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The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

in detail a few days ago, these two
trips cost The Sentinel nearly $1,000.
Two weeks later We announced that
to the young lady who came in sec
ond The Sentinel would give two
tours-one for herself and one for
another young lady friend-to and
through the Yellowstone National
park. These trips will occupy about
two weeks and will cost The Sentinel
$500.
81 Were Entered.
Owing to its unusual, interesting
and original features and the mag
nificent nature of the prizes, the con-
test aroused keen interest from the
very start.
Fifty-two young ladies, represent
ing every section of Mesa county,
were entered in the contest when it
first opened. Day by day that num-
ber dwindled A number of girls,
who made spectacular races in the
first weeks of the contest, dropped by
the wayside as the weeks passed.
Finally, month ago, it was real
ized that the race was between Miss
Agnes Dodson and Miss Ethel Black
well, and through the days that fol-
lowed the most evenly matched COM
petition imaginable was waged be-
tween these two young ladies. They
kept close together for count after
count, first one leading and then the
other. In a majority OF the counts
during the last month Miss Dodson
led: but Miss Blackwell was always
ciose behind. Wednesday OF this
week the last count before the final
count was made and Miss Blackwell
led Miss Dodson by 1,065 votes.
There could not have been more doubt
about the final outcome. In the last
days few people were willing to make
predictions as to the result. The
chances of each girl appeared to be
as coed as those of the other up to
the last hour.
All day yesterday the voting was
very heavy, and until Q O'Clock last
night the battle of the ballots con-
tinued.
Office Crowded.
When the ballot box was closed at
9 o'clock The Sentinel office was
crowded with friends and supporters
of the candidates. According to the
Continued on Page Al
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

D. Edenburn. composing the tour
committee of the association, last
night.
Route Scenic One.
The total length of the journey
will be 3.549.1 miles. 1t will con-
sumo 33 days, from July l to August
.. with 2S days of actual running
time. The average daily mileage will
be l26.76.
Two night camps will be necessary,
the first at FIT. Riley, Kas., on the
night of July Z, and the second at
Kearney's Ranch, New, on the night
of July 20.
The detailed route is as follows:
Route in Detail.
July /, leave Indianapolis and ar
rive at Terre Haute. July 2, arrive
at Springfield via Paris, Chrisman,
Tuscola and Decatur. July 3, arrive
st. Louis via Carlinville and Alton.
July 4. leave st. Louis and arrive at
Columbia, Mo-, via Warrentown. July
5, arrive Kansas City via Marshall
Continued on Page ~
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

The Indianapolis News of May 13
has the following to say about the
tour and its arrangements:
The route of the Indiana-to-Pacific
tour of the l. A. NJ. A. has finally
been determined, thereby settling
once for all the question which of the
three continental trails would be
CHOSEN. The Midland route. via Den
yer and Salt Lake City, won the hon
or, primarily because of its scenic
advantages. The southern highway,
the Santa Fe, was counted out be-
cause of its torrid climate, and des-
ert wastes. The northern trail, call
ed Overland, failed to qualify be-
cause of the dullness of the Wyom-
ing country through which it passes,
though the excellence of it's roadbed
for a time caused it to be given seri-
Gus consideration. Promoters of the
Midland route won out when they
agreed to put their highway in equal
ly as good condition as the Overland.
Final decision was rendered by w.
Mex. White, j. NJ. Ward, Jr.. and w.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
IBy MALTER wALKER.

[By WALTER WALKER.
IN the annals of newspaper voting
contests held in the state Of Colo
RADIO (and there have been scores
of such contests), the first contest
ever conducted by The Daily Sentinel
in the twenty years of its history
will rank as one of the most remark
able, exciting, or iginal and success
full ever conducted.
Attended by all of the excitement,
enthusiasm and general interest that
characterizes a typical and closely
contested municipal election, the
great contest came to a close at 8
o'clock last night.
No newspaper of the size of The
Sentinel in America ever assumed the
financial risk or contracted for such
expensive prizes for contest purposes
as The Daily Sentinel assumed and
contracted.
From every standpoint the contest
was an unqualified success.
Owing to the tremendous expense,
The Sentinel had to do very heavy
business in order to make the under
taking a financial success.
Prior to the opening of this con-
test The Sentinel enjoyed the largest
circulation of any daily paper be-
tween Pueblo and Salt Lake City.
Today we are glad to announce that
since the voting contest opened, we
have added over seven hundred new
subscribers, over five hundred OF
whom are new yearly subscribers. We
have today circulation OF many
hundreds in excess of that of any
other daily newspaper in this section
or in any city this size in the west
On February the 23rd The Senti-
mel made the first announcement that
| it would open great voting contest
on March 1st; that young ladies OF
the county would be eligible to enter
and that the young lady receiving the
highest number of votes would be
given a nine weeks tour embracing
five weeks of travel in the old world
and, Furthermore, that she would
have the privilege of selecting an
other young lady TO make the trir
with her, all the necessary expenses
of both young ladies being paid by
The Daily Sentinel. Therefore, the
first prize in the great contest was
] two European trips. AS explained
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Strangers are
Impressed Nth
Grand Junction

