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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-15
find YOUNG BURGLARS
Six Boys and Girl Confess to RObbing
Houses.

Spokane. Wash, Nov. 15.-Seven des-
perate robbers, ranging in age from 6
to years, were captured last night by
the Spokane police. The bold band,
which consists of six boys and one girl,
confessed having broken into and looted
three houses while the occupants were
absent Much of the booty, ranging
from furniture to valuable jewelry, was
recovered from the woodsheds, sand
piles and tree tops. where it had been
hidden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-15
EASY TO BEAT HIM.
s.JTncIe joe Cannon's Successful OPP
ponent Spent No Money.

washington. Nov. 15.-Congressman-
elect Frank T. O'Hair, of the 18th IL
linois district, did not spend cent in
the recent campaign in which he de-
feated Uncle Joe" Cannon, former
speaker of the house. Mr. OMAR MED
an affidavit to this effect yesterday with
the clerk of the house of representa-
tiVeS
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
HOW ONIONS GROW.

This is the first year that
have raised an onion crop on my
land" said Chris Picker this week,
as he displayed malodorious sam
Pile II inches in circumference II
have only been getting 800 or 400
sacks to the acre, but this year
| will have over $500 sacks on my
six acres" We are glad that Chris
has finally learned how to raise a
crop and win have no more failures
like $50 sacks per acre. Seriously,
we believe Chris has about the
greatest onion field ever seen in
this valley. 1t is we'll worth going
to see.-Olathe Criterion.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
ANOTHER RARE MUSICAL
TREAT FOR DELTA PEOPLE

At the time the Williams Jubi-
lees were secured for July 4 and s.
a contract was entered into for the
Byron Troubadours for October 2
This is one of the greatest colored
concert organizations in the coun-
try and the galaxy of artists COM
prising the company places it in a
class by itself.
The entertainment will be held
IL the Baptist church Wednesday
evening. October at 8:15 sharp.
The tickets Will be limited to 500
and will be on sale at Cooks drug
store Tuesday morning, September
%. The doors will open at 1880
p m. See the big posters and
small bills.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
DIVERSITY OF CROPS.

In a country like this where so
many different things can be raised
at a profit. the farmer would be fool
ish who gave his entire attention
to just one OF them.
The man with ten. twenty OF forty
acres can turn off from 500 to
$500 of so many different things. at
the same time protecting himself
against failures OF any one of them.
that his income upon that system
is practically sure.
On our good soils one TO Ave acres
of onions is a good investment. as
Is also tho same or a greater ratio
of potatoes. An acre OF melons. an
acre of berries and half an acre OF
garden will yield their proportion
OF profit. Comparing with the ex-
tent of the farm. sugar beets. alfai-
IA and grains can be grown. The
COWS, chickens and some pigs At in
nicely and all help. Fruit Is n
proposition more by itself. but the
grower of field crops can as well
have a little orchard that will sup-
ply his family needs and perhape give
him a few hundred dollars to make
up for its care and pay interest on
the ground 1t occupies.
The Industrious, business-like far
mer who follows this systme. Is
mighty sure to have bank balance
to his credit.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
POWELL ORCHARD COMPANY
HARVESTING FINE CROP

One of the finest peach orchards
on Powell mesa, near Hotchkiss, is
owned by the Powell orchard com
pany, an organization which com
prises Ben Bergerman. Mrs. Cud-
dlebach, Edward Fisk of Pueblo and
Fred Mcconnell Of this city.
The orchard contains thirty-five
acres of Elberta peach trees, and tn
Independent reporter. after a recent
personal inspection, can safely state
that it is as well kept and is yield
ing as fine a crop of fruit as can
be seen anywhere in the West.
Fifteen pickers and forty pack
ers are now at work in the orchard
and large, finely equipped packing
house and, on Tuesday, 5000 boxes
had been loaded in cars ready for
shipment and as Mr.. Bergerman said.
you would hardly know the orchard
had been touched.
The company expects to ship 35,-
600 boxes-1000 to the acre-and
this estimate can easily be made
on the results already obtained.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
ORIGIN OF THE WORD STEEL"
AncIents Made It, But They Are Said
Not Actually to Have
Named Il.

