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The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Expert Shoeman.

Expert Shoeman.
Willis A. Davis who has recently
opened up the shoe and harness shop
adjoining the Colorado State Bank Is
now running full time and reports
good business. Mr.. c. P. Fields
shoeman of ability from Laramie,
wyoming, is engaged in the repair
work. Mr.. Fields family has not yet
arrived but expect to come here IN the
near future.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Recovering From Illness.

Charley Sare who has been kept at
his home for the past six weeks,
where he grappled with an attack of
flu and pneumonia has recovered suf-
ficiently that he was able to walk up
town on Monday. He is still very
thin and weak, but says that he Is
slowly gaining We are glad to note
this change in his condition.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Paws for Aospita, Patients.

Frank Cottier dropped into the
Independent Office Monday and en-
tended his subscription for a year. as
we'll as paying a year for a copy to
20 to the Delta Hospital Patients.
When Mr.. Cottier was confined 10
the hospital for several weeks last
fall he fully realized what it meant
to a patient to have the local paper
each week.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
viii WORK on Mining Property.

Leaving Tuesday afternoon for Nir-
ginia City. Nevada, were James A.
bradshaw of Delta and C. c. Pometier
of Crawford. The men expect to be
away several months engaged IN
building a floatation plant on the old
Comstock lode. Their families Will
remain in Delta and Crawford respec-
lively.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
viii Make Home Here.

Recent arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollis Dixon and baby from Eaton,
Colorado, who will make their home
with Mrs. Sarah Brown, wife of the
late c. D. Brown of North Delta. Mrs.
Dixon is Mrs. Browns niece.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
$4,000 Now only 15c

Quite a novel letter came to the
Delta postoffice this week from Rus-
sia addressed to Henry Luzi of this
city. The postoffice officials are try
ing to locate Luzi. but no one seems
to know him. The letter is plastered
over with 40 ruble stamps in denom
nations of $50 rubles each, when
normally had a value of sl25 each
but today the 40 stamps are worth
but 15c.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Some Egg.

Some egg.
The sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pin
ger are exhibiting this week an Eas-
ter egg of unusual size. 1t was do
mated by a Buff Orpington hen and
measured five and five-eighths inches
around and three inches in length.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
lleh Altitude Potatoes.

High Altitude Potatoes
n. White and sons. who have de-
veloped several hundred acres ~
miles southeast of Delta on Cotton
wood creek, are putting out about 10
acres of potatoes between them this
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
X. It's Here Sunday.

x. It's Here Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Mont
rose and Delta knights Templar will
be held in this city Sunday, begin
ming with a service at the Presbyter-
ian church at the regular church
hour and followed by a dinner at Ma
sonic hall which will be served by
the members of the Delta Eastern
Star Lodge.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Visits in Denver.

Visits in Denver.
Mrs. C. Gunsolus left Friday morn
ing for a weeks visit, stopping over
short time to visit her daughter
Helen. who is teaching at lola, and
from there going to Denver where
she will spend the week with her son
Clarence.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Married Here.

Married Here.
At the Methodist parsonage on Sun
day afternoon, April End, occurred
the marriage of Arthur ]. Allen and
Molly Barkert of Hotchkiss. Rever-
end F. W. Pimlott officiating.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Their Son is III.

Their Son is TT.
Lyle Taylor, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. o. Taylor of Ash Mesa, has been
quite i'll for the past week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Duling,
where he was employed as ranch
hand. He was removed to his home
Monday evening to recuperate.
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Goes to Montrose.

Goes to Montrose.
Miss Ruth Burnett has accepted
clerical position in the Montrose
Land Office and entered upon her du-
ties Monday morning
The Delta independent., 1922-04-14
Missouri Day.

MIssoUrI Day.
All Missourians please remember
that next Sunday afternoon at 200
O'Clock is the hour for meeting to
form permanent Missouri Day So
ciety in Delta. Be there.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
RED CROSS WINNING
IN FIGHT FOR HEALTH
Better, Stronger Citizenry Now
Emerging Out of Work in
United States.

