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The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

markets beef is 25c to 81 higher. veal
81 to SO; lamb 81 to 81 and pork firm
to 81 higher. Mutton is weak TO 81
lower. May 10 prices good grade
meats: Beef slG&l8: veal si5.l7;
lamb s31-s34; mutton S26-S19: light
pork loins $l7-s21; heavy loins SIS.
S1S.
GRAlN-Grain market unsettled
Wheat prices holding fairly firm but
corn markets weak. Demand for corn
less active but receipts continue OF
fair volume. Oats weaker with corn
but prices only slightly lowered. Quot.
ed May 10: No. l dark northern
spring, Minneapolis. sl.14'-I32.. No.
2 hard winter. Chicago. S1.13; 81.
Louis s2.O6. No. 2 red winter, 81
Louis S1.11. No 2 yellow corn. Chi.
cago 7SA- A-79c. Minneapolis 71x -72Ac
No. 3 yellow corn, st. Louis 77.7sc. No.
3 white oats at Chicago 4sAc, St
Louis 4Gh-49c, Minneapolis 43Ib.
44Mc
COTTON-Averase price OF mid.
ding spot cotton in 10 designated spot
markets advanced 81 points during
the week. closing at 30.24c per lb.
New York May future contractg ad.
Vanced l2S points, closing at 3O.gsc.
DAIRY PRoDUCTs-Butter mar.
ketH unsettled during the week. Trad.
Ing Irregular. Fairly heavy into tor.
age movement. Imports of no conse.
qnence and no prospective shipment
under prevailing prices. General tone
OF market at close was firm. ClosInp
Wholesale prices In 92 score butter 10.
day New York zoe: Chicago 3GXc.
Philadelphia 4Oc, Boston 39c.
Cheese markets steady. TradIn,
somewhat more active toward tho Iot
ter part Of the week. Latest ronor,.
Indicate tendency on the part of
prices to recover slightly from recent
declines. Production on the increase.
Wholesale prices at Wisconsin nri,,.
airy markets, May o. Twins tic aIpglo
dalsies 17Ac, double daisies 17lc
young Americas 17Mc, long horns
lfhc square prints lsc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Eastern potato markets about atoodv
new York round whites siG5 eE
sacked per 100 pounds. Florida
sp"ulding rose generally 75c to $50
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
TAKES A "SWIPE"
AT MARKETING PLAN

In rather sarcastic letter, w. H.
Garvin of the Associated Fruit Com
pany, takes a "falP' out of the Co
| Operative Marketing Bureau and the
country newspapers, branding such
material as propaganda" and urging
that inasmuch as the newspapers have
discovered that the scheme was a fail
ure they might "be fair instead of
playing dead" His letter follows:
Our calendar shows that we have
arrived at the month of May, the seas
on which usually brings the "uplift"
sharpshooters with some new plan or
revised, newly named, old plan to
save the farmer.
| We have the same statement to
make that we offered last year, viz. +:
| that we are not opposed to Co-Opera-
tive Marketing. but we did say, that
the plan proposed by Aaron Sapiro
and endorsed by various Job seekers
and politicians would not bring the
desired relief to the farmer, because it
was first and always a huge promotion
scheme with fat and juicy pickings for
/ the promoters. Cooperative move
ments come in cycles. and when
| launched with combination of propa-
ganda, band playing, emotional speech
es. threats and intimidation rarely sur
vive.
A statement worked up by the ora
| tors was to the effect that Mr.. Sapiro.
having been reared in an orphan asy-
lum, when very young consecrated his
life to the uplift of the farmer with
out any thought of personal gain.
Recent reports which are not contra
| dicted do not confirm any such state
ment If there is anything uncertain
it is not Mr.. Sapiro's compensation.
He believes in looking out for Mum
Der One" and to this end has caused
the growers money in the possession
of the sales agents, WeylEuckerman
Company, to be attached. Incidentally
we have read that Sapiro Is attorney
for the sales agents-an interesting
combination.
You were told no local association
| could be organized unless growers rep
resenting fifty percent of the acreage
signed on the dotted line. This was
evidently waived in the Delta district.
The report was circulated that grow
ers who did not sign would not be able
to tell. We will leave to you the de
cision as to who got the higher price.
the Co-Operatives or Independents. II
you are in doubt, bring the best sales
of the Co-operatives to us and make
your own comparison.
The organizers did not tell their
members that 1t would cost them ap-
proximately seventy dollars per car
to handle their potatoes Perhaps.
this was immaterial, at least 1t did
not concern those who had the man
agement of the campaign in contrJ!.
We are writing this letter be-
cause some of our Country News
papers have filled a good deal OF
space boosting this Sapiro plan of
cooperation. Probably they hon
estly desired to help the situa-
tion, and sometimes financial and
and political reasons influenced
them, but now that they know
they sponsored failure they
might at least be fair instead OF
| playing dead.
Propaganda can be useu as a danger.
Gus weapon and will be as long as
people are acceptable to gpellbindara 8"
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
California Mesa

