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The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

unfafling good nature, his genial, kind
ly humor and his versatility. Until
recently those who engaged in this
work were for the most part un-
trained musicians who relied on their
natural talents.
In the last few years however. a
new type of Negro musician has ap-
peared in response to the demand for
dance music of which the distinguish
ing characteristic is an eccentric
tempo. Such music usually takes the
form of highly syncopated melody.
which in the early period of it's devel
opment was known as "ragtime"
music. Since the dance is born OF
music. it is quite apparent that the
modern dance Is a creature of the
syncopated melody Thus a new field
has been opened to Negro musicians.
The Negroes success is due to the fol-
lowing facts: He is a natural musi-
clan and throws himself into the spirit
of his work with spontaneous enthu-
siasm; so that the music rendered by
Negro orchestra rarely has the me-
chanical quality which is fatal to
rhythm. peculiarly adapting him for
dance music. The art of playing the
modern syncopated music is to him a
natural gift.
He excels in the use of the guitar.
banjo and mandolin, instruments
which are now being generally adopt
ed by orchestras playing dance music
to obtain the "thrum-thrum" effect and
the eccentric accentuated beat so de-
sirable in dance music; and he was
the first to discover the availability
of these instruments for such purpose.
In addition to his natural talent in
the above respects the modern Negro
musician is well trained in his art. He
reads readily, memories marvelously
well, interprets naturally. and not only
understands the principles of tech
nique in the use of his instruments
but is remarkably skillful in execu-
ton, as is to be expected when one
considers that the Negro possesses a
rare facility for arts requiring phys
ical skill.
Perhaps it is fair to say that the
Negro has contributed to American
music whatever distinctive quality it
possesses. Certainly he is the orig
inator of the highly syncopated mel
ody so much in favor today. Some
years ago in Cole e Johnson's show.
of which l was musical director, there
was a number containing a peculiarly
syncopated passage which not sin
gle white orchestra ever succeeded
in playing correctly. while colored or
chestras played it without effort, un-
conscious of its intricacies.
Such preference as the Negro musi-
clan enjoys is therefore due to eff
cheney which is the result of natural
inheritance and to his application to
the serious study of his music. Many
of the members of those orchestras
whose success your correspondent so
much deplores are arrangers and com
posers-James Reese Europe, in the
New York Sun.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30
State Gets s1s,2s7 cn JACOBSON Estate

Denyer.-Judge Rothgerber of the
County Court rendered his final de
cision and signed the decree in the
fight over the state inheritance tax
in the matter of the estate of the late
Anna W. Jacobson. Judge Rothgerber
allowed the state S13,23752 inheri
tance tax. He held that the jacobson
building was worth $350,000 instead
of S4OO 900, as contended by the State
Inheritance Department. Judge Roth
gerber held that the Edelweiss prop
erty was worth $4,000, and that the
personality belonging to the estate
was worth s32,227.39, or total OF
$497, ,227.39.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Health and prosperity threaten to
make us nation of self-seekers. The
exaltation of personal ease and COM
fort menaces our permanent we'll
being. In military service every able
bodied young man subordinates his
personal interests to the welfare of
his nation: it is an act of faith by
which he recognizes that the endur-
ing life of his people, with the
spiritual values it treasures, is of
more Importance than his own per-
sonal happiness. and that one of the
greatest sacrifices he can render by
his life is to promote the welfare OF
his nation. Likewise every woman
who is willing to forego personal
pleasure and comfort, and incur the
risk and effort OF rearing offspring,
subordinates her own personal inter
est to her nation and her race.
America does not want a Negro
army, first, because it would be un-
fair TO ask of any one race any more
than it's just proportion of service.
Vhen. the white men of American can
not afford to allow the benefits of
universal service to slip from them.
Physical strength, alertness of body,
ability to engage with others in group
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30
Rail Service Ordered to Breckenridge.
Denver-The State Public Utilities

