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The Delta independent., 1923-06-29
PUBLIC SALES

We have purchased $4,000 pair
Y. g. Munson last shoes, sizes 6Lz
to II which was the entire surplus
stock Of one Of the largest v. Q.
Government shoe contractors.
This shoe 10 guaranteed one
hundred per cent solid leather,
color dark tan, bellows tongue,
dirt and water proof. The actual
value Of this shoe 10 $500. Owing
70 thIs tremendous buy We can
offer same to the public at e2.s6.
Send correct size. Pay postman
on delivery or send money order.
n shoes are not ~ represented we
will ehesrfuIiy refund your money
promptly upon request.
National Bay State Shoe Company,
2ss Broadway. New York, N. Y.
The Delta independent., 1923-06-29

Schedule for the Week:
Tonfght-Legion vs. Lions.
Tuesday-Elks vs.. Guards.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

porary roll OF the convention.
Every intelligent American citizen
knows that national conventions
are not controlled by the people but
by the political machines and the
political bosses and when the two
cal parties are thus controlled, there
is nothing left for the people except
choice between two evils.
When the people do not nominate
the people cannot elect.
In the case OF our President. the
work OF the national convention Is
the last and the final act. There
is nothing left except a ratification
OF one or another. There is no ap-
peal from their decree.
Cannot III Elected.
independent Candidates
1t is true that in theory an inde-
pendent candidate might run for
the office of President after the con-
ventions had disreEarded the wishes
OF the people.
As a matter OF practice. however.
this theoretical right Is nothing but
myth, and II is practically impos-
sible for an independent candidate
to make any headway in running for
President.
The electoral college stands In the
way.
II would be necessary to organize
new party and form an organi-
cation In every congressional dis
trict In the United States. = thing
that for practical purposes within
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

The President is the most impor-
tant office OF all. He has more t.
do both with the making OF the
laws and their administration than
any other official in the country. He
10 part OF the legislative machinery
OF the federal government. He helps
to make the laws under which all of
the people must live.
The President is practically su-
preme In the enforcement OF these
laws. He appoints all OF the ex-
ecutive officials in the entire coun-
try. He likewise appoints all OF the
judges Of the United States courts
and thus has an indirect influence
upon the Interpretation OF laws as
we'll as their enactment and their
enforcement.
National Conventions Ignore
Wishes Of Rank and File.
Everybody knows that the ma
tional conventions OF both OF the
great political parties pay but little
heed to the wishes OF the rank and
file Of those parties.
We have seen great political
party practically dominated and con-
trolled by sick man thousand
miles away from the place where
the convention was held.
We have seen a great national
convention OF a great political party
completely changed in the sentiment
Of fits membership by the contests
and the arbitrary rules OF national
committee in making up the tenn
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

the short time between the date Of
the holding Of the convention and
the election Is an impossibility. and
even II posrible. requires an i'm
mense amount Of money.
With the electoral college stand
ing in the way. there is NO possibil-
ity OF an independent candidate for
President having his name placed
on the ballot.
II the people could vote directly
for President, primary elections for
the nomination OF candidates for
President would not be nearly 20
important. because In case the con-
ventions entirely disregarded the
wishes OF the citizenship an inde-
pendent candidate could be placed
In the field and elected. but as long
as the electoral college exists such
thing is as impossible as though
1t were prohibited by direct lansu-
age In the constitution.
II is quite apparent. therefore.
that = primary for the nomination
OF presidential candidates Is more
important and more fundamental
than a primary for the election Of a
candidate for any other office In the
United States. either State or Fed
eral.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19
wnAr ,aAkns r,s,,s w1,.D

ne psiatss b tAs epsa shop ~
- . pestsf - slvsstiss - sllrses
~ . Militant ssffsasssss. Her sub-
jeet vas. "We0aa: Wttheus Her.
nas WeuA - . SAVAGE" When
The s0eakse salls1 for tAs possess
~ Deeee reader AAA - jsave ssVn
sD11saly. fse. he fianfag sAssts
FeaA. "Weosa. without Hse Maa.
Wsaj1 y . SAVAGE"
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19
U. S. Senator, George ". Norris Of Nebrasko says
NOMINATE PRESIDENT BY DIRECT PRIMARY
Selection Of Presidential Candidates Most Important of all
And Should Not Be Left Boss Controlled Convention
Methods Which Leaves Voters Nothing but Choice
Between Two Evils.

