Kansas City Sun
Saturday, June 16, 1917
Kansas City, Missouri
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KILLS GUILTY PAIR!
K.C.PORTER CHARGED WITH RAPE
The Sun Goes to 36 States and Canada. Are Your Relatives and Friends Getting It?
VOLUME IX. NUMBER 42.
K.C.P.C.
HUSBAND KILLS WIFE AND HER
PARAMOUR.
Sanctuary of Home Is Desecrated by
Unfaithful Wife and Her Lover,
Both of Whom Are Killed by
Infuriated Husband in
Tulsa was shocked Sunday morning to hear the news that Henry Knox had shot and killed his wife and a Santa Fe train porter named Greene Gaston of Kansas City, formerly of Chanute, Kans., at the former's home on North Greenwood at a late hour Saturday night.
Knox is well known in Tulsa and has a good reputation as a good provided and a kind husband. He has worked at night as watchman at one of the down town theaters for several years.
He married the woman he killed about two years ago and for a time they got along happily together.
Later, however, the husband became dissatisfied and succeeded in obtaining a divorce from his wife, but it was later set aside and they patched up their differences and started on their matrimonial life again.
But the dove of peace and the goddess of love were soon driven from the home again by dart suspicions which found lodgment in the husband's mind. He knew things were not going well at his home and set about to find the cause. Learning by careful investigation that a certain railroad porter named Gaston was in the habit of visiting his home at night after 10 o'clock which was Knox's
QUARTERLY MEETING AT ALLEN
CHAPEL, SUNDAY, JUNE 7.
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Dr. G. B. Shaw, pastor of the Metropolitan Zion Church, St. Louis, Mo. will preach at 11:00 o'clock. Dr. Shaw, one of the greatest financiers of the race as a pulpit orator, has but few equals and pastors a Church with a membership of 3,500.
Dr. J. F. Griffen, the new pastor of the First A. M. E. Church, Kansas City, Kans., will preach the Communion sermon. Special music all day. Everybody invited.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
MR. EMMET J. SCOTT,
For twenty years the faithful friend and confider
T. Washington and a man of sterling worth and i
limited confidence of Theodore Roosevelt and the
friend and confidential secretary of Booken rling worth and integrity who has the un- Roosevelt and the great man of this nation.
For twenty years the faithful friend and confidential secretary of Booker T. Washington and a man of sterling worth and integrity who has the unlimited confidence of Theodore Roosevelt and the great man of this nation.
For twenty years the faithful friend and confidential secretary of Booker T. Washington and a man of sterling worth and integrity who has the unlimited confidence of Theodore Roosevelt and the great man of this nation.
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time to leave for work. He went to the depot and waited for Gaston and warned him to stay away from his home. I don't like the way things are going," he told the porter "and it might be best for you not to go there any more." The porter accepted the warning without protest and promised to heed it.
But this he did not do. Instead he picked his chances and continued to visit the Knox home while Knox was away at work.
Saturday night Knox kissed his wife goodbye as usual, and left his home presumably to go to work but instead he secretly returned and stationed himself under the bed in their bed room. He waited an hour or more before seeing anything to confirm his dark suspicion. The truth of his suspicion was soon realized however, when Gaston entered and Mrs. Knox sent her brother out to look for a lunch.
In the meantime the Knox woman and Gaston danced around in the bed room in time to piano music from a house close by not dreaming that the eyes of the infuriated husband were upon them and that their end in death—a most ignominious death—was so near upon them. The couple hugged and kissed and engaged in other indecencies by both act and conversation, according to the story given by the man under the bed.
The woman's brother soon returned with a lunch and the death feast was spread which was devoured by Mrs. Knox, Gaston and another couple whose names could not be learned. After the lunch was devoured Gaston and Mrs. Knox went outside to draw some water. Upon their return to the bed room the doors were locked and Gaston pulled off his coat while Mrs. Knox took her place on the bed where Gaston soon joined her. It was in this position that Knox found them when he crawled from his place of concealment under the bed.
AT 3:00 P. M.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.
P.
RT. REV. LYNWOOD W. KYLES
The twenty-eight session of the Missouri Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church began Wednesday morning at St. James' Church, 1809 Woodland avenue, with Bishop L. W. Kyles presiding. After the usual opening ceremonies the various committees were appointed and adjournment taken until evening where Rev. J. C. Dunbar of Jefferson City preached an able and eloquent annual sermon after which one of the church officers, Dr. T. C. Unthank, Rev. W. H. Thomas and N. C. Crews delivered addresses of welcome, fittingly responded to by Prof. J. W. Martin, Secretary of Education, and Bishop Kyles. The second day was devoted to reports and in the afternoon the School of the Prophets was held while at night the Missionary services were held, Mrs Lucy Bledsoe of St. Louis presiding Friday, usual routine, and at night the Educational Meeting was held. Sat
PROPHET MINOR SPEAKS.
Time of Revelation Began 8:30 A. M.
June 11, 1917.
Thus saith the Lord of Host concerning Isaiah's vision, the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem the days Uzzith, Jotham Ahaz and Hezeikah, king of Judah. Thus saith—the God of Heavens "Give ear old earth these names are spiritually unto your Country and Government." The vision which troubled Isaiah's head on June 5, 1917, and time of the hour was twelve minutes after twelve; I am Alpha the first and the last. Talking unto him and telling him to write what I reveal unto him, then I wrote what my father revealed unto me. I saw an ark angel by the name of Gabriel who was clothed with majesty with sword in one hand and hell—death and destruction was on New York City. Near the harbor vengeance was sworn on New York City and one-fifth of that city would be destroyed. Your God and Father saith the mystery of the interpretation belongs to Him. The sun, moon and stars obeyed. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts the revelation of mystery of the vision is Revelation 18, Chapter, 19 verse; Psalma 77, verse 19. Jeremiah 5 Chapter, 15 verse. God talks now that I sent my son in yonder world to testify of the things which shortly cometh to pass who bear the name of Isaiah Minor prophet who bear record of me and I of him. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts. Look behold
urday will be devoted to committees and at night a lecture on Africa by Mrs. Edmonson, Missionary. Sunday General Worship and at night announcement-of appointments. The Conference is made up of able men and to hear the learned, eloquent and kindly Bishop Kyles who has the hypnotic personality of the late Bishop Grant and the Chesterfieldian dignity of Bishop Derrick is to learn to love and admire him instantly. His eloquent and impression address last Wednesday night captivated all who heard him and Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, through its pastor, Dr. Thomas, extended him a unanimous invitation to speak for them at any time he can arrange. Among the notable delegates in attendance is the brilliant Dr. B. G. Shaw of St. Louis, the greatest financier of the race and pastor of a church which boasts of 3500 members. He will preach at Allen Chapel Sunday morning.
the record that he bore to me.
Isaiah, first chapter, first verse.
Jeremith, first chapter, fifth verse.
Ezekiel, first chapter, second verse
Time revelation stopped 10:30 a. m.
Isaiah Minor, prophet.
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"If we can run churches, lodges and other institutions without the aid of the white men we can run an industrial union."
Mr. T. D. Henderson, the well known barber of 1609 E. 18th street, Kansas City, Mo., will act as chairman. Rucker Smith will talk on organization.
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THE COLONEL WANTED COLORED TROOPS.
Two Colored Regiments for the Roosevelt Division.
Washington, D. C.—it now transpires that it was the intention of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to take with him to France at least two colored regiments instead of one as has been generally published, if President Wilson had accepted the tender of himself and associates.
This fact is disclosed in a recent letter addressed by Colonel Roosevelt to his friend, Emmett J. Scott, Secretary of Tuskegee Institute, who was for so many years an ambassador between the Fighting Colonel and the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, whose political relations are revealed at considerable length in the recently issued biography, "Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization."
Colonel Roosevelt in his letter to Mr. Scott writes:
Metropolitan, 432 Fourth Avenue,
New York, May 17, 1917.
Office of Theodore Roosevelt.
My dear Mr. Scott:
If the volunteer organizations, provided for by Congress, are allowed, I should like to use at least two colored regiments. One of these should be under Lieutenant Colonel Young, who is admirably fitted for the work. I should hope that he would consult with you about some of the men for officers, but he would himself be the best judge about the officers. The other I should hope would be under another regular army officer, with William J. Schieffelin as Lieutenant Colonel. I trust you will make inquiries and recommend to Mr. Schieffelin colored men of the highest standing and fitness for the work, who could be appointed as some of the officers of the regiment.
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mr. Eunnett J. Scott.
It will thus be seen that if the volunteer division provided for by Congress had been approved by President Wilson, two regiments of fighting colored men would have shared the dangers of the present European War with the Sage of Sagamore Hill. Colonel Roosevelt shows his confidence in the ability of the Negro to command such organizations by naming specifically Lieutenant Colonel Young, the only living Negro graduate of West Point now serving in the regular army. Lieutenant Colonel Young, it will be remembered, has seen much of foreign service already, and has done a large amount of technical work for the United States Government, both in Haiti and in Liberia. His record is one to be proud of, and on the strength of it he won the second Spingarn Medal. Dr. William J. Schieffelin, the New York philanthropist and business man, is a trustee of both Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute, and has shown the most cordial spirit of friendly interest in all that concerns the welfare of the Negro. Colonel Roosevelt's choice of him as an important officer in the second colored regiment would have been entirely gratifying to the colored people in general.
Colonel Roosevelt's letter also indicates that he continues to look to Tuskegee Institute for co-operation in the same way as he looked to the late Booker T. Washington, to whom he pays high tribute in the recently printed biography above referred to. There is still insistent call throughout the country for Colonel Roosevelt to represent the United States on the firing line in France. One of these calls has even come from Paris, France from former Premier Clemenceau, in an open letter addressed to President Wilson, in which Mr. Clemenceau says:
"In invaded France at the present hour there is a name which represents by I know not what force of intuition, the beauty of America's intervention—it is that of Roosevelt. You are too much a philosopher not to know that great popular leaders have influenced men with or without their assistance, has formed around them. Whatever may be the reasons and without attempting to analyze the phenomenon, I yield to the imperious need to tell you that the name of Roosevelt has in our country at this time a legen dary power. It would be an enormous
error in my view to neglect a force with everything urges us to make use of as soon as possible. We have learned that the first American unit has arrived at the front and with best generals and privates saluted the noble starred banner. However, you should know, Mr. President that more than one stout chevrooned poilu said to his comrade, in an astonished voice 'But where is Roosevelt? I don't see him.'"
There is no question that the name of Roosevelt not only inspires the poilu in the trenches, but also strikes a responsible chord in many breasts of America's noblest sons, white and black. It may yet develop that the Colonel will be able to respond to the appeal of Mr. Clemenceau and lead to the front the thousands of Americans eager to fight under his leadership.
THE ILLINOIS RIOTS
The East St. Louis race riots, it appears, have been controlled and the mob spirit has subsided under the exercise of the military authority invoked. Thus one more discreditable page has been written in the history of the race animosities in America and one more temporary "finis" has been affixed to that page, the deplorable story to be rewritten as often as unbridled hatred and passion shall indite it.
The American people were long in forgiving Charles Dickens for his biting sarcasm in commenting upon the fact that they "dreamed of freedom in a slave's embrace." It was a stinging indictment of a nation's inconsistency, but the people need another Dickens to arraign in fitting terms the inconsistency of dreaming of industrial freedom while visiting upon inoffensive representatives of the same black race the denial of rights solemnly guaranteed by the organic law of the land, the exercise of which does not in the remotest degree involve any of the issues of "social equality" or "the black man's crime."
As the St. Louis Globe-Democrat points out, the 1,000 Negroes who have been driven from East St. Louis were generally honest, industrious and lawabiding citizens. The workers in the packing houses, who were the instigating cause of the riots, were engaged in arduous and necessary labor, labor which white men as a rule refuse to do because of its character. There was no crime committed by any of these men. There was no reason why they should not exercise the right to earn an honest living by honest toil. There was still less reason why they should not have been protected in that right, instead of being driven from their homes and from the community where they had ever moral and legal right to be. It is a blot on the name of Illinois, the state where the immortal Lincoln is buried and in which Owen Lovejoy was murdered, that such things should take place.
Americans are expending an immense amount of indignation just now at the outrages inflicted by the Germans upon the helpless Belgians and French. They have not ceased to thrill with horror at the wrongs inflicted by the despots of the old Russia upon their semi-serfs. They are wrought up to a fervid pitch by the deportation of Armenians by the Turks. Why would it not be opportune and consistent to expend a little indignation upon the arbitrary and absolutely illegal deprivation by Americans of the rights of black men to work for a living? If they can contemplate with equanimity the spectacle of an American mob putting a Negro fiend into a steel cage and burning him to death, they ought at least to protect inoffensive and lawabiding blacks in their inherenet right to work for their livelihood.
Dickens is dead these many years. America no longer dreams of political slavery in a slave's embrace. But the nations must temper its indignation at wrongs practiced across the sea in the name of despotism and race hatred when identical wrongs are visited upon American citizens by un-American Americans of the superior race. K. C. Journal.
Among the young men who left for the training camp at Des Moines Ia., in addition to those published in the Y. M. C. A. list were: John Farley, Alvin Jordan, Olan Smith, Blyden Yates and I. F. Bradley, Jr.
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IS HE GUILTY?
The arrest of O. C. Green, one of the best known railroad porters in this city on the charge of RAPE has occasioned more comment than anything that has happened in the race recently and has engendered quite a bit of feeling on both sides of the controversy. Green, who is 33 years old and married, resides at 1622 Park avenue, and recently took in as roomers Mr. and Mrs. Wanzer Rector. Mr. Rector is also a railroad porter and well known, having conducted a saloon in this city for several years. His wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Groves of Edwardsville, Kansas. Mrs. Rector alleges that one morning last week while her husband was out on his run Green came to the door of her room and made indecent proposals to her and when she indignantly spurned them and ordered him out of her room he shut the door and ferociously assaulted her and by brute strength accomplished his purpose. She immediately dressed herself and hurried to the neighbor women and informed them of what had occurred. They advised her to notify her husband and father which she did and a warrant was issued for Green's arrest. Mr. Green alleges that it is a "frame up" and that Mrs. Rector has been flirting with him for sometime and that it was at her invitation that he was in her room. The preliminary hearing of the case was held Tuesday in Justice Setzler's Court and Green was bound over on a $2,000 bond to the Criminal Court. All the parties concerned are prominent in Colored society, Green and Rector running opposite each other on the Santa Fe. Green is a son of the late Rev. Henry Green of Independence, Mo., While Rector is well known in Chillicothe where he was reared and is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Burnett of this city.
PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST
CHURCH.
The formal opening of the new Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 14th and Michigan, will take place Sunday, June 17. A special high class religious and musical program will be rendered throughout the day and in the afternoon the annual sermon of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor will be held. Dr. Booker and his splendid congregation bought wisely and well when they acquired this handsome and valuable property located in the very center of the Negro population in this city and it will doubtless become one of the most popular and largely attended churches in the city. It already possesses one of the finest pipe organs and choirs in the city. Everybody invited.
ANNUAL SERMON
The Annual Sermon of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, International Order of Twelve, Princes and Princesses of Media, Maids and Pages of Honor will be held at the New Pleasant Green Baptist church Sunday, June 17, corner 14th and Michigan at 2:00 p. m. All members must be present. Friends are invited.
SIR H. W. JOHNSON,
District Deputy.
Master of Ceremonies.
DAUGHTER S. DOTSON,
High Priestess of the day.
From Our Foreign Correspondents
A. F. and A. M. Mo. Jurisdiction
A. F. and A. M. Mo. Jurisdiction
W. W. Fields, Cameron, Mo., Grand Master.
Wm. Green, Flattsburg, Mo., Dep.
Grand Master.
C. C. Clark, St. Louis, Mo., Senior Grand Warden.
Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo., Junior Grand Warden.
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.
Lodge Directory
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Rone Lodge No. 25, A. F. and A. M. meets the 1st and 3rd Monday in each month. All Master Masons in good standing welcome. Emmett Spruell, W. M.; C. H. Countee, Sec'y.
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and A. M. , Liberty, Mo., meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday nights in each month. William Parker, W. M.; Neison Wallar, Sec'y.
Mt. Olive Lodge No. 53, A. F. and A. M., meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays in every month. Visiting Master Masons are wel- Albert Wilson, Secretary, 1820 Highland.
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St. Stephens Chapter No. 37. Royal Arch Masons, Liberty Arch Masons, Liberty each month. W. H. Robinson. H. P. Wm. Capps, Recorder.
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St. Matthew Commandery
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the third Saturday night.
William Capps, E. C.; W. H.
Robinson, Rec. Sec'y.
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King of the West Lodge No. 218 meets first and third Wednesdays in each month at 10th and Campbell. C. F. Wilson, W M.; H. Conway, 588 Tracy Ave., Seyc. D. OF T. Primrose Tabernacle meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday nigts in each month at Tabor Hall, 1413 Vine street. All Daughters and Sir Knights in good standing Colee B. Stale Dotson, H. P. Ivoh E. 12th; H. P. Ivoh E. 13th; E. C. 1315 E. 17th.
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. Fulbright.
Meets fourth Tuesday in each
month.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Bethel A. M. E. Church, 24th and Flora.
St. Stephen's Baptist Church, 604 Charlotte St.
Centennial M. E. Church, 19th and Woodland.
Second Baptist Church, 10th and Charlotte.
Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, 10th and Charlotte.
Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, 17th and Tracy.
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 Troost.
Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine.
Morning Star Avenue Baptist Church, 111
Highland.
Centropolis A. M. E. Church, Centropolis, Mo.
Bingham.
Pilgrim Baptist Church, 614 Charlotte
St.
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Independence Avenue and Tracy.
Calvary Baptist Church, 19th and Askew.
C. M. E. Church, 1817 Flora Ave.
St. James Baptist Church, 4039 Mt St.
St. James Church, M. E. Church, 43rd and Prospect Place.
CLARK CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH,
1664 Madison Ave.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES
First A. M. E. Church, 8th and Neb.
First St. Baptist Church, 8th and
Oakland.
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and Washington.
Bethel A. M. E. Church, Water and Steward Streets.
St. Paul A. M. E. Church, 21st and Riverside.
First Baptist Church, 5th and Neb.
King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and State.
Quindaro A. M. E. Church, Quindaro.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Rose-
dale.
M. E. Church, 9th and Oakland.
A. M. E. Church, 4th and Oakland.
Salter Mission A. M. E. Church, South Park. Kan.
Second Baptist Church, 24th and Ruby Wesley Chapel M. E., 106 Shawnee. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Rosedale, M. Zion Baptist Church, 4th and Virginia
24th and Woodland Ave.
Bible school at 9:30 a. m.; preaching and Communion at 11 a. m.; Y. P.
S. C. E. at 7 p. m.; preaching at 8:15
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THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY. JUNE 16, 1917.
DEATH ENDS CAREER OF DR
JAMES A. PAGE.
He Was a Philosophical and Scientific Student and Musician.
In the death of Dr. James A. Page, Pittsburgh loses one of its most brilliant and talented men. Dr. Page passed away at his home in Wylie avenue on Friday evening, June 1. His death was due to illness brought on by a complication of diseases lasting more than three months.
Dr. Page was born in Clarkeville, Tenn., July 3, 1869. His parents moved to Topeka, Kan., while he was a mere lad. At Topeka he finished the public and high schools and was graduated from the Classical Course of the Washburn College in that city. After graduation he became a teacher in the public schools of Topeka, holding the position for 10 years. In 1892 he married Miss Mattie N. DePriest, of Salina, Kan.
Later they moved to Washington, D. C., where Dr. Page completed his course in Medicine at Howard University and at the same time held a position in the Census Bureau. He was graduated from the Medical School. Howard University, in 1907 with honors. He was president of the class and had attracted considerable attention among the faculty members by his literary genius.
In the fall of 1907 Dr. and Mrs. Page moved to Pittsburgh, where he began the practice of medicine in January, 1908, at 1318 Wylie avenue, where he was located at the time of his death.
Dr. Page was regarded by all who came in contact with him as a good-natured and public-spirited man. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, Damon Lodge K. of P., and Loendi Club.
The funeral services were held at his late residence on Sunday evening, June 3. The Rev. Dr. G. B. Howard, in charge, assisted by the Revs. E. M. Burgess and S. R. Morsell. Previous to the coming of the Death Angel, Dr. Page had made arrangements for his funeral services, selecting "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Abide With Me," as the songs to be sung over his remains. Interment was made in the Graceland cemetery, Chicago, on Monday, June 4.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie N. Page; six brothers, John, William, Wesley, Joseph, Richard and Gaitha Page; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Pegg, of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Alexander Tillery, of Chicago, and Miss Ellen Page, of Topeka, Kan.-Courier.
SLATER, MO.
By Mrs. Josie Walls.
Rev. R. H. Smith preached a fine sermon Sunday night at 8:00 o'clock from the 23d Psalms. The church was well filled. S. Youngg and Prof. C. S. Walls, the two stewards for the month of June, were well pleased with their first collection for the day. $13.51 was realized. Prof. A. C. Lewis took the County Examination at Marshall, Mo. Friday and Saturday, Miss Aquilla Johnson of Columbia, Mo., and Miss Athleen Walls of Slater, Mo., went to Sedalia, Mo., to attend the Teachers' Institute...Mrs. Josie Walls accompanied them to Sedalia...Mrs. Walls visited friends and attended the Commencement at the Geo. R. Smith college and reports an enjoyable visit... Under the management of Prof. C. S. Walls Supt. and Mrs. Nannle Nell the Asst. Supt., a grand Childrens' Day program is being prepared...Mrs. Martha Saltenstall visited her daughter, Mrs. Alice Piper at Cambridge last week. Mrs. Jenetta Walls who has been sick for quite awhile is improving...Mrs. Martha Jones is visiting in Gilliam a few days...Mrs. Georgia Stevenson of St. Louis is visiting her mother, Mrs. Susana Graves...The Colored Store under the management of Mr. Will Freelan is a store needed. His business is fine. The Colored support are rallying to his support. Messrs. S. Young and Geo. Tolliver are doing a good restaurant business...Mrs. Mollie Wilson returned from Kansas City this week. Under the direction of Mrs. Myrtle Terrie, a children's Day program was rendered at the Second Baptist Church...Rev Holmes, the pastor, visited in Marshall this week...Little Miss Helen Graves is visiting her aunt in Kansas City... Rev. R. H. Smith was called to Sedalia, Monday, to attend the funeral of his nephew...Mr. Jacob Ford will be home this week after being in the hospital in Kansas City...The Children's Day program, under the direction of C. S. Walls and his teacher, was a grand success. An excellent solo was sung by Mrs. Josie Walls, Collection, $21.97...Mrs. R. H. Smith is indisposed...Mrs. Nannle Neff and Miss Felice Wilson attended the Commencement exercises at Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo...Mr. Dorris Wood, of Glasgow, Mo., was the guest of his uncle, Mr. Thos. Woods, Saturday, and left Sunday evening for Independence, where he is at work
WEIR, KANSAS.
Weir has had the fever--first 'phone fever. Second, automobile fever. Look out. I don't know what's next. ... Mrs. Ella Brantley of Birmingham, Ala., has come to make her home with her sister, Mrs. A. R. Phillips. She expects her husband soon. ... Mrs. Lily Davis and Miss W. E. Carter of Pittsburg, Kansas, were over on ledge bushness at Mrs. A. R. Phillips. Miss
Ada Williams, Miss Bessie Ferguson has enrolled at the Normal High school for the summer at Pittsburg.....We received the sad news that Mrs. Laura Marshall of Pittsburg, Kansas, has got the Diphtheria and quarantined in for ten days.....Mrs. A. R. Phillips will entertain the Ladies Aid at her home June 12.....Leona Berger and several other girls are expecting to attend the baptizing in Radley, Kansas, June 17.....Mrs. Ella Young and Patsy Goodwin gave an entertainment for the A. M. E. Church Sunday School Saturday night at Mr. Earnest Burns' building.....Mrs. Effie Taylor made a business trip to Independence last Wednesday morning.....Miss Vivian Foreman of Cherokee, visited her grandmother, Mrs. Patsy Goodwin, Friday.....Rev. F. H. Printice is helping Rev. Tanner in a revival at Pittsburg.....Mrs. John Lawrence shopping in Pittsburg, Monday.....Several of the young girls and blys attended the picnic in Girard, Tuesday.....An Old Folks' concert was given at the A. M. E. Church on the 11. It was well attended.
ANACONDA. MONTANA.
Saturday evening, May 26, at the home of Mrs. A. Leathbury, 4 Oak street, Vereele Hubbard, the nice of Mrs. Leathbury, celebrated her 8th birthyear. The home was tastefully and artistically arranged. The young folks enjoyed themselves beyond the ordinary birthday parties. Vereele was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, refreshments and bonbons were served by the matrons who so kindly assisted in making the party a success. Matrons were Mrs. F. Q. Walker, Mrs. W. J. Brown, Mrs. James Walker, Messrs. Jerry Davis, Milton Elliott, A. Leathbury. The young people were: Misses Edna Hunter, Everline Edmonson, Carrie Brown Vermita Young, Mosella McGill, Masters Harold Johnson, Foster Whipple, Aaron Marshall, Eddie Williams, Teddie Sledge, Albert McGee. The Rev. and Mrs. House were also present.... The Butte Smart set invaded Anaconda last Monday and proceeded at once to make things seem that life was worth living after all. The Benedicts were H. O. Cole, I. Hayes, Ed Rivers, and their better halves.... Monday night Mrs. W. Green of 3d street, entertained the distinguished visitors at whist and received much praise for her hospitality and congeniality.... On Tuesday Mrs. Wm. Johnson surprised the delegation with a 5:00 spread of Mexican delicacies. Were laid for 16. Mr. and Mrs. C. Pope, Mrs. V. Simmons Bickford, Mr. Bernice Dorsey were the Anaconda guests. At 6:35, the party left for their homes amidst sighs of regret.... Mrs. C. Carter returned to the city after an extended visit to her home in Oklahoma, also Master George Carter, and both enjoyed the change of climate, but glad to be back in dear old Montana.... The dancing party given on the 29th at the Oddfellows Hall by Ed Shears was a grand success in every particular. A large delegation coming from Butte helped to swell the throng. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity. Good music, good behavior and good service were the features of the evening and everybody had a good time.... Mr. George Brown and Miss Jones were married quietly last week. We extend congratulations.
ARGENTINE, KANSAS.
By Mrs. Ophelia Jackson.
Mrs. Hattie Kreizer and son, Paul Morrison, of Chanute, Kans., are in the city for an indefinite stay....Mrs. Zona Smiley, who has been visiting in Edwardsville, returned home last Saturday evening....The Argentine Choral Society met at the residence of Mrs. Jockson Thursday evening, June 7. The society has begun the study of some new music and the members are very much interested....Several ladies left for Leavenworth Tuesday to attend the Grand Court. Among them were Mesdames Nutie Kriezer, Carrie Ross, Fannie Carter and Stella Owens....Miss Odell Locke left for Denver, Colo., Sunday, June 3, to spend the summer....Mr. and Mrs. Albert McDoniel returned from Cleveland, O., last Thursday and will make Argentine their future home....Mrs. Eva Bailey is improving....Miss Grace Shields of Topeka, Kansas is the guest of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. George Shields.
LINCOLN. NEB.
