Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30

ports, create commissions to foreign
countries, advance billions of dollars
to foreign governments, and appoint
thousands of government officials
from private life.
As an example of the way congress
"obstructs,' look at its handling Of
the aircraft appropriation. At the
simple request of the administration,
without explanation Of the details,
congress appropriated $500, 900 900 to
be used in the construction of airplan-
es.
In fact, there have been only two
important instances where Congress
has refused to stand by" the presi-
dent. One was the censorship bill.
| Congress opposed and defeated the
| attempt Of the administration to muz-
zle the newspapers that are now de-
nouncing members of congress as
Vallandighams. The other was the
Lever food bill. Here congress at
first no more than resisted an at
tShPt W SCI UP i0Od
OF course the opposition of some SEN
ators, particularly Reed, of Missouri,
passed all reasonable bounds. But the
fact remains that if congress had
passed such bill without the most
thoro study and discussion it would
have been false to its obligations.
Congressman Fitzgerald of Brook
lyn thinks congress should remain in
session until December, and he is
right. 1t may not be much of a
check on blunders, but it is all we
have.-Collier's Weekly.
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
w. H. Kenny is in from Chama for
eye treatment
1t is estimated that the Monezu-
man couny lamb crop will bring close
to half million dollars this year
Ore shipments from the SilvertoI
camp will total nearly three hundred
cars this month.
A. D. Hudnall, representing the
Kansas City stock yards. is in the
section in the interests of the yards.
Mrs. J. NJ. Walters returned to her
home at lgnacio this morning after
three weeks visit with kin folk in
the Montezuma valley.
Miss Edith Crandall returned to the
Pennington section this afternoon
after staying awhile in the Rico
camp.
=, Miss Florine Fennell of Silverton,
who has been the guest of Miss Flor
enee Davis, went to Cortez this morn
ing TO visit few days.
The Misses Hazelle and Lenora
Brazil We're off for Colorado Springs
for the school year yesterday morn
ing, after spending the summer va
cation in the Aztec section.
| Mrs. Lacie Thompson of Grand
Junction was passenger to the Dyke
section this morning to visit her
daughter.
On account Of health reasons Les
ter johnson has decided not to re-
turn to Boulder university to finish
his course this year. He will spend
the time representing the Parker
Lighting company in the San Juan
basin.
Miss Edna Connor went to Hes
perus yesterday morning where she
visited with Miss Marie Kolz until
this forenoon when she continued her
travels to Mancos to spend couple
of days with Mr.. and Mrs. George
N. Carr.
The Twenty-Five Hungarian fami-
lies who are members Of the new col
ony in the Paradox valley are 50
well pleased with their new home
they have persuaded rs more of their
countrymen to perfect arrangements
to join them at An early date. The
colonists are from an Ohio settle
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Carr and
daughter departed for their homo in
Ohio this morning, after visiting their
relatives, the Martins and Eddys in
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