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The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
A Propose Of Our Schools.

At the reception given by the Wom-
ans club, Monday evening. I was an
interested listener. especially to the
remarks of Mrs. Porter and the Rev
Mr.. Knox. concerning the Industrial
schools. | suppose | may be consid
cred a back number, since IL has
been full twenty years that I have
been patient and interested listener
to the discussions of public improve
ments. do not consider myself an
agitator. being generally in the posi-
tion of the agitated To one who has
paid taxes in a small new town. for the
time mentioned. all matters of public
improvement arc OF vital interest.
The question of erecting an expen-
sive recreation building. came up but
as there was little time for discussion.
] take this mems by kind permission of
the Editor. to speak my mind.
should be heartily In favor of such
a building, provided part of II could
be used for domestic science depart
ment for girls, and also workshop
for boys, understanding there is not
room in the buildings for them at
present. ] have always been in favor
OF patronizing home institutions, al
though l was obliged to send my
daughter away for the most practical
part OF her education, namely domes-
tic science. AS for our boys, I think
they are in much greater danger of
not being able to earn an honest liv-
ing, than the danger Of being drowned,
through not knowing how to swim.
There are new methods. like the
Montasori system. domestic science,
and Sloyd work. that are being taught
iE most graded schools. And when |
visit the ordinary city schools, some
times composed almost entirely of
the children of foreigners, cannot
but think they are having a better
practical preparation for the real work
of life than in our own community, in
spite OF expensive school buildings
and the large amount of money ex-
pended each year for instruction. My
plea Is. let us have the essential
equipments for practical work. especi-
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Making allowance for the increase
OF over 100000 in the country's elec.
torate since 1904, Wilson was inner.
emily as weak candidate as Parker
1t was Wilson's good fortune to make
his advent when the Republican party
was torn asunder by factional ven
delta. all traces of which will prob
ably be obliterated in three or four
years. Wilson will strut and fret his
hour upon the stage. and th-n will be
heard no more. In 1916 the Demo-
cratic party will be seat into the
wilderness for another twenty years.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
WILSON ANOTHER PARKER.

(St. Louis Globe-Democrat)
On the face OF the figures as thus
far tabulated, Wilson runs far behind
Bryan's total of 1908. He is behind
Bryan to the extent of approximately
$4,000 votes in New York. $4,000 in
New Jersey. 1900 in Rhode Island
10000 in Pennsylvania, $4,000 in Ohio
cG.0OO in Indiana, 47.OOO in Illinois.
and 10000 in Missouri. In those
states the popular vote is absolute y
give Wilson more votes than Bryan
obtained four years ago. but in the
aggregate poll OF the states whose
votes are at hand at present Wilson s
states. most OF them west OF the Mis-
sissippi. are still to report. but they
are not likely to change the situation
materially in favor of Wilson as COM
pared with his predecessor of 1908.
Estimates based on the votes of all
the states now tabulated. lead Will
sons friends to assign to him 6.422.-
900 votes in the aggregate poll II
this guess should turn out to be cor
rect Wilson would lead his prede-
cessor at the head of the Democratic
ticket 10000. And this is the only
gain which the Democratic party has
to show in four years. A glance be-
hind these figures will prove that this
is a loss and not gain. Since the
ballots were cast in 1908 the popuIa-
ton of the United States has increas-
ed to the extent of 100000, which
means that there are 100000 more
males of the voting age in the country
now than ther were then. Arizona
and New Mexico. which did not vote
Tor president four years ago. being
territories at that time. contributed
100000 new votes to the total this
year. California and Washington
have admitted 100000 women to the
electorate In the past two years. who
voted in 1912 for the first time for
president
Yet. Notwithstanding these large ad-
ditions to the electorate In the past
tour years, the Democratic poll has
remained practically stationary. Gains
were made by Debs. the Socialist. and
by Chafin, the prohibitionist. but Will
son has shared none of them. The
combined vote OF Roosevelt and Taft
VIII probably be found to be more than
l,Ooo'O0O greater than that OF Wilson.
as Taft's was four years ago. Had
the bolt in the Republican party been
averted. the Republican ticket would
have won in 1912, as 1t did In 1908.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
WARRANTY DEEDS.
. 80 . - . .


