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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

halfway maintenance OF W dy EN-
ployes has decided to move its head
quarters from st. Louis to Detroit,
and 10 erect a permanent building.
Electrical workers of Dallas Texas,
who were affiliated with the Reid fac
ton. which is not recognized by the
American Federation of Labor, have
decided to return TO the McNulty or
American Federation of Labor faction
The United Mine workers submitted
q proposition voting $4,000 to the
striking miners in the West Virginia
field TO a referendum vote to the min
ers OF Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The result was almost unanimous and
a check for $4,000 has been sent to
the organization at Charleston. The
miners Of Pennsylvania sent two loads
of clothing to their striking brothers
and q ton and a half was sent by the
miners Of Montana. The International
organization has bought boots. shoes,
underwear and other clothing at cost
Of 1000 for the strikers.
An English electrical experimenter,
]. A. Harker, has made the announce
ment that when two highly-heated car
boa electrodes are placed in the fur
mace at points Of relatively different
temperature, a flow Of electric energy
may be detected. By making one of
the electrodes movable, he was able
to produce low frequency alternating
current This led to the experiment
OF using two concentric electrodes,
one of brass and the other Of carbon.
Water was passed through the brass
tube TO keep 1t cool. The tubes were
insulated from each other by passing
hydrogen or nitrogen in the annular
space between them. When the outer
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
REINFORCEME
EXPECTED BY
lST GANG
Socialists Are Looking Forward
10 the Biggest Gathering
Held in Many Years.
TODD TO INTERFERE?

Industrial Workers of the World
$50 strong will invade Grand June
ton Sunday or Monday. They will
come from the west, and will reach
this city in time to participate in the
Zig |. w. w. meeting in the Sullivan
building which is to be presided over
by S. b. Hutchinson. Something
more than 100 are now in Thomp-
sons, and will probably wait there
until reinforcements to the number
of $50 arrive from Salt Lake City;
then they will commander the first
freight rain that comes by and come
straight to Grand Junction.
AS stated yesterday, a Denver &
Rio Grande special agent, Thomas
Rurge, started the hoboes west from
Green River, but they have gotten
as far as Thompsons.
They will probably go through
Cisco on the run, for word has been
sent out from that town that ten
deputies have been sworn in by the
constable there, and the gentry VIII
be forwarded" with all speed.
A prominent Cisco business man,
in telegraph message to this city
today says: 'The citizens of Cisco
will not submit to any rough work
trouble IL they start anything"
In this city it was hinted today
that Mayor Todd, as head of the po-
lice department, might interfere il
Acting Chief of Police Hermann at
tempted to deprive the visitors of
their constitutional right of free
speech Whether he will do so or not
cannot be certainly known; but it is
assured that he is not at all in SYM
pathy with the plans of the former
night policeman to keep the gang on
the run.
The meeting Tuesday night is at
tracing more and more attention.
That it will be attended by the lar
ger number of the visitors from the
west cannot be doubted, since a talk
er of national reputation will deliver
the "oration of the day"
Most of the special policemen ap-
pointed last week still have their
commissions; but it is not certain
that the extra men will be needed to
handle the situation.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
WILSON AND BRYAN
HOPE TO AVOID
JAPAH'S ANGER
Land Laws Are Being Postponed
For a Week They Hope
For Early Settlement.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Sacramento. Cal, Apr. 19.-Goy-
ernCr Johnson today received a tele-
gram from Secretary of State Bryan
giving the federal administration
views concerning the pending alien
land laws in the California legisla
ture. johnson Immediately trans
mitted the message to the Legislature
without making any comment. The
telegram says, in part:
THE president desires me to say
that, while he recognizes the right of
California to legislate according to
their judgment on land tenure, he
feels it his duty to urge the recogni-
tion of the international character of
such legislation. lie advises against
the use of the words, ineligible to
citizenship and favors limiting own
ership to citizens or those who have
declared their intention of becoming
citizens"
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
HUNGER Strike IN
DENVER STILL
WORKING
100000 May Yet Invade Denver
to Help Free Comrades
Who Are Now in Jail.
POLICE ARE CRITICIZED
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service
Denver, Apr. t9- Seventy-five
members of the |. W. ". are still
Oh hunger strike in the city Jail
here, and it may be that forcible
feeding may be resorted to in order
to prevent the entire party from
falling III.
Decided criticism OF the Denver
police has been made by members of
the socialist party here. 1t is
claimed that all have been herded
into single cell which has but 10
hunks, and that nothing hut bread
and water has been furnished the
men to eat. others claim that one
or two of the men have been Grip
Pied by assaults of the police.
David lngar, local /. w. w. lead
er, declares that, unless the men are
instantly freed and allowed free
speech on the streets, he will issue
q call for 100000 members of the
order TO come to Denver and live off
the city for weeks.
The police declare that they can
handle the visitors, and that street
speaking win not he tolerated from
the /. W. w S. or anyone else.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
260 | v. v. To ATTEND EET|NG TUESDAY NIGHT
Labor Men
All FAVOR
Matthews

