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The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
DOES THIS CATCH YOU? UNCLE
WILL COLLECT FOLLOWING TAX

In the new revenue measure recent
ly passed by Congress amending the
income tax law. there is Incorporated
provision which is OF special interest
to individuals partnerships and cor
porations. making fixed annual pay
ments of salaries. interest, or rent of
$500 or more to another person, part
nership or corporation. This is known
as Information at the source. and
the law requires such persons, or cor
poration, to render a true and .accu-
rate return of all such payments. and
provides severe penalties for failure
to make such return.
This information is required for the
calendar year 1917 and subsequent
years.
Mark A. Skinner. Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, urges that these lists be
sent in as early as possible in Janu-
ary. in order that his office may have
an authentic list of persons to whom
information and blanks may be sent
for returns under the income tax law.
In furnishing these lists the employ
ers will be rendering service to their
employees by enabling the Collector
to furnish information and blanks to
persons liable to the tax. but ignorant
Vi LIE VI tlit Jaw, anu tuus
save them from the penalties imposed
for failure to make return on or before
March LIST.
This work cannot be accomplished
within the limited period unless the
information returns are filed immed
lately after the first of the year. says
Mr.. Skinner. and in the present crit
ical period when our country needs
money so urgently, It is the patriotic
duty of every citizen to cooperate with
the Government officials In furnishing
these lists at the earliest possible mo
ment.
Any person coming under the pro
vision OF this law requiring informa
tion returns should apply to the Col
lector of Internal Revenue for proper
blanks and the same will be forward
ed as soon as the blanks are received
from Washington
The new law requires an income
tax return from a single person having
a net income in excess OF $1,000. OF
a married person having a net income
in excess OF $4,000. The law no longer
requires Withholding of the tax at the
source, except In the case of bonds
guaranteed free Of tax; and in the cas-,
OF nonresident alien individuals, ant
corporations. not having an office IT
this country.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
(The cry Of a voIunteer.)

why didn't I wait TO be drafted.
And be led to the train by the band
Or put in claim for exemption.
oh, why did 7 hold up my hand.
Why didn't wait for banquet.
why didn't wait to be cheerei.
For the drafted men get all the credit
And I'm only volunteer.
Nobody gave me banquet.
Nobody said a kind word.
The puff OF the engine, and the grind
of the wheels.
Was all the good bve that ! heard.
Then off to the training hustled,
To train for the next half year
And in the shuttle forgotten.
] was only volunteer.
And perhaps some day in the future,
When my children play at my knee
And ask me what did in the struggle
And their little eyes look up at me-
will have to look into those eyes,
That so trustingly peer.
And say that wasn't drafted,
] was only n volunteer.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
SOCIETY
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The Harmony club enjoyed a pleas
ant afternoon Tuesday with Mrs.
Clark at her home east of Delta.
Regular meeting of the w. r. c..
was held Wednesday afternoon in the
|. o. o. F. hall.
The F. F. club enjoyed their Tues
day afternoon meeting with Mrs. H.
L. Chase on South Main.
Mrs. Joe Crabill was hostess to the
members of her Fancy Work club at
her pleasant home Tuesday afternoon
on Dodge street.
Misses Winifred and Edith Catsle
were hostesses to the members of the
Westminster Guild at their home on
Tuesday evening.
The C. w. B. NJ. held an interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. Obert
Thursday of last week. Mrs Mary
Matheis was leader.
The attendance at the St. Luke's
Guild on Thursday was quite encour-
aging and the hostess. Mrs. Vim Clark
provided a pleasant afternoon for the
guests.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs Leonard
Baird was at home to the members
of the A. NJ. T. club and the ladies'
enjoyed the social hours together very
much.
This afternoon the Mothers meet
ing will be held with Mrs. Margaret
White on Howard street and the la
dies look forward to seeing all mothers
and others interested in the work
present.
The Coterie Study and Social club
will meet this afternoon with Mrs. C.
b. Adams on Grand avenue. Mrs
Roy Smith will give as reading THE
First Thanksgiving" Roll call Is 20
be responded to by current events.
| The members of the s. 8. club were
guests of Miss Cecilia Verhofsted
Wednesday evening. The evening
passed quickly to the young ladies
who were busy with fancy work Miss
Verhofsted served light refreshments.
80
Mr.. and Mrs. James entertained
number of their Delta friends at din
ner party Tuesday evening. at their
Cedaredge home. Fortunate. indeed,
are those who enjoy the hospitality
OF the James home and Tuesday even
ing was no exception to the usual rule.
go
Misses Gertrude Douglas and Flor.
ence Layton were most delightful
hostesses to about forty of their high
school friends at masquerade party
at the Douglas home last Friday even
ing Games were played and a most
enjoyable evening spent by the guests.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16

