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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

A broad plan for cooperation among
four churches of Methodism having a
Negro membership of 100000 was
made public in deliverance to Meth
odists of the world The plan. If car
ried out by the Methodist general con-
ferences, was expected to pave the
way for final organic union OF Negro
Methodists in America into one
church. 1t was agreed to by the COM
missioners of the Methodist Episcopal
(white), African Methodist Episcopal,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion and
Colored Methodist Episcopal churches
at meeting held at Cincinnati. Three
white bishops-Thirkield of New Or
leans; Henderson of Chattanooga, and
Nicely of Philadelphia participated In
the deliberations of the body. Nine
bishops from the three other churches
also were commissioners. The ar
rangements urge the adoption OF a
common ritual hymnal, ritual and
catechism the same standard In
course of study for the ministry,
standardizing of schools and colleges;
holding of inter-Methodist preachers
institutes; Christian workers assem-
blies; united action on evangelism,
education, home and foreign missions
and a division of mission territory to
stop waste.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Nonsmokers' Leauue Is Slow.

The Nonsmokers' League of Amer
lea in national convention assembled
at San Francisco unanimously decided
that wives should not permit their
husbands to smoke in the house" and
suggested a matrimonial boycott on
smokers. Every town in Kansas has
its anticigarette band. girls who have
taken oath never never to have any
thing to do with young men, or old.
who smoke. Why was Kansas, whence
all good reforms come. not represent
ed at the San Francisco convention
Old Bill White is neglecting his duty
again.--New York Sun.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Efforts TO organize 500 colored boys
of Washington in Boy Scout compa-
MES to participate in the annual en-
campment here next fall of the Grand
Army of the Republic are being made
by the colored citizens committee in
charge of arrangements for the event.
An excursion to Riverview Park will
be given the colored newsboys of the
city with a view to starting the cam
paign for the organization of the com
panies. Tie steamer Charles Fl. Wer-
ner viii take the boys TO the resort.
Ferdinand d. Lee of 923 r street
northwest. is chairman of the colored
citizens Washington Post
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

The potato crop Of Germany ~as
one Of the largest on record The on
elai statistics place the figures at sos
100000 metric tons. as against $4,000.
600 metric tons IN 1872. Quite high
percentage OF the potatoes we're dis
easee and could not be kept over vim
ter. and tho crop being large the
prices obtained were low.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

ern improvements for teaching domes-
tic science and manual training. NJ A.
Traylor of Kerens, Navarro county,
has the best school garden of any OF
the colored teachers Of the county
and his garden is enrolled In the Dali
las school garden contest, and he is
confident of taking one of the prizes.
The inspectors of the contest have
already visited his school several
times and have spoken very favorably
of it-Houston (Texas) Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Prize psanI,Ion OF Money.

What is regarded as one OF the
best definitions Of money was given
by Henry E. Beggs of Sheffield. Eng
land. who was awarded a prize offered
by a British weekly for the following
philosophical wisdom:
IAN article which may be used as a
universal passport to everywhere ex-
cept heaven and as a universal pro
WIDER of everything except happiness. "
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

You cant attract much attention by
finishing In the first division. II you
want people to notice you. you must
be a pennant winner.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

There Is a corporation named Tho
Hewlett Family OF America All OF
the members are descendants OF
George Hewlett. who came 10 ihis
country from England In ie40.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

From Tuskegee we learn that the
colored people of Virginia pay taxes
on real and personal property to the
amount of $34,743,656 At the close OF
the war they were practically penni-
less.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Because from 100000 to 100000
tons of potatoes rot every year in Ger
many, the government is fostering the
erection OF drying plants.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Society women of Coudersport. Pa.
becoming Disguised at the laxity OF
the city authorities. cleaned the
streets OF the city recently.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Miss Pauline Marriott of Salt Lake
City, Utah, by writing 81 words a min
ute in the recent state and intermoun-
tain school championships. set new
worlds record in those classes.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

II IL said that woman. owing 10 hee
peculiar physical construction. Is I'M
able 20 iump-exeepi at All offer o.
marriage.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
PLACING Him.