I'VE do not know much" writes G.
w. Ernst in the Bulletin of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel association. I'VE
do not know. where the word steel
came from, nor do we know the orig
inel meaning. A leading authority
claims the word as having started in
England; he is sure mistaken, as the
records show.
When the word first appeared in
English or Anglo-Saxon 1t had become
a proper name on the continent. show
ing the general diffusion Of the term.
We are equally disappointed in the
Greek and Roman classics. They knew
how to harden soft iron, but had no
name for the finished product we call
steel.
The Greeks obtained a good brand
OF steel from the Chalybes at Sinope;
that brand they called 'chalybs' or
'chalybos,' and the Romans adopted
the term. But the common people did
not use the word. which occurs mainly
in poetry. II was so used by Aeschy.
lus about ATS B. C. and in Latin by
Virgil a few years before the Chris
tan era.
When the writer's of good Latin
prose wished to convey the idea OF
steel they were apt to use the word
'acies.' which means a sharp edge or
a sharp point. In the third century OF
our era We find the word 'acieris' and
later still the word 'aciarium' whence
the French 'acier.' meaning steel.
The word steel has not been found
prior to the eighth century. 1t occurs
in the so-called Epinal gloss, where
'steeli' is given as the Anglo-Saxon
equivalent Of the late Latin 'acceari
UNI just mentioned. Students wishing
to verify this may consult Henry
Sweets edition of the gloss, 1888
page 2.
AT that time the word was common
on the continent and had become o
proper name. both as simple 'stahl
or in compounds like 'stalhart' We
have no word like steel before the
eighth century; we have no trace OF
the French 'acier' before the third
century. Yet men made steel in the
days of Homer and before his time in
India But even in the best days OF
Greece and Rome they hardly knew
cast iron. Their iron statues were
made of wrought iron and only trivial
examples of cast iron are OF classical
antiquity.
ITO temper meaning to harden
wrought iron by heating and then dip
ping It in cold water. is a term used
by Pliny. The process of 'tempering,
Of course. is much older. 1t is men.
toned in Homer and NAV have heep
known long before"
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
PETERSON GOT DEC1SILh -.
MONEY DEMAND SUIT.

On Monday afternoon attention
of the county court was given to a
case wherein F. c. Ellis of Fruita,
was the plaintiff and John Peterson
of hits county, the defendant. FL
lis had hauled ties for Peterson and
contended that he had money due
him for part of said work, The test
imony seemed to show, however,
that he had nothing coming and a
verdict was rendered for the de-
fendant.
The case came to Delta from Utah
because of an attachment, and oc-
cupied the court and six jurymen for
three days and part of two nights.
There was a second case of the
same effect to have been tried but
the plaintiff gave up after the first
had been decided adversely and both
were dismissed upon their agree
ment to pay all costs. Peterson is
a construction forman for the Rio
Grande and owns considerable prop
ertv in Delta, having in his posses
ion a number of lots on Eaton avenue
near the depot. Attorney H. J.
Baird appeared for Peterson.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Stocking Renovations.

Skill with the needle saves money
at every turn, and in respect to few
articles Of apparel does this fact be.
come more apparent than In the case
of stockings. Even when stocking feet
are past re-mending with darns 1t is
possible to give the leg" portions q
new lease OF life by providing them
with new feet" cut from the legs
Of similar hose. The objection fre.
quently put forward that the seams
which join the feet" to the legs are
uncomfortable In wear, is avoided II
the following method is adopted:
From the pattern Obtained by cut.
ting on the out-worn feet" cat new
pieces from the calf" portion OF an
other older pair. Join the seam at
the back of the heel with q run and
backstitch. Then place the edges OF
the seam fiat and stitch them down
with the fine herring boning.
Fix the foot" in position on the
"leg." and work from the center OF
the heel towards the toe, on each side
with run and backstitch. Great care
must be taken to get the toe portion
to fit quite accurately. Then herring
bone the raw edges down fiat as in the
case of the heel seam. Press the
seams with hot iron.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Brought Death to Pigeons.

At meeting OF the Linncan society
OF London. Professor Poulton presid.
Ing. letter was read from Herr Paul
Scherdlin. as follows: For hundreds
Of years pigeons have nested on the
spire OF Strassburg cathedral. They
increased SO much that many at.
tempts have been made to extermi-
nate them. but in vain. During the
last few years there has been a sud.
den and startling diminution in the
number OF these cathedral pigeons.
am OF the opinion that this manifest
reduction is due to the asphalting OF
the streets round the cathedral BE.
tween the stone sets OF the pavement
the pigeons were able to pick up food
in quantity. In consequence OF the
asphalting and daily watering and
cleansing OF the places in the immedi.
ate neighborhood the birds have
gone"
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Indication Of Character.

