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The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
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Hi-Y boys held and opening meet
ing Tuesday night, October -. Supper
was served and immediately after the
meeting was called to order by the
vice-president, Howard Blaine. A
speech was given by Floyd Hinton on
'iFrtendship." Then talk was made
by Charles Dana. the subject being
Scholarship" This was followed by
q tax on Gambling" by Arthur Nor
ris. Then the meeting adjourned. and
afterwards private business was dis
cussed by the Hi-Y members.
"The Feast Of the Red Corn" has
been chosen for the operetta to be
given by the Girls Glee club 1t an
early date. The leading characters are
portrayed BY Viola Kyffin and Alice
Kurz. The seventh and eighth hour
classes wdll begin practice at once un-
der the leadership of Miss Thomas.
"ll on Account Of Polly" was tho
play chosen by tho Juniors at their
&c: "'!!! be the heroine. Polly; aaa
Semper Egnew will be the hero. The
cast win begin practice Immediately.
under the supervision Of Miss GrigSby.
The play viii be given about the first
OF December.
Congressman Taylor and Mr. Stew
art were visitors at the High school
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Taylor giving q
talk in the assembly. He told some
thing about the budget plan of our
government and the committee sys-
tenn of the House Of Representatives.
but more about his trip to Alaska to
find out about the conditions Of the
country and what the people wanted.
Some Of the important things he spoke
about were fox raising. the salmon
industry. mining. farming. seal in
dustry. reindeer breeding. and the
wonderful mountains. glaciers and ice
berga volcanoes. the Valley Of the
Ten Thousand Smokes, and other
scenery Of ALASKA which IL among the
most beautiful countries OF the world.
Delta and Paonia will meet at
Paonia Friday. Oct. 26. to play foot.
ball This will be one Of Delta's hard
est games and they need the support
OF every ono possible to help make
the touchdowns for the green and
white.
Football practice was not held Tues
day night last on account OF the rainy
weather.
Six new pupils were enrolled In the
d. II. S. Monday. October 18th.
Council meeting this week has been
postponed until the first OF next week,
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26

First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
Delta
Holds services in the Library
Building.
Sunday At 11:0O a. m. Subject for
October 2S, Probation after Death" "
Wednesdays at 8 p. m.
The public 10 cordially invited.
This church maintains a reading
room in this building. Open 300 to
400 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
Naxarene Church
Sunday School, 9:45 A NJ.
Preaching. 11:00 A. NJ.
Young Peoples Meeting, TOO P. NJ.
Preaching, 1880 P. NJ.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
STATES TURN DOWN
AUTO INSURANCE LAW

Car owners who have been alarmed
this year by general report that the
states almost universally have de-
termined to adopt compulsory auto
mobile liability insurance law may
breathe easier in the assurance, says
a Firestone bulletin, that there is lit
tie chance for such legislation at this
time.
Not single state has passed such a
measure as applying to individually
owned cars. In fact, only two states
have passed legislation of even a
similar character. These were appli-
cable to common carriers only.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26

ton, Niagara Falls and Los Angeles.
While in Washington he met Joseph
Harrington. special correspondent OF
the star-Bulletin, who wished to bs
remembered to his Honolulu friendA
Business conditions on the main
land are excellent, according to
Stearna Business is booming In
southern California"
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
COMMUNITY ROOM NOTES
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Tho Community Halloween Party
is Saturday night at 1880 p. m. in the
Community Rooms. A cordial invita-
tion is given to all.
There Will be a Cooked Food Sale,
Fancy Work Sale, and Rummage
Sale every Saturday afternoon. Get
the habit OF coming up to see what
we have. II you have any clothes or
shoes to donate they can be used to
advantage by the Woman's Exchange.
Hoesl Hoos Hoesl
We buy them Yes, Just SO long 1t
is a hog.
The Delta Flour Mills Co.,
Delta, Colo 42tfc
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26

