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KANSAS Kans.Hist.Society J. O. TAKING IN NATIONAL BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE AT HOT SPRINGS National Baptist Convention Next Month at Los Angeles, Calif. Hot Springs, Ark., August 15. While we were lamenting over the death of President Warren G. Harding, word reached us all over the country that another great man had fallen. Dr. Benjamin F. Watson, of Washington, D. C., secretary of the Church Extension Society of the African Methodist Episcopal church. One man represented the state, the other the church, but both were great men. --- This goes to show that color has nothing to do with a man. God is plucking here and there, and we are not consulted as to whether or not we want to be the next or the next. One by one we are passing off the stage, and going in to come out no more. They tell me it is sweet to die, and if that be true I know the death messenger knows my street and number—yes he has his eyes on me all the time, and when I am wanted he, will simply come with the summon, and there is nothing for me to do but fold up my arms and go right into glory. I am sure you will remember Dr. B. F. Watson, for he was a man who made his way down stairs right up to the highest place. He served his country as a soldier, and then he served his church. He was a great preacher and he was a great preacher. He succeeded Dr. C. T. Shaffer as secretary of the Church Extension Society in 1900 at the general conference held in Columbus, Ohio. He has been faithful in the position ever since and so well has he done his work that his place was right in the hearts of his people, and his church. A few years ago, the death angel took from his side his companion. His daughter has kept house and looked after him ever since until about three years ago, there came into his life one of the great women of our race. She was a fine woman, a nurse and a companion of Dr. Watson, just the kind he needed in his work. She was brave, she was true. She lived for him and now she is left alone. Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Smith, the daughter, lived like sisters. They were both interested in the secretary. Then there was a faithful clerk who relieved him of all the care of the office, Miss Marie Thomas. She is well up in the business and took good care of the interest of the secretary. The church will find in time his successor. He is already trained and now right where God can use him, Dr. S. J. Johnson, of San Antonio, Texas. He will be found ready and willing to serve. There are other men who seek the position, but I am of the opinion that the man in Texas is the best fitted, and he will be called upon to serve. But here I am in this world and if I were not here I would be somewhere else, but you know when I came to this place it is all I can do to keep my mouth from jumping out of my heart. You recall I have told you from time to time how near this is to the place where the devil presides over his domain. This is near his kingdom of eternal punishment. This is where he uses his brimstone and fire for ever and ever, and in the burning of those who elected to be with him he just heats the water around this place. I am the forerunner of the National Negro Business League. I am the first on the scene, and I intended to be right here "Charley" on the spot. You will recall I was in Kansas City, the guest of Prospective Bishop Edward Wittenburg, when I wrote you the other letter, and now I am down here, and I have been doing some riding to get here. From Kansas City, I went to Fort Scott, Kansas, the guest of that wonderful young woman, Mrs. Katherine D. Tillman, of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, editor of the Women's Christian Re- (Continued on Page 4.) SUBSCRIPTION PRICE TWELVE MONTHS; $1.50 KANSAS U. R. K. P. TO NEW YORK Kansas City and Kansas Jurisdiction, will be represented at the Supreme Encampment which opens Saturday for eight days in New York City, 18th. General Thomas Kennedy and a bunch left last night over the Chicago and Alton. Those who accompanied their commander were: Col. Chas. Slaughter, Assistant Adj. General; Col. N. W. Thatcher, Chief of Staff; Col. Wm. Hurd, Assistant Judge Advocate, Junction City, Kansas; Col. Chas. Carroll, commanding 1st Regiment, Leavenworth, Kansas; Capt. H. J. Messley, commanding Stringer company of this city; Lieut Louis Bolar, Stringer company and Sgt. Richard Brown of Stringer. No. 11. Sgt. Wm. Campbell, Midwest Co. Others who joined the party were Major J. W. Bryan and Col. Wm. Stewart, Galena, Kansas. A number of Sir Knights and Ladies also accompanied the party from Kansas and Missouri. Their route was via of Chicago, Detroit, Canada. Niagra Falls and Buffalo. The party was a jolly one and Kansas will be cereditably represented. WOMEN'S DAY AT FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY, AUG. 19 Men's day Was Largely Attended Last Sunday. BISHOP VERNON DELIVERED FINE SERMON AT 11 A. M. Sunday was Men's Day at First A. M. E. church last Sunday and a great outpouring of people were present at the services. Rt. Rev. W. T. Vernon, presiding bishop of South Africa delivered the sermon at the 11 o'clock service to a full house. Bishop Vernon is a great preacher, scholar and theologian. The pastor filled the pulpit at 7:30 p. m. Women's Day. Sunday will be Women's Day, when they will have full charge of all the services. At the morning service they, have secured Rev. Miss Etta Scott, a noted woman preacher, to fill the pulpit and at 3 p. m. a Mrs. Webb will give an address and the evening service a woman preacher from Missouri, will preach. An all-day meeting and basket dinner will be the program and Mrs. Pauline Woodfork the leader of Women's Day, stated Sunday night when Prof. French made his report for the day, that if the women next Sunday could not make a better report, it would be the last Women's Day for the women of First church. The two choirs will have special music for the day and the Alabama Quartette will render selections. PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST HOLDING CARNIVAL Pleasant Green Baptist church, Rev. Geo. McNeal pastor, is holding a carnival at the corner of Oakland and Fourth streets, in front of the church. It opened Tuesday night and will run until August 25th. They have plenty of amusements and many interesting free attractions. Mr. Wm. Campbell of Moran, Kansas, a member of the Mid-West Company No. 2 Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias, was among the number who went to New York to the Supreme Encampment. Mr. Campbell owns a fine farm near Paola. Col. Wm. Hurd and his little boy of Junction City, was in the city three days this week and visited his wife's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, 349 Greeley avenue, and also spent some time with Editor Kennedy and wife, 834 Nebraska avenue. Col. Hurd was on his way to New York to the Supreme Encampment, being on the staff of General Kennedy. FOR SALE. Victoria Cream, powder and soap for sale by Ophelia Jackson, 1112 N. Twelfth street. Drexel 2010. CITY Kansas City, Kansas, August The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text or details. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a person lying on their back with their head slightly raised. The background is dark and indistinct, making it difficult to discern any specific features or details. REV. ETTA SCOTT, who will preach at the 11 o'clock service Sunday A. M. E. Church, corner of Eighth street and should hear this great pulpit preacher. Subject Man's Day." who will preach at the 11 o'clock service Sunday, August 19, at First A. M. E. Church, corner of Eighth street and Nebraska avenue. You should hear this great pulpit preacher. Subject, "The Brown and Black Man's Day." Mrs. Manning of 426 Everett avenue, is visiting relatives and friends in the South for a few weeks. Hear Rev. Davis of the Eighth Street Christian church and Rev. Geo. McNeal of Pleasant Green, on August 26, at 3 p. m. at the church of the Living God, 337 Oakland avenue. ROOM—Nicely furnished for two young men, who are willing to room together, and board at the same place. All modern conveniences, for your comfort. Call after 6 o'clock in the evening any day except Wednesday and Sunday, 1036 Walker avenue on Tenth street car line. "The summer girl is a perfect enigma. She keeps us guessing all summer, and we must give her up in the fall."—Boston Transcript. "Well, what's the idy?" demanded Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "What have you got your face smeared with that thundering stuff for?" "I was eating elderberries, and—" replied his son, Runt. "Aw, eating 'em? I lowed you was just wearing 'em."—Kansas City Star. The Visitor—So you think when your boy grows up he's going to be a famous wit? The Fond Mother—Yes, I kinda think he'll grow into one. The doctor says he's a half-wit now.