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Subscribe for the Only Reliable Negro Paper in Colorado, "The Colorado Statesman" THE COLORADO STATESMAN THE JOURNAL OF THE WEST. LABOR SHALL BE FREE RACE COUNTRY PARTY Socialist Rebukes Nation PLAYING POLITICS AT NEGRO'S EXPENSE VOL. XXIII. Socialist buke PLAYING POLITICS A In a recent issue of the Milwaukee Leader which fell into our hands, an article appeared, "A Nation's Disgrace," by R. A. Dague, which offers a stern rebuke to the government and berates America for the lynching of Negro citizens and the laxity of the authorities in their suppression of mob rule. A few excerpts from the writer's pen over the lynching of Eli Persons, near Memphis, Tenn., and the mutilation of the body of the deaf and dumb Negro, Dewitt Ford, at the same place, are as follows: "And this is in the twentieth century and in the United States, whose politicians and war lords and mammonized clergy claim that we are so civilized, so democratic and so good, that we ought to help civilize and Christianize Mexico, Germany and other half civilized nations." The writer continues: "What intelligent person can expect that the Chinese, Japs and other foreigners can look upon America from any other viewpoint than that we are brutal, half-civilized savages ourselves? Will any of those men who burned Persons and murdered the deaf and dumb Negro be punished by the courts? Will they be denounced by the Democratic press and clergy? Oh, no, not seriously. They never have been in the past for like offences. I have no doubt the majority of that mob are both very religious and very loyal. They go to church regularly and vote the Democratic ticket without a scratch, and they hate SOCIALISTS and do not have any consuming love for the 'damned Yankees.' It is safe to say that among those 3,000 persons who burned Eli Persons, NOT A SINGLE SOCIALIST WAS PRESENT. The probability is that 99 per cent of the mob were Democrats. Many of them were intoxicated; all were crazed by the murder lust. But now let me say, I have no ill feeling toward those white Democrats of the South. They are the victims of a government and religion which, for two or three centuries enslaved the African and whose courts decided that 'a Negro had no rights that a white man was bound to respect.' For generations Negroes were bought and sold like animals; their testimony against white people was not permitted in the courts; Negro girls and women were outraged by white men and the poor victims had no redress. The people of the South were cured by slavery; the effect of that monstrous iniquity still rests upon many people of the Southland. I do not censure them. I profoundly pity them. They are both religiously and politically living in the jungle of selfishness, ignorance, superstition and cruelty. It WILL BE the mission of Socialism to educate them and lead them up out of the jungle and on to the high lands of Socialism, the motto of which is UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD AND UNIVERSAL PEACE—AN INJURY TO ONE IS THE CONCERN OF ALL." The foregoing gives us another proof of the kind of benefactors or champions the Negro has in and among persons of the Socialistic class in this country, and these disseminators of this propaganda in their anxiety for political power are bound to find "a horse to hitch to their wagon," and hence this present-day denouncer (R. A. Dague) of our politics and religion, feels that he can have his purpose better served by using the old, old story of the deeds against the Negro and the perpetration of wrongs against his kind at this time to insure his support politically, and to get him into an unpatriotic and un-American light in these trying moments through which our country is passing. This lynching action, this mob rule and violence are not just presenting themselves, and while the Colorado Statesman in its continuous denouncement of this grave injustice and appeal for its suppression and elimination of the wrong is always grateful for any assistance to help in moving the government and religious agencies to a sense of their responsibility, yet it cannot commend this high-sounding "universal brotherhood and universal peace" that the Socialist speaks or writes of in the future. We want it NOW—point of time action, as if our Socialist friends would have acted in all the years gone by and helped us to secure the remedy the Negro would prove his ability to preserve such a legacy bestowed on him. Following closely the points in the writer's article one notes his political astuteness, as his vehemence of the government and religious bodies finds a modification in his pity for the wrong-doers on account of their unfortunate hereditary taints, and he has no "ill feeling towards the white Democrats of the South and would not censure them" as their action originates in ignorance and superstition. It is this playing in aerial solitude, this future proposition and ignoring of religion that hinder us from accepting this writer seriously, and we can only tell him as we have told others, if you are working for universal brotherhood and peace as you have stated with emphasis, then help our nation and our country to speedily bring it about by joining the Negro to give every support to insure complete victory for America in her cause for UNIVERSAL DEMOCRACY which must result according to the president's message in freedom and liberty to the people of the world—at home and abroad. If this is not desirable then find another horse for your wagon at the Negro is bent on THE REAL, NOT THE IMAGINARY. FORMER SLAVE GIVES SAVINGS FOR BOND. El Paso, Texas, June 14.—"I was born a slave and I know what liberty means," Lula Brown, a Negro servant told the Liberty Loan bond committee to- State Hist. & Nat Hist Hoc. State House liable Negro Pap RADO THE JOURNAL DENVER, COLORADO, SA day when she offered her entire savings account with which to purchase bonds. "I can't read nor write for I was a slave until I was 15 years old, but I want to do my part to give the world the liberty I have enjoyed," she added. She bought a $100 bond. ROSCOE CONKLIN SIMMONS TALKS ON THE NORTHWEST MOVEMENT Little Rock, Ark.—June 2. Before one of the largest audiences that ever gathered in this city, Roscoe Conkling Simons, delivering the commencement address for the Gibbs high school, laid down the terms upon which Negro migration to the North can be stopped. The audience was mixed, many of the wealthiest white people of the city braving a fierce storm to pay their respects to the famous Negro orator. No braver words were ever uttered before a southern audience than those that fell from the tips of the speaker. He drew surprising applause from the whites, and, of course, kept his own people in a constant uproar. Coming direct from Memphis, the burning there had evidently annoyed him, for in a great burst of eloquence he declared that "this wonderful called "America" is the open door. No man can shut it; the lynchers' rope can not stay its hinges, nor the torch of the mob burn it away." Talking about the exodus of the Negro, about which the whites had come to hear him he said: "The hand of war has led ten times ten thousands of my people to ask new homes, and tens of thousands more are eager to follow on. "Their leaders make mistakes, but the people do not make mistakes. They follow an Unseen Hand. "We love our South, and we would stay to till and possess the soil, erect our homes, rear the children, and grow mighty in the place of our nativity, but we know that anywhere beneath the Stars and Stripes is 'Home Sweet Home' to us. "I can say for my people that we will stay. The white race asks for the terms. I will relate them. "We will stay if the doors of education are thrown open to the children; if judges speak the language of law, and courthouses become temples of justice; if we are given a part in the government we are taxed to maintain, and the ballot is put in our hands. "We will stay if the true-blues will cut up the lynchers' rope, and put out the torch of the mob. --- BRILLIANT SESSION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT CONFERENCE AND CONVENTNON AT CHEYENNE WYOMING. A record-breaking session of the Rocky Mountain district conference and convention was held at Cheyenne, Wyoming, last week with a large and enthusiastic delegation representing churches in Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Reports rendered showed that the work is in a prosperous condition and an unprecedented interest in the study of the Bible was manifested on all sides. One of the new features of this gathering which proved to be a magnet was the sectional conferences under directors who had made special preparation for their conduct. They were directed as follows: the division of church polity, Rev. R. H. Harbert, Pueblo; the division of the Ritual, Rev. J. W. Braxton and the presiding elder; Sunday school superintendent's conference, George C. King, Denver; Senior division, Rev. John Adams, Pueblo; secondary division, Rev. A. Wayman Ward, Boulder; with William Parks of Denver and Mrs. E. A. Vest, Pueblo, assisting; elementary division, Mrs. Fannie Brown, assisted by Mrs. F. A. Early, Denver. Special attention was given to gospel singing, and in this respect this convention triumphed gloriously. One hundred copies of "Songs for Service" were purchased for the occasion and every session of the conference was flooded with inspiring music; so deeply did the music strike the delegation that a number of the workers woke up in the night and found themselves singing the convention songs. Rev. John B. St. Felix Isaacs, Colorado Springs, director of this division, covered himself with glory by the masterly way in which he made his audience sing. Mrs. Lulu M. Gudgel, district superintendent, and Mrs. E. A. Vest, district president A. C. E. League, gave good account of themselves and made substanital contributions to the success of the meeting. The annual address by the presiding elder, Rev. Robert L. Pope, dealt with some vital issues touching our religious development and strong resolutions were adopted commending the presiding elder and his assistants for the splendid way in which the Christian forces are being led to the highest and best things. Mrs. Lulu M. Gudgel of Colorado Springs, was elected district superintendent of Sunday Schools; Royal C. Brown, Denver, was elected president of A. C. E. League; Mrs. Fannie Brown, elementary supt; George C. King, Denver, sec., and Miss Hazel McVey, Boulder, assistant secretary. Shorter Chapel took front rank by carrying to Cheyenne the following delegates: Messrs. G. C. King, William Parks, R. C. Brown and Herbert Williams; Mesdames Fannie Brown, Effie Waldon, Mary E. Wade, Mae E. Byrd, F. A. Earley, Ethel Mallard, Minnie Elliot, Rebie I. Brown and Miss Jewel Perkins. RACE NEWS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES Rochester, N. Y.—Mrs. Loretta Bond, a member of the race, has the distinction of being Rochester's first elevator girl. She is employed by the Walter E. Bedell Company Store. Her uniform is of khaki, trimmed with brass buttons. She took charge of the elevator after a former operator had enlisted in the army. Washington, D. C., June 8. 1917. Other arrests announced yesterday by the department include nine colored men at Chicago, who had fled from Greenville, Miss., to escape draft; one each at Scranton, Pa., and Bristol, Ct. and several at Gary, Ind. All were charged with wilful refusal to register. Wilberforce, O., June 5.— Prof. J. D. M. Russell, of Richmond, Ky., principal of the High School, has been appointed as Postmaster here. The position pays $1,800 per annum. Colored Republicans have held the place for many years, but it is remarkable for the Wilson regime to appoint a colored Democrat to any decent position. Prof. Russel has been a Democrat for many years, and is a prominent colored educator. LAST RECRUITS OF SLAVERY Perhaps the most interesting colony of Negroes in America today is to be found in the State of Alabama, about three miles from the heart of Mobile. Here in a little town called Plateau lives a group of nine weather-beaten, grizzled old men and women, the remnant of the last cargo of slaves brought to American soil from the coast of Africa. The youngest is entering on his seventy-sixth year; the oldest is not less than one hundred ten; while just a few years ago one of the number died who had seen more than one hundred forty years. They were brought to America in the summer of 1859. In '65 their emancipation came. For the next few years they were buffeted about by changing fortunes without any settled home. One among them, wiser than the rest, saw the dangers of their unsettled condition. Not owning their homes they could NO 43 be turned out at any time, and hiring themselves to strange masters in search of laborers, they might some day be carried off again into slavery, perhaps to Cuba or Porto Rico, for they learned that slavery still existed there. With such incentive behind them they selected a tract of land just outside of Mobile, on Three Mile Creek and began the purchase of homes. As one goes over and about Plateau he is stuuck with the appropriateness of the setting in which this African colony is to be found. About one half the town is owned by Negroes; and of the property occupied by them at least seventy-five per cent is owned by their own people. The largest of them all is one of these seven and represents a volume of business amounting to more than $11,000 annually. -Southern Workman. ENLISTMTNTS BY NEGROES URGED New York, N. Y. - "I know of no law that precludes the Negro citizens from enlisting in the Marine Corps or the arillery or any other branch, other than that unwritten law laid down by militarists in the United States of the German stripe." This sentence is taken from a letter written by Robert Lewis Waring of this city to President Wilson, urging, on behalf of the 12,000,000 Negroes in this country, that he remove all restrictions that prevent them from enlisting in any branch of the military service. Mr. Waring believes that the President, as commander-in-chief of the Nation's military forces, has the right, in time of war, to open all branches of that service to all American citizens. "Although it may be said," wrote Mr. Waring, "that the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry and the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry are open to my people for enlistment, Negroes, who are abreast of the times are humiliated, outraged that they must be held up to the world falsely as a race of citizens lacking courage enough to lead in battle. Bless the hand that will give me, and the thousands like me, a free hand to serve my country as other men are permitted to serve it." LATEST NEWS EPITOMIZED FROM TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS THAT COVER THE WEEK'S EVENTS. OF MOST INTEREST KEEPING THE READER POSTED ON MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT TOPICS. British capture the village of Gaspard in Belgium. Congress of peasants' delegates in Russia urge a republic. Rumania has reorganized her army and is ready to fight again. Portion of General Pershing's staff in France arranging for camps. Russians are showing considerable activity against the Teutonic allies. French troops repulse surprise attacks by the Teutonic allies in Macedonia. The Bulgarian premier asserts that Bulgaria will not carry the war into Greece. The situation in Kronstadt remains tense. The fleet, however, is loyal to the government. British take a mile front trenches and seven field guns in another drive on the Germans near Messines. Italians have launched another offensive southeast of Trent and have captured numerous Austrian positions. Germans assert they surprised a French trench on the Chemin des Dames Sunday night and killed all the occupants. The entente allies have forced the abdication of King Constantine of Greece in favor of his second son, Prince Alexander. Germans and French continue artillery duels in various sectors and particularly in the Chemin des Dames and in the Champaigne. The British stormed and captured nearly two miles of German trenches east and northeast of Messines, following up their great drive. England is spending £7,750,000 a day ($37,277,500) in her warring, Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonar Law told the House of Commons. Great Britain follows the United States in a note to Russia on war aims and indorses Wilson's principles laid down in his message to Congress. Two of five hostile seaplanes that were sighted by a drifter of the Dover patrol were destroyed by the British aircraft, it was officially announced at London. Bad eather has caused some cessation in the Italian Austrian fighting. The Austrians have been active with big guns on the Vodice and on the heights northeast of Goriza. British entered German positions on two-mile front south of Lens to depth of half a mile. Germans have not attempted to counter-attack the British, but south of Ypres heavily bombarded British positions. WESTERN The income tax for Colorado and Wyoming will exceed $3,000,000 for the fiscal year. Sunday newspapers are a necessity, it was held in court at Waterloo, Ia., when a complaint against the Times-Tribune for violating the Iowa "blue laws" was dismissed. At Sanderson, Tex., a jury in the District Court brought in a verdict of guilty in the cases of M. Alvarez and Y. Garcia on trial for participation in the Glen Springs raid. The receivership for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, one of the great systems of the country, was terminated by order of Judge Carpenter in the United States District Court at Chicago. More than 100 delegates from Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico will attend the meeting of the National Military Highway Association in the assembly chamber of the state house in Denver, Monday, June 18th. WASHINGTON Prohibition takes forward steps in Congress. Radical changes to be made in income tax section of war tax bill. Valuable news is leaking to Germany, declares Secretary Daniels. House committee agrees on second of administration's food control bills. The Supreme Court named Jan. 7th as the date for hearing arguments of Wyoming's suit against Colorado to enjoin diversion of water from the Laramie river for the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district. The War Department called for 70,000 additional recruits in order to fill the regular army to war strength before June 30th. A campaign to recruit and train 10,000 men to officer the ships of the new American merchant marine was announced by the federal shipping board and the Department of Commerce. Germany has notified the United States that she regards the seventy-four American merchant sailors brought in by the raider Moewe as prisoners of war and that they will be treated as such. FOREIGN At Madrid Marquis Manuel Garcia Prieto has tendered to the king the resignation of the cabinet. Santo Domingo has broken diplomatic relations with Germany, a Reuters dispatch from Berlin reported. Kilts may replace trousers for civilian dress. Their adoption is under serious consideration in many parts of England. Great Britain, in a note to Russia, declares that President Wilson, in his message dated Sunday, spoke for all entente powers. President Wilson's note to Russia occupied a prominent position in the French newspapers. The editorial opinions strongly approve of it. A bill for compulsory military service by Canadians between the ages of 20 and 45 years was presented in the House of Commons by Sir Robert Borden. The convention to be convoked by the government in an attempt to solve the Irish problem will be composed of 101 members representing every walk of life in Ireland. A Budapest dispatch says Emperor Charles has taken occasion again to assure the Hungarian people he is in favor of an early peace as well as wide reform of the suffrage. The two missing boats from the British steamer Southland, which was torpeded and sunk on June 4th, have been found and the forty men who were in them safely landed. George Baillie-Hamilton Arden, eleventh earl of Hardington, died in London. He was 89 years old, owned about 34,000 acres, and had been representative peer for Scotland since 1874. Gen. Pershing and United States Ambassador Page took luncheon with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham palace. The king invited the enlisted men in Gen. Pershing's party to visit the palace. All Irish parties have agreed to the government's plan for a convention of all factions which shall map out future home rule for Ireland, Premier Lloyd George announced in the house of commons. Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing and eighteen members of his staff were the guests of the British government at a formal dinner in Lancaster house, London, which is a government building devoted solely to purposes of state entertainment of distinguished visitors. SPORTING NEWS Standing of Western League Clubs. CLUBS. Won. Lost. Pct. Des Moines 29 19 .604 Joplin 27 19 .587 Milton 27 22 .581 Denver 27 22 .511 Sloux City 24 23 .511 Omaha 25 24 .510 St. Joseph 18 27 .400 Wichita 15 32 .319 At Chicago Clement Browne, holder of the National Amateur Athletic Union records in the 1,600 and 1,200-yard swims, enlisted in the army. Jess Willard has purchased the Buffalo Bill Wild West show from Edward Arlington for $105,000 and will continue the show under his own management. Members of the San Francisco and Oakland baseball teams were notified by the management of those clubs that there will be a general reduction in salaries. The managers stated that this step was taken in view of light business, attributed to war conditions. GENERAL The tent hospital at Fort Omaha was destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin. Lord Northcliffe of England arrived in United States on important mission. Jackson Barnett, reputed to be the wealthiest Indian in the United States, subscribed $640,000 to the Liberty loan through his guardian, J. L. O'Hornett of Henryetta, Okla. President Wilson, who now has under consideration the regulations for exemption from military service, expects to initiate the first drawing of names for the selective draft about July 1st. American mining men at El Paso, Tex., received an unconfirmed report from Concheno, Chihuahua, 200 miles west of Chihuahua City, that Julio Acosta, leading a Villa command of 200 men, had raided and sacked Concheno, taking a large quantity of supplies from the stores there. The Norwegian steamship Askild, 2,264 tons gross register, which departed April 5th with a cargo for England, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine May 19th, near the French coast, after leaving England for Africa, according to members of the crew, who reached New York. Forming a part of the first great popular election ever held in the history of the Jewish race, the Jews of Colorado and New Mexico have chosen Rabbi C. Hillel Kauvar and A. D. Radinsky to represent them at the first convention of the American Jewish Congress to be held in Washington, Sept. 2nd. Twenty-five men, rescued alive from the 2,400-foot level of the Speculator mine at Butte, Mont., owe their lives to the heroism and resourcefulness of Manus Duggan, a 20-year-old nipper or tool boy. Young Duggan, displaying rare presence of mind, showed his older fellow workers how to bulkhead themselves from the dangerous gas and preserve their lives. Lord Northcliffe, noted British publicist and publisher, arrived at an American port ready to take up his work as head of the British war mission in this country. COLORADO STATE NEWS June 21-22 - Christian Endeavor Convention at Salida Week. July 10 - Good Roads meeting on summit of Pike's Peak. August 1 - Christian Endeavor Convention of Ari Aug. 1—National Convention of African Race at Denver. Sept. 17-22—Colorado State Fair at Pueblo. Boulder is to have a big tungsten plant. Crop conditions in state are reported better. The total registration in Denver was 18,468. Pueblo county's registration shows over 6,000 names. The college at Colorado Springs graduated eighty-nine. Fifty-eight Rocky Ford young men enlist for service in war. Colorado's total registration as officially reported, foots up 83,038. Samuel W. Knott, 76, a pioneer resident of Colorado, died at Edgewater. Louis Color, 43, attempted suicide at a street religious meeting in Denver. Fifteen hundred Pueblo boys enrolled in garden clubs to increase food supply. The San Juan section is getting busy in mine and mill as snow leaves the mountains. A strong company has been formed to operate mines in the Cave Basin district near Durango. Troop L Ranch of the National Order of Cowboy Rangers was instituted at Longmont on the 9th. Colorado City, the original capitol of Colorado, has been merged into greater Colorado Springs. The casualty list in the Canadian overseas force lists H. A. Whitmore, Denver, among the wounded. The merchants of La Veta are going to hold an old-fashioned basket plenic on the Fourth of July. Six slackers have been arrested at Trinidad by Federal Agent Craft of Pueblo, assisting the Trinidad sheriff. President Wilson will be invited by the Sons of Colorado to visit Denver as the guest of honor Colorado day, Aug 1. Governor Gunter announces that he is going to call an extra session of the Legislature to consider war revenue measures. At Fort Collins Battery A of the Colorado battalion of field artillery is being recruited up to its full war strength of 190 men. Greeley will be host to Colorado and Wyoming on July 4th, with another of its great celebrations where everything is absolutely free. Work has begun on the trail leading from Beaver Brook, the new station that will connect with the Denver mountain park system. Between May 3 and June 3, about $80,000 worth of gold bricks were shipped from Breckenridge to the United States mint at Denver. Denver is expected to contribute $12,000 of the $3,000,000 to be spent by the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association in war work. Seventy-seven arrests of men charged with failure to register for the army draft were reported from Denver, Leadville, Trinidad and Pueblo June 12. Mayor Speer, of Denver, issued a proclamation urging the observance of June 14 as flag day—the140th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of our country. Four hundred teachers and prospective teachers are enrolled in the Third District Normal Institute, which opened a two-weeks' session at East Denver High School. In the interest of the general welfare and health of the citizens of Denver, Mayor Speer and his cabinet began an investigation of the high cost of living problems confronting consumers. More than 600 motion picture theaters of the Rocky Mountain region will flash on the screen at every performance next week a slogan of war, a summons to service. It will be: "Fight—Or Give." Now that radishes, lettuce, and in some sections peas, spinach and other early crops are being harvested, home gardeners should be making their preparations to utilize the freed space by planting other crops, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. The City Council of Denver granted to Mrs. Mayme Green, widow of Edward C. Green, city highway commissioner, who was shot and killed by William R. Seay, compensation of $2,500 for herself and children under the provisions of the workmen's compensation insurance act. Thomas Jones, 61, the "hermit of Clarke Lake," seven miles from Parker, was attacked by two thugs and brutally beaten with a claw hammer. After knocking Jones into insensibility, the assailants searched the lonely cabin and took $58, a knife and eye glasses. The Sons of Colorado plan for celebrating Colorado's admission as a state—forty-one years ago. So they plan for Colorado's citizenship to declare, on Aug. 1, a unity of spirit and desire for service in the war this country has entered. CROPS SHOW INCREASE CROPS SHOW INCREASE SPRING WHEAT YIELD WILL BE 5,890,000 BUSHELS. Yield of Oats, Barley and Hay Estimated by Agricultural Department Above Last Year. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Denver—A summary of the June crop report for the State of Colorado, as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates (and transmitted through the Weather Bureau), U. S. Department of Agriculture, is as follows: Winter Wheat—June 1 forecast, 6,680,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 7,400,000 bushels. Spring Wheat—June 1 forecast, 5,890,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 4,485,000 bushels. Oats—June 1 forecast, 11,050,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 9,570,000 bushels. Barley—June 1 forecast, 6,130,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 5,120,000 bushels. All Hay—June 1 forecast, 3,530,000 tons; production last year (final estimate), 2,411,000 tons. Pasture—June 1 condition 97, compared with the ten-year average of 91. Apples (Agricultural Crop)—June 1 forecast, 709,000 barrels of 3 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 735,000 barrels. Sugar Beets—June 1 condition 95, compared with the ten-year average of 91. Prices—The first price given below is the average on June 1 this year, and the second average on June 1 last year: Wheat, 240 and 90 cents per bushel; corn, 154 and 63; oats, . . . and 55; potatoes, 260 and 109; hay, $20.20 and $10.30 per ton; eggs, 32 and 21 cents per dozen. Need 550 to Complete Colorado Quota. Denver.—Major C. N. Barry, U. S. Army, retired, Colorado recruiting officer, says: There has been an alarming decrease in enlistments in the regular army registration. The idea is prevalent that volunteer enlistment in the army is no longer possible nor needed whereas on the contrary there is most urgent need for men to fill the fifty-one regular regiments now being organized. Five hundred and fifty men are urgently needed in the infantry and field artillery to complete Colorado's quota of sixteen hundred before June 30th. Valuable time is now being lost." Laramie Line Reorganized. Denver.—The Denver, Laramie & Northwestern railroad, recently declared officially defunct, may realize the purpose of its original promoters and tap the rich oil and coal fields of Wyoming. The purchasers, who bought it ostensibly to junk the property, have organized a company to extend and operate it and in pursuance of this plan feeder branch lines will be run to Severance and other towns in Colorado. The company has been reorganized as the Denver, Laramie & Northern railroad. Routt County Troop Elects Officers. Steamboat Springs.—The troop of cowboys and ranchmen, to be known as the Routt county troop, is now fully organized, and the officers have been selected. The election, which was held by mail on account of the distance between residences of the members of the troop, resulted: Captain, Willis G. Chase of Sunbeam; first lieutenant, George H. Cruikshank of Steamboat Springs; second lieutenant, J. A. Chase of Craig. The troop consists of eighty-four members. Guard Battalion Mustered In. Pueblo.—Great enthusiasm, cheering and a general patriotic demonstration marked the mustering in of Pueblo's guard battalion. Over seventy men were present, practically all nationalities of Pueblo were represented, and all swore allegiance to the American flag. Major John H. Martin and Captain Harry E. Insley, of Denver, were the officiating officers at the meeting and presided over the mustering. Colorado Registered 83,038 Eligibles. Denver.—Colorado's total selective draft registration was 83,038. Governor Gunster telegraphed Provost Marshal General Crowder. The indicated possible exemptions were 44,671. State's eligibles estimated at 112,000. The total white registration was 72,708; colored 931. The number of friendly aliens registered was 9,027; enemy aliens, 372. Drinks Gas. Kills Self With Ax. Trinidad.-David Williams, miner, 53 years old, is dead as a result of beating himself over the head with an ax. Before he did this he drank a large quantity of gasoline. He is supposed to have been suffering temporary insanity caused by a wound on his head, suffered in the strike of 1914. Meeting of G. A. R. Societles Longmont.—The Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Colorado and Wyoming, will hold its annual encampment and the conventions of the affiliated organizations, the Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R., and the Daughters and Sons of the Veterans, in Longmont during the week opening June 18th. It will be the first time Longmont has ever entertained the encampment, and every effort is being put forth to make it enjoyable. Western Beef Co. ONE OF THE MOST MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats of and F Our Price the Free Delivery PHONE 2048 LARIMER STREET Opposite The Go Gr W. T. FLETCHER AND RETAIL STAPLE CORN FED MEAT ANY PART OF THE 549 Washington Exter Bldg. PHONE CHAMPA 3 J. R. DRESSOR York 1327J The Colorado W John W. 