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The Denver star., 1917-02-24
Y. M. c. A. NOTES

The boys work committee last
Saturday evening considered some
matters which will rebound greatly
to the welfare of that department OF
work and to the efficiency of the
branch. A thorough reorganization
of the work OF the department is
planned, and will soon be carried
through. especially the athletic de-
partment.
Weather conditions spoiled an
otherwise splendid and attractive
program last Sunday afternoon, the
occasion being the first annual cele-
bration of Lincoln and Douglass by
the association. The Grafton by Mr.
George w. Gross on Abraham Lin
coln.' was in keeping with his repu-
tation as an orator. Miss Nelsine
Howard read LOngfellow's slave In
the Dismal Swamp" while Mrs. Flor
ence Smith recited Walt Whitman's
tragic poem. 20 Captain. My Cap
tain!" accompanied by Miss Dimple
Gatewood. Old-time slave songs were
rendered by mixed quartet; also
Mr.. YacOb Reid sang, accompanied by
Mrs. DeFrantz. A beautiful flag pro
cessional by four young boys elected
great applause The Revs. Ward.
Reynolds and Sawyer also partici-
pated. and Mr.. l.. H. Lightner pre-
sided.
Great credit is due the members OF
Boys Band for the energy and in.
terest they have manifested in solicit
ing money for their uniforms. The
record Of the different boys is as fol
lows: John Morris. $26.15; Roy Rob-
inson, 1880; Ferdinand Randall.
$17.05; Rudolph Baldwin, 1890;
Theodore Morris, 1905; Robert JET
ferson, $3.50; Frank Jones. 3745;
Samuel Franklin. 37.35: Samuel Kelly.
1925; Clarence Spencer, $40; Jason
Perkins, $500; James Thompson,
$2.7O: Robert Spence. $500; Cuthbert
Byrd. $3.50; Howard Whitsel. $1.35:
Harold Wilson, $1.35. Total, $4,000.
Those not yet reporting are:
Walter Esque, James Hinkle, Herbert
Miles and Robert Smith The band
is also very grateful to all those who
so kindly contributed to the fund.
Instead Of the meeting next Sun
day afternoon. the Y. M. and the
Y W. C. AS will join the churches
and other organizations in the great
mass meeting to be held In the after.
noon at the Zion Baptist Church.
The Y. M. c. A. Band uniforms are
being trimmed by Nine. Jefferson
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
ATTEND ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY AFTERNooN-TWO
BIG MASS MEETINGS
FOLLOW.

II there is one ounce of Negro blood
trickling in your veins which claim
manhood and citizenship, be present
Sunday afternoon and pack Zion to
hear discussed the benefit Of the film
bill, lately introduced in the legisla-
ture. Now is the time to fight such
plays as "The Birth of Nation" and
1.-The Niger" etc. We are told that
all the movie houses are opposed to
the new censor bill. Meet US at Zion,
everybody. Hit while hitting is good
and easy. Attend all the meetings.
Tuesday afternoon a party of five
consisting of Mr.. L. IAghtner, Rev.
erends G. Sterling Sawyer. A. E. Rey-
nolds, DIR. J. H. P. Westbrook and
Lawyer Geo. G. Ross, called upon Gov
ernor Julius c. Gunter, some mem
bers of the House and Senate, to talk
over matters relative to certain bills
introduced in the assembly. Good
assurances were given that square
deal would be given everybody.
Governor Gunter seemed very
anxious to ascertain the advancement
and progress Of our people in Colo
rado. He was very familiar with the
history of Senator Revels, B. X.
Bruce, and Governors Lynch and
Pinchback, and paid glowing tribute
to the sterling character of these
men. 1t is the Stars opinion that
Governor julius c. Gunter will be the
governor of all the people of Colo
RADIO and will give everybody square
deal. We will speak more anon. We
mention especially for kind and
prompt consideration Representa-
tives o. T. Meyer and Chas. Linton
in the House, and Senators William
Adams, B. T. Napier, Coldren, Stark
weather, Hattenbach and Francis
Knauss in the Senate.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
LINGERING COUGHS ARE DANGER.
Gus.

