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The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, APRIL IA 1917
WASHINGTON WOMEN
UNITE FOR WAR SERVICE

Washington, D. C.-The Wo-
mans Volunteer Aid Society of
the District Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross, of which Miss
Mable T. Broadman is chairman,
received very welcome and un-
expected contribution last Satur-
day. The use of twenty sewing
machines for classes in surgical
dressing and hospital garments
was given by a unit of young
colored women organized at
Howard University, under the
leadership of Miss Halle Queen.
This unit is at work at the uni
versity making garments and
dressings for the base hospital
equipment, which is the princi-
pal activity of the Woman's Vol
unteer Aid at this time.
The fact that the First Sepa-
rate Battalion of colored troops
was called out in the district has
caused the colored women to
work with much enthusiasm.
They have organized a second
unit of colored women who meet
at the colored Y. w. c. A., Fifth
and Tea streets, northwest. At
their organization meeting Mrs.
T. N. Mclaughlin, secretary of
the District of Columbia Chapter
of the Red Cross, and Admiral
N. M. Mason made speeches
about the Red Cross work and
encouraged them in their efforts
for the comfort and relief of the
District soldiers.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
TO SOLDIERS.

Your attention is directed to the
fact that a number of the recently
issued life insurance policies re-
quire the payment of an additional
war premium and permission from
the insurance companies before
engaging in
MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE.
1t is the desire of the Insurance
Department of Colorado to be of
service in this regard, and l sug-
gest that everyone enlisting for
military or naval service send
their insurance policies to this de-
partment for inspection. These
should be sent in as early as pos
sible, and will be handled prompt
ly and without expense to the
policyholders.
c. w. FAIRCHILD,
Commissioner of Insurance, State
Capitol, Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
NO Jim CROW" CAR IN
STATE OF MISSOURI

jefferson City, Mo. The State
Legislature will not enact a Jim
Crow" law during this session,
according to Democratic leaders
who have given a delegation of
Negroes such an assurance. Ev-
en- if the bill passed in the House
it would fail of passage in the
Senate.
At every session of the Mis-
souri, Legislature some back
woods legislator agitates the
passage of a law providing for
Jim Grow" cars. Despite the
impending war with Germany
this session has been no excep-
ton to the rule.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

vile, Fla, has invented the most
remarkable and wonderful war
machine which has probably ever
been invented in any country.
Mr.. Williams claims that this
gun will shoot over fifty miles.
1t is mounted on a set of wheels
over twelve feet high, eight wide
and is over fifty feet long. 1t
will shoot solid or explosive
shell over fifty miles. 1t is pro-
PEELED by gasoline and electricity,
ana is so constructed that the
gun can cross any marsh or
trench. 1t is said by expert me-
chanical engineers that if the
Germans had had this invention
in their possession they would
have captured Paris; that they
could at the present time destroy
London, England, across the
English Channel. The War De-
partment seems to be very much
interested in this machine.
Baltimore, Md.-Four men,
bers of the Fourth Maryland
Regiment went into Fennells
drug store few days ago and
one of the troopers started to use
the telephone and another pro-
ceeded to open a bottle of bever-
age, when halt was called.
One of the white troopers said
that after the war with Germany
was over white folks would show
colored people their places. The
militiamen and their two white
women companions were hustled
out of the store, and a big fight
began. Policemen gathered in
two of the troopers and one col
ored man. Mr.. Fennell, color
ed man, asked that the men be
released, and Magistrate did so,
telling the militiamen that in a
time of national peril that they
should not try to kindle race hat
red, as men of all races would be
needed to meet the foreign foe.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
The Government
and the High Cost
of Living

