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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
THE SUCCESS OF THE TWIN
POSTAL REFORMS.

So much is said about the bad ef-
fects of political unrest and reform
legislation that, lest we forget, stress
should occasionally be laid on the sue
cess of two recent reforms that were
long and strenuously opposed and
which it took very considerable "un-
rest to put through congress.
The reference is to the twin re-
forms-the postal savings bank and
the parcel post.
Postmaster General Burleson re-
ports that at the end of the last fis-
cal year the amount on deposit in the
postal banks was nearly S3i,000,00o,
and the number of depositors .53l, 900.
No one now doubts that substantial
ly all these deposits represent saw
ings that were formerly boarded OF
sent abroad for safe-keeping The
banks have suffered no noticeable in
Jury. while s33,00O,000 have been
turned back into the channels of
trade. The restriction of the deposi-
tors maximum balance to $500 has
impaired the utility of the postal
bank, and the postmaster general ad-
vocates the removal of the restriction
He would not, however, pay interest
on any deposit in excess of $1,000.
This would sufficiently protect the
private banks, in his Judgment.
The parcel post has proved an even
greater success than the postal bank
The rate reductions and weight in
ereases experimentally ordered in
August have more than justified
themselves. The commerce commits
sion has Just approved further re-
ductions and weight increases, to take
effect in January or later. In the
first and second zones (the maximum
distance being about $50 miles) the
weight limit of parcels is TO be in
creased from twenty pounds to fifty.
The limits for other zones will also
be raised.
One great boon will be the exten-
sion of the service to include books.
AT present one has to pay 80 cents
for parcel of books instead of the
S cents which parcel of merchan-
disc costs in given zone. This dis
elimination against books, never un-
derstood or excused by the public, is
to be removed on March is.
Everybody is now wondering why
these simple and Constructive" re-
forms were SO long in coming. Where
ere the objections that were so hot
y made against them? Well, there
IS lesson in the history of these sue
cessfnl and popular reforms which
we may apply to pending or impend-
irg proposals, and to agitation in
eleral.-Reeord Herald.
The R--C. should have gone fur
thtr and reminded its readers that
both the postal savings bank and the
parcels post are Republican measures
measures that have been of great
benefit TO the people, not a loss like
the new administration tariff meas
ure wherein the trusts receive all the
benefits
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

A well known writer, MIR. Blythe,
in the Saturday Evening Post, says
that not one man out of thousand
understands the new currency meas
ure and very few of the senators
know anything about it, or could eS-
plain its workings to the public. The
senators simply had to vote as the
boss dictated or get out of the Will
son patronage list. However, we are
glad some sort of bill has been pass
ed. If the promised relief is forth
coming so much the better and if it
fails the bill can be amended.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

President Meyer, because he is
president OF the Western Federation
of Miners, is no better than the mer
attacked and killed in the Trinidad
district, at the same time there is no
excuse for the treatment he received.
If man breaches ineendiary and his
speeches cause anarchy ne should b.
amenable to the law-not mob law.
Anarchy, assassinations, destruction
of property, do more to injure ths
cause of unionism than anything else
and the same principle holds gooe
for the opposition, although at time
some may feel justified in deportine
sSitstors who only cause trouble.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
stomach Troubles pisappear.

Stomacn. liver and kidney troubles,
weak nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric Bitters
are used Thousands of women
would not be without a bottle in their
home. Eliza Pool Of Depew. Okla.
writes; Electric Bitters raised me
from a bed OF sickness and suffering
and has dene NE world of good.
wish every suffering woman could
use this excellent remedy and find
out. as did. just how good it is.-
As it has helped thousands Of others,
it surely viii do the same for You.
Every bottle guaranteed. soc and
$l-oo. AT all Druggists H. E Beck
h 4 o. PAiladelphia ~ St i.su,s.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

