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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
PrOhibitionists in
State Convention

COLORADO SPRINGS, July a.
Plans for statewide prohibition in
Colorado are expected to be laid dur
ing the state convention of the Pro-
hibition party which began here to-
day. While all delegates are united in
their belief that the time is ripe for
determined campaign, they are said
to differ as to the proper methods
which should be pursued.
The leaders of the party declare the
party is first political and will do
away with the liquor traffic without a
constitutional amendment if the peo-
pie will elect their candidates to of
fice. The Denver meeting Of the Pro-
hibition state committee expressed it.
self in favor of constitutional
amendment to effect drye. Colorado
but refused to admit that any but a
Prohibition set of candidates could
bring victory to the ''drys."
The Anti-Saloon league and the w.
G. 7. U. do not want to be tied to
any one party but favor pledging
Democrats, Republicans and Progress
sives to suppression of the liquor traf-
fic and supporting those members of
these parties who take such pledges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

The Russian government has been
making study of the Uncompahgre
valley reclamation project through its
representative, p. p. Won Weymann,
deputy of the imperial Russian min
lister. According to Mr.. Won Wey-
mann Russia sends representative
to this country to study the work be-
ing done by the reclamation service
of The United States. In many parts
of that country, climatic and topo-
graphical conditions are very similar
to those which exist in the western
states, particularly in Wyoming, Colo
RADIO and Nebraska. Indeed, so much
do these sections resemble each 9TH
er that the United States government
has been making experiments with
different kinds Of alfalfa that thrives
in Siberia with the purpose In visw
Of introducing it into this country,
Also similar experiments have been
made with several varieties Of Rus
sian apples.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
POISONS THAT GROW
MORE DEADLY THE
WEAKER THEY ARE MADE

From New York American.
The more you dilute certain pois-
ons with water the more deadly they
become. This remarkable fact has
been recently demonstrated by DR.. F.
Roux, the well known French scien-
tist, before the Academy Of Science
at Paris.
The poisons used In the tests were
principally of the bacterial variety,
but there seems to be no reason to
believe that the proposition is not
equally true of other poisons.
Some Of the bacterial poisons ex-
perimented with became doubly vifils
when diluted with 100 times their
volume of distilled water. When less
water was used the poisons proved
less harmful, and when they wers dill
uted to an even greater extent their
poisonous action increased. The con-
clusion was compelled that the
greater the dilution the more dan
gerous the poisons became, and the
only explanation offered was that the
resistance Of the blood stream was
diminished by the water.
This is not the only paradox con-
nected with the action Of poisons that
has come under investigation ct the
hands Of scientists recently. The
venom Of the cobra, the most danger
Gus. Of all Indian serpents, has al
ways proven more or less Of mys-
terry, In view Of the fact that II the
poison glands are ~ ont Of newly
Killed snake of tiiis spssiss, their
contents may be swallowed with inn-
punity by healthy human bsing,
the poison being digested in = psr-
fectly natural way. while II the per-
son swallowing the venom happens
to have any sore place in his mouth
Mt the time his death Is almost in
stantaneous.
Just why cobra venom can be read
lily digested, but brings almost in
stant death when the virus gets d.
rectly into the bloom stream Is one Of
the problems now being Investigated
by scientists.
Another poison whose action is lit
tie understood by the medical profes-
sion, although it is one of the most
useful Of all, namely, struchnins, II
being similarly Investigated. II 10
used As a stimulant quite generally.
up to one thirty second Of . grain
being administered with impunity.
But If the dose be increased evsr 70
little. the dangers Of tetanus are very
great. When tetanus does follow,
however, paradoxical as 1t may seem,
the cure applied is the administra-
tion Of more strychnine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
Educators Open
4 Big Convention
United Press.

ohiteo freee.
ST. PAUL, July 3.-School teach
ers, college professors, county super
intendents and presidents of universi-
ties from every state in the union
gathered in the auditorium here this
morning at the opening of the fifty
second annual convention of the Ma
tional Educational association. Jo-
seph Swain, president of the N. E.
A. and also of Swarthmore college,
delivered his annual address following
the address of welcome by Governor
A. o. Eberhart President Swain
talked on "The Relation of the Teach
er to American Citizenship" An in
ternational aspect was given the con-
vention at the mornings session by
Professor Sidney Lewis Gulick of the
Imperial university at Kioto, Japan,
who spoke on the Responsibility of
American Educators in the Solution
of Americas Oriental Problem" The
question of teachers salaries will be
taken up tonight Grace C. Strachan,
of Brooklyn, will deliver an address
demanding that teachers salaries be
based upon position and not on the
sex of the incumbent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