owing to the long assembly hour on
Tuesday.
The Delta teachers attended the
meeting Of the Western Division OF
the Colorado Education Association at
Grand Junction last week, many Of
them taking part IN the programs.
The speakers were all leaders Of edu.
cational work. Some of them were:
Dr.. David Sneddon. DR.. A. e Winship.
DR.. Thomas e. Finegan, Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, DR.. J. O. Engleman.
and Dr.. Jesse H. Newton. Special
music was Furnished by Miss Edwyl
Redding. Miss Mary Helen Hatch.
Mrs. Jorgenson. and Miss Thomas.
The teachers also had the opportunity
Of hearing Miss Anna Case. the opera
singer, at the Avalon Theater, We'd
nesday evening. Miss Dyer. Mrs.
Flores. Miss Thomas. Mr.. Rogers. Miss
Ferguson, Miss Grigsby. and Miss
Agnew Of Delta took part in the SEC
tionai meetings.
A position IL being circulated to pre-
sent to Mr.. VIII Ratel1in for a Boys
Glee club. The subject Of a glee club
was taken up last year but 1t did not
mature. One can be started this year
II enough of the boys take an interest
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
NOTICE TO VOTERS

, Any voter who Is registered 4
, and has changed his address or 4
, moved from the Precinct In which 4
, he is registered to another Pre-
, cinct must appear before the
, City Clerk at any time within 4
, five days prior to election and 4
, have the change Of address made 4
, upon the Register. 4
, Failure to attend to this may
; result In the loss Of vote.
, N. J. BRADLEY. City Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26

Grand Junction defeated Gunnison
at Grand Junction last Friday with a
score of 20 to 0. This game was held
during convention and many Of our
teachers attended It.
Delta defeated Hotchkiss Tuesday.
October 28. by a score Of % to o. The
game was rather onesided. Delta out
weighing Hotchkiss several pounds to
the man The first touchdown was
made by William Dana; next by Sea-
bough; and two by the Captain, while
Bishop made a touch back. Every one
ON the team showed up wonderfully.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
81. MIehaers Catholic

81. MIehaePs Catholic
Masses at and 10 O'Clock every
Sunday except the second Sunday Of
the month when mass will be at II
o'clock
Church service Sunday evenings
at 7:30 O'Clock.
Week day masses at 1880 O'Clock.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
Baptist Church

6aptist Church
9:45 . m. Sunday School.
1900 q m. Morning worship.
Sermon by Rev. William jackson.
$3.50 p. m. Young peoples meeting
7:So p. m. Evening services.
Sermon, Rev. jackson.
You are cordially invited to share
with us all the fellowship and inspira
tion Of these services.
First Baptist Church.
The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
PreSbyterIan.

Sunday School, 9:45. Our attend
ance and work is said to be the best
in the history OF the church. II not
obligated elsewhere we will give you
a cordial welcome.
Morning worship, 11:00 o'clock. The
Pastor is preaching series OF ser
mons on "The Great Affirmations Of
Christ" The subject Sunday is "Can
We Know God-The God whom Jesus
Revealed?"
Endeavor Service. $50 p. m.
Evening Worship. 1880 O'Clock.
Theme. 'The Lure Of The World"
Mid-week service, Wednesday, ct
1880 p. N.
r. =. Sherman. Pastor.
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Christian

Christian
Sunday School, 9:45 q. m.
Preaching at IL a. m.
Christian Endeavor $50 p. m.
Preaching at 1880 p. m.
Rev. B. F. Stallings, Past
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At The Churches
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Rally Day in Sunday School, 9:45
a. m Morning sermon to children:
The Story of Abraham-Who?
Epworth League $3.50 p. m
Evening service 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday. Bible study and prayer
at 1880 p. m
Frank w. Pimlott. pastor.
Salvation Army
Montrose-Delta District, Residence,
$50 Main street, Montrose. Phone
Colo. Montrose 476.
In Delta Wednesday and Thursday
morning each week.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26

ever and yawp that cid Alphabetical
is visionary. Here l can get a can.
ming factory aaG nobody eats the
goods; / hustle up & wooden factory,
and the community quits wearing
trousers; l build for them a street
car line to haul them to and from
their palatial residences, and what
do the ~sun-baked human mud-turtles
do but all jump off the log into the
water and hide from them cars like
they were ,chariots of fire? What this
town needs is not factories, o rail
roads, nor modern improvements-Old
Alphabetical can get them-but the
next great scheme l go into is to go
down the river, get some good red
mud, and make a few thousand men
who will build up a town"
1t has been fifteen years and over
since Colonel Morrison put on his long
coat and high hat and started for the
none markets of the East, seeking
whom he might devour. At the close
of the eighties the Colonel and all his
tribe found that the stock of eastern
capitalists who were ready to pay
good prices for the fine shimmering
blue sky and bracing ozone of the
West was running low. 1t was said
in town that the Colonel had come to
the end of mis- string, for not only
were the doors of capital closed to
him in the East, but newcomers had
stopped looking for farms at home.
There was nothing to do but to sit
down and SWAP jack-knives with other
land agents, and as they had taken
most of the agencies for the best in
surance companies while the Colonel
was on dress parade, there was moth
ing left for him to do but to run for
justice of the peace, and, being elect
ed, do what he could to make his
tenure for life.
Though he was elected, more out
of gratitude for what he had tried to
do for the town than because people
thought he would make a fair judge,
he got no further than his office in
popular esteem. He did not seem to
wear well with the people in the daily
run and jostle of life. During the
forty years he has been in our town,
he has lived most of the time apart
from the people-transacting his bust
ness in the East, or locating strangers
on new lands. He has not been one
of US, and there were stories afloat
that his shrewdness had sometimes
caused him to thrust a toe yer the
dead-line of exact honesty. In the
town he never helped US to fight 1or
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26

