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The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
MADE BUSINESS OF MURDER
William Burke, Infamous irishman,
Also Instrumental In Adding
eionifseant Verb - Language.

Burke and Hare were two notorious
body-snatchers, or resurrectiOnists,
who carried on their Infamous trade
In Edinburgh. William Burke was
born in Ireland in 1892. and went to
Scotland as a laborer about 1917. In
1927 he was living In a cheap lodging
house kept by another Irish labOrer
named William Hare. About the end
of 1927 one of Hare's dodgers, an army
pensioner, died, and Burke and Hare
sold the body to DIR. Robert Knox,
an Edinburgh anatomist. Hare there
upon suggested body-snatching as
business and Burke agreed. The two
men then started ia to entice poor
travellers to Hare's or some other
cheap lodging house. The victims
were piled with liquor and then suf-
focated under mattresses, without
marks of violence. Doctor Knox took
the bodies and paid up to ETA ($6O)
for them. At least 10 people had
been murdered in this way before
Burke and Hare were arrested. Hare
turned kings evidence, and Burke
was found guilty and hanged in Edin-
burgh on January %, 1929. Hare
found Scotland too hot for him and
went to England, where he is believed
TO have died under an assumed name.
The verb "to burke" meaning to suf-
focate to strangle, to suppress. or to
put out of the way secretly, had its
origin in Burke's method of doing
away with his victims.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14

brother, James Johnstone and wife
and daughter came back with them
for a couple weeks visit here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jurcheck and
family returned home Friday evening
from q six weeks trip to California.
They had fine trip.
Quite a few people went to Paonia
Thursday to see the dog and pony
show. The young people went down
in the evening for the dance.
Mrs. Emory Ward, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Cali
fornia and Utah, the past six weeks,
returned home Friday evening.
Mrs. Louise Bevins went to Mont
rose with the w. B. A. ladies and
stayed for the dance the next evening
and went on to Cimarron for the
Fourth.
Wednesday Bert Charlesworth mo-
tored his mother, father, brother and
sister home to Palisades. They came
over to spend the fourth with their
son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Boultbee and
Mary Tursanski went to the Grand
lakes Saturday on a fishing trip. They
came home Tuesday, reporting a
large catch of fish.
Mrs. Robt Williams and daughters,
Miss Jennie and Mrs Harry Evans and
children returned home last week
from an extended visit in Utah with
relatives and friends.
The ladies' of the w, B. A. received
letter this week from DR.. Robert A.
Finley who wished to be remembered
to all of his friends. He is at present
in Central America.
Bert Charlesworth and family were
considerably shaken up when they
were thrown out of their car when it
overturned going around a curve on
the Somerset Crested Butte road last
week.
Last Thursday the ladies of the w.
B. A motored to Montrose to visit
Review No. 81. A delicious supper
was served them at the Christian
church After the meeting the ladies'
at Montrose served them ice cream,
cake and punch. Most of the ladies
stayed overnight and went shopping
before returning home. All reported
having an excellent time.
Mrs Thomas Boultbee, who lives
on a ranch on the Muddy, sustained
quite a painful accident Wednesday
when she fell down the side of the
mountain and received a fractured
thumb, also cutting her thumb off and
bruises about the head and face. 1t
was thought best to bring her to
Somerset where she is staying with
her daughter, Miss Mary Payne.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
ASH MESA
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Fresh candy at Dunbar's.