—From the Associated Newspapers. Customer (to waiter)—Now, Jake, get me a good tender beefsteak. Jake—That's a tough job you're giving me—but I'll git ye a real sharp knife, anyway! What's the Answer? Accepting the menu card from the walter, the man looked it over with a manifest lack of enthusiasm. His rublebound face denoted good living in another era. Apparently the card had little on it to attract his attention. But suddenly he gave a decided start. Then he beckoned to the walter. "Is this something to eat or to drink?" he inquired. The walter leaned over and the patron pointed out an item on the card. "Ginger schnapps"—such was the wording. Both Together. "Well, that's funny!" ejaculated the landlord of the tavern at Wayover behind. "Eh?" returned a guest who was lounging on the veranda. "Why, there goes our local pride ilar arm in arm with our climate ilar. Usually they don't hunt in pairs. There must be a bunch of juicy scandal that one knows and the other hasn't heard about before."—Kansas City Star. The Pre-Eminent Pup "No man can expect to be treated like a household pet," said Mr. Meekton. "But your wife evidently thinks a lot of you. She's telling everybody you are a good husband." "Yes, She has to admit it. I got up from a sick bed last night to go out and look for a dog doctor." Up in the Air. After a recent storm had laid low a number of fences and trees and upset things generally. Bobble, age four, was viewing the wreckage. Turning to his mother, he said: "It's a good thing I wasn't out last night or that wind would have blown me up in heaven's lap." Scarce Article. Mother—Why haven't you more patience, Willie? Willie—Because it's so scarce, mother. You can hardly find any of it anywhere. Precaution. Lizard—"O-hum! I've been playing bridge all afternoon." Blizzard—"You'd better take a shower and a rub down." ADVOCATE LOCAL NEWS FOR RENT Summer Girls "Summer girls have the faculty of breaking engagements without breaking hearts." "The reason girls learn to swim more easily than men is because nobody ever has any fun teaching a man to swim." His Supposition. A. Budding Jokesmith. At the Eat Shoppe. THOMAS KENNEDY EDITOR AND PUBLISHER THE CIVIC LEAGUE "IN FLOWER" The Civic League holds to "Live Wire" judging from the amount of business dispatched at its meeting Thursday evening. Reports were received from several important committees, which indicated much work done and performed. Some new and additional matters were referred to committee, to report next Tuesday evening when a large and enthuasiastic meeting is in prospect. The Emancipation committee reported excellent progress and gave an outline of what will be this year—the plan is unique and interesting and will prove to be highly beneficial to our group and the community in general. An appeal will be made to the citizens of each state, as such, in making the celebration a success. The work of establishing Boy's Week—to begin September 16th and ending September 22, with the celebration, will be definitely mapped out at the meeting on the 21st. The churches, lodges and citizens in general are expected to join hands in making Boy's Week a grand success. Let every one feel his interest and be willing to bear his obligation in this worthy undertaking. For the boys of today make the men of tomorrow. And the man who waits for some other to do something for him, continues to so wait. I. F. BRADLEY, President. CLAUDE JONES, Secretary. CITY BRIEF'S AND IN SOCIETY The First Baptist Sewing Circle had a fine meeting at Mrs. G. A. Curry's residence, 948 Washington Blvd. Mrs. Bettie Lee, on Winona avenue, will go to the K. P. National Grand Lodge in New York. Metropolitan Sewing Circle had a delightful meeting at Mrs. Reese's on Walker avenue, between Seventh and Eighth street: Mrs. Serena Stewart, who has been sick with rheumatism is able to be up and around. Mr. Fletcher Huey, from Tyler, Tex., is visiting his uncle, Mr. Huey, on North Ninth street. Mrs. Georgia Oliver is in St. Paul visiting her son, Otis. Dr. John Wilson has a nice new auto of the Nash make. Officer J. W. Robinson is painting his home at 321 Nebraska avenue. Mrs. Fannie Robinson served Mrs. M. C. Matthews at breakfast, Tuesday. Lawyer T. W. Bell of Leavenworth, was in our city Tuesday. Lawn Tennis. In the lawn tennis tournament at Tenth street and Washington boulevard, Miss Ella Robinson has beaten many games, also Prof. Joseph Collins and others whose names we did not get; as they did not finish till Wednesday. The white tennis players have asked the colored champions to play against their champions, at the colored tennis court at Tenth street and Washington boulevard, which is the best court in the two cities. Mrs. Florence Lett of Atchison, was in the city this week visiting Mrs. Bailey on North Sixth street. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. McElroy and their little daughter, Melba Vaun, are motoring through to St. Louis in their new Sport Model Maxwell car, where the doctor will visit his father and attend the National Medical Society. Before returning they will tour to Chicago, Ill., Minneapolis, Minn., and Detroit. Dr. MtElroy is leaving his practice in charge of Dr. A. Porter Davis. Mrs. Leroy Caldwell of San Francisco, Calif., visited her brother-in-law and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bryant, 2109 N. Third street, last week. She was enroute to Topeka, Kansas, from there she goes to visit relatives in Denver, Colorado, and then back to the Golden State, her home. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Patrick, formerly of 905 Ohio avenue, have moved into their new home 410 Lafayette avenue. Buy a copy of The Advocate. Number 1 A UNIQUE WEDDING AT FIRST BAPTIST Liliputian Marriage Is Just Like Real Thing. First Baptist Church Sewing Circle was sponsor or a very pretty and interesting entertainment. A royal wedding, the Duke of Oaks wedded the Queen of Pansies and royalty held sway. At 8:30 Marguerite Smith, royal musician to the queen, entered the choir stand and began playing the sweet strains of Lohengrin's wedding march. Twelve misses attired in white marched in and sang the wedding chorus. Faithful and true. Two pages advanced from the vestry down the aisles and opened the golden gates, two pages advanced to the rostrum like sentinels with drawn swords to guard the wedding party. The pages were Arthur Ballance, Brooks Everett, Frederick Walker, James Readis. The color scheme was white and gold and all the decorations and costumes reflected the scheme. Then His Reverence, Bishop Lloyd Moberly, slowly advanced from the pastor's study to the rostrum to await the royal party. The royal guests then arrived: Marchioness, Nellie Mae Dunlap; Princess, Bernice Valtz; Princess, Julia Valtz; Duchessess, Gwendola Miller, Margaret Davidson, Zena Johnson. They were bejeweled and exquisitely dressed. Then came the ribbon bearers, Inez Yergan, Lois Plymeer, with wide streamers of ribbon and roped off the aisle at the extreme rear of the center aisle. Two pages guarded the golden gates. Then came the royal bridal party headed by King and the Dowager Queen, Sara Burdette and John McAfee. The old king and queen were in their glory as they advanced up the aisle to give their daughter in marriage. Then came the bridesmaids and groomsmen in lovely attire. They were Mary Johnson, Harriet Murphy, Ella Mae Dudley, maids, and John Marshall, Chas. Perkins, Herman Plummer, groomsmen, followed by the four beautiful girls in yellow and white costumes as light bearers with lovely gold and white trimmed candlesticks with gold and white lighted candles. Four tiny tots as flower girls. The light bearers were Naomi McGregor, Hazel Mitchell, Alice Jones, Marion Cotton; flower girls were Julia Wright, Marion McGregor, Josie Valtz, Lucille Ford. The Duchess of Marlborough, Grace Prince, was matron of honor, in a lovely creation of gold and carried a huge boquet of yellow flowers. Then came the tiniest of them all, two tots, Anastasia Barnes, as license bearer and Ray Weldon, as ring bearer, they looked like fairies. The groom, Duke of Oaks, (John Jones), advanced from the pastor's study half way down the aisle to meet the Queen of Panies, his bride (Edna Allyn Walker) and escorted her to the altar where His Grace, Bishop Moberly, in an impressive, yet pleasing way, performed the ring ceremony. Mendelsohn's march was played. Beautiful in every detail was the entire affair. At the conclusion of the wedding ice cream was served. The chorus was composed of the following misses who sank Lohengrin's bridal chorus very well indeed: Helen Battles, Octavia McReynolds, Mackey Shields, Marie Wright, Lucille Wright, Dorothy Moberly, Virgil Hachett, Leola Johnson, Urma Murphy, Mayme Walker, Elbe Cotton. Mrs. James L. Readis is the president of the circle and Mme. F. L. Prince was manager of the Royal Wedding. We have several requests to repeat it and we plan to do so. Watch for date and don't miss it. Mrs. Nancy Singleton, of Springfield, Ill., mother of Walter Singleton, and a sister of J. H. Johnson, of the Johnson Transfer Company, Wm. Johnson, of Galesburg, Ill., brother of Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Alcinda Holland and daughter of Terre Haute, Ind., cousin, and Walter Pleasant, of Richmond, Ind., nephew, arrived here Monday evening in their cars and will visit their relatives for awhile. Mr. Johnson's brother is rated as quite prosperous. --- THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE THOMAS KENNEDY, Editor and Proprietor. THOS. KNAPPER Associate Editor MRS. M. C. MATTHEWS, Society Editor. MRS. F. L. PRINCE Circulating Manager. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY at Office 608 North Sixth Street Phone Drexel 1814 Residence Phone, Fairfax 2663. SUBSCRIPTION. One Year.....