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The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05

in test cases for a new system of
amputation.
For protesting against these
practices DR.. Cresson was impris-
ed. He was placed in a narrow
cell, where he was obliged to re-
main seated, the barred window
of his cell being opened only once
in three days to change the air.
Some of the punishments in
fiicted on prisoners were absolute
tortures. For instance, they were
compelled tie stand in the cold
stripped to the waste, their arms
outstreched, with brick in each
hand. At the least sign of weak
ening blows were hailed on them.
Some men were bound to stake
their hands tied behind their
backs and raised so that the
whole weight of the body rested
on the toe-tips.
Another refinement of barbar-
ism consisted in compelling
healthy prisoners to sleep in
rooms where typhus patients
were lying.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
PLEA FOR OFFICERS
IN NEGRO REGIMENTS.

Pasadena, Cal. e. L. Gaines,
president of the Negro Voters
and Taxpayers Association, has
issued lengthy statement re-
garding the Negro citizens of the
United States serving in the wars
and making a plea for Negro Of
ficers to be in charge of Negro
regiments and companies. He
recites the record of the race in
the wars of the country and con-
cludes:
Now then, if we, as Negroes,
and whites, together must do
this fighting, l ask for the good
of my country, if you desire eff
cheney, rivalry and pep, give the
black soldier of this country Of
ficers from men of their own
race, and the anxiety of the ma
ton shall have passed. For | de-
clare unto you, if we go, we shall
bring home a noble record or re-
port to you the reason why. |
ask this not through pride, but
for the greatest efficiency poss-
ible, in the fighting forces of the
nation.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05

Pensacola, Fla. The policy of
providing separate windows for
the two races has been abolished
by the local post office officials
after an active campaign con-
Quoted by the Negro Business
League of Pensacola. Shortly
after the Democratic Party came
into power at Washington a
Jim Crow" window was estab-
lished for Negroes. This act of
segregation was highly objec-
tionable to the colored citizens,
who through the Negro Business
League appealed to Senator Bois
Penrose of Pennsylvania and 9TH
er prominent officials. The men,
bers of the Business League have
received a communication from
Senator jPenrose of enclosing the
following statement from j. G.
Keens, First Assistant Postmas-
ter General. With further re-
ference to the complaints rela-
tive to the opening of separate
windows as may be necessary,
but you must not attempt to
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05

New York City, April "a. The
18th Infantry, New York, N. g.,
has been officially notified by the
War Department that they have
been accepted as unit of the
regular army. There has been
some severe criticism of Col.
VIM. Hayward, white, who COM
mands the regiment because of
his seeming intention to have
few colored officers. Rev. w.
H. Brooks has been made chap
lain, and it is said Mr.. V. H.
Parks is slated for a Captaincy.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05

There is a man in Congress named
Vinson. He halls from Georgia. The
country is now at the beginning of
war which will end nobody knows
when or where. The call is for clear
yisioned men at Washington to shape
the nations course. Is Vinson both
cred about the nations course? Not
much. Recently he introduced three
bills in Congress One was bill to
prohibit the intermarriage of White
and Colored People Another was
hill +o reouire all Transportation COM
panies and public carriers in the DIS
trict of Columbia to provide separate
accommodations for the two races
The third was a bill that we shall re-
produce here in full. The anti-mar-
riage bill and the "Jim Crow bill are
familiar because some Southern pa
triot introduces them at each session
But read and ponder this:
A BILL.
To effect certain reform in the civil
service by segregating clerks and
employees of the white race from
those of African blood and descent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, that heads of all executive
departments shall issue all such Or
ders as shall be necessary to secure
in all branches of the civil service
OF the United States to the utmost
extent consistent with the public in
terests the segregation of civil en-
ployes of the white race from those
of African blood or descent in the per-
formance of their services.
Section 2. That in all executive de-
partments within the. District of Co.
lumbia clerks or employees shall not
be required to occupy the same office
or workrooms with clerks OF employees
of African blood or descent; nor shall
any white clerk or employe be placed
under the orders, direction or super
vision of any person of African blood
or descent.
Section 8. That in the Railway
Mail Service of the Post Office De-
partment white clerks shall not, ex-
cent in cases of emergency, be or
dered to duty in the same mail car
with postal clerks of African blood or
descent.
Segregation in the Government de-
partments at Washington was bad
enough under orders of departmental
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Clearing Phonosraph Records.

To keep disk phonograph records
clean an inventor.has patented small
brush to be mounted in front of the
needle.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Nature Suits Ne sher.

A white girl spends fully as much
time in curling her hair as a colored
girl does in trying to comb hers
straight.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Keep Cool.

