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The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12
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tuition, Utica, Miss, in a recent ad-
dress. This being the case, how can
1t be expected that the Negro of the
Couth would progress along with his
more fortunate brother in the North?
1t is enlightening and encouraging,
however, that you have had the fore
sight to compare the Negro with the
Negro. 1t is the first time that
have ever seen such thing done. The
Negro is always compared with the
proud, fortunate Anglo-SaXon, and, of
course, to his detriment. Give the
Negro of Mississippi the same educa-
tional opportunity that the Negro of
Connecticut has and during the next
five decades they will write new
chapter in the history of the American
nation.
1 do not share in any sense your
seeming pessimism in regard to the
future of the Negro race, for when we
take under consideration the tremen-
dous progress that he has made dur
ing his freedom there is little to dis
courage us. In the language of Fred
erick Douglass, the greatest Negro
your State has produced, would say:
Judge us not by the heights to which
we have attained, but by the depths
from which we came" Fifty years
ago we were "only in the land of the
living" Now we own $9,000,00O,0O0
worth of property and have 10000
business concerns. The value of farm
property alone owned by the Negroes,
principally in the South, is, according
to the United States census, $1,14O.-
100000, and this is increasing at the
rate of more than 125 per cent each
decade.
So much for that. 1 feel that you
are right in your contentious that it
was in full recognition of the SEN
timents of the white race that Booker
L. Washington conceived his work,
but you seem to overlook the fact
that there are at least two distinct
classes of white people in the South
one class that has the secure convic-
ton of which you speak Chat the
Negro cannot really be helped) and
another whose eyes have seen and
whose ears have heard and whose
hearts have been awakened to the
fact that Negroes are simply human
beings and need human opportunities
to make them useful citizens that the
country needs. 1t seems broad
statement to say that Booker L. Wash
ington did not have the backing of
the South, unless you mean as whole.
One of these classes of which have
just spoken did back Booker L. Wash
ington to the best of its ability under
the circumstances. The other class
did him no harm and often wished
him well, though they doubted his abil-
ity to bring about the changes he
sought. But none of them provided
him with the ammunition with which
to fight his tremendous battles.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12
REPUBLICAN, ASSEMBLY
GIVES NICHOLSON 446 AND CARL
SON 319 VOTES.
Convention Passes Resolution Favor
ing Continued Enforcement of
State Prohibition Law.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-In the Colorado Republi.
can state assembly Governor Carlson
was given 319 votes for candidate for
governor, while Samuel d. Nicholson
received AS, after State Treasurer
Stocker had Withdrawn.
Both sides declared for prohibition
and their unalterable opposition to
the initiated measure permitting the
manufacture and direct sale of beer.
The Republican choices for the va.
rious state offices for the primary
race and vote for each follow:
Republican Designations.
Governor - Samuel D. Nicholson,
AS; George A. Carlson, 319.
Lieutenant Governor - Moses E.
Lewis, unanimous.
Secretary of State-John E. Ramer,
unanimous.
Treasurer - Harry Mulnix, unani-
nous.
Z Auditor-olie Thorson, Glenwood
Springs, 344; H. H. Harbaugh,
Greeley, 225; Arthur NJ. Strong, Ala
mosa, 1SS.
Attorney General-Samuel G. Nc
Mullen, III; William C. Robinson,
Colorado Springs, 1862; Grant Halder-
man, Boulder, 1875; Arthur R. Morri-
son, Denver, los; Martin Herbert
Kennedy, Denver, 77 Rees D. Rees,
Denver, n.
Justice of Supreme Court (two to
be nominated)-W H. Gabbert, Den
yer, go; George w. Allen, Denver,
3491a, and Charles Cavander, Lead.
vile, 5OO1s.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion = Mrs. Helen Marsh Wilson,
4461a, and Mrs. Grace Ellen Shoe.
Smith, 3151a.
Regents State University-Wi William
R. King, Saguache, SOS; Mrs. Joel F.
Vaile, Denver, 5O7, and W. P. Harlow,
Boulder, 424.
Presidential Electors-Lawrence C.
Phipps, Charles Boettcher, Denver;
DR.. William F. Slocum, Ell Paso coun.
ty; Bruce j. Eaton, Weld county; C.
w. Crews, Pueblo county, and David
r. c. Brown, Pitkin county, unani.
nous.
For Congress.
Second District-C. B. Undertake
Fourth District-H. j. Baird of Del.
ia and Merle d. Vincent of Paonia.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

