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The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
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Mrs. Balch OF Hotchkiss spent sev.
eral days here this week.
Frank and Ira Sandborn spent We'd
nesday In Crawford. fishing
Mr. and Mira, Ira Sandborn spent
Wednesday in Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Dave Bayne WAS called to
Hotchkiss Tuesday on account of the
death OF her sister. Mrs. Jim Modrell
The Somerset ball team played the
Olathe team at Paonia Sunday. The
score was 2l.6 In favor OF Somerset
Mrs Anna Bartalo was very i'll all
day Saturday after she tainted while
at the store shopping.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Evans and
family. and Mrs. Robert Williams, Jr.,
motored to Delta Saturday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Boultbee and
Mrs Steve Turscanski and son Willie
spent Monday in Delta on business,
MIR. and Mrs, WIN Ranch and fam
lily spent the weekend at Grand Lakes
fishing
Hugh Johnstone and John Stoker at
tended the fish fry at the Grand Lakes
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jurcheck and
family returned home from Trinidad
Thursday evening. Mrs. Jurcheck has
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
WASHINGTON, D. CTS
FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Washington, d. CA reader writes
to inquire something about the city OF
Washington, its form OF government,
and asks: why do not the people
of Washington voter"
The capital OF the nation was 10
Gated on the bank OF the Potomac
river as n compromise with the
sumption by the federal government
of twenty millions OF state indebted
ness. Hamilton and Jefferson
brought about this deaL-
July 3. 1890. Congress passed an
act establishing the natural capi-
tai in a district not exceeding ten
miles square on the Potomac river.
The President appointed a commits
sion to make plans and preliminary
arrangements.
The land comprising the District
OF Columbia was owned by nineteen
planters who We're persuaded by
George Washington TO transfer It
all to two trustees. with power to
deed II all over to the United
States
The government paid nominally
S36099 10 the proprietors of the soil
but In reality paid nothing. This
sum was not drawn from the treas
ury nor contributed by the people.
The whole of 1t came out OF tho pro
ceeds OF the sale OF building lots.
l..
0Oa. 900 by the sale OF these lots.
The corner stone OF the Presi.
dents house was laid October 18th,
1892: and of the Capital September
is. 1898.
In October. 1900. the federal gov.
ernment took possession OF Wash
ington, or the District John Adams
was President, and took up his resi-.
dence In the Presidents house. One
wing OF the Capitol was completed
and Congress- began its sessions
there In November.
The new capital was mud-hole and
a place OF miserable huts. Mrs. Ad,
ans called II the wilderness city"
Congress assumed Jurisdiction OF
the District in 1901. May 3. 1902, the
city OF Washington was Incorporate
ed which allowed the citizens to elect
city council but placed the ap
pointment OF the mayor in the hands
of the President Later Congress gave
the citizens the right to eject the
mayor.
This municipal form OF government
was continued untIl 1871. when Con
gress repealed the city charter and
established a territorial government
which remained until 1874. when three
commissioners were appointed to have
charge OF the District. The govern
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
LOCAL NEWS
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Marion Latimer OF Hartville, Mis-.
souri,. was n between train visitor on
Tuesday. enroute to Hotchkiss for an
indefinite visit with his brother, o. y
Batimer.
A. ]. Ice returned this week from a
visit in Ohio and West Virginia AC-
companying him home was Miss Mel.
lie Rogers who hos been attending
high school at Cadiz. Ohio, who will
spend the summer months with home
folks.
DR. and Mrs. w II. Fualleu mo-
tored to Gelnwood Springs Wednes-
State Dental meeting in session there
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
this week. During their absence Bill
bert will be the guest OF his grand.
mother at Paonia.
Mrs. Tom Sierra and daughter
Helen and their house guests, Messrs.
Dan Dorer and Aubrey Collins, mo-
tored down to Delta from Somerset on
Tuesday. Mrs. Sierra and daughter
returned home Tuesday evening and
their guests returned to their homes
In Grand Junction on the afternoon
train
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
NORTH DELTA
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The farmers are busy making hay
while the sun shines this week
Ira and Joe Markley families went
to Olathe Saturday to hear the
Morton sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. 2. P. Hunt came in
Friday evening from Denver to visit
l.. O. Lewis.
L. Q. Lewis. accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. B. P Hunt, spent Sunday at
Grand Mesa Lakes
Mrs. A. Watson severely injured
her foot when she jumped from a
water wagon. She is now using
crutches.
Miss Nellie Watson came home
Friday from Gunnison where she has
been a student at the Western State
college.
w. F. Blaine accompanied F. b.
Oliver. Charles Read and son Robert
TO the Grand Mesa Lakes Saturday
afternoon. They came back Sunday
evening.
Helen Blessing: Glenn Schlanger:
Mrs. Blessing and son James went to
Montrcse Sunday to visit with the
George Hickman family who recently
moved there.
Mrs. Bert Shepherd. who has been
visiting Mrs, J. D. Nickson. is now
visiting old trineds in Lelta- She ex.
poets to return to her home at Tellu-
ride, Saturday.
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20

