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The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
Mayor S Advisory
Board Holds Session

The advisory board recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Stewart met at city
hall on Thursday night of last week.
The following members were pres
ent: l. c. Hall. r. 5. kelso, G. 7.
White. H. ]. Baird, Herbert Chase,
J. E. Hillman, T, f. Mower. J. B.
Killian. y. E Clack, Dan Wagner, l.,
r. Wigram and the mayor.
Organization was effected by elect
ing Mayor w. H. Stewart president
of the board, and L. r. Wigram sec
retary.
Among the matters most discussed
was the water situation and this was
handled from the intake pipe TO the
outlet. The debatable ground was,
whether or not the present intake
pipe was capable of handling nee
essary supply. or whether it was nee
essary to make ain immediate extern
sion connection with Dirty George
creek for an additional supply.
Mayor Stewart announced that
Water Commissioner Vedder, of Grand
Junction. would be here on the follow
ing Tuesday and would go over the
water system with Delta's city COM
missioners and such members OF The
advisory board as were willing to JOIN
in the trip. Messrs. Herbert Chase
and |. c. Hall volunteered cars for
the trip and other members of the
board expressed their desire to join
the inspection party.
Attention was called by the mayor
to the sewerage outlet, and he gave
the opinion that a change was also
necessary in that direction. The ad-
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The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
TITANIC SUITS STILL IN
THE ENGLISH COURTS.

A number of cases for damages
arising out of the sinking a year ago
of the Titanic" are TO be brought in
the English courts by relatives of pas
sengers who lost their lives in that
disaster.
The amounts claimed will be moth
ing like those which the American
courts will be called upon to deal with.
There is no way, however. of estimat-
ing them accurately because in Eng
land. unlike America. few of the claim
ants mention any specific sum. leav-
ing IL to the courts to award what
they think proper. Among those who
will take action In England are reia-
tiyes of Russians and Scandinavians.
A few test cases will be heard first
in order TO arrive at basis for the
trials. Ordinarily the law
limits the amount claimable to s75
per ton OF the ships gross tonnage.
Should this apply TO the case of the
Titanic" the total liability of the
White Star company would not ex-
ceed s3.50o.00o The attorneys for the
claimants will contend that this does
not apply in this case.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
Mothers Meeting
Intensely Interesting

A Mothers meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. l. NJ. Conklin. Mrs.
Shaw who has been an evangelist and
w. C. T. U. worker for thirty years
gave n fine talk on the conservation
of our boys and girls. She spoke OF
the great loss of the boys and girls OF
our beloved land. 1t was pathetic
when she told us of the numbers. Mrs.
Shaw said so many parents cared so
little where their children We're, or
who they We're with. SO that they did
not have the care of them. Parents
do not realize the great responsibility
that God has placed upon them. We
had some beautiful songs. Refresh
ments were served and social time
enjoyed. All felt that they had an
educational treat.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
Situation in Denver.

The Rocky Mountain Herald sizes
up the commission election of that
city as follows:
Denver has attained a position of
political intolerance. 1t is a condi-
tion as dangerous 10 civil and polit-
ical rights as bigotry was to religious
liberty For the first time in the his
tory of this city, political parties are
denied the right to nominate or in
dprse candidates for office 1t is. un-
wise, and sets precedent that is haz-
ardous, to say the least.
Denver is not a political island. II
is part of the mainland of the state
of Colorado. Hence the political life
structure of the state. Those elected
under commission form of government.
will naturally take a prominent part
in state politics. as their professors
have always done.
The constitution guarantees to us
all political and religious liberty.
When you forbid voter the privilege
of casting a ballot for his political
principles, his political rights are de
MED or at least abridged. You have
as much right to dictate to Protes-
tants. Catholics, Liberals and Jews. or
those of any religious belief as to
what they shall or shall not do as to
apply this principle to republicans,
democrats, progressives, socialists,
prohibitionists or members of any poll
teal party.
If you can deny their political rights
under the same rule-put it the rule
deny them religious freedom.
Under the constitution. you can do
neither.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
Eckert Young Man
Becomes a Benedict

Ralph A. Miller. second son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. Miller. of Eckert, and
Miss Ada Sumner of Bull, Idaho. were
united in marriage at high noon on
Wednesday at the home of the groom's
parents. Rev. X. G. Knox, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church in this
city. officiating. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of few of
the mot intimate friends and ac-
quantances of the contracting parties
and all participated in sumptuous
wedding dinner Immediately follow
ing.
The groom is one of the well known
and popular young men of this county
and is now associated with his father
and brother In the management and
operation of big stock and hay ranch
in the Lake Fork country about mid
way between Sapinero and Lake
City. The bride is a resident of Chi
cago and has been teaching school at
Bull, Idaho. for two or three years
past. and Il was here that the two
young people became acquainted and
have now decided to link their lives
for all time. Miss Sumner arrived in
Delta from the Idaho town on We'd
nesday morning. accompanied by Miss
Smith. another teacher in the Buhl
schools. and they We're met at the de-
pot byMr. Miller and his father and
driven to the scene of the ceremony
which occurred less than two hours
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are to take up
a permanent residence on the Lake
Fork stock farm and will depart for
that point inside the next few days.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23

