Kansas City Advocate

PAGE TWO THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE THOMAS KENNEDY, Editor and Proprietor. MISS IDA B. DERRESEAUX Manager 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 2904 SUBSCRIPTION. One Year ..... $1.50 Mix 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 not later than Tuesday of each week to insurance publication. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. Fine Work Adds "Chic" to Spring's New Frocks Here is a spring frock of fine crepe de chine in the color called "burnt russet," which is a new name for a deep henna-red. It is simply designed, in the straight-line style, with a lit tle modish fullness introduced at the sides, but it is a difficult and beautiful piece of craftsmanship, because the fabric is entirely covered with pin tucks. The perfect accuracy of this tucking places the frock in the distinguished class. Natural-colored pongee is used for the collar and cuffs, which are plain, and make an ideal color contrast with the frock. Everything about the dress, its color, style and fabrics, commend for wear now and throughout the season Tub Frocks Adorned With Quaint Stitchery A girl stands in a dress holding a doll on a stool. "Now is the winter of our discontent" very much cheered up by the arrival of new wash fabrics in the shops, and new frocks for old and young, made of these fabrics. For little folks, who require many tub dresses the small-checked ginghams still lead in the choice of materials, followed by plain chambrays and other sturdy cottons and by heavy coarse linens, for dress and knickers to match. Little ladies from two to six will discover fascinating picture-book sketches, done in colored floss, outlined on their spring frocks, in which Simple Simon meets the pleman or the cow jumps over the moon, or little folks and little animals disport themselves. An example of this kind of decoration appears in the picture of dress and knickers to match; it is the newest item in these simple styles. 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 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 weather being very inclement, at the hour for morning service many regular attendants were not seen in their pews. Rev. C. E. Brooks, pastor filled his pulpit and those present listened to a fine and helpful riscourse from Gods word. Dr. Brooks is delivering some wonderful sermons—intelligent, logical and scholary. The monthly communion was administered at the close of the service. The Junior choir rendered an enjoyable musical at the evening service. Mrs. Wilson's solo in a sweet contralto voice reached the souls of her hearers. The official board attendance Monday evening was largely attended, when the pastor placed before them a program of making a drive for a new church membership record. It has been some years since a new role of the church has been revised. It is expected when the new role is completed, many dead limbs will be dropped from the church. The Sabbath School is asking for more children and beg of their parents to send them to the Sunday School. This school with its already large attendance, are willing and are eager to help more of the community youth. Prof. Weber (White) of this city and composer of music, will render a program, under the auspices of The Allen Christian League, next Sunday evening at 7:30 in the auditorium of the church. Have you received your package of envelopes for the yearly budget for 1925? You should have them now. Come out to the Sunday morning prayer meeting and Friday night class. Special sermon Sunday, at 11 a. m. Come and bring some one with you. GRACE IN DRESS Professor Jacobsohn of Vienna has made a scientific study of the heredity of etiquette and announces as his firm conviction that it takes 200 years to learn how to wear a "dress suit" properly. There are Vienna evening suits which seem, to the casual observer, to have passed through the entire ordeal although that is scarcely what the savant meant. His idea is that an ancestry of gentle living requires at least two centuries to establish enough of a family trait to insure that a sclon will not appear gauche in what Broadway so euphoniously calls "the soup-and-fish." It may be so in Vienna, but New York is something else again. On scientific grounds alone the professor's theory can be attacked. It has yet to be proved that acquired traits are hereditary. But there is no need for that. All that is necessary to bring about complete refutation is to drop into any neighboring cabaret after a first' night at a Broadway revue. In the chaste jargon of the white-light district, what those birds can do with a "full dress layout" would make Professor Jacobsohn oper his eyes in astonishment.—New York Times. HAD SOME GROUNDS Proof positive is arrived at in various ways. One method is pleasantly described by an American newspaper man abroad, who acts as correspondent for a leading journal in the United States. Not far from the harbor of Naples, he says, his party sighted a rocky islet apparently two miles offshore. An elderly man approached the correspondent on deck and said, politely: "Do you know whether this is Mt. Vesuvius or not?" The American replied with equal politeness: "I don't know what it is, but I do know that it is not Vesuvius." "But," said the elderly man, with an air of triumph, "if you don't know what it is, how do you know that it isn't Vesuvius?" "Because," said the American, pinning him with his glittering eye, "because Vesuvius is inland and this is outland; because this rock is three miles round and Vesuvius is about thirty miles round; because this is an island and Vesuvius is not; and because Vesuvius is a volcano and this is not." THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE TEMPLE NOTES Sunday, February 8, although it was raining, a large congregation heard Pastor Bronson's fine sermon at 11 a.m. He explained the Bible authority on the judgment day. It