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The daily sentinel., 1911-12-29
Fruit Ridge Literary Clubs Annual
Christmas Celebration.

About forty people, members of the
Fruit Ridge Literary club and their
families. gathered at the h. b, Cas-
sells home on First Fruit Ridge last
evening for the annual Christmas Gel
ebratiou of the club.
The evening was merrily spent in
attention to Christmas games and
frivolities and a long and highly en-
tertaining program was rendered,
This was composed of readings, rec
itations and musical selections.
Elaborate refreshments were
served by the hostess and assistants
1t was conceded to be one of the
most successful meetings the club
has ever had and was thoroughly en-.
ioyed by the guests.
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NOTICE TO STOCKMEN.

The Colorado Midland will have eX-
ira Pullmans and reclining chair cars
on train 106 leaving Grand Junction
at 400 pm, Sunday, January 14th
to accommodate passengers going TO
Denver to attend the big stock show.
Don't forget the date SUNDAY, JAN
UARY 14th. Write r. E. Vickery,
General Agent, Colorado Midland
Railway, Grand Junction for Pull
man reservations.
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Enferfnin fnr Guest

Miss Mabel Kaup entertained a
number of friends yesterday after
noon at her home. S3S Grand avenue
in honor of her friend, Miss Blanche
Worley of Omaha, Neb. The guests
were: Misses Alice and Mabel Marsh,
Frances and Helen Holmburg. Pearl
Woodward, of Denver; Ethel
Blanche and Madge Burgess. Mona
and Jesse Lace and Miss Dunning.
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A TERRIBLE BLUNDER

to neglect liver trouble. Never do it.
Take DIR. Kings New Life Pills on
the first sign of constipation bilious
ness or inactive bowels and prevent
virulent Indigestion, jaundice or gall
stones. They regulate liver, stomach
and bowels and build up your health.
Only 25c at the c. d. Smith Drug Co.
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Entertained III Cnrds.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pratt enter
tanned a number of friends at de-
lightful evening of cards last night
at their pretty home on East Main
street.
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$1,000 GIFT TO YOU.

Ten acres, all bearing, good vari-
ETY.; full water right; one mile north
east of town. About $4,000 improve
ments. Paid $4,000 a year ago.
Sickness makes sacrifice to SIS. 900.
Terms. CHAS. p. SHEEHAN,
Route / Box. D.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the c. ID. Smith Drug company will
be held in che office of the company,
Monday, January Sth, 1912, between
the hours of s and 10 o'clock p. M,
for the purpose of electing officers
and directors for the ensuing year.
HARRY l.. WOHLFORT, Sec.
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When you have goods of any de-
scription coming to Grand Junction,
hand ]. w. Milne Transfer Co. the
bill of lading. We will save you
money. 319 Colorado avenue; Phone
22S.
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Locate Here.

Locate Here.
DR.. F. c. Nichols is now located
at suite 81, Mesa County bank build
ing, and is doing a general practice
of medicine and surgery.
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Al! IL: THEFAIR IL:
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kA THE
III 4
|: ANNUAL INVENTORY SALE
BEGINS TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is

This event in The Fair Store annals that always
makes this almost busy during the week following
Christmas it the previous week-i is special harvest
time for Fair Store paonsa harvest bounteous and
wried--this year will be bouneou and varied
than beforehousands of patrons will purchase great RATS
Of merchandise bright and fresh and crisp many instances for
much less than the cost of manufacture.
The Fair Stores Annual Inventory and its attendant In
venoy Sale omtedthey always begin the day fol-
lowing Christmas and continue during the interval from Christ
New Years daydoLa and dimes and nckes go far
her than beoreal small lots of merchandise in every
department from clothing down china and glassware are sold
quickly at most ridcuous little prices. WILL therefore, be
wise your part to be present during every day of this nven
tory Sale.
This sale illustrates again how The Fair Store differs from
many other soresyou have possibly noticed so-caIed
special sales that have dragged their weary length along for
weekseven for months and months This Inventory Sale of
The Fair Store continues through five short days. and during
the sale goods will probably be sold than would be dis
posed of In stores many months
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TRADE-s15,OO stock of groceries
and clothing in exchange for land
or city property. Inquire of Dr.
F. C. Nichols, suite 81. Mesa Coun-
ty National Bank building.
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IF YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL OR
exchange a rug, chair, table, rocker,
go-cart, mattress, spring, bed, dish
es, range, mems clothing, suit
case, trunk, dresser, washer, sew
ing machine or any second hand
goods see G. & NJ. Auction Co., A.
G. Mann, manager. 43S Colorado
avenue Phone Randolph 252.
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WANTED.

