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The Washington times., 1915-03-02
CheStertOn Hits at
British OfficiaLdOn1
Lecturer to Quit u. S.-Spoke as
Any Englishman Might,
He Saws.

NEW YORK. March 2.--Cecil Ches-
terton. brother OF Gilbert X. Chester
ton, the English author. will ter
inmate his pro- o-British speechmakinR
activities In this country and return
to England on board the Orduna a
week from Saturday. The British en-
bassy said the nome government
'vould In no circumstances prove Of
any action taken by him here and dis
claimed responsibility for Mr.. Ches-
terton's speeches.
1t will be remembered that ]. NJ.
Barrie. Anthony Hope Hawkins. and
other English writer's who came here
supposedly to preach the cause Of tho
allies were strangely silent after
reaching this country. or course. the
British consul general was among the
first to welcome his distinguished
countrymen when they landed.
Mr.. Chesterton's last engagement II
to debate In Carnegie Hall weel
from today on the war with DR.. Ed
mond Won Mach. Having given some
forty lectures since coming here. a
month ago. Mr.. Chesterton will ther
return to London. where his weekly
Journal. the New Witness, needs hi'
attention. It Is said.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2.-Ceci
Chesterton said: II wish to state as en-
rhatically as possible that I have nj
connection with the British govern
/ ment.
II nm perhaps the last person ths
government would have selected t
come here and represent them. I had
been n violent enemy Of the present
British government before the war.
II speak simply as any Englishmar
might in defense Of his country
The Washington times., 1915-03-02

SOLONS' PROGRAM
TILL THURSDAY
Ship purchase bill, still in the
House.,
Rural credits compromise bill,
in conference.
Federal Trade Commission
nominations; Senate in
deadlock.
Naval building program, in
conference.
River and harbor bill; passage
Nine appropriation bills in all,
carrying $eeO,ooo,ooO.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
SmOOt Rider Supported.

In the Senate recently. the Smoot
amendment to the naval bill for fifty
seasoing submarines and twenty-five
coast submarines had strong support.
Had 1t gone to vote, It would nave
commanded much strength Its discus
sion brought out from both Republi-
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
M AND PEACE.

JUST now peace meetings are being
held everywhere. And the whole
world is studying the problem Of how
to avert a Bryan has his "persuas-
ion" policy and advocates the doctrine
Of the Prince of Peace. President
Wilson with great poise and wisdom
is winning in diplomacy. Ex-President
Taft is contributing able articles in
the cause Of peace. And E~x-President
Roosevelt is firmly for peace, but has
no patience with the peace-at-any-
price policy.
All of these r shy of the mark.
There never will be such a thing as
world peace until there is universal
franchise for women. Men will go on
waging wars as long as they have the
exclusive management of governments.
Never in the history OF the world
have women as a body gone to war.
And the isolated instances of women
soldiers are but the exceptions that
prove the rule. The voice Of woman
has always been for peace.
All honor to Nevada for enfran-
chising its women. 1t thus contributes
more to the cause of universal peace
than all the speeches its statesmen
Will exer make.
But Nevada's work is not yet done,
nor will it be finished till all women
throughout the world are given the
ballot.
Nevada must help her sisters in
other states and in other lands. In
this connection Miss Anne Martin
who led the equal suffrage movement
in this state has gone east to labor
in the cause of justice for women.
Nevada is proud of Miss Martin.
Those who know President Wilson
intimately say that at heart he is In
favor of votes for women. He must
be If he is a sincere advocate of world
peace. But he is hedged around by
the untra-conservatism of the south.
lie us hope that he sees the handwr!t-
ing on the wall before the 1916 cam
paign opens.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.

1T is GOOD to see the people dis.
cussing the question of commission
government. The whole town has
been set TO thinking and the result of
the agitation is bound to be benefc-
ial.
Why don't those who really want
commission government in preference
to any other form get out their petit
tions and circulate them for ~signers?
No n is trying 10 stop them.
But remember the old saying that
what is everybody's business is no.
body's business. Everyone is waiting
on the other fellow to. take the lead.
And a commission government wont
change human nature in Elko the least
bit.
Don't discard the old blackboard till
you can afford an auto. And it Is
better to live i'll a wooden shack un-
mortgaged than TO 90 in debt for a
marble palace.
Get the best out of our present form
OF city government before we try any.
thing new. The same three men who
would be the towns first commission
ers can now be chosen as a committee
from a commercial club or from the
Merchants Association. This commit.
tee can confer with the county com.
missioners and obtain all that is need.
ed for the better government of the
town.
The n thing that is needed is an
efficient town manager. This is the
latest development in the commission
form of government. The county board
a appoint this manager just as well
as could three city commissioners.
One man manages the administra-
ton of the entire United States. One
man will manage a bank with a hun
dred million dollars in resources.
Surely n man can manage the bust
ness affairs of n town the size of Elko.
And the county board could always
hold the veto over this town man.
ager.
But those advocating commission
government should bear in mind that
taxes are o Sill on the hundred
and the new form of government is
no likely to bring a reduction.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
NOTICE TO

