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The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

"B" and ock Five (5) South Delta subdivision.
thence to the sorth side of said Block Five (5 J
sewer shall be dug uniform grade according
to the plans and specifcati ms OF the City Engi-
neer with automatic flasher should the ity
Engineer require The A line Of sewer pipe
six (6) inches in diameter cemented TT he joints
with best anality Portland nd cement .hs be la;d
in said sewer line to I@rmit property owners
along said line to make connections Herewith.
There shall also be laid in said trench under the
directions and according to the specifications of
the City Engineer drain tile. After said lines
Of pipe and tile are laid the ground shall be re-
stored to its natural condition. no more than
nifty (5o) yards OF said trench shall be left IN,
At e o
day and lighted lanterns by night to prevent
da%sEs dan being done to travellers along said 'tr'et
sEoTIoN s:-said contract for the construction
of the aforesaid sewer shall be let by the Engi-
neer of the City with the approval of the City
Council in a manner prescribed by law.
SECTION 4;-Upon the completion Of said pub
to the City Clerk the cost thereof and the OF
assessment against the property abutting thereon
and the City Clerk shall thereafter give notice e
costs shall not be paid to the City WITHIN Sixty
(6U) days after the completion of said public i'm
provement then an assessing ordinance shall be
prepared assessing said abutting lots with the
proper apportionmenI of costs, together with six
l6l per cent added for costs of collection and
incidental expenses and with interest on the
paid principal at the rate of six (6l per cent per
annum and any and all delinquent payments Of
unpaid installments which bear interest at the
rate of One ~ per cent er month from the time
said instullments shall become delinquent until
paid.
Read and ordered published this 18th day of
October. A. ID. 1910.
Attest: B. p. SMITH.
CAMILLA SANDERS. Mayor.
City Clerk.
Passed aud adopted this I-t day of November.
A. ID. 1910.
Attest b. +. SMITH.
CAMILLA SANDERS. Mayor.
City Clerk.
first pub. Oct. 2l. 1910; Last pub. Nov. 1, 1910
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
Grand Rally and Reception.

There will be a grand final rally
and reception, under the auspices
of the Delta Republican Taft Club,
at the opera house, Monday night,
November 7th, at 1880.
A splendid program has been
prepared, consisting of short ad-
dresses and music. At the conclu-
sion of the program an informal re-
ception will be held in honor of our
local candidates on the Republican
ticket. The ladies of the club will
serve refreshments.
All voters in sympathy with Re-
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. DELTA

cage of 1907, and that the value of
the plant was 5000, 9,96O34, which
is greater than the value claimed for
the plant any previous year.
Inasmuch as the Colorado Tele-
phone company's mileage has in
creased since 1907, and the value
of its property in the entire state
increased; Inasmuch as the State
Board of Equalizatin claims it has
increased the valuation of that
company property in the state;
and inasmuch as the company'a
ines in Delta county have increased
over 800 miles since 1907, will the
attorney general kindly explain why
The valuation of that company's
property in Delta county has been
decreased over $4,000 since 1907.
During the same period the board
Increased the valuation OF the Co
Operative company's property in
Delta county to s3s per mile, or
about $4,000. and valued the Grand
mesa Telephone company's prop
erty in Delta county at figure
greater than its original cost or it's
present value.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS
Big Ten-Days' Sale of New Pianos
Opens Monday Next, in Van Vol
kenburgh's StOre.-Read This
Open Letter.
Delta, Colo. Nov. 3, 1910

