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The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
NOT MUCH DOING AT BIG
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION YET

The convention at Chicago opened
Tuesday and the first two days were
taken up with appointing of commit
tee. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge gave
a rousing address on Tuesday, which
will be found IN detail elsewhere in
these columns. Mr. Lodge had pre-
viously been named temporary chair
man. On Wednesday he was made
permanent chairman.
The credentials committee reversed
the national committees findings in
only three cases. Two Missouri del
egates. unseated by the national COM
mittee, were restored.
The platform contains the following
planks: Good Roads. National Econ
omy. Private Control of Railroads.
High Cost OF Living, Woman Stuff
rage. Mexican and League of Nations.
With the exception of the last two
named, the platform was given out
by resolutions committee on wednes-
day.
The subcommittee OF resolutions
committee on Thursday unanimously
adopted the treaty plank providing
for condemnation OF the treaty and
league covenant in its present form
and prrising the senators who voted
against II, stating that any agreement
with any foreign nation must con-
form with American ideals and favor
fhg the principle OF an international
court to settle disputes between ma
tions.
The sub committee adopted the
Mexican plank. following the lines OF
the Henry Lane Wilson recommenda-
tions. II affirms the rights of
Americans to protection. but does not
advise intervention.
Dispatches late last evening stated
that Chairman VIII Hays had de-
clared that every effort would he
made. to force final action on the
platform at nm early hour
Chairman Hays said yesterday that
nominating speeches might be made
late Thursday evening. but might not
come until today fFriday) First bal
lot will probably be late this after
noon.
independent regrets that nomina-
tions cannot be published today. but
United Press dispatches will be con-
tinued throughout the convention.
kilograms received from Mr. VI.
y. Perkins. our delegate, state that
I.owden is making rapid gains. This
IS confirmed by press reports from
over the country.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
MIDWAY WoMAN'S CLUB
HAS GOOD SOCIAL TIME

The Midway Woman's club met
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. ]. F. Parks. A very fine lunch
was served at the close of the after
noon. The club meets every two
weeks and the next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Vivian Lawrence.
Those present were: Mrs. Vivian
Lawrence. Mrs. Hamilton Lawrence,
Mrs L. Wilkins. Mrs ]. Campbell.
Mrs. C. Campbell. Abbie Campbell,
Mrs. f. Taylor, Mrs. ]. A. Walker,
Mrs. William Beeson, Mrs. Alex Carl
son. Mrs. Bert Campbell, Mrs. George
McMullin. Mrs. George Lombard and
several friends.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
MoNTRosE MEN RIDE
HOME IN AlRPlANE

Monday evening, C. F. Adams, Hugh
Selig. Jess Nichols and f. J. Hartman,
all Montrose business men, passed
through the city on their way to
Grand Junction where they attended
the lecture by ex-President Taft, ex-
planning the league OF nations, as he
saw it.
Messrs. Nichols and Hartman furn-
ished the ballast for the big airplane
which flew from Grand Junction to
Montrose Tuesday morning for the
spring race meet The party passed
over Delta at 1865 a. m.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
DELTA. THE CITY OF DARKNESS.
AND THE REMEDY THEREFOR

Through an unfortunate chain OF
affairs Jour city is frequently plunged
into darkness. lasting all the way
from thirty minutes to an hour and
better.
A hurry call to the local office
brings the response that there is n
break in the transmission line near
Olathe. or somewhere else along he
line. or tree on the line. or some
other reason. and that tie trouble will
be remedied as soon ns possible.
And We have no donb. The this is
true. But when n thing of thir KIM
occurs during social function for
which many dollars haze been cN-
pended and many hours OF hard work
done. It IL nothing short of i calamity.
We all remember with kcenest re-
gret our Community Christmas Tree.
which resulted in such frost three
and half years ago. when. without
the slightest warning. the current was
shut off several miles away. while
hundreds shivered about laundering
over each other in their efforts to get
somewhere. the pitch darkness, excep;
for auto lights. continuing several
hours.
A few weeks ago big banquet was
prepared in this city and guests ar-
rived from all over this and Montrose
county, when, presto! Out went the
lights. leaving strangers with that
chilly sensation second only to chills.
This round. too, lasted for two
hours.
Wednesday evening the light and
power was cut off for over an hour.
Churches were prevented from hold
ing their services: the picture show
could not operate. private homes were
gdt out and the many business houses
who need light and power remained
ns idle as painted ship upon paint
ed ocean. while time, which waits
for no man, slipped quietly into OBJ
livion.
What, then. Is the remery? We are
told that there are certain portions
of the line where these breaks most
frequently occur By enlisting the at
tention and interest of the officials.
an emergency line could easily he
built nround this particular portion.
and used during q time like this.
There Ia too much business in Delta
to repeatedly stand for such service.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
MISS PENTicuFF JOINS
RANKS OF JUNE BRIDES

