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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

pose and intent Of said proposition,
and to leave entirely In doubt the
wishes o fthe people as expressed In
said election. No one 10 able to de-.
termine the real intent and meaning
Of the ordinance. The only fair and
honest thing to do is to resubmit these
questions to the people in plain Ian
guage so that every voter will know
for what he Is voting, and be able to
express his will thereon.
We favor adequate station ap.
%proaches, and we pledge the people
that we will, not later than the date
of the proposed charter election, sub
init to a vote of the people, in alter.
native form, the character and extent
of the proposed Improvement, and the
method of payment therefor, in order
that the wishes of the people may be
clearly expressed.
We submit to the people whether
the Shannon-Jost administration which
has publicly admitted and boasted of
the fact that it knowingly deceived
the people in this respect, entities it
to be further trusted by our ciizens
in he execution of important public
improvements.
Kansas City is at the Threshold of
the greatest period Of prosperity in
Its history. In order to keep pace
with it's sister cities the administra.
ton Of its public affairs must be con.
Quoted on practical methods so that
the revenue of the city can be con-
served and used for the public bene.
fits rather than for the benefit of poll
tieians or special interests.
When elected, our nominees will at
all times be vigilant in their efforts to
make public service corporations COM
ply with their contracts with the city.
We promise that no ordinance shall
be passed granting a new franchise or
extending an old one which does not
fully protect the rights of the people,
both with regard to efficient service
and the cost thereof, and no general
franchise will be put into effect unless
ratified by vote of the people.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
SPEECH OF A. |. BEACH AT FUGE
HALL,

After warning the people that a re-
election of Henry L. Jost to a third
term as mayor of Kansas City meant a
political machine not unlike hat of
Tammany Hall of New York, he said:
If the people of Kansas City want
simpliied government the only way
they can obtain it Immediately is to
vote for the Republican ticket. Mr..
Edwards and all the candidates on
the Republican ticket have pledged
themselves to carry this plan as
soon as possible. The details of this
have been explained to you by some
of the speakers so | will not take up
your time with a further explanation.
If l am fortunate enough to be elected
as member of the upper house, | sol
EMMY pledge the people of Kansas
City that will s my every effort to
clean out the Shannonites in the City
Hall and present to the people a new
City Charter along the line of the
Kansas City Plan and assist Mr.. Ed
wards in giving to Kansas City the
cleanest, best, most efficient and most
businesslike administration of her af-
fairs that she has ever had.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
ALBERT J.. BEACH.

Nominee for Member Upper House,
born in olathe, Kas., July 80, 1888.
Graduated from olathe High School
and Kansas University and took de-
gree in law in Washington University,
st. Louis, Mo. Elected on Republican
ticket as member of the Lower House
of the Common Council from the old
Fifth Ward, 1910, and reelected in
1912. Came to Kansas City from ST.
Louis in 1907, and associated with the
law firm of Ward, Hadley and NeeI
for two years. Now located with Of
fees at 12o6-7 Commerce Building. A
director and one Of the organizers Of
the Business Mems Accident Associa.
ton, an accident and health insurance
company which has made the most re,
markabIe growth Of any company OF
its kind in the United States. Also
director in the Kansas City Protective
Association, an accident and health
company. Member of the Bar Asso.
citation, City Club, and Mission Hills
Club.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
COL. ROOSEVELT AND MAJOR
MOTION IN WEST INDIES.