Two easterners stepped off No. 8
at the Union depot this morning and
walked up and down the platform.
They carried on an animated conver-
sation which was overheard by a
Sentinel reporter as follows:
This looks like a good town. |
wonder what place it is.
This is Grand Junction. and it is
said to be a pretty fine little city.
don't know how big it is, but |
should judge from the looks of the
paving and depot that it has $4,000
people,
Say, isn't this the place where
they do so much smudging to save
the fruit from frost?"
Yes; this is the place; and last
year they were SO successful in their
smudging that there was an over
production, and they did not know
what to do with the fruit"
well, sir. l have always wanted
to see this town, and they say it is
dry has commission form of gov
ernment and is Just up and a coming
for all things new and original.
wish i had time to stop off here. Are
you going to stop?"
Yes; and | made it point to get
my ticket fixed so / could stop over
here; and / expect to sell quite a bill
of goods. Well, so long!''
And the man who stopped off came
up town, and the other sighed and
climbed back onto the cars.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
REP. JAMES
To
ATTACKS IN
SUGAR ITEM
"Not Free Trade" ="
He Says, But a
Revision.
SMOOT RAGING
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
WY ARLINGTON, May 16.@Sena-
NJ tor James of Kentucky, the re-
puted spokesman of the Will
son administration, in a speech In the
senate today made n reply to the at
tacks on the sugar schedule OF the
Underwood tariff and Interpreted the
Baltimore platform as pledging the
party to free sugar.
James declared that the platform
approved the course of the democratic
house in the last congress, and read
a paragraph from the democratic
campaign text book commencing the
excellent record of the house in pla-
cling sugar on the free list"
Replying TO .Ransdell, who asked
if the president had not declared in
his Pittsburg speech that he would
not stand for free trade, James said
that the president was mot a free
trader, and that a bill which is cal
culated to raise 500 millions in reye-
nue. is not free-trade bill"
James praised the presidents stand
for free sugar, and, replying to a
question propounded by Rausdell, he
said he considered the sugar busi-
ness of the south and west legitimate
legally but not economically"
Continued on Page p
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
KERN FIGHTS FOR
HIS INVESTIGATION
Associated Press

Associated Press.
Washington, May 16. = Senator
Kern's resolution for an investiga-
tion Of the charges OF peonage and
militarism in the West Virginia min
ing districts was up in the senate
again today, with prospects for a
vote.
Kern received letter today from
State Senator Samuel B. Montgomery
of West Virginia, declaring that "hu-
man life is the only thing held value
less by the mine operators" and say
ing that the head of the state mining
department was an operator in whose
mines many explosions had occurred.
Montgomery added that 700 miners
had been killed in explosions in the
state, and that the only thing re-
ceived by the widows was "the pine
boxes in which their husbands were
buried" He declared that a lobby
was maintained against employers
liability bills in the legislature.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
HlSS AGNES D0DS0N wins EUROPEAN tour
Miss Blackwell
and Miss Combs
Thank Sentinel
May 1G, 1913.
MAY IL, - =
Mr.. Walter Walker.
Elito,. Tho nafIt- Sentinel.