Six rules for fire prevention given
to campers by the federal forest SER
vice:
l. Be sure your match is out be-
fore you throw it away.
2. Knock your pipe ashes or throw
your cigar or cigarette stump where
there is nothing to catch fire.
3. Don't build . camp fire any
larger than is absolutely necessary.
Never leave it, even for . short time,
without putting it out with water or
dirt.
4. Don't build camp fire against
a tree or log. Build small one where
you can scrape away the needles,
leaves or grass from all sides Of IL.
6. Don't build bonfires. The wind
may come up at any time and start
a fire you cannot control.
6. II you discover a fire, get word
of it to the nearest U. 8. forest rang
er or state fire warden just ~ quick
ly rs you possibly can.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
NO NEED TO FEAR
WATER SHORTAGE

FORT COLLINS, Colo, July g.
l., W. Bennett recently returned from
a trip to the headwaters of the
Poudre, where he went with a party
to examine the condition of the
bitches and prospects for continu-
Gus supply of water during the irri-
CATION season. He found that the
snow was practically all melted in the
forest sections, though the higher
banks above timberline, whose natural
reservoirs from which the real irri-
cation supply is drawn late in the
summer, are still almost intact. He
declares that the banks of snow are
so great that there need be no fear
If a shortage of water.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
Motorcycle Run
at Dodge City
United Fress

United Fress
DODGE CITY, Kan, July g.
Thousands Of visitors are here today
to witness the motorcycle classic"
Of the year, the 300-mile race at the
local motordrome. The race, which
will be run tomorrow is to motorcy-
ciedom what the 5O0-mile auto race at
indianapolis Is to the automobile
world. Practically all of the best
riders in the country are entered for
tomorrow's big event. Erwin G. Ba-
ker, who crossed the continent on q
motorcycle in eleven days, Bob Per-
ry, Ray Seymour, Maldwyn Jones,
Carl and Bill Gowdy, Maurice Tfce,
"Speck" Warner and Johnnie Con-
stant are among the best known rid
ers entered, The title Of world cham
pion will be conferred upon the win
ner by the Federation Of American
Motorcyclists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
Fort Collins Semi
Centennial now on

FORT COLLINS, Colo, July g.
This is beef barbecue day at the semi
centennial celebration of the founding
of Fort Collins. Band concerts on
the downtown streets opened the fes-
tivities this morning, four bands par
ticipating. These discoursed music
from 8 to 10 O'Clock when the days
street parade began.
The paraders marched through the
streets to Prospect park, where the
principal event Of the day, the barbe-
cue of 30 oxen, took place. The ami
mails were butchered on the grounds
in typical southern style and the meat
served on the grounds to all corners.
At 1:39 the field events of the day
began. Harness races were held be-
fore a balloon ascension wound up the
days ceremonies. Tonight wild west
performance will be given.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

The following from the Montrose
Enterprise furnishes interesting food
for thought for Durango people:
Grand Junction is just closing the
kind of campaign that is worth
while when it is considered that the
movement has increased the consump-
tion of home products to the extent
of 35 per cent.
Backed by the daily newspapers,
the Western Slope Manufacturers as
sociation, composed Of fifteen owners
of local factories and industries, have
been giving the people a succession
of object lessons in the virtues of
buying homemade goods that has
achieved expected results.
Canneries, sugar factories, flour
mills, creameries and a half dozen
other industries are represented in
the association, and as result of an
efficient campaign for home industry,
these institutions have increased their
output one-third and nearly doubled
their payroll.
A visitors day, an essay contest
with home products as the subject,
tag days, organization of consumers
clubs, Endorsements by local public or
quasi-public associations have been
features Of the campaign.
In our opinion this is the most prac-
tical thing Grand Junction has done
for many day. If every town would
follow out the same plan local pros
perity would advance several degrees
The people of a community should
remember that the consumer pays the
freight and that there are two freight
charges eliminated and saved to the
community as rule when people use
home produce. The community
saves the freight on the imported
stuff they might have bought and the
freight on the local produce which
must be shipped out If it is not con-
sumed at home. On top Of this buy
ing home products increases the pay
roll Of the home manufacturers.
In short, buying home products is
q many-sided advantage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
Educational Problems
Discussed al Boulder

