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The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
NEW MANAGERS
FOR Iona LAND
SALES CONCERN
D. B. Wright andC.E.
Cherrington axe
Agency for Reed
and Sugar Co.
JANUARY ISL

A ENCOURAGEMENT was made to-
~ day that ID. b. Wright and Chas
II. Cherrington, under the name
of the Wright-Cherringto Invest
ment Company. have assumed the
agency for the Western Sugar & Lane
Company, the Reed-Shoup- Warren
interests, the McKhnie-D Dayie- -Shaffer
interests and the Grand junction
Town & Developi ent Company in
this city, with offites on the ground
floor of the Grand Valley Bank
building. This firm will succeed w:
A. Parker rs general manager of the
Iona Land Sales Company and VIII
be the authorized representative Of
this big coterie oil capitalists. who
are heavily Interested in the city and
valley
The concerns to lbe handled by the
ght-Cherrington Investment Com
pany will include, the Iona Land
Sales Company. the Fruita Canal a.
Land Company. the Grand Junction
Warehouse Conlpsny, the Grand
Junction Town 4 development Com
pany and other subsidiary concerns.
A wide and vigorous colonization
Continued ON Page 6.)
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
Smudging Saves a Portion of
S5O,COO,0OO Citrus Crop on
The Coast Last Night.
TELLURIDE is FROZEN SOLIDLY

Loosing his craps little bit last
night King Zero let the people of
Grand Junction off with tempera-
ture of lS.2 below zero, siX-tenths of
one degree warmer than the night
before-if warmer" could be used
thus. The coolest report from any
part of the valley came from the
Fruitvale section. as on the previous
morning, with % below zero at sew
eral places.
Although the temperature was not
SO cold as the preceding morning.
there is no doubt that the cold snap
is still here, and it will be several
days before people will be feeling like
coming out as usual to bask in the
sunlight. All records. as stated yes
terday. have been broken and yester-
day when the maximum temperature
was but . degrees above zero. max
ing the mean temperature for the day
s II degrees below zero, it was by
many degrees the coldest day ever
recorded in the valley. The lowest
maximum ever known heretofore was
9 above in February. 1903
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
HANNAH CREEK
SYSTEM UNDER
HARDEST TEST

Salt Lake City is suffering from
water famine and water is being
sold on the streets by the gallon. The
superiority CT the Hannah Greek wa
ter system over The Salt Lake system
is apparent. missioner Vedder
stated this morning that there is no
signs of the great flow of water in
the Hannah Creek lesscning in the
slightest. and at the present time
there is great amount of water
unused going over the spillway, while
200 inches comes down the pipe line
to this city, a greater amount than
is used in this city in the summer.
If the Hannah Creek system sur
wives this present cold snap-and
you can bet it will, and easy. too-no
one can cast any doubt on the system
being in every way efficient and able
to stand any test that can be given it.
1t has been colder on the creek than
the memory of the Oldest inhabitants
of that region can recall and still the
purest of water gurgles along under
the ice in a stream that is fully 500
or more inches" said Mr.. Vedder.
No one can doubt that this week
Will be the supreme test for the sys-
TEN. and that it may be score of
years before anything like it is expe-
rienced
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
GILBERT C0NFESSES ROBBERY KCR|MNATES TEACH0UTS FATHER
NEWTON IS BUSY
Representative
introduces -Four Bills and An
SHers Four Million Questions
About AmTnOnS County.

Four bills have already been intro
duced by A. c. Newton, Mesa coun-
tvs representative in the legislature.
and when he is not eating or sleeDine
he is busy answering questions about
the proposed "Ammons' county mea-
sure. Ammons county. according to
those who are in the know. Is one of
the livest things in the legislature.
Unless some general legislation
changes the powers OF the legislature
before the body acts on the propo-
sition. Ammons county will be estab-
lished right off the bat. Around the
capitol they are saying that never be-
fore has so strong a preliminary line
up been arranged for Il proposed new
county as this year. Two other new
counties will come into being If GER
tain bills now introduced are enacted
They are: Hughes county. out of
portions of Pueblo. Otero. Huerfano
and Las Animas, and Alamosa county
out of Costilla and Conejos
Newton is placed in peculiar po-
sition over his bill. refusing to sup
port it, and, so far, not taking any
active opposition to it,
Mr.. Newton has also introduced
his stock bill which provides for the
recovery of damages for all stock
driven over public highways on hill
sides and through cuts He has also
introduced his reclassification bill for
Mesa county. However. If the Am
mons county bill goes through the
classification bill will be null and
void for the county will not then be
sufficiently populous to be entitled
to second class privileges.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
WOULD GIVE MESA
ITS OWN SENATOR
Senate Bill Proposes to Reap
portion Representation In
Next Legislature.

