Kansas City Sun

HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN ON What can I do for the Colored Soldiers? Why send them the Sun Its better than a letter from home Bell Phone East 999 The Kansas City Sun HaveYouGot Rooms,Houses or Flats Furnished or unfurnished For Rent? Advertise Them in the Sun J. B. Who is splendidly managing a Campaign in this district for a Community House for Colored Soldiers at Camp Funston. Judge Hueston is leaving nothing undone to achieve success in this very arduous but praise-worthy undertaking. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COLORED SOLDIERS' COMMUNITY HOUSE FUND AT Between team composed of officers and soldiers stationed at CAMP FUNSTON VS. WESTERN UNIVERSITY For Boxes call W. C. Hueston, Home M. 58, Eell M. 448 Let every loyal American see this game thus cheering the hearts of our boys, who are preparing to fight for the glory and honor of Our Nation. At night Grand Military Ball in honor of Our Visitors at Academy Hall, 14th and Michigan. Admission 25c. Pro- ceeds for Community Home Fund. VOLUME X. NUMBER 15. ATTORNEY W. C. H. Who is splendidly managing a Campaign House for Colored Soldiers at Camp Funston nothing undone to achieve success in this undertaking. BEST OFFER IN OIL EVER MADE TO NEGROES The Mid-vale Oil and Gas Company has been organized and incorporated by well known Negro business men of Kansas City to drill for oil. Investment in oil sounds like a myth to most people and truth is, one should be careful in such matters nevertheless we have the very best offer in this line; absolutely safe, sound and sensible. We have the lease (not going to get it); it is paid for. The 80 acres are in Allen county, Kansas, the best oil field in the Mid-Continent district. With hundreds of wells all around it, producing thousands of barrels of oil. There have been 398 wells sunk and only six dry holes. That's the reason we have already been offered $10,000 for our lease. An expert geologist tells us the well guarantees a strike in the first well, that's why we are determined to develop the territory ourselves and to begin at once. This is no wild cat scheme. It's straight hard-headed business proposition, put squarely up to you. Remember men have grown rich over night in oil. You can work forever and never get enough ahead to buy a suit of clothes. But a few dollars placed in our project will return a hundred fold. We want you to investigate us; question us; examine us and our lease and territory as well the business-like manner in which we have gone about this thing and it will follow as the night the day, you cannot refuse to join us in this great profit making undertaking. Call up any officer. J. J. Allen, Pres.; G. A. Page, Vice Foot Ball FOR THE BENEF COLORED SOLDIERS' COMM AT American Assoc 20TH and OLIVE Do Your Bit for Our Soldiers Today Pres.; Dr. H. M. Smith, 2nd Vice Pres.; E. W. Brown, 3rd Vice Pres.; E. Cross, Sec'; H. B. Moore, Field Mgr.; D. T. A. Jones, Treas. Board of Directors: Dr. M. G. Brookins, Chairman; Wm. Silvers, Jas. Punconr, Mrs. Josephine Hopkins, Dr. D. M. Miller, Louis Vanidore, M. Young. Office: 1507 E. 18th St. Bell phone, East 2766. CAMPAIGN NOW ON. The campaign for $25,000 for the Wheatley-Provident Hospital opens today and every Negro man, woman and child should do their bit to make this effort an overwhelming success. Headquarters at 18th and Woodland. Come in and help and offer suggestions. On Thursday night, Mrs. Dr. Richardson of Mercy Hospital delivered a stirring and forceful address to the workers in the Wheatley-Provident Campaign at the headquarters, 18th and Woodland, and aroused much enthusiasm. The campaign starts today with over $3,000.00 already subscribed. Do your bit. "String Beans" Butler May Dead. It is reported that Butler May, known on the vaudeville stage as "String Beans," died in Jacksonville, Fla., November 18, while being initiated into the Masonic order. It is said his neck was broken during the ceremonies. "Beans" was a peculiarly eccentric comedian. His comedy was of the lowest type, yet he held the record of drawing the largest crowds of any performer wherever he appeared. He appeared at the Booker Washington theater several times and standing room only at every performance was the rule. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917. The New Wheatley Provident Hospital Photography J.E. MILLER CHE. The beautiful property located at 1826 Forest Avenue, upon an option has been taken for the future home of the Wheatley-Provident Hospital. Every Negro in Kansas City should do his part in securing for the race this splendid property which is an absolute necessity in this community. Kansas City was shocked from center to circumference when the news came flashing over the wires last Monday morning that R.D. J. Frank McDonald, editor of the Western Christian Recorder, and for more than 40 years a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, had passed away suddenly in Bainbridge, Ga., where he was attending one of the Georgia Conferences. Dr. McDonald was a veteran of the Civil War and until the day of his death, was as erect, dignified and soldierly in his bearing as any man in the United States Army today. He was the founder of the Western Christian Recorder and for four consecutive times has been elected by the General Conference as its Editor. He was ably assisted by his talented and devoted wife whom he affectionately called on all occasions "Madame Louise" who was not with him at the time of his death but was attending another Conference in the interest of the paper in Arkansas. She immediately started home and was met at the station by a number of devoted friends and was carried to her home where she awaited the arrival of the body of her distinguished husband which reached the City Thursday evening. The funeral will be conducted by Bishop H. B. Parks, assisted by Bishop H. N. Ross, of Africa, who is the President of the Western Recorder Board and other dignitaries of the Church while the fraternal services will be conducted by the Masons, Knights of Pythias The beautiful property located tal. Every Negro in Kansas City sho and U. B. of F. of which he was a member. The body will lie in state at Allen Chapel from 2:00 p. m. until 12:00 p. m. Monday, December 10, when the impressive services of the Scottish Rite Masons will be held. The funeral proper will be held Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock. PROGRAM. Funeral procession. Opening hymn—No. 486. Led by Dr. P. C. Crews. Prayer.....Dr. F. Jesse Peck Hymn No. 499. Led by Dean E. R. Vaughan of Western University. Scripture Lesson..Dr. W. B. Brooks Hymn No. 609. Led by Dr. Richard Davis. Scripture Lesson.....Dr. N. C. Buren Choir. Obituary.....Dr. Wm. H. Thomas Choir. Sermon.....Bishop H. B. Parks Solo....."He Died at His Post" Address.....Bishop I. N. Ross Pres. West'n Christian Recorder Board. Dr. McDonald as an Editor.... .....Dr. W. H. Peck Dr. McDonald as a General Officer. DR. J. FRANK McDONALD. The distinguished Editor of the Western Christian Recorder for sixteen years a General Officer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and for forty years a leading minister in this section who died suddenly at Bainbridge, Ga., and whose passing is mourned by countless thousands of his race. Dr. J. R. Hawkins Dr. McDonald as a true man... Dr. A. A. Gilbert at 1826 Forest Avenue, upon an option should do his part in securing for the race Dr. McDonald as a friend to humani ity.....Dr. W. T. Osborne Dr. McDonald as a Connectional Character.....Dr. J. D. Barkside Solo....."No Night There" Tillie T. Moss. Dr. McDonald as a Minister.....Dr. J. C. C. Owens Dr. McDonald as a Presiding Elder .....Dr. M. S. Bryant Dr. McDonald as a layman's friend .....Hon. Nelson C. Crews The early struggle for the Western Christian Recorder...Dr. J. F. Sage Dr. McDonald as a husband..... .....Mrs. W. T. Osborne Choir. Dr. McDonald in his relations to the Y. M. C. A....Mr. F. A. Harris Dr. McDonald as a member of the Inter-denominational Alliance..... .....Dr. S. W. Bacote The Honorary Pall Bearers—Revs. J. W. Braxton, T. A. Wilson, Perry Thurman, L. W. McCormick, Jordan Allen, A. C. Terrel and the active pall bearers are: Revs. J. L. Williams, J. F. Griffen, J. W. Hurse, J. A. Connely, S. L. Brooks, F. D. Wells. Dr. McDonald was a courageous defender of the rights of his people and his last public act before going South was to wait upon the Governor of this State and demand the elimination of a separate waiting room in the railroad station that had been established at Charleston in the Southeastern section of Missouri and he never ceased his efforts until the obnoxious signs and partitions had been removed. "Servant of the god well done. Rest from the blast empley." While we wait for light on the problems of the Great War let us repoise that the America of today has had such a citizen as Hollis B. Frissell. Not being a politician, I cannot indict all my fellow citizens; for when I hear some preaching our slackness, our slowness to war, and hear others assert that we are eaten up with wealth and pride and selfishness, my thoughts will go back to such men as Dr. Frissell. Somehow I believe that America is richer in patriots like him, thanks to our free and noble institutions, than any other land.—Oswald Garrison Villard in the Southern Workman. Provident House Photograph J.E. MILLER OUR BLACK BOYS OVER THE SEA. Over they go these dark skinned youths in khaki, a pang of joy and sorrow, mingling, twisting, tearing at our hearts. We knew the first they must make. Some go to return and some, mayhap will never more look upon their natal shores. These, our brothers, will sail over the seas and crawl behind the grim cold trenches, there to demonstrate manhood's valor. It is the way the new day fights. There also the Negro's tried mettle will prove the test, will prove another crown, another merit; for he is brave and ever long patient. But who will sing the praises of these? Will a grateful country weep in feeling tears? Will white-faced men clap hands and say: THESE WERE AMERICANS! TRUE BLODED AMERICANS? Or will the common impulse still urge forth the hateful cry: "They were only Niggers!" You must answer this question, I cannot—this much: black breasts will heave. The hallelujofs of a race will resound though black mothers bo wai their heads in strained tears at the great but proud sacrifice of their sons; black brawny men will feel strange hurts at the heart. Yes. [Image of a man in a suit and tie]. Who is rendering yeoman service both for the Community House and the Hospital movement that is now under way in this city, who knows no such word as failure. Grand Military Entertainment for the benefit of the Community House at Camp Funston Saturday Evening December 8 at Armory Hall 14& Michigan Ave. under the auspices of the these sons and brothers of ours will sail over the seas. In the treble PRICE, 5c. H. CALLOWAY. th for the Community House and the way in this city, who knows no such sessions of war again the Negro gives up the Ghost and so far as the act will soften the cankered, iron-bound prejudice against him, mocking devils seem to ask: Is it all in vain?" THE NEGRO NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS AND ITS TADPOLE CRITICS. The Negro Educational Congress is regarded by thoughtful men and women as being the most potential factor in American life for the betterment of the race. The principles for which it stands, and the great work that it has accomplished, has won the highest commendation from the President of the United States and the GOVERNORS of every state of the union. This congress has done more to soften the intense feeling against the Negroes of this country than all other agencies combined, and has been foremost in demanding and securing redress for crimes committed against the race, and this, too, against the "protests" of a few ignorant "tadpole Darkies" who spend four-fourths of their time trying to hinder the efforts of the noble men and women who are battling for the uplift of their people. These human tadpoles, vilified Booker Washington, traduced Fred Douglas, slandered Langston and crucified Vernon, and have never contributed, in any manner, a single thing for the advancement of the Negro. During the dark and cruel days of slavery these human tadpoles, "white folk Niggers," were the bane of the race, and that brand of "Nigger" is still with us. He can see no good in efforts of his own men and women to lift the race to a higher plane. The Negro doctor, lawyer, teacher, preacher, merchant are all useless factors in his estimation in the development of the American Negro. J. SILAS HARRIS, President Negro National Educational Congress. From Our Foreign Correspondents A. F. and A. M. Mo. Jurisdiction A. F. and A. M. Mo. Jurisdiction Officers—1917. W. W. Fields, Cameron, Mo., Grand Master. C. C. Clark, St. Louis, Mo., Dep. Grand Master. Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo., Senior Grand Warden. I. H. Bradbury, St. Louis, Mo. Junior. Grand Warden. H. H. Walker, St. Joseph, Mo., Grand Treasurer. Geo. W. K. Love, Kansas City, Grand Secretary. Nelson C. Crews, Kansas City, Rei lief Secretary. E. G. Lacey, Kansas City, G. L. 1st District. E. E. Cooper, Mexico, Mo., G. L. 2nd District. OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER R. A. M. Missouri and Jurisdiction, 1917-18. T. G. McCampbell, G. H. P., Quindaro, Kans. A. L. Thomas, D. G. H. P., Jeffers son City, Mo. J. P. Moffett, G. King, Sedalla, Mo. S. A. May, G. Scribe, St. Louis, Mo. Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas., Liberty, Mo. E. S. Baker, G. Secretary, Kansas City, Mo. OFFICERS OF GRAND COMMANDERY, K. T. W. G. Mosely, R. E. G. C., Kansas City, Mo. J. W. Beard, V. E. G. C., St. Louis, Mo. G W. Lewis, E. G. G., St. Louis, Mo. C. Brassfield, E. G., Captain General, Kansas City, Mo. W. A. Ashley, E. G. P., St. Louis, Mo. J. H. Kenner, E. G., Treasurer, Marshall, Mo. J. T. Cannon, E. G., Recorder, St Louis, Mo. George A. Johnson, E. G. S. W. Kansas City, Mo. Benjamin F. Graves, E. G. J. W., St Joseph, Mo. Lodge Directory G WESTMINSTER 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. G MASONRY and A. M. Liberty Mo., meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday nights in each month. William Parker, W. M.; Nelson Wallar, Sec'y. St. Stephen Chapman Chapter No. 37, Roman Chapman Chapman Liberty, Mo. Meets first Tuesday in each month. W. H. Robinson, H. P. Wm. Capps, Recorder. St. Matthew Commandery No. 17, Liberty, Mo., meets the third Saturday night William Capps, E. C.; W. H. Robinson, Rec. Sec'y. KCQ IN MCO MCO U. B. King of the West Lodge No. 218 meets first and third Wednesdays in each month at 10th and Campbell. Thos Beck, W. M. 172 Eden Cha, C. Ha. 142 Admiral Bldg. K. C., Mo. # T. G. McCampbell, President. E. B. Thompson, Vice President. W. H. Washington, Treasurer. S. H. P. Edwards, Secretary. Board of Directors: N. W. Jordan. S. Myers, W. H. Brown. E. S. Baker, W. R. Patterson R. V. Adkins, B. R. Francis. Richard Harris Geo Johnson, R. Fulbright. Meets second and 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. Alan Chapel A. M. E. Church, 10th and Charlotte. Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, 17th and Tracy. St. Augustine's P. E. Church, 11th and Troost Avenue. St. John's A. M. Church, 1743 Belleview. Seventh Day Adventist, 23d and Woodland. St. Monica's Catholic, 17th and Lydia. Vine St. Baptist Church, 1835 Vine St. Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, 11th and Troost. Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine, Highland Avenue Baptist Church, 1111 Vine C. M. E. Church, 1837 Flora Ave. St. James Baptist Church, 4038 Mill St. St. Luke's A. M. E. Church, 43rd and Prospect Place. KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES. First A. M. E. Church, 8th and Neb. Eighth St. Baptist Church, 8th and Oakland. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and Washington. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Water and Steward Streets. Paul A. M. E. Church, 21st and Ruby. First Baptist Church, 5th and Neb. King Solomon Baptist Church, 2nd and state. Gundaro A. M. E. Church, Guindaro. Plessan Valley Baptist Church, Rose-land K. Kan. M. E. Church, 9th and Oakland. Second Baptist Church, 24th and Ruby. Wesley Chapel M. E., 165 Shawnee. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Rosseau. Toben Baptist Church, 90 Muncie Blvd., Armstrong, Kana. Rev. D. Norfleet BUTTE, MONT. Mrs. John Byrd spent Thanksgiving in Anaconda, Mont...Mrs. Lee of Great Falls is spending a few days in the city...Geo. Griffen and Will Davis turned revolvers on each other with fatal results, Griffen being shot through the abdomen and died a few days later and Davis is not expected to live...Mrs. Mary Withers held family reunion at her residence in the form of Thanksgiving dinner. The entire family was present with Rev. E. B. Reed and wife...Mrs. J. Cunningham and daughter entertained at dinner Thanksgiving in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer and Mr. J. W. Wilson...Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Smith entertained at Thanksgiving dinner in honor of her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rivers were also present...Union services were held at the Bethel Baptist Church Thanksgiving Day with Rev. G. S. Allen of the A. M. E. Church with great success...Dinner was served to a large number at the A. M. E. Church...Rev. A. J. Wood ward has returned from Everett Wash., reporting a successful revival...Hiram Dunn, Jr., is on the sick list...Mrs. F. M. Shannon had the misfortune to slip and fall on the stairs at her home at 10 S. Washing ton street, wrenching her right knee very badly also spraining her left ankle. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. A Red Cross Unit was organized Friday, November 9, at the home of Mrs. E. R. Hatfield, with 10 charter members as follows: Mattie Hatfield, chairman; Mary Cartwright, secretary; Pearl J. Nance, treasurer; Milfred E. Overall, library committee; Anna L. McMillan, Gertrude Lancaster, Hattie Blackburn, Reta Tasker, Esther Fagan, Sarah L. Powell. Do your bit and help win the war is the slogan here among the Colored people. None have claimed exemption from draft and all have subscribed liberally to the Second Liberty Loan.... The A. M. E. Church will serve Thanksgiving dinner in the lecture room....Mrs. Edith Treadwell has returned home from Los Angeles, Cal. and San Diego, Cal., where she spent the past three months visiting. She was the recipient of much social attention. MARYVILLE, MO. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gooden had as dinner guest Wednesday at 6 o'clock dinner, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Smart, Rev. R. H. Longdon, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Henry of St. Louis, Mo....Mr. B. F. Smart returned Thursday to Camp Funston after a brief visit home.... The Mother's Club of Douglas School had a social Friday evening and all present spent an enjoyable evening ...Mrs. Josie Christman of St. Joe returned home after a visit with her mother.....Mr. W. M. Palmer and Mr. James Palmer were called to St. Joseph on account of their brother, Mr. Frank Palmer, being stricken with paralysis.....The members and friends of the A. M. E. Church gave Rev. R. H. Longdon a shower Monday evening of food. He received most all of the useful foods. It was quite a surprise to the Reverend.....Mr. John Magee hee went to St. Joseph, Mo., to meet his bride-to-be, Tuesday, and returned on the evening train and went directly to the residence of Mrs. J. H. Malcome, 622 E. 2nd street where the wedding was solemnized with Rev. R. H. Longdon officiating. His bride The Handy Colored Store 2409 Vine St. Ladies' and Gent's Furnishing Goods and Notions VISIT OUR DRY GOODS AND HARDWARE DEPT. BARGAINS TURNAINING COFFEE THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917. Mrs. Ida May Burnett, comes from Denver here and she is a charming young lady with winsome ways and we extend to them our congratulations for a long, happy and prosperous journey on the sea of matrimony.... The first quarterly meeting in the new conference year will be held Sunday, December 3, at the A. M. E. Church. All members and friends are invited to be present.... Prof. Boone and a committee from the Mothers' Club met with the Board of Education and asked for electric lights to be placed in the school. The school house will be used as a community center and also the electricity will be used for class room work for the teaching of history and other subjects with slides. The board furnished the machine.... Prof. Ernest O. Boone, Jr., wishes to state through the columns of this paper that in leaving out the names of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas from the list of those present at Mrs. Cooke's party was a mistake of the head and not of the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas come to Maryville from Carrollton. They are excellent people and a credit to the community. We are glad to have them here and extend to them the glad hand of welcome and only wish we could be instrumental in bringing such faffiles here to build up our population. Mr. J, L. Gooden went to St. Joseph on business last week. Mrs. J, L. Gooden spent Thanksgiving in Forrest City visiting Mr. Gooden's mother. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mitchell were host and hostess to a Thanksgiving dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W, M. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mr. Amos Schoolen, Miss Dorothy Palmer, Master Herbert and Ralph Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Page had as Thanksgiving dinner guests Mrs. Flora Allen and son of St. Joseph, Mr. James Palmer, Prof. and Mrs. Ernest O. Boone and son. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Malcome had as dinner guests Thanksgiving day Mr. and Mrs. John McGeeehe, Mrs. Mattie Williams, daughter and grandson. Mrs. Flora Allen spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. E. H. Page. Mr. George Tillman of Lathrop spent Friday with his sister, Mrs. E. H. Page. Rev. Jackson of Savannah held Quarterly meeting here Sunday for Presiding Elder Bryant, who was unable to be present this quarter. Prof. and Mrs. Ernest O. Boone, jr. had as dinner guests Saturday Mrs. Flora Allen and son of St. Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Page, Norvel Tillman, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mitchell and daughter Rev. R. H. Longdon and Rev. Jackson of Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson and Mr. Dorrel Carriger entertained Mrs. Flora Allen, Mrs. E. H. Page, Prof. and Mrs. E. O. Boone and son with a delightful luncheon Sunday at 6 p. m. Mr. Dorrel Carriger, Miss Laura Williams and Miss Vera Vance spent Thanksgiving in Savannah. Mr. B. F. Smart returned from Camp Funston for the winter, where he has been training the cooks for t he army WEIR. KANSAS. Messrs. A. R. Phillips and N. B. Brantley shipped in Plttsburgh, Kan. Monday afternoon....The funeral of Mrs. C. Alexander was held under the auspices of the Household of Ruth and the S. M. T. at the Mt. Hebon Baptist Church. Rev. F. H. Prentice officiated....Miss Helen Hobbs was a visitor of Miss Frankie Haley of Columbus, Kansas....Mr. D. Edmonson was a pleasant caller at the Phillip residence....St. John the Baptist church gave a rally Sunday and raised quite a neat sum....Mr. W. S. Crosby took supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Ferguson Thursday evening. ROSEDALE. KANSAS. Florine, Iva and Bernhardt Henderson spent Thanksgiving holidays with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Antony Henderson of South Park, Kansas....The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Lewis who died Tuesday at the Wheatley-Provident Hospital will be held Sunday afternoon from the Morning Star Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by a husband, Mr. John Lewis, a father and four sisters, one of whom is Mrs. J. L. Pearson of this city....Mr. and Mrs. Geo Turner, Mrs. T. T. Morton and Mrs. F. E. Jones spent Thanksgiving visiting relatives in Richardson and Leavenworth, Kansas....Mr. and Mrs. Walter Locke announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary, to Mr. John Everett the same to take place some time in January. LINCOLN. NEB. (By W. W. Mosely.) Mr. Peter Turner of Omaha, Neb., spent Thanksgiving with daughter and friends in the city.....Mr. LaCour and Dr. Morris of Omaha witnessed the Syracuse-Nebraska football game here Thanksgiving.....Mr. Eugene of Fremont, Neb., spent Thanksgiving day with relatives and friends here.....Mr. and Mrs. Beard of Kansas City visited their sister here last week.....Mr. Joseph Brown of Leavenworth, Kans., visited his sister here last week. Miss Brown is attending the State University here.....Mr. I. B. Smith of the City National Bank spent Thanksgiving day with friends at Beatrice.....Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wright went to Scottsbluff, Neb., Monday, to visit their sister, Mrs. Telitha Lindsay....Father Corneal spent Thanksgiving with friends in Hlawatha, Kas....Miss Villa Walker was the guest of the Misses Scotts in Beatrice, Neb., the past week....Thanksgiving services were held in the several churches in the forenoon after which dinners were served and programs rendered in the evening, Mr. Zion Baptist church reported having raised eighty dollars and the A. M. E. something over fifty dollars. The day was an ideal one and the people in general enjoyed themselves immensely in various ways....Rev. Mr. Stewart, assistant food conservator U. S. A., will be in the city next Sunday and speak at the A. M. E. church in the morning, Mt. Zion Baptist church at night. PLEASANT HILL, MO. Services were well attended at bishop churches. Rev. Woodson of Kansas City preached at the Baptist church... Rev. G. H. Daniel, Moderator of the New Era Baptist Church Association, was here last Monday in the interest of the district. While here he was the guest in the Speed and Gibson homes. ...Mrs. Ethel Davis visited in Higginsville, Mo., Sunday and Monday of last week....Mr. Cordella Spencer is reported ill at her country home, in Greenwood, Mo....Mrs. Bell Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Davis and daughter of Kansas City, visited Mrs. A. Bryant that week....Miss Lillian Hemley is visiting in Kansas City....A committee of young ladies with Miss Thelma Bryant as chairman, gave a very successful Thanksgiving supper for the benefit of the church....Marshall and Sewall Taylor visited home folks last week....Douglas school rendered a program for the benefit of the School Library....Miss Frances Bryant is on the sick list....Mrs. M. Ewing of Holden, Mo., visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. Wood, Sunday....Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Byum of Kansas City are here for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Belle Hunley of Holden, Mo., spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. G. W. Wood....Miss Lella Gipson came home Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gipson....The citizens will make up a Christmas sox for Howard Mills who is at Camp Funston. Mills is the only Negro boy from here who is in the camps having volunteered and went to the Jefferson Barracks in August and then to Fort Des Moines, Ia....Mr. Sanley Nelson visited friends here Monday....Mrs. Lizzie Banks of Emporia, Kans., visited her father, Mr. R. Hemley, last week....Mrs. Q. Hill is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Bryant. BUTTE, MONTANA. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hart. 1406 North Benton avenue, were host and hostess for a party of friends Thanksgiving. .Owing to the scarlet fever in this state, Colonel Roscoe C. Simmons postponed his engagement until a date later....Rev. and Mrs. George F. Martin made a special trip to Butte, Thanksgiving, and while there the Reverend filled the pulpit for Rev. Allen of the A. M. E. church....Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walton, 15 State street, entertained four persons to dinner Thanksgiving....Mrs. Hattie P. Garrell, 300 State street, is on the sick list....Mr. and Mrs. Major Green gave an open house to their friends Thanksgiving and a grand time was had....The reporter took Sunday off and accompanied by Mr. Clarence Walton drove out to Mr. Mack Harris' ranch, and after inspecting the place, were served a very delicious luncheon....Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McGinnis were at Mrs. A. L. Stitt's Thanksgiving day and lunched. ARGENTINE, KANSAS. By Mrs. Opneila Jackson. Mr. Robert Richards is dangerously ill at his home, 1053 Sout h26th street. ...Mrs. William Mallory of Topeka, Kas., and Miss Marjorie Reef of Oklahoma City visited their daughter and cousin, Mrs. Pansy Frazier, last week and left for Topeka, Kas....While cleaning a shotgun which he didn't know was loaded Everett Wade shot Claude McChristian above the knee on last Saturday....A plg was stolen from Mr. Gus Strickland's pen last week and has been found in a white man's barn. It was stolen by two white boys....Mrs. Bessie Guinn went to the hospital Sunday evening to be operated on for appendicitis....Mr. Murry Owens is ill. A BARE PATRIOT. I wonder if those of us who preach patriotism to the youth of the Republic at this time have adequately conceived of the patriotism of Hollis B. Frissell? There was nothing on earth that he either did not give up or was not willing to give up in order that every human being might have an equal opportunity to develop his rarest talents for the service and sacrifice of humanity. Our country is immensely indebted to this rare patriot in such an hour for the sympathetic spirit, the generous loyalty, and the unshakable patriotism of many thousands of its citizens, who, without him, might have drifted into disloyalty of heart and uselessness of life. — Bruce R. Payne in the Southern Workman. in a class to itself insures against old age, disability, accident, sickness, death, burial. $150,000.00 for Protection of Policy Holders. $400,000.00 Paid as Benefits. $30,000,000.00 of Insurance Written. This unsolicited letter was handed to us by Mr. Upton at the close of cur examination, and after his board had examined every certificate in force by the American Woodmen. When it is remembered that not a half dozen fraternals have so high a valuation, we should all rejoice at this wonderful achievement of Negro big business. Mr. L. H. Lightner, Supreme Clerk, American Woodmen. It affords me great pleasure to inform you that after carefully valuing your certificates for the closed calendar year, I find the American Woodmen stands well in the lead of most Fraternals of America with a valuation of 112.1 per cent. When it is considered that a large per cent. of the Fraternal Societies of the country have a valuation of less than 75 per cent, you are especially to be congratulated for the very excellent standing of the American Woodmen. Very truly yours, JOHN H. UPTON, Actuary. This letter proves to you the status of this society. Then you should waste no time to become a member. Phones: Bell, Grand 317; Mome, Main 3963. Tailored To Your Measure To wear, show your friends, tell who made it. Latest model, made in any style, a new look. Not a cent cost to you if you accept our new liberal offer for a few hours work. Give a month, introducing you to friends. No experience needed, everything furnished FREE. No matter what your age, send for this offer once. Every tailoring agent write us too, no matter who book of cloth samples, latest 1918 fashions, beautiful pictures our big collection. Now, buy now, this very minute, LIBERTY TAILORING SOCIETY. Dpt. 304 CHICAGO There will be given at Old City Hospital, a series of lectures on Social Service, beginning Wednesday evening, September 19, and every Thursday thereafter throughout the year. These lectures will be given by experts along their special lines, as indicated by the following program. They will also be free, and anyone wishing to take advantage of them is invited to attend. They will be given in the nurses' Study Room of the Old City Hospital, and will begin promptly at 8 o'clock p. m. Dec. 6: Mrs. T. G. McCampbell, president Federated Colored Women's Clubs. Subject, "Tag-Day." Dec. 13: Mr. F. F. McClure, superintendent Recreation Department Board of Public Welfare. Subject, "A City Plan for Recreation." Dec. 20: Miss Stella Coles. Subject, "The Campfire Girls." Jan. 10, 1918: Mrs. J. E. Dibble, investigator, Provident Association. Subject, "Social Service in the Hospital." Jan. 17: Mr. J. A. Borron, chief sanitary inspector, Board of Health. Subject, "Sanitation as Related to Social Work." Jan. 24-31: Miss A. J. Sorta, Women's Reformatory. Subject, "Training and Care of Delinquent Girls." Feb. 7: Mrs. T. W. H. Williams, Subject, "The School for Servant Girls." Feb. 14: Mrs. Mary Green, investigator, Provident Association. Feb. 21-28: Mr. J. O. Stutsman, superintendent Municipal Farm. Subject, "Causes of Crime." March 7: Dr. E. L Mathias, chief probation officer. Subject, "The Juvenile Court." March 14: Dr. Alberta Green, Women's Rafformatory. Subject, "Girls." March 21: Prof. J. R. E. Lee, principal, Lincoln High School. Subject, "The School and Social Service." March 28: Mrs. E. L Bringham, Helping Hand Association. April 4: Miss Anna Jones, Lincoln High School. Subject, "The Working Girls' Home." April 11: Mrs. Margaret Barnett, investigator for Board of Health. April 18: Mr. James A. Lee, truant officer. Subject, "The Truant Child." April 25: Miss Beatrice Sydnor. R. N. and Miss Grace White, teacher. Subject, "The Fresh Air School." May 2: Miss Eva M. Marquis. Subject, "How to Develop the Social Life of the Community." May 9: Mr. O. J. Hill, president Federated Negro Charities. May 16: Mrs. Frances J. Jackson, County Home for Negroes. Subject, "The County Home." KELLEY'S BEST HIGH PATENT FLOUR Kelley's Best Beat all the Best Kelley Milling Co. K.C.U.B.A. 10,000 PORO AGENTS In Principia The HA M ST. FOR DAN SCALP PORO CO 3100 ST. In Principal Cities of the United States There is one near you. FORMULATED 1900 66 MARK 99 MARK PORO HAIR GROWER MADE ONLY BY Mrs Amber Turubo Mallonv ST. LOUIS MISSOURI FOR DANDRUFF, FALLING HAIR, ITCHING SCALP; GIVING LIFE, BEAUTY, COLOR AND ABUNDANT GROWTH THIS STYLE OF BOX ADOPTED JUNE 12,1915 PRICE 50 CENTS PORO COLLEGE COMPAN FORMULATED 1900 PORO HAIR GROWER MADE ONLY BY Mrs Amelia Furubo Malony ST. LOUIS MISSOURI FOR DANDRUFF, FALLING HAIR, ITCHING SCALP; GIVING LIFE, BEAUTY, COLOR AND ABUNDANT GROWTH THIS STYLE OF BOX ADOPTED JUNE 12,1915 PRICE: 50 CENTS PORO COLLEGE COMPANY 3100 Pine Street, Dept. G ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Bell Phone E. 4394R THE Moder A.E. Modern Builder A. E. ESTES, President General Contractor Repairing a Special ONLY ONE of Kansas City records but one real, he established Negro jeweler, and he is A. Wilson W. 9th St. Half block west of Wyon Mr. Wilson sells Bonds, Watches, Clocks and Staple Jew :: and :: to the public satisfactory and proper THE Modern Builders Co. A.E. ESTES, President General Contracting Repairing a Specialty ONLY ONE ONLY ONE The history of Kansas City records but one real, legitimate, competent, established Negro jeweler, and he is J. A. Wilson at 1616 W. 9th St. Half block west of Wyoming St. BELL PHONE MAIN 2868W Kansas' Famous Wheat Kansas' Famous Wheat makes I-H FLOUR Hard, winter, "turkey red" is the world's flour wheat supreme. Given the benefit of I-H modern milling, this fine raw product becomes a super-fine food—I-H Flour—the aristocrat of every grocery. Try it. Ismert-Hincke Milling Co. Kansas City, U. S. A. of the United States near you. LITED 1900 PRO GROWER ONLY BY Pierurubo Allow MISSOURI CALLING HAIR, ITCHING LIFE, BEAUTY, COLOR ANT GROWTH ADOPTED JUNE 12,1915 O CENTS GE COMPANY Office 2460 Waldrond Ave. Builders Co. US, President Contracting a Specialty Y ONE records but one real, legitimate, jeweler, and he is Wilson block west of Wyoming St. son sells locks and Staple Jewelry and :: factory and proper treatment. as' Wheat Headquarters: Masonic Temple, 18th and Woodland Avenue The colored people of this city, assisted and advised by many prominent white people, wil launch a campaign, beginningDecember 8 and continuing twenty days, to raise $25,000.00 tc purchase and equip a permanent home for the Wheatley-Provident Hospital for colored people There Is No Hospital in This Great City That Admits Negro Physicians and Negro Patients Except THE OLD CITY HOSPITAL Don’t you think we deserve better treatment than that? BLACK MEN, LET US DC OUR DUTY. Remembering: “God helps those who HELP themselves.” Many generou: white people will help us. Note: We have closed a deal for the Catholic school property at 1826 Forest avenue It is a large, commodious stone building containing 20 large rooms IN THE HEART OF THE NEGRO DISTRICT, splendidly located and admirably suited for a Negro hospital. It will require $25,000 to pay for and equip this property. Can’t we get it? Bell Phone East 999. Home Phone Special. Mrs. T. G. McCampbell, President of Federated Clubs, will have charge of our annual Tag Day, Dec. 22. The Wheatley-Provident Hospital NELSON C. CREWS, Chairman Executive Committee x,t" Sunrisscr wavacrueny, ' iden FRED W. DABNEY, satgainem Hxecaniys Gonsuittos © SR nauk nc ee ow EVA MrOx ‘Seen mm re a re rr THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917. a re ee ee WE OPERATE UNDER GOVERNMENT INSPECTION Neuer Bros. Meat Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Manufacturer Especially of Pure Home Made Sausage and Lard No. 1326-1328 Main Street Telephones: Home, 1328 M.; Bell 85 Gr. Kansas City, Mo. VINE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH. All services were well attended Sun- day. Two additions.,....Mr. Thomas Baldock is very sick, We hope he will '| recover soon.....The Junior choir did well Stinday under the direction of Misg Dauphine Coles. Mrs, Clara Adams made a very interesting talk | Sunday in the interest of the Red Cross, We hope her much success. .. iss two church clubs, viz., King David and Queen Esther, received their prizes Sunday evening. ...Mr, Thomas Pollard, president of King David (the champion) club, received a fine floral design from the club and a ffne gold watch from the church. Mrs. Diggs, president of Queen Esther club, also received a beautiful bouquet from her club, and a valuable gold bracelet from the church, ‘which is very grate- ful to both clubs for their excellent service....Mrs. Jennie Graham, chair- man of the Thanksgiving committee, turned over to the B. Y. P. U., $40.15 clear of all expenses which was. enough to pay the balance on their’ piano. Mrs. Jennie Graham worked hard and deserves much credit for her noble work. Mrs. P. L. Blackwell did well with the Peep show. We ten- | der each of them our thanks. THE VINE STREET CHURCH CLUBS IN FOUR RACES. A King and a Queen started to run a race, It was in the very first.of summer; ‘Wen the sun was wrapped in slumber And the birds had gone to roost, The queen was Callie Diggs, the King is Thomas Pollard. ‘The race was on The Queen ran fast, And won the first two races; She said she had the very best of| pacers. | | ‘They ran so fast, they jumped the| track Then her pacers speed did slacken, And they began to weaken And she lost the next two races When they began to slacken. King David said, “This thnig won't do} For I know that T have good pacers, | So I'l call on my God three times a| day | And win the next two races | Because I have ggod pacers. | | Annie Hill had a vision | That the Queen was nine dollars ahead | in the last two races— | McFadden said turn the vision back-| wards | THE DRUG STORE BEAUTIFUL Service and Quality are Paramount at the WHITE-WOOD DRUG STORE | Bring Your Prescriptions to us and be assured , of Absolute Accuracy and Fair Treatment. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE IN ALL LINES ) N. W. Corner 19th and Vine Streets. (Transfer Point) PHONES—HOME EAST 2293, BELL E. 641. ll i i tl ie ll I OUR ADVERTISEMENTS. No level headed person can doubt for one minute the fact that we regard the buying activity of our subseribers as highly as any newspaper anywhere to be found. And re- garding it as we do, we are always careful to see that what- ever is advertised in our columns will be found by the buy- ing public exactly as represented, This carefulness assures both the advertisers and our subscribers, and the house that advertises in the Sun should know that what it advertises will be read from this view- point, Likewise, every reader may purchase of our adver- tisers in perfect safety, knowing that absolute satisfaction is to be had. This is a combination that cannot be beaten anywhere by any other paper. Safety First, and you find it at the firm that advertises with us! And we'll beat her nine times seven ‘Then keep pacing for we are thorough: bred pacers, ‘The King said, “Don't be discouraged, Neither be dismayed, Just stay on the track And keep thé pace For I am sure to win the races,” ‘The King with his pacers ran by grace And kept pace and won the last two races By nine times seven, then some, Because they trusted in their God For they were thoroughbred pacers, —Mrs. G. W. McFadden. ALLEN CHAPEL. By Delia H. Mosee. Many were in attendance Sunday. At the morning service Dr, William H. Thomas delivered one of those scholarly sermons 80 uplifting in their tenency. Lieutenants Watts and Banks spoke briefly of Camp Funston, was splendid. The Baby Contest com- mittee reported $131,00, which was turned over to the coal committee, ‘The evening services was devoted to the displaying of Biblical views. There were four additions. ‘The first quar- terly meeting of the Conference year will be held December 16. The final returns have not been made from the rally, but it is expected a goodly sum has been realized. The most popular service in Allen Chapel in the course of the year is the Christmas morning service. Do not miss it....The Doug- lass Hospital Tag Day will be Decem- ber 15 on the Kansas side.....‘The sad news has just been received of the death of Dr. Frank McDonald, editor of the Western Christian Recorder, while occupying @ pulpit in Bain- bridge, Ga....You are invited to at- tend all services in this church. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The last two Sundays were Educa. tional Rally Days in all the depart: ments of the church, The services were well attended. Prof. M H. Thompkins of the Douglass school, Prof. W. H. Harrison of the Attucks school, and Prof. J. B. Buster of the Kansas Side, and Mrs. William Al; phin brought up splendi dmessages. The Bible School raised its apportion. ment and the church more than doubled its apportionment. The Aid Society had a fine meeting with Mrs. J.T, Watkins, 2742 Woodland avenue. ....The Y. M, C. A. was entertained by Miss Mary Whiteside at the resi dence of Mrs, Nettie Jackson, 222¢ Flora avenue.....The auxiliary to the C. W. B, M. held their regular month ly meeting at the Church, Sunday, at 5 p.m, During the two weeks in all services the Missionary and Educa. tional work of the Church was present. ed to the congregation. ‘The member. ship of the Missionary societies was doubled during the campaign. The Pastor will speak Sunday at both serv: fees: 11 a. m,, “The Courch in Men;" at 8 p. m,, “Men in the Church.” Wel- come to all the services, EBENEZER CHAPEL. | Ever yavailable seat was occupied |at the services Sunday and the pas. |tor, Rev. Osborne, preached two pow: ‘erful sermons. Thee were seven addi- tions. Among the visitors who wor- shipped were Mrs, Lulu Wheeler and [Mise Simpson from. Omaha, ‘Neb; Lieutenant Watkins from Camp Fun- ston and Attorney W. C. Hueston. Ebenezer choir maintained their repu- tation and acquitted themselves with honor in the recital at Lincoln High ‘school Sunday afternoon. One of the Most brilliant affairs yet given by the ‘members of Ebenezer was the public reception on Friday evening in honor of Rey. and Mrs. Osborne, The wel- come addresses were made by the Revs. W. H. Thomas, J. F, Griffen, J. W. Hurse, P, E. Gilbert, C. A. Frank lin, Mrs, Sadie Dimery, Prof. J. R. EB. Lee, Prof, T. B. Steward, Attorney W. C, Hueston and Dr. J. E. Dibble. In- vocation by Rev. R. Davis and special music by the choir. Solo by Mrs. Jessie Novel. Mrs, Bernard, on behalf of the Stewardess, presented a beauti- ful bouquet of flowers and Rev. and Mrs. Osborne responded to the hearty welcomes made on behalf of the dif- ferent professions and churches of the city. Mrs, Anna Roberts was mistress of ceremony.....The Whosoever-will club will entertain at the Literary So- ciety on Wednesday evening..... Misses Cordella Johnson, Darlene Du- vall, Hazel Hall and Arlene Jefferson, students of Western University from Omaha, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Osborne at the parsonage. Miss Goldie Price has opened a Btudio of Music at her home, 1736 Brooklyn Avenue. Special attention given to beginners. Lesson, 25 cents, ER i a iil vitae andy Sey pe? AP SS ahd hee OP agi kg Our Great Piano Sal P - Uur Great Piano Sale ; An absolutely unprecedented opportunity for you to pur- ; chase our Upright, Grand or Player Piano now. 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Entered as second-class matter, August —, 1908, at the postoffice at Kansas City, Mo., under the act of March 3, 1879. Nelson C. Crews.....Editor and Owner Willa M. Glenn.....General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year. $1.50 Six Months. .75 Three Months. .50 ADVERTISING RATES, $2.00 PER INCH PER MONTH. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. Have you contributed to the Hospital Campaign Fund? Do your bit for the Hospital and you will be happy. A special train of Colored soldiers will arrive today from Camp Funston to attend the big foot ball game and the entertainment at Academy Hall, given for their benefit and in their honor. More than 500 men are coming and our people should throw open their homes and take especial pains to see that they are all properly cared for, and above all offer them no liquor nor anything that would tend to degrade or disgrace them. SOCIAL RIGHTEOUSNESS. If we would be proud of race, we must first of all conserve the respect of womanhood. We must not deflower the innocent, the noble virginity of youth. The blossoming rose we may not pluck but rather preserve its purity under the sunlight of life and beauty. But God, can we look up as men if our women are cast down crushed by wantonness, their own or others? We must first learn restraint; second, we must respect; third, we are bound to protect. ARE TEACHERS DISLOYAL? Action of State Teachers' Officials Creates Unfavorable Comment. At the session of the State Teachers' Association held here last month it was suggested by a member that a donation to the local Y. M. C. A. of the sum of ten dollars and fifteen dollars to the Camp Funston Fund be made. Those offering the suggestion hoped by this to place the teachers upon record as at least being in tangible sympathy with the Negro men who are giving up their home and family comforts for the rigor of the training camp preparatory to offering up their lives for the honor of the country. The monetary feature was conceded to be insignificant. For some surprisingly unaccountable reason President C. C. Hubbard opposed each of these donations, declaring, it is said, that too much is being asked for the soldiers and complaining that he was yet to face another proposal of this sort as soon as he reached his home in Sedalia. After some spirited discussion, a vote of the teachers was taken, and each proposition was carried over the vigorous protest of the president, and one or two members of his official cabinet. The association soon afterwards adjourned, and the majority of the teachers expressed themselves as being highly pleased with their action. But it is now evident that the unsympathetic officials determined to accomplish by strategem that which they could not bring about by argument. They left the city without paying either of these allowances, al though very careful to collect their own bills, including traveling expenses, the latter a very unusual demand by teachers whose salary is paid during their absence from work on account of this annual meeting. Letters have been sent to Secretary C. G. Williams and to Miss Blanch Morrison, treasurer, demanding an explanation of this failure, but up to date neither of these has seen fit to answer the inquiries. It certainly seems strange that such unusual procedure should obtain among those who naturally would be expected to appear as high lights of patriotism, especially as applied to members of their own race, and when leaders everywhere are vicing with each other in even making personal sacrifices for the honor of the country and for the relief of those who are suffering in the great world crisis. Our teachers are our legitimate leaders and should at all times appear upon the side of progressive citizenship during peace as well as during war. Anything else is plain slackery and unfits such persons for the sacred positions which they hold in society. An appeal has just been sent to the new president, R. H. Cole, of St. Louis, and his action is eagerly awaited by those who are anxious to see the teaching body of the state appear in its proper light toward these great movements looking to the physical and moral comfort of the black sons and fathers who are sworn to offer up their lives for the defense of liberty and who have no claim upon anybody outside of their own people. You mothers and fathers who feel yourself growing old and becomngn reconciled to your fate will have a chance to renew your youth, for the "Katzenjammer Kids" are coming to town. It's a brand new musical comedy, made from the funny cartoons in the colored supplements, and in its transition to the stage it gains added humor and furnishes one of the most pleasing evenings in the theatre imaginable. The piece is produced by Gazzolo, Gatts and Clifford, and they have spared no expense to make their offering a notable one. The three acts are pictorial gems, while the electrical effects are novel and original. The chorus is a feature which the management prides itself on. The girls are the prettiest and most graceful seen in a musical comedy in many moons. The entire production is enhanced by their beauty and vivacity, and all in all, the "Katzenjammer Kids" is said to be the best entertainment of the season. Its engagement at the Garden Theater for one week, commencing Sunday, December 9, promises to be one of the features of the present theatrical season in this city. WHAT KIND OF A NEGRO DO YOU INTEND TO BE? In intend to be a Negro with plenty of heart and soul, never bending or giving way under evil pressure, asserting my manhood against oppression of every soil, from white or black man. I intend to fight intelligently, morally and physically, when necessary, to gain the apex of citizenship. I intend to learn more, bemore and have more, both of character and money, each day. In intend to be progressive and see that others are the same in the community where I live. I mean to see that the work of race uplift never wanes by me not doing my share. In intend to overcome the weaknesses that are in me and avoid the same I may see in others. I intend to put a high estimation on my race and myself and not accept the valuation the white man would impose upon us. I intend to always be a man first, a Negro after wards, hoping that in this way I will always be a manly Negro. C. A. STARKS. Did you know that the excellent furniture sold by the Avery Furniture Co., 1308-10 Grand Ave., is only equal by the liberal credit system by which they sell it. NOTICE. I wish to announce the change of my Studio and would be pleased to meet all of my stu- dents of the past, present and future. Respectfully, MME. A. MOORE. Teacher of piano and voice. 1619 Cottage Ave. Classified Wants and Rooms to Rent Classified Wants and Rooms to Rent For Rent—Five rooms, electric lights and bath. 2418 Montgall Ave. Bell phone, East 4282. Call after 5:00 p. m. FOR RENT—Three furnished rooms or four-room cottage. 2002 Bales Ave. or call Bell Phone, East 4067-M. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished rooms, 1514 East 17th street. Ball Bell phone Grand 3532W. FOR RENT—Small unfurnished room, 1st floor; reasonable rent. Mrs. Baker, 1013 Euclid. FOR SALE—Good home on easy terms. Home phone, East 1415. Mr. Moore. WANTED—Children to care for by the day or week. 1514 East Tenth street. Bell 'Phone East 1147J. FOR RENT—5 rooms, electric lights and bath. 2418 Montgall Ave. Bell phone, East 4282. Call after 5 o'clock p. m. Four furnished rooms. 24th and Paseo; heat, electric lights, telephone, use of piano, kitchen for light housekeeping in suite or single; $2.50 to $4.00 weekly. Bell phone, Grand 1766W. MONEY TO LOAN ON MONEY TO LOAN ON FURNITURE. To rooming house keepers and to honest working men and women who have an approved reputation of paying their obligations when due. Don't let your bills worry you; get a loan from us and pay them. You can pay us back in small weekly installments. Our business is strictly confidential. Call Bell Grand 4204. Ask for Manager HELP WANTED. Colored laborers with small families for Sunny Side, Utah, to pull and load coke. Wages $2.40 per oven. Good workers can earn $7.20 per day by loading three ovens. Four room cottages with electric lights and running water can be rented for $8.00 monthly or $2.00 a room. Groceries and other provisions are just as cheap as they are in Kansas City. Twenty families have already gone and report everything satisfactory. There are men on these works that have earned $200.00 a month. No labor trouble of any kind. Transportation furnished free. For further particulars, see Rivers, Manager Afro-American Co., 1510 E. 18th street. Bell phone, East 782; Home, East 802. Will ship on or about December 15. THE KANSAS CITY SUN. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1917 Negro Business and Professional Directory of Greater Kansas City BAKERIES. MRS. SUSIE OWENS, 2331 Vine street Bell phone, East 5017. HOME BAKERY. Mrs. A. Compton Prop. 1717 E. 18th street. BARBER SHOPS LABORING MEN'S BARBER SHOP, W. F. O'Bonnon, Prop., 558 Grand avenue. BEAUTY PARLORS AND MAIR DRESSERS. MISS ELSIE ROGERS, Poro Hair Dresser, 1244 Armstrong Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. MRS. CORA D. WILLIAMS, Poro Hair Dresser, 1319 Euclid Ave. Bell phone, East 1215J. MRS. SUSIE P. GIPSON, 1725 Michi- gan avenue, Poro hair dresser. Bell Phone, East 3058J. CAFES. MRS. H. W. DOTSON, 1705 East 12th, Bell Phone, E. 2214. FLORISTS. CROSTHWAIT FLORAL CO., 1501 E. 19th. Bell phone, East 272. LAWYERS. 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. 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 221. C. W. Neloms, Mgr. H. L. KINSLER, 918 East Twenty-first street. Bell phone, Grand 42043. SHOE STORE. G. A. PAGE'S SHOE STORE, 1507 E. Eighteenth street. Pell phone, East 1328. SHOE REPAIRING. ELECTRIC SHOE & REPAIR SHOP, J. C. Banks, Prop., 1514 $ \frac{1}{2} $ East Eight teenth street. Bell phone East 4939. UNDERTAKERS ADKINS BROS., Nineteenth and Vine streets. Both Phones, East 4349. East 4349. H. B. MOORE, 1104 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. All the musical talent of greater Kansas City, white and Colored, will hear Roland W. Hayea next Friday night. VIOLIN LESSONS GIVEN By Prof. Frank Martin, Graduate of Kansas University Under Prof. Wort S. Morse. Studio at 1831 Paseo Lessons from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. DRESSMAKING and PLAIN SEWING French hand made roses and buds for all occasions. MRS. A. W. PORTER 1208 East 16th Street Bell Phone Grand 2738J Bell Phone E.2013 Home Phone E. 4349 W. H. HUBBELL Since the ordinary car does the ordinary things, to take a ride in King Cole 8, one comes out of the past into the present. Our car is steam heated in winter, air cooled in summer. C. H. HARRIS, Mgr. 1731 Lydia Ave. Hours: to 9 a. m., 12 to 1 p. m. Hall phones, Home Main 2783, Bell Grand 3352, Residence, 2624 Euclid Ave. Res. Phone, Bell East 3429W. RATES REASONABLE. Why pay more than 50 cents to get a trunk hauled? AND LET LIVE AUTO BAGGAGE AND E T. T. TIVETT Why pay more to get a t LIVE AND LET LIVE AUTO T. T. T Bell Phone Grand 1266 Stand, 2109 Campbell Street everything. 