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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

The broad valley soon narrowed, the naked rocks
closed in, and we we're fairly in the canyon OF
the Rio Rimac. Twelve miles out of Chosica an
elevation of 5000 feet was reached at San Bar
tolome. Here is the first switchback, Meiggs'
original device, which enables a train to zigzag
up the face Of a canyon wall without resorting
to abnormally heavy grades and rack and cog
systems.
At Matucana, 1900 feet above the sea. the hand
car, which was to be our means of descending,
was trailed on behind. Our Indian cook now
brought in coffee, prepared in the Peruvian style,
which was very acceptable, as the air was quite
chill. Then the climb continued over spider-web
bridges, more switchbacks, and numerous tun-
nels, the tunnels of the Infernillo Iittle He'll
opening at either end of a bridge spanning a
chasm over one thousand feet deep. AS the train
wound and creaked along the forehead Of the
mountain one could look down on the roofs of
villages miles below, ant people and ant donkey
trains, and the multitudinous little fields fenced
in with thick mud walls, which made the valley
floor a gigantic waffle iron. Above them, on a
level with ones eyes, and up and up, seemingly
to the very top of some OF the mountains. were
the old terraced fields of the ancient Incas, grass
grown now with the turf of centuries. The old
terraces are mostly in disuse now. but the fields
and groves of the lower levels still use some of
the old irrigation troughs. They were cut in the
rocks by a people who knew neither cement nor
iron pipe, but they follow the contours as
though plotted with a transit. Sometimes, as the
cars creep along a canyon wall half way to the
top, one can follow the silvery ribbon OF water
for miles along the face of the yellow rock.
More bridges, more switchbacks, and ever the
air grows clearer and thinner and colder. The
fields and gardens are gone now, the bleak table
land country appears, and people whose hearts
or nerves are bothersome would begin to have
soroche. Below crawled' burros and llama trains
carrying silver and copper ore. At Casapalca,
1860 feet, is the big smelter of this neighbor-
hood. Here was a mud corral full of llamas.
those absurd-looking animals, seemingly a cross
between a sheep, a camel. and an ostrich, which
viewed the noisy industry with their looks of
timorous disdain.
Fourteen thousand-the chimneys Of Casapalca's
smelters were pins stuck in the carpet of the
valley miles 100000 more, and the
train climbed up and over, and rested on the
top of the cold, wind-swept, Andean roof. All
about we're peaks and blankets of snow. One
rose painstakingly and walked with care. Fifteen
thousand feet is a good bit of a jump to take be-
fore breakfast. Behind the station Mount
Meiggs climbs up another 1000 feet. whence.
through air so crystalline that one might fancy
one could walk to the summit in half an hour. It
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
WWW ERAAlE5N 0M1Yz0S

looks down on both sides of the divide. To the
west is the long descent, to the east the chilly
~plateaus and snow valleys of the Andean treasure
land.
1t was now noon, and, in spite Of the unac-
customed altitude, we ate a hearty Peruvian
breakfast, consisting of soup, salad, several meat
courses, vegetables, wine, and fresh strawber-
ries and cream. Leaving the general managers
car to be brought back by the next down train,
we transferred to the hand car and pushed off.
The experiences OF the next four hours are too
Kaleidoscope for accurate or detailed description.
We started amid snow and ice, bundled up in
sweaters, overcoats, and blankets, and landed
in lemon and orange groves four hours later.
Continuously before US unrolled a grand piano.
rama, ever changing and ever more wonderful.
Where as our train had painfully toiled upward
foot by foot, we now seemed to rush down a
mile at a swoop, But two stops were made In
the LOG miles. once for a section gang repairing
track in a tunnel and again to let the up-pas-
senger train by. Going at breakneck speed, our
hand car rushed out of one black tunnel, across
a swaying bridge strung over the chasm of the
Rio Rimac, and into the darkness of another
tunnel cut out of the sheer face of the cliff. AS
we careened across the Infernillo bridge, one of
our party aptly described his Impressions as a
flash Of daylight accompanied by a sinking Of
the heart"
In all we rushed through AZ tunnels, crossed
a dozen fimsy-looking bridges, and slowed down
for eight switchbacks. The fastest kilometer
was made in Sc seconds (about 40 miles per hour,
and the fastest single stretch of 81 kilometers
in 20 minutes (about 80 miles per hour. When
one considers the steep grades and the sharp
curves necessary to get a railroad through such
a canyon, the fact that our light hand car, travel
ing, at such a speed and controlled only by a
hand brake, stayed on the rails, is the best evil
dence in the world of the excellent construction
of the line and of the vigilance Of the mainte-
nance force. During our tour of South America
we had many strange and interesting expert
ences, but none for novelty, thrill, and mag
nifcence to compare with the hand-car coast
down the Oroya railway.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

