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The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
WILL BUY PAL|SADE
PROPERTY AT $4,000
Terms Of the Transfer Of PAIL
sade Association Agreed
Upon at a Meeting.

Committees from the Palisade and
Grand Junction associations met at
Palisade yesterday evening and ar
ranged the terms of the transfer OF
the property at Palisade. The terms
of the agreement were practically
agreed upon but the transfer must
first have the approval OF the board
of directors. and also of the stock
holders.
The directors OF the Palisade asso-
citation will meet Monday or Tuesday
to approve the transaction and the
stockholders will probably take the
same action at their meeting to be held
next smonth.
According to the terms OF the agree
ment the Grand Junction association
will pay approximately $4,000 for the
property of the Palisade association.
In other words, stock in the Grand
Junction association will be issued at
par for stock in the Palisade associa-
tion. which represents the value OF
the Palisade property. the Palisade
association has valuable Improvements
in Palisade and at Winger's switch
which will be taken over by the local
association.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
five GENERATIONS ATTEND
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Great Great Grandfather, 81,
and Baby Of Eight Months
at a Unique Reunion.

Five generations celebrated Christ
mas day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Norton of the Appleton dis
tiict Thursday, and eight grandpa
cnts showered their love and gifts
on the eight months old youngster
of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. n.
Kelley, in Observance OF its first
Christmas day.
The Christmas reunion was also
the forty-fifth anniversary of Mrs.
Norton's birthday. The five genera
tons represented at this unique re-
union were:
A. II. Elsberry, 81 years of age,
the great-great grandfather; Mrs.
Mary E. Rose, 81. great grandmoth-
er; Mrs. W. A. Norton, IS. the grand
mother; Mrs. J. II. Kelley, 25. the
mother; and eight-months-old Car
oil Kelley. the entire family now
lives within a five-mile radius. Mr..
ElsDerry is Plateau Valley ranch
er. but removed to Grand junction
recently to be near other members
ot his family. He is now living on
South Seventh street
Mr.. Rose is the wife OF William
Rose, also an Appleton raneher. He
is CO years old and a veteran of the
civil war, having enlisted for service
when he was seventeen. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Norton are among the
most prominent ranchers of the APP
p.eton district and have resided
here for good many years. The
tls Christmas celebration was held
ar their home. The kelley's also re-
side in the Appleton district.
Mr.. Elsberry the patriarch OF the
family has resided in the county for
20 years and was one of the most
sue essful ranchers in the Plateau
valley. He is making his home now
with John Elsberry. While reun-
ions at which five generations of one
family are unusual, 1t is even more
unusual to find such family. where
all of its members reside practically
in the same section and can hold re-
mons every day. Mr. Elsberry cele-
brated his 91st birthday only a few
weeks ago, at which photographs OF
the i've generations were taken by-'
Frank e. Dean of this city.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
BANKS MUST ACT
WITHIN SIXTY
DAYS
Reserve Board FormuIateS Set
Of Rules for Admission
Under the New Laws.
Associated Press.


Washington, Dec. 27.-With plans
for choosing federal reserve banks in
cities decided, the organization COM
mittee today turned their attention
On to the perfection of formal appli-
cation blanks to be used by the in
stitutions seeking membership. The
blanks were approved by Secretaries
McAdoo and Houston and were sent
for final approval to the lawyers of
the department
The officials reiterated that the
selection of fourteen cities for a hear
ing did not indicate positive choice
of any for the location OF the reserve
banks Secretary McAdoo is still
confined to his home suffering from
a slight fever. but is expected to re-
turn to his desk on Monday.
1t was decided to require each bank
through the board of directors, to
pass formal resolution, passed by
the federal committee which will
constitute an application for stock
In the regional reserve banks. With
in 60 days the bank directors must
submit to the directors alternative
propositions rejecting or accepting
the resolution prescribed and il the
resolution is adopted II will be for
warded to Washington as the formal
application of the bank for an entry
into the system.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
MOYER TELLS OF TREATMENT
BY MOB IN COPPER FIELDS
Associated Press.


Chicago. Dec. PIN. J. Riley.
representative of the Western Feder-
alton of Miners here, today received
IL telegram from Charles H. Meyer,
president, in which Meyer charged
he was shot in the back while at his
hotel room, dragged out Of Hancock.
Mich. by mob of guards and mem
bers of the citizens alliance. The Of
ficers of the Chicago Federation OF
Labor called mass meeting for to-
morrow to protest against the treat
ment Meyer received.
The telegram reads: Tanner and
myself were brutally assaulted in q
room at the Scott hotel of Hancock.
was shot in the back and dragged
by mob of the Wadell Mahon thugs
and the citizens alliance men, put
on board Milwaukee train and was
threatened with death II I dared te
return. Have the press say for me
that the cause is well worth the SUI
ferings which have undergone. The
cause OF the striking miners Is JUS,
and they will win."
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
ELKS ARE READY
FOR DEDICATION
OF new TEMPLE
Committee Named and Program
Arranged For the Big Op-
ening Celebrations.

