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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
GOVERNOR HATFIELD
r. PARDONS "LIFER''

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Dec. "a
Since he was eighteen years old,
Wilbur Slaughter has not eaten Christ
mas dinner with his mother, gray
haired, bent little lady, who lives in an
obscure town in Ohio. Slaughter is
now thirty-fiv He has spent the
past seventeen years in the peniten-
tiary here. In 1895 he was sentenced
to imprisonment for life for killing a
fellow miner in one of the West Vir-
ginia coal mines where he worked.
Slaughter's Christmas present was
complete pardon by Governor Hat
field, according to his annual custom
on Christmas eve of pardoning the
most deserving prisoner who has serv-
ing the longest number of years be-
hind the bars.
iSlaughter's pardon came to him
shortly after noon today, and he left
Immediately for Ohio to eat Christ
mas dinner with his mother. Slaugh-
ter, since the day he entered Mounds
vile penitentiary, has been a model
prisoner. He spent his spare time in
studying and besides educating him
self above the average, he has learn
ed trade which he will follow. He
plans to look up the family of the
man he was accused of killing and
if they are in need help them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
DENVER PoSTOFFICE FLOODED
WITH CHRISTMAS PACKAGES

DENVER, Colo, Dec 24.-The
Denver postoffice is witnessing the
worst congestion in its history. 1t is
estimated that half million Christ
mas parcels are tied up in the office,
both outgoing and incoming and eff
forts are being made to handle them
within forty-eight hours. The rooms
devoted to the packages are piled to
the ceilings and the tables used in
sorting them have been moved into
the corridors of the building.
1t is estimated it will be after New
Years before the last Christmas pack
age will be delivered here.
Postmaster Harrison estimates that
five times as much room is needed to
handle the packages of parcel post
than ever before
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
CHRISTMAS SERVICES vi
AT LOCAL CHURCHES
All Churches Of the City Will Have Programs this
Evening and Santa Claus VIII Dispense Good
Cheer to Kiddes in Way Of Christmas Goodies
rhis happy dayi whose risen sum

This happy day. whose risen sun
Shall set not through eternity,
This holy day when Christ, the Lord
Took on him our humanity,
For little children everywhere
A joyous season still we make,
We bring our precious gifts to them,
Even for the dear child Jesus sake.
Phoebe Gary,
The eve Of Christmas is casting its
blessing over the entire world. Out
here on the sun-down side of the
Rockies we feel its good cheer and
with open heart and hand people
seem vieing with each other in dis
pensing happiness to make the NOR
row indeed Merry Christmas. Es-
pecially are the children in our midst
fairly deluged with the things that
gladden. their lives. The churches are
doing even more than usual for the
in the city have they been neglected,
program and Christmas trees laden
ed with gifts being a feature at all
local churches.
At st. Marks church this evening
at O'clock will be given tree with
special Christmas carol and festi-
vities. The program is brief in order
those in attendance may have time
for the home tree later
The celebration of the Christmas
festivities begins at the Baptist
church at 7;45. The program in
cludes recitations, solos, and short
plays by the Sunday school pupils.
The Christmas tree will of course fea-
ture in the entertainment. In their
hours of happiness and plenty the
church people are not forgetful of
their less fortunate neighbors and will
bring to the service useful articles to
be distributed to them tomorrow.
At the NJ. E. church, South, ex-
tensive arrangements have been made
for the exercises. The distribution
from the Christmas tree will be the
closing part of the entertainment.
At the NJ. E. church the Christmas
program begins at s o'clock. Music
and recitations will form the enter
tainment, in addition to the distribu-
ton of gifts that laden the Christ
mas tree. Tomorrow the church peo-
pie will remember the deserving poor
who look especially to them for pro
lection.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
.UNEMP[ P[0YFD0F SAN
FRANCISCO ARE MAD
Delegates of Men Out Of Work Meet With City
Officials and DenounCe Advertisements as Lies
Help is Demanded and Threats are Made
United Press.