| Fresh candy at Dunbar's.
Good attendance at the Highland
Sunday school.
John Blair spent few days at his
son Leo's in Shavano valley.
Mrs. Sheck is still very sick. Mrs.
George, trained nurse, is caring for
her.
Ruby Pope spent a few days with
her friend Norman Walker near Del
Ia.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Lyle and Lor-
en- and Leo Kerr motored to Mont
rose Saturday.
! Several Mesa young people attend
ed the ball game at Delta Sunday af-
ternoon.
Many of the Ash Mesa ranchers
have bought tickets for the Chautau-
qua at Olathe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McDevitt and
children spent Thursday night with
Mr.. Palmers.
Little Stanley Newberry fell and
broke his arm while playing on a tee
ter-totter.
The Stocker family spent Saturday
on Grand Mesa and caught 80 nice
trout. All had a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. McDivitt and children
took supper Wednesday evening with
Mrs George Deter Of Delta.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Harris spent
| Saturday and Sunday with his broth
er, Harry, near Montrose.
| Mr.. Austin took supper at the Mad
sen home Friday evening on tn way
to his ranch in the hills.
A little son came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Friday.
Mrs. Vaughn was formerly Fern An
derson.
Lydia Madsen was taken to the St
Lukes hospital Friday and operated
on for appendicitis. She is getting
along fine.
The Ladies Aid gave an ice cream
supper at Mr.. Hanfgran's Thursday
evening All had a nice time. They
| cleared $1,000.
Mrs. John Blair's Sunday school
class will have lawn party Friday
| evening at Mrs. Pope's. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
| Several car loads of Baptist people
leave today to attend the Baptist con-
vention at Grand Junction Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Ollie Culver went to Grand Junction
Monday with Mr.. Lamkin's and will
remain a week visiting her brother
and attend the Baptist convention.
Mrs. Sid Pope has been helping her
daughter Mrs. Marie Sayers, in clean,
ing house Papering, painting and
vanishing was the work of the day
Mr.. Madsen and David, Peter and
Esther. drove to Montrose Sunday at
ternoon to see Lydia and bring Mrs
Madsen home. She has been with
Lydia since her operation.
Mr.. Lamkin, Grandma, Lennon anc
Mrs. Taylor motored to Grand juno
ton Monday to meet Mrs. Hough ant
Mrs. Lamkin's little grandson, Harry
who arrived from Stockton. Calf.
Grandpa and Grandma Blair ane
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams and lit
tie daughter of olathe spent Frida!
calling on Grandpa Altenbernd, VINO
is still confined to his bed very sick
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Taylor and Ha
eel and Arthur Edwards motored over
from Denver to visit his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. H. o. Taylor. They enjoy
ed the trip and found the roads IN
good shape.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14

II seems to be the opinion of many
women folks that lot of the old poll
ticians should come home and help
Mother do the house work.
One reason why good teachers are
so hard to secure, is that SO many OF
them have undertaken to teach
class of one in their own homes.
Naturally the women folks don't
want to tell their ages when they
register, as it might injure their
chances Of getting taken for fiappers.
The railroads are trying to persuade
the public to use cars in going over
their crossings, but some folks have
to hurry to catch the train for eternity
Claimed that bobbed hair will pro-
duce many bald heads, but the girls
feel that they should worry about
what happens afetr they get married.
The congressman continue to re-
main in Washington, although reports
from home indicate that the boys are
breaking down lot of their fences.
Who are the 12 greatest women IN
the United States? Is asked. Most
men will put mother among 'em, par
ticularly when they think of her pies
1t is difficult for some folks to think
that a physician can be kind hearted
when he declines to relieve their sur
ferings by giving them liquor pre-
scription.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
cHAUTAUoUA BEGINS JULY 18th
IN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

First Day
Afternoon Phillips Sisters Or
chestra, six Highland Lassies.
Evening-.Phillips Sisters Orches,
ira. Dr.. E. T. Hagerman.
Second Day
Afternoon.-The Oratorio Artists.
Frank P. Johnson. Every farmer
should hear him.
Evening-The Oratorio Artists.
Third Day
Afternoon-J A Cooper. Subject
"Civilization's Supreme Test"
Evening-Jhe play, Friendly Enc
miles," with New York Cast.
Fourth Day
Daddy" Grobecker's Yodlers. The
original Daddy Grobecker's Yodlers
Evening-Detective Harry ]. Loose
Fifth Day.
Acknowledged Concert Artists
Best loved music by superb com
pany of artists.
Evening .-Redpath Concert Artists
Ruth Bryan Owen. Distinguished Lee
turer.
Sixth Day
Afternoon.-Jane Goude. entertain
err Bernice Arthur. Accordion Soloist
Evening.-The Play. Turn to the
Right" Americas Greatest Comedy
New York cast.
Seventh Day
Afternoon.-The Children's Pageant
w. r. wenner.
Evening Eugene Laurant and Com
pany.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
.BUSINESS LOCALS.
90 . . . . . . . . . . Z

