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The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
MEETING WELL ATTENDED

| The meeting at the high school audi
torium last Thursday evening, which
had ben arranged by the high school
faculty, and to which all parents Of
high school pupils were invited, was
remarkably well attended, a large
number of both fathers and mothers
responding.
Prof. A. J. Foster presided and ex-
planned briefly the object of the meet
ing, which was to talk over the matter
Of wholesome and agreeable social ac-
tivities for high school boys and girls.
He explained that the faculty believed
that the most satisfactory manner of
handling the situation is to group the
pupils into various squads. inasmuch
as about half the pupils like to dance
and are permitted by their parents to
do SO. and the other half cares moth
ing for dancing or is not permitted
to dance. that by the group method the
pupils could attend the affair Of their
choice and remain away from others.
Mrs. W. L. Mack then favored the
audience with two delightful vocal
solos. after which Mrs. C. NJ. Hooker
gave an informal talk along the line
of amusements. She was followed by
A. c. Remington with his views.
neither speaker conflicting materially
with the other.
Mrs. Oliver B. Cook then rendered
very pleasing solo which was heart
lily applauded. Both ladies were ac-
companied by Mrs. w G. Hillman.
L. L. Beahm, high school principal,
then gave a review of the social ac-
tivities of the high school during the
school year, 1921-1922. for the purpose
of showing that not nearly so many
ited-or charged-to the high school.
had actually be held at or under the
auspices of the high school
The real clash came when the sub
ject Of dances sponsored by the high
school came up for discussion Every
body agreed that pupils should be
kept at home the first four nights of
the week. but the last two. particularly
Friday night seemed to be the hing
ing point, The pros and antis SEEM
ed to be about equally divided. al
though no vote was taken to determ-
inc the exact sentiment
Perhaps some were impressed by
their opponents viewpoint. but it ap.
peas that those who "were convinced
agahist taeir wifi remained of the
same opinion still"
At any rate it was a mighty nice
thing for the faculty to give the par
ents an opportunity to express them
selves and it is probable that future
meetings will bring about at least a
better understanding. and that this is
a stepping stone to the organization
OF parent-teachers' association which
is the dream of SO many. both parents
and teachers.
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
He Came Back.


When A. J. Ice returned to his home
at Caddis. Ohio. little over year
ago. after several weeks visit here.
he declared his intention of selling
off his property and returning here to
make his home. This week he made
that promise good and on Sunday. in
company with his two sons. one daugh.
ter and niece. arrived with their
personal effects. They left Caddis on
Oct 3 in Kirk car. and made the
entire 1860 miles without puncture
or even having to initiate their tires
in eleven days. They shipped their
household goods and are looking for a
house in town for the winter. The
Young Mr.. Caddis. who remained last
fall with the J. w. Rogers family. is
greatly improved, in health and his
father expressed himself as greatly
surprised and pleased to note so much
improvement.
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
MRS MARY RosLEE DIES
AFTER BRIEF H.. rs

