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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
AVERAGE DAILY ATTEND
ANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The average daily attendance in
our schools for the month of Janu-
ary, 1913, was 1922; for January, 1914,
it was 7S4, showing an increase of So.
The average daily attendance for the
first five months of the school year,
1912-1913, was 100; for the first five
months of the present school year, it
was 1865. showing an increase of 46.
The enrolment per room for the
grades below the high school at the
high school at the end of the month of
January, was SO; at the Park school,
32: at the Whittier school, 27. The
enrolment in room eight at the high
school at the end of January, was Al;
in room seven, 55: in room five, 48.
To do efficient work the enrolment
in any room should not exceed 40. If
the present attendance continues and
there is much evidence that it will do
so there is an urgent present need for
another grade teacher at the high
school. If the attendance continues
to increase another teacher will soon
be needed at the Park school and an
additional one in the high school
proper. The school board is begin
ming to consider ways and means of
taking care of the increasing school
room in the district. Every available
space is in use all the time There
seems to be no way to provide for the
increase except to erect another build
ing, probably one on the cottage plan
which has met with some favor in
Colorado Springs and in number of
cities in California.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
GRAND CANON REPLICA.
United Press.

otbIC0 IC5S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Work
started today on the miniature of the
Grand Canon of Arizona which is to
be. one of the most expensive and at
tractive concessions Of the Panama
Pacific international exposition. This
concession, which is being constructed
by the Santa Fe railroad at a cost of
exceeding $350,000, will be the exact
replica of natures masterpiece. While
it will occupy only five and half
acres, scientific devices will show the
canyon in its proper perspective and
give the visitor a true conception of
the great heights and distances. A
trainload of red sandstone from Win
slow, Ariz., resembling the native
stone Of the canon and large ship
ments of sage and cactus, from which
the canon will be built arrived sever
al days ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
LIVING COST WILL NOT BE
REDUCED SAYS THOMPSON

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. THAT the
cost of living will never be lowered
but will continue to rise and that out
cries are continually raising the
standards of living, were assertions
made by DR.. w. c. Thompson, presi-
dent of Ohio State university in an
address here.
with all education that comes tn
a country, there come new wants and
new economic demands" he said.
"These all affect the cost of living.
Every citizen of this country is ask
ing for higher education for more
people and nearly every citizen is
asking for lower living expenses
But that is impossible when the wants
are increasing every day."
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
go to Church
Sunday" for Durango

Sunday, March 1st, is to be go To
Church Sunday" for Durango and a
special campaign is on by the minis
ters to get everyone in town to at
tend some church on that day. This
plan is nationwide and is meeting
with great success. More than L.
100000 attended church in Chicago
last Sunday, and most cities reported
an increase in attendance of from 100
to 200 per cent. And the helpful
news about it is that thousands who
had never been going to church and
as many who had gotten out of the
habit, said they were going to keep
lit up for this church attendance day
had been their happiest in years.
Wouldn't it be fine thing to get the
habit before Go-to-Church day comes
around? And won't it be a big joke
on those ministers when they see the
churches crowded and they have to
hunt from cellar to attic for more
seats for these good friends who sur
prise them? They think their church.
es can hold everybody in town and
here is your chance TO make even a
clergyman feel that his thinker is
something wrong. Then, too, the re-
port will get abroad that Durangoites
certainly show good spirit and are
boosters for all good and helpful in
stitutions and outsiders will say that
this town of Durango must be made
some pleasant place in which to live,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-Two thou
sand federal soldiers surrounded the
palace. The foreign colony are great
iy excited. Reports of fighting in
the suburbs is unconfirmed
Couriers reported the federal gar
rison at Gaudeloque, four miles away,
revolted, paving the way for the en-
trance of thousands of rebels into the
capital. Federal soldiers rushed to
Gaudeloque in armored autos. Bat
teries were mounted on the hills
commanding all approaches into the
city. Thirty alleged conspirators
were arrested in Gaudeloque. A
quantity of arms and ammunition
was seized at Santa Clara village
At noon all streets leading to the
palace swarmed with federal troups.
Huerta's palace is heavily guarded.
Machine guns are mounted on the
arsenal and surrounding houses.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
Houston Suggests
Better Methods
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. t.
1--WE haul cauliflower from Long Is
land to Chicago at time when we
could just ne well be producing it al
most in the city limits of Chicago.
We haul goods from California thru
El Paso that can be produced in the
immediate environments of Ell Paso.
We are carrying Goals to Newcastle
all the time"
That is the way Secretary of Agri-
culture Houston sizes up work con-
fronting the division of markets. No
blare Of political trumpets heralded
its Inauguration, but Its program for
1914 and 1915 promises to be one Of
1.-THE administrations chief assaults on
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

