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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

PROCLAMATION
LET NATION GIVE THANKS FOR
CHANGE TO SERVE, SAYS
PRESIDENT IN CALL.
Executive Declares That the Great
Duties Of Day Awaken New and
Greater National Spirit In Us.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson is,
sued his 1917 Thanksgiving proclama-
ton calling upon the nation, even in
the midst of sorrow and great peril of
a world shaken by war to thank God
for blessings that are better than
mere peace Of mind and prosperity of
enterprise.
The proclamation, fixing Thursday,
Nov. 30, rs Thanksgiving day, follows:
1t has long been the honored Gus.
tom of our people to turn in the fruit.
full Autumn of the year in praise and
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for His
many blessings and mercies to us as
nation. That custom we can fol
low now even in the midst of the trag-
edy of a world shaken by war and i'm.
measurable disaster, In the midst of
sorrow and great peril, because even
amidst the darkness that has gather.
ed about us, we can see the great
blessings God has bestowed upon us,
blessings that are better than mere
peace of mind and prosperity of en-.
terprise.
We have been given the opportunity
to serve mankind rs we once served
ourselves in the great day of our Dec.
laration of Independence by taking up
arms against a tyranny that threaten
ed to master and debase men every.
where and joining with other free PEG.
pies In demanding for all the nations
OF the world what we then demanded
and obtained for ourselves. In this
day of the revelation of our duty not
only to defend our own rights as n ma
ton, but to defend also the rights OF
free men throughout the world, there
has been vouchsafed US In full and In.
spring measure the resolution and
spirit of united action.
We have been brought to one mind
and purpose. A new vigor of common
counsel and common action has been
revealed In us. We should especial.
ly thank God that in such circum.
stances, in the midst of the greatest
enterprise the spirits OF men have ever
entered upon. we have. II we but oh
serve a reasonable and practicable
economy, abundance with which to
supply the needs of those associated
with us as well as our own. A new
light shines about us. The great
duties of day awaken new and
greater national spirit in us. We shall
never again be divided or wonder what
stuff we are made Of
And while we render thanks for
these things let us pray Almighty God
that In all humblonoss of spirit we
may look always to Him for guidance;
that we may be kept constant In the
spirit and purpose OF service: that by
His grace our minds may be directed
and our hands strengthened: and that
in His good time liberty and security
and peace and the comradeship OF n
common justice may be youchsafed all
the nations of the earth.
Wherefore. |, Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States OF Am,
erica do hereby designate Thursday,
the twentyninth day Of November
next. as n day OF Thanksgiving and
prayer and invite the people through,
out the land to cease upon that day
from their ordinary occupations and
In their several homes and places OF
worship to render thanks 10 God, the
great ruler OF nations.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

n,n,ut,ip hnt.lo thoir fra n,1 in,,,h
49,. w,,,au .n, ",,,',,,a. 80, 80,
,,n,,,,s, ,hora .r,' ,a ,,,,.r,' -
the orchestras are dumb. and many a
resort thnt IN pence Time was unplens-
nn,iy overcrowded now experiences
uiihcu''y IN keeping open NJ MI
In every department OF her normal
life Switzerland has suffered violent.
even n rulnous dlslocnilon: and while
the flow OF tourist money has prac,l-
cnily ceased. the cost Of mobllizlng
several divisions and keeping them on
war footing Is grave Item In the
national economy that must he met
out of diminished revenues. Owing TO
the irregular supply. II not sometimes
the actual lack, Of fuel-thc country's
coni II derived from Germnny-more
thnn one industry hns been In peril
and more than one factory. deprived
Of the necessary raw material. been
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Charge Carlton Voted illegally.

The charge that A. L. Carlton OF
Colorado Springs is not member of
the board of trustees of the Colorado
School of Mines and that the action
OF a portion of that body in employ
ing DR.. Victor c. Anderson as presi.
dent was not valid for that II for none
OF the other reasons recounted. is
contained in suit instituted In the
District Court Of jefferson county by
Samuel w. Johnson. district attorney.
James II. Steele, president OF the
School of Mines Alumni Association
is the relator.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Court Holds Farm Loan Ae, Valid.

The Supreme court upheld the con.
stitutionality OF the farm loan act In.
itiated and adopted by the people at
the 1916 general election. Although
there is available at this time In the
school funds for this purpose about
100000. the farmers will be required
to pay at the rate OF G per cent, and
VIII be restricted to loans OF $4,000
each. for not more than five years.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Allese Coal Prices Are Too High.

