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K. C. "AM DOOMED" The Sun Goes to 36 States and Canada. Are Your Relatives and Friends Getting It? VOLUME IX. NUMBER 28. KANSAS CITY NEGROES AROUSED Negro Protective League of Missouri Organized. Representative Negroes of Kansas City met at the offices of Hueston & Calloway Thursday morning and organized a league to be known as the Negro Protective League of Missouri the object of which is to fight all kinds of Jim Crow legislation that may be attempted in Missouri, even to the extent of taking the same into the courts of the state, or the supreme court of the United States. Head quarters have been established at the office of Dr. William J. Thompkins, 1507 East Eighteenth street, and the following officers were elected: Dr William J. Thompkins, president; Arthur W. Harris, secretary; Charles H. Calloway, treasurer; J. Silas Harris, chairman of the executive committee, with the following members of said committee: Col. L. A. Knox, Prof. John M. Day, Hon. W. C. Crews, Dr. J. E. Dibble, Hon. W. C. Hueston, and T. B. Watkins. A delegation will be sent to Jefferson City Monday morning and will remain there until final action is taken relative to this measure. The bill now before the house Jincgows the Negroes of the state on railways, steamboats, hotels, theaters, restaurants, and, in fact, wherever the two races are brought in contact. It is the most vicious measure ever proposed in the Missouri legislature. We ask every Negro who is in sympathy with this movement to contribute what they can to Mr Calloway, the treasurer, at the head quarters, 1507 East Eighteenth street REV. F. D. WELLS, the successful and eloquent pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church. BETHEL NEWS There was an excellent day of service at Bethel A. M. E. church last Sunday, the pastor, Rev. F. D. Wells, spoke to the populace at the morning services, and the Bishop, H. B. Parks, at the evening service. Everyone left highly elated over the expounding of the divine word. Next Sunday is quarterly meeting day and everyone is cordially invited to attend and participate with us in the services. Des Moines, Iowa.—The leading daily newspaper of this place, in a well-considered editorial expression with reference to the scant attention the Negro receives in times of peace and the solicitude vouchsafed him in time of war, says: A demand is now before Congress for a great national school for Negroes, made, strange as it may appear, by a Congressman from Tennessee. It is to be a school for military training. The Southern leaders who during fifty years of peace have permitted the Negro to secure his own training for civil life, have suddenly become thoroughly aroused to the need of government instruction in the art of war. Of course, if we are to prepare soldiers much may be said for the proposed school. The Negro has stood up beside the best soldiers in the world, and he is more willing to fight for the flag than many to whom the flag, has meant more in privilege. But is it not worth thinking about that we should be so suddenly solicitous for the training of the Negro in times of war and so lit the solicitous in times of peace? Suppose the Congressman from Tennessee had proposed a great national training school for the Negro fifty years ago to fit him better for the common duties of American life? GOOSE'S CROP HELD $10.27. St. Louis.—When John E. P. Ernst killed a gift goose he found in its crop a half dollar, twenty-six quarters, twenty-six dimes, thirteen nickels and two pennies. This two legged bank was a Christmas bonus given Ernst by the employees of a grocery store where he is chief clerk. There was no refund, as Ernst considers the gift of a goose includes the ballast. The total of the goose's savings was $10.27. The Kansas City Sun "WHITE SUPREMACY" (REV.) WM. A. BYRD. Nearly forty years ago the South was given a free hand to do as it pleased with the franchise of the colored race living there. President Hayes paved the way for "white supremacy." For a short while northern white men, colored men and some southern men ruled the South. This regime is called by the South, "carpet bag." Too often it has been maliciously stated that this was the curse of the South. This is NOT true! While the so-called "carpet-baggers" ran the government of the South, the people enjoyed an orderly government, save outbursts of violence from lawless white southerners. The presence of federal soldiers made the South respect law. Their withdrawal was a signal for "legal violence." The shibboleth was "white supremacy." Under "white supremacy" have grown up men like Tillman, Cole Blease, James K. Vardman, Hoke Smith and many others. Under its regime the South has had a withering blight of lawlessness; lynching, burning, murder, peonage, white-cappers and red-shirts. Constitutional government has given away to mob "law." The courts have been subsidized by politicians; education denied the poor whites, while the colored people have suffered almost the loss of all educational advantages. Race prejudice, like a hyena, creeps stealthily into everything. Christianity has been made the vehicle for spreading snobbishness and hypocrisy; church unity halted because of the black Christian. Segregation in cities, "jim-crowism" in public conveyances and brutal oppression meet you at every turn. At no stage in America's history has civilization been so low as now while "white supremacy rules." Not only has it gripped the South but it is cautiously planting itself everywhere. "White supremacy" may be defined as the absolute independence of white men to law and order. From "white supremacy" the colored South is running. Heaven smile upon their flight! Judged by its own record, "white supremacy" is the reign of brutal terror and barbarous ferocity. Under it all races retrograde. Is it not time for the reign of "law and order" to be installed by the votes of the governed? Among the sufferers under this greatest evil, the colored race has been and is the principal. Like slavery, it must go. Let our people leave the South till it feels their absence sorely and this will put an end to "white supremacy" quicker than anything else. The white South does not like work, especially in the hot sun. Send it into the fields and you will cure it. We rejoice in the fact that the ordinary colored man is solving his own problem. "Go to it," and free yourself of the incubus—"white supremacy."—Cleveland Gazette. LOOK. NOTICE B. Y. P. U. There will be a big Bazaar given by the Senior B. Y. P. U. of Second Baptist Church, March 14th and 15th. This will be the first of its kind given by the young people of Kansas City. So come one come all and help us make this effort a success. There will be many useful and valueable things you can buy at this Bazaar, at a very low cost. Things made by men as well as by women. It will be well worth your time just to come and see. Everybody is welcome. This Bazaar will close on the evening of the 16th with a Banquet at the Paseo Y. M. C. A. Anybody is welcome on the payment of 50 cents. But we will have to know not later than Wednesday evening, the 14th, all that desires to attend the Banquet. See any of the officers of the Union with your name and 50c which will entitle you to a plate. We should not fail to hear the address on the evening of the Banquet, by Rev. W. E. Bowren. Subject, "The Social Life of Our Young People." The Bazaar will be given at Second Baptist Church. MISS CLARA MOTEN, Corresponding Secretary. WELLINGTON, MO. By Hattie Hanna. Mrs. Alexander was a passenger to Kansas City, Kans., last Thursday to visit her mother...Prof. J. S. Moten and son, Master Frederick, spent Sunday in Lexington where his brother, Rev. F. F. Moten, is conducting a revival meeting...Rev. Moten's niece returned home with them and left Monday for Quindaro where she is attending school...Mrs. Walter Woods returned home Monday night from Kansas City...Miss Katie Lincoln and Mr. Lee Millentrea married last week and are spending their honeymoon in Kansas City. Their many friends wish them much joy all through their married life...Miss Elsa Martin returned home from Kansas City to spend a few days with home folks...Miss Virginia Hanna returned to her home from Kansas City last Tuesday to spend a few days before she leaves for Denver, where she expects to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. V. T. James. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917. The beautiful Drug Store of Dr. Theo. Smith, 18th and Tracy Ave., the pioneer of Negro Druggists in this city, with Dr. Smith standing near cigar case and Dr. Flinn to his left. No Race Suicide in This Des Moines Family of Seventeen MR. AND MRS. FRANK RILEY TURNER AND THEIR FIFTEEN CHILDREN Top row left to right: Goldie aged 19, May aged 21, Hester aged 1, Mrs. Turner aged 38, Frank Riley Turner aged 48, Perdell aged 2, David aged 22, Carl aged 20, Chance aged 18. Bottom row: Henry aged 4, Frankie aged 3, Milmo aged 13, Clem aged 3, Velton aged 6, William aged 9, Mildred aged 5 and Dener aged 13. MARQUESS CASE DISMISSED. Charges Against Negro School Head Not Sustained by the Evidence. Oklahoma City, Feb. 26.—After an all-day hearing today on charges that had been filed against J. M. Marquess, president of the Colored A. & M. college at Langston, that he had misused the funds of the school and lack of discipline, the state board of education unanimously dismissed the charges as not being sustained by the evidence. The board immediately ordered an audit made of the financial and other records of the institution of the state examiner and inspector and a system of accounting established in the institution. A rule that the state board had invoked in the school, that each student should be required to work a certain portion of the day, was revoked and vocational study will be supplied as soon as the school can be equipped for it. A number of the students of the school were at the hearing as witnesses for or against the president. Marquess, testifying for himself, convinced the board that everything mentioned in the charges had been accounted for. The beautiful Drug Store of Dr. the pioneer of Negro Druggists in the cigar case and Dr. Flinn to his left. RAPID ENLISTMENT OF NEGROES FOR EUROPE. Dublin, Ga.—That Negroes are being enlisted rapidly in the army of England in Canada, was the statement of Congressman-elect W. W. Larson, who returned recently from a business trip to Canada. “At Windsor,” said Judge Larson, “I was surprised to see a large sprinkling of Negro soldiers among the recruits who were being prepared for service in Europe. I mentioned it to the man with whom I was transacting business and he told me that several hundred Colored troops from the Southland had been enlisted recently at Windsor and would be sent to Europe with the other troops. He told me they were all from my section of the country. “To my surprise, also, I found them scattered among the white men pro miscuously, and not in separate companies. Both whites and blacks seemed to be on good terms with each other and as chummy as soldiers generally get.” No Race Suicide MR. AND MRS. FRA Top row left to right: Goldie Turner aged 48, Perdell aged 2, Da Frankie aged 3, Milmo aged 13, aged 13. There is no race suicide in the family of Frank Riley Turner, a Negro coal miner living at 1509 Stewart street, for they have fifteen children living and well, to say nothing of the six which have died since they were married at Spring Valley, Ill., in 1893, when Mrs. Turner was but 14. Turner does not approve of the high cost of living these days, but in spite of this he is buying a home "KID" BUNDY FA TALLY WOUNDED WAS WELL KNOWN POLITICIAN Euel "Kid" Bundy, 49 years of age, Negro watchman at the municipal market, was shot twice in a revolver battle with Turner Henderson, a Negro porter, in a pool room at 203 East Sixth street, late Thursday evening. The battle started, witnesses say, following a dispute over a small amount of money. One bullet struck Bundy above the heart and a second lodged in his left elbow. He was taken to the General hospital, where he died from his wounds last Sunday. He was a member of the King of the West lodge, No. 218, U. B. of F, and the funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 p. m. at the Pleasant Green Baptist church, the Rev. George McNeal, pastor. He leaves to mourn their loss a stepfather and brother, and many friends. You owe to your wife, mother, daughter or sweetheart a box of delicious fresh chocolate candy or a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream, at Smith's Drug Store, corner 18th and Tracy. Theo. Smith, 18th and Tracy Ave., is city, with Dr. Smith standing near MANY AMERICAN NEGROES FIGHTING FOR FRENCH. Correspondent Says There Are Nearly 700,000 of Them With Army in France Zurich.—A war correspondent of the Neue Zuericher Zietung, who returned from the western war theater recently, after spending two years in the field with the French and British troops, reports that the African Negroes in the French army now number 700,000. About 200,000 of them are stationed on the southern wing of the line, near the Swiss border. The Colored soldiers came from Algiers, Morocco, Dahomey, the French Congo and other African colonies of France, and are to a large part semi-savages, but always give a good account of themselves when they go into battle. As a rule they have no fear of death and they willingly bear all privations and face the greatest dangers without flinching. in This Des Moines Family BINK RILEY TURNER AND THEIR FAMILY aged 19, May aged 21, Hester aged 1 David aged 22, Carl aged 20, Chance aged Clem aged 3, Velton aged 6, William costing $700 and the entire family live in a tar papered, unplastered house 12 by 22 feet in size. Chater, who is 48 years of age, is one of a family of thirty-six. His father married a second time and had in all forty children. Mrs. Turner's parents had thirteen children, so the size of the present family of Turners is not remarkable, in their opinion. One year after the Turners were SIGNAL HONORS WON BY ...J RAC ELADS. Paid High Tribute by Newspaper Correspondents and Critics. Boston, Mass.—Throughout the country the race is being ably represented in oratorical contests. Among those attracting considerable attention are Charles S. Morris, Jr., aged 17 years, of Norfolk, Va., who was chosen to represent his school, the Wilson Academy, of Nyack, N. Y., on March 2 in the oratorical contest at Columbia University, and David A. Lane, Jr. One of the large daily papers here had the following comment, anent Mr. Lane's selection to represent his school: "That the prize for the best original oration delivered by a Bowdoin College senior should this year have gone to David A. Lane, Jr., a Negro will not surprise those who have observed the recent achievements of this race. "What is particularly noteworthy about the incident mentioned, and no doubt contributed to the winner's success, was the fact that he chose no irrelevant and high-sounding subject, but a practical topic appropriate to the times and to himself, namely, 'The Task of the College-Trained Negro.' "Were all orators as careful to choose common-sense subjects, on which they are able to speak with some authority, their audiences would oftener find it worth while to listen." NO. 11 GETS NEW TRUCK In consideration of the splendid service being rendered by Hose Company No. 11, the board of fire and water commissioners have given this company a new motor truck—the first ever given any Negro company in the state. It is an up-to-date machine, well equipped with all of the modern fire fighting appliances. It is a special machine that was made for demonstration purposes. It was the means of selling the city more than twenty pieces of motor fire apparatus. The chassis was made by the Velle Motor Vehicle Co., of Moline, Ill., and the 60 horsepower Continental motor, made by the Continental Company of Detroit, Mich. The boys are all smiles and have no doubt but that they will keep up the splendid record of their company. Captain John Todd, who is an able fire fighter, and his men, are giving their best services in the discharge of their duties and not only the boys of No. 11, but the entire Negro citizenship of our city are extremely grateful to the honorable board for this splendid recognition. ROSEDALE, KAS. (By Mrs. Rosa Jones). Mr. and Mrs. William Henderson announce the birth of a daughter, to whom they have given the name Tillie Frances....The Pleasant Ville Mission circle was delightfully entertained by Mrs. George Schooler Monday afternoon at her residence, 118 Lafayette avenue....Mrs. Rosa Morton Jones is again collecting for The Kansas City Sun and will be pleased to meet all her old subscribers. She can be reached by calling Rosedale 727W. 3829 Adams street. Will exchange room and board with some elderly Colored woman for a few hours work daily. Call 1112 Michigan Avenue. FIFTEEN CHILDREN 1, Mrs. Turner aged 38, Frank Riley aged 18. Bottom row: Henry aged 4, aged 9, Mildred aged 5 and Dener married, when Mrs. Turner was but 15, triplets were born but soon died. There are two sets of twins in the family now. The family is happy and the older boys are at work. But five of the children are able to attend school for lack of proper clothing. At soon as warm weather comes the family will "make garden" and the children are eager for this work to begin. JIM CROW BILL ORDERED ENGROSSED The perennial "Jim Crow" bill invariably bobs up in every session of the Missouri legislature and this session is no exception to the rule. The Colored people of the state were thrown into consternation by the teleographic report that the lower house of the Missouri legislature had ordered to engrossment the infamous "Jim Crow" car bill, introduced by an obscure representation from the southern section of the state. Immediately steps were taken among the Colored people of the state to organize the joint committee of representative citizens to wait upon the legislature and show