Delta, Colo, Nov. 3, 1910.
Dear Madam:
You want piano in your home, don't
you? Yes-you say. Then when do
you expect to have better opportunity
buy one than now, by Joining the
KNIGHT CAMPBELL N o. -Money-D W n
PIANO Club? When do you expect the
onditions for buying piano will be
:asier than they have been m d e
through this gigantic Club? When do
GU expect that any more advantages
buying piano will he on your side,
han there are in this big deal? Just
It US look at what these advantages
eally are:
1st. Instead of having to pay $25
ash down and s1O month, the usual
erms for piano of this grade, you
My have to pay 81 25 week.
End. You don't have to pay interest
addition to the price, which will make
our piano cost you. no one knows
What. In the Club there are no extras
hanging over you.
3rd If you don't like the piano after
Jou have had it in your home and given
thorough trial for 80 days. we will
:ome and get it without any expense
o you, and GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY
BACK-and no questions asked.
4th. If. on the other hand, you do
like it and decide to keep it, we will
give you guarantee over our own
sigoature-the guarantee to be s
strong as we know how to write one.
If you can write a stronger-we will
ign it.
5th. After a years use, if then,
even. you are not wholly satisfied, we
will give you the privilege of coming to
our store and selecting another piano
in it's stead and we will exchange with
you, and apply every dollar you have
paid on this one toward paying for the
new one you select.
9Th. During the year we will tune
Il e piano twice, without charge.
7th. II you want to pay up in less
time than it takes to pay at ST. 25 a
week. you get rebate of is cents in
case for each and every week you
horten the time.
And last but not least. suppose you
were to die before all your payments
had been made. Would your. family
pay the remainder? No.
Immediately upon receipt of the news
of your death receipt in full for the
remaining unpaid payments would be
mailed TO your family.
And, furthermore, these are not
merely verbal promises. They are a
matter of contract. They are put in
''black and white" as between our
selves and every individual.
Now again we ask. "Do you ever
expect that any more advantages in
buying piano will be on your side of
the bargain than there are to be had in
this?
We say. no. In fact we very much
doubt If you will ever again have
another opportunity, where 30 many
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

COLORADO.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Delta. Colorado:
SEorIoN 1.-The City Council of the City of
Delta hereby finds that petition for the estab-
lishment and creation of said sewer district and
for the construction of said Sanitary sewer
heretofore petitioned has been signed by the
owners of more than one-half of the property
abutting said sewer line made and pre-
sented and that notice to property owners has
been PREF ared and given provided by law noti-
flying the owners of property along said sewer
line in said petition would be heard on the 18th
day of October A. u. 1910 and now there appears
to the City Council no objection sufficient in law
why said improvement should not be made
SECTION 2:-That the construction of a district
sanitary sewer is hereby ordered in sanitary
sewer district No 13 of the City of Delta, Colo
RADIO the said sanitary sewer district being that
heretofore established by resolution of the City
Council of the City of Delta. Colorado compris-
ing all of Block Five (5) South Delta subdiv sion
Of the City of Delta and all that territory uorth of
said Block Five (5l and south of Block -Four ti)
Plat '.B City of Delta which is hereby ap-
proved and established as sanitary sewer district
No. 10 in the City of Delta. Colorado which said
sanitary sewer shall connect with the present
sewer line at a point where the prolonged center
line of the alley in said Block Four a. lat .'B
City of Delta, intersects the sewer in said Block
Four 90 Plat "B City of Delta. Said line of
sewer shall commence at the point of connection
along the center line of said alley in Block Four
(D Plat 'B City of Delta, thence south along the
center line of said alley prolonged through the
tract of land lying between Block -Four ~ ILit
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

and all of the conditions are so favor
able to the purchaser.
Don't put off too long Come in ard
see for yourself anyway. A letter like
this at its best is cold-come to the
store and investigate the wnoe propo-
sition for yourself-it will pay you.
Yours very truly.
THE KNIGHT CAMPBELL Music Co.
Van Volkenburgh's Store Delta.
A. Z. Seymour. Sale Manager.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
Why Rent a Ranch?

own 504 acres of land that l
will sell cheap and on very reason
will sell my land so renters and
small investors can buy. Now is your
able terms at 6 per cen. interest. l
chance. Come soon. H. E. BALL.
Comm ercial hotel.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

publican principles and their friends
are earnestly invited to attend.
w. P. DALE, Chairman,
A. NJ. ANDERSON,
A. 1. COOK,
w. j. HOWE,
MISS ALICE A. ROYCE,
MRS. OLIVE STEARNS,
MRS P. NJ. CONDIT.
Committee.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
Pythian Sisters Ball.

The Pythian Sisters will give a
grand ball at l. o. o. F. hall Tues
day night. Supper will be served from
9 to IL O'Clock. Election returns
will be received. Tickets 81.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

