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The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
woMEN's WORK COMMENDED.
Federal Food Administrator stsarns
says Bread 10 Holding the
Front Line.


''The toll and sacrifice that the wo-
men Of the countries associated with
u in this war have endured and are
enduring none but themselves will
ever know" states Thomas B. Stsarns.
federal food administrator for Colo
RADIO. Women whose nearest ap-
proAch to farm labor was TO train rose
vines to grow over their porches and
pick fresh sweet peas for their draw
ing-room table are doing the heavy
work OF . farm laborer. ;. They are
.ploughing. raising crops. feeding and
tending livestock. keeping cattle barns
and farm machinery In repair. Besides
the farming the women are practically
running the food factories. keeping
them going night and day as long as
they can obtain the raw products with
which to work. Down to the last child
these people have learned something
that very few people here In America
have 10 yet learned. 1t IL this: The
strength of the first line trenches de-
pends on the strength of the bread
line. A. long as the women can hold
the bread line under the shock Of war
the men can hold the trenches. When
the women fail the men fail"
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
go ON OR
GO UNDER"
BY Ross l. Hammond

(Mr. Hammond was a member of a party
Of fourteen who went to Europe in Octo.
beg and returned about December l. Of
this number ten were members Of Con-
gress. The party were guests OF the Brit
ish. French. and Belgian Governments
much of the time and were escorted by
representatives of these Governments up
and down the battle lines and were shown
many other official courtesies. Mr.. Ham
mond is publisher of the Daily and Tri-
weekly Tribune of Fremont. Neb.. and Is
filling many public speaking engagements
at the present time)
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
War Savings

Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps are the
most democratic of investments and America expects
every American to show love of republican institutions
by investing in this democratic security The aggregate
amount of the investments and the number OF invest
in these War Savings securities in way the
of the people of this great Democracy to the call of
the of democracy throughout the world and the vim
dcation of civilization and humanity.
They afford every person, however humble and how
small his means, the opportunity to contribute his
part to do his Bit in this great struggle against the mill
tary masters of Germany who seek to dominate the world
in contempt of justice and right and freedom and with
out conscience and without mercy.
Surely every American desires to have part in the
defeat of autocracy and the of liberty and right
Stamps for sale and information furnished.
First National Bank, Delta, Colorado
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26

In Norway. where no gasoline has
BEEN obta.nable for many months and
automobiles have practically ceased
running. experiments are being made
to operate motors with with acetylene
gas.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
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AUSTIN

Mrs. Ralph Lahdreth entertained a
number OF the Austin ladies at her
home, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Il. II. Landreth and children. of
Delta. spent Wednesday in Austin,
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
LOYALTY IS OUR FIRST DUTY
An Address Before optImist Club Of Denver.
BY HON. c. w. WATERMAN

gin to get ready now. by this sort of
discipline and universal military train
ing.
Must Help Helpless.
There Is another proposition. 1t
is coming. What are you going to do
when this war II over! 1t cannot last
always. What are you going to do
with those millions of men, many of
them wounded and helpless, whom they
come back to this country to be taken
care Of? You haven't the unbounded
West that you had after the Civil war.
The government must have foresight
enough to prepare to meet that situa-
tion. II We don't. we will be threat
ened with Bolshevikism and the whole
train of socialistic evils which they
have in Russia. Those men are going
to be entitled to be cared for. to be-
protected. and to be put upon the high
way of success. and it is the duty Of
the government of the United States
to take care of them.
No One Wants Charity.
Charity Is abhorrent to human ma
ture. Men need opportunity, and II
they can't create it themselves. let us
create 1t for them. Some one must
make it, and want to say to you, gen
uemen. that the American people have
got to wake up to the fact that those
who are unfortunate in one way or
another must have the way made easy
for them to make . living. Now, when
these soldiers come back. what are we
going to do with them? There are 35.-
100000 men in arms in the world to-
day. What II to be done! Demobilixe
them in the inverse order Of their
mobilization
Take these helpless men and train
them for some occupation where they
can take care of themselves. Take
those who come back with all ties
broken. family relations gone. hope it
self almost blasted: those men must
be trained In those cantonments and
places found for them SO that they can
take care of themselves.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26
Reduce tn. Land Holdings.


