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matters for his final consideration. a
| sharp reduction Of high salaries now
paid railroad presidents may help m
q small way to provide funds for wage
increases. Ms
Big obIieation.
II oopgress follows President .s$Vvn.
sons recommendations concerning tho
guarantee Of the average pre-war carne
! ings, It will obligate tho govcrnmeN
to tho extent Of s9lS.424.6S6. the average
annual earnings Of all roads for the
three years ending last Juno 80. Fig
ures compiled by the bureau Of railway
economics, an agency Of the companies,
show net operating income for the year
ending Juno 80. 1915. as S6s5.s31.SS
for 1915, S1.0o5. 192,7sL and for 1917
S1,054.100,790.
Congress might establish this basis Of
compensation. virtually the lease rate
for tho period Of government operation.
but u could not compel any road to
accept the terms. and a company would
have recourse to the courts II II con-.
! sidered the rate too low. This course
! is not looked for from many roads
however.
Surplus 1Arnt1Hs.
Under the bill which officials have
drawn for presentation to congress It
would be provided that earnings exceed
Ing this basis would revert to the Gov.i
er1,ment. for general expenditures or a.,
a special fund for railroad improves.
ments. Dividend payments would be sub,
ject to supervision and approval Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Roads would make their own improve
, mcnts, under tho plan. and provide for
their own bond issues. but both would
be under government supervision. The
: size and interest rate on securities is
sues would be subject to tho Interstate
Commerce Commissions approval. and
the rate by law would be limited to-
e. minimum Of four per cent and Z max
t imum Of SIX per cent. Tho president
would be authorized to buy on govern.
, ,nent account any or all future railroad
bond issues most Of which would be to
provide additional equipment or Inn
provements. and thus tho necessary
/, legal means would BIO provided for gov
.ernment financing OF improvements:
Such O plan would automatically givo
nho government power to regulate Inn
provements and TO prevent Sxtraordi-:
nary and Unnecessary expenditures for
, such purposes.
Expan11ou Of Lines.
On tho other hand. II IL understood
to be Mr.. McAdoo's intention to resort
to construction Of new lines or add.
tIn1,al tracks on trunk lines II this
proves desirable TO relieve congestion.
The ADMINISTRATORS policies along this
line are expected to be vigorous In ex-
tending lines wherever needed for eff.
ciont prosecution Of tho economic
forces behind the war.
Reports were circulated today that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
might decide to postpone indefinitely
decision Of tho fifteen per cont ratio
case and other important rate questions.
uulII II be Asccrtained whether
government operation will result in ma
terial lowering Of operation costs
through elimination Of competitive
waste,
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the part Of the German delegation In
full accord with tho Russian proposal
regarding thut. tins following Is de-
clar"d:
"'rh. rrlrrm ~ colonial possessions
rorcihlv seized during the war consu'
tutes All essential part of German de-
nnnds. which Germany cannot re-
notInrn uH!rr any circumstances. LIKE
wise tn" EuSsinn demand for immedi-
aln evacunI:"n Uf tcrr!t"-Ies occupied
by MI nll "rSary conforms 1" German
intention. Having In view the nature
Of the rol"ujni territories OF GERMANY
the realization Of the right Of self-dc-
termination. besides :hr above outlined
cons ilera ions IN tho form proposed ny
the Russian. delegation IS al present
practically impossible.
Tho circumstance that n tho Gar
man colonies the natives. no;w!ihstand-
lnC the gren;rst difficulties and the I'M
probability Of victory In a struggle
against m adversary many times
stronger and vino had the advantage or
unlimited Import by sea. remained IN
tho gravnst circumstances faithfuI 20
their German friends. may serve as
proof Of their attachment and their re-
su!"r Ivy Ill mcAna to preserve allo8l-
nnC" 10 Germany. PROOF Wh'Eh u! 49,"
Significance and weight. p far superior
IL any oppression "F popular Will.
The principles Of "ronomir relations
pro posed by the Russian delegation IN
connection with the above six clAsses
arr approved wholly ny the delegations
Of the small allied powers who always
have denied any econ"mi" restr'cti"hS
unI who SEQ in The re-"Stnhlishmrnt or
The regulated economic relations. which
are IN accord with tho interests or Nil
people concerned ono OF tho most I'M
rnrian, conditions FOR bringing about
friendly relations between the powers
nov engaged III war
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rTZGER WILL NOT
RETURN TO W. & J,