Insincerity in dress is very good
indication OF other kinds OF insinceri
ty. and II a woman's lingerie does not
accord with her dresses, you may be
pretty sure that her actions will not
accord with her words.
There Is, besides. nothing 80 salts,
flying as the feeling of being well
dressed all the way through. There
is nothing which gives such perfect
poise and grace as the consciousness
Of well-ftting undergarments and n
petticoat OF which one need not be
ashamed. The woman who puts all her
spending money into the things that
show feathered hats. silk gowns.
chiffon blouses. etc, and is willing to
go about wearing the cheapest OF un.
derskirts and stockings, is rather like
the hypocrite who could carry whole
load Of secret sins hidden beneath a
smiling countenance.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
STORAGE OF APPLE POSSIBLE.

STORAGE OF APPLE POSSIBLE.
Because Of the large crop there
will probably be more apples stored
this fall than heretofore. This,
of course, will depend upon the mar
ket during the picking and packing
time. If from 75c to $1.25 can be
had Per box for the grades and va
rieties, the bulk of the winter ap-
pies will 'De scld; otherwise as
many as possible to hold will go in
to storage. One good thing about
winter apples is that they are not
quickly peiishable like peaches or
pears. We have seen Delta apples
come out of the cellars in May as
good as when they were put away in
the fall, and we have yet failed to
see such apples sell for less than
$1.50 per box. With this fact in
their favor, coupled with the great
and growing demand, apple grow
ers can feel comfortably safe regard
ing the prompt or final disposal of
their crops. The European nations
will need them if our own people
should realize an oversupply, which
is scarcely possible.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS.

There is no change in the lineup
OF state and county candidates over
what has been gives to the public for
week past.
In the lineup the result is as It
was given in the paper a week
ago.
On the Republican side Ben Grif-
fifth was tho only Progressive who
was nominated. all the other candi-
dates being regular Republicans.
In the county the result was cor
rectly given in last weeks issue
So far there appears to be no
hitch in Delta county over the county
ticket. and the friendly and united
feeling will likely remain undis-
tur'bed throughout the campaign.
The very busy season will prevent n
great deal of political display and
demonstration between now and cleo
tIon time.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
CIRCUS PLEAsEs BIG CROWDS.

CIRCUS PLEASES ZIG CROWDS.
The visit OF Sanger's European
shows here yesterday was n great
success. both performances being
well attended.
The attractions were all good
from start to finish. there not be-
ing n duh moment. Fat clowns. thin
clowns. long and short clowns kept
the audience In n roar of laughter.
The prize fight and baseball stunts
we're very funny. That famous fam
lily of acrobats-the Earls- were
highly entertaining. their somer-
saulting and balancing being well
and neatly done.
Ding Dong. claimed TO be the
most intelligent trained elephant
In the world. went through n series
of tricks, finally carrying his trainer
from the ring on top of his trunk.
This thrilling act fully deserved
the applause that greeted It.
Other acrobats. acrialists. trapezc
artists. tumblers. all assisted in maxi
ing up a strong program The pa
rade took place at 12 o'clock. when
the fine teams of horses were
greatly admired.
Perhaps the most pleasing feature
OF the whole show was the entire
absence OF tho rough element usu-
ally associated with circues. The
show was in every respect clean
one. and intending visitors can rely
on receiving every consideration
from the management.-- Grand J Junc-
tion Sentinel.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
PRESBYTERIAN NOTES.

The Ladies' Aid will hold a spec
ial meeting the second Tuesday in
October at the home of Mrs. c. E.
Blaine, on Howard street. A full
attendance is desired.
The Junior C. f. leader for next
Sunday is Gladys Archer, assisted
by Evalyn Nutter.
The Senior C. +. will be led by
Miss Alice Royce. Subject: John IL
1927, 41-46.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet next week Friday Septem-
ber 81. at the home of Mrs. L. E.
Angel. with Mrs. Arterberry as the
leader.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
i..-.A..A.S AS.,i,D-
kD AT LkLTA COUNTY FAIR.