Revised by the Grand Mesa Alb
stract company. Delta Colo. week
ending November 18th:
Oscar H. Carlson to Hulda NJ. Carl,
son, 6 lots Hotchkiss: 81.
S. z. Neff to o. ID. Gilbert. 2 lots
Delta, 81.
City of Delta to f. H. Kilgore, tract
Delta SO.
James b. Lazear to j. NJ Conner.
tract Cedaredge; 81.
X. p. James to John NJ Conner. 30
acres Delta. s340O.
Thos. Roberts to A. C.. Marsten ct
al. 80 acres. Delta. $4,000.
Chas. A Hadsell ct al to Adelaide
Coombe ct al tract Cedaredge: /:
$1,000.
1. II. Williams to Ollie F.. Crush.
tract Crawford: s2153.
Crysta, River X. r. to f. r. Morgan.
tract Crawford; s11O.
J. Logan Stout to Matt Lannon. 3
lots Cedaredge; $500.
Richard T. Christy to James w.
Frady ct al, tract Delta; $3.50.
Fred w. Simonds to ID. Walter
Thomas. tract Hotchkiss; 81.
A. A. Hutchins to John ~ Markley,
5 acres Delta. $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

1t must still be contended that there
is open field at Delta for extensive
canning and preserving plants. The
past season proved this beyond ques-
ton. The matter OF hundreds cf thous-
ands of boxes of perishable fruits 60
ing to waste because of this lack, in
the season just closing. is but a small
part of the argument. Every year
more or less stuff goes to waste that
could be canned at profit, and every
year hundred fold more could be
raised for canning If the facilities
were at hand. That canning and pre-
serving plants in certain sections have
occasionally met failure, is hardly ar
argument In face of the fact that the
price of such goods to the consumer
remain at the highest figures in the
history of the country-so high, ir
fact. that it looks suspiciously like the
jobbers were controlling the output by
limiting the number of canning plants
Last week the writer paid Csc per car
for what was purported to be Colora
dos choicest product of canned peas
price nearly If not quite double wha
1t should be. And along the Who'll,
line of canned products there is ;
similarity of price. All of which goe!
to prove one of two things Eithe
the wholesalers are controlling tn,
output in order to force exhorbitan
prices or the field is undersuppliet
with properly managed factories.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
BIRTHS. 4
. . . >>> . % . . . 4
BIRTHS.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Gay on Tuesday November
10, 1912. Mother and child reported
doing we'll.
To Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Davis of
North Delta. was born a son on Mon
day. November 18.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. NJ. Bohanan are re-
joicing over the arrival OF little son
November Is.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

The revelations of the dynamite
plots being made in the trial of the
Mes" is enough to make the chills
run up the back of an iron statue. Yet
those who have been familiar with the
blood-curdling crimes which left a
trail of blood from the Dakotas to
Colorado. can more clearly appreciate
to what extent such murderous plans
can be carried
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
City Council Proceedings.

The meeting of the city council
Tuesday night was short session
devoted entirely to routine business.
which. in this case, amounted solely to
reading and approving the minutes
and the consideration and disposal OF
bills against the city.
Following bills were allowed:
FEES AND SALARY FUND.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Under big heading notifying the
public that the county tax levy of
Mesa county is to be lowered, the
Grand Junction News specifies that
the reduction is TO be lis of one mill,
further elucidates that this reduction
stituted lis mills, leaving that levy
at 1 mill. So sweeping a reduction is
sure entitled to scare-head
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

The bootlegging business has never
received much encouragement in Del
ia. So far as has come to the public
each attempt has been nipped SO
promptly that few have dared invite
surely in store for this class of law
violators.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Wallis Nelson, janitor -......-......S 400
Ed Paul, labor .....---..--.....-...--.-.... 2225
John Wynes. labor ...---.--.--..-....-..- % 25
NJ. L. Gobble. labor ---.-----.-..--. 1926
Michael O'Rourke, labor .-.-..--...---. 1926
viii Cowger. labor ..---.--......-.--...-.. 24.75
A E. Sidebottom. labor ........---.... 29.75
GENERAL FUND.
Earl C. Barrian. labor .....--.-...-...... $50
Delta Independent. publishing w 1870
Pershing & Ellsworth. exam
ination of bonds. etc. ....-...-.... 17.19
Gets & Gets. supplies -............... $50
Delta Electric l.. Co. pumping 1900
Della Harrell, stenographer.... 2.75
STREETS AND ALLEYS FUND.
Delta Brick 4; Tile Co.. tile .. 67.62
SPECIAL WATERWORKS FUND.
A. w. Reed, work on settling
l, Camilla Sanders. do hereby certi-
fly the foregoing bills were duly ap-
proved and passed at the meeting OF
the city council. Tuesday evening,
November 10, 1912.
(Seal) CAMILLA SANDERS.
City Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

