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, 1924-07-09
BOARD NAMED TO SETTLE
PLATTE RIVER DISPUTE

Denver.-An attempt to negotiate
nm interstate rivers compact, govern
ing the use Of the waters of the North
Platte river, will be made during July,
DELPHI F. Carpenter, Colorado river
compact commissioner, has announced.
Three states-Wyoming. Nebraska and
Colorado-with the United States as a
fourth party will be represented at the
conferences. which 1t Is hoped, will
lead to a final settlement.
The commission. appointed by the
governors Of the respective states and
by President Coolidge, VIII be com-
posed of:
Robert II. Wills of Bridgeport, Neb.,
chief of the bureau of irrigation, for
Nebraska.
s. G.. Hopkins. formerly assistant
secretary Of the interior under Secre-
Lane, OF Cheyenne. for Wyoming.
DELPHI F. Carpenter. for Colorado.
Stephen y. Davis. Jr., of Las Vegas,
n. NJ, solicitor for the department Of
commerce At Washington, representing
the United States.
The commission will meet ar Bridge
port, Neb,. July 2 to draft an itinerary
for investigations and hearings that
will begin the middle of July. Hear
ings will probably be held at North
Platte. Neb.. Casper, wyo., and at
Walden or Denver, Colo, Mr.. Carpen-
ter said.
, 1924-07-09
Japs Hold Demonstration.

Tokio.-The nationwide demonstra-
ton against the American exclusion
act. which went into effect July 1.
opened with mass prayer meetings at
all the national Shinto shrines through
out the country.
Crowds petltioned the ancient
deities to aid the people In this trouble
some time, when the japanese race is
'insulted" by exclusion from America.
Tokio's principal meeting was at the
Nell shrine. 1t a attended by thou
sands OF reservists and others. Scores
OF other anti-Amerlcan meetings are
being held in Toxic alone. All the YER
nacular newspapers print anti-Ameri
can cartoons.
Despite the opening OF the diet. the
newspapers make the demonstration
the big story Of the day. The editorial
comment. however. Is moderate.
Prominent men interviewed, whIIs
expressing general Indignation against
America, urge the people to seek
strength by international cooperation.
, 1924-07-09
Navy Department Settles Claims

washington.-Final settlement OF
construction and ordnance claims.
growing out of the scrapplng Of Amer
ican battleships and battle cruisers un-
der the limitation treaty has been an
nounced by the navy department.
more than 100000 900 were settled for
so. 100000. and the ordnance claims
OF about sl0.Ooo.00O for ST.Ooo.0O0,
The expenditure brings TO s2l2,ooo.-
600 the aggregate cost OF the new ships
eliminated under the trenty.
, 1924-07-09
Try to improve Aluminium

London.-In the confident belief
hat aluminium is to be the meta of
the future, a big staff of research
chemists is investigating the metal at
the national physical laboratory at
Teddington-on-Thames. Several valu-
able discoveries have already been
made. One of the chemists, J. d. Gro
gan, had this to say to a reporter:
"We have found how to make this
metal, hitherto a somewhat poor o
ductOr of electricity, Of good conduc-
tivity. Aluminium has been slowly re-
placing copper in electrical undertake
lngs, particularly for h~igh-tension
cables, and our discovery will help it to
replace 1t much quicker. This alloy
Is both cheaper and Of higher conduc-
tivity than copper, weight for weight"
, 1924-07-09
Mexieo's Beverage Doomed

Mexico City.-Mexico's national bev-
erage. pulque, is soon to be placed
under a ban, according to a new gov
eminent policy, which is also reflected
in the platform of two rival candidates
for the presidency.
Consumption of the seductive bever-
age is widespread. The barren lands
on which nothing else will bloom are
luxuriant with the maguey plant. A
hollow Is fashioned In the center. and
into this quite a quantity of sap az
cumulates. Natives gather it indus
triously and permit 1t to ferment.
Within a few days 1t is on the market,
selling so cheaply it is known IS the
poor mans drink.
, 1924-07-09
Better Sires Campaign

