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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06
A. F. and A. M.
Missouri Jurisdiction
officers-1e15-16.

N. G. Crews, Kansas City, Grand
Master.
Deputy Grand Master, Richard
Young, Lincoln, Neb.
Vim Green, Plattsburg, Mo-. Grand
Senior Warden.
C%rittenden C. Clark, st. Louis,
Grand Junior Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. W. K. Love, Grand Secretary,
Kansas City, Mo.
W. w. Fields, Secretary of Masonic
Relief, Cameron, Mo.
P. L. Pratt, Kansas City, Mo-, Granu
Lecturer.
Royal Arch Masons:
Grand High Priest-Geo. Bloom
field, st. Louis.
Deputy Grand High Priest-T. @.
McCampbell, Kansas City.
Grand King-A. L. Thomas, Jeffer-
son City.
Grand Scribe-J. P. Moffett, Sedalia.
Grand Treasurer-Chas. Griggsby,
LUIGI w.
Grand secretary-E. S. Baker, Kan
sas City.
Grand Lecturer-W. H. McAdams,
Springfield.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. R. Barber.
Knights TempIars:
Right Eminent Grand Commander
Willis G. Moseley, Kansas City.
Deputy R. E. . C.-Peter Kincade,
Kansas City.
Grand Inspector-T. G. McCampbell,
Kansas City.
Grand Captain General-James W.
Beard, st. Louis.
Grand Senior Warden-Geo A.
Johnson, Kansas City.
Grand Generalissmo-Joseph H.
C~herwood, st. Paul, MINI.
Grand Junior Warden-B. F. Gray,
st. Joseph.
Grand Prelate-Henry Roam, st.
Louis.
Grand Recorder-James T. Cannon,
st. Louis.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06
YOUNG MAN.

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than 2 per cent per annum on any
stipulated sum of money, such as you
would like to leave as a legacy to your
family, the Standard Life Insurance
Co. will pay to your family in the
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in annual instruments for any number
Of years that you may suggest.
If you should for any reason wish to
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There is no just reason why every
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06
PRINCIPALS REPORT
To the Board Of Trustees Of the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute.

Gentlemen:
During the past veal this part of the
South, especially the cotton-growing
section, has been passing through one
of the most trying and difficult expert
ences it has been called upon to pass
through since the Civil ar. This con-
dition has, in the main, been occasion
ed by the low price of cotton caused
by the European War. Conditions
have been serious among both white
and black people.
Because of these conditions, this in
stitution has been going out of it's
way to do an unusual amount of work
and spending an unusual amount of
money in trying to teach the people
how to overcome these conditions by
planting something to eat. The graft
tude of the white and black people for
efforts in this regard has been
most emphatic.
/ have devoted considerable time
during the year, both in Macon coun-
ty and in other counties in the state
of Alabama, and in various portions of
the South, in urging the Negro people
to diversity their crops and get away
from present hard conditions always
to be expected when a whole race or
a section is more or less dependent
upon one crop for its sustenance.
In my reports l have several times
referred to the fact that the Tuskegee
Institute does not confne its work to
what is done on the school grounds.
A very large part of the time of the
officers and a large amount of money
is spent in an unusual kind of extern
sion work that makes the cause of edu-
cation better understood and more ap-
p%reciated by both races in the South
and in the North.
Let me give one or two illustrations
of this kind of extension work: Some
months ago an invitation was received
by the Principal from the Governor of
Louisiana and the State Superintend-
ent of Education togethed with invita-
lions from other leading white and col
ored people to make a tour of educa-
ton through the state for the benefit
of the colored people.
The tour was well and thoroughly
mapped out by the leading colored peo-
pie of the state so that the most i'm
portant centers of Negro population
were covered. In the party were Ma
jor R. r. Motion of the Hampton Insti-
tute, and about twenty other promi-
nent colored men from within and
without the state. The trip occupied
four days. From three to five meet
ings were held each day at railroad
stations, in parks, in halls, fair
grounds, churches, court houses, etc
At every point the meetings were at
tended by hundreds and in some
places thousand of people. At several
of the meetings it was said that as
many as 10000 people were present.
At every point hundreds of the best
white people, both men and women,
were in attendance. In most cases the
mayor of the city presided or some
other important official. At Shreve.
port, Former Governor Blanchard pre-.
sided and made a magnificent speech
Nearly all of the expenses in connec
ton with the trip were borne by the
white and colored people of Louisiana
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06
TESTIMONIAL

