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The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

That Grand junction and the
Grand Valley, that the citizens of the
city and the citizens of the valley
are determined that the government
and not private capital shall build
the Grand Valley High Line canal !;
that the citizens OF the city and the
valley are willing to wait for the
government to baild this project so
dear to their hearts. and that the
Interference of private parties with
propositions to build the canal will
not be tolerated for a single moment.
was made plain today at n meeting of
the board of directors of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. with a number of
other prominent citizens in attend
ance; and has also been made plain
by expressions received from every
section of the valley since the an
nouncement in yesterdays Sentinel
to the effect that the Magenheimers
of Chicago and the Orchard Mesa
Construction Company have a propo-
sition to make to the people looking &
Inward the building of the High Line
canal by this company and to have it
completed by 1911
The meeting this morning was
called on short notice and followed
numerous informal consultations
among the members and among busi-
ness, men and citizens generally. 1t
was an important meeting. called for
a most important purpose.
The meeting opened at 10:30 am.
There were present the following
gentlemen: President c. e. Cher
rington, Secretary Mahoney. Direct-
ors M. o. Delaplain. $. b. Hutchin-
son. W. II. Buthorn- w M. Camp
bell, ]. II. Rankin and Walter Wal
kerr Messrs. Edwin Price, A. r. Sam
pliner, l. N. Bunting, George A. Cur
rie. Karl A. Bickel, T M. Jones, John
F. Moore and Smith
Immediately upon the calling of
the meeting to order President Cher
rington announced that the meeting
had been called to consider an all
important matter-the question of
whether or not any efforts to have
the High Line canal built by private
Ownership shall be tolerated and to
take action that may seem expedient
in view of the telegram sent to this
city yesterday by George Smith to
the effect that the Nagenheimers
wanted to submit n proposition IL the
government announced that II could
not take up the work very shortly.
The first thing given consideration
WAS a letter Mr.. Delaplain, as presi-
dent of the Water Users association,
received this morning from Secretary
Aupperle, who with Senator DeLong,
Is In Washington.
This letter from Mr.. AupperIe was
In the nature of a report as 10 what
he and Senator DeLong had accom-
plished TO date. He told of stopping
al Denver and seeing Senator Teller,
Senator Patterson, and several other
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
WILL THE TUNNEL
HAVE To BE
ABANDONED
Reported That Cave-In on Tennessee
Pass is Almost a Hopeless One.
The Denver & Rio Grande
Track is Still Blocked.
GREAT DIRT SLIDES CONTINUE

There is a report 10 the effect that
the Tennessee Pass tunnel. the great
bore which was built by the Denver
K Rio Grande some twenty years ago
at cost of about $1,0e0,000 will
have to be abandoned.
Some days ago a great cayein oc-
CURED at the tunnel and it is an
nounced that the cavein now extends
practically to the surface. 800 feet
above. and an immense mass of loose
material is coming into the tunnel at
rate which precludes all possibility
of repair.
Chief Engineer Rickard. of rhe Rio
Grande. is personally superirtending
the work but holds out no encour-
agement, it is reported. A large
force of men is working at both ends
of the tnnnel but plans are already
discussed for running the line over
the pass along the old right of way
which was abandoned many years
ago.
Although the cavein occurred a
week ago and 1T was thought at first
that the tracks would be opened
within three days. the work of clear
ing away the debris and earth is still
far from finished and the continually
falling dirt makes the chances of ever
clearing up the tunnel appear very
dim and slight indeed
The Rio Grande trains are still
coming in over the Midland tracks to
the joint track near New Castle.
The cavein at the tunnel is one of
the biggest and most discouraging in
the history of western railroading-
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
PE0PLE Will TOLERATE No ATTEMPT
To BUILD CANAL by PRIVATE CAPITAL
AMBER Of Water Users and Czens Pass fes9
That Canal Must be Punt
Dropped Mgnhemers Would
Auppene Shdtrofh
Adoed "A Day and Vigorous Action