"Better sires and better feeding Is
n Of the things that we will make
progress on In Kentucky this year"
This statement In n letter from Way
land Rhoads, field agent In animal
h%usbandry OF the University OF Ken.
lucky. to the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture, was accompanied.
with 270 applications for membership
in the Better sires-Better stock'
campaign. Each Of the 80 persons
mad signed a pledge that the would
nse pure bred sires exclusively for all
kinds Of live stock raised. Eighteen
eounties were represented.
, 1924-07-09
Dipping Cows Does Not
Decrease Flow of Milk

dipping cows for the eradication of
cattle fever ticks when properly done
does not Interfere with the milk flow"
asserts Or. ]. G. Du Puts. president of
the Dutch Belted Cattle Association of
America.
Doctor Du Puts. who operates n
high-class farm near Miami. Fla, bases
his conclusion on experience OF the
most convincing nature. In his state
ment to the United States Department
Of Agriculture he says his farm be-
came infested with ticks In 1920 and
1921 through the carelessness Of rail-
road employees. He adopted the prac.
tice Of dipping his cattle every IA
days.
Production records kept on the herd
during the dipping treatment made a
satisfying revelation. One OF the
cows, 'Ferndeli" No. 1861, had pro-
duced BATH pounds Of milk and
5S4.814 pounds Of butter. two milk.
ings daily. This record won the state
championship for all breeds In Fiorida
and the worlds championship for the
Dutch Belted breed.
, 1924-07-09
9 Die In Train Wreck

Chicngo.-six persons. including Or.
+. W. McNair. president Of the Mlchi-
gan College of Mines. lost their lives
and II others were Injured June 30
when 4 solid mail train crashed Into
the rear end OF e%astbound passenger
train No. ? OF the Chicago. Burlington
x Quincy, from Denver. at Buadd, III.
DIR. McNnir, three women and w, ].
Brechtel, OF Aurora. NJ. fireman on
train No. 8, were killed outright and
j. A. Triplett. n porter on train
No. 2, died In a hospital ut Princeton,
III.
, 1924-07-09
Grass-F attened Cattle
Will Give Best Results

Less grain Is required when cattle
are fattened on grass. according TO
H. D. Fox Of Missouri. Other advan-
tages are: Less heterogeneous C
trates such as oil meal or ~cottonseed
meal necessary, there is no roughage
to handle. hogs following the cattle
usually make better gains and the ma
nure is scattered in the fields.
Flies and a possible scarcity Of labor
are the principal disadvantages in such
a sysi>m Of feeding.
The cattle best suited for grass
feeding are these which have been win
tered on cheap rorghages and are thin.
Fat or half fat animals had best be
finished in dry lot unless they can be
kept on grass for at least two months
Calves or yearlings that are to be
marketed during the p%asturing season
do best when fed grain continuously.
Older cattle may do without grain I'M
til the middle Of July or the first Of
August. Cottonseed meal or oil meal
supplements for corr are advisable for
young cattle. and also for older ones
II they are to be finished In the short
est possible time. The amount to feed
will depend upon how much clover or
alfalfa there Is In the pasture.
Corn may be fed shelled, ground or
broken, shelled or ground probably be-
ing better for young animals because
they will eat more. More hogs can be
used to follow cattle In pasture be-
aus they will get part Of their living
from the grass.
, 1924-07-09
Ways for Checking
Inroads of Beetles
Well to Let Fowls Run in
Asparagus Patch.

Several ways exist for checking the
inroads of asparagus beetles. Accord
ing to the vegetable department Of
the agricultural college In New
Brunswick, u combination Of methods
Is usually found necessary.
Chicks Of all ages feed upon aspar-
agus beetles; therefore. 1t is well to
let the birds run through the patch
Many commercial growers use small
colony houses containing a dozen
birds. They are placed $50 feet apart
each way in the field.
II a few stalks are allowed to devel-
op during the cutting season, the
beetles will collect on these, and If the
stalks are kept covered with poison
the infestation will be considerably
checked. When preventive measures
fail. 1t might be well to make ridges
higher and cut stalks deeper. as the
beetles will do no injury until the
stalks come out of the ground.
When the cutting season ends and
the plants are allowed to make the
tall top growth. the beetles and their
larvae often become very destructive.
This top growth is essential for stor-
ing reserve plantfood in the roots.
The beetles may be checked by dust
ing powdered arsenate of lead or paris
green upon the foliage when 1t Is wet
with dew. A blow gun Is effective for
making this application.
, 1924-07-09

Lam on the lime! Most land needs
II.
A late start in the spring means q
hustle till August.
One Of the easlest way to kill profits
Is to let expenses grow.
With water 30 cheap and the cows
willing TO do the drinking the least
a man can do Is to provide Il.
Thin the vegetables while they are
small; thick sowings are likely to
mean spindly plants.
The more unsea sonabie the weather
the more seasoned must be the farm.
er's experience II he Ia to succeed.
Iowa farmers have spent ms much
for tiled drainage as the cost Of the
Panama canal; 1t may be profitable
on your farm.
Even a hog will appreciate plenty
OF clean. fresh water during the hot
days OF summer how much more 10
Will the delicate dairy COW.
swapping quarters for dollars Is the
way farmer describes growing
legumes; he says he gets n dollar in
soil Improvement for svsry quarter
be spends.
, 1924-07-09
COOLIDGE STRESSES EFFICIENCY
AND ECONOMY IN SPEECH