$1.50 Six Months.....90 Three Months.....60 Eentered as second-class matter August 29, 1914, at the postoffice at Kansas City, Kansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Advocate is a weekly journal devoted to Race Progress and Human Uplift. Have your news in our office met later than Tuesday of each week to insurance publication. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. AND THE RAIN WENT ITS WAY But Young Woman's Precious "Protector? Was Safely Shielded From the Perilous Damp. The old rhyme, "Mother, may I go out to swim?" took a new turn one day last week in a big government department. In the familiar quatrain the mother tells daughter to hang her clothes on a hickory limb, but not to go near the water. The lady in the new case, however, had no intention of going in swimming, exactly, nor did her clothes figure in the event. It was her brand-new $5 umbrella she was worried about. The rain was coming down in torrents late that afternoon. She looked at her umbrella, then at the rain, took another glance at her silk protector, then a second at the downpour. The umbrella won. She turned to a messenger. "Will you please keep this umbrella for me until tomorrow?" she said. Then, bareheaded, she plunged down the steps and out into the pouring rain.—Washington Star. JUDGE HAS SENSE OF HUMOR English Legal Luminary Might Have Made His Way if He Had "Broken Into Print" Judges are supposed to be most solemn and dignified, but Justice Darling of London is a bright exception to this rule. Indeed, his friends claim that he is in a class with the late Mark Twain and should properly have been a writer. Illustrative of Judge Darling's turn of mind is the case of a certain witness who testified that he went into a saloon called The Elephant Inn, to use the telephone. "A trunk call, I suppose," flashed the judge. On another occasion, when a chauffeur was on the carpet for reckless driving Judge Darling asked: "Do you think that you can get a license and then, not knowing how to drive, careen about the streets as you like?" "Yes, slr." replied the chauffeur. Yes, sir, replied the chaunteur. "I only wanted to know," explained the judge, "because I sometimes have to walk on the streets myself."—London Tit-Bits. RUBBED HIM THE WRONG WAY Old Codger Quite Unable to See Sense or Humor In Remark Made by Dud Donner. "I belong to an unorganized club of paralytics," said the Old Codger of Kenilcuckle. "Every member has at some time had a stroke. We meet whenever and wherever we happen to, and enjoy ourselves by sizing each other up while talking about nothing in particular. Then we go our several ways, each satisfied in his own mind that every one of the others shows more signs of his afflictions than he himself does. And, confound it, just yesterday, old Dud Dodder sympathized with me for looking so much worse than he does. As a matter of fact I look just about as healthy and stalwart as I ever did, while everybody says old Dud is almost ready to toter into the grave."—Kansas City Star. Greeklike. Gen. Arbuthnot B. Garrett said at a Los Angeles luncheon: "The way the Greeks ran away from the Turks reminds me of Wash White. Wash, you know, ran away from the Heinles' bullets so fast one day that he caught up with them only a few minutes after they had passed him by. "Another day while Wash was withdrawing in this manner his colonel held him up. "Washington,' the colonel shouted, 'are you running away?' "No, kunnel, ah sutny ain't,' panted Wash, 'but ah's jest passed a heap o' niggahs what is." THE WEEKLY ANNOUNCER OF FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH J. F. GRIFFIN, Pastor. Residence, 1111 North Eighth St. Residence Phone, Fairfax 2904 Alex. Jones, Assistant Pastor. ORDER OF SERIVCES. 9:30 A. M., Sunday School. 11:00 A. M., preaching. 5:00 P. M., Junior Allen League. 6:00 P. M., Senior Allen League. 7:30 P. M., preaching. WEEKLY SERVICES. Official Board, 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:30 P. M. Choir rehearsal, Tuesday 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, prayer meeting, 7:80 P. M. Friday class meeting 8 P. M. CHURCH NEWS The Men's Day services were largely attended Sunday, at both morning and evening. Bishop W. T. Vernon was the speaker at the 11 o'clock service which was one of great power and spiritual help to the vast and appreciative audience. On the account of the death and funeral of President Harding, Senator Capper was not able to get here as had been announced, for the evening service, and the pastor, Rev. J. F. Griffin filled the pulpit, and delivered a fine sermon to a large evening audience. This Sunday is Women's Day, when they say, they are going to walk all over the men, as to money collected. They will have three services, one at 3 p. m., Rev. Etta Scott will preach at 11 a. m. Come out and hear this gospel minister. The Sabbath school will picnic at Klamm Park next Wednesday. Special cars will be run to the park without cost to the children. The choirs will greatly enliven things Sunday with their gospel music. Come and bring some one with you. CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD. 337 Oakland Ave. Rev. A. S. Mayfield. Pastor. On last Sunday, August 12, was a great day among the Saint of God at the church of the Living God. Sister Anna Bell, our beloved superintendent sounded the gaval at 10 a. m. for the attention of the Sunday school. The school was attended by old and young, and visitors. The Sunday school is improving rapidly, About 11:30 a. m. Rev. Maysfield ascended the pulpit with wholesome word and entertained his hearers. The services were enjoyed by all present. The pastor, deacons and the church was graced to have with us, Dr. Shields, one of our colored dentists of this city. He made a few remarks of interest. We were also graced to have the rest of the visitors with us. All are welcome at the Church of the Living God any time. From 3:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. Elder Monroe Lee of Little Rock, Ark., had a Grand Bible Class. Rev. Lee is a wonderful Bible teacher. Don't fail to be in this class every evening from 5 p. m. to 6 p. m. at the church 337 Oakland avenue. At 6 p. m. the President calls the Bible Band to order with several members present. The Bible Band was very nicely attended and a good lesson recited. A nice program was rendered by the committee. Baptism was rendered at Eleventh street and Washington last Sunday by the Pastor, about 5 p. m. About 8:25 p. m. Rev. Maysfield introduced Elder Lee to his congregation to preach for us. Rev. Lee spoke well and was enjoyed by all. Elder Lee is president of the Women's Work and one of the church of the Living God Bible instructors throughout the Brotherhood. He preached a wonderful sermon last Monday night. It was announced that Rev. Davis of the Eighth Street Christian church, and Rev. George McNeal of the Pleasant Green Baptist church and Rev. P. C. Roe, will be with us on the fourth Sunday in August, the 26th—and their congregations. August 26 is the $1,000 Rally Day for the new church which will take place at once. August 19 services, 11 a. m.; Bible Class begins at 3 p.m.; Bible Band, 6 p. m.; services at 8 p. m. Come and be with us and enjoy yourself. Rev. Maysfield residence, 1903 N. Fourth street. Phone Fairfax 1017. Chief William Christian is expected to be here August 26. Hear ye him. Don't forget to subscribe for our home product, The Advocate, a clean paper for the people, 5 cents per copy. Per year, $1.50. See W. C. Arch, reporter and collector. Office 1810 N. Fifth street. Phone Fifield 3958M. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE METROPOLITAN God is working wonders at Metropolitan. Excellent services were held in the basement, the largest in the city.. The shepherd and members are getting acquainted so that rumors and snares of satan do not harm them, but it seems the church grows weekly. Pastor Bronson preached Sunday morning on "The Word Was God and the Word Was Made Flesh and Dwelt Among Us." He portrayed so beautifully that Christ was the Word made flesh, that the Holy Spirit descended into the basement, and cause some to join the church. It was a great sermon, but the night sermon was said to be still more effective. At 8 p. m. he preached the text, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and lo, I am with you always even until the world shall end." He explained baptism in such an apostolic manner that many shouted for joy. At the close of the day about eight had joined the church and two converts were baptized. Also at night, the crowd was still larger as it is such a large cool basement, many seem to enjoy its simplicity. The Baptizing was performed in the great upstairs auditorium in the glass Baptistry and it was very impressive. The ordinary collection was over $115. The Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. are doing excellently. Group four of the B. Y. P. U. rendered an enjoyable program. The floor of the main auditorium is hard-oiled nicely and ready for the new pews which will be here soon. Nearly $20 was taken up for Brother Pleasant, who has been sick quite awhile. It is said by authentic persons that Metropolitan has $900 in the treasury for August. Mr. J. C. Branch resigned as one of the clerks because he is a night watchman at W. U. Mr. Jennings resigned as one of the deacons, because he is a night watchman in Kansas City, Mo.. Both resigned in a christian manner. Mrs. Bronson sent regards to all members and is getting along very well in her illness. Come to Metropolitan next Sunday August 19, and hear deep. cloquent, christian sermons by the pastor. Mr. Pickens, Jr., resigned as deacon and he and his wife are said to be visiting in Colorado. Mrs. Dow and Mrs. Eskridge made good reports of the Kaw Valley convention at Lawrence. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Services Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Preaching 11 A.M. Allen League, 200 Doe Furniture FALL AND WINTER SUITS Order your fall and winter suit. Three hundred new samples just arrived. Your choice from ninety samples. Full 3-piece suit made to measure, $31.75, deposit $4.75. Boys suits, $8.45 to $14.75, 6 to 18 years. Suits and overcoats from $23.50 to $45.00. Orders taken for ladies made to measure skirts, etc. A full line for all. See Arch P. Co. W. C. Arch, manager, 1810 North Fifth street. Fifield 3958-M. PRINTING Good Printing Is the Dress of Business. That Is the Kind We Do. Let Us Show You NO newspaper can succeed without advertising, therefore we solicit the patronage of our readers for those who by their advertising help to make this paper possible. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Kansas City, Kansas. Rev. W. A. Bowren, D. D., Pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; preaching, 11 a. m., and 8 p. m. B. Y. P. U., 6:30 p. m. Prayer and praise service, Wednesday, 8 p. m. Sabbath School was very nicely attended and our superintendent was present and the lesson was beautifully portrayed. Our superintendent is attending Kansas University, taking a special post graduate course. He is a young man, up to the times in secular and religious work and we are justly proud of him. At 11 A. M. the pastor preached a very thoughtful and encouraging sermon from Ps. 46-1. "Confidential Security in Calamity." Our text implies that the church should be calm and tranquil because God is her refuge. We live in a turbulent world but in Jehovah is peace. The world will always demand our time, talents and so forth and after we give them we will still be without that which brings permanent peace and satisfaction in every walk of life and home, church and state. A perfect calm and trustful, depending on God must be manifested for abiding security and lasting peace. The reason the world is so far behind is selfishness is being manifested to much sin. Oh sin is undermining the foundation of our homes, churches and governments. The tumult of the world is a sign of sin. Hence a quiet passive religion is not what is needed, but God's people are warriors. We must fight sin, but we must not be disturbed but know God is with us. Church keep the proper relation with God and a trustful spirit. The choir under Prof. T. H. Reynolds is rendering excellent music. The anthem "Peace Be Still," was faultlessly rendered and many amen's being heard at the close of the rendition. There were several accessions. Mrs. Garnett Messley and Mrs. Hattie Washington were elected general chairman and secretary of the state convention work for the coming convention in October this year. B. Y. P. U. was very interesting and nice attendance. 8 P. M. the pastor preached from Rev. 3:4. White Garments in Sardis. An inspiring sermon. A hearty welcome awaits all who attend our services. MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ..... Kansas City, Kansas. Rev. E. M. Moseley, Pastor Sunday school, 9:00 a. m. Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Preaching, 8:00 p. m. Mission Circle, Monday night 7:30 p. m. Y. M. B. Band, Tuesday night 7:30 p. m. Prayer service, Wednesday night, 7:30 p. m. Preaching, Thursday night 8:00 p. m. Choir practice, Friday night, 8.00 p. m. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday, 6:30 p. m. As usual a large gathering of worshippers assembled at our morning services and we opened our services on time. The morning service was very spiritually aroused by the earnest and soul stirring prayers from all over the church. The pastor took his text from I John 3-6, subject "Love for One Another." Great stress was placed on the different degrees and shades of love and a clear comparison of what love is by representing it as cement or mortar to bricks of a wall was well pictured and explained to the hearers and everyone enjoyed the love of the Holy Spirit in the building. At 8 p. m. Rev. Gateward of Missouri, preached from St. John 3, 3, subject "The New Birth." The speaker handled well his subject and placed great stress on the life after a new birth compared with the life without the "new birth." The great blessings that follow the "new birth" and the final peace and happiness enjoyed by those that take on the "new birth" was eulogized by both speakers as Rev. E. M. Moseley closed the sermon. All enjoyed a happy spiritual feast. Two additions to the church. Five sinners came forward for prayer. simmers came forward for prayer. Brother P. Loyd, teacher of Class No. 1, B. Y. P. U., was called to go South and visit the side of the sick bed of his father. We pray, for brother Loyd's sick father and for his success on his three weeks' journey. Brother Loyd is living at 1512 East Eleventh street, Kansas City, Mo., and is a regular member of Mt. Olive church and takes part in all its meetings. We enjoyed a nice time at the entertainment given by Sister Moseley last Friday, night for the Pastor's Aid Club. Be sure DIRECTORY OF MASONIC LODGES to go to the entertainment given at Sister S. T. Thomas' residence, '421 State and given for the Pastor's Aid Club on Saturday night, August 18. A great musical concert will be given by the Mission Circle with mixed pieces from other churches on the 27th of August. Don't fail to come and hear it. Come to church every Sunday with a desire to do your best in helping give glory to God. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Philip Davis, Defendant. To Philip Davis, Greeting: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by your wife, Laura Davis, for a decree of divorce, in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, on the grounds of Gross Neglect of Duty, Extreme Cruelty and Abandonment; and that unless you answer the petition of said plaintiff filed herein on or before the 21st day of September, 1923, said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you granting said plaintiff an absolute divorce of and from you and such other and further relief as she may be entitled to in equity. WM. H. TOWERS, Atty. for Plaintiff. (First Published August 10, 1923.) PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, 2nd Division Orville Dayton, Plaintiff vs No. 21266 Rosa Dayton, Defendant. To Rosa Dayton: 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 before the 28th day of September, 1923, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you in favor of the 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 published August 17, 1923) DIRECTORY OF M GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. National Grand Lodge Convenes in Kansas City, Kansas, October, 1924. Rev. J. Broadnax, M.W.G.M., 2325 Ruby avenue. Telephone Argentine 1001, Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. J. F. Wilson, D. G. M., 1403 N. Tenth street, Kansas City, Kansas. Clyde L. Briggs, R. W. G. Sec., 612 T street, Atchison, Kansas. J. W. Wilson, G. Treasurer, 1317 North Tenth street, Kansas City, Kansas. Milton Washington, G. Organizer, 1114 Oakland avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Smalley Grant, G. S. W. Wm. Dabney, G. J. W. A. McRoy, G. Tyler. Appointed Grand Officers: Rev. B. R. Ross, G. Lecturer; Rev. R. S. Everett, G. Chaplain; D. W. Hurley, G. S. Deacon; S. H. Madison, G. J. Deacon; Wm. Young, G. S. Steward; W. C. Clemons, G. J. Steward; Wm. Buffington, G. Marshall; Wm. Robinson, G. Sword Bearer; J. S. Stone, G. Standard Bearer; Wm. Cavens, G. P.; John S. Morris, Ass't G. Secv. PRINCE HALL LODGE NO.11 (Atchison, Kansas) Meeting nights: Second and fourth Thursday's in each month at True Eleven Hall, Sixth & Santa Fe streets. Visitors welcome. Clarence Kearford. W. M., 207 East Kearney street. Levi Woodson, Secy., 101 East Kearney St. Golden Star Lodge No. 103 F. & A. A York Masons. Meet first and third Tuesday evenings of each month at Golden Star Hall, 163 Pearl street, Boulder, Colo. R. M. HORNE, W. M. 2003 Bluff street. J. S. MORRIS, Asst Sec. Box 416 Boulder, Colo. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17 1923. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Rodgers Jones, plaintiff. vs. Ida Jones, pedendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court by the above named plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer the petition filed against you, on or before the 22nd day of September, 1923, the petition will be presented to the court and evidence introduced thereon, upon which a judgment will be rendered, the nature of which will be a decree, divorcing the plaintiff from you the defendant, and for the costs of this action. I. F. BRADLEY, Attty. for Plaintiff. Attest: CARL W. FINCKE, Clerk, District Court. (First Published August 10, 1923.) PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Division No. ..... Thelma Brown, Plaintiff, vs No. ..... Elijah Brown, Defendant. To Elijah Brown, Greeting: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by your wife, Thelma Brown, for a decree of divorce, in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, on the grounds of Gross Neglect of Duty, Extreme Cruelty and Abandonment; and that unless you answer the petition of plaintiff filed herein on or before the 21st day of September, 1923, said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you granting said plaintiff an absolute divorce of and from you and such other and further relief as she may be entitled to in equity. WM. H. TOWERS, Atty. for Plaintiff. (First Published August 10, 1923.) Fifield 2367M MRS. ARETHA WHITE, PORO BEAUTY PARLOR Dandruff, Falling Hair and Itching Scalp. Face Bleaching, Marvell Waiving, Singing and Clipping. 