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We give diplomas to graduates. 5,000 agents wanted to sell our goods. Liberal discount to agents. Perfecto System taught by Mme. E. Floyd and Miss Willie Maniece, professional hair dressers and scalp specialists. Y AT 1636 EAST 18TH ST. E, EAST 3955. Madam Lydia Gardner's Magic Lip Reducer This wonderful preparation positively reduces thick lips without injury. Every bottle sold strictly guaranteed. Agents wanted in every town in the United States. My remedy does all I claim for it, or money refunded. Write or call at 316 Kentucky Ave., Joplin, Mo. $1.00 per Bottle WM. JOHNSTON, MGR. AUTO SERVICE Night or Day for All Occasions and Cigar Stand We Guarantee All Shoes We Dye Kansas City, Mo. 1917 CITY NEWS --- In Meworiam JAS. WALTER FISHER DIED DEC. 6 1911 "Gone but not forgotten" A LOVING WIFE DORA E. FISHER Miss Louise Vanloo left Thursday for Manhattan, Kas., to enter school. Haye you ever tried the Spotless Kitchen, 23 West 13th street, the best placse in town to eat? Madame Hackley and sister, Mrs. Williams, of St. Joseph, Mo., visited A. E. Hackley, 1819 Harrison. Mr. Lawrence Sapp of 1608 Cottage avenue, left December 2d for Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. J. Stokes, 1012 Euclid avenue, has been on the sick list, but is recuperating. Mr. H. Bishop, the well known chef who has been instructor in cooking at Camp Funston, returned to the city. Mrs. A. J. Brown of Miltonville Kans., who has been visiting Mrs. J. B. Worten, 703 Georgia avenue, Kans- sas City, Kans., has returned home. Come to the Silver Leaf Dance Wednesday, December 12, at Lyric Hall. Music by Williams Orchestra Admission 25 cents. Mrs. Richard Jackson of Glasgow Mo., is the guest of her son and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coleman, 1714 E. 13th street. Rev. A. G. Gillis and Miss Carrie Duncan, formerly of Texas, were quietly married Thursday evening at 6:00 p. m. FOR RENT—One neatly furnished room for one or two gentlemen. Modern. Bell phone, East 3453-W. 1916 E. 13th street. Mrs. Mary Ashby and daughter, Mrs. Ada Seals, visited the former's son at Brunswick, Mo., returning home Sunday evening. They were accompanied by Mrs. Ashby's grandson to this city. In Men JAS, WALT DIED DEC "Gone but no The strong Negro football team of Liberty, Mo., claims the Missouri Valley championship by virtue of not losing a game this season winning five games and tying one with Western University. Coach A. J. Willis challenges any team in the valley for a post season game, December 13. Mrs. Mary LeNoir has returned to her home in Denver, Colo., after a two months' visit in Missouri. While in Kansas City she was entertained by her many friends and was the house guest of Mrs. Fannie Pryor, 1813 E. 16th street. Rev. S. A. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Johnson, Mrs. Julia McBrier, and Miss Mirtha McBrier motored to this city from Ottawa, Kan., Thursday morning to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Straughter, 1206 Paseo. After having a delightful time and partaking of a very delicious din- ner they returned to Ottawa Friday afternoon. * HERRIFORD'S JAZZ BAND * * Joe Herriford, Jr., Leader * * 2331 Lydia Avenue * * Bell Grand 2978-J * * KANSAS CITY, MO. * * Mrs. S. E. Laing, Hair Dresser, recently of 1715 East 18th street, wishes to notify her many friends and customers that she has changed her address to 1607 E. 18th street. Madame Laing's hair dressing parlor is prepared to serve all as before. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gates of Lincoln Neb., are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Felix H. Payne this week. Rev. Jordan Allen, a pioneer minister of the A. M. E. Church and Mrs. Susie Lewis of Fort Scott, Kansas, were married Tuesday, November 27. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished room to a permanent gentleman. $1.50 per week. Twenty minutes car ride to the heart of the city. 123 Westport avenue. Bell phone, Rosedale 222. Mr. Anderson Dillard of Weir City, Kans., spent Thanksgiving in Kansas City and was the guest of Mrs. Josephine Robinson, 1707 East 11th street. The Christmas Tobacco Fund, being raised by Houston & McCampbell at Camp Funston, will close December 18. Have you done your bit? Mr. E. D. Brown of York, Ala., is temporarily located at 1916 E. 13th street and hopes to locate here permanently. The many friends of Mrs. Annie E. Floyd will regret to learn that she is quarantined on account of her husband having small pox and trust that he will soon recover. WANTED—The, address of Henrietta Thomas, who formerly lived at Manhattan, Kan., moving from there to 404 East 5th street, Kansas City, Mo. W. L. Sayers, attorney, Hill City, Kans. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. Last Sunday morning the pastor preached a powerful sermon on "The Secrets of the Lord Is With Them That Fear Him" to a large congregation. The evening services were devoted to covenant meeting and the Lord's supper. One candidate received the ordinance of baptism. There were five additions to the church....The moriam TER FISHER M. C. 6 1911 not forgotten" A LOVING WIFE DORA E. FISHER amount cleared above all expenses on the Thanksgiving dinner was $103.00....The amount aken in during the rally to pay the floating indebtedness of the church last Sunday was $285.50....The Friendship Club met at the house of Mrs. Randolph, 1031 Highland avenue, last Thursday afternoon....The Mission Circle met at the home of Mrs. Cora Williams, 1319 Euclid avenue, last Friday....An old fashioned spelling bee will be held in this church December 14. A ROYAL RECEPTION One of the most beautiful society events of the Thanksgiving season was the reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Kingsberry, 1327 Euclid, in honor of the marriage of Cozetta, their only daughter, to Dr. Ernest E. Graves, a very successful young dentist of Lincoln, Neb. The guests began to arrive at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and from that hour until midnight, there was an unbroken phalanx of callers, the bride being one of the most popular young ladies in the city, and the family one of the oldest and most respected. The house was decorated in palms and beautiful potted plants. Refreshments consisted of two tone ice cream and cake, and fruit punch. Wine and sandwiches were served to the younger couples who also indulged in dancing. Many toasts were proposed to the success of the charming bride. Mrs. Cozetta Graves, the bride, was bewitchingly gowned in white satin trimmed in Chantilly lace, having at her bodice a beautiful bouquet of bride's roses. The groom was attired in conventional black. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. Gates, Mrs. Conrad, and Mrs. E. P. Graves, Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs. Marion Smith THE KANSAS CITY SUN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917. and Mrs. S. Alexander. The happy couple were recipients of many artistic and useful gifts, among which was a mahogany service tray, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Oden and Kenneth Oden; demitasse spoons, community design, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Malone, Lincoln, Neb.; silver salad fork, pearl handled, Misses Mary and Martha Burden, Lincoln, Neb.; silver olive ladle, pearl handled, Arthur Patrick and sister, Lincoln, Neb.; burnished brass secretarial set, Miss Wilson and Mr. Bruce; copper nut cracker and mahogany bowl, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gates, Lincoln, Neb.; cut glass compote, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mitchell, Ottumwa, Iowa; set of silver spoons, colonial design, Mr. and Mrs. Bolivar Payne and daughter, Chillicothe, Mo.; set of silver knives and forks, colonial design, Mr. Millard Kingsberry, Chillicothe, Mo.; hammered silver filigree condiment set, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Finney and Mr. William Elliott; cut crystal cologne retainer, Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Lee; cut glass bonbon dish, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilson Smith; hand decorated Japanese porcelain vase, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Smith; hand painted cake plate, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Vaughan, Dr. and Mrs. McElroy; hope chest doll, Prof. and Mrs. John Lee, Utica, Mo.; beautiful crocheted lingerie set, Mrs. S. Alexander; silver gravy ladle, colonial design, Mrs. Lewis Holmes and Mrs. Henry Crews; set of silk handkerchiefs, Rev. and Mrs. Perkins, Sapulpa, Okla.; center piece and doily, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. McFadden; hand crocheted runner, Mrs. Eula Harrison; Turkish bath towel, orental weave, Mr. and Mrs. William Ballard; embroidered day towel, Mesdames L. A. Gillmore, Eliza Jessee, S. P. Morgan, Ida Lee; crocheted Turkish bath towel, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mason; hand crocheted bath towels, Mrs. S. E. Williams and family; silver cold meat fork, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Crews; silver whipped cream ladle, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Payne and Mrs. Georgia Hutchison, Chillicothe, Mo.; elaborately designed bed spread, the Misses Claudia Quarles, Neosho Venerable, Hazel Capps, Olivia Lewis, Corinne Lightbody, Mrs. M. B. Easley, Messrs. George Carter and J. H. Smith; cretonne knitting bag, Mrs Edward Smith; beautiful pair pink blankets, Mr. Orange Kingsberry, Jr.; Pickard cabinet piano and White sewing machine, Mr. and Mrs. J. O Kingsberry, parents of the bride. Out-of-town house guests, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Gates, Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs Hattie Conrad, Broken Bow, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Graves, parents of the groom, Lincoln, Neb. A DELIGHTFUL DINNER. An elegant dinner was given by Mr. Marshall Swader and Mr. D. Ewing at their residence, 1402 Euclid avenue, in honor of Mr. Swader's brothers, D. and A. Swader, of Liberty, Mo. A handsome menu card was furnished each guest with the following quotation from Dunbar printed there on: "Air a-gittin' cool and coolah, Frost a-comin' in de night, Hickanuts an' wa'nuts fallin, Possum keepin' out o' sight. Turkey struttin' in de ba'nya'd, Nary steps so proud ez his, Keep on struttin', Mistah Tu'key You o!' fool yo' naik's in dangah, Do you know Thanksgibbin's hyea? MENU $^1$ -Salted jumbo peanuts, oyster cocktail, celery, queen olives, sliced tomatoes, consomme petit pois, friend lake trout, saratoga chips, tomato sauce, roast young turkey, cranberry sauce, stewed sugar corn, oyster drassing, stringless beans, egg nog, browned sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, marachino, pumpkin pie, vanilla ice cream, macarons, lady fingers, American cheese with toasted crackers, coffee,* tea, cigarettes, cigars. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. John Doyle, Miss Rosa B. Scott, Miss Helen Miles, Mrs. Lewis Ewing, Mrs. David Dale, Mrs. Bessie Givens. J. H. H. THE BEGINNING OF DEMOCRACY. By W. E. Griffin. The United States entered the war for the purpose of "Making the world safe for democracy." The underlying idea seems to be that world democracy has been attacked, and that the intervention of the strong arm of the United States is necessary to prevent the overthrow or submergence of that great ideal. Now the United States is a nation which never has tolerated democracy. Its social structure was for two hundred years impregnated with slavery. Since the slaves were set free there has been steadily maintained a system of racial caste. In fact the American system of racial caste is the most cherished institution in the United States which is considered to be absolutely sacred. It takes precedence over religion, law and politics; and any man who opposes it is denounced as enemy of the public weal. In view of the above, many are surprised at the new role the United States has announced her intention to play. Nevertheless they are hoping that th announced purposes of entering the war are not merely a matter of fine phraseology, but that there exists a real purpose to do genuine constructive work towards furthering the broad and humane principles of democracy. And it is pleasing to note that there are already some signs that the spirit of real democracy is beginning to manifest itself. From these signs there is hope that democracy may yet become a reality in the United States. Two events of recent occurrence are of no little democratic import. The one is national in its scope, the other local. The first is the decision recently handed down by the Supreme Court of the United, States affecting the legality of ordinances passed in certain cities enforcing the segregation of the races. The decision of the court is sweeping and unequivocal. There was no disposition to hedge or evade the great legal and moral issues involved. The court declared once and for all that such ordinances are in abrogation and contravention of the constitutional rights of citizens. This far-reaching decision affords hope that the Negro race may yet come into the full possession and of its civil and political rights. The event of local importance was a meeting which took place in Kansas City a few weeks ago. This meeting was promulgated by the officials of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and was devoted to a discussion of the social welfare of the Negro race. That a great and going concern like the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company should take the lead in arguing for better social conditions for the Negro is a fact of paramount importance and of the utmost significance. In its larger aspect it means that the best white brains of the country are beginning to see that bettering the social conditions of Negroes, by paying better wages, providing better housing conditions, and providing larger opportunities for wholesome recreation, is not merely a matter of philanthropy, but is good business as well. In the case of the Metropolitan, it protects their risks, but in a larger sense it protects all society, since the economic and social life of the white man is inevitably bound up with the economic and social life of the Negro. This recognition of the unity of the social order, and of the inter-dependence of the welfare of social groups is the very essence of democracy. So it is plasing to note that while we are fighting abroad for democracy there are some signs of the beginning at least of democracy at home. IN MEMORIAM. In sad remembrance of my dear mother, Alice Doyle, who departed this life December 4, 1910: Seven years has passed since you left me; How I've missed you all the while; But I know that you are resting in the arms of our Eternal God. Sadly missed by daughter, BEULAH ANDERSON. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank our many friends and neighbors and members of St. Stephen's Baptist Church and its excellent choir for the music and the many beautiful floral offerings and expressions of sympathy extended us in the loss of our beloved mother, Mrs. Maria Jackson. Miss Mollie Logan, Birdie Gordon, Rosa Jackson, Dillard Jackson. KANSAS CITY, KAS. By Mrs. Zenobia Nelson. Mrs. E. V. Hopkins of 365 Rowland avenue and niece spent Thanksgiving at Pleasanton, Kas., with her sister, Mrs. Mattie Ward, and had a very enjoyable time. Mrs. Paul Brown of Oskaloosa, Ia., will make her future home with her sister, Mrs. Maude Burkes, at 404 Cleveland avenue. Mrs. Cora Evans, 1412 North 8th street, spent last week in Topeka, Kas., with her sister. Prof Currie, a teacher in the Summer High School, was married last week at St. Louis, Mo., and a reception was tendered them at their beautiful new home last Friday, 942 Washington boulevard. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rhodes, 942 Washington boulevard, entertained a few friends in honor of her parents of Odessa, Mo., who spent Thanksgiving with them. Dr. and Mrs. Bell, Miss Rhodes and Miss Shaffer motored here from Wichita, Kansas, and spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Claybourne. Mrs. S. W. Brown, 932 Greely avenue, is improving at this writing from a serious operation. Mr. James Scott, who is attending Kansas University, spent Thanksgiving with his aunt and cousins, at 1321 N. 8th street. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Dwiggins, 852 Oakland avenue, and several others spent Thanksgiving day at Eudora, Kans. The Sunday School at the Metropolitan Church is growing larger and becoming more spiritual each Sunday. Arthur Freelain, a primary scholar, very beautifully told the lesson story last Sunday. Both services were glorious at this Temple Sunday. The Parent-Teachers' Association has organized a Red Cross Club at the Stowe School. They are making much progress with their work. All mothers are invited to attend and sew and knit. They will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. Mrs. P. C. Dow, president of the Red Cross Chapter, will be present and outline the work of the Auxiliary and have garments for the women to sew. The program at the Citizen's Forum Sunday was of a very high order. A large representation of professional and business men was in attendance. The quotations were fine. The current events were related by Mr. Junius J. N. Gray and Mr. O. B. Johnson and were well delivered and to the point. Mr. Nelson C. Crews was the speaker and in glowing terms spoke of the Metropolitan Temple, its pastor and wife and his appreciation to the many loyal subscribers of the Kansas City Sun. The speaker gave a most comprehensive address on the "Ideal Citizen." Mr. Scott, musical composer, presented the Forum with the most inspiring solos that has thrilled our vast congregations.... Mr. P. C. Swancy read an excellent paper. Lieut. Hatchet was presented and made some timely remarks in regard to the obedience of the soldier boys which moved the audience with loud applause. Mr. Alexander Young, 61 years of age, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Jones, 27th and Douglass streets, Quindaro, Kansas, after a brief stay here of two weeks; he is survived by two sons and three daughters, grandchildren and a host of other relatives. Those present at the time of his death were Mrs. Geo. Jones, Father Fagan Young of Kansas City, Kans.; Mrs. Elvira Smith of Ogden, Utah; granddaughter, Miss Cleo Young of Springfield, Mo., all of whom accompanied the remains Monday night to Springfield. The funeral services were held at the residence of Mr. Creed Young, his son, in that city. Many beautiful flowers were sent by friends of the family. Oliver & Houston was the undertaking firm which prepared and shipped the remains. THREE ANTHOLOGIES. Boni and Liveright announce for publication about December 12th: "The Path on the Rainbow." an anthology of North American Indian poems, selected and edited by George Austin; an introduction by George Austin; "Dreams and Images," an anthology of Catholic poets, edited with an introduction by Joyce Kilmer, and "The Great Modern French Poets," an anthology of epoch-making short stories of France, edited with a comprehensive critical introduction by Willard Huntington Wright. You will astonish the lovers of modern verses to find how similar many of the old Indian poems are to the work of the younger poets of today. "The following songs are the path on the Rainbow," an anthology of Indian poems which Boni and Liveright will issue in the immediate future; The words of people Snow me under The words of worthless people. 