was very instructive, and well received. The Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. were very interesting also. At 8 p.m. he preached another good sermon and many acquiesced to Christ's teaching. He will begin his special sermons the first Sunday in March, to which all are invited. The Mission's birthday reception at Mr. and Mrs. Taylor's, 815 Washington, was superfine. About 200 attended, also about 14 charter members. Metropolitan church is 35 years old this February. A fine program was rendered and the poetess is asked to repeat her poem at the next big Mission meeting. The Sunday School is preparing for a grand program Easter Sunday. Pastor Bronson and Dr. Davis went to Topeka Tuesday, to try to influence the passage of retaining the censor board for moving pictures. Next Sunday, February 15, good sermons will be preached by Dr. Bronson. The Kaw Valley District Board meeting will meet at Metropolitan Temple next week. Rev. Montgomery will preach the opening sermon, and Dr. Young, moderator, will preside. This will be a fine meeting. Everybody is invited. Come to Metropolitan February 15th and all the week. If a girl jilts a fellow she can never forgive him for marrying a handsomer girl than she is. If a shiftless man has a wife he usually blames her for his inability to accumulate wealth. Don't pay a widow compliments unless you are matrimonially inclined and willing to pay her bills. STERN JUSTICE IS The moral code of the Bedouin is his only guide in life. These people of the desert lead a life regulated entirely by traditional rules which are strictly enforced. The theft is an almost unheard of thing, and the culprit is considered an outlaw not only by his tribe, but even by those with whom it might be at war. This attitude of the Bedouin community amounts virtually to a death sentence to the thief, for without support he cannot survive in the unlimited stretches of the desert. Murders are extremely rare, this being due chiefly to the time-honored institution of the blood feud. Nothing can save the assassin from capital punishment if the murder has been committed from motives of greed and jealousy. Even if this is not the case he will not escape being killed by the next of kin of the victim, unless he pays the blood price, which is generally very high.—Dr. Edward J. Bing, in Current History Magazine. Head and Intellect Provided a man does not slow down his mental activity the size of his head will keep on increasing even after the age of fifty, writes Le Petit Parisien, as translated for the Kansas City Star. Such is the theory advanced by John Millot, a Brighton phrenologist, at the recent annual meeting of the Phrenological Society of Great Britain. In support of his assertion the scientist gave two examples. "For instance," said he, "the circumference of Lloyd George's head has increased six and one-fourth millimeters in eight years and the head of the novelist Bath Kennedy shows an enlargest of eighteen and three-fourths millimeters in the last ten years, in the course of which he has written eleven books." No Encouragement Magistrate (severely) — Prisoner, how did you have the audacity to break into this man's house at midnight and rob him? Prisoner (indignantly)—But, your worship, last time I was before you, you wanted to know how I could have the audacity to rob a man on the highway at noon. When can I go on with my work?"—From the Ballie. School Ferried Far Taking a schoolhouse off dry land, floating it through canal locks and towing it seven miles across Puget sound to a new location on an island, was the unusual feat accomplished recently by a firm of contractors in Seattle, Wash., says Popular Science Monthly. The schoolhouse, originally was situated on the shores of Lake Washington, adjoining Seattle. With powerful winches and screwjacks operated simultaneously, the building was raised off the ground and skidded on rollers onto a large barge. Two tugs then towed the school through Lake Washington canal to Puget sound. The school arrived undamaged. THE SAME THING Sybil—It's no use denying it, Maud, it was too dark for me to see who it was, but I saw some young man kiss you in the garden. I'm ashamed of you. Maud—I don't see why you should be. I've often seen George kiss you. Sybil (engaged to George)—Yes, but I allow nobody but George to kiss me. Maud—Well, nobody but George ever kissed me. Many a True Word "A low-brow, my son, is a person who likes the funny papers, snappy stories, girl shows and the like and doesn't mind saying so." "And what is a high-brow, pap?" "A high-brow, my son, is a low-brow who won't admit it."—North Shore Bulletin. DO YOU GET THE POINT? Fair Voter—I wouldn't care to occupy the President's chair—it's too uneasy a seat for me. He—Yes; it's scarcely possible to sit in it without being annoyed by the tax. Clashes of Authority The Cat looks at a Queen, The Queen attempts to catch 'er; The Cat, with nerve serene, Reserves the right to scratch 'er. Vicarious Benevolence Little James (who has an inquiring mind)—Father, what do they mean when they call a man public-spl. ited? Professor Broadley—Why, it usually means that he is very liberal in endeavoring to persuade other people to spend their money bountifully for the public good.—Stray Stories. Too Good to Change Virginia—Why don't you marry him? Alice—Oh, but I want him to keep on being nice. Full Directions Mistress—Do you call this sponge cake, Norah? Why, it's as hard as can be. New Cook—Yes, ma'am; that's the way a sponge is before it's wet. Soak it in your tea. "Did you notice that insolent conductor looking at you as if you hadn't paid your fare?" "Yes, and did you notice me looking at him as if I had?"—Paris Le Rire. Wife—Oh, John, mother's fallen downstairs and broke— John (hopefully)—Her neck? Wife—No, dear, one of the banisters.