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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08
NEARER RIGHT.

The arbitrary prices placed upon
coal in this county, after having been
revised seem to be more satisfactory
to all parties concerned. Four dol
lars for lump or nut, So for mine
run and $1.50 for slack, all at the
mine, with coal merchants held to 80
per cent profit, is indeed much bet
ter than the original deal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08
Must Be Pleasing to Germany

No debut pleasing for Germany read about the strikes
of would be
people knew that there could
There revolution The
out of the usual order of things
presumed abide by the
will majority minority has repub
the will the minority This
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

the right vote
in of
should slight the
herself had opposition her national body at
national
this without
like be encouraging to that
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08
EyANs.HApDEN NupTIALs.

A very pretty wedding occurred
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Hadden of
Redmesa on Sunday, September 30,
1t the hour of 3::40 p. M, when Miss
Mamie Hadden became the bride of
Mr.. Edwin c. Evans of Kline.
The bride, attended by her sister,
Miss Chloe was neatly dressed in
whit satin. The groom, attended by
the BRIDES brother, Adm, was very
nicely dressed in blue.
Both are very popular young peo-
ple of the mesa section and all wish
them much joy and happiness in their
future life.
Leo S. Taylor, pastor of the L. D..
s. church officiated.
The young people will make their
home at Kline where the groom S
interested in sheep with A. B. Slade.
Only immediate friends and rela-
tives witnessed the ceremony after
which all partook Of the tasty and
excellent wedding dinner prepared
by Mrs. Hadden.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Mrs. W. T. Darlington went out to
her Allison farm this morning to
show the men just where to head in.
- -
The highway between Bayfield, and
the Florida river is one of the fin
est stretches of road in the San Juan
bagin.
Miss Madge Bergh, daughter os the
Rio Grande Southern station agent at
Dolores was homeward bound pas
senger today.
Jack Couch, the local fraternal in
surancs celebrity, and Ed. Nash the
Dolores cattle man, headed out for
Dolores in the same car this morn
ing.
During the month Of September the
stork had the best of it in Durango,
according to the vital statistics rec
ords which show IL births and
deaths.
Judging by the fine patches of corn
on the Florida mesa this season that
section has an opportunity to join
Kansas ranks in the growing of this
product.
In the first five rural schools COW
cred by the Standardization commit
tee in La Plata county it was found
each of the teachers held z state cer-
tificats.
DR.. Dean, formerly pastor of the
local NJ. E. church, and Mrs. Dean
were welcomed to their new charge
at Alamosa with an elaborate recep-
ton.
G. I. Vandegrift went out to the
Tiffany ranch this morning to watch
the wheat grow, the cows bawl, and
the dollars pile up, while Giles Jr.,
doco the ASdFy ioohii6 ous
Fred Gobel of Silverton was an
arrival from the mountains this morn
ing. Went out to see sawmill this
afternoon. Fred reports the Silverton
lumber business as rushing.
About the only farm wagons on
the road these days are those de-
livering wheat to the local market or
an occasional enc making hurried
rip to the store to purchase nscss-
sary supplies.
Housewives are SO much interest
I'd in canning fruit and making jel-
y this year that crocheting, cards or
the neighbors for topics of conversa-
ton are as passe as willow plumes
in 1918 millinery stock.
A. S. Edmunds and wife, nee Lucy
McCulloch, are spending couple If :
days in town. They leave shortly
for their home at Jerome, Arizona.
Mrs. c. L. Walker left this MORN
ing on trip to Pueblo, Denver and
Ft Morgan. She will visit her son
in Pueblo for few days before the
latter goes to the front with the new
National army.
- - - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hatcher and
children returned to La Boca today
after three days sojourn here while
the head of the house was buying and
loading sheep.
DR.. Weiss, mayor Of Estes Park,
and his interesting wife, were mo-
tor visitors here today en- route to
Mesa Verde. Mrs. Weiss is a cous-
in of Mrs. George Goodman and d.
c. Coulson.
Mrs. w. J. Evert, formerly of the
Florida but now of the Spring creek
section, is one of the sorely afflict-
ed women of the county. For two
years she has suffered SO intensely
with rheumatism she has been un-
able to take a step.
Mrs.. Thomas Rickner of Mancos,
grand delegate to the biennial ses-
sion of the supreme lodge of the Wo-
men of Woodcraft at Portland, was
homeward bound this morning. AZ
ter attending the lodge meeting, Mrs.
Rickner had a pleasant tour of the
northwest One Of the most interest
ing features to her was the oppor-
tunity to participate in the salmon
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08
EVANGELIST TALKS