this canal by forming a water users
association, according to the rules OF
the department; and,
Whereas, The government, through
the interior department, has entered
into a contract with the Grand VAL
ley Water Users Association to build
this canal; and,
Where as, The Grand Valley Water
Users Association has complied with
all of the terms of this contract and
has met all the other requirements
of the interior department and the
reclamation service, ntorder that the
work of building this canal might be
taken up and completed by the gov
ernment; and,
Whereas, After careful canvass
made by the Chamber OF Commerce
we have been unable to learn of a
single person in the Grand valley who
is not heartily in favor of the con-
struction of this canal by the gov
ernment instead of by private capt.
tai; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we, the board of di-
rectors of the Grand Junction Cham
Der of Commerce. are most heartily
in favor of the building of this ca
nal by the government in accordance
with the terms of its contract with
the Grand Valley Water Users As
sociation.s and are absolutely opposed
to it's construction by private capital
1t was announced that the Water
Users Association had adopted SINH
lar resolutions and had sent them to
Washington.
Edwin Price suggested that the
Chamber of Commerce pass another
resolution stating that in view of the
offer of Magenheimer the Chamber
OF Commerce wanted to again go on
record as being absolutely pledged
and loyal to the government con-
struction OF the canal and would not
consider ANY private proposition.
/. N. Bunting was then called upon
and he endorsed statement made bv
Mr.. Currie TO the effect that some
people here having lands under the
proposed canal were simply anxious
ior the project to be built whether
by the government or by private
capital, just SO that they could sell
out these lands at the earliest pos
sibie moment for heavy porfits. Mr..
bunting declared that he believed no
persons. other than these, wanted
any proposition other than that of the
government considered for a mo-
ment. He declared that this restless
spirit among these several land hold
ers should be eased as quickly as
possible. and to let the desire to have
the government build the canal and
the desire to have the cost as little
as possible prevail instead OF n de-
sire TO get the canal as quickly as |
possible, no matter who built il or at
"hat cost Mr.. Bunting then stated
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
THE sszz[L|NGER
CGAL POLICY IS
VERY CLEAR
An Important Announcement Today
Concerning the Disposition Of
Coal Lands in Colorado and =
Other Western States.
PROPOSE TO GET GOOD VALUE
lBy Associated Pres. ]


Washington, May 25.-The United
States Geological Survey is placing
even greater emphasis this year upon
its work of classifying and valuing
the public coal lands. The national
policy of promoting the most ad-
vantageous disposal of the public
lands is continued under Secretary
Ballinger and by his instructions the
director of the survey is Transmitting
TO the commissioner of the general
land office land classifications based
upon the reports of findings of the
field geologists-
Recently enacted legislation gives
to the agricultural entryman whose
entry was made prior to the passage
of the act the privilege of electing to
take the surface rights, while the
coal rights are reserved for future
and separate disposition. The chief
of the Denver field division of the
general land office reports that from
information received in his office
ninety per cent of the Colorado entry
men in areas supposed to contain
coal will elect to take title to the
surface reserving to the United States.
the coal rights. This alone indicates.
the value and wisdom of this legis-
lation which is the first important
amendment of the coal land act along
the lines urged by Mr.. Ballinger in
1907. when commissioner of the gem
eral land office.
If the entryman. on the other
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
TERMS
FOR THESE MEN

rms morning at an adjourned ses-
sion OF the Mesa county district courf
Judge Sprigg Shackleford passed SEN
.ence on two men who have been i'm
jan Tor some time and who decided
TO enter pleas of guilty. While no
CRIMINAL case can be tried after the
Jury has been discharged stiu any
prisoner pleading guilty may be sem
fenced after the jury has been dis
charged.
Caieb ii. Sparks, aged 21 wears.
VINO has been in Colorado for three
years, coming here from Nebrask,
pieaded guilty to stealing a saddle
from w. b. Moss of this CITY. He
was given an indcterminate sentence
10 the state reformafory.
Then John McCrae, one of thA n,a,,
arrested during the municipal cam
paign ON the charge of false reaisfra-
uon, Pleaded guilty He was sentenc-
eu 10 from 4 year to is months in
.ne state prison at hard labor. Judpe
shackicford in passing sentence de-
ciareu that false registration IL nm
offense that must not be couufanarn
ed or overlooked
me other men who were arrested
M. the same time and on fhe so,,,s.
charge have declined TO enter nIaas
OF guilty although the evidancs.
against them is the same ne ,t.as
against McCrae. They viii, sfav r..
jail awaiting trial in Ocfober NJ
Crac will begin his sentence M C,nn,,
City at once.
me court will give attention 10
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
Continued on page enght.)
SERIOUS INDEED
IS THE RACE
TROUBLE
IBy Associated press l