Miss Dora Hall and Mrs. w.
Overhults were Delta visitors Frida,
from Cedaredge.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16

Ollie Hand brought his cattle ov
the first of the week from the SUI
mer range at Ridgway.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16

evening from Denver trip
Mrs. w. H. Fluallen. who has been
in Grand Junction, returned Friday.
Miss Dora Hall and Mrs. w. c.
Overhults were Delta visitors Friday.
from Cedaredge.
Ollie Hand brought his cattle over
the first of the week from the sum-
mer range at Ridgway.
Mrs w. T. Miller of Grand juno
ton spent Wednesday in town COM
bining business and pleasure.
Mrs. w. L. Coleman and Mrs. Matte
Bragg went to Montrose Friday on
short business and pleasure trip.
After visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pence re-
turned to their home at Neosha. Miss
ouri. Friday.
B." Morgan has returned from
business trip to Salida and Monarch
where he is interested in mining prop
critics.
Mrs. A. B. Obanion departed We'd
nesday for an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. L. Howell at Napha.
Idaho.
Mrs. G.. II. Donlayy and little son.
who have been visiting Mrs. f. A.
Gilbert. returned home to Montrose
Friday.
Mrs. Forrest Smith and baby left
Friday to visit relatives in Kearney.
Nebraska. Mr.. Smith accompanied
them as far as Montrose.
Mrs. a. C. Taylor is visiting in Mont
rose this week and later will Join her
husband at the headgate of the Iron
stone ditch where they are living.
Mrs. Harry Collision. who has been
helping her father, S. c. Marks OF Cal
ifornia mesa. In the fruit. for some
time. left for her home in Montrose
Friday
Miss Dorothy Fleming returned TO
her home at Hotchkiss Wednesday
having recovered sufficiently from a
recent operation for appendicitis to
make the journey.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
The zedeIer symphonie Quintet,

The first number of high school ly-
ceum course, comes November 22nd.
NJ. E. Church, 8 p. m. This is without
a doubt one of the very best musical
attractions that has ever appered in
Delta. Buy a season ticket; boost
for the course; it is the best course
that the Delta high school has offered
and the high school needs YOUR as
sistance in sustaining first class
lyceum course. Season tickets adults
$500. School children, S1.00.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
IN owed to Delta.

Moved to Delta.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard and daugh-
ter have moved in from Cedaredge and
are pleasantly located in the Taylor
home on Meeker for the winter. The
Blanchard's moved into town that
their daughter might have the advan-
tages of the city schools.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. .
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Mortimer Stone returned Sunday
evening from a Denver trip
The Delta independent., 1917-11-16

Mrs. w. n. Fluallen. who has beer
in Grand Junction, returned Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05
City MarShaI's Sale.

Will be sold before the courthouse
door, between the legal hours OF sale
on the first Tuesday in March, 1917,
the following property:
One house and lot on South side OF
Church street. and bounded as fol-
lows: North by Church street; east
by property of E B. Council; south
ty property of E. B. Council; west by
property of Miss Sarah Wheeler, said
lot being so by 81 feet. more or less.
and levied on as the property of Mrs.
l.. 8 Tower, to satisfy tax f ia for
the year 1918. in favor of the Planters
Bank, as transferee, VS.. Mrs. L. 8.
Tower. Tenant in possession notified
in the terms of the law, This Bird day
OF February. 1917.
W. T. MAYNARD. City Marshal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05
Flirting With Death Is The
Testm Air Fighting of War

