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The Denver star., 1918-07-13

-oh. cant! e only weren't -
stubborn and stupid. can't. grand
ma. and I'm sure that Jim will never
come first."
But Mrs. Bates shook her wise old
head and said no more.
Several days passed and nothing
happened. except that Mary grew pale
with the struggle she was waging.
But Mary's grandmother kept stead
lily at work upon the sweaters, socks
and helmets which she completed with
amazing rapidity. And If anyone had
noticed, there was curious, happy
little smile about her lips at times. a
secret twinkle In her eye when she
looked at Mary.
One evening after the old lady had
gone to bed Mary sat alone trying to
read, straining her ears for the sound
Of steps which never came. And then.
quite suddenly, they did come. As Of
old there was quick ring at the bell,
an impatient tattoo on the door-pane.
Mary opened the front door, to see her
Jim, in khaki.
He came in as though nothing had
happened.
Like my uniform. Mary7" he asked.
They talked for strained five min
utes of things that didn't matter,
everyday things that had existed be-
fore their quarrel. And after a while
he took her hand again and they made
mutual confessions. each one insisting
on the blame for that misunderstand-
ing.
"It was all my fault. Mary. every
bit. You don't know how hard it's
been to keep away from you especial.
ly since knew was to go to France.
I've tried and tried to get over my
stubborn, stupid pride and come to
you. but couldn't. II you hadn't sent
me that sweater to show how you
felt"
"Sweater?" she repeated vaguely.
"Yes. 1t fits beautifully. too. When
I unwrapped 1t and saw the words
From Mary'-when I saw how good
and forgiving you were, felt like all
kinds of scoundrel. can tell you"
Mary sat dazed. She had sent no
sweater. she opened her lips to say 80.
and then. as sudden thought came to
tell Jim later, when she had made
sure.
Next morning Mary stole in with her
grandmother's cup Of tea and found
the old lady waiting for her, bright
eyed.
II know what you're going to say"
began Grandma Bates. "But 1t brought
him. didn't 1t? And didn't say what
Mary guess my names Marv. too"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
AS REPORTED BY PRESS AGENT.

The Tuesday forenoon session Of
Women's Clubs, which was presided
over by Mrs. j. C. Napier of Nashville,
Tenn, was held in the auditorium of
Shorter Chapel, 2Srd and Washington
Streets, at 10 a. m.
Re ports of various committees were
read, including those of Chairman of
Program Committee, Mrs. Myrtle Fos-
ter Cook of Missouri; Executive
Board, Miss Halle @. Brown of Ohio;
Treasurer Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson of
Ohio; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Re-
herta ]. Dunbar of Rhode Island; Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Georgia
A. Nugent of Kentucky.
National Organizer, Mrs. Victoria
Clay-Haley of Missouri; Chairman
Printing, Mrs NJ E. Stewart of Ken
lucky; Editor-in- Chief, Mrs Booker T.
Washington of Alabama; after which
an offering was taken, followed by
singing America" by the audience
Visitors from the white women's clubs
made brief speeches Of welcome.
The President, Mrs. Mary B. Tai
bert, delivered her annual address,
which was the climax of the meeting.
She gave report of her trip over the
country, East, West and into the
depths Of the South, of how she was
forced to ride many miles in the Jim
Grow cars, exposed to many indigni-
ties against her race as practiced in
the South while on the other hand
there we're many bright pictures of
excellent fare and courtesies extended
to her.
In her address, Mrs. Talbert gave
many striking points. In speaking
on the war she said. III all citizens
had responded to our Country's Call
As did the Negro, there would be no
need Of enacting draft laws"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
FROM MARY
BY JANE WILKINS.
ght, 1913. by the Mcclure Newsps
per Syndicate.)