rTdHCulSe, 9oV per poie mlle
The Tribune then comments as
follows:
"The above statement should
dispel some of the illusinos which
have been created by some of our
local people for political effect
Following however, are a few
facts ommitted by the attorney
generals statement:
The State Board of Equalization
assessed the Colorado Telephone
company's property in 1907, at
s27.314, that year (1907) that COM
pany reported it's miles of wire line
in Delta county at 1866 miles.
In 1909 the attorney generals
board assessed the Colorado Tele-
phone company's property at s22,-
02O. This is a decrease of over
$4,000 in two years. The Colorado
company in 1909 reported it's wire
mileage in Delta county as 1,27S9
miles as against only 1868 miles
in 1907.
In assessing the valuation of
telephone property in Colorado, the
State Board of Equalization under
the law, first ascertains the value
of the plant, and then distributes
this valuation among the several
counties of the state, in accordance
with the company's mileage of line
in each county, such distribution
being made equally on each mile of
telephone line in each county The
distributive value on each mile of
line in each county as fixed by the
State Board of Equalization for
the year 1909 was approximately
SIT. per mile. l submit therefore
that the only facts which can JUS
tify the reduction of the Colorado
Telephone company's valuation in
Delta county from $27,314 in 1907
to $4,000 in 1909 would be a
reduction of valuation in the entire
state. (The State Board, however
claims the Colorado Telephone COM
pany's valuation has been increas-
ed or an actual decrease in the
value of the company property in
the state. But the annual report
of the president of that company
to his board of directors, January
1st, 1910, stated that there was an
Increase of 1898 miles in the com.
pany's lines in 1909, over the mil
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

A boil in the pot beats two on
the neck.
The man who said revenge Is
sweet Is a liar.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

Pianos for Rent.
Call and see them at once.-Van-
Volkenburgh' store. Delta.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
Ordinance No. S, 1910.

AN ORDIN MOE CONCERNING THE CON
STRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER DIS
TRICT NO. Is OF The CITY OF DELTA.
COLORADO
The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
DELTA. Colo. FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 1910
Comparative Statement of
Telephone Assessments.
By. M. D. Vincent.

By M. d. Vincent.
Under the above title, the Delta
County Tribune quotes Attorney
General Barnett as follows:
Delta County Cooperative Co."
Poles. per mile.
Copper wire. per mile.
Iron wire... per mile.
Instruments ..................$12 each
Franchise nothing.
Colorado Telephone Company.
Poles. .....$321 per mile.
No. copper wire...$1O0 per mile.
No. copper wire... $50 per mile.
No IL copper wire... $37 per mile.
Iron wire. re......$2O per mile.
JHoII cdCu
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
RUSSIAN PEASANTS
ARE INCENDIARIES

st. Petersburg.-Considerable at
tention has been drawn to rather
alarming account of the condition OF
the rural districts of the Russian in
terror, which has Just been publish
ed by NJ. Yermoloff, ex-minister OF
agriculture, after a personal investi-
CATION in the provinces. From this II
would appear that the state OF peas
ant affairs is worse In some respects
than ever before. Not only has in
.cendiarism all over the country not
diminished. but Is now being perpe-
trated from quite new motives, the
result being at least two new forms
of agrarian crime. The peasants no
longer set fire to the landlords prop
erty, but burn down their own. and
that Of their fellow villaSerA For In.
stance, emigrants to Siberia destroyed
their insured homes in this way as
the easiest and most advantageou;
method of liquidation before starting
and worse than this, members of the
village commune burn out those OF
their fellow members who separate
themselves from it under the new law
to become proprietors of small hold
ings. Many of these new peasant
farmers told NJ. Yomoloff that they
lived in terror of this kind Of ven.
geance from the members Of the com.
mune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
A NEW PROBLEM.
U. 8. Must Now Deal With Entrance
OF Chinese Labor Products.

Washington, d. C.-In place Of the
Chinese labor problem, which was set
tied by the exclusion of coolies, a new
problem now Is presented by the ap-
pearance of the products OF such la
Dor. made in China. seeking admis-
sion to the American markets.
Coal, coke fire brick, cement and
tiles produced under labor conditions
existing In China are offered in San
Francisco in competition with Ameri-
can products. Success there means
an invasion OF the entire coast from
Seattle to San Diego.
In an effort to establish a market,
Chinese mining company has land
ed In San Francisco q cargo of coal
comprising anthracite, 5000 tons;
lump s20 tons; slack 1880 tons and
special coax, five tons. Ten casks Of
| cement were sent along for testing
purposes by American users of that
material.
A representative OF the company
which is under foreign management
and one of the strongest industrial
| concerns In China, has been sent to
this country to work up the trade.
The concern. with others has extend
ed Its production beyond the home
demand in China and this. the largest
company in the business looks to the
United States to take its surplus. The
| capacity Of its mines Is 1,957,200 tons
a year, or $500 tons a day. It has
over 100000 tons of coal in sight
and its total resources are estimated
at S0,000,000 tons. The output last
year amounted to 1,s61,7s0 tons. Five
other companies in China produced
100000 tons of anthracite coal last
year. The Germans in Shantung and
the Japanese in Manchuria are also
developing coal deposits.
| United States Consul Knabenshue,
at Tientsin. estimates that within 10
years. II foreign markets are found,
China and Manchuria will be export
ing 100000 tons of coal year.
The big coal company mentioned Is
interested also in the manufacture
Of cement, fire brick, fire clay and
ornamental tiles for which It is seek
ing entrance to the United States
Knabenshue expressed the opinion that
within the low cost Of production In
China and the cheap ocean freights
they will be able to offer dangerous
competition on the coast and in the
Philippines.
Evidence that China is preparing
TO compete in the markets of the world
is afforded by the fact that In the
present year. a steel corporation on
the Pacific coast or the United States
contracted with the Ia Yeh iron mines
IN the Yangtze to take annually foI
fifteen years $4,000 tons Of pig iror
and $4,000 tons of iron ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01

