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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04

II consider II an honor to be
able to express my admiration Tor the
inventive genius and scientific knowledge
that has made this possible. and my pride
that this vital cord should have been
stretched across America AS a new sym
bol of our unity and our enterprise. VIII
YOU not convey my cordial congratula-
lions TO Mr. Bell And l want To convey
10 YOU my personal congrat ulations. sir. 30
The President then said to the in
ventor of the telephone, Doctor Bell,
al New York.
May 1 not congratulate you very
warmly on this notable contamination OF
YOUR long labors and remarkable achieve
'rlde in what has been done. This is a
memorable day and | convey TO you
nay warm congratulations. sir"
After talking with Doctor Bell, the
President was asked by Mr. Kingsbury
il he cared to say word to Theodore
" Vail. president of the American Tel
egraph and Telephone Company, who
is staying at Jekyl Island. off the coast
of Georgia. Why, yes, yes, certainly
answered the President While the
circuit was being arranged the Presi-
dent chatted with Mr.. Kingsbury. sew
eral times expressing his admiration of
the achievements in which he was a
participant. Mr. Vail was then an
nounced, and the President immediate
~ placed the receiver to his ear. ask
ing: is this Mr. Vail?" Mr.. Wallis
voice came over the wire so plainly
that the President held his receiver
lightly away from his ear. and then
said:
MIR Vail. IL Is a great pleasure to hear
your voice ] want TO send YOU my con-
CALCULATIONS on the consummation OF this
remarkable work. i am very sorry, also
to know that YOU are unwell" A pause
ensued the President listening TO Mr.
Wallis reply. The President then said /.
Well. | envy YOU your ability TO get or
Good-by. Mr.. Vail"
But on a day when long distance
telephone records were smashing up
the country over. il was the talk be
tween San Francisco and Jekyl Island
that had the honor of breaking every
worlds record for long distance trans
mission. President Theodore n Vail
OF the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company is spending the win
ter on Jekyl Island. and when he
spoke TO San Francisco. his voice had
to travel 1000 miles up the Atlantic
seabord TO New York before il started
on its transcontinental journey. When
IL sounded i'm the receiver at San Fran
cisco Il had gone 400 miles in all
Statement Of MIR. Vail.
Mr. Theodore ~ Vail. speaking from
'ekyi Island. Georgia, said:
delnntt, the centennial exhibition at plla-
ssL.tla, the exhibit Of The Bell system
esd Of two telephones capable Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04

engineer could not speed up dynamos
or start more engines running TO get
what he was after For telephones
motive power is the feeblcst thing
imaginable. Ii is a mere breath And
the engineer must preserve and hurry
TO their destination practically instan-
taneously the thousands of minute
waves made in the air by the voice
with all their separate shapes and in
dividualities preserved In speaking
of his engineers problems, President
Vail said:
The solution was found only in the
cumulative effect of improvements.
great and small, in telephone. trans
mitter, line, cable, switchboard and
every other piece OF apparatus. oEplant
required in the transmission OF
speech"
Nine Million Telephones.
But proud as telephone engineers
are OF what they have accomplished.
they will tell you that this trans
continental line is by no means
the last word in the telephones de-
velopment in this country The new
line is the backbone of a network OF
II 600 600 miles Of wire woven round
Bell System The completion of this
line is a mighty step forward toward
that ideal of universal service preached
by President Vail and his associates
back in the Seventies AS they inter
preted universal service, il meant that
anyone anywhere could speak TO any
one anywhere in this country by taxi
ing his telephone receiver off the hook.
4 N a no Cf he.
engineers. There is an amount OF field
work to be done before IL is opened TO
the public for commercial use. but
when il is opened il will mean that a
New York business man can talk 10
his San Francisco associate without
leaving his desk
The telephone in the United States
has always set the pace for the rest OF
the world II has made in the L. s. A"
stamped on its very soul
Here are some figures in connection
with the New York-San Francisco line
for the lovers OF statistics:
Length of line. 300 miles. Route:
From San Francisco 10 Salt Lake City,
40 miles: from Salt Lake City TO
Denver. $50 miles: from Denver To
Omaha, $50 miles from Omaha to Chi
cdBO, oVV miles. Al CnlcdRO the line
branches. one branch going TO Pitts
burgh, 545 miles. and then To New
York. 800 miles from Pittsburgh The
other branch goes from Chicago TO
Buffalo, sos miles. and then down TO
New York. $50 miles There is a con-
tinuation of the line from Buffalo TO
Boston. i65 miles long. From Pitts.
burgh there is a continuation extend.
ing TO Baltimore. $50 miles away on to
Washington, PCS miles Philadelphia
is reached by a branch from the line
extending from Pittsburgh TO New
York. connecting at Newtown Square
The diameter of the hard-drawn cop
per wire OF number s b. W G. gauge
used in the line is i65 inch The total
y eight OF one circuit consisting Of 'wo
such wires is $50 tors.
There are 10000 poles in the line
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04

