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The Denver star., 1917-05-12

| neglected districts. Miss Walton also
read letter from Health Commissioners
Haven Emerson. in which he expressed
the appreciation of the board OF health
| to the Urban league for its co-opera-
ton In the work for better health
among the people in the different sec
tions Of the city.
The Rev. Dr. Sims showed the lea que
every courtesy necessary to make the
meeting a decided success L. Hol-
lingsworth Wood. president of the
league. outlined it's work and extended
q cordial invitation to those present to
become members OF the league. The
invitation received hearty response.
Dean Pickens' subject for the series OF
meetings was The Negro and Health y
He dwelt on the Importance of health
as necessary factor In the material
progress of individuals and races and
showed how many of the diseases from
which human beings suffer may be
avoided. The speaker held that with
fresh air it Is impossible to have good
health. The question of health, good
or bad. depends largely upon ones en-
VlrOnment. tne uenn S9lu.
At the conclusion OF the meeting at
the Union Baptist church the league
party made the tour by automobiles to
the Piccadilly. where dinner was serv-
ed. The party consisted Of L. Hollings-
worth Wood. president Of the league:
Eugene Einckle Jones. executive secre-
tary; John I. Clark employment secre-
tary; Mrs John T. Clark. Dean Pick
ems Fred r. Moore, editor OF the New
York Age: \. Il. DodSon, editor Of the
Afro-American page. American Press
Associations DR.. Emanuel. John E.
Robinson. city editor of the Amsterdam IN
News: Mr. Warner Of the New York
News: DIR. +. l.. Roberts. member of the
board of education. and James II. HUI
bert. executive secretary of the Brook
league.
The second meeting was held at the
Palace casino, in West One Hundred
and Thirty ffth street. at . O'Clock and
was attended 10y more than thousand
people. Or. T. T.. Roberts presided,
and the famous Clef club furnished
music. The statement of the leagues
work and purpose In holding the series
OF public meetings closing health week
was presented by Executive Secretary
Jones In clear and concise manner.
The principal address was delivered by
Dean Pickens. whose cloQuence and
wit thrilled the great throng Of specta-
tors with patriotic, enthusiasm. The
other speakers were President Wood OF
the league. Borough President Marcus
II. Marks aud Allen u. Wood OF the
Civic league
The third big meeting was held at
$50 o'clock at st. Marks NJ F.
The Denver star., 1917-05-12
INACTIVITY CAUSES coNSTIPA-
TlON

Lack of exercise in the winter is a
frequent cause of constipation. You
feel heavy. dull and listless, your com.
plexion is sallow and pimply. and ener-
gy at low ebb. Clean up this condi-
tion at once with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. a mild laxative that relieves the
congested intestines without gripping.
A dose before retiring will assure you
a full and easy movement in the morn
ing. CSC at your Druggist.
The Denver star., 1917-05-12
OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP
HANGS ON BAKERS DECISION
Instruction For Colored Men to Become
Army Officials Deferred.

A delegation consisting of Dr. J.
E. Spingarn of New York, Moortield
STOREY of Boston, Archibald H
Grimke, Professor George W. Cook.
Professor Montgomery Gregory. James
w. Robinson, James A. Cobb. Dean
Kelly Miller, Whitfield Mckinley and
Roy Nash had an interview with Sec
retary of War Newton u. Baker ON
Friday morning. April -. Dr. Spin
garn acted as spokesman and asked
that the secretary Immediately author
ize General Wood to invite 800 colored
men TO enter Plattsburg or any other
Of the regular training camps which
have just been instituted.
The secretary replied that he could
not do SO at that time. but that he
was, seriously considering the whole
matter and was committed to the plan
for training colored officers for colored
regiments. He stated he had not decid-
ed whether TO have separate battal-
ion of colored officers in a regular
camp or separate and distinct camp
for colOred officers and would take
whichever was least offensive to the
colored people
This means that an opportunity for
the training of colored officers viii
probably be deferred until the end of
the present camp-that is to say. until
about Sept. !. 1t is not impossible.
however. that camp may be organ
lied before that time, and 1t is incum-
bent upon all the colored people Of the
country to get together and make a
fight for this form of training. Nothing
is more important at this time than
that colored men should be given an
opportunity to train themselves as Of
ticers.
The names of applicants now in the
hands OF DIR. Spingarn will be retained
for future use. and all further applica-
tons should be sent to Roy Nash. 20
Fifth avenue. New York. Every man
interested in this project should not
only send an application to Mr.. Nash.
but should write TO his congressman
urging the latter to insist on officers
training for colored people. DR.. Spin
garn In an interview said:
On Feb. 10 l sent an open letter to
the colored people of the country urg-
ing them to apply for admission to a
camp for colored officers. l did not
favor such n separate camp. but l real
lied that II we could only definitely
commit the war department to the
training of colored officers before war
was declared that precedent would
hold and colored officers would get
training Immediately. l have made
this fight all alone. with the help Of
only two or three men like Dean Pick
ems and Professor George w. Cook.
If the whole colored world had
risen and demanded such training at
that time. regardless of their differ
ences, the camp would have been as
sured and colored men would now be
getting training as officers. As 1t Is.
that training must now be deferred for
two or three months, and | urge all
men, white and black, to start an or
ganized campaign to see that the sec
retary of w. makes good"
The Denver star., 1917-05-12
Rae. Patriotism Shown a. Purvi.. Miss.

