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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
oRAroRIcAL ANDMuslc CONTEST
Colored Universities, Colleges and
High Schools to Try for
Prizes.
Allen Chapel to Be the Scene of Con.
test in oratory and Music on
January 20.

With the spirit of unequalled school
rivalry, the various institutions which
are to participate in the Oratorical and
Musical Contest, to take place at AL
len Chapel on Friday evening at $3.50
o'clock, are rounding into shape.
Splendid specimens of oratorical eff
fusions are anticipated from repre-
sentatives of the schools, whilst the
different Glee Clubs will furnish a
repertoire of songs out of the ordinary
in their efforts to land the coup"
which the N. A. A. c. p is offering
for the best rendition of grafton or
song. One forr music and one 70 ora
tory. Question: Who is going to win
the several prizes of the following
schools?: Our own Lincoln High, To-
peka Industrial Institute, Western
University, George r. Smith College,
Sedalia, Mo-, Bartlett High School, St.
Joseph, Mo-, Lincoln High School, Sc
dalia, Mo-, Muskogee High School or
the Columbia (Mo.) High School. Here
is a galaxy of Negro institutions which
embrace some of the races most prom
Aolh6 IhOJ VIII lO uOubb 6ANS
an excellent entertainment for the
evening Anyhow we will see Who Is
Who" Among the several partici-
pants, naturally local favor is leaning
toward our own Glee Club, but to say
the least they will meet with some
difficulty in winning the cup from the
foreign contestants, as they will GER
tainly bring strong contenders. The
affair is designed to be an annual
one and is fostered and promoted by
Kansas City's progressive people.
Tickets are being sold by teams of the
Association who have a contest among
themselves for suitable prize. Date,
Monday, January 20; place, Allen
Chapel time, S:3 0p. M; admission,
25 cents.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
READ

If you hive the blues, read the 27th
Psalm.
If your pocketbook is empty, read
the 37th Psalm.
If people seem unkind, read the 18th
chapter of John.
If you are discouraged about your
work, read the 126th Psalm.
If you are all out of sorts, read the
18th chapter of Hebrews.
If you can't have your own way in
everything. keep silent and read the
Bird chapter of James.
II you are losing confidence in men.
read the 18th chapter of First Corin-
thians.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
Specials at Smith S Phar-
macy for this Week.

25c Massatta Talcum Powder, 19c.
25c Black Draught, 15c.
25c Sachet Powder, 1Sc.
l0c Hair Nets, sc.
81 DR.. Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin,
S5c.
10c Talcum Powder, sc.
81 Lydia E. Pinkams Vegetable
Compound, S5c.
25c DeWitts Toilet Cream, zoe.
25c DeWitts Golden Liniment, zoe.
Beauty Spots, 10c.
HAIR GOODS.
95c Bangs, 25c.
soc Double Braids, 40c
81 Tope Transformation, 75c.
So Half Wigs, $3.50.
soc Switches, 4Oc.
SODA FOUNTAIN SPECIALS.
We serve ice cream soda the year
round.
Tango sundae on a blazer, 15c.
Ice cream soda, any flavor, sc.
Hot chocolate with whipped cream,
sc.
Hot beef tea, sc.
We have just received a large ship
ment of human hair goods-straight-
ening and drying combs-Madam
Walkers Hair Preparations-combs
and brushes-playing cards-syringes
rubber gloves-High Brown powder
Aida and Elite Pomades-watches
clocks and manicure sets-tooth
brushes and perfumes-stage make
up. The ladies are specially invited
to come and look over our large as
sortment of human hair goods.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
Shot BY White Man for Waikin!
Down Street With Colored
WonaN

Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday night,
at 10:30 o'clock, Samuel Johnson a
young man of good conduct, was shot
and seriously wounded by a white
man for walking down the street with
a colored woman. Johnson knew the
young woman we'll and had been keep
ing company with her for some time.
On Wednesday night they were out
for walk and a shot was fired and
the man fell beside the young woman.
A policeman heard the shot and saw
the white man as he fired. The white
man said to the officer: Il just shot a
niger who was with my wench." The
policeman was tipped" and the white
man made his getaway"
Note-Our readers may draw their
own conclusions.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