At well attended meeting OF the
Elks lodge last evening the final ar
ransements for the dedication of the
new $4,000 Elks temple were made
in the appointment of committees to
have charge of the affair.
Percival L. Coombs of Delta will
make the address of the day on
Wednesday afternoon. The follow
ing grand lodge officers will Off
ciate at the ceremonies in the fol-
lowing chairs:
Grand Lodge Officers.
Grand Exalted Ruler Thomas A.
Rucker, Aspen Lodge. No. 224
Grand Esteemed Leading knight
C. II. Hick, Lendville Ledge No. 236.
Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight Tay-
lor b. Geer. Delta Lodge, No. 1926.
Grand Esteemed Lecturing knight
Edward e. Wheeler. Ouray Lodge.
No. 1872.
Grand Secretary L. C. Jackisch.
Telluride Lodge.
Grand Chaplain Rev. C. F. O'Far-
rell, Montrose Lodge. No. los.
Grand Esquire Dennis F. Trice,
Montrose Lodge No. 1858.
Grand Inner Guard R. S. Lowry.
Grand Junction Lodge.
The following are the committees
named at the meeting to have charge
of the celebration in general:
Good Time Committee.
G. W. Armstrong (chairman). C.
S. Lumley. Earl E. Fry, Herbert H.
Pope, C. c.. Knowles, William G.
Baylis. F. F. Callahan. G. H. Peters.
l.. E. Storm, John w. Duffy, C. l.
Trobitz, e. E. Neill, F. Barnard
Welsh. Ollie e. Bannister. Frank L.
Carson, C. +. Woolwine, Charles A.
Smith, r. H. McQuarrie. James A.
Munson.
Dance Committee.
w. r. Dowrey (chairman), Ben G.
Allison. ]. l.. Pagan, Z. r. Mulirhill,
w. Z. Speakman, NJ. NJ. Hardison.
John Holland, James H. Fisk Coy Z.
Klinger. Roy Long, Gene Welsh. e.
w. Drummer, Frank A. Hill. Bert
FairInan, Mark r. Bunting.
Reception Committee.
S. N. Wheeler tchairman), George
Gordon. Charles F. Keene, w. H.
Kluge, j. L. Oliver. Fred Bower. E.
w. Jordan. John Mcneil. William Nc
Dowell, Joseph T. Selby. George H.
Hughes. George w. Hewitt. Harry
Burnett, c. u. Moslander, 8. NJ. L.
McSpadden. Joseph Plunkett, Joseph
Cornatto. z. N. Spencer. Ben ]. Sny-
der, Fred F. Wolfe. R. s. Ball. Orson
Adams, Isaac Baer. Ira Owen Coax
ley, Arthur F. Ramey. Dan Kenny.
Straud NJ. Logan. Andrew ]. eauus
CONTINUED on Page ~
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
WILL name NEW
COMMISSIONER
NEXT MONDAY
Governor Assures Ben Snyder
Appointment viii be Made
No Later Than This.

Il will name the successor to George
w. Thompson on the Mesa County
board OF Commissioners late today or
early next week. declared Governor
E. NJ. Ammons. in long distance tel
ephone conversation with Chairman
Ben ]. Snyder today noon.
The governor explained that the
strike situation and a number of other
matters had delayed his consideration
OF the Mesa county commlesicnership
but that 1t would receive his early at
tention. The governor extended holi-
day greetings to the people Of the
county through Mr.. snyder and wished
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
CALUMET STRIKE WON IS
BELIEF OF VICTIM OF MOB
Associated Press.


Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 27.-That
he was shot, beaten, dragged through
the streets of Hancock, and guarded
on the train until he reached Chan
ming, Mich, at this morning was
the statement of Charles Fl. Meyer.
president of the Western Federation
Of Miners, relative to the incidents
rof his deportation from the copper
range last night Meyer talked with
an Associated Press reporter here
this morning on the arrival of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
train His head, swathed in blood
stained bandage, spoke bitterly of i'll
treatment. The train proceeded to
Chicago where it is due this after
noon.
Moyer said: Il was assaulted in
hotel Scott at Hancock by members
of the Citizens Alliance and man
named Wadell Mahon, gunman.
was beaten, shot, dragged more than
mile through the streets, threaten
ed with death by hanging and finally
placed aboard a train about $3.50
last night.
"a committee of 15 men, led by
the attorney for the Calumet G. Hecla
mining company, named Pederman
had been in conference with me and
had barely left my room only about
four minutes when the mob arrived.
81 believe the strike is won in Cal
umet district. l expect to return to
Calumet in few days under govern
ment protection as l am trying to
settle the strike. The governor and
attorney general of Michigan ac-
knowledge that am doing my utmost
tc settle the strike. The terms sub
mitted are acknowledge fair. They
admit l kept my word with them"
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
PALMER'S PLAN ACCEPTED AND He
PROMISES DIVERSION Of ROUTE
Bride Takes Wrong
Medicine; is Dead
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Hotchklss, Colo. Dec. 27.--Nrs. Per-
ry Woods. bride of Thanksgiving Day,
died Friday as a result OF taking a
dose OF poison by mistake. Sac had
been i'll for few days and was taking
medicine, and in some way secured
hold OF the wrong bottle. resulting in
her almost instant death.
Mrs. Woods was buried IN the Craw-
ford cemetery. her bridal clothes be-
ing used as shroud. Her husband
is grief stricken over his sudden loss.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
hem q Prosperous year.

them a prosperous year.
1t Is said that there are now three
applications before the governor, only
one OF which is generally signed. Her
man w. Kluge Is conceded to be the
strongest candidate and while the gov
ernor Is reticient it is believed that he
will accede to the wishes OF the people
OF the county and name Mr.. Kluge-
Mr. Snyder urged no particular can
d,date hut explained that many I'M
portant business matters were being
held over until the new appointee was
named.
II the governor names the commiss-
ioner Monday 1t Will be two or three
days before his bond can be received
and approved by Judge Black and be
thus qualified to meet with the board
ct IL January session.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27

Miners here today telegraphed Sec
retary of Labor Wilson asking fedcr-
al investigation of the Meyer depor-
tation. This is the second alleged
kidnapping of Meyer. The first oc-
currcd In 1906 when he and William
ID. Haywood and George A. Pettibone
were arrested, charged with the mur-
der of former Governor Steunenberg
of Idaho and hurried on to a special
train and out of the state before his
attorneys could secure writ of ha-
beas corpus.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
DENY MYSTERY IN
CARDINAL DEATH
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Rome. Dec 27.-Officials of the
vatican, intimate friends and relatives
of the late Cardinal Rompollo today
denied rumors of the mysterious cir
cumstances surrounding the prelates
death. They denied intention of
exhuming the body for examination,
as the cause of death had been de-
termined. The rumors in question
are assumed to have been founded
on the disappearance of small box
supposed to have contained private
papers.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
STRIKERS COMMITTEE WILL
NOT ACCEPT AID FOR VICTIMS
Associated Press.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 27.-It was
declared at union headquarters here
today that Meyer was shot in the
shoulder and head before he, was de-
ported by unknown persons from the
copper strike district, but this re-
port is not confirmed. 1t is reiter-
ated that kidnapping" will have no
effect on the future conduct of the
strike although officials believed. In
the result of the congressional inves-
tigation.
Sheriff Cruise is investigating the
Meyer case, but has been unable to
solve the mystery. The strike dis
trict is calm. There Is little indica-
tion that relief from the COMMITTEES
of citizens will be more Acceptable
today than yesterday. That body IL
CONTINUED on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Boys Meeting Tomorrow.

bOyS Meeting IOnoffOW.
In the Y. NJ. C. A. tomorrow after
noon will be held the fifth of the
Boys Glass Federation meetings.
There is much interest attached TO
this gathering. In the first place Mr..
j. A. Becker will address the boys
on the subject, The Successful Life
All the boys who were present las.
Sunday will remember a very pleas
ant time, both instructive and on
tertaining.. and there will be another
contest tomorrow of a different ma
ture which will not be made known
until the meeting convenes. These
meetings are all fine and interesting.
and each member is requested to in
Nite any other boys. The hour has
been changed from 2:30 to o'clock.
for the present. All members of
the three gymn classes should at least
be there, as teams will be selected for
the New Years reception Wednesday
night.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Houston Fools the
Spud Spectators
Associated PreSs.

