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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
INVERTED ETHICS.

Commenting on the proposed Co
lombian treaty, the North American
Review of Reviews makes the follow
ing observations under the title "In
verted Ethics:
1t would seem lavish grant o.
money to pay Colombia $25 100000
for no man can argue ingeniously
enough to make the punishment fl
ing Colombia this large sum of money
is nothing at all compared with the
astounding shortsightedness of in.
volving future generations. The spe-
cial privileges accorded to Colombo
would sooner or later make serious
trouble and would almost certainly
lead to war. For it would be held
that these rights pertained to the peo.
pie and territory of Colombia regard
less of future political control And
if Great Britain or Germany should
acquire control of Colombia we would
for pure sentimentality and without
rhyme or reason---have given away
to great foreign empire certain
rights in the canal superior to those
Of our own people. If that country
had any resources it could well have
afforded to pay $200,0O0,000 in con.
sideration of the perpetual rights we
have conferred. The very fact of our
abandoning the Nicaragua route and
going to Panama has of itself placed
Colombia under perpetual obligation
to us. All the apologies are due in
the opposite direction. Colombia's
bad faith was due to her deplorablC
and corrupt political conditions In
that period, and the separation OF
Panama was the right and necessary
sequel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
SEVENTY PER CENT DRY.

West Virginia makes the ninth in
the sisterhood of dry states. Geor-
gia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma
and Tennessee are her companions in
aridity.
The aridity is comparative, not alb
solute, but it is sufficiently effective
in much of the territory involved to
make indulgence difficult.
To these nine states must be added
the no-license area created by local
option. The total is 2,l32,726 souare
miles, according to statisticians, which
is more than 10 per cent of the total
nrea of the country--our dry navy not
included.
1t is estimated that over 10000, 900
people, or nearly so per cent of the
population, dwell in this desert land
The West Virginia law has features
intended to make it more effectively
alcohol-tight than any prohibitory
statute before enacted. II establishes
commissioner of prohibition, specif-
ically charged with its enforcement,
thus centralizing responsibility. 1t
prohibits the sale of alcohol by drug
gists to any perosn addicted to its
use, and requires the physician pre-
scribing 1t to vouch for the patient
and to set forth indetail the reasons
Tor the prescription. 1t provides a
penalty Of fine and imprisonment for
any person directly or indirectly as
sociated with maintaining clubhouse
or other place where liquor is kept for
gift, barter or sale. A citizen may
obtain liquor lawfully In only two
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
PRESIDENTS SPEECH ON
FOURTH.

Save for the intellectual quality and
lyric beauty of its peroration, the
Wilson speech on the Fourth" seems
to us as if it might have come from
the clumsy mind of Mr.. Bryan rather
than the clear, crisp brain in the
White House.
Few utterances of any of our pres.
idents stand in nobility of thought
and expression above these closing
words:
"And my dream is this, that as the
years go on and the world knows
more and more of America it also
will bring out this fountain of youth
and renewal; that it will also turn
to America for those moral inspira.
tions that lie at the base of human
freedom; but it will never fear Am
erica unless it finds itself engaged in
some enterprise inconsistent with the
rights of humanity; that America will
come to that day when all shall know
she puts human rights above all Other
rights and that her flag is the, flag
not only of America, but the flag OF
humanity"
To turn from splendor like this to
the amazing superficiality, the un-
comfortable one-sidedness of the rest
of the speech, is one of the most
disillusioning experiences that have
come to us in the course of our OBJ
servation of the president,
Did we not know his fundamental
honesty of purpose we would almost
accuse him of conscious insincerity
in his statements upon the passage
of the currency law. Intense parti-
sanship certainly could make no
more unfair and elided statement of
a case than does Mr.. Wilson here.
First he says: at was universally
admitted that the banking system of
this country needed reorganization. -
He thus starts with humping truth
which everybody admits.
But note the next step: 1--WE set
the best minds we could find to the
task of discovering the best methods
of reorganization" To hundreds of
men, as sincere as Mr.. Wilson him
self, this statement must simply
sound untrue.
The Democrats did not turn to the
experienced bankers of the United
States to give them the "best minds"
on banking questions. Nor did they
turn TO the business men, Bankers
and business men in veritable self
defense had to fight their way into
the currency councils.
I'VE met" the president goes on.
with hardly anything but criticism
from the bankers of this country.
We met with hardly anything but re-
sistance from the bankers Of this
country, or at least from the majority
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