A resolution urging the members
of the city council to confirm the
appointment Of ] A. Matthews as
chief al police was passed last even
ing at the Trades & Labor Assembly
and will be presented to the council
Tuesday evening.
Matthews, who is n member Of the
assembly, is practically the unanim-
Gus choice Of the labor men of the
city, il is said, and Mayor Todd is
said to have declared that he will
appoint no one else to the place.
On the other hand, several mem
bers of the city council are said to
have expressed their determination
to vote against the confirmation of
anyone but w. c. Hermann
Matthews can remain as night 20
liceman for 60 days without taking
an examination; but must then eth
er resign or successfully pass a civil
service examination. Before that
time, however. the deadlock over the
position of chief of police will prob
ably be broken.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
NEW ITEMS ARE
ON FREE LIST
Associated Press

Associated Press.
Washington, Apr. 10. The demo-
cratic house caucus today took up the
consideration of the ways and means
committees amendments to the tariff
bin, particularly to the administra-
tive features. Thes amendments do
not affect the substance of the bill,
but are merely intended to clarity
and strengthen the language OF the
measure.
So far the only substantial change
made in the bill has been the trans
fer of shoe machinery to the free list
The republican members of the
committee on ways and means today
conferred over the amendments
which they propose to offer as a sub
stitute for the democratic wool and
cotton schedules.
A majority of the committee on
ways and means today decided to
transfer buCkwheat and rice to the
free list, and to add savings banks
mot conducted for profit" to the eN-
Cmptions from the operation of the
income tax law. These changes were
reported later to the caucus.
Leader Underwood hoped to com
plete the consideration of the tariff
measure in caucus by tonight.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Value of County is
Near $25,OOOOOO
Says John Brown

Under the new assessors rules of
full valuation for all taxable proper
ty the assessors deputies are having
pretty smooth sailing, according to
County Assessor John T. Brown, who
says that the total valuation of the
county will exceed S25,OOO,OOO, by
a slight margin. The old valuation
was SS,2S9.252. The work of cover
ing the county is about half done.
Mr.. Brown will start an innovation
this year by mailing to each taxpayer
a statement of the total valuation
of his property as assessed. This has
not been done heretofore.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
The Girls in Europe.

On Sunday. July 10, the two Young
ladies' who will go to Europe as The
Sentinel's guests, will enjoy days
visit and rest in Wiesbaden, which
is one of the favorite society fashion
and health resorts in the Rhine coun-
try. 1t is three miles from the river.
the steamer landing being at Bic
brich. and is beautifully situated at
the foot OF the Taunus mountains,
surrounded by orchards and vine
yards. The mineral water. from which
the town derives its prominence, rise
from 10 hot springs and attract
large concourse of notables during
the season. The gaity of Wiesbaden
centers III the Kursall, but there are
many beautiful drives and excursions
to be made in the vicinity.
Weisbaden is the European home
of Werner H. Reed and the young
ladies will have an opportunity to see
his spacious chateau
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Paul Blackwell to
Read Friday Night

Paul Blackwell, one of the most
talented readers in the west and a
Grand junction artist, will read
from "The Man From Home" under
the auspices of the local EpwoTth
League, at the Methodist church on
Friday evening, April %.
On former occasions when Mr..
Blackwell has been heard by Grand
Junction audiences he has made a
great impression and has always
been accorded a hearty reception.
His work on THE Man From Home"
is exceptional, and he handles in all
eleven characters. There is no doubt
that there will be a large house to
greet the talented young man Friday
night.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Great Falls Plays
Palisade Sunday

sid" Hesters Electrics will be on
the Palisade diamond tomorrow af-
ternoon, batting the curves of the
Peach FuZz Bingers in the first con-
test the Great Falls team has had
outside of this city since coming
here. The game will be seen by
about so local fans, who will go to
Palisade to root for the "home boys"
as the Great Falls fellows are now
dubbed.
On Tuesday the Montanans will
wrestle conclusions with the Coal
Diggers at Cameo. Hester's team
will play Thursday at Palisade again,
and will probably fill in other dates
in the valley in the meantime A
game with an all-star aggregation
may be rugged up for next Sunday
here, which will be the last game
for the Great Falls team here.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Will Leaue Monday
For Pacific Coast