ment by three commissioners remains
today.
August "a. 1914, the British burned
the Capitol, the Presidents house
and other public buildings.
The beginning of Washington the
Beautiful" was in 1871, under the
first governor OF the district and
the territorial form of government,
with a governor and legislature
For fifty years Washington city
has had a commission form of gov
ernment no Legislature, no voting
Three commissioners appointed by
the President run the business OF
the District under the control OF
Congress and with the assistance of
department and bureau heads
The District Of Columbia is a ter
! ritury. consequently the citizens there
of have no vote. The population OF
the city is now approximately $4,000
and only government employees who
claim a residence elsewhere can vote
but must either go back to their
home state or vote by mail under the
new arrangement in some states.
The District OF Columbia Tor Wash
ington. including Georgetown. now a
part OF Washington collects local
taxes the same as any other city. and
the citizens pay federal internal
revenue taxes. The city pays fifty
per cent and the federal government
fifty per cent OF the cost OF operating
the local government salaries. streets.
bridges. sewers. etc. Both houses of
Congress have District OF Columbia
committee looking after the appropria-
tions for the District, Congress ap-
propriates its proportion and levies
taxes on the District property for
tion.
Unique among American cities,
Washington Is equally unique among
capitals. 1t is the only national
capital which is nothing else II is
the only purely governmental city in
the United States or in the world
From 1900 to 1874 the people of the
District had incurred debt of s22,-
600 900 in building up the nations cap
itaA Legally the United States was
responsible for this debt incurred by
it's agents. and in 1874 Congress as
sumed the entire debt. In 1878 Con-
gress agreed to pay onehalf OF the
expenses of running the District. The
compelling reason was the patriotic
desire to build up the nations capital,
OF which all the people should be
proud
The District OF Columbia selects
delegates to the national conven-
tions OF the two leading political
parties. and has local party organi-
cations.
There Is an effort being made TO
have Congress pass a law giving the
people Of the District the right to
vote for President and Vice President,
and to elect a member or members of
Congress to the House. a bill to ac,
complish that purpose is now before
| Congress-
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
TWO MORE TRUCKS FOR
COUNTY ROAD GANG

Mr.. and Mrs, ]. f, Beckley; Frank
Pfeil and Robert Sanders left Sunday
morning in the Beckley car for Den
yer
Pfeil and Sanders went over to drive
back two trucks which have Just been
secured from the State Highway De.
partment and which will be used by
the county road gang
Mr.. and Mrs Beckley will remain
short time before returning home,
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20

Magnus johnson asserts that govern
mcut ownership is the only solution
Of the railroad problem After due
deliberation will YOU please tell us
what you think OF n nationallEed rail
way under the management OF Magnus
Johnson Omaha Bee.
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20
La.ear Community Church

NdKcdT OVnITT1UWTVN N'TNINT'
10 a. m. Sunday School. Dr. J. w
Armand, Supt
NIB n. m Morning worship. The
Worlds Greatest Fraternity"
Z 30 p. m Epworth League. Vida
De Greffcnreid. leader. Also good
speaker from outside of the commun
ity.
Choir practice at the parsonage on
Friday evening at 7:So.
Orchestra practice at the church on
Tuesday evening.
PAUL A. SHIELDS. Pastor,
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20

