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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
WE MUST EXPECT IT.

The congressional investigation
committee brought with it the usual
number of eastern magazine writers
who are horribly shocked at condi-
tions in Colorado. We may expect a
world of printed matter on our law
lessness and our trampling under
foot the very decalogue itself. One
class of these writers will picture our
laboring men as dynamiters and ex-
convicts and the other will clothe our
employers with all the meanness
thinkable.
The facts are neither will be cor
rect. Colorado has law-abiding
people as live anywhere. The real
situation will not be discovered by a
single writer and wouldn't be pub
lished If were known. We are an ag-
gressive people. Our population was
the cream of the east-the men and
women who had the nerve to go out
and build an empire-men of BRAIN
else they never would have ventured
out west. Coming here they want to
be leaders. Very few of our people
serve in the ranks. They aspire to
be among the officers or the control
lers. The beauty of it is every one
is capable of being leader. The
result is inevitable, fight. We di-
vide and scrap on every question. 1t
is doubtful If there is question that
was ever fought out any place thai
Colorado has not tried hand at set
ting; and when we fight its hum
mer.
The best brains in every walk of
life the world over have been forced
to come to Colorado on account Of
health or have come for investment.
Such gathering of men with such
different ideas from all over the earth
would of necessity create discussion
and conflict.
To ourselves it is a matter of pas
time. An educational factor of our
life not enjoyed elsewhere. To the
outsider who fits in, stays three
weeks, and fits out again, our tur-
moil is the first stroke of the death
knell of human liberty on our con-
tinent. What silly rot the most Of
these writers dish up to the readers
when it Is compared by men who
know with the facts as they really
are.
But one of the inflictions of life is
the criticism of the reformer and the
tale bearer, hence we are simply to
undergo one of those inflictions.
Colorado has been the subject Of the
writer ever since 1t has
been state. 1t will, no doubt, con-
tinue to be the Assignment" for
some one for years to come. Brains,
power, snap, vigor and a fight al
ways command the attention Of the
weaker, hence the fact that. special
writer's are eternslly amongst Us isl
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
LOANS ON INSURANCE POLICIES

The Capital some time ago COM
mented on the great increase in loans
on life insurance policies, which the
managers of the large companies re-
gard as a serious condition. The
trouble is that the equities represent
ed by insurance payments are squand-
cred to satisfy the craze for pleasure
and SO the savings of life insurance
go to buy automobiles and other pur-
chases that the buyers can not in
fact afford.
Now comes the Atlanta Georgian
and demands that the law stop this
thing by prohibiting insurance COM
panies from loaning on their policies.
But the remedy doesn't meet the dis
ease, in several respects. The prohi-
bition, in the first place, could not
apply to existing contracts. If such
a law would cure this trouble the in
surance companies would have been
the first to suggest it; they propose
nothing of the kind. The first effect
of such prohibition would be that
it would be far more difficult to per-
suade men to invest in life insurance,
and that would be step backwards.
One of the inducements is the fact
that the payments become equities
that when needed can be turned into
cash, not only by borrowing, but by
taking the paid-up value outright. All
insurance companies have advertised
these features as evidences, as they
are, of the progressiveness of life in
surance companies. 1t has always and
wisely been the policy to meet popu-
lar demands and satisfy popular re-
quirements and desires, and so these
developments, the law itself every
where now compelling companies, for
that matter, to fix paidup values after
the first year or the first two or three
years. Further, if the prohibition of
borrowing should be made by law, it
would not effect the purpose, because
the borrower would simply convert
the policy into cash And if this
were prohibited by law, then new life
insurance business would decline so
per cent in value. In word, this is
a matter for the use of common sense
and good judgment by the polcyholder
and beneficiary. They can do what
they will with their own, and no law
can fairly prohibit them; neither can
the policyholder be gifted with good
sense by an act of the legislature
Topeka Capital.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