Andy Baylis, a pioneer and familiar figure on the streets of Lincoln, is no more. Andy died at the poor farm last Wednesday, destitute and without friends, being quite aged. The funeral was delayed until Sunday because of the lack of funds, which was held from Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday at 2:00 p. m. Rev. B. Hillman preached and others who knew the good old fellow spoke words of encouragement and advise others likewise to take cognizance from this poor fellow's condition and improve their way of life. Live for something and not merely exist. A large crowd attended....C. H. Coil, famous old barber of our city, suffered a stroke of paralysis last Friday and is lying at the point of death. Coil was in jure some time ago by an automobile and never got over the effects....L. J. Allen went to Kansas City Wednesday on business....Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Colly and daughter, Helen, has returned to the city to relocate....Mr. Bend. P. Pennerd died at his home
1624 South 11th street, Tuesday, at 5:00 a. m. after a short illness of heart trouble, and leaves a wife and other relatives to mourn his demise. The funeral was held in the A. M. E. Church Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. Rev. J. S. Payne preached. Quite a number of friends attended. Mrs. Peniston has the sympathy of friends.... Mesdames Maude Johnson and Wm. Woods are attending the annual session of the Grand Court at Leavenworth, Kansas.... Lebanon Lodge No. 126, A. F. & A. M., held their annual election Tuesday evening and the following named officers were named for the ensuing year. Paul L. Moore, W. M.; Wm. A. Johnson, S. W.; Wm. Woods, J. W.; John L. Wright, Treas.; I. B. Smith, Sec'y; Clyde B. Malone, Tyler; Geo. B. Evans, Chaplain. Installation of Lebanon Lodge No. 126, A. F. & A. M., at the A. M. E. Church Sunday, June 24, at 3:00 p. m.... The entertainment and recital given at Mt. Zion Baptist Church last Wednesday night was fairly patronized. It was for the benefit of Amaranth Chapter, O. E. S.... Baptising at Mt. Zion next Sunday night.... Miss Freddia F. Cooley graduated from the State University this Wednesday in a class of 59, she being the only Colored person and Lincolnites should feel proud at that. Miss Freddia is a very bright and accomplished girl and we wish her unlimited success.... The Children's Day exercises were very nicely carried out at Mt. Zion last Sunday night under the leadership of Mrs. L. B. Moore, Supt. The little folks should always be encouraged to go forth.
Why depend on mother, wife, sister or brother for sustenance when unable to provide for yourself? Avoid this and get Clover Leaf Insurance.
A. E.
Mr. J. J. Allen, the genial and hustling District Superintendent of the Clover Leaf Insurance Company, who has more than made good in the insurance business.
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If you have a common education, lots of ambition and energy; and if you are real anxious to go in business for yourself where your income will not be limited I would like to talk with you. Common labor is absolutely honest but too many of our men and women who are qualified to make more money in business are satisfied doing manual labor. Lots of people are making from $50 to $60 per month selling insurance as a side line.
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The history of Kansas City records but one real, legitimate, competent, established Negro jeweler, and he is
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ALLEN CHAPEL,
(By Delia H. Mosee)
- “Suffer the little children to come
unto me and forbid them not; for of
such is the Kingdom of God,” Mark
10:14. was the text of the sermon de-
livered by Dr. Wm, H. Thomas to his
congregation last Sunday morning. His
subject being “The Rights of a Child.”
At the evening service a special Chil-
drens’ Day program was rendered by
the children of the Sunday school.
‘There were four additions, General
class was held Friday night. Love
Feast and Class Monday night, June
18. Dr. A. A. Gilbert will be present
during the quarter, Sunday being quar-
terly meeting day. Dr. F. F. Griffen,
the new pastor of the Ist A. M. EB.
church Kansas City, Kansas, will
preach the Communion sermon, The
Baptism of candidates by immersion
from Allen Chapel and Ebenezer will
ie place in the basement of Allen
Chapel Sunday morning at 8:00
o'clock, ‘The “Cradle Roll” depart:
ments of the different churches have
been organized by Mrs, Ida M. Birch
‘into a “Cradle Rall” Club and it is
jearnestly hoped that all parents will
enter their children, We were glad
to note the distinguished visitors in
cur midst last Sunday and invite all
visitors to Kansas City to visit our
chureh,
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All services were well attended Sun-
day....Mr. Geo. W. Taylor has been
on the sick list but is much better
at this writing....Miss Nora Rhodes
is also better. We hope that she will
continue to improve....'The Young
Preachers’ Union will meet with the
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening, Mr. Ben
‘fhomas will give one of his famous
lectures, “Three Years of Plenty;
Three Years of Famine....The B. Y,
P. U. will have a sermon Sunday
evening at 5:30 by a distinguished
preacher of our city. Don't fail to
come and hear him, Miss Bloomer
Gilham, President.
UNION REVIVAL MEETINGS.
Dr. A. J. Carey, pastor of the Insti-
NELSON C. CREWS, Editor
tutional church, has secured thé ser.
vices of Dr, H, Franklin Bray of Den
ver, Col., known as the Rocky Moun:
tain evangelist, to conduct revival
meetings at his church during the
month of June, There are conversions
nightly and the members of most of
the city churches are taking an active
part in the campaign. Dr. Bray will
preach each night during the month
and three times on Sunday. Sunday
at 3 o'clock he will speak at the In.
stitutional church to men only.—Chi.
cago Defender.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.
, All services were well attended Sun.
day. ...At 11:00 o'clock the pastor, Dr.
S. W. Bacote, preached a soul stirring
sermon on “The Fitst Psalm." He
very beautiful applied it to our every:
day life. In the evening Rev, Wm.
Jones of Fort Worth, ‘Texas, preached
a grand sermon on “A Perfect Life Is
the Greatest Need of the World.” Dur.
ing the day twelve joined the church,
On last Monday night the dedication
of the new $2,500 pipe organ was held.
All numbers on the program were
excellent. Those who performed on
the pipe organ were Mrs. Zenola
Reeves, Mrs, W. G. Wood, Mrs. L. J.
Bacote, Prof. R. G. Jackson and Mr.
Carl Hoffman, The auditorium was
crowded from the main floor to the
gallery. The amount derived from
the sale of tickets was about two
hundred dollars. ‘The New Era District
Sunday School and B. ¥. P. U. Conven:
tion will be held in this auditorium
this week. Sunday morning Dr. Ba.
cote will preach from the text: “I Was
Glad When They Said Unto Me: ‘Let
Us Go Into the House of the Lord.’”
Also there will be a great song service
next Sunday night.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The special services for the day
were well attended and the program
well rendered, It was a vry helpful
srvice with one addition to the
Chureh, Revs. R. Davis of the M. E,
Chureh, J. D. Smith and G. A. Terry
preached very helpful and appropriate
sermons. Each member of the Church
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is requested to be present next Sun-
day to act upon the recommendation
of the Elders, ‘The pastor will speak
at 1:00 a, m. “Our Strength and Our
Weakness.” At 8:00 p. m. will be a
special program by the children. The
first Sunday in July will be “New
Members Day” with a special pro-
gram, Come to church,
DR. J. H. GARNETT, OF GARY, IND.,
ELECTED PRESIDENT STATE
UNIVERSITY, LOUISVILLE,
\ KENTLICKY
The following, from American Bap-
tist of Louisville, is self-explanatory.
It has been announced that the
Board of Trustees of State University
held a largely attended meeting last
Monday and elected Dr, J. H. Garnett
as President of that institution and
thus ended the spirited contest for
that honor. Dr. Garnett is an experi-
enced and talented educator and has
a host of friends among the people
who will be glad to welcome his re-
turn to Kentucky where he labored
years ago with great satisfaction.
Since he left the state he has been
successfully engaged in educational
work in Texas and Missouri, His
splendid training and varied experi-
ence will make him a valuable asset
to the University which will no doubt
take on new life, and a larger field of
fusefuinese under his administration.
| Wanted—Children to care for by
the day or week. 1514 E. 10th street.
pe phone, East 11475.
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EDITORIALS.
Good morning!
Don't get excited! Keep cool!
All signs indicate that there are better days coming for the American Negro.
The coming of the Zion Conference to our city this week has brought a splendid body of men presided over by a distinguished Bishop who measures up to the highest possibilities of the distinguished office which he so acceptably fills. In Bishop Kyle, not only the Church, but the entire Race has a man of whom we have a right to be proud, and the Conference possesses many intellectual giants. WELCOME!
NORMAL SCHOOL FOR COLORED TEACHERS.
Nearly fifty teachers of the Colored schools are enrolled in the Summer training school which began this week and the greatest interest is being taken by both teachers and instructors.
In the white organization the enumeration has not reached the three hundred mark, which fact gives the Colored teachers a per centage twice as great and shows that our instructors are not lacking in professional zeal. In addition to this showing, several Colored teachers are attending Summer school elsewhere.
REV. DAN SAWYERS AFFLICTED.
God, ex-slave, ex-soldier, race advocate, is seriously afflicted at his home in Chillicothe. A representative of the Sun called upon Father Sawyer a few days ago and found him very feeble, though still fired with his old time religious and patriotic zeal. He talks much of his race, its moral, civic and industrial welfare, and, though far past eighty years of age, and having spent over fifty years in unselfish public service, lamented the fact that he could do n o more for his people.
Since that time he has rapidly failed, his mental faculties becoming more and more obscure, and we have just learned that he has been removed to a sanitarium. Our representative was deeply impressed by the perfectly rational words of the veteran preacher a few days ago when among other things he spoke of several of his ministerial friends who had neither called upon him nor answered his letters.
It is now quite improbable that he will recover. Thousands of converts, friends and others who have profited through his labor and generosity will mourn his present condition. He has lived out h is four-score years, he has fought a good fight, his name is without blemish and the God Whom he has faithfully served will do all the rest.
* Dr. L. J. Holly announces his change of office and residence from 1117 Campbell Street to 1603 E. Twelfth Street. Bell phone, East 587.
* It will be a week or more before his phone is installed dur ing which interval you may call for business only. Bell phone East 893. Home, East 1033.
CHEAP JOHN'S PLACE
Open Under New Management
New and second hand goods bought,
sold and exchanged.
Bell Phone, East 3851. 2224 Vine St.
Betty & Sam's Little Corner)
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—That it's awful hard to keep your hair properly Porod these hot days. She will "curl."
—That love often makes a fool of a sensible man and sometimes makes a sensible man of a fool. Search me!
—That another home has been broken up, so it is rumored, by "my best friend."
—That greens are as scarce on the Southside these days as home grown water melons. Cullud folks have she be'n workin' on dew.
—That those young Negro girls that listlessly roam the streets during this vacation period should be promptly picked up and sent to the Industrial School at Tipton. It may save them.
—That Carl Hoffman took second place at the organ recital last Monday night after our own Peerless Robert G. Jackson had finished. Well, Bob's the best in America!
—That these short dresses and the high winds that have been blowing for several days have surely given the girls some trouble. Yes, but they like them just the same.
—That all the stump speeches, after dinner talks, superfluous announcements and tiresome delays should be cut out during this hot weather in all large gatherings and particularly Allen Chapel.
That those Negroes who wantonly and discourteously disturbed the address of Dr. C. A. Williams Commenence Night have but a faint conception of politeness and should have been "called down" by the Principal.
That at a recent session of a debating society in which the topic was "Who was Moses' Mother?" it was necessary to call the police before order could be restored, so warm did argument wax. Well, one thing was certain, Moses sure had a mother.
That everybody's talking about that Negro who always comes over to certain neighbor's house to borrow his Sun, claiming: "Mine hasn't come," when the deadbeat knows he was cut off two months ago for refusing to pay his honest subscription. Don't let him have it!
Rooms to Rent
FOR RENT—Nicely furnished room.
1514 East Seventeenth street.
WANTED—3 or 4 furnished rooms,
modern, or a small cottage. Call Kansas City Sun office, 1803 East 18th street, Bell phone East 999.
FOR SALE—Oak buffet, finely finished, almost new, $10; 4015 Locust street.
For Rent.—Nicely furnished room to couple. Strictly modern. Man must be working. Bell phone, Grand 2349. 1419 Lydia.
For Sale—Three chair barber shop. Good condition. Cheap. N. Pearman, 614 Charlotte.
FOR RENT—3 rooms modern. Hot and cold water, $13.50. Call Kansas City Sun office. Bell phone East 999.
FOR SALE.
A single Vernis Martin bed mattress and spring, nearly new, $5.00; an Edison phonograph with 40 cylinder records, $4.00; a carpet sweeper, new, for $2.00, cost $7.00, never used, and some gas lamps and fixtures. Inquire Sun Office, 1803 E. 18th Street.
THE WILLIS REALTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Modern and partly modern homes for sale. One thousand dollars up to ten thousand dollars on easy terms. Fire insurance rentals and collections. Money to loan. Estates economically administered, if you have a house for sale, rent or exchange.
Come in and let us talk it over.
D. A. WILLIS
2610 Highland Avvenue
Bell Phone, East 3440.
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THE KANSAS CITY SUN. SATURDAY. JUNE 16. 1917.
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.
BEAUTY PARLORS AND HAIR DRESSERS.
MRS. CORA D. WILLIAMS, Poro Hair Dresser, 1714 E. 13th Street. Bell phone, East 3610J.
MRS. SUSIE P. GIPSON, 1725 Michigan avenue, Poro hair dresser. Bell Phone, East 3058J.
MRS. MINNIE DOYLE, Poro Hair Dresser, 2732 Highland avenue. Bell phone, East 1346W.
MRS. ETHEL E. WILSON, 1008 Woodland. XX Century Hair Dresser. Bell phone, E. 5469J.
MRS. DELILAM M. S. DOTTREY, 1102
Highland avenue. Poro Hair Dressers. Bell Phone East 4151-J.
MRS. F. A. COOK, Poro Hair Dresser.
1226 Vine street. Bell phone, E.
2820.
CAFES.
MRS. H. W. DOTSON, 1705 East 12th.
Bell phone, E. 2214.
DELMONICA CAFE, 1512 East 18th
street. Bell phone, East 618.
COAL AND FEED.
W. W. PAYNE, 19th and Vine streets.
Bell Phone, East 559. Home Phone,
East 4132.
FLORISTS.
CROSTHAWT FLORAL CO., 1501 E Ninth. Bell phone, East 272.
