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The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
HIGH OFFICIALS
Of KINGDOM
ACCUSED
IBy Associated Press. ]

Toxic, May 21.-Day by day the
scope of what is now known as the
Sugar Scandal" increases and the
arm of the law is being stretched into
places high and low to arrest and
expose those responsible for the most
gigantic Irregularities ever unearthed
in Japan. Aroused by public senti-
ment, the government authorities are
leaving no stone unturned and show
no mercy in the exposure. There
have arrested SO far twenty members
of parliament.
a determined effort has been
made the last two sessions of the
Diet by the National Sugar company
that is to say, to get the government
to take it over from the stockholders.
II appears from confessions of alleg-
ed to have been made by arrested
directors that in order to bring this
about the sum of 100000 was spent
in bribery. and the names of some
fifty members of parliament, II is
understood, have been mentioned in
this connection. 1t even appears that
the house suffered certain loss of
prestige. Charges have been made
against the directors for fraud. falsi-
fication of private documents and
disgracing their offices.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
c rim | NA! s
ARE SI<z[
FEE
Officers Reach the Scene of the Sheep
Massacre.-The Story That Utah
Sheep Men Did the Work
is Strongly Denounced.
l 800 DEAD SHEEP ON GROUND

Up to this afternoon all efforts to
run down the gang of armed Grim
inals who so ruthlessly and cruelty
slew between 500 and 1000 sheep
owned by S A. Taylor and R. a
Tawney. of this city, as detailed yes
terday. have proven in vain
After leaving the sheep camps near
Atchee on Wednesday afternoon the
band of desperadoes disappeared as
completely as if the earth had opened
and swallowed them.
1t is more than probable that the
men separated shortly after leaving
the scene of their crime and conse-
quently it will be a hard task TO ever
run them down.
Like the men that have perpetrated
diabolical crimes of similar nature to
this crime in Colorado and Utah
these fiends will probably never be
apprehended.
Reports received by The Sentinel
this afternoon from Mack, in this
county. and about 90 miles from the
scene of the sheep massacre state
that Sheriff Wilmot of Garfield coun-
ty, his deputy, Undersheriff Wallis of
Mesa county, r. A. Tawney, one of
the sheep owners. and several other
men reached Mack last night from
Grand Junction and this morning
left Mack in a motor car for the scene
of the killing. There they were join
ed by Mr.. Taylor. who reached the
scene of the massacre on Wednesday
afternoon late, and by number 81
other sheepmen and after a Thorough
exam mination of the scene of the crime p
the work of trying to trace the Grim
inals began Several of the herderS
still maintain that they were able to-
recognize some of the criminals. They
declare that the men were all roughly
dressed and in cowboy garb.
All of the sheep of the Taylor and
Iawney flocks that were not killed
have been rounded up and it now
seems certain that the total number
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
CALL IT A SATIRE
ON NATIONS
PROGRESS
Continued on page e.)
IBy Associated Press. !

Mohonk Lake, May 21.-The Lake.
Mohonk conference on international
arbitration today unanimously adopt
ed platform reiterating the declara-
ton OF the British foreign secretary.
that increased ornaments of nations
winch prompted the call for the first
hague conference. had become, sa-
tire upon civilization.
Dean Kirschwey OF Colurnbfa.
chairman of the business committee
in presenting the platform declared
that the situation of the nations and
OF international politics today justi-
ned much more advanced position.
than taken by the last years confer
ence, especially on the limitations of
armaments. and that. therefore, there
was no inconsistentency in the atti-
tude of the conference. The platform
was adopted without dissent or
criticism
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
STATES HE IS NOT CONSIDERING
PRIVATE BUILDING Of HIGH LINE CANAL
Proposes Make Investigation Of Certain Matters Before He Commits
tract is Raied-Senator Patterson Receives Letter
Concerning the Proect--- NeD Deuelop

that former Senator Thomas NJ. Pat
terson wrote to Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger concerning the
Grand Valley High Line canal, and
also the reply just received this
morning by Mr.. Patterson from Mr..
Ballinger.
These letters are of great interest,
especially to the people of Grand
Junction and the Grand valley, and
important announcements are made
in the Ballinger letter.
In his letter, written on May II,
ex-senator Patterson refers to the
High Line canal. its magnitude, its
great value to the entire state and es-
pecialiy to the western slope, and
then says in part:
Il would very much like to learn
from you the reasons for the stoppage
of the work, whether or not it is a
permanent stoppage and what are
the reasons that move you to issue or
to approve the order stopping the
work"
Secretary Ballinger's letter in re-
ply states:
Il am in receipt of your inquiry of
the 14th inst, referring to the Grand
Valley project, and in answer | beg
to say that certain questions nave
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
To BE HERE
IN EARLY
FALL
Grand Junction for Twenty-Four
Hours Will Entertain a Large
Number of Most Noted SEN
ators October and 4.
THE ITINERARY IS ANNOUNCED