BOULDER, Colo, July 3.-Discus-
sion of four of the most pressing
problems of education opened here to-
day with the beginning of the annual
Colorado conference of education un-
der the auspices of the University of
Colorado. They are the problem of
civilization in America, the industrial
order and its problems, the problem
of character and the problem of high
or patriotism.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
5000 TO AUTO RACERS.
United Press.

United Press.
TACOMA, Wash, July IA mum.
ber of the fastest cars in the west
participated in the Intercity Century
automobile race run on the Tacoma
speedway this morning in connection
with the Montamara Festo. The dis
tance was 100 miles and the cash
prizes aggregated $1,000. The race
was run over the new two-mile as.
phaltum course. one Of the fastest in
the country. This afternoon the Gold.
en- Potlatch trophy race, two hun
dred miles, over the same course, for
purses of $4,000 will be run. Both
races were sanctioned by the Ameri.
can Automobile association.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

When you were = boy, what parti-
cular prize listed In the YoatA's
Companion premium list did you lens
for most7 This particular patrist
signed for = eross-bow, and woaldn't
be happy till he got It. having ~
something Of the exploits Of ~ ~
Wild Bill Tell. and bsing to- ysuag
70 Be trusted with dsadlisr vsapsaq.
Later he yisldad to patsrnal psesun-
sion and took RidpetA's hisossy 4
The United statss, n wAieA e,asi1
BE war sad h,sodshsd eesssst &
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

A large number of friends assem-
bled at the Hood & Ames undertake
ing parlors this morning to pay their
respects to the memory of the late
George Taylor. Rev. Mr.. Blake, act
ing rector of st. Marks church, had
charge Of the funeral service. The
pail bearers chosen from old time
friends of the family, were John w.
Wingate, N. F. Cooke, George Tif-
fany, Sr., VIM. Shaffer, E. s. Hub
bard and William Wickline. The body
was laid to rest in Greenmount ceme-
terry.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
$4,000 CAR AS AUTO RACE PRIZE

DENVER, July 3.-Nearly fifty au-
tomobiles started from the Denver
Motor club this morning in the 240-
mile road race to Pueblo and return
arranged by the club. Motor clubs
of Pueblo and Colorado Springs are
The racers will make
the run to Pueblo today, stopping
four hours at Colorado Springs en-
route. Only elapsed time will be
counted. The machines will be start
ed back to Denver from Pueblo to-
morrow, arriving here tomorrow aft
ernoon. A handsome $4,000 car, has
been Offered as first prize-
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
ARREST
fAk[R
Man Says he Saved Presii-
dent Of Westinghouse
Go. from Assassin
United Prsss

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 3.-The as
sassination of E. M. Herr, multi-miI-
lionaire president of the Westing-
house company, and the dynamiting
of his residence at Engelwood was
contemplated in an alleged plot dis
covered by Robert Miller. according
to a report that was partially CON
firmed by Mrs. Herr.
1t was stated that Miller shot and
possibly fatally wounded a man he
interrupted in the act Of carrying a
dynamite bomb to the. Herr house
Wednesday morning.
Police, constabulary and detectives
are guarding Herr. The police have
been warned to keep silence or they
might defeat the end of justice.
Captain Adams of the constabulary
arrested Miller, alleging he confessed
he planned to pose as Herr's savior
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
PUEBLO ELkS TO BE WELL
REPRESENTED IN DENVER

PUEBLO, Colo, July 3.-Pueblo
Elks will probably enter float in
the industrial parade to be held in
Denver during the week of July 13 in
connection with the golden jubilee re-
union of that order. Committees
have been appointed to investigate
the feasibility of such plan and to
report at once.
The Pueblo lodge expects to be rep
resented with one of the biggest dele
cations at the reunion and most Of
the members are said to favor float
representation also.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
DENVER POLICEMEN ARE
GIVEN FREAK ORDERS;