Der SynOlCAtS.1
Grandma Bates sat alone at the win
dow, rocking. She was always rock
ing these days. She was too feeble
for work about the house, and her old
eyes too dim for much fine sewing.
She sat rocking gently, looking out at
the mellow autumn landscape.
Leaves a-falling." she murmurred
to herself. "When they are most beau
tiful and brightest-colored they can
drop. They don't have to hang on
and on. Oh, II folks were only like
that, II only there were something
could dov'
The sound Of quick footsteps on the
and she. looked up eagerly as a slim,
dark-haired girl entered the room.
Mary's coming was always like the
coming Of the sun to Grandma Bates.
But today Mary was not smiling.
There were traces Of tears ON her rosy
cheeks, and her lips were quiverinR.
She buried her head in the old lady's
lap and shook with sobs.
''Oh, grandma, grandma
Grandma Bates stroked the GIRLS
smooth head with a tremulous hand.
'There. there. honey. don't cry" she
urged. whatever your trouble IL
guess I've had 1t, too. There isn't
much I haven't been through In my
time, and know things come out right
somehow. Tell grandma what you're
crying about"
TITS Jim. grandma. We've had q
quarrel. Oh, yes, 1t was silly. can't
tell you what 1t was about. but II hap
pened a week ago. told him didn't
want him ever to come near me again
yes. did-and he hasn't. all this
week. He acts as II he thought
meant what said. He ought to have
known"
The shadow Of a smile fickered over
the old lady's face, and the light Of
whimsical memories warmed her eyes.
"Just sol" she agreed. II remember
when I quarreled with your grnndfa-
ther. too. 1t was about the color OF
horse, think, or something as stu
pid."
Within half an hour Grandma Bates
was busily clicking her needles over
a. lapel OF khaki-colored worsted. and
Mary was listening. with an occasional
preoccupied sigh, to tales of that other
war. the war to which her grandfa-
ther had marched away never to re-
turn.
And 20, through the week that fol-
lowed they knitted together, the old
lady guiding the girls fingers as she
learned to turn heels and toes, "purl'
and 'bInd-off."
And then, one day. the girl came in
white-lipped and sat with her knitting
untouched. her eyes dark and tragic.
Grandma Bates knew that something
had happened. but she wisely kept
her silence. and at last Mary spoke.
"He's enlisted" she said duly.
"Jim's enlisted. His sister told me 80
this morning. And II he goes without
my seeing him again"
"He won't" said the old lady con-
hdently. "Either he will come to see
you, or else you will write and ask
him to-"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

Let's show ourselves Americans by
not going out into separate camps to
ourselves, but be willing to cooperate
with other classes
In speaking on conditions of Col
ored people in the South she pro-
claimed: mo longer must any sec
tion of this country feel that anything
is good enough for the Negro. They
have come from $50 per year to $500
wage earners, which means independ-
ence, self-respecting and self-educat-
ing" She added: Continue to trust
in God, but keep your powder dry"
Mrs. Talbert spoke on the mob law
on the South and said that THE gov
ernment should make lynching trea-
son punishable by death" America
must make reparation for the hun
dreds of lynchings of colored people"
members of the Gath Infantry partici-
pated, was mentioned. but the speak
er said that 1t was to painful to recite
in detail, but she said: Il am conf
dent that never again will a white
man dare slap Negro womans face
in the presence Of Negro soldiers and
men," On patriotism she said: "in
the Third Liberty Loan Drive over
1000 colored women took active part,
reporting over $4,000, 900 subscribed
by Negroes"
Mrs. Talbert told of the story of
the redemption Of Frederick Doug
lass Home. Aanacostia. Cedar Hill.
Washington, D. c., valued at over $685.
100000 Stating that it was now the
property Of the National Association
of Colored Women's Clubs to have and
to hold forever without any taxation
of any kind.
At the close of her address, Mrs.
Land of the White Federated Clubs
of Denver, gave a toast on the boys
"over there" as a tribute to the ex-
cellency OF this wonderful woman's
message, while the audience stood as
one person in appreciation.
Several kilograms were read. includ-
ing the following from the War De-
partment and from the Iowa State
Negro Bar Association:
, Washington, D. c.
Mrs Mary B. Talbert,
President National Federation of
Colored Women's Clubs in Conven-
tion Assembled, Shorter's Chapel,
23rd and Washington Streets, Den
yer. Colorado:
In behalf of the War Department
send greetings to the National Fedora
ton of Colored WOmen's Clubs in Con
vention Assembled at Denver Your
Federation represents the highest as
pirations, the loftiest ideals and the
most practical achievements of the
womanhood of our race at this time
as at all times you are nobly doing
your part for the National welfare for
the preservation of American tradi.
tions and for the triumph of our coun-
purest quality and your service is will
ing. prompt and sympathetic. ] be-
speak for you convention that shall
be on par with your great meetings
of other years and session that shall
be marked by unity Of purpose, har-
mony of methods and of untold good
to our race and country. The secre-
tary of War joins in this expression
of cheer and wishes you God speed in
the cause for which you are so ear.
nestly striving.
EMMETT ]. F. SCOTT,
| Special Assistant War Department
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
NOTICE or THE EXECUTORS
SALE OF REAA EsMTEs