Some two months ago The Sentinel
made the first announcement or the
fact that the United States Senate
Committee on Irrigation will make
tour of the west this summer or fall
visiting various irrigation projects.
The Sentinel today received let
ter from United States Senator Gug-
genheim announcing that the tuner
ary of the trip of the committee OF
senators has at last been completed
and The Sentinel takes great pleasure
in announcing that the itinerary pro-
vides for a stop of one day and one
night in Grand junction, thus giving
the distinguished visitors ample time
TO make a thorough inspection OF
much of the right of way and lands
of the high line canal and Will also
give ample time for them to be SHOWN
over other sections of the valley.
The coming of the committee viii
be one of the most important events
of its kind in the history of the west
ern slope and may result in great
benefit to this valley.
II is announced that the committee
will arrive in Grand Junction from
the west on Rio Grande train NO. 4,
at 5:55 in the morning of Sunday,
Otcober 3, and the senators will re-
main here until $40 O'Clock on the
morning of October 4 when they VIII
leave for the Montrose. country rms
is the first announcement of the
dates of the visit.
There is no question but what
Grand Junction Will give most
cordial welcome to the distinguished
visitors.
The committee will leave Chicago
on Tuesday. August 81, and two days
later will be in Montana and Will
then begin their tour of visits to the
great irrigation projects of the west,
northwest. southwest and Pacific
coast.
At Sacramento on Monday, October
fcor,ipued on nare eighty
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

The Sentinel interviewed Secretary
Baliinger as to his intentions regard
ing the high line canaE
For the first time Secretary Bal-
iinger announces. that he is consid-
ering no private proposition to buiId
the canal He also made it plain
that he will have a definite under
standing of the proposition before he
commits the government.
The interview, one of the first II
not the first Secretary Ballinger has
given concerning the high line canal
is very important one and the sec.
retary's statements indicate that the
probability of work being resumed ar
an early date on the canal by the gov
ernment, is very bright indeed. The
telegram follows:
Washington, d. c., Nav 90
The Daily Sentinel.
Grand Junction, Colo.
secretary Ballinger advises mo
that the reason for the SUSPENSION Of
work on the high line canal is that he
Is determined to make further in
Vestigation and satisfy himself unon
certain matters before he will defi-
nitely commit the government TO a
Continued on page ten.)
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington. May 21.=Secretary.
Aupperie of the Grand Valley Water
Users Association and Senator De-
Long, both of Grand Junction, were
given no great amount of encourage
ment yesterday by Secretary Bailin-
ger when they presented arguments
regarding the resumption of work by
the government on the Grand Valley
High Line canal
Secretary Ballinger informed the
gentlemen from Grand Junction that
he doubted very much whether the
contract between Secretary Garfield
and the Grand Valley Water Users
Association is legal, and that he pro-
poses to ask the opinion of the at
torney general as to the legality of
the contract.
The secretary followed this state
ment up with one to the effect that,
whether the Garfield contract proves
binding or not, it will be difficult for
the government to proceed with the
work on the canal just now. owing to
a scarcity of funds
Especial to The Sentinel
Denver. May 21.-This afternoon
the Denver Times publishes letter
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
PREDICTION MADE
BY THE WHEAT KING
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

ISpeciaI TO ne otHtIHeI'1
+ Chicago, May 21.7James A.
= Patten, whose operations in the !
1. wheat market have received ma
i. tional notice, reviewed the situ-
+ alton in wheat in an address be-
i. fore the Flour Mems Club last :.
+ night
J. II predict" said he. that I
i. high wheat prices will prevail I
I. all over the world for year to !
+ come, and that red winter wheat I
i. will sell as high in America I
I. year from now as it is selling I
+ today"
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
BANKS OF COUNTRY
IN FINE CONDITION
Especial to The Sentinel

