Kansas City Advocate

The Two Greatest Colored Weeklies of Kansas and the West Kansas City Advocate Thomas Kennedy, Owner The Wichita Kansan COL. ROSCOE SIMMONS DRAWS THOUSANDS TO FIRST A. M. E CHURCH THE PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO HEAR THE BEST TRADITION OF A MISUSED, MISTREATED RACE, THAT IS LOYAL TO EVERY CALL OF HIS COUNTRY NEGRO JUDGES AT DESOTO, MO. Desoto, Mo—Two Negro judges On Monday night, more than two thousand human beings from most every creed, assembled at First A. M. E. church, at the corner of Eighth and Nebraska avenue. They turned out to hear that genius, witty and eloquent race general, Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons, speak of undeniable truths of the Negroes' loyalty and patriotism to the flag and country. The significance of the gathering shows the handwriting on the wall; the Negro is coming into his own. Traditions are shattered, chains, broken, shackles are cast off when white meets black on equal ground as they did Monday night. Mr. Simmons said, pointing to the glary emblem of America's blazen banner: "You white folks made that banner of cloth. But that banner of cloth made of my flesh and blood, a MAN. I speak for 12,000,000 of my race. Eery one of them owe what they are to this country and in time of need, history shows, there never was a Negro who betrayed his trust." Col. Simmons spoke for two hours, with sentences of such truths and inspiration that not a single person, in this vast audience retired from the room, although hundreds of men and women had been standing for more than three hours. Mayor Harry Mendenhall, in a short talk, told of his own personal knowledge of the patriotism of the Negro. "For," said he, "every colored man that has come into my office to sign up for the draft was not only anxiogs to go, but wanted to take some one else's place, so he might get there quicker, but he could not say as much for the whites." Supreme Court Justice J. S. West of Topeka, in a sincere manner, said in his talk: "Trust, fidelity and loyalty have always been a by-word with my brothers of the colored race. The American Negro and the American white, ever though different in color, have the same standards of honor. Let a more friendly bond between them be established." Governor Arthur Capper, though tired and fatigued from the hard arduous work of his office and continuous calls throughout the state, in the interest of its humanity and the war crisis, found time to tell the people: "I want to stand before you tonight, not as Arthur Capper, but as the executive of this great state of Kansas, and tell you that the patriotism, that the American Negro has shown, far surpass the white man and all expectations of the world." Dr. J. F. Griffin, promoter of this grea. patriotic gathering and pastor of this church, told the vast assemblage, at the opening, the purpose of its coming together, at this participer time and in part said: 'We have not invited you here, as Methodists, but as American citizens, we did not send out invitations for your presents, because any lack of loyalty or patriotism on the part of our race citizens, but to get together, in song and speech, that a greater interest might be manifested in our people, in th'1 third Liberty Loan campaign." Some of our officials and leading citizens present were Judge Herrod, Judge Angle, Judge Guyer, Judge Brady Commissioner of City Parks, J. B. Brown, County Clerk, William Beggs, Judge Hutchins, Mr. George Becker and the editor of the Kansas City Globe, Julien Pröskauer. All of our leading ministers and educators were present with special reserve. Mrs. Fine of Pleasanton and Mrs. Tom Fine of Wichita were in the city Sunday and were the guests of Mrs. Lawrence, their sister. 826 Nebraska venue. NEGRO JUDGES AT DESOTO, MO. Decoto, Mo—Two Negro judges and one Negro clerk were appointed in the Fourth ward here during the city election last Tuesday. This is the first time that such has occurred in the history of DeSoto. There was much objection among some of the whites to the appointment and they brought out a strong candidate to defeat the present councilman, Joseph Lorenz, who requested the city council to appoint Negroes. The colored voters united and re-elected Lorenz. The colored people of Winfield are doing fine if riding in new cars says anything, for they are getting them two at a time. Mr. G. M. Palmer taken home a new automobile last week and Mr. Frank Montgomery also taken to his wife and daughter a fine car. We are looking for Rev. Ransom of Wichita here Friday night to speak to the W. C. T. U. of this city. They have been doing a good work for the boys in the army. The C. T. T. club met in the usual last Wednesdays afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jesse Brown. The roll call was responded to by good number of members. The guest of the club for the week was Mrs. Laura Woods and Mrs. Henson of Parsons, Kans. They were welcomed by Mrs. Carrie Banks and Pearl Nickols. They both spoke of the club work in their city. They then talked of the Red Cross work and the place that the colored woman should take in the Red Cross work. They then had a great desciption on parliamentary usage. Mr. Viol Sawyer and Mrs. Glenn Sawyer of Arkansas City was the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Nickols last week. Rev. Terril, D. D., P. E., of the A. M. E., was here last Sunday and had a great meeting at the church. This church made the best report that have every been made here in this church. The pastor, Rev. White, is indeed some church worker. He is a young man and is destined to be a great man. Men of his type are needed in the church of this day. Rev. Walter Brannon was notified that he was accepted for a chaplain in the army. This is a great step up for the colored preachers, but none can get this but them that is prepared just the best only. Rev.-Brannon preached at Winfield, Wichita and Wellington all, last Sunday. The Reverend is a pastor and missionary all at the same time. The work msut be done. The colored folks of Winfield and Arkansas City had a dance here last Monday night. Well, you know what it means to have a dance in Winfield. A good time for the people, that love to dance. LOUISIANA'S UNPUNISHED LYNCHINGS. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People seems to have decidedly the better of the controversy with Louisiana authorities over the state's failure to punish lynching. The association in a telegram protesting against the lynching of the Negro McNeel in the court house yard at Monroe, La., alluded to its previous protest respecting the lynching of four other Negroes and asked if the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce "stands for law and order or mob violence". The secretary of the chamber having replied that the question was an "insult" and that "Gov. Pleasant's acts as executive, man f character, law-abiding patriotic citizen are above reproach," the Association now answers: "What we ask is a statement from him and from representative organization." Miss Myrtle Hopkins has been quite ill for the past four weeks, but is improving at the present. Lincoln High School at Convention Hall MAY 10, 1918 Camp Stanley, Texas.