Reduce the Land Holdings.
This great big western country
must be split up. The government
must In some way make 1t possible to
divide the large holdings Of land into
small farms and make It possible for
these men. and men OF the over
crowded cities. To return to agricul-
tural pursuits and to borrow money
from the government for long periods
Of time and At low rates Of interest.
80 they can build for themselves, sup-
port themselves and their families and
aid the country.
1T does not make any differsnes
whether It IL the German language or
the Italian language or the Russian
language. 1t must 60 out of the public
schools. You know that when God Al
mighty wanted to break up the whole
system Of society In ancient times He
confused their language. and broke II
up. and He scattered all the people
over the face Of the earth and the
place was called Babel. Now. let "
take the inverse order and build up
the American people There 10 moth
ing on earth that creates that unity
Of purpose. that persistent driving
force OF patriotism, like . universal.
single language. and there IL no Ian
guage on earth 30 pure and simple aad
beautiful as the English language.
Loyalty. Loyalty, Just Loyalty.
LET us have unlimited loyalty! Let
that be our text! Loyalty to the gov
ernment OF the United States. because
II that goes down there is nothing
left. Let US have enthusiastic sup
port of the President OF tho United
States and the government OF the Unit
ed States. Let US stand for a vigorous
prosecution of this war to conclusion
which shall secure to US and to our
posterity a lasting peace, founded up
on righteous and final triumph OF
our arms, because the Kaiser con-
spired against our government: be-
cause he violated every tenet OF hu-
en- every pledge Of international rela-
tionship: because he has insulted and
deceived us; because he ruthiessly,
and without cause or excuse. slaught-
cred Belgium, because he sought to
parcel out our territory; and because
he murdered our women and our child
ren.
"And 90. gentlemen. while We stand
in the presence OF the dead patriots
Of England and France, commend for
our guidance. for our Inspiration and
for tho exalting genius Of our purpose.
those living words uttered by Abra-
ham Lincoln whom he poured out his
great soul amidst the soldiers dead,
at Gettysburg:
at IL rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task re-
naming before US: that from
these honored dead we take In
creased devotion to the cause for
which they here gave the last full
measure Of devotion
Peace for Pesterity.
Veterans Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. may you live to see the Star
Spangled Banner waving over the
palace at Potsdam. You have seen II
wave at Ann0ma ator and nv tha Nrtor.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-26

gin to get ready now. by this sort of
discipline and universal military train
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
DEATHS.

May A widow OF James Fisher. aged
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services Al her late residence.
No 26IO Wcst seventeenth street. on
Monday afternoon MAY 70. at O'Clock
lnferment al NJ Salem cemetery.
GAMBLER this city on May l6. 1915.
samuel b .Iamble aged 20 years
blacksmith shop Of ,the & II Co are
invited TO attend the funeral services at
his late residence. No los south Van
Buren street on sunday afternoon, May
10. at , O CLOCK ln'erment a. SilverbrooA
cemetery.
MCBRIDE In this cry. on May l6 1915.
J Robert only child of Harry ID and
Helen : Mcbride nee Connolly aged
II months
Relatives and friends are invited 20 attend
me funeral services a. The residence Of his
parents No 1908 Rodney street. on sun
day afternoon, MAY 10. al $50 O'Clock !.
interment a. kiveryiew cemetery
OIAIL-In New Castle Del on MAY IL
sterling in her 27th year
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
he funeral from the residence Of her
mother. Fourth and Harmony streets. on
Tuesday afternoon. May z a. 3 o'clock
slfSe' castgc lntermen5 1Gn ! IN c church i' yard
READ-At Brack-Ex Del. on May 16.
1915 Angus Read. aged IS years.
Relatives. friends, members Of Washing
Lodge No -. Is. Of p. are invited To at
tend the funeral services al ms late resi-
dence Brack-Ex Del. on Tuesday after
noon al 23O clock. Interment at Silver
brook cemetery
SMITH-In this city. on May IA. 1918.
Maggie A. Smith. widow Of John A. Smith.
aged 80 years
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 10 attend the funeral services al the
residence Of her daughter Mrs Cora Sharp
400 East TIL ird street. on Monday after
noon at O'Clock. lnterment at Whining
ton and Brandywine cemetery.
A patient sufferer at rest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
STOCKS STILL CLIMB;
BIG GAINS RECORDED
Mercantile Marine Issues Leaders
in Half Days Active Ses-
sion on Change.
nv Assrs~inted Press TO Evpry Evening


