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The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

honors in the secret work of the
order. Refreshments followed the bust
ness meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hurst have leas-
ed the old Chas. Hotchkiss ranch on
West Rogers mesa, and are now in pos
session
Practically all the sheep and cattle
have been driven to the hills for the
seasons grazing, which is strictly first
class even this early in the spring.
Mrs. A. E. Brewer of Barrow mesa,
who has been suffering from a severe
attack of bronchitis for the past six
months, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Hotchkiss are
now pleasantly situated in the Tinnen
property.
Miss Matte Slatten will leave soon
for Waunita hot springs to spend the
summer.
G. F. Smart of Springfield, Missouri,
is visiting ]. NJ Hurst Mr. Smart ex-
poets to locate here permanently in
the near future.
Mrs Nellie Reynolds returned home
last week after spending the winter
with her two sisters at Twin Falls,
Idaho.
Mrs. H. c. Wilson and Mrs. John
Miller and family are now occupying
the William McMfllen property on
West Main street.
Jack Thurman, who spent the past
winter in Salida, will help his brother
. Ernest manage the big Fire Mountain
fruit and hog ranch.
The Baccalaureate sermon deliver
ed by Rev. Jack Stewart Sunday even
ing, was short sharp, and impressive.
The music, both vocal and instrument
al, was unusually good.
The Boy Scouts under the super
vision Of Rev. McQuery, will donate
their time next Monday in future
beautifying our cemeteries. The ladies
II the Cemetery association will serve
lunch
John Reinheimer, our Joe John" is
thoroughly painting and decorating
the McCabe residence on Barrow
mesa. which greatly adds to the ap-
. pearauce of the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Banner, the late
. newlyweds, are located on the Jesse
Nealey place now owned by the Fire
Mountain ranch people. Frank will as
siEt Mr.. Thurman, the superintendent.
. in solving the mysteries Of fruit grow
ing and hog raising.
J. H. Dague of Barrow mesa has
leased the Johnson and Dent ranches
fTn~ua - e
City Kansas. is employed by Mr. Da-
que TO help care for these ranches.
N'- Wells will move his family here
from Kansas in the near future.
Last week Music Week. was
e-renuous period for our school faculty
and members OF our churches and
".ghs. Through their enterprise. en-
srgy, and talent, the public were most
royalty entertained with splendid pro
grams at the churches and Crescent
theater. Hundreds of people were
turned away for want OF seating ca
pacity. We never more fully realized
the urgent need Of an auditorium in
Hotchkiss sufficient to accommodate
large crowds
William Coombs (Old Uncle BiD
who with his aged wife has resided in
the "Dobies' west OF Rogers mesa for
thirty years past died in Leadville re-
Gently from the effects OF a paryletic
stroke, at the age Of four score. Sur
viving him are two daughters, Mrs
Hoke Smith Of Leadville and Mrs. R.
White Of Minturu. This old couple
lived in a very desolate locality with
absolutely no vegetation or trees, sur
rounded with cactus and prairie dog
mounds. These old people lived per
fectly coutended. not from necessity
but choice, their relatives surrounding
them with all the necessities OF life.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
Brother Dies.

In response to a message announc-
ing the serious illness of his brother,
]. L. Ramsey, at Bellevue, Kansas,
Harry Ramsey left Saturday to be at
his bedside. A later telegram an
nounced the death of the young man
Saturday evening. Death was due to
Bright's disease. Mr.. Ramsey and his
wife visited the R. c. Egnew family
friends who will learn with keen re-
gret of the death of the young man.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16

Upon the children of today depends
the future of our country Healthy
children make sturdy, alert men and
women. Sturdy and alert men and
women make a great country. Do
your share by making your appoint
ment for the Community Health Con
ference Friday, May 23rd, at Delta
Community Club Rooms.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
Notice Of Adjustment DAY