—The colored members of the officer's training school continue to attract favorable attention. Recently on the target range they made scores far above the average. Sergeant J. L. Stevens averaged 96 per cent out of 100 at all ranges from one hundred yards to six hundred yards. This gave him second place in camp average and first in his company. Sergeant Coolov was close behind him. The platoon of colored soldiers has won first place in so many contests that when the question is asked: "Who won?" the answer is: "The Fourth Platoon as usual." At Camp Stanley the white and colored soldiers work together and use the same public buildings, especially the Y. M. C. A., despite the fact that the training school is in Texas under the supervision of the Southern Department. COLORED CITIZENS RAISE OVER $100,000 IN THIRD LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN. The colored division in the Third Liberty Loan campaign under their General, Rev, D. A. Holmes, up to hoon today, had raised one hundred and six thousand dollars and by Saturday night, it will probably go $10,000 more. This speaks for itself, as to the Americanism of the Negro. All of the captains and their forces have done nobly, but the honor falls to Mr. Samuel Diggs, our big junk dealer in leading. He averaged more than $1,000 a day. WORK THIS PUZZLE-ITS WORTH $10.00. Anyone arranging these letters and figures in their correct order as to what they mean, will be awarded a pair of $10.00 shoes. Only one copy of its solution can be sent in, by any one person. This puzzle will run the balance of this month and all contestants MUST have their solution in The Advocate office, 834 Nebraska Avenue, Kansas City, Kans, by 6 p. m., May the 1st, 1918. Sign your full name and address. THIS IS NOT THE ADVOCATES PUZZLE, but it's bona fide and in our first issue in May The Advocate will print the correct wording and meaning of this puzzle PUZZLE: B-1-S-T-E-L-5-P-O-S-3-2-W-5-H-N-E-1-L-N-T-E-R-O-E-8-H-T-S-H-T-O-H-T-E. HOUSTON AND EAST ST. LOUIS Comparisons of Houston and East St. Louis are made in an editorial in the April Crisis: Houston: 17 White persons killed; 13 Colored soldiers hanged; 41 Colored soldiers imprisoned for life, 4 Colored soldiers imprisoned; 5 Colored soldiers under sentence of death — temporarily reprieved by the President; 40 Colored soldiers on trial for life; White policeman who caused the riot not even indicted. No white army officers tried. (Military law.) East St. Louis: 125 Negroes killed; 10 Colored men imprisoned for fourteen years; 4 White men imprisoned for five years; 11 White men imprisoned under one year. 18 White men fined; one Colored man still on trial for life; 17 White men acquitted. (Civil law.) 13 LUCKY FOR COLORED GIRL Philadelphia, Pa.-Miss Henrietta T. Seth stood number 13 in a class of 200 who recently took a government examination for stenographer and has been assigned to the great munition plant at Edyystone, a suburban cown, at a salary of $1,000 per year, subject to a raise. There were only two race applicants in the class. GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL FOR TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUM Annanolis, Md., April 11.—Governor Harington signel on Wednesday the bill to establish a sanitarium for colored consumptives. The measure carries an appropriation of $50,000 for the first year and $25,000 for the second year. WISE AND OTHERWISE. Many a worthless man has a good disposition. All typewriters are not types of feminine beauty. That man is generous to a raitu who never correts it. Laziness isn't exactly a crime, but it is the next thing to it. A double wedding might properly be called a four-in-hand tie. It would be pretty rough on some men if others did the-right thing by them. Discretion is the salt that preserves life and fancy is the sugar that sweetens it. Mrs. A. R. Merrit. on Washington Boulevard, was quite sick this week. n High ool N. A. C. P. "MOORFIELD STOREY DRIVE" FOR 50,000 MEMBERS We are in the midst of the Moorefield Storey Membership Campaign. Thank the solicitors for speaking to you and securing your membership in such a worthy constructive, uplifting organization. Ninety branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, scattered throughout the country in all the principal cities are to join from April 17 to 27 in a nation-wide "Moorfield Storey Drive" for 50,000 members. This membership-drive has been undertaken by these branches as a testimonial to Moorfield Storey of Boston, the Association's president, in recognition of his service to the colored people of the nation in the Louisville Segregation Case. In that case compulsory residential segregation of colored people was declared unconstitutional by unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, handed down last November. The colored people and their friends declare the anti-segregation victory to be the greatest legal landmark affecting the Negro since the Fifteenth amendment was enacted The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded on Lincoln's Birthday, 1909, and has its headquarters in New York. From its New York office an appeal for public support in its membership campaign is made in the following statement issued today: "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People appeals to all fair-minded citizens, white and colored, to join with it in the effort to secure simple justice under the law for our colored citizens. They represent over one-tenth of our American citizenship. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is making a nationwide appeal for the membership, not on any narrow grounds of race or class privilege, but on the broad ground of justice, of equal protection of all citizens under the law without distinction of race or creed or class. The maintenance of these just principles is of equal interest to all classes of citizens and an essential element of national strength, we therefore feel justified in asking all classes of citizens to join our Association for this common principle of justice and civil liberty. The Association admits members upon payment of any amount from one dollar per year and upwards. "The Association feels that the American people have a right to be proud of the hundred thousand colored soldiers now serving in the regular army and the national army. As a result of an active campaign on the part of this Association an officers' training camp for colored men was inaugurated at Des Moines, Iowa, as a consequence of which nearly seven hundred Negro officers were commissioned. "The Association, through an antilynching fund contributed by believers in law and order, investigates as many caseg as possible of lynching and mob violence, gives publicity to the facts regarding them, and endeavors to arouse public opinion against the mob spirit. Annually, though the gift of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, the Spingarn Medal is awarded for the highest or noblest achievement by a Negro American duringg the precedingg year." Prof. G. A. Gregg of Western University is president of the local branch. Mr. B. C. Scott is confined to her home with the rheumatism. No. 43 d the West a Kansan 'MOORFIELD RIVE" FOR 100 MEMBERS METHODIST BISHOP'S FU TURE VISION THREATENS CIVILIZATION Democracy for the world raises a grave color problem in the opinion of Bishop James W. Bashford, of the Methodist Episcopal church. Asserting that more than half the world is not yet ready for democracy, he adds significantly: "More than half the world are the colored races" What he fears may happen to these colored races is worthy of noting. "It does not take great intelligence to go into a military stage of civilization," said the Bishop, "yet that is where, by our harsh treatment of the colored races, we are heading them. If we permit the colored races to go into a military stage of civilization, this war is bound to be only the beginning of what will come later. The white man has come to dominate the world through his prowess. He has shut the yellow races out of five, continents and allows only the part of one continent for the black race and a part of another for the yellow race. These yellow races number thirty-two per cent and in a few years they will number forty per cent. "If we drive them into a military stage of civilization under Japanese leadership we shall have the most rollossal-war in history, a color war besides which this present struggle will seem as nothing. The only solution as I see it is Christian missions."