square board building at the end o.
the street. But every day for the past
ten years he has been coming to Sur
Office for his bUaSle Of old newspe-
pers. These he reads carefully. and
sometimes what he reads inspires him
to write something for our paper on
the future of the Queen City, though
much oftener his articles are retro
spective. He is the president of the
Old Settlers society, and once or
twice a year he brings in an obituary
which he has written for the family of
some old-timer.
One'would think that an idler would
be a nuisance in a busy place, but. on
the contrary, we all like old Alpha
betical around our office. For he is
His smooth, fat face has not been
wrinkled by the vinegar Of failure
and the noise that came from his
lusty lungs in the old days is subsid-
ing. But he has never forgiven Gen
eral Durham. of the Statesman, for
saying of a fight between Alphabetical
and another land agent back in the
sixties that chose who heard 1t pro-
nOunced it the most vocal engagement
they had ever known" That is why
he brings his obituaries to us; that
Is why he does us the honor OF bOr-
rowing papers from US; and that is
why, on a dull afternoon, he likes to
sit in the old %sway-back swivel-chair
and tell US his theory of the increase
in the rainfall, his notion about the
influence of trees upon the hot winds,
his opinion of the disappearance of
the grasshoppers. Also, that is why
we always ave a circus ticket for old
Alphabetical, just as we save one for
each of the boys in the Office.
One day he came into the office in
a bad humor. He picked up a country
paper, glanced it over, threw it down,
kicked from under his feet a dog that
had followed a subscriber into the
room, and slammed his hat into the
w~aste-basket with considerable feel
ing as he picked up a New York
paper.
"Well-well, what's the matter with
the judiciary this m%orning?" someone
nsked the old man.
He did not reply at once, but
turned his paper over and over, appar-
emily looking for something to inter-
est him. Gradually the revolutions of
his paper became slower and slower,
and finally he stopped turning the
paper and began reading. 1t was ten
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26

those things of which the town is
the municipal ownership of electric
lights and waterworks, the public
library, the abolition of the saloon
and all of the dozen small matters of
public interest in which good citizehs
take a pride. Colonel Morrison was
living his grand life, in his tailor
made clothes, while his tOwnsmen
were out with their coats off making
our town the substantial place it is.
SO in his latter days he is old Alpha
betical Morrison, a man apart from us.
We like him well enough, and so long
as he cares to be justice of the peace
no one will object, for that is his due.
But, someway, there is nc talk Of
making him county clerk; and there
Is a reason in everybody's mind why
no party names him to run for county
treasurer. He has been trying hard
enough for ten years to break through
the crust of the common interests
that he has 80 long ignored. One sees
him at public Meetings. rather visit
~ful-looking, chubby-faced old man
on the edge of the crowd. ready to
be called out for a speech. But 20
II calls his name; no one cares par
ticularly what old Alphabetical has 10
say. Long ago he said all that he
can say to our people.
The only thing that Alphabetical
ever organized that paid was a fam
lily. In the early days he managed to
get a home clear of Indebtedness and
was shrewd enough to keep it out of
all of his transactions. Tow-headed
Morrisons filled the schOolhouse, and
twenty years later there were so
many of his girls teaching school that
the school board had to make a ruling
limiting the number of teachers from
one family in the city school, in order
to force the young Morrison girls to
go to the country to teach. In these
days the girls keep the house going
and Alphabetical is a notary public
and a justice of the peace, which
keeps his Office going in the little
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
ECONOMISTS VERSUS POLITICIANS