United Press.
DENVER, July 3.-Denver police
ment needn't wear vests on duty while
the weather is warm, according to no
tice posted by Chief of Police Felix
o'Neill, but if they go without vests
they must wear long, flowing ties to
hide egg or other spots on their shirt
fronts.
Also, O'Neill's order says they must
change their shirts reasonably often
now that there is no other protection
than long flowing tie.
With vests, "galluses" will pass out
of the policemen's lives until cooler
weather comes, so belts are in order.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
MOTORCYCLISTS RALLY
AT FAMOUS RESORT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. X, July
from III parts Of
the east gathered here today to at
tend the carnival which started to-
day and will continue tomorrow and
Sunday. Motorcycle clubs from Wash
ington, Baltimore, Boston and Spring
field came here on their machines.
The annual convention of the New
York State Federation of American
Motorcyclists is scheduled for tomor-
row.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
ARCHDUkf
AND Wife
|N.STATf
United Press.

United Press.
VIENNA, Austria, July 3.-The
bodies of the rachduke and wife lay
in state at the Hofburg palace chapel,
the archduke's remains in gold trim
med casket and his wife's in silver
trimmed one. Tho archduke's casket
was placed higher than his wife's be-
cause he was royal.
The officers of the crack Aust. IN
regiment and the representatives of
all the great Austrian houses acted
as guards. Bells were tolled and the
streets were packed with people. The
emperor visited the chapel al,nes to
view the bodies during tho day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

WONDERFUL
FLYING
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July g.
Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone
inventor, declares a transatlantic
flight in one day is not impossible.
but probable. He said: "Undoubt-
edly the ordinary machine able to sup
port itself in the air at an elevation
of two miles can attain speed of
one hundred miles an hour, which
means it can fly to Europe from Am
erica in a day."
He refused to comment upon Lieu
tenant Porte's attempt this month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
DELMONT AND PAPPAS
READY FOR BATTLE

DENVER, July 3.-Jean belmont,
of Memphis, and Louis Pappas, of
Kansas City, featherweights, will
meet at the Colorado Athletic club
tonight in fifteen-round battle. Del
mont is considered one of the best
men of his weight in the country and
is the only man who ever got news
paper decision over Johnny Kilbane.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
POLICE
IDENTIFY
RObbfR

PENDLETON, Ore, July 3.-The
authorities are practically certain the
train bandit Deputy Sheriff McDuffee
killed yesterday was Hugh Whitney,
an Idaho and Montana outlaw.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

Mint ISSUES
REPORT

United Press.
DENVER, July 3.-The local mint
report just issued shows that durint
the fiscal year ending June 80, 49,
012,500 pieces were coined totalinp
$13,275,3sO. On July 1st the mint
contained haluf billion in coin
standard gold bars and bullion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

The officers of the town are going
to allow the children who stay at
home the best time possible. Lock-
jaw and dismemberment will be the
only privileges denied them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR
STATE MENT OF CONDITIONS
United Press.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
The comptroller of currency issued a
call for statement of conditions of ma
tional banks at the close of business
June 30th.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

Edwin Christie has asked to b.
freed from the matrimonial bends
that united him with Lottis Chris
tie. The suit for the divorce vAs
filed In the county court yesterday
afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fry and the
latter's sisters, the Misses Nettie and
Helen Buchanan, expect to spend the
Fourth in Pennington.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

Ell PASO, Tex, July 3.-General
Eduardo Hays, at Monterey, will rep
resent General Obregon at the Villa.
Carranza conference, according to tht
constitutionalists. The conference ha,
not begun yet.
Manuel Gutierrez, with sixty out
laws, Saturday ambushed 2s consti-
tutionalist scouts at Santiago pass
near Pearson. and killed % of the
number. The survivors returned IL
Pearson, nearly all suffering with
wounds. Lieutenant Col. Carranza
commandant, with eighty soldier
sailed forth. Gutierrez nmbushee
him also, killing five Of his mer, snt
wounding four
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
AMERICANS
ONLY IN CUP
FINALS
United Press.