\ measure which has the cordial
support OF Representative \. c. New
ton In the Legislature is the senate
bill introduced by Renator w. c. Rob
inson. which rcapportions the repre-
sentution of senators and representa-
tiyes over ihe state. Senator Robin
son is also author of the measure to
form new congressional districts.
ty senator and representative with
The new bill would give Mesa coun-
out floating the senatorship with Del
tn county. Both counties are entitled
to separate representation. and in all
probability the bill will be passed In
another two years, it il believed. Me
81 county Will be entitled to two
representatives in the house as well
as member of the senate.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
SHAFROTH WANTS
POPULAR VOTE
FOR SENATORS
Sentinel SpecinI Service

Sentinel Special Service,
Denver, Jan. Slate this after
noon Representative Newton of Mesa
county introduced his herd-law bin
to prevent stock running at large.
It will be under the local option sys-
TEN as to the territory to he covered
by the law.
Governor Shafroth sent a message
to the house today asking the legis-
lature to ratify the proposition for
the election of United States senators
by popular vote.
a bill was introduced in the sem
ate to establish the office of state
sugar-beet chemist.
Little was done in either house to-
day.
The election of Senator w. II. Ad-
ans as president of the senate was
accomplished late Yesterday after
noon. The assistance of the repub-
lican senator's was secured by the
Conejos County man, and with his
own vote he had strong majority.
The other element was not suffi-
ciently wise in politics to defeat the
old-timer.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
SUCCESS IS NOW
OFFICIAL PAPER
Commissioners Do Not Want
Wide Publicity Given to
Their Proceedings.

Refusing the offer of The Daily
Sentinel to publish the proceedings
of the commissioners in the daily as
well as in the weekly edition of the
paper for a fraction more than the
Clifton Success bid for the printing.
the republican county commissioners
this morning put their feet down on
the proposition of giving publicity
to their official acts.
Bids were received from the Pali-
sade Tribune, Daily and Weekly
News, Clifton Success and Weekly
Sentinel. The bids from The Senti
mel and the Clifton Success were
lowest. The Sentinel offered to pub
lish all county printing at the rate
of 35c for the first inch insertion,
and 25c for each succeeding insertion.
The Success bid was 35c and 2Sc
for the delinquent tax list, and SOC
and 1Oc for all other printing
The Sentinel, however. in accord
ance with its long standing demand
that the proceedings of the county
commissioners should be given the
widest possible publicity. offered to
duplicate in the daily edition the
proceedings of the board published in
the weekly. in case this paper was
awarded the contract.
The value of advertising Is based
of course, on circulation, and Com
missioner Bessire voted strictly for
The Sentinel. Commissioner Thomp-
son stood by his home man. Louis
Meyer. and Commissioner Dwyer,
unable to throw his support to the
morning paper, because of their high
bid, refused to allow The Sentinel to
publish the proceedings and voted
for Meyer.
The Success bid, on the year. will
be less than S100 lower than The
Sentinel's in the year.
w. NJ. Merrill secured the county
job printing contract for the year. His
bids were lower than those of any
other job printery.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
THREE SURVIVE
FURY Of GALE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Astoria, Ore, Jan. S.-Only three
survive out of the Sc men who sailed
from San Francisco on the i'll fated
oil tank steamer Rosecrans. which
sank yesterday off Peacock Spit.
Fred Peters, the quartermaster, is
the only man who has reached shore.
He was washed up on the beach last
night, more dead than alive. His
name was the only information the
rescuers were able to get from him
before he relapsed into unconscious
ness
Two more of the survivors, whose
names are unknown. are aboard the
lightship, which rides far out beyond
the Columbia River bar. They were
taken from the rigging of the sunk
eli vessel by life-savers from Point
Adams. Being unable to reach the
shore, the life-savers worked their
disabled boat to the lightship. The
fourth member of the Rosecrans' res
cued crew died in the lifeboat
The gale, which drove the Rose
Grams to her fate. still howled over
the bar early today and 1t seemed
impossible for the lfe-savers to reach
shore before it fell.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
CATTLEMEN TO ASK
/ FOR WOLF BOUNTY
Plans Are Being Formed For
Annual Membership Meet
ing Held Here Soon.

