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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

of Canada. and 1900 cars to Can
adian Car Foundry company.
The Pullman company has received
no Russian orders, as 1t refused to
accept Russian government notes in
payment. The original proposition
to the Pullman company was 80 per
cent, notes before shipment and 20
per cent on delivery. No offers Of
cash or bonds we're made. Big prices
are said to be offered for cars.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
Blind Tiger ON Wing.

Forecasting legislation which may
have to be enacted by dry states
in order to uphold their Prohibition
laws, the state senate of Virginia ad-
dopted without a Dissenting vote
resolutions offered by Senator Saxon
w. Holt of Newport News
These resolutions make an open
season against all individuals operat-
ing airships engaged in the trans
portation OF liquor into dry terri
tory. The protection accorded ever
to ornamental and useful birds
will be lifted and hunters will be at
liberty to fire on the airships just as
il they we're predatory birds.
Senator G.. Walter Mapp Of Ac-
comac, leader of the dry" force In
the last legislature, Immediately saw
the trend of the resolution and NOV
ed its adoption. Senator John A.
Lesner of Norfork, leader Of the SEN
ate wet" forces Or local optionsts.
caught the humor of the resolution
and voted AYE"
The resolution grew out of news
from Ohio that an en%terprising IL
quor-dealer of that state was pre-
pairing to get around the strong
Prohibition laws of West Virginia,
recently held constitutional, by trans
hitting liquor from Ohio into West
Virginia by aeroplane. The senators
of West Virginia regretted that
West Virginia was to be invaded by
a wet aerial fleet.
The preamble and resolution ad-
opted ran thus
WHEREAS, the general assembly of
Virginia has learned with regret cer-
tain citizens of the state of Ohio
have undertaken to convey intoxicat-
ing liquors to citizens of our sister
state of West Virginia by means Of
ali aeroplane; and
Whereas, we deplore the fact that
one of the cherished Industries OF
said state of Ohio appears to be up in
the air; and,
Whereas, We sympathize with the
suffering citizens of our said sister
state of West Virginia because OF
their liquor coming so high; and
Whereas, We feel that such an
underhand and overhead method of
irrigation should not be encouraged.
lest some of the inhabitants of our
W Commonwealth of Virginia, af-
ter the first day of November, 1916,
should acquire the habit Of gazing
upon the sky and thereby walking
unsteadily upon the earth; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the senate of Vir-
ginia, the house of delegates con-
curing, That the general assembly
of Virginia = Yarns all persons who
may contemplate the transportation,
from any point beyond the border of
this state to any point within the
same of ardent spirits, malt liquors,
wines or other liquor containing al
eohol by means of ae~roplanes, ball
looms, Zeppelins or other aircraft,
that should they embark upon such a
Eighty enterprise at any time, but
more especially on or after the sacred
and memorable first day of Novem-
Der, 1916. then in that event the pro-
lection now provided by law for
buzzards and other ornamental and
useful birds will be held not to apply
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
West Virginia Must Pay $12,393, 920
of Old Virginia Debt.

The supreme court recently decld-
ed the long standing Virginia-We
Virginia debt case, holding West Vir-
ginia should pay $12,~393,929 as it's
net share of the Virginia debt at the
time of the partition of the states.
The report of the late Charles 4.
as special master was up
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
To Enforce Anti-Narcotic Law.

To Enforce Anti-Narcotic Law.
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
Osborn has issued stringent instruc-
tions to collectors in regard to the
enforcement of the anti-narcotic law.
Instructions as to Withholding special
registration from physicians, and the
seizure of suspected narcotics. are
given out by the commissioner as
having special application to those
persons who, registering as physi-
clans, prescribe or distribute narcotic
drugs or preparations on receipt of
mail oders received from so-called
patients, or who under the laws of
the state, or under municipal regula-
lions, are not permitted to practice
1T also follows from the express
language of the act" said the collec-
tor. that such physician, dentist
or veterinary surgeon can prescribe
such drugs when he has been en-
to prescribe for the particular
receiving such drugs and
upon whom he shall personally at
tend in the course of his pr ,fessional
practice only"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
Chinese Seek Electrical Facts.