Mr.. Theodore n. Vail. speaking from
'ehyi Island. Georgia, said
delAntt, the centennial exhibition at Pnla-
ssls,a, the exhibit Of The Bell system
sd Of two telephones capable Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04
READ RECORD ADS
Read what an Alma citizen says !.

Read what an Alma citizen says:
Mrs. Charles Vine, 426 f. Downie ST.,
Alma, Mich, says: Il have great faith
in Doan's Kidney Pills. They relieved me
of dull backaches and pains in my loins
and corrected kidney weakness. The
statement ] gave some years ago telling
what Doan's Kidney Pills had done for
me still holds good. ] am confident that
Doan's Kidney Pills are a fine kidney
medicine"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs Vine
had. Foster Milburn Co, Props, Buff
falo n Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04

Francisco through the air. On the
wires " takes less than one-ffteenth
OF n second Electricity was driving
Or. Bells "ahoy" at the rate OF 5000
miles per second Sound. unabetted.
limps along in comparison. making
only 100 feet per second.
Work Takes Two Years.
The work OF constructing the trans
continental line took two years. but
the history OF the work of making the
poles and wires, set and strung by the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-04
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW.
What a Heap of Happiness il
Would Bring TO Alma
Homes.

Hard to do housework with an aching
back
Brings YOU hours OF misery at leisure
or al work.
II women only knew the cause-that
Backaohe pains often come from weak
kidneys. t
'Twould save much needless woe.
Boan's Kidney Pills are for weak kid
The Denver star., 1915-03-13

health Everywher e. R ev.
Price went he was royalty
received and entertained and
every honor of hospi lity
was conferred upon him and
his sick wife.On the eve of
his departure the doctors in
formed the reverend, III
owing to his wife's weak
heart. she could not return
to Colorado. Mrs. Price is
still i'll and for a time was
threatened with an operation.
which action is hoped to be
averted.
Sunday a crowded congre-
cation greeted him and plans
were Immediately laid for
the celebration of his second
anniversary. He was treated
royalty while away and a
very enthusiastic reception
was given when he returned
home
The Denver star., 1915-03-13
REV. P. J. PRICE SPENDS
PLEASANT TRIP SOUTH,

Rev. P. ]. Price, pastor of
Central Baptist Church. who
left Feb. 9th for a short visit
to Arkansas, visited Hot
Springs III days and return.
ed to Meto, where his uncle.
Mr.. Jordan w. Adams. who
owns an $1,000 farm. lives
together with Rev. Prices
sister, Mrs. Pearl Savage and
his aunt, Mrs. Matilda Daniels
Mr.. Adams, who is easily
worth $4,000 in bank and
property on hand. is planning
to come to Denver this sum-
mer or fall for a short re-
creation in strengthening his
The Denver star., 1915-03-13
To Be or Not To Be- Whether All Jobs For
Some or One Job For All.
Individual Sehness Versus United Effort For Full Share
In City Polieics

To The Denver Star:
Knowing that your paper
has a large circulation among
the colored citizens of Denver
space is asked to give notice
of get together" meeting.
In this busy world. few per
sons are able to combat con-
ditions alone. Consequently.
we find everywhere persons
banding themselves together
for mutual strength. for i'm :
provement, for more protect
ion, and for greater success.
In the system of organization
the colored people have done
we'll. Our schools. colleges.
churches, societies and bust
uess enterprises stand as mon
uments of race advancement.
One thing is lacking. Long
years ago, out of gratitude
aAa in our usual con6ding
aH6hner. We gave into the
The Denver star., 1915-03-13

hands of others the custody
OF our civil and political rights
for which there has been no
sufficient accountin z, an ID
there we have been hampered
embarrassed and made to suf-
fer in our efforts in life.
Our confidence has been
abused aud we have been pro-
scribed and denied those
rights which are justly ours as
citizens, taxpayers and voters.
Whenever we have been am
bilious and desirous, in COM
mon with other citizens, the
invariable answer has been
Thou shalt not have"
IF this devastating wave is
to be checked and public SEN
timent changed in our favor.
we must do somethin0-and
do that something now! We
should organize to take over,
Continued or Paae7
The Denver star., 1915-03-13
Change Name of Uncle Tom
Cabin.

