The Delta independent., 1911-05-26
TIMELY TOPICS.

three-year-old grandson of Judge
Henry l.. Waldo. the millionaire
general solicitor of the Santa Fe
railroad. Joe Virgins, an ex-con
vict and alleged accomplice OF
Rogers plead not guilty The child
was stolen from the family home on
the night of March 20. last and re-
turned to the parents "a hours later
on the payment of a ransom of $12,'
900. viii Rogers, 22 years old. Is
an uncle of the child. The ransom
money was recovered intact in a
chimney of Rogers home.
An investigation of the state
home for soldiers and sailors at
Monte Vista. has been ordered by
the commission having the institu-
tion in charge. Charges of irregu-
larities, improper methods of let
ting contracts and of misusing the
moneys provided by the state have
been made by the board. w. H.
Mcdonald, of Grand Junction, de
partment commander and vice pr
ident of the board states that a
thorough probe of the institution
will be made.
At the meeting of the Colorado
postmasters, held in Denver May
l lSth, a resolution was unanimously
passed favoring the closing of the
Offices on Sunday. An attempt was
made to include throwing of mail
into individual boxes in the prohi-
bition. but this failed.
! Four thousand five hundred and
ninety acres of land along the Ar
/ kansas river, was reserved for water
power rights on May 18th, by Pres
ident Taft.
President Taft mas sent to the
senate the tariff boards full re-
port of its investigation of the
Yulp and news print paper industry
in the United States and Canada.
Summarized briefly, the report says
Il ton of news print paper is made
IN Canada for S535 less than it
is made in the United States. The
average Canadian cost is given at
S2753, and the average cost in the
! United States at S32.SS. The duty
under the present tariff is s3.75.
he document presents extensive
tables, comparisons and other tabu-
iations 1t is said to be the most
complete thing of the kind ever at
tempted The entire force of the
tariff board has been engaged upon
it for months.
State banks and trust companies
will be admitted to all the advan-
/ tages of the projected national re
serve association, according to
plan of the special committee ap-
pointed jointly by the National
Monetary commission and the Amer
lean Bankers Association Currency
commission. The plan was announc-
ed last week by Festus J. Wade of
st. Louis, chairman of the special
committee. The scheme provides
that state banks and trust companies
may. without Matchmaking become
members of the national reserve
association, under practically the
same conditions as the national
banks.
The alfalfa meal mill at Fort
Morgan, was completely destroyed
last Thursday night by fire. The
mill was built last fall at a cost of
$4,000. The plant was total loss
as there was no insurance.
! Gus Moecher and John Caburn,
two young men wanted for horse
stealing in Salida. were captured at
Spencer, in Gunnison county last
Friday, after long chase by Sher-
in Hanlon of Gunnison county and
n posse of cowboys.
Tony Guinter. a German S4 years
Of age. was tried in the Mesa coun-
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day on a charge of boot-legging, an,
fined 500. He was let off without
n Jail sentence upon recommen-
dation of the prosecuting attorney
owing to his extreme age and the
fact that he had lived in that city
nineteen years. He told pathetic
story, stating that 1t was his first
| offense and vowed that he would
never again sell beer in dry terri
tory.
II Uncle Sam has taken stock OF
what has been accomplished at Pan
anna, during the seven years OF hard
work. May 4 ended the seventh yeal
] Of canal construction by Americans
Only one-fourth of the great task
Of excavation remains to be done
for the ground hogs" have re
moved l3S. 100000 cubic yards from
the line of the canal. That leaves
only 100000 yards to be cut
away. The placing of the concrete
in the locks is more than 80 per
cent completed. the installing of the
lock gates has begun and 30 per
! cent of the filling for the Gatun
| oam. which will feed the canal with
| water. has been done, The lock
gates are staggering in their vast