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The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
GREAT Leaders of
" the Blue Grass
Democracy Bury the
Hatchet and Start
Out to Redeem the
State---Bryan is the
Only Choice
(Special to The sentineI.)

Especial to The Sentinel)
Lexington, Ky, June 12.-Har-
mony again prevails in the demo-
cratic ranks of the dark and bloody
ground" The hatchet has been bur
led between party leaders. for the ma
tional campaign at least. and the par
ty in Kentucky will present solid
united and aggressive front during
the coming campaign, while the re-
publican party of Kentucky is now
split wide open.
One of the largest attended and
most enthusiastic political convan-
tions in the history of Kentucky was
held here yesterday and today
Men who have fought each other
bitterly in the polical broils that
have rent the party in this state dur
ing the past few years sat side by
side in the big convention. and all
pledged their support in the work of
carrying Kentucky for the democrat
ic ticket this fall.
Congressman o. w. Stanley of the
End district was made temporary
chairman of the convention by ac-
clamation.
After the usual committees had
been appointed, harmony speeches
were made by Ex-Governor j. C. w
Beckham, United States Senator Nc
Creary, Congressman Ollie NJ. James.
United States Senator Paynter and
other leaders.
Governor Beckham was greeted
with prolonged applause when he de-
clared that he and his friends could
never be so badly beaten in party
councils that they would bolt the
party nominees. and that no bribes
were necessary to secure his party
loyalty. He declared that he was
a democrat first, last and all the
time
Today kilograms were received
from William ]. Bryan and Henry
Watterson from Lincoln, Neb., con
gratulating the party in Kentucky on
being united.
The six delegates at large to the
national convention are selected
from leaders of all the so-called
Beckham and anti-Beckham factions.
They are Ex-Governor Beckham, Sen
ator McCreary, Congressman Ollie
NJ. James, Senator Paynter. w. b.
Halderman, owner of the Courier
Journal, and John c. C.. Mayo.
Henry R. Prswltt will be the chair
man of the state central and eXecu-
tive committees.
The delegates from the various
congressional districts, endorsed by
the convention, for the national con-
vention are as follows; LIST district.
Gus Thomas. Con Linn; 2nd district
j. T. Griffith, George Wilson, 3rd
j. l.. Bryan, ]. II. Durham; 4th, Dr.
J. w. O'Conner, II. p. Taylor; 9th,
j. w. Vreeland. Walter P. Lincoln;
9Th, r. B. Brown. George C. TrAvers:
9Th, Field Mcleod, X. Fl. Mccartney;
Sth, C. w. Cavanaugh, Ed Holloway;
9th. c. e. Booze, NJ. ]. Hennesss 81;
10.n, ]. C. c. Mayo, T. G. Stewart;
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
The BUSINESS men
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
Especial to The Sentinel \

Denver, June 1.-THE Business
Mems League, which took such a
prominent part and was such con-
trolling factor in the recent city cleo
ton, has announced through individ-
uals of its membership that it in
tends to retain its organization and
to organize the business men in ev-
cry city and community of the state
and endorse and put up its own can
didates this fall.
Feeling satisfied with the results
that it attained here, the members
believe that the time has now come
when the business men should take
an active part in the political battles
and they are preparing to do SO at
the fall campaign.
There is no denying the fact that.
if they secure as complete an organ
ization as they have in Denver, they
will be quite a factor in the fall re-
suits.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
$50 CARS WILL Be
SHIPPED FROM PAONIA
Especial to The Sentinel }

Paonia, Colo, June 12.-Reliable
estimates on the fruit crop for the
Paonia district place the output this
season at $50 cars of peaches, 500
cars of apples and many more cher
ries, apricots and small fruits than
the local canneries and evaporators
will be able to handle.
This crop prospect is not due to
smudging, because at the time other
districts were frosted there was not
a single smudge or a fire pot in use
in the North Fork valley.
In order to celebrate the preemi-
nence of Paonia as a fruit growing
district the Paonia Commercial AS
sociation is arranging to hold fruit
fair in Paonia September 16, Ia and
is. at which time citizens of Colora-
do will be invited to come and par
take of the bountiful crop of peach
es and see the wonderful crop of ap-
pies on the trees.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
CONDEMNED COWS
BUT BOUGHT THEM
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Denver, June 1.-The special
committee recently appointed to in
vestigate into the charges made
against Ed Book, Jr.. who is vet
|erinary surgeon and who was ar
rested on charge of buying cattle
which he had condemned as tubercu-
lar and then selling the milk to citi-
zens of Denver from those cattle,
has made its report.
The committee says that it was not
unprofessional to buy the cattle, nei-
ther was it unprofessional to con-
denim them, but it was unprofession-
nj to sell the milk afterwards.
1t was charged that Book, using
some of the health laws of the state
as basis for condemning lot of
cattle in a dairy herd as being tu-
bercular. Later, through an agent,
he bought the cattle at a reduced
price and drove them to the other
side of Denver and started dairy
Of his own using the milk with which
to supply his customers.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
[By Associated Press. ]

