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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
A MUNICIPAL GROCERY.

Chicago opened a municipal mar
ket of a new variety the other day.
Judging from the newspaper reports
of the undertaking it is nothing more
than a grocery store wherein goods
are sold at cost.
The plan was initiated for the bene-
fit of men who are temporarily out
of employment. The number of un-
employed in Chicago has been large
this winter and many Of the men who
are out of work have families de-
pendent upon them. The municipal
store is calculated to be of benefit to
such men by enabling them to buy the
necessities of life at considerably low
er figures than they would have to
pay otherwise.
Strange to say, the opening of the
store was not signified by any rush
of customers in search of bargains in
foodstuffs. There was no waiting line
when the doors opened and it was
more than an hour before the first
sale was made. Subsequently bust
ness picked up, but it did not attain
such briskness as to cause the butch
ers, bakers and grocers of Chicago
to view the situation with alarm.
If the unemployed show the proper
appreciation of the city's philanthrop
ic effort to lower the cost of living
for them, the municipal store will add
clothing, fuel and various other arti-
cles to its stock. Every customer is
required to give name and address
SO that it may be ascertained whether
he is really out of employment or
otherwise entitled to become pat
ron.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Lloyd's is insuring Englishmen
against mumps, which is epidemic in
London. Those who have already
had the disease are charged u pre-
MUM of $3.50 to secure the payment
of $25 for each week of the next
three months during which they are
apt to be disabled by fresh attack
Those who have not yet had the mum.
ps are charged S6.25 to secure the
same benefit. The whole staff OF
one large London firm has been in
sured. says an exchange.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
PECULIAR STATE RIGHTS IDEAS

Congress has some peculiar ideas
as to what constitutes an invasion of
state rights. On Wednesday the
house overwhelmingly defeated the
Lever bill to authorize the commits
sioner of education to cooperate with
state educational associations or in
dividuals in an effort to devise plans
for the elimination of adult illiteracy
in the United States. Wiping out, or
even reducing, illiteracy is most de-
sirable, yet the house consumed prac-
tically whole day in debating the
matter, only to defeat it on the flimsy
excuse that it was an unwarranted
invasion of state rights. Instead of
'objecting to it, the congressman ought
to have welcomed cooperation by the
government.
Members of congress were not so
quick to talk about state rights when
the agricultural extension bill and
the good roads bill were acted on.
These bills gave money to the vari-
Gus states for what are practically
exclusive state purposes, bus no one
questioned the right of the govern
ment to act with the separate states.
Sending strike investigation commit
tees to Colorado and Michigan is a
far greater invasion of state rights
than would be an inquiry Ia reduce
illiteracy, but congress was over
whelmingly for the investigation of
the coal and copper strikes. The
members considered it good politics
to favor the inquiries and forgot all
about state rights. When something
that will not injure them politically
comes up they can be depended upon
to wave the state rights flag until
their arms and their voices grow
|tired.-Pueblo Star-Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

