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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Wage reductions said to affect
practically all tonnage men in upper
and lower plants of the Carnegie
Steel Company at Youngstown, are
being put into effect this month, ac-
cording to the notices posted. On bar
mill the reduction is 30 per cent and
on the twelve and eight inch mills 25
and 90 per cent respectively. Re-
ductions in other departments affect
all roll hands. Tonnage records last
fall are all shattered and earnings of
the men were the greatest that has
been known. Reductions are effect
i've with the pay ending Saturday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05
WEDDING BELLS.

T. A. Shannon, of La Plata CITY,
and Mrs. Jessie Meuser, of Durango,
were married at the home of Mrs.
Dora Anderson this afternoon, Rev.
d. p. Gaines of the Baptist church,
officiating. Only immediate rela-
tives witnessed the ceremony. The
groom is engaged in mining in the
La Platas. The bride is a daughter
of Undersheriff and Mrs. Sam Camp
bell. She is a splendid young woman
who has hosts of friends in the south
west They will be at home to their
friends after few days in La Plata
City. Later they contemplate taking
trip. Their wide circle of ecquaint-
ances Join in extending best wishes
for their happiness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

DR.. Tanner, who tasted forty days
and forty nights once, just to show
he was smart as Biblical characters
who claimed to do it, is once more in
the limelight. He announces he can
live on ten cents day for a year.
So far no one has taken him up. The
ice cold facts are no one cares wheth-
er DR.. Tanner lives on ten cents u
day or ten dollars. He is SO years
of age and announces also through
his best friend, the telegraph, that
when he is one hundred he intends
to marry and settle down. The giddy
old doctor! While he was fasting At
Gibson jokers sent him bottle of un-
filtered Missouri river water, with
the following instruction.: Drink of
this freely; it will fill your craw with
and.'-Atchison Globe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Officials of the Kaufman depart
ment stores in Pittsbure, Pa, $10,-
100000 corporation, operating one Of
the largest department stores in the
United States, announced Saturday
that they would in the future share
their profits with employees, including
the highest salaried officers down tC
the cash girls and boys. In addition
to sharing the profits with the $500
employees, the company will distribute
among them 81 100000 in stock of the
corporation. The fund will be admin
istered and the plan carried out thru
'the Kaufman foundation"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

1t was supposed the Myron Strat-
ton Home was for the state as a whole
but if we are to judge from Colo
RADIO Springs dispatch, it is principal
ly for Ell Paso county. The dormi
tories will be ready for occupancy
early in March and it is said the trus
tees have accepted enough of the ap
plications to fill both dormitories tC
capacity, adding that majority oi
the children are from Ell Paso coun
ty, "thus relieving the county auth
critics of considerable expense" 81
the trustees have accepted the Il
Paso children in preference to thos'
from other counties, and all for the
benefit of the taxpaying public o.
that county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05
THE COST OF ROADS.

Writing in Leslie's Weekly about
the cost of road construction, Harry
Wilkin Perry lays down the PROPOSE
ton that every road built wholly or
in part with funds supplied by the
state or federal government should
have length of life equal to the life
of the bonds issued to raise the money
to pay for it.
incidentally Mr.. Perry does not be-
lieve in building macadam roads,
which, he says, are no longer suited
to the traffic of main highways. He
pronounces in favor of concrete as
the best and cheapest foundation ma
terial, and says, in fact, that no 9th
er material is needed to make a good
road. He gives some instances of the
lasting qualities of concrete. In Belle
fontaine, D., $500 feet of concrete
streets put down more than twenty
one years ago shows not to exceed
one-half to three-quarters of an inch
wear of the surface where the horses
travel, and have cost less than $3.50
for repairs in that time. Four years
ago five miles of road was built at
Saugerite, N. Y, half of concrete and
half of macadam. At the end of two
years the macadamized portion had
to be completely repaired. The con-
crete section has been in perfect con-
dition throughout.
The concrete roads in Wayne coun-
ty, Michigan, of which much has been
written, cost little more than $15,-
900 mile, this including grading,
drainage and culverts. These roads
lead out of Detroit and bear the heav:
lest traffic in the state. "The cost
of maintenance of the sixty-odd miles
built the first four years did not ex-
ceed $1,000 for the entire period, of
which less than 5000 was for surface
repairs to the concrete, whereas the
average cost of maintaining and re-
pairing the macadam and other roads
in Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey and New York
state for the eight years from 1905 to
1912, inclusive, are calculated to have
averaged $6Os per mile per year."
Mr.. Perry thinks the question of
the cost of repairs is more import
ant than that of the initial cost of
construction. His advice is that
whatever type of road construction
is decided upon, the one feature that
should be considered of paramount
Importance is permanency." This ad-
vice is sound, and certainly every one
will agree with him that road built
by a bond issue ought to last until
the debt is paid. 1t ought, in fact,
to last longer, but even concreate
roads require repairs after a period
of years, and in most instances re-
pairs on all roads are too long de-
layed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05
A DESPERATE EFFORT.

