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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
MODES OF THE SEASON
INDICATIONS THAT cRiNoLINE is
TO BE REVIVED.
Frock Recently Seen Seems to Bear
Out the Idea-6odlce eirdle Much
In Favor = Styles in
New Fall Coats.

1t has been the subject of CONVEX.
sation among fashion designers for
the last two years as to whether the
%crinoline is again to come into vogue.
Heavy cord has already been used in
the bottom Of foundation skirts, caus
ing them to flare out in old-fashioned
hoop effect, and now comes a model
with heavy cord raised from the bot
tom of the skirt and run through a
pulling in the silk just at the line of
the hips. This frock was made In
black and white checked silk, with
full skirt trimmed with narrow plat
ed ruffles at the bottom. With 1t is
worn a plain tight-fitted bodice of
black faille, buttoned down the front.
with well curved waist and with col
lar. turnback cuffs and armholes
trimmed with frills of silver mesh
net.
There is a continued use of the ruff
fe and ruche as a skirt trimming. A
new skirt has a trimming of three
inch-wide side-plaited rufles of the
material u from the belt to the hem
across the back of the skirt only, the
front being left plain and the fullness
laid in deep soft plaits at the line of
the belt.
With the revival of %old-fashioned
skirt fulled straight around from hip
to hip has come the use of the bodice
girdle, a tight-fitted girdle made of
the material in which the costume is
developed and worn either with or
without a shoulder strap attachment.
1t may have lacings in front or at
one side or at both sides.
Large drop-brim hats are trimmed
either with a plain band of embroid.
r ribbon or with satin ribbon
knotted back and front, the ends ex.
tended beyond the brim. A pure
white hat trimmed with a black taf-
feta ribbon band brocaded in vivid
art flowers is ~strikingly attractive.
Some large-brimmed sailor hats have
the slashed brim rolled back at one
eide, the edges caught by a stiff bow
OF a f~an-shaped ornament of ostrich.
For a plain, :mart walking hat the
broad, high-crown, narrow-brim sailor
is smart, trimmed with a buckle and
fiat loops of ~grosgrain ribbon or with
~fsn-shaped ostrich.
Some of the new fall coats button
tight from the throat to the knees in
single-breasted effect, and the long
coat dress-style garment buttons
straight down to the bottom of the
hem. There are jackets closed in a
bias line from the middle of the col
lar to the hips, and there are coats
which open at the side from the
shoulder to the waist, or to the ankle.
There is not only a tendency toward
the bias line of coat closings, but also
to a one-sided trimming of coats. All
jackets, whether long or short. are
made with lower front edges pointed
or square cut.
The basques of the Jackets NAV
slope slightly from front to back
from front to sides, or from back to-
ward the front, but in all cases the
rounded cutaway effect is avoided.
The use of tab trimming at the edges
of the basque and jacket openings is
seen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

owe the band at the neck and at the
bottom of the sleeves. A small white
silk cord outlines the band at each
side. Other coats are shown with the
wild rose or the wisteria blossom used
instead of the chrysanthemum.
Coats of the same shape and design
but of heavier silks and richer en-
~broideries, are used for evening veal
The boudoir coat shown is a very in
expensive affair, but is as beautiful as
those used for evening, although it is
so much more simple in its decoration.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

The movement of southern Negroes
toward farm ownership has been one
of the marked developments of the
past decade. Nevertheless, even with
a general knowledge of this move
ment, it is a surprise to learn that one
fourth of all the Negro farmers of
the South own the farms they cult
vate, and that their total value is
$500, 000, 900. These are the figures Of
fered by DR.. e. C. Branson of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, who is one
of a committee charged with the ex-
penditure of $500, 600 for the better,
ment of the Negro. He reports that
the colored man is solving his own
problem, and is solving it in terms Of
industry and soil ownership. Negro
population in the South is dwindling,
says Doctor Branson, except in the
states of Arkansas and Oklahoma, but
it is increasing in the cities and de-
creasing in the country. The Negroes
r rapidly changing from tenants to
farm owners.-Boston Transcript.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
bud You Have to Buy a roaue.