with the use of Madam P. M.
Dabney's xXth Century Hair Prep
arations my hair has grown four
inches in six months. l would not
be without them" Mrs. Henderson,
1921 Forest Ave-, Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

Thomas j. Pillow is regularly en-
ployed as demonstration for the Wes-
tern Motor Car Company of Los An
geles, Calf. His picture was shown
in the last issue of motor" showing
him with a group of representatives
sent out by the California Automobile
Club to mark the western end of the
trans-continental highway.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

"Are We Making Good?" is the title
of a very interesting article written
by Mrs. Booker T. Washington for the
Independent of October 4th. The
article deals with club work among
the Colored women of the United
States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

The Royal Life Insurance Company
of Chicago, ILL.,, has inaugurated a de-
partment for Colored people with
Frank L. Gillespie of Chicago as super
i%ntendent. In addition to giving him
this responsible position, the officers
of the company presented him with a
gold watch as a token of appreciation
for his long and faithful service with
them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

R. D, Bolton & Son, Colored con
tractors and builders of Camden, S..
G., have just completed the erection
of the Carnegie Library building in
their city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

A new bank known as the Savannah
Savings and Real Estate Corporation
has been opened at Savannah, Ga.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-06

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King OF the West Lodge Nc.
21s meets first and third Mon
days In each month at 561
Grand avenue. c. F. Wilson,
w. M; d. M. West, 171S Euclid
Ave, Secretary.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02

Atlanta, Ga, July In charg- Ng the Fulton county grand jury to investigate the case of the 26 men arrested last week by militia men in the vicinity of former Gov ernor Slaton's suburban home, Judge Benjamin Hill of the su- perior court, yesterday declared that "mob violence sounds the re- treat of free government and con- stitutional rights" He said it was sad day for the history of Geor- gia if mob law existed.
 Judge Hill charged the grand sury to present indictments of riot 0 it found that two or more had assembled to commit an unlawful act against the governor or his property If it was found that two
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
STRIKING MINER WHO THREATENED
 JUDGE SENT TO JAIL FOR 90 DAYS

l ort Smith, July 1.-Ninety lays in jail was the punishment iaipnsed on James z. Crossley. 59, when h' pleaded guilty to sending a tn catching letter to JQa, ,e Frank A. Youmans of the Unlted Stptts district court.
 Crossley is a union coal miner, apl during the Prairie Csc"k coal miIe troubles last eumu,lr he is alieged to have sent I letter 70 J 4Gge Youmans in which tue jUcge's life was threat tclcd bt cause he had granted the i,aahc-Ennnar. coal syndicate an injunction against t;.e union miners ani oth ra ie- s'raining them from interfcJing with the open shop operations If the corporation.
 Crossley was arrested st R, ck IF H., Mo-, seven wee.Is ago and has since been in jail her9. He is the last person wanted in connection with the mine troubles. His law
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02

yels in court edscribed CT. ssley as al eccentric character wno cid nos realize the serioI5Hcrs If lis offense. Crossley was resident of Frogtown, union camp, which. is alleged to have been shot up by Bache-Denman mine guards and this is said to have prompr9d Cross ley to write the letter.
 Judge Youmans, from the bench, said he never cared about the let ter, but that it was too serious an offense to be overlooked entirely. Judge Youmans, who was disquaIi- fled from hearing previous crilni- nal cases in the mine troubles by reason of the letter, said his first idea was that Crossley should be punished as severely as the others, but he realized it was almost use- less to give Crossley a heavy pun ishment.
 A conspiracy charge against Crossley was nolle pressed by the government.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
MISS MARY H. MCABE URGES WOMEN
 TO MAKE PATRIOTS OF THE CHILDREN