Mrs. George Cleveland of Olathe
visited Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs Chester Fisher, and family.
II. b. Turner went to Pueblo Fri
day and expects to be gone several
days.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Hubbard, Saturday,
May 9th.
Mrs. Mary Baranowskl entertained
40 young people Thursday night In
honor OF her son Arthur's birthday.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

An arrival from the east Monday,
was Mrs. G. R. Messick, who is the
house-guest of her husbands parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Messick at Cedar
edge.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

The condition of Mrs. Virgil Fralk-
lin, who was operated on at the
Western State hospital Monday for
appendicitis, is reported favorable to
speedy recovery.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
conValeselng at Home.

ConValeseing at Home.
Mrs. Dolph Davis, who with her
husband has been living temporarily
ht montroae. while he was employed
there, became III and found IL ncces.
Sary to return home, Her sister, Mrs
Jimmy Johnson, went up on the
morning train to accompany her homo
returning with her Tuesday afternoon.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

o. NJ c. lnustruotIon Officers.
Captain ]. r. Bechtold Of Canon
ohy and Sergeant Thomas Hamilton
OF Denver vert Tuesday arrivals for
an official visit to c. N. @. OF Delta.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

There Is no wealth like health
Make your appointment for the Com
munlty Health Conference, Friday
May %, Delta Community Club
Rooms.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
LABORITES
To TAKE
RE|NS
Baldwin Certain to Be Re-
fused Confidence"
Today.
By DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
International News Service.

II I4OND0N. Jan. 21.--When the
house Of coEnsnonn cOn~ensa sazAt0day
1T was universally conceded that
the Tory government of Premier
Stanley Baldwin would be voted
out of office before the session ad-
journs tonight. The premier him.
self was reconciled to defeat.
Many liberals, including former
Premier H. H. Asquith, had pledged
themselves to support the mo con-
fidence" resolution introduced by
the labor party through John
Robert Clynes.
Passage of this resolution means
oblivion for the Cabinet now in
power.
Shortly after the session opened
and before there was any debate
upon the mo confidence" resolution.
foreign issues were briefly dis
cussed. Under Foreign Secretary
Ronald Mcneil, replying to ques-
ton about the proposed Anglo-Ameri-
can "rum-running treaty." said that
Great Britain has investigated and
wishes to stop the disreputable
practice of smuggling liquor into
the United States.
"The government believes that
the proposed treaty will go q long
way toward stopping it,
First Labor Government.
This is British labor's red letter
day. 1t was expected confidently
that the Tories would be deposed
tonight, that Premier Baldwin
would resign tomorrow and that
Ramsay Macdonald, leader of the
Laborites would be summoned to
form a new cabinet, thus giving
England the first labor government
in her history.
The vote upon the mo conf.
dence" resolution was scheduled
for II o'clock tonight (6 p. m,
New York time).
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
cooIidges Going to Club.

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
are to attend the annual reception
In their honor, rendered by the legis-
lative set at the Congressional Club
tonight.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
I F|REMEN
DIE IN
OIL
TO- yO0o- Barrel Tank Explodes
at Pittsburgh Plant,
Starting Blaze.
BY international News Service.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 21.--
Seven firemen are known to have
perished today when a ladder on
which they were fighting a ter
rifle blaze, raging in the plant
of the Standard Oil Company
here, collapsed, plunging them
into a tank of boiling oil.
Blast Starts Blaze.
The blaze starting with the ex-
plosion of a 10,OOO-barrel tank of
oil, transformed the plant yard into
q sea of fire, in which ten other
tanks, of the same capacity, are
standing, silent emissaries of death.
The entire district within ten blocks
of the blaze has been segregated
and persons living in the vicinity
have fled. The blaze rapidly is
communicating to buildings in the
plant yard.
The badly charred bodies of seven
of the victims have been recovered
and identified.
They are:
Capt. Rudolph Bliske, Captain
FrazieE> Capt. Edward Jones, Hose.
man Patrick Abbot. Hoseman John
Markham, Fireman Robert Smith
and Fireman Samuel Bolinger.
Three Fatally Injured.
Three others are believed fatally
injured. They are: Buck Lowryc,
James Mercer and A. Stewart, ali
1iremen.
At 10 o'clock the fire was still
raging beyond control Of all avail.
able firemen, summoned from every
engine house in the city by two
repetitions of the dreaded "three
deuce" alarm,
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

