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The Delta independent., 1924-08-01
SOCIETY

The members of the Ash Mesa
ladies' Aid Socitty of the Baptist
church are entertaining the members
Of ne Missionary Society OF the To-
cal Baptist church today at an all-day
me ing and picnic dinner at the
beautiful country home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ II. Patnode on Ash Mesa.
The Garnet Mesa Community club
Will hold its regular meeting Monday
evening, August 4, at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs, T. A. Hazelett All members
are requested to be present as there
will be special business.
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Mrs, S. A. Sylvester entertained the
Hotchkiss w c. T. U. at the home
Of Mrs. Gus Schlapp. corner 18th and
Howard, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. James Greenwood was hostess
to the Merry Go Round club yesterday
afternoon. The ladies engaged in fancy
work for several hours and the hostess
served lovely refreshments at the
close OF the afternoon.
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The Woman's Auxiliary Of the Amer
lean Legion will meet Tuesday August
II. at 2:S0 o'clock. There will be n
business meeting, followed by a social
hour and refreshments. At this time
plans will be made for entertaining
the Legion boys and a few other
friends In the evening,
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Honoring Mrs. f. c. Helt of San An
tonic, Texas. guest of Mrs, Harry
Mathers Mrs. H. r. Perkins entertain
ed sixteen ladies' at one o'clock
luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Tho
rooms were attractive. artistically dec
GRATED in keeping with the color
scheme. red and white Out OF town
guests were; Mesdames G. w. Bruce,
f ], Darlington, and w. A. Hillman. OF
Montrose, and the guest of honor, Mrs.
II c. Helt.
The Delta independent., 1924-08-01
LOCAL NEWS
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L. W. Scott spent Friday in Mont
rose on business.
After pleasant visit with relatives,
Mrs. S. B. Doyle departed yesterday
for her home in Los Angeles.
Edward Silva was a yesterday after
noon arrival from Montrose for visit
at the R. F. Williams home.
Frank H. Trechter, wife and baby
are spending a short vacation on
Grand Mesa near one of the Kiser
crossings.
DR.. H. ]. French, wife and daughter
Betty Jean OF Denver are visiting the
former parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
French, for about two weeks.
After an extended visit with rela-
tives, the Burgin, Coutts and Johnson
families, Roy Scafe returned to his
home in Kansas City, Monday.
Mrs William Payne and children of
Somerset were returning passengers
Saturday afternoon from a delightful
months visit in New York state.
Mrs G. c. Denman and two children
who arrived from the east Friday were
between train passengers in Delta on
their way to Austin for a visit with
relatives
Mrs C. E. Fleenor and daughter
Fern came up from Grand Junction On
Monday and are spending the week at
the home OF the formers father, Herb
ert Dixon
Mrs. Maggie Lyons and son Curtis
returned to Somerset Saturday after
noon, They have been visiting with
the formers sister at Silverton, for
several weeks.
Russell Clifford and Earl Trexler of
ROCKY Ford visited a few hours in
Delta Monday on their way to Grand
junction where they will visit several
weeks with friends.
james Scullon spent several days
here this week in connection with the
closing up Of the affairs of the Soul
Ion Cattle Company. He is now locat-
ed near Collbran.
Mrs Willis A. Davis is making tr-
rangements to go to Santa Fe, New
Mexico with her children and spend
the school year. The change is made
for the benefit OF Lloyd's health.
Mr.. and Mrs P. C. Lawrence, who
recently sold their ranch adjoining the
city. are expecting to leave soon for
Minnesota where they will spend the
winter with their children.
Mrs Cora Schoonover and baby OF
Montrose were overnight guests of
Mrs. Cora Irwin Wednesday night
Mrs. Schoonover stopped off on a re-
turn trip from Grand Junction where
she was called by the death of her
niece
Mrs p Barrett and little grand
dau shter Leone Barrett who have been
tn guests OF Mrs. Frank Miller at
Grand Junction for the past month.
returned to Delta yesterday. Mrs. Bar
rett and Leone( whose home is in Chi
caEo are spending the summer here
with the formers daughter, Mrs. Cecil
Clearwater
Captain Bonney. accompanied by
his wife. arrived from Denver Friday
on an official visit The captain is an
officer OF the regular army assigned
to duty with the Colorado National
Guard. He is here on an instruction
visit to the Delta c. n. G., and is also
interested in formulation OF plans for
the observation of the National De
fenze program to be held throughout
the nation September 18th.
The Delta independent., 1924-08-01
BIRTHS
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4 lusty son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs, \. A Norman, Wednesday. July
SOth Mrs. Norman will be remember.
ed as Miss Thyra Greenwood of this
city. and the Dad is the leading pitch
er in the twilight baseball league, Odd
Fellows team. He is employed at the
Holly Sugar factory.
To Mr. and Mrs. u. C. Taylor a
baby daughter was born Thursday
July cath.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. S, c. Bbright Thursday, July "a
The family reside at Hotchkiss, but
the little lady made her advent into
the world at Delta.
The Delta independent., 1924-08-01

