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The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
WAR WILL BENEFIT
ALL COLORED RACES

New York City.-In an inter
view granted the New York Times
recently Mr.. Srinivas r. Wagel
East lndian), financial editor of
the North China Daily News, fred
a hot shot at tie theory held by
the white races that they have a
monopoly of the virtues while the
Colored races are in possession of
all the undesirable traits of hu-
mgnity.
The interview is published in
the New York Times of Aug. %
MIR. Waeel said in part: THE
white races have gone on the
theory for many years that had a
monopoly of tue virtues, while the
Colored races were in possession
of all the undesirable traits of hui
manity. But this War appears TO
have proven to several of the white
races that other white races have
quite as many and as sinister at
tributes as any Co Iored races. The
men with tinted skins of my own
and other races who are fighting
in the trenches beside the English
and the French are they not men
who are proving their manhood
and their virtue 10 those Eng lish
and French?
''Befoie the year it was said by
whites that they would not work
beside men of colored skins, be-
cause it was lowering to do SO.
The white men who are today us
ing the rifle and bayonet side by
side with men of colored skins are
finding 10 lowering of dignity. 1t
is likely that when the war is over
the white men will regard the tint
ed men VINO have fought beside
them in quite the same way as
they did before the war, if it.comes
to a question working in the field
with them for instance?
There aIe fashions in thought
and | believe the war will make en-
tirely old-tashioned the thought
that man with white skin must
necessarily be superior to "A man
with brown skin.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

many white sympathizers, march,
ed to the Forrest theater to pro-
test against its appearance. As the
crowd was orderly Advent well un-
til some one hurled brick through
the theatre window. One hun
dred police then charged the crowd
and in the brief fight which ensued
some of Philadelphia's best colored
citizens We're injured and some of
the police did not escape without
painful bruises.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
MAJOR BALLARD BACK
FROM LIBE KAN POST.

Major Wilson Ballard and wife
arrived in New York last Monday
after two months trip from Mon
rovia, Liberia. He has been asso
ciated with Captain Young i'll re.
crulting and perfecting an organi-
zatlon of a Liberia and native con-
stabulary, and is filed with the
intere sting experiences which he
encountered in the Hinterland and
African Bush, and his very enthu-
siastic wife gives a VIVID account
of their two months of lodging
German submarines and gllmpses
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
PROHIBITION LAW SUSTAINED.

In his decision in the district court
Wednesday last Judge Perry upheld
the prohibition law passed by the last
legislature when he refused the ap-
plication of the Home Rule league
in their mandamus proceedings against
Secretary of State Ramer, who would
not file petition for referendum of the
law at the next general election.
The judge held that it was not with
in the province of the court to go be-
hind a law regularly passed by the
legislature.
Notice was given by John w. Hell
big attorney for the petitioners, that
he would take the case to the supreme
COURT or review as the safety clause
was improperly inserted in the bill
and therefore the bill was null and
void Judge Perry held that the leg
islature had the right to put in the
safety clause and also to provide that
the law should not go into effect for
nearly n year afterwards. He found
nothing in the passage of the law that
would justify invalidating it.
The secretary of state expressed
himself as being very much satisfied
with the decision.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
LIBERIA
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