PLANS
Bryan Will Attempt to
Arbitrate Japanese
Difficulties
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, y. c., Feb. T.
1t is authoratively stated that Bryan
is seeking Japan's consent to a pas
sage of Japanese exclusion act sim
liar to the Chinese exclusion act.
1t is understood that he wants a
"gentleman's agreement" with the
Mikado practically excluding all Jap
anese laborers made in the law. 1t is
understood that Japan is willing to
consent to the law barring coolies if
California's anti-alien land law is re-
pealed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
WILSON
APPOINTS
WEAVER

United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. T.
Today President Wilson nominated
George Weaver receiver of the public
moneys in the land office of Durango,
Colo.
Mr.. Weaver is well and favorably
known resident of the state of Colo
RADIO. For three consecutive terms
he served in the state legislature as
representative from La Plata county.
Previous to that he was clerk of the
county for a number of years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
Parcel Post Won't
Reduce High Cost

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. T.
Americans are being bamboozled in
expecting the parcel post to reduce
the high cost of living; present rates
make the new system huge gold
brick"
This was the opinion expressed to
the United Press by Representative
kindel, of Colorado, acknowledged
rate expert. He is working with
President Wilson, Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson and the interstate COM
merce commission to revise parcel
post rates.
Increase of the parcel post weight
limit is favored by Kindel But not
until present rates are revised. He
told the United Press that the gov
ernment is hoodwinking the people in
its parcel post rates and that it can
not compete with the express compan-
les on the long haul, lucrative busi-
ness.
81 find that parcel post rates are
exactly 25 per cent higher on the
average than the express rates." said
Kindel. This is based on 20 pounds
The government need not
expect any business on over five
pounds or beyond the $50 mile limit
and the postoffice becomes the burd-
en- carrier or messenger boy for the
express companies and mail order
houses.
"At present, the parcel post is simp-
ly plaything in the hands of the ex-
press companies and it will continue
to be so if we go on at this rate"
Kindel's criticism, typically caustic,
was made upon the basis of the new
reduced rates on express business
made effective by the interstate com
merce commission on February / and
the new reduced parcel post rates pro-
mulgated by Postmaster General
Burleson and approved (by a rub
ber stamp" of the commission, Kindel
asserts) by the interstate commerce
commission.
"The parcel post rates are out of
proportion and are apparently made
to aid the express companies and the
mail order houses" he added. 'It is
confiscation that we suffer under dis
criminatory transportation charges
now in force. Another thing is that
parcel post insurance costs ten cents
per package, while express company
insurance is free up to $50.
1--WE talk about how the parcel post
will cheaper the cost Of living by
making it possible for the farmer to
ship directly to the consumer, but
many of the farmers products can
not be shipped by parcel post, be-
cause the 72 inch package cannot
contain so pounds. A cubic foot con-
tains but 81 pounds Of apples, or %
pounds Of blueberries, or II pounds
of grass seed or 35 pounds Of boltec
cornmeal or Ia pounds Of peanuts
and so on.
"The hereby zone rates are too low
A boy with a rubber stamp woult
have better judgment than to indors,
our present parcel post rates."
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

ALLEGED
REBATES
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. T.
The interstate commerce commission
announced it would comply with the
senate resolution requesting it inves-
tigate alleged rebates in the steel
corporation and subsidiaries given dur
ing the past six years.
1t will begin in three or four weeks.
All corporations, subsidiaries and af-
filiated railroads are notified. They
will be required to produce all books,
records and documents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
FEDERAL
JUDGE IS
WRATHY
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. Federal
Judge Lewis, in open court today, de-
:lared that the prosecuting system of
the American government is domin-
ated by bureaucracy in Washington
which the people will destroy when
hey realize it's character.
He said people will not tolerate
having the offices of federal district
attorneys run by special agents
from Washington"
His remarks followed the verdict
acquitting Sam Schiller, who was
.harged with selling whiskey to an
indian. Schiller said he could not
tell an Indian from Mexican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
BRITISH
STEAMER
AGROUND
United Press.

