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'Delta Independent
FRANK R. STEARNS,
Editor and Owner.
Kntervd at the postoffice at Delta, Colo., as
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months
It Is noticeable that the Treasury
Department has manifested increased
interest in negotiations for the col
lection, or refunding of our foreign
credits since the newspapers began
discussion of the inactive policy.
The Navy Department was able to
buy coal at less than $4.50 per ton at
a time when the general public was
paying more than three times that
figure, and while the Department of
Justice was apparently unable to find
anything materially wrong with the
fuel situation. The Wilson administra
tion has never let its right hand know
what its left hand wag doing.
Congressman Julius Kahn of Cali
fornia is convinced that Japan has
withdrawn opposition to the recent
law of his state prohibiting acquisi
tion by Japanese of title to real es
tate. After a conference with Ameri
can Ambassador Morris from Tokyo,
Mr. Kahn called a meeting of the
other members of the California del
egation for the purpose of discussing
the negotiations now proceeding be
tween the United States and Japan
looking to a treaty which shall define
the rights of Japanese in this coun
try.
Discussing the wool feature of the
agricultural emergency tariff bill.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah declared
that there is now in the United States
a sufficient supply of wool to last
two years, and 20,000,000 pounds of
foreign wool on the way. “The fur
ther influx of low-priced-wool will be
prevented by this measure.” he de
clared. “There is less than 90 cents
worth of wool in a suit of clothes.
If high clothing costs are to be low
ered, it will not be accomplished by
lowering the price of wool. Nothing
can save the wool growers in this
country. They are ruined today. What
we want is a measure to create a cer
tain amount of confidence in those in
the industry.” Eight years ago, when
the Democratic Congress was discus
sing the tariff, some of the Western
Democratic Senators justified their
votes for free wool by asserting that
there was a world shortage and that
the American farmer need n«>t fear
foreign competition. Most of the
Democrats who voted In accordance
with that theory have been retired
by the votes of their constituents.
It is truthfully remarked by the
Kansas City Star that the United
States stands ready to confer with
European nations on any problem of
direct concern to this country. What
the United States objected to was
binding itself solemn obligation
to interfere in European affairs which
do not affect us either directly or In
directly and to invite European and
Asiatic nations to interfere in mat
ters pertaining only to the ' Western
Hemisphere. The United States pro
poses to keep out of world affairs with
which it has no concern. When in
ternational difficulties arise which
affect the United States, we shall not
consider ourselves guilty of interfer
ence if we assert and defend our
rights regarddless of the geographical
location of the trouble. But the Uni
ted States desires to be free to act
in each particular instance according
to the facts as we see them, and in
accordance with our own judgment of
the merits, and not in compliance
with the decision of other nations
having a selfish interest to promote.
When a Republican House of Re
presentatives cuts in half the demands
of a Democratic Administration, it is
easy to determine who are the true
friends of economy in government.
FEEDING SUGAR BEET MOLASSES
In order to determine the feeding
value of sugar beet molasses, the
Colorado Experiment Station placed
200 lambs in their lots on experiment
October 20, 1917. One lot was fed
whole barley in reversible troughs,
and whole alfalfa In the self-feeder
The other lot was fed sugar beet mo
lasses in reversible troughs, and whole
barley was placed on top of the mo
lasses, while alfalfa was fed In the
self-feeder.
Barley was bought for $2.65 per
hundred; alfalfa. $17.50 per ton; and
sugar beet molasses, at $25 per ton.
The lambs were on feed 102 days.
The barley fed lot mad© an average
gain per head of 25.92 pounds. It
took 374 pounds of barley and 779
pounds of alfalfa to make 100 pounds
gain at a cost of $16.65. The lambs
were sold in Denver at $15.75 per
hundred.
The barley and molasses fed lot
made an average gain per head of
26.71 pounds. It took 289 pounds of
barley, 112 pounds of Rugnr beet mo
lasses and 754 pounds of alfalfa to
make 100 pounds gain at, a cost of
$15.59. This lot was sold the same
way and at the same prices as the
barley fed lot.