cause why such pericious legislation should not be permitted to become a law. At the meeting held in this city at Ebenezer A. M. E. church, Wednesday night, presided over by Mr. C. A. Franklin, addresses were delivered by Rt. Rev. H. B. Parks, D. L. Lawyers Calloway, Hueston and Knox; Prof. J. S. Harris, Dr. William J. Thompkins and others, and a delegation composed of C. H. Calloway, J. Silas Harris, William J. Thompkins and Bishop H. B. Parks was selected to co-operate with other delegations in devising ways and means by which to defeat this legislation. It is unbelievable that in these crucial hours of national peril that those in authority would heap indignities and vicious legislation upon the heads of a people who have not only always been loyal, but who are defending the flag, the lives and the country of those who would do them this great injustice. Shame on such legislation! The Sun does not believe that the stalwart, courageous and manly Democrats and Republicans of the Missouri legislature will permit the passage of this atrocious and vicious measure. CALCINE CINDERS. By J. H. HILLIARD. Mr. Ed. Shears was informed by telegram of the death of his mother at Bolivar, Tenn. Owing to the roads being blockaded from the recent snow storm, Mr. Shears could not attend the funeral. The members of the Atlantic Club extend their sympathy. Through the respect for his mother the club was closed....Mrs. C. E. Bigsby, while en route to Nashville, Tenn., to visit his old home and friends was shocked to hear of her mother's death....Abernather Grant is recovering from an attack of chicken-enox....He wants to go away back to his home down on the farm....John Lucas wishes to be in back in Detroit, Mich., with a milk maid on his arm. This poem composed and dedicated to non-subscribers: Why don't you have a paper of your own? I wish you would please leave mine alone. I introduced it to you as a friend: You always borrow but never lend. Because you haven't got one in your home. The good book says each one the Sun should find A dollar and a half is all for one year's time. Patronize those who are interested in you. Show race pride and independence too— Have the Sun sent right to your home. LA GRANGE, MO Fidelity Lodge No. 89, A. F. & A. M., held memorial services in their hall Sunday, February 25, at 3 p. m., in honor of the late Dr. M. O. Rickett, P. G. M. The services were opened by singing by the choir, composed of members of Clark Court and Fidelity Lodge. Biography of the life of Dr. Rickett was given by H. M. Orange, song by choir, Eulogy by Rev. W. W. Wilson, duet by Mrs. Jessie Orange and Mr. H. L. Todd, paper by Mr. H. L. Todd, song by choir, solo by Mrs. Jessie Orange, all of which was very beautiful. Master William Orange, who has been seriously ill, is much better at this writing. Mrs. Mary E. Balley of Canton, Mo., was a La Grange visitor Thursday. Mr. Raymond Dabney of Fairfield, la, who has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Daisy Schofield, returned home Monday. Little Leona Wilson, daughter of Rev. W. W. Wilson, is improving. News reached the city of the death from heart disease of Rev. A. O. D. Steele, pastor of the A. M. E. church at Long Beach, Cal. Dr. Steele was a former Missouriian and for a number of years was in the government service at St. Louis, and his mother now lives at Kirkwood, Mo. ROMAN CATHOLIC PAPER HELPS RACE. The True Voice, a Roman Catholic weekly of Omaha, came out with a double column front page article last week calling upon the Roman Catholic Church and laity of the north to extend a welcoming hand to the Colored people who are now leaving the South. It was in a similar vein to the article appearing in America, a few weeks ago. Do You Know That Advertising is the Life of Trade and the Only Real Business Getter PRICE, 5c. NEGRO CLERGYMAN PREDICTS DESTRUC TION OF CITIES Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1.—Rev. Andrew Jones, known as "Prophet Jones," who for the last 30 years has been visiting the various Negro churches in the country, startling his audiences with predictions of wars, catastrophes, pestilences and famine, is holding services at Metropolitan Baptist church, Ninth and Cutter streets, this week. According to his story, Rev. Mr. Jones was born a slave in Cumberland county, Virginia, 64 years ago. At an early age, he says, he heard the call of the pulpit and answered it. He is credited with having foretold many notable events. In 1886 he prophesied the Charleston earthquake, in 1889 the Johnstown flood and in 1896 the St. Louis cyclone. He claims to have foretold the assassination of President McKinley two years before it took place and to have warned of the present war and high prices in 1904. Rev. Mr. Jones says the cities of Kansas City, Chicago, Boston and New York are doomed to destruction. He predicts 6 years more of trouble and tribulation for the United States. Rev. Mr. Jones will leave Cincinnati for St. Louis early next week. MR. F. J. WEAVER, the hustling President of the Afro- American Auto School, recently established in this city. Dr. H. Franklin Bray and his party of spirit baptised gospel workers arrived in Galena, Kans., on Thursday and on Sunday morning, March 4th, began a battle against sin in Mt. Zion Baptist Church with all the Churches and pastors united for the fight. Four souls have accepted Christ and only three services have been held. Great throngs are at each service and there is every indication that the entire city will be stirred and scores saved. Every member of the party is a power for God. Dr. Bray's sermons are convincing, logical and unanswerable and, accompanied by the Holy Spirit, Mme. Sara Hammett is the greatest last gospel singer of herrace and gives forth the gospel in song with such great power that men and women weep and rejoice and surrender to Jesus Christ. Mme. Leone B. Bray of Fisk University has just been added to the party and is easily one of the greatest pianists and soprano soloists the race has yet produced. All Galena is rejoicing because of the presence of these people of God and the armies are assembling from the four quarters of the city for the battle. Keep your ear to the ground for things are going to come to pass these days in Galena. More at the close. REV. R. C. DAVIS, Pastor A. M. E. Church. DE SOTO. MO. St. Luke Lodge No. 48, A. F. and A. M., observed memorial exercises held in honor of the late Dr. Ricketts, P. G. M. of M. W. G. L. of Missouri jurisdiction at their hall at 2:30 p. m. February 25. A large and appreciative audience was present. After songing several songs and Scripture Reading the program was brought to a fitting climax by tribute te deceased by K. D. Smith, who was'a personal friend of Dr. Ricketts. The W. M. acted as master of ceremonies and the music under the direction of Mrs. W. P. Allen was appriiate and impressive. FOR SALE. * On easy terms, 4 new, modern * 5-room cottages on Highland * avenue, between 27th and 28th * streets. Money to loan and insur- ance. D. A. Willis, 2610 High- land. ..... 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Glenn.....General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 50 ADVERTISING RATES, $2.00 PER INCH PER MONTH. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Bethel A. M. E. Church, 244 and Flora St. Stephen's Baptist Church, 604 Charlotte Centennial M. E. Church, 19th and Woodland. Second Baptist Church, 10th and Charlotte. St. Augustine's P. E. Church, 11th and Woodland. St. John's A. M. E. Church, 1743 Belleview. Seventh Day Adventist, 23d and Woodland. St. Monica's Catholic, 17th and Lydia. Vine St. Baptist Church, 1825 Vine St. Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, 11th and Morning Star Baptist Church, 3211 Vine, Highland Avenue Baptist Church, 1111 Hilland Centropolis A. M. E. Church, Centropolis, Mo. A. M. Zin Church, 1823 St. Paul's Baptist Church, 19th and Highland. Bigelow A. M. E. Mission, 5th and Lydia. C. M. E. Church, 1817 Flora Ave. St. James Baptist Church, 4093 Mill St. St. Luke's A. M. E. Church, 43rd and Prospect Hill. A. M. E. Church, 555 Grand Ave. CLARK CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH, 1664 Madison Ave. KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES. First A. M. E. Church, 8th and Nab. St. Baptist Church, 8th and Oakland. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and Washington. M. E. Church, Water and Steward Streets. St. Paul A. M. E. Church, 21st and Riley. First Baptist Church, 5th and Neb. King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and St. Qindarao A. M. E. Church, Qindarao. Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Rose- dale, Kan. M. E. Church, 9th and Oakland. A. M. E. Church, 4th and Oakland. Mission A. M. E. Church, South Park, Kan. giniha B. Bloemser A. M. E. Church, Sanford and T emount. EDITORIALS. Maybe the Mayor will consult some of his real friends and not the Star before he appoints the next Board of Freeholders. As an advance thought for the N. E. A. branch which voted to meet in Atlanta next year, it may be mentioned that there are five thousand Negro children in that boastful city for whom no school facilities are provided. No, Betty and Sam, it is not because the colored physician does not trust in the skill of the colored drugist. It is because the white drugist pays the colored doctor a "rake off" on all prescriptions. The "rake off" is then added to the amount which the patient pays. It's all very simple. Definition: A "White-Fols Negro" is one who for paltry favor or gain will sacrifice his own manhood and the best interests of his race upon the altar of Anglo-Saxon prejudice and selfishness. The "W-F N." never sees the interests of his people until his own cowardly nest is feathered. Now that the nation is upon the verge of war we hear a great deal about the building up of national spirit. The playing of national air is recommended in all public places and citizens are urged to stand at satue at every glimpse of the flag. As a further step toward national unity the Missouri legislature has engrossed a bill for separate jim-crow cars for colored people. An unrealized ambition of the late Bishop Walters was to permanently divide the Negro vote. As fast as he won over a few blind followers the acerbity of such veterans as Hoke Smith, Ben Tillman and Woodrow Wilson quickly drove them back into the old party of Grant and Lincoln, the only source from which they had ever realized any of the joys of free dom. THE CHARTER. As predicted in the columns of The Sun, the charter, as submitted to the people last Tuesday, was beaten by a decisive vote, and as usual The Star cries fraud, bribery and intimidation. It is too bad that the poor old Star can't run the city to suit itself, but somehow the common people won't let it do so. Mayor Edwards promises to select a new board of freeholders at once to embody the Kansas City plan, and we predict it will go through by 10,000 majority. PRESIDING ELDER'S COUNCIL. The Presiding 'Elder' council of the Fifth Episcopal district of the A. M. E. Church, held its annual session in Ebenezer church in this city, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Bishop Parks and a majority of his presiding elders were in attendance, as well as a number of visiting ministers. Most of the sessions were executive, but the sermons and the --- W. W. Fields, Cameron, Mo., Grand Master. Wm. Green, Plattsburg, Mo., Dep. Grand Master. C. C. Clark, St. Louis, Mo., Senior Grand Warden. Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo., Junior Grand Warden. H. H. Walker, St. Joseph, Mo., Grand Treasurer. Geo. W. K. Love, Kansas City, Grand Secretary. Nelson C. Crews, Kansas City, Relief Secretary. P. L. Pratt, Cameron, Mo., G. L., 1st District. E. J. Cooper, Mexico, Mo., G. L., 2nd District. MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION W. G. Mosely, President. T. G. McCampbell, Vice President. Wm. Washington, Treasurer. E. S. Baker, Secretary. Board of Directors: T. G. McCampbell, S. H. P. Edwards, E. G. Lacy, J. E. Rhodes, T. W. H. Williams, E. S. Baker, Wm. Washington, R. V. Adkins, Geo. Johnson, W. G. Mosely, S. Myers, Richard Harris Edw. Thompson, R. Pulbright. Meets fourth Tuesday in each meet Women's Clubs. The Twelve Charity Girls' Club met with Mrs. Sadie Penn, March 6. Ruth Bradley. Reporter Mrs. A. Moore, teacher of piano and voice has removed her studio to 1905 East 19th street, and will be pleased to meet all her old scholars. Bell phone, East 5407. The Alumni of Howard University of Greater Kansas City celebrated the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of their Alma Mater March 3 at the Paseo Y. M. C. A. An excellent program was rendered. --- reception to which the public was invited, were highly enjoyed by ministers and laymen alike. Bishop Parks reports progress in the district and says the Church is doing the greatest work in its career. The recital by Roland W. Hayes, the race's foremost tenor at the Manual Training High School last Friday night was the greatest musical success of recent years. More than 1,100 people were in attendance in spite of the inclement weather. The magnificent program was rendered by the distinguished artist in which he shared honors with his brilliant accompanist, Mr. Wm. L. King. Mr. Hayes possesses a pleasing personality which sets him in enron with his audience at the very outset and every number on the program drew an enthusiastic encore. Kansas City hopes to hear Mr. Hayes again before the season closes. And there is no doubt but that he will sing to a large audience wherever he is scheduled to be in attendance. * MRS. MAMIE HJLL * the Hairdresser * desires to announce that she is * now located at 2301 Vine Street * and will be pleased to meet her * friends and patrons. Betty & Sam's Little Corner THEY SAY —That you would be surprised at the list of big-to-do Negroes who evade paying their subscriptions. —That all the big stores are advertising that dresses are going up. Now give me some smoke glasses. —That if you're going to get ready for Easter, you'd better commence hustling now. —That there are a whole lot of "cullud" people who don't know there was an election this week. Well, ignorance is bliss. ```markdown ``` —That the average young Negro woman puts in more time in improving her complexion than she does improving her mind. Too bad. —That if you ever raise a garden, why you'd better raise one this year. —That the "Kansas City spirit" gave the Freak Charter fits the other day. —That the Afro-American Auto Training School Garage and Repair Shop at 1420-22-24-26 Woodland avenue, is the most complete establishment of its kind in the world. —That the "boarder" who beats up his landlady, who goes out and "fronts" for him, sure must be in good. —That a certain brother who complained to a Judge that he couldn't get along with his wife was asked by the Judge "Did you not take her for better or worse?" "Yass, sah," said the brother, "but I hain't binn gittin' nothin' but de worse since I had huh." Well such is life. Y.M.C.A. Notes The Great Bible Institute to be conducted by Dr. S. N. Vass of Raleigh, N. C., will open Sunday, March 25, 3:30 p. m. And will continue in session each afternoon at 3 o'clock and evening at 7:30 until Friday, Mar 30. The men of the Association were thoroughly impressed with the beauty and happiness of real Christian living through the inspiring address last Sunday on "Christian Responsibility" by Dr. Lewis C. Sheafe. This was the closing lecture of this worth divine. Dr. J. C. Van Loo, of St. Augustine Episcopal Church will address the men's meeting at 3:30 p. m. Subject, "A Bargained Repent of Too Late." The men always expect a treat when Rev. Van Loo speaks. The Howard Alumnae Association on last Saturday at their annual meeting presented the Y. M. C. A. a bird-eye view picture of Howard University. This has been hung in the library. Two new teams have been organized in the volleyball league. They will try to take the crown that the Vine Street team has worn for so long. A separate exhibition for both men and boys is being planned for this year. The Boys of the Y. M. C. A. are looking forward to the coming spring hikes to begin the later part of this month. Special programs are arranged for these hikes including Nature study, map drawing, signalling and other things that are uplifting to the boys. THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917 A guaranteed cure for any Facial Massage, Braids, and all Madam J. H. 1608 EAST 18TH STREET A Foot Expert Now Here We Formerly of Chicago If you have corns, callous pains in ball of the feet, cramp fallen arches or any other disce- not let this opportunity slip a freedom of foot discomfort. Be treated in your home or Prices Re- T. MELVILLE Painless C Residential Work a Specialty 1605 Virginia Street Rooms to Rent FOR RENT—Furnished roo mfor gentleman. Mrs. Swann, 1514 East 17th. FOR RENT—Furnished room; modern. 2631 Highland. Bell Phone, East 4139-M. FOR RENT—Four-room flat; strictly modern, steam heat and electricity. See Kinsler, Bell Grand 2303R. FOR RENT—Six apartments, five rooms each, hot and cold water, heat and combination gas stoves. Lounge and lockers, janitor service. 