IL Dtspatrn 10 tho IntelNssnces
FASHINGTOS. Pa. Dec e1.-AaT
liability that Sol Hetzger would b.
TX as head coach Of the washington
Jefferson football team next fail
- dispelled today. upon receipt Of
ttsr from Metzger. in which he states
lat be has gone in definitely for 7. N
A. war work and expects tn De as
signed for duty during Tho period OF
THE war. He Will DO attached to. the
physical department OF ths Y. NJ. c. A..
al a director Of physical education, with
A 1feutenant's commission. SfetzSHr
writes that he haR been definitely o2-
oepted and Will DC put on the lob shortly.
probably within q week or 10 days. 1A
expects to be ass gnsd for overseas dntI
In Franco not later than next spring
and says he VIII rerna!n IN the services
ninth the end OF tho present struggle.
which win consequently .ake him out ~
tho football coaching business for an
Indefinite period.
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CATHEDRAL ALUMNI
PLAYS KEYSTONE CLUB
Cathedral Grads to Meet Fast keystone
Quintet on Lattsr's Floor Tonight.

A fast game Is expected 70 result ms
sverfng on the Keystone floor. when eac
systone club and the Cathedral alumni
te clash. The Keystone club has not
yet played this season. but has oeen
Holding practices daily. and have been
Psnowing good form. The Alumni team
has played several games and have
proven their worth. The outcome 81
tho game cannot be dopcd out but tns
followers Of the Keystorttes say tae!F
team is-c T:o2ccc. and that m" Atunn"
nrnc. viii bs mud. The Alurat team
&, also under the impression that thaf'
Will defeat the Keystone Ave by largo
score. 30 a thrilling hght is expected
SChe following Cathedral a. A. players
IN report at the school at p. MT
Datler, Kaltenbach. Whalnn. Henry
Weiss, Klee. Gorsuch. Ra1ertE ana
Thoner
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war earnings. increased wages for rail-
road employees. financing OF necessary
improvements, building Of additional
lines or facilities and tho tangled pri-
ority situation.
Before most Of these questions can
br settled, special Legislation will be
necessary. and. TO urge this, President
Wilson Is preparing message 10 he
delivered IN Congress- soon after it
convrnns after the holiday recess next
Thursday. Legislation already has
been drafted.
The legislation. however, and the
problems dependent on It can await
the drliheration Of Congress. while d.
rector McAdoo must get into action TO-
morrow with powers already conferred
on him by President Wilson. First. he
will confer with the railroads war
board Of presidents, whose services
and advice. he said to-day. would be
retained under the new administration.
Then he will organize CORPS or as
sistants and advisers. largely or ex-
marta NJ tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in whose building he Will
maintain headquarters for railroad su-
pervision.
McAdoo's STAT.
Mr.. McAdoo said today no had given
almost no thought to the personnel M
HIS STAFF. and was not prepared 10 out
Ilrc tho details Of his administration
lie IL determined. however. TO avoid dis
rurtinE any railroad nrSn nzaton or any
agencies already developed which can
lond efficiency to tho now order.
Although tho railroads war board,
after being In exccutiv" session HI day.
issued no statement commenting on gov
crrment operation. railway executives IN
dIcatrd privately they wore well ploasHd
With tho promised situation. and opti-
n,Ism WINS reelected in tho unusual rise
in railroad securities on stock e1-
changes. Hundreds OF kilograms OF
congratulation poured in upon Mr.. NO
Adoo.
A dubious note came from tho capitol,
where several Republican members OF
congress expressed fear that the task
was too big for the government to handle
efnctently under war conditions, and
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other precautions taken m stop the
spread Of tho disease.
So far there IL n" reason FOR alarm.
as all the cases ar" under The raro nt
competent physicians. Til" rnses uro
NOT of tho most severe HRtlr', and all
patients uro expected 70 recover.
Every prccnntlon p"ssIhln should no
taken TO stop the spreading Of III" dis
case. Vaccinations arc being made ut
the health department Of the city FREQ
Of charge. and all exposed and others
should avail themselves Of tho oppor-
tunity TO protect themselves from pos
sible contaeton.
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.HAzEL-ATLAS GLASS
co. HAS BIG YEAR.
Capital Stock Nearly Five 1nl-
lon-Prohtg Are LArEa.

