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MERCER URGES THAT
DUPRE BE HANGED

ATLANTA, August 28.-"Thc
theory of the law is not to punish
the evil doer as a matter of ven
geance but wholly for the purpose Of
lettering others who may be inclined
to commit crime, and that i5thc only
excuse for the execution of the
courts sentence in the Dupre case,
and the only excuse for the maud
lin sentiment to make a Frank and
Betty romance of very serious
crime against society. Young boys
and girls all over Georgia are watch
ing the course of the ugly chapter
in our criminal history"
The foregoing statement was made
here today by Hon. Jesse Mercer,
former newspaper man and now sec
rotary of the Georgia League for
Law Enforcement through CONSTITUTE
ed Authorities,
Mr., Mercer made perhaps one of
the strongest speeches ever heard at
the state capitol when he appeared
before Governor Hardwjck to oppose
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BROWN DEFENDS
ADMINISTRATION
States Agricultural Department
More Efficient Than Any
Other

ATLANTA, August 28.-That the
Georgia Department Of Agriculture
spent less and gave more efficient
service than any other such depart
ment in the Southeastern states was
the declaration here today by J. J.
Brown, commissioner Of agriculture
for Georgia.
Mr.. Brown bases his statement on
the report Of the state auditor. The
auditors report showed that the to-
tai income of the agricultural depart
ment $604,987.79, giving a profit Of
over three hundred thousand dollars
placed in the treasury Of Georgia
The expense Of the department for
the past year, including the labora-
tories, the fertilizer, oil, pure food,
market, drug and veterinary depart
ments, was only 1927, 466.84.
Capt Ledbetter, oil inspector at
Rome, on discussing the work of the
department today, said that the oil
inspectors collections represent one
twentieth of the total revenue cf The
state. He said also that this revenue
plus that collected from the oil and
gasoline tax amount to - per cent
of the total state revenue.
The department Of agriculture
has done a glorious work for Geor-
| gia under the present administra-
tion," said Capt. Ledbetter. 1T
caused the building of potato cur
ing houses that have saved thousands
of dollars to farmers. It's plan of
marketing cotton has saved thou
sands of dollars. It's work of CO.
operative marketing of all crops has
been a success and that will mean
much to Georgia plnaters.
Commissioners Brown, according
to agricultural experts here, has
weathered the storm of criticism
which has come out recently from his
opponents and unfriendsly interests
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u. 5. MARSHAL KILLS
SELF IN MACON HOME.

MACON, August %. -~ John c.
HeckIe, 80 years Of agc, Office depu-
ty United States marshal Tor more
than sixteen years, shit and killed
himself Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Airs NJ. {. Tharpe,
IN Bellevue:
Ill health is said to have oeen the
cause of the act. MIR. Heclde suffer
ed from malaria more than year
and half ago, which was followed by
nervous breakdown He had been
melancholy for some time and told
friends on Saturday that his health
was getting worse instead of inn
proving. t#s
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became minister of local government
in the first Dali, devising the plan
whereby town boards refused to turn
over books, papers and money to
British government representatives..
Jails were soon filled with Irish town
clerks, but the local government was
paralyzed as far as the British were
concerned.
Cosgrave was one OF five in the
Dali cabinet who sanctioned the
peace treaty During the long Dali
debate he was notable for his softly
spoken, witty speeches which sub
dued the anger of treaty opponents.
He converted wavcring members by
h5s mastery of government affairs.
Like Mulcahy, Cosgrave is below
middle height, He is fair, with gray
hair and mustache, and his face
shows indelible marks of prison suf-
fering.
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more deaths in September than any
other month you should b. on your
guard. his disease is beginning this
year little earlier than usual.
Those vino cannot pay Cor the anti
toXine may secure it free from the
state board of health, and tho2e who
are able to pay for it can buy
it through the board al greatly re-
duced price. The antitoxlre Is the
only cure but 1t must. 6e used early
in the disease. Delay may mean
death Of the child
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.AHY WILL
Be NEXT Chief
Ireland Locks To Him To Sue.
coed To Collins
Place
BY MILTON BRONNER.

