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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-27
BEER MUG OFFENDS

It actually looks as If New York
is reforming A nine-foot figure
of Father Knickerbocker," an an
cient symbol of the metropolis, was
placed over the main portal of the
Hotel Aston. At one end of the
figure was gigantic plaster OF
paris beer mug OVERLOOKING with
plaster of paris beer Democratic
leaders and delegates who are as
sembling for the convention, en-
tered numerous and emphatic COM
plants. The manager of the hotel
apologized and ordered the imme-
date removal of the figure.
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WORLD VISION TO Be SEEN
AT CONFERENCE IN WINONA
Continued from Page y

Anti-Saloon League of Illinois, will be
chairman, and Rev. r. L. Davis, superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of
North Carolina, will conduct devotions.
Rev DR.. Sam w Small will speak Sat-
urday evening on America, the Moses
Nation Of the Age" Motion pictures, "The
Last Raid of Allen Gimbert," by David
Hepburn, superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Virginia and The Last
Raid of Sheriff Kendall" by w ]. Her
wig, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of Oregon, will be shown. Homer
w. Tope, superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Pennsylvania, will preside.
Ri. Rev. William r. Anderson Of Bos-
ton bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, will deliver a special sermon Sun
day morning, and DR.. Ira Landrith will
speak. Rev. DR.. Arthur J. Barton of Kan
sas City, will be in charge of the services.
At the Sunday afternoon session Mrs.
Ella Alexander Boole, vice president of
the w. C. T. u, will speak on Around
the World With the White Ribbon"
Major Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibition
commissioner, will speak on Are We
Making Progress" DIR. Wayne B.
Wheeler will make short address. The
meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Stan
ley, and Rev. Z. s. Shumaker, superin
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of In
diana, will conduct devotions.
Two addresses will be made Sunday
evening One Of them will he nv piSbor
Cannon, and the other by Ernest H. Cher
rington, general secretary of the World
League Against Alcoholism. Rev. c. M.
Gordon, of the Victorian Anti-Liquor
League and brother of Rev. Clifford Cor
don, will be introduced to the conference.
Rev. DR.. Henry Beach Carrie president of
the Anti-Saloon League of Tennessee,
will preside, and Or. Mcbride viii corr
duct devotions.
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minister, an ardent prohibitionist who has
made a special study of this question.
GREECE
Following on the visit to Athens of the
director of the International Bureau
Against Alcoholism, the foundation of
Greek national league against alcoholism
is contemplated. The editors of the
widely circulated journal Hygeia (Health)
have expressed their willingness to under
take the preliminary work.
BULGARIA
The Young Abstainers' Union recently
held its meeting of delegates at Tirnovo.
The society is making steady progress.
1t now has 80 sections and $500 members
besides thousand adherents among the
children's sections in the preparatory
schools.
DENMARK
The societies which have been forming
nearly everywhere to combat prohibition
universally announce they are fighting for
principle, that they have no private inter
est to defend and that they are entirely in
dependent of the makers and sellers of
alcoholic beverages. The editor of the
Danish Abstainers' Daily, Mr.. Larsen
Ledet, published in the issue of his paper
of May Is some interesting information
concerning the revenues of the Danish
Association for the Defense of Liberty
a wet organization. According to this re-
port, the brewers association, the distil-
lers' and the innkeepers' associations, have
for the last few years been paying the
society an annual subsidy of 100000 Dan
ish crowns. This years subsidy, it ap-
pears, will be reduced to 10000 crowns.
Here is fact that does not square with
the assertion that there is no connection
between these wet organizations and the
producers and sellers of alcoholic drinks.
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FINLAND

The government has appointed COM
mission to prepare the carrying out of the
resolutions of the international Confer
ence at Christiania for the repression of
alcohol smuggling. The president of the
commission is Prof. w. Woionma, former
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-27

A wealthy textile manufacturer of Phil
adelphia was held in $4,000 bail by the city
court last week charged with driving an
automobile while intoxicated.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-27

