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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-24
photographers Report Shows
Good Progress Made; Flood
Figures Also Secured

Investigation of waters owned by
the Territory Of Hawaii, with view
toward using the data obtained in
making equitable renewals or new
leases Of government land. has been
carried on during the year with good
success, and has proven the fallacy
Of previous methods used in fixing
annual water and land rentals. &C
cording to the annual report of Ter
ritorial photographer G. X. harrison.
made to the board Of agriculture and
forestry at its meeting Friday.
MANY water licenses and land
leases" says the report in part, in.
volving comparatively large supplies
Of government water, will terminate
within the next few years. and equit.
able renewals or new licenses or
leases are very much dependent on
the total quantities and seasonal vari-
atoms of these quantities Of the water
available under these licenses and
leases. e.. .t.z
THE years OF patient effort which
have been expended by this organiza.
tion In collecting hydrometric data,
have furnished very interesting and
fairly reliable data when these are
compared with the annual fees and
rentals paid under existing licenses
and leases.
These data are demonstrating the
fallacy of the :previous methods used
in fixing annual water and land rent.
ais under old licenses and leases, and,
although the available records are
still very meagre and not what are
desired. these are sufficient to show
the value Of the work being done in
this line. and the necessity for con.
tinuing the work with more compre.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-24

All price minimums will be abolish
ed on the Montreal Stock Exchange.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-24
NO CONVICT LABOR

Prison labor should never be allow
ed to compete with citizen labor and
deprive the latter of its legitimate
chance of earning q living. Road
work performed by prison gangs just
prevents an equal number of citizen
laborers from doing the work per-
formed by the convicts. In the same
way free labor in any industrial line
Is injured when convict labor In the
jails takes up the manufacture CT
articles which, owing to the fact that
the prisoners get no wages, can be
sold at much lower price In COMPETE
ton with the products of the free
man who must be paid a living wage
for his work The system is wrong,
end convicts should be employed upon
nothing but the manufacture of arti-
cles that can be used within the walls
Of the Jail, or else upon needed i'm
trovements within the confines OF
their temporary home Even then the
convict slaps at the free labor.
Then, when IL comes to eonyicts OF
the worst. type being allowed out to
work on roads, the objection not
only arises through the prison labor
depriving the free citizen Of job, but
also through the danger to the CON-
munity where the Jail birds are allow
ed to practically wander at will, un-
der the delusion that they are work.
ing.
Keamoku, near Wafmea, is an ex-
ample of the manner in which con-
yicts of the worst type murderers,
burglars and holdup-men-are now
simply loafing all day and conspiring
all night to commit further crimes. It
is we'll known that the convicts at the
Keamoku prison camp take absolutely
10 notice OF the road oyerseers and
almost as little Of the prison guards
who are in charge Of them. Hawaii
Herald.
The proposed permanent military
camp near the Volcano would appear
to be a very expensive proposition IL
il is to be used only by the National
Guard. Everybody knows that the
2nd Regiment. NJ e. H.. should have a
drill ground large enough for an an
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-24
BRITISH TRADE INCREASE.

LONDON, England According to
the monthly returns of the. British
Roard of Trade the imports in the
United Kingdom in May Increased
$50, S45, 10 and exports increased $67,-
025, 900 compared with similar month
last year. s.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

more serious than at first believed,
when he fell on the steps at the Eek
ert schoolhouse as stated in these col
'umns last week. A rib was fractured,
but did not get out of place until the
latter part of last week. AS result
he has been confined to his home this
week.
A large number of stockholders of
the Surface Creek Ditch and Reservoir
company, being dissatisfied with the
action of the company at the annual
meeting relative to the withdrawal
from the Water Users Association,
drew up a petition asking the directors
to call special meeting to reconsider
the subject The petition was present
ed at the meeting of the board last
Friday On some small techniciality
in the wording, the board, by vote of
four to three refused to call the meet
ing as requested. The four against
were Messrs. Hubbard. Kennicott.
Mathews, Griffith. The minority vote
was cast by Messrs. Shelledy. Harsh
man, and Bull. The first four are re-
sponsible for the company's withdraw
al.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
cEDAREDGE
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West Slope.)