Picnic candy at Dunbars.
FOR SALB-Old Ford delivery car
in running order. Price 500. T. J.
Peer. Garnet Mesa. 2S-9p
FOR RENT-Two-room house with
or without furniture. Call at 1851
Palmer. Esp
WANTED-Man with car to sell
best low priced cord tires made, 800
per week and expenses. Wolfe Tire
Company, 364 Canal. Benton Harbor,
Mich. Esp
Eastman films at Dunbar's
LOST-Near Delta small suit case
containing pair of shoes and baby
clothes. Finder please leave at indie
pendent office and receive reward. CSC
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
Dear Public:
! Offer You This

I can examine the interior of your
eyes with an instrument (RetinS-
scope.) The successful handling Of
the instrument is a wonderful gift
which only a few men in this profess
sion enjoy, so it necessarily follows
that you folks who have access to my
skill may count yourselves fortunate.
l can tell in a moment whether your
eyes are normal or defective, and II
defective, I can determine in very
few minutes exactly what lenses are
necessary to correct your trouble
WITHOUT ASKING YOU ANY
QUESTIONS. This is the highest de-
gree of skill known to the optical
world, and you folks who are in the
market for glasses will be cheating
yourselves most If you fail to inveS
tigate my work.
1 will demonstrate without charge
or obligation to you. This method 70
especially well adapted to children's
work.
Mark my date on your calendar 50
you won't forget.
E. =. BURNETT, oPToMETRisT,
BOX 1877, PUEBLO 2s-sc
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
Details Needed.

A woman, blessed with a masterful
disposition and considerable property,
died, leaving behind her a will In
which her husband was cut OF with
a dollar, on the ground that he had
deserted her a year before.
The lawyer finally located the man
and broke the news gently by telling
him that he had received only small
beQuest.
"How muchT' carelessly asked the
man.
Zone dollar"
With the same carelessness, the man
turned toward the door. Just as he
reached II, however, sudden thought
struck him.
"Say," he called back anxiously. Did
she specify what was to do with this
dollarT
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
Or. kALmen c. sApERo

the eye. ear. nose and throat special
list of Denver will again be in Delta
Saturday, July 29th. at the Delta
House. Consultation and examin-
alton for glasses free. Call early. 2Sc
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14

1t is difficult to escape getting your
pocket picked when you go in a
crowd nowadays, but quite likely the
thief won't get anything but some old
laundry tickets and theatre seat
checks.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
DELTA. COLORADO

This cut illustrates Burnett's NO
CHART method of examining eyes for
glasses.
Dear Public:
Did it ever occur to you that 9S per
cent Of the value of pair of glasses
depends upon the skill Of the man
who examines your eyes?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
CONGRESS DEFAULTS

The Democrats raised smoke
screen and defeated the Liberian loan
largely because the Republicans did
not very much care. A desirable. fill
buster, engineered by the same crowd,
put the Dyer bill down for the count
as far as this special session is con-
cerned, and to all appearances as far
as any other session is concerned
We wonder when we are going to get
over all this Brother Harding stuff
and 60 out to the polls in our own
interests to show these political lead
ers that we remember when they fail
us in the pinches. Being tied to a
party makes for slavery. The sooner
we learn to pick men rather than par
ties the better we will be off. We
must go into politics for something
else than political jobs. Our lives
and our political economic freedom
depend upon issues and not upon
jobs. Seldom are the jobs big enough
to give real influence or weight to
their possessors. Will we remember
when the next election comes?-A. L.
Jackson in the Chicago Defender.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
C0|ored Franchise
Urged on Harding

Washington, Dec. IS CRUSADER
Service).-Representative George H.
Tinkham of Massachusetts, in letter
to President Harding, written yester-
day, has suggested that the failure to
enforce the second section of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Con-
,stitution was just as fragrant as the
current failure to enforce the Eight
zenith Amendment. He suggested that
he President should not overlook the
failure to enforce the Fourteenth
Amendment, which guarantees the
colored man the right to vote, if he
should comment upon the failure to
enforce prohibition in his address to
the next ,sessionsof Congress. Repre-
sentative Tinkham's letter to the
President follows:
Hon. Warren G. Harding,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
My Dear Mr.. President: It has
been stated that in your address to Be
made at the opening of the Fourth
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
LETTING THE CAT OUT

