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The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
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The bestowal of the first Spingarn
medal-an admirably planned prize. to
be awarded annually to the colored
nah or woman who has rendered the
greatest service to the colored race
upon Prof. Ernest E. Just. young
scientist and professor in the Howard
university medical school, attracted
widespread attention. The committee,
of which Mr.. Taft is member, did
not find the choice an easy one, there
being number of possibilities from
whom to select. That the recipient
should be a scientist rather than an
inventor. or leader in farming or
banking, will doubtless surprise many
people, as it will put to their trumps
those who continue to maintain that
the Negro is incapable of the higher
education. Professor Just, be 1t noted,
is but thirty-one years of age; yet he
has already attracted the attention of
scientists of repute, no less one than
Prof. Jacques Loeb endorsing his
original work in physiology. biology
and zoology in these terms:
His knowledge of biology and his
critical ability are of an unusually
high and lofty order. In the work that
he devotes to Howard university he is
actuated by very high motives, since
the remuneration he receives is only a
fraction OF his nominal salary. He
could easily increase his income by
giving up his position. Professor Just
has sacrificed good deal for the ad-
yancement of medical schools for col
ored people. and he will do good deal
more if he is given chance. as
hope he may be-"
Plainly, this Is just the type of man
the Spingarn medal ought to distin
suish-a colored man who is proving
the capability of the race, and is also
ready to make sacrifices for the benefit
of his people. 1t has been distinct
weakness of the race in it's struggle
upward from slavery that it has often
lacked solidarity and a readiness to
contribute to the welfare of the whole
That this is now rapidly passing
condition there are plenty of instances
besides this one of Professor Just tc
prove. Indeed. the support given to
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, in whose
hands Professor Spingarn has placed
the award of the medal, is a re
markable case in point That or
ganization has taken radical and un
popular ground; timeservers in both
races have Stunned it as il 1t were
something unworthy, instead of man
ly and straightforward effort to pre-
serve to the colored people their civil
and political rights as guaranteed by
the constitution. Yet the association has
fiourished. spread over the country
and made a reputation for itself as 6
guardian of the colored peoples
liberties, largely as result of the
efforts and financial sacrifices of the
Negroes themselves.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