setting a new record for single
days wheat receipts here. A total of
l,l53 cars, representing 1,250,000
bushels, were received. Approximate
ly $l,000,000 will be paid the farm.
ers for the days shipment. The en-
ormous receipts exerted no influence
on the market, however, decided in
crease in price being recorded instead
of the decline which might have been
expected to follow the new record.
The inference by some grain dealers
was that the railroads, fearing pos
sible strike of engineers and fremen,
were seeking to move as much as pos
sible Of the crop before the labor sit
uation reached crisis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
4 those who said anything

Of those who said anything"
Again we find the president, by
the force Of that curiosly intense
partisanship of his, viewing as enc.
mics all those who disgree with
him. We assume that absolute
truth" exists and that he has cap
tured it.
Finally, the president completes
his anecdotal sketch thus: "Yet, just
SO soon as that act was passed, on
the very next day, there was a uni
versal chorus Of applause from the
bankers of the United States. Now,
il it was wrong the day before it was
passed, why was it right the day
after it was passed?"
Here, again, we are instantane.
ously tempted to place the simple
label, mot So" In the first place
the "act passed" was not the act to
which Mr.. Wilson says the bankers
objected. 1t was changed, amended
redrafted from the original act. Sec
ondly, the Chorus of applause" was
by no means universal. The banks
admitted that the law was better
than nothing and exemplified tha'
very patriotism which the president
urges by making the best of it fol
the country's sake. Thirdly, it wa
not consideraed fright the day aftcI
it was passed" For weeks after-
ward, banking opinion criticized the
twelve regional reserve districts anf
besought the president to forget poll
tics sufficiently to allow the minimum
of five to be created.
We have never known President
Wilson to make such succession
erroneous statements as he does IL
this one-sided account of the cur
rency fight And the same super
ficiality comes out again in hi
speech where he says that our shore
have always been free to all race
of the world, forgetting, grandilo
quently, the Chinese exclusion act
and the Japanese revolt in Californi,
1t is the harder to accept the pres
dents unfair and inaccurate summar
les of events because Of the impecca
bic advice that is given US not "t
blame anybody if they do not agree
with us. For this rs exactly what tn
president does.
Anyone who does not agree wit
Mr.. Wilson becomes automatically
blameworthy person. The process i
doubtless as sincere as it is simple
But it is intellectually so weak, 3
illogical, SO futile thing that W
marvel to see it in mind as abb
as that of the president. 1t twist
his vision. 1t distorts his understand
ing of facts.
We expect such intellectual sloven
illness from Mr.. Bryan; we do not ex
pect it from Woodrow Wilson.-Den
yer Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Sanitation of Kansas hog pens is
urged by the leading hog raisers of
the state. Under the plans suggest
ed at meeting in Topeka Saturday,
the hog wallow will be sent to take
its place along with the roller towel,
the public drinking cup and other un-
sanitary utensils of human use. The
hog raisers insist that the hog is
dirty because he has no chance to be
otherwise. They will give him a
chance to be clean and substitute
will have to be found for the phrase,
dirty as hog" Sanitary conditions
not only apply to Kansas but every
section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

The election committee having Ger.
tilted a sufficiency of names to thc
petition, Commissioner of Safety Mes
bitt, of Denver, must face recall
election. We are decidedly of the opin-
ion that the commissioner will be de
feated. The charges against him are
pretty well substantiated. A recall
or two now and then has splendic
effect on officials. Some become to,
arrogant and go on the theory they
are indispensable. These kinks should
be taken out and the public will fare
far better.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

John Martin, who was good enough
for governor, really more importan'
position so far as Coloradoans are
concerned, does not please the fedora
patronage papers who were bribed t.
support every administration act. The
administration has demanded the re
election of Thomas as an endorse
ment, hence poor Martin must be thr
scapegoat. However, the voters ma,
not be fooled and so far as La Plat;
county is concerned Martin will hav'
a strong lead.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

ways. He may import it by common
carrier for his personal use, or he may
go after it and get it. A record, open
for inspection, is to be kept Of all
liquor imported by common carrier.
West Virginia has evidently done
its best to make prohibition prohibit,
and it will be interesting to watch
the result of it's effort.-Denver
News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
3 BOYS DROWNED In DENVER.