Atlanta, Ga, May 25.-Not wheel
Is moving on the entire length of the
1eorgia Railroad today and no defi-
,,nt;, nope Oh Improvement is held out
until the arrival here of I.abor Co...
missioner Neill from Wasbinpton
governor Hoke Smith meanwhile has
NOT abandoned efforts to bring about
oncompromising ultimatums from
several ommunities through which
sne road passes that trains will NOT
~. oe aiiowed to pass carrying negro or
asnaat p1eakins nremen, lends a new
possible outcome Of attemntin. ',e ne
lorce trains to run but tends to MAJ.
niiy the gravity OF the problem.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
SHE WONT PERMIT
POWDER AND ''SPOTS"
[By Associated PROS

= New York. May 25.-Miss .
Raehael Benja Minis. the princi- :
= PAL OF the Washington Irving :
= nlgh school, has served notiee :
on an her girl pupils that those I
4 wno come to school hereafter J;
!. sn.. VIII powder and beauty 4
:. st po's on their faces will be :
= have those embellishments MI nu
licly washed on. pup =
= This school is attended most,y :
py children of wealthy
= prominent families. ana J.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
TRAIN HOLDUP
IS REPORTED

There has been a persistent report
circulated in the city today To the
effect that a Denver y Rio Grnnde
passenger train WINS held up at some
point near Green River. Utah, last
night by four masked men who en-
tered the express car secured n large
amount of gold bullion and made
their escape.
After making many inquiries The
Sentinel is lead to believe that the
report is untrue. The railroad Of
ficials deny that there was any hold
up. IL is said that the fact that IL
number of men with masks were
seen some time during last night af
Thompson Springs may have led TO
the starting OF the report. These sus-
picious and mysterious actions of
these mem have not been explained
Green River, Ufah.-J II. NJ
Last night the, telegraph operator at
Thompsons Springs got alarmed mt n
crowd of hoboes near the depot and
thought tkat he snx some of them
masked and armed. Thinking that
they intended to hold up the express
train that arrives d,cre about 4
O'Clock. he notified the officers at
Helper to send IA posse to head off
the desperadoes.
Deputy Sheriff Cook and Marshal
Rogers left on No. 2 for Thompsons
Springs and a large posse arrived
from Helper ON No. 4. On "A strict
search of the yards and surrounding
country il was found thai there was
only n large delegation OF hoboes that
had been ditched by the freight crews
last night.
No attempt was made to hold up
the trains and the Officers returned
on train No. 4.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

CONTINUED to Page Fourl
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

M ORE LOCAL, STATE
IVA AND TELEGRAPHIC
NEWS PUBLISHED Ev-
ERY DAY THAN ALL
OTHER PAPERS IN THE
CITY OF GRAND JUNG
TON COMBINED.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

X FAD NATIONAL AND
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALL SCORES THE DAY
GAMES ARE PLAYED,
EITHER ON SENTINEL
BULLETIN OR IN THE
PAPER.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

STRUCTION BY PRIVATE CAPITAL. THIS
ASSOCIATION TODAY, WHICH HAS ENLIST
OF THE PEOPLE ON THE MATTER OF HO'
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25
ASSESSORS THINK
RAISE IS NECESSARY
Especial to The sentinel. /

lSpeclal TO me sentinel
r Denver, May 25.-The com 4
r mittee appointed by the state 4
= assessors made their report to-
r day on the state taxation situ- Z
= alton. The report was made to
= the state board of equalization
= and to a number of assessors.
= II recommends that O uniform Z
, rate. based on not less than a
. 40-per-cent valuation of proper
= ty. be established.
- $$&& $4%t Z
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

me street car system is operatin,
AS, as smoothly and nicely as II il : m haS q
ossa cesn nneer way for months. Bust
Sss Sess mas been pretty brisk again to-
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-25

Ia Ia ~ aoqay & Rio Grande. No. 3 and mid
hours o iota los were each over &hree y,lN l..
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
LABOR WORLD.

A trades and labor council has
been organized in Saskatoon, Canada.
Steps will be taken to organize the
freight handlers in San Francisco,
Cal.
The agreement of the Canadian
Pacific with its mechanics expires in
the spring, and the men are reorgan-
izing.
Manitoba's Attorney General has
introduced bill to prohibit usurious
money lending on assignments, of sal
aries.
The Scotch education department
has given $4,000 toward the expense
of mining school in course of erec-
ton at Cowdenheath.
The Gould Injunction against the
Federation of Labor in the Bucks
range boycott case was modified by
the Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia
A movement is on foot to organize
a candy makers union in Memphis.
Tenn, or to incorporate them in the
Bakers Union, as the two trades are
closely allied.
Cleveland (England) 1ronstone NIL
ners have decided unanimously TO use
every endeavor to obtain a five per
cent advance in wages on the present
existing base rule.
Hamilton (Scotland) corporation
will pay all workmen for holidays,
half pay to be given to employees in
cases of sickness, while foremen are
to be paid full money when i'll.
Additional death benefits of $3.50
for a membership of seven or more
years and $500 for ten or more years
have been established by the Brother
hood of Painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangers.
The Department of Labor has TAX
en- possession. of the palace in Paris
occupied formerly by the Catholic
Archbishop, and which was taken
over by the State under the separa-
ton law The chapel has been con-
verified into dining room.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NoTIcEI LAND FOR SALE.