I. Washington. May 21.-The F.
+ returns from national banks. .
+ giving details of their condi-
I. tion on April Is. show remark
4. able increases in all the princi-
I. pal items.
+ The summary of the state !
+ ment shows that since May IA, !
+ 1908 Ca little less than one !
+ year ago). the loans and dis !
+ counts have increased $434,- !
+ 100000, and during the same !
4. time the total resources of the
+ banks have increased $774,261,-
4. 900.
+ During the same period gov !
+ ernment deposits have increased 7
+ Sill. .255.000. and bills. payable I
+ and rediscounts have decreased I
j. $9.S79,000.
J. i. j. i. + + + 4. + :. !. + i. J. ! i !
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
MOST REMARKABLE TRIBUTE
Is PAID TO- THE DEAD
F|NANC|ER
[By Associated Press. ]

+ H Associated PTesl
HYEW YORK May 21-Throughou the entire country IN e'ely
town. city wherever the Standard vi Company s
cessation of all work for Two
hours TODAY passing Henry H. Rogers the Ist wee
president of the who hepeo mateiy
to make it the great organization that it is today
In the Messiah in this city where funeai ser
this many leaders OF the NC"
business and financial world assembled
Rockefeller unable to attend the funeral as ne Is
still at Hot Springs Rockefeller whose onvaecnce
illness would not permit hm to leave ne
Following the the Messiah the body
was and placed board spe
cia train Immediately Fair Haven Mass where m
terme be
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

Orchardists are fast removing
their smudge pots from their or
ehards and the chug of thesspray en-
gine can be heard from all direc-
tions The fruit is showing much
better in some orchards than was at
first expected and all the ranchmen
at Clifton are wearing a broad smile
that won't come off.-Clifton Sue
cess.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
TO HAVE TEST CASE
Especial to The sentinel. I

Washington, May PA test case
is TO be made in Omaha as soon as
arrangeemnts can be perfected. of the
decision OF Secretary of Agriculture
wilson in the bleached flour case
,nls announcement was made yester-
day by Attorney General WicIxershor
TO senator Brown of Nebraska. Sec
retary Wilson held that it is a viola
ton or the pure food law to bleach
Iiour in order to give the appearance
oI pure whiteness to flour made from
the softer grades of wheat.
sentinei want ads bring results.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
TO BE vIVIAN'S JOB
Tspecial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington. May 21.-Secretary
Ballinger has decided to create bu-
reau of colonization in connection
with the reclamation service to take
charge of immigration to lands as
they are opened to settlement on COM
pletion of various government pro-
jects. The head of the bureau has
been offered to John F. Vivian, form
err land commissioner of Colorado.
A. d. Hayes. an influential mining
man of Victor is transacting business
in the city today.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
PRESIDENT TAFT
BACK FROM SOUTH
1Ry Associated Press. ]

Washington. May 21.@President
Taft and party returned from Char
lotte. n. c., at 1O:4O a. m. today.
The President was driven direct to
the White House.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
ENGLAND WILL HAVE
THE,sGREAT WARSH|PS
IBy Associated Press. ]

London, May 2f.-Premier Asq-
uith. Foreign Secretary Gray and
public opinion. according to the Pail
Mall Gazette, have overcome the
scruples of ultra economists in the
ministry and cabinet and decided that
four contingent dreadnaughts mem
toned in naval estimates shall be
laid down before the end of the
fiscal year.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
BIG STEAMER IS
NOW FREE FROM ICE
nav Associated Press. /

st. Johns. B. g., May 21.-The
Allan Line steamer Mongolian early
today freed herself from the ice pack
at the entrance of st. Johns harbor
in which She had been imprisoned for
two days. The steamer is now in the
harbor of Bay Bulls. where IL is ex-
pected il Will remain until the
mouth of the st. Johns river is clear
ed of ice.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
OLD SULTAN GIVES
UP MANY MILLIONS
IBv Assoclated Press. ]

NSTANTINOPLE, MAY IL
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ARE AUTH.
DIRTY FOR THE STATEMENi
THAT ABDUL HAMID, THE DE
POSED SULTAN, HAS IRANSr III, nn-
nrp HIS Rank DEPOSITS,
A,IOUNTING TO MORE THAN FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS TO THE GOV
ERNMENT.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
KILLS THE CHARTER
[ Special to The Sentinel. ]

+ Springfield, ILL.,, May 21.= :
+ The knelf of Chicago charter I
f. prospects was sounded in the {
+ state senate when. by vote of +
+ 21 to 26, the upper house re- :
+ fused to reconsider the vote by {
+ which the charter bill was lost :
4. last week. !,
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
PRICE OF WHEAT
HIGHER THAN EVER
lRv -AssocIated Press. i

CHICAGO. MAY 31.-STRONG
FOREIGN WHEAT MARKETS
WE'RE INFLUENTIAL TODAY IN
SENDING WHEAT ON THE BOARD
OF TRADE TO $1.31 II, A QUARTER
OF A CENT HIGHER THAN THE
BEST PREVIOUS PRICE FOR THE
CROP.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
SLOT MACHINES LOSE
[ Special to The sentinel.