A milestone and an ak, said to be
more than 100 years old, were found
Embedded in the trunk of a tree which
Is known to be lis years old, by Ed
ward Smith of Sandusky, Mich, while
cutting the tree down. 1t is believed
that the tree once was hollow near the
ground and the articles were placed
in the hollow part for safe-keeping.
and that the tree grew together.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

Act" the Chattanooga Times invites
the attention of the Negroes of Chat
tanooga to dangerous and deplorable
conditions existing in that city. 1t
points to the terrific death rate among
the Negroes, the increase of tubercu-
losis and other deadly diseases and to
!, the shriveling of the Negro population,
due to fewer births than deaths, not
withstanding the heavy birth rate.
Chattanooga is not exceptional
among Southern cities in this respect,
but typical. In all the larger cities
there is heavy Negro population, and
the same insanitary living conditions
prevail.
1t is true the Negroes must act in
Chattanooga, and they must act In all
Southern cities, but the Post must re-
mind the Times that the problem can
never be solved by the Negroes alone.
1t is problem which the white people
must help to solve. 1t will require CO.
operation of the intelligent people of
both races, fortified by strong and
purposeful municipal policy to bring
about better results.
The Negroes of the Southern cities
for the most part live in the miserable
shacks which white landlords provide
for them, and amid such distressful
conditions as white municipal govern
ments permit to exist. And the inev-
liable consequences of such housing
conditions and such disease-breeding
conditions as are common are not only
disease and death among the Negroes,
but such conditions are introduced by
Negroes into white homes.
When the Times fully appraises the
danger to white people Of having a
large Negro population existing under
the appalling conditions prevalent in
Southern cities, it will see that it is a
white mans problem and that the So
luton must come as result of unre-
mitting effort of the whites in co-opera-
ton with the enlightened element of
the Negroes.
There is scarcely a white home in
Chattanooga that does not employ Ne
gro servants. They come from insan-
itary and disease-breeding sections of
the city into their white employers s
kitchen, they nurse the white babies,
they launder the clothing and house
hold linen. They serve in many capaci-
ties. How many of these employers
are careful to know under what condi-
tions their Negro servants live? Is it
not their duty to know and Is it not a
duty they owe to themselves to do all
in their power to ameliorate such con-
ditions as may imperil the health and
lives of their own families?
Houston has grappled with this great
problem through the instrumentality of
IA scientifically organized and operated
Foundation, and the Post feels conf
dent that within another year this city
will have its large Negro population
living amid more wholesome condi-
tions. Investigation is revealing the
necessity for such improvement, and
no difficulty is being encountered in
obtaining the cooperation Of the best
people of both races.
In other words, Houston is pointing
the way and Chattanooga and other
Southern cities would be wise to study
the plans and purposes of the Hous-
ton Foundation, municipally-sup-
ported agency for the bettering Of liv-
ing conditions among all the people,
Houston Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

believe you will agree with me
that education must be the founda-
tion of all future progress Of Negroes
as of others, was one of the points
made by w. II. Holtzilaw, principal of
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12
Timberlake Renomlnated.

Littleton.-The Republican assem-,
bly, of the Second Congressional dis
tc.ct unanimously named Congress.
man C. B. Timberlaks to succeed him.
sell.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

The worlds largest stone statue.
figure of patron saint that will be
240 feet long, is being carved from
rock on an island in Japan.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

No wonder the fair sex is clamoring
for equal rights. AS it now stands,
when man dies his better half is en-
titled to only third of his estate.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

The Fushun coal fields in Manchuria,
which are being operated by the jap
anese, are said to be the richest in the
world.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

All Austrian and Hungarian news
papers now arrive in Switzerland with
out their advertisement sections, which
are said to have been removed by or
der of the cenSorS.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

The jack pines planted in Nebraska's s
sand hills by the government forest
service some ten years ago, are now
more than 10 feet in height.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

Violet light is being used by French
scientists to test precious stones, espe-
cially rubies, as 1t distinguishes the
more valuable Burmese gems from
Siamese ones of less worth.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

Mistletoe is proving pest in the
lumber regions of the Northwest and
steps are being taken by the govern
ment forestry department to combat it.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

Battery A of the state militia of
Utah uses wooden horses for practice.
At annual encampments, however, live
horses are provided.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12
ITALIANS CAPTURE GoRIzIA.
Ten Thousand Austrians Taken Pris
oner In Big Offensive.

