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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

finally took up his half-dozen rolls
and the change and went outside.
THE man made a mistake-gave
me a f%ive-dollar gold piece instead of
a Nickel" promptly decided Brown.
I've got to find him."
Brown nibbled at the rolls as he
started on his quest. He gave up
the task after an hours steady tramp
ing. He did not, of course, know his
~benefactor's name. He could bare
ly describe him, for the gift had
been bestowed in the dusk of the
evening. Still, he would know that
stalwart form and the anxious, but
pleasant face which he had noted mo-
mentarily.
Brown slept in his customary bed
that night-a convenient barn loft.
He had tied the four dollars and
ninety-ive cents in a corner of his
rag of a handkerchief and had slowed
1t in an inner pocket. He was hun
grier than ever when he woke up, but
he did not disturb the little hoard.
Brown did some work in a garden
and earned his breakfast. Then he
started on. his quest anew. He had
seen better days, he was not a tramp,
although his benefactor had treated
him like one. Time was when Thad
Brown had a home of his own. There
had come sickness, bereavement, dis
couragement. He had been employed
in a piano factory. He lost his job,
and, with the sole equipment of a
tuning key, had started out to make a
living.
Sometimes there were plenty of in
struments to tune, but slack times
came in between. The present was
n Of many occasions where Brown
found nothing to do. He had never
been driven to ask for charity be-
fore. Through it all he was strictly
honest. The four dollars and ninety
five cents did not belong to him. 1t
was a trust, therefore, and as such
he regarded it.
1t was the morning of the second
day after he had received the five-dol-
la gold piece that Brown was pass
fNg by a small hotel on the principal
btreet of the town. Twenty feet away
he saw a man stepping into an auto
mobile. In a flash Brown recognized
hint was his kindly almoner of
f~orty-eight hours previous.
"Hey-one minute, please" he
shouted, and rushed for the curb, but
the chauffeur had received an order
land the car flashed down the street
beyond hail or halt
Brown went into the hotel and cues
toned the clerk. The latter regarded
his well-worn clothes and was reti-
cent. He scanned his face and opened
up. The man Brown described was
Mr.. Alvin Thorpe, guest for two days
past, a stranger in the town. Did
not know when he would return-prob-
ably by noon. he supposed.
1t "a an hour after midday when
Brown went back to the hotel. The
clerk announced that Mr.. Thorpe had
returned, paid his bill and was 60
ing away on the afternoon boat. How
ever, he believed he was still in his
room-No. II, third floor.
Up the stairs Brown proceeded. He
located No. II. He knocked-no one
responded. He tried the door--it was
unlocked and he pressed open the
door to find the room untenanted.
This Mr.. Thorpe has gone to the
boat already" decided Brown. Well,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
BY A. G. SHERWIN


Copyright. 1915, by ". G.. Chapman)
II am hungry, sir. If o could
spare me a few cents"
There's a nickel-go and get a
drink with it, of counsel"
I'm not a drinking man, sir" but
the tall, well-dressed benefactor had
swung on his way.
Thad Brown sent a Thank you,
anyway after the vanishing figure
and started for the town center. Five
cents was not much, but it would buy
a loaf Of bread, and he was desper-
ately hungry. Then, amid the sweet
appetizing scent of the bakeshop he
gave a great start, as in return for
his nickel" after inspecting it close
ly and glancing suspiciously at his
customer, the proprietor counted out
four dollars and ninety-five cents on
the glass-topped Ease and pushed it
over to Brown.
Eth, what's that for?" inquired the
latter in amazement.
Your change, of course. Didn't
you give me a five-dollar gold piece.
or mebbe you thought it was a twenty
OIL a double eagle!" insinuated the
speaker sarcastically. There's the
five" and he showed the coin to
Brown, who stood stupefied. but
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
MunlclnaI ENTERPRISE.

