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The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
TOTS PUT ON GOOD ENTER
TAINMENT AT CARNIVAL

The Carnival given by the primary
department. pupils under the direct
ton of the primary teachers. Friday
evening. drew record crowd.
Several side shows were provided
on The firss flor some being Just
stunts while others featured the
haudwgrk Of the youngsters. For
these slight charges were made.
4 piano was placed IN the hall and
several high school girls rendered
music fyr the entertainment Of the
grOwuuDs. while the younger boys and
girls were entertained at the main
show on the second floor.
They we're then sent 20 the first
floor and the grOwnuDs admitted 70
the main show.
An excellent program appropriate 10
Christmas was presented in the
assembly room which delighted all
The receipts from all sources
reached $3.50 which win be used N
purchase playground equipment for
the primary department
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
CHRISTMAS SEALS WILL
SOON BE OFFERED HERE

The Christmas Seal OF 1923 was de
signed by the well-known artist. Ru-
dolph Ruzika, n native of Czecho.
Sloyaha and an artist of information
al reputation.
In commenting on the seal Basil c.
Eaves manager Of the National
Christmas Seal Campaign, says: "Tt
is the most inspirational holiday greet
ing that was ever crowded into the
small space of postage stamp. 1t
breathes the spirit OF Christmas and
the home, with n little girl sitting in
front Of the fireplace where she sees
In the bright flames a vision OF Santa
Claus the supreme thought in the
little mind. Three beautiful symbols
OF home-the child, the spirit OF
Christmas and the hearth stone-nnd
above on each side OF the fireplace
appears the double-barred cross with
It's promise OF good health to all. A
most fitting token OF the birthday OF
Him who mlnistered to the lame. the
halt and the blind and said, Suffer
the little ones to come unto me- II
oycry letter and package that carries
the little seals this year could actu.
ally convey its spirit and moaning
what n wonderful spirit II would be
for everybody"
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

trains Monday, enroute TO Grand
Junction where he Will take civil
service examination this week
Leo Kerr. cousin Of Mrs. Urban
Czrsne-, who submitted to a major
operation al the Montrose hospital
recently, IS reported recovering.
Mass-s- John and Albert Root of
Knoxville Nebraska, were Monday
arrivals for an indefinite visit with
thsr sister, Mrs Charles Newman of
Cedz-edce.
The many friends OF Mrs A. D. Fair
hanks VIII be Erieyed TO learn OF her
Serious illness and that the latest re-
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
MANY CHILDREN'S LIES
SAVED BY T.-B. WORKERS

# the Pied Piper should suddenly
lead all our children into the noun
taing, never 20 return, what kind Of a
Christmas would you have? What
would happen 10 all the dolls, teddy
bears engines, story books, skates
and sleds you have bought 10 make
some little boy or girl happy?
Every year there are thousands Of
children who are taken from this
world without even the enchantment
Of the PipGr's music. Many Of them
die during the first year Of life be
cause some one has not known what
10 do to save them. OF those who do
survive many grow up into delicate
and underHourished children and in
early adult life become victims Of
that dread disease c-tuberculOgis.
IT is the business Of the Colorado
Tuberculosis Association TO save the
children Of this state from tuberculo,
sis, and 10 train them in habits Of
health and hgiene which viii develop
strong and vigorous bodies to fit them
for citizenship that counts. The
sale Of Christmas Seals makes this
work possible. They cost one dollar
ii hundred, one cent apiece.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

James Kindlan left Monday for an
extended business trip At Denver and
Nebraska points.
Rev. Hoyer Of Paonia, pastor Of the
Lutheran church. was business
visitor al Delta Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il Parker were
in Delta between trains TuAs day eu-
route 10 Los Angeles where they
win be domiciled during the winter
Ny. and Mrs. p C SweiahArv and
little daughter, Mary Ann left Mon
day for Sioux City, Iowa where they
expect to remain during the winter.
H. (. Ebel stopped over between
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
INDEPENDENT, COUNTY COLORADO. 1923

port from her bedside is that she is
gradually falling.
Ernest Zion, who has been visiting
at the home Of his aunt, Mrs. Harry
Stockman, was departing passenger
for Ft. Wayne. Inliana, Friday, where
he will spend the holidays with home
folks.
Nir and Mrs. A. ]. Speer were de
parting passengers for Montrose, on
Monday, where the former-the light
ming artist-will make practical
demonstration with the McPhee- Nc
Ginnity paints, as he has been doing
here at the Seabourn furniture store.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
Local Happenings
; 80 80 >>>>><