Hewgag-He's a lowdown crook.
Blidad-who's a iowdown crookf
Hewgag-The man higher up.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Electricity In being successfully used
In France TO riDen cheese.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

"whai a poasimiai be Ia"
Yes. indeed Even misery shuns.
his company"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

The government of Columbia viii es-
tablish national institute OF sgricul-
ture and an experimental farm
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Type as WIND. TIYE As VIEWED
Tnao0cr oRDufnS TSHoyoH
LEnS EUTFrAA
and work is the "Punktal" lens, In
which the line Of sight passes through
at the correct angle. no matter to
what position the eye is revolved In
its socket.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Any OF Us could draw the salary OF
ten-thousand-dollar job.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Tea plants average about fifteen
years Of life.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Husbands and wives who get along
do Il without trying
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
LIFE.
BY Clara Moorman.

BY Clara Norman
Have I yearned and suffered and
called in vain?
What is your own you cannot lose 4"
Sang the roses out in the rain.
/. the lover of life, have missed the
light!
"The light 10 above. about and
within you"
Sang the stars Of the misty night.
Though search the light 1t 10 night
and I die.
They cannot die--the children of
light"
Sang the hills to the far blue sky.
suffer and out OF my pain I cry!
There Is not that can harm the
Spirit of Life."
Sang the winds in the storm clouds
high.
NAUTILUS.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
The Ant's Nostrils.

In q recent issue OF the Journal OF
the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences.
Miss A. M. Fields. author OF several
papers on the life and habits OF ants,
describes he. Investigations into tho
function OF the antennae. In her ear.
Her paper she sought to show that the
function OF the antennae is olfactofy,
and she now declares that the vAri.
Gus sssments perceive particular
odors. The segment at the tip, for az
ample. warns an ant that Ne 10 o.
preaching colony other than his own.
Again. the next segment below per
cetves tho odor that marks one sat
colony a. inimical to othors OF 10
same species. Another segment sss -
to gude the ant when homsu -
bound By enabling him 20 Pick up ~
scent he left on the ground during his
outward journey. stin another ssg-
ment enables worker ant to recog-
mise the Whereabouts OF the queen saA
her uadsyeiopsd progeny. But IN -
spect to the travels Of the ant, eur
readers will remember the paper In
the Companion In which the great
French naturalist, Fabre, describes the
experiments that led him to believe
that the ant guides himself By sixhk
alone.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

response to the appeal of their aged
sovereign when a mighty foe had laid
their land in ruins, of Italian and
Russian battling to death on snow
clad Alpine peaks, of the despised
Turk laughing at death in the ravines
Of Gallipoli?
Out of this welter Of blood and
agony one thing stands sure. Men
who have died thus have not lived
In vain,
We who have indulgod In petty.
childish ignorant criticisms OF other
men because they spring from lif-
ferent race and spoke an alien tom
que must stand sbashed today.
Abaahed and yet glad. too. glad that
tho indomitable spirit OF our civiiiIa-
ton may wander into strange and
shudderins paths but can never be
crushed or impaIred.--Fiorence
Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
The Universally Of Human Valor.

The Universally Of Human ValOr.
There is one thing which the Eu-
ropean war should help us in Amer
ica to learn. 1t should bring US to u
better understanding, a juster ap-
probation, a fairer estimate OF the
peoples of the European countries.
In the supreme test of the ordeals
of blood and horror through which
Europe Is passing there Is one thing
established to which all Of US, re-
gardless Of our sympathies. can sub
scribe: All the nations involved have
stood the test Of manhood, courage.
endurance. Apart from all other Is
sues involved In this titanic struggle.
we must stand with barred and bowed
heads before tho heroism displayed
alike by Teuton, Britain. Gaui, Russ.
Latin and Serb. The war has prov
ed that an almost universal trait Of
the human animal is an indomitable
courage.
For years self-constituted authorl.
ties have been clamoring inst tho
white race was degenerating, deca-
dent. lacking vitality, fibre. Hero In
America We have been prone TO &C
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