WANTED-AN experienced woman,
with small boy. wishes position as
housekeeper for widower, or ell
derly couple, either in city or
country. Apply New Southern
Hotel.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-10
THE LOCAL INSURANCE PROBLEM
(By a Local Insurance Man,

(By a Local Insurance Man,
A glance at the preliminary report
of the insurance commissioner of the
insurance business transacted in the
Territory of Hawaii during the year
ending December 81, 1910, discloses
some interesting figures.
The total amount of fire insurance
written was S24943, 5O377, on which
premiums amounting to $5OS,262,SO
were charged, being an average pre-
MUM of S21O per cent The fire in
surance written in 1899 was $25,239,-
O95.SG, with premiums of $4S9,36l as,
being an average premium of $l.93
per cent. The losses paid last year
were $69,77S.G2 and in 1909 $1O,259,71,
II would seem that the premium
charge has been increasing during
recent years, for on business written
during the year 1906 the average pre-
MUM charged was only $1.75 per cent
and this has increased in 1910 TO
S21O per cent, a difference of 80 cents
per cent. This difference on the total
amount of insurance written last year
represents SS5,2O2.25 in premiums.
No doubt the underwriters have some
reason for thus increasing the rates
of premiums according to the tariff at
present used by them, but the fact
remains that premiums are high in
this Territory.
A home fire insrance company has
Just been organized, and the princi-
pal argument used in its organization
was that the amount paid for pre-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-10
THE OLD BARK HESPER, OF
GREWSOME MEMORY, IS TO SAIL
ON COCOS ISLAND TREASURE HUNT

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-The
old bark Hesper, one of the last of
the DISTINGUISHING fleet of old Amer
lean windjammers, has been outfit
ting at Eagle Harbor for the past sew
eral weeks and will sail soon for the
Cocos islands in a search for pirate
gold
Haunted by the memory of bloody
mutiny and a foul murder, which have
helped to make her name remem-
bered in the ports of the world, the
Hesper possesses an historical inter-
est such as is shared by few vessels
in this prosaic age of steamships and
wireless fittings.
Lying at anchor in the little north
ern harbor, the bark looks like
peaceful and plodding old craft that
sailed the raging deep in a quiet and
businesslike manner and not at all
like the haunted ship that former
members of her crew would have one
believe. And yet it is only a few
years ago that the Hesper's decks
were the scene of as savage a mutiny
as has occurred in the Pacific waters.
The year was 1895, and the ship
had just been boarded by a new crew
at Newcastle, Australia. Laden with
coal, the Hesper cleared for Honolulu,
and the man in command was Cap
tain Sodergren. With the skipper
was his wife, and as an able assistant
in directing affairs aboard the bark
the captain had Captain John Lucas,
the first mate.
Propitious start.
AS the bark put out to sea the skip
per was in fine spirits and he seemed
content in the belief that he had
shipped likely looking crew.
Shortly before he had made the smart
passage to Australia from Puget
Sound and had forwarded a draft of
$1,000 to his employers in San Fran
cisco for a cargo of Washington lum-
Der.
The voyage started well and favor
able winds carried the Hesper well
out to sea. Everything moved
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-10
PINCH0T REPLIES TO TAFT'S
MESSAGE ABOUT CONTROLLER BAY