Get rid OF that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is a pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic laxative and
promptly effective. 1t soothes the ir-
ritated membrane and kills the cold
germs; your cough is soon relieved.
Delay is dangerous-get DR.. Kings
New Discovery at once. For nearly
fifty years it has been the favorite
remedy for grippe, Group, coughs and
colds. Get bottle today at your
druggist, SOC.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
DON'T LET SKIN TROUBLES
SPREAD.

Red, pimply skin that itches and
burns is embarrassing, and gets worse
IL neglected. Bad skin is a social
handicap and a constant source Of
worry. Correct 1t at once with DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment. This heal.
ing ointment kills the germ, soothes
the irritation and quickly restores
your skin to normal. For babies SUI.
fering the tortures of eczema, or for
grown-ups who have long fought
chronic skin ailments. DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment u . guaranteed rem.
edy. At your. Druggist, Soc.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
LAST NOTICE TO oELlNouEnTs.

the cost Of paper and office supplies
we are notifying all delinquent sub,
scribers who are two years or more
in arrears that, with this issue, we
stop sending their paper. Bills have
been sent showing dates and bal
ances. Those who desire to take. the
paper and have not made arrange
ments to take care of their account
must pay up. Please attend to this
matter. 1t takes money to run a
good newspaper.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
COOPERATION"

How many of us realize how much
the other fellow can help US achieve
what we are working for?
How many of US realize how much
we will help ourselves by boosting our
competitor instead of knocking him?
To those of us who do not, the
above picture, from Armour, will carry
its own message. No amount Of rea-
soning or logic could show any more
clearly and definitely just what CO.
operation means.
Let's all apply it to our own busi-
ness this year and wait for results.
NEGROES, STUDY THIS PICTURE.
THEN ACT.
The Star prints the above lesson In
order to convince some of the most
skeptical Negroes of Denver and Colo
RADIO, as well as elsewhere, what 1t
will mean for ten millions of Negroes
whose minds, hearts, objects, pur-
poses, ambitions and work are dog
gedly set up on one certain thing
elimination of all caste, prejudice and
inequality for every one-or certain
things of uplift to humanity, and what
a unified action can do. This lesson
applies to Negroes who patronize
others than their own in business,
even if you or they don't like the
man or men running in business.
Patronize him or his competitor of
color. Every nickel taken from the
business and professional man of color
only weakens him and strengthens the
chains of prejudice and unfair com
petition upon your necks, besides
helping the race who least need your
help. We are our own masters, If we
would rightly and intelligently use
what means which are ours. Think
of 100 Negroes putting 81 aside a
month in a colored company or in a
bank and buying pigs, horses, cattle.
chickens, turkeys and Belgian hares
and putting those animals on the
ranches of our Negro farmers, what
would it mean in two years to the
farmer, yourself and our Denver COM
munity? A Negro auto transportation
service, Negro commission merchant
and produce dealer, Negro distributor
of eggs and poultry to Capitol Hill
customers and Negro general store
in the farmers settlement all because
Denver and Colorado Negroes are
working together. Study this picture
and wisely develop your money and
brains.
Again, let US suppose every female
who needed such an article would
patronize the only corset maker in
Denver and in Colorado, Miss Beatrice
Lewis, in one week she would be COM
PEELED to hire extra help. Suppose
that in July, when the Prince Hall
chapter of the o. E. s. meets in Colo
rado Springs, that the women have
exhibits and displays for their inspec-
tion. thoroughly showing that cooper
ative spirit. When the calves decid-
ed to get together for their own
beneft first all opposition failed.
Unity leads to conference which will
ultimately result into cooperation, so
stick together II you have to hang
together in parts. Success crowns all
cooperative efforts.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
BIG MOVIE BILL IN LEGISLATURE
NOW.

Let everybody attend the big mass
meeting SUNDAY AFTERNOON and
NIGHT, at Zion; MONDAY AFTER
NOON and NIGHT, at Shorter. and
TUESDAY AFTERNOON and NIGHT
at Campbell Church. Birth of Ma
tion," "Sappho," THE Nigger," and
all such movie pictures are affected.
For your sake, your children's sake
and for the sake of the future of the
race, ATTEND these meetings, old,
young, middle-aged-all.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
PAINFUL COUGHS RELIEVED.