Tho members OF the old board Of d.
rcctors of the HazelAtlas Glass com.
rAny wcre reelected at the annual meet
iirg held yesterday. The hoard Of d.
rectors were unable at tho present time,
to make any recommendations. but Will
make Il distribution Of profits In the;
near future.
II was reported that the capital stock
Is now Il little less than 1--WE million doll
lars. and that tho accumulated profits
created in the past two years Will az.
coed two million dollara-
Reports read at tho meeting SheWed
that the past year had bean one Of the
most prosperous IN the history Of the,
company. q
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MORE SMALLPOX
BEING DISCOVERED
SouTE SIDE CHILD STRICKEN WITH
MAI,ADY AND Is H EERI-
GUS CONDITION.
Ia Third Case to Be Located In Past
Pew Day., Other Two Being
In Third ward

With the discovery OF another case Of
smallpox yesterday by the health off,
GERS there arc three cases now In the
city. Tie case yesterday was that OF
Laura Yost whose home Is at 4S Thir-
ty-eiehth street. Tho child has been At
tending Rltchie school up until tho time
school was dismissed last Friday. Tho
child is IN a serious condition.
There Is no connection With the lat
est case with those discovered Saturday.
The two cases discovered Saturday were
In the Third ward in an entirely differ
emit section Of the city.
Tho pupils who have been attending
school with the Yost child will all be
Naccinated. 1t was stated last evening.
Tho school room Will be fumtgatcd and
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PARkERSBURC VICTOR
over FAIRMONT HIGH
tSpecail to tho Inte,llgeucer.l

(SpeCaI TO tho lnteligenGer.b
FAIRIONT, w. Va. Dec. .T.-Far-
kersburg's veteran athlete Crawford
was the bulwark about which her high
school basket bail team conferred Its
plays in me game with. Fairmont high
here tonight and ParSersourg won by
a final count Of . 10 -. The lineup:
Fairmont Position Parkersburg
Hess F. Crawford
Binns F. Wilson
Mills G, Smith
Sarsfield G. Miller
Hill y. Armstrong
Suos.-Johnson <or Hess. Funk for
Mills. Henntn for Sarstield.
Field baskecs-Falrrnont- B!nns, ]
Mills 4. Johnson 2,
Parkersbure-Craw ford 8. Wilson 8,
Smith 2.
Foul baske ts-Falrmont, Mills l out
Of s.
Petersburg out Of II.
Referee Don Arnett, time OF halves 20
minutes.
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Bootmaker-WeII Captain. m? glad
70 eco you bnch: and 'ow aid YOU and
the last pair Of boots I made YOU?
Captain ian oArnanged prisoner 'rnrr
Gar1nany)-Oh! tho hest ever tasted
--Londoa Opinion.
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Field Goals Wellshurs. Scott :
Jacobs 2. D. Potter 2. II. Potter 3. F'n:-
view, Brooleever 3. GilllIand 3. Schumal
., Weaver !.
Fouls-scott- ont Of 10; Weaver.
out 10.
Decentralization OF Fairmont Nor
NAL
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WELLSBURG DEFEATED
IN VERY CLOSE GAME:

special To The Intelligencer
FAIREIEIT. w. Va. Dec 2T.-The
Wnllsburg high school basket ball team
los. the first game of Tho vacation trip
hero tonight TO tho fast FairT!cw Quin-
tstte by the close score Of lf-@s THO
Wc,Isburg team showed tho effects 81
their hard Journey and aid not d!srlnv
their usual teamwork and fast passing.
The game hung fire until N" last IT,"
seconds Of play. when Gilleland "f th"
locals scored tho basket that won the
Fn1ne. The score at the end OF tho first
half waR 10 to 10 IN favor Of Fair"!ew.
but tho visitors came back strong and led
until the last moment OF play. Jacobs
Was unanimously elected CO ptaln OF III"
N'ellshurg five previous TO the start u
tho game. Wellsburs Will play thu fast
Morguntown !vr tomorrow. Tho line
UP;
weusburs. Position. Fairvtew.
Scott fro"kcT"r
Forward
Jacobs Gilliland
Forward.
D. Potter .---!. -..--.--- SChuHan
Center.
Guard.
GIlchrt5f .s.--...-. ...-~--- SEoHSTasS
Guard.
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FIRST NJ ADOO ORDER

Continued from, First Pago.)
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BOW LING
MusEE DUCK PIN LEAGUE.