Secretary of Commerce Redfield
made desperate effort in an ad-
dress before the board of trade of
Wheeling, W. Va, on Monday night
to impress on his hearers and the
country at large that industrial con-
ditions are really better than they
eyer were, that the country as a ma
ton is more prosperous and that the
new tariff law was not responsible
for the large number of persons now
out of employment. He even went
so far as to state that it was the pur-
post of the administration to help
and not hinder legitimate business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Looks like the Rock Island system
has suffered by the same hand graft
ing officials as those who wrecked
the Frisco lines. Rotten manipula-
tors should, not only be made to dis
gorge but sent to prison as well. If
railroads were honestly administered
there would be no necessity for in
creasing freight rates. Take for in
stance the Denver & Rio Grande. The
road to Durango was heightened out
many miles because the construction
company, acting with the head off
cials at the time, received bonus of
$4,000 per mile and we are paying the
bill with outrageous passenger rates
as well as excessive freight charges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The Herald has great sympathy foi
the wives, mothers and children of
the striking miners. It's too bad they
are made to suffer through the agen-
cies of foreign organizers and men
who are in it for the money they
make. Organizers and strike leaders
are well paid, but how about the men
who have been duped? We trust the
day is not far distant when all labor
troubles will be settled by arbitra-
tion
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

J. D. Maulone, the farm hand
working for Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D.
Jones, near Topeka, ate one of Mrs.
Jones boiled dinners and it made him
sick. He sued the Jones family for
$4,000 damages. You may think such
an idiotic suit would not get very far,
but it is in the supreme court right
now, with supreme judges in cap and
gown looking wise and trying to de-
eide if man is entitled to $4,000
damages because he suffered with in
digestion from boiled dinner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Evidently the "Seven Sisters" the
measures pushed through the New
Jersey legislature and known as the
Wilson propaganda, are not arousing
much enthusiasm throughout the
country. In fact, member of the
New Jersey assembly, Mr.. Richards,
says: "The same abuses of corporate
power, the same notrious monopolies
and trusts are operating with the
same old cynical disregard of the well
fare of the citizens of New Jersey.
We are forced to the conclusion that
either the bills Wilson insisted upon
passing are Intellectual, or that the
Democratic administration is unwil-
ling to enforce the law. In my opin-
ion both these hypothesis are true.
The situation in New Jersey is not
such as to inspire either hope or en-
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Grand Junction factory will handle
only sufficient acreage to supply the
local territory with sugar. Profits
will not permit the shipment to Kan
sas City and return. The acreage has
already been allotted and the beet
growers are rushing to the aid OF
Thomas and the Colorado congress
ional delegation in general, we DON,
think.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