When the Angel of Detah called to
eternal rest Mrs. Mary Catherine Rob-
lee Saturday, Oct. IA, a distinct sor-
row fell upon the community, for it
had not been generally known that she
was i'll, nor indeed that she had re-
turned to Delta.
Mrs. Roblee left Delta nearly a
year ago. to make her home with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Anthony Wiltheis
and her two daughters. the Misses
Mary and Carrie wiltheis.
She had business interests here and
on Sept. IL left Seattle for Delta.
Soon after her arrival she was taken
Ill, but her illness was not OF such a
nature that she felt the need Of a
physician. On Tuesday night Of last
week Mrs H. F. Cook, at whose home
she was visiting, called a physician
and on Friday she had reached a stage
where 1t was necessary to remove her
to the hospital. She was beyond
earthly aid, however, and Saturday
night the light faded and her spirit
was taken away. Her Illness was de,
scribed as paro-typhoid fever. aggri-
vated by n weak heart.
Mary Catherine Wiltheis was born
at Milheim. Pa. on the 25th day Of
August, 1S43. In early girlhood she
united with the Congregational church
at Elgin. ILL.,, where she retained her
membership. She was united in mar
riage to Morgan A. Roblee during her
early womanhood. coming to Colorado
for that purpose. they having met in
Illinois several years previous. They
made their home at various times at
Leadville, Gunnison, Ouray and Delta,
as Mr.. Roblee's work would necessi-
tate. For thirty years he was en-
gagged as conductor with the Rio
Grande railroad. and about fifteen
years ago they purchased a ranch on
Redlands mesa which still belongs to
the estate.
Mr., Roblee passed away five years
OF the union. Ina Roblee Evans. who
succumbed to influenza in 1919. leav-
ing the aged mother alone except
sister -in-law. Mrs. Anthony wiltheis
and her two daughters. at Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs. Roblee passed from life Oct
II. 1922. aged 70 years. month and
10 days.
Funeral services were held from the
Remley mortuary Wednesday after
noon at 2:3O a'clock. conducted by
Rev. r. f. Sherman OF the Presby
terian church. A large gathering OF
sorrowing friends, including members
of the woman's Relief Corps. OF which
she was n member. followed the re-
mains to the last resting place.
Mrs. F. W. Grove and Miss Wynne
KiIlian sang Nearer. Still Nearer"
and abide with Me-" Miss Kate XII
lian accompanying Mt the piano.
Interment was in Garnet Mesa cen
etery by the side OF the husband and
daughter
Hold thou thy cross
Before my closing eyes:
Shine through the gloom
And point me to the skies.
Heavens morning breaks,
Its glories now I see
In life. in death. oh Lord.
Abide with me"
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
HERE ARE NINE POINTS
ON cHURcH-GOiNG
(By Theodore Roosevelt)

/. In this actual world, a church.
less community. community where
men have abandoned and scoffed at or
ignored their religious needs, is a
community on the rapid down grade
2. Church work and church atten.
dance mean the cultivation of the
habit of feeling some responsibility for
others.
3. There are enough holidays for
most OF us. Sundays differ from other
holidays in the fact that there are fif.
ty-two of them every year-therefore
on Sundays GO TO CHURCH.
4. Yes. know all the excuses. /
know that one can worship the Crea-
tor in a grove OF trees, or by a run.
ming brook, or in mans own house
Just as we'll as in church. But !
also know as a matter of cold fact
that the average man DOES NOT
thus worship.
5. He may not hear a good sermon
at church. He will hear a sermon by
a good man who. with his good wife.
is engaged all the week in making
hard lives a little easier.
6. He will listen to and take part
in reading some beautiful passages
from the Bible. And IL he is not fam
dliar with the Bible, he has suffered a
loss.
Z. He will take part in singing
some good hymns.
s. He will meet and nod or speak
to good, quiet neighbors. He will
come away feeling little more char
table toward all the world, even to-
ward those excessively foolish young
men who regard church-going as a
soft performance.
9. advocate a mans joining in
church work for the sake OF showing
his faith by his works.
Delta Community Go to Church
Campaign.
Sunday Services October % to No
vember % inclusive.
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
To Winter on Coast.

q "TTI0ST UT OVdSts
Fred Fogg. the carpenter and build
er. expects to depart for California
the first of next week. where he will
take life easy d uring the winter
months. hoping to return to Delta in
early spring ready to handle any kind
of building contract.
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
Mrs. Be atty in ooden.

Mrs. Beatty in Ogden.
Mrs. Tom Beatty left Saturday for
a visit with her daughter. Mrs Ethel
Bunnell and family. She will be alb
sont from Delta several weeks.
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
MARKET REPORT.

The following prevailing market quo
tations (wholesale) furnished by the
Associated Fruit company. Oct. 10:
Potatoes. per cwt,, paying soc
Onions. per cwt.. paying ---S5c
The Delta independent., 1922-10-20

Extra fancy Jonathans, selling for
S1.35 per box.
Fancy Jonathans selling for $1.1O
per box.
"B" grade Jonathans selling for Soc
per box.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-25
Gov. KENDALL
ATTACKS RATE?

