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The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democratic party Of Grand Junction; in
convention assembled by its representatives
p J7e OF presenting 20 tine voters of the city d
municipal ticket Tor their suffrages, desire to
hereby renew their allegiance to the principles
Of the democratic party and to again proclaim
their, devotion to the interests Of the common
1t is a fundamental principle OF free govern
ment that the will of the people Is its safeguard
and while it Is true that in the nation, our op-
poueuts, the republican party. have been
eessful heesss.ss a mas the wealth and backing
OF corporations with which to prostitute voters
and subyert the will Of the common people,
still the democratic party undismayed + ever
70 the fore in defense Of the rights OF the
which IL represents.
We believe that the democratic party. while
at present the minority party, has great duty
to perform and that in the performance Of IL
Is and has been the party OF reform and the
party TO which the people rely for the correc-
tiou of abuses fact which IS most evident be
cause many OF those suggested now in the op-
postte party, for action. are nothing less than
stolen thunder Of democratic platforms.
We believe unquestionably that Il Il our party
that the mass OF people look to for reform and
retrenchment. We believe In the execution Of
laws a they are written upon the statute books
and regard il as subYsrsive of the principles Of
"A true democratie form OF government, to nc
cord special privileges to the few, against
We invite all those who desire progressive
administration Of tie city affairs and those who
desire to have corrected abuses demanded by
the people to join with us in the election Of our
We pledge our candidates to inaugurate an
equitable and just rate OF taxation, that the
burden may be reduced gradually and our
bonded Indebtedness obliteratsd through the
means Of an economical government.
We pledge our candidates % evolve some
method for permanent street improvements,
later looking to having same paved in the busi-
ness section also to establish permanent grades
We pledge our candidates to the enforcement
Of the city ordinances and to that end will in
sist that each and every officer perform such
service to the city, as i contem plated By the
law and the ordinances
We lastly pledge our candidates to an eco
nomieal management Of the city's interests and
later by purchase or erection to control all the
public utilities for the benefit OF the whole peo-
pie and that the admin stration be watchful Of
the small a well as the large concerns in which
the people are Interested and to which they pay
their taxes to support.
JOE NJ SAMPLINER.
A. y. BUCKLIN.
y C. TAYLOR
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
Second Trial of Burns
Suit Now On

Council Bluhfs. Ia. Mar. 10
Especial. THE second trial of the
Portland Mining Company suit. in
which nearly a million dollars is
involved. has been begun in the dis
trict court here.
This is a re-trial of of the case
wherein James Doyle was given a
verdict for upwards OF S450.O0o
against James Burns in the former
suit for a division on account of the
location and stalking of certain
mining claims which have become
rich mines and are now part of the
Portland company's properties A
jury has been secured and arguments
heard and yesterday a transcript OF
evidence given at the first trial is be
ing heard.
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
AVOID SUN OF INDIA.
White Men Return From That coYn-
tr, Win Pzlloh

try Win Psllor'
The missionary was 50 pale that
his friend exclaimed;
Have you had a spell Of sickness.
Jake?"
NO. have been to India, the
other answered.
aIndia7 That sunny, slzzling
place? How is it you are not brown,
them"
1T IS plain to be seen that you
don't know what you're talking
about" said the missionary. White
people that go to India don't come
back brown They come back paler
than ghosts. India fades white peo-
pie out I thought everybody knew
that"
Il didn't know It. Jake. What is
the philosophy of it,"
The philosophy is that the Indian
sun IS so deadly that we whites have
to keep out of It. In the sun. in In
dia. the thermometer will register 100
degrees Well, With the ther.nc-. ete=
at 100 can you imagine a white man
bustling about in the glare? He is ~
ing on a dim piazza with an iced
drink beside him and a fan stirring
the air above his head.
Yes" said the missionary, white
men in India avoid the sun as young
girls at home avoid mice. White
men return from India as pale as you
see me. The Indian pallor,' We
call It."
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
STARS OF THE MILKY WAY.
Distances Computed in Hundreds Of
Millions Of Miles.