A friendship of several years dura-
tion, which began in the Delta High
school while the groom was a Junior
and the bride Freshman, eliminated
in pretty wedding at Montrose Sat
urday, Miss Irene Penticuff, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. Penticuff of Gar
net mesa, and Mr.. Donald Clifford of
Norwood being the principals.
By Encouragement, the young cou-
pie met at Montrose, the groom COM
ing from Norwood and the bride, ac-
tcompanied by her mother, going from
Delta. The ceremony was performed
BY Rev Wells of the Montrose Chris
tan church, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, A NJ Hurst, former Delta peo-
pie and close friends of the family.
Miss Blanche Ramey was also a guest.
The newlyweds left at once for Pu-
eblo, where they will visit relatives
of the groom. as well as Miss Alene
Penticuff, a student nurse at Mime
qua hospital, after which they will go
to Norwood to make their home. Mr..
Clifford is associated with the White
Mercantile company of that place.
Mrs. Clifford is a beautiful girl, with
winning ways. who counts her friends
b. those she meets. She has lived
In Delta since early childhood, coming
from Fort Morgan, Colorado, and
graduating from Delta High with the
class of rs. She taught school at Nor
wood and later served as an eff
rfart clerk at Mathers' store until she
left to unite her life with the friend
OF her school days.
The groom was student in the
School of Mines after leaving the
Delta schools, and when his country
called for stalwart men qualified in
every respect and served until his
discharge in January. 1919.
We unite in best wishes for happi-
ness and prosperity.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
KNOCKED DOWN Bv JACK
WHILE WORKING AT FACTORY

l.. b. Cushatt, a laborer' at the Col
orado Packing company's big plant
was knocked eenseless and received a
severe cut across the nose tho first OF
the week, by the slipping of Jack
which was being employed in raising
heavy construction steel in place.
DR.. Cleland rendered first aid treat
nients and the patient 10 getting along
splendidly, with no III effects other
thnn the abrasion on his face.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
FRED C. DAY is CLAIMED
BY STILL HAND OF DEATH

Word was spread about the city Sat
urday that Fred C. Day had passed
away at the home of his son Harold,
after severe illness of a week from
a parylectic stroke, though he had
not been well since the flu epidemic,
from which he suffered a year and
a half ago.
Frederick Clayton Day was born
in Chantigny. New York. August 20,
1856, and while young man moved
with his parents to Austin, Minnesota.
In 1856 he was married to Miss
Blanche Broderick, the young wife
dying but few years later leaving
him with one son, Harold V. Day.
now Of this city.
In 1901, Mr.. Day moved to CaIifor-
mia, where he lived for five years.
then he spent short time in Wash
ington, and about eleven years ago he
came to Delta, where he continued
to make his home until his death.
He passed from life June 5. 1920. at
the age of 63 years, months and G
days.
Mr.. Day is survived by his son.
harold V. Day. and four brothers, as
follows: Dr. W. 4. Day of Delta; E.
NJ. Day OF Ladysmith. Wisconsin.
Frank A. Day of Duluth. Minnesota
and 2, S. Day OF Fessenden, North
Dakota
Funeral services we're held at the
Remley mortuary. Monday morning.
June 7th, at 10 o'clock. and the re-
mains were inferred in the Garnet
Mesa cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
DELTA WILL HAVE REAL
BASEBALL THIS YEAR

A baseball association for Delta was
organized for Delta, Tuesday evening.
at an enthusiastic meeting held at
the Elks' clubrooms. The following
officers were elected:
Guy NJ. Blair, president: Theo.
Douglas. secretary and treasurer:
John Maxwell manager Lawrence
Adams. timekeeper: Ernest Engel-
hardt. transportation. and Roy L.
Smith. advertising. Walter Hillman.
Guy NJ. Blair, a. n. Fairbanks and E
S. Corbin were appointed members OF
the committee on finance.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
COMMITTEE GOES TO MoNTRosE
TO WAIT ON COMMISSIONERS

