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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
FoR LIFE.
Father and Son, Because the Latter
Tried to Protect His Aged Parents
Let Us All Help Financially.
Colorado State Penitentiary,

Colorado State Penitentiary,
Hon. N. c. Crews, Dear Sir: 1 am
enclosing herewith a copy of a decis-
ion handed down by the supreme court
of Colorado in regard to my case,
which was hastily, tried in district
court of Otero county at La Junta,
Colo, in July, 1911, where l was in
stantly convicted and sentenced to
death and my aged father, a man of
lei SO years, was also convicted as
an accomplish and sentenced from 30
to so years at hard labor in state pen
itentiary. l was sentenced to death
for protecting my aged father and
mother, III their own home, and my
life at the cost of the lives of the two
brutal, inhuman, p~rejudiced, Negro
hating, lawless policemen who were
assaulting my mother and father, and
seeking to murder me.
But after being denied a new trial
by the judge trying my case, my at
torney, Ex-Judge Lyman 1. Henry of
Pueblo, Colo, assisted by w. B. Town
send, attorney-at-law of Denver, Colo,
aided at great expense by good citi-
zens of both races and members of
my lodge, the r. T. Coles lodge, No.
sc, A. F. and A. M, Kansas City, Mo-,
and my fathers, Prudent lodge, No. 6,
A. B. and A. M, Kansas City, Kas.,
l succeeded in getting u case to the
supreme court, which readily reversed
the judgment of the lower court, and
granted me a new trial which will
soon come.
Now, dear sir, the fight has just
commenced as the %prejudiced class in
that community are determined that
the sentence imposed on my father
and myself be carried out, and they
will use every ean in their power
to gain their hellish ends, and to
thwart all in their desire to see me
get justice. l appeal to you for finan-
cial aid, if you can assist me in any
way through the columns Of your pa
per, or otherwise, to meet the fnan'
cfal demands involved, it will be great
ly appreciated. My reason for sending
you a copy of the supreme courts de
cision and comments, is for you to SEE
clearly it was not an act trying or at
tempting to defy the law in any way
but m of protecting my parents and
my life. / again beg to state that
am a worthy member of R. T. Coles
lodge, No. Sc, Kansas City, Mo-, and
my father, Joseph Harris, of Prudent
lodge, No. 6, Kansas City, Kas., being
a 80 degree man and a 33 degree gen
tleman. So l appeal to you most ca
nestly, that you may do for us whar
you can. You may refer to your re
spectlve lodges as to our standing
Should you feel disposed to aid us
forward same to my mother, Mrs
Clara Harris, No. 1919 River street
Canon City, Colo, as she is striyins
to gain us justice and every n look
to her to be paid for any expense in
Cured in helping father and me.
Please acknowledge receipt to me
Hoping for your assistance, l am,
Yours respectfully and fraternall,
in A. F. and A. M,
ROBERT HARRIS,
No. $3.50, Colorado State Prison,
Canon City, Colorado.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

In passing, look at our windows.
Remember all our shoes are not In
the windows. Come in therefore and
let US show you u entire stock. 1907
e. 18th Street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
GEO. R. COOPER
Druggist
9Th e. HIGHLAND

If you know your n~eighbor, you know me
For 1 am your neighbours druggist
On the corner Of 18th and Highland
Come in and see me, courteous treatment
and very quick delivery service" will
make you want to come again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
A. F. and A. M.
Missouri Jurisdiction
offieers-1s1s.

N. c. Crews, Kansas City. Grand
Master.
Deputy Grand Master, Richard
Young, Lincoln, Neb.
l.. F. Payne, Glasgow, Mo, Grand
Senior Warden.
F. j. Brown, st. Louis, Grand Junior
Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. w. X. Love, Grand Secretary,
Kansas City, Mo.
w. w. Fields, Secretary of Masonic
Relief, Cameron, Mo.
E. ]. Cooper, Mexico, Mo, Grand
Lecturer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
ADVERTISE YOUR SOCIETY.

We would like to see every lodge
and society in Kansas City put their
cards in The Sun. 1t is the most pop
ular way to let the world know who
you are, when and where you meet
and your object and purpose. For the
next month we will make special an
nouncements to have you put in your
lodge or society list of of officers in
this paper.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

Money to Loan on Kansas City Real
Estate. Don't lose your equity. Bring
your troubles to us. We can help you.
Afro-American Investment Co.
Gil MCGEE Street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

The Kansas City Sun can be found
IN sale at the following prominent
places:
Palace Barber Shop, 18th and Vine
streets; Shumacher's News Stand,
18th and Highland; Unthanks' Drug
Store, independence and Harrison;
fuckers News Stand, 18th and Vine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

Mime. Benton Dean, the popular
m%ilIiner, has moved to 1910 Troost
avenue, where she is elegantly To-
Gated and will be extremely pleased
to meet her many friends and Gus
toners at that number. Belle
phone Main 2102J.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
Grand commandery officers.

