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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

A clinic for colored mothers was or
ganized at the Children's Homeopathic
hospital, Franklin and Thompson
streets, Philadelphia. and the initial
lecture was delivered by Mrs. Marga-
ret Simon. the superintendent of social
work at the hospital. So great has
been the attendance at the weekly lee
lures for mothers on Friday afternoons
that the hospital was obliged to es-
tablish two additional clinics-one on
Wednesdays for the mothers of sick
babies and the third for colored moth
ers and babies.
The attendance was larger than the
nurses had provided for. Colored
women from all parts of the city, and
ever from Chester, Camden, Haddon-
field and other places, came and all
had at least one baby; some of them
as many as three. There was probably
a brighter lot Of babies at the
clinic, accordinc to the attendant
nurses. and certainly never a better
dressed set of infants. The interest
of the mothers was so intent that the
physicians regard this clinic as one OF
the most promising in the city.
Mrs. Simon gave the mothers an in.
formal talk, telling them of the pur.
poses of the clinic and the advantage
to be derived from attending it regu.
larly and following the instruction
given for the care of the babies. She
explained the fundamental care of the
babies, giving them plenty of food
easily digested food, proper exercises
and allowing them plenty Of water
and warned the mothers against
dope" remedies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
swiss Afternoon Frocks.

Dotted swiss makes charming little
frocks for the small girls dress on
hot summer afternoons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

The Los Angeles municipal markets.
established last year, are said to have
met the approval Of h~ouseholders to
such an extent that $4,000 people on
market days come with their own bas-
kets t o carry their purchases home.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

A record OF Negro progress is given
In the new Negro Year Book for 1914
Is. a volume of over 400 pages. We
learn here on the basis of the figures
of DR.. H. X. Carroll of the Federal
Council of Churches and of the ensus
bureau. that there are $4,000 Negro
churches in the United States, with
1880, 900 members, and 1,740,099 Sun
day school scholars. The property
held by these churches reaches a to-
tai of near $57, 000,O while they
contribute 100000 to foreign and
$780, 900 to home missionary work.
While Negro Christians are chiefly
Protestant, there are four colored Ro-
man Catholic priests in the United
States. and one Greek Catholic. -
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
A New Effect.

Black and white striped linen
trimmed with black lace is one of the
newest effects.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

boys or youths trained to the profess
sion by older actors. The first &C
tresses seen on the English stage APP
peared in a troupe OF French play
ers. male and female. which appeared
in London in 1929. more than ten
years after Shakespeare's death, and
their appearance was regarded as an
unauthorized invasion of English GUS
tom. Twenty years later. in 1861, Sam
uel Pepys saw a play in London. of
which he recorded in his diary that
1t was the first time that ever he
saw women come upon the stage"
The earliest record of any of Shake
speare's female characters being
played by a woman was that of Des-
demona in 1850.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
A national exposition in commemo-
ration Of the achievements of the Ne
gro race during the last fifty years
will be held IN Richmond, Va, July 5
to 25, 1915. The occasion has been
recognized as of national importance
by congress through an appropriation
of $4,000 to aid in its promotion and
contamination. This sum is being ex-
pended by the terms of the appropria-
ton under the direction OF the COVER
nor of Virginia. The exposition is I'M
der the auspices of the Negro His
torical and Industrial association. The
action of congress in this matter in
dicates very happily the desire of the
nation, as well as of the people of
Virginia, to encourage the Negro in
his efforts to solve his Industrial
problem. The national Negro exposi-
ton is designed to demonstrate his
progress in the last fifty years and to
emphasize his opportunities. AS pres
ident of the United States l bespeak
the active interest of the nation in the
exposition and trust that every facil-
ity will be extended to the leaders,
whose earnest work has made the IN
dertaking possible.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
LIST day Of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen, and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hun
bred and thirty-ninth.
WOODROW WILSON.
By the president.
(Seal) ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

As has been often pointed out,
every man has his little distinction.
John Klopfer hasn't had the hack Of
his neck shaved in 80 years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31