Topeka, Kans., June PA ter
rife rain which amounted to a verit-
able cloudburst in many portions of
the Kaw valley and which was ac-
companied by the heaviest wind and
electrical storm of years swept over
this territory early this morning.
1t is feared that this rain will
check the fall of the river, which is
still very high.
Two inches of rain fell at this
point.
A small boy was drowned by the
upsetting of boat in the asylum
grounds.
Three inches of rain fell at Wa
mego and Holton, and nearly inch
es at Valley Falls.
A number of buildings were un-
rooted and trees blown down at Wa
mego.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
(By Associated Press }

st. Louis. June 12.@The Missis-
sippi river which has been practically
stationary through the week although
at flood stage and the danger mark
is beginning to rise rapidly. The
weather bureau this morning pre-
dicted a stage of 33 feet by Sunday,
making the crest of the flood pour
ing down the Missouri river from
Kansas City and vicinity. The dan
ger line is 80 feet which already has
been passed. Thousands of acres of
fine land and hundreds of homeless
people and miles of railroad track
are under water the results of the
present stage of high water in the
valleys of Missouri and Mississippi
rivers in this vicinity. The slow rise
has given ample time for preparation
and the loss will be comparatively
light.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
At Most Important
"A Meeting Last Night
Charter Members are
Elected and Organ
ization Perfected
Delegates to Student
Conference

With 33 names on the charter roll
names of well known men. mostly
young men of Grand Junction.-the
formal and official organization of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion of this city was perfected last
night at a most important meeting
held at the Y. NJ. C. A. headquarters.
There was a large attendance of
the directors of the Y. NJ. c. A. board
and young men and other workers
outside of the board at the meeting
last night.
The charter roll with 33 names
thereon was read, submitted and vot-
ed upon. and all the applicants were
elected TO membership
The charter roll of membership
will be kept open for few days yet,
and many additional names will be
added.
The 80 names read last night were
secured through a campaign carried
on quietly by the young men of the
members is pledged to pay So mem
bership fee up to the time the build
ing is opened The annual fee will
then be fixed probably at $40.
From the charter members of the
association the various standing com
mittees will be selected at once, and
each committee will Immediately
take up the work, organize. meet
once a month. and as a result when
the building is ready for occupancy
the association will be in perfect rum
ming order and everything will move
off smoothly from the very start.
The meeting was long step to-
ward perfecting the work of the To-
cal Y. NJ. c. A.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors last night routine business
was given attention.
1t was announced at the meeting
last night that Walter LeClere, Har-
old Aupperle and Frank Lumsden,
three well known boys of the city,
left yesterday for Cascade, Colo. to
represent the local association and
high school at the Rocky Mountain
student conference of the Y. M. C.
A., which will be in session from
June 12 to 81.
This conference is one of the SER
les of summer conferences of stu
dents of the Y. NJ. G. A. held annu-
ally: but it is interesting to note
that this is the first summer confer
ence ever held for the students in
the west and students from eight
western states, including Colorado,
will be in attendance. A great list
of brilliant speakers ana teachers
has been secured for the conference
and each days session Will be of vast
value TO all who are present. The
summer conferences are among the
most successful, remarkable and ele-
waiting features of the Y. NJ. C. A.
work.
Herbert LeClere, who is attending
college in Colorado Springs. will join
the Grand Junction delegation to the
conference.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
CAT GOES MAD
FROM EATING PIE
(special to The Sentinel. }