First, various agents and repre-
sentatives of the De Ia .Huerta
provisional" government in Mexico
began earnestly at last to present
their grievances and arguments to
Washington political people, assert
ing and indeed proving that the
De la Huerta side of the contro-
versy In Mexico Is the "conserva.
tive" property side, while the
Obregon side is relatively the "radi.
cal" side.
This effort began to bring It
about that numerous conservatives
in Washington ranged themselves
in opposition to American interven-
tion as now conducted by the State
Department on behalf Of Obregon.
Criticism by PrOgressives.
Meanwhile numerous ''progres.
sives'' in Congress were on their
way toward an open criticism OF
intervention in Mexico on grounds
of general progressive" opposition
10 any American Intervention any.
where at ALL.
This second development lined up
a large progressive" element on
the same political fighting front
with numerous conservatives" II
was generally remarked that most
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The Washington times., 1924-01-21

Strike leaders claimed that more
than 10000 men were out and that
many members of the National
Union of Railway Men were joining
The strike had been called by
the Associated Society of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen.
Officials of the National Union Of
Railway men had forbidden mem
bers of that organization to join.
The factional strife between the
leaders of railway unions grows in
bitterness. j. II. Thomas, of the
National Union, declared this after.
fiasco."
II knew 1t could not succeed" de.
clared Thomas.
Most Of the roads organized
skeleton service but 1t failed TO
meet expectations. Provincial
centers reported complete stagna.
tion In some places.
Industries had taken steps to
meet the strike by storing up sur.
pluses of fuel.
Airplanes and motor lorries will
bo utilized for mail service and to
carry food stuffs. Government Of.
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
SOVIET RUN BY
COMMUNISTS,
TESTIFIED
State Department Official
Backs Up Hughes at Conn.,
mittee Probe.

The Russian Communist Party
controls absolutely the Soviet gov
ernment," Evan E. Young, chief
of s. the eastern European affairs
division of the State Department,
declared at the opening of the in
vestigation of the Russian situation
by a Senatorial subcommittee.
"The policy of the Soviet gov
ernment is dictated by the political
bureau of the Communist Party
Young said.
In support of this charge,
Young presented to the committee
mass of detailed documentary
evidence gathered by. the State De.
partment. These documents, OF
ficially approved by Secretary
Hughes consisted chiefly of edi.
torials from La Prada, organ of
the party, and minutes of meetings
of the communist group. Many of
them previously had been made
public by Hughes.
Soviet Controls Party.
The State Department evidence.
Young said, showed:
That the Soviet government Is
controlled by the party.
That a small group, headed by
Lenine, controls the Communist
party.
That the third international is
controlled by the Communist party.
That the relationship between the
government, the Third Interna.
tionale and the Communist party
is close and harmonious.
Robert F. Kelly also of the east
ern European affairs division of
the departent. was asked by Young
to explain the document 70 the
committee.
BOrah Quizzes Kelly.
Wouldn't 1t be equally true ia
say that the Soviet government con.
trolls the Communist party?" Sen.
ator Borah (Rep) of Idaho, chair.
man, asked Kelly.
NO, because the political deci.
sions are made in the political bu.
reau OF the party. and are manda.
tory upon the government" re.
piled Kelly.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
WOOD ORDERS FORCE
TO FIRE ON coLORUMS

MANILA, Jan. 21.-Governor Gen.
eral Wood today sent a radio mes
sage to Colonel Bowers, in command
of forces landed on Surigao Island.
north. Of Mindanao, to fire on the
Colorums, fanatical organization
which murdered nineteen constabu.
larymen, IL they are not dispersed
by Tuesday night.
The cruiser Sacramento is stand
ing by and re-enforcements have
been sent to Surigao. The Colorum
movement is reported spreading to
other islands under the belief that
the Philippine national hero, Rial,
has come to life to rule the islands.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
BY international News Service.

