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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10
BY IDAH M'GLoNE GIBSON

BY IDHF1 W OLONE OIbSON
Business girls who work in stores
have many problems to solve in their
work. Holiday time is peculiarly pro-
life of these problems. Women
shoppers seldom think of the girl be-
hind the counter. If the woman
who buys is of kindly disposition she
is apt to treat the young woman who
waits on her in an easy-going fash
ion. have several acquaintance
that 1 dread to go shopping with, as
they are so ungracious and exacting.
These women never show me these
sides Of the characters, but l always
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10

have feeling that the home folks
see it.
Do you know l think If were a
man and found myself falling in love
with a girl before l had gotten so
far along that 1 could not Judge
cooIly 1 would go shopping with her.
You can learn so much about a wom-
an if you accompany her through a
long days shopping.
1 have a man friend who did this
and was so Disguised with the young
woman that he promptly fell in love
with the clever, diplomatic girl be-
hind the counter instead. Here is
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
FOR THE NATION TO SOLVE.

The extent to which unemployment
is national rather than city or
state problem is strikingly brought
out by the present plight of the var
ious philanthropic and charity agen-
cies in this city. The means of these
agencies to allay the want arising
from unemployment during the win
ter months are limited and have to
be used with discretion. While try
ing to be discreet they are running
into complications.
Are men from other cities and
states, and even from foreign coun
tries, to share in unemployment ber-
efits afforded by this community the
same as Chicago's native sons who
are in distress? 1t does not seem
fair Yet it is hardly humane to let
any man starve because he does not
happen to be citizen of this com
munity. 1t is suggested that the m-
employed from other cities, states
and countries be transported to their
homes. But that is hardly practical
The money which the community
will spend in transporting an army
Of men to various parts of the coun-
try. and even to foreign countries
might go long ways toward tidine
them ever the workless season here
Ihe only thing that is definite ant
conclusive about the unemployment
situation is that it is too big a sub
;ect for any one community to handle
1t is problem that the keenes
minds of the nation will soon be fore
ed to make their own.-Chicago Trib
une.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--Experts on
scientific farming, farm implements
irrigation and other agricultural top
les gathered in the Great Northern
hotel today for the opening OF the
seventh annual convention of the AM
erican Society of Agricultural Engl-
neers. The convention will be in ses-
sion two days. This afternoons ses-
sion was devoted to discussion of seed
Improvement, with Prof. c. F. Chase
of the North Dakota agricultural col
iegc, and DR.. II. L. Horton, an agron-
omist, the speakers.
Designing of farm buildings. the
selection of proper implements and
the use of concrete in drainage, are
topics to be handled tomorrow by rep
resentatives of cement and impie-
ment companies. The annual banquet
will be held tomorrow night, and the
will end with the discus
sion of the growth of agricultural ed
ucation by Prof. F. NJ. White of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof. j.
B. Davidson, Of Iowa state college.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
OUR LOSS OF LIFE IN TIME OF
PEACE.

One hundred and thirty-five per-
sons were killed and 140 wounded by
careless hunters, some Chicago paper
with bent for statistics has discov-
cred. 1t was only few days ago
that we were informed from more
authoritative source that the years
casualties on railroads were made up
of 1886 killed and 49,911 injured.
Football cost us, this season, IA lives
and the injuring of nearly 100. Dur
ing 1911, the latest year for which
we have official statistics. 2719 coal
miners were killed. History for the
year, as recorded by the newspapers,
hardly encourages the hope that this
years mining casualties will be less.
The gun mans toll, if it shall be on
ly normal, will add 1000 or 5000 more
deaths to the total. Include the fa-
talities resulting from industrial ac-
cidents, probably larger than any of
the items mentioned, and then add
the number run down by autoists, to
say nothing of those who have been
rocked in the boat and those i'm
molated on the altar of Fourth of
July patriotism, and we shall get an
aggregate of life-waste which should
move the warstricken Mexicans to
commisserate US profoundly. If they
should prefer "internecine strife" of
their own peculiar variety to internal
tranquility of the American kind,
there will be nothing in statistics to
impugn their sense of prudence. For
our industry, sports and crimes cost
us not much if any fewer than 2O,-
900 lives year, and the Mexicans can
indulge in civil war for several years
without mourning a human cost equal
to that.
While we are striving to conserve
our stores of coal and oil and timber
and soil fertility, it would not be
amiss to allot some of this laudable
energy to the tack of conserving hu-
man life.-Arizona Globe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
SUMMONS.