—Methodist Centenary Bulletin. WESTERN UNIVERSITY NOTES Under the direction of Miss Kelly, instructor, Domestic Science classes are doing some interior work in fodo conservation. The clases are helping Mr. Hoover by acquainting themselves with all the new flour, careals, fats and sugar substitutes; and building recipes by experiment. To do this involves a thorough knowledge of the composition and of the fuel value of foods. Gingerbread 1 cup corn meal or corn flour; 1-3 cup white flour, 1¼ teaspoonful soda; 1 teaspoonful baking powder; 1 cup sorghum; 1 teaspoonful cinnamon; 1 teaspoonful allspice; 1 teaspoonful ginger; 1 teaspoonful salt; 1 cup milk, sour; 1 cup melted fat, or 1 cup cooking oil. Mix and sift all dry ingredients, then add milk, sorghum and fat. Bake in a moderate oven 20 to 30 minutes in loaf or muffin pans. Ollie Garrett and Harriet Jenkins. Conservation Biscuit. 2-3 cup flour, white; 1-3 cup cornmeal; 1 teaspoonful salt; 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder; 3 teaspoonfuls fat; 1-3 cup sweet-milk. Sift all dry ingredients together, chop in fat until thoroughly blended. Add milk gradually to form a soft dough. Do not knead but toss on a floured board; roll, cut and bake ten to twelve minutes in a hot oven. Note—All measurements are levelled and the standard cup is used. Mr. J. T. Roberts, who has been quite sick, is some better at this writing. A.C.P. of the Moorefield campaign. for speaking to you membership in such a uplifting organization. APRIL 17 TO 27 NOW! PAGE TWO THE KANSAS CITY © / THOMAS KENNEDY, Editor and Prop. G, A. GREGG, - - z Associate Editor. MERVIN HARRIS, — Circulation Manager. 4 — MRS. ALO. MATTHEWS. * Society Editor. ~ Published every Friday at 834 Ne- braska Ave, Kansas City, Kansas. ‘The Advocate is a weekly journal de- voted to Race Progress and Human Up- life. _hy SUBSCRIPTION. ~_ Per Year ssoversssecesrereones «$50 Bix Mouths ....c.ccccsseecesees 80 Three Months ..ccieeeeeeeeeeeee 45 Single Vopy seseeseceescsceccsees 05 9a aaa “«Entered as second-class matter Au- gust 29, 1914, at the‘postoffice at Kan- sas City, Kansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879.7 ‘ Don’t forget The Advocate collectors whén they call. It’s only 15¢ per month end no one should put the, collector off. a res ‘Have your news in our office not later than Tuesday of ‘eacch week to insure publication. Office 834 Nebraska ave- me. ae oe -MEMBER &@ NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. FOOLISH PROTEST. * The following Associated Press dispatch from Washington indicates an unpatriotic feeling that should be too small for the administration to notice, muh ess to cause an investi- . gation, The dispatch says: 1 “Washington, April 8,—Reports of indiscriminate mixing of white and ‘tolored soldiers at Camp Pike, Ark, were said by War Department offi- cials today to be unfounded, Formal protests by the Mississippi congres- sional delegation were referred to Major General Samuel G- Sturgis, Commander at Camp Pike, who said it was a temporary situation and that steps to remedy if-had been taken. Graduates of the army school for cooks and bakers recently were drawn up with a colored unit, but were not mixed with them, the white soldiers having one end of the line.” What a tempest in a teapot! This *s a war, not of race or color, but for freedom and for the perpetuity of our form of government. It is a svat “for democracy, we ate told, and against autocracy. The men who are doing the fighting have no prejudice on account of color. No one forces troops to “indiscriminately” mix. If, by chance, a colored soldier meets his comrade in arm and his skin happens to be white, what awful crime is it for the two men, exposed to the same dangers, engaged in fighting for the same sause—what harm it is for these comrades in arms to stop and chat a bit? It is safe to say that the men on the firing line do not stop to look at color when their lives are equally in danger. . But what a spectable, here the great government of the republic orders an investigation of the report that troops may inadvertently be of different Yolor and may stop occasionally to exchange a friendly intercourse in sconversation about the great cause in which they are all engaged? No stretch of imagination can conceive of the great Lincoln, a war president, ordering an investigation into the so- cia] status of the troops of 6% But not only to order an investigation, but to publish the fact of this tempest in a very small teapot. That is not the “way to win this war, in pr humble ‘opinion. Colored troops and their people at home are Americans to the fullest extent. Our people are contribntiig ‘liberally towards the purchase of gov- enrment bonds, some of them, nb doubt. contributing from scanty Tt is-not the fact that objection was made to the actions of white and col- ored froops in Arkansas, bat that the foolish protest of smal] politicians - from Mississippi were allowed to have thelr, silly protest dignified by a-no- tice fiom Washington’ that this tertible crime had been investigated, But no un-American protests’ of prejudiced politicians; who are. yot doing any of the fighting or the ,Smallness in calling attention to such ‘unworthy proceedure at Washington —no such annoying things will deter or dampey the ardor of ‘patriotic col- ored troops or call a halt in the mani- festation of patriotism at home. We ure Americans end no protests” from those who tried to destroy the yov- erninent in the °60's can deter us from ‘doing our patriotic duty now as Wwe did when such men as those from Mis- sissippi tried their best todisrupt the union for four long bloody years, a ‘trifle ovér a half century 2g6. ~ - Se 7 as - ‘ 7 :, woe - oe lg) ee Pe pee | OF FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH SS “3. F. GRIFFIN, Pastor. serve Thursday evening and the Od Residence, 1930 N, Sixth Street [Friday evenings. Time, 5:00 o'clo Phone Bell West 2904 .. |untit 7345, °° 7 - ORDER ‘OF SERIVCES. “| Come, to the church those tr 9:80 A.M. Sunday School. / I nights of each week. 11:00 A. M,, preaching, First Baptist extends a hearty we 5:00.P. M. Junior Allen"League, | come to everyone at all time. 5:00 P. M. Senior Allen Leagues | Do not forget the Cantata: It | 7:4% P. M, preaching. well worth hearing Sunday nigh ~ | WEEKLY SERVICES, .' | Avi ot Official Board, 2nd and 4th Mon- * day, 7:30 P. M. re . Choir rehearsal, Tuesday 7:00PM.| Lodge Notices , Wednesday, prayer meeting, 7:30 eis P, M. Friday class meeting 8 P. 1. EUREKA LODGE NO. 2. mason I I. 0. B. and S, of C. “Busy Bee cnopcrwews. ° | Meetthe nights ist and Srd Monda At the Sunday morning seryicé an extra large audience were present when Dr, R. A. Adams, the great evangelist, placed the gospel food upon high ground for Christians to eat therefrom. It was a wonderful spiritual message and the yast. audi- ence often gave vent to the overflow of their hearts,"Five connected them- selves with the church at the close. Quite a number of visitors were seen at the services Sunday morning. Dr, Griffin preached the commnuion sremon Sunday at 3 p. m, at the C. M- E. church, it being their quarterly meeting. The Patriotic meeting Monday night, was one of the largest gather- ings that ever was held in the church, there were probably two thou- sand on the inside, while a large num- ber could not gain admittance. It was jammed from top to bottom and men and women lined the entire church, where they stood fpr.more than two hours, to hear the Demosthenese of the race, Col. Roscoe Conkling Sim- mons, : ‘Western University orchestra, their chorus and the church choir furnished excellent mus:c for the occasion, BIBLE CLASS, | The Neighborhood BiNe Class met at Mrs. Coates and opened with in- vocation by Mrs, C. Tavlor. The les- son was led by Mrs: P. C. Long. The special course was ou‘lined by the leader and some of the pupils did well n an oral test. The next lesson in the course is Lesson III, and‘the lésson from the Allied Caucasiaa Bi- ble Classes is Hebrews the VIII. The next meeting is at Mrs Presly Younger’s, at 843 Freeman avenue, ‘at 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, April 24th. All are invited. SSHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. G. A. Gregg. Conference president of Kaisas Conferenct- | How and what to read: Phi 4:8; 1 Tim, «218. | One “hould be just as careful about his reading as he.is with whom h2 as- sociates. | Bools are, but men ond women on paper. If you would not associate in person with an individual you ‘should judge his writing the same, Our outward action is quite often an imitation of the conduct of others. By reading our very thoughts are shaped and moulded, | The printed page has a holding’ ef- fect. It stands said. You maj re- xeturn to read, Its statig condition sug- gests a close associatioa with truth truth being eternal, So one thoughtlessly things that becausa it is in print a thing is true Be cautious. Weigh carefully Our danger is likely to be that we do not read enough. After selecting the Fest ideas- anc ‘thoughts, read much. — We do not read magazines and pa: pers ‘enough. ; / One who: does not read is out of touch with the world movement, ‘Reed and read the best.