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The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
COAL WAR IS ON
At CLIFTON
NOW
Fight Between Farmers and Gibson
Yards Opens Breach in Price
Agreement - Cliftonites Get
Coal on Track at S2S5.

Was has broken out in new
place.
This time Clifton is the center of
hostilities and the coal operators are
the combatants.
Some time ago announcement was
made by The Sentinel that an agree
ment had been entered into by the
various operators of the upper val
ley to sell coal at the mines at $500
per ton except at Palisade where it
was sold for s2.70. This agreement
held until a few days ago when the
Gibson Lumber company at Palisade
went into the coal business in COM
petition with the Farmers Mutual
concern which had already been sell
ling coal for a year or more.
In an effort to stop the competition
it is said, the Farmers company be-
gan to cut the price, selling it on the
track at Bridges, Clifton and Fruit
vale at sass. This instantly aroused
the anger of the operators who con-
sidered it an intolerable cut in price
and ruinous to their trade agree
ment and in all probability the mu-
tual organization will be cut off
from its source of supply unless it
agrees to live up to the usual prices.
President Rolly of the Mine Ope-
rators' union this morning declared
that it would all be over in a short
time and was not serious situation.
I'VE are up in the air little now,
but | hardly think the break will
last long. The price made by the
Farmers company is ruinous and we
can't tolerate it.
The Gibson people, when they
went in the business got two cars
from the p V. mine and car from
the Rush property. The Farmers
have been getting their coal from
the Palisade mine and from the
Farmers coal mine.
The war will not affect the Grand
Junction coal prices which have been
stationary for some time.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
FINAL CANVASS IS MADE
FOR SIGNATURES
Now Up TO Government to Take Legal Action to Secure the sl
Through Property of Ranchers Who Refuse to Sign
the Right Of Way Agreements.

las
Palisade
actsf for the ine cana
had note
oil be
Of
be
be OF her acton
will filed S suits will
be pushed with all speed.
will be said
been started all other obstacles cleared
to
since the first reached and has signed
AS
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The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
GATHER To PLAN
WAYS To SAVE
TRADING co.
Farmers From Over Slope Meet Here
Today to Discuss Methods of Saw
ing String of Stores From the
Hands of Poor Managers.

Fifty delegates from all the towns
and cities on the Western Slope
where Union Trading company stores
are located are meeting this after
noon in Odd Fellows hall for the
purpose of deciding upon some plan
for either taking up the unsecured
liabilities of the defunct company or
else buying up the stores so that as
much as possible may be saved from
the wreck.
The idea. which originated among
the farmers of western Colorado, is
meeting with favor throughout the
state. and while this meeting is
merely of the stockholders on this
side of the range, the rest of the
state will also discuss the matter and
be able to take some concerted and
definite action on the day of the
sale, February is.
Effort may be made to raise money
to take up the unsecured notes, etc.
which have forced it into bankruptcy
and then place the organization on
some basis safe from the hands of
the designing buccaneers who have
already fleeced 1t out of its credit,
influence and considerable portion
of its assets
If this is impracticable, it is pos
sible that the stockholders in con-
certed action can take up the stores
at the sale and get as much as pos
sible to redeem it from the wreck.
Frey Gaylord of Rifle, president of
the Farmers union, is visitor today
with several other prominent Far
mers' union men from Rifle. Delta.
Meeker. Olathe, Fruita. Palisade and
other cities.
Other meeting will later be held
in the smaller towns to discuss the
action. and it is hoped to have
definite plan outlined by the date
set for the sale.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
ASPHALT HAS
MANY FRIENDS
1t Was Declared at Meeting Last
Night That Great Saving Could
be Made the City if Asphalt
Was Used as Paving.