The American Red Cross as an
evangelist OF better health has looked
Its problem square In the face. HOW
II accepted the task revealed to II In
the nations physical condition as
brought out during the World War,
and conscientiously applied its activi-
ties to correction forms vivid chap
ter In the forthcoming annual report.
Historically and practically, nursing Is
basic work for the Red Cross. In It's
public health nursing service, In In
struction In home hygiene and care OF
the sick, nutrition classes, first aid
and life saving courses and health cen
tiers, the American Red Cross Is ap-
plying effectually the. lessons learned
during the war and making for
healthier, stronger and better nour-
ished citlzenry.
The task of the Red Cross Public
Health nurse in the LAO nursing serv-
ices now operating throughout the
country instructing their communities
In health essentials and disease pre-
vention is demonstrating the possible
ties Of human betterment and the great
benefits of enlightenment.
During the last year 313 new public
health nursing services were establish
ed by Red Cross Chapters, and several
hundred services so convinclngly prov
ed their effectiveness that they were
taken over by public authorities. In
order to promote this work $50, 900 was
allotted to provide women to prepare
themselves for public nursing. The
home visits made by the 1,240 nurses
aggregated nearly 100000, visits to
schools numbered 10000, and In six
months 1,250000 school children were
inspected by these nurses and where
defects were found advised examina-
ton by physicians. In rural commu-
mites this service has made very
marked advance and has won thou
sands Of converts to approved methods
Of disease prevention.
In home hygiene and care OF the sick
instruction, which fits the student In
methods Of proper care where illness Is
not so serious as to require profess
sional service. the Red Cross conduct
I'd 1884 classes during the last year,
enrolled 1856 instructors, 93,44S stu
dents and issued 1886 certificates
On June 30, 1922, nutrition service
embraced 1,199 classes. with total OF
u 1913 children and 1850 enrolled dietl-
tians. Seventy-eight food selection
classes graduated 1913 who received
Red Cross certificates. In general
health activities Red Cross Chapters
maintained 377 health centers, serving
as many communities, provided 3S,751
health lectures for large audiences ev-
erywhere, while clinics numbered over
10000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
POLITICIANS

When the average citizen thinks of a
politician he often thinks of subterfuge If
not of chicanery. Why? Because he has
been so busy with his private affairs that
too generally he has left the public bust
ness to men who sometimes mix their own
or their friends private business in the af-
fairs of city, state or nation.
The remedy, of course, is for the good
citizens to broaden their conception of
what constitutes their personal business un-
til it includes all that effects them as mem
bers of self-governing community. The
good citizen in the past has had habit of
grumbling lot when things went wrong,
but doing little or nothing toward righting
them. He either does not vote, in which
case he is not even good citizen, or, if he
votes, assumes that his duty begins and
ends with the polling place.
Self-government is burden as well as a
privilege; burden that all self-respecting
men should be proud to bear. By taking
part in self-government, not merely at or
around election time but throughout the
years, a citizen justiies our democracy
To take part in self-government means
being interested in so-called politics (an-
other name for our public business) and
by study of affairs laying the basis for a
broad and intelligent judgment as to how
the public's interest is being handled.
If councilmen, legislators, congressman
and all others chosen to represent the peo-
pie left back of them, correcting or en-
couraging them, wide-awake, intelligent
public opinion, we would have more states
men and fewer politicians in public life.
For the politician, as we have come to
know him, is the result of the intelligent
voter leaving public affairs to men interes-
ted in them only for private or professional
reasons. The politician is the result of
public indifference to the affairs of gov
eminent. Profiting by the neglect to safe
guard what really concerns all Of us, he
becomes skilled specialist in represent
ing only few of us. And that, some
times, in the worst possible way.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
THE ROOSEVELT MUSEUM