All this fuss is about Benton, a
British subject. Many Americans
have been killed in Mexico without
causing any great furore. English
men nrc found in all sorts of wild
places, and the fact that the British
government is jealous in it's protec-
tIon Of them has = good deal to do
with the case. And this country
might learn q few other things by
cancelinR its conceit and looking over
the other nations Of the earth. says
the AtchIson Clobs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Colonel Epes Randolph gives it as
his opinion, after having investigated
the proposition, that it is feasible to
dam the Colorado in the vicinity of
the Grand Canyon for the purpose OF
generating electricity for supplying
power to farmers throughout the
state for pumping water for 'irriga-
ton. A rough estimate of the cost
of such an enterprise puts the fig
ures as high as fifty million dollars.
Messrs. Randolph. Cameron and Ives
are looking closely into this PROPOSE
tion, and it is not unlikely that at
some day it will be n reality.-Doug-
las international.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Bryan has dallied along and every
ultimatum has gone by the boards.
Pretty soon an announcement from
Washington will not create any in
terest one way or the other. Inter
vention is not necessary to protect
American and foreign interests. A
firm hand would have received red
ress ere this. All that is necessary
would be demand and Villa and
Carranza given "a hours to accept
or reject. The landing of 1000 sol.
diers on Mexican soil would bring
the twain to time in double quick
This is what England would have
done long ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Paderewski was rescued from a
snowdrift, but at what price
"This," said the man who pleaded
for him with an obdurate chauffeur
'this is Mr.. Paderewski, the greatest
pianist in the world" and the chauf-
feur replied: Never heard of him. u
He also said referring to Paderewski
and his wife, "They look like couple
of 'wops' to me-" There has been
Prignothing equal to this since Betsy
Prig declared that she did not be-
lieve that there was such person
as Mrs. Harris. But 'Paderewski still
has an advantage over Mrs. Harris
Though his experience indicates that
his fame is not what we all thought
it was the words that robbed him of
it not only proved that there was
such a person but also gave him Il
new distinction. He is now definite
And it would be real pleasure fol
this writer to shake the hand of the
Cleveland chauffeur who made the re.
mark. Lots of people make a fuss
over the man of unpronouncable name
who do not know one note from an.
other. Hereafter when speaking OF
the piano player he will be referred
to as wop.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
GIVING THE BOY A CHANCE.

Chicago judge has declared that
80 per cent of the girl and boy de-
linquents are the children of divorced
parents, and the department of agri-
culture has issued a bulletin in which
it says that many-percentage not
given-of the delinquents are the pro-
duct of unlovely, uncomfortable, in
sanitary farm homes which drive
sons and daughters to the city. Maybe
the farm boys and girls make up the
80 per cent whose antecedents the
Chicago judge has not yet ascertain
ed. So with domestic felicity in town
and plumbing and bay windows in
farm houses the social question would
be solved. Every child would be
brought up in the way it should go
and would finally decline to depart
from it.
However. the problem may be re-
garded as complicated in view of the
fact that from other sources equally
reliable statistics account for the de-
linquency of boys and girls with
equal cock-sureness. If the various
causes should be listed and the fig
ures footed up it would be easy to
prove by statistics that there is no
chance for any considerable number
Of bipeds to escape careers of vice
and crime,
The New York World, which places
the agricultural department and the
Chicago judges statement side by
side observes that only hopless con-
servatives nowadays ascribe the
viciousncss of any one to faults that
are separable from the influences of
environment and that it is always
wrong to blame the boy" or the girl.
1t was doubtless in the hollow of the
hand of Providence that many mil
lions of decent young men and women
matured under the influence of old
law-abiding, God-fearing
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
The Publicity Magazine

The Publicity Magazine reports
that "a prosecuting attorney of Kan
sas City," fell on the steps in the
subway in New York AS he was
sliding down he saw that he would
strike a lady who was walking down
the steps. Not wishing to throw her
forward, he caught her by the dress
when' he reached her, pulling her with
him. When they reached the bottom
of the steps, not being able to get up
while the lady was on his lap, and she
not appearing disposed to move, he
said to her: Madam, this is as far
as | go"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

According to report issued by the
British board of trade, supplemented
by data furnished by trade unions,
organized workers in Great Britain
have lost nearly $90,000,000 dollars
in wages from stoppages due to trade
disputes during the last ten years.
Against this the net gain in wages
resulting from disputes is reported as
$l3,OO0,0O0. In the same period the
working classes as a whole have Sc
cured advances in wages estimated at
$75, 100000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