(West Slope.)
Mrs. Burns and daughters visited at
Eckert Tuesday.
Miss Ula Hooker is spending the
week at Mrs. Crawford's.
Mrs. H. L. James has been sick with
grippe the last two weeks.
The warm weather has spoiled the
coasting game. but It was enjoyed
while 1t lasted
F. NJ. Beeson is moving from Rogers
mesa to the place recently vacated by
H. H. Fogg.
County Commissioner r. w. Curtis
left on the stage this morning on a
business trip to Denver
Mrs. H. L. Fogg has been sick a
couple of weeks. but is able to be up
and assist in caring for her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryson are moving
back to Coalby. They have been liv-
ing in town since the operation on
their daughter for appendicitis.
F. r. Burritt was up from the lower
valley Tuesday transacting business
Mr.. Burritt is being mentioned by
friends as candidate for county com
missioner
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
(The Times)

(The Times)
Ed Creighton returned to Los An
geles Monday.
Miss Anna Fobare is a visitor with
Delta friends this week.
Miss Mary sayre spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Delta.
There were only five shipments of
booze to this station in the month of
January.
George Duke, Jr., was up to the oil
we'll last week and reports the snow
three or four feet deep.
The amount of cream received at
the creamery last Friday was so great
that it necessitated three churnings,
two on Saturday and one Sunday morn.
ing. 1t made something over 1900 lbs.
Gordon Stoneburned and Harry Aims
last week to haul out the last sea.
sons grain crop. but on account OF
five feet of snow could not do the
work profitably to themselves or to
tne owner.
The Town Trustees passed liquor
ordinance Monday night which is in
conformity with the new state law
They also employed C. H. Stewart OF
Delta. to assist attorney Hinman in
the defense of the case of Gelwick and
Grape against the town.
Fred King was up from Delta the
latter part Of last week and spent the
night at the Duke home. He tell,
US that his father is slowly improvin,
at the hospital in Denver.
Old settlers in the valley are pre-
dieting a flood like "a" this spring
There is an unusual amount of snow
in the mountains and we have thi.
month and March in which more snow
may fall 1t will not be necessary Il
call the attention of the commissioner
to the damage that may occur on thu
rivers to county property. Every pre-
caution should be taken and taken a
the right time to protect our bridges
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
, oLATHE
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(Criterion)

(Criterion)
w. E. Anderson returned from Car
bondale Friday.
Mrs. C. E. Mudd of Delta was Q
guest of Mrs. v. A. Mathews Satur
day.
r. S. Baker is up from Delta this
week visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. NJ
Hurst.
Mrs. F. G. Myers of Delta was g
guest of Mrs. w. H. Pedicord Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hunt and Ear
vickery, all of Delta, were Olathe Wis
itors Friday.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hattenhauel
on Thursday last.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rhyno on Wednesday
Feb. 2. an left a fine baby boy.
The Misses Edith Hazlett of Delta
and Ethel Luqueer of Ash mesa were
guests of Mrs. d. c. Groves here last
Monday.
On Wednesday, Feb. 9Th. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Peter Blair celebrated their wed
ding anniversary, having been mar
ried in Iowa AZ years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anders of Calf
ornia mesa are rejoicing over the ar
rival of q daughter at their home OF
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. w. F. Marshall and sons RoberI
and Jack came up from Delta yester
day for visit with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Uglow.
James Leavitt is up on Garnet mesa
building house on his homestead. He
expects to move his family up there
sometime this week
DIR. C. E. Lockwood received wore
this week of the death of Clark Smith
formerly resident of Olathe, at Spo
kane. Wash, on January Gath. The
cause of the death was stated as can
Ger of the bowels.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
HOG ROOTS UP A CAN
CONTAINING $500 GOLD

Murray. KY, February PA can,
containing $500 in gold was uprooted
from the ground by hog on the farm
OF Bud Ray, near James Mill. in Henry
county, Tennessee. Mrs. Richard Col
lins, a neighbor Of the Rays. has laid
claim to the money. Mrs. Collins says
her husband once owned the farm on
which the money was found, and that
she loaned him the amount contained
in the can shortly before his DEATH.
After his death, she says, the money
could not be found, although his books
contained record reading: Three
hundred dollars canned"
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
(Champfon.)