AS time passes, the degree to which the
nation honors Theodore Roosevelt in
creases. The national tribute has lately
crystallized in the form of a Roosevelt
memorial building, the birthplace of the
United States twenty sixth president,
which is to house the great Roosevelt Ii
brary and museum.
The house is located on valuable land in
the heart of New York City, and would
doubtless have been doomed to early re-
placement by sky-scrappers, if the Mem
orial Association had not taken steps to
preserve it. Next to it is house which
belonged to Roosevelt's uncle, Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt, who was the Ameri-
can Minister to Holland under President
Cleveland. Here the younger Roosevelt
often played as a boy. This building is
also to be preserved, and will serve as an
annex to the museum and library.
The Roosevelt collections are valuable
not only as being the records of a great
mans life, but as furnishing valuable his
toric data. Among the articles included
are Colonel Roosevelt's Spanish War
diary, collection of Roosevelt's guns and
cowboy equipment from the days when he
lived on ranch, the Roosevelt chair from
the White House, gift to the Association
from President Harding; important manu-.
scripts and letters of Roosevelt; 5000
books, magazine articles and pamphlets,
either written about or by him; and over
$4,000 clippings relating to Roosevelt's
activities.
The Association is to be congratulated
upon the step it has taken in preserving a
dwelling place with such associations, and
upon dedicating it to such suitable pur-
poses.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Red Cross Gains
Strength in All
Foreign Fields

In insular possessions OF the United
States and in foreign lands the Ameri-
can Red Cross scored heavy gains dur
ing the last year. passing the pre-
vious membership high mark Of 1918
by 4,28l and advancing the figure to
l56408. The Philippines take the
lead, gaining nearly 100 per cent, now
having 1897 members. In Europe
the 1921 Roll Cali enrolled HIPS,
with the Constantlnople Chapter re-
porting 685, gain OF 80 members.
China was 1882 members, a gain OF
596; the little Virgin Islands have
1000. while the Dominican Republic
with 1927 advanced from it's previous
high mark by 1,423 new members.
Haiti, organized In 1920. now has
nearly 1000 enrolled. Mexico reports
354, gain of 1927 In one year. The
American Red Cross has spread its
membership over some 10 foreign
lands and It's Junior membership out
side of the United States Is close to
100000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
WASTE OF COAL

The agriculture department at Wash
ington has gotten out little pamphlet de-
scribing methods for fuel economy. This
little pamphlet says that the average user
of coal wastes about one-fourth of it; that
is, he fails to get heat from one-fourth of
the coal he burns. Then it goes on to tell
why he SO fails, and tells him how to avoid
the waste
There is no question whatever that there
is waste in the consumption of coal, but
there is question as to whether or not that
waste amounts to one-fourth. During the
war, when the people were urged to save
in order that there might be coal enough
for our railroads and our ships, people
gave particular attention to the consump-
ton of coal in their homes. Because of the
high price of coal a great many of them
felt compelled to do so. The result was
that in 1917 the American people burned
less coal than they did in 1914. In 1918
they burned little more thatn they did in
1917. Coal consumption has never reach
ed the average figures existing before the
war.
If it be true that one-fourth of the coal
is wasted, it means that the American peo-
pie are spending great many millions of
dollars for nothing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
QUAKERS AS WHALE HUNTERS
Remarkable Race Of Sailors Pro-
duced In the Early Days OF the
country's Hiotory.

In earlier days. days when Ameri-
can clippers swarmed on the seven
seas, whales were the only oil fields
Men went out not to hunt whales for
their bones, but they slung the haf-
pooh for the same reason that men
sink a shaft In Texas today. The
first and greatest Of all whalers were
Quakers.
1.-The chief whaling communities
those Of Nantucket and Buzzard's
Bay = were originally settled by
Quakers." Raymond M. Weaver
writes In the course of his chapters
on whaling. included In his book.
Herman Melville, Mariner and Mys
TIC"
"The inhabitants of these districts
In general retained In an unccm-
mon measure throughout the golden
age of whaling the peculiarities Of
the Quaker. Never, perhaps, In the
history Of the world have there been
mated two aspects of life more
humorously Incompatible than whale
hunting and Quakerism. This mat
ing produced. however. a race of the
most sanguinary of all sailors, race
Of fighting Quakers-in Melville's
phrase, 'Quakers with a vengeance
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
YOUR HOUSE OF HAPPINESS

