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The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18
Convicted of Fraud in Land Deal.

Thru the efforts of the state bu-
reau Of immigration, John A. Robert
Tracy of Fort Morgan was convicted
in the Federal District Court at La.
mar for obtaining money under false
pretenses from Tillie and Minnie
Thiede, two girls living in Nebraska
Tracy, according to the testimony, in
duced the Thiede sisters to go to
Fort Morgan, and in company with his
wife, took them in an auto to Den
yer, and carried them to a section OF
land south of Lamar. He then accom-
panied them to the land office and as
sisted them in filing on another sec
ton, it is alleged, several miles dis
tant from the land which they had in
spected. The land filed on was worth
less. The Thiede sisters paid Tracy
5000 for his services in assisting them
in locating the land. The state bu
reau of immigration is making an eff
fort to prosecute all frauds of this
character.
interurban Called Interstate Carrier.
Holding that the Denver & Interur-
IAN railway is doing an interstate
business and is therefore bound to
obey interstate commerce regulations
the United States Court of Appeals
sitting at ST. Louis affirmed the de
cision of the Denver Federal Court in
holding the company for $3.50 pen,
atty for working a railroad operator
more than eight hours in succession
The violation of the regulation oc
surred July A, 1914, and the case OF
l. L. Ream, an operator at Globeville
VAS the basis for the case.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

with Negro bishop, and this found
expression in the spontaneous subscrip-
ton from the floor of the house of a
considerable sum to send two priests
to st. Louis, the Rev. DIR. George f.
Bragg and the Rev. James X. Satter-
white, as official representatives bear
ing memorial to general convention
and also a copy of the sermon preached
by the Rev. E. W. Daniel.
In the course of the discussion a
strong feeling of dissatisfaction was
generally manifested over the position
taken at the headquarters of the board
of missions toward work among col
ored people. This was especially ex-
pressed in view of the proposal to
send white bishop to Liberia to fill
the place of the late Bishop Ferguson.
The conference adopted firm protest
against this policy, which was felt to
be unwise in view of the future well
fare of the mission.
For number of years the confer
ence has urged upon the board of mis-
sions the extreme Importance of field
secretary, to inspire and help the
lonely workers in the missionary field.
AT this session a commission was con-
stituted, to raise from the colored cler-
gy and congregations third or one
half of the requisite stipend of such
officer, and appeal to the Board of mis-
sions to supply the remaining portion.
The Living Church.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18
MISS DIEMER's BODY FOUND.
Father, Mother and Sister of Slain Girl
Calm as Lawyer Blames Muir
der nn Them

Pontiac, Ill.-Jacob Diemer, wealthy
retired farmer, churchman and former
county supervisor, waited in calm con-
fidence here with his wife and young
est daughter, while States Attorney
F. A. Ortman forged the first links in
the chain of evidence on which one or
all of them may be indicted for mur-
der. The victim, who now lies in
little cemetery near the Diemer home,
in the heart of town, is Miss Christine
Diemer, another daughter of the fam
lily. A woman in rowboat found her
body in the Vermillion river a week
ago. The girl had been missing since
Oct 27.
Because Miss Diemer's neck was
dislocated and her skull fractured at
the base, her father, patriarchial fig
ure of II, has been charged with man.
slaughter and held to the grand jury
l. bonds of $4,000.
So have the girls mother and her
sister, Magdalena, who was graduated
from the University of Chicago.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

The annual conference of church
workers among colored people was
held at Philadelphia last month. Bish-
ops Rhinelander and Garland were
present and delivered addresses. That
of Bishop Garland provoked intense
enthusiasm, because of his unqualified
Endorsement of the contention of the
conference with respect to the racial
episcOpate.
The conference was marked by a
spirit of hopefulness and intense in
terest throughout; but the discussion
which ELECTED the most earnest atten-
ton was that concerning the racial
episcopate. The feeling of the confer
ence was distinctly in favor of the pro-
posal for a missionary jurisdiction
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