< : We become what we read. ; Remember the-state convention’ ir Topeka, July 10, 11,12, 5 Do ell you can to arouse interest jr your local work. . i * It"was our pleasure to address-a Leaveriworth last Sunday evening Sunday before we Wwer> with Bethe Mission —. 3 Interest is developing” in thes places, © 70 ~ FIRST BAPTIST. + | The pastor, Rey. WiSA. Bowren preached a Soul-stirring sermon’ iivor the Procrastination of Salvation, . | He liketied ‘the delay of salvation ag to the delay of a nation in, wat ‘preparations, Just as a nation is in 2 great upheaval trying hastily to make all her war paraphernalia then so the suin which pu's off sa‘vation wasil the last, am ‘There will.be baptizing ‘again Sun- day morning. to aa . The cantata will -be sung Sunday night It was postponed ‘unt then Because the revival continuéd over. Both sides of the rally bands are serving-meals ‘in: the lecture room’ of the.chureh The meals are 20¢) whith are .excellently.cooked- ‘The “Evéns THE KANSAS-CITY ADVOCATE-:. serve Thursday evening and the Odds Friday evenings. Time, 5:00 o'clock unti! 7:45. > ~ . ~ Come, to the church those two nights of each week. =" First Baptist extends a hearty wel- come to everyone at all times. * Do not forget the Cantata; It is well worth hearing Sunday night, April 21, “ Lodge Notices . EUREKA LODGE NO. 9. I. 0. B, and §, of C. “Busy Ree” Meeting nights 1st and 3rd Monday, 314 Nebraska Ave. ; _ SAMUEL DIGGS, W. H.-C. MARY SMITH, W. S. - . “SPRING.” 7 + wk - Lovely golden sunshine and salubrious air, . * Dandelions and violets blooming here and there, _ \ |Crimp winter is dying, the birds’ be- gin to-sing, 5 |All-these remind us of: the coming of spring. . * 2 ‘Little sparrows around the yard pick up straw, z The crow flies far us,-Kaw, Kaw, Kaw Pretty Robin red-breast chirrups but | _ never sings, : Blue Jay is ever with us ia the be- ginhig of spring, —t=— © Father in ‘the garden raking old weeds, a Mother in the pantry hunting up seeds, THe cook is down"the hillside picking greens, and things, 2 ‘We eat grass like the “bos” (but it’s cooked) every spring. + Brother is in the back yard beating out the rag, . Sister is in house spraying, with no- mo-bug, Children after papa, please make us a swing? 3 Sach joy and aggravation with the , coming of spring. . | = Hens just cackling, they seem so glad, _ Soe Rooster flips and flops and struts and crows like he’s. mad. Baby chicks scratching, no feathers on theiravings, | Learning how to “bug it” for their feed, it’s spring: —t— Grandpa says when it thunders loud and terra seems to shake, ‘That’s the Lord’s method of waking up the snakes,” And hibernating creatures back to life He brings, i The earth is fled with life new-born; it happens every spring, i aan Great droves of wild geese, going back north, | Little lambs frolicking, glad they're -Sronearth 6 en we The calf chewed Ann’s ribbon and - 7 Mama’s apront strings, ¥ ~~“? The tees are making honey, it must » be spring. * BL ; Good-bye, Jack Frost, and white = bite’n snow, . Farewell, Mr, March Wind, you’ve had <f your blow, * Come April showers to water.every- 7) thing. ° Happy hearts are waiting the coming Ss of spring, : S __E.S; M, DINSMORE, - Western University. * sof SS WE MUS? HELP RAISE 11! sWe have a battle to fight here at home-and we must win. The colored nd ‘white farniers should immediate- iy, get together_and map out a plan {Gr mutual welfare and_division of ‘Tabor. Then.let every man and wo- ‘nian, boy aid girl, not enlisted in the ‘army of navy, volunteer his or her 'SEcvice during this ‘crisis, We cannot Afford to allow the lure“6f a few dol- Jars to, divert-us from our’ patriotic B i$ duty, ° a “From the: dawn of democratic America to fhis“date we, have heen tried and-never found wanting. ‘Let us prove that progress~in” intelect, finance and morals has not weakened pur zeal. Let our motto to Uncle ‘Sam be: There is no age limit to the loyalty of cdlored. Americans. ’ Ss : ? - a ARIMITE? MARRIED’ < “Corporal John.Claborn »f Ft Leavy. enworth, and Miss. Dora Brown’'ot Leavenworth, :Kaasas, were quietly married SatuWay évening at 8:30, at the residence of: Rev. fen, Tackson, 525. Nebraska ‘avenue, Rev. Jackson officisting, vz - 220 tl George Heetor Tarnbull, Defengant. No: 9118 A. PUBLICATION NOTICE. ‘The State of Kansas to the Defendant, George Hector Turnbull, Greeting: The defendant, George Hector Varn- bull, is hereby notified that he bas been sued by the plaintiff in the abuse tled aetion in the above court,, aid that he must anssver' the petition of the plain- tiff in said action filed on or before the 2ist day‘of March, A, D,_1038, or the same will be taken as trac, and yndgmeat will be rendered,” quieting the fitle in the plaintiff to the follotving deseribed real estate, situate in the eccunty. of Wyandotte and, State of Kansas, towit: . Lot, ten in block five of Resurvey fot Kaiisas Place’? in Kansas City, Kan- sas, a3 the same is marekd- and desig- pated upon the recorded plat thereof ow'on file in the office of the register of deeds of Wyandotte county, Kansas. _ Witness the band of the clerk and the seal of said court, this 2ist day of Mareh, A. D, 1928, . Attest: x ° > B, J. McFARLAND, Clerk of the District Court, ~ Weal.) By W. F. MATHIS, Deputy. 5 ~H. W. COX, Plaintiff, D, E. HENDERSON, ty Attorney for Plamtifé, (First published March 22nd, 1918.) ee cpecs Mees rent Mg Re County, Kansas," « Neal Crump, Plaintiff, 6 vB. . * Lydia Cromp, Defendant. PUBLICATION NOTICE... To the above named defendant, you tre hereby notified that you have been sued in the-abova named court, by the above named plaintiff, and that unless }y0u appear ‘and answer oh or before the Sti day Gf May, 1918, the petition filed sill be presented, and evidence will be utroduzed thereon, upon which a judg rent. will be rendered; the nature of hich ‘will be a decree, dissolving the Eouds of matrimony between the pla’n- tiff and you, the defendant, and divore- ing the plaintiff from you, the defend- ant, and a judgment against yon for the ests in this action, =~ BRADLEY & BRADLEY, Attorneys for the Prtff, Attest: R. J, NcFARLAND, Clerk of the Distriet Court. (First published March 22nd, 1918.) 