Washington. - President Coolidge
called upon the administrative heads
of the government. June 80. to measure
up to the full test of our national
character" by giving efficient admin
%istration, so that further reduction IN
the taxes for all of the people may be
accomplished.
Speaking before more than 1000 ex-
ecutive officials at the seventh semi
annual meeting of the business organ
ization of he government at the close
of the fiscal year, the chief executive
outlined his policies for the future with
the declaration that all his subordr-
mates must enter into them in spirit
as well as in practice.
81 am for economy" the president
said. "After that. I am for more econ.
omy. =" We must give the people
relief from the excessive burden Of
taxation"
Mr.. COolidge's program contemplates
cutting expenditures to the bone. He
wants to continue even more drastic
ally the three-year-old economic pro-
gram. To do so. he enjoined those re-
sponsible for spending the govern
ment's money that every administra-
tive effort be carried on with the abb
solute minimum of expense. That
means, he asserted, that the govern
mentp pay rolls must be reduced.
The speech was the first by Mr..
Coolidge since the Republican party
selected him as Its candidate. and he
chose In the utterance to review the
financial accomplishment OF the adj
ministratlon for the last three years.
, 1924-07-09
Hogs Profitable
on Dairy Farms
No Matter What Type of
Farming Is Followed Pork
Production Is Requisite.

Dairy farming may be of two types :
the Intensive type where dairying is
the major project on the farm. or
the diversified type where dairying is
Of equal Importance along with ev-
eral other projects. No matter which
type of farming is followed pork pro-
duction Is an essential part of either.
Porkers Are Essential.
On many dairy farms the amount
Of land Is limited. OF all meat pro-
ducing animals the hog Is best adapt
ed to diversified inc intensified farm
Ing where u large income Is desired
from a small acreage. Dairy farming
cannot be conducted along the most
efficient and profitable lines without a
sufficient number OF hogs to utilize
the skim milk and buttermilk or
whey which may be available for feed
Ing and the undigested grain in the
droppings Of the cows. 1t is rather
doubtful whether any system Of farm
Ing can satisfy all the principles Of
good farm management a. does a
properly conducted dairy business.
which depends on the output Of cream
or butter and pork for its principal
revenue.
Simple Equipment.
For raising hogs. equipment need
not be extensive or expensive. Hogs
can be handled with less equipment
than I'M other class of farm ami
mails. Shelter suitable for early far
rowing should be provided. but it need
not be elaborate or Of a kind which
would in any way e a burdensome
overhead expense. Hogs are affected
by extreme heat more than any Of the
other farm animals. but suitable shade
costs little more than than the time
spent in providing II.
Hogs fit In well with the labor plan
of the dairy farm. Since the bulk Of
the work with cows comes at milk
ing time there is. as a rule, slack time
throughout the day which could be
profitable spent in feeding and caring
for the hogs.-H. H. Smith, Colorado
Agricultural College.
, 1924-07-09
Various Cover Crops in
Orchard Are Beneficial

Some of our readers talk about a
cover crop for the orchard. but they
seem to have the wrong idea of just
what this means. The real cover crop
means both cultivation and cropping,
says the Rural New Yorker. For in
stance, the ground Is plowed early in
the spring and kept well stirred up
through the summer with some kinl
Of c%ultivator. Then, about the middle
Of June or a little later a crop is
seeded to hold the ground during the
rest of the summer and the fall. All
sorts of crops are suggested for this
purpose. Some growers use a COM
bination rye and clover. Others find
buckwheat and clover very satisfac-
tory. The object Is to have some
crop growing through the late sum-
mer and fall, so as to give organic mat
ter which may be plowed into the soil
the following year. A cover crop holds
the ground and prevents washing in
case of late rains. 1t also causes the
trees to ripen their wood earlier, and
usually gives a little better color and
quicker ripenlng to the fruit. Another
advantage Is. with such a crop grow
ing In late summer. 1t prevents the
loss OF nitrates from the soil. The
use of early oats, barley or clover seed
in the early spring would not be as
satisfactory, as It would not be pos
sible with such a crop to give the
early culture which most Of our or
chards require. Early blowing and
cultivation up to the middle of June.
and then the cover crop. Is a standard
plan for handling an orchard.
, 1924-07-09
Jap Arrested For Flag Insult