them spiritual consolation, when he
Was called to the side of a dying troop
er who was a Roman Catholic. The
wounded man begged the rabbi, whom
he imagined to be a priest. TO hold up
the crucifx TO his gaze. The rabbi
did SO and whispered words Of com
fort into the failing ear. AS he bent
above the Frenchman a bullet struck
him. and he fell dead. There is no
difference on the battlefield between
the Jew and the Frenchman. for "the
same Lord ove all is rich unto all
that call upon him"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

For twenty years Hampton institute
has been sending out into the South a
band of well trained tailors-men who
have not only been able to make good
clothes, but also have been able to
help their communities in church and
Sunday school work, the management
of boys clubs and the improvement
of civic conditions. Today one finds
in positions of responsibility and trust
Hampton trained tailors who, on ac-
count of their rigorous years of ap-
premiership, have learned how to use
their native powers.
Whether as ~journeymen or as pro-
p%rietors, the tailors who have gone
out from the school have done, on the
whole, uncommonly WELL" says the
Southern Workman. THAT the South
offers young Negroes an opportunity
to succeed in the tailoring business
is clear from the fact that many of
the Hampton tradesmen have re-
'ceived, without difficulty and without
prejudice, the patronage of some of
the very best southern white people.
Hampton has succeeded in the tailor
ing department in training men who
cannot only make their fellows out
wardly more attractive, but also bet
ter in character"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

the gate waving to beat the band. I
just wish you could see US tackle
fried chicken and hear ma laugh at
the way we swill cream, and"
She stopped, suddenly absorbed by
something she had seen in the street.
The laughter went out Of her face and
abe seemed, somehow. to have grown
old and sad, and
One of the women gave her a little
pat on the shoulder and the other
touched her hand. Neither spoke, and
they rode that way for a square.
Then the woman who had been talk
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
Old remperance orqanIzatIons.

1t was in Germany that temper
ance organizations may be said to
have had their birth. The first OF
these was the Order of st. Christopher.
formed by Sigismund Won Dietrich
stein on January IS. 1917. the mem
beers Of which were pledged to abstain
from toast drinking. This was fol-
lowed by the so-called Order of Tenn
perance, founded by the LandgI ave Of
Hesse on December rs. 1900. The
members Of this order solemnly
pledged themselves on the Holy Scrip
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

lures not to drink than eve
glasses of liquor at M time, and that
not oftener than thrice a day. From
this it will be seen that while the or
der may have been n of temperance
it was certainly not one of total alb
s~tinence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
Brought Sad Recollection.

Three women in a car:
The one who was talking was Just
old enough TO show the traditional
silver thread in her brown pompadour
and the suggestions OF a double chin.
And the story she was telling went
with a swing:
we can hardly wait until April
you see, we always have such good
times down on the farm. Before the
Gamer touches the wharf pa and
old Ben are there waiting for US, and
the minute vi sight home ma Is at
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

The Jews In all ages and countries
have been gallant soldiers. and their
clergy, have eagerly volunteered as
chaplains-
The Jewish World tells us that the
Chief Rabbi Of Lyons was in the midst
OF the lighting for the purpose Of tend
ing jewish soldiers and bringing to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
NOT HEROIC.