Rochester, N. Y, has an annual ex-
position that is partly a municipal en-
terprise. The exposition was started
by a number of private concerns, but
its success was so great that the city
government provided it with an expo
sition ground of As acres, fitted up
with handsome buildings. Here both
manufacturing and agricultural x
hibits are shown, the former including
the lines that have made Rochester
famous, such as cameras, optical
goods, shoes, clothing, office fixtures
and prepared foods.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Sofia, the Bulgarian Capital.

No city in the East has undergone
such a magic transformation as Sofia.
Prior to the emancipation Of the Bull
CARS it was a small Turkish town of
10000, with narrow, dirty streets.
There was practically no trade and
the people were in a hideous state
of poverty. The city which has now
risen up has a population of about
$4,000 and is rapidly becoming one
of the best in eastern Europe. Ar
chitecturally, II has far more claims to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

Y Helps Y
HOUSING QUESTION is VITAL
Practically No More Important Things
Can Be Given Attention by
City Planners.

1t may be said that there is no plane
of human existence in society which
the housing question does not touch.
There is no form of vice, crime, debil-
ity or shiftlessness which bad housing
does not tend to nurture. Keeping up
appearances is often decried, and de-
serves much of the reproach cast upon
it when it simply means unwarranted
extravaganza to maintain a position
which ones income does not justify,
but among the poor it is an YER
present aid to the maintenance Of self
respect and is to be encouraged rather
than decried.
During his campaign for the presi-
dency the late Benjamin Harrison ut
tered an epigram which made him the
target of much criticism. He said: "A
cheap coat makes a cheap man. and
this statement, which was intended to
epitomize his views on the protective
tariff, was twisted into meaning that
people whose clothes were cheap were
purchasable. This was not true, and
It would be no more true that bad
housing made bad citizens under all
circumstances. But, next TO an made
quate and unwholesome food supply,
poor housing does stand as the nest
deleterious element in our civic life.
Sanitary research shows how import
ant is the reaction of adequate light
and ventilation On the health, stamina
and moral character of individuals.
Bad housing furnishes the fruitful nur-
series of disease germs of all kinds,
while at the same time creating con-
ditions which prevent the building up
of resistance to their inroads.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
is KING OF URBAN TREES
Elm Famous for Developing Fine SYM
metry When Allowed to
Grow Alone.

THE elm is essentially a self-sufi-
groves Walter Prichard Eaton writes
in the Century. at has a standard
type of its own, and it either attains
this type or is lost to view. The elm
which comes to maturity is usually
the n which has lodged in a favored
spot where there is no competition,
such as a river meadow, where the
spring freshets have dropped the seed
on fertile soil and the roots can get
down to water.
I'VE all know the type, the noble
trunk of massive girth tapering very
gradually upward to the first spring
of branches, and then dissolving in
those branches as a water jet might
dissolve in many upward and %outcurv-
ing streams, till the whole is lost in
the spray of the foliage. Like many
other trees that grow alone. it devel-
ops an exquisite symmetry; but with
the elm this symmetry is not only one
of general contour, but of individual
limbs. Not only is the silhouette sym
metrical, but the skeleton also, branch
balancing branch. That is what gives
1t its remarkable fitness to comport
with architectural lines, with geome-
trically designed vistas. 1t has a
formal structure and a consequent dig
nifty which makes it the logical shade
for a village street, a chapel, a library,
the scholarly procession in cap and
gown. Add to that dignity its arched
and airy lightness and it's splendid
size, and you have the king of urban
trees"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