LAWYERS
C. H. CALLOWAY, 601 Delaware, Home phone M. 58, 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 avenue, Kansas City, Kas. Bell phone, West 3866.
JEWELERS.
J. A. WILSON, 1616 W. Ninth street, Kansas City, Mo. Bell phone, Main 6248R.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
J. E. MILLER STUDIO, 1622 East Eighteenth street. Bell phone, E. 91.
REAL ESTATE and EMPLOYMENT.
SQUARE DEAL REALTY & INVESTMENT CO., Samuel R. Hopkins, President; M. E. Olden, Secretary and Treasurer; C. R. Groves, General Manager. 1315 E. 18 Street.—Bell Phone, Grand 317.
COLORED PEOPLES INVESTMENT CO., Solomon Smith, Pres., 2122 Vine St. Bell Phone, East 1011. Home Phone, East 4011.
A B C EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT CO., 500 Minnesota avenue. (Upstairs) Kansas City, Kas. Bell phone, West 1743; Home phone, West 1036. C. W. Neloms, Mgr.
H. L. KINSLER, 918 East Twenty-first street. Bell phone, Grand 4204W.
SHOE STORE.
G. A. PAGE'S SHOE STORE, 1507 E. Eighteenth street. Bell phone, East 1328.
SHOE REPAIRING
ELECTRIC SHOE & REPAIR SHOP,
J. C. Banks, Prop., 1514½ East Eighteenth street. Bell phone East 4939.
TAILORS.
RALPH WORTHAM, Cleaners and Dyers, 19th and Paseo.
UNDERTAKERS.
ADKINS BROS. & GREEN, Nineteenth and Vine streets. Both Phones, East 4349.
I. G. OLIVER, 415 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Bell Phone, West 4183.
H. B. MOORE, 1031 Independence avenue. Bell phone Main 3398W. Home phone Main 3341.
WATKINS BROS., 1729 Lydia avenue. Bell phone Grand 987, Home Main 7989. Res., Bell East 3281.
Williams Investment Co.
WE HAVE FOR SALE—A four room cottage at Howard and Garfield for $1,150.00. Terms, $50.00 down and $10.00 per month and interest. Both Phones East 1415. Also at 2325 Euclid a splendid 6 room frame, modern and in good condition. White people moving out of neighborhood will sell for $1,600. Terms to suit. Modern brick near 15th street car line. See Williams Realty Co. for a bargain. For rent, a modern flat, 2008 East 14th street. From now to October 1, $25.00 per month; from October 1 to January 1, $32.50 per month.
WILLIAMS INVESTMENT CO.
1704 East Twelfth Street.
Both Phones, East 1415.
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Price, Sent by Mail, 50c; 10 cExtra for Postage.
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67 W HOME, EAST 2192
A Wonderful Hair Dresser and Grower
One thousand agents wanted. Good money made. THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can be used with or without straightening irons.
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One thousand agents wanted. Good money made. THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can be used with or without straightening irons.
Sells for 25c per box—one 25c box will prove its value. Any person that will use a 25c box will be convinced. No matter what has failed to grow your hair just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER a trial and be convinced. Send 25c for full size box. If you wish to be an agent send $1.00 and we will send you a full supply that you can begin work with at once; also agents' terms. Send all money by Money Order to
THE STAR HAIR GROWER MFRS.
1113 Clark Street. Evanston, Ill.
Manufacturer of
HAIR PREPARATIONS
HUSING, SHAMPOO, MASSAGE
Bell Phone E. 4067M. 1215 Paseo
INDIA HAIR GROWER
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
If you are bothered with Falling Hair, Dandruff, Itching Scalp, or any Hair Trouble, we want you to try a jar of EAST INDIA HAIR GROWER. The remedy contains medical proprieties that go to the roots of the Hair stimulates the skin, helping nature do its work. The hair soft and silky. Perfumed with a balm and flowers. The best known remedy for and Beautiful Black Eye-Brows, also restores it to its Natural Color. Can be used with Hot Straightening.
Sent by Mail, 50c; 10 cExtra for Postage.
S. D. LYONS, Gen. Agt., 314 East 2d St.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Aside from our special line of
Selling, Renting, Leasing and Exchanging
All kinds of Real Estate
We do general Contracting, such as
BUILDING, REMODELING, PAPERING and
PAINTING
Best workmanship and material furnished.
826 East 10th St. Bell phone, Main 4464.
MADAM LYDIA GARDNER'S MAGICAL LIP REDUCER
TRADE MARK
BEFORE
AFTER
AGENTS WANTED!
JOPLIN, MD.
316 KENTUCKY AVENUE
"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. Mall orders promptly filled. Send two-cent stamp for return mail and literature. Agents wanted. Liberal discount.
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MRS. ORA WILLIAMS, Assistant
Mme. M. B. Jackson
Mme. M. B. Jackson
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
MME. M. B. JACKSON, 1913 East Tenth St., KANSAS CITY, MO.
HOURS: 8 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.
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LADIES AND GENTS
FURNISHING STORE
CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN ALSO
W. L. MARTINS
1318 East 18th Street
LADIES AND GENTS FURNISHING STORE W. L. MARTINS 1318 East 18th Street CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN ALSO FALL AND WINTER GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY 1,000 AGENTS WANTED
FALL AND WINTER GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY
1.000 AGENTS WANTED
1.000 AGENTS WANTED
You have tried the rest now try the Best.
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
Criterion
GROWER
SHAMPOO
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 GROWER
Criterion TEMPLE GROWER
Criterion PRESSING OIL
Criterion CURE
Criterion SHAMPOO
Criterion HAIR TONIC
Criterion BEAUTY CREAM
Criterion SKIN BLEACH
Criterion
GROWER
Criterion
TEMPLE
GROWER
Criterion
PRESSING
OIL
Criterion
17707
CURE
Criterion
SHAMPOO
Criterion
HAIR
TONIC
Criterion
BEAUTY
CREAM
Criterion
SKIN
BLEACH
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for same.
Criterion Hair and Toilet Preparation Company
2533 Woodland Ave.
Bell Phone E. 1358 W.
KANSAS CITY, MO
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Mrs, M. B, Jones, 1412 Bast 18th! Mr, and-Mrs. Henry West announce GARRISON SCHOOL.
street, has returned from a six weeks|the marriage of their daughter, Des-| The closing of Garrison was th
visit in Omaha. demona to Fortune J. Weaver, Jr.,|™ost successful in its history. Star
ene June 3, at their residence, 2428 Mont.| ing Wednesday, June 6, with an exhib
Mrs, Alice Roland of 2409 Highland| gall avenue. of all work departments and two e
avenue left for Los Angeles, Califor- racials tertainments in the gymnasium of tt
nia, for a few months. Miss Mabel Knox of 2203 Lydia ave-| Field House. One of all the grad
a nue, one of Kansas City's finest|from the first to sixth and the oth
Mrs. Estelle Christian, 1518 Balti-| young ladies, has returned from Hamp-| Ws from the students of the Inductri
more, enrolled in the summer classes| ton Institute, Va., where she gradu-|School; losin’ Thursday evenin:
at the University of Kansas. ated this month, “She will remain here| June 7, at Lnicoln High School wit
el, this summer,” graduating exercises of the 7 grad
Highland Avenue Baptist Church sees The rendition of that beautiful ope
will have a Basket Meeting the fourth] Mr, E. Drake, an expert Hatter, re-|¢tta, “On Plymouth Rock,” before a
Sunday in June. cently of St. Louis, is now with H.| appreciative audience which mor
euaeiasns | Laden, the Tailor, 1610 E, 18th Street,|than filled the auditorium, The pr
Mrs, Lucy Bledsoe of St. Louis,|Mr. Drake is an accomplished Hatter,|duction was pronounced by authori
Mo., is attending the Zion Conference | having had a wide experience in many |S high class and in keeping with th
this week and is the house guest of|eastern cities. Come in and get ac-| reputation already made and kept t
Mrs. R. W. Foster, 1215 Paseo, quainted with him. | Garrison,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Perry and child
motored from Houston, Texas, to this
city and will return via Muskogee,
Little Rock and Hot Springs. Mr.
Perry is a cotton sampler in his state,
Mr, and Mrs. John Rout and John
Rout, Jr., will leave for Chicago to
visit relatives for the summer and will
go to California to make their home.
‘The Sun is in receipt of a communi-
cation from Mrs. Nellie E. Young,
who is visiting in Houston, Texas.
She writes that she is having a delight-
ful time.
Mr. Napoleon Railey, who recently
underwent an operation at the Wheat-
ley Provident Hospital, has been re-
moved to his home, 1628 Agnes ave-
nue, and is in a very precarious con-
dition,
Mr. William Jefferson left Wed-
nesday morning for Sedalia, :Mo., ac-
companied by his son, George Wil-
liam and niece, Martha Anderson.
Geo. William will spend the summer
with his grandmother, Mrs. Henri-
etta Jefferson of Clifton City, Mo.
Mrs. W. H. Strane of Oklahoma City,
Okla., was in this city during the week
demonstrating hér wonderful hair
preparations and placing agencies in
the city. She is a very pleasing little
lady and made many friends while
here.
SECS EEEEEEEEEHSES
* NOTICE. *
+ Mr. H. L. Kinsler, 918 East #
# 21st St. desires to announce #
+ the change in his telephone #
number to Grand 4204W. “
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE
TRS ATMEL EOE
IN MEMORIAM,
In loving memory of our dear moth-
er, Elizabeth Carter, who departed this
life June 16, 1916.
Gone, but not forgotten.
SONS, DAUGHTERS AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
By Mamie Heitz, Daughter.
SCRE ANT SE ESA ATA
CARD OF THANKS.
I desire to thank the people for
their courtesy shown during the ill-
ness and death of my wife. Bspecial-
ly am I grateful to Rev. S. W. Bacote.
W. M. Gould, husband.
Among the prizes given at Lincoln
High school Commencement was one
of $10.00 given by the members of
Kansas City Consistory No. 7. This is
a commendable act on the part of this
body of Masons and deserves to be
emulated by other organizations,
Mr, John Walker, 77 years of age,
and one of Kansas City’s oldest and
Dest colored citizens is in the hos-
pital recuperating from recent ill-
ness, Uncle John is one of the best
liked men in our city and his many
friends will be pleased to know that
his illness is not serious.
‘Trolley to Leavenworth, Kansas,
‘Thursday, June 21, Coliseum Rink,
given by Prof. Frank Buckner, Mrs.
Janie White and Tilford Davis. Cars
Jeave 10th and Main streets 7:30 and
§:00 p. m. and 4th and Minnesota at
8:00 p,m. All who buy tickets before
June 19 will be guaranteed seats.
Mrs. Sarah Holman, whose body lay
in the Morgue unidentified for nearly
two days, having died suddenly on a
street car, was buried from her resi-
dence in Kansas City, Kans., last Sun-
day morning, She leaves a husband,
daughter and other relatives to mourn
her loss.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends end neighbors
who so ably assisted us during the
illness and at the death of our beloved
son and brother, Claude A. Conroy;
for their cheering words and sympathy
and for the beautiful floral offerings
we are extremely grateful.
MRS, IDA CONROY,
Mother,
MRS, RHODA ALEXANDER,
Grandmother,
MRS, BUBLAH PULLAM
MRS. GOLDIE YEAGGANS
MISS RUBY CONROY,
Sisters
‘Mr. and-Mrs. Henry West announce
the marriage of their daughter, Des.
demona to Fortune J. Weaver, Jr.
June 8, at their residence, 2423 Mont:
gall avenue.
Miss Mabel Knox of 2203 Lydia ave:
nue, one of Kansas City’s finest
young ladies, has returned from Hamp:
ton Institute, Va., where she gradu.
ated this month, She will remain here
this summer,“
Mr. E, Drake, an expert Hatter, re-
cently of St. Louis, is now with H.
Laden, the Tailor, 1610 E. 18th Street.
Mr, Drake is an accomplished Hatter,
having had a wide experience in many
eastern cities. Come in and get ac:
quainted with him.
DRESSMAKING,
Plain and fancy by finished
dressmakers. Reasonable prices.
2639 Buclid avenue. Bell phone,
Main 3778J.
Mrs, Eliza Dishman of Denver, Colo.,
is visiting relatives and ‘riends in the
city, Mrs. Dishman was formerly the
charming and popular Eliza Thomp-
kins and though she has been away
many years she is just as popular
among the older citizens as when a
girl in our midst.
Prof. W. H. Harrison, the principal
of Attucks School of this city address-
ed the Alumni of Lincoln Institute,
Jefferson City, Mo., last Monday, June
11 and a large number of the Associa-
tion was present. Prof. Harrison re-
ports the Institute in a fine condition
and that President Allen is doing a
great work,
H. J. JOMNSON
1812 Vine Street
Painting and Paper Hanging
by the job.
Call Bell Phone, East 4915W.
Mrs, Estella Gordon Rice and lig
tle 11 months old son, Ralph Teal
erick, spent a few hours in our city
Friday as the guest of her brother-
inlaw and wife Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Rice, 1015 Traey ayenue, en route to
Georgia for an extended visit with
relatives. Mrs Rice is the wife of
Rey. J. B. Rice, pastor of the M. E.
Mt. Olive Church, at Topeka, Kan.
Mr. John L. Minor, assistant to Ad-
kins Bros, & Green Undertaking Co.,
had the misfortune to have the am-
bulance wagon which he was driving
struck by a street car last Saturday
in Kansas City, Kans., throwing him
to the ground and breaking his right
arm, He tis confined to the City
Hospital where he is improving nice-
ly.
DEAD HEADS.
All dead head subscribers of The
Bee amounting to some three hundred
or more were placarded and are hung
up in this office, which will show how
people will read papers edited by Col-
ored men and will not pay for them.—
Washington Bee.
‘Well, we guess The Sun will do the
same thing.