The avalanche of protests
against the production in At
lanta by stock company of
Uncle Toms CABIN" resulted
in radical changes in the play
and in a change of name.
Yielding 20 the demands Of
a score of women's organiza-
tions. led by the Daughters of
the Confederacy. the Memo
rial Association and the Pio-
neers' Society. the manage
ment agreed to produce the
play under the name "Old
Plantation Days
Walker Baldwin informed
the women that he had cut
out the whipping post and
eliminated the auction block
and had made Simon Legree
almost a saint. But not until
he agreed to change the name
was there the least Welding
by the women.
Nobody has any right to
come here and stir up sec
tional prejudice by offering
such a play said Mrs. Joseph
Morgan, president of the Pio-
neers. THE play recalls all
the things we have been try
ing to forget. Guardian.
The Denver star., 1915-03-13

nants, making it cozy room home.
How young help but have wholesome thou
ghts when he lives atmosphere of this kind He invites
the other fellow his talks Y M him and the fever
spreads If looking up young mans record and
found his home Y NJ he would per my
estimation.
was talking with the PRINCIPAL of the high school who
heaviest subscribers building fund Civ
ing the something like S525 andhe told me had member
ship the physical training class He sad 81 don't need
but its the Y M its good thing membership in
everything" 4
Everybody who Something in Kansas City
helped build the Y M. c. A. Do you think and
who had made their marks in life would bother with this
thing if it good thing3i
Stop and look the temptations and pitfalls waiting for
boys and young men; it better for them to have
Y M. c. a. to go than club?
While giving Mr.. DeFrantz all that is due him, must
forget old gentleman by the OF Edward Ross
who Secretary. President, Caretake and in fact the
whole Y. Before Mr.. DeFrantz appointed Mr. Ross
says the when he would sleep in the little
that the Y. M. c. A. and half the time did not
know where the months rent would but he strug
oled on Imagine the iov and comfort he must get
this wonderful home.
want to know, is it good thing?
The Kansas City people not content with the Y NJ
A. alone they wanted outdoor exercise These
workers decided tennis they down
the park commissioners and got it. Tennis fever spread
they wanted more and drinking fountain the COM
down the line again and they have courts
and fountain in the midst of them.
When the Garrison Field lpuse built in Italian
Negro district, the talia decided they wanted this
glorious place This same fSt committee again went to
the Commissioner. The Field House belongs Negroes
whit heir own and young coored girl librarian
Does the Y M. c. A. for anything? Is it possible
who call ourselves living the great glorious West
the grit and determination that those people have?
Why have Y M. c. A.. field house and ten
mis- court? Aren't boys worh>it do care?
Then remember the girls, too, in this same city.
ladies who members of the Board of Welfare
them tell about their work They threw their
hand up said IF talked all night couldn't;
thing up everyday No girl there under io is
allowed hall unless her guardian with her; that
does the door neghbor friend. 1t means
her legal guardian.
Do year old girls get all the protection they need
Denver? II you think take walk through the Five
Isn't it time Denverites doing
thing? feel ashamed of myself for having done
for hum Lets shoulders the wheel ask
ourselves the question-Is it worth while?
ZIPPoRAH JOSEPH PARKS
The Denver star., 1915-03-13
Blood of Races
Battles Science.