When angry words pass between two
people, The one who keeps cool and
controls himself is the one who has
the advantage.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

make any division of the patrons
as regards color, race, etc. Col
ored patrons recently have been
served at both windows.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27

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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
WAR TAXES
 NOW EFFECTIVE

h response to 6 number of requests for further enlightment regarding rna recently imposed War taxes we present the following summary of the tax ina positions which directly effect the peo- pie of this section.
 Transportation
 The War Revenue Bill. effective November l. 1917, imposes the follow, ing taxes on transportation. and arc ;o be paiC by the person paying for the service:
 Freight
 For transportation by rail or water between points in the United States. q tax of three per cen: on freight charges is assessed.
 Express
 One cent on each twenty cents of express charges paid for transporta- ton between points in the United States.
 Telephone, Telegraph. Wireless Mese
 sages, Etc.
 Five cents on each telegraph. iele- phone or wireless message or conver- sations which originate in the United States, for which 0 charge of IS centa or more is made. charge to cover scr vice over all connecting lines.
 Passengers
 Eight per cent on passenger charges by rail or water from one point in the United States to another or to any point in Canada or Mexico. except: When fare does not exceed 35 cents and on communication or season tickets for trips of less than 30 miles. Ten per cent on all charges for seats, berths and staterooms on trains or vessels.
 Stamp Taxes
 Beginning December l. 1917 stamp taxes were levied on transportation as follows;
 On passenger tickets. ono way or round trip sold in the United atates for passage by any vessel to place not in the United States. Canada or Mexico. as follows; On tickets costing s10 or less, no tax On tickets costing not exceeding Ss0 .he tax Is one dollar. On tickets costing more than 330 and not exceeding s6O. the tax Is s3.00 On tickets costing moro than ss0. the 'ax is $500.
 Parcel Post
 Begining December l, 1917, a tax tamp must be affixed on all parcel post packages transported in the Uui- ed States as follows
 Packages on which postage amounts 25 cents or more tax of one cent or each 2S cents or fraction thereof Stamps must be affixed before pack ge Is mailed
 Postal Rates.
 Effective November 2 1917, the first class letter rate was increased one cent per ounce or fraction thereof. making the postage on such mail cents This does not apply to drop or local letters. The rate on all postal and private mailing cards was increased to cents. The rate on lower class mail will not be increased until July 1, 1918
 Q o..L.u!Lo r.. .L. A.o fNnfr., A,,~ns
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
NOTICE

Pursuant to an crdcr of Court en- tered on the llth day of December 1917. notice Is hereby given that Q General Term Of the District court, Second Division. Territory of Alaska win be held in the Court House. in Nome In said Division and Territory Alaska, commencing at the hour of eleven o'clock a m. on Saturday. Jan. usry l2. 1918. and to continue there after according to further orders of the Court Given under my hand and with the Courts seal affixed this l1th day of December. 1917.
 THOS. MCCAIN Clerk. District Court. Second Division.
 Territory of Alaska. Dec. i2. ls. 2s. Jan. 2. g.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
WEATHER REPORT
.. 8. Weather Bursau.

December 2S C p. n. Temperature--Max.4 { Min. --s Barometer-s0.2ss inches wathsr-Partly Cloudy. Wind--North Precipitation--None Following arc Inc lowest seeordec temperatures for this year and lasI on the days designated. The minur Eign before number means oalow sero.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
tcontinucd from Mondays issue) The Log of The Schooner White Bear

We arrived at Pitmatalik at six a. m. Sunday. Nov, 4th and were quite surprised to find a rescue party of Eve men and three dog teams who had been out looking for us. They told us that three men had headed for the South fork of the Yukon and some sol diers had gone to open up tho Kotlils wirless station to help find us.
 Now we felt pretty well at home again and. thanks to the citizens of Nome, got dry socks and whiteman's "kowkow'' again.
 Monday. November 6th--Gritiths went Into St Michael with the search party and was compelled to ride as he had hurt his ankle while crossing the ice and was all swollen up. Tony and Coin also left for St Michael on the following day but I waited until the seventh expecting further orders, A dog team arrived that day with two men and we left for Point Romanofr and pitched camp there on November Sth. We went out on the ice until we found lead three miles or more wide across our path and had to turn back. I then decided to 50 to St Michael myself. After arriving there I wired to Nome and received more orders about the mall. Was told to get the mail at all costs bu, the message said; Don't sacrifice yourself and party"
 So waited in St Michael for a couple of days for he wind to change or tho ice to freeze over In the mean time the postmaster at St Mich ael had sent three Eskimes out to look for the mail.
 Well, could not get party to sac- rifice at five a day and board but | could hire dog team at ten dollars day and feed. 80 I chartered team for a hundred uollars and hit the trail for Romanoff. Pitched camp at the Point and decided to stay there until found tho mail. The three Es- kimos sent out by postmaster Koen came in from the ice without tho mai and reported they had been about ten miles out. They told me the big lead was frozen over and I wanted to hire one of them to go back with me. but they would not go. So packed my sled ready for moving so as to get an early start. gave the dogs q good feed and water and laid out some hay for their bed. The next morning pulled cut. An east wind was blowing and a light snow was falling. It looked 6
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
LOG OF THE
 WHITE BEAR

