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The Delta independent., 1913-02-07
office Of the City Treasurer
Delta, Colo.

The following registered city war
rants will be paid on presentation at
this office. Interest on those not In
cluded In former calls will cease 30
days from this date.
GENERAL FUND
Nos. 81. 55. 101. 1872. 147, 1919. 204.
1913. 2O6. 2lS, 22O. 223. 245. 246. 251.
253. 26G, 254. 257. 260. 265, 24s. 267.
259, 261, 1862, 26S. 269. 27O. 271. 27s.
295. 279. 276. 274. 275. 277. 1893. 1877. 263.
294, 25s. 296. 291. 800. 300.
FEE AND SALARY FUND
All warrants registered to and in
cluding October 4. 1912.
SPECIAL WATER WORKS FUND
All warrants registered to and in
Guiding October 81. 1912.
STREET AND ALLEY FUND
All warrants registered.
N. j. BRADLEY.
City Treasurer.
First Publication Jan. II. 1913.
Last publication Feb. IA. 1913.
The Delta independent., 1913-02-07

Scarlet red paper, just the thing for
making Valentine hearts. Stearns
Bros. Co., Stationers.
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1t had lot of writing on it, and the
message 1T contained" said Tiller, was
that II would send a two-cent stamp to
the post office or present the card at a
certain window there / would receive a
letter which was being held for postage
due. 1t was addressed to me by NV full
name. For that reason it filled me with
great expectancy For some unknown
reason l thrilled with curiosity believing
it to be letter from long-lost relative
or the notice that l had fallen into a
fortune.
So instead of sending a two-cent stamp
Mr. Illler proceeded to lock up his desk
and go to the post Office, using up many
minutes of golden time. and when he
showed the green card and . cents through
the window he received a long envelope.
1t did look pretentious and important
but judge of Tiller's surprise when he
tore open the heavy missive and found
that 1t was letter from the man he
hates worse than any one in the world,
inclosing two solid pages from a Balt-
more paper, with reasons why the enc
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Pavlowa, November "a, IS and 26.

Anna Pavloxa. the famous danseuse,
is scheduled to appear at the Beiasco
Theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week, November -. - and
&c -Four performances will be given
tnree evening appearances and matinee
Wednesday The change of date from
that originally announced was made nee
essary by the success achieved at the
Metropolitan Opera House. necessltatlnS
a return engagement there. PaNlowa mas
also appeared in Boston. Philadelphia
and Baltimore and has repeated her sue
cess of three years ago.
Pavlowa Will offer different program
nj each performance. Chief among her
offerings will be- the futurstic ballets,
''Oriental Fantasy and The Preludes,
with scenery and costumes by Leon
Pakst and Boris Ausfeld. two leading
opponents of this new art. Both baliets
have scored heavily wherever shown.
Among the score or so of new divertiSSe-
nents The Gavotte Paviowa.' which
has won great favor. is her own con
ception. introduced by the Russian dan
seuse with view to supplanting the
tango Old favorites like The Swan,
9TH. Butterfly and The Bacchanale.
.Sill he repeated
Pavlowa's company is larger than the
organization she had three Years ago.
Her principal associate is l.. n. NoVikoff,
one of the greatest dancers of the day.
There are also two other celebrated men
dancers Zailich and Cecchetti. ii large
and beautiful corps de ballet and com
pletc symphony orchestra under Theodore
Sitter
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ChivaIry.

John PURROY- Mitchell, the new
J mayor of New York. condemning a
professional politician, said to a San
Francisco correspondent:
This fellow says he labors for his
countrys good. He can't point any good
that he has done for his country, but he
can show on his own account a town
house and a country house, ten automo-
biles and a yacht
His country's good, Why, the fellow
reminds me of the chivalrous Kentuckian
"A chivalrous kentuckian-a pale slim
figure in black broadcloth and black som
brero-burst into the smoker of an eX-
press train and cried in an agonized tenor
voice:
Any gentleman here got whisk!
flask? A lady up forward has had her
arm cut off by broken signal.
"Twirling his long. silky goatee. hs
looked about him anxiously The re-
Spouse, the train being southern one
was instantaneous. Some thirty or forty
quart TASKS were extended.
THE Kentuckian seized the nearest
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Sousa and Band.