BY virtue Of an .erese issued out Of
County Court Of ths CITY and County
II Denver, Colorado, am directed to
cell the feiIowipo reaD ~ IA; Lot -
Stock ito, Clements Additlen % Den.
YER, known ~ Ne. 2z3t oisrarm Place.
Lots ~, ~ and ~, Oteok 10, oesrfIsid,
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

-, Block 10, ossrnsId, Weld County,
Colorado, Lots ~, 42 -. "a. sleek 8.
ksn~ood Park, Arapahos County,
Colorado, being part Of the estate o.
the late Frapcls =. Bruce: said prop
srty has been Appraised st . very res
senabse value and Will b soid ,at prI-
vAts sale for eash. Rs'' F'si
SAMUEL A. DoNpURANT,
Exeesi4es.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

But Most Of Them Don't.
de more some men talks" said
Uncle Eben, "de more you keeps
thinkin' how interestin' dey'd be II dey
knew somethin' wuth tellin,."
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
lo0le.

"It seems to me-" said the almost
philosopher, "that the fellow who IL
constantly losing his temper would
have sense enough to quit hunting 1t
up every time"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

OUR CRUISE OF OIL.
A QUARTER IS ONE CENT MORE
THAN A MARK.
TIE YANk is WORTH TWO OF
THE HUN;
NUT A WAR THRIFT STAMP
PUTS OIL IN THE LAMP
THAT WILL BURN AFTER VIC
TORY'S WON.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
One Reasen.

The reason some men are 90 care
less is because they know they can
get away with 1t BY merely sayins
Excuse me-"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

Productive Banana.
The banana produces to the acre ~
times as much food as the potato and
100 times as much as wheat.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
Maybe he Was,

$50 the doctor Is going to operate
on you tomorrow" Yes" said the
dnancier. "and he looks ~ happy rs II
he were going to cut melon."-Judge.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

Badness Blamed to Teeth.
According to a Paris physician, pre-
mature badness Is due to some trou-
BILE with the teeth.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

Optimistic Thought.
The traveller with empty pockets
will sing in the presence Of q robber.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
Uncle Eben,

"I've noticed" said Uncle Eben. ''dat
de man dat rocks de boat mos every
time ain de owner of de boat"
The Denver star., 1918-07-13
Buxton, Iowa.

Mrs. Mary B. Talbert,
President National Association Col
ored Women's Club, 23rd and Wash
ington Streets. Denver, Colo:
Please accept my hearty congratula-
tfons upon the great accomplishments
of the peerless organization over
which your good and gracious lady
ship has the honor to preside, the saw
ing of the Frederick Douglass Home
is especially noteworthy Our noble
women are the worlds best Regret
that I cannot be present and wish for
you pleasant and profitable session.
GEORGE H. WOODsoN.
The Denver star., 1918-07-13

The climax Of the Wednesday SEES
sion was reached when in the even
Ing the burning of the mortgage on
the late Frederick Douglass home, An
costa, Cedar Hall. Washington. D.
c.. took place. This property is val
ued at $e5.Oo0 and is now the proper
ty Of the N. A. c. W. Clubs, to hold
forever exempt from all taxation. 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
ARMIES WITH BANNERS

ITTOMEN and children marching in mile
w long ranks in the cause Of war pre-
sent sight that is at once beautiful and
terrible i'm the things it implies. Women
have most TO fear from war. The pain
that can ensue is not a matter Of an
agonized minute. II can fill the years Re
cent demonstrations in the streets Of
Philadelphia will be unforgettable. Women
marched in thousands with their eyes up
and they brought their children to share
the roadway with the ranks Of fighting
men. But TO understand the true difficulty
of their ancient role in war it is necessary
TO ask what they do when they are alone
Do they lift empty and passionate hands
TO the sky where their children Of a few
years ago are gone wnging it? Or stand
i'm spirit on windy docks where the trans
ports go out? Or wake at night to fly in
imagination over half a world to listen
for one voice in the wilderness of noise? ?
They never tell, being proud of heart. But
when they walked by it seemed that the
soul of the nation had passed armored in
it's faith, summoned upon a high mission
TO the ends Of the earth under shining
banners revealed mysteriously to their
seyes alone. They know! The cry Of the
little and Of the weak has called them out
whose primal office is pity and the care
Of life.
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THE MUcKRAKE IN GRAND OPERA