ally in the grammar school. After
wards as many luxuries and accom-
plishments as possible. have heard
the same thought expressed by others
or l would not venture to express my
opinion.
ONE INTERESTED.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
DELTA. COLO, NOV. 22, 1912.

Helen Ring Robinson is now a SEN
ator- elect will take her place with
the next legislature. Our own sena
tor. Hon. George Stephan, being a Re-
publican. will hardly go to Helen Ring
Robinson for advice
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
Advertised Letters.

Andrew, Rev. w. B. (2)
Bates. Mrs. ]. L. (2).
Bower, Mrs.
Comma. David AL Signor
Cook, Will
Crooks, C.. w.
Dofflemeyer. /.
Duncan. Mrs. Sally
Estep. George
Hoffman, Wesley
Hoover. c. ]. S.
Koehler. l.. II.
Martin. A X.
Yates, Miss Mable.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
THE PRESIDENTS "swAN SONG.

President Taft announces that he
favors a single presidential term of
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Uncle Bilibab. who has unwisel.
sampled the side dish of Roquefor
cheese-By gum! That butter ain
ir no trance.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

He-the Indians surrounded us an,
yelled for coal. She-Why coal? H
They wanted to keep their wigwam
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Old Lady-What are eggs today.
Champa Street Kid-Just the same as
any other day-little things will
shells around them.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Beebe Draw farmer, who had sued
the railroad for killing his prize COW.
was on the stand at the trial of his
case. Tell the jury just what you
saw" said his lawyer. The first thing
l saw" said the farmer was the train
the COW coming through the alfalfa
and next l saw the alfalfa coming
through the cow"
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Maud MULLER was raking the alfalfa.
I'm an intelligent agriculturist at the
very time you are in danger of the
recall" she explained in refusing the
Judge.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

What do you do for living?'
I'm a farmer" oh. A scientific
up-to-date farmer?" Am /? Why
say, pasteurize my milkweed."
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Tendcrly she laid the silent white
form beside those that had gone be-
fore. She made no outcry. she did not
weep. Such a moment was too preci
GUS to be spent in idle tears But
soon there came time when It seem
ed as If nature must give way. She
lifted her voice and cried loud and
long. Her cries were taken up by
others who were near and 1t echoed
and re-echoed over the grounds. Then
suddenly all was still. What was the
use of 1t all? She would lay another
egg tomorrow
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22

Teacher, to roomful of pupils
And just think! One of you may be
president some day. All of you who
would like to be president, please
rise" All rose except one little Willie
Rattlepod. We'll, Willie, what's the
matter? Wouldn't you like to be presi-
dent?" "Y-yes'm." stammered Willie
"b-but ] ca-ca-can't." why not?.'
asked the teacher, astonished. BE
cause-because I'm Bull Moose,
said Willie. bursting into tears.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-22
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-04
A GLIMPSE INTO PART OF
THE SUBWAY PROBLEM

The Ericsson subway report to
Commissioner Hanberg was put
under 10 different heads, each of
which he considered an import
ant factor in determining the
character and nature of trans
pOrtation subway.
The biggest question and the
one he places first, is relief of con-
gested traffic, in relation to which
he says:
"In order to obtain data for
study of the surface lines prob
lens, it seemed desirable to OBJ
tain sufficient information in re-
gard to the surface lines actual
performance and conditions.
There was no need to take up
the schedules of the different
lines and claim that theoretically
more cars might be run, or that
as many cars as practical are be-
ing run, tor. 1t is seldom that any
surface line is able to operate its
cars on fixed schedule when
they have to pass through con-
gested district as is found be-
tween Twelfth street, Halsted
street, Chicago avenue and the
lake.
las the movement of the sur-
face cars seemed to be fairly free
outside of the subway district and
there not being sufficient time to
take up the operation of all sur
face lines, it was thought best to
study the Madison street line, the
Wabash avenue line and the
North Clark street line, all within
the subway district where their
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-04