A big market is opening In China
for electrical apparatus and electrical
fixtures of all kinds, according to J..
H. Lee, a member Of the Chinese
Commercial Delegation, who VISITED
the New York office of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domesti: commerce at
the custom house. Mr.. Lee, who
is representing large electrical works
at Hangehow and Ningpo. has tenn
porarily left the delegation, as he
considers ii important to spend con-
siderable time in New York for the
purpose of gathering full informa-
ton regarding the manufacture of
electrical goods in this county. He
will later join the delegation at San
Francisco and return with them on
the same steamer.
Mr.. Lee is anxious while in New
York. to secure catalogues and price
lists of all kinds of electrical APP
paratus and fixtures. and manufac-
turerS who may be interested would
in this way have a chance to get their
catalogues before the interested par
ties in China at first hand. He has
also been requested by business
friends in Shanghai to ecu for
them catalogues and price lists of
American furniture of all kinds.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK

to such of eontraband, but
that there will be established an open
season of continuous and unlimited
duration for hunting all such aerial
intruders, provided such hunting be
done in good faith for the purpose
of destruction and not for the pur-
pose of acquiring the spoils of the
chase; and
Resolved, further, That all of the
good people of Virginia are earnestly
enjoined never to take a drop from
any Of the aeroplanes, balloons, Yep
peiins or other aircraft aforesaid, as
the fall might be disastrous"
Senator Andrews of Roanoke said
he thought the resolution should be
amended to provide that liquor could
not be brought into Virginia by
means of pipe lines and subterranean
caverns.
$14,OOO.OO Plant For Pittsburgh.
r. w. Cooke, industrial agent Of
the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pitts
burgh announces the completion OF
negotiations to bring to this district
the Aetna Chemical company, which
lis erecting three extensive plants.
They represent an outlay of $14,-
l0O0, 900. and will employ many men.
The combined production of the
plants, all now under construction,
will give the PENNSYLVANIA an addi-
tional tonnage of 300. 900 to $780,
600 tons a year and q revenue of
81, 600 900. The sites are at Carne-
gle, Oakdale, Noblestown and Pitts
burgh.
The principal raw materials used
at the Carnegie plant will be crude
petroleum, sulphurie acid, nitric acid,
casustic soda, soda ash and lime.
The resulting by-products will be
spent acid, calcium sulphate. calcium
carbonate, sodium s%ulphite, carbon
heavy oils and pitch.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29


$4,000 voted by
the increasing $4,000 annually
constructed
doubled the
capacity Orchard
with 10n for 300
the latter has resulted
Or Stovu
vote o e have s225S91 left
both winter and summer and
covering eight blocks one
Columbia and Silver
City Attorney dissolved the IN
Uncompahsre LOT
sSoOo
awarded Ed Heay
bond issue at per cent
We haven owed he a City.
amounting October ls 1919
called bonds numbers l. ana LOT 'VO
We havea adde to lighting
Commissioner of Finance for
1915 of s17sS5 with no oustahd
WATSON H. STEWART. Commissioner of Public Affairs
LIONEL WIGRAM, Commissioner of Finance and supphe
DAN WAGNER, Commissioner of Water and sewers
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
John J. Travis

work another member of the Council
should do. believe that at least
seven-eighth of the time of the Mayor
should be given to active manual la
Dor in improving the streets, alleys
and public places of our city, in car
rying out the plans to beautify the
town and in setting an example for
the other employees of intense ser
vice for the public welfare.
The Charter contemplates that pub
lie moneys shall not be expended
where considerable amounts are in
yolved without the opportunity for
the citizens to be heard and to give
their advice. Those provisions of the
ton of the citizens in the Govern
ment of the City shall be regarded
by me.
From time to time ! will by proper
how their money is being spent and
for what.
| will rigidly and impartially, with
out fear or favor, enforce every mu-
nicipal ordinance and every public
law that it would become my duty to
enforce, with view to making Delta
city of homes and morally the best
place in the world in which to live
and educate our children.
propose to practice retrenchment
in the expenditures of public money
in the hope and expectation of bring
ing about lower tax rate.
Adv. JOHN ]. TRAVIS.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
European War
Since Beginning

