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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-01
PAGE -FOUR
The Southern Baptist COnven-
ton and the Mission
Board Debts.

ing the Convention, was doleful
number
The editors were in the dumps, badly pes
tered by mully grubs.
The times were out of Joint, the churches
were not coughing up enough money, the
Laymens movement had not moved, and the
boards were deeply in debt.
The Index was SO down in the mouth, that
felt the blues creeping right up my back
1t seems that we Southern dip-vat Baptists
had contributed only $518,00O during the
year, toward the food, clothing, medicine,
teeth-plugging, nursing, and literary educa-
ton of the Japs and the Chinks and the
Hindus.
But the optimistic Board of Foreign Mis-
sions had kept up expenses in a truly robust
manner, and had succeeded in piling up a
debt of $180,000
This means that our beloved Brother w.
H. Smith has to hustle around among, the
banks, and borrow money; and he is lucky
if he has been paying less than eight per
cent interest.
The yearly interest on $4,000 comes to
$4,000; whereas, when the debt was smaller,
Brother Smith paid $4,000.
What security can the Board give for the
loan of $180,O00?
Nothing, SO far as [ know, except the GER
talnty that the delusion concerning this
charitable and educational work in foreign
lands is certain to last few years longer
1t will not last many more years, because,
when the Baptists realize that their schools
and colleges here at home, are being starred
In order that forei on schools and colleges may
be fed, the Boards will have to cut out the
charities and the education, the dentists and
the DOCTORS the carpenters and the black
smiths
Hereafter, the Southern Baptists should
realize that their contributions to the
heather mean a contribution to the bankers,
also; and the bankers will pocket $124O0
interest, before the balance goes off to teach
Africans how to farm, and Japs how to set
type.
Merciful Father when read the ''litera-
ture" Of the Foreign Missionaries, I feel al
most as one does when he visits a lunatic
asylum.
Take, for instance, this extract, taken from
the May number of The Missionary Voice:
There is crying need for kindergarten work
In China. First, because of its value in building
up Thorough educational system for that nation;
and, secondly, because Of its play value. Those
millions OF children have little of the joys of
childhood Their lives arc stnnted because of
lack of physical exercise and play. The work Of
the Southern Methodist women in SoochoW is
Ideal. They have their kindergarten Training
School and their fine practice schools each of
which is mission center If this could be
produced in central point of every province,
mighty work would be tlone FOR Chinese chill
dICn and Chinese homes.
This extract was taken from recent adj
dress by Mrs. II. b. Montgomery.
Not word does she say about Christ and
conversions.
Her mind is upon the Chinese children who
haven't enough room to play and enjoy them
selves.
GI.n 1rnoI,}u az "a tborouoh nd,coi ionoI c,,c
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-01

New Edition of Napoleon" by Thos. E.
Watson. Just off the press. One volume,
$3.50. Handsomely bound, profusely illus
trated. This book is regarded as standard bY
the French readers and scholars The Jeffer-
sonan Pub!jshing Co, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-01

Read Foreign Missions Exposed, by Thos.
f. Watson. beautifully printed. Profusely
;nrstrstcd Price 80 cents. The Jeffersonian
Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-01

Socialists and Socialism" by Thos. e.
Watson, has vast amount of information Of
interest and value to those who think thew
know what Socialism stands for. Price soc.
The Jeffersonan Pub. Co., Thomson, Ga.
, 1916-11-16
Good Picture Shows.

The picture show now conduct
ed ~ Pilon & johnson in this
city is now one of the best any
where in any town this size, and
Is receiving a very liberal patron
age by the people of this locality.
They have shows Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday nights of each
week. The special feature Thurs
day nights are excellent, being as
Il rule a tive-reel feature of some
good play, On Tuesdays and
Saturdays the show is mixed with
two or three reels OF comic and a
couple reels of drama. They have
added many new features, and
with music the show is now a
splendid entertainment any night
you wish to attend.
, 1916-11-16
Wills on, President

The count of the election on
Nov. 7th has been settled, and
while it is not final as to the ex-
act number each received in the
election of president, yet it would
appear that Wilson is about 273
in the electoral college, and 266 is
all that is necessary.
California and New Hampshire,
New Mexico and North Dakota
held all interests for several days,
and even yet may take the official
count to decide whom they belong
to, though Wilson carried Cali
fornia by few hundred.
New York and all of the cas-
tern states were swept by Hughes
and for several days it looked like
he might win out, but it is now
practically settled that Wilson
has been reelected
While Wilson will not be the
next president, he will succeed
himself, as Secretary Lansing will
fill the presidents chair for one
day, Sunday, March 4, as Wilson'S
present term expires at midnight
of March 3, and can not be sworn
in until Monday, March 5, accord
ing to legal lights over the coun-
try.
Hughes will probably receive
as many votes on the popular
ballot as Wilson, but lack in the
electoral college.
Senator CLARK was defeated in
this state by about 1000 by Ken,
drick, the present governor of the
state, while Mondell for Congress-
man won out by a little over SOC
majority over Jack CLARK, his op,
ponent.
, 1916-11-16
The PeaCemakers

