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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
as Peruvian Soldiers Who
Had Mutinied Were Mas
sacred by Machine Gun
.SHACKLED TO BOAT,
MET HORRIBLE END
Terrible Story of Cruelty in
the Upper Amazon
River

New York, May Captain w. p
Aspinwall of the steamer Gregory ar
rived yesterday from lquitos, $500 miles
up the Amazon, and brought story OF
the massacre of 45 Peruvian soldiers, all
Indians, who had mutinied and killed
their officers. Captain Fernando Casa.
bel. who carried out the execution. was
a passenger on the Gregory to Barba-
does.
The mutineers, when captured. were
shackled together and taken out on the
Napo river on lighter in tow OF a
gtinboat. Then machine-gln on the
gnnboat was turned on the prisoners
and all of them killed. The bodies were
then thrown into the river,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
SEC. DANIELS GOES
TO MEET THE DEAD
Marked Tribute To Be Paid in Honor of
the Marines Who Were Killed
at Vera Cruz.

Washington. ID. c., May 9.--With Sec
retary Daniels and a party of navy de-
partment officials aboard the presiden-
tial yacht May1ower steamed down the
Potomac late last night to meet at the
Virginia eapes the cruiser Montana,
bringing home the bodies of the Amer
ican victims of the seizure of Vera Cruz.
The two vessels will proceed to New
York, anchoring Sunday afternoon off
the battery, where the bodies of the blue
jackets and marines will be landed i'm
medately.
President Wilson will leave for New
York by railway Sunday night and the
congressional delegation will reach New
York early Monday morning.
Members of the Senate committee
named yesterday are: Senators Robin
son. Salisbury, OGorman. Vardaman,
Gallinger, Kenyon, and Brady.
The House delegation consists of Rep
resentatives Fitzgerald, Calder and Ma
her of Brooklyn, and these representa-
tives from the home districts of the dead
men: Greene, Vermont; Dietrick and
Thatcher, Massachusetts, Donohoe and
Logue, Pennsylvania; Dale, Dooling,
Goldfogle and Griffin, New York; Stew
tis. 4NtW psnlIts NnSDH,
Walsh, New Jersey; SABBATH Illinois;
Slemp, Virginia; Bartlett or Walker,
Georgia; Dupre, Louisiana, and Winter
spoon, Mississippi.
Wyoming Sails To-day.
New York, May 9.-The first step in
the nations tribute to the IL sailors
and marines, who fell before Mexican
bullets during the American occupation
of Vera Cruz was taken when the dread
nought Wyoming left the Brooklyn navy
yard at Q o'clock and passed out to sea
to meet the funeral ship Montana
steaming northward with the dead. Near
the Montana will be the presidents
yacht, the Mayflower, carrying Secretary
of the Navy Daniels.
The Wyoming will escort these two
vessels to a position in the harbor, off
the battery, arriving about o'clock Sun
day afternoon. President Wilson and
Secretary of War Garrison will arrive
here by train late Sunday night.
Navy tugs will swing alongside the
Montana on Monday morning, according
to the program announced here last
night and the bodies of the heroes will
be taken ashore, placed upon caissons,
and the long march to the Brooklyn
navy yard will begin. While il is in
progress the church bells of the city will
toll, flags on public and private build
ings will be at half staff and the noise
of civic traffic will be stilled on lower
Manhattan island. In the public schools
the pupils will be taught lessons drawn
from the example set by the men who
died for their flag.
When the president arrives at the
navy yard, whether with the land pro-
eession or on the Mayfower, he will be
greeted with the customary 2l guns sa-
lutte. The memorial services at the yard
will be brief, consuming, it is expected,
not more than a half hour.
President Wilson will deliver the fu-
neral oration. Rev. Father John p. Child
wick. who was the Names chaplain when
the battleship was blown up in 1898,
will pronounce the benediction. The
ceremonies will conclude with salute
from the cruiser Tennessee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
MONTPELIER MAN
HEADS STATE FAIR
James B. Estee Elected President of the
Commission at Meeting Held at
White River Junction.

White River Junction. May o.-At a
meeting of the state fair commission
held here yesterday, James B. Estee of
Montpelier was elected president, to sue
ceed Charles w. Gates OF Franklin, tenn
porary president since the death of
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor. 1t was
the wish of the commission that Mr..
Gates retain the presidency, but on ac-
count of other attentions he was unable
to do so later than June !. Mr.. Estee
takes the office at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
CONVENTION ADJoURNS.
DR.. George NJ. Kober Was Elected Presi-
dent at Washington.