—Vienna Nenbluten. DAY OF REST "Why does he sit so far back in the shadows in church on Sunday?" "To rest his eyes from sitting so far front in the stage lights in the theater all week." That Woman He gently opened the locket, And scanned the pretty face; "It suits my mind," said he, "to find This woman in the case." Early Bird and Owl "We had a fine sunrise this morning," said one Detroiter to another. "Did you see it?" "Sunrise?" said the second man. "Why, I'm always in bed before sunrise." Somewhat Different Mrs. Swift—She doesn't believe in blding her light under a bushel. Mrs. Swifter—Indeed not! But she manages to keep her old flames under cover!—Philadelphia Inquirer. Squire—Did you send for me, my lord? Launcelot—Yes, make haste. Bring the can opener. I've a flea in my knight clothes!—Good Hardware. Differentiation "Is your husband an optimist?" "Well," replied the tired-looking woman, "he's an optimist in hoping for the best, but a good deal of a pessimist in working it out." Pretty Good Himself "Why this rube makeup, Uncle Heck? You've got city clothes." "Slick grafters generally buy my meals when I'm in New York." DIRECTORY OF MASONIC LODGES 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. STOP PAYING RENT Own Your Own Home FOR SALE. 6 rooms, modern except furnace, $3,000 at $500 down. 6 rooms, modern except furnace, lot 50x120, $3,000 at $500 down. 4 rooms, brand new bungalow, modern except bath, with full basement, lot 50x120, $2850 at $500 down. Duplex, strictly modern, K. C. 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Martin Taylor.....G. S. S. Wm. Brutton.....G. J. S. W. M. Cavens, G. P. W. D. V. Smith, Grand Charity Secy. 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 Kerford. 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, February 13, 1925 Call Fair- fax 0380 Or 4422 We Reach and Need Them All DIAMOND REAL ESTATE CO. 1-acre and 4-room log house and out biuildings of all kinds. All kinds of fruit, $850—$150 down. 1-acre unimproved. All kinds of fruit, $550—$100 down. 4-room house, 1 acre. All kinds of fruit and out buildings. Close in. $2900, $600 down. Diamond Real Estate Company Geo. McClelland, Pres. 547 State Ave., K. C., K. Drexel 2287 W. T. WHITELAW DRUGGIST Phone Fairfax 0622 3091 N. 27th St. Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Luella Green NOTARY PUBLIC 516 Minnesota Avenue Copying neatly done to order. All work strictly confidential. GUARD YOUR HEALTH SANYKIT PROPHYLACTIC for MEN Attends a Medical Protection After Infectious Exposure Large Tube 35c. Kit (4 x) 11 All Drugsale or SANYKIT Dogs, A 12 Beekman St., New York Write for Circular MASONIC LODGES FAR WEST LODGE NO. 5 (Lawrence, Kansas) 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, Secre- tary, 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. 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. — jf 6 6 eee ee 2 eee, AUTO LIVERY . Fairfax 3185 : 4 4 p D. WILSON % " ‘ Gars by Trip or Hour : ‘ 1006 Walker Avenue Kansas City, Kansas 2 $446464646646666426666b6 hhh 64 bd bd bb Add A db AAA Friday February 13, 1925 PUBLICATION NOTICE “In the District Court of Wyandotte * County, Kansas . No. 248904 ¢ Div. 2. Pierce M. Roy, Plaintiff, vs. Renee Ressicaud Roy, Defendant. The State of Kansas, to the defend- ~ ant above named, Greeting: The defendant above named Renee Ressicaud Roy will take notice that she has been sued by the plaintiff above named, Pierce M. Roy in the above entitled Court and cause, and that the said plaintiff filed his peti- tion in said cause on the 4th day of February 1925 in which petition so filed the plaintiff alleges that you are guilty of abandonment for more than one year. You Are Hereby Notified That you must appear and answer said petition or otherwise plead thereto on or before the 21st day of March, 1925, or said petition will be taken as true, and judgment, the na- ture of which is as follows: an ab- solute decree of divorce wlil be ren- dered accordingly. PIERCE M. ROY, Plaintiff By LEO A. SWOBODA, Attorney Attest CARL W. FINCKE, Clerk District Court (Seal) By C. D. BURD, Deputy (First published February 6, 1925) ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE State of Kansas, ‘Wyandotte County, ss. In the Probate Court in and for Said County. In the matter of the estate of Ora Lee Metcalf, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned on™ the~Estate of Ora Lee Metealf, late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Pro- bate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 26th day of Jan- uary, A. D., 1925. Now, all persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance wihin one year from date of said let- ters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims are not exhibited within two years after the date of said let- ters, they shall be forever barred. CLAUDE L. PETERSON, Administrator. Of the Estate of Ora Lee Metcalf, Deceased. Kansas City, Kansas, January 26, 1925 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the un- dersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court, this 26th day of January, A. D., 1925. HENRY MEADE, (SEAL) Probate Judge (First published, February 6, 1925.) ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE aye, SVs) SOLE State of Kansas, Wyandotte County, ss. In the matter of the estate of Eph- raim Thomas, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administratioo have been granted to the undersigned on the Estate of Ephraim Thomas, late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Pro- bate Court of the County and State .aforesaid, dated the 2nd day of Janu- ary, A. D. 1925. Now, all persons having claims against the said estate are kereby no- tified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from date of said let- ters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited with- in two years after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. MATTIE JONES, Admr. Of the Estate of Ephraim Thomas, deceased. Kansas City, Kansas, Feb. 2nd, 1925. In witness whereof, the undersigned Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court, this 2nd day of February, A. D. 1925. ~ HENRY MEADE, (SEAL) Probate Judge. (First published February 6, 1925) | Barber Shop ~ Wilson’s Place 10th and Everett Three Chairs First Class Workmen Hair Bobbing A Specialty ATTENTION! ATTENTION! A lobby will be in evidence az the State Capitol during the sessions of the Legislature. The Afro-American League will keep them cn hand from the beginning to the end; all loyal race lovers should intercsi themselves and give the effort their loyal sap- port. AFRO-AMERICAN STATE LEAGUE, Topeka, Kansas. W. H. RENNELS, President ROBINSON LAUNDRY CO. Prompt, Efficient Service. Office and Residence, | 333 Lafayette Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Fairfax 1174.. N. B. Robinson, Mgr PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Florence Ellison, Plaintiff, - vs. William Ellison, Defendant. To William Ellison you are hereby notified that you have been sued by your wife for a decree of divorce, in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, on the grounds of Gross Neglect of Duty, Extreme Cruelty and Habitual Drunkenness; that unless you answer the petition of Plaintiff filed herein on or before the 2Ist day of March, 1925, said petition will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you granting said plaintiff an abso- lute divoree of and from you and such other and further relief as equity may permit. E. A. SHACKELFORD, Attorney for Plaintiff (First published February 6, 1925) EXECUTOR’S NOTICE SE Sa avaenee State of Kansas, Wyandotte County, ss. In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Exan- tha Majors, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the last will and testament of Exantha Majors, late of said county, deceased, by the Honor- able, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 29th day of January, 1925. Now all persons having claims against said estate are hereby noti- fied that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance with- in one year from the date of said let- ters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within two years after the date of said let- ters, they shall be forever barred. IOLA QUINN, Executor of the last will and testa- ment of Exantha Majors, deceased. (First published, February 6th, 1925) Dated January 29th, 1925. $9635 Your Conversation #3244 “KNICKERS” Knickerbockers are one of the much-discussed topics of the day. Members of the breeches famlly that terminate at the knee owe their name to Washington Irv- ing’s “Diedrich Knickerbocker’s History of New York.” This yolume was illustrated by George Cruikshank with many sketches of Dutch worthies in loose, knee breeches. The book gave this type of apparel its name and the girl of today has made the gar- ment famous. He Wasn't Afraid “Get out of my way, feller,” sald the fresh city automobilist to the rough miner, “before I run into you with my sixty-horse motorcar.” “I haint’ got no sixty horse,” re- turned the miner, “but I got a 45 Colt right handy here, and let’s see you get by it.” _HEARD IN PASSING Nothing hurts a conceited man like being ignored. Yea can’t convince a brunette that all Is fair In love. . Only a fool man will refuse to laugh at his wife’s jokes. Each wrinkle on a woman's brow Tepresents an experience, When members of a family quarrel a lot of truth leaks out. Some men can't even do their duty Without making a fuss about it. Truth can always be heard if you know how to listen, Happy are those who don't realize that it is a crisis until it Is over, Of course you have a real griev- ance; but su has everybody. What is the rarest thing? A letter full of joy to a “people's column.” If a friend really cares deeply for you, he won't fet you make all the sac rifices for him that you want to, The average man opens an account with you when he does you a favor. It's safer to learn from your ene niles than it fs to instruct your friends. The naughty schoolboy Is always glad when he sees the teacher lay down the rule. It is best in wearing superfine clothes to consider whether one has the style and manner to wear them. As a rule, lazy people are good-hu- mored, but it is impossible to budge them. If one finds he can deceive without half trying, the temptation is fearful. No one wants to be called “middle- aged” until he has passed on beyond that. ENGLAND'S GREAT NEW -DREADNAUGHT OF AIR While America’s new sky leviathans, the Los Angeles und the Shenandoah, have been amazing the world with their successful performances, Eng- land has been testing out Its first winged superdreadnought of the air— a deadly new coast-defense aircraft, said to be the largest single-engined airplane In the world, ‘This mammoth machine, known as the Cubaroo Blackburn-Napler, recent- ly completed a successful filght near Hull, England, says Popular Science Monthis. Driven by a huge 16-cylinder Napler motor of 1,000 horsepower, it can carry and launch from the air at a battleship a full-sized naval torpedo welghing 1,000 pounds, Its armament also includes great armor-plercing bombs, as well as machine guns for repelling air attacks. The plane is 54 feet long, 20 feet bigh, and its wing span is 88 feet, A Better World Edger Addison Bancroft, the noted Chicago lawyer who has been appoint- ed ambassador to Japan, sald at a Blackstone banquet: “Some people complain about crooked business, but, thanks to our excellent new laws, there's nothing like the crooked business there. used te be.” Mr. Bancroft chuckled. “Why,” he declared, “there's many a millionaire today who, if he lost his money the same way he gained It, would Insist on somebody going te Jail” Chicken Story Bobby was four years old when he ‘went to visit Aunt Millie In the coun- try. He heard her say that she was going to dress a hen and expressed a desire to watch the proceedings. He looked on quietly until the feather plucking stage was reached and then excitedly demanded, with the first handful of feathers: “Why, Aunt Millie, you're undress- ing it, aren't you?"