DIR. Kings New Discovery is sooth
ing. healing remedy for coughs and
colds that has stood the test of nearly
fifty years. For that cough that strains
the throat and saps the vitality try
DIR. Kings New Discovery. The sooth-
ing pine balsams and mild laxative
ingredients soon drive the cold from
the system. Have bottle on hand for
winter colds. Group, grippe and bron-
ohial affections. At your Druggist.
SOC.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
PUEBLO SENDS FOR DENVER
WORKER.

Mrs. Belle Contee, OF 1912 Welton
street, came to Pueblo. Feb. 8th, in
interest of the Lincoln Home for
Colored Children and Old Folks.
After receiving special instructions
from Mrs. Contee, women and chill
dren alike went upon the streets and
at nightfall quite 100000 was raised
selling U. s. flags. Mrs. Elizabeth
Maloney, chairman Of the Board and
Committee on Flag Day, is profuse in
thanking Mrs. Contee for her noble
work and contributing to their sue
cess.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
OPENED UP FOR BUSINESS.

The Star announces that the Good
Weight Grocery, 2549 Washington
street, has it's formal opening today,
where good and fresh articles, grocer
les. etc, can be reasonably pur-
chased. Williams and Fletcher are
the proprietors, with Jack Williams
manager Visit them and inspect
their goods. They have auto service.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24

The Star cannot praise Frederick
w. White" known as "F. w. w.
because we know that he did not
like Negroes. testified against us in
the Birth of Nation" case, stating
that the play was based upon histor-
ical facts, and criticised Nine. Calve,
the worlds greatest lyric soprano,
He seldom let an opportunity slip to
because she sang Negro folk songs.
hit the Negro and we cannot see how
the Colorado Statesman can use up
its editorial column upon such a man
in fulsome flattery.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24

We are glad to acknowledge, thru
George w. Mccormick, the kind senti-
ment sent to the Star by Rev. Jas.
Washington, who is doing 80 nicely
in San Francisco. Mrs. Washington's
health is not as good there as in dry
old Colorado. We hope his success
will continue to grow larger and that
he will get some subscribers for the
Star. Send us newsy letter of old
time Denverites, Reverend.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24

Mr.. Charles George, brother of the
deceased Lewis and Henry George
and Mrs. Blanch George. died In Oak
lasd California, Feb. Is.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24

Mrs. Opal Morgan, who has been
listed among the sick, has improved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

habitation and a name, and a home of his own among the nations of the world. every vestige of the ban and stigma under which he has been held by all the nations of the earth will vanish never more to be remembered.
 And when in his own favored land he cultivates anew all his native and splen- did qualities and the veil of the dark cloud under which he has suffered for 250O years because of disobedience and unfaithfulness to the great mission which was given him is lifted from his eyes, he will once more shine out among the nations in the crown of the Lord of Lords and king of kings, In more than their Davidic splendor, when they shall be the pride of the nations who will rec ognize the right of Him who is the God alike of Jew and Gentle to elect a little one among the nations through whom to fulhll all His promises to Abraham and David and bless the world with the peace, brotherhood and beauty of the crowning age of human history. Such seems to be the purpose of God. I so understand prophecy and the signs of the times seem to indicate that the day is at hand. c. B. r. STOVALL.
 Birmingham, May 2l, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Wants Sprinkling Information

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Can you give us some light on the prln- ciples used in sprinkling the streets Of the city? There is a car on the Tidewater line used for sprinkling which sprinkles east of Thirty eighth street but shuts ofr the water as soon as it crosses that street going west and turns it on IS soon as it reaches said street going east. Why the discrimination? It cannot be based on population, for there are 21 residences, all occupied, fronting this avenue (Fourth avenue) between Th-rty-seventh and Thirty eighth streets anl only eight resi- dences and one store between Thirty eighth and Thirty ninth streets. There are two stores connected with residences between Thirty-seventh and Thirty eighth streets. If we are not entitled to the same treatment that others enjoy We would be glad to know why, as we obey the laws and pay our taxes the same as other good citizens of our great city.
 GEORGE W. ROBINETT.
 Birmingham. 3722 Fourth avenue, north, May 19, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
w. c. T. U. ACTIVITIES
~FoR GOD, HOME AND NATIVE LANDn
By MRS. MABEL F. LEAkE