kD AT LkLTA COUNTY FAIR.
Aneonas: d. L. Logan-1st hen,
1st cockrel, 1st trio. Roy Welch
-2nd cockrel, End trio. Mrs. l..
r. Curl-2nd pullet.
Barred Plymouth Rock: Ben Lay
cock-1st Geek, 1st hen, End
pullet. w. L. Johnson-1st cock
rel. E. T. Minney-1st. pullet,
I'd cockrel.
Buff Cochin: Mrs. l. B. Raichart
list cock, 1st hen. End hen, list
trio. B. F. Yeoman-1st cock
rel, 1st and End pullet, End trio.
Buff Orphington: Mrs. N. Dou-
vall-1st hen.
White Orphington: E. T. Minney
list cock, 1st hen, 1st pullet'
1st trio.
White Leghorn: Mrs. NJ. E. Rand
End hen, End ccckrel, End cock.
st pullet, LIST trio. Ralph Blach-
ley-1st cock, 1st hen, End trio.
w. d. H:mes-1st cockrel, End
pullet.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds: w.
D. Himes-1st cockrel, 1st and
End pullet, 1st trio. Ben Lay
cock-1st cock and 1st hen.
Single comb Rhode Island Reds: w.
d. Himes-2nd cock and End hen.
White Wyandottes: P. T, Womack
list cockrel, 1st pullet. 1st trio.
Buff Cochin: Mrs. l. B. Raichart
list cock. 1st and 2nd hen. 1st
trio. B. F. Yeoman-1st cockrel,
1st and End pullet. End trio.
Cornish Indian Games: o. D. Har-
ris-2nd cockrel, End pullet.
Silverlaced Wyandottes: w. ].
Howe-1st cockrel, 1st and End
puile', ist trio.
Bronze Turkeys: S. A. Lewis. LIST.
White Pekin Ducks: S. A. Lewis,
1st, Mrs. l. B. Raichart End.
Best pair ducks. any kind: E. T.
Minney list, S. A. Lewis End.
Best and largest display of poultry:
E. T. Minney 1st.
Brown and White Indian Runner
Ducks: E. T Minney 1st.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
A MAD QUEEN.

One Of the most pathetic char
acters In history 10 Jusna, dsugh-
ter Of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Her father was king Of Arason
and her mother queen Of Cas-
tile. She was the third child
and the second daughter, but by
the deaths Of her older brother
and sister she became heir to
the Castillo throne. She was
married to Arehduke Philip, son
Of Emperor MaxImiIIan Of Aus
trla. In her young womanhood
she became mentally unbalanced
and was known ~ ia Loca,"
The Mad. Her mother died In
1904, and she became queen Of
CASTLE. Owing to her mental In
capacity her husband exercised
the royal power and admins
tered tho affairs Of the kingdom.
He died two years later, and
she 10 said to have kept watch
over his coffin for many days In
the belief that he would return
to life. Shortly afterward she
was placed In tho castle Of Tor
des'ilas, and never knew liberty
again, though she survived near
ly fifty years. Notwithstsndlnp
her inaanIty, she takes high rank
a. . mother queen; for two o.
her sons became Holy Roman
emperors. One Of them. Charles
w. war the greatest European
ruler Of the sixteenth century.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
SOUNDS GooD-LooKs GOOD.

SOUNDS GOOI-LOOkS GOOD.
The Smith -Glidden fruit buyers
take an optimistic view of the fruit
market.
From the latest quotations." re-
marked Mr.. Gliddcn. the Elbertas
ought to bring the growers some
thing like 45 cents per box. and IL
seems TO me that the market should
get still better"
sThis sounds good and. considering
the fact that the soft. early stuff
which slumped the market weak
ago. is gone. dependable stuff,
such as our Eiberta peaches. should
create new interest and stimulate n
better demand than has existed yet
this season.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Proper PreeautIon,

where are you going in such
hurry?"
Ny daughter has been chosen to
act as queen Of the May, and I'm on
MY way to buy her some woolen un.
derclothing and q blanket"
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
SMILES.
Sweet Bondage.