md Virginia F. Hinchman OF Cedar
edge; Chauncie Forest Taylor and
Vera May Green, both OF Paonia: ]. J..
Navarette and Marian Leon, both OF
Delta; Roy NJ. Davis and Addie Marie
Coates. both OF Delta, and Don Bower
Cox of Delta adm Freda Pridy of OLA
the
The Delta independent., 1924-08-01

Opening Monday.
The Gem Barber shop announces
elsewhere in this issue that the
Beauty Parlor under the direction Of
Mrs. George johnson will open next
Monday, August 4th.
The Delta independent., 1924-08-01
Licenses 10 We d.

The following marriage licenses
were issued by the County Clerk dur.
ing the week ending Thursday, July
81: Clyde Everett Grayatt of Pueblo
Evening star., 1924-05-03
WEEK OF INDIGESTION
IN COTTON MARKETS
Nervousness Displayed and Busi-
ness Irregular Due to Evening
Up of Commitments.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 3.---The cotton
market has been nervous and tr-
regular during the past week and
business attributed largely to the
evening up OF commitments in the
old crop positions and the liquida-
tion of straddles between near and
late deliveries. The additional no
tices issued against May contracts
on Tuesday, led to some liquidation,
but the offerings were absorbed on a
moderate reaction in the premium.
Warehouse stocks here were re-
duced to about $1,000 bales by the end
of this week, and according to all re-
ports additional shipments are pend
ingi with local spot men expecting
to see the stock down to about $4,000
bales by the middle of this month.
Nothing has been heard of any ship
ments in this direction from the
south for delivery on contract and
July shorts have shown signs Of un-
easiness Any delay in the early new
crop movement would be expected to
react bullishly on the endseason po-
sition, but the main factor on the
advances has been the continued free
export movement and reports of ex-
port demand.
Exports so far this season amount
to 5.079,G27 bales, compared with
4.297 456 to the same date last year
and last years total season exports
of 4.S64.027 bales. Some authorities
are looking for falling off in the
export movement after this month,
but the figures to date have raised
a question as to whether the country
is not overexporting. On the other
hand, reports from the domestic
goods markets have shown no i'm
provement and mill curtailment in
this country is believed to be in
creasing. with spinners taking less
raw cotton from their current con-
sumption. Toward the end of this
week many reports were reaching
here to the effect that considerable
cotton would have to be replanted
in the southwest.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May 3.-The selling
movement, which had developed in
the cotton market late yesterday, was
resumed at the opening today. First
prices were barely steady at declines
of to 10 points and active months
sold IL to 10 points net lower in the
early trading, July declining to 1884
and October to 24.10. There were re-
iterated reports that replanting was
necessary in the southwest. but the
early weather news indicated that
recent storms had been followed by
