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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

C. c. Goodwin-The putting up of
the price Of sugar to an altogether I'M
reasonable figure. the week after the
tariff WAS assured for four years to
come, is what makes free traders in
the United States. The average man
is too dull to see any occasion for the
advance. Men Of capital can draw
more interest on their money in sugar
making with sugar at four cents a
pound than in any other steady bust
ness in which they can engage. To
double that price to consumers for no
cause except that they can get away
with 1t may be in the strict line of
business, but II makes clear that when
six months ago. they were telling with
tears in their eyes. how many poor
men would be thrown out of employ
ment II the Underwood bill should take
effect as originally intended. their
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
WITH THE THINKERS


Thomas McNeal.-When a nation
gets to the place where it believes il
is ready at a moments notice to put
a bigger and better armed and drilled
army in the field than any of its neigh
Dor nations. It is In constant danger
OF war. Every army officer strutting
about camp dreams Of conquest and
military glory. He wearies of the
monotony of the camp. the empty
maneuvers of sham battles and longs
10 try his training in actual warfare.
So the pressure for war becomes
stronger and the danger of conflict
greater. The reason for this state
of mind is the people Of generation
that has not experienced actual wal
do not realize its horrors. They are
thrilled with the blare and sweep OF
martial music and attracted by the
sight OF marching regiments.
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THAT Gli3ys co}lsi seI iRy
4 sufeenpufh Aigeeseaa, AM4l 4 efI free.
e confess tfs gpta | lNfye looted
onslsy naeipgs ratlIer us a Joke linn
otherwise
Mrs. Howell sinnpored. Evidently g
British marauisate was no Joke to- her,
She introduced John to her daughter,
a really pretty girl who reminded him
somewhat Of Mary Temple, though,
happily. there wa q hint Of a candid
and honest disposition in this girls
bright blue eyes, open forehead and
well-shaped, tremulous lips.
Marjorie Howell had been well
trained. She knew exactly how to
talk to an ea~rnest-minded young man
who obviously possessed none of the
airs and graces of the earpet-knight
type.
But John was more observant than
she gave him credit for. While doing
his best TO counter her lively COM
ments, and repay with interest each
arch smile AND laughing pout, he saw
quite plainly that there was at least
one young man present who could
cheerfully have murdered him.
He saw, too, that he was the sub
ject of earnest conversation between
Mrs. Howell and her husband. lie
s not blind to the Skill with which
I~arjorie stopped their dance when
close to her father and swept the two
INTO q chat. Out Of the corner of his
eye he noticed that the scowling young
mar promptly approached the girl and
whirled her off in a waltz. These
trivial plots and counterplots amused
him greatly. His mind was intent on
them even to the exclusion of the af-
fable comments of that multimillion-
aire and dominating power of finance,
Mr.. Alexander Howell. Still, he did
wake up sufficiently to give heed to
one significant sentence.
"Come down to my Office sometime,
Mr.. Burton" the host was saying. 81
: may have something that will interest
you. In any event, you'll meet the
right crowd"
John soon found himself dancing
with Marjorie again, The girl was q
natural-born coquette to whom every
g~ood-looking boy" was fair game.
She flirted with John on the APP
proved lines. and led him inte Il palm
filled conservatory at just the right
moment. They were laughing and
talking there as though they had been
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THIRD EPISODE
The Upper Ten.
Some sharn Contrasts.