The annual endeavor of the cattle
men of Mesa county to secure wolf
bounty from the county commissions
ers will probably be successful this
year, according to officers of the
Mesa County Stockmen's association,
which meets in the city January IA.
This will be one of the most impor-
tant matters to come before the cat
uemen at their meeting en- the af-
ternoon of that day. and in the eve
ming when the banquet is held 1t will
be an important topic for informal
discussion.
A bounty of $50 Fer head on grey
wolves is to be asked the new board
shortly after their induction into Of
flee. and there seems every likelihood
that it will be granted. The stock
men are united in asking for this
sum.
j. McCrillis. secretary of the state
board of stock inspection, will be
the guest of honor, although several
outside stockmen have been invited
The annual election of officers will
be accomplished during the afternoon
of January IA, and. following the
banquet in the evening, the annual
ball will be enjoyed by the growers
and their ladies'.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
TAFT URGES BIG
INVESTIGATION
APPROPRIATION
President Sends Special Mes.
sage on Need Of Economy
and Efficiency.
Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. S.-Congress
was asked to appropriate a quarter
OF million dollars for continuing
the Investigations of the commission
on economy and efficiency into the
executive departments of the gov
ernment in a special message today
by President Taft.
The message was sent in trans
hitting the report OF the commission.
which recommends changes which it
says Will effect saving of several
million dollars annually.
The president declares that the
technique and procedure OF every
branch of the government should be
investigated by the commission with
view of reducing expenses. To do
this, however. ample funds will he
necessary.
President Taft says: "At a total
cost of about s230,000 during the
81 months covered by the work OF
the commission, facts have been de-
veloped and recommendations made
which. If followed. will result in the
saving of millions of dollars every
years"
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
WEATHER HALIS
WORK ON bR|DGE

The bitterly cold weather has halt
ed the work on the Main street bridge
structure, and everything will be at
a standstill until the temperature
moderates. A man is kept at the
bridge and keeps the big boiler fired
up at all times to prevent freezing.
Mr.. Lumsden stated this morning
that the bridge progress has been
very satisfactory to him and he hopes
to have it done on time or little
ahead, as such delays as the present
one were included in the time al
lowance.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
WANT COUNTY TO
USE OLD INDIAN
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Committee Named TO Have Com
miSSioneTs Cooperate TO Get
Property Through Act.

bill authorizing the transfer OF
the old Indian School property to
Mesa county, to he used for agricul-
tural purposes. will be introduced at
the present term of the legislature
Plans looking to this end We're made
last evening at a meeting of citizens
at the city hall. A committee, conf
posed of James a. Becker, r. T.. Nc
serve and n. \. Glasco will ask the
county commissioners to endorse the
proposition, and bill will be imme-
diately drafted and forwarded to Sem
ator stephan and Representative
Newton for Introduction
The Teller Indian school was aban-
doned by the government two years
ago because of the policy of the then
Indian commissioner, Francis E.
Leupp. of cutting out all non-reser-
vation schools. The school buildings
and land. by congressional act,
were decided to the state to be used
Tor educational purposes, and ii is
the aim of the state now to let 1t
revert back to the government, as a
recent inspection of the structures
caused the committee from the SEN
ate to report it as useless and ex-
pensive. Many of the buildings have
been allowed TO deteriorate in the
past year or so. and most of them
Will require remodelling. The drain
age problem, too. has been n serious
one. but the government has at last
taken up the problem of tiling in
that locality. and eventually Engin-
eer Dalton G. Miller anticipates be-
ing able to reclaim the entire tract.
BY allowing the property to be
turned over to the county, 1t is hoped
that an educational institution of
some kind can be eventually estab-
lished there and supported by the.
county.
Another committee composed of ].
j. Lumsden. W. p. Ella and X. f. Me-
serve will make an inspection of the
premises to determine the probable
cost of fitting the buildings for hab-
itation
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
Warmer, but Still Well Below
Zero, Thermometer Affords
Very Little Relief.
DAMAGE TO TREES is SLIGHT