The Rumanian temperance society the
Orthodox Cross, whose foundation was
announced in previous letter, has begun
the publication of a temperance library
and three parts of the series have thus far
appeared. The Runianian metropolitan
head of the Orthodox church of Noldavia
lately published pastoral letter warning
against alcoholism.
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amendments on March 7, 1924 It was
sent to the conference on March 10, and
the report of the conferees agreed to on
March 81, 1924. II was approved and be-
came effective April 4, 1924 This meas
ure carries an appropriation of $1,000
20 for prohibition enforcement, OF which
$1,250000 is TO be expended for enforce
ment of the narcotic laws. The appro-
priation for the previous fiscal year end
ing June 80 1924, was 100000, of
which S750000 was required 10 be ex-
pended for narcotic enforcement. The
appropriation made by this Congress for
the ensuing fiscal year represents an in
crease of approximately 100000 for
prohibition enforcement.
Private and Government Warehouses
When the appropriation bill, II. r. 6349,
was pending in the House, on February
5, an amendment was offered by Repre-
sentative Cramton, which provided that
none of the money appropriated for pro-
hibition enforcement should be used for
the storage of liquors in private ware
warehouse or other public property avail
able and suitable for that purpose. This
amendment was adopted and on March
7, the same principle was provided in an
amendment offered by the Appropriations
Committee when the measure was pending
In the Senate. The amendment by the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee was incor-
porated in the measure as passed. This
limitation is in the interest of economy. In
some jurisdictions, notably in New Y ork,
the government has been forced to pay
large amounts in rent for the use of
warehouses for the storage of seized liq-
uors when government warehouses could
have been used except for the fact that
under the law If the transfer had been
made it would have removed the liquor
from the jurisdiction of the court in
which the proceedings for forfeiture were
pending. This amendment makes proyis-
ion for such a contingency.
$13, 100000 for Coast Guard Use
The first deficiency appropriation bill,
II. r. 7449 which passed the House on
March ID, the Senate on April 28 and
was approved April 2, carried an appro-
priation of $13,500000 for the use of the
Coast Guard in the supprcssing OF snug
Cling.
Dept of Justice Given Appropriation
In the appropriation which was made
for the Department of Justice, provision
was made allocating $4,000 for the en-
ployment of special counsel to aid in the
prosecution of prohibition offenders in
certain districts.
Pending Measures
One of the most important enforcement
measures which passed the House but
failed to be reached in the Senate was H.
r. 6645, known as the Cramton Bill.
This measure provides for the extension
of the provisions of the Civil Service Act
to the employees of the Prohibition
Unit 1t also provides for the creation of
a Bureau of Prohibition in the Treasury
Department to be administered by a
Commissioner of Prohibition under the
supervision of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. This bill passed the House on June 5,
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REVIEW OF EUROPEAN TEMPERANCE SITUATION
ondions in Soviet Russia Favorable Prohibition
Organize Temperance Society Greece
and Sellers Contribute Less Wet Society

DR.. Robert Hercod, one of the fou
presidents of the World League Against
Alcoholism aand director of the Interna-
tional Bureau Against Alcoholism, gives
American Issue the following up-to-date
facts relating to the temperance situation
in various countries of Europe.
RUSSIA
The Russian Red Cross calendar for
1924 contains what may be called a little
manual of hygiene, written by Prof. Z. A.
Korovin. The author has not overlooked
the effect of alcohol upon the health of the
people. He declares that if from econom-
ical motives the soviet government has
had to abandon the prohibition of bever-
ages containing up to 20 per cent, this
measure is temporary one and prohi-
biton is still the goal. He considers that
the conditions in the soviet republic where
great efforts are being made to insure the
well-being of the workers, are particu-
larly favorable to the success of the pro-
hibition movement
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RUMANIA

ton movement.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29

day evening, about so members of the
two lodges attending. This dinner of
tasty viands was prepared by the
teachers and pupils of the domestic
science class, which speaks highly of
the culinary accomplishments of these
young school girls, who also served
the dinner in very creditable man
ner.
The X. P. lodge held a rousing old
time meeting at their castle hall on
Thursday night of last week, initial
ing three candidates in the first de-
gree, followed by refreshments, toasts
and general entertainment.
Henry Van Severan, age 81, farm
er residing on the south side sue
cumbed Tuesday night, February 10,
from the effects of a paralytic stroke,
this being the third attack Mr.. Van
Severan has suffered within the past
three years. A wife survives the de-
ceased. Interment and funeral took
place at Riverside cemetery Thurs,
day.
The ladies OF the Riverside Gene
terry association served two big din
ners noon and evening of Washing
toms birthday. The long tables fairly
| groaned beneath their heavy loads of
every thing good to eat The evening
meal drew the big crowd, in fact a
regular stampede thronged the big
hall and alcoves. However, all were
eventually served to their satisfaction
The proceeds will apply toward the
identifying Of our cemetery grounds.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
DELTAS DEBATING TEAM
is TWICE VICTORIOUS