Kingston, Jamaica, w. l., March II,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, ex-
president of the United States, has
been here several weeks and the whole
island has been eager to give him a
look over" The greatest man OF
America has been quietly located
about twenty-five miles away at a pri-
vate and secluded camp. Several
days ago Major r. r. Motion and wife
arrived at the port and the newly
elected principal of Tuskegee Institute
was met by the colonel and family.
The educator came here for rest and
study. He was surprised to see the
colonel, and when ex-president Roose-
welt drove him out to his camp twenty
five miles from here. Major Motion
felt his stay would be exceedingly
pleasant. The friendship of the two
distinguished men dates back many
years. 1t has just become known that
Colonel Roosevelt was as friendly to
Major Motion as he was to the late
Booker T. Washington. The two have
served on a number of philanthropic
allh CONlOlOSlNdl NOllllllNlGtS III INC
East. They have spoken on platforms
at the same time for the past twenty
years, and their associations have been
cordial and pleasant. 1t is said that
when the colonel wanted to have a
conference on grave matters and want
ed an unbiased, true and conscientious.
opinion, he would call upon Major Mo
ton, newly-elected principal of Tuske~
gee Institute.
When the ex-president and the new
principal of Tuskegee came to the city
yesterday and drove through the town,
all eyes were upon them. When they
stopped to enter the p~ostoffice great
crowds assembled and yells went up.
Long Live Roosevelt" Long Live
Major Notion" The colonel is a men,
Der of the trustee board of Tuskegee
Institute, and Colonel Roosevelt will
attend the installation in May.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
assistant AuJuJanJ Tel
JAMES H.

The Republican nominee for Mem
Der of the Upper House, was born in
Scotland, January II, 1856. He is
president and owner of the j.. II.
Frame Printing Co., which business
he has conducted for forty years. His
family consists of his wife and two
daughters. Mr.. Frame was a member
of the Upper House of the Common
Council for four year, 1910 until 1914,
during which time he made an enVia-
BILE record for looking after the in
~terests of the city. He served as an
alderman in Cameron, Mo-, for the
four years prior to 1888. Mr.. Frame
is a member of the Masonic Blue
Lodge, the Royal Arch Chapter, coun-
Gill; commandery, Shrine, and is also
a 32d degree Scottish Rite Mason.
Member of the Graphic Arts, Knife &
Fork Club and the City Club. He is
past Presiding officer of all Masonic
bodies, and he is past president and
treasurer of the National Typothetae.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

This enormous expenditure has gone
in ways to satisfy Shannon rabbits"
who feed on the payroll while the
mayor, under pretense of paying de-
fcits, has left us with dirty, unrepair-
ed streets and unprotected homes. An
examination of the reports of the
comptroller will show that he is the
most -extravagant mayor that the city
has G had; that never in the his
tory of the city have the people OBJ
tanned so little for the taxes paid, dur
ing the Jost administration, and never
have taxes, both general and special,
been so high as during tose -four
years.
Your Vote Decides, April 4th.
Shall this condition of things con-
tinue or shall we have a business man
for mayor whose record shows his in
dependence and his ability and trust
worthiness? Shall we have simplifed
government and municipal progress,
and economical, efficient administra-
ton, or shall we have complicated gov
eminent, increased taxes, incompetent
anu lntlnClcLI dulllllSll dllOu, uOLll-
mated by an invisible and irresponsible
boss? 1t is for the people to decide
on April 4th. If you want retrogres-
sion, s%tagnation and a corrupt and in
efficient boss ridden administration
of city affairs, vote for Henry L. Jost.
If you want progress, economy, eff
cheney and a business administration,
responsive to the will of the people,
that will quicken the pulse of public
spirit and send the city on a new
career of power and influence and mu-
nicipal greatness TO which its rank
among the cities of this country, and
its opportunities as the commercial
metropolis of the southwest entitle it,
vote for George H. Edwards, and his
associates on April 4th.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

Let the people understand that they
cannot have good government, respon-
sible representative government in
the hands of a man absolutely con-
trolled by a professional politician,
who has made politics his business for
twenty years in this city and never
held a public office; who is in politics
for revenue only.
Let the people learn that Henry
L. Jost has served Joe Shannon faith
fully for the past ten years, has never
~disobeyed his commands in one single
instance of that time, eaten his bread
from ~Shannon's hands, by holding of
flee in which Shannon has placed him.
Independence of such a mayor is i'm
THE mayor will do as l tell him. "
And this the mayor has always done.
Under this form of government
there are no independent boards or
heads of departments. All must bow
to n will. The mayor has publicly
declared this to be his system, that if
any man on any of the boards of the
| city acts contrary to the mayors in
structions he will be Immediately de-
posed. Implicit obedience all down
the line is necessary to this form of
invisible government, without respon-
sibility.
What 1t Means to You!
Do the citizens of Kansas City want
this kind of government? Under this
form of government the power and
public resources of a city Of five hun.
dred thousand people are manipulated
and exploited for the personal profit
of a political syndicate of which the
mayor is an instrument only and the
head Of which syndicate owes no re-
sponsibllities to the community.
Sham and Fraud.
The mayor pretends to have saved
money by economies. This pretense
is a sham and a fraud. He has col
lected $4,000, 600 more general revenue
during the four years of his two terms
than was collected in the four years
of the Brown and Crittenden admins
collected by special tax bills $1,3SS,
059 more than were collected in the
three previous TO his administration
This makes a total of nearly three and
one-half million dollars more money
that he has spent than his two prede
cessors spent in the same length O
time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
ueEN II. BLAKE.