There was an excellent attendance
last night at the meeting held at the
city hall for the purpose of discuss
ing the paving proposition and for
the purpose of meeting Messrs. S.
Asphalt association: G.. A. Heman
and George E. Wycoff, paving con-
tractors and experts.
The visiting gentlemen presented
facts and figures TO show that they
could pave Grand Junction streets
with asphalt at a far less cost than
was paid for the concrete paving on
Main street, and at the same time
they contend that asphalt is better
suited for this city and would prove
more lasting, more serviceable and
more satisfactory.
The matter was discussed at con-
siderable length and it was found
that there was a decided sentiment
in favor of asphalt paving.
An effort may be made to have
Second street, which is included in
the Main street paving district. but
which has not yet been paved. chang
ed to asphalt However. there is
some doubt whether this change can
be made
1t was the sentiment of the meet
ing last night that if it was found
that asphalt is more practical, the
most desirable and the most eco
nomical paving material for this city,
then asphalt should be given the first
by the city officials and
the property holders in organizing
new paving districts.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
HE IS COMING
TO SEE Us
New General Manager Of Denver
& Rio Grande Reaches Den
yer and Starts Saturday on
General Inspection Trip
Over Grande System.
sentinel special service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Denver, Feb. S-Edward ]. Brown,
the new general manager of the DEN
yer & Rio Grande, has arrived in
Denver and will start in a few days
on an inspection trip over the lines
in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
on this trip he will be accompanied
by w. S. Martin, assistant general
manager; j. G. Gwyn. chief engineer
and other officials of the road
Il have no statement to give out
at this time Mr.. Brown said this
morning. In fact. this is the first
time l have been in Colorado. l must
first familiarize myself with condi-
tions as they exist, and | shall do
this by making an inspection trip
over the road.
President Bush, l believe. recent
ly went over the lines and has pre-
pared a report. | am not advised of
the details of this report, so cannot
say just what is going to be done. |
am, of course, here to carry out
whatever program President Bush
outlines"
The new vice president of the Rio
Grande in manner and act is typical
of the younger school of railroad
men who believe in doing things
first and talking about them after
ward. He smiled when asked if he
is familiar with railroad conditions
in mountainous country. Il have
had something like 20 years of it, J"
was his reply.
Il am glad to hear that" was his
comment when told that the improve
ments reported to be part of Pres
ident Bush's program for the Rio
Grande have occasioned general sat
-isfaction throughout the many sec
tions of the state served by that rail-
road. Il want to become acquainted
with Colorado" he continued, "and
q want to do my share in promoting
the prosperity of the state"
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
ONIONS prove
fine PRODUCT
olathe Man Here Says Bulbs Make
One of His Most Valuable Crops
Got $4,000 Clear From
Less Than Four Acres.

Onions are strong up Olathe way
strong in productiveness and profits.
James H. Meldrum, one of two
brothers who five years ago left the
mines of the San Juan to try ranch
ing in the Uncompahgre valley, is in
the city today and tells some inter
esting things about his success in the
culture of the fiery bulbs.
Last year Mr. Meldrum had three
and three quarter acres in onions on
a ranch of over $50 acres. One hum
dred and fifty sacks We're harvested
from the tract which sold a few days
ago for total sum of $2,470.20. Mr..
Meldrum had five cars in the train
load of twelve cars which recently
passed through Grand Junction en-
route to the Chicago market.
Mr.. Meldrum has watched his ex-
penses closely and is able to say that
the crop cost him about s125 per car
or clear profit of 100000 for less
than four acres.
Meldrum brothers were the pio-
neers in trying out onions on Mesa
land. Heretofore they had been plant
ed exclusively in the bottom lands
on the fertile banks of the Uncom-
pahgre but the experiment with the
higher soils has proven conclusively
that this is fully as adapted if not
even better for the raising of on
lens.
Mr.. Meldrum says he knows no
reason why Grand valley land should
not be fully as productive of this crop
as that in his section but that to make
it pay diversification Is absolutely
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
PREACHER IS The CHAMPION
POOL PLAYER-ROW
Is RAISED.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. S.-When
the members of his flock discovered
that Frank E. Whitman, pastor of
the. Congregations church of New
port, Wash, played pool in a public
pool hall, they complained to the
Congregation ministers of Spokane,
and asked an investigation.
The hearing disclosed that the
minister is the champion pool player
of the town, and the business men
to withdraw from the
support of the church, if he was re-
moved. The investigating committee
recommended that the pastor be re-
tanned.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
lame AND IMPOTENT"
is ARBITRATION TREATY
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. Ratification
of the pending arbitration treaty
with Great Britain and France, al
though lame and impotent as an obli-
gatioisto peacefully settle disputes. I"
was urged before the Senate by SEN
ator Works of California today. He
declared that if representatives of
the three great powers had intended
to exclude from the terms of the
agreement every dispute the nations
We're likely to go to war about, they
could not have done it more effective
ly than in this treaty.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
Girl, LIFE -PRot0hGED
BY A VACUUM CLEANER
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. S.-An ordinary va
cuum cleaner. with an equipment for
producing artificial respiration, was
the means employed at the hospital
today for prolonging a young wo-
mans life for 29 hours. At the time
the resuscitation work began the pa
tient was what had been scientific
ally termed as ''incompletely dead. !"
While two physicians worked with
the machine, two others performed an
operation. After the operation the
machine was stopped for a moment
and the patient died.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
CONGRESS- PROPOSES TO
INVESTIGATE The CHARGE