Mr, and Mrs, Walter Z. Martin of
Chicago, who have been visiting rela-
tives and friends in Topeka, Kans.,
spent the week in Kansas City as the
guests of Mr, and Mrs. N. Clark
‘Smith and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Crews,
of Highland Avenue. Mr. Martin is
the Post Office Clerk in Chicago and
Mrs, Martin was well of Topeka’s fair-
est and most popular belles. ‘They are
having @ very pleasant time on their
trip.
SAM LANGFORD |S MATCHED
WITH FRED FULTON.
Sam Langfor is matched to fight
Fred Fulton of Minneapolis in Bos-
ton, June 19th. Fulton hopes to re-
gain his honors lost when Carl Mor-
ris defeated him. Should he beat
Langford, he expects a match for
championship laurels with Jess Wil-
lard, Langford never gets a try with
the champions but they neyer draw
the color line when they "go back.”
Sam has been a wonder and has un-
| doubtedly slowed up, hence the match.
Prof. J. R, B, Lee, Principal of
Lincoln High Sc¢epol, will spend the
next five weeks ia New Orleans giv-
ing a course of lectures at the State
Summer School for Colored Teachers
of Louisiana giving three courses per
day, Course No, 1 will consist of
‘Theory and Art of Teaching; Course
No. 2 Principles of Education;
Course No. 3, School Administration.
‘These courses are given under the
direction of the Stete Superintendent
and the Superintendent of the City
Schools and about 150 teachers are In
attendance.
THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917
GARRISON SCHOOL.
‘The closing of Garrison was the
most successful in its history. Start:
ing Wednesday, June 6, with an exhibit
of all work departments and two en
tertainments in the gymnasium of the
Field House, One of all the grades
from the first to sixth and the other
was from the students of the Inductrial
School; closing Thursday evening,
June 7, at Lnicoin High School with
graduating exercises of the 7 grade.
The rendition of that beautiful oper:
etta, “On Plymouth Rock,” before an
appreciative audience which more
than filled tho auditorium, The pro
duction was pronounced by authority
as high class and in keeping with the
reputation already made and kept by
Garrison. ;
Miss Cecelia Ethelene Smith who
graduated from Lincoln High School
this year and was awarded two schoi-
arships and all the highest honors of
her class was a product of Garrison,
Miss Ruth Price another product of
Garrison won the first prize for the
best first year latin student.
JONES-WILLIAMS WEDDING.
One of the June surprises was the
arinouncement at a reception at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Evans,
807 Forest avenue, of the marriage of
Mr. William Jones and Miss Roxie
Williams several days ago. ‘The news
was broken by Mr. Alben Harden and
preceding the announcement all join-
ed in singing, “Life Is Like a Moun-
tain Railroad.” Mrs, Jones wore a
beautiful cream colored messaline
gown with black chiffon trimmed with
pearl beads and slippers to match and
looked beautiful. Mr. Jones relatives
entertained them delightfully and the
bride was highly pleased at her recep:
tion, The young folks indulged in
dancing to music furnished by Mr. B.
Harris. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Moman
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Misses Della
‘Tunes, Lula Williams, Rena Johnson,
and Roberta Terry, Mrs. Evalyne Fry
Mrs. Mary Johnson and Messrs, Ed
Tunes, David Hardin, A, Jackson, L
Carter, Teddie Hawkins, Fred Hill anc
Mr. Clark. ‘The happy couple will re
side at 1214 E, 9th street, this city.
DANNY SHAY PLEADS NOT GUIL
TY TO CHARGE.
Indianapolis, June 5.—Danny Shay,
former manager of the Milwaukee
American association baseball club,
who shot and killed a Negro waiter at
English’s cafe on the Brewers last ap-
pearance in this city, was arraigned in
criminal court before Judge Collins
yesterday on a charge of second de-
gree murder.
He waived preliminary examination
and formally entered a plea of not
guilty to the charge. Judge Collins
did not set a date for the trial, but it
is understood it will be early next
month or carried over until the Sep-
tember session of the court.
Shay is held without bond and it
is through the self defense plea that
the attorneys for Shay hope to win
his freedom at the trial.
‘The Negroes have secured a lead-
ing white attorney to assist the prose-
‘eution.
Clarence Ewell bore an excellent
reputation and the hotel management
regarded him as one of their most
reliabie men, He had been an em.
ploye of th chotel for several years
and was liked by everybody connected
with the house for his politeness,
skill as a waiter, and his constant and
untiring efforts to give satisfactory
service to the guests and contribute
in every possible way to their comfort
Ewell left a wife and two children.
Makes Hard Tools.
Using steel alloyed with a new min-
eral recently discovered in Colorado,
a resident of that state has made tools
with which he cuts the hardest woods
and shayes himself without sharpen-
Ing the tools between operations.
Migrate Long Distances.
‘The Arctic tern holds all records for
length of migration. When the young
are full grown the entire family leaves
the Arete regions and several months
later 1s found skirting the edge of the
Antarctic continent,
Use for Soy Beans,
Oil mills on the Pacific coast have
been operating for several years with
soy beans Imported from Manchuria,
and have found a ready sale in that
region for the oll, cake and other prod-
acts,
Lover's Quarrel.
“Hallo, Fitzy! where did you get
“get that black eye?” “Oh, it was only
a lover's quarrel!” “Lover's quarrel!
‘Why, your girl didn’t glye you that,
did she?” “No, it was her other
lover,
What Did She Mean?
~ She—“Let us sit nearer the music.”
He—But then you can't hear what
T'm saying to you.” She (rising)—"I
know. Come along."—Boston ‘Tran-
ecring,
KANSAS CITY, KAS.
Miss Sarah Chinn, 740 New Jersey
avenue, is seriously ill,
Mrs, M. Winton, of 1285 Nebraska
avenue who has been ill 18 able to be
out again,
Mrs. J.C, Rice 629 Winona who is
visiting her aunt in Centralia, Kansas,
is expected home Sunday,
Mrs, Fannie MeMillan of 849 Everett
avenue left Saturday night to visit in
‘Chicago, Ill.
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Mrs, Geneva Smith and daughter,
Miss Francis, were the guests of Mrs,
1. F, Bradley 400 Haskell avenue,
_I. F. Bradley, Jr., 400 Haskell ave-
Moines, Ia., to take official training
for an officer,
Mrs, Blanche Johnson, 852 Rowland
avenue, left for Iowa last week to re-
side permanently.
Mrs, Frank Wilson 0 f Atchisin was
‘the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs,
Callie Wilson at 406 Cleveland avenue
last Monday.
Miss Fainda Crouch of lawrence,
Kansas, was the guest of Mrs. I. F.
Bradley at 400 Haskell avenue last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wood, of 2500
North Fifth street had as their guest
for dinner last Wednesday, Mrs. E. A
Wilson, of Muskogee, Okla.
Sunday was rally day at the Ist Bap-
tist church. Rev. Daniels of Kan.
sas City, Mo., preachéd at the morning
service, A large crowd was present,
Mrs. Elgetiha Allsbrooke of 1148
Armstrong avenue as returned from
St, Joseph, Mo., where she attended
the wedding of Miss Cynora Walker.
Mrs, Susan Gatewood of 655 Winona
avenue had as guest for dinner Mrs.
Annie Blake of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Tuesday, June 12.
By Mrs. Zenobia Nelson.
Mrs. Julia A. Thomas has returned
home after a month's visit in Chicago
and Evanston, Il, Mrs. o ees was
the guest of her son, Mr. Earl D,
Thomas in Chicago and Dr. and Mrs.
Penn of Evanston,
Miss Maidie Yates who has been
making her home with Mr. and Mrs.
W. Cummings on Garfield avenue, leit
Friday for her home in Billings, Mont.,
algo her sistas, Mies Bier Yates, wh
attended fndustrial school in Topeka.
| Peter Shutte and Brede of Topeka,
Kansas spent last week with brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Join, Shutte,
1510 Cleveland avenue. — ¢
Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Falls’ and little
daughter, Gwyndolin, visited last week
with their uncle and aunt and cousin,
Mr. and Mrs. James Butler and Miss
anne J. Butler, 312 State avenue.
On Jast Sunday a great day was
spent at the A. M. E. Church, This
being quarterly meeting day the offi:
cers and members bestirfed them-
selves to make this one of their great-
est efforts. Rey. Smith, . presiding
elder, preached impressively morning
and evening. Rey. Wells preached a
soul stirring sermon in the afternoon.
The Mid-West Girls under the
Masterful direction of Madame Carrie |
L. Harris entertained a well pleased
audience at the First Baptist church
Bazaar last Wednesday evening, June
6. ‘These children ranging from 5
years to 12 years of age, performed
their parts with much ease and grace,
showing that great care and pains
were taken by their efficient direct-
ors, the girls are entitled to much
credit, especially little Faustine Har-
ris and little Hazel Bryant, as these
two little folks had never had any
training in the larger girls’ drill and at
the last moment were substituted in
the places of two older girls who were
unable to appear on account of illness.
Madam Harris and the girls have re-
ceived several invitations to repeat
their program at a later date,
Join the crowd and get Clover Leat
Insurance.
Y.M.C. A. Notes
Rev, D. A. Holes addressed the
shop meeting at Armour’s last week.
Mr, A, W. Hardy, Physical Director,
was among the men to go to the
training camp at Ft, Des Moines.
Several men from Texas and other
southern states haye visited the build-
ing this week, They were on their
way to the training camp.
A Summer Membership, giving all
the privileges, can be had for $2.00.
‘This will be good until October 1.
The shower baths alone are worth
more than the price of the member-
ships.
The following named men left our
building the first of the week to go
to the training camp for colored offi-
cers at Ft. Des Moines, Jowa: T. E.
Galliard, J. C. Banks, Emanual Davis,
Edw, Fladger, P. R. Crutchfield, C. B.
Baetoas Felix Goodwin, Robt, Willis
and J, C, Cooper.
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Larry Intervenes
By Alice E. Ives
Larry Graves had always been having accidents during the span of his twenty-eight years, but as he always escaped without being mained for life, one more didn't seem to count in the scheme of things. So when he opened his eyes in a room with a sewing machine, a work basket, and "women's nixn's," he began to try to account for his unusual surroundings. He remembered spinning along through a very pretty country road in a hired automobile, then another car darted at him around a corner, there was a terrific impact, and his mental machinery stopped working. He now became conscious that a kindly faced elderly woman, rather short and stout, was looking at him.
"Did I come through the window?" he asked.
"No; but you were thrown clear over the fence into the garden," she answered.
"What did I spoil?"
"Nothing but a few onlons." He stuffed with a realizing sense of her truthfulness. "I'm glad it wasn't the cabbages."
"Why? he querted.
"Because they would have been so much harder to fall on." He smiled graterfully. "But I am glad you weren't killed."
"That's kind," he said. "I supposed it wouldn't concern anyone around here but me."
"What is it?" she asked, seeing his face twist with pain.
"There's something wrong with this foot."
"Yes, the shoe is nearly torn off. Keep as quiet as you can. Ruth has
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"We Are So Glad You Weren't Killed."
gone to the nearest place to telephone for the doctor."
"What became of the fellow driving the machine?"
"Oh, he wasn't so badly hurt but he could go back to town in the other man's car; but we thought you ought to be brought in here."
Someone ran quickly up the steps, and a young girl entered the room.
"Mother, Doctor Cary will be here in a few minutes. Oh," she added, seeing the patient looking at her. "we are so glad you weren't killed."
Apparently a kindly feeling ran in the family, and Graves felt it incumbent on him to express his thanks.
The doctor found that the foot had been badly twisted, and one of the small bones broken; he could not tell yet but that there might be internal injuries, and he told Mrs. Fenness if she could manage to look after the young man for a few days it would be much better than to try to move him just then. Mrs. Fenness could and would.
Tuth was a bit shy at first about being alone with the stranger, when her mother was obliged sometimes to leave him in her care. She had never had a brother, her father had died when she was a little child, and the two women had lived alone. It was the first time she had seen a man as an inmate of their little home, though she was nearly twenty years old, and had been teaching the village school for two years. It was the summer vacation now, and she had time to help her mother.
Larry Graves, with the usual unreasonableness of a convalescent, seemed to require more and more of her attention. Whether this was assumed with an ulterior motive will never be known, but Ruth, gentle and deft of touch, made a good nurse, and stranger still began to delight in her work. Her patient was now so improved, they held long conversations. Then one day something struck cold at her heart. What should she do when he went away? "Do you know a man around here
named Laskey--George Laskey?" he asked one morning.
"Yes," she said, pausing. "I wish I didn't."
"Why?" he questioned.
He is pushing us hard about some money we owe him. You see our little income stopped for a while through the dishonesty of a man, there had to be a lawsuit and a good deal of money paid out to get what belonged to us. Mother tried to sell some mining shares to Mr. Laskey, but he said they were worthless, and insisted on taking a mortgage on this place. We've kept up the interest, but now the time is up, he won't renew the mortgage, and we can't possibly pay it just now.
"How much is it?" he asked.
"Five hundred dollars."
"Do you mean that that old skinflint is pushing you for that little amount? Why, he has oodles of money."
"Yes," assented Ruth, "but that doesn't seem to make any difference."
doesn't seem to make any difference."
"I came out here to attend to some law business for that man. You see that's my trade," he smiled into Ruth's astonished eyes, "and I wish you could get a message to him from me. I want him to call."
Ruth and her mother both had something of a chill when Mr. Laskey stood at the door, but he was promptly ushered into the patient's room, and left alone with him.
They were not to escape, as they had hoped to. When the interview was over he sought them in the living room.
"I don't know as you know that's my nephew," he said.
Both women disclaimed the knowledge with great surprise.
"No wonder he didn't want to be known. He ain't much credit to himself, nor anybody connected with him. Time was when I would have made something of him. I meant to leave him all my money. But not one penny does he get now. You'd better not believe anything he says."
After he had gone, both sat silent. Then Mrs. Fenness, with a sigh, said: "My, isn't that too bad!"
"It isn't true!" flared up Ruth. "Td believe Mr. Graves every time before him."