maybe l car catch him before 1t
leaves"
Brown turned to leave the room
when he was met at the threshold
by a boy. The latter looked excited
and worried. He burst instantly into
an incongruous announcement.
I'm awfully sorry" he babbled
forth, rbut there is an answer to the
note you sent yesterday. And | lost
it, and was afraid to come and tell
you. And | sneaked home and kept
out of your way. And just a little
while ago l found it-see, down inside
the lining of my coat. Look, there's
the slit in my pocket it must have
gone through. And there's the letter,
and I'm awfully glad | found you"
and thrusting an addressed letter into
the hands of Brown the lad bolted
with a relieved face.
Hold on!" challenged Brown, but
the boy was down the stairs three
steps at a time.
Brown gazed at the letter. 1t was
directed to MIR Alvin Thorpe" More
need than ever to overtake the depart.
ing visitor to the town. Brown got
to the street. He made for the wharf
where the river boats locked. The
Favorite was just pulling out into mid
stream
"Stop--she's off" yelled a wharf
hand as Brown in his urgency and ex-
element ran on to the slanting gang
plank, just pulled free of the steamer.
Splash!
Over into the stream Brown went.
The swell of the boat drew him to-
wards the central current. He made
a speedy decision. He swan toward
the turning side of the steamer. A
deck hand threw a rope to him.
Brown was dragged to the deck, pant
ing, dripping, surveyed with marvel
ing regard by the passengers.
What now?" beloved the captain,
advancing blusteringly, but Brown had
dashed the water from his eyes and
was staring keenly about him. He
made out Mr.. Alvin Thorpe, seated
alone near the rail. He ran up to
him. He drew the old handkerchief
from his pocket. He united the
knot.
You gave nj a f~ive-dollar gold
piece instead of a nickel, as you sup
posed, the other evening, and there's
the change" announced Brown breath
lessly, and he pressed the wet coins
into the hand of Mr.. Alvin Thorpe.
We'll, well, well-of all the honest
men!" began Mr.. Thorpe, recalling his
%pensioner and then staring as Brown
drew from his pocket the letter he had
received at the hotel. In a moment
Brown saw that the address on the
envelope had startled Mr.. Thorpe. AS
the latter perused it his handsome
face broke into a smile of the most
wonderful delight.
Where did you get this" he chal-
lenged quickly, and Brown explained.
Mr.. Thorpe fastened in search of
the captain of the steamer. He bribed
him to make a landing so he could
return to the town. He motioned to
Brown to follow him to land.
very uIleHy HS Hldue DTOWH uHueT-
stand that he had come to the place
to make up a quarrel with the young
lady he loved. The delayed letter, an
answer to his, had ent him away, in.
tending to never return, but Brown
had saved the day.
MY friend said the grateful
Thorpe. you have proved yourself a
Jewel. You say you are a piano
tuner?"
Yes, sir" assented Brown.
We'll, l shall lodge you at the no.
tel at my expense, get you a new rig.
and-why! I'll buy you a little piano
factory and start you in business for
what you've done for mel"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

respect than is at first apparent. The
streets. which are well paved and
beautifully clean. are too narrow for
the adequate display of the fine pro-
portions of the cars palace, the Ma
tional theater. the general post office,
the val Office, the Bulgarian National
bank. the William Gladstone high
school for boys, the Grand Hotel de
Bulgaria. the National Agricultural
bank, the Sobranje. and many other
public buildings which are OF tine
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
His Attitude.

81 fiatter myself" remarked the sue
cessful candidate, that l did not seek
Office"
"Yes, l saw you shaking hands with
the voters right and left, acting az
Judge at baby shows, presiding at well
fare meetings and giving out numer-
Gus interviews to newspaper report
ers."
Hum. That was merely to show
the public that while l scorned to seek
office. would be in a receptive mood n
the office sought pse."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Honest Confession.

Queer how some women manage to
get husbands. Look at that trump
owe there with a face that could
stop a clock. What boob do you
suppose ever fell for a frontispiece
like that?"
Il did. That's my wife"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

fountain has been
set in a niche pro
vided in the front
wall of the struc-
ture between two
stores. The out
er edge of the
porcelain water
bowl is flush
with the face of
the b~rickwork,
so that it does not
jut out in the way
Of pedestrians.
By placing the
fountain here, in
stead of erecting
a pedestal at the
curb, as is fire.
quently done, the
sidewalk was left
free from obstruc-
fionG Tha fnun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

sandstone. The ecclesiastical edifoes
are of remarkable beauty. especially
the new cathedral.-From "The Bull
garians and Their Country" by Oliver
cambridge, in the American Review
of Reviews.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
somewha. Different.