II looks as II the New York couvcn.
tion would be a grand gathering OF
favorite sons
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
America Intervenes In The German Revolution i5T

secured entlFely by PHYSICAL ASSETS "A,
ADMINISTERED 81 BY BANKERS AS c IN GERRN.
as me HeW 1I2F ZINES says LOAN AMI
the order OF the day Only the United q Manner M
sition to grant this loan and these croJit p'ae
United States can furnish Germany T;t And O
Germany will want above all thnos on I'm that NY
RELIEVE AMERICAN VI credit VIZ n.y.
FARM CRISIS
The 1922 surplus of wheat in the Tni+o5c,
ing to 200O00000 bushels has not bao oIaeS ar
a glut the market and has led to oooSumed n
of prices This year there will 5a q fnt lg depreS
100 100000 bushels of wheat in spita of eT SuDD
there was a reduction in the area c1fro me Tact
become matter of EXTREME POTTTIfSSIIe4q' Ih r
ANCE IN the United States for the farmar.lH nPOg
arms, and the government is seeking nona are
them A loan and credits to GERMANY toL u pscS
for the purchase of grain from America ,, USED
in the United States, especially amono tbo We pq
has already been announced that the Aro;ia neIS
ment is ready to furnish Germany with "a no9aa
els Of wheat 100000 tOns) on credit Of 3UUUVW
more The deal is to be financed by the Wsr Yeas
Corporation This government institution Flas
during the war and has Wall Street bankers was VA Great
In this manner, American finance will get boI@
man industry and proceed to grind blood roon 1 VI
German workers, Through the offer and Uyo UuI
food the German workers will be persuaded a. ,su
agree to the ten-hOur day or even a longer Az ,UO3
wheels of industry will begin to run for vSoSt
Stav
AMERICAN
MASTER STROKE!
This is the macchiavelian plan Of the TInto, Q.
Government: With one stroke she will tame Franz. %
England and gain control of German industry ~ '0U
WILL GERMAN
WORKERS REBEL?
Time is the chief element in this game coD a.
ference meet and settle the questions before fbo
workers, in despair and hunger put an end to 6a @
list system in Germany? Workers are dsmse5 s~
day in droves. About onetenth Of the entire urbn IVY
latiOn is without employment. -. saws tbo nv
chester Guarian about the situation in GERMANY PT
and steehelmetted soldiers with shOuldered rifles ~.
the streets in small pckets for fear that the DFSp
TION OF THE MASSES may break out in rionr u
looting at any moment" Will the German workers \
themselves from the influence and control Of the r1
Judas leaders of the Social Democracy and of the s
erous officials Of the trade unions? Will they % M
battle to put an end to their misery and seize Omg
Or will the American dollar settle the question agy
the hunger of the German workers, and postpone
Revolution?
DOLLARS AGAINST HUNGER!
Time will decide Only short period is given:
hunger of the German workers is reaching the an
Dollars against hungeri
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
COUNTRY EXPECTED
MUCH

The whole country looked with great interest and
great expectation The sO-caled radical group had
announced months back that it would fight never be-
fore For nine months there session of Congress-
For nine months these radicals" talked of fight with
vOcfeOus Dragging, like managers of boxing heroes be-
fore some championship match For nine months the
radicals" promised they would fight and then they
fought for two days.
The compromise of the radicals is betrayal not only
of their promises not only of their program burt also Of
the masses who elected them. The radical Republicans
and Democrats made the election fight everywhere
against the regnng administration against the capital
list machines which control the two old parties They are
in duty bound to fight and they position to make
the fight under favorable circumstances. NEVER HAS
the SITUATION BEEN AS FAVORABLY AS TO
DAY. The conservative New York Times had to admit
before the opening of the present Congress-
NEW YORK TIMES ADMITS
RADICAL" OPPORTUNITY
I'm all the history of the United States there has never
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
GERMAN BANKERS SEEK
AMERICAN LOAN

