in the city ~ guests Of
the brides brother, Mrs. II. L. Dixon,
Of North Durango, and will depart
Saturday morning upon visit to the
sroom's relatives, residing in Kansas
and Missouri.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Harry McDeyitt, receiver, and G.
h. Charlton, register Of the local land
office, left for Pagosa Springs this
morning where they win sell, through
specific instructions from the general
land office at Washington, certain lots
there that were formerly . part Of
the grounds used by the government
when Pagosa Springs was a frontier
fort.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

81 George Bradford. living At Riverside
HeteI. Colusa, Cal, reports thst he
kad vsry severe case Of kidney trou-
~ ~ haekaehs, which also affect
- H. soerstions. Hs says: II took
lu kcwss a Eolsy Kidney Pills and
~ ,Sst,ped ~" An over California
1Icros repost that Toisy Kidnsy Pills
~ - ]. Il .rsssens O 9. Q. Wan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

CHICAGO-Eleano Wright laugh
ed while she was washing her hands.
A 5000 diamond ring she held in her
teeth slipped down her throat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS.

MILWAUKEE-Th bigger the
family the safer the loan is the slogan
adopted by the United States Build
ing & Loan association.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

NEW YORK-E. j. McCutcheon
donned his bathing suit when it got
hot, sprawled out on the street and
was swimming" over the brick pave
ment when policeman saw him. The
"swim" cost him SIS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

LOS ANGELES-Rev. |. H. Evans
would have girls who wear slit skirts
fined for contributing to the delin-
quency of young men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

ZION CITY, Ill.-Fifteen hundred
sweet missives were delivered by the
mailmen today. A large can of honey
broke when the mail bag was thrown
from train at Zion City.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Landlord Joe Freed of the Hermosa
house at Trimble Springs and his
daughter are visiting in town today,
coming down on the morning train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
-lsles II Heney ard Tar frsn West

uAA Easa.
Wm. La, Pasksnta, Cal, says: 1T
givss universal satisfaction and uss
only Folsy's Honey and Tar Compound
for my children" E. c. Rhodes, Mid
dleton, Ca, writes, Il had . racking
4 grippe cough and finally ect rslid
taking Folsy's Honey and Tar Coih-
po1ndv Uss no other In yosx fassily
and rsfuss Substitutes. J. l. PAfsoss
or 3. q. Wall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

The Globe Express company's local
driver will hereafter sally forth in q
new wagon. 1t arrived last evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

A false fire alarm was turned in
from box 80 late this morning. There
Is fine for such Jokes"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Regular meeting of Sedgwick post
No. IL, G. A. R., Thursday evening
Aug. II.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Bob Ernst, the popular clerk at the
Strater, went out to Ignacio this
morning on business trip. He will
also visit Bayfield, and return this
evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Rev. r. H. Newton of Atlanta, Ga,
visited in the city last evening on his
way home from visit to a sister who
resides at Cortez.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Mrs. Joe Mckinney and her two
young sons departed for Pagosa
Springs this morning on an extended
visit to Mrs. McKinney's nephew, Mar
ca Waynick, and his wife, in a return
visit, they having visited her and
others here last week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

7. F. Jones, mining man of the
La Platas, after a hurried business
trip here yesterday evening, departed
for La Plata City this morning.