If the so-called election in Mexico
last October was invalid as to the
presidency, of course it was nullity
as to everything else. Yet a pretend
ed congress chosen at the same tins
now assumes to confirm General
Huerta in his dictatorship. His new
title. like his old one, is derived Who'll.
ly from himself OF 1925 voting
precincts in the republic, only 707
made returns. No matter how i'm
pndent it may be, usurpation must
have a more substantial basis than
that. The dictator, therefore, holsters
his title as the savior of the state by
vote of confidence in the name OF
a congress which he long ago dis
persed and imprisoned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Abbreviation of Christmas. a tern
derived from the name Christ, cer
tainly is atrocious, and unpardonable
from any standpoint, says the Dalla
News. 1t is universally eonsidere
bad form to abbreviate or eontrae.
the names of persons; yet there are
many who would scorn to write "Jno.
or WINS" who habitually reducg
Christ to ~" the symbol of an un-
known quantity. Perhaps, however
there is consistency in this practice
for some persons who imagine they
are Christians are merely X-like; that
is to say, unknown quantities and
cross as we'll
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
WHAT'S THE REASON?
Many Durango People in Poor Health
Without KIN wing the Cause.

There are scores of people who drag
out miserable existence withou
realizing the cause of their suffering.
Day after day they are racked with
oackache and headache; suffer from
nervousness, dizziness, weakness
ianguor and depression. Perhaps
the kidneys have fallen behind in
their work of filt.ring the blood and
mat may be the root of the trouble.
Look to your kidneys. assist them in
their work-give them the help they
need. You can use no more highly
recommended remedy than Doan's
Kidney Pilis--endorsed by people all
over the country and by your neigh
oors in Durango.
1. r. Avery. 1855 Second Ave, Du-
range, Colo, says; Il had kidney
complaint which a; times inconven-
fenced me and caused ME considerable
pain. On using Doan's Kidney Pills,
got prompt relief and now all the
symptoms of kidney trouble have left
me, Others of the family have used
poan's Kidney Pills and have been
he'ped' poan's Kidney Pills helped
me Mter several other remedies had
failed.
'or sale by all dealers Price SO
cents Fos'er-Milhurn Co, Buffalo,
New YORK. sole agents for the uni
ted States.
remember the nams-Dosn's-and
take no other.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

The indefinite postponement of the
Heating resolution calling for an IN
vestigation of the Colorado coal min
ers' strike indicates that congressmer
do not consider they have butt-in
Also that the strike is considered a
dead issue. Probably Secretary vii
son gave some inside history and the
fact that the agitators will not lister
to anything short Of union recognition
by the operators which Will not b
brought about very soon, especially
since the closing down of the Royal
Gorge mine at Canon City where the
owner found he could not continue
under union jurisdiction.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

One hundred and ten men refused
to go to work because the Royal
Gorge mine near Canon City diseharg-
ed l7-year-old boy. This mine sign
ed up with the union shortly after
the strike in the coal zone started
but much friction resulted and when
the men refused to go to work when
the company discharged the boy the
mine closed down. And for this the
strikers ask laboring people of the al
lied organizations TO GO ON sympa-
thetie strike If the Western FEEDER
alton succeeded in forcing recogni-
ton there would be no living with
the lenders who would run the oper-
ators or cause trouble all the time,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
USING BIG STICK AGAIN.

Colonel Roosevelt, now on his way
to the South American jungles, has
not lost his adeptness in welding the
Big Stick, despite his somewhat re-
stricted activity in that particular
line. According to reports from
South America the colonel had oecas-
ion to use it in Chile while making a
speech at Santiago. AT dinner in
honor of Roosevelt Dir. Marcial Mar
tinez, former minister to the Uni
ted States, was critical Of the Mon
roe doctrine, even declaring it dead
letter. as the conditions which gave
rise to it have practically disappear
ed. Colonel Roosevelt has always
been in sympathy with the Monroe
doctrine and promptly replied. max
ing it plain that the Monroe doctrine
was still vital principle in the for
eign policy OF the United States.
Even those who differ politically
with Roosevelt realize that first OF
all he is an American of intense pat.
riotic impulses. In the Chilean Incl
dent he did just what American:
would expect him to do. He is fear
less of consequences and it mattereC
little to him whether his actions
would be approved by his audience
ne could not afford to pass unnoticet
what he considered a reflection OF
something held sacred by the people
of the United States. And all Amer
leans are glad he did not.-Puebl'
Star-Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

