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The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
DELTA BOY ON U. S.
BATTLESHlP AND
FULL PLEDGED CORPORAL.

In letter just received from Byron
E. Charlesworth by his mother, Mrs.
Isis B. Charlesworth, he states that
he has been assigned to the U. S.
battleship Pompey, and is now in
Chinese waters. The Pompey is n
mother ship to a flotilla OF torpedo
and submarine boats now stationed
in the far east. In his letter Byron
says:
Il have two stripes on my sleeve
now, which makes me a full corporal,
with increased pay. l am going after
the third stripe and am working for
further promotion. / was sure sick
for four days while crossing the Pa
cific, but after that got my sea legs
and am all right now. When we got
to the Philippine Naval station at
Cavite was given hours short leave.
1t sure looks like foreign country.
| did not see a white man in the
place unless he happened to be in the
government service. We have target
practices every day and we are to
leave Cavita for China the last of
this month. l like the naval service
better every day. All shore leaves
have suspended until further orders
and we are busy every day with gun
practice
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
Colorado Springs Parties
Purchase ESCalante Project

According to reports just made from
and reservoir enterprise and 10000
acres of fine farm and fruit land in
that section of the western slope have
been purchased of the Sam Farmer
Escalante company by Colorado
Springs capitalists and it is the in
tention of the new owners to proceed
at once with he completion of irri-
cation systems already well under
way In order that this now idle
soil may come into immediate use,
The construction of this canal and
the proposed reservoirs for this terri
tory which lies some twenty or TWEEN
ty-five miles southwest of Delta was
begun about five years ago by Ernest
Morris and others who found them
selves short of capital long before
the project was even well begun. Then
came delay in operations and
eventually more funds were secured
and consequently more work. Mr..
Farmer who has always been deeply
interested in seeing this fine section
OF the slope reclaimed-made TO bios
som-and who knew full well that II
could be. that the plan was entirely
feasible, took up the work of promot-
ing the enterprise and only year
ago he enlisted the interest and eff
fort of new capital. The J. b. orman
Construction company was given n
contract and at once began opera
tions but this company was compelled
to give up the work when promised
capital was not forthcoming.
Mr.. Farmer then sought Col. |. N.
Pepper OF Montrose. one of the prom
inent and we'll known irrigation men
and promoter of Colorado who put
him In touch with Colorado Springs
capitalists and after they had made
an investigation of the project In all
its phases 1t was not long until the
deal was closed and there is now an
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09

the state. among the number being
Dean G. R. Miller of Greeley, who
handled chosen subject in mastery
manner. Discussions followed Inter-
etsing and instructive sessions were
held by both the grammar and pri-
mary grades, and in the directors
section the program was as follows
The Development of the Rural
School," C. G. Sargent. Rural Schoo,
Visitor. Fort Collins
The Mission of our Schools" DR..
Chas A. Lory, President State Agri-
cultural College. Fort Collins.
"Co-operation,' ]. G. Curtiss. Pao-
mia.
The Community Social Center r.
H. Arms, Grand Junction, R. 2.
Problems of School Boards" C. l.
Simpson. Eckert.
Teachers and Otherwise" L.
y. Gibson, Montrose.
The Relations of School Boards
and County Superintendents," Miss
Elizabeth Welch. Telluride.
The Power of Attraction of Good
School" R. H. Bancroft. Palisade.
The visitors from points west de
parted for their homes on the even
ing train on Saturday and Independent
reporter heard many of them remark
that they were greatly pleased with
their reception and entertainment ia
this city. Those from the east of US
went out Sunday morning and they.
too. spoke words of praise for Supt.
Condit and Delta.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
Closing Sessions of Teach
ers' Meet Largely Attended