2417 Highland; twenty-two dollars; and twenty-six dollars in the winter. Closet in each room. Call Bell phone E. 2941. Rooms for rent; modern; private family. Bell phone Grand 4748. Mrs. N. Wright, 1712 Forest, 2d floor south. FOR SALE CHEAP JOHN'S SECOND HAND STORE --- A. F. and A. M. Mo. Jurisdiction Lodge Directory G MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP Pritchard Lodge No. 42, A. F and A. M., meets every 2nd and 4th Monday in each month. All Master Masons in good standing welcome. Wm. Hopkins, W. M. M. J. H. SPIGENER, Secretary, Rone Lodge No. 25, A. F, and A. M., meets the 1st and 3rd Monday in each month. All Masons in good standing welcome. Eminent Spruitt, M. C. H. C. Mews, Secy. G MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP M. Olive Lodge Lodge No. 53. A. F. and A. M. meets the 2nd and 3rd master month. Visiting Master Mason month. Visiting Master Mason month. W. H. Brown, W. M.; Albert Wilson, Secretary, 1820 Highland. Lebanon Lodge No. 126. A. F. and A. M. Lincoln, Neb. meets the 2nd and 3rd master month. All Master Masons in good standing are welcome. R. H. Young, M. W. 1315 Wash-017. B. B. Smith, Secy. 617, S. 29th St. G Liberty Lodge No. 37, A. 17, and A. M. Liberty, M. mo. meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday nights in each month. William Parker, W. M.; Neison Wallar, Sec'y. St. Stephens Chapter No. 37, Royal Arch Masons, Liberty. Mo. Meets first Tuesday in H. W. H. H. W. Pm., Wm. Paps, Recorder. ```markdown ``` St. Matthew Commandery No. 17, Liberty, Mo, meets the third Saturday night wht H. Bohannan, Rep. Sec. Y. HCO IN MCTS King of the West Lodge No. 218 meets first and third mornings in each month. 688 Grand Avenue C, M. W. Wilson, W. M.; H. Conway, 588 Tracy Ave., Seyc. D. OF T. Primrose Tabernacle meets tst and 3d Wednesday nights in each month. All Daughters and Sir Knights in good standing are welcome. Susie Dotson, H. Sir Knights, Estella Pitts, C. R. 185, E. 11th NOTICE. Mrs. Henry N. Ess delivered a pleasing address to the Progressive Study Club last Wednesday, March 7, at the residence of Mrs. H. Moten, 2614 Woodland avenue. The next meeting will be held March 14 with Mrs. Bell Thompson, 2417 Highland avenue. Mrs. E. R. Weeks will address the Club. MRS. EMMA VAUGHAN, Pres. MRS. ALMA B. BOONE, Sec'y. A WORD TO THE TEXANS Believing that the Texas people now residents of Kansas City would be pleased to do honor to the distinguished Texans who come to our city a temporary organization known as the Kansas City-Texas Club has been formed. The tribute to Maud Cuney Hare was our first act. Do you like the idea? If so, meet with us at the "Y" on Wednesday evening, March 14 at 8 o'clock, to perfect a permanent organization. NEURO SONGS POREVER POPULAR The folk songs of the race are growing more and more into popularity. The Brooklyn Community Chorus on last Friday had 300 trained voices lead on last Friday in singing. "Old Black Joe" and "Old Kentucky Home." On Thursday evening the Hampton Quartet appeared at Carnegie Hall, New York, and sang to a packed house. All the well known race songs were sung and the quartet was assisted by Roland W. Hayes, the famous Colored tenor of Boston. Phillip Hale of the Boston Herald, wrote of these songs: "Unique and inimitable, it is the only Indian which can claim to be folk music. In it the Negroes pour out their joys and their sorrows in a native but wonderfully moving fashion." FOR BEAUTIFUL HAIR SLAUGHTER SYSTEM and LYDA'S HAIR BEAUTIFIER Guaranteed to grow hair in six treatments or money refunded. A "Actual results from the Slaughter System and Lyda's Hair Beautifier." Guaranteed cure for any Scalp Disease. 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A Foot Expert Now Here Who Will Give Free Advice Formerly of Chicago and California If you have corns, callouses, bunions, tired, aching feet pains in ball of the feet, cramps in toes, sweaty, mal-ordered, fallen arches or any other discomfort of the feet, you should not let this opportunity slip away from you. It may mean freedom of foot discomfort. Be treated in your home or office without extra charge. Prices Reasonable. T. MELVILLE GRAY, D. S. C. Painless Chiropodist Residential Work For Appointments a Specialty Bell Ph. Gr. 1233-J. 1605 Virginia Street KANSAS CITY, MO. With a full line of new and second hand goods doing a good business. The chance of a lifetime. Located at 2224 VINE STREET W. C. Huesten, Att'y. for Estate 601 DELAWARE ST. Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets are sold by all druggists, at 25 cents a box containing 25 doses. If not found satisfactory, your money is returned. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, IN. -Furnished Highland. Great reductions in prices on all our fixtures, to save expense of moving them. We are making such big reductions that you can't afford not to buy. Moving to Larger Quarters 1317 GRAND AVE. Come in and look our big assortment over. Constipation, if Neglected, Causes Serious Illness Constipation, if neglected, leads to almost innumerable complications affecting the general health. Many cases of typhoid fever, aquifolia and other severe diseases are traceable to prolonged clogging of the bowels. Regard-the effects of constipation, C. B. Ayer, Sahib St., Montpelier, Vt. says: PETER H. BURKE "I was afflicted with constipation and biliousness for years, and at times became so bad I would become unconscious. I have been found in that condition many times. Physicians did not seem to be able to treat my good and my poor. I would become no work. Not long ago I got a box of Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets, and physicians found I had never tried anything that was mild and effective manner. I believe I have at last found the remedy that suits my case." Thousands of people are sufferers from habitual constipation and while possibly realizing something of the danger of this condition, yet begger too long to employ proper cures. I have been able to maintain often results. The advice of all physicians is, "keep your bowels clean," and it's good advice. Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets are sold by all druggists, at 25 cents a box containing 25 doses. If not found satisfactory, your money is returned. Negro Business and Professional Directory of Greater Kansas City BAKERIES. MRS. SUSIE OWENS, 2331 Vine street. Bell phone, East 5017. BARBER SHOPS. LABORING MEN'S BARBER SHOP, W. F. O'Bonnon, Prop., 558 Grand Avenue. MRS. MINNIE DOYLE, Poro Hair Dresser, 2732 Highland avenue. Bell phone, East 1346 W. MRS. ETHEL E. WILSON, 1008 Woodland. XX Century Hair Dresser. Bell phone, E. 5469W. MRS. DELILAH M. S. DOTTREY, 1102 Highland avenue. Poro Hair Dresser. MRS. CORA D. WILLIAMS, 1714 East 13th St. Bell phone, East 3610J. Poro Hair Dresser. MRS. F. A. COOK, Poro Hair Dresser, 1226 Vine St. Bell phone, E. 2820. CAFES. MRS. H. W. DOTSON, 1705 East 12th. Bell Phone, E. 2214. DELMONICA CAFE, 1512 East 18th St. Bell phone, E 618. FLORISTS. CROSTHWAIT FLORAL CO., 1501 East 19th. Bell phone, East 272. LAWYERS C. H. CALLOWAY, 601 Delaware, Home phone M58, Bell phone Main 448. Practices in all courts. W. C. HUESTON, 601 Delaware, Home phone M58, Bell phone Main 448. Legal advice. Practices in all courts. E. A. SHACKLEFORD, Attorney at Law, 511 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kas. Bell phone, West 3866. JEWELERS. J. A. WILSON, 1616 W. 9th street, Kansas City, Mo. Bell phone, Main 6248R. A B C EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT CO., 500 Minnesota Ave. (upstairs) Kansas City, Kans. Bell phone, West 1743; Home phone, West 1036. C. W. Neloms, Mgr. SHOE STORE. G. A. PAGE'S SHOE STORE, 1507 East 18th street. Bell phone. East 1328. UNDERTAKERS H. B. MOORE, 1031 Independence Avenue. Bell phone Main 3398W Home phone Main 3341. SHOE REPAIRING ELECTRIC SHOE & REPAIR SHOP, J. C. Banks, Prop., 1514½ East 18th street. Bell phone, East 4939. "If you have good hair, care for it. If you have a diseased scalp, treat it. If you have little or no hair—it's your own fault and a good reason for quick action." Madame M. B. Jackson's Wonderful Hair Grower is not a new discovery, but has been used for years with the best results. Both temple grower and grower sell for twenty-five and fifty cents per box. Also a pressing oil at twenty-five cents per box. Madame M. B. Jackson's Hair Grower can be used with or without straightening the hair. A complete course taught by mail or personal instruction. Work guaranteed. Years of experience. Hair matched by sample. We sell all kinds of hair goods. A six weeks' treatment of Madame M. B. Jackson's Wonderful Preparations will be mailed to any one for one dollar and a half. Mail orders promptly filled. Send two-cent stamp for return mail and literature. Agents wanted. Liberal discount. A Mrs. Anna Roberts, 1418 East 24th Street Mrs. Florence Fisher, 1611 East Tenth St Send all money orders to Madame M. B. Jackson. For further information call Mme. M. B. Jackson Mrs. Florence Fisher, 1611 East Tenth St. Send all money orders to Madame M. B. Jackson. For further information call BELL PHONE, E. 3237W or write MME. M. B. JACKSON, 1913 East Tenth St., KANSAS CITY, MO. HOURS: 8 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. BOTH TIME AND MONEY SAVED AT BELL PHONE, E. 323/W or write MME. M. B. JACKSON, 1913 East Tenth St., KANSAS CITY, MO. HOURS: 8 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. BOTH TIME AND MONEY SAVED AT LADIES AND GENTS FURNISHING STORE CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN ALSO W. L. MARTINS 1318 East 18th Street FALL AND WINTER GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY MRS. G. W. TUCKER Only authorized agent for MADAME C. J. WALKER'S HAIR PREPARATIONS in Argentine, Kansas. Hair Dressing, Scalp Treatment Guaranteed to Grow Hair or Money Refunded. 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The Criterion Hair Grower will cure Scalp or Eczema and Tetter, remove Dandruff, stops Itching and Burning, Stops Hair from Falling immediately, promotes a growth of long, thick, glossy hair for man, woman or child. What we manufacture: Criterion SHAMPOO THE WOMEN Criterion HAIR GROWER Criterion HAIR TONIC Criterion TEMPLE GROWER Criterion BEAUTY CREAM Criterion PRESSING OIL Criterion SKIN BLEACH Criterion TETTER CURE Criterion SKIN BLEACH Write today for agents' price list, literatures and information. Enclose stamps for same. Criterion Hair and Toilet Preparation Company 2533 Woodland Ave. Bell Phone E. 1368 W. KANSAS CITY, MO Write today for agents' price list, literatures and information. Enclose stamps for same. Criterion Hair and Toilet Preparation Company 2533 Woodland Ave. Bell Phone E. 1368 W. KANSAS CITY, MO CITY NEWS Miss Pauline G. Vaughan of Quindaro, Kans., is quite ill at her residence, 26th and Parkway. Mrs. Rosa Buford and Mr. Geo. Rollins were quietly married last Monday at the parsonage of Allen Chapel. The Rev. Wm. H. Thomas officiated. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends for the kindness shown and the floral offering at the death of our son, S. P. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. B. Ford. Mrs. Belle Fulcher, 1232 Highland avenue, has been very sick under the care of Dr. J. F. Shannon and would be pleased to see her many friends. The wives of the ministers of the Ministerial Alliance of Greater Kansas City will meet at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday, the 15th, to organize a Ministerial Alliance Auxiliary. Mrs. Porter, 1208 Woodland avenue, spent some time in Columbia, Mo., this week visiting her husband who is employed as cook in one of the hotels there. DANCING Friday night of each week at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine Streets. A place for both social and physical recreation. Lessons from 8:30 to 9:30. Admission, 25 cents. INTER-CITY PLEASURE CLUB Drummond Lindsey and Stephen Smith, Floor Managers. Chaufeurs' Gasoline Dance, Monday, March 12, at Armory Hall, Cottage and Vine streets. Billy Palmer, Pres. Ed. Davis, Seey. Rev. P. C. Crews, Presiding Elder of the Columbia District while in attendance at the Presiding Elder's Council was the guest of his brother, the Editor. Miss Lucille Watson and Miss Marguerite Sanford, students of Kansas State normal, attended White's Dancing academy at Cottage and Vine streets. Mrs. Edw. Reed, 4538 Evans avenue, and Mrs. Bertha N. Jackson, 3418 Prairie avenue, Chicago, Ill., are in the city for a week. They are maids for "Fair and Warmer Co." now playing at the Shubert Theater. While here they are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bean, 1832 Grand avenue. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the friends for their assistance in the illness and death of my beloved husband, who died February 26, and for the beautiful floral offerings from the many friends and the Stand Pat club of the Centennial M. E. church, and Queen of the West court No. 1, Kansas City, Kansas. AMERICA LEWIS, Wife. 1323 East 19th St., Kansas City, Mo. NEW LOCATION. The Barbecue Meat Stand at 1619 E. 18th Street has moved to 1618 E. 18th Street, opposite Gem Theatre. Everything good to eat. Give us a call. CARD OF THANKS I wish to extend my sincere thanks to my friends for their kind words of sympathy during my recent bereavement. Especially am I grateful to Mr. and-Mrs. N. C. Crews, The Kansas City Sun staff, Lone Star chapter No. 2, O. E. S., Mrs. I. C. Gladney, and the Crosthwait Floral Company. WILLIAM A. GLEENN. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their loving kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our baby also for the beautiful floral offerings. Especially are we grateful to the Lone Star Chapter, Rev. W. C. Williams and Mrs. Emma Washington. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Blackburn. Leroy Sylvester Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Reed, 3519 East Nineteenth street, celebrated his third birthday Saturday, February 24, with a reception to his little friends. Each child was given a small American flag and hatchet. Little Leroy received many presents, among which was a $2.50 gold piece, presented by Mrs. Maggie Hobson, worthy princess, on behalf of Sylvester temple, No. 24, S. M. T. Master Thomas Herndon was honored with a birthday party by his parents and Saturday at the residence 445 Highland. More than forty of his little friends were present and an excellent musical program was rendered. Prizes for pinning the tail on the donkey were won by Master Tom McCampbell and little Miss Genevieve Lacy. Tommie received many nice and useful presents. IN MEMORIAM In cherished memory of my only brother, Captain Harvey A. Thompson. Departed this life March 9, 1910. Rest in Hallowed Highland Until "Wc Meet Again." (MRS.) FANNIE J. DAWLEY. Mrs. Josie Hill of St. Joseph, Mo. sister to Mrs. B. M. Weaver and Mrs. F. Fields died March 7th at their residence of Mrs. F. Fields. She leaves a father and mother, three sisters and five brothers to mourn her loss. The funeral services will be Sat urday at 1:00 p. m. at Bethel A. M. E Church, 24th and Woodland avenue. Mr. William Jordan, 2039 East Nineteenth street, this city, traveling employment labor agent for the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, is here looking for colored laborers for Idaho and leaves here March 15. Call Bell phone E494. VINE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Our services were well attended last Sunday and there were two additions to the church....Rev. Alford is still preaching for us in our revival services and we have had a success, as seven have joined church during the meeting....Mr. A. L. Wright is on the sick list but is somewhat improved at this writing....Miss Bertie Blackwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Blackwell, is sick in St. Louis....We are indeed glad the B. Y. P. U. is holding special prayer meetings every Sunday evening from 5 to 7, all are invited. COAL--COAL--COAL PLENTY OF COAL Coal Ordered Today Delivered Today. 1902 Vine St. Don't wait for cold weather, order while the weather is good. PAYNE'S COAL AND FED STORE Bell Ph. East 559. H. Ph. East 4132. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. Lewis C. Sheafe, the evangelist of Los Angeles, Cal., preached a fine sermon on "David Before Saul." He also sang several beautiful selections to a large congregation last Sunday morning. Rev. Sheafe gave a grand lecture to a large audience in this auditorium last Monday night, March 5....In the business meeting of this church last Wednesday night, February 28, to decide whether Dr. Bacote, shall continue his services as pastor, there was a great outburst of joy when the vote stood about one thousand to twenty-four in favor of Dr. Bacote remaining as pastor of this church....The evening services were devoted to covenant meeting and the Lord's Supper which was partaken of by a large membership. ALLEN CHAPEL By Delia H. Mosee The congregation assembled last Sunday morning and waited patiently and cheerfully for the arrival of Bishop H. B. Parks who was unavoidably delayed an hour or more on account of a railway accident. They know full well what was in store for them. His sermon, filled with inspiration delivered as it was, from the heart, could not fail in its mission to enter the hearts of the listeners and to fill them with inspiration and a desire to cast out that inordinate self love which he so eloquently described and which is the crusade of the world today. His text was 2 Timothy 1:3. The Allen Funden Club is growing gradually. The Committee of the Maude Cuney Hare recital submitted an excellent report (having cleared $125.00). The Sunday School and Christian Endeavors are doing splendid work. Revival meetings begin next Sunday. Dr. Thomas preached an able sermon in the evening to a responsive audience. Rol W Hayes, the noted singer of Boston, and his accompanist were present at this service and delighted the congregation with their unsurpassable talent MONEY—MONEY—MONEY. Furniture loans made to honest peo ple. Pay back in weekly payments Business strictly confidential. Bell Phone Grand 2303 B. Mrs. Lucy Lamb, Mrs. Susie Henderson, Mrs. Georgia Harrison, Mrs. Emma Young and Miss Fay Dawson are very much improved after a long illness....If you have any news for the Sun, call 1551W....Rev. J. W. Hayes has returned from Atchison, where he has been helping Rev. Hill in a revival meeting which was a great success....The Sunflower Rifle Club of which Mr., Wm. Shelton is president, met with Mr. C. B. Carter Tuesday evening. The guns have arrived and Mr. Shelton expects great things in the near future....The Clover Leaf Art Club will meet with Mrs. Cora Jordan on oPtowatomile Street Friday afternoon....Mr. and Mrs. John Paine have returned to their home in Newton, Kans., after two weeks' visit with friends....Mrs. Weatherly of Lansing entertained the Clover Leaf Art Club Saturday after noon; in the evening their husbands were invited and they attended the moving picture show in the state prison and after the show Mrs. Wea therly served them a dainty lunch....Rev. J. W. Hayes of the First Baptist Church is preparing for a revival and will have the assistance of Rev. Bea ly of Missouri....Miss Gladys Herington and Miss Beatrice Field spent Sunday in Kansas City, Mo., visiting friends. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917 KANSAS CITY, KAS. By Mrs. Zenobia Nelson. Mrs. Mary French, 1116 Barnett avenue, is ill. Janes Robert, Jr., spent Sunday with his father at Topeka, Kan., Sunday. Mrs. Laura-McNeal, 111 Garfield avenue, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Carrie Shephard of 1600 N. 9th street has been ill but is able to be out again. Mr. James Butler of 1043 Freeman avenue, came home from Omaha, Neb., seriously ill. Miss Alysletha Vandeuver of 914 Freeman avenue, has been seriously ill, but is much improved. The Circle will have a Fish Fry at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Seymour 117 Greely avenue, Saturday, Mar. 10. Rev. Wm. Enyard is holding meetings at the Bethel Mission this week and several have been converted and added to the Church. Prof.' and Mrs. H. L. Watkins of 359 Greely avenue, entertained with a dinner party in honor of Prof. and Mrs. H. L. Watkins, Friday, March 2. Mrs. Maggie Black and daughter Ruth, have returned from Topeka Kansas, after a two years' stay. They are making their home at 442 Free man avenue. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their sympathy and beautiful floral offerings at the recent death of our beloved son and husband, Albert Leroy Price. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Price. Rev. J. C. C. Owens, the Presiding Elder of the Omaha District, has just returned from Bonner Springs where he has been holding a very glorious quarterly meeting Saturday and Sunday. He also held a meeting at the Bethel Church Sunday evening and Monday evening with four additions to the Church. A RARE OPPORTUNITY. Bishop William A. Quayle, D. D. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the best lecturers on the American platform, will lecture at Clark Chapel M. E. Church, 1664 Madison Street, Kansas City, Mo., for the benefit of said church, Tuesday, March 20, 1917, at 8 p. m. Subject—"Stalwartism." Everybody is invited. Admission 25 cents. O. A. JOHNSON, The Band of Hope Sewing Circle met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, 1030 Everett avenue. Quilting was the work planned for the afternoon and light refreshments were served. They will return Thursday to finish the quilt. All are invited to attend. Mrs. Seymour, President. Mrs. Florence Ford, 1510 Cleveland avenue, gave an elaborate five-course luncheon in honor of her sister, Mrs. Nelson Bowman of Nowata, Okla. The following ladies were present: Mrs. George Brooks, Mrs. A. E. Estes, Mrs. Willis Park, Mrs. Roy Hale, Mrs. Hattie Ball, Mrs. A. Hatcher and Mrs. George Hall of Kansas City and Mrs. Geo. Welton, Mrs. Oscar Martin of St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Easter Ray of Savannah, Mo. Albert Leroy Price, age 29 years and 7 months, passed away Thursday, March 3, from Bright's Disease. He was a member of the A. M. E. Church, a graduate of Summer High School and was loved by all his friends. He was always an obedient son and his presence will be greatly missed in the home. Impressive funeral services were conducted. An excellent crowd attended the Metropolitan Church Sunday. The pastor seemed at his zenith and drove home to the hearts of his hearers the truth of the gospel. A number of visitors were present and baptismal services were conducted after our services. The Union revival now being conducted at the A. M. E. Church are doing good work. The Holy Spirit is among them and many precious souls are turned awry from the world. The forum was royally entertained by a musical treat of talent from Argentine, Kan. Much credit is due Mrs. Ophelia Jackson and all who assisted her. Mr. Hill made us believe we had a second Mr. Hale present. His tenor solo was creditably rendered. The question of "How does the death rate of the Negroes compare with that of the whites in the United States and what is the proportion of increase of Negroes compared with that of the Whites" was discussed. Prof. A. J. Neely talked at length on Ventilation and Cleanliness. Mrs. Benson of Ohio and the Chorus from Western University furnished music for the occasion. The funeral of Samuel Smith, who died at his home, North Nineteenth street, last Monday, was held in Mt. Zion Baptist church, Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Rev. B. Hillman preached a touching sermon. Deceased leaves a wife, with whom he had been married four months; a father, two sisters, three brothers, and friends to mourn his death. He was a devout Christian, being a member of the Baptist church at Newton, Kas., and a Mason at Fay, Okla. Lebanon lodge No. 126 acted as escort, instead of his home lodge. Mt. Morial turned out, giving the deceased a Masonic burial....Mrs. Nettle McDonald is still confined to her bed with illness....Mrs. Luhu B. Moore is reported recovering from recent illness....Amaranth chapter No. 54 initiated a candidate Tuesday ...Mr. J. W. Bedell is still confined at home with rheumatism...Last Sunday was Women's day at the A. M. E. church. Appropriate services were held during the day and $81 was realized...A meeting was held in Mt. Zion Baptist church Monday night to discuss matters pertaining to the betterment of the Negroes in the future...Rev John McWilliams is seriously ill at this time...Dedication of the A. M. E. church will occur March 18. Mr. R. W. Sims was called to Kansas City to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr. Lewis, last week...The Club was entertained by Mrs. Hannah Jacobs last Saturday night. A two course luncheon was served and the evening was spent in whist. A delightful talk was made by Mrs. Anne Brown, and two members were addeo to the club...Mrs. Stella Combs and little niece took supper with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pratt last Tuesday evening...Mrs. Laura Hanley of Kansas City, was the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Davenport last Sunday...Mr. Ed Carmichael was in town last Saturday visiting his stepmother, Mrs. Bargara Carmichael...All persons who have been indisposed are reported better at this time...Friday, March 2, was literary day at the Lincoln school. The pupils enjoyed the entertaining lecture on "Obedience to God, to Home and to School," by Mr. David Holman. The program was the best that has been rendered as yet. Rev. J. D. Evans kindly consented to talk to the pupils next month. A number of the parents and friends were present. There are signs of improvement in every department of the school...Charles Pratt was a visitor in War rebsburg last Tuesday. Miss Harriet Noyes of Canton, China writes: "Last week we had the opportunity of seeing an aeroplane. The 'birdman', Capt. Tom Gunn, a Chinese, made his own machine and is a successful aviator. He is the brother-in-law of one of our students, and his performance created much interest in the True Light seminary. A good number of students from all the schools went to the place from which he started, but we who remained at home also had a good view of the aeroplane as he circled over the city. It is said he can fly to Hongkong and return in an incredibly short time."—Christian Herald. The next time Billy Sunday calls on the Star, we hope he doesn't drop in at the unheard of hour of eleven o'clock in the evening. We always hasten to greet distinguished visitors, but when they come in the middle of the night like that, we want to be notified so we can be on hand.—Kansas City Star. 1. —Kansas --- A Wonderful Hair Dresse and Grower One thousand agen THE STAR HAIR preparation. 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The very rich and very fashionable Mrs. Bagden was giving a small muscle and dance for her week-end guests, and as usual any new face had to be "sized up" and classified by some of "those present." "Oh, you mean that Miss Manning," said Mrs. Clay joining the group. "Well, did you know she is a shop girl?" "A shop girl!" almost shrieked the other two in horrified chorus. "Yes, she's down in that little fancy store near the station." "Of all things!" exclaimed Mrs. Berkeley-Holmes. "I always did know Mrs. Bagden was democratic, but—" "Oh, I don't believe it's all democracy in this case. Mrs. Bagden has to pay one expensive professional to sing for us, and I suppose this girl will recite for nothing." "Heavens, we have we to hear her 'elocute?' asked Mrs. Waddel in despair. "I heard she was going to," said Mrs. Clay. "But really she speaks in d. c. (1905) "Of All Things!" an educated way, and talks well." "Good gracious! Will you look at Blake Wendell?" cried Mrs. Berkeley, Holmes. "Why, he acts as though he were snitten with Miss Manning!" "Yes, doesn't he? Well, the manguing mannus won't let that go on. One of the best 'cutches' mustn't go to a shop girl." "No danger," sniffed Mrs. Waddel. "He's engaged to May Summers." "Oh no," protested Mrs. Clay. "I don't think—" Here the conversation was cut short by the hostess calling for silence. Violet Manning recited a simple little experience out of real life in such a natural, convincing way she fascinated her audience, and they clamored for more. She did not attempt the strong emotional—it was not the audience for such things—but she gave them pathetic or humorous bits out of every-day life. And what is so rare with the average rediter, it seemed like "real life." To the credit of the hostess be it said Violet was treated with as much consideration as any other guest, and not with the patronage and neglect which often falls to the lot of the hired entertainer. She had a decidedly good time, and went home thinking of no one in particular but Blake Wendell. The next morning when after her few hours of sleep she had to hurry off to the shop, she was hearing over and over the words he had said, and seeing the humorous sparkle in his eyes. Blake Wendell had asked her if he might call, and in the intoxicating dream of the night before, she had told him he might. It did seem now like a dream, as she stood behind the stenionery and paper flowers, and she felt she must never let him come to the cheap boarding house in the poor street where she lived. She could only see him in the "parlor" which was tawdry and vulgar, and it was liable to be filled with young men and girls quite in keeping with the surroundings who talked slang, laughed loudly, or played ragtime on a strident piano. The Immigrant. Once there was a Swiss named Jake Sneeckel who became dissatisfied with conditions in his native country and came to the United States, which he had heard was a land flowing with milk and money. Jake had been told one could live in the United States without working, but though he saw others doing it he did not learn the secret until he met a fellow countryman, Izzy Itch. "Mr. Itch," he said, "I'm starving to death. I'm afraid I'll have to go to work." "Oh, don't give up!" replied Mr. Itch. "If you will answer my questions, perhaps I can help you. How much money have you?" "None at all." "How much property?" "None." "Have you ever had money or property?" "No." "Why, then, it's simple," and Mr. Itch whispered in Jake's ear. So Jake went into business as a bondsman.—Ring W. Lardner in Chicago Tribune. and sang with a more strident voice. This was not Blake Wendell's world. And lest he should think it was hers, she could not let him see her there. The death of her parents and poverty had put her there. She felt no shame in honestly earning her living the only way that had offered, but her natural instincts, mind and training gave her little real enjoyment in the company in which it brought her in contact. There were kind hearts and honest souls among these young people; she did not hold herself aloof, and was well liked by them; but when she found herself among the refinement and culture of many of those at Mrs. Bagden's it seemed to her that she had come into her own. Violet felt she could not stand the humiliation of Wendell's surprise or covert amusement at the boarding-house parlor or the boarders. It was such a long way from his world. He must see that it was, and doubtless he would feel that she could never get there. No, it was all very hopeless. What was she to do? She remembered now that someone had come up and interrupted, and she had not given him her address. Oh, well, perhaps he would not take the trouble to find out, and she was worrying for nothing. Even Mrs. Bagden, an old friend of her mother's, did not know where she lived, but addressed her at the store. As the days and weeks went on and she saw no more of Blake Wendell, Violet wondered 1' Cinderella kept on thinking about the prince after that last ball, or whether she had the strength of mind to forget him. She took herself severely to task for not being able to forget, when clearly she ought to. One day there came a letter to Violet at the store. She knew the instant she saw the envelope it was from Mrs. Bagden. Yes, it was an invitation to a Christmas eve party. Her heart gave a great bound. Would she see him again? Oh, who that has been just where this girl was can know what that meant? He lived in New York, where there were so many places to go on Christmas eve, perhaps he would not come. Besides, there loomed up the awful problem of what to wear. Her simple little summer gown had done for the warm evening of the musical, but for this affair she had nothing. However, with small expense, and sewing evenings, she decided she might make over an old frock to be presentable. Before she had finished the dress, Mabel Hard, the girl next at Violet's counter was taken ill and had to go home. Violet knew the condition of things at Mabel's home. Her mother was out working during the day and only a younger sister of about ten years of age was able to be of any service. As soon as she could get away she went around to see her. Mabel was so ill that she had to get a physician. He declared she must remain quiet for several days, and not think of going to work. This worried the poor girl into a heightened fever. It lacked only a few days of Christmas, and the holiday trade made the loss of one hand a serious matter. Besides she had promised to work Christmas eve, and the night before that as Miss Manning had arranged to have those evenings off. Violet agreed to work in her stand. It meant a big sacrifice, but she could see no other way. As the hustling, jostling crowd importoned her to be waited on, and she glanced up at the clock which pointed to nine, she thought how at this time she had meant to be starting for the Christmas party, something like tears was very near her eyes. Just then Mabel's mother came up to her. "Mabel has made me come to take your place," she said. "She has just heard how you gave up a party for her sake, and she's feeling terrily." "Who told her?" asked Violet with some vexation. "Now, I don't mind a bit. I can't go, because I couldn't finish my dress." Just tell her not to worry. A young man buying something at the opposite counter, overhearing the conversation, listened. He came up quickly to Violet. "Miss Manning!" he cried in genuine amazement. "Mr. Wendell!" exclaimed Violet, in equal surprise. "Come right along!" he laughed, "I'm not going to be cheated out of a dance!" "But I haven't any dress," she protested. "There are dresses enough there." Somehow he whirled her out of the store and into his car, and when he had stowed her among the furs told her how he had tried to find her address, and no one seemed to know, and how he had blessed his lucky stars that something for the Christmas tree had brought him to that store. Mrs. Bagden, of course, could not resist his demand for a party gown, and Violet looked so perfectly stunning that, being a young man who did things rapidly, he proposed to her before the evening was over. "What you did for that girl," he sald. "That was splendid." So Violet found after all his world was her's. Removing. Marking-ink Staind. To remove marking-ink stains from linen, peel and slice two averaged-sized onions; extract the juice by pounding and squeezing. Cut up half an ounce of white soap and mix with the onion juice, two ounces of fuller's earth and half a pint of vinegar. Stir this mixture till it boils. When cool lay the marked linen in the sunshine, spread the mixture over it, and let it dry. Afterward wash and boll the linen, and the mark will have disappeared. An Admission. "Sometimes I don't get what's in your mind." "What do you mean by that?" inquired Senator Sorglum. "To be quite frank, I don't understand what you are talking about." "My friend, that may often indicate that I have conveyed my mental impressions to you only too clearly." What Keeps Boys at Home more boys would run away, from home to escape the tyranny if they had free board, rooms and clothes to run to—Fort Worth Star-Telegram. THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917 Up the Ancient Tigris BARTERING WITH THE ARABS TRANSPORTATION for the Tigris corps was arranged and we were told to embark on a pad we were to illustrate on a pair of steamer. We were advised to draw rations, as we would have to feed ourselves during the trip, writes a correspondent of the Chicago Daily News in describing a trip up the ancient Tigris river with the British forces. The captain of our steamer was a Persian. He was mentioned in dispatches for gallant conduct preceding the investiture of Kut. His ship was the last to escape before the Turks surrounded General Townshend. Because of many years' experience in navigating the Tigris between Basra and Bagdad, he is one of the most valued captains on the river. He navigates his ship from a bridge incased with steel armor which is bullet-spattered in several