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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
HIGHWAY BUILDING.

From Washington Star.
Something more than 200 years ago
there was built the first great Ameri-
can highway, "the old York road"
between New York and Philadelphia
The construction of this famous road
in I'LL was an example that led the
colonists at other points along the At
lantic seaboard to make similar roads
where they were no water routes. For
the most part these roads we're built
by chartered companies, and were
called turnpikes or toll roads. Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut
had many roads Of this kind.
The first macadamized road in this
country was constructed in 1892 be.
tween Philadelphia and Lancaster. Ir
1911 there were said to be $500 miIei
Of chartered turnpikes in New Eng.
land and New York. During the next
20 years the government expended
many millions Of dollars In construct
ing great highways, but the panic d
1887 and the building Of railways ant
canals put an end to that branch o.
the government work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
keenest Rivalry
in f|ks' Drill
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, July 15.-Keen rivalry
between the various Elks lodges of the
United States reached climax today
when the annual competitive drill by
teams from all sections of the coun-
try featured the third day Of the
golden jubilee reunion of the order
here. Several thousand dollars in
prizes have been offered to the COM
petitors. The Broadway baseball
park, where the teams performed
their evolutions, was the mecca of
Elkdom during the morning.
The first parade of the reunion was
held this afternoon. This was the
industrial parade in which all lodges
of the state, excepting Denver, COM
peted for prizes. The object of the
display was to depict the natural re-
sources of the Centennial state. Scores
of decorated floats portrayed the de-
velopment of manufacturing, mining
agriculture and stock raising. Elec-
trically decorated autos tonight will
perform the second parade of the day
Several hundred machines will be in
line and the most brilliant pageant
ever shown here is promised. Cash
prizes have been offered. Meanwhile
the grand lodge was in session all
day discussing matters of vital in
terest to the order.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
OHIO COLLEGE GIRLS
HOLD MANY RECORDS

United Press.
PAINESVILLE, O., July 15.--K the
mistaken impression prevails that the
only real girl athletes in the United
States are schooling at vassar. Smith
and Wellesley, it should be corrected,
according to girls at Lake Erie col
iege here. These girls hold seven
worlds records and are striving for
more. vassar holds five worlds rec
ords.
Architects are drawing plans for
huge gymnasium to replace the In
adequate quarters in which Lake Erie
girls have been forced to train for
their field events. The new building
will cost nearly 100000 equipped and
will furnish quarters for over 400
girls.
Miss Ruth E. Potwine, director Of
physician training, promises to turn
out more stars In the world Of fem
mime athletics than all the other col
ieges for women combined.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
School Conference
Opens at Greeley

GREELEY, Colo, July 15.-The Of
ficial program of addresses for the
annual rural school conference began
with today's session of the confer
ence at the assembly room of the
Teachers college here. "The Stand
ardization of Rural Schools" was the
opening paper read this afternoon by
Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, state su-
perintendent of public instruction.
This was followed by discussion of
the whole problem of rural education
by DR.. Charles Lory, president of the
Colorado Agricultural college. A lec-
ture on some phases of rural educa-
tion was delivered by A. C. Monahan.
Tonight Emma T. wilkins, of Lari-
mer county, will preside. After an
illustrated lecture by ]. H. Shriber of
Boulder, several papers will be read,
E. c. Cash, principal of schools at
Pinon, Colo, is on for discussion
of "The County Superintendent Op-
portunities" and Mrs. Anna White
Morgan, county superintendent Of
schools, will read paper on "The
Teachers Opportunity for Commun-
ity Betterment." as there a peculiar
technique of instruction that is ap-
plicable to the one room rural
school?" is the topic assigned to w.
B. Mooney, Of the State Teachers
college.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
WOMAN
j HELD FOR
MURDER
United Press.

United Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l5.--Mrs.
r. !. kinkaid, formerly Miss Eva
Rinehart was arrested in San Jose this
morning on a warrant charging her
with murder in connection with the
mysterious death of Mrs. Kathleen
Bluet, aged SO.
Mrs. Kinkaid and Mrs. Bluet con.
Quoted hospital at Auburn. Las
fall, Mrs. Bluet had her life insured
for $4,000, paying 5000 in annual
premiums, though she had no rel
atives. In January she died sudden
ly under mysterious circumstances
leaving will bequeathing everything
to her partner.
Mrs. Kinkaid took the body to Reno,
where she quietly buried it and then
started to collect the insurance. Two
companies refused to pay it and start
ed an Investigation on the charge of
plot and that Mrs. Bluet was mur-
dered.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
COMMUNICATED.

