Kansas City Advocate

--- KANSAS NORTHEAST JUNIOR HIGH VS. SALINA JUNIOR HIGH SUMNER HIGH VS. FT. SCOTT HIGH LINCOLN HIGH VS. W. P. H., CHICAGO Make Reservation at Each School Admiseion 50c, 75c and $1.00 TENTH ANNUAL Knife and Fork Banquet FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH 8th and Nebraska Avenue Thursday, March 27th, 1924 SPEAKER: Bishop A. J. Carey, D. D. Chicago, Illinois Bishop Carey is known as one of the greatest platform speakers and entertainers of the age. Tickets to all____50 cents. Vol. X Hear Bishop WALTER L, COHEN WINS HE WILL DRAW BACK SALARY- LOUISIANA NEGRO G. O. P. LEADER CONFIRMED FOR FEDERAL POSITION. Washington, March 17.—Reversing itself on two previous votes, the senate today ended a sixteen months' fight by confirming in executive session the nomination of Walter L. Cohen, Negro Republican leader of Louisiana, to be comptroller of customs for the New Orleans district. The record of the Cohen case was said to be almost unprecedented in senate annals. He was given a recess appointment November 4, 1922, and his name first sent to the senate by President Harding at the special session that began that month. The session expired without action on the nomination, however, and Cohen was given another recess appointment. His name was sent in the second time December 6, 1922 and rejected March 1, 1923. Another recess appointment again put him in office and President Coolidge sent the nomination in for the third time December 10, only to have it rejected February 18, last by a scant two votes. Cohen then offered to serve without pay and President Coolidge gave his approval. As a result of today's action, however, he will draw back pay from May 12, 1923, the date of his last recess appointment. Mr. Cohen is president of a large insurance company of New Orleans and is recognized by the Republican party as the leader of the party in the state of Louisiana. NOTICE TO GENERAL CONFERENCE DELEGATES AND OTHERS GOING TO LOUISVILLE. All delegates and any others who are going to the general conference of the A. M. E. church at Louisville, in May, can be informed as to the date and route leaving Kansas City by writing or phoning J. D. Barksdale, 1954 North Sixth street, Kansas City, Kansas. Phone Fairfax 5202. J. D. BARKSDALE, Committee on Transportation. What! Who BIG BASKE Convent March 31 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE TWELVE MONTHS, $1.50 p A. J. Carey, N BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE ORGANIZED J. H. Clayborne, Grocer, Made President. Prince Morandia Delivers Address. On last Sunday afternoon about seventy-five business and professional men met to the call of Rev. S. D. Rhone, pastor of Trinity A. M. E. church, Fourth street and Stewart avenue, where the business problems of the city were freely discussed. The principle speaker was Rev. Prince J. E. S. S. Morandia, D.D., LL.D., of Kolkothia, India. Dr. Morandia is a fine speaker and gave many strong points to the business men, that if carried out should be of great value to them. It being an open meeting a number expressed their views as to the best methods in being successful, in the business world. Lawyer Dorsey Green was temporary chairman and Mr. Otis McFields, secretary. Officers elected were: President, J. H. Clayborne; vice-president, A. J. Bouldin; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinchlow; assistant secretary, Otis McField; treasurer, Junis J. H. Gray; chaplain, Rev. S. D. Rhone. Committee on constitution and by-laws: N. B. Robinson, A. Miles, Rev. C. E. Brooks, Lawyer I. F. Bradley, Jr. and Isaiah Lewis. The meeting adjourned to meet Thursday night at First A. M. E. church, at which time the constitution and by-laws would be ready for adoption. U. K. T. ANNUAL BANQUET. The U. K. T. annual banquet, which was held at the Christian church, Eighth and Everett avenue, Monday evening, was attended by more than three hundred people. The menu was superb with a fine turkey dinner. Prof. J. P. King, principal of Northeast junior high school, was the principal speaker. Other numbers on the program was a vocal solo, Mrs. Lelia Guest; reading, Mrs. Lucy Bowman; vocal solo, Dr. A. Porter Davis; vocal solo, Dr. Louise Newlin. Burleigh music club orchestra furnished the music. The Red Rose quartette rendered a fine selection. Mr. Andy Wilson was master of ceremonies. ere! When! ET BALL MEET tion Hall 1 sf, 1924 Kansas City, Kansas, March 21, 1924 WARD AND PARKS HALL AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY GO UP IN FLAMES WEDNESDAY MORNING; ONE HUNDRED BOYS MERELY ESCAPE WITH THEIR LIVES SPRING (Copyright, W. N. U.) Loss to A. M. E. Church $100,00; Parks Hall Finished Last Year. WATER PRESSURE STOPS AT FIRST FLOOR. Students Lose All Their Clothes; New Building to Be Replaced This Year; President Peck Finds Housing For the Boys. Wednesday morning about 3:15 Ward and Parks Hall, which are joined together, was discovered to be on fire, where 105 boys were sleeping soundly and only for the stifling smoke entering the room of a light sleeper, many lives might have gone down with the building. Some forty boys merely escaped, as they had to be taken down on ropes and ladders, by the city firemen. Two students, Beecher McFall and Lorenzo Young, received slight injuries when they jumped from the second floor of the building. These two dormitories were built and owned by the A. M. E. church, Parks Hall built of stone, at a cost of $45,000, being completed last year. It was four stories. The two halls comprising the dormitory were connected, and the flames spread quickly. Both buildings were gutted. Virtually all records of the school, books and clothing of the boys and personal property, was destroyed. The loss to the buildings is estimated at $100,000. JUNIOR LEAGUE BIBLE CONTEST The Junior Allen League of First A. M. E. church's bible contest was only in part finisher last Sunday evening, but will be finished probably this Sunday evening. Miss Adelia McNair recited 146 verses and was awarded one of the three $3.00 prizes given by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Brooks. Mr. Bennie Coleman of Mr. Lewis' group recited 63 verses. Time did not permit for all in the contest to recite. Knife and Fork banquet at First A. M. E. church March 27. Bishop A. J. Carey of Chicago will be the speaker. ADVOCATE CITY WATER PRESSURE WEAK. The city fire department rushed out four crews at 3:30 but on their arrival found the water pressure to be insufficient to control the fire, but did yoemen work in rescuing the boys who had been cut off by the flames which were licking the third story floor. According to fire chief J. C. McNarrey, the blaze started in the boiler room of Ward Hall. There was one peculiar thing. In the fire every recitation room, with all furniture and books, were burned except the theorogical recitation room in the northwest corner of Ward Hall, two chairs only being damaged and the library was not even scorched, only damage to the books was water soaked. Dean Vaughan, is the teacher of this department. President