A committee from Maher. composed
of Frank Reveif. Sam Porter. Roy Cot
ton and c. Fl. Allyn went to Montrose
Monday with the object of appearing
before the Montrose county commits
sioners and attempting to get some
money spent on their end OF the Black
mesa road. They state that the money
Is being spent on the other end and
that about all that is being done 10
the roads up their way 10 being done
by DeltA county.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
ROAD AND BRIDGE DAMAGE
USES TIME OF COMMISSIONERS

The county commissioners met
Monday for the June session, Commits
sioners Harshman. Beckley and Rule
being present After few matters
had been discussed. including the
fairgrounds at Hotchkiss. the time was
spent booking over various roads and
bridges over the county which have
been damaged by the river They took
an adjournment "wednesday evening
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
CONTRACT LET TO n. A. MASTERS
FOR MArHERs' BUILDING

II. A. Masters. Montrose's expert
cabinetmaker. has boen awarded the
contract for making $1,000 worth of
fancy showcases for the new Matbers'
store which will bs built on the site
Of tho old Turner 4 Huntley building.
Mr.. Masters IL an expert In his limo
and wo know n Masters does II Il will
he done right.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
BRIDGE SETTLES AND
ACCIDENT NARROWLY AvERTED

The d. & R. G. railroad bridge near
Horchkiss began to settle last week
and at last reached maximum Of
ten inches from line.
A force Of men was on the scene
jacking up the dropping pier and soon
had II In shape again -. ~, =, !,
The Delta independent., 1920-06-11

Misses Evelyn Sherd and Emmu
Welty arrived homo Friday from Gun.
niFon, whore they have been Normal
students the past year. Both rre &C.
daredge girls.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Rathom Letter Accusing
Roosevelt Called Libelous
Caffey. However, Says State
Courts Are Only Source
for Action

United States District Attorney CAT
fey yesterday described as "plainly IL
belous" letter recently written by
John R. Rathom, editor of The Provi-
dence Journal, charging that Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. Democratic nomi-
nee for the Vice Presidency, has
destroyed or sequestered records of the
Navy Department while Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy. Mr. Caffey de-
cIared, however, that since the letter
containing the charges was delivered
TO Mr.. Roosevelt by hand, it did not
violate the postal laws and that there
fore any action Mr. Roosevelt might
take would probably have to be begun
in the state courts.
Mr.. Roosevelt 0n receiving the let
ter. which also was published in news
papers, referred it to Mr. Caffey for
advice. He said he considered Mr..
Rathom guilty of "criminal libel" in
circulating the charges.
In his statement Mr.. Caffey made
public report to the government con-
tanning an alleged confession obtained
from Mr.. Rathom by the Department
Of Justice on February 12, 1918 Mr..
Rathom is represented as having ad-
mtted making false claims of credit
for his newspaper for the suppression
of German activities during the war
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Harding Backs
Hoover's Views
On the League
Wickersham Gives Out Let.
ter, Written by Former
Food Head to California
Women, at Rally in CITY
Root Proposals Upheld
Would Use Best Parts of
Treaty to Develop the
Association of Nations

Senator Harding's views on the
League Of Nations were presented be-
lore Republican rally at the Hotel
Plaza last night in series of letters
read by George W. Wickersham. SEN
ator Harding was quoted as having
given his very cordial approval" to
sentiments expressed by Herbert Hoov-
er in letter to Mrs. Robert A. Bur
dette, of Mountain View, Calf.
Mr.. Hoover sent copy of his letter
to Senator Harding asking if the views
it expressed to the women of Cali
fornia met with the approval of the
Republican nominee. Senator Harding
responded on October 12, giving his
sanction to the use of the Hoover
letter as having been indorsed by him
The views to which Senator Harding
gave his approval were:
Il have no doubt our Democratic
friends will argue that they are mar
tyrs to adherence to a great principle
ir the unmooified covenant of the
League of Nations. They are seeking
martyrdom under a false premise.
The questions involved in the League
o. Nations concern one great principle
and numbers of alternative methods
Of its accomplishment The only prin.
c;ple involved is the preservation of
peace by an organized association of
nations. The Republican party and
Senator Harding have repeatedly ex-
messed their greatest devotion to
this principle.
article x and other articles of the
treaty that have been objected to by
the Republican party are but part OF
the methods Of reaching this great
object, of which there are many other
alternatives. These particular articles
adhered TO by the Democratic party
are methods that are to-day regarded d
by the majority Of our people as dan
gerous, not only to our own country
but to the success of the league itself
Even if these particular articles in
tne league contributed all the good to
the league that favorable view of their
text permits, they are so remote in
usefulness in its whole conception that
they furnish no warranty in good
craftsmanship for this delay in peace
and reconstruction.
MY personal view is that some ar.
tlcles Of the present treaty should be-
abandoned and others modified. Rut
other parts of the treaty are so inter
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
League Friends
Issue Reply to
Appeal of 81
Statement, Signed by 80.
Asserts Declarations of
Root and Associates Are
''Erroneous, Misleading"
Urges Election of Cox
Declares Republican Party
Merely Asks Blank Check
OH the Covenant Issue