In the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District Of tho state Of Ne.
vada, In and for tho County Of EIko.
In the matter OF the estate OF ELIZA
CRANE. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by an
Order OF the District Court OF the
Fourth Judicial District OF the State
of Nevada, in and for no County of
Elko. duly made and entered on the
18th day Of June, A. d. 1915, the un.
i%ersigned was duly appointed the Ad.
ministrator Of the Estate OF Eliza
Crane, Deceased, and that he has duly
qualified as such.
Notice is further given that any and
all persons having claims against the
said cecedent, Dr. against the said Els.
tate, must 11e the same with the
Clerk OF the above entitled Court, with
proper vouchers and the statutory az.
adavlt attached, within three (3)
months from the date OF the frst pub.
!icatlon OF this Notice, or their claims
will DO forever barred.
Dated this 18th day OF Juno, A. d.
1916.
JAMES M. CRANE,
Administrator Of the Estate OF
Eliza Crane, Deceased.
First publication, June 10, 1915
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
Read the Daily Independent.
SUMMONS


In the District Court oil the Fourth
judicial District Of the State Of Ne,
vada, In and for the County Of Elko
HELEN CONFESS, Plaintiff, vs.
GEORGE S. CONFESS, Defendant.
THE STATE OF NEVADA SENDS
GREETINGS TO SAID DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to ap,
pear within ten days after the ser.
vice on you Of this summons II served
in said county; or within twenty days
l.! served out Of said county but with.
in said judicial district; and in all 9th,
or cases within forty days exclusive
Of the day Of service); and defend
The above entitled action.
This action is brought to recover
a Judgment dissolving the bonds OF
matrimony existing between plaintiff
and defendant upon the grounds of
lesertlon.
Dated this I'd day OF June, A. D. 1915.
ROBERT b. HUNTER,
Clerk Of said Court.
BY H. c. Sproule, Deputy.
Cantwell G Carville,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication June 4, 1915
Last publication July 16, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
A N OF HUMOR.

ALL work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy" Fortunate, indeed, is
the person who has 4 sense of humor
He sees joy in everything and his life
Is one continual round of pleasure
And his days shall be long in the
land.
These. reflections. are due to tho
fact that the pleasantly published g
few days ago about Prof. Ross were
misunderstood in some quarters. A
few persons thought the Independent:
was trying to hand" the professor
something.
Fortunately the professor himself is
gifted with n fine of humor. II
was his OWL jest and the paper was
merely helping it along. 1t simply
quoted verbatim from Prof. Ross
own report.
The professor las had a number OF
good laughs at the expense Of the peo
pie who tried TO commiserate witt
him owe the assault the Independent
had made upon his character.
These were not many. In this wild
and free air of the west people gen
orally have q fine sense of humor
The man in overalls or the girl in tho
kitchen often show excellent wit ant
are always ready to- turn the laugh
upon the other fellow.
But stifh there are r few, a very
few, who are genuine puddenheads
They wouldn't know a joke from 6
cabbage If they saw the two watkins
down the street together.
Again the Independent Is moved &c
make this comment on account of that
column OF persiGage in yesterdays
paper. entitled What People Want Tc
Know"
That column may, or may not, be
funny. II depends somewhat upor
what you had for dinner and how your
digestive apparatus is working. But
at any rate 1t is harmless and nc
doubt far more interesting than any
discussion of the tariff.
But already before the paper is two
hours off the press one serious minded
Individual has filed a "kick' and moro
r expected. This is sad, very sad
Once for all the Independent is moi
In business TO Josh" people, especial
ly It's friends. 1t is not seeking non.
entities to give them n column OF free
Advertising. II has no grey matter to
waste on persons of no importance.
II you see your name in the indie
pendent or any reference TO yourself
you may take 1t as a compliment
whether in Berious or humorous vein.
50
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
ATTENTION, STOCKMEN

We are preparing to Issue q Brand
Book for Eastern Nevada, and are
now ~endeavoring to secure all brands,
earmarks and waddles In 8 in this
part of the state. This book will be
full leather bound, which will insure
DURABILITY, and 1t will be about 5h x
IN, a convenient size for the pocket.
1t is proposed to place a copy Of
this book In the hands Of all sherirs.
shippers and w~eighers, as well as with
all stockmen. The value of such G
book will be readily recognized by
oil engaged in the stock business.
Stockmen are requested to write for
blank forms for brands, earmarks.
cts. Early replies are necessary as
the books will go to press about July
LIST. Address
KEITH G RUSSELL, Publishers.
Elko, Nevada
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26

order. The palm thus far this sea-
son. IT would seem. belongs to the Og-
den Standard which has found a
"three-quarter pound hnny beauty that
was 7shed out OF the gutter" in the
streets Of Ogden.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26
6APTIsT CHURCH