Monday Mrs. 7. NJ. Jones, one of
Grand functions best known pioneer
citizens, will leave for Los Angeles to
make her home. The change is nee
essary on account of Mrs. Jones'
health and a change of altitude will
benefit her. Mr.. Jones, who owns
the Grand Junction Post Card studio.
will join her on the coast as soon as
he can dispose of his property here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been resi-
dent of this city for 80 years, and
their going away will cause much
regret among their friends who are
legion. Mr.. Jones has been associat-
ed more or less prominently with
the business life of this city for
many years.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Fans Will Attend
Luncheon in Bic
Numbers Friday

Not less than $50 baseball fans are
expected to attend the luncheon next
Friday noon which will pc in compli-
ment to the members of the Great
Falls ball team which leaves the fol-
lowing Sunday night for Salt Lake
City, where they open their league
season.
A committee composed of Herman
Vorbeck, V. B. Lee, John, w. Van
Horn and J. NJ. Kinard has been ap-
pointed.
The place for the banquet has not
yet been announced, but the price
will be soc. All the friends of the
visiting club who want to attend this
feed" should apply to Herman Vor-
beck, before Thursday noon.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
FIR. Conway Home
From Conservation

Father Thomas NJ. Conway of the
st. Joseph's church arrived home
this morning from Denver and
Cheyenne. In the latter city he at
tended the conservation of Bishop
Duffy of Kearney, Neb. Father Con-
way reports that he had an interest
ing and restful trip.
He states that he found the wealth
er unseasonably cold in the city of
Denver, and was mighty glad to get
back to the sunny Grand valley,
where he feels so good and enjoys
life so.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Associated Press.


Washington, Apr. 19.-The post
ponemcnt of the alien land laws by
the California Legislature until next
week has slightly relieved the ten
sion here. Officials here plan to
utilize the interim in sending mes
sages to Sacramento and other points
in California to persons who may be
able to exert some influence on the
course of legislation in that state.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan make no secret of the fact
that they are precluded from Off
cially interfering in the progress of
legislation in California; but they
are privately addressing themselves
to individuals to secure the amelior-
alton of features of the pending land
bills which may be offensive to the
japanese government.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19

Associated Press.
Ell Paso, Tex, Apr. 19.-The Mex
lean federal garrison at Juarez today
found itself in a predicament. Some
daring person had made away with
the ammunition and breech-blocks of
all the cannon and machine guns,
rendering the pieces useless.
During the siege of Naco a large
shipment of ammunition was sent
through the United States for the
relief of General Ojeda. and now
Colonel Juan n. Vasquez has plenty
of men at Juarez, but no artillery
and little ammunition.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
OUer so Machines
in Motorcyclists
Section OF Parade

The motorcycle section of the
great May Day Music and Flower
festival parade here May 2, will be
one of the liveliest affairs in the city's
history. L. Frank Winfield. one of
the most enthusiastic motorists in
the county. said today that he thinks
there will be over fifty machines in
the line for the parade, the major
ity of them decorated. There are
about sixty-five in the city and 80
in the valley.
A request will be made to all own
ers of power cycles to decorate their
equipments and join the parade.
There is fine prize for the prettiest
decorated machine, and the rivalry
will be keen.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Frost Fighting
viii Not be so
General is Belief

That the ranchmen of the valley
do not expect to make such elaborate
preparations to fight frost this year,
as formerly is the belief of Il. S.
Nichols, local forecaster of the wealth
er bureau. Mr.. Nichols, however, ex-
poets to lend aid to as many growers
as expect to smudge in case of tenn
perature drop.
He asked The Sentinel to request
all such ranchers to inform him at
once of their plans so that he can
cooperate with them
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Associated Press.