united PresS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. PA
special meeting of the city supervis-
ors was called today to relieve the
distress of the thousands of unem-
ployed. Last night at meeting
at which the city supervisors confer
red with delegates representing the
unemployed, one delegate, Michael
Hagan, said regarding the situation
I'VE want help quick or we'll take it
The condition is useless in midst of
plenty. 1t is not our fault that we
are here. You brought us here with
your lying advertisements
"We are not agitating riot" said
Delegate X. IL. Buck of the memploy-
ed, but we can't hold the unemploy-
ed much longer. Relief is necessary
Immediately. Don't wall until the
men get desperate. They must eat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

like getting on a flag pole and shout
ing 'hurrah. Have you an extra suit
of clothes or a box of apples, or any
thing else that you are not in need
of. | will deliver any article you may
wish to send to that poor family
across the river, the one down in
Mexican flats, the one in North Du-
range, the widow with several chill
dren depending on her for something
to eat. Most anything will do. YoG
do your part and maybe the others
about townswill do likewise. No mere
crouch for me. It's Christmas time.
I'll be glad to be of service-got all
day and tonight, | am going to the
Christmas tree exercises at one of the
churches. You will be there, too
That's good. Wish all Durango peo-
pie would turn out and listen to the
program.
at will be SO refreshing to listen
to the little tots sing Hosannas to the
New Born King. Well, | must be GO
ing. Have several packages to deliver
and | do not want to miss any Of the
Christmas tree exercises
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year" we said at parting. you
have said enough for lengthy ser
mon. We are with you in having no
crouch. This is the glad Christmas
time. Good bye"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
SHOOTS MANS EYE OUT
AND COMMITS SUICIDE

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Before the
eyes of hunGreds of Christmas shop
pers Frank Klinek, masseur, this
morning pursued Attorney Charles
Alling down the fire escape Of a
building, shot one of Alling's eyes out,
wounded another man and then com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the breast.
Alling and Klinek had quarreled
over bill the former owed. Klinek
rushed into Alling's office this morn
ing and began firing Alling leaped
out of window OF his office and
ran down the fire escape, Klinek pur-
suing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
POLICEMAN ARRESTS HIS
BROTHER FOR THEFT

LONDON, Dec. PA man giving
the name of Richard Bird was senten-
ced at East Ham police court to a
months hard labor for stealing coat
from the outside of tailor shop. He
was convicted on the testimony OF
Policeman Hank, who witnessed the
theft. Closing his evidence, apparent
ly as an afterthought, the officer re-
marked, II should like to add sir, that
the prisoners right name is Hank
He is my own brother"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
KILLS
LOVER
Denver Woman Kills Man
Who Refuses to
Marry Her
United Press

United Press
Denver, Colo, Dec Further
investigation today by the police con.
firms the belief that Mrs. Loula Ed.
ler, %, killed Frank Gregory, 2l and
then committed suicide. The bodies
of the two We're found in Mrs. Ed
ler's room in the Rialto hotel late yes.
terday. 1t is thought she slew Greg
ory because he refused to marry her
Gregory is member of the nation
al guard. and recently returned from
Trinidad on furlough. He had told
his sister recently that Mrs. Edler
had threatened him.
The woman formerly lived in Sher.
idan, Ore, Telluride and at Colorado
City. In some places she was known
as Mrs. Tackett.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

As there were no marriage licenses
for publication today, married man
with kindly intent was trying to auc-
ton off some of "these final steps to
the marriage altar to Allison Kroeg-
er, George Moody, Harry Baker and
a few other bachelors who have not
shown any desire to purchase any
We expect to see the leopard change
spots before we see some of our con-
firmed bachelors change their free
dom for a marriage certificate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
UNCLE SAM TO DISTRIBUTE
EYES, ARMS, AND LEGS

WASHINGTON, d. C. Dec. "a
Uncle Sam, it was announced here to
day, will play Santa Claus during
the year 1915 to hundreds of crippled
soldiers and sailors Of the United
States army and navy, if he can Sc
cure an appropriation Of s27b,OOO.OC
from congress. This large amount
will be spent for wooden legs, arti-
ficial arms, glass eyes, false teeth
and other similar articles. The yeai
1915 is the specified time for the re-
newal of this equipment"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
OBSERVATIONS
BY THE WAY