New York. Dec. 27.-When Sec
retary Houston of the department of
agriculture learned that tramp steam
ers were chartered in foreign ports
to load with potatoes before January
a, so as TO come within the limita-
tions allowing importation into the
United States. he blocked the plan
to flood the markets with 100000
bags of potatoes by changing the date
to December %.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
TRAIN BANDIT
TO Be HANGED
Associated Press

RbsOCId ttU TTeBS.
Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 27.-John
Bcstick. confessed train bandit, was
sentenced to be hanged at San Quen-
tin for the murder of E. Montague,
the passenger agent, who was slain
when Bostick held UP Southern
Pacific express train at Elmonte.
December /.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
HIGH LINE TUNNEL
NO. z IS THROUGH

Shortly after four o'clock this af-
ternoon, the construction gang in Tun-
mel No. cf the High Line broke
through the mass of earth that separ-
ted the two ends of the big bore.
AT seven O'Clock this morning there
were but seven feet remaining and
extra efforts were made to complete
the work before night.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Fined s25.

Fined $25.
Robert McDermott was fined s25
and costs for vagrancy this afternoon
by Mayor Cherrington. McDermott
was arrested yesterday morning by
Officer Knoche in the Pastime and he
will serve out his sentence on the
streets.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
MORE VANADIUM DISCOVERIES

Additional discoveries of vanadium
deposits in the Gateway districts are
indicated by the filing of new mineral
claims In that section by John j. Foy.
VIM, B. Foy. Oscar Foy and Perry Foy.
In all. eight new claims were regis
tered yesterday with the county clerk.
The county commissioners will hold
special meeting Tuesday in order to
formally adopt the tax levies. No 9TH
.er business will be taken up at that
time
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Jones Home.

Jones Home.
Chas. 8. Jones is home from a bus
mess trip to Delta. He returned last
evening.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27

Receive New Skates.
The Auditorium roller rink today
received shipment of 200 pairs of
new skates. They are of the latest
model, and are of the most expensive
type.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Examine Banks Condition.

The Denver Post of Friday prints
story of the arrival there of two ad-
ditional bank examiners, who, 1t Is
stated, are on their way to Grand
Junction to further examine the af-
fairs of the Mesa County National
bank.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27

Theodore Wood, Rio. Grande bag
gageman, left on delayed No. 3 for
the coast. He will take In the flow
er festival at Pasadena on New
Years day.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
McNAUGHTON DENIES THAT
he WAS IN MOYER MOB
Associated Press.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 27.-"Any
charge by Meyer that l had part in
the occurrences of last night at Han
cock are absolutely false" said Nc
Naughton of the Calumet and Hecla
Company today. McNaughten said
he accompanied his wife calling on
friends last night, and later went to
his club. An Associated Press rep
resentative saw McNaughton in the
club about 9:45 o'clock.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
DAMAGE OF STORM
IS OVER MILLION
Both the East and West Coasts
Are Collecting the Debris
From the Sea Gales.
Associated Press.

Seabright, N. j.. Dec. 27.-Work-
men today are clearing up the debris
from yesterdays storm which did so
much damage here. The bulkheads
battered by the waves, were first re-
paired. for on them the town relies
for it's protection against future
storms. Shelter has been supplied to
those fishermen whose homes were
destroyed and there is little suffer-
ing. Estimates of damage along the
coast from Sandy Hook to Atlantic
city range from half a million to a
million dollars.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27

Godfrey Johnson from Kalmar. Swe-
den, stopped eff last evening from the
Montrose train and left on a night
train for the west. He is touring this
country.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27

Mrs. Mack Here.
Mrs. Julia Mack arrived today
from Canon City for visit with Mrs.
W. c. Poyer and other local friends.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Associated Press.

Big Rapids, Mich. Dec. 27.-Gov-
ernor Ferris today said that he be-
lieved that Meyer should seek re-
dress from Houghton county author
tiles for the alleged attack before ap-
pealing to the state.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
M0YER SHOT IN BACK and
RUN OUT OF COPPER FIELDS
He and Companion Compelled TO
Leave by Force; Announce
They will Return.
Associated Press.