IT. HE high cost of living" will
be a mild name or a very
Il modified term in expressing
the great increase or the high
prices that will be attached to our
food products during this war pc
riod, and the people of Colorado
must busy themselves at once in
moving the heads of our state and
city government to action that
will hinder the corporations that
control the market from obtaining
the great profits that they gener-
ally make in perilous times like
these. In previous conflicts,
wealth of vast proportions has
been acquired from the masses
they being powerless to do any
thing to combat with the steady
increase in the price of foodstuffs,
and now that recurrence threat
ems, strong representations should
be made to the Governor, the
Mayor and any other authority for
a proper adjustment which will be
more beneficial than distressing
to the public. OF course the say
ing, "the people will stand for
anything" has lost it's force, and
if we have representatives pos
sessing the welfare of the COM
munity at heart, there ought to be
good reason to believe that the
present is an opportunity for them
to prove their worth and honest
intentions. The President has is
sued his warning against unfair
treatment of the American people
in this particular by those who
seize such unfortunate times in
the history of a country to multi
ply their millions by draining our
last financial resources, unmind-
full of our inability to exist, and
as the necessity arises for federal
action, so should it be for state.
The cry shortage Of crop" can
be stopped right in Colorado, If
certain advantages will be afford
ed the farmer in the way of none
tary assistance from the loan
funds, etc.; and if there is an in
crease in the development of
products, prices should not reach
an abnormal degree. 1t would
serve a very valuable purpose,
then, if any commission appointed
by the Governor or the Mayor
would get down to work right
away and probe the workings of
these merchants who are not sat
isfied with fair margin of profit,
but who will oppress us to the
greatest to fill their Golfers and
satisfy their greed of gain. We
hope our authorities will expedite
and save us from this wretched
vampire-HIGH COST OF LIV-
ING.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14
WillThe White
South Heed
The Warning?

uEaaoms s % be- Hn 7sss R
Wbe o w happen @ % to they
the crops and gather
writes remarkable ed
that would dare to print 1t
be met and among things in the
particular paragraphs:
this South Carolina must be
state of law or in time that wflb estate
fool believe that state can exist with
any ynhng of Negro crim
a practice that shall be perpetuated? - - - -...,
Carolina? Ask yourself that questioni you dare
goe have
insolence for hiding under dwelling
would remain in
Caoina
mo one knows better
problems The
dend how crimes
victims and neighbors their victims
problem be solved 1t cannot be
solved in a solved by mob
of keep the peace who
civriz land will live in state that de
protection
Don't you you upon
ynn silently admit that
in South O will be lynched too
lynch under present conditions will drive
addii
prohibiting agents from entcing abos to leave
the state could
"The Negroes
of Negro newspapers
Negro doing what
could certainty that
court of law South Carolina
is farm in
South
State ably that lynch law continues in the
will
plainly the that must
his
mistake?
and he is thinking many instances
whit
ravishers He
M that f. to hang Negroes becomes popular pame
will in the
bring harvest
editorial
South
they may be
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14

Fayetteville, N. CA site for
the erection of a $50, 600 casket
factory and embalming school,
promoted by the North Carolina
Negro Undertakers' Association,
has been selected by the local
committee, acting in conjunction
with l. L. Battles of Rocky
Mount, chairman of the board of
directors. The site will have
railroad connection, being ada
cent to the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. This will be the first
company of its kind in the United
States owned and operated by
Negroes.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14

Topeka, Kan, April 6.-John
Hedge, an old soldier, who was
trimming hedge, dropped dead
Monday afternoon. He was SO
years old. His death was unex-
pected.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14

Washington, D. C.-Isaiah
Williams, who lives in Jackson
The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-14

Hedge, an old soldier, who was
trimming a hedge, dropped dead
Monday afternoon. He was SO
years old. His death was unex-
pected.
Washington, D. c., April A.
A license has been issued by the
Department of Labor to William
Jennings Newsom, as wireless
operator. He resides at POOP 18th
street, N. W., and is said to be
the first colored man to receive
a license from the government.
Cincinnati, O., March 20. A
home for the Protection of Col
ored Women, known as the Evan
geline Home for Colored Women,
will soon open at 712 w. 9th st.
Mrs Mary J. Emery, widow of
the late Thos. ]. Emery, both Of
whom have given thousands of
dollars to the race enterprises of
the country, has purchased the
property and donated it for the
home. D. B. Meacham, a wealthy
merchant, has provided $40, 600
to start active work. 1t is a much
n eeded work and fills a long felt
want in this community.
Baden. N. c., April 6.-The
white people are holding men,
bers of the Race in peonage,
making them work for as little
as possible, and preventing them
from leaving town. 1t is worth
mans life to try to leave this
town. Some of those who have
escaped successfully are Will Nc
Queen, John Grant and William
Byrd. 1t is evident that the peo-
pie want to leave and those who
remain and stand for this sort of
treatment do so because they are
fools. There is plenty of work
in this section of the north and
all should go there to escape the
bonds of slavery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
FEED SWINE GULL POTATOES
Spuds Are Poor in Protein, But Rich
in Carbohydrates, Thus They
Are Fat Producing.