-
LONDON, August 28.-Ire2and
looks to Richard Nfulcahy to be 4
second Michael Collins and William
Cosgrove to he a second Arthur Crit
nth.
Mulcahy, already raA,i command
er-in-chief Of the Frcs S.a.r army,
is generally believed to Rave been
Collins own choice for the post Cos
grave will likely head the ministry
when the Dali Eircann meets Sept.
Z.
Short in stature and spare of frame,
with the youthful smoo,h-shaycn face
of scholar rather than a fighter,
Mulcahy is credited with having
been the organizing brains in mill
tary affairs behind Collins daring
leadership.
Cosgrave is one of the few Dali
members having a wide knowledge OF
public affairs, best fitted, it is
thought, to take the political helm.
Both men strongly supported the
treaty with England negotiated by
Griffith and Collins.
Was Postal Official
s Nulcahy Is the son Of the post
master of Glare and himself began
life as a postal official. In 1916 he
Joined the uprising and was the real
lrader in the fight at Ashbournc.
Dismissed from the postal service, he
became a student in the medical de-
partmcut of the National University.
z Later he was admitted to the inner
councils of the Sim Fem and rose to
chief of staff of the Republican ar
my. In the famous battle in the Dali
over ratification of the treaty last
winter it was conceded that the re-
suit hung upon Mulcahy's stand.
Quickly joining Griffith and Col
Inns, his speech was doubly cffec-
tive.
The majority Of the soldiers, who
loved and trusted Collins and Null
cahy, followed them into the treaty
ranks. Mulcahy became minister of
defense in the provincial government
and remained chief of staff Of the
army.
Cosgravc Ex-Alderman.
Cosgrave for years was an alder.
man in Dublin He participated in
the 1916 uprising and when the Brit
ish stormed South Dublin workhouse
he was in command of the defenders.
He was sentenced to death, but, this
was committed 10 life imprisonment
because he had merely taken COM
mand when his younger brother, his
superior officer, was killed.
Granted amnesty in 1917, Cos.
grave was elected Sim Fem member
Of parliament for Kilkenny City, He
was sent to Mount JOY prison by the
British and took part in the famous
hunger strike that resulted in the
death of Thomas Ashe.
Released From Jail.
4 He was released in bad health and
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DIPHTHERIA IS ON THE
INCREASE IN STATE

ATLANTA, August Is There is
a probability Of an epidemic Of diph-
liberia spreading over the state, ac-
cording to the state board Of health
officials
In July just passed there wee 55
cases reported to the state board
Of health, but in August I'D TO The
10, there were l79 cases which was
more cases during the frst half Of
August than during the whole month
previous, and as dipFthcr'a cases
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RAPID WORK ACCOMPLISHED

VALDOSTA, August 28.-Rapid
work is being made, on the prelimm-
airy survey Of Gtand Bay for the re-
port which is. to be made on the
draining board Of reviewers in the
preliminary, will reclaim more than
twenty thousand acres of land in
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and his reelection at the state pri-
mary next month is predicted by AN
overwhelming majority.
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Lowndes county, one Of the LARGO.
projects Of this kind ever undcrar.
ID tlis section. Of the state
, 1922-05-10

which makes co existence impossible.
The issue is. are we to abandon our
rights and the cOnQuests of revolution?
Our only answer is, that we are not".
He added that the demand Of the Allies
that the Russians suppress revolutionary
propaganda implies the suppression of
the communist party, which naturally
we eve would consider.
London, May 4th.-The "Sketch'' says
it learns from reliable French sources
that France is preparing for the immedi-
ate mobilization of the 1918 class of re-
serves, numbering about $50, 900 men, in
view Of enforcing the reparations after
May thirty first. if this should be found
necessary.
Dublin, May 5th.-A truce between
the rival Irish Republican forces YVES
announced yesterday afternoon, to be
operative from four o. clock in the after
neon, rLtil four p. m. on Monday, with a
view to giving both sections of the army
an immediate opportunity to discuss a
basis for army unifcation.
Houston Texas, May 5th.-A tornado
of terrific proportions struck Austin late
yesterday, moving South East. Ii is re-
ported that the waters of the Colorado
river, swollen by heavy rains, were hurl-
ed into the air. AS the typboon-Eke winds
moved Southwards, telegraph and tele-
, 1922-05-10
KILOGRAMS.
ST CROIX STATION