Mrs. F. Near Of Grand Junction was
a business visitor between trains Sat
UrdAy.
Mrs. L. W. Parsons Of Bowie was q
Delta shopper between trains, Mon
day.
Beautiful Beaded Bags, all sizes
and prices, make an elegant Christ
mas gift at The Fashion Shop.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

Every style of elegant HnndlSer-
chiefs imported AMI domestic. make
very acceptable gifts The Fashion
Shop,
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

II on think the old turkey gobbler
has not AN eye on the calendar. you
have guess and a half coming.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

Follow the advertising in this paper
from now until after Christmas. II
will contain many gift suggestions.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

Buy IL at home this Christmas Just
as good. Just as reasonable in price
and makes you feel 80 much better
The Delta independent., 1923-12-14

Occasionally a school girl is 30 ro-
mantle that she thinks that all poetry
should be printed in italics.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
FOSSIL CHANGES IDEAS
OF BOTANICAL HISTORY

classified the fossil stem us that OF
an angiosperm, or n Towering plant
which had its seed inclOsed In II seed
coniainer. rs are the seeds of our ap-
pie. rose and oak
No Towering pants of this sort have
heretofore been proved to have grown
SO far back as this period Of ancient
geological times. The specimens pre-
viously reported Of land plants with
such highly organized structure have
been found In parts of the earih's
crust formed during the Mesozoic era.
or geological middle ages. millions of
years nearer to the present time.
Botanists have assumed from such
evidence that the lowering plants had
Just begun to appear about the latter
part of the age when the plants that
form our coal flourished. They have
expected to find the more primitive
towering plants at this earlier time.
Professor Noes discovery In the coal
measures of plant representing what
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Nest Made by Dinosaur Discov'
cred in Mongolia by Members
OF American Expedition.

fekin.-Dinosaurs, the colossal rep
tile creatures of a prehistoric era.
laid eggs five to six inches long. They
mad nests like any gentle domestic fow!
of today.
Ihe early mammalian beasts Of Asia
and America were kin and roamed
across the two continents on the lnnd
bridge that Joined them In those re
mote times.
These are some OF the discoveries un-
nounced by the third Asintic expedI-
ton of the American Museum of Nutur
al History on its return here after five
months on the Mongolian plains.
Nine Tons of Fossils.
The party was in Peking recently
with what its members termed the
largest find of the remains of prehis
toric animals In the history of pnleOn
tology. Nine tons of fossils have been
collected and will be shipped to Amer
lea.
One Of the leaders of the expedition.
Henry Fairfield Osborn, the paleontolo.
glst. said the fossil beds found III
Mongolia were the largest known to
science. For the first time. he ex-
| planned explorers had at their disposal
terrestrial deposits of enormous extent.
| still preserved in their pristine gram
deur. thus enabling the reconstruction
of much of the life in the middle period
of the reptilian age.
The adventures of science returned
with the opinion that they had proved
the Mongolan plateau to have been the
center of dispersion of the most an
cient animals traced.
| DR.. Osborn and Roy Chapman An
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Former Soldiers Study
Everything but Warfare

Sacramento. Cal.-How conditions
have changed.
Six years ago hundreds of thousands
Of men sought to increase their prof.
cheney In the science of warfare Bur
not SO In 1923.
Eight hundred ex-service men began
school training this fall. according to
T.. X. Caughey, educational super.
visor of the state veterans welfare
board. Virtually every known trade or
profession has its quota of applicants
except study In warfare. Not one of
the 500 has applied for entrance TO a
college of military training.
Thirty Of the World war veterans
who seek educational rehabilitation
throughout the state expect to become
ministers Of the gospel. said Caughey,
while 100 will train for dentists. thirty
for physicians. 100 for lawyers, fifteen
for artists. five for newspapermen and
scores for teachers.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Search Rewarded by Important
Geological Find.

