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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Daylight Savers
Meet in New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Five thou
sand delegates of the National day
light Saving Convention came here
from all over the country today to
see if they can't get Father Time to
shoulder his scythe and walk back
sixty minutes the first of May.
1t will be explained to the old man
that he can run and catch up with
the lost hour again September 80
The idea, he will be informed, is to
make use of the added hour of day
flight we have between those dates.
We can get up an hour earlier, go to
work an hour earlier, quit an hour
earlier and have an extra hour Of
daylight to have good time in.
1t may be news to a lot of folks to
know that in Cleveland and Dayton
Ohio this daylight saving scheme has
been in force for two years. Every
body knows it was used thruout Eu-
rope and in Canada last year with
good results.
The old man with the Scythe will
have plenty of evidence presented to
convince him. Borough President
Marks of this city will introduce each
of the speakers, among whom will be
Representative William p. Borland of
Missouri, whose bill making daylight
saving national law, is now pend
ing in congress.
Then President Marks will intro
duce representatives of practically
every civic organization in this coun-
try and delegates from England,
Scotland, Russia, Poland, Holland and
Canada.
Robert Garland of Pittsburg will
speak for the Chambers of Commerce
Ex-Governor John X Tener for the
health experts who want more day
light to fight the white plague; John
Mitchell for the Industrial Commits
sion. Mayor Mitchell; Harriet Stan
ton Blatch. Arthur Brisbane and
others also will speak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
INCONSPICUOUS HEROISM
BASIS OF BRITISH VALOR
tBy William Philip simms.)

(By William Philip Simms.)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent }
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Jan. 4.-(By Mail.)--
The world knows the English as a
race are enormously reserved people.
Just how reserved they really are
one must live out here to realize.
The most thrilling engagement of
the war does not loosen the English
mans tongue any more than his after
noon tea.
/ have been trying to get the story
of some British heroes. 1t can't be
done. They say what they do belongs
to the unit they happen to be in.
The unit says the glory belongs to
the next higher unit and so on until
one is told that the honor belongs to
the whole British army.
The theory is that it is very unfair
for an individual to be singled as a
hero. They say it is not treating the
other fellow right for one to be press
agented and heralded all over the
world as a doer of great deeds be
cause every day there are hundreds
upon hundreds of men who are risk
ing their lives in the deadliest of
dangerous undertakings and are new.
er even heard of. Luck, one is told
makes more heroes than anything
else-Luck which provides the oppor-
tunity and luck which lets one be
seen while grasping it.
The French look at it in much the
same way, but if anything the Brit
ish carry the idea further. A French
aviator is called an "ace" when he
brings down his fifth enemy aero
plane and gets his name in the pa
pers. There are many English air
men who are aces yet whose names
have never appeared outside the Off
cial service communiques circulated
among the higher staff officers only
Here is concrete example:
certain lieutenant of the Royal Fly.
ing corps was mentioned in one of
these communiques. 1t seems he had
engaged an enemy aeroplane, fought
duel with it among the clouds, and
downed it fairly and squarely. Hop.
ing to make an exception of the case
permission was sought to use the
aviator's name. 1t was courteously
hut firmly refused. What he had
done was not to his own personal
glory, but to the glory of the r. F.
C.
And when the Royal Flying corps is
asked about it, it insists the honor
is the army's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
WANTS STATE TO
Open COAL MINES
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, Jan. 31.-Senator Heth-
erington introduced bill which pro-
vides for the submission of con-
stitutional amendment giving the
state the right to mine coal on state
lands. 1t provides in the sale Of lands
only the surface be conveyed, rescrv-
ing the coal, oil and mineral rights.
1t would authorize the land COM
missioner to sell coal az near the cost
of production as lawful and praetic-
aha. Proyisiea y nads IL. . bsni
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