Manassas is the only school of its
kind in the entire five surrounding
counties, the only place where any
sort of an industrial training is given.
The children come principally from
this section of Virginia. where they
have often gone no further than the
fourth grade in the rural schools. In
nearly all cases this means the scant-
lest possible training-the bare be-
binnings of the three RS. However.
there are things more fundamental
than even these which must be taught
many of these pupils, who come from
homes where the use of water for
cleansing purposes has never been
known, and where the simple every
day care of their bodies is another new
lesson to learn. 1t is remarkable how
quickly they come to realize the value
OF this lesson, and the pride with
which daily soap-scrubbed faces shine
once they know the added feeling OF
self-respect gained by the simple
medium of soap and water.
The pupil must be fourteen to enter
the school-and may be forty. There
are usually about an equal number of
boys and girls in attendance. Most
of these children are too poor to pay
for their tuition and board, for which
a very nominal price is asked, but this
difficulty is arranged for by system
OF crediting the child for daily jobs
done in connection with the trade he
is pursuing, or any necessary work to
be done about the building, in the
kitchen. laundry, or about the grounds.
The trades offered the boys are car
pentry. cobbling, wheelwrighting.
blacksmithing, upholstering, and, most
important OF all for boys OF that Sec
ton, farming. The girls have cooking.
sewing, laundering. dairying, and light
farming.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
GERMANS SINK
AMERICAN SHIP
ARRIVAL OF CRUISER ElTEL IN
NEWPORT NEWS CAUSES
GREAT SENSATION.
NEWSSTUNS PRESIDENT
TEUTON VESSEL. sEGS FOR RE-
PAIRS IN VIRGINIA PORT AND
LANDS CAPTIvES.
western Newspaper UnLon News servIee.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, March 11-President
Wilson was stunned by the news
that an American ship carrying grain
was sunk by the German cruiser Prinz
Eitel F'riederich which made port for
repairs at Newport News Tuesday.
State Department officials would
make no announcement, but the ac-
ton OF Germany in sinking a ship car
rying grain was outside all interna-
tional law precedents, it was declared.
The German cruiser, after a COM
merce-destroying cruise over the Pa
cific and Atlantic oceans of fifteen
thousand miles landed for repairs.
She brought with her rescued crews
and passengers of American, British,
French and Russian ships, and lay at
anchor in a state of mechnical eX-
huston from the strain of a fifteen
thousand-mile voyage.
The cruiser began her scouting for
ships of enemies of the Fatherland at
Tsing-Tau, China, last November, un-
der Commander Thierichens, who ad-
mitted sinking OF eight merchant
one Russian and one American. The
sinking of the American ship-the
William p Frye, a sailing vessel
bound from Seattle to Queenstown
with 5000 tons of wheat-in the South
Atlantic concerned American officials
Collector Hamilton said last night
it was obvious that the Eitel Frieder-
ich would intern here.
Commander Thierichens told the
collector he had no idea of leaving
port within "a hours; that the boilers
of his vessel were in bad condition
and that repairs under six weeks
would be impossible. He said under
| these conditions the vessel would be
interned unless permission could be
had to remain until repairs made.
Two English vessels carrying horses
for the armies of the allies at first
hesitated about leaving port, but wher
it became evident the German would
not depart at once, they put to sea.
| The owners of the destroyed shiI
Frye took out policy for $11,500 will
the government war risk insurance
bureau last October and this may pla!
part in determining its status as ;
carrier of cargo not subject to seizure
Under the usual practice of inter
national law as followed in previou:
wars battleship can sink neutra
vessel only when she carries contra
band and would in any case be Ger
tain of condemnation by prize court
The William p. Frye was owned b!
| the Arthur Sewall Company Wher
| overhaued by the German cruiser she
was bound from Seattle to Queens
town with cargo of wheat. The skip
per's wife said she and the children
were frightened when overtahen BY
the German cruiser but that her fear:
were allayed when she went aboart
the cruiser, the officers and men max
ing every effort to give them all pos
sible comforts.
AS soon as the Eitel Friedrich hat
anchored here, Collector Hamilton ant
aides visited the ship, and first-clas'
passengers from the French passen
| ger steamer Floride, together witt
the captains of the eight destroyed
vessels, were brought to Newpor
| News.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
Anti.Tippine Bill Author Threatened

Dervere.-A "black hand" letter,
containing threats of death against Re
preventative Robert Harris of Denver
and other travelling statesmen who
aided him in drafting an anti-tippins
bill. now before the Legislature, was
received by Harris. In the same
mail. Senator William II. Adams re
ceived a letter, apparently from the
same person, assuring him of the
writer's belief that Adams would see
to it that the anti-tipping bill is killed
In the Senate.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

With Julius Rosenwald of Chicago
at its head, party of business men,
philanthropists and social workers
from that city visited the various
schools of the Tuskegee. Ala, institute
operated by Booker T. Washington
and took part in meeting of the
board of trustees. Several rural schools
which Mr.. Rosenwald has aided in
Montgomery were visited.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

More than 90 per cent of the timber
in the Philippines is owned by the
government md is worked through
concessions and licenses, as no land
more valuable for timber than for ag-
riculture can be bought. The valuable
trees of the same species are often
scattered through the forests instead
of being grouped, and this makes lum-
bering more expensive.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
Investigate Rowland Money Envelope.

Denver.-The House of Representa-
tives, through its special investigating
committee, will probe into every de-
tail of the receipt by Representative
W. w. Howland of Denver of an en-
velope containing money in the House
chamber during the afternoon session
Of February 9.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

commercially, elephants in India
come under two classes-the one of
pageantry, the other of utility. Every
native prince of nobleman of distinc-
tion in India keeps elephants to swell
his retinue. while, on the other hand,
government officials and private per-
sons. such as timber contractors, etc,
require them for work.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

Near Basel-Augst, in Switzerland, is
the site Of the old Roman colony of
Augusta Rauracorum, with remains of
a theater. and at the nearby town of
Rheinfelden are wall and towers part
ly preserved, for this was one of the
outposts of the Holy Roman empire
IT has only belonged to Switzerland
since 1902. and is picturesque, like the
majority of the towns on the Rhine.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
,Corks stepped in vasellne make ex
cellent substitutes for glass shoppers.