WASHINGTON, July 27.-In ref
erence to the Presidents message or
the Controller Bay situation, Clifford
Pinchot today issued the following
statement:
THE Presidents defense in his
course in the Controller Bay affair
shows how hard it is to make a good
excuse for a bad mistake.
1T leaves the root of the matter
wholly untouched. In spite of all ex.
plantations, the fact remains that Mr..
Taft, in opening the lands around
Controller Bay without notice to the
public, has given the interests behind
Ryan an opportunity to acquire the
key to the channel of Controller Bay
before the public knew what was go
ing on. The map, which is a part OF
fhe Presidents message, supported
as it is by the testimony of Mr..
Graves of the coast and geodetic sur.
vey before the Congressional commit
tee now investigating this question,
appears to show that the mile and a
half of harbor front taken up by
Ryan, together with the tracts which
the government retains and on which
it prohibits private entry, does effect
ually control the valuable portion of
the channel.
"But whether the President is right
or whether the map is right, and
whoever Ryan and his associates will
be shown to represent, it is true, and
will remain true, that the lands about
Controller Bay should never have
been let go. The public will agree
with Colonel Roosevelt that these ter
inal lands ought to have been kept
in the public lands.
"The so-called Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigation opened the eyes of the
public to the extensive and successful
efforts which are being made to mo-
nopolize the resources of Alaska.
The facts developed by this investi-
cation constituted a solemn warning
and a call upon the executive for spe-
cial watchfulness in protecting pub
lie property in Alaska. In view of
the need for a firm and careful pol
icy thus emphasized, it was the Presi-
dents duty to hold the terminal lands
around Controller Bay in government
ownership. AS with the coal lands,
the title of the harbor lands, which are
the key to the coal lands, should
have been held, in any event, until
Congress could act. In the mean.
time, contrary to the general impress.
sion, the very fact that these lands
were in a national forest made them
fully and promtly available under
lease for every proper use, yet held
them subject to governmental super
vision and control.
Development of Alaska.
"The President is right when he
says that what Alaska needs is devel-
but no legitimate develop
ment of the harbor front on Con-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-10
On a Hike.