Wall Street. New York, May IS
Mercantile marine ISSUES again over
yhad owed all other stocks at the active
nneninp of todav's market In the first
half hour the preferred shares added ga
points 10 Yesterdays extensive advance
and the common rose almost : points
with a further gain OF 4 y for the u per
cent bonds
American international Corporation,
which has large shipping interests, rose l."
points.
Ind,lstrials and equipments were heavy,
stccls showing unscttlcmcnt.
Liberty Bonds irregular.
PRICES STRENGTHEN Is noon REPORT.
Sh,ppings were the center of interest
and activity IN todays stock market,
Marines and allied ISSUES adding To \
poInts to recent gains \ few spccialtt,s,
including Roval Dutch OIL, Studcbakcr.
Sloss-Shcfiicld Industrial Alcohol and LIN
seed also developed marked strength
Stccls and equipments reacted to Z
points in the early period under pressure
attributed 10 differences OF OPINION be
tween the Cove rnmcnt and the producers
regarding war requirements, but rallied
sharply later
Investment rails were dull and hcsitant,
hut some Of the MINOR tranSportatonS,
notably New Haven. strCngt hcned sub
stanilallv. The closing Was irregular
sales approxlmated 500000 shares.
Liberty - - sold At S9S to 20. first
Is ar o. to o50S, second Is At tS2 TO
~ aud g., : at o. "a 90 % 50
Lost something Try a classified
..I,-ertisc mont IN Every Evening -Advl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
.nrnpcrc1.Es 80 nIrYrLes

MOTORCYCLES ror .sie W. sso-
.,, ~ .Nghtfv .<e9 lf -a-t,at0 arf..-.
W. AVE lndiars Ilaricp- D.v1dsun- 4nd
.trr- jirerant makes .rr1e ''fH@
sds .us- 4nd lsoH r.
s.,e l4i,;s ptt1 -ide rar. stts~hal rf.--
a.,,i,es navs .rrn t-Adrd y u .r~
r,.,slsls navr sli t1un prrrhAnlrd +nd e-1
Ir l condition l -ltDnirk "nF tir'A-
sare Avenue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.

ESTATE of Florence VI. Crawford deressec
Notice IS hereby given that lett ~
administration upon the estate nf Florence
~ Crawford. late of Wilmington hundred
Louisa Crawford on the sncond day OF May,
A. -. 1913 and all Deraons indebted 70 tho
said fiecehaed are requested 10 make pay
fnent to the adfninlsttatrlK without deiay
and all persons having demands against
the decreased arc required - rHhibit and
Administrative on Or hef1Ye the Ffcund dh y
Of May. 4 -. 1919. or abdc by tho law ~
''''3 ANNA LOUISA CRAWFORD.
Administratrtx
Address Caleh r Burchcusl Esp. attor-
uey ~ law. Fpsd HuiidiHg. Wilmington.
t'si
NOTICE Eatate of Mary y Isttop. de
erased Notice is hereby given mat snrii
iary letters of admiDistrattnn uppp the
estate of Mary H. Hat ton late ~ aha
nokin IA deceased. were duty granted
unto cora Farnsworfh Hattou "H the ihr-
taenth day of May. a - i4l@ and al per
SONS indebted to tho said dccoascd are re-
quested to make payment go ilN ar'tilarv
administrators without delay, and al uff
sons having demands against i'c dcc"sard
same duly probated 20 tine said anrlarr
administ retriE or or before 'he thitte"utn b
day ~ MAY 5 y l"lo. "r shide bY he
iaw in his behalf
Cora Farnsvorth Hatton ancfllary al
nlnlstratrlE
Addrc,.s George Lodge E.sq attorney at
law. %o. W smith street. Wilmington
ilci
NOTICE Kstate Df levi q ltatt0n 80
ceased %ntiCc ig hereby given that aucfi
lars ioftrrs II administration upon tho
estate - levi o. Uatton ietc ~ -haWokfn
IA dcCeasrd wrrc dlliY granted unto fpra
Fsrpsworth lFattnn on thc thirteenth ia s
II Nav 4 - t0tR. and al persons ln
dehtol 80 hc said deceased are rrVurs TED
to uiakc payment tu tine anciliarY admins
tr&trtK without delay and an persons ha
ing demands against thr deceased srr Fo
Vlirnl to txhibit and present the safpo
duly prgbatrd tn thr said aucijary ad
rninistYatrix on ~ before tho thirtorutU ~
lay II May A - 1919 or abide ~ the
Law in This bRhalF
ezra Farusw"rtb Ha'ton. ancillayy al
miniEtrafrir
Address treorgr Lodge Feq attorney zt-
law. No " hinth street Wilmington
lJri
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

