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The Washington times., 1916-10-26
Industrial Expert Says Many Women Abuse
Privileges and Cause Great Loss to Stores
Mrs. Mary Schenck Woolman Has Been
Conducting Campaign in Boston to
Awaken Thoughtless Customerstothe
Necessity of Treatingthe Merchants
AS Squarely as the Merchants
Treat Them

~ nee there was woman-and
Boston woman at that!-who
~ marched Indignantly into
department store swept up
to the glove counter and demanded
new pair of white gloves in exchange
To- the pair which she produced from
he:' handbag. alleging that they had
not given proper service. The buyer
for the department was called and the
matter laid before him. He agreed that
the gloves looked pretty bad. and ask
ed when they had been purchased.
"Only the other day. declared the
irate customer.
Yet there were four cleaning numbers
lettered In ink on the inside Of those
gloves.
Women customers make no end OF
trouble for merchants and cause an
enormous annual money loss simply by
abusing the courtesy of the stores In
the matter of free deliveries and the
exchanging privilege" says Mrs. Mary
Schenck Woolman; OF Boston. special
list In vocational and industrial educa-
ton. Mrs. woolman was In New York
briefly last week to lecture before the
National Special Aid Society.
There are three classes of customers
with whom the stores have to deal,
says Mrs Wooiman. First. there are
the honest people, who pay for what
they buy and never offend by asking
preposterous favors Of the stores; then
there are the purely thoughtless, who
give no end of trouble because they
do not stop to realize that the favors
they ask are preposterous: lastly. there
are the Intentionally dishonest. the
dead beats
Delivering Small Purchases.
women seem to feel tn It they own
the stores. and that they are quite
within their rights in asking to have
the smallest purchases delivered. in
having any amount OF goods sent on
approval. and in returning anything
that does not suit them. though some
times months elapse between the pur-
chase and the return OF the goods. II
Is not unusual for customers to order
dishes and furniture. have them UNI
packed, use them for several weeks
or months. and then demand that they
be taken back and others sent instead;
of course all that packing and repack-
ling, delivering and redelivering Is ex-
pensive to the store. In Boston the
cost OF every delivery Is Is cents, yet
some women, many women In fact,
think nothing of ordering a 1O-oent pur-
chase delivered. and then exchanging It.,
having the second article delivered also.
The c. o. ID. Evil.
1.-THE extent to which women abuse
the exchange privilege is almost be-
yond belief. and even worse Is the shop
ping habit of some women who will
order goods sent c. o. d. and then
refuse them when they are delivered.
The Washington times., 1916-10-26
Thursday
The Servant
Girls Day
Rather Haltingly Do We Gel
citrate the Servant Girls
Day, Or Rather Afternoon
Off-But Since We Start
ed Out On This Series of
Homely Subjects We
Might AS Well Finish.
Thursday-The Servants Viewpoint.
IT. HIS Is Thursday-my day of.

AuuTsuay-lne servants viewpoint.
"H HIS Is Thursday-my day of.
1t makes me laugh.
From II in the morning until 4:3o
this afternoon 1 can
Make my clothes. do my wash, visit my
friends. take bath, and do lot OF
. things.
! get one thing done a week-aImost.
fet, would you believe it-She acts
meaner on Thursday night than any
other time.
Some girls get Off all afternoon-I don't.
I'm Just a general housework."
Zen dollars month and my board
Because I'm only
Sixteen.
There's lot of things ia rather do on
Thursday afternoon than wash. But
gosh!
! sofia.
She shifts when come round IL I don't
keep
Real clean. And that's expensive.
have right much 10 do, as said be-
fore. which L ought not to NV ne
Feated, because I shouldn't repeat.
but I have got a right lot to do.
because. you see. I've got bunions. AND
Excuse me for mentioning them in this
place, but you told me to talk about
Thursday. and goodness knows
Bunions is related close kin to Thurs
Because, you see. on Thursday after
moons IL the servant girls day of
when she has time to tend to her
feet.
Specially II She has long hours and
stands up lot.
She hasn't much time to tend 'em other
days.
i don't.
Ny clothes are awful poor all UNDER
You can Just bet that you'd never guess
She makes me wear what She calls her
And a cap.
Lord yes! Don't forget the cap.
don't do them up on Mondays with the
But with my wash. on Thursdays. AL
ways. first thing.
Todays my day of.
And I can't decide whether to do my
wash. iron some from last Thursday.
trim my corns, take a bath. clean my
room. make over n shirt waist and
hat, go to see friend, If. just sleep.
When the club met at our house She
read a paper on improving the likes
of me. and lending us books.
suppose / spend the afternoon a-read-
Oh you Thursday afternoon! 1t makes
me laugh.
News Note: Club Women Consider
Awards To Servants. Are To Make
Plans for A Merit system of Service
And Certificates Through Cooperation.
That's nice. and shows a good spirit
And now why not have the servants
bunch of badges for merit?
THE CONDUCTOR.
The Washington times., 1916-10-26
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG

ton between the two nostrils-the sep
tum" so-cailed,
the prompt and serviceabie thing 70
do Is not TO drop o cold key down the
victims neck or have him snuff hot
water up his nose. but TO insert sterile
bits of absorbent cotton, II necessary,
into both nostrils,
This simple procedure exerts pressure
on the open vein. artery or capillaries.
and helps the blood TO coaguiate and
block the channels which leak OF
course, the hemorrhages may sooner or
later occur again, but the real disease
or cause II to be sought, found ana
removed between times.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature seryios.)
The Washington times., 1916-10-26
DON'TS FOR SHOPPERS

Don't buy garment il, and then expect be able
it.
Don't ask to have 0cen purchase home 1t
than that to make the delivery
Don't order goods be c. o. D. and
them when they delivered 4.
Don't order expensive things you on approval il YOU
have intention Of buying them
Don't forget that caeessness of yours reflects upon the record
Of the saeswoman
Mrs Mary Schenck Woolutan Industrial Expert
The Washington times., 1916-10-26

Have the Mexicans much force o.
character" asked Tommy when the
time came for his after-dinner questions.
well. you must admit that when they
start out to fight something generally
happens. In times OF peace they are
Just rs nice as can be, and they say In
Mexico that any soldier will fight Just
as hard as his commanding officer. But
The Washington times., 1916-10-26

40 think that In some things they are
not very consistent. have seen a man
over paying 30 cents for a pair OF SAN
dals and then spend S25 for a saddle"
ITO complete the picture draw a
straight line from the dot marked A
TO the dot marked ID and so ON
through the alphabct.)
Copyright. 1916, by John N. Wheeler, Incl
The Washington times., 1916-10-26

and fault finding. When goods
apparently sold come pacx to the store
on credit to the account of the customer.
the girl who has sold them l5sc1 ner
commission. and this ~ discourn ging.
She also may forfeit her reputation as
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
ELECTRIC COOKING MADE
cHEAPER-NEWR RATES
The Western Colorado Power Company
Announces Big Reduction in Rates
for Electricity for Cooking by Wire
Effective on June tst-

The Western Colorado Power COM
pany has made public reduction in
its rates for electricity to be used for
fuel or cooking purposes.
The new rate went into effect on
June 1st, and is a reduction OF about
twenty per cent. from the former
rates and it is felt that the new rates
will be great encouragement to the
company's customers to enjoy the tre
mendous advantages of cooking by
wire
1t is a weIl-known fact that. every
thing considered, the cost of cooking
by electricity in the home is approx
imately the same as that of using a
good grade of coal. In addition, the
fortunate one using electricity does
not roast In the kitchen; there are no
ashes to drag out and coal and kindling
to carry in. An added advantage is
that with electric cooking the meats,
etc do not shrink as much as by us
ing the coal range.
In the summer time an electric range
is simply Indispensable at all times
II is proving itself necessity.
There is. in the Delta office, a mum
Der of styles to choose from. and O
telephone call or personal visit IL in
terested will bring you all details as tc
first cost. cost of operation, etc. etc
THE WESTERN COLORADO PowEF
COMPANY. %.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

(Criterion)
DR.. f. G. Dennis arrived home Mon
day from a trip to Salt Lake City.
The stork visited the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd McClurg Saturday.
June II. and left fine baby girl.
Mr.. Chauncy Stewart, OF Delhi, n.
Y, arrived Thursday and is a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo II.
Brown, of Ash mesa.
Miss Ethel Langley arrived Tues
day from Kansas City for a visit with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Max
we'll
Mrs. J. F. Hunter and daughter re-
turned on Friday from a trip to the
home of Mrs. Hunters parents in
New Jersey.
Mrs. Howard and daughter Ruth
who have been visiting her father
l. F, Crandeli, left for their home In
Atwood. Kansas. Monday.
Word comes from Denver that Rev
r. d. Brownell. pastor OF the First
Baptist church at Olathe. and Mist
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
(Chronicle)

