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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
Leaves Most of Fortune to Art.

COPENHAGEN, January 16.-Dr. Carl
Jacobsen, the rich brewer who died last
Sunday. bequeathed most Of his fortune
Of $4,000, 900 to art purposes. This was
done, it is stated with the consent of
his children, who receive only small
legacies For years DR.. Jacobsen devot-
ed a part of his income to art and
science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
Woman Heads State Committee.

DENVER, January 16.-Mrs- Gertrude
A. Lee became chairman Of the demo-
cratic state central committee Wednesday
night when George T. Bradley retired to
accept the position of state railroad COM
missioner. Mrs. Lee. who has been vice
chairman, is the first woman to hold the
nos}{ion of chairman Of a democratic
state central committee. She was presi-
Dental elector at the last national cleo
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
Oscar Straus Speaks.

Oscar Straus, former Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and former ambassador
to Turkey, declared that the celebration
of the 100 years of peace should dwell on
the prospects for many more years OF
peace to come.
This is the age of commerce." said
Mr.. Straus. land commerce rests on
peace. If all nations are rich and are
at peace with each other. all are bene-
fitted. The time is past when nations
get any benefits out of warning against
others and weakening them.
We have come to time in the world S
progress when the dividing up of nations
by conquest is over. Had the Balkan
war taken place a generation ago 1t
would have drawn into its bloody vortex
the great nations of the world. The mar
row confines of this war Is u great trib-
ute to the peace movement
The international spirit of the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16

Rev. Father MCGEE, pastor of the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart, who has been suffer-
ing from a nervous breakdown for the
last three months, was reported this an.
ernoon as being slightly improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
CREW OF EIGHT RESCUED.
Cunard Liner Reports Schooner Wa,
Set Afire and Abandoned.

NEW YORK, January 16.-The captain
of the Cunard liner Lusitania, which
sailed from here Wednesday for Liver
pool, sent a wireless message to the line
today saying that at $50 o'clock this
morning, in latitude 1912. longitude $3.50,
the Lusitania had rescued the crew of
eight men from the Nova Scotian schoon-
er Mayflower. The schooner was aban-
doned and set on fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16

Marine records show that the British
schooner Mayfower left Perth Amboy,
N. j.. December 80, for St. John, N. B.,
anG touched at Booth Bay, Me-, jan
uary 10. She could not possibly have
been in the position indicated by the
Lusitania today. No other Mayf1ower OF
the schooner type is recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
Makes Round of Calls.

| The earl made a round of calls this
! morning, visiting Vice President Mar
shall and Speaker Champ Clark of the
| House, and Secretary of the Interior
Lane, and at noon was rendered a recep-
ton at the National Press Club. Frank
| B. Lord. president of the club, had gen.
eral charge of the reception.
| Later the earl was the guest of honor
at luncheon at the Press Cub, rendered
| him by the Secretaries Luncheon Club,
comprising officers Of national organiZa-
tons having headquarters in Washington.
About twenty-five men We're present.
Richard B. Watrous, secretary of the
American Civic Association, presided.
The earl made a brief address.
This afternoon the earl was entertained
| at luncheon again at the University Club
by Secretary of State Bryan. He is to
leave this evening for Pittsburgh.
Pledge to Support Fair.
PIedging himself and all the hackers of
the Anglo-American exposition, which
opens in London this spring. to support
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco In 1915, the Earl of Kintore
last night offered possible solution for
the failure of the British government to
recognize the American fair. He was
speaking at banquet given In his honor
by committee of members of the Board
of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, South
ern Comercia Congress and committee
of one hundred on the celebration of An
glo American peace.
The earl declared that the great object
in creating the exposition in London is
to bring together the peoples of America
and Great ritain in order that they may
help each other in developing International
commerce. He spoke of the arrange
ments for the celebration of the 100 years
of peace, and explained how the build
ings for the Angio-American exposition
already have been erected The first
100000 of profits from the exposition
he said. are to be given to the American
and British centenary of peace commit
tees to be devoted to scholarships and
prizes
Toasts to King and President.
Henry B. F. Macfarland presided at the
dinner, which was attended by about
seventy-five business and professional
men of Washington. Toasts to the Presi-
dent of the United States and the King of
Great Britain opened the dinner and the
singing of America and God Save the
King brought it to a close. The deco
rations were made up of the Stars and
Stripes and the union jack, intertwined.
District Commissioner Oliver P New
man welcomed the earl to Washington
and John Barrett. director of the Pan
American Union, spoke of the Importance
of. expositions in bringing about amicable
relations between nations. He declared
he hoped the day will come when the
American government will set aside a
sum annually to support international ex-
positions. He mentioned the fact that the
independence of most Latin American ma
tons was brought about almost stimuli
taneously with the ending of the war of
1912.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
EANITATION EDUCATION
is IMPORTANT FACTOR