MAY QUELL APACHES

Paris.-The growth in criminality
throughout the city has become so
disuiting that bill will be introduc-
ed at the reassembling of the cham
Der of deputies providing for corpor-
al punishment for attacks on the per-
son.
It Is believed by many Of the depu-
ties that the cat-o'-nine-tails would
prove very effective in bringing an
end to this reign of crime. During
the month of July alone there were
SO cases in which revolvers were used
and the police are at their wits end
as to how to deal with the 'apaches." /"
n. Lepine. prefect Of police, in a
recent interview. declares that the
law is sufficient and that it is only
necessary to apply 1t. There are
signs that the culpable weakness Of
the magistrates no longer sands in the
way Of punishment. There is q heal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01

being got att by tempting offers
made by agents working on behalf
OF foreign power. There Ii no Sc
crecy about this foreign power. It is
openly stated to be Germany.
The latest attempt to steal the
breech Of the rs cannon has been
made at Angouleme. The other morn
ing the men of the Thirty-fourth Ar
tillery Regiment found that the
breech Of a cannon was missing. I'm
mediately all the barracks room doors
were locked and non-commissioned
officers were placed at all the exits.
An investigation led to a stable guard
coming forward with the statement
that he had seen a soldier carrying
a breech during the night. 1t was
concluded that the theft had been
committed by men who were to be
discharged that morning. They were
assembled. but the stable guard could
not identify the soldier he saw.
The breech weighed about so
pounds and the authorities thought
that IL It had been thrown over the
wall traces of It would be found on
the ground. A search was instituted
and the breech was found in foot
path bordering the barracks of 107tn
Infantry Regiment 1t was concealed
under a heap of herbs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
BLIND BEGGAR PLEADS. .-...t
HELP FOR YOUNG PAL

New York.-Leading William Kar-
rias Of Baltimore by the hand, Jo-
seph Gross, 13 years old and home
less. went to the children's bureau Of
the department Of charities In the
children's court builtng Sunday
morning.
Hes blind" the boy said to Su-
perintendent Bauer of the children's
society, jerking his thumb toward
his companion. Hes been keeping
me for the last two months down in
West Broadway, but he's up against
It, and I guess he won't be able to
tape care Of himself any longer. He
wants to know II you can do anything
for me-"
Gross wore a ragged knitted Jacket,
tattered pair Of trousers and pair
Of shoes that gaped at every step.
been blind since he was two, was in
as sorry a plight.
"He helped me across the street
one day." Karrias told Superintend-
ent Bauer, "and when I told him
| wanted to go to Canarsie he went
along. My folks are dead and when
he told me that he had run away
from home because his parents didn't
treat him right, thought we might
! az well make a deal. He had been
sleeping in railroad cars and in door
ways and the lodging house ! was
staying in was better than that, any
how.
$50 we've been palling. He'd lead
| rrvl,f
gcd, and we've been getting along
pretty fair. I'm going to quit living
this way, though, and go to some
kind Of a home. Is there anything
you can do for the kid?"
Superintendent Bauer took the
boy downstairs to the rooms OF James
Browning, engineer Of the children'i
court building, and Mrs. Browning
gave them some breakfast. Before
the boy began to eat he fixed kar'
rias' eggs and coffee for him, anc
Mrs. Browning was touched by the
way he looked after his blind com
panion.
Later in the day. Joseph Graveur
chief parole officer of the court o.
special sessions, made arrangement
to send Gross to the Brace farm
school at valhalla. N. Y, and explain
ed to Karrias what he would have Il
do to secure admission to an institu
ton for the blind.
When Karrias got ready to leav'
the building the boy began to cry
and the man Joined him as he salt
goodby. As he turned toward tn
door the boy asked if he could Leaf
him to a street car, and when he go
, permission he took him out, stoppe'
north bound Third avenue car, pu
him aboard. waved goodby and RAJ
} back to the courthouse, crying bit
terly. Karrias didn't say where n
: was going.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
PERSONAL
MENTION