parents who placed the blame for de-
linquency elsewhere than upon the
nebuplous goat called Society" before
twentieth century theorists found out
that nobody is responsible for his or
her own vices and crimes, but every
body is to blame for those of some
one else. Nevertheless there are
those who still believe in trusting to
the combined influences of a sympa-
thetic creator and clapboard to
keep the child in the straight path
and who sincerely doubt the wisdom
of teaching children to lay the blame
where it is most easily laid insteat
of admitting their own moral ac
countability.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The Herald will pay half the ex-
pense of having the printing bills of
La Plata county audited the past
ten years if our esteemed co-temp
will do the same. Newspaper talk
is often altogether too cheap. The
public does not know much about
legal rates, but experts do and we
are willing they should find where
the money has gone the past ten
years, and whether by contract agree
ing to return every overcharge if any
has been made by this paper, if the
Democrat will do the same. this to
include the payment of bills by form
er commissioners over and above
what the work was offered to be done
by responsible parties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Outside of the census, the most re-
liable record of the growth of Ameri-
can cities is that given in the World
Almanac. The Almanac's figures are
estimates based on the best informa-
ton obtainable, and are wholly i'm
mune to local pride or prejudice-as
nearly impartial as anything short of
an exact count can be. The country
is credited with sixty-four cities,
each of 100000 or more inhabitants
a gain of fourteen since 1910. Cities
which are credited with the largest
increase, 1910-1914, are: New York,
326,936; Los Angeles, 230,S02; Chi
cago, 20s,142; Cleveland, los, 1888; De-
troit, 14S,720; Philadelphia, l00,992;
San Francisco, s3,OO8; St. Louis, TO-
415; Oakland, 1895; Seattle, 72,-
s06; Portland, Ore, 66,7s6; Toledo,
66,422; Pittsburg, 66,095; Boston, g.
977; Newark, 52,531; Kansas City
Mo-, 51,619; Birmingham, 47,315;
Houston, 46,20O.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

That "horseless age" so often
talked about as very near and sure,
fades back into the distance when
the statistics of farm animals in the
United States are given little con-
sideration, says the Cleveland Leader.
The facts presented by the latest re-
ports of the department of agricul-
ture do not point in that direction. 1t
seems that in 1918 the number of
horses in this country increased by
about $4,000. Their aggregate value
rose more than $13,400.000. Yet in
the same year the scarcity and high
cost of food for live stock made it
more burdensome than usual to keep
horses and the number of automobiles
used by farmers was materially
larger than ever before. While
there was gain of $4,000 in horses
on farms and ranches, the number of
cattle, including milch cows, increas-
ed only 100000, and there was loss
of 1,763,000 in sheep and 2,245,000 in
swine. The effect of the short crops
Of corn and hay was clearly shown in
these figures, but the demand for
horses was strong enough to offset
all adverse conditions. In any sur
vey of the prospects for draft ami
mails. mules ought to be overlooked.
Their number is more than one-fifth
as great as that of the horses and
their average value is higher by al
most $ld head. 1t is significant
fact, for this reason, that there were
$4,000 more mules at the end of last
year than at its beginning. Taking
mules and horses together, the in
crease in 1913 was more than 45S,-
900, and at the end of the year these
animals, which many persons think
are soon to be banished from the in
dustries and trade Of the country,
numbered over 25,0O0, 900. taking no
account Of those in cities and towns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
COMMITTEE FINISHES IN.
CURRY AT WALSENBUR(

DENVER, Colo, March 9Th,
strike probe committee finished tn,
Walsenburg inquiry last night and ar.
rived here this morning. Neither
side had witnesses ready, so an ad
Journment was taken until 2 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The committee decided not to hole
session in Boulder, hoping this will
finish everything so they can leave
the state by Sunday night or Monday
morning. They will probably 20 to
Steamboat Springs on special train
Sunday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
is THIS ANOTHER PLUMED
KNIGHT?