A very new fad that has not yet
reached this city is the little masque
veil, which is very much the rage. so
they say, in many places. says the
society editor in the independence Re-
porter. The wells are made of lace or
maline, with plain or scalloped edge,
but the feature lies in the method OF
wearing it. The edge of the veil is
allowed to just cover the tip of the
nose, giving the effect of a sheer
masque that adds a touch of mystery
and orientalism to the eyes that is
very fetching. OF course the veil is
suitable to be worn only with the new
toques that are SO pretty this autumn.
Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Illinois day exercises brought the
Lincoln Jubilee and Negro Emancipa-
ton Semi-Centennial exposition to a
close at Chicago. During the four
weeks the show has been in progress
at the Coliseum 100000 persons have
passed through the doors.
Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson,
representing Governor Dunno, was the
chief speaker.
During the afternoon of the clos
ing day the commission in charge of
the exposition held a conference with
Thomas w. Swami, the Negro deposed
as secretary two weeks previous.
Swami and his attorney wrestled with
the problem of Strengthening out his
books and accounting for money han
died by him. II developed that John
V. Clinnon, the attorney originally en-
ployed by Swami, had given up the
case.
1t became known that new bills con-
tracted by Swami without the knowl-
edge of members of the commission
had been presented for payment.
Total gate receipts during the four
weeks of the exposition amounted to
about $4,000. The most profitable
day was Wednesday, when Mayor
Thompson was the speaker. The
amount taken in that day was s1,370,
representing $3.50 paid admissions at
25 cents each.
The cost of the exposition will total
approximately $4,000. OF this amount
$4,000 was appropriated by the legis-
lature, and the additional amount, ex-
elusive of gate receipts, raised w
popular subscription.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

ly matched at the underarm seams.
In front, a slash is cut almost up to
the bust line at either side. and so ar
ranged as to occur in the center of
the four-inch space left between the
two clusters of lengthwise tucks.
The slashes are button trimmed and
show a close line of corresponding
buttonholes. They must n o be al
lowed to gap much-in fact, so slight
ly, that no backing will be needed.
This blouse slips on over the head
and so shows an opening below the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

The survey of the results of half a
century Of Negro emancipation in the
United States, presented in connection
with the convention in Boston of the
National Negro Business league, con
tains impressive statistics. The pro.
gress has been especially marked In
the last fifteen years, as is shown by
am advance from 10000 Negro bust.
ness enterprises in 1900 to $4,000, from
two banks to 81, from 149 wholesale
establishments to 240, from 10000 re.
tail concerns to $4,000. In the short
er period of ten years the value O.
farm property owned by Negroes has
advanced from S177,404,GSS to s492,
S92, 21S.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

to the shape of the head. AT the left
side a fan, made of wide blue velvet
ribbon, set together in three rows,
gives the required height. The feath-
ers fall with their natural grace
about the head at the sides and back,
and the toque is exceptionally becom.
ing.
Both these hats may be worn by
women of middle age, and the all.
feather turban is designed for them.
The richness of the darker furs. used
as shown in the picture. make the
-high-crowned turban trimmed with
them a distinctly good model for the
matron.
JULIA ROTToMIEY
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
Side Frnls.

The fluffy side frill is In vogue
again. A jabot thus adorned will do
much to redeem a somber looking
dress or an out-of-date waist. There
should be a number OF these fuzzy
frills lying about at home. as It was 30
popular a model not long ago. Those
who must make them will need. for
one jabot. half a yard OF pretty in
sertion and from three-quarters to one
yard of edging for the frill. according
TO the width OF the frill
English eyelet embroidery Is favored
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
LITTLE TRIMMING ON BLOUSE
Fine Tucks Have Taken the Place Of
the Elaborate characterization
That Once Prevailed.

Many of the seasons smartest
blouses show no trimmings other than
fine tucks and some very dainty eff.
fects a be achieved through the
medium of this simple ornamentation.
Here, for instance. made up in fine
white or delicate pink batiste or crepe
de chine, is a charming blouse model
for summer and fall.
The fronts and back show a cluster
of very tiny tucks run from shoulder
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
JULIA s%oTToMLEY.
Apron is Model.

The humble kitchen apron has been
the inspiration for many smart semi.
princess designs; the pinafore of our
childhood days has reappeared in the
sashed overdresses of checked, striped
or plain taffeta, and the dainty, friIly
apron of milady's maid appears on
afternoon and dance frocks. The finest
OF laces are used for the latter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

yield and value exceeds every other
crop.
Wherever corn is grown. there -ou
find high-priced land and prosperous
people.
No other crop can replace corn, but
corn al readily take the place OF any
other grain crop.
Corn is put to a greater number OF
uses than any other crop that grows.
There arc greater possibilities for
Improvement. yield and quality or corn
than any other crop.--From q Lecture
by p. q. Holden.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
Idaho Now tias ! seaport.

