Colorado Statesman

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 EMMETT J. SCOTT ADDRESSES THE RESERVE OFFICERS Emphasizes Responsibility of Negro Soldiers to the Nation. Termed "Partners in Heroism" by the Secretary of War. VOL. XXIV. EMMETT J ADDRESS RESERVE Emphasizes Respo Soldiers to Termed "Partners Secretary Des Moines, Ia., October 15.—At the graduating exercises here today of the 17th provisional training regiment of the Reserve Officers' Training Camp, Emmett J. Scott, special assistant to the secretary of war, and secretary of the Tuskegee Institute, delivered the principal address. Representing, as he did, the War Department, his message to the Negro officers is of especial significance. He said in part as follows: "I have the distinguished honor, the unexamplied privilege of bearing from the nation's capital, from the Honorable, the Secretary of War, his personal and official greetings, and the expression of his confidence that, in accepting the perilous responsibility which is to be reposed in you by the national government, you will acquit yourselves like men. "We meet today under circumstances of commanding interest and peculiar significance. Never before in the history of the world have men of your birth and traditions had the opportunity of being prepared in the arts of modern warfare, in such numbers and of such promise, to go forth as representatives of 10,000,000 of your kind to battle for human freedom and human rights. "And it is a privilege vouchsafed you, for you are to have the opportunity, by your good conduct, your efficiency, as officers and as soldiers of the national army, to bear witness, for a race, for the gratitude that race feels that out of another conflict of more than fifty years ago, also fought for human freedom and human rights, there came to them full citizenship rights in the greatest republic of all the earth. "Despite some doubts and some impatience, and some delays, you have been commissioned by your government, militant and determined as it is, to go forth on a great venture that may lead you and the men under you to the trenches in France, and probably to Under den Linden. "Not only have you, some 600 of you, been commissioned as officers, but you must have read General Bliss's statement last week that the seventeenth division of fighting troops to be trained for duty in France will be composed exclusively of colored men, whom many of you will command—thus disposing of the ill-founded rumor that you are not to have a chance to win your spurs as fighting men facing the enemy eye to eye. But wherever you go and wherever you serve, I know you will bear in mind that in a very real sense, you and those who serve with you have in your keeping the good name of a proud, expectant and confident "You will remember, I am sure, that you are on trial. It will be for you to prove that men of your race, when led by competent, efficient and fearless men of the same race, are not afraid to do, to dare and to die. Thank God, neither you, nor your race, is on trial to prove its patriotism. On a hundred battlefields, from Boston Common to Carrizal, the colored people have proved their patriotism and their willingness to make the supreme scrifice for justice, for fair play, for liberty. In every one of our country's wars, the colored people have exhibited a high sense of patriotism and faithfulness to duty, as well as an eager willingness to contribute their best in mind and spirit to the nation's cause. They have never failed the Republic and they will not fail it now. The spirit of the men who will compose the national army was exhibited at Atlanta, Georgia, a day or two ago. When the colored contingent from Thomas county, Georgia, appeared at the assembling point in Thomasville, just prior to their movement to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, one of the number, James Florney, had not finished his crop, and made a last appeal for respite until he could finish farming. The exemption officer said he would call for a volunteer from the other colored men who had been certified but not yet called, and there was a stampede for the job." The speaker then related a number of striking stories of the bravery exhibited by Negro soldiers on various battlefields and concluded as follows: "One word more and I am done: In your relationships with your men, you will keep in mind the psychological aspect of the adventure upon which you are embarking. Cheerfulness begets cheerfulness, and more than that, willingness, yea eagerness, to undertake any duty, responsibility or risk. In this supreme hour, when the fate of the republic is at stake, your emphasis, I am sure, will be upon duties and responsibilities of the sacred privilege of serving one's country in her hour of need. "I know you will, each of you, come back, as Secretary Baker states it, 'partners in heroism' with the men of Europe serving the Allied cause, with your shield, or on it: "I bid you God Speed and Good Luck." DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 1917 State Hist. & Nat Hist Soc. State House table Negro Pa ADO E JOURNAL DENVER, COLORADO, SA Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University Hailed as New Race Leader New York City, Oct. 15, 1917. Three thousand people rose to their feet and cheered Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University and hailed him as the new leader of the Negro race at a large mass meeting last Sunday afternoon at the Palace Casino. The great demonstration came in the midst of the address of Prof. Miller, when he was reviewing the past history of the Negro in this country and based that upon his plea that the Negro should receive the full protection from this nation. For fully three minutes the large audience broke loose in wild enthusiasm and cheered and waved their hats in the air and threw upon the shoulders of the well known Howard educator the responsibilities of leading the race to victory. The address, which struck a new note of hope and optimism for the race, equals in many respects the most notable addresses ever heard in this nation, rivaling that of the late Booker T. Washington at the Atlanta exposition. Dr. Miller urged the race to be loyal to the country and to themselves, told of the unrest as brought about by the Negro exodus, made a plea for an equal chance, and said that the races must work together in this country. His review of the Negro in the wars of the country and the nation was the most thrilling ever heard here. The meeting was held under the auspices of the New York News Charity Bureau and was one of the series of meetings held by the organization to raise $3,000 for its work. Guilford Crawford called the meeting to order and presented Rev. A. C. Powell, the fearless race champion and pastor of the Abyssinia Baptist church, who presided. The first address was made by Miss Martha Venable, and was followed by George Harris, who said that it was following the many appeals from the homeless people after the fire in the West in 1914 that resulted in the organization of the bureau. In four years over 15,000 jobs have been secured and 100 families aided. Other addresses were made by Hon. Marcus Marks, Mrs. Robert De Silvia, Dr. W. H. Brooks and Watt Terry. Music was furnished by the Walker Female Quartet. Dr. Powell, in presenting Prof. Miller, told of the recent open letter to President Wilson, in which he asked for fair play for the Negro of America. Dr. Powell struck a great response from the audience when he presented him as the new leader of the Negro race, and it was then that the noted educator got his tremendous ovation. Prof. Miller talked in his famous terms of mathematical deductions, basing his philosophy relative to the Negro upon terms of mathematical logic. He said that the Negro must continue to keep his record for loyalty to this nation, and that the appearance of the Negro with a uniform brought about added respect. He called attention to the economic unrest of the Negro, as brought on by the exodus, and said that the migration northward was based upon the same reason that the 30,000,000 foreigners came to this nation. Speaking further, he said: "That the Negro is destined to become one of the present beneficiaries of the war. The war is giving the Negro a ```markdown ``` better economic opportunity and is bringing him in direct competition with the world. The rights and privileges of the Negro must be safe in America, in fact, of all Americans, before there is a complete democracy. We have a great many grievances against this country, but in the midst of this crisis the race must not lose its faith and hope in the future. The Negro is destined to become one of the greatest of the American people. We must become the greatest among ourselves. The Negro has been politically disfranchised in the South and industrially disfranchised in the North, but the war is giving the race the first economic opportunity. In 1860 if any one had said that fifteen years later there would be Negro congressmen he would have been thought crazy, and if fifteen years later one would have said that there would not be any the same would have been thought of him, but the race that is down in the equation today may be up tomorrow." Dr. Miller brought a wave of hope to the race when he told how the Negro was now better trained as a soldier, and of the 622 young colored men who were recently commissioned in the United States army. He told how after all America offered the greatest opportunity for the development of the Negro, and he urged the race not to be like the man with one talent, but to use what it had, but to constantly add to that. He closed his address asking that America give to the Negro full democracy for which hundreds have suffered. WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY. THE fact that C. F. Kennedy is the promoter of the Wyoming Peerless Oil Company is a guarantee of the successful investment any one desiring oil stocks can have, as from the public's association with Mr. Kennedy in business for the years past, anything that he is connected with spells success. With the holdings which include the Big Muddy Oil Field, East Salt Creek and Lost Soldier Fields in Wyoming, there is no chance business for the investor but a certainty equivalent to gilt-edge stock. Mr. Kennedy being credited by those who do business with him as being on the square, is specially interested in the welfare of patrons as his motto—"Your interests are my interests"—is the foundation stone of his success in life. We are glad to be able to certify the foregoing of a man who merits every word that is said about him. Washington, D. C. Oct. 15. On last Saturday night, Private Jerry Ward, of the First Separate Battalion, shot Andrew J. Casper, a carpenter employed on work at Camp Ordway. Ward was on guard duty and Cooper failed to stop when ordered to halt on approaching the camp, at the wrong gate, Cooper was only slightly wounded. He claims to be somewhat deaf. Several hundred carpenters refused to work unless the colored guards were removed. They have been removed and Ward will be court-martialed, the city authorities not being allowed to try him. U. S. GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE Sentiments Said to Have Been Uttered to Colored Soldiers by Brigade General J. L. Chemberlain, Inspector General, U. S. A., September 24, 1917, at the Jim Crow Officers' Training Camp at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. I have come here from Houston, Texas, where I have been investigating the trouble with the 24th infantry, one of our Negro regiments. It was a plain case of race question, pure and simple, and the War Department of the United States Government is not and will not be bothered trying to solve race questions at this time. We have a greater object in view. We must win this war. We are fighting for democracy and not race questions. This trouble started by the members of the 24th infantry refusing to obey the laws of Texas and other southern states. You people who are here from the South can appreciate what I say that in different states of the South ehere are jim-crow laws that must be adhered to. So, here in Houston, Texas, is the law. In different places there were posted signs, some "For White" and others "For Negroes." Soldiers Exercised Equal Rights. Members of the 24th infantry went around with chips on their shoulders, pulling down these signs, sitting in parks, cars and theaters where these signs of segregations were and refusing to adhere to them. They objected to the rules of segregation, drank out of water barrels that were marked for white soldiers only and overturned the water barrels marked for Negroes. The 24th infantry was sent to Texas to obey the laws of the state, and to see that they were obeyed. This they refused to do, interfered with the police in helping them to carry out the regulations. Probably the police were wrong in not upholding the soldiers, but the government has nothing to do with the police. Accuses 24th Men of "Chip on Shoulder." The direct cause of the trouble was the beating of Corporal Baltimore. A policeman is arrested and under indictment of murder. The direct cause was that the men had a chip on their shoulder and the uprising would have taken place anywhere and at any other place. Govt. No Concern for "Race Questions," Only Seeks to Win War. This is the most unfortunate happening for the Colored race in the history of the United States. Unfortunate in this respect. "War is on, conscription is the law of the land. United States has no time for race questions, and, does not propose to entertain such. The country is at stake and we must uphold the government and win this war, at any cost." Calls Segregated Camp "Same Chance as Whites." The War Department started to give the Negro the same chance as the whites have, to show whether they (Negroes) were a real part of the nation, by establishing this Reserve Officers' Training Camp here at Fort Des Moines, giving them the same training as is given at the other training camps. Govt. Rules for "Negroes." Negroes must obey laws and or- NO 10 ders, regardless of what they are, just or unjust. If there are any among you who cannot do this, go at once to the Adjutant's office and request your discharge, right now. You must obey the laws of Texas and any other southern state. All personal feelings must be sacrificed for the United States army. EIGHTH INFANTRY Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., Oct. 19. —The Eighth Illinois infantry, Colonel Franklin A. Denison, commanding, arrived here early Tuesday morning amid wild cheering and jollification. As the men were nearing their destination, music swelled to the tune of "Illinois," and the "Wearin' of the Green" and other familiar melodies that added splendor to the scenes of merrymaking as the long line of the Eighth passed down the road on its way to camp. All the regiments in camp turned aside other duties and gave the Eighth a hearty welcome and escorted them to Section 13, the site of their new home. There were a happily lot of soldiers when the old tune of the band drifted into a "Jazz" rag and caused the shouting and cheering to arise to deafening pitch. Assigned to Section 13. Although the journey was ended without any catastrophe or any difficulties whatsoever, now comes the real fight of the hoodoo—old No. 13 bobs up for its trial. Some of the boys of the regiment have shown signs of slight uneasiness regarding old 13, but no one remained awake to talk about the changing of this disturbing link in the adventureless trip. Brigadier General H. D. Todd, Jr., had expressed his desire to make a change should the number become disturbing in the minds of the regiment. The Regiment All Smiles. Nothing could have pleased the Eighth boys more than to receive such a hearty welcome from their comrades in Company G, who had proceeded them to Texas. The Seventh infantry (white) received the regiment with smiles and handshakes and former lines through which the Eighth paraded. Colonel Denison is quoted as having commented on the glowing welcome in a calm but highly appreciative manner: "It's a fine sentiment and we will certainly live up to our old reputation for efficiency." Guard Movement Stops. With the influx of 2,165 men of the Eighth the movement of the guards stops. There are now 21,413 men in camp at Houston. Some 6,400 drafted men are expected before the end of the week. It is thought that the men who are trained at Camp Grant and Camp Dodge will be sent here for training when some of the regiments are withdrawn