A pretty little romance had its
climax in the marriage of little Miss
Juanita Mae Hunter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. S. Hunter, of 4424
Lucky street, to Aaron Lloyd, Jr. son
of Grand Chancellor, A. w. Lloyd, on
Monday, December 81, 1914 at East
st. Louis, ILL.,, Rev. S. Stone officiat-
ting. The young people took advant-
age of the absence from the city OF
the brides father, and when he re-
turned there was nothing to be said
but God bless you, my children,
which he did in his usual genial way
of adapting himself to all circum-
stances. The Argus wishes these
young people happy and prosperous
voyage on the matrimonial sea.-St.
Louis Argus.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
BLIND BOONE COMPANY PLEAsEs.
Large Crowd Gathered to Hear Blind
Musician.

Musician.
The large crowd of 500 people who
attended the concert given by Blind
Boone and his company at the Chris
tian church last night, went away
more than pleased with the evenings
program. Boone is more than mu-
sician; he is genius who has no
equal in his class. His mastery of
music in spite of his blindness, his
ability to copy the most difficult pieces
upon hearing them once. his drawing
large crowds time after time in the
self
According to his custom Boone ex-
tended an invitation for anyone to
play a piece of their own selection,
which he would copy. Miss Adaline
Lang played a very difficult piece of
her own composition. One could see
that Boone took in the whole thing,
and when the time came, he played it
almost identically the same, with the
exception of using his individual
touch. He thanked Miss Lang saying
that she was a musician of rare abil-
ity.
The program was made up of every
thing from classics to camp-meeting
songs. Boone showed his ability in
all. Miss Fuel and Miss Wesley sang
several pleasing numbers. Boone also
did some singing. A monologue by
Miss Fuel and negro nanny song
by Miss Wesley were especially good.
The best ON the whole evenings pro-
gram were ~Boone's rendering of
Whispering Winds" and "The Mar
shield Tornado" his own composition.
The complete program follows;
The German Triumphal March.
Whispering Winds.
Camp-meeting songs-Boone.
Military ollanaise-Copin.
Last Dream aWltz-Boone.
Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
and encores-Miss Fuell.
II Trovatour-Gotschc
Old Kentucky Home with variation
Boone.
Mocking Bird-Boone
I'll Come Back When You Gather
the Sheaves.
What D'You Mean You Have Lost
Your Dog-Miss Wesley.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

Miss Ruth Bradley, the charming
young miss from Kansas City, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jones,
6442 st. Lawrence avenue. Last
Sunday she was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Jones with a ten-course din
ner. Those present were: DR.. and
Mrs. George Cleveland Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Jameson, Cary B. Lewis
and little Hcrtense Hall. On Wednes-
day night of this week she was the
guest of the Century Whist club at
the home of Mrs. S. A. T. Watkins
on Calumet avenue.-Chicago De-
fender.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

Marshtield Tornado-Boone.
Imitation of various instruments.
National airs.-Mr. Boone.
The Nevada Journal.
The above demonstrates that the
Blind Boone Concert Co., under the
unequalled and unapproachable man
agement of our dear friend and
brother John Lange one of the truest
and best men this race or any other
ever produced is still winning laurels
in every section of our country. May
God bless this splendid company and
may they continue to win honor and
fame for themselves and the race.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
ANNOUNCE M EMIT.

DR.. T. C. Unthank desires to an
nounce to his patrons and the
public in general that he has sold
his drug store to Cooper & Good
son; but by virtue of their agree
ment he will retain for the next
two years his office there at 931
Independence avenue.
Thanking you one and all for
your patronage during the past
year and half, | remain
Faithfully
= It. C. UNTHANK, NJ. d.
= y . = =
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

Rokeby's Maeno---voltaic Remedy
warranted to relieve rheumatism, neu-
raIgIa, heart and stomach trouble and
piles In 30 to 60 days; charges $500
I-$f.oo In advance balance 80 days;
John H. Rokeby, Phi. d. 251S Agnes
avenue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

. .
Drop In at C. A. FrankIln's Print :
shop and see how his work is :
counted. Then you will know :
one reason why he can do your
4" printing satisfactory. 1908 East
18th street, near Troost. Bell 4
phone, Grand 29S9.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

Monday, January 1S, in the big
auditorium OF the Y. M. c. A.
building on Paseo, PProf. ]. Sin
parn of New Abolition" fame will
speak. Capt. N. Clark Smith of
Western University former mu-
steal director of the touring Tus-
kegeans), will introduce his now
w. U. band in concert before the
reception. Concert beginning at
$3.50 p m. All given under the aus
pices of the aNtional Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. Admission free.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
1HEo. Smiths Drug Store

S. E, Corner 18th and Tracy
Home Phone 5467 NJ. Bell Phone 4591 G
Mail and phone orders promptly
filled.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16

WEAVER FLORAL co.
1910 z. 18th st.
Home phone Main 75s5.
Bell phone East 47sa
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
sERvIA's NAME.