Thus far, in his search for goodness
in the world, John Burton, tenth mar
quis of Castleton, had been singularly
unsuccessful. He did not know, of
course, how i'll equipped he was for the
self-imposed task. a man who had
passed the first thirty years OF his life
lin an atmosphere of poverty and hard
work should have endeavored to accus-
tom himself to conditions of wealth
and power before attempting to solve
Social problems which have puzzled
and distressed the thinkers of many
generations.
John heard that Rev. Thomas Bran
ton had rented a house in the neigh
borhood, and as the e%vangelist's intlu-
ence was mainly responsible for his
attitude toward life in general, he set
out to call on him at the first oppOrtu-
nifty that offered. He was particularly
anxious to have Il chat with the
preacher because of an article which
had appeared in the local newspaper
that morning. Some prying journalist
had unearthed the marquis record. A
sensational writeup on the first page
was headed:
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pasent A. all, Maraa. John ISL
been seen many tHnes LII N~fafIqfies
SOC ng d4aAIua the llst digs-
Ent AleNgll7er tlowel hGd not nude
hia Rsilliaas bg being i 1o5,.
Well now, Goldstein,s he said, "Sesu
are the last person breathing from
whom I should have expected such a
question. This kid is wen fixed. He
doesn't know a thing about the game.
He will do as he is told, and be per-
fectiy satisfied when he pulls out with
a nice profit. Since when have YOU
refused to avail yourself of a few mil
lions Of solid backing?a
Howell's ,reply was m~ansyverable,
and he knew it.
"Show Mr.. Burton in he went on,
nodding to the clerk.
John was greeted most cordially.
The president introduced him TO the
others, and each name was n of inn
port in the financial arena Of that city.
But it was q serious gathering, drawn
together OF business and not for talk.
Within a couple of minutes Of Johns
arrival Mr.. Howell was explaining the
object Of the meeting. lie went into
certain facts and figures which, to
Burton's thinking, proved that the G.
@. 4 2. line was in a thoroughly sat
i%sfactory condition. Then came the
bombshell.
THAT is just how we stand at the
moment, continued Mr.. Howell unctu-
ously. There is one other item thai
doesn't appear on the balance sheet.
We have five millions Of inappropriate
ed funds to divide among the share
holders. Now, if we work the sug-
gested pool on the right lines, We'll
send this stock down until we are able
to buy it in for next to nothing. Then
when we have declared our dividend,
watch it soar!'
Insofar as Burton could judge, every
other man in the room regarded the
projected theft as perfectly satisfac-
tory and morally unobjectionable,
Howell took it for granted that the
scheme showed no flaws, and at once
began jotting down names and hold
ings.
Nov, Mr.. Burton" he said at last,
"how much for your"
John. shook his head slowly.
Il don't think I'll come in at this
stage he said.
Oddly enough, the others merely re-
garded him as being extra cautious. a
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friends since childhood when the dis
gruntled youngster whom John had al
ready noticed came up.
My dance, Marjorie" he growled
angriIy.
rs it really?" cried the girl. subtly
conveying to John the knowledge that
her forgetfulness was wholly due to
him, Let me introduce you two
the marquis of Castleton, Mr. Ralph
Morgan
It was abundantly clear that Mr..
Morgan's SAVIOR faire did not com
pare fagorably with his RIVALS. His
bow WAS very stir and he led off
Aariorie rs if She were q prisoner.
John heard the sirI laughing.
Don't be silly y she Was giggling.
"It's none Of my doing. Is 'um's little
feelings hurt, then?7
Evidently her companion had some
shred of wit left, He pulled her be-
hind "a particularly dense eluInp of
palms and presumably kissed her.
John grinned delightedly.- 1t was all
q harmless comedy, he thought. Such
things formed a mighty pleasant
change from any Of his earlier expert
enceS.
1.-THE Cross Ways"
One morning about a week later a
group of s~harp-eyed business men was
gathered in the private Office of the
president of the G. O. & p. railway,
when a clerk entered and handed a
card to Mr.. Howell. The fnancier
rubbed his glasses, focused the card
and read: "AIr. John Burton"
"Ah,' he said, smiling around on his
associates, this is just one of the
right sort of young fellows to have in
our crowd. Though he passes as plain
John Burton he is really a British
marquis, and not one of the heiress-
hunting kind, because he succeeded
very unexpectedly TO a fine estate and
q very large fortune"
but why should we want him in
with us, AleeYn inquired a short,
enormously stout nan, whose porcine
bulk exuded over the sides of d b
cious chair.
1t was q shreWd thrust. The wives
or daughters CT most of the men in
the room had attended Marjorie's
comiag-ont dance, and Mrs. Howelps
keen desire that her daughter SHOULD
become q m~archioness had been
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YOUNG AMERICAN lNHERiTs
BRITISH TITLE AND MILLIONS.
John Burton Becomes the Tenth Mar,
GUS of Castleton.