Washington, D. c., May 9.-With the
election OF officers; the annual meeting
of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
adjourned yesterday. DIR. George NJ.
Kober, Washington, d. c., was elected
president, and Surgeon-General Rupert
Blue of the public health service was
made member of the board OF direct
ors
Seattle, Wash, and Chicago were
urged for the meeting place next year,
but no decision was reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
KoLEMAINEN GOES HOME.
Sturdy Finn Runner Plans to Return to
United States in Fall.

New York. May o. Hannes kolemain-
en-, the sturdy Finn, who has won hun.
dreds OF races and made dozens OF
records since he came here two years
ago, sailed for home to-day on the
Olympic. He said he viii return in Sep
tember to compete in the national cham
pionships. He will race in several coun-
tries abroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
WON'T STOP LANDING OF ARMS.
Navy Department officials Stated at
Washington.

Washington, d. c., May 9-Nary de-
partment officials said last night that
the warships of the United States would
make no effort to prevent the landing of
arms and ammunition for the Huerta
government at Puerto, Mexico. Rear
Admiral Badger reported late last night
that the German steamship Kronprinzes-
sin Cecilie, believed to have on board a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
FUNSTON MAY LEAVE
IT WITH WASHINGTON
Federal Troops Are Said to
Have Gathered North of
Vera Cruz in Greater
Numbers Than Believed,
But There Have Been No
Hostile Demonstrations

Vera Cruz, May 9.-Army officers be-
lieve that the reported execution by Cen
eral Mas of Private Samuel Parks will
not precipitate clash, General Funston
leaving the investigation to the govern
ment at Washington.
Reports from the north outposts and
from aviators indicate. that more fed
erals are there than believed. There
have been no hostile demonstrations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09

part cargo of munitions of war, had ar
rived at Puerto, Mexico, yesterday and
that the Bavaria was understood to be
on the way with shipment.
The United States has no ships at
Puerto Mexico, now and it is said that
none will be sent there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
DEATH OF MRS. SPARROW.
Wife of Proprietor of Montpelier House
Occurred To-day.

Mrs. A. S. Sparrow, wife of the pro-
prietor of the Montpelier house, died at
> o'clock this morning after two
weeks illness with pneumonia, which
was complicated with heart weakness.
She was thought to be getting along
fairly well through the night until just
a few minutes before the end came Be
sides her husband, she leaves two sisters
and one brother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
DIED AT MONTPELIER.
James Patty Formerly Was Stone
cutter in Barre.

James Patty of Montpelier, a former
resident of Barre, died at $50 last even
ing of stoneeutters' consumption after
a long illness. He was born in County
Clare, Ireland, 40 years ago and came to
Barre about ii years ago, after which he
went to Montpelier to reside. He leaves
his wife and four small children; also
two sisters and brother. The funeral
will be held on Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
JUMPING TY COBB.
That Is, He Has Jumped from 3sth tc
I3th Place in Batting.

Chicago, May 9.-Averages announced
to-day show that Ty Cobb has jumped
from the thirty-eighth place to the thir-
teenth among American league batters.
Joe Jackson of Cleveland is in the lead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-09
Weather Forecast.

Sunday fair, moderate variable winds.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
Government Will Wait For Coun'
ty to Pay For Timber Sto-
len From the Forest.
PROFlTED FROM THE MEETING

