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The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
OUR FRUIT IS HAMPERED.

American fruit trade with Ger
many has been hampered in recent
years by the operations of speculative
buyers in the United States according
TO report to the bureau of manu-
factures from Consul General Skin
ner at Hamburg.
The trouble could be overcome In
the opinion OF the consul general, II
the fruit producers would combine
and set up standard grades and issue
official certificates to accompany
their shipments. so that the importers
at Hamburg could be certain OF get
ting the goods they pay for.
Instead of permitting fruit of Am
erican origin to be sold at auction at
Hamburg for the account of COM
mission firms, Skinner further sug-
gests that producers in this country
perfect an organization for handling
their own product and provide cold
storage at Hamburg in order to ex-
tend their business.
Germany imports $22,0O0,OOO
worth of fruit annually and by means
OF the facilities at Hamburg re-ex-
ports considerable quantity to other
countries. Taking apples as an illus
tration, the importations into Ham,
burg by America have steadily de-
clined from 1906 tons in 1905, to
1926 in 1908. while the total i'm
portations from all countries has
greatly increased. One reason for
the decrease, it is said. is the fact
that grades of American fruit are
not always what they are represented
to be-
A matter of general complaint,
also, 1t is stated, is that speculative
firms that take orders do not fill
them II the market is going UP.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
MAN IS
KILLED BY TRAIN

Death in a most horrible manner
| WAS the fate that overlook Webb C.
Johnson, well known and respected
ranchman of the Plateau valley. last
night. The half way house." on the
Plateau valley road between Collbran
and Palisade was the scene. of the
fearful accident.
Yesterday morning MIR johnson,
accompanied by two young nephews,
sons of his brother, r. A Johnson,
left the X. A. johnson ranch near
Collbran for Grand Junction with a
huge load of baled hay.
Some time after dark the ranch
and home of Henry Buhman, which
place is widely known as The Half
Way House." was reached and there
Mr. Johnson and the boys expected
to spend the night
Ii was shortly after S o'clock when
Mr.. Johnson started to feed his team
and make ready for the night. He
placed a ladder against one side of
the high load of baled hay and with
a hay hook in his hand mounted the
ladder. Evidently the ladder was not
well balanced or else Mr.. johnson
lost his hold while trying to get the
hay hook into a bale of hay for Just
as he reached the top of the ladder
the ladder fell backward and away
from the hay. The unfortunate man
was thrown over backward to the
ground below. He struck with terrific
force on his head. His skull was
crushed In near the base of the brain.
He was picked up in an unconscious
and dying condition.
The dying man was carried into
the house and given every attention.
A physician was hurriedly summoned
from Palisade but at 4 o'clock with
out having regained consciousness,
Johnson passed from life.
1t was one of the most horrible ac-
cidents that has occurred in the Pali-
sade or Plateau sections of the coun-
ty In years.
The body of johnson was taken to
Collbran today. The funeral will oc-
cur tomorrow.
The deceased was Sc years of age.
He was widower. One child. n
grown daughter. resides in Ohio. The
deceased lived with his brother. r. A.
Johnson. and assisted in running the
big ranch. He had lived In the
Plateau valley for a number of years.
He was a man of excellent character
and had many warm friends. All
who knew him held him in high re-
gard. Johnson frequently visited
Grand Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
ONE BODY NOT DIssECTED.
Especial 10 The Sentinel. !


st. Louis. Mo-. Feb. S.-"Stop!
That is my fathers body"
This command startled students
of the st. Louis College of Physicians
and Surgeons yesterday, as they were
preparing to dissect the body of
Frank Roth.
Turning from their task, they
were confronted by Mrs. Rosa Huelf-
mann, who had learned after long
delay where the body had been taken
She had climbed a fire escape to n
third-story window and stepped into
the operating room. Mrs. Huelmann
had no difficulty in proving her
claim. and the college surrendered
the body.
Roth died in the city hospital. His
laughter read in a newspaper of his
teath, and went to the hospital and
asked for the body. II was not there,
and she was referred to the St. Louis
anatonomical board. II was eight
hours before she succeeded in locat-
ing 1t.
Roth lost s3S.00O estate in Ger
many because relatives had heard he
died shortly after coming here fifty
years ago.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
Valentines Mt Lutes Music Store.