To help Negro boys become practical
farmers, and to assist Negro girls to
become competent housewives, the
United States department of agricul-
ture, in cooperation with the state
colleges, is organizing throughout the
South Farm Makers clubs for rural
Negro children.
This activity, begun experimentally
last year by the office of extension
work, South, has grown rapidly, and
already is thoroughly organized in
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and
Mississippi. The work also is being
carried on to some extent in each of
the other southern states.
The chief object of these clubs is to
encourage Negro farmers, particu-
larly in the cotton sections, to raise
some food instead of devoting their
entire attention to a single crop.
In the clubs for boys the typical
plan is to encourage and help the
members to use an acre, one-half of
which is devoted to corn, one-fourth
to potatoes, and one-fourth to pea
nuts. This teaches desirable rota-
ton, and at the same time furnishes
three food products for home con-
sumption, and two that are useful
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18
FRENCH DRIVEN
BACK BY TEUTONS
PARIS ADMITS LOSS IN TWO SEC
TIONS, BUT SAYS ENEMY
SUFFERED HEAVILY.
BULGARS FORCED BACK
WARRING NATIONS SUMMON THE
LAST OUNCE OF MAN POWER
TO CONTINUE FIGHT.


London, Nov 16-The matter of the
destruction of British shipping by Ger
man submarines came up in the house
Of lords. Baron Sydenham invited the
government to make a declaration in
the nature of a "ton-for-ton' policy
in behalf of Great Britain and her al
lies as reply to "the monstrous pro-
ceedings" of the German submarines.
He declared that there was an uneasy
feeling in the country that the sub
marine menace was more serious than
the authorities were willing to admit.
Admiral Lord Beresford said that
Great Britain had arrived at serious
crisis calling for energy and foresight
Berlin-The finishing touches are
now being given to the man power
BILL" providing for universal labor for
all able-bodied Germans behind the
front. This is form of compulsory
service, 1t is understood, and will not
apply directly or specifically to wom-
en-. A consistent campaign will be
made to utilize to the utmost this re-
serve of labor power. Germany was
the first belligerent to establish
food dictatorship.
London-The appointment of a food
controller by the British government
was forecast by Walter Runciman,
president of the board of trade, in an
nouncing in the house of commons
that wider powers will be conferred
upon the British government by an
order in council, dealing with the
food question.
The retail prices of foodstuffs COM
pared with year ago have increased
on an average of 81 per cent
Paris.-Under a government decree
which is about to be signed, France is
to begin series of war economies. A
national board of supervision, presided
over by eX-President Armand Falli-
eres, will be invested with large pow
ers in an effort to stop waste and
compel savings in the use of coal,
light and provisions. The Journal Of
ficiel published a decree adding a con-
siderable number of articles to the
list of goods the expectation of which
is prohibited.
London.-While the British were
further advancing their front north of
the Ancre river or consolidating their
newly won positions, the French and
Germans have been engaged in violent
combats, both north and south of the
Somme. In both regions the Germans
made gains-in the northern corner
and western outskirts of the St.
Pierre-Vaast wood. north of the river,
and in the eastern part of the village
of Pressoire, south of the stream.
Berlin asserts that all British at
tacks except that which resulted in
the capture of Beaucourt were re-
pulsed with heavy casualties.
London claims that 5,67S prisoners
have been captured on the Ancre
front since Monday in attacks on Ger
man lines.
Rumanians and Russians are giving
ground before violent attacks of the
Austro-German armies on the Tran
sylvanian front.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

The first president of the American
Colonization society, which founded the
republic of Liberia, on the west coast
of Africa, was Bushrod Washington,
who was born in Virginia 157 years
ago, in 1853, and who was u nephew
of George Washington. He served as
private soldier in the Revolution, and
afterward was elevated to the United
States Supreme court. While himself
an owner of many slaves, he was deep
ly Interested in the movement for re-
storing the Africans in America to their
native continent. He was one of the
pioneers in the organization of the
American Colonization society, which
was launched just a century ago, in
the latter part of 1916. Henry Clay,
John Randolph and other men OF
prominence were also prominent in the
movement. In 1920 the society sent
3S Negroes back to Africa in gov.
ernment vessel, and that year a con
stitution for the colony, which was
named Liberia, was adopted. The col
ony continued to be in the charge OF
agents and governors appointed by the
society until 1S4T, when its rights were
voluntarily surrendered and the indie.
pendence of Liberia was proclaimed
and was recognized by the United
States, Great Britain and France.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18
MedIators to Agree on Border Patrol