These observations indicate that
sugar beet molasses possesses about
76 per cent the feeding value of bar
ley; f. e., 100 pounds of sugar beet
molasses will give th%sarpe gain as
75 pounds of barley. Further work
will he needed to determine average
results. In this particular experi
ment, molasses effected a saving of
25c per head on cost of feed.
WILSON TOOL OF
MASONS TEUTON SAYS.
Berlin. —Count Reventlow attacks
President Wilson and Leon Bour
geois, winners of the Nobel peace
prizes, and the Freemasons in an ar
ticle printed today entitled, “The
Nobel Prize and Freemasonry.”
Reventlow, who is known as a fire
eater, military critic and a friend
of the Hohenzollerns, alleges there is
a conspiracy on the part of the Free
masons to rule the world.
“President Wilson has never done
anything for peace,” Reventlow
writes. “He could have shortened
the war In 1916, but he had already
pledged himself to follow England’s
policies.
“Wilson’s peace plans followed the
Freemasons’ international plan. Ger
many had become a chaotic republic
instead of the former strong mon
archy, which was a stumbling block
for the world’s Freemasonry.
“In 1916 the American Freemason
i magazine declared that Freemasonry
was pledged against kings and junk
ers. Mr. Wilson was the conscious
instrument of the Freemasons. Thru
out the war and peace conferences
Mr. Wilson carried out the aims and
spirit of the Freemasons and the
Jewish organizations.
“If Germany had not trusted Wil
son like a child the war would not
have been lost and Germany today
would have been a monarchy.
“The Norwegian parliament gave
the prize to two Freemasons because
Freemasons influence parliament
when monarchies are no longer
strong. Freemason’s led Norway’s
separation from Sweden. M. Bour
geois is the leader and agent of a
secret Zionist society in Paris.” —Chi-
cago Tribune.
The politicians view with alarm the
report that the new president is go
ing to try to give the country a busi
ness administration.
Among the people who are com
plaining about unemployment, are
those that want $1.50 an hour for their
valuable services.
It’s an awful surprise to an editor j
to learn by the statistics that there,
are only 4368 “authors” In this coun
try. By the number of manuscripts
submitted to him he thought there
were about 4,368,000.
A lot of people are willing to go In
for community work, provided they
are paid $2.00 an hour for their time.
Unfortunately no girl has yet been
able to make up for the lack of stuff
inside her head, by putting two in
ches of sole leather into her high heels
The disarmament movement has
not yet struck those girls that are
distributing their killing looks.
The president elect is consulting
with the “best minds” but the politi
cal bosses think the best minds are
those that mind best.
A QUITTER'S COUNSEL
Washington, Jan. 17. —“The quality
of statesmanship which has charac
terized the Wilson Administration is
fairly well illustrated by the inter
view given to the press recently, by
William G. (Zuitter) Mcdoo relative
to the effect of deflation upon the
agricultural interests of the country,”
says the Republican Publicity Asso
ciation, through its President, Hon.
Jonathan Bourne, Jr. “Says Mr. Mc-
Adoo, ‘As I see the situation the
country can not look with indiffer
ence upon the distressing situation in
which the farmers find themselves.’
Mr. McAdoo’s inference that the
country is looking with indifference
upon the distressing situation is
neither complimentary to the coun
try nor to himself. The country has
not looked with indifference and Mr.
McAdoo convicts himself of being out
of touch with public affairs when he
indicates the opinion that such in
difference has existed.
“He also says, T am frank to say
that I think that the policies thus
far pursued with respect to credits
have been too drastic.’ All of the poli
cies which have been pursued were
adopted and put in operation before
the November elections. In fact, those
policies had done the greater part of
their disastrous work long before the
close of the campaign, yet Mr. Mc-
Adoo was out on the stump prior to
the election urging an endorsement of
the present administration by the
retention in power in both the legis
lative and the executive branch of the
government of that party which had
brought about the deplorable condi
tions which now exist.