Race Patriotism Shown at Purvis. Miss.
The colored people of Purvis. Miss.
recently held large and enthusiastic
mass meeting. at which patriotic nd
dresses were delivered and resolutions
adopted pledging loyalty to the nation
In the present crisis. Among the lead
Ing promoters Of the meeting were
Professor j. j. Jefferson. principal OF
the Purvis public school; the Rev. T.
p Patterson and ]. f. Johnson. who
is the director of the department Of
the Mississippi centennial exposition,
In which exhibits showing the progress
Of our people are to be staged. Pro
fcssOr Jefferson is the county director.
to whom all communications concern
ing county matters for the exposition
should be addressed
The Denver star., 1917-05-12
Jrban League Holds Series Of
Brilliant Meetings.
WILLIAM PICkENS SPEAKS
Dean Of Morgan College Delivers -Four
Thrilling Addresses Under the Aus
piess Of the National League on Ur-
ban Conditions Among CoIorsd Pso-
pIe-AnnuaI Health Week Closes.
By N. BARNETT DoDsoN.

New YOrk.-The National League on
Urban Conditions, with headquarters
at 23O3 Seventh avenue, this city. con-
cluded its annual health week cam
paign on Sunday. April 30, by holding
four of the largest and most enthusi-
astic public meetings in all it's history
The winding up day had been widely
heralded. with Dean William Pickens
Of Morgan college. Baltimore. as the
chief speaker. The entire Office force
under the direction of Executive Secre-
tary Eugene Kinckle Jones, had been
at work for weeks ferreting out every
detail for health week. which began
Sunday, April %. and it is needless to
say that every one had his house set in
order before the great swing around
the city on the closing day.
The first meeting was held at the
Union Baptist church in West Sixty
third street. the Rev George H. Sims
pastor, ut II o'clock a IN. The au-
dience assembled very promptly. pre-
pared to get the full benefit of Dean
Pickens' speech. William D. Hill rem
dered vocal solo with much precision
and melody. and Miss Elizabeth Wal
ton. who presided. gave in brief many
instances In which relief had been
given to needy persons in the more
The Denver star., 1917-05-12

PAYMENTS
INTEREST BALANCE
eARNUM
HARMON
PLOTS NEAR SOUTH STREET
BLOCKS FROM LINE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13

WHEN HER BACkACHES|
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

Mineral Point women know how the
aches and pains that often come when
the kidneys fail make life a burden.
Backache. hip pains, headaches, dizzy
spells, distressing urinary troubles, are
frequent indications of weak kidneys
and should be checked in time. Doan's
Kidney Pills are for the kidney only.
They attack kidney diseases by striking
at the cause.
Can Mineral Point sufferers desire
stronger proof of merit than this
Monroe woman's word?
Mrs M. G. Ruff, 423 S. Fulton St.,
Monroe, Wis, says: II was greatly
annoyed by weak kidneys. I had dull
pain across the small of my back and
headaches, too. One box of Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me prompt relief
from the kidney annoyance and re-
moved the aches and pains through my
back"
ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER,
Mrs Ruff said: Il have had no return
Of kidney complaint, since Doan's Kid
ney Pills rid me of it.
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills - the same that Mrs
Ruff had. Foster Milburn Co., Mfgrs.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
DODGEVILLE