Ten Commandments has been
looked down upon by the
French and English var avia-
tors. Where, according to the Bible,
There were thunders and ~lightnings,
and a thick cloud upon the mount, and
the voice of the trumpet exceeding
loud; so that all the people trembled."
the shots of the cannon of the nations
may %resound, and the defamation of
bombs may be heard within a short
time.
1t is now something like thirty-four
centuries since that historic revelation
of the Ten Commandments-the basis
of all the laws of civilized humanity,
accepted by Jew, Christian and Mo-
hammedan alike. No prophet has ever
dared to attempt to rewrite these ten
words, for they have been accepted as
the basis of the moral law wherever
law prevailed or was preached in the
name of the one God. Yet now, in
the Twentieth century, almost as if in
irony, the supreme engine of human
ingenuity, the a~eroplane, by which
man spurns the earth and mounts to
the skies, sweeps over Mt. Sinai and
seems to reply to the commandment.
Thou shalt not kill" by the forecast
ing of wholesale slaughter.
What the Men-Birds Saw.
Mt. Sinai had been famous for thou
sands of years. 1t had been held as
sacred to the moon-god, Sin, by the
ancient Babylonians. The Egyptians
worked the copper mines in these
mountains for centuries, and at the
base of the largest of the peaks they
had an elaborate Egyptian temple,
which was in existence when Moses
led the Israelites to the spot. This
temple was explored by Professor
Flinders-Pe trie a few years ago, and
he found that it had been a popular
shrine of the Egyptian deities, and
that many Of the Pharaohs had
adorned 1t with statues and rich Of
ferings.
The only building now near the Sinai
group of mountains is the monastery
Of st. Catherine, but it Is a most in
~teresting and ancient structure, In
which one of the greatest and most
valuable discoveries of modern times
was made. A noted scholar, Doctor
Tischendorf, made a visit to this mon
astery. Studying in its library the
valuable ancient manuscripts, he saw
a leaf of old parchment in a fuel bas
ket.
A Priceless Find.
Upon examining it closely he ascer
tanned that it was a single page of q
very old manuscript of the ~Septuagint
the Greek version of the Old Tesla
ment made in Egypt under the Ptole
mics, third century B. c. Further
search brought to light many othel
pages. and nov this priceless manu-
script, which is dated in the third Of
fourth century A. D., is held to b.
one of the most valuable. as it is one
of the Oldest manuscripts of any par
OF the Bible.
A new understanding OF the purpose
o. Moses in bringing the people to the
foot of Sinai, and the conditions Of thu
revelation, is brought home to US IL
the light of Professor Petrie's excavs
lions.
The popular idea has long been tina
Moses led the Israelites through a des
ert to q great mountain in the mids
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
wAFRO-ANERCAN CULL|NCS

The White House issued the follow
ing proclamation, signed by President
Wilson, heartily commencing the Ne
gro National exposition held in Rich
mond. 1t follows:
By the President of the United States
of America.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

and did solo work for several of the
larger G urches of Baltimore
During his residence in Newberry
Mr.. Allen has been organist and choir
director at the Central Methodist
church and his artistic singing has
been heard with pleasure in Newberry
on many occasions apart from the reg
ular q urch services. He was always
willing to lend his talents to help
aIy good cause.
The most valuable service that Mr.
allen has rendered to the community,
however, during his brief residence,
has been in the work he has done in
teaching voice. He has a large num-
Der of pupils, and in fact as many as
he could attend to, and has been very
successful in his teaching and very
popular with mis- pupils. The training
of II many fine voices that are in
Newberry was a thing greatly needed
and in organizing his voice cs%sses Mr..
Allen rendered a real service to 1he
community. And he did this work
wit. out letting it in the least inter
fere with his duties at the bank.
Mr.. Allen will not give up his posi-
ton with the bank until the first OF
September, which will ;;'lst round out
two years with the Institution.
While we regret to see 'Mr. Allen
leave Newberry, yet We congratulate
President Byrd and the college on Sc
curing II e services of one so compe-
tent in his line and so enthusiastic
in his work, and wish Mr.. Allen mighty
we'll in his new field.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27
NEGROES CLASH WITH OFFICERS
One Negro Killed, Another MOrtally
Wounded and Officer Slightly
Hurt in Exchange.