A Chestertown, Nd, woman finally
lost patience because her husband
remained out late at nights, and to
frighten him into staying at home
she claimed she had been attacked in
her home by negro. To make the
story more plausible, she sprinkled
chicken blood about the premises, and
said she had stabbed the colored gent
with well known butcher knife. She
has just confessed to the authorities
that the story she told to them about
the assault was fake.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The California millionaire under
arrest for delinquency of Miss Man
nan, should be turned loose From
all accounts the woman is an adept
to the game which so many play at
the big hotels where suckers abound.
But isn't it awful the way Denver
bloods were taken in? To have Whit
ney visit Miss Hannah under their
very noses and the woman sailing
along as pure as dove. This shop
is not standing in with any such deals
which smell good deal like the one
laid at the door of Senator Gore.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Democratic leaders, especially Sec
retary Redfield, insists the cost Of
living has been reduced. They evi
IDENTIFY go on the theory that an oft.
repeated false statement will be ac.
cepted as truth later on. But the
Democrats have to do something to
bolster up the defective tariff meas
ure that protected New Jersey inter-
ests and placed the Colorado producer
on the rack.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Three passengers on Great North.
ern train were shot to death by d
train robber who got aboard between
Seattle and Vancouver. The passeng.
ers had impertinently objected to be.
ing robbed. One of the murdered
men was Canadian, fact which the
robber ought to have considered be.
fore committing his desperate deed
Does he wish to add to our interna.
tional complications
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

From that fund of useful informa
ton, the highly esteemed World AL
manac, we learn that American navaI
officers are paid more than those ol
any other nation. If they are worth
more, well and good, but there is 8
widespread impression that our navy
costs more than it is worth, and thi:
may be one of the reasons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05
ARMED PEACE AND FAMINE.

oapdhf SUN Impoverished as re-
suit of the Russian war, has decided
to engage in the race for supremacy
Of the ocean, hoping to become the
England of the Pacific. With that
purpose in view, and who shall say
what other motives prompt the action,
Japan has prepared naval budget
calling for the expenditure of $62,-
100000 for naval construction during
the next five years. That is S12,500,-
900 year, or sufficient for the con-
struction of three dreadnaughts and
their auxiliaries, two armored cruis-
ers, ten torpedo boats, five destroy
ers and six sea-going submarines. The
ratio of the construction may be
changed, but the expenditure is def
nitely decided upon.
Meantime ten millions of Japanese
subjects are in the grip of the worst
famine in 100 years, and that country
has appropriated for their relief the
equivalent of $6,000,00O. More than
100000 japanese in the northern part
Of Japan are in dire want, both the
fish and the rice harvest having fail
ed. Cold weather, caused by strange
cold currents in the ocean about Japan
caused a failure of the fish catch; the
rice stalks grew even better than
usual during the season, but with
out heads, denotjng impoverished soil
and the need for crop rotation, and
the source of three-fourths of the
sustenance of the nation failed it at
the critical time. In other famine
years the fish catch has been good,
or when the fish catch has failed the
rice crop has been good.
As result of the famine in north
ern Japan families are being broken
up, parents are selling their children,
particularly the girls, into slavery,
| and unless further relief is forthcom-
ing within very short time thou
sands will perish of starvation and of
exposure during the present unpre-
INNNNhsSd stNtiG WlHttT.
The six millions of dollars appro-
priated for famine prevention is all
the Japanese government will appro-
pirate, according to reports from
Toxic. It's plea is that the present
rates of taxation are as heavy as may
be borne by its subjects.
Rnt fba naval hnlnnt Mill H. ,o.
ried through, regardless of suffering
and loss of lives elsewhere The Jap
anese are increasing in numbers so
rapidly that they must find other ter
ritory suitable to their people; they
have their eyes upon certain insular
possessions of other countries which
they believe would make ideal colo
MES for an overflow population; they
have military reserve comprised of
veterans of the army, who are agri-
culturists and mechanics and store
keepers, and who are prepared to mi
CRATE wherever the mikado COM
mands.
Theirs is program for greater
Nippon; that famine should attack
them just at the present time is un-
fortunate, but the few must suffer
for the many. the great program
must not be interrupted nor delayed.
That is the Japanese trait, and if
the civilized world will but watch, it
vii be vindicated, if anything can vim
dicate seeming heartless inconsid-
GRAFTON for human suffering and
death.-Denver Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Old pioneers and old friends are
passing away. The latest is John H.
Poole, who died in Denver Tuesday
evening after an operation for appen-
dicitis. A few days previous he was
around as usual. In the midst of life
we are within the calling of death.
Are we prepared for hurry-up call :?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The Progressives are decidedly
strong in Denver. 1t was the only
organization that took part in the
water fight in Denver. But Denver
cannot elect a Progressive ticket
Durango Herald. Doesn't that re-
main to be proved? Colorado
Springs Gazette. No. 1t was proven
in 1912. With Republicans and Pro
gressives in the field with tickets the
Democrats will win the same as they
did in 1912. Can the state afford
this !?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05
REPUBLICAN BoOMS ROOSE-
WELT.