F. J. Peck and his corps of teachers, readily made the burned out students as comfortable as possible and immediately ordered beds and bedding, which were placed in the gymnasium where a large number of the boys will have comfortable quarters. Others will be taken care of in the homes of residents around in the neighborhood. A social was given Wednesday evening in the parlors of the girls dormitory. Dean Jones who had charge of the destroyed hall lost all of his clothing and considerable money, as the most of the students lost their wardrobe, who occupied these two dormitories. ARGENTINE NOTES. Rev. J. A. Broadnax, Grand Master of the York Rite Masons, was in Atchison a few days ago setting up a new lodge of that city. Eighteen men tried the hot sands. He also visited Lawrence and Omaha, where, he says, the crafts and courts are bobming. Dr. N. S. Jenkins was the pastor, while Rev. Broadnax was absent. Dr. J. D. Barksdale, editor of the Western Christian Recorder, preached Sunday morning at St. Paul A. M. E. church, in Argentine. The crafts in Denver are doing a great work since the injunction was set aside, says the Grand Master. Marooned!! THOMAS KENNEDY EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ork Banquet, First ANNUAL KNIFE AND FORK BAN- QUET AT FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH THURSDAY MARCH 27TH. Bishop A. J. Carey of Chicago Will Speak. The Tenth Annual Knife and Fork banquet of the First A. M. E. church is to come off next Thursday night, March 27th. The speaker for this large affair will be Bishop A. J. Carey of Chicago. Bishop Carey is considered one of the leading platform speakers and entertainers of today. He is a man of unusual personality and has for many years been the leader of his people in Chicago. This gathering on next Thursday night will probably be the largest attended than any one of the nine banquets held in this church. The management has out fifteen hundred tickets at 50 cents each, which admits the holder to the program and banquet. The decorating committees for down and upstairs are vying with each other as to who has the most artistic ideas. The managers of this big gathering, Mr. G. P. McNair and Mr. H. G. Dwiggins, are endeavoring to excel all those before them in the menu being prepared. There will be two orchestras, one for the program and one for the din- There will be two orchestras, one for the program and one for the dining room. Mr. Charles Williams, deceased, and trustee for many years, was the founder of this annual banquet which has been every year since the one big affair of Kansas City, Kansas, since its organization. DINNER PARTY. One of the most enjoyable social events of last week was a dinner party given by Mrs. J. H. Oliver at her residence, 1106 Oakland. Covers were laid for ten and an elaborate six-course dinner was served. The musical numbers appropriately rendered by Mrs. Z. Graves during the dinner were an artistic display of rare ability and perfect harmony. The dinner service was most efficiently executed by Mrs. A. R. Merritt, Mrs. E. C. Bennett and Mrs. Ben McCormick. Among the guests present were: Mrs. Catherine Harris, Mrs. A. T. Marr, Mrs. Mabel Dixon, Mrs. Wm. Hatfield, Mr. C. C. Bennett, Mr. J. Bailey, Mr. Turner, Mrs. J. J. Spencer of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Pearl Bryant of 2109 North Third street, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is reported to be gaining in strength, which is good news to her wide acquaintance of friends. Number 31 A YEAR FOR MANY LARGE GATHERINGS OF RACIAL ORGANIZATIONS SAYS COL. MIDNIGHT Bishop W. H. Heard Very Ill Jacksonville, Florida, March 20. As I write you this letter, Bishop John Hurst, D. D., the wizard of Baltimore, Maryland, is holding his last conference for this season in Florida, and he will have to be returned by the general conference next May as a new bishop, and the men of the state declare that this shall be done, and let us hope and pray that it will be done. He has done a great big work down here and if he is returned it doth not yet appear what he will do in the future. Some men will approach the next general conference smiling, while others will go there with their mouths about to jump out of their hearts, and if you are not careful this is going to happen. You see some men are just as sure as they are of heaven of being elected to this, that or the other, and there are so many of them who claim that God wants them to be, that God will just have to take some of them up home and give them something along the line He has set apart for them to do down here. Nothing is impossible with God and I don't mind telling you so. I believe in Him, and my trust is right in Him. Look at the men called this year to the episcopacy, and as they near the time and place of meeting the number increases. Be careful that you do not accuse God of something which He is not guilty. If He is calling all the men who claim to be called to the bishopric, then He must go to work right now making more preachers for the charges, or bishops will have to pastor churches. Nothing is impossible with God. I have had the pleasure of being with Rev. Dr. John A. Gregg, president of Wilberforce. He has been put through the flint mill so to speak, while serving as president of that big college. He is faithful, and true to the powers that be, but too often in some of the schools the president is a head figure and the bishop is the liver, and when he speaks he must be heard. Some of them carry this to the extreme, but I am not here to talk about that now. Dr. Gregg has served well and his services will be rewarded by the general conference electing him, and then the other bishops ordaining him to the highest place in the gift of his church. He will continue to be a faithful servant. While in Florida he worked side by side with Bishop John Hurst and that job is still within his grasp if he wants to return to Florida. Bishop Hurst is one of the finest men in the country and he will work with any president to place Edward Waters college at the top. He is a man who believes in doing big things, he is a man with a vision. The Florida people are singing his praises, and then the Florida people love the man who worked with him to help to place Edward Waters college on the map. There are four things nearest the heart of this consecrated man of God, and I will name them in their order. His God, his church, his wife and his college. There is where his heart is and I saw John L. Webb, treasurer of the National Negro Business League go to his heart, when he presented Edward Waters college with one hundred dollars. Dr. H. Y. Tookes, the leader in many things in Florida, and a man of great parts, has decided to place Dr. R. A. Grant on the bench, and then in 1928 there will be a place for him. He is worthy of anything the church can give him. Preachers and laymen are united on Gregg, and there will come in Rev. R. C. Ransom, editor of the A. M. E. Church Review, and we have before us Rev. W. N. Thomas, of Denver, Colo. Do (Continued on Page 3.) --- 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 Entered 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 not later than Tuesday of each week to insurance publication. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. W. H. Shackelford, candidate for the A. M. E. Sunday School Union at Nashville, is one of the men of the African Methodist Episcopal church who is leaving no stone unturned in his campaign. Mr. Shackelford is well known as a writer and Sunday School expert. If the conference at Louisville in May, sees fit to elect him to the head of this great church plant, there is no doubt he is big enough for the job. He is a graduate of Payne university and was valedictorian of his class at the age of 16. Of course, there are other candidates for this office and as is generally said in contests, the best man will win. He believes in a Standardized Teachers' Training Course for A. M. E. Universities, Colleges, Schools and Organizations. And everything produced and published by the A. M. E. church. IN MEMORIAM: Wife and mother left this earth one year ago—crossing the Great Divide, with a fortitude that has graced none more fair, she took leave of life without a fear. With a heroism born of her supreme faith in Jesus of Nazareth, she approached the end. She had reached the three-score mark in years—a long life and how beautiful! Each returning springtime, when lilac and snowball hold their carnival, will recall the passing of the sweetest character, we have ever known. Shouled in her robes immaculate asleep beneath a wilderness of flowers that fain would have kissed her eyelids to awakening, they placed her beneath the sod and "left her to her rest and God. With her ear attuned to the music of the Infinite, she caught up the celestial strain so beautifully expressed by Tennyson: "Sunset and Evening Star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep. boundless deep Turns home again. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of fare- well When I embark. For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place In loving memorial of our dear wife and mother, who departed this life March 22, 1923. J. F. GRIFFIN. Husband, Kansas City, Mo. ALMAH E. GRIFFIN, Adopted daughter, Tabor College, Tabor, Ia. Hear Bishop A. J. Carey at First A. M. E Church at the Knife and Fork banquet, Thursday night, March 27. Bishop Carey is one of the race's national characters and a wonderful platform speaker. Have you got your ticket for the annual Knife and Fork banquet at First A. M. E church? It's next Thursday night, March 27. Only a few more left. Mrs. S. Bland, 617 New Jersey avenue, left Wednesday afternoon for Minneapolis to see her son, who is sick. She will probably stay there for several months. THE WEEKLY ANNOUNCER OF FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH Located Cor Eighth and Nebraska. C. E. BROOKS, Pastor. Parsonage 1111 N. Eighth St. Phone, Fairfax 2904 Order of Services 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, 7:30 P. M. Friday class meeting 8 P. M. CHURCH NEWS The services Sunday were well attended and the pastor, Rev. C. E. Brooks, delivered a splendid sermon on Christian living. Rev. Brooks is preaching some very helpful and scholarly sermons and the people are greatly enjoying them. The pastor filled his pulpit again Sunday evening and aroused his audience with another good sermon. The two choirs, Senior and Junior, rendered excellent music for both services. These choirs are lifting to the souls of those who from Sunday to Sunday hear them and many hearts are touched with their sweet songs. Everybody seems to be going to the Knife and Fork banquet on next Thursday night, which will without a doubt be one of the largest and finest affairs that has even taken place in the church. The Sunday School had quite an increase of new scholars Sunday from the results of the patrons' reception of last week. The teachers and superintendent feel much encouraged for a larger Sunday School. The Junior Allen League is still doing great work and their programs each Sunday evening are bringing out many adults who wonderfully enjoy them. Come out Sunday and hear a spiritual sermon. Conie out to class meeting Friday night and the Sunday morning prayer meeting and the 10:30 A. M. praise service, you should not miss. You are always welcome at First church. Bring someone with you. CHURCH OF GOD, K. C., MO. 1823 Grove Street. At 9:45 the Sunday School was called to order by the superintendent, Rosa Farr, which was largely attended, the lesson was 1st Thessalonians, 2nd chapter, was beautifully characterized by our missionary, Mrs. Annie Quinn. We were graced to have her present, having been ill for sometime. At 11:20 Dr. J. A. Farr delivered a wonderful sermon to the saints, his text was "He that endureth to the end shall be saved." At 8 p. m. Elder Farr broke the bread of life for A. S. Mayfield, pastor of the Church of God and the Saints of Kansas. The house was filled with hallowed fire. The Bible Band and the night service were good. We are progressing nicely. Don't forget the Easter rally everybody invited. Please come and help us raise money for a new edifice. The sewing circle met with Mrs. Rosa Lee Farr, 1012 State avenue, Kansas City, Kansas on Thursday, March 18. The sick among us are: Mrs. F. C. Cherry, 1823 Grove street, and Elder Dickerson on State street, Kansas City, Kansas.. Both are improving. We are in deep sympathy with our dear Brother McLauren of 119 Greeley avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, who lost his brother the past week. Mr. Price McLauren, who came to Kansas, about December 12, died March 10, living in Kansas about three months. His former home was at Little Rock, Ark. GIRARD, KANSAS. Rev. W. T. Whitcomb, pastor of Girard, Yale and Crowburg is doing splendid work and is kept busy serving the people, at these three points. A successful rally was held at Yale lately and a delightful surprise for the pastor and family was given at Girard, the table being loaded with good things for the innerman. The pastor and his wife were lifted up and showed their appreciation to the members and friends. The rally at Crowburg was very fine, also, the pastor received a surprise at this point, with a bountiful supply of groceries. Mrs. Whitcomb has been quite ill and the members showed their christian spirit and was ever ready to give service and make her feel she was in the hands of friends. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE METROPOLITAN TEMPLE NOTES The largest congregation yet during the series of sermons, came to Metropolitan Baptist church Sunday, March 16, at 11 a. m. Pastor Bronson preached on "Procreation and Child Training" from Judges, 13th Chapter. He explained how Manoah's wife refrained from drinking wine to give her unborn son, Samson, a healthy birth. She did according to the Angel of the Lord, and produced the strongest man the world had. Mrs. Bertha Tate-Bailey sang "Hear My Cry O Lord," classically. Pastor Bronson's main plea is to "Help save the world, by saving humanity." He had the choir sing "Close to Thee,' 'one favorite of our deceased financial secretary. At the close of the sermon several joined church, among them were two from Second Baptist in Kansas City, Mo. At 8 p. h. our pastor preached on "Satan's Message on Purity," Prov. 22:6. The Sunday School also had a large number and the B. Y. P. U. also. It was addressed by Prof. J. Hodge and Miss Whitfield gave a reading. Mr. Carl Brown played for a saxaphone solo; and after another good sermon two converts, grown persons, were baptized. The collection was over $149. Next Sunday, March 23, at 11 a. m., the sermon will be on "Courtship, Love and Marriage"; and vocal solo by Mr. A. Gatewood and at 8 p. m. another about Satan with Mr. W. L. Dawson rendering a trombone solo. Come to all these sermons. MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. E. M. Moseley, Pastor. The friends and members of Mt. Olive Baptist church gave us a good congregation Sunday, March 16, although the weather was inclement. The people seemed anxious to hear the gospel. The Sunday School had a good lesson and good attendance. The pastor's text, Psalms 17, "When I arise in his likeness I will be satisfied." Subject "Being Satisfied with Christ's likeness." He preached an instructive sermon which was enjoyed by his hearers. Rev. Ward preached Sunday evening at 3 p. m. Subject "Diligence of Heart." He preached a good sermon. Rev. Ward preached again Sunday night. Subject "The Blood of Christ Speaks Greater Than That of Abel." He preached a great sermon, comparing the blood of Christ with that of Abel. The sermon was closed by Rev. Moseley, who made the subject so impressive until three sinners came forward for prayer. The contributions were good. Announcements. Monday night, the Mission circle will have a sermon preached by Rev. Doyle. Tuesday night Mt. Olive Glee Club will meet at 312 Stewart avenue. Wednesday night the Star of Bethlehem Club will meet at the church and the Vannilla Club will meet at the church. Thursday night the Silver Leaf Club will meet at 325 Everet. The Sewing Circle at 343 State avenue. Friday night the Mt. Olive choir meets. The B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 5 p. m. Come and hear our announcements each Sunday after hearing the gospel preached. CITY BRIEF'S AND IN SOCIETY. Mrs. Elizabeth Kinard entertained eight guests Wednesday afternoon at her home, 905 Washington boulevard, in honor of Miss Anna Bell Wear of Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Grigsby, of Chicago, is visiting her son, Mr. B. Grigsby and wife at 841 Nebraska avenue. Mrs. Dow's sister, from St. Paul, Minn., visited her at 927A Nebraska avenue. Mrs. Bettie Jackson-McMillan entertained her four married daughters and Mr. McMillan's children. at a family dinner Sunday at her home, 935 Nebraska avenue. Little Dorothy Green has been at Bethany hospital after having swallowed a wire hair pin. The Washington Boulevard Bible Class will meet this Friday night at 852 Washington boulevard. NOTICE Skirts, one-piece dress suits, coats made to individual order. Reasonable prices. Complete line for ladies and children. See me before ordering elsewhere. Get your order in for Easter. Call me, I will show you my entire line. Men's suits, also Gents' furnishing goods. Office 1810 North Fifth street. W. C. Arch, phone Fairfax 4802. 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. Corner Fifth Street and State Ave. Rev. W. A. Bowren, D. D., Pastor TRINITY A. M. E. CHURCH. Corner Fourth and Stewart; Rev. S. D. Rhone, Pastor, 128 Greeley, Fairfax 2330—Rev. N. B. Robinson, Assistant Pastor. The attendance of the Sunday School for last Sunday was unusually large. The interest in the contest between the Reds is growing. The pastor preached an instructive and inspiring sermon Sunday morning, "In thy presence is fulness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore." There was one accession At 3 o'clock Rev. Prince J. E. S. S. Moranda of India, spoke to the Negro Business League on the subject: "The Relation of the Church to Negro Business." He said that "the Negroes should have confidence in, sacrifice and co-operate with one another." Much good was derived from discussing the question "How to develop the spirit for more patronage among Negroes for Negro business and professional men." The report of the "King and Queen contest" shows that the men are determined to put the women in their place. The men have led in every report that has been made since the contest began. "The Plantation School, given by the men's organization was a positive success. The program was unusually humorous in the extreme. The spirit of humor was broken at various points by the harmony of the "Melody quartet." The professor, unlike the professor of today, employed the whipping method to train and correct the pupils. This method seemed to have accomplished a great deal. A Pew Rally will be given next Sunday, 3 o'clock, by the Emergency Club, at which time Professor J. P. King will speak. Every Negro in the city should read our only colored paper "The Advocate." A POPULAR AND. USEFUL YOUNG WOMAN DIES When the news reached the various communities last Friday that one of the useful and prominent young women had passed away, Mrs. Ida Mae Jones-Thomas of Georgia avenue, no greater shock has come to the homes of this city for many a day. Mrs. Thomas was operated upon and could not survive the shock. She was loved by every one and her friends were by the legion. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Metropolitan Baptist Temple of which church she had been its efficient secretary for some time. By request Rev. W. A. Bowren of First Baptist church delivered the funeral eulogy and was assisted by her pastor, Rev. Bronson, Rev. D. A. Holmes and Rev. Geo. McNeal. Only a part of the condolences were read as there were so many, she being a member of many societies and clubs. The floral offerings were huge and many. The church was crowded with friends from every walk of life, to pay their last respects to one they knew as an active, kind and loving Christian character. She leaves a husband, Jessie Thomas, sisters, a brother and other relatives and a host of friends. The bereaved husband and relatives have the deepest sympathy in their sad hour of bereavement. AGENTS WANTED—Three good colored agents wanted. Apply between 5 p. m. and 8 p. m., 1810 North 5th street, (Branson Barber Shop.) PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, 3d Div. Kestine Edwards, plaintiff vs. No. 22806-A Rufus Edwards, Defendant. To Rufus Edwards: 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 filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas on or before the 3rd day of May. 1924, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you in favor of plaintiff, granting her and absolute divorce of and from you and for such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require and for costs. DORSEY GREEN, Attorney for Plaintiff. (First Published March 21, 1924.) DIRECTORY OF MASONIC LODGES Local Heat He—It didn't do any good to call down the janitor about our cold rooms, did it? She—Yes, it did. I got all warmed up after I got through chasin' him around the engine room with a poker. Second-Hand The profiteer's wife said to her husband, "What are you doing in the library, dear?" "Reading the old poets," said he. "As if we couldn't afford the brand-new ones!" she answered. Some Fine Spring Bargains 7-Room House, 1 acre, 100 fruit trees. Price $7500. Half down. 5-Room House, 1 acre, grapes, 20 fruit trees. Price $3500. $2400 down. 5-Room House, strictly modern, $3500. $500 down. 4-Room House, city water and light, 50 ft. $1800. 