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The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
DELTA COUNTY MAN GETS
A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT

The word has just come to this
city that C. T. Rawalt, for a number
of years editor and owner of the
Paonia Newspaper, has lost none lof
his cunning in the field of firut-
that he can pick a plum even before
becoming familiar with the orchard
that he has picked one and will now
be on the Denver city pay roll, at
least during the administration of
Henry J.. Arnold.
Mr.. Rawalt made 40 false state
ment to a Delta man who was a Wis
itor in the capitol city for several
days preceding the late election,
when he said he expected to land a
good job unless he failed to carry
three precincts as he said he would
do for Arnold. OF course the three
precincts were for Arnold all right,
but it would be extremely difficult
to determine that MIR Rawalt was
the cause therefor.
Rawalt is now chief garbage in
spector of Denver. He will have n
force of men to command. and accord
ing to reports, will draw a salary of
81 1,SOO per year. This is not SO bad
when one comes to consider that
Rawalt had only resided in Denver
about six or eight weeks prior to
the election.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Montrose, Colo
rado, June II, 1912.
NOTICE Is hereby given that
Harry Dolph Davis, of Delta. Colo
RADIO who on June oath, 1909. made
Homestead Entry No. 03760, Ute.
for Northwest quarter of Section 25.
Township 40 North, Range 12 West,
New Mexico Principal Meridian. has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Commutation Proof. to estab-
lish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Milton r. Welch.
u. S. Commissioner at Delta. Colo
RADIO, on the 23rd day OF July. 1912
Claimant names as witnesses:
william Settle, Thomas N. Stevens,
John Caldwell, William johnson, all
of Delta. Colorado.
B. p. BLAIR. Register.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
DELTA MAN NAMED DELEGATE
AT PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION.

The progressive Republicans of
Colorado held IA convention in Den
yer last week and decided that 1t
was entirely improper to abide by
decisions of the regular convention
held IN Pueblo some time since. and
named twnety-one protesting dele
gates to the national convention in
Chicago. These delegates will 20 to
the big convention uninstructod. to
vote for Roosevelt. II seated. and IL
Roosevelt bolts they are to form
the Colorado delegation IN his con-
vention.
The following delegates were
named: Ben Il. Lindsey. w. ]. l..
Crank. Allison Stocker. Daniel Sui
livan. +. +. Costigan. ID. C. Burns
and j. |. Carper of Denver: John T.
Jacobs of Weld: G. A. Fisher of
Sterling and V. S. Grange of
Pueblo.
The following alternatas were
named: J. s. Temple, Gail Laugh
lin. l.. J. Stark. of Denver, w. T..
Fee. of Prowers; +. c. Bacon of
Ouray; John Grasson. OF jefferson;
c. w. Bowlos. of Arapahoe: b. p.
Smith of Delta; John Cross. of
Trinidad; Ira DeI>ong, of Boulder
and X. II. Crossman OF Pueblo.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
grace.

The Knockers about town who on
ly year or two ago were working
overtime in an effort to condemn
Delta county as fruit growing sec
tiOn, haven't a word to say this
year, and but few words last season.
Anyone who makes a trip through
any of the orchard districts of the
county just now would have to be
worse than a knocker to say or even
think this is not only fruit coun-
try, but the greatest producer of the
most luscious fruits that grow.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

William C. Blair, of the United
States land office at Montrose, and
editor of the Lake City Times, has
been appointed reading clerk of
the National Republican convention
in Chicago. Billy is a capable
and thoroughly good fellow and we
are glad to hear of him receiving
will fill the place with credit and
grace
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

Who said hard times and men
out of employment? Surely there
win be nothing of that sort in Delta
county this summer and fall. Well
posted fruit men say they expect a
most difficult job in getting suf-
ficie,ht number of men and women
to thin, pick and pack the enormous
1912 fruit crop. The work of thin
Ming starts the first of next week,
and ere that is done the peaches
will be ready to pick and pack, and j..
last but not least, the gigantic crop
trees of every orchard in the coun-
ty. Does that look like hard times
ahead? Well scarcely!
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