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Fresh and Cured Meats of All Kinds. Fresh Vegetables, Staple and Fancy Groceries. PHONE CHAMPA 1641. 2048 LARIMER STREET DENVER, COLO. Opposite the Three Rules. The Good Weight Grocery W. T. FLETCHER AND J. W. WILLIAMS, Proprietors. RETAIL STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. CORN FED MEATS. MOTOR DELIVERY TO ANY PART OF THE CITY. 2549 Washington St. Denver, Colo. Baxter Bldg. J. W. WILLIAMS, Manager PHONE CHAMPA 3022. J. R. DRESSOR WALLACE CLOW A. B. CLOW York 1327J South 315J South 4243J John W. Masury & Sons Coach Colors, Paints and Varnishes. Wall Paper, Paints, Oils and Glass, Interior and Exterior Decorators WE DO HOUSE PAINTING 1454 Welton St. Phone Main 871. DENVER, COLO. Ford THE UNIVERSAL CARS ACCESSORIES Unexcelled Service d demonstrating Ford car puts you under no obligation Adv A FARMER carrying an express package from a big mail-order house was accosted by a local dealer. "Why didn't you buy that bill of goods from me?" I could have saved you the express, and besides you would have been patronizing a home store, which helps pay the taxes and builds up this locality." The farmer looked at the merchant a moment and then said: "Why don't you patronize your home paper and advertise? I read it and didn't know that you had the stuff I have here." MORAL—ADVERTISE --- Open Daily to 8:30 p. m. NO-DATE AND SANITARY IN THE CITY. Minds. Fresh Vegetables, Staple Groceries. Are Always Lowest Parts of the City. AMPA 1641. DENVER, COLO. Three Rules. Bad Weight Grocery W. WILLIAMS, Proprietors. FANCY GROCERIES. MOTOR DELIVERY TO CITY. St. Denver, Colo. J. W. WILLIAMS, Manager CE CLOW Th 315J A. B. CLOW South 4243J Paper and Paint Co. Uses for Colors, Paints and Varnishes. Glass, Interior and Exterior ators PAINTING In 871. DENVER, COLO. INK Benz Cleaners Tailors Cain, Proprietors T-CLASS WORK Cleaning and Remodelling PRESSING CLUB—$1.50 Phone Main 7376 ARNER CO. Phone Champa 223 SORIES TIRES and Service ing Ford car a pleasure. or no obligation to buy. TOURING, $360 F. O. B. Detroit Patronize Our Advertisers They are all boosters and deserve your business. Spend Your Money with your home merchants. They help pay the taxes, keep up the schools, build roads, and make this a community worth while. You will find the advertising of the best ones in this paper. ```markdown ``` Sundays Until 2:00 p. m. KIDNAPED BABY FOUND IN WELL. PEPSHING RECEIVED BY KING WILSON STATES U.S. PEACE TERMS GERMANY MUST PAY FOR WRONGS DONE, DECLARES PRESIDENT IN NOTE. MO TERRITORIAL CHANGES TO BE MADE EXCEPT IN INTEREST OF LIBERTY. Western Newspaper Union News Service. America's Peace Terms in Brief. America's peace terms, in brief, as outlined by President Wilson, are as follows: No treaty must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No indemnities must be insisted on except those that constitute payment for manifest wrong done. No readjustment of power must be made, such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its people. It unmistakable terms President Wilson declared in Germany's proposal to restore the "status quo" before the war. "It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous war issued forth." The German government in imperial German government within in the empire and its widespread domination and influence outside of that empire. That status must be prevented any such hideous thing from ever happening again." Washington.—President Wilson, in a communication to the new government of Russia, has made plain the war aims of the United States and its position on "no annexations; no indemnities." The President's communication was delivered to the Russian government by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. In full, it is as follows: "In view of the approaching visit of the American delegation to Russia to express the deep friendship of the American people for the people of Russia and to discuss the best and most practical means of co-operation between the two peoples in carrying the present struggle for freedom of all peoples to a successful consummation, it seems opportune and appropriate that I should state again, in the light of this new partnership, the objects the United States has in mind in entering the war. These objects have been very much beclouded during the past few weeks by mistaken and misleading statements, and the issues at stake are too momentous, too tremendous, too significant for the whole human race, to permit any misinterpretation or misunderstandings, however slight, to remain uncorrected for a moment. Oppressed Groups Kaiser's Dupes. "The war has begun to go against Germany; and in their desperate desire to escape the ultimate defeat, those who are in authority in Germany are using every possible instrumentality, are making use even of the influence of groups and parties among their own subjects to whom they have never been just or fair or even tolerant, to promote a propaganda on both sides of the sea which will preserve for them their influence at home and their power abroad, to the undoing of the very men they are using. "The position of America in this war is so clearly avowed that no man can be excused for mistaking it. She seeks no material profit or aggrandizement of any kind. She is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own but for the liberation of peoples everywhere from the aggressions of autocratic force. ```markdown ``` "The ruling classes in Germany City Gives Vent to Fury When Bruised Body of Child Is Found. Springfield, Mo.-Baby Lloyd Keet was found dead June 9th. The child had been drowned in a well on an abandoned farm at least four days, according to the findings from an autopsy when the band of kidnappers who took him from his home May 30th began to fear capture. June 9th scores of Springfield men in automobiles were hurrying in pursuit of the county sheriff's automobile in which seven persons suspected of complicity in the kidnapping and murder were being sped to the state prison at Jefferson City. Openly the pursuers declared their intention of taking summary vengeance upon the perpetrators, but the prisoners denied their guilt, and they were held by the sheriff. Mr. Keet repeatedly had offered to pay any ransom sum demanded and promised at one time that he would not press the prosecution if the baby should be returned to him. Two Towns Report Hundred Injured In Worst Disaster Since 1893. La Libertad, Salvador, June 11.—In the towns of Armenia and Quozaltepeque, near San Salvador, forty persons were killed and 100 were injured as the result of Thursday's earthquake, which was the most severe and most disastrous felt in San Salvador since 1893. Eighty out of every 100 houses in San Salvador were razed and the entire business section was destroyed by fire. have begun of late to profess a like liberality and justice of purpose, but only to preserve the power they have set up in Germany and the selfish advantages which they have wrongly gained for themselves and their private projects of power, all the way from Berlin to Bagdad and beyond. Government after government has, by their influence, without open conquest of its territory, been linked together in a net of intrigue directed against nothing less than the peace and liberty of the world. "The meshes of that intrigue must be broken, but cannot be broken unless wrongs already done are undone; and adequate measures must be taken to prevent it from ever again being rewoven or repaired. Of course the imperial German government and those whom it is using for their own undoing are seeking to obtain pledges that the war will end in the restoration or the status quo ante. It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous war issues forth, the power of the imperial German government within the empire and its widespread domination and influence outside of that empire. That status must be altered in such fashion as to prevent any such hideous thing from ever happening again. "We are fighting for the liberty, the self-government and the undictated development of all peoples, and every feature of the settlement that concludes the war must be conceived and executed for that purpose. Wrongs must first be righted, and then adequate safeguards must be created to prevent their being committed again. We ought not to consider remedies merely because they have a pleasing and sonorous sound. Practical questions can be settled only by practical means. Phrases will not achieve the result. Effective readjustments will, and whatever readjustments are necessary must be made. "But they must follow a principle and that principle is plain. No people must be forced under sovereignty under which it does not wish to live." "No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. "No indemnities must be insisted on except those that constitute payment for manifest wrongs done. No readjustment of power must be made except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its peoples. Free Peoplea Must Combine. Free People Must Combine. "And then the free peoples of the world must draw together in some common covenant, some genuine and practical co-operation that will in effect combine their force to secure peace and justice in the dealings of nations with one another. The brotherhood of mankind must no longer be a fair but empty phrase; it must be given a structure of force and reality. "The nations must realize their common life and effect a workable partnership to secure that life against the aggressions of autocratic and self-pleasing power." Time to Submit or Conquer. For these things we can afford to pour out blood and treasure. For these are the things we have always professed to desire, and unless we pour out blood and treasure now and succeed we may never be able to unite or show conquering force again in the great cause of human liberty. The day has come to conquer or submit. If the forces of autocracy can divide us they will overcome us; if we stand together, victory is certain and the liberty which victory will secure. We can afford then to be generous, but we cannot afford then or now to be weak or omit any single guarantee of justice and security." Esterhazy to Form Cabinet. Amsterdam.—A Budapest dispatch says that King Charles has entrusted the formation of a new cabinet to Count Moritz Esterhazy. King Tells American Commander Dream of His Life Is Realized. London.—Gen. Pershing was received Saturday morning at Buckingham palace by King George. He was presented to the King by Lord Brooke, commander of the Twelfth Canadian infantry brigade. Gen. Pershing was accompanied to the palace by his personal staff of twelve officers. After the audience the officers paid a formal call at the United States embassy. After the formal reception the King shook hands with Gen. Pershing and the members of his staff and expressed pleasure at welcoming the advance guard of the American army. King George chatted for a few moments with each member of Gen. Pershing's staff. In addressing Gen. Pershing the King said: "It has been the dream of my life to see the two great English-speaking nations more closely united. My dreams have been realized. It is with the utmost pleasure that I welcome you at the head of the American contingent to our shores." Russia Demands Trial of Ex-Czar. Petrograd.—The demand of the revolutionaries for the trial and condign punishment of Nicholas Romanoff, the former Emperor, and in the meantime the subjection to restraint in prison, which at first was made only by a handful of irresponsible extremists, is growing daily. All Petrograd laughed at the resolution of the Bolshevik, the faction led by Nikolai Lenine, demanding the transfer of Nicholas to Kronstadt or even to the Siberian mines. END MILITARISM FOREVER, WILSON PRESIDENT EXPLAINS WAR AIMS IN COMPREHENSIVE FLAG DAY ADDRESS. BARES BERLIN'S PLOTS FLAG IS EMBLEM OF OUR UNITY POWER, THOUGHT AND PUR- POSES AS A NATION. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington.—President Wilson warned the American people in a Flag Day address on the Washington monument grounds that Germany has carried into effect the greater part of her immediate plan of conquest, and now is negotiating a new "intrigue of peace" designed to end the war while her aggressions are secure. All the central empires, the President declared, have been cemented into one great autocracy-ridden empire, "throwing a broad belt of German military power and political control across the very center of Europe and beyond the Mediterranean into the heart of Asia." This achieved, he said, it is easy to understand why Germany is fostering a propaganda for an early peace." "Peace, peace, peace, has been the talk of her foreign office for now a year and more," said the President. "A little of the talk has been public but most of it has been private. Through all sorts of channels it has come to me and in all sorts of guises. The military masters, under whom Germany is bleeding, see very clearly to what point fate has brought them. If they secure peace now, with the immense advantages still in their hands, which up to this point they have apparently gained, they will have justified themselves before the German people; they will have gained by force what they promised to gain by it." The President recited again the German aggressions, which drove the United States to war. He declared the purposes for which American soldiers now carry the Stars and Stripes to Europe for the first time in history are not new to American traditions because a realization of Germany's war aims must eventually mean the undoing of the whole world. In opening, he said: "My fellow citizens, we meet to celebrate Flag Day because this flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choices are ours. It floats in majestic silence above the hosts that execute those choices, whether in peace or in war. And yet, though silent, it speaks to us—speaks to us of the past, of the men and women who went before us and of the records they wrote upon it. We celebrate the day of its birth, and from its birth until now it has witnessed a great history; has floated on high, the symbol of great events, of a great plan of life worked out by a great people. "We are ready to plead at the bar of history, and our flag shall wear a new luster. Once more we shall make good with our lives and fortunes the great faith to which we were born, and a new glory shall shine in the face of our people." Zeppelin L-31 Brought Down. London.—The German Zeppelin L-31 was destroyed over the North sea by British airmen. New York, June 15.—The belief is expressed in all quarters here that the Liberty loan will be oversubscribed, estimates of the oversubscription varying from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000. According to reports the subscriptions for the country last night were $2,903,100,000, with no reports from four reserve districts for several days. The Sun says the $2,000,000,000 has already been pledged and $100,000,000 is expected today. Washington estimates that the loan will be oversubscribed by $500,000,000. 15,431 Coloradoans Take $17,000,000. Denver closed one of the most memorable campaigns in its history June 14th at midnight when twenty banks reported 15,431 subscribers to the patriotic Liberty loan war bonds. The subscriptions aggregated $12,461,100. Increases in the cities and towns outside of Denver over advance estimates gives an approximate total of $16,961,100 for the state, or $2,961,100 over the quota asked from Colorado by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Late figures are expected to increase the total to $17,000,000. Japanese Mission to Visit America. Washington — Japan will send a mission to the United States. The mission will have broad powers, especially in diplomatic consultation, and is expected to leave Japan during the first part of July. Fort Collins Doctors Get Commissions. Fort Collins.