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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
MO

The Ivy Leaf Club entertained very
royalty with Miss Grace Anthony. . . :
Miss Dayse F. Baker made a business
trip to St. Louis Friday afternoon and
remained the rest of the week. d.
Rev. J.. L. Brooks, pastor of the NJ. E.
church, has concluded a years service
as pastor Of st. Luke NJ. E. church,
and goes to Fulton Monday to make
his report to conference. -. Miss Alice
Swink spent the weeks end in Her
culaneum looking after her class in
music.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
E-xtravaaance Wasted.

whats doing?" asked the tall
plumber. You're all dolled up" Had
a date with my best girl,' explained
the short bricklayer. "But aren't you
going to keep it," Il showed up all
right, but she wasn't there" THAT
was pretty tough" II wouldn't care,'
said the short bricklayer, "only I
went and had my shoes shined all for
nothing.@-Youngstown Telegram.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. MO.

Mrs. Mamie Banks returned to her
home in Parkyille Sunday. -. Mrs.
Vernon Young is spending a short
time in Jefferson City. .Messrs. e..
NJ. and ]. E. Knight are visiting in
Excelsior. Mrs. Hugh White is
somewhat improved. 80. Mrs. Lena
Mabion and Mr.. Ralph Baylis enter
tanned Saturday night for Mrs. Banks
MIR. Mcknight is improving. -.
Mr.. John Harmon has been called to
take his position until he fully re-
covers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
CITY. MO

The funeral of Mrs. Geo. Davis was
hold from the Baptist church Wednes-
day evening at 200 o'clock. Her death
came suddenly Sunday night in the
Baptist church. She suffered from
heart trouble. 80. In speaking of good
live colored newspapers, the Kansas
City Sun leads them all. Let's make
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

dams were present. Mrs. G. w. obee
and j. A. Bryant, other leading charac-
tiers, were %unavoidably detained. 9th
err guests were Misses Russell, Wills,
Newman, Campbell, Bowler, council
lor; Mesdames Thomas and Price;
Messrs. Wilson, Wheeler, Wigginton,
Wood, Jones, DR.. Dobson, Herald
brothers, who gave showers of con-
gratulations to the club for their ex-
cellent performance and neat sum
realized. All insisted that Mrs. Os.
borne plan another drama for the near
future.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
Noticed Improvement.

A commercial traveller on arriving
at a wayside station between Sligo
and Enniskillen, remarked to the chief
official: 81 observe your service has
improved latterly." Cant see it."
replied the stationmaster s~toically.
"oh, ] cam" said the Commercial"
your trains are able to whistle with
out stopping now"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

young people, the representative citi-
zens added to their appreciation by
occupying boxes, parquet and balcony
arrayed in the latest dictates of fash
ion. 1t was a genuine dress variety
such as is seldom seen in public gath
erings. All this betrayed the esteem
and confidence in which the public
holds the management and Dubois
Club. The lower boxes were occupied
by Mrs. Fannie Russell and party, The
o. N. o. Club and G. w. Obee and
party. The upper boxes by Miss Fan
ME Fitzgerald and party and Mr.. Sim
mons and party. 1t would not be fair
to call special attention to any partic-
ular person in the play, all deserve
praise. The natural pose of each was
far beyond expectation. Miss Audry
Slaughter, the leading lady, Mr.. Leon
Robinett, the villain, Mr.. Andrew Sin.
gleton, the hero, Mrs. G. w. Obee, the
poor yet independent girl, r. C. Price,
the colonel, Mrs. L. p. Robinett, the
heroine, Andrew Reed, the decoyed
father of the villain, ] A. Bryant, true
friend to the hero, Miss Pearl Alex
ander, as maid, Jas. Peoples and ]. N.
Thomas, the comedians, all played
their several representative parts well.
All of the city papers spoke in highest
terms of the play and splendid audi
ence. MI. Rufus Long, Omaha's fav-
orite baretoned singer, delighted the
audience between the scenes and re-
ceivd roars of applause.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28
R.taIIatIna on the Baby

Johnny. did you make the baby
cry?" "Yes, did. | asked him sumfln,
an he wouldn't say Yes, SIR so I
gave him a lesson in politeness, Just
like you give me. slapped him.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

Just as soon as a man succeeds In
getting OF Easy street somebody
comes along and begins to tear up
the pavement there.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