A. D. Butler, R. E. G. c., St. Joseph.
Mo.
w. G. Mosely, G. E. G, Kansas City,
Mo.
Theo. Wiley, V. e. G. c., st. Louis,
Mo.
P. c. Kincade, E. G. c. G., Kansas
City.
7. P. Mahammitt, G. Treasurer,
Omaha, Neb.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

TYPEWRlTlNG DONE at Kansas
City Son Office, 1903 East Eighteenth
street. Neat, quick work. Rates rea.
sonable. Engagements by appoint
meDt. Bell phone East 999.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

Cheap rent and light expenses en-.
able me to give you the same shoe you
get downtown at 10, is and 20 per
cent reduction. G. A. Page, 1907 East
Eighteenth street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13

We are trying to serve the people
in a legitimate business by giving
them the best and latest in all styles
Of shoes and slippers. Think serl-
ously about this matter and let US 1T
you out in your Easter Goods. Bring
your children with you. Special care
will be taken to give complete salts
faction. Our prices are low and eoods
guaranteed. Give US a chance. 1907
E. 18th St., G. A. Page, Prop.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-13
Grand Chapter Officers.

Geo. Broomfield. G. H. p, st. Louis,
Mo.
T. G. McCampbell, D. G. H. p, Kan
sas City.
A. L. Thomas, G. K, Jefferson City,
Mo.
J. P. Mofitte, G. s., Sedalia, Mo.
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty,
Mo.
E. S. Baker, G. Sec'y, Kansas City,
Mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Katharine lyman.

Marston ana such like minor bards by
heart, Ia say nothing of Morris. Swim
burne and Rossetti And talking of
Marston reminds. me how he used to he
led into Lady Wilde's receptions and
how one sat beside him and took his
hand and talked to the sighticss eyes.
"Lord Lytton would have liked To he
the poet of the young: 50 he was for
tunatc in that as in all Else. His poetry
was wonder world to me, just as
Maud was. NV clever family of girls
Of the Land League days and I used to
60 about ranting bits from Maud:
Birds In the hirh hall garden and I
have led her home, my love, my only
dear and All. that 'twcre possible.
finding in them the expression of our
own romantic hearts. So too We had a
passionate pleasure in owen Meredith.
As have already said, there Is more
about William u. Yeats than any other
one person. Miss lyman used to stay
over night at the Yeats home, and there
In the watches If the night she could
hear willie" chanting poetry to him
self, Yeats was at the time when Miss
lyman first met him about 20 years of
age:
He was tall and lanky, and his face
was as you see II in that boylsh por-
trait Of him by his father In the Munich
pal Art Gallery which Sir Hugh Lane
has bestowed on Dublin, a truly great
gift, which it is to he hoped Dublin ap-
preciates. At that time he was all
dreams and all gentlcness. The COM
bative tendencies came to him later;
such things are apt to develop in Ire
land II one Is a maker as they used to
call the creative artist long ago.
The Irish are quantity conservative
There are many shibbolcths. Dublin at
least has not many admira ions, or II
bestows them wrongly. Willie Yeats
has had to fight his corner and fight II
hard since those days, II he has learned
to hit back who shall blame him."
Miss lyman thinks that Yeats must
have suffered all through his youth from
being unlike his fellows: "a white
blackbird among the others. a genius
among the commonplace" Being so UNI
like his fellows, Yeats was bound to suf-
fer at school and afterward, but writes
Miss lyman:
Certainly ne had not trace Of Bit
terness when ! first knew him nor for
long afterward. He was beautiful to look
At with his dark face. Its touch Of vivid
cOioring. the night black hair. the eager
dark eyes lie wore queer little beard
In those days. It was Just q little later
than his fathers portrait OF him, and he
lived. breathed. ate. drank and slept
poetry" ]
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Christina RoSSetti