"Ther" isn't a thing that the
beggar can't do" sings Kipling in
his famous eulogy of the Marine,
and it is affirmed by thousands
who see the new movie thriller,
The Peacemakers," showing the
busy United States Marine in al
phases of his every day life
from operating big guns on a
battleship to an actual brush with
rebels in Haiti.
The new picture 500 to be
shown from coast to coast will
not be exploited as a box-ofice at
traction, but d a timely educa-
tional feature. It's main purpose
will be to inform the public OF
the specific duties of the Soldier
of the Sea-" as differing from 9TH
er branches of the service.
Uncle Sans new movie is a
two-reel feature and is being loan.
ed to the theatres free Of charge
by the Marine Corps. recruiting
service. The Marines say that
their first mission is to let the
public find out who they are and
what they do, and the screen il
the thing.
, 1916-11-16
Our Vulnerable Trade Position.

We live too much in the pres
ent. While economists here and
there are urging the United States
to take thought of the morrow,
The nation is rushing headlong TO
new high peaks of consumption,
production, and Extravaganza.
Many accept prosperity as an in
herent right which needs no safe
guards. The war has given as
advantages which too many peo-
pie will not admit that peace can
take away. Prices are 30 high
lLat cost accounting systems are
'hrown overheard. What matters
an Increase of 80 percent in the
cost Of production when the buy
, 1916-11-16
Intimidation Prosecutions.

Southern democrats are not at
all pleased with the manner in
which Attorney General Gregory
issued statements regarding in
timidation of voters, just before
election. This was designed, of
course, to create the impression
that the intimidation existed in
republican circles, and in north
ern states, Mr. Gregory declared
his intention to vigorously pros
ecute infraction of the law
against intimidation. He over
looked the fact that the only part
of the country where there is OPP.
en- and Wholesale intimidation ii
in the south where practically
half the voting population does
not dare 20 near the polls on cleo.
ton day. 1t is quite evident thai
when Mr.. Gregory begins his
prosecutions, he will be impress
siyely reminded of conditions il
the section of the country from
which he halls, and ne will be re-
minded of his official obligation
to enforce the law impartially.
, 1916-11-16
Killing.
Convictions

Messrs. Marshall Pesvy, Hoyt
Williams, Law Drake, Ben Saw
hqe. and John Pulliam, residents
HI Deep Creek settlement, in
FRputt county, Colo, were con-
yicted and fined for killing deer
before the county court at Steam
boat Springs on October 81, the
fines and costs amounting to
S77O7O,
Through information furnished
to forest officers at Steamboat
Spr ngs on October 20, by a
ranchman living in the vicinity
Of Deep Creek to the effect that
nine deer had been killed near the
Buckner mill, Acting Supervisor
Peck, accompanied by State Game
Warden EngeI of Craig, and For.
est officers Rose, Richey, and
Meadon, made a search of the
Deep Greek settlement which re-
suited in the arrest and convic-
ton of the five men.
The killing is said to have oc
Cured during a cattle roundup on
October 5. The case is one of the
most important from the number
OF persons involved and in the
despatch with which it was han
died ON record in the state.
, 1916-11-16
"Tompkins
Hired Man

"Tompkin's Hired Man" is the
title of a drama in three acts that
will be presented on Thanksgiving
night, Nov. Both, at 8 O'Clock in
Jensen hall. Following is the
cast:
-Dixey, Tompkin's hired man
Lee Wilcox
Asa Tompkius w. P. Hays
John Remington Fred johnson
Jerry Max Sammons
Old Simpson (P)
Louise Miss Doggett
Mrs. Tompkins Mrs. Ekdahl
Julia Tompkins
Miss Launchbaugh
Ruth Regina Jensen
Dance after show. Supper on
stage. School benefit.
, 1916-11-16
ers are paying perhaps 100 per
cent more?

