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The Denver star., 1915-12-11

of Mr.. Dixon, namely, The
Clansman" and 1.-The Birth of
a Nation wrich he is now
holding before the world in
order that he and his may
dodge the responsibility for
the condition of these peo-
pie.
at may be true that the
Ethiopian cannot change his
skin, nor the leopard his
spots, but the fact remains
visible to all fair minded peo-
pie that the emancipated
slaves. from the day of their
freedom until DOW. have striv.
en- to aud succeeded in
changing their condition NOR
ally intellectually. financially,
religiously and in every
other way. regret exceed
ingly and acknowledge that
some Negroes fall into and
commit crimes. but neither
before nor since their eman
cipation l know of no crime
they have committed that has
not been committed bv the
white race. who boast of be-
ing their superiors.
J. c. c. OWENS.
Presiding Elder Omaha Dis
trict, A. NJ. E. Church. 1914
North Sixth ST., Kansas
City, Kan.
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tions are utterly false 10 his
tory.
I'VE recommend the adop,
ion of the following resolu-
ton:
"The George II. Thomas
Post, No. S, Department of
Illinois. G.. A. r., protests a
gainst, the exhibition called
"The Birth of Nation"
"First-Because it contains
slanderous repres entations as
to the soldiers who fought to
preserve the Union and Carl
catures the history of the
war.
"Second-lt represents the
infamous Ku. Klux- Klan as
The Denver star., 1915-12-11

a society of patriotic chival.
ruus men.
Third dts whole intlue ace
is 10 excite and intensity hat
red of the Negro race and in
tenslty hatred of the Negro
race and perpetuate sectional
bitterness. Sigued-Duncan
{. Miner. Geo. c. Barker, E.
q, lnGersoll. w. ]. Liberton,
committee"
NoTE DATE OF THIS LETTER
State of Ohio
Executive Department
Columbus
August 81. 1915
The Denver star., 1915-12-11
G. A. R, OF ILLINOIS DE-
nOunCES BIRTH OF NATION
George H. Thomas Post. G..
A. r.. Appropriately De-
nounces it.

Chicago. lll.-George H.
Thomas Post, this city, ap-
pointed a committee to in
vestigate the play The Birth
of a Nation The report.
which gives we'll deserved
censure, was unanimously l.
dopted and sent to depart.
ment headquarters. 1t reads:
The play is a remarkable
work OF art, but is meant to
reproduce in substance the
book of Thomas Dixon, en-
titled, The Clansman, whose
chief purpose is to glorify the
cause of secession, create and
intensity hatred against the
Negro and make it appear
that the infamous ku- klux-
klan was an organization of
chivalrous white men, to de
fend the people.
"ln the moving picture show
there is one scene that repre-
sents a company of united
States soldiers in uniform,
commanded by a white officer
in possession of a town, shoot
ing and burning and acting
like fends. History does not
record a single instance of
the kind. 1t is a base SANDER
on the men who wore the
blue. The Negroes repre-
sented in the picture are low
down criminals, and totally
debased, To people ignorant
of the facts they make the
impression that Colored peo-
pie are a depraved and drim-
inal race governed only by
brutal lusts. 1t has no sug
gestion as to the great ad-
vance made by the Negroes
since emancipation, in relig-
ion, education, in property
and usefulness as citizens.
"The main point of the play
seems to be to show that as to
slavery and secession the
south was altogether right,
and that in the civil war and
reconstruction the men who
defended the Union were
wholly wrong. The whole in
fluence of the exhibition is to
excite sectional feeling and
bitterness aud its repreSental
The Denver star., 1915-12-11
REV. JIG. OWENS
FIGHTS PHOTO PLAY
FORMER DENVER PAS
TOR WRITES STRONG
LETTER AGAINST THE
BITRH OF A NATION
EDITOR MONITOR:

EDITOR MONITOR:
Twas in Nebraska Ciay the
other day and chanced to
see a copy of your valuable
paper. The Monitor, and |
read of the manly fight you
are making to prevent the ex-
hibition of the obnoxious
photo play. The Birth of a
Nation"
"Imost heartily endorse the
course the Negroes are TAX
ing. wherever and whenever
they can, to stop this insult to
our race. l wish to thank the
city authorities for sustaining
your objections to its showing
in the Auditorium. and l also
thank the city authorities
elsewhere for showing their
disapproval.
The people whom Mr..
Dixon now seeks to belittle
and humi!iate have been in
the school of his forefathcrs
for more than two hundred
and fifty years. and in many
instances Jared worse than
some Of the dumb brutes
owned by the same master.
and we were not allowed to
own or believe that we were
human beings with souls.
"Mr. Dixon should remem-
ber that there are those of us
vet living who. like himself,
could write play OF the
slave owners in the dark days
of slavery in this country.
that would make young
Americans and the civilized
world sit up. take notice and
blush.
But We would not be al :
lowed to put those horrible
pictures on canvas, and God
forbid that even Mr.. Dixon
himself should ever see what
some of these folks he is now
holding up before the world
saw in his people in those
days. l think he would call
his play off. hang his head in
shame and retire from view.
Some years ago. some of
the refined and influential
white ladies. especially moth :
ers succeeded in having the
nl,v Uncle Toms Cabin.
stopped in some of the south
ern states. because they did
not want fheir children to see
and believe that their fathers
were ever as cruel as that
play represented them to be.
Now, Mr., Editor. we hope
that th, time is not far dis
tant when another noble set
of brave hearted mothers,
sisters and brothers will rise
up in the southland and stop
MIR. Dixon from exposing
further and any longer the
the kind OF education the
southern people gave their
Negro slaves for more than
two hundred and nifty years.
They had no other teachers
Than their masters and over
seers, aud they alone are re-
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DR.. ]. II. p. WESTBROOk
Appointed by Mayor Sharpey the staff of Physicians
City County Hospital Mayor Sharpley said be-
the election, The door OF hope shall be closed
the face Of the colored people, and this another evidence
Of sincerely
This signal honor, being the first appointment of it's
kind made of the Mississippi river. Mayor
harpey has the paus of his colored constituents DR.
Wesbrook be congratulated upon this excellent field Of
opportunity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-16

Professor Prudential of Berlin has discovere,
q way to convert straw into food.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-16
AT TN0NzE CzRLO

make the venture profitable by
having the consul sell lottery
tickets. When they learned that
lotteries were not allowed In
the United States the idea was
abandoned.
San Marino has some salt
mines which it uses to pay the
captains regent a salary. The
regents have the salt monopoly
during their term of office.
Two names are revered IN
the history of the republic. One
is Napoleon. who sent an am
bassador to San Marino and
guaranteed them fndepend-
ence. Another il Garibaldi.
who took refuge there after the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-16
N1W1T fNz1Z4C0

0NTE CARLO has lost!
The war in Europe has furnished
entertainment and employment
both for the great mass of people
who formerly went to the princi-
pality OF Monaco and played at the
casino. Now Monaco has gone to
war itself and the citizens OF Mon
te Carlo are marching under the
tricolor of France in the war
against the Germans. There was
nothing else for the Monte Car
loans to do. Prosperity in Monte
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20
The feature prov
neighboring town.
ed very successful.