cept the verdict as applicable to the
older people of Europe while we
were fattering ourselves that we
were a superior race, untouched by
this mythical decadeace which had
tainted or permeated the elder ma
tions. Can we longed hold any such
view?
In a great French play the dying
hero thus addresses Death: What 10
that you say! That II Is useless to
fight. 1t IL much nobler to tight
when you know you cannot win"
Is there q man or woman with red
blood whose eyes do not giisten,
whose heart did not beat faster,
whose pulses did not throb. when he
or she read OF the tight tho Beigisns
made, the fght they knew they could
not win? Is there one Of 90 who does
not thrill at the recitation OF the
marvellous feats of the Germans, at
the deathless story Of how the French
hurled back the invader at the gates
OF Paris. OF the magnificent stand of
the ili-armed and ill-discli pined
Russian army. Of the tiny but invin-
Mons. ct the serbian's magnificent
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

e.ss % sesss, 0tass ksmsaaes Wsat cuA
rhe worst eases. ss matter Of bow long stasains
are cared by tie ~osderfui, Old reliable pT
eor'er's Autiseptie Healing OH. :. relieves
esjs sad ss~a'~ II .he ease sIne> &c. -. = .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25
A CHECK TO CENSORSHIP.

The questions put to Charles r. Miller, editor of the
New York Times in his testimony before the Senate COM
mtee investigating alleged lobby opposition to the ship
purchase BILL show that somebody at Washington would
like to edit all the newspapers of this country.
Editor Miller after answering all the questions put to
him, delivered sauary rebuke to the committee when he
said that he could ethical moral legal right it
possessed to ask many of the questions had put to
him. He declared the relevant question to be whether
not he knew of any improper activities in connection
with the ship purchase BILL There the rights of the
mittee began and ended Its nsnuations to motives
and its suggestive questions to featuring nonfeatr
ing of classes Of upon the front page Its demand to
know what the term "our" embraced in editorial matter;
It's general attude of menace toward the freedom of the
intimidation were the most extraordinary exhibition of
bad Judgment peevshness, evil motives, the country
had had from Senatorial commtte for years
"The newspapers" said Miller appear every day be-
fore grand inquiston"
This grand inquiston the searching study of count
less readers is the daily reason why lesser nquisitons in
the interests of special privileges control at the hands
OF politicians temporarily in power are roprehensbe to
any self respecting press.
This country is getting sick of official censorshps TAX
ing the pep" out of everything from wordwar news
down to nickel movies The thing left needing censor
Ing more than all else just now is censorship itself
Editor Miller entitled to the thanks of liberty yloving
men in and out of the newspaper field for his salwa de-
fense of freedom of the press.
The preservation of this freedom, absolutely without
Impairment is vastly more important than any nvesti-
cation that could be made by congress on any subject
whatever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25
SALEM AND IT'S FUTURE.

The report of the annual meeting Of the Eugene COM
oercia club reprinted from the Eugene Daily Guard on
this page is indicative of the way they do things in the
University City, They assert claim to the distinction OF
being the Second city in the state but Salem is not pre-
pared to accord or concede this honor to any rival al
though admitting the rapidly growing Importance OF Eu
gene Salem is second in population and commercial I'M
porance and ought to have that position questioned
because of the many natural advantages which surround
it. 1t is the hop and prne growing center Of the VILLAIN
cite valley and the chief market for these products 1t
is surrounded by large area of fertile thcky populated
territory and is well supplied with rail and water trans
portaton lines The patronage of the state government
furnishes steady stream Of 1t is the home OF
the oldest and one Of the largest universities in the North
west These things make Salem good town, solid foun
daton upon which to build steady prosperous growth
That Salem, as community has not taken full advan-
tages of its opportunities is apparent however Its growth
has been largely forced upon it and not the result OF
united concerted effort part Of its citizens There is
not the Salem spirit that there should be because ef
fort has been made to bring the people generally into the
Commercial club and make them all boosters. The Com
mercia club here is sort Of private organization of ex
elusive tendencies in marked contrast to the similar
CARNATIONS in Eugene Roseburg and number of other
live towns of the state where the club is the center of the
communtys activities, and where strangers and
welcomed and made to feel at home, and en-
c0uraged go to work themselves In brief Salem needs
an active commercial club of 500 or 600 members if we
to hold our present place among the cities Of Oregon
cities do not grow upthey are built by the energy and
enterprise of the people who live in them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25
Boosting a Fine Art
In University City