Washington, Apr. Secretary
Bryan today telegraphed to Governor
johnson of California requesting him
to withhold his signature from any
alien land Legislation which might be
in violation of the treaties between
the United States and Japan. Bryan
declined to make public the text of
his telegram, and discussed the sub
icct with reluctance. The impress
sion prevailed that it was the desire
OF all parties net to mlEe pdblic the
telegram until after it had been pre-
sented to the executive session of the
California legislature.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Ditch Digger SoOes
CityAnother $500

A force of men and the city ditch
or trench digger are employed in
the northern part of the city, putting
in two blocks of water main extern
sion and one new fire hydrant. The
mains are 6-inch pipes, and the
blocks being covered are on Hill and
Gunnison avenues.
Commissioner Vedder is in charge
of the work, and again states that
the city trench digger is a wonder
full money saver. 1t saved $500 in
the Milldale work just completed.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
OKLAHOMA FIRM PURCHASES
PAYNE WHOLESALE GROCERY
Leach-Coalter Grocery Company is the
Title of New Concern-Mr. Payne
VIII Remain in Grand Jet.

NJ. L. Murdocil and J. A. Coalter of
WilburtOn, Okla. arrived in the city
today, and closed n deal with w. w.
Payne for the purchase of the Payne
Wholesale Grocery company. Grand
first jobblng house. Mr..
Murdock and Mr.. Coalter expect to
take over the stock OF the company at
once, and operate it along the same
lines which have marked the conduct
of the business under Mr.. Payne.
Mr.. Payne, who came to the city
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19

nearly a year ago, expects to remain
in the city Indefinitely. but has not
yet made his plans for the future.
The new company will be called the
Leach-Coaltcr Grocery company.
which is the same name under which
the firm operated a distributing
house in Oklahoma.
Some time ago it was expected that
the new firm would open a second
jobbing house here, but a deal with
Mr. Payne finally resulted.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
STRIKE: COSTS
Sl2,O|)O,0|)O.00
IN ONLY 6DAYS
Very Little Change The Soldiers
Are Not Needed to Keep
Order. No Riots.
Associated Press.


Brussels, Apr. l9.-Twelye million
dollars is Belgium'a Ioss for the first
six days of the manhood suffrage
strike according to lisures that have
been compiled in trustworthy circles.
The strikers number 100000, or al
most one-half of the male population.
Two-thirds of this loss falls upon the
employers and supporters of the eX-
listing system, according to the So
cialist trade union leaders, who as
cert that the strikers are exercising
self-denial and can hold out as long
as the capitalists.
The psnters in the capital struck
at midnight; but the papers were
practically ready at that hour, so all
appeared as usual this morning.
Some of the evening papers appeared
today in reduced form.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
MARATHON RECORD LOWERED

Boston. Mass. Apr. 19.-Fit2 Carl
son of Minneapolis today won the
18th Marathon race OF the Boston
Athletic Association over a 25-mile
course from Ashland to Boston. His
time was 2 hours 81 minutes IA 40
seconds, lowering the record by 4
seconds.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19

NHISS AGNES DODSON increases
MI her vote from 2O7 $50 to 233,-
AVA 725, and Miss Ethel Blackwell
increases her vote from 1913, ,635 to
22O,O95. These changes are shown
by the 18th count in The Sentinel's
Great European Tour and Yellow
stone Park Trip Contest, made this
morning by Messrs. Wentworth,
Shackleford and Aupperle.
Since Wednesday Miss Dodson has
increased her vote 25,795, and Miss
Blackwell has increased her vote
81, 400.
Miss Dodson maintains first place
with lead of $50.
Miss Combs of Fruita continues to
hold third place. No increases were
shown in the vote of the remaining
Two candidates.
The total vote cast since last We'd
nesday was only few hundred short
of so. 900.
Again today quite a number of
worthless ballots were found IN the
box
The standing of the contestants is
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Brussels, Apr. 19.-Twenty-one
thousand dock and wharf iaborers
have struck at Antwerp, delaying all
shipping.
A small number OF employees of the
national arms factory returned to
worl, today.
The mayor has dismissed the civil
guards at Liege, SAYING that they are
not necessary to maintain order.
The strike seems TO be stationary
to-day.
At Soaring last night large bot
tie was hurled through a window
and fell among the guests at din
ner party given by the commandant
of the military police. No one was
injured.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Mace to Open
2nd-Hand Store

E. C. Mace, formerly a resident of
the valley, who has returned from
AN extended stay in the north " est,
has opened a second hand store in
the Lee & Dudley building at the
corner of Main and Sixth street.
He proposes to carry full line of
second hand goods, and will pay the
highest market price for same.
His telephone number is the same
as the Lee Realty company.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
CHINATOWN NOW
UNDER SEIGE
Associated Press.