(From the United States Department of
~Agriculture.)
1t Is estimated that four and one.
half bushels of potatoes equal one
bushel of corn in producing weight
gains on hogs. Potatoes resemble
corr in composition. and this is espe-
cially true of sweet potatoes. Both
corn and potatoes are poor In pro-
tein and rich in carbohydrates, thus
they make fat rather than bone and
muscle. The potatoes should be boiled
or steamed until they form a mealy
mash, which should be mixed with
some other feed such as corn-meal.
shorts or bran. Only enough water
should be added in the cooking to
prevent burning and to make a thick
mash. While some potatoes may be
fed raw to add succulence to the ra.
ton, they should be given only at in
tervals and in small quantities. Too
many are likely to cause scours. A
potato ration should be supplemented
with feeds rich in nitrogen. such as
old-process linseed-oil meal or fish
meal. Where sweet potatoes are
plentiful and cheap a combination
with gluten meal and skim milk makes
q good ration.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
RAILROADS USE MUCH COAL
More Than one.F Fourth Of Total Pro-
duction Of Mines Consumed In
Transporting Freight.

It took 130.O00,OOO tons Of bitumin-
Gus coal, or more than O~ne-f0urth Of
the total production Of the mines, to
transport freight and passengers on
the railroads Of the United States In
1916. This was an increase of l4,OOO.-
600 tons over the amount consumed in
1918, or 11.5 per cent. The combined
bituminous and anthracite used by the
railroads was 142, 1851 600 tons.
These figures are contained In q re-
port, just made public by the United
States geological survey, and illustrate
the enormous quantity OF coal neces-
sary to keep the railroads running.
The amount Of bituminous coal con-
sumed by the railroads In the southern
district increased from 100000 tons
In 1915 to 2 3.3OO,OOO tons In 1915, or
81 per cent. The increase In the east
ern district was from 56,50O.O0O to g.
100000. or II per cent. and in the west
ern district from 43.5OO,OO0 to 50,OOO,-
GOO. or 10 per cent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
RAIlRoADING FOR WOMEN GROWS IN FAVOR

Women have made a splendid start
In various branches of railroad work,
to make up wartime deficiencies of
men, according to reports of the New
York Central railroad, where Presi-
dent Alfred HI. Smith has ordered the
employment and training Of feminine
workers wherever possible in all de-
partments.
A gang Of 80 women, under direc-
ton OF a woman bookkeeper, is en-
ployed by the New York Central at
Collinwood, O.. in sorting 5000 tons of
scrap. nuts, steel plates, spikes, bolts,
brake shoes-practically every part OF
a superannuated engine or a broken
down car. These women examine and
sort every piece OF scrap; they do the
work as well as men and appear to
like 1t.
Women Get Same Pay.
A. T. Hardin. senior vice president
in charge of operation of the New
York Central, who promulgated an or
der to all officers to begin" the en-
ployment. and training Of women for
the various branches of the service
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
MARKET ALL STACKER FOWLS
It Does Not Pay to Feed High-Priced
Corn to Loafing Hens-Sell
All Nonproducers.

(Ohio Agricultural College Bulletin.)
Now Is the time for every hen to
proclaim whether she is doing her bit
or is q Stacker. 1t will not pay to
feed fye-cent corn to loafing hens.
Many Of the old hens should be sold
within the next few weeks. They will
be n~onproducers and expensive feed
ers. Breeding from them will produce
poor pullets.
Hens that should go to market are :
~ Those with bright colored legs ;
(2) those with combs that are mall,
dry, hard and rough to the touch; go
those that are melting early.
The good hens exhibit the following
characteristics: ~ The combs are
Of good size. and are soft and pliable.
(2) The shanks are pale due to the
fact that the pigment is drawn out of
the legs during egg production. (3)
No signs Of molting were shown up
to September Is.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09

which a woman cannot do except the
heaviest manual labor requiring great
physical strength. Women could not
lay railway ties. They should not be
called upon to do work which would
overtax their strength. We are not
used to the idea Of the performance Of
manual labor by women In this coun-
try. We don't like to see women do
hard work. But there is nothing about
railroad work requiring skill or accu-
racy which women cannot do.
Our present work Is centered large
~ in the organization and training Of
women for employment by the rail-
roads. We cannot tell how long the
war will last nor how many men we
may lose by the draft. We want to be
ready. The women we are training
are in many instances relatives of war
employees. They have taken up rail-
road work eagerly and energetically.
Their contribution to the industrial
welfare of the country will be of ire
mendous benefit to m Many
women have extraordinary energy and
power for constructive work which has
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09