Is this just talk or will II ever
come? In a recent discussion between
several Of Durango's boosters the talk
Of getting the southern outlet was
the subject. One question was what
would the railroad have to haul from
and into this section even If It did get
here?" Why, people, there are more
mines within the radius Of 80 miles
than could be found any other place,
and then here we have the farmers
who could and would II they only had
some way of disposing Of their crops.
raise twice as much. Now friends, the
talk has been going on long enough,
and il we cannot get the capitalists TO
help US, let's get q petition and send
II to Washington like they done in
Alaska and have a government road
put in. It's time to act. There will
be a petition circulated around the
country and let each and every one
sign It. Then watch for results. Boost
and everybody boosts with you; kick
and you'll kick alone.
Watch for the next installment on
this subject Would like to hear com.
ments from other people on this sub
ject. Let everybody write and say
what they think. Everybody knows
what Durango would and could BE- 4
We only work together.
". J. DvORAK.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
OLD JOHN BARLEYCORN
CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
United Press.

United Press.
PUEBLO, Colo, July l5.---Old John
Barleycorn ranks first as contribut-
ing cause of juvenile delinquency and
dependency in this county. according
to the annual report by the juvenile
division of the county court just fled
with the state board Of charities.
In shows IA children have been ar
raigned before Judge Mirrick on for
NAL petitions and 1888 have been
brought before the court and admou,
ished without the filing Of petitions.
Though use of liquor by one par
ent or both is the chief cause Of neg
lect of children and delinquency, the
separation of parents is another i'm
portant cause. Lack Of work fails
to score a single point, indicating that
in no instance has poverty caused de-
linquency.
Boys maintain their average ~
lots worse" than girls, the ratio Of
the formal cases, IA in all. being SO
boys and 15 girls. OF the Informal
cases the ratio stands 1873 boys and
Is girls.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
Seattle Celebrates
Ti|ikum Pouatlh
United Press

United Press.
SEATTLE, Washa July l5.-Ths
city was crowded with visitors, the
streets decorated with totem poles
and gala colors, and the spirit Of the
Mardi Gras was evident everywhere
today at the opening of the Tilikum
Potlatch, held annually to commem-
crate the finding of gold in Alaska.
Until Saturday night aviators will
maneuver the air, yacht, motorboat
and automobile races will be held and
illuminated and day parades will ira
verse the streets.
Aviator Silar Christofferson IL
scheduled to leave San Francisco TO-
day in cross country flight Of more
than 900 miles in connection with the
Potlatch. A long distance speedboat
race, with = number Of entries. was
also scheduled to end q cruise from
Vancouver, B. c., to Seattle in the To-
cal harbor this afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
500 Third Lock"
Nearing Completion

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, July
l6.-With length $50 feet greater
than nay other lock in the world, the
new third lock" at the 500 canal
is rapidly nearing completion and en-
gineers in charge of the work today
predicted that within a month it will
be open to navigation. The new lock
has total length of 1850 feet, a
width of 80 feet and depth suffi-
cient to permit boats of "a foot draft
to pass through it.
The completion of this new work
will be epochal in the history of great
lake navigation. With the locks al
ready in operation here, it will per
NIT gross tonnage to pass through
from the waters of Lake Superior
to the lower lakes that is ten times
greater than the expected annual ton
mage of the Panama canal. Three
locks are now in operation in the
canal, two on the American side of
the st. Mary's river and one on the
Canadian side. Two additional locks
are under construction on the Ameri-
can side, one known as the third
lock" to be completed during the lat
ter part of August.
During the eight months of the
navigation season of 1918, approx
mately 60,000,000 tons of freight pass
ed through the 500 locks. Since the
start of the development of the iron
mining industry of the upper Michi-
gan regions, more than 100000, 900
tons of iron ore have been shipped
through the canal to Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana points In addi-
ton enormous shipments of copper
ore, lumber and wheat have passed
through the big locks, the wheat ship
ments alone now aggregating approx
imately 2OO,OOOOOO bushels annual
ly.
History of the 500 locks extends
o"Sh oNer PeTlou VI III years. IN
1897, the Northwest Fur company
constructed here the first lock on the
North American continent, but in 1911
it was destroyed by United States
troops as a war measure. No fur
ther attempt to make navigable the
waters dividing Superior and the low
er lakes was made until 1854 when
the state of Michigan constructed
two locks, each $50 feet in length,
and of sufficient depth to permit YES
sells of 12-foot draft to pass through
In 1870, the United States govern
ment took over an interest in the
canal and eleven years later had COM
pleted the Weitzel lock, which is still
in operation for the use of small
boats. In 1887, the federal govern
ment had assumed complete control
of the canal. The government then
ordered the destruction of the old
state locks and the erection of what
is now known as the "Poe lock-" This
undertaking was completed in 1896.
The Poe lock is 800 feet long, 100 feet
wide and admits vessels drawing 18
feet of water.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
WHY ILLNESS is SHOWN
BY YOUR HANDWRITING