The newspaper scribe lost no time
in reaching the heart of his subject:
''Through q series of strange happen
ings John Burton, now of 40 Argyll
street, this city, has become" and so
on, through a whole column of ver-
liable romance founded on fact.
Burton felt that the revelation might
affect his quest profoundly. For once
his somewhat headstrOng and decided
~ impulSive temperament craved adj
the mar for the moment. AS soon as
John learned by telephone that the
minister was at home, he ordered his
: car and told the chauffeur to beat
it" across the city. ChauffeurS con-
trolling high-power machines seldom
Require encouragement from their en-
ployers when speed is desirable. Thus,
though the night was rather dark and
the road new to him, he assumed that
there was no obstacle beyond Il sharp
bend in the street revealed by the
glaring headlights.
He cid not know that the e.. .. u
p. railway had a most dangerous
grade crossing near the center of the
bend. 1t was completely hidden from
sight and was protected only by an old
fashioned gate. hand-operated by an
elderly man who lived in Il cottage
alongside the line.
That night the old man was moving
more slowly than usual nevertheless,
he detected the hum of the approach
ing automobile and tried to quicken his
pace. He hardly realized. perhaps,
that a tenth part of a second meant
all the difference between disaster and
safety and not only for himself but for
the occupants of tie %oncouing vehicle.
Be that as it may, the old fellows
sense of dutv. e slow in operating. was
rigid rs a rock. When the car came
III sight ii WIS much. nearer than he
anticipated, bat he waved his fai, and
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eommendable quality among money
makers. Even Howell himself did not
altogether disapprove.
"All right, Mr.. Burton" he agreed.
"It win do YOU no harm if you decide
to get aboard later. But remember,
no matter how far the stock drops,
don't be tempted to sell G.. O. 6 F."
soon afterward John left the ro1n
At the exit from the palatlal Offices
he happened to meet Mrs. Howell and
Marjorie. Mamma greeted him eff
fusively,. and Joim, OF coupse, ex-
pressed his pleasure and surprise tlQt
two such smart ladies should be down
town 50 early.
This is the only hour that / can
be sure Of catching my husband
laughed Mrs. Howell. Even now 1
may have to walt quite a time.
Wouldn't you two young people Ike
to take q spin out into the country
this fine morning?'
What else could John do but invite
Marjorie to enter his car? Even he.
with wits ~sharpened by experience, did
not understand that the coincidence
of the meeting had been carefully ar
ranged, the tinancier's confidential
clerk having been Instructed to adj
wise Mrs. Howell the instant John EN-
tered the office.
That mornings events, trivial though
they appeared, were destined to make
history.
John was reading in his library aft
err lunch when a servant announced
Mr.. Raiph Morgan. Somewhat per-
picked by the visit, John was minded
to be friendly. but Morgan merely ig-
pored his hosts ontstrefched hand.
Il have cofne here, Mr.. Burton, or
Lord castleton. DR. whatever the devil
YOU choose to call YOURSELF. he burt
ed out, ITO tell yon straight that you
must stop footing Marjorie Howell. i
won't stand for it! Before you ar
rived in this city Marjorie aud / were
as good as engaged. It's true her
mother thought I was hardly eligible,
but my family has a better standing
than hers in the state and, If we are
not quite so we'll fixed financially, /
was making a good start. Meanwhile, |
Marjorie and / had determined to
cinch things n of these days by get-
ting married. Now, yeu turn up, with
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with the poisonous Yaper. The oil
G9tesn4n lay sDraWled -oFer the ta}ie.
: newspaper YVES eLatchea ia his rielt
baud. wife was seated in q chair,
with her hands folded over her lap.
It needed only q gianes at the gentle,
worn face TO see that She was dead.
John, holding his breath, seized the
old man in his strong arms and car
ried him out into the fresh air. tt
was too late. The poor old fellow
could not withstand the shock of find
ing his hard-earned savings wrested
from him.
John r%e-entered the cottage, turned
off the gas and threw open the Win
dows. He was about to summon as
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&hN iidh ~ ICul MUM EElOIG
You Open It,"
sistance when the roar OF a train
reached his cars and he remembered
the unguarded crossing with its peril,
ous approach. He ran u and began
TO wind down the slow-moving gate,
but left it halfway as the train drew
nearer. Then he dashed into the
streeL in order to guard the curve, but
had delayed just a second too long.
A car moving at sixty miles az hour
swept past like a phantom. 1t sweryed
wildly at sight of the approaching
train, but was caught by the COW
catcher and sent flying into a ditch, a
woman's frenzied shrek mingling with
the engines whistle and the clang of
the bell.
A few people gathered and assisted
join in the work of rescue. He was
literally daZed with horror when he
found Ralph Morgan stretched in
sensible on the ground, but the young
ster regained enough consciousness to
point to the car, beneath which Mar
jorie was pinned.
Providentially, in some sense, she
had escaped fatal injuries, but her
beautiful face was most terribly
gashed by the broken glass.
About a fortnight later, learning
that young Mrs. Morgan was able to
receive visitors, John Eel to the hos
pital with an arnlful of flowers. BY
unlucky chance he reached the open
door of her room at a moment when
Mrs. Howell was speaking.
"Of course, you understand, Mar.
jorie," the mother was saying in a dull
voice, your social career is. ruined,
now that you've lost your looks and
have married beneath you. Your IA
Their and l will provide you with a
companion and an income and a suit
able place to live. We suppose YOU
Will hardly want to stay at home"
Apparently the interview was at an
end. John made off. If he stayed
there he felt he would have had dill
Guilty in keeping his fingers OFF that
callous woman's hroat.
lie sought a telephone, thinking
that tire hapless girls father would
come to her rescue. His name seon
cleared the way to the dnancier.s desk
lie began a stanRieriag explanation
but Howell answered Sharply:
"Tye no time to talk about my
daughter now, Mr. Burton. Tn raking
in a million dollars a minute p
Almost in despair, John was making
once more for Marjorie's room. He
met Ralph and the two men entered
together, but Burton did not know
that the husband was about to see his
wife for the first time with the band
ages Off her face.
The poor girl was certainly a pitt
able sight. After one Mortified glance
Morgan rushed out. John went after
him, thinking to speak some soothing
words, but the other pointed through
the open door with a gesture of de-
spair and muttered huskily:
MY God. To think of it! l am
married-to that"
Seemingly unable to withstand the
prospect opening before his life Mor-
gan staggered away, leaving Burton to
look after him in silent amazemicnt
II l~oathing. III that hour of torment
the wouldbe reformer could only re-
member that when Abraham dared to
appeal to Jehovah on behalf of the
wicked city the Lord promised not to
destroy the place If ten just men were
found therein.
Yet the count failed, and the city
was destroyed
tEND OF TIE THIRD EPIsoDE.)
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John Burton, a worker in a steel mill,
suddenly inherits an English title and So
If necessary, III an attempt to solve the
question rs Humanity in the Grip OF
Epil2' Eacn episode OF this series forms
a distinct story in itself depicting his eN-
4 perienees in his search for she truth.
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You Like"
stood his ground right yaliantly in the
center of the roadway. The chauffeur
jammed o. both foot and hand brakes
and succeeded in stopping the car
short of the barrier, but not before its
fearless guardian had been Knocked
down.
At that instant an express train tore
past, and its noise and%dust contrib
uted greatiy to the discontinue of the
two mel in the car. However, the in
cident ended as swiftly as it had be-
gun John helped the chauffeur to as
sist the fallen man. and was greatly
relieved to find the old FELLOW smiling
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-06
A Fish Gao.