when the public most suffers from
inadequate service, it seemed de-
sireable that the investigation
should cover a full period of "a
hours.
The movement of cars, time of
passing a certain point, whether
in or out bound) and the passen-
gers carried (both seated and
standing), were recorded.
The result of these investiga-
tons shows that during the heavy
traffic periods, the car lines in
question could not have done
more toward relieving the situa-
ton and in fact if more cars had
been run, the result would prob
ably have been the intensifying
of the congestion.
The periods of heavy traffic,
both mornings and evenings,
were apparently unnecessarily
long, the number of people stand
ing was out of proportion, and the
irreghlarity of Car movement was
marked.
about 5000 passengers were
not provided with seats between
7:30 and 8 a. m. and about 10000
between $50 and 6p. m.
The surface lines carried 3d.
$50 passengers into the business
section between e and 9 a. M, of
which 10000 were standing. Of
the 10000 carried out of the
same district between 400 and
80 p. m, 29,70O were standing.
To carry these passengers, D.
234 cars entered the business dis
triCt d11rino the 1nOrninO DeriOd
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-02
WOMAN AND THE
MARKET BASKET

A Housewives league has been form
ed in New York, the members Of which
propose to sally forth for fray with
the marketman every Wednesday.
"A similar habit here and elsewhere
would do more to reduce the cost Ct
living than can be accomplished by
telegraphing your congressman to twist
the tails of the money octopus.
In other forms of marketing women
are surprisingly efficient. The aver
age man is paralyzed to see how his
wife is able to discover defects and
cheats and analyze wearing qualities
in textile fqrics that are hidden to his
crude eye
The reason for this is that most wo-
men have to fight fortheir pecun'ary
lives on the clohtes question. In spite
of all our boasted American chivalry,
the majority of men are mean to wo-
men on the money question. While
the raw Pole from Warsaw turns over
his cash to his wife, receiving from
her such spending money as her judg-
ment allots him, the majority of our
men never give their wives any def
mite amount on which they can depend
as a personal budget.
Living in this hand to mouth manner
as far as their personal needs go, driv-
en- to strategies and cajoleries to re-
plenish their flattened pocket books,
women have become exceedingly acute
on values Of all fabrics used in their
own clothing 1t was case of strug-
gle for life and survival of the fittest
AS respects household expenses, the
average woman is not much more acute
than man, because in that field the
necessity has never been forced on
them for being SO. We imagine that
not one woman in ten realizes that
fish Is not fresh unless it is firm and
in texture, with gills red, eyes full,
fms firm and erect, and scales bright
Under the pressure of present high
prices, however, it is probable that
the next generation Of wcmen will be-
come just as keen on TODD values as
they are today on fabric values.
There Is really whole lot CT pleas
ure in marketing, for the norm lily
healthy and hungry person. Many ira
vellers find the famous markets OF
Paris, with their carefully arranged
pyramids of fruits and vegetables much
more fascinating than picture galleries
and monuments. Every well kept mar
ket has the same aspetizing tang in
its sights and odors.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-02

CAMPAIGN FOR CLEANLINESS

State Dairy, Food and Sanitary In.
spector Jmes H. Wallis has issued
pamphlet addressed to the school chill
dren Of the state calling attention to
the dangers Of the common house fly
and seeking. and urging their coopera-
ton in Kidding the state Of this pest
The pamphlet treats of the subject in
a way calculated to stimulate their in
terest and arouse their activity in the
crusade without unduly alarming them
by over stimulating their inauguration,
The pure food commissioner acknow-
lodges the assistance that the various
womens clubs of the state have been
to him through joining with him in
urging cleaning up days in the var
ious cities and otherwise.
Science has been demonstrated that
the house fly is disseminator Of dis
ease germs, which are carried from
filthy, rotten and diseased animal and
vegetable matter to the table where
human foods are consumed and to the
nursery articles of food of infants, they
go from one disease infested house to
another and from the filthiest condition
to the most clearly tainting everything
they touch with the filth and disease
through which they have passed.
The pamphlet put out fer the school
children is filled with good advice to
them and without doubt will be the
means of doing great good Commits
sioner Wallis Announces that the teach
ers of the state have agreed to assist
in making the pamphlet useful and to
give the children talks upon the sub
ject based upon the matter therein con
tanned The result should be vastly
more sanitary condition in the state
next fall than has ever prevailed be-
fore because when children become in
terested in such question, there can
be no tagging behind by the parents.
Capital News.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-02
PREVENTING FLOODS