Mr. and Mrs E. J. Rogers entertained
friends at six o'clock dinner Sunday
Herbert Lundgaard. who is in train
ing at Camp Grant, came Saturday and
visited over Sunday with friends.
Wilbur Ryalls was at Montfort Sat-
urday on business.
Mrs Chris Rohr returned Saturday
from visit with relatives in Madison.
w. G. McGeever transacted business
at Madison Saturday.
AL. Peterson of Racine visited Avoca
friends last week.
Mrs Edward Bishop entertained the
500 club Friday.
Miss Isabel jerks spent the week end
visiting her brother Frank at Madison.
Judge and Mrs Aldro jerks visited
from Friday until Monday with their
son Allan at Camp Grant.
Mrs Albert Watkins of Barneveld re.
turned home Saturday, after a few
days visit at the W. E. Powell home.
Mrs D. B. Hamilton and son of
Ridgeway were callers in this city Fri
day.
Word was received here last week of
the death of Mrs Irving Prideaux of
Rockford. She was formerly Miss Liz
zie Tesche of this city and is we'll
known here.
Mrs E. F. Heuer and daughter of
Cobb were shoppers in Dodgeville Sat-
urday.
Albert Bishop of Alberta, Canada,
came Saturday for visit with friends.
Carl Hanson, chairman of the town
of Moscow, was a business caller here
Thursday.
Miss Iva Moher of Madison came
Saturday for visit at the j. D. Nc
Geever home.
Mrs James Laughlin and Eva Paul
Of Ridgeway were here shopping
Thursday.
The Dodgeville city basketball team
defeated the high school team in a
game at the old opera house Friday
night, the score being 81 to ID.
Earl Collingwood was at Mineral
Point Sunday. Mrs Coll1ngwood re-
turned with him.
DR.. W. J. Pearce is in Rochester,
Mimi, on professional business.
Lottie Johnston spent over Sunday
with Platteville friends.
Patrick McGeever returned Saturday
to his home in Cuba City, after few
days visit with his sons ]. D. and w.
G.. McGeever.
G. L. Dersch transacted business at
Highland Friday.
Miss Hazel Lewis entertained the
knitting club Friday evening.
Miss Nora Cordts of Cobb was cal.
Ter in this city Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13

GunnerS on an American merchant
ship which arrived at an Atlantic port
from Archangel, Russia, declared they
encountered a German submarine and
destroyed the U-boat by gunfre.
1t is said the will of the late Oscar
Lewinsohn of New York leaves his en-
tire fortune, estimated at $6,000,0OO, to
his widow, who was Edna May, the
star in 1.-THE Belle of New York"
DR.. Asa w. Chamberlain was indicted
at Goochland, Va, on the charge of
numbering his brother, Albert P.
Chamberlain, and will be tried at a
special term of court to begin Janu-
airy 2.
Seven men persisted when a lake
steamer, the Desmond, went down off
South Chicago. Capt. Emil Thorsen,
fifty-seven years old, froze to death
following an all-night battle with the
first blizzard Of the winter.
With two plates of her bow stove in,
the steamer Pressure Isle, carrying coal
from Cleveland to Milwaukee, is hang
ing to Centerville reef, nine miles north
of Sheboygan, Wis. She went aground
in a storm. Her crew was taken off.
Henry Palzer was taken to the Still
water penitentiary at Saltwater, Mimi,
to serve five years for killing his son,
AL Palzer, heavyweight pugilist. The
boxer was shot when he interfered
while his father was beating his
mother.
The Texas franchise or excise law of
1907, levying taxes upon corporations
of other states for the privilege of do
ing business in Texas, was declared un-
constitutional by the Supreme court at
Washington and it's enforcement was
enjoined.
1t was announced in Washington
that recruiting for the regular army
continued at high rate Friday, with
1896 men accepted, New York leading
among the states with 354 enrollments.
These figures brought the total number
up to 262,6O5.
Forced sales by German interests
were charged with responsibility for
the selling of Liberty bonds below par
by Secretary McAdoo in an address at
Washington before a conference Of
about 100 representatives Of Liberty
loan committees from all parts Of the
country.
Milk dealers of Indiana wish, to es-
tablish a uniform price of II cents a
quart for milk. At a meeting held in
Indianapolis Of manufac turers of dairy
products and state food administrator
the matter was gone into in detail.
They ask the state food administra-
ton to approve the charge.
Daniel Heasley, Jr., seventeen years
old, admitted that he set fire to the
United States army medical supply
depot at Fortieth and Dearborn streets,
Chicago, which burned at a loss OF
100000. He declared, however, that
it was done accidentally while he was
using a torch while working in the
building.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
DR.. A. D. MELVIN IS DEAD
Chief Of Bureau of Animal Industry
and WeII-knoWn Expert Dies
From Hemorrhage.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Dr. A. D. Mel
vim, chief lof the bureau Of animal in
dustry and well-known to the country
as the governments foremost figure in
combating foot-and-mouth disease and
other diseases of cattle, died at his
home here Of pulmonary hemorrhage.
He was fifty-five years old. Doctor
Melvin's name was known to stock
raisers, farmers, merchants and others
the country over. His death was sud-
den, but not unexpected. He had been
Ill three years, but had worked at his
desk until Thursday. A widow, a son
and a daughter survive him. Doctor
Melvin's native state was Illinois and
he had been in the government service
since 1886. DR.. John r. Mohler, his
assistant, is now acting chief of the
bureau.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
Chamberlain's Tablets.