]. s. Saylor of Umatilla, 10 regis
tered at the Bowman.
L. M. Bullock and wife of Umatilla
were overnight visitors in Pendle-
ton
H. ]. Taylor returned this morning
from a visit to the west end of the
county.
Miss Florence Currin returned last
evening from Seattle. She came home
via Portland.
Robert Twohy, OF the Twohy Bros.
contracting firm, came UP from Port
land last evening.
Mrs. John Walker and Miss Jen-
ME Walker of Athena. are guests of
| the Hotel Bowman.
officer T. D. Season OF Umatilla,
came up from that place this morn
ing on the early train.
Mrs Bertha Stangier left today for
Alberta, after visit in this city with
her sons, George and Fancis.
| County Commissioner Horace
| Walker returned this morning from .
brief visit to his farm at Stanfield.
| D. c. Gurdane returned this morn
ing to his home in Heppner after
transacting business in Pendleton for
few days
DR.. w. v. Glaisyer of the federal
bureau of animal industry. was a
westbound passenger on this morn
ings train.
I,.I II rat a
this morning from Hermiston, where
he had been to participate in the re-
publican meeting last evening.
Mrs. Martin Mclaughlin Of Dun
can. has been brought to st. Anthony'i
hospital by her daughter, Mrs. J. s.
Mcleod, for medical treatment.
Mrs. Charles Stacey Of La Grande
who has been visiting Pendleton
friends went to Umatilla last evening
for visit with friends in that town
R. Alexander of the Alexander de.
partment store. returned this morn.
ing from Hermiston, where he had
been to attend last nights republi'
can rally
Abe Compton son of Martin Comp
, ton. deceased, has arrived in Pen
dleton from American Ridge, Idaho
and will make his home in this cit!
hereafter.
A. e. Eberhart of the Atlas Bridg'
company Of Portland, came up thi
3 morning from Umatila. where iht
!, is erecting a steel bridge across th'
. Umatilla river for the county.
4 Paul Sperry, who together with hi
wife and son, have been spending sew
D eral weeks at their sheep headquar
I ters at Cecil. Is in the city today oil
a his way to Baker City on business.
w. w. Chessman. who has been Wis
q iting his sons, Merle and Dale Chess
man, for the past few days, left thi
q morning for Baker and other point
q in the interest of his insurance com
pany.'
James Brown, who was employed a
the Baker furniture store for tw
y years as undetaker and who went I
Pomeroy, Washington,wil arrive
u Pendleton tonight to resume his for
: mer position.
y Matt Mosgrove, the Milton mel
l. chant came down from that plac
a this morning for the transaction c
business. His brother, William Mos
grove Of Dayton, Washington. ha
= been here for several days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
GRAFT DISCLOSED IN
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

Singapore-Ther report Of the COM
mission Of inquiry into municipal ad-
ministration in the Straits settlement
reveals a condition Of shocking venal-
ity among many Of the higher Off
cials. Commissions are said to have
been freely given and taken, espe-
cially In connection with the letting
OF contracts.
The secretary, financial assistant
ana assessor are severely criticised
and denounced in the report. The
commission recommends the abolition
of all three officers, and the dropping
OF public representation on the mu-
nicipal board, so that it shall be com.
posed purely of government nominees
with government officials as the heads
Of departments.
The report confirms the public
opinion that the municipality Is cor
rupt in many departments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-01
POLITE POLL PARROT
PERPLEXES POLICEMAN

Altoona, Pa-opening the door Of
an express car in train No. 1. west
bound over the Pennsylvania, to in
vestigate a report that man was se-
creted therein. Railroad Officer Mich
-ael easel was surprised when a voice
cried, "Hello!"
"Hello!" replied Casey.
"Come in." invited the unseen oc-
cupant.
Thanks" responded the offic, r.
suspecting a trap.
Casey entered and found he lad
been talking to a parrot.