The government attitude toward the
Mississippi and other flooded streams
has been something like that of the
negro toward his e ky roof When it
rained, he could not get out to mend
it, and when it was pleasant, the roof
was all right.
While snow blanket of very I'M
usual thickness the past winter may
be the principal cause of this high tide
OF freshets, yet there are ether causes
that are more under control than the
whims of the storm clouds.
People who do not believe that cut
ting of forests about the head waters
Of streams will increase floods should
read recent bulletin Of the govern
ment forest service, dealing with floods
in the Castle valley of Utah.
Previous to the settlement of this
valley in 1878, there were no floods.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-02

Later when cattle and sheep werd pas
-ured on Its hillsides. destructive floo.s
became very common, and would even
follow sharp summer rain. A com.
rnittee of stock growers and farmers
investigated the subject, and de lied
that the close cropping of the forage
by cattle and sheep had let the water
run off quickly into the valleys. Since
grazing was restricted, the floods have
largely ceased.
If such a slight obstruction as the
light grass of the hillsides operates to
hold water back and eQualize / S flow,
how much more the rich vegetabl S
mould that gathers on and in the soil
under the leafy protection Of thick
forest? =
Something like sixty miles mere lev.
ees are needed to complete the pres
ent Mississippi system, and there
are two theories as to how they would
work. Some say that combining the
flood water within the levees would de-
post so much sediment that the river
would rise, and the levees would have
to go higher. Others say that the re-
| suit would be the opposite, securing Out
the river bed by the force of the
current, so that eventually the levees
would not need to be at the present
height.
| Little Holland with its sleepy wind
mills lives in peace and comfort be-
hind the dykes that keep cut the
ocean. 1t would seem as if Uncle Sam
were big enough to take care of his
rich garden spots that any year may
! be converted into sand banks.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-02

depth Of three feet below the bottom
and extended entirely across the
stream, rising quite abruptly at each
end Of the dam to about 60 feet at
the north end and 70 feet at the south
end.
A trench was excavated to a depth
CT four feet into thisrock and a con.
crete cut off wall built acrosd the
main channel and carried up the sides
to the elevation of the bottom of the
spillway.
The hydraulic fill has a top width
of 10 feet, sloping one to three. The
material for this fill was found at
the north end of the dam, everything
the lava rock to depth of from five
to fifteen feet, and was sluiced into
place with water pumped from the
river and delivered through a two-inch
nozzle. The face of tho fill was paved
to depth of Is inches and on this was
spread layer of disintegrated rock
and soil.
At the south end Oh the dam, tun-
mel was excavated through the basalt
for distance of 200 feet with open
cut at each end. The floor of this
tunnel Isl on a level with the bottom of
the river and has a cross section of
9x10 feet. The tunnel is lined through
out with concrete and the flow is con-
trolled by two Coffin gates, in addition
to which an emergency gate has been
installed fifteen feet in front of the
main gate.
At the norh end of the dam a spill
way was excavated through the rock,
having width Of so feet and a depth,
at the axis of the dam, of 9.35 feet
and at the lip,of eight feet.
There has been constructed to date
2619 miles of main canals; IA miles of
main laterals and As miles Of later
ais, and there remains to complete the
system A miles of lateral bitches.
All structures have been constructed
of concrete, and reinforced concrete
siphon,, $500 feet long and 61a feet in
diameter was constructed from the
main canal, passing under the Oregon
Short Line track, and delivering 200
second feet of water to high area ly-
ing south Of the reservation which
could not otherwise be watered.