OF COURSE there will be panied ideal
" lists of art to mourn and shuttle over
she news that twenty singers arralsned
Is enemy aliens have been released un-
tremendously from the Metropolitan
c,pera Company 1t will be said that the
country is losing its balance and permit
ting its prejudices to hinder culture. To
those who aren't more devoted to art
than TO patriotism, however, the cleanup
IN the Metropolitan Company wouldn't be
even interesting but for the fact that it
is being helped along by Boston, which
AZ last has taken its consciousness off the
ice.
The incident is naturally reminiscent
Of Muck. whom Boston mourned and pray
ed over in the days of travail preceding
his internment. The logic Of the matter is
simple. An enemy alien in a position Of
prestige is an irritation. We just do not
like IL. And there has been a suspicion that
some of the artists in the Metropolitan
opera Company have used their voices for
other purposes than those Of song. In this
ehev followed the example of Doctor Muck.
Art. after all, is a matter of the heart and
spirit, and there has been little in Doctor
Afuclx's career to indicate that he could
boast much Of either. Similarly the Metro
po,ltan singers can be spared without
danger Of heartbreak in the audiences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
PATTENEsQUE PEssIMISM

nRoFEssOI. PATTEN, distinguished
i economist, is looking at the world
through blue glasses when he talks of the
decline of agriculture and the poorness Of
land in America. Agriculture today has
brighter future than any other industry.
Its products are constantly in demand and
the prices for them are constantly going
up When the tractor is perfected the cost
OF cultivation will be reduced and the
margin of profit enlarged. All these things
tend to attract young men to the land ana
TO hold on the farms the young men born
there.
We have land enough to feed ten times
our population. It is better than the land
Of Germany, but the Germans raise much
larger crops than we. The agricultural
colleges and the Department Of Agriculture
are teaching the old farmers and their
children how to increase their crops The
corn and potato clubs and the canning
clubs have demonstrated possibilities Of
profit undreamed of. What we are likely
10 see is smaller farms more thoroughly
t,lled with the resultant increase in the
supply of food And the demand for FOOD
viii increase so rapidly that there is no
immediate danger of an era Of Improbable
urices. Farming is all right, and so long
as we must eat it will continue to attract
men who wish to be independent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
THE LAST WEEK

GO FAR in the war Americans have given
~ least Of all for the protection OF Amer
ica. To hold back the Germans the English
have given their lives their fortunes thelr
homes, their places in society, all their
leisure and almost all their comforts Inc
French have given virtually their all. And
vet. for some inexplicable reason, people
who are asked to subscribe for the third
Liberty Loan seem to feel that they are
asked TO do some special service for the
Government or for the soldiers.
They are being asked, as matter OF tact
70 invest their money in the safest Sc
curities on earth and to benefit doubly
az the. same time by protecting their own
homes. their own children, their own
womenfolk and their own future.
England, France Italy and even RUSSIA
have sacrificed without stint to save the
world and, incidentally, America. Amer
fcans are asked only TO save.
Those who let the last week of the loan
20 by without investing every available
dollar are not slackers merely. They are
fools
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29

the foreign minister urged the utmost
moderation and sympathy in Japans deal
ings with Russia. 1--WE have not the re-
motest idea" he said, "of looking upon
Russia as an enemy" And he stated In
unmistakable terms that the japanese
Government would never adopt IAN
aggressive and predatory policy such as
Germany has actually assumed In European
Russia"
just what political difficulties are
dclineated by Viscount Motono's resigna-
tion. we do not know; but his plain aud
presumably authoritative statement of
Japans sympathy with Russia in her
present discontents does much to re-
assure those who have been anxious over
the situation. 1t is true that troops were
landed in Vladivostok on April 3, but they
were marines Of three nations, Japan,
Great Britain and the United States. APP
parently the Bolshevk authorities have
shown themselves unable properly to police
the city. japanese citizens have been
killed by Russian rioters. As far back as
last January Japanese troops were landed
in Siberia to keep order, and there Is no
reason to suppose that Japan is acting
under any different motives from those
that actuatod our own intervention in
Mexico two years ago.
Viscount Motono said on March 20 that
Japan had made no suggestion of sending
an evolutionary army 10 Siberia. All
that she has done up 10 the present time
is to police the coast and keep order.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
Declaration of Hundependence
Os uttered Jy the Kaiser