'Let us return to the days of our grandmothers, and have an old fashioned Fourth of July celebra- tion, with a parade in which every man, woman and child will take part, with bands playing, and Our Flag carried by every one, where speeches on patriotism and not politics will be made, where the constitution of the United States will be read and heard by many for the first time, and where the hero ic deeds of both men and women are told; yes, women, for, as in the terrible struggle of the na- tions today, it is the women who suffer most; so also it has also been the wives and mothers who have suffered, yet never murmur- ed, but have inspired their sons and daughters with great love of country.
 Let there be music and song. And when all this concourse of people have lifted their voices in praise and love of
 Land where my fathers died,
 Land of the pilgrims pride,
 I love thy rocks and rills,
 Thy woods and templed hills.
 And then in prayer to- Our fathers. God to thee, author of
 liberty;
 Protect us by thy might, Great
 God, our King.
 ''Do we not realize we have done more for our boys and girls, also for the children of foreign-born parents, than if we had spent hun dreds of dollars on firecraskers, torpedoes and skyrockets, with the accompanying results of burnt and injured hands, powder burned faces, blindness, buildings burned, prop erty destroyed and a general spirit of laWleSSneSS
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
GEORGIA JUDGE DECLARES MOB SPIRIT
 SOUNDS RETREAT OF FREE GOVERNMENT

or more went on the governors premises, the judge said, that act would be trespass.
 "The people of this county have had much to bear in the last two years," said J udgieHltaoinhr'luu years" said Judge Hill, in concldd- ing his charge, much to arouse their indignation and resentment. They have had fake and mounte- bank detectives imported and eff forts made to impeach the verlict .f a jury by perjury. Our courts have been caricatured by papers outside the state. In Georgia very few journals have raised their voice in defense Of the courts. With one or two notable e<eeptions the press of Georgia has remained silent"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02

Little Rock, July Mary Ho- nora McCabe, chairman of educa- ton and safety of the Arkansas fire prevention association, has is sued an appeal to club women and mothers to return to the old fash ion way of celebrating on July 4, which she says, should be an Am ericanization day instead of fire cracker day" She urges flag par ades and patriotic speeches in order to make patriots of children. The appeal follows:
 "For several years we have been urging a sane Fourth of July as a means of saving our children from accidents and death through fire works. Now we make a stronger appeal. to you to be part of the great movement of Americanizing our greatest national holiday, h. dependence day, and thereby teach ing our children loyalty, patriotism and citizenship.
 ''In many places public demon strations will be held, receptions to recently naturalized citizens, and also to young men who will cast their first vote at the next election, While these are certainly commend able, there still remains a large population, our boys and girls, who need our best endeavor to inculcate in them love and loyalty for Am erican ideals.
 "While it is a fact we have in this country 3,612,70O unnaturaliz- ed men or voting age, 2,953,011 residents who cannot speak Eng lishs and 1,650,361 who are un- able to read and write any lan- guage, it is also true there are thousands of children who have no idea that Independence day means more than "firecracker day"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
Unredeemed Warrants.

Little Rock, July 1.--The states unredeemed warrants jumped from S707,000 to approximately $740,- 900 yesterday when warrants for salaries of officials and employees were issued. Less than 5000 was paid into the treasury in franchise tax, inheritance tax and fees. It is believed all outstanding warrants will be redeemed by sheriffs' settle ments and the payment of fran chise tax during July. It is prob able that the amount of unredeem- ed warrants is larger now than it will be again for a year, according to officials.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
ARKANSAS MAN, BACK FROM MEXICO,
 SAYS CONDITIONS THERE ARE TERRIBLE