MedIators to Agree on Border Patrol.
Atlantic City, Nov. 16.-Unless new
and unexpected opposition develops,
members of the Mexican-American
Joint commission believed last night.
an agreement covering the withdrawal
OF the American punitive expeGl1ioh
and method of border control will
be ready by the end of the week for
submission to the two governments.
Announcement that an agreement was
III sight was made by Ignacio Bonil-
las. one of the Mexican representa-
tiyes, at the close of session that
had lasted until night.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

The proper meaning of the word
"posset," frequently used in Lanca-
shire, is drink taken before going
to bed. Originally it was milk curdled
with wine, and comes from the Latin
"posea," meaning drink made with
vinegar and water.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

As result of the growing shortage
of labor of every kind in Canada, the
regulations governing the maximum
age of candidates for admission to the
Dominion civil service have been
dropped.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

The Norwegian freighter Tabor, for
Archangel, Russia, had on board 20O,-
600 miles of binder twine, enough to
lay along her course 16 times, or
enough to tie up the earth at the equa-
tor eight times. In the same ship was
sent S1,000,000 worth of agricultural
equipment, consisting of 500 reapers,
800 binders and 500 horse rakes.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

The colored Young Women's Chris.
tan association of Houston, Tex, is
to begin campaign to secure better
accommodations, having outgrown its
present quarters. Mrs. Stansbury
Boyce, who succeeded Mrs. Hettie G..
Francis as president of the local
branch, is in charge of the movement.
Because of the fact that the associa-
ton has been devoting most of its en-
ergies to looking after those girls who
were in need of help, the welfare of
the more fortunate girls has been to
some extent neglected. 1t is planned
to open more dormitories and club
rooms and to form classes in gymnas-
tics.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

BY loan to the government of $16,-
100000 at per cent, secured on taxes,
the Bank Of England started opera
tions in 1904.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

DIR. Edward p. Jones of Vicksburg
Miss, president of the National Bap
tist convention of America, was the
principal speaker at the session of the
Colored Baptist state convention held
in tent at Waverly street, Houston
Heights, Houston, Tex.
His subject was "The Outlook OF
the Negro Race and How to Make II
Brighter" He said, among other
things: mo race ever had larger and
more favorable opportunities for doing
good, especially in the way of building
itself up and making a plausible rec
ord than the Negro race. The eyes
of the world are upon us, to see what
there is in us and for what we stand
Don't wander all over America looking
for good place to locate. Go where
you please, there is no place in the
world where the Negro has better op.
portunities to make something of him.
self than here in this Southland"
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18

for cattle or hogs. The girl members
of these clubs receive practical in
struction in gardening, cooking and
housekeeping.
According to reports the county SUI
perintendents of schools and teachers
of Negro elementary schools are sup
porting the work actively, and state
agricultural colleges and the techni-
cal schools established for the race are
active co-operators in the larger
phases of the work.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-18
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