generally favorable conditions. The
selling here was prompted by rela
lively easy Liverpool cables. South
ern mill curtailment was said to be
increasing and 1t was rumored both
southern and New England mills had
been sellers of futures here late yes
terday.
NEW ORLEANS May 3.-The cot
ton market opened somewhat easier
on Liverpool cables and weekly
trade reports indicating a further
slowing down of general trade. First
trades showed losses compared with
yesterdays close of to Is points
and prices continued to ease off after
the opening until July traded down
TO 27.37, October to 2346 and Deem
Der, 23.22, or 2S, IS and 16 points,
respectively. down from the previous
close. The market ruled steadier at
these levels. awaiting the weather
map. and showed a tendency to rally
slightly.
LIVERPOOL. May S.-Cotton-Spot
quiet; prices easier: good middling,
1901; fully middling, 1856; middling,
1906; low middling, 1921; good or
dinary, 1871: ordinary, 14.71 Sales,
5000 bales, including 1,460 American.
Receipts, 5000 bales, including 500
American.
Futures closed quiet: May. 1891;
July. 16.35: September, 1892; October.
1417; December, 1878; January, 1852;
March, 1850.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
STOCK PRICES MOVE
i. IN IRREGULAR WAY
Bear Selling in Early Market
Checked by Strength of
Fuel Issues.
OTHERS REACH NEW HIGH
Readjusting of Speculative Ac-
counts Figures in Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, May S.-with a num-
her of traders absent over the week
end and no definite new developments
to influence the market, stock prices
moved in a rather irregular manner
in todays session. Bear selling of
some OF the volatile specialties in
the early trading was checked by a
sharp display of strength in Colorado
Fuel, which advanced Sfs to a new
1924 top at 39H, and in the shipping
shares. Marine preferred also touch
ing a new high just below 81. KreSge
jumped fifteen points on single
transaction. The closing was firm.
Sales Appropriated 275,oO0 shares.
Readjustments n Factor.
Readjustment of speculative ac-
counts brought back considerable ir-
regularity. at the opening of today's
stock market, but the main trend was
again upward. Colorado Fuel ad-
vanced 81 to 36Ts. a new 1924 top, and
moderate gains also were recorded by
a number of the motor oil shipping
and railroad shares. Coca Cola
dropped about point.
Selling Orders Increase.
Selling orders increased as trading
progressed and the general list soon
took on a decidedly reactionary ap-
pearance. Pierce Oil preferred was
hammered down more than points
in response TO the legal proceedings
brought against officials of the COM
pany. United States Cast Iron Pipe,
Central Leather preferred and Davi-
son Chemical each dropped about y
noints and General Electric eaSed ~ 4.
other Chemical shares held firm.
Standard industrials showed little
change. Foreign exchanges were
steady on quiet trading.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
SAYS SHOALS BIDS
NEGLECT Fertilizer
Ordnance Chief Tells Senate Pro-
duction Offers Are of Un-
certain Value.