Chamberlain Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles, biliousness and
constipation, and have met with much success
in the treatment of those diseases. People who
have suffered for years with stomach trouble
and have been unable to obtain any permanent
relief. have been completely cured by the us OF
these tablets Chamberlain's Tablets are also
of great value for biliousness. Chronic con-
stipation may be permanently cured by taking
Chamberlain Tablets and observing the plain
n inted directions with each bottle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
Beware of 1t!

There are two kinds of ignoble old
age. One is decrepit, leery, tottering
to the grave. It is the kind which NOR
alists can use as warning and a test.
The other is the infinitely more danger
GUS kind. It reveals a sound constitu-
ton beneath the rags and defilement.
1t cannot be used as a text, for it
works the other way. It seems to show
that man may drink, loaf and other
wise transgress, and yet keep going
Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
The Model "HoSs," 4

Twill say this respecting the horse
and have had much to do with every
variety and kind-that for docility,
for faithfu1ness and for cheapness Of
maintenance, give me the horse who
never sheds his coat or is bothered
with ingrowing toenails, who remains
wherever you place him and is ever
on the job when he's wanted. That
horse is the sawhorse.SZim in Car
ICONS Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
Burials on HilItops.

Buffalo Bill is not the only celebrity
to be buried on hilltop. Cecil Rhodes
and Robert Louis Stevenson are both
buried on high points. The empire
builder lies on kopje in Rhodesia,
and the novelist on the highest part
Of his beloved Samoa. Lord Dacre is
supposed to have been buried on horse
back in Saxton churchYard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
STRICKEN EUROPE
Weeds OUR help
American Red Cross Answering
Appeal on Wonderful Scale
Finest Peace Work
in History.
Now Red Cross Asks You and
Me to Do Our Part for
Those cover THERE
So We Must Join.

In war-torn Europe today there are
millions Of mothers and babies at the
point Of death from actual starvation.
Winter is at hand. Yet they are rag
ged and homeless. They are diseased
tuberculosis, dysentery, skin affec.
tons, fevers are ravaging them. They
are widowed and orphaned and broken
with grief.
In order to protect America and save
the liberties for which the allies have
been battling three years, our own
lads are over there now, fighting and
dying so that you and I and our wives
and our daughters and babies may not
suffer unspeakable cruelties at the
hands of enemy savages.
Now then: The people Of America,
through their Red Cross, have under
taken to right the hideous wrongs the
Teutons have done to noncombatants
in Europe, so far as it is possible to do
so. It means building thousands Of
homes, providing food, clothing and
care for millions, conducting hundreds
of hospitals On large scale and thou
sands of medical dispensarieS. It is
the biggest peace job the world has
ever seen.
But that isn't all-not by long shot.
The American Red Cross has a colOs-
sal war labor to perform. It must es-
tablish and operate hundreds of large
military hospitals of various kinds for
our own armies and those of our al
lies. It must provide necessities and
comforts for the fighting men and for
the noble women who are nursing the
wounded. In short, it must do every
thing possible to take some Of the
curse out Of war.
This work is already we'll under
way. Our Red Cross is helping all
the stricken people on a great scale.
Our Red Cross must not fall down
on the job. You and I are RESPONSE
BILE for the success of the enterprise.
Of course we can't go over there, and
actually build houses and feed
the hungry and clothe the naked and
nurse the sick. But we can back up
the great machine already in the 11eld
and at work.
What can we do-you and I?
Well, first of all we must be mem
bers of the Red Cross. At this writ
ing the organization needs millions
more of us on it's muster rolls. We
compose the army at home support
ing the army in the field-both peace
full armies. At home here we form
chapters and circles that furnish cloth
ing and hospital supplies for soldiers
and civilians in Europe. We must
provide funds. We must show direct,
intimate, personal interest in what the
Red Cross field organization is doing.
We must knit and sew and save and
give.
Right now the Red Cross is cam
paigning for 100000 members. Fiji
teen million members by Christ
mas Eve is the slogan. One years
membership costs one dollar. By pay
ing an additional dollar the member
gets the Red Cross Magazine for a
year.
Every man, woman and child in this
community ought to be wearing Red
Cross pin on Christmas Day. Every
father should make each Of his chill
dren a Christmas gift of a Red Cross
membership and explain to the
youngsters the meaning of the present.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13