John Philip Sousa and his band will be
al the National Theater next Sunday
afternoon and night ON each of his
tours Sousa aims not only TO interpret
programs which include musical subjects
ranging from the classical even to rag
time hut TO present new soloists. i ms
has been his policy for more than twenty
years There have been individual eX-
ceptions. in the ease this season of
Miss Virginia Root. soprano. who sang
the season OF i9l2-13, and also previously
made the world tour with this band. The
sooiSts for the present season are Miss
Root. soprano: Miss Margel Gluck, vio-
linis, and Mr. Herbert l.. Clark. cor
netist IL may he assumed that the pop
ularity of Sousa:s Band has extended IN
this, his home city, in the same proper
tion that il has grown all over the music
loving world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
The New Dances.

KISS LILLIAN RUSSELL. at a dinner
AVA in Pittsburgh said of the new
dances:
"A girl l know told me she didn't IKE
the tango-she found that in it she was
more danced against than dancing.
This same girl attempted the tango
with a fat man at the dansant. The fat
man was great bungler. and he knew IT.
He gasped. as they hobbled about TO the
strains of Every Little Movement.
It's awfully kind of YOU to dance
with meme, the worst dancer in the
room
Then he trod on her foot for the sixth
time. and the girl replied:
oh, how can you say so" Why, you
hardly seem to touch the floor.
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- 81 Me1
SPOTLIGHT

Gaby des Lys may open her American
tour in Chicago.
A sixth company will be organized to
play Peg o My Heart
The police of Oakland. Cal. recently
stopped a white slave play.
Josephine Conan has rejoined her hus-
band, Fred Niblo in Australia
Cecil Lean has written the book and
lyrics of a musical comedy in which he
viii appear.
J. Hartley Manners is writing an orig
inal play on the drug habit, called
..Wreckage.
1t is said that Maude Adams is TO take
d rest. as her health has been impaired
by her long tour.
The .'Ziegfeld Foliies' is scheduled for
a long run in London. England COM
mcncing In May.
Elizabeth Brice is to be starred next
season i'm a musical comedy by George v.
Hobart and Raymond Hubbell
Mimi Aguglia the italian emotional
actress is to visit this country again
with her own company
Maclyn Arbuckle is appearing in vaude-
willie in a playlet called The Political
Reformer."
THE Last Days OF Pompeii, the big
Klein photo drama. is the latest book
ing at the Columbia Theater.
Olga Nethersole has been appointed a
members of the English divorce reform
conllnitte, by the British government
The Nitagraph- Liebler Feature Film
Company is preparing picture version
of Hall Gaines play The Christian"
Richard BUTLER, new leading man of
the Poll Players. started out in life to
become lawyer and was admitted to the
bar in Montreal.
Homer Miles VINO Won vaudeville fame
in his own little playlet. "On a Side
Street" has found another vehicle in
From the Housetop.
Broadway Jones'. George NJ. Cohan's
new production, is described as play
with a story of urban life, without sin
gle coarse joke in il.
The dramatization of Vaughn kes-
ters popular novel, THE Prodigal
Judge" will follow The old Home
stead" at the Columbia
The advance orders for seats for the
Burton Holmes Travelogues have at
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Effects of Pie.
rom the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Emerson's period of literary production
might have been considerably longer had
he followed the light breakfast regime
advocated in the Lancet In one of NJ.
j. Warmers letters to his wife he writes.
I'VE are all human and we all need
cheering cups-but no pie for breakfast
1t was pie at breakfast that broke down
Emerson prematurely; no human being,
however Well can live long and keep his
mind unclouded on pie at breakfast. En-
erson lost his mind-or memory-at a
much earlier period than he would have
been likely to lose it owing to the vicious
ha bit of pie at breakfast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Element each other. II takes only A fort
night or ~ for the right handed writer
To write with the left hand and Miss
EVELYN sharp achieved II when her right
arm was Threatened with writer's oranp
We are all born l imagine. with hands
II eu,.al strength and skill and the bal
auce should he maintained hH practice.
\ curious instance ii ambtd. xtsriiy Is
that Of Mr. Townsend. the art editor 81
Punch Ills drawings are done with the
left hand. but his letters are written with
th,, right lie is left handed a. a bill
Hard PLAYER but riEht-hauded ~ 4 card
dealer And when he plays cricket he IS
i left-haudel bowler. hut = I.ght-handed
hats,nau When you have achieved Sueh
amhideXteritN YOU might cut OF Your
right hand WITHOUT nlfeusc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

