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The daily sentinel., 1907-07-18
ONE OF BIGGEST
OF NEW PLAYS
"The Three of U.s." Lawrence's
Beautiful Production Which will
Visit Us.

Walter n. Lawrences handsome
production of "The Three of U.s."
the moving play of American life by
Rachel Crothers which ran for a year
in New York and had most success
full summer run in Chicago will be
the first independent attraction to go
through to the Pacific coast. This
piece with an uncommonly able
company will begin a westward tour
early in the season and will be seen
in all the important cities and towns
of the middle west and on the Pa
cfic coast. The play has been re-
ceived with unanimous approval by
critics both in New York and Chi
cago, and William Archer, the emil
nent English critic, who witnessed
the play said it was drama of uni
versal appeal, and one that would
touch the hearts of all people.
The scenes of the piece are laid in
mining camp in Nevada and the
central figure of the drama is Rhy
Macchesney, a young orphan girl
who is struggling to rear two young
er brothers. She owns claim on
which she is stalking all, and which
she is trying to hold under the most
adverse circumstances. Her be-
| trothed. a sturdy young miner, dis
covers in due time, that the mine
next to the one owned by the girl
is rich in ore, and this means that
II will make the girl rich. The
Younger brother. who is discontented
and wants to get away overhears the
news and sells his knowledge to a
rich young mine owner, and this
leads to serious complications. The
young miner suspects his sweetheart
of the basest treachery and when
lhe discovers her in the home of the
rich mine owner at midnight, he is
convinced of her perfidy. The girl
braves the gossip of the camp, for
she is blameless, and her bravery and
goodness finally triumph and the
play ends happily.
The characters in this piece are all
drawn with a sure and a deft hand.
and the great climax at the close of
the third act is handled with un-
common spirit and in such a manner
as to arouse the keenest interest and
the deepest sympathy. It makes a
genuine human appeal and has ev-
erywhere been praised for its real
ism and for its humanness.
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THE SAN JUAN
WILL ASK TEDDY
To Return to Public Domain For
estry Reserves in that Rich Section

President Roosevelt will be petit
toned by the people of San Juan
county, one of the richest metallif-
erous zones in Colorado, to restore
to the public domain by executive
order all such portions of the forest
ry reserves in that county as were
withdrawn by the president in March
1906, Just before he signed the Dill
which gave congress alone the power
to make Withdrawals.
Petitions are now being circulated
in the county and signed by nearly
every citizen there. calling upon the
president to grant this boon. There
is an area of 800 square miles there
which was withdrawn by the presi-
dents memorable order. Less than
10 per cent of this area is covered
by forests, much of which is stunt
ed and inferior growth 10000 feet
above sea level.
The petition sets out that since
less than thirty-five years ago, when
the county was first settled the sole
industry of its inhabitants has been
mining for gold and silver; that the
value of the output of metals during
that period has aggregated $40, 900,
600: also that 12, 900 or more miner
al locations have been made in the
county. of which 1000 have been
patented to the owners by the federal
government. Two thousand men are
engaged in mining there
Through ignorance or inadvert-
ance the gerater proportion of the
county has been included within the
limits of the San Juan and Montezu-
ma forestry reserves, in direct viola
tion of the order of June 4, 1897,
both in spirit and letter, and we re-
spectfully request you to restore
these withdrawn lands to the public
domain concludes the petition.
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ALFALFA
INVEST YOUR MONEY
AT HONE.

Get in on the ground floor where
you are acquainted with conditions.
Remember that Grand Valley real
estate can never be purchased to
better advantage than today. Here are
some opportunities.
Nine and one-half acres near Cliff
ton full water right, only $4,000. Neat
5-room modern cottage good barn
splendid location on Rood avenue,
easy terms for s2,7OO.
A six-room modern house on White
avenue. only s1,70O.
Some bargains IN high line land.
Also a few good ranches to trade
for city property.
How about that insurance. no man
should neglect fully insuring his
property any more than he should ne
glect locking his doors at night. SEE
Van, the Realty Nan,
Phone Black 66s 400 Main st.
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ALL THE WORLD

knows that Billiards. Snow Linament
has no superior for Rheumatism.
Stiff Joints, Cuts. Sprains. Lumbago
and all pains. Buy it, try 1t aud
you will always use 1t. Any body
who has used Ballard's Snow Linl-
ment is living proof of what Il
does. All we ask of you is to get
trial bottle.
Price 25c, soc and $1.0O. c. D,
Smith & Co.
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E. A. RYAN COMPANY
GEO. A. CURRIE & SON
Real Estate, Loans
and Insurance
Ill South Fifth Street