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county boards, and that ps
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retained by counties for W
'@Sarv road system.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-10
The Rotten Public

Hobart Bosworth, the movie star,
said whole mouthful when, in an ad-
dress before the California Club at
San Francisco, he declared:
"You who comprise the public think
that we of the motion picture world
are rotten. We know you are. We
know that you are rotten, for we
know the appeal you demand of us.
You won't come to the theater to see
anything but pictures that reek with
sex appeal"
The public in this world demand
what they get, and get what they de-
mand. No tyrant ever sat on a
throne that wasn't kept there by an
overpowering army of tiunkies. No
oppressive laws were ever enforced
without the sanction and cooperation
of servile subjects. The politics, So
cial conditions and religions are what
the public demand. Politicians, social
leaders and clergy know what the
public want, and give it to them. If
the public did not demand war there
would not be any. If the public did
uOI QGIlldllu d SOClSIy Will oSClCSO Ca
ploiters on top and useful workers at
the bottom such a society could not
exist. The world is rotten, because
the public want it to be rotten, and
the rotten movies that the film stars
picture merely portray the rotten pub
lie that want the rotten movies.
And the film stars do not begin to
picture the rottenness of the rotten
public. Only small fraction of it.
The daily papers far outstrip the film
stars in featuring the rottenness that
the rotten public demand If the pub
| lie wasn't rotten it couldn't stomach
the rotten dailies. The dailies do not
only reek with sex appeal, society
scandals and shady stories, but they
also reek with brazen lies, which are
worse. They picture exploitation and
was as the gospel of Christ, and put
halo on the heads of scoundrels.
And the rotten public swallows it
whole. Swallows it with a rotten rel
ish.
Here is an example, picked at ran
dom. Ga-be-nah-gewn-wonce, Chip
pewa India, died the other day, at
the age, it is claimed of 1877. He re-
membered the war of 1912. In COM
menting upon the death of the aged
Indian a prominent daily remarked:
''The Chippewa Indian in his 1877
years knew less of real life than Napo-
leon knew in ten seconds, as he took
the crown in his own hands and put it
on his head. 1t is how much, not how
long you live that counts
This reeks with nothing more or less
than a psychological appeal to pat
tern life after a blood-thirsty Napo-
leon instead of supplemented Chip
pewa Indian that lived long in the
land of his fathers. Ga-be-nah- gewn-
wonce was not great in the eyes Of
the rotten public. He lived too close
to nature and too far from the hauntS
of plutocracy and poverty, crime anC
hypocrisy to become great. He nevel
butchered his way to a throne as the
great Napoleon did. He never madc
any millions cornering the necessities
of life. Never even gave dollar t
convert the heather. Didn't know ;
thing about secret diplomacy, or hoN
to stampede rotten public into wal
He was failure, this old Chippew;
Indian-knew nothing of real life
knew less than the short-lived Napo
leon, the master genius of murder, anC
idol of the rotten public.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-10
West Va. Miners
Are In Dire Straits
(By Federated Press)

Cleveland-Following the personal
appeal by committee of West Vir-
ginia miners to chiefs of the Railroad
Brotherhoods in Cleveland, w. S.
Stone, grand chief Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, has sent out
a circular to the local divisions of the
organization, asking individual contri-
buttons from the engineers to aid the
miners relief committee that is now
endeavoring to save $4,000 destitute
miners families from perishing for
lack of food. The miners of West
Virginia themselves contribute $12,-
900 week, but the &c cents per fam
lily thus raised is wholly inadequate
to buy even beans and cornmeal for
the starving miners and children.
According to evidence furnished by
the miners, the Red Cross in West
Virginia is dominated by the mine
owners, and has done very little to re-
lieve the situation beyond offering re-
lief to miners who will sign non-union
contracts.
The need Of the miners for imme-
diate assistance is emphasized in a
leading editorial Of the March Engi-
neers Journal, which asserts that the
policy of the mine operators is to
starve the miners by unemployment
so that they will be penniless and
helpless in case a national mine strike
is forced upon them April l.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-10