The Friday and Saturday sessions
of the Western Slope Teachers asso-
citation were largely attended and of
much general interest. The meeting
at the high school building in the
forenoon was given almost wholly to
discussions OF the subject, The Value
OF Tests and the Problems of Stand
ardizing Them" after the reading OF
an able paper on that topic by Prin.
Fred ]. Henderson, of the Delta
school. The Grammar grade section
held its morning session in Lincoln
building and here NJ. G. Young of
Hotchkiss, C. P. Mclaughlin of Mont
rose and other educators of the West
ern Slope discussed subjects OF gen.
eral benefit and interest in school
work. The primary section also held
its morning session in the Lincoln
building.
The afternoon meeting was opened
with musical numbers by Mrs. E. L.
Green OF Hotchkiss and Miss Phillipa
Condit of this city and the rest of
the session was devoted TO general
discussion of the subject, Waste and
Efficiency in Education a general
program was presented in the evening
and concluded with an able address by
DR.. Loren D. Osborn of Boulder on
the topic Principals and Industrial
Democracy"
Officers of the association were
elected at the Saturday morning ses-
sion and there were two or three ad'
dresses by prominent educators of
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
ADJOURNED SESSION OF
DISTRICT COURT LASTS
ALL OF PRESENT WEEK

Officials of the district court had
not reckoned correctly when they es.
timated that the present adjourned
session which was begun In this city
at 10 o'clock last Monday morning
would conclude its work inside of two
or three days. for the legal wheels are
yet In motion. and from present indi.
hour on Saturday.
The docket for this adjourned ses-
sion contained but two or three civil
matters which It was thought might
be easily handled but as is now evil
denced the case of w. II. Stewart
against John /. Nowland for damages
I'm the sum of $4,000 has held the
courts attention all week. and up to
the hour of Independent going to
press.
Nowland. according to the complaint
was promoter of the Nowland Ditch
and Reservoir company five years
ago, which was destined to water
lands lying somewhere between Hotch'
kiss and Crawford. Stewart became
the purchaser OF $500 shares of stock
I'm the company at fifty cents per
share and later the company failed
in its plans, 1t is alleged. and the
plaintiff claims that matters were mis-
represented to him to perfect the sale
OF stock.
There were something like fifteen
witnesses for each party to the suit
and the plaintiffs case was not con-
cluded until "Wednesday evening. The
first witnesses for the defense was
On the stand Mt 10 o'clock yesterday,
Thursday morning. and 1t is highly
probable that testimony for this slide
will keep things going to the end OF
the week.
One or two other civil cases of
minor Importance were to be aired at
this session. but will possibly be con-
tinued to some other date.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
COUNTY COMM sSioNERS DIS
CUSS BLACK MESA ROAD

County Commissioners Geo. c. VII
son, A. l.. Roberts and l.. F. Shelledy
of this county. DIR. l. A. Hick and
Judge NJ. r. WEIGH OF this city. Fred
Hotchkiss. Fred Willoughby OF Hotch-
Kiss. represented Delta county at a
good roads meeting In Gunnison last
Saturday which was attended by the
county commissioners OF Gunnison
county and also by a great many OF
the good roads boosters of that sec
tion Of the state.
AS is well known in this section of
Colorado Delta and Gunnison coun-
ties are working together for an early
completion OF the highway across the
famous Black mesa and at this meet.
ing progress on this route was dis
cussed at some length. The Gunni.
son county people are now at work
on their side OF the mesa and a force
of men will resume their duties on
this side for this county inside the
next few days, or Just as soon as the
snow has entirely disappeared from
the higher points where work was
suspended in the fall. II will not be
long. IL IL thought. until the Black
mesa road can be made r~sdy for upe
and then the auto tourist will have
an opportunity TO drive through n
territory that is second to none in the
west for scenic beauty.
Both the Black mesa and Blue
mesa highways are TO be construct
ed and the state highway commission
has already agreed to make liberal
expenditures to that end. Before ad-
journment of the meeting in Gunni-
son on Saturday what is TO be known
es the Black mesa section of the
Rainbow Route was organized with a
good membership and II. c. Bartlett
of Gunnison was elected president
and Fred Willoughby OF Hotchkiss as
secretary.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
Thomas Bailey Dies

Thomas Bailey, 3S years of age, and
a brother-in-law of Joseph Carson OF
street in this city at an early hour yes
terday morning of miners consump-
ion. He came to this city almost six
months ago and has been cared for at
ceased was a member of the Moose
lodge at Salida, and he had been en-
saged in mining in that part OF the
state a number of years. Arrange
ments for the funeral services and
burial had not been made when Inde-
pendent went to press.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
MOTHERS DAY AT THE
BAPTIST CHURCH