—Indianapolis News, Girl’s Odd Attribute An “electrical girl” has been discov- ered at Keighley, Leeds, England. She is a mill worker, but recently whenever she approached a spinning frame threads began to break and the ma- chine ran as if acting against some magnetic attraction. Directly the girl left the vicinity of the machine it be. came normal again. He Explains “If you had no money, why did you order $100 worth of golf sticks sent to your hotel?” “To make an impression.” “But you needed clothes. Why not order clothes?” “Clothes wouldn't make an impres- sion like golf sticks.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Palls Own Tooth Walter Davis, a milk dealer of Can- dia, N. H., who has not missed a trip on his route for several years, suffered from toothache early one morning. He went to his garage, took a pair of Pliers from his machine, pulled out a wisdom tooth and then started to de- liver milk. , Diamond Cut Diamond “What's the fare?’ inquired the woman of the taxicab driver, as the conveyance stopped at her destination. + “Two dollars, mum,” was the prompt reply. “Well, here's a dollar and a half, T'm not such a fool as I look.” “No,” said the driver. “I wish you were, mum!"—Pittsburgh Chrozicle- ‘Telegraph. Some Kisser “Elsie says that I'm the first myn who has ever kissed her.” “You big boob, why I've kissed her a hundred times.” - “Well, the statement still stands,”— Dirge. _ = GlMAN PROFESSOR REFUTES OLD MYTH fa uncivilized, aboriginal people have better eyesight than do civilized’ Dr, A. Berger, writing In the Berliner ‘Tageblutt, says no. He\adds that the Pupular assumption that uncivilized Peoples see hetter is based upon s confusion of practice and special train Ing with excellence of sight. The su: Derlor eyesight of aborigines is only apparent and not real. They see cer’ taln things, which escape our un- trained eye, better because of long training and habit. Every collector of zoological spect mens, Doctor Berger insists, is like an uncivilized man in that he can detect the specimens he is looking for much more quickly than can the ordinary man, This is due solely and“purely to special training, and not to superior- ity of eyesight, The same thing ap- plies to aboriginal folk. ‘The only thing in which uncivilized tribes excel Is In thelr abillty to see at night, in what to us seems the dark. But this, too, ts due solely to the fact that the uncivilized man has been trained to use his eyes at night, while eity folk have not, Figures Show Retail Business of Country Sixty million dollars a day {s the average amount expended in retail stores by the American people, accord- ing to a study of the population's pur chasing power made by the department of domestic distribution of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States. Retail business In the United States reached an estimated total of $21,947, 638,923 last year, a per capita expendl- ture of $207.62 for food, clothing, fur niture, fuel and ight and miscellane ous commodities. More than a third of this amount, over $9,000,000, wat spent In the Middle Atlantic and East North Central states. On the basis of the department’s es- timates retail expenditures were great: er for 1923 than for 1922 but consider- ably below the peak year of 1920. In that year, for example, the average ex- pendituré for clothing was $74.70, Last year it was $48.03. The largest retail Dill of the country is for food—$97.58 per capita, As She Sized Him Up Ambassador Richard Washburn Child, sailing homeward on the George Washington, told a story about a cor- pulent statesman. “This corpulent person,” he said “once made a speech before a Sunday school. He talked about rewards and punishments—the rewards that are the meed of a good life, the punish- ments that a bad life entails. “And now, children,” he yelled, dra- ‘matically, as he whacked the lectern with his enormous hand—“now, chil- dren, what would happen to me after I died if I led a bad life?” A naughty little girl piped in a shrill voice: “The fat would be In the fire for fair!” — Pittsburgh Chrénicle-Tele- graph, , ~ Real Brotherhood Some years ago there was a shooting on Eighteenth street, One negro shot another over a dice game. The gun user was arrested by a negro police- man, who turned the prisoner over to another dark-skinned member of the force to hold until the arresting offi- cer could call the patrol wagon. When he returned he found his brother offi- eer standing on the corner, with no prisoner In sight, “Where’s dat man Ah put in yo’ custody?” Inquired the arresting officer wrathfully. “Keer yo" shirt on,” replied the other one. “Dot man’s a membah o° mah lodge. fle gimme th’ gran’ sign o° distress an’ Ah had to turn him loose.”—Kansas City Star. Kine Has Monopoly When the king telephones, let all other Instruments be dumb! That's the rule in Mecca, where King Hus- sein of Hedjaz has had a telephone system Installed, says a recent article in the New Zealand Herald. The rule is effectively enforced by an automatic device which instantly disconnects all other telephones when ever the receiver Is lifted from the king’s instrument, As long as King Hussein's telephone is in use, no other telephone can be used in Mecca, save only the one with which the king Ir talking. Saw Nothiag Else These days of short dresses, sheer silk hose and up-to-the-minute styles make life miserable for many of the sterner sex. A sophomore at the unt versity was reprimanding a frosh fo not speaking when they passed “Didn't see you,” the freshman explained “Why, I walked within a foot of you,” the upper classman protested. “Gosh You musta been the guy with the gir who had on those open-work stock ings,” replied the aceused youth.