DENVER, July 20.-Three boys
were drowned this morning when
Samuel Arthur and Lawrence Schwei-
der went swimming in reservoir
near Clayton college. Both were
drowned 1t is believed Schweider
perished in trying to save Arthur.
William Becker, 13, was swimming in
the Platte river and the current
caught mad drowned him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

The headless ballot will materially
aid in retiring such misfits as Thomas
and Keating, men who have never
had good word to say for the up
holding of law and order in Colorado.
While in Washington they have been
as mum as oysters. In fact, Keat-
ing apparently approved of the utter
ances of Lindsey and the other an
archists preaching sedition in the
east.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Ed Keating is trying to keep pace
with Mt. Lassen in eruptions of the
mouth. Keating has declared himself
for Wilson and his policies and let
ting Colorado look out for itself. No
wonder the Star-Journal kicks. All
self-respecting papers are doing the
same except, of course, the federal
patronage sheets that gave up indie
pendence and decency for pap.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
RAILROAD STRIKE TO
BE ARBITRATED

CHICAGO, July 2O.-Judge William
Chambers, Judge Martin Knapp and
Assistant Labor Commissioner Hang
er, constituting the federal mediation
board, this morning began the work
of conciliating with the managers and
trainmen of the ninety-eight western
railroads where strike is threaten
ed.
They met the railroads representa-
tives today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
WRECK ON d. & r. C. AT sALIDA.

DENVER, July 20.-Every car on
the Rio Grande Colorado Express"
which left here last night, was de-
rallied this morning at Pleasant, near
Salida, as the result of collision
with light engine. The passenger
engineer and baggageman are re-
ported injured, the former fatally.
The wreck was indirectly the re-
suit of cloudburst at Eden.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
NEVER ENDING CROP OF
SUCKERS.

The crop of suckers never fails. A
man sold all over town last week a
little piece of cloth costing perhaps
2 cents for 25 cents. He claimed that
by placing it over the ice it would cut
down the ice bill 25 per cent. even
if it doesn't" he explained to one
woman, 'it will do for dish cloth"
And he sold them by the dozen!-
Abilene Reflector.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
TARIFF AND REVENUES.

Critical examination of the present
report of Secretary McAdoo of the
treasury department fails to disclose
as much optimism as the secretary
indicated in his comments on the
state OF the treasury and Republicans
at the capital are finding considera-
Bile ammunition in the statement of
the revenues and expenditures for the
fiscal year 1914 These figures, an
alyzed for them by an expert, show,
according TO the claims they make:
/. If it had not been for the Re-
publican tariff features of the Un-
derwood-Simmons law there would
have been large deficit on July 1.
2. With the shortcomings of the
Wilson-Underwood tariff as revenue
producer demonstrated and with ex-
travagant appropriations piling up as
result of Democratic "pork barreP'
measures, there is grave danger of a
deficit during the current fiscal year.
3. The figures show there has not
been performed the Democratic prom
Use to shift the burden of taxation
from the masses to the wealth of the
country.
The official figures of ordinary rev.
enue and expenditures of the govern
ment for the last fiscal years are as
follows:
RecninIc
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
SIMPLICITY AND EFFICIENCY
THAT'S WHAT THE JOHN DEERE
SELF DUMP HAY RAKE is. THE
CHAPMAN HARDWARE co.
HORSE BREEDERS

The beautiful stallion Electron i'm
ported from Old, nburg, Germany viii
make the stand for the season at the
San Juan stables in Durango. Phone
Red IA. Come and see this beauti-
fnl horse.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Denver is still disturbed regardins
the tunnel decision. The News Time
got off on the wrong foot, as usual
and wanted the decision referred, I;
decision based on the constitution o
the state. Suppose the people did re
verse the supreme court decision, whC
would buy the bonds when clearly il
legal?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

A Mississippi negro was released
from the state prison in that state a
few days ago after serving 20 years
for the theft of so cents. Unfortun-
ately, there is no law for Furnishing
the court for its unusual and unjust
punishment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
CLOTHING AND CHICKENS.