Peter Kokott, of German descent,
former resident of Jamestown, was ar
rested at Lethbridge, Alta, charged
with high treason. He has taken out
his first papers in Canada and it is
presumed that he talked more about
the war than was good for him.
Over at Max, the mayor issued a
proclamation, the people got busy and
now Max is spick and span. It's easy
to clean up town If every citizen
gets busy with a rake and sees that
the ashes and garbage are hauled
away.
Thirty silos were put up in Ward
county, North Dakota, in 1914; 10 in
1918; Il il 1912; and prior to 1912
there were but five silos in the county.
The County field agent began work in
the county in 1912.
! S. N. Yoder, who conducted meat
market at Columbus for the past
eight years, sold out to J. c. Krogh
of Minnesota and passed thru Mlnot
by auto Tuesday enroute to his for
mer home, Surrey, where he will re-
side. He owns a fine farm at Surrey
and considerable land at Columbus.
He reports fine rain at Columbus.
Mrs. R. B. Doherty, who for twenty
wears has been engaged in newspaper
work in the state, has turned the Ad-
ans Budget over to her son, Charles
IT. Doherty. and retires from active
work. "Sister" Doherty has been
member of the state press association
for eighteen years and is CONSIDERED
one of the leading writers of North
Dakota.
The insurance statements will ap-
pear this week in many of the state
papers. They may not prove very IN
teresting reading to all the readers,
but they are of special interest and
importance to those who are dealing
with the various companies, or who
contemplate doing business with them
The house on the John Marlenee
farm west of Velva, occupied by Law
renee Marlenee, was burned recently.
The house was valued at $500 and car
ried $500 insurance. Lawrence lost
s4O0 worth Of effects, with no insur-
ance. The two children, who had the
measles, were wrapped in blankets
and carried to safety. Fire started
at 2 a. m. from a defective flue.
| Mrs. Pete Jensen, living near talr-
mount, N. D., was attacked by a
brute, hobo who sat on the railroad
track and waited until her husband
went to the field. He called at the
house, asked for something to eat, en-
; tered the house and followed the
frightened woman out of the front
door to the yard, where he threw her
down. Mrs. Jensen's brother rushed
to her assistance and the brute escap-
ed but was arrested at Lemars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Girls. Girls. Did you see that Chi
cago dispatch which says that all the
fine young, rich farmers of this state
have appealed to Chicago for help
mates. The idea. Overlooking all
the fine charming young ladies here.
The best on earth. For some strange
unknown hussies from Chicago. Big
But here is what the paper says:
"North Dakota's cry for Chicago
girls to take employment in it's up-to-
date, electric lighted farm-houses, was
heard in deafening volume today. Let
tiers from state officials, bankers and
prosperous farmers piled up on the
desk of Jas. w. Galley, head of the
city bureau Of employment. These
messages, in response to inquiries re-
garding the outlook for Chicago's I'M
employed on the North Dakota farms,
without exception set forth the plea,
"Girls first" and placed the demand
for men farm hands secondary.
"The matrimonial outlook in veal
thy, wheat covered North Dakota was
not elaborated upon in these letters.
But it is declared that the prospects
for happy marriages in this state,
which has a comparatively small wo-
man population, are exceptionally
promising. Bachelor "wheat kings"
are said to be plentiful in this COM
monwealth.
each of the urgent requests for
girl helpers to wives Of farmers has
been investigated and endorsed by R.
F. Flint, commissioner Of agriculture
and labor, in North Dakota. Mr..
Flint adds his voice to the appeal from
farmers for young women who would
prove willing workers in farm houses,
many Of which rival city homes of
wealth in modern appointments.
"Twenty dollars month, plus a
good home, is a representative offer
from farmers whose wives need not
only domestic help but company"
"'Domestic service is desired of
Chicago girls who emigrate to North
Dakota" said Mr.. Galley, as he held
forth a bundle of agriculturists' re-
quests. However, it must be remem-
bered that on these typically Ameri-
can farms girl has the social sta
tus of zone of the family" and daugh-
ters of wealthy farmers often take
positions in the homes of neighbors. {"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Memorial day will be fittingly OBJ
served in Minot, Monday, May 81, and
it is none too soon to begin beautify-
ing the graves in Rose Hill cemetery.
Many wait until just the day before
and this does not give sufficient time
to do the necessary work. Work of a
lasting nature should be done. Good
black loan ought to be placed on
many of the lots and blue grass seed
scwn. Instead of hot house flowers,
why not set out few plants that will
bloom the summer long? Lilac bushes
ought to be planted by the hundreds
turnout the cemetery. They are hardy
and no foliage is prettier.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

and materially. The presidents note
was firm and so worded that Germany
cannot possibly misconstrue it's mean
ing.
The presidents note was without
bitterness but he made plain that mere
expressions of regret were not enough
to suffice for the unlawful and inhu-
name act of causing the death of more
than a hundred of our citizens in the
sinking of the Lusitania. "The imper-
ial government will not expect the
government of the United States to
omit and word or act necessary to its
sacred duty of maintaining the rights
of the United States and its
citizens and safeguarding their
free exercise and enjoyment" were
the closing words of the historical
note.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