BY International News Service.
With one American warship,
the fast cruiser Richmond, already
on the ground, and seven more
first-cIass American fighting ships
enroute to Mexican waters, car
rying 1,100 bluejackets to pro-
tect American interests and in
sure the unrestricted flow of COM
merce, Mexican revolutionists un-
der Adolfo de Ia Huerta have de-
cided to postpone" their an
nounced blockade of the great oil
port Of Tampico, according to a
cablegram received at the Navy
Department today from Rear Ad-
miral Magruder, in charge of the
naval detachment sent to Mexico.
BIOOdIess Victory For U. s.
Admiral Magruder advised off.
cials here that he had been in
formed that the blockade Of the
oil port had been postponed until
the first Of next month"
The action OF the de Ia Huertistas
in thus abandoning what they al
ready had attempted was inter-
preted as bloodless victory for
the United States-won by a show
ti0nary chief had specifically ignored
warnings sent from Washington
that this government would not
tolerate blockade of Tampico.
Richmond at TaRnpicO.
The Richmond arrived ut Tampico
only this morning. The cruiser
Omaha, accompanied by a squadron
of six destroyers and the supply
ship Prometheus, are due to arrive
at Vera Cruz, the rebel strong
hold. Tuesday night or early Wed
nesday morning. Vera Cruz and
| Tampico are close enough together
so that the naval contingent can
keep watch on both places.
De la Huerta's blockade of
Tampico was announced last week,
and the announcement was speedily
followed by the appearance of two
gunboats off the oil port. Shots
were dropped into the environs of
the city, and others were sent
across the bows of outgoing foreign
vessels.
Beth Sides Warned.
Not only did this Government
Immediately enter a strong protest
with the recognized Obregon gov
ernment at Mexico City, but Sec.
retary Hughes also warned de Ia
Huerta himself that this Govern
ment would not recognize any
blockade.
When de la Huerta ignored the
warning, the administration decided
to send the cruisers and destroycrs
to make certain the uninterrupted
flow of commerce and to protect
American interests.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
Harvard Man Thought
Be Winner In !
Box Plan

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-A
persistent rumor, which lacked
confirmation, was afloat here
today that Prof. Manley o.
Hudson, of Harvard, was the
author and winner of Plan No.
1896 in the Box peace contest.
While officials of the Amer
lean peace award refused to
divulge the winners name, it
may be given to the public in
advance Of the date set by the
peace award. Miss Esther
Everett Lape, who had charge
of reading plans submitted in
the Box contest, is scheduled
to testify before the Senate
committee at Washington, which
is interested in determining
whether the Box contest was
devised as propaganda for the
League of Nations.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
Faces Fight
OUer Mexico
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Intervention in Mexico today promise of
ing difficulties in Washington than have had be met
any other Intervention started by the State Depart
in day Two special developments in this direction
took place
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
Backyard
! Monuments

Out In the backyard of
nearly every third house in
the United States today stands
q monument" raised by en-
thusiastic hands to shelter the
family bus"
Most of them are, standing
with doors swung wide apart
or slid back out of sight.
Chances are the family bus"
took Dad downtown and mother
rode with him. He to work
she to shop and then skim
back as though with the wings
of a bird to the, home nest.
If your backyard has no
monument" - because you
have no bus" - turn right
now to the autos and Trucks"
columns aver in the classified
columns y this newspaper.
You'll find the car you need
priced SO low that you'll have
to get 1t! Tor the family's sake
as well as your own pleasure,
health and comfort.
Look for the car and the
garage, too, in The Washing.
ton Herald and Washington
Times.
Call The Herald. Main $500
Cali The Times, Main 526O
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
ZERO WEATHER
DUE IN CITY
TONIGHT
Mercury Will Drop to Lowest
Tomorrow, Then Relief Will
Come. Bureau Says.

An icy wind blew freezing TEN.
perature across the United States
last night, driving the mercury in
Washington to 10 degrees above
zero at 6 o'clock this morning.
A temperature Of degrees above
zero, establishing record cold for the
winter, is expected by the Weather
Bureau to be recorded tomorrow
morning.
The cold wave began busying
itself about the District yesterday
afternoon, grasping the ther'
mometers, which were standing al
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
English Rail Service
Crippled BY Strike
81 LUTHER A. HUSTON
International News Service.