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They were given candy and wine and a general state of demoralization existed, she said. The matter was reported to the chief of police and heads of the juvenile bureau for action. SAYINGS OF WALT THOMPSON There are six things for man to choose from: God or the devil; good or bad; education or illiteracy. Some people can stoop so low no matter what you build they can go under it. Man does not make his way in the world; the way is made for him, but you have to choose the road. Every man has a line, even if it is nothing but a fishing line. When you need help no one will help you unless you confess your need. The invisible eye makes discoveries that the visible eye will not confess. The truest friend on earth is a friend that will come to your rescue at a critical moment. If you want to enlarge your troubles, tell them to someone else. HOW HAVE I LIVED TODAY! (Uberia Wright Thompson) Thou physical hand, what hast thou done this day; hast thou been busily toiling in life's way? Then to the intellectual side of me, in campassion I inquire: Hast thou done thy bit the noblest to inspire? Thou moral man, hast thou gained or lost; what hast thou wrought? All that to me is, noblest and grand, Speak! Speak and comfort me, thou immortal spiritual man! I need thee most as I pass this way. What hast thou done this day? EL DORADO NEWS. Mr. J. B. Martin, one of this city's new citizens, has come here and made himself by forming a club of the best young men and held them together until last Friday night, when they were initiated into the mysteries of the knights of Pythias by Col. C. P. Edwards, S. Maurice Jones and Dr. F. O. Miller of Wichita and Mr. Fred Martin of El Dorada, all of whom are members of the Grand Lodge. Twenty-two were carried journeyeing over the road that leads to the cementing of undying friendship among men. After the initiation a banquet was spread in the cafe of Mr. Easter, which was something not to be for (grown soon. Mrs. M. Livingston, formerly fo Wichita, Kans., has moved into our midst and lives at 810 South Atchison. She comes highly recommended to our circles and is a welcome addition to our city. Mr. Livingston is employed at the El Dorado Republican office, where he has made many friends. We visited with Mr. Sam Brown formerly of Independence, Kans. He is a busy young man and has a fine wife and home. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, pioneers in the city have, by industry and hard toil, accumulated much property that is well located and has built several homes on it, which keep well rented, owing to the scarcity of houses in the town. Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of the C. M. E. church, has a church to be proud of. He is a young man and is energetic in his endeavors to lead his fellow men in the right pathway. His church is located on very valuable property and is prospering. Mr. and Mrs. Waller, old time residents of the town, have done well. They own a considerable amount of property on which is built several homes that are always rented. Owing to lack of accommodations it has been a task for the citizens to accommodate the new comers and they have done their best to help. LARNED, KANSAS. The Sunday school is doing nicely. The Epworth League was well attended Sunday night. The discussion was, "The Fall of Nations." The Ladies Missionary Society is doing exceedingly well under its leadership of Mrs. Frances Clark. The "Hungry" social to have been given last Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. Though Brother Clark and Brother George Towns want us to meet them in the social room next Thursday night, and be hungry, too. We are planning for a big rally in May, and two clubs, "The Reds," and "The Blues," are at work. With the assistance of our able pastor, Rev. Anderson, we expect to raise $200 dollars. The parsonage was the scene of a merry gathering last Thursday night when a birthday surprise party was given on Rev. Anderson. The evening was spent pleasantly in music and conversation. Many nice and useful presents were received. A delicious two-course luconheon was served by Mrs. Anderson, assisted by Mrs. Clara Towns. At a late hour the guests departed, wishing Brother Anderson many more happy birthdays. QUINDARO, KANSAS. District-No. 17 had its annual election Tuesday. Mr. Newsome was reelected secretary. It was a quiet constructive election. As time passes we are importing in business methods. Herman school has a tenis court Vernon school has a tennis court. A touch of refinement. Vernon school and teachers attended chapel at W. U. Tuesday. Many Quindaro people heard Mr. Simmons. Sunday will be Old Setlers day at Allen Chapel. Mrs. Fanie Johnson in charge. All old settlers are invited to be present. All who have been in Quindaro 50 years or more will occupy the platform. Supt. Pearson delivered an instructive address at Vesper Judge Hutchings will speak at Vesper Sunday. Mr. Allen Douglas is sick. Mr. William Boore, a graduate of W. U., now of Detroit, was a visitor at W. U. CITIZENS' FORUM This large intellectual body held its weekly meeting at the Metropolitan Temple. President Buster asked Chaplain Robinson to open with player. Then quotations were given. Little K. Rhodes was first, followed by R. Gayden and Mayday Gayden, then o'er persons. Current Events were read by the president from Mrs. G. B. Buster, which were good. Prof. Williams of the high school gave some war news and Mrs. M. C. Matthews also gave war events, and events were given by others. The vocal solo by Mrs.. Ophelia Jackson, of Argentine, was sung clasically and deserved an encore. The main feature of the program was the address, "Health," by Prof J. R. Lee, principal of Lincoln High school, Kansas City, Mo. He gave statistics, and advised our people to be more careful about their health and sanitary surroundings. One or two differed with him through misunderstandings. His practical address was loudly aplaued and highly complimented by the president, Mr. A. Grant, Mr. Dickerson and others. A patriotic chorus was led by Miss S. Brown and Prof. King made remarks and took up a large collection to help entertain the Lawrence Forum which will come to our city this Sunday, April 21st, and give one of their fine programs. Don't miss seeing and hearing about 100 people at 4 p. m., at our Forum at the Temple. Crowd the building. A reception will be held in the old church afterwards. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. A large congregation attended this church morning and night. The pastor preached well in the morning and Miss O. Henderson gave a good talk on how we should be loyal to the only country and government that we really know of. She also urged our people to take part in the N. A. A. C. P. At the evening service, the pastor preached and administered sacrament to a large number of communicants. About 15 were recently fellowshipped into the church. Another payment is due on the pipe organ and the ladies are working hard to get this money by May 1st. Also some of th emembers are preparing to furnish the women's rest room upstairs, more beautifully. Visit this house of God, and help to make it more glorious. PARSONS NEWS. Mr. Robert Moten left last week for Camp Funston. He was the best colored tailor in the city and relinquishes a large trade. Miss Lillie Womack is very ill at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Robinson are prominent citizens in the city. He is very prominent in secret orders and holds a clerkship in the Katy shops. Mr. (Doc) Williams is ill and his daughter, Mrs. Carr of Kansas City, is at his bedside. Mr. Womack, a leading young man of the city, was tailed to Camp Funston. The grandson of Mrs. Brown. on Washington boulevard, is sick. Mrs. Gardner writes from Norfolk that she is having a nice time. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE MIRRORS RESILVERED WORK CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED HODGSON MIRROR COMPANY 1017 North Fifth Street. Home Phone West 1619 Bell West 1131 SAMUEL DIGGS THE OLD RELIABLE JUNK DEALER. Pays the highest cash price for junk at all times, rags iron, bottles, bones, copper, brass, lead, zing and every thing in the junk line. SQUARE-DEALING AND HONEST WEIGHT AT ALL TIMES. Place of Business----1006-1008 North Third ST BELL, WEST 3577 KANSAS CITY, KAS. HOME LOCALS Mr. Rollins, on State avenue, who has been sick, is better. The daughters of Mrs. Richardson on Freeman, who were here while she was sick, returned to their homes in North Dakota and Des Moines, Iowa. Rev. James S. Anderson of the National Baptist Board, of Tennessee, but now at 1223 Michigan avenue, Kansas City, Mo., was in the city and talked Sunday night at Metropolitan Temple. Mr. Belle, at 921 Washington Boulevard, was in the city from Oklahoma Monday. Mrs. S. T. Thomas of Kansas City, Mo., visited Prof. and Mrs. O. Starr Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, who play so well on three or more instruments at once, are yet in the city. They did fine at Metropolitan and we hope they have dates for other churches here. They certainly are