Miss Bernice Fogg is steadily re-
covering from a very serious Illness
Warm days and nights the past week
have resulted in material lessening
Of the snow. Roads are very sloppy
as a result.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. ].
F. Foster Sunday evening but was des-
tined for a very short life as it died
WEDNESDAY afternoon. The sorrowing
parents have the sympathy of the en-.
tire community.
Rev. w. C. Andrus was UP from Eek.
ert Wednesday for the first time in
many weeks. He is just recovering
from an attack Of pneumonia which
has kept him confined to his bed for
some time.
Virgil Atchison returned to Delta on
Wednesday from his trip to Texas and
came up to Cedaredge the, next day
Mr.. Atchison left his brother in a very
serious condition and his death is bu,
a matter of few weeks Mrs. Atchi
son will not be home until about the
first of next month.
J. s. Gregg of SCOTS Bluff county
Nebraska, arrived in the valley las
week and has rented the VIM. MiltoI
ranch for the year. Mr.. Milton an'
Mr.. Scott we're Cedaredge visitors las
Saturday. BILLY" says he is going I,
give his attention to his peach orch
ard and stock interests.
p. NJ. Hart received injuries mucl
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
PAoNIA
(The Paonian.)
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Philip Aver returned last week from
Salt Lake City to which place he had
accompanied his mother and grand
mother.
After spending a few days in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Kuyken-
dali, Elder A. T. Higdon left Monday
for Austin.
The interior of the Fruit Exchange
State bank building is being redecor-
ated in pleasing colors this week. j.
L. Kemp welding the bush.
The Bone Mesa Farmers club was
formally organized Tuesday evening,
when twelve men of that district met
in the new club quarters. Regular
meetings are planned and definite
program will be adopted.
Excessive snow caused the collapse
of portion of the loading shed roof
belonging to the Paonia Fruit Ex-
change company, adjoining their build
ing on the south, during Monday fore
noon.
A loaded coal car jumped the track
in the Paonia yards Friday, coming to
a stop squarely on the Second street
crossing. 1t was so hopelessly stuck
in the mud that a day or longer was
required to send 1t on its way.
Omar Wilson and his brother. H. T.
Wilson. who had been visiting in the
Omar Wilson home for 9 week, de-
parted yesterday morning for Salt
Lake City, Utah. where they will
spend much time in the home of their
sister. Mrs. J. Challen Smith.
Richard E. Jenkins and Miss Gladys
Martin quietly slipped away to Hotch-
kiss Saturday evening, from which
place after visiting with friends over
seat and were united in marriage.
They returned on the evening train
and are preparing for housekeeping in
the Mcmillan residence property on
Delta avenue.
]. A. Rovaart. the proprietor of the
Cherry Avenue Orchards-Paonia, Col
orado, has arrived in Long Beach for
the winter with several car loads of
apples of his own growing and has
them for sale at the vacant store room
at 1872 Pine avenue. Mr. Rovaart was
here last winter and made many
friends who will be glad to learn of
his return for the winter-Long
Beach, (Calif.) Daily Telegram.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
fChronic1e)

tChrOnIc1e)
w. l.. Savage was business visitor
to the hub city Wednesday.
Tom Falkner is enjoying visit with
old friends from his old home in Mis-
souri,.
Tom Sanderson went to Hotchkiss
after the household goods they ship
ped form Missouri. Looks like they
have come to stay.
Oscar Gingrich is hauling lumber to
fix his house on his ranch which he
recently bought from Frank Pace on
the Cottonwood.
special meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Crawford Clipper Ditch Co.
will be held at the Dove school house
On Saturday. February 26th, at p. m.
Fred Belmire is moving this week
to German mesa near Paonia. The
Missouri Flats people are sorry to lose
Fred and his wife from their com.
munity but wish them well in their
new location.
4,200 sheep were brought on the
mesa by Baker Bros. last Sunday
Glen Davis is feeding them al
present on the Miss Abisher ranch
They will be fed next at the Critch
! lon ranch.
Montrose county ought to appropri
ate money enough to complete the
auto road to the county line on Black
mesa. The people south of Crawford
least one good road. II they would &c
over in force and make howl to the
county commissioners, maybe the,
could get something.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Fahrney, of Ash
mesa, had daughter born to them on
February 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Madison, formerly
of Ash mesa, but now of Austin, were
visiting with the L. G. Felix family on
Ash mesa last week.
Lebert Derosier. at Coalby. suffered
a relapse with grippe last week and
was reported quite sick.
II. S. and ]. w. Stillwagon and Roy
Pratt brought down loads OF coal last
week from Coalby and returned with
loads of freight.
Pies sold last week at pie social
at Coalby for an average OF 10 cents
each, the aggregate being $22.3O. which
will go for literary benefits.
Peter Stefan has begun the erection
OF new barn on the A. NJ. Davis place
on the mesa south of Delta and west
OF Olathe.
Arthur Suttle left East mesa last
week for Kansas and Bert Youngblood
for Kansas City. says the Olathe Cri.
terion.
C. w. Bragg. down by Olathe, sold
his crop of hay to II. E. Perkins. tn
big sheep grower.
]. G.. Hunt, of Missouri. is visiting
with his son. Lewis Hunt, of Eckert
| ]. C. Cole has moved on the A. II
Shrader place near Eckert, which he
will farm this year.
The Baptists of Eckert are going to
build a six-room parsonage.
Geo. Bowness, while coasting on the
grade at Hamilton's. near Eckert
last week. was thrown from the sled
and got fractured arm.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