very hard by day and took in the
sights at night with the assistance Of
Mrs. Mac. l found merchandise very
scarce and very high. also found
upon investigation that Durango mer-
chants in general, have taken and are
taking better care, of their patrons
than are merchants in Denver, Chi
cago and New York, at each of which
places, dealers are getting the very
outside retail prices, really exhorbi-
tant prices, while at home we have
not been charging the advance, until
we had to pay it.
However my long experience in the
big markets and my high credit
standing, enabled me to cover the
wants of my customers to better
advantage than at any previous time.
Considering market conditions, my
customers will be we'll taken care of
and protected against the prevailing
high prices.
Mrs. Mac. and I sailed from New
York Saturday, January 20, for New
Orleans. II was fine clear day,
but pretty cold. Sunday the millpond
appearance of the sea had changed
to "choppy" and Monday we were in
a good storm. Most of the women and
some Of the men were sick. Round.
ing Cape Hatterus I lost my cap and
to the great delight Of The fishes. I
lost some other things which | mad
greatly enjoyed a few hours previous.
Tuesday was better weather and
warmer, Wednesday all passengers
were out on deck, and in B. V. D.'s
and shirt sleeves getting sun burned
and trying to keep cool. We are sail
ing up the Mississippi, this Thursday
morning and will land today at New
Orleans. My wife is enjoying the
trip again the last two days and
don't think she feels as much like
sueing me for divorce, for bringing
her on this trip as she did last Mon
day in the storm.
We saw porpoise, flying fish. Jelly
fish, sea turtles and etc, from the
boat. We expect to be in New Or
leans for three or four weeks. Please
give. our regards to Durango friends,
With kind personal regards to you
and Mrs. Mac, from the McKinneys,
! am as ever, yours sincerely,
d. r. MCKINNEY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
PRIMITIVE METHODS
USED IN TRENCHES

Trench warfare in Europe is bring
ing old weapons into use, as well
as new ones. For hand to hand work
the French use short, sharp dag
ger. Other soldiers use spiked war
clubs, while others use hammers tied
to their wrists. These intimate
weapons are supplemented by hand
grenades, also a weapon of some an
tiquity, and trench raiders offer, on
small scale, about the roughes,
form of modern warfare.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
PLOT TO Kill LLOYD
GEORGE DISCOVERED
Arthur Henderson, Another Member of War Council
Also Endangered by Conspiracy Expert Chemist
and Three Others Held on Charge by Officers

ilknom'a as a Conscientious objector'
to the war. The women are suppos-
ed to be suffragettes.
Scotland Yard learned of the con
spira.y Saturday, when the Chief
Inspector took charge of the work of
locating the guilty parties. Mrs. Ma
son vas arrested at South Hampton
and the others at Derby.
Grown Prosecutor Bonkin appear
ing against the quartet declared the
plot was hatched between December
18th and January Both.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
AGAINST
MILITIA
General Wood Says Militia
is Vicious and
Undependab|e

United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - After
being grilled by the senate military
committee, General Leonard Wood ad-
mitted the array quartermasters' de-
partnent collapsed during the early
stages of militia mobilization. He
contended Thought the department
was able to deliver supplies and
equipment in "a hours it would still
have a militia only twenty per cent
trained and absolutely unfit
General Wood said lie believed the
militia system was vicious and un-
dependable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
ALLIES AND TfUT0NS
EACH CLAIM VICTORIES

United Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 31.-The Teutons
stormed several Russian positions on
the east bank of river Aa, Riga, and
repulsed counter attacks it is official
ly announced. Nine hundred prison
ers were taken.
The French attacks on the Lor-
raine front near Leintery were de-
feated. Violent artillerying preceded
the attacks. Severe frost and snow
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
AMERICAN EXPORTS IN
1916 WERE ENORMOUS

American exports for 1916 reach
ed the unprecedented total of s5,-
4S1 100000. This exceeds the tota
for 1915 by 81 1926, 100000 and the
total for 1913 by s2,997 100000. The
experts for December were $521, ,000,-
000,which exceeds the previously
high monthly total by $5,000,00O.
The December average for five
years previous was S263 100000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
United Press.

