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The Denver star., 1915-04-03

IN the west.
Having been a pioneer.
loved and respected not only
by the members of the order,
but by all citizens, his funeral
was the largest ever witness
ed upon Welton street. The
whole 1900 block was crowded
with anxious friends and ac-
ouaintances. His employers
aud co-workers at loslins,
where he had been employed
for years were there. The
two Households. Nos. Ago &
s7o, the Patriarchy No. 81,
Graud Masters Council. Den
Yer Lodge. Arapahoe Lodge.
and his own Lodge. Rocky
Mountain Lodge. together
with the Juveniles were all
present and participated IN
the funeral exercises.
Beautiful floral offerings
covered the casket and many
designs were placed beneath
the bier 20 that the lovely
a..,.-. made m embankment
vhieh reaehsd from the door
"a tke casket. Three broken
links. "Our Founders Chain,
.Uo the Hill" and beautiful
floral pillars, "kt Rest" to-
oether with an emblem OF
flowers from each branch
marked the high esteem into
which he was held by all. The
Cammel Undertaking c Q.
needs to be highly commend
ed upon the manner in which
the whole funeral was con-
ducted.. The promp: n e 5 $.
ease and grace only showed
the expert ability Of Mr.. Cur
tbs M. Harris and his able as
sistant, MIR. Robt. Oliver. Rev
Jas. Washington oficiated and
alo xingly pictured Brother
Johnson's good qualities. Fu''
" 1000 people witnessed the
funeral parade and impressive
services.
The Star deeply sympa-
thizes with Sister Carrie John
son and fully realizes the com
munity's loss in suck etori-
Gus. modest character as Robt
Mayo Johnson.
Robt. Mayo Johnson. was
born Dec. 9th. 1883 at Yer
SALES, Kentucky, having spent
a part of his younger life in
his native state and hearing
of :Ae splendid possibilities
awaiting willing hands in the
new West, he too answered
to the call Of the West and
located in Denver in the year
1880. Having been reared in
a Christian family amid whole
some surroundings. the early
religious impressions OF his
youth ever fingered in his
/ mind and in 1885 he became
a Christian and united with
the Zion Baptist church Of this
city. Having established him :
self in useful and gainful en-
ployment aud ~ . worker IN
the vineyard Of the Master. on
. Februrary iath, 1890. he took
a. his wife and helpmate thru
life, Mr.. Carrie Scott, who
survives him. But prios to
sposs nf shese svents. Prothe.!
The Denver star., 1915-04-03
FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST.
Odd Fellows Pay Highest Respect and Honor To III
Fou,adsr, Robert NJ. Johnson

Robt. NJ Johnson one of Denvers substantial and
soectabe Of long standing buried Thurs
day afternoon Of last week from Odd Fellows hall on Wei
ton street. with the highest honor paid odd Fellow
in he Wesr.
The Denver star., 1915-04-03

Johnson while yet in his ma
tive state became q member
of Woodford Star No l736. G.
U. o. of Odd Fellows and it
is in this department of life's
activities that he made his i'm.
print on the sands of time
that must and will go on and
on gath ering to his memory
brighter luster and granduer
as the years roll on into CEN
tu.ies; for because of his tire
less activities Odd Fellowship
in the Intermountain States
has been made as enduring
and permanent as our mighty
hills.
After a short sojourn in the
State of California Brother
johnson returned to this city
and in company with certain
other brethen. all of whom
saw. one have fallen asleep. OBJ
taiaed authority and on Mar.
18th. 1852, founded Rocky
/ Mouptain Lodge s3ao Grand
|Unfie6 dIQ a16 = Sll0wz
the parent lodge Of Odd Fell
lows in the Inter-mountain
region. The year 1891 saw
the formation of the District
Grand Lodge with Robt' M.
Johnson as one of its charter
members, and in 1894 he was
called TO the position of Grand
Master to pilot the struggling
and almost penniless Grand
Lodge through its most peril
Gus period, but at the end of
his term he handed to his sue
cessor a District Grand Lodge
full Of life, vigor and hope
fully confident that it was on
the highway to success. In
Odd Fellowship he passed
through all the grades Of
honor to the highest. When
Grand Masters Council No.
II8 was to be formed Brother
Johnson was one of the char
ter members. A loyal and
active member of the House
hold Of Ruth through many
years. When the brethren
thought the time ripe to or
ganize a branch of the Patri :
archy. r. M. Johnson gave it
his sanction and active sup
port. continuing in a ctiv {
membership in all four de-
partments of the order.
He was for many years a
trustee of No. 232o. and as
such had much to do with its
financial transaction, an d
much money of the Lodge
passed through his hands.
but there was never a sugges-
tion Of suspicion that one pen
ny would be misplaced.
Who can recall a session OF
pur Lodge when Brother
Johnson was well and in the
city and not at his post in the
Lodge7 Whoever Dug b I
counsel and instruction In the
usuaees and tenents Of our
order but found him ever
ready aud eager TO ilmpare.
What Odd Fellow ever
went % him for help Of any
Censlaued on Page 81.
The Denver star., 1915-04-03

