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The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

A large amount of business is to be
given attention tomorrow evening at
the meeting OF the Chamber of Com
merce board of directors.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Chas. E. Cushingham, who has
been visiting Grand Junction friends
the past several weeks, left this af-
ternoon for Chicago.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Miss Mary Willnor was a passenger
on Midland 106 returning to her
home in st. Joseph, Mo-, after a visit
of couple of weeks in the Grand
valley.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Today Rio Grande No. 3 was about
three hours late. The Midland was
about two hours.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17
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To finally determine whether Dr..
Reisner Is to leave the Denver pas
torate, where he has been successful
for a number of years, Bishop War
rem will go to New York city next
week to take the matter OF the re-
moval under further advisement.
Bishop Warren is bishop of the New
York conference, although he lives
in Denver. Under the laws govern
ing the Methodist Church, a bishop
may reside in any part of the world
and at the same time have in charge
conferences in other sections.
81, of course. feel that l am going
to leave Denver and go to New York,
as announced said the Rev. Mr..
Reisner this morning to a Times re-
porter; but l also realize that l am
under the orders of the bishop; and,
If, in his wisdom, he should finally
decide that / can do better work In
Denver, then | must stay here, and,
of course, would do so without hesi-
tation.
81 want to work in the field where
! may do the most good to soul-sick
humanity. / feel that my work in
Denver has not been without success
full results, and l have many a dear
to part with"
The date for DR.. Reisner's depart
ure, which is set for the 2Sth of this
month. may necessarily be extended
a few weeks, even though no other
change is made in the order.-Den-
yer Times.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

The fight is on and we won't stop
until we have 500 members. Join
now and make the work that much
easier.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Join the Chamber of Commerce
now, the dues are 50 the first month
and 81 per month thereafter.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

C. n. Kinsman, of the Grand juno
tion Brokerage company, left this af-
ternoon for Denver on a short bust
ness trip.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Is he live up to date man? Sure
he is, he belongs to the Chamber of
Commerce md he didn't have to be
coaxed in either
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Manager Fred Holmes and Head
Bookkeeper V. E. Northrup are
spending the day at Iona on busi-
ness,
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Heavy hauling OF every description
carefully attended to. j. w. Milne,
Blue Barn. Junction 22S, 319 Colo
rado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

James r. Lancaster. circulation
manager of the Daily Sentinel, is still
quite seriously i'll.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

The get together spirit" is the
one that counts; join the Chamber of
Commerce
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

NJ. A. Hoyt, well known Fruita
resident. died night before last after
brief Illness.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Pay your Sentinel subscription sfI
months or year in advance and save
800 per year.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Dick T. Breedlove today trans
ferred to c. j. Morgan lot 5, block 1
Delaplain's addition to Palisade for
$1,000
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17
Where Fashion ReiunS'

Ford Piatt left this afternoon for
Denver on business.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Any amount of A No. l hay at tn.
Cash Feed Store. 307 Main Street
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Let us price you a buggy befure
our new car gets in.-Fred Mantey
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17
FREE FREE FRFEl

At the Majestic, tonight, st. Pat
rick Day souvenirs.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17

Piano moving is speciality with
Barton & TorriI
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17
BISHOP WARREN MAY NOT LET
REISNER LEAVE.

+ The Rev. Christian F. Reis- .
7 ner, pastor of Grace Methodist .
+ church, may not go to New York !
+ after all, as has been announced.
+ 1t all depends on whether Bish- !
: op Warren approves of the .
: change.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-17
When Your
Doctor Calls

AND PICKS UP A BOTTLE OF MED
tCINE IN YOUR SICK ROOM WITH
OUR LABEL ON IT, HE is QUITE
ElKELY TO CONFIRM YOUR GOOD
OPINION OF THIS ST0RE-LIKE-
WISE HE WILL HAVE A BETTER
OPINION OF YOU AND YOUR JUDO
HENT IN NOT ONLY CONSULTING
THE BEST DOCTOR. BUT IN AS
sISTING THAT DOCTOR WITH THE
BEST DRUG STORES HELP.
DOCTORS ALWAYS SPEAK FA-
VORABLY OF OUR STORE. AND BY
THAT WE ARE ALWAYS ENC0UR-
AGED TO SERVE YOU BETTER
AND BETTER.
Kraft & Emerson
UP-To-DATE DRUGGISTS
n--.- 01~~l 0L~>~ Y--~As>-. o5n
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