NETEEN in the course Of inhuman events
w il becomes necessary for one nation 70
make war ON the world and to assume
among the Powers Of the earth its proper
area Of sunlight. a decent disrespect TO the
opinion Of mankind requires that it should
declare the causes that impel it to rapine.
WYE HOLD these truths to be self-eN-
w dent that all men are created to be
cannon fodder. and that among men a
chosen people known as Germans have
been endowed by Treitschke and Bern
hardi with certain unalienable rights, such
as Life, Military Training aid the pursuit
Of other peoples Happn ess. To secure
these rights German armies are inst-
tuted, deriving their powers from a long
course of physical and spiritual drilling
and a ruthless willingness to trample upon
the weak The known rule Of German
warfare is an undistinguished destruction
of all ages sexes and conditions.
A SMALL nation has no right to exist:
n is a gross affront to its larger neigh
bors, nsolenty implying that a country
may be small and yet happy.
NOR has a large nation any right to
~ exist, if it is larger than the German
empire.
nor the support Of this declaration We
l. William of Hohen2ollcrn, do pledge the
lives and fortunes Of our subjects and our
own dishonor.
Every one knows the British Tommy's
genius for adapting French and Flemish
names to his own nimble tongue. lie calls
Ploegsteert plug Street" and Villers-
Cotterets Veal Outlets" But Philip Gibbs
tells us a new one: Goedesversvelde be-
comes "Gerty Wears Velvet"
Good luck to Gerty CWho lives near
| Poperinghe), and may she continue to wear
velvet of the British color,
Dove Dulcet's plan Tor the ideal arrange
ment of an iceboX was so successful that
! he submits a blueprint showing the way
| his private strongboX is laid out:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
THE PIONEERING

The land is like a garden with blossomlng
of boys
All across a continent, from the wide At
lantic's booming,
To the hoarse Pacific breakers shouting deep
triumphant noise;
All across thousand praires; from the
Rocky Mountains looming;
From the farms and from the cities, out Of
villages like toys
Pour the boys!
Eyerywhere-oh, my country, everywhere
The flower Of America has sprung to sud-
den blooming.
Steady flowing, never-endng never needing
rank or races
Eager faces set and sober, toward the cloud
of battle lowering
Hear the swinging of battalions, see the
young. unfearing faces.
Thousands upon crowdng thousands, iron
muscles, steady faces.
Out Of SHOWS and out of bayous, out of
fields and cities towering,
Rich and poor, from lordly mansions out of
tiny homes like toys
Stream the boys!
Eyerywhere-oh, my country, everywhere
The harvest OF the land we love has rlpened
to its towering
For the God of Hosts has lifted up our soul
to be a nation;
He has sicnced them who doubted that we
knew his trumpet voice
lie has set us on a mountain top to suffer
for salvation,
Has crowned us and has cleaned us with suf-
fering and salvation.
And-to answer II our hearts are fixed on
riches and on toys
Lord the boysl
Not for gain-God Almighty, not for gaining
We are offering our towering for a bulwarit
TO creation
Lord-our boys
MARY Raymond Shipman yAndrews. In
i nrrillnarta HInunrI,,r II.''| II - -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
OUR OWN CIRCUS PARADE

IT'S A dull day in Philadelphia that has
i no parade. And speaking of circus
parades, we've been laying out line Of
MAJ ch Sr one OF our own. This is the
schadue:
MAYOR SMITH
with magnifying glass, looking for vice
Director Wilson
with smoke barrage.
Liberty Bond Slackers
in chains.
Garabed Giragossian,
Liberating an ounce Of free energy
Amateur strategists.
too busy over their maps TO send tobacco
to /! soldiers.
Frals who write sob letters to the boys at
the camps
The people who kick about the weather
The Weather Man
Amateur writer's Of patriotic verses,
Roll top patriots.
who say that the bravest thing is staying
at home with the garden.
Bevy of street-cleaning contractors looking
People who worry much about the irish
Republic they have no time 10 buy
bonds.
Suburban diplomats
who think Austria can be detached from
the Central Powers.
lnsincere husbands,
who say in the safety of the smoker MY
wife always does just what tell her TO-"
People who invent the ground glass fables
The Goddess of Pathos.
represented by an empty coal bin
People who sign pledges for Liberty Bonds
and then don't come across.
People.
More people.
Newspaper humorists. muzzled and shackled
SOCRATES.
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LIBERTY
BONDS

Almost every day we read in the papers
Of the arrest Of some fake military officer
who wore an army uniform because he
wanted to engineer some nttle fiim-fam
of his own,
Can't our ingenious Government devise a
way of making it impossible for tom, dick
and harry TO walk into a tailor's shop and
buy any kind Of military regalia that ap-
peals to them? 1t seems 20 us that the
uniform. of Uncle Sam might in some way
be protected against this most despicable
fraud.
The kind of salute we would suggest for
the young man in New York who bought
and wore a uniform because "he liked TO
be saluted" would be very short and swift
and would have gunpowder behind it.