Chicago. of the stem OF
a plant similar to that of corn slalh
In lump of limestone found imbed-
ded In coal seam in Illinois oas
changed hitherto accepted Ideas OF
plant evolution and pushed the mys'
terry of the origin of Towering plants
millions of years further back Into the
geological past. Prof. A. Q. Noe. pnIeo-
botanist for the University of Chicago
unenrthed the revolutionary evidence
after n systematic search.
The strata from which he obtained
the limestone lump. or "coal ball.
was identified as belonging to the car
soniferous, or great coal. age OF the
Paleozoic ern, the next to the Oldest
Of the iour great geological time div'
sions which contain the fossil record
II the pas. LIE on the earth he
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Eggs 10 Million
Years Old Found

urews, the naturalist. consider spec
tacular feature Of their discoveries the
twenty-five fossillzed dinosaur eggs
which they found In several nests in Sc
dimentary strata among the skeletons
or medium-sized dinosaurs of a species
known as protOcerators andrewsis.
These are the first dlnOsuur eggs to be
revealed to science. according to mem
bers of the expedition, who said that
hitherto 1t had not been known that
the dinosaur laid eggs. The eggs are
eliiptical, five to six inches In length,
their shells now covered with a buff
colored coating. Their nge is estimated
at 10.OOO,OOO years.
Ihe explorers brought out seventy
two skulls and twelve complete skele.
tons of these terrible lizards" as the
two Greek words forming the term
dinosaur describe them. The dlnosaur
nests were situated at longitude 1O2
east. latitude A north.
The expedition also found numerous
remains Of mammals. principally of n
giant rhinoceros-llke beast which Is
said to prove kinship among the ear.
liest fauna of Asia and America. The
scientists explained that land bridge
Joined the continents In those dim yes
terdays.
The party Travelled In motor cars
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Heirs to Sue for Lots
Valued at S75.OOO. 600

Lexington, ky.-Final arrangements
for filing suit against present occu-
pants of property In the heart of New
York valued at more than $4,000, 900.
will be made by heirs OF Robert Ed
wards at meeting to ne held here,
1t was decided by more than 100 heirs
who gathered In n hote. here. 1t q
claimed Robert Edwards owned n
acres of land in what is now in the
Fifth ward of Manhattan borough, but
that he died intestate during the Rev.
olutionary war after leasing the prom
erty for 30 years. When the lease ex-
pired the property W: sold.
The Edwards heirs scattered about
Kentucky and Ohio, have been inyes-
tigating the situation for two or three
years.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
U.S.. Leads World
i'm Aeronautics

severe and gruelling test hardly c,uld
be imposed.
Ii the Pulitzer trophy race, the re-
,'o'' says. there again was evidenced
Improvement in airplane engine de-
s.sh when the tremendous horsepower
vi 'ne engine LIS compared with the
lrasie crnft which 1t was required to
ufn'e through the air at nearly $50
miles an hour.
Weeping abreast with the worlds ef.
,o'tS 10 develop a flying machine that
cou'd ascend and descend vertIcally
'ne "riny air service, the report points
Uu,, produced during the year the De
i'olhezat helicomel. This macbine
JUN entirely within the service. is
among the first successful machines of
It's type.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
CALIFORNIA; Governor
Seeks County Supervisor

SACRAMENTO, Cal.-Tne worm mn,
turned aud the job really seeks the
man. Gov. Friend W. Richardson is
In the unusual position OF having a M.
litical plum which apparently nobody
wants. 1t is In Alpine county. wher.
the reluctance of the Inhabitants to
hold office has caused the governor to
have posted in the courthouse at MARI.
leeville notice calling for applicants
for appointment as supervisor.
Supervisor George II. Luhrs OF A.
pine county created the vacancy nv
resigning. Patiently the governor
waited FOR the army of deserving as
pirants. None came. When he decId.
ed to advertise, he found there wa.
NO newspaper published in the countv
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Thunder Brings Out Worms.

ut Is the thunder that causes so
many worms to be seen on the ground
after rain," says ]. W. Cannon of
Montgomery, Ala. in the Detroit
News. He explains: 'They leave the
ground on account of the vibration
caused by the thunder They are never
seen except after an unusually hard
thunderstorm. The thunder does it !;
not the rain.
''Down here, where we would rather
fish than eat. If you ask native about
getting his bait he will tell you that
he is going to fiddle 'em out or saw
'em out He drives stout piece of
plank down in the ground n foot and n
half or two feet deep and then takes a
heavy piece of plank and draws it
across the top of the piece driven in
the ground for n few minutes, causing
a vibration of the ground, and all the
worms within n radius of several feet
will come out in a hurry"
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
How Women Mail Letters.