geniuses. Mr. C. A. Long on Everett announces, "he is much pleased with The Advocate." The Society Editor attended the moving pictures of the "Beast of Berlin," at Convention Hall Friday; where the crowd was a vast multitude but she had no trouble in getting a seat among all of the other race. She enjoyed the pictures and saw Marguerite Clark. Miss Birdie Clark of Kansas City, Mo. visited Attorney and Mrs. Green Sunday afternoon. At this writing the Caucasians have 21 men workers, soliciting Liberty bond money, also 21 women as captains with women workers soliciting; the colored at this date have six working under them and no women captains. Prof. Lee of Kansas City, Mo., has the offer to be principal at Jefferson City College or to remain where he is. He is popular and practical like B. T. Washington. Mr. Edward Scott, on Freeman avenue, is reported sick with the pneumonia. Mr. Matt Carroll, St. visited his son at K. U. Sunday then left Monday for San Francisco. The Liberty Bonds were easier to solicit this time, than in the first Red cross campaign at 25 cents to $1 piece; and people were not really compelled then to give that. In this bird loan they compel people to take out $50 bonds by payments. So 'twas easier than soliciting. Prof. J. R. Lee, principal of Lincoln high school of Kansas City, Mo., was in attendance to the Patriotic meeting, at First A. M. E. church Monday night. The shores and orchestra of Western University, under the direction of Prof. Jackson, added much to the evenings program Monday night at the Simmons meeting, at the First A. M. E. church. Mr. Peter Brown, one of the wealthiest colored men of Cairo, Ill., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Carolyn Fitzpatrick, and brother, Lot Brown, of 1011 Walker. BRADLEY & BRADLEY NEW LOCATION. The law firm of Bradley & Bradley have moved from 721 Minnesota avenue, to the corner of Fifth and Minnesota, where they have a nice suite of rooms over the Arend shoe store. MR. RICH IS RICH. Mr. W. M. Rich of Stevens county, near Hugoton, Kans., was in the city on business. He is a man that has by releness struggling made the desert to bloom. From the arid plain of Western Kansas he has drawn forth wonderful things. His story is simply that of a man who proved up on a claim and stuck on the job? He is said to be worth over $55,000 cash. We know that he closed a deal that meant a purchase of over $2,000 worth of seed from a local seed store. He talks nothing but the advantages of us in owning land and he says true words when he says such as that. Mr. Milton Livingston of El Dorado, Kans., was in the city on a business trip. WICHITA, KANSAS. Ike Morris, truck driver at Cara Funston, was home on a visit with his mother. Mrs Ethel Woodard has accepted the position of reporter for the Calvary Baptist church. Her name on the reporting staff makes a strong addition. The sisters of Mrs. Martha Todd, deceased, are running the Bonita in fine fashion and are giving splendid service in the dining room. Mr. Claude White of Anthony, Kansas, was in the city visiting his old friend, Mr. Edgar Wells. Mr. C. Calley and Mr. J. Brown of Chicago, Ill., were here for two days with the Chicago Cub baseball team, who had two games scheduled with the Wichita Western League team. These two young men are very popular on the circuit and have a record that is to be proud of. Miss Mary Ramsey gave a line party in honor of Miss Cecil Petit Monday afternoon. The party on their return from the theatre was served by Mrs. J R. Johnston, of the Imperial Buffet, who is an aunt of Miss Pettit. The guests were Misses Ethel Woodard, Flossie Gossit, Alberta Lewis, White Petit, Mary Ramsey. Mrs. Mary Parks, after a long hard seige of illness, is able to be up again. Rev. Vance, a traveling evangelist of Kingfisher, Okla., was in the city. Mr. Albert Martin is an awful bury man these days. Miss Florence Banks has returned to the city after a visit home with her parents. Mr. Brooks, a popular Pullman porter, who has many friends here, was in the city shaking hands with all his friends. Miss Ruby Smith and Faye Oliver, Mrs. Hicks and mother, Mrs. Hightower and Mr. John D. Jones visited Miss Florence Banks at her spacious home out on the boundless rolling mairies of Kansas near Pretty Prairie. The returning visitors had wonderful stories of locked doors, climbing out of windows and even falling out of bed. It is like a drum, can you beat it? Mr. Clyde 'Cole of Pittsburg, Kansas, passed through the city en route home. Did you know that numbered among the friends of Dr. G. G. Brown of this city that there is a lady principal of a colored school? Her name is Miss Hattie Ingram of Leavenworth, Kansas. Rev. W. H. Hill of Atchison, Kansas, writes his congratulations to the Kansan. Rev. J. R. Ransom of the St. Paul A. M. E. church, has gone to New York City and points in the East. He will meet the financial board of the General Conference. Mr. R. D. Petiford of Indianapolis, Ind., is in the city visiting with the family of Dr. F. O. Miller and his young daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who makes her home with her aunt and uncle. The entire state is in smiles because of a general rain that lasted part of two days. Gives us a little more of an advantage to biff the Kaiser. Mrs. J. R. Johnston and Mrs. Henderson went out on a tour through the city and were absent for such a long time that a call for assistance was sent into the office of The Kansas by Mr. J. R. Johnston for help to find them, but in the meantime they returned safely. Mrs. J. R. Johnson then served a five o'clock tea. Mr. Homer Perry, one of our boys from Camp Funston; is home visiting with relatives and friends. He is connected with the Field Hospital department. The army life must agree with him as he is looking well. Mrs. O. T. Taylor went to Kansas City for a few days this week. *7-Mt. Chas. Seymour of Minneapolis, Minn., passed through "fly Mrs. Norrire Davis, G. W. M. of the Grand Court of Calanthe, is doing well with her work. She is economical if her dealings and has dispensed with many expensive things. S. 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Now, all persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified that they must present the same-to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within two years after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. LENA EMMONS, Adm'rx. Of the Estate of Harriett E. Soward, Deceased. (First publication April 12th, 1918.) BARBER SHOP FOR SALE. On account of failing health would like to sell the New Reform Barber Shop. Location good, 601 State Avenue. A standard business. Terms to suit. See or write H. R. Stines, 601 State Avenue. SALINA, KANSAS. Stop at D. L. Taylor's Home. Modern, conveniences. Every thing satisfactory. A few steps from Union Station. 334 North Ninth St. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE By LEON W. DEAN. (Copyright, 1917, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Mountain House Joe he was called. If it was an exclusive bit of scenery you wanted, an exceptionally fine trout or a deer in sensor, Mountain House Joe would see that you got it. He was like any one of a hundred other Adirondack guides—and different. Just where the likeness left off and the difference began it was hard to tell. Whatever the reason, Mountain House Joe was considered the most popular guide in the mountains. One night in the rugged defiles of Indian pass he gave, us the real real peep, beneath the crust. We were looking away over a score of darkening mountain peaks to where Whiface reared its lofty head, still strongly etched against the northern sky. "How slugs Horace?