Commissi1r renewed its order com
pelling the Colorado & Southern rail-
road to maintain a passenger and
freight service to Breckenridge and
Como The renewal of the order was
made following a stipulation between
attorneys for the Breckenridge Cham
ber of Commerce and the railroad
The Colorado < Southern must main
tain freight service three days a
week and passenger service every
day OF the week except Sunday be-
tween Denver and Leadville.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Mrs. Marie j. Howe, wife of United
States immigration Commissioner
Howe of New York city. is an or
dained minister, suffrage worker,
a playwright and the manager of a
theatrical stock company Tor the pro-
duction of suffrage plays.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

State Senator Helen Ring Robinson
of Colorado brought suit against the
editor of New Jersey newspaper be-
cause he published statement in re-
gard to certain legislation. which, she
says, would make it appear that she
tountenanced vicious and immoral
legislation.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30
State Cannot Fix Taxicab Rates.

Denver The jurisdiction of the
State Public Utilities Commission does
not extend to any public utilities not
mentioned expressly or by implication
to the act creating the commission,
according to an opinion from Attorney
General Farrar. The opinion has been
written in response to a request from
the commissioners inquiring as to
their jurisdiction over automobile
livery companies. Farrar holds that
unless such a company compete with
a street railway or railroad that it is
not a common carrier and therefore
not subject to regulation as "a public
utility
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30
Teutons Disclaim Bon

Teutons Discaim Bomb Conspiracy.
Washington. Count Won Berns
torff, the German ambassador, has
telegraphed the State Department
that Robert Fay, arrested by federal
authorities at New York for conspir-
acy to place bombs on departing
ships, had no connection with the
German secret service or the Ger
man government.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

The Turkish mother loads her child
with amulets as soon as it is born, and
a small bit of mud. stepped in hot wa
ter, prepared by the previous charms
is stuck on it's forehead.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

The marketed production of sulphur
in the United States last year. 327.634
long tons. was the greatest in the his
tory of the industry.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

The stings of bees which attacked
him on the arm and wrist near his
pulse recently rendered a Burlington
line freight conductor unconscious.
The venom from these little insects
partially paralyzed the mans heart.
He is expected to recover
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Recent experiments have shown that
it is possible for the N-ray to find
flaws within metal that appears on its
surface to be sound.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Tammany Neutral on Woman Suffrage
New York.-Tammany Hall has
adopted a position of armed neutrality
on the woman suffrage amendment.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

The man who would retain the good
will of his friends should remember
that there are a great many things
he must not forget to forget
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Miss Frances Ingram. head of the
Neighborhood house in Louisville.
KY. is called the Jane Addams" OF
Kentucky.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Owing to the shortage OF men in the
professions. women are now permitted
to enter certain universities in Rus.
sia.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

effort are developed. Courage. and
the moral qualities of discipline and
self-control, which are valuable in the
ordinary walks of life, are enhanced
by military training. Compulsory and
universal service, drawing upon the
sons of the rich and poor alike, from
all parts of the country, without ref
erence to race, color or creed, for our
national defense. is in keeping with
the advanced social ideal of our time.
New York Times.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

In England special colleges for wom-
en- have been established at Cam
bridge and Oxford. affording the same
and comforting equivalent
degrees to those given at the universi-
ty itself.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30
Autos Increase 1o,s35 in a Year.