Tonight games: Camerons vs.. Log
Cabins. 7:+5 .. m; Z. A. c. VS.. United
Dairy. 9 2. m.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
DESTRUCTIVE TENANT MAKES
LANDLORD A MILLIONAIRE

RIO DE JANERIO, June 81. =
DR.. Marques de Silva rented his house
n the suburb of this city to a negro
lamily. His tenants left recently for
getting to pay the rent, and adding,
insult to injury, stole all the electric
wiring and plumbing fixtures in the
mouse. They even tore up an under
ground lead pipe leading to the water
main. The doctor sat on the verands
Of the vacated house contemplating
the iniquity of tenants in genera
when he noticed peculiar metallic
gleam in the trench where the pipt
mad been torn out. The CLEAN wa.
caused by mercury oozing from the
clay. The' mercury mine will prob
!bly make the doctor millionaire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
NOTICE OF PAYMENTS
TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
at a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of School District No. in the
county of La Plata and State OF Col
orado, to be held in the City of Du-
rango on the End day of July 1917,
payment will be made to NJ. J. kenney
contractor for the construction of a
nigh school building in such district,
md payment will be made to The st.
John Plumbing and Heating Co. con
.ractor for the heating and ventilat-
.ng of such building, and payment
will be made to the Durango Novelty
Works contractors for the lighting
,ystem and electrical fixtures fol
such building, and that claimants to
whom sums are owing for labor OIL
materials furnished any of said con.
,ractors on account of such building
may file with the Secretary of sale
school Board, on or before said day
heir claims as provided by law, il
hey see proper.
Dated this 21st day of June A. d
1917.
r. S CLEMENTS,
Secy Of School Dist No. 9.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25

York fell today when the u, 8. NAV
shal's order forbidding Germans tn
enter 20 barred zones around armor-
les and naval militia stations in this
city became effective. Between $4,000
and 10000 males over IA years of
age are hit, it is estimated. The zones
are of half mile radius.
Hundreds OF permits were issued to
Germans who had lived for years in
| The prohibited districts and bore good
regulations, 10 persons employed
there who could get forceful recon-
mendations from their employers -
and to those who faced ruin if unable
to enter the zones to conduct their
business.
Those who obtained special permits
sion TO continue living in the districts
cannot be visited by German friends,
as no permits were granted "for So
cial purposes" The forbidden areas
in some instances took in German
clubs, restaurants and hotels. Under
the rule, enemy aliens can pass thru
the zones on public conveyances, but
cannot alight en- route. Germans with
out permits caught in the barred dis
tricts will be interned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Durango Savings and Building
Association will be held at the office
of said company in the City of Du-
fango, La Plata County, Colorado, on
The tenth day of July A. D., 1917, at
The hour of eight o'clock in the after
noon of said day for the purpose of
electing board Of Directors for the
ensuing corporate year, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before said meet
ing. The polls will be kept open
from $3.50 until o'clock.
Dated at Durango, Colorado, this
1th day of June, 1917.
CHARLES E. HERR
W. l. CLIFFORD
GEORGE GORDON GOODMAN
F. E. JAMES
]. L. PARSONS
B. CHASER
D. r. MCKINNEY
c. G. HOUK
ROBERT McNICHOLAS, Jr.
Directors.
First publication June 7, 1917.
Last publication July 5, 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
VI Fa m El
RED CROSS MEETING AT
AN1MAS VALLEY GRANGE

The Red Cross organization party
last night held one of the most sue
cessful meetings of its campaign at
the Grange hall of the Animas Val
ley Grange.
Eight or nine car loads of people
vent out from Durango, and the at
tendance from the valley was good.
Willis A. Reese made the opening
speech, driving home the point that
we are in real war, against solid
" united enemy country, the most
powerful on earth, and that to win
would require continuous and repeat
I'd sacrifices upon our part.
Lieutenant Governor Pulliam fol-
lowed, setting forth the causes of the
war and the principles for which
America is fighting.
Edwin Bluck made the closing
speech, in which he set forth the con-
crete necessity existing for Red Cross
funds, told what the organization was
for and made stirring appeal fol
is support.
Patriotic songs by the audience in
serspersed the program.
Ole Lee, Grange master for the
Valley Grange presided over the meet
ing,
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
- "a sa -
TAXING THE NEWSPAPERS.