—mundi moles operas—the toil-wright. mass of the world! I wonder what the old Roman would say if he could look upon a sight such as this!" It was Lieutenant Golden who spoke Joe, squatting on his heels by the fire where he was preparing the evening meal, turned his head abruptly. "If he were modest he would say that you had just given him credit for what rightfully belongs to Ovid." The temptation had proved too provoking and our cook of many a merry excursion had suddenly become a scholar of the classics. But straightway he was Mountain House Joe again and no amount of urging, on our part could complete the metamorphosis. "What the deuce is the matter with the fellow?" whispered Charlie Osgood after a series of inglorious attempts to invigle him into conversation. Despairing at length of a story from Joe, which we had come to anticipate as a part of the regular evening program, we turned back to the papers which the ladies had brought with them, how several days old. It was fall and the annual Yale-Harvard football battle was only a few weeks distant. The papers were full of it. We were n Harvard crowd and felt free to express our minds. "All Brickley," said Dick Valentine, turning the pages, "All Brickly and Harvard." It was Mrs. Mabel who saved the day, Mrs. Mabel was Dick's wife, but that didn't happen to help Dick any in this instance. She laughed, and when Mrs. Mabel laughs it is irresistible. "Well, I guess we clean forgot that Cambridge wasn't the center of the earth," she said. "And it wasn't any farther back than our own day when the Blue was treating us as we are treating them. You don't forget one Chase, do you, boys?" "Forget Joe Chase? I reckon not. No Harvard man of our time is likely to do that. He beat us for two years with a poor eleven behind him. No, we aren't forgetting Joe Chase." "Well," continued. Mrs. Mabel, "I think Dell knows ever a little more about Yale and Joe Chase than the rest of us. How about it?" All eyes were turned inquiringly on Dell. "We were to have been married," she said simply. I saw Mrs. Mabel color to the ear tips. Dell alone was undisturbed. Father and mother had picked out the man they wanted me to marry, and it wasn't Joe Chase. He had more money and therefore more social standing than Joe. Father did the only underhand thing I have ever known him to do in his life and sorrow his he repented. He told Joe he wasn't in our class. Joe had often tried to tell me the same thing, but I wouldn't listen to him. He was proud and dad must have used plain language. Before I could step him he had gone. You have seen Joe hit the line when ten yards were needed for a first down and you know it wasn't his way to turn back. He meant to leave me free and he hurts, for we have never heard of him from the day he walked out of dad's office five years ago. Anyway, I didn't marry the family's choice—they couldn't force me into that—and I only wish Joe knew that my heart had been as strong as his and that there was never any other but himself." The silence that followed Dell's words sets me to fidgeting even yet when I think of it. No one seemed able to say anything. Charlie Osgood attempted to coach; then seemed horrified at what he had done. Dick tried valiantly to find a rallying point from which gently to move our demoralized forces, for it was clear that any sudden change of front might startle Dell into regretting her confession. "Well," he said, "I'll wager even money, ten to ten, that Harryard wins two weeks from Saturday." A tall lean figure stalked into the firelit circle. We looked up in surprise. It was Mountain House Joe, the guide. "Till cover that bet," he said quietly. Dell had half risen to her feet. "When I saw that look in her eyes," said Charlie, Osgood, telling of it afterward, "I thought my scapw was called for sure. Then that big lanky son-of-a-gun grabbed her as though it was the real thing in a wild Inglantic mansacre and I closed my eyes to shout out the tragedy. When I opened them again they were still hugging each other." NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER KANSAS Happenings of More or Less Interest Gathered From Many Sources. DEATH OF MURTON ALBAUGH Clerk of United States District Court Succumbs to Pneumonia at His Home in Topeka. Morton Albaugh; 66 years old, for twenty-five years a leading figure in Kansas politics, died at his home In Topeka recently. His death was caused from pneumonia. He had been sick only a few days and few of his friends even knew that he was seriously ill. Mr. Albaugh had been clerk of the United States District Court for the past twelve years. He came into prominence in politics in the early '90s in Kansas when he was editor of the Kingman Leader-Courier, as one of the most active antagonists to the Populist party, which swept the state at that time. The ability which the young editor displayed and his keen political insight, coupled with his strength and popularity in Kingman County, attracted the attention of Cyrus Leland, who was then the leader of Republicanism in Kansas, and Chestier L. Long, just coming into power in the Seventh District, then known as the "Big, Seventh." In 1898, when W. E. Stanley was nominated for governor, Albaugh was elected chairman of the Republican state central committee. He had been a member of the committee for a number of years. He held the chairmanship for a long period, and it was his political genius and qualities of leadership that held the Leland machine together for a long time and brought it through many violent political storms, The only public offices Albaugh held in Kansas, outside of the clerkship of the United States Court, were those of bank commissioner, to which he was appointed by Governor Stanley, and before that was chairman of the state board of charities under Governor Morrill in 1895-97. He was made clerk of the United States Court by Judge Pollock after the death of Frank L. Brown in 1904. A surety bond covers the shortage of a bank cashier, no matter how that shortage was created, according to a decision of the supreme court recently. W. G. Colton was cashier of the Delaware State Bank. He was bonded by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. He misappropriated certain rents and securities in the bank to the amount of $800. The surety company contended that it was not liable on account of a technical clause in the contract requiring that losses be by embezzlement or larceny. The court held that a surety bond was intended to indemnify banks for any kind of losses caused by the dishonesty of the insured. Some new law governing the interference of a mother-in-law in juvenile matrimony was laid down by the state supreme court the other day. The court held that the parents of a 19-year-old son "owe no legal duty towards the son's wife, "except not to middle intentionally with their son's affections for his wife." The court further decreed that a mother-in-law is not guilty of alienating her son's affections for his wife "merely because she disliked the wife and regretted the son's marriage." A delegation of Pottawatomie county stockmen recently appeared before the First District appeal board and asked the board allow them a veterarian to help look after their stock. There were four veterinarians in Pottawatomie county. Three have entered army service and a fourth is subject to the draft. He has made no claim for exemption and desires to go. But the farmers do not wish to be left without protection against possible outbreaks of disease in their herds. They appeared before the board, and asked the remaining veterinarian be compelled to remain at home to look after the cattle. A. A. Knapp, state director, has appointed local directors in every county in the state to enroll mechanics for ship-building service. The government wants 6,000 workmen from Kansas. Relatives of Purl H. Marshall of Columbus, who was aboard the Tuscania, received word recently that he was among the survivors. At Mulvane recently, W. C. Robinson, a grocer, went to the second floor of his store. Upon opening a trap door he was confronted by an armed man who demanded Robinson throw up his hands. Robinson fled. The holdup leaped from the roof, leaving a flashlight and his mackintosh. A protest that the appointment of Harry N. Taylor of Kansas City Mo. as director of coal distribution for gx states made coal operators unwarranted control of distribution, was made recently by Governor Capper. FAVORITE