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The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
GREENE AND GAYNOR
GET A HARD BLOW
(By Associated Press.l

Washington. Dec. 23.-The SUI
preme court of the United States to-
day denied writs of certiorarl bring
ing to that court the cases of Benja-
min d. Greene and John II. Gaynor.
who are under sentence to pay fines
of $4,000 and undergo four years
of imprisonment on charges of an
embezzlement conspiracy in cohnec-
tion with Captain Oberlin NJ. Car
ter's scheme TO iefraud the govern
ment In the harbor improvements at
Savannah, Ga.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
A BRIEF SESSION
WAS HELD TODAY
lBy Associated Press. }

Boise. Ida. Dec. 23.-Owing to
the failure of one of the states wit
nesses to arrive, only brief session
of the Pettibone trial was held this
morning. and an adjournment was
taken, until tonight, when the state
will rest its case. and a motion by
the defense for the court to advise
verdict of not guilty will be ar
gued.
Clarence Darrow was not in court
this morning. and his condition may
be such that it may be impossible
for him to make the opening state
ment of the defense before Thurs
day
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Superintendent Burton OF the IN
dian school. announces that the
school will have no public Christmas
entertainment on account OF the
presence of scarlet fever in the city
However. the pupils will have a
Christmas tree and attending pleas
ures. the entertainment being for the
pupils of the school only
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
THE FRISCO BANKS
ARE NORMAL
AGAIN
(By Associated Press,

San Francisco, Dec. 23.-The per
iod of legal holidays declared by Gov
ernor Gillette TO meet the recent H.
nancial stringency having expired
Saturday, all the leading banks trans
acted business as usual today.
Normal conditions prevailed and
there was no run on any bank.
Clearing house certificates are
continued in circulation. but where
coin is required 1t is readily obtain
able.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
MANY FINE PROGRAMS
RENDERED AT CHURCHES

AT nearly every church in Grand
junction yesterday special musical
programs in celebration of Christmas
were held. Some of the services
were extremely beautiful and inter
esting. All were impressive and
worthy of the anniversary of the
birth of the Savior of the World.
All of these special Christmas ser
vices were laree,y attended.
society pastors of the city
= ~-..s.nas sermons yester-
day morning.
There will be very few Christmas
entertainments in the city on to-
morrow evening.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
BIG RUSH FOR LICENSES
FOR CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS

County Clerk Starr and his chief
deputy. Mr.. Steel, have experienced
a typical Christmas rush for mar
riage licenses during the past few
days. ard today they were busy for
good while filling out the all inn
portant matters for several prospect
i've grooms.
Up to o'clock three licenses had
been issued, with two more in sight
before the day ends.
The couples made happy today are:
Robert Belts and Miss Tessie
Creighton of Palisade.
Homer Bailey and Miss Iva Myser
of DeBeque.
Randolph Foster and Miss Pearl
Taekett of Palisaae.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
FORMAL CALL FOR
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
(By Associated Press. }

French Lick. Ind. Dec. "a
Chairman Taggart of the democratic
national committee today issued tho
formal call for the national conven-
tion at Denver. Tuesday. July Z.
The call says:
"All democratic citizens of the
United States. irrespective of past
political associations and differences.
who can unite with us in an effort
for pure, economical. constitutional
government, are cordially invited to
join us in sending delegates to this
convention"
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
A FATAL FALL
DOWN ELEVATOR
Especial to The Sentinel. }

Denver. Dec. 2s.-John II. Moore
head, chief engineer of the Barclay
block. Eighteenth and Larimer
streets, was found lying in the bot
tom of the well of the elevator, dead.
His neck was broken.
The elevator stood at the second
floor. and how he came by the acci-
dent is a mystery to the police and
the coroner. He was last seen oil
lug the elevator at o'clock. ard at
6 o'clock his dead body was found.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Hundreds of people from the
country and from the surrounding
towns have been here today pur-
chasing Christmas goods. The stores
have been crowded all day long with
shoppers. 1t has been great day
with the business men. and tomor-
row-the last day before Christmas
promises to be an even greater
day.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
ATLANTA BANK
WAS CLOSED TODAY
(By Associated Press. }

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 23.-The Neal
State Bank closed today and is In
the hands of the state bank exami-
ner. President Thornton is conn
dent that all depositors will be paid
in full.
No other banks in the city have
been affected by the failure.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
A GREAT FIRE In
FORT SMITH, ARK.
(By Associated Press.)