ed the other, waving an arm in the di-
rection of the Germans. Pure acct
dent! They couldn't hit bread-wag-
on if they tried" Thus chatting they
landed in field about a mile from
their winch, and patiently trudged
back. Sass
I'm sorry to note" said the COM
pany commander. as they entered the
hut serving as balloon section tele-
phone central, that you two gentle
men failed to agree on the location of
the hostile battery which brought you
down" And though there was twin
kle in his eyes. his voice was severe.
Sorry, sir!" one of the young offic-
ers replied with a smart salute, but
perhaps our error was due to the OBJ
servations being taken at different al
titudes" Throughout the British army
one finds boyish-looking officers. And
they have again and again proved
themselves up like this. when the pincn
has come.
In q WiRdstOrm.
Two other young officers while at an
altitude OF about 1000 feet found them
selves caught in windstorm before
they could be hauled down. Just be-
fore reaching earth violent gale hit
the balloon, which pulled the winch on
the ground completely over, swapping
the wire cable. The sausage went up
and off among the clouds like bubble
in a whirlwind
At tremendous height the balloon
was struck by lightning and set on
fire, throwing one of the officers out OF
the basket. His parachute opened but
as the balloon, now falling like rock,
had it's rigging tangled up with the
lower cords of the parachute the lat
ter began descending at frightful vel
ovity through the storm clouds. The
officer might have cut the balloon loose
making his own escape a certainty,
but he would have doomed his brother
officer to certain death. So he refrain
eG, preferring to take-the millionth
chance along with the other man.
The velocity Of the fall extinguished
the fire which had burned a great hole
in the balloon and wind, getting in
through this opening, caused the fabric
to swell out, thus forming parachute
Of itself. The ground was reached
with a thud which broke collar bone
two but both young men walked to the
nearest dressing station where they
reported before receiving first aid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05
Jack Barry Is Dependence of
BostonF For The Season Of II

BOSTON, March 3.-Whether Boston
can repeat its American league cham
pionship again this year depends, it is
admitted, upon whether Jack Barry,
new manager of the worlds cham
pions, can drive his men to the same
speed attained by Bill Carrigan.
Jack started south today with his
first string men. Batters men and
newspapermen were in the party that
climbed aboard a train here for Hot
Springs, Ark, where the team again
will condition itself.
Charles Wagner, Joseph Devine,
Forest Cady, and battery men not in
Boston will join the train en- route.
The Red Sox present the same solid
front this year as year ago. The
battery men appear, if anything, to be
slightly stronger than when they took
the championship, and If that's the
case little more could be expected.
Babe Ruth, southpaw star, should be
better this year. He has had more eX-
perience. Wyckoff and Pennock, two
hurlers who have been long time ar
irving, are expected to show at their
best this year. Joe Woods arm, on
his own declaration, is ready for an
other long season. George Foster says
he has recovered his cunning and will
accompany the first party to Hot
Springs. Dutch Leonard, Ernest Shore
and Carl Mays are expected to be just
as good as ever
The outield probably will be com
posed fthe veterans Lewis and Hoop
er, with Clarence Walker and Chick
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05

Shorten alternating in the middle gar
en- against right and left-hand pitching
This is an outfield which stands out as
one of tire best in the game, combining
fielding with hitting power.
There is nothing uncertain about the
irfeld. Dick Hobilitzeisand BAL Gain
err are available for first base duty.
Manager Jack will be at second. Ever
EFT Scott at shortstop and Larry Gard
.ner at third base. There will be no
deviating from this unless Harold jan
win is played for time at second in
order to give Barry chance for rest.
The infeld defense of the Red Sox
is only slightly less efficient than the
remarkable pitching staff which has
fitted the Sox into two worlds cham
pionships in as many years. 1t is
defense which tightens with such
visible force that it is almost impos-
sible for an opposing team to send
winning run over in a close game. The
presence of Jack Barry, balancing ev-
cry cog, the GOODNESS of the veteran
Gardner, has balanced this club as no
other in the country
The Red Sox and the Dodgers will
open series Of spring exhibition
games when they appear March % in
Memphis. From there they will go to
Little Rock for March 90; Oklahoma
City, March 80; ansas City, No.
March 81 and April L; Davenport,
Iowa, April 2; Peoria, ILL.,, April 3; In
dianapolis, April 4; Lafayette, IND,
April 5. The teams will separate at
Lafayette, the Red Sox going to Tol-
edo for game April z.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05