While the object of the proposed
milk ordinance is to improve sanitary
conditions surrounding dairies and
all places where milk is handled and
sold, it should not be made so dras-
tic that it will work hardships on
anyone. tuberculosis among the cat
tie in this section is almost unknown.
The milk from the cows here is prob
ably as pure as in any portion of the
world. But there is carelessness in
handling it after it leaves the COW
that should not be permitted, and this
is provided for in the ordinance as
far as the dairymen are concerned.
The carelessness does not end when
the milk reaches the purchaser.
Housekeepers, restaurant keepers and
hotel people are guilty of different
sorts of negligence that are great
er menace to health than tuberculosis
could possibly be under existing eli
matte conditions in this portion Of
Colorado. What is needed is an edu-
cational campaign in sanitation
among the people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

J. A. Frazier is away looking after
his saw mill interests.
Bart Sease and son Worth were
business visitors at Elco Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Abrams who has been
seriously i'll for some weeks is now
very much better.
Frank Hotz entered school Mon
day.
Geo. Abrams, the newly elected
ditch superintendent, is pushing the
ditch cleaning as rapidly as possible.
A baseball game will be played At
Sunnyside Saturday afternoon by the
boys Of the Elco school and the boys
of the Sunnyside school.
Sunday school rally at Elco at 2:8O
p. m. April 5. Sunnyside and River
side schools will Join with Elco. Pro-
gram furnished by La Plata County
Sunday School Association. Evwy.
body invited to b present E,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06


by increasing the state road fund by
an annual half mill levy.
Be it enacted by the people Of the
state of colorado.
Section l.. There is hereby recog-
hized and perpetuatcd the fund
heretofore established for the pur-
pose OF state aid in the construction
and Improvement Of public highways,
and known as the state road fund;
and for the purpose of securing bet
ter highways by increasing the said
fund, there shall be assessed and
levied annually apon all taxable
property in this state onc-half of one
mill on each dollar of assessed valu-
alton thereof, to be assessed and col
lected at the same time and in the
same manner now provided for the
assessment and collection of state
taxes from other fractional mill lev
les now established by law.
Section 2. 1t is hereby expressly
declared that this act is not to be
deemed in conflict with any provis-
ion of the state highway commission
act, approved March II, 1913.
Within the next week active work
OF securing the signatures necessary,
approximately 21,000, will be COM
menced and petitions will be sent
into every county in the state.
In preparing the bill Francis L.
Bouck, assistant attorney general,
worked with james w. Kelley and
Halstead L. Ritter of Denver and
Charles Il. Tew of Greeley. The
measure is brief and to the point,
and it is believed is so plainly drawn
that it can readily be understood by
all.
On the official ballot this fall 1t Is
proposed that the measure be known
as the Good Roads BILL" and the
suggestion of r. H. Higgins of Pueb-
10, president of the State Association
OF County Commissioners is that the
question be put to the voters of the
state under captions simply reading
for better roads" and against bet
ter riads.'
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
OLDEST HOTEL IN AMERICA
DESTROYED BY FIRE