TO UNBELIEvERS
at is easier to believe than it is
to doubt" said Evangelist Lockhart
last night in one of the strongest SER
mons he has preached.
"To doubt, and to doubt honestly,
requires an explanation of things that
are. The one who denies the divinity
of the Lord is up against the hard
proposition of explaining the past
nineteen hundred years of christian
civilization. He must explain the
character of Jesus, he must
explain the uncontrovertible fact of
the resurrection of our Lord, he must
explain the works that have been
wrought in His name thru the ages,
and finally, he must devise some sys-
TEN or some savior to answer the
needs of the human heart. By the
time he will have gotten thru with
this impossible explanation, he will be
crying out, like Thomas of old, "My
Lord and my God"
"The great fundamental miracle of
all ages, is the character of Jesus,
himself. A man told me that he
could not enter the church because of
finding it hard to accept the miracles
of Jesus. To my mind that is not diff
cult, because my faith in Jesus does
not rest upon the miracles of healing
the sick and blind. 1t is easy to un-
derstand how He, who had infinite
power, and divine love and sympath
for men, would naturally bring Meath
to the sick. He came to give men the
truth concerning God the Father.
concerning mans relation to man,
and concerig the mortal life that is
to be. So the great fundamental
miracle back of all others is the
character of Jesus Himself. It would
take a Jesus to forge a Jesus. In
other words, for any mind to be
capable of inventing such character
as Jesus Christ that mind would
have to be equal to the Son Of God
to conceive of such life
"The unbelieving world accepts
His as the best man who ever lived.
Then He was what He claimed to
be, for if He was the best man, He
could not have deceived the world.n
Friday night will be Dads night"
at the tabernacle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

About the only farm wagons on
the road these days are those de-
Iivering wheat to the local market or
an occasional enc making a hurried
rip to the store to purchase nscss-
sary supplies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Fred Gobel of Silverton was an
arrival from the mountains this morn
ing. Went out to see sawmill this
afternoon. Fred reports the Silverton
lumber business as rushing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

DR.. Dean, formerly pastor of the
ocal NJ. E. church, and Mrs. Dean
we're welcomed to their new charge
1t Alamosa with an elaborate recep-
ion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

G. I. Vandegrift went out to the
Tiffany ranch this morning to watch
the wheat grow. the cows bawl, and
the dollars pile up, while Giles Jr.,
does the heavy looking on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

In the first five rural schools COW
cred by the standardization commit
zee in La Plata county it was found
each of the teachers held z state cer-
tificats.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Housewives are SO much interest
I'd in canning fruit and making jel-
~ this year that crocheting, cards or
The neighbors for topics of converse
ton are as passe as willow plumes
in 1918 millinery stock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Walter Anderson accompanied by
his son Walter Jr. arrived Tuesday
from Salt Lake City to look after
ranch interests and visit his brother
John.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Judging by the fine patches of corn
on the Florida mesa this season that
section has an opportunity to join
Kansas ranks in the growing of this
product.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Mrs.. Thomas Rickner of Mancos,
grand delegate to the biennial ses-
sion of the supreme lodge of the Wo-
men of Woodcraft at Portland, was
homeward bound this morning. AT
ter attending the lodge meeting, Mrs.
Rickner had a pleasant tour of the
northwest. One Of the most interest
ing features to her was the oppor-
tunity to participate in the salmon
fishing and be able to supply her fam
lily with some canned products of her
own catch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