Colorado again gets IN the lime
light by outdoing the rest of the
country in the production of agricul-
tural products to the acre. Statistics
from the year book of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for 1910, the
latest issue. show that the general
average of the United States during
that time was 14.2 bushels to the
scre and Colorado's production was
25.7 bushels.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
ADVERTISING RATES

Professional cards of one inch single
column space, per month 81. If paid
Tor by the year in advance $40. If paid
for six months in advance, So.
Advertisements of four inches or more
run by the month without change, Is
cents per inch. Advertisements reset
each week. 20 cents per inch Tor each in
Sertion.
Readers. outside of classified advertis-
ing department, 10 cents per line for
each Insertion. In classified department.
3 cents per line.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

sented to the great and only little
Ben Lindsey, who greeted him fond
ly and said: Il am much pleased to
meet you Mr.. Bryan, l have for long
years been a follower of you and
Mr.. Roosevelt" You better quit
following said VIM. j., you are
likely to get 'cross-eyed. We are
going opposite directions"
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

Judge Sprigg Shackelford an
nounces himself a candidate for reel
ection as district judge. 1t is under
stood that several hats will be in
the ring for this office. Attorney
Millard Fairlamb of Delta has been
favorably spoken of, and it is the
general belief that he would serve
the people well
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

When the Independent published
the first installment of the serial
story Excuse Me-" we stated that
ever published. The Denver Times
took the tip and is publishing it in
its Sunday magazine The story it
a good one, we will say again, and
no reader should miss it.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
forgotten.

The Colorado Editorial association
is to hold it's mid summer session
in Steamboat Springs on July s and
8, making the trip in a special train
over the famous Moffat line, and all
members of that gathering lot
are contemplating the trip and en-
tertainment to follow, with consid-
cradle pleasure.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

Some distant day perhaps some
thing will happen or someone will do
Grand Junction News to T, in
every detail. But that will be in
Heaven and Karl won't be there to
approve of it.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

may have the advertising free. Yes,
it is a great booster proposition all
right, that band is, and the Denver
Post knows who is benefited by the
boosting. The boys wouldn't wear
the papers name on their suits and
caps if it did not
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

The Grand Junction News yester-
day stated that Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker would run on the ticket with
Roosevelt and Little Ben Lindsey.
If anything is lacking now, the
name of Karl Bickel ought not be
forgotten.
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

We haven't heard of Roosevelt or
lhis managers claiming that single
One of the delegates instructed for
him was fradulently appointed. Not
even those which were said to have
cost him-or somebody-$1O,0 200 a
throw
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14

It is stated that during Bryan's
recent visit in Denver, he was pre-
The Delta independent., 1912-06-14
DELTA INDEPENDENT

A. M. ANDERSON. Editor and Owner.
Entered at the postoffice at Delta, Colo,
second-class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Two dollars per year. one dollar for
six months.
DELTA, Colo, FRIDAY. June IA, 1912
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
WORLD is LEARNING
BACON'S IGNORANCE