-Dr. Curtis Atkinson and Dr. A. W. Rew, both of this city, have received commissions as first lieutenants in the medical officers' reserve corps and are planning to leave for the front when called. STATES REGISTRATION FOR SELECTIVE ARMY IS FIXED AT 83,038. Provost Marshal John Evans Sent Official Figures to War Department at Washington. Denver.—Colorado's total registration for the new national army, June 5th, was 83,038, or 8.3 per cent of the state's total population, a proportion that exceeds the percentages of several Eastern states. Provost Marshal John Evans sent to the War Department at Washington the six chief summarization totals for the state wanted immediately by the department. His message was sent upon receipt of the last county total, San Miguel's. These totals were; Whites who claimed exemption or whose occupations or dependents indicated they may be subject to exemption, 44,101; total of whites, 72,708; negroes who claimed exemption or whose occupations or dependents indicated they may be subject to exemption, 570; total of negroes, 931; aliens other than enemies, 9,027; alien enemies, 372. The totals of the whites and negroes show that altogether there are 4,851 registered Colorado men who either claim exemption or may be subject to it because of occupations and dependents, that there are 73,639 whites and negroes registered altogether and that therefore, there are 28,768 men, both whites and negroes, who do not claim exemption and are not liable to exemption. The number of Colorado men between the ages of 21 and 30 years, inclusive, who are not liable to exemption is sufficient, therefore, to provide Colorado's quota for a national army of 2,000,000 men and is almost sufficient for the state's quota for an army of 3,000,000 soldiers. Registration by Counties. Totals of Cities and Counties ..... 44,069 82,547 Penitentiary ..... 18 293 Reform School ..... 6 95 Insane Asylum ..... 90 Mental Defectives ..... 2 3 Deaf and Blind School ..... 6 8 Tot. of Institutions. ..... 22 491 Grand Totals ..... 44,101 83,038 Save Those Ewe Lambs. Save every ewe lamb possible for breeding is the urgent message the Department of Agriculture is sending to sheep owners. Market for slaughter only those being absolutely worth- less for breeding stock. To Maintain Women's Eight-Hour Law A decision in favor of maintaining the Colorado eight-hour law for women until it becomes absolutely necessary for women to work more hours daily was made by W. L. Morrissey, deputy state labor commissioner. Mr. Morrissey does not believe it will ever be necessary to suspend the law, saying that if the war takes any great numbers of husbands it will force so many women into industry that there will be more than enough to do all the work necessary. NOTHING DOWN AND 17 CTS. A DAY BUYS A PIANO. SALE NOW ON. THE PIANO EXCHANGE H. A. TRIGGS, Manager 211 Charles Block. Cor. 15th and Curtis Streets. Phone Champa 3742. The Cha Tween Is DRUGS, CHEMICAL WE S Prescript Phone us and we will JAMES P BOLDEY and L 924 19th The Champa Pharmacy Twentieth and Champa, Is the place to get your DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND PATENT MEDICINES WE SERVE DRINKS. Prescriptions Our Specialty. Phone us and we will deliver the goods to all parts of the city. JAMES E. THRALL, PROPR. PHONE MAIN 2425. DINNER 11:30 to 2 p.m. All Kinds of Sandwiches Bolden Bros. Barber Sh Baths, Electric Massage Golden Bros. Barber Sh Baths, Electric Massage FIRST CLASS SERVICE S. BOLDEN, Mgr. 926 19th St. D atherhead Hat TELEPHONE MAIN 3203 Bolden Bros. Barber Shop Baths, Electric Massage FIRST CLASS SERVICE R. B. BOLDEN, Mgr. 926 19th St. Denver Weatherhead Hat Co. TELEPHONE MAIN 3203 Established 1876 PIONEER HATTERS OF THE WEST WE MAKE OLD HATS NEW PRACTICAL HATTERS RENOVATORS, BLEACHERS DYERS AND FINISHERS Of Gents' and Ladies' Hats of Every Description 1624 Champa St., Denver, Colo. PHONE MAIN 3028 RES. PHONE GALLUR 912 JOHN K. RETTIG Meats, Fancy and Staple Groceries 1864 CURTIS STREET Corner Nineteenth. Denver, Colo. The MARKET COMPANY C. E. SMITH. Manager. Res. Phone South 1608 Wholesale and Retail Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fish and Oystera Hotels and Restaurants Our Specialty. Fresh and Cured Eastern Corn Fed Meats Telephones Main 4302, 4303, 4304, 4305 622-636 15th Street Denver, olorado VINEGAR Short Orders at All Hours VINE ```markdown ``` THE COLORADO STATESMAN LABOR SHOULD BE FREE RACE COURT PARTY SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Three Months ..... 60 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice in the City of Denver, Colo. MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO THE RESCUE. THAT the Denver public will not be victimized very much longer is the determination of Mayor Speer and the City Council in their plan of investigation of the great increase in the food prices reaching alarming proportions up to the present time. With a body of men as our present councillors, with a board of consultation as the cabinet and the hearty support of the average citizen, there is bound to be a result that will commend itself to every member of this community who has been suffering from this unnecessary evil thrust upon us by those whose greed for gain will throttle us in the dust unmercifully in placing our foodstuffs at such a height as to warrant temptation to wrong-doing. The prices of bread, sugar, coal and other articles that comprise the chief consumption of the people will be thoroughly investigated, and as the mayor stated, if undue advantage and overcharges are discovered in the speculators' action, the city authorities bested with the power will take the reins, engage in business and sell to the people at reasonable prices within the reach of all. Colorado boasts of a great production of coal and foodstuffs. Denver is a great center of the live stock industry. Our export trade is resolving its self to thousands of tons. Why then should we with such a production suffer at the hands of these monopolizers? Not so long ago we received and heartily appreciated the blessings of the municipal market introduced by the city authorities, and the all round help afforded the people was almost beyond comparison. We are fully aware of the conditions surrounding us and the grave times our country is passing through, but the game practiced in former perilous events must not recur, and the efforts being put forth by the federal authorities to save the nation from the policy of the "big grab" should find a response in our city officials' earnest endeavors to save Denver from captivity. The Colorado Statesman and its large body of subscribers and supporters are with Mayor Robert Speer and our City Fathers, and urge a speedy investigation which will bring about the relief that the consumer anxiously anticipates. EXPEDITE is the cry of the commnity. EVANGELISTS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHOULD BE QUALIFIED. BAPTISM of 114 boys in the state institution at St. Charles, IL, last Sunday morning by the Rev, W, B. Millard of the Chicago Church Federation gave proof of a great religious awakening, the most remarkable in the history of the institution and to the efforts and labors of Miss Helma Sutherland, a deaconess of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who has been making weekly trips for four successive years to St. Charles. All the boys who were baptized had professed conversion. The chapel where the baptismal service was held was packed, and it was said many men shed tears in witnessing the ceremony. This, the result of constant application of the gospel of Christ by an ardent religious worker and a Bible student is in striking contrast to the methods and teachings used by some of our evangelists and religious leaders of the West, and particularly some of whom come to Denver in the capacity of revivalists, etc. We have come in contact with men of our race with no theological training, with a smattering of the depth of religious truths, but fully equipped with the fundamental quality of powerful and deep-toned vociferation (an element to their success) coming in our midst; getting the crowd and possibly making a few converts. Then there are those who believe in proselyting which we do not think is a part of the true Christian spirit. Our leaders and spiritual advisers should consist of well trained men and women, who before leading or attempting to lead will carefully and zealously apply themselves to the cause, so as not to misinterpret or give incorrect replies when asked questions involving difficulties in the pages of HOLY WRIT. Some time ago we had an opportunity of hearing a Negro evangelist who felt, to style himself after the sobriquet of a famous white evangelist (now going up and down the country and adding to his already big treasury) would get him the crowd. He did get the crowd, and in one of his powerful exhortations he told his hearers "God did not hear the sinner's prayer," and referred them to John 9:31. We were so alarmed when he emphatically declared that it was useless for sinners to pray, as God would not hear them, and on remembering the kind invitations: "Ask and ye shall receive," "Seek and ye shall find," "Knock and it shall be open unto you," we took our Bible, read the chapter through and discovered that the transient missionary either did not apply to the references for more information or grasped the real construction No wonder there are so many obstructions in the way of success and progress in our denominations, as instead of the broader view of Christianizing the heathen or converting the Pagan or the Brahman or Buddhist, or unbeleivers among us, to Christianity, we are skillfully planning the acquisition of denominational fame and glory unmindful of the greater action of baptizing the many in the faith. A Biblical student-leader with perseverance and constant application of practical Christianity as practiced by this lady at St. Charles institution will accomplish wonders in our religious circles in Denver and Colorado as in Illinois. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Those coming to swell the Boulder number are Messrs, Scroggins and Petty of Hot Springs, Ark., and the family of Mrs. Benton of Barr Lake, Mrs. Benton has purchased property here. The boys of the Saturday Morning Bible Study Club had a great time last Saturday at their regular weekly meeting. Theodore Anderson, president of the club, was dropped from office for conduct unbecoming a member. His brother Stanley, a very manly little fellow, was elected to succeed him. After the lesson, which was about Abram and Lot, the boys had a big watermelon feast. A hike to Manhattan beach is planned for next Saturday. Boys are instructed to bring a lunch with them, as they will have their lesson in the woods. They should leave no later than 8:30. Mrs. Esther Morris was in town over Sunday night. This Sunday is the third quarterly meeting of Allen Chapel. Presiding Elder Pope will be in charge. Services will be held in the afternoon as well as morning and night. Allen Chapel's Childrens' Day program will be given Sunday afternoon, June 24th. CAMPBELL CHAPEL NOTES The program prepared for next Sunday afternoon will be a very brilliant one, especially the musical features of it. It will include a violin selection by Mr. M. T. Jackson of Jackson's orchestra, and vocal selections by Mrs. Lulu Madison, and also by Mr. B. C. Allen, formerly of Buckner's Dixie Concert Company of Chicago. The address will be delivered by Rev. J. A. Thomas-Hazell of the People's Presbyterian Church. Ladies will be welcome. The meeting will begin at 4 o'clock. 23rd and Lawrence Streets. By special request the pastor will deliver a sermon upon the "Christian Runner" at the morning services of June 17, when the members baptized Wednesday evening and others are to be received into full fellowship. The pastor will fill his pulpit again on Sunday evening preaching on "Spiritual Decension." Interesting services were held in connection with the observance of Children's Day last Sunday. The trolley ride, under command of Lieutenant Lula Paige of Company N, in spite of the dust storm on Tuesday evening, proved enjoyable to all and was a success. BOULDER NOTES. The Mutual Literary Society held an informal reception on last Tuesday night at Allen Chapel in honor of Miss Cleora Reeves and Mr. Alva Rucker, our graduates of this year. A splendid program was given, after which refreshments were served. The gradual rise in the mercury of the financial thermometers indicate the reaching of the $800 mark is in sight. The Builders' and Laborers' Union will turn out in large numbers on Sunday, June 24th, at 3 p. m., to assist us in reaching the goal. The sick list of the week includes Mr. Oscar White and Mrs. A. Alex ander. Universal Military Training Best Insurance for the Future By HOWARD H. GROSS President Universal Military Training League The most awful war in history, after nearly three years, is still raging with unabated fury. It is noteworthy that none of the fighting has been done upon German soil. It is a question today whether the central powers or the allies are the nearest to exhaustion. The one overshadowing and disturbing fact is the enormous loss to merchant shipping due to the new type of submarines. Unless this can be checked, the allies will surely be starved into submission, and then Germany will rule the seas. What this will mean to us is beyond our mental grasp. We shall be at the mercy The most awful war in history, after nearly three years, is still raging with unabated fury. It is noteworthy that none of the fighting has been done upon German soil. It is a question today whether the central powers or the allies are the nearest to exhaustion. The one overshadowing and disturbing fact is the enormous loss to merchant shipping due to the new type of submarines. Unless this can be checked, the allies will surely be starved into submission, and then Germany will rule the seas. What this will mean to us is beyond our mental grasp. We shall be at the mercy of the kaiser, and he will be able to make good his boast that America will have to pay the cost of the war. Those in the best position to judge, believe that we have entered a war that will tax our resources and endurance to the utmost. In view of the situation, one of the most important steps that this country can take is to establish universal military training so that the nation may have, now and hereafter, an abundance of men willing, able and ready to defend our liberties. If this plan had been established when the war broke out, we would have a million and a half of trained men now ready for service, and had it been the policy of our country for the last ten years, this war undoubtedly would not have been forced upon us. The best guaranty for the present and the best insurance for the future is universal military training. Americans Must Now Pay in Service for What Nation Has Given Them By PROF. ALBERT BUSHNELL HART For 141 years the United States of America has been serving the people of this nation. The Union has enlarged the boundaries, protected the people, given opportunity for wealth and prosperity without parallel, and made this country one of the greatest powers of the earth. We have accepted these blessings as though they fell from heaven, without effort on our part. The time has now come for a counter-service from the people to their government. All the old forms of obligation will continue. The property owner must pay taxes on a larger scale. Those who take part in the government must show greater vigor and capacity. Every public official must feel new sense of responsibility. The people and government of the United States must wake up, as the English, the French and the Russians have waked up. The first thing to be done is to recognize the need of a national army, adequate for the task before us. Never in our history have we faced such an external danger. The only thing that will save us from disaster is the most skillful use of the human material of which we have such an abundance. Spirit of American Life Typified By National Nominating Conventions By FRANK B. WILLIS, Former Governor of Ohio A national nominating convention is an institution typically American; not only this, but it personifies better than any other convention or governmental agency the spirit of American life. The delegates are fresh from the people; they have but recently smelled the smoke of battle in the