Take what God gives. o heart Of mine.
And build your house of happiness
Perchance son.e have been given more.
But you have been given less.
The treasure lying at your feet.
Whose value you but family guess,
Another builder. looking on.
Would barter heaven to possess.
Have you found work that you can do?
Is there a heart that loves you best?
Is there a spot somewhere called home
Where, spent and worn. your soul may
rest?
A friendly tree? A book? A song?
dog that loves your hands caress7
A store Of hs alth to meet lfe's needs7
Oh. build your house of happiness
Trust not tomorrow's dawn to bring
The dreamed-of joy for which YOU walt,
You have enough OF pleasant things
To house your soul In goodly state:
Tomorrow Times relentless stream
May bear what nov you hale away;
Take what God gives. o heart. and build
Your house of happiness today!
B. Y. Williams In Ladies' Home Journal
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
THE GAMBLER in ROMANCE

A wealthy Newark manufacturer on the
far side of so is defendant in suit just
instituted for damages of 100000 alleged
to have been suffered by virtue of his al
legged failure to carry out marriage con-
tract. The plaintiff is so young the suit
is being prosecuted in her mothers name.
This sort of court action is becoming
more and more open to question on a
variety of grounds. 1t might be inquired
why the heart balm suit is never brought
for $1,000 for example, against man of
lesser means. 1t is open to conjecture
whether a true victim of a wrecked ro-
nance would feel inclined to parade her
affliction in court. Nor is it settled that
money is a suitable recompense to devas-
tated heart and that the suit is not fire.
quently a commercial effort from the be-
ginning.
The saving circumstance in the matter
is that juries who fall regularly for lady
sharpshooters are displaying new sophis-
tication in their attitude toward the fair
heart balm hunter. In Chicago last spring
breach of promise suits in which damages
aggregating $750,000 were sought Melted
something like $27. The public instru-
ment of justice is no weapon for the pri-
vate gambler in romance.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25

middle, throws n vertical shaft of light
into the sky, to show at night the loca-
ton Of the flying field. The remaining
four. which project their beams out
ward and upward 1.-THE lamps being
suitably tilted for that purpose), are
so controlled electrically by circuit
maker and circuit-breaker that, with
proper arrangement of plugs, they can
be made to spell out in flashes the
name Of the field or give any other
signals desired.
The field-illuminating means consists
of two large parabolic reflectors with
rows Of electric lamps suitably placed.
The reilectors are placed back to back
so as to throw powerful shafts In OPP
posite directions. The shafts of light
are projected at right angles to the
wind, being kept that way by wind
vane which governs the mechanism.
Thus there is avoidance Of binding
aviators by throwing the light In their
faces-Phlladelphia Ledger.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Red Cross Water
First Aid Makes
Life-Saving Gain

More than 1926 Chapters engaged In
life saving or water first aid last year
with the result that the American Red
Cross Life Saving Corps has set a new
high mark for enrolment and the
number of qualified life savers de-
veloped. The influence of "learn to
swim week" In many localities Is re.
ducing the water fatalities through In
struction and the wider dissemination
Of resuscitation methods demonstrated
by the Red Cross representatives. Ex-
cellent work has been done In teaching
large part of the American popula.
ton how to take care of itself In the
water. Growing appreciation for this
Red Cross Life-Saving Service 10
shown by the compulsory instruction
adopted in many cities for members Of
the police and fire departments In the
prone pressure method of resuscita-
tiOn
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
LAND WITHOUT STRIKES

1t is said that when the dOctC rom
civilization landed upon barbarous shores,
bringing the blessings of its cures and re-
NEEDLES to the unenlightened tribes, he first
had to introduce the disease that the cures
might be effected.
One cannot call Siam exactly barbarous
or uncivilized, but the Siamese govern
ment is afraid that the same situation
threatens in regard to labor. The Inter
national Labor office of the League of Ma
tons at Geneva has requested a number
of nations to join in legislation protect
ing laboring people, and Siam is included
in the list. The ministry of justice, how
ever, had declined, on the ground that
there is no labor dissatisfaction in Siam.
1t must excite great deal of surprise
that there is yet country in the world
where labor troubles are unknown. Living
is cheap, according to the government re-
port, Laborers are satisfied with both
wages and hours. There are neither
unions nor employers associations. Strikes
and lockouts are unknown This is coun-
try worth looking into!
So the League of Nations is already
seen in the role of imposing laws where
they are not needed. They would be not
only superfuous but distinctly harmful
Instead of the world teaching Siam les
son in industrial systems, it might be more
for the world to take lesson
from Siam. How does she do it?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
LIGHTS TO GUIDE 4lRMEn
Send Messages to Ire hen Pilot
ing Flying Machines.