Distances Computed in Hundreds Of
Millions Of Miles.
Speaking roughly. We have reason.
from the data so far available, to be
lleve that the stars Of the Milky Way
are situated at a distance between
10000 600 and 100000. 900 times the
distance Of the sun At distances less
than this it seems likely that the
stars are distributed through space
with some approach TO uniformity.
We may state as a general conclusion.
Indicated by several methods Of maxi
ing the estimate that nearly all the
stars which we can see with our tele-
scopes are contained within 2 sphere
not likely to be much more than 2OO,-
100000 times the distance Of the sun.
The iuquiring reader may ask an
other question. Granting that all the
stars that we can see are contained
within this limit. may there not be
any number of stars without the limit
which are invisible only because they
are too far away to be seen?-Har-
per's Magazine.
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
Go to the c. V. store.

No. was twenty minutes late to
day.
Job work-the finest grade-The
sentinel's hobby.
Mr.. willis, foreman of the De
Beque Bugle. is in town this after
noon.
Charles Clark, the Insurance man,
will go to Rifle Sunday on a busi-
ness trip.
A new plate glass window is being
placed in position in the front of the
Fashion store.
There will be a cake sale at Ban
nister's store Saturday, March II.
conducted by ladies of the congre-
gational church.
When you are hungry. go to the
Boston Lunch, two doors west of the
Grand hotel. The service is the best.
All prices reasonable.
Major Hendershot, who appears
tonight at the Congregational
church, was a pleasant visitor at The
Sentinel Office today.
George B. Robinson sold his ranch
near the Indian school yesterday to
George Large. who recently returned
from Illinois-to this city.
Great efforts are being made by
the socialist labor people to get out
a large crowd tomorrok night TO hear
Bohn, the national organizer.
The two baseball teams of the high
school have been training pretty reg
ularly lately and this afternoon the
two teams are playing a matched
game on the hospital grounds. One
of the teams has assumed the name
The Bachelors" and the other THE
Married Men" The mines are pret-
ty well matched.
Chicago Beet Sugar Gazette; The
Grand Junction plant, which recently
finished its campaign, sliced a total
of 10000 tons of beets and obtained
6 100000 pounds of sugar. So sue
cessful was the campaign that the
Western Sugar & Land Company will
increase the capacity of the plant
to coo tons. The company has al
ready secured contracts for 5000
acres of beets for the next campaign
The United States civil service
commission announces an examina-
tion on the dates and at the places
indicated in the spring schedule, to
secure eligibles from which 10 MAKE
eertihcation to hnl vacancies in the
position of stenographer and type
writer on the isthmus of Panama, at
salaries ranging from $1,000 TO ST.
500 per annum. with opportunities
for promotion to $500 per annum'
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10
DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET.

For Mayor:
l. N. BUNTING.
For Clerk:
]. NJ. CONLEY.
For Treasurer:
DAVID T. STONE.
For Marshal:
c. II. WALLIS.
For City Attorney:
GUY V. STERNBERG.
For Street Commissioner:
JOHN w ARMSTRONG.
For Police Magistrate:
A. J. PECK.
For City Engineer:
C. w. HASKELL.
For Aldermen:
First ward-JOHN o'BoYLE, L. w
NORRIS.
Second Ward-PETER CHELLIUS
JESSE BEDWELL.
Third ward. C. PLANK, w. II.
BANNISTER.
Fourth Ward-W. E. PLATT, w. S.
WALLACE.
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10