On Hike.
Two companies of the Second bat
talon, Twentieth infantry, Company
G, commanded by Lieutenant Will
liam B. Graham, and Company H.
under command of Lieutenant George
Cleveland Bowen, left the Kahauiki
reservation on Wednesday morning
for six days practice march. To,
ward the Leilehua reservation was
the direction taken by the companies.
This is a fine journey over hills and
through dales to the site of the large
brigade post. There is good swim
ming place in the ocean along this
route that is greatly enjoyed by the
companies. Generally camp is pitched
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miums will be kept in the country.
lance. 1t is not possible for each and
every city of the size of Honolulu, or
a great deal larger for that matter,
to conduct a fire insurance company
of its own and thus retain the
amounts paid for fire insurance. The
law of average as viewed by conserv-
will not allow it. The number Of cit
les in the United States, or any other
country, which are not sending out
large amounts each year for fire in
surance premiums can almost be
numbered on the fingers of ones two
hands If the new home fire com
pany intends doing business on a safe
basis, its limits of risk must be kept
down to such exceedingly small
amounts that the premiums collected
will be but a drop in the bucket as
with the total fire pre-
miums paid in the Territory.
Have Rates Reduced.
The most effective scheme whereby
a large proportion Of the premiums
sent out of the country could be re-
tanned would be to have the rates re-
duced, and the lettering of conditions
by the Territorial and county officials
in the way of improving the water
supply and fire fighting capacities
and the enforcing of the new build
ing ordinance sought TO bring this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-10
(Bv the Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, July &c. - That
charges were made to Attorney Cen
eral Charles J. Bonaparte during his
term Of office that the United States
Steel Corporation gave refunds of SO
q ton to the harvester combine COM
panies was revealed today to the
House steel trust" investigating com.
mittee. Representative Stanley of
Kentucky, chairman of the committee,
introduced into the proceedings a vo-
luminous report on the harvester trust
made to Mr.. Bonaparte in 1908 by Bur-
dette G. Townsend, a special investi-
gator of the department, now assist
ant district attorney of Oregon.
Refers to Mccormick Marriage.
The Townsend report asserts the
Mccormick Harvester Company was
related by marriage to the great
American family of trusts" the Stand
ard Oil Company. 1t also referred to
]. Pierpont Morgan as "the trust arch
itect, a good builder, who receives fab
ulous fees for his work."
In describing the organization of the
group of larger companies in the har-
vester combine, the McCormicks,
Deering, Plano, Wardner, Bushnell,
Glessner and the Milwaukee Harves-
ter companies, Mr.. Townsend reported
to Mr.. Bonaparte:
at appears that there was an I'M
usual concentration of the capital
stock of these five companies. It was
all owned and controlled by four fam
lilies, the McCormicks, the Deer 'ngs,
the Joneses and the Glessners. The
pooling of their holdings was all that
was necessary to create a trust. All
these people lived in Chicago.
Related to Trust Family.
Another fact is interesting. Har-
old F. Mccormick Zone of the heavy
stockholders of the Mccormick COM
pany) is a son-in-law of John D. Rookie
teller. The Mccormick company,
therefore, was already distantly relat-
ed by marriage to the great American
family of trusts. ]. Pierpont Morgan
is the trust architect usually employed
by the Rockefellers. He is good
builder and receives fabulous fees for
his work. George w. Perkins is his
associate"
Bonaparte Is Subpoenaed.
Mr.. Stanley announced a subpoena
had been issued for Mr.. Bonaparte,
who is in Canada, and that an effort
would be made to ascertain from him
and from other government officials
why there never was any prosecution
of the International Harvester Com
pany on Townsend's charges. Mr..
Stanley also announced his intention
of endeavoring to show a close connec-
ton between the United States Steel
Corporation and the International Har-
vester Company, and as a basis for
future inquiry he had read into the
record the names of the directors of
both corporations, the same being
identical in many instances.
Has Never Seen Report.
Attorney General Wickersham, sum-
moned as witness this afternoon,
testified that he had never seen the
Townsend report until today. He
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smoothly about the decks and the Off
GERS seemed to be getting a good bit
of work out of the seamen. Among
the sailor men, however, were two
leaders in the persons of Hansen and
st. Claire, who, in some way or an
other, had heard that there was a
chest containing $4,000 aboard, the
receipts for the lumber cargo. They
had shipped with the idea in mind of
looting the vessel, and before the
Hesper was well out Of sight of land
Hansen had proposed a mutiny.
Hansen it was who pointed out that
it would be an easy matter to put
Second Mate Fitzgerald out of the
way and then to follow this up by
taking the lives of the first mate, the
captain and his wife. When some of
the timid spirits demurred on the
ground that it would be difficult work
navigating the ship without the cap
tain, Hansen announced that he
would see to the navigating business.
Hand Touches Blood.
Accordingly, on the fourth day out
trouble started. First Mate Lucas
was aroused from his sleep that night
by a man who demanded to know
where Fitzgerald was. The mate was
bewildered for a moment, and scram-
bling into his boots and slicker made
his way on deck. There are two
short flights of steps leading from the
main deck to the poop, and when
Lucas started down them he slipped
and fell. His hand encountered
something wet and slippery on the
planks when he stumbled, and after
he had regained his feet and entered
the cabin he found that his hand was
covered with blood.
Hurrying below, Lucas aroused
Captain Sodergren, who armed him
self with a revolver and giving the
mate another gun started out to in.
vestigate.
Summoning all hands from the
fo'castle, they came across Hansen,
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troller Bay has been and can be pro-
posed that could not proceed as well
and as rapidly under suitable lease
on government land as on private
land. So long as these terminal lands
remained in government ownership
no one could monopolize the harbor.
The moment any of them passed into
private hands the danger of monopoly
began. The fact remains, and the
public will not forget, that before the
executive order of October % Con.
troller Bay was both available for
development and safe against monop-
oily. Now it is no longer safe. This
is abundantly proved not only by the
general history of commercial consol-
idation, but in particular by what the
Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate has al.
ready done in destroying or absorb
ing possible competitors.
Element Of Secrecy.
The President denies that in
granting Ryan's request for the OPEN
ing of Controller Bay by the execu-
tive order. of October % there was
any element of secrecy; and quotes
a press dispatch of the same date an.
nouncing his action But Mr.. Taft
does not mention that on the day he
signed the order and notified the
press in Washington, Ryans survey
Ing party was ready in Alaska and
that by November /, or four DAYS
after the order was made, and before
the government officials in Alaska
mad been notified of the order, they
had begun a survey of the Ryan
claims on Controller Bay. The omis-
sion of the customary thirty days.
notice to the public that the land
would be opened to entry gave Ryan
what he wanted. 1t cut off all chance
or any competitor to locate on the
lands until after Ryan had
made his selection. No amount of
newspaper notice to the country after
he executive order was signed could
IN any respect interfere with the pre-
arranged work of Ryan's agents, or
enable any rival to enter a foot Of
and on Controller Bay except what
vas not wanted. 1t was like locking
he stable after the horse was gone.
f the order had been wholly secret
he effect could not have been differ
mt
An Unfortunate Situation.
ut is possible that the protests al
eady made may yet save the situa-
ion. But in any case it is unfortun-
tie that the friends of conservation,
n their efforts to bring about the de-
'elopment of Alaska for the benefit
If the people are continually obliged
o expend their strength against the
men who ought to be the protectors
If the peoples property. 1t looks to
ne like unnecessary duplication OF
work when we must first fight the
policeman before we can get a chance
o stop the looting"
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FEE OF S5,000,O00 TO MORGAN
FOR FORMING HARVESTER TRUST