John Turner and wife of Austin,
have been visiting relatives here for
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Stoner are en-
joying visit with Mrs. Stoners sister
and husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Lundy from
Kansas.
Mortimer Stone, wife and children,
and Miss Hibbs, of Delta, motored up
last Sunday and spent the day with
Prof. E. E. Hufty and family.
Howard Peterson came in from
California Wednesday after a six
months stay, and says Crawford is
good enough for him."
Mrs. W. L. Savage with her sisters,
Mrs. Fred Eastman and Mrs. Fisher,
spent the day Wednesday visiting
Mrs. Harry Savage at Maher
Tom Mcleod is visiting with the
home folks this week, being en- route
from the Paradox country to Gunni-
son where he will haul ore this sum-
mer.
/ Johnnie Lewis and family moved to
the Clark Roe ranch on Monday.
Mrs. Kate Anderson is visiting with
her mother. Mrs. Filiner. this week.
The cattlemen called a meeting Sat.
urday at H. Y. Deutsch's to decide on
man to look after their cattle on
Cliff creek for the summer. and de.
cided on Walter Head
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Z. Southworth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Davis were among
the guests who were present at an
elaborate dinner party at the VIM
Foster home at Maher on Sunday.
| Announcement was made Wednes
day by Fred Foster of the sale of his
property in the east end of town to
John Lupher who has recently pur
chased the cattle interests of Gus
Sundberg.
Philip Gates and Guise wilcoxsor
arrived in Hotchkiss on Tuesday with
400 head OF steers and cows from Els
calante. Utah. where the Gates Cat
tie company are operating large cat
tie ranch These cattle will be turne,
on the Black mesa range and go ou
as fat cattle this fall to the EASTER
markets.
Cashier f. A Browne, of the Craw
ford State Bank. has installed a lon
distance telephone in order to hav
better facilities for handling ban
business with their outside CORES
pondents. The bank also received
directors table which adds class to tn
banks already efficient equipment
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

gious feeling, the American Indian
stands alone. In accord with his ma
ture and beliefs, he does not pretend
to initiate the inimitabIe, or to repro
duce exactly the work of the Great
Artist. The Indian did not paint ma
ture. not because he did not feel it,
but because 1t was sacred to him. He
so loved the reality that he could not
venture upon the imitation. Beauty.
in his eyes. is always fresh and living,
even as God Himself dresses the
world anew at each season of the year.
This is tie spirit of the original Am
ericans, and / am saying this as a
full -blooded Sioux
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
cEDAREDGE
(Champion.)
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(Champion.)
John Crawford returned from his
Nebraska visit Sunday.
Mrs. A W. Hall has been entertain
ing Mrs. Linton. of Delta, for several
days.
Mrs Leah Ray. of Ute, Colorado,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Webb.
Edgar Butler is enjoying visit
from his father, who arrived from
Denver the forepart of the week.
Miss Doris Hakes, of Hotchkiss,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Ruth Cor
such. this week.
Mrs. Hauser and son Lloyd, OF Ou-
ray. spent a few days visiting her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Girardet
Misses Grace and Nellie Ensign ar
rived Saturday from Cameron. Mo. for
a visit with their sisters. Mesdames
Bull and Cline and Miss Clara En-
sign.
The Delta militia company has been
ordered to the mobilization grounds
at Golden. preparatory to leaving for
the Mexican border. This company
includes number of Surface Creek
boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Bray and Mr.. Walker
came over from Redvale the forepari
of the week The gentlemen returned
the next day. but Mrs. Bray and chill
dren will visit relatives and attend
the Chautauqua.
Clarence Hall was summoned b,
telegram Tuesday to join his compan,
at Fort Collins, preparatory to depar
ture for the Mexican border. He be
longs to Company A National Guards
Friends at Cedaredge are in receip
of the announcement OF the arrival II
Denver on June 18th. of boy VIII
will carry the name of John Elme
Wilmore. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmore viii
have the congratulations of man,
friends here.
Cash Sampson inspected severa
cars of stock this week for shipment
included in which were three cars O
cattle for James McHugh and SKI car
OF cattle for Tom Mostyn. loaded a
Austin Thursday and shipped to tn
Kansas City market.
Haying is now in full sway wit
good weather aiding materially d
getting the crop into the stack Il
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
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Sheriff Davis was a visitor from
Delta the latter part of last week.
Cedaredge has a larger area of blue
grass than any other town of it's size
in the state.
For the last three weeks the plains
country hasn't had much edge over
us in the matter of wind and drouth
The brook trout fry at Coles hatch
cry are doing finely and will be in ex-
cellent condition for planting when
the lakes are in shape to receive them
Does a merchant save anything by
not advertising? If so, why do the
prosperous ones advertise-is it just
because they can afford the luxury :?
Work is being pushed rapidly on
the road to Gralnd mesa lakes. A
force is operating in the Clay hill dis
trict, clearing and grading the new
route, which avoids the steep grade
of that hill.
w. C. Overhults and wife are back
from very enjoyable visit to rela-
tives and friends in Kentucky. On
the trip Mr.. Overhults noted consid-
cradle shortage of crops due to late
ness of spring and lack of rain.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
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\
Mrs. Phil Gates returned from a
visit in Salt Lake City, Monday even.
ing.
Mrs. Guy Wilmot returned from
aspen Monday where she has been
visiting her parents for several weeks.
Bert Wallace and Elmer Thompson
have completed large new hay barn
for George Wood on the Jey creek
ranch
Mortimer Stone, wife and children.
and Miss Adelaide Hibb of Delta. were
visiting at the Hufty's in Crawford,
over Sunday.
We are panied to announce the
serious illness of Mrs. p l.. Briney
for the past week. Her many friends
are anxiously awaiting her speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Walt Thomas and the twins.
Huntley and Hubert, returned Monday
from Pasadena, California, where they
have spent the past eight months
Mrs Bobbitt arrived home from
Manitou last Saturday, after spending
several months in Colorado Springs
hospital and undergoing several sur
gical operations. She is quite weak
yet. but is rapidly recovering her good
health. much to the delight of her
many friends
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
PAONIA
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(The Paonian.)

