Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-28

disease after reign Of only six
months.
Booker T. Washington's. advice t.
100000 colored families in the south
as to how they can overcome financial
hacksct brought on by the European
war. Is contained in jast three words:
Raise pig. Warrington il noted for
saying and doing things that arc prac-
ticai, and that can Be understood.
The Turks are said to be wonder
full fighters. They physical endur-
ance is extraordinary. They march
barefoot through snow. and shoot
standing or kneeling, but rarely from
trenches. They dread only bayonet
charges.
A new egg production record has
been established at the Missouri state
poultry experimental station at Mount
tain Grove by Miss Gil, a single
comb White Leghorn. She laid 2s8
eggs during the year ending Novem-
ber 80. The previous record Of 2S1
eggs ii = year was made by Lady
Show You during the first contest.
The new champion was entered as a
pulIet by o. e. Henning, Mead, Neb.
Trade Of the United States in 1918
with the twenty Latin-American re-
publ:cs, both in sales and purchases,
exceeded in volume that Of any other
single country. II was the first year
the United States ever has exported
a greater valuation Of products to
Latin American countries than the
United Kingdom.
Bright new 1914 gold and silver
coins for Christmas have been pro-
vided by Uncle Sam. There are 500,
$40. IS and $3.50 gold pieces and sill
yer half and quarter dollars and
dimes. The new money is to be dis
tributed to individuals who apply for
small lots. No allotments will be
made at the subtreasury to the banks.
Provision for them has been made in
another way.
French and British governments
have ordered 6,O00,G0G horseshoes
from mills in Pit.s3urg, with a cor
responding number of horseshoe nails
and too pieces. Order will be shipped
in sections as fast as finished.
Philippine purchases of products
of the United States advanced from
Sc, 100000 in 1909, to s10,OO0.O 900 in
1910, $2O,0OO,O00 in 1912, $25, 900, 900
in 1918 and 100000 in the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1914.
The membership Of Colorado Of the
United Mine Workers Of America has
grown in two years from 2.794 to
1895, according to figures compiled
by State Labor Statistician r. E.
Croskey. The miners have made q
tremendous membership campaign
during the recent labor troubles that
has been responsible for the increase.
Outside Of the coal miners the labor
Unions have lost ground and show q
loss Of 1,457 members, giving y net
union gain in the state Of 1885 men,
bers. In Colorado are 379 local un-
ions. Their membership is 1857
and the membership Of the women's
auxiliaries lis 5000. Following are the
unions which have = membership OF
1000 or more in the state: Coal
miners, U. NJ. W. Of A., 1895; rail-
road organizations, 6,772; carpenters
United Brotherhood, 1920; metal min.
ers, w. F. Of M, 1896; hotel and res.
taurant employees (bartenders, cooks
and waiters), 1000; machinists, In
ternational association, 1,039.
Allison Stocker, state treasurer.
elect, favors q reduction Of the salary
Of the office which he will soon oc-
cupy. The salary Il now 5000. II
was increased several years ago by
the legislature and made higher than
that Of the chief executive in order
that those who become treasurer
might meet the expenses Of the one
million dollar bonds required Of them
Stocker would have the salary reduc-
ed to $1,000 and would have the state
government pay the expenses Of the
bonds in order that the treasurer
might be free from his bondsmen in
all respects as to the conduct Of his
office.
The First Church of Christ Scien-