-AgF your otI tires we haze sy@oiaIko
Yu < prulese whereby tD Wafta~ 9nr Ytf
q ttre 80 can make it unt .uly pra~t rtly
ike new but gave yDI tlrc that Flll render
rylca 20 y0u Guaranteed igr 1nN .utat
f0r p@s than naf t-n yrice nl urw
,e also sperlalze D slicnniling Aii ~rts
guaranteed empire DOubl1 read
~ 5niplry street
4Dbk AutufnoDi' ywners. W0 rHF yt
autos and tires not sgttAbi@ fr- le" tiiEH
tst prpes paid lacDn frptEai, plt r'ef
a MIRA street } A. a DHpfD tp'IN- III
ttF TRrCR. yauni t.ev ae0J rnrSi-.,.
Nt tires gtFf b7c nKt~a tt~r lffr1'.f. 10
state Au-a rp. -tF A'rah -t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

GARpETa--i 900 carpets wanted 10 clean.
storage rooms, $3.50 and 81 I>et month
Hair mattresses and feathers rsroyatad
Both phones George 4. Lang Gu. 1905
Orange street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
WOMEN's SPECIALS.

AWNINGS repaired aud put up. Geo
Haworth. Dt2, 3l4 King street Phone
-. A. A. 2A02-l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

TpRD touring. 1916 Al condifiou price
s1r3 Diamond state Au'p 'o. ~ Ia'
uaU stffst
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

Lost something Try classified
advertise n,cnt IN Every Evening Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

FpItD touring car Prioe s2Gp Apply aft
IUptat slfftf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

FORD delivery o@r in At condition B..
anplry straes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

FOR 4Af,E PRACTICALLY tEW
IpIg FtED ibf iltff l.ft
ptIi.Y Eyt lPlki HAAIIr rt.
su, .up DfeNrftF -f tffDr
.aHl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

Btttk - A. touring car SIX yIlnder ETlff
buict - ~ roadster. six Yllndey. So ..
Both in Ruvd sbspf Walnut strns'
baFago tO1 tp9-ftl-sis Waluut 81
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

AUg OMOBti4E Hudson Hutrr-aiK lin
CUISINE. 1917 model Can ~ sf0n 10
aiDut Street Csrsgc. toBftb and Walnut
str~ets. Price s2.UDJ =. - Brtuu-
stein
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
''''A'I 'hI4NAIntrTqA rHAwroRD.

Address Caleb E Burcheusl Esa suor-
nov at Law. F1Sd Huiiding Wilmington.
del
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

FORDA delivery truck. iptf model. 90 or
anVe street GarsRr. lif brAnge .frse,
ttUrer rrlla'rd In 7sf.isf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

AUTOMOBILE Five pasaenRcr AisD
shop. isE14 ivN. for Tout Apply 7TJ
Shipiey street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
For the Attention of
Buyers of Paper and Printing
WARNING

DO not make v0llr estimates based
upon these prices without first calling rs
on The phone All mills throughout the
l'nited States have withdrawn prices
We are merely ISSUING this price list for
vour guidance As 10 what " A. the price
on Nav first
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
AUTOMOBILES ron SALE.

AUTpMOBII,Es-- Ford touring cars.
Good condition. Apply LAnCasier AsenuT
Garage. bI.s-ID lancaatsF Ave
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

automUbiies tor pAFts. any cUndltiVn
Adams street Garage. bU4 north Adams
street. pnyue 4tAI VI
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
ONE WAY OF MEETING
 THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM

Adopt Crop Plan That Will Make
 the Most Money.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
THREE HUSKY FELLOWS READY TO
 HELP OUT IN THE LABOR SHORTAGE

six times this amount of money ex- pended in labor. For example, one ton of good fertilizer will now cost about $46.00. The plant food in this quantity when applied to three acres of land will give an increase of about 750 pounds of lint cotton and 1,50O pounds of seed. The lint at BOG per pound amounts to $2250O, and the seed at $80.00 per ton amounts to $60.00, making total of $285.0O.
 Few business concerns net 50 per cent increase on money invested in labor, but, granting that the farmer will net 100 per cent on his invest ment in labor, and supposing that he pays $1.00 per day for labor, the $46.00 invested in fertilizer, when in- vested in labor, would net him $460O; whereas, when invested in fertilizer, it gives him net increase of $239OO. Thus it can be seen the tremendous advantage of supplementing labor with liberal applications of plant food
 Likewise an improved piece of ma chinery that makes it possible to cul- tivate an acre of cotton or corn with perhaps half the labor ordinarily em- ployed, and cultivate it better, should be looked to at this time as a source of help in facing the labor shortage
 Good seed of strain known to do well in :. community will do much to- ward increasing yialds, without an in- crease of acreage 'as.
 Is this not a time when the farnrcr should be sure to use these three crop makers. to the fullest extent, to off set, the labor shortage?
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
DO NOT PLANT SHORT VA
 RIETiEs OF COTTON THIS YEAR
HaIf-and-Haf Does Not Pay.