1t is to be hoped that Congress will
not accept the views of few of the
large eastern publishers as represen-
tatiye of the opinions of all newspa-
pers of the country with respect to
The proposed war taxes and postage
rates. The large eastern concerns,
which use The mails very heavily,
are much adverse to the proposed
taxation upon zone system of mail
ing; they are suggesting, instead, a
tax upon the advertising receipts of
all publications.
This might be good thing for
the magazines and some Of the larg-
er newspapers whose circulation is
nationwide, but it would be unjust
to the thousands of smaller publish
ers of the country. If the news
papers are to be taxed in lieu of the
low second class rate which is ac-
corded them, it would be much fairer
and more equitable to place the tax
where it belongs-by the use of the
zone system, so that newspaper of
magazine which is carried across the
country shall pay for that service.
1t is not to be expected that this
new method of charging for the dis
tance hauled will make the cost pro-
hibitive. But it is only just that the
government should receive from these
newspapers and magazines the actual
cost Of the service which it renders.
The proposal to tax the advertising
receipts of newspapers would be a
serious blow to smaller publications
everywhere They would not be able
TO pass it along" to their advertIs-
ers, as some of the members of con-
gress imagine. because their fields
are limited. Moreover, il is a tax up
on gross sales, and not upon net prof.
its-a tax which is not inflicted upon
any other business enterprise in the
country.
Congress would do we'll to consider
the situation of the thousands of
small publications all over the coun-
try, which have already been obliged
to meet tremendous increases in the
cost of doing business-including a
100 per cent increase in the cost of
white paper. Under the circumstanc-
es, it would be wholly unjust to levy
this new tax upon their gross adver-
tising sales, and would inevitably re-
suit in the discontinuance of many of
the smaller papers.--Colorado Springs
Gazette.
IA ~ ~ "a
GERMANS BARRED FROM
20 ZONES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, June 20 - Americas
heaviest blow at alien enemies in New
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
SUMMONS
In The District Court

In The District Court
No. 1882
STATE OF COLORADO,
Jounty of La Plata.
,ohn Henry Sapp, Plaintiff,
VS..
.'reda Sapp, Defendant.
fHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO,
To Freda Sapp, the defendant
ibove named, GREETING:
You are hereby required To appear
n an action brought against you by
he above named plaintiff, in the Dis
.rict Court of La Plata County, State
If Colorado, and plead to the complaint
herein within thirty days after the
Iervice hereof, if served within the
State of Colorado; or, if served out OF
The State Of Colorado, or by publ
cation, within fifty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day Of
service; or said action may be regu-
arly set for trial the same as though
such appearance had been made and
issue had been Joined on such com
plant.
The said action is brought by plain
lift to obtain decree of divorce, dis
solving the bonds of matrimony now
existing between plaintiff and defend
mt, on the groud of desertion for
more than one year last past. to-wit,
on the 9Th day Of February, 1916 with
out reasonable, or any cause, immedi-
ately proceeding the filing of this ac-
tion as will more fully appear from
the complaint in said action to which
reference is hereby made and a copy
Of which is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear, and to plead to the
said complaints as above required, the
said plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief therein demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said Court this, 10th day of April,
A. d. 1917.
(Seal of District Court)
CLEMENT L. RUSSELL,
Clerk.
First publication May 81, 1917.
Last publication, June 2S, 1917.
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SNAP SHOTS

Contracts for cotton on future de-
ivery advanced to 25 cents a pouno
.. few days ago in the widest open
ng of the New York "pit" expert
need this year.
There are 4,622,OOO aliens in the
United States who were born in Ger
many or in the countries of her al
lies.
Writs of haveas corpus have been
ienied Don M. Roberts and Dennis
shea, former mayor, and sheriff a,
ferre Haute, Ind, now at the feder-
n penitentiary at Leavenworth on ac-
cunt of municipal frauds. Both may
ask paroles in October. Roberts has
% serve nearly three years and Shea
,wo years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-25
iiNIGHTs OF COLUMBUS
SHOW THEIR COLOR:

At a regular meeting of Durango
Council No. 1903 Knights of Colum-
BUS, held last night, it was voted to
exempt all members of the local
odge who were enlisted or who were
% be enlisted in the army or navy
from all dues during the period of
their enlistment.
Preliminary steps were taken to ar
range for a rousing "Send off recep-
ton for all the boys leaving here to
ioin the colors.
The order also voted "a $4,000 do
nation to the Red Cross.
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