An "aerolighthouse," which II
meant also to serve as a signal tower,
Is the invention of james +. Hutchin-
son, of Cozad, Neb. II Is designed to
illuminate aviation fields at night,
thereby facilitating the rising and land
ing of aircraft, and to acquaint flying
men with their whereabouts by dot
and-dash flashes spelling out the name
OF the field.
The tower. as approved, is octagonal
in shape, with walls above the sub
stantial base Of glass. In the top
part is beacon light for signals.
The section next beneath contains re-
flectors and electric lamps for illuml
mating the field.
The beacon consists of five powerful
rejecting lamps. One Of them In the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
seems Act Of Providence.

A London magazine once published
In Its "Curioslties" photograph of
an Indian boy who was born without
arms. and was giving exhibitions In
England of shooting with bow and
arrow. This number Of the magazine
actually reached the boys father,
Red Indian dwelling somewhere In his
camp In the wilds Of North America,
and he recognized in the picture his
son, when for years he had lost sight
Of. The Joy Of the boys family. on
learning that he was alive and making
career for himself, may be imag-
lned. 1t Is difficult to say which Is
the more extraordinary-the fact of
an English magazine reaching SO very
unlikely reader, or the almost incred-
lble coincidence Of his finding his sons
portrait In 1t.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Rat Trap Good Burglar Alarm.

A common, cheap rat trap-the
fiat kind with stiff spring which,
when released flies up and comes
down with killing force on the back
Of the rodent nibbling at the trigger
can easily be converted into bur-
glar alarm warranted to scare away
the boldest night marauder.
Three holes are bored through the
wooden base of the trap. 1t Is then
fastened ON end TO shelf or the
floor. In two Of the holes insert
blank rim-fire revolver cartridges.
Through the third hole lead string
from the trigger to the door or win
dow to be guarded. The instant the
door or window Is moved, the trap Is
sprung by the string, permitting the
spring to strike the cartridges and
explode them. - Cleveland News
Leader.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25

Mina-Simon Silver Mines Co.
contracts to ship out 1900 tons of
zinc concentrates.
Hannapah-Richardso property
breaking up 500 ore; regular shin
ments going out.
ferington-Contract let for
creamery plant with output Of 1900
pounds daily.
ferington-Walnut growing to
become important industry in west
ern Nevada.
Golconda-Sixty carloads of sheep
shipped from district to Idaho buyer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Zoos Without YoIks.

A Nova Scotia farmer says he
found a ducks egg with three shells.
When the egg was broken 1t was
found to have only white with an
other smaller egg. The second egg
was broken, and like the first had
only white with another smaller egg.
The third egg being broken, Its con-
tents proved to be also white, no yolk
In any of the three shells.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Peculiar Electrical Freak.

Two dogs were observed to fly at
each other in rage Of fury In Tanana,
Alaska, during the time the air was
seemingly charged with electricity, but
when the jaws of each struck the
others body. both went back bowling
In opposite directions. Some ravens
flying through the rarlfied air passed
sufficiently close to each other to cause
cracking noises, similar to the splutter-
Ing Of wireless receiving set.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25
Sinful Pastime-

LET me see," unused Mr.. Twobble
as he counted his poker winnings. "A
new hat for the mlssus, payment on
the car and little change left for
lunches. Not SO bad, not so bad"
"What are you muttering to your
selfT asked another player.
"Pm just totaling up the wages Of
sin." replied Mr.. Twobble, who was
naturally In cheerful frame of mind.
Birmingham ge-Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-25

Of tubing threaded on the inside and
fitting II with a set-screw.
When the pipe shows signs of moist
ure, remove the set-screw and place
the palm of your hand tightly over
the top of the bowl. blow into the
stem, and the moisture will be eject
ed through the tubing.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.