The State.
Mullins, July 25.-One negro was
killed, another mortally wounded and
an officer less seriously hurt in a bat
tie at Nichols, eight miles from Null
Inns, yesterday afternoon. The shoot
ing affray took place in front OF a
negro church in the center of the town.
Walter Rowell, special deputy, was
shot in the arm.
Participating in the encounter were
a number of officers of the law. in
Guiding Magistrate H L. Ayers, Po-
liceman Hoyt Kelly and Special Deputy
Walter Rowell.
Negroes engaged were: JEFF Bethea,
who 7as killed; Jake Davis, mortally
wounded; Jim Davis, who made his
escape, and Wesley Davis, father OF
two of the participants, who was cap
tured
An alteration seems to have arisen
between the negroes at the church
and a general fight was in progress
when the officers proceeded to Nichols
10 duell the disturbance. The negroes
met them at the road and began firing
with shotguns before the magistrate
and his companions were closer than
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

Mr.. R. E. Allen of Newberry has
been selected by President Byrd OF
Chicora College for Women of Co!um-
bia as member of the faculty of that
institution to teach voice and pipe
organ. The director of music of the
college is DR.. H. H. Bellamann, under
whom Mr.. Allen received training on
tae pipe organ,
Mr.. ALLEN came to Newberry only
two years ago, but Immediately identi-
fed himself with the social, religious
and business life of the community and
has made many friends by his pleasing
manner and the enthusiastic interest
he has taken in all that goes to make
a better town and community. He has
filled the position of assistant CASTER
at the Newberry Savings bank with
efficiency and to the satisfaction of the
officers and is popular with the pat
rons to Wnom he is always uniformly
courteous.
Mr.. Allen is a native of Greenville
and was educated in Greenville and
Baltimore. He took pipe organ lessons
under Joseph Hagstrom and H. H.
Bellamann and voice under Mrs. Kath-
crime Bellamann of Chicoga college
and Lucien Odend?-all of Baltimore,
For three years he was organlst and
choir master for the Second Presby-
terian church of Greenville. For year
before coming to Newberry Mr.. Allen
held an important and responsible po-
sition with one of the large banking
institutions in Baltimore and at the
same time pursued his musical studies
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

so yards. They accompanied the shots
with threats to "shoot up the town. "
The magistrate, deputy and policeman
returned the fire and W. J. Connerly
came to the door of his store, in from!
of which the shots were being fired.
and entered the fray with shotgun.
The negroes continued to shoot until
two of their number fell. The officers
then captured Wesley Davis. Jim Da-
Wis made his escape. Jake Davis can
not live longer than a few hours.
jeff Bethea, the dead negro terror
lied the town of Pages Mill few
months ago and rewards were offered
for his capture. A bench warrant is
said to have ben issued for him at
iFairmount, n. c., for a similar esca-
pade.
A report that Rural Policeman w.
K. Brown was wounded in the affair
was disproyed by the States CORE
spondent, who visited the scene after
midnight.
Sheriff J. M. Dozier reached Nichols
at 1870 o'clock and found order re-
stored. The coroner was summoned
and secured a jury at 1870 O'Clock, but
the investigation was not begun this
morning
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27
PLEASURE BOAT CAPSIZES
FEW FEET FROM DOCK
25O0 EXCURSIONISTS ON BOARD
BOUND FOR PLEASURE TRIP.
Most of the Victims Women and Chill
drenACause of Disaster Not
Fully Known.