“Mr. McAdoo was formerly Secre
tary of the Treasury, and by virtue
of that position head of the Federal
Reserve System which was chiefly
instrumental in determining the char
acter of deflation the country has
experienced. It was largely under
Mr. McAdoo’s administration that the
inflation process was conducted. It
was under his administration that a
large portion of the paper money was
put in circulation. It was due largely
to his encouragement that costs of
production were increased and prices
: nflated. After this had been accom
plished with his connivance he sud
denly resigned his position as Secre
tary of the Treasury and head of the
Federal Reserve Systcsm and left the
problems’ of reconstruction to others.
His only excuse for deserting his
high position at a critical period was
that he desired to make more money.
“Mr. McAdoo now presumes to dis
agree with the policies that have
been pursued by his successor. By that
disagreement, he convicts himself of
deserting Ills country in the time of
need and permitting to be inflicted
upon the agricultural interests the
destructive policies which have been
adopted. It is estimated that the losses
of the farmers have aggregated
$3,500,000,000. There is no means of
knowing how much money Mr. Mc-
Adoo has been able to make since he
quit the office of Secretary of the
Treasury, but it must have been con
siderable if Mr. McAdoo can consider
it an adequate recompense for the
tremendous losses the farmers have
sustained by reason of the adoption
of the policies of his successors ra
ther than the continuance of those he
would have pursued if he had con
tinued at his post.
“We do not say that Mr. McAdoo
would have governed more wisely
than have his successors. Mr. McAdoo
says this for himself when he cri
ticizes the policies his successors
have adopted. It is unnecessary to
attempt to convict him of subjecting
the country to the losses which have
followed the unwise policies of the
present incumbents of the Treasury
Department, for Mr. McAdoo con
victs himself .when he criticizes the
manner in which they have performed
the duties of the office he deser
ted.”
A JUST LABOR DECISION.
Under the guise of defeat, union
labor has in fact scored a great and
lasting victory in the decision of the
United States Supreme Court in the
case of the Duplex Printing Company
against the Machinists’ International
Association. Had the court estab
lished the principle of law under the
Clayton act that a labor organization
is privileged to do those things which
are forbidden of other men, that it
may conspire and use a bludgeon to
enforce its will in labor disputes, the
trades union movement would have
been doomed to perish.
Instead, the court has raised up the
banner of equality under the Taw. It
has placed labor and capital in the
same category, subjedt to the same
legal restraints and entitled to the
same privileges. The right to strike is
made inviolate and the privilege of
the' primary boycott—the peaceful
persuasion against an opponent—ls
not Interfered with. But the secondary
boycott, that which contemplates con
spiracy in restraint of trade and the
use of threats and force, is forbidden,
as it should be.
The case involved a construction of
the provisions of the Clayton act, one
of those statutes which Congress some
times stoops to enact under duress
and as a bid for the favor of some
powerful factor of the electorate. The
lower courts had held that by Its pro
visions labor organizations were not
accountable under the anti-trust laws
for their secondary boycott operations.
It wag pointed out that it was written
in the law that “the labor of a human
being is not an article or commodity
of coiftmerce,” and that the act spec
ifically restrained the courts from Is
suing injunctions against labor lead
ers in their Industrial disputes.
But the Supreme Court by a vote of
6 to 3, reversed the lower courts and
sets up a rule of equality which will
stand as a monument of civil rights
and which, though It may now be con
demned by some labor leaders, will in
the future come to be hailed as the
authority which saved organized labor
from destruction. Justice Pitney, in
delivering the opinion of the court,
said:
“There is nothing here to justify
defendants or the organization they
represent in using either threats or
persuasion to bring about strikes or a
cessation of work on the part of em
ployes of the complainant’s customers
or prospective customers, and of there
by constrainiry? complainant to yield
the matter in dispute.”