6-Room House, gas and electric light. $2000. $250 down. We have a large list of good houses on hand. Call Fairfax 0767. If you are thinking of buying call me up and let me show you. GEO. H. BROWN, Office 330 Greeley Avenue, K. C. K. Own Your Own Home; Invest in Property. It Pays Own Your Own Home; Invest in Property. It Pays FOR SALE 6 rooms; city water; $1,250 at $250 cash. 7 rooms; modern except heat; lot 50x125; $2,000 at $900 cash. 5 rooms; modern; garage; $3,300 at $500 cash. 3 acres in Quindaro; 6-room house; fruit; $2,200 at $1,000 cash; worth more. 4-apt. brick; water, gas; $2,850 at $600 cash. W. R. Johnson Real Estate Co. 516 Minnesota Ave. Phone Fairfax 0255; Evening Fif. Phone Fairfax 0255. Evening, Fif. 4322J. The Sweet Shop 120 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kans. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. National Grand Lodge Convenes in Kansas City, Kansas, October, 14, 1924. Rev. J. Broadnax, M.W.G.M., 2325 Ruby avenue. Telephone Argentine 1001, Kansas City, Kansas. C. H. Kerford, D. G. M., 215'E. Kearny St., Atchison, 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. D. V. Smith, G. Organizer, 2426 Blondo Street, Omaha, Neb. Smalley Grant, G. S. W. W. M. Bean.....G. J. W. A. McRoy, G. Tyler. Appointed Grand Officers. Rev. A. Ross.....G. Lecturer Chas. Gordon.....G. S. Dea. Lott Fry.....G. J. Dea. Moses Johnson.....G. Chaplain Martin Taylor.....G. S. S. Wm. Brutton.....G. J. S. Wm. Cavens.....G. P. J. W. Wilson.....G. S. B. W. M. Dabney.....G. St. B. Wm. Buffington.....G. Marshall W. H. Ford.....G. Historian 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 Kerfoot. 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, March 21, 1924. We Reach Them All DIAMOND REAL ESTATE CO. 547 State Avenue FOR SALE 7-acre tract, with small barn, four blocks from Frisco depot, Olathe, Kansas, $2350; $650 down, $10 per month and interest. 7-room modern home, 50 ft, close in; $4250; 400, terms to suit. Two garages. 7-room strictly modern, new and never occupied, $5000; $700, 50 ft. by 240 ft. Garage under house. Vacant lots near Western University, $125 to $350; $25 down, $6 per month and interest. 4-room cottage, 25 ft. $1650; $200 down, $8 per month and interest monthly. 8-room house, modern except heat, 50 ft., $3300; $800 down, terms to suit. 3-room cottage, 25 ft, close in, $900; $150 down, terms to suit. 4-room house, 25 ft, close in, $1500, $200 down, terms to suit. diamond Real Estate Company Geo. McClelland, Pres. 547 State Ave., K. C., K. Drexel 2287 Alpha Art Club meets this Friday, March 14th, at Mrs. Montgomery's cosy home at Eleventh and Oakland avenue. Mrs. Johnson of Eldorado, Kas., and her little daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Rice, their relatives, and returned home Saturday. The Washington Boulevard Bible class had a good meeting at Mrs. Taylor's, 817 Washington, and meets there again this Friday night. Dunbar school won the prize in the contest instead of Attucks as was first stated in the Kansan. The Metropolitan choir will sing and Dr. Bronson will preach, for the radio in Kansas City, Mo., April 17th, and Dr. Davis has arranged to have an amplifier over the church at Ninth and Washington boulevard, so the congregation can attend church in Kansas City, Kas., and heart it. (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. D. W. HURLEY, W.M., 419 Freeman Ave. 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. --- --- Friday, March 21, 1924. 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To the above named defendant, Josephine Dunn: 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, on or before the 24th day of April, 1924, evidence will be presented to the court, upon which a judgment in partition will be rendered, setting apart in severalty the portions of the plaintiff, as well also each of the defendants, in and to the following described real property, towit: The real property described in plaintiff's petition. And making all needful rules and orders in and about the same, including the apportioning of the costs of the action. MALINDA McFARLAND. J. S. MANNING, Attorney. Attest: CARL W. FINCKE, Clerk. (First Published March 14th, 1924.) PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. James H. Monroe, Plaintiff, vs. Mary E. Monroe, Defendant. To the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff, in the above named court, and that unless you appear and answer the petition filed against you, on or before the 24th day of April, 1924, evidence will be presented to the court, upon which a judgment will be rendered, divorcing me, the plaintiff, from you, the defendant, and for the costs of this action. Attest: CARL W. FINCKE, Clerk. (First Published March 14th, 1924.) W. T. WHITELAW DRUGGIST Phone Fairfax 0622 3091 N. 27th St. Kansas City, Kan. "SERVICE TO ALL" A. T. Long Real Estate 644 Minnesota Ave., K. C. K. Cottages, Houses, Business Buildings. TERMS Call Fair- fax 0380 Or 4422 Xelxel 3162 venue, Kansas City, Kansas cleaning Co. GMAN, Manager. WEAVING Residential and Domestic Rugs FROM OLD CARPET North Street, Kansas City Established 18 Years. OPENING OF PIANO STUDIO Mrs. Nettie Penix-Herdon, formerly a teacher at Western University, announces the opening of a Piano Studio, Saturday, February 2, 1924, at 622 New Jersey avenue. Phone Fifield 3568J. RESULTS GUARANTEED Mrs. Luella Green NOTARY PUBLIC 516 Minnesota Avenue Copying neatly done to order. All work strictly confidential. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Peter Menser, plaintiff, You are hereby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff, in the above named court, and that, unless you appear and answer the petition filed against you, on or before the 2nd day of May, 1924, the same will be presented and evidenced introduced thereon, upon which a judgment will be rendered, the nature of which will be a decree in divorce, dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the plaintiff and defendant, and for the costs of this action. Attest: CARL W. FINCKE, clerk. (First published March 21, 1924.) PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, Division No. ..... Annie Mae Jefferson, Plaintiff. vs. Otto Jefferson, defendant. To Otto Jefferson, Greeting: You are hereby notified that you have been sued by your wife, Annie Mae Jefferson, for a decree of divorce in the District Courtr 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 2nd day of May, 1924, 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, Attorney for Plaintiff. (First published March 21, 1924) Poker Returns "When my husband plays poker he always brings me $10." "Does he always win?" "I don't know about that. But he always brings me $10."