The clinical congress of surgeons
North America, to be held in Londor
during the week beginning July 2i
will attract more American and Can
adian medical men than the worlds
medical congress held there last year
The committee on transportation i;
having difficulty in getting steam
ship accommodations for the dele
gates, as they expect to provide fol
1900 travellers over short periot
during the busiest time of the trans
Atlantic tourist season. This will bt
the fourth congress of the organiza
ton, which hitherto always met il
America.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23


company finally sued him and pest
cred him by demands for paynsat
After being lowered, in his employ
ment as railroad yar3mastsr to help
er, he sued the loan shark for mali
cious persecution, and the jury gave
him actual damages of $1,000 and
punitive damages of 5000. The
supreme court cut the actual DAM
ages to $448, but held that the puni-
tive damages were not excessive, not
because Of any special merit in the
plaintiffs csse, but by way Of pun
ishment for malicious, vindictive or
wilful and wanton invasion of plain
tiff's rights.
If loan sharks who persecute their
victims in other states were treated
like this man in Kansas the loan
sharks would be put out of business
in quick time, rightly says the Star
Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
II II E
Great Trials
History
(The Trial of Damiens. }

Robert Francis Damiens met with
a horrible death for having made an
attempt on the life of Louis XIV, king
of France in 1857. He was the son of
a poor laborer in Artois. He lived in
various menial situations previous to
to year 1855, when he was taken into
the service of Russian merchant
then in Paris. He boarded with Mrs.
Fortier, and on the fifth of January,
1857, he made to her the extraordi-
nary request to send for surgeon to
bleed him. The landlady, imagining he
was jesting, failed to do so, and when
confronted by her at his trial insisted
that he had been bled, as he desired,
he would not have committed the
crime.
On the afternoon of this day the
king went to Versailles to pay visit
to the princess. and upon leaving her
apartment, accompanied by the Dau-
phin, and the whole court, Damiens,
who had been lurking in hollow at
the bottom of the stairway, rushed
in among the courtiers, jostled the
Dauphin and laying hold of his majes-
ty by one shoulder with one hand,
with the other he stabbed him in the
right side.
The would-be murderer was siezed
by one Of the kings footmen. He
committed him to the care of the
guards. Upon being questioned all he
would reply was: Let them take care
Of the Dauphin; do not let my lord
go out for the rest of the day." These
words indicated that he had accom-
plices, and he was urged to reveal
them but Damiens answered that they
were q great way off by this time.
These mysterious remarks caused the
guard to put him to the torture.
Accordingly they placed him near q
great fire in the guard room, and ap-
piled red hot tongues to his legs, but
all In vain, for Damiens instead Of
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
HONOR AMONG coNvICTs.

Placing conyicts under the honor
system in Texas is beginning to pro-
duce good results, although two con-
victs have already broken their
pledges. Forty-eight eonvicts have
raised purse of $35, which they of
fer for the return of the men who
broke the parole agreement by de-
serting from road camp. The Colo
RADIO plan Of working conyiets on the
roads was recently introduced in
Texas as an experiment, the men be-
ing placed at work without any arm
ed guards. All could have escaped if
they wanted to, but apparently they
consider that having given their word
to remain at work they are in honor
bound to fulfill their promises.
Their attitude is shown by the
statement accompanying their offer
of reward in which they say: eve,
the members Of a camp of honest
men, are ready to go our limit to
have the deserters returned This
is probably the first time prisoners
anywhere have offered reward for
the capture of men who have escaped.
II is good spirit to show and indi-
Gates that II given a chance convicts
will make good. Colorado and other
states have demonstrated that the
honor system Of working convicts on
the roads is success. Some men in
every walk of life abuse privileges
and 1t is to the credit Of convicts that
few Of them violate their pledges
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
NEW FIELD FOR FARMERS
WIFE.