And That Nations Request That II Be
Spelled Serbia.
The request Of the nation heretofore
known in western Europe as "Servia"
that its name be hereafter spelled
SERBIA" is only reasonable. SERBIA
or "Serbya" being the correct form.
The letter "v' is a comparatively late
conner into alphabets. The Greek has
none; ''b' is used instead. 'victoria"
thus becomes "Biktoria," but is pro-
nOunced the same.
Old Slavonic, whence Russian and
the Serbian dialect are derived, had no
~" but two forms of 3d. one denot-
ing the "v' sound. Early Latin also
used "b" for "v.' as does modern Span
isl, and unlettcred persons long con.
tinued to confuse the letters. Thus a
Christian father would carve on Il rude
tombstone in the Catacombs for his
baby daughter, "Birgo" instead Of
"VirgO"-yirgir. In modern Italian
dialects "v" and I'd" are to some OK
tent interchangeable.
English writer's have often used
Serb to distinguish the entire race
from "Servian," a subject of tho little
kingdom. In the native tongue there
is only the one word. 1t is often hard
to preserve in English letters the exact
Serbian form of a word. The adjcc
tive "Serbian' Itself looks much like
"Crpsk." And the word is sometimes
spelled with an 80" in Englsil-Sorb
New York World
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
LONE TREE VALLEY.

l.. A. Hirschman is working for
AL. Southwick for few days.
Elmer McCombs is hauling straw
from Pete Tierney's this week.
w. Copple and Lark Wilson were
Malta visitors one day last week.
w. r. Cox and wife spent Tues
day at the county seat.
Jess Champlin spent Sunday on
his claim in the valley.
Billy Ashby spent Sunday with
the Shrote family and Elmer Me-
Combs
Roy Geeting spent Sunday with
friends on the Beaver. We think
it is Il little out of season to be hunt
ing deer.
Miss Foley, our popular teacher, is
on the sick list for several days and
Miss Ethel Hake is welding the rod
in her place during her illness.
The Literary on Saturday night
was we'll attended. The subject for
debate was "Resolved That Foreign
Emigration should Be Abolish ed"
The question was ably discussed on
both sides by O. w. Hirschman on
the affirmative side. and Hannibal
Brumley on the negative. The
judges decided in favor OF the firm
atiye.
The children of North S;r,Aer
school planned "a surprise on Aiire !
Cox Oh Saturday, March 9Th, it DO
ing his thirteenth birthday. The
crowd assembled at his nome
at IL O clock and spent the re-
mainder Of the day in playing games
and other amusements. Dainty re-
II eshments We're served by Mrs. w,
r. Cox, to which all did ample jus
tice. At 5 o'clock the guests de-
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11

Warning European nations bought
and exported more than $4,000
horses from the United States, but
there is no immediate danger ap-
parent that continued export will
cause an acute shortage of horses
in this country. according to G. A,
Bell, of the bureau of animal indus
try, in the Agricultural Outlook.
I'VE could sell two or three times
the number already exploited with
out there Icing any appreciabta
shortage of work horses, the state
ment adds. "The Kind purchased
are for the most part very mediocre
ANIMALS, which would ordinarily sell
for less than 500 per head, aud are
OF class of which we can well at
ford to be rid.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
THE USER AND THE lSER.
Beigiun's River and the Stream of
Which Campbell Wrote.