Buffalo is to purify its drinking wa
ter with chlorine gas, and hopes that
the unpleasant taste caused by the
more common method of using hypo-
chloride will not appear. The process
will kill germs, but not clarity the wa
ter. If Buffalo wants its water to
sparkle it will have to install filtra-
ton system as in Cleveland, where
the plant cost 100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

Says Board and Room fer Girl for SIS.
Denver-That Denver affords am
pie and exceptionally good accommo-
dations in board and room at So a
week for working girls is stated by
Mrs. Catherine Van Deusen. secretary
OF the state minimum wage board, who
has just completed an investigation
of the subject.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

The quaint city of Berne has been
the capital of the Swiss republic since
1S4S. 1t is one of the most interest
ing towns OF Zahringen, and by 1883
it was strong enough to ward off two
sieges by Rudolph of Hapsburg, the
ancestor of the present emperor of
Austria
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

A camera operated by electricity
has been invented for lowering into
oil wells to photograph the conditions
surrounding broken tools.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
Governor Signs Prohibition Bill.

Denver-Governor Carlson signed
the statewide prohibition bill. Pro
hibition will be effective January l.
next.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
wprship to Guard New York Port.

Washington.-Secr Daniels or
dered the naval yacht Dolphin from
the Washington navy yard to New
York to aid in the enforcement OF
neutrality in the harbor there.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

More than four hundred patents
have been issued by the United States
for devices intended to harness the
power of sea waves.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

To drain Lake Mariotis, in the Nile
delta ten pumps have been installed
each with capacity of 10o,0O0.O0O gal
Ions daily, and 1t is believed that
eight more will be required.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

In the Alps there is letter box TO-.
900 feet above the sea level, from
which daily collections are made.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

gum has been discovered in large
quantities in the Malay Peninsula that
yields from 10 to 20 per cent pure rub
Der.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

Schemes for the construction of a
3,00O-mile railway through Central
Africa. at a cost roughly estimated Mt
s5O,000.00O, have been revived by the
termination of the war between Italy
and Turkey.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

The Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pany has decided to extend its Straits
mail service from Callao to Panama.
in view of the opening of the Panama
canal.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

The post Office in England intends
to try the motorcycle for rural serv-
ice. Orders have been placed for
experimental machines.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

The life of the domestic horse is
about twenty eight years, while that
OF the wild one is thirty-eight years.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

1t has been computed that at the
time of the arrival of Columbus there
were 25,0O0.0O0 Indians in North and
South America.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
and eagerly attempting to shake some.
thing off.-Tacoma Tribune. ef p


Nobody could be more sincerely de-
sirous than We are Of presenting the
arguments for the Ship Purchase bill
fairly. We have been, and are, Who'll.
" open to conviction. We would like
to believe that the bill IL . good one,
and that 1t would remedy what is un.
doubtedly real need. But we have
searched In vain for some clear ex.
PLANTATION Of thing proposed; and al.
though even President Wilson, in his
Indianapolis speech, pronounced Am.
erican public opinion intensely in fav-
or Of the bill, we should not other
wise have discovered that such a
sentiment existed-though sympathet.
ically searching for 1t. That the
president, Mr.. McAdoo, and others are
pushing this bill in the most patriotic
spirit, and with the belief that their
direct and open method-rather than
the indirect plan Of subsidies-will
best help to re-establish the long-lost
American merchant marine, there can
be no doubt whatsoever.
The subject is q difficult one. and
the country is not yet educated to an
understanding Of it. The bill was
brought forward az a sudden idea for
relief in a great emergency; and its
proposal was. as we have said, in
perfect good faith. II it should not
be accepted, the administration ought
not to be regarded as having been
defeated upon an essential matter.
Nor does It seem just to hold that
leading Republican senators. like Mr..
Burton, Mr.. Root, Mr.. Lodge, and 9th.
ers, have opposed this bill from par
tisan considerations. Their speeches
show that they have not been convinc-
ed of the wisdom or practicability of
the measure.-From "The Progress of
the World" in the American Review
of Reviews for February.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
The Royal Box.