— Columbus Dispatch. Average Cost of Meal Fifty cents aplece for every man woman and child, is the average cost of American meals in these days, witk one-third spent for bread and foods of vegetable origin, and two-thirds for the other staples. 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MIDNIGHT (Continued from Page 1.) me as a member of each immediate family, and I have not wanted to look like I needed anything. I may be here a week longer, but soon I will be out and looking the world over again. We have some wonderful bug fighters, and I will tell you all about it when I get out and can write. This is the first time in a long time since I have tried to write. I am sure you will join me in thanking Dr. Dibbles, Miss Booth and the other nurses. I am not rejoicing over the fact that the court has decided that Marcus Garvey must go to the penitentiary, and will not comment on it now. It is easier to tear down a thing than it is to build up, and it is easy to stand from your lofty height and get a lot of men in trouble that it may take eternity to get them out. I have been made to feel sad over them damphules who broke out at Fisk University the other day, shot from windows and defied the president to show his face or perhaps he would have stepped into eternity or some other endless place. I have thought within myself if the rule and regulations of Fisk University, did not meet the approval of the students, that America is full of schools, schools for the purpose of making refined, cultured, polished men and women, and not hoodlums, and it was not necessary for these young people to go to the extent that they did, but withdraw and they could not be classed with damphules. If rules don't suit you then go an go until you find the rules that will, and there remain until you get the education that will fit you for the place you are to fill in life. Why make it necessary to have police from the city to have to come out to the best known institution exclusively for us in America. There was nothing for the school people to do, but to call on the law for protection. Shots had been fired, then it was necessary for some one with authority to act. If president had gone out and got killed, he would have been dead, and if for the protection of his life he had killed one of the boys then we all would have condemned him, so his method was sane and safe. Why in the hen feathers should there be fire arms among students? Have they lost trouble and go to school looking for it? Guns are the arguments of cowards. I have tramped this country from civer to civer and from end to end, taking in all hours of nights and all kind of people, and I have never carried a gun yet. I don't own one and don't want one. I am never going to take a human life. My mission in this world is to help man up and not to knock man down. As soon as I am able to get around I am going to look this matter up and get it from my viewpoint. I will hew to the line, let the chips fall where they may. I hope to have more to say in my next. J. O. MIDNIGHT. Hypnotic Operation An operation to remove a varicose vein was performed at the Dorpat University hospital, Berlin, after the patient had been hypnotized. He felt neither pain nor shock. Professor Wannach performed the operation, which is said to be the first of its kind where hypnotic sleep instead of an anesthetic was used. Uses of Firemen Returning from a fire, the Unlontown (Pa.) fire department stopped long enough to aid a woman who, having forgotten her key, was locked out of her third-floor apartment. The firemen obliquely ran a ladder up to the front window and opened the door from the inside. Foolish Question "This item says an Iowa's speech was restored by three cyclones," remarked Mr. Grouch. "Man or wife?" asked his wife. "For the love of Mike, did you ever hear of a woman losing her speech?" demanded her husband—Cincinnati Enquirer. SHORT SMILES Prices Reduced Hubby—Is that cut glass, honey? Wifey—Yes, dear, I got it at a bargain sale. Nice Girl "Algy tells me I am nice enough to eat." Knightly Affair Teacher—What is a knight errant! Bobble—The one father does when he wants to get out after supper. A Bit Clumsy Edith—How does Jack make love? Marie—Well, I should define it as unskilled labor. Would Almost Seem So "Pa, what does the American eagle stand for?" "Anything, my boy, anything." Exceeding the Limit "Harriet tells everything she knows." "Yes, and unfortunately she doesn't stop there." That's Why "Dat sho' am a flamin' tle yo' got on Rastus! " "Yo' sho' am right, Sambo. Ah got it at a fahh sale." Correct Science Teacher-Name & liquid that won't freeze. Student-Hot water What They Broke What They Broke "Did the lawyers succeed in breaking old Roxley's will?" "No; but they broke all the contestants." It Depends "Is marriage a failure?" "You never can tell until you've seen the wedding presents." Paid in Liberty Bonds Pell—"What did he give the lawyer for obtaining his divorce?" Mell—"All the Liberty bonds he owned." Resigned` Ermyntrude—"They tell me you love music." Bill—"Yes, but never mind; keep on playing." The Hero She—Have you heard of Bee's engagement? He—Indeed; who's the plucky man? The Great Plague Teacher—Can any of you boys tell me what the Great Plague was? Johnny—Lessons. Nickel Put in Wrong Just how much money the telephone company gets from coin boxes when the man who makes a mistake in trying to get a number falls to get his money back is probably enough to pay the interest on a few shares of stock. Most coin boxes are located where there is little light and it is not always easy for a person who uses them infrequently to remember that the slot for the nickel to call central is on the right-hand side. The man who forgets and puts a nickel in the 25-cent slot is a loser. Drop a nickel into the left-hand side and take off the receiver and you get no response. Discover you have made a mistake and get central by putting a nickel into the right slot and she says, "All rightie, I give you your money back," and she drops the slot in the return lare and a lone nickel is the result. Tell her that the other one did not come out and the reply is: "I gave you all there was in the machine—number, please!" That is just a nickel gone. Time was when it meant a great deal. Now it means a subway ride.