The Delta High school debating
team met and conquered the Ridgway
debaters at the High school auditor
ium Friday evening, the Ridgway
team discussing the affirmative of the
question, Resolved that Foreign I'm
migration Should Be Excluded from
the United States for a Period OF Four
Years" while the Delta team present
ed logical argument in forceful man
ner on the negative side. Both teams
have won honors once, Ridgway hav-
ing previously defeated Montrose and
Delta having won over the Olathe
team.
The Delta trio will meet the Cor
tee team soon when the same question
viii be debated, the Delta team de-
batting the affirmative instead of the
negative as heretofore.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
S. S. Basketball Teams Meet.

A jolly crowd OF girls and boys
members OF the NJ. E Sunday school
motored to Montrose Saturday after
noon, where three basketball games
were played with teams chosen from
the Congregational Sunday school
Each game resulted in a victory for
Montrose. The closest game played
was the older girls game, the differ
ence Of the scores being only two
points, Rev. and Mrs. F. w. Pimlott
and Mrs w. A. Laycock chaperoned
the crowd. The same teams will play
Lazear next Saturday at the Delta
Armory.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
WHO GETS "SOAKED"
BY HIGH SURTAxES7

The escape OF so-called millionaires
from paying federal taxes is the most
serious tax problem confronting the
federal government today. The ex-
tent to which the wealth OF that class
OF our citizen escapes paying taxes is
set forth in striking manner in the
tables furnished by Secretary Mellon.
Treasury department, the total net in
come OF all classes OF citizens report
ed for taxation in 1916 was 81, 1895, 0OO,-
900. Their total net income reported
for taxation in 1921 had increased to
1857, 100000, or 21O per cent.
The. total net incomes OF those re
porting incomes OF 100000 or over
was 1892, 973,O0O In 1916, but in 1921
this has dwindled to $3.50, 900 or a
decrease OF SO per cent
On the face OF these official figures
it would appear that the rich are get
ting poorer and the poor are getting
richer, that in the last five years the
average citizen has multiplied his in
come by three, while the milllonaires
have divided their income by six. But
everyone knows the absurdity of such
an argument. The decrease OF "a per
cent in the total incomes reported for
taxation by those having incomes of
over 100000 has been due not to the
fact there are fewer milllonaires with
large incomes than there were in
1916, but to the fact that the million
aires are investing their money in tax.
exempt securities. and thereby escap-
ing paying heavy federal surfaces.
The records OF the Treasury DEPART
ment furnish corroborative evidence
OF this fact. The inheritance tax
unit OF the Internal Revenue bureau
has taken survey OF the inventory
Of estates scheduled for inheritance
tax where such estates netted 81 600.
600 or over. The result OF this survey
shows that, in the aggregate. tax-ox.
empt securities composed only 2.z1
per cent Of such estates in 1917. By
1920 tax-empt securities composed
9.7s per cent OF such estates, while I'm
1928 tax-empt securities composed 2s1
81 per cent OF the estates.
Taking that portion OF the estates
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29