Paris. A Havas dispatch from
Rome says the Italian flag now flies
over the defenses of Gorizia After
three days of violent fighting, in
which the cavalry was finally brought
UP to reinforce the infantry, all the
defensive works of the city which had
resisted the advance of the Italians
fell into their hands.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

A fire-fighting car for use in coal
mines is built much like the chemical
engine of fire department.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

mails which were practically real sea
serpents.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

The forthcoming revised edition of
the United States pharmacOpedia
will make use of the metric system of
weights and measures exclusively.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

The light of the sun is 100000 times
greater than the full moon.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12

Dreamland is the only land where
we all enjoy equal rights.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

900 mebr OILS 1ebtes Sabr. @ud)
puroen 6iefes Sabr 10000 nn5e1
silber mebr %gefor6ert als lebtes
Sssabr. 5eit 1876 bat Der 5tam Glib
6afota @pl6 inn @ertbe bon 1913 Mtl-
lionen Collars un6 5ilber bon ied)S
Millionen l1n5en er5e1gt.
Maoiion. - 6alleniteQer nno
&el5idger bon Safe County geoenfen
oieies Sssabr penigiteus $4,000 eirl511,
mebmen infolge Ser b0beren @reiie
fir ale Sorten 8el5e. Muber ben
@oidusratten miro beitanoig auf
Stunt, Mfinf un6 9ermeline gefabn,
oct.
@e6oes. -Die @o1tntpiibidpie-
rigfeiten bon @borles Mir County
lin6 nob LANCE ni@t boriiber, uno
I6on mie6er rii1ten ii4 6ie 8urger
bon @eobes un6 Ser umgegeno 5a eis
1em erneuten &ompfe, 6ie County,
&aalpt;ia6t bon @beeler, 6as abieits
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
@anobiidle @pridt.

Mus ct. 8oniface in Canada gebt
uns noditeben6e Mittbeilung gu:
@eebrte &erren! - @ingei@loiien
finben sic @etpag fit STR mir 5u-
q%eiun6tes 8Gatt. 8itte meinen @a=
nrem bon Ser 2eferliite gu ftreidyen,
neil bier auer @abrideinlidfeit na9
eim@eieb paiiiert miro, Dos iener Ser
ion @trafe %o1ferlegt, tpelde Elm oen
8riter unfreun6li9 geiinntes 8latt
lieit. Mir gefalt Ger "@oroitern"
iebr gut, moodtte aber nidt @efabr
Iaufen, nit Ser @egierurg nno Dem
Sci eb in @onfIift gu gerotben. @eb=
rere beutide 3eitungen iin6 bier be-
reits berboten. SSn M@tung
Sofepb 8Sring,
@t. 8onifoce> Mon.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
@amre, berbe Masen,
@aie ober 11nberbanli&fett.
Sebes v$apes 9iapepiin" nerbant 5000
R5rner Wabrung unb enbet a4es
M~agenleiben in fiinf @tnuten.

SoItet 8eitl Sn flint Minuten tpiro
iebes Ma9enleiben borbei fem. Seine
i1nberooulidteit, @~er5brennen, Sdure
ODER @asaufbldben, faures 4uftoben
ODER Mulp1en infolge Der n%nberoauten
Nabrung, feline misunderstanding, Nn>
1dtpeuen, fa11ler Ntbem ober &opftpeb.
8ape's 9inpep1in lit befannt tpeae,
1einer @efdtpinbt9teit in Der @egulierun9
berborbener @dgen. Sc lit bas 1iderlte
rai6eite @aaenmitteI IN per 9@a5en
@e1t, un6 8ubem lit es nniddolt@.. Madt
Sc, in6em Sir cine grobe 5Ozgent @d)ad<
tel Vope's 9iopepifn in @urer Npotbefe
fauft. SIR anerfennt in flint. Minnten.
tpie unnSthig es 1T, an l1nberoaulidlfeit.
an 6artleibigfeit ODER irgenb elmer Maz
q%enbe1hmeroe al Ieiben. &c 1T Der
ra1deite, iiderite nnb uni@doli9te Naz
genboftor in Der 8elt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
EHtdehersWettftreit.