Clyde II. Smith of the Intermoun-
tain Fruitgrower magazine. returned
home today on No. from Denver.
The funeral of little Laura T. Eb-
ner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Val
entine Elmer, will take place tomor-
row morning at 10 O'Clock from St.
Ioseph's Catholic church.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Redlands Irrigation
company the following directors were
elected: Messrs. A. A. Piatt. F. B.
.ia.t. =! T. keiffer. NJ. c. Keiffer, B.
+. keiffer, Il. A. Orr and W. C. Os-
porn. tomorrow the directors will
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

Frank Lyons, the we'll known
realty man is in vernal. Utah. for a
few days on legal business.
j. A. McLuen will be the auction
eer at the horse sale February 12 al
the Free corral. corner Fifth and Ute
Lawrence Marvin, a civil engineer
from Salida, Is visiting relatives and
friends in the city today. He is en-
ployed on a project at Clifton.
Carl Smith,a popular high school
boy living with Mr.. and Mrs. e. e.
Udlock and family. was taken sick
with appendicitis yesterday and 70
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

Auctioneer j. A. McLuen is in the
Plateau country today crying sale.
Chas- S. Horahan. of the North
western Insurance company. spent
yesterday in Iona on business.
Attorney S. G. McMullin returned
today from Glenwood Springs where
be completed the settlement of the
Cohn bankruptcy case.
Work was resumed today on the
new high school building, corner of
Tenth and Gunnison and the large
boring machine is rapidly running
down the holes for the piling. The
concrete work Will probably be fin
kshcd by April 15.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

State OF Colorado. County of Mesa, IS.
l. w. Rex Greham, cashier of the
above named bank. do selomnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. W. REX GRAHAM,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day OF February. 1910.
THOS. f. HUDSON,
(Seal.) Notary Public
My commission expires September 81.
1918.
Correct-Attest:
W. r. GosLEN.
W. p. Ella.
4. H. 0ANPI.INER,
l..I.r npneAaA
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

q lot of our present stock of Buggies
tn the next ten days to make room
Tor the goods we have in transit.
These are high grade guaranteed
eehicies. at the price of inferior work.
Fired Mantey Saddlery Co.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
SUBSCRIBERS, TAKE NOTICE.

Our new telephone directory will
<o to press February S. All changes
should be reported to the telephone
affice before that date.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

On February 18th we will unload
q car of brass and iron beds. We
aim to close out every bed in the
souse by that date. They will be
sssd regardless of cost. Watch our
Fleming & Lamb.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

You wont have TO asK for the cor
rect time II you buy a Hamilton
~atch from the blackstone Iewelr,
o.. Majestic building.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
CAN CLAIM Be
TRANSFERRED?

aS every section of the west in
which there is public land, are
interested in the announcement
that attorneys on both sides of
the controversy are preparing
for the final determination by
the supreme court of the United
States of the lOng-mooted ques-
ton of whether desert land en-
tries may be transferred before
reclamation has been made.
A case involving that point has
been set for argument by the court
on February 81, At the same time
the court is to hear arguments as to
whether 1t is a crime against the
United States to Craze sheep on a
forest reservation without permission
of the government.
The question of the right to trans
fer a desert land entry arises in a
criminal prosecution. William H.
Hammers of southern California was
indicted in the federal court for the
southern district of California on a
charge of committing perjury in an
affidavit made in the interest of
Beulah Rose Becker, to the effect
that improvements of certain value
had been made on desert land in
Imperial county. California.
In defense, 1t was set up that the
land In question had been entered by
Granville NJ. Boyer, on August IA,
1907, at the land office In Los An
geles and his attempted transfer of
his rights in the land on August 26,
1907, to Beulah Rose Becker was
void because the right to make such
transfer was not possessed by Boyer.
1t was argued that as Boyer did not
possess such a right. the affidavit of
Hammers was immaterial. The dis
trict court sustained this defense and
the government appealed to the su-
preme court
The question of the ability of an
entryman to transfer a desert land
entry has been considered by the
court before. On the previous occas-
ion the court held that under the
desert land act of 1877. the entryman
had no right which he could sell Or
transfer. The governments conten-
tion in the present case is that un-
der the desert land act of 1891 such
a right is given the entryman.
1t Is said that thousands of per-
sons who have procured their land
by transfer. under the desert land act
of 1891 will be affected by the de-
cision. This is regarded as true par
ticularly Of the Imperial valley in
California
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

When you want to move your
Aousehold goods. or goods Of an.
t,~d cmil IN BARTON a rrrr,li. the
ossooef tfaAaeee and livery men.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
Money! Money!