Horace Anderson, Trulie Frazie,
Harriet and Mildred Paxton, higf
school students were week end Wis.
itors hefe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

During the month of September the
stork had the best of it in Durango
according to the vital statistics rec.
ords which show IL births and
deaths.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-08

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Dr. Weiss, mayor of Estes Park,
and his interesting wife, were mo-
tor visitors here today en- route to
Mesa Verde. Mrs. Weiss is a cous-
in of Mrs. George Goodman and D.
c. Coulson.
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Gerard Declares for Universal
Training

New York, March l6.-James
w. Gerard, former Ambassador
to Germany, emphasized in a
public address at the city ball
after his arrival here today the
necessity for military and paval
preparation of the United States.
when 1 came back to this
country" he--said, lit was a posi-
tive shock to me to find that in
the two years in which the
world has been on fire we
have done nothing to prepare
for even a reasonable means of
national defense.
There is only one thing"
Mr.. Gerard continued, "and that
is universal military training.
That Nation that stands opposite
to us today has probably not
less than 100000 men under
arms. | have seen the Germans
take prisoner in one afternoon
more men than there are in the
.UnltedlStates Army"
i Mr.. Gerard, who had lust
completed a 1921 mile trip from
Berlin, paid tribute to the loyalty
OF German-Americans and as
serted that he would be willing
TO lead regiment of them in
the event OF war with Germany
apd "feel sure that | would not
be shot in the back"
gThe former Ambassador said
he left Berlin with a clear con.
science that he had omitted
lothlng that would further
incndly relations between this
country and Germany.
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Such action would be subject

Such action would be subject
TO the approval of Congress.
Despite the unwarned sinking
of big passenger liners like the
California and the Laconia, the
jeopardizing of Americans on
nearly score of other vessels,
and the sinking of three other
American ships. the Housatonic.
the Lyman M. Law, and the AL
gonouin since the unrestricted
warfare began. some officials,
inspired by the Presidents an
nounced reluctance to believe
that Germany would carry
through her threat, have clung
desperately to the hope that
some slight respect for interna
tional law might still be shown.
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Virtual State of War Exists
Between Germany and United States
Wilson Asks for Settlement OF
Railroad Controversy

ASoN controversy
Washington. March !6.-Pres.
ldent Wilson late today sent q
personal appeal to the represen.
tatives of the two sides in the
railroad controversy urging that
they do everything possible to
cooperate with the mediation
committee.
The Presidents appeal follows:
II deem it my duty and right
to appeal to you in this time OF
National peril to open again the
questions at issue between the
railroads and their operatives
with a view to accommodation
or settlement.
with my approval. a COM
mittee of the Council of Nat
ional Defense is about to seek a
conference with you with that
end in view.
"A general interruption of the
railway traffic of the country at
this time would entail a danger
to the Nation against which 1
have the right to enter nv most
solemn and earnest protest.
1T is now the duty of every
patriotic man 10 bring matters of
this sort to immediate accommo
dation. The safety of the coun-
try against manifest perils at
fectlng ITS own peace and the
peace of the whole world makes
accommodation absolutely i'm.
peratlve, and seems to me to
render any other choice or ac-
ton inconceivable."
The Presidents message was
Ne-> E;>is-" :.
the conference committee of
railroad managers; L. E. Shep-
pard, acting head of the conduc-
tors; w. G.Lee. head of the
trainmen: w. S. Stone, grand
chief of the engineers, and w. S.
Carter. president of the firemen
and enginemen.
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Honey As Medicine

DR.. Bonney, an Iowa physi-
clan, discovered that honey,
taken in two tablespoonful doses,
for ten to twenty days, will cure
rheumatism. There is but one
thing to observe: The honey
must be taken between meals.
the last dose at bedtime, no
fluids must be ingested for at
least one hour after taking a
dose. Either strained or comb
ed honey will do to take. Hon
ey is often recommended and
prescribed by physicians for
colds, coughs, etc. 1t is also ben
eficial to patients afflicted with
kidney trouble. DR.. Candy, of
Nebraska, says that honey is a
sure prevention or the dreaded
Brlght's disease of the kidneys.
Honey has good effect on dis
pepsia, if eaten on graham gems.
In case of erysipelas. immediate
relief of pain is secured by
spreading honey on a cloth and
applying to the affected parts
Companion.
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Mr.. Funderburk's Small Family