Estate OF James II. McClurg. Deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified TO present them
Tor adjustment 20 the County Court OF Delta
County. Colorado, on the 2nd day OF June,
A. d. 1924.
LESTER G. ANDERSON.
Administrator
First pub May ., last pub. May 80. 1924.
The Delta independent., 1924-05-16
Notice OF Final Settlement

Estate OF Elizabeth Willis DECEASED
Notice Is hereby given that on the 9th day
of June, A. u. 1924 the undersigned will
present To the County Court OF Delta County.
Colorado, his accounts for final settlement Of
administration OF said estate when and
Nherc all persons In interest may appear
and object 10 them N they So desire
ALFRED JAMES WILLIS.
Executor.
First pub. May O. last pub June q. 1925
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
On With the Dance; Let
Truth Be Underlined
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT

lot of childish from old
the Coolidge headquarters defended
ourhou a al sight
about that The
nun drawn none of the republican fire
Toilette 1t is gathered from these feaom
of the constitution make
napkin only,
blown the bottle, constitutional destroyer
Do folks swallow political fakey? get anywhere?
any seriously believe that Toilette the
itution?
Coolidge campaigners
wouldn't keep defending the constitution vaant They
whaling their perfectly
what shallow silly argument they oer La Toilette
platform constitutes
nattack the
The Coolidge think they jam
mng they
barrels They taking politics daned down its lowest evnd
that's mighty long ways down!
platform proposes people
limit the of the
That GOOD sound democracy according the constitution and it is
according that Americans hold and believe with all
their souls
little story o of
with something thief and join the crowd chasing the nno
bysander.
tef ana nobody can much blame them Tor trying to make getaway
But folks ought be the now being
the % supposed be extinct and mothers knows
what's going n the world.
corrupted
bureau with ship subsidy
uea d M t si N @ % anu IF Pu1 [ ore ae s
somewhere stop thief"
there he goes instead of here he is So they
o the constitution.
pu dgnfed great lawyers getting dowr
to such political depths of
La candidacy great call from the peop
something capable
courage in public office.
The American and they know tn
the would
soldiers thought could
Moreover the people
bunk and truth they don't lose their heads and when
yelling stop thief They're good lot
their
MI Coohdge mpagners would be lot
talves the mus
bunk;
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

LABOR LIFE INSURANCE

After having made a great success
of banking on behalf of its own con-
stituency, organized labor is sure to
find justifable and helpful field for
its separate activities in life insur-
ance. Soon we shall hear of a Fed
Grafton of Labor Life Insurance Com
pany or a Brotherhood Life Insurance
Company, founded on the legal re-
serve plan. This would mean labor
carrying in its own treasures the
vast reserves that accrue from the
premium payments of worgingmen
Why not?
The average economic value of a
human life has been figured out to be
$780, This means an aggregate of
$500, 1000. 100000, based on American
population. As a matter of fact, the
total life insured in this country is
only about $40,0O0,0O ,OOO-a deficit
of $3.50, 100000. Probably good
deal of this deficit occurs on labor.
Were this under-insurance in fire
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
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VOTE THE SEWER BONDS

Among other things that the peo-
pie will vote on at the coming cleo
ton is a s250,OoO bond issue to build
what is known as the Crawford's Run
sewer, including a system of storm
sewers for all that territory lying
north of Crawford's Run and east of
the canal. The people living in the
territory mentioned have ~petitioned
for the sewer and want it bad. The
territory is fast building up and it's
people are looking forward to the
tmie when they can curb and gutter
their streets and have them paved
Until the storm sewers are first put
in there can be no paved streets and
there is no need for curbs and cutters
as there is no place to run the water.
In the meantime, in wet and rainy
weather those living east of the canal
must wade in the mud and water.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
TEACHERS MAY
APPEAL UNJUST
DISCHARGE