Washington, Feb. S.-The formal
order for a congressional investiga-
tion of the Florida everglades land
cases in the Department of Agricul-
ture, was passed by the House COM
mittee on expenditures today.
Charges that Engineers Elliott and
Morehouse. who were discharged by
Secretary Wilson, had been victims
OF the Florida Land Syndicate. and
that reports OF true conditions in the
everglades had been suppressed, are
being investigated.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
c. N. SCHWAB
OBJECTS
Great Trust M slate Declares
That Tariff OF steel Should
Not be ReduI 8, Owing to
the Much Hi 83r Cost Of
the Aneril : Labor.
Associated Press.


Washington, Feb. S-Charles NJ.
Schwab. the steel magnate, of Beth
lehem, Penn, told the Senate Finance
committee that the Underwood bill
for rates on larger steel products will
he OF most serious consequence to the
steel business in the eastern states.
"On many occasions ] have said
that with equal conditions, steel
could be made as cheaply in the Unit
ed States as in any other country"
said Mr.. Schwab. This has been
construed into statement that steel
is made as cheaply here as elsewhere.
This | have not said and do not say;
with the same conditions, especially
with labor as cheap. we ask no pro-
lection, but the labor account weighs
heavily against u.s." He stated that
though only 100 miles from New
York, it costs as much to put steel
there as 1t did to bring it from HoI-
land. II consider present tariff
rates necessary to the prosperity OF
the steel business" said Mr.. Schwab
Most emphatically | am opposed to
any reduction"
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
KENTUCKY TO MAKE
LOBBYING A PROFESSION
Associated Press.

AESOCIdttU FTtsS.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. s. - A bill
was introduced n the general assem-
bly, today, placing lobbying among
the recognized professions, with n
legal code governing its practice, The
bill provides that all lobbyists must
be registered in the office of the sec
retary of state, with the names of the
concern so represented. They will
then be issued certificates permitting
them to appear before committees,
but must not discuss the affairs with
the individual members of the legis-
lature.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
The RULING NATIONS OF The WORLD ARE TO
ACT IN CONCERT IN DEALING WITH CHINESE REPUBLIC
Associated Press.


Washington, to
United
happily
o
BILE Misunderstanding
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
A NOTED MISSIONARY
IS MARRIED IN EAST

Seattle, Wash, Feb S.-Rev Ed
ward p. Newton, the well known
Alaska missionary, and Miss Carolyn
Button Hart, were married today in
New York. Mr.. Newton formerly
was rector of the Holy Trinity church
at Pueblo, Colorado, and is well
known throughout the west. At
Cordova he established the celebrated
Red Dragon club house, which on
Sunday is a church.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
man She LOVED WAS
MARRIED, She ENDS LIFE

Sentinel Special Service
Mount Pleasant, Pa. Feb. S.-In-
fatuated with wealthy Pittsburg
brewer, aged 60, Mae Hilley. aged
16, night telephone operator here,
took paris green last night when she
learned he was a married man. She
died in a short time.
Her admirer had been coming from
Pittsburg for some months to see her,
when one of her friends told her
that the man was married.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
SIXTY TWO MEN IMPRISONED 1000 FEET BELOW
SURFACE IN mine -RESCUING PARTY WORKS HARD
Associated Press.

Associated Press
the
OOOfoot level of the Bunker Hill of
entombed
cable
The
held
bris in
small that
shaft rapidly
made by night.
Associated
Suter Greek, Cal, Feb SThe
today.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
DENY THAT THE ROAD
LOST MILLION BY FRAUD
Associated Press.