Washington, May 4th.-Mr. Weeks,
Secretary Of War, has announced that the
lions now at Coblenz will be delayed.
Paris, May 4th.-The Ministry of For
eign Affairs has issued a categorical deni-
al of the reported retirement of M. Jusser-
and, Ambassador at Washington, declar-
ing it to be without foundation.
London, May 4tb. The Herald" to-
day stated that in an interview with M
Tchitcherin en- the Russia n memorandum
by it's Genoa Correspondent, the Russian
declared that every Gay it is more evil
dent that this conflict is one between the
capitalist and our conceptions of society.
We believe it possible that both can CO.
exist, but the Capitalist nations in Europe
demand from us that we surrender that
, 1922-05-10

a GdAiJ \ lHDIC IL
Paris, May 5th.- M. Rarthou left this
morning for Genoa, after an interview
with M. PoiT care 9n9 the memIers of
the Cabinet IN The situation. Just be-
tore his departure he had a final inter-
view with the Premie~, who strongly
urged him TO endeav0T to reach an
agreement with the A les on the Rus
STAR memorandum viii l would satisfy
Belgium End not sacrif c the principle
that private property i foreigners in
Russia should be respected. The French
Govt, it is learned this morning through
& high 0fFcia! at TIE minis Try Of Foreign
Affairs, has not entered into any ntgoti-
8tIohS whatever relative to rec0p milton
of the Soviet Govt. and is entirely free
to deal with the CIestiOn from the
French point CT view, which is, that the
Moscow Govt. cam 1t yet be considered
a repr%es entative OF : and that there is no
reason to give it the moral support
which would res ut from official r ecogni-
ton. Belgium continues to insist strong
ly on the insertion Of a new clause rela-
tV" to the trt atment of private property
and it is said hat M. Barthou Will submit
this new claI Sc to replace that actually
contained in the memorandum. Even
IT the committee on Russian affairs con-
sents to appro 7e of the clauze, it will be
difficult to persuade the Russians to ac-
cept it, as they already complain bitterly
OF the present clause, while the French
and BelgianS INSIST on conditions much
more severe, demanding guarantees that
Russia will n0t transfer foreign property
to new nIners'
A~hmendaba India, May 9Th -Hasrat
Monsri, Presto ent of the all India Nos
lem league, has been sentenced to two
years imprisC nment on a charge of sedi-
ton, after tt judge had refused to &C
cept a unar NOUS verdict of not guilty
rendered b. the jury, which included five
Indians. The second charge of melting
to war re. erred to a higher court.
Picking. May 5th.-General Wupeifu
was in control at Picking at noon today
and General Changtsolen, whose forces
he ouSted yesterday in a fierce battle
South of the capital, is reported to be
fleeing to Mukden and his army retreat
ing in disorder towards Tienkin. OBJ
servers here believe that General ChangS
sudden collapse has ended the hostilities.
London, May 5th. Lord Northcliffe,
in resigning from the London newspaper
proprietors association, declares that the
association was of great value during the
war in fighting the press bureau and
newspaper control, but that the situation
vas quite different.
Warrington, May 5th.-The Miller bill,
designed to shut the gates against the
49, -
, 1922-05-10
A Girl From Monta "a
Idle Hands by Calm Kane.

The S. S. "MartiniQue'' of the Raporel
Line from New York is in Frederiksted,
and is expected here some time today.
Any mail by her will be brought over on
the ship.
, 1922-05-10

The schooner Creole" Capt. W.
George, sailed from here with the usual
mails at s.. 80 p. m. yesterday.
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SOMERSET NEWS .
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Mrs. Lulu Balch of Hotchkiss spent
Wednesday here.
Ellen Anderson left Tuesday for a
short visit in Denver.
George Reed has been on the sick
list several days this week.
The Girls Scouts went on an out
ing up the Anthracite for the week
end
Janet Neesham returned home Sun
day after spending last week in Pa
onia
Farnk and Joe Sanborn. John Plute
and Bob Stoker. went grouse hunting
Saturday
Charlie Bartalo left Wednesday for
Price, Utah. where he will seek en-
ployment.
Mrs Ben Richards OF Paonia spent
Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Bohnet
Merit Slay returned home Friday
after spending the summer in differ
ent parts OF the country.
Mrs. Robert A. Finley and daughter.
Mayovelt, left Wednesday for Okla
homa City. Okla. where they will
make their home.
At meeting OF the miners held in
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HOTCHKISS :
. . 5000 . . . ><>> . =