which they can perform, beginning at
first with the 'least laborious work."
concerning progress Of the movement
said:
1.-THE first rule we laid down about
the increased employment of women,
made necessary by the war, was this:
The woman who does the same work
as a man will get the same pay as a
man. Those women who are sorting
scrap get an average of $3.50 a day
just what a man would receive for
similar work.
"We have increased greatly the
number Of women employed in our
auditing department.. We have wOm-
en- in our car department to keep track
Of the movements of 100000 car
They keep q record where each car
goes and what 1t does every day. We
have put women to work In u pur-
chasing departments. We are train
ing women to sell tickets, to act as
watchmen at railroad crossings. In
our shops wome are learning to run
lathes, drills and other small tools,
and we expect to employ women as
assistants in stations.
Can't Lay Railway Ties.
: "There is no work done on railroads
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
TO STORE VEGETABLES
Outdoor Cellar or Cave Is Con.
sidered Best Place.
House Is Too Warm and Atmosphere
Too Ory-Three Important Factors
Are Ventilation, Temperature
end Moisture.

"All things considered, an outdoor
cellar or a is the best place to store
your vegetables for WINTER says n
writer in ar exchange. San ordinary
house cellar is, as a rule, too warm
and the atmosphere too dry for most
vegetables. Sweet potatoes and
squash would keep well in such a
place, but that is about all. A pit Is
also a very good place to keep most
vegetables, but is rather i%nconvenient.
There are three things to consider
when storing vegetables for winter
USE; they are the temperature, venti-
lation and the moisture. They are
very important. Always keep them in
mind. You will either succeed or fail
by the correct or improper manage
ment of these three thingss The
germs which are the cause of decay
like 4 high temperature, and most of
them like a poorly ventilated place.
with this in mind, the logical thing
TO do, it would seem, would be to keep
the pit or cave where you are storing
your vegetables dry and as cool as
possible. This, however, you cannot
always do, as some vegetables must
have moisture to preserve their plump
ness and quality, while others must
have heat in order to keep we'll. For
tunately, it seems the vegetables that
cequire the moisture can be stored at
n very low temperature, and those
that must have heat can be kept in
a dry place. Beets, cabbage, carrots,
parsnips, potatoes, satisfy and turnips
require more or less moisture, but
should be kept at a temperature as
near freezing az possible and yet not
freeze. Squash and sweet potatoes
like a warm, dry atmosphere. Keep
the temperature as near SO or go de-
grees as possible. Onions must be
kept at about 33 or "a degrees and in
a dry place"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09

never been put to practical use. The
war gives them m opportunity to
serve their country and themselves.
Show Equal Efficiency.
In Europe women have proved
their capacity to do the work of men
and American women are demonstrate
ing equal efficiency in every field they
have entered.
"Sir Robert Borden, premier of Cam
ada, vas an anti-suffragist and OPP
posed generally to the work of women
In the fields pre-empted by men until
the war sent men to the front and
put women at work In their places.
Today Canada Is In a better position
financially than ut the outbreak Of the
var And in Il speech recently Sir
Robert Borden said, Canada owes her
salvation to her women
"The New York Central has about
$1,000 employees, but many OF them.
through the nature Of their work, are
exempt from the draft. Many railroad
men have volunteered, however. Two
hundred Of our finest mechanics have
volunteered In engineering regiments
which will work IN the railways of
France. Other railroads have given
their best men,"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
CORN LACKING IN MINERALS
When Fed as Sole Concentrate in Ra.
tons for Swine Bodily Weak
ness viii Result.

Because Of its low content Of min.
eral matter. particularly lime, corn
should not be fed as the sole cOncen
trate in rations for swine. Bodily
weaknesses result from a deficiency OF
mineral elements when other feeds are
not supplied with corn.
In experimental feeding tests con.
Quoted by DIR. e. B. Forbes Of the
Ohio experiment station, hogs fed
mainly corn had weak bones often re-
sulting In lameness and fractures.
Such injuries do not occur with hogs
on pasture or with those given feeds
rich in lime, such as clover, alfalfa,
rape, skim milk and tankage. Bone
flour, wood ashes. corncob charcoal
and lime are useful supplements to ra-
lions deficient In minerals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
RIGHT CARE OF SPRAY PUMP
Different Parts Should Do Gone Over,
Cleaned and oiled-keep Me-.
chlnery Under Cover.