that one Saturday night a northern SEN
ator and southern senator were enjoy
ing quiet cha. in the lounglng room
of one of the big hotels 1t was just a
coy little confab, full of good stories
and a thirst producing atmosphere.
The time came for going home, and the
senator from the northern state made to
the senator from the southern state that
internationally famous observation con-
corning the length of time between
drinks There was traditional acquieS-
cence and the boy scurried off to fill the
orders.
Presently he appeared empty-handed
He whispered something to the distin-
guished statesmen and their look of COM
Portable expectancy changed to one of
disgust and one of them who had been
particularly forceful in his support of
the new law which closes bars at mid
night on Saturdays, exclaimed in a loud
voice:
"Durn that new excise law
i X X
Which brings to mind that Theodore II.
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mics of rum should vote against Blair
Lee in the recent elections.
But Tiller had a frightful revenge. He
sent back TO his ancient enemy bunch
of wrapping paper. with the reasons
He put about 4 cents too little postage
on it. so that his ancient enemy Will have
TO do the same thing Tiller did. and III
the package he wrote:
Keep your anti-liquor reasons at home
where they belong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Did you ever stop to examine an ASH
can? If not, go out and look one over
before you read the rest of this short but
entirely truthful tale. You will find that
an ash can is d large, rotund thing, ali
solutely cumbersome and utterly unable
to have itself wrapped up by a parcels
boy.
However. il fell to my lot to make a
purchase of a trio of ash cans, three nice
round ones. which could sit out in the
cold, full OF ashes, and wonder why all
the rest of the world had its cans
emptied. | went to a department store,
and there a girl with chewing gum who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

the soloist, was formerly concertmeister
of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra OF
Chicago. He has held many important
positions and occupies an enviabie place
In musical circles For the other concerts
the soloists promised are Julia CUP the
famous Dutch ledersingeT, ana Nina
Giuck of the Metropolitan Opera House
The sale of season seats i on at 7.
Arthur Smiths ticket office. where last
years subscribers may retain the same
seats they held last year. The seat sale
for single concerts starts Tuesday.
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Left Hand Is Useful.

From the London Chronicle.
At pinch we shall most of us find our
selves amhideNtrous. with the left hand
ready 10 do what the right has done
And many Of us are left handed tiu
parts without knowing il. Personally |
deal the cards and fix my buttons with
the left hand. being in most other mat
ters right handed But the two hands
should certainly bc encouraged II sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

sells laces Monday, washboardS Tues
day. candy Wednesday, books Thursday.
blankets Friday and ash cans Saturday,
asked me if | wished to buy anything:
Yes ! want three ash cans
ash cans. Step this way. please.
There they are. VIII you have them
sent?"
No" | replied to this amazing in
quiry, wrap them up and ] will take
them under my arm.
''Oh. is that So. replied the gum chew
cr Il certainly do hate fresh guy.
= x
Virtue is it's own reward. Some of the
legislators on Capitol Hill who voted for
the early closing law in Washington re-
ceive an occasional reminder of that
homely maxim.
The story is being told by Ray Morgan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

The performance of Damaged Goods
at the Columbia tomorrow night VIII De
the first in this city To which the general
public could gain admittance There IS an
age limit. however. Children under sew
enteen years are not admitted unless ac-
companied by parent or guardian
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Parlow-Bachaus Recital, Dec. 3.

T. Arthur Smith has arranged for a joint
recital at the Columbia Theater Wednes
day afternoon. December s. by the dis
tinguished Canadian violinist, Kathleen
Parlow. in conjunction with the German
pianist. Wilhelm Bachaus Miss Parlow.
II will be recalled. appeared here with
the Boston symphony Orchestra. and won
high praise for her work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

flask. unccrked il and took n long. long
drink
"Ah thanks he said. 1 feel better
now. Seeing a lady get her arm cut of
always did upset me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

Tiller, vice president of the Press Club.
was working like a beaver in his office
one morning when an office boy presented
him with green Slip from the post office
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DANCING.