This house was built for an ex-NIayor of Kansas City. 1t hasl
8 large, light and airy rooms, large attic suitable for pool room orl
gymnasium, full cemented basement, combination furnace, lot 50x150
east front, street and alley paved, large barn suitable for garage.
Several prominent Negroes have bought in this block, so the
owner has decided to sell and in order to make a quick sale has
reduced the price from $4,000 to $500, $500 down and $40 monthly
An ordinary family could live in four of the rooms and the other five.
could be rented for enough to make the payments and interest.
Surely opportunity is knocking at your door. Will you continue
to pay rent or will you buy? If this is too large, we have several
others.
AFRO AMERICAN INVESTMENT co.
Oil MCGEE Street
Home 1866 Main. Bell 751 Main
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

Mrs. w. e, Osborne entertained on
Monday at her residence, 613 North
Eighteenth street, in honor of the Du.
Bots Dramatic Club, who were a decid-
ed success in the drama, Under the
Shadow of a Crime" at the Krug,
Thursday evening, Near nine hundred
persons were in attendance and
$324.70 taken in. The reception,
which was a brilliant affair, was en-,
joyed by the jolly bunch and their
friends. Music and conversation to-
gether with a delightful menu pre-.
pared by Mrs. Lawrie, one of Omaha's
splendid cateresses, made the evening
a very pleasant one. Miss Audry
Slaughter, the clever vcmfwypcmfw
Slaughter, leading lady, Mr.. Leon Rob-
inett, the clever william, Mr.. Andrew
Singleton, the hero, Mrs. L. P. Robi,
nett, the heroine, MI. Andrew Reed,
the clever star actor in the plot, r. c..
Price, the typical colonel in disgust,
j. N. Thomas and Jas. Peoples, come
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
Opportunity for Patriotic Service
by women.

An account Of the splendid work
done by a society called Friendly visl-
tors which appeared in recent issue
Of THE Sun brings into bold relief a
new avenue Of patriotic and humane
service, which Is specially adapted to
feminine sympathy and tact This sim.
pie but graphic picture OF the unfav-
orable physical and moral conditions
into which most immigrants are driven
must prove an incentive to many good
women TO go and do likewise If they
would consider that from this source
arise the toilers who sooner Or later
will leaven the population of this coun-
try for good or evil, many would feel
impelled to devote the time. energy
and financial aid now given by them
TO clubs to efforts to Improve our citi-
zenship in n direction that has hitherto
been neglected.
Personal service il the highest form
Of philanthropy. Among the earnest
women who are now dedicating them
selves to champlonlng one or the other
side Of suffrage and others who are
industrious dev0tees to TERPsICHoRE
there are surely many whose womanly
sympathles will go out TO this hotsam
and jetsam that Is floating into our
cities steadily every day and aid these
Friendly Visitors to bring sunshine
and sympathetic nelghboriness into
their hapless lives. In the hands Of
such women lies the fate Of these i'm
migrants and to a great extent the
fate OF the nation. for they will be-
come citizens. The early training Of
these benlghted people by the tactful
methods so successfully pursued hy the
Friendly Visitors may decide whether
or not they shall develop into BERK-
MANS. GoLDMANs. EDELsOHNs, CARONs.
HAYwooDs, and their children grow up
as anarchists. 1t Is well known fact
that most of the violent dciiances Of
law come from these recently enamel
pated immigrants, uninstructed in
American ideals and aims.
Aside from this patriotic service of
leading these people into proper paths
by personal sympathy and unobtrIsive
service there Is a humane aspect not
less freighted with momcntous import.
Ignorance of cooking. home manage
ment and modern care Of children re-
suit In an enormous amount Of perma-
nent illness and gripping OF this yalu,
able asset. the toilers. instruction In
these apparently Insignificant matters
recent article by Dr. WALLACE RLANCH-
ARD Of Chicago relates tho result Of an
Investigation ~ 5000 eases from the
records Of the Chicago hospitals and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
Municipal High Living.