From the standpoint of fertilizer
all offers made to the gov
ernment for the operation of Muscle
Shoals, Ala, 'are of uncertain value"
Mai Cen c. c. williams, chief of
Army ordnance declared at today's
session of the Senate agriculture COM
mittee conducting hearings on the
shoals proposition.
The Union Carbide Company's plan,
and the Hooker plan are "undesir-
able" in his opinion, Gen. Williams
said He added that these are cost
plus contracts"
Gen. Williams said the feasibility
OF producing nitrogenous fertilizers
by fixation Of atmospheric nitrogen
forIuse Under American conditions is
sti'l omen to doubt.
While the United States is a heavy
impoI ler of ChIIean nitrate. he con-
tinued. it has also become an ex-
porter of ammonium sulphate, this
latter material being representative
of a class of materials most gener-
ally produced by nitrogen fxation.
The nitrogen fixation plants which
have been established in this country
are producing ammonia for the high,
period refrigeration or chemical
trade, and have not, as yet, entered
the low-priced fertilizer market.
Inwer Prices Necessary.
IF the products are to be of any
ma .ertt.i uene4II TO tle farmer" eX-
planned Gen. Williams, they must be
sold at prices lower than those yet
attained.
AT prices existing four years ago it
seemed quite probable that United
States nitrate plant No. 2 would be
operated for fertilizer production on
a self-sustaining basis The witness
then quoted statistics illustrating the
uncertainty of the fertilizer market,
which has, no doubt, been carefully
considered by every one Offering to
undertake production at Muscle
Shoals. There is a chance of heavy
loss being incurred in guaranteeing
to produce a fixed quantity OF fer
tilizer."
W. C. Waldo. engineer and secre-
tary of the Tennessee River Improve
ment Association, with headquarters
at Chattanooga, testified at length in
support of the Ford offer.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
WANTS DRY AGENT
OUT OF BALTIMORE
Representative Hill Makes Fight
on Fisher, Who Figured in SEN
ator's Wounding.

Representative John Philip Hill has
written to District Attorney Peyton
Gordon protesting against the assign
ment to Baltimore of Prohibition
Agent o. z. Fisher, who was involved
in the pistol battle during which
Senator Frank L. Greene Of Vermont
was shot.
Mr.. Hill in his letter asked whether
1t was true, as charged, that Fisher
is the man who accidentally shot Sem
ator Greene. If so, Mr.. Hill says, he
will take up with Secretary Mellon
the question Of having him removed
from Baltimore.
Responsibility as to who actually
fired the shot which struck Senator
Greene has never officially been fixed
The matter was presented to the fed
eral grand jury here, but no indict-
ment resulted. The Vermont senator
was struck in the head with bullet
which issued from an alley along
Pennsylvania avenue, where pistol
battle between bootleggers and Pro-
hibition Agent Fisher was in progress.
Fisher, it was explained at prohi-
bition headquarters today, is in Bal
timore on special duty, not active
prohibition enforcement, such as he
was engaged in during the battle.
The plan when Fisher was sent to
temporary duty in Baltimore was to
bring him back to Washington as
soon as his detail there was finished
Evening star., 1924-05-03
BOND MARKET QUIET
WITH PRICES FIRM
Week Just Ended Held Most In
teresting Period Of the
Year. - 80
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW, YORK, May 3.-ouietly firm
prices characterized the end of the
together 1t has been one of the most
interesting weeks bond traders have
seen this year. Under the stimulus
of a reduction in the rediscount rates
OF the New York Federal Reserve
Bank there was a sharp upward
movement in government bonds and
other high-grade securities. A good
deal OF the advance was lost under
subsequent profit taking, but as
prices stood today, all libertys were
up on the week, with the treasury
Ans having the distinction of new
high for all time made at the open
ing on Thursday.
First Mortgage Rails Steady.
The first mortgage rails and the
gilt edge industrials were steady to-
day around the highs of the week,
but buying was not so active.
In the foreign group today's fea-
ture was the reaction in the JugoslaV
SIS, which, under fairly large offer
loss of nearly points. Speculation
in this issue has been so extensive
that a reaction was overdue. The
other interesting incident was the
continuation of yesterdays unusually
active trading in Bolivia IS, in prep
aration, as the street" believes, for
new Bolivian dollar loan. French
issues continued to mark time pend
ing the results of the elections
abroad. .-E
Speculative rails have been neg
lected most CT the week. New Haven
issues were a little stronger today,
particularly the New York, West
chester and Boston 4hs. The New
Haven earnings in March were the
best for that month in any year since
before the world war.
IndustrinIs Lack Interest.
There were a few interesting move
ments among the industrials. Amer
lean Smelling and Refining 5s at 93
were at the high on this movement
In more speculative bonds lnterna-
tional Mercantile 6s were strong, re-
spending to the same Influences that
brought about the upturn in the pre-
ferred stock. Commonwealth Power
Corporation 6s sold again today at
the high of the year. Interest was
also shown in tho bonds of West Penn
Power, subsidiary of American
Water Works and Electric.
New offerings for the week totaled
over s125, 900, 900. The largest and
most important issues were the S40,-
900, 900 Kingdom of the Netherlands
IS and s30,000,0o Bethlehem Steel
consolidated 6s. 1t is still too early
to say how permanently either Of
these issues has been placed.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
INACTIVE TRADING
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ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Relatively Small Attendance Re-
sponsible for Unusually Dull
Session Is View.
CAPITAL TRACTION GAIES
Washington Banks Regard Redis-
count Rate Reduction Favorably.
BY CHAs. p. sHAEFFER.