GIBBS SELECT STUDIO OF DANCING-AR-
thur Patton Gibbs and Marguerite Kerwin Raj
time. Fish walk one-step Hesitation
waltz or Tango. Absolutely guaranteed In one
lesson. Chiidren's class, Sat. 10 am. iI2i
iith St. near Thomas Circle. Phone North 1892
DOROTHY PEAKS STUDIO or DANCING
u. 10th stone taught Il time: angos,
waltz, long and short BOSTON dips: latest So
ciety dances. private instructions: select
MISS CHAPPELEaR. 1872 = ST. NV; PHONE
". 0S4i. Fish walk. newest tangocs, one-step
and all the latest dances taught, private les
any hour: hall for rent.
DANcELAND. sth AND 6 SITS S.E.-MoNDAY
"Wednesday and Saturday ewes, $3.50 to L.
Fish walk, tango, one-step Class. Z to s D. N.
dances taught aud guaranteed
ASSEMBLY DANCES THURS. SAT EYES
Natl Rifles Armory; continuous daucing. $50
TO u with two orchestras DAEISON'S. Prof
& Mrs. ia 9TH NV. All dances Boston, tan.
goes, trot. Fish wax, lstep. Hesitation. Taught
any hour Class dance Tues NJ. 1854.
QUICK method-All latest dances taught private
any hour; class Tuesday and Saturday 1:30:
lesson. Soc for $2.50. PROF. wYNDHAM
SID 18TH NV. Lady assistant. Phone Main s679
PRIVATE DANCING SCHOOL.
Belasco Theater. NJ. 5S29Y.
Argentine Tango. Trottng. Dips. Fish waik.
Long and Short Boston. ete- SELECT.
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Among the early attractions at the
New National Theater will he John Drew
in his annual visit To the capital Sup
ported by an exceptionally strong com
pany Mr.. Drew will be seen in two plays
bv two of the most famous Of modern
English playwr!ghts--J. NJ Barrie's The
viii and Haddon Chambers The
Tyranny of Tears"
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age limit. however. Children under sew
enteen years are not admitted unless ac-
companied by parent or guardian.
Among the early attractions at the
| New National Theater will he John Drew
| i'm his annual visit To the capital. Sup
| ported by an exceptionally strong COM
| pany, Mr.. Drew will be seen in two plays
| by two of the most famous Of modern
| English piaywrghts--J NJ. Barries The
VIII and Haddon Chambers The
Tyranny of Tears.
A country store" held at the Academy
last Tuesday evening. was SO successful
that the management has agreed to con-
tnue this policy throughout the remain
der of the season. The kitchen cabinet
which was given away last Tuesday was
won by Mr.. Clarence Witt, oil 18th street
northwest.
BY special arrangement with William
Morris. American manager of the Eng
lish players presenting The Blindness OF
Virtue and l.. Stoddard Taylor. mana
ger of the Belasco Theater. Mr.. Cosmo
Hamilton. author of The Blindness of
Virtue" will deliver a free lecture at the
Belasco Theater tomorrow afternoon at
$40 on The Telling of Sex Truths to
Children
Mr.. Hamilton has practically dedicated
his life to eugenic propaganda. of which
he is a leader in England. Having Just
arrived from England on d second visit
to America. Mr. Hamilton has been in
duced to make a brief visit to Washington
Monday to deliver this address. which
will. in part. explain his motive for writ
ing and dramatizing The Blindness of
Virtue"
Robert Downings play. The Country
Parson, will be given Friday night, No
vember %. and Saturday matinee. No
vember 30. at Masonic Temple, corner 9th
and + streets, to help pay off the debt
of Calvary NJ. +. Church South Mr.,
Downing is well known to the public as
an actor-evangelist For thirty-two years
he was one of the most prominent players
of the day.
Led by Gracious Light. Tyltyl and Mytyi
will resume the quest of happiness at
the Belasco Theater the week of Decem-
Der ! in Maeterlincks famous fantastic
play, THE Blue Bird. The piece has
just been shown again in New York city.
The farewell American tour OF the play
is now in progress, and at its close the
company and production will go TO Aus
tralia where The Blue Bird has not
yet been spectacularly produced.
new play written by Washington
Pezet son of the Peruvian minister. VIII
be produced III Washington at the Column
bia Theater Monday evening. December
s. The play is called Marrying Money.
and is a comedy with dash of farce. 1t
is being produced by Gilbert Miller. son
of Henry Miller the actor manager. IL
is being staged by Hugh Ford, general
stage director for Liebler ~ Co. A strong
cast is being assembled for the prodoc-
ton.
Robert Long, Bob" for a long time
Chases treasurer. has been advanced to
he Mt nf
of b. f. Keith's Theater. Mr.. Long
chief assistant, John Chevalier has been
moved into the box office command and
other promotions resulted The task of
rlewly carpeting the theater has been
completed from orchestra to top balcony.
The familiar red carpet, the standard for
all the Keith houses, covers the entire
floor space.
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Lovenberg composed the incidental
music.