introducing the question which
can cause serious trouble.
The Society founded Liberia in
1921, and ruled it as kind of
Chartered Company until l647,
when the colony was given its
independence.
But though the Society never
interfered in the government of the
Republic, it has always had "A dis
tinct, as we'll as a sentimental,
interest in the land, for when
control was relinquished, sixty
eight years ago, there was a clear
stipulation in the treaty of session
that the Society should hold every
alternate square mile in Liberia,
and in each new settlement Subse
quentIy formad. The agreement
is described as valid and living
instrument. at one time Liberia
consisted of $4,000 square miles.
Claims by Great Britain and by
France have reduced tie territory
to little more than 10000 square
miles.
TERRITORIAL REBATE
The American Colonization
Society now not only challenges
the right and equity of Great
Britain and France 10 effect these
rectifcations of the frontier, but
intends, it Is said, to demand
restitution; using another phrase
employed, to claim territorial
rebate. Should the attempt TO
have the claim endorsed by the
United States succeed, an unpleas
ant situation will be brought about,
considerably aceentuated by the
fact-wnich is given here on the
strength of semi-official state
ment at Washington-that Prcsi-
dent Howard and his administra-
ton at Liberia will work with the
American Colonization Society
sin recovery of sovereignty and
property rights in the alienated
territory" We give no view at
this Stage of the question, but
simply render plain statement of
fact on what may develop into a
Troublesome subject.-The African
World.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
BIRTH OF A NATION CAUS-
Els RIOT IN PHIL
ADELPHIA.

Philadeldhia has had IA riot.
"The Birth of The Nation" caused
it. Having appealed uusuccess-
fully TO tne m,yor of the city
and the governor of the state to
prohibit The pres 4ntation of DIX
on's disrasietul photo play, an as
semplage of cololed citizens esti-
mated at 5000, among whom were
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

of the war zone and storm at sea.
They are now on their way to the
War Office at Washington, D, c.,
where Major Ballard is to present
his report and submit a map that
be and his assistants worked out
of the entire country of Liberia.
1t is the first map of its kind ever
made of Liberia.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

One thousand dollars to Mrs
Coleridge-Taylor, widow of the
great composer; one hundred dol
lars to his mother. and two hun
dred dollars to each of the children
until they reach the age of twenty
one. These pensions are the es
innate the Bitish Government sets
upon the work of a great man.
But Coleridge- Taylor did not write
"Tipperary.''
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

Chicago,-At the Lincoln Jubi-
lee and Half, Century Anniversary
of Negro Freedom. celebrated re-
Gently in Chicago, Catholic mission
work among the colored people of
America was represented by exhi-
bits from AZ converts, schools and
churches. The Catholic exhibition
was one of the largest in the hall.
Pupils of Mother Katherine Drex
els school were awarded first prize
for magnificent embroidery work
the second prize went to the color
ed Sisters in Baltimore and the
third prize to the Illinois Techni
cal School for Girls in Chicago.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

Chattanooga. Tenn, Sept. 50
The Colofed citizens who were
not satisfied with the representa-
tons of their forefathers as shown
in Gritfith's spectacle, The Birth
of ii Nation" at the Forrest theatre
have decided to spend no further
ime in protesting the Griffith pro-
ductiou and is agreed that ii far
more effective answer can be made
by devoting its attention to max
ing its own success. With this
end in view, James Scott, private
secretary to Booker L. Washing
ton has been in conference with
Henry [ ~. MacMahon, the Eastern
representative of Thomas I'll. Incp,
the celebrated motion picture di-
rector. An elaborate scenario has
been worked out showing the early
the wonderful progress that en-
lighlened Colored citizeus have
made in the past half a century.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