No one wants a compromise that
shall seat Lieutenant Governor Nc
Donald. We believe he was correct
when he said that he was not to be
considered as factor in the contest.
I. + +
The newer citizens of Grand juno
tion-those who have lately become
ments in realty and have come to
the city to make their homes-are
quite greatly fiattered that the dem
ocrats were far-sighted enough to
recognize that they were entitled to
representation, and placed several on
their ticket. The retirement of Mr.
]. C. Plank. one of those selected for
aldermanic honors, is to be regret
ted. but an endeavor will be made
to give that new class representation
on the democratic ticket by another
selection.
It is the republican party of this
state that is costing the citizens
thousands and thousands by the pro-
longation of the Peabody contest.
The rich corporations alone could
have made it possible for a continu-
alton or even a commencement of
the Peabody contest. There were
very few people who did not believe
that Alva Adams was elected COVER
nor of Colorado at the time of the
election and that number has been
greatly lessened by the actions of
the Peabodyites. Let us have the
matter settled at once. Every day
is distinct loss to the state.
The office of city clerk in the city
of Grand junction has grown in i'm
portance with the increase of popula-
ion. Its duties cannot be performed
as a side issue. as they We're several
years ago. At the present time the
city clerk is also clerk of the Grand
Junction city waterworks. and his
duties are many. Upon his work
there is large dependence by the al
dermanic board and the water super
iutendent. Under the circumstances,
then.the selection OF a person as
nominee for this important position
was carefully made and the demo-
Gratis presented for the suffrages of
the public. Mr. ]. NJ. Conley. who has
had long experience in a clerical ca
pacity in the offices at the union sta
ton in this city and would if elected
make one of the best officers this
city has ever had. Mr. Conley is
well equipped for the duties of this
important Office and has pledged him
self to work to the best interests of
the whole people, II elected to fll
that position.
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10

Thre has rarely tesr 90 much
genuine Interest taken O. the public
in local platforms. as during the
present year Formerly tnsy have
been made up OF generalitiss. with
out specifically stating what the par
" hoped TO accomplish. Few people
care in a municipal campaign any
thing about whether foreign treat
les of peace have been consummated
or whether such and such a national
issue needs endorsement. What they
do care about is. Shall they have an
administration of their own local af-
fairs that will better their individ-
ual condition, reduce taxation where
possible and have the conduct of af-
fairs placed upon a standard basis
of good government? To meet these
conditions the platform committee Of
the democratic party studied hard
and the platform, which has been
accepted by every individual member
OF the ticket, speaks for itself. 1t is
open to criticism. Such a document
could not be made perfect; but it
comes ss nearly P!c5ssIls It's candi-
dates to endeavor to do the right
thing as it was possible to do in Il
party platform. The democracy Of
the city stands back Of its every word
and they will see to it that it is not
merely a subterfuge. but that it
means something.
: 4. !.
Socialists Put out Ticket.
The socialists of the city held
meeting last night at the Labor tenn
pie for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for the city Offices, to be
voted for at the election in April.
J. W. Sawyer is the party's choice
for mayor Candidates for nearly
all of the other Offices. including the
aldermanic board, We're selected.
A. W. Root is the candidate for
city clerk: Carl Fuchs. marshal
Frank Buehring. street commission
er; James A. Johnson. treasurer:
George A. Smith. city engineer; Jos.
Reither. police magistrate.
Aldermeu-First ward. j. A. X.
Crawford and William Grady Sec
ond ward. not selected yet; Third
ward. William Goodwin and l.. j..
Campbell; Fourth ward, W. NJ Van
Buren and G. a. McClintick.
The work of securing signatures
20 the petition asking for a place on
the ballot is being pushed today.
The meeting last night was well
attended.
The daily sentinel., 1905-03-10

The Sentinel. soc per month.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

CLUB IN FAVOR
OF RECESSION

The annual meeting of the Semper-
virens Club was held at the st. Francis
Hotel yesterday. Reports of officers of
local clubs were read. John p. Irish de-
livered an address on Forestry Inter
ests of the State" The club is strongly
interested in the passage of bill be-
fore the State Legislature for an appro-
priation to locate, survey and construct
q public highway to the Redwood Park
of the Big Basin in Santa Cruz County.
Touching upon this, Colonel Irish
spoke of the region as being the ''most
glorious spot in all the Sierras, and not
to be surpassed in beauty in any other
mountainous portion of the globe
A personal observation by Mr.. Irish,
IN company with David Starr Jordan
and Governor Perkins, had convinced
him that this sylvan SPOT as he ex-
pressed it, should be set aside by our
State as a park. In general, on for
estry, Mr. Irish said our children knew
too little of it's inner meaning. The re-
lation of nature to man should be more
deeply inculcated in the minds of the
young, as an influence for refinement
emanates from contact with nature.
Mr. Irish spoke eloquently and for
chilly, emphasizing his sentiments
toward the recession of Yosemite to the
Federal Government. This was re-
applause. The Sempervirens Club has
declared itself for the recession.
A committee of five is to be ap-
pointed from the chair to present the
bill for a highway before our legisla-
tors
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