Under and by virtue of an order
Of the court of ordinary of Lee coun-
ty, Georgia, passed on March /, 1909,
win sell at the court house door
in Leesburg, Ca, on the first Tues
day in May, 1909, within the legal
hours Of sale for cash the following
described property, to-wit: That GER
tain town lot upon which residence
stands situated in the town of Smith
vile, Gaa described and known in
the plan of said town as lot No.
(2) two of the Smithville Improve
ment Company's square fronting on
Boulevard one-half acre, extending
eastward two hundred feet to an al
ley and bounded on the north by lot
No. and on south by lot No. 8, all
on the east side of said town. This
property is sold as the property of
the estate of Eunice T.. BASS and Tor
the purpose of paying it's debts and
distribution.
H. R. JOHNSON, Administrator of
Estate of Eunice C. Bass. If
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Water Power Development Adj
vocated by Senator Bacon.
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD DAMS
Many Georgia Projects Provided For BY
Congress in River and Harbcr
Bill Recently Passed.

Washington, ID. Gin ne closing
days OF the regular session Of con-
gress, the subject of water power de-
velopment, which is now attracting
such widespread interest In the
south, came up In connection with the
river and harbor bill, and was dis
cussed at length by Senators Bacon
of Georgia, Bankhaaa of Alabama,
Smith of Michigan and Frye Of Maine.
The right Of the government to
build dams and develop water power,
independently of work undertaken to
aid the navigability of streams, was
called into question, and vigorous
debate, replete with sharp clashes, en-
sued.
AS there has been some misappre-
hension as to the Georgia projects,
provided for in the bill as 1t finally
passed, the surveys authorized are
given herewith. They are:
In Georgia Saplo bar and harbor;
Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha rlv-
ers; Ocmulgee river, With a view to
the construction Of locks and dams
between Macon and Hawkinsville /;
Big Satilla river from the mouth to
Burnt Fort; Savannah river, at Au-
gusta, with view to determining
what improvements are necessary In
the interest of navigation; Ogeechee
Ohoopee and Cannouchee rivers.
In Georgia and Alabama-Etowah
Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, with a
view to their Improvement for navi
CATION Such examination for the Inn.
provement Of the navigation Of said
rivers, including the Alabama river
in connection Herewith, shall include
Investigations necessary to determine
whether storage reservoirs at the
headwaters of said rivers can be util.
lied to advantage, and, If so, what
portion of the cost of any such i'm.
provements, including reservoirs
should be borne by owners of water
power and others.
In Georgia and Florida-St. Marys
river.
Senator Bacon, who has al.
ways been friendly to projects look.
ing to the Improvement of the naviga-
bility of Georgia streams by govern.
ment appropriation, took a decided 20.
sition in the debate on the river and
harbor bill against the government
going into the business Of developing
and selling water power. Last year
he passed through the senate a bill
providing for survey of the Allan
tic and Great Western canal, which
would include the Coosa, Ocmulgee
and Altamaha rivers. This bill did
not pass the house. Senator Bacon
states he viii introduce that measure
at the next session of congress and
feels confident of being able to pass
II again through the senate and hopes
the measure will fare better in the
house than II did last session.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Composition Contest Irauuurated by
Cotton Seed crushers' Association.
Atlanta, Ga.-State School Commits.
sioner Pound. State Department of Ed
ucation, is preparing letter to the
county school commissioners of Geor.
gia, In which he calls their attention
to the composition contest which has
been inaugurated among the school
children of Georgia by the Cotton
Seed Crushers' Association of Geor.
gia. He win urge them to have the
children In their schools enter this
contest and write compositions in ac.
cordance with the terms set forth.
The prize for which the children
are striving is $500 in gold, divided
into four prizes, as follows. $50, S25,
SIS and $40 for the best four compo-
sitions.
The subject selected for this com
position contest as Cotton Seed Prod
ucts as Human, Animal and Plant
Food
No composition is TO be submitted
which contains over $50 words. This
subject is to be classified as follows:
The merits of cotton seed oil and
cotton seed compounds as a human
food; the great advantages of cattle
raising in the south and its POSSIBLE
tiles and the Importance Of cotton
seed meal and hulls as an auxiliary
thereto; the value of cotton seed meal
as a feed for horses and mules and
the merits Of cotton seed meal as a
plant food.
The compositions written in each
school are to be judged by the prin
cipal and the three best from each
school sent to the county commission
er not later than April 25th. Each
commissioner is then to select the
one best from the county and send
IT. to the state judges.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
FOREIGN NOTES.