Thirty-two prominent citizens ycs.er-
Ssy issued joint statement urg;no
sll supporters of the League of Ma
.ions. "the one compcnsating or con-
so.ng outcome Of the great war; to
vote for Governor Cox. The statement
is in the nature of reply to one
issued October IA by Elihu Root.
Charles E. Hughes and twenty-nine
others asking for support for Senator
Harding as means by which voters
eould most effectively advance tn.
cause Of international cooperation to
promote peace
The statement issued yesterday as
ierts that the one issued by Mr.. Root
md his associates is "an erroneous
snd misleading statement of facts" It
declares that "the Republican party
snd its candidates merely ask the
country for blank check. without
even pretense OF definite convictions
or specific intentions'
The signers of the statement asking
fer support for Governor Cox are:
Signers of Statement
Moorfeld Storey, Boston, former
president Of American Bar Association.
John G. Milburn, president of tho
Bar Association Of the City of New
York.
Judson Harmon, Ohio, formerly At
torn.y General Of the United States.
Robert s. Lovett, chairman Union
Pacific Railroad.
Charles ". Eliot, president emeritus
Harvard University.
Virginia c. Gildersleeve, dean Of
Barnard College
Charles H. Haskins. dean of the
Harvard Graduate School.
William Church Osborn, New York
franklin ". NJ. Cutcheon, New YORK.
Edwin 3. Parker, Texas.
Morgan J. O'Brien, former Judge Of
TIE Supreme Court OF New York.
Charles P Howland New Yorl
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Belgium's League Envoy
Praises Work of Council
Has Performed Duties Assigned
to 1t by the Covenant,
Paul Hvmans Saws

BRUSSELS. Oct. 81 (By The Asso.
clated Press dissatisfaction with the
manner in which the Council of the
League of Nations had functioned in
the period from the formation of the
league to the present, on the eve of the
first meeting of the leagues assembly
at Geneva, was expressed day by
Paul Hymans. former Foreign Minister
of Belgium .and representative Of that
nation in the leagues council.
"At the end of the first chapter of
the history of the league, with this
tenth session. said NJ Hymans in his
statement, 81 think it may be said that
the council has performed the duties
assigned to it by the covenant"
Nj. Hymans made this statement in
talking of the report which the council
will make to the coming meeting Of the
assembly.
81 regard the international financial
conference as one Of the most import
ant initiatives taken" NJ. Hymans CON
tinued. "Acting on the suggestion of
ed to appoint permanent commiss ion
in two sections. one financial and the
other economic"
Each section will comprise ten
members, one of whom may be an
American. The financial section will
be set up Immediately to continue the
work of the financial conference. If
this commission finds it necessary an
other financial conference will be held"
He said that the council had re-
ceived no intimation that Germany
would apply for admission to the
league at Geneva.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The headquarters
Of the League of Nations here was
closed this morning and the main body
Of the secretariat, numbering more
than 200 persons, left by special train
for Geneva. The secretaral body will
take possession of the leagues new
home in the Swiss city
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Baruch Calls Hearst
Charge a ''W anton Lie''
Retraction and Apology De.
manded for Saying He Gave
Treaty to Wall Street