This whole Sikh business is getting
rather smelly. Every day or so some
body in France opens the bag a little
tit wider. Pretty soon the cat will
be out.
A recent dispatch contains a de-
NAL by M. Cuny, the ring official, that
Sikh struck him. This alleged blow
was the principle cause Of the black
>attler's disqualification.
A later dispatch says that the two
sportsmen who are alleged to have
signed the petition for Skis disqual-
fcation never saw the document.
The latest press report says that
'insiders" hold that the boxing fed
Grafton knew all along about crooked
deals. but kept quiet for the good
If the game. =.
It. won't be long now before the
eat will come out.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
Communist Funds
Back n. A, A,CIP
Ku K|uX Charges
emperor" Of Invisible Empire Says
Du Bots Got $4,000, 900 for
Race Cause. -.

serv;ce)@"coi:" William J. Simmons Simmons:
founder of the Ku Klux Khan, in a
speech before the recent Imperial
klonvocation of the oath-bound dis
guised anti-"Negro," anti-Jew, anti
Catholic, anti-foreigner and anti-rad-
ical order, made the amazing declara-
ton that the National Association for
had been given $20,000,000 by the
bolshevlki for the purpose of secur-
ing political and social equality for
colored people of the United States,
IN line with the resolutions to that
effect passed by the Fourth Congress
of the Third International in one of
its recent sessions in Moscow, at
which colored delegates from the
United States reported on the con-
dltlon Of the race in this country.
The speech of COL: Simmons. for
mer Imperial Wizard, but now En-
peror of the Invisible Empire, as re-
ported in the Atlanta Searchlight for
Dec. 2, 1922, is an ill-informed, in
temperate diatribe against Turks.
Catholics, Reds, Japanese, Radicals
and colored people. Z.
The part regarding DR.. Du Bots.
organization reads as follows: "In]
the South there are 100000 colored
people, enfranchised in 1866 while
still speaking the jargon of the jun
gle, and were given lordship over
Anglo-Saxon civilization in the South
ern states. The vast population, but
one generation removed from saw
agery, has been the constant prev of
scheming, designing, selfish, polluted
politicians: Organizations have been
formulated and financed by unscrupu-
lous men to further their particular
fortunes, political and otherwise,
through offering the colored man DO
litical or social equality, or both.
More recently the Bolsheviki, organ
lied in Russia, have proclaimed their
purpose to bolshevise America, be-
ginning with the colored race, and
for the preliminary purpose of organ
ization it is alleged, $2O,OOO,OOO were
appropriated and placed under the d.
rection of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie" Il.
The above declaration from such a
source shows that to the K. K. X.
bolshevism and freedom of colored
people are somehow associated. Per-
haps the good Colonel" who boasts
of his 1000 Americanism may be I'M
Intentionally showing colored people
way of escape from their present
oppression. i ,.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
THE HIGH COST OF CRIME

A report on an investigation con-
Quoted by the Baltimore AFRO
AMERICAN discloses that colored
people in Baltimore pay out the
astounding sum Of 100000 a year in
court fines and in wages lost while
answering court summons.
It is a platitude that crime is pro-
ductive Of no good, either to the in
dividual or to society. Never does
it do society any good, else it would
not be crime; and only in the fancy
does it right wrong or satisfy de-
sire for revenge. ..--s..
If the 100000 had been spent for
the social advancement of the COL
ored people in Baltimore what might
the sum have done! It could have
bought 100 homes costing $4,000, or
sixty costing $4,000 it could have
built, equipped =. and manned four
splendid community centers; it could
have built and stocked a library; it
could have financed half dozen wor-
thy business enterprises; it could have
built two magnificent, modern
churches. And so on. -
~ Colored people have been described
as great spenders. Too often there
is nothing to show for the spending.
This report points out one Of the
leaks. It's up to Baltimore and other
cities where money gets away in hun
dred thousand dollar amounts to stop
the leaks and make capital work for
advancement.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16