ers are paying perhaps 100 per
cent more?
Europe will not always be at
war, and when peace returns the
nations now out of the running
will again be competitors for the
trade that the United States has
almost monopolized. They will
have every incentive to produce
as cheaply al possible in order to
export to the last penny what is
not absolutely required at home.
The loss of men in battle, terrible
as 1t has been, may not seriously
lessen the output of field and fac
tory, for women have been re-
cruited to take the place of men,
aud industry is co ordinated as
never before. Our trade balance
In September was $349, 719, 600.
but two years ago it was only
Sl6,34l,OOO, and for the five mos.
preceding that September We i'm.
ported o than we exported.
1t is folly to believe that we
a permanently hold any consid-
cradle portion of our present won
derful foreign trade unless we
prepare to meet the situation that
will confront us within a very few
years, and pnssibly within a few
mouths, after the end of the great
Wharf.-The Annalist.
, 1916-11-16
University Work

To Wyoming Prosperity Boosters:
Wyoming needs something done
to keep the new settler coming
into the state from leaving. Pop
ulation is the states crying need
Why? An old timer gave me the
answer forcibly. He said:
Il have been in this state thirty
two years. l look my choice of
the land and am now owner of
2200 acres. There have been, in
my neighborhood, no churches
and no schools. Ny children have
had none of the advantages Of So
ciety. Their education is such
that they are not prepared to
meet the problems of today. This
is just one side of the question.
1t has been a poor investment fin
ancially. My land is worth no
more than it was ten years ago.
There has been no market for
farm crops. Cattle has been the
only thing we could grow, and l
have found it to be a poor policy
to put all your eggs in one bas-
ket. What 1 have got to have is
neighbors if my conditions are
improved"
This man went on to say that,
during the last few years, quite a
number of new settlers had come
into his section, but he complain
ed that very few of them stayed
long enough to prove up on the
land. If they did prove up they
moved away as soon after as pos
sible. He said, these people
haven't much capital when they
come, and what they do have is
soon gone. What they must have
is a constant cash income, and
milking cows is the only thing
that will Do this"
This man had learned from ex-
perience what farm surveys made
by the government have demon.
strated to be a fact. 1t is high
time that we permitted ourselves
to be guided by fact, and not by
the wisdom Of the country sage
who knocks every Innovation a pro-
gressive man launches in the
neighborhood. No man has the
right to compel his family to suf-
fer want and hardship just be
cause he does not like to milk a
COW. Let III cooperate in pre-.
venting failures IN ~ farms and
build up a permanent prosperity
in this state of ours. 1t will pay
big dividends. E F. Burton,
Agent in Dairying.
, 1916-11-16

least SIS per acre, to the selling
price of all lands within one-haIf
mile of improved roads. This
would give a total of $6I1, 900, or
more than twice the value of the
bonds issued.
, 1916-11-16

Ed. Gould and Walter Piion came
back from their deer hunt Sunday on
the S. & e. The big storm kept them
from hunting. They also broke their
automobile and returned to Encamp-
mept for it Monday, making the trip
back to Encampment through the
sDow, in two hours.
, 1916-11-16

Wm. Hunter and Badly Sisson
gave a banquet in the dining room of
the Hotel Wolf Friday evening. A
number Of gentlemen friends were
present.
, 1916-11-16
Effect of Good Roads

40 iai ds PosSipIe
the exact dollars and cents effect
on a county of the improvement
of bad roads, specialists of the
Office of Public Roads and Rural
Engineering of the department
made economic surveys in eight
counties in each of the years from
1910 to 1915, inclusive.
This study of the increase in
the values of farm lands in the
eight counties reveals the rather
interesting fact that following the
improvement of the main market
roads the increase in the selling
price of tillable farm lands served
by the roads has amounted to
FROM one to three times the total
cost of the improvements. The
increase in values in those in.
stances which wer recorded rang
ed from 63 per cent to so per cent
in Spotsylvania County, Va; from
66 to 1874 in Dinwiddie County,
Va; 70 to 80 in Lee County, Va;
25 to 100 in Wise County, Va; 9
to ia in Franklin County, N. Y;
80 to 100 in Dallas County, Ala;
20 to SO in Lauderdale County,
Miss; and from so to 100 in Man
atee County, Fla. The estimates
of increase were based for the
most part upon the territory with
in a distance of l mile on each
side of the roads improved.
In Spotsylvania county a care
full record WAS made in 1910 of 35
farms located on the road selected
for improvement. OF the 7 farms
sold in 1912 the prices actually
paid shows increases of from 81 to
ll6 per cent over the 1910 valua-
ton. The average value after the
roads were improved WAS $2S. 26
per acre, as compared with $17.31
previous to the improvement. In
1913 four transfers of farm land
were on the basis of $30.11 per
acre. 1t appears that the 1,451
acres sold in 1914 increased in
value 2S,5o0, or 80 per cent, or
from $24.46 10 $44 10 per acre.
In Dinwiddie County, Va, the
actual price of 43 farms sold or
offered for sale from 1909 to 1914
ranged in price from $S.3S to
1914 per acre before the roads
were built, and from $24 70 to
1880 per acre after the roads
we're improved, In Lee County,
Va, a study of eight tracts along
the roads before and after i'm
provement indicated that these
properties increased about 1923
per acre, or about 10 per cent.
In Wise County, Va, a study of
eight representative farms located
on roads showed that they increas-
ed in value from an average of
$49.O6 per acre before improve
ment to $79 A after the roads
were improved. There were in
rease in valuation in other see-
tions of from $50 to $50 or even
500 per acre.
In Franklin County, N. Y, the
figures seem to indicate that the
change from earth, sandy, and
loan roads to bituminous maca.
dam was followed by increases Nv
eraging $3.50 per acre, or about
BOT per cent.
In Dallas County, Ala, careful
investigation seemed to indicate
that road improvement has added
at least S. to each acre of land
within a half mile of improved
roads Tracts sold at from So tc
$40 per acre were sold again after
road improvement for from $50 te
$25 per acre.
in Lauderdale County, Miss.
the total assessed valuation of rea
property outside of the city wal
$2,757,546. This increased in 19l4
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
Notice Of Dissolution

Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Henry Hammond and Joe Har-
rington and VIII Harrington. and
doing business as the Delta Livery
& Transfer Company" in the City OF
Delta. Colorado. has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent. Henry
Hammond retiring. The said business
will hereafter be conducted by Joe
Harrington and VIII Harrington under
the name Of the Delta Livery and
Transfer Company" as before.
All debts of the firm will be paid
by Joe and VIII Harrington, and all
persons indebted to the said firm will
pay the same TO Joe and Will Harring-
ton.
Dated this 11th day Of February,
A. ID. 1915.
fSigned) II. Hammond
fSigned) VIM. Harrington
fSigned) Joe Harrington
First pub. Feb. IS; last pub. Mar 3.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
County commissioners, proeeedino,

1t ordered by the Board that the
road laid out and partially constructed
from Kiser Creek crossing to the Alexander
Lakes on Grand mesa, by the Grand Mesa
Resort Co., be accepted county road
as per petition presented.
The Board approved and endorsed the
petition to The State Highway Commission
bearing the signatures of fifty-one citizens
of Delta county. requesting the establishment
as Primary State Highway, the present
county road from the Lewis corner, two
miles northeast of Delta through Cory, Eek
ert and Cedaredge. thence to the DeltaM Mesa
county line Grand mesa.
request was ordered made to the State
Highway Commission for an appropriation of
Eight thousand. five hundred dollars for
sum to be available for expenditure during
1916.
The following bills were allowed on the
various funds:
ORDINARY FUND
H. X. Gibbs. cash advanced ......S 6s.20
R. w. Curtis. Co. Commr. exp. ...... 80 90
r. w. Curtis. Co. Commr. Salary. rs 90
Adah Price, Supt Schools Salary. .112.oo
oliver B. Cook Co. Surveyors salary 123. 90
Earl Wilson. cash advanced. ........ 1000
Chas. l.. Keller, Co. Ass'r. salary. 10000
W. II. Bowden. Janitors salary 60 90
]. T. Beatty, Board prisoners. 1850
First Natl Bank, Delta. Horticultural
lnSPsotors Psssors, salary ,,sd - p so
First Natl Bank. Cedaredge. Dep.
Water Commrs salary. ass'd. ,...9.3s
C. H. Stewart. Dep. Dist. Attys fees. 5000
wm. weiser. Dist. Atty's fees. ...... 1890
]. H. Baxter. Jr.. Atty's fees. 90
Delta Hardware Co.. supplies. ....-1 -11.oo
Osborne-williamson Drug CO. supplies .1o.75
Guy NJ. Blair. coal ALI
Hammond Harrington. livery 1.50
Delta Tire Repair Shop. auto rep'r.. .7.25
Mountain States T. & T. Co.. tel. rent. 3 90
Stockham Bros. & Co.. auto supplies d. g. so
Stearns Bros. Co, printing. supplies. .12s. 90
A. l.. Gerst. drayage. ge.-......... so
Duffield Kennedy, ins. prem -. $500
C. C. Hawkins. ins. prem ......... 22.50
Stokham Bros. Co supplies ..... 74.10
Out West S. Co.. supplies. 6.e7
Woodcroft Hospital care of insane 255.25
Charles f. Parker. jurors fees. assd 31.05
James Zaninetti. jurors fees. assd.. 5.15
First Natl Bank. Delta, Jurors fees
assigned Observation-Disclosures. 515
Mrs. Mary Head witness fees, assd AIS
First Natl. Bank Delta. witness fees
assigned T.1o
Jos. Leitzinger. Dep. Water Commr's
salary ................. 475o
Delta Independent pub'g. ..... 5070
Total ................s1 .s15s2o2
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
Applications for GrazinG
Permits