IT'S no harm to dance, father. Dancing men
are in great demand these days"
What you say is quite true, my son. but you
devote too much time to 1t. Have you ever seen
a monument that was erected to anybody simply
because he was light on his feet?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
DELIGHT.

"Tll never forget the thrill that was given me
by my first velocipede.' said the man of millions.
only exceeded. | dare say, by the thrill given
by your first bicycle" remarked his friend.
Quite so. l wish l could have got half as
much pleasure out of my first automobile"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

In the decade from 1900 to 1910 the
number of homes owned by Negroes in
the southern states increased by 1922
912, or 31.4 per cent. In 1910 in Ala
bama 1927 farm homes and 1914
other homes-chjely in urban com
munities-were owned by Negroes.
In a Tuskegee pamphlet it is stated
that 100000 Negroes in the South are
seriously i'll all the time; that the an
nual cost of sickness of these 100000
Negroes is $75. 900, 900; that one-half
of this sickness is p%reventable; that
the annual economic loss to the South
from sickness and death among the
Negroes is $500, 000,0 0
This whole question is of great eco
nomic Importance and the white peo-
pie of the South should stand ready to
assist the Negroes in this better
health movement"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
Honor and COURAGE.

Whether you be men or women. you
will never do anything in the world
without courage. 1t is the greatest
quality OF the mind-next to honor
James l.. Allen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

ing took a deep breath, Strengthened
up and went back to her story.
What she had seer was n pair of
white horses drawing a white hearse.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

The world is accustomed to marvel
at the progress made by the Japanese
and by the Germans during the last
half century, and rightly. But here
in the United States a race has moved
forward no less triumphantly. The
drama of the American Negroes ad-
vancement, it is true, has not been &C
companied by a military glamour with
its martial music, nor has it had the
literary stimulus of a great racial con-
seriousness.
But for all the quietness and unob-
trusiveness of this upward movement,
the victories of the Negro have an i'm
mense meaning for the welfare of the
world. The Negroes have succeeded
in the arts of peace. Individually,
generation by generation, they have
become more fit for the great struggle
of contemporary life. They have ac-
complished the miracle Of lifting a
people en- masse.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
JUST so.

I'm new in the cigar business. so I'm trying
to familiarize myself with the various brands"
Learning the ropes, so to speak"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

Contempt may also be defined as a
merchants attitude toward a package
that wasn't tied up in his store.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

If there were anything in having a
national reputation Harry Thaw would
be one of our greatest e
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

Robinson Crusoe's immortal island.
Juan Fernandez, now has communities
ton with the mainland by wireless.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

Boys and girls in Vienna under the
age of fourteen have been ordered tC
serve as hospital orderlies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

The rule is that If a woman secs
much of her husband she must do II
before she marries him.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

Gray horses r the longest lived
and cream colored ones the most at
fected by temperature changes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
THE BARGAIN N

The Butcher-I have some fine canvasbacks to-
day, ma'am.
Mrs. Newiywed-Do you sell them by the yard.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

There are 217. 58e.Ss2 Hindus. 6s.-
CAT, 299 Moslems, ~10.721,453 Buddhists
and 3,876,203 Christians in India.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

When a woman has no diamonds
there is nothing she deplores so much
as the vulgarity of people who wear
diamonds.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

An election is also to be deplored
for the reason that it gives every lazy
man an excuse for quitting work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15

Friendship is essential to happiness.
Even the man who is his own best
friend can't get along very well with
out a few others.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
ATEARzYAH1W 0~NN0M7Y N2AAD

HINK of a continuous, thrilling, ter
rifying swoop of 100 miles in a
hand a from the top of a snow
clad mountain, over three miles
high, to the shore of a tropical
sea! Such an experience causes
n years afterwards, merely upon
thinking about it, to catch ones
breath and ones heart to miss a
beat or two, writes James Gordon
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
INTERNATIONAL
SUNNYSGIOOL
LESSON

CBy E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course, The Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago. ILL
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
LESSON FOR MAY 1e
DAVID SPARES SAUL.