Denver. According to the secretary
OF states office there were 17,775
automobiles in Colorado last year Up
to and including Oct. IS. of this year
there has been licenses to the number
of 2S,610 issued This shows an in.
crease OF 10,S35 machines in the state
in 1915 over those OF 1914 Last year
the state received from the automo-
bile license tax sS0,047. Up to Oct.
Is OF this year there had been paid to
the secretary of state for automobile
licenses sliO,3s6SO, or an increase
thus far OF over $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

Why does society prefer the Negro
musician?" The question was recently
asked by one of your correspondents.
If the Negro musician enjoys any
preference at ali. he does not enjoy
it solely because of his color His
color is a handicap, and wherever he
achieves success he does so in the
face of doubly severe competition. In
certain branches of his occupation the
Negro musician has been successful:
In furnishing entertainment at dinner
parties, receptions and other social
functions similar in character, and in
furnishing dance music. For work
of the former kind his services have
always been in demand because Of his
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-30

The exposition was international,
national and statewide in it's interest
and scope. Liberia sent an exhibit,
and appointed Professor Starr of the
University of Chicago as its official
commissioner. Haiti also sent an ex-
hibit. From all the states where Ne
groes dwell, from 400 schools and col
leges-especially the industrial and
agricultural colleges-from state de-
partments and from the national gov
ernment we had exhibits which formed
the greatest collection of it's kind ever
made.
The United States patent office sent
1000 of the devices patented by Ne
groes. From the library of congress
there were 400 books written by Ne
gro authors. We had Charles F. Gun
ther's Lincoln collection, the most
complete of it's kind, including the
Lovejoy press, which was thrown into
the river in Alton, ILL.,. by an angry
mob. This press was in operation.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

Immediately after taking oath, Carl
son read his inaugural address, deal
ing with conditions as they are, with
legislation he hopes to see enacted,
and with conditions as they should be
after a brief constructive period.
Other state officials were then
sworn in, including James H. Teller
who succeeds Justice Musser and a
public reception held on the stage of
the theatre, and ball in the evening.
Besides Governor Carlson, the state
officers sworn in were: Lieutenant
governor, Moses e. Lewis; secretary
of state. John E. Ramer: state treas
urer, Allison Stocker; state auditor,
Harry E. MulniX; attorney general,
Fred Farrar; justice of the Supreme
Court, James H. Teller; state superin-
tendent of public instruction, Mrs
Mary C. C. Bradford.
All state officials took charge of
their respective departments immedi-
ately after the inaugural.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

The public lands water power and
other natural resources of this state
should be opened to development. Thir-
ty-two per cent of the total area
should not be taxed to maintain gov
ernment over the whole state Devel-
opment in the older states came only
through private ownership. These
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16
CARLsoN,s GREETING.

Let us look to the future. Our
skies are the bluest: our sunsets as
glorious as any that ever hung
over the Bay of Naples. In the hot
summer when the worn and tired
worker OF the East comes to us. let
US take him high into our haunts
of wonder and wild beauty. Let us
realize highest values from our vast
wealth of natural resources. Let
labor and capital look for COM
mon, ground on which both can
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16
Leckenby Chosen Editors President.

Denver.-Chas. Leckenby, editor of
the Steamboat Springs Pilot, was
elected president of the Colorado Edi-
torial Association at the regular mid
winter meeting of that body in this
city. He succeeds Geo. Mccormack
of the Fort Collins Express. Other
officers chosen were Roy Ray of
Windsor, vice president, and Alva A.
Swain of the Pueblo Chieftain, secre-
tary.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16
Aylesworth Member of Utility Board.

Denver.-Governor Carlsons first
official act on assuming the guberna-
torial chair was to sign the commits
sion of M. H. Aylesworth as men,
ber of the State Utilities Commission
Governor Carlson and Elias NJ Am
mons, retiring chief executive of Colo
RADIO, walked together into the gov
ernor's office at the capitol building
following the inaugural ceremonies
and were greeted by Mrs. Carlson,
Mrs. Ammons, members of the two
families and a group of intimate
friends.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

Il have no occasion to say Fare
WELL With the strike ended. with
the brightest prospects for good
look better than for wears. with all
lines of industry showing new life.
with better business and indus
much prefer to cast my lot with
those who stand for a brighter day
and greet all with a cheerful. cor
dial. hopeful Good Morning"
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16
10000 Acres of Wheat on New Land.