consisting of stocks and bonds of all
kinds, the Internal Revenue bureau
finds that of the stocks and bonds,
tax-empt securities composed 1926 per
cent in 1917. BY 1920, tax-empt Sc
curities composed 145 per cent of the
stocks and bonds of estates of mil
lion dollars or over, and in 1923 tax
exempt securities composed 41.9S per
cent of the stocks and bonds of estates
of one million dollars and over.
The effect of this transfer of invest
ments from taxable to non-taxable Sc
'curities is seriously reflected in the re-
Elected in the returns of the U. S.
Treasury. The amount of surtaxes
paid by those having incomes of
5000, 900 or over in 1916 amounted to
Sos per cent OF all surfaces paid in
that year, surfaces beginning on in
comes of $4,000. Year by year the
percentage Of federal income tax paid
by those with incomes of 100000 or
over decreased until in 1921, the last
year of which there has been an analy-
sis, the percentage of surtaxes paid
by those with incomes of $500 900 or
over, was only 2O.6 per cent of the
total surfaces paid.
In other words. the 1900, 900 income
class paid less than one-third the sur
taxes in 1921 that they did in 1916. al
though the rates in 1921 were much
higher than in 1916.
All OF the above facts conclusively
prove that high surtaxes have but one
effect, that is, to drive men Of wealth
securities. The result OF this Is a loss
Of revenue to the federal government
from the millionaire class. Secretary
Mellon estimates that il the money
now invested in non-taxable securities
were invested in productive business
the gain in income tax to the govern
ment would be over $500, 0OO,O 900 per
year. Or, to put it the other way, the
government is losing $500, 900 coo a
year in taxes because high surfaces
are driving wealth into non-taHabIe
forms OF Investment.
All this Is of vital and immediate
concern to the man OF small income.
The 400,000,000 loss due to evasion
OF the federal tax law by the rich in
vesting in non,taxable securities must
be made up by the men OF small in
comes paying higher taxes. The mon
ey with which the government is run
must be raised by taxes, and II those
Of great wealth are able to evade pay
ing their share. 1t necessarily follows
that the man OF small income who can
not evade the federal tax collector.
must pay an increasing proportion OF
the burden.
Therefore, the politician or the polit-
ical party which plays the demagogue
by proposing a tax bill to soak the
rich man and relieve the poor man is
in ppoint of fact and practice pro
posing a bill which relieves the rich
man and soaks the poor man
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
RESHAW SAYS STOCK
DYING FOR WATER

George Reshaw and son Gene re-
turned last week from Long Beach,
California, where they spent the past
six weeks. Mrs. Reshaw and daugh-
ter will remain some time longer for
the benefit of the formers headth.
The two made the trip by auto in
six days and report the roads in very
good condition for this time of year,
but very dry. They say that all along
the road through Utah, Nevada and
California, cattle and sheep carcasses
are lying along the road, the animals
having died for lack of water.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
Practice Games ar Fruita.

The practice basketball games at
Fruita between the Delta and Fruita
first teams Saturday night resulted in
defeat for both Of the Delta teams. A
number OF the girls of the Fruita siA
have had the benefit of several years
practice, as they were members of the
first team from the beginning OF their
High school career. Practice games
afford each team an opportunity to
estimate the strength of the opposing
team. Fruita will contest with Delta
at the Western Slope tournament 10
be held at Delta March 6-S inclusive
Following are the scores: Fruita girls
Is, Pantherettes IA; Fruita boys 20,
Painters IL
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
Basketball Games.

This evening at the auditorium the
cage teams of Paonia and Delta will
meet and spirited contests are ex-
pected- Should the Delta Painters
defeat the Paonia first team Paonia
and Cedaredge will be tied for the
right to enter the tournament. They
will have to meet again before next
Friday. Should Paonia win they will
be the boys team from this district
to enter the tournament. Tomorrow
evening the boys and girls teams OF
Fruita will play a return game with
those Of Delta. The Fruita-Delta
games, however. are not conference
games.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
Conference Basketball Games.

Three especially good basketball
games were played at Paonia Mon
day evening, the first boys teams and
the girls lightweight and the boys
heavyweight teams competing. Both
OF the boys teams were wellmatched
and did some fast playing, while the
girls team Of Delta put It over the
Paonia team by score of 1920 The
first girls team of Paonia willingly
forfeited the game with the Panther.
cites, who hold the enyiable record Of
never having been defeated In a con
ference game this year. The scores
were: Paonia first boys team 10, Del.
Ia IL; Boys heavyweight, Delta TO-
Paonia 9.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
C ar Stolen.

While ]. A. Ratekin and wife were
in attendance at the Elks' dance Fri
day evening, some miscreants ap-
propriated their car, which was park
ed near the armory 1t was not until
late Saturday afternoon the stolen
car was located at the stockyards near
the depot. Aside from the loss of a
couple of quilts, everything was in
tact, and the car is giving the owner
the same dependable service as ever
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
His Father Dies.