A relatively small attendance was
responsible for one of the dullest ses-
sions Of the year on the Washington
Stock Exchange this morning, when
but four issues were active. The price
level, however, was unchanged, small
gains in one security being Offset by
a corresponding decline on the part OF
others.
Capital Traction was the one bright
stock of the day. scoring small gain
to "a. it's highest level in several
weeks. An immaterial easing off one
eighth of a point on an odd lot sale
at the close was recorded.
Railway preferred was firm at the
opening, but thereafter sold at the
prevailing level. 73ss. Fifty-five
shares changed hands. Washington
Gas Light was off half a point to AZ.
on a ten-share sale:
Washington Gas 6s OF 1923 repre-
sented the only activity in bonds,
$500 selling at par and a quarter.
View Of Rediscount Rate Reduction.
Washington banking institutions,
on the whole, in addition to the ma
jority of New York banks which are
affected directly by the action, view
favorably the reduction in the redis-
lowering OF rates throughout the
money market, II also signif1e5 "a
slight decrease in the maximum rate
OF interest payable on interior banii
and other deposits which for som
time past have been regarded as oVs
of line. But 1T is the outside enecI
ot the lower rate that is most inteIS
esting to bankers. For the last rev
weeks the money market mas Dee&
more or less dormant. with the leVa
of rotao rafber higher than the eX%
listing condition of business warrants
ed But there seemed to be sons
hesitation on the part or IenderS
assume the initiative. The nrst breaE
Federal Reserve Bank, and f1ancietS
are hopeful that this Will stimulatA
investment buying.
AS regards business, a plentifui
cannot be otherwise than favorabl3
in the long run.
Bank Cearings Increase.
fractional increase occurred in
bank clearings this week which to-
tailed SsO3O274000 at leading cities
of the United States. This amount IS
los per cent larger than that or q
year ago and is "A per cent in excess
of the figures reported to Dun'S Re
view for this week of 1922. Most of
the centers outside of New York.
however, had smaller clearings this
week than was the case d year ago,
the regate showing a decrease or
9.5 per cent.
In contrast to last weeks tendency,
failures in the United States TINS
week increased in number, the totaI
! reported to Dun & Co. being 4l4. rms
! is ~ more than the number last week
and is SO more than the 375 defaults
| of a year ago Each of the geo
| graphical sections had a larger num-
| Der of failures than last week.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
FIGHT ON CONTAGION
MAY BE CURTAILED
Funds Nearly Gone, Fowler's Force
Faces Cut-0nly Four Small
pox Cases Here.

Although there have. been 100 cases
of smallpox reported in the District
since January 1, there are only four
patients under treatment at the pres
ent time and Health officer Fowler
does not regard the situation as dan
gerous. No deaths have occurred
Nearly all the cases. DR.. Fowler
said, have been mild in form, and
many of them went undiscovered and
without medical care until they had
practically recovered.
What is concerning the health Off
GER, however. is the question of how
to finish the fiscal year without cur
failing the contagious disease force.
Congress grants an annual appro-
priation of $4,000 for control of such
maladies, but limits to S25,000 the
amount that may be spent for per-
sonal services. Unless the Limitation
is removed the health office will have
used up the S25,000 within a few
weeks.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
VIRGINIA NATIVE DIES.
Mrs. Louisa F. Seabrook Succumbs
in New Mexico.