Hello; where have you been q?
Haven't seen you for nearly a week
where is that article you promised to
write last week Z" we asked Bo as we
happened to meet him on the street
this morning.
well, you see it's like this" re-
piled Bo. II weiit home after express
ing myself lasf week and began to
think of whst here is in life and
whothar Il is ssssth While to carry a
chip around on our shoulders think
ing we are the only pebbles on the
beach. The more reflected the
more | became convinced that had
| displayed spleen in what | had to say
the other day-that | was working off
bile that should never have been per
mitted to accumulate. | should have
taken peruna for it.
NO." continued Bo, '1m not go
ing to have anything more to say
see that instead Of telling what will
advance the interests of Durango Sc
many of us have gone entirely out OF
the way to give vent to our personal
likes and dislikes. AS you know,
have always been believer in saying
in print just what | say in private
but | find this rule does not prevail
| if it did half of the articles appear
| ing of late would have recommended
the dumping of my organ into the
Animas river along with the fearless
editor. Again, | note that the editor
of my organ is breaking over the
traces just the same. He pointedly
says that he is going to continue To
pleases the people or not and those
who contributed articles are just as
liable to be dubbed thief, CRATER
trickster, incompetent, the same as in
the past All of this will be so con
ducive to harmony and good feeling
At this juncture Bo stopped and
became meditative. We asked: "Bo
what has come over you-what has
changed your views?"
"You see it's like this. | have been
reading about the Christmas spirit
and | am convinced that it does not
pay-that we should get together and
pull together. True, it sounds big
and | used to wonder at the fearless
ness of the editor of my organ when
he dared refer TO Durango's business
organization as the bored Of tired.
| used to think it took nerve to make
illusions like this with such rep
resentative set of directors, but it's
been going on for the past ten OF
fifteen years ana as it does not APP
pear to have made any of the direct.
ors have gray hairs and makes the
editor the laughing stock Of Durango
Pm inclined to think the fighting
fearless, know-it-all editor Of my or
gan has lost his grip-that common
scold after awhile becomes common
nuisance. At least this is what the
people Of Durango say and |, as d
| man ABOUT town, near dDout every
thing that is being said and done.
mo, | will not have the article
promised. If | cannot say something
good of my fellow citizens and the
community that furnishes me witt
my daily bread, l will keep my mouth
shut.
"Yes, feel splendid. Why should
Int |. Durango is my home and it'i
all right. When read of the thou
sands upon thousands Of men out ot
employment in other parts Of tn,
country suffering for the necessariei
Of life and then think how fortunat,
Durango people are, 1t makes me fee
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 24.--
Postmaster General Burleson asserted
this morning that few would be dis
appointed Christmas in receiving
their packages, despite difficulties
that have been presented. Mr.. Burle-
son says the new parcel post service
is big success.
As a matter of fact there is less
confusion in the whole postal system
today than there was year ago in
fifty of the largest cities of the
country" said the postmaster gen
eral.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
COMMITTEE MEETS TO FRAME
PLANS FOR CURRENCY BILL
United Press

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. a.
Secretaries Houston and McAdoo and
two members of the currency organi-
zation committee met today to i'm
mediately frame plans for the car
rying out of the bill. The third
member of the committee, to be nam
ed by the comptroller of currency will
be selected after the holidays. The
committee will determine where to
locate the regional banks. 1t is un-
decided as yet whether to recommend
eight or twelve banks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
PRESIDENT MISSISSIPPI
BOUND FOR VACATION
United Press.

United Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. "a
The presidents special train arrived
here this morning en- route to Pass
Christian, Miss, where he will spend
a fortnight on vacation. Mr.. Wilson
slept late, saying he was tired out
as a result of Legislation work lately
He signed the currency bill before he
left Washington and already has been
flooded with telgrams from persons
urging certain men for places on the
new federal reserve board.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
ST. LOUIS WILL HAVE
A STRANGERS CHURCH

ST. LOUIS, Dec. "a A "Strang'
ers' Church." similar to the Sunday
Evening Club" of Chicago, will bs
established here shortly II plans nov
being worked out by st. Louis min
listers Of all denominations and doc
trines go through successfully.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
CHICAGO MADE DARK AS
MIDNIGHT BY HEAVY FOG
United Press.