LESSON TEXT Samuel 26:5-16.
GOLDEN TEXT-Love your enemies, do
good to them that hate you.-Luke 6:27.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
PRISON POPULATION
 IS NEARLY DOUBLED
Increase During Last Two Years As founding, Says Commis-
 siOn's Report

Little Rock, March 2.-The percen- tage of increase among whites in the state penitentiary is greater than that among the negroes, according to the monthly report of the Penitentiary Commission, filed with Governor Hays yesterday. The report, which is the last for the biennial period since the establishment of the present prison commission, says that 'it is rather an astounding fact that during the two years the prison population has al most doubled"
 April 1, 1913, there were 1S1 whites and 470 blacks and 16 black females in the prison. Yesterday there were 1,249 prisoners, including 38S whites, S33 blacks and 2S black females. Dur ing March l45 prisoners were received by far the largest number in one month in the history of the institution the report says. The prisoners re leased number 77.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
OIL COMPANY SUR.
 RENDERS CHARTER
w. l.. Ketchem Appointed Trustee Two Other Companies Surrender Charter-lnterstate Company
 of Delaware Enters State

The Arkansas Cotton Co.,, of Little Rock has surrendered it's char ter, stating in it's certificate filed with the secretary of state that w. L. Ket- chem has been appointed trustee. It is further stated that "the business of the past year has been conducted at a loss of $9,000; that the general busi- ness conditions is not good, but is depressed and the prospect for future business not good"
 Other corporations that have sur rendered their charters are the Farm ers' Uuion Trading Go. of Jethro, the Paragould Drug Company, and the Luxora Land and Investment Com pany.
 The Interstate Company of Dele ware has entered the state, naming H. l.. Lomax of Little Rock agent. It will employ $99, ,500 of it's capital in Arkansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
JOHNSON'S INJUNCTION
 WILL NOT INTERFERE
Governor Hays Issued Statement that Committee Should Proceed with the Investigation Irrespective
 of Courts Action.

Whatever the result of Representa- tive Jo Johnson's injunction suit may be it will not interfere with the work of the special Investigating commit tees appointed by the legislature to audit and check up the various depart ments and offices of the state, as well as the state institutions.
 Gov. Hays Thursday evening issued a statement, copies of which were giv- en each member of the Committees to the effect that they should pro- ceed with their work irrespective of court action on the Johnson injunction
 He advised the members that he had always been in favor of these in Ivestigations and that he desires them to proceed as rapidly and as thorough ly as possible. For several months
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
BIRD PROTECTION LAW
 STILL EFFECTIVE

Washington, D. C., April 2.-Many
 4 the nress comments on the decision If the United States District Court, rendered. March 20, at Topeka, Kansas holdng that the Federal Migratory Bid Law is unconstitutional, accord ;ng to the United States Department of Agriculture, are erroneous and are ant to mislead the public concerning the real situation in this matter.
 The Kansas decision, like a form CT decison to the same effect in the EasternDistrict of Arkansas, is limited in its operation solely to the district Ih which it was rendered. Neither decision settles or nullifies the law, and the exact contrary has ben held |ty the United States District Court |foy South Dakota. The Arkansas case has been appealed to, and is now pending in, the United States Su- |peme Court, The Act of Congress protecting migratory birds stands eff fective until the Supreme Court finally decides the question of it's constitu- tOnality. In the meantime, it is in Immbent on every law-abiding citizen 
 to observe its provisions and the regu- htons. It is the duty of the Depart nent of Agriculture to enforce this law and the officials in charge will endeavor to do so as long as it is in force. Reports of violations will be carefully investigated and when suffi- clent evidence is secured they will be reported for prosecution. In this con heeton it should not be forgotten that an offender against this, as in the case u other United States laws, is sub let to prosecution any time within
 hree years from the date the offense is committed.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
s,6.ooo DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION MADE
..,nor Sets Aside Sum for Main Co'e'" .o of State Capitol, Which '' Was Neglected by the Leg
 islature in Session.