Femininity has its own way OF
posting simple, everyday letter, ac-
cording TO one keen observer For in
stance, out of 80 women who were
watched at street letter box in the
residential section of a large city, p
withdrew the letter before quite let
ting 20 of it, 10 scan both sides of the
envelope, TO be certain the letter was
securely sealed. properly addressed,
stamped and to make sure nobody
could look through the envelope to
read the contents.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Report by Army Air Service Saws
Americans Excel in Speed
Records, Etc.

Washington.-The army air service
IN report just issued here claims
.hat the United States, which was so
oacKward In aeronautics In the peril.
GUS World war days. has taken the
'ehd over the rest of the world within
'ne iast year In development of the
alrpihne motor and other phases of
aircraft construction.
Inc air service declares that this
superiority is demonstrated primarIly
by the fact that Americans have tuken
practically all the worlds nlrplane rec.
ords during the last ten months.
Credit for improvements along tech.
meal lines which have made possible
'his record is given to the air service
engineering division at McCook field,
Dayton, o.. the bureau of standards
ana the national advisory committee
Tor aeronnurics.
vast Improvement Made.
The long list of records attained by
army pilots have been achieved. the
report states, because of the greatly
Increased efficiency of the new planes
ana engines. This Increased efficiency,
II Is claimed. Is the result of the com.
Dined efforts Of private manufacturers
and the engineering division In expert
inenthtion and research work.
In airplane design great progress
mas been made along the liue of pro.
dncing more efficient wings as well as
greater structural strength. The study
OF the substitution Of various metals
and alloys for former construction ma.
terinls has been exhaustive, with the
result that better grade of duralu.
min Is being produced in America now
thhn In any other country of the
world.
Liberty Motor Triumph.
To the Improvement of the war.
time Liberty engine Is attributed the
success of the transcontinental flight.
Such performance reflects to the
credit of the engine with which the
airplnne was equipped. because a more
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Plow Lays Gable.

The plow has been set to work lay.
ing electric-light cables. A cast-steel
implement for deep plowing was
adapted for the purpose, and with
small force of workers the plow in
stalled 1000 feet of single, lead-cov-
cred cable in one day.
1t was fitted with clamp to hold
the end of the cable, and gasoline
engine, with a drum, was hitched to
the drawbar. The cable was pulled
along beneath the surface of the
ground by the plowshare, so that, as
the plow proceeded the cable was laid
in the trench made.
TIL company making the experiment.
attained still better record when the
plow was pulled by more powerful
gasoline engine. Application of the
device is limited TO use in city parks
or in suburban installations where
cable has to be strung across n large
lawn. The outfit can be hauled any
where by Il small truck.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Washable Paper.

Many possible uses suggest them
selves for special paper recently pro-
duced and patented by Japanese In
yentor. The paper is said to be rea-
sopably strong and can be crumpled up
and washed with soap and water. So
durable is this paper that 1t can be
used as covering for umbrellas and,
when solled, can be easily cleansed at
home. As wrapping paper. 1t could
be used over and over, being washed
when solcd. 1t is said that the product
can be made at II reasonable price 1t
has texture somewhat like cloth. and
is not to be confused with oiled paper
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains NO
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie Of Swamp Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not n stimulant and is taken in
.easpoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
It is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmers Swamp
Root.
II you need a medicine. you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes. medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertiseme
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Girls, Read Thisi

Pueblo, Colo.-"When my daughter,
now Mrs. Eva Tidmarsh, was sixteen
sae suffered terribly at times as many
girls do, and did not feel real good
a. a. any time: She had pimples all
over her body. A friend told me to
get her bottle of DR.. Pierce's Fav-
plie Prescription, as her daughter
had taken it and had derived wonder
,p ,p reiet from it. My daughter took
t tnree bottles and now she is per-
tlee,ly wcll-never has a headache or
uaeKache We both never forget to
,eeommend DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
9Sslipnon.'-Mrs. Lula Davis, l08 z.
,.,. Your health is most important to
you, ~, It's easily improved.
ootaln DR.. Pierce's Prescription
d., dow, IN liquid or tablets, from your
%susg'st or send 10c for trial pkg.
Ma, y tahiets tc DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
"ee medical advice.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
Liberty Motor Triumph.
Boy Makes $2,5OO
on $24 Investment