Mr.. T. A. Funderburk has
moved from Cheraw. S. c.,
where he has been living for
several years. back to his old
home near Liberty Hill church
in Lancaster county, S. g., where
he says that he will live until he
ceases to live. Mr.. Funderburk
was here last Monday. He says
that he has sixteen children, but
that IS not large family as fam
lilies are counted down on Hills
Creek in Lancaster county.
And then Mr.. Funderburk said:
my grandfathers each had SIX
teen children; my cousin Henry
Funderburk had sixteen and nv
relative ]. T. Funderburk had
sixteen and | don't lhink sixteen
children are so many after all"
Monroe Enquirer)
Tfe above is correct in detail
so far as we know except that
Mr.. Funderburk's home and
Hills creek are not IN Lancaster
county by a jug full. Hills
creek starts within the town
limits of PageIand and winds
around nv Crowburk and emp
ties into Lynche's river near the
Robinson ford. Mr.. Funder-
burk lives right near Liberty
Hill church about five miles
from Pageland.-The JournaD
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Thinks Negro Had Two Gallons


Nashville Home
The Pageland Journal makes
the startling statement that a
negro-a real, sho' huff negro,
with a black skin-carried cof.
fin and a gallon of ticker" off
from Pageland in a buggy.
When we first read this an
nouncement the thought struck
us that the negro must be a
freak of nature. but upon more
thorough deliberation the idea
presented itself that there was
more than a gallon of bravery
juice" in that buggy-one gallon
in the jug and another in the
negro.
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Mr.. Funderburk Is Building
Roads

We believe Mr.. T. A. Funder-
burk has come back home to
stay as he says and we are
mighty glad to have him back
on the route.
Mr.. Funderburk found bitches
where his roads were when he
left his farm and he is having
quite a task to make roads
through his place but he is ma
king roads that are credit to
his community. Here is hoping
that others will join in with Mr..
Funderburk in having better
settlement roads.
]. T. Little.
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Many Americans Among the
Missig; Vessele Were
Unarmed

London, March 1S.-The sink.
ing of the American steamers
City of Memphis, Illinois and
Vigilancia was announced today.
Fourteen from the VIgilancia
are missing, as are some of the
men from the City of Memphis.
The crew of the Illinois was
landed safely.
The City of Memphis, in bal.
last from Cardiff for New York.
was sunk by gunfire. The sec.
ond officer and fifteen men of
the crew have been landed. a
patrol boat has gone in search
OF the other members of the
crew. The Illinois, from Lon
don for port Arthur. Texas, in
ballast. was sunk at 8 o'clock
this morning.
The Vigilancia was torpedoed
without warning. The subma-
rlne did not appear. The cap-
tain, first and second mates, first.
second and third engineers and
Is men of the crew have been
landed at the Scilly Islands. The
fourth engineer and Is men are
missing,
The American steamship CITY
OF Memphis, which left Cardiff
Friday in ballast for New York,
was sunk Saturday. When she
left port, the City of Memphis had
the Stars and Stripes painted on
both sides. She encountered a
submarine about 5 O'Clock Sat-
urday evening. The German
62p1a1ander ordered the eaatair
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same q H as taxes for State, county