that this soil. II drained and graded,
makes an exceptionally good founda-
ton to build upon,
Another mistake and rank Unjust
ice has been to place practically all
the burden of road taxes upon farm
property. This plan has obtained
from the first and is still in vogue in
about one.half the states. The other
half have learned that roads are pub.
lie property--they belong to everyone
and 1t is unfair and indefensible to
place the whole burden of public work
OF this nature upon the farms. 1t is
sometimes said the farmers use the
roads more than others and that is
given rs a reason why they should do
all the paying Well. the lawyers use
the court house more than others;
shall we tax them for the county
building?
A Jersey man in the last decade Of
the century Just clcged made discov-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

tions that must be gotten rid OF be
fore any real progress can be made
Among these is the adjustment OF
the labor system, collecting the road
tax in cash and the employment OF
someone of good judgment and skill
to do road work. following the advice
that they can secure from the state
engineer, and from him learn what
to do, when to do and how TO do 1t.
a thorough drainage Of the main
roads either by open bitches with I'M
obstructcd outlet. or. better. by tile
drains on either side. Is an absolute
necessity in order TO have the best
results (unless perchance there may
be inadequate natural drainage, as in
the case OF rolling. sandy soiD and
frequent and timely use Of the split
log drag, used during or Immediately
after the rains. or when two or three
inches of the rough, frozen road has
thawed out, 1t would help matters
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

Anyone knowing the first principles
Of road building should know the sur.
face of the ground should not be dis.
turbed after the first OF July and that
read grading done in March, April or
May gives the best results. as the
summer rains and traffic work the
earth down smooth and hard so that
It will be in the best condition to
stand the trying weather Of the win.
ter and spring following.
The first great step II reform is II
wise and sane expenditure oG the
money now raised. which In Illinois Is
about S5,u00,o0O per year The writer
has spoken upon the question OF high
way improvement in more than one.
half the counties Of Illinois and has
discussed the labor system" methods
employed with hundreds Of the most
Intelligent farmers Of this country,
and they generally agree that most
of tho money raised is wasted There
are some fundamental errors r"spon.
si3Ic for this and some miscoucep.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17
THE STORY of the ROAD

very greatly. Some farmers and
few so.called experts, however, entire
ly oycrestimate the value OF The drag
There is only one type Of road that
is worthy tho name OF good, and that
is one that Is hard smooth and disable
36j days in the year, and one that
is not affected by weather conditions.
The main roads these comprise not
more than % per cent Of the total
mileagci should be grayclcd or mac
adan,rAei after ilrst being thoroughly
graded and drained The experience
of the world for twenty centuries IS
back Of this system Among the Illus.
trations on this page are some stone
roads that for 1000 years have been
used daily with but 4 moderate cost
for maintenance.
Another fallacy that must be put
on the shelf is the belief that hard
road cannot be built in the corn belt;
that It would not stand up" etc.
upon the heavy black soil Every en-.
gncer knows and experience shows
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

cry far more important than the find.
ing of the north pole, II was that
the roads belong to the public and
that everyone ought to be taxed to
help build the roads In this thought
state aid was born. and It has spread
from state TO state until now % Of
the a states are building by this
plan, It has been tried out and found
successful. 1t is no experimental Is
an equitable. workable plan that gets
results and spreads the cost In such
a way that II is no burden and gives
everyone a square deal
The building of good stone and
gravel road adds to the value of farm
properly. so for that reason It has
been found just and practicable to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