and to entail mammoth war debt
which multiplies taxes to the extent
that the schools are left to decay and
crumble
Many of the public school buildings
in Newark are overcrowded, the high
school being especially so, and the fol-
ditions in that building were obtained
from authentic sources:
The Newark high school building
has facilities to take care of 600 pup
lis. The present enrolment is 956.
Session rooms have from five to fif-
teen more pupils than can be sup
piled with desks. Every room in the
building which is at all fitted for ses-
sion rooms is being used. The ideal
high school class should consist of 20
to 25 pupils. Newark high school has
a number of classes with 35 to 38
pupils. The balcony of the chapel is
being used morning and afternoon as
study hall. There is one manual
training teacher and one domestic
science teacher. There is no oppor-
tunity for any more because there is
neither room nor equipment. To take
care of the present enrolment as the
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools demands
there should be 40 teachers. At pres
ent there are % and no room for any
more.
1t occurs to the writer that if some
of our learned business and profess
sional citizens were so imbued with
love for America and it's principles as
they pretended during the war, they
would use some of their eloquence
and influence to adjust the present
conditions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-10
Won't Accept Cossacks.

Baltimore-Organized labor's oppo-
sition to the cossack system has
alarmed the hackers of this plan who
are urging the state legislature to
adopt it. Suggestions of amendments
to the bill are answered with an en-
phatic "No" by the unionists, who de-
clare that no amendment will be ac-
ceptable.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
YOUNG CHATHAM KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

Sunday afternoon about o'clock,
Bryan Chatham, Chester Hall, Ralph
Kelsey and Lee Clifton were sitting
on the bank of the Chenoweth pool,
when a bolt of lightning was flashed
down in their midst, killing Bryant
Chatham outright, seriously burning
Chester Hall and injuring Ralph Kel-
sey and rendering Lee Clifton for a
short time unconscious.
Lee was the first to recover from
the shock, and Immediately gave the
alarm, the neighbors upon arriving
on the scene found one boy dead and
the others injured at stated.
Young Hall, at the time of getting
our information monday afternoon
was confined to his bed with his life
hanging in the balance.-Springfield
(Colo.) Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS

The people south of us are grow
ing stronger and stronger in favor Of
a railroad from Forgan to Hooker. It
seems to amuse them hugely because
they have at last got Liberal afraid
of them. 1t is going to be hard on
us to if Byers does not get the K &
o finished to the Santa Fe because
by the new order of the City Council
the franchise of this road will be TAX
EN- away if it is not finished by the
latter part of this month. The town
will lose lot Of friends as well as
business if this order goes through.
Here an appeal to the business men
of the town to get behind Mr.. Byers
and get the road through at both
ends.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
CLIMBING HIGH

Nearly a month ago word was re-
ceived from the party climbing Mt.
Everst that they had reached the
height of 26,SOO feet without having
to use any oxygen to compensate for
the rarity of air. This is 1000 feet
higher than the record altitude in
mountain climbing. Yet there was
still virtually 1000 feet more between
the climbers and the summit of Mt.
Everst. Though no word has been
received they mays have reached the
summit by this time though Climb
ing in that district is almost impos-
sble after July l because of the rainy
monsoon season.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
CUTTING 100 ACRES PER DAY