United Press.
HENLEY, Eng, July 3.-Harvard
and the Union Boat club of Boston to-
morrow contest in the finals for the
grand challenge cup, the worlds
greatest rowing trophy. Harvard beat
the Winnipeg Rowing club but three
quarters of length and the Union
club beat the Manner Ruder Verein
of Mayence, Germany. by a quarter
Of length. All British crews were
eliminated yesterday.
Harvard's time was seven minutes,
only two seconds slower than the
worlds record.
HENLEY, July 3.-Sinigaglia, Ital-
ian, defeated Dibble, American, in the
diamond sculls semi-finals by five
lengths, eliminating the last Ameri-
can in that event.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06
AMERICAN ENJOYS
VISIT WHITE HOUSE
President Says he IS Intensely Proud Of he way
fnvOys Have Handled the Situation Villa
Caranza Conference Have Not Started
United Press.

united freSS.
: WASHINGTON, d. c., July a.
Lamar and Lehman, American en-
.voys at the Niagara Falls mediation
conference, visited the White House
this afternoon unheralded. They en-
tered the outer office and left their
cards with the assistant secretary
saying: eve do not want to see the
president; we merely called to pay
our respects" and started away. They
had started away and just rs they
reached the door, the president seeing
their cards, burst from the office
rushed after them shouting, Gust
moment. want to say l am i'm
mensely proud Of the way you rep
resented your country" He drew the
ENJOYS into his private office ana
conferred briefly with them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-11
OWEN SEES END
OF MONARCHIES
UNITED STATES SENATOR OWEN
VIEWS OF EUROPEAN WAR
AND WHAT THE OUTCOME
WILL BE.

''The present war will see the end
of the Monarchial governments in
Europe and the establishment of de-
mocracy. The desaying lines of the
kings and rulers will be abolished y
Such was the expression of Senator
Robert l.. owen in an interview given
to the editor in Oklahoma City.
Owen touched on the probable out
come and effect of the present
war upon American commerce and
also on the personal and vital side
of the war.
"All of the vast Industries ard ag-
ricultural wealth of the nation stand
as security for the new federal re-
serve system" said the senator. The
plan of credits of the country Is made
more stable. This reserve system
win certainly stand the test of the
commercial crisis caused by the war.
| think that our financial welfare is
guarded for all time to come
"The merchant marine will be
built up during the present crisis so
as to be equal If not superior to that
OF any other nations In some com
mercial lines. the war will be a great
benefit.
mo war or any purpose except
that Of freedom is worthy of such
gallant surrender of lives as is being
shown by the German and French
peasants.
ut is for these people that my
heart goes out in sympathy. They
have no other choice but to fight
when the war lords of their land say
fight. The peasant of Germany and
France have no cause for war be-
tween them. They fight because ther
are forced into It. yWNINgBWv
"They are peaceful people, They
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-11
FERTILIzER CONSUMPTION
IN OKLAHOMA

Washington. d. c.. Sep. TO-
There are six hundred twenty-five
farms in Oklahoma that use fertil-
izer, and the annual purchases will
amount to s29.0s2 according to a re
cent report Of the United States Cen
sus Bureau. Less than one per cent
of the farms of this state USE fer
tilizer and the average of the u. s.
is 20 per cent. In the entire nation
there are 1,S2S.OOO farms that use
fertilizer, and the present annual
expenditure is lis million dollars
Ten years ago 1t was SO million dol
lars for the entire United States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-11
NO BREAD FAMINE In
UNITED STATES THIS YEAR


Washington, d c.Ss Sep. TO-
There will be no bread famine in the
United States this year, The largest
wheat crop in the history Of the
country has just been. harvested and
according to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture the total
production is approximately OH mill
lion bushels, nearly $50 million
bushels more than any previous crop
produced In the United States. We
have at least $50 million bushels of
wheat which are not needed for con
sumption at home for seed. The sur
plus production in the United States
usually goes to Europe, but under
the present conditions, caused by the
European war, this cereal cannot
ross the ocean. About rs million
bushels have already been taken for
export but most Of 1t is being held
at the ports of departure Condi-
tons across the water are not so en-
couraging. War in Europe tends to
prevent the shipment OF wheat from
prplus European countries to tn, j
which need imports--for example
from Russia to France. and failure
there seems Inevitable.