359 Waverly Avenue Kansas City, Kansas MASONIC LODGES FAR WEST LODGE NO. 5 (Lawrence, Kentucky) Far West Lodge No. 5, F. & A. A. York Masons, meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month at Masonic Hall, 737 N. H. St, 8 p.m. Visitors are always welcome. J. S. Stone, W. M., 442 Locust Street; Elgin Woody, Secretary, 640 Ark. Street, Lawrence Kans. York Masons St. John Lodge No. 9, F. & A. A. York Masons, meets the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month at Ninth street and Everett avenue, 8 p.m. Visitors always are welcome. DR. J. FRANKLIN WILSON, W.M. 1403 North Tenth Street. CLARENCE HICKMAN, Secretary, 1327 Woodland Avenue. Phone Melrose 1042W. Frank Wilson Lodge No.88 F. and A. A. York Masons meet the First and Third Saturday evenings of each month at 8 p. m., Ninth and Everett avenue. Vsitors ever welcome. S. H. MADISON, W. M. 1236 Barnett Avenue, ERVIN HAWKINS, Secy. 425 Parallel. Sunset Lodge No. 98 F. A. and A. York Masons Meet the first and third Monday evenings each month at Masons Hall, 2538 Washington stret, Denver Colo. FELIX HARRIS, W. M. S. GRANT, Secretary. Silver Chord Lodge No. 104 F. & A. A. York Masons. Meet the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, Mason Hall, 2538 Washington stret, Denver, Colo. P. B. SPEAR, W. M. 1039 26th Ave. As We Journey Through Life Let Us Live by the Way Journey to West End Tailoring Company and See for Yourself HOME MADE GARMENTS West-End Tailoring Co. 1306 N. 10th Street Fairfax 1146 A PERSONAL SERVICE—HUMAN CONSIDERATION YOU GET MORE THAN YOU PAY FOR—ASK ANYBODY ```markdown ``` FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 1923. 1997 As We Journey Let Us Live Journey to West End T See for HOME MADE West-End T 1306 N. 10th Street A Printing Service GRAY PRINTING, "T" A PERSONAL SERVICE— YOU GET MORE THAN YOU THE GRAY FIFTH AT OAKLAND AVENUE MET DEATH FOR HIS OPINIONS Spanish Scholar of the Middle Ages Executed Because He Refused to Bow to Orthodox Doctrine. Michael Servetus, a Spanish scholar and anatomist, was condemned to the flames and burned to death because he had views of the Trinity antico-lict to the orthodox doctrine. In USS he published his matured theological system in France. He was committed to prison, but succeeded in escaping. He was apprehended in Geneva on a charge of blasphemy and heresy. The magistrates of Geneva consulted the magistrates of all the Protestant Swiss cantons, who referred the matter to their divines, the latter unanimously declaring for his punishment, John Calvin being especially urgent and emphatic as to the necessity of putting him to death. As Servetus refused to retract his opinions, he was condemned to the flames, and the sentence was carried out. Calvin, however, had wished the death penalty of fire to be commuted into some other kind of death. Servetus is numbered among the anatomists who made the nearest approach to the doctrine of the circulation of the blood, as appears from a passage in his "Restitution Christiani-ml." GETTING BACK AT ADVISER Young Athlete Thought He had Something Coming, and Decided to Improve the Occasion. Walter Camp told at a New Haven dinner a story with a moral. "A brawny young chap," he said, "came to a doctor to have a broken collar-bone set. While the doctor worked his patient gave him advice in a steady stream. "Be careful there," he would say. Ralse the arm a little higher. Not like that! Heavens, are you losing your head? "The doctor was bewildered, but he got the bone set finally and started to bandage the patient up. "Tighter on that bandage! The stream of counsel began to flow again. Tighter, I tell you! There, that's better. Now a pin! Are you deaf? Are—" "But the doctor had by this time lost patience. "Who and what are you? he shouted savagely. 'Are you drunk, or crazy, or what?' "No, doc,' said the young man with a pleasant smile. 'I'm just the new 'back of the football team, and that's the way you dope me up with unsolicited advice every blasted game.'" Double Entry. I was entering a large bank building through the revolving doors one evening just as a great crowd of employees was passing out. One, a large woman, seemed to hurry. I was just about to step out of the door when this woman stepped into my compartment and gave the door a vigorous shove. She had evidently not seen me at all, as I am of slight build and the lights were dim. The door started to whirl rapidly around and there was nothing for it but to trot back around as fast as I could, which I did, to the accompaniment of profuse apologies from my companion and much applause from the spectators—Chicago Tribune. SHARP SENTENCES Paint pays! A five-cent man is nickel-plated. Matrimonial bonds are not negotiable. A little learning makes a bore doubly tiresome. A magnetic speaker is naturally a drawing card. Confidence is seldom lost, but often sadly misplaced. It isn't scandal until folks begin to talk about it. It takes only one vote to pass a good resolution. Persons who live in autos should not throw glass. Good jobs are always scarce unless you create them. Only an oculist can make some people open their eyes. Fortune never smiles on a man because he is a joke. When a woman loses her temper she shows her age. A surprise party is seldom an unexpected occurrence. Sunshine has no terror for the girl with a $25 parasol. The sacrifice you are glad to make is seldom a sacrifice. Carpenters and poker players are known by their chips. The bigger a man is the less his wife is afraid of him. When a man is short he is naturally more or less crusty. Chances are against the man who refuses to take chances. Half the fun of fishing is knowing you ought to be working. Every time a man sees a pretty girl he imagines he's in love. Initative is doing what should be done without being told. No artist has ever been inspired to paint a bald-headed angel. It is probable that no very nolsy boy ever became an author. It's a safe rule to pass up two-thirds of human philosophy. A close friend is all right until he declines to lend you money. When a barber gets out of one scrape he gets into another. Variety is the spice of life—especially in the matter of kisses. When lawyers come in at the door love files out at the window. Happiness is always where we find it, but seldom where we seek it. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE HIS FANGS DEADLY "Diamond-Back" Always a Thing to Be Dreaded. Pony, In All Its Fleetness and Wisdom, Easy Victim of the Silent, Sudden Terror. The following is taken from "The Diamond-Back," a snake story by Carlyle Graham Raht in Everybody's Magazine. "On a jutting edge near the top of a high back wall a score of rattlesnakes sprawled, huge diamond-backs, rousing in the warmth to sluggish activity. "The particular cause of the disturbance was an immense fellow whom the sunshine had tempted forth. He was a thing of beauty, if not a joy forever. The markings of the diamonds—black-lined, within this, dull gray merging into russet brown—glistened in the brilliant light as if his majesty had just come from the royal bath. He had crawled from a great cleft in the wall, and with the dignity befitting his six feet six was endeavoring to negotiate passage to the warmest spot on the ledge. "He flowed forward in graceful undulations, his great blunted nose thrust a foot in the air and his head canted sidewise inquiringly. A sudden whir brought him up with a lightning dart backward of head and neck, Danger! A fellow rattler had signaled. True, the alarmist lacked by two feet the stretch of his majesty, but the rattlesnake's bite is death to his own kind, and each one observes the rights of the other—especially when one has lived the span of fourteen rattles and a button! Wisdom had helped his majesty to reach great age. Cautiously he retraced his way, seeking other means to reach the enticing ledge. "Before his majesty had proceeded far, a sound like marshaling thunder overhead shook the ledge. "The diamond-back paused, with tongue flickering. Closer rolled the thunder, joined now by audible screams. Bowlders and pebbles catapulted over the heights above, thudded in the midst of the half slumbering serpents and lashed them into fury as a remuda of horses, fresh from relieving their thirst, with heels flying, teeth playfully snapping, shrilling their exuberance of spirit, crowded the leaders into the narrow trill leading down to the canyon's bottom. With clumsy haste, the rattlers for the most part sought refuge in the cleft. But not so his majesty. "As the lead horse, slipping, sliding, pushed forward and downward by his impatient followers, passed the ledge, the loosened pebbles sprayed the rattler with stinging pellets. His majesty whirred a warning and colled, while the