Die Mliierten baben nt@t genus
baran, ibren Geinoen ale ibre @r!in>
hun9en abaufpre@en, auh urteretn@
amber finb fe i'm Ronfurren5z&fe.
60 bebaupten bic Stuliener, baB
ni@t Nightingale, tpie Die @ngldnoer
bebaupten, ben @runbitetn gum gro<
Zen 8ou bes @oten &reu3es gez
legt babe, 1onoern Elm Staliener naz
mems Teroinanb palasetano. Elm
@birurg bes bpurbonii@en 9eeres.
ST ioQ Der erite geueien fem, ber
ben Mus1prub tai, oab Der @erpun>
6ete tein Teisb 1T. palasciano
muBte feline eble @eitnnr11g (er pflegz
te audi bic @ebe1en 1T Mefina) nit
einem Sabr 3erter biben. 1860
mar CT pie6er a1s Mr3t in @art<
bol6is Seer tdtig unb feBte cine
8rGmie BON 100 @eubi fir benienigen
aug, ser 100 quite, prattti@e &eseln
fur &riegs@irurgte auffellen murbe.
1862 ber0ffentli@te ct cine @@rift
uDie Meutralitdt Der @ertpunoeten
i'm &riege", in oer CT ausfibrte, bob
ser @ertpurbete audi bonn 5etnbe al
le r0tige pflege erbalten mufe, uno
6ab bas @onitdtsperfonal unb iberz
baupt anes, mas CUR &ettung ber
@erpunbeten beftimmt &pare, Dem
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
Smb<9afota.

@eb1ter.- Sic etgenen 2t6t=
uno @aifertperfe, 6ie bier Dor emit
gen Sobre11 trot beftiger Sppoition
q%egrin6et mur6e1r, boben ii@ bon et<
nem Defe5it bon $4,000 muf einen
neberidu,B bon eimgen 9onarS ber=
oufgearbeitet un6 folten bon jebt fit
Die Srtidyoft cine @innabmequene
fem.
Aberdeen. = SSn ser boberen
o6er Notwithstanding ser bie=
|1igen Normol< nn6 Sn6uitrieidule
belaufen ii9 sic @infdreibungen auf
mebr alS 600.
Me6fieI6. = SSn 6em 5ebn
Meileu iioli@ bon bier in Sprinf
County gelegenen 6ranffort bot Ser
6armer Somes @upberger, Ser bon
ieiner Gro11 getrennt lebt, sic ouf iei=
ne 8itte. sic gegen i'm ongeitren6te
@bei9eibungsflage 5urudau5ieben,
ni@t einging, 6ieielbe eridoiien uno
Damn icinem eigenen 2eben 6ur@ Ell
men @9uB in Sen &opf Elm @noe ge>
moht.
speorfiib. = SnfoIge ser Be-
miibungen 6es @ountpagenten %. 6.
2pmon bon bier tntereiiieren ii@ sic
6ormer ser umIiegenoen Eb1ler iebr
fir Sen Mnba11 bon 3uderriben uno
boben fi@ bereits berpfliftet, i'm
Sole ser @rri9tung elmer 3uder-
fubrif i'm Sabre 1917 geeignete go.
6enflGd)cn Dem Mnbau bon 3uder.
ruben e%in5urGumen.
2eab. - Sic @ol6for6erung in
Sen BIad &i1s fir 6os Sabr 1915
betragt $7,390,0O0 o6er etma $780,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