little bad for Q while but felt that had. no reason to worry with two weeks grub and a bundle If wood. and Ash and a good sleeping bag.
 I found the big lead frozen over, the ice being about six inches thick. The lead was about three miles wide and the smooth ice made fine going. Found the tracks of the natives about ten miles out It was a wonder they dared to go so far out. As a rule they seal about five miles from land. 1 made q halt at the end of their tracks, set a compass in the snow away from the iron and wood on the sled and found that I was too far from my course. went south mile and got in line with Point Romanoff and the point where believed we had left the mall. Travelled due west for about five miles and found the mail where we had left it on the big pressure ridge, Then headed back for the shore. where we arrived after dark with the dogs all in.
 Tho next day took the mail into St Michael and delivered 1t to the postmaster.
 l wish to thank the people of Nome tor the present of one hundred dollars. which will come very handy at this time. Also am very thankful to Capt Ross and the crew of the life saving station and to the citizens of Nome for taking over the Sesnon tug to try and save our lives. And to whoever owns the gold dust in the mail q wish to say) know that wages would be appreciated by MT. GrIfflths and An thony, a native of Cape Prince of Wales. They sure were big help to me in saving the mail and gold. don't believe that Mir Coin even in- ended to help. I think he thought more of hls life. I don't blame him.
 Signed J. P. HEIKKILA.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: {:

The best guarantee you can have for a successful issue of your clothes Is to patrouize an old established house: a house that wLnts you % como back and bs their permanent patron.
 Such house is the Nome Tailoring Co.,, we make alterations.
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 NOME TAILORING co. Next door ,o SeBerstorIn & Hasen's
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The following article ia Capt Heck.

The following article ia Capt Heck la'a own story of the Ill fated Nome schooner White Bear. which wan swept away from the Solomon coast by a fierce Northern gale on the morn ing of October 2sth and was later caught In the shore ice off Point Ro- manzof. on the southern coast of Nor ten Sound. at a point about twenr. miles from shore. The story was written by Capt Hekkila at St Michael under date of November 30th anu transmitted to the Nugget by ono Of the recent mails.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice IS hereby given. that the as- scssment roll for the year 1917, of the City of Nome, Alaska, has been exam. lned. approved and completed by the Common Council sIttlna as a Board or Equalization. and that a tax of two per eentum on the valuation Of all property assessed and equalixed has cen made by the Common Council of said city: All persons owning real and personal property within the city of Nome and described in said assess ment roll, are required to forthwith pay the amount of money so assessed and taxed against the property de- seribsd in said roll or against such person, to the assessor and eS-otfioio tas. collector at his office in the city ha!i of said city.
 pstsdi December, 17th, 1917. By order sf the Common Ceunoi of Nome, Aaska,
 E. GRIMM City Clerk, Assessor and EN-offloio rsx Collector.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-27

4 few we'll selected dresses, silk paists-drsss patterns. "Mushing or" riding suits, cape coats and Christmas novelties at
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
The Public Roads.

Editor Register-If there ever was a
time when sound Judgment and keen
business sense should be applied TO the
management OF the public highways in
ShepherdStown district, that time is now.
The patience OF the farmers and others
who have use for the roads is well-nigh
exhausted. For month our main thor
oughfareS have been next TO impossible.
What was oncei our pride and glory has
become our ignoble shame.
The agitation which brought about a
change in the immediate supervision OF
the roads has not reaped its full benefit
and must be kept up until those in author
ity will come TO the mark and make our
roads what they ought to be. Mere pro-
visions in the law must be set aside if
they conflict with the will OF the people.
What right have property-holders to pay
road tax and then SIT idly by while their
roads become as they are now? Should
our years pass by without some visible
evidence OF road maintenance, if not i'm
provement?
There is no money. It's gone. That
TACT must be accepted in good faith. The
next thing which sound judgment and
solid business sense would dictate is that
money should be secured. Taxes are
not due. What does business do in the
case? Make loan. The law forbids.
Well, who makes the law? The people,
and the people also say, borrow money.
Money has been offered for road building
by a prominent citizen of the district
without interest. Why should not the
authorities anticipate the tax, borrow the
money, and improve our roads before
winter sets in?
For BETTER ROADS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