The completion OF the Cello canal
or the Oregon side OF the Columbia
river adds Idaho to the list OF states
having a seaport It is now possible
for stern-wheel river vessels TO pass
from the facihc ocean to Lewiston.
az the head OF navigation on the Snake
river, q distance Of $50 miles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

to waist at the ex-
IRENE sides. and
again some four
inches inside of
that, with the
tucks mic
matched on the
shoulder seams. A
similar cluster of
tucks is then run
across the bottom
of t b Q blouse.
crossing the 9th
ers about four
inches above the
belt and cnrafuI.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

collar extending to the bust line.
There is a prettily shaped collar
turned back from the V-neck and a
silk tie is knotted beneath it.
The long sleeves show ~perpendicu-
lar tucks to the elbow, which are
crossed lower down by a cluster run
ming around the forearm. Buttons
trim the outside above the wrist.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
To steady chIneae lar,s,r.

When using Chinese lanterns for
decorative purposes. put a few hand,
fuls of sand In the bowl-shaped bot
tom. around the candle. This witt
keep the lanterns from swaying and
also tend to prevent their catching
fire. Pictorial Review.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
rea.coIored Rest Gown,

Very pretty and useful is a tea gown
OF weak tea color in the finest and soft.
est of chiffon-fnished b%roadcloth i'm.
ished with a quantity of tea-coiored
lace, and completed by a high girdle
OF black jet interspersed with silver.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Our good brother, President Left
wich, who is doing a unique work Of
phenomenal proportions among the
Indians and Negroes of Oklahoma,
was at the Hammond congress-. He
spoke briefly at both a~uditoriums, and
was received with enthusiastic ap-
plause. No Il who hears this hum
BILE hero for a moment doubts the
feasibility of his stupendous under
taking, or his resourcefulness in car
rying it through. Friends who heard
him voluntarily contributed $2O5 of
the amount needed to complete has
buildings.
1t is Brother Leftwich's hope that
he may be able to extend the help
ing hand to thousands of young men
and women of the Creek Indian and
Negro races. President Leftwich is
himself an ardent segregationist, and
is at work on the problem of lifting
up these needy races in a sensible
way. His program is similar to that
of Booker T. Washington, and so good
a judge as P. H. Welshimer declares
that he is not second to that great
leader in f%ervor, good sense or elo-
quence.
President Leftwich needs 5000 or
$500 to complete his buildings-$50O
would enable him to start in fine
shape. The students are there ready
for work, and the teachers available.
Will not Standard readers supply the
needed funds to launch this worthy
enterprise? Where are the five men
who will give 500 apiece? Let our
folks" speak out.-Baptist Standard.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
Pretty Flre scrssns.

Select a three wing screen. low and
OF neat proportion, v with art
denim the color Of the room and deco.
rate with scenic post cards.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Rabbit fur is said to be s~upplanting
wool in felt hat making in Australia,
where 32 factories are in operation.
The fur is considered much superior
to the finest Merino for this purpose,
and millions of rabbit skins are used
annually.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09
Importance Of the Corn crop.

Corn is king Of all the crops. More
than 20 per cent OF all the improved
farm land In the United States is an.
lnually devoted to the growing OF corn.
In 1914 los. 900. 900 acres were planted
10 corn In this country. producing
Zoo. 900, 900 bushels. which brought
the growers $1,000. OO0. 900. For nearly
NIFTY years the land planted to corn
Vhas been equal II not greater than
the acreage Of all other cereal crops
eombined.
Corn tom . staadpoint Of crear
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

The Texas sweet potato crop will
amount to 1O,O00,OO0 bushels this year.
But residents of that expansive state
are merely irritated by such diminu-
tiveness. They say the figure should be
ten times larger.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Point Hope, Alaska, which is in
darkness during the long arctic win
ter. will soon have an electric plant.
Storms along the coast will be har-
messed by windmills to produce the
electricity.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

The Glasgow Tramway corporation
took in last year $50 tons of copper
and 81 tons of silver in fares The
revenue amounted to more than 1000.
600 pounds, the latter figure being in
money terms, however, not avoirdu-
pois.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

For light duty one of the largest
locomotive works in the United States
is turning out a locomotive that re-
sembles the coai-burning type in out.
line. but is driven by an internal COM
bustion engine with oil or gasoline
fuel.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

P~araffin-wax models are made Of
every new British battleship laid
down, and these models are tested in
a tank specially erected for the pur.
nose.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

The first Porto Rican to be gradu-
ated from West Point received his
diploma the other day. His name Is
Luis Raoul Esteves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

above all else for the strip, though
some friils of fine wolfe are edged
with a narrow flet lace and attached
to a strip OF the lace-hut wider.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Talk about the intelligence of the
people is discounted by the fact that
a great many of them believe in mad
stones.-Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Many of the largest Japanese war
ships have been equipped with wire
less telephones which operate success
fully for distances up to ZOE miles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

portion of the coats could be sold
without the necessity of making any
alterations.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Ore found in the Yellow Pine mining
district of Nevada contains rich plat
mum deposits.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

Every time a girl eats an onion
she imagines she Is engaged in q wild
orgie.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-18
Six Candidates Seek
 Governors Office
May be IF Befroe Campaign is Half Finished-Special Cor respondents Not Responsible for Multiplicity.
By Clio Harper.