Especial to The Sentinel.
I. Pueblo. Colo. May 21.-Slot !
I. machines in Pueblo are thing I
Z of the past. The order of Chief !
+ of Police Sullivan that after !
Z May Is the proprietors of cigar !
+ stores and saloons who persisted I
Z in running slot machines would I
I. be arrested were obeyed in every I
! instance.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
adam GOD" IN ON
TRIAL FOR CRIME
nav Associated Press. ]

KANSAS CITY, MAY 2I.-JOHN
SHARP. WHO CALLS HIMSELF
.ADAN GOD" WAS PLACED On
TRIAL TODAY FOR THE kiILlN"
OF PATROLMAN MICHAEL No.
IaNE WHO WAS ONE OF FIVE
,ERSONS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN a RELIGIOUS RIOT HERE ON
DECEMBER 8 LAST.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
MURDERS CHILDREN
THEN KILLS SELF
IRv Associated Press. l

EASTHAMPTON, CONN. MAY 81. /.
MRS. LOUISE CARSTON CUT
THE THROATS OF THREE OF HER
CHILDREN AND THEN HER OWN
TODAY AT HER HOME NEAR
HERE. NO REASON is KNOWN
FOR THE WOMAN'S ACT.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

ance and interest, especially to those
local people who have feared that
Secretary Ballinger. of the interior
department. was considering a pri-
vate capital offer to build the high
line canal and with this as one of his
reasons had ordered the work sus-
pended. is made in a telegram re-
ceived at $50 yesterday afternoon by
The Daily Sentinel. too late for yes
terday's publication. from an official
of high standing and influence in
Washington~who, at the request of
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

arisen in reference to the proceedings
already had regarding the project,
and l have directed temporary sus-
pension of the work pending the dis.
position of these matters which are
now untler consideration
= when the matter is determined
win be in position to advise you as
to the governments attitude respect
ing the project.
II do not intend that there shall
be any unnecessary delay on the gov
ernment's part in the disposition of
these matters.
realize the importance and ne
cessity of speedy actions"
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

|T0N0PPoWl
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

lcontinued on page ten.l
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

sentinel want ads bring results
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21

| R FAD NATIONAL AND
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALL SCORES THE DAY
| GAMES ARE PLAYED,
EITHER ON SENTINEL
BULLETIN OR IN THE
PAPER.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

on the furniture and fixtures. The
new sheriff's residence and juve-
nile quarters Is insured for $4,000,
the poor farm carries $13,500 on
buildings and 81 900 on contents;
the county warehouse is insured
with its contents for total of
$500, and the boiler in the court
house for $4,000,
This insurance account of the
county has been used as political!
pap in the past to hold certain real
estate and insurance men in line
for the county ticket. The new
commissioners have found that
some of the policies are placed in
companies that repudiated their
bills at San Francisco after the
big earthquake and fire, or that
required a compromise before they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The grim
fight for woman suffrage will have
a tender hue thrown over it dur
ing Easter week by the suffraget
wedding of Miss Mary Coleman
and Frederick Hampton Harden
brook.
There were plenty of radicals
who thought Miss Coleman ought
not to wed until the cause had
made greater Roadway. Miss Cole
man is one of the most vigilant
soldiers of equal suffrage. But, in
this advice only brains were talk
ing.
Miss Coleman's heart was talk
ing, too.
She decided there would be a
wedding. Why should women vote
to save homes, if there are no
homes to save? How can there be
homes if there are no weddings
asked Cupid, who is democrat,
Methodist, suffraget, anarchist,
anything to win his cause.
But Miss Coleman compromised
with Cupid and Hymen, after a
long conference with the two little
gods.
The following articles were
drawn up between the two little
fellows on one side, and the spirit
of womans suffrage on the other:
l. Miss Coleman is to love
Frederick hampton Hardenbrook
as long and hard as she pleases.
2. Miss Coleman is to wed Mr.
Hardenbrook
g. The marriage is not to inter
fere with suffrage ideas.
a. Miss Coleman will not prom
Use 10 obey.
5. The wedding is to be per
formed by Mrs. Lydia Kingsmill
Commander. an ordained minister
6. The bride is to be given
away by her father, because he
couldn't help being a man.
T. The bridegroom may have a
best man.
But
s. The wedding cake will be
distributed to the guests in NINA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
WELCHERS GET
COUNTY CASH
COMMISSIONERS LOOKING IN
TO COUNTY INSURANCE CAR
RIED IN COMPANIES THAT
REPUDIATED IN SAN FRAN
CISCO LOSSES.