Republican nominee for Comptroller,
is president of the Blake Realty Com
pany. He vas born in Kansas City,
June 10, 1868. Graduate of the Kan
a City Ward school and High School,
and of the kemper Military Academy
at BoonVilIe, Mo. Except for two
years that he was in Oregon as the
land examiner for the Lombard Invest.
ment Company, he has lived in Kan
sas City all his life.
He is engaged in the real estate
business, and has been president Of
the Real Estate Board for a number
Of years. He has never held a public
office, but has taken an active part
in politics, as a member Of the city
and county committees, treasurer and
vice chairman Of those committees.
He is married, and lives at the Hotel
Lucerne.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
& mil DORM.

Republican nominee for Member of
the Upper House, was born in 1867
and has lived in Kansas City for more
than seventeen years. AS a business
man he has been quite successful, be-
ing now president of the Dorn-cloney
Laundry Company, which owns not
only the speth Laundry of this city,
but many other laundry companies in
different parts of the state. The Speth
Laundry Of this city is one of the very
few companies employing colored wo-
men at their boards.
Mr.. Dorm is a life member of the
Shriners, and holds membership in
the Elks, Triangle and Commercial
Clubs. He has never held an elective
office. His home is at 3117 Penn
street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

nominee for alderman from
the Tenth ward, is manager of the
credit department Ct the Guernsey
& Murray Grocery Company, which
position he has held for fourteen
years. His family consists Of a wife
and four children. Mr.. Lower was
born neal Sedalia, Mo- July 8, 1875.
He was educated in the public
schools of Pettis county, Missouri,
and attended Westminster college,
Fulton, Mo-, and the Odessa college
and business institute. He is a
member of the Woodmen of the
World and the Rotary Club. He has
never held an elective office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
HEADQUARTERS UNIFORM RANK
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS,
Jurisdiction of Missouri, 351o cozens
Avenue.
st. Louis, March %, 1916.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 8.

SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 8.
l, Pursuant to Special Orders No. s
from the office of Major General Jack
son, commanding U. r. X. p, dated
Chicago, Illinois, March II, 1916:
2. An election for Colonel, Lieutan-
ant Colonel, and such other vacancies
in Battalion Officers as may occur in
the Second Regiment of Missouri, is
hereyb ordered to take place on Sun
day afternoon, April 9, 1916, at 2:3O
p. m, at their Armory, 18th and
Troost avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
8. The Regimental Battalion Staff
Officers Band, Captains and Lieuten-
ant of Companies A, c, d, E, and
Troop B, of Kansas City; Company F,
Bowling Green; Company G, Rich
mond; Company H, Sedalia, will as
semleb at the Armory on the above
date and will appear in Fatigue Uni
form, Side Arms and White Gloves.
All Past Officers and Sir Knights
especially invited to attend.
4. Capt. Edward Marshall, Regimen
tai Adjutant, and Sergt. Geo. Brink
lely, Troop B, Sergt. Thos. Lyons,
Company D, are hereby detailed for
duty as Recorders for this occasion.
5. Capt. T. F. Horton, Company F.
Capt. Otis Campbell, Company G
| Cept. Luther II. Mason. Company H,
will notify Colonel L. A. Knox, 1419
East 18th street, Kansas City, the
number of men that will come, and
the time of their arrival.
6. Colonel L. A. Knox, commanding
the Second Regiment, is hereby or
dered to assemble his entire command
for duty at 5 p. m. at the Armory. He
will arrange for the presentation of
the Regimental Colors and Dress
Parade.
Z. The Brigade Commander, accom-.
panied by members of his staff, will
arrive Saturday morning, April s, and
will be pleased to greet each and every
Sir Knight while in the city.
BY order of General Butler,
FRANK FERGUSON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
JAMES H. FRAME.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