Ex-senator Foraker was loudly ap-
plauded at the Columbus harmony
banquet, but Senator Borah was to
him as anticipation to memory. Bor-
ah is looking forward, whether he
hopes to be the Republican candidate
for the presidency or not, and his
speech will be read with interest
throughout the country because of
its bearing on the platforms of the
future and upon the question of re-
union of Republicans and Progress
sives.
1t is a decidedly militant speech
and as regards trusts there is not the
most remote hint of harmony even
if the Republican party was at an
end" said Mr.. Borah, 81 could never
join the third party so long as it
stands as it now stands, if l correct
, ly understand its leaders," The par
ticular leader Immediately quoted was
Mr.. Beveridge. He had said that GER
industrial
among them the steel trust, had
steadied the whole commercial world
and compelled the organization Of
labor on modern lines. For reply
Mr.. Borah likened the employees OF
| the steel trust to serfs. Then he
quoted Mr.. Perkins, another Progress.
sive leader, who has had much to dc
with business combinations, and re-
marked that he could not imagine q
more harmonious affair than Bever.
idge as attorney general and Per.
kins as the head of board engaged
in the regulation of monopolies.
He did not quote another leader
Mr.. Roosevelt, but it would be diff
ficult to reconcile his speech with
the Progressive platform of 1915
and its constructive regulation" Of
business. 'Reactionarism" is his
name for the Progressive view, ant
whether he is the simon-pure Pro.
gressive or not he was certainly ag.
gressive enough in his oratory fol
/ the most advanced
At the same time he attacked the
| Democratic tariff vigorously anc
said that it had the support of all
the declared members of the Pro
gressive party in the senate and OF
most of the members of that party
in the house. In this connection he
made special appeal to the farmers
whom he pictured as the victims of
class legislation, and there was much
of the told-time Republican fervor in
his tariff declarations. Furthermore,
if he appeared in some respects
, nearer to Wilson than to Roosevelt in
his trust policy, he may find an issue
in the Democratic trust bills as he
has in the Democratic tariff bill. But,
it may be asked, how about the con-
servatives in his own party if he is so
advanced? Probably he would refer
them to the party platform of 1912,
which was against special privilege
and monopoly" and for "an open mar
ket uninfluenced by the manipulation
Of trust or combine. Record Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

1t will evidently be long time be-
fore the $2,842 100000 invested in the
farm horses and farm mules in the
United States fades away and is
marked off the books of the Ameri-
can people. Even in the cities and
towns that change is plainly distant,
notwithstanding the steady gains Of
motor vehicles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The violinist who was compelled to
write fervent love letter daily to
his wife for the purpose of keeping
her from following him on his tours
may as well cheer up. Some day some
body will be willing to pay well for
those letters. Thackeray's silly notes
are bringing big prices now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
REBELS WILL ESTABLISH
HEADQUARTERS AT JUAREZ

NoGALES, March 5.-Carranza.
his cabinet and bodyguard left this
morning on special train for Cana
nea' enroute to Juarez where the
rebel government will be established.
General Carothers, the representa-
i've OF the American state depart
ment, conferred with him before he
ieft regarding the protection of for
eign lives and property.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The Herald has faith in the future
of this city and county. Every dol
lar The Herald has made has been
re-inyested in agricultural lands and
we have demonstrated that farming
pays. There is no theory about The
Herald. We know. Come to La
Plata county and be convinced.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Up to few days ago Montrose had
not elected her city manager. TAX
ing plenty of time to secure the right
material. Possibly the is some mem
ber Of the Thomas family that has not
been provided for. The senator will
not permit anything in the way of
public fees to be turned down.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Why send man to jail on account
Of having four wives? Isn't he suf-
tlciently punished? One makes it
hot for fellow occasionally. How
ever, the example is bad and the man
who is foolish enough to want four
living wives should be in jail.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

If President Wilson would have
turned the matter of securing redress
for the murder of Benton over to
Gov. Colquitt the Texan would have
made quick work of bringing Villa
and Carranza to time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
NEW STYLE AND OLD STYLE.