The secondary boycott is a vicious
weapon, and if permitted to be used
unrestrainedly by unprincipled leaders
might easily foment unlimited disor
der, even to the point of industrial
revolution. It Is offensive to the Amer
ican sense of fair play and Justice.
The Clayton act, as amended follow
ing the Supreme Court’s decision In
the Danbury Hatters’ case, is not a
credit to Congress, or to those who
sponsored it. There are congressmen
who voted for it who now would glad
ly have their record with respect to
this measure erased from the rolls,
because they realize they supported
a measure which purported to give
to one section of the American citi
zenship rights and privileges denied
to others.
Labor is coming into its own, but
not through special privilege wrung
from a complaisant Congress. A new
day Is dawning for those who toll, a
day in which the wrongs they have
endured will disappear and the digni
ty and majesty of labor will he re
cognized by right, and not by force.
This recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the lund will hasten, not re
tard, the new era.—Washington Post.
LOCAL BOY WINS HONORS
IN STOCK JUDGING CONTEST
Charles W Stocker of Delta, hao
attained an eviable station In the
commercial world, considering his
youth, having been selected a mem
ber of the Colorado Agricultural crl
lege stock Judging team at the In
ternational Stock show held lecently
in Chicago. By the appended table It
will be noted the Colorado's team
stood seventh with a score of 3450 out
of a possible 4,000.
Young Stoker is a son of M. Stoker
of Delta, who spent his school days
here, and was always a topnotcher.
He has been selected one of the
judges at the State Stock show In
Denver which will be hold within the
next fortnight.
The following is an excerpt from the
International stock show report as
glean from the Denver Daily Record
Stockman:
The results of the contest as given
below will be of considerable interest
to the people of the state as well as
to the student and Instructors of the
college.
Standing of colleges at Chicago:
Possible score 4000
Purdue, Indiana 3786
University of Nebraska 3705
lowa State College 3653
Kansas Agricultural College 3581
University of Minnesota 3506
Ohio State University 2474
Colorado Agr. College 3450
Pennsylavania State College 3446
Texas Agricultural College 3435
Oklahoma Agricultural College 3431
MacDonald College, Quebec 3406
University of Saskatchewan 3384
Ontario Agrl. College 3349
University of Missouri 3286
University of West Virginia b 283
University of Wisconsin 3277
Kentucky State University 3251
South Dakota Agri. College 3004
Syracuse University, New York 2914
Mass. Agricultural College 2726
New Mexico Aricultural College 2667
Professor J. H. Sheppherd of North
Dakota lias been superintendent of
this contest for fifteen years, and has
developed a very efficient staff of
assistants. The students judged twelve
classes of stock —three of horses;
three of swine and three of beef cat
tle —both market and breeding classes
being judged. The coaches selected
the stock to be judged, drawing for
places on the four committees aiid the
first four classes to be judged are in
the rings by 9 in the morning. The
contestants are divided into four
teams and are under the charge of as
sistant superintendents. They are al
lowed twenty minutes to judge the
rings, make all necessary notes and
turn in their placings before being j
moved on to the next class. By the i
time the four classes have been Judged j
by the four separate squads, another J
set of four classes is ready to move
into the ring, and by the time the
twelve classes are Judged, it is usual
ly 2:00 in the afternoon. The contes
tants are then taken to dinner for
which they have been ready for some
time, and following that, begin to give
reasons to the judges for the placing
they have made on two out of every |
three classes.
The contest so large that;
it has become necessary to have a
committee y>t judges for each ring of
stock on which reasons are to be
given. This committee is made up of
one college Judge and two breeders, j
When a man comes in to give his rea- 1
sons, he Is allowed two minutes and
each of the three judges grades him
on a score of fifty.
The three grades are averaged by
the clerk and recorded. In the mean
time grades have been made out for
every possible placing of the classes
and this grade is also recorded on
the student's card. Sometimes only
two points may be taken off for
switching a very close pair, while if a
bad defect has been overlooked and
an inferior animal placed up, the grade
may be cut 30 to 40 points out of a
possible fifty.