The value and need of a newspaper in the
household was never greater than at the present
time. The great war in Europe is now halfway
into its third year, and, whether peace be at
hand or yet be far off, it and the events to fol-
low 1t are sure to be of absorbing interest for
many month to come
These are world shaking affairs, in which the
United States, willing or unwilling, is COMPEL
ed TO take part. No intelligent person can ig-
more such Issues
THE THR1CE-A-WEEK WORLDS regular
subscription price is only 90 per wear. and
this pays for 156 papers We offer this un-
equalled newspaper and The Iowa County
Democrat together for one yer for $500.
The regular subscription price Of the two
papers is 1925.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-13
WILL We help
THE RED CROSS =?
Organization Right Now Keeping
Millions of Destitute Men,
Women and Children
Alive in Europe.
All Americans at Home Must
Back Up This Great Work
EffectuaIIy-Join the Red
Cross Today.

The American Red Cross hes on its
grimmest jobs. In order to do the
work, the organization must have at
once fifteen million members. It now
has five million on the rolls and is
campaigning to secure the ten million
additional members by Christmas eve.
Every man, woman and child in this
community ought to belong to the Red
Cross. Being a member doesn't mean
that one is expected to go to Europe,
carry wounded soldiers off the battle
fields and nurse them in the hospitals.
1t doesn't mean that one need go to
the devastated areas Of France, or Bel
GUM, or Poland, or Serbia, and give
personal care to the starving, freezing,
naked, homeless women and children
there.
But it does mean that those of us
who stay comfortably at home will do
as much as we can in every way to
back up the organization already at
work "Over there"
1t does mean that the men among
us will contribute our bit to help our
brothers fighting the cause Of liberty
in Europe.
1t does mean that the mothers
among US will knit and sew for the
wretched mothers of Europe and their
pitiful babies.
1t does mean that our young women
will show practical sympathy for the
young women along the western
'front.' and in Serbia who have suffered
unspeakable cruelties at the hands Of
beStial enemy soldiers.
It does mean that our children be
made to understand the curse upon
the children Of Europe, and be taught
to make some sort of sacrifice for the
cause of humanity.
1t does mean that each of us will do
what he can individually to supply
plenty of comforts for our soldiers
fighting the enemy and necessities for
the wounded in hospitals.
Stricken Europe is crying to heaven
that prayer through the instrumental
ity of the American Red Cross.
Now if it had unlimited funds but
only q comparatively few members, the
Red Cross would be unable to do the
work before it. The first great need
is for millions of membership sup
port of the folks "back home"
Do you know why our lads in the
army and navy are acquitting them
selves SO creditably--why they are
amazing the allies by their bravery, in
telligence and enthusiasm? 1t is be-
cause those lads are thinking always
of their mothers and dads and sisters
and sweethearts and kid brothers.
The same thing goes for the Red
Cross. When all the dads and moth
ers and sisters and SWeetheartS and
kid brothers in America show their in
terest and sympathy for Red Cross
work, as members of the Red Cross
and as working members, why the Red
Cross will cover itself with glory for
ever more.
A years membership in the Red
Cross costs just one dollar. If one
wishes to read the Red Cross Maya
zine for a year he pays another dol
lar. Join now. You will never spend
Il dollar in a better cause.
The Red Cross button is a badge of
honor. Wear one!