(By DR.. Leonard Keene Hirshberg.)
This man has paresis," quoth l to
my secretary. why" she smiled,
"his letter only tells of nervous trou-
bzles and headaches" at doesn't mat
ter what he writes. He has paresis,"
was my mischievous, yet truthful re-
joinder
How do you make that out?" she
skeptically replied.
"By his handwriting"
This is correct. 1t is no second or
third Daniel come to judgment. 1t is
no shrewd guess at any handwriting
on the wall. 1t is an acknowledged,
scientific truth that, like the apparel
handwriting oft proclaims the man.
Just as muscular actions shape your
mental stage; just as the impulses
of your senses arrive at the central
exchange, there to be relayed out
again to the muscles, or any defect
in the sensations, in your common
sense" quickly reflects in the con-
tour, form and character of your
handwriting.
The individuality of all handwrit-
ing needs not to be vouched for by
experts such as Colonel Malone and
others. All who run may read the
differences between their own and
the Handwriting of acquaintance.
Indeed, some mail order and bust
ness house have men who do little
else than sort out mail according tn
the handwriting recognized.
After all letters and all hand -wri;-
ten epistles are actually intended To
carry more between the lines than in
the words that are scrawled.
Ex-President Taft's -handwr ..ns
indicates nature peaceful, kind'v
and malleable, whereas that of the
mighty hunter of the Congo and The
Amazon has all the fist marks OF pow
er, strength, integrity, ambition arc
originality.
President Wilson's decision, starch
ness, puritanism, lack of feeling ant
emotion and intellectual supreinac,
are plainly to be seen in his inket
paragraphs. Here also are 70 be seer
his stubbornness, fixity Of purpos,
and high resolve.
Age, like adolescence, may be dag
nosed in the mails. Loss Of strength
from temporary, acute illness, too. Il
quickly visible.
Grossness, selfishness, temperarcn
and disposition. as well as c.iar ictc
and pathology, are apparent in som
tpes Of penned paper.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Married people don't spend much
time admiring the moon.
A man who thinks little boys are
all little devils is getting old.
The poorest advertisement in the
world is the wooden awning.
When people quarrel over some-
thing the devil usually gets it.
Don't be critic. Critics seldom
do anything on their own account,
About the only consolation men and
ROSTERS have is that he dogs are u.s.
ually preferred.
Why, we arise to inquire, is the
drowning man never rescued until he
is going down for the third time?
The biggest coward the writer ever
knew was the fiercest fighter he ever
knew when once he had to fight.
A red tablecloth brings visions Of
home and mother to many man
occupying seat among the mighty.
Considering that woman's raiment
began with the fig leaf, some of the
pellucid patterns one sees in the sun
shine suggest that it hasn't made
much headway.
When married woman takes hold
of public affairs, but says, "Of course
l put my husband and children first" +"
she means to tell the truth, but the
ice cold facts are her husband and
children have been given a jolt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
SELF DENIAL DAY.