conflict of ideas which attends the nomination of a candidate of one of the great political parties. The vast majority of these delegates are imbued with the desire to serve their country best by serving their party wisely; they are inspired by the elevating thought that they are for the time being a part of the real government of the country and have a serious responsibility to perform. Incidentally, it may be said that it will be a sad day for the country when the government usurps the activities that belong to the individual citizen; there comes from the deliberations of a great nominating convention a sense of responsibility and self-sacrificing patriotism which would be blunted and finally killed by the effort to fit these voluntary political activities of the citizens interested in party organization to the procrustean bed of the forms of the law. The primary has its proper place in the nomination of county, district and state candidates, but to attempt to extend it to the nomination of candidates for the presidency would tend to kill the national spirit which in recent years has had but a feeble existence. Those Who Have Learned to Do Nothing Are Useless to Nation Until Trained By WILLIAM L. CHENERY National necessity is acting as father confessor to many of our institutions and to our cherished beliefs. It is sifting the useful from the useless to a degree unprecedented. The intellectual revolution which is in progress was exemplified the other day by a trained woman who was considering woman volunteers for war work. After looking over the situation with painstaking care in many cities, she decided that women had to be divided into two classes. The wage-earners made up one class. There was no question about their competence either in war or peace. Amateur volunteers composed the other. Of them this observer—herself an executive of proved competence—said: "Registration of amateur workers is valuable for the women themselves, because it makes them definite in their offers of service, but it is of small use to the nation at present." That is probably the sober fact. The woman or the man who has learned to do nothing with the skill demanded of those who earn wages is useless to the nation until she or he is trained. If the need for preparedness teaches that lesson so thoroughly that it can never be forgotten, one benefit at least must be credited to the good side of the war ledger. --- THE COLORADO STATESMAN --- The Mouth-Piece of the People of Colorado and the Entire West --- ARELIABLE chronicle of their doings and progress; a faithful mirror of their wants, their hopes, their best aspirations. THE COLORADO STATESMAN Unequaled as an advertising medium for the business of professional men and women. An excellent family journal speaking to and for many thousand colored citizens. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR THE GREAT ORGAN OF THE LABORING MASSES /THECOLORAD\ 27 STATESMAN. 4 QLORADG 3A y PA Ph ee a ee ea eens jf get Fg Seale tin eel OS? ae eas = ee | PE elaine relat Pee Ar ieee ge Jit eA - = ts Ried Ne SY eR ar E= ee ead | Mrs, Jennie Washington died at her|GREAT PATRIOTIC MEETING | late residence, 2932 Stout street, NEGRO AMERICANS AT ZION ‘Thursday. Funeral notice later. BAPTIST .CHURCH. aaa Rey TT HURSDAY evening dast will 1 Mrs, Maggie Waters left Monday T saally He tocgatien: wy the’ night for St, Louis, Mo. to visit a throng assembled at Zion chur few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. R.| for the reawakening of the spirit T. Fleming. patriotism and the rededication Fhe Sve ees oak devotion to Old Glory, and the pr The many friends of H, C. Radeutt | lples it stands for to the Americ will be sorry to learn of his illness a| PC0Pl® to suffering humanity clime and tongue, and the speci few days this week. He is now able mission it fills in its propagation to resume his duties. a universality of democracy, T aad meeting was under the auspices Father Bruce of the State AAuditor’s | the War Council of the Colored B department is being restored to health, | talion of Colorado and the Natior and is able to take up his position at| Association for the Advancement the Capitol. Colored People, the former represe Thomas Willis is improving from liis recent severe illness. He took a stroll down town Tuesday, the first time for many weeks, Mrs. Dora Shackleford of Los An- geles, Cal. arrived in the city last ‘Thursday and is the house guest of Mrs. W. B, Townsend. George H, Taylor of Chicago was in the city Wednesday, the guest of his brother, Joseph W. Taylor. Mr. ‘Taylor has many friends in DenvéF who were delighted to see him. John Allen of Boulder was in the city this week on a business trip, the guest at the Dunbar Hotel. He was a pleasant caller at the Colorado Statesman’s office Friday morning. ‘The last indoor event of the season will be given at Fern hall, Thursday evening, June 2Ist, by Damon Lodge No. 5, K. of P. Refreshments will be served and music by Morrison's orchestra, Don't miss it. Curtis Harris and Peter R. Fossett left last week for Estes Park to take up their usual positions with the Stanley Hotels Company, under Man- ager Alfred Lamborn. We wish them a bigger season than last. Bi Burrell has taken up permanent residence on his ranch at Dearfield, Colo., where his family has been lo- cated for the past three years, We wish this energetic young man every success in his venture, Mr, S. Garland of Manzanola, Colo., is in the city this week to engage 22 girls or women to pick cherries and berries at good wages. Mr. Garland is head of a colored col- ony of $1 families seven miles from Manzanola, founder, one year and six months ago. Colony in prosperous condition. Dr. Thomas Virgil Ward, who has just graduated from the Dental Depart- ment of Meharry Medical Gollege, Nashville, Tenn., has enlisted in the United States army as a dental sur- geon. Dr. Wade is the second ‘son of the Rev. A. M. Ward, pastor of Campbell Chapel African M. E. Church, Denver. He is a Denver boy and matriculated at Denver Univer- sity. He completed the four years’ course at Meharry and stood at the head of his class as its president. Un- til called to service by Uncle Sam he will hang out his shingle in To- peka or Kansas City, Kan., the state in which he was born. Congratulations to Mr. Clarence Holmes for a worthy son of the West, who after graduating from the Manual ‘Training School of this city entered Howard University, Washington, and has now graduated with the tjtle of Bachelor of Science. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes of 2139 Curtis street, are the parents of this young man and they deserve the best wishes of the dom- munity for their efforts in enabling their son to reach the goal of his ambitions. ‘The Colorado Statesman expresses the hope for a brilliant career and a true representative of the race in Mr. Clarence Holmes, our own Denver product. GRADUATES ENTERTAIN. The members of Zion Baptist Chureh, famous for their hospitality and appreciation of the ambitious and aspiring youth, held an informal re- ception for the graduates of the high school of 1917, last Tuesday evening. Many persons were present to greet and congratulate the pupils and their friends, expressing their appreciation and offering encouragement in their pursuit of life's future struggles. A program in which the graduates took part was rendered and refreshments ‘were served, GREAT PATRIOTIC MEETING OF NEGRO AMERICANS AT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. TOF. (He TeaWakenINg Of the shirt OF patriotism and the rededication of devotion to Old Glory, and the prin- ciples it stands for to the American people, to suffering humanity of every clime and tongue, and the specific mission it fills in its propagation of a universality of democracy. ‘The meeting was under the auspices of the War Council of the Colored Bat- talion of Colorado and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the former represent: ed in chief, by Major Thomas Camp: bell and the latter by Mr. George Gross, who was the chairman for the evening, Associated with these on the rostrum were specially invited [guests Governor Gunter, Adjutant General and Mrs, Baldwin, Rev. Charles L. Meade of Trinity church, Chaplain Gladden of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, U. S. Army, and others, The War Council being further rep- resented by Attorney-atlaw W. B. Townsend, Rev. David E. Over, Editor Jos. D, D, Rivers and Titus Rector, Civil, War veteran, and esteemed townsman, Among the speakers were the gov- ernor, who gave a reminder of the du- ties of an American citizen, and in congratulating the citizens of color for their loyality and support to this gov- ernment from its birth of democracy impressed them with the continuance of that support in swelling the ranks ‘of the new battalion, so that Colorado ‘would have full and complete rep- resentation at the front and our share of the burden that has been thrust upon our nation faithfully borne by all citizens, Major Campbell follewed in a brief but soul-stirring sp®ech summed up in ‘the words “What the Negro has to fight for,” and after emphasizing the privileges and advantages that have been gained with everything to win and nothing to lose, made an earnest appeal for the young men of Denver to reassert the spirit of their fathers from the early American struggles, where heroism and bravery were ney- ‘er lacking down to our recent expedi- tion in Mexico. The principal address was made by Rev. Dr. Meade, a pa- triot of patriots, who has been elec- tritying the several audiences he has spoken before, whether in pulpit, wor- ship, theater or elsewhere, with THE LARGER HUMAN LIBERTY—the cee of the American Nation, the succouring of the weak, and the power embodied in the Stars and ‘Stripes, which is always unfurled for the civilizing and Christianizing of the world and the protection and ad- vancement of the people thereof. With a ripple of wit and humor Dr, Meade proved an orator that the West and the country at large can be proud of, especially at this time, when it requires men of brawn and brain to awaken us to our responsibility to (Goa, Country, Nation and Humanity. This address closing with an invoca- tion to the Most High that the time may hasten when all races uniting, as they are at present, for the suppres- ‘sion of autocracy or any military pow- er to dominate the world of human be- ‘ings, and our acknowledgement of the ‘King of Kings, and Lords of Lords, ‘created a profound impression upon the audience. Chaplain Gladden, Rey. Over and Adjutant General Baldwin made a few remarks which brought to a close a most successful meeting where patriotic fervor was in evidence throughout the entire proceedings. ‘The Civil and Spanish-American War Veterans, Members of the War Coun- cil and those enlisted for service marched to the chureh in procession, led by Queen City and Y. M, C. A. bands, while our hundred children’s voices in the singing of patriotic airs added immensely to the success. A number of men came forward and en- listed in the battalion, and Chairman Gross in his usual charasteristie man- ner contributed largely by his brief and witty introductions of the speak- ers. NO ROOM FOR SLACKERS is the slogan of the Colorado Statesman, the only Negro newspaper of the West that has opened its columns to the support of the government in this par- ticular feature of organizing a a ored Battalion to carry out our coun- try’s righteous cause to a successful issue, t The Colorado citizens are to be com- Bee ce ae eT nL ONT gra NOTICE. The Women’s Union Rescue Mis: sion has moved to Thirty-eighth and Blake streets, All women are invited to come and help rescue the fallen. Services every Sunday at 3 p.m. MRS. OLIVE ELLIOTT, ‘Leader. < LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! EL ae. B gee The Dearfield Hotel gars PE e Deartfie' ote ESS 2130 ARAPAHOE STREET Best Accommodations and Up-to-Date Furniture SPACIOUS AND WELL-VENTILATED ROOMS Meals at all hours, At your service day and night. We also send out.meals on orders. Rooms can be rented by day, week or month at very moderate prices. Services Guaranteed by the Most Civil Employés Call and Be Convinced PHONE MAIN 5011 P. P. PERSON, Manager ORIGINAL IN POOR CONDITION ww. RB. TOWNSEND Attorney and Counselor at Law, practice. In. all Courts, in any State, maken a specialty of dam~ age netions, collecting insurance and endowment. money; maker contracts to buy property and cxamines abstracts of Ulle. Free advice on the new Inw about di- Vorce, 920 17th St, Rims. 3 and 4. PHONE MAIN 2797 FUNERAL NOTICES. Newlin—G. §S., late of 2814 Californ ia street, departed this life Monday, June 4th, at 1:30 a.m. Funeral serv: ices were held Thursday, June 7th, from residence. Interment Riverside, Cammel & Co, in charge. Blackwell—Thelma E., the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett B. Blackwell of 2949 California street, departed this life Friday, June sth. Funeral services were held Sunday, June 10th, from the family home. In- terment Fairmount. Cammel & Co. in charge. Jones—Chancy, departed this life at a local hospital Tuesday, June 12th. Funeral notice later. Remains in charge of Cammel & Co. KING H. HAYES PASSES AWAY. King H. Hayes, popular Denverite, answered the roll-call which comes to all men sooner or later on Thursday last, after suffering a severe {llness for some time. He was very popular in the community and a member of the Elks’ lodge. He is survived by a widow and a brother, who is a pro- fessor of science in one of our South- ern universities. Our sincere condol- ence is offered to them. WILLIAM HICKMAN DIES. William Hickman, late employé of the Denyer National Bank, passed from this life Wednesday, June 13, at Pueblo. The body will be brought to Denever for interment. He leaves to mourn his demise a wife, son, brother and other relatives. Well kriown to us for many years as a quiet and unassuming character, Mr. Hickman had many friends and ac- quaintances who join in offering our deepest sympathy with the bereaved ones. Funeral Sunday at 1 o'clock from Church of Redeemer, under aus- pices of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. Douglas Undertaking Co. in charge. REV. D. E. OVER A MAN OF MANY PARTS, Rey. David E. Over, pastor of the Zion Baptist Church in this city, is well known as a forceful pulpit ora: tor, a public representative of the race in all questions affecting our welfare, an editor of a church publication and an added feature just presented to us —an artisan—this discovery having been made when we saw him erecting a garage in the rear of his residence, 2356 Humboldt street. Little did we know that this man, who is helping to a large extent in shaping the spiritual tendencies of the people in Denver, possesse® the quality of a skilled bricklayer and stone mason until we visited him, and in remembering the men selected by the great Leader of men for special service, each having a trade or profession, the Rev, Over can be vertiably styled “the practical preacher.” More of such characters in the ministry will establish a great- er influence in the community, up- holding the ideals of the Christian re- ligion and maintaining its prestige. This presents a claim to something more than our being “hewers of wood and drawers of water.” To this rev- erend gentleman the community's ap- preciation is given, as he is always proving a most invaluable asset in our city, state and country. PEOPLE’S PRESBYTERIAN. E. 23rd Ave. and Washington Street; Pastor: J. A. Thos.-Hazell, S. T. B. Sermon topics: Sunday, June 17th: li a. m., “What Mean Ye by These Stones.” 5:30 p. m., “A Felt Need of Today.” The Sabbath school rendered a most carefully prepared program adapted to the occasion of Children’s day last Sabbath, Mrs, J. Thomas, superintend- ent. Under the same auspices the adults will join with the children to observe a Missionary exercise. “Flow- ers,” by Katharine R. Crowell next month, The occasion will be a Flower Service when all the States of the Union will be represented by State Flowers. The National Flower of the United States of America being “For- get-Me-Not.” ‘The communion of the Lord’s Sup- per will be celebrated the first day of July. All the members in good stand- ing are urged to look forward to ob: serve this Sacrament of the church. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society had a fine program last Thursday night. Mrs. Morrison, president. COLORADO COLORED @BATALLION, Pons LITRE Tere \kabeoks CA Feat Shed toby An ESE | ao ai eee ST eel! \ a = = MEMBERS OF THE WAR COUNCIL. NAMES OF PERSONS ENLISTED. The above organization was formed on Monday, May 12th, at the State Capitol by a number of influential cit- izens whose names appear below as members of a Council of War and en- listments for practical service: MEMBERS OF THE WAR COUNCIL. {Major Thomas: J, R. Hanger Campbell G.W. Buford Rev. D. E. Over D. H. Strothers Rey. H.B. Brown — Jno. Waldron Rey. A.M. Ward Andrew Riley Rey. J. A. "Thos. ‘Thos. Dickerson ‘Hazell E. M. Neil Rev. R. ls Pope F. T. Bruce Rev. C. A. Williams Felix \yood Rev. E.8:Sawyer George 8. Contee Rev. A.E. Reynolds John Kigh Rey, J.P. Price ‘A. S. Hamilton Rev. 'f. E, Hender- L. H. Lightner ‘son Wm: Sprague Rey. Thos. J. Bell Jno. R. Contee Dr. P. E. Spratlin J. W. Jackson Dr. JH. P. West- ‘A. G. Fallings brook EV. Cammel Dr. ReA. Randolph §. A. Bondurant Dr, T. BE. MeClain J. J. Manuel Dr. C.D. DeFrantz VP. Hewetson~ Editor Jos. D. D. Watson. Rivers: W. H. Vernel Atty.W. B.Town- Walskino, Pablo acnd Rufus Bolden MESSRs. Frank Burnley 0... Jackson Geo. C, Sample T. 8. Rector BE. R. Page E, F. Cantey Harry Jones V. Bi Walker Geo. W, Gross JN, Walker Clarence HolmesSr. ) A. R. Butler C,H. Clark Wm. Robinson Jas. Cooper ‘Thomas Martin Basil Hill Rev. A. W. Ward, Boulder. Rev. B. F._ McCully. Mr. ‘J. C. Cantey, Cripple Creek. | Mr. Emmett Williams. Mr. Columbus Hill, Mr, Jas. F. Clark, List open for additional members. Nanas cot Pactsds. Waullsten: | Anderson, L.B. Reynolds, Jesse ‘Anderson, SH. Smith, Elmer L. Bradiey,tyler i. — Smith; Earl B, Bryan; Mare’. >. Blackwell, Bin- Boyee,t. J. ald Beason, isaac Flemming, Ellis F, Chambers,Thog, | Hamlet, Wendell Green, Frank“) Johnson, 8. H. Hawthorne, d. Wj Jackson: Arthur Jones, eo, 8.) Laey, Robew. Maxwell, Hoy I, Murphy, ous Neil, B. at. Robinson, Moses Pincnbact, Snowden, corne- ‘Amos G. tus, Payne, Robt A, Turner, Ira Reynolds, V.W, Tasker, Chas. W. Russell, JE, W, Winters, James Brown, Wi: Willams, Pb Brown, Henry Morton, Nathaniel Bell, Geo, Monroe, John Colman, Wm, N. MeDaniels, Sam Davis, Geo, W. —-MeCormacic, Orna Davis, Grant Morris, Augusta Dayis; Leonard Neal, dames Dotroy, Arthur N. Officer, Henry Baton, Henry Oliver, Jonn Elkins, Geo. Patterson; Perey Gates, Maudie Reed, Wm, B. Galamore, Jas. Sales, John | Grey, Jas, Simpson, D. 0. Hin, Wm. Strothers, Daniel H, Harrison, Jas. A, Smith, Vivian Jones, c. 23. Talvert, Geo. Henderson, Albert. Winn, Cal. Hamilton, Albert Williams, Earl Lewis, Richard L. Willlanis; Prince Lee, W. H. Walker, Geo, Tee, Fred R, Wright) Lewis Tipping, Thorntonc. Whitsell, James Lasley, Frank L. Willlams, J. Lingy,' Walter Wallace, F. Ward Mathews, C. Clay Webb, Allen N, Anderson, Robt. Sanders, Joe Allen, C.J. Scott, J.T Buchanan, ‘Travis Simmies, C. EB. Butler, Cecil Terry, W. T. Baxter, Levern ‘Talbert, Harry Bogan, J. A Whitseil, James Bush, "Brnest Willams, ‘J.T. Culpepper, Henry Wallace, B. Ward Curtis, John We Webb, Allen Chesbough, Wm. Wilson; B. Gross, James Williams, Ole George, Earl i, Younger, J. G, Howard, 0. A. Cooper, R. Harris, Jas. C. ‘Taylor, Luther Harris; Albert’ Horton, Hilary: Kemp, Joe Spencer, Clarence King, Lee A. Williams, Barl Lewis, Jos. A. Lewis, Willlara Lenoir, Leon J. _ Gross, Tom Moore, dw, V. B, Pulliam, Felix Butler, B. F Lingy, William Rolling, B. Johnson, Jett Renford, Louis Russell,” James Re Gah Balter; Halland DIRECTORY. Oliver Royal Houne of SM. 'T.—Meets 2nd Monday of each month at 2540 Washington St. Pride of Denver Tabernacle 521—Mects 2nd and 4th ‘Tuesday of each month at 2540 Washington St. KOR RENT. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished rooms, strictly modern; prices. reasonable. Rooms for light housekeeping for man and wife. 2443 Tremont Place, Denver. FOR RENT—One house at 2358 Tre- mont Place, 820. and 322, Twenty- fourth street,” Apply at i824 Curtis street, room 35. Fern Hall, 2711 Welton, R. L. Phy- nix, Manager. Phone Main 2860. Keep off the date of June 21st. Damon Lodge No. 5 K. of P. entertain ment at Fern Hall. 7 bas Plicce Malek MS oN eee es oat ee Bee poe Maen yt ed San atm fe) jy ae are petty. 18 & i j Fe a & ee ke Mee 1 Sree ce ae mae % Reet i Pe aks a Bessy Fete ta ee Miss Ruby C. Pettiford. Miss Ruby C. Pettiford, who is tour- appearance ing the West and who delighted our return from congregation with her ‘splendid ren- evening, Jur ditions in her first appearance in Den- sale. The a ver last month, will make her second offering. Sir Knights Attention! THE LAST INDOOR OF THE SEASON KEE GIVEN BY Damon Lodge INSEAAG)| = aa ee Ke a4 j THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917 CARSON'S ANNUAL JUNE SALE OF DINNERWARE and GLASSWARE Taking into consideration the scarcity of all classes of | china and glassware all over the United States. and also the certainty of higher prices prevailing later ‘on, this | sale isa wonderful opportunity, to secure gifts for the prospective June bride or graduate at very. low prices. We are also making a special display of small dinner gets, suitable for summer cottage, and apartment use The’ prices quoted are. made. possible. by. our : purchasing power as large wholesale as Well as One Table of Fancy China =~ Ree $1.75 Imported Steins sale price ine ) a 32:25 Cracker Jar; sale price --.- Be fire 1.50 Cup and Saucer; sale price The — 8 Vers ase eet HORA aDray design, half oats CS Tas : Fold handle: sale price : oS sno cy See : 80.00, 42-plece Cottage Set, decorated in a = Shee der design; sale price Me OO) _ = RE $15.55 S6-plece White and Goig Porcéain QO eer Dinner Set, band and hairline design; See Be sale price $13.75 Pris Electric Portable Table Lamps, 25 Per Cent. Discount. Wa Choice of two enamel designs in water glasses oe special, Se each, ‘Quantity limited, one dozen to a F Our Immense Stock of Beautiful Genuine Cut Glass, 13 Per Cent. Discount. 5 Choice of one needle-etch and one banded design | water ‘Tumbler; special, Ge euch, "Quantity. limited, | Glass Butter Boxes, to hola one pound of butter, ) Sispectal, each. : 170 ) “High-grade Water Bottle and Glass, sultabie for . Miporeh oF bedroom. Special, completa 196 cap. Special, each 00 g-pln High-grade Optic’ Glass Jug.” Speciai, each: .4ne QU Om lyf CG hp: SF F y D> FoF : Stage 9H srreer, ar srour SS Cong acaba aa eas areta oe reLeene a see Sage THE PEARL BARBER SHOP.— 1021 19th Street First-Class Tonsorial Artists in attendance, We solicit your patronage. First-Ulass work guaranteed. HARRY JONES, Prop. DENVER, COLO appearance at Campbell Chapel on her return from the coast on- Thursday evening, June 21. No tickets are on sale. The admission will be by silver offering. International Film Service The employees of the United States treasury department have been buried under an avalanche of subscriptions for "Liberty" bonds. The picture shows Miss Marion Richardson, an employee of the department, stamping thousands of telegrams from all parts of the country making application for bonds. PROTECTING RED MEN WETTING SPOILS EGGS Uncle Sam Adopts New Methods of Guarding Against Fraud. Corps of Eighteen Inspectors Engaged in Weeding Inefficient and Unworthy Out of Indian Service. Officials in charge of Uncle Sam's Indian service have found that thorough-going and frequent inspection is the surest safeguard against inefficiency and fraud. Millions of dollars invested for the Indians in land, stock, timber, oil, minerals, etc., and intrusted to the care of many persons who are employed by Uncle Sam. These material interests are closely interwoven with their social and industrial life. Few understand the extensive and intimate association which the Indian bureau has with more than 300,000 Indians of the United States. This association touches the home, the school, the farm, and the field. Six thousand employees come into almost daily contact with them. Every walk of life and every kind of intellectual and professional ability is represented in these employees. While the greatest care is exercised in their selection, the inefficient and unworthy occasionally find an entrance. It is thought that in the past inspection has been inadequate and loose. This fact coming to the attention of the officials, they immediately obtained a corps of faithful and intelligent men with human sympathy and business acumen. The inspecting corps is now a fine body, consisting of 18 well-equipped men engaged in weeding out the incompetent, inefficient and unworthy in the service. Their duties are constructive in character, with a view to promoting the welfare of the Indians. In this connection it is interesting to remember that Indian schools, agencies, and projects are scattered throughout two-thirds of the area of the United States, and for the purpose of administration this territory has been divided into ten districts and an inspecting officer assigned to each. It is the duty of this officer to visit, at least twice in each year, every Indian school, reservation, irrigation project or other Indian activity in his district. He makes a thorough examination of office, school and field work. Helpful criticism and suggestions are given impartially where merited. The Indians are seen in their homes, at their work, and in their play, so that an intelligent transcript of real conditions can be made by the inspectors in their reports. As a result of this comprehensive plan it is the opinion of experts of the service that much of the dry rot Infesting it has been eliminated, and cases where more heinous offenses were involved have mercilessly been dealt with. While corruption and inefficiency may find its way into the rank and file of government employees, the greatest danger to the Indian lies in the greed of the white man for his land and money. Where a tribe has these a grafter is sure to be in evidence, it is declared. He comes from every breed known to mankind, and in the past has despoiled the Indian with a ruthlessness unparalleled. Under the present system of dependable officers many of these schemes have been ferreted out and their promoters punished. It is the opinion of experts of the bureau that as long as the Indian has property, with no practical combative experience, so long will nefarious schemes against him be attempted. One Instance Found in Which Cleanliness Is Menace. Uncle Sam's Specialists Say Great Loss Results in Cold Storage Plants From Washing Shells. Uncle Sam's specialists have discovered one instance where cleanliness is not to be desired, where dirt is a protection rather than a menace. Strange to say, this discovery has to do with the preservation of one item of food supply. Approximately 5,016,000 dozen eggs spoil needlessly every year in cold storage simply because someone has let clean eggs get wet or has washed dirty eggs before sending them to market, according to the experts of the United States department of agriculture. Careful investigations of large quantities of stored eggs show that from 17 to 22 per cent of washed eggs become worthless in storage, whereas only 4 to 8 per cent of dirty eggs stored unwashed spoil. The explanation is simple. Water removes from the shell of the egg a gelatinous covering which helps to keep air and germs out of the inside of the egg. Once this covering is removed by washing or rain which gets to eggs in the nest, germs and molds find ready access to the contents and spoil the eggs. This enormous loss in storage eggs largely can be prevented, it is declared, if producers and egg handlers will refrain from washing eggs destined for the storage markets and take pains to reduce the number of dirty eggs by providing plenty of clean, sheltered nests for their hens. Millions of eggs spoil in storage because they have been exposed to dew, rain, dirt, and sun in stolen nests in the grass or fence corners. In view of this great loss of valuable food, the department urges country storekeepers and hucksters not to accept washed eggs for shipment in case lots. Shiny eggs, especially in the early spring, probably have been washed. All washed eggs purchased should be sold locally for immediate consumption, it is declared. NEGLECTED SOURCE OF FOOD Sweet Potatoes Can Be Made Important and Cheap Item of Dict, Say Uncle Sam's Farm Experts. Sweet potatoes can be made an important and cheap source of food, say specialists in Uncle Sam's department of agriculture. It is quite easy to increase the acreage enormously, and the adoption of better methods of handling and storing would improve the product to such an extent that the demand would be greatly stimulated. Storing sweet potatoes has always been a more difficult problem than producing them. A large part of the Southern crop is kept in pits and banks, with the result that probably 30 per cent of the potatoes decay, and even those which are fit to put on the market do not keep well. Moreover, the pits and banks cannot be opened during wet or rainy weather without risk of injuring all the stock in them, so that it is not uncommon for growers to be unable, because of weather conditions, to get out their potatoes at the very time that the market demand for them is greatest. These difficulties can be done away with to a great extent by the use of sweet potato storage houses, it is declared. CONSERVATION OF COAL NECESSARY Waste Is Harmful to Essential War Industries, Says National Defense Aid. SAVING ALSO TO CUT PRICES Supply Is Abundant but Problem Is to Get It Out of Ground and Delivered Promptly at the Proper Places. The pound of coal that you, Mr. Citizen, may save today may contain the last gasp of energy necessary to drive a shell home true to the enemy, and spell victory instead of defeat. The pounds of coal many Mr. Citizens may save today may forge the shells that may decide the war in favor of a world's democracy. The pounds of coal many Mr. Citizens may save on many days may hasten the end of the war and save thousands of lives. This is the statement of Francis S. Peabody, chairman of the National Coal Board, Council of National Defense, in an appeal issued to all the people of the country in an effort to have them conserve in the use of fuel so that there may at all times be a sufficient quantity available for battleships, the munition factories, the railroads, and all enterprises that are making materials for use in the war. "It is not that we do not have the coal in this country," continued Mr. Peabody. "Perhaps no country in the world is so blessed with such a superabundance, but it is a question of digging it out of the ground fast enough and having prompt deliveries by the railroads at the places where it is most needed. "The less coal the householder uses, therefore, the more there will be for the essential industries, the men of which in this industrial war are all soldiers as much as the man who wears a uniform and marches to the front. Householder Can Save. "But the householder asks where he comes in. In the first place, in many homes throughout the country he can maintain a less number of coal fires. He can even shorten the number of hours they are in operation. He can see that gas stoves are turned off as soon as the cooking is over. When the weather is cool, he can carry lower temperatures in his home than he has been accustomed to, unless there is illness in the house. A temperature of 60 degrees instead of 70 is sufficient. Then he can operate fewer gas and electric lights and see that they are turned off when not needed or when he leaves the room. "And this leads to the suggestion that, if ever there were need for the introduction of the proposed daylight-saving act throughout the country, it is now. Begin work an hour earlier and quit an hour earlier. That immediately would take an hour's burden from the street railways, the electric light companies and the electric power companies. The 'owl' car would be an hour earlier. People would be sleeping instead of using lights generated by coal. In compact little England, with daylight saving, they have saved 300,000 tons of coal in a year. "In time of war the coal wasted in this manner is 'luxury' coal, and that leads to the thought that Americans are the greatest advertisers in the world with their brilliantly-lighted downtown sections of great cities; the mammoth