Grand Junction. - Ten thousand
acres of wheat will be planted on vir-
gin lands under the survey of the High
Line this year, for the 1916 crops, ac-
cording to b. Aupperle, prominent
land owner. Aupperle is planning to
SOW wheat early next fall and TO ir-
rigate the crop for the first time in
the late spring of 1916. 1t is prob
able that $1,000 acres in all will be in
crops when the government turns
water through the completed tunnels
and canal.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

Denver.-In the presence of the
members of the Legislature and other
state officials and hundreds of citi-
zens, at the Denver Auditorium, Chief
Justice Musser administered the oath
of office to Geo. A. Carlson, and he
became Colorado's chief executive,
succeeding E. NJ. Ammons.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

Gunnison Grocery Burns; Loss $4,000.
Gunnison.-Fire destroyed the gro
Gerry store of C. l.. Stone G Son, the
loss being $4,000. partly covered by
insurance.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16

Society Tableaux Success at SPRINGS.
Colorado Springs.-The "tableaux
vivants" given at the Opera house for
the benefit of the Belgians proved a
big drawing card.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-16
CARLSON is GOVERNOR
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES HELD
IN AUDITORIUM.
Chief Justice Musser of the Colorado
Supreme Court Administered
Oath of Office.
AMMoNs, FAREWELL.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-26
PERSONA. MENTION.


uss n s pynum and babies OF san
Antonio are visiting sith Mrs. NJ T.
Patrick.
q = womack Of Marshall spent
sunday and Monday, as susst Of
e i Kennedy and family on Fer
rls avenue,
Mrs S. =. sraldins end son. Ton
and Wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bur
net, and c. =. burnett are enjoying
= pleasant outing at Belle braneh
today.
Miss sidna Farrar has returned
from weekend visit to Mr.. and
Mrs Jas. 4. Stephenson at Dallas
vhile there she enjoyed seems tue
1exas-okiahoma football game al
the Fair Park.
Mr. and Mrs. j w Singleton
ure sarah Thompson aud Miss Lii
Ian singleton OF Denver. Colo
weat 10 Ennis Sunday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Della Edwards
who died at that place SATURDAY
evening. Mrs Edwards Was ~
wears OF age aud was the grea'-
grandmother Of Miss Singleton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-26
Ak Rishop 10 Preach.

Presiding Elder Horace Bishop
and Pastor W. b. Andrews will go
tc Dallas tomorrow for the purpose
Of inviting Bishop w A, Gambler 10
Preach in Waxahachie Sunday night.
The bishop will be in Dallas tomar-
row for the meeting of Southern
Methodist Bishops there Thursday
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-26

W. w walston. who has recently
purchased the Lay property on Mar
vim avenue, has finished the work o.
converting the house into a MODERN
six-room bungalow and will move
into It tomorrow to make bis home.
The place is wonderfully improved.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-26

Mrs. w. b. Andrews. who was
operated On at Dallas two weeks
ago. IS improving nicely and will re-
turn home early in next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
The Armenian.

The British Admiralty's statement
yesterday to Ambassador PAGE ap-
pArently determines the status Of the
Armenian as n chartered vessel reg
ularly In the service of the British
Government. That being so. the
Americans on board were there at
their own risk. The ship carried no
passengers. She was attempting to
escape capture. The destruction OF
the Armenian may suggest general
questions OF humanity in warfare.
such, for example, AS the adequacy OF
the warning and the sutficiency OF the
time allowed for the escape Of the
crew but there Is nothing in the In
cident, as the facts are now under
stood. which affects or modities or
intensifies the issues pending between
our Government and Germany con-
corning the rights Of American neu-
trails on the high
The ease Of the Armenian. there
fore. Is apart from the discussion
which is to be continued by the forth
coming note from Berlin. 1t does
not supply an additional irritant Of
public opinion on the n side or the
other OF the controversy.
Indeed, the main interest of the
incident Is technical in the military
sense rather than legal in the inter-
national sense. The published de-
tails concerning the appearance of a
new and mightier type Of submarine
illustrate the amazing efficiency with
which the Germans are developing
the possibilities OF this instrument OF
warfare. And on thousands of lips
Ia the question, What is Britannia
doing beneath the waves that she has
ruled for centuries?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
Our Billion Dollar Trade Balance.