leader, snorting with fear, sprang forward out of danger. The second horse, hearing the song of the cascabeles, likewise leaped safely past the ledge. Then his majesty struck half his length. As his great mouth flew open, the jawbones, working as levers, unfolded the inch-long fangs. "A big black gelding was the third in line, and as the fangs of the diamond-back sank into the meaty part of his flank, he squealed in terror. The remainder of the band hesitated on the rim, then heard the terrifying rattle and fled." Why Not Thermos Houses? A thermos bottle has become an article of common use, though only invented a few years ago by Professor Delcar. It is just a double walled flask with the air drawn out between the walls. This vacuum prevents the passage of heat or cold waves. If it were possible to make the vacuum perfect, no heat would pass through. Why should we not have vacuum houses; two concrete walls and a vacuum between them? A little heat in winter would be all they would need. Unfortunately the walls would have to be bridge work to stand the pressure weight of the air outside 14.7 pounds per square inch, which would prevent the vacuum from being quite perfect. His Objection. "What a glorious region!" rhapsodically ejaculated a tourist. "How magnificent the hills, how wonderful the scenery. Do you realize that within a few years this will be the most popular recreational region in all the West? That thousands upon thousands of people will visit you, and—" "That's all right, podner," interjected Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "I'm going to move before that time. I'm kept awake so much now answering the questions of newcomers and thinking up funny character stories to tell 'em that when they get to coming by thousands lemme ask you, how is a—'ptu—feller to.get to sleep in the daytime a-tall?"—Kansas City Star. Cost of Accidents Industrial accidents have cost over $125,000,000 in compensation during the past nine years in New York state. This amount, made public by the state industrial commissioner, has been nailed to injured workmen, and to dependents of workers killed in industrial accidents since workmen's compensation law has been in operation in New York state. The money was distributed to more than 400,000 claimants. Industrial accidents in the state during the nine-year period, the report added, numbered more than 2,500,000, an average of about 300,000 a year. The number of deaths reported was 12,490, an average of 1,300 a year. Here's to the very newly married. It was winter and the young husband complained bitterly of a "beastly" pain in his back; lumbago, pleurisy; "Heaven knows what!" he gloomed on his terrified spouse. And talked largely of more life insurance. Terrified into action she recalled her mother's remedy—for such mysterious aches and pains, says a New York Sun and Globe writer. A boiling hot bath and—wasn't it borax? On this fateful morning she therefore drew the bath, arranged the towels and seeking in the kitchenette—equipped for her while on her recent wedding trip by her feminine relatives—she discovered the borax in a large bag. Uncertain of the quantity, she flung the contents into the tub and ordered her husband to soak. He did, from crown to toe. After which there were scenes. The borax was starch. And then there was the bride who on a cruise with her groom in a forty-four sailing sleep, in the midst of a really terrific storm when the crewless captain and owner was struggling with sheets and centerboard, called loudly from the cabin, "We shall capsize!" He groaned but fled to her rescue, and found her sitting peacefully on a rocking camp stool. She smiled sweetly when he entered. "Would you mind," she asked tenderly, "buttoning my shoes." And about the bride whose husband demanded sausage meat—the kind one fries, you know, the back home sort, served in little sizzling cakes? How about her when she went to her butcher and, learning that no sausage meat was to be had at the moment, bought with gravity and hard earned lucre a dozen or so small fat sausages and ordered the patient butcher to strip off the skins and dig forth the succulent innards. How about her? How about them all, bless them? Exporting Worm Holes That it pays to investigate needs of foreign markets is shown by the following incident which occurred in a foreign country a short time ago, recently reported to the lumber division of the Department of Commerce. An American exporter sent an unusually poor consignment of oak, which was found to be wormy, to his overseas connection, but no market could be found for this parcel. This consignment would have caused a great loss to the exporter were it not for the fact that the consignee happened to visit an antique furniture factory. The manufacturer was at that time busily engaged in making antique grandfather's clocks and found the oak in question to answer his purpose very nicely because it eliminated the work of boring worm holes by hand. The parcel was disposed of at a premium and a profitable connection was established. Force. Not Elegance During the war an enlisted man who had done well in our service was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He knew his drill and his duties perfectly, but owing to his lack of education the words that he used in his reports were sometimes puzzling. During the fighting around Chateau-Thirry he found that he and his platoon were far in advance of the rest of the line and in a very tight place; there was little hope of their getting out unless help came quickly. He had already lost a good many men. Calling his runner to his side, he gave him this message to deliver to the colonel: "Beat it to the old man, kid, as fast as your legs' will carry you and tell him, with my respects, to hustle up reinforcements, as me and the whole platoon are all decomposed!" In spite of the choice of words the reinforcements arrived In time.— Youth's Companion. Couldn't Fool Him. Vesuvius always has a plume of smoke waving over it. This caught the eye of one visitor to Naples to the exclusion of all else. For days he viewed it from his hotel window with a telescope. Proceeding then to make the acquaintance of some city officials, he asked the name of the mountain. They told him it was Vesuvius. "Well," he stated, "I'm a revenue officer at home, and I'll just give your police a little tip. I been watching that hill a week now. I've had experience in such matters. They can't fool me. Somebody is running a still." To Be Restored to Fertility. The plain of Gennesaret, the garden of the Lord, over which Josephus became dithyrambic, which in his day had a soil so fruitful that all sorts of trees and fruit grew in it, lles waste save for a Jewish colony that is banking up the soil in a corner and preparing a nursery for trees. The grapes and figs have given place to a jungle of weeds! For the shadow of the Turk has bilighted all the land. But it will yet be a garden of the Lord once more.—Dr. Norman Maclean. The Old Barns. A reporter has been visiting back yards to find out what has been done with the old barns, monuments to the age of the horse-drawn vehicle. He found that many of them have been converted into garages, the lofts empty except for cobwebs. Others are used for storage places. A few have been converted into playhouses for children—mostly by the children.—Columbia University. Company Formed in New York for the Purpose of Cleaning and Refinishing Them. That time-worn and still unanswered question, "What becomes of all the old pins?" seems to be in a fair way of being answered in New York city at least, for a company has been formed for the purpose of refinishing used pins and restoring them to their original newness. Not that representatives of the company are to patrol the streets gathering up discarded pins, but it is said that in some of the large dressmaking establishments the pin bill sometimes reaches as high as $1,500 annually. Used only once, the pins are removed and allowed to drop on the floor, where they are swept away. Even if gathered up at the close of the day, the pins are too dirty to be used again on fine fabrics. The company mentioned purposes to effect a saving in the pin item by taking all the used pins, cleaning and refinishing them. More than a year of experimentation was necessary in order to discover a process for satisfactorily refinishing the pins. At first it was thought that if the pins simply were gathered by means of a magnet instead of sweeping, they could be used again without refinishing, but even then it was found that the pins retained enough of the floor dust to soil white fabrics and make their use unprofitable. A process was finally discovered, however, whereby the refinished pins can be returned to the users at half the cost of the new product and still the refinishing company will be enabled to make a fair working profit. Life Saved by Pun Only a common hound, but he fought a maddened bull to save his eight-year-old master's life and won. The boy was resting under a tree in a field near Sunbury, Pa., when the infurred bull saw him. The animal charged and tossed him high into the alr. One horn sank into the child's arm. The boy screamed with pain as the animal dragged him across the field, but no one heard except the little dog. The pup was game, but cautious, too, and opened his attack from the rear. He sank his teeth into the bull's hind