UHIleU FfeSS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Low hanging
clouds and fog today made Chicago
dark as midnight. The streets and
parks were lighted and electric signs
and automobiles were lighted
Holdups operated in the residence
district. In one instance a man was
held up at $3.50 this morning while
enroute TO grocery store, the rob
bers getting $50. Lake crafts are
using searchlights and are scarcely
able to penetrate the fog.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
PURELY Personal

jesse Pound who underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis at Mercy hos
pital very short time ago, has re-
covered sufficiently to be released
from the institution and departed for
his home in Chama this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
II L ERTA WILL ENJOY
CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY Y
United Press

United Press
MEXICO CITY, Dec 24.-Huerta
today arranged to lay aside his gov
ernment cares and will spend Christ
mas with his family about Christ
mas tree erected for his three young
daughters. AT Christmas banquet
at the Chapultepec Castle last night
Huerta censured the upper class of
Mexican men for refusing to fight
for the fatherland."
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

Chopped pecan meats mixed with
honey make a delicious filling for tiny
baking powder biscuit sandwiches.
Honey mixed with cream cheese is an
other tasty and unusual combination
for the biscuit filling.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

The patients at Mercy hospital will
have turkey dinner with all the trim
mings tomorrow besides a series Of
other things that will make sick folk
cheerful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

The Camera club held very inter
esting session in Attorney A. Rex
Mollette's office last evening. F. c.
Gilbert presided. There were num-
Der of very enjoyable talks on time
ly topics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
100000 DAMAGE DONE BY
FIRE IN WASHINGTON
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. a.
Five firemen were injured, two SER
iously, today when the American Five
and Ten Cent store burned The
damage is about 100000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

There is a red hot fight on in Atchi-
son, Kans., over commission govern
ment. Some are for and others
against and the city of Leavenworthl
now under commission government, is
used by the opponents as an example
1t is claimed the Leavenworth rate of
taxation is much higher with little tc
show for the money. Possibly its the
voters who are at fault. Maybe they
were not careful enough in the select
ion of their commissioners. The sys-
TEN is all right providing you elect
the right kind Of men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


Violet Sorg
Exercises by primary department
Exercises by Mrs. Davis class:
Before Christmas Affections .----.-..-
Lois Bradford
Santa Claus and the Mouse --...........-
........................ donna Wigglesworth
Telephone recitation .-...........--..-.-...-..
..................-...-......... Helen Hansen
Class srecitations.. What Christmas Is
Song by Class -...--.....-.--- Silent Nlghl
Why Shepherds Watch -.....-..-...-.--...
................................. Francis Hord
Recitation. Christmas Vision
Dorothy Loveland
Song by Mr.. DAILY and Miss Ear
hart's classes.
Tennyson's King Out Wild Bells
John Ware
Hymn No. 173.
Offering.
Violin Solo..-.......--.-..--.Arthur Hansen
Recpitation --.--..------..-.----.-'..'''.
.......... The Bears Christmas Tree
Julia Crenshaw
Solo .....................Mis Miss Goldie Hooker
Hymn No. ia.
Santa Claus has made arrange
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25
PRECEDENT SMASHED
IN WASHINGTON, d. c.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec "a
The said old senate, views with
alarm" Not only have the people
provided. that the inefubers mustese-
cure the approval of the populace at
the polls, but its old time rules of
precedent are in grave danger. Here
tofore the senate has insisted that il
had certain divine powers. A sen
ator at public function must not
be preceded by anyone other than the
president, vice president and men,
ber of the supreme court And the
latter were tolerated 'as a matter OF
courtesy" according to the senator's
But all that has been changed since
March 4, last. Members of the cab
met have been permitted to enter pub
lie functions ahead of senator's And
even some influential representatives
have slipped in ahead when senators
were not looking. And it remained
for the recent Wilson-Sayre wedding
to deal the crushing blow. There
"commoners," members of the immed-
late family, had the choice seats and
places. And when it was all over
they led the procession out of the East
room. In fact the entire function
took on the appearance of plain
American wedding where there was
no such thing as anyone being any
better than anyone else.
But all this must stop. No less a
parsonage than. Augustus Octavious
Bacon, senator from Georgia, says
so. In a lengthy communication he
insists that the rights of the senators
must be observed in the future.
There is no other legislative body
of any government in the world with
such extensive varied powers" he
says. ITO assign to senator's an in
ferior rank cannot be harmonized
with the exercise of such powers. In
official life senators will be assign
ed to a certain rank. Speaking gen
orally they prefer not to be present
at a function, public or private
where their proper rank is not recog-
nized and accorded to them"
If there's one thing that Secretary
of the Navy Daniels dislikes above
everything else, it is profanity. Dur
ing the twenty years that he was
newspaper man he evolved what he
declared is an effective method OF
curing a man of the habit. AS editor
of the paper he owns in North Caro-
lima Secretary Daniels fought surd'
lily against profane explosions" from
members of his staff. He didn't re-
sort to calling a man down when the
Explosion" occurred.
"When | was editor of my paper,
said Daniels, 'and | heard a mar
swear, would bear it in mind. The
next time there was church con
vention or similar assignment to be
covered, I'd send that man TO cover
| it. After while the men realized
the treatment-and it usually curet
them"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