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec ZS.-flre
yesterday destroyed the 6-story Oh
fee building of the American NATION
al Company and two other structures
LOSS $175, 900.
]. A. McVitty. cotton puyer' anu
a man named Kaufman, who slept
in the Office building. are missing
and are believed to have perisheo'
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

]. II. Sayles. the Pallsade booster
and orchardist, was in the city this
afternoon on business. He is ar
ranging to set out 80 acres of apple
trees in the Bonita valley next year.
He will use principally Jonathan.
Wine Sap and Gano stock. with few
other varieties which he will later
graft into fancy varieties.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Grand Valley National
Bank of Grand Junction, Colorado.
will be held on Tuesday. January 21.
1908. at 10 O'Clock am. in the
banking rooms OF said bank. for the
transaction of such business as may
legally come before said meeting.
V. C. TALBERT. Cashier.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

I am In hurry to reach Turn
Halle Wednesday night, December
20. where Nellie and ! will join the
grand march. Tickets only 25c for
adults. after Santa Claus has served
the children.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

E. II. Craven has been doing a
large amount of grading on his or
chard land northwest OF the city the
past two months. and will set out l,
500 Elberta peach trees next spring.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Lucius Wells arrived home yester-
day from Golden, where he is talk
Ing a four years course in mining
engineering. For the past week he
has been taking some practical notes
with the class in the mines at Grip
pie Creek.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
100000 FIRE AT
CREEDE LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press. }

Creede. Colo, Dec. 23.-The big
power plant of the Happy Thought
mine. belonging to the United Creede
Mines Company. was destroyed by
fire last night. The loss is estimat-
ed at 100000.
The mine was closed on account
of the depreciation In silver and the
cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
5000 MEN GET
WEEKS VACATION
(By Associated Press.)

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Practicaiiy
the entire force of the steel mills
here will have a vacation during the
holiday week, nearly all departments
closing until January 1. A resump-
ton at that date is promised.
Nearly 5000 men will be anecteo
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

This afternoon the pupils of Miss
GLADYS Brainard are giving a prac'
tlce recital at the home of MISS
Brainard on North Seventh street
The event is proving very delightful
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
THEY WERE PRAYING
WHEN DEATH
CAME
dBy Associated press.l J

+ Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec 20. I
+ Six more bodies were taken I
+ from the Darr mines this morn 1
+ ing, making total of 80 that I
r have bseh brought to the sur I
I. face. Many others have been I
+ located
/. The rescuers state ihat a I
+ number Of the men were found I
f. on their knees. showing that I
J. they had been praying when I
1. the black damp caused their I
+ death.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

From all directions the boys and
girls of Grand Junction who are at
tending college in some other city
are coming home to spend the holt
days. About twenty young people
arrived Saturday night or Sunday
morning from Fort Collins. Greeley,
Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City and
other points.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Mrs. o. l.. Mccartney and daugh-
ter Reba of Glenwood Springs are
spending couple of days at the
home of Mrs. j. N. Neeb on Hill ave.
nue
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Misses Clabie and Zella Hill ar
rived home last night from Helper,
Utah. where they are engaged in
teaching, to spend the holidays.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

You can leave your order for tur-
keys. chickens or other produce now
for your Christmas dinner at the
Smith-Thomas Grocery Company.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Contractor John ]. Lumsden ex-
poets to complete the work of driv-
Ing the piling for the Y. NJ. c. A.
building by Tuesday evening.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
Notice.

There will be meeting of the
bomesteaders at the office OF Drs'
Collins and Hubbard. over the Mesa
County National Bank, Monday hish'
at g O'Clock, December %.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

sm,tb-rhomas Grocecy Co. offer a
.,oo, line of Blue Points. Little Neck
Ions California crabs. Holsters ana
other shell fish for the chtu'inA'
holidays. -
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
TRIPLETS WERE
BORN TO THEM
lBy AssocIated Press.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 23.-On
Roosevelt place. street in Kansas
City. Kans.. last night. triplets were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Curry
IA girl and two boys. The mother
and children are doing we'll.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

The school children, free from
their studies for two weeks. are GER
tainly greatly enjoying their holt
days.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
GREAT STORMS
in MIDDLE WEST
(By Assoclated Press. }