2 It is only crying about myself That comes to me in song. 3 Even from the house of strong drink; People get away. But not from you. Raven-Woman. 4 I always think within myself That there is no place Where people do not die. Did you know that the prices at the Avery Furniture Co., 1308-10 Grand Ave., are right and the quality better than at many other stores. Every Gift List can be completely filled from the Assortments of Christmas Gifts in our Christmas Store Emery, Bird, Thayer Co. 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According to Budget By Jane Osborn (Copyright, 1917, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) When Morton Blake, who had been married a year and was supremely happy in his snug little apartment with his blue-eyed little wife, seated himself in his favorite easy chair with a volume of his favorite author and his favorite pipe, preparatory to enjoying for the evening all the happiness of bachelor life rolled into one with the contentment of married life, there was blue-eyed Pegg on the other side of the table with a flat, oblong book that had a new look to it. Peggy opened it with care and pressed the covers back as one does with a book that has never been opened before. It was the budget book. "Angelica has been here today," Peggy announced, "and she brought this—it's such a wonderful idea! Morton, did you ever hear of a budget? I never had, but Angelica explained what it means and here is the book. She has made a special study of house-keeping, you know." "But what does Angelica know about making men happy in their homes?" queried Morton, who had not an altogether pleasant mental image of Peggy's tall, angular, many-degree cousin, who seemed to be so fond of putting ideas into Peggy's head as Peggy was of sponging them up. "What does she know about real home making?" "Oh, she knows a great deal," insisted Peggy. "And she says that the reason why so many people aren't happy is because the wives aren't business-like and don't apply the same methods to housekeeping that men do to their businesses. Angelica would make some man wonderfully happy." "Did she tell you that, too?" asked Morton, puffing on his pine violiously. "Yes, only, of course, she is so busy telling other women how to make their homes happy that she doesn't have time. Well, she brought me this budget book and I am to put down in these little columns just what I spend each day—see, here's a place for bread and one for butter and another for meat and fish, and all the things we eat, and here's one for ice and one for help and carfare and light and things like that—Angelica says you call those last ones operating expenses. It is the first of the month, so I started right in See, I bought some face powder at the drug store and I put that down under medicine, and the two dollars for the laundress—that goes under help. Every time you give me anything that goes in here under receipts. And every week I am to balance it both ways so I can tell at a glance just how much I am spending for every different sort of thing—and in the front of the book there is a table telling how much we ought to spend for things and if I'm spending too much for any one thing then we'll know it and can stop making that mistake. Angelica says she will help me balance and figure out the percentages—I never could do percentages." "You don't mean that Angelica is going to keep tabs on our household expenses?" gasped Morton. "Oh, you mustn't mind that. She helps lots of young married girls—she says she is helping them to make their husbands happy and contented. That is her life work. She started doing it only for the poor people in the settlement, but she has discovered that people comfortably off need help just as much. And so I started right away, but I can't finish till you tell me your part of it. Here's a place for 'man's lunch' and another for 'carfares,' that you must tell me, and every day you must tell me how much you have spent for magazines or papers—that goes under 'improvements,' and if you give something to a beggar you must tell me so I can put it down under 'Church and Charity.' "Every night I will ask you so you won't forget anything. Angelica has been helping one young couple and they haven't been a cent out of the way since they began. The husband remembers every tiny winty thing he spends and he is so happy just on account of it." Morton snorted inwardly and had some rather sinister thoughts regarding Angelica and her missionary enterprise. "Is there a definite percentage for the amount of tobacco a husband can use?" "Yes, indeed—but the book says that one of the things the young people ought to strive to do is to divert that money—those are the words the book uses—into other more worth-while channels, such as lecture courses, the purchase of an encyclopedia or a beautiful work of art. Don't you think Angelica is doing a wonderful work?" "Yes, quite wonderful, not to say remarkable, phenomenal and epochmaking," said Morton, and Peggy was satisfied. Every night for a month thereafter Morton was obliged to confess just how much he spent on luncheon, shoeshines, beggars and tobacco, and even had to admit that he lost a dollar on a bet one day and gained two dollars the next, though Peggy hadn't any Idea where to enter these items and finally decided on putting the dollar down ur- der "mortgage interest" because she hadn't anything else for that column, and calling the other simply "cash received." Angelica had promised to help Peggy with the percentages and correct her budget at the end of the following month, and Morton was casting about in his mind for a way of defeating her in her purpose. One night early in the second month of their budget accounts he told his wife he had met an interesting old school friend of his who had a delightful mission in life. He was trying to help the men he knew to make their wives happy and he had worked out a system which as yet he had not had published. It was, said Morton, the theory of this man that the most worth-while thing in life was not money. Money was incidental. One's happiness did not depend on the amount of money one had so why take pains to conserve it? The things that counted were the words one spoke, the smiles and tears and sighs and laughter. It was as folk use these real things of life that they were either happy or unhappy. For instance, if a man laughs only when his wife hits her thumb with a hammer or when he sees a cat with a tin can on the end of its tail, he is pretty sure to make himself and his associates unhappy. The woman who spends two hours every morning gossiping with a neighbor about another neighbor's divorce case is wasting her time and cheating her husband because a woman's words belong as much to her husband as a man's savings belong to his wife. Peggy listened intently to the explanation, and seemed enthralled. So far, was she from suspecting Morton's scheme that she even suggested that Angelica would like to meet the stranger, and went off into a very pleasant brown study as she thought that possibly a match might be made between these two workers for humanity's happiness—and so there might, had the second philanthropist been a person of flesh and blood and not a creature of Morton's imagination. Morton gave his wife some typewritten sheets containing items and a system of horizontal and perpendicular lines not unlike Angelica's budget book and he asked her to fill in the items from day to day. He would not let her forget, he said, but would go over the sheets every evening after he had finished telling her just how much he had spent. One of the items of Morton's scheme was labeled "tears" and under this poor Peggy felt in duty bound—for Morton had accounted for his lunch money to a penny—to explain the cause for every tear she shed. The tears she spent over the frost-bitten geranium plant were in a measure excusable, for death even of a plant is a suitable cause of sorrow, but when she wept over the fact that she was not invited to a certain luncheon party she was in the wrong because the sorrow in that case was prompted by jealousy or personal pique. Peggy had a hard time with the item marked "laughter" for it was Peggy's nature to laugh a little quite frequently and everytime she stopped to think that she was laughing and that she must remember to put it down in the list she was sobered so she stopped laughing. And it was hard sometimes to have to put down on that sheet for Morton's eyes that she had said "darn it" because the potatoes boiled dry; still there was an item for "profanity" and Morton had decided that "darn it" was as near to profanity as Peggy ever came. One night—it was the night before Angelica's expected visit and Morton had been unusually severe with Peggy over the sheets, as indeed Peggy had been with Morton because he couldn't remember how much he tipped that day at luncheon—Peggy crumpled down over the sheets in tears. "We're not half so happy as we used to be—before we began to budget everything," she walled. "I wish Angelo had never left the settlement and I wish your sour-hearted old friend—I know he is sour hearted—was—was in the bottom of the ocean. And I just hate to keep accounts, I do, and I don't want you to tell me how much you spend." Morton took a warm little hand from under the tear stained face and then raised the face and kissed away the tears. "Shake, Peggy," he said. "We don't need any one's prescription for happiness, do we? And we are through with budgets for keeps." "Forever," echoed Peggy, and she meant it. Strained the Glass The oldest inhabitant of Little Cockleton possessed a telescope he never used. "Why don't you make use of it sometimes, James?" asked a neighbor. "It used to be a good 'n'" said James. "It itused to be a good n." said James sorrowfully, "but it's broke now." "Broken?" asked the neighbor. "Who did that?" "Well," said James, "it was such a good 'n that I could see the old church steeple five miles away quite plain, but Joseph, the scoundrel, got the lend of it and tried to make out the steeple of the Methody chapel more'n ten miles away. He tried and tried and couldn't, so that strained my glass, an' it's never been right since. Drat Joseph!" Modest Chorus Girl. Chorus Girl—Understand, now, I want no publicity about my marriage to Harold Gottmunney. Reporter—Very well. Chorus Girl—Just a modest photograph of myself in tights and a scant half-column in an inconspicuous place on the front page—Puck. THE KANSAS CITY SUN. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1917 AN EXTINCT AMERICAN RACE EXCAVATING IN AN ARICKARA VILLAGE SITE ARICKARA PIPES By R. W. JONES. Gradually the life of the Arickara Indians of the Dakotas is being Dakota is being traced out and studied in detail by W. H. Over of the University of South Dakota. A. B. B. What sort of people were this now extinct race? How did they live? What was their religion? What degree of culture had they attained? During a period of years Mr. Over visited camp sites W. H. Over. of years Mr. Over visited camp sites and village sites, burial grounds and battlefields of the Indians, collecting and studying the relics of these first settlers—or were they first, after all? A find of hammer stones, arrow heads and charred hearth stones in an old soil layer two to six feet beneath the surface last summer indicates earlier inhabitants than the Arickara. When the Indians followed the buffalo over the Dakota prairies, long before the white man came, there were fifty or more populous villages along the Missouri river. The early tribes of Arickaras in the Missouri valley, like Dakota farmers today, grew corn and pumpkins, for the Arickaras were farmers. They built lodges of poles and willow thatch, daubed thick with mud to keep out the searching fingers of the blizzards. Their clothing was made of buffalo skins. The shovel with which they dug their fields and the trowel with which they spread the mud plaster on the walls of their houses were made from the shoulderblade of the buffalo. Their arrow points and knives were of flint or bone. This was the life of the Arickaras before the first white traders came, before the Sloux (or Dakotaah) Indians pressed by white settlers from Canada, poured in from the north and east. It was the stone age, when to make a hammer required days of grinding and working on some boulder found in the creek bed, with an outline like that of the tool to be made. Fine Collection of Relics. Pine Collection of Relics. More than sixty skeletons of the Arickara tribe have been unearthed and are in the university museum. Hundreds of hammer stones, arrow heads, beads, bone tools and bone ornaments are also in the university collection of the Arickara relics. Even the national government has not nearly as good an Arickara collection. The only two Arickara tobacco pipes ever found in a grave are in the university collection. There are many fragments of the earthenware pots or bowls used by the Indians in cooking, and two entirely undamaged bowls, which show the kind of pottery work the ancient Indians made. The age of much of the material found is problematical, but that a great deal of it dates back to the period before 1750 is certain, for at about that time the Sloux or Dakota Indians began driving the Arickaras reentlessly up the Missouri and to the westward. The other Arickara village sites show no trace of contact with the whites. No article of metal can be found in the most ancient locations. Farther west, and up the Missouri river, the excavations yield scraps of copper obtained from the first traders, from which the Indians made ornaments, and by twisting the thin sheet copper into cones, arrow heads shaped like funnels which slipped over the end of the shaft of the arrow. An occasional blue or red bead comes to light, or a brass ball, or bits of look- ARICKARA EARTHERN POT NATURAL ing-glass, or a knife. One old knife, found in a cache hole where it had been placed a century or more ago, safely wrapped in a buffalo robe, was made in Sheffield and was one of the knives sent out by the early Hudson bay traders. The Indians sharpened a steel knife with a file, on one side of the edge. The whetstone was too slow. The village sites farther west are more recent. On the Missouri river, at the place described by Lewis and Clark in their diary of the exploration of the Northwest in 1805, "at the bend in the river where the river flows west," was a large village with more than one hundred lodges. In these more recent villages are found brass arm-bands and bracelets, as well as an occasional steel ax or flint-lock gun. Their Domestic Life. The bones in the refuse heaps show the Arickars lived on buffalo, deer, antelope, ek rabbit and wild fowl as well as on corn, beans and pumpkins. Parched corn has been found in the lodges at every village site. Only a sunken circle of ground like an abandoned circus arena, but far smaller, shows where one of the lodges stood. A five-family lodge, built with big timbers, may yield part of a cedar post almost rotted away, despite the comparatively dry climate. Each family had its cache-hole, or primitive safety deposit vault. This was a jug-shaped hole four to six feet deep, in which valuables were hidden when the family left home to avoid hostile Indians or to go on a hunting trip. The mouth of the hole was covered with sticks and leaves, so as not to be distinguishable from the surrounding surface. The burial customs of the Arickaras differed from those of the Sloux. The Arickaras buried their dead in the ground, while the Sloux left the bodies of their dead, wrapped in skins, on scaffolds or in trees. The Arickaras buried from one to six bodies in a grave, the body lying on the right side, with the head to the north. Digging was hard with the primitive implements these Indians had, so the graves were small, and the bodies placed with the knees drawn up. Scarcely any grave contains anything but the skeleton. Little or no paraphernalia was ever buried with the body, except an occasional bead or band of brass or copper, showing the contact with the fur traders. The earlier burial sites yield nothing but bones. The graves were three to six feet deep, and above the upper skeleton were placed slabs of cottonwood or ash or bundles of willow twigs, to keep wild animals from digging into the grave. Other Indians used flat rocks for the same purpose. There are thousands of objects in the university's collection of Arickara relics. The collection was begun in 1915, and as it grows the exact knowledge of the life of these early Dakotans increases. Kind of "Creature" He Was Donald and Charlie, boys of eleven, had seen an old-time thrilling melodrama and the next day were repeating it for the benefit of an audience of small boys in the garage of Charlie's father. Charlie was the "villain" and Donald the "heroine." After Donald, with the villain cowering and shivering before him had denounced the other bitterly, he thrilled his small audience with the shrieking climax, "Out of my way, abdominal creature!" Oldest Inhabitant. Lost Soul--Why did they send that monkey down here? Old Timer--Don't you know who that is? He's