TO the Editor Of THE TIMES
In all the letters which the Baconians
have written the Mail Bag in regard to
the Acknowledgements controversy,
which was lately revived by T.. II. Soth-
ern In his article In Munsey's Magazine,
they so on the presumption that Bacon
was very learned man and far in ad-
vance Of his time in all matters of sci
ence. AS usual, with the Baconians,
they make statements without being
able to back them up with facts. They
should know that the great Francis
Bacon did not agree with Calico and
did not accept the theory Of Capernicus
His mistakes In astronomy were ridicu.
lous, and such as almost any school boy
In his time could have improved upon
He denies, for example. that the moon
was solid, saying that it was "fiamy
stuff He also said that the earth is
stationary; that the heaven revolves
with the exterior of the earth in TWEEN.
ty-four hours; that some planets &c
slower than others.
Harvey, who is supposed to have dis
covered the circulation of the blood, and
his contemporary, said of Bacon: He
writes philosophy like a lord chancel.
lor." The more we learn of Bacon, the
less reason we have for imagining that
he could have written the plays OF
Shakespeare. O. w. KLINE.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
NEGROES WILL SUPPORT
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In view of the fact that certain lead
ing Republicans have tried-and are still
trying in vain-to break up the Solid
South, along political lines, the methods
used have certainly been effective In
breaking up the solid negro vote
throughout the entire country.
The colored voters realize and appre-
ciate the fact that they have friends IN
the Democratic party who are willing
to help them, and they uhe colored
voters) intend to stand by the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Presidency In the
approaching Presidential election. We
do not know who will be the sta ndard-
bearer of the Democratic party. for the
woods seem to be full of good Presiden-
tial timber. but II the mantle Of Grover
Cleveland should fall upon the honor
able Champ Clark, the distinguished
son of Missouri, having for his running
mate the Hon. William r. Hearst. OF
New York, that ticket would look good
to the colored voters throughout the
country. The. cry of that great race
leader. Bishop Alexander Walters, of
New York, followed by l.. G. Moore. of
Mississippi: the Revs. S. l.. Corrothers
and j. Milton Waldron. of the Nation s
Capital, in his endeavor to lead his race
out of the political bondage-where for
nearly half century they have been
water-is being heard gladly by every
black man who has a vote. May the
seed these men have sown spring up
grow. and ripen to the success of the
Democratic party in November next.
j. c. CUNNINGHAM.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
SWEARINGEN LETTERS
MUCH ENJOYED
To- the Editor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In the interests of justice, it is
hardly fair to permit this discredit
voiced by your correspondents upon
the contributions Of II. IL. Swearen-
gen. His articles display sincere
thought, as anyone with sufficient in
telligence to grasp the subject can
readily determine. l suggest that
those who are bored by his letters,
pass them, and turn to the occasion
ais" by one Kent, which display more
cant and prejudice, utterly devoid of
reasoning ability, than any i know
Of. Probably If he will purchase a
good Havana he might feel different
ly toward the world. His quotations
from the Bible. tending to show the
forethought of the Creator in pro-
hibiting Its use, thousands of years
before its discovery, are utterly de-
void Of reasoning. If he will search
the scriptures further he can find
verses fitting almost any subject that
he desires, providing he sees fit to
see them as applying in that light
He might, for instance. find that the
eating Of meat is prohibited, although
no doubt, he dissipates himself in this
respect.
Reverting to the Swearengen ar
ticles. it had not been my pleasure O
note them until the recent contro-
versy started. I then looked them UP
in the previous issues of tt, Times
and was surprised to find tN.t even
swine would disregard such pearls.
A. r. RUSSELL
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
Augustus Smith, Yale az,
Nears Century Mark

Augustus Smith, the only living mem
Der of the class of AZ, Yale, celebrated
his ninety-sixth birthday anniversary
Yesterday, and during the day and
evening many of his friends called to
pay their compliments. Mr.. Smith is
the oldest member Of the Washington
Yale Association.
Mr.. Smith was born In Washington,
and his life has been spent mostly in
this city. Since 1869 he has been en-
ployed in the division Of distilled spirits
OF the Treasury Department, although
his health has prevented his attendance
upon these duties since last August
work, and for many years has taken
an active part in church and orstorio
music.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
What's on the Program tn
Washington TODAY