Take Tor the purpose Of illustration
and as a type the great state OF hi.
nols, the third IN the Union in wealth
and population. In the last 30 years
there has been expended on the high
ways Of Illinois, In grading bridging.
making and spelling the roads, ap.
proximatcly SloO.O0O,0OO, and what is
there to show for it? The larger part
Of this colossal sum has been FILTERED
away by honest but misguided effort
by doing the wrong thing; the annual
road piCncs, whore a dozen or more
farmers with their boys would meet
in the fall TO do work that ought to
have been done tn the spring 10 work
out their road tax, have n good time,
tell stories. play practical jokes do
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

from the state or the latter $1,000.
500 would be contributed by cities.
towns, railroads. corporations andS
other forms of property. The writer
has at many times asked farmers
whether 1t would be worth TO them
two cents bushel on their crops to
have a firstclass road over which to
market II. Very seldom has he found
an intelligent farmer who did not
agree that a road would be OF this
much value to him and that by hav-
ing good roads and watching the mar
ket he could easily get that much
more for his crops and he could GER
expense than under ordinary condi'
lions.
a calculation has been made very
carefully by the writer and has been
checked over by the best authorities
OF the state 1t shows, and the writer
is prepared to defend It. that under
the state aid plan the main highways
in Illinois tan be improved rs first
class gravel and macadam roadways
within 10 or IL years at cost of
about 10 cents per acre per year on
the farm lands of the state. or tax
equal in the aggregate to 81 to Sl.2O
an acre,
The writer believes that the princi-
pal objection to hard roads throughout
the state is by retired farmers. who
~. hill
ant. II they would but realize that
two per cent on their rent. which is
anywhere from 81 to s. per acre. will
pay the tax, and that 1t will make
their farm more desirable and they
can ret their selection OF tenants and
sometimes 80 cents an acre more cash
rent, they would arrive at the conclu-
sion. If they are not prejudlced. that
the money invested in roads is the
best investment they can make.
The trouble has been that the farm
crs are paying enormous amounts OF
money for highways improvement and
they have not seen the improvements.
The money has been squandered
Next to production the worlds
greatest industry is distribution. In
this worldwide system the farm
wagon and the country road occupy
the first place and ought to have tho
first consideration. II the state or the
nation has the money to spend on
internal Improvements, let them assist
the townships to build good roads;
the highways oyar which tina child ron
must go to school, the doctor to reach
the suffering, and over which must
pass every bushel OF grain and every
bale OF cotton raised. The road
reaches every field. every farm home
and every market town. The people
everywhere demand good roads. Good
roads mean better schools. more So
cial life, higher standard of living
they mean progress and civilization.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

kurssazzEuzN AN is born with restless
"a spirit aud early exhibits
IVH Ia tendency to roam.
4 % Children three years old
EWW-N or less viii wander away.
III S%arJE led by curiosity. to ok.
~'.@"s''=-<N plure the unknown The
savage picks his way long distances
as best he can. through forest or prai.
Tic, as tho case may be, he builds no
roads. but goes forward In the line Of
least resistance The hunalocs Of the
prairie follow beaten pafns-it Is said
the streets Of Boston were made to
follow COW paths Of colonial days
when civilization came TO mankind
we find among its early activities evi.
denCc Of progress in road building AS
Hight duwned upon him he found an
economic adyantaE" In making the
consCiousness that to remove OBJ
RtaClrs to travel was common duty
OF everyone and not the special duty
Of anyone or a few No truor saying
can be found than that the condition
OF the public roads I'm any community
is an indication Of the standard of
civilization, not an uialliblc one, Of
course, but very trustworthy never.
thclcss
II viii be interesting TO note what
the world has done and is doing in
making the roadway better, so they
will more fully meet the economic
and social needs Of the people and
the state Mcnsurcd by the age OF
The Mediterranean and oriental coun-
tries, our own land is but an infant.
but IT has grown and waXcd strong
beyond any Of It's ancestors II not
only has learned much from the older
countries. but has been able to teach
them many things as we'll In some
things however, we must confess that
we stand at the foot Of the class One
OF our two most conspicuous failures In
the administration of public affairs is
the inefficient. wasteful and Currupt
methods Of administering our great
municipalities and the other failure.
AAl'A' N'AAl illf'AN ltltiA'H W Nll'' lllA
only inadequate but idiotic methods
that have pertaincd to the question OK
public highways,
Space does not permit nor Is II part
of the STORY of the Road" to set forth
the signal failure in the mismanaEe
mcnt Of our cities. but rather to point
out some OF our shortcomings as to
the public highways as compared with
tire rest Of the world A wcllknown
advertiser, in speaking of the excel
hence OF his product and its popular.
fly. says: There's 2 reason" and so
there is n reason why we have so com.
pletely failed In doing our duty to
the road. There has been money
enough expended upon them in the
last three generations to have made
boulevards of all the main highways.
yet they are not much better as n
rule. than they were hnlf.century
ago. and this liz particularly true in
the middle west.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