May l6, 1913.
Mr. Walter Walker.
Editor The Daily Sentinel:
Dear Sir-We wish to state that
we chesrfully abide by the decision
of the judges as to the count last
night and in our opinion the contest
has been conducted in a fair, upright
manner from the beginning of the
contest until the close. as far as
yourself and The Sentinel are con-
cerned.
We especially wish to thank you,
as manager, the entire Sentinel force
and the judges-Mr. Wentworth,
Mr.. Shackleford, Mr.. De Long, Mr..
Rich, Mr.. j. NJ. Sampliner, Mr..
Aupperle. Mr.. Beach and Mr.. Kluge,
for the courteous and impartial
treatment we have received while in
this contest.
We want to express to the great
number of friends who stood by us
so faithfully in the contest and who
were at all times loyal in their sup
port. our sincere appreciation, and
these friendships VIII be always
among our pleasanteSt memories.
Sincerely,
ETHEL BLACKWELL.
BERTHA E. COMBS.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
SOCIALIST PARTY WILL PROBE
WEST VIRG|N|AN SITUATION
S. B. Hutchinson Writes First Report of
Doings of National Reds In City
of Chicago; Cheap Strawberries.

tendance at this banquet, including
twenty of the leading socialist speak
ers OF America, who gave short talks.
The most OF our work is in sub
committees on organization and the
like, with but little interest to the
general public.
On May = we decided to send two
delegates-kate Richards O'Hare
and Victor L. Berger-to the inter-
national socialist bureau to be held
some time this fall in Europe. We
also decided to send eleven delegates
to the next international socialist
congress, to be held in Europe in
1914.
On May 13 nominations were made
for all the party offices, the elections
to take place today.
| shall tf.$sf 10 get nome by the mid
die of next week.
will now furnish you another
item not pertaining to our commit
tee.
Large, fresh, nice Strawberries.
grown, picked. boxed and shipped
from some point in the south, are
now retailing in Chicago at four box
es for 25c. What the unorganized
farmers get for these berries after
paying all expenses is hard TO say.
While this is true and very hard on
the producer, the dear people have
one consolation, that is: that all the
trusts are still prcspering and selling
their goods at the same old high
prices.
Yours for the collective ownership
Of the means of life.-S. Il. Hutchip-
son.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
CH|LDRENS MAY FESTIVAL
IS TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Three Thousand People Watch Colorful
Beauties of Maypole Dance; Is
Gorgeous and Lovely.

The May Day festival at the fair
grounds this afternoon is proving to
be success beyond all expectations.
Over 5000 spectators, in addition to
the 1900 participating school chill
dren, are on the grounds, filling the
grandstand to the utmost capacity
The entire fair grounds are decorat-
ed with thousands of American flags
The beautiful May pole drill was
started at 3:15, and proved to be one
of the most beautiful exhibitions
imaginable There were pupils from
16 different rooms winding 16 May
poles, using the tints of pink, laven-
der. baby blue and green, with white
streamers. Each of the poles was sur
mounted by huge cluster of flowers,
and the whole scene was one of great
loveliness. A total of 2SS children
took part in this scene.
The bicycle race for boys was the
first event and was won by Ralph
Eastman, with Eugene Poirier second
and Frank Munson third. The prize
was a pair of gold cuff links from
the F. M. Smith Jewelry Company.
The free hand and body building
exercise was the second number on
the program, and was interesting, al
though not as pretty as the other fea-
lures The drills are being led by
Physical Director Marshall and all
of the grammar grade teachers are
helping in every way to make it a
success.
The Grand Junction band is fur
nishing splendid music for all the
features, and the scene is indeed a
gay one.
The Fair Association has donated
the use of the grounds for the festi-
val, and its magnanimity is greatly
appreciated by all.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Local Operative
Engineers Haze
Elected Officers

The local branch of the Interna-
tional Operative Engineers met and
organized last night at the city hall.
The branch is called Grand Junction
local No. 637. B. w. Vedder was
made president; Tom Handel, vice
president; Ounce Hutton, recording
secretary; V. C. Ogden. financial sec
retary; NJ. ]. Tracey, treasurer, and
Messrs. c. G. Whipple, ]. NJ. Stafford,
and Will T. Vedder, trustees.
The organization includes opera
tors of all motive power machinery.
An examining board will probably
be appointed at the first regular
meeting.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

There are 81 members OF our COM
mittee, the most of whom are pres
ent.
At our first days session on May
II, aside from adopting rules of or
der and naming the various sub-com-
mittees, very strong memorial to
President Wilson was passed on the
West Virginia situation, copy of
which was also sent to the governor
of said state. Besides the memorial,
a committee of three. consisting of
Eugene V. Debs, Victor l.. Berger
and Adolph Germer, was selected to
go to West Virginia and investigate
conditions as they are, and report
back to the committee of the whole.
On Sunday evening our committee
attended a banquet given by the
Young Peoples Socialist League. Sew
eral hundred socialists were in at
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Auto Driuers Wild
Ouer Nail Strewn
Road Near Watson