The department of agriculture es-
Inmates that this years corn crop viii
be much the most valuable in our
history. Although it is estimated to
be nearly ee2,00o.0 900 bushels less
than the high record crop of 1912,
at present prices /, will bring the
farmers nearly 1921, 100000 more
money. We DO not read that the
Housewives league is bcycottine
corn, and yet the high price of corn
is a most potent cause Of the high
price of eggs and meat. 1t is not
worth while to boycott anybody or
anything. II prices do not suit, buy
less, That, in fact. is what all will
do as individuals. and it is improb-
able that the most ferocious lady boy
eo,ter Of eggs makes any change in
her purchase that she would moi
make IL nobody was talking boycott,
remarks the Arizona Globe
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

A remarkable use has been disoov-
cred for the parcel post by northern
Alaska Eskimos, who have found that
instead of selling white fox skins to
traders on the spot at So apiece. they
can mail them to dealers in this coun-
try and avoid the middleman. On ae-
count Of this discovery, it is said, the
price of white fox skins mas risen in
Alaska during the past summer to
500 apiece. Who would have thought
when it was established, that parcel
post would be boon to the Eskimos !!
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
CROP AND COUGH REMEDY.

Crop is terrible disease, It attacks
children so suddenly they are very
apt to choke unless given the prope
remedy at once. There is nothing.
better in the world than Dr. King
New Discovery. Lewis Chamberlain,
of Manchester, Ohio, writes about his
children: Sometimes in severe at
tacks we were afraid they would die,
but since we proved wha: a certain
remedy DR., Kings New Discovery is,
we have no fear. We rely on it for
crop, coughs and colds" So can you.
6Oc and S1.0o. A bottle should be in
every home. AT all Druggists. II. E
Bucklin & Co., Phila. st. Louis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Chief of Police oNeil says he is
going to make Denver clean city
again. How often we have heard this
remark in the Denver papers. o'Neil
goes on to say that certain resorts
hsve been closed TO remain so TO
ever. This is long time and We had
no idcE the present administration
wouli continue forever as much as j.
would like to. and every new admins
trau,n sets down different rules. an
nounees a closed town and th,n wins
the airer eve.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Assessor Pitcher is again airing his
views on taxation, claiming Denver
is over assessed. Trying to get
around the extra Sloo,0o0,oo0 lumped
on the city by the state tax commits
sion. Putting up u poor face is moi
good policy, at the same time we dc
not see how the tax commission car
make the lump raise and the supreme
court will no doubt so declare.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
GUARDING AGAINST CROP.

The best safeguard against crop is
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the house P. H. CHM,
Middleton, Gr., writes: my children
are very susceptible to Group. easily
catch cold. give them FoIey's
Honey and Tar Compound and in
every instance they get prompt re-
lief and are soon cured. We keep it
at home and prevent Group" Use it
also for coughs, colds, hoarseness,
tickling throat, bronchial and lagrippe
coughs. 1t contains no opiates. Re-
fuse substitutes. S. G. Wall and ].
l.. Parsons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
THREE KILLED IN COAL
MINE EXPLOSION

BICKNELL, Ind, Dec 29.-There
was gas explosion this morning in
the Indian Greek coal mine near here,
just after hundred and fifty men
who form the night shift, had left.
Emery Williams, Robert Gotten and
Hugh Waugh met instant death.
-Four miners who were temporarily
imprisoned in hole near the main
shaft, were later rescued.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Grand Junction is having troubles
There is talk of abandoning the cham
Der of commerce. Seems as though
the organization is in tight financial
straits. Durango, on the other hand,
is in fine working order and under
the proposed plan should have pros
porous year, but il remains to b.
seen if future directors will be able
to turn over cash and unpaid dues
amounting to nearly $1,000
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

No matter whom the man, whether
miner or citizen, it is to be hoped the
fiend who opened the door and cried
fire at the Christmas eve festivities
of the Calumet miners, will be caught
and given punishment justly earned.
Trouble is. the laws of this country
do not provide punishment to fit this
kind of crime. Hanging is too good,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

received Christmas package tied up
with ribbons, and stuck up with hoi-
ly wreath, and Merry Christmas
stickers But she was suspicious.
and placed the package at long dis
tance from herself, Sure enough it
exploded: it was bomb. When ask
ed whom she suspected. Mrs. Taranto
replied: well, my husband never did
care for Christmas"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