hour Will" would read poetry for Us.
| heard thapmau's Homer IN that
way. once | nodded and would have
dropped asleep If | had not laughed.
After that had my early afternoon cul
of tea to keep me wakcful.'
Yeats never had the rcmotest idea of
taking care of himself He would go
all day without food unless some on"
remembered it for him. and in the same
way would go ON eating unless some on
checked him. That first winter hard
"n", he'would come To see me. five miles
from Dublin. strIding along over the
-u"wh"uud roads. a raunt young figure.
muuthing poetry. swinging his arms and
gcstirulating as he went.
George Russell complained tu IN,
the other day that Willie Yeats had stId
somewhere of him, and printed II. that
he used To- walk about the streets oil
buhi!n swinging his arms like "A fail
unconscious of the alarm and bcwilder-
mcnt of the passcrshy. Ii was Willie's
own case. | remember how the big
Dublin policemen used to eye him In
thus" days as though uncertain whether
To- run him in or not. But 10y and by
they used To- say 'Shure 'tisn't mad he is
nor yet drink taken. It's the pocthry
that's disturhin' his head and leave him
alone"
Among Miss Tynan'S close friends
We're Mr. and Mrs. piatt. Mr.. Platt. the
well known poet, was American Consul
AT Queenstown. At first she was rather
afraid Of Mrs. riatt. who had look
If being SO light that YOU might blow
her away. Perhaps It was her soft
fine hair, which blew ont about her
head, as that kind of hair has "A way
of doing.
Il found myself" writes Hiss lyman,
"ln n very American atmosphere in the
llatts' house. ] picked up all sorts of
knowledge concerning American. things
and people. made. the acquaintance Of
many American writer's in their books
The delightful old fashioned house AT
the waters edge was a depository Of
Americana.
There were many letters from Amer
lean notahllities framed between sheets
of glass, SO that one could read the
whole letter. one such was from Long
fellow, but there were some Of "A greater
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

said. Alas! there used to he Gabriel
| think, too. she stayed because of her
favoritc church in Munster Square, but
| do not remember that she said any
thing about that.
II had been prepared to meet her as
a saint. ! remember that the Mcynells
cnNicd me going to visit her, saying;
You Will have the privilege of seeing a
saint l was somewhat taken aback
when she entered the room wearing
short serviceable skirts Of an iron gray
tweed and stout boots. II did not at all
consort with her face or wit her
poetry. one knew of her even then as
somewhat of an invalid.
81 should have expected to find her
In trailing robes of soft, beautifully
Colored material like all the writing and
,ainting world of that day. Her dress
I'D not at all go with her spiritual face
ana the heavily lidded wide apart eyes
which one only finds n a highly gifted
woman. The heavy lids were less OF a
beauty than they had been when her
brother delighted to paint them.
II certainly believe that she made
the worst of herself, perhaps as Il
species Of modification. She even af-
fected a short. matter of fact way OF
speaking which took me somewhat
aback at our first meeting. She put
one of sitting at her feet completely.
1 wrote such melancholy things when
was young she said, that am
obliged to be unusually cheerful, not to
say robust, In my old age"
Again writing Of Miss Rossetti, with
whom she ultimately became quite in
innate, Miss lyman says OF this first
visit
"After tea the old lady went away
ing. She lit three or four candles. Out
side 1t was wet the rain glittering on
the wet gas lit pavements and the
leaves Of the shabby evergreens in Tor
ringtOn Square. The fire was low,
scarcely more than a handful
my memory Of the room Is that Il
was gloomy. One felt the shadow OF
old age and death within the house, the
home which Christina Rossctti had
chosen for herself. where she must often
have desired the beauty Of fields and
hills and the sea. Not the merest ex-
cuse for q garden. In front OF the
house the dreary London garden-an
Oblong. not square. full OF stunted
and shabby trees. All very well for
winter afternoon visit as though to q
shrine. but to live there!
and the town mad nothing to give
her; she was not Of those for whom
the great city has its delights and fas-
cinations. ! believe she received all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

mcmbcrcd among the great men of the
EARTH"
Miss lyman gives an interesting
description Of Christine Rosctti:
william Rossctti. who had and has
n painstaking way Of explaining every
thing. had told me that Christina lived
with her mother and her aunts-two
old Misses poldorl-and looked after
them. we are "a household of old ladies',
said Christina. In the drawing room at
Torrington Square. The Rosscttis were
true Bloomsbury people. one would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Miss Katharine lyman Gives Interesting
Anecdotes of Men and Women of
Letters in England and Ireland

who desired to see her. She told me
that many Americans came. liut she
never went out except tn her own
people. Beyond her Nisltors-and |
think she must have suffered them
gladly-she had no social life"
OF Lord Lytton (Owen incredibly
Miss lyman writes:
Did l know owen Meredith? lie
must have been poet of the young, of
the romantic boys at the universities
who adorcd Maud and knew Arthur
OShaughnessy and Philip I;ourke
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Lord Russell.