The Negro Baptist general mission
Try and educational convention held
is forty-fifth annual session at Hous-
on, Tex.
Rev. L. X. Williams, in calling the
convention to order, spoke of the OPP
3ortunities in the South for the Ne
gro, and while he had been called to
Chicago to pastor the Olivet Baptist
church, one of the largest Negro con-
sregations in the United States, bis
heart would remain with his people
1own there.
IF 1 am anything at all in this
world" said Doctor Williams, 81 owe
1t to the South, especially to Texas. 1t
was here where l got my training, and
It was in this state where l have put
my best efforts. 1t was my work in
Texas which attracted the attention of
my people in Chicago"
A feature was a sermon by Rev. L.
Nj. Leonard of Bastrop. "As We go
preach the kingdom of heaven is at
hand" were the words of the text
used. The speaker declared that the
minister of the gospel occupied the
highest calling on earth, even greater
than that of being president of the
United States.
Following the sermon, Rev. DR.. F. l..
Lights made an appeal for foreign
missions. He said that the Negro with
90 years of freedom should never for
get his native land. He spoke in words
of praise of DR.. l.. G. Jordan, foreign
missionary secretary of the National
Baptist convention.
My eyes have been opened, and I
will return home with a better con-
ception of the South" said S. A. Grif-
fin, deacon from Olivet Baptist church,
Chicago, ILL.,, who accompanied DIR. l..
X. Williams. This is my first trip to
the South, and 1 was surprised to find
such n friendly relation existing be-
tween the races. When I picked up
the paper this morning and saw what
was said about your convention,
could hardly believe myself. This is
indeed wonderful country"
Rev. ]. B. Green, D. D., of Shreve-
port, La, field secretary of the Ma
tlonal Baptist convention, made short
talk. He referred to the work of the
convention last September in Savan-
nah, Ga. which was attended by sew
eral thousand representative Negroes
from all parts of the country"
"The Negro is not sitting down today
waiting, but he is practicing the doc.
trine of self-help," said Doctor Green
land in this way he is getting the helI
from Others"
Prof. NJ. NJ. Rodgers, secretary of the
convention and auditor of the National
Baptist convention, the first layman tc
hold the position, made few remarks
He said that the two million and a hall
Negro Baptists were more determined
| than ever before and would be heard
from in this country-in the whole
world.-Houston Post.
The annual conference of church
workers among colored people was
held at Philadelphia last month. Bish.
ops Rhinelander and Garland were
| prpSpnt and dpliverad ad6racSac Tho,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07

peier have been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Spaulding for a
few days.
Mrs. Harvey Warren returned home
Sunday from Windsor, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Leon Kel.
ley.
The many friends of Orlando Knapp
will be glad to know that his health
is so much improved that his nurse, Miss
Susan Reynolds, went to her home in
Barre this week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Whiting of Green
vile, n. H., recently visited friends in
town.
Mrs. Allie Cate was remembered by A.
w. Clark of Barre this week with nice
dish of Strawberries fresh from the vines.
G. w. Fryhopper of st. Adams was a
business visitor in town Monday and
Tuesday.
R. S. Currier, county road commission
or, and man were visitors in town Thurs.
day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
EAST MONTPELIER

Mr. and Mrs. c.. G. Lawless of North
Haverhill, n. H., were visitors at Ephie
Pray's Sunday.
The state road, put in by f. Pray and
men from C. 2. Spauldings down through
the bridge to the stores, adds much to
the general appearance of the place
John Joyce and Neal Templeton of
Mortified visited relatives in town Sun
day.
Ted Rudd and Fred Morecroft were
business visitors in Barre Thursday.
Miss Grace Little of Long Island, n.
y, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Alma
Little.
Weston Cate, who spent the summer
here, has returned to his studies at st.
Lawrence university at Canton, n. Y.
Mrs. Norris of Dixville, P. O.. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Jerry Byron.
Ephie Pray and Elmer Andrews were
in Montpelier Tuesday.
Ms. Albert Hall of Putnamsville Wis
tied at c. P. Spaulding's Wednesday.
Nearly all the older residents in town
were in Marshfield Monday afternoon to
attend the funeral of the late George
HOLSTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil HOLSTER of Mont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
NORWICH UNIVERSITY

Dean H. r. Roberts of Norwich univer-
sity went to Hanover Wednesday to at
tend the inaugural ceremonies of Pres
dent Hopkins of Dartmouth. While in
Hanover he will be the guest of Prof.
Frank +. Austin, former instructor at
Norwich.
A banquet is to be given in Mortified
in honor of Colonel Reeves, the other
officers of the regiment, distinguished
guests, the members of Co. T, and the
Norwich men in the LIST Vermont squad
ron. 1t is to be under the auspices of
the Mortified G. A. X. and Spanish war
veterans and assisted By the general pub
lie. 1t is planned to hold this banquet
Saturday night, as Co is expected
home from Fort Ethan Allen at that
time.
Z. L. Kingsley of Boston has been en-
gagged as assistant professor in electrici-
ty and instructor in mathematics. Prof.
Kingsley graduated from the University
of Maine in the class of 1911. He worked
year for the Westinghouse Electric
Co, and two years with the Public
Service corporation of New Jersey. He
then returned to the Westinghouse COM
pany and had been with them in Boston
up to the time of coming to Norwich.
The football team has been given a
lot of hard practice during the past week.
So evenly matched are the first and
second teams that both scored touch
downs against the other in the same aft
ernoon. The result of the Trinity game
was OF great encouragement to the men.
Trinity had had about a months prac-
tice to Norwich's less than two weeks
Trinity barely managed to make the
three points necessary to win. An in
teresting and hard game is expected with
Worcester on Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07