Star knows that a half OF mil
ton dollars of taxpayers
money have been spent in the
West Colfax viaduct; that no
Negro has received a dollar
and that the contracts exclud-
ing Negro labor were assent
ed to indirectly by the com
missioners. The Star knows
hat Otto Thum has humili-l
ated us by attempting to have
Negro men bring their fianees
to the city hall so, "he could
look them over" before is
suing a marriage license. The
Star knows how Otto Thum is
welded to his idol, Union La
Dor, which hates Negroes and
attempts to destroy them by
lexclusion and org anizing
strikes against them.
The Star cannot forget how
Otto Thum tried to prevent
Negroes bathing in Washing
ton Park. Does not it seem
reasonable that this man and
other city hall men would -pur
posely organize Negroes to
fight Negroes? Think of him
forming a Negro organiza-
|tion. Of representative" Neg
roes to break up or influence
ANY previous concentrated eff
fort OF the Negroes themsel-
ves!! 1t is adding insult to
injury. Will we let a Negro
man who receives $500 a
week from the city hall be
successful in breaking up and
destroying =. good orpsnix1-
tion7 Would you sincerely
regard men to whom work is
a stranger and honesty an
absent quality, go down to
the city hall and represent
themselves as your $ p o k { S
men1 Would you sit idly by
when We need your voice to
help condemn and decry such
political pirates of decency
and honesty and let them 90
around hat in hand and by
their perverted misdirccted
effort secure "a little expense
money" as their beggings be
cause of their connection with new
ly-alleged and attempted to be born
club. - ~,
If man who belongs to that organ
ization sold out Shorter A. NJ. E.
hurch for $50, what would he do ii he
got q chance to sell out q club!
KNOCKERS BREAK UP OWN MEET.
| ING.
| Negro citizens of Denver have called
q mass meeting to be held at the
Campbell's A. NJ. E. church, Twenty
third and Lawrence streets, at s
o'clock tonight The call for the meet
ing, to which many names are sub
scribed. states the purpose is to form
league to which every negro voter in
Denver is eligible, and which will de-
vote itself to working for the advance
ment of civil and political rights of
the members Of the Denver league.
The call also states that the move
ment is for the purpose of uniting
forces and the promoters declare the
organization will have no atfiliation
with any previous movements Of this
character.
The following signed the cali for the
mass meeting: ]. C. Mayden, 8. =.
short. Wesley Lyons, Mrs. E. H. Nor
ris, r. X. De Preist, Joseph .. o.
Rivers, Harrison Smith, H. Galloway,
Spencer Smith, H. Henderson, L. r.
Arnold. the Rev. z. z. Henderson,
Mrs. Mabel C. Falling, Mrs. Julia Hub
bard. Mrs. N. =. Holmes. Mrs. T.
Lyons, Richie Rivers, Mrs. Josephine
Cassaas. Mrs. Isabel Stewart. Mrs.
Theta e. Miller, Mrs. Ida De Priest,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-12
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL KINDS BOXING

SQeVm mas turned the Jrlck again
this season.
Two eIeVens which have been find
ing the going rough meet at Phila-
delphia. The result is not important,
as both teams are weaker this year
than for many seasons and long since
out of the championship running. Up
at Syracuse there promises to be a
real battle. Colgate with the best
eleven in her history and one of the
best in the country faces tough GUS
toner in Syracuse, who held Prince
ton 80. Colgate's hopes of remain
ing in the championship groove are
on the game.
Chicago, narrowly escaping de-
feat on two previous occasions this
season seems doomed to a beating
tomorrow when the Maroon eleven
meets Minnesota. The Gopher team,
with its full strength present, fur
nishes the toughest opposition the
Midwayites have met all season.
Bierman, the smashing Minnesota
halfback, will be in the game, adding
his strength to the plunging attack
which tore up the Illinois line. Chi
cago, on the other hand, will be
weakened by the absence of Fullback
Flood, kept out of the game by scho-
lastic failings. No question has been
raised as to the eligibility of Capt.
Pete Russell.
Illinois will clash with Wisconsin
and a victory for the DOWNSTAIRS
viii leave them another chance for
the championship. Zuppke has the
best team that has represented his
school this year, and, barring inju-
ries to morrow, will have an even bet
ter eleven when Chicago is met next
week.
Pogue is in shape to play at least
one period tomorrow. 1t is probable
he will be held in reserve for an emer-
gency scoring effort. Clark, the fleet
dodeing Quarterback. is entirely over
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-12