What the Department of Commerce
now announces. that the country's
foreign trade In the fiscal year ended
Wednesday yielded an export balance
of more than 81 900, 1000. 1000, has been
largely discounted rs news In the
statements Of recent weeks. There Is
none the less comfort I'm the thought
Of II and encouragement for the busl.
ness and banking community, espe-
clally as this stupendous balance OF
trade. 40 per cent. above any prevl-
Gus total. is likely to be dwarfed in
the present fiscal year.
Last July and August resulted In
small import balances. II was not
until November that the tide Of in.
ternational began to run
strongly In our favor and practically
the export surplus of the year was
made in the last eight months. On
that basis and without any further
expansion the current year will bring
n trade balance Of 81 .5OO.UOO.OOO. The
actual figures may be from half q
billion to a billion dollars larger than
the last named sum. Our exports OF
war material have hardly begun, and
they will go to swell enormously the
values accruing from ordinary ship.
ments of goods and commodities.
However. ii must be remembered
that foreign trade In the year just
ended came to Us rather easily. II
the possibilities OF the situation are
going to be realized there will have
To be II liberal expenditure Of coura-
geous effort to make the utmost OF
the commercial opportunity which Of
fers. We have been doing business for
months with foreign countries more
or less on a cash basis Their ability
W continue to pay cash Is bound to
he impaired. and II we are going to
keep the new foreign patronage which
the war has brought to our markets,
we will do II only by extending credit
facilities and by grants Of capital to
foreign borrowers such as Europe has
been accustomed to provide us.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
Remarks by Mr.. Marshall.

Vlce-President MARSHALL, in ad-
dressing the Indiana Spanish war
veterans at Indianapolis recently,
boldly took his stand on the PROPOSE
ton that ''unsulliei national honor.
unsullied courts and a deeper in
terest In political affairs will result
in lettering u national existence"
Well weighed words fearlessly ut
tered, and he would be a reckless
forensic adventurer who would dare
challenge the Hon. THOMAS RoLLO
MARSHALL to public disputation over
them before a free and enlightened
people. 1t would clearly be safer to
choose for debate another statement
made by the Vice-President In the
same address, the statement that the
United States navy at the present
time Is in the highest degree OF eff
cheney it has ever had in the history
Of the country. 1t might possibly be
pointed In such a discussion that
efficiency. particularly in war units
Of offence and defence. Is more or
less relative; that it has a deal to
do in fact with the comparative etii-
cheney Of other war units with which
there may be hostile contact. Our
present navy. for instance, Is UNI
d~oubtedly more efficient than the one
we had at the close Of the civil war.
but that 1t Is relatively as efficient
compared with other navies as was
the navy Of FARRAGUT. PORTER, DAHL
oREN and DUPONT may very we'll be
questioned. In fact 1t is not So much
the relative efficiency rs 1t Is the
relative ineficiency Of our navy
which Is the kernel Of that recent
discussion which no doubt inspired
the Vice-P residents observation.
But In another remark to the vet
Grams Mr.. MARSHALL got back once
more with firm footing on unassail.
able ground. lie Is quoted as un-
finchingly taking the position that
"this country has no right to say to
any European nation what type of
government that nation shall use"
A broad and liberal sentiment in
every way worthy Of an American
Vice President. And right here II
may be noted that we have been
much more rarely favored Of late
with those outglvings Of searching
sagacity which made the earlier days
OF Mr.. MARsHALL's incumbency 50
remarkable. II Is n regrettable cir,
c%umstance, a cheering light that fails
Us In a season Of peculiar gloom.