The p esent financial situation
in Liberia (says the Amer
ican Consul at Monroyia) is
due to the lack of ships to carry
away its produce and to bring in
return those articles which are
needed but not produced there.
Relief could take no more practi-
cal form than the establishment OF
a direct line of American steamers
calling at Liberian ports. Before
the outbreak of hostilities steam
slrsn service to Liberia was main
tained by English lines from Liv-
erpoo! and Rotterdam; German
lines from Ham burg and Bremen; !;
a Spanish line from Cadiz; and
also, by agreement, the English
and German lines mentioned oper-
ated jointly direct service from
New York to West Africa, and
Liberian ports were included ia its
itinerary.
simultaneously with the deciar-
alton of war all German steamship
service to West Africa ceased.
That deprived Liberia at one
stroke of four fifths of its shipping
facilities. Spanish steamers are
said to refuse cargo when 1t is Of
fered them by Germans or by per-
sors who have bought it from Ger
mans because, it Is claimed, such
cargo renders the steamers liable
to seizure and search, involving
delay and expense. The English
service has also become badly dis.
organized, at least so far as Liberia
is concerned, and this has contri-
buted it's full share toward the ere
alton of acute conditions in the
commerce of the country.
At this stage of developments,
Liberians are not in need of whole
sale charity and as understand,
do not ask or seek it What they
do earnestly desire is neutral ship
ping facilities that will carry from
their ports the thousands of tons
of produce now cohgested there,
and bring in exchange the things
they reed. Two American steam
ers of say, 1900 tons, plying be-
tween New York and Liberia,
would be loaded to their full ca
pacity each way, and handsome
returns be made on the capital in
vested in the enterprise.
Although the spectre of war
and cognate matters seem to hll
the entire diplomatic horizon.
cloud, proverbially no larger than
a mans hand, has appeared In that
ouarter. The cloud may pass
away or it may cast shadow over
the relations between this country
and the United States and between
France and the United States.
Probably comparatively few
neople know of the Amer lean
Colonization Society, which i
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

Leonia, \. j., Whites here are
exercised because George S. Mills,
a well to-do colored man, bought a
residence ii the exclusive residen-
tial section for which he paid
$6,500 Rumor has it that two
blocks on Grand avenue. where
Mills new home stands may be
given over to well to do colored
tenants or buyers. A colored real
estate dealer of New York city is
said to be behind this project.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

In affairs of the Pullman sleep
ing corporation will be aired IN
Congress during the next session,
if present indications count Tor any
hing The Negro, of course, W Ii
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09

"A handsome M, tliI tncte
Eben, "allus has to lose q little time
in life convincin' people dat he's will.
in to do sho -nuff work"
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-09
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

figure conspicuously in portion
of the proceedings. In accordance
with recommendations of the Uni
ted States Commission on Indus
trial Relations, bill is likely to
be introduced early In the coming
session prohibiting the tipping of
employees of public service cor
porations doing an interstate busi-
ness. The commissions recon-
mendations ave based largely upon
its investigation of the affairs of
Pullman Car Company, in which
figured prominently the problem
of wages and "tips" received by
the colored porters employed by
the company. The question is
big one and there will be much
said on both sides.
The Colored Industrial School
of Cincinnati is probably the best
equipped industrial school any
whele in the North for colored
youth. 1t has a million dollar en-
dowment, the gift of the late Mrs.
Mccall of Cincinnati, who wished
to found an institution for the in
dustrial education of Negro youth
in Cincinnati. This school car
ries all the industries, and chauf-
feur and automobile repair course.
Mr. Kicks, the principal, is using
some of his boys, along with such
colored mechanics as he can get,
in constructing the new $4,000
Carmel Presbyterian Church
This Will probably be the only
building in Cincinnati put up en-
tirely by colored mechanics.
Jeffersonville. Ind, Sept. "a
Nathaniel Marble and John Brit
ton, two of five colored employees
of the Pennsylvania lines WHO have
sued to recover the difference in
pay which they received as Porters
on the run between Louisville and
Indianapolis. and the rate of pay
of white brakemen on the same
run, have filed additional suits
against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,
Chicago & st. Louis Railway Co.,
the former asking Sl21 and the
latter S54, alleged due as part of
their wages kept back as cuntribu-
tions TO the voluntary relief de-
paftment of the railroad. Both
were discharged, with several 9TH
ere, August 15, 1915, hecIus. of
the protest made by tle rnir ad or
over the emplo, meut of
the porters to do brakemeu, work.
Each is sun z for more than $1,000
alleged due as differ, nee OF wages.
Sevt raj suits similar To he two
new ones have been Il.-,ltnted
against the Baltimore d OHIO
South western Railroad umpany,
hut these are the first. as far as
known here, to be oir ted
against the voluntary II f de-
partment of the Pennsylvania
lines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
STATE OFFICIAL ACCUSED
Impeachment Charges Against Ala
bamn Secretary of Stnte.