Select a standard variety of cotton and know what you are raising. The planting of mongrel varieties is bad business, according to the specialists with the Agricultural Extension Divf sion of the University of Arkansas who suggest the> following a. few of the good varieties for r:Arkansas farmers to raise:
 Triumph-Medium early to late-- big boil good staple.
 Sproull- Medium early to late-big boll-good staple.
 Rowden- Medium early to late-big boll-good staple.
 Cleveland (Wanamaker) Medium early-big boil good staple.
 Trice-very early small bolI-g good staple.
 Express-very early small boll- extra staple.
 Webber- Medium early medium bolls-extra staple.
 Foster-Medium early medium bolls extra staple. For further information. write to the Experiment Station. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

The Rock Island Lines, through its Safety Bureau, WARNS you that the following practices are | DANGEROUS, as indulgence therein too frequently results in loss of life, limb and minor acci- dents.
 Failing to Stop, Listen and Look Both Ways" before attempting to cross railroad track whether on foot or in vehicle.
 Trespassing upon the Right of Way, tracks, engines, cars or trains of any railroad. Permitting children to use the ! ,-a;lroad Right of Way as "short cut" CT using it as such yourself. Standing too close to track when a train is approaching. ,,,s1 Boarding or leaving moving trains.
 Leaving trains on side opposite the station platforms.
 Riding upon the platforms or steps of cars while in motion.
 Putting head or arms out of car windows.
 Permitting your baggage to re- main in car aisles. Permitting children to run about the train while in motion, or go from car to car unaccompanied by an adult.
 Throwing bottles and other ref use from moving trains.
 TAKING CHANGES Ar ANY TIME OR IN ANY PLACE.
 Help Us to Prevent Injury"
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
!. N. HARPER

). N. HARPER valuable < com mOdfty as labor. It must not be vast ed Now is not the time to employ labor to clean out fence corners, and to do other kinds of the less produc. tive work. There must be no lost mo- tiOn. Every lick must be made to count in answering the call of our na- ton and her allies, who are calling out to the farmer Give us bread Give us clothing!'
 The best way to economize labor on the farm today is to produce more per acre. The southern farmer will act most unwisely if hei tries to culti- vate too much land with the present supply of labor. A better plan would be not to increase the acreage devoted to cultivated crops, but to produce more per acre, by the use of fertiliz- CT, manure, good seed and improved machinery, all of which sw;,,i save la bor.
 One ton of good fertilizer will do more work in growing crops than will
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

AooPt crop Pldn mat VIII Makc
 the Most Money.
 By A. D. McNair, U. s. Department of
 Agriculture, Office of Farm Man.
 agement in cooperation with Fix
 tension Division, University of Ark
 ansas.
 The scarcity of farm labor for the present year requires that plans he laid to make what labor we have go as far as possible. One important way tof doing this is to use improved implements whereby one man can ac- conplish more work. Another way is to plant less cotton and more feed crops. and let hogs and cattle harvest the feed crops as far as possible. Cot ton requires more labor, acre for acre, than corn, wheat, oats or any of the Hay crops, hence to decrease the cot ton area to some extent and plant | feed crops instead means a saving of | labor. How much this saving is may < be shown quite clearly by stating the { number of men and mules required to farm 100 acres of land by different sfyssstems
 Where two-thirds of the land is in cotton and onestlhird ira corn, it will take about six ''hands' and six mules to farm 100 acres.
 If, however, 45 acres are planted In cotton, AS acres in corn and 10 acres> in wheat or oats followed by cowpeas the 100 acres can be farmed by five "hands" and five mules.
 If "A acres are planted in cotton fol- lowed by a winter cover crop. "A acres in corn, "A acres in oats or wheat fol lowed by cowpeas, 24 acres in early cowpeas which are harvested for hay in August, two acres in sweet pota- toes and two acres in late Irish pota- toes, it will make 100 acres of crops which can be farmed with four hands and four mules.
 Some men will adopt one plan and some another. but where labor is scarce it will be well to plan the crop system so that five men and five mules will take the place of six of each and in some cases the third plan may be adopted with still further reduction in the labor needed.
 While such plans would reduce the cotton acreage considerably they would not reduce the production in the same proportion. The land would be kept in a better state of fertility and hence the yield of cotton and corn per acre would be considerably increased. It would be case of rais- ing larger yields of cotton on fewer acres and of having an abundance of feed crops not only for work stock, but for the production of some ami nal products for sale.