The Prince Of Wales Is an aid-de-
camp to Field Marshal Sir John
French, commander Of the British ex.
peditionary force.
Queen Elizabeth Of Belgium founded
a cooking school in Brussels with a
three year course and an honor course.
Little girls Of poor parents were learn
ing to make palatabie dishes when the
war broke out. 81 -
The Archduke Frederick, who has re.
Gently been appointed commander In
chief Of the Austrian arlny il brother
Of Queen Christina of Spaill King Al
fohso's mother. He u iifty-eight years
OF age and has spent bic life in the
army and is enormouslE rich. s.. a..
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
The War on Lister.

Something is the matter with the
teamwork of the Grand Old Party.
The chap who is giving the signals
for the machine play in this state has
his signals crossed. Someone is like
ly to mum the Republican ball and
allow the opposition to score unless
the leaders get the line working
more effectively.
Here is the standpat Republican
press. unable apparently to ind a
real issue against the Lister admin.
istration wasting columns Of space
denouncing the Governor as "hypo.
critic because he appointed Demo
Gratis to ofiice and trusting that the
people will forget the fact that the
Governor has named many Republi-
cans and Progressives.
At the same time Representative
Davis of Tacoma, whose pleasant duty
in the House Is to see that plenty
of oil is pouring on the Republican
machine and that it is always running
smoothly, gets up in the House and
makes this eminently non-partisan
statement:
II hope no one will be foolish
enough to entrust an important meas
ure to any Democrat at this session"
Then there is that other noble non
partisan, Representative McArdle
who when twitted with the fact that
The was always ready to take an Of
Nee, when one was to be given out,
says, II accepted a state Office under
the state auditor in order that I could
be better prepared to obtain a first
hand knowledge of the needs OF the
state"
/. The Republican leaders did not
even blush when Representative Hast
ihgs Of Seattle took occasion to re-
nina the House that two years ago,
when a. Republican held the Job, his
measire TO abolish the board of con-
troll vas turned down hard. Now
sthat "a Democrat is in power the Re-
publican trefofmers are keen for the
- 81 ~
Commend us to the humor o, fAe
q. nsOeP. 3Sb-snatchers who ara r:...,-
Ing the cry " hypocrisy and accus.
Ing sthe sGoterHbf 0f naming Demo
cr&tac 0Ton1cya while they are
hungrily surrounding the plum tree
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
uss Tor Referendum, /.

TITO capture OF the state lesislatur<
~ The reactionary leaders Of the re
Inh&lcdf bAitytwili, ii soase he 6tskir
~ tf6xrsm' isspet}istsd '1ns result,
n the use Of the referendum and
Drvve the wisdom Of that law.
alnaHt, - the slats persisti III tht
xssalaiIif9eheht 81 III A6Sars BY political
parties we cannot s1pset anything bd!
To placing 81 tho goods IL tho ps+tjj
Arst and that OF the state next ~
The majority party. Whatever II nhrAe
may be. .~.... :.
The day II not tar distant when
~ i6ily Of injsctint hetlonaf policies
~ me business AifAiiS of the state
win become clear 70 iii. and ill ON.
etIisf " state county ana city VIII
bfcAosen' TOT their fitness rather than
tihlr preference for any national poll.
g. Until then. the referendum 10 3
g6od deterrent.
Should the reactionaries succeed In
enacting into laws the McArdle bills,
tn referendum will doubtless be in
yaked, . proceeding that would pre-
vent those laws from becoming ef-
fective until thirty days after the cleo
tions Of 1915, and it would require
but 10000 signatures to refer the
bills.
Although the bills referred to may
be passed over the veto of Gov. Lis.
ter. 1t does not follow that the re.
publican members are unanimous In
their favor. Indeed, some Of the
stoutest opposition comes from men,
beers of the majority party, and that
opposition, combined with the GER
tainty Of the referendum being in
voked. Is quite likely to prevent the
passage Of the Objectionable bills over
tlss veto Of the governor. ~
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
UNSEEN COMPANIONS.
Familiars That Are Born and Dwell In
Our lmaainatiene.