Written specially for Monte Vista Journal by U. s. Sen
ator GEORGE w. NORRIS. Chairman Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry.
Washington, D. c.. January ia primary for the nomi
nation of candidates office in reality of the elec
ton machinery primary election is often important
regular election which follows To deny to the peo
pe right their candidates for office is in
reality, denial of the right of suffrage.
The primary elections have into almost universal
nomination of all candidates for office except Pres
dent of the United States.
Why should this exception exist?
If the people allowed by primary to select their cand
governor for the House of Representatives and for
the Senate then by what logic they deprived
the right select in the their candidates for
President?
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19
POOL HALL CHANCES R10S

James sibrSl last week pusShassd
the Robsrt Davis iaterest y the
pool hall. Mr.. Davis will leave soon
for Arisona on account Of his
health. The Waltman Z sibrel
pool hall IL the largest In the val
ley, having two billiard tables and
ten pool tables and is . we'll con-
Quoted place Of amusement.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Harry G. Beale and Scott O'Day
OF Mt. Sterling. Ohio. who have
been buying valley cattle for Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation left Sat.
urday for Denver to attend the stock
show before returning to their
homo.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19
LOOKINC IN
ON The
LEGISLATURE
By Randolph Cook

Within thkty-dx
hours Colorado had
three lieutenant
governors and two
KOv e r Ors. On
Monday. the &h.
to the surprise Of
IN a n y, Lieutenant
g 0v e nor Earl
Cooley reslg n e d
and was linnledi.
Htely appointed ON
the land board; he
was succeeded In
office n l!euten'
ant governor Dy
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

s, J. Capps. an old soldier who
Was well known around Monte Vista.
died in Pueblo Thursday OF las,
week.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

II. II. winchell and wife and O
A. Cramer were among those who
left Monte Vista Monday night tc
attend the stock show.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Professor: Can you give me an
example OF commercial appliance
used in ancient tines"
Student: Yes. sir. The loose-leaf I
system used In the garden OF Eden"
m. s.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

The San Luis Valley Teachers As
sociation will meet At Sargent.
Saturday. February .. Speakers
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

l.. h. Wallace and +. l.. Carter
will so to Denver next week to at
tend a hardware merchants meeting
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

]. n. Fuller attended the stock
show In Denver this week and drove
home n new Buick six with = Rex
California top.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Boyd Wallace and Ed King were
among those from Monte Vista who
attended the Denver Stock Show.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

John Hecker who has had his
real estate office In the Hecker
millinery store has moved II up
stairs over the shop.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Mrs. Donald Chisholm OF Del
Norte is spending the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Wright.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Simonds. Of
Mosca. were visitors In Monte Vista
Tuesday.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Virgil Wright has changed the
date Of his sale from February IL
to February ..
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Art Webster attended the stoci
show in Denver.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

| Mrs- Cussis Fowler spSnt few
days visitiAs in Ia veta.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Wilson. Of Ala
mosa were, visitors In Monte Vista,
Monday.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-01-19

New auto licenses Az begianins
to appsAr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
DEFENDS SALE
OF n. p. PAPER
AS NECESSARY
CONTINUED from page u

"The talk that the /subscription
campaign was bringing in> ample
funds to keep the Courier going was
the veriest tommyrot. True, sub
scriptions were coming in. but every
one received was a liability, not an
asset. The subscriptions were being
sold for SIS per year of which $3.50
was retained by p. l.. Aarhus, and
he was entitled TO that much for the
work he was doing, and that left
$3.50 for the Courier Any newspa-
perman knows that it costs more
than to operate a daily paper for u
year.
"Some honest people may criticize
the sale of the Courier News but on
ly when the facts in the case have
been mlsrepresented. A. C. Townley,
in this instance, pursued the only
honorable course open. Some Of
those squawking the loudest are
vexcd because the crash did not
come; they seem to like failures;
perhaps they profit by Them"
No, Nj. Lemke did not know any
thing about the sale of the Courier
News until it was sold, answered
Mr.. Davies, when asked if Lcmke
knew about the sale.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
N. D. ANSWERS
STANDARD OIL
States Method of Taxing
Company Is Defended