to do foreign duty. Philadelphia, Pa. - Miss Lillian Garnet, 814 Rodman street, a student of the McCall School, Sixth and Pine streets, entered a piano contest with six white students to play for the school assembly. She made an average of one hundred per cent, and now has charge of the assembly music for the entire term. A Partial List of the Stockholders of the Owl Oil Co. Who Have Purchased Stock in Amounts From $250 to $2,000: Owl All the abo and with a gr nounce that Chelsea, Okla sea, Okla., an hundred well the Owl Oil These men, itself is a gua as a safe inve This stock m for a short t O. W. LOVA all the above citizens, and with a great deal of ounce that J. B. Millet, Chelsea, Okla., W. J. P. Oka, Okla., and Harvey L. Hundred wells, each have the Owl Oil Company's these men, together with itself is a guarantee of that a safe investment. This stock may be had for a short time only. LOVAN, Pre All the above citizens of Denver and Colorado, and with a great deal of pleasure we are able to announce that J. B. Milan, cashier of the Bank of Chelsea, Okla., W. J. Phillips, oil operator in Chelsea, Okla., and Harvey Douglas, owner of three (300) hundred wells, each have subscribed for $1,000 of the Owl Oil Company's stock as an investment. These men, together with the Colorado men, in itself is a guarantee of the Owl Oil Company stock as a safe investment. This stock may be had at three (3) cents per share for a short time only. O. W. LOVAN, Pres. and Gen. Sales Agt. 504 Colorado Building. Taxicab Rates. Depot, 1 or 2 pass...50c Depot, each addi- res. Moe ess. .50c sure.'s ddi- Taxicab Rates. Depot, 1 or 2 pass...50c Depot, each addi- tional pass ...25c One mile radius...50c Each addition'l mile.25c Motto: "Not slow but sure." Cash only. Rates Per Hour. $1.50 to $2.50. Phone Main 6699 Bean Auto Livery TAXICAB LANDULET AND 7-PASSENGER 1917 CARS STAND: NIGHT AND DAY CAFE 919 Nineteenth St. Denver, Colorado MORE GOOD NEWS! The Dividend Petroleum Co. and have also secured two additional holdings in the proven—NOWATA—territory, Oklahoma. With our Chelsea Holdings we now have a total of 290 acres. We will have production within a very short time and offer the balance of the first issue at "OUR ADVICE: BUY NOW" "DIVIDENDS OUR AIM" Ex-Senator J. B. Stephens H. P. Bennett Jr. D. J. Penno N. A. Steinbruner J. A. Blair Honorable M. S. Bailey Neil Nohr Wm. Ferris G. R. Bain are citizens of Denver and at deal of pleasure we are A. B. Milan, cashier of W. J. Phillips, oil oper Harvey Douglas, owner of each have subscribed to company's stock as an i together with the Colleague of the Owl Oil Company. may be had at three (3) cents only. Motto: "Not slow but sure." Cash only. Rates Per Hour. $1.50 to $2.50. To Livery PASSENGER 1917 CARS BED DAY CAFE Denver, Colorado OD NEWS! Dividend Lum Co. Drilling al holdings in the proven—NO w have a total of 290 acres. a very short time and offer the Per Share BUY NOW" OUR AIM" NELSON AGENTS --- Denver, Colorado Earl P. Hegeneyer H. S. Bailey G. T. Cameron Earl C. Heinly L. M. Heines, Harry A. Stern D. L. Poe George W. Musser Attorney and Director. and Colorado, e able to an- the Bank of eator in Chel- of three (300) for $1,000 of investment. Colorado men, in ompany stock nts per share en. Sales Agt. Main 1682. It is a curious fact that accidents in industrial plants occur, mostly, between 9 and 9:59 in the morning and between 3 and 3:59 in the afternoon. This is the discovery of the safety director of a large steel company after a year's study. Moreover, the high point of the year in his study was August. Curiously enough, his findings parallel those of the German government covering 25 years, and are close to those of our own department of labor—Ladies' Home Journal. Nature's Defenses Human beings are not the only life that makes provisions against the ant trouble. These active foragers would invest some plants and carry away all pollen, nectar, etc., without performing any service to the plant. So nature has in many cases protected the parts with a sticky substance so that creeping insects cannot approach, while bees and other winged insects may safely alight on the parts above and cross—fertilize or pollenate the flowers. It's All Over Then. If a girl can get a young man to stand up beside the piano, leaning on it with one elbow and looking down into her face as she plays, she doesn't have to be much of a musician. Strength of Character. Sometimes a man gives himself credit for strength of character merely because he is willing to hold up the entire glee club till he finds the chord on his own little ukulele. The Egyptian "Fellah." The Egyptian "Fellah" is a curious mixture of independence and submissiveness. He would never consent to the wholesale disclosure of his affairs requisite under the co-operative system. He is as secretive as the Scotchman, as land hungry as the Frenchman. He is in some ways as ignorant and as submissive to authority as the poorest European peasant. He had always obtained ample credit, but at a terrible price. For short periods he would pay 50 and 60 per cent and when, in 1899, an effort was made to create an equitable system of rural credits the average existing rate of interest for all loans was 27 per cent per annum. Suspicious to a degree, he had to be approached very diplomatically by personal meetings, often repeated, before he could be convinced of the bona fides of a bank offering him money at 8 and 9 per cent. His confidence was won, however, and he proved an honest and reliable client. --- The KITCHEN CABINET And this is the Truth as I see it; Whoever cries out for peace, Must think it and live it and be it. And the wars of the world will cease. MORE GOOD THINGS. Peanut butter is an invaluable food, all ready to use, and new ways to combine it are springing up every day. Peanut Butter Soup.—Take three tablespoonfuls of peanut butter, add a tablespoonful of flour, and stir over the heat until well Peanut Butter Soup.—Take three tablespoonfuls of peanut butter, add a tablespoonful of flour, and stir over the heat until well blended, then add a little cold milk until smooth, and then a pint of scalded milk which has been seasoned with a slice of onion, salt and paprika to taste. When hot serve with toasted crackers or crountons. Peanut Butter Biscuits.—Roll out rather thin a nice biscuit dough, spread with peanut butter, roll up, cut in pin wheel rolls and put to bake in a well greased dripping pan. Sprinkle the biscuits with a little brown sugar if desired or bake plain. For an emergency sandwich when on a trip, two slabs of sweet chocolate put together with peanut butter makes a most satisfying meal. Luncheon Salad.—A slice of tomato on headlettuce, a few tips of asparagus, and all over a sprinkling of cream cheese put through a sieve or ricer. Serve with mayonnaise dressing. Oatmeal Muffins.—Melt four tablespoonfuls of butter in a cupful of warm, cooked oatmeal, sift together a fourth of a cupful of sugar, a cupful of flour, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a teaspoonful of salt, add the oatmeal, one egg beaten light, and a half cupful of milk. Mix thoroughly and bake in hot well-buttered iron pans for 25 minutes. Orange Jelly.—Cut two oranges and one lemon in quarters, then cut each quarter into thin slices, there will be a pint of fruit, over this pour three pints of water and let stand over night. The next day let it cook until the peel is very tender, then drip through a jelly bag, pressing out all the juice. Add two and a half cupfuls of hot sugar and cook until a jelly is formed. This will make three glasses. Add the peeling to one and a half cupful of sugar and a fourth of a cupful of water, simmer until all the sugar is absorbed. This may be used for various puddings and as a garnish as well as a flavor for cake. It is easy to sit in the sunshine and handle to the man in the shade. It is easy to float in the well trimmed boat and point out the places to wade. But once we pass into the shadow— we worry and fret and frown And our length from the bank we shout for and throw up our hands and go down. HELPFUL AND ECONOMICAL HINTS. When clothing becomes shiny rub well with a piece of emery paper. Spots on suede shoes may be removed with emery paper. When machine needles become dull, sharpen them by stitching once or twice through a piece of sandpaper or coarse emery paper. A hook and eye on suede shoes may be removed with emery paper. When machine needles become dull, sharpen them by stitching once or twice through a piece of sand-paper or coarse emery paper. A hook and eye sewed at the bottom of a placket, then clamped with a tackhammer will not come unhooked and will bear the strain without tearing the placket. A piece of gum camphor put away with the silver will keep it from tarnishing. An electric fan placed in front of a radiator will by its motion set the air circulating through the coils very quickly. The lower cellar stair as well as the attic stair may be made with a hinge and will make a fine receptacle for various necessary things. Do not put oil mops or polishing rags in such a tight place, as spontaneous combustion may cause a serious fire. A clothespin is a handy thing to hold a hot dish while stirring on the stove. A clothespin bag with a clothes hanger for a top may be pushed along on the line and is always ready to use. A nutcracker may be used as a wrench on small cans and bottles as well as the nuts on sewing machines and wringers. When using a patch on wall paper tear the patch instead of cutting it; it will be less noticeable. An eggshell with a pricked hole in it makes a very good funnel in an emergency. A piece of letter paper rolled in the shape of a funnel will also serve nicely. Heavy wallpaper of a light color may be covered with calcosine of any special tint at very little expense. A paper or wooden tub or bowl is best to use for washing dishes, as they are less apt to be nicked by striking the sides. A coat of white paint on the outside of a screen door will keep those on the outside from looking in... Nellie Maxwell They Liked It. "Jeff says he bought some powders to kill bugs on cabbage plants." "Was it a success?" "Yes, but not in the way Jeff expected. He says after the first application those blamed bugs followed him into the house for more." Fads And Fancies Of Fashion A TRIUMPH AT THE STYLE SHOW. At the initial style show for the display of apparel for the winter season this Flanders evening gown made a brilliant triumph. In the cold black and white of the picture it is impossible to even hint at the wonderful management of colors and adaptation of materials to effects that made this gown the delight of critics. But they were quick to perceive that the designer understood all the possibilities of her fabrics and she used them with the sure hand of a master. The dancing flames of an early autumn fire might have inspired this gown; at all events its colors and sparkle may be found just there, for the underdress is of flame-colored satin and is cut, after the manner of this season's evening gown, very low at the back. But the back is not left uncovered, for there is an overdress of sapphire blue net that veils the underdress from neck to hem. It supports many bands of blue sequins that catch the light like the little blue flames that play over the glowing coals of a fire. A ruffle about the neck is edged with a single row of sequins and three rows of them extend over the shoulders. The round buttons are covered with them. The management of the net at the back of the bodice, where it appeared like a cape partly fastened to the skirt, was a matter of much comment. It was new for one thing, and beautiful for another. This gown appeared in a small galaxy of other beautiful eve- I O GAY TEA AND SEWING APRONS. ing gowns and was the bright particular star of the collection. Along with chrysanthemums, that come with the falling leaves and winds with a tooth in them, that ushers in the winter, a lot of pretty and frivolous tea aprons blossom out in the shops. They foretell the holidays and every year do their bit toward making a joyous season. With them are small, gay sewing aprons, ornamental and useful also. These are made of flowered volle, or lawn and of ornamental and batiste, like the tea aprons. Almost any of the sheer fabrics used for midsummer frocks are well suited to sewing aprons and breakfast jackets. The ten aprons pictured are made of organdle, but batiste and fine volle, or other sheer weaves in cotton do as well. Val lace insertion is set in these aprons and lace edgings finish them. A small motif of Irish crochet lace is given the most conspicuous place in the apron at the left with a little bow of satin ribbon placed on it by way of accent. On the other apron a rosette of narrow satin ribbon looks like a blossom of some kind. "What's the use of being serious-minded?" say tea aprons. Sewing aprons are less trimmed—but are made of gayly flowered materials. They are small and cut long enough to be turned up at the bottom to form a pocket for thread, needles, pins, scissors and other things. They are also wide enough to be fulled on narrow ribbon that ties them about the waist, and are cut with square corners, not rounded like the tea aprons. Bright silks may be used for them and needlework, in fancy stitches in decorations, or small ribbon flowers are pretty on them. There is something charming about these small belongings for home wear that every woman may own. They make always welcomed Christmas gifts and are easy to make at home and inexpensive, even when bought in the shops, ready-made. Julia Bottomley The Easiest Way. If one of your little folks needs an undergarment which you have just completed, all but those "pesky buttonholes," and the garment cannot be worn without them, try this: On the machine stitch the desired length of the buttonhole, then one stitch across, Q up again and finish across. Slit with sharp scissors between the stitching. These buttonholes can be worn this way for several days, and will be all the stronger after you buttonhole over the machine stitching. An Egyptian Type Negligee A delicate negligee in flesh crepe dehine is made on simple Egyptian lines and discloses an empire front. The empire bodice is outlined with variegated sizes of honey-bird blue beads. There is a cap matching this, which is a reproduction of an Arab's desert turban with the flowing ends as a long veil in the back. Flat-heeled shoes of rose satin with a basket decoration of roses made from ombre ribbon in the seven colors are shown. Knitted Collar and Cuff Sets Hand-knitted collar and cuff sets are the latest neckwear novelty to make a public appearance. A smart girl wearing a braid-bound Oxford suit wore such a set of dull blue wool. --- COLORADO STATE NEWS THE COLORADO STATESMAN ver. Nov. 22-24—Rural School Conference in Denver. Denver newsboys subscribed $2,050 for Liberty bonds. An automobile show will be held in Denver, Nov. 12th to 18th. It is proposed to build a paved high- way from Denver north to Greeley. The Mouth-Piece of the People of Colorado and the Entire West The new sugar factory at Brighton will probably be started in operation by Nov. 15th. The Colorado Board of Equalization placed the 1917 levy for state revenues at 3.12 mills. A movement is under way to replace the central fire station at Colorado Springs by a new building. Five farmers of Delta county will purchase 1,800 sheep from New Mexico for raising on their respective farms. The county commissioners of Crowley county will pay half the expense of maintaining a home guard for duty in that county only. Plans for a chapel to be built at Craig Colony, the non-denominational tubercular sanatorium have been completed in Denver. A civil service examination for the purpose of filling a vacancy at La Salle as postmaster will be held at Greeley, Nov. 14th. William Swartsman, a rancher, of near Pawnee, was killed near Grover when his auto turned over on him, breaking his neck. RELIABLE chronicle of their doings and progress; a faithful mirror of their wants, their hopes, their best aspirations. The town of Buckingham is petitioning the State Utilities Commission to force the Burlington railroad to give them a depot and an agent. L. E. Karnes, of near Timnath, who has made a specialty of onions this year, took from one acre of land 500 sacks of onions worth $2 per sack. Bids for the construction of the Denver-Littleton concrete highway were asked by the State Highway Commission. They will be opened Nov. 5th. John W. Springer of Denver has offered his 8,000-acre country place in Douglas county to