For the past few years the Baptist
church of this city have observed
with appropriate services Mothers
Day Next Sunday is Mothers
Day" and the services throughout
the day will be in keeping with the
same. The subject OF the pastors
sermon will be Mother and Chris
tianity.'' At the conclusion of the
morning sermon each mother present
will be presented, by the Young Mems
class. with a white carnation. Spec
ial music by the choir.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
WILL OPEN TO ENTRY 100000
ACRES AFTER TESTING SOIL

. A party comprising six local 4
. foresters will leave on Saturday
. for the Horsefly country, some 4
. fifty miles south of this city 4
. where they are to classify land 4
. inside of the forest boundary 4
. lines and south of Horsefly creek
. in order to determine its agricul- 4
. tural possibilities.
. In an interview with Super Z
. visor Bushnell, of the Delta sta Z
. ton, an Independent reporter
. learned that this body of govern
. ment land contains about l0O,- Z
. 600 acres of as fine soil as can Z
. be found in the west, that soil Z
. expert will be with the party to Z
. 80 out on Saturday and that
. every acre of that vast tract is TO Z
. be throughly tested and a sur 4
. vey made.
. All this work is to be done for I
. the express purpose of making I
{ the territory ready for entry by 4
. homeseekers in Uncle Sans do Z
. main. This is one of the finest Z
. sections of the Western Slope I
. and many Colorado people are al 4
. ready interested in its opening I
. to entry.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
Where Natural Gas Flows.

In company with II. J. Pratt, lnde-
pendent editor made a trip last Sun
day to the head of Dry Greek, where
natural gas leaks TO the surface and
can be ignited by the mere touch OF
lighted match and made to serve
for cooking and heating purposes.
The trip was made by way of Cedar
edge and back across Payne's mesa
The drive was made in Mr.. Pratt's
Buick runabout in about five hours.
which covered nearly sixty miles OF
road to and from the gas location.
Being strangers to the locality the
search would have probably been a
fruitless one but for our dropping
down upon the splendid ranch of Mr..
Scott Gorsuch, who after showing us
his fine horses and fields. volunteered
to be our guide. A further drive of
two or three miles took us to the
Hart ranch then a walk of half mile
across a cedar-covered ridge brought
us In sight of the phenomena.
The gas springs occur on the side
OF a pitchy gulch leading down from
rock strata putting out far above.
They are mere holes dug into the limy
crest. out of which natural gas flows
in sufficient volume to light and could
be easily utilized for cooking meal.
The country rock is a blue-lime,
clogged with fossilized sea shells,
among which clusters of oyster shells
can be plainly distinguished.
Pieces of rock below the gas flow
give on, strong ordor of petroleum.
The seepage is doubtless one eXuding
oil fumes as we'll as gas and forms a
very interesting subject for specula-
ton.
Oil experts do not place particular
stress upon seeps or leakages when 1t
comes to selecting sites for sinking
wells, realizing that the leak is but a
seep through some crevice from some
unknown quarter and that they must
find their commercial output in the
oil.sand stratas anywhere from one to
three thousand feet below.
The seepage of either gas or oil is
an evidence. however, which can
neither be disproven or set aside. 1t
points to the existence of oil and gas
so certainly in that particular neigh
borhood. that IT should become. II the
attention of the right parties could
be directed to It with sufficient en-
phasis to impel investigation, to prove
nm exceptionally enticing field for eN-
ploitation. These gas springs have
been known to local people for near
ly twenty years. 1t is said they have
been staked and re-staked by dozens
OF people. but there is not yet any evil
dence of legal assessment location
having been done.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09
A Toast to the Men

At parental gathering recently 4
lady toasted. The Gentlemen" as fol-
lows: Bless'm. They share our joys,
they double our sorrows, they triple
our expenses, they quadruple our
cares. they excite our magnanimity,
they increase our self respect, awak-
en- our affection, control our property,
Ind out-maneuver us in everything.
This would be dreary world without
them. In fact may say without pros
pect of successful contradiction, that
without them this wouldn't be much
of a world anyhow. We love them
and the dear things cannot help 1t.
We control them and the precious
fellows don't know 1t.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-09