The glory of living in Boston is not
appreciated as II should be by its plu-
tocrats or its forebanded patricians.
They fee the town and seek rural or
suburban places whose assessors are
more mcrclful than those Of the three
hllled city. Glory comes high. The
Bostonians have the privilege Of being
citizens of no mean city. Its munich
pal government costs more ,SoS.O6) a
head than that OF any other American
city. Boston has admirable parks,
She has provided extensively for the
future In that respect. Her schools
and public institutions generally are
excellent, hut she hardly strikes New
Yorker as giving her citizens more
If as much-for their money than he
gets and growls about at home.
In the case OF the New York city OF
Mount Vernon. second to Boston among
municipal spenders (S2I.53 per capita),
the fruits OF expense are scarcely vlsi-
bic to the uninstructcd visitor. Posi-
bly, the Montivernonian eye Ii more
blessed.
Irrespective OF individual improve
ments or eXtravagances. the one gem
eral fact Of American municipal gov.
ernment made manifest by the statls-
tics just published by the Census Blu
reau Is It's climbing cost, From 1902
70 1912, the period OF the statistics,
per capita taxation Of residents OF
cities of the metropolitan class has
swollen from Sl3.02 to sl7.34 more
than one-thlrd.
The same tendencies and the same
fact Of public expenditure or eXtrava-
gance will he found. we believe, I'm
small cities. towns and villages. Econ
omists aud socinlogisls may or may not
demonstrate that The cost OF living OF
local government has substantially
paralleled that Of livlu. generally. II
Is evident, however, that within very
few years the scope of national, state
and local government has been Wild
ened. II Is not the old enemy corrup
ton hut the new enemy Of social senti
mentalism and pretence that Is at fault
Appropriations for "fads" and show
the little towns are eager TO rival In
their small way the eSuberances of the
big towns. Valuation strained to the
point Of breaking. high and ever higher
taxes; no or small recognition by IN,
authorities that taxes grow cOntinu
ally and actually while the values upon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
The Same Otd Mileage.

There are members Of Congress who
mileage altogether. but IL must not be
assumed that there is any serious OPP
position TO accepting travel allowance
because the House has. by the close
vote Of 132 to 122. concurred with the
Senate in retaining the old transporta-
ton rate Of 90 cents mile. The
House had proposed actual cost Of
travel for its own members and their
families. which might he what Rep
rcsentative charged and nm auditing
committee allowed. and it was willing
to make the rate for Senators fiat five
cents mile. The Senate disdnlned
to consider such an arrangement.
Mr.. HUGHEs Of New Jersey. COM
paratiyely new senator. who said he
was "eternally tired Of the constant re-
currence of this question and the effort
on the part of certain gentlemen to
make political capital at the expense
OF Others" offered an amendment pro-
viding that the present allowance for
mileage be discontinued after the fiscal
year 1915. hut greatly 10 the relief Of
the Senate the Nice-President declared
the amendment out of order The fact
is that most members of Congress
would not willingly part with the ~
cents mile rate, although they con-
slider two cents u sufficient return per
mile for the railroads. Unless q mem
her brings u large family to live with
him in Washington there Is balance
in his favor when he receives his mile
age. and In the case of thrifty West :
ern member 1t may be quite well
come amount. So whatever IL said 10
the contrary on the floors Of Congress,
there IL reluctance tn abandon the
custom OF scventy.fve years.
1t will occur to the practical man who
is "A taxpayer that ms Congress not long
ago increa sed the pay Of members from
5000 to $500 year there Is no
rea son why they should not be limited
to actual travelling expenses. or II
there is any difficulty about auditing.
why the present rate OF 90 cents,
which Is obviously too much in the
great majority Of eases. should not he
reduced one-half or three fourths. The
debate on the subject at this session
indicates stirring OF the conscience
among Senator'S and Representatives.
On the whole. the House appeared TO
better advantage In the discussion. and
at the next session even such a sweep
ing amendment as that Of Senator
IIUGHEs may he seriously pressed II
! Congress does not show disposition
to cut the usual appropriation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
20" BEFORE a."
Recollection Of Freakish Ruling u, n
TOO Positive Sch0OIman.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: In
talking over with an old friend our school
days OF long ago We had laugh over
our memories OF "A public school teacher
who thought he knew IT all. There was
In the class "A young lady who rcjoiced In
the good Scots name Of Gillies When
the class was organizing, the professor
read her name as "Jllies." The young
lady protested. but in vain: "'G' before
Il is soft 20
Well, OF course an eighth OF a quart is a
"Jill' gill, hut what OF fish's gill? And the
know it all teacher should have been
hanged on a GOD Tibet, but even he would
not have asked the hardware man for a
jimlet. Not in his iiddiest moment OF
pedagogic authority would he have said
Hilbert, 1--WE me jilt wheeled jig" II ne
wanted the liveryman 20 supply him a
gilded spoked gig for his holiday diver
sions Not even he, snapshot arbiter OF
linguistic niretics would have asked at
the library for Jibbon's decline and
Fall" But Gillies must be called Jillies.
because "'g before T. is soft"
Are there any OF those hard headed
one rule people teaching school nova
days? NORMAL
KINGSTON, July Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
The Rcgencrator OF a Great His
tOric Party.