the United States government as a site for a base hospital. THE COLORADO STATESMAN Four of the Teller county boys who went to Camp Funston with the first crowd have already been promoted three to be corporals and one a sergeant. H. C. Nevius of the State Dairy Commission, is in Wisconsin for the purpose of purchasing blooded dairy stock for the farmers of Garfield and Fremont counties. Although at the beginning of the long mountain winter the town of Debeque is growing right in a boom, on account of the increasing activity of oil shale development. W. J. Galligan of Denver received from Coal Administrator Harry A. Garfield, in Washington, a telegram officially confirming his appointment as coal administrator for Colorado. Unequaled as an advertising medium for the business of professional men and women. Farmers of La Plata and Montezuma counties have filed orders with the county agricultural agent to the extent of almost a carload of purebred boars and sows, which will be ordered from outside breeders. Everything from a flivver's rear lamp to a five-ton war truck will be on exhibit at the Denver auto show. Nov. 12 to 18, if the plans of the Denver committee in charge are carried out. Nov. 4th will be "Go to Sunday School day" all over the United States. The Sunday School Association of Colorado has been making extensive preparations for its celebration in this state. An excellent family journal speaking to and for many thousand colored citizens. Mrs. Emily Riley, who shot and killed her husband, Patrick Henry Riley, in their Denver apartment, Sept. 29th, was held to be sane by a lunacy commission which examined her at the county hospital. State Highway Commissioner T. J. Ehrhart has awarded the contract for a steel and concrete bridge 600 feet long across the Platte river on the Lincoln highway, between Greeley and Kersey, on a bid of $41,400. The United States Geological Survey, in its 1916 report, shows that Fremont county has eleven producing metal mines, and that these produced in that year $786 in gold, 4,529 ounces of silver, 101,401 pounds of copper, 31,710 pounds of lead, these products having a total value of $30,810. TWODOLLARSAYEAR A special Sunday train is to be put on the Arkansas Valley railroad so that milk can be delivered seven days a week to the new condensary at La Junta. All previous records for packing were broken at Manzanola when the Bartow Canning factory put up 1,155 cases or 27,722 cans of tomatoes in an eight-hour day. There are rumors in Routt county that next spring will see work commenced on the new railroad to connect Routt county with the Union Pacific at Laramie. LEADS TO ARREST OF TWO AUS TRIANS IN TRINIDAD. Held by United States Officers When Explosive Is Found Instead of Booze. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Trinidad, Colo.—A trunk containing twenty-two sticks of dynamite was seized here by the sheriff, aided by R. Lee Craft of the Federal Department of Justice, and Alex Stova and Andrew Anton, Austrians, alleged owners of the trunk, are being held in the county jail. They are thought to be spies. Their arrest was brought about by their peculiar actions while in Raton, N. M. Craft saw them on the Santa Fé depot platform, and noticed that they kept a close watch on a trunk which they had just checked. He at once supposed that they were smuggling liquor into Trinidad, and he notified the sheriff of Las Animas county to be on the watch for them. When the men boarded a train for Trinidad Craft followed them. As they alighted there, they were placed under arrest. Anton says the dynamite belongs to Stova, and that it was purchased a few days ago in Yankee, N. M. Stova denies ownership of the explosive and says he did not know it was in the trunk. Stova, who is about 25 years of age, is well educated. His companion, who is older, is of a different type. The authorities believe Stova is in the employ of the German government and that Anton is merely an assistant. Discoverer of Garden of Gods Dead. Colorado Springs. — Melanthan Sayre Beach, who with his partner, Rufus Cable of Denver, discovered the Garden of the Gods, died here, aged 83 years. He came to Colorado in 1858, and was one of the company that formed the original townsite company of Colorado City, now Colorado Springs. At one time Mr. Beach owned the now famous Manitou springs, which he sold many years ago for $300. He was a member of Colorado's first Legislature. He served with the union forces in the Civil war and saw service also against the Indians of the Pike's Peak region. Denver Police Find Missing Couple. Denver. The infatuation of a 17-year-old Chicago girl, daughter of a wealthy West Side druggist, for a commercial artist twice her age, the breaking up of the man's home, the filing of divorce papers and charges in the Juvenile Court, a flight across the country pursued by Cook county officials, and a three weeks' life of seclusion in a Denver "dovecote" ended disastrously when detectives arrested Laurette Jackson, 17, and Raymond Stuart, 35, in an apartment at 311 Twenty-third street. Farmers Not Getting Best Results. Denver.—Because Colorado farmers are generally not grading their potatoes they are not getting as much money as they could for their products, advises W. H. Kerr, chairman of the committee on markets of the State Council of Defense. As the result they are also paying transportation on culls and dirt that should be fed to livestock and would bring them greater returns as meat. Phipps to Join Aviation Corps. Denver.—Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr., who was certified for possible service in the draft army, will not go to Camp Funston as a selective from Denver District No. 4. Instead he will report to the army aviation headquarters at Fort Omaha, Neb., within a few days to enter the signal officers' reserve corps as a first lieutenant of the aviation section of the army. Bean Crop Is Big One. Denver.—Colorado's yield of Mexican beans this year is worth from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 at present prices, according to W. H. Kerr, chairman of the committee on markets of the Colorado Council of Defense. The bean crop is five times larger than last year's. Golden.—After six months' work the United States Bureau of Mines here has just completed the extraction and purification of about two grams of radium, valued, roughly, at $200,000, from over 400 tons of Paradox valley radio-content ores. Man Accused of Wife Murder Weds. Boulder.—Dennis Satterfield of Longmont, acquitted last spring on the charge of murdering his wife, Annie Satterfield, was married here to Goldie Woosley, 18-year-old Longmont girl. Denver.—Governor Gunter is planning with the adjutant general to arm all the county home guard organizations in the state as quickly as equipment can be obtained for them. Banguet for Negro Soldiers. Pueblo—The negroes of Pueblo and Pueblo county who are to leave for some training camp Oct. 26th to join the draft army will be tendered a banquet and a patriotic celebration. MORRISON'S FAMOUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND ENTERTAINERS GEO. MORRISON, MANAGER Music Furnished f Phone Main 2707. Res. 2947 St THIN Giant Bach-Bo and T Lankford and McO STRICTLY FIRST Cleaning, Pressing, Dye JOIN OUR MONTHLY PR 506 Eighteenth Street THE PEARL B 1021 19th Electric Furnished for all Occasions 2707. Res. 2947 Stout St. DENV THINK Bach-Benz Clea and Tailors Lankford and McCain, Proprietors STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WORK Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Remodell OUR MONTHLY PRESSING CLUB— North Street Phone THE PEARL BARBER SHOP Music Furnished for all Occasions Phone Main 2707. Res. 2947 Stout St. DENVER, COLO. Lankford and McCain, Proprietors STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WORK Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Remodelling JOIN OUR MONTHLY PRESSING CLUB-$1.50 06 Eighteenth Street Phone Main 7376 THE PEARL BARBER SHOP 1021 19th Street First-Class Tonsorial Artists in attendance. solicit your patronage. First-Class work gu Prop. ANK R. TAGGAL nces that he has remov ices to 621 and 622 G g. We solicit your patronage. First-Class work guaranteed. FRANK R. T Announces that he law offices to 621 Building. FRANK R. TAGGART Announces that he has removed his law offices to 621 and 622 Cooper Building. Telephone Main 8036 When You The Heads, Feet Neckbones or any other part of the squeal, go to East's Mar 2300-6 Lari When You Wish Heads, Feet Tails, Sn bones or Chitlerings other part of the hog ex queal, go to It's Market Pho 2300-6 Larimer Street When You Want The Heads, Feet Tails, Snouts Neckbones or Chitlerings, or any other part of the hog except the squeal, go to The McElhinney T PHONE MAIN 5599 Night and Day 806 15th St., Two Doors From Store Free Delivery—Shipping Notice: Open evenings until NOT In order to get acquainted again friends, we are going to give away FR with this ad. a valuable premium Let this INFORMATION, for the b the owner of the NIGHT AND DAY I am printing this. I am the man Company seven years ago at 2038 couple of doors up to a larger st four years. Now I have been run CANTILE CO. for three years, an co-operation of your trade, which Now I am going to go after your fore by giving you the advantage meat and grocery buying. We bu middleman's profit. We can save order. SO GIVE US A TRIAL MEATS Hat and Day Mercantile St., Two Doors From Stout St. Phones Ch Free Delivery—Shipping Orders a Special Price: Open evenings until 12 o'clock. All day NOTICE to get acquainted again with our old cust are going to give away FREE had a valuable premium worth dollars to you. INFORMATION, for the benefit of the people of the HAT AND DAY MERCANTILE ing this. I am the man who opened up the seven years ago at 2038 Larimer Street. I doors up to a larger store, at 2048 Larimer Now I have been running the NIGHT A CO. for three years, and my whole success in of your trade, which we wish to thank y going to go after your business stronger than buying you the advantage of my many years grocery buying. We buy direct in carload is profit. We can save you from 20 to 30 p GIVE US A TRIAL. MEATS GROCE Night and Day Mercantile Co. 806 15th St. Two Doors From Stout St. Phones Champa 301S-3073. Free Delivery—Shipping Orders a Specialty. In order to get acquainted again with our old customers and their friends, we are going to give away FREE with this ad. a valuable premium worth dollars to you. Let this INFORMATION, for the benefit of the people who don't know Dressed Rabbits, Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks. Best Creamery Butter, lb.... 45c Fresh Oysters, pt.... 30c We carry a full line of Fresh Veg Your co-operation of purchasing g sell you right along from 20 to 2 A full line of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits of operation of purchasing goods from us will en- light along from 20 to 25 per cent less than We carry a full line of or fresh vegetables and fruits or hit kinds, under well, you-right, along from 20, to 29, per cent less than any other store- HARRY JONES, Prop. MEATS. For all Occasions About St. DENVER, COLO. INK Benz Cleaners Mailors Main, Proprietors CLASS WORK Baking and Remodelling PRESSING CLUB—$1.50 Phone Main 7376 BARBER SHOP Street TAGGART has removed his and 622 Cooper ou Want t Tails, Snouts Chitlerings, or the hog except mer Street A FIREPLACE Makes the home feel comfortable these cool days. Beautifies the home and cuts your fuel bill. A large display of Grates, Androns, Fire Sets and Fire Screens awaits your inspection here. Mercantile Co. 427 SEVENTEENTH ST. Out St. Phones Champa 3018-3873. Selling Orders a Specialty. 12 o'clock. All day Sundays. ATTICE main with our old customers and their y REE worth dollars to you. benefit of the people who don't know MERCANTILE CO. who opened up the Western Market Larimer Street. I then moved a ore, at 2048 Larimer, and ran it for nining the NIGHT AND DAY MER- d my whole success was through the we wish to thank you one and all. business stronger than I ever did be of my many years of experience of my direct in carlo lots and save the you from 20 to 30 per cent on your SUGAR, 13 lbs. for.....$1.00 With every $3.00 purchase. Macaroni and Spaghetti, pkg....5c Reg. 5c sacks Salt; 3 for.....10c Large cans Milk, each.....11c Water White Soap, 6 bars for 25c Fresh Eggs, doz.....40c Swift's Laundry Soap, 3 bars.....10c 15c cans Milk for, each.....11c Small cans Milk for, each.....6c 10c grade Toilet Paper, roll.....5c etables and Fruits of all kinds. Foods from us will enable us to under- 5 per cent less than any other store. DENVER, COLO Phone Main 1461 GROCERIES. WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY 501 QUINCY BUILDING Denver, Colo. Ground Floor Office. Phone Main S612 FISK-LEAVITT COMPANY Inclosed find $... as part or full payment on shares of treasury stock of THE WYOMING PEERLESS OIL CO. Name Address Town and State. THE STAR HAIR GROWER, Mfr. Northern Branch: 1113 Clark St. P. O. Box 812, EVANSTON, ILL. GREENSBORO, N.C. NOTE: Persons living in the South can get their goods three days earlier. If they will order from THE STAR HAIR GROWER MFR., P. O. BOX 812, GREENSBORO, N.C. HENRY SCHOEN WHOLESALE CIGARS --- THE COLORADO STATESMAN LAGUN SHALL BE FREE HAZE COUNTRY 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. JOS. D. D. RIVERS.....Proprietor 1824 Curtis Street, Room 25. Phone Main 7417. Reading notices, ten lines or less, 10 cents per line. Each additional line over ten lines, 5 cents per line. Display advertising, 50 cents per inch. Remittances should be made by Express Money Order, Postoffice Money Order, Registered Letter or Bank Draft. Postage stamps will be received the same as cash for the fractional part of a dollar. Only 1c and 2c stamps taken. No discounts allowed on less than three months' contract. Cash must accompany all orders from parties unknown to us. Further particulars on application. Communications to receive attention must be newsy, upon important subjects, plainly written only upon one side of the paper, must reach us Tuesday, if possible, anyway not later than Wednesdays, and bear the signature of the author. No manuscript returned unless stamps are sent for postage. All communications of a personating nature that are not complimentary will be withheld from the columns of this paper. PARTNERS IN HEROISM. ANYONE who reads the article on the front page referring to the speech of Emmett J. Scott, Civilian Advisor to the Secretary of War, cannot but be touched with the fitness of the man for the position, as well as the good start he has made in the timely advices, the cheering words, the encouraging sentiments to the officers who are to lead our men—the men of our race, who have been trained to champion our cause and our allied cause to victory. "In your relationships with your men," said the speaker, "you will keep in mind the psychological aspect of the adventure upon which you are embarking. Cheerfulness begets cheerfulness, and more than that, willingness, yea, eagerness to undertake any duty, responsibility or risk in this hour, when the fate of the republic is at stake, your emphasis, I am sure, will be upon duties and responsibilities of the sacred privilege of serving one's country in her hour of need." Surely, no one would venture to question the wisdom of Secretary Baker in his appointment, as in this address to men on whom the responsibility of leadership is placed, Mr. Scott has shown himself eminently fitted for the high office conferred on him, and having the confidence and respect of his people, with true devotion to the cause of uplift of his race, which he often expresses "is dear to him as life itself," he merits our best wishes, our prayers and loyal support for guidance in his representative and responsible position. But included in his speech are the words, "partners in heroism, I bid you God Speed and Good Luck," quoted from Secretary Baker—words that must sink deeply into the heart of every member of the Negro family, as it is clearly shown that the recognition of being part and parcel in a common cause for humanity and the civilization of the world is given us, and coming from a source as the head of the War Department in our nation, the result must be universal recognition of the American Negro for this time and the future. The Secretary of War has arrived at the conclusion that the time has come when democracy must establish itself in practice and not in theory; that a people the component parts of a nation must be ONE in thought and deed, and whether in times