According to the reports of auto
dealers, money is plentiful in the
state. In Minot, the local agents for
nearly every make of car handled
here have sold completely out or will
be out of cars soon. Letters are being
received almost daily from the fac
tories, notifying them that no more
cars can be shipped. Instead Of find
ing it necessary to get out and go af-
ter the business, the dealers have been
compelled to spend their time pacify-
ing would-be customers, made furious
because their cars had not arrived.
Great business this.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

charged the immigration bill with hav-
ing been passed solely for political
stand why he should include bill that
is necessary to provide funds for
maintaining the hospital for our in
sane. Those unfortunate GER
tainly should not be punished be-
cause Hellstrom wishes to get even
with those who were responsible for
his defeat when he sought to become
governor. Hellstrom will have some.
thing mighty serious to answer for.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

The case of Magdalena Wilson
against the N. P. has been confirmed
by the supreme court of the state. The
woman was seriously injured two
years ago while fighting prairie fire
started by a Northern Pacific engine,
the jury awarding her $4,000 damages.
The woman was very i'll following her
strenuous efforts in saving her little
home and was under the care of doc
tor for months afterwards. This is the
first case of it's kind in North Dakota.
It's final decision gives one a right to
fight fire to save his property, and if
he is reasonable about it, and suffers
injury, he may recover damages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

A mass meeting was held at Fargo
Sunday in which resolutions were ad-
opted urging the governor of Georgia
to commute the sentence of Leo Frank
condemned to death for murder, to life
imprisonment. Petitions were circu-
lated in Minot and practically every
body signed them. One of these petit
tons was signed by Gov. Hanna, At
torney General Linde, and other state
officials.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Mrs. A. r. Garfield, who is rs years
old, was recently elected mayor of
Warren, III. She proposes to make a
regular little heaven out of Warren
She has already abolished the two
pool rooms, the bowling alley and the
shooting gallery. Just what harm
these places were responsible for, we
do not know, but presume that the old
girl knows what she is about
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

The Bloom family has been juggl-
ing that Devils Lake postoffice during
the past few months but now it is
believed that all is serene. The last
chapter of the story is the resignation
of Mrs. Marjorie J. Bloom and -he
appointment of her husband, Colonel
John Bloom.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

South American newspapers COM
mend President Wilson's note to Ger
many and declare that the United
States and other neutral countries
have suffered patiently, both morally
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Hellstrom has been delivering ad-
dresses about the state justifying his
connection with the petitions for ref
erendum, effecting twelve bills. He
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-20

Diana
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
COMING AND GOING

A. J. Denton of lower White, Wa
In Tuesday.
w. B. Salter looked In on the town
folks, Monday.
Earl Orr IL now at Oak Creek,
Colo, and doing we'll.
John and Mrs. Crook Of Rosedale,
did their shopping Saturday.
B. X. Armstrong was among the
Buforditss 10 town midweek.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Wilson of Flag
creek, visited the town folks Thurs
day.
Sheriff Lyon was In the Rangely
section this week, attendind to civil
business.
Oliver L. Banner Of Rosedsle, was
attending to land Office business in
town Tuesday.
w. J. Clark of Oakridge park, ex.
changed observations with the town
people Thursday.
Sam Queen of Angora, was . visi-
tor to town misunderstanding to
business matters.
Fred Ouimet Of Rifle, was renew
ing scquaintances with Meeksr
friends-Wednesday.
Frank Tstro pulled in Saturday
from the Riley saw mill, after spend
ing several weeks up there-haulins
lumber.
Mrs. Henry Genier came down
from Buford Wednesday to. be with
Mr.. Genier, who is In town under
treatment.
B. q. Howey, the younger Howeys,
and James F. Wilson, were among
the Flag creek people seen on our
streets during the week.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Notice Of Delinquent Sidewalk Assess.
ment