pockets of a ticket emitting him to a
chance to win a prize in a future lot
terry drawing rather weakened his plea
that he believed the world was to meet
its finish Friday evening and that he
had been delegated to serve as one OF
the instruments of demolition. Judge
Mogan will hear more of the case next
Thursday, by which time most of the
feminine devotees of Terpsichore whom
Manuel scared so badly are expected
to be able to lend their testimony to
the prosecution.
Congressman-elect Julius Kahn ap-
peared in Judge Mogan's court as at
torney for John O. Morse. a house
painter, accused of battery. The COM
planning witness was Charles A. Nell
son, 4 business agent of the Building
Trades Council. He averred that he
vas struck on the jaw and almost
knocked out by the defendant, an as
slstant foreman painter at a building
in course of construction on Broad
way, between Pierce and Scott streets,
the only provocation for the assault
being his e(Nelson's) presence there
Other testimony disclosed the fact
that factional dispute among union
painters was at the bottom of the
trouble. The battery was proved, how
ever, and Mr.. Kahn's client will be
sentenced next Saturday.
Nineteen-year-old Willie Hamp-
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

the election Of new presidents for the
ensuing year.
Aigeltinger or Maestretti will be
made president of the Board Of Public
Works. succeeding Herbert Schmitz.
by his colleagues with another term at
the head of the Board Of Education
and DR.. James w. Ward will continue
as president of the Board of Health.
President Rogers OF the Civil Service
Commission Is willing to resign q twen-
ty months incumbency of the honorary
position In favor of Commissioner
George H. Bahrs. who has one year yet
to serve. 1t Is likely that Fire Com
missioner Parry will be elected presi-
dent of the Fire Commission, to sue
ceed Boyne. and Election Commissioner
James A. Devote will take the presi-
dency now held by Election Commits
sioner Roberts. No intimation has been
given as to the prospective heads of the
Park and Police commissions, though
Commissioners William j. Dingee and
John A. Drinkhouse are mentioned in
that connection for the respective pres
idencies.
NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER.
Of the new appointees DIR. Poheim.
Police Commissioner, has been a MEM
ber of the Health Board for one year.
He had Abe Ruef behind him for the
Police Commissionership. but his ap-
pointment was not finally decided upon
until late Friday night.
Edward III. Aigeltinger, the new Com
missioner of Works. is a well-known
hay and coal merchant of this city He
was a member of the Board of Super
visors In 1898 and 1S99 having been
elected on the Republican ticket by a
large majority. and was chairman OF
the Street Committee during that pc
riod. He is well qualified, both by ex-
perience and natural ability. to fill the
position.
Thomas r. Egan, Commissioner of
Works, was storekeeper Of the Board
OF Education before his advancement
to the former post. He is chairman of
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
NEW PLAN FOR
.APPORTIONMENT
School Measure Suggested
at Sacramento Would Add
Much to City's Burden
COUNTRY TO REAP GAIN
President RoncOvieri Up in
Arms and Will Seek to
Make Effective Protest
COUNTRY TO REAP GAIN