DhOOo SSSSo Will bOl
mine the racial origin of hu-
man kind. This statement is
positive. Science has at last
taken a definite stand. Its
highest authority has spoken.
These statements are occa-
stoned by the case of Mrs.
Alma Little of 1910 Joseph
Campau Avenue, Detroit,
Mich. whose husband in suing
for a divorce claimed that she
had Negro blood in her veins.
The frantic woman appealed
to Prof. Boaz, the noted an
thropologist at Columbia Un-}
iversity, and that noted au-
thority in summing up her
case says:
1--WE know that the present
races of men are the descend
ants of the three sons of
Noah. They have therefore
some of the same characteris-)
tics. Yet on the other hand
we will find many pure whites
with kinky hair, some with
dark skin and fiat nose and
thick lips. The way things
went in the last generation in
the South, it is highly impos-
sible to know which is which |
and the way things are going
on right now among those
that are fairer and the whites
it will be still harder and will
in run OF time put the people
| up against a pretty tough
propositionif theyt try TO draw
a line or try to solve by means
of color what they cannot by
blood. Mixed marriages do
not prove that only the unfa
vorable conditions and char
acteristics of the darker race
remain.
He further says that mol
white man can prove whether
or not he is married to one of
his own race. Mo- ver
science goes to prove that in
Europe where mixed marri-
ages have been approved, and
in Africa these marriages
have been going on for ages.
that there must be thousands
and thousands of white peo-
pie right here in America
that have Negro blood in
them from their remote an
cestors as none were on this
continent when Col u m b u S |
landed.
Most of the earlier settlers
were from France and Spain.
In prehistoric times there
lived a race in the southern
part of France that resembled
the Negro aud yet they are
not of African descent be-
cause they originated in Eu-
rope.
Therefore man or woman
may have characteristics of
the purest white blood and
yet haye strain of the Afri-
can or Chinese race in their
blood and it would not show
until it would crop out in their
children or their children's
children. Science frankly con-
fesses its inability to deter
mine the purity of a persons
blood. Prof. Boaz again says:
"It is impossible to settle the
question on any one nature.
because as every one knows,
you often find among certain
races one or more features of
entirely different races, yet
you would be unable to say
that the person in question
had the blood in his veins Of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-13
lila.

Glad to report Mrs. T. H. John
son still improving.
Or, Rogers and wife we're in
Dallas Monday.
Rev Hughen flied his regular
appointment Sunday morning and
night.
Several from here attended the
Holiness meeting at Cedar Hill
Sunday night.
Mr., Bob Young and family OF
near Cedar Hill passed through here
Sunday in his new Ford to spend
the day at Mrs Rockets.
The Holiness will have services
at Shiloh church every first sun
day by Rev Lin Brown OF near
Cedar Hill Everybody has az in
yitation to attend.
There win be box supper q; this
place next Saturday night, the
10th; the money viii he used for
help paying ON the organ at the
Shiloh church Everybody has a
cordial invitation TO attend.
a Mothers Club was organized
al the school building last week
with eighteen membera. We wish
them much success ii their good
work. The Mothers Club ahd the
Missionary Society had meeting
this afternoon
The Mothers Club had a nee lit
tie program rendered al the school
house last Saturday night which
was enjoyed by all that we're pres
ent and they had candy and pop
corn for sale and the scbooi chill
dren had a. cotton picking contest
SATURDAY Katie Bell Sims won the
prize, a cake, for picking the most
cotton The proceeds were an used
for the purpose OF beautifying the
school rooms
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-13
500 CHILDREN IN :
GRAND REVIEW
Historical Paseant win Feature
Opening Cotton Palace at Waco
DEPICTS PAST AND PRESENT
Children Being Trained BY Experts,
VINO Are Planning to Make Il Nest
Unique Feature Of Big Show.