promised that townsend would testify
later. He did not know why the har-
vester case was not pressed in 1908
1909.
81 surmised," he added, that the
case was held up pending the Supreme
Court decisions in the tobacco and
Standard Oil cases involving the same
points"
Recalls Townsend Quiz.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, former as
sistant attorney general, and Herbert
Knox Smith, commissioner of corpora
tons, testified before the committee
Mr.. Kenyon identified the report by
Townsend and said he recalled that
investigation.
But what is troll ling me-" he
added, Us that l am not now connect
ed with the department of justice, and
whatever l may say might embarrass
the government on what may be now
going on"
Chairman Stanley said he had evil
dence tending to show that the har.
vester company and steel corporation
are practically one."
Wanted Conclusive Evidence.
Amid objections by Republican
members of the committee, Senator
Kenyon said: 81 wish to say that l al
ways favored prosecutions in trust
cases where evidence was conclusive.
Where evidence was not conclusive l
favored further investigation"
Asked if he believed the Townsend
report conclusive, Mr.. Kenyon said he
felt there should be some further in
vestigation made.
Commissioner of Corporations Smith
testified that he did not recall any in
structions from the President to inves-
tlgate the International Harvester
Company. "The Department of Com
merce and Labor proceeded in re-
Spouse to a Senate resolution by Sen.
ator Hasborough or Senator Kilt
redge."
Probe Has Not Ended Yet.
Commissioner of Corporations Smith
said his department had been investi-
eating the International Harvester
trust for several years and still had
men in the field in that work. Chair
man Stanley asked if Ebert H. Gary
and George F. Baker were not mem
bers of the boards of directors of both
corporations. The commissioner said
he presumed So Other names suggest !
ed in the same dual capacity were
those of George w. Perkins and Nor
man B. Ream.
-Four out of six of the board of the !
International Harvester Company are
on the board of the steel corporation,
are they not?"
81 think they appear as such in the
records" said the commissioner.
Report Goes Into Detail.
Mr.. Townsend's report was exhaus- ,
tive, going into the entire history of
the harvester companies involved and
the organization of the International
in 1902, the transaction being directed /
and guided by ]. Pierpont Morgan & !
Co. The steel committee will call at
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