normal or abnormal, the united help, the unanimous action, must be the agencies of success and advancement to their cause. Seeing therefore that the choice for helping democratise to its fullest has fallen upon a son of our race whom we have every reason to be proud of, and viewing the fact that his chief fills a larger place in our minds than heretofore by this action unprecedented in American history, let us hope the most cordial relationship will exist officially, and the experience of our representative in the War Department may be the means of extinguishing very soon the cloud of prejudice and unjust dealing which has overhung us for the years past. The Colorado Statesman, in voicing the sentiments of the people of Colorado, adds its best wishes for a long career of usefulness for Mr. Emmett J. Scott, and will devote its columns to the publication to the world of the successful achievements of the race through his invaluable assistance to the government in his position from time to time. HOW TO BE MADE PROFITABLE. We can profit by the foregoing actions of the nations at war in our social, religious, financial and political avenues. Socially—by having a better knowledge of the race at home and abroad; by entertaining the highest respect for one another, the utter denouncement of crime, cultivating a taste of admiration for deserving members who are still the champions and believers of race progressiveness which must be universally recognized. Religiously—by putting a stop to our denominational wranglings, respecting one another for being possessed of religion, starting from the same source and aiming at the same goal, and leaving the Creator of the Universe to decide as to our fitness or unfitness to share his promised rewards. Financially—by combining our interests, however small, and entering the hall of business with our united front, passing through the aisles of competition, acquire that business experience that will make us be favorably considered by the monetary agents that actually appear to dominate our very existence owing to the compulsory methods that they prescribe for us. Politically—by taking an active part in the politics of the country of which we are citizens, realizing that the time has come when we must help ourselves in unmistakably declaring our rights and privileges as Americans, pure and simple, with no other qualification than that provided by the Constitution of the United States of America. That among our race must be raised up political students who, unlike the corrupt and selfish politician, will be proud of being members of this democracy, by not yielding to influences that will remove the very foundation stones of the nation, but like fearless Oklahoma of color, undaunted by evil dissuasion, will spend the last dollar, empty the brain cells, drain the blood vessels in the hall of justice to justify our cause and win for us that respect and attention which only the FRANCHISE can command. Every Man's Duty Is to Back Government When It Has Acted The right of free speech is still in existence, but the question before us now is not whether the right to criticize the government still exists but whether it is the duty of the citizen to exercise that right. In the case of a riot in the street the mayor has the right to forbid the citizens the use of the streets. In other words, the right of the community is placed above the right of the individual. HARRIS EWING The government has acted. Our Constitution gives congress alone the right to declare war, and congress, as the only body in the land which can speak for the people of the United States, declared war by an overwhelming vote. Before we entered, the war was a matter of opinion. Now a person who puts his opinion above this act, which has become law, makes the matter an act of anarchy alone. When the government has acted, it is the duty of every citizen to support the government in his every action and to be loyal to it. No man should chance doing his country an injury simply because he wants to express himself. This war is long enough at its shortest. The quickest way out is straight through, and we can't allow for one minute that any nation should think there is dissension among our people. The more anxious we are for peace the more loyally we should support the government as the quickest way to secure peace. Men Have Been Blind to Opportunities to Be Found in Agricultural Pursuits Men Have Been Blind to Opportunities to Be Found in Agricultural Pursuits By Warner M. Van Norden, New York Banker Eyes have been blinded to the magnitude of the opportunities afforded by the development of agricultural pursuits, due in great part to modern inventions having made easily possible the accumulation of wealth which has been gathered with but little heed as to how long the supply would last. It has been done in our skimming way as we do many things—sip the froth without tasting the substantial. But the roots of humanity strike deep into the earth and it is only now when the question of our very existence is automatically forced on us that we reflect upon the possibilities of this endeavor. From time immemorial the farmer has been the vertebrae of all nations, and the countries who possess the wisdom of foresight have accorded him his rightful place. Countries which have turned their minds and attention to other pursuits are becoming cognizant that their life will be at stake if more effort is not directed toward agricultural development. The pendulum is swinging backward once more and farming will come into its own. Farming unlocks a thousand doors of opportunity. The days of pioneering are over. Trails have become roads; facilities for the transmission of intelligence are innumerable. The development awaits the keen awakening to the modern necessities of sustenance. To the homeseeker, the man who wants a paradise, his own vine and fig tree, farming is replete with suggestions and there is no country better prepared to promote these suggestions and individual dreams than the United States. Millions of acres are going practically to waste, but the enormity of this available land should in no wise create an infamous reflection upon the quality and condition of the land, but rather construed as a derogation of the man who has been content to look afar for verdant fields without inspecting those about him. Violent Shock of Explosions in Battle Has No Effect Whatever on the Weather By C. F. Martin, Chief of the United States Weather Bureau The violent shock and the heat of explosions in battle have no effect whatever on the weather. All weather factors, temperature, precipitation and wind velocity, ultimately depend on the heating and cooling of the atmosphere. The idea that battles cause rains is very old. In the earlier times the rain was attributed to the clash of swords and sweat of soldiers, later to the noise of cannon and guns, then to the dust particles (smoke) caused by the burning of black powder, and now, by some, to the gases freed by the explosion of guncotton, etc. Anyone at all familiar with the real cause of rain (the cooling of humid air by vertical convection) will see at once that it cannot be induced by noise, nor by the gaseous products of modern explosives. Furthermore, statistical studies show that the weather during years of war does not differ appreciably from the weather during years of peace. British and American Women Co-operate to Do Their Part in Winning the War By Mrs. Pember Reeves, Member British Food Commission The appeal to the women of America, who love nothing better than to make their families comfortable and give them of the very best, brings home to us here almost more than anything else the extent to which the United States is entering the war. The knowledge that American women will reduce both their expenditures and the food consumed by their families will stimulate us women in the United Kingdom to see to it that we do our share, and more than our share in the common sacrifice. The foodstuffs saved by such means which have also to run the gantlet of submarines, will be regarded when they reach us as a very sacred treasure. There will be, I earnestly believe, no waste on our side of the water. Women of these islands will respond warmly to the efforts of the women of America and will never forget the good fellowship of it. They will do their part to win the war as surely as will the men in the fighting forces. HERE IT IS! The Big Company for Which All Denver Has Been Waiting THE WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY Hundreds of people have written and telephoned to us during the past three weeks, asking for information about THE WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY. We gave them all the same answer—WAIT, and when we are ready to announce that THE WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY IS DRILLING and NOT GOING TO DRILL, or asking for money to get ready to drill, we will announce where the company is drilling and the holdings of the company to the public in the newspapers, so that everybody will have the same opportunity to become stockholders on the same basis, without playing any favorites with anyone. The Wyoming Peerless Oil Company Is drilling NOW in Section 4-33-77 in the Big Muddy Oil Field. The property was selected after careful investigation to determine the possibility of getting oil. The entire cost of securing the property, purchasing the complete standard drilling outfit, and putting the company on a good working basis—drilling for oil—was provided for before we asked the public to invest a single dollar. The men who are going to handle the operations of THE WYOMING PEERLESS OIL COMPANY have proven their faith in the future of the holdings, and now offer the public an interest in a company with holdings that are usually confined to THE CLOSE CORPORATION, without giving the general public an opportunity to share in the profits. 10,000 HAS BEEN SPENT TO INSTALL A STANDARD RIG BEFORE A SINGLE SHARE OF STOCK WAS SOLD BIG MUDDY ARE THE TALK OF GLENROCK AND CASPER Experienced oil men—those who have been on the ground and know the possibilities of every part of The Big Muddy Field—have stated to us that our holdings in Section 4-33-77 are unquestionably one of the best possible locations that we could secure in The Big Muddy Field. These men have verified our careful investigation. BOOKS NOW OPEN All arrangements have been made to facilitate the handling of orders so that those who make application first will get attention in the order that applications are received. We reserve the right to return all over-subscriptions after first allotment is sold. HERE IS TRULY A "PEERLESS" OPPORTUNITY TO WIN BIG PROFITS. If you want to take advantage of it, you must act quick. Mail in the attached coupon with check, cash or money order for as large a block of this stock as you can conveniently handle. Today's 3 Cents Price Per Share Lease No. 1—120 acres in Section 4, Township 33 North, Range 77 West, Big Muddy Oil Field, Wyoming. Lease No. 2—640 acres, 36-37-75, East Salt Creek Field, Wyoming. Lease No. 3—30 acres, 3-24-88, Lost Soldier Field, Wyoming. Call, Telephone or Wire Your Reservations to the Denver, Colo. S23 SEVENTEENTH STREET Phone Champa 761 MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY The Wyoming Peerless Oil Company, Quincy Building, Denver, Colorado. THE STAR HAIR GROWER A Wonderful Hair Dressing and Grower. We are always wanted. Good Money Made. We want an Agent. Good Money Made and village to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can you show us thou straightening trons ells for 25 cents or will prove its value. Any person that will use a 25-cent box will be convinced. No matter what you grow your hair, just live THE STAR HAIR GROWER and convince. Send 25 cents for a full size box. If you wish to be an agent, send $1 to the agent and you a full supply that you can begin working with Agent's terms. Send all money by Money Order. Smoke Submarine, Ford, Judge Good, Kaiserhoff or El Omica Cigars CHARLES LAMB PHONE SOUTH 4405 W. 308 KITTREDGE BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO THE COLORADO STATESMAN Keep off of the date of November 22, K. of P. entertainment. Keep off the date of November 29th —Masons' entertainment at old Manitou hall, 1747 Arapahoe street. MISS THRASHLEY'S PUPIL'S R CITAL. Last Tuesday night at the People Presbyterian church, the music pup of Miss Beatrice Thrashley demo Rev. R. L. Pope left Wednesday for Casper, Wyo., where he will assist Rev. J. O. Minor and his people in a campaign for a new church. Don't forget the big Hallowe'en celebration which will be given at Fern Hall, Oct. 31st. Morgan Jackson's five-piece orchestra will furnish the music. Alfred Keith is now an employee of Uncle Sam, having received his appointment of mail carrier last Monday. Mr. Keith is one of our well-respected and cultured young men of the community and his many friends along with the Colorado Statesman are glad to know of his success. Mrs. Mamie Norman of 3058 High street is still a patient of St. Luke's hospital, where she was taken for an operation. Mrs. Norman is one of our popular matrons and her illness creates much sympathy among her numerous friends and acquaintances. We hope her a speedy recovery. Mr. J. E. Sanders, formerly of Hannibal, Mo., but now of Seattle, Wash. is visiting in the city with his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders of 2027 Perry street, and Mrs. Bessie Watson. He left Thursday to assume his duties as head steward of the Concordia Club, the leading club of the Northwest, after an extended visit in the East, in which he visited all the larger cities and their points of interest. You cannot miss the "wonder of wonders" at the Halloween masked ball Wednesday, 31st, under the auspices of the Smart Set Club. Billy Knight and his assistants that have made such a good public record for special entertainments, will be in charge of the management. Halloween Jazz music. Don't forget the big Hallowe'en celebration which will be given at Fern Hall, Oct. 31st. Morgan Jackson's five-piece orchestra will furnish the music. Robert Ellsberry and his assistant, Roy Scott, are determined to bring the dining room of the Hotel Erhard, 1940 Broadway, to a standard equal to any in the city. Their ever-ready attention to please guests and cater to the choicest taste, results in an increase of patronage and the highest commendation for the management. We wish these young men every success in their sphere as "sticking to the job" means unusual advantages in the end. FINAL RECEPTION TO OUR BOYS TONIGHT at 6 o'clock sharp, our drafted men will be treated to a hot supper at Shorter Church, 23rd and Washington streets, under the auspices of the Auxiliary of the Women's Service League and the Colored Branch of the Red Cross Society. A hearty invitation is extended to friends and well wishers to say good-bye to our soldier boys, and any gifts or remembrances will be greatly appreciated. The ladies who have charge of the proceededies are doing all in their power to make this an ever memorable event which will help to goad our army men to victory. THE NOWATA OIL AND GAS CO. A company that offers such a substantial investment to stockholders that there's no risk, chance or anything connected therewith that will make one apprehensive of loss. Treasury stock for development of lands in such proximity to established oil fields is now on the market, and the staff of officers as well as the financial backing of the company create a guarantee that merits immediate support. Besides large stockholders on our side, are representative investors of color who being satisfied with the assurance of success are heralding the good news of the Nowata Oil and Gas Company, whose offices are 215 Colorado Bldg. and whose local representative among us is the well-known citizen Hewetson Watson. 