The parcel post marks an epoch in
the industrial life of this country. 1t
can be taken advantage of by the wo-
men of the farms in particular. But
there are many details that will have
to be worked out before the problem
of marketing farm products by parcel
post can be solved to the best advant-
age. As preliminary the farm wife
should be devoting her time to the
creation of public demand for her
goods by preparing herself to furnish
exactly the kind of produce the people
Of the towns want from the farm. She
must be prepared to sell better things
than the people can get from the local
stores or from any other source. Her
goods must be noted for quality,
cleanliness and neatness. In the
msantime, while she is waiting for
the solution Of the problems that now
confront those who hope to use the
parcel post, why not ship her goods to
some wsll-established, reputable mer-
ehantf Let him sell these as the
produce Of the woman who sells them
to him. This will give her eggs,
butter, poultry, canned fruit or what
svsr she elects to sell, individuality.
Let the farm woman make such a
name Tor herself by having the very
bsst things to sell that any merchant
M b. glad to sell them as her in
lividnsl product. 1t is only step
tsm that public demand for her
49, - . firmly established list Of
u6esaAers Who will order direct from
- fnsn. Iben ths whole problem
~ - su1vs&. Eansas City Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Suite, the ancient Hindu custom OF
burning widows on their husbands
funeral pyres, was made illegal by
the government Of Indian in 1929, but
cases of its occurrence are still oc.
casionally reported. The London
Times describes the voluntary suttee
Of young widow last June at Yara,
ule, village in the Mainpuri district
The act was carried out in the pres,
ence of a crowd of from 1900 to g.
900 people. Several natives who as.
sisted at the ceremony have been sent
to prison.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Our suspicious concerning the
army of unemployed are somewhat
justified by report from Chicago
which indicates that about half OF
those who were offered work, failed
to report for duty. Then, there is
the jobless army of California which
proposes to march from San Fran
cisco to Washington, although most
all Of them could land jobs as farm
hands along the way, now that tht
grounding is about ready to go into
retirement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
URGES MOTION CENSOR
ING IRISH HOME RULE

LONDON, March 19.-Bonar Law,
the Unionist leader in the house of
commons, urged motion censoring
the government for its Irish home
rule attitude. He declares the situa-
tioh more dangerous than ever. He
challenged the government to take
referendum regarding the proposed
concessions to Ulster regarding the
home rule bill.
Unionists oppose home rule In any
form,' said Law, "but they are un-
willing to slam the door Of peace"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

revealing anything upbraided the lord
keeper with being in great measure
the author of the public troubles, and
a betrayer of the rights of parli-
ment.
Damiens was removed from the Jail
at Versailles to the Conciergerie in
Paris and on Saturday, March 26, he
was examined for the last time by his
judges. A number of questions were
put to him in which he denied inten-
tion to kill the king. No witnesses
were called for the attempt at murder
was too apparent, and the attorney
general demanded that Damiens suf-
fer the same kind of death that Fran
els Raivallac had suffered for the
murder of King Henry ~. That
the house in which he was born should
be razed to the ground; that no other
building should ever be on that spot;
that his father, wife and daughter
should quit the kingdom and never re-
turn, under the pain of death, and
that his brothers and sisters should
change their names. The proof being
clear, the judges agreed to the at
torney generals demand.
1t was ordered that Demiens should
again be tortured in the hope that ac-
completes would be revealed. At
o'clock on the morning of March %,
1857, he was carried to the torture
room in his hammock. The recorder
read the sentence, which Damiens
heard without showing any emotion,
and he was then placed on the stool of
examination for nearly an hour and a
half and questioned by six commits
sioners of parliment. His answers
were indirect and unsatisfactory,
whereupon he was placed in the
Brodquin and, having tightened the
ropes with extraordinary vigor, Da-
miens shrieked most hideously
Wedge after wedge was applied and
the prisoner suffered agonies. When
he had been two hours and a half
under the torture the physicians and
surgeons declared that he could no
longer bear it without danger to his
life, and he was united and laid upon
a mattress.
When Daimens' treason was found
incontestably evident, orders had been
given to enclose space in the Grove
for the place of his execution of about
a hundred yards square with pallis-
ades. In the middle of this enclosed
area there was scaffold erected.
Damiens was carried to this spot
from the Conciergerie, surrounded by
soldiers of the foot-watch. He de-
clared that his wife and daughter
were entirely innocent and in no way
accessories to his crime, and most
earnestly entreated that they might
be treated with mercy and compass
sion, and again affirmed that he had
neither inciter, accomplice nor asso-
ciate in what he had done.
Upon reaching the scaffold he was
pinioned to the floor. First his right
hand with which the stab had been
given, was burnt in birthstone. He
was then pinched all over the body
with red hot pinchers, and boiling oil,
melted wax and rosin were poured in
all the wounds. After this was done
the executioner fastened around the
criminals legs and thighs, ropes with
which the horses were to tear these
limbs from the body. He was finally
literally torn to pieces upon which
the trunk and dismembered quarters
were thrown on large blazing pile
Of wood and after his body was en-
tirely consumed his ashes were scat
tered to the air as was the custom of
the period.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