FOR SALE
100 acres of good land worcestershire
water right. 1000 fruit trees
mostly in bearing with crop this
year. $500 fine grape vines. Fine
barn and good house. Six miles
east of Palisade. This place can
be bought at a bargain.
2S acres, End Fruit Ridge. of bearing g
fruit trees. A fine large house.
IL 1-2 acres, one mile from town,
s6.50O. Bearing fruit trees, full
crop this year. Good soil for gar
dening.
so acres fine high line land three
miles north of town.
Have good residence for sale
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You can't loose it out of your
pocket. Waterman's Ideal fountain
pen with the clip cap. Primrose. jew
eler.
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THE APPLE TREE
AND THE FIR
A Parable.

A wide-spreading apple tree
! stood in full bloom and behind
! it a straight fir raised its dark
\ and tapering head. Look
! at the thousands of gay bios
! SONS which cover me every
| where" said the apple tree;
\ what have You to show in
! comparison? Dark Green Nee
! dies" THAT is true, replied
! the fir, but when winter
! comes. you will be barred of
! your glory, and | shall be as
\ am now" -Arthur Schopen-
\ hauer.
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Those Winona wagons sold by Har-
ry Hiatt meet with the approval of
all who purchased one. See them be-
fore You buy.
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The Star bakery bread is Oh sale
at nearly every grocery house in
Grand Junction.
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Just try an electric Flat iron. they
are sure to be satisfactory. The Grand
Junction Electric, Gas & Mfg. Co.
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See Harry Hiatt for tents, camp
ing stoves and everything needed on
a camping trip.
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II you are contemplating thepur-
chase of a wagon see Harry HATS
line of the famous Winona wagons.
They are the best.
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For the best bread optainable go to
the Progress. It grows in popularity
all the time. Fresh vegetables and
fruit, staple and fancy groceries at
the Progress.
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The profit is yours-Loenler's,
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For rooms and board go to 529
Grand avenue. Lights and baths.
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T. ]. E. Mckenzie foY plumbing that's
n right, 404 Colorado avenue.
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We still have some of those solid
gold children's rings at so. Prim-
rose, jeweler.
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Too many lap busters. season too
cool. Fred Mantey.
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EXTRA PLUMBING

This may be a little different
what you are used to, but you ,!--g, i ag
preciate our custom all right. lo-
appreciate our work, too Wheh
have finished. Everybody does
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The profit is yours-Loenler's.
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If you buy your bread try a loaf of
the Star bakery bread. Order 1t from
your grocer.
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See Post & Boyd.s s big transfer
wagon, hauls anything at any time.
Phone Red 1921.
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Buy of Fred Mantey. if he is right
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We DON'T MULTIPLY

the extras" when we are given los
of plumbing. When we make a prigs' p,Ss
for a certain piece of work we sur
to it and ring in no extra charges u1
less you order
EXTRA PIITAIRING
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Van, the Realty Man

Phone Black 66s 400 Main St
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

jury room and sat there several times
during the day, explaining the books
of the local telephone company which
were brought in under subpoena from
the company's Offices at Fell and Scott
streets. thinner had been an i'm
portant witness on Wednesday, testify
ing that he had been directed to pass
Halsey's $4,000 expenditure by high
official of the company.
Thomas E. Sherwin, present auditor
of the company. followed thinner to
the stand. He also was a witness on
Wednesday. He declared that since
he had been in charge of the accounts
of the concern he had not seen any
Illegal expenditure recorded. The
books which Sherwin explained all
bore the date of 1906.
At 1890 o'clock the Grand Jury
the afternoon session was begun there
were more telephone people present.
President Scott was called first and
was followed by A. B. Cooper, manager
of the exchange department of the
concern, who testified that he knew
nothing of graft. B. C. Carroll was
equally in the dark on the graft trans
actions, he swore. Carroll has been
outside man" of the company ever
since Halsey left, but he declared un-
der oath that he had not dealt in Sup
ervisors. John S. Curran. adjuster of
the telephone company; c. j. Hall, sec
retary to Halsey and press agent of
the corporation, and z. ]. Flynn, as
sistant auditor, were all before the
jury but their testimony did not aid
materially In placing blame in the Hal
sey deals.
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Ruef Is to Be Kept in
Custody Pending Trial
Needn't Worry About Trying
to Raise Vast Bail

