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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
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New York has a society whose pur-
pose is to fight against the develop
ment of a negro ghetto" in the
American cities. It is the National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes, whose membership includes
many persons socially prominent in
New York, together with a company
of serious-minded colored people. The
headquarters are at No. ITO West For
tieth street.
Mrs. William H. Baldwin. Jr., vas
recently elected chairman of the
executive board. Other members of
the league are: Mrs. Haley F1ske,
George McAneny, Silas McBee, VIII
liam H. Maxwell, William Jay Schief-
felin, Isaac N. Seligman, George w.
Seligman, Charles D. Hilles, the Rev.
William Adams Brown, Paul J. Sachs,
Theodore M. Taft, Albert Shaw, Judge
Joseph F. Mulqueen and Major R. R
Notion.
The league has affiliated ~organiza-
tons in Philadelphia, Chicago. Louis
vile, St., Louis, Richmond aid Nor
folk, Va; Augusta, Ca, and Whining
ton, Del. Its biggest work, however,
is in New York, where the negro
population is now more than 10000,
being more than In any other city In
America, except Washington.
Our work here includes many
branches Of activity" said Eugene X.
Jones, associate director in charge Of
the local work. I'VE have a commit
tee for improving industrial condi-
tons, which seeks to organize work
ers in the various occupations, and by
this means help our people to better
things. Fol instance, we have organ
lied one group into the Colored Public
Porters' association, for the purpose
Of guarding the public against unscru-
pulous porters. The organization is
raising the standard of reliability and
efficiency among its members. Work
ers in other occupations are similarly
organized.
Then we have a vocational ex-
change, operated in connection with
the housing bureau, at No. 127 West
One Hundred and T%hirty-ifth street,
In the thickly populated negro section
Of Harlem. This exchange is being
made a clearing house through which
applicants for help and for positions
may be referred to reliable philan-
thropic and commercial employment
agencies. Positions have been secured
for 1877 persons"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Need Of ventIIatlnq Church.

Our church janitors need drilling
on the subject of ventilation" says
the Downs News. "A morning or eve
ming congregation Of several hundred
persons Ia entitled to pure air, for
there are oceans of it outside. After
the morning service the whole room
should be thoroughly aired, and yet no
doubt the doors ire closed when the
people leave, and the foul air securely
boxed for the evening service. This
Is dreadful, the News declares. No
wonder folks sleep and get a head
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Whx She WAS Worried.

But, mother, why do you object to
to my being pleasant to the young
men? You can't hope to keep me with
you always, you know. One of them
will take me away from you some
day"
take you away from me? Well, If
that happens l shall not complain. 1t
is the certainty that none of the young
men who have been coming here so
far would take you away that has
worried both your father and me-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

I'm going to journey far away,
Some day;
I'm going to seek q fairer cline,
Some time;
I'm going to do some splendid thing
To cause
The world to get to noticing
And pause,
No longer disinclined to see,
But very glad to tender ne
Applause.
Some day I'll cause worldwide sur
PRISE
I'll rise
To proudly claim success as mine
And shine;
Some day I'll take my place among
The few;
Some day my praises shall be sung
To you;
I'll do the great ~thing-wait and see
When there is naught else left for me
To do.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
o, Noble Judge.

OEAA
The world again seems fair,
MY heart once more is light;
Around me everywhere
All l behold is bright;
! feel superbly rich;
The alimony which
In future shall be mine
Will be enough TO take
Away the foolisls ache;
The judge was just divinei
HE.
I'm free again! I'm free!
How beautiful and bright
The old world seems to be-
My heart once more is light.
The alimony I
Shall have to pay her-why
TITS small beside the price
/ had to pay before
she turned me from the door;
Gee, but the Judge was nice!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Whva

do you believe the truth should be
spoken at all times?"
mo. When your wife comes home
with a new hat and wants to know
whether you think 1t is becoming why
tell her that 1t isn't, even if it makes
her look like a fright?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Hard for Mother.

