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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
MAJORS NEED THIs ROY

Dallas, Tex, July 10.-Pitcher
James P. Conley. of the Dallas club,
in the Texas League, tied the record
held Jointly by Rube Marquard and
Tim Keefe when he won his nine
teenth consecutive game yesterday.
Conley's seventeenth win was a no.
hit. no-run s..me, in which only
batsmen faced him.
Conley pitched for the Baltimore
Federal League team in 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
BERRY is NOW PITCHER

Toms River, N. j., July 10.-J.
Howard Berry, the all-around athlete
of the University of PENNSYLVANIA,
has broken into a new page of fame
in athletics. Berry, who is spending
a vacation here, recently reported to
the manager of the baseball team.
He twirled two games, both of which
were shutouts. In game on Inde-
pendence Day he allowed the oppos-
ing team one hit. and won his game.
6 to o. 1t IS Berry's first year on the
mound.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
LETTERS FOR ATHLETES

Cambridge. Mass, July 10.-Har-
ward letters in the five major sports
weer awarded to fifty-one athletes
during the college year just closed,
according to statistics of the Athletic
Association issued yesterday. For the
first time in many years the Far
West was not represented among
the athletic stars, not a man from
west of Kansas City winning his
letters. Five letters were awarded for
baseball, five each for track. and
crew, seven for hockey and the re-
mainder for football
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

be a general expression of opinion,
however, it has been decided to
invite all the colleges to send repre-
sentatives to take part in the de-
liberations.
All have been asked to come to
the meeting ready to report on the
attitude taken, or likely to be taken,
by the colleges and associations in
their districts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
NO CHANGE FOR
READING TEAM

the series will be opened in this city
with Wilkes Barre on July II.
DR.. Tate attended the meeting of
the officials held at Binghamton on
Friday evening. All the owners were
present, and none of them expressed
desire to drop out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

Reading. Pa, July 1o.-Dr. F. n.
Tate, owner of the Reading cluo OF
the New York State League. states
that there is no truth in the report
sent from Syracuse that the local Elub
is to be transferred back to Albany.
He states that the second half of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
BRENEMAN WINS SHOOT

tions of the country were represen-
ted at the shoot of the Lancaster
Gun club. Breneman was high man.
The scores: J. P. Breneman, As:
Pritchard, Al; CRUDE, AS; King, AZ;
Posey, AZ; Keylor, AZ; ]. K. Herr,
Al; Scully, Al; Doctor Breneman,
40; Hambright, S5; Ault, So; Pfen-
niger, SO; Bard, 80; F. Herr, 26;
Esselman, 21; Eckman, IL, and
MannFS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
ANOTHER LEAGUE BLOWS UP

Spokane. Wash, July 10.-Direc-
tors of the Northwestern Baseball
League voted last night to end the
season next Sunday because of heavy
financial losses already sustained.
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Butte,
Great Falls and Vancouver COM
posed the league.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

Plans will be taken up this week
by the Harrisburg Park Tennis As
sociation for a Red Cross tourna-
ment. 1t will be held under the di-
rection of the National Lawn. Tennis
Association, of which George L.
Adee is president.
The Hick-A-Thrifts, the new team
in the Allison Hill League, played a
practice game last night with the
Galahads. The Hicks won in six in
nings, score to 2. Both teams put
up a fast game.
That Steelton League team is
showing some pace. The players
have been watched closely by several
scouts. Pitcher ogden has been
signed by the Giants and will join
the New Yorkers later in the sea-
son. Mcclellan is wanted by the
Red Sox.
Players on the Harrisburg and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
EDUCATIONAL
School of Commerce

Troup Building, Is =. Market Square
Noted for thorough training in
Business and Stenegraphy. Wonder
full demand for Bookkeepers and
SteHographers.
CIVIL SERVICE COURSE
Be Patriotic-Save Time-Begin Now
School Open All Summer
OUR OFFER-Right Training by
Specialists and High-Grade Posi-
tions. You take a Business Course
but Once. The BEST is What
You Want.
Bell 4S5 Cumberland 1898
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Delta Portion of Road
is Nearing Completion
Engineer Vickery Reports Good
Progress Being Made on the
Delta-Nucla Project