Benton, Ark, July 1.-J. D. Mat thews, whose family recently moved here from Little Rock, has arrived here from Mexico. He was employ ed as a saw filler by a big lumber firm, 125 miles southwest of Mex ico City.
 Asked if conditions in Mexico are as bad as reported in the newspa- pers, MT. Matthews said: "Yes, jn- deed, and worse The newspapers couldn't describe conditions as bad as they really exist.
 T left Mexico City June '. Ten of us, seven Americans and three spaniards, drove in a wagon 30 miles after leaving the city.
 ''There is a strip of land between the territory of Zapatists, who con- trol the City of Mexico and sur rounding country, and the terri Vfory of Carranzistas, who are To- cated at Vera Cruz. About half way across this territory we were suddenly approached by band of Zapatists, who were scouting. They plainly told us to get out and that they were going to shoot us. They said President Wilson had declar- ed war against Mexico and that they intended to kill us. After pleading for our lives and telling them that the United States had not declared war against them, we were allowed to proceed.
 we were again detained at a small town farther on and held Nbfisoners for 16 hours, when one of the Spaniards went to the col onel in charge, who declared that Ahe Spaniards might go on, but he
 pected to keep the Americans.
 Ae Spaniards told him we had all
 Gted together and would not
 parate. This angered the colonel and he gave us a short time to get out of town, which time we did not fail to take advantage of
 ''We finally reached a small sta tion in the Carranza territory, where a military train was just ready to start. We hurriedly load
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
AMERICANS PERISH WHEN
 BRITISH SHIP GOES DOWN

Immediate inquiry was directed to Ambassador Page at London to se- cure more details, and when Sec retary Lansing returns tomorrow Ambassador Gerard will be in structed to inquire of the German admiralty as to it's report.
 From the messages received, it appears that, in addition to the torpedo, at least one shot was fired from a disappearing rifle. The con- sul's report said the wireless house was taken by the second shot" It was not made clear whether the Armenian was first ordered to halt and resisted capture, requiring a second shot, or whether the subma- rine attacked without warning. The fact that the number of the sub marine was given indicated that she had come to the surface to make the attack.
 M utSS dle COllli dDdllu OL W dl GU cording to all the lists of the bel ligerents, so there can be no doubt as to the contraband character of the Armenian's cargo. Ofricia' 'e will make an effort to learn wheth- CT the vessel was armed, and whether she was part of British naval forces before the opinion oi the state department on the case will be disclosed.
 All the dispatches received were promptly telegraphed to President Wilson at Cornish, N. M., and Sec retary Lansing at Amherst, Mass and it was considered probable that they would communicate with each other while in New England. The messages from Consul Arm strong did not show clearly jus how many Americans were lost. II his list of American missing ht named twenty muleteers -eigh' Continued on pgae four)
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
SAYS SENTIMENT IS
 ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Rev. A. c. Cloves Is Convinced Big Majority of People Oppose Re-
 opening Pool Rooms.

Easing his opinion upon a limit ed circulation of two documents containing public protest against the re-opening of pool and billiard halls in Paragould, Rev. A. C.. Cloves stated to a reporter for The Press this morning that an ever whelming majority of the people of Paragould do not want pool aud billiard rooms. c. w. Highfill cir culated one of the petitions and said only one man refused to sign the paper.
 Rev. Cloves said he was 'most agreeably surprised at the apparent unanimity of public sentiment on the question. ''I was satisfied" he said, "a majority of the people in Paragould were opposed to the re- opening of pool rooms, but l had TO idea it was so overwhelming. Many citizens nave VOluntdTlly CoLle to me and asked for an opportunity to sign the protest. Others have Dhoned to my residence and re- uuested me to place their names on the paper. In making a hurried canvass of the business district l approached every man I saw, and only a few declined to sign the protest. In the very nature of things we cannot cover the city, and no one should expect us to go to that much trouble in our efforts
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
NO SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS HAYS, EVEN
 IF COURT TIES UP THE SCHOOL FUNDS