Mesa county has been given more
United States government for tim
ber purchased by the county and
claimed by the government to have
been stolen.
CATION Company have agreed to
fence and protect their water supply
to prevent further contamination of
water used by ranchers in Mesa
county.
These two important agreements
were reached in Denver by the
board of county commissioners. who
returned last night from the state
capitol, where they have been on
business for several days. Chairman
Ion Snyder and Commissioner II. w.
hluge came in last night and Com
missioner William Briggs returned
this morning.
A long conference was held with
the officers of the company owning
the. Ruby Lee reservoir, and they
agreed to take all necessary steps
to protect the water supply from
pollution. The reservoir is located
in Garfield county, but supplies wa
ter in Mesa county. and it is claimed
that several cases of sickness among
ranciers have been traced to the res
ertoir. Unless the company makes
good on its promises, prosecution
will be started within few weeks.
The commissioners had long con-
ference with NJ. ID. Mclnery, head
OF the interior department for Col
orado, and Mr.. McInery agreed to en-
..eud lie time limit in which the. com
promise offer holds good. The com
missioners found that the Rio Grande
had made settlement with the gov
eminent on the basis of ~ per cent
of the value of the stolen timber
The government, however, is wiling
to give the county more time, with
n chance at making settlement with
the men from whom timber was pur-
chased The settlement on the ba-
sis rropesed will cost Mesa county
about $4,000.
Every county in the state but Ou-
ray was represented by its commits
sioners at this meeting" said Chair
man Snyder, "and the attorneys and
clerks from most of the counties
were also present. Both at the good
froads meeting in Colorado SPRINGS,
and the SESSIONS of the county com
1nissioners in Denver we recei fed
many valuable pointers regardinS
roads and the conduct of county az
fairs. Which repaid us many times
ove- fer tn. time spent away from
the city. There was a splendid ex-
change of ideas at the Denver meet
lag. and all of the members of the
hoard feel that they have been well
repaid fer their trip, aside from the
satisfaction of personal investisa-
tion of two very important matters
of great interest to the taxpayers OF
Mesa county
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
SUNDAY MOVIES
WILL CONTINUE
Old "BIue Law" Has Been Re-
peaIed and the Theatres
Will Not be Closed.

The moving picture theaters in
Grand Junction will not be closed
next Sunday nor any other. This
fact became apparent today when
Mayor Cherrington admitted his in
decision in the matter and the the
ater managers declared that they
had legal opinions advising them
that the old "blue law" which was
to be the basis of grand jury prosecu-
tions had subsequently been repeal
ed
Mr.. Cherrington stated this after
noon that he had asked for an at
torney's opinion and that until II
was received he could not state defi-
nitely whether or not the proposed
prohibition of Sunday movies would
be enforced. Apparently, however,
the mayor was ill-advised by the at
tcrney and was in that way placed in
a false light
1t is understood that the mayor
was not in hearty sympathy. with the
move which had it's inception with
the city attorney, but was willing to
enforce the law If necessary.
The information that there is nc
statute prohibiting moving pictures
on Sunday will be welcome news to
the many patrons of Grand juno
tion's excellent playhouses.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
WANT
j. S. CONTROL
Of RANCE
Denver Convention AdjOurnS At
ter Passing Many Import
ant Resolutions.
Associated Press.

Denver. Jan. 22-Federal control
of the open range, more effective
sanitary regulations, pyotection of
American stockmen in Mexico. educa-
tion of children on farms, approval
of the federal departments of agri-
culture and administration of ma
tional forests, and opposition to the
placing of live stock and meats on
the free list were among the chief
recommendations in resolutions
adopted today at the closing session
of the American Live Stock Associa-
tion convention.
Among other resolutions were:
Demanded reduction in west
bound freight rates on live stock in
the intermountain region.
Protested against elimination of
grazing lands in the forest reserves.
Demanded adequate inspection of
imported meats.
Favored uniform contracts and
modification of present valuations
in present live stock contracts.
Opposed prohibitive tax on oleo-
margarine.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
Committee Is Ready 10 Start Ac-
tive Colonization Work in
a Very Short Time.
WANT MEN WITH CAPITAL HERE