electric advertising signs blazing for miles, and their elaborate 'White Cities,' their Coney islands and their 'Dreamlands.' It is all very well to be up and doing and pushing your product in a big way in peace times, reflecting much enterprise upon American methods of doing business. But in war time doesn't all this tremendous expenditure of energy from coal mean the use of 'luxury' coal which ought to be stopped from a pure spirit of patriotism? "For the time being, let's save this 'luxury' coal that goes into amusements and extravagances and frivolities. Some American merchants may call this sacrifice, but to my mind it isn't sacrifice at all when we think of the Washington widow whose brave son, member of a United States navy crew, gave up his life when his vessel was torpedoed by the Germans, the first navy victim of the war. Anyhow, we all have to make sacrifices in times like these. "The largest anthracite operator in the United States expressed himself as entirely puzzled at the present situation of soaring prices in anthracite coal. He knows that the production is as great as it has ever been and can only explain the present situation by saying that it is probably due to the national extravagance of the American householder. Coal, he says, is being stored by overanxious and selfish people, disturbing the natural movement of this necessary commodity and unduly increasing the price. Not only does it do this, but it is taking the necessary supply away from the industries that need the coal in the manufacture of material essential to the successful prosecution of the war. In this, too, we must be patriotic and unselfish, with the reward that prices will reach a lower level and we will have enough coal for the proper conduct of the war." WOMEN REPLACE MEN One Million So Employed, in England, Uncle Sam Finds. Steps Are Being Taken to Shorten Hours of Work and to Protect Health of the Workers. The extent to which women have replaced men in industry in Great Britain during the war, the operations which they are required to perform in factories and other lines of endeavor, periods of employment, arrangements for rest and meals, and the physical condition of woman workers, together with a discussion of matters affecting the employment of juveniles, including hours of labor, and supervision of health and welfare, are set forth in a bulletin issued by Uncle Sam's bureau of labor statistics. It is estimated that since the war began and down to October, 1916, 988-500 women or 30.6 per cent of the number employed in July, 1914, had been drawn into the various governmental, industrial and commercial activities, and that in October, 1916, 933-000 women had directly replaced men in industry. Many of these women are performing operations heretofore considered impossible for them to do. In seeking to conserve the health and thus promote the efficiency of these workers, the health of munition workers committee reached the conclusion that long hours, particularly at night, are perhaps the chief factors in fatigue and that in the interest of output and health they should be restricted. There should be suitable pauses for rest during the working period and adequate cessation from work at each week end in addition to periodic holidays. The system of three shifts of eight hours appears to yield better results than one shift of 13 to 14 or two shifts of 12 hours each, because "the strain of night work, indeed the strain generally, is sensibly diminished, greater vigor of work is maintained throughout the shift, less time is lost by unpunctuality or illness, and there is less liability to accident." Employers are increasingly recognizing the disadvantages of an overtime system. Well managed industrial canteens, facilities for rest at night, and a high standard of sanitary conditions are essential, for "cleanliness and good order contribute to increased output as well as to the discipline and morale of the factory." Wise and suitable arrangements for the management and supervision of women's labor are regarded as important. During 1914 the number of women who obtained employment in other districts through the employment exchanges was 32,988; in 1915, 53,396; in 1916, 160,003; indicating the increasing mobility of women's labor due to war conditions. To maintain the physical well-being of children, opportunities for recreation, time for plenty of sleep, canteen facilities and the efforts of welfare supervisors are regarded as highly important. Sunday work should be eliminated and children should be employed at night only when other labor cannot be obtained. Employment of boys under sixteen should be restricted to 60 hours per week, it is urged. It should be borne in mind that this limit recommended by the committee expresses their opinion of the maximum which may be permitted to meet the imperative need of necessary military and other supplies in a time of great emergency. It is estimated that 450,000 children at or about the age of fourteen, normally leave the elementary schools annually, and that in 1915 this number was exceeded by about 45,000 with the probability that it is now much greater. SAVE YOUR BOTTLES IS CRY Uncle Sam's Home-Canning Specialists Say They Can Be Used in Place of Regular Jars. Home-canning specialists of Uncle Sam's department of agriculture urge every housekeeper to save bottles—especially wide-necked ones—for putting up fruits, preserves, jellies, jams, and fruit juices. Saving of bottles is highly important, they say, as there threatens to be a serious shortage of regular jars and preserving cans this season. The fruit products named, if sealed with corks and paraffin, can be kept perfectly in these makeshift containers. Jellies, jams, and preserves can be kept even in ordinary drinking glasses, by the use of paper and paraffin. Fruit juices should be packed in ordinary small-necked bottles. The specialists are also urging all members of canning clubs and others not only to can products, but to dry and evaporate all such products as apples, pumpkins and squash. They advise strongly that if containers are scarce locally, those in stock should be used to preserve perishable products which have the highest nutritive value. Nothing should be packed in jars or cans which can be conserved effectively in other ways. Candy containers or other glass jars with screw tops or glass stoppers, and in fact any receptacle of glass, crockery or porcelain, can be sealed with cork or paper and paraffin. 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No matter what the nature of the job may be we are ready to do it at a price that will be Satisfactory ORIGINAL IN POOR CONDITION BROKE GERMAN LINE Details of Important Allied Victory Before Ypres. OLD SCORE IS WIPED OUT Capture of Messines Ridges Peculiarly Gratifying, as It Was the Scene of Former British Defeat—Defenses Shattered. With the British Armies in France, June 7—In one of the most elaborately planned and daringly executed maneuvers of the war Sir Douglas Haig's forces have dealt a mighty blow against the German line in Belgium, and been rewarded with notable gains in terrain and the capture of more than 5,000 prisoners and numerous guns of various caliber. In addition they inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans. The Germans, though apparently aware that the blow was coming and seemingly prepared to meet it, were driven from their nearly three years' hold on Messines ridge, opposite "poor old" Ypres. Ypres in a sense was avenged today, for Messines ridge has been the vantage point from which the Germans have poured torrents of shells into the stricken city. The British also wiped off an old score against the Germans, for they held the ridge in October, 1914, and with very thin forces, and virtually no artillery, fought bloodly but vainly to hold it when the Prussian troops massed their modern and overpowering weapons of war against it. Prisoners taken declared that the bombardment of Vimy ridge was child's play compared with the gunfire turned upon Messines ridge. This fire reached its climax just as dawn was graying the eastern skies and while the full moon was still suspended high in the heavens. The attack was accompanied by all the arts and devilries of latter-day war. The enemy guns and gun crews had been bathed for days in gas shells sent over by the long-range British guns. The night was filled with red incendiary flames. Shells that spurred lead in streams crashed in appalling numbers about the heads of the defending soldiers. High-explosive and shrapnel fire was carried out with such rapidity that the earth writhited under the force of the attack. Mines that had taken two years to dig and fill with an overwhelming explosive broke into an avalanche of flaming destruction in the half light of dawn. This was indeed an Ypres day of retaliation and victory for the vicious sufferings of two years and eight months. Gunners Strip to Waist. It was a day of intense heat, and the gunners worked stripped to the waist. The attack went forward with clock-like regularity. The British casualties were slight. Three out of four of the casualties were reported to be walking cases, who would return to duty in a few days. The attack began at dawn, and the setting was as picturesque as can well be imaginable. The day before had been hot and salty. Toward evening there was a series of thunder storms which extended well into the night, the lightning mingling with the flashes of the guns, but the thunder being virtually unnoticed amid the din of the cannon. A full moon struggled continuously to break through the heavy clouds which scudded across the velvety night sky. Sing on Way to Fight. On the way to the front were all the familiar pictures of the war—endless trains of motor trucks; all varieties of horse transport, the British soldiers marching to battle light of heart and singing songs familiar in every American community. In the shadow of an old windmill which has withstood the storms of a century and been undaunted by nearly three years of war, the correspondent witnessed the last phases of the seventy preliminary bombardment and the final outburst of the guns which sent the British infantry confidently on their way to new successes in fighting the greatest military nation the world has ever known. From the German line the same lazy, looping rocket signals were ascending to illuminate the treacherous bit of ground between the trenches known as No Man's Land. This nightly "straffing" had been going on so long that the enemy considered it entirely normal and took no alarm. Occasionally blue and yellow rockets would be flung into the air by Germans holding the front line. One by one the guns became silent. There was the old "grandmother" howitzer of enormous caliber, which kept breaking the peace at five-minute intervals, the shock of each succeeding explosion and the shriek of the heavy shells being emphasized by the silence which lay over all the surrounding country. Like Volcanoes in Eruption. Day was scarcely breaking when from the dimly visible ridge a score of fiery volcanoes seemed suddenly to spring from the earth. The night had been filled with strange noises and still stranger sights, but these masses of flame, leaping from the ground, had a meaning all their own. They were the spectacular outward and visible evidences of more than a million pounds of high explosives which had been buried deep in mines below the enemy's positions for months. All the world appeared lurid and horrible under the sinister glow. The earth shook as if torn by a great seismic disturbance. It was not a single shock. The force of the explosion actually set the earth rocking to and fro, and under the influence of the giant guns, which immediately began to roar from far and near, the trembling continued indefinitely. It was 3:10 o'clock when this final terrific bombardment began. It has seemed that the battle of the Somme attained the ultimate in the close assembly of war weapons, but this sudden outpouring on Messines ridge was beyond all calculation. The lighter field guns far forward set up a perfect curtain fire, under which the assaulting troops trudged confidently to their allotted goals. Farther back the deep-throated heavies began to pour out torrents of high explosive shells on the German trenches and communications, while still other guns —enough to win any ordinary battle—confined themselves solely to the task of deluging German guns and gunners in baths of gas fired in shells of every conceivable caliber. The effect of this counter battery work was not appreciated until later in the day, when the infantry sent back word that their progress had not been hampered by the enemy artillery and that their casualties amounted to virtually nothing. Enemy Signals for Help. Great black observation balloons had stolen skyward during the din of the newly begun battle. In the wood back of the windmill spring birds, awakened by the deafening clamor, had begun to sing, joyously. Like so many children who have come into the consciousness of being in the midst of the war, these birds regarded the appalling noise of the battle as a normal condition of life. The smoke of the giant mines exploded along the battle front meantime rose in great, curling plumes toward the sky and was punctuated by red signals for help from the stricken Germans in the front and support lines. Never was the air filled with more frantic notices of danger. The entire horizon glowed with red balls of fire sent up by the nervous Germans. More and more British airplanes began to make their appearance. One flew over the lines, the flashes of the guns being reflected brilliantly on its highly glazed wings. Under this appalling fire trudged forward on the ten-mile front General Plumer's army. At many places the men found German troops utterly dazed by the mine explosion and the ordeal of the artillery fire. First Taste of New Warfare. Many of these troops had but recently come from Russia, where they had spent 18 months and knew nothing of what actual warfare was like on the western front. They had bolted at the first mine explosion and had only been gathered together in groups by their noncommissioned officers when the British appeared out of the smoke and shells and made them prisoner. They said they had been given to understand by their officers that the British always killed their prisoners. It was really pitiful in some instances to see the manner in which these prisoners cringed to their captors. As a matter of fact, the British soldier, when the fighting is done, is inclined almost too strongly to treat the German prisoners as pals. Some of the prisoners taken today had only gone into the German lines last night and had made their way forward under a galling fire and had lost heavily. But the troops already in the line were calling for relief in such a manner that their appeals could not be denied. Failed to Time Attack. In view of the fact that the attack had been expected the German commanders were endeavoring to get their best units actually into the fighting front, but had underestimated when the British would strike. The troops in a strange line were utterly bewildered when the attack began and fell easy prey to the advancing British. The Irish, New Zealanders and Australians, who had been rehearsed in every detail of "the show," knew just what to do from the moment the word to advance was given. The battle was far more visible during the first uncertain moments than later when the sun gradually burned its way through the eastern banks of clouds. By that time the smoke of exploding shells and the vapors from the blinding barrage, which had been part of the artillery duty, obscured the more distant landscape to such an extent that the roaring guns could not be seen at all, although the firing was almost at one's feet. The brilliantly leaping shrapnel shells, breaking far above ground, appeared through a thick mist only as brief and brilliant electric sparks. For a month past, but especially since June 1, the airplanes on this front have been indefatigably at work during every possible flying hour. They had brought down nearly 50 machines in six days as a means of blinding the enemy. Lately the Germans have endeavored valiantly to obtain airplane observations for their artillery, but their observing machines have seldom been able