New York, June 12.--An migrate
full tramp cat, after tasting piece
of pie which Bertha Silverman Of
fered it last night at the home of
her employer. John Jofiin, turned on
its benefactress with a howl of rage.
With a leap, the feline fastened
its teeth in Miss Siverman's arm and
bit her severely. 1t then clawed her
hand and jumping to her shoulder
tore her neck.
The young woman's screams drew
Jofin, who called Policeman McMan-
us. He beat the cat off Miss Silver
man with a club and then shot the
animal.
The board of health will try to
find out today if it had rabies.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
EARL HEWITT IS
CANDIDATE OF SPEER
fsnecial to The sentinel. }

Denver, June 12.-The Speer peo-
pie have settled on Earl Hewitt of
this city as their candidate for Colo
radios member of the democratic ma
tional committee.
The present member from this
state is Judge John l. Mullins.
The Spesr people intend to try to
elect a member at Glenwood Springs
next week.
Both sides are still confident as
to the results of the contests at Glen
wood Springs, but the followers of
Speer are showing more confidence
than the Patterson people.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
THE HOLY GHOSTERS
ALMOST KILLED HER
Especial to The Sentinel.

New York. June 12.-As con-
sequence of being pounded, bumped
and beaten by frenzied band of
Holy Ghosters, who tried to aid
her to receive the gift of the
tongues Mrs. william Lee of 325
West Fortieth street has been in bed
for four days unable to rise because
of her injuries.
She admitted yesterday that her
companions in the strange sect had
hurt her. but explained that the
fanatical attack was part of the re-
ligion and that a devil had been
driven from her by the blows.
Investigation brought out the
astonishing fact that others have been
beaten almost into unconsciousness
by the Holy Ghosters," and that ev-
cry night at 1926 West Forty-first
there are held religious orgies that
know neither color nor social line.
The Chamber of Commerce board
will be in session this evening.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
ITO THE TEMPTER'
We LISTENED
IN 1904
[By Associated Press. ]

Salt Lake City, June 12.-The
democratic state convention met here
today to select delegates to the ma
tional convention at Denver.
There is no question that the dol
egates will be instructed for Bryan.
In assuming the position of tenn
porary chairman of the convention,
Frank B. Stephens of Salt Lake City
declared strongly for IA progressive
policy.
I'm 1901" he said. eve listened
to the voice of the tempter. and NOM
mated for president reactionary, so
far as this onward march is con-
cerned. and he got million and a
half votes less than the previous can
didate."
Judge o. w. Powers of Salt Lake
City brought the delegates to their
feet cheering when he urged short
platform and instructions for Bryan.
After the committees had been ap-
pointed the convention adjourned un-
til this afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
AT LAST MOMENT
BILLEK is
REPRIEVED
Icy Associated Press. ]

+ Chicago, June 12.-Herman 1
+ Bllek, the Bohemian fortune 1
T teller, condemned to death for 1
+ the murder of five members of 1
+ the Vzral family, will not go to 1
]. the scaffold today. l
+ Federal Judge Lands this !
+ morning granted an appeal /
: from his decision of yesterday. l
+ refusing to grant a writ of hab- /
+ eas corpus. :
+ The case will now be carried 1
+ to the supreme court, and Bill 1
+ lex will be given respite until I
+ that tribunal has passed upon !
+ the constitutionality of the !
+ question involved. !
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
WIRELESS STATIONS
ON The BIG HOTELS
Especial to The sentinel.D ,

New York, June 12.-Work of In
stalling wireless telegraph stations
on the roofs of the Waldorf-Astoria
in this city and the Bellevue-Strat-
ford in Philadelphia began today.
Within 10 days wireless messages
will be sent between these two hotels
and rooms will be reserved by pas
sengers on incoming vessels.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
THERE'S 539 VOTES
FOR MIR. TAFT
TODAY
CRv Associated Press. }


+ Chicago. June 12.-Tonight !
+ is expected to see the end of the !
T. long-drawn-out series of con- .
+ tests for seats in the republican !
+ national convention which has .
+ been waged before the national !
+ committee. .
+ Despite the action of the COM .
+ mittee which has already result .
+ ed in seating at least $50 del !
+ egates favorable to Taft. there !
+ was a revival of presidential !
+ booms today. !
+ The friends of Governor !
Hughes showed especial activity .
I. as a result of the governors vic !
+ tory in the anti-race track bet !
+ ting measures. .
+ + + 4. + /. + + + ]. + i. i. i.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
SOCIALISTS HOPEFUL.
Especial to The senltinel. }