Uintah Railway auto drivers be-
tween Watson, IT.. and Verna) are on
the war path because a certain
freighter failed to discover leak in
a keg of shingle nails last week and
sprinkled a trail of small nails for 40
miles over the entire route. AS re-
suit auto tires have been looking like
porcupines backs for the last week
and the Uintah company has had more
tires to mend than in many days.
Half a dozen tires have been sent
to this city to be repaired and the
chauffeurs state that the trouble will
probably only cease after all the nails
have been picked up by tires.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

Washington, d. c., May 16.-Sec-
retary of State Bryan returned from
New York today and was at his desk
long before the cabinet meeting, at
which he is scheduled to present the
reply of the United States to Japan's
protest against the California anti
alien bill. 1t is probable that steps
will soon be taken to publish the
full text of the Japanese protest,
though this may be deferred until
the answer of the United States is
delivered.
Official circles see evidence of
President Wilson's conviction that
the issue be settled by diplomacy in
his announcement that there are to
be no movement of troops and ships
which could be CONNECTED with the
Japanese situation. 1t is still plan
ned to send the coast artillery troops
to reinforce the garrison at Hawaii,
but this movement is execution of
the comprehensive plans outlined by
the Taft administration.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Miss Agnes Dodson = 752, 1S5
Miss Ethel Blackwell 656, 7O6
RECORD OF FINAL COUNT.


The SenuePs Grea European Ton 4nd Yeloponc Park Trip
Contest
We the undersigned made the final count of the vote
The Daily Sennes European Tour and Yellowstone
Park Trip Contest The canvassed by this
cast between A. NJ Wednesday, May 18th, and p. NJ.
Thursday May 5th and this divided among the
spective candidates follows:
Miss Agnes Dodson----- 3IS,7Io
Miss Ethel Blackwell
Previous this the last count the total vote of each of the
candidates as follows:
Miss Agnes Dodson- 433,475
Miss Ethel Blackwell 434,54o
Therefore the final totals in this contest follows:
Miss Agnes Docson--- 752,IS5
Miss Ethel Blackwell $500
With this result before and in accordance with the rules
and regulations governing the the undersigned here
by declare that Miss Agnes Dodon entitled the two Europ
fro herself and the other for another young lady
when she may designate these being Offered first prize
in the
Furthermore hereby declare that Miss Ethel Blackwell
entitled the of the Yellowstone National Park
herself and another young lady whom she may designate
these being Offered the second prize the
Signed in hand this fifteenth day OF May 1913
7. r. WENTWORTH
SPRIGG SHACKLEFORD.
C. b. RICH
c. r. BEACH.
HERMAN w. KLUGE.
c. II. KETCHUM
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
REPLY T0JAPS
DISCUSSED BY
THE CABINET.
Will be Made Public
Is Expectation of
Washington.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, May 16.-President
Wilson and his cabinet spent three
hours discussing the proposed reply
of the United States to Japan's pro-
test against the California anti-alien
land law. 1t was announced that the
answer to Japan probably would be
presented very soon.
Secretary Bryan presented the cab
met with a draft of the answer,
which, it is understood, was substan-
TALLY approved. The reply may be
made public after its delivery to the
japanese ambassador.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Dauis Is Alternate

The Sentinel is informed today that
John f. Davis was elected alternate
delegate to the National Association
of Letter Carriers convention in San
Francisco. Mr.. Davis will attend the
convention and represent the local
organization in case Ellsworth Beatty
the regular delegate, is unable to at
tend. Harold Rider will accompany
the delegate but not as an accredited
representative.
Rev. ]. r. Lamb left for Eckert
this morning, to remain over Sunday
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
w. Harrison Gives
Children Mum Roots

W. Harrison of the Clifton section
is distributing chryssnthemum roots
to all children who anticipate enter
ing the Mesa county flower competi-
ton this year. He is going to try
to give roots to each applicant There
will be over one hundred contestants
from the present outlook. and the
flower competition win be held in
the fall at a big show.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
[By S. B. HUTCHINSON. ]

Chicago, May
14.-Up to this
time | have been
too busy to send
in a report of
the national
committee meet
ing of the So
cialist party be-
ing held in the
Briggs house in
this city, but
will now give
you a brief re-
port of some of
the leadin gmat-
ters that have
come before us.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

Mrs. Joseph A. Measures has been
confined to her bed at her home at
S43 Rood avenue with inflammatory
rheumatism. She has been i'll since
Monday of last week and her friends
sincerely hope for her early recov-
cry
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Big Meeting Of Elks.