our ancestor--Cartoons. BRETHREN OF THE SWORD Home of Cult Was at Wenden, on the North Line of the German Offensive in Russia. The National Geographic society issues the following war geography bulletin on Wenden, on the line of the German offensive in the direction of Petrograd: The town of Wenden, one of the oldest in the province of Livonia, is situated a few miles by rail northeast of Riga. It is a picturesque place, built two miles from the left bank of the River An. The An flows in a south-westerly direction from this point through that part of Russia known as the Livonian Switzerland, not on account of the height of mountains—the highest hill is only 265 feet—but because of the charm of the landscape with its well-wooded slopes bordering the river valley. The story of Wenden goes back seven centuries to the time when the Brethren of the Sword, recognized by Pope Innocent III in 1202, made this place their headquarters in the campaign inaugurated by them to disseminate Christianity among the heathen Livonians. A castle was built here in 1210, and though it is now scarcely more than a crumbling ruin, as it was never restored after the destructive fire of 1748, around it cluster many romantic and fascinating stories. One of the most celebrated grand masters of the Brethren of the Sword was Walter von Plettenberg, who rose to power during the closing years of the fifteenth century and was finally recognized as a prince of the empire by the Emperor Charles V in 1527. Plettenberg also built the castle of Riga (1494-1515), which has fared better than the Wenden stronghold, for it is still used as the seat of the Russian authorities (or rather, was used up to the time of Riga's fall a few weeks ago). The most tragic chapter in the history of Wenden was enacted in 1577 when the members of the garrison of the castle, besieged by the forces of the implacable Ivan the Terrible, blew themselves up rather than fall into the hands of the czar. The castle was soon repaired, however, and a short time thereafter was the residence of Patricius Nideckl, appointed bishop of Wenden in 1583 by Stephen Bathory, king of Poland. His Price Was Low. While ashore in a port of one of the little island republics in the Caribbean a number of United States marines attended a bull fight that was graced by the presence of his excellency says the Saturday Evening Post. The sea soldiers occupied a box near the presidential party and, to amuse themselves while waiting for the show to begin, threw pennies into a river that flowed by the arena and watched native boys dive for them. The word quickly passed that soldados Americanos were pitching wealth into the muddy waters and soon hundreds of black shining faces were on the banks of the river just outside the bull ring. The martines enjoyed themselves hugely watching the little fellows dive, but finally ran out of pennies and were forced to raise the limit to quarters and half dollars. One marine, more reckless than the others, pitched a big silver dollar, while a score of black boys dived for it. He was just about to repeat the performance when an excited native seated near by plucked at his sleeve and whispered hoarsely: "Please don't do that, senor, you'll have the president diving." A Scarlet Rider. Lleut. Col, G. E. Sanders, D. S. O. of the Second Canadian Pioneer Battalion, holds a somewhat remarkable record in the Canadian forces. He is said to be the first Canadian officer who has ever been known to suggest that his command should be taken over by a younger man. In view of the splendid work which has been done by the Second Pioneer Battalion, the Canadian authorities have been rather hard to persuade on this point; but Colonel Sanders has, unfortunately, insisted that, while he may still be useful in other directions, pioneering is a young man's job. Colonel Sanders, who fought through the Boer war with distinction, was before that war in command of the Northwest Mounted Police at Calgary. Indeed, he returned to that command of famous "Mounties" after the war. South Africa Growing Sugar Cane. Sugar planting is making rapid strides in South Africa, and the last few years have seen acres upon acres put under cane, from Durban to practically the end of the new railway line in Zululand, terminating at Sonkete. The coast of Natal and Zululand is eminently suitable for the growth of sugar cane, and many farmers have given up their up-country farms for the more profitable sugar growing along the coast belt. The climate is very warm in summer, but as the main work, the cutting and milling of the cane, takes place in winter, sugar growers are enabled to leave their farms for a cooler climate during the summer months. Uneartha Corn-Grinding Quern Unearths Corn-Grinding Quern. An interesting relic of early Scotland was unearthed in Cramond recently. A grave digger was preparing for a burial, when he dug up, at a depth of about five feet, the neat half of the upper stone of a primitive corn-grinding quern, measuring 18 inches in diameter, and showing half of the central hole. Search without success was made for the other fragments. WASHINGTON GOSSIP Truly Wonderful Work Done by the Red Cross Truly Wonderful Work Done by the Red Cross WASHINGTON.—In a great white marble building overlooking the Mall about Washington monument is the greatest unofficial war machine in the world—the American Red Cross headquarters. The business of the Red They have gone about their business in a businesslike manner. The Red Cross might be called a guide. Very little actual war relief work, such as bandage making, is done by the national organization. But this work is all directed from headquarters. Not the least of the duties of the Red Cross have been the raising of finances. It will take millions and millions of publicly contributed money to keep the boys "over there" happy and comfortable. The Red Cross has established a great money-soliciting machine. Through this organization the monkeys contributed are diverted in those channels where they will do the most good. Hard-headed business men, unswerved by sentiment, direct the finances of this organization. As a war-making machine the Red Cross is negative, but it is the greatest after-remedy that any nation knows today. Fuel Administration's Help in Conducting War Fuel Administration's Help in Conducting War MOST inoffensive and unwarlike is the war machine which supplies the energy that makes the war move on—the fuel administration. Housed in one of Washington's fashionable old residences in the most exclusive turn make the war go. If operations should suddenly cease in the unobtrusive residential war machine at fuel administration headquarters, it would not be long before the nation's war makers would have to stop their operations. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel administrator, erstwhile college professor, has built a war machine which would make a fine nesting place for the doves of peace. It is the most restful and peaceful of the many war-making establishments in Washington. The hustle and bustle of other departments and bureaus is absolutely lacking in the fuel administration. Perhaps it is the peaceful atmosphere of Williams college that has been transferred to Washington with Doctor Garfield, but at any rate he has made a noiseless war engine. The fuel administration is the baby member of the war family in Washington. As an organization it is also the smallest of the war organizations. Less than 100 people are employed by this important body, which supplies the fuel for the nation. This is virtually a one-man war machine. Doctor Garfield has not been surrounded with a large staff of experts. He has three assistants, all experts in their own line. Outside of these men the fuel administration is operated by clerks who work at the direction of Doctor Garfield and his assistants. The clerical staff is not large. There is no publicity organization and the machine does not require large appropriation for its use. It is generally understood, however, that the hand at the lever of this machine is the same hand that runs the biggest war machine of all, the White House hand. Proof That the National Capital Is Growing Up Proof That the National Capital Is Growing Up WASHINGTON is "growing up." Whether we like it or not, and right before our own eyes, the national capital is changing. Like a beautiful child whom one day we call "little Mary," to find the next day that she has grown washed away in the flood until we lose ourselves, we will remain pleased, no doubt. Nobody before ever saw so many strange dogs in Washington, for one thing. There was a great dane on F street the other afternoon as big as an ox, that took up the whole back seat of an automobile. I saw a Chinese chow with a coat like silk and eyes as bright as stars. Those dogs came here with their masters, who came on the tide of war to the national capital. I had a friend from Indiana with me the other day. He was one of these newcomers. He had admired the public buildings, looked at all the soldiers, walked both up and down in the monument, snorted from Arlington to Rock Creek park in an automobile at so much an hour, and done a few other things like that. At last he stood on F street to watch the afternoon promenade. It was there he spoke from his heart. Hoosier praise can go no further, "Why, it's just like Terre Haute!" he said. Statue of Frederick the Great Becomes Eyesore BEFORE long the statue of Frederick the Great, which the kaiser presented to the United States 13 years ago—unlucky 13—is going to be made to perform some sort of use in the war for democracy, instead of gazing with out defiantly from his pedestal over the broad sweep of the Potomac. Several proposals are on foot in regard to the proper disposition to be made of this statue and the indications are that old Frederick the Great will have to come off his perch before long. Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma has suggested that the statue be thrown into the Potomac, which is near by but this plan is not likely to prevail, as there is too much good bronze in the heroic figure to waste in these war times. One suggestion which is advanced by many army officers is that the statue be sent back to Wilhelm, not in its present form, but that it be melted and made into cannon and that the cannon be sent over to shoot a little fecency into the kalser's legions. Cross is not to make war, and it should not properly be called a war machine; but it has made more preparations for alleviating the effects of war than any other organization in the world. The Red Cross is not, as is popularly supposed, an organization of physicians and nurses. In fact, one can't even smell medical odors around the building. The Red Cross is an organization of trained business men and statesmen, who have been formed into a body to alleviate the war pangs. They have gone about their business in might be called a guide. Very little ac- making, is done by the national organ- from headquarters. Not the least of the duties of the finances. It will take millions and mill keep the boys "over there" happy and tablished a great money-soliciting ma- moneys contributed are diverted in the most good. Hard-headed business men finances of this organization. As a war-making machine the Red C after-remedy that any nation knows to Fuel Administration's H MOST inoffensive and unwarlike is energy that makes the war move in one of Washington's fashionable I DIST WONDER WHAT THAT THERE MACHINE KIN LOOK LIKE WAR MACHINE PIECE AM turn make the war go. If operational trusive residential war machine at fuel not be long before the nation's war mations. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel adminis built a war machine which would make peace. It is the most restful and perishments in Washington. The hustle bureaus is absolutely lacking in the fu Perhaps it is the peaceful atmosph transferred to Washington with Doctor a noiseless war engine. The fuel administration is the babington. As an organization it is also Less than 100 people are employed by the fuel for the nation. This is virtually a one-man war m surrounded with a large staff of expert in their own line. Outside of these m by clerks who work at the direction The clerical staff is not large. There machine does not require large approp It is generally understood, however machine is the same hand that runs White House hand. Proof That the National WASHINGTON is "growing up." Wha our own eyes, the national capita whom one day we call "little Mary," t into woman's estate and does not care to be called "little" any more, thank you, so Washington has become a little bit bigger, a little bit different, almost before we realized it. Most of us are not displeased. The city has a new beauty, an added attractiveness. There is a rush, a roar, a crowding and a jamming to which we are not accustomed. But we are taking to it like ducks that know they are in their own stream, and unless our stream is so swollen that we are washed away in the flood until we lost doubt. Nobody before ever saw so much one thing. There was a great dane on an ox, that took up the whole back so chow with a coat like silk and eyes as those dogs came here with their r to the national capital. I had a friend from Indiana with nine newcomers. He had admired the public walked both up and down in the monorail Creek park in an automobile at so much like that. At last he stood on F street to wow it. It was there he spoke from his he "Why, it's just like Terre Haute!" Statue of Frederick the BEFORE long the statue of Frederick to the United States 13 years ago-form some sort of use in the war f THEY D OUGHTER MELT 'M' INTO BULLETS AN 'SHOOT 'M' AT THE KAISER — ! 8:3 out defiantly from his pedestal over. Several proposals are on foot in made of this statue and the indications have to come off his perch before long, has suggested that the statue be throw but this plan is not likely to prevail, a heroic figure to waste in these war tl. One suggestion which is advance statue be sent back to Wilhelm, not in and made into cannon and that the lecency into the kaiser's legions. + a businesslike manner. The Red Cross actual war relief work, such as bandageization. But this work is all directed The Red Cross have been the raising of millions of publicly contributed money to aid comfortable. The Red Cross has escheine. Through this organization the those channels where they will do the, unserved by sentiment, direct the Cross is negative, but it is the greatest today. Help in Conducting War In the war machine which supplies the on—the fuel administration. Housed old residences in the most exclusive section of the city, from the outside the fuel administration appears entirely unwarlike. Within there are no evidences of war, with the exception that there are always many people waiting to see the fuel administrator, Doctor Gar field, and to talk war with him. Through the wheels of this machine, however, there is the daily grinding which is turning out the fuel which runs the factories, which in turn send out supplies, which again in as should suddenly cease in the unob- jicial administration headquarters, it would makers would have to stop their opera- rator, erstwhile college professor, has like a fine nesting place for the doves of peaceful of the many war-making estab- and bustle of other departments and fuel administration. where of Williams college that has been or Garfield, but at any rate he has made a boy member of the war family in Wash- the smallest of the war organizations, by this important body, which supplies machine. Doctor Garfield has not been ents. He has three assistants, all experts men the fuel administration is operated of Doctor Garfield and his assistants. He is no publicity organization and the appiration for its use. ever, that the hand at the lever of this is the biggest war machine of all, the Capital Is Growing Up whether we like it or not, and right before is changing. Like a beautiful child to find the next day that she has grown AN' I'M STILL GROWING the ourselves, we will remain pleased, no many strange dogs in Washington, for F street the other afternoon as big as seat of an automobile. I saw a Chinese is bright as stars. masters, who came on the tide of war me the other day. He was one of these cubic buildings, looked at all the soldiers, document, snorted from Arlington to Rock an hour, and done a few other things watch the afternoon promenade. heart. Hoosier praise can go no further. "he said. The Great Becomes Eyesore ask the Great, which the kaiser presented—unlucky 13—is going to be made to perfor democracy, instead of gazing with haughty and autocratic air at United States army officers as they enter and depart from the Army War college. The general public, and especially the part of the public that has to visit the War college, is getting mighty restive over the sight of the kaiser's great-grandfather, five times removed, as he stands the sole and only statue in front of the War college, within which American army officers are planning the downfall of his descendant. The father of Imperial. other of Prussianism looks for the broad sweep of the Potomac, regard to the proper disposition to be us are that old Frederick the Great will. Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma own into the Potomac, which is near by as there is too much good bronze in the limes. led by many army officers is that the its present form, but that it be melted cannon be sent over to shoot a little By VALENTINE YARNALL in Philadelphia Public Ledger UT do you know august of the first observance of Christmas? Of the first celebration by the masses in general Christmas as a great holiday? And do you know the origin of the various things that s a part of our mode Christmas — the Y log, the mistletoe, the holly wreath and the Christmas card? BUT do you know aught of the first observance of Christmas? Of the first celebration by the masses in general of Christmas as a great holiday? And do you know the origin of the various things that are a part of our modern Christmas — the Yule log, the mistletoe, the holly wreath and the Christmas card? The word Christmas is "Cristes Maesse," the Mass of Christ, first found in 1038, and "Cristes-messe" in 1131. In Dutch it is "Kerstmisse," in Latin, "Dies Natalis;" in Italian, "Il natale," and in German, "Welnachtsfest." These are, of course, based on the Christian celebration of Christmas as the birthday of Christ. We are told that the pagan countries of the world held festivals before the birth of Christ and that as Christianity spread the early church sought to replace these pagan festivals with Christmas festival. The old pagan nations of antiquity had a tendency to worship the sun as the giver of light and life. These festivals took place near the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year. This holiday was called Saturnalia by the Romans and celebrated with great merriment. Among the people of the north great fires were kindled to Odin and Thor and sacrifices of men and cattle were made. The ancient Goths and Saxons called this festival Yule, which is preserved today in the Scottish word for Christmas. The early Teutons celebrated by decorating giant fir trees as celestial sun trees. The lights represented the flashes of lightning overhead; the golden apples, nuts and balls symbolized the sun, the moon and the stars, while animals hung in the branches were as sacrifices. It is related that Christmas was not among the early festivals of the church. The first evidence of the feast, according to church historians, is from Egypt. And December 25 was not the day celebrated with any uniformity in the early days of the church. The celebration of December 25 spread to most parts of the East in the fourth and fifth centuries. At Rome the Nativity was celebrated December 25 before 354; in the East, at Constantinople, not before 379. As Christianity supplanted paganism, many of the old customs were carried along to be handed down through the ages. We have distinct evidences of Christmas celebration in "Merrie old England" in the Anglo-Saxon days of Alfred. The holiday season then began December 16 and ended January 6. With the rise of Puritanism the existence of Christmas for a time was threatened. And this extended to this country with those Puritans who brought an anti-Christmas feeling to New England. By degree of the Roundhead parliament in 1643 and the general court of Massachusetts in 1659, the observance of Christmas was officially banned by England and the New England colonists. But the restoration of English royalty brought about the restoration of Christmas, and in 1681 Massachusetts repealed the law of 1659. And so Christmas has remained through the centuries and is celebrated now through the entire civilized world. Always, but particularly at Advent, the Norwegian makes much of hospitality. On Christmas day, if you were to call to see him, his first courtesy would be to offer you a pipe of tobacco, and at dinner, which is usually more simple than that of other races, national hymns are sung between the courses. In Sweden, where in truth it is evident that "cleanliness is next to godliness," the industrious housewife has the entire house renovated for the festival. Nor do they forget their annual friends, for before they sit down to their own dinner a sheaf of corn is fastened to a pole and placed in the garden. This is done in order that the birds may not be without their share of the enjoyment. Another beautiful custom in Scandinavia is that of placing in a row a pair of shoes belonging to each member of the household. This is done on Christmas eve, and signifies that they will live together in harmony for another year. When Christmas comes in Germany the whole family prepares to go to church. They form in line, probably in the order of their ages, and, armed with lighted candles, march to the service. As the edifice has no other light than that furnished by the candles, it makes a very pretty effect to see them appearing one by one until they have spread over the entire church. With this service the season is supposed to begin. In every house the tables are spread with all sorts of good things, and the lights are left burning the entire night. This is done in order that the Virgin and the angels will find something to eat when they pass. Some of the superstitions are very quiet and beautiful. One existing in some parts of Poland and elsewhere is that on the night before Christmas the heavens open and the scene of Jacob's ladder is enacted, this, however, being visible only to salants. Candles are put in the windows in certain parts of Austria, so that the Christ Child may not stumble in passing through the village. In Bulgaria they have a curious custom. No one will, if it can possibly be avoided, cross a strange threshold on this day. It was an early custom among these people to put corn in the stockings. The head of the family would sprinkle some in front of the door, saying, "Christ is born," and the reply from the family was, "He is, indeed." More corn was then taken and put in the fire, and wishes would then be made for the family, for the house, for the cattle and for the crops. A brand was saved from the fire and placed in the notch of a tree, that assuring them of plentiful harvests for the coming year. A malden in Suabia, in order to know something of the appearance of her future husband, would draw one from a bundle of sticks; if it were short, he would be short; if it were long, he would be tall; if it were crooked—and so on. nristmas Another method of learning of the appearance of a lover (this time his features) would be to pour melted lead into a bowl of water, and, from the shape which the congealed metal took when it cooled, imagine some one who appeared like that. Christmas eve in Russia is a very bustling time. (Remember, this means prewar and pre-revolution times in Russia.) The peasants prepare to, and eventually do, form into a procession and march through the village. They are sure to pass the houses of the nobility, the mayor and other officials, stopping at each one to sing carols and receive, in return, copper. This habit of begging is called "Kolenda." A masquerade follows the procession, and as soon as the evening star arises the supper is spread. Paris indulges in one great fete the night before Christmas. It finds everyone eating a sumptuous dinner, and the restaurants are taxed to their greatest capacity, for on Christmas eve, if at no other time of the year he has a full meal, the Frenchman has it then. At the Foundling hospital in Lyons a practice is maintained which (in the light of recent statements about the decreasing birth rate in France) is somewhat humorous. A royal welcome is prepared for the first infant received that day. This special honor, however, has a very beautiful meaning—it being intended to contrast the humble story of our Savior with that of this foundling. In sunny Italy a sumptuous banquet is prepared, consisting mainly of fish cooked in many different ways. Fish is eaten for a week previous to Christmas and its feast day. The churches are largely attended and the Italian is careful to see that his children go also. The children have their part of the rejoicing in what is called the "urn of fate." In some receptacle, preferably an urn, are placed written fortunes, and the children and their friends, in the order of their ages, draw lots. Great merriment is occasioned by some of the ludicrous results. This is to them what the Christmas tree is to the American child. Peru presents a scene of varied activity at this time of the year; people are bustling to and fro and having a jolly good time; suddenly the church bell rings, calling them to the midnight mass. The interest of the next morning, Christmas day, is usually centered about a bull fight, the most popular one of the year and one in which it is said the women take more interest than the men. After this there is a religious pro From Germany we get the Christmas tree; Santa Claus from Holland; from Belgium and France the Christmas stocking, and a "Merry Christmas" from England. And a Merry Christmas it was, with its ruddy glow from the kindling Yule logs and the gleam from the pearly berries of the mistletoe. There are early records of the mistletoe having been used as a decoration, and it was held in great reverence by the Celtic nations. The bringing in of the Yule log had origin in a really interesting manner. In the days when England was young it was the custom of the serfs to bring fuel with them to the baronial hall. The dinner which they received there was to last as long as the wood burned. This was called bringing a "wet wheel." The wet wheel was usually a green branch or limb of a tree, and it is obvious how, since their dinner depended upon the size of the stick furnished, the stick eventually became larger and larger until it assumed the proportions of a log. The term "Yule" which is prefixed to it simply signifies that it is a log of the "Yule" season. In the old days the feast of St. Martin, November 1, opened the Christmas season. From that time on mummery and merriment were king. Elizabethan England, and even England of a later period, is rich in traditions and superstitions beliefs. Anyone turning a mattress on Christmas day would die within the year; but the baking of bread was commended, and loaves baked on that day would never grow moldy. Yule cakes were supposed to have miraculous power, and on them representations of Jesus were sometimes pressed. In some places in Oxfordshire every maid servant had the privilege, and frequently exercised it, of asking a man for ivy to decorate the house. If the man assented, well and good; but if he refused, the maid stole a pair of his breeches. The next day they could be seen nalled to the gate on the highway. The first mald to pass under this evergreen on Christmas day was sure to be married within the year, and equally sure of being kissed—for that was the penalty to be paid by any maid who passed under it. After each offense a berry was plucked, while the privilege was supposed to cease with the last berry. For anyone but a dark-skinned person to cross the threshold first on Christmas day was considered unlucky in parts of Scotland, the reason for this being that Judas had red hair. No one would think of giving a light or matches at this time in certain counties, and the bees were supposed to sing all night Christmas eve, although previous to this a sprig of holly had been placed on the hive. Mortals who die on that night are certain or immediate and perennial happiness. But enough of these children of the imagination, citizens of the past. Do we not hear, just outside our chamber door, a youthful choir singing a carol, as did Washington Irving on that Christmas morning when he was at Bracebridge hall? And, through the night, were there not volces eltb- THE KANSAS CITY SUN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917. or blended with, or a part of, our dreams, which sang the news of a Savior born? The singing of carols is not peculiar to England, where it was introduced by the Puritans. In France they are similar in character to those of the nation across the Channel, and are called noels. In Italy the Calabrian shepherds are itinerant musicians and choral singers. At the season of Advent they come down from the mountains to the cities singing their peculiar hill music. Lady Morgan gives an interesting account of the plety of these shepherds. Having seen them stop every year in front of a carpenter's shop in Rome, to sing and play, she questioned them of the reason for this. They replied that in that way they gave honor to St. Joseph, who was a carpenter also. The name of these singers is piferari. The word "carol" is really formed upon two other words: Cantare, to sing, and rola, an interjection of joy. Therefore, the term carol need not be confined to Christmas music, although that is the general use of the world. In Wales and Ireland the custom of singing carols is better preserved than in England, as is also the case in France. Of the origin of the Christmas tree, we have many beautiful legends, of which that of St. Boniface is not the least. Unfortunately, it is too long to have more than a mere mention of the recognition that is due it in an article of this character. A Scandinavian myth tells of its having sprung from blood-saturated soil, where two lovers met a violent death, and always thereafter on Christmas eve lights were seen to burn in the branches. On of the French legends of the thirteenth century speaks of a gigantic tree which the hero discovers. Its branches were covered with burning candles, and on the top floated a vision of a child. Not understanding the meaning of this, he asked the pope for an explanation. The pope's reply was that the tree represented mankind; the child, the Savior; the candles, good and bad human bedings. Some writers have found a connection between the original Christmas tree and Yggdrasill, the giant ash tree of Scandinavian mythology, which spread its branches over the whole world; others point to the pine tree used in the Bacchanalia, which was crowned with the image of Bacchus, and again there are those who speak of the custom of the ancient Egyptians, who at the time of the winter solstice decorated their houses with the branches of the date palm—these are all referred to as probable progenitors of our custom of trimming a tree and decorating our buildings. Similar trees were used on festive occasions by the Hindus, sometimes artificial and of priceless value, being formed of pearls and other precious stones. Whatever may be said, there is no certain knowledge of the use of the trees as we now have it before the sixteenth century. We find it appearing at Strassburg, in Germany, at about that time, and for 200 years it was maintained along the Rhine. After this period, during which it was gaining strength, it suddenly flashed over all Germany. This was at the beginning of the nineteenth century, in the 50 years succeeding this sudden growth it had struck its roots into all Christendom. The preparation of it for the eyes of the young in Germany, the country where the modern practice originated, is an affair of great secrecy. It is kept in a separate room, which is locked, and into whose mysteries none but the mother is initiated. At six o'clock in the evening of the day before Christmas the door is opened and in the children rush to receive their presents, which are bung on and spread all about the tree. Then the children present their gifts to their parents, and then to each other, and the whole surprise is over before Christmas eve has passed. Probably this explains the lassitude that is experienced the next day—which feeling, nevertheless, is not solely characteristic of Germany. America received its first tree through the German immigrant, who brought it with him. But for a long time the festival did not receive recognition because of the laws for bidding it. It was not until the latter part of the eighteenth century that these laws were repealed, and after that it took some time for it to emerge from the state of quiescence into which it had been forced. To our country belong the honor of being the birthplace of the Christmas card, which, sadly enough, together with other Christmas remembrances, has degenerated in some cases to a mere business convention. The custom first started with the school pieces which the schoolboy of the middle nineteenth century was to read at the annual school exercises always given at this time of the year. The original flourishes of embellishment on these cards, upon which the pieces to be read were written, grew into an elaborately designed poem or maxim, good wishes or what not. Tusser, in his "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry," said, and wisely, too: "At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year." Happy are those who profit by this advice, and more happy those who maintain, in some form, this spirit through the 364 days which intervene before another such time returns INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON (BY E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) (Copyright 1917, Western Newspaper Union) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 9 EZRA AND NEHEMIAH TEACH THE LAW. LESSON TEXT—Nehemiiah 8:1, 4, 5, 6- 8-12. Read entire chapter. GOLDEN TEXT—Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Ps. 119:106. The first day of the seventh month (8:2) was about October 444 B. C. Seven days feast (vv. 15-18) was the feast of the Tabernacles beginning the 15th of the seventh month (October) and continuing for seven or eight days (Lev. 23). Nehemiiah was the governor; Ezra the scribe, chief priest; and Artaxerxes, king of Persia, ruler over Palestine. It would be interesting to look up the sudden interjection of Ezra's name into this discourse; also the special reasons for teaching the Bible. There is in this chapter a record of a full week and of the daily events of that week. I. The Preparation. Go back to verse 70 of the preceding chapter, and you will find that the temple had just been receiving some large gifts. The task of finishing the wall was also completed, all of which gives point to verse one, where it says that the people gathered themselves together as one man. This was an ancient open-air meeting, one we do well to study. The people requested Ezra to "bring the book." It needed no catch-penny operations to draw the crowd together. The writer of Nehemiah calls the book "the law which the Lord hath commanded unto Moses." (See v. 1 cf. v. 14.) This, of course, would include Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, an indication as to the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, which is in line with the statement that Jesus Christ made that it was God who had written it as he had commanded Moses. It was not a mob; there was organization and equipment. (See v. 3 and 4.) The Bible was also read so that the people could understand it (v. 2); certainly something that is in demand in our present day. Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he stood on an elevation above them (v. 5) and read "distinctly." 