Meeting of La Fayette Chapter, No. j.
Royal Arch Masons tonight.
The following knights of Pythias
lodges will meet tonight: Webster,
si 70 Myrtis. I; Es'esor; No j. No. a. Capital No.
The following I. o. O.. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Washington, No. g.
Golden Rule, No. 81; Amity, No. -,
and Phoenix, No. 2s. business.
Meeting of advisory board, Protected
Home Circle. 2ol street northwest,
Smoker and entertainment by the
Walters Association. 400 Fifteenth
street northwest, 5 p. m.
Luncheon by the Washington Council
of Jewish Women. Rauscher's.
Hobby lobby night at the National Press
Two-year class night at the Business
High School, p. m.
Picture musicale. "A vanishing Race,
by Edward S. Curtis, the Belasco
Theater, this afternoon.
Little Women" by the Dramatic AS
sociation of the Eastern High School.
Midyear commencement. Central High
School, p. m
Sacred cantata, The Word OF Goa,
Methodist Episcopal Church, s p. m.
Gallery Instruction. District National
Guard, Center Market Armory, p. m
Lecture on gardening by Prof l.. =
Corbett horticulturist of the Depart,
ment of Agriculture, Y. NJ. {. A,
Meeting of the Southeast Washington
Citizens Association Donohoe's Han
3l4 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
p. m. ,,.t,
Entertainment and ball by the Motor
picture Operators Protective Union
l. A. T. S. E., No. 224 Old Masonic
Hall, Ninth and f streets northwest
8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
ANOTHER STUDENT" SAYS
STUDENT" SHOULD STUDY
To the Editor Of THE TIMES: !:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
The Holy Scripture teaches that God
made the earth and the nations thereon
to dwell in peace and happiness. The
'stuff' to which Student" SO strenu-
ously objects In your issue of the 9th
instant. springs then from the fountain
OF all knowledge. Such authority re-
moves 1t from the category of motions
and makes II comfortable indeed to
natural history.
You (studenO argue that ''all the
races Of birds keep themselves to them
selves" etc. Conceded, but they share
the right to equally enjoy in the fullest
measure all God-giving blessings, mu-
tually respecting the claims Of each
necessary to the proper observance of
the principle Of the Golden Rule
The writer, consequently. whom you
mel takes a far more logical and com
nonsense view of segregation than do
you. The major part of the human
family do not coincide with you and
the other best friends" In your as
founding view that the negro is more
contact with the white race In street
cars and in other ways" Scientific re-
search shows that humanity. no mat
ter how crude when found, is imme-
diately benefited and improved by
ponent parts Of such environment Is
involuntarily absorbed and assimilated
The Anglo-Saxon, then, representing
the advance guard of civilization, Is
the proper environment for any race
which may not have had the oppor-
tunity of eQualing IL In advantages.
ANOTHER STUDENT.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30

deadly blights has come over its counsels-and to
bring them to justice with the remorselessness Of
fate.
1t is all very we'll to say that union labor has not
suffered by this epochal crime. The good men, the
high-minded and earnest laboring men who compose
the rank and file of its membership, should not suf-
fer, but the fact remains that the organization has
been enfeebled by its unworthy members, and can
restore its prestige only by joining hands with the
forces of law and order in prosecuting the criminals
and purging its own ranks.
Darrow is entitled to full hearing and fair
trial He does not lack friends able counsel But
there should be no half-heartedness the part Of
labor in its attitude toward this case toward the
men higher up" around whom, it appears, the coils
are tightening.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
INDICTMENT OF BARROW.