Mrs. Louisa Fauntleroy Seabrook,
a sister of Miss Anne Magill FauntIe-
roy and Mrs. William Charming John
son of this city and of Robert Conrad
Fauntleroy of Hyattsville, Md, died
in Albuquerque, ~ NJ, April 1s. In
terment was in Winchester, Va, April
"a.
Mrs. Seabrook was the youngest
daughter of the late DR.. A. NJ and
Mrs. Sallie Conrad Fauntleroy of
Staunton, Va, and niece of the late
Maj. Holmes Conrad She had lived
in New Mexico with her two little
boys.
Besides her two sisters in this city
and her brother in Hyattsville she is
survived by her two small sons, two
other sisters, Mrs Kennon Clack of
Philadelphia and Mrs. Kate Fauntle-
roy Miller, and three other brothers,
DR.. Powell c. Fauntleroy, United
States Army, retired; DR.. Archibald
NJ. Fauntleroy, United States Navy,
retired, and DR.. Charles NJ FauntIe-
roy of the United States public health
service.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
WIFE GUIDES POLICE.
Dressed as Boy, She Leads Vice
Squad to Husband.

Disguised as a boy, Mrs. Edith C.
Streitz, bobbed-haired blond, early
today accompanied Lieut.. Davis,
Sergt. McQuade and Policeman Bauer
of the vice squad to 1928 E street
southeast, where, it is alleged, they
found her husband, Max c. Streitz,
in company with Mrs. Bette Foster,
a widow with two children. A statu-
tory charge was lodged against
Streitz and Mrs. Foster.
In Police Court today both de-
manded jury trials and the cases
were continued.
Members of the vice squad and Mrs
Btreitz gained entrance to the widows
home by means of a ladder raised to
second-story window. The two
women became involved 2 in per-
sonal encounter. which was quickly
Terminated by the vice squad.
Mrs. Foster and her two children
were taken to the house of detention,
while Streitz, alleged to have de-
Ierted his wife and child. was taken
% the second precinct station. Bond
or the appearance of the defendants
vas furnished.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 8. - Favorable
weather conditions for the new crop,
together with additional large de-
liveries on May contracts, tended to
ease down wheat prices today during
the early dealings. Besides, foreign
markets were unresponsive to yester-
days advances here, and scattered
selling resulted from opinion that
some setback would be natural. IN
certainty, however, about farm leg
islation pending at Washington acted
as a check against declines. The
opening. which varied from un-
changed figures to q lower, with
May LOS to 1.O5h and July 1.071s to
1918, was followed by little de-
cline all around.
Corn and oats paralleled the action
of wheat After opening unchanged
to 1o4 off. May 7SA to 1885, the corn
market underwent a slight general
drop.
Oats started unchanged to shade
higher, May 47A, and later showed
losses.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
MUTUAL SAVINGS GROW.
Deposits in Fifteen Baltimore
Banks Reach Peak.

BALTIMORE, May 8 (Specia).-
Deposits in fifteen mutual savings
banks in Baltimore rose a little less
than 1 per cent during March, reach
ing at the end of that month the
highest total reported for any date
since the federal reserve bank be-
gan tabulating the figures. in Janu-
airy, 1920.
on March 81, 1924, the fifteen banks
had combined deposits amounting to
$142,329,341, compared with $141, 1922
463 reported at the end of January,
1924, the previous. record month. fOn
March 81, 1928, deposits in the report
March 81, 1920. to s120,6 ,494. The
March, 1924, total shows an increase
of SIS per cent over deposits a year
ago and a gain of 18 per cent over
deposits in March, 1920.