Caleb Powers, Republican congress-
man from Kentucky, told Boston
audience that the only hope of the
Republican party to make fight in
the next presidential campaign would
be for it to nominate Roosevelt. His
belief that there must be union be-
tween the Republicans and the Pro-
gressives is shared by many in both
parties. That there will be merger of
some kind before the next election
seems probable. Only the visionaries
in both parties think that victory can
be secured without consolidation.
Roosevelt and all who revolted with
him considered the Republican party
good enough before the Chicago con-
vention and would have remained
with the party if Roosevelt had been
nominated. The nomination by the
next convention of Roosevelt or can
didate acceptable to him would bring
most of the Progressives back into
the Republican party.
Roosevelt is by no means an i'm
possibility as the next Republican
candidate for president. There is nc
doubt that his nomination will re.
ceive serious consideration by Repub.
lican leaders. Defeat for the Pro.
gressives in the coming congression-
al campaigns will have a. tendency tc
make both Progressives and Republi.
cans realize that there is no chance OF
either defeating the Democratic party
unless there is coalition of some
kind.-Pueblo Star-Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The Kentucky legislature has pas
sed law prohibiting the riding of
any one on passes but newspaper
men and INDECENT persons. Under
this classification it surely will not
be possible for any Kentucky general
who may be editing paper to accept
a pass. No, sahl
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Maine expects to collect a wagon
load of money from hunting licenses
next summer. An attractive young
woman has announced that she will
spend a month in the depths of the
deep forests clad September Morn
style. You know what the men will
do. They will go hunting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Figures lately compiled show that
the victims of Alpine climbing the
past year were about up to the usual
average, numbering ia. The price
of scenery seems high, along with
other commodities now on the market.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young insists on
paying tax on her income, although
she is exempt under the provisions
of the income tax law. There are
many men who will begin to have
doubts concerning Mrs. Young's bust
ness ability.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Besides being interesting reading
the Mackay divorce suit lately
brought in Paris is the means of the
reader gathering another lit
tie grain of knowledge. French news.
papers are forbidden by law to pub.
lish any reports of divorce suits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Governor Ammons declares that
under no circumstances will he be a
candidate to succeed himself. The
governor is wise. He realizes that
Democratic chances in Colorado this
year are not good.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Where is old Doc Osler? He said
mans usefulness was gone at as. Just
think of DR.. Wiley. Ten pound boy
at 70 and one when 68. There are a
few in our midst who need not be-
come discouraged in well-doing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Denver women are planning cam
paign to land some of the state Of
fices in addition to the school super
intendency. 1t is said several have
longing eyes on secretary of state and
we presume there are some who might
not object to being governor-for in
stance Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Berlin makes dog owners pay $3.50
year tax and there are no tax-dog-
gers, either. About 10000 owners
contribute each year, making the rev.
enue quite handsome sum.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

English suffragettes are firing old
cannon in which the birds have been
nests for forty years. The
suffragettes ought to be advised to
quit this at once. Have they never
heard what usually happens to people
who fool with rusty guns?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

If Colorado had Kenehan for gov
ernor the state would go to the ever
lasting bow-wows. There is no ques-
tion but he is playing the political
game in hopes of being landed into
the chief office within the gift of the
state
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The German imperial parliament,
after much pickering and delay, has
finally appropriated $4,000 for the
Olympic games of 1916 to be held in
Berlin. This action is we'll for Ger
many's peace of mind as an intending
host and for the soothing of interna-
tional susceptibilities.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