Up to this date the death toll of
the European war is said to be some
thing more than 100000.
Latest reports indicate success of
the drive across Serbia by the Bull
garian and German forces, though the
advance has been fiercely opposed.
Wednesdays dispatches intimated
that the kaiser was willing to submit
peace plans to the president of the
United States, to be offered for the
consideration of the nations at war.
In the meantime the fighting is be-
ing waged with all the vigor possible
pending the near approach of winter
and the armies are entrenching and
fortifying against its rigors.
The public is entirely in doubt as
TO the continuance of the war to a
fighting finish or its possible near-end
through peace negotiations.
The next few weeks may develop
much to influence the course of the
war in either direction pointed out in
the foregoing paragraph.
While fighting remains brisk on the
eastern battle lines, the heat of strife
remains, as it was last week, for the
possession of the Dardanelles.
With the assurance that it will re-
quire many years to recover from the
loss of money and men by all the ma
tions engaged, many believe that there
may he something in the rumors of
possible peace overtures.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Chinn Case Holds
Attention in Court

The Paonia Fruit Exchange COM
pany V. Merle ID. Vincent, administra-
tor of the Chinn estate, was begun in
the county court of this county last
Monday morning and was yet occupy
ing attention of the court yesterday
afternoon as Independent went TO
press.
The action was brought for the pur-
pose of getting an accounting of ap-
pie crops for the years 1912 and 1914
upon which the fruit company advanc-
ed certain sums of money. There
were many witnesses in attendance to
testify in behalf of both plaintiffs and
defendants. 1t is a case very similar
to that before Judge Dingman last
week entitled the Paonia Fruit tN-
change company V. George Graham.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Team Backs Off of Beet
Dump and Horse Killed

from wagons. and when he drove his
team with load up to this point on
Wednesday the team in front had not
moved forward as expected and he
was compelled TO back up for some
little distance. In pulling on the
reins his wagon was cramped around
enough to throw the rear end against
a light railing which gave way and
team. wagon and driver were hurled
through space to land on terra firma
below.
Witnesses to the accident hurried
to the scene expecting to find the
driver and his horses dead. but ex-
aminations revealed the fact that Per
sonetti had been successful in keep
ing out of the wreckage and had sus-
tanned only one or two fractures OF
his left leg between the knee and
ankle One horse was killed and the
other badly injured but may recover.
One man who saw the plunge states
that the driver seemed to leap from
the wagon as IL fell and was thus en-
abled to strike the ground little dis
tance from the team and wagon. The
horse to escape death fell on top his
mate and this is given as the only
reason for coming out of the affair
as well. There was no brake on the
wagon or the driver might have check
ed his outfit ere IL left the elevated
position.
Personetti was hurried to the hospi-
tai where surgical attention was
given and he is now getting along as
well as could be expected.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Well Known Delta Man
Dies of Heart Trouble

Their efforts were fruitless, however,
and the end came as above stated
The deceased leaves to mourn his
untimely end wife and sister, Mrs.
w. l.. Clark residing in this city, two
daughters and son by former mar
riage. the daughters residing in Ran
dolph, Iowa and the son in Omaha.
Funeral services were held at the
home at o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Steele. pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church officiating, and in
terment was in Delta cemetery. He
was a member of the local order of
Modern Woodmen. we'll and favorably
known to the people of Delta and the
last sad rites were largely attended.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
UdlOck of Grand Junction
Gets Penitentiary Sentence

E. E. Udlock, for many years one
of the most highly respected citizens
of Grand Junction, a devoted church
and Y. NJ. c. A. worker and trusted by
everybody who knew him, entered a
plea OF guilty to the thirty-five indict-
ments brought against him for en-
bezzlement, etc, by the grand jury,
before Judge Thomas J. BLACK last
Friday morning and was sentenced
on Saturday to not less than three
years nor more than five years in the
state penitentiary at Canon City.
And thus was closed a case which
has attracted widespread attention
and was to draw exceptional interest
at the court hearings when the many
years of Udlock speculations and in
vestments were presented as evidence.
Udlock had pleaded not guilty to the
five counts on which he was to face
trial at this term of court last
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Pioneer of Delta
Dies in Idaho