AS food for reflection during his un-
Elisor Biggy at the st. Francis Hotel,
Ruef has the consolation Of knowing
that he may not be called upon TO per-
form the arduous task of securing the
immense bail bond OF s66o,O00, or it's
$325,000 cash equivalent, which would
be necessary TO secure his release from
custody under the sixty-five indict-
ments returned against him Wednesday
He is relieved OF this task by the fact
that his last hope for freedom during
the pendancy of his trial on the origi-
nal extortion indictments has been
shattered. and should he be brought to
trial in the near future on the bribery
indictments he may yet go to the peni-
tentiary without having been forced in
the meantime TO persuade some one
into taking the chance of losing two
thirds OF a million dollars on the gam
bic as to his willingness to stay within
reach of the court.
Presiding Judge Coffey recognized
the fact that there was no hurry about
serving bench warrants on Ruef in con-
nection with the bribery indictments
The bench warrants were given him to
sign yesterday, but after consultation
with Assistant District Attorney Harri-
son he postponed the matter until to-
day, when he viii communicate with
Langdon or Heney concerning their is
suance, as IL is customary to sign the
warrants on motion OF the District At
tcrney. Judge Coffey stated that as
Ruef was already in custody on another
charge the delay would be OF no conse-
ouence-
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Germs. When Drum left the Grand Jury
room he was exceedingly irritated by
his sudden increment of publicity and
attacked a newspaper photographer
who was about to snap his picture.
Later he expressed deep contrition for
his haste.
MISS SMITH CALLED AGAIN
One woman, Miss Nellie Smith. ste
nographer for Thomas Gerstle, Frick &
Beedy, promoters of the Home Tele-
phone Company, which paid its bribe
through Ruef testified yesterday, the
second time on which she had ap-
peared before the jury. Miss Smith,
who was the first person called, would
be an important witness to the prose-
cution, but she prefers a course of ST.
lence to one which will involve in the
tangles of the law the higher officials
of the Home Telephone Company. She
had been called on Tuesday to testify
in the bribery scandal but showed no
willingness to assist in the exposure
of the corruption of the city. Nor was
she in a more lawful mood yesterday,
but she has been granted time for re-
Election.
Miss Smith was followed to the
stand by Drum, who told briefly of his
interests and his relations with the
public service corporations. He testi-
fed that he had heard so many rumors
of graft that he could not differentiate
clearly in his mind what was hearsay
and what was more intimate knowI-
edge, but that personally, he knew
nothing of the passing OF money.
TELEPHONE MEN IN DROvEs
E. j. thinner followed Drum to the
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matters with Mr.. Frick. 1t is true
that he has advised me-"
The examination continued in this
strain until it was definitely established
that Frick was responsible for Miss
Smiths undertaking reticence in the
presence of the Grand Jury.
Heney and Langdon, in addition. ac-
complished much in making the stem
ographer realize that she occupied a
unique position in being able to rid the
city of conditions which must be re-
pugnant to every right-thinking person
in professional or private life.
REVELATIONS EXPECTED
Miss Smith for a moment acted as
though she was about to break down
and furnish the jury with all the inti-
mate details in her possession of the
telephone franchise that soiled the
hands OF so many public servants. but
she had evidently entered the juryroom
with promise that sealed her lips, and
hesitated about proceeding further.
Heney and Langdon realized this. They
refrained from pressing their advan-
tage and allowed her to leave with the
intimation that she might be again
called to the stand, after giving her to
understand that they knew all about
the letter she wrote to Ruef.
Neither Heney nor Langdon has any
doubt about the ultimate decision to be
reached by the witness. Nellie Smith
will tell all she knows, they are con-
vinced, and play a very material part
in the conviction of persons who al
lowed Ruef to engineer the telephone
franchise bribery.
Nellie Smith. the prosecution is con-
fident, knows these malefactors as well
as she knows her own employers
Since her appearance before the
Grand Jury on Monday Miss Smith has
not been living at her home in Fruit
vale. She was to have been a wit
ness before the jury yesterday vOlun-
tarily, and when she did not put in ap-
pearance the prosecution had subpoena
issued. Special Agent William Burns
had little difficulty in finding her, al
though he would say nothing about the
place where he succeeded in having the
subpoena served.
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sisted in declaring that she could re-
veal no knowledge of money paid to
municipal boodlers or furnish the
prosecution with the specific facts
around which their Investigations of