Gabe-1 see that congress is going
to free the poor serfs who are held
in bondage by the baseball trust.
Steve-Well, l wish some one would
sentence me to five years servitude
in one Of the major leagues.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Delta, Colo, Sept. 10, 1912.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Grand Mesa Abstract
of the Company in Delta, Colo. on
Wednesday. the 18th day of Oct
ober, 1912, at the hour of o'clock
p. NJ.
This meeting will be for the pur-
pose of eletcing a Board of Directors
for the ensuing year and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before said meet
ing.
c. c. HAWKINS,
President,
GENEVIEVE HARTIG,
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20

Fred Lees went up to Poania the
first of this week and will put in
the season in the orchards picking
peaches.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Phone

For Rent-Two barns. Phone
Delta 1891.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
CITY COUNCIL PRoUEEDINGs.
FEES AND SALARY FUND

ST REEFS AND ALLEYS FUND
mchet nay iV.%'
l. Camilla Sanders, City Clerk of the City Of
Delta, swear that the foregoing 10 true and
correct list of claims allowed at the meeting Of
the City Council held on September II, A. d. 1912
(SEAL) CAMILLA SANDERS.
City Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1912-09-20

President,
GENEVIEVE HARTIG,
Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
INDIANS HAVE Pc
CULIAR RELIGION

The Indians of the Klickitat tribe on
the opposite side of the Columbia have
formed peculiar kind of religion. ac-
cording to dispatch from the Husum
correspondent of the Oregonian, who
says:
q Timothy George an Indian rancher
living near here, is an enthusiastic ex-
ponent of religious sect called the
Shakers. The order was founded in
Olympia some II years ago, and now
several Indian tribes throughout the
Northwest have become Shakers. One
redeeming feature of the order is that
member does not swear, drink,
smoke or use profane language. The
Yakima Indians boast over 500 mem
bers belonging to the order, while the
KIicktats in this county include GO
members.
"When asked what composed the
virtues of the Shaker creed, Timothy
George replied with much waving Of
the arms:
We are all good Indians. Help
one another. When one sick we all
shake his hands. Shake all the time
until he gets well. No medicine. We
also shake hands with each other when
someone sick. That makes him well.
We take care of family when someone
sick. All good Indians.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
WATER SYSTEM FOR
VALLEY PROPOSED

While visiting the chautauqua last
week many of the business men of the
city and valley inspected the lava
springs in Woodworth park. The sug-
gestion has been made that a system
of waterworks should be installed
with these springs as a source of sup
Div, to furnish water for the entire
Lower VALLEY community. Experts.
who have tested the springs declare
that the supply will be plentiful for
the entire district as well as the city:
A number of the citizens. who viewed
the springs have become enthusiastic
exponents of such plan. Leslie But
Ter declares that it would be one of
the best things the community could
adopt. The suggestion has been made
| that a very large bond issue could
easily be sold to care for the espe Sc
of the Hs llaiiUn.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29

the Upper Valley for several days the
first Of the week. Many people slept
out Of doors, under the clear sky with
all the bosom Of the earth for bed
room floor.
Great credit is due to Clarence N.
RavlIn for the constant and hard work
done by him to make a success of the
amateur theatrical performances. The
open air stage had every accommodation
to be found in the up to date play
house. Mr.. Ravlin had painted two
handsome curtains in neat design and
had overlooked nothing to make the
performances as convenient as possible
for the performers and entertaining
for the audiences.
The scream of Friday evening was
the show given by the Arens brothers,
who live now in the Middle Valley but
who were formerly residents of New
York City. Their stunts and songs
were all filled with jokes teaming with
bits of local color and they kept their
listeners convulsed.
The following song, parody on
The Old Apple Tree" was rendered
by them:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-09
CUBAN TREATY MENACED.
Assistant Secretary Wilson Says Free
Sugar Would Mean Abrogaton.

Washington, d. c., April al Hunting.
ton Wilson, assistant secretary Of state,
testifying before the Senate finance COM
mittee yesterday, said the free sugar
bill would mean the abrogation OF the
agreement between the United States
and Cuba, which gives the United States
an advantage of twenty per cent pref
erential in Cuban sugar exports; that it
would seriously affect the Cuban market
to Which the United States now exports
S60,00N000 Of products annually. Amer
lean -four being the principal item af
fected. He referred to the pending negu-
tiations in Ottawa through which Can.
ada expects TO extend its trade with
the West indies to the detriment Of the
large market there for American flour
Charles NJ. Pepper, an expert Of the
state department, testified that the Gu
ban trade had increased greatly since
the reciprocity treaty went into effect
Victor H. 0lmstead, chief of the bureau
of statistics of the department Of agri.
culture, gave interesting figures indicat-
ing the success Of the beet sugar indus
try in foreign ountries.