II is estimated that the raspberry crop
of Washington county, Md. will amount
TO 20 900 crates this season. The prices
have averaged around $500 crate.
The children OF Mrs. Laura Moler wish
TO thank their friends and neighbors who
were so kind TO them during the illness
of their mother and upon the occasion OF
her death.
l.. H. Dutterer has sold his farm three
miles northwest OF Summit Point on the
Wadesville road TO H. E. Jackson, OF
Frederick county, Va, for $S5 per acre.
The farm, which contains about 222 acres,
was bought by Mr.. Dutterer in 1872,
when he moved there from Carroll coun-
ty, Nd The price originally paid for il
was $40 per acre. A fine stone house
and bank barn were built on it aiterward.
Mr.. Jackson will get possession on April
lst, 1918.
u. S. Deputy Marshal E. w. Athey
went to Charles Town and arrested SAM
uel Galloway and Chester Wainwright,
indicted at the Wheeling term OF court for
violating the pure food laws. They were
brought before U. S. Commissioner Downs
and gave bond for appearance al the Sep
TENDER term OF Federal court in Martins
burg. Their arrest is due TO the alleged
shipment OF condemned hogs TO New
York. Both men are colored .-MartiaS-
burg Journal.
A harmless looking rain cloud that
passed over portions OF the county shortly
after noon on Tuesday dropped bolts Of
lightning at several places with greater
accuracy than the German ARMED ex-
ercised in dropping bombs on women
and babies in old England. One flash
was the signal for shot at shock OF
wheat owned by H. w. Fleming near
Gaylord. A fire from the lightning
burned the shock. At John ]. Gardner's,
not far from Mr.. Flemings wheat field,
lightning struck small pile OF straw in
which a hog was searching for food. The
hog was killed and Mr.. GARDENERS chill
dren, who were playing only short dis
lance away. escaped unframed. Out
near Middeway the lightning was still
more vicious. A barn on the farm OF
Joseph Y. Shaull caught one bolt that
entered the roof, passed down The frame,
killing two valuable horses that were
standing in their stalls, and one horse out
in the barnyard. A son OF Mr.. Shaull
was in the barn at the time. The shock
rendered him partially unconscious for a
time. The barn OF Augusta Swartz, on
the Opequon, three miles west OF Mid
dleway, was struck by lightning. Apor-
ton of the frame work was splintered.
Three horses IN the building were not
red.-AdvOcate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
NOTICE.!

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You can find permanent relief by
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
Endorsed At Home.
Such Proof AS This Should Convince
Any Shepherdstown Citizen.

The public endorsement OF local citi-
zen is the best proof that can be pro-
duced. None better, none stronger can
be had. When a man comes forward
and testifies to his fellow citizen, ad-
dresses his friends and neighbors, you
NAV be sure he is thoroughly convinced
or he would not do so. Telling ones ex-
perience when it is for the public good
IS an act of kindness that should be ap-
preciated. The following statement gwen
by resident OF Shepherdstown adds one
more 10 the many cases OF Home En-
dorsement which are being published
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Read il:
Fonrose Shipley, prop, Rumsey Hotel,
Shepherdstown, says: ION different oc-
casions have found 1t necessary TO use
Doan's Kidney Pills. My kidneys have
become weak and the kidney secretions
have passed too freely. My back has
ached, also. A box or so OF Do9n's Kid
ney Pills, which | have bought at Hills
Pharmacy has always proven sufficient
TO cure the attack, at these times
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIMPLY
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kid
ney Pills-the same that MIR Shipley had.
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19

THERE have been some important
changes in German leadership the past
week. Won Bethmann- Hollweg, the
chancellor who expressed German official
sentiment when he contemporary refer
red TO the treaty protecting Belgium as
"a scrap OF paper" has been retired, and
other changes among the important min
listers have taken place.
There is some difference OF opinion as
10 the importance and the results OF these
changes in the government, though il is
agreed that they indicate unrest and in
ternal disturbances. After all, the Kaiser
is supreme in Germany, and there will
be no radical changes unless the military
party shall be dethroned, which is ex-
tremely unlikely at the present time. II
may be, though, that the present troubles
are strawS TO indicate the direction Of a
wind that shall develop into a storm
which will drive the Hohenzollens from
their bloody throne.