Two terms as president were
enough for Washington, father Of his
country, but the mighty Henry /. Jost
has had two terms as mayor and
ome back for a third, alleging the
city can not get along without him.
This city grew before he was thought
Of and will after he has been retired
in April. This city has given him
nearly 100000 more in the last four
years than in any previous period of
the same length In the city's history.
What has he dons with It? What bene-
fit have you recelVed2 Look at your
tax receipts and see how your person
al taxes have Increased.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

Nominee for Judge Of the Municipal
Court Of the North Side, was born In
Mercer county, Mo-, April 10, 1873. He
graduated at the AIiVon College
at Trenton, Mo. Has been a practicing
attorney since 1898. Before coming 70
Kansas City he serVed two terms as
Judge Of the Probate Court Of Mer-
Ger county, and was Assistant City
Attorney for two years, 19o6-1eo9, Of
Kansas City. He is Of German-Amer-
lean ancestry. His family consists Of
a wife and one child.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

nominee for alderman
from the Eighth ward, is in the real
estate business with offices at 3os
Commerce building. He was born
in Andrew county, Mo-, Sept. 80,
1869. MIR. SeeIey received his edu-
cation in the public schools of Sa-
vannah, Mo. He is married and
lives at 1928 East Tenth street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
coLoREo PEopLE,s PRocREss.

A new race history oon to be placed
on the market at $3.50. The publish
ers, Austin-Jenkins Co., Washington,
d. c., Warder building, are now plac-
ing agents. Anyone wanting to secure
the agency may get a fine prospectus
FREE for Is cents in postage.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

The Kansas City Post, Feb.
IS, 1916, said editorialIy: "May-
or Jost in his administration of
city affairs has much to answer
for. So much he should and will
be overwhelmingly defeated at
the election in the spring."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
o. J. HAFF SOUNDS NOTE OF
WARNING.
Says Crisis Has Been Reaehed-To
Arms for Kansas City April a..

Says Crisis Has Been Reaehed-To
Arms for Kansas City April 4.
The city election on the 4th of April
is the most important election that
has been held in Kansas City in all it's
history. A vicious system of govern
ment has been fastened upon the city
invisible government by a boss who
acts by proxy, who is bound by no
oath of office, and no responsibility to
the people, has been in force in Kan
sas City for the past four years. The
mar exercising the office of mayor is
not the real mayor but is bound hand
and foot by the man behind the
scenes; the man who made him and
the mar who controls him. This man
is Joe Shannon.
Crisis in City Affairs.
Let the people Of this city under
stasd that the city has reached a cri-
sis in it's history; that if this city is to
continue to grow and prosper, that if
our lives are to be protected, u prop
erty to increase in value, invisible
government, government by bosses,
must be overthrow and government of
direct responsibility to the people
must be established in its place. To
do this you must elect to office indie
pendent and fearless men. Not men
merely financially honest, but politi-
cally honest, men who wear no mans
collar and who will fearlessly dis
charge their duties; faithwul to the
principle that public office is a public
trust.
Has Served His Master Well.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01
CAPT. TAYLOR STILL WORKING.

Capt, Taylor of Leavenworth says
the Bill of Labor which he had intro
duced for ex-Slaves is not the same
bill that was ruled against by Secre-
tary McAdoo. He is still pushing his
bill.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-01

Nominee for Judge of the Municipal
Court of the South Side. He wal born
in Haunton, Mass, July 10, 1888. His
family are of Irish extraction, and he
is a member of the Knights Of Column
bus. He is a graduate of the Miehi-
gan University Law School, and prac-
ticed law in Kansas City since 1909.
His family consists of a wife and two
children.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-30
MORAN A PLAYTHING
FOR LITTLE" DILLON
Put the PittSburgher Out of
Drawing Class and Won
Without a Scratch