places. In the old days' sandbags were piled four deep along the rails of the ships to protect crafts against Arab snipers. It has been some months since there was serious sniping along the river. The Arabs found that it paid better to sell eggs and fresh chickens. Six officers and myself shared the forward bridge deck. The after deck was packed with stores, mails and GETTING THE RIVER GETTING FRESH FISH white troops returning from hospitals to their units at the front. The bags of rice and flour comprising the carts of the barges fastened on either side of our steamer formed couches for several hundred native troops. We spread our camp beds, camp tables and collapsible chairs, hung porous water jugs on the ship's rail, so that the hot wind would cool the water in the jug by evaporating the moisture which seeped through, and settled down for our term of agony. Sleeping Amid Money Chests. The senior combatant officer-passenger is always chosen as officer commanding troops. The "O. C." in our case was a major who had been in America. When I first saw him he was swearing roundly at a native sergeant and six men who had just deposited at his feet something like $50,000 in Indian money and informed him that he, as "O. C." was responsible for its safe arrival at Amrita. He counted the boxes, examined the seals and signed a receipt for the treasure. We moved the boxes of money be- Learning to sleep well is learning to live well. But it does not follow that the good sleepers are necessarily good people or that they know how to live. Good sleepers are to be found among those who break the laws of morals and of health. They have the gift. Whether they will be able to keep it through their lives is a question. The effects of their lawbreaking may suddenly overtake them and the ravages may weaken their sleeping capacity. In the depths of consciousness there is often a rebellion of the mind that is none the less persistent because it is silent and that may suddenly break out into a revolution. Candlestick Architecture. At a certain quaint little restaurant in New York's quarter, Greenwich village, there are some self-made candle-stick decorations which are oddly interesting. The candlesticks started out by being the ordinary alim brass affairs, but the drippings of countless candles have been allowed to accumulate until around the base of each stick there has formed an intricately dell- Good Sleepers. tween our beds so that they formed a table for meals and a dressing stand for shaving in the morning. He then ordered all the Indians of fighting strength to fall in on the after deck and "told off" men for the guards. The first reaches of the Tigris were beautiful. The river was broad and swept along in graceful curves. Its banks were deeply lined with luxuriant date palms, each with a necklace of glistening, golden fruit. But barren washes the 300 yards behind them. Tigris sunsets are wonderful. Old campaigners say that they are second only to those of Egypt. An admirer of a Tigris landscape and sunset would think of spice winds and balmy breezes. The native Arab says, "God made hell and found it was not bad enough, so he made Mesopotamia—and added files." By 10 a. m. we cordially hated the Tigris and its palm-treed bank. A blistering hot wind blew out of the north. If one touched bare metal—the skin of one's fingers stayed on the metal. I had a dozen candles. When I looked for them at night I found only twelve limp strings—every particle of tallow had melted and dribbled away. Arabas Fish on Banks. The Arabs who live along the Tigris FRESH FISH in summer are called "fish eaters." They migrate to the hills in winter to escape the floods, but return to their bits of river lands in the spring. We saw scores of families standing walst-deep in the river hauling out bony, wiggly fish as fast as they could bait their hooks with bits of dough. The children seem to live in a perpetual state of bathing. They have a strong aversion to clothes of any description and are less dirty than their parents because they have not lived as long. It is now date-picking time, and those natives who are not fishing may be found at the top of date trees suspended by rope slings similar to those used by coconut pickers. Late in the afternoon we passed the new mouth of the Euphrates. A few years ago this river got tired of its mouth at Kurna and cut a new one a few miles north of Basra. It is said that in a few years the mouth at Kurna will become hardly more than a canal. The Euphrates water is a sulphuric white, while the Tigris water is now comparatively clear. cate grotto of white wax. The formation is about ten or twelve inches in diameter in each case, and the wax has run down and hardened into tiny caves, craggy precipices, and other features, in miniature, similar to the great stalactite caves. Streaks of soft green have been added to the white by the verdigris forming on the brass and coloring the wax as it melts. The wax grottos have grown to such proportions that the candlesticks are entirely concealed, and the lighted candles seem to rise out of the roofs of the dainty caves. I am not careful for what may be a hundred years hence. He who governed the world before I was born shall take care of it likewise when I am dead. My part is to improve the present moment—John Wesley. Worth-While Quotation. Look over the whole creation and you shall see that the band or cement that holds together all the parts of this great and glorious fabric is gratitude.—South. Daily Thought. The Habit of Gentleness By DR. WELLS ANDREWS of Chicago. It has been said that every cross-reienced leaves its unerring mark on close observation of the countenance pers and habits are familiar to us. if the lineaments of the face show that must the general moral and mental Nothing is more readily susceptible one angry word brings on another saying that "a soft answer turneth Many people really possessed of things allow themselves to fall into unkind words to persons with whom were called to the fact in the real themselves. They mean no harm, but and their associates. More especial family circle, where the developing acts of its elders, and particularly the able. Here is where the carefully scally ripened into a harvest of harsh vice and crime. This all results fromness at home. Happiness is made, not born. it is an impossibility to be happy a cares of life, by difficulties crowding resolves to throw aside the vexing carvations of domestic life, when the force in twenty-four hours, the thing day the nerves are naturally high prevent their disturbance upon the renders its successor easier of accomess, cheerfulness and kindliness can to appreciate, admire and desire. T are saved the subsequent efforts of softened by contact with it, and the happiness at home. It has been said that every cross word uttered or angry feeling experienced leaves its unerring mark on the face. This can be verified by a close observation of the countenances of persons around us whose tempers and habits are familiar to us. Its truth is thus established. And if the lineaments of the face show traces of such things, how much more must the general moral and mental system be affected by them? Nothing is more readily susceptible of proof than the assertion that one angry word brings on another. Remember the good old biblical saying that "a soft answer turneth away wrath." Many people really possessed of a sincere desire to do right in all things allow themselves to fall into the habit of using ungentle and even unkind words to persons with whom they come in contact. If their attention were called to the fact in the right way they would be astonished at themselves. They mean no harm, but they do harm, both to themselves and their associates. More especially is this harm perceptible in the family circle, where the developing child is the proud imitator of all the acts of its elders, and particularly those which are pronounced and noticeable. Here is where the carefully sown seeds of ungentleness are eventually ripened into a harvest of harshness and often gathered in a crop of vice and crime. This all results from a lack of full appreciation of happiness at home. Happiness is made, not born. It may with reason be argued that it is an impossibility to be happy at home when one is crushed by the cares of life, by difficulties crowding on every side. If a man firmly resolves to throw aside the vexing cares of business or a woman the aggravations of domestic life, when the family is united, as most families are once in twenty-four hours, the thing is done. After the excitement of the day the nerves are naturally high strung and an effort is required to prevent their disturbance upon the slightest provocation; but each effort renders its successor easier of accomplishment. Thus a habit of gentleness, cheerfulness and kindliness can be acquired, which nobody sees but to appreciate, admire and desire. The children acquire it in youth and are saved the subsequent efforts of self-control, while the neighbors are softened by contact with it, and the result is what we all should seek, happiness at home. Conservation of the Eyesight By DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON. Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania. Everybody realizes what sight means for the comfort and efficiency of daily life. Man is not much better off without his eyes than a submarine would be without her periscope. A blind hermit would soon die for the want of food. One's efficiency along most lines nowadays depends a great deal upon the strength of the sight. The perfect young eye has a wide margin of endurance and few of us realize when its strength is being used up until it is crippled. Now that the price of paper is soaring higher and higher, small type is being introduced in all kinds of reading matter. It exhausts the eye if worked long at a time to decipher small letters or figures. This causes nervous disturbances, headaches, indigestion, sleeplessness, etc. We had better be a little liberal in paying for editions of books, magazines, and other reading matter with legible type and economize in other ways—tobacco or imitation flowers on our spring hats, for instance. Save your eyes from dust as much as possible. Never read with a bright light shining directly in your face, but try and get it over one or the other shoulder, or shining down over your head. Try to hold your reading matter at an angle so that the light reflected from the paper will not shine directly in your eyes. The color of the paper is worth considering in account books and such things. The contrast between a pure white paper and a jet black hand- ```markdown ``` Alice Mary Moore Young daughter of Alice Joyce, who, because of her appearance in many screen plays, is called the "most famous baby in the world." Mix Farming With Fighting. Like the stage driver who spent his monthly day off in riding on an omnibus, the French soldier, wl in released for a short repose from digging and guarding trenches, passes most of his time digging and hoeing truck gardens. All along the French front, around the depots and the cantonments and even about the dugouts, are seen admirably laid out truck gardens. At the beginning of the new year there were 5,622 of these plots under cultivation by French soldiers, and the produce of these plots for the past year is valued by the army authorities at 13,000,000 francs at wholesale prices. Nearly everywhere good results have been obtained, and passing through the country parallel with the trenches, one sees on all sides well-tended and flourishing beds of cabbages, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, leeks and other green stuff. Not only, however, are vegetables of all kinds grown by the men, but in some cases the soldiers have initiated small breeding establishments --- is word uttered or angry feeling expedient the face. This can be verified by a series of persons around us whose tem- Its truth is thus established. And traces of such things, how much more system be affected by them? ible of proof than the assertion that it. Remember the good old biblical away wrath." If a sincere desire to do right in all the habit of using ungentle and even they come in contact. If their attentive way they would be astonished at but they do harm, both to themselves fully is this harm perceptible in the child is the proud imitator of all the nose which are pronounced and notice-now seeds of ungentleness are eventuess and often gathered in a crop of a lack of full appreciation of happi- It may with reason be argued that at home when one is crushed by the bug on every side. If a man firmly sees of business or a woman the aggran-amilly is united, as most families are is done. After the excitement of the strung and an effort is required to slightest provocation; but each effort is accomplished. Thus a habit of gentle-ien be acquired, which nobody sees but the children acquire it in youth and self-control, while the neighbors are the result is what we all should seek, writing or type causes a little confusion along the lines between the white and black. It is easier to follow letters or figures if they are brown on a light buff paper. Practical tests will soon convince you that the lines under the latter condition will be more distinct than when the sharper contrast of black and white is made. The desk upon which you have your reading matter should be of a material that will not reflect the glare of the light into the face which will irritate the eyes. Never forget to take the best care of your eyes. They are good and necessary friends. Dulling Child With Dulling Child With Too Much Care It was at a tea party, and children had not even been mentioned, since the weather was fine and none had been alling of late. But then the baby of the house was brought home by her attendant, and of course she was immediately brought into the assemblage for exhibition and admiration. The little lady behaved herself very nicely; she made the rounds of the company, shook hands, said "How do?" and curtied in the approved fashion. Everyone was charmed, and the talk did at last drift to children. Mrs. Frost was particularly impressed. "Would your child do all that in company?" she asked of her nearest neighbor. But she evidently took it for granted that he or she would not, for she went right on to explain about her own Rosalind. "Rosalind is going on five, and she is so timid. When there is a stranger in the house, you can't get her to say a word. I cannot make her greet people properly, she's so shy. I wonder how you make your children less timid." You Never Know in Advance. Mrs. Cummings could not tell just how she made her children less timid. Did they always speak up as nicely as little Lucille had done? No, not always, though sometimes they did, and you never could tell in advance. But the mother did not insist. Sometimes one person will affect a child so that he is not like his usual self. He becomes frightened, or he is antagonized. And some people make a child self-conscious more than others. Well, Rosalind was invited to go to a picnic party with a round dozen other children, most of them strangers, and six grown-ups. The mother hesitated about letting her go, she was so sure the child would be nervous and shrinking and consequently make herself quite a nuisance among strangers. But the party was a grand success. The strangers, children and adults, never suspected that Rosalind was one of the shrinking kind. She engaged freely in conversation, and when there was none about for her to engage in she started some on her own initiative. She made suggestions for improving the luncheon for "next time" and she asked for what she wanted without any outward sign of hesitation. She helped herself without ceremony to the toys that had been brought for the children and expressed preferences and dislikes as to food and games for the raising of domestic animals, and often while shells are whistling overhead, the chorus is joined by squealing hogs and cackling and quacking hens, geese and ducks in the styes and runs erected by the soldiers. Headlineless Newspapers. Newspapers in Brazil cannot be read at a glance, for they have no headlines. If you are looking for any particular piece of news you must give the whole paper a close study. Journalism in Brazil has played a most important part in the country's political life. Even now when a new leader appears, a paper is at once founded to spread his views and policies. The Brazilian Journal seldom contains an editorial, but a feature which seems curious to the North American is the paid "publications by request" or "announcements by request." Although the editors of the Journal do not deign to express their own opinions daily, they give this privilege to the Brazilian at a price per line. By SADONIE MATZNER GRUENBERG. Mother's Cook Book The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we wish to appear to be all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of home-Sororite. Baked Sliced Ham Take a slice of ham cut a half inch thick, remove the fat nearly to the lean and chop it fine. Mince enough onion to fill two teaspoonfuls and the same amount of parsley, mix with the fat and spread over the ham which should be placed in a dripping pan. Add enough rich milk to cover the bottom of the pan and bake in a moderate oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Baked Apples. Wash and core a half dozen apples, fill the centers with finely cut marshmallows, sprinkle with sugar, add bits of butter and water to just molisten, then bake in a moderate oven. Savory Potatoes Boll potatoes as usual, drain and turn into a hot vegetable dish which has already received a tablespoonful of finely chopped celery, a teaspoonful of scraped onion, three tablespoonfuls of butter, a half teaspoonful of salt and a few dashes of red pepper. Use a silver knife and turn the potatoes until well covered with the seasoning, then chop lightly into inch cubes or small pieces. Bran Bread. Mix one beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and a teaspoonful of salt, add a half cupful of molasses, two cupfuls of sour milk, a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it, two cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of graham flour, then when well mixed add a half teaspoonful of baking powder and a half cupful of raisins just before it goes into the oven. This makes two loaves of bread, especially good for people who have little exercise. Ham and Corn Patties. Use a cupful and a half of finely minced ham and a quarter of a cupful of cooked corn, a well beaten egg and a dash of pepper. Make into patties and fry brown in a little hot fat. Nellie Maxwell with the composure of an experienced miss of at least six years—and she was only "going on five." If she had any doubts or misgivings of any kind, she managed to conceal them most artfully. On the whole, she was as self-possessed a young person as one would wish to meet. No Chance for Self-Expression Now, why did her mother consider her such a timid child, and why did she at home give the impression of being shy? It is probable that the only thing that troubled the little girl at home was too much care on the part of the mother and the nurse. She had always been closely watched, and helped with every trifle. She had no chance to use her own initiative and resourcefulness, and the advent of strangers usually meant a performance He May "Let Himself Out." calculated to make the child conscious of herself. Under such circumstances it is to be expected that she would "shrink" on very slight provocation. When the child gets among strangers in a new situation, where there is little to remind him of his daily associations, the naturally timid child will feel lost and uncomfortable. He may be "scared" to the point of being unable to do anything at all. On the other hand, a fairly healthy child that is not self-conscious will find in the new surroundings all sorts of stimulation for his activity. His curiosity will be aroused, and he will be tempted to explore things with refreshing simplicity. A city child taken to the country will be tempted to "let himself out" in running and shouting, and if that is very different from his accustomed conduct, it is because his daily life does not give him the necessary opportunities for free and spontaneous activity. Married to Trees Under the very shadows of the telegraph pole we find the tree worshipers of India. Many kinds of trees are worshiped in India for many kinds of reasons. Some are supposed to be the abode of demons who must be prifitted. The sacred Bo tree united which Buddha received enlightenment is worshiped by pilgrims who come in thousands. In some small villages where there are more women than men, it often happens that there are no men of equal caste to the girl whose time has come to marry. Since the tree represents a deity which can assume any rank or caste, the parents of a marriageable daughter who has become a burden to the family take her to the village tree-god and marry her to him. She is bound to the tree and left either to the mercy of the prowling wildeasts or to be rescued by the first male of a lower caste who is in search of a helpmeet.—World Outlook. Of recent invention is a househol water heater that can be made t utilize garbage for fuel. By GEORGE ELMER COBB (Copyright, 1917, by W. G. Chapman.) "Hickory Slim," they called him, a humble member of a humble community. "Hickory," because he was snewy and strong; "Slim," for the reason that he was trim, tall and straight as an arrow. He was by all odds the most popular man in Brocton—without pretense, plain and truthful in his speech, helpful and accommodating to all he met or knew. His correct name was Jasper, Jasper Downey, and he deserved recognition and admiration, for he could not remember a mother and his father died when the son was only six. Some good people had cared for him until he was double that age, moved away from Brocton and then Hickory was thrown on his own resources. For eight years he led a rugged, hardy life with a quaint old trapper down Beaver creek. His benefactor died Hickory got lonely, sold off the few traps and belongings inherited and came into Brocton. He had a team of horses, arranged to get a stout, roomy wagon, and went into the business of delivering freight to Brocton and a few surrounding towns from the nearest railroad point, forty miles away. At the rear of the covered wagon he had fitted up two cushioned seats, and there were few trips that he did not have two or more passengers, caring more for their company than the small compensation he acquired from this feature of his business as a public carrier. "I've met my fate. She's the finest woman I ever knew," declared Hickory, as he finished the most delightful trip of his life delivering a passenger at the one boarding house in Brocton. She was not "his sort" in dress and manners, but that there was a mysterious mutual squiltfulness between them. Hickory knew the minute she climbed up to the driver's seat by his side. She was fair and thirty, chaty, smiling and friendly. She interested herself in everything along the route and in all that appertained to Hickory. She was a widow, Mrs. Almeda Royce, she informed Hickory, and had come to Bree- SMITH GENERAL They Were Furtive, Evil-eyed Fellows, ton to rest and get fresh air and away from the hollow pleasures of the big cities. Mrs. Royce stayed a month in Brocton, two, three. She lived quietly, made friends with everybody she met and seemed to enjoy the life she was leading. Several times she went up to the railroad town and sat on the same seat with Hickory. He finally made it a rule to call on her two evenings a week. She welcomed him as an esteemed friend on all occasions. "Ive come to ask you to marry me," said Hickory bluntly one evening. "Oh, I am so sorry!" she told him and his face and his heart fell. "I esteem, I respect you, Mr. Downey, but I cannot be your wife." "And you acted as if you liked me right along!" mourned Hickory. "You don't know how much I like you," replied Mrs. Royce. "It is because I like you that I will not encourage you, until—until. No! No! I can't tell, and, indeed, you must not think of me in the love way. You are a good man, Mr. Downey, and if I should harry you and trouble came along—" "We'll share it together" pronounced we doughtly. he would have her way and was disconsolate. He fell off itss and grew slimmer than did not evade him, but there look on her face whenever he was not seen out of the for over a week. Then Hickory met that she was ill. He brought wers for her from the railroad junction and inquired about her daily. Her niddy was touched with the devotion of Hickory. "What do you mean?" questioned olious Hickory. "Well the day she was taken so two n ame came in an automobile. After y had gone I found her in a dead at." She described the visitors and hickory looked dangerous. A week later as Hickory was near Brocton on his return trip, an au- mobile passed his rig. He recognized occupants as answering to the lady's description of the two vis- sions of Mrs. Royce. hey had arrived at Brocton before Hickory had arrived. He was at the house as soon as he had put up his hogs. Then he went to see the landlady. Yes, the two strangers had been there again, he was told, and Mrs. Royce had suffered a relapse. She understood that the men had gone to the hotel. Hickory arranged for a substitute the next day and hung around town, located the two men at the hotel and proceeded to shadow them. They were furtive, evil-eyed fellows and Hickory wondered what their business could be with Mrs. Royce. Late in the afternoon the men strolled beyond the town, as if seeking a quiet spot where they could discuss their affairs free from the danger of watchers or eavesdroppers. In striving to keep them as close company as was safe, Hickory made a detour that nearly betrayed him. To evade discovery he was forced to hide. A hollow log was the nearest covert, Hickory crawled into it, fully hidden from view. The men paused at the log. It was a convenient resting place. They sat down upon it. One of them was speaking. "The woman fooled us. The order she gave us on a broker in the city he would not pay, said she had met with losses and had no balance to her account." "Put up job, you see, yes, and if she don't come down with the cash, I'll spring the contents of this package on her artistocratic friends, just for revenge." They arose and started down the incline. Hickory protruded his head to gaze after them. "Thunder!" he exclaimed. The movement of his body had thrown the log off its balcony. It began to roll down the hill. It struck both men. One was sent to the ground stunned, the other was swept aside, his ankle broken. This was a shock. The log landed against a tree and shattered. Hickory crawled out from the debris. He noticed a package lying where it had been dropped by one of the men. He reached it, glanced over it. He comprehended that the documents held related to a serious error in the life of a close relative of Mrs. Royce. These men were blackmailers. "You sound reckless!" roared the stalwart woodman, shaking his brawny fist at the two men. "Get out of town by nightfall or I'll have you taken out across a rail." Then Hickory went to the home where Mrs. Royce was a boarder. He insisted on seeing her. He told her his story, simply, clearly. "You shall read the documents," she said. "I have tried to shield a culprit. It is a family secret, and oh! the relief to have it beyond the power of those cruel men who threatened to disgrace us." "I do not wish to know your family secrets," replied Hickory, "I am interested only in you." He flung the package into the blazing grate. She came towards him tears in her eyes, her hands extended supplicatingly. "Once you asked me to marry you," she faltered. "Yes!" he vowed breathlessly. She leaned her head against his strong, protecting arm. "Ask me again," she whispered softly. Soldier's Successful Device. The devices of the soldier at the front for evading the censor are legion. The carefully-thought-out arrangement of words to indicate, to the eyes of the initiated, his whereabouts, and the judicious disposal of plipricks to serve the same worthy purpose, are, of course, the elements of the trade, and have been practiced everywhere. It was, however, reserved for a certain regiment, in a certain place, to make use of the censor to gain promotion. The corporal had ideas on buyonet fighting, and, lacking opportunity to win recognition for them, he wrote a long disquisition on the subject to his mother. Within a few days he was ordered to take the whole company in bayonet fighting. He was an instant success, got his third stripe, and was placed in charge of that branch of the company's training. First Mint in America When the Spaniards landed in what is now the Republic of Mexico they found themselves in an Indian state having many of the institutions of civilization. One of these was a mint operated by the Aztecs, collinating flat copper pieces of an odd shape. These were called stecaillpill, and two pieces of lesser denomination were known as the zontle and olotl. Cacao beans served the purpose of small change, 20 beans equaling the value of one olotl, 20 olotl making one zontle, and 20 Zontle one stecaillpill. Following the conquest of the country in 1521 by Cortez, the Spaniards set out to establish a stable system of government and finance for the new colony. So they took over the Aztecs' mint and remodeled it to suit their own purposes. They also sought out every possible source of gold and other valuable metals. Bicycle May Come Back Is the bicycle coming back? Manufacturers who are here from all over the country to confer over the outlook, say it is. This conference much may result bearing on the future of the vehicle. Within the present year manufacturers are going to spend a large amount of money advertising the bicycle. They are not going to be wasteful or try to force the bicycle beyond what they believe to be its real field. This includes: Workmen, and professional men who live a short distance out of town and might with profit use the bicycle. Messenger boys and delivery clerks. Persons of sedentary habits requiring mild and healthful exercise. Youngsters. The big appeal in the "ads" is to the youngsters. The production this year is expected to be 1,000,000 wheels.—New York Times. Leaving What? Wifey looked out the window. "It is time for my spouse to be coming home," she murmured. "Ah, there he comes—and somebody has removed the 'o'!"—Judge. THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917 Tiny Warships Predict How Big Ones Will Speed Robert H.Moulton On the water of the model experiment basin at the Washington navy yard each new vessel of Uncle Sam's fleets is tested before construction by means of toy reproduction OU HAVE taken a patriotic pride in the speed performances of American fighting ships, and if you have followed these showings closely you have no doubt been impressed with the stendy advance made. Each year naval vessels have shown consistent improve- eering econ- how these This is the basin. ment in speed, seaworthiness and engineering economy, but have you ever paused to ask how these results are primarily made possible? This is the direct fruit of the model experimental basin. 2 ble of thumb of science, w of things, shishman, Dr. the seventies between the through the to propel a to the which he made law or the first made be towing of s. have been novel types when virtually tank. Milled in blind assurance of ore a single the vessels ashville, deent of about r, makes 16 developed the o, a vessel a speed of water and the wetted subderbody. This resistance and it is necessary to the consists of a thin plate craft and with a submerto that of the model. From these two tests that of the model, the tition he wants and thisous trials over a wide the naval architect know the cruising speeds at whip pelled most economically an important one, because travel that ships of war speed is really a battle rcalled for only when unparticular, fighting ships ocean greyhound of com But don't think that t easy task even with the Wrecks This is another example of the old rule of thumb being supplanted by the certainties of science. Without going too far into the history of things, it is sufficient to know that an Englishman, Dr. William Froude, discovered back in the seventies that there was a comparable relation between the power required to draw a small model through the water and the motive energy needed to propel a big craft of similar form. The principle which he discovered later became known as Froude's law or the law of comparison. His studies were first made with miniatures and then verified by the towing of a large vessel formed on identical lines. Within the last twenty years there have been created and developed many vessels of novel types and the results obtained would have been virtually out of the question but for the model tank. Millions of dollars would have been wasted in blind groping instead of obtaining positive assurance of what the finished vessel would do before a single cent was spent in her building. One illustration will suffice. Among the vessels in the naval review is the gunboat Nashville, designed in 1894. She had a displacement of about 1,375 tons and, with 2,500 horse power, makes 16 knots. Last year the model tank developed the hull form for the gunboat Sacramento, a vessel of 300 tons more displacement, but of a speed of 16 knots upon a development of only 2,000 horse power. This saving of 500 horse power, calculated at $80 a horse power, meant an economy in first cost of machinery of $30,000; but it also meant that the larger gunboat could be driven at a speed equal to her smaller sister ship. Upon 300 tons the bigger Sacramento could carry a more powerful armament, go farther upon the same supply of fuel and be more weatherly in stormy seas; in brief, be a much better unit of the fleet. And all of this was made certain by the expenditure of a few hundred dollars for wooden models and their testing, the lines of the hull being altered during these tests until the best length and shape were obtained. All of the models tested at Washington are of a uniform length of 20 feet, and the purpose of making them so large is to reduce the possible error in translating the performance figures of the model into those of the full-sized vessel. These models are made of wood and are fashioned in a machine especially designed for this work. Next the model is painted and carefully varnished, in order to obtain a very smooth surface; and with this done various waterlines are marked upon the white paint, so that instantaneous photographs taken during the towing tests will show just how and where the waves and the hollows produced by the miniature in motion are developed. When the model is ready it is carried to the basin and there loaded in the balancing tank with bags of shot until it has the right weight or displacement and proper trim or poise upon the water. With this done it is ready to be attached to the towing carriage and tested. The towing carriage is a sort of a mobile bridge which straddles the main tank and it is driven by electricity, the different speeds being under very nice control. Upon the towing carriage are all of the operative switches and measuring instruments and also the recording mechanism which marks the speed of the model and its pull or resistance when drawn through the water. The aim is to obtain a ship form which will show the least pull or resistance at the desired maximum velocity. The actual speed of the model is a mathematical ratio of the relation between this miniature and the full-sized, and therefore the model does not travel fast, if you consider what the big craft will really do. The towing basin is 370 feet long and 43 feet wide, and the maximum speed of the carriage is relatively far in excess of the probable speeds of anything but freak crafts. After a model of satisfactory form has been