If nothing happens to prevent, the
road will be completed and ready
Delta portion of the DeltaiNucla
for traffic within a week All the
grading is done and the abutments
for the last bridges are in. The iron
for this work is on the ground and
the lumber has been en- route from
the mills at Pagosa Springs for over
a week. AS soon as this arrives the
work will be finished in just few
days.
Engineer Vickery kindly handed us
the following yesterday:
II went up TO Columbine Septem-
Der with a volunteer crew and Just
returned to Delta Wednesday even
ing, the 18th. l stopped at the ranch
of Kenshol & Giles most of the time.
"fhe line is now laid out for about
four additional miles of road south
west of Tabeguache basin, being done
to avoid severe grades west of the
mill. About six miles remain to be
surveyed and plated through the
national forest at the west end and
about five or six on this end.
The Nucla road camp is to be
moved next week TO the bench Just
beyond where Delta's work was done
last fall, just over from Columbine.
The crew is now working at a point
about two miles from Summit. some
thing like a mile and quarter re-
naming to connect with the Delta
work. Superintendent Lockwood is
a great pusher.
THE labor question gives more or
less trouble. 1t is next to impossible
to keep a full crew of men on the
work. Nucla is out of funds for the
road, and autos carrying volunteers
are running to the present road
camr. They hope to connect the two
camIs by early in October.
There is some talk of another vol.
unteer crew going from here to the
Mckee ranch next Sunday to boost
and work up muscle
Mr.. Vickery expects to go back on
the work Sunday. Meantime he will
locate and stake out the line to con-
tinue the county work from the Nc
MILAN ranch southwest to the coun-
ty line
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
FORMER DELTA BOY NOW IN
THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Hartsel r. Benefiel is well known
in Delta and Montrose counties. He
went from Delta to Denver on the
26th OF July and enlisted in the avia-
tion section OF U. s. service. In n
short time he was ordered to San
Antonio. Texas. The reader is now
in n position TO Judge how fast eff
cheney or preparedness goes with
Uncle Sam in war time. and this may
be considered an example Informa-
tson Is Just at hand that Hartsel +.
Benefiel is now mess sergeant of the
50th Aero Squadron, Kelly Field.
San Antonio. Texas.
An aerial squadron consists of 15O
men. The duties OF the mess sergeant
are not light nor void OF responsible
ties. He plans the menus. buys the
produce on the open market. 81, 900
worth per month, is responsible for
the condition OF the dining room and
kitchen. and the service OF the meals
He has six cooks. two on duty and
four off. all at the same time. and all
the helpers he needs. A Ford run.
about and chaffeur and all expenses
OF running the car are furnished him
by the government. He is excused
from all drills and inspection. but
must learn to fly.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
SURFACE CREEK FRUIT ASSN.
DECLARED SOLVENT

Federal Judge Lewis, of Denver,
who presided at session of the
federal court in Denver this week.
handed down verdict in favor of
the Surface Creek Fruit Growers AS
sociation in the case brought against
them by the California Pine Box Co,
the latter attempting to have the firm
declared in bankrupt condition.
This association is headed by some
of the most substantial men of the dis.
trict. and there is no question but
that It will be in good condition after
the present crops are handled, The
district had a couple of off years and
the finances of many institutions
We're severely taxed. It would not
have been just. however, to have had
this concern forced to the wall just
at this time.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
AUSTIN 90
AUSTIN

Attorneys Millard Fairlamb and r.
A. King were in Austin on Saturday
on business bent.
Did you ever see the roads in this
section in any worse shape at this
season of the year? If there is road
fund why not use II where needed?
II there is none. let's start one. We
need and must have roads that fruit
can he handled over. and that are fit
for ordinary travel What about II?
We learn that Sidney ]. Artt and
Glen A, Bowie have been assigned to
the field artillery.
Ward p. Keefer left on Tuesday
to answer the call'to the colors. We
are sorry indeed to see him and Mrs,
Keefer 20 from the community. The
best wishes of all go with them
both.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
MERCHANTS AGREEABLE TO
ADVANCE IN TAX SCHEDULES