Five thousand families are
awaiting the completion of the
government high line project to set
tie in the Grand valley
This Is the report made to the
Grand Valley Water Users Associa-
ton, which is to be the agent of the
government in the settlement of the
land under the local project. At
meeting held short time ago. w. S.
Wallace and d. w. Aupperle were
designated as committee to begin
at once the work of interesting SET
tiers in the $4,000 acres which will
be watered from the government
project. and the committee is al
ready maturing It's plans for the col
onization of the land.
There are now in file in Washing
ton the names of 5000 people who
have made inquiries and expressed a
desire to secure land under this pro-
ject in the Grand valley" said Mr..
Wallace yesterday This list is a
live one. and only such names are
upon 1t by the reclamation service as
snow an interest in the valley. Ev-
cry six months a letter is sent by the
department to each name on the list,
giving 4 line on the progress being
made and requesting a reply as to
whether the recipient still wishes
land under the project. Ii no
answer Is received the name is stick
en- off. so that when the canal is
completed. We will have an active
list of at least 5000 names of people
who want to settle In the Grand val
/ ley.
! 1T will be up to the Grand Valley
| Water Users Association to see that
n desidable class OF citizens take up
the land. We Liiist begin this work
now, so that when the water Is avail
able for the land. there will be far
mers here ready to make use of 1t.
We. know that there is not suffi-
cient number of people in the valley
at this time. to cultivate this i'm
mense acreage.
We will make new departure in
settlement of this land. In the past.
the great cry has been to get set
tiers. to get them at any cost. but to
be sure and get them As result,
both in this valley and all over Col
orado and the west there are men on
the lands who are failure. They
didn't have sufficient capital to make
a success.
In my opinion no man should
try to take up a piece of irrigated
land on a capital of less than $4,000.
With that much money he can buy
what stock and farming implements
he requires. and have enough money
to keep going until he begins taking
off his crops. In the past land has
been sold with very small fraction
al payment down. or sometimes with
nothing, and contract providing for
payments out of the crops. This was
all right a few years ago. when
fruit growing was in its infancy and
many men made enough off one crop
to pay for their orchards, but it can
hardly be called the usual thing
now.
I'm securing settlers under the
government project we are going
to insist that the homeseekers have
capital of $4,000, and while we
may not be able to interest all of
those people who want land in the
Grand valley, we feel certain that
those we do get. will have money to
make a success of their undertake
ing"
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PROGRESS ON DITCH
CONSOLIDATION PLAN

The committee which was appoint
ed recently to urge action for unfit
cation of the Palisade and Mesa
county bitches and the high line can
al made it's reports to land owners
at meeting yesterday afternoon in
the offices of the Coe Investment Co.
A. E. johnson reported for the
committee that the boards would
meet with their attorney and later
take the question up with the gov
ernment. He said there was a mis-
understanding on the part of the dis
tricts, as the directors expected they
could come under the project at any
time. They were much surprised to
learn that the government would not
use or need their power water. as
arrangements had been made to take
IL from the river and turn 1t back
without interfering with the rights
OF the districts in any manner.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
MINE WORKERS TO
FAVOR GOVERNMENT
RAILWAY OWNERSHIP
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 22.-Fur-
ther consideration of the resolutions
committee report was before the
convention of United Mine Workers
of America today. That committee
will recommend a resolution favoring
government ownership of railroads
and mines. which was forcasted in
yesterdays debate.
Two or three days will be required
to complete the committees report.
w. Rodda, who was attacked on a
Baltimore & Ohio train Monday, told
his story to the convention today. He
said he had received telegram
signed by William Ford, who had
organized local union at Frostburg,
Md, asking him to bring a seal and
books containing list of the MEM
bership to Indianapolis.
He said when he bought his ticket
he saw a man named Silvey, who was
stranger to him, who said he was
going to Indianapolis. He declined
Silvey's invitation to take a drink
while in card game. He said he
was grabbed from behind and struck
on the head. His cries awoke the
car, but his assailants escaped.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
IF YOU HAVEN'T
THE INCOME, YOU
MAKE No Return

Mesa county people VINO have been
sent blanks asking them to make re-
turns of their income tax. will not be
compelled to forward statements to
the collector at Denver, according to
a ruling made by Mark A. Skinner,
collector. in letter to A. o. Peery
of the Grand Valley Irrigation Com
pany unless they have an income
above $4,000 per year.
Mr.. Peery wrote to the collector
asking this information. and receiv-
ed the following letter today:
Referring to your letter OF recent
date, you are advised that unless you
have an income in excess of $500
for the ten months from March ! to
Dec. 81. 1913. it will not be neces-
sary that you make a return under
the income tax law
The question of whether returns
must be made by people who had an
insufficient income to require the
payment of the tax has been a cause
of considerable worry ever since the
blanks were received here, even at
torneys differing on the question. The
decision by Collector Skinner Will
set at rest the minds of the men
who didn't have enough to pay the
tax, but had received the blanks,
with threat of prosecution unless they
were returned.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
Former Local Boy
Gored to Death
By Angry Bull

Word has been received from
Meeker of the tragic death of the
little 12-year-old son of Henry Wor-
ley, former Grand Valley man and
very we'll known about Fruita and
Grand Junction. Mr.. Worley, who
resided here several years ago, Is at
present foreman of the Baer Dairy
stock ranch at Meeker. Several days
ago his son was told to clean out the
corral, and in performing the TASK
he in some way angered large Hol-
stein bull which was kept there. Be
fore aid could reach him the infuri-
ated animal had gored him to death
and literally flung him in pieces
around the corral.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
UNCLE SAM HAS
NOTHING To SAY
To JAP NATION
Alien Incident Regarded Closed
by the State Department
at Washington, D. C.
Associated Press.