,;.4,o Rock, April 1.-Gov. George :, D uavs today issued proclamation V, n aas;zinp the Capitol Commission ts a' incur an indebtedness Of sSo'ooo U:1' Tor or 4 Y. .lrs maintenance of the State Capitol Ilu during lr, the coming biennial period. Tss ThTs legislature failed to appropriate i monev for the maintenance of |the building. amended in the House. The Senate ' '.fused to concur in the House amend nsnts and the House refused to recede s.,r, it's amendments. Thus the bill |h;lod to pass and the Capitol was left vithout an appropriation for its main- tenance.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02

there have been many rumors and charges afioat concerning some of the offices and institutions, and the people are entitled to know the facts. He says that in view of these conditions, and without attempting to go into the question of the legality of the resolu- tions creating the Committees, should he be advised by the Attorney General that it is proper for him to do so, he will issue a proclamation declaring that sufficient emergency exists to justify creating a deficiency to meet the expenses of the Committes, and he feels that the money would be wei. spent.
 Representative Johnson estimates that the expense of the investigations that are under way will be anywhere from $20,000 to $4O,000, and that the general Investigating committee will be at work for year, if they go thor oughly into the records of all the in stitutions and departments. It is costing nearly $50 a day. The other committee involved is that investigat-
 ng the Insane Asylum controversy.
 T. T 4 ,1-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02

The Junior members of the pomes tic Science class at the High School entertained the board of directors at the High School today with d lunch con.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.
 WILL CLOSE JULY lST.
Members of Boards of Directors Make this Decision Wednesday-Gover- nOr's Veto of Salaries Makes
 this Movement Necessary

closed after July 1, in accordance with resolution adopted by members of the Board of Directors from each school who met in conference at the Hotel Mahoney Wednesday afternoon. This IS necessary because of the veto of the appropriation for teachers sal aries, and the rendering of an opinion by Attorney General w. L. Moose that the other amounts appropriated cannot be used for paying the salaries.
 At the close of the meeting the fol- lowing statement was given out by the conference:
 At meeting of Boards of Trus- tees of the four State District Agri- cultural Schools held today it was de- cided to call upon Attorney General w. L. Moose for an official opinion as to the legality of the expenditure by the agricultural school boards of the fund appropriated by the last General Assembly for the general maintenance of the physical plants of these insti- tutions, for the purpose of paying teachers salaries since the item of sal aries for teachers was vetoed by the governor:
 Following is the attorney gener- al's opinion:
 "Mr. R. Whitaker,
 Pres Board of Trustees, Ist. Agri- cultural School.
 Jonesboro, Ark.
 "'Dear Sir
 "'You letter of the 18th was hand ed me. In reply to your inquiry, beg leave to state that in my opinion your board will have no lawful right to pay salaries to the principal and other employees of your agricultural school out of moneis appropriated by the legislature for the maintenance and other purposes.
 "'I am informed that the item of $40,000 which was appropriated by the General Assembly to pay salaries for the principal and other employ es of the agricultural schools was ve- toed by the Governor. If that be true do not think that the Board will be justified in paying the salaries of the principal and other employees from any fund set apart in the act for other specific purposes.
 "'Section 12 of Article 16 of the Constitution contains this language:
 "'No monies shall be paid out of the Treasury unless the same shall have been appropriated by law, and then only in accordance with said appro- priaton."
 "'This provision of the Constitution seems to me to prohibit the use of money which has been distinctly ap- propriated for one purpose and ap- piled to other purposes.
 "I know of no reason why the gov ernor by special proclamation under Act 234 of the Acts of 1913 should not authorize your Board of Trustees to tlNNtt lilONHlGQiltSN lOl lilt PQl HOoN VI paying salaries of your superinten- dent and other employees of the agri- cultural school The Act in question authorized the governor in cases of dire necessity to issue such proclama- tion If the Governor should decide to do so, know of no persons who have the right to question his authority for so doing. If am correct in this state ment of the law. it would apply equal ly, of course, to the other agricultural schools of the state as we'll as your own
 Yours very truly, (Signed) w. L. Moose,
 "It is the opinion of the Boards of
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-02
TEXAS HAS X SNOW

Plainview, Texas, April -Four inches of snow fell here this morning.