81 suppose you often find it rather
trying to have six manageable daugh-
tiers on your handsT"
"Oh, l don't mind 1t 30 much my
self, but my wife has a pretty hard
time of 1t, seeing that she can't pos
sibly watch at more than one keyhole
at a time"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Latest and shortest method in MILL
merry taught. Private pupils and
classes. Hats made to order. Hair
treatment, braids, transformations and
all kinds OF hair goods made to or.
der. Bell phone West 1906.
All persons on our list to collect
from in or out VI the city please be
in readiness as we will call on you
soon. You will find us in our new
location. Address or call
MISS EVA p, WASHINGTON,
$40 Freeman Avenue,
Kansas City, Kans.
Bell Phone West 1906.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

ache. They are dying for oxygen,
Open the windows, If it does take
more coal. If a church once gets the
reputation Of always being well ven
tilated there will be more people at
every service to drop extra coal money
In the contribution box"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Wonders Of Science.

"Oh, mamma" said little Albert,
who was having his first view of an
aeroplane action, 'see the cattle pen
flying"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Black-"She said on her wedding
day that she would go through every
thing for him." White-Wen, /
guess she has. loaned him d TIN
spot this morning"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

In a communication to the Kansas
City Star a correspondent, Lacey"
writes as follows: Africa is not the
place for the American negro. AS yet
we have not heard enough to warrant
our going there. l don't think the ne
groes of the United States should sac
riice u fifty years of success here
to start all over In a barren. half-civ-
iized country. Here we have our
own churches, schools and colleges.
Now comes Chief Sam and asks US to
break these up, leave all we have
worked for and go back. If Africa
Is as rich as Chief Sam suggests 1t
will not want for others who will seize
its riches"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
His Wlnnlnn Wav.

ut seems queer that she ever took a
fancy to him. He isn't at all the kind
of man one would expect her to ad-
mire."
q" know; but he always had a way
of noticing it when she happened to
have on a new hat or a gown that
had Just come from the dressmaker's."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
nm Luck.

The greatest misfortune that can
come to a woman who trusts a man
blindly is to have her eyes opened.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

A Norwegian company has patented
a secret process for producing sS per
cent. nitric acid from the 80 per cent.
acid it has been making from atmos.
pheric nitrogen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

In London a motor bus proprietor
has to comply with between so and 60
conditions before he can obtain a Ii.
cense.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

AS a universal danger signal, a Dem
yer firm has designed and copyright
ed signs bearing a human hand, across
tho palm of which appear the words
Safety First"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

When George Schwartz, a farmer in
Scranton, Pa, cut down an oak tree he
found imbedded in its heart a pine
tree shilling dated 1862.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10
Worth KNOWING.

One who can use technical terms In
discussing art or music has a big ad
vantage In society.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

1t is said that descent can be traced
from only 40 passengers that came
over in the Mayhower, the rest hav.
ing died without issue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