FSenty to loan on good real estate
Van Hoorebeke Realty Co.. 4Os
t4ala.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

Good horses. best OF rigs. courteous
treatment. for all patrons of BartoI
& Terrill, the livery and transfer
szen-
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08

FOR heavy hauling see Barton
Cervill. Fifth and Colorado
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
LOCAL PEOPLE
INTERESTED
IN PLAY

Yesterday and today papers
throughout the world have had
much to say concerning the lat
est sensation of the stage world.
Rostand's "Chanticleer," the
most unique production ever pre-
sented on the stage. No human
Characters appear in the caste.
The dramatis personae are fowls,
birds and animals and as they
are necessarily as large as men
and women, who enact the parts,
everything which appears on the
stage Is upon a corresponding
scale.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-08
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE

Sentinel want ads bring result.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
KAISER kNEELS
At KINGS BIER
Places Magnificent Wreath on Casket
and Remains in Prayer for
Some Time.

LONDON, May 19.-KneeliRg pray
erfully beside the coffin containing the
body of his uncle. the late King Ed
ward, Emperor William of Germany
today paid his personal tribute to the
monarch with whom In other years he
had differed to such an extent that
the peace OF the world was threaten
ed. And as the War Lord of Ger
many" prayed the lengthy crowd out
side Of the barred gates, checked by
the guards while the royal mourners
were inside the structure, surged inn
patiently and made il necessary for
additional police and troops to keep 1t
In check.
The kaiser, accompanied by King
George OF England, and King Albert
of Belgium, drove together to West
minister hall. Shortly before they
were due, the public, which had been
passing in rapid file before the coffin,
was stopped and the doors closed.
When Emperor William descended
from the carriage he carried in his
hand a magnificent wreath, which he
took inside himself and deposited on
the lid of the coffin. He gazed for
some time on the dead countenance
and then stepped backward and knelt
on the steps of the catafalque and
prayed silently for some moments.
The royal party then hurriedly left
and the onward march OF the mourn
mig public past the coffin was resum-
ed.
The king of England and the en-
peror Of Germany embraced each
other at the Victoria station at noon
today, when the kaiser arrived from
Sheerness.
The kaiser, nephew of the late king
and popularity credited with being the
arch foe of England, appeared deeply
moved as he greeted King George, his
royal cousin. The two rulers ex-
changed kisses on each cheek The
meeting took place on the station plat
form. Lord Roberts headed the re-
ception committee that met the kaiser
at Port Victoria and accompanied him
to London.
The duke of Cornwell, the heir
apparent, the duke Of Connaught,
brother of the dead king; Prince
Henry of Prussia, brother of the
kaiser, and large group of noblemen
were at the station to welcome the
kaiser, who was taken at once to
Buckingham palace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
HOST NEARLY KILLED.
Story Of Strenuous easter Party Re-
vealed In Court.


The details OF strenuous Easter
party in the home OF Martin Kowal'
ski, on Dubois-st., which nearly re-
suited in the murder Of the host, were
revealed in Justice Otis court, Thurs.
day morning, in the suit of Joseph
end Mary Slewinski.
Joseph and Mary were guests at the
party and during the festivities be-
came involved in a fight with the host.
They got him down on the floor and
kicked and beat him, II was testified.
He had also been stabbed twice by
either the husband or wife, when Mrs
Kowalski rushed out of the house and
called for help. Matthew Fralkowski,
saloonkeeper and groceryman, vino
lives next door, responded, and
rescued Kowalski.
In doing so Fralkowski, who is a
large man, threw Joseph and Mary
out OF the house. Now they claim
he used more force than necessary.
Mary alleging that she was thrown
down six steps.
A number of witnesses testified that
the rescuer did the proper thing under
the circumstances. One witness tes
titled that Mrs. Slewinski told her she
was going to get some money out Of
the case.
Mrs. Slewinski said that in this
country If a man laid a finger on Il
woman all she had to do was lie down
and holler and she would get the
money" the witness testified.
Justice OFT caused her to revise her
opinion by Diminishing the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
SAYS EARTH DIDN'T
co THROUGH TA|l
OF COMET
Dr.. Guthnick, of Royal Observatory
of Berlin, Tells Us We Will Miss
1t Altogether-Scientist TN
Air" On Question.
Prof. Hall, Of Washington, Holds
Earth Went Through Gaseous Tail
Last Night and Today.