DIR. Henry Buchtel-Ninety million
dollars a day are expended in the IT,
tanic struggle in Europe. The war
has been raging now In Europe for
eighteen months. So the cost to date
approaches the gigantic sum OF fifty
world for all the decades since the dis
covery of America is less than one
third of the cost of the war to the
present time. More than the worlds
der sound the enormous amount of fiat
currency which has been issued. Does
not this mean that silver will be called
into requisition as an aid to gold In
enormous volume of fiat currency
The worlds store of silver is just a
triflc less than the worlds store of
gold. While all the gold produced in
erica aggregates slightly more than
fifteen billions, the total amount OF
silver produced In the same period.
In coinage value aggregates slightly
metals combined may possibly make
a stable basis for this vast amount
OF fiat currency. It Is certain that
the worlds store OF gold alone can not
do 30. Is there any other way out OF
this wilderness of debt.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Jack Bumpup wants to be a gentle.
man farmer" But he doesn't know
anything about the work" "Why he
was born on a farm" ~ know, but he
hasn't learned how to be gentle
man."
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Sometimes think that I'd like to
get out Of politics." said the Boulder
statesman. why don't your" ITS
so hard to get out without looking as If
you had been put out"
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

DIR. G. b. VOSBURG.-Civiliza
is only partially civilized. There is
an inhumand barbarous streak running
through 1t which crops out; in all the
lands and in every community. De-
generacy and barbarous brutality move
as a dark specter across the entire
landscape OF history. In many a
home white souled motherhood dies
deaths daily for her children and chill
varous fatherhood finds no task too
great to minister to the welfare OF his
household. But every now and then
degeneracy and heartlessness appear
in the form of parents who neglect.
beat and curse their children: while
others will starve and beat the dumb
animals. Civilization is forever pun
ctuated by the degenerate and bar
barbarous. In view OF these facts. It
becomes the duty OF the more highly
civilized to see that the uncivilized are
made to obey the laws that character
ize civilization.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

There's tailor's strike on here
in Pueblo, isn't there?" asked the
stranger.
"Sew 1t seams" replied the. other
man.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
WITH THE THINKERS Z
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P. v. TROUP-Why Is everyone
singing prosperity? Is it all bluff or
an optimistic attempt to fool ourselves
or pipe dream? Is it all based on the
theoy that we talk about a thing hard
enough 1t will come true? Such things
ma yhappen sometimes. but conditions
are not SO bad in this country that we
have to be forced to any such flimsy
tactics. Prosperity has come to live
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18


CLYDE H. TAVENER.-Two hun
dred and forty million dollars, raised
by taxing the American people. have
annually been expended on the army
and navy under the general assumption
that in return for this colossal expend-
iture. the nation was being reasonably
prepared. But it is now asserted, even
by men occupying high and authorita-
tive places in public life and in a po-
sition to know what they are talking
about, that our country is pitifully and
hopelessly unprepared and that If war
was to break out today it would be
found that our coast defenses have not
sufficient ammunition for an hours
fight
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18