—Louisville Courler-Journal. Not the Last of It He—“But I thought you'd forgive me for that and promised to forget it?” She—“Yes—but I didn't promise to let you forget I'd forgiven it!”—Punch. Good Material First Capitalist—"What would you do if you lost your money?" Second Capitalist—"Start a magazine and expose the methods by which I used to make it."—Judge. I. F. BRADLEY, For Plaintiff THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE ARKANSAS' CHOICE FOR THE BISHOPRIC. English Queen Fame Delegates of Arkansas Present Dr. S. L. Green for Bishop. Prominent among those considered as real possibilities for the episcopacy in the forthcoming general conference is the Rev. S. L. Greene, A. M., D.D., Ph.D., president of Shorter College, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Greene is being presented as the choice of the delegates of the Twelfth Episcopal District, comprising fifty delegates-elect. He has been well tried out in the ranks of the African Methodist ministry from the humblest mission to metropolitan stations including St. James church, New Orleans; St. Matthew, Shreveport; Big Bethel, Little Rock; two terms as presiding elder and the presidency of two of our connectional colleges, Lampton college, Alexandria, La., and Shorter college, Little Rock, Ark., where he is now completing his fifth year with unparalleled success. In heart and spirit Dr. Greene is a commoner, but in culture and fitness he is refined and well trained. He possesses in a marked degree the qualities of aggressive leadership; having served in important capacities in both church and inter-race relationships always commanding the respect of his people. He entertains no narrow or contracted views on racial, religious or social questions and is denominated by both white and colored citizens of his state as a capable, safe and fearless race leader, who never yields to the temptation that so often confronts persons serving on such boards to compromise the real manhood of the race. In gifts and talents he is an able preacher, eloquent speaker and fluent writer and stands for a liberal education of the ministry; better support for worn out preachers, widows and orphans; quarterly stipend for accredited missionaries both home and foreign; increased representation of the laity; unabridged suffrage for our women; closer episcopal supervision; universal itinerancy; improved methods in our departmental work; a connectional budget and audit; the connectionalizing of our school and an aggressive episcopal leadership. He stands for no special field in his candidacy for the bishopric; believing fundamentally in the itinerant system as the most important factor in vitalizing the missionary and evangelical operations of our church as much in the home field as in the foreign. He is an advocate of a more progressive program for our young people; for special preparation of young people for missions, evangelism and social service. If elected Dr. Green will exhibit among others the qualities of "Big Brother"; ministerial preparedness, and the SQUARE DEAL. The 12th District in its endeavor to promote his elevation, is committed to honest cooperation with all other districts in the elevation of favored sons, compatible with the offices to be filled both for the episcopacy and general departments. OPPORTUNITY. They do me wrong who say I come no more When once I knock and fail to find you in; For every day I stand outside your door And bid you wake, and rise to fight and win. Wail not for precious chacnes passed away; Weep not for the golden ages on the wane! Each night I burn the records of the day. At sunrise every soul is born again! Laugh like a boy at splendors that have sped; To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb; My judgments seal the dead past with its dead, But never bind a moment yet to come. Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from thy spell. Art thou a'sinner? Sins may be forgiven. Each morning gives the wings to flee from hell; Each night a star to guide thy feet to heaven. —Author Unknown. That Head Hum Sounds which are too rapid or too faint for the human ear to distinguish are plainly audible by means of a new type of electric microphone. By use of it even the finer vibrations of the human body, as in the brains and heart, can be studied. With it you can hear the "wheels in your head" go round. English Queen Famed As the first lady of the land in the United States is famed for her knitting, so England's queen is known for her crochet work. She recently completed six cot-covers for her needlework guild, which has assembled 43,000 articles this year. The queen recently spent a couple of days at the galleries of the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, unpacking articles of clothing sent in. Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles and the ladies of the executive committee assisted in the task of sorting and re-packing the articles for distribution to the various charities. Prominent on the queen's tables were many hand-knitted garments, and also a large number of youths' boots marked "from the Canadian group." Three of the queen's cot covers were pink and three blue. Royal gifts to her tables included money from the king and the prince of Wales, expended for shirts and underclothing for boys; a parcel of Shetland wool garments from the duke of York, knitted jumpers from Prince George, gloves from Prince Henry and blankets from Princess Victoria. Many women knit throughout the year, one sending annually no fewer than 100 hand-knitted vests to the charity in which the queen is so interested—New York Times. Man on Submarine Had Premonition of Death A remarkable story of premonition on the part of one of the members of the crew of the submarine L-24, who were drowned when the boat was struck by another craft, is told by the wife of Charles Matthews, who lives in Kingston, Portsmouth. Her husband left home with the feeling that he would never return. He said that he seemed to know he would not come back, and that in all his sea experience he had never felt like it. He could not rest the previous night, went out and walked about in the rain. He left home after bidding a sad farewell to his wife and two children, feeling quite ill, and before he went he described exactly what he said he expected would happen. He said: "We shall come up, take our distance, go down, and when we come up again we shall be struck by something." "At 1 o'clock the next afternoon," said Mrs. Matthews, "I thought I heard my husband call, and I turned around suddenly, saying, 'Is that you, Charlie?' Of course, he was not there, but the old feeling that something had happened returned to me."