OF the material success of certain
colored men in the south, the Crisis
contains this:
"Ocala, Fla, has 5000 colored in
habitants, and there are 10000 others
in the surrounding county. This has
offered a chance for Industrial CO
operation. There is a thriving sea
island cotton factory, considerable ex-
porting of moss and velvet beans,
while colored men have numerous
stores and are supporting professional
men. Recently the Metropolitan Real
ty and Investment company has been
organized and has erected a $780, 900
building. In this a bank with a capt.
tai of $25 900 has been located. The
president of the company, George
Giles, is a large holder of real estate.
The vice-president, Joseph L. Wiley,
is the founder of Fessendeh academy,
and the cashier, F. P. Gadson, is the
owner Of the largest dry goods and
notion store owned by a colored man
in the United States. Other directors
are DR.. Williams, a well-to-do physi.
clan; A. s. Richardson, D. ". Good
win, Charles Stewart, j.. S. LaRoche,
N. T. Brown and s.. H. Hadley."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Writing in the Baltimore American,
the Rev. J.. U. King, pastor of the
Union Methodist Episcopal church at
st. Michaels. Md, has this to say
ITO be successful in the develop
ment of the soil we must have scien-
uhc training; thus well-equipped agri-
cultural colleges for the negro are In
~dispensable. The day of the ignorant
and superstitious farmer has passed.
Superstition is being replaced by sci
ence, ignorance by knowledge, inefi.
cheney by efficiency.
IF the white man, who Is nearing
the top of the hill Of our great ma
terial endeavor, needs the advantages
of a well-eQuipped agricultural college,
how much greater are the needs OF
those who only yesterday, like goods
and chattels, served as a medium OF
commercial exchange; who stand at
the very foot of the hill struggling to
ascend? This efficiency will not only
be of benefit to all of those whose
racial identity l bear, but more far
reaching than the average person
would imagine will be the benefits de-
rived by the white people as we'll. OBJ
~servation alone has evidently taught
every thoughtful white man that the
Increase of mental, moral and material
efficiency on the part of the negro
means the decrease of ignorance, idle
ness and crime. We live side by side
with our white neighbor, and be our
contribution to this great social fabric
helpful or baneful he is affected &C.
cordingly and commensurately.
rs it not, therefore, the highest wis
dom on the part of every constituent
part of a community to welcome cor
daily every means hat will perma-
nently establish the criterion: All men
up, and not some men DOWN."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Amt it funny that Their hens lay
Their most nj a time when eggs is SC
cheap?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Carlsbad by law requires all build
ings to be as nearly fireproof as pos
sible, with the result that the city's
iremen earn most Of their wages as
chimney sweeps.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Organization of an Omaha branch
OF the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People is
now being completed. Over rs peo-
pie, most Of them colored, have joined
the local movement, which has for its
purpose the economic, political and so.
cial advancement of the American me-
gro. John H. Grove of the Grove
Wharton allied business interests, was
one OF the white men who helped the
association to establish a branch In
Omaha, and he has been elected
treasurer. The other officers, all col
ored, are: Rev. William T. Osborne,
pastor of st. Johns African Methodist
church, president; Thomas Reese,
2723 Miami street, vice-president;
Samuel l.. Patton, 1920 Patrick ave-
nue., recording secretary; Jesse Mer-
chant, 712 North Twenty-eighth ave.
nue., corresponding secretary. Meet
ings have been held monthly at st.
Johns African Methodist church since
the organization began here three
months ago. DR.. C. NJ. B. Mason of
New York, national organizer for the
association, helped to promote the
new branch in Omaha. Rev. John AL
bert Williams, rector of the colored
church of St. Philip the Deacon, is
also an active member, and says that
membership is open to all persons,
either white or colored, who wish to
participate in the national move for
the advancement of the black man.
Hereafter meetings will be held every
two weeks, and an executive commit
tee will be chosen to assume active
charge of the associations work in
Omaha.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

More than 10000 boys under sixteen
years OF age were injured in mines in
Great Britain last year in such a way
as to disable them for more than a
week. There are about a million coal
mine workers altogether, one worker
in every " being killed or injured
last year..
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

An interesting story of how preju-
dice against a race can be removed by
learning to like n of its members
comes from the Provident hospital, in
Chicago's BLACK Belt" 1t began as
a negro enterprise and has graduated
11S negro nurses. A white boy was
recently hurried to the hospital terri
bly, Ill with pneumonia. His mother,
a southern woman, ~telegraphed from
the east, urging his removal to some
other hospital, 1t was too late for
that. The doctors gave him up. But
the negro nurse did not. For thirty
six hours with not a moments rest
aSe fought for his life, and won. The
boys mother is no longer prejudiced
against negro trained nurses.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

By a deal which was closed last
week and in which a consideration of
100000 was involved, a tract of land
near Thornton. ILL.,, to be used for the
purpose of a negro cemetery, and to
be known by the name of Mount For
est cemetery, was acquired, reports a
Chicago correspondent.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

1t shore would be a fine thing If this
rest cure business was for them as
really needs it.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

It takes three seconds for a cable
message to cross the ocean.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

Fuel oil consumption this year by
the United States navy is estimated at
10000, 900 gallons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-10

More's been accomplished with a
good set of r then by the fellers
what gifts by on their nerve.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23
THE EASIEST WAY
TO END DANDRuFF
Stop Falling Hair and Itching
Scalp.