]. P. Morgan is said to have had an
interview with NJ. P~oincare, Premier
of France, the other day, and to have
stated to him the only terms upon
which the bankers would guarantee
an international loan of twenty bill
lion gold marks to France.
What these terms were make little
matter. The point is that the nations
are slowly realizing that they are
business institutions dealing with the
bread and butter of the people, and
not mere debating societies dealing
with fine phrases, nor football teams
dealing with athletes
In other words, Mr.. Morgan was re-
minding Premier Poincare that if the
latter desired to talk turkey, he would
have to talk as an economist and not
as a politician.
The real business of the world is
that of finding food, clothing and
shelter for mankind. This is funda-
mental, and comes before fag-waving.
And the real business of the rulers
of any country is the constructive
business of seeing to it that the people
have opportunity to work and produce.
The glory of a nation may be ad-
vanced upon the battlefield, but the
welfare Of a nation is advanced on the
farm and in the workshop.-New York
American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26

STOCKHOLDERS MAY HOLD
SMOKER

Cape May County Trotting and
Breeding stockholders meeting, called
January 18th, in the Court House
building, was poorly attended. In the
absence of John P. Fox, president,
Vice President Camp presided at the
meeting. Besides the IL stockholders
present there were proxies enough
from absent stockholders to control
over so per cent of the stock. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to get as
nearly as possible 100 per cent of the
stock. 1t was felt by the stockholders
who have already turned over their
shares to the Board of Agriculture
that if those representing the out
standing stock could attend this meet
ing and get the benefit of the real
facts of the case they would gladly
turn over their shares to the Board of
Agriculture. Frank l.. King, of Wild
wood, who represented a small block
of outstanding stock held by several
stockholders, entered freely into the
discussions and was greatly pleased
with what the Board of Agriculture is
trying to do in carrying out a first
class county fair. He suggested that
one more supreme effort be made to
induce the stockholders to come to-
gether and hold a final smoker or BAN
quet at which time he felt sure all the
stockholders would gladly turn over
their stock. The meeting was adj
journed at the call of the chair, with
tbic final raIIy in view
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26

or fifteen minutes before he spoke.
When he put down the paper his
cherubic face was beaming, and he
said:
"Oh-I know I'm a fool, but 1 wish
the Lord had sent me to live in a
town large enough so that every dirty
faced brat on the street wouldn't feel
he had a right to call me Alphabet
cal! Dammit, I've done the best l
could! l haven't made any alarming
success. l know it. There's no need
of rubbing it in on me-" He was
silent for a time with his hands on
his knees and his head thrown back,
looking at the ceiling. Almost i'm
~perceptibly a smile began to crack
his features, and. when he turned his
eyes to the man at the desk, they
were dancing with merriment, as he
said; 'Just been reading a piece here
in the Sun about the influence of
climate on human endeavor. Is E@Sc
that liz northern ATTITUDES there is
more oxygen in the air and folks
breathe faster, and their blood tcF"S
faster, and that keeps their liver go
ing. Trouble with me has always
been climate-sluggish liver. If I had
just a little more oxygen floating
round in my system, the wooden mill
would still be running, the street cars
would be going. and this town would
have had forty thousand inhabitants.
My fatal mistake was one of latitude.
But''-and he drawled out the word
mockingly-'but l guess if the Lord
had wanted me to make a town here
He would have given me a different
kind of liver!" He slapped his knees
as he sighed: This is a funny world,
and the more you see of it the funnier
it GETS The old man grinned com
placently at the ceiling for a minute,
and before getting out of his chair
kicked his shoe-heels together mer-
rily. wiped his glasses as he rose, put
his bundle of papers under his arm,
and left the office wnistIing an old,
Old-faShiOned tune.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
Total
TAXATION IN PENNSYLVANIA
By Senator George woodward
In a Philadelphia Newspaper