The Cincinnati club man who is 6S,
plead guilty to the delinquency of a
16-year-old girl and was fined $3.50.
When an old fool gets started it's
hard heading them off
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Paris is now said to be center for
easy divorces, as well as some other
Hight Arts. And Paris should be at
least as satisfactory stopping place
as Reno, while arranging the painful
preliminaries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Dcpver's celebration in honor Of the
passing Of the cruiser Denver thru
the Panama canal, has been called
off because the Denver Is not among
the ships that will pass through. Just
as we'll, No one from the rural dis
tricts would be foolish enough to take
in the event.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Chicago primaries, where the wo-
men voted for the first time, showed
the women voted for more men than
they did members of their own sex
This is the general rule. Women will
not vote for one of their number. If
they are successful at the polls it is
because of the chivalry of the men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

1t turns out that the young woman
who sported around the country with
the San Francisco millionaire for sew
eral months, was entertained in Dem
yer by the younger set whose names
are recorded in the exclusive blue
book. You never can tell by the noise
they make.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Reformers will dcnounce this, but
isn't it true? Meaning to say that
some times politician makes the
best official. A lot of men good at
handling private business ball up
everything when working for the
public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Mighty welcome news-that of the
hanging or shooting of Huerta and
Villa at the same time. Would that
the two men could meet and fight it
out alone. 1t would save much inno-
cent bloodshed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Heating intends to have the sup
port of Democratic newspapers as he
Is recognizing them in matter of post
offics appointments. One redeeming
feature.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Revolutionist Villa proposes to
murder people until he forces the
United States to intervene in Mexico.
Intervention should begin with the
hanging of Villa, remarks the Rec
ord Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Villa made Bryan come to his
terms. The administration is grab
bing at straws. 1t should have de-
manded the body of Benton without
any restrictions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Thomas M. Patterson may shy his
hat in the ring for governor. Should
he be nominated at the primaries,
wonder if Bon and Tam would heap
Goals of fire on the senator's head by
coming to his aid?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

When a man stops woman on the
street, doesn't tip his hat to her, and
scowls at her and seems to be in a
hurry, they're married, says an ex-
change.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Senator Norris shocked the staid
New Englanders when he told them
in plain words that the interests had
stolen upwards of S2OO,0OO,0O0 from
the New Haven stockholders.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

When the Panama canal is complet-
ed Texas expects to become wond-
crful state. It will be 1000 miles
nearer the big inland markets than
the Pacific coast towns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

thusiasm in the people of the nation"
Richards recently introduced reso-
luton pointing out that not single
prosecution had been instituted since
the "seven sisters" were passed and
urged that the laws be enforced.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

At Sharon Valley COW died re-
Gently, and in her stomach was found
three large nails, fence staple, a
large bolt, and knife blade. 1t is
believed one of the cows early an
cestors was goat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Charles P. Taft, who recently
bought the Cubs, probably will deny
the report that he has signed his big
brother Bill for shortstop.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

come life after death must grew nst-
urally and logically out of our pres
ent existence. And any poor human
who seeks death for an end of trouble
and to gain sudden ioy azl s .4l.
is snatching at will o. the ,risp. with
neither reason nor faith as his guide
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Candidates are beginning to bow
and scrape, and slap the voters on
.hcir shoulders. Next to suffra-
gette the funniest thing on earth is
a candidate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Possibly Champ Clark exaggerates
his chances of becoming president. 1t
viii be recalled that they seemed ex-
ealleni in 1912 until Mr. Bryan arose
Ia mike a few brief remarks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

If Thaw will promise to remain out
of New York state the authorities
should say "Amen,' and let him GO
until he kills another man over some
iewd woman.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

1t probably wouldn't be ethical to
put those Mexican prisoners, now held
at Fort Bliss, to work, but it would
be useful, more important point.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

Congress has considerable work to
do, hut won't lose sight of the fact
that it has campaign ahead, and
will hurry through.