few days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. f. brennan, in st. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Baldwin visited in
East Hardwiek Sunday.
Vernon Ainsworth and wife vera week,
end visitors in Hardwick.
Roscoe Raycraft is convalescing from
an attack of the mumps.
w B. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hull, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wheelock at
tended the Washington fair Tuesday.
Anna Wilson is quite ill with jaun-
dice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
WOODBURY.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Thomas motored to
Chelsea Sunday.
Victor Hood has moved his family into
the Mrs. Cellev tenement
b. w Wheeler was in Montpelier over
the week end.
Eber Bashaw and son, William. visit
ed Mr.. Bashaw's brother Philip Bashaw,
in Cabot Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Sweeney IS spending a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07

them. but after a couple Of
weeks then found that
they wereTapidIy increasing.
They were large. red and
hard and they itched. and
burned SO that soon large
red spots appeared caused
by my rubbing. At night i'll
would rub my face it would
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
Fast Work.

She-Harold, seriously, now, what dc
you think about kissing?
Harold-Say. that's a swell idea.
(Smack. )-Chaparral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TERRIBLE ITCHING
P|MPLES ON FACE
Large, Red and Hard. Burned So
Large Spots Appeared. At
Night Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

A few pimples made their appearance
on my face. and thinking that they would
soon disappear I did nothing to remedy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
Sample Each Free by Mail

With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard s'Cuticurn. Dept. II. Bo.-
TOM. Sold throughout ths world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07

itch terribly so that l could not sleep.
Il CHANGED upon Cuticura Soap and
Ointment advertisement and sent for a free
sample. and then bought more and my face
was completely healed" Csigned) Miss
Edith c. Schuman. IL Bedford St.. Hart
ford. Conn. Sept. 20. 1915.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-16
WESTERN PACIFIC
 PLAN 1S APPROVED
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, July l5.-Representa- tives of the Jay Gould estate, it was learned here tonight have notified the bankers engaged in the reorganization of the Missouri Pacific as well as those who have successfully financed the Western Pacific, that the estate ap- proves the plan advanced for the transfer of the estates holdings of International and Great Northern, and Texas and Pacific securities for the Missouri Pacific's holdings in Denver and Rio Grande.
 First advanced by the bankers and by Finley J. Shepard, who represents the interests of his wife (Helen Gould) the sole remaining Gould interests on the Missouri Pacific board, the plan was considered at a meeting of all the interests in the Gould estate at George J. Gould's office here last Tuesday.
 This progress in the settlement of the long deadlock between New York bankers and George J. Gould over the western roads which were formerly constituents of the Gould transcon- tinental system, is due principally to the influence of Mrs. Shepard, it is said
Arizona republican., 1916-07-16
Impure Water Is a Menace Food for Thought Among Stock Raisers

and with meters attached and faucets, let pure water be supplied for stock water and domestic water. Git will be pure) and have troughs built. and Wa
 ter supplied to them by the pipes
 owned and controlled by the whole community, (talk about the benefits of municipal ownership. look about you)
 build up a market for the electricity
 you own, and let it's income produce
 the money you pay for the dam, com
 pei general use of the water. save sickness. trouble, deaths and loss of stock. The supply of water can be such as to provide Phoenix and all the val ley with the best water to be found anywhere, and if one thinks about the ways in which the German people ap-
 uly and utilize all natural gifts and advantages. for common good, you will find that stock will be healthy. live two or three times as long. having no intestinal fever, or kidney diseases superinduced by the drinking of im-
 pure and unfit and cruel. dirty.
 muddy filthy water, and the fam lilies will escape typhoid and other re- sultant diseases, you will he helping yourselves by using that which you own, pay a fair price for it, partici-
 pate in the profits from it's use, which
 makes a natural sinking fund, and pre- vent the grabbing by some power or ; another of your birthrights, preserve