Charges that Colorado electric and
other utilities companies are paying
an unjust increase In coal prices of
over 200 per cent; that mine operat-
ors are not complying with the gov.
ernment regulations. and that the pub.
lie Is being greatly ovorcharged for
coal, are contained in the report of
the state public utilities commission
to II. A. Garfield, national fuel nd.
mlnistrntor
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Prisoners to Get Jobs on Railroads.

Sixty convicts in the state peniten-
tiary at Canon City who have had
railroad experience. and number of
inmates OF the Buena Vista state ~.
formatory, will be paroled and put to
work ON railroads to alleviate the
shortage of experienced railroad men
caused by the war, as soon as suit.
able positions can be found for them
by II. U. Nudge. chairman OF the
transportation committee of the state
council of defense and former presi-
dent of the Denver & Rio Grande rail.
road.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
v. 8. War TAKE. Come I, RAPIDLY.

Millions OF dollars will bo paid TO
the government In war revenue taxes
from Colorado and Wyoming during
the next few months. according To
Mark A. Skinner. collector OF Internal
revenue. who said that already thou.
sands OF dollars are coming IN.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Envy.

Gosh" said the travelling man,
but ! surely envy you. those fine
homc-cookcd meals you get every day"
Gosh" replied the stny.at.home.
but i certainly envy you travel
Ing men who can eat whatever you
like In hotel, while must 30 up
against the skinny meals that my
wife thinks necessary under her food
pledge"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
hYLAN ELECTED MAYOR OVER
mitchell BY TWO. ONE
voTE.-HlLloulT THIRD.
new MEXICO VOTES DRY
8 U F r. r AGE AND PROHIBITION
VOTE IN OHIO VERY CLOSE
ON EARLY RETURNS.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York. Nov. John F. Hylan.
Democratic nominee, is elected mayor
OF New York. having two-toone lead
OF about $4,000 over John Purroy
Mitchell. the present mayor and fusion
candidate. Morris Hillquit (Soc). run.
ming on n straight anti-war platform,
received few thousand fewer votes
than Mitchell. VIM. B. Bennett (Rep),
Is bad fourth. Socialists = claim
the election of ten aldermen and sew
eral assemblymen. With these posi-
BILE exceptions the entire Democratic
ticket is swept into office along with
Hylan.
The city ticket elected was as
follows: Mayor, John F. Hylan:
Comptroller, Charles L. Craig; Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen, Alfred
Il. Smith. The borough presidents
elected were: Manhattan, F. l.. Dowl
ing: Bronx, Henry Bruckner; Brook
Ign, A. L. Riegelmann; Queens, Maui
rice L. Connolly; Richmond, C. L. Van
Name.
Political Elections.
Chicago-Socialists crushed by vote
OF Democrats and Republicans In
electing judicial ticket.
Massachusetts - Governor Samuel
w. Mccall, Republican, reelected by
10000 plurality. Republican elected
to Congress to succeed A. p. Gardner
acknowledgements elect major.
ity in both houses of Legislature
Louisville elects Republican mayor for
first time In ten years.
Pennsylvania-E. V. Babcock, Re
publican, elected mayor OF Pittsburg
ID. l.. Kiester, Republican. elected
mayor of Harrisburg. n. G. Lyons.
Republican. elected to Congress from
Twenty eighth district
ohio-IIarry l.. Davis, Republican,
elected mayor of Cleveland. John Gal.
win, Republican, elected mayor OF Gin
cinnati. Cornell Schneider. non,parti.
san, elected mayor of Toledo.
lndiana-Charles w. Jcwett. Re.
publican, elected mayor of Indian.
apolls.
Virginia - Westmoreland Davis.
Democrat. elected by 10000.
Schuyler Merritt, Re
publican. elected TO Congress in
Fourth district.
Dry Elections.
Ohio - Result on prohibition In
doubt. with indications that the drys
will triumph.
New Mcxico-Prohibition carried
the state by about $4,000 majority.
New Jersey - Republicans elect
large majority both houses OF LegIsla
ture. indicating prohibition legislation
at the next session.
Suffrage Elections.
New York-Woman suffrage carried
state by about 100000 majority. add
Ing 100000 voters TO the Empire
state.
Ohio - Presidential woman's SUI.
frage reported defeated In unofficial
returns.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