But there is a second motive Cuno and group Of Ger
bankers and business in the United States
comforting with Morgan and other Wall Street bankers
to the raising of an industrial" loan. SHINES negOt
ated with the French authorities the question of set
thing the PREPARATION problem even though subsequently
Sreeseman repudated him and declared that only the
German government had the authority to negotiate such
matters. SHINES stated that STRESEMANN WAS
FULLY CONVERSANT WITH HIS, SHINES, PLANS
AND AGREED TO THEM. Stresemann tried to save his
face for he had been attacked being nohanceOr but
merely the errandboy of Shines 1t announced that
SHINES intended making trip to the United States to
secure loan of $1O0O0O0OO Once the United States
enters the European question and has settled it with
France Belgium and England will be willing to consider
the matter of loan to Germany. This loan is said to be
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
- EigI

$4,000 or less He carefully avoids telling what will hap
pen to more fortunate citizens
Take the man with a 100000 income $4,000 of it
earned Under the law it today he pays S3OO44 to
the public treasury unless he has succeeded in hiring
some expert who is capable of showing him how 70
dodge his tax Under Mr. Melons plan this gentleman
would pay $15,9192O, saving of S14,1248O Is it anv
wonder he is cheering for Mellon?
Mr. Mellon does his best work. however for the favored
few with incomes of 81 100000 or more
Under the existing law the tax on 81, 100000 income
is $55O,544 Mr.. Mellon would reduce that-provided
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04

ONLY BOLD
MEASURES WILL HELP!

whose income is 81 900 or less pays no income tax
Under the EXISTING LAW married man with wife
and three chdren-the average American family-pays
no income tax if his income is So, 700 or less.
The mass of the American people in the two classes
deserted above and therefore Mr. Melons much-adver-
tised plan means little to them
The married man with average family, and an in
come of $4,000 year, would have $2275 or something.
less than So month If his income amounted to $1,000
a year the saving would be $2O8.
In all OF Mrs Melons statements he confines himself to
the savings to be made by those whose incomes are
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
r.. MELONS, Tax Plan

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is flooding the press
with propaganda in support of his scheme for reduc-
ton of the tax incomes and nhertances Much of the
material given out is grossly misleading.
EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WOULD NOT BENEFIT TO THE EXTENT OF A PEN
NY FROM MR. MELONS PROPOSAL
TWO PER CENT OF THE PEOPLE-THE VERY
RICH-WOULD SAVE MANY MILLIONS YEARLY
That accounts for the enthusiasm with which the very
rich and the newspapers they control receive Mr. Mel
Ions suggestion.
Under the EXISTING LAW a single man or woman
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
HOUSE RADICALS"
RETREATl

The socalled radical group in Congress made fight
against the ruling majority For two days they blocked
the election of the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tves Their chief demand greater representation of
the radical" group the various committees of Con-
gress But they dropped this demand and effected
promise with the majority to make possible for the
quated reacOnay rules of Congress to be discussed
the open floor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
ENGLAND WARNS UP
TO UNITED STATES

The settlement of the method of paying Br1tan's debt
to the United States has brought the United States closer
to England This is fact despite the contention that
the burden imposed which tremendous load for Eng
land, who has the menacing unemployment problem to
deal WITH whose foreign trade has sunk to perOus de-
gree and who bright light in the immediate fut
The Imperial Conference which is taking place in
London at the present time, is regarded possible
Of restoring Englands pace in the sum-, and OF
linking up the colonies more closely with the mother
country" This is so much the since France
utterly ignores her debts to the United States at the
list purposes and advancing hundreds of millions of francs
worth of guns and ammunition to Poland, Rumania and
YugOSlaVia
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
SPLENDID ISOLATION"
WINS IT'S BATTLE

Since the reputation of Wilson in 1920, as a result
partly of his advocacy of Americas entering the League
of Nations and of generally assocatng with the nations
of Europe in settling their affairs the American stand
point has been Of splendid isolation" 1t has been
convenient point of view for while the nations of Europe
have been busy settling their internal and international
differences America has been free to make cOnquests in
South America to extend her trade and commercial
pOitatiOn of Asia and other places.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
RADICALS" MUST
KEEP PROMISES!