@ertb Bon elmer balben Wfillion Sol
lars OarlteIen. SSm abgelaufenen
Sabre 1m1rben in 8ismord Neubau<
ten insgeiammt $350,000 auSgege<
BEN.
@rano Sorts. : Sic Child
qe,r ser bieiigen @arfen baben i'm
letten Sabre INN $3,135,951.53 5l1=
ge1ron1me1.
6arap.- @egen 200 III 8oar-
pramien mer6em 5ur 8ertbeilung
fommen fir saatgetrei6e ouf Der
Maisidaa1, sic bon ser ~Mortb Dnfo-
ia Sssmprobe6 @ee6 @rotpers MIlocio-
tion" bier bonn Is. Biz %. San1tar
abgebolten miro.
Wiuot. - @ie SOS @il6 aus
qerottet tper6en mlB, erbeut aus Dem
8eridt 0es @ountpa1,bitors bon Mor-
ton County, uel6er 1padtpeiit, bob IN
oiele1n SATIRE 1925 Sogoi@eime in
leinem County alsgeiten muroen.
Mu6 lino nod cine Mn5aN Salen=
1teuerideine bera1sgenomme1t NOR
Sen, melde gum Sanger Nel5 tragen<
ser Tbiere bere6tigen.
Man6am.-9 Ser @ertb Der in
6ieler Gtaot I'M Sabre 1915 arSge<
fiibrten @aa1ten beIauft ii6 ouf runo
5000, 900, Sic aus Sen @ormerf1n<
qen inn 8iiro 6es Sta6tingenieurs gu
entnebmen lit. @s befin6em ii6 6a<
runter boS 8unoesgebauoe, 6aS
$65, 900 foitete, ferner gountpbo11ten
int @crtbe. bon $4,000 mn6 aelee
@obnba11ler ur1 @ei6aftsgeba11oe
int @etrage bon 100000.
g6irgburg. Mne 5ar1mer=
FLUIDS pcn @al6e County baben lt6
5u ei1tem groben @erban6e 5uiam<
me,rgeidloiien, 6eiier eriter Eraiioent
g. GborbGag bon Grafton tit. IS
belteben bereits in beridieoenen ont
6eren Counties abnlide &erbanoe,
uno man bofft, 6ab oieie it@ nod
uno nad) 81 einem Staatsberbanoe
5ulamneni6lieBen per6en.
@or5aI. - Ser &rieg 5iebt bic
le abe11teleerli9e iunge Manner aus
Mmerifa an, pelde uber sic @ren5e
geben un6 jid in &a1ra6a an1perben
lal1en. Sci @elegenbeit elmer &efra1-
Notwithstanding in 6em a1f fa=
nooiider @eite ~liegen6en Sbeile bon
Eortal lieBen iid iieb5ebn Nfann on
1perben, bon 6enen ne11n Mmeritaner
lino. Mebnltde @%e riammlnngen tper-
SEN in uGen Srter an o6er nabe Der
@ren5e gebalten, 5t beren glei4 gro>
BE 3oblen Mmeritaner it@ berbeimo=
den, aae beieiiem bon ser S6ee, TO-
balo tpie m0gli@ ii6 ouf Sen @@ladt=
feI6ern @nropas als brittihes &ano=
nenfutter %bertpen6en 5u la1Ien.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
Mbeu6s nod Dem 8uboeIn pir6
Ser Magen erit 9eitoppt.
limb our 8erbauung btnterber
Gin 9auerjtat getloppt.
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3ablt: Sci Mrtenop, am 26. @eptemz
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fi5ier in eisenartiger @eiie in @efan>
gen{@aft, 70 6aB ct fpdter bafiir In
bielfa@er @eife ausge3ei@net tpurbe.
Sc mar Der l1n~teroffi5ter @en5el bonn
acknowledgment Bring @uguf bon
@urttemberg Set. 10. 3mtf4en. benz
Teuer Der fran30ff@en Snfanterie
un6 bemienigen Derfolgenber fran5o<
f1@er Drasoner muroe benz 2eutnant
bon Miblaff II. bas Pferb unter
Dem 2eibe eri@o7en. 9a parierte her
ibm 3ur @eite reiten6e u%nteroffi3ter
@en3el im f@limmiten Ruselrsgen
fem pferb, 1aB ID un6 fIbrte es feiz
mem 2eltnant gu nit ben Morten:
,@orpdrtS, 9err 2eutnant, auf metx
Pfero, retter1 sic fi@!" limb dig
2eutnant bon Mtblaff einen Moment
56gerte, fugte @en5el hin5u: n@4nel,
f@neu, @err 2eutnant, better iA tperoe
gefQngen ols @ie!" go folgte Der
3eutnaut unb enttam, mdbreno @enz
3el gefansen tpurbe un0 Biz Mnfang
Mdr3 auf ber Sniel Sleron, mo au@
Sbeobor Jontane gefangenfaB, inter-
inert tpurbe. Raifer @ilbelm perz
lief Dem 8raben oas @iferne &reu5,
1os Megiment feBte linn cine @elbz
prGmie aus, bic bic @tdnoe oes
@riinber9er &rei1es benz &egiment fit
cine befonoere !9elbentat geitiftet hat<
ten, un6 cine mertpolle golbene ubr,
bic benz @egiment BON anberer @ette
fir g1ei@e 3mede ubergeben tpar.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

ma@tberei@ bes @iegers ni@t unterz
porfen fei. @eine @ebanten itnb,
mie bic Staliener annebmen, ber er=
fte Mnftob gu etnem groBen inter-
%nationalen @eretn our pflege Der
8ermunbeten geporben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