State of Colorado, County of La
Plata, IS. in the District Court.
Grace A. Darnell, Plaintiff, versus
Marshall Darnell, Defendant.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, to Marshall Darnell, the
defendant above named, greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff, in the Dis
trict Court of La Plata county, state
of Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein within thirty days after the
service hereof, if served withing the
state of Colorado or by publication:
or, if served out of the state of Colo
RADIO, within fifty days after the ser
vice hereof, exclusive of the day of
service; or said action may be regu-
larly set for trial the same as though
such appearance had been made and
issue had been Joined on such COM
plant.
The said action is brought by plain
tiff to obtain a decree of divorce,
dissolving the bonds of matrimony
now existing between plaintiff and de-
fendant, on the ground of non-support;
for costs of this proceeding, for
reasonable attorneys. fees, and for
general relief, as will more fully ap-
pear from complaint in said action to
which reference is here made and a
copy of which is hereto attached.
And you are notified that if you
fail to appear, and to answer the said
complaint as above required, the said
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief therein demanded.
Given under my hand at Durango,
in said county, this 9th day of
September, A. d. 1918.
BARRY SULLIVAN.
Attorney at Law, Durango, Colo.
First Pub. December 25, 1918.
Last Pub. January 10, 1914.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
ITS FUTURE AT STAKE

Headquarters of the Progressive
party will be opened this week in
Washington and Chicago in order to
carry on the fight in the congress
ional campaigns next November. This
campaign will be preliminary to the
next presidential campaign and the
Progressives recognize that if the
party is to make good showing in
the next presidential contest it must
be able to point to substantial pro-
gress in the campaign for members
of the house. According to the Pro-
gressive plan, it is intended to make
a fight in every congressional dis
trict where there is fighting chance.
The next congressional campaign
is likely to determine the standing
of the Progressives as national
party. Hence that party will be un-
usually active in its attempt to make
IA gain in its small membership in
the house. If the party fails in this
its influence will not be great in the
next presidential election. And the
chances for failure are great. The
probability is that an aggressive cam
paign on the part of the Progress
ives will only increase the Democrat
ic majority in congress. The Pro-
gressves will not gain votes from
the Democrats. II they hurt any
party, it will be the Republicans,
thus improving the chance of Demo-
Gratis to be elected. The result of
the congressional election is likely to
strengthen the belief of many Pro-
gressives that there should be a un-
ion with the Republicans.-Pueblo
Star-Journal.
The above is from the leading
Democratic paper in the state. 1t is
plain, or at least should be, to every
one that in going it alone the Pro-
gressives are playing into the hands
of Democracy. If this is the case the
rank and file should refuse to follow
foolish leadership.
BUSY MANS ROMANCE.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
OLD VETERAN GLAD HE
LOST SENSE OF SMELL

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-"Jimmy''
Buggie, in charge of the memorial
hall of the G. A. R., in the public Ii
brary, considers himself the luckiest
veteran that ever came out of bat
tie. For fifty years, Jimmy hasn't
been able to smell-and his home is
over near the stockyards.
1T happened this way" explained
Jimmy today. 81 was only a kid
-fifteen-but could shoot like the
dickens and they let me go along with
Governor Yates sharpshooters.
Eve were down at Atlanta on the
morning of July %, 1864 when the
rebs charged us. All remember was
yell and when l came to in the Ma
rietta hospital they said l had been
asleep about three weeks. A bullet
had raped me in the head and killed
my sense of smell. Ever since |
moved over by the stockyards I've had
a hankering to meet that reb that
laid me out and congratulate him."
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
was very pretty girl. She insisted