Chicago. Feb. S.-There was con-
siderable discussion and reiteration
of official denials today, of the ru-
mors of irregularities in connection
with the Pacific eXtenson of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way A. Earring, vice president,
said the statement that the road had
been defrauded of the sum of $1,000
600 or any other sum large or small,
was unqualifiedly false.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
BRYAN HAS HIS DOUBTS,
BUT WOULD Be PLEASED

San Benito, Tex, Feb. S-William
J. Bryan declared here today that he
feared the money trust investigation
would be a farce. ''If the banking
committee begins at once and makes
q prompt and thorough investigation,
l shall be both surprised and delight
ed" said Mr.. Bryan.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
WANT The POWER TO SEE
IF THERE'S A MONEY TRUST

Associated Press.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. S.-Rep-
resentative Pujo of Louisiana, chair
man of the house committee on
banking and currency, said today he
would introduce a resolution to vest
his committee with plenty Of pow
ers to learn if there is a money
trust" in the United States.
There are about u millions uno-
pened letters received each year at
the dead letter office.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
MORSE WANTS TO GET
OUT OF Lime LIGHT
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. S.-Charles w.
Morse, with his wife, his sister Jen-
ME, and DR.. A. l.. Fowler, passed
through here today en- route to New
York. "Mr. Morse has nothing to
say because he wants to get out OF
the limelight as quickly as possible, :"
said DR.. Fowler.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
JAMES J. HILL MUST
TELL OF The LEASE
Associated Press.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. S.-James
j. Hill chairman of the directorate
of the Great Northern railway, was
served with a subpoenae at Jekyll
Island. Ga. today to testify before
the Stanley steel investigation COM
mittee regarding the so-called Hill
lease on tine Lake Superior ore field
to the United States Steel corpora
ton.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
BLACK FOX is seen,
RAREST OF THE RACE
Associated Press.

AsSOCIdTed PreSs.
Louisville, KY, Feb. Residents
of Indiana Knobs, opposite this city,
have caught glimpses of black fox,
a rare species and the fur of which
is the most valuable of any North
American foxes. An old fashioned
hunt is being organized in hopes Of
catching it,
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
SILVER At HIGHEST
PRICE IN SIX YEARS

g Associated Press. G
s. San Francisco, Feb. S.-The &
g bankers here explain rise of 4
g 1c in the price of silver, which &
g reached 50 &c an ounce, the &
g highest level in six years, as &
g due to a prospect for larger &
6, demand of silver with the open &
9, ing of the Chinese republic. &
6 6
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08

necessary. THE man." says he, "who
buys his Thanksgiving turkey at the
butcher shop and buffers his bakers
bread from a creamery to which he
doesn't furnish milk won't make
much of a success raising onions or
anything else but the devil We
were miners before we tried farming
and our experience has shown us that
the more we raise at home the less
we'll have to buy on a credit later
on
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
TO WATTERSON'S STATE
TO ADDRESS LEGISLATURE

6. Associated Press.
8 Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. s. 6
3 Governor Woodrow Wilson of 6
!, New Jersey spent two hours 6
8 here today. en- route to Frank 6
3 fort, KY. where he will address 6
:, the Kentucky legislature tomor- 6
3 row.
q {.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
DOWN WITH CHURCHILL" IS
The CRY, AND TROUBLE
is THREATENED.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Belfast, Ireland, Feb. s. - Wns-
ton Spencer Churchill, first lord of
the Admiralty, and the chief figure
in today's home rule demonstration,
arrived here this morning. A num-
ber of Orangemen, who gathered at
the station, greeted him with groans
and boos.
In course of the morning, a crowd
OF unionists paraded the streets with
an effigy of Mr.. Chuchill, to which
placard was attached bearing the
words, Down with Churchill, no
home rule" For preserving the
peace, detachments of police have
been posted everywhere and troops
are held in readiness.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
FIREMAN HURT; 100000
LOST IN A CHICAGO FIRE
Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. s. - One fireman
was seriously injured and a loss of
100000 was caused today by fire
which destroyed the warehouse of
the Chicago Railways company.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-08
TOMMY BURNS is BACK,
WOULD MEET JOHNSON
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. s. - Tommy
burns, the heavyweight fighter, re-
turned from Australia last night, and
announced that he was anxious to
meet Jack John nson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22
THE NEW STATE CHAIRMAN.