We wonder whether President WILL
SON Is aware Of. the great and growing
number of lifelong Democrats. not In
blg business but in small. not near the
pulpit or in the choir but in the back
pews Of the congregation. who are 50
impressed with the merits of his Adj
mini stration that they have already
made up their minds TO vote the Re.
publican ticket in 1916 no matter what
name that ticket shall present to their
receptive souls.
Anybody but WILSON; even RoosE-
WILT rather than WILSON
This attitude. it is true. denotes a
merely psychological condition: but the
multiplicity Of its existence should not
for that reason he the less gratifying
to statesman who has undertaken to
reform II venerable political organiza-
ton according to his individual no.
tions aud tastes.
Does the President really understand
the extent of his success in reforming
the party which he has seized upon
with vigorous mastery and made his
own: Is he too modest in his estimate
Of results in the way Of getting rid OF
undesirable Democrats Perhaps the
Congress elections this fall may open
his eyes to the Respondent truth about
his achievement.
Perhaps. too. the greatest problem
Of Federal regulation now before the
country. namely. the regulation of the
Federal Executive itself. may have been
brought nearer 10 solution by these
personal efforts of WOODROW WILSON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
BETTER BASEBALL.
suggestions for the Enlivening or the
Too scientific Game.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr: by
all means let us have some changes in
the baseball rules because the so-called
pitchers battles are a good bit OF a joke
to a large number OF people who like
baseball but are not enthusiastic when
one man after another hits the air.
While experts may delight In games that
go into extra innings. with a score OF one
to nothing. there is a big percentage OF
people who would take greater delight In
a game where the score was ten 10 nine.
and which was therefore more a game Of
action.
Base running and batting and fielding
are the real exciting things in baseball.
Personally would rather see five innings
OF such play than nine innings OF the list
less kind.
Let US have six inning games with tho
pitchers mound set further out. Tho
games will be more interesting and be
completed within the two hour limit.
YoNKERs FAN.
YoNKERs, July 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
4 Belatcd Boss.

With all respect to Colonel Roosr.
WELT, ~ long MS he remains n Progress.
slve what business OF his Is II who Ia
nominated for Governor OF New York
in the Republican primaries OF New
York? He will name and very likely
he the Progressive candidate. That IL
the way the people rule" in the Pro
grcssive party. 80 ferocious against
MIR. BARNES and Mr.. MURPHY"
Curious isn't II, that Colonel RoosE.
WILT Is the only boss who fails to ac.
ccpt In practice the direct primary
system Indeed he seems to he ALSO
lutely unaware Of It's existence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
Advice to a Penns, iNania Rosmcr From
Temporarily ENilcd Jcrscyman.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. BEING
temporarily at a considerable distance
from the place Of my abode / get my
copy Of THE sun from the foreign"
news stands IA little bit late. II is only
to-day that I read what the Philadelphian
calling himself Union League exper-
fenced buying gasolenc on the Boston
post road.
Twenty-Five cents a gallon and short
measure 70 the tune OF one gallon in five
what must or could have been the matter
with HIM And he says he saw them
changing the sign to 90 cents gallon "a
few minutes afterward. | think they
must have seen that Pennsylvania IL
cense tag coming and have taken down
the 20 cent sign 50 as to be able 20 hand
him one.
What was he doing on the Boston post
road? Why IN the world should any auto
mobilist who knows the Jersey roads go
over into that benighted territory. whore
robbers infest the UNANIMOUSLY paved high
ways and waylay the unfortunate or
foolish tourist?
Why didn't he tank up on the Hudson
Boulevard. where he could have got full
measure az he watchedD and paid only
IL cents a gallon?
There's "a screw loose somewhere But
Union League" can recover his peace OF
mind, no doubt. \ few days at home and
a little extra economy. few less five
cent cigars six for a quarter a little
abstemlousncss in other directions and he
will be hecled for another trip And
/ then let him stick to Jersey. where they
have good roads and motoring is a pleas
urc and Gasolene can be bought for 10
cents IA cents. 10 cents a gallon
Why cross the Hudson? why go on the
| Boston post road? stay away from those
/ wicked purlieus. gentle philadelphan. and
/ then you'll have no cause to complain
| see that the automobile manufacturer
whom | referred to in my recent com
muncation told President Wilson that
everything is all right and that he is a
bull on the cOuntrys prosperity. I felt
sure he would, Mr.. Wilson ought to send
for me. | could tell him thing or two.
| CHICAGO. July IL GAzzALrEN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
The Public Must Always Pay.