A certain suff adds another to the
list of woman's rights, in the demand
that the female of the species should
throw off the marriage label, and
keep the name her parents gave her,
thereby proving her independence
even when she gets married. How
ever, this latest reform is due to en-
counter difficulty before winning a
majority in its favor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

A professor of art from Stockholm
has been combing the collections Of
the Metropolitan Museum in New
York and announces that he will be
ready to perform the same service
for our art institute in April. The
newcomer thinks the Metropolitan
harbors "too much rubbish" and gives
room to too many "unimportant
paintings. of the nineteenth century"
He also criticises the Morgan col
lection for lack of organic unity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
MAN TAKEN FROM CLUB
RUINS STILL ALIVE

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 19.-C.
Burke, laborer, was found alive this
morning at o'clock in the Missouri
Athletic club ruins, 81 hours after
the wall fell. He was taken to the
hospital where he died on the oper-
ating table two hours later.
Three more bodies were recovered,
totalling seven known dead, resulting
from the collapse of the west wall Of
the building Tuesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Should the constitutionalists win in
Old Mexico Carranza is supposed to
be the man for president. But he
will have Villa to figure with and no
surprise need be occasioned if Car
rama is found some morning with
his throat cut with Villa declaring
himself dictator. This is the kind of
man the administration is taking
back talk from.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Denver wants just freight rates
What about the contention that the
D. & X. G. should haul freight from
Denver to Durango as cheap as from
Pueblo? Why should the rates be.
tween the two points be the same?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Costs about twice as much for a
homeseeker to visit this section from
points in Kansas and Oklahoma than
to go to California. What induce
ment is there for a homeseeker to
visit Durango? None. The railroads
hold him up both going and coming,
hence the homeseekers are headed in
every direction except Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

American and not French women
create the demand for risque dresses"
says a Paris dressmaker. "For our
American customers nothing is too
daring" Let us thank the Paris
dressmakers for the restraint they
have exhibited under pressure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Three Cincinnati business men were
lately fined nine hundred dollars for
contributing to the delinquency of a
16-year-old girl. Delinquency seems
to differ from other forms of white
slavery in that there are no state lines
involved.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

While we are strong for the parcel
post, no enthusiastic patriot should
send his bombs that way, thus en-.
dangering the mail carriers, who
have troubles enough of their own
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

The Kentucky house of representa-
tives has voted in favor of consti-
tutional amendment providing for
statewide prohibition. Are there no
colonels in the Kentucky house of rep
resentatives?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Memphisites have voted for dry
town. Much depends on the action
of the Mississippi. That stream often
makes it impossible for towns along
its banks to be dry. at least for any
length of time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Pueblo Chieftain doubts the sin
cerety of Denver's fight for just
freight rates to Colorado common
points. Believes there is wood
chuck in the woodpile.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Late Democratic platforms are be.
ing printed in large type by the Unit
ed Mine Workers. Don't pay to hor
onto the opposing party for policy
sake. Tables are liable to be turn.
ed as the Democrats have found out
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Judge Ben Lindsey has come in foi
great deal of notoriety in connec-
ton with his statement that ten pei
cent of the women of the country arc
immoral. The judge says he means
this applies to the large cities, moi
the smaller towns, and country gen
orally.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Perhaps Ambassador Page would
get along better if he submitted his
speeches to Editor Page before deliv-
ering them in public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