—Manchester Guardian. Apples Breathe Apples breathe and use up air in storage, just the same as human beings do, though very slowly, says the Pennsylvania department of agriculture, in a notice issued giving instructions for the proper method of winter apple storage. It is just as important, says the department, for an apple to have a change of air as it is for a sleeping babe in a closed room. If this fruit is to keep properly, specialists in the bureau of plant industry point out, three chief points must be kept in mind—temperature, ventilation and air moisture. The temperature should be brought close to the freezing point and kept there. High temperature—above 40 degrees Fahrenheit—causes too rapid a loss of moisture and encourages rot. A system of storage which provides for changing the air, by the arrangement of crates, raised floors, slatted partitions, or other methods, will make a vast difference in the condition of the fruit after a few months' storage. As to air moisture, if the fruit is kept in too dry an air, the apples will lose water rapidly and shrivel. If too moist, they are apt to rot. China's Speeding Up Many of Peking (China's) fleet-footed rickshaw men—some 40,000 in number—will be driving trolley cars down her narrow streets and ringing up fares and keeping up the tracks by the spring of 1924. If all goes well. The world's Forbidden city has raised by popular subscription the capital for financing a tramway system and only the objections of the rickshaw men who would be forced to meet the competition of cheap electric transportation has to be overcome. This can be done, it is thought, by employing most of them on the trams. Painting the Lily German inventors have developed a process which has moved aluminum from the class of solely utilitarian purposes to that of use in the arts. The process is one by which coats of nickel, gold, silver or copper can be deposited upon aluminum by electricity—hitherto an impossibility. The metal's utilitarian value also has been enhanced through the invention, as it can be mode usable now for marine purposes, the outer coating making it impervious to action by salt water. Largest Lens Snaps Stars One of the world's largest cameras was made recently by the United States bureau of standards to photograph astronomical observations. It is six feet long, four feet wide and two and one-half feet high. It uses plates eleven by fourteen inches. The lens is said to be the largest photographic lens ever manufactured in the United States. - Popular Science Monthly. D. Clark Insurance E DREXEL 1525 Over Drug Store OU WANT HAIR 9 North Ninth Street C. O. 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His father was a great preacher, and he has followed his father. He served five years in Kansas City, Mo., and now he is ready to step up higher. I admire him, and I would like for you to look at some of the others. We have to look at such men as Rev. A. L. Gaines, C. M. Tanner, G. B. Young, R. W. Mance, F. R. Sims, A. H. Hill, O. L. Moody, T. J. Wilson, Allen Cooper, J. A. Lindsay, W. H. Mixon, J. W. Walker and many others, whose names I do not recall. I am anxious to see Dr. T. J. Wilson placed on the bench to represent the second episcopal district, over which that refined polished bishop presides, J. Albert Johnson. Dr. Wilson will come with all of North Carolina behind him, some from Virginia, and I am told that men in the Baltimore conference will stand by him. Then we will step over to New York and take up that man who has done so much for his church, Dr. Montrose W. Thornton, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church. He is a wonderful character. I am just telling you about these strong men and they have prepared so that God can use them, and every night they tell God where they can be found. They keep the throne well informed as to their streets and numbers. It is conceded by many that Dr. S. J. Johnson will be elected to the position of church extension, and now who will be the missionary secretary. Dr. J. A. Hadley has his head up in Georgia, and he is not biting his tongue in telling not only God but all the delegates how to spell his name. Of course Rev. Noah Williams of Louisville, Ky., is looking the same way. The Rev. Dr. Jordon, of this state has his eye on that place, and he has told God how well he would serve in trying to bring the world to Christ. He has told how he would work for the redemption of Africa. There is Rev. C. A. Wingfield, and honey put it down that I told you that he would make a good editor for the A. M. E. Church Review. He is the right man for the place, and put him in the right pew. Dr. G. W. Allen must be retained as editor of the Southern Christian Recorder. You are going to hear from him. He has given the church a real good paper. Just as soon as the general conference is over, then will follow the Republican convention to nominate Coolidge for president, and we are going to elect him as I see it now. Then will follow in that same Cleveland, Ohio city, the National Baptist Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Congress in order to reach the young people. Ia will be presided over by Dr. D. W. Cannon of Atlanta, and there will be people from all over the world. I have not mentioned the National Race Congress, because President Jernagin has promised to send me the exact date of meeting and I am waiting for it. You will know I hope in my next letter. I am glad to tell you that great things are taking place. Two big race meetings have just been held in Chicago, but they adjourned without solving the race problem. Now will come the Race Congress, and it will take up many phases of the same question. But it is necessary that we get organized in order to make the other fellow see us. He would rather have us stay apart and have our hand in the other fellow's throat. You take that fellow who put it out that the pastor of Bethel in New York got drunk Christmas. It was a lie direct from the devil, and Dr. M. W. Thornton is now putting it down his throat, just $50,000 strong. There will be some dancing before it is all over. I have known Dr. Thornton myself and he is indeed a fine christian gentleman. I am getting myself together to be on hand when the general conference is called to order. Prof. Aaron E. THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE Malone, A. M., president of Poro college, has invited me to be there. You see he is chairman of the laymen, and will be re-elected. He is a man who believes in doing things and he is going to do something there. I am looking forward to the time. Come and come it must. I am going to be there then, are you? Iceland Gets Its First Electric Light I descended the moorland road leading to Akureyri from the north. Dusk had to night before I reached the hill above the town. From there I looked down I think I will have to bring this letter to a stop. So many of our newspaper friends are getting ready for the general conference. I am going to be there, I hope, as I told you, and if I am I will give you a letter every week, telling you just what is going on. I am informed that Charles Stewart is