Milwaukee, Wis, June 12.-Dele-
gates from all the Social Democratic
locals of Wisconsin will assemble in
state convention tomorrow to name
a state ticket The candidates NAM
ed will be ratified by referendum
vote of the Socialists throughout the
state Socialist leaders declare that
the party. which is strongly organ
lied in Wisconsin, will poll a larger
vote this year than ever before and
that there is more than possibility
that some of their candidates may be
elected. 1t is alleged that the recent
nard times and financial stringency
have added to the voting strength of
the Socialist party
Fred V. Brown of Florence Is in
the CITY spending a few days.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
OF COURSE TAFT
WINS OUT THERE
IRy AssocIated Press. ]

Chicago, June 12.-The national
republican committee has decidz ID in
favor of the Baum faction in all of
tie contested Texas districts heard
today.
This gives Taft clean sweep of
the state on temporary roll call.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
Mississippi Flood
ing Country
Disaster Growing
Terrific Storms
Occur
IBy Associated Press. l

Kansas City, June 12.-Despite
the heavy rains of last night and
early today in the Kaw and Missouri
valleys reaching as far north as Oma-
ha, both rivers continued to fall to-
day and the flood conditions are gen.
orally improved. The stock yards
are still idle and the packing houses
are unable to continue killing if they
had the stock. The railroads on the
other hand are in better shape.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
HOLD RATE CONVENTION.
Especial to The sentinel.l

Chicago. June 12-Railroad COM
missioners of Illinois. Indiana, Wis
consin. Michigan ana Ohio and pub
lie service commissioners of New
York are In Chicago today to take
part in an interstate rate conference.
Present adverse conditions affecting
railroads as an incident of the financ-
ial depression led to the calling of
the conference.
1t is expected thai the results of
the conference will be far reaching.
.------------
John A. Bullleley has spent a very
pleasant six months in she Grand val
ley with his brother and friends He
goes to Colorado Springs to spend
the summer
18th, Virgil Smith. r. M Jackson.
The Kentucky democrats are SOL
idly for Bryan for president and the
commoner's name called for an ova-
tion.
The convention instructed it's 26
delegates to Denver to vote first last
and all the time for Mr.. Bryan.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
NOTED IOWA EDITOR
HAS PASSED AWAY
fnv Associ,ted Press. \

tDy ASSOCidteu
Burlington, Ia, June 12.-Wil-
liam Morgan. once editor of the Bur-
lington Gazette, member of the To-
wa legislature, democrat and speak
er of the house, is dead at his home
in Lake Forest, ILL.,
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12
GOV. HUGHES TELLS
SHERIFFS TO ACT
[By Associated Press. ]

Albany, N. Y. June 12-In a let
ter today addressed to various shsr-
iffs of the state Gov. Hughes calls
upon those officials to see that the
provisions of the new anti-race track
gambling laws are enforced.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12

William SwarN of Fruita, one of
the officials of the Fruita National
Bank is in town today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12

w. A. Wood o. 5oulder is in the
city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-12

The Chamber of Commerce board
will be in session this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-10

a like effect, would prohibit the sale of liquors therein on and after that date.
 Will of Majority.
 eve can draw from the section no such intent. On the contrary the ccndi- tion borne by the proviso quoted is clear ly stated; in short to be an expression within It's terms, of the will of the ma jority, on the question of the sale vel non of liquors in the described territory. If it had been the purpose to declare as appellants contend, surely the legislature would not have committed the announce ment of that purpose to phrasing that refers only to the election and not to the legally efficacious operation and effect of a then existing enactment. And it may be added that, if only an election held under valid law was contemplated why was not the apt word valid employ ed to state tho intent? It follows, We think. that the condition to the going into effect on January 1, 1908, of the state prohibition law in the counties of Morgan and Jefferson does not import more than an election-an expression of the popular will-which was had in both the counties named Hence. whether the local option law be valid or invalid. is not a vital inquiry on this appeal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-10
COTTON HOLDING
 MOVEMENT SOLID
BANKERS ARE TAKING HOLD OF PROPOSITION FROM THE FARM ERS' UNION AND WILL FINANCE THEIR COTTON.