With this faith in her heart Ruth said nothing to the young man of what had passed. That evening Graves told her he would take up the mortgage, and let her have the $500 to pay off Laskey. Ruth tried to stammer out her gratitude, and called her mother in consultation. Then Graves wrote a check for $500, and handed it to the still amazed elder woman.
"Now," said Graves. "I want to give you a bit of advice. Pay off this man, but don't sell the place to him or anyone till you consult me. Do you know why he wanted to see me? A new railroad is coming through here. All this property is going to double in value. He wants to get it in his hands. He wanted me, too, to use some little influence I have with two of the principal men in the new company about the location of the station. He's just furious because I wouldn't fall in with his schemes. Now you hold on to your home. I'm not in any hurry about the money."
A few days after he said to Mrs. Fenness: "There's one thing I've got to hurry you about. That's your consent to let me marry Ruth."
"But Ruth—" stammered the mother. Then a pair of arms came around her neck, and a voice smothered against her breast whispered: "I love him."
DESTROY ANTS WITH CANNON
That Method Has Been Proved in Tropical Countries to Get the Best Results.
It is hard to imagine big guns killing anything except men and horses. In South Africa and other tropical countries, however, they are used to kill ants—the termites, or warrior ants. These ants are as highly organized as the Huns. They live in a public of their own, and are divided into classes of workmen, soldiers, and queens.
The workmen construct the huge nests, the soldiers defend them and keep order, and the females, or queens, are cared for by all the others.
The ant heaps of these particular ants are often 20 feet high and pyramidal in shape. Cattle climb upon them without crushing them. A dozen men can find shelter in some of their chambers, and native hunters often lie in wait inside them when out after wild animals—after the nests have been deserted, of course.
The ants construct galleries which are as wide as the bore of a large cannon, and which run 3 feet to 4 feet underground. If we built houses as big in proportion a working man would live in a dwelling as big as a pyramid of Egypt.
These ants are frightfully destructive, and the only way to kill them off is to blow them and their nests to pieces with guns loaded with grape-shot.
Cruel and Unusual Fun
A burly man arose in a train that was passing into Kansas from Kansas City, Mo. "Gentlemen," he proclaimed, "I am in the alley so that I can search them." Visions of a jail sentence for having liquor in his possession flashed through the mind of a passenger half way down the car. Convulsively he threw his grip out of the window, and sat back, a nervous and thirsty man. When he found that the "sheriff" was only a traveling salesman having fun with evaders of the bone dry law, his nervousness grew upon him and his thirst became a thirst for blood.—Boston Transcript.
THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.
Wilhelmshaven and Memel
HARBOR SCENE AT WILHELMSHAVEN
WILHELMSHAVEN, the scene of a terrific explosion which is supposed to have research present damage to chinery, soap and amberware. It most important business, however, waits export of grains and timber. It shipped each year timber to a value of
the imperial docks and shipyards recently, is one of the two most important naval stations of the German empire, says a bulletin of the National Geographic society.
Only sixty-five years ago the site of this now strongly fortified town of 35,000 inhabitants given over chiefly to shipyards, dry docks, fitting out harbors, iron foundries, boiler foundries and boiler factories, was a desolate, low-lying, marshy tract of land on the edge of a shallow inlet of the North sea, known as Jade Busen or Jade bay, which had been formed by inundations in the thirteenth and sixtenth centuries.
In 1852, however, the nascent spirit of Prussianism awoke to the fact that the kingdom did not own a single inch of sea coast on the North sea. In order to acquire a foothold on the western shore of Europe the Prussian king purchased from the grand duke of Oldenburg the marsh, four square miles upon which now stands Wilhelmshaven, and the purchase price was 500,000 thulers (about $255,000).
Seventeen Years Building Town. For seventeen years a large body of workmen was engaged at great expense in building the town, dredging the bay, and sinking piles in the peaty soil upon which to erect the docks and shipyards. It was a herculean task and frequently months of labor would be wiped out in a single hour by a high tide or a violent storm. In the end, however, the work was completed and the harbor was formally opened by King William, afterward Emperor William I, in the presence of many British naval officers who little imagined what a momentous ceremony they were witnessing, for with the dedication of Wilhelmshaven began in earnest the development of modern Germany's sea power.
One of the odd difficulties with which Prussia had to contend in the building of Wilhelmshaven was the unfriendly attitude of the kingdom (soon therafter to become a Prussian province) of Hanover, which refused to allow the construction of a railroad across its territory from Prussia into Oldenburg, so that all the material for the harbor had to be shipped from Prussia by the long sea route.
Wilhelmshaven is less than 40 miles in an airline northwest of Bremen, and is only 60 miles by rail from this great commercial center.
The new harbor of Wilhelmshaven has an area of 170 acres and a depth of more than twenty-six feet.
Memel, Germany's Northern City.
Another of Germany's important seaports is Memel, in East Prussia, which the Russians partly destroyed early in the war.
Memel is land's end for the Germans. It is the most northerly town in the empire, lying but a few miles from the Russo-German border. Before the war, Memel was a city of considerable consequence, a city rushed with commission business and a port whose harbor was always filled with sail and smoke columns. The port is midway upon the Baltic sea, conveniently placed for trade with Stockholm, Sweden, to the north; with Riga and Petrograd, Russia, to the northeast; with Copenhagen, Denmark, to the west, and with the many north German ports. It has an excellent harbor, well improved, protected by two lighthouses and by forts toward the open water.
Memel was the center of the Baltic lumber trade. Great rafts of logs, hewn in the forests of Russian Poland and western Russia, were floated down the Niemae river and the Koenig Wilhelm canal every year, and the lumber product of the city's mills was distributed by the busy Memel fleet to every Baltic port, much of it going to Russia. Pole, Russian, Lett and German, during the years of peaceful effort fraternized in Memel's coffee houses beer gardens and in the tidy, pretentious little inn. Nimmersatt.
Tilsit, a military and commercial center, is 58 miles south-southeast of Memel, while Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, lies 91 miles to the southwest. Memel had a well-to-do population of about 22,000 before the war. A city without poor and without a millionaire, it possessed a thriving trade in transit goods, agricultural and manufactured produce in international exchange.
Was a Growing City.
Memel had a growing industry—iron foundries, shipbuilding yards, and factories for the output of chemicals, ma
chinery, soap and amberware. Its most important business, however, was its export of grains and timber. It shipped each year timber to a value of more than $5,000,000.
Before all else, Memel was a growing seaport. It was drawing an even greater share of the distributing business of agricultural produce from the neighboring regions of the Russian Baltic provinces, and was developing close, fruitful business relations with Russian Poland, handling Polish timber, grain and meats, and making headway in the competition for handling the exports from the rich Polish manufacturing districts. Memel's position near the farms of East Prussia, near the fields and factories of Russia's Baltic provinces, and near the forests, farms and manufactories of Russian Poland gave the town great promise of becoming a rich city port.
Like many of the well-placed cities commercial center. The town is given over almost entirely to the needs of the German navy. It has extensive arsenals and mine depots, machine shops, iron foundries and boiler shops. The imperial dockyards before being enlarged for the present emergencies included two large slipways, five immense floating docks, four smaller docks for the accommodation of torpedo-boats and seven dry docks. The shipyards are surrounded by lofty walls and access to the inclusion even prior to the outbreak of the war was very restricted. More than a third of the population of the town before the beginning of hostilities in 1914 was made up of army and naval forces.
Like many of the well-placed cities of these northern coastlands, Memel was a foundation of those crusaders of the middle ages, who took their way north and spread their faith among the outlying peoples by brand and sword. It was founded by Poppo von Osterna, grandmaster of the Knights of the Teutonic Order, who fought the natives of Prussia, the Letts and Finns through generations to bring them within the fold of the Christian church. When founded in 1252, Memel was first called New Dortmund, and, later, Memelburg.
The advanced Christian fortress early acquired an important trade, and became a member of the merchant trust, the Hanseatic league. Its place upon the borders of several unrelated peoples, however, while possessing the same advantages as today, possessed, also, the same disadvantages. It was burned several times by hostile forces during the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. After the crushing defeat administered to Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia by Napoleon upon the field of Jena, the German monarch retired to isolated Memel, and here, in 1807, the treaty which was to have such far-reaching results was concluded between Great Britain and Prussia.
VANISHING ART IN MASONRY
Ancient New England Dry Walls Are Things of Beauty But Few Are Built Now.
"In dry walls I think the old stone mason takes the greatest pride of all; for it is the dry wall—I mean by that a wall laid without mortar—that the sheer art of the mason comes most into play. Anyone can throw a wall together if he has a mortar to make it stick, but a dry wall must stand out for what it is, built solid from the bottom up, each stone resting securely upon the one below it, and braced and nested in by the sheer skill of the mason, writes David Grayson in the American Magazine.
The art of the dry wall is the ancient heritage of New England and speaks not only of the sincerity and the conscientiousness of the old puritan spirit but strikes the higher note of beauty. Many of the older walls I know are worth going far to see, for they exhibit a rare sense of form and proportion, and are sometimes set in the landscape with a skill that only the Master Artist himself could exceed. Those old, hard-wrought stone fences of the Burnham hills and Crewsbury, the best of them, were honestly built, and built to last a thousand years. A beautiful art—and one that is passing away. It is the dry wall that stands of itself that the old stone mason loves best of all.
Peculiar to Themselves.
"How can I get to Flubdb's fish market?"
"Follow your nose."
"Follow my nose? Now that seems indefinite advice to give a man." "It is all right when hunting for a fish market."
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ATTACKED BY AN ALLIGATOR
New Maid in Home Which Shelters a Pampered Pet Dog Has a Most Exciting Experience.
There are no children in this house in North Alabama street. They have grown up, married and gone away. Their absence is partly relieved by a small dog, a lively little terrier. This dog, as he is not permitted to associate with the rude dogs of the street, has playthings of different kinds, much like those that in other households, are bought for small boys and girls, says the Indianapolis News.
The other day a new maid came into the house. She was tidying up the living room, and when drawing her broom from under a couch she gave a shriek of terror and ran into the yard, where some carpenters were at work.
“There's some kind of a beast in there,” she said, “and I'm scared almost to death.
A gallant young carpenter offered to go in and tackle the animal in its hair. He armed himself with a strip of scantling and went in.
A moment later he was heard to strike. The new domestic, looking through a window, begged him to be careful and take no chances. "It jumped at me," said she, "when I hit it with the broom and it made an awful screech."
The gallant young carpenter had been so fortunate as to cover the beast with the board and was standing on the scantling. When he had stood on it for five minutes and thought life must certainly be extinct, he stepped off and removed the board.
As he did so there was a strange noise from the animal which jumped at the carpenter, who ran out to get assistance. By this time the mistress of the house had returned with the dog.
"For goodness sakes," she said, "what on earth is the matter? Why all this excitement?" Before the question was answered the black-and-tan terrier ran into the house and out into the yard. In his mouth was the beast. It was one of his playthings, an India rubber alligator about eight inches long. "Land sakes!" said the new maid. But the gallant young carpenter said something different.
Worthy of His Bank
The recruit was having his first turn on sentry duty.
"Now, remember your salutes," the corporal warned him. "If you see a lieutenant wearing one star, slope arms. For a captain with three stars slope arms also. The major has a crown on his straps, and you present arms. For the colonel, who has stars and a crown, you present arms and then turn out the guard."
When he was left alone the recruit went over these orders again and again.
Suddenly his musing was interrupted by the approach of an officer. This was a general, and the recruit did not know what to do for him.
"An' what might you be?" he asked bluntly, unable to recognize the badge of the officer's rank.
"I'm the general," replied the officer, affably.
"Sure now, and are ye?" exclaimed the recruit in consternation. "Then ye'll want something big. How'd it do if I give ye a bayonet exercise?"
A Predicament
It was the night of nights. Isabella had said "yes." Isabella's father had said "yes," and Isabella's "young man" was happy. So was Isabella.
Minutes ticked away as they sat hand-in-hand, not caring for conversation, blissfully content to sit and sit and sit in each other's proximity. But suddenly Isabella's young man grew restless. He began to twitch and pull fearsome faces. His facial contortions got worse and worse, till at last Isabella got scared and cried:
"What is it, beloved? Tell your Isabella! Are you subject to fits?"
"No, no, of course not," said the young man soothingly. "My eyeglasses are falling off and I don't want to let go of your lovely hands."
Gurgles!—London Answers.
Why Was Starling Introduced?
Nobody seems to know what the starling was introduced into the United States for. It may have been thought that as a picturesque bird of marked personality and a classical inhabitant of the bowers of literature he would be a pleasing addition to our avi fauna. Attempts have been made to introduce the skylark and the European goldfinch, the latter with some success, the former without. They are songbirds. Except in a technical sense, the starling isn't, though occasional sweet pipings do vary his jarring cries, and he does surprising things as a mimic of other species.
Taller in Morning.
The very wise smile knowingly when someone offers the "foolish" assertion that a person is taller in the morning than in the evening. But just try it. Between the 24 vertebrae of the backbone are little disks of cartilage, and these during the course of the day are considerably compressed by the weight of the body, expanding again when the body is in a recumbent position. In the case of a heavy man of good average height, the difference in his height at morning and evening is generally about half an inch.
Suspicious.
"I can't find that record by Sousa's band; do you know what became of it?" "No! I guess somebody stole a march on us."
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Proposed National Park in Vicinity of Capital
Proposed National Park in Vicinity of Capital
WASHINGTON,—At the recent national parks conference the proposal that certain lands in the vicinity of Washington should be converted into a national park was enthusiastically discussed and indorsed. One proposition
lc features long familiar to Washington people and the conversion of the river from Great Falls to a point near the Little Falls into a lake also calls to mind a plan for conserving the high wooded lands along the river. It was a plan to which considerable publicity was given at and following the national conservation congress which was held at St. Paul, Minn., in 1910.