First Girl wonder If it is true
that the young widow has promises to
marry old Gotrox?
Second Girl-No; but / understand
that she has threatened to marry
him. r
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
,H0SpIZAA rae c4MAL EA2oNEES
Rv EDWARD 2. CLARK

Al. GEN. WILLIAM CRAWFORD
Gorgas, chief of the medical crops
of the United States army, is by
many men accounted the greatest
soldier of them all. He has met
and overcome disease on many
fields, and disease is accounted,
even in war time, the greatest
enemy of the human race. When
one writes of this modest-appear-
ing man, who never speaks volun-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
HIa Plaoe.

What person on the paper, sir
shall / give this article on the Mod,
ern Feminine Face?"
Il should "a from my observation
OF the subject. TO the makeup man"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Thrown In.

How much is this old point lace?"
THAT lace is $1.98 per yard, madam,
and we include a nice legend about it
having been in the family for genera
tons"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Perfectly Proper.

Maud, did you give that young
Jiggers a kiss?"
mo, ma; he took It, but it's all
right. for I made him give 1t right
back"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

tain is both a convenience to the pub
lie and an ornament.-Popular Me
chanics.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
GOOD PLACE FOR FOUNTAIN
Builder in Western City Has Proved
That He Had the Right Idea in
Its Construction.

In constructing a building in a
western city, a sanitary drinking
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08
Texas County May
Escape Blue Law,

WAXAHACHIE, Tcxas-Local citi-
zenS are looking forward longingly 10
their emancipation from milk For the
last decade this city has been subject
TO the strict enforcement OF the Texas
blue laws, but with a change III County
administration in prospect It Is rtFl
mored, unoiioclaily, that a respite is
not impossible
The blue laws provide among innum-
cradle other things, that nothing of any
nature shall be sold on Sunday that is
not absolutely necessary About the
only thing construed by the courts as
being IN that class is milk. So men
women and children have been Obliged
to conilnc their Sunday appc,ltcS to
milk products No clgarcts, candy
fruit or soft drinks unless they con.
tam milk
The cvasionS Of this law have been
productive OF many amusing incidents
soft drink shops served pop, lemonade
all sorts OF things by mixing the con
coctions with spoon previously dipped
in milk Cigars and packages OF cigare,'
were made legal by bap,ising them with
few drops OF the lac,cal fluid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08

tiary and during an ,h., period has
served but two short ."u,eurc,, one on
Chicago and one m New York state
The man has raised hundreds of
check, from insignificant to large
amounts. bu, ha, never yc, been kuowu
by the police TO attempt to cash any
checks or draft, himself, Away, en-
plovug for th', purpose man who
had no previous criminal record
He is temperate as To- liquor q con-
slant reader OF the best book, aud
carrie, on hl, criminal work with an
utter disregard OF consequences, be
hcying himself to be practically i'm
munc from punishment He Is a
churchgocr. and ha. been known g. at
tend scr,lrcf while the police Of the
city he was iu At the time were search
ing for him high and low Once, after
conviction in Binghamton, y Y, he
appealed to the courts 30 suspend sen.
tence announcing that he was about tr
begin a series Of evangelical services
that the passing OF the particular check
Tor which he had then been arrested
was "an error ot judgment and that i
he were locked mp hi, Christian worl
would be seriously intTicrcd with Th'
court suspended sentence, and White
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08

The young lady across the way says
her mother is very much interested m
old.iashioned furniture and one oi her
choicest possessions I, the Spinct a.,
which some pioneer girl used ,o ,ii aIl
day long and spin clothes ior the
family
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08
STYLE OF WEDDING
RINGS IS CHANGED
Most Brides Would Faint Nov at the
Kind Mother Used TO
Wear