Rev. Chas. McHarness, Minister
IL a. m. morning service and Sunday
school.
1880 p. m. subject: Christ Giving
a Second Chance to One Who Went
Wrong"
A cordial invitation to all.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26

THE flags for the battleship NE
vada" have gone back to, Carson. May
they never be raised except in de,
Tense OF country and may they
v be lowered to any foe.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26

LET us AXE off our hats to the
seventy-two women whose sense of
civic duty led them to register for
the coming bond election. In time
their children viii look with pride up
on the mothers who were among the
first women to vote in Elko.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26

GOOD Ash stories are always In
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-26

Ruby Temple No. 0 Pythian Sisters
regular meeting held at X. Oh p. Han
on the nrst and third Tuesday Of each
month at 1880 D. m.
LILLIAN PORTER, N. 10. O,
MARY 70. DBwAR, NJ. Of n. q G.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
NOT NEEDED.

THE APPEAL is opposed to the
plan of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate to have socalled vigilance
committee at Washington.
1t is not necessary, as work of a
similar character has been accomp-
llshed as a business proposition by
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of the Colored People for
the past two years and inimical leg
islation prevented -
The colored people are not ''vote-
less people. In the North they have
voted for years and are still voting.
The United States Supreme Court has
just decided that there is to be no
color line in voting in the future, so it
is up to the colored people of the
South to guard their rights at the foun-
tain head. We feel that we are able
to do it in Minnesota.
A lobby in Washington would soon
degenerate into a political machine
and as it is likely that some jimcrow.
lists would be on the committee it is
possible that committee kept up for
the purpose Of guarding the rights OF
the people would actually betray them.
1t Is dangerous proposition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21

THE SOUTH.
(From the Chicago TribuneD

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
j.: G: Woodward, mayor of Atlanta,
Ga, speaking what was on his mind
at the Dixie day celebration of the
San Francisco exposition, gave express
sion to the identical thought that we
knew would prevail in the state which
permitted the murder of Leo NJ.
Frank. 3. ...
Mr.. Woodward, exalted by the
knowledge that the freemen of his
commonwealth had arisen against the
authority Of the commonwealth, gvae
his approval to the act. He spoke as
we expect misguided southerners to
speak They have more rhapsody for
southern blood and the sanctity of
southern women than would be need
ed by a nation of Don Quixotes, but
they thoroughly lack the idealism and
the confluence of the Spanish don
whose language they feebly initiate.
He meant what he said They are
content to talk about it. The north.
with it's more ordered ways and it's
faulty but better civilization, thinks
more and talks less of the sanctity of
women than the rhetorical south.
What the South needs is less rhetoric
and more work.
Sontherners already have protested
that The Tribune is yindictive and
inutile, unjust and malignant in its
abuse Of a whole section of the coun-
try for the work (of twenty-five men.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
NO CREDIT DUE SOUTH,

1t is sickening to read some of the
slush written by colored men anent
the recent Grandfather Clause deci
sion-they give the south credit for
the decision and slop over in their
praise of the Southern Christian
Justices"
AS a matter of fact only three of the
nine justices are southern men; the
other six being of northern birth. The
south deserves no credit whatever.
The case was so clear that even the
southern justices did not care to risk
their names going down in history
with the opprobrium which attached
to Justice fancy in the bred Scott
decision.
There is no reason why the south
should be lauded except the bootlick-
ers would be unhappy unless they
were busy.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
Must Judge A Group by It's Best.
(From the Christian Register, Boston
Mass

(from the Christian Register, Boston.
:. Mass.)
No one can be said to know anv
class Of people who has not been in
intimate and sympathetic relation with
the best as we'll as the worst of the
class: We compare many persons
VINO live in the South, and think they
know the colored race, with others
VINO nave had no such contact, but
who have come into intimate and SYM
pathetic relations with large numbers
or that race whom their Southern
friends have never known; and of the
two sets of people we should say that
the second knew the colored people
better than the first. They know aspi.
ratlons among them that the others
40 hot know, or, knowing. do not
enter into and appreciate; they know
capabilities by direct contact with the
best OF the race which others are obi
Vlous Of; they know qualities which
only respect and sympathy can bring
out; they know possibilities to which
others by their very acquaintance are
blinded. If those who know the col-
ored race through the mass and by
observation merely could know what
Individual possibilities are demon
strated in growing numbers of the
elect, and would be courageously can
did with themselves, they would re-
wise their judgments and possibly sof-
ten their prejudices At any rate,
they ought to credit to those on whom
they charge ignorance of the colored
race the values that come from know
ing how many of that race are the
equal of any members of the dominant
race in the highest abilities and in the
clearest aims. No estimate is worth
much which does not take people at
their best. --.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
OUR NEED OF JUXTAPOSlTlON-
(FrOm the Boston Guardian