—New York Evening World. Music in the Factory To stop the girls they employ from talking, an English hosiery factory is encouraging them to sing. A gramophone has been installed in the workrooms, and when the machinery is running the gramophone is put on. "Chattering interferes with output more seriously than almost anything else," said a works official, "but the gramophone, while it does not distract their attention from their work, encourages them to sing and stimulates them mentally." THE USE RE'S A PACKAGE FROM Y - IT'S FROM SAM THE KANSAS CITY ADVOCATE Washing His Car By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Dean of Men, University of Illinois. I HAVE always been convinced that if Tom Sawyer had had more than one fence to whitewash he might have had considerable trouble in getting the neighbor boys to take the job off his hands. It was the novelty of the thing that deceived them. Later they would have awakened to the fact that it was real work they were up against, and Tom would have been compelled to take a little exercise himself. When Tam—Tam O'Shanter is the name of our car—when Tam was new and shiny and a novelty to our friends, every member of the family from the maid to the boy who mows the lawn was interested in keeping him pollished to the highest degree. When I would open up the garage and begin the bathing process even the neighbors would come running out with wet chamols cloths to assist at the ceremonies or to stand around with words of encouragement or suggestion. It was a privilege to help in the ablutions. "It's all right when it's new," one of my pessimistic neighbors said to me as, passing through the yard one morning, he caught me polishing up Tam, "but just wait a while." He was quite right. Conditions have changed now; Tam's body is a trifle duller from contact with the elements, the process of keeping him clean has grown commonplace and arduous. Even the friends who most often take advantage of his motive power to save them from physical exertion are no longer interested in the vulgar details of his personal toilet. They speak to me, perhaps, as they catch me at work, but their business needs immediate attention, and they pass on quickly. It takes courage and persistence to keep at a task after the novelty of it has passed and only the dull, tiresome, and regularly recurring details remain. It takes courage, I say, whether the task be washing the car, studying an uninteresting lesson, or sticking to a principle which people think is old fashioned or cut of date, like being honest or going to church, or respecting old-time conventions. It takes character to stick to a hard uninteresting job until it is finished, but the satisfaction of finishing something one has begun, of doing something well usually more than pays for the effort One's self-respect and self-satisfaction are worth a lot. (C) 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) Your. Conversation "NEMESIS" Nemesis, in the religion of the ancient Greeks, was the Goddess of Retributive Justice. The justice which slowly but surely pursuers a man until punishment finally is administered is known as his nemesis. Nemesis is the theme of such works as Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" or George Eliot's "Sillas Marner." Ty Cobb Will Take Rest J. Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit baseball team, does not intend to play much this season, in fact not more than 100 games. Last season he played in-155 games. By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Dean of Men, University of Illinois. GRAHAM came to the town in which he is now living a good many years ago without friends and without money. He was honest, hard working, and dependable, and in time he got on in business. He made friends and he married a sensible girl. He started a little greenhouse out on the edge of town, going into debt for the land and for the equipment, but he had a good business and the future looked promising. He had one recreation—music. He could sing and he could play the violin marvelously well. It was his one talent, and he used it skillfully for his own enjoyment and for the satisfaction of his friends. Then one unlucky spring day a cyclone struck the town and laid waste a considerable part of the residence district and left Graham's greenhouse a heap of tangled iron and broken glass. His dwelling house, which was adjacent to the greenhouse was torn into fragments by the swirling wind and there was not a piece of glass left in the greenhouse as big as a man's hand. ' Graham's wife and his three children were seriously, if not fatally injured, and the whole family was in the hospital, he with a crippled back and a broken arm and a spirit pretty well crushed. He was almost wrecked physically, but a few days after the storm he was driven out from the hospital to see the remnants of what was once home. It was a bizarre sight of broken glass, twisted window frames and withered vegetables that met his gaze. Nothing was left; he had nothing with which to start anew and he was three thousand dollars in debt. He would have shot himself, he said and ended his troubles at once, if he had had a gun. Then suddenly as he was sitting despondent in the midst of the ruil of his possessions, a robin came and perched upon the broken branch of a fallen maple tree and began to sing riotously and courageously. And then nearby he saw a torn nest, the little birds within it dead. It was an other home wrecked. Tears came into his eyes, and courage crept back into his heart, and he pulled himself together. "If that bird can sing," he said to himself, "by God, I can sing too," and he did. Friends