The board of county commissioners
have been sitting as a board of equal
ization the past three days.
Yesterday they stated to an In
dependent reporter than an advance
had been made to business houses of
about ten per cent on all taxes, and
that with a very few exceptions all
merchants had received the news
with a smile and stated that they
were glad to go little deeper into
their earnings to aid in the develop
ment of Delta county. This is a
good spirit.
No real estate schedules have been
changed, but we were informed that
stock is on the program for slight
increase.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
QUIET SESSION OF DISTRICT
COURT-NOT ONE CASE

The district court was in session
the first three days of this week.
but nothing was done except to ar
que motions. Not a single case came
up for hearing. 1t is probably the
on record. where this has happened.
There will be none heard until the
next session which convenes on De-
cember 10.
In the matter of the mandamus pro-
ceeding against the commissioners Of
the City of Delta. Judge Black has
taken the matter under consideration
and stated that he would render a
decision very shortly
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
CORY ITEMS

The Little family have moved from
the Bennett ranch to North Delta.
Mr.. Bennett is personally overseeing
his fruit harvest.
Mr.. Moulton and family, of Stew
art, Iowa. are visiting at the home
Of his sister. Mrs Charles Dixon.
Dick Griffith arrived from Califor-
mia yesterday. and is visiting his sis
ter and brother. Mr.. John. Griffith.
and Mrs. John Young. He states that
his son Thomas has enlisted as one of
Uncle Sans photographers.
The peach harvest is at its height
In our district.
Mr.. Ollie Cox has been quite i'll at
The home of Mr.. G. d. Anderson's.
Miss Eda Williams who underwent
a sugical operation in July is still con-
fined to her bed,
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Potato Price to $1.85
Down Ten Cents Again
Prices Good on All Products Of
These Parts--Onions Going
Crazy Again

There was quite a furry in the
spud market the first of this week and
the price went up to s1.S0 and S1.S5.
1t dropped back to S1.75, where ii
closed last week, yesterday. 1t is
thought that it will remain high. The
car shortage will keep it up if moth
ing else.
Elberta peaches have started in
small way. Tuesday was the first day
the Paonia growers have done any
peach picking. They are bringing a
fair price. At Austin some pretty
fair shipments have been made and
many more delivered to the Associat-
ed Fruit company's packing house at
Saxon. These peaches. we are told.
are bringing s1.35 to $3.50 per bush
el. Most of the peaches this year
are being packed in bushel baskets.
Apples have not started to move
as yet, with the exception of a few
early varieties. which have brought
about an average of s1.35 for the
the entire crop of apples will bring
a big price this season and the quail
ity IS up to the high standard set by
Delta county in former years.
Onions are going out at S1.75 per
hundred and the market promises to
hold firm az that figure or go higher
The onion growers of the county
will make another cleanup this year
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
AsTER SHOW BRINGS OUT
MORE OF DELTA'S FLOWERS

Saturday afternoon. with military
openings at all the stores where this
class OF feminine apparel is handled
and the food sale at the Presbyterian
church. and the Rster show at the
Delta National bank. Some thought
there was millinery opening there.
too. judging from the gorgeous dis
play OF colors and the attendance.
for there was an abundance of both.
and the crowds continued until late
hour. One might almost have mis-
taken this for bank run. had the
facial expressions not been SO thoro-
ughly agreeable.
There was n wealth of the beauties
of every hue and variety conceivable,
and II was difficult for the Judges to
make the decisions. The hail storm
the day previous had some effect on
the flowers. but even at that the aster
show which has become an annual
event with the civic Improvement
committee of the Delta Woman's
fthose affairs that will long live
in the memory OF men and women.
The following is a list OF the ex-
hlbitors and the order OF awards:
First-Gertrude Hawkes.. with IL
varieties, s5 second-C. p. Adams.
eleven varieties. so; third-Helen
HillmHn. nine varieties s1.5o; fourth
Mrs. Seabourn, 81.
Three special prizes were also a.
warded as follows: Maxine Hunter.
Mrs. Ed S. Stone and Mrs. L. d.
Meyers, Cory.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
REPORTS THAT DELTA HIGH
SCHOOL SLUMPS is FALSE
CREDITS FROM THIS SCHOOL ARE
ACCEPTED At BEST COLLEGES
IN THE UNITED STATES