The Herald trusts those guilty of
misusing and shooting Chas. H. Mcy-
er. president of the Western FEEDER
alton OF Miners, will be apprehended
and punished. This paper does not
believe in anarchy of any character
and the men who attacked Meyer
should be punished just the same as
the men who murdered and destroyed
property in the Trinidad district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
REST Is PRESCRIBED
FOR PRESIDENT WILSON

PASS CHRISTIAN. Miss, Dec. %.
Or. Grayson has forbidden the presi-
dent attending to correspondence as
he insists that work interiors with his
recovery.
There has been only one day of
good weather since the arrival of the
president and his family.
The villagers have failed to make
good their promise to respect the
presidents privacy. Unless conditions
change he will spend the remainder Of
his vacation in Texas OF Florida
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Judge Ben Lindsey has married q
Detroit girl. They met at sanitar-
ium and when Ben had bad head
ache the lady romantically applied q
wet handkerchief to his brow. Very
good, indeed; now if the lady will ap-
ply a wet blanket to some of Ben's
social and economical theories the
union should be happy one,-Colo.
RADIO Springs Telegraph.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
MOVERS WOUNDS
WILL NOT BE FATAL


CHICAGO, Dec 29.-Moyer is be-
neved to be out of danger Dr. VIM
Marsha declared the bullet NAV eaus,
partial paralysis, however. it has bes,
located in the muscles in the laf, a.,
of the back and will probably be n.
moved today. Meyer passed eo,o-
Portable night.
At the mass meeting of the unio,.
yesterday resolutions were adm,
demanding congressional in,estie.,
tion of the Calumet strike m
We're forwarded to congressman s,I
President Wilson today.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29-Moyer l..s
been operated on and the bullet i,
moved, The surgeons say: q"
patient is weak but we think he NJ
come through all right
The miners headquarters have b,-,
advised that the moving picture fills
taken of the funerals of the Calm, r
victims yesterday have been stolen.
CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 29.-The
inquest into the Christmas eve panic
which resulted in the death of IS.
commenced today. The jury is COM
posed Of eight members, six strikers,
one strike sympathizer and one bust
ness man.
The funerals of nine more victims
were held today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Denver News threatens Nisbet with
the recall and il the accusations Of
the News are true. as they have the
appearance of being, he is not fit for
commissioner Of safety, The recall
might just as well be applied to dere-
lict and extravagant officials. Some
thing must be done to protect the
people and taxpayers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Kevolrtionis; zapata- has notified
UsSrper Huerta that he win be pub
liely degraded and hanged from the
balcony Of the national palace on a
certain day which will be named later.
zapssa ecahtiess expects TO be in good
iesl nj ! hurry when the hanging is
to / s.one and is, therefore, giving
Haersa nStiee now to be prepared, 1,
is encouraging that courtesy is
spreading among the Mexicans.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Missouri lumber firms have been
fined an aggregate Of. s4Se.000 in
suits inaugurated years ago. 1t de-
veloped that a trust existed, prices
raised and no one permitted to pur-
chase from the mills unless they wers
members of the association Eleven
companies We're ousted from the state.
Another case where the consumer
pays the bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Democratic newspapers are hand
ing the Colorado Springs Gazette a
lot of taffy which the Gazette ac-
cepts as real, when, In fact, it is for
the sole purpose of keeping up a
division between the Republicans and
Progressives. Col. Dodge is closing
one eye to the. real situation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Since the organization of the rails
in trust in California the price Of
raisins have advanced from four ano
three-fourths cents to seven and one
half cents. The government is going
to investigate. Every time the gov
ernment investigates and prosecutes
a trust up goes the price. The con-
sumner has to pay the defense bill
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Mr.. Bryan is being criticised be-
cause he charged 5000 for being the
guest of honor at Virginia gather
ing. People who have never been
guests of honor don't realize how try
iry il is.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

4 Massachusetts man is living on
nine cents day. The fact is ex-
plotted As a wonderful thing. But it's
not SO remarkable. A Connecticut
wan is LIVING ON his relatives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