BASEBALL-SPORTS o.
ToMoRRoW's FOOTBALL
Minnesota VS.. Chicago at Mimi polls.
Illinois VS.. Wisconsin at Urbana.
Northwest'n VS.. Indiana at Evanston.
Iowa VS.. Ames at Iowa City.
Purdue VS.. Kentucky at Lexington.
Kansas VS.. Nebraska at Lawrence.
Notre Dame VS.. Creighton at Omaha.
Yale VS.. Princeton at New Haven.
Haryard VS.. Brown at Cambridge.
Cornell VS.. Wash.-Lee at Ithaca
Dartmouth VS.. Bates at Hanover.
Pennsylvania VS.. Michigan at Phila.
Syracuse VS.. Colgate at Syracuse.
Pitt. VS.. Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh.
TomorroW's football calendar is
about as attractive as has been Of
fered this season, headed by the Yale
Princeton, Observation-Disclosures and
Syracuse Colgate games in the east
and the Minnesota Chicago and ILL
nois-Wisconsin games in the west, on
which depend the 1916 championship
of the Big Nine.
The YaIePrinceton game undoubt-
eddy will attract a mammoth crowd.
The supporters of the Blue will wan
der back to New Haven hoping
against hope that Tom SheVlin has
ACCOMPLISHED a miracle in the last
two weeks and whipped team into
shape that viii make a creditable
showing against the Tigers. The
Princeton partisans, recovering from
the Harvard defeat, will drift back to
cheer for what they believe is the
best Tiger eleven that has emerged
from Old Nassau in years.
Yale is hoping for a repetition of
the 1910 feat. Yale faced Princeton
in that year in much the same way
broken and shattered, with Tom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
HURRY up CAMPAIGN
Michigan Anti-TuberculOsis League
Fights Plague.

HASTINGS, Mich, Nov. 10.-The
anti-tuberculosis campaign conducted
by the state board of health, has
come to a close in Barry county, thus
completing two counties OF the SO in
Michigan. Last week the preliminary
work began in Ottawa county. At
the conclusion of the work there the
state health workers will begin on a
more strenuous schedule by doing two
counties at a time.
One of the great difficulties that
has stood in the way of effectively
dealing with tuberculosis on the part
of the state board of health has been
the fact that many physicians fail to
report cases that come under their
care to the local health officer 1t is
believed that the campaign now on
will overcome this difficulty. The cam
paigns in the counties are being car
ried on largely through the local ply
sicians. The doctors all over the state
are coming into closer touch with the
concerted campaign against tubercu-
losis than they have ever done before
and il is believed they will become
SO impressed with the need OF united
action that there will be no more trou-
BILE about reporting cases.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
REVENUE RECEIPTS
ARE LESS IN STATE
Effect of "Dry" Territory is
Shown in Collection in
Peter Kruyer'S District.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. TO-
Figures by Peter J. Kruger, collector
of internal revenue in the Sixth dis
trict IN Indiana, show surprisingly
heavy losses in Indiana in the matter
of revenue collections, such losses
being due 10 increased dry territory.
The figures show that throughout In
diana, from June 80, 1914. to the cor
responding date Of 1915, the loss of
revenue collections on spirits totaled
$4,S72, S02.47.
In Kruyer's district, the collections
ending June 80, 1914, totaled $3.50
1924, while the collections for the
following year totaled SITS, 57O.33.
These figures show a net loss of ST.
37l.592.61, also that the remainder of
the loss and the greater part came
from the Seventh district, that of
southern Indiana, where the loss to-
tailed $3,5O1 ,209.S6.
Total collections for the months of
July, August, September and October,
in 1914. were $3.S97, 1916. and for
the corresponding months in 1915 were
$3.447.716.24. These figures show a
loss Of $419, 615.31 in 1915 collections
during corresponding months.
In this connection, Mr.. Kruger
points to the fact that the government
suffered a loss Of approximately $780,
100000 in revenue collections from
June So 1914, TO the same date in
1915, and, according to present indi-
cations the loss for the year 1915-16
will total approximately $3.50, 600, 600.
After presenting these figures, Mr..
Kruger then asks the question, What
will be the loss TO Indiana during that
period If computed on the basis of
former loSses?' But the question gives
little opportunity for answer, as the
same ratio will not obtain from one
year to the next. This is accounted
for through the fact that in dry ter
ritOries, "bootlegging'' and blind
tigers" will be in evidence, and while
the government realizes a certain
amount of revenue from such sales.
as far as licenses are concerned, il also
loses much more from the regulated
and licensed saloon. The latter fact
according TO Mr.. kruger, is sufficient
answer TO the statement often made
that dry" territory does not neces-
sarily result in a decrease of govern
ment collections
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
HAS CISTERN FULL
OF GOOD APPLE CIDER
Farmer Solves Over-pr production Ques-
ton and Puts Beverage i'm 1885,
Barrel Well.