Attorney Hotchkiss OF Delta was a
business visitor here Saturday.
John Dunn is now the polite and ac'
commodating meat cutter at Barnie's,
Ben l.. Prather of Southern Mo-,
is visiting his brother. T. f. Prather.
Mrs. George Park and little son.
George. visited several days in Delta
this week.
Eugene Giffee and wife of Denver.
are visiting the family of his brother.
Ralph Giffee.
Fred Foster has sold his residence
property on Orchard Street to Ed.
Fettinger.
DIR. Lewis has secured the Yohn
Sanitarium quarters for his profess
sional work.
Barrow and Sons. ]. f. Hansen and
Others. shipped out about ten car loads
of fat cattle this week.
Mead Luce of Turlock. Calf, came
in last week to visit his uncle. Grant
Mead for a few weeks.
Edgar Williams, wife and baby. left
for Denver Sunday morning via Black
Mesa, to reside indefinitely.
Thomas George of Carney, Kan. is
here visiting his sister. Mrs. Clyde
Compton of the Crawford country,
Mrs. Paul Gates returned home Sat
urday after visiting a week with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. ID. c. Harding.
Bud Stradley. wife and baby, came
in from the Junction last week and
will probably make Hotchkiss their
home.
Editor Blackwell and wife and a
number of our pretty school teachers
feasted on the succulent watermelon
at the Jesse Reynolds ranch Sunday
afternoon. After the feast all joined
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]. w. Jeffers and his mother, Mrs.
E. A. Jeffers, are visiting relatives In
Utah for about ten days.
\ Mrs. Guy Merritt who was operated
several weeks ago, was able to be re-
moved to her home Saturday.
F.. H. Sanderson and wife of Hotch.
kiss were here for a short time We'd
nesday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Obert returned
by auto from Denver Tuesday, after
weeks absence, having attended the
meetings Of A. F. & A. M. and Eastern
Star respectively.
H. l.. Senter and wife were down
from Cedaredge Wednesday.
Frank Childs was here on a short
business mission from Cedaredge
Tuesday.
E. K. Berry of Montrose was busi-
ness visitor in Delta Monday.
Mrs. Walter Merriam returned Sun
day from a several days visit with
friends in Cedaredge.
Aubrey Stong Of the Stong Music
company of Grand Junction, is here
this week arranging for a sale Of high
grade pianos and other musical in
struments which are now on display
at the Luke E. Meyer jewelry store.
The company is moving and can not
get possession of the new building
for two weeks which accounts for the
removal sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Laycock have
returned from Fort Morgan where
hnx naI1ad IuaaI honfrn a CT hv
the death of the latter's brother, Or
val Daisy.
Everett McEwen and wife; the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Sarah McEwen;
P. f. Gordon and wife; C. NJ. Buren,
and wife; and George Self. of Pueblo,
are visiting friends here and looking
over the country. Everett McEwen
was formerly Delta young man and
will be remembered by many.
c. E. Harding, F.. w. Grove, A. ].
Foster and ]. B. Killian formed a
party which went to Grand Mesa and
enjoyed an outing over Sunday.
Mrs. William A. Moore went to
Montrose Sunday for a weeks visit
with Mrs. John Stakebake.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bellmire were
fner from Crawford Tuesday
Herbert Border returned Tuesday
from Montrose where he had spent
the past week.
Harry Lazerus, at one time associat-
ed with the Fair store of this city. has
quit the retail game and become
commercial salesman. He paid this
town a visit visit this week.
J. d. Morris, who has spent the past
six months at Duncan, Oklahoma,
came home Saturday and will spend
several weeks here with his family.
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He is having some dental work done
while here
Miss Marie Bowers had her tonsils
removed Monday.
A returning traveller from California
where he spent the past two months,
mainly at Pasadena, was w. NJ. Mer-
ritt of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pullar OF Den
yer spent several days last week at
the James Armand home on Rogers
Mesa. Mrs. Pullar and Mrs. James
Armand. Jr., are sisters. Mr.. Pullar
is associated with the office of the
Secretary of State as Assistant Motor
Vehicle Supervisor.
Friends of Mrs. Herman Darling
will learn with regret that she is suf-
fering from typhoid at the home of
her sister in Delta
Harry H. Wolbert is back at his
desk at the Delta National Bank after
an enforced absence of ten days from
summer flu.
John Franklin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Franklin of Cedaredge, but engag-
ed for several years with the Greeley
Tribune at Greeley. is visiting his
parents for several weeks.
Miss Lucille Austin, who underwent
a serious operation for appendicitis
at the Delta Hospital last week. is
said to be improving rapidly, although
her physician says she can not return
To school for several months
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the club house Friday they decided
not to work Saturday on account OF
the death of Mr.. Relse.
Mr.. and Mrs Glen Davis and fam.
lily and Mrs White of Missouri, were
guests last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Roy Hammond.
Mrs. David Johnstone and daughter
Mrs. Melvin Nelson and son, Wood.
row, and Mrs J. R. Leeming and son,