N'uN'U' HullN hUHIus)
A rose may mark new epoch in
the history OF Eugene,
business men checred last night ms
one man. "A defeated candidate, step
ped forward and handed his rival n
flower at the close of what is said
to have been the most active campaign
for president in the history of the Eu.
gene Commercial club.
II was new way of burying the
hammer Immediately both sides put
taeir heads together aud with a whoop
planned for Eugene $ record breaking
year.
Eugcnc's advertising and promotion
work is to be continued as hard rs
ever despite finances or conditions -
The commercial club. with Il member.
ship Of nearly lO0 will add 800 to its
membership at once The same organi.
2ations which nave fought for month
in preparation for last night S election
propose To conduct this membership
campaign, aud the winners eat at the
expense Of the losers,
Bigger and Better City.
owe must put every man in Eugene
hchud this club; it will be thc social
aud civic meutor Of Eugene, - said r.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

two small Slav states have ever since
continued to exercise an influnce upon
European development wholly out Of
proportion to their size. Their geog.
rapnical position, m the boundary Of
Austria, and cutting off the approach
Of the dual monarchy to the Aegean
sea, have made them disturbing factors
to the peace of the continent.
After the fall of Plevna, the Rus.
SIans were able to push forward more
rapidly. They crossed the Balkans and
captured Alrianople, the Turkish city
Sel@ed by the Bulgarans aud Serbians
during the first Balkan war, and then
let TO Bulgaria during the war waged
by Serbia and Greece against their
former ally
1t now seemed certain that the Rus.
sian host could not oe halted and in
order to save Constantinople, the Turks
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25
THE RUsso.TURKIsH WAR.

Hardly had the last gun been fired
in the Franco'Prussian war before tine
tumutuous Balkans were aflame with
revolutions. This led to the Russo.
Turkish war in lS77.7S, which left n
heritage of bitterness between Austria
and Russia as deep as that engendered
between France and Germany by the
torced cessin Of Alsace and Lorraine.
The war that is today making Europe
"a place of horrors has brooded like n
'ernhle spectre over the continent ever
since these two great conflicts of 40
years ago.
The Turks had been successful in
putting down revolution in Spyin.
IN Bulgaria the mcrciless massacres of
peac'tul inhabitants sent thrill of
horror through civilized Eurone. Dis.
rael dismissed the protests heard in
England as "coffee house babblc - hut
"iadslone came back into public life
with the demand that the Turk be
turned out Of Europe.
Endless negotiations followed. in
Whlch European statesmen sought IA
avert war, less through sympathy
win the oppressed peasants of the
general war Russia, however lost
patience with the repeated promises
OF the sultan, which were never cor.
rled out in good taitn and declared
war IN 1871 Roumania proclaimed
a'r independence and sent and army
TO JON with the Russians.
Nhen the ears troops movcd
INTO Turkish territory, they exrecteJ
70 make triumphal march TO Can.
sRn'lnorle Two defeats nt pIcvna
however demoali2cd the Russinns
amt had the Turks been led nv gen,
et9s OF genius it is more taan r1oh.
aole that a vigorous offensive woni1
nave enabled them to dictate favor'
able terms Of peace. Bnt ho" Oi oi
lowed their opportunities 70 lon.o "
anu aiter siege Of nearly fonr
"VnIuS nv, tievna surrendered
while the fighting was goin, nm Il,
what Is now Bulgarian Tertiary se"
u'a and Montenegro had follovel
the example Of Ronmann anJ SoJ
'o'c'ared their independence. These
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