was very pretty girl. She insisted
upon having love letter every day.
She got it.
s'You write the loveliest letters,
dear!" she said. "And when you are
so very, very busy all the time, !
think it is splendid of you to think
of mel"
81 don't forget you," he replied.
my secretary has instructions to
write you letter for me to sign
every morning. He is most eff
cient and capable young man."
"And you don't know how greatly
/ appreciate the flowers and candy
you send me every week"
"l'm glad you get them. I told my
secretary to make n memo to send
you some every Saturday.
"How systematic! And it is so
thoughtful of you to think of the
plays fke best and the books
prefer"
Its a pleasure to know you are
pleased. My secretary gets the tick
cts and picks out the books. He is
a very capable fellow"
Two months later the very busy
man said:
"Dodgast him l don't mind SC
much his eloping with my fiancee
but how in thunder can | break ir
another secretary ?"-Ex.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05

after leaving the California line the
road to Flagstaff is in fine shape,
one county alone having voted $780,
900 in bonds to construct the road;
the letter went on to state that the
road between Flagstaff and Gallup
was in fair shape now but work was
being prosecuted which would make it
desirable for autos most any time OF
the year. With roads as described
in the letter available at the present
time between Gallup and Los Angeles,
| is it reasonable to expect the gov
ernment to take up the proposed
route? We do not think so.
Better for the counties figuring on
advancing the money for the pro-
posed Weyman expedition to double
their donations to general fund to
assist in placing the road between
Cortez and Shiprock and across the
Navajo reservation in shape for i'm
mediate travel. We are in favor of
spending money for something that
VIII peheiit vie peopie VI thiS Scu-
GRAFTON. Let US put forth our eff
forts TO get government aid in plac-
ing the road across the Navajo res
ervation in condition for tourist
travel The distance between Ship
rock and Gallup is only about 100
miles and party arriving a few
weeks ago by auto--a Ford-said he
came through without special trouble,
only one arroyo being in bad shape.
| The government bridge across the
San Juan river at Shiprock removes
the main bug-bear in the trip to Gal
lup. Superintendent Shelton has as
sured US on several occasions that as
soon as the road between Farming
ton and the Hogback, distance OF
25 miles, is placed in shape for auto
travel that he will guarantee to place
the road between Shiprock and Gal
lup in good condition.
! Again, let us get out of the woods
in our immediate district before ex-
| ploring new and unknown fields. It's
going to take some time and money
to complete connections between Pa
gosa Springs and the San Luis val
ley and between Durango, Silvertoii
and Ouray. If the state should be
unable to come through with enough
money few thousand dollars may
come in mighty handy in making
connections, Let us confine our eff
forts to something in sight and tan
gible.
| Finally, as stated in the beginning
crediting Mr.. Weyman with the best
of motives with honest belief, he will
benefit this section by such investi-
| cation, we would rather have the
board of trade spend the money, il
it has the money to spend, repairing
roads and culverts on cross roads SC
the farmers can reach Durango in
better shape. We ask Mr.. Weyman
to join us in pushing local roads and
getting good connections before
spending money exploring possible
highways that will not be built fol
him or the present generation to
ride over.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
KING ALCOHOL CHARGED
WITH TOO MANY DEATHS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 29.-
King Alcohol does not cause such
heavy percentage of deaths in tins
country as might be gathered from
the talk of temperance workers, ac-
cording to government statistics. Out
of 753,3OS deaths during 1910 causes
of which were ascertained by the de-
partment of commerce, less than
three-eighths OF one per cent of them
were caused by alcoholism. One
ninth of these who succumbed to the
demon rum were women.
Natives of the United States are
not so nearly addicted to excessive
conviviality as those born in other
countries only three-tenths of one per
cent-one-eighth of these were wom-
ended from excessive drinking dur
| ing 1910.
Scandinavians in the United States
sacrificed more of their numbers tc
drink than any other nationality
four-fifths of the usual one per cent
of the deaths being due to hard ant
sincere application to it. 1t appears
to be confined almost entirely to tht
men of this nation. Only one TWEEN
ty-second of the deaths in their rank
were of the gentler sex.
Germans, supposed to be of heav!
drinking nation, were below the gen
eral average in deaths from drinking
two-s -sevenths of one per cent of tn
dea tbs of Germans in America bein,
due to this cause. One-twentieth o
them were women. The Irish pai'
heavy toll, -eighths of one pc
cent dying from the cause. One
fifth of them were women.
| Italian women may well be prou'
of the record set by the women o
their country in the United States
Not single death among those re
corded among Italian women was du
to the assimilation of rum in grea
quantities, although Italian men die
from this cause to the extent of one
third of one per cent of the tota
rumber of Italian deaths.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05