Tokio.-Ripci Okada, aged 81. was
arrested at Osaka, under a charge of
cutting down the flag of the United
States at the American embassy here,
July 1.
Toxic police asserted that Okada
was a member of a society for the pre-
v~ention of bolshevism. and that he had
been identified as a member Of the
gang which mobbed Viscount GOto's
residence last December.
The criminal code prescribes a maxi
mum of two years Imprisonment for a
crime such as that Okada is charged
with committing. and the authorities
intend to ask that he be given the
limit.
, 1924-07-09
NIGHT AIR MAIL
BEATS SCHEDULES
PLANES CROSS CONTINENT ON
OPENING DAY OF NEW
MAIL SERVICE
GIANT BEACONS LIGHT THE WAY
Electric SearehIights Guide Planes
During Night Over Route From
Chicago to Cheyenne

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The first landing
of night air mail on n field Illuminated
for night flying was made here at I :05
Tuesday night, July /, in a ship plotted
from Rock Springs by Fl. A. Collision.
The ship was welcomed by a band
and a Frontier Days cross-section Of
the development of postal transporta-
ton in the west. including a PONY
express rider in buckskin clothing
and a Deadwood stagecoach drawn by
six horses and driven by Dad" RObi-
taille, a pioneer dating from the PONY
express" period.
The Chicago pouch was transported
from the field to the pOstoffice in the
old stagecoach. under guard of the
"pony express rider and a United
States cavalryman.
Chicago. = Followed by powerful
searchllghts and blazing signals, air
planes i%naugurating the 1924 trans
continental air mail service were
speeding, Tuesday night, July 1, owe
q great white way, SS5 miles long be-
tween Chicago and Cheyenne.
Two ~westbound airships with their
cargoes Of mail hoped off from Chi
cago to fly owe the lighted pathway
at 1881 and 6 80 central standard time.
Another plane, carrying mail from San
Francisco, left Cheyenne on its east
bound trip a short time later.
The mail planes on their maiden
runs were making better than sched-
uled time. Because of the heavy cargo
of mail, two planes instead of one left
New York for the Pacific coast.
The pilot taking off on the first
westbound night flight vas Randolph
Page, who came into prominence a few
months ago when he announced his de-
termination of growing n beard after
his wife bobbed her hair. He started
for Omaha clean-shaven, however. The
other pilot was Dean c. Smith. The
planes. on arrival here. were met by a
number of prominent Chicagoans and
by Paul r. Henderson. assistant post.
master general. who has charge of the
air mail service. A dozen visiting avi-
ators were also at the field to welcome
the flyers.
, 1924-07-09
Immigration Quota Issued

Washington President Coolidge
has issued n proclamation giving the
quota to be allowed each foreign coun.
try under the new immigration law
The list Is similar to that made public
by immigration authorities when the
hill was signed. The proclamation also
sets forth limits within which certain
disputed n~ationallties shall fall under
new boundary agreements.
, 1924-07-09
unmasked kIansmen in Parade

Denver.-Several thousand unmask-
ed men. said to be members of the Ku
Klux Khan, June 80. paraded the down
town streets here in automobiles, fol-
lowing an initiation near Golden
Members of the parading party did
not wear robes and their identity vas
not completely established. A khan
initiation was held on Castle Rock, Il
miles west of here, on the outskirts
of Golden.
, 1924-07-09
Missouri Pacific to Issue Bond.

Washington.-The Missouri Pacific
Railroad company has applied to the
Interstate commission foI
permission to issue and sell $4,000. 900
of three year 5 per cen secuerd gold
notes, and to pledge s15.O00.0OO of first
and refunding mortgage o per cent
gold bonds as collateral security.
, 1924-07-09
Amundsen Puts on Polar Trip

Christiana, Norwny.-Roald Amund-
sen, the explorer who has been prepar.
ing for an airplane expedition to the
north pole, has announced that the
trip has been postponed because OF
economic difficulties, according 10 a
dispatch from Pisa, Italy. Captain
Amundsen declared II would be out OF
the question for his expedition to start
This year.
, 1924-07-09
Means Draws Prison 1srm

New York.-Gaston b. Means, for.
mer department OF justice agent, and
Elmer W. Jarnecke, his secretary. who
were convicted Of conspiracy to violate
the national prohibition law. have been
sentenced to federal penitentiary NJ
Atlanta for two years and fined $40,
900 and $1,000 respectively.
, 1924-07-09
Night Air Mail Beoins

Chicago.-Snvings In time Of from
six to 70 hours Is effected in the trans
portntion OF n considerable portion OF
the nations mail by the day and night
airplane service between New York
and San Francisco. which began July 1.
, 1924-07-09
Killed BY Pitched Ball