stunts" Of physical prowcss. such ms
jumping, wrestling, etc, with a small
amount OF work in blowing up n
stretch OF road, scrapinG loose earth
together with weeds and grass in n
winrow, and leaving it there and call.
ing this road building BY the opera
ton. pcrchauCc. a hundred dollar road
tax had been worked out and prob
ably two hundred dollars of damage
done to the road in doing so. This
is an extreme case. but there are tens
Of thousands of such instances in
more or less aggravated form.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17

make some such division as this as
to the cost Of the public roads in any
township, leaving 1t to the people Of
the township to say what roads shall
be improved and when and how much
money shall be expended, viz: that
the state. from n general tax levied
upon all property in the state, shall
pay one.half and the property owners
of the township shall pay the other
half
Suppose $1,000 were spent upon tho
roads OF any township. Under this
plan one.half would be paid by the
property owners of the township and
like amount. $1,000 would be drawn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-17
Waterproof Asbestos.

According to German publication.
a firm in Munich has succeeded in
artiflcally rendering asbestos water
proof.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
Billiard Stars Here To
Play Again

Willie Hoppe and Ora Morningstar,
who are to play several match games
at Wright's billiard parlors Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights of this
week, arrived in town yesterday from
Los Angeles. In match game there
Hoppe equaled the worlds record of
an average of 100 points an inning,
held by Schaefer.
George Kennedy will meet Morning
star Monday evening in 300 point
1872 balk line match, while Morning
star and Hoppe will play 100 point
1S.1 balk line match. Tuesday evening
Chick Wright and Hoppe will play
900 point 1872 baIk line match and a
100 point 1871 balk line match.
Wednesday varied and interesting
program is to be provided. At the
conclusion Of each nights contests
both Hoppe and Morningstar will give
the spectators a rare treat by showing
their dexterity with the cue, as thew
will make many fancy and dificult
shots.
There is much interest being mani
tested in these matches, owing to the
popularity of Kennedy and Wright in
local billiard circles, and every bill
liardist is anxious to see how the To-
cal stars compare with the champions.
d. A. Curtin, Monadnock bldg, mer-
camille collections and adjustments
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
DR.. PAULINE GIVES
CLEVER EXHIBITION
Hypnotist Introduces Many New
Features as Head of Good
Bill at Savoy

With d power which may be hyp-
motto or something else, but is certainly
mysterious. DR.. Pauline surprised yes
terday's audience at his opening per-
formance at the Savoy theater. He gave
his demonstration with at least a dozen
subjects called from the house, ac-
knowledging that number of them
were travelling with him.
After going through q number of ia
miliar feats not entirely convincing he
brought under his control boy of 13
years. After making several passes
about the boys head DIR. Pauline shout
ed. rigid"
The undeveloped body stiffened The
boy was lifted by an attendant and
placed across two chairs. Two men
were called and, with DR.. Pauline they
stood upright upon the lads unf1inching
body.
Then the mysterious doctor sum
moned his best trained subject and
induced the cataleptic state The arms
were barred, the subject seated in a
chair and the right arm brought into a
rigid state while the rest of the body
relaxed. Doctor Pauline called atten-
tion to the tense cords and muscles,
the bloodless hand. with a pallor waxen
and deathlike. He drew back and
shouted:
It want the bloodr
Immediately the hand grew limp
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
CATHEDRAL DEANS
REACH RIPE OLD AGE
Seventeen Have Passed Three
Score and Ter