Miss Mary Welborn, who teaches
in the public schools of Denver. ar
rived Saturday evening to spend the
summer vacation, as usaul, with her
mother and brothers here.
Miss Catherine Heddles came in on
last nights train from Evanston, Ill.
where she spent the past year as a
student in Northwestern University.
Having spent six weeks in an enjoy
able visit with her her parents and
brother and many friends here, Mrs.
Lyle Johnston Stephens left Saturday
morning for her home in Golden, Colo
RADIO.
Miss Elva Rovaart came home last
week from Long Beach, California,
where she attended school, her par
ents meeting her at Delta with their
auto. She expects to return to the
coast city for the coming school year.
Miss Mabel Schaefer of Honolulu,
who spent a pleasant week in the
home of her sister. Mrs. David Keers,
departed on Monday morning for a
visit with relatives and friends in
Lawrence, Kans., and Tulsa. Okla,
before returning to the island.
P. B. Head, Capt. J. NJ. Underwood.
and A. c. Williams left yesterday
morning for the mining camp of Irwin,
where they will put in a few weeks
in quest of precious metal. Another
party is said to be leaving today for
the same territory, which is beginning
to show signs of a revival of its old
time activity.
]. B. Bradshaw of German mesa has
invested in a ninety-acre tract of fine
land on Fruitland mesa, under the
Gould irrigation system, in the Craw-
ford district. He is preparing to move
his family to the new property. which
he will cultivate intensively from the
start While we are sorry to see these
worthy people leave the Paonia sec
ton, we all wish them every success
in their new undertaking.
The w. H. Harding family received
tue Sdue hc"S Vohuds thdt sam
Gaines and his son had been acciden-
tally killed while at work on a new
brick building in process of construc-
tion in the town of Wray, on the east
ern slope. No details were given be-
yond the fact that funeral was to be
held Thursday at Wray. Several
years ago the Gaines family resided
at Paonia, and last year they returned
and remained here until early this
spring. Mr.. Gaines was a brother-in
law of Mr.. Harding and numerous
friends here will be sorry to learn Of
the death of the two men.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

Mabel Gurlty, of Denver, were married
they are spending their honeymoon at
Fort Morgan.
Mrs. ]. w. Mills and daughter Pearl
started Wednesday for an extended
visit in Brevard, North Carolina. They
will stop in Denver to visit the Killian
family and to be present at the we'd
ding of Miss Jean Killian and Chester
Harding of Delta on the 2Sth.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

The editor OF the country weekly
was grumbling about a puzzling ques-
tion he had received from a town man
who had recently moved out on a
ranch. The inquiry was this: "Will
you kindly tell me how long cows
should be miIked?- - The office boy
hea' d his boss reading the question
aloud. "Skuse me. boss" he said:
but wy don't yer tell him jes' de
same's short cows
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
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The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