A number of reports have been
heard around town to the effect that
the Delta high school was going down
and that students graduating from
here would not be given credits at
the first class colleges of the coun-
try The following article by Prof.
Homberger, will put those right who
are in any way in doubt:
To Patrons of School:
Through some misinterpretation
an erroneous report. claiming that
the Delta High School has been re-
moved from the accredited list, has
gained some currency This report
is without foundation The Delta
High School is a member of the North
Central Association and the credits
of our high school are accepted with
out question by all the colleges and
universities of the North Central AS
sociation.
1t may be we'll to explain that all
high schools sustaining membership
in the North Central Association are
ing corps, the equipment and build
examined each year as to the teach
ings. The annual inspection of our
high school was made last spring
and the Delta High School is con-
tinued on the approved list for this
school year. An announcement to
this effect was made last spring prior
to the close of school, and this repe-
tition is to correct any report in
circulation of contrary significance.
At the same time we called attention
to the fact that, while our faculty and
equipments meet the requirements,
our building accommodations are be-
low the standard A casual inspec-
ton of our buildings will reveal at
the present time that not only our
high school accommodations
bly, room class rooms and halls-are
inadequate but that the same crowd
ed condition exists in the fourth, fifth.
sixth. seventh and eighth grades.
1t may be news to some patrons.
that over one-fourth of the members
of the graduating classes of 1916 and
1917 were nonresident students.
Most of these students entered the
third or fourth year of the high
school course. and they entered the
Delta High School because it is an
accredited institution sustaining
biyh STANDARD of
The members of the high school
faculty are giving extra time this
year to assist students needing in
dividual attention: and providing for
the individual needs of our students
means increased efficiency The fac
ulty assures the public that students
will be given every encouragement
to do first class work. and advises
that a regular period of home study
will be highly conducive to good
school work
The faculty most cordially invites
the patrons to visit both the grades
and the high school We want your
suggestions and we wish you to have
personal knowledge of what your
schools are doing.
Respectfully,
F II HOMRERGEp
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

Mrs. ]. f. Porter returned home
Monday from Austin where she had
spent several days visiting at the
Ward Keifer home Mr.. Keifer was
agent for the Denver & Rio Grande
at that place. but was drawn for the
army and left with the Delta county
contingent Wednesday. Mrs. Keifer
will make her home with Mr.. and
Mrs, Porter while he is away.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Ellsworth kOIb CON-
pIetes His Canon Trip
Has an Odd Experience and Will
Write the Story For F famous
Illustrated Magazine

Ellsworth Kolb, who has made him
self famous by being the first man
to make the trip through the Black
canon, made the Independent office
"a pleasant call Tuesday morning, just
after completing his trip. We had
been called Monday afternoon from
Austin, so knew he had come through
safely.
Mr.. Kolb started the trip last year
and only got to Red Rock, a point
about thirty miles below Cimarron.
This was the hardest part of the
trip, he says. 1t took him thirty days
to make liz miles. the rapids were
so bad. In this short distance the
river drops 1.030 feet, by government
survey.
This time he took up the trip at
Red Rock, where he left off last year.
and came on to Delta in four days.
Mr.. Kolb stated that he had travers-
ed the Grand. Green and Colorado
rivers, but had never gotten up a.
gainst a canon that so stumped him
as did this one, one cause of this be
ing that the Gunnison is a smaller riv-
er and has a greater fall, making it
impossible TO navigate IT with a large
boat
It has always been reported that
the part of the canon from the Gunni-
son tunnel portal to Austin was the
worst part of the trip. but Mr.. Kolb
says he didn't find such to be the case
He says the walls are just as sheer
but the water is more quiet One
place above the North Fork the canon
has perpendicular walls for over two
miles and not rapid in the distance
Kolb will write about his "trip for
the National Geographic magazine
whcih has printed other of his adven-
lures. and an interesting article it
will be-
He was accompanied by Albert
Montrose. The boat used was a col
lapsible canvas affair and only of
sufficient capacity for one man. so one
at time rode and the other swan
or walked on the rocks at the waters
edge. They say that invariably where
the walls are sheer. the water is
quiet. The last two nights of the trip
the water became so cold that they
wer benumbed from swimming in it.
Reports that the Rio Grande rail
road company had anything to do
with the trip are emphatically denied
by Mr.. Kolb. any more than that he
has given them number of pictures
along the way for advertising pur-
poses. No moving pictures were tax.
on the last end of the journey. because
the equipment this work makes neces-
sary would have been more than
their boat would carry. They took a
lot Of still pictures however. which
will be shown with Kolb's stories,
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Kolb left
for Ouray. where he will make some
more pictures before going east.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Emmett Sprung Tells of
Life in the U. S. Navy
Delta Boy Making Good in Mare
Island Camp--Will Soon Go
Aboard Ship