The fact that Spokane county is
worth by actual assessment around
100000. 900, does not prevent it
from seeing a necessity for ample
insurance on its property, hence
the county is carrying about $275,-
600 fire insurance 1t costs be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 every five
years to renew these policies,
which makes the rate per $1,000
of insurance low when compared
with the rates charged on ordinary
business property.
On the courthouse and Jail. the
county carries 100000 and $1,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
A BRISK
W|ND=UP
Two More Busy Days at Eilers
Big Piano Sale

If you wait two more days it will
be too late to take advantage of
the special prices that have been
bringing many people to our store
for the past two weeks. Saturday
night the yellow tags come off and
our Pre-Inventory Sale will be at
an end.
You still have an opportunity to
buy beautiful new upright piano
az $40 to 1857 below regular price
ard at terms to suit your con-
yenlence..
Slightly used pianos, fine stan
dard makes, all in good condition
$143, $157. $15s, $19S, $243, etc.
If you are thinking Of buying or
renting a piano, do not fail to come
In today or tomorrow. No other
store affords the variety of instru-
ments the liberal prices and the
easy terms.
The list includes such standard
makes as Crown, Kimball, Stein
way. Schumann. Wheelock, Decker,
6chaeffer. Smith & Nixon and
others.
NJ Thousands of satisfied customers
will vouch for the fair methods. the
liberal prices and the splendid
quality offered by Eilers. There
Is no need for you to wait when
we are offering such Inducements.
Eiiefs Piano House corner
Rprague and Post. G. A. Heidinger,
MANAGER.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
TOWNSHIP CLU0
To USE The |
PROBE J

When the Spokane County Town
club finishes with it's legislative
battle for the retention and i'm
provement of the township govern
ment law, it proposes to see what
can be done toward unearthing
graft at the courthouse and caus-
ing the grafters, if there are any,
to disgorge.
The Spokane County Township
club is growing rapidly and in
cludes within it's ranks some stall
wart fighters. The farmers of the
county are just beginning to real
ize, since the adoption of the new
primary law, that heretofore they
have been small and apparently
very inconsequential factor in the
politics of Spokane county. They
confess to having been led around
blindly by politicians in Spokane,
who have just the same as robbed
the county to the extent of thous-
ands of dollars a year.
The farmer now realizes that he
amounts to something politically
under the new order of things, and
proposes to use the power entrust-
ed to him for the better regulation
of county government. Already
there has been some inquiry into
the records by the leaders in the
70 int
has been uncovered to convince
them that it will pay to go deeper
r. B. Martin of Opportunity and
l.. G. Bratt of Plaza have been
appointed the official representa-
tives of the township club to go to
Olympia and work for the township
government law To show that the
club meant business it voted $500
from it's treasury to pay the initial
expenses of it's delegates and more
will be forthcoming when neces-
sary. The club will meet again
February to hear reports from
Olympia q
I'VE are willing to go into our
pockets and pay the expense of our
fight to retain and improve the
township law" said one of the ad-
vocates of the township idea
while those fighting us draw on
the county treasury for their ex-
pense money. We are in this fight
to the bitter end and will give
some attention to these fellows
now fighting the township law later
on"
The amendments authorized &c
be made by the township club tC
the existing township law will be
put into shape by Attorneys w. A
Monten and E. B. Hoffman by Sat
urday and forwarded to Olympia
The amendments will be put in the
form of bill and introduced by
Senator Hutchinson or some Other
friend of township government.
One of the amendments proposed
will permit the adoption of town
ship government if majority OF
those voting on the question favor
if. t the present time 1t requires
a majority of the total vote cast tt
carry the proposition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
TO WELCOME HANLY.

To make arrangements for the
coming of Ex-Governor Hanly OF
Indiana, who will lecture at the
Central Christian church February
8, a meeting of the Hoosier club
was held this afternoon to give the
former governor a suitable recep
ton. Hanly will lecture on "The
Majesty of the Law"