4 and 5-room brick cottage for rent; Apply W. P. Gibson Realty Agency; 2603 Welton street. Main 5831. MISS THRASHLEY'S PUPIL'S RECITAL. Last Tuesday night at the People's Presbyterian church, the music pupils of Miss Beatrice Thrashley demonstrated before a large audience. The students in every respect reflected due credit on themselves, and once more advertised Miss Thrashley as a most painstaking and competent music teacher. The race should be proud of such characters as this unassuming and efficient instructress. Her contribution to mankind categorises her to be an indispensable and invaluable asset to our community life. Parents seeking a music teacher for their offsprings will do well to give this consecrated young lady a chance. Mrs. Americus Hughes was in session with her floral decorations for the concert. For her effort in this wise we owe a debt of gratitude. Dr. D. E. Over, pastor of Zion Baptist church, in choice words, complimented the teacher and participants for their splendid execution of the night's program. Signed, J. A. THOS. HAZELL. OUR DRAFTED MEN DEPART TONIGHT The stirring patriotic speeches at Zion Baptist church last evening to our drafted men, who go to Camp Funston this evening, will serve as an inspiration "to do or die" in the cause of America and her allies. Patriots were given an opportunity to show their encouragement to the men, and a reception which included a dinner and numerous tokens and gifts from relatives, friends and well-wishers served an admirable purpose. The Y. M. C. A. and Queen City bands enlivened the proceedings, and the "Goodby! God bless you! Hope to see you again! Good luck!" interspersed with teardrops, gave a demonstration of real heartfelt devotion to our country's cause. This evening, at Twentieth and Welton streets, the men will assemble, and from this point they will march to the depot with the Spanish War Veterans, G. A. R. and other societies, led by the Queen City band. The Colorado Statesman wishes our military representatives Godspeed, good luck and a safe return. DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES OF CAMMEL UNDERTAKING CO. Cornelius Snowden, age 29 years, died Oct. 23, 1917, at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Morroco Hayes, 2430 Humboldt street. Funeral services from Shorter Chapel Sunday, at 2 p.m., under the auspices of the K. of P. Interment at Fairmount cemetery. PEOPLE'S PRESBYTERIAN. East Twenty-third and Washington Streets, J. A. Thos. Hazell, S. T. B., Presbyter. Sermon topics Sunday, Oct. 28th: 11 a. m.—"A Trinity of Mysteries." 5 p. m.—"Old Wine in New Bottle." For the past weeks assisting clergymen in the persons of Rev. Thos. Bell and Rev. G. G. Sawyer rendered most acceptable pulpit services for the People's church. Last Sabbath Elder W. S. Evans delivered a most practical lecture to our people at the forenoon services. Mesdames M. E. Morrison and F. Mansen, in an echo meeting of the Synod of Colorado, made their report of the sessions held at the First church, Pueblo. The Synod meets next year at the First Presbyterian church, Boulder. Both sermons tomorrow will clear the tracks for our fall and winter campaign along the line of evangelism. Everybody welcome. NOTICE. Oliver Royal House will meet November 14, the second Wednesday in every month, at Old Colony hall, by request. All members must be present, important business. MRS. L. OLIVER, Queen, MRS. R. MOORE, Secy. CAUTION AND CONTRADICTION. A woman that was put out of a house last spring in the city has put out a report that the owner of the house and several other houses owned by the estate, has keys and goes into the houses when the tenants are out. This report holds this woman liable to a very serious charge as well as damaging the business. Such an act the owner would not dare to. An agent has full charge of this property and the only time this owner goes on the premises is when a place is vacant to get it in condition to rent. And besides, the owners have lived in Denver almost forty years and have never proved to be thugs or burglars to the community. (Signed) MRS. E. RANDOLPH AND HEIRS. DIRECTORY. Oliver Royal House of S. M. T.—Meets 2nd Monday of each month at 2540 Washington St. Pride of Denver Tabernacle 521—Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 2540 Washington St. THE CALL! THE CRY!! THE RESPONSE!!! The Call: Awake to your sense of duty and foster race pride, race development, race success by remembering the paper that gives you all the news year in and year out. The Cry: We need every dollar you owe us, and the sending of bills do not add to your expense, but increases our burden. Will you come to our rescue by paying some portion if you cannot pay the whole at once? The Response: Mail to us, Box 116, Denver postoffice, or call at our office, 1824 Curtis Street, Room 25, between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m., or kindly receive our collector and do the needful for-which accept our thanks. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Pretty busy times around the Y. M. C. A. these days. The boys are training for the football games every day, and claim that they will be in fine condition by Thanksgiving. They are seeking a game with some ambitious team now. And then plans are being perfected for the great membership drive which will begin on Monday, November 5th. Headquarters have been secured in the Baxter building, corner Washington and Welton streets, where the teams will meet every night during the campaign for dinner and for reports. Ten teams of men and two of boys have been formed, each consisting of a captain and five members. The campaign will close on the 12th. The opening dinner will be served by the ladies of the City Federation Rev, Dr. Smith, pastor of Christ M. E. church, gave a most heart-searching lecture on Prayer last Sunday afternoon. As this is the four hundredth anniversary of the great reformation begun by Martin Luther, Prof. L. B. Longacre of the chair of church history of the liff school of Theology, will deliver an address on that great being at the meeting next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. All will be welcome. THE OWL OIL COMPANY. 504 Colorado Building, Denver. THERE are oil companies and oil companies, and I advise a thorough investigation, as well as knowing the men who are associated with them before you invest' the words of the Mayor of Denver, and the OWL OIL COMPANY responds to the advice in the safe investment it offers by and thru its President and General Sales Agent, O. W. Lovan. Mr. Lovan, who is well known in the community and especially among the business element for his thoroughness and promptness in such activities, offers for a short time only the stock of his company at three (3) cents per share, and the kind of men who have interested themselves by purchasing in large amounts also giving full indorsement of everything being on a sound basis, coupled with their holdings which are at present producing, give an assurance to the public of a strong, well- 100 TO 500% ADVANCE O Buy Double Standard O Capital Stock $100,000. All Comm YOUR B 2 CENTS A SHARE Advances on account of more valuable holdings making ent market price. $100 INVESTED IN O Your money invested her waits. Get yours now. $10 invested in proved oil cat ground. Our holdings are Kansas, Wyoming, Kentucky, drilled are producers. This m you to win. 50 per cent net profits in Wire or mail orders now, payments if desired. The DOUBLE STAND W. F. Reynolds, Sec. OPEN UNTIL 8 P. M. Dear Sir: In enclose $. at two cents per share. Name. Address. Open Till 8 P. M. Advances on account of manager in oil fields acquiring more valuable holdings making stock worth many times present market price. $100 INVESTED IN OIL HAS PAID $40,000. Your money invested here may do the same. Fortune waits. Get yours now. $10 invested in proved oil fields is worth $10,000 in wild cat ground. Our holdings are in proved ground in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Kentucky, Texas, where 85 per cent of wells drilled are producers. This means 85 chances out of 100 for you to win. 50 per cent net profits in dividends for stockholders. Wire or mail orders now, or you may be too late. Time payments if desired. TheDOUBLE STANDARD OIL & GAS CO. W. F. Reynolds, Sec. Main Office, 501 Boston Bldg. OPEN UNTIL 8 P. M. DENVER, COLO. Dear Sir: In enclose $...for...shares of stock at two cents per share. Name... Address... Open Till 8 P. M. Main 3937 Camp Funston. Oct. 20.—Negroes from all parts of Kansas who have been certified for services in the national army under the first draft began to arrive at the national army cantonment here today. A five-day period has been allotted for the mobilization of the Negro troops. Fewer than 100 Negroes are expected to come to the camp from towns and country districts of the state. The percentage of Negroes in the Kansas contingent of the national army is much smaller than the percentage of --- The Call: Your Uncle Sam is getting ready to fight. All over the country, hundreds of thousands of artisans are busy with war preparations. Great warships are sliding off the ways; navy yards and arsenals are working night and day; great mobilization camps are springing up as if by magic; everywhere the vast resources of the Nation are being gathered together for war. All over the country, hu Great warships are sliding off great mobilization camps are the Nation are being gathered All over the Bell telepho branches of telephone activi Nation. Everywhere poles are new long distance lines const The greater and more v the demands upon the Bell sys there will be greater demand The scarcity of material tion, and the needs of the in It is going to be harder t to new telephone stations, bee service of the Government, an draft, and many of our techn When you use the telepho ing the Government, the exte service by a conservative use Mountain States All over the country, hundreds of thousands of warships are sliding off the ways; navy that mobilization camps are springing up as Nation are being gathered together for war. All over the Bell telephone system, thousands of telephone activity, to keep pace. Everywhere poles are being set and a long distance lines constructed between in. The greater and more varied the Government demands upon the Bell system for service, we will be greater demands for commercial. The scarcity of material and labor have seized, and the needs of the individual must be met. It is going to be harder to supply new telephone stations, because of the vast price of the Government, and because the Bellift, and many of our technically trained men. When you use the telephone, we ask you to the Government, the extraordinary condition by a conservative use of your telephone. Mountain States Telephone All over the Bell telephone system, thousands of employés are busily engaged in all branches of telephone activity, to keep pace with the extraordinary telephone needs of the Nation. Everywhere poles are being set and wires strung, central office equipment increased, new long distance lines constructed between important points and telephone facilities increased. The greater and more varied the Government's war activities become, the greater will be the demands upon the Bell system for service. With the increased Government requirements, there will be greater demands for commercial service. The scarcity of material and labor have set definite limits to the amount of new construction, and the needs of the individual must be subordinated to those of the Nation. It is going to be harder to supply new telephones, extension telephones and to put up wire to new telephone stations, because of the vast amount of telephone equipment devoted to the service of the Government, and because the Bell organization has contributed heavily to the draft, and many of our technically trained men have voluntarily joined the colors. When you use the telephone, we ask you to remember the patriotic service we are rendering the Government, the extraordinary conditions we are facing, and to help us maintain good service by a conservative use of your telephone and equipment. Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company founded business organization. Knowing the president of this company for several years' as a man whose reliability stands unchallenged, there is every reason to feel that transacting business with him and anything he represents is as safe as a Liberty Bond, and safer than a safety deposit vault. The slogan of the company—"Success and more success"—is the creed of every investor, and taking advantage of this opportunity is the only thing to do. On our second page of this issue the names of some of the large stockholders will be found, and on the back page a map of the oil producing district appears in the advertisement of the company, giving the necessary proof to intended purchasers of stock. For Rent—A modern large front room, all modern congeniences for one or two gentlemen. Apply 1320 Fox St. N OR BEFORE NOV. 1, 1917. Fuel & Gas Co. Stock Now Full Paid Non-assessable. non Stock. EST BUY BEFORE NOV. 1, 1917. Gas Co. Stock Now Paid Non-assessable. HARE in oil fields acquiring worth many times pres- PAID $40,000. to the same. Fortune worth $10,000 in wild ground in Oklahoma, there 85 per cent of wells enhances out of 100 for s for stockholders. may be too late. Time OIL & GAS CO. manager in oil fields acquiring stock worth many times pres- OIL HAS PAID $40,000. we may do the same. Fortune fields is worth $10,000 in wild in proved ground in Oklahoma, Texas, where 85 per cent of wells means 85 chances out of 100 for dividends for stockholders. or you may be too late. Time BOARD OIL & GAS CO. Main Office, 501 Boston Bldg. DENVER, COLO. for.....shares of stock Main 3037 Negroes in the population of the state. This it was explained, is because the Negro population is very unevenly divided over the state, where the Negro population is concentrated, have small draft quotas because of heavy army enlistments. Chicago, Ill.—Members of the Eighth Illinois Regiment have started out to raise $100,000 toward the second Liberty Loan. The two thousand members of the regiment subscribed $45,000 last Thursday and are after more subscriptions. --- --- Mobilizing for the War Mobilizing for the War A hundreds of thousands of artisans are busy with the ways; navy yards and arsenals are well springing up as if by magic; everywhere together for war. The system, thousands of employés are be it to keep pace with the extraordinary teet being set and wires strung, central office acted between important points and telephone tied the Government's war activities become system for service. With the increased Gov't for commercial service. And labor have set definite limits to the annual must be subordinated to those of the supply new telephones, extension telephone use of the vast amount of telephone equipment because the Bell organization has contrarily trained men have voluntarily joined the time, we ask you to remember the patriotic ordinary conditions we are facing, and to of your telephone and equipment. "AINT NOTHING POSSIBLE" SECOND GRAND MASK BAL OF THE SE GIVEN BY THE Smart Set HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 31 Fern Hall, 27th and Special Electrical MORGAN JACKSON'S 5 PIECES Special Moonlight Hoot Owl Dancer Cake Free. Also well cooked Chitter Early Dance Late. BILLY KNIGHT, Mgr TOM GROSS Floor Mgr Adr TUKREY D Fern Hall, 27th and Welton Sts. Special Electrical Effects MORGAN JACKSON'S 5 PIECE ORCHESTRA Special Moonlight Hoot Owl Dance. Ice Cream and Cake Free. Also well cooked Chitterlings Free. Come Early Dance Late. BILLY KNIGHT, Mgr TOM GROSS Floor Mgr Admission 25c TURKEY Michaelson's CORNER 15TH AND LARIMER STS. Our entire second floor is devoted to Ladies' and Misses' Ready to Wear Coats, Dresses, Suits and Children's Coats and Dresses And this is a guarantee to save you money—because you know this store is run under much smaller expenses and is satisfied with much smaller profit. TUKREY DINNER Every Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Night & Day Cafe 919--19th St. NEWS TO DATE IN PARAGRAPHS CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF WIRES ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD. DURING THE PAST WEEK DURING THE PAST WEEK RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS CONDENSED FOR BUSY PEOPLE. Western Newspaper Union News Service. ABOUT THE WAR The British merchant cruiser Orama has been torpedoed and sunk. Seventy lives lost when U. S. transport Antilles was torpedoed and sunk. Nineteen German aeroplanes were put out of commission by the British Saturday and Sunday. Italian troops repulsed a strong attack by Austrian and German forces in the Cadore region at Monte Piana. Gen. Haig's report says a series of successes were attained Monday along the Ypres road and that all objectives were taken. The Germans have made an attempt at a second landing on the Estheonian coast, but were driven away by the Russians. The Germans have followed up their gains on Dago and Oesel islands and report that 20,000 Russians have been captured in the campaign. Germany lost one-half of her total effectual fleet of super-Zeppelins as a result of her air raid of Oct. 20 over England, according