OVItT DTaCpS TeDOTteU DeIOW zero
temperatures as follows: Dragon.
2l; Atchee, Is; Watson, Ut, "a:
Clifton, 20; Highland Park. %; Kan
nah Creek, u; Vineland. 20; Peck
ranch, 23: Fruit Ridge, 90, and Hun
ter "a
At the Il. T.. Turpin ranch, where
there is a government instrument in
shelter, the temperature on the
last three mornings have been re-
spectively as follows: 23h below
zero, 80 " below and "a below.
Local Forecaster Nichols looks for
a rise in temperature from now on,
and there is little likelihood that the
grip will tighten again. as the condi
tions in the surrounding states show
early relief.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
COLD WAVE ABATED; TEMPERATE WEATHER
PREVAILS; l8bELON |SBUREAUS FIGURE

The cold wave is letting up all
over the west, and reports of warmer
temperatures Were received from al
most every quarter The list of nip
ped ears. noses aud fingers continued
to grow today, in spite of the medera-
ton, and local people will have cause
to remember this week until their
dying day.
Temperatures rom various parts
of Mesa county. as compiled by The
Sentinel from telephone reports. are
as follows:
Grand Junction, u S.
Government w .1S.2 below zero
Residence reports 10 below zero
Fruita . "a below zero
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08

The statement was made for the
purpose of securing reduction III
Gilbert's sentence. but this the court
refused to do. He declared that il
would be impossible for him to do
SO. and that he would not if he could
amend the penalty he had already
imposed
Gilbert was attended by his attor-
ney, F. Barnard Welsh, when the
statement was made. but Mr.. Welsh
refuses to make any statement in
connection with the case.
Gilbert's statement was. in sub
stance, as follows:
Statement Was F1lll.
.-.i'Several months before the thing
2 happened, Bert Teachout suggested
the matter to me- but l. thought he
was Joking. Laier. he spoke of ii
again. and saw how easy ii would be
to get the money from the Somerset
shipment From that time on we
talked it over from time to time and
laid our plans. Finally. we talked
it over with Teachout's father. and
he agreed that it would be easy-that
all We would have to do would be to
.hide it carefully.
i"It was finally arranged by Bert
: Hat he was to call his father up ev-
Oh evening during the time the ship
ri,tnt was expected, and that when
ne called him up it was to show that
the stuff had not arrived. One night
he did not phone, and that was to
show that the money had come.
Boyish Theatres.
~ THAT night Bert came in, took my
Vevolver away from me, and we shook
Ghands. He said he would keep the
gun until death. He hit me over the
heaN and tied me up and went away
with the sack 1t weighed about 80
pounds, but think he carried ii off.
lie was to take it to his fathers
place.
He was gone but about half an
hour and then he came back. He sig
nailed to me through the wall by
\ pounding that everything was all
Night, and then | commenced to call
for help. You know all the rest.
Respect for Mother of Bert"
Judge Shackleford interrogated the
boy for some time. Gilbert declared
that he had not confessed before on
account of the stigma it would bring
on Teachout's mother. "She is a
fine woman, | think. and didn't
want to hurt her. That was why !
did not make a clean breast of it
sooner"
Attorney Welsh then asked the
court to reduce the sentence, but the
Judge declared that it was beyond
his power to change the sentence. Il
would not if | could" he added. 1T
is possible that when Teachout's term
is ended that clemency can be exer-
cised, but | can do nothing now"
Gilbert was sentenced to from five
to eight years. while Teachout was
given from four to seven years. The
court expressed the opinion at that
time that Gilbert was the more gull
ty. of the two.
Kinard Surprised.
Attorney j. NJ. Kinard expressed
the deepest surprise this afternoon
when told that Gilbert had made a
statement. My client, Teachout, has
never made any sort of statement to
me. and | know nothing of the sort.
| could say nothing. until have
seen him. | am very much surprised
that Gilbert has incriminated Teach
outs father"
1t is understood late this afternoon
that the proposed appeal to the SUI
rreme court has been abandoned and
that both men will serve their SEN
tences at once.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
Attenunted Mathematics Wins for
Undertakers in County Burial Bid

High class fractions figured in thu
letting of bids for the county under
taking this morning when the com
missioners decided to select Yunker
G Callahan as the official undertak-
ers for the county's INDECENT dead.
Two other undertakers bid against
this firm. but when 1t comes to un-
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
SNOW SLIDE DESTROYS
HOTEL AND STORES

Steuart. B. c.. Jan. S.-A snow
slide from International mountain,
opposite the town site of Bitter
Creek, tore across the Bear river last
night destroying the Forks hotel.
The stables and store opposite the
hotel were also razed: but nobody
was injured.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
BOY WEEDS STEPMOTHER.