"Been fishing yet?a
NO, Tn not ut al like the biggest
fish,"
I don't understand YOU
Il can't get away"
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-06
Sawed-off Sermon

It's not the height some men attain
N the world that makes them gidly
Its looking down with CONTEMPT on
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~ q NO0t olo1A AENJCI-
day, Mr.. Howell?"
Away up among the gilt-edged
propositioas-10Sl This is one Of the
most successful coups ever engineered.
l must go back downtown. I'll be
shere TIL midnight. My wife phonea
that yeu We're here, so I ran up to tell
you to come in on the ground floor
Burton seized the opportunity to
leave the house with the hnancier. He
declined an offer, however, to share
the htter's Car, pleading the necessity
of making a short call elsewhere.
lbs own car WIS temporarily out of
commission, SO he hired.a taxi. AS a
matter of fact, he had Just remenl-
bered the old gateman and his de-
voted wife. IF he went to their cot
fage at once, he could not only reas-
sure them, hut greatly Increase their
small holding. thus insllring them D
competence for the remainder of their
days.
Unfortunately the taxi broke down.
When at last he reached the crossing
and found the door of the cottage
locked he experienced the first pang
ct a nameiess fear. Bending down. he
endeavored to look through the key
hole. A Whit of gas reached his nos
Without a moments hesitation
he burst open the door.
An umighted gas burner was turned |
full on and the atmosphere reeked
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
Railroads
Raise All
EIllbarg0S

CHICAGO, Sept. at is Off
cially announced that the Chicago
& Alton, Illinois Central and
Eastern Illinois railroads have
lifted their embargoes on perish
able freight.
Joseph Hartigan, commission
er of weights and measures, de-
clared today that the New York
Central, Pennsylvania, Erie and
Lackawanna will raise their en-
bargOes before night.
Meat prices dropped rapidly,
hogs declining SO cents from high
mark.
Western railways are continu-
ing strike prevarations, despite
the lessening probability of a
strike.
The executives plan to
strengthen their positions and be
ready for strike If appeal to the
courts should reverse the action
of congress.
They are determined to con-
tinue and are planning to fight
until Jan. 1.
On advices from their eastern
offices, all Tacoma railroads op-
Grating into Tacoma today an
nounced the removal of all re-
strictions as to perishable freight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
RUMAN|A n
ADVANCE
GOES On