Washington, d. c., Jan. 22.-The
sDeech OF Baron Maxine. Japanese
foreign minister, explaining to par
lament the status of the negotiations
with the United States over the Cal
ifornia alien land laws. has served
to develop radical differences as to
the responsibility of the next step.
Although Maxine stated that ia
pan had received no answer from
the United States to the note of
Aug. is, 1913. intimating that one
was expected, the state department
has regarded the negotiations as
practically closed.
The new treaty has not discussed
official notes, although they were
informally considered between Sec
rotary Bryan and Ambassador Chin
da.
The address of the Japanese for
eign minister was read and dis
cussed by the committee. a com
munication from the state depart
ment was also received.
Secretary OF State Bryan was op-
timistic today regarding the diplo-
matte situation. He declined to say
whether an answer would be deliver
ed to the last Japanese note.
After the executive conference the
house immigration committee de-
clined to open the hearing on the
Baker bill to bar Asiatic immigrants.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22

insurance business. He Is member
of the firm of Walker & Jones. He
has been prominently identified with
the business life of the city since
coming here.
The newly appointed postmaster
has been a lifelong Democrat. His
native state was Kentucky and for
nearly thirty years he was engaged
in the newspaper business in Marion,
Crittenden county. Kentucky. He
was widely known in Kentucky news
paper circles as a brilliant editorial
writer and leader in western Ken
tucky democracy. He served in the
Kentucky legislature during q por-
ton of the famous Goebel period of
Kentucky politics. He was one of
the delegates from Kentucky to the
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago in 1882, which convention
renominated Cleveland for the Pres
idency. Mr.. Walker representing the
First Congressional district of Ken
lucky on the delegation. of which
Henry Watterson was chairman.
Mr.. Walkers candidacy for the
postmastership had the personal
written endorsement from over four
teen hundred local people. including
of the business men and professional
men of the city and hundreds of
endorsements from the citizens gen.
orally. 1t is said that larger num-
.r of written endorsements of a
candidacy for a postnastership In
city this size were never filed
from Colorado. He also had
the endorsement of many of the
leading and most Influential demo-
cratic leaders of Colorado and a
number of the biggest men in the
national democratic circles.
Mr.. Walker is chairman of the
Mesa County Democratic Central
Committee and conducted the local
campaign a year ago last fall. AS a
citizen cannot serve as postmaster
and retain political or party posi-
ton, Mr.. Walker will resign as
county chairman. His resignation
will probably be filed at an early
date when the committee will be
called together for that purpose.
Mr.. Walker will probably take up
his official duties about Feb. 1st
The term of Mr.. Price expired on
jan 18th, but he continues to hold
until his successor has qualified.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
CALIFORNIA TIDE is
TURNING TOWARD THE
GRAND VALLEY AGAIN

That the tide of travel is turning
again from California to the Grand
Valley is indicated by a real estate
transfer made yesterday. when the
fifteen acre George Hazel ranch
three miles east of town was sold to
Mrs. Phoebe C. Potts of Sawtelle,
Calf. The consideration in the deal
was sl2, 900.
The Hazel ranch consists of seven
and a half acres of bearing apples.
and the same acreage in alfalfa. 1t
is fine property and has big res
idence upon it. Mrs. Potts will ar
rive with her family from California
shortly to make her home here. The
deal was made through Chas. A.
Smith.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-22
Associated Press.
Strikers Go To
Aid Mother Jones
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Trinidad. Colo. Jan. 22.-Hun-
dreds of strikers and their families
from all parts of the coal district are
gathering here this afternoon. osten-
sibly for the purpose of demonstra
ton to protest against the holding of
Mother" Jones by the militia.
General Chase closed all saloons
this morning, and ordered guards in
outlying points to search persons
headed for Trinidad for weapons.
The hour OF the demonstration has
rot been announced.