Associated Press.
Roswell, N. NJ. Jan. S.-Hedrick
Armstrong. 10 years old and son
OF the late DR.. William Palmer Arm
strong of Chicago, was married yes
terday to his step-mother, Mrs. Mar
tha Margaret Armstrong, ~ years
old. The elder Armstrong has been
dead six months.
The county officials refused to is
sue them a license until the written
consent of the boys guardian had
been obtained.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
FIENDISH ATTEMPT To
MURDER OPIUM CRUSADERS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
San Francisco. Jan. S.-Whiie ].
w. Smith, customs agent, and Z. E.
Enlek, inspector, were searching for
opium last night in the water tank
on the Pacific Mail steamer China,
someone turned water into the tank
The men escaped only after a hard
struggle, and declared that it was
a deliberate ATTEMPT to murder them.
The officers finally discovered 315
tins OF opium on board valued at
s9,450.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
us. Bank e Trust
Co. r e ele cts Ola
Officers and Board

Last evening the United States
Bank & Trust Company held its an
nual meeting.
The same board of directors and
the same officers were chosen. No
business. except the ordinary routine
business of the bank. was transacted.
The condition of the institution is
excellent, and the officers and board
were well pleased with the report of
the years business.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
MISSIONARY'S SON KILLED
BY CHINESE HIGHWAyMEN

Associated Press.
PekiHg, China, Jan. S.-Chinese
robbers today shot and killed John,
the infant son of Rev. r. o. Jolliffe
Of the Canadian Methodist mission,
in an attack which was made by the
bandits upon the boat in which the
missionary was returning to the town
of Tzeliut Sing.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
SUICIDE DEVICE PROVES
TO Be HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Jan. S.-With his
head incased in an air-tight box,
which bore the inscription, Patent
applied for and into which gas was
released through the agency of an
alarm-clock device, s. g. u. Comber
lay on the floor of his home here and
was asphyxiated
The alarm clock not only released
the gas. but also notified the neigh
bors of the suicide. However, they
arrived too late to save the mans
life.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
WIRES DOWN BETWEEN new
YORK AND CHICAGO TODAY
Associated Press

Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. S.-Telegraph wires
between New York and Chicago were
prostrated today as result of the
sleet and wind storm which prevailed
last night. The conditions are re-
in years.
Continued on Page 6.)
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
YOUNG PRISONER MAKES
CLEAN BREAST Of WHOLE
BUSINESS TO THE COURT
Effort Made to Have Sentence Reduced but
Judge Shackleford Refuses to Amend
Original Penalty Imposed
APPEAL MAY NOT Be MADE, IS LATEST REPORT

EXPRESS COMPANY, IN WHICH $4,000 WAS TAKEN FROM
UNION DEPOT AND DECLARING THAT BERT TEACH
PLANNED INCRIMINATING
AS ACCESSORY BENJAMIN GILBERT
TEACHOUT. ROBBERY
MONTH MADE DETAILED STATEMENT TO JUDGE SPIGG
MORNING
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08

'erbidding Yunker G Callahan show
themselves to be real class.
Mrs. Hattie G. Pearson bid $685. e.
Krohn, $40, and the winners bid
90-billionths of one trillionth of
mill. The fellow that can beat that
for fractions is considerable mathe-
matician. as George Thompson would
say.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
Associated Press.
FRANK CHANCE IS MANAGER.

Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. S.-Frank Chance
has signed contract to manage the
New York American League team
this year
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
LANE HEADS INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION

Washington. Jan. S.-Franklin
Lane of California was chosen to be
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission today for the year begin
ming January /
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
TARIFF SCHEDULE NOW
UNDER DISCUSSION
Associated Press.

Washington. Jan. S.-The ways
and means committee of the house
today began the consideration of
schedule p OF the tariff bill. which
includes earths, earthenware and
glassware.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08

Whitewater Girl Here.
Miss Vida Laramore is in the city
this week visiting with local friends.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-08
POWERS TAKE A HAND.

Associated Press.
Constantinople, Jan. SIN a
statement made today. Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign minister,
made a proposal to the powers for
preserving Adrianople to Turkey,
subject to the dismantling of its for
tifications and other conditions.
1t is understood that the proposal
stands q good chance of acceptance.
Associated Press.
London, Jan. S.-The Servian gov
ernment today decided to withdraw
from the Adriatic sea.
This step is regarded in all quar-
ters as notable step in the direction
of peace.