The Chicago Record-Herald speak
ing OF Roger c. Sullivan's voluntary
relinquishment OF the reins as demo-
cratic leader, following his sweeping
victory over the Hearst Harrison
forces IN the state convention Friday
at Peoria, says It means a general
promotion in the ranks OF the state
committee.
Charles Boeschenstein Of Edwards
vile, present chairman of the state
committee. has already been Endorsed
for Sullivan's Job as national commit
teeman from Illinois. He is Sulli-
vans own choice.
To I'LL the chairmanship vacancy
Arthur W. Charles OF Carmi, present
vice chairman OF the committee, will
probably step up a notch when the
committee meets 10 days hence to or
ganize. Isaac b. Craig OF Mattoon,
present secretary, is slated for re-
election.
Mr.. Boeschenstein Issued a call f0r
a meeting OF the state committee be-
fore he left Peoria. The session will
be held in Springfield in 10 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22

on. 1t makes little difference what 1t
is-fad, folly, hobby, literary or re-
ligious, making collections of bugs,
bootjacks, suspender buttons or any
thing else. Keep the mind az work
and directed from self and the mar
row range of personal concerns, bod
lily aches and animal wants, and the
mentality will remain alive and keep
the physical organism in working or
der, and men and women may thus
grow old without becoming doddering
and driveling bores.
This is the tabled fountain spring
whose waters can stay the oncoming
OF senility. If he had known this
fact Ponce de Leon might have found
the spring of eternal youth at his
home instead of making his futile
wanderings through marshes and
swamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22
BUT ONE CONTENTION.

There was but one democratic
state convention at Peoria last Fri
day and that was the one which as
sembEed at the Coliseum under the
direction of the state central COM
mittee. It was to that convention
that all the delegates were accredited.
Under these circumstances it may
well be asked what was the Hearst
Harrison crowd doing over in the
rink? What standing had this ele-
ment any more than any other as
semblage Of men which might have
met in Peoria at the same time that
the duly authorized state convention
was held?
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chi
cago, who was drawn into the Hearst
combination, seemed to realize this
as clearly as anyone after he became
familiar with the circumstances. AS
the Chicago Record-Herald says:
"The crushing defeat to the 'H.-H.'
forces is not without an aftermath.
Discord has arisen in their own ranks,
NNth W NhE tAlCnI VI lTOU-
BILE among members OF the Cook coun-
ty contingent. Hard words passed at
a final conference held after the
'rump' convention and there was lit
tie attempt made to hide the show
OF feeling after the leaders arrival
in Chicago. Mayor Harrison himself.
is said 70 be considerably put out.
He had been advised that his fac
ton had enough downstate delegates
to form a majority and was consid-
erabIy chagrined when less than 40
all told out Of 746 rallied to his stand
ard. The remainder were either in
the Sullivan camp or absent.
"A quorum in the state convention
is SIS. This the 'H.-f.' forces did
not have. even after counting the 4O4
contested delegates selected al
the Seventh armory meeting in
Chicago last Monday. The mayor
told his close friends that he
had been misled by his advisers
and that had he known the real
status OF affairs he would not have
gone to Peoria"
Before they left Peoria, both Judge
Edward F. Dunno, candidate for gov,
ernor, and Colonel James Hamilton
Lewis, candidate for United State.
senator. announced that the peac,
propositions of the regular convention
TO the Reconsideration crowd that thu
regulars were under no obligation Il
recognize, were both Just and honor
able.
And yet they we're insultingl,
turned down by the Hearst-H Harrison
leaders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22
PEACE AND ETERNITY
Quincy Herald.)

over the decks of the stricken ship,
swelling in paeans of hope and aspira-
ton above the roar of the escaping
steam, above the sobs and cries of ter
TOR, drifted the melody of a grand
old hymn. Even as the waves surged
over the mighty fabric which was once
the pride of the seas. came bravely
and with a final note of Heavenly
comfort to those about to die, the
refrain:
Nearer My God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee"
The cries were hushed in the pres
ence OF death, and as If it were a
united prayer mute in the agony Of
despair, arose the final words:
There let the way appear,
Steps unto Heaven;
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22

When not long since the Republic,
also of the White Star line, went
down in collision in fog not far from
the American coast, Jack Binn, the
wireless operator proved the hero of
the hour by sticking to his post, even
after the boat was sinking. Suisse
quently II was learned that Binn, in
common with other wireless operators
received the magnificent salary of 81 5
per week for his life-saving services.
The investigation of the circum-
stances attending the loss of the Tt
tanic has brought out the fact that
the wireless operators we're mere
boys, overwoEked and underpaid-
working long hours without sleep al
dlsgracefully low wages, and With the
lives OF thousands OF passengers in
their hands.