There IS one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruH completely and that
is TO dissolve it. This destroys it en-
tireiy. To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply It at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub 1t
IN gently with the finger tips
By mornin- no, ii not all OF your
dandruh viii I gone. and three or four
more appiio-tion5 viii completely dis
solve and entirely destroy, every single
sign and trace ( : IT, no matter how much
dandrrf you may have !.
You will find, TOO. that all itching and
digging of the scalp viii stop instantly,
and your hair VIII be fluffy. lustrous.
glossy. silky and soft, and look and feel
q hundred times better.
If you want to keep your hair looking
rich. do by al means get rid OF dandruff.
for nothing destroys the hair so quickly.
1t no only starves the hair and makes II
fall out, but il makes It stringy. straggiy.
dull. dry. brittle and 1ifeless, and every
body notices II. You can get liquid arvon
at Z drug store It is inexpensive, and
four ounces is all you viii need This
simple remedy has never been known to
fail
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23

he could mot get = photograph Of
Jules in his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
kitchen. Jules kitchen is good +,
see but IT Is better to smell, Today
he and three soldiers spent the fore
noon In working away with knives at
q busheI OF ugly, dirty little potatoes
which had been dug from q garden
nearby. About i've this evening I
walked over to where Jules was toll
ing with a ladle at two huge copper
pots In one pot was . quantity OF
sizzling hot lard, floating, therein,
were slices OF potatoes which swelled.
under my sight. into putty. round.
crisp balls. In the other pot was 1t
least a bushel Of these same potato
bits, crisp and hot, which jules was
ladling from the crease. From time
TO time he put raw potatoes into his
cooking pot
Potatoes saute7" / asked him.
$50 you call them In English. In
Paris We say pomme fruit. This is
the best way to cook potatoes"
He tore a leaf from the ROOT OF the
kitchen. put a handful OF the potatoes
on 1t and gave me the lot.
Gould / do any better than that in
Paris" he asked me. ! started to
say, no." but he gave himself the
same answer before / did. BY dinner
time Jules had cooked enough steak
/ don't know how. only it was very
good-in the same grease in which
the potatoes had been fried. and by
the time we got through with the po-
tatoes and the steak, Jules brought
out a gigantic salad OF fresh lettuce,
with the vinegar and salad touched
up. In q daring and artistic fashion.
with a bit OF garlic. When that was
done his soldier walters served cheese.
And then came coffee, which had sent
fits steam up to the cold. fresh graIses.
Most OF the time. Jules, in his blue
coat. his red trousers. his soldier
shoes and his chefs cap, stood look.
ing on as If daring even the highest
omcer there-who happened to be
part generate say that something
was the matter with the meal. In
truth, the only thing the matter with
it was that We all ate too much. ]
made this complaint to jules and he
said, 1T is music TO my ears, the wall
Of a man with an orerfull stomach
All this time, remember. the cannon
were booming and not far away. men
are killing and dying.
Have any Of your mess been kill
edgv / asked Jules.
Fifteen out Of forty-fve." he said
but / know they ell fought well be.
cause they all ate we'll"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23


The following appeared recently 10
the Nauyoo correspondence Of The
Gate City and is good enough TO re-
produce again on the editorial page
When a newspaper man gives you a
lot OF free advertising in order 70
boom some church entertainment or
Sunday school enterprise or various
other things you r interested IN.
keep track Of the number OF lines
hat are printed from time TO time
multiply that number by the -es-
ulaY advertising rate charged o. the
paper, then compare the results with
the actual value Of any favor you get
any other business firm or in
dirsdual. Then consider the fact that
advertising and circulation are tne
only two things the paper has TO sen
and you viii see that the newspaper
man is the most liberal giver In your
town Instead Of this being known
and acknowledged by people who
should know these things, they are
generally the Srst to kick against the
paper if it should happen TO owe
LOOK some little matter they are N
terested in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23