yesterday revolved.
MONEY WAS MENTIONED
Have you not certain knowledge of
correspondence passing between your
employers and Ruef while the Home
Telephone Company was negotiating
for it's franchise?" asked Heney.
'I took many letters from dictation
and 1 believe some of them were ad-
dressed to the person you name," was
the evasive answer of Gertle's stenog-
rapher.
WAS not money mentioned In this
correspondence"
'It probably was"
NOW, is it not matter of fact, Miss
Smith, that a certain third person or
persons figured in this correspondence
and that you have intimate knowledge
of their relations between your en-
ployers and Ruef?"
That's a rather long question. /
was not supposed to know the exact
relations existing between these per-
sons. / presumed they must have been
legitimate business relations like the
other matters that came under my
knowledge as stenographer to Mr..
Gerstle."
Let me ask you this question, Miss
Smith: Is it not a fact that you have
been coached in detail on all your an
swers by Attorney Frick of the Home
Telephone Company? Isn't 1t true. also.
that it is on his advice that you are
refusing to tell what you know about
these illegal transactions under inves-
tigation"
1T is true that I have talked these
matters over with Mr.. Frick. He is a
partner of the firm where I am en-
ployed."
You evade the answer. Miss Smith.
Isn't il so that were it not for Attor-
ney Frick you would willingly do what
you must surely realize as your moral
duty by aiding this Grand Jury to cor
rect great public wrongs?"
81 have said / have discussed these
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yesterday until tomorrow at IL o'clock,
when indictments may be, presented.
In no case save in perjury indict-
ments has an accused man been brought
to testify before the Grand Jury. A
witness at the inquisition into his own
misdeeds may claim technical immunity
from punishment for his offenses. 1t is
thought significant, in the light of
what is known of the testimony given
before the Grand Jury, that Louis
Glass, who was in charge of the Pa
cific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company when Halsey bribed the Su-
pervisors. was not summoned to give
testimony in the matter.
SCOTT BEFORE JURY
President Scott was called before
the jury in the afternoon and convinced
the inquisitors that no blame could
attach to him personally, by showing
that he was out of the State at the
time of the donation of $4,000 to the
halfscore of City Fathers. Louis Glass
was then head of the company, he said.
E. J. thinner, now vice president of the
company and auditor at the time of
Halsey's operations, testified to certain
particulars of the bribery transaction.
He had previously testified that he
had been ordered by his superior to
pass the Halsey voucher for $4,000.
FRANK G. Drum, director of the tel
ephone corporation, of the San Fran
cisco Gas and Electric Company and
of the Bay Counties Water Company,
wherein he represents the Tevis es-
tate was one of the important wit
nesses of the day, testifying In regard
to the manipulations of all three con-
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visors, and she knows the names of the'
man, or men, who authorized the pay
ment of those bribes. The final evil
dence needed by Heney and Langdon to
convict these men is in her possession.
An agent who obeyed the dictates OF
the men who control the affairs OF the
Home Telephone Company, the prose-
cution is taking the stand that she
cannot be excluded from giving the in
formation in her possession under the
section of the Code of Civil Procedure
which makes confidence between a
stenographer and an employer immune
from investigation, for the reason that
the letter she wrote to Ruef was tan
tamount to an invitation to the latter
to commit a felony.
WAS TOOL OF sCHEMERS
While insisting that she shall testify
to the facts in her possession concern
ing the franchise of the Home Tele-
phone Company, however, neither
Heney nor Langdon desires to involve
Nellie Smith in the punishment to be
meted out to the bribe-givers and
bribe-takers. They believe she was the
unconscious tool of INSCRIPTIONS
schemers whose desire to further cor
porate interests led them to the shame
less exhibition of using a woman to
further their ends.
The prosecution. in brief, has no de-
sire to humiliate a woman and involve
her any more than is necessary in the
amazing tale of graft INF San Francisco,
but it is determined that Nellie Smith
shall tell all she knows:
Wavering between her sense of
loyalty to her employers, attorneys for
the telephone company, and a duty
which Heney and Langdon have sue
ceeded in convincing her she owes to
the public and the cause of civic
cleanliness, Nellie Smith left the Grand
Jury room yesterday troubled by con-
flicting emotions.
Throughout the searching cross
examination to which she was sub
jected by Heney and Langdon she per-
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Frank c. Drum Asked What He Knows About
the Telephone, Gas and Water Matters
Trying Ordeal Upsets Nerves and He Attacks Camera Man