to cable dispatches received at Washington. The London war office announces that 150 persons, in addition to the 135 lost on the two British destroyers, were killed when two German raiders sank eleven ships in the North sea. Four Zeppelins, possibly five, were brought down in France Friday during an attempted raid on London. One airship succeeded in reaching the city and a bomb cast into the capital killed twenty-seven and wounded fifty-three persons. In one of the swiftest and most dashing blows of the war, the French troops smashed through the German lines north of the Aisne to a depth of more than two miles at one point, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy and captured more than 7,500 prisoners and twenty-five heavy guns and field guns. Several important villages also fell into the hands of the French, according to the war office announcement. Two German dreadnoughts, one cruiser, twelve torpedo boats and one transport were put out of action by the Russians in the fighting around the islands in the Gulf of Riga last week, but their ultimate fate is unknown, says an official statement issued by the Russian admiralty. It has been established that at least six German torpedo boats were sunk in the fighting. The Russians lost the battleship Slava and a large torpedo boat. WESTERN For the first time in the history of the United States, a government representative at Chicago has fixed the "fair" price for sugar, potatoes and flour. Eight hundred Yaqui Indians working northward presumably to seize recently harvested bean and corn crops, were engaged in battle Sunday and Monday by Mexican troops in the La Colorada district, according to Nogales, Ariz., dispatches. Testimony that during the race riots at East St. Louis, Ill., the night of July 2 a mob threw a negro child into a burning house was given at the congressional inquiry into the riots by Edwin Popkess, a reporter for a St. Louis (Mo.) newspaper. James Fisher, 75, a farmer residing in the vicinity of Seven-Mile Lake and a pioneer resident of Carbon county, Wyo., was instantly killed when an auto in which he was riding with David West of Elk Mountain turned over at Grenville, near Rawlins. Six thousand drafted men now in training at Camp Funston, Ft. Riley, Kan., will be moved to Camp Kearney, the National Guard camp at Linda Vista, Cal. Many of them will be Colorado boys, probably the members of the first quota sent from this state. WASHINGTON A third officers training camp will open on Jan. 5 and continue until April 5. Christmas presents and other gifts from home for American soldiers in France must be restricted to parcels of not more than seven pounds each. The Red Cross war council appropriated $70,200 for ten portable ice making plants for use in connection with the Red Cross base hospitals in France. President Wilson's special labor investigating commission reported a settlement of the strike of more than 5,000 copper miners in the Globe-Miami district of Arizona on a basis which promises to set a precedent for composing labor disputes elsewhere. Nellie, the celebrated war dog, brought to this country by the Belgian mission, is dead. FOREIGN The Swiss newspapers express the opinion that the destruction of four Zeppelins in France is a death blow to aircraft of this type. The sum of 12,430,000,000 marks was subscribed to the seventh German war loan closing on October 18th, according to a Berlin dispatch. Robert Hanford of Brooklyn, N. Y., an American aviator with the French army, was killed while landing at an aviation school on Oct. 15. George E. Turnure, 21 years old, of New York, an American aviator, brought down a German biplane in the neighborhood of Furness. Count von Luxburg, the German charge d'affaires, will sail on the Dutch steamer Hollandia. England and her allies have granted him safe conduct. President Carranza sent to Congress a bill extending the suspension of constitutional guarantees to apply to plotters in general and to foes of the government. The Amsterdam Vossische Zeitung says that in well-informed circles it is understood that the German emperor has refused to accept Vice Admiral von Capelle's resignation as minister of marine. The Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted that the memory of Capt. George Guynemer, the famous French aviator, be commemorated by placing an inscription in the Pantheon. A Tokio dispatch says the former German steamer Darvel, which for some time has been in the control of the United States navy, is a total wreck on Stresi island. The crew of the vessel was saved. In the course of a speech in the House of Commons, Premier Lloyd George declared the government was aware that arrangements were again being made, partly by Count Bernstorff, to land arms in Ireland. Premier Lloyd George said that twice as many German submarines were lost in the first ten months of this year as in all of last year. The British tonnage lost monthly now is not much more than one-third of the total destroyed last April. Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President of the United States, received official civic recognition on the occasion of her visit to Montreal to sing in aid of the Red Cross fund, and was presented with a silver loving cup and a bouquet of flowers. The Painleve French ministry is to retain office in its entirety, according to announcement by the Havas News agency, except that Alexandre Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, retires, being replaced by Louis Barthou, minister of state and member of the war council. The Japanese steamship Hitachi Maru, due at Delagoa bay, Portuguese East Africa, Oct. 1st, is missing and is believed to have struck a mine, with the loss of all on board. The number of passengers is not known, but Mr. Onai, London manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaishi, owners of the vessel, was among them. SPORTING NEWS The last rites over the body of Bob Fitzsimmons, who died in Chicago, were unattended by his only son, Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr., who "doesn't believe in funerals." Members of the world champion White Sox team received checks for their share of the receipts from the world series amounting to $91,733.15. Each of the twenty-five players eligible to share in the money received a check for $3,666. Eddie Waggond enjoys a reputation for unexcelled endurance powers following his bout with Benny Leonard. The lightweight champion landed 307 punches to Waggond's thirty-one, but Waggond stayed on his feet the entire six rounds in Philadelphia. A fire in a small building threatened the base hospital at Camp Devens, Mass., and endangered the lives of 300 sick soldiers. Residents of Kansas, Oklahoma and western Missouri shivered Tuesday in the coldest weather of the year and resorted to wood and kerosene in an attempt to solve the fuel problem until the coal shortage is relieved. Enraged by the purchase of automobiles by negroes as a result of sudden prosperity, white night riders have started whipping negroes at Byron, Ga. The latter have sent an appeal for protection to the governor. Milk at 10 cents a quart in New York is the promise given by the Fifteen Farms Milk Association, which represents 2,000 farmers in a fight just undertaken to reduce the retail price of the fluid in New York City. A plot to assassinate President Wilson on Thanksgiving day was discovered by secret service agents in Memphis and seven men charged with being the conspirators have been arrested in different places, according to federal officers. Jesus Gutierrez, chauffeur, was found dead on the Tucson-Nogales road about fifty miles south of Tucson, Ariz., his head crushed with a stone. Accidentally shot in the chest while hunting ducks at Rush Lake, Wis., with his brother, Gustave, United States Senator Paul O. Husting was fatally wounded. The people of Ohio will vote on a referendum on the presidential suffrage question at the coming November elections, according to a decision of the State Supreme Court. WILSON URGES VOTE FOR WOMEN TIME FOR ALL STATES TO GRANT SUFFRAGE, PRESIDENT TELLS NEW YORKERS. MUST SETTLE ISSUE PRAISES CAPACITY SHOWN BY SEX IN PERIOD OF NA- TIONAL NEED. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington. — President Wilson gave full indorsement to woman suffrage as an issue in every state. Addressing a delegation of 100 leaders of the New York state woman suffrage party who called at the White House to obtain an expression in support of the campaign in that state, the President, in emphatic terms, declared that woman suffrage is one of the fundamentals of democracy whose proper settlement is demanded by the issues of the war. He praised the spirit, capacity and vision of American women in the war. "I believe," he said, "that just because we are quickened by the questions of this war we ought to be quickened to give this question of woman suffrage immediate consideration." Speaking as "one of the spokesmen of a great party," he pledged his hearty support, and added: "I want to speak for myself and say that it seems to me that this is the time for the states of this Union to take this action. Explaining his leaning toward suffrage as a state, rather than a national issue, he said: "I perhaps may be touched a little too much by the traditions of our politics—traditions which lay such questions almost entirely upon the states, but I want to see communities declare themselves quickened at this time and show the consequences of the quickening. "It is with great pleasure that I receive you. I esteem it a privilege to do so. I know the difficulties which you have been working under in New York state, so clearly set forth by Mrs. Whitehouse, but, in my judgment, those difficulties cannot be used as an excuse by the leaders of any party or by the voters of any party for neglecting the questions which you are pressing upon them, because, after all, the whole world now is witnessing a struggle which goes deeper and touches more of the foundations of the organized life of men than any struggle that has ever taken place before, and no settlement of the questions that lie on the surface can satisfy a situation which requires that the questions which lie underneath and at the foundation should also be settled and settled right. "It is almost absurd to say that the country depends upon the women for a large part of the inspiration of its life. That is too obvious to say; but it is now depending upon the women also for suggestions of service which have been rendered in abundance and with the distinction of originality." If New York and Ohio, where there is to be a vote next month, defeat suffrage, efforts may be centered on the federal amendment pending before Congress. A program will be determined at the convention here Dec. 12. Loan Total to Amaze World. Denver.—On Thursday subscriptions to the Liberty loan passed $11,000,000 in Denver, and the nation's total was over $3,200,000,000. KAISER PLANS TO RETREAT. Petain Captures 12,000 Teutons and Italy Loses 6,000 in Isonzo Drive. Copenhagen, Oct. 26.—Retirement of German forces on the western front to a position far in the rear of the present Hindenburg line is expected by war experts following the recent French blows along the Aisne front. The prisoners captured in the Petain drive now number about 12,000 and many more are coming in; 120 guns of the larger type were captured and vast quantities of small caliber pieces were seized. New raids Thursday drove the Germans out of the Monkey mountain positions and the villages of Pinon and Pargny-Filain were abandoned. French forces are now within sight of the railway junction of Laon. Gen. Haig repulsed several violent attacks in Flanders and is consolidating the new positions taken. The Germans claim the capture of 6,000 Italians on the Izonso front. The battle is growing in intensity but Rome reports the repulse of violent attacks on Monte San Gabriele and on the Bainsizza. Congressmen Visit War Zone. London.—A party of ten American congressmen arrived in London for an unofficial tour of the war area. A number of former congressmen also are in the party. They purpose to visit the battlefields in France and some of them will go to Italy. The members of Congress in the party are Parker of New Jersey, Timberlake and Taylor of Colorado, Johnson of Washington, Goodwin of Arkansas, Stephens of Nebraska, Dill of Washington, Hicks of New York. Miller of Washington FAVOR WAGE INCREASE FAVOR WAGE INCREASE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS RAISE IN CANON DISTRICT. Board Found All Other Grievances Presented by Miners Were Trivial and Unimportant. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Denver.—The Industrial Commission made its findings and recommendations following the investigation into the grievances presented to it by the United Mine Workers employed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. The commission recommended that the scale of hand mining in the mines of the C. F. & I. in the Cañon district be increased 6 cents per ton so that the scale in this district will equalize with the scale at Walsenburg and Trinidad. The commission found that all of the other grievances as presented by the miners were "trivial, unimportant and not entitled to be classed as grievances, and which could have been promptly, easily and fairly adjusted between the employees and the employers through the channels provided by the company's industrial plan." The commission finds "that the question of recognition of the union is one with which the Industrial Commission has nothing to say, that the scope of the commission's authority is limited to the question of wages, hours and working conditions." It charged the miners with bad faith, from a patriotic standpoint, in demanding at such a time the recognition of the union as the only alternative to declaring a strike, and concluded that prior to May 1, 1917, when the controversy began, the average daily wage of miners in the Fremont district was equal to or slightly in excess of the average daily wage paid men in the employ of the company in the Trinidad and Walsenburg districts. With the exception of the grant of the increase in wages in the Cañon district, the report finds for the operators all the way through. Fine Trout Fry at Trappers' Lake. To hatch three-quarters of a million trout where none were hatched before and to supply three of the great water sheds of Colorado with fine trout fry is the plan put into successful operation by W. B. Fraser, state game and fish commissioner, who has made Trappers' lake one of the finest trout hatcheries in the state. The three water sheds to be supplied from this hatchery are Bear river, Williams Fork and the White river. Help Needed to Save Large Crop. That the governor should declare a two weeks' holiday from all labor not absolutely necessary to the life of the state and send the men, boys and abledobied women into the fields and orchards to help the farmers harvest the mammoth crop now endangered by the sudden cold is the opinion of Senator John T. Tobin and of L. A. Tanquary, both of the district exemption board. Can Hold Products for Best Prices. Farmers who build pit storages can hold their produce for the best market prices and are not at the mercy of the weather and transportation companies, advises the committee on markets of the Colorado Council of Defense. Specifications for the pits can be had at the office of markets, Custom House building, Denver. U. S. Dollar Fund Incorporated. Incorporation papers for "the United States Dollar fund," backed by English citizens of the United States, were filed in the office of James R. Noland, secretary of state. The purpose of the corporation is to "donate and use money" for the relief of the permanently disabled soldiers of the British empire. Nolang Orders 90,000 Auto Tags. Secretary of State Noland announced that 90,000 automobile license tags have been ordered for next year. He is confident that there will be at least 30,000 more motor cars in Colorado this time next year than there are now. There are approximately 60,000 now. Want Men Who Know Machinery. Any man who knows machinery is wanted in the Twenty-sixth engineers, now being recruited at Camp Dix, Washington, according to a letter received by Mayor Speer from Durbin Van Law, first lieutenant of the corps of engineers. Ask Bids on Bean Supplies. Several quartermasters' depots of the army have asked for bids on bean supplies, and W. H. Kerr, chairman of the committee on markets of the State Council of Defense, is putting them in touch with Colorado producers. Dil Survey Urged by Inspector. Confident that oil in abundance underlies a vast portion of Colorado, and that the state will rival its neighbors in the West as a producer of crude oil, James Duce, state oil inspector, is vigorously urging upon the governor and the members of the State Council for Defense an immediate survey of the state with a view to determining those regions underlaid with oil. The state has a fund of $100,000 cash which Mr. Duce says is immediately available for this work. FLORAL DESIGNS PUT UP WHILE YOU WAIT CHOICE PLANTS AND CUT FLOWERS CONSTANTLY ON HAND GREENHOUSES: Thirty-Fou. and Curtis Streets TELEPHONE, MAIN 1511 DENVER, COLO ORIENTAL RESTAURANT Chop Suey, Noodles and Short Orders Cheapest Switches 50 Cents 1223 21st St. Denver, Colo. Phone Champa 3977 DO IT NOW Subscribe for THIS PAPER The Good Grocery W. T. FLETCHER AND J. W. WILLIAMS RETAIL STAPLE AND FANCY G CORN FED MEATS. MOTOR DE ANY PART OF THE CITY. 2549 Washington St. Baxter Bldg. J. W. WI PHONE CHAMPA 3022. 