Former Ambassador Bryce, once in speaking of the future of Washington city, said: "The Potomac has two kinds of beauty—the beauty of the upper stream, murmuring over a rocky bed between bold heights crowned with wood, and beauty of the wide expanse, spread like a lake below the city into a vast sheet of silver. On the north, east and west sides of Washington, and on the Virginia side also, the country is singularly charming, quite as beautiful as that which adjoins any of the great capital cities of Europe, except, of course, Constantinople, with its wonderful Bosporus. No European city has so noble a cataract in its vicinity as the Great Falls of the Potomac, a magnificent piece of scenery which you will, of course, always preserve. Nature has done so much that you are called upon to do more. You have such a chance offered to you here for building up a superb capital that it would be almost an act of ingratitude to Providence and to history and to the men who planned the city here if you did not use the advantages that you here enjoy."
Amusements Provided for Soldiers in Camp
Amusements Provided for Soldiers in Camp
THE "Aldershot plan" of providing baseball, boxing, basket ball, track and field meets, football and other athletics at the army mobilization camps is to be followed in this country, according to an announcement by the morals
and strength of their German opponents when they meet. The committee hopes to develop personal interest among the men in proficiency in bayonet exercises through employing it as a sport befitting soldiers.
Singing also will be encouraged among the troops. Usually every battalion or similar unit organizes a glee club of its own as the men come to know one another; but the committee hopes, through the aid of choral societies in various cities, to develop larger choruses.
Already theatrical concerns are volunteering their aid to the committee in providing amusement for the men. There is no doubt that the use of playhouses will be given free for that purpose, and that touring theatrical companies will visit the soldier camps. Moving-picture films will also be employed widely. The troops will be kept in touch in that way with the work of other camps and with conditions among American or other forces at the fighting front.
High Honor Won by Negro Composer of Music
High Honor Won by Negro Composer of Music
HE WAS only a small, hungry-looking ill-clad negro boy and did not for a moment expect to be admitted into the splendidly furnished drawing-room, where fashionably gowned women and their sedate men were gathered to hear
was being made such as he had never before dreamed of and which to him was sweeter than the imagined chanting of angels. Not until the last note had floated out and become a memory did the boy realize that he was half frozen. As a result, he hovered close to death's door for long days and nights with pneumonia, but he heard always the sweet melodies ringing in his ears, and he had no regrets.
The boy was Harry T. Burleigh, now the well-known composer, who today is the proud possessor of the third Spingarn medal, which is awarded annually to the man or woman of African descent who has made the highest achievement during the year in any field of elevated human endeavor. He had a far-away look in his dark eyes, as though he was thinking of the shivering little outcast at First Congregational church when Senator Wesley L. Jones handed him the medal of gold which meant that the committee of award had singled him out for the great honor.
Value of Topographic Maps Is Now Recognized
UNCLE SAM'S geological survey could very appropriately be called the master map maker. When it is proposed to prepare a map for any special purpose the first thing that should be done is to find out whether or not any
map is an engineering base map, that is useful for both the simplest and the most complicated engineering problems.
It is said that cities, state organizations, official boards, contractors and others are recognizing more and more the immense practical service and value of a ready-made map, which shows not only every physical feature of the area it represents, but all the works of man. These topographic maps are of special value in connection with the work of planning public highways, and their use in every phase of this work is suggested by those officials of the survey who are thoroughly familiar with their exactness. A study of the maps, they say, will assist materially in the selection of routes, as they show geographically the gradient of any proposed road and enable the engineer to compare the route projected with other possible routes in the immediate vicinity. Topographic surveys have been made by the experts of the survey of fully three-fourths of the well-populated portions of the United States and index maps of all of the states.
looked to the conversion of stretches of land between Baltimore and Washington; another to the taking over for national park purposes of lands on the west side of Chesapeake bay, and still another idea was that the lands in southern Maryland on the lower Potomac should be preserved as a national park.
The proposed and planned conservation of the power of the Potomac river above Washington, the submergence of many localities and topograph-
ic features long familiar to Washington, from Great Falls to a point near the Lift, a plan for conserving the high wooded to which considerable publicity was give servation congress which was held at S. Former Ambassador Bryce, once in ton city, said: "The Potomac has two upper stream, murmuring over a rock with wood, and beauty of the wide expos into a vast sheet of silver. On the uton, and on the Virginia side also, the as beautiful as that which adjoins any except, of course, Constantinople, with a city has so noble a cataract in its vicin a magnificent piece of scenery which you ture has done so much that you are ca a chance offered to you here for build be almost an act of ingratitude to Prov who planned the city here if you did enjoy."
Amusements Provided
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High Honor Won by No
HE WAS only a small, hungry-looking moment expect to be admitted into where fashionably gowned women and
Rafael Joseffy, the great composer, play, but he did want to hear, if possible, a few stray notes by the great master, and so he got as close to the big drawing-room window as he dared approach, and stood shivering in the snow, his ears strained to catch every note that might escape to the outside. It was a bitter cold day, but he was oblivious to it. All he knew was that within a few feet of him, separated from him only by the window, was a great musician, and that music
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map is an engineering base map, that most complicated engineering problem. It is said that classes, state organ others are recognizing more and more value of a ready-made map, which she the area it represents, but all the we are of special value in connection ways, and their use in every phase of the survey who are thorough study of the maps, they say, will ass as they show geographically the gra the engineer to compare the route pro immediate vicinity. Topographic sur the survey of fully three-fourths of the States and index maps of all of the
A field with trees and a cloudy sky.
people and the conversion of the river
battle Falls into a lake also calls to mind
lands along the river. It was a plan
even at and following the national con-
st. Paul, Minn., in 1910.
In speaking of the future of Wash-
ing-to kinds of beauty—the beauty of the
sky bed between bold heights crowned
anse, spread like a lake below the city
north, east and west sides of Wash-
ing-to country is singularly charming, quite
of the great capital cities of Europe,
its wonderful Bosporus. No European
city as the Great Falls of the Potomac,
you will, of course, always preserve. Nail-
led upon to do more. You have such
sling up a superb capital that it would
evidence and to history and to the men
not use the advantages that you here
for Soldiers in Camp
baseball, boxing, basket ball, track and
metics at the army mobilization camps is
ing to an announcement by the morals
board, headed by Raymond B. Fosdick, Y. M. C. A. worker. Singing societies also are to be organized and theatricals provided. This is to be done with a view to fighting the influence of the saloon and immoral conditions at mobilization centers.
Another feature of the recreational programs will be bayonet competitions. The fields in France have seen the greatest use ever made of cold steel, and it is vital that the American soldiers be at least the equals in skill
ents when they meet. The committee among the men in proficiency in bayonet short befitting soldiers. Among the troops. Usually every batte club of its own as the men come to hopes, through the aid of choral socier choruses. Volunteering their aid to the committee There is no doubt that the use of play-purpose, and that touring theatrical com Moving-picture films will also be empt in touch in that way with the work among American or other forces at the Negro Composer. of Music ing ill-clad negro boy and did not for a to the splendidly furnished drawing-room, their sedate men were gathered to hear
A man in a police uniform is running away from a brick wall.
er before dreamed of and which to him ting of angels. Not until the last note story did the boy realize that he was close to death's door for long days and always the sweet melodies ringing in his now the well-known composer, who tomidr Spingarn medal, which is awarded american descent who has made the highest field of elevated human endeavor. He as though he was thinking of the shivational church when Senator Wesley L. which meant that the committee of award nor.
Maps Is Now Recognized
could very appropriately be called the proposed to prepare a map for any special done is to find out whether or not any
similar map has ever been prepared by the survey. The survey's topographic map has been called the "mother map," and it is being supplied to an ever-widening circle of industrial and scientific agencies for practical use in the study of all sorts of problems and the execution of all sorts of projects. This map is especially valuable, say experts of the survey, in the solution of problems that require a study of the configuration of the country. In other words, the topographic
it is useful for both the simplest and the most.izations, official boards, contractors and more the immense practical service and shows not only every physical feature of works of man. These topographic maps with the work of planning public high-of this work is suggested by those off-ily familiar with their exactness. A assist materially in the selection of routes, incident of any proposed road and enable projected with other possible routes in the ways have been made by the experts of the well-populated portions of the United states.
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OR many months after the out-
break of the war abroad the sub-
marine mine was a close second to
the torpedo in achieving the de-
struction of all kinds of shipping.
‘Thereafter the mine fell somewhat
behind, not because {t lacked
power to do harm, but for two
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power to do harm, but for two
ad other reasons—first, the wholesome
Uread inspired by the prescribed mined areas and
next because of the various expedients adopted
by the belligerents to neutralize these subaqueous
weapons. Even so, the mine is playing a big part
in marine warfare, and we shall have to count
with it and against {t now that we have Joined
forces with the entente allies.
It 1s a matter of record that the Germans got
the Jump on the British by thelr prompt and even
daring employment of the submarine mine. With-
in a very short time after the declaration of war
Teuton mine planters were operating on the Eng-
Ush and Scottish coasts and were busily engaged
In sowing these weapons at the very entrance of
‘enemy ports and rivers.
For this purpose it was rather easy then to
have recourse to North sea fishing craft that had
all the outward complexion of innocence; indeed,
for weeks these boats went about their work well-
nigh unsuspected, It was only when British battle
craft were mysteriously damaged and sunk that
the Britieh authorities awakened to their peril.
Even then the belief prevailed that the damage
was more or less a matter of sheer chance—
chance in the nature of a friendly defense mine
that had got adrift. Then the next explanation
‘was that a particularly daring U-boat commander
had managed to get within striking distance, and
finally it dawned upon the British coast patrol
‘that enemy mines were being freely planted right
under their very noses,
Bvery fishing boat was then an object of sus-
Picton, and prompt investigation proved in a great
many cases that there was ample warrant for this
attitude. Neutral trawlers became more and more
infrequent In certain of the waters contiguous
to the north and east coasts of Scotland and Eng-
Jand, and for a time the mine menace was held
pretty well in hand.
‘The resourceful Teutons, however, were not
checkmated, and it was only a question of time be-
fore they developed a method with which to offset
the vigilance of the British coastal patrol. Then
the German submarine mine layers got to work.
How many of these the kalser's experts have bullt
and sent to their fields of service in the waters of
the North sea especially, is not known, It is safe
to say too many of them have been built and dis-
patched upon their missions and the general char-
acter of them all 1s probably much akin to that
of the U-C-5, which was captured and taken into
a British port.
By chance a British destroyer discovered the
0-0-5 on the surface and in distress at some point
nlong the east const. When summoned by mega-
phone to surrender the crew of the submarine
inustered on deck and held up thelr hands tn
token of submission, but curiously before a relief
boat could be sent to them they jumped overboard,
‘The cause of their action was soon explained.
‘Another member of the submarine's complement
suddenly appeared upon deck and threw himself
Into the water and almost immediately afterward
there were a number of violent explosions within
the U-C-5, The last man had exploded bombs
which blew holes in the craft. But for prompt
action on the part of a British sublieutenant, who,
protected by a gas mask, went dauntlessly down
into the Injured U-boat, the mine planter would
have filled and gone to the bottom in water too
deep for her recovery.
As it was, she represented a desperate task for
her would-be salvors and it was necessary to se-
cure a couple of mines within the boat that had
been set free by the explosions before tt was
safe to tow the submarine into harbor and to dock
her. Upon examination this new order of sub-
marine was found to be charged or Inden with a
ozen powerful contact mines housed in six ver-
tical wells passing directly from deck to bottom of
the craft.
Each well held two mines, one on top of the
other, and both were kept in thelr places by lock-
Ing devices which could be released from within
the submarine, The controlling station for this
‘operation was found to be in the conning tower,
so that the commander of the boat with only her
periscopes above water could see Just where to
ow his weapons,
In this way the Germans have been able upon
many occasions to approach certain sections of
‘the waters about the British isles and to plant
‘there mines that have accomplished the destruc-
‘tive work cut out for them. How many ships
have been sent to the bottom by mines sown by
oats of this sort 1s, of course, a matter of con-
Yecture, but there can be no doubt that submarine
mine planters are actively employed today,
One thing about them that makes them of spe-
‘etal interest, even concern, to us 1s that there ts
nothing to prevent their operating in a similar
manner upon our Atlantic coast. What is to pre-
vent a submarine somewhat after the order of the
Deutschland from being equipped for work of
‘this nature? Instead of carrying some hundreds
of tons of commercial freight she could just as
castly divide that Welght among mines, mine-plant-
Ing apparatus and an increased supply of fuel antl
food which would make {t possible for her to per-
form her service for longer pertods and over
wider zones of action.
‘The whole subject of submarine mines, offensive
and defensive, and the subaqueous protection
against enemy submarines is one with which our
naval and military authorities are deeply engaged.
It is safe to say that we are going to see some re-
markable developments, and largely because our
allies are going to give us the benefit of their own
experience so that native ingenuity can start to
improve upon the fruits of the labors of others,
Indeed, our subaqueous defenses must of necessity
be of the best types possible because of the extent
of our seaboard and the comparatively lmited
number of vessels that the navy has for patrol
work,
The recent presidential order prescribing de-
fense zones at the approaches of certain ports and
waterways had to do with the army's part pri-
marily tn this matter of subaqueons safeguards,
‘The mine fields controllef by the military authori-
ties, those of the Const Artillery corps, are as a
rule protected by observation mines or electric
contact mines that are made active or inactive by
the operation of a switch. That is to say, the vita-
zing current comes from a central station ashore,
and neither of these types of mines will explode
unless the electric current reaches them by way
of a submerged cable.
In the case of ‘the contact mine with the current
turned on the mine will explode when bumped
and tilted over to a prescribed angle. The obser-
vation mine, on the other hand, does not have
to be touched by the enemy craft, but Is subject
to the will of an observer on shore.
Observation mines are planted in groups and
are laid out in definite checkerboard areas, and
each group 1s set off separately and simultane-
ously. The observer, by means of range marks
or bearings, knows Just when the approaching foe
reaches any one of these squares, and accordingly
the one within which the enemy les at the mo-
ment determines the group of mines to be deto-
nated.