Guy NJ. Blair received a message at
about nine O'Clock last Saturday even
ing announcing the serious illness of
his father in Pocatello. Idaho. II was
also inferred that he could not live
much longer and Guy made all possi-
ble haste in an effort to reach the bed
side of his father before the end came.
He was driven to Grand Junction in
an auto that night and took the mid
night train for Pocatello.
Since the above was put in type. the
death of James NJ. Blair. father OF
Guy. has been reported as occurring at
his home in Idaho on Sunday evening
at about 1926 after protracted illness
of Bright's disease. He was as years
of age at the time of his demise. Guy
was with him when the end came. but
the aged man was in such an enfeebl'
ed condition. partially unconscious and
could recognize no one.
James NJ. Blair was one of the pio'
neers of Colorado. He came to this
state from Ohio when Denver was yet
IN ltS lnlantN anu i''a''u ~ '''N'
for a time Later he located in Sahda
and after n four year residence in
that town he decided to cast his lot
with the residents of this slope and
came to Delta in 1898 residing here
continuously until seven years ago
when he removed to Pocatello. Idaho.
He was an active member of the local
G. A. r. during his residence in Delta
and is well and favorably known to
most of the older residents of both the
city and county.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
death a wife, one daughter in Denver,
one in Calgary. one in Fruitland,
Idaho, and another In Pocatello, Guy
NJ. Blair of this city, Harry in Arm
stead, Montana, and Ernest in Poca-
tello.
The body was brought to this city
from Idaho on the morning train We'd
nesday and funeral services held In
local undertaking parlors at $3.50 that
afternoon, Rev. steele officiating. In.
terment was in Delta cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Ross Nelson Has
Narrow Escape

Ross Nelson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Starr Nelson, who is working at the
beet dump on North Main street, was
sliding down rope which bears rath-
er sharp pointed hook at the lower
end which grabs a cross beam on
loads of beets and releases same last
Friday morning and in some manner
the hook caught in his flesh near the
pit of the stomach and before he could
release himself cut was made some
ten or twelve inches in length.
Fortunately depth was not gained
by the tearing operation or the acci-
dent could easily have caused his
death.
Medical and surgical attention was
enlisted promptly and Ross lis now
getting along nicely.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Inspected Delta
Rifle Roads

Last week. Engineer B, f. Kilt, of
the Forest Service. made an inspec-
tion of the road between Delta and
Rifle. via the Grand Mesa lakes, with
a view of submitting report of the
feasibility of the route for automo-
bile travel, and in order that the For
est Service may consider the ex-
penditure of funds on the project.
The portions of the road already
constructed by different counties and
the resort company follow easy
grades, and will be OF great assist
ance in case it is decided to COM
plete the road.
Mr.. Kit was accompanied as far
as Colbran by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n.
Langworthy. of Delta. At that point
Supervisor Lowell, of the Battlement
Forest. met the party.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
New Prospect for
Broad8au8in8

The .. & r. G. is out with plans for
reorganization on the usual extensive
plan of railroads.
A part OF the plan involves refund
ing bonds and bonds to provide for
the Western Pacific deficit. In ad-
dition there is to be $10,00O.000 OF
new bonds to build feeders for the
road as needed, and out of this fund
II is limited that the broadgauging i'm.
provements are contemplated.
While the broadgnuging of the
Marshall Pass division is Of much in.
terest to our people, n matter OF great
Importance would be the purchase by
the company OF sufficient number
of cars to handle our freight. The ac-
complishment OF both OF these matters
would draw cheers from the people
OF tho Western Slope who are so
greatly dependent upon the Denver
q Rio Grande system.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Statement OF