San Francisco, Apr ia state
of siege was declared in Chinatown
today by the police department. The
district attorney gave orders that no
white man should be allowed to en-
ter Chinatown and that no Chinaman
should be allowed to leave that por-
tion of the city The police say that
the price is not too heavy for the
ending of the Tong murde~g, even if
chinatown is ruined commercially.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
NEW YORK OPENS MUNICIPAL DANCE HALL
TO COMBAT TANGO OF THE TOUGH JOINTS

plan has proved successful, accord
ing to report. and more than 500
couples danced for fully. az hours
without a protest against the prohl-
bition OF the turkey trot and tango.
The plan is to extend municipal
dancing to all of the 55 schools in
the central part of the city.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
BULGARS MARCH
AGAINST SERVS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
london, Apr. 1S.---A Central News
dispatch from Saloniki gays that the
9TH division of the Bulgarian army
has been ordered to march against
Monastir, which is now held by the
Seryians.
The Servian government is said to
be concentrating three divisions of
troops at Wales. The Greeks are also
taking similar steps to retain Salon
Xxi.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
BRODIE KILLED
Associated Press.

NEsOCIaICU PieES.
Chicago, Apr. l9.-Otto w. Brodic,
q professional aviator and the head
OF a school Of aviation, was killed to-
day by falling with his machine from
a height of As feet.
Brodie was testing a new machine
and it is believed that his clothing
caught in the fiy-wheel Of the en-
gine.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Associated Press.

New York, Apr. 19.-To combat
the evil influence of the tango and
turkey trots of the public dance halls,
the recreation leaders OF the depart
ment of education last night for the
first time threw open the school
buildings for municipal dances. The
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
VOTES FOR WOMEN-DEATH IN TEN MINUTES"
IS LABEL ON SlFFRAGETTE BOMBS IN LONDON

Il was a cylindrical tin canister that
was filled with explosives and had
fuse attached. The cylinder bore in
bold letters Votes for women. Death
in ten minutes"
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
TOWN RECAPTURED
AssoCia ed Press.

FL Paso, Tex, Apr. 19.-Jiminez
has been retalien by the federals, ac-
cording to refugees arriving here.
The town was captured by rebels
who We're driven out by federals
from Parral.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Lincoln, Neb., Apr. 19.-S. w. Ap-
plewhite, the secretary for certain
mining interests in Mexico who was
reported to be held for ransom, is
safe in Naco Ariz., according to word
received this morning by his brother
in-law, DIR. c. A. Shoemaker. The
message came from Alenred Evans at
San Antonio Tex, who had informa-
tion direct from Applewhite.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19

Plymout, Eng, Apr. ia mill
tant suffragette bomb troop TINS
morning attempted to dynamite the
famous Smeaton tower on Plymouth
Hoe, but the bomb failed to explode.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Going to Cetiaredge.

NUTTTt- 10 NtVTaEfFV1r-V'
]. S. Shaw, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Blaisdell and daugh-
ter, Edna. left this morning for Ce-
daredfe. where they will meet Mrs.
w. C. Sturdevant and baby and will
return with them to this city, to-
night.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
WASHINGTON WINS
CALIFORNIA RACE:
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Oakland, Cal, Apr. l9.-Washing-
ton won the beat race in Oakland
harbor this morning, defeating Stan
ford by l75 yards. The University
of California crew was third in the
race.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
Assncinted Press

Washington, Apr. l9.-President
Wilson took day off today. For the
first time since his Inauguration he
refused to see any callers, but dis
cussed the japanese situation with
Secretary Bryan.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19

Nogales, Ariz., Apr. 19.-The con-
stitutional troops of Sonora early to-
day began the bombardment of Quay
mas with long-range artillery and
rifle fire. Six hundred federals are
entrenched in the suburbs of the city,
and the constitutiunaiists are said to
number thousand. Strong rein
forcements are enroute from Hermo-
sillo.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-19
RICE IS ON HIS WAY
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
London, Apr. 19.-Sir Cecil Ar
thur Spring Rice, the new British
ambassador to Washington, left to-
day for New York on board the
steamer Carmania.