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s,o.va m, "eu'c"n"'' one
,,a,,.. p.!' e"',i"s rou over
mnn nan,, ,,' ,or trout hying
,na ,o'. u nm na'p'hs phuiy' pick
,ho a., ~. Vs" W saw mem ior
ae n, uhe III ms hiei Ihree 9th
three sound cyos orn,r ,,,a 80
climbing tre.s for h,rds, 80. %,
though home for IN. snm,,,r ,o,,,o 's
In Kent or Surrey,
e,,s G.. , A.,
'se' "'o"'
H"i'zerihhd' Indeed, today II
chhnscd beyond recognition. Prices
are nigh aud food IL scarce. Rntlonlng
runs It's uii'icuit course. ns elsewhere
IN our dislocnted world. Trains nrc
rcuueeu' ana railway, ms also nmusc'
'neh'' tickets heavily taxed.
II liz good to know that many OF our
own men and officers have come home
now from Chateau dock. with It's nj.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Former official Claims Back Salary.

olncy Newell filed suit against Gov.
ernor Gunter, Thos, d. stcnrns. II. U.
Wallace and l.. w. Markham. mem.
beers OF the state board OF immigrs.
ton. for 5000. claimed to be duo M
back salary.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

Kent, Ohio. - Three men were
killed and fifteen persons injured
when two passenger lntcrurban cars
met In eolllsion nonr hcro.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Mills Says Parks Cost $4,000.

Dcnvers mountain parks to date
have cost $4,000. according to tho
statement OF W. r. II. Mills, manager
OF parks and improvements.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Teller Institute for Army Hospital.

Tho former United States Tciicr In.
ntituta nj Grand Junction will prob.
ably be turned into a general army
hospital.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
No More Passports From Russia.

w Wo'c TasopO'hb F'oWN nubblt.
Petrograd. No further passports
will be issued to Russians who desire
to leave the country.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Sure.

Blot,cr-Wha,'s the mnttcri
Cnlcndnr-oh. alas, fear my days
are numbered.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

It's only tough world to tho fel-
low who WANTS 10 run II.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16

II you wish beautiful. clear white
clothes, use Red Gross Bag Blue. Al al
good grocers. Adv.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1917-11-16
Negro Legislator Elected In Harlem.

NegTo CtgIsTator EItcted IN Harlem.
New York. Early returns indicate
that negroes have been elected to the
New York State Assembly and the
New York City Board OF Aldermen for
the iirst time in the clty's history.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Briggs
An Appreciation of His Art by an
Eminent Irish Artist
Ii LLe EdItor of M Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: / congratulate you on possession OF
something very rare-a humorist who can
draw. The genius OF humor IS common
enough in America. where every one, from
the Senator TO the baby in arms, cultivates
the mood but the talent to draw. like the
talent 10 write. is 50 rare that to read the
;okes or TO look at the drawings is TO fall
into melancholy. for each is always the ef-
feet Of sense Of human failure.
SIR Briggs's humor never fails. The imps
Of his humorous Imagination are not GRIP
ried children They are wellborp and
credit to their parents. II | am depressed.
as sometimes happens, by the first page oil
your paper announcing failures at the 'front.'
quickly turn 20 the last page and am
checred. The joke is that mixture OF sur
priSe and tenderness which we cal! humor'
whereas wit is only the shock OF Il surprise
and then there IS the draftsman's skull max
ing every line vibrant with meaning. Also
ne knows how and when 20 introduce the eIe-
mcrt Of phautasy.
Oscar Wilde regretted tho decay Of lying.
Charles Kccuc and John Leech "e;e po-h
great artists and humorists, but Leech hau
the advantage: IN al has Jokes was tnis
clcmcnt-his jokes were such audaclons lles'
Notwithstanding tbc suhragette ana IN
spitc Of them. men are stlil dominant ana
our poetry and humor those OF a woman
loving race Lccch knew this and was oil the
lace. 50 ,ha. al his women are charming
Keene. who was a bachelor. had not this ten
derne.s. From his work should suppose
bc had never looked AZ woman under forty
which is about the time when the decorative
Yields to the useful and The sex ceases to be
dangerous. + ask mysct ls Nj. Briggs
tscEclore !. Il. YEATS.
New York. Dec. =, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
As Springfield Sees 1t