Delta, Colorado, October &c, 1915.
As a candidate in the forthcoming
municipal election for the office OF
Commissioner of Public Affairs and
Ex-officio Mayor, l respectfully solicit
your vote and influence, and in so
doing direct your earnest attention
for an impartial and just consider
alton of my candidacy.
l have lived in Delta for twenty
six years, and have paid taxes for
twenty two years in this city.
! am conscious of the fact that the
tax rate has been continually in
creasing until the taxes upon city
property have become almost appall-
ing. and the burden on the home
builder almost beyond endurance.
Municipal improvements are not
keeping pace with the expenditures
made by the tax payers.
1t is my purpose to spend the bal
ance of my days in Delta whether !
am successful in this venture or not,
and | am interested in lower tax
rate, more economical expenditures
and fewer salaries.
MY PLATFORM
To practice the most rigid econ
omy in every department.
promise to be actively engaged
in the duties of the office as con
templated by the Charter, expect
at all times of each day to be at
work. shall not employ someone
at public expense to do my work for
me, nor vote to employ anyone to do
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

Thursday evening and then, after full
consideration of the matter over
night. the humiliation and anxiety for
himself and his family during the
legal contest. he decided to change
his original plans and profess his
guilt to each and every count pre-
ferred against him.
He wanted done with the whole
thing at once and to enter upon the
punishment to be prescribed.
Udlock is the second man of prom
inence in business, financial and So
cial circles of the mesa county me-
tropolis to get a prison sentence for
financial wrecks, the first being Or
son Adams, president of the Mesa
County National bank, who is already
doing penance for wrecking his bank.
Udlock's speculations are said TO
total the large sum of $4,000. He was
sentenced this week.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Delta Football Team Wins
From Grand junction Bows

The Delta high school football team
broke the spell last Saturday and took
closely contested game from the
Tigers at Grand Junction on Garnet
mesa grounds by a score of p to 81
This was the first successful contest
for the home team this season and
the boys and their friends were natur
ally elated. The game was well at
tended and many of those well up in
maneuvers of the battle say that it
was a trifle slow on both sides hut
intensely interesting because of the
equality of the teams and closeness
of the score. Phil Harding and
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Shortage of Cars
Causes Trouble

The Delta county growers of fruit,
potatoes and sugar beets found them
selves held up" as II were. in their
harvest and marketing operations for
several days the latter part of last
week and fore part of the present
when no cars could be had for ship
ments and every now and then you
could confront a grower whose pa
thence had ceased to be a virtue" and
his words relative to the situation
were filled with fire.
And II certainly was enough TO vex
him trifle. when one took look at
the great piles of sugar beets near
the loading station at the foot OF
Main street and note the loaded wa
gons standing about in generous pro-
fusion. He had driven in with his
load and finding no show whatever
to load into n car unhitched his team
and returned home as hastily as pos
sible to stop all harvest operations.
His gang of beet diggers had to be
laid off.
A number of the growers held a
meeting on Friday and discussed the
situation from every angle. 1t was
finally decided to see Judge A. X.
King and son. attorneys for the Rio
Grande company. and have them con
fer with officials of the road in the
hope of getting prompt relief The
attorneys got busy at once and then
cars began to come in. Fifty-two
loads went to the factory in Grani
Junction on Monday and goodly
number can be seen heading west
ward every day since. The crops are
now moving out regularly and there's
n much better feeling apparent.
On Monday something like one hun
dred and fifty refrierator and coal
cars we're pulled out of Delta yards
for North Fork points and this Will
mean that the products of that ter
ritory will get to market at once.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

"Blondy" were the stars for Delta and
effective work for Grand Junction.
The Olathe high school team cross
ed the county line last Friday for two
games in this district. The first was
played Friday afternoon with Paonia
and resulted 16 to in favor of Olathe.
The second game was at Hotchkiss
Saturday afternoon and was : to il
favor of Hotchkiss.
And now Delta can contemplate
good go with Hotchkiss for Olathe
has already grabbed a game from OR
high school boys.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
Garnet Mesa
Mission Society

The second regular meeting of the
Garnet mesa mission study class, held
at the home OF J. b. Killian, proved
as interesting as the first. In the
course of the discussion ii was
brought out forcibly what wonderful
talents and what delightful PERSONAL
ties are freely given to the missionary
cause, both on the various church
boards, and on the mission fields.
There will be only four more resu-
lar meetings. Young people who at
tend are sure to receive blessing.
The class meets next Tuesday evening
at the home OF Bushnell Saunders. A
social hour and a short program fol-
low the lesson study.