The Herald has favored compul-
sorry voting for many years. Com
pulsory voting wou cut out costly
registration and the work of getting
voters to the polls. A fair expression
of the people would be obtained. It's
the busy man who fails to vote. The
riff-raff always gets there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

The keel of the largest and most
powerful fighting ship in the world
was laid in New York ship yards
the other day. Ships Uncle Sam
builds nowadays are of some ac-
count.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

No section is advertising for visi-
tation of Coxey army. There are
some things the people as whole do
not want
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Manager McGraw of the New York
Giants receives salary of 100000 a
year, but nobody has emitted a wall
concerning the high cost of baseball.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Underwood and Hobson are making
a bitter fight for the senatorship of
Alabama the result largely depends
on the liquor fight. 1t is said Under
wood will not win on his tariff meas
ure because it is the biggest failure
staged in the congress of the Unit
ed States for many years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Denver could exert a powerful in
fluence in securing equitable freight
and passenger rates for the San Juar
section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

If you have an enemy these days
you don't tell him to go to the hot
place but simply say: "Go to Mex
ico.'
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Bryan is proving failure in hand
ling big international questions. Or
possibly the president interferes and
is responsible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23
WHAT ROSA ASOROwSKY
THOUGHT OF LIFE

Everything in this world is for sale
for money-love happiness every
thing.
| gave nothing valued for money
When | loved ] made no measure.
do not know whether I started
to learn too late or too love too early
Men think only of girls body
They do not care for her thoughts OIL
her soul.
l told my mother it is wrong tc
live with man she does not love
She only answered. "A fool is mis-
cry forever"
As far back as ! can remember my
mother was worthy of the name Of
mother.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

A young Jewish woman killed her.
self week or so ago in Ghetto
on the West Side of Chicago.
In her poor little basement room
she pushed the head of her cot under
a gas fixture that was never used,
twisted the joint around so that the
jet would be over her face when she
lay down and turned on the gas.
When the police came on Sunday
morning they found beside the girl a
manuscript of five pads of letter
paper such as are sold for 10 cents
each at the stationery stores filled
with Yiddish writing.
From the writings the above ex-
tracts are taken. They contain food
for much thought.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Don't hear much about the water
issue in Denver these days. An erup-
tion will be due shortly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Moral suasion is all right in its
wsy, but there doesn't seem to be
much use to try it on Mexican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Congressman Kindel cuts about as
much ice in Washington as a snow
ball in the alleged hot place.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Denver teachers are making hard
struggle to have their wages raised
by the school board.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Get your spring wheat in early.
Plant as much wheat as possible
Always commands fair price.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

Churches priests and the like are
not considered by Villa. All look
alike to the murderer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

It has been q week or more since
some relatives Of Senator Thomas
has received . public plum. The SEN
ator must be overlooking bet or
two.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

The hog industry should prove pro-
fftable to the farmers of La Plata
county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15

assembly Of the state of North Dakota
and by it referred to the Thirteenth legis-
lative assembly of said state for approval
or rejection. is hereby agreed to. and
such amendment shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the state at the next
general election for approval or rejec.
ton in accordance with the provisions Of
section 202 of the constitution of the state
of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT That section 1S5 of
article II of the constitution of the state
of North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 1876. Neither the state nor any
county, city, township, town, school dis
lrict or any other political subdivision
shall loan or give its credit or make do
nations to or III aid of any individual, as
ISOLATION or corporation, except for neces.
sary support of the poor, nor subscribe to
or become the owner of the capital stock
of any association or corporation, nor
shall the state engage in any work of in
ternal Improvement unless authorized by
a two-thirds vote of the people. Pro-
vided, that the state may appropriate
money In the treasury or to be there
after raised by taxation for the con-
struction or Improvement Of public
hiSlwnyS.