A change in the manner OF apportion-
ing State school moneys is being agi-
tated in Sacramento, whereby the
country districts would reap much
gain, and the cities. particularly San
Francisco, suffer correspondingly. The
movement is being regarded with much
favor among the legislators from the
interior. Plans are already on foot in
this city to oppose what is regarded as
unfair legislation.
1t is proposed by some representa-
tives who are working for the welfare
of the rural districts to base the ap-
portionments on the number of teach
ers and also on average daily attend
ance, instead of on the number of GEN.
sus children. 1t is urged for the most
part that the allowance from the State
funds shall be $500 for each teacher.
The small districts would thereby
gain a big advantage. The number of
their census children might be very
small, but in large part they would be
on the same basis as San francisco,
where each teacher has crowded
schoolroom.
San Franciscos portion from State
school moneys would be reduced about
$3.50, 900 or 100000 year by the meas
ure that has been suggested among the
legislators" said President Roncovieri
of the Board of Education last night.
The bill has not yet been prepared,
but it seems to have enough advocates
to justify this city in taking prompt
steps to present its side of the case.
San Francisco pays annually into the
State school funds about $1,000, 900. or
this we have been receiving back about
SS60,000 in apportionments. 1t looks to
me as if this city does handsomely for
the smaller schools of the State, where
wealth is lacking, and / think to i'm
pose a burden of another quarter of a
million dollars on us every year would
be very unjust.
Should the revenue for our schools
be reduced as much as would result
from the proposed legislation, this city
would have to meet the deficiency by
taxing her citizens still more, or else
to cut down our school term to seven
months
try to start non-partisan movement
among all citizens TO make appeal to
the Legislature in behalf of San Fran
ciscos schools. He will at once ad-
dress communications to the Mayor
and the Board of Supervisors, calling
their attention to- the situation, and
also seek to have the Merchants As
sociation and kindred organizations
give their aid in resisting the bill.
superintendent of Public instruction
Kirk is in the city and President Rom
COVERT had a conference with him yes
terday afternoon concerning the sug-
geSteG measure.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Mayor Schmitz yesterday officially
announced the names of those whom
he has selected to succeed the men,
bers of the various municipal boards
and commissions whose terms will ex-
pjre tomorrow.
DIR. Joseph F. Poheim, present
member of the Board of Health. was
appointed Police Commissioner, a fact
which was frequently foreshadowed in
these columns for three weeks past.
The surprise of the day was the
resignation of Herbert Schmitz as
Co mmissioner of Public Works and
the appointment of Edward H. Aigel-
finger as a member of the Works
Board. Aigeltinger was named to sue
ceed Michael Casey, thus securing the
long term of three years. Thomas F..
Egan was appointed to Herbert
Schmitz's unexpired term of one year.
As predicted, the Mayor reappointed
School Director A. Altman, Fire
Commissioner Henry M. Wreden.
Election Commissioner A. w. Voor-
sanger and Civil Service Commissioner
John w. Rogers to succeed them
selves.
The Mayor did not announce his
Commission, but intimated that Will
liam H. Metson was the strongest can
di0ate thus far considered. Neither
die his Honor appoint a successor on
the Board of Health to DR.. Poheim.
who was transferred to the Police
Commission.
Herbert Schmitz made statement
that he had resigned because he did
not desire to assume the responsibility
placed upon members Of the Board OF
Works by a Superior Court decision
holding them Individually responsible
for damages accruing from accidents
due to defective sidewalks and streets.
Under the decision the Commissioners
ruay have to pay thousands of dollars
of damage claims. Furthermore,
Schmitz says that the Board of Works
has requested the Supervisors to pro-
vide a sufficient appropriation to re-
pair the streets and an inadequate al
lowance had been made, thus making
the possibility of accidents all the
greater. Under these conditions
Schmitz felt he could no longer con-
tinue on the board, especially as his
health became impaired under the
strain.
SHAKE-UP IN PROSPECT.
Rumors were flying thick and fast
late yesterday afternoon that shake
up was in prospect, WHEREBY James oe
Succa. secretary of the Park Commits
sion, will displace Norris Levy as Sec
retary Of the Board of Public Works
and Herbert Schmitz will be appointed
to his old position as secretary of the
Park Commission, from which he re-
tired to become Public Works COM
missioner. The Mayor would not con-
firm the rumor, though there seems to
be some ground for it. Alexander
O'Grady has been offered the secre-
taryship of the Police Commission. but
may not take it. In all likelihood John
G. Fitzgerald will succeed Egan as
storekeeper Of the Board of Education.
PRESIDENTS OF BOARDS.
Tomorrow at noon there will be a
J reorganization of the commissions by