Our cathedrals now possess many
deans who have reached an extreme
and, in most cases, says the Church
Family Newspaper" a vigorous old
age. St. Pauls has nonagenarian;
York. Durham, Exeter, and LANDAU
have octogenarians; while Canterbury;
Lincoln, Chester, Ripon, Salisbury
Carlisle, Wells, Hereford. Bristol, GIou-
cester, Rochester and Windsor have
septua agenarians. Thus IL of our deans
are upward of 20 years of age and the
recently deceased deans of Lichfield,
Worcester and Norwich would have
increased the number to 20
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
1.-TWO cow ORDINANCE"
is OPPOSED BY CLUB
San Bruno Improvement Organ
izatiOn Makes Protest

At the regular monthly meeting of
the San Bruno improvement club, which
was held Friday night at 2570 San
Bruno avenue, a resolution was adopted
which put the club on record as against
the proposed amendment to the present
ordinance 731. commonly known as the
two COW ordinance
A request was also made upon the
city library trustees for more books
for the branch library.
The board of public works was asked
to remove the poles in San Bruno ave-
nue. and place them on the sidewalks
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
Trainmen Cheer President

WORCESTER. Mass, April 3.-Presi-
dent Taft put in a busy Sunday today
with visit to Aunt Della" Torrey and
the scenes Of many boyhood reminis-
cences at Millbury and an address here
this afternoon before the joint meeting
of the brotherhoods in train service
mass meeting Of nearly 1000 railroad
employes-at Mechanics hall
The president declared he believed
in labor organizations But, as chief
magistrate Of the nation, he added, he
believed also in the right of every man
Ia labor as he will, to earn the wages
that he viii, and, If he so chooses, to
stay out Of labor organizations.
The presidents first assertion was
greeted with a wild outburst of ap-
rfause. His second statement received
only a scattering response. Later, how
ever. the president again aroused the
rsilroadmen to enthusiasm by saying
he believed their organizations were
necessary TO deal with organizations Of
capftal and by detailing his deep inter
esf in legislation looking TO further
requirements Of safety appliances and
20 the liability OF the employer.
WELCOME FROM WHOLE CITY
The president motored the six miles
from Millbury TO Worcester this after
noon and the entire city turned out to
hid him welcome He rode at the head
OF the procession of some SO or more
machines that had ben driven TO Mill
bury to greet him The route through
the city was lined with many thousands
and the quiet of the afternoon was
broken with applause. The Sunday
demonstration was unique in Tafts
travels.
Following his address before the
brotherhood Of trainmen, the president
returned TO Millbury for supper with
Aunt Della" and left tonight Tor
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04

blood coursed through the veins and
the fingers, which were ashen, resumed
healthy red.
Preceding Doctor Pau1ine's perform
ance was an entertaining vaudeville
bill consisting of the Zeigler trio of
ring artists; AL II. Tyrell, a droll
singer; Poettinger's Swedish quintette
and Zinka Parma, a Hungarian novelty
act.
Immediately before the appearance of
Doctor Pauline Daphne Pollard sang a
number of clever songs in appropriate
costumes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
CLUB DRAWS COLOR LINE

Gentlemen of white color" only are
eligible for membership of the Edin-
burgh university swimming club The
British subjects not of white color in
the university resent this slight and
the students representative council,
according to the University Corre-
spondent, has just expressed it's sym
pathy by resolution Carried by 81 to
- disapproving of the action of the
swimming club
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
Col. Frank H. johnson Gives
Clever Aviation Exhibition

The top picture shows Wood
side in his glider, the next is
Hans Ohrt, and below is John
son making pretty flight in his
biplane.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
TRIBUTE FROM GOVERNOR

The president attended services at
the Second Congregational church at
MilIbury and listened to a sermon by
Rev. Hobert Dunbar. The selectmen of
Millbury welcomed the president as he
stepped from his private car. Then
nearly the whole town wanted to see
the car in which the president rode.
Governor Draper and Mayor Logan
of Worcester also met the president al
Millbury and rode with hi INTO Worces-
ter. Governor Draper, at the labor
meeting paid a high tribute to Taft,
saying he brought to the burdensome
task of the presidency great ability
and fidelity and was serving the people
admirably we'll
Governor Draper declared the critic
was abroad in the land. But ] ask
for Mr. Taft" he concluded, what I
know he viii get despite a fe wcheap
cavileTs-the gratitude and the thanks
of the whole American people"