+ Chicago. Dec. ga severe +
+ sleet storm, which set in last =
+ night. has badly demoralized +
+ telegraphic communication In =
+ all directions. The storm Is +
+ quite general throughout the +
+ middle west. r
r Z + + z Z 4 4. Z Z 4. Z { =
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Miss Anna Gourley arrived home
saturday night from Greeley where
She is attending college, to spend the
HOLIDAYS.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Our prices on cut glass cannot be
duplicated. dc. d. Smith Drug Com
pany.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Don't fail to attend our big cut
price Christmas sale. now on.-c. ID
Smith Drug Company.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Mrs. Hannah Campbell has been
named as postmistress at Vega, the
office at the Meadows in the Plateau
valley.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Three men were in police court
this morning charged with being va,
grants. They were given the usua'
lines and costs, and, being uAaple
10 nav. were sent to jail.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Clinton II. Martin of the Palisade
Tribune was distributing some very
nice calendars among his Grand
Junction advertising patrons today.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Christmas goods must go at great
ly reduced prices.-C. d. Smith Drug
Company.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Boyer's full orchestra will play
for the big Machinists ball at the
Auditorium Christmas night.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

The most reliable place to get your
clothes cleaned and pressed.-The
Suitorium.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

An immense display OF holiday
goods are open to your inspection
5 and 10c store.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Frank Hill is among the college
boys home to spend the holidays. He
arrived Saturday night.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

The big ball of the Machinists oc-
curs Christmas night. 1t Will take
place at the Auditorium.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Well. well, look! look! Riverside
coal ss.50 per ton, Delivered any
place in town. Phone biach 4ofi'
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

WANTED-A good, competent wait
ress at the LaCourt hotel Apply
at once.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

The balance of our Christmas
goods will be sold at great bargains
C. d. Smith Drug Company.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Book Cnn Camp will have busy
session this evening.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Big bargains in holiday gifts. Ev-
erythlng in Christmas gifts must be
sold.-C. ID. Smith Drug Company.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
The Market

(By Associated Press.)
Chicago. Dec. 2s.-May wheat
closed today at LOS.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

A car OF furniture Just unloadei
and we have anticipated your wants
for Christmas. Fleming & Lamb.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Now is the time TO puy holiday
goods. and 1Oc store.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

A lot OF children's fleece lined un
derwear. and 10c store.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23

Goldaeld. New, Dec. 2s.-The Mo-
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-23
TELLURIDE AGAIN
AFTER THE
GAMBLERS

telluride. Colo. Dec. 2s.-dam-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
GOULD STOPS ASHLAND SURVEY
Teegaphs Chesapeake Bay Line
Operations Beyond Ashland Of Money Stringency
Be Only Temporary, SAYS Norhrop

they would push on to Frederic burg.
Hopes II In Temporary,
Mr.. William Northrop the Richmond
representative Of the Gould properties,
said last night that he hoped the sus-
pension OF work on tile Richmond and
Chesapeake Bay line would be only
temporary,
"A policy of retrenchment- has be-
come general among the railroads
said Mr.. Northrop "and i think 1t VIII
become more SO, on account OF the
stringency of the money market, ana
the difficulty of raising available ready
cash for construction work.
THE strlngency in money centres
viii necessarily have Its effect on the
country at large and I seo In the. pa
pers that the Union Pacific end other
Western roads areisuspending building
operations, and following q policy OF
retrenchmcnt.''
With regard to the work on the
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Line
above Ashland. Mr.. Northrop said tha'
no work had been done as yet
Ran Preliminary Line.
I'VE ran preliminary line from
Ashland to Tappahannock about two
Years ago, but no line was located
and no right of way secured Wf
proposed to run three or four new Ines
With a View OF locating the route 81
further extensions Of our line, but ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
Total
Valuable Invention.