Chicago.-IIow an office boy
invested S2i and made n profit
of 10000 per cent was related
by post Office officials here.
A man tried to sell Chicago
business man block of air.mnil
stamps. on which IN airplane
was printed inverted by mistake,
but the man refused. The office
boy, hearing Of the offer. bought
the stamps for S24. Recently he
sold them for $500 to Col. f. r.
Green, son of Mrs. Hetty Green.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26

mad been taken to be a lar advanced
stage in plant evolution indicates tim,
iand plants must have gone through
an enormously long period of deveIop.
ment before the earliest period
recorded in the fossil rocks.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
PitiIess,

"Why do you refer to the notices
of my divorce as pitiless publicity?"
asked the eminent artistic.
Because replied the press agent,
1--WE don't care how much they offend
the sensibilities of the readers"
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
He Knew

Cole-They say your divorced wife
has made up her mind to marry n
struggling young lawyer.
WOod-Well If she has made up her
mind he might as well cease strug-
gling.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26

There is nothing to he gained by
being knocker.
The Dolores star., 1923-10-26

That Provides tho Time.
N-Could you spare the time for an
hours talk?
f-Certainly. My wife has just told
me she'll be ready in a. minute.
Evening star., 1923-03-22

pieAs Of not guiity--Federai Judge
John NJ. Killits ot Toledo. sitting here.
sentenced Joseph Biener OF Pitts
burgh to two years in the Atlanta
penitentiary. fined him the maximum
Of $4,000 and in addition ordered him
to pay all the court costs.
Biener was indicted with Hyman
Darling of Pittsburgh. Ben Rudner of
Canton, and four others on June 3.
late the federal prohibition law. All
were convicted
Biener asserted he did not go on the
witness stand because he didn't have
time to prepare his case properly.
/. I'm not interested in your alibis
and I'm not interested in any plea
Evening star., 1923-03-22

for mercy you make make. You caus--
"a unnecessary expense OF . second
Indictment before you were nnaMy
brought here to stand trial.
1.-The other six indicted with you
got of with two years In prison and
fines Of $4,000. I'll give you the maxi.
mum-two years and e10.00o-and
make you pay the costs to compensate
the government for the expense you
put US to-"
Evening star., 1923-03-22
Notions, Bargain Priced
EIastic Girdles, slightiy solled. 8

Elastic Girdles, slightly soiled. 6
to IL inch widths. All sizes, but
not in each style. ................ .SI.25
Bias Tape, narrow widths. and
yard pieces. 2 pieces. Sc
Hooks and Eyes, all sizes; black
and white. 8 cards. .->.......... 7c
DarniRg Cotton, black and white.
= TOT ...-...' - sc
LisIe Elastic, e to l inch wide;
black and white. 2 yards. ....... sc
Stickaei. white and colors; vari-
Gus patterns. 8 yards. .......... Ice
Jersey-covered Carriers, adjustable;
good range of colors. .-......... 2lc
Needle Cases, with good quality
steel needles. for, r,.....,....... 25c
Miss Enco Hair Nets, cap and
fringe. Dozen ................. 30c
Cube Pins, jet only; good quality.
- lOI ........ DC
First Floor.
Evening star., 1923-03-22
TWO YEARS, $10,o00 FINE
FOR B00TLEGGING IN OHIO
Toledo Judge Makes Good Threat
to Invoke Maximum Penalty
in Rum Cases.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. March az
Carrying out a threat made several
hours before-that the laws limit
would be meted out to all liquor law
violators found guilty after entering
Evening star., 1923-03-22

GEORGE J. GOULD IMPROVES.
BY the Associated Press.
Gould Of New York. who 4s III at Cap
Martin, near here. is improving, 1t
is announced.
Evening star., 1923-03-22
A-Inch Indian Head

In mill lengths. An attractive
quality for costumes, aprons and
fancy work. "a inches ~
wide. Special, yard.... Z%
Third Floor.
Evening star., 1923-03-22
Wash Goods Remnants

Short and usable lengths OF
printed Voiles, Ginghams, Percales,
Flannels, White Nainsook, ETC.;
hundreds of remnants.
Reduced for clearance, ~
yard ................... IO
First Floor.
Evening star., 1923-03-22
Lining Remnants

Broc des, Percalines, Buty
Chyne. plain and fancy Sateens,
and others. Reduced for clearance
Just \ off marked prices.
Evening star., 1923-03-22
Pillow Tubing

Mill lengths, 40 and ~ inches
wide. For bolster and pillow cases.
Extra heavy. Special, o.
yard ................. A0
Third Floor.