There was an entirely unexpected
finish to the juvenile court proceed
ings last Thursday evening-a session
of this court called for the hearing
of charges preferred against a trio OF
young men of this city which connect
ed each with thefts of goods from
Delta stores. The three defendants
confessed their guilt throughout the
hearing and each was sentenced to
term in state Institutions, providing
for youngsters indulging in pastimes
of criminal nature.
The three lads were Burns, Davis
and Fakes, and the two latter were
paroled pending good behavior. Burns
was to enter upon his term OF service
according to action of the court when
independent reporter left the room at
O'Clock in order to get his story IN
last weeks issue. but later the judge
and parents of Burns held a confer
ence which eventually resulted IN
Burns also being paroled with instrue-
tjons as to his future conduct which.
II carried out. will do just as much
good for him as would incarceration
in anv prison-perhaps more. He must
report to the court every SATURDAY
morning must be at home at reas-
enable hour every evening, attend
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
All Boys Paroled in Robbery
Case Pending Good Behavior;
Must Report to Court Weekly

school regularly, "cut out" cigarettes,
etc.
And this cigarette matter was what
brought about the unexpected part of
the proceedings. The boys had testi-
fled to having the cargette habit when
being examined on the theft charge.
They said they had had no trouble in
buying all the cigarettes they wanted.
Who did you buy from was the query
Of the court and the names of TWO
well known dealers were given. Then
the court sent an officer after the
dealers and when these gentlemen
came into the court room they were
asked if they did not know that it was
Illegal to sell cigarettes, cigars and
tobacco to boys, and that there was
a heavy penalty prescribed for such
offense.
Il have not issued a complaint or
warrant for either of you gentlemen.
but ! wanted You TO know what the
law is in such cases. and what the
penalty" And at this juncture the
exact law and penalties were read arN-
the court stated that future infrac-
tons would mean prompt action and
a prescribing of said penalties. Both
dealers agreed TO bar" the juvenile
cigarette customer in the future.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
DELTA BOY HoNoRED AT COL
LEGE SAY PRESS DISPATCHES

The many friends of Leonard SWEET
ger in this city will be glad to know
of his progress at the Colorado Univer.
sity in Boulder where he is entered
upon a course in electrical engineer
ing. and we herewith present tele-
graphic news item recent appearing
in Denver newspapers:
Boulder. May 1s.-Leonard SWEET
ger Of Delta. was elected press agent
of the electrical engineering society
OF the University of Colorado at their
last meeting.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
COURT RELEASES SHAVER GIRLS
TO GO TO THEIR MOTHER

The Misses Della and Della Shaver,
20-year old daughters of Jack Shaver.
who were given a two months term
of service in the county Jail of this
county after being convicted in Judge
Dingman's court of keeping a d.sor-
derly house at Saxton about month
ago. were released on Tueday morn
ing under instructions of the Court
in order that they might be delivered
20 their mother at Dolores, Colorado.
in communication with the county
judge and sheriff for some ten days
or two weeks past, in the hope of
gaining their release from prison
Southern Colorado town, where she
thought she could care for them prop
erly. and it was finally decided to act
upon her suggestion Sheriff Samp-
son accompanied the girls to that
point on Tuesday.
Jack Shaver. the father, who was
also given a Jail sentence with the
girls. is yet held prisoner and will
doubtless complete his term. The old
man was very much opposd to the
mother getting possession of the
girls. stating very emphatically that
she was not the proper guiding spir-
it. He much preferred to have them
remain with him. but there was no
particular evidence OF his fitness for
the charge and the Court has ruled
in favor Of the mother.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
High Wind on Monday

There was some weight to the wind
prevailing in this city last Monday al
ternoon for an hour or more as was
clearly attested by the moving and
twisting of verandas, porches, out
buildings, and the breaking of small
trees in different parts of the city.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-23
Visiting Mrs. Bragg

Mrs. Helen King. absent for year
and a half in California, has returned
TO Delta and is stopping with her sis
ter. Mrs. Captain Bragg.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
MODERN INVENTIONS.
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of .At Good old siwash."