United Press.
MANASQUEAN, N j., Feb. T.
The British tramp steamer Queen
Louise went aground in Squan beach
in gale this morning. Lifesavers
have prepared the breeches buoy to
rescue the crew of twenty-five if the
vessel breaks up.
The rudder is disabled The steam
er drifted for hours in the gale be-
fore it struck.
Captain McDonough and crew re-
fuse to leave, saying there is no i'm
mediate danger. Three cabin boys
were sent ashore. The lifesavers are
standing by.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

News comes from Dolores of a
tragic accident that befell little girl
of that vicinity yesterday. A loaded
gun, hanging in the room where the
child was playing fell to the floor and
discharged, the bullet entering the
little ones abdomen. Late last even
ing she was still alive but her death
was momentarily expected. We did
not ascertain her name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Manager Norton of the Ford Motor
car company, left for Pennington this
morning where he has recently placed
orders for a couple of cars and has
favorable prospects of selling more.
He will spend month in the section
on company business. E. A. Houser
will direct the business in the local es-
Establishments during his absence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Mrs. George N. Raymond came
down from the Animas valley this af-
ternoon and leaves in the morning for
outside points. She will visit Mrs.
Frank West in Fountain, and then is
to spend some time in Denver with
Mrs. Fred Strater, Mrs. Russell, Mrs.
w. Davis, before continuing her trav-
els to Nebraska to visit her daughter,
Miss Gertrude, who is teacher in
one of the high schools there. She
expects to be absent about ten weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
Rebels Execute
NOn-COmbatantS

United PresG.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. T.
Captain Bostwick of the cruiser Nash
vile, sent wireless that the govern
ment troops were pillaging Cape Hal
tien, Haiti, and that the rebels have
executed several non-combatants.
American marines are patrolling
section of the town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Lincoln's birthday will be celebrat-
ed on next Thursday evening, Feb
ruary IL at the Presbyterian church.
The program has been prepared by a
joint committee of Sedgwick Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, and
Ladies of the Relief Corps. The ex-
ercises will consist of a number of
old army songs rendered by the choir
of the Presbyterian church, assisted
by the singers of the city, also recita-
tions, reading of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address and an address on the
life and services of Lincoln by Rev.
DAILY. All are cordially invited to at
tend.-Committee
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Rev. I. E. Graham arrived from
Amarrila, Texas, last night on his
way to Aztec to take the NJ. E.
church, South charge made vacant by
the transfer of Rev. Mr.. Bundy to
Pennington. His appointment holds
good for the remainder of the confer
ence year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Stock Inspector Sam Ethrdige and
Constable Jack Counch went to Ok
ford yesterday to investigate a COM
plant to the effect that whole herd
of cattle was starving. They found
the stock were very poor and were
not getting. sufficient supply of
food. The fault, however, seemed to
be on the part of the caretaker rather
than the owner. The guilty party will
stock and if he fails to do so. it ap-
pears, an arrest will follow at once
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
REBELS Nc, = R||||''E||;|E0)RF Fl
THE CITY OF MEX|C0|
Federal Garrison -Four Miles from Capital Revo|S
Leaving no Obstruction in Path Of Rebels
Troops Swarm in Streets Foreigners Alarmed

CHIHUAHUA, Feb. General
Villa issued a proclamation instruct
ing commanders of all constitutional
lists garrisons along the Mexican
Northwestern railway to execute sum-
marily anyone caught along the line
unable to account for himself salts
factorily.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
Escaping Gas Kills
forty-One in Moscow

LONDON, Feb. According to a
Central News dispatch, al persons
were suffocated in Moscow, the re-
suit of leaking gas pipe in an insur-
ance office.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
PURELY PERSONAL

"Scotty" Starr was bound for Pa
gosa Springs this morning where he
will engage in his trade of auto and
wagon painting for few weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

o
PATCHOKUE, La.-Rev Jacob
Probst has turned his parish house
into dancing school in an attempt
to reform the tango.
NEW YORK.-Waving a check for
$80,000 and with IL cents in his poe
ket, William Nealon, 1S, sailor, tried
to storm the hotel Savoy. He bunked
in the police station.
NEW YORK.-Hanging to strap
on an 81" train, Levi Fox, 60, city
clerk, became exhausted and died.
PARIS.-French artists advocate
the finger print system of signing
paintings, after the police Bertillon
system, to prevent fakes.
LONDON.-An 800 word sermon in
words of one syllable was preached
by the Rev. A. Smythe Palmer, of
Wenstead, from the text "The Word
Was Made Flesh"
Charged with intoxica-
ton in the To"er Bridge police court
prisoner replied: 81 gave my name
distinctly as Matthew Charles Fran
els Alexander Clarkson, so | could
not have been drunk"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
RESU[TSIN
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Young Woman fnviOnS Of Another'S Husband KIk
Her in Cold Blood in Presence Of Mother and
Eter---ConfesSeS When Own Death is Near
United Press