Chicago, July 25.-The bodies oi
500 persons, drowned when the
steamship Eastland capsized yester-
day at it's wharf in the Chicago river
iaad been recovered tonight after 4C
hours of searching by divers.
The total dead was put at approx
imately 1000 by Coroner Hoffman
whose reports indicated that possibly
200 bodies were held in the mud OF
the river by the superstructure of tie
boat. While only 1000 of the 2,4OS
passengers of the Eastland have reg
istered as saved, it was, thought that
about Ats survivors, including tie
crew of 72, had failed to report.
About three score bodies were re-
covered from the wreck before dark
tonight, but after that divers dis
covered only one corpse before they
quit work for the night.
There was much confusion in the
totalling of bodies recovered, owing
to the Implications and removals. AS
a result all sorts of estimates were
scattered about the city with guesses
from 1900 to 2,3OO, but officers in
charge of clearing the wreck have
been unable to tabulate more than
901 bodies listed.
The morgue was cleared tonight OF
all but a score of corpses, all other
victims having been identified.
The Eastland lies on her side with
divers tonight still foundering
through rer interior and burrowing
under her in death search, while
Chicago, appalled,, is just beginning
to grasp the significance of one OF
the greatest of marine disasters
While the grieving thousands who lost
relatives walked through the morgue
in the Second regiment armory gaz-
ing into the faces of the dead, Chi
cago citizens and city, State and fed
eral officials turned their attention
to investigations of the catastrophe
and the work Of providing relief for
those left destitute.
While no families were made Who'll
" dependent by the disaster, it was
said many victims had been working
only half time or less in recent
months.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

Chicago, July 24.-Approximately
1000 persons lost bteir lives in the
Chicago river today by the capsizing
of the excursion steamer Eastland
while warping from its wharf with
more than 2,400 employees of the West
ern Electric company and their rela-
tiyes and friends on board, bound for
a pleasure trip across Lake Michigan.
After working ceaselessly all day
and far into tie night, the bodies of
S42 victims of the catastrophe, most
of them women and children, were col
lected in temporary morgues and taken
to the Second regiment armory. When
these bodies had been tagged, Coroner
Hoffman, taking into consideration es-
Inmates of bodies thought to be in U1e
hold of the steamer, lying on its side
in the river, and in the stream itself,
said he believed the total dead would
not exceed 1000.
The Eastland, said by marine ar
dtitects to have been top-heaVy and
balIasted in an uncertain manner,
turned over within five minutes after
it began to list, pouring its gala pas
sengers into the river or imprisoning
them in its submerged hull.
Every effort was made by thousands
of persons On the river wharf to res
cue the drowning men, women and
children, but many went down almost
within grasp of the river bank. Moth
ers went to death, while their children
were snatched to safety. Other chill
dren died in the arms Of their parents.
Hundreds of girls, freed for day
from their tasks Of making telephone
and other electrical apparatus in the
factory of the western Electric COM
pany, dressed in Sheir smartest white
frocks, were drowned.
A pail of sorrow hung tonight over
the entire West Side Of Chicago, where
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

Autos from Baltimore and, other
places passed through Ne#berry last
week. This place is on the highway
of travel from all directions
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-27

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CONTINUED ON PAGE S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-30
OF DEEDS
FOR FATHERLAND
FLUNG AT JUDGE
Attorney for Defense in Hamburg
American Officials Trial LaudS
Action of German.AmeriCans.
DISMISSAL MOTION DENIED
While Supplies We're Sent to Teuton
Raiders at Sea ON Vessel Chartered
in an American Port and Flying
American Flag. No Law Violated
Declares Attorney.

NEW YORK. Nov 3O.-A motion
for dismissal Of the indictments
against Hamburg American line Of
ficials. charged with customs viola.
tions. was denied by Federal Judge
Howe. In making the motion. de-
fense Attorney GAM said We are
ready to concede and even boast that
at the call of the fatherland. these
men sent supplies TO German ships
at sea. But this did not violate any
laws.
Judge Howe answered: Il agree
with you, but if there was an intent
to deceive the customs officials. it is
a different matter
The denial of the dismissal motion
followed the judges refusal to elimi
nate from the record testimony con.
cerning the steamer Queszeda. which,
the government contends, was one Of
the ships chartered by Hamburg Of
fcials as the vessel 10 supply German
commerce raiders at sea. GAM then
contended that the government has
failed to prove a violation Of the fed
eral laws and asked dismissal of the
indictments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-30
Is Not Their Work Agsr ''i;''::s,ss. $50 tC
the People of r r'''.~,Un!