Miss Nellie McCioud entertained q
few friends informally Tuesday af-
ternoon. Sewing was the diversion.
Through a Misunderstanding MIR.
and Mrs. A. ]. Robin were credited
with being the hosts Of the sleighing
party who journeyed to Trimblc
Springs Saturday.
An elaborate dinner was given at
the Strater Monday evening in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Pickerell, who
returned from their bridal tour, the
previous day. The affair was planned
by Mr.. B. w. Ritter. The company
included Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. G. Tyler,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Chase, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pickerell and the Messrs. Rit-
ter, Rucker, Graden, Morris, Bar
rett, Moody. Smiley, Mcneil and Rev
Father Callahan.
Mrs. Charles Snyder was the host
at a sumptuous feast, in his commo-
dious apartments on New Years day
Those partaking of his Incompatible
hospitality were Mr.. and Mrs. Ober-
reich, Mr.. and Mrs. Shake, MIR. and
Mrs. Fankhauser, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roach, Mr.. and Mrs. Teis, Mrs. Croke,
the Misses Emma Fankhauser, Sadie
McDevitt, Anna Oberreich, Sylvia
Scott, Allegra Scott, Katherine Gle
ments, Helen Burdick and Mildred
Teis, and the Messrs. S. G. Wall,
Judge Houx, Prof. Werker, Ernest
Fankhauser and F. Croke.
Miss Elsie Ranney of Denver, who
has been the house guest of Miss
Myrna Taylor during the holidays,
left for the Florida this afternoon,
where she wilR enter upon her school
duties Monday.
Mrs. F. S. Balster and daughter
Miss Dorothea, leave in a couple OF
weeks for southern California where
they will remain for an indefinite
period.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Myers enter
tanned the members of the Young
Matrons Sewing club and their hus-
bands at perfectly appointed four
course dinner Monday evening. The
guests went out to the Myers ranch
by sleigh. Those who partook of the
gracious hospitality dispensed by Mr..
and Mrs. Myers were Mr.. and Mrs. D..
X. Mckinney, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Birkhimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ber-
ri, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Goodman, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry McDevitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Musser, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Smith,
Mrs. w. H. Bryant and Miss Mary
Bryant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE.
In the Matter of the Estate of Vim
little Nj ScOuton Ho..,, a

In the Matter of the Estate of yio-
little Nj. ScOutOh, Deceased
BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER AND
DECREE of the County court of La
Plata county, made on the petition of
the undersigned, Administrator of the
estate of Violcttie NJ. Scouton deceas-
ed, on the 22nd day of December. A.
ID. 1913. | shall on the 26th day of
January, A. d. 1914, at the hour of
ten o'clock a. M, sell at public sale,
to the highest and best bidder, at the
West front door of the Court House
in Durango, Colorado the following
described real estate of said deceased,
to-wit: Sc Ia of Section No. / in
Township 32, N of Range 7, West of
the New Mexico Principal Meridian
In La Plata county, state of Colorado,
also 16O shares of the capital stock
of the Pine River Canal Company.
corporation upon the following
terms, viz: Cash in hand.
AT the conclusion of such sale tn.
purchaser will be entitled to Ger.
tificate of purchase, and upon the ap.
proval of such sale by the court the
purchaser will be entitled to deed to
said real property.
HENRY r. SCOUTON
Administrator of the estate of Violet
/ tie M. Scouton, deceased.
Dated at Durango, Colorado this 23rd
day of December, A. ID. 1913.
First Pub Dee %.
Last Pub. Jan Is.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
TO ALL TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
TAKE NOTICE:

TO ALL TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: :
TAKE NOTICE:
That at a special meeting OF the stock
holders OF The Jackson Hardware and Im-
plement Company, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Colorado, held
At the office OF said Company In the City Of
Durango, on Dec. Is, 1913, said meeting hay-
ing been heretofore called by order OF the
Board Of Directors of said corporation and
Notice thereof having been given, ns pro-
vided by law at which meeting all of the
stockholders OF said company were present,
the dissolution of said The Jackson Hard
ware and Implement Company was resolved
upon, by more than IA two-thirds vote, to-
wit, the unanimous vote OF all OF the stock
holders OF said corporation.
That such dissolution shall become eff
fective and complete upon the ming OF Mo-
tfce thereof with the Secretary OF State and
County Clerk Of La Plata County and six
weeks publication thereof, all as provided
by law.
Dated at Durango, Colorado. Dee. u, 1913
HARRY JACKSON,
President Of the Jackson Hardware and
Implement 20.
EDWARD JACKSON,
Secretary Of The Jackson Hardware and
lmptemsnt Co.
corporate ssal).
First Pub. Dso. =, lsis.
Last Pub. Jsa. y, isis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the share
holders Of The Frank Eldredge In
vestment Company will be held in ,he
office of the Company on wed..esd. :
January 2lst, 1914, at 7:3O p. IN. Tbs
meeting is called for the purpose If
electing directors for the ensui.
year and FOR the transaction of 3, +
other business as may coma be5.
the meeting.
FRANK ELDREDGE.
Secretnrv
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
RY. RATES DISCUSSED BE-
FORE ECONOMIC ASSN

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 29.--
The axiom that it was more import
ant that justice be achieved in large
way than that some specific standard
shall be promulgated and adhered to
under all conditions" was laid down
by Interstate Commerce Commission
err b. II. Meyer today in discussing
railway rate making before the Am
ercan Economic association.
AS long as rival individuals en-
gage in trade, offering to rival con-
sumers the same or competing COM
mod,ies the railway rate problem will
continu. to exist" he said. "The
present system of private ownership
and system of regulations may give
way to different systems of reguia-
tions and these in turn may be super
seded by system of public owner
ship, but none of these will termin-
ate rate controversies"
Taicc of property, Commissioner
Meyer said, was perhaps the most inn
.urtani single factor, now unknown,
iicf III the future will enter into
the consideration cf railway rates.
in the past, volume and market val
ue of outstanding securities were sub
mitted as evidence of the value oil
property to support rate or rate
structure under attack, the speaker
declared. In the future, he said, af-
ter the physical valuation had been
accomplished, outstanding securities
against the valued property should
receive no consideration whatever IN
the establishment of rates to be col
lec,ed for the public usa of that prop
esty.
Tho speaker declared that cost OF
service, at present neglected, viii pc
er1rloyed much more in the future.
He said that cost systems had been
applied to every important branch OF
industry except steam engineering,
Discussing public policy as a factor IN
shaping railway rates, the commis-
sioner deprecated the fixing of rates
solely with a view to meeting the
real or supposed needs of different
patrons or classes of patrons, irres-
pectiye of the cost Of service. "The
result of such a policy" he said, "un-
der a democratic organization of So
ciety like ours, would be to throw the
question of rates into politics, TO
flavor one branch of service or one
commodity Mt the expense of others
and to the financial detriment of the
roads.
"The distance principle has been
effectively applied in attempts TO
break up some of the so-cailed bian-
ket rates. and in dealing with the
equalization theory of establishing
rates for basal industries, and its use
is likely to be even greater in the
future. This is another reason Tor
pushing investigation into the cost OF
the service field. The value OF the
property and a fair return thereon
the cost of the service, a sound pubhc
policy and other considerations may,
and should, be used in the fixing OF
rates. No one can state IN advance
the specific facts in a rate problem
nor the standard or combination OF
standards best fitted to the particular
case and most likely to promote JUS
tice to the parties in interest"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of tire stockholders of
The Stein Mercantile Co., will be held
at the office of said company at the
hour of 10 o'clock on Tuesday, the
9th day of January, A. D. 1914, for
the election of directors for the year
of 1914 and for the transaction of
such other business as may come le-
gally before said meeting.
THE STEIN MERCANTILE co.
By Morris Stein, Secretary.
First Pub. December 25, 1919.
Last Pub, January 1, 1914.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
DITCH NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting cf
stockholders in the Florida Forn,
Ditch Co. will be in Duranco "a
on saturday, January 10. 1911, at
1870 p. M, for the purpose of Ell. =
ing directors, voting an assessms +
on the capital stock for ditch M,
tenance and any other business ti.ut
may properly come before such met
ing.
C. w. GRIFFITH,
President.
A. E. Reece,
Secretary.
Dated Durango, Colo, Dec. p,
1913.
First publication Dec. 20, 1913.
Last publication Jan. s, 1914.