11. The Reading of the Word. They read the book, not from some commentary or quarterly, though these have value in their place. The reading began with reverence. Reverence for but not a worship of the book. The Bible is not a fetish or a charm against sickness or accident. The verse "caused the people to understand the law." (v. 7) probably means that is was translated into the vernacular, the language of the common people. While God's word is a plain book and easy to read, nevertheless men of spiritual understanding are needed to "rightly divide" it unto the people (v. 7). However, the great interpreter of the Bible given by the Father is the Holy Spirit himself (John 16:12-15; I John 2:20-27). This method of beginning the study of the word and its continuance as presented in these verses is a good suggestion for modern Sunday school workers. III. The Hearing of the Word. (vv. 9-17). As Ezra and Nehemiah and their associates and Levites taught the people, there was a five-fold result. First: There was conviction and mourning. The word of God always convicts of sin, but the people were told not to mourn over the past, nor were they to weep, for all the people wept v. 9). When men hear the words of the law there will be conviction of sin. (See Eph. 6: 7; Heb. 4:12.) Weeping may not, however, be conviction (2 Cor. 7: 10). Weeping weakens, but that was not designed, rather the exhilaration of joy. Moreover, they were to seek the refreshment of food and drink. Indeed, the joy of the Lord was to be their strength (v. 10). "And there was very great gladness" (v. 17). In verse 11 we are told that the Levites exhorted the people to hold their peace, that the day was holy and that they should be grieved. To this the people responded (v. 12), and made great mirth, because they had understood the declaration of the word of the Lord. Notice that joy and gladness came after obedience, also that Nehemiah, the governor, had a part in the teaching. It is a great thing for any people when their civil rulers are genuine, intelligent, and spiritual leaders. The people were instructed to show their gratitude as well as their plenty by remembering "those for whom nothing had been prepared" (v. 10). The fourth result was peace (v. 11)—the peace of right relation with God (Rom. 5: 1; Phil. 4:7). Fifth Result: Service. With Result service. Mourning can very easily be continued too long, and, therefore, it was necessary to employ the emotion of mirth and the exercise of work that the people might enter into this pence. The fifth result, therefore, was service (v. 12). Notice that their thanksgiving portions and their service were based upon an intelligent knowledge of God's word. If there is anything that present-day social service needs, it is the illumination which comes from a knowledge of God's word. Last of all, worship (vv. 13-18). Worship is a compound of "worth" and "ship." Fads And Fancies Of Fashion "Are we down-hearted?" Not so that it can be noticed in any of our habiliments. Our evening gowns join in a chorus of emphatic denial. Out of deference to the seriousness of the business in hand just now, the evening gown is often made in a dark color but it continues to be brilliant just the same. This limitation in color and the feeling for conservative styles, appears to have stimulated the minds of designers to the general benefit of all sorts of clothes. They turn loose the imagination, for instance, when only black and white are to interpret their 図 C dreams—there is so much reserve in the color combination that they can afford to use some little eccentricities in style—and they do use them to the very best possible advantage. Brilliant colors are not left out by any means, but the majority of women prefer to use them in touches rather than masses, as in vestees of rich brocade or embroidery, or in a corsage flower or a band of brilliant ribbon, velled with crepe. Metal laces and metallic silks and tissues compensate the designer who is instructed to use quiet colors. Chiffon velvet or satin used with georgette crepe, make the stronghold of the costumer who is occupied with evening and afternoon dresses. Very often now his task is to make one gown answer both purposes and very clever are these two-in-one creations. elity is provided by new ways of developing trimming, and "age custom-stale" the charm stuffs. Hats made of the splendor that is dear to the group of hats the turban at the left is satin brocaded with georgette coming shape with two fur daringly placed at binding of black velvet is immensely becoming about the face. At the right a small drooping brim has a black panne ver lace. About the brim is a narrow brocaded blant colors under the same ribbon appes the collar of seal fur The lovely model pictured is as fine as anything that the season has presented in evening gowns. It is a combination of black chiffon velvet with silver tissue and black chiffon or very thin crepe georgette. These metallic tissues are woven with light colored silks so that pale colors appear in the sheen of silver as pale blue or green or rose. In the gown pictured a slip made of silver tissue is veiled with black chiffen. The chiffon petticoat has a narrow hem at the bottom with black beads, (that look like jet but are much lighter in weight) at the head. Chiffon velvet makes the long, full. 1 THE HAT apron drapery at the front and back that is so loosely and artfully adjusted to the under dress. There are two flat girdles of the velvet, one at the normal waistline in the front, lifted toward the back, and one at the waistline in the back dropping below at the sides and disappearing under the front of the overdress. with snappy lines, cow and gold brocade and ostrich fancy feathers ornaments cannot be o of the lists that are noon and evening wear This is a beautiful model that will fortify the heart of its wearer and those who look upon her. For the benefit of those who like silver or gold laces and brocades of satin with silver or gold, these hats for mid-winter are shown. Their popularity testifies to an immense number of admirers. Whenever a season brings silver or gold laces, or handsome and rich brocades into favor, it is sure to bring for also and small, brilliant flowers. They seem always to keep one another company—rich and brilliant birds of a feather that will flock together. Nov THE FASHION WEEK city is provided by new shapes and new ways of developing hats and their trimmings, and "age cannot wither or custom-stale" the charm of these rich stuffs. Hats made of them suggest the splendor that is dear to women. In the group of hats pictured here, the turban at the left is made of black satin brocaded with gold. It is a becoming shape with two pompons of fur darlingly placed at the sides. A binding of black velvet about the edge is immensely becoming as a finish about the face. At the right a small shape with drooping brim has a round crown of black panne velvet and a brim of silver lace. About the brim edge there is a narrow brocaded ribbon, in brilliant colors under the silver lace and the same ribbon appear again below the collar of seal fur at the base of the crown. Here it is placed over the lace. At the right side, a small bow of the brocaded ribbon supports two ends finished with a bit of fur and silver. The hat of gold lace at the center is called the "bustle" hat. It is entirely of gold lace and gold net, the latter puffed on to a wide bandeau at the back. The brim is edged with fur. A favorite trimming for hats of this kind is narrow blue grosgrain ribbon threaded through the gold lace about the crown and a little cluster of small brilliant flowers—posed somewhere on the brim. For the matron smart turban shapes 2 with snappy lines, covered with black and gold brocade and trimmed with ostrich fancy feathers or handsome jet ornaments cannot be outclassed in any of the lists that are made for after- noon and evening wear. Julia Bottomley 1 Weeen of Joy Commencing Sunday Mat. Dec. 9 The World's Great Fun Show. A Cartoon Musical Comedy We Have Canaries, Goldfish, Cages, Globes and All Other Supplies to Keep Birds and Fish OLD BIRD STORE, 406 East 12th St. We Carry Holeproof Hosiery for Men and Women Excellent Xmas Gifts. Crosset Shoe Store MAIN eoples' Drug Store neast corner of Eighteenth Street and the W. D Wallace Crosset Shoe Store 1005 MAIN STREET Manager Peoples' Drug Store Northeast corner of Eighteenth Street and the Paseo For twelve years we have served you. We have never substituted nor given you an inferior article. We carry everything in the Drug line, all the latest and best toilet articles. 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THE SQUARE DEAL OIL AND GAS COMPANY has obtained and will continue to obtain leases in LIVE AND DEVELOPING TERRITORY WHICH HAS OIL AND WILL DEVELOP MORE OIL. DO YOU WISH TO SHARE IN OUR PROFITS? IF SO BUY OUR STOCK NOW. BECOME A PARTNER. GET RICH WITH US. Bell Phone, Grand 317 OFFICERS C. H. Fowler, President. G. H. Purnell, 1st Vice President. Wm. Moss, 2d Vice President. M. E. Oden, Secretary and Tro C. R. Groves, General Manager. OFFICERS Bowler, President. Carnell, 1st Vice President. Bass, 2d Vice President. Oden, Secretary and Tre Moves, General Manager. COLORED CHAUFFEURS TO ARMY WILL FORM 317TH SANITARY TRAIN, 92ND DIVISION TO BE TRAINED AT CAMP FUN STON. When the automobile broke upon a slow moving world and revolutionized its traffic and transportation facilities it found a class of Colored mechanics who seemed to the manner born, so that today when his government is depending upon the motor truck to solve the major portion of interchanging positions of men and equipment for war purposes, Mr. Colored Man is qualified and ready to serve in this very useful capacity as drivers and mechanics. As a class of workers, none are more thrifty and intelligent than our Colored chauffeurs of this city. Most of them hold lucrative, positions and are raising the tone and standard of living among their people to a more wholesome degree, no wonder when Homer Roberts introduced the idea of enlisting as a body in the war department he met with such warm and enthusiastic response. Those who took especially to the idea are such young men as Homer Jap Eblon, J. Herbert Smith and Willie Wilson. These are working up the proper interest in the movement and are sponsors for the pledge to furnish Uncle Sam with all of the high class qualified chauffeurs he may need for his Colored contingents. Following are some of the names of those who will answer to the call. It will be seen that these are well known boys representing as we said an intelligent lot, and we must now add a certain element of patriotism as well as progressiveness to their characters. There is: Willie Wilson Homer Roberts Homer (Jap) Eblon Jack Bonnor Willie Sweeney Chas. Ellis Dorsey Brown Roy Fowler Henry Ridd Frank Croswhite Welton Everett Lucas Crisp Robert Brookins R. Brown Jas. Hollingsworth Chas. S. Bettis Leroy Mitchell Homer Perry Joseph Hareway Joseph Babe Smith Zenus Bradley Carl McFarland Allen Freeman Will Knox Derek Jackson Herbert Smith Clifford Lair James Moore Thos. Wilson Kenneth Boden Joben Johnson Roy Grant John Graves Clyde Fulcher Earl Earl Edward Dawson Moses Walker Maynard F. Craig Geo. A. Holly Sylvester Ellis Sir Joemr Dons Buster Diver All these believe in grasping opportunities to become bigger and better men. Mr. Homer Roberts has quietly prosecuted the work of attracting attention of the Government to the idea herein mentioned. After consulting with the proper local authorities and an interchange of letters from high officials at Washington and a visit to Camp Funston it is concluded that some 40 or 50 chauffeurs from Kansas City and vicinity are certain to be real U. S. men with the particular designed positions as their professions indicate. They will be known as "Sergeant Chauffeur Mechanics" with a maximum salary of $81.00 per month classified as the ambulance division. They will be trained at Camp Funston. The peculiar work that these men will be called upon to do will give opportunity, not only to show their manipulative turn of the car, but the work itself is of a nature that will provide chances of distinguished bravery. All of this opens a field of great possibilities for those who are sincere and want to serve. It will be remembered that Mr. Roberts was one of the first to take examination for training at the Officers' Reserve Corps at Fort Des Moines and after meeting all intellectual requirements was turned down on a minor physical defect. To be specific, it was owing to an overlapping toe on the right foot. Through a local chairman, Mr. Roberts has expressed his willingness to authorities higher up, his willingness to have the defective member amputated. But success comes to those who work—anyhow. The way seems open. Most of us know of Robert's skill as a Chauffeur and Mechanic having attended Tuskegee, there taking a course in electrical work. He was one of the first to become eminently successful in the Chauffeur line in this city. He has developed an expertness in managerial capacities of wide variation which have called for initiative and well poised judgment. Only recently he contributed a large share to the successful handling of the NEGRO LIBERTY LOAN. It may be added that following his training at Tuskegee, he took a special course of electrical engineering work in the Kansas State Agricultural College and therefore is fully prepared to meet all emergencies. His associates are of the very cream of the Colored Chauffeurs in Kansas City and possess those mechanical qualities which go to make up all that is desirable in the profession. The boys go to recruit Monday at 10:00 o'clock. They will mobilize at 18th and Paseo. They will probably entrain Wednesday. Betty & Sam's Little Corner THEY SAY —That there's nothing so hateful a sa woman who will not tell another a secret: —That Kansas City has had no really swell dance since Prof. J. C. Hobbs left the city. —That "if it don't concern you, let it alone" is a mighty good axiom for young and old. —That Kansas City needs a few more dynamic, aggressive spirits like Principal J. R. E Lee. Yes, indeed, honey. —That there are three things every man and woman should guard: their temper, their tongue and their conduct. —That a certain well known business man has exceedingly difficult time keeping out of jail. Stop your meanness, brother. —That if you want to see your wife smile, just tickle her under the chin and say "you're the sweetest girl in the world." —That there are only six competent typists in Kansas City (Colored). That shouldn't be. There's room for fifty and employment as well. —That the reason Dr. Theodore Smith succeeds is that he's always ready and willing to do "his bit" for the race. OIL VISIT "KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST AND HANDSOMEST JEWELRY STORE ENSTEIN BROTHERS 124-1126 WALNUT ST. KANSAS CITY, MO. OPPENSTEIN BROTHERS 1124-1126 WALNUT ST. KANSAS CITY, MO. H. R. Tailoring "The Builder of 806 MAID I beg to inform you that est in the U. S. Tailoring Co., at 806 Main Street where I w Domestic and Imported Wood and up. Would be pleased whether you want to buy or m shop in the city and cut perfec Thanking you for past fa satisfaction, beg to remain Yours H. R. Shute Tailor The Builder of Suits That Fit" 806 MAIN SREET ing to inform you that I have sold my one-half inter- prise U. S. Tailoring Co. and have opened up for myself main Street where I will carry a full line of All wool and Imported Woolens at popular prices, $30.00 Would be pleased to have you call and see me, you want to buy or not, as I have the lightest tailor the city and cut perfect full box coats. making you for past favors and assuring you perfect option, beg to remain Yours very truly, HARRY R. SHUTE, "The Builder of Clothes that Fit." N STREET. H. R. Shute I beg to inform you that I have sold my one-half interest in the U. S. Tailoring Co. and have opened up for myself at 806 Main Street where I will carry a full line of All wool Domestic and Imported Woolens at popular prices, $30.00 and up. Would be pleased to have you call and see me, whether you want to buy or not, as I have the lightest tailor shop in the city and cut perfect full box coats. Thanking you for past favors and assuring you perfect satisfaction, beg to remain 806 MAIN STREET. E. W. Laden Tailoring Co. MOVED TO 822 EAST will take A SUIT or an OVERC PANTS, $1 A large stock of import CLEANING, PRESSI Suit cleaned and pressed $1.00 We desire to have all call and see us in our Business phone, Bell Grand 4 WESTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LOST TO WESTERN UNIVER- SITY AGAIN. MOVED TO 822 EAST EIGHTEENTH ST. will tailor you A SUIT or an OVERCOAT for $18.50 and up PANTS, $5.00 and up a large stock of imported goods to select from. CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING cleaned and pressed Suit cleaned and pressed $1.00 50c We desire to have all of our cold customers to call and see us in our new up-to-date location on phone, Bell Grand 4281. Res., Bell Wabash 1346J BAPTIST COLLEGE WESTERN UNIVER- TY AGAIN. A SUIT or an OVERCOAT for $18.50 and up PANTS, $5.00 and up A large stock of imported goods to select from. CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING Suit cleaned and pressed Suit cleaned and pressed We desire to have all of our cold customers to call and see us in our new up-to-date location Business phone, Bell Grand 4281. Res., Bell Wabash 1346J Western University caught the Baptist College boys napping on Thanksgiving day and won a well deserved victory in the first four minutes of play. It was the second successive combat that Jay Hawk team registered defeat over the Baptist boys. In the first quarter the Methodist eleven used direct passes with uncanny precision and humbled the B. C. boys 6-0in a hard, fierce and spectacular contest. Before the W. B. C. players had awakened to the power of the Jay Hawk machine Captain Gaston had been boxed in, and Big Burbridge of W. U. circled B. C. boys' left and Cohron for 25 yards. M. Moore a big hole in the line which Bentley shot through for 7 yards. On the next play Quarterback Raulette on a tandem play with perfect interference shot across the line for the first and only touchdown. Robnett failed to kick goal. Lacked a Touchdown Punch. On two occasions the football hopes and aspirations were shattered when Western University's goal line was in danger. In the second and fourth quarters the Baptist team carried the ball more than, half the length of the field, only to be hurled back by the Methodist forwards with a goal in sight. Close students of the game admit Coach Stark has a large, swift and well balanced football team, well drilled, and showed flashes of the highest type of modern football, but it was demonstrated with Coach Jacobs' better drilled and more versatile squad that they lacked the sustained power to carry the ball across the Jay Hawk line. Western University Lineup—Washington-Bryant, L. E. R. E.; Scott-Moore, R. L.; L. E. R. E.; G. Hill, C.; Bentley-Cobnett, Capt., L. H. R. H.; Burbidge, F. B.; Raulette, Q. B. Western Baptist College Lineup—Cohon-Ansell, L. E. R. E.; Captain Caston, R. G.; Bentley-Angood, L. G. R. G.; Redd, C.; Brown-White, R. H. H.; Moon, F. B.; Dorsey, Q. B. Residence phone, Bell, East 1233 Business phone, Home, Main 6433. MME A. MOORE Teacher of Piano and Voice 1619 Cottage Along the river more than half the way to —a delightful ride, day or night Lv. Kansas City Ar. St. Louis 9:00 a. m. 5:30 p. m. 11:10 a. m. 7:30 p. m. 10:10 p. m. 7:10 a. m. The Scenic Line Across Picturesque Missouri Tickets at 707 Walnut Street andUnion Station L. R. WELSH, Gen. Agent Either Phone, Main 6740