.tJon Iic Springfield Republican,
General Crozier's testimony is not eNhha-
rotin,, reading. As for the manufacture OF
army rifles. the shortage is we'll understood
boreabouts. even without General CrozierS
evidence. The United States armory IN TINS
citv. which makes the Springfield rife, was
allowed 10 curtail production so much IN
the wears Immediately preceding the couh-
trv's entrance into the European war that
the skilled mechanics employed there were
in large part drawn of to the private muni-
tions plants in other places. II was difficult
to get them back here after Congress de-
clared war against Germany, and 1t thcn pc
came necessary 20 train to a considerable
extent skilled workmen out OF greenhorns.
II is now clear that the appropriations for
the Springfield armory should have been
large enough to keep the plant running at
capacity in the years 19ll-17. but Congress
and the Administration, then Influenced a
good deal by Bryanite ideas of war, held 70
the belief that the 100000 Springfield rifles
i'm stock were ample for any demands the
country would be called upon TO face II Is
true that the sending Of big army to Eu-
rome was then forecast by nobody. and that
simply for home defence the 100000 riies
seemed NOT insufficient. But there was in
capacity and a lack Of precautionary safe
guards in the governments course IN those
wears. I'm view of the possible dangers in
volvcd i'm allowing great government NUM-
tions plant TO run down and lose more than
half Of its skilled workers.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Win the War First
or Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I-have read most of your recent let
ters bearing on free speech" that Of Pro-
fessor Csttell interested me very much
When Upton Sinclair and his fellow enthu-
siasts were asking the board Of village trus-
tees at Tarrytown. in June. 1914, for the
right of free speech" the present batch Of
shouters for free speech" were VIGOROUSLY
inactive. if not absolutely Indifferent.
The great job now is 70 win the war I
believed in free speech" in the Tarrytown
days TO the extent Of pleading with the board
OF village trustees to allow Sinclair and all
the l. W. W. people TO talk as much as they
chose. Ny labors then were rewarded by the
ridicule Of my friends, who charged me with
boosting the !. W. W. game. believed then
in free speech; | believe in il now. But.
like the captain of the ship who believes in
eaulking the ships decks, could find other
work for my crew in gale, especially when
the decks were awash.
To sum 1t all up, the great lob is 10 win
the war After the war the real friends Of
free speech" will again assert themselves
II necessary GEORGE HIRAM MANN
New York, Dec. II. 1917
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Sugar Not Essential

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: With all due respect to our scientist.
end our physicians. does not common sense
prove the bally rot of this talk OF sugar
being a necessity? The horse, the COW. the
elephant, the lion and the tiger, all animal
forms like ourselves, get along pretty well
without sugar. thank you. The red Indian,
a specimen OF manhood beyond compare with
the sugar-eating milksops OF to-day. did
not know what sugar was NOR dyspepsia
either. and, barring the brief season when
he ate what we now call corn" he ate moth
ing that We do not now eat that contained
sweets.
Similarly. the natives Of Japan, China,
India. the Polar regions and the vast inner
tracts Of Russia all among the hardest,
heslthiest. most enduring Of men on the face
Of the earth. rarely If ever get sugar 10 eat
Nor do we nave 20 search beyond the Battery
and The Bronx TO md that among our health
lest, strongest, most efficient men in all de-
psrtments and walks Of life are those that
never touch sweets and have an aversion 10
them. Three cheers for the docs and the
The sugar shortage is the
least we need fear Is being injurious.
CARAMEL.
Mountain Lakes, y. j.. Dec. Il, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Discouraging Volunteering
Trials of Men at Fort Slocum Seeking
TO Serve America
To The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir There is much in the newspapers these
dsys about the way New Rochelle is caring
for the thousands of enlisted men dumped
on that town, the overflow from Fort Socum
which is already full. Certainly New Rochelle
is showing magnificent spirit OF hospitality,
and the same may be said Of the nearby
towns, which are doing their share.
Why is this necessary? Why are thou
sands of men shipped into Fort Slocum,
where there is no place for them? The papers
tell of more to come this week to take the
place Of those sent 10 other permanent sta
tions, but nothing is said of those sum-
marily sent off from the fort, told to 60
back home, as there is no room for them.
On a New York G. Westchester train yes-
torday afternoon there were thirty or forty
boys going home from Fort Slocum. they
said "to wait for the draft, when they hoped
to be better treated" in talking with three
or four. they had nothing but enthusiasm and
gratitude for the fine care they had received
from New Rochelle, when they first arrived
the first of last week.
After spending a couple OF nights sleeping
in churches and being well fed by the citi-
zens. they were taken to Fort Socum, where
they found that trying TO get into the army
to defend ones country is dscouraging busi-
ness for there was no sleep. precious little
food, and no chance for wash-up.
On the night Of the big storm about o
o'clock they were mustered out of doors,
where they stood in the storm for several
hours-not one of them knew what for. When
they got back into the barracks or room,
which was full with nine men, an officer came
IN, asked how many were sleeping there and
then put in eighteen more men 70 try and
sleep on bare floor, with no blankets or
covering, except the overcoats that some were
fortunate enough 10 have.
They could buy food of sort at several
prices At the government store inside the
camp. There was no water in the washroom.
except four inches on the floor, and they had
to buy soap and towel at the same sliding
scale OF prices also at the government store.
There was no chance to get into the Y. VI.
[. A.. hut in the daytime, for they had 10
stand around waiting 20 hear their number
called-the number given them when they
entered camp-and there was no chance at
night, for 1t was given up to the soldiers
already quartered there.
After waiting four days at O'Clock yester-
day several hundred Of them were hustled
together and told TO go home, as there was
no room for them. The three talked with
were from Rutland, VI. and had TO pay their
own expenses back, after losing week.
This Is rather discouraging treatment.
when the government has made such an
appeal for volunteers. T.P. REED.
Pelham Manor, n. Y, Dec. l6, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Ouerulous Critics