developed and tested, then comes the further task of making the figures of the trials applicable to the intended ship. Now there is just one part of this work which does not follow Froude's law of comparison. This is the factor of the friction set up between the This is another example of the old rule of thumb being supplanted by the certainties of science. Without going too far into the history of things, it is sufficient to know that an Englishman, Dr. William Froude, discovered back in the seventies that there was a comparable relation between the power required to draw a small model through the water and the motive energy needed to propel a big craft of similar form. The principle which he discovered later became known as Froude's law or the law of comparison. His studies were first made with miniatures and then verified by the towing of a large vessel formed on identical lines. Within the last twenty years there have been created and developed many vessels of novel types and the results obtained would have been virtually out of the question but for the model tank. Millions of dollars would have been wasted in blind groping instead of obtaining positive assurance of what the finished vessel would do before a single cent was spent in her building. One illustration will suffice. Among the vessels in the naval review is the gunboat Nashville, designed in 1894. She had a displacement of about 1,375 tons and, with 2,500 horse power, makes 16 knots. Last year the model tank developed the hull form for the gunboat Sacramento, a vessel of 300 tons more displacement, but of a speed of 16 knots upon a development of only 2,000 horse power. This saving of 500 horse power, calculated at $80 a horse power, meant an economy in first cost of machinery of $30,000; but it also meant that the larger gunboat could be driven at a speed equal to her smaller sister ship. also meant at a speed could carry upon the earthly in When father's boy as show dad "stalled." Could a hard-working fa swer the whys and when ness? Didn't he furnish the wreck good enough? Upon 300 tons the bigger Sacramento could carry a more powerful armament, go farther upon the same supply of fuel and be more weatherly in stormy seas; in brief, be a much better unit of the fleet. And all of this was made certain by the expenditure of a few hundred dollars for wooden models and their testing, the lines of the hull being altered during these tests until the best length and shape were obtained. All of the models tested at Washington are of a uniform length of 20 feet, and the purpose of making them so large is to reduce the possible error in translating the performance figures of the model into those of the full-sized vessel. These models are made of wood and are fashioned in a machine especially designed for this work. Next the model is painted and carefully varnished, in order to obtain a very smooth surface; and with this done various waterlines are marked upon the white paint, so that instantaneous photographs taken during the towing tests will show just how and where the waves and the hollows produced by the miniature in motion are developed. When the model is ready it is carried to the basin and there loaded in the balancing tank with bags of shot until it has the right weight or displacement and proper trim or poise upon the water. With this done it is ready to be attached to the towing carriage and tested. The towing carriage is a sort of a mobile bridge which straddles the main tank and it is driven by electricity, the different speeds being under very nice control. Upon the towing carriage are all of the operative switches and measuring instruments and also the recording mechanism which marks the speed of the model and its pull or resistance when drawn through the water. The aim is to obtain a ship form which will show the least pull or resistance at the desired maximum velocity. The actual speed of the model is a mathematical ratio of the relation between this miniature and the full-sized ship, and therefore the model does not travel fast, if you consider what the big craft will really do. and the full- is not travel, for it was there in making firearms and of the Revolution was so shares and other implem ful pursuits were also all of this property Queen Charlotte of Engl was known as the Charl Steel company of Phila some five thousand acr Wharton and Northern m work which version. This between the When the steel industry years ago, the road's ear Mr. P. E. Stryker, the g The towing basin is 370 feet long and 43 feet wide, and the maximum speed of the carriage is relatively far in excess of the probable speeds of anything but freak crafts. After a model of satisfactory form has been developed and tested, then comes the further task of making the figures of the trials applicable to the intended ship. Now there is just one part of this work which does not follow Froude's law of comparison. This is the factor of the friction set up between the an easy angle, when one of those big fellows, almost at the end of its long flight, came plowing along in the opposite direction. First, a dark little blur appeared ahead at an angle of about 35 degrees above me. At first it seemed to be coming right at me, and I swerved to the left in an instinctive effort to dodge the threatening blow. Then a sort of drumming hum became audible, and that sound increased during the two or three seconds that clapsed before the big missile came up to me and swept past. It --- --- Y The model tank, as it is generally called for brevity's sake, is the establishment in which small models of prospective ships are made and tried on a reduced scale. When congress was asked to appropriate money for the plant which is now an interesting and important department of the navy yard at Washington, the proposition was looked upon as involving an expensive toy. Since then, however, the work done there preliminary to the building of warships has represented a saving of many hundreds of thousands of dollars, besides insuring the designed performance of the man-of-war SHELL ALMOST GOT AVIATOR British Aviator Tells of Effect of Projectiles That Came Entirely Too Close for Comfort. A British aviator who has been flying in France since the beginning of the war told Popular Mechanics Magazine the story of meeting a shell from a German 17-inch gun while he was in the air; I was at an altitude of about 6,000 feet one day, and climbing higher at A MODES OF LIFE DIREADNIGHTS READY FOR TESTING water and the wetted surface of the vessel's underbody. This resistance follows a law of its own and it is necessary to tow another model which consists of a thin plate just as long as the small craft and with a submerged surface exactly equal to that of the model. From these two tests, that of the plane and that of the model, the designer has the information he wants and this information covers various trials over a wide range of speeds, so that the naval architect knows both the maximum and the cruising speeds at which the vessel can be propelled most economically. The cruising speed is an important one, because it is at this ratio of travel that ships of war go most of the time. Full speed is really a battle reserve or something to be called for only when urgency demands. In this particular, fighting ships differ radically from the ocean greyhound of commerce. But don't think that the naval designer has an easy task even with the model tank at his dis- Wrecks Pay Interes water and the wetted surface of the vessel's underbody. This resistance follows a law of its own and it is necessary to tow another model which consists of a thin plate just as long as the small craft and with a submerged surface exactly equal to that of the model. From these two tests, that of the plane and that of the model, the designer has the information he wants and this information covers various trials over a wide range of speeds, so that the naval architect knows both the maximum and the cruising speeds at which the vessel can be propelled most economically. The cruising speed is an important one, because it is at this ratio of travel that ships of war go most of the time. Full speed is really a battle reserve or something to be called for only when urgency demands. In this particular, fighting ships differ radically from the ocean greyhound of commerce. But don't think that the naval designer has an easy task even with the model tank at his dis- Wrecks Pay Interest on Railroad Debt see "Whee! Some wreck! Say, pop, how did the camera man happen to be there when the train jumped the track?" stent ed ry in When father's boy asked that at the picture show dad "stalled." To be sure he did. How could a hard-working father be expected to answer the whys and whereofes of the movie business? Didn't he furnish the nickel? And wasn't the wreck good enough? When father's boy asked that at the picture show dad "stalled." To be sure he did. How could a hard-working father be expected to answer the whys and wherefores of the movie business? Didn't he furnish the nickel? And wasn't the wreck good enough? "Enniyhow," said ma. "the picture man is always there." "Nix! I saw a coal truck hit a garbage wagon t'other day," said boy. "an' there wasn't no camera man around. Peach of a picture, too." But the "picture man" gets the wrecks, all right; he buys 'em. "Ready-made wrecks, gen'lemen! Head-ons, rear-end and track-jumping. First mountain to the left—step lively!" And so gather round the printer man while he spins a yarn as to how the camera man, like Snapshot Bill, is always hard by when the train is wrecked, to-wit: Under the heading of "Wrecks and Automobile Smash-Ups" the income account of the Wharton and Northern Railroad shows that the company adds about $30,000 to its yearly earnings. This sum is more than equal to the interest on the road's outstanding bonded indebtedness. While other railroads in the country look upon a wreck or sunshup of any kind as a direct cause of financial loss, to say nothing of the expense of endless litigation and the loss of patronage, the Wharton and Northern makes an entry on the credit side of the ledger every time it sends an engine crashing into an automobile or a train of cars tumbling down the hillside. The road extends from Wharton to Green Point Junction, in Morris county, New Jersey, a distance of about twenty-two miles. It forms a link between the Erie and Lackawanna lines. It traverses a rugged section of the state of New Jersey, through what is known as the Copperas mountains, a continuation of the Appalachian range. The hills are grand masses of granite, veined with magnetic iron ore. all- well- lly beet is of enen sket to chch alshe Historically, this section of the country is interest- ing, for it was there that much of the iron used in making firearms and munitions during the War of the Revolution was smelted and forged. Plow- shares and other implements employed in peaceful pursuits were also produced. All of this property at one time belonged to Queen Charlotte of England and comprised what was known as the Charlotte grant. The Wharton Steel company of Philadelphia, which now owns some five thousand acres, is the owner of the Wharton and Northern railroad. When the steel industry was at low ebb, a few years ago, the road's earnings slumped badly, and Mr. P. E. Stryker, the general superintendent, be- Historically, this section of the country is interesting, for it was there that much of the iron used in making firearms and munitions during the War of the Revolution was smelted and forged. Plow-shares and other implements employed in peaceful pursuits were also produced. All of this property at one time belonged to Queen Charlotte of England and comprised what was known as the Charlotte grant. The Wharton Steel company of Philadelphia, which now owns some five thousand acres, is the owner of the Wharton and Northern railroad. When the steel industry was at low ebb, a few years ago, the road's earnings slumped badly, and Mr. P. E. Stryker, the general superintendent, be- --- posal. The not less im- a check up necessary f bridge over real vessel The build chitect or r the final pr up the prow to say, the propellers s in order to speeds. H the ship in The posi hull and th suited to t can be trie model for t surface of the vessel's unfollows a law of its own ower another model which just as long as the small surface exactly equal that of the plane and designer has the informa- tion covers vari- range of speeds, so that is both the maximum and the vessel can be pro- the cruising speed is use it is at this ratio of to most of the time. Full serve or something to be agency demands. In this differ radically from the merce. the naval designer has an model tank at his dis- Pay Interest on ked that at the picture railroad the be sure he did. How and other ther be expected to ane- fores of the movie busi- the nickel? And wasn't Mr. Stry pany that an of the country is inter- est much of the iron used annuities during the War helped and forged. Plow- ents employed in peace- produced. at one time belonged to and comprised what otte grant. The Wharton delphia, which now owns is, the owner of the railroad. y was at low ebb, a few ings slumped badly, and general superintendent, be- eautiful. was probably several hundred yards away at its nearest, but the distance seemed less. each side siderable other infall had been to the rail and dwell given them against a the film co desired pic est fire, ma A Baltic weddings matrimony A few faint stirrings of air began to rock my machine even before the shell went by, but the full force of the "air wash" came a fraction of a second later. Then an almost solid wall of air nearly threw me on my beam ends, and I was really hard put to it to get the reeling machine back on an even keel. For the next mile or two the air was like water in the wake of a big side-wheeler—all chopped to pieces— THE TOWING CARRIAGE IN MOTION WITH A MODEL ATTACHED posal. The speed trials of the full-sized ships are not less important to him because they give him a check upon his model work. This check is very necessary inasmuch as it enables the designer to bridge over the gap between his model and the real vessel year by year with more exactness. The builder of the hull structure, the naval architect or naval constructor, has only a share in the final product. The naval engineer must take up the problem where his brother ends. That is to say, the engineer knows just what energy his propellers must exert effectively against the water in order to force the ship along at her several speeds. He, too, must work from the outside of the ship inward up to a point. The position of the propeller in relation to the hull and the very form of the propeller must be suited to the particular craft in question. These can be tried in miniature in association with the model for the determination of some data, but after that the engineer draw upon experience and his carefully tabulated records of other performances. The average annual expenditures for the maintenance of the model basin at Washington are under $25,000, and this is a trifling sum compared with the savings which have been effected through careful designing. In the case of the three scout cruisers, Birmingham, Chester and Salem, by merely lengthening their hulls it was found possible to save in those three ships a combined total of 17,000 horse power over that required for the original design. Figured at $60 a horse power, this represented an economy of machinery cost amounting to $1,020,000. posal. The speed trials of the full-sized ships are not less important to him because they give him a check upon his model work. This check is very necessary inasmuch as it enables the designer to bridge over the gap between his model and the real vessel year by year with more exactness. The builder of the hull structure, the naval architect or naval constructor, has only a share in the final product. The naval engineer must take up the problem where his brother ends. That is to say, the engineer knows just what energy his propellers must exert effectively against the water in order to force the ship along at her several speeds. He, too, must work from the outside of the ship inward to a point. The position of the propeller in relation to the hull and the very form of the propeller must be suited to the particular craft in question. These can be tried in miniature in association with the model for the determination of some data, but after that the engineer draw upon experience and his carefully tabulated records of other performances. The average annual expenditures for the maintenance of the model basin at Washington are under $25,000, and this is a trifling sum compared with the savings which have been effected through careful designing. In the case of the three scout cruisers, Birmingham, Chester and Salem, by merely lengthening their hulls it was found possible to save in those three ships a combined total of 17,000 horse power over that required for the original design. Figured at $80 a horse power, this represented an economy of machinery cost amounting to $1,020,000. The model experimental basin is no longer looked upon as an investment of doubtful value; every first-class naval power has one of these establishments, and like that at Washington most of them lend their aid to the merchant marine as well. Such is the development of private experiments which Dr. William Froude began, so to speak, in his own backyard. All of the successful ships of today are indebted to his pioneer work. rest on Railroad Debt the main gan to figure out how the income of the road could be increased. About the same time the directors of a film company were looking around to find a railroad that would be willing to stage "wrecks" and other thrills which necessitated the smashing up of engines, cars, automobiles and other property. gan to figure out how the income of the road could be increased. About the same time the directors of a film company were looking around to find a railroad that would be willing to stage "wrecks" and other thrills which necessitated the smashing up of engines, cars, automobiles and other property. Mr. Stryker told the directors of the film company that he could supply their wants. He explained that his road was ideally situated to stage such horrors, as there were plenty of curves in the roadbed and enough high embankments and steep mountain sides to furnish the proper scenic background. Likewise, he could readily furnish the cars and engines and, what was equally necessary, the engine drivers and tralmen with the intelligence and technical skill to handle just such work. Mr. Stryker received a commission to stage a wreck, and ever since the Wharton and Northern road has engaged in the peculiar business of producing wrecks and smash-ups to order. The staging of a collision or accident is a big undertaking, and it requires some time to arrange all the details. The director of the film company first goes over the road until he finds the point at which the background, scenery and other physical features conform to his idea of the proper setting of the scenario. This may call for a high embankment or a trestle, or it may be necessary to have a river below, so when the cars jump the track they will pile up on end in the stream, or it may be that a smash-up in which the cars roll down an embankment and catch fire is wanted. After the director of the film company decides what kind of a smash-up he wants and where he wants it to take place, Mr. Stryker sets about to procure the engine, cars and other accessories. point nance be- rav- sey, se- sey, un- nge, with ter- based War low- ace t to what horton owns the On one occasion the director of one film company desired to picture a forest fire in a section of the country traversed by a railroad, in order to show a rescue scene in which people residing in the burning area would be saved by the quick action and herolism of a train crew. Along the right of way of the Wharton and Northern was a strip of country about half a mile in length and extending back about a quarter of a mile from each side of the track. It was covered by a considerable growth of underbrush, scrub trees and other inflammable material which for a long time had been a menace not only to property belonging to the railroad but to the surrounding timber lands and dwellings. After the property owners had given their permission and a fire patrol to guard against a spread of the fire had been established, the film company placed its cameram and got the desired picture of a train rushing through a forest fire, making the rescues.