The wheat is being harvested at the
rate of 100 aches per day on the Nor.
ton Richardson ranch near Belmont
Kingman county.
They have been using a speedy met
nod of getting their 1900 acres cut.
This year they purchased two tractors
one an SIG and the other 1880 Tit
an, and also three binders, one of
them 7-foot and the other two ten foot
The larger 1880 tractor pulled one OF
the ten foot binders from the drawbar
with the 7-foot trailing behind pulled
by a special attachment. The other
10-foot binder was pulled by the SIG
tractor. Altogether they cut 81
footswath thru the field With this
combine equipment they are able to
cut 100 acres day.
Guy Swanson a farmer living near
Hutchinson has been pulling two 8-ft.
binders behind his Titan tractor this
year. The binder directly behind the
driver has a special lever attachment
so that it can be operated by the trac-
tor driver.
o. L. Redd, who farms the Sentney
farm near Hutchinson has been trying
out one of the new Mccormick grain
shockers this year. He pulls his bin
der and the shocker attachment with
five horses and has been very we'll
pleased with the work of the auto
matte shocker. 1t sets the shocks up
in better shape than they could be set
by hand.
J. w. Hopkins of Satanic has 1000
acres of wheat which will average 40
bushels to the acre and is admitted to
be the best field of wheat in the state,
according to R. j. Patterson, represen-
tative of the International Harvester
Co. of that territory. Mr.. Hopkins has
been using two combined harvester
threshers to harvest his wheat and
some of the acreage has made more
than so bushels to the acre.
Fred Shave, farmer near Satanic
has been useing harvester thresher
this year. He has a 1920 Titan trac-
tor which pulls the combine with "a
wagon trailing behind sometimes load
ed with as much as 72 bushels of
ofua-fol etaoshrldu eta ioetaoi "a
wheat. News.
The Majestic Theatre entertained
the Boy Scouts at the matinee Sat
urday.
The first keyless watch is said to
have been made by a Frenchman in
1854.
On three of the government game
reserves this year were born buffalo
calves, twenty six in all. The in
crease is Encouraging for it seeus to
indicate that buffaoes have at last
accepted the restraints of civilization
and are no longer in danger of be-
coming extinct.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
BIG SUM FOR GOOD ROADS
More than 500, 100000 will be

More than $1OO,OO0,O0O will be
spent for good road construction in
the fiscal year beginning July 1. This
will be brought about through FEEDER
al aid. Many states are to receive
appropriations under agreement that
they, spend an amount equal to the
appropriation. When these roads
are finished they along with the 49,
900 miles of road constructed last
year will make up about II, 200 miles
of the 10000 of good roads esti-
mated in the system of federated
roads now being outlined.
The Tucker Radio station has con-
structed a new aerial 70 feet high.
The work sheds are up and work
on the new $1sO,OOO high school
building will be begun right away
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20
A WONDERFUL COUNTRY


California may be the Golden
State" but person looking out over
the seas of wheat on the Kansas
prairies could not but think that Cal
ifornia would have to be lawfully
golden" to beat that. Liberal is in
the center of acres and sections of
wheat. The largest yield in the coun-
ty was on the Carl Brown farm south
of town-eighty five acres averaged
4S bushels to the acre, another plot
on the same farm averaged 35 BUSH
els per acre. There was very little
real bad wheat and the average ran
all the way from Is to 4S. There
is some that has not been cut yet and
the general average is not known.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-20

REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMTTEEMEN
Liberal City, FirstW Ward, T. w. CAV
Liberal Ward, j. N. Evans
Liberal Ward L. /. Holland.
Liberal Township First Precinct, Err Richardson
Liberal Township, Second Precinct 40. Edmonds.
Seward Township Precinct, Lee Rhiness.
Seward Township Second Precinct, to be filled.
TargoT Township, First Precinct VIC. Stout
Fargo Township, Second Precinct Miller Brown
Fargo Township Precinct, o. R. Young.
DEMOCR ATIC PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN
Liberal City, First Ward, A. A. Farmer
Second Ward, p F. Hanlin.
Liberal City, Third Ward. j.. B. Miller
IiberalT Township First Precinct, ]. A. Muse.
Liberal Township, Second Precinct, A. H. Thompson
Township, First Precinct, Riley
Township Second Precinct, Adam Rdehour.
FargoT Township, Precinct, e. B. White.
Fargo Township Second Precinct, ]. G. Benson
FargoT Township Third Precinct, NJ D. Grossman
primary will be held the polling plave each
precinct eight o'clock the morning and six o'clock
the City of Liberal of
qualifications for voter but not in the precincts outside
the city of Liberal
whereof hereuno hand and affixed the seal Of
County this 9Th day of july 1922
ABE X. STOUFER,
fSeaD dts County Clerk.