At Vienna, war in the Balkans was
considered inevitable.
Australia has prohibited the inn
portation of goods made by prison
labor.
An American department store was
opened in London with regulation
bargain-day rush.
Advices at st. Petersburg give de-
tails of atrocities by Persian Govern
ment troops on the frontier.
A banquet at Covent Garden was
arranged for the Prince of Wales by
the Royal Automobile Club of Lon
don.
Trade schools have developed to a
remarkable degree in Belgium. The
latest is for cigarmaking, which has
been in successful operation eight
months.
Thirty paintings said to bear
forged signatures of Henner, Diaz,
Coubert and Ziem, intended for ship
ment to New York, have been seized
at Paris.
Servia replied to Austra's note by
referring the latter country to the
answer of March 10, which placed
the annexation question in the hands
of the Powers.
The transport Logan went ashore
at the entrance of Honolulu Harbor.
The vessel had on board more than
500 officers and men for service in
the Philippines.
Much Of the machinery for the
water supply, electric light and power
plant and drainage system for Vic
toria, State of Espirito Santo, Brazil,
is to be of American manufacture.
The Italian Government considers
Petrosino, the New York detective
who was murdered by the Black
Hand at Palermo, as merely citizen,
and is not likely to admit special
claim for satisfaction.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SAIL
APRIL, 1909.
Georgia-Lee County.

Georoia-Lee County.
viii be sold before the court
door of said county between It'd
hours of sale on the first Tues
April, 1909, the following prope
wit:
One house and lot known
house and lot bought by c. H.
w. S. Jennings, containing on
more or less, and being in TIL |
Of Smithville, of said county, |;
ing situated on the west side
town beginning at the northWI
ner of the lot owned by G. /
on 18th Deer, 1887, on the ]
tween the lot No. So and !
thence west with this line t
owned by Mrs. Lena Paul q
Dec, 1887, thence south to 1
trict line, thence east to the
west corner of Hills lot, af
thence north to the point of
ming. Levied on as the prop
G. H. Hill, under and by Writ
certain fl. ia. issued from t
court of Leesburg in favor d
burg Exchange, Bankers, vs.
Hill.
Also, at the same time and
/ will sell:
The north half of lot of ID
1853 in the first district Of LIE
ty, Georgia, levied on as the d
of Nose Washington, under
virtue of a certain execution
from the city court of Lees
favor of ]. A. Johnson VS..
Washington.
This, the first day of Marcl
If S. B. SMITH. S
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
NOTICE or APPLICATION
NEW ROAD.

STATE OF GEORGIA--Lee d
Commissioners Office. Leesbur
March End, 1909.
To All Whom it May Concern:
Take notice that d. G. Jones
Richards, ]. F. Usry, s. M. JoI
H. Varnum and others, have !;
for an order seeking the est
ment of a new road, which ha
laid out and marked conforma
law by commissioners duly apI
and report thereof made Of
by them, said road commenc
the Americas road at place knC
the old Watkins place and fol
the old settlement road east to
near Rift school road at D. C.
barn beginning again at the
road below d. G. Jones' gin
and run southwest until it
woods, and then run as strai
possible to Smithville and (
road near Mr.. Pritchard's pla
Now, if no good cause be sh,
the contrary by persons interes
this matter, the order will be g
by the undersigned at the of
the County Commissioners ii
county, on the first Tuesday in
1909, establishing said road as
the public roads Of said county
This End day of March, 1905
f. P. COOKE, Commissioner.
w. c. LARAMORE, Commits
N. MINCHEW, Commissioner
A. ]. POWELL, Commission
R. P. JOHNSON, Commission
A true copy of the original
and of record. This March 2nd
JAMES MOR(
If Clerk County Commiss