To P. F. WEIGH. his assigns. agents or
whomsoever may claim any title or inter-
est in or to Lot 10 in Block ., or Lots 10, IL
and " in Block in the Town Of Meeker,
Colorado:
You are hereby notified that at the resu-
lar meeting Of the Board of Trustees of the
Town Of Meeker for the month Of March, A.
p. 1918. by resolution, passed and adopted,
Lot 10 In Block was declared TO be subject
to delinquent assessment of sails, and Lots
10, II and II In Block to q delinquent as
sessment Of SII.79, on account OF sidewalk
repairs made and done on said premises by
the Gown Of Meeker.
You are further notified that the Board of
Trustees will meet on the 5th day of April,
1915, at the hour of 8 p. IN. to hear any OBJ
lection thereto or any reason why said as
sessment should not be paid as declared, at
which time and place you may be present II
you 20 de:ire: and further notice is hereby
given that II said assessment be not paid
within thirty days after said meeting the
same, together with the costs Of this publi-.
cation and proceeding and 10 per cent. nd
ditional to cover costs Of collection, will be
certified to the County Treasurer for the
County Of Rio Blanco, for collection with
the next regular taxes.
T. B. SCOTT,
(sEAL1 Town Clerk and Recorder.
First Publication March q, 1915.
Last Publication March 10, 1918. m6-3O
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Wild Buffalo Herds
Roam Colorado Aeain

IL the American buffalo to return,
replenish and again run wild over it,
former habitant?
John G. Mibor, . rancher Of Meek
er, Colo, who 10 at the Oxford hotel
in Denver thinks 20. He said yester-
day morning that on . recent camp
ing and hunting trip he and about .
dozen others of his party saw . small
herd In . valley near Meeker. The
members Of the party were convinced
that the animals were wild, he said.
There were three baby bufKaloes In
the herd.
Mibor declares 1t 10 by no means
the drst herd that has been seen Of
late In the vicinity Of Meeker. He
says that within the last i've months
more than twenty hunting parties
have returned with reports of bufYal.,
herds, varying In number from I've
to eleven head. Thus far, he says,
none Of the animals have been shot.
1.-THE above Is from late issue of
tu0 AoSu9us SoAO's ISopuOiAC1us AuO
item bears the ear-mArks of having
originated In the grapevine" room
Of that disreputable Denver yellow
Journal owned and run by the
equally disreputable Bon and Tam.
For the information OF our usually
we'll informed friend, Saunders of the
Republican, and others, The Herald
will say that there hasn't been any
Of the famous Rocky Mountain bison
seen In Rio Blanco county or the
White river region for nearly forty
years, according the most authentic
reports; although there IL considers
BILE evidence In the shape Of buffalo
heads to show that these noble ami
mails at one time roAmed this section
In considerable numbers. And there
is equally good evidence to show that
none exist anywhere In the whole
Rocky mountain region. And the
man Milbor, Is also q myth.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
a1ee Reward. 3l0l

The readers Of this paper VIII b
pleased to learn that there IL at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that u
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being . constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ternally, acting directly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system, there
BY destroying the foundation Of the dis
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have. % much faith In Its curative pow
erB that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials
Address: r. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all DruEglsts. 7Sc.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Pays to Advertise

A dispatch from Neigh, Neb., re-
ports ~ follows:
The substitution Of . lower case let
ter .'c'' for the letter ''o' in an ad-
vertisement In the Sioux City. Oma-
ha and local news papers has caused
John c. Trothers, grain merchant
Of Neigh, Neb., all kinds of trouble.
Trothers, wishing to replenish his
supply Of oats, concluded to adver-
tise. Writing his advertisement on
. typewriter, he manifolded 1t and
sent copies to the newspapers as fol-
lows:
"Wanted-Delivered on track at
Neigh, 10000 bushels Of cats. Will
pay highest market price,"
Not noticing the error, he awaited
results, which came sooner than he
expected. Within week cats of all
kinds and descriptions commenced
to arrive, consigned to Trothers.
Some were sent prepaid, and others
collect. They came from the east,
the west, the north and the south.
The agent Of the Northwestern road
became alarmed. He was being
swamped by cats and wired the su-
perintendent for Instructions. That
ofiicial, not knowing what else to do,
wired back:
RELEASE all cats not accepted"
Still cats continued to arrive, and
still Trothers refused to accept the
felines, but his troubles did not end
there. Boys about town had learned
that he was In the market for cats.
They commenced to catch the strays
and take them to his place Of BUSH
ness. Some days he refused as many
~ 600 cats brought In by boys and
three and four times IS many coming
In by rail.
1t Is estimated that fully 5000 cats
have been shipped into Neigh and
the end Is not yet. They are becom-
ing nuisance, and the city council
10 about to take action and order q
slaughter Of the animals.