same as taxes Tor State, county
A ssa7eei enurnnsess aay
- sum sufficient to pay Il.
interest on all bonds issued and
under and in pursuance of this
act and to provide for a sinking
fund for the retirement of said
bonds. The funds so collected
to be applied by said Trustees
and the Treasurer of Chester
field County solely to the pay
ment of the interest on said
bonds; Provided, That any
surplus or balance shall be used
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. S. That all bonds issued
under and in pursuance of this
Act shall be signed by the Trus
tees of said school district: Pro-
vided, That the signatures of
said school Trustees may be
Autographed or engraved upon
the cuupons attached to said
bonds, and such Autographed or
engraved signature shall be suf
ficlent signature thereof.
Sec. 6.s That the said Trustees
shall have the authority to in
vest the sinking fund in good
interest bearing securities. when
they can do so safely.
Sec. 7. That the said Board of
Trustees are hereby authorized
to adopt and make a seal for their
official use in the exec ution OF
said bonds and like important
papers; that said bonds shall be
a first lien On all property, pur
chased or improved with the
proceeds thereof, and said bonds
shall be exempt from all State
county and municipal taxes, and
the coupons upon said bonds
shall be receivable for all taxes
in said school district levied fol
educational purposes; that any
balance or surplus, remaining
from the proceeds of said bonds
after erecting and equipping said
school buildings shall be invest
ed as a part of sinking FUND
herein provided for.
Sec. 8. That this Act shall
take effect Immediately upon its
approval by the Governor, and
all acts and parts of acts incon
sistent herewith are hereby re
pealed.
Approved the lSt day o
March, A. d. 1917.
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Active Participation of America
is Only Question of Time

Washington, March 18.-With
the announcement of the ruth
less destruction of three unarm-
ed American merchant ships by
submarines, it was unofficially
admitted here tonight that vir-
tually a state of war exists be-
tween the United States and
Germany.
Technically the United States
remains in a position of armed
neutrality. Whether this shall
be changed before April 16, the
date fixed for a special session
OF Congress. the war making
branch of the Government,
President Wilson has not de-
cided.
One step the President is con.
templating is a call for an imme-
date session of Congress to hear
an address asking for authority
to adopt aggressive measures
against the submarine menace.
Already American ships are
being armed to defend them
selves. The next move must be
to send warships with orders to
seek out submarines and clear
the trans Atlantic lanes.
Some of the highest officials
OF the Government hold that The
Executive has the power to de-
clare that a state of war exists
and to proceed with aggressive
protective steps pending the as
sembling of Congress. There is
no indication, however, that the
President will follow that course.
OF the three ships DESTROYED,
two were unloaded and home.
ward bound, and all were Amer.
can DuilI, f.nu .iCan-oWned aIS-
officered, and manned largely
by American citizens. Meager
dispatches indicate that all were
sunk with complete disregard
for the safety of those on board,
and that many of the crew may
have been lost.
Today's developments brought
the Government face to face
with the problem of formulating
a definite policy for the Nation
in case the United States actual.
ly enters the war. This posi-
bility was mentioned bv the
President in his inaugural ad-
dress March 5.
All of the conditions outlined
by the President in his message
announcing the diplomatic
break with Germany as leading
to a state of neutrality have
now been fulfulled. The "overt
act" described by him then has
actually come if in fact it had
not been committed when the
President went before Congress.
Since then he has establishes q
state of armed neutrality with
out the specific authority of
Congress.
President Wilson was out au-
tomobilingawhen the first Asso.
ciated Press dispatches telling of
the disasters came in quick sue.
cession. Through Secretary
Tumulty he was given all avail
able facts Immediately on bis
return.
Several hours later official re
ports came from Consul Frost at
Queenstown and Consul Gener
al Skinner at London, telling of
the sinking of the City of Mem
phis, the Vigilancia and the ILL.
nois. These dispatches con-
firmed press reports but added
few details.
International lawyers and con
stitutional experts here showed
no hesitancy tonight in saying
that President Wilson has full
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boats and the submarine tnen
fired torpedo which struck the
vessel on the starboard side,
tearing a great hole through
which the sea poured. The
steamer settled down quickly and
foundered within a few minutes.
During the night the boats be-
came separated, and at 4 o'clock
Sunday morning three boat
crews were picked up by pa.
troll vessel and landed. These
boats contained 33 men, mostly
Americans.