Conditions are bad all over the
country but probably worse in Cali
fornia than elsewhere. In Los An
geles there are said to be 10000
men and women out of employment
and without funds. A mass meeting
was called 10 discuss best methods OF
caring for the destitute. One plan
is for the city and county TO raise a
million dollars through bond issue
to furnish employment to those on the
verge of starvation. This reminds us
that Durango is better off if she is
not so large. We have not had an
unnatural growth, but advancing
slowly, hence we are not overrun with
idle men. During the summer and
fall every man who wanted work was
able to find it, but the great trouble
is that so many live from hand to
mouth-never lay aside dollar for
the future.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

Santa Claus has made arrange
ments to call during the evening. A
very cordial invitation is extended 70
all friends and members of the school
to be present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

'Tis often that a man will get
out and look all over town for
dog, if it is not home in the
evening, when his son or daugh-
ter can stay away until the wee
small hours of the night and he
will never once inquire where
they are or care what kind Of
company they may be in. And
then you wonder at the increase
in crime.-Colorad Springs Ga
zette.
What a vast amount of truth in
the above paragraph. Oh, that par
ents could be impressed with the
necessity of looking after their boys
and girls in their teens. 1t would
save them shame and remorse in lat
er years. The Herald is opposed to
statewide prohibition campaigns un-
til reform starts at home.
Where merchants advertise liberal
ly and in plain figures quote prices
there is not much money going out.
side to Sears, Roebuck & Co. Again
remember that many of the depart
ment houses and outside grocery con
Germs advertise cheap grade Of
goods whereas at home the buyer al
ways wants the best going. If yot
take the cash with you and call fol
the good you can buy just as cheaI
in Durango as any place in the coun
try.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

Twenty-Five protected gambling
joints running for months in Denver
and Commissioner of Safety Nisbet
says he knew of it. This may do to
tell the rubes but it will not go with
the big majority of people. If Nisbet
is right then he has genuine clean
ing-up of the police department COM
ing up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-25

A Merry Christmas to Herald
readers.
The News-Times relief fund start
ed out well but soon Jagged by the
way. 1t is possible the rich men OF
Denver are unwilling to aid the suf-
fering, or are they doing so through
other channels? Thing of less thar
one thousand dollars being contribut-
ed in two weeks of urging, and OF
this amount the News-Times gave
$3.50 Something wrong some place
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TAKING THE ENEMY'S PART

RIG Second Lieutenant OF the
\ - oss, Artillery Corps, Jones by
\ o.r,. stood on the parapct OF a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

TIL --r which is founded on fact has sort 81 III
L -.-. moral. The first par, is this.
WIN .r..' ambulance came II came on the jump
TIL. -. mules that drew II running As though t''
-t- lives Their negro driver was standing IN order
nor. .-,ually 70 swing his blacksnake WHIP ana the
rair- w.-e slack Yet II did not arrive from us a'-.
-.- - end rf the line Of enpaccments for nearly an
hour That is its journey took 1t by an unbroken Inc
o. e--cemcn,s, with gun in every enplotgce'nen1'
and even then j, passed only little over half Of I'll.
gun o., j, might have passed. The rest We're m'u,''e
3cyg-t The pom. where ZONES had fallen. Ihce fac,
Owe lion II the strength Of some Of the forts
Vh,.- ... safety Of our cities is intrustcd.