College spivit lie harmless form OF
temporary insanity which is found on the
leading campuses of our country. II
cannot be bought in bottles like other
well-known spirits. but its affects are
about the same.
College spirit Is composed Of enthusi-
asm. unconventionality. and lungs in
equal parts, with a pinch of brains for
seasoning. 1t IL not used much In the
class rooms, but Is a grand thing for
the campus. A campus by itself 10 about
as exciting as any other forty-acre field.
But after a campus has been soaked in
college spirit for a century or two. II be-
comes so exciting that a young man can
hardly walk across it without taking a
large bite out of his hat and giving
rahs for the school.
Without college spirit a student would
study all night for four years and grad
uate> at the head of his class with a
chest and nervous instruction
of the stomach. But with few doses
of this celebrated elixir OF life and thor
oughly guaranteed monotony cure, the
same student will hang a purple hat on
his left ear, buy a suit Of clothes de-
signed by a cubist, and sing with his
friends in the street cars until the police
gather him up for safe keeping; he will
put on padded pants and q jersey. grab
a football and attempt to bore his way
through a man four sizes larger than he
Is. getting a broken leg with great thank
fulness. He will insert himself into a
revolving mass OF maddened sophomores
and go home in a barrel, carrying one
ear proudly in his hand. He VIII work
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23

the exact details as now submitted in
the lamentable story told by the
Rockefeller report, yet none cognizant
of modern social conditions has doubted
that this evil existed. What really
was expected of the vice commission
sane and sound advice-has not been
forthcoming thus far. The problem,
however, is stupendous one, and of
necessity entails the reformation of
the public character, thing that
cannot be accomplished in day, nor
in year.
A vigorous start may be made by
striking at the root of commercialized
vice, an outcome of the combine of
criminals and those whose duty it is
to enforce the law, for there can be
but little doubt that the conditions re-
vealed in the first Rockefeller report
are to be laid at the door of the
system" in New York.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
NO SECRET PRICES,
FARRELL TELLS PROBERS
Steel Corporation Head Is Cross-ex.
amined by Judge Dickinson in
Government Dissolution Suit.

New York, May 22.-James A. Farrell,
president of the United States Stee,
Trust. when cross-examined today in the
government suit to dissolve the Steel
Trust, denied the existence of secret price
agreements.
Mr.. Dickinson, chief counsel for the
government, asked IL the railroads of the
Hartman lines had ever been shown a
preference in purchases from the United
States Steel Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries.
Il am not familiar with all our con-
tracts answered Mr.. Farrell. ''but we
have probably had contracts with the So
called Hartman lines. They did not get
any lower price than any other big pur-
chaser would, and there never was any,
thing secret about the contracts The
contracts called for the average market
price, and there was no discount The
contracts were not preferential"
Mr.. Farrell admitted that some of the
so-called quantity contracts stipulated
that the customers should purchase all
their material from the Steel Corpora
ton.
In an effort to refute the testimony Of
Mr.. Farrell that there has been a Com
slant decline" in steel prices since the
organization. Judge Dickinson read from
a schedule, which he put In evidence. set
ting forth the prices on various products
from year to year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
Honor the HydropIane.

How completely aviation has be-
come a part of the national defense
was indicated at Annapolis on Wednes-
day. The Secretary OF the Navy made
short flight in a hydroplanc, which
flew his official flag. Speeding at about
fifty miles an hour the hydroplanes
swept past the battleship Illinois.
Now the navy regulations provide
that the band shall turn out and the
guard be paraded when the Secretary.
embarked on ship with his flag
flying, passes close aboard of a ship
OF the navy" The Illinois failed to
render the honors promptly.
1t is easy enough for the officer of
the deck, aided by the sharp eyes of
the quartermaster, to make out the
flag OF the Secretary even on a swift
torpedo-boat destroyer. Its quite an
other thing TO detect its approach on
a biplane.
Who ever expected a Secretary OF
the Navy to go up in a hydroplane,
anyway? Up to now we have pictured
the officer of the deck scanning the
horizon for hostile sail or chance of
fetal dignitaries entitled to guns,
rufties. and every other form of naval
kow tow. Hereafter the officer of the
deck must sweep the vaulted dome of
heaven with his glasses to make sure
he overlooks no flying Josephus. Two
quartermasters instead of one must be
detailed to the watch. One will CRY.
Here she comesr' the other, There
she goes" Unless our young officers
are to break their necks in efforts to
determine whether lofty specks are
BIRDS of birdmen, they must, instead
of Standing watch" spend most of
their time lying on the deck.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
CIoture in the Senate.