My, but penverites will be lonely
after this--with the red light dis
trict closed and saloons and wine
rooms barred to women. But maybe
this is just newspaper talk for. eff
fact
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Denver Times has gone back to
Denver's assessment complaining that
even according TO Pitchers figmes
il is far too high. Probably the as
sessments are not too high but the
cost of administering city government
is where the trouble hes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Rear Admiral Peary's statement
that there is still great deal of work
to be done in the Arctic regions may
be true. but there's enough to be done
nearer home and in more agreeable
climate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

There are $4,000 idiots and feeble
minded persons in the state OF New
York who should be cared for in pub.
lie institutions but accommodations
for only 1000 are provided. This is
the statement Of the board Of ehari.
fiaS
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

"The trouble with Eve was that she
had nothing to do says the Simp-
son News, Sooner or later every
idle woman goes out into the orchard
and picks an apple off the wrong
tree"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Denver News asserted few days
ago that never in the history of the
city had vice been as rampant as at
the present time and unmolested by
the officers. All parts of the city
appear to be about on par. Capitol
Hill coming in for its share of ex-
posures.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

A Kansas editor suggests that if
Colonel Roosevelt is ever president
again he will go Mr.. Wilson one bet
ter and make congress go to the
White house and listen while he reads
the message from the front steps.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

An important feature of the Owen
Glass currency measure that was
stricken out by the house conferees
was the senate amendment providing
for an insurance fund to guarantee
national bank deposits
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

New York City's new mayor says
he will ignore Tammany. Sulzer tried
this. But there is difference be
tween the two Mitchell win go
into office clean-handed while Sulzer
played the hypocrite.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

The Mexicans are becoming lazy
They haven't killed sufficient num-
ber of heir countrymen of late to oc-
cupy first page positions. Maybe by
the frs. of the year they viii get
their fighting clothes on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Rather ticklish business for any
one to go to Washington and lobby
for the passage for any measure in
which he may be interested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

All of the large cities of the coun-
try are discussing the best way to
reduce the cost OF living and most
viii engage in municipal markets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

The secretary of agriculture grave
ly ASSERTS that he was not responsible
for the bulletin stating that the pull
lets had begun to lay. He evidently
intends to let the pullets do their own
cackling when they do begin to lay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Colorado Springs Gazette says the
country is prosperous. How about the
several hundred thousand idle men
throughout the country suffering for
something to eat with railroading and
all other kinds Of business depressed
and impossible to raise dollar for
new enterprises
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Now that the governor of pennsyl-
vania has been chosen for baseball
job, its no use to tell boy that he
will be wasting his time if he de
votes himself to politics when he
grows up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

A story is told of 3 bulldog that
EriPped . rope with his teeth and
hung At the side Of ship for four
honrs. It is to be hoped that he will
tlwAyz choose ropes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

1t appears that a new law in Wis
eonsin makes it possible for man and
a woman to be married there by mere
ly saying that they are husband and
wife. This is too easy. They should
At least be compelled to rub noses, re-
marks the Record d-Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

R,'.oi. police have been ordered TO
chew gum ''ineonspiciously' if they
chew il at all when arey are on duty.
The rolice commissioner who issued
the order should have accompanied it
with ala instruction book.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

According to the Denver papers
gamblers have been reaping a rich
harvest for some time. Protected
vice always comes high for those
who indulge and from the number Of
places where gambling thrived the
fleeced must have numbered many
thousands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01
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- Wv cSs Va eeetus AOI 70.
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A $50 set of teeth for SIS.
Compare this with any $50 set on
earth.
l am now putting in ENAMEL
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and absolutely match your teeth in
color and guarantee this work to
PRESERVE the teeth twice as long
as any other filling made. l am the
only Enamel Expert in the south
west. Compare my work with any
city work in the UNION.
All work absolutely guaranteed
and without pain.
l am not from some 25-cent Col
lege but the only UNIVERSITY
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DIR. Dowdsy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

Now that there Is no chance to keep
the money bill blocked some of the
bankers who thought it would be
ruinous are beginning TO admit that
it may be = good thing. They are to
he congratulated on their willingness
to BE- reasonable.