Five days have passed since the open charge
made by the East Oregonan that the vice forces Of Pen
deton supporting the candidacy Of Dr. Best and that
they have association doing organized work in hopes
Of boosting him into the office of mayor of Pendleton
The charge is made that who bootleggers
when PendetOn dry before and will be bOOteggeTs
again if they get the chance league to place
Of their choosing in the mayors chair In this organized
group there who have been in the hdeous bust
ness of prostitution There are men there who have
made many thousands of dollars from the earnings of
fortunate Of the underworld. These men desire
to dictate who shall be the head of the city government
during the next two years.
These are strong charges to be made against who
seeks the highest office the gift of the people of Pen
dleton and is soliciting votes from the good and
of the city If these charges true then on the face
OF things not Dr. Best unworthy the office he seeks and
is ne notunworthy of vote from single respectable
home in PendetOn? Is not his candidacy under such
cumsances insult to the honest men and women of the
town, and would not his election public disgrace
for Pendleton?
If these charges not true why has public denial
ever been made There has been ample opportunity for
denial Five days have elapsed and there has been
word to dispute the truth of these accusations.
Is it not fair and reasonable to assume that their silence
is confession and that the charges true as stated?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-30

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Lest the
revenue questions arise 10 perplex
and vex the administration leaders
the Wilson program for the new con.
gress will be preparedness first, reve-
nues afterward II was learned the
president has counselled leaders &c
hold the revenue subject In abeyance
until the other problem is settled,
thus oenterlng the fire on the pre-
paredness question without entangling
and endangering it with money mat
ters Leaders in congress, however.
hope to take up the bill extending the
present war tax, expiring in Decem.
Der. before the consideration Of the
preparedness issues.
They are agreeable. however, to
waiting on the other revenue bills. In
cluding measures to continue the
sugar tariff, to Increase the produc-
tivity OF the income tax and TO tax
gasoline and horsepower or automo-
bile and motorboat engines In the
meantime democratic leaders are
working on the inheritance tax meas.
ure,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-30
BIG SHEEP BUYER IN
CITY DECLARES THAT
PRICES WILL GO UP
PREDICTS MARKET WILL BE
STRONG OR STRONGER THAN
LAST SPRING.

{. Ii Shurte OF Chicago, the bis
gest sheep buyer in the country and
the man through whose house SIS per
cent of the western sheep pass when
sold in the eastern markets has been
a visitor in Pendleton today, accom-
panied by L. l.. Hoppell. Northern
Pacific traffic man.
Mr. Shurte is member Of the
Knollin Sheep Commission Co Of
Chicago, Omaha, Denver Kansas City
and 81. Joseph He has been at
North yakima attending a stock
show and made the trip with c. J.
Davis, head sheep buyer for Armour
& CO.
Though he has not been here for
many years, this is By no means MI
ShuTtes first trip to Pendleton MANY
years ago he operated independently
in this country, buying sheep, cattle
and horses which he sold in the mid
die states
In those days" he said, Il bought
sheep for 81 a head. cows and calves
for 3l5 and horses for 81 each, from
Indians We used to trail sheep
from this country to Nebraska and
they would get fat on the way But
there was little money in the business
taon for anyone.
Market 60 BE strong.
AZ to the prospects for sheep anu
wool prices next spring, Mr. Shurte
SAYS they will be as strong or strong
er than last spring In the mutton
trade there was a shortage Of two
million head for slaughter this year
and he says the shortage was due to
scarcity of sheep, not to shipments
abroad This winter there are 500,-
900 less sheep being fed in the Unit
ed States than was true year ago.
Thu, sin be a particular shortage m
Egarings next spring.
IN, Knollin company deals eXeiu-
sivoly in sheep. A train load of sheep
Tor this company is being shipped by
r. N suntield from Stanticld to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-30
Commission Asks for
Cooperation in Upholding Lav

Portland, ore No. -. 1915.
Editor the East Oregonian:
Recently Miss Rertha Moores. whp
represents women ana minor EN-
ployes on the Industrial Welfare
Commission Of the state, and the
writer visited fourteen towns in dit-
ferent sections OF the state and call
ed at practically all OF the establish
ments employing women and minor,
for the purpose OF inqulring into the
operation of the minimum wage and
Limitation OF hour rulings which have
been promulgated during the pass
two years by this commission We
wished to learn whether the emplu> .
ers found difficulty in complying with