The criminal case which was pend
ing In the district court against VIM
Lance, resulting in a mistrial at he
last term of court. was dismissed by
District Attorney Weiser on Wednes-
day last, for reasons filed. 1t is said
that Mr.. Lance is negotiating for a
sale Of his property in Delta county
and is preparing to leave the state.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17

heart, and he feared at some time
or other one of them might result
seriously.
Mayor Gaynor's death recalls the
attempt on his life made by an as
sassn at noboken in August Of
1910. On this occasion the Mayor
had decided to take brief vacation
abroad under much the same cir
cumstances as those under which he
left a week ago. He was standing
on the deck OF the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. talking with
friends and the center of a group of
city officials at the time.
Into this friendly gathering Jas.
a. Gallagher. the would-be assassin.
made his way unobserved. When
close to the Mayor he drew a re-
yolver and fired shot. The bull
let penetrated Mr.. Gaynor's throat.
He suffered from this serious injury
for many weeks. but finally recover
GU W al Hhih'Atll utHl't W fHdDlt
him to resume his duties, and APP
parently was none the worse for his
experience until recently, when the
wound began to trouble him again.
Gallagher had been dismissed
from the Dock Department of the
city of New York. under Mayor
Gaynor's or +, and had repeatedly
endeavored to induce the Mayor to
reinstate him. For his crime he
-as sentenced to twelve years i'm
prisonment After little more than
a year In prison he was transferred
to the New Jersey State Hospital for
the Insane at Trenton. and died
there last February.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17

is to be found in the system of dis
tribution. The commission men had
no facilities for storage. and with
the advent of warm weather the po-
tatoes would soon spoil. Retailers
did not want to lay in large stocks
of old potatoes because the new
crop viii soon be arriving in largo
quantities with consequent lower
prices. Peddlers might dispose of a
limited quantity. but not enough to
make much impression on the soc
car loads. AS the result of thess
conditions thousands of people whs
would have been glad to buy the po-
tatoes were unable to do so. and a
factor that might have been valua-
BILE in reducing the high cost of liv-
ing FOR a time in Minneapolis was
necessarily eliminated from the
problem.
In this incident the shippers lost
everything. The railroads profted
by the freight and the starch manu-
lacturers got a lot of cheap raw ma
teriai II was an economic crime.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
First Great Pledge OF the
Democratic Party.
NAMED UNDERWOOD SIMMONS
Measure Senator James Ex'
plains Briefly Its Def.
mite Mission.
WORK or SINCERE HEARTS

Washington. Sept. l0.-The first
great pledge of the Democratic par
ty to the people was advanced an
other step toward fulfllment to-day
when the Senate. by a vote of A TO
81. passed the Underwood-Simm
Tariff Bill, equalizing the burdens
OF taxation. All three parties were
represented in the vote for the bill.
for Senator LaFollette. Republican,
and Senator Poindexter, Progress
sive. went on record In behalf of the
measure. The opposition included
two Democrats - Thornton and
Ransdell -both of Louisiana. who
opposed the free-listing of sugar.
The affirming Democrats favored
the measure as the best that could
be worked out under the circum-
stances. promising reduction in
the cost of living, and recruiting
the revenues of the Government
from luxuries instead of necessa-
ries. LaFollette and Poindexter
voted for the bill on the basis that
IL is vast improvement on the
Payne-Aldrich. or existing law.
which has been twice repudiated
and the best that can be secured at
present The overwhelming major
ity OF the Republicans voted against
the bill because II is not founded on
their party principle of protection.
Some OF the things for which the
underwood-Simmons Bill stands;
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17