With 105 students allowed two min
utes each, and allowing for some
waste time, it is 7:00 or 8:00 o’clock
in the evening before the students
are thru, and the work of tabulating
the scores begins in earnest. Several
adding machines are kept in commis
sion and as soon as the scores begin
to come In. the superintendent’s
assistants begin their tabulating. Como
times it is morning before these
grades are all checked over and veri
fied, some of the men going to bed
for a few hours while others run the
machines. So interested do these men
become in the results of the contest
that they have *lo be forced to take
time off by Dean Sheppherd.
Charles Stoker of Delta. Colorado,
was high man in the Colorado team,
standing fourteenth in individual
scores and standing fifth among the
105 contestants judging swine. John
Goe of Denver ranked twenty-second
and Harold Lasceles of Seagirt N. J.,
was forty-first man. T. J. Snyder Moab
Utah, seventieth and Charles McLain,
seventy-second. The college was fifth
in horses, sixth in swine, eighth In
sheep and seventeenth in cattle; be
ing from the West, the Colorado men
picked a little more for size and
strength than for smoothness and
type and went down for that reason.
AT THE CHURCHES
Nazarene
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Preaching at 11:00 a. m.
Young People’s Society, Sunday eve
at 7:00
Evangelistic Service 8:00 p. m.
Midweek Prayer Service Thursday
evening, at 8:00
F P. KERST, Pastor.
Christian Science Society.
Sunday Service at 11 a. m.
Wednesday evening at 8 p. in.
Sunduy School at 10 u. m.
Carnegie Public Library, 6th and
Palmer St.
First Preabyterlan Church.
Rev. F. E. Stemine, Minister.
.. Services for Sabbath, January 23rd
1921.
9:45 a. in., Bible School for old and
young. The contest Is on and the
scores are Interesting.
11:00 a. m., Divine worship with
DELTA INDEPENDENT, DELTA, COLORADO, JANUARY 21, 1921.
Burns vs. Sepp
To-Night
Colonial Theatre
Burns is here and says he is all ready
for his match with August Sepp, state
champion. This promises to be the best
match that was ever staged in Delta.
Both men are “topnotchers” in the
game. Burns meeting all comers thruout
the East, and Sepp figuring out the tough
ones throughout the West, and being suc
cessful in nearly every match.
Secure your tickets at the Harding-
Raber Drug Co.
pulpit message. Sermon subject:
“Christian Perfection.” In this ser
mon will be considered the question,
“Is It possible for us to live a sinless
lifer
5:00 p. m.. Vesper service to be
held at the First Christian church.
Rev. Frederick E. Stemme will preach
on "Is there a personal devil?” Follow
ing the sermon an Immersion service
will be held and a number will be im
mersed by the minister. The public
is most cordially invited.
REV. F. E. STEMME, Minister.
8L Michael's catholic.
First and third Sunday of each
month, from June to September, first
Holy Mass, 7 o’clock; second Holy
.Mass, at 9 o’clock. From September
to June, at 8 and 10 o’clock. Second
and fourth Sunday only, one Holy
Mass at 11 o’clock. Evening servlets
every Sunday night at 7:30. Weet
day, Holy Mass, from June to Sep
tember, at 7:30; from September to
June, at 8 o’clock.
Methodist
On next Sunday morning the pastor
will speak on the subject: "The Man
who Bees.” In the evening the sub
ject will be: "The Homesickness of
the Soul.” A cordial invitation is ex
tended to be present.
6:00 p. m.. Union Chsistlan En
deavor Society. (Christian Church).
Prof. A. J. Foster will lead. Special
music haH been arranged for and
there ought to be an attendance of at
least 50 Endeavorors.
“Come thou with us and we will do
thee good."
Methodist
On next Sunday morning the pustor
will speak on the subject, "Efficacy
of Prayer.” In the evening the sub
Ject will bo: “The Twenty-third
Psalm,” A cordial Invitation is ex
tended to bo present.