Defense of the method of taxing
foreign corporations under the state
income tax law is contained in an
answer filed in federal court today
by {. {. Converse, state tax COM
missioner, and John Thorpe, assist
ant attorney general, in opposition
to the suit of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana attacking the method
used
Taxes for the years 1919, 1920 and
1921 of $75,76s.96 are involved in
the suit in addition to taxes for
1922, not yet formally assessed, OF
about $4,000. The oil company OBJ
tanned a restraining order in federal
court pending disposition of the case.
The method used by the state,
which the states attorneys say IS
the method by law, is to base the
tax upon the ratio the North Da-
kota business bears to the entire
business of the company, applying
this to the company's income to de-
termine the profits arising in North
Dakota. The oil company asserts
its cost of doing business in North
Dakota is higher than in other states,
and therefore the income arising
from North Dakota is less than the
state calculates.
The state holds that the state
statute is of general application, and
the tax is imposed uniformly upon
all corporations, and that the method
used by North Dakota is fair to all
corporations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
TIL E WEATHER

For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy
t. r3rt'" cloudy tonight and Tues
day. Not much change in temporal
turc.
For North Dakota: Cloudy to
partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Not much change in temperature.
Weather outlook for the Missouri
Valley for the period April % to
April %, inclusive: Showers at be-
ginning Of week. followed by gem
orally fair weather, with tempera-
ture near or somewhat below nor
NAL. Frosts probable.
General Weather Conditions =.
The pressure is low over the
south this morning and precipita-
ton occurred from the middle and
lower Mississippi Valley to the
Rocky Mountain and Plateau States.
The precipitation was heavy in
Wyoming and Colorado. High pres
sure and generally fair weather pre-
walls in the northern Border States.
Road Conditions
The main highways Of the State
arc in good condition, but the cross
roads and section roads have not
been improved much as yet.
Corn and wheat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
Dakota Man Is
Held For Staying

Glasgow, Mont, April 23.--William
Mumford. formerly of Minot. N. d.,
is scheduled to have preliminary
hearing here next Wednesday on a
charge of murder. in connection with
the death of Hal Talbot, near Thoeny
on April II.
The coroner's jury found that Tai
bot came to his death from bullet
wound inflicted by Mumford Num-
ford is held in Jail here without bail.
Constable Lee of Thoeny, testified
that Mumford had told him of the
shooting, saying that he had watch
ed Talbot from his house, with a
field glass and had seen him des-
troying one of Mumford's fences.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
WOMEN MAY BE
7DAYSA WEEK.
IS DECISION

Holding that the women'S hours
OF labor law in the state provides
that women may work seven days
week if the total number of
hours employed does not exceed
4S hours in one week, Justice w.
S. Casselman yesterday afternoon
dismissed case brought against
the Grand Pacific hotel one of sew
eral similar complaints made in
Bismarck.
States Attorney Allen opposed
the Interpretation Of the law. as
sorting it plainly stated 1t was a
violation to require women to
work more than six days in any
one week He said effort would
be made to get the matter in dis
trict court for interpretatino.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
ST. PAUL MEN
MEET WATER
co. OFFICIALS

Cleon IIeadley, attorney of st.
Paul, and J. w. Kelsey, manager of
the ST. Paul Waterworks, were in
Bismarck Saturday night and Sun
day, consulting with officials of the
Bismarck Water Supply Company
Mr.. Headley was one of the attor-
ncys for the company in their rate
case and Mr.. Kelsey made an APP
praisal of the plant and testified as
to its worth. No statement of their
activities during their visit here was
made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
TABERT PROBE
BRINGS ACTION
BY GOVERNOR
Continued from Page ~

he continued, but the others we're
occasioned by representatives of the
working foreman. He sometimes
gave 25 blows sometimes Is, some
times only four or five.
you see,' he explained, "when
the inspector Estate prisoner inspec-
tori came | had to give him re-
port showing-t the average number of
whippings.'
Burch said the blows given aver
aged about ten to a man. No copy
of the prison regulations were post
ed on the company's premises that
he knew Of, he said, though he had
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
OIL WE'LL TEST
is INDECISIVE