With the high cost OF living ,oarlnG
daily, the smit,cn Young man whose
thoughts turn toward the high cost pt
loving Is met by Sundry and startling
new phases OF the old question "Cau
two live more chcaply than one o.
course. he remembers what everyone
told him when he bought hi, machine
how IT wasn't the initial cost, 1t was
the 'up-keep" that counted
But to Get ON to the subject, which
Is wedding rings Having decided ~
take the fatal step when the strain,
OF the wedding march sound IN hi,
ears, would the modern Young mau
darc-to slip on his h,de'N finger ou.
OF those broad, cuu,pouou, quarter
inch bands of gold Alas. no, Sh.
would FAINT at thcaltar II She saw q
cleaning cXpanSc stretching from ling
er base 10 knucklc
For fashions in wedding rings have
changed, too. The gold baud is very
narrow these days, and is ilattencd
only on the inside, for comfort Some
time, It /, made OF platinum 1t the
fond swan desires to show IN, love
thu> cNtrayagantly
Orange Blossom and 'Ncuu,
rings the former with wreath ol
orange blossoms traced around ITS cir
cumicrenrc, and the latter with myrtle
leaves forming the band are now of
the latest innovations One can also
buy engagement rings Tor which ~,
setting OF the solitaire hls been made
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08

and such cases since the war began,
and even now letters praying for the
release OF Young soldiers ot fortune
pour into the state department at the
rate OF fifty day Ii has been ucce,-
sary to assign an Official 10 give Spc-
Cldl attention to the subject
The story almost always IS the same
! he Young ter. generally between L.
and ~ suddenly disappears and H. next
heard from when he write, home from
Canada or England that he has had
enough OF var and want, to come home
Red Tape Unwinds Slowly
Then follows an almost tomado.hkc
correspondence IN which officials, par
ents congressman and person, who
think they can hurry the processes ol
diplomacy 10y their influence become
Sympathcrtic fearful lmportunatc or
mandatory The red tape OF governmcn-
tai business, however, unwind, slowly
and finally the consul general in Lon
don or Ottawa, or somewhere else or
perhaps the American embassy makes
representations to the foreign govern
mcut and the adyenturcr i, released
and sent home.
Until recently the British government
ha, been promptly releasing all Nmer,.
cans under p ON the request ot tn,
United state, government on III,
ground that it is illegal 'or such a per
son to enlist IN foreign army with
out parent, consent Recently th,
! British government ha, shown a dispo
sition to reduce the age limit to Il
when minors become ol age in a mill
Iiary sense
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08
Convicted Twenty Times.

Whiteman has been arrested motc
than one hundred tunes in the last
twenty-five years, has been indicted
probably fifty times and convicted
twenty times, with penaltic, totaling TO
more than fifty years IN the pcn,tcn-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08

Old Tabby had settled herself lei
surely and luNuriantly IN front OF the
great parlor stove. Little Alicc, who
was visiting her aunt that day regard
ed her with absorbed interest Tor few
moments, There was no cat IN Alice'S
home, and when Tabby began to purr
LOUDLY in her contentmcnt the little
miss ran to the door and called out
loudly
"Oh, Aunt Edna Aunt Edna Come
here quick The cats begun TO bolll'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08
NATION ASKED TO SAVE
MANY YOUTHS FROM WAR
Fifty Letters Sent to Government
Daily About Boys in For
eign Armies.

WASHINGTON-Oi the many IN
expected duties the United state, has
found thrust upon IT by the world war
ono oi the strauccst is that OF rcscu-
ing adventurous boys who enlist IN the
European ARMIES
80 Letters Day.
There have been more than thouS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-08
"PRlNCE OF ROGUES'
IN CINCINNATI JAIL
College Graduate and Former Man of
Wealth Notorious Bank
Swudicr

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police hrb,s, the. have evidence suit .
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long time tu come Boo they have.
Thought tho sawr thW. before many Il.
tru" AND 'h, KIND ~ ,nud,n,e man.
has maIr guoI m. r. pr Utnrr from
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IN, father .V,. ugc uf the leading m,u
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