MONTGOMERY. ALA. July st
was announced by A. II. Carmichael,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tiyes, to-day that impeachment charges
had been filed against Secretary Of
State John Purifoy by Bradley Brown,
of Birmingham. The specifications Of
Bradley Brown, as filed with the
Speaker, charge that $1,000 was paid
by Purifoy. through his agent John
Chapman, to y. H. Nunnally, under
and by virtue of a prediction agree
ment. which meant that Nunnally was
to withdraw and leave the field open
for Purifoy. Both Purifoy and Nun
nally were at the time candidates for
nomination for Secretary of State at
the Democratic primaries of May IL.
1914.
w. +. Fonville. clerk of the motor
vehicle department, and J. II. Chapman,
warrant clerk in the State Auditors
department, testified before the legisla-
tive recess investigating committee
yesterday afternoon that the actual
exchange Of $1,000 in currency took
place in room in local hotel.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
CLOTURE RULE FOR SENATE
Kern Thinks This VIII BE First Mena.
ure AdOpted MT Next Session.

WASHINGTON. July 3-Senator Kern,
majority leader of the United States
Senate. said he believed modi-
fed cloture rule would be the first meas
ure adopted by the, Senate next session.
The special committee, named 20 devise
IA cloture nat would prevent repeti-
ton Of filibusters like the one that de-
fca-ed the ship-purchase bill, is ex-
p"cted to report as soon as Congress
meets.
II believe the report of this commit
tee said Mr. Kern, will include a
rule to provide that a majority of Sena-
tors can fix certain time for voting
on bill. giving reasonable time for
debate and compelling Senator's to
speak to the subject under considera-
ton"
The Senator said he believed the plan
would have the support of the forty
one Democrats who supported cloture
last session and OF number Of pro-
gressive Republicans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
LOOPS THE LOOP FOUR TIMES
Army Aviator Congratulated on Re
marknble Achievement.

SAN DIEGO, CAL. July 3-Lieu-
tenant Byron 81. Johns, the young
army aviator, who recently established
a record for sustained flight with pas
senEer was receiving congratulations
to-day on his achievement yesterday.
when he looped the loop four times
at an, altitude of 1000 feet. He used
standard army biplane. the first time,
II is said. such machine has been en-
ployed in such a performance
The motor of the aeroplane stopped
while the aviator was on his back in
the fourth loop. but he succeeded in
completing the circle, and then vol
planed down
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
NEST Of SPIES FOUND
IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Mystery Of Leak to Germans Solved
When Boy Is Frightened
Into Telling.
DOG SERVES AS VEHICLE
Messages to Teutons, Detailing Move
ments of Allies. Cleverly Concealed
in False Coating of Fur. and Ami
NAL Sent Out to Trenches.

Especial Cable to The Tines Dispatch. ]
CARDIFF. WALES. July 3.-wound-
ed Canadians in a hospital here tell a
story to how a nest of spies was
discovered in Northern France.
Somewhere near the bullets and fir-
ing line there stood coffee house. in
habited by five persons, including a
boy. The troops en- route to the
trenches used to call there for refresh
ments. and the occupants consequently
had exceptional opportunities for OBJ
tanning valuable information.
They witnessed the movements of
hundreds of soldiers. and always had
a fairly good idea OF the strength of
the forces holding the section OF the
defenses in their immediate neighbor-
hood.
Here the Germans seemed to be we'll
informed OF what was going on in
front of them. For instance. a regi-
ment of Canadians was one night moved
unexpectedly To relieve the Camerons.
The officers of the Scottish battalion
were not even aware of the coming
of the colonials. yet no sooner had
the latter settled down than the Ger
mans shouted across to them:
"Hullo, Canadians come out and
fight"
Naturally. the coffee house was con-
tinually suspected OF being a source
of the Germans information, and, al
though search after search was made.
nothing suspicious was found. At
length, however, A soldier lettering
near the place overhead a conversation
in German. and. thinking to catch the
occupants redhanded. he quickly
gathered together n party of his COM
rades and raided the place.
Strange to say, nothing in the shape
of conclusive evidence was found. and
it was only when one Of the soldiers
resorted to bluff that one Of the sus-
pected residents-the boy-revealed the
secret.
A dog had conveyed messages to the
German lines The Canadians had no
ticed the animal wandering about the
trenches. and they had often petted it.
never suspecting that. when It was
wandering into the enemy's lines. it
was carrying with it the spies COM
munications.
The messages, 1t TRANSFERRED. had
been conveyed underneath false
coating of fur. which had been in
geniously wrapped around the animals
back. Dogs subsequently found wan
dering near the trenches were imme-
diately shot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
QUIET AT CAPE HAlTIEN
Caperton Reports Government la in In.
disputed Control.