Little Rock, July 1.-Governor Hays denies a statement that his friends have said he will call a special session of the legislature if the supreme court upholds the suit of Allen Smith, to tie up the com mon school fund of the state.
 ''If any of my friends made such statement, they had no authority to do so," said the governor. How ever, I do Iot believe any friend of
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02

ed on our baggage and reached Vera Cruz. There we boarded a returning ship and landed at Gal veston."
 Mir. Matthews says relief stations are located in Mexico City and large crowds of hungry people gather at these stations to get small quantities of corn and that a man cannot go into a restaurant for a meal without being begged by half-naked women and children for bread. We had several invitations to go out and see prisoners stood up and shot There are no mills or factories in operation; most of them have been burned. MT. Mat thews says Mexico is the richest country in the world if the war could be stopped and the country developed.
 He brought with him number of silver pieces, which he says the Mexicans are selling for any price in order to get ready money.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
CHAR OF RUSSIA SAYS NO PEACE
 UNTIL TEUT0NIC ALLIES ARE BEAT0N

Petrograd, June 30 via London. An imperial rescript was issued today in connection with the for nation of the Russian board of military supplies. After expressing an unshakeable assurance in the brilliant future of the Russian peo- pie, Emperor Nicholas proceeds:
 "A prolonged war calls ever for fresh efforts, but surmounting the growing difficulties and accepting the vicissitudes which are inevita- ble in war, let us strengthen our hearts, resolved to. carry .on tbe struggle with :aelp .of. God to Q complete triumph |. of Russian arms
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02

Washington, June 3O.-The De- minion freight liner Armenian, fly ing the British flag and carrying mules from Newport News, Va, 10 England, was torpedoed and sunk on Monday night by the German submarine U-3S off Cornwall Bug land, and nearly a score of Ameri- cans abord are reported lost, ac- cording to message received by the state department from Consul Jno. s. Armstrong, Jr., at Bristol. Twen- ty-nine men in all were lost and ten injured.
 The news created a sensation in official quarters, as it was the first case of loss of American lives since the sinking of the Lusitania. The gravity of the incident, however, and the action of the Washington government depends almost entire ly on whether the Armenian was chartered by the British govern uIelII, dnu was III IdCL d u | of war aboard which Americans would sail at their own risk or whetheE she was an unarmed mer- chantman. In the latter case, even though carrying contraband, the ship should have been subjected to vist and search and those aboard transferred to a place of safety be- fore the destruction of the vessel was attempted.
 Tn the absence of official infor- nation on these points, officials declined to say what effect the sink ing of the Armenian would have
 on pending negotiations between the United States and Germany.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
BECKER RETRIEVED.

New York, July Especial to The Press. )--Gov. Whitman this morning granted a reprieve to Chas. Becker, the former New York police lieutenant under sen- tence of death. Becker was to have been put to death in the elec- tric chair during the week begin ming July 1. Gov. Whitman has granted an extension of time until July 26. It is believed Becker will make a full confession, involving men higher up in police circles in New York city.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-02
TWO BOYS GIVEN
 HEAVY DAMAGES
Carl and Erwen McLearn Awarded $1,025 Each Against E. S.
 Gordon, Wealthy Farmer.

The largest verdict for punitive damages ever given by a jury in this judicial district was returned in circuit court here yesterday aft ernoon when Arthur and ErWen McLearn, two young men residing near Marmaduke, were given dam- ages of $1,025 each against E. s. Gordon, a wealthy farmer residing at Greenway.
 The basis for the suit against Gordon was malicious prosecution in having the two young men ar rested last December on the charge of selling cotton picked from some of Gordon's land on which he claim ed the rent had not been paid R. B. Malin, a well known merchant at Halliday, who purchased the cotton, was made a defendant in the damage suit but the jury did not think Malin was the moving spirit back of the attempted pros- ecution .of the two boys and no damages were assessed against him.
 Gordon and Malin had Esq. Cos sett of Marmaduke, issue warrants of arrest against the two McLearn boys on December 26, 1914, charg- ing the young men with having sold two bales of cotton on which Gordon held a landlords lien for rent. Erwen McLearn gave bond
 (Continued on pgae fourl