Bernard M. Baruch yesterday made
PUBLIC telegram he had sent to Will
lam Randolph Hearst, at Los Angeles.
Calf, denying Mr.. Hearst's statement
in yesterday mornings New York
American that the program of the
League of Nations first became public
through the discovery of the copy of
its secret provisions sent the Wall
Street bankers by Barney Baruch." J."
Mr.. Baruch demanded that Hearst re-
tract the statement and apologize:
Following is the text of his tele-
gram: Your statement appearing in
The New York American Wednesday
october ~, in reference to me is abso-
iuteiy without any foundation in fact
IS false in every particular and de-
famatory in its character. You have
either been deceived as to the facts, or
IN order to deceive and arouse preiu-
olce, you have deliberately uttered 4
wanton lie. l demand an immediate re
traction and apology"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28

every vote cast for Governor Cox as
vote IN favor of the making--in that
contingency by Mr.. Harding himself
OF such an effort as we have described,
a vote for Governor Cox is a vote for
Americas finding way, whatever the
outcome of the election, for entrance
INTO the existing League of Nations
We know that vote for Senator
Harding is vote for nothing at pres
ent ascertainable; that it is merely a
vote of confidence, subject always to
Mr.. Harding's often expressed rejec-
ton of the existing league and insist
ence upon substantial unanmty in
support of anything to be attempted
Clearly. no one can say that when the
election is passed such vote will not
be claimed by Mr.. Harding and his
party to have been a vote for the pol
icy. of coldbloodedly selfish isolation
which is represented by the powerful
and bitterly belligerent element head
ed by Senator Johnson and Senator
Borah. who will almost certainly in the
future, as in the past, paralyze every
generous or broad minded impulse
which other members of their party
may be inclined to INDULGE"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
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New-York tribune., 1920-10-28

twined with the stability of Europe
and so necessary in order to secure the
cooperation of many other nations who
have joined it that practical Republican
craftsmanship WILL in order to use al,
in it that is good for the development
Of the great principle to which the
party has pledged itself, build upon the
foundations of the existing treaty, and
also include the great step in organiza-
tion of the court of international JUS
tice recently advanced in Europe by
Senator Root"
The rally was held by the Republi-
can organization of the 18th Assembly
District. The speakers we're Professor
Robert McElroy, Of Princeton Uni
versity; Schuyler NJ. Meyer, candidate
for the state Senate; Assem- blyman
Joseph Steinberg. candidate for re-
election, and Winthrop ". Aldrich,
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Governor Coolidge Here
For Big Parade Tonight
Nominee Will Make Speeches
in Various Sections of the
CITY To-day

Governor Coolidge arrived in New
York from Boston last night. To-day
he is scheduled to make speeches in
various sections of the city. The
Governor tonight will review the
monster procession which has been
planned by the Business Mems Repub-
lican Club.
Every business and profession in the
city will be represented in the parade,
which will move up Fifth Avenue as
far as Fifty seventh Street The
marchers will begin at p. m. with
Madison Square as the mobilization
center for paraders
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Prediction of Senator Ricci's
Choice as S. Envoy Retracted

ROME, Oct. 27.-The Popolo Romano,
which yesterday asserted that Senator
Rolandi Ricci was to be appointed Ital-
ian Ambassador to the United States,
to-day retracts the statement.
In official circles it was said that no
definite decision concerning the new
Ambassador to the United States had
been reached, ewing to the fact that no
notification had been received from
Washington as to whether the person
suggested for the post is persona grata
% the American government.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28

headquarters. sent the challenge tc
Harry s. New, in charge of the Re,
publican speakers bureau.
Senator New announced he would
ignore the challenge
II haven't any speaker here, in the
first place" Senator New said, "and il
| had dozen I wouldn't pay any ntten.
ton to the proposal. We will let tn,
Democrats go ahead and make their
own m campaign in their own way"
Mr.. Doremus proposed Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise. of New York, to represent the
Democratic and pro-league side in the
suggested debate
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
New Spurns Democratic Plea
For .Ioint Debate on League

CHICAGO, Oct. Democratic ma
tional headquarters here to-day issued
challenge to the Republican national
headquarters for a debate on the
League Of Nations. to be held in Chi
cago on Sunday.
Representative Frank Z. Doremus,
chairman Of the MIDI w est Democratic
New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Daniels Says Swing to Cox
Has Put Republicans in Panic

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-secretary Jo-
sephus Daniels declared here to-day
that the swing to Cox in the East, the
Middle West and the West had thrown
Republican leaders into panic from
which they could not recover
Everywhere I have found hundreds
Of thousands Of Republicans who are