session of the Sixty-seventh Congress
it is your intention to refer to the
widespread disrespect for law as ex-
e1nplihed by the unparalleled defiance
of the Federal Statutes to enforce The
Eighteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution and its anarchistic and revo-
lutionary consequences. There can
be no descent from its necessity.
You will agree that all parts of the
Constitution should be enforced equal
ly and inpartially and in no part null
lifted. .,:s...
+" With the greatest respect may I
draw your attention to the fact that
whereas the Eighteenth Amendment
to the Constitution is permissive in
its authorization of Congress to pass
legislation to enforce it the second
section of the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution, which COM
mands Congress to reduce represent
tation in proportion to disfranchise-
ment. is mandatory and prescriptive
and is now scandalously and COM
pletely unenforced and nullifed,
With the greatest respect, may
also draw your attention to the fact
that with fragrant and widespread dis
reimbursement established by a mass
of indisputable evidence now before
Congress and by common knowl-
edge and the second section of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution lnenforced, the very tenure
of Office you hold and the representa-
ton of the Lower House of Congress
is tainted with unconstitutionality.
Unconstitutional tenure of office
and illegal elections strike at the
very heart of the moral sanctions be-
hind laws and executive acts. Pub
lie authority, before demanding obe-
dience, must itself obey. There can
be no degree in faithlessness to the
Constitution and its requirements, but
If there were, surely the moral turpi-
tude of violation of constitutional
mandate which involves the purity of
elections and constitutional organiza-
ton of Government is as great as the
violation of the Federal Statutes con-
corning the consumption of alcoholic
beverages. ~ 49,,
May l.: with the greatest respect
and sincere hope that I transgress no
propriety, suggest that in your ad-
dress to the Congress you draw its
attention to its present unconstitu-
tional composition and it's own legal
and constitutional obligations.
- have the honor to be, my dear
Mr.. President, -,
Yours obedient servant,
GEORGE HOLDEN TINKHAM.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
Red Parade Seen By
Co|ored Correspondent
G. Valentine for Crusader Service

Moscow, Dec Isl landed in Pc
trograd on the 10th of October, and
on the 5th Of November we had a big
celebration, as the Sopening of the
Fourth Congress of the Third Inter-
rationale was celebrated in that city.
| was cordially received and gener-
ously entertained by officials and
citizens. On the 9th / witnessed the
mach of the delegaters to the graves
OF the heroes of the Revolution, and
also saw the review of the Red Army.
There were two colored men in the
grand stand. to whom every con-
ceivable kind of honor and attention
was given as evidence of the friend
ship of Soviet Russia toward our op-
pressed race.
In the evening I left on the "Trot-
zky Train" for Moscow with the dele
gates to the Congress. I was the
only press correspondent so honored.
The "Trotzky Train is the best train
| have been in in all Europe well
equipped, with library and radio. On
the 9TH we arrived in Moscow. and
marched Immediately to- the Red
Square in front of the Kremlin, where
the parade took place, and Trotzky
spoke. This was one of the grandest
events have seen The Red Army
and Navy are well-equipped and drive
terror into the hearts Of all enemies
of Soviet Russia. But the celebration
and parade also consisted of the
workers and children. The parade
started at II a. M and was not over
until 7 p. m. The spirit and enthusi-
asms Of the masses is noticeable.
l am leaving for. Constantinople to-
night and will send full report from
there, the cable rates are too high to
go into details here.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16

rank and file are beginning to see
he light.
These isolated instances of fair play
should not go unnoticed by the col
:ored press. They are the straws
to which the optimist would cling;
they are the drops of oil that help
quiet the rough waters of suspicion;
they are the bikes that hold up the
:estive flood Of malice and hate; they
are the stuff of which hope is made,
~ which strong men are kept sane.
Because they are these things they
should be. given the widest publicity
in news and editorial columns.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
JUSTICE IN LOUISIANA

Last week a jury of white men in
Louisiana freed a colored man of the
charge Of killing white man. At
torneys for the defense proved that
the killing had been done only after
the colored mans wife had been brut--
ally attacked by the white man.
Surely new sense Of justice is
seeping into the minds Of Louisiana
folk. It is one thing for southern
university professors, bankers and
clergymen to sit afar off and decree
that the colored people should be
given justice, and It IS another thing
for twelve white townsmen to see
that they get it. It argues that the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-16
The SIN OF SILENCE

10 sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out Of men.
The human race has climbed 81 pros
test. Had no voice been raised Against
Injustice, ignorance and lust, tho in
QUESTION yet would serve tho lsw, and
guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
zspesk again +. right the wrongs 81
many.-EIIa wheeler NiIcox. -.