When, two months ago, Scandinavian
convoy was overtaken and destroyed by
German cruisers all the critics Of the Brit
ish Admiralty rose in their wrath. THE
Saturday Review known in its sprightly
days as "The Saturday Reviler," and now
hut a querulouS, senie scold-spoke thus {:
Why is IL that German raiders should
be able to run amuck among a merchant
feet under British guard. almost within
hail Of our own territorial waters? Even
if they could succeed in their sudden cOup.
one would have supposed that they would
have been swiftly followed up and cut or
taforc they could get home to their base.
The Germans are naturally jublant over
the affair, and we cannot blame them.
What is the British feet doing?" asks
the Cologne Gazette" Il is a legiti-
mate question, and. as our readers know,
we have had 20 ask IL ourselves What IS
the British navy doing?
The old cry has been redoubled by the
loss of second convoy, and a furious at
tack on the administration at Whitehall
will now follow. of course. with per
emptory demand for the return of Lord
Fisher or some other favorite supposed to
be the possessor Of the Nelson touch. Such
critics do not usually remember their his
tory very we'll and think Of the loss OF a
convoy as a thing unheard of in the great
days Of the British navy.
In point Of fact, it is doubtful whether
the Allies among them have light forces
enough TO provide invariably against acci-
dents Of this kind. 1t is true that we did
not hear of such accidents formerly, but
that was because the convoy system had
rot been established as it is to-day. Those
who are making so much clamor to-day
were at one time among the noisieSt in
demanding the use OF conveys, and they
should recognize the defects that are prac-
tically inseparable from the system. An
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Children and Thrift Cards

II we can get all the school children in
Baltimore in the War Savings Fund cam
paign we will do a great service to the COM
munty as well as TO the country. Il will
be course more valuable in many respects
than any feature Of the regular school cur
riculum. Thrift heretofore has not been .
national virtue. New England has been
about the only section Of the country which
practised IL; in other sections Maryland in
cuded, we have been rather inclined 70 scorn
it, to regard it rs the sign Of mean and
niggardly mind. The war is linking saving
with patriotism. and thus ennobing il. but
this thrift campaign among school children
will also help TO build character and 10
stimulate the frugality that has given such
reserve strength to France during the great
est crisis in her history.
Every school child in Baltimore should
line up for this work large majority OF
them have probably been in the habit Of
throwing away on trhes 81 or So a year
Most Of them can save more than that in
the course Of the next twelve months with
out depriying themselves OF anything essen
tal. We repeat the suggestion made some
time ago that wherever possible thrift cards
should be given children as Christmas gifts
with at least one 25-cent stamp as start
er. This will give "A family interest TO all
such cards and everybody will compete in
making them grow.