l have been reading Prof. Selig-
rious pamphlets of the National Tax
Association. 1t is refreshing to learn
how we'll Pennsylvania has managed
it's policy of state taxes.
Other states have a tax On real es-
tate which gives rise to endless dis
content because of unequal assessed
valuations. Pennsylvania has no such
tax. Other states have an income tax
superimposed upon the Federal tax.
Pennsylvania has no income tax.
Other states have a general property
tax which is anathema to all tax ex-
perts. Pennsylvania has no general
property tax. Other states have
costly tax commissions to administer
these taxes. Pennsylvania has only
the auditor general, who is chief cook
and bottle washer in assessing, set
Ting and collecting state taxes.
1t does not look a bit scientific on
paper, but is a shining example of
pragmatism because it works, and
works at a minimum cost to taxpayers.
Those are our negative virtues; now
on the positive side. Pennsylvania
was the first state to break away from
the general property tax and to COM
pletely separate state and local tax
alton. That is something to be proud
of and many states envy u wisdom.
The ideal taxes for a state are al
ways given as taxes on corporations,
franchises, inheritances and incomes.
These we have, except the income tax.
Some day we shall have to come to it
as the only fair tax on intangible prop
erty. Perhaps we may discover that
intangibles, having already been
taxed somewhere upon the tangible
property back of them, must not be
taxed again, for this would be double
taxation. If we ever reach this scien-
tifc frame of mind we may then re-
peal the personal property tax, which
now breeds a race of liars.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
BOROUGH OF WILDWOOD CREST

the subject is of no interest to chill
dren, all performances are restricted
to adults. This restriction is not
made to suggest anything salacious in
the play-it is done to direct the
attention of adult audiences only to
the same"
At the matinee performance a little
heart-to-heart talk was given the
women folks by Vail Hobart, in her
makeup of the little old-fashioned
lady, Grandma Driscol. Miss Hobart
discussed marriage and divorce in a
that sent them all home think
ing well of the moral lesson projected
by the play.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZING RED
MEMS STRING BAND

The string band, being organized in
wildwood by Wapella Tribe of Red
Men with the intention of entering
the Philadelphia Mummers' Parade
next January, is getting together it's
expected quota. Edward Berry, for
merly of the famous Trilby Band, of
Philadelphia, is here in behalf of Wa
pella tribesmen conducting the organi-
cation. In the first weeks work 25
members have been recruited. The
tribe hopes to bring this up to 100
members. Mr.. Berry is ~instructing
the beginners in a simplifed method
of playing and is also procuring in
struments for those who desire to join
but have not the musical implements.
Anyone caring to enroll in this band
is welcome to do so.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
"THE UNLOVED WIFE" CAME TO
WILDWOOD

"The Unloved Wife" the play seen
in Philadelphia recently, and which
has been touring the country for the
past two years, came to Wildwood on
Friday of last week, playing a matinee
and evening performance at the Ave
nue. Theatre. The company was very
capable. Scenic possibilities were
limited by small stage area, but in
spite of this the management of the
company succeeded in putting up a
very satisfactory stage setting.
The play, by Florence Edna May,
deals with a girl, Cicely Courtney, who
has a crippled sister and a butterfly
mother. She meets John Pennington,
a former sweetheart of her mother,
and marries him on the condition that
he will give her mother a suite in a
New York hotel and send her sister
to a sanitarium for treatment. The
ceremony comes off as scheduled and
her sister and mother leave. She then
finds that her husband has married
her to break her spirit and that he
holds no love for her. How she wins
this love, how her sister wins a hus-
band and how her mother is forced
to give up her butterfly ways, all make
a very entertaining drama. An old
couple, Grandpa and Grandma Dris-
col, come in and furnish a comedy re-
lief to the play. Blanche Wilcox as
the unloved wife was very capable
and ably supported by others of the
cast. Many people in Wildwood be-
lieved the play must be immoral, as
children were not admitted and the
matinee was advertised for Ladies
Only" An explanation of this was
given on the program. 1t read: "The
play, having been written, cast, en-
gagged and staged by a woman, and as
marriage is the most vital subject in
a woman's life, the afternoons per-
Torrance was restricted to women.
Every effort is made in the publicity
to attract women to this offering. AS
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-26
NOTICE TO LIMIT CREDITORS
Estate of Ruric N. Adams, Deceased.

Estate of Ruric N. Adams, Deceased.
Pursuant to the order of IRVING
FITCH, Surrogate of the County of Cape
May, made on the sixth day of January,
A. D. 1928, on the application of the sub
scribers, executors, of said deceased, notice
is hereby given to the creditors of said
der oath or affirmation their claims and
demands against the estate of said de-
ceased within six months from the sixth
day of January, A. D. 1928, or they will be
forever barred of any action against the
subscriber.
Dated January 6, A. D. 1923.
ELIZABETH V. ADAMS,
HARRY L. ADAMS.
ROBT. BRIGHT, Proctor. 1-19, 9tpf$15.54