STOGIE IS DOOMED Long; Slim Smoke, Popular With Many Men, Soon Will Be No More, According to Tobacco Dealer. A Cleveland tobacco dealer is authority for the statement that stogies soon will be no more. The war has knocked the stuffing out of them, or rather, it has taken the stogies' stuffing away to fill cigars of more aristocratic shape. Profit is all but gone. Prices climb, but so also do the objections increase against paying the higher rate. Taken altogether, the chances for the stogie are as slim as itself, says the Toledo Blade. As virtually all Cubans can roll cigars so was it once possible for many Americans besides professional cigarmakers to manufacture their own smokes. Hospitalable folk of the rural districts thought it the fine thing to offer their guests cigars which had been made in the house. The stogie was the last of its kind which could be said to have an unprofessional origin, many thousands being rolled by women at their homes in periods of the day when household duties were light. If now, the stogie is to disappear, cigarmaking in this country will cease to have even the slightest of the amateur touch. This vanishing is to be regretted, not simply because the stogle was a cheap smoke, but also because it was picturesque. It fitted a certain type of American face. It went with long chins, long legs, bodies without superfluous flesh. The man whose pockets were stuffed with stogies seemed to be armed against lonesomeness and the power of anyone to "turn him down". Smokers of timid spirit never affected stogles. ANYBODY CAN MAKE MISTAKES Everybody Able to Blunder, But Few Are Willing to Frankly Admit They Have Made an Error They Have Made an Error. Mistakes are things anybody can make successfully. I have known people, writes Strickland Gillian, In Farm Life, who seemed to fall at every other kind of manufacturing who could make as splendid specimens of mistakes as one could wish to see. Yes, and do it easy! I have made mistakes. Yep, I have. I used to think I made none. Now I list that think as one of the biggest mistakes I ever made or knew about. These days I find myself wondering if I am not the fellow who invented them. Sometimes a fellow takes a miss that nobody else would take, and afterward finds out it was a miss-take. Anybody under twenty never admits that he has made a mistake. And he is usually honest about it. If anything goes wrong, blame it onto someone else. After twenty-five he begins to think of a few he made when he was eleven. By the time he is forty-five he will forget the mishakes he made in early youth because, in looking back over the trail, the little ones of childhood are completely hid by the whoppers he has made since he was thirty-five. I don't know why people have to make mistakes. But they are bulit that way. I believe I never made the same mistake twice. This encourages me. For as I look back over a mistakedeited career I believe I have reached the point at which I cannot make any mistakes without repeating. But that may be a mistake. Right to the Point. One of the judges of the county court was called upon at his club recently, muses a New York correspondent, to make a speech in favor of the appointment of a well-known lawyer and member of the club, who was gunning for a political job. The judge touched on the patriotic issue, various questions of civil virtue and the value of keeping good men on the bench. At this point one of the members of the club, noted for his argumentative and violently demonstrative support of any point he took, arose. The remainder of the audience mentally got on tiptoe. Here is where the fireworks started. "Judge," began the questioner. "there's one thing that has always bothered me, and I hope you can settle it for me so that the other members of this club will see that I am right. This is it. Does or does not a straight flush beat four of a kind under any and all circumstances." Always In. It was the shopping period, and Miss Smith thought she would "drop in". On Mrs. Jones and ask her if she would assist her in the noble art of present-hunting. "Is your mistress in?" she asked the young mald. "Yes, miss," was the prompt reply. She was shown into the drawing room. But an hour passed and no Mrs. Jones appeared. At last the lady got up and called to the mald: "Did you tell your mistress I was here?" she asked. "Oh, no, miss," replied the girl quickly; "she hasn't returned from shopping yet." "Not returned!" exclaimed the astonished visitor. "No, miss. You see the mistress told me she was always home to you." Woman's imagination When a woman arrives, three minutes late at a railway station she imagines that the engineer gave her comb and pulled out first for spite. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Div. Rosie Johnson, Plaintiff vs. E. R. Johnson, Defendant. To E. R Johnson: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, for divorce and that you are required to answer the petition of the plaintiff, filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, on or borne the 22nd day of May, 1918, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you in favor of plaintiff granting her an absolute divorce and from you, and for such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require. DORSEY GREEN, Attorney for Plaintiff. (First published April 12th, 1918.) PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Yank Pitts, plaintiff, vs. Junita Pitts, defendant. No. 9234-A To the above named defendant, Junita Pitts, greetings: Said defendant, Junita Pitts, will take notice that she has been sued for divorce in the above entitled, by said plaintiff, Yank Pitts, on the grounds of extreme cruelty, gross neglect of duty and habitual drunkenness; and that the defendant must answer the petition in the above entitled action, filed against her by said plaintiff on or before the 25th day of May, 1918, or said petition will be taken as true and a judgment and decree for plaintiff, adjudging and decreeing a divorce to him from the defendant, for the causes in said petition alleged, will be rendered accordingly. (YANK PITTS, Plaintiff. By Guy Booker, Attorney for Plaintiff. (First Publication April 19th, 1918) James Harmon, Plaintiff, vs. Diora Harmon, Defendant. No. 9095. To Diora Harmon: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, for divorce, and that you are required to answer the petition of plaintiff on or before the 31st day of May, 1918, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you in favor of plaintiff, granting him an absolute divorce of and from you and for such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require. DORSEY GREEN, Attorney for Plaintiff. (First publication April 19th, 1918.) 1918 Bargains. WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE YOUR FAMILY? 4-room cottage; 35 feet, $1,250; $100 down, $10 per month and interest; city water, electric light, gas; cistern, coal house. Vacant lots, $85 and up. 7 room modern house, 50 ft., close in $2500. $500 cash, $15 a month and interest. 4-room cottage, 33 1-3 feet; electric light, city water, cistern and coal house, $1,350; $100 down, $10 per month and interest. 7-room stucco house, 50 feet; cistern, grape arbor, coal house, $1,400; $50 down, $12 per month and interest. 5 acres, $400; 1 acre under cultivation, 4 acres timber and rock; $50 down, $6 per month and interest; $200 worth of timber on this place. Will build 5-room stucco modern to suit parties, $2,500; $200 down, $15 per month and interest; paved street. 4 5-room stucco houses close in on paved streets, $1200. $50 cash, $10 a month and interest. 4 7-room frame cottages, city-water and gas. Close in, $1100. $50 cash, $10 a month and interest. 4 4-room cottages close in, $1,000 $50 cash, $10 a month and interest. 3.4-room houses $650. $8 per month and interest. Close in. MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY. MONEY TO LOAN-$200 or $250 Small Loans at 8 per cent. Fire and Cyclone Insurance. Let Us Write That Next Election for You. GEO. McCLELLAND & SON 733 Minn. Ave. Kansas City, KS.