Which Campbell Wrote.
There is User and there is lser. We
have read much lately about the river
Iscr in Belgium, on both banks of
which there has been heavy tightimg
Whenever the name of the river has
appeared in print it has recalled
CalnphclIs brief itl, stirring poem.
which tells OF tile river Iser, ANA some
readers, forgetting their history and
geography. have wondered if in both
cases the same river WAS referred to-.
Some years back CampheIi's "lIohcn-
linden was Il f;lvoritc poem for dec
lamation III the schools. and 1t adorned
many of the school readers. It's first
st;nza goes like this:
On Linden, when the sun was low,
All blood.ess lay the untrodden snow.
And dark as winter was the How
or lser rolling rapidly
The rhythmic flow Of the words
makes the poem easy to commit to
memory. which explains why it was
frequently selected for defamation
The river lser. OF which Campbell
wrote, is in Bavaria and is IL branch
Of the upper Rhine. On its banks was
fought the battle Of Hohenlinden,
when the combined French and Bava-
rian armies defeated the Austrians.
Then the French and Bavarians were
allies. In the fighting about the river
User they are enemies. --Hartford Cou.
rant
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
Oxygen Cakes.

Solid oxygen in cakes like soap. cas-
lily turned into oxygen Of the gas form,
is a new substitute for the tanks Of
compressed oxygen used in breathing
apparatus for coal mine rescues, in the
machines for supplying oxygen in
cases of extreme sickness and In a
great many manufacturing processes.
The cakes of oxygen rapidly turn into
the gas when placed in contact with
water. in much the same way that
carbide is turned into acetylene gas
A pound cake of solid oxygen will
make more than two cubic feet of the
GAS. Saturday Evening Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Mouth 1res+'-i "a.

UUVNIu 0tSG w 'V'ys
Children and gre II i,s. too.
should I've warned a-,,.il,>t mouth
breathing. Breathe Tough tl,-
nose. ;is the air is Ny ,ru ;i...
filtered Of dust n, IA s,>
through! the ,>e. l. r. - noe
flv" Of OILS tio.'- M avoi
the use ut II hH3lt .ch.etS
ais they All, rirra Il iii ',A,H
germs. !'t MS si.u.u be con
suited 10 t'r":. te 1osp breath
ing. POS 'Nu,a srrr, ) aliT enter.
and the .filtn. II. dust par irlc$
may make openings in the sensl-
tive Innings of the nose. throat
and lungs and permit germs to
get footEold for producing
colds and more serious affections.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11

Il" Marta of the Lowlands," Nine.
kalich's supreme dramatic triumph,
that gifted emotional actress por-
trays role that will live forever as
one OF the greatest demonstrations
# pantomimic art ever recorded on
he screen. There is something
stately. austere. terribly beautiful
about her attitude throughout the
role. The play was written by Angel
Guimera. the distinguished Spanish
author, and besides it's powerful
dramatic qualities, is full of thepo-
etry and color which permeate the
emotions and the very existance Of
mou@tain people. Shown at the
Crphcunl. Saturday. March 20.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11

General Jesus " Carranza has
been executed in Mexico. There IL
some consolation in following in tho
footsteps OF an illustrious predeces-
sor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11

Robert j. Thompson, former
American CONSUL at AK la Chap
ellie, Germany, wants congress to
appoint a commission to secure
peace in Europe. And we want
congress to keep it's mouth shut and
It's nose y. home.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
How Railroads Have Grown.

TO show how rapidly railroads de-
veloped in the United States, in 1928
there were only 5 miles, in 1880 ~
miles, in 1910 $500 miles and in 1850
10000 miles. The present railroad
mileage in the United States IS up
ward of 35G,O0O miles, or equal to sew
eral tracks around the globe, while the
total mileage of the world is more
than G40,00o miles, all built In less
than hundred Years.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
a Matter of Trade,

An American merchant in Guatema-
Ia had Il rich customer Who wanted
two dozen ties exactly like the one he
Wore, The order WAS sent to maker
in the United States, who answered
chat those ties We're out of date, and
sent two dozen Of The latest style
They were not wanted. The merchant
then ordered two dozen in Germany.
where they were made just as desired
New York Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
N avail Rank.

On the basis Of vessels completed
and vessels under construction the
rank OF the following nations in naval
standing is: Great Britain, 1: Ger
many. 2: United States, 3; France, 4;
Japan, s; Russia. 6; Italy, I; Austria,
8; Greece, 9-New York American.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-11
parted for their homes wishing him
many more happy birthdays.

Why buy big guns for coast de-
lenses? Once started, congress
can roar lloyd enough for all bellig-
erent purposes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-24
HIS HARD TASK.
It Wearied Him, and Yet We All Face
the Same Problems.