PRINCETON. Ind, Nov. 10.-Al-
bert r. DOugan has a 1S5-barrel els
tern trimming full OF good apple cider
on his farm four miles southwest OF
Princeton. Handicapped by lack OF
barrels and the immensity OF his ap-
pie crop. Mr.. Dougan had a huge els
tern constructed. 1t was well lined
with concrete, and a heavy coating of
paraffin was placed over the concrete,
while a regular cistern pump, new and
clean. fitted closely over the top. Then
he started making cider with his big
mill, a pipe carrying the cider from
the press directly into the cistern.
where the parafiin coating keeps the
apple juice fresh and sweet and pre-
vents fermentation. The cistern, with
its 1S5-barrel capacity. would not hold
all the cider. and Mr.. DOugan had TO
barrel considerable He pumps the
cider from the cistern the same as
water Townspeople and farmers from
miles go there to get cider and "see
it pumped from the cistern."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
NEWS OF INDIANA and MICHIGAN
POLICEMAN SCALES
WALL TO MAKE ARREST
Goes Through Transom and Catches
Ten Brazil Gamblers Who
Are Fined.

BRAZIL. Ind, Nov 10. - Thomas
Tiffee. a former regular army soldier,
now on the city police force. put some
of his army training to good effect
in a raid on a gambling hall run by
Charley Peters. Finding the doors to
the place locked from the inside.
Tiffee remembered the wall-scaling
tactics and sent, Patrolman Robson
through the transom above the door.
Robson unlocked the door. permitting
other policemen to enter, and they
watched the game in progress before
making the arrests. All 10 of the
men caught inside pleaded guilty 10
gambling and were fined $3.50 each.
except Peters, who was fined S22.6O
for keeping a gambling hall. This is
the second time the same room has
been raided within a year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
LlGONIER BANKER Is
APPOINTED IN OFFICE
VIII Succeed Barney VOgel I'm State
Treasurer's Depart
ment.

| INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 1O.-Dale ].
Crittenberger, auditor Of state, and
George A. Bittler, state treasurer.
have made changes in their Office
forces TO fill a vacancy in Crittenber-
gers office, owing to the illness Of
Capt. George F. Miller, who served
for years as settlement clerk in the
auditors office.
Barney Vogel Of Monticello, who has
been accountant in the treasurer's
office, becomes settlement clerk in the
auditors office. This office pays $4,000
a year.
Joseph Kimmell of LigOnier, bank
er and former auditor of Noble coun-
ty, was named 90 succeed Vogel in
the treasurer's office, where the salary
is $4,000 annually.
Capt Miller, confederate veteran,
has been i'll in Huntington, w. Va.
John y. Williams of the state board
of accounts. has been assisting in the
auditors main office.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
STRAWSTACK is USED
TO STORE APPLE CROP
Wanted Higher Price For the Fruit
and Uses This Means OF
d Preserving Them.

PETERSBURG, Ind. Nov. 10
fGrant Selby. one Of the big apple
growers in this part OF the state. has
colved the problem o fapple storage.
And his scheme, apparently, is original
with him. Selby's crop was unusually
heavy this year and after filing his
large cellar he had several hundred
bushels left over and the market
price was not what he desired. Selby
had a big strawstack gCi1S TO waste.
He put a baling crew 1T work and
soon had his immense strGwstaCk
built into a house Between the
bales OF straw he placed mortar and
had an alright room and within this
room. dark as night, he put his ap-
pies. and they are there 20 stay until
the market price rlore nearly meets
the approval Of Mr. Selby
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10

coal oil can at the Moore home yester-
day. Mr.. Moore was building a fire
in a CRATE and was using a coal oil can
to pour oil on a rag. Mrs. Moore was
standing nearby and was eneveloped
in fire in the explosion which followed
The house caught fire and the room
was filled with smoke Mrs. Moore's
clothing was on fire, but, guided by
the cry of her baby, which she heard
in an adjoining room, she rushed to
the child. There Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Hall seized her and wrapped her with
covers from the bed, extinguishing the
fire. She is so badly burned over the
body that her recovery is doubtful.
The men were burned on the arms and
hands
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
ALIM0NY is DEATH
Man Says He Will Die Before He
Gives Wife Money.