—New York Herald. A Baltimore man has acted as best man at the weddings of forty of his friends and yet escaped matrimony himself. On one occasion the director of one film company desired to picture a forest fire in a section of the country traversed by a railroad, in order to show a rescue scene in which people residing in the burning area would be saved by the quick action and heroism of a train crew. Along the right of way of the Wharton and Northern was a strip of country about half a mile in length and extending back about a quarter of a mile from each side of the track. It was covered by a considerable growth of underbrush, scrub trees and other inflammable material which for a long time had been a menace not only to property belonging to the railroad but to the surrounding timber lands and dwellings. After the property owners had given their permission and a fire patrol to guard against a spread of the fire had been established, the film company placed its camerene and got the desired picture of a train rushing through a forest fire, making the rescues—New York Herald. A Baltimore man has acted as best man at the weddings of forty of his friends and yet escaped matrimony himself. --- and the machine rocked like a spring- less motor lorry going over cobbles. The air was disturbed for some sec- onds after a loud roar astern had told me that the shell had come to earth. Special Responsibility. "A lot of those people don't know what they are fighting about," rem- marked Mr. Dolan. "Of course not," replied Mr. Rafter- tery. "After a man gets into a fight he has no time to talk politics. That's the reason they have diplomas." HOME TOWN HELPS WHEN LAYING OUT A CITY Proper Planning, by Adding to Its Appearance, Bound to Bring Desirable Financial Results. Are we laying out, for instance, a new suburb? Is it not better and more businesslike, and more likely to produce adequate financial results if we determine beforehand which of the streets are likely to become great traffic thoroughfares and to give them sample width of broad macadam of paved surface, providing only in the residential streets sufficient paved surface to allow two tradesmen's carts to pass, and laying down the remainder in trees and grass, in a way which will save the rate-payers large sums and at the same time make the street or boulevard a more desirable place in which to live? Such instances could be multiplied a thousandfold. The results, so far of practical city planning will convince anyone that the scope, influence and finance of city planning are so much a subject for the earnest consideration of every man who is a good citizen and loves his city and his fellow citizens, that none can afford to neglect it. Nay, more than this, any city which does neglect this great subject, cannot hope to continue in these go-ahead days, to compete with other cities and towns which are wide awake to take full advantage of the opportunities for advancement and betterment which it provides.—Exchange COMBINING CITY AND COUNTY By Cutting Expenses There Would Be More Money to Spend on Public Improvements. Mayor Campbell of Houston has started a discussion of a proposal to combine city and county governments, and eliminate one set of officers. The writer advocated that several years ago, but plans to reduce the expense of government were not then as much in favor as plans to increase it. There is no sound reason why a commissioners' court and a city commission should both be required for legislative service, nor is there any apparent need for the double service of a city and a county police force. Many other duplications could be suggested equally wasteful. The city and county of St. Louis are identical. New York and London are under the same single system of government. So it cannot be urged that the plan will not fit a city. The truth is that the American system seems to be based on a demand that provision shall be made for every man to hold an office who wants one. It has multiplied offices to a degree unknown in any other country, and has, as a result, driven the cost of government to a figure which exceeds that of any other country in the world, if the military branch is excluded from the comparison.—Waco (Tex.) News. Dwindling Wool Supply War and embargoes are making textile men uneasy as to the wool supply. World demand is increasing while the supply is growing less. Our own needs are twice what we raise and the chasm between domestic supply and demand is widening. Our production is less today than 25 years ago, while the population has increased 60 per cent. The difference between what we produce and what we use must be made up by imports, with the world bidding against us. The British embargo on wool shows how precautions is our position. Yet, in peace and in war, wool is an absolute necessity. Several years ago when the war was taken at the declining beef supply many felt that the situation could not be remedied. But today cattle are increasing in the United States. More sheep and wool can be raised so if proper attention be given the industry. Art of Agriculture The art of agriculture is "doing the right thing at the right time and all the time." Reasons for Longevity Native—There are the Oldboy twins. They are ninety-eight years old. Stranger—To what do they credit their long lives? Native—One 'cause he uses terbacker and one 'cause he never uses it. London Answers. One Kind. "Can you tell me of any fire-escape which is always practical and never out of order?" "Certainly. The Ten Commandments." American workingmen who are building the railroad from Petrograd to Kola, the Arctic port on the White sea, are living largely on American dried vegetables. They are being exported to England and to South America. Practically the entire products of the three plants, which are in New York, California and New Jersey, are at present being exported for use under conditions which make the most of their special virtues of being easily transported and of being able to resist decay indefinitely. Which? "In our mental lives we can either keep hold of the rudder and so determine exactly what course we take, what points we touch, or we can fall to do this, and failing, we drift, and are blown hither and thither by every passing breeze." Inevitable Result. The car turns turtle just when the driver is feeling certain that gasoline mixed with whisky makes 60 miles an hour as safe as it is delightful. —Louisville Courter Journal. Emanuel Commandery K. T. No. 25 Will give their annual Easter Party Monday Night, Apr. 9th Armory Hall, 14th and Michigan No Drills Dancing Admission 25c MOON BROS. Wholesale and Retail LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY, EGGS and GAME Fresh from the country. IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER Most verbal appeals fall down because people are indifferent to them. In- attention becomes a habit, in one ear and out the other. The very existence of the phrase proves the point. Visual impressions get there and stick. Live and Dressed Poultry, fresh from the country, can give you the impression through the eye that stick. If you see for yourself, you are sure to be come a customer. GEESE, DUCKS, HENS GRAND 3765 for SPECIAL PRICES East Eighteenth Street TE——1223 BALTIMORE AVE. 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ENISH F44 HE BEST 2363 Office 2460 Waldrond Ave. Will Promote a Full Growth of Hair. Will also Restore the Strength. Vitality and the Beauty of the Hair. If your Hair is Dry and Wiry Try EAST INDIA HAIR GROWER Oklahoma City, Okla. When you want it Where you want it As you want it THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917 SPORTS Baseball These columns are devoted to anyform of athletics interesting to our readers. Contributions will be gladly accepted. COLORED GIRL USHERS AT THE GRAND THEATER. WIRED SOME PIMER WRITER WILL At Terre Haute, Ind., the management of the Grand Theater has discharged the white ushers in favor of colored girls. They wear black dresses and white caps and aprons. YOUNG JOE GANS EARNS DECISION OVER COOK Young Joe Gans again was a winner Wednesday night when his wonderful boxing skill enabled him to outpoint Harry Cook. The decision of Spike Kennedy giving the bout to Gans at the termination of 15 rounds, was a good award. It was a clever battle for the whole distance. Cook scored the only knockdown, a short punch setting Gans down in the thirteenth. He was up in a flash, however, and did not take a count. There were four other bouts on the card, which was witnessed by a big crowd. DR. M. L. One of the most courteous and pleasing ploye of Dr. T. [Picture of a man in a suit and bow tie]. One of the most courteous and pleasing men you ever met and a loyal employee of Dr. Theo. Smith. ARGENTINE, KAS. (By Mrs. Ophelia Jackson). The entertainment given by Mme. Cecil Watts at St. Paul chapel last Thursday evening was very good. From beginning to end the program was well rendered, Mme. Watts alternating with solo and dramatic readings. She sang in two voices, contralto and lyric soprano, and when she had finished her last dramatic reading the audience was loathe to go, so entirely did they enjoy the program.... The concert rendered by the pupils of the Lincoln school Friday evening, March 1, for the benefit of improving the playground, was interesting throughout the program. There were many interesting features, among them the making of the American flag, making butter, etc., dramatized and sung by the various grades. The singing was very good, especially the Negro folk songs, under the direction of St. Paul J. Saunders. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity.... Mr. Alex Harris, who has been sick for some time, grows gradually weaker.... Mrs. Ophelia Jackson has resigned as organist of St. Paul's resigned as Mme. church of St. Paul's musical program rendered by the Argentine Choral society and male quartet at the People's Forum in Kansas City, Kas. March 4, was well received ...The Colored citizens of Argentine held a mass meeting last Friday night and organized the Mutual society, which made arrangements for the purchase of a hall for public meetings. Sufficient members took out shares to make a payment on a building at 2206 Silver avenue on Thursday morning. Each member is pledged to take one share and as many others as they wish...Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Manlove have recently purchased and moved into a sixroom stucco bungalow on Ruby avenue... Mrs. Madison, who has been sick for some time, does not improve very well. CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Bible School Institute conducted by Prof. P. H. Moss last week was good and supplied a great need in the Bible School work.... The attendance at the Lord's day services were a little above the standard and the spirit of worship was great and helpful. The collection greatly raised the standard for this year.... Efforts are being made for a special service in all the departments next Sunday at 3:30 p.m.... The Federation of the Christian Churches in Greater Kansas City will meet and render a special program on "Church Attendance." All are welcome at all the services at 24th and Woodland avenue. Since the ordinary car does the ordinary things, to take a ride in KING COLE 8 one comes out of the past into the present :: :: :: Our car is Steam Heated. PHONES: Bell, E. 2013. Home, E. 4349. W. H. HUBBELL. I WISH SOME MIKKRAKER WOULD GET AFTER THE ICE CREAM INDUSTRY ICE CREAM SODA ALL FLAVORS SANITAL BELIEF WANTED. Stop that bad cold. Smith's Vim and Vigor Cold Tablets will do it. Price 25 cents. 18th and Tracy. FLINN. ng men you ever met and a loyal em- Theo. Smith. Quinoleum Is Queen YES, I Use Quinoleum, and like it fine. JUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. Ours are the finest made preparations for the hair and face. Quinoleum Hair Grower.....50c Quinoleum Hair Tonic.....50c Quinoleum Hair Shampoo.....25c Face Preparations. Quinoleum Face Bleach.....25c Quinoleum Face Cream.....25c Quinoleum Camphor Ice.....25c A liberal sample of our new preparation, a fragrantly perfumed toilet powder and a velvety face powder in pink and flesh colors (brown) sent free with any order. Call Bell Phone West 1757. 26th and Parkway, Kansas City, Kas. QUINOLEUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A SALE Price on a Gas Range You can save money if you buy this Special Banner Gas Range NOW Only $27 Best value in the city. "Compact" Cabinet style; large oven; removable aluminized oven linings; deep broiler; black enamel finish. This Range is a bargain at $27.00. See our large line of Combination Ranges and Coal Heaters. Cash or Terms. BATHURST STOVE CO. 1232 Walnut St., K. C., Mo. 514 Minnesota Ave., K. C., Ks. AUTO TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NEGROES After taking a course in this school you will be equipped to drive and repair all mo- of automobiles and tractor engines successfully. Also special course in Oxy-Aceyte Welding Ignition, Electricity and Vulcanizing. This will enable you to make good wages as a chauffeur or repair man. We use no books, you wear overalls and use tools. We have secured the service of the best instructors in the business. In this school will be found all types of motor cars ranging from the 12 cylinder down to the Ford. A special course in driving for ladies and men. We teach you to drive in five days. Competent chauffeurs are in demand at good salaries. Negroes, should grasp this oppor-tunity and prepare themselves for better wages. For further information regarding Scholarship terms, etc., write Afro-American Auto Training School 1420-22-24-26 Woodland Ave. Kansas City, Mo. DR. MAY B: JONES, EYE SPECIALIST. Eyes examined and treated, glasses fitted, satisfaction guaranteed. Hours 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays 2 to 5 p.m. 1412 East Eighteenth street. Bell phone Grand 2243. Stop that cough. Smith's Egg Emulsion will do it. Made fresh every week. Price 75 cents. Let us send you a bottle today. 18th and Tracy. MISS LILLIE WILLIAMS MODISTE Graduate of Royal Pattern Co., New York City Dressmaking, Cutting, Fitting, Designing Fancy Gowns a Specialty 2418 VINE STREET Goll Phone Eagl 1798J. KANSAS CITY, MO. The Handy Colored Store 2409 Vine St. Ladies' and Gent's Furnishing Goods and Notions VISIT OUR DRY GOODS AND HARDWARE DEPT. BARGAINS MR. FURNISHING GOODS & NETTS SPECIAL BARGAINS IN OUR NOTION DEPARTMENT AND HAIR GOODS. Help Make Our Store, Your Store, Our Customers Your Friends Special Values in Furnishings for Men, Women and Children. GIVE US A CALL. $2.50 In Goods Free. WE GIVE SURETY COUPONS. Taylor Holmes & Co. Mrs. Annie Holmes, Mngr. 2409 VINE ST., Kansas City, Mo. Bell Phone East 4221J Vaughan's Values 5-room, modern, (Mo.).....$2,500 12-room, partly modern, (Mo.).....3,750 8-room duplex, mod. ex. heat.....3,500 10-acre farm, (Kansas).....2,000 5 acres, near car line, (Kas.).....1,600 6-room, partly modern, (Kas.).....1,650 One 2-story modern, brick; pavement; garage, with 4 living rooms above; 37½ feet; near 3 car lines; Missouri—$400 down.....$4,250 5-room, modern except heat; 50 feet ground, in Kansas; costs $2,800; sacrifice for.....$2,400 15 acres, 2-room house; Kansas; to rent. Payments may be arranged. Bell, W. 1757. 26th and Parkway Stop that bad cold. Smith's Vim and Vigor Cold Tablets will do 1% Price 25 cents. 18th and Tracy. FORTUNE J. WEAVER, Pres. 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