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. 919 NINETEENTH STREET The WARD AUCTION COMPANY Sales Daily at 2 p.m. Office Fur- niture a Specialty. PRIVATE SALES AT ALL TIMES HAVE MOVED TO— 1723-39 GLENARM ST. PHONE MAIN 1675. THE BEST ICE CREAM AND CANDIES AT O.P. BAUR & CO. CATERERS AND CONFECTIONERS Phone: 168. 1512 Curtis Street, Denver, Colo. JOSEPH CARTER Express, Moving, and Storage COAL AND WOOD PROMPT DELIVERY. 2415 WASHINGTON STREET. DON'T FORGET US When you need anything in the line of neat and attractive Printing. C Shampoo, cutting and curling. Scalp treatment, hair tonies, hair straightening, manicuring. Stage wigs for rent; theatrical use and masquerades. Goods delivered out of the city. All shades of hair matched by sending sample of hair; also combings made up. TAFT VISITS U. S. BALLOON SCHOOL EX-PRESIDENT IMPRESSED WITH FORT OMAHA COLLEGE. EYES OF ARTILLERY IN ACTION Eight Hundred Pupils Are Undergoing Training for Places in Uncle Sam's Army of the Air.—Field Open for More Applicants.—Sterling Qualifications Essential. Omaha, Oct. 23.—Ex-President Taft inspected the big balloon school at Fort Omaha last week, saw the huge sausage shaped forms carry the observers 4,000 feet in the air, from where they signalled the activities of the occupants of trenches five or six miles away to the dummy artillery, and at the conclusion of his tour expressed his opinion of the work of this new branch of the service that has come to be known as "the eyes of the artillery," as "wonderful." At Fort Omaha there are being trained at present nearly 800 keen young Americans who will in the near future, from their lofty perches in the clouds in France and Belgium, direct the fire of the American artillery that is to pave the way for the drive to Berlin. As the men at present in training at Fort Omaha leave for active service, their places are being taken by men save 1-wheat use more corn 2-meat use more fish & beans 3-fats use just enough 4-sugar use syrups and serve the cause of freedom U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION from all over the country, and as the quarters are being constantly enlarged, there is still room for a considerable number of men having the proper qualifications. In answer to many inquiries, the commanding officer of the United States Army Balloon School, at Fort Omaha, says that the qualifications of men applying for the commission of 1st Lieutenant as Observation Balloon Pilots are as follows: The Balloon Service calls for a high class of work and applicants for commissions in the line must possess sterling qualifications. First they must be citizens of United States and not under 19 years of age and not over 35. The must be energetic and forceful, and of good moral character and clean habits. After passing the examinations required the applicant is enlisted as a first class private in the enlistment section of the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps. He is then assigned to a school for training, and the time of training depends upon the man's ability. After qualifying as an observation balloon pilot he is commissioned as a first lieutenant. Aviation Section Signal Officers Reserve Corps. From the time of his entrance into the school until he is commissioned he receives $100 per month, quarters and food allowance. As a first lieutenant $2,000 a year. Application blanks can be secured by addressing the President Aviation Examining Board at Fort Omaha, Neb. Merge Match Factories. Stockholm, Oct. 22.—The merger of all the match factories in Sweden is announced. The new corporation will have 400,000 shares at 200 crowns each. Recount in Iowa Election. Des Moines, Oct. 22.—Attorney General H. M. Havner has ordered a recount of the ballots cast in Monday's special election on the question of constitutional prohibition. Unofficial returns give the wets an advantage of approximately 1,000 with a total vote of 430,000. In some quarters it is believed the official count may change the final result. Russ Fleet Bottled Up. Petrograd.—Twenty Russian warships of various classes are bottled up in Moon sound, with a cordon of German warcraft barring their egress northward back into the Gulf of Finland or to the south into the Gulf of Riga. The Russians attempted to force the Germans back off Oesel island, and in the engagement the battleship Slava—a relic of the days before the Russo-Japanese war—was sunk and other units were so badly damaged that the Russian fortilla warfaced to seek refuge in Moon sound. GROWERS URGED TO SAVE POTATO CROP Reduce Wastage From Bad Storage Methods, Food Administration's Plea. ADVICE GIVEN BY EXPERT Washington.—In an effort to diminish the wastage of potatoes which results every year from the use of improper storage methods, Lou D. Sweet, head of the potato division of the United States food administration, has issued a statement outlining the methods that should be adopted by the small grower to prevent loss. His statement is as follows: "It is of great importance that all the potatoes raised this year should be stored under proper conditions. Even when every precaution is taken the wastage of potatoes during the winter is considerable; under bad conditions of storage it is very great indeed. "In order that the best methods may be adopted by the small growers, those who have not had the experience in the storage of potatoes, should know the chief causes of the wastage. These causes are: "1. Sweating, heating and consequent rot; often due to insufficient ventilation. "2. Rotting, due to potatoes getting wet at the time of putting them in storage. "3. Injury from frost. "4. Decay, owing to disease in the tubers at the time of storage. "5. Sprouting of tubers in the spring. Losses May Be Reduced. "It is not possible to prevent altogether losses from these causes, but by using the best methods of storage, it is possible to reduce them very materially. "This may-be done by taking care to guard against losses from each of these causes: "Sweating and heating occur if the freshly dug potatoes are piled in too large piles, so that the air cannot circulate between the tubers. The risk of loss' from this cause is greatest in the fall, immediately after the tubers have been dug, and it is, therefore, important that potatoes when dug should not be put in unnecessarily large piles, nor kept in an ill-ventilated room. "If the potatoes at the digging time are allowed to get wet and go into storage in that condition, rotting is sure to occur. Be careful to have your potatoes dry before storing. "Potatoes are easily damaged by frost. If they become frozen, there market value is destroyed. Therefore, take precaution to protect the tubers from frost before and after digging. "There are several diseases of the potato which destroy the tuber, and if diseased tubers are mixed with the sound ones, the disease spreads rapidly; therefore, it is necessary to sort the potatoes carefully, eliminating all of the disease, the cuts, culls, and dirt before placing them into permanent storage for the winter. All of the cuts, culls, misshapen and diseased tubers should be fed to the poultry and live stock, but should be steamed or boiled before being fed, as in this way you increase the food value, and also destroy the germs of the disease, so that it will not get into the manure and thence into the land. "By proper ventilation of the cellar or storage room, and by holding the temperature as near 35 degrees F. as possible, you can keep the potatoes from sprouting. "Seed for next year's planting should be selected from hills that produce all nice, true to type potatoes. These should be selected at the digging time, and stored separately in crates or boxes, and by storing them in a well-lighted room where the temperature can be held at from 34 to 40 degrees, with a little ventilation and this seed planted next spring, the grower will make a start toward improving the quality of his potatoes, instead of as in the past, simply planting the culls or runouts." Farming Without Hands. London Tit Bits tells this story. Jean Ledrans, a French peasant, was mobilized at the outbreak of war in the artillery. Being known as an expert Grenadier, he was chosen to train recruits in bombing. While giving instruction, a grenade he held burst, killed six men, and wounded Ledrans in five places. He lost his right eye and both his hands were blown off. Immediately after his recovery, the peasant girl to whom he had been engaged married him, and he settled on his father-in-law's farm. This brave son of France, who tost his hands a little over a year ago, is now able to write perfectly well, to drive a horse and cart, drive a plow, hoe and dig in the fields, and harness and unharness a horse. All the appliances which he uses on both stumps of his forearms have been devised by himself. Milk for Babies. Jersey and Guernsey cows give rich fat-producing milk, and for that reason their milk has been regarded as too rich for infants. It is still true that the milk of the Ayrshire and the Holstein is better suited to infants than the Jersey and Guernsey milk, but the cause is not the fat, as has been thought. The fact is that the casein of the Ayrshire and Holstein milk is decidedly more flocculated and not so readily curdled in the stomach, so that it is the most easily digested by children. OCT. 28 DAY OF PRAYER FOR SUCCESS OF AMERICAN ARMS IN THE WAR. President Wilson Issues Proclamation in Accordance With Resolution Passed by Congress. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Washington.—President Wilson by proclamation declared Sunday, Oct. 28, as a day of prayer for the success of the American arms in the war, in accordance with the recent resolution of Congress. The President's proclamation is as follows: "Whereas, The Congress of the United States by a concurrent resolution adopted on the 4th day of the present month of October, in view of the entrance of our nation into the vast and awful war which now afflicts the greater part of the world, has requested me to set apart by official proclamation a day upon which our people should be called upon to offer concerted prayer to Almighty God for His divine aid in the success of our arms; and. "Whereas, it behooves a great free people, nurtured as we have been in the eternal principles of justice and of right; a nation which has sought from the earliest days of its existence to be obedient to the divine teachings which inspired it in the exercise of its liberties, to turn always to the Supreme Master and cast themselves in faith at His feet praying for His aid and succor in every hour of trial, to the end that the great aims to which our fathers dedicated our power as a people may not perish among men, but be always asserted and defended with fresh ardor and devotion, through the divine blessing, set at last upon enduring foundations for the benefit of all the free peoples of the earth; "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, gladly responding to the wish expressed by the Congress, do appoint Oct. 28, being the last Sunday of the present month, as a day of supplication and prayer for all the people of the nation, honestly exhorting all my countrymen to observe the appointed day, according to their several faiths in solemn prayer, that God's blessings may rest upon the high task which is laid upon us, to the end that the cause for which we give our lives and treasure may triumph and our efforts be blessed with high achievement." CHANGES IN DRAFTING SYSTEM Nine Million Remaining Registrants Will Be Divided into Five Classes. Washington.—A sweeping change in the machinery of the selective draft, based on division of the 9,000,000 remaining registrants into five classes in order of their eligibility for military service, was announced by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Details of the plan, which has been approved by President Wilson, are not disclosed. It is calculated, however, to do away with virtually all the complicated machinery of the first draft. The plan was worked out at conferences with local and district board officials and approved by the various state authorities. Its chief features are that every registered man will know his exact position and be able to arrange his affairs accordingly and that no man deemed necessary in any important industry or needed at home to support his family will be called to the colors unless the military situation is desperate. Mexico Drops Foreign Soldiers. Mexico City.—The department of war has issued stringent orders to discharge from the army all men and officers not Mexicans by birth. FOODS 80 PER CENT HIGHER. Sugar Prices in England Have Been Trebled. Ottawa, Ont.—Beef and mutton in England now exceed their pre-war prices by 18 pence per pound, says a report published in the government Labor Gazette. Butter and bacon are now double their pre-war level. Milk is 78 per cent higher than in July, 1914. These figures and the following table of per cent increases since the war are contained in a London dispatch to the Ottawa agency of Reuter's limited: Beef, nearly 100; mutton, 97; imported beef, 132; imported mutton, 153; bacon, 110; fish, 150; sugar, 190; butter, 99; cheese, 91; eggs, 160. In the cost of all items usually entering into the working class family, including food, rent, clothing, fuel and light, the increase has been nearly 80 per cent, allowing 5 per cent for the advances due to increased taxation. Brig. Gen: Burton Dies. Los Angeles, Cal.—Brig. Gen George H. Burton, U. S. A., retired died here after a long illness. Yagui Outlaws to Seize Supplies. Douglas, Ariz.