NEWARK, N. j., Feb 7.-Detect-
ives are working on the mysterious
shooting of Mrs. Harriet Manning
aged 2S. A person, in womans garb
gained admittance to the home of the
victims mother, Mrs. Harriet Cobb
and drew a pistol and shot Mrs. Man
ming down in the presence of her
mother and sister.
The mother does not believe the
theory that it was man dressed as
a woman, as she says the person had
u woman's voice and in fleeing drop
ped revolver and umbrella.
This afternoon the police have a
clew and expect to make an arrest.
1t is believed that love and jealousy
were the motives for the crime.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS,

JERSEY CITY, N. J.-Mrs. Kath-
crime Kalinstrau put her four chill
dren to bed with a pig. Her address
for a year is states prison.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Merchant Henry Orbendorfer of
Rico is in the city visiting his son
who is a student in the Durango high
school.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

NEWARK, N j., Feb. Hazel
Heidman, aged a5, is dying in the
Mountainside hospital, Orange, N. j.,
from self-admiDistered dose of BIZ
chloride of mercury poisoning. This
afternoon she admitted that she kill
ed Mrs. Manning. She told the nurse
that she loved Manning and wanted
to marry him. AS his wife stood in
the way of her happiness she shot
her. She added she was sorry she
was dead, but as long as she knew
she was going to die, too, she thought
she might as well confess.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

B. C. Smith and o. A. Watson of
Dolores returned from Denver last
night where the latter shipped a car
load of hogs just before the stock
show.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

Mrs. ]. w. Kight of Pennington
was homeward bound traveller this
morning. She was on her return
from Tiffany where she visited her
son Lloyd Huntsman, and family.
DIR. George N. Green returned from
the Ignacio- Bayfield, section last
night, where he has been doing some
dental work. He was off for Farm.
ington this morning.
j. A. Clay, manager of the West
ern Colorado Power company, arrived
from Telluride last night to make tht
acquaintance of the new son that reg
istered at his home earlier in tht
evening.
In the list of persons nominated
for directors of the board Of trade
the name of w. s. Pickerell was b,
mistake omitted. Mr.. Pickerell's nam,
stood third in the list of the nom
inees.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09

NEW YORK.-Hanging to strap
on an az train, Levi Fox, go, city
clerk, became exhausted and died.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02
ENTRIES.


FGRsT-TNo- yesr-olds; purse. $500 4
furlongs: Fair Helen los, Category 1OS,
Polly Flinders los. Royal Blue III. Haps-
burg II 1902, Jesse Ir. los, Commonado
Ill, Aimee Leslee los,
SECOND-Maiden 3-vesr- olds and up:
purse $500 6 furlongs Tampa 100. Hol-
ton l02. LaSainrella no The Parson
102 Princess Cogs ITO, Moore Wood 105.
Sweet Times lis, Angie D 100, Diamond
Cutter 100, Sackcloth ITO, Hopsack 1l2,
Spitfire 100
THIRD Purse 5000, 5-year- olds and
up; s furlongs; Great Surprise 1915, Com
ing Coon ll5. Veilchen IS. Mark A.
Meyer ll2. Edna Leska 100 Silas Grump
IL, The Turkess ITO. Sun Guide l15,
Benedictins l15, Miss Eleanor 1905.
FOURTH Selling; Swear Odds: purse
$500. So furongs: Castara 105, old
Jordan liz, Uncle Ed 1O7 Coors 102,
Flatbush lO7, Peuniless 104. Big Lumax
lO2, Elsie Green %. Mordecai 1906
FIFTH Purse. 5000, S-year- Odds; 6
furlougS: Corn Cracker 115 Woodsie
100 Malatine 10, Brynavia 10. Stucco
1902 Garth liz. Free Trade 100, Water
Lad 100, Jauquin l12, Belfast 107.
SIXTH Selling; 3-year-olds and UP;
purse $500. mile and 70 yards. Frog
l04, Peacock 96, Port Arlington l05, Jim
Catfrey l07, Sonny Boy 96, Carbureter
81 HarCourt f07
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02
Lind Asks Mexican
Release to Rest in
U. s.; to Sail Friday