made peace by the famous ''''e
San Stefano, TurRey agreed 70 =
large indemnity, to cede to s.......,.. Ess.- y
tricts in Asia which are now wy ~.
fought for by Russian and iu'.,
armies, and to recognize the lnS'l,s 1I 1
ence of Roumauia was conpel~ ,,lI
ccde a valuable district to hasii p,J
received strip of coast on lne 9.,,i,s .s,
sea | cnxchange which they naln''.a ...,,,
they did not desire. This iral,l.bIr sl. H
has probably been most respp,'i ;"irr.
the hesitancy Of Roumanla .. ~
the allies in the war now tusms 's s,a
Bulgaria remained a triSSIs'! lsaa y, N, b
to Turkey, and not until lwo l,,s,,A n
independence proclaimed, aIIa'T y Ts,S,l
tie attention had been PAID ,lo 70 4 sr
authority since the liberation ui,
bia, Montenegro and Roliiian''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

j. A1ams the man that took the rose
from his own buttOnhole and handed it
to G. ID. Rorcr presidentelect of the
Commercial club. 'We shall put new
life into Eugene and the Commercial
club is to do it.
"Wc shall build for a community
spirit-the Eugene spirit. Let us build
a spirit owitn absolutely every effort
united, This Eugene spirit will raise
us above the petty differences; every
man must work to make Eugene big.
ger and better city"
Those who attended last night s
meeting not only opposed any plan to
drop tne promotion work which has
continued for eight year, but favored
more.
No "lc can afford to stop advertis.
my declared Alton Hampton, Eu.
gene merchant "If we should stop.
Eugene would die; should we quit ad-
vertiSmg Eugene would soon be off the
map,
We need to advertise more this
year than ever just because things are
slow, exclaimed Walter Griffin, an.
other merchant,
No Time to Sit Down.
" Eugene has been Looked upon as
the second city Of Oregon, according to
Alexander Martin, OF the Eugene Loan
\ Savings bank retiring president.
" DO we want to step down and take a
back scot' Eugene cannot afford to
SIT down Now is the time we need
the promotion work when thousands of
N''i'orS are going through ON the
trains.
1t was decided to 20 ahead with the
promotion fund tor 1915. Committees
viii be named at once. Similarly com.
mttees are to he named for the mem
hership campaign as outlined by presi.
dent Rorcr in his informal opening
talk lie first expressed the idea of
taxing tho steam from the recent 20.
n,cal , issue 20 back up the project to
add 800 members.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25
Last Day For Skates In
Business Section OF City

After this evening, roller skates in
Ine business part Of the city are taboo.
lhe ordinance passed by the city
council March Is goes into effect to.
morrow, The part Of the city in which
no skating will be permitted is bound.
ed ON the north by the north side of
'enter street; on the east bv the
center Of High street; on the south BY
,ne south side Of Ferry street and on
'ne west by the west side of CONNER.
cl'l street For violation of this
oimnauee, there is a penalty Of S5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

els, must have their little Quarrcls:
when they On war decide, It's theirs to
roar like lions, It's yours to send your
scions TO die whore hosts have died.
The Kings, in comfort Ringing, ON
cushioned thrones sit singing to pass
the hours away; hut humble, heartsick
parents must send their James and
Clarence and Henry to the fray. No
toemau earyeS or minces the royal
dukes or princes their motto 5
"Satety HrsS" hut the embattlcd
tollcrs are sent to meet the spoilers
out where the homshclls burst send
forth your sons to warfare! The state
viii pay their careforc, and thirteen
eeuts daN And bid them not to
wonder why all this fuss aud thunder,
nor question while they slay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

Farmers make up large part of the membership Of
the commercial club in Chester S. D. Out in that part OF
Uncle Sans domain the farmers cut something OF figure
in town affairs as you see and why shouldn't they? The
towns can't get along without the farmers and the farm
ers can't get along without the towns When folks see 1t
that way there is to be getting together for the
good of all concerned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

tAAtS ana hallSi Tor
this, Of course, YOU
reared he m, to
meet the foes and
beard them, when.
Z 'er YOUR country
calls. You know not
why they re fight
ing those armies, at
this writingi That
really cuts no ice;
drive forth your
sons like cattle, 10
perish in the battle,
Tor death is Glory's
price. The kings,
who long for laur.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

Alice an enthusiastic motorst, was
speaN'ng to her friend. Maud, in rela.
,'on .. TO the slowuess Of certain young
man In proposing,
marley semed to start easy" she
temarhed "and be speeds up we'll, but
Just ~ tne critical moment he always
skld% Judge.