BERLIN, Sept. At is admit
ted here today that the Austrians
have evacuated Hermanstadt, the
former capital Of Pennsylvania,
Sepsissent and Gyorgoy, before
the Rumanian advance.
The Russians advanced on an
1S-mile front and occupied No
rozanka, 10 miles northwest Of
HalitZ.
The Russian resumption of the
offensive in Galcia prevented the
Austrians from sending reinforce
ments to the Rumanian front
The Austrian war office admits
slight Withdrawals.
In an angle of the Dneister and
Zlota Lypa rivers, Austrian coun-
ter attacks halted the Slavs near
Escrow. Two officers and 407
men were captured by the Austro-
German forces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
DISPLAYING
n EW STOCKS
OF APPAREL

Joe Weinstein of the New York
Quitting Co. says:
Our fall and winter wearing
apparel for men and women has
just arrived, and will be on dis
play today.
Suits, coats, skirts. dresses.
ETC., for women that are exclu-
sive in design and characteristic
of the stores policy-'The best
is none too good All are In
cluded.
THE mems department shows
an unusually good assortment of
fall suits that compare favorably
with much higher priced mer-
chandise."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
REDFIELD ANSWERS
HUGHES CHARGES

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. a.
Secretary of Commerce William
N. Redfield last night answered
the charge of Charles E. Hughes
that appointments to the posts of
director of census and superin-
tendent of the coast and geodetic
survey had been made for politi-
cal reasons without regard to eff
ficiency.
II have reason to know" he
said, that from within his own
party the candidate has learned
he was misinformed."
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affairs of peace. We are Amer
leans for Big America, and re-
1oice to look forward to the days
In which America shall strive to
stir the world without irritating
1t or drawing it on to new an
tagonisms, when the nations
with which we deal shall at last
come to see upon what deep
foundations of humanity and JUS
tice our passion for peace rests. :"
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yP.eu suSn "eeA Will " PuDs
LUTHERAN
Our Savlors Evangelical Luther
an. cor. nth and ] Sta. Rev. o. j.
OrdaI Services IL a. m in English
1880 p. m. in Norwegian; S. s., $40
a, m.
st. Paul's Danish Lutheran. 30.
18th and l. SITS. Rev. p. N. M. Carl
sen. pastor. Services, 1890 a. m. /;
5. s., $50 a. m,
First Swedish Lutheran, Rev. e.
c. Bloomquist. pastor. Services. IL
4. m. and S-p. M; 8. 8. s:8c q. m.
So. Tacoma Norwegian. Warner
and 62nd. o. Hagaes, pastor. Serv-
ices IL a. m; S. s., 10>a. m.
Emmanuel. No. 18th and Stevens:
o. Hagaes. pastor. Services, 1880 p.
M; S. s., 10 a. m.
st. Paul's Evangelical, eth and
Tacoma, Rev. r. C. Ave Lallemant.
pastor. S. s., $50 a. M; service in
German, 1890 a. m.
Swedish Lutheran Immanual So.
5sth and Birmingham. S. s., 10 a.
Xavier breaches.
METHODIST
First Methodist church, So. 8th
ard @. Delmer II. Trimble. minis.
ter. Services 1880 a. m. and 1870
p. m. S. s.. noon: Epworth league,
6:15 p. m.
Bethany Methodist church 69th
and Thompson av., Rev. w. III. Sell
leck, pastor. Services IL a. m. and
1880 p. m: Epworth league 1880 p
m.
Pastor replies to Leigh Irvine in
evening.
Fern Hill, 1923 SO. G ST., Rev. J
II. Berringer, minister. S. s., 9:45;
services, IL and s; Epwoth league
Z; Junior church Tuesday at 1870;
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NEW YORK, Sept. EVERY
body knows that women's skirts
are to be longer but l know
WHY"
The speaker was Florenz Eieg-
field, r., impressario of feminine
beauty.
"Since when have you been
possessed of the inner secrets Of
women's fashions?" he was asked.
II haven't" said he, but I
know all about women's legs, and
| know society women who are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-02
T. r.. WON'T COUNT

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Vance
Mccormick, chairman of the
democratic national committee,
said today that Roosevelt's Maine
campaign won't make any differ
ence in the outcome of the cleo
ton.
Roosevelt came roaring up
through Pennsylvania when | was
running for governor and he had
endorsed me. / wasn't elected"
Mccormick said.