It Wearied Him, and Yet We All Face
the Same Problems.
A friend once asked an aged man
what caused him to complain so often
at eventide of pain and WEAKNESS.
ALAS" replied he, Il have every day
so much to do. l have two falcons to
tame, two hares to keep from running
away, two hawks to manage, SER
pent to con1ine, lion to chain and a
sick man to tend and wait upon"
"Well, WELL" commented his friend,
you are busy indeedl But l didn't
know that you had anything to do
with a menagerie How, then, do you
make that out?"
why" continued the old man, els
ten. Two falcons are my eyes, which
| must guard diligently; the two hares
are my feet, which | must keep from
walking in the ways of sin; the two
hawks are my hands, which | must
train to work that may provide for
myself and those dependent on me as
well as for a needy friend occasionally;
the serpent is my tongue, which must
keep ever bridled lest it speak I'M
seemly; the lion is my heart, with
which | have continual fight lest
evil things come out of 1t, and the sick
man is my whole body, which is al
ways needing my watchfulness and
care. All this daily wears out my
strength"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-24
BELGIAN RELIEF
STILL BIC TASK
United States Commission Pre-
par0S For Winters Work.
MUCH DEPENDS ON HARVEST

Big Organization Probably Facing Most
Arduous Part of Novel Work-Sixty
Thousand Tons of Food Have to Be
Sent Every Month to Feed Nearly
100000 People.
New York.-There are 100000 Bel
gian mouths and 100000 French ones
in the occupied zone" of war in Eu-
rope into which nothing enters save
what is provided by America, but the
situation in some ways presents more
serious aspects than 1t did this time
last year.
Lindon Wallace Bates, vice chairman
and New York director of the commits
sion for relief in Belgium, says that it
will be several weeks before it can be
definitely known just how much it will
be necessary for Americans to do dur
ing the coming winter. Much depends
on the Belgian harvest. But it is GER
tain that the commission, which has
undertaken to supply the Belgian non
combatants with food until the war
ends, has before it perhaps the most
arduous part of its work-most arduous
because, although the first enthusiastic
wave of sympathy for the stricken
country, which made the collection of
donations little more than the sending
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-24
FIFTEEN YEAR HUNT TO END.
Captain C. {. Farrands Widow to Be
Declared Legally Dead.

Captain G. {. Farrand's Widow to Be
Declared Legally Dead.
Denver.-Mrs. May Spencer Farrand,
second wife of the late Captain Charles
q. Farrand, U. s. A., retired, who mys-
teriously disappeared fifteen years
ago, may soon be declared legally dead
in order that the captains estate may
be settled The only heir the attor-
neys for the estate have been able to
find is Mrs. Louise A. Ryder of New
York city, daughter of Captain Far
rand by his first marriage.
A nation wide but futile search has
been made for Mrs. Farrand for fifteen
years by war department officials, fed
eral secret service men and attorneys,
since she left Arvada, a Denver suburb,
shortly after her husbands death.
Neither relatives nor friends have since
heard from her.
"Unless Mrs. Farrand is found in
few weeks, Public Administrator
Woodward said, "she will have to be
declared legally dead, and the captains
fortune will go to the only heir we
have been able to locate, but If she
is found half of the fortune will go to
her."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-24
MAY LOSE CITIZENSHIP.
Status of BaItimoreans Fighting In
Europe Is In Doubt.

Baltimore.-A question of law may
arise if the young Baltimoreans now
fighting in Europe. John Poe, John
Sydney Howell, Alexander Colby and
Martin d. Monaghan, attempt to re-
turn to their native land. 1t is held
by the department of labor that by
taking up arms they have eXpatriated
themselves. This was the finding in
the case of Frank Caswell of Harri-
son, Me-, a trooper of the Canadian
contingent, who attempted to come
home, but was held up by the authori-
ties ON the ground that he had ceased
to be citizen of the United States.
Local officials declare that a different
light may be thrown on the subject
when it becomes known under just
what conditions these young Balti-
moreans enlisted. If they swore al
legiance to the flag under which they
aspired to fight they of course ceased
to be citizens of the United States, but
there appears to be doubt as to just
what the foreign powers exact of their
recruits.