United Press.
DERBY, England, Jan. 81. = The
poison plot against Lloyd George and
Arthur Henderson, member of the
war council, was revealed thru an
arrangement of Mrs. Alice Wheelton,
and her daughters Miss Harriet
Wheelton and Mrs. Alfred Mason,
and Albert Mason, husband of the
latter on the charge of Conspiracy
to murder"
Mason is an expert chemist and is
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Passengers Suffer
on Stalled Trains

United Press.
|. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.--Five
overland trains have arrived days
late after being snow bound from one
to two days in Wyoming. The pas
sengers were short rationed and
drank melted snow. The trains met
with further delay in Nevada yester-
day when they encountered SNOW
slide.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

War munition exports from the
United States to the European allies
since the war began have approach
ed a billion dollars in value. The
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce has compiled figures showing
the heaviest months shipment was
November, 1916, when the total reach
ed $80,000,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

issue to carry out the act.
Senator Napier introduced bill
proposing the abolition of direct pri-
maries and a return to the convention
system, which caused . stir. Progress
sive and independent Legislators will
oppose It. It is reported the Demo-
crnts asked the house Republicans to
introduce similar bill. The Repuo-
licans are holding conference re-
garding It.
The appropriation conferess ARD
,stfll dAadlsskaA
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Wilson May Ask for
Conference Of Nations
United Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--A con-
ference of nations will be necessary
TO determine arrangements for the
future world peace, according to Of
ficial opinion. Therefore the impress
sion is gaining that when Wilson
moves again he will formally suggest
this. However there will be no de-
velopments until Germany's response
to Wilson's speech is received.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Shoots Children;
Attempts Suicide

United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 81. = Brooding
over his wife's death, Charles Trapp
shot his three children, fifteen, eight
and six years of age and then at
tempted suicide All are in the hos
pital. The children will probably die.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
STATUTE FOR BUFFALO BILL

The legislature of Wyoming voted
down bill to appropriate $4,000 for
a statue of Col. w. F. Cody { Buffalo
Bill, (which it was proposed to erect
at Cody, the Wyoming town named
in his honor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Mckinney Feeds Fish
on Trip to Southland

Jan. 25, 1917.
On Board Southern Pacific
s. S. Proetus.
Durango Herald:
J. II. McDevitt, Jr.,
Durango Colo.
Dear Harry:
After leaving Denver, we made
stops at the large eastern markets.
Businsss first you know. I worked
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

Mrs. Evangeline Hearth has intro
duced bill in the Colorado legisla-
ture which provides that five days
must elapse between the time an ap-
plication for u marriage license and
its issuance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
ESTABLISH.
BLOCKADE
British Form New Mine
Blockade on Coast
of Holland
United Press.

United Press.
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 81. = News
papers and shippers are not perturb-
ed over new British mine blockade.
Some consider it an advantage as it
will likely render more difficult the
patrol of the Dutch coast by German
submarines and torpedoes.
This is the first definite reference
to the danger specified by the recent
British announcement of new dam
ger zone in the North Sea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
BLAMfS LANSING FOR
CONDITION Of MARKET

sponsible for the break.
Connolly is scheduled to testify
this afternoon regarding a message
sent to Wall street predicting Will
sons action. II Connolly's firm had
inside information they failed to use
II to an advantage It developed to-
day. Their accounts showed losses
'of $4,000 during ~ "laakS Desssd.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 81. Secretary
-Lansing's Verge of war" interpreta-
ton, not the wall street leak was
what killed the market, Hutton told
the probers. He held that tip orig
mating from the Connolly company
of which Boiling, the Presidents bro
thsr-ia-law, 10 4 psDbes. wse ~ ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
Senate Passes Alaska
Bone Dry" Bill

United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. The
senate passed the Alaska bone dry
bill, which prohibits the manufacture,
sale and importation of intoxicants in
the territory.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

arrangement with the Hadfields is
off. The department has advertised
for machinery. Admiral Flethcer has
been instructed to locate suitable
factory site.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
12,3OO British
Killed This Month

United Press.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-England's to-
tai casualties during January, it is
announced, were l2,300 killed, 17,700
wounded. Two thousand nine hum
dred are missing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

More than one-third Of the total
population of Dublin consists of fam
ilics living in single room.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
SNAP SHOTS.

A campaign for individual home
ownership has been launched in Dem
yer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
United States to
Make Own Shells

United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - The
United States will make its own navy
projectiles. 1t is officially limited the
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

Perhaps bad news travels faster
than good news becruse there 10 ~
much more u n
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01

PETROGRAD, Jan. 31.-Russiani
with bayonets stormed the height po
sitions east of Jacobni and advanced
thru the deep snow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-01
,torms limited the fighting.