November - and =; is announced as
the date of the production of Angels IN
Art at the Columbia Theater for the
benefit of a prominent local charity. Inc
tableaux have elected high praise in
other cities where they have been pre-
scented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

A country store. held at the Academy
last Tuesday evening, was SO successful
that the management has agreed to con-
tinue this policy throughout the remain
der of the season. The kitchen cabinet
which was given away last Tuesday was
won by Mr. Clarence Witt, oil 18th street
northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Grace George is to be seen later on IN
a new comedy by avery Hopwood. called
Miss Jennie O'Jones 1t will be pro-
duced Thanksgiving week in Wilmington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Nine Johanna 6;adski, the operate
prina donna is 10 head German opera
company of her own, and her plans in
cIude a cycle of WagnerS works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Charles Lovenberg, producer of Col
lege Life and other vaudeville features.
conceived and arranged There Were
Actors Then and Edgar Allen Woolf
wrote the prelude and .interludeS MIR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

The Shuberts recently produced in Al
bany new play called ~ Modern Girl, :
with Olive Wyndham. Joseph hilgour and
Charles A. Stevenson in the leading roles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Richard Harding Davis. Augustus
Thomas and Dustin Farnum have re-
turned from Cuba where they went to
stage. realistically. Mr.. Davis play,
Soldiers of Fortune for the motion
picture drama. They are interested in
the All-Star Feature Combination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

William Elliott Son-in-law of David Be
Iasco is TO become regular producing
manager and late this month Will present
kitty Mackay,' a Scottish comedy by
Catherine Chisholm Cutting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

tanned proportions exceeding all MS
previous records in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Zelia Rambo. soprano at the Gayety
this week. was for many years allied
with the Cohan forces in musical comedy.
but finally Let the matter of salary lure
her into burleSduc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

lose Collins. prima donna with the
''Ziegfeld Follies." has established a free
vocal school in New York. During the
summer months. Miss Collins devoted
four hours daily to the institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

The first American performance of
General John Regain was given in
New York last week with Arnold Daily
in the leading part. The piece, which is
by Canon James Owen Hannay. is said
to be full of wit and intellectual APP
neal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
a"TheatficA@

Pathe reel, "An Excursion to the
Grand Chartreause of France"
and a very snappy comdy, Whit
files Tries Moving Picture Acting. "
w. X. Lai, the famouse Chinese
tenor, appears in costume num-
bers and with his excellent voice
and pleasing appearance is a de-
cided novelty.
John Drew will appear at the
Tacoma theater Thursday night
in THE Perplexed Husband by
Alfred Sutro, which has delighted
his public even more than any of
the sparkling comedies in which
he has been seen in recent years.
Touching on the most vital of
contemporary subjects - woman
uffrage-"The Perplexed Hms-
band" aims many pointed shafts
of wit at 'the new woman" and
confronts her with "the new
man." who succeeds in making
her change her tactics.
In the cast, an excellent one,
supporting Mr.. Drew, are such
talented artists as Mary Boland,
Alice John, Hubert bruce, Nina
Sevening, Margaret Watson and
Others. Seat sale Wednesday.
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1000 TAC0MANS
SEE TACOMA
LAUNCHED

With her bow dripping with
Mumm's and 1000 persons large
ly from Tacoma, anything but
mumm, the new steamer Taco
ma" the finest and fastest on
the Sound, slid from the ways at
Seattle shipyards Saturday after
noon and plunged into the water
being christened by Miss FLORENCE
Lister of this city, daughter OF the
governor.
The finishing touches will be
nut on the boat now, and in three
weeks she will make her first trip
between Tacoma and Seattle, on
which run she will become a reg
ular traveller in the future.
When the Tacoma goes into
service the boat trip between the
two cities will be cut to an hour
and | 5 minutes.