New York, June 30.-Jack DilSn
has lived up fully to his reputation as
"man killer" today and though the
services of an undertaken were not
needed at the close of his fight with
Frank Moran last night, the Hoosier
scrapper certainly killed off the Pitts
burger as one Of the "big money
fighters of the country
Moran received $4,000 for the beat
ing he took from Dillon but every lab
and hook that brought blood flowing
from Frank s face and sent him back
ing away, puzzled and pasty looking,
was shaking aim loose from further
chances at fat purses. With last nights
fight Moran has collected $4,000 for
taking beatings within four months
He received $4,000 for his fight with
Willard in March But the beating he
took from 'Lttle' Dillon-morc than
30 pounds lighter and six inches short
er-probably spelled the end for Mo
ran as a card tnat will lead promoters
to put up thousands to get him in the
ring. The way is now open for Dill
Ion to collect some Of the big stuff
"If Jack only weighed 30 pounds
more was the most frequent remark
heard in New York today among fol-
lowers who witnessed the mill And
when they thought Of his lacking 30
pounds, they also thought of huge Jess
Willard, the heavyweight champion.
Moran appeared small when in the
ring with Willard, but he looked like
giant compared with Dillon. How
ever game, fast and clever, Dillon may
be, therefore, his chances against Big
jess are held at zero.
Moran Stopped Smiling
Moran was fat and in anything but
good condition for the fight Dillon,
on the other hand, was trained to the
minute. His muscles rppled beneath
clear, healthy skin, burned to nut
brown. He was in deadly earnest from
the tap Of the first bell. Moran smIl-
ed and winked at friends at the ring
side during the first round and laugh
ed when Dillon hit him, Once, when
giving himself over 70 such a bit Of
mirth in the second, Dillon cracked
him on the jaw so hard he almost
turned Frank around After the third
round when Moran got Jack on the
ropes twice and hammered him with
the best he had, the smile Of the Pitts
burger was conspicuous by its absence.
Dillon did his greatest execution
with short arm pokes at close quarters.
In the seventh round he hit Moran
seven times in the face without return
with snappy rights that travelled only
a few inches but brought streams of
elaret and shook up Moran, They went
in like blows of a trip hammer.
At the finish, Dillon, without a mark
on him and still fresh, trippcd over to
Moran s corner to shake hands with
him, but was greeted vita nothing hut
= sCOWi
official figures today showed the
receipts for the fight were $2S,j2l
If Moran and Dillon drew the amounts
credited to them for their work, the
promoters must have lost trifle over
$1,000 ON the bout.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-30
viii Stay Some Thine

New York, June 3O.-Even should
the Mexican situation ease up, the ma.
tional guard of the United States may
he kept some time at border concen.
tration camps and put through a rig
orous course of training. High army
officers here today intimated that op.
portunity for training such a large
body of citizen soldiers as will be as
sembled on the border was too good
not to be utilized in the interest Of
future efficiency of the nations mill
tary units.
Troop movements were practically
at standstill in the eastern part of
the country today. Now that Carran-
"a has released the negro troopers for
the Tenth cavalry there was a per'ep-
tible feeling among militia officials
that it might he well to make haste
more slowly in sending of poorly equip.
ped and poorly drilled militia units to
the border 1t was admitted today
that not single one of the regiments
now en- route is actually "fit' from
a military standpoint, to stand ardu'
Gus service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-30
Gold Digoers Start

Sacramento, Cal, June 3O.-They re
off for Mexico. The first units of
the California national guard to get
orders are en- route to Nogales, Ariz,
today. Other organizations are stand.
ing to arms, waiting for the telegraph.
ed command that will send them
marching to their troop trains,
Tine first squadron Of cavalry got
away during the night. A great crowd
watched the men march from the mo.
bilization camp to Jeffrey, a distance
Of two miles, where the trains waited
Two hundred automobiles followed the
soldiers and the road was lined for
the entire distance with cheering spec.
tators The cavalrymen will get their
horses at the border.
1t is expected that the First battal
ion of field artillery will be next to go.
The Second and Fifth regiments of in
fantries anticipate orders during the
next 24 hours. That leaves the Sew.
enth infantry from southern California
and a number Of auxiliary establish.
ments still in camp, but all will be en-
route south, it is believed, before the
end of the week.