Little Rock, Aug. 1S.-Specal Cor respondents are not responsible for the multiplicity of gubernatorial candi- dates, and prospective or possible can |didates.
 It Is considered the inalienable right of any man in Arkansas who has paid his poll-tax to aspire to the office of Governor by seeking the Democratic nomination, provided his political rec ord is on straight.
 Neither are special correspondents responsible for the character of men who cause themselves to be announced or whose friends give them a boost in the direction of the state capitol. The cheapest kind of notoriety, not to say fame, these days, is to be announced as probable candidate for governor.
 There are now actually six in the race, Messrs Hodges, Brough, Taylor, McRae, Crockett and Smith, and as many others just on the verge of shy ing their chapeaus into the ring. It being a free country, there is no one to say they shall not run if they want to.
 The voter has the last word, how ever, and there will be several small fortunes wasted in vain chase after the elusive will-o' the whisp of the governorship-an office in which the worries, the annoyances, the criticisms and the heart-aches far more than outweigh the somewhat transient glory and honor.
 The item of expense is one that usu- ally deters prospective candidates af ter viewing the situation. In an- nouncing that he would not be a can didate, Senator Futrell we'll said, "Custom and Methods have come into existence which prohibit one of mod crate means from running for gover- nor."
 The most recent avowed candidate is L. c. Smith, a former county judge of Arkansas County, who announces Local Option as his platform, permit ting the people to retain the "privi- lege to express their likes and dis
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-18

Milledgeville, Ga, Aug. 17.-Pris- on officials here were held to be with out blame for the taking of Leo M. Frank from the state farm by mob, in a statement given out tonight by R. F. Davidson, chairman of the state prison commission. MT. Davidson with the other two members of the commission were here to inspect the penitentiary when Frank was taken away. The prison commission has full power to conduct or order an in vestigation if they deem it fit.
 MT. Davidson is accredited with the statement that as the mob was so well organized and immediately upon its arrival at the prison so completely controlled the situation that mo res possibility rested upon either the c)H mission or anybody at the farm. "
 Some comment was heard here to- day as to why the mob had to deal with only five men-the warden, the superintendent, two guards and a trusty-in charge at the gate
 According to the warden and su- perintendent the mob completed it's work at the prison within five or six minutes. Several of the men over powered Smith while others made Burke prisoner. The trusty on duty was forced to open the gate under threats that Le would be kille3 if he refused, and two other guards inside the prison were quickly overpowered. Five tfhe mob dragged Frank from his cell and he was thrown into an automobile and bound with long rope.
 Frank did not utter a word. An oc- casional groan escaped his lips. What he said, if anything, during the five or six-hour trip to the outskirts of Marietta where he was hanged, pro bably will never be generally known.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-18
Fight Did Not Con-
 pIicate Situation
Fear Was Renewed-WOmen and Children Gathered in Places of Shelter Where They Could be Protected.

Brownsville, Aug. 17.-No sgin of international complication developed today growing out of the fight across the Rio Grande last night at Progress so between about one hundred Mexi- cans and twenty-one United States cavalrymen.
 The Mexicans driven away from the river bank in the twenty-minute fight last night did nov return to at- ack oday, although they fired one shot on the Amedican soldiers. This afternoon on the Mexican side of the ilver near Progresso the territory seemed deserted.
 The attack last night spread re- newed fear through the Rio Grande valley. Two companies of infantry were sent to Harrington to reinforce the troops about Progresso. At Mer- cedes it is estimated that half a doz- en Mexicans were killed in the fighting yesterday and last night. Mexicans opposite Progresso are estimated at 200 to 300. They are known to be considerable military form ation in their camp life.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-18
LET FOR ELEC- TRIC ELEVATORS

Little Rock, Aug. 1S.-The present month will witness the passing of the last three story buildings in Little Rock without elevator equipment. The building will not be raized, but mod emized through the installation of a pair of electric elevators and other Improvements. This building is the Merchants Hotel, which has for a number of years been under the man. agement of John R. Frazier. The con- tracts have been let for running wat CT in all rooms, the addition of baths to a number of the rooms, with new furnishings throughout. When it is completed every hotel in Little Rock Will be thoroughly modern.