Fashion note from the Atchison
Globe: Red clothing makes overex-
cited nerves, causing sunstroke. Blue
destroys germs; green is the coolest
and most restful, while some chickens
wear scarcely any clothes at all.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Denver Express and Trinidad Free
Press, the latter owned by the Unit
ed Mine organization, give it out
that no man can be nominated on the
Democratic ticket who is not agree
able to the United Mine Workers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

President Wilson is not suffering
owing to the psychological depression.
He is receiving $4,000 year in ad-
dition to $4,000 expense pin money,
Bryan receives $4,000 as secretary
of state and as much more from the
Chautauqua bureau. They are sure
of their pay, hence are not feeling the
depression that is widespread.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Progressives from outside of the
Costigan balliwicks have it in their
power to depose self-constituted lead
ers and make it possible for Colorado
to be placed on the law and order
map once more.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

If you are out Of job and unable
to secure sufficient food to sustain
life, it's purely psychological. Al
least this is the administration point
of view.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

The News gets on the right track
occasionally and its expose of the ex-
pensive school system in vogue in
Denver should result in correcting the
evils. The expense has increased out
of all proportion to the increase of
pupils.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Glenwood Springs hotels occupied
page with other illustrations and
write-ups of the News Thursday last
while Steamboat Springs used two
pages to display the beauties of that
section for the edification of the Elks
visiting Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
BuciSIen's Arnica Salve for Cuts,
Burns, Sores.

Mr.. Z. S. Loper, Marilla, N. Y,
writes: 81 have never had a Cut,
Burn. Wound or Sore it would not
heal" Get box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve today. Keep handy at all times
for Burns, Sores, Cuts, Wounds. Pre-
vents Lockjaw. 25c, at your Druggist.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

It's an easy matter to pass laws
that will make it impossible for Of
iicials to wreck corporations without
injuring the business. Some polite
ians go on the theory that corpora
tions must be ruined or driven out
of business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

One of the greatest crimes of mod
ern times is about to be enacted il
Mexico City with apparently tacit
agreement of the United States. II
is given out that all leading fed
eral officers will be executed by the
Carranza-V combination.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
NEWSPAPER VS.. BILLBOARD.

Printers ink has won over bill
board paste in theatrical advertis-
ing, if the manager of the Garrick
theater of Chicago is right, for he
decided that newspaper space only
would be good enough to insure pack
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Wonder if there will be a parting
of the ways over a man named Jones'
Looks like it. Wilson will not give
in. He would not if convinced he was
wrong. He is too set in his ways
and views to permit the other fellow
to have a say.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, July 2O.-The
constitutionalists say that one of the
first acts of the Carranza government
will be to attempt to extradite Huerta
and his associates from whatever
country in which he seeks a refuge,
charging him with the murder Of Ma
dero.
They say the Mexican treaties per-
nit the extradition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
STRIK ERS CONTINUE
DYNAMITE OUTRAGES

FORT SMITH, Ark, July 20.-Dy-
namitings were renewed today in the
coal strike near Huntington. The
Coronado Coal company's mine was
dynamited and is burning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Every section now and then has its
troubles. Grasshoppers are doing i'm
mense damage in New York state and
Gov. Glynn has placed $4,000 at the
disposal of the state commissioner of
agriculture to wage war on the hop
pers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
BODY OF CATHERINE
WINTERS is FOUN

uRBANA, ILL.,, July 90 Sheriff E.
W. Davis today declared uiat the body
of the girl exhumed in the Rjtter' st
field yesterday is that iof Catherin:ss
Winters. Two Buips detectives, who
arrived here Saturday, said that the
girls body was shipped here several
months ago and buried. They de-
scribed the girl and the clothing worn
when she disappeared eighteen months
ago. The sheriff and Coroner Han
more attended the exhumation yes
terday and both declare the body an
swers the description exactly. The
detectives say they traced the girls
body to Florida, from whence it was
shipped here.
Sexton Brown, of Mt. Hope ceme-
terry, says that a stranger brought
the body to Urbana and left it in the
receiving vaule. 1t was buried in the
potter's field when nobody claimed it.
The detectives returned to New Cas-
tie, Ind, last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Pueblo Star-Journal is not in love
with the policy Of Ed Heating which
indicates the ST.. is for Colorado
while Keating is for Wilson and his
policies. All the same Thomas. Colo
RADIO be hanged.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