—A force of 1,500 Yaqui Indians is in the mountains near Conchi, east of Cumpas, Sonora, awaiting the arrival of a party of 150 Indians from the border with a supply of arms and ammunition, according to an American mining man who reached Douglas from that section late Saturday. He said that about 400 Yaquis in the army of Gen. P. Elias Calles, governor of Sonora, had deserted and are on their way to join the force in the mountains LIABILITY FOR AGENT'S ACTS One Should Ascertain Limit of Responsibility Before Delegating Powers, Says Arthur Train. Most men think they can get along without a lawyer. Arthur Train, the famous author and lawyer, shows in an article in the American Magazine how foolish this belief is. He says: "The most dangerous practice of ordinary business, or even of ordinary domestic life, is the employment of an agent or servant without first ascertaining how far you can be made liable for contracts or purchases which he may make. Suppose that you have allowed your hired man to buy a lawn mower and grass seed at the corner store, that the storekeeper has called you up on the telephone, and that you have told him that the order was all right. At the end of the month you may perhaps receive a bill for all sorts of implements and supplies which you have never received. Are you liable? Many things which you absolutely forbid your agent to do may yet be within what the law calls the 'apparent scope of his authority.' "In plain language this simply means that, when you employ another to act for you, you are bound by his acts and agreements so long as they are such as a reasonable man, in view of the general nature of his employment, would assume from all the circumstances to be authorized. Obviously, if the shoe is on the other foot, and you have yourself delivered goods to somebody else's foreman, in accordance with regular custom, it would be unfair for the employer to refuse to pay you for the goods on the ground that he has instructed the foreman to make no more purchases, when he has given you no notice to that effect. Just what acts are 'apparently within the scope of an agent's authority, is a question which even learned judges find it hard to decide." Why Worry? May I pass on a suggestion that has proved very helpful? We have all seen those pretty mottos which read, "Don't Worry," and haven't they always called forth the same old, petulant query, "How can I help it?" Well, when you want a new motto, have it read, "Why Worry?" You will be astonished at the train of thought it will suggest, says a writer in Nantilus. You look at it and say, "That's so. Why?" You sit down to reason out "why." In the office where I work we have a "Why Worry?" motto in green and white stretched across one wall, and we believe that motto has done more good than all the "Don't Worry's" you could find in the town. Of a vast number of callers there are very few who do not make some comment—all favorable comments, too. The office staff gets inspiration there with each new day, and it is truly one of the office fixtures as is the manager's desk or the bookcase filled with volumes from the pens of our cleverest and most talented writers. Sit down right now and ask your own soul—"Why Worry?" "Try an Upper Berth." A suggestion has been made to the travelling public by the western roads interested in war economy that travelers try an upper berth. "Try an upper," they say, "you'll like it." The idea is to fill every Pullman which is hauled, upper and lower, instead of hauling a string of them, in which only the lower compartments are occupied. All of which brings to mind that it probably is the story of the proverbial fat man and his difficulties in distributing himself comfortably over an upper which has established a prejudice in the public mind against the upper berth. The railroad companies themselves give the following recommendation to the upper berth, so it must be so. "It is 20 per cent less expensive than the lower, the occupant is further removed from the noise of the wheels, is out of the way of people moving up and down the aisle, enjoys excellent ventilation and all the comforts supplied by the lower berth."—New York Sun. Switzerland as an Angel of Mercy. In the early days of August, 1914, when the furries of war descended upon Europe, Switzerland realized that it would be her lot to act as angel of mercy the war sufferers and prisoners of her belligerent neighbors. The little Alpine republic was herself obliged to arm against possible violations of her territory; she was forced into an economic neutrality which demands ever-increasing sacrifices, and which at this time has become an issue of utmost importance, writes Marie Widmer in the American Review of Reviews. But, notwithstanding her own heavy burdens and the serious food problems confronting her, Switzerland has not for one instant paused in her charitable activities on behalf of suffering mankind, for she is proud and grateful that such a high and noble task has been allotted to her. Switzerland, the home of true democracy, is, moreover, the land where that most benevolent institution, the Red Cross, had its foundation. Sure of One Meal. "Well," chirped the poet, "Tve just earned my Christmas dinner." "So far in advance? What do you mean?" "Just sold a Santa Claus poem to a magazine." Her Drawback "Miss Oldgirl's chances of getting married are dwindling fast." "Yes; pity she's not in a business firm, then she could advertise for proposals Western Beef Co. Open Daily to 8:30 p. m. ONE OF THE MOST MARKET Fresh Oysters, Chitterb Neck Bones, Sp Fresh and Cured Meats and Our Pr t Free Deliver PHC 2048 LARIMER STREET Oppo Bolden Bros. 924 NINETEENTH OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AND S MARKETS IN THE CITY. Kers, Chitterlings, Pig Tails, Snouts, Ea ck Bones, Spare Ribs, Received Fresh Cured Meats of All Kinds. Fresh Veget and Fancy Groceries. Our Prices Are Always the Lowest Free Delivery to All Parts of the City. PHONE CHAMPA 1641. AMER STREET DENVER Opposite the Three Rules. In Bros. Cafe & Lunch NETEENTH STREET, DENVER, CO ONE OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AND SANITARY MARKETS IN THE CITY. Fresh Oysters, Chitterlings, Pig Tails, Snouts, Ears, Pigs Feet, Neck Bones, Spare Ribs, Received Fresh Daily. 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. DINNER 11:30 to 2 p.m. ALL KING BOLDEN BRE Baths FIRST R. B. BOLDEN, Manage The Cha Twenty Is the DRUGS, CHEMICAL WE SEE Prescription Phone us and we will do JAMES E. PH Weather TEL PIONEER BRE WE MA PRACTICE RENOVATORS, BLEED Of Gents' and Lads 1624 Ch PHONE MAIN 3023 JOHN Meats, Fancy 1864 ALL KINDS OF SANDWICHES DEN BROS. BARBERY Baths, Electric Massage FIRST-CLASS SERVICE DEN, Manager 926 19t Champa Phas Twentieth and Champa, Is the place to get your CHEMICALS AND PATENT WE SERVE DRINKS Descriptions Our Spec and we will deliver the goods to all part JAMES E. THRALL, P PHONE MAIN 2425. atherhead Ha TELEPHONE MAIN 3203 BOLDEN BROS. BARBER SHOP Baths, Electric Massage FIRST-CLASS SERVICE R. B. BOLDEN, Manager 926 19th St., Denver 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. Weatherhead Hat Co. TELEPHONE MAIN 3203 Established 1876 PIONEER HATTERS OF THE WEST WE MAKE OLD HATS NEW PRACTICAL HATTER MOTORS, BLEACHERS DYERS AND F Gents' and Ladies' Hats of Every Descr 1624 Champa St., Denver, Colo. 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. JOHN K. RETTIG Fancy and Staple Gr 1864 CURTIS STREET enth. MARKET COM E. SMITH, Manager, Res. Phone South Retail Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fi Hotels and Restaurants Our Specialty Fresh and Cured Eastern Corn Fed Me The MARK C. E. SMITH, M Wholesale and Retail Staple Hotels and Eastern The MARKET COMPANY C. E. SMITH, Manager, Res. Phone South 1608 Wholesale and Retail Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fish and Oysters Hotels and Restaurants Our Specialty. Fresh and Cured Eastern Corn Fed Meats Fruits, Vegetables, Poultry and Game. Telephones 622-636 15th Street Telephones Main 4302, 4303, 4304, 4305 5th Street Denver Telephones Main 4302, 4303, 4304, 4305 622-636 15th Street Denver, Colorado Corner Nineteenth. Sundays Until 2:00 p. m. DATE AND SANITARY THE CITY. Ins, Snouts, Ears, Pigs Feet, Received Fresh Daily. Fresh Vegetables, Staple Oleeries. Always vest Parts of the City. PA 1641. DENVER, COLO. ee Rules. & Lunch Room DENVER, COLORADO Short Orders at all Hours BENDWICHES CARBER SHOP Massage SERVICE 926 19th St., Denver Pharmacy Champa, get your PATENT MEDICINE DRINKS. Our Specialty. foods to all parts of the city. ALL, PROPR. 2425. Bad Hat Co. MAIN 3203 1876 OF THE WEST HAATS NEW HATTERS DEVERS AND FINISHERS of Every Description Denver, Colo. RES. PHONE GALLUP 942 ETTIG taple Groceries TREET! COMPANY Phone South 1608 Groceries, Fish and Oysters Our Specialty. red Fed Meats 303, 4304, 4305 Denver, Colorado # Fruit Bowl ```markdown ``` Denver, Colo INTRODUCING THE OWL The Owl Oil Co. was incorporated October 2, 1917, for $100,000, represented by ten million shares, fully paid and non-assessable, par value 1 cent. Five million shares have been reserved in the treasury to be used for future development only. Two and a half million shares were exchanged for the present holdings of the company, which include 360 acres of absolutely proven territory beginning a quarter of a mile from the town of Chelsea, Okla., and extending west to within half a mile of the Tri-State Petroleum Co., which has a record of twelve wells without a dry hole, and extending on the north to the Milo's 50-acre tract, which has brought in five wells, two offset wells to this 80; also 1,000 acres surrounding the town of Tiewah, Rogers County. This adjoins territory that has four producing wells and is considered proven territory. There is also one producing well on 80 acres in Section 14 connected with the pipe lines and running 14 barrels per day. We started one drill last Monday morning and expect to have a well in even before this ad. is off the press. Maps showing our holdings are now ready for distribution. The officers of this company are O. W. Lovan, president, formerly general sales agent for the Gibraltar Oil Co. Earl S. Heinly, president of the United Mercantile Co., and formerly president of the First National Bank of Colorado City and owner of the Corpus Christi Street Railway Co., is secretary and treasurer. Hon. George W. Musser, ex-supreme judge of the state of Colorado, and too well known in the state to need any comment, is counsellor and director. Among some of our prominent Colorado stockholdeers are ex-Senator John B. Stephens, Hon. N. S. Bailey, now on the supreme bench of Colorado; A. E. Johnson, J. W. Orvis, ex-Senator E. A. Bromley and Joel Noel, all directors of the Gibraltar Oil Co.; H. P. Bennett, attorney for the Gibraltar; Daniel J. Penno, automobile dealer of Trinidad; Neil Nohr, automobile dealer of Denver, and N. A. Steinbruner, Park Hill druggist. And it is with a great deal of pleasure that I am able to announce the fact that J. B. Milan, cashier of the State Bank of Chelsea, Okla.; W. G. Phillips, oil operator and one of the largest property owners of Chelsea, and Harvey Douglas, who is the owner of 300 wells in Rogers County, each purchased $1,000 worth of the Owl Company's stock as an investment. And being men that are in close touch with the oil interests of Rogers County and who know full well the best territory, this is in itself a guaranty that the Owl Cil Co. purchased desirable territory. This company will offer a portion of the remaining two and a half million shares for sale at 3c per share for the purpose of developing our territory, and the stock will be advanced to 5c when two good producing wells, in addition to what we now have, are brought in. We own one fully equipped pumping plant, with power pump and two 100-barrel steel tanks, and when a well is brought in it can be connected with the pipe line and begin to produce pay within twenty-four hours from the time it is in. This company is not a prospect and we advise prospective purchasers to get in on the 3c stock as quickly as possible, as our drilling is in the hands of Harvey Douglas of Chelsea, with a brand new machine, and he has a record of bringing in wells in from six to eight days. R17 E R18 E T24 N CHELSEA OWL OIL CO. ROGERS COUNTY OKLAHOMA 504 COLORADO BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO LEGEND • PRODUCING • OIL AND GAS • DRILLING • DRY Hole • GASER • LOCATION A Few Facts Concerning Oklahoma Oil Fields First, Okla has the record of producing 36 per cent of all the oil produced in the United States. Tulsa, the commercial city of the state, boasts of sixty-five millionaires. It has fifteen ten-story buildings. It is headquarters for the Cudahy Company, which has a 10-inch pipe line from Rogers County to Fort Madison, 1,000 miles long, and for the Prairie Oil Co., with a pipe line extending to the gulf. The Texas, the Oklahoma City and numerous other companies also have headquarters in Tulsa. The Gypsy Oil Co. has the largest gas refining plant in the world, located near Tulsa. I am also informed that one company of Oklahoma is distributing to its stockholders $150,000 in dividends per day. Miami, Baxter and Joplin, just across the line in Missouri, have a combined payroll of $1,000,000 every Saturday night. All of this is profits from oil and mineral. Ninety per cent of the shallow wells in Rogers County come in producers. Very few exceed 100 barrels per day and when the cost of bringing in a shallow well of 420 feet is considered it is very conclusive that the shallow well districts will be the permanent dividend properties. We advise getting in Oklahoma oil fields where you are offered an opportunity that if properly managed will pay you a larger per cent than any other field operating today. The Owl Oil Co. affords you this opportunity and our first offer of stock was made October 22nd from our offices, 504 Colorado Building, Denver. Heathsville, Va.—The white farmers of the Lillian section of Northumberland county, Virginia, are experiencing an altogether new and surprising labor trouble. While all the farmers are experiencing difficulty in getting their crops harvested, labor having became suddenly scarce, one man particularly, who is an extensive planter, finds himself unable to hire Colored people to work for him at any price or un- der any condition. During the latter part of August a Colored man named Page was accused by two women of attemptig criminal assault upon them and within two hours after the alleged crime was reported Page had been lynched by the farmers of the community. Page had a family, and because they refused to have anything to do with his remains after the mob had finished with him the O. W. LOVAN, President and Gen. Sales Agt. the steel plants there and others have gone to points in Pennsylvania and those who remain refuse to work for the men who are known to have participated in the lynching. whites thought that the colored people had taken the matter entirely without resentment. It has developed, however, that this view was erroneos. Immediately following the lynching labor began to get scarcer in this community, and although wages have been doubled it is impossible to hire men and women to gather the crops. Numbers of men have gone to Sparrows Point, Md., to work in The recent lynching has entirely upset the splendid relations that have always existed between the races here, and it is believed that another disturbance of this kind will entirely depopulate this county of its labor element. J. R. CONTEE, Pres. and Mgr. Phone Main 6123—Day or Night. Residence Phone York 7992 THE OLD RELIABLE DOUGLASS UNDERTAKING CO. INCORPORATED AND BONDED NOTARY PUBLIC FRANK S. REED, Licensed Embalmer and Director Lady Assistant. Polite Service to all. FRANK S. REED, Licensed Embalmer and Director Parlors, 2745 Welton Street. DENVER, COLORADO. THE STOCK OF THE DIAMOND OIL CO. ADVANCES At Midnight of October 31 $10 PER ONE THOUSAND SHARES Don't wait until we get the oil; anticipate it. The renewed activity in The Lost Soldier OIL FIELDS by the larger companies is arousing many of the other companies to seek locations here, and we are proud of our foresight in getting leases in this field early, and also of having some leases on property which adjoins that which sold for $350.000.00 Cash in the past few days. KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THIS FIELD, MAKE YOUR INVESTMENTS IN COMPANIES THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED HERE. We predict the greatest activity in this field within the next 12 months. Our Limited Allotment of Stock at 2 Cents Per Share is rapidly being consumed because investors today realize conservatively and consistently trying To Produce Oil by our drilling operations, which will add increase upon increase to the value of our shares. STOCK FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE. See our Local Representative, Mr. A. A. Waller, 2735 Welton Street, Denver. Obey That Impulse Do It Now Wire Your Reservation Use This Coupon Date.....1917. MR. JAMES HESSELL, Secretary, 623-624 Cooper Building, Denver, Colo. Do It Now Use This Coupon Enter my subscription for.....shares of the stock of The Diamond Oil Co. at 2 cents per share. Here is $.....as (part) or (full) payment on same. If part I agree to pay balance one-fourth each month for 3 months. Name...... Address..... THE NEW WAY SHOE REPAIRING C. C. DENNIS, Prop. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phone Main 3737. 1855 Champa St. Denver, Colo. Right IN THE Middle OF THE OIL FIELDS OF NOWATA, OKLA, This company owns 350 acres, with 139 producing wells adjoining our lines. The Standard Oil Company have the largest pumping plant in Oklahoma within thirty feet of our line. This 350 acres is in several tracts, thus giving us more opportunities for striking oil. The land is in a shallow district and we should have the first well brought in very soon. In the FISH CREEK DOME District, Wyoming, just south of the BIG MUDDY FIELD, we have sixteen 40-acre tracts. This company is determined to be a winner. Stock subscriptions now received at the low price of 2c per share. The Nowata Oil & Gas Company JAS. F. HADLEY.....President W. E. WAMSLEY.....Vice President JOHN W. HOBACK.....Treasurer C. H. BOWLDS.....Secretary BROKERS J. O. A. CARPER.....212 Boston Building J. F. HADLEY.....425 Century Building S. O. LEDGERWOOD.....215 Colorado Building See Our Local Representative HEWETSON WATSON, Residence, 2854 Arapahoe Street, Office, Room 25, 1824 Curtis Street. Main 7417