Jackson, Miss, April 9.-(Special.)-- President G. H. Hightower of the Mis- sissippi Farmers union; J. T. Thomas, president of the Grenada bank; and MT. McMorries, president of the First National bank of Meridian, who were appointed by the joint meeting of the bankers and the union, held here today to finance the union cotton of the state report that they have come together, and that union cotton is safe.
 The principal matter of discussion was to provide ways and means for financing cotton now held in Missis- sippi by Farmers union members on which advances have been made, or desired to enable the growers to f- nance the crop on hand.
 The meeting effected arrangements with the Mississippi banks to lend all necessary funds on the remainder of the cotton crop now held by Farmers union members in Mississippi. This guarantees that ev- cry bale of union cotton in the state can be held till September l. The banks have agreed to advance such loans as are necessary to prevent any of this cotton
 
 price is satisfactory to the holder; hence there is no such thing as distress cot ton in the state of Mississippi, so far as the Farmers union is concerned
 G. w. Russell, secretary of the Missis- sippi State union, and B. G. West, mana ger of the Farmers Union Cotton com pany, corroborate the above.
 Coupled with this, Mir Vests success last week in putting the Arkansas. Mis- souri and Tennessee cotton on the same footing, with similar action in other cot. ton states, and the cutting down of acre. age throughout the cotton belt, make it appear that the farmer is the winner.
 Coming to the aid of the holder of union cotton, the banks have prevented the cotton from being forced upon the market and have removed the necessity of the farmers going to outside sources for assistance.
 It is understood that not more than 15 Ter cent of the cotton now in the hands Of the farmers needs to be financed, and all those having cotton feel perfectly safe in holding for higher prices It is the purpose that all local banks shall finance the cotton in their communities and when they are not able to do this the mem- bers of the union in that section will write President Hightower, who will, through Messrs. McMorries and Thomas. arrange to have their cotton financed.
 The officers and members of the union who are in Jackson today are delighted at their success in making this arrange ment with the banks and declare it makes the farmers of the state more independent than they have been in many years. Fortunately there is not very much cot ton known as distress cotton being held in the state. The average farmer in Mississippi has been able to hold his cot ton on his own account, but there are some who gre not, estimated at 10 per cent of the members of the union, and these are now taken care of through the action of the committee from the Bank CTS association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-10
COLORED TEACHERS
 ARE IN SESSION
TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION GATHER AT TUscALOOSA-ME OF RAISING MONEY DISCUSSED.

Tuscaloosa, April 9-(Speoial.) .)--The Col pred Teachers association of Alabama is in session here today
 The meeting opened last night with 200 teachers. Mayor Faulk, who was to have given the welcome address, was detained by an unexpected call to official duties The welcome addresses were delivered by Prof. Jeremiah Barnes, principal of the colored city school; Professor Hutchinson of the Stillman institute, and Mrs. Pick cit, president of the Three Times Ten club" a womans organization in con- nection with the school. These addresses were responded to by Prof. William Pickens of Talladega college and Prof. J. R. E. Lee of the academic department ! of the Tuskegee institute.
 , These welcome addresses and responses gave at length reviews of the work of education among the negroes.
 Prof. w. A. Caldwell of Mobile, the president of the association, gave his annual address, which was plea for the school as a social center. lie urged that the school house be used as a place of meeting, social and instructive, for the en- tire community, and that the teacher be- come more and more a community helper, making the teaching of the letters only a small portion of his work.
 This morning the subject for discussion was Rural and Village Schools" De- rnda K. McMilan of Notasulga read a paper showing how money may be raised to build new school houses. She told how her school had had a school farm, and by this along with volunteer contribu- tions, S600 was raised to build her new and beautiful school house. Others told of a number of instances where from $2G0 to $500 had been raised to build school houses. In Macon county alone more than $4OO0 haes been raised by the colored people themselves during the past year. J. R. Wingfield of Georgiana told how his people went out and cut the sawlogs and hauled them to the mills as a contri- button to the school.
 Prof. R. B. Hudson of Selma and others gave suggestions for grading the rural schools and for the teaching of language, writing and spelling. The session this evening was taken up in hearing reports from the various districts. These reports dealt with the progress of the schools in each congressional district.
 The session will continue tomorrow.
 At the close of today's session the Rev. Nixon of Selma introduced resolutions of appreciation for the Anna T. Jeane gift