CHARLES MOFFITT-Twenty. thir-
ty and forty-acre farms are the money
makers. We need more of these small
farms with good hustlers to handle
them. Thousands of dollars are lost
each year by neglect. Laterals and
fences are completely hidden by enor-
nous crops Of weeds which furnish q
natural breeding place for destructive
insects, as well as q generous supply
of obnoxious seed to scatter over our
land. Welcome the day when the pro-
perty owner will be required to keep
fences and laterals free from weeds.
Cultivate less land. cultivate it oftner
and better. Keep some stock to use
our hay, beet pulp, tops. Gull melons.
etc, and provide a fertilizer that is
far superior and cheaper than the COM
mercial kind.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Geo. Bowness, while coasting on the
grade at Hamilton's. near Eckert,
last week. was thrown from the sled
and got fractured arm.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
CRAWFORD

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The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
NEARBY NEWS NOTES

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The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fahrney. of AS
mesa, had daughter born to them o
February 3rd.
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
HoTCHKIss

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The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

The Baptists of Eckert are going
build a six-room parsonage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-13
Hungarian Night
 Success at Bazaar

Hungarian night proved a great success at the German Charity Bazaar. Rev. Stephen F. Chernitzky spoke in German,% and Rev. Erno Komjathy in Hungarian These were followed by Louis Wittich, a prisoner of war escaped from Siberia. Many indu1ged in the Hungarian dancing Clever exhibitions were given by Mrs. J. Kovacs and Mrs. J. Schwartz.
 The State street Casino is packed this afternoon for the childrens' mat inee. Each youngster received a sou venir American flag, and heard Dr. Berkemeier's address. Axman's or chestra provided good music for the dancing. A fine supper will be serv- ed in the Hungarian kitchen at 6 o'clock. Later in the evening the Norden Singing society will be heard, Allowed by the American silk flag parade. Prizes in the contests for the most popular among the German and Hungarian societies will be presented.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-13
FIRE COMMITTEE
 FAVORS ERECTION
 OF CANVAS HOTEL


 The fire committee of the common council will report favorab1y on the petition, of w. H. Griffin to erect a tent on a platform in Huntington road near the Huntington avenue school The tent is to be divided into II rooms for sleeping quarters for East Side factory workers The tent will be provided with running water and cleo tric lights. Other petitions consider ed were:
 Camelia Damore, for permission to enlarge private garage in rear of 491 Main street.
 Julius Weiss, to move house at 11O8 build business block $50 gallons of gaso1ene in factory yard at Pembroke street.
 Eugene Daurio, to move one fam fly wooden house to rear of lot and building three story brick building in front
 Frank E. Lally. to maintain a pub lie garage on Park avenue.
 A S. GeduIig, to erect and main tain a public garage at northeast cor ner of Howard and Fairfield ave nues-
 Samuel Dave, to construct and maintain a public garage at 457 Arc tic street.
 Samuel Corse- to erect private gar age at 1908 Main street.
 Ella G. FIeck to build small a,ddf- ton to house at 897 Lafayette street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-13
Newfield M. E. Church To Observe Mothers
 Day>In It's Services

The observance of Mothers Day is a regular feature of the years pro- gram at Newfield Methodist Episcopal church, corner Stratford and Central avenues. This year special interest .centers in the Epworth league meet ing at 6:30. The service will be in charge of the Philatheas and will be led by Miss Doris Guild. A general invitation is extended to young and old. At 7:30 the evening service will be devoted to the same theme The organized classes of the Sunday school will attend in a, body. The choir will render a fine musical program. The pastor will preach on "A Mothers Worth" Everyone is requested to wear a carnation or other flower throughout the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-13
Mothers Day Tn
 Park St. Church

Mothers day will be observed at Park Street Congregational church to- morrow morning. pr. Gerald H. Beard will preach on Mother Love- and the choir\-Nill render appropriate music.
 Last Sunday evenings praise service showed the splendid work that the new quartet and chorus is capabIe of doing under Harry If. Whittal1er's di- rection. The quartet voices blend ad- mirab1y and is very effective.
 Dr. Gerald H. Beard will speak to- morrow night on s'Preparedn in the Schools: Should the Schools Include Military Training2- What do the Pub lie Schools Owe the Country? Are They itting Boys that Will Be Men in Peace and Warp