disputed Control.
WASHINGTON. July 3.-Quiet pre-
walls at Cape Haitien. and the Haitien
government is in indisputed control,
said a cablegram-to the Navy Depart
ment yesterday from Rear-Admiral Cap
erton, recently sent to the island with
the cruiser Washington to protect for
eign interests.
The admiral reported that marines
landed by the French cruiser Des
Carries. when foreigners were threat
ened two weeks ago as result Of the
revolution. had re-embarked. and he
had not thought 1t necessary to land
a force to replace them.
President Sans government. said to-
days report. controls all towns In the
vicinity of Cape Haitien, and apparent
ly the revolutionists have received a
severe check. The Hattien situation
has been discussed by President Wilson
with Secretary Lansing since the latest
revolution became serious, and a
change in the American policy toward
the republic has been considered.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
FOR BRITISH WAR LOAN
Negotiations In Progress for Flatntion
In This Country of 500, 900, 900.

NEW YORK. July 3.-Negotiations
were reported in progress to-day be-
tween British Treasury officials and a
group of New York bankers, headed
by j. p. Morgan & Co.. for Notation
in this country Of a S1oo.0oo.o0o Brit
ish war loan.
Reports disagree as 70 the nature OF
the loan. In some sources it was de-
scribed as a part Of the recently au-
thorized British war loan OF 5000. o00.-
600, while in other quarters II was
said it would be separate loan. bear
ing interest at per cent.
1t was understood that the Offering
would be increased possibly to $780,
100000 IL the bonds were we'll received.
Proceeds. 1t Is said. will be left in
America. to be drawn against by the
British government in the purchase OF
war munitions and other supplies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
JANE adams ON WAY HOME
VIII BE rendered Public Welcome in
Carnegie Hnli ON .IulH L.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Jane Adams.
who has been in Europe for three
months interviewing rulers and high
officials Of the belligerent nations in an
effort to bring about peace will be
rendered public welcoming on July
l3 at Carnegie Hall by the Women's
Peace. party and other peace organiza-
tons, II was announced tonight. Miss
Adams is aboard the st. Louis. due
here on Sunday.
Miss Adams, an announcement from
the Women's Peace party says. on her
arrival, will confer imme diately with
President Wilson. She will go either
TO Washington or Cornish probably on
Monday.
Miss Adams left New York with
fifty American women to attend the
international Congress OF Women at
The Hague.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
KOLB LOSES LIBEL SUIT
Jury's Decision Il In Favor of the
Montgomery Journal.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. July 3.-cap-
tain Reuben F. Kolb. former Commits
sioner OF Agriculture. lost his suit of
$4,000 against the publishers of the
Montgomery Journal. TIL. jury in the
city court. after being out less than
an hour. returned a.yerdict for the de-
tense Captain kolb sued on the
ground. that the Journals publication
OF proceedings of the Legislative in
vestigating committee on April
brought libel against his character.