Are You taking care Of your spray
pump3 Go over all the different parts
Of the pump, cleaning them of and
oiling them. Unless this precaution Is
taken your pump will be out OF order
when you will need 1t. The spray
materials rust the metal parts and
they soon become useless unless they
are cleaned and oiled when the season
II over. Don't fail to keep the pump
and all other machinery under shelter
when not IN use.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
USEFUL WEIGHTS

! The following weights may not
! be exact, but they are near
: enough for ordinary calcula-
I tons:
! One cubic foot Of water, 66.4
Z pounds.
! A volume of air equal to 12.4
! cubic feet weighs l pound.
! One barrel contains 31h gal
! Ions.
! One cubic foot Of water con-
; tains 7.4S gallons.
! One gallon of water weighs
; about 8 10 pounds.
: One pint of water weighs
! about l pound.
! Pine weighs about 35 pounds
per cubic foot.
! Oak weighs about As pounds
. per cubic foot.
; Concrete weighs about $50
|. pounds per cubic foot.
/ Stone weighs from 135 to POO
pounds per cubic foot.
/ Seventeen cubic feet of clay
weighs about Il ton.
Eighteen cubic feet of gravel
in bank weighs about a ton.
TWenty-seven cubic feet Of
gravel. dry, weighs about q ton.
Lime weighs 70 pounds per
busheI.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
EVERYONE PAYING
TO CRUSH ENEMY
New War Tax Squeezes Purse
Of Wage Garner, but All
Must Hello.
KAISER TO BLAME FOR COST
Mad Prussia Must Be Broken Before
Conflict Can End-Good Patriots
Steel Selves for Sacrifice
and Then Victory.

Postage.-Three cents an ounce
or fraction thereof on letters for
other than local delivery; two
cents on all postal cards.
Admissions-Ten per cent tax
on tickets to theaters, cabarets,
and other amusement places.
Dues-Ten per cent tax on
dues of clubs exceeding S12 a
year.
Observation-Disclosures taxes on
cigars, tobacco. cigarettes, cigar
cite papers and snuff.
Express-Five per cent tax on
amounts paid for express trans
portation.
Psssengcrs-EiSht per cent of
the cost of railroad tickets, eX-
cept local.
Berths-Ten per cent of the
cost of berthS. staterooms. and
parlor car seats.
Oil-Five per cent tax on
amounts paid for transportation
Of oil by pipe lines.
Messages-Five cents tax On
each telegraph, telephone, or ra-
dio message costing Is cents or
more.
lnsurance-Eight cents tax on
each 500 or fractional part
thereof of each life insurance
policy; IN per cent of the pre-
MUM IN fire. marine, inland,
and casualty insurance policies.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
improved sIeepino-car Berth.

dressing aisle may be provided In
connection with each Of the berths.
The upper and lower berths each have
a section hinged to swing upwardly to
provide dressing space and a foot
board supported below the said Sec
ton OF the upper berth, said section
and foot board being at the opposite
md of the berths from the hinged sec
ion of the lower BERTH"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
SCARE SHEEP. KILLING DOG
Dummy Of Man Holding Stick or Gun
Will Brighten Ours Away-keep
Moving II About.

a Minnesota farmer writes that he
keeps dogs away from his flock by
putting mp In his pasture the dummy
Of a man holding a stick or a gun.
This dummy is taken down every
morning and put up again in the
evening, at different places, from night
to night. he says a sheep-killing dog
will not 60 neal enough to the dummy
to discover that he is q bogus man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-09
Cup Attached to Skein.

axle. This Is the right size hole to
tap for one-half inch fittings, writes
w. e. Crane OF Cleveland, Ohio, in
Popular Mechanics Magazine. The GEN.
ter of the spindle is drilled with a
three-eighths inch drill to make a hole
intersecting the horizontal one.
A one-half inch plug is turned into
the end Of the hole, and a grease cup
fitted on the under side, as shown. In
greasing the wheel, turn the cup down
sufficient to force the grease into the
axle.