4
Milwaukee. Wis, Dec 27-"As
soon as / get healed up In Chicago,
! will return and fight the mine
owners tc the last" declared Charles
H. Meyer, today when the train stop
ped here. In spite of the wounds he
displayed good nature and retold the
greater detail of the story of the kid
mapping and deportation last night
He said, while being dragged
along the streets of Hancock there
We're cries of lynch him. hang him
and when he reached the station at
Houghton, James McNaughton, gen.
eral manager of the Calumet & Hecla
mines, drove up in an automobile and
rushed up to me and said, you get
out Of this country forever If you
ever come back I'll hang you,' and
he then continued to abuse me in
vile manner.
when the train left was thrown
bodily onto 1t. Two men claiming
to be deputy sheriffs took me to the
sleeper and soon after brought in
Charles H. Tanner, travelling auditor
of the Western Federation OF Miners.
One of the deputies handed the con-
ductor our tickets and said we were
going to Chicago"
He said that somewhere on the
trip a doctor was called to dress our
wounds Adding he said. IAN order
to prove my case | got statement
signed by DR.. j. W. Story and coun-
tersigned by w. b. Hendley, deputy
sheriff follows: Charles H. Meyer.
was treated by me for gunshot
wound in the back, apparently sup
erficial in nature, and lacerations of
the scalp"
Meyer said: We've fed and
clothed our own people and now we
can bury them. The labor organiza-
tions came forward in fine shape.
We have now $4,000 and it will
reach $4,000
Meyer hinted that the sheriff's
party called on him just prior to the
kidnapping and sought conference
simply as ruse to find out whether
he was alone and whether 1t was safe
for the other party to attack him. /.
Associated Press.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Moyer arrived
this afternoon and was taken to
hotel and then later taken to hos
pital where a surgeon will probe for
"a bullet in the muscles of his left
shoulder
Meyer said that James McNaugh-
ton, manager of the Calumet & Hecla
mines, searched him and took his
pocketbook containing valuable pa
res at the station while two men
held him. Two hours before the at
tack he had completed plan for
settling the strike providing that the
President of the United States, he
governor of Michigan and seven ap-
pointed arbitrators would settle the
whole thing and the strikers return
to work Immediately.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
OF MOYER DEPORTATION

Denver. Dec. 17.-Nationsl Off
GERS of the Western Federation Of
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Dec. 27.-Although
tcday's tide is higher than yesterday
when considerable damage was done
the sea is calmer. The coast towns
between Long Beach and Santa Bar
bara had suffered less. Preparations
made in advance to meet the crest of
the tide were adequate. The losses
estimated yesterday were between
s15O.0OO and 100000 and had no
additions today.
The houses on the strand at Ven
ice, Ocean Park and Santa Monica,
which seemed, yesterday, about to
topple over into the water which the
ocean threw through the streets, had
drawn out of danger during the
night. The wooden bulkheads erect
ed in place of the cement barriers
which went out yesterday held today.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-27
Associated Press.

New York. Dec. 27.-Reports from
the New Jersey coast today that the
gale and high tide had subsidized and
fishermen at Seabright, which felt
the worst OF the storm, were at work
restoring the damaged homes and
collecting property that had floated
away by the high water. The mayor
has started to raise fund for the re-
lief of the fishermen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-12-25
WHAT A BOY DID
After Raising a Tobacco Crop
Went Off to School.

Louis Williams. q son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis G. Williams. whose farm
is within three or four miles from
town. on the jacksonville road. set
pace this year that other boys
would do well in following next
year. He broke three or four acres
for tobacco, set out his crop. cult
waited it as long as was necessary
and then went to Maryville. Tenn.
and entered college. His tobacco
was sold last Tuesday in one Of the
loose floor houses. 1t brought SLOTS
per hundred. He is in the 10th year
of his age but he is very live wire
and his success in life is almost as
sured. Back t. the farm, boys"
There's wealth in the earth for you
il you will only dig for it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-12-25
State Wide Sale Of
Christmas Seals.

Almost 1000 agents have been ap-
pointed for the sale of the 1000. 000
Red Cross Christmas seals for distri-
button in almost all Of the towns of
the state. 80 per cent Of the funds
raised will be used in anti-tuberculo-
sis work in Kentucky.
In Paducah. the funds will be used
for the maintenance of the Jackson
Hill Sanatorium. In Louisville, the
Louisville Anti-TubercuIosis Associa-
ton will administer the receipts for
the support of their own work. In
Ow,nsboro. Frankfort, Lexington,
aud CoSington, the proceeds will be
used for the support of visiting nurs-
ing organizations. In Henderson,
the consumptive poor will receive re-
lief in food or clothing. In Mason
and Nicholas counties. the proceeds
will go to the support of residents of
these counties at Hszelwood Sanato-
rum In Winchester. Paris, George
town. Danville. and probably in 9TH
er places. visitir g nurses will probs-
bly, be employed for the first time to
work in cooperation with the Ken
lucky tuberculosis Commission for
the extension VI the work in various
places. either through organization
of visiting nursing associations. or
the establishment ofopen air schools.
in other ways.