some of the improvements il repre-
and some of the hopes OF its franz
ers We're enuncated by Senator Oh
lie James after the vote was taken
Mr.. James, as ii member of the
Ways and Means Committee, and
later as a member OF the Finance
Committee, played an important
part in creating the Tariff Bill He
said
This bill has been framed i'm the
interest of all the people. 1t is free
from the corroding touch OF special
privilege. 1t frees from the heavy
hand of taxation the necessaries OF
life. it denies to trusts and monopo-
lies the favor and assistance of the
Government. II does not farm out,
to favored few, the special privi-
lege of taxation. II recognizes the
only true and just principle upon
which taxation can rightly rest. and
that is to secure revenue sufficient
to administer the affairs of the Gov
eminent honestly and economically.
In this bill there are no jokers to
enrich members OF the Finance
Committee. In 1t no rates are writ
ten TO burden the poor in order. to
enrich members Of this body.
within our council room no paid
agent of monopoly sat giving daily
reports of his triumph i'm writing
the rates that greed desired. No
schedule In this bill has been writ
ten by its chief beneficiaries. This
Nll Is the work OF sincere hearts,
open minds and untainted hands. Ii
is responsive to the will of the
American people twice overwhelm-
ingly expressed at the polls. II Is
the promise OF Democracy faithfully
written into law. II is free from In
trigue, devoid of injustice. a bill to
raise revenue and not a bill to raise
millionafres; bill 10 support the
Government, not to impoverish the
people.
Upon IL we take our stand, con-
hdent the people will decree that We
have kept the faith"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
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Gratitude for the wonderful effect
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
A CASE Of TOO
MANY POTATOES
And Consumers Couldn't
Buy Them.
CURIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEM
Shippers Lost Everything and
Nobody Seemed To
Make Much.
1T WAS AN ECONOMIC CRIME

In Minneapolis over week ago
100000 bushels OF potatoes. 800
car loads, blockaded the railroad
yards and were in danger of spoil
ing because there was no market
for them. Prices were so low that
commission dealers refused to ac-
cept the potatoes and pay the
freight II was suggested that IL
the railroads would remit the
freight charges the potatoes might
be distributed among the charitable
institutions of Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, but 1t was found that by the
Hepburn act the railroads were pro-
hibited from doing this. and the po-
tatoes We're finally sold to starch
factory for twelve cents a bushel
This barely covered freight charges.
and the shippers suffered total
loss.
The reason alleged for this extra
ordinary situation is quite as extra
ordinary. II is declared that the ar
rival of new potatoes from Texas
selling at from 81 TO sl.25 a bushel
destroyed the market for old pota-
toes, even at twenty cents bushel.
This seems incomprehensible, Are
the people of Minneapolis and st.
Paul all millionaires that they insist
upon having new potatoes at any
price In preference to last years
crop at nominal figures? The story
does not sound reasonable. and yet
is told by the Minneapolis Journal
in all seriousness.
Somewhere here there was fault
which undoubtedly deprived thous-
ands of persons of small means OF
the opportunity OF procuring one OF
the most largely consumed articles
of food AT price welcome TO the
average family income In these days
of high prices. Probably the failure
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
MAYOR GAYNOR
DIES ON OCEAN
EnrOute For EuropeanVa-
cation Trip.
lrAIu IN urhpI eli llQC
DEATH [UE TO HEART FAILURE
Had Throat Trouble Caused
BY Old Wound PrOduc'
ed BY Assassin.
NOTE or MuEDERorS ATTACK

New York. Sept. ll.--Mayor Will
liam j. Gaynor died On tie steamer
Baltic in midOcean A. ! o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, according TO
g. \ C-ablegram received here to-day.
News Of his death came in mes
sage sent by wireless and cable to
Robert Adamson. his secretary, by
Rufus w. Gaynor, his son, who
sailed with him. The message read
as follows:
Father died Wednesday at |
O'Clock, due to heart failure. Noti-
fy mother"
Mayor Gaynor sailed away from
New York, fast failing man, on
the morning of September 4. An
hour before he sailed, but one man,
his secretary. knew of his plans out
side of members of his immediate
family The Mayors announced
purpose was a brief vacation on the
ocean. He felt that the tonic effect
,of the salt air would restore him in
some measure to health.
The Baltic is due AT Queenstown
Friday. The Mayor died as she was
nearing the other side. The news
OF his death was sent by wireless 10
'Cuxhaven by Rufus W. Gaynor, and
rrelayed from Cuxbayen 10 New York
by cable.
Lacking details OF the manner of
the Mayors death. his friends here
believed that the heart attack spo-
ken of In Rufus Gaynor's cable
gram. was brought on by return
of the coughing hts that had re-
Surred at intervals since he was shot.
Although the Mayor had no pre-
sentiment that his trip would end
fatally. he had at different times
within the last year or two told his
secretary that the violence OF these
Attacks were great strain on his
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
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