ABINGDON, Ill.-Will the Record
Herald please explain the meaning of
new style and old style when refer
ring to date, such as George Wash
ington was born on February 90,
1882, new style? I have read an
article giving the date, both new and
old style, as though a change had
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Women" says Bishop Gailor of
Tennessee, have right to dress as
they please" The bishop is right.
1t is too bad that the man dressmak-
ers of Paris won't consent to the
proposition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Sounds queer for newspaper to
advocate harmony and the patronage
of home industry after years of ad-
yocacy Of outside catalogue houses
and abuse of our citizens and con-
tinued abuse of the directors of the
board of trade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

After Bryan chases himself around
the block in accordance with the reply
of Carranza, maybe he will hit on
some other ultimatum. Getting to be
q regular laughing joke.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The Mexicans are genuine buffers
and SO far have made them stick.
Huerta defied the United States
that is Bryan and Wilson, and now
Villa and Carranza are doing the
same thing, only more so.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Congressman Keating has called a
primary vote at Alamosa to decide
who shall be postmaster, being un-
willing to endorse some one owing to
the high political feeling. Only
Democrats who can qualify to voting
for Wilson, Thomas or Shafroth are
eligible to vote.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The idea Of newspaper advocating
harmony and the getting together of
Durango interests with every other
item abusing the leading citizens Of
the town as directors of the board
Of trade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Cropping time will be here before
the farmers are aware Of the fact if
they do not get busy and have every
thing In readiness for early spring
work. Remember the quicker you get
your wheat in the ground the better
II will be.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The administration is up against
stone wall This for it's trouble of
lifting the embargo on arms. It's
getting mighty near time this coun-
try manifested some backbone.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Denver has again started agitation
Of the proposed Indian pageant. The
pageant boom was started one year
too soon. Interest was created but
for some months has Jagged and will
be hard to revive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Talk is cheap, except that deliver
ed on the chautauqua circuit, and 1t is
possible for anyone to attract brief
attention by announcing his intention
of flying across the ocean. But stock
in the steamship companies continues
to stick around par or better.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Two German army lieutenants
fought duel the other day and one
Of them was killed. Why don't the
Germans learn the French dueling
system and quit being so absurdly
serious7
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

A good many inquiries are coming
in from the outside. Every mail the
Board of Trade receives letters ask
ing for information.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

The Herald has been with the ad-
ministration in not rushing to war
with Old Mexico through interven-
tion. However. the policy has been
one Of retraction most OF the time
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

What is a death or two and few
broken bones when it comes to racing
for the Vanderbilt cup? Just adds a
little spice in way of entertaining the
crowd.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Militant suffragettes have burned
one of the Oldest churches in Scot
land. They have not as yet explain
ed what, If any, good 1t did them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

1t has been shown that most men
who left money for the peace fund
were married. They know the hor-
rors of war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

No better inducements for the
farmer any place in the country than
La Plata county or the San Juan
basin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Don't whisper 1t too loud, but has
anyone heard anything of the extra
$4,000 for the Durango federal build
ing7
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Huerta is enjoying himself these
days. It's Villa and Carranza who
are having their hands full
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

James Creelman, the noted war
correspondent, has gone to Mexico to
be on hand when real war opens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Some one will take fall out Of
Kenehan one of these days. At any
rate the voters will do it this fall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

One day Bryan demands so and so
Of the Greasers. The next day it is
something else.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Ex-Governor Sulzer says Mr.. Muir
ply prevaricates. Tell us something
new.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09
PRESIDENT.
RICHARD M'CLOUD,
Secretary.
W. S. PICKERILL,
JEANETTE t. RITTER,
NETTIE NJ. BUCHANAN.
ESTELLE NJ. CAMP,


Following are the resolutions
adopted by Sedgwick Post:
Whereas, the Almighty has in his
infinite wisdom seen fit to call from
the usefulness of this life to higher
life, the beloved wife of Comrade r.
E. Sloan, and
Whereas, in her death, our COM
rade has been bereft of devoted
wife and companion, her family of a
faithful and loving mother, her
friends of valued associate and So
ciety of an exemplary character,
Therefore, Be it resolved, That the
members of the Sedgwick Post, No.
Il, Grand Army of the Republic.
tender to Comrade Sloan and family
their deem sympathy in this great be.
reavement, and be it further
Resolved, that this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of this post,
given to the press for publication
and copy mailed to the family of
the deceased.
VIM. P. VALE,
R. B. WHITAKER.
JOHN W. WINGATE,
Committee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-09

Trust Legislation is proving snsg
in both the house and senate