Reports received here from Lem
mon, S. d., where Davis oil we'll No.
was to be blown, indicate nothing
decisive was learned. Latest reports
said the we'll was not blown, but
samples of sand were shown the
many visitors.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23

deputies were drunk, you were
drunk and the county judge was
drunk asked Senator Stokes.
Yes, sir"
''And you would gather there, all
of you drunk and try people for be-
ing drunk
Eyes, sir"
81 thought this was prohibition
town. the senator observed.
at would seem that it would be,
right here at the capital" the wit
ness agreed
Later Poppell said he had seen
Sheriff Jones take a gallon of con
tiscated 'moonshinc' which the court
had ordered destroyed, and empty it's
contents into another jug which the
sheriff kept for himself.
"Thcn what would he do?" qicricd
Senator Stokes.
Destroyed Water jug
He would call the county clc>k.
Mr.. Lang, out into the courtyard and
ask him 20 watch while he destroy
ed the Jug" declared Poppell
"The jug full of watcr?' asked
Senator Stokes.
Poppell laughed back the reply of
Eyes sir
Poppell was asked why he had not
told Governor Hardee about how
Sheriff Jones was conducting his Of
flee. He declared Sheriff Jones came
to him and threatened to discharge
him if he did tell.
Il had held the job Of county Jail
cr for % years." said Poppell, land
it was the only way ! had to live.
Ny wife and lived in the Jail and
had Il boy born and raised there.
would not have known where to go
if L-had been discharged
Then you just simply told the
right he was asked.
Yes sir, ] just lied"
The questions related to an invcs-
tigation to Sheriff Jones Office by
the governor several months ago.
Later Senator Stokes asked Pop
pen IL hc idu DCeI SWolh DcIOfc inc
governor to tell the truth, and he
said he had not
Did Sheriff Jones discharge you
for being drunk?' Poppell was ask
ed.
"No sir, if he wantcd3to discharge
me for drunkenness, he ought to
have done it long before that" said
Poppcll.
Too Drunk To Hang Negroes
PoppelI said he received "a salary
Of $65 a month and witness fees as
jailer. He added that he received
witness fees and never attended the
court, nor was he ever summoned to
attend.
The former jailer told the COM
mittec of a whipping administered to
a negro woman held in the Jail on
suspicion in connection with a local
shooting case. Poppell declared
Jones and two deputies and he took
the woman out in the woods laid her
aross tree stump and whipped her
because She would not reveal GER
tain information. Ten lcks, he said,
were given the woman and finally !
when she refused to talk, it was de-
cidcd to hang her.
"Onc of the deputies, p. l.. Barri-
eau, produced a rope from. the auto
mobile" said Poppell.
I'VE were all drunk and we stop !,
ped in the procedure to take anoth-
err drink, Barrincau tied the rope I
around the negress' neck and when !
it came to throwing the rope over a
tree limb, all of us were too drunk !
to climb, SO we took her back to
jail"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
URGES HOSPITAL
DAY OBSERVANCE

Celebration of the third annual
National Hospital Day. May II. is
endorsed by Governor r. A. Nestos.
North Dakota hospitals generally
will observe the day with open
house to the public, and in some
cases graduating exercises will be
held on the day Five thousand hos
pitfalls throughout the nation will
observe the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23