PARIS, Jan. 31.-The French last
night penetrated the first, and sec
ond German lines south of Leintrey
and killed or captured all defenders.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

The Sunshine Concert Company
rendered an excellent program at the
Harper Methodist church on Friday
evening. The entire program was of
greatest excellence, giving much
pleasure to the assembled audience
Miss Alice Wheeler, who presides at
the piano, does not intrude herself
upon your notice, but accompanies
with great taste and adaptability
Mr.. Chester Rand is excellent in his
Irish songs. Miss Trolley is whist
ler of great ability, while no words
can express our appreciation of the
child impersonations of Miss Epper-
son. Every number was encored
We commend this company to any
society which desires to furnish it's
people with clean, high class and
worthy entertainment.
JOHN WOOD, Pastor, Newport
Beach, Cal.
Benefit High School Athletic Assn.
Monday, June 25th. Seats on sale at
Fullers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Mr.. and Mrss. Fred Bruins and son
arrived Friday afternoon in their
month or six weeks. Fred has
bought barber shop in Fort Collins
and as this is duh season in the
cided to make visit to relatives and
old friends in and around Monte
Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Kellar took Rev.
l.. c. Anderson and Mr.. Anderson's
sister, Miss Marybelle Anderson up
to Clear Creek above Creede, Thurs
day in their car The Andersons
will camp up there a week in Mr.. w
r. Brennemer's cabin. but the Kel-
lars expect to return home this Fri
day evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

A number of young people of
Monte Vista attended the opening
dance of the season at the Wagon
Wheel Gap Hotel, Friday evening
Glenn Cor and Charles Woods fur
nished the music.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

A check for $250O was delivered
last week to b. +. Ayers by d. d.
Raley local agent for the Kansas
City life insurance company, that
amount of insurance having been
carried in joint policy by Mr.. Ayers
and his wife.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Mrs. John SHAFT and children, Hell
en-, Fred and Eleanor left Monday
night for East Liverpool, Ohio,
where they will spend the rest of the
summer with relatives.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Mrs. G. II. Shone and Mrs. L. A.
Hirst returned to their home in Ala
mosa Friday night after spending
the day with Mrs. Harry Morrison.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Write it on the film. You NAV
forget. The Film never does.
FULLER DRUG co,
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23
WIRELESS FROM PETROGRAD

(Carveth.)
The Car is sick
And cannot kick;
They soaked him with a full-groWn
brick.
His thrones a wreck,
They've swept the deck
And landed on his royal neck.
That pompous clique
Who stood by Nick
Will never turn another trick.
His divine right
Has taken fight,
We hear him whimperin "good
night!
This job is punk,
I'll pack my trunk,
My crown is now heap of junk;
My power is clipped,
My system slipped
All my ambish is sadly nipped.
Twill get my goat
To see 'em vote
Why did | ever rock the boat?
Alas, | find
The men behind
The whiskers are strenuous lind.
I've set the pace,
I've run my race,
Siberia stares me in the face.
I'd rather be
In Tennessee
Or any place where I'd be free.
No common Mick
That wields pick,
Could be more down and out than
Nick"
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stan
wood at Alamosa Monday June 11th,
boy. Mrs. Stanwood was formerly
Miss Mabel Tohill.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Winferd
Wright, Friday June 18th, a boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Kauff-
man, Friday June 18th, a girl.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Men and Young Men. We have some splendid values IN
conservative and nobby close fitting models Special stouts
Sims All of this seasons in Browns Tans
Grays and Fancies and all wool Navy Blue Serges
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-04
ARCHBISHOP ABBOT'S
 ]. LAST HUNT