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♦ BUBINEBB LOCALS ♦
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FOR SALE—Choice Ohio and a Tow
Cobbler Bond potntocß, nt ranch on
Cedar mono. Phone Co-Op. Eckort
n ’°- 4ttc.
FOR RENT—lmproved Irrigated
farm 2 miles from Chlpota. flood
opportunity to right party. 2800 So.
Giant, Denver. f.7p
FOR SALE—A tont of Government
canvnß, almost now; size 14x10, 14
ounce wolglit. See J. T. Welch, Garnet
menu, Delta. f.Rp
FOR SALE—Dort touring car, run
1310 iiillon; (food nn new. Prlco 3000.
R. C. Eanew's garage, Delta, Colo. 4c
LOST—GoId Mounted Waterman
Fountain pen; has Initiate, “L. M." Ro
ward. 603 Meeker.
FOR SALE—Raid barley $1.90 per
Cwt Backed. Frank Hart, Hart'n Ha
•ln - 4-Bp.
FOR BALE—Seven acre ranch with
-a two-room bouno and a root cellar;
• on Garnet mcaa 1% miles from the
. postoffice; oltto a Ford car In good
i condition. Dr. F. W. Grove. 4-7 c
FOR SALE —Genuine Grimm alfalfa
• Heed 45c per pound delivered to you.
Canh with order. J. B. Bradshaw,
i Route 1, Crawford, Colorado. 4-6 c
FOR SALE bit TRADE— Alfalfa
> land; wetor right unexcelled. What
• have you to offer? J. Taylor, Jr., Flor
: ence, Colorado. 4_g c
WANTED—Waaliing anil honing.
Mra. Stanley, 736 Dodge St. Colo.
Phono 117 J. 4*7 C
i FARM WANTED—Wanted to hoar
t from owner of farm or good land
' worth tho prlco naked. L. Jonon, Box
■ 651,.01ney, 111. 4p
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For Sale.
Four room house North Dolta, four
loin: good garden aoll; some fruit;
' nice "hade; small stable and chicken
bouse; price $7OO cash
Relinquishment. 100 acres st $OOO.
Good stock proposition: 160 acres,
100 acres alfalfa; produced last year
400 tons alfalfa. Closo lo town; Idoal
f location for registered dairy herd.
H 4 miles from Delta county fair
groundn. Price $20J)00. $lO.OOOO cash.
I have buyers for two S-ncre tracts;
ono lucre tract; One 20-ocro tract,
has $3,000 cash; wonts Surface Creek
j or Paonla properly; one 40-acre tract.
! H,nttll coxh payment; ulno two small
houses 3 to 4 -rooms, one ensh, one
$.700 down; ono residence lot for old
, couple, ensh. A. Watson. McMurray's
office. Dolls. Co-Op. Phone. 4-7 p.
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Notice of Annual Meeting
Notlco Is horehy given that the
annunl mooting of tho stockholders
of the Delta Enterprise Ditch comp
. any will ho held at tho office of Mil
lard Fnlrtamb. Delta. Colorado, on
Saturday, February 12, 1921, at the
hour of ono o’clock p. m., for tho pur
' Pose of electing n hoard of directors
’ for the ensuing yonr, levying nn us
' sessment for the pnst year, and for
’ such other and further bnslnosa as
may properly come before said moot
’ Ing.
1 RAY BRATTAIN. President.
R. H. BRATTAIN, Sory-Troas.
Notice
I A meeting Is hereby cnllod of tho
members of tho Mountain Stntos Beet
P Growers’ nssoclnilon, to ho held In
Della nt 2 o'clock In the afternoon,
Saturday, Jnminry 22.
T. E. WILLIAMSON, Secretary.
m
Will Be Here for Two Days.
H. R. Berger, uyeslght specialist,
announces that ho will bo here for
two days, Saturday and Sunday, Jan
uary 29 and 30, nt the Dolta Hotel.
Glasses correctly fitted; satisfaction
assured. Call or phone and make early
appointments.