1t was a trying ordeal for Frank G.
Drum when he faced the Grand Jury
yesterday morning to tell what he
knew of the relations of the gas COM
pany, the Pacific States Telephone
Company and the Bay Cities Water
Company with Schmitz and his Super
visors. 1t left him in such a state of
mind that he walked over pho
tographer in his haste to leave the
building and escape further notoriety.
Later in the day Drum made full
amends for his hasty flight over the
photographer and condemned himself
more heartily than the camera man
could have done,
Il have felt like kicking myself all
the afternoon" he said. 1T was the
first time ] had found myself the CEN
ter Of SO much interest. ] had not
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faced the fiashlight brigade before and
when 1T surrounded me very foolishly
made dash at one of the boys.
Drum was an important witness for
the inquisitors. AS manager of the
Tevis estate he is director of the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company
and of the Pacific States Telephone
Company. both of which figure in the
corruption confessed by the men they
bought His connection with Tevis
water proposition is less intimate, but
he admits that he is more or less
familiar with its proceedings.
Il told them what / knew about the
affairs of the telephone company, and
was also questioned on the stories of
graft in connection with the water pro-
ject and the gas company" he said
But said to them that 1 had heard
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so many rumors and so much gossip
about graft that it was really impossi-
BILE for me to distinguish in my own
mind between what 1 had heard in a
gossiping way and what / knew from
direct information. could not tell them
of any bribe money being passed in
either of the cases, for OF that I had
no knowledge. I DO not know what to
make of these remarkable confessions
of the Supervisors"
Drum was in consultation with F. w
M. Cutcheon, head of the law depart
ment of the Western Pacific, later in
the afternoon. Cutcheon is one of the
counsel of the gas company who ar
ranged the legal matters in connection
with the consolidation of the CaIifor-
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Board OF Charities and Correction
said in touching upon the situation in
San Francisco:
The rich man corporation offering a brshe
iE just much OF a criminal as the footpsd who
holds up and robs person the street Crime
will continue TO exist and spread as long as
the arch-criminals are permitted to be at large
Let trust that the municipal houseclesn{nz
now in the metropolis VIII be thorough and
that even the wealthy win be taught that they
cannot violate the laws and debauch public
officials and not suffer for doing
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Telephone Officials Asked Who
Instructed Halsey to Bribe
Failure to Call Glass Is Deemed Significant

ocloc eserdaya afternoon whn
onyofh he
o "
t
Vice PreSden
the
Langdon AsS
of Executive
in
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Stenographer Nellie Smith Will
Make Startling Revelations
Seal Inlay Be Removed Soon From Lips Of Young Woman
Who Knows Secrets Of Home Telephone Bribery

o
trs than they havbe bHclyd
the who
obtain trough
middle who
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SCORES BRIBE-oIvERs
Gates Compares Corporation Cor
rupters With Common Footpads

ALAMEDA, March 21.-In the course |
of an address delivered at the Unitarian |
Club Secretary W. T. Gates OF the State |
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No Preyent fhe Grin

Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause
To get the genuine call for full name
look for signature of E. w. Grove. 25c.
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