An electric hand dryer is now COM
ing into use IN place Of towels for
hotels, railroad stations and other
public places. In the electrical device
a foot pedal is connected TO q quick
acting switch which operates 2 blow
er, forcing air over an electric heating
element This equipment Is installed
In a cabinet and the hands are thrust
into an opening where they are held
for a moment in the strong current
of hot air. AS the foot is removed
from the pedal, the Flower stops.
Hands can be thoroughly dried II
from 80 to 40 seconds. which is said
TO be less time than is required to
use a towel. And the sanitary feature
OF the device Is exceedingly appeal
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23
ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL.

The decision Of the Illinois centen-
Mai commission TO devote its energies
the preparation Of something of an
enduring character to mark the eaie-
o-atson OF the one hundredth ami
Of the admission Of Illinois to
statehood has met with the approval
OF men and women Of prominence
throughout the state. Among those
who have given their endorsement TO
-his idea is Professor Eya-ts 3.
Greene, head of the department OF
history at the University of Illinois,
and president of the board Of trustees
of the state historical library Upon
This subtect Professor Greene avs
an general. those aspects OF the
celebration which seem TO me most
worth while are those which have a
permanent and monumental character.
which VIII stand as a permanent mem
oriai and as q worthy expression Of
tie civilization of the state at the end
CT IFS frst century.
The best means so far proposed OF
accomplishing this result are the an
nfssrsay building . the centennial
publications. The new building for
the historical library and related In
te-ests is a CRYING necessity from a
practical point Of view. Such a build
ing when constructed, should provide
among other things q suitable dspos-
ance with the best European practice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23
10 the Rescue
ii Blood Diseases
Just the Help Needed 70 Over-
come Worst Troubles.

N s. S s. i faHcns blood purifier,
is the greatest natural repair crew known
1t is an .nttiote fer germs. thnt once let
loose. multiply 50 FAST that a definite dis
ease IS apparent crer night And jet 20
powerful IS the inference Of s. S. & TINT
like e vast army II spreads al through
the blood. chscks disease. cpeas up al the
rzIves az escape and shroEs out disease
through the ing kidneys. bladder. bowels
ard Skin
Do not become panic stricken IL q rash
or bolts or e-uptio,s i1iame the skin
Nature is do.ng ker best bul Nature Is At
tie same tine calling for beip. and IN
s s. s IS just the kind OF help Nature
e-uar6s, for Ii is q pHre vegetable remedy
With an action that vigorously follows the
blood channels ard clears and repairs ~
Il goes siorg- In every community are
pec2,e Eho know this 10 be frne- They
have used s. 3. s. and are blood clean.
through and throush-
Get a bottle Of s. s. S. today at any
druS fto-a. Dr4Fe cut those destructive
germs tzst cas.sc skin errpt.ons. sore threat,
swollen glands, bioo6 riEinEs. painful rheu-
matte jrtrts. ca-cnsc Bronchitis. and NEST
all conditlcrs O. disease Read the folder
around the bottle that tells sbo1. the great
Eorf being 6cas 10 assist sufferers II you
would knew Eore about the blood and Its
treatment. write fer special book TO The
Swift Specific Co, 80 Swift Atlanta
CT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23

Under the new law. candidates for
judge cannot be nominated by any
political party The ONCE Of judge Is
taken ont Of politics and ali candi-
dates for Judge must be nominated
on a non-partisan judicial ticket Tho
voters, therefore. must after voting
their party ticket look for the non
partisan judicial ticket, which wiz be
found on the same printed ballot. TO
the right hand, In column seven. and
vote for the proper number OF candt-
dates for Judge On the said o par
tisan judicial ticket. which viii be
found In column sever on all printed
ballots furnished to the voters By the
election officers