NEW YORK, May 19.-It was all In
vain and will have to be done over
again. Mother earth fell down on the
job and didn't go through the comets
tail lsNt night. II she goes through
at all. which is doubtful, II will be
tonight, or tomorrow night. or some
other night-but the transit OF this
sphere through the tail certainly did
not occur co-incidentally with syzygy
OF the earth, the comets head and the
sun, So the comet parties last night
were In vain
Most scientists agree that the mean
old comet swished its tail out of the
way last night at the crucial moment,
and when the citizens of the earth
were shifting for cyanogen gas in the
tall, there wasn't any. for the tail
wasn't there.
Prof Henry N Russell, OF the as
Economical department of Princeton,
says he saw the comets tail this
morning, proof positive that the earth
wasn't passing through It, He expects
the transit some time today.
X. t. A. Innes, director OF the Trans
vaal Observatory at Johannesburg,
South Africa. declares the tail has
moved, being still north of the
ecliptic. He thinks the earth will
pass considerably south of the tail,
missing it altogether.
DR.. Guthnlck of the Royal Observa-
tory of Berlin, chimes in with the as
sertion that the earth will miss the
comets tail altogether. The Austrian
academy of sciences sent out an Of
fetal denial today that the earth pass
ed through the comets tail last night.
A new angle to the astronomical
mixuD was contributed this afternoon
by Prof. Asaph Hall, of the naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, who said
that not only did the earth pass
| through the contestant last night,
but it repeated the performance to-
day. Last night, according to Hall,
the earth went through a part OF the
tail, came out the side OF the semicir-
Gle and today passed through another
| portion of the tail. Prof Hall says
his observations bear out this theory.
Some say 1t did, some say 1t didn't,
and some say 1t won't.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
Absolutely No Sign
Of Comet at U. Of N.
BY ALFRED J. PITTS.
(statf correspo ndent The Times.,


ANN ARBOR, Mich, May 19.-
There is absolutely no proof today that
the earth passed through the tail or
Halley's comet last night. Nothing
TO indicate such a transit was seen
from the observatory of the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Prof. J. w. Hussey
and his assistant, DR.. r. H. Curtiss.
kept weary vigil from o'clock last
night until daylight this morning, but
they saw nothing to convince them
that the earth had plunged through
the comet.
"Can you state positively that the
earth has passed through the comets
taiI?" I asked Prof. Hussey after no
had scanned the sky all night.
NO." he replied.
81 saw nothing to prove It. We
must accept the computations of scien-
lists of the past, and the deductions
made by astronomers of the present,
and believe that we passed through
the comet. The transit was supposed
to have begun at 10:30 o'clock last
night and ended about seven hours
later. Until my observations reveal
something to contradict these compu-
tations | must accept them"
So, II seems that the predictions
handed out by certain astronomers
have been worthless. Prof. Hussey
looked for nothing more than an
aurora borealis to mark the passing
OF the earth through the comets tail,
but other scientists had predicted
there would be a glow as the gas col
lided with the earth. One astronomer
of the far vast was quoted as saying
that the tail OF the comet was filed
with deadly cyanogen gas--enough 20
suffocate everybody on the earth.
Whether he made this statement as
Joke is immaterial now. because Il
looks like we did not collide with cy-
anogen gas or anything else
Prof Hussey's knowledge of the sup
posed passing OF the earth through
the gaseous fan.like affair is typical
of that OF other astronomers today.
Prof Frost. OF the Yerkes observa-
tory, Wisconsin, says he doesn't even
believe that the comet passed to the
west last night. He il quite sure be
observed 1t still in the east early this
morning. A Princeton university as
CcOntInued on Page EIeven.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
NO GRAND JURY TO
PROBE CRAFT YARNS
Too Public a Proceeding, Declares
Prosecutor, Who's Quietly at Work
With Pair of Detectives.