Matoon. HlJ-ltussell Mcdaniel. aged
is. of this city. was instantly killed In
a baseball game, June %, at Johns.
town. y miles southeast Of NATION
between n Matoon team and a Johns.
town and Trllla nine. Mcdaniel was
batting and was hit on the head with
n ball. Il,
, 1924-07-09
Wal.h Succeeds Nollst

Pnrls.-The council of ministers.
acting on the recommendation OF Gen
eral Nollet as minister OF war. has
named General Walsh as chairman OF
the i%nter-nllled military control com
mission Mt Berlin to succeed General
Nollet.
, 1924-07-09

Lisbon, PortuEal.-The Portuguese
cnblnet. headed by Aware Castro. has
resigned. The resignation was accept.
ed. but Premier Castro will remain In
office for the time being.
, 1924-07-09
Jan,n In RepsratIons Meet

London.-Japnn has accepted the In.
vitatlon to take part in the lnter-allled
conference on reparations 10 he held
In London this month. She will he rep
resented by her ambassadors to Eng
hnd and France.
, 1924-07-09
Two AvIators Killed

Nashville, Tenn.@Capt. A. Truello,
tor. md his mechanic. Private
1 Copeland. Norton field, Colum.
Ohio. were killed here, June 20,
n their oirplane burned on Black.
1 field.
, 1924-07-09

NUISANCE TAXES LIFTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. burden

NUISANCE TAXES LIFTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. burden
was removed from the nations
purse when the new revenue
law became effective, July 2.
The so-caIIed nuisance taxes
are abolished entirely while In
the field Of miscellaneous taxes
generally material reductions
take effect. Included among
the old law assessments which
are eliminated outright are
those on telegraph and tele-
phone messages and stamp tax
Of two cents per hundred dol
lars on drafts, checks and
promissory notes. The tax on
theater admissions Of one cent
for each ten cents charged is
changed to apply only on ad-
missions In excess Of SO cents.
, 1924-07-09
EEAARM1NQIES

Lam on the llmel Most land needs
The Delta independent., 1924-10-17
LA TOILETTE CANDIDATE
FOR SENATOR RAPS
CANDIDATE DAVIS

Morton Alexander, candidate for
United States Senator on the Pro
gressive, Farmer-Labor and La Fol
elite tickets, was a Delta visitor a
few days ago. Mr. Alexander is the
only candidate for United States
Senator we have seen driving a Ford
but this is his means Of getting about
the country. Jackson Sparr, an uncle
of Mr.. Alexander, settled in what Is
now North Delta in the earliest days
of this country and Mr.. Alexander
visited him in 1894 He remarked
many changes in the city since that
visit. While Mr. Alexander was non
ocmmittal concerning President Cool.
idge, he did score the man he termed
"the corporations took k,"-Candidat
Davis. Mr.. Alexander was accompan-
led by his son. He advertises himself
as being for those who toll"
The Delta independent., 1924-10-17
BASEBALL SERIES ENDS
WITH WASHINGTON AHEAD

When the Washington Senators won
the sixth game of the World Series
last Thursday afternoon, giving each
team three games apiece, excitement
became high among the baseball fans
who daily watched the results of the
game Friday was to tell the story
of the world championship for an
other year.
At the end of the ninth inning the
teams We're tied, three and three
Three more innings were necessary
before the Washington team triumph
ed over the New York Giants by scor-
ing another run. The game was full
of thrills, not only for the great audi
ence which witnessed the game in
Washington, but also for fans all over
the country who watched the score
boards, where after each half inning
the figures We're posted.
The Washington team has been a
favorite throughout the game as far
as sentiment went for it seems as if
nearly everyone interested at all
hoped that the Senators would win
out. Their success has made them
even more popular.
The Delta independent., 1924-10-17

difference between the penalty paid
and what would have been the accrual
OF interest at per cent per annum
TO those parties having made such
payments and the same applied on
future payments.
AND WHEREAS, BY letter OF Sep
tember rs, 1924, from Chief Clerk, G.
II. Bolt to the association the request
of the association as above stated was
denied by the legal and financial di-
visions of the Bureau Of Reclamation;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
That we hereby make n nappeal from
said decision to the commissioner OF
the Bureau OF Reclamation for the
reason that in fairness to the water
users who have paid said charges, In
fcluding penalties provided by the Act
OF August 13, 1924, CReclamation Ex.
tension Act). at personal sacrifice to
themselves we believe our request
should be granted.
l. B. S. Tobin, Acting Secretary OF
The Uncompahgre Valley Water
Users association, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is full, true and
correct copy OF n resolution passed by
the board OF directors OF said as
sociation at their regular meeting
held on October 10, 1924.
b. s. TOBIN.
Acting Secretary.