NEW YORK. July 15.-Campaign
funds for the suffrage fight in six
campaign states are being collected
today. The day is known as "self
denial day" among suffragists. For
several weeks they have been pledged
to deny themselves something and
contribute the unspent money to the
cause.
The suffragettes hope to collect
$50 poo. This sum will be distributed
in North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne
vads, Nebraska, Montana and Mis-.
souri,.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
PRICES
SOARING
Beef and Pork Five to
Seven Cents Higher
than Last Year
United rresr

United Presr.
NEW YORK, July 15.-Declaring
that Argentine beef shipped to Am
erica disappears mysteriously and
that little of it reaches the consum-
ers, Mrs. Julia Heath, president of
National Housewives league, wrote
the secretary of agriculture urg-
ing an investigation be made of what
becomes of it.
She said: "If packers buy it so it
will not be available for the con-
sumer the fact should be known She
declared the housewife was unable to
purchase this beef at Argentine pri-
ces." Only one shop in New York
sells it, though plenty is imported.
Dispatches from everywhere in the
country Indicate that meat prices are
soaring. Beef and pork cuts are from
five to seven cents a pound higher
than last year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
Woman Of 50 Starts
Out to See the Sights

DENVER, July 15.-Tiring of her
uneventful life at the Old Ladies'
home, Mrs. Margaret Jane Hull, s3,
recently ran away from the home and
started out to "see the sights" She
took with her tiny store of money.
II just longed to take little ride
on the street cars" she told the po-
lice matron. "You see for an old
body like me it gets pretty tiresome
staying in the home all day long.
They treat us fine out there and
meant to go back as soon as l had
u little fun"
Patrolman McMahill found Mrs
Hull wandering about at point clear
across the city from the home. At
tendants took her back to the home.
"But Pm thankful because | had
my ride on the cars" she declared.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
MEDIATION OF R. R.
STRIKE IS EXPECTED
Railroads Declare Recent Legislation has Decreased
their Revenue to Such an Extent that il will
be impossible for them to Grant Demand
United pre,s.

United Frces.
CHICAGO, July 15.-Representa-
tives of the trainmen and sixty-seven
railroads resumed conference today.
1t is expected that both sides will
finally agree to mediate rather than
force the strike tying up hundred
and throwing fifty-five thousand men
out Of employment. Nevertheless
both sides declare they will not arbi-
trate.
The railroads say that recent legis-
la.ion has so decreased their revenue
that it is impossible for them to grant
the trainmen's demands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
Enormous Cannon
TO Defend Canal
United Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July To-
A cannon which will shoot 16 miles i!
That is what the army will use to
defend the Panama canal. This giant
gun will be the most powerful in the
world. 1t will also FIRE the heaviest
projectiles. Within is 16-mile range,
it will be able to shoot with greatest
accuracy any approaching foe.
There is still years work to be
done to complete the mammoth can
non, which is to have 16-inch bore.
The Waterviolet and Watertown arse
nails will give it the finishing touches.
An elevating groove will be cut in
its breech at Waterviolet. 1t will then
be sent to Watertown to be installed
in the immense gun carriage, which
is nearing completion. 1t will be CIV
en- "shock" test at Watertown and
will be shipped afterward to Sandy
Hook for final test.
Progress in building the disappear
ing carriage for the great gun is be-
ing watched with the greatest inter-
est by American and foreign army
officers. Many nations will have rep
resentatives at the Sandy Hook for a
final proving ground firing tests. Final
tests at Sandy Hook of the 14-inch
guns for the canal Notifications are
nearly completed. Ordinance officers
are pleased with the remarkable rec
ord of accuracy made by the guns
in long range firing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
PROWERS COUNTY TO
EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR

PUEBLO, Colo, July 15.-For the
first time in the history of the Colo
rado State fair, Prowers county will
have an official exhibition this year
For years it has been noticed that
Lamar, one of the best cities in the
Arkansas valley and surrounded by
some of the finest farming land in
the state, has been unrepresented.
Secretary j. L. Beaman, of the fair
association, went tc Lamar recently
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW
VACUUM STREET SWEEPER

COLORADO SPRINGS, July 15.-
Tests are being made here by officials
of the city street department with a
new vacuum street sweeper which the
city is planning to purchase. The ma
chine, drawn by two horses, sweeps
by vacuum process. 1t stirs up lit
tie dust as the exhaust air from the
fan is driven through water before it
is released.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
RIDE FAR TO CONVENTION.