Mr.. FREDERICK w. WItIrRIDGE left an
admirable legacy of plain speech be-
hind him before escaping to Europe UNI
I'll the storm blows over. His vitrioic
appraisal OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission aud his reflections on the
growing haughtiness of ofiicialdom
toward the mere citizenship may be re-
garded as of greater literary interest
than practical Importance; but his res
direction OF the axiom that the public
must always pay in the long run per-
talns most wildly to real life.
Mr.. WHIrRIDGE applies the principle
in particular to the railroads, which are
daily expected to do more and pay
more. now by their employees. now by
their official overlords and again by
their patrons Perhaps he Is not alto
gcther a pathfinder in this regard.
In psychological circles that the purse
Of Fortunatus IL not part OF the aver
age railroads equipment The liberal
amendment to the Moon bill providing
fairer compensation for carrying the
mails indicates new grasp OF the
idea that II the roads are to live they
must he fed. Again there Is hope that
early action on the Eastern freight
rate applications will to some extent
pass the extra charge OF operation on
to the public, as Mr.. AsouITH, quoted
by Mr.. WHITRIpGE. puts II.
But this Is the mere commonplace VI
the question of who pays. The partlcu
lar instance has been worn SO thin by
discussion that even muckrakers and
uplfters are beginning TO see through
II. The thing that the country should
be made to recognize is that the public
always pays and always must pay.
When hlndrances are placed in the way
of business. the public pays with one
hand for their contrivance and with
the other for their circumvention. The
public pays and will always pay the
cost of regulation and the cost OF being
regulated. There is only one pocket
from which the cost OF anything can
be paid-the pocket of the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
Five Changes.
YoNKERs, July 10.

To The EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: The
letter published in THE Sun headed
stupid Baseball" also the editorial
article In the same issue headed TOO
Much Pitcher" impels me TO make the
following suggestions, which II adopted
would make baseball a strenuous game
to watch as well as tn play and Of neces-
sity the players would be as busy as the
devil and three Lapland witches In a
gale OF wind:
Increase distance between bases by 10
per cent
Increase distance between catcher and
pitcher 10 per cent.
Increase diameter OF bats by 20 per
cent.
Increase llveliness OF ball by 10 per
cent.
Forbid use OF gloves by outfelders.
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, July l6
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
dispensaries. 1t 10 clearly demon
strated that the children of recent
immigrants furnish eight times as

dispensaries. 1t 10 clearly demon
strated that the children Of recent
immigrants furnish eight times as
many deformities caused by ricketts, as
do children Of native parents. espe-
clally those children who have been
brought to cold climate from the
southern parts Of Europe.
Children from colder climates sud
denly transplantcd into the tenement
dwellings develop tuberculosis. A con-
crete example is offered by colony of
Syrians which was stranded in Chi.
cago at the close Of the worlds fair.
The children born In Palestine did not
often develop ricketts,, while among
came rickety with the worst forms of
deformity. So soon as the people be-
came accustomed to their new environ
ment ricketts, began to abate and in
seven years practically disappeared.
The practical observations related in
THE Sun by the Society OF Friendly
Visitors indicate that only through
private Initiative and personal tactful
service in the homes of these hapless
people. among whom the women he.
come discouraged and many Of the men
seek consolation in saloons. may this
cause of poverty and desttution and
vice be effectively prevented. Herein
lies the partial solution Of momen.
tous problem. Hence encouragement
and aid to the noble women who have
already begun this humane and patri.
otlc work is imperative.
Here is an avenue for altrulsm that
invites our clubwomen with great prom.
ise OF bencficent results