T. A. MoNealy-The discouraging
feature of the political situation is
what seems to me to be the hollow
ness and insincerity of both platforms.
They are patent attempts to deceive
the American people and neither is
calculated to advance the day of inter
national sanity which we hope is COM
ing or to uplift humanity. Property
interests have dominated both conven-
tions and the doctrines of universal
brotherhood. of human kindness and,
as | think. of national sanity. have
had little or no place in the delibera-
tions of either assembly. Their ac-
tions are predicated on the assumption
that nations will always settle their
differences by the senseless and in
human arbitrament of war. The CEN
trail thought of both conventions. but
probably more strongly emphasized
at Chicago than at St Louis. is that
We must pursue a course which is like
Iy to excite the envy and enmity of
all other people. and in order to de-
fend this false position We must arm
to the teeth and take upon ourselves
a burden of militarism unparalleled in
the history of this or any other nation
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
oLATHE
(Criterion.)

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The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
(Herald.)


H. o. Peterson and family left this
morning for Lodgepole, Nebraska, and
from there they expect to go to nli-
nois.
Mrs. p. l.. Briney, who has been
suffering from slight stroke of pa
ralysis for the past week, though still
confined to her bed. shows slight i'm
provement this morning and is in a
fair way for recovery.
Mrs. F. NJ Goddard, accompanied
by her son and daughter, left Friday
morning for two months visit A
part Of the time win be spent with
Mrs. Goddarfs brother at HartseII,
Colorado. after which they expect to
visit at Breckenridge.
r. e. Johnson. president Of the
State Realty company. Of Colorado
Springs. was in town Monday and
closed deal for 200 acres of the old
Daniels ranch on Leroux creek To
Emmett Lee. who owns very com
Portable home adjoining his new pos
sessions. This newly acquired prop
erty fits Mr.. Lee up with one OF the
ideal dairy ranches OF this section
He has a very good start in dairy
stock and expects to add more soon
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30
WITH THE THINKERS
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Francis B. James.-The machinery
piled up in sheds and barns. some of
it simply for hen roosts. suggests
the full benefit OF the increased pros
perity of the farmer. Everything from
a cream separator to manure
spreader, alfalfa stacker and potato
digger is found on most of the farms
of the well-to-do ranchers here in the
west. Talk about the farmer being a
back number-he gets everything 60
get it.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

good shape. A peculiar feature of the
quality. Some fields are giving a big
yield, while on others the cutting will
be very light.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

f. W. Dye.-During our civil war
the government made the greenback.
which. as Joseph French Johnson tells
us. was on a par with gold in 1879,
not because of the intrinsic value OF
the greenback, but on account Of the
service 1t performed as a money. Con-
gress needs only to say the word and
the government will make all the
necessary money to carry out pre-
paredness, without issuing one dollars
worth OF interest bearing bonds, and
thus put an end to the diabolic incen.
tive OF private profits.
Irving Bachellder.-This IL the bal
loon age. The inventor has led us
into the skies. The odor of gasoline
is in the path OF the eagle. Our
thoughts are between earth and hea-
pirations in the upward flight. Now
1t often happens that when the young
ascend the tower of their aspirations
and look down upon the earth its av.
erage inhabitant seems no larger To
them than red ant Sometimes
there's nobody In sight-that is. no
real body-nothin' but clouds an rain
bows an kings an queens an their
families.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-30

DR.. Chas. A. Eastman.-In his mes.
thetic. which is closely akin to reIi.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-17
MILITARY IN CHARGE
OF TELEGRAPH LINES;
CENSOR PUTS LID ON
ALI Automobile Routes Out of
Columbus Guarded to Pre-
vent News. of the Troop
Movement leaking Out

ED PASO, March 14.-Francisco VII
Ia heading south from Galena is now en-
circled by Cafranza troops. according tc
advices from General Luis Gutierrez
commander in chief of Chihuahua today.
With $1,000 men in Chihuahua and heavy
reinforcements on their way he thinks
Villa has small chance to escape.
SAN ANTONIO, March IA rigid
censorship was ordered established at
Columbus, n. NJ, today by Major Gem
erai Funston. He instructed Brigadier
General Pershing, commanding there to
take charge OF the telegraph office,
watch all automobile routes, and guard
telephone wires out of the town. This
action was taken to prevent news Of the
troop movement leaking out in press
dispatches.
General Funston said newspaper re-
porters from New Mexico had been re-
vealing every movement of troops, the
disposition of the forces and the
amount of their equipment.
There was no use trying to conceal
our plans here while there was a leak
on the border" he explained. 1--WE had
to act"
It was indicated that If the censorship
was evaded martial law might be the
next step in controlling the news situa-
ton at Columbus