Olympia, Wash.-School boards in
this state can not enforce yellow
dog" contracts which provide for the
discharge of teachers at the whim of
school authorities. Attorney General
Dunbar has notified the superintend-
ent of public instruction that the law
provides a teacher can be discharged
only for cause.
The attorney general ruled that be-
fore teacher can be released he or
she must be given hearing, and the
release must be proven. The school
board can not hold that the hearing
is superfiuous because the teacher
waived her right to hearing when
she signed the yellow dog" contract
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
RAIL PROFITS HIGH


Chicago-Organized railway clerk
ask the railroad labor board to make
good its pledge to give increased
consideration to the scientific adjust
ment of living wage and saving
wage" when the financial condition OF
railroads justify such a policy.
The rates established in 1920 were
reduced by the board during the 1921
1922 depression. President FitzGer-
aid, of the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, quoted figures that railroad
profits in the last IL years total $12,-
100000, and are now running ap-
proximately 81 ,000,000,000 a year.
Representative of So railroads, in
Guiding subsidiaries and terminal COM
panies, oppose the clerks demands.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

Insurance on buildings, structures.
| residences, and SO forth, what howl
would go up at some ones negligence.
! Yet the evidence and statistics show
| that only one out of fourteen hundred
buildings or structures ever has a
fire. But each human life sooner or
later creates a loss. There ought to
| be mightier howl of protest that
| there is so gross neglect of the
| greatest of all necessities.
| Prior to 1909 life insurance in force
amounted to five billion dollars. and
these figures were then regarded as
tremendous. Since then that insur-
ance has increased to thirty-eight bill
hon dollars, nearly eight times that
| OF 1909. 1t seems a stupendous in
| crease. But measuring and viewing it
from another angle, its stupendous
ness vanishes
Since 1909 the economic value of
human lives has increased three hun
dred and seventy billion dollars, and
the business of life insurance increas-
ed only thirty-three billion dollars.
less than ten per cent of the in
crease. Insurance companies are not
even keeping pace with the increase,
to say nothing of catching up.
Life insurance must increase seven
teen times more than the insurance
now in force to catch up. 1t means
that there could be seventeen times
more than the present companies and
societies all of the same size as now.
1t means that the present companies
and societies could write seventeen
times more insurance than they now
have, or five hundred and eighty bill
lion dollars more, before the people
of this country are adequately insur-
ed
There is really no competition.
There is enough business for all. The
present companies and societies are
not even keeping up with the increase
in the population of the United
States. The man who does not keep
his property adequately insured
against fire is now called downright
fool The time is rapidly approach
ing when the man who does not ade-
quately insure his life will be called
worse than fool.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
OLD BOGEY REVIVED

New York.-The Wall Street Jour
nal revives the old bogey that the
La Toilette seamen's law is harmful
legislation. The hardest blow ever
dealt this bogey was by Chairman
Lasker, of the shipping board, who
declared at a congressional hearing
two years ago:
II want to take occasion to say here
that / think the seamen's act has been
one of the most misrepresented acts
of which l have ever heard. | came
down to Washington believing, as
most people in my part of the country
do, if you repeal the seamen's act
you would have merchant marine.
That is pure bunk"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

Most of the people living in that
territory are workingmen and most
of them own their own homes. They
are only asking of the Hamilton peo
pie the same thing they helped to
provide for others-clean, dry terri
tory-that they also may have the
pleasure some day of curbed and gut
tered and paved streets. The Press
believes the people in general should
support and vote for the bonds. The
Press differs with the Hamilton Eev-
ming Journal which supports all the
proposed bond issues with this one
exception. The Journal says that
many people feel that this improve
ment should wait until the city's
finances get Strengthened out and then
include this improvement with others
much needed The Press wants to
say that if the majority of people in
Hamilton look at it in the same light
as does the Journel then the people in
the territory concerned can say good
bye to their dreams of storm sewers
because the city's finances will never
be where the people will say, Now
we are ready for the Crawford's Run
ditch" because the city's finances will
never be Strengthened out-at least
not in days of the present generation.
The Press doesn't believe that the
Journal knowingly wants to be unfair
on this question, but it certainly is
dead wrong in its stand therein. The
Press advises its readers to vote
"Yes" on this proposition.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
VOTE THE SCHOOL LEVY