BY WILLIAM HHlLIH O1mMO
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
THE FIELD, March 5-You remember
the county fair? Remember the tremor
of expectancy in the crowd gathered
around the dingy old hot-air balloon
as she swelled, oh, so slowly, with the
smoke and fumes of the barrel-stave
:, FIRE?
VIII you ever forget the thrill she
gave you as she lazily lurched into
the air, dragging with her the fellow
ir the darned but spangled purple
tights. the parachute-jump man with
oiled hair plastered down in his fore
head? You secretly half hoped he
would fall and half feared he would.
And then, at about fifteen hundred
feet, the aeronaut's mad leap, his dead
drop of 300 or 500 feet the slow open
ing of the parachute and the swinging
drift to the ground: Remember?
Suppose you had to leave your job
in the office, shop or on the farm, ana
begin such performances tomorrow
Suppose you had to go up in balloon
in any and all sorts of weather, to De
shot at by artillery and lunged at by
hostile aircraft? Suppose you had to
leap from burning balloons, or get
tossed out of the basket of one while
passing through the clouds?
Imagine For Yourself.
What If America should suddenly
find herself in a war and the billboards
should say: Your Country Need
You" Think you could do these
things for her? British boys are doing
the little trick every day. Yesterda:
they were clerking in stores, working
in shops, bookkeeping in offices OF
going to school Today they are max
ing parachute-leaps from balloons and
other more thrilling things still.
Yesterday that lieutenant you find
yourself talking to, was pink-and-
white youth at Elton preparing to go up
To Cambridge. Today he considers
fighting duels above the clouds with
Germans as much part of his job as
Yesterday he considered calculus to be.
Yesterday he was school kid writing
ESSAYS about flowers. Now he handles
machine-gun like demon as ne
hurtles through the sky two miles
minnie. or nose-dives after war-hard-
ened youth like himself whom he is
trying to kill.
Here's an example. The incident
occurred in the observation balloon
section. Two youngsters, carrying out
observations over the German defense
suddenly got shell through their
balloon. 1t began to fall, slowly at
first then faster. They were about al
mile high. e
We're hit and falling!" one of the
observers phoned down to the ground |
1.-THE hostile gun Is at X-22-D-62P A |
moment later the second observer
Dhoned down the position of the hostile
battery which had punctured them'
hut gave the position slightly different.
Then both boys jumped. Their par
achutes opened about the same dis
lance down and, not more than fifty
feet apart, they we're waited earthWard.
.aThe blighters!" one youth called
ovo- to the other as they dangled hall
mile above the earth. They coulon
do that again in million shots"
"Rummy lot of stale cheese!" grow'-l
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
BRIDE-TO-BE GETS
MARRIAGE PERMIT

Miss Verna Erie Barr, whose par
ebts reside near Tonica, but whose
own home is in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
was wiling to do her bit toward
making her marriage to Williail Mar
tin McAithur, also OF Tulsa a e W
cess, even 10 coming to Ottawa 10 sc.
cure the marriage license While her
intended was speeding across Tie
country to claim her as bride.
Yesterday she appeared at tie o'ilce
of the county clerk and asked Tor the
necessary permit, which was chlig
ingly granted her by the smiling
clerk She did not seem una5asned
because VI her unusual predican2nl
and went out of the Office as mo II
were common everyday occtrcn"'
for women to get the license instead
Of the men.
Miss Barr Is 80 years Of agn lnc
the groom-to be is 49, They are boll
residing in the Oklahoma boom city
where their romance ripened into the
impending marriage. They decldec
to come to the brides home to have
the ceremony performed a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
v. WAY YEAR BOOK
IS PUBLISHED TODAY

The first official year book OF the
|. V. w. is now off the presses OF the
Free Trader-Journal The book con.
tains the names OF the officers. direc.
tors and members and the annual re.
port of the treasurer. The report
shows a balance of $l,00172 on hand
and n total of 81 100 in subscriptions
promised as soon as the way has been
marked
Marking of the way will be com
menced early in July under a con
tract to be let some time this week.
Bids for temporary wooden posts
along The route from Chicago to Pc
ofia have been received and the con
tract will be awarded as soon as dl
rectors can agree on the matter
Temporary markers. are being used
because the Way association Is in
cluded in the $60.000.000 state bono
Issue plan, which if accepted mex,
year in the referendum vote, viii
mean improvement and the establish
ing of permanent concrete markers
for the entire state system
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
PROF. JOHN H0FF IN
CHAUTAUQUA WORK