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April a.
FIRE started at daylight in the kitch-
en- of the Florida House and spread
rapidly to the water front, doing
enormous damage and threatening the
entire city. Martial law was de-
clared and troops were called. The
buildings destroyed were the court
house, part of the electric light plant
and the Florida, Bennett, Claremont,
Magnolia, Munson and Vedder hotels.
The latter was the oldest hotel in
America. The Ponce de Leon and the
larger hotels were not affected.
A hundred guests escaped and it is
believed there were no fatalities.
An unknown woman and man leap
ed from the third floor of the Florida
house. The woman broke her back
and will die, the man suffered
broken leg.
The entire fire department of
jacksonville and other towns assisted
in controlling the flames. The United
States troops were called from the
barracks to prevent looting if any
was attempted.
At noon it was believed the fire
was under control. Many valuable
historical relics were burned. 1t is
estimated the loss will exceed mil
lion dollars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
RECOVER BODIES OF sEALERs

ST. JOHNS, N. r., April D.
Preparations are being made here to
receive the bodies Of the sealers who
perished on the ice floes in the bliz-
zard off Cape Race. The steamer
Bellaventura is bringing the first
consignment Of dead. At noon she
was ninety miles out, blockaded by
ice, and will probably be delayed un.
til Sunday.
The blizzard is still raging in the
vicinity of Cape Race. Details are
meagre. 1t is believed forty dead
and thirty injured are being brought
in aboard the Bellaventura. 1t is re.
ported that many of the injured are
in serious condition and will moi
likely survive.
Later reports from Florizel says
that the ship has corpscs aboard.
1t is uncertain what happened t.
the steamer New Foundand and Tn,
rest of its crew numbering ITO.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
PROPOSED GOOD ROADS BILL

The final draft Of the bill proposed
by the Colorado Good Roads associa-
tion and the State Association Of
County Commissioners for the pur-
pose Of increasing the state road fund
has just been made public. The bill
reads az follows:
An act TO secure better highways
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

enough and the car left the tempor-
ary barn at Sixth and Main, went
to the car track and died. 1t refused
to bulge and the fire boys were
forced to resort to the Thomas Flyer
truck No. 2, which for the second
time has come to the rescue of the
crippled Seagrace.-Grand Junction
News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

Governor Walsh Of Massachusetts
has declined to sanction proposal to
increase his salary from 5000 to
$4,000 = year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
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j. NJ Bedore and wife of Ignacio
were guests at the Savoy last night.
Judge Teal of Elco was marketer
at Graden's today.
DR.. Libby leaves for Denver Sat
urday for weeks stay.
Rev. Orville Hood was a business
visitor from the Florida mesa today
/. j. Frizzell was down from the
Animas valley today on marketing
expedition.
A B. Slade of Breen brought wool
to Durango for shipment today and
loaded out with ranch supplies.
Robert Nelson and son John were
business visitors from the Florida
today.
Frank Eldredge was bound fol
Pueblo this morning on business
mission.
Robert Mitchell was down from
Baker bridge purchasing supplies for
the ranch larder.
MIR. and Mrs. P. D. McAttee left
Sor Denver this morning on short
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs T. F. Jones and chill
dren of the La Platas are passing a
few days at the Strater.
Isaac Cherry went out to Florida
mesa this morning for brief stay
on the ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Priestly of
Pennington left for points on the
Southern this morning.
Dr. Gertrude De Lano is sched-
uled to return from Edith this even
ing where she spent short time on
professional business.
NJ. O. Brown, one of the cattle
kings of the southwest, was over
from Pagosa Springs last night on a
business mission.
Mrs. Joe Terry of Silverton was a
guest at the Strater last night. She
was bound for Oklahoma for a two
months visit with her son and broth
er. She will stop in Denver for a
few DAYS visit with friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

Miss Marie Kolz left for HesperuA
this morning, where Monday she
takes charge Of the primary depart
ment in the schools for a nine month";
term. Her mother, P. A. Kolz, &C.
Icompanied her and will establish q
home there during the school year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