Cities in general in Ohio are find
ing it necessary to ask for extra lev
les for schools The bureau of edu-
cational research reports that extra
levies for schools are being voted on
in at least 45 Ohio cities and exempt
ed villages, and of these As at least 3
are asking for bond issues in addi-
ton to the extra levy. Forty cities
in Ohio are asking for an extra levy
of mills.
Hamilton is asking only for 21S
mills, and at the same time is reduc-
ing the school tax rate from 837
mills to 812 mills.
Many of the cities of the state have
had an extra levy for schools of
mills for the past years or more.
Some cities not referred to above
have such levy now.
Hamilton has had total of Az
mills (that is the total of / 1a mills
for three years. extra levy, while
many cities such as Cleveland, Can
ton, Columbus, Lima, East Liverpool,
Lakewood, etc, have had an extra 3
mill levy for number of years This
is evidence of economical administra-
tion here.
Another evidence of economical ad-
ministration of Hamilton public
school is that there are 28 cities in
Ohio whose school tax rate is higher
than Hamilton's, some running as
high as 13h mills. And some of
these cities have had a reappraisal of
property in the past six years, which
meant more money for school pur-
poses in those cities.
So that where many cities have had
extra levies totalling Is to 20 mills,
Hamilton has had only Az mills and
now asks 218 mills extra for ONE
YEAR, while practically all others
are asking for mills extra levy for
FIVE YEARS.
The fact that no reappraisal of
property has been made in Hamilton
since 1910 must also be taken into
account when considering tax rates.
To operate a 1924 city on a 1910 tax
duplicate is rather difficult feat
as difficult in fact as to finance
large family in 1924 on a 1910 family
income.
The extra levy for Hamilton's
schools deserves the support of the
voters strictly on its merits.
LET'S CARRY ON-LET'S VOTE
THE SCHOOL LEVY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

are increasing their operations,
brings this comment from the Labor
Advocate:
"We should think so. Cattle selling
here in the southwest as low as $3.50
per head, and a real good pair of
shoes costing $12, does not look good
to the man who is trying to get
ahead. There is lack of proportion
here No wonder the manufacturer
can increase his operations He
ought to be able to increase his style
of living, his wages, his philanthro-
pies, his charities, in fact, everything
but the souls content with that con-
dition."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
DON CHAFIN, GUN MAN,
JAILED AS BOOTLEGGER

Huntington, w. Va.-Don Chain,
sheriff of Logan county, and COM
mander of the coal operators gunmen
in that section, has been found guilty
of bootlegging.
Federal Judge McClintic sentenced
him to two years in the Atlanta peni-
tenitentiary and to pay fine of $lO,-
900. Chain was no ordinary boot
logger, but violated the prohibition
law on the same elaborate scale as he
assembled his army of gunmen to
terrorize union miners. AS sheriff
of Logan county, the convicted boot
logger was supreme until he ran afoul
of the federal government
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
WILL MINERS LOSE VOTE
BY EVICTION PLOT?

Morgantown, w. Va.-Anti-unior
coal operators are charged with at
tempting to force union miners to
lose their vote by evicting them from
their homes, and thus driving them
out of their voting precinct. The
miner sare alert to this danger, and
are arranging to protect their ballot
Judge Lazzell, of this city, con-
tinues to issue injunctions against
the miners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
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OPPOSE CHILD LABOR
BAN

Dallas, Texas.-In a speech to bank
ers in this city, Perry Burrus attack
ed the federal child labor amendment
as an infringement on states rights
and a denial of parental authority.
Mr., Burrus drew a fearsome pic
ture of what will happen to civiliza-
ton if this amendment is approved.
Mr.. Burrus is cotton mill owner
and is large employer of child labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

CRITICIsING COURTS

The following article is by G. w.
Perkins, president of the International
Cigarmakers' Union:
For years the daily press, especially
that portion of it which leans to-
ward corporation interests, employ
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
TRAINMEN BACK BOB"