The dissatisfied and runed farmers, and the workers
struggling with the increasing cost Of living, the open
shop drive and nuncOns elected these socaed radical
and progressive Congressman And these masses have
the right to demand that these radical politicians shall
keep their promise and fight against big business repre-
sented in the Republican and Democratic parties.
THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE!
The chaos of the coal industry be relieved only
through naturalization of the mines Congress must
devise without delay to support the unempoy
ed workers. The Chinese Wall of protective tariff must
be Immediately torn down in order that the prices of in
dustria products may be lowered to make it at all pos
sbe for the exploited farmers to do farming and to de-
crease the high cost of living The fake measures of the
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and the leader of the
farm bloc Senator Capper cannot help the farmer in any
way The only real help for the mortgaged farmers is
moratorium of at least five years for all their debts
The only help for the tenant farmers who living to-
day in the condition the peasants of Czaris Rus
STA before the Revolution is the abolition of the tenant
system and the realization of the program the land shall
belong to its users
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04
NOW AMERICA WILL ACT
'eFOR HUMANITY'S SAKE!"

Nevertheless She has been forced to take a different
attitude. On Dec 22nd, Secretary of State Hughes,
speaking at meeting in New Haven Connecticut stated
that America would not participate in any settlement of
the European question unless she invited by all the
nations involved The nations involved had intention
Of inviting the United States particularly France, who
wanted complete independence and freedom from inter
ference by power strong than she is.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-04


ATE-LET THE DEVIL COMPLAIN IF HE WISHES.
ENGLAND FACES
ECONOMIC RUIN
Hence England is forced to seek help elsewhere
England needs markets if unemployment is to be re-
leved at all.
GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPE ARE HER
BEST MARKETS: until they are in position to buy
thereby bracng up trade and industry South America
and Asia which in turn will be able to enter the markets
for goldsmith such time England must look elsewhere
for support AGAINST France At one time England threat
ened to blockade the Baltic ports in order to offset the
influence of France It obvious however, that that
was pure bluff and in the worst would not have
weakened Frances hold on the Ruhr. 1t would merely
have meant further brealng-up Of Germany. But Eng
land would have lost all moral claim to chaStize France
And without force to back up her moral caims nation
becomes ridiculous There remained only one source from
which support could come-and that was America
COOLIDGE RESCUES
CAPITALISM
About one month ago. President Coolidge declared that
the limited States Government had not receded from the
position expressed by Hughes December 22nd Ameri
ca not interested in Europe and would only consider
an international conference provided all the nations
represented and provided there were likelihood of
thing being accomplished At the Imperial Conference
on October 3d. however, General SutS premier of South
Africa, in the midst of lengthy discourse the world
situation declared that steps had already been taken to
realize international conference to adjust the repara
tons question He declared that hopes entertained
of having all the nations represented at the conference
But any nation should refuse those present should pro-
coed to devise methods of settling this urgent question
UNITED STATES
"READY TO HELP"
The same evening, at a dinner in his honor, Ambassa-
dor Harvey representing the United States government
stated that the United States government ready to
help" In other words, Coolidge recognizes that the
world situation has grown very acute in the last two
weeks and immediate action is necessary to the
remnants for capitalism Although America is ready to
help the United States government has notified Europe
that only the PREPARATIONS question but also the ques
ton of the payment of debts will have to be discussed at
the conference.
WHAT is BEHIND AMERICAN
FRIGHT ABOUT FACE?"
WHAT is THE MEANING OF THIS CHANGE IN
THE POLICY OF AMERICA?
1t is significant and dangerous.
The submersion of England and the growing power of
France, are menace to America
France has adopted the ingenious policy of splicing up
Germany first pOcketng the Ruhr then the greater part
of the Rhineland-under independent" Rhensh gov
ernmenthen helping the inhabitants of the Palatnate