‘The contact mine, as may easily be understood,
does its work where an observer might fail, after
dark, and for that reason the electric current 18
turned on with set of sun and the whole area so
sown becomes instantly a menace to friend or foe,
It Is quite likely that observation mines were
employed by the Turks at the Dardanelles, and
therefore by approaching from under water It was
possible for the British submarine B-11 to dive
beneath five rows of mines, probably shoving
thelr cables aside and tilting the weapons, and
then pushing on so that she could rise to the sur-
face and torpedo the Turkish battleship Messu-
diyeh, which was stationed to guard that very
mine field.
Had those mines been of the contact sort, the
displacement of thelr cables would probably have
caused their detonation and likewise the destruc-
tion of the B-11. Other British submarines sue-
ceeded tn passing submerged through those Turk-
ish defenses, the enemy observers being unable to
see the underwater boats, It was the exploits of
the subtharines at the Dardanelles that disclosed
to the British the weak spot in thelr own mine
defenses and led a short while afterward to the
development of other protective agencies in deal-
ing with the German underwater bonts.
Unquestionably the most spectacular part of
submarine mining 1s that In which the weapons
are resorted to In open waters, especially in those
offshore areas where a defense of that sort ts not
ordinarily employed. ‘The Itallans were the plo-
neers in this order of subaqueous warfare, and
they developed the art in peace to such a point
that other nations realized that the mine was no
longer limited in its potential usefulness either to
the defense of a port or for blockading the ships
in an enemy harbor.
‘The Italians showed that the submarine mines
could be used offensively, so to speak, if planted
secretly and placed where by strategy the unsus-
pecting foe could be lured over and into them,
“The Japanese during thelr war with Russia made
good use of what the Italians had taught them,
and when the present conflict began Germany
was fully prepared to carry the practice still fur-
ther,
German mine layers were ready and numerous
on August 1 three years ago; and as we now know
the kalser’s navy lost no time in mining the marine
approaches to the fatherland, Not only that, but
these craft, in varlous guises, planted mines over
wide areas in the North sea and in the waters of
the British isles,
‘The Hague convention of 1907 among. other
things provided that “it 1s forbidden to lay an-
_chored automatic contact mines which do not
become harmless as eo 6 SF Ht Lee ee
from thelr moorings ; it was prescribed
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mines that are not controlled from any shore or
observing station and are well-nigh instantly men-
acing when cast overboard.
Just before the war the Germans, with thelr
usual technical cunnings, developed s naval of-
fense and defense mine which could be used either
in a fixed position or be planted hastily in water
traversed by enemy shipping. This mine ts the
type which has done such destructive work and 1s
designed to be fired by an electric battery placed
inside of the mine, this battery being Inactive un-
til the mine has been submerged and then struck
by a passing craft.
A development of the contact mine which the
Germans have at times employed successfully Is
one surmounted by a dummy or decoy periscope.
The object of this ruse is to invite ramming on
the part of a patrolling vessel or even a mer-
chantman when the deceived navigator believes
that the chance is good for sending~a U-boat to
the bottom. Of course a vessel attempting to ram
that dummy periscope is sure to strike the con-
tact mine and cause it to explode, the result being
disastrous to the ramming craft.
This lure has not worked so well latterly be-
cause the observer Is able in a few moments to
establish the fact that the periscope Is stationary,
and the work of getting the underlying mine out
of the way Is left to the fairly safe process of
sweeping—trawlers linked together by a loop of
wire rope doing the work.
In order to deal with both the submarine tor-
pedo boat and the submarine mine, planter the
British admiralty has had recourse to defense
nets of a novel character. These have been very
weil deseribed by Rear Admiral William 8. Sims,
According to this authority:
“We did not find out for a long time what those
nets are like and I think {t ts necessary that ft
should be understood in order to realize the great
danger submarines run in the presence of light
surface craft.
“The net Is a very light one, made of little wire
rope, probably not as big as a lead pencil, prob-
ably not more than a quarter of an iach in diame-
ter. The meshes of the net are 12 to 15 feet
square. On top of this net are floats and on the
bottom are little weights.
“The moment this net—‘unbeknownst’ to the
submarine commander, of course—is in the water
in front of him, the floats keep the net on the
surface and the weights keep the bottom down,
and if he runs into it his bow goes into one of
the meshes and the net falls back around hin,
and it may foul his propeller or muy not.
“The net is 300 or 400 yards long,.and ns the
submarine proceeds the floats will trail on the
surface, so that even if he dives decper he leaves
these on the surface and his trail is plain and there
4s no difficulty then in capturing bin, He knows
when he runs into a net that his capture is prac:
tleally certain. If he goes down 200 feet the
floats of the net are still on the surface,”
‘These nets are used in two ways, either passive-
ly at chosen points in guarded waters or they are
dropped overboard by patrolling vessels that dis-
cover a submerged submarine in motion. It is a
fact that even though a submarine be running
totally submerged 20 or 80 feet down, it still
causes a disturbance at the surface, not a wake
in the usual sense of the term, but a type of
wave which {s easily distinguished from the regu:
lar surface waves, and this phenomenon {s readily
discernible from the bridge of a ship or from »
hydroplane,
‘To return to the submarine mine. We have so
far considered only that so-called offensive type
whieh can be anchored in fairly smooth waters,
such as prevail extensively in the North sea, but
now let us take up that kind which can be dropped
overboard in much deeper water, This sort 1s
capable of being planted from a speedy ship
seemingly bent upon escaping from her pursuers,
and her strategy consists n inviting chase while
Gropping these stumblingblocks right in the path
of her oncoming enemies, ‘
Generally the ship hitting weapons of this sort
does so bow on, and that part of a vessel is the
least vital section, A craft may have her bow
blown off and yet be able to make a haven, and
besides the damage may be susceptible of speedy
repair, Our mines, on the other hand, have a de-
layed action, and after being hit by the stem
of a craft roll sternward in contact with her bot-
tom for some distance before they explode. In
this way the blow, when the mine does burst,
strikes some vital area and the damage 1s well
nigh certain to be fatal—New York Sup.
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LESSON FOR JUNE 17
THE RISEN LORD.
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fruits of them that slept.—I Cor, 15:20.
The death of Christ made a deep
Impression upon the beholders (Luke
28:48, 49). Joseph, who seems to have
been a secret disciple, obtained the
body, and gave it burial (Mark 15:
42-47). In Mark’s record we have the
story of the discovery of the resurrec-
tion by the women, and Matthew tells
us how his enemies dealt with that
fact. Be sure to use a good harmony
of the four gospels in presenting all
of these lessons, else some Important
detail will be overlooked.
|. Mary’s Visit to the Tomb (vv.1-
10). ‘The Sabbath ended at sundown,
and the shops were then open, and
Mary Magdalene was able to purchase
spices with which to anoint the dead
body of Jesus. There 1s strong prob-
ability that the women paid a visit
to the tomb late on Saturday (Matt.
28:1, R. V.). Starting the next morn-
ing, “while tt was yet dark” (v. 1),
they came to the tomb to perform this
Inst service of love, Jesus had no
need of such service (Matt. 16:27; 20:
19), but the women were rewarded by
receiving the first glimpse of the risen
Lord. There were five appearances on
this first day of the week: (1) to Mary
Magdalene, (2) to the “other women,”
(8) to Peter; (4) to those on the way
to Emmaus, and (5) to the ten dis-
ciples, Thomas being absent.
None of these seemed to expect Je-
sus to be risen, for they had each
failed to Msten to and ponder his
words, ‘The extent and genuineness of
the affection of the women is found in
that they went to serve Jesus when
apparently all hope had falled (1 Cor.
18:8, R. V.), As soon as Mary saw
the stone rolled away, she concluded
that the tomb had been rifled, and
hastened to report to the disciples
(y. 2). This report of the women to
the disciples was considered “as idle
tales” (Luke 24:11), With intense
eagerness Peter and John ran to the
tomb thus reported as being robbed.
John, the younger, reached the tomb
first, hut in reverence’ did not enter,
only stooping to look in (vv. 4, 5).
Peter, the impetuous one, rushes in-
side, and sees the linen clothes lying,
and the napkin that had been about
the head carefully folded and lying In
a place by itself (v. 7). This appar-
‘ently insignificant detail 1s one which
1s really significant, inasmuch as it
shows that the tomb had not been
rifled, leaving disorder behind, In-
stead of excitedly snatching the nap-
kin from his face, and hurling It
whither it might fall, he had quietly
taken ft off, and fn an orderly way
lnid {t aside. It is in such minute de-
tails as this that we see the greatest
evidence of the veracity of this ree
ord.
Ul. Mary Weeping (vy. 11-15). ‘The
disciples returned to their own homes,
and doubtless to the other disciples
(v. 10), but the loving Mary remained
“behind in this place made sacred as
having housed the body of the Lord.
It ts natural for us to linger in silent
meditation In places of our greatest
revelation or of our deepest soul ex-
perience, Jesus had told his disciples
over and over again that he should rise
again, and It seems strange that his
enemles should have remembered it
(Matt. 27:63) and his friends not.
ML Mary Worehiping (vv. 16-18).
‘There must have been en inflection in
the voice of Jesus, for, upon the utter-
ance of that one word, “Mary,” she
recognized her risen Lord. Joyfully
sho exclaimed, “Rabbont,” that is to
say, “Master” (v. 16), and would have
poured out her love and worship at
his feet. Jesus, however, does not suf-
fer her to hold him fast. Mary must
leave him, and tell the others, Liter-
ally, he says, “Do not Iny hold of me
but go.and make known the glad truth
that Tam risen again.” ‘The risen Lord
must return to “My Father” and “My
God," whereas the one who would
gladly have remained at his feet must
go to the brethren, and make known
the facts of the fulfillment of prophecy
and the resurrection of our Lord.
‘The bribed soldiers spread abroad
‘the tale that the disciples had stolen
his body, ‘The later lives of these dis-
ciples, their heroism and martyrdom,
are evidence of the absurdity of any
such act on their part.
The resurrection of Jesus ts a vin-
ication of his claim to being the Son
of God, We do well to emphasize his
birth, and to dwell much upon his
death, yet both of these have no es-
sential value apart from his resurrec-
tion.
Apart from this, the cross Is the end
of a failure. ‘The resurrection dem-
onstrated that Jesus Christ’s redemp-
tlon was not completed upon the cross.
‘The resurrection is better authenticat-
ed than any other event in history,
The risen Lord called this weak
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‘The sweater coat has become an In-
stitution as permanently placed in the
wardrobe of the modern woman as the
shirtwaist and the blouse are. It
started its career as a matter-of-fact
garment devoted to comfort alone, but
has become as much diversified as
blouses are, und style is an important
element that enters into its make-up
every season. It continues to flourish
on the strength of being both comfort-
able and smart.
Sweaters this season, shown in silk
and in wool, also in fiber silks in great
variety, are made mostly in two-color
combinations. Many of them are knit-
ted to conform to the figure rather
snugly at the waistline, and equally as
many depend upon a sash or belt, like
the sweater, to give them a little detl-
njtion of the waist. Nearly all of them
have rather ample collars and many—
among them some of the finest mod-
els—are furnished with pockets.
‘The slip-on sweater 1s one of the
sweater successes of this particular
season. Its name signifies that {t has
no front opening, but slips on over the
head, and it is made with and without
a sash and pockets; the silk models
being usually provided with these ex-
tra furnishings. The coat sweater 1s
shown in the picture with collar and
cuffs in a color contrasting with the
body of the garment. It is of silt knit-
ted with a heavy thread.
In colors there ts a wide and beav-
The good old summer time brings
nothing more delightful or worth while
than the neighborly gatherings of wom-
en on sheltered porches and in shaded
corners of the garden, to work and vis-
it. Itis not fashionable to be idle and,
even if it were, the good sense of the
majority of American women would
make them go on thelr industrious way
rejoicing—much happier than their
less independent sisters,
Just now everyone can visit with a
clear conscience if work for the sol-
diers and sallors goes on at the same
time. This is one kind of “pick-up”
work that the times make most popu-
lar, Then there are gifts for gradu-
ates and brides who are entitled to
their usual consideration, So those
who can knit may go armed with knit-
ting needles and yarn and spend the
time making mufflers or socks for the
army and navy, and those who can't
will be indulged in the privilege of
making gifts for friends, It is not toc
tiful range to choose from, combined
with white, with either the color or
white dominant, according to the taste
of the wearer. She may choose among
turquoise, peach, nile green, rose, tab,
royal blue, orange, water blue, violet
and yellow—all have their devotees. *
Our Food Supply and Our Allies
Every one of us must share, whéther
we will or not, in the burden of the
cost of the war. ‘The common-sense
thing to do is to determine now'how
we can help lighten this burden for
ourselves and for others who are al-
ready carrying about as much as they
can bear. ‘There are many real bn#e
families in every community whd are
not inconvenienced by the increased
prices of foodstuffs, but this burden
bears heavily on thelr poorer netgh-
bors. Therefore it Is the duty of the
well-to-do to economize in food aia to
forbid all waste of it In their hguse-
holds, in order to make it more plentl-
ful for others. }
‘This year America must feed itself
and share its food with all its ajiies,
and the chances are that prices} wilh
soar again, There may not be ,Just
enough to go all round, and some
people will then go hungry. It i un-
patriotic and unehristian to waste foed
now, and every housewife can best
show her patriotism by conserving )%
in every way known to her. or
soon to begin getting ready for Christ-
mas time,
By way of suggestion, two pretty ac-
cessories of dress made of ribbon are
pictured here. One of them is a break-
fast cap of white satin ribbon and
white crochet lace that will rejoice the
heart of any bride-to-be, when added
to the treasures of her hope chest, It
Js finished with a full rosette of par:
row satin ribbon, and it 4s very rich
and effective in all white.
‘The corset cover is made.of flow:
ered ribbon with pale corn-colored
background, vague roses in light corab
pink and leaves In a soft, light green,
‘The shoulder straps are of narrow sat-
in ribbon in the same lovely yellow,
Corset covers of ribbon or silk were
never quite so acceptable as gifts as
they are now that blouses are mere
ns of sheerest fabries, for them,