seen copies. He had been official
whipper for four camps but he real
ly believed the strap at the Putnam
camp was heavier than any he had
ever seen. He estimated its weight
to be about five or six pounds.
He was asked what would be the
effect of rs lashes on man and he
replied that it was according to who
administered them.
In an effort to show that a coll
fusion existed between Sheriff ]. X.
Jones and County Judge b. +. Will
lis both of Leon county, the PRISE
cution Vounsel, Assistant Attorney
General Crimson and Kneeshaw
called jerry M. Poppell former Leon
county Taller, before the committee
to testify as to the alleged whole
sale number of arrests and convic-
tions brought about after Sheriff
Jones entered into an agreement
with the Putnam Lumber company
to furnish them prisoners at $40 a
head.
Busy Rounding Up Prisoners
Poppell's testimony also was add
vanccd to bear out the contention
that Tabert was arrested, convicted
and leased to the lumber company
where, after serving only a few
weeks, he died, alleged to have been
the result of a whipping admins
tered by Walter Higginbotham.
The former jailor who said he
was in charge Of the Leon Jail for
% years before being discharged for
complaints about mistrcatmcnt of
prisoners declared Sheriff Jones i'm
mediately after entering into the
agreement with the lumber COM
pany ISSUED orders to his deputies
to "get busy for this means money
for me-"
Poppell testified Sheriff Jones be-
gan Il crusade against gamblers,
hobocs and moonshiners" and would
average from four to 10 arrests a
day. Their chief field of operation
was meeting freight trains and ar
crews would kick them off the
cars"
The extensive drive became known
to the hobocs, he said, so the sheriff
and his deputies, including himself,
went out at night to round up the
hoboeS.
Set Trap For Prisoners
They had stand by the railroad
tracks, he said, near where the trains
would stop at a water tank. 1t was
at this place that the men would get
off the trains and take to the high
way to get around Tallahassee. Pop
pell testified that Jones used two
automobiles bringing them back full
of prisoners each night.
eve would get back to the court
house, testified Poppell, 'latc at
night and on our way Sheriff Jones
and we deputies would tell the pri-
soners the best thing for them to do
would be to enter pleas of guilty
On our arrival ut the court hotse
some times as late as 10 o'clock at
night, all of them who were willing
to plead guilty were arraigned."
How would you get the county
Judge there at that time of night ~
Senator John =. Stokes asked.
ooh, he would be sitting there all
the time with his dcm john"
His what Senator Stokes qucr-
led.
Court Got Intoxicated
"lIis demij ohm, with which he US
ed to get drunk Poppell replied.
did you ever get drunk your
self?" he was asked.
"Ycs, faint no use lying about it,"
ne replied.
"Then the sheriff was drunk, the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23

pleasant and safe. Muco Salve
contains certain healing elements
like turpentine and menthol that
give off a vapOr, which, when in
hailed through the nose. reach the
upper respiratory tract-the seat
Of the trouble.
For deep seated chest colds get
a bottle of Muco-Solvent (Liquid).
This is the prescription Of DIR. l..
W. Giffen who is we'll remembered
by the people of Neenah, Wis. AS
the name implies it is dissolvent
which disintegrates the mucous
(phlegm) so that it can be expec-
torated. Muco-Solvent (LiQuid) at
rs cents per bottle and Muco Salye
at Is cents per jar form a combi-
nation that usually relieves all
kinds OF colds. ~
b Both are sold everywhere by all
druggists. We are positive you can
get it here Of
Finney's Drug Store.
Lenhart's drug store
Cowan's Drug store.
Breslow's Drug Store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23
MOTHER
/ Keep MucO Salve On Hand At
All Times for Family
Use

1t has always been mothers
job to guard the family health.
Mother saves our lives every year.
Colds, spring colds, are mothers
greatest fear for they so often lead
to grippe. influenza and pneu-
monia.
Don't wait for colds to come. Get
jar of Muco Salve from the drug
gist for few cents and have it
handy to use first time anyone
sneeZeS.
Doctors Advice
Your doctor will tell you the
common cold is the forerunner Of
much sickness. He advises you to
take every precaution against a
cold and to treat your cold at once.
The "Muco Treatment" as some
call it. offers. the simplest remedy
and probably easiest to use. It is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23

although his condition still is very
serious, to be on the road to recov-
cry. Mr.. Camcron's fever, which
had reached 1908 had recedcd to
about normal, it was said today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-23

hours ending at 7 a. m. local time
Monday.
CT, cloudy; PC, part cloudy: r,
rain.
Orris W. Roberts, Mctcorologist.