- @ipfe1 6es 9afies..
rTrau &raufe 1T alfo au@ bonn ftdrtz
item 9aFe gegen England befeelt?"
nSa! 9ie fdimpft iebt auf 5te.
@ngldnber nod mebr als ouf tbren
Mann"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

Tarmauleiben serIanst.
@eI6 ~ perleiben oaf h1ltibierb
@tearna County Garmer gu 6 Bro.
gent SutereHen. ab3abll1ng ie nod
Bunfd. &erAant3 &atis1d 0sxf,
GIoa16, Min1t. S1.bo
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13
9os fleine Gdme6en bebambelt Sic

9aS ileine Gdtue6en bebanoelt Die
britiidtn Yoitrda1ber na@ 6em be-
maibrte,r @r11n61abe:: &uf einen Gee
r1iuber onoertbalben! @en1r 6as 6ie
Ser. Stnaten aud tbdten, miir6e eS
nit 6en M1ubereien bal6 elm gn6e
boben. @arum iie es ni6t tbun?
@eiI ser britifde @tattbalter in
@aibington, &err Spring-&ice, es
nibt 6a1l6t.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-01-13

ser 8abn am Miiiouri geIegen, na&
@e66es o6er m~enigiterS nod elmer an
ser 8obn gelegenen Ortid}aft 51
bringen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-08
STREET CAR FARES
INCREASE IN TOKYO

TOKYO, Aug. 8.-Fares of Tokyo
street cars have been increased by
half cent the trip and only one man
offered the increased price on his own
initiative.
By the new schedule the fares are
raised to three cents for the single
journey to any point on the system
and five cents for the double journey.
AS many transfers of cars are allowed
as are necessary to take the passenger
to the point mentioned when he took
his ticket, and eight or nine miles is
a common journey for the three cents
The same fare is charged for a
journey Of one block. From four to
six a. M, laborers are granted round
trip tickets at three and half cents,
an increase of one cent. Many anus
ing incidents occurred during this
stage of the work yesterday. The con-
ductor is given the right of judging
from appearance whether the passen-
ger is laborer or not.
One girl was refused the low rate
because she was reading "The School
girls Magazine" and the conductor
said it was impossible that anyone
perusing literature of that class could
be factory worker. A young laborer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-08
1916. Here are the figures for six of the battle
ships:

can official of the navy department has since
told the newspapers that the craftsmanship OF
the fleet has improved 40 per cent in year. II
that is true, it might be interesting to know how
near the Rhode Island came to hitting anything
last year,
Golfers also recalls the fact that Capt. Will
liam S. Sims in testimony before committee OF
the house Of representatives said that Secretary
Daniels forbade publication of gunnery records
which Sims thought were good because at the
bottom of the list was ship which, having had
an accident in the firing mechanism, had made
no hits and because another ship had made very
poor record.
Nothing doing" said Daniels in final prohi-
bition of making the report public. AS Sims said,
any foreign government that wants to know now
the American navy is shooting can find it out.
The deceived people are the American people.
We have been brought up from the nursery
in the belief that God gave the Americans mirac-
ulous ability to use gun. Davy Crockett is the
normal American man in this day. 1t does not
matter whether the gun is a popgun or sixteen
inch naval gun, the American at birth got the
ability to use it.
If the navy is shooting badly every nation will
know it except the American nation. We shall
not know it because the administration does not
want the nation to know it. We shall continue in
the belief that American gunners are invested
with supernatural powers as gunners.
A navy that cannot shoot is no navy at all. 1t
is worse than no navy. 1t is an investment Of
millions in craft that cannot defend themselves
and that will be destroyed. We do not know
whether the gunnery in the American navy is
good or bad. Capt Sims asked Daniels to allow
public opinion to operate on the navy. If the
people were informed that something was wrong
with the gunnery, they would ask why it was
wrong and there would be chance to correct.
IF the trouble was lack Of practice shooting
they would see that opportunities for practice
shooting were increased and that money was pro-
vided for ammunition. The correction, rs Capt
Sims knew, was in public opinion.
Opinion to be active must have information.
Daniels has refused to allow information to be
had, Consequently we go along thinking that the
Daniels would rather hide a defect than cor.
rect It,