Referring to his recent invention,
which is in successful use, and upon
which he says he estimates saving
of at least $1,000 per year to the hos
pital, Dr. DeJarnette declares:
Il have invented a dress, blanket.
and bedtick, which so far have proven
understandable with the naked hands.
Occa sionally. we have one of these ar
ticles destroyed by the assistance of
the teeth or some sharp instrument,
as a nail wire. etc. But this is very
rare. By repairing the article as soon
as rent has been started, 1t usually
withstands the roughest usage. MY
rue is to have these articles examined
morning and evening for rents. the
patients finger nails kept closely cut,
and no hooks. nails, or sharp corners
allowed in the rooms The attendant
is given direction to pay special atten-
tion to destructive patients We have
some patients here who though close
Is watched by the attendants formerly
destroyed a blanket a night, one or
two dresses a day, seven or eight bed
ticks month and five or six gum
blankets a month, and had been do
ing so for years Now they destroy
nothing, and are perfectly clad.
by a conservative estimate we save
over $4,000 year in this hospital by
the use of the above articles"
ing statistics and tables showing the
details of the work during the last
fiscal year. 1t will be ready for dis
tribution to the public as soon as II
is printed. This will likely be some
time in December.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30

Work on the surveys for the extern
sions of the Richmond and Chesapeake
Bay Railroad north of Ashland has
been abandoned The line to Ashland
was opened to traffic Monday morning,
and surveying parties had been as
sembled at Ashland under the drec-
tion OF Mr.. J.. Fl. Mcclure. chief engi-
neer for the purpose of running several
new lines north and northeast, With u
View Of locating the further extensions
of the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
line.
Last night telegram was received
from Frank j. Could the principal
stockhoder in the new road, suspend
ing further surveys and construction
work, on account of the strlngency Of
the money market
With the chief engineer at Ashland
Were air II. b. Cewell, the locating
engineer and Mr.. Il. c. Wise, his as
sistant, and their parties Of surveyors
We're ready to extend the lines to the
Rappahannock River and possibly In
other directions, it being rnmored that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30

Lehman, III. Raabe, j. Underwater, a.
Gundlach, MIR. Hanekinkel. George b.
Bahlke. George Stic gler, j. Fl. Nolde.
III. Ude. c. +. Grimmel Henry Herte,
Baltimore; j. Yeamons, T.. PohliH.
Messrs. Leonard Englewood Hilgartner,
w. kindervater, a. c.. Harvey, c. r.
Hanewinkel, j. Hnnewinkel Eugene
Boschen A Bach. Baltimore; L. Herold,
1 j. Herold, Otto l.. Miller, Paul Miller,
Noeth Baltimore; Wallace D. Lockett,
4 G. C. llirschield f. Moesta. p. Lump
/ kin, NJ stephan. w. NJ But: Misses a.
/ Gle. A. Schmidt, H. Martin. II. Miller
y. Gundlach, a. Haaewinkel C. Oehl-
schlaeger, NJ. Hetzer. NJ. Kuegele, c.
ISueg lie, l.. Stephan, d. Stephan, Mar
tina Is. Hertel Batimore: r. Moesta, p
Moesta, Helen NIoasta, Martha Moesta
| and Frances Moestu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
PASTOR TO CELEBRATE
rhlrty.flfth .AnnIyes.ary Of Rev. d.

Thirty-flfth Anniversary Of Rev. DR..
Hutson Mt Pine Street.
Rev. j. B. Hutson.. D. D.. as pastor Of
the Pine Street Baptist Church, will
be celebrated Sunday afternoon under
the auspices OF the Baptist Ministers
The exercises will be presided over
by the Rev. w. r. l.. Smith, d. D.,
and music Will be furnished by the
Pine Street choir. The order of the
exercises will be as follows: Prayer.
by the Rev w. s.. Dorset. pastor OF
Leigh Street Baptist Church; Scrip-.
,tural reading, by the Rev. DR.. Ryland
Knight, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, prayer. by the Rev. J. B. Haw-
An address of greeting from ali the
5Baptists OF the city will be delivered
by the Rev. p. NJ. Ramsay, y, D.. pas
tor Of the Grace Street Baptist Church:
The Rev. j. Calvin Stewart, pastor OF
the Church of the Covenant, will make.
an address, in behalf. Of other de-
nominations, and greetings from the
whole city will be brought by Mayor
Carlton Mccarthy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30