Familiars That Are Born and Dwell In
Our lnasinatiens.
Real men and women are not the
only people. Our minds are inha bited
as truly as any other country. Every
child has bis Invisible playmate. to
whom he talks more freely than to his
parents and with whom be goes upon
strange adventures-a tiny Columbus
with whom he embarks upon the wa
tiers Of the bathtub to discover a new
land. or a rowing De Soto. with whom
be slips through the garden gate unat-
tended and unafraid, always before he
is three years old. bent upon an excur-
sion into the wilderness which lies
across the brook in the field or in the
woods.
If you are the father or mother of
this child you never can understand
that-how the timid baby who was
never before out Of your sight could
have gone so far alone. Why, when
you found him, stained with his trav-
els. very tired, almost nodding. he was
still confident. preoccupied and bent
upon further pilgrimage into the un-
known. 1t Is because he was not
alone. He was accompanied by an
other whom he knows better than be
will ever know father or mother, one
Of those companions Of his own fancy.
about whom he never tells you or any
one else.
These people grow up Ike other peo.
pie. The little child has his familiar.
and tho young man his his ''idsal." al.
ways woman-not the one he marries
nor even the one he might have mar.
ried, but one whom he never saw in
the flesh. a yelled and inscrutable
presence who never forsakes him. And
when he grows old and the wife he
did marry grows old she remains young,
fairer than the lilies, sweeter than hon.
eydew upon the leaves in June.-Corra
Harris in Harper's Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05
NOTICE Or sAlr ON Irfosae..
CLOSURE or cHATrtI
.,kr ..s,gr,s fAAAARaA An ~.fhr 81 sfs,f

WHEREAS. The ChehAliss County
Bank. Of Aherdeen. Waahingbon, 10 the
owner and holder Of the following
chattel mortgage upon the perbonak
property hereinafter described to-wits
4 chAttel mortgage dated rthoaSoth day
Of September, 1911 executed. by. 8. =.
Blakely ana Jennie Blakely, Mortga-
eors. to Chehalis County Bank, Mort
eagee. to secure the principal sum OF
$1.0OO, with interest thereon, Ct the
rate OF eight per cent. per Annum &C.
cording to the terms and conditions
OF two certain promissory notes made
and delivered by the said 8. r. Blakely
and Jennie Blakely to the Said Che
halls County Bank. one OF which ID
payable on or before February LIT.
1912, and In the sum Of $1,000, no part
OF which has been paid, amounting.
principal and interest to the sum Of
$1,493.33 at the date Of this notice.
and on which chattel mortgage the
said Chehalis County Bank claims an
attorneys fee of 5000; and,
WHEREAS, There is now due and
owing to the said Chehalis County
Bank upon the aforesaid mortgage for
principal and interest up to this date.
the sum Of $1493.33, and the further
sum of 5000 for an attorneys fee in
this foreclosure proceeding; and.
WHEREAS, The said mortgage
covers the following described per-
sonal property, to-wit:
s pool tables with equipment; 2
billiard tables with equipment; 6 caro-
tables and equipment: / cash regis
ter: cork mating: show cases; 2&
chairs; 81 card table chairs; 3 clocks
I palms: coat hangers; 2 long Ia
bles; stove; Office desk and chair.
all Of which were at the time Of tho
execution Of said mortgage situate in
the stand or store known and desig-
mated a. the Fan Cigar Store on
the north side of Heron Street be-
tween &C" and III" Streets, In Aber-
deem, Washington, and all Of which
said property is now situate In the
store building known and designated
as No. 212 South "I' Street, in Aber-
deem, Washington.
NOW. THEREFORE, Notice Is here
by given by the undersigned that all
Of the above described personal prop
erty has been seized and taken into
possession under said chattel mort
gage, and that all Of the above de-
scribed property will be exposed for
sale and sold to the highest and best
bidder for cash, on the 18th day Of
February, 1915, at the hour of ten
o'clock A. M. Of said day, at the place
where the same is situate, No. 212
South ~ Street, Aberdeen. Cheha-
liz County, Washington, and the pro.
ceeds arising from such sale after de-
Quoting the costs and expense there
Of. win be applied towards the salts
faction Of the indebtedness secured
by the said chattel mortgage above
described.
Dated this soth day Of January.
1915.
CHEHAL1s COUNTY BANK. y,
Mortgages
By ". $500 W
/ STEWART & TUCKER,
Its Attorneys.
: SCHELLE MATTHEW'S,
Sheriff Of Chehalis County.
State Of Washington.
First publication February 2, 1915.
Last publication. February 9, 1916. "