That We much rather be, and asso
ciate among ourselves, is a saying by
Colored Americans that has become
almost trite. That is a mistake: il
is feeling of avowed cowardice and
innate inferiority. It is an utter i'm.
posslb1litay for the two races to sub
scribe to common government, and,
at the same time, each race work Out
It's own salvation. The theory" has
Deen tried and resulted into a CHASTITY
failure; instead of making for hal.
mony and cordial good feeling be.
tween two races, it has increased
race hatred AMI antagonism in leaps
and bounds. We have needed too
long the advice from false and treach-
erous leadership that resistance is
wrong, that it only breeds race hat.
red and antagonism; that the thing
Tor US to do is to get property and
other rights will inevitably follow
We have followed this advice" faith
fully and have been rewarded in
terms of residence segregation, street
segregation, confiscation and loss of
property, anti-intermarriage is
all of the blacklist pieces of legis.
latlon, since that it leaves our women
defenseless and at the mercy of white
Drutes - separate schools, jimcrow
cars, and even legislating to exclude
further Negro immigration. These
are the evils resulting from non
resistance" and rather be by our
selves" That with the same degree
OF effontry and terrible legislation
with which our property is taken and
conf1scated, with this same effontry
and legislation will our political and
manhood rights be taken from U.S.
That is fact. Every congress Of
| fers legislation degrading and mimi
cal to our well being. Race preju.
dice, therefore, can only be worn down
by attrition. We must send our
children, and go ourselves. to mixed
institutions and other places where
we can mix with the other races and
consequently become accustomed to
one another. ABOVE ALL THINGS
WE MUST WELCOME AND PRAC-
T1CE JUxTAPOSITION.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
WALLER AGAINST "NEGRo"
Noted Brooklyn Doctor Says It Causes
Mental and Physical Segregation.
(From Amsterdam NeWs.)

(fTOm Amsterdam NeWS.)
Editor Amsterdam News: a,
Sir: cannot too heartily congratu-
late you on recent editorial discour-
aging the use of the word Negro"
There is no greater delight enjoyed by
the white people of the United States
today than the spreading use of this
unfortunate term. Why? They real
lie that it is the most potential fac
tor at work at the present to bring
about both physical and mental
segregation OF the people of color. Its
use Is on the increase only because
our speakers and writer's, especially
DO Bots and Washington feel that its
repetition, ad nauseam, is necessary to
retain the good will of the masses. The
term NEGRO" Is not only absurdly in
accurate as applied to millions of COL
ored people, but it is also alarminly
Injurious, for the following reasons:
J.. a.. 1t has never stood historically or
IN the present, anywhere in the world,
for anything noble or uplifting. Most
high-grade Africans repudiate it.
b. In Africa and out of Africa it was
never applied to the higher types, but
to Guineas, Sudanese and Senegam-
bians only.
c. Its derivatives, "Negroism," me
grofy," and it's compounds, Negro-head,
Negro-fly, Negro-monkey, are all clear
ly, in their associations, degrading.
q. It's feminine form, ''Negress," is
Justly and correctly used to define
your wife and daughter and sweet
heart, If you favor the use of the mas.
culine term.
e. It has been the word used by the
Southern whites for two centuries,
when. formally speaking or writing
about an unworthy or criminal man
or woman of the race. For when he
speaks of the worthy he invariably
says "colored."
: t. It is not differentiated in the mind
and thought of the whites from their
favorite and generally used (among
themselves) terms, "Nigro' and "Nig.
ger"
6. AS stated by an eminent Japanese
diplomat it has an unquestioned in
1uence in cutting us off from the
thought, sympathy and cooperation
Of the millions of colored Africans. Ash
at1cs and Islanders of the Yonde1
world.
Very truly yours.
! OWEN M. WALLER, M. D
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
Of One Blood.

(Gerald Stanley Lee in Mount Tom. }
am human being. do not pro.
pose to be cooped up or shut in in nv
love and criticism to mere geographi.
cal streaks or spots of people on a
planet. This planet is small enough
as it is, when one considers the
height and depth-the starry height
and depth-of the human spirit that
Wavers and CLOVIS through us all
wagner and Shakespeare, Tolstoi and