If you are candidate The Herald
will give the same extensive publicity
at small cost. Better get in the game
and let the voters know your desires
before they have made too many
pledges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Denver may give the rural countie.
one or two of the state positions
that is the Democratic organization
but she insists on having both sena-
tors, governor and most of the de-
sirable places.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Too bad the present stockholders OF
the New Haven must suffer at the
expense of government prosecutions
but it ably illustrates the fact that
stockholders must demand full pub
Hcity Of the work of their officers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Guaymas has fallen again. Quay
mas has fallen so often that it will
soon be able to accomplish the feat
with the same ease that the leading
lady in the melodrama faints
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
NEBRASKA PRoHIBs MEEr

LINCOLN, Neb., July 21-The pro-
hibitionists of Nebraska are gathered
here today in the party's annual state
convention. The leaders are counting
on the largest attendance of any of
the party's conventions in this state
during recent years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Barney Napier does not intend that
Tom Patterson will have it all his
way in the primaries. Tom may have
more of fight than he at present
anticipates.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Jones and Warburg having made a
success in life are not desired by
the reform senator's on the reserve
bank board. It's crime with some
people to have any one make a sue
cess.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
AFTER HUERTA.

PUERTO, Mex, July 2G-Huerta
refuses to sail until his entire party
of friends and relatives who accom-
panied him here are provided for II
is announced he chartered the steam
er Mexico for his friends.
Huerta, Blanquet and their staffs
sail for Jamaica tomorrow aboard the
cruiser Dresden. simultaneously, the
Mexico sails for Texas with the rest
of the party. Huerta remains in his
private car. The Twenty ninth Mexi-
can infantry is guarding him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

There is vast difference between
Col. Roosevelt and Ed Costigan. To
repudiate the Costigan brand of Pro
Eressives is not repudiating Teddy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

DAIN VERTICAL LIFT MOWERS
ARE THE LIGHTEST RUNNERS
AND CUT A NICE CLEAN SWATH.
THE CHAPMAN HARDWARE CO.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Secretary Bryan is no doubt con-
vinccd that it is properly called the
GLORIOUS Fourth" His address on
that day netted him a paltry $4,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Denver News ignored Walsenburg
Elks and their splendid coal represen-
tation- Wonder il the News is afraid
OF offending the United Mine Work
ers?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

And now the new provisional presi-
dent of Mexico has jaw-breaking
name--far worse than Huerta. But
maybe he won't last long.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

When Miss Oats and Mr.. Wheat
were married at Tulsa, Okla, the 9TH
er day the question naturally arises,
What will the harvest be?"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Meats continue to soar, having ris-
en- from three to eight cents for beef
cuts in New York city the past three
weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
SOME WHEAT.

A Chicago dispatch Of Thursday last
says:
Twenty railroads from the south
md middle west poured continuous
stream of grain into Chicago today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

The voters of the state outside of
Denver should cooperate to down the
officeseeking cohorts of the capital
city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23
DESERVING DEMOCRACY.

Salina Journal.
One Smith county family of is
members, all of whom had been vot-
ing the Democratic ticket, will vote
the Republican ticket this year; and
it may be noted that there are sew
eral families whose members are
planning to do the same thing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Chieftain complains because the
News-Times overlooked Pueblo Elks
in the parade, also Walsenburg.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Butcher Huerta is to be succeeded
by Murderous Villa, as the latter will
be the real power behind the throne
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

If we mistake not Huerta will abide
his time for inaugurating another
revolution in Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Iowa Republicans have endorsed
woman suffrage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Huerta refused to salute the flag
and in turn is given U. s. protection
to hike for another country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-23

Bryan has come out for woman suf-
frage. Looks like the administration
is trying to hedge.