Notice is hereby given that all appli.
cations for permits to Craze cattle and
horses within the Battlement Forest
durng the season OF 1916 must be filed
in my office at Collbran. Colo, on or
before March 1. 1916. Full information
in regard to the grazing fees to be
charged and blank forms to be used
in making applications will be furnish
ed on request
John w. Lowell Jr.. Supervisor.
First pub. Feb. 4; last Feb. 25, 1916.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
Annual Meetinu.

The annual meeting OF The Delta
Hardware company will be held at
their place OF business. Monday
March 13. 1916. at 1880 p. m. for the
election OF officers and the transaction
OF any other business that shall come
before the meeting.
THE DELTA HARDWARE CO.
I. j. Tripp. Secretary-Treas.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

FOR SALE-Three good homes in
North Delta with one to two acres of
land with each. Good location VIII
take a good residence in Delta. ]. C.
Roberts. 2t
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
Hears From Fritz

Gus Schlapp, clerk of the District
court here, hands in the following let
ter:
States of United, Sept. the Two.
My Dear Friend Gus:
now take my pen and ink in hand
and write you NIT led pencil. We do
not live we're We used ter live, We lif
we're We haf moved. | hate to say it,
veil iss ded. She dies New Monia on
New Years day in New Orleans Is
minutes in font of fit. Some peoples
think she had population of the heart.
saving her ven she died. Her breath
leaked out. She leaves family of two
boys and two COWS. They found 500
sewed up in her hustle. 1t vas an aw-
full lot of money to leave behind. She
willed it all to the boys: in case they
die, the fortune goes to the cows. Old
Mrs. Offenblock iss very sick. She is
just about at deaths door, but the
doctor thinks he can pull her through.
She hass sub nice poy. He iss just
like a human beast. l took him up to
the horspital to see the sick people and
We had lovely time.
Your brother Hans took our dog
down to the sawmill yesterday to have
a fight. He ran up against one of dem
big circular saws; he only lasted one
round. All the Grossenback family
has got the mumps and are having a
swell time. l am sending you back
your overcoat by express; in order to
save extry charges ! cut off the but
tons: you'll find them in the inside
pocket. Mother iss making sausage
and the neighbors iss all looking for
their dogs.
We sent Hilda over to the butchers
to see if he had some pigs feet and she
came back and said she didn't know
as the butcher had his shoes on. /
shoost graduated from der college. l
took up electrocution and physical
tortore l learned to be a singygraph-
er. too. l got chob in the livery sta
Bile as stenographer raking down hay
for the horses. Loie Kratz vas sick
the doctor told him to take something;
he vent down the street and met Ikey
Cohen and took his watch. Ikey had
him arrested and got lawyer. The
lawyer got the case. but Loie got the
works.
Lena vent out to milk the COW. but
the COW kicked her and gave her the
milk punch. The flat was cold last
week; Father called the Janitor lob
ster and he made it hot for him. He
vas as cool as a volcano. We have
about 20 chickens and pug dog: the
chickens are laying six eggs day and
the dog is laying behind the stove. We
are having more weather up here this
year than last. Just heard they per-
formed a operation on Mrs. Offenback
between the dining room and the con-
servatory but she died between eight
and nine O'Clock. They iss lots of
minutes in front of fife. Some peoples
peoples dying lately dat nefer died be-
fore. Now wish We we're closer apart;
am awful lonesome since We separat-
ed together. Your brother Frank iss
getting along fine NIT der small pocks
and hopes this finds you der same
Hoping you will written sooner as
did. / remain here your friend,
FRITZ SCHNEIDERBACK.
me know and I'll write you anoder.
2 times p. K.-Have chust received
that five dollar / owe you, but have
closed up dis letter and can't get it
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Uncle Ezra-Joe Sagehen must have
had some time down in Denver last
week
Uncle Eben-Yes. reckon he must
have travelled mighty swift pace. His
wife said when he got back and went
into his room, he looked at the bed,
kicked it and said, What's that thing
for?"
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
Gard of Thanks

Mr. Ernest Hoover for himself and
other members of the family desires
to express his sincere thanks to all
those who administered in so many
ways during the illness and at the
death and burial of his father