Big Meeting of Elks.
On next Monday night the Elks
will have big session. There will
be four candidates initiated. Follow
ing the session Tiler Frank Whitta-
ker will serve a delicious luncheon.
A large attendance is expected.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Smith of Frui-
ta, who have been visiting in the
upper valley for some time, returned
to their home today. They report
finding lots of fruit in the Palisade
end of the valley.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
INDIANA TOURISTS WILL
REACH HERE ON JULY IS

THE big et of the Indiana AUTOMOBILE Manufacturers
Junction of July
This information today from INDIANAPOLIS where the
announced The machines Will
reach the city late in the afternoon is expected and viii leave
Woodside they VIII
night of July 16.
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
Miss Ethel Blackwell and Miss Bertha Combs to Take
Yellowstone Park Trip; Express Thanks to This
Paper for Its Fairness and Generosity
TOTAL VOTES CAST AGGREGATED NEARLY MILLION AND HALF
Winners Make a
Statement; Very
Grateful for Aid
Grand Junction. Colo.
a.

Grand Junction, Colo,
May l6, 1913.
Mr.. Walter Walker,
Editor The Daily Sentinel:
Dear Sir-We thank our many
friends who so Loyalty and sincerely
supported us in the contest.
Especially do We thank the school
children for their unselfish and
whole-hearted interest.
Sincerely,
AGNES DODSON.
SADIE DANlELL
The daily sentinel., 1913-05-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

Probably local showers tonight
or Saturday. Cooler tonight.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-06
JOHNSON GETTING m BAD.
Black Champion Now Barred ~ Bel.
uium-Others May Follow.

Brussels, Aug. Is. Jack Johnson may
soon Ice without country to light in.
England does not want him. lie cam
not return to America because of the
sentence FOR white slavery haugiug
over his head France harbory him,
but not cuouph to allow him t. mix
with the guests m FIRST class hotels.
Now Belgium has put the ban on him.
Following the announcement that
the champion was lu give boxing cN-
ADDITIONS i'm Belgium, the minister of
justice yesterday ISSUED an order that
all boxing contests i'm the future
should he investigated. This move was
made to prevent taking i'm matches.
The hue and cry against Johnson's
exhibiting in listSium became So great,
however that the minister of justice
was forced To issue another cdict. To-
day he put the lid down ON all boxing.
No further matches, whether between
blacks or white or mixed, will bc al
lowed tn bc staged i'm the kingdom.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-06
:. :. !. :. :. :. :. :. :. = = = = = :. :.
. RECALL GREATEST
;. HIT IN HISTORY OF
!. NATIONAL GAME.


New York, Aug. G.-Whcn Shoeloss
Joe Jackson, the Nap cIoutcr, drove
the BAH to the roof of the Brush stad-
ium on a recent visit of the Clevelands
to this city the effort was so spectac-
ular that many were led to believe
it was the longest hit ever made on
ball field. But John McGraw, Hugh
Jennings and other members of the
Baltimore baseball club of the early
sos, while admitting that Jackson
made a rather nifty wallop, declare
that the smash by Daniel Brouthers
at Oriole park, Baltimore, in 1924.
practically discounted Jackson's eff
fort
John Murphy, groundkecpcr for the
Giants, who acted in the same ctpac-
ity for the Baltimores at the time
the hit was made, is the best witness
for Brouthers. Murphy measured TN"
distance Inv Baltimore from the home
plato To the point ut right cente:
where the bah sailed over the fence
and makes uddiduvit il was 500 feet
The reason for the measurement was
that a great many waters were madr
as 90 the exact DISTANCE tn" hall went
on line before IL disappeared oyer
the fence.
After clearing the fence the bali
rolled two blocks aud was captured
by Herman Won der Horst an official
of the Baltimore cluJ. \ large sign
rearing the significant "IIcre" marked
the place where the ball jumped the
fence. John McGraw, in commenting
on the hit. SAID il was the creates,
hit he ever saw or over expects to
see.
The distance from the home plate
at the Brush stadium To- the point
where Iacksor's hit climbed on the
roof Is al feet. II is estimated thai
Brouthcrs' nit rolled more than 2O9
feet after clearing The fence which
would make the total distance covered
by the bali more than 200 feet
Brouthcrs in his prime was famous
ror long low drives on Il line to right
center.