Whenever the majority in the Sen
ate becomes impatient a cloture rule is
suggested.
There is nothing new in the propo-
sition of Senator Owens that some
method be adopted to limit debate. The
Republicans, when they were in con-
troll OF the Senate and desired to en-
act the force bill or other legislation,
suggested clotire. The gold Democrats
and Republicans, fighting against the
silver men for the repeal of the Sher-
man silver purchase law, favored dras-
tic action. The cloture rule was never
adopted, and in the end the will
of the majority prevailed.
Unlimited debate may delay but can
not prevent final action if the measure
under discussion has a majority.
The Senate is the sole refuge of the
minority in the United States. At the
polls the will of the majority is para
mount. In the House the majority
rules with an iron hand, muzzling the
minority. There have been times when
tariff bills were passed by the House
at given hour on a certain day, al
though only a few pages of the meas
ure had been considered. In the Sem
ate, however, arbitrary action is i'm
possible. Tariff bills and all other
measures must be defended against
criticism and attack. During the con-
sideration of the Payne-Aldrich bill
the Democrats sought the fullest op-
portunity to expose the iniquities of
the measure, demanding elaborate ex-
PLANTATION of every schedule The hos
tile sentiment in the public mind to-
ward the Payne-Aldrich bill was
largely due to the assaults made upon
that measure by the Democrats during
the memorable debate.
Now that the shoe is on the other
foot some of the Democrats want !
They are not likely to sue
coed. The Senate may be Republican
again some day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
ROOSEVELT TO STUMP
FOR DIRECT PRIMARIES
Writes Gov. Sulzer that He Will
Speak in Conjunction with
Him in New York.

Albany, n. Y, May 1.-THE direct
nominations cause is progressing to the
supreme satisfaction of all concerned.
] was delighted today to receive a letter
from Col. Roosevelt stating that he Will
be by my side for the remainder OF
the campaign"
Governor Sulzer made this statement
tonight, and exhibited the following note
from the former President:
My Dear Governor:
"All right. will make a speech in
conjunction with you very gladly. Let
me congratulate YOU on your admirable
veto Of the constitutional convention bill.
with great regard. sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Governor believes that the en-
trance of Col. Roosevelt upon an active
campaign will swing the vote of many
a doubtful legislator
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
FRIDAY. MAY q. 1913.
Wheat and Flour.

The Underwood tariff rates on wheat
and -four have called forth emphatic
protests from the millers of the coun-
try. 1t is proposed to reduce the duty
on wheat from 25 cents TO 10 cents
per bushel and TO put wheat flour on
the free list, provided that wheat
-four shall be subject to a duty of 10
per centum ad valorem when imported
directly or indirectly from a country,
dependency. or other subdivision of
government which imposes a duty on
wheat -four imported from the United
States" Canada at the present time
imposes a duty upon American flour
so that the millers of the United States
are protected from Canadian COM
petition by a 10 per cent duty, but
-four from English mills will be ad-
mitted free of duty if the Underwood
provision is enacted into law
There was a time when American
wheat fixed the price in the world
market and the duty on it was merely
political sop thrown 10 the farmer;
the conditions, however, are changing.
American exports have declined rapidly
and the country is on the verge of
having to look beyond its borders for
wheat or -four Whether wheat or
-four will be imported depends to some
extent upon the tariff. A relatively
high duty on wheat will encourage
milling abroad, and -four instead of
wheat will be imported. In so far,
therefore. as -four is admitted free
under the proposed Underwood rates
milling abroad will thrive at the ex-
pense OF the domestic industry.
In degree this same objection may
be urged to a specific duty on wheat
and an ad valorem duty on -four. The
former is constant, the latter fluctuates
with price. From the point of view
of the producer specific duties are
preferable. In the Underwood bill the
rate on wheat is specific and on flour
ad valorem. The duty in cents per
bushel paid by an American miller i'm
porting wheat under this bill remains
the same regardless of whether the
price OF wheat abroad is 90 cents or 81,
but a similar change in the price Of
-four abroad will either cut this pro-
lection N haIf ~ double -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-23
SUFFRAGE THEATRICAL
CIRCUIT IS PLANNED
Local Woman's Fighters Intend to
Put Two Recent Plays on
the Road.

There is to be an equal suffrage
theatrical circuit. Stirred by the sue
cess Of the two plays given by them
at the New National last Tuesday, the
leaders at local suffrage headquarters
plan to organize a regular circuit, pro-
ducing plays from the pens OF
suffragists for the suffrage cause.
They hope in this way to make the edu-
cation of the masses up to the equal
suffrage viewpoint as sweet as possible.
Suffrage is to be taught in every pos
sible way. The suffragists say that the
stage is the next most logical rostrum.
The plays produced here this week are
soon to be started over the country.
after the suffrage procession on May
81. 1t will be given next in Buffalo,
where the other play. Some Years
Hence" also will be put on.
1t is expected that young women con-
nected with headquarters will be as
signed soon to write this seasons supply
OF PLAYS for the cause"
lust as We have our open air speak
ers in town. village, and city, we must
have our amateur companies producing
plays pointing the moral OF the cause
Votes for women must be SO impressed
upon the people that II will steal upon
them unawares, filing the men with
gentle inspiration to give to US the
ballot
So says one OF the leaders
It Is understood that many of the
suffragists are training themselves for
this new work.