PAW PAW. Mich, Nov. 10.-Wil-
liam Collins. the man in the county
Jail here who is on a hunger strike, is
still holding out and though he seems
weak he still insists that he would
rather starve to death than pay the
aimOny to his wife. which Judge Des
VOignes ordered.
Grape fruit, eggs, toast and coffee
from the sheriff's table fail TO tempt
him at breakfast time. The most
dainty dishes and toothsome deserts
which friends and neighbors can pre-
pare for him are pushed aside un-
tasted. He has now been on the hun
ger strike nine days and in that time
has not tasted a bit of food.
Collins has made his Will and is
prepared to die. To those who ques-
ton him he steadfastly insists that
rather than submit To the court S
order he will persist in his present
course until he starves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
MANY HUNTERS ARE
IN MICHIGAN WOODS
Estimated That 5000 Deer
Siayers Started on Tramps
Wednesday Morning.

LANSING. Mich, Nov. 10.-Deputy
Game Warden Hoyt estimates that
there were 5000 hunters in the north
woods ready for the opening of the
deer hunting season, Wednesday. Re-
ports from county clerks in various
parts of the state indicate that the
number Of licenses issued this year is
considerably below the average
1t is claimed that many veteran
hunters refuse TO make the trip 10
the north woods this year because of
the new law which limits each man to
a single deer.
Deputy Hoyt says that it may be
necessary to ask the next legislature
to lift the ban on fox squirrels. Farm
ers report that the squirrels are in
creasing in such numbers that in some
places they have seriously damaged
corn. There is a closed season on fox
squirrels until 1920.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10

preparations TO return to her old
home, Rochester, Ky, Hope attacked
his wife with a bread knife. She es-
capped. He then turned on his mother,
knocked her down and repea tedly
kicked her. refused to call a doctor
and then left with his two children.
He went 10 Evansville and put the
daughter on a boat for Rockport. Ky.
where her mother a former WIFE.
lives, then returned here with his son
and was arrested. He had been on
spree Tor several days. Hope has
several other children and stepchil-
dren. He is in Jail, awaiting the out
come of his mothers injuries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
LARGE FIRE DAMAGE
Stray Spark Sets Warehouse Ablaze
at Benton HarbOr.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Nov. 10.
A stray spark. whipped into a blaze
by a strong wind from the lake, caught
the rear of the warehouse of the
George b. Thayer basket factory on
Ninth ST., and caused a loss TO build
ing and contents aggregating between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Warned by che shrieking of factory
and fire whistles a large crowd soon
assembled near the Thayer plant
guided thither by the dense clouds of
smoke. The highly inflammable nature
of the building and contents rendered
the fire hazard to the neighboring
buildings. which are also Of frame
construction, very great indeed, and
had the wind been from the land in
stead of the lake, the entire plant
must have been destroyed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
CHASE COMES TO END
Kazoo Court Clerk Caught and Put
I'm Jail.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Nov. To-
Harry Irvine, former municipal court
clerk, has been locked up in the coun-
ty jail here.
After an eight months chase that
ended last week in Swift Current,
Sask. Irvine was apprehended and
late last night was brought here by
Pros. Ford and Deputy Sheriff Shields
to face a charge of -embezzling nearly
$1,000 of the city's funds.
The prisoner was to be arraigned
in municipal court late this afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
HAWKINS WINS FIGHT
Grand Rapids Treasurer Gets Writ
From Supreme Court

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Nov. 10
City Treasurer James 5. Hawkins has
secured a writ OF certiorari in the SUI
preme court in his fight against the
city council. which voted TO impeach
him last Friday. The shifting OF the
case 10 the high court means that
that tribunal will have TO review the
S0-odd counts against Hawkins.
charged with irregularities in tax
title transactions and enables him 10
hold office at least until the case Is
disposed : at Lansing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-10
WAS QUICKER ON TRIGGER
Saloon Keeper Shoots Man With Gun
That Was "Not Loaded"

HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 10.-Eli La
zanski, an Indiana Harbor saloon
keeper, and r. NuZenan, where boast
ing over which was the quicker on
the trigger. Before Nuzenan could
draw a revolver, Lazansl1i seized a
shot gun behind the bar and shot
Nuzenan dead. Lazanski told the po-
lice he did not know it was loaded.
He is held for murder.