The indictment Of Clarence S. Darrow, former
counsel for the McNamaras, for the bribery of a
juryman and venireman in the celebrated dynamite
conspiracy, not only reawakens interest in the case
but presents an aspect which in many respects is
more important than the sensational confession
of the principals.
The depravty which could lead such men as the
McNamaras to destroy life and property is, after all
no more of a public menace than the corruption
which would destroy the processes of the law The
criminal we shall have with always, but society
itself is doomed if the very officers of the court as
attorneys really under their oath, shall stoop to
pervert the ends of justice by debauchng the jury.
The district attorney of Los Angeles, now in
Florida, is quoted saying that there was no way
Darrow could escape. When asked if the indictment
would involve men higher up" in the Federation
of Labor. he replied that This is but the be- ginning
Organized labor everywhere owes il to itself to
join in ferreting out the men who have brought re-
sproach upon its good name-whose treason like q
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
PROF. lee Welded
UNDER TWO NAMES.
MYSTERY SOLVED
Romance in Strange Case of
Lecturer With Double
Personality.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 30.-Now at
last is the tangled mystery solved of
the marriage on Saturday of Dr. Guy
carlton Lee, historian. critic and lee
turer OF Johns Hopkins University, to
Dr. Hildegarde Langsdorf. well known
as physician and member of a prom
inent family in Carlisle. Also DR.. Langs-
uorf was married on Saturday, in Me-
uia, TO John II. Aver. There were I've
licenses, and two ceremonies, which.
aithough they gave the bride two mar.
ried names, did not involve her in big
amy.
IL mas been discovered that Lee and
aver are Identical persons. The prin-
c'pais seem content to state the main
TACT ana explain nothing. There is q
divorce decree on which the ink is yet
fresh, with hints of a romance in the
background, that passed unnoticed
when II concerned only the Ayers and
TINS Is getting no illumination now from
either Lee-Ayer or the bride. Mystery
enough remains even after the most es-
sential fact made public
The immediate story Is that last FRI
day an aver license was taken out IN
Media, where DR.. Lee was a familiar
figure. 1t represented the prospective
groom as having been born in 1864.
That was too long ago for persons now
active in Media to remember such a
family and the old settlers have been
scratching their memories for three days
in vain effort to locate Ayers. For all
that any one in Media has yet recalled,
the Ayers dropped into town for the
birth of this boy and then slipped away.
Mystery About Aver.
Whoever the Aver may have been
that name was all the boy had up to
the time of his first marriage. The
woman he then took from a New Eng
land home stood up at q simple. cere-
| mony and became Mrs. Aver. People
who met her in her home in Baltimore
when she chose to go back to New Eng
land and refused to return to her hus-
band, she was sued for divorce as Mrs.
Aver.
That suit with which no one connect
ed the famous DIR. Lee, was tried quiet
ly In Upper Marlboro. the seat Of Prince
George county, Md. DR.. Langsdorf
appeared as witness in 1t. She said
she had been for sixteen years Aver s
family physician and friend.
Cousin In Washington.
The testimony showed that in addition
to being his physician and friend. DR..
Langsdorf was secretarytreasurer of
the National Society of Broader Educa-
ton, for which Aver was lecture man.
ager. Miss Agnes Pollock, cousin OF
Aver and a teacher in the Washington
public schools. and Miss Agnes and
Harry Poor testified that they bad join.
ed In the purchase Of twenty acres al
Highbridge, in Prince George county
for the educational scheme.
The testimony contained no tntimator
that Aver was ever known as Lee, al
/ though as Lee alone he had won the
reputation that produces honorary de
grees from institutions of learning 'anc
| that yielded him very substantial re-
turns from magazines, books, and lee
| ture work.
Having obtained a divorce, Ayer-Lee
pressed his new courtship with all the
| ardor Of youth. The divorce was signec
January ~. In seventeen days the fresf
marriages occurred
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
ABROAD BY AEROPLANE.

They haven't yet produced a stable srship, but
that doesn't mean that no more progress will be made
along the line of popuarizing flights. They haven't
yet come anywhere near making conditions stable
for the automobst, yet the motorcar is pre-emnent-
ly the vehicle Of the day. In the course of COM
paratvely few years the aeroplane may have the
call. The public wants to experience new sensa-
tions. Two passengers went up $500 feet with one
of these aerial chaufeurs in France recently. An
other French driver has taken dozen passengers
around his aerodrome. These feats are like mile
stones along the way.
Earle L. Ovingto:: says that there be an all-steel
scroplane next, capable of crossing The Atlantic. But
before it comes there'll be many triumphs-as
we'll as tragedies-with the old aeroplanes. That's
The way it goes.
The Washington times., 1912-01-30
"CALLED" BY PHOTOGRAPH.

Nothing could illustrate more strkingly the de-
cline in the old love for oratory than the fact that the
congregation of Bristol, Tenn. church is choosing
its pastor by means of photographs.
Perhaps it would be unfair to argue that i,e per-
sona pulchritude of the applicant will weigh over
much with them in making their choice of pastor
1t may be assumed that they will measure him ac-
cordng to the lines of strength and kindliness ndi
Gated in the lneaments of his countenance. The de-
gree of his eccentriciy will be judged in de-
gree by the length of his hair and where he parts it.
But at the same time it argues a change in con.
ditions when any considerable number Of people are
willing to choose spiritual guide without reference
to his ability to preach Time particularly in the
South, when his eloquence would have been one oi
his strongest recommendations, and even speaking
likeness would have difficulty in making this merit
clear. He would have been all the more acceptable
if he were able to divide his discourse into firstly
secondly, and forth, and devote at least fifteer
minutes to the elucidation of each subdivision
Now, it appears, it seems to matter very little tc
the Bristol congregation whether the minister is ar
orator or merely addresses them in the conversa
tonal style. The effort to look pleasant, please,
must hereafter be reckoned with, apparently, wei
as dogma and dalectics.
If St. Paul could come back what would he think
of it all?