Archie, motored to Paonia Tuesday.
Mrs. Tom Sierra and daughters,
Miss Helen Sierra and Mrs. Frank
Hurdman, and Josephine Dussart, who
have been working in the fruit in
Paonia the past month. returned home
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker motored TO
Delta Friday evening. While there
Mr.. Walker was treated for a severe
attack of Neuralgia. They returned
home Sunday Mr.. Walker is feeling
great deal better.
Nick Relse was so seriously hurt by
fall of coal in the mine Friday
morning that he died shortly after he
was brought out Mr.. Relse, known
to everyone as Nick has worked here
several years. He leaves a neice in
Salt Lake. a wife in Canada and rela.
tives in the old country. He was
greatly liked by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held in the
school house Sunday afternoon. The
| Catholic priest Of Paonia officiated.
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the experience of their lives, night
overtaking them on the broad noun
tain side long before reaching the
foot. Being deprived of water for
many hours, their lips became parch-
ed and tongues swollen, rendering
the return trip by starlight a journey
of actual pain and suffering, instead
of pleasure and delight as anticipated;
as some of the ladies' remarked. "an
experience never to be forgotten"
Fortunately no serious results follow
ed and all were at their posts of
duty Monday morning, full of pep and
ginger as usual.
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WHEREVER the exac-
w tons and tests Of tires
are most severe
you will find Frestooe Cords
in universal r1oe.
The hard jobs seek Fife-
stone. And 90 wen has Fire
stone responded under difficult
conditions consistently has
mileage mounted to totals nm
possible to obtain from ordi-
nary tires that today Most
Miles per Dollar u the buying
slogan Of thinking motorists
everywhere.
The blending and tempering
Of rubber, gum dipped cord
construction, air-bag cure-an
these mileage methods have
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in singing an anthem on the THE Mel
ancholy Days Have Come" etc.
c. C. Haynes. former resident, but
of late of Pueblo, came in to attend
the fair and will remain month or
| two.
| j. R. Cole of Oklahoma, after Wis
iting his brother. Leo Cole and other
relatives here, returned home last
week.
The w. C. T. U. ladies rendered the
school teachers a royal reception at
the c. W. Roe residence last Friday
evening.
Carl Lorah of Pasadena and brother
Elmer. Of Salt Lake. visited their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lorah, few
days last week.
Messrs. Ralph and Eugene Giffee
and Dewey Lorah, together with their
wives and Miss Nadine Giffee. were
jolly party going to Grand Lakes
Sunday.
E. Clare Hotchkiss is still on
crutches having injured one foot while
handling building timbers on his home
stead in the Muddy country a few
weeks ago.
Several Of our fruit growers began
picking Grimes Golden and Jonathan
apples this week. The apple harvest
will be under full headway by the
first of October.
At the annual meeting Of the grand
lodge. o. E. S held in Denver re-
Gently Mrs. Fred H. Sanderson of
our city had the honor Of being elected
Worthy Grand Matron, the highest Of
flee in the order.
The many friends OF Rev. Marion
Flint. pastor of the Baptist church will
regret to learn that he is compelled
to give up his charge here. on account
of his physical condition. Mr., Flint
and wife are moving to the Flint ranch
near Cedaredge.
We specially urge the Delta County
Fair directors to use their utmost in
fluence to have fair time changed to
a later date. so as not to conflict
with our peach harvest. One week or
ten days later would insure our peach
growers the necessary help and pre-
vent big loss on account of over
ripe fruit.
Paul Wilson. a former resident of
Hotchkiss. for a number of years,
but who moved from here to Pueblo
two years ago. gave up the struggle
of life last Saturday morning. Sept.
%. at the age of 6S. Mr.. Wilson had
been in poor health for several years
on account OF complication of all
ments Surviving him are his wife.
one daughter Clara. and two sons.
and Paul JrThe Wilson's have many
friends here who deeply sympathize
with the bereaved family.
The entire school faculty. excepting
Miss Hartman. left in automobiles Sat
urtiay morning for Needlerock foot
of Lands End. for the purpose of as
cending the famous peak above the
clouds, an altitude of $4,000 feet. About
ten of the party reached the summit
at 5 p. m. and witnessed the sunset
instead of sunrise. as they had plan
ned Several OF the party returned
home in the early evening. having de-
cided not to attempt the ascent, con.
'sidering the limited time necessary to
make the round trip. The determined
young ladies' and brave heroes who
persisted in going over the top. had
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Old Friend Writes

Old Friend Writes
A letter received this week from W.
P. Hobbs, who with his family is now
located at Hughson California says
in part: Il like to hear from Delta.
We surely had bumper crop OF
fruit and particularly grapes. Very
little went to waste here. That which
was not canned was dried We have
three canneries within eight miles OF
where we live. Sorry to hear of po-
tatoes being so cheap"