Prof. John Hotf, who has been em-
ployed by the Redpath bureau to con
duct community singing in its various
assemblies thruout the country. is now
at Clarksville, Tenn. In speaking of
his work the Clarksville Leaf-Chroni-
Gle says
It was certainly splendid crowd
that attended the Redpath Chautauqua
last evening The new Community
work out in Clarksville under the
direction of John l.. Hotf, who will
be with us this week. Clarksville may
we'll be proud of its efforts along this
line for as Mr.. Thomas, our genial
superintendent said, this audience did
the best of all the first night audiences
he had heard so far on the circuit
Who can tell what Carusos, CALI Cur
els or Geraldine Farrars. we have
slumbering here in our midst. The
community singing idea is certainly a
fine one and one worthy of the best
support we can give it. Let's come
out and sing,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
c. OF c. WILL HEAR
REPORT ON MENDOZA
LINE TOMORROW NIGHT

A meeting of the Board of Drec-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce, to-
gether with the trustees of the Indus
trial Association will be held in the
secretary's office, Central Life build
ing tomorrow night at 500 o'clock.
Plenty of business Is to be taken up
at this meeting feature that prom
ises to enliven the evenings delibera-
tion will be an address by S F. Cohn
who will talk to the Ottawa men on
the subject of "The High Cost OF
Forgetting All directors and mem
bers of the Industrial Fund are urged
to be on hand tomorrow evening
The committee appointed by Presi
dent Griggs of the Chamber of Com
merce to look into the matter of the
proposed ottawa & Mendoza Electric
line have completed their report
which will be submitted at the busi
ness meeting tomorrow evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
BUILDING AND TRADES
COUNCIL ARE ASKED
TO HELP
BENEFIT Of v. R. c.
PROCEEDS WOULD De USED AS
EMERGENCY FUND FOR CO. C
WHILE IN ACriON-LABORlNG
MEN WOULD SUPPORT MOVE
MENT.

Whether Ottawa will have Labor
Day celebration or not viii he de
Trades Council Thursday evening, at
which time the matter will be thoroly
discussed.
A movement Is now being advanced
20 hold a Blk celebration here Labor
Day and the proceeds from the celt-
bration be turned over to the W. K.
c. for war use
The contention is made that the
proceeds aud the money made by the
w. K. c. finds direct use with the 10
cal hcys who go to The front, name
the members of Company G.
Members of the W. r. G. are willing
TO lend their support in staging the
Labor Day celebration and for this
reason the Building Trades Council
will give the matter their earnest
consideration While the w r. {.
are launching their campaign for
funds to be used for Company & the
drive In behalf OF the Red Cross con
tinues only with partial success.
If Ottawa steps in line in favor of
the Labor Day celebration it will be
the first city in the county to an
nounce their intentions Of commem-
Grating the day in an elaborate man
ner. II has ben nearly three years
since this city had any celebration
on Labor Day. while other cities n
this vicinity have always celebrated
the day.
The majority of the members o.
the Building Trades Council are il
favor Of such a celebration and it il
believed that the measure will pass
unanimously when 1t is'taken up lol
a vote by those in attendance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
QUIZ PRIEST IN
N. Y. GIRLS MURDER

New York, June 26-Fatber Casper
Moretto. an Italian priest. was sum
moned to police headquarters for fur
ther questioning today after he had
admitted that he had taken the con,
fession of Alfredo Cocchi. confessed
slayer of Ruth Cruger, before Cocchi
fed to italy,
Moretto strenuously denied that he
had concealed Cocchi about his jmm!.
grant lodging house for two days be
fore the murderer sailed He told the
police of Cocchi's confession after sev-
eral hours of severe questioning early
today. but refused to reveal the ma
ture of CocChi's statement Attention
was directed to Father Moretto after
Cocchi confessed to the Italian author
tiles that an italian priest in Charlton
street hardbored him for two 1ays he
fore he left New York. Father Nor
etto is manager of the st Raphael 80
ciety for Italian immigrants in Charl
ton street
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-26
MRS. EIDE is GIVEN
DIVORCE; SAYS TH0S.
THREATENED WITH AK

Mrs Emma Eide, of Ottawa. this
afternoon was granted divorce de-
cree from Thomas Eide, on testimony
presented before Judge Eldrodee in
the Circuit Court Among her charges
AGAINST the defendant Mrs. Eide ac-
cused him Of knocking her down and
then standing over with an axe bal
anced threaeninely above her head,
and promising TO let it drop when he
cot ready TO Kill her Interference Is
all that saved her from death. An
other time Mrs. eide claims Thomas
tried TO smother her with a pillow.
The l1des were married January 4
1863, and separated during the first
week OF February this year