Il. L. Thompson received word last
week OF the death Of his father, s. D.
Thompson on February IL at Houlton,
Maine. Mr. Thompson came to Delta
in 1893 with his two sons, e. L. and
Grant, the latter passing away soon
after their arrival They built the
house on Columbia street now owned
by l.. K. Wigram. Later the father re-
turned 10 Maine where he resided un-
til his death. He is survived by two
children, Elemeda Thompson of Houl-
ton, Maine, and Ernest Thompson of
Delta. His wife passed away five
years ago. He was SO years of age
at the time OF his death.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29

Miss Helen X James, whose home
is in Los Angeles, visited briefly At
the home OF her friend. Mrs. Emma
Luce, Friday. Miss James left Los
Angeles early in July OF last year
going first to Cuba in the interest OF
business, thence to New York for a
visit with relatives. on her return
trip her icket was routed by way OF
Delta county. where she was a guest
OF her sister at Paonia for the past
month, leaving for Los Angeles Fri
day afternoon
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
HOTCHKISS

Mrs George Park and little George
are visiting in Delta this week.
The Co-Op Creamery association
held a meeting at Sare hall Friday af-
ternoon. The old board was re-elect-
ed, consisting of Messrs. Fetz, Epple,
Comstock, and Drake, with the addit-
ion of Geo. Roller The general out
look is favorable for the concern to
continue on the cooperative plan.
The big county rock crusher was
taken to Stewart Mesa this week. We
understand the Bell creek grade is to
be graveled Immediately.
Mrs. c. A Grover of Montrose is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
KlingenSmith.
Mrs. Andrew Lubin (nee Ruth FL
ington) of Gunnison, is visiting
friends and relatives here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen James and baby,
former residents of Rogers Mesa, ar
rived here from Iowa Saturday, and
are now at the home of their brother,
Alvin James, on Lyons Mesa.
Uncle Billie Price is now lying seri-
ouSiS III at INC Aolhe Vi LIS Soh-lh-Id"'
William Clark, on Hanson Mesa.
VIM. G. Clark is constructing a
nifty bungalow on his fruit farm on
Hanson Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. link, residing
on the Heath and Brenton farm on
Hanson Mesa, left this week on six
weeks business and pleasure trip to
Nebraska.
Mrs Bronson, who spent the past
winter IN new Mexico returned home
the llrst Oh the week. and Is now at
the nome Oh her son-ln-laW' Carl NOD
lhsoh' on hanson Mesa
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe p. Becker of Han
son Mesa, were presented with a
beautiful baby boy Saturday. The
fond parents have named the little
youngster Robert Eugene. The many
friends of Mrs. Becker will remember
her before her marriage as Miss
Blanche Keene, of Osborne, Kansas
Mr.. Becker is the polite salesman in
the Parks clothing store.
II. b. WISE VINO mas been absent for
'he past Two weeks IN the Meeker
county returned nome saturday
The friends of Mrs. Watkins, mother
of Mrs. Sid Ellington and Walter
Butts, will be pleased to learn of her
improved health, since locating in
town.
Max Rettig OF Denver was here
several days this week, looking after
NIB Dig lrult farm on Rogers Mesa.
John Neyius will have the manage
ment Of the Carl ranch on Redlands
Mesa this season.
Mrs. John Dunn left for Telluride
Friday where Mr.. Dunn is associated
with The Tom Boy Mining Co
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
Caught in Tolls.

On Friday Sheriff Davis and Under
Sheriff Vanocker went to the home
OF Thos. H. Watson on Cottonwood,
near Hotchkiss, and took into custody
the proprietor, a copper still, a barrel
of mash and ten bottles of beer. The
exhibits were brought to Delta and
Watson was arranged before Judge
Goddard and plead guilty to manu-
featuring intoxicating liquor He was
fined $3.50 and costs.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
CEDAREDGE PEOPLE WILL
RAISE HANDSOME PHEASANTS

Otto Peterson, deputy game warden,
has recently brought to the hatchery
at Cedaredge, half dozen English
pheasants which were secured from
the state game and fish department in
Denver.
The preasants will be retained in
cages and the plan is to keep them
for breeding purposes.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
Returned 70 Ranch.

Ray Lashley and family, who have
resided in Delta since their return
from Missouri last fam moved back TO
their California Mesa ranch on Thurs
day last where they win try ranching
over again.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29

Father is III.
Miss Leah Burch, a student at the
Hoel-Ross Business College at Grand
Junction, was called home Friday by
the serious illness of her father, Z. l.
Burch, who is reported critically i'll.
The Delta independent., 1924-02-29
New office Lady.

Miss Eugenia whilock is the &C
commodating clerk at the offices OF
the White Bus line, taking the place
made vacant by the marriage of Miss
Irma Herrick