Emmett Sprung, well known Delta
boy, entertained an Independent re-
porter for short time Tuesday with
an interesting account of his training
for the U. S. navy.
Emmett was within a short dis
tance of the great Mare Island ex-
plosion last July, and is carrying in
his pocket for a souvenir, a piece of
the skull of the man who blew up
the magazine. 1t was thought that
he was a German spy and the maga-
zine was. exploded before he could
escape.
The naval recruits who go in train
ing are first taken to Goat Island
Here" said Sprung, I'VE arise at
O'Clock a. m. and take an ice cold
shower bath. This is compulsory
Breakfast is served at o'clock and
at the drills of the day begin. The
day is divided into four drill periods
and the boys are worked hard. The
first is infantry drill then the skirm-
ish drill, followed by the bayonet and
rowing exercises, target practice and
rope drill, the latter teaching the art
of splicing. plating and every knot
imaginable. In addition to this, regu-
lar periods of physical culture and
the Swedish drill, are given.
"All recruits are vaccinated and
innoculated against typhoid fever the
first three weeks on Goat Island
THE raw recruit is inclined to re-
gret that he entered the navy during
the course on Goat Island said EN-
NETT. However, as soon as he leaves
there and goes the next step upward,
he begins to feel differently and real
ICES that it is a wonderful course of
training and one which is going to
do him lot of good, even if he re-
turns to private life.
After the preliminary work on
Goat Island, the men are taken to
some receiving station. On the Pa
cific coast it is either Mare Island or
San Diego. / went to the former
THE food at the Mare Island station
is much superior to that served at
the first camp. A fine table is set
and more in the way of dessert is
served. We have ice cream on Sun
every day at dinner There have
been reports around here that the
boys that enlisted in the navy were
poorly cared for and otherwise mis-
well cared for.
AT the Goat Island camp there is
very little in the way of recreation
Once in great while there is a pic
Island station the men are drilled less
and given more time off. Every We'd
nesday, Saturday and Sunday after
moons are their own time and they
are given liberty to go to town. or
if they wish. there are billiard halls,
bowling alleys and gymnasiums right
there at the camp. which they can
have use Of Cleanliness in the ex-
treme. is insisted upon. but that
can't really be termed abuse. Every
morning each mans clothing and body
are inspected as to cleanliness"
Emmett departed Tuesday on the
return trip to the training camp and
is expected to be assigned to a regu-
lar place on one of the big ships of
Uncle Sans navy in the near future.
He is good. clean cut boy and a
bright fellow. There is little ques-
ton but that he will make his mark.
He agreed to write a letter to the
Independent occasionally and tell us
more about the work. We, and we
know our readers, will look forward
with interest to these communica-
tions.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

Word reached this county Wednes-
day that Henry Mertens, who was
injured in the auto accident at Red
Stone near Glenwood Springs last
week. had died from the effects.
MFR. Frank Frost and wife, of Marble.
were seriously injured. but the letter
stated that 1t is believed they both
have good chance for recovery.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

terian church by Mrs. Montgomery,
dramatic reader of Salt Lake City.
was well attended and was a very
high grade of entertainment The
proceeds went to the local w. C. T, U.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-11

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