to direct more than one or two shots before the British fighting scouts had pounced upon them and either sent them crashing to the earth or had driven them to cover at breakneck speed. Today the British planes flew far and long over the enemy's retreating lines and were only challenged by some very bad-shooting anti-aircraft batteries. All through the day British planes ruled the air. They co-operated actively with the British artillery and infantry in maintaining the success of this brilliant episode in modern warfare. Jncle Sam's Experts Study Question of Americanization. Proper Employment, Education and Distribution of Immigrants Regarded as Essential Factor. So much has been said since the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Germany about hyphenated citizens and the problem of immigration that this country will have to face at the conclusion of the great world war that Uncle Sam considers that subject as very important at this time. For that reason the United States bureau of education has been giving a great deal of time and study to the matter, and has come to the conclusion that the Americanization of the alien is a process of adjustment to American conditions. Experts of the bureau who have studied the problem from all sides are of the opinion that a number of factors contribute to such a process. Among other things the experts point out the need of protection of the alien from exploitation and defraudation by private bankers, steamship ticket agents, employment agents, and many others who are apt to play upon the ignorance of these immigrants. Another matter that has forced its attention on the investigators in this connection is the proper employment of the immigrant. It has been found that a substantial proportion of those immigrating annually are farmers or unskilled laborers. Coming from farms and rural districts, these immigrants generally go into their factories and shops. Such a proposition, say the experts, is very bad, because, as a general thing, it leads to their physical and industrial decline, owing to the fact that they are not equipped either by nature or training to enter such a new field. It is the opinion of these officials that the failure of this country to direct these men, once they have been admitted to the country into suitable occupations is responsible for many labor difficulties and industrial tribulations disturbing the United States from time to time. Another question in connection with this Americanization of the alien, they say, is the matter of distribution. The aliens should not be directed to "colonize" with those from their own country in our larger cities, but they should be widely distributed, so that they will come in closer contact with the people of the country and this will help form them into what they should ultimately reach. Education, however, the experts point out, is the most potent factor toward inculcating American ideals and impulses into these newly arrived immigrants. The English language and a knowledge of the civic forces of the country are indispensable, they say, to the alien in adjusting himself to America. Naturalization is the last factor in Americanization, and it is less important, according to those making the study. It is merely the legal procedure, they point out, applied after the other factors have exercised their full influence upon the alien. Being the final step, however, it is necessary that the standard of qualification should be high, and that the process of Americanization actually be contributed to, not hindered. The bureau is urging the hearty co-operation of all interested public and private agencies to work together in a complete educational program of Americanization. OIL OR TAR HURTS GARDENS Warning Against Use of Street Sweepings as Fertilizer Given by Uncle Sam's Specialists. Those who use street sweepings to fertilize gardens should avoid waste that contains oil or tar. Either of these substances is harmful to plants, specialists in Uncle Sam's department of agriculture warn. Sweepings from tarred pavements or oiled roads are likely to contain them. Oil droppings from motor cars often mix with such waste, also. If sweepings are collected with some care and before rain or water from street sprinklers have reached them and washed out the elements of fertilizing value, they can be used advantageously. In connection with the spread of the city gardening movement, the department of agriculture believes a warning in regard to oil and tar damage should be given. A specialist in the bureau of chemistry cites an instance of damage done to a garden near Silver Springs, Montgomery county, Maryland, on which unsorted street sweepings from the District of Columbia were used. This garden, according to the specialist, was ruined by the tar products in the fertilizer, and it was necessary to remove the top soil and resurface the entire plot with new soil. American Sports Coats in Australia. Commercial Agent Stanhope Sams reports that the American sports coat is winning favor in Australia. Many of the best stores carry them in stock, and one of the leading Melbourne shops makes a special feature of these coats in its advertising. Pan-American University Proposed. The national assembly of Panama has authorized the executive to make efforts to interest the countries of North and South America in the foundation of a Pan-American university in the city of Panama, Uncle Sam reports. URGE BANKERS TO BOOST PIG CLUBS Do You Know That- Uncle Sam's Agricultural Experts Seek Increase in Country's Meat Supply. 30,000 BOYS NOW MEMBERS Work of Encouraging Young Farmers Has Grown Rapidly in Few Years—Two Methods of Financing Followed. Since hogs afford the quickest means of increasing our meat supply, continued and extended efforts of public-spirited bankers in furthering the organization of pig clubs by advancing to club members the money needed for the purchase of purebred sow pigs is doubly desirable at this time, according to Uncle Sam's agricultural experts. IS PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF Pig clubs have increased very rapidly during the past seven years, the specialists point out. In 1910 there were 59 members in the United States; today the number exceeds 30,000, found principally in Arkansas, Alabama, California, North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kentucky, Indiana, and Massachusetts. These states contained 21,673 members last year, but pig clubs are being formed rapidly in other states. The demand for glilts and bred glilts by club members is unprecedented, even at the high prices at which they are held. Commercial, Fraternal, Church, Book and Stationery Jobs A SPECIALTY Financial assistance to the pig club members has been the means of introducing purebred hogs in places where otherwise this might have been impossible, and has helped to build up the agriculture of the communities which the banks serve. These clubs stand not alone for greater pork production. By increasing the amount of live stock they encourage the production of much of the feed on the farm, and as their activities are coincident with or follow club work in the growing of corn and forage crops, they are part of a system that favors a sound diversity in agriculture and a rotation of crops that will maintain the fertility of the soil. Ball and Concert Programs, Bill and Letter Heads, Calling Cards, Wedding Cards, Envelopes and Everything in the Printing Line Turned Out in the Neatest and Best Style Promptly on Short Notice. Two Plans Followed. Two plans have been followed by bankers in providing the sow pigs necessary to enable the boys and girls to engage in pig work. One method is the so-called promissory note plan. The banker makes individual contracts with the pig club members. In each case he agrees to lend them a certain sum of money at 6 per cent interest for one year, or longer if necessary. The member agrees to keep up a membership in a pig club, to invest the loan under the direction of the county agent or county club representative, and to repay it at maturity out of the proceeds of the sale of the original stock or the increase. As security for the loan, the banker takes the member's promissory note. The member's parent consents to the contract, in writing, and agrees not to claim any right in the pigs purchased or their proceeds. We Have Supplied Our Office with New Job Press & Type of Up-to-Date Style and Our Work Will Be on a Par with the Very Best. The other method is called the "endless-chain" plan. This also involves individual contracts. The banker agrees to furnish a registered sow pig. The boy or girl agrees to join a local pig club, obey its rules, care for the sow according to instructions, breed her at not less than eight months of age to a registered boar of the same breed, raise the litter according to the rules of the club, and deliver to the banker two choice gilts (not less than eight weeks old) from the first litter. The member agrees also to take out registration papers for all the first litter pigs not sold for immediate slaughter. When these agreements are met, the original sow and the remaining pigs become the member's property. If the member is unable to return two sow pigs out of the first litter the agreement continues until this is possible. If the original sow dies before farrowing a healthy litter the banker bears the loss. If the member does not fulfill all agreements, rights to the sow and her progeny are forfeited. The parent agrees to the contract, in writing, and acknowledges that the sow and increase shall belong to the boy or girl. Prices as Reasonable as Those of Any Job Office in Denver Endless Chain Established. When the banker receives the two sow pigs from the member and puts them out with other boys or girls under the same agreement, the endless-chain feature of the activities is set in motion. This plan may be varied in details to suit conditions. For instance, the banker may require the return of only one sow pig, and stipulate that the boy or girl must join a corn or peanut club, raise at least half an acre of green feed, and exhibit the sow and her offspring at the county fair or live-stock show. Under similar arrangements, boys have received calves to raise, and both boys and girls have received eggs of purebred chickens for hatching. It is urged by Uncle Sam's experts that bankers in the South who have taken part in these projects heretofore continue their aid, and others, both in the North and in the South, take up the work, as it is a patriotic duty at this time to increase the nation's supply of food. Nineteen presidents of the United States were lawyers. Only 17 were college men. J. R. CONTEE, Pres. and Mgr. Phone Main 6123—Day or Night. Residence Phone York 7992 Street. DE AR HAIR G A Wonderful Hair Dr DENVER, COLORADO. HAIR GROWER A Wonderful Hair Dressing and Grower THE STAR HAIR GROWER THE STAR HAIR GROWER A Wonderful Hair Dressing and Grower. One Thousand Agents Wanted. Good Money Made. We want Agents in every city and village to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can you work without a slightening hair? Sells for 25 cents or less. The current box will prove its value. Any person that will use a 25-cent box will be convinced. 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Blucher Oxford. Of soft, long-wearing glazed kid. Extra durable sole of slow-process oak tannage. Wide toe. Broad, medium-height heel. This is the identical "Tarsic" of previous years the last which spells C-O-M-F-O-R-T for hundreds of men. In common with the entire Nettleton line, its quality has been uncompromisingly maintained for the man willing to meet the present costs of production. ```markdown ``` Economy Through Quality TOMB RIDE RITZBAN A 1 Sweaters and Sweater-Coats The sweater coat has become an institution as permanently placed in the wardrobe of the modern woman as the shirtwaist and the blouse are. It started its career as a matter-of-fact garment devoted to comfort alone, but has become as much diversified as blouses are, and style is an important element that enters into its make-up every season. It continues to flourish on the strength of being both comfortable and smart. Sweaters this season, shown in silk and in wool, also in fiber silks in great variety, are made mostly in two-color combinations. Many of them are knitted to conform to the figure rather snugly at the waistline, and equally as many depend upon a sash or belt, like the sweater, to give them a little definition of the waist. Nearly all of them have rather ample collars and many—among them some of the finest models—are furnished with pockets. The slip-on sweater is one of the sweater successes of this particular season. Its name signifies that it has no front opening, but slips on over the head, and it is made with and without sash and pockets; the silk models being usually provided with these extra furnishings. The coat sweater is shown in the picture with collar and cuffs in a color contrasting with the body of the garment. It is of silk knitted with a heavy thread. In colors there is a wide and beau- ```markdown ``` Pick-Up Work for Summer Days The good old summer time brings nothing more delightful or worth while than the neighborly gatherings of women on sheltered porches and in shaded corners of the garden, to work and visit. It is not fashionable to be idle and, even if it were, the good sense of the majority of American women would make them go on their industrious way rejoicing—much happier than their less independent sisters. Just now everyone can visit with a clear conscience if work for the soldiers and sailors goes on at the same time. This is one kind of "pick-up" work that the times make most popular. Then there are gifts for graduates and brides who are entitled to their usual consideration. So those who can knit may go armed with knitting needles and yarn and spend the time making mufflers or socks for the army and navy, and those who can't will be indulged in the privilege of making gifts for friends. It is not too SATURDAY Last Day of the Sale tiful range to choose from, combined with white, with either the color or white dominant, according to the taste of the wearer. She may choose among turquoise, peach, nile green, rose, tan, royal blue, orange, water blue, violet and yellow—all have their devotees. Our Food Supply and Our Allies Every one of us must share, whether we will or not, in the burden of the cost of the war. The common-sense thing to do is to determine now how we can help lighten this burden for ourselves and for others who are already carrying about as much as they can bear. There are many well-to-do families in every community who are not inconvenienced by the increased prices of foodstuffs, but this burden bears heavily on their poorer neighbors. Therefore it is the duty of the well-to-do to economize in food and to forbid all waste of it in their households, in order to make it more plentiful for others. This year America must feed itself and share its food with all its allies, and the chances are that prices will soar again. There may not be just enough to go all round, and some people will then go hungry. It is unpatriotic and unchristian to waste food now, and every housewife can best show her patriotism by conserving it in every way known to her. ```markdown ``` THE B.L. JAMES M. & M. CO. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, GLASS PAINTING, GRAINING, GLAZING, PAPER MANGING, DECORATING AND HARD WOOD FINISHING. WALL PAPER 1517-23 ARAPAHOE ST. DENVER ARTISTS MATERIALS soon to begin getting ready for Christmas time. By way of suggestion, two pretty accessories of dress made of ribbon are pictured here. One of them is a breakfast cap of white satin ribbon and white crochet lace that will rejoice the heart of any bride-to-be, when added to the treasures of her hope chest. It is finished with a full rosette of narrow satin ribbon, and it is very rich and effective in all white. The corset cover is made of flowered ribbon with pale corn-colored background, vague roses in light coral pink and leaves in a soft, light green. The shoulder straps are of narrow satin ribbon in the same lovely yellow. Corset covers of ribbon or silk were never quite so acceptable as gifts as they are now that blouses are mere vells of sheerest fabrics, for them. Julia Bottomley