Boyle tcIIE, Yeats &c. mere Is more
about Yeats in this book than any other
one person, for Miss lyman knew him
from his early h"yh""d I" the present
day.
Miss lyman begins the book about her
father, who was typical freshman and
IT attractive characteristics. one of his
strongest characteristics, she tells US.
WIS his fcarlcssness. She tells many
anecdotes to illustrate this character
.-,lc.
Ms, Tvnan did not start out To lc
n writer. though she was a devoted
reader: Doubtless if | had lived among
writing r.oplc too should have written
in thu,, wears. II did not occur to me
"a write. although | read much poetry.
| SIM delighted In I.ongfrllow, and
had Mrs Browning. or a great part of
her hv heart. Every one read Tcnny-
son In those DAYS. but it was not until
somc years later that | possessed "A
Ienuy of my own. | had not yet be-
sun 10 form bookshelf. and | read
from the books which were common
property.
i used TO work myself up into an
ecstasy as | walked the country roads
repeating poetry To myself When !
grew excited l shouted 1t, and ran Tor
sheer delight. | used To think myself
unohs'iNeo tili discovered some r"uhd
,Eea hoy s!tuhe III uItch t'hu!hs cat
lie ana s'rNils me WIN amaze
htsl| uar. III! had the reputation
OF be'h- had III those uays'
somewhere about 1919 MISS lyman
wrote her hrst poem. THAT bit OF
Hueht verse appeared III DUNN
penny paper ana she was proud "i H.
"Iu va "e' i"'ne,' h",c' s"e ,'''"
:, ~ ~
.ar 80, ~,
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VAN" W
~ 80" Wv ,''.! ''.' ~, ~, Nv ,r
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-
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y. "'' Wy WV"
''"" '''hc III lht NUS MISS lyman
p''"'Il" Interested IN actlNe po'l'Ics
,houeh sh" dld not care much Tor the
'"'''H ana League Tor many reasons
''"- '"'"' t"'s' II or"ush, ior inc
''ie certain Hmericahlsm INT"
''"" i"I''ics "hjch was "It"Hether OPP
IH'C q" sentiment an" romance uh''sH
V"' mus '"i'"htic the ehorhl"uS sums
i"""' week ny week from lr'sh
arI nv tl'v an i',' Wv '""'is'
,,,I,,, s.t
,bsn,. Wv "a" ~ '''' '""" !" any
-. '"''' INV
! "''' was romantic i"r'e 'ha' o'u
"'t' he!"hu an agitation WHEN
muN '"'-'IE iila''rIal ASPECT, mat
was 'u' personality or charles stewart
:" ne. Hhe was niue e'rI Wheh she
''nt iarh'i mrs. appearance
~ ~ p"n"' me- nut ater she knew MI
ANN anu ms mother ana SISTER eN-
L"u""',N wen. WINE iarheii ulu not
t"'' ".uch '"r me LADIES Lana League
"'s S''''' Ahhc dIu'
~ must have been after Mr.. Par
he!S release from Klmainham that
me situation became difficult between
"!msef and Miss Parnell as president
VOL inc ladies Land League. 1t may be
eohr"dcd now frankly that he detested
Inc "'HaniZatiOn, that in the hands of
me s-'cr as like him as a woman can
t ""' % man it had taken course Of
lis OWL ma one in many ways opposed
MS wishes and policy. think he
HoN nh" "reanlza ion out of existence
W rti ne further supplies. He simply
would d. DO answer letters. sign checks or
10 an ing else demanded Of him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
William B. Yeats.

have expected Ia find Christina and her
charges somewhere among gardens,
within easy reach of the country, If not
in the country itself.
"She explained To me that she stayed
in Bloomsbury To he near her brother
William first of all and other friends.
We are a very attached family she
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
nature. Lamb would hav" loved

literature. Lamb would hay" loved
them"
Although Miss lyman seems tn have
known Americans pretty well she mas
the impression that they are strait
laced; 18th. mere mention Of an in
teresting family event caused such
manifest embarrassment at the PmttS
table that the transgrcssor did not know
whether to laugh or cry. There was
n piquant contrast IN the American
newspapers with which the house was
Uttered, plain spoken as Holy Writ"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29

Importance. The Stars and stripes
We're everywhere in that house; the boys
used to discuss American politics in "A
high nasal during meals. Such names
as Levi y. Morton became IA common
place to me. The boys We're aggrcs-
sively American. anti-Britlsh. The
father and mother belonged TO English
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
u, JEANETTE l.. GLIDER.