rba county convention will be held Thursday. May S1, in the Southside Bap- fist church. The meeting which will be an all dav session will be in the nature of natriotic call, and the ladies will make plans to do something to aid our sailors and soldiers. Each union is en- titled to one delegate for every 10 mem hers and the president of each is request cd to have her full quota of delegates nresent. The programme for the day fol- lows:
 Devotional exercises at 10 o'clock, Mrs. Charles Donahoe, president of the Francis Willard union.
 president of the Central union.
 Response, Mrs. J. M Griffin, president of the North Highland union
 Appointment of committees
 Election of officers.
 Local presidents hour, three minutes talk by each.
 utes talk by each, and led by Mrs. M, E.. Bell
 Report from Better Films committee, by Mrs L. A. Daniels.
 Noontide prayer, Mrs. AndreW Tanner
 Patriotic hour.
 ''National Prohibition as War Meas ure" Hon. Borden Burr.
 Save the Grain to Feed the Nation" Mrs. c. B. Spencer. "Patriotisms' Call to the Woman s Christian Temperance Union" Mrs. W. w. Bussey. Song, America" by the congregation. Box luncheon from 1 to o'clock. Afternoon session, devotional exercises. Mrs. A. J. Massey, president of the Wood lawn union. "The Union Signal" Mrs. F. B. Hill. Question box, the county president Gold medal contest, under the direc- ton of Mrs Harry Bumstead, the little boys and girls taking part in the con- test are: Harry Bryan, William Godfrey Willie Wilson, Willie May Bumstead, Ln- nie May Lipscomb, Carlton Garrison, Bertha Cummins. Reports from committees. Song, Some Glad Day" by the congre- gation. Mrs. F. M. Jackson, president of the Central union announces that the meet ing for next Tuesday afternoon at O clock in the auditorium of the local headquarters will be under the auspices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

with universal favor is that Of teeolng the chicks sour milk for their first 4S hours after matching, as much as they will consume Along with the sour mix they are given feed of fine oyster snei meal to act as grit.
 Where chicks show disinclination TOT feeding on this first meal of sour mllK' it is often given by forcible methods. A medicine dropper Is used for this pur- pose and generous meal is given at the time the chicks are being transferred from tSe incubator to the brooder. IL IS not enough to merely place the foun- tain containing sour milk before the chicks, but they must be induced to drink 1t and be larger the quantity they con sl.me within reasonable limits the better will be the results. Sour milk should form the bulk of the diet for several weeks especially until all danger Of the disease has passed.
 Lice mites and other pests are the poultrymens most troublesome enemies. vermin and germs must be consistently fought especially during warm weather Every farm, large or small, should have it's sanitary schedule. In next week article whitewashes. sprays and disin- fectants are made the subject matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
SEVEN

supporting skeleton or framework. The rub ber tread merely protects this frame work from wear as the tough skin on the ends of the fingers protects the bones and delicate nerves. It often happens that a cut from sharp stone or piece of glass is sufficiently severe to pene- trate the entire thickness of rubber COW ering on the tire and to extend through to one or two layers of canvas. If, under these conditions. only the surface Is vul- canized or healed" but little will be accomplished, for the supporting fabric will be weakened at this point through the separation of the one or two layers and a blowout will eventually result. even though the tire-so far as external appearances are concerned-is perfect at this point. A cure of this nature re- quires the services of an experienced tire surgeon. for a new section of fabric must be applied and vulcanized into place, or the broken ends of the cord must be fastened together in a manner requiring more or less expert work.
 The same result as a broken bone may be obtained by what is known in tire ology as "a stone bruise. This is caused by sudden impact against a blunt ob- ject such as a curved or round corner of a stone. which in itself is not sufficient actually to cut the tread of the tire, but which imparts so severe a strain to the fabric or carcass that several of the lay CTS of canvas may be broken or bruised. This Is a frequent cause of mysterious
 blow-outs, which seem to come from with in a tire having It's surface in perfect condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
A Serious Situation

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I am surprised that the editors of our daily papers and a few business men seem disposed to minify the seriousness of the financial and food situation that confronts us It is misleading in part at least to those not familiar with con ditions as they really are.
 The iron and steel industries and their employees are the only ones directly ben efted by the prosperity of these plants. The rank and file, the average wage earner, has received no increase in wages, notwithstanding he is paying double for food upon which to subsist. It amounts to the same as having their salaries cut down just half In other words, those clerks in department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