came to his assistance, he made a new start, and today business is flourishing. And still he sings and plays the violin. (© 1925, by Western Newspaper Union) ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Case No. 13147 State of Kansas, Wyandotte County, ss In the Probate Court in and for Said County In the matter of the estate of Robert Jones, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned on the Estate of Robert Jones, late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 19th day of January, A. D., 1925. Now, all persons having claims against the said estate are herby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within two years after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. Of the Estate of Robert Jones, deceased. Kansas City, Kansas, Jan. 19, 1925. In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court, this 29th day of January A. D., 1925. HENRY MEADE, (Seal) Probate Judge. (First published, February 13, 1925) LSON & SCHNEID CREDIT JEWELERS % OFF ON ALL OUR CHINAWAI Fine blue white diamonds, white or green gold mountings. $10 to $200 Easy Terms Watch and Jewelry Repairing Work Guaranteed Watch Us NELSON & SCHNEIDER CREDIT JEWELERS 748 Minnesota Avenue 748 Brotherhood Block REAL ESTATE Our Homes Are Sold the Old Homestead Willow 529 State Avenue. Drexel 3859 Following is only a few of our weekly bargains. Old Homestead Realty 529 State Avenue. Drexel 3859 Eastern house on Thompson street; one block on school. $3,000. $500 down; several others on eastern cottage on Washington boulevard; $3,000 on this same street. Eastern house, 50 ft, on State avenue; garage; one day viaduct; $4,200; $2,000 down; several other streets. 23 ROOMS incoming house; income $300 a month; one block on lot at 911-13 Nebraska avenue; just right for terms. gage; one full acre of ground; fruit trees, bees, birds; chicken fence and houses; garage; one street; nice and level. 8-room modern house in rear; all brick on North 5th street; two blocks of Park Street; transfer point; two blocks of Northeast Avenue; 5 rooms to each apartment; mods for over $100 month; will sell or rent; ten stop at this list—call us up for other bargains. Printing Service of No Regret GRAY'S PRINTING, "THAT'S RIGHT" PERSONAL SERVICE—HUMAN CONSIDERATION GET MORE THAN YOU PAY FOR—ASK ANYONE THE GRAY PRINTING CO. AT OAKLAND AVENUE BELL FAIR First End Tailoring Ladies' and Gents' High-Class Tailoring SPECIAL ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRING Home in and See our Spring and Summer Suiting Made by Mr. M. L. Smith, the noted West Indian GUARANTEED TO FIT C. H. PHILLIPS, PROP. 1306 North Tenth Street, Kansas City The following is only a few of our weekly bargains at our special prices. 7-room modern house on Thompson street; one block of Northeast high school. $3,000. $500 down; several others on this same street. 5-room modern cottage on Washington boulevard; $3,000; several others on this same street. 5-room modern house, 50 ft, on State avenue; garage; one block of Intercity viaduct; $4,200; $2,000 down; several others on this same street. 23 ROOMS Fine big rooming house; income $300 a month; one block of Intercity viaduct; just the place for roomers. Fine vacant lot at 911-13 Nebraska avenue; just right for building; cash or terms. 4-room cottage; one full acre of ground; fruit trees, berries, vines of all kinds; chicken fence and houses; garage; one block of paved street; nice and level. 3 storerooms, 8-room modern house in rear; all brick and fully rented on North 5th street; two blocks of Park Street Junction corner lot; transfer point; two blocks of Northeast Junior High School; this is going to prove a fine investment for somebody. 4-apartment solid brick building at the corner of 6th street and Nebraska avenue; 5 rooms to each apartment; modern except heat; rents for over $100 month; will sell or rent; terms. Don't stop at this list—call us up for other bargains. ```markdown ``` A PERSONAL SERVICE—HUMAN CONSIDERATION YOU GET MORE THAN YOU PAY FOR—ASK ANYBODY THE GRAY PRINTING CO. FIFTH AT OAKLAND AVENUE BELL FAIRFAX 4187 Ladies' and Gents' High-Class Tailoring SPECIAL ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRING Come in and See our Spring and Summer Suitings Cut and Made by Mr. M. L. Smith, the noted West Indies Tailor GUARANTEED TO FIT C. H. PHILLIPS, PROP. Fairfax 1146 1306 North Tenth Street, Kansas City, Kansas YOU BETTER SEND IT DOWN TO THE ART STORE AND HAVE 'EM SQUARE IT UP Friday, February 13, 1925 SCHNEIDER JEWELERS ALL OUR CHINAWARE Bracelet Watches, Elgin, Waltham, Illinois, Swies and Hamilton. $12.50 to $75 Easy Terms Eyes Tested—Glasses Fitted T. B. Schneider, Optometrist Work Guaranteed Credit with a Smile Watch Us Grow REAL ESTATE And the Old Homestead Will Sell Them Homestead Realty Co. Revenue. Drexel 3859 We few of our weekly bargains at our Hompson street; one block of Northeast 300 down; several others on this same Washington boulevard; $3,000; several at. Mon State avenue; garage; one block of $2,000 down; several others on this 3 ROOMS Home $300 a month; one block of Inter- rance for roomers. Nebraska avenue; just right for building; of ground; fruit trees, berries, vines pace and houses; garage; one block of level. House in rear; all brick and fully frost; two blocks of Park Street Junction; two blocks of Northeast Junior High prove a fine investment for somebody. Being at the corner of 6th street and to each apartment; modern except month; will sell or rent; terms. —call us up for other bargains. Service of No Regrets GRAY'S "THAT'S RIGHT" VICE—HUMAN CONSIDERATION YOU PAY FOR—ASK ANYBODY BY PRINTING CO. REVENUE BELL FAIRFAX 4187 Tailoring Co. Atts' High-Class Tailoring ATIONS AND REPAIRING Spring and Summer Suitings Smith, the noted West Indies Tailor INTEED TO FIT HILLIPS, PROP. North Tenth Street, Kansas City, Kansas He'd Never Seen It. BETTER SEND IT DOWN THE ART STORE AND HAVE SQUARE IT UP VAN 2 EIM