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Ogle Monteith was marketer
from the Florida mesa today.
Postmaster Will Hall was in from
fgnacio today.
Albert Salabar was business visi-
tor from Ignacio today.
j. A. Archuleta represented the
Edith section in Durango last night.
Mrs. A. NJ. Basket and kiddies are
up from Posta on a shopping expedi-
ton.
H. Caldwell, the hide buyer, is in
town after the wares in which he
deals.
Clyde Walters of Dolores was
passenger on the Eastern this morn
ing, bound for Pueblo.
r. S. Prewitt is in town transform
ing insurance prospects into policy
holders.
Louis Listner was down from Up
per Florida today on purchasing ex-
pedition.
Miss Media Limprecht cordially
invites her friends and acquaintances
to cali upon her at Mrs. Schraders
millinery emporium.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Henry were
down from Hesperus this afternoon
delivering meat to the different
markets.
George Sponsel, of Dix, one of La
Plata ccunty's most prosperous
ranchers. is business visitor in the
city.
Mrs. Rowe of Perins Peak who un-
derwent an operation at Ochsner hos
pital early in the week is recovering
rapidly.
Thomas Uptogrove of Aztec was
bound for Santa Fe this morning
Grand jury duties occasioned the
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pool, newlyweds
who spent their honeymoon in Du-
range, departed this morning for
their home in San Juan county.
Mrs. H. H. Stubbs who transacted
business in town last night returned
to her home in the Mancos vicinity
this morning.
John Wynn of the lncas Mining
company who has been in attendance
at district court this week left this
morning for the La Platas.
j. Shiel, boiler inspector for the
fourth division of the Denver and
Rio Grande, is over from Alamosa
on department business.
Last night burglars entered the
Harrison store in Animas City and
tapped the cash drawer for So. AS
yet no clew has been found as to
their identity.
Those culinary artists, the mem
bers of the st. Marks guild will serve
dinner and supper in the Graden
block tomorrow. Hours, 12 to 2 and
5 to Z.
Mrs. Charles Miles and little
daughter, Mildred, departed for
Neucla, Colo, this morning to visit
the formers father and sister. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Miles
sister, Miss Alice Cox, who is re-
turning to her home at that point.
Conductor ]. H. McHolland left
for Denver this morning to partici-
pate in Masonic doings in the capi-
tai city the coming week. Among
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

A false alarm of fire from Fifth
and White avenue Tuesday night was
valuable in finding fault in the big
fire truck, which for the first time
in its history, failed to respond to an
alarm. The engine started well
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
MEXICAN SITUATION
DISCUSSED AT MEETING.

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-The
American academy of political and
social science opened its eighteenth
annual meeting here today with of
ficial delegations appointed by the
governors of most of the states of
the union present for the discussions
Distinguished statesmen, editors, au-
thors, and specialists included in the
list of speakers will discuss "The
Present International Relations and
Obligations of the United States in
all their many phases. The Univer-
sity, Union League and City clubs
have been thrown open to the dele
gates. The reception committee
comprises the most prominent men
in Philadelphia.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

w. n. WiiisoH Will. represent lne
local NJ. w. A. lodge at the state con-
vention of the order to be held in
Pueblo May 6.
r. L. Cox of Mancos is now located
at the fair ground training Little
Delmore" and "Dick" for the spring
races.
According to the Grand Junction
News seventy-five teams are busy
hauling carnotite ore from the Para
dox section.
Mrs. Grace Hansen closes sue
cessful term of school at Columbus
tomorrow. She is to have charge of
the Lowell school during the summer
months.
Mrs. M. ]. Grabill arrived from
Mount City, Iowa last night on her
way to Pennington to visit her
daughter Mrs. Carlisle.
Mrs. Louis Johnson and daughter,
Mrs. T. d. Bennett and the latter's
little son, spent the time between
Southern trains today with Pine
Ridge friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Tam of Howards
vile who have been visiting in Ala
bama for several months, were among
the arrivals from the east last night
who were homeward bound.
Mrs. Fannie Compton and daugh-
ter Mrs. Carl Underhill, left this
morning for Telluride to visit their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Leo Groom
enburg.
1t is understood the state highway
commission will make the appropria-
tion Saturday, April 4. Charles Herr
will be on hand to look after the in
terests of this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Glaser and Master
Leonard left for Denver this morn
ing for an indefinite stay. Mr..
Glaser is making the trip on bust
ness which will require his attention
for few weeks.
March closed in very satisfac-
tory manner from a commercial
standpoint, and the prospects for
conditions to improve in the Durango
country during the month of April
are favorable.
Nels Evenson, janitor at the Whit
tier school, has been rushing the sea-
son with the lawn mower. Yester-
day afternoon he was busy cutting
the grass on the spacious lawn sur
rounding the building.
Ed. Eales, engineer at the May
Day, and his five children were in
town last night en- route home from
Bayfield, where Tuesday their be-
loved wife and mother was laid to
rest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.ZJohn
Barrett in his address before the
American academy of political and
social science, urged the expansion
Of the Monroe doctrine, saying:
"Call it the 'Pan-American policy
Make il plain that America is not try
ing to be papa and mama to a group
of naughty little nations in South
America. 1t isn't the Monroe doc
trine itself as principal, but its in
depreciation that is unaccepted to the
Latin-Americans. The Pan-Ameri-
can policy would absorb and enlarge
the Monroe doctrine into an all
American policy, where each nation
would have the same rights, same
dignity and position, and the same
sense of independence as the United
States"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