Of all the varieties of chickens intro- duced to the poultry raisers in the last half century. none has been presented so nearly perfect as the White Houdan
 The originator worked on these fowls for seven or eight years before any were offered for exhibition or for sale, con- sequently the first exhibit was striking. White Houdans are equally as good in shape, size and laying qualities as the dark variety.
 variety as a table fowl has been its dark pin feathers, which Is entirely eliminated in the new. variety. This feature alone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

stores, shops and cafes who two years ago had $6O per month to live on< and support their families, are now com peiled to live on $50 per month Working girls who two years received s6 or S7 per week and barely had enough to eat then, are now forced to live on just half that amount One writer says: Money is plentiful; people are buying or will buy just what they want What does he mean by the people?" If he means the well-to-do those who have much goods laid up in store,'' he Is perhaps nearly correct But if he means everybody is doing this, or will do this, he displays great ignorance of the real situation
 l know families of respectable people Who formerly bought a little fresh meat nearly every day in the week, who are now spending less than a dollar month for fresh meat. have talked with mem bers of different families who when Irish potatoes were BOG a peck kept them in the house all the time but since they have more than doubled in price, they have had to leave them off. And yet they were real people" And yet when by no fault of ours we are forced to econ- omize to the point of starvation, ye ed- itors call it 'hysteria." Really, the pur- chasing price of a dollar of the con- sumer is from 45c to 5Oc
 This means that it requires $40 to nay $2o grocery bill. And yet, such a wave Of prosperity was never known, say some. When goods go up the merchant advances the price and saves himself the people paying the cost. Same with food dealers, restaurant owners, etc. But there Is no comeback to the employe. His only salvation is a raise of wages. which so far he not getting. Now, ye editors are influential folks, and you are giving us good, readable and inter- esting papers. like them all. But give us the facts-all the facts. Write in the interest of the masses and not alone for the classes. Espouse the cause of the hard worked men and women who are living on soc on the dollar. Respect fully, D. D. REEVES.
 Birmingham, May 20, 1917. 14o9 Tusca-
 loosa avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

through the female 1t is very difficult to stamp out on account of the uncertainty of detecting the particular hen which Is affected. Where the disease is traced to any of the other causes mentioned above it is a matter which is in the hands of the operator.
 Low vitality of the breeding stock, in- correct methods of incubating and brood ing have more to do with the prevalence of diarrhea in chicks than any other factor, and if these conditions are cor rected it only requires intelligent treat ment to get rid of the white plague" of chickdom.
 Chicks affected with white diarrhea exhibit several characteristic symptoms. but no one individual need necessarily exhibit all of them. The group of symp- toms are manifest in flock and each may be recognized in different individ- uals during the course of the disease.
 EARLY SYMPTOMS OF TROUBLE
 The first deaths may occur before the hen Is taken from her nest, the chicks removed from the incubator or very shortly thereafter. At this time there are manifestations of the disease nor it's symptoms, and death is usually at- tributed to lack of vitality. The first symptoms to be observed is a condition of weakness, the affected chicks become llStieSS ana nuQQle together. Iney seem to be chilly and do not come from be- meath the hen or the hover The hover may be heated above normal tempera- ture, but still the poor listless chicks crowd in an apparent effort to keep warm. They make little or no attempt to eat the wings droop and the feathers are ruffled.
 As the disease progresses the eyes are closed the greater part of the time and the little sufferers soon reach a point where they become indifferent to every thing that goes on about them. They emit rlaintive peep, chirp CT shrill twitter As the condition further pro- gresses the peep becomes weaker until it is a mere gasp. There may be abored breathing and trembling before collapse. Death may occur at any time during the course of the disease, depending consid- erably upon the cause, but the greates, mortality usually occurs between the fifth and twentieth day. Practically al of the deaths occur while the chicks are under one month of age.
 The general appearance of the chicl, is one of shrinking of the carcass. The body is bumped, the legs become shrunken, the claws long, the beak long and narrow and the head appears smaller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

is sufficient to commend this new breed to producers of table poultry for par ticular markets.
 The Houdan is an old French breed i; it has been well known for centuries and always held in high esteem as a wonderful layer and table Fowl of supe- rior excellence. It remained for an in- genious fancier to change it's plumage from black and white to white, and thus make the Houdan even more valuable.
 White Houdans give good results either on free range or in limited quarters. When full grown the females weigh 511 to 6h pounds, and males 61a to 71z pounds. They are dooile and easily confined