ST. LOUIS, July 15.-The nation
al convention of the Federation of
American Motorcyclists opened here
today and will be in session for four
days. Clubs from many cities made
long endurance runs to attend the
convention. Veteran riders planned a
speed test from Chicago to ST. Louis.
A number of motorcycle champion
ships will be run hare.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
REBELS READY FOR
ATTACK ON CAPITAL
families Of Huerta and Banquet Left Mexico City
Last Night Authorities Fear Riodng in Capital
when Huerta Leaves Villa to Support Attack

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 15.-
The constitutionalist junta declares
that Obregon and Gonzales will lead
and Villa will support the Mexico City
assault. 1t declares the information
received indicates that Villa is willing
to assume subordinate position in
order to emphasize his previous state
ments that the constitutionalist lead
ers are united.
The preparations for the campaign
are complete. The constitutionalists
fear when Huerta leaves the capitol
Zapata will raid and loot the city be-
fore the constitutionalist soldiers ar
rive. Carranza has been warned that
he must protect the foreigners at any
cost.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
WOMAN
ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE

United Press.
DENVER, July 15.-Mrs. lola
Friend, aged 35, tuberculosis vic
tib, at 8 o'clock this morning attempt
ed suicide by jumping from the sec
ond story of the Glider hotel. Her
mother, Mrs. e. A. Lewis, aged rs,
struggled with her in vain. The
daughter dragged her out of the win
dow also. Both were fatally injur-
ed. Mrs. Lewis sustained fractur-
ed skull and her daughter conclusion
of the brain and internal injuries.
Dependency owing to III health
caused the daughters act.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
CUMMINS DOMINATES
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
United Press

United Press
DES MONIES, Ia, July 15.-Paul
E. Stillman, former speaker of the
Iowa house and an editor, sounded
the keynote at the Republican state
convention here today. United States
Senator A. B. Cummins dominated the
gathering and the platform will be
written by his friends. 1t will also
endorse the administration of Cover
nor George w. Clarke, candidate for
reelection.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16

ARE READY
FOR BOUT

United Press.
LONDON. July 16-Gsergss CaF-
psntier arrived hsrs teday frsa Ragt6I
He was warmly vslssusd. D.
Camps, his manager, prsdis>ed tln1
he would knock cut CeAheat ono1A
IN thrss rounds. nsth honseg ~
eonhdsnt. m bsts m - E
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR
COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA

BOULDER, Colo, July 15.-At-
tendance records for many years have
been broken by the seventeenth an
nual session Of the Colorado Chau-
tauqua. The cottages at Chautauqua
park are crowded with summer visit
Ors.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
TO OPEN COLUMBIA
RIVER HIGHWAYS
United Press.

United Press.
HOOD RIVER, Ore, July 15.--
Hood River county is voting today
on $4,000 bond issue to be used
in opening the Columbia river high
way through the Cascade mountains
The highway when completed will be
one Of the scenic drives Of the coun-
try.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16

VERA CRUZ, Mex, July 15-
Fourteen hundred troops guarding the
refugee train bearing the families of
uerta and Banquet reached Orizaba.
- s< American consul, Canada, was un-
able to ascertain whether the train
was headed for Vera Cruz, Puerto or
Salina Cruz.
At Cordova, the station below Ori-
zaba, the lines diverge. 1t is report
ed the refugees will probably go to
Pueblo. Canada's report indicates
that Huerta and Banquet will follow
later.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16
MI. LASS[N
IS AGAIN
fRUPT|NG

United Press.
REDDING, Cal, July 15.--Mount
Lassen erupted all the morning, dense
smoke ascending five thousand feet,
raining ashes and pumice on the sur
rounding country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16

[URTON
BURIED
United Press.

United Press.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn, July 15.-
Justice Lurton was buried in Green
wood cemetery this morning. The fu-
neral service was held in the Epis-
copal church.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16

VERA CRUZ, Mex, July 15.-Gen-
eral Funston is awaiting anxiously for
news from Mexico City when Huerta
and Banquet start. Their families
left the capital last night on special
trains going via the suburb of Guada-
lupe.
Authorities fear rioting in Mexico
City when Huerta leaves.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16

MEXICO CITY, July 15.-At noon
today Huerta was still here and gave
no indications of leaving. He retains
his iron nerve, visiting favorite drink
ing resorts this morning as usual.