leg and hung on despite violent kicks. The bull released the little lad to deal with the new annoyance and the hound let go. That was his strategy. Snapping and snarling, he backed away from the charging bull, dodging and leading the animal away from the boy. The little victim crawled away under the fence and the pup at once gave up the sight. With a final snarl, he dashed away after his master, wagging his tall proudly. Nazareth Becoming Modern. A garage at Nazareth rather jars on the susceptibilities of Christian people who have a great reverence for the little Palestinian village where Christ spent his boyhood days. Such, however, is the case, rendered necessary by the increasing tide of automobile traffic. The new repair shop is in charge of Arabs, Syrians, or Jews who learned the trade in the United States. Even in Nazareth, which in other respects is little different in its seclusion and repose from that day twenty centuries ago when the Savior sent forth the message of brotherhood and equality which transformed the world, there are modern garages and machine shops. They make a striking contrast with the poor homes of the natives, and are within a short distance of the site of the abode which once was the carpenter shop of the Master of Men. Aero Newspaper. The airplanes carrying mail and passengers between London and Paris now actually have a printing outfit on board them and publish a newspaper on the voyage. Each day before the sailing hour the latest news of the world, political, financial and general, is rushed to the editor. During the flight news is sent out by wireless from London and Paris at regular intervals, so that the aerial editor is in instant touch with affairs. The news is prepared, set up, and the paper printed during the aeroplane's flight. The editions are delivered to the towns over which the airplane files by means of parachutes. The aerial newspaper contains stock quotations, special features and news in general. Wanted Information Scenator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, chairman of the senate committee on appropriations, is serious-minded. He seldom tells a story. His pet one is this: "Several years ago one of the committees of which I was a member had under consideration Indian helchialr cases. Particulars about them were stated clearly and fully in the book of estimates and all that we had to do was to follow that, item by item. One senator, who must have been wool gathering, spoke up: 'Mr. Chairman. I wish you would explain to me what in the world Indians have to do with alrshlgs.'" One Sunday. It was in Indianapolis. A Sunday school teacher asked a little boy his name. Before he had time to answer another little boy said, "His name is John Clark." 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Drexel 2287 WILL TRADE AUTOMOBILE Seven Passenger Touring Car, Cord Tires, Fine Running Condition, to trade for Real Estate of any Kind—Can be Seen at 529 State Avenue—Fairfax 1050 UNITED WORKERS OF THE WORLD. Mount Edna Camp No. 1 meets the first and third Thursday night of each month at Slaughter's hall, Ninth and Everett streets. Visiting members are welcome. MRS. BILLA WOODS, H. R. MRS. A. BEVENUE, H. S. --- PAGE FOUR If You Want to Buy or Sell a Home See Brown Real Estate Company, 330 Greeley Avenue, Fairfax 0767. A BARGAIN—10 acres choice land six miles from city. Fine fruit; on rock road and interurban line. Don't delay. 4-room house, $900, $250 down, balance to suit. Good cistern and electric lights. In fine condition. A bargain. 5-room house, $1,500, $300 down and terms. City water and electric lights. 4-room house, $1,100, $250 down and terms, a big bargain. We have a large list of modern homes for sale, with some excellent bargains. Brown Real Estate Co. 330 Greeley Avenue Phone Fairfax 0767. Small Loans WEEKLY PAYMENTS LIBERTY BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD Credit Investment Co. Room 208. Wyandotte Building Fifth and Minnesota Avenue Drexel 117 Home Mid-Summer Realty Bargains Six 6 and 7 room houses strictly modern. Good locations, prices from $3,500 to $4,500. Payments $500 to $1,000 cash. 5 room house modern, $3,750. Fine location, $800 cash. 4-room house, $1,250, $150 cash, $20 per month including interest. 5-room house, modern except heat, $2,100. Will sell his equity for $1,000 cash, near 6th and Parallel. 4 apartment flats, south side, good condition, $4,000, $1,000 cash. Rents for $60 per month. 3 lots in College Hill addition on 27th street, 1½ blocks to car line, $900 cash or $1,000 on time. 5-room house, lights and water, $2,500, $450 cash. Half acre, 3-room house close in, will make you a price. Call in about this. 7-room house, 60 feet of ground, modern, $3,500, $600 cash. TRY ALL THE REST THEN BUY THROUBH THE BEST Advance Realty Co. 516 Minnesota Ave. Office Phone Fairfax 0424 W. A. Jarrett FIFIELD 1389J. POLICY A All Work Guaranteed Kassel Jewelry Go. 518 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kansas PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court in and for Wyandotte County, Kansas. Albert Franklin, Plaintiff. vs. Paralee Franklin, Defendant. The State of Kansas to Paralee Franklin. Greetings: You will take notice that you have been sued in the above entitled cause in the above named court for absolute divorce on the grounds of desertion and abandonment, and unless you answer petition which was filed against you on the 1st day of August 1923, on or before the 15th day of September, 1923, petition of plaintiff will be taken as true, and upon further proof, will be granted divorce as prayed for in plaintiff's petition. CARL W. FINCKE. Clerk District Court. By C. D. BRICE. Deputy. (First published Aug. 3, 1923.) J. O. MIDNIGHT (Continued from Page 1.) corder, the missionary sheet for the women. She is giving, them a wonderful paper because she is a wonderful woman. I had the pleasure of then leaving there for Oklahoma City, the city of refuge, so to speak. I was thrown in company with Dr. Perry, president of the Baptist state convention, who discovered that I was weak, and at once had me in his automobile car carriage and toted me over to see Dr. H. W. Conrad in Guthrie. He got busy, had me some new medicine and I have been some better since. It is a great thing to drop into Park Sanitarium and have Dr. Conrad look you over, for he knows how to get after them bugs and set aside their place or plans. I just looked at home, and back to Oklahoma City, reaching there about 1 o'clock in the morning. Then in that automobile car carriage he toted me to Kingfisher the next morning where there were Baptists by the acre attending a Baptist association and woman's convention. I just looked and looked at these people until my eyes were sore. I made it back to Oklahoma City and had the pleasure of seeing the Rev. Dr. A. M. Johnson, pastor of one of the Baptist churches, and honey they are putting up one more church. It will be one of the finest in the state. Dr. Perry is in the auditorium of the church of which he is pastor and it is a fine structure. I am proud to see what our people are doing for the Lord. When I first entered Oklahoma City, from train dirt and dust, I was so dirty that a young woman, one of the teachers of Oklahoma City, had me to go to bed, and she washed my shirt, and all the other things I had on, and ironed them, while I slept. She also washed my night shirt. Now what you do think of a teacher doing this. She also cooked a chicken dinner for me. Well such is the world. I talked with Mrs. Annie Smith over the speaking tube and called on Miss Luella Lawson and a few others. Now you see I am on the go again. On to Little Rock, where I spent the night Friday, and last Saturday I cam to Hot Springs for the meet. Reaching here, I went to the Woodmen of Union, and Mrs. W. H. Falconer, just toted me right on to her house and here I found them ready to receive me. It was a nice ride in his automobile car carriage. His wife is a shorthand writer and wife and a mother. She made me welcome because I knew her mother and because I was nice to her sister, Miss Barbara C. Ford, way up yonder in Philadelphia. She has turned over to me one more big bed and bed room, and I am happy of it. Next week you may send me a letter to 52 West 132nd street, New York City, for I am going to be there with Rev. M. W. Thirnton, D. D., pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church now, but after next May will be a bishop. I will be there during the National or Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias. Are you going to be there? From there I go right to Los Angeles, California for the meeting of the National Baptist convention. We are going to hear some great things in this meeting. I will have to bring this letter to a stop. I find the Rev. Mr. Jackson, the son of the Rev. Dr. A. S. Jackson, is supplying the pulpit of the Roanoke Baptist church in this city. He is a big man. I admire this young preacher. The world is going to know that he lived. He is from Dallas. I have not seen him yet. YOU READ the Other Fellow's Ad You are reading this one. That should convince you that advertising in these columns is a profitable proposition; that it will bring business to your store. The fact that the other fellow advertises is probably the reason he is getting more business than is falling to you. Would it not be well to give the other fellow a chance To Read Your Ad in These Columns? Patronize the merchants who advertise in this paper. They will treat you right. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE Apt Description of the American Newspaper. Always Close to the Source From Which the Language Draws Its New Life. No matter what our correctly named English teachers may hope and strive for, the well-edited magazine and the well-edited newspaper—especially the latter—will set the standards of the American language tomorrow—and revise them, perhaps, for the day following. Very few American homes nowadays are not visited by newspapers. Father and mother and the daily have our lusty young language pretty largely in their hands. And let us give the American newspaper—the good newspaper—the credit it deserves. It is not a poor teacher. It preaches and practices a more correct, a more sensible and a more succinct style of language than is found in most school and college classrooms. It spells correctly, punctuates much better than college professors or stenographers, and produces a sentence noted for its directness and clearness, two qualities sadly missed in colloquial and academic American. It may be too hurried, too slapdash in organization after the head and the lead, and too intolerant of individual style; but it is far enough ahead of the average American to serve as his goal. Whether the teacher likes it or no, the journalist will boss our language. He has by far the best chance at us. He sets a printed standard before us every day. And he supplies us with most of our raw material of thought. As a nation we are much more exposed to his style than we are to the essay of the composition teacher. The newspaper and the review magazine keep peculiarly close to the source from which language draws its new life. In them we find the current cant of government and courts, the slang of sports, the technical terminology of art, science and invention, the dialectal humor of the unlettered, the terms of business, and more and more every day the rich phraseology of good modern verse and prose. All of this we find jumbled together, just about as our developing American language finds it.-H. W. Davis, Broadcast from the Kansas City Star Radio Station. Gentle as a Lamb- A short time ago I, with a group of friends, went on a hike to the country. We decided on a shady spot to spread our lunch. A cow stood nearby, and I took it upon myself to drive the animal away. Cutting a switch from the tree and without removing the leaves, I began to switch bossy severely. She started toward me. Just then I remembered I had tied a red bandana around my neck to protect it from sunburn. I immediately took to my heels up a nearby lane. A glance over my shoulder showed the animal in pursuit. Thinking of naught but my safety, I dropped my switch, lay down, and rolled under the fence. When safely on the other side, I arose to see the cow slowly devouring the leaves from my switch. Instead of being angry over my red bandana, she merely wanted to have a taste of the green leaves on the switch. My ignorance of gentle country animals proved to be the source of great enjoyment to my friends and an extremely embarrassing incident for me.—Chicago Tribune. Ox Team to Airplane. At last the American continent has been spanned from coast to coast. From noon May 2, eastern time, until noon May 3, Pacific time, the steady drone of the motor pulling the giant westbound monoplane through the air never ceased until the two pilots had looked upon both the oceans that bound America. The plane had no sooner landed than telegrams began to bombard the two aviators. One of the most interesting came from Ezra Meeker of New York city: "Congratulations on your wonderful flight which beats my time made seventy-one years ago by ox team at two miles an hour, five months on the way. Happy to see in my ninety-third year so great transformation in methods of travel. Ready to go with you next time."—United States Air Service. One More River Great Britain has eight Jordans including a river near Edinburgh, a hill in Dorsetshire, and a sandbank off the Lancashire coast, the other five being county seats, villages and suburbs. The United States has a Jordan river in Utah, emptying into the Great Salt lake. Canada also has a Jordan river emptying into Lake Ontario through a picturesque gorge, between Hamilton and Niagara. Across it the United States forces raced in the War of 1812 until the overconfidence resulted in a nasty defeat at Stony creek, where the little Canadian army turned in a night attack on their pursuers. Honesty may not be the best policy for the get-rich-quick promoter. The average man is charitable toward all women except his wife. If one can't help without criticizing, better not discourage the others. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. The Children's Orphan Home, of Kansas City, Kansas, a corporation, plaintiff, D. W. White, and Loise V. White his wife; G. H. Browne, and Alice M. Browne, his wife; Alice Booker; Elizabeth Stovall; and B. S. Smith, former Directors of the Children's Orphan Home of Kansas City, Kansas, a corporation; F. J. Hoffman and Mary C. Hoffman, his wife; Alice M. Browne; Howard Browne; Thomas Browne; Albert Browne; Hugh Browne; and Harry Browne; if living; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, successors and assigns, or any of them of such defendants, if any, as may be dead, defendants. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte, ss The State of Kansas to all the defendants named in the caption hereof, excepting D. W. White and Lois V. White, his wife; G. H. Browne and Alice M. Browne, his wife; Alice Booker; Elizabeth Stovall; Alice M. Browne; Howard Browne; Thomas Browne; Hugh Browne; and Harry Browne, GREETING: You and each of you are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff in the above entitled Court, its petition having been filed against you in said Court on June 26, 1923, and that you must answer said petition on or before the 22nd day of September, 1923, or said petition and the allegations thereof will be taken as true, and a judgment and decree rendered against you accordingly, of the following nature, to-wit: 1. That each of the defendants be compelled to show what claim, estate, interest, title, or lien he or she may have in to or upon the following described real estate in Wyandotte County, Kansas, or any part thereof, to-wit: Lots twenty-eight (28) and twenty-nine (29), in block eighty-seven (87) Wyandotte City, now Kansas City, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof now on file in the office of the Register of Deeds of Wyandotte County, Kansas. And that such claims, estates, interests, titles or liens, be adjudged and decreed to be null and void. 2. That the plaintiff's title to the said above described real estate be adjudged to be valid and perfect, and that said title be quieted against each of said defendants and that said defendants and each of them be perpetually barred and enjoined from asserting any claim, interest, lien, title or estate in, to or upon said premises. 3. That the Court find, adjudge and decree that all of the allegations contained in plaintiff's petition are true, and that he have such other and further relief as may be equitable and proper including the costs of this action. The Children's Orphan Home of Kansas City, Kansas, a corporation, plaintiff, By HENDERSON & JONES, Its Attorneys. It Sounded Well. C. H. Manley, a Kansas pioneer, tells this story of homestead days. One of his neighbors, who could neither read nor write, asked him to write a letter back to the old folks in Vermont. Mr. Manley got the ink and a home-made quill pen ready, and sat waiting. His neighbor made no move. "What do you want to tell them?" "What do you want to tell them?" queried the scribe at length. "Well," drawled the old man, "notwithstanding' is a pretty good word. Put that down." Official Bat Hunter In Ceylon Official Bat hunters in Ceylon Ceylon is infested with a fruit-eating bat, the species commonly known as "flying fox." The rodents have made such inroads on the fruit crops that the Ceylon government is making efforts to exterminate, or at least reduce the pests. Official bat hunters have been appointed and a campaign of shooting will be tried. This should be effective for the bats hang inactive in the tree during the daytime in vast hordes. Ideal Partnership. Bill—They seem to be an ideal married couple. I wonder how they work it out? Jim—Her bridge winnings cover all his poker losses. Deacon—So I noticed when the plate went round. RUGS! RUGS! RUGS! 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Some Time A, schoolboy says that it is the rule in the hands of the teacher that works both ways. If a man tells a woman she's all the world to him, she can forgive him for wanting the earth. All his life a man "has an option on" his air castle; but he is afraid to close the deal. If a man steals a kiss from a young widow she will scold him just as if she really meant it. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923. Mrs. Luella Green NOTARY PUBLIC 516 Minnesota Avenue Copying neatly done to order. All work strictly confidential. You will be in need of printing of some kind: Whether it be letterheads,statements wedding invitations or public sale bills, remember we can turn out the work at the lowest cost consistent with good work.