Waco. Texas. ---One OF the biggest
features OF the Cotton Palace will take
place on the afternoon OF the opening
day, Saturday. November :, An his
torical pageant in which over 500 chill
dren will take part will be given i'm.
meaiately in mont OF the mammoth
new grandstand The pageant will de
plct IN detail the history OF Waco and
MeI-ennan county from the days before
the advent of the Indians down To the
present time of automobiles. commits
sion form of government and pennant
winning baseball teams.
This spectacular outdoor feature of
the big exposition is being arranged and
executed under the supervision OF Mrs.
j. NJ. Hale, chairman of the Chiidrens
nay festivities She is ably assisted
b. a committee of prominent Waco
ladies Mr.. Holt Massey. who has had
many years experience In the theatri-
cal world. viii also assist in the train
Ing of the hundreds OF children.
This wonderful spectacle will alone
be worth the price of admission. Moth
ing like it mas ever before been under.
taken anywhere in the South The
children OF Waco are going Wild over
ii II Is the principal topic Of con-
versation in every home The Riddles
talk about it when they first awake ia
the morning They pratfle abont IL all
day long And then dream about il
all night The interest In the pageant
i not confined to the little folks.
Grown people OF all sizes and ages are
eagerly waiting for it
From the inquiries that are pouring
in every day concerning the pageant,
1t is believed that record-brcating
crowd will be present. The directors
are worrying as to how they will be
able to comfortably seat the immense
throne II Is feared that hundreds OF
people will be turned away In order
10 get good seat ii will be necessary
10 reach the Cotton Palace grounds at
an early hour
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called on Harry White SUNDAY even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Rinehart Sum
day afternoon.
Mrs. John Washington spent a
pleasant evening with Mrs j. y.
Duke last week.
Mr.. j. d. Duke gave the young
people a party Saturday night All
had a nice time.
Sorry to report the little Misses
Louise and Mabel Holland on the
sick list this week
We are glad to say that Nj ]. T..
Waits is still improving. Think he
will be up In a week or two.
Misses Cora Washington ana Bir
die Smith spent the noon hoar with
Miss Nellie Taylor sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Page OF Waxa-
hachie spent last sunday the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. J r. Waits.
Our Sunday school Is still pro-
crossing, but need all the nelp We
can get. 50 come and be With US.
Mr.. and Mrs Copeland Holland
Of Ike were visiting relatives at
this place Saturday night and Sun
day
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Bill Ballard. who has been very sick
for the last two weeks. is able to
be up now
Mr. Jim Rinehart gave the young
people a singing sunday A good
crowd was present and had some
good singing
There will be preaching here at
this place next Saturday night and
Sunday and Sunday night. ! very
body who can, come and be with us.
We extend a Welcome to all.
Misses Eta Mitchell Ruth Hol-
land, Minnie Kirk, Cora Washing
ton, Maggie Greed and Messrs.
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CARTWRIGHT.

Mr.. j. W. Galley vas in Dallas
Monday
Miss Beulah Campbell visited her
sister Mrs. Earl Hays. Sunday.
Miss Clara Campbell spent Satur-
day night with Miss Ethel Byrd
Nettie Boswell Is reported SIS be-
ing able to sit up at this writing
Miss Pearl Howard spent Sunday
with Miss Marie Bruce OF BardwelI
The farmers are about up with
their cotton picking at this writ
ing.
Mr. j. ~ Galley and daughter
we're in waxahachie one day last
week
Mr.. and Nrs. Adalr visitel at the
home OF Mr. j. W GALLEY last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Clifton Pierey vis-
tied relatives of this community
Saturday night
Miss Noreen Campbell spent Sat
urday night With Miss Bessie VIII
liams Of BardweIl.
Mr. and Mrs, Claude Bake visit
ed home folks Of this community
one day last week
Mr., and Mrs. Joe Fowler and
children visited the latter's iaother,
Mrs Floyd. SUNDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. H. " Wright Of
Bardweil visited al the home Of
Air. " A. Howard Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Williams and
family visited the home OF MIR and
Mrs Dan Barber Saturday night
Mr.. and Mss Wilson Roach and
children oil Bardwell spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Alien Howard.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Barber and
children spent sunday with he lat
tiers mother Mrs. Clara Williams,
Of BardwelI
sliss Hattie Parker Of this COM
nnnity and Mr. John Gilmore OF
BarsfeeH were married Wednesday
night At tie home Of Res. Kinche~
loe at that place.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Hay and chill
dren. Mr. and Mrs. Walter VIII
HAMS Mr. and Mrs. H. l. Drury.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Hay and little
son. Mr. aud Mrs. H. Drury and
Mr. Blurred Howard spent the noon
hour atish Mr. and Mrs. T. u.
Campbell
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-13
SHORTAGE IN school. FUND
PUT CHECK OK BOND BUYING

AUSTIN. Texas, October 13-No
buHds viii be purchased at the
monthly meeting Of The state board
of education to be held here Wednea-
day. There is not enough money IN
the school fund TO allow for the pur-
chase Of any additional bonds. and
the entire amount Of the approprl-
alton will be used for back payment
on bonds previously purchased
Numerous applications for state
aid under the miIIion-doIlar appro-
priatiol for rural schools viii b
considered. and possibly acted up
on Owing to the fact that the treas
ury has not enough money to make
possible the siispensaffon OF any as
si8tance nnder the Law recently pass
cd. il Is likely that appropriation
viii be held until later date
The state department Of education
has been endeavoring TO assert and
arrange fer consideration The 1909
or mere applications that have come
in for state assistance under the iaw
These will be passed upon, and sp-
plicantg advised OF the necessary
steps Tor coming within the provis-
ions OF the aet allowing the appr3-
6priation L. L. Pugh and L. T Gun
IniHgham. attaches Of the department.
have this work IN charge