Minneapolis. - Unanimous indorse-
ment of La Toilette and Wheeler was
voted by the Minnesota state legisla-
tive representatives of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainment at Their
meeting in this city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24
CATTLE BRING $3.50;
SHOES SAME PRICE

ElPaso, Texas.-Trade reports from
the east that the leather market is
improving and shoe manufacturers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

ers, professional politicians and the
dollar mark self-styled patriot, have
been industrially slamming the
unions and members thereof who have
had the temerity to criticise court de-
cisions that have been against labor
and labor's best interests.
Immediately after Judge Caverly's
decision in the Leopold-Loeb case
these same self-appointed keepers of
the sacredness of the courts and
Judges thereof slammed Judge Cav
erly for hsi decision. From coast to
coast the daily press has criticised the
Judge and has printed thousands of
statements from ministers, politicians
business men and reformers, severely
criticising the Judge and his decision
| in that notorious case.
1t makes a difference who criticises
the court. Labor must bow in humble
| submission to courts and judges
when they f1agrantly interfere with
the just and inalienable rights of la
Dor, or be accused of sedition, treason,
and an attempt to destroy the courts,
the bulwark of the constitution and
of civilization itself The daily press
and others criticise the judges, the
sacred courts, with impunity. Some
do as they please. 1t is lese-majesty
for the workers to question or criti-
else the judges and the courts.
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Issued Weekly at S2e Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-24

and others criticise the judges, the
sacred courts, with impunity. Some
do as they please. 1t is lese-majesty
for the workers to question or criti-
else the judges and the courts.
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WHO is SLEMP?
Senator La Toilette, conducting a
wonderfully successful speaking trip,
tells his audiences that E. t. Stotes-
bury, Morgan's partner; Vauclain,
locomotive builder who hates union
workers; S. D. Warriner, coal mine
owner who clings to the divine
right" idea; and Joseph R. Grundy
leader in Manufacturers Association
circles and anti-unionist, are seeking
tremendous slush fund for the re-
publican ticket.
La Toilette says Slemp is the man
likely to have the spending of this
money and he likens Slemp to the
| medieval keeper of the kings con
science": or lone of the chief poll
tical fat fryers of the republican
party"
This is interesting news. 1t shoult
remove whatever doubt there ma!
have been as to the inner meaning
of the republican party organization
as now constituted.
| La Toilette asks Borah, through
his senate committee, to Investigate
this proposed million raising cam
paign and Borah says he'll do it. Re
gardless of what investigation shows
about money actually raised, the fac
that these Wall street gentlemen arr
asking for the money to elect Cool
| idge is enough to show the average
citizen that La Toilette ought to b.
elected
Calling Slemp the keeper of tn
kings conscience" is one of the bes
| things La Toilette has done.
Slemp has been champion rounde
up of Southern delegates to q. y. t
conventions. He has done other lit
tie services for the grand old pirates
On December %, 1921, Slemp wrot
to B. R. Powell, Of Gretna, Va:
Dear Ben: | have letters in re
gard to the collection of money TO
post offices. One must be very care
full about this. 1t will bring the part,
into disrepute which will be very ba
for everyone. We must preserve ou
standing with the people and wit
the administration With best wishes
am,
Sincerely yours,
&c. B. SLEMP."
Five days later Slemp wrote t.
''Dear Ben:
81 enclose you copy of lette
received from Mr.. Jones shor
time ago. / have succeeded in pulling
his son over the top and am read!
to make the appointment, but befor'
we do so it will be necessary for yol
| to get in touch with him and arrange
| for some money. We will have tx
have at least $50 in order to come
out whole. 1t took half Of thai
amount to put the matter over, which
will explain when / see you"
Slemp's private secretary added
this P. S. to the letter: "Be sure anC
destroy this letter after you are
through with it.
Who is Mr. Slemp? He is Presi.
dent Coolidge's private secretary.
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