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AT special session of the county
commissioners today the following
bids for the construction of the Need
Teton and Vallecito bridges were open
ed and considered: r. Nelson & Son,
Vallecito bridge, sl195; Joseph w.
Pecinovsky, Needlcton bridge, S59S;
t. E. Peterson, Needleton, $645, Val
lecito, s590.65; G. T. Vandegrift,
Needleton, 1921, Vallecito S715; NJ.
X. Conroy and bonds, Needleton,
SS45, Vallecito, $3.50. Mr.. Pecinovsky
was awarded the contract for the
Needleton bridge and Mr.. Peterson
for the Vallecito. Construction work
will begin at once.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

E. C. Condit, the mining operator,
came down from Silverton last night
on his way to Louisville, KY, to tell
some of the business people Of that
section of the splendid opportunities
the mining districts of the southwest
has to offer capitalists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

The VIM. McDowells who have
been domiciled in the Cobb house this
winter, are to move to the John
Sponsel house Saturday. The Cobbs
who have been members of the hap
py family at the Hotel Savoy this
winter will occupy the house as soon
as it is vacated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

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Bishop +. J., Mcconnell of Denver.
who is well known to many Durango
people, has just returned from his an
nual trip through Mexico. On the oc-
casion Of his visit last year he was
convinced that intervention by the
United States was impractical. Then
he found sentiment in Mexico very
strong against outside interference.
This time a streng sentiment in fa-
vor of intervention by the United
States was noted by the bishop In
fact he is convinced that the only So
luton of the trouble is Intervention
by the United States or some Eur
opean power. However he admits
that if such a step was taken it would
be long drawn-out affair and the
spirit of lawlessness that now pre-
walls would probably continue for a
generation or more under the most
favorable circumstances.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

Mining interests in the Silvertor
camp have been occupying Engineer
E. A. Ritter's attention for several
days. This morning he went down
to Aztec where ranch holdings and
irrigation will claim his attention
the remainder of the week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

The proposed raise in traffic rate
on the d. & r. G. that was to becom
effective yesterday has been post
poned for several months. The IL
crease on fourth class freight wi
amount to 10 and is cents per hur
dred. NJ
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

HERALD wANTADs BRING QUICK
RESULTS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

Charles Walters of the Animas
valley was arraigned in Justice Mad
dox's court last evening on the
charge of cruelty to animals. H.
plead not guilty and was placed un.
der $500 bonds, April 10 being tn.
date set for his trial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

Mrs. Samuel Rule and her 2-year-
old son came over from Mancos last
night on her way to Pueblo, where
she was called by the sudden death
of her husband. The cause of Mr..
Rules death is not known by his i'm
mediate family. He went to Pueblo
three weeks ago, where he had ex-
tensive interests. When he left home
he was in good health and letter a
few days ago did not contain any
mention Of his illness. For a num-
ber of years previous to her marriage,
Mrs. Rule, nee Lucy IIilligus, resided
in Silverton, Durango and the Pine
River valley. Many friends extend
sympathy to her in her hour of sor-
row. She was accompanied on her
sad journey by Mrs. Ada Coppinger
of Mancos, niece of the deceased.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06
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