MIR. and Mrs. Rudolph j. II. Moesta
celebrated their crystal wedding Mon
day night at their home, No. III East
Main Street. large number of their
friends was present to congratulate
the couple and to take part in the
entertainment In honor of 4the occa
sion.
The toastmaster for the occasion
was the Rev. Mr.. 1Ienschke, who con-
graduated the pair on their happy and
useful married life and spoke OF the
pleasure of the ministers who We're
Instrumental in making such ideal
matches. There was q great number
IF handsome presents of glassware.
Tho guests We're:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry w. Moesta, Jr.,
'he Rev. and Mrs Menschke. the Rev.
Mr. Schmidt, Il. Miller. f. Mehlbrecht
IT. and Mrs. +. a. Wood. Or. and Mrs.
VI. l., Anderson, v. Il. A. Spott, o. Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30

work has been stopped. and I believe
Wisely. I hope, however, that 1t may
be temporary. and the delay should not
be accepted to mean an abandonment
OF our ultimate plans for this road,
Only a dozen or SO men are thrown
out OF work by this order. as we had
mot organized any construction force
or let any contracts for actual work
beyond Ashland.' "
Speaking OF financial conditions gem
orally, Mr.. Eorthrop said he had noted
lin the newspapers an Improvement In
the situation in the last day or two
which he hoped would continue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
STUDENTS ELECT OFFICERS
Exciting Contest for Coveted Positions
ut MctllcNl College of NIrgLlliu.

Exciting Contest for Coveted Positions
ut Medical College of Virginia.
Election of officers for the student
body and the senior class at the Med.
zeal College of Nirgnin took place in
the chemistry hall last night at S
o'clock. resulting as folIows:
,, presi h. Horace =. HoskIns,
wine; Second vicc-I'residcnt, pnul
II. Turner, and Sccretnry and
Treasurer, j. II. Register.
There were two tickets. and the
election was very close, the majority
of the successful candidates being only
fifteen. These officers are chosen an
nunlly. and preside over the whole
student body. as we'll. as the senior
class.
Before the assembly was called to
order for the election. meeting Of
the Athletic Association was held. 1t
was decided to keep the football team
on the field and to accept the chal-
lenge of William and Mary College for
a game at Petersburg on Saturday. On
Saturday night a german will be given
to the two teams by the society people
of Petersburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
WED ON SAME DAY
John Williamson and Horace Mills
NInrry RIcllmond Girls This Morning.

John A. Williamson. motorman. and
Horace II. Mills. conductor, employees
Of the Passenger and Power Company,
Williamson and Mills have been with
the company long time, and, be-
coming fast friends. they decided to
enter into the happy state Of matri-
mony on the same day.
Mr.. Williamson Will be married to
Miss Alice w. Gardiner and Mr.. Mills
to Miss Myrtle May Gwathmey, both
of this city. The ceremonies Will take
place at T:S0 and 0 o'clock. respectively.
immediately after the last ceremony
the couples will leave on an extended
wedding trip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
Wins Prize

Out of seventy-five contestants, ac-
cording to the decision by Mrs. A.
G. Abnrnathy. three disintcrested
ladies. Miss Josie Boze, No. 92l Nortl.
Twenty-first Street. twelve years old
wins the Bucks Junior nickelplated
range at Jursenss.
Miss Boze is to be congratulated on
winning, as there We're certainly a
good lot of young cooks among the
contestants. 1t is interesting and In
#structivc to see that the future house
wives OF the United States are sucl,
very good cooks, even at their pres
ent age--under fourteen. Another con-
test will take place to-day and Thurs
day, between 3 and $3.50 o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-30
VIOLENT PATIENTS CAN'T
PULL THESE BEDS TO PIECES
Destructive Designs, Fooled BY Ingenuity Of Super
intendent of State Hospital Who Describes
Invention in Report to Governor

Dr., J. s. DeJarnette, superintendent
Of the Western State Hospital ar
Staunton, is an inventor, as well as
an accomplished physician, and his re-
cent work may result in saving tho
State annually large sums of money
on hospital equipments.
In his annual report Just submitted
for the fiscal year, ending September
30. 1907. DR.. DeJarnette refers to two
very interesting matters. one is an
appended tabuated list of the needs
for improvements at the hospital dur
ing the next two years, and the other
is the announcement that he has re-
Gently invented dress blanket and
bed tick for violent patients, which
have proven absolutely indestructible
The report is an elaborate one, deal
ing with every feature of the work
at the Institution. and setting out that
save for the lack of certain needed
improvements it is in good condition.
Hospital Needs.
In reference to the proposed improve
ments, calling for sum exceeding
100000. Dr.. DeJarnette says that
some OF them are absolutely neces-
sary. and that the others are greatly
needed for the comfort and convenience
of the patients, and the general good
of the institution. Here is the list in
y.