WASHINGTON, April envoy
John Lind will sail tomorrow from
Vera Cruz, Mexico for the United
States
President Wilson, in making this
fact public, declared that Mr.. Lind is
returning to the United States at his
own request and that no diplomatic
significance can be attached to his
return.
Lind viii leave on the Solace, and
viii take a rest from his labors at
French Lick Springs, Ind He will
return 10 Vera Cruz as soon as he
has had thorough rest. Lind prob
ably win visit Washington during his
stay in the United States
There is no new phase Of the Mexi-
can situation which requires Mr. Lind
to leave his post at this time He
has lived many months in a tropical
climate however, and requires a com
plete change OF scene before he can
return 10 Mexico No plans have
been made for conferences with
President Wilson or Secretary OF
State Bryan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02
Fighter Near Death at Grady
RACING
NEWS
RESULTS.
AT JAMESTOWN


FIRST-Four furlongs Folderot los
tAmbrose), 8, . even. won Louise May,
104 CTeahan). 80 IS, % second l May,
106 (Nicklsus), s, >, even, third Time,
so 50 Also ran Miss Fissv, Tiepiu,
stalwart Helen Lady Capricious, Baga-
telle, Energetic.
SECOND-Five and half furlongs
Booth, 90 Murphy. 72. rs, no. won
Paul Davis, 113 tWaldronl, 20, 8, 4. sec
ond Ems, los (Randolph), 10, ), ?, third.
Time I'LL Also ran The Urchn, MIN
bus, Lady Etna, Coming Coon, Phew. Col
den CASTE, Surpass, Martin Amorous, How
ard Legor
THIRD-Five and half furlongs De
duction 108 tWaldronl, 90. IS. 5, won
sIas Grqmp, ll3 Callahan, II, 5, @ sec
ond Belle Terre 90 tMcTaggaru ;, 2,
even third. Time, Ill > ;. Also ran
Ethelburg I Billy Stuart Austin Sturte-
want Tony W, Letourno, Mollie Richards,
Bat Masterson Province Ave, Inferno
Queen
FOURTH Seven furongs Fathom. los
lMcTaggart) % even, 10 Won POLLY H..
los (Obert) :, 90 1.2. second Car
Michael, no tHnphyl, II, even. ] 3,
third Time ] 80. Also ran Minds, In
dolence6 Hudas Brother
FIFTH-six furlongs. York Lad 118
lNeauderl, 8. even. -, won Parlor Boy,
li3 (Coreyl 6 .. even, second The Busy
body, III OPauley) 90 81 third Time.
10 4 - Also ran First Trump, Willis,
sherlock Holmes. Lou Lanier, Rolling stone,
Amoret Rye Straw, Font
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02
to Hold
Bond Mass Meeting

\ mass meeting Of voters will be
held Friday night in Jamison Hall,
Hapeville. TO arouse interest in the
proposed issue Of bonds for sewer
and water Improvements A large
number of residents look upon the
issue as the most vital need Of the
city and they desire TO convert the
remainder of the people
The estimated cost Of the improve
ments is between $4,000 and $4,000
4 club will be organized Thursday
night to advertise the advantages Of
the improvements
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02

Steen, who caught Holland between
second and third and he was out,
Steen to Turner to Olson. WelChonce
stole second Long flied to Graney.
TWO RUNS THREE HITS.
SIXTH INNING.
Efrd replaced Dent on the mound
for Atlanta, jackson fouled out -
Dunn Jatoie flied TO WelChonCe.
Graney Gied to Mcconnell NO RUNS
NO HITS.
Eibel doubled to the signs in right
field. Jackson made fine running
catch to F1anagan's long fly down the
left field foul line Lynch walked.
Dunn drew a pass and the bases were
intoxicated Ehrd popped to Olson
in short left, and Lynch was doubled
at second, Olson to Lajoie No RUNS.
ONE HIT
SEVENTH INNING.
Olson grounded out Holland to
Eibel on a close PLAY Birmingham
popped to Mcconnell Bassler ground
ed out Enrd 10 Eibel no RUNS.
40 HITS.
Granev made a circus catch Of Nc
Couneus fly in left field Holland
sent hot grounder inside third FOR
one bas" Welchonce flied to Biz
mingham. and when Harry Holland,
thinking n was three outs, went Of
first was out, Birmingham to Lato'
to Wood 40 RUNS ONE HIT
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