EISS KATHARINE lyman has
n II written novels OF more or less
lNl interest and poetry that has
gained her a pleasant name
among modern writer's of verse. but she
ha- never done anything else quite as
interesting as her Twenty Years:
"reminiscences" ,DevlnAdair Company.
Miss lyman Is an Irish woman. and
although she spent large part of her
life in London she has also lived in Ire
land and she has been particularly afiili-
ated with Irish men and women Of let
ter Her book is "A literary pageant for
mon aud women whose names have he
cone rouschold words pass before our
ewes in "A long proccsslon-thc Irish agl-
,a'ors such as Redmond and parncll
Lori Russell Of Killowcn. the Rosscttis,
lane Harlow. owen Meredith John
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-30

Washington, April 3o.-on unques.
tIonabls authority Il was announced
here today that the mediators have
appealed to the European govern
ments for their friendly offices to ia.
cilitate mediation between Mexico and
the United States. II was also an.
nouneed that this request did not in
elude an appeal to those European
governments ITO use their Influence
on President Wilson," az was an
nounced In Germany yesterday.
II was also learned the mediators
today asked carranza to join in the
armistice. II he accepts, this stops
the present fighting between the reb-
els and Federais. The mediators will
Try hard to have carranxa accept the
armistiee.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-30
WALKER CALLS
FERGUS0NS HAND
Brands AZ Untrue . Statement Made
In His Tyler Speech and Calls
for Names.

Dallas. Tex, March 30.-A. W.
Walker, campaign manager of T. H.
Ball, has given out the following:
Hon. ]. E. Ferguson, Temple. Texas.
Dear Sir-In your speech at Tyler
on last Saturday, as reported in the
Dallas News of yesterday, you used
the following language:
The breweries may support me,
and one of the biggest saloon keepers
In Houston is supporting Tom Ball,
and l am reliably informed has con-
tributed $4,000 to the success of the
campaign"
l am requested by Colonel Ball to
say that there is absolutely no truth
in the statement that any saloon keep
er has made any contribution what
ever to his campaign. and that no con-
tribution to his campaign fund has
been made, or will be accepted,
amounting to more 500 from any per-
son.
AS Colonel Balls representative I
am writing to request that you publish
the name of the person by whom you
were reliably informed" of the fact
above referred to. II you are unable
or unwilling to do this. | think you
WIN agree that you should retract the
statement.
There are a number, of other mis-
representations contained In your Ty-
Ter speech that Colonel Ball will re-
fute In his speech at Houston on next
Friday. Yours very truly,
A. w. WALKER, Manager.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-30
VINCENT ASTOR
MARRIED TODAY
Only Small Guest List Present Be-
cause Of His Recent Serious
illness.
lBy Associated PressI

Staatsburg, N. Y. April 3O.-vincent
Astor was welded to Miss Helen Dins-
more Huntington here today. Only
nfty guests were present ON account
OF Mr.. Astor's recent illness. There
was drizzling rain during the wed.
ding hour. Mrs. Madeline Force As
tor did not attend.
Vincent Astor was the only child of
Colonel John Jacob Astor, who per-
ished ON the Titanic, by his first wife,
and inherited from his father the
princely sum of $4,000. 900. His bride
is also ver- wealthy owning the finest
country estate in New York. Mrs.
Madeline Force Astor, who was not
at the wedding, was Colonel Ast0r's
second wife and step-mother of the
groom.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-30
PILES Of BODIES
WERE RECOVERED
Fresh Air in Mines Gives Hope Still
Of Finding Some
Alive.
rBv Associated Press1

Eccles, w. Va, April 30.-Piles of
bodies were found in the New River
Collieriers mine today after twenty
two hours search for the missing one
hundred md seventy-eight men. They
were so badly burned that identified
tion Of todays bodies was impossible.
The unexpected purity of the air in
the mine, however, gave hope Of still
finding some alive farther in the mine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-30
M|L|T|AMEN SAY
THERE WAS TREACHERY
Claim That Strikers Opened Fire
Suddenly After Agreeing to
Give Up Arms.
tBy Associated Press1

Denver, Colo., April 30.-Militiamen
assert that treachery caused the kill
ing of Major P. p. Lester, prominent
physician Of Walsenburg, yesterday
while attending wounded militiamen
in the battle with strikers at Walsen-
burg. 1t is asserted the strikers had
agreed to give up their arms and quit
fighting and then opened fire unex-
pectedly, catching the militia off its
guard while Lester was at work.