Secretary Edward r. Schreiter, OF
the common council committees, says
that If there is any crookedness IN
connection with the work of the com-
mittee on liquor regulation in the
issuing OF licenses he would like to
see II thoroughly probed and the
guilty parties "crucifled."
''As to allegations connecting my
name with the scandal, | want To say
that IL anybody can show that | ever
intimated that wanted money fer
licenses, or ever asked for money, or
was ever offered money, let the proofs
be produced" said Schreiter. Il will
take my oath that | have never seen
any crookedness In the committee.
don't believe there has been any.
acted only as secretary OF the com.
mlttee. and had absolutely nothing
else to.do with It's work.
Under our system, don't see
where there was any chance for crook
ed work. There were 1900 appllca'
tons for licenses. Some had TO DE
weeded out. We fled them in lour
classes, and then in temporary nu,
merical order. First we took the old
saloonkeepers In the old places; then
the old men in new places; then the
new men in old places, and lastly, the
new men in new places. The tenn
porary numbers because the perma'
nent numbers, and we took them up
in order.
Prosecutor Van Zile, while he is using
two detectives to probe into all The
graft rumors, is working quietly, and
will not give out any information. ex-
cept to decry the publicity alrendy
given the scandal. and to insist that a
grand jury, or any other kind Of III
vestigation, Is useless unless It is con-
Quoted quietly.
The most foolish proposition that
| ever heard Of" said the prosecutor,
was the councils suggestion that |
investigate the council, which is It
self legislative body, and then re-
port back with my findings, to the
very body OF men out Of whom l am
expected to prosecute certain mem
bers in case | find anything.
1T strikes me that the council
ought TO investigate, bring out what
facts il can, and then, II there is any
thing that can use, | will take 1t
and make use of It."
Prosecutor Van Zile would neither
affirm nor deny a rumor that Aid.
Alois Deimel and Saloonkeeper EN-
met Hamilton will both be called be-
fore him for a consultation within a
very few hours. Hamilton has charged
that he paid Deimel $50. Deimel
denies II.
II haven't much regard for a prose
cutor who uses brass band methods, "
said Prosecutor Van Zile. "A grand
jury is useless. Any other investiga-
tion would be just as futile II II were
made public. can't do anything, and
won't do anything, unless | can work
without publicity. II would be a
farce. You might as well hang your
hat on a willow tree. as to try to
round up anything definite, with the
persons involved being kept posted on
every move"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
PARoLED YOUTH MAKES GOOD.
Paul Zinkers, After Years Probation,
Released From Further Reports.

Paul Zinkers, 20 years old, who was
paroled by Judge Phelan a year ago,
after he had been convicted of larceny
from his employer, William Kamman,
was released from his parole. Thurs
day. Since his parole, the young man
has reported faithfully every week to
Lieut.. Jantz. The $40 he took has been
returned to his former employer and
the youth shows every indication OF
making god.
This Is one instance where the
parole system stands out as superior
to anything Of its kind in the criminal
courts" declared Judge Phelan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
BAGGAGE HEARING IS
STARTED IN LANSING
state Railroad Commission Listens 20
Arguments by Representatives
Of Railroads.

LANSING, Mich, May 19.-(Spe-
cial "A hearing is in progress before
the Michigan railroad commission to-
day to give representatives of three
cent roads in the state a chance TO
tell why the three-cent excess bag
gage rates adopted by the commits
sion should not go into eject.
When the commission issued its
original order II was found it could
apply only to two-cent Fpads, but now
an effort is being made to extend It
so as to take in ali the roads of the
state. II Is not likely that the com
mission will hand down any decision
today, but the members are said to be
determined to stand pat on their rates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
CORNERSTONE is LAID.
Exercises For New Catholic Church
Held In South Lyons.

SOUTH LYONS, Mich, May 49,
Especially The cornerstone of st. Jo-
seph new. catholic church was laid
here this morning by Rev. FIR. Ed KEEL
ly, Ann Arbor; FIR. McManas, Port
Huron; Deacon Ryan, of Decter. and
Sub-Deacon Wilton, of Pewamo, as
sisted by Frs. Hennessey, Brighton;
Fernes. Detroit; Kennedy, Ypsilanti;
Dillon, Fenton; Hally, Wyandotte;
Hally, Milford; Commerford, Pinck-
ney; Taylor, Laingsburg, and Sharp,
Williamson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-19
AUTO STRIKES CARRIAGE.

. FLINT, Mich, May l9.-(SpeciaD
An automobile going at a high rate
OF speed crashed into a carriage oc-
cupied by Miss Ruth Carter and Miss
Maude Steeger. on West Kearsley-st.,
last evening. Miss Carter was thrown
to the side OF the road, her nose brok.
ell and her face badly bruised in
places. Miss Steeger, who is a teach
er In the public schools, was also
thrown out but was not injured.