LONDON Jan. 21-Railway service throughout England,
Scotland and Wales badly crippled and in places
completely parayzed today by the strike Of locomotive eng
ners and firemen.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
PNEUMONIA THREATENS
BABY RELIEVED OF TACK

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-Pneu
mcnia today was threatening to de.
feat the skill of modern surgery.
Physicians at the University Hos
pital, attending Cletus Moore, eight.
month-old st. Louis baby, whose
1,O00-mile. journey to Philadelphia
permitted the successful removal OF
a carpet tack from his left lnug
this morning reported signs of de-
velopment of the lung disease.
''If we can check the pneumonia
the baby will be able to leave
Wednesday or Thursday. The opera
ton was absolutely successful, and
the child Is resting as comfortably
as could be expected" doctors said
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
BLOCKADE
CALLED
Admiral Magruder at Tampico
With Richmond. Reports
''Postponement."
BY International Ssw. syrvlce.

BY International News Service.
The United States Government
today 1yarned AdOlfO Do Ii
/ HuertRS .AEexican reNOIuti0nist
leader, not to lay any mines mt
the entrance to Mexican ports,
and that * such mines already
have been laid they are to be re-
moved at once.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cold
tonight; lowest temperature
abont four degrees above
zero; Tresday fair, not quite
80 cold Tuesday afternoon;
fresh northwest winds.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
Mexican Federals Use
us. Airplanes to Bomb
Rebel Headquarters
BY ARTHUR CONSTANTINE


MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21.--Federal
aviators using Haviland bombing
planes purchased from the United
States have bombed rebel great
headquarters at La Piedad. state
of Michoacan. on the western battle
Continued on Page 2. Column s.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
NOT
IN HIS OWN
HANDS, He
AYERS
Puts Responsibility on Conn
nittes refuses to Give
Figures on Cost.

While crowds Of women stormed
the doors, a Senatorial investiga-
ton was launched today into
charges that the Box peace award
was propaganda" intended to
influence American participation
in the League Of Nations.
Edward w. Box, of Philadel-
phia, who gave 100000 as a
peace plan prize, was the first
witness heard by the special COM
mittee conducting the inquiry.
Box disclaimed all responsibility
for the plan finally awarded the
100000 prize.
Moses Outlines Scope.
The inquiry was opened with a
statement from Senator Moses, Re-
publican, Of New Hampshire, the
committee chairman, that the com.
mittee would not discuss the merits,
of any subject brought into the
investigation but would merely
seek to learn the sources of propa-
ganda issued to influence American
public opinion or to control legisla-
| tion."
Box created a mild sensation,
| shortly after taking the witness
stand, when he declared Mrs. Frank
lin Roosevelt, wife. Of the Demo-
cratic Vice Presidential nominee in
1920, and Mrs. Frank A. Wander
| lip, wife of the New York banker
whose husbands are both League
of Nation advocates-helped to
select the policy committee"
which controlled the Box award.
He said he kept hands off" after
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Vanderlip
became associated with the con-
| test.
Origin Of the idea.
when did the idea of a peace
| award first originate with your
Chairman Moses inquired, after the
witness took the stand.
''In 1922" Box replied.
ibid it occur to you in the form
it has since developed?"
Exactly the same FORM" said
Box.
"At that time did you consult
with any one in reference to it?"
| ''Yes, sir, with number Of my
friends"
"was it your intention to have
| the peace award conducted by an
agency not established by your"
Eyes, sir. and l took steps i'm
mediately to form an independent
coEQmittee," Box replied.
''What was the first STEP"
ITO appoint an executive officer"
Box said. "I named Miss Esther
Lape."
Miss Lape in Charge.
This appointment. he explained.
was made about May, 1923, and
Box thereafter turned the organi'
zation over to Miss Lape.
"I distinctly told her was not
| to be consulted about any details
of the award" Box added. Some
time later, Miss Lape asked me to
meet Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt and
Mrs. Vanderlip. did, and l left it
| to them to suggest members of the
policy committee which was to di-
rect the award. From that time on
1 kept my hands off the award"
Box further explained announce
ment of the winning peace plan was
made prematurely because a New
York newspaper forced us to do So"
This newspaper, II appeared,
| learned the contents of the winning
| award and notified Box II would pub
lish the plan.
BOX frequently replied to dircct
questions with the statement that