On the 4th of August, 1921 a grave accident befell the Archbishop of Can terbury, George Abbot. In those days. when hunting was the favorite and al- most the only amusement of the Eng fish nobility. the gay train of hunts men falconers, etc, seldom left the courtyard without ecclesiastics among them. The purity of the cloth was hot thought to be in the least stained by partaking in such sport. Even the scruple to Join in the chase. The Archbishop of Canterbury did not Archbishop of the time mentioned above, George Abbot, was nearly six ty years old. While out on hunt with Lord Zouch, at his country seat in Hampshire, the venerable clergy
 man discharged an arrow at buck,
 but instead of hitting the animal, t'struck the arm of Peter Hawkins, one of Lord Zouch's gamekeepers. An ar tery was divided, and the unfortunate man bled to death in half an hour, to the great consternation and distress of
 the Archbishop, although the bystand- l CTS acquitted him of everything save awkwardness. He made all the repar- ation in his power by settling an an- l
 the deceased. He also from that time
 on held a monthly fast on account of the sad event
 Of course, the matter was a pure
 accident. but there were some who
 urged that the archbishop should be tried for a crime. King James knew to we'll the chances of the hunting
 field to allow any such course to be | taken. It was, nevertheless, an acci- l dent not easily to be passed over in an archbishop. Many doubted if, with blood on his hands he could lhenceforth exercise the functions of a prelate. To settle this point, mix ed commission was appointed by the king, and this court sat five months deliberating on the many subtleties connected with the question, at length pronouncing that the archbishop re- quired both royal pardon and a re- instatement in his churchly authority. After al lthis was done, Laud and three other clergymen, elected to bish- opries, refused to accept conservation from Abbot. The rite was accordingly performed by a congregation of pre- lates in the Bishop of London's chap el
 Archbishop Abbot was of f-1mble extraction, his father being a cloth worker at Guilford, in Surrey It is told that his mother. short while be-
 fore his birth, dreamed that if she
 cold have a pike or jack to eat, the
 baby she was expecting would rise to
 greatness. Some time after, fetching
 water from the river, jack came into
 her pail, which she immediately cook
 ed and ate. Some persons of rank, | nearing %Ia } sponsors of the child; and a; gentle
 mcn one day passing over Gui1ford Bridge, noticed George and his broth CT Robert playnig, and struck with ftheir appearance, offered to put them
 to school, and then sent them to the
 university. In 1899 George was in- stalled Dean of Winchester; ten years
 after, advanced to the see of Iitch- field, thence to London and the year afe>r to the Primacy.. He died on , Aug. 4. 1883 at the age of seventy-one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-04
WAR REVENUE BILL READY TO
 BE PASSED ON
(Continued From Page 1.)

(Continued From Page 1.)
 The measure now proposes to raise s26S, 900, 900 from intoxicants, $72O,O0o,- GOO from incomes, corporate ana per honal, and $74s,000,O0O from war ex- cess profits These and other imports would bring its total to $2,002, ,00O 900. Before revision the total was a,672,- 900, 900. The bill has been in commit tee since May A. It carries no bond provision.
 An objection to excluding small checks from the bill was that II opened a way for evasion of the tax.
 The bill provides that where net ex- cess profits do not exceed $5,000 a year the excess profits shall not apply, but where they do exceed by $5.000 the pre-war profits, tax shall be paid on the entire amount of the excess. This was amended so as to give individuals fiat exemption of 5000, making the tax apply to individuals only to the excess profits above that amount.
 The committee added 25 cents per barrel to the tax on beer, bringing 1t up to s3. It is estimated this will pro- duce S, ,0O0, GOO more a year.
 The committee agreed that the ad- ditional $1 tax on distilled splr1tS,
 making the rate $3.20 per proof gal lon, shall not apply on spirits used for medical and other -non-beverage pur- poses. whiskey and other distilled Iiquors used for medical purposes will pay $22O, which is s1.10 above the ex- isting rate.
 A floor" or stock tax, is placed on tea, coffee, sugar and certain other articles in the hands of retailers. This will give retail dealers an exemption on 50 pounds of tea, 200 pounds of cof- fee, 500 pounds of sugar, 100 pounds -of grape sugar and glucose. 50 gallons of molasses and syrup and one pound of saccharine. Where an individual or company is engaged in both the retail and wholesale trade, no exemptions will be allowed. The tax on the arti- cles named remains the same as in l the bill reported to the Senate. 1 AS finally agreed upon, the tax on i dry still wines, containing less than A per cent. of alcohol, is 8 cents per quart The tax on sweet wines, cor
 dials, Lqueurs and compounds con-
 cohol was fixed at $1.10 per proof gal lon, and where such wines are forti-
 fled with spirits an additional tax o1
 $1 per gallon is added, which is an in crease of 90 cents over the existing
 rate. Champagnes and other spark i ling wines are taxed cents per one-
 half pint, and initiation champagne
 one-hah that amount.
 1 It is estimated that the new taxes I on wines, which are about double the 1 existing rates, will produce an addi-
 tional SIT, 100000 annually.