going to furnish the daily and weekly papers with the news. It has been a long time since he was there and you will hear from him. I am going to be in Louisiana when you read this letter, but will be back here to see if I can beat my way in the Masons Grand Lodge, to get something about the goat and his damphuleishness to tell you. Look out for it. As I close this letter information comes to me that Bishop W. H. Heard is a very sick man. Let us all pray that he will soon be restored to health and that he will continue in the good work he is doing for the Master. He is a great man. God bless him and keep him for the race. L. O. MIDWYGK. SOUNDINGS FROM THE CIVIC LEAGUE. A short time ago a committee from the League, together with delegations from all the clubs and social organizations of our group, had an audience with the mayor and city commissioners, urging the establishing and building of a community house, with all needful adjuncts, to be used by our people. While the mayor and commissioners pleaded the lack of funds in sight at this time, it was then and there frankly admitted that such improvement was a crying need to the material welfare of the community. And it was further suggested on the part of said gentlemen that they would hold themselves open to any suggestions that might be helpful, in the way of "marshalling assets" by which it might be possible to take steps towards the project at earliest possible date. Having learned of an intention to resurface Washington boulevard and to charge the same to the general fund, instead of to the abutting property, also of an intention of the park commissioner to double the capacity of the tourist park, now conceded the best and most commodious in the country. The League thought it well, and not out of place, to ask those gentlemen to pause to consider the advisability of paying for the pavement of Washington boulevard, as payments are made in all other streets—there being no reason apparent, why it should be different. And while they expressed themselves, as in full sympathy with the doctrine of being kind and generous and "treating well the neighbor within thy gates"—they also thought it was not poor economy to "Remember the ox which treads the corn." And further felt that their notions were altogether in keeping with the oasic principles of our civil and social compact, toit: The greatest good to the greatest number. They therefore made record of resolutions embodying the sentiment set out above herein. Labor Strikes Government records show that in 1922 the building trades, the clothing industry and the textile industry had the largest number of strikes. In 1921 the building trades, the printing and publishing business and the clothing industry headed the list. Good as New Brown—What did poor Charlie leave his son? Black—Oh, he left him the capacity for hard work which he himself had inherited from his father. It was quite as good as new. Charlie himself had never used it. I descended the moorlands to the road leading to Akureyri (Iceland) from the north. Dusk had deepened to night before I reached the crest of the hill above the town. From there I looked down on a splendid transformation. Every house was ablaze with light; not a window square, upstairs or down, but patterned itself in the snow. I remembered then: this was the evening for the opening of the electrical station. There had been talk of it for weeks. My landlady, the barber, the bookseller, the postmaster—everyone in the course of every conversation was sure to say, "But when we have the new lights—" and I had not realized what it would mean, a little regretful that there would be no more yellow lamplight. But lamps require oil, and oil is costly and must be frugally used. Now, it was plain, everyone was to share in a universal alms of light, the gracious gift of a stream of water flowing down from the mountains. "And to think," said the old tobacco woman, "that we have lived so darkly all these years of winter nights!" Her little shop was flooded with light, and she almost garrulous in her excitement. "You see," she said, "one has only to turn this button!" and she showed me how it worked. All the children in town were gathered before the window of the hardware store, where lighted chandeliers of many varieties and colors were displayed for sale. Fathers and mothers walked up and down in front of their houses, seeming to doubt them their own. Even before the bookshop window the light sparkled with diamond points in the snow. This was a little disappointing, for I liked the dim oil lamp which had brung there for so long. —Norman Hall in Harper's Magazine. Britain's Telephone3 The London Daily Telegraph, in a recent editorial, admits the English are "far behind" the Americans "in the application of the telephone to daily life" and adds: "The advantages of such application it would be superfluous to argue. The simplification and acceleration of business processes are sufficiently well known. The use of the telephone in housewifery and in social intercourse is familiar to all those who can afford it." Great Britain, however, the editorial points out, "decided for nationalization" of the telephone system years ago, and now "the service offered is not sufficiently good to tempt those who can manage their affairs without it." Why She Was Interested The young man in the Pullman car, seeing that a handsome girl was looking at him very intently, thought he had made an impression and in a few minutes changed his seat to the vacant one beside her. "Haven't we met before somewhere?" he ventured to ask. "Well, I'm not quite sure," she replied, "but I think you are the man I saw hanging around the night our motor car was stolen." The young man vanished into the smoking car, amid the sniggers of those who had overheard them. College Bars Autos Students at Pennsylvania State college hereafter will be prohibited from taking their motorcars to college as a result of action taken at the annual meeting of the board of trustees. Parents of students are to be notified to this effect. The resolution declared "It is the opinion of the board of trustees that students of the college cannot keep automobiles for use while at college without interference with their studies and without considerable risk to their personal safety and health."—New York Sun and Globe. Learn Evelid Talking Detectives in Canada are being taught a code by means of which they can communicate with one another by dropping, raising or other movements of the eyes, and also how to "talk" secretly by means of finger touches, by twisting of a cigar, fingering of a mustache and twiddling fingers behind the back. This is being done so that they can transfer their thoughts when in the presence of criminals or prisoners. It is declared that communication with the eyelids can be as rapid as the ordinary man typewrites. — Popular Mechanics Magazine. PUT ON YOUR GOOD SUIT & THEN WEAR THAT OLD COAT WITH THE COLLAR ALL FRAYED? AND THAT OLD FELT HAT - HONESTLY YOU'RE THE LIMIT! 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