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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-26
CAMPAIGN
FOR AMENDMENT NO, ]

An aggressive campaign for Amend
ment No. 1, the first amendment to
the state constitution to be submitted
to the voters at the election Nov. Z,
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Whitney Brown spent Sunday with
his parents.
Among the Bemidji visitors of
Monday were Mrs. j. w. Bliss, Mrs.
Keiser and Mrs. Guthrie.
N. A. Otterstad, F. J. Stadden and
L. G. Thydean arrived here last Sun
day from Tenstrike where they have
been cruising and intend to be in this
vicinity for a couple Of weeks. Their
work is progressing nicely.
A glance at the want column may
help you sell 1t. @a@.I
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President Wilson's enthusiasm over
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several days he has been a lifelong
advocate of the plan.
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

graduated rufles of the dotted organ
die encircle it, the first and widest
about the hem and the narrow fifth
ruttie at the waist line. The under
skirt is gored and gathered to flare.
Its crispness and that of the rufles is
almost equivalent to the effect of GRIN
cline.
h t~hree-quarter length sleeves
and square cape of the dotted organdie
are edged with narrow ruffles made of
it. The throat opens with a shallow v.
A belt of ribbon in any color desired
may be worn with this dress. White
MORE, corded near the edges, makes
that shown in the picture. Silk stock.
ings and white buckskin or canvas slip
pers will finish the pretty toilette suit.
ably.
Among the new summer goods there
are plain voiles and lawns in beautiful
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Charles ]. Orbison addressed a mass
meeting of colored Y. NJ. c. A. work
ers in the auditorium at indianapolis
on The Benefit of Organized Effort"
The meeting was the second of a Sc
ries leading up to the launching of
the most aggressive membership cam
paign so far undertaken by the col
ored branch. The local organization
for years held the record for the larg-
est membership among the colored Y.
NJ. c. AS in the United States. Re-
Gently the associations at Washington.
Chicago and Philadelphia pushed In
dianapolis down to fourth place, with
a membership Of 565 men, although
this city maintains a $780, 900 building
and offers cheaper fees for member
ship. In the points of Bible class at
tendance, employment obtained for
men and educational work Indianapo-
lis still leads.
1t is hoped to obtain 500 new mem
bers in the campaign. The member
ship fee for this period has been re-
duced one-half. Teams Of five mem
bers each are being formed for the
anvass Many employees in the large
factories are organizing to assist in
placing Indianapolis at the front again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

its usefulness. Wells are worn for
two reasons, to keep the hair neatly
in place and because they are becom-
ing. There are so many patterns to
choose from that a selection is a mat,
ter of trying them on as in choosing a
hat or a color for a gown. One may
buy a mesh in almost any shape, as
square, round. diamond shape or hex.
agonal. Borders vary also and there
are several colors to choose from.
Taupe, brown, gray and purple tones,
with several shades of dark blue,
make it worth while to experiment,
as they are adapted to varied com.
plexions. Black remains most popular,
but is not always the happiest choice.
The threads of which wells, and es.
pecially black wells, of today are WOW.
en- are incredibly fine, and the heavy
veil has nc following.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Make these pieces of the length of
crosspieces A and B Gig. y. Nail
] to c~rosspiece A, and pivot X at it's
center to crosspiece B with a carriage
bolt long enough to extend through
X, B, and the wagon bed. Enlarge
the hole in X so the bolt head will set
down flush and allow the iron axle to
pass over it. In boiling on the front
wheels, slip an iron washer over the
carriage bolt 30 that it will come be-
tween crosspieces X and B, and place
another next to the bolt nut.
Fig. 8 shows the wagon with the
frames for the top covering in posi-
ton. Separate the ends of four bar
rel hoops Gig. ~ for the arched tops
Of the frames q, Fig. o., and nail
each to a pair of stick uprights (M).
Then nail a pair of wedge-shaped
blocks IN, Fig. 81 to the uprights, so
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Considerable progress is being made
by the District committee of colored
citizens in charge of the campaign
to raise IS 5000 in the District of Co.
lumbia for the benefit of the Booker
T. Washington memorial fund. The
effort is a part of the national cam
paign now being waged to raise a
fund Of $4,000, 900 for the purpose of
helping Tuskegee institute, the Negro
industrial school in Alabama, and
making it a permanent monument to
Booker T. Washington. Public meet
ings in the interest of this memorial
fund were held every Friday evening
at the colored Y. NJ. C. A. building,
Twelfth street between S and T
streets northwest. The officers in
charge are Henry Lassiter, chairman;
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, vice presi-
dent; John R. Hawkins, financial Sec
rotary; Daniel Freeman, treasurer; R.
W, Thompson, secretary; DR.. ]. A.
Cabaniss, chairman ways and means
committee; William n. Davis, chair
man committee on publicity and pro
motion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

large enough for them to slip into. Go
to a blacksmith or a machinist, and
have him first u each axle in half,
and the iron pipe in two pieces Of
the width of the wagon box, and then
rivet the axle halves in the ends of the
ripe Gig. 10Y.
Fig. Z shows the wagon bed. Fasten
the boards together by means of the
two-by-four c~rosspieces A and B. Then
cut the side boards C and d and nail
them to the edges, and cut the end
boards E and F to fit between. Fasten
end e between the sides, and form
grooves by means of the strips G Zig.
81 for the end F to drop into. Dash
board H is of the same size as E.
Brace it with the brackets l.
The wheel axles must be stapled to
the two two-by-fours ] and K Gig. 81.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

colors with which dainty i~nterpreta-
tons of Scotch plaids may be found in
light tints and varied colors. Some
thing very distinctive and original
might be made by combining these in
the name shown in this organdie
dress. Then there are the crossbar
and striped organizes, which might be
used instead of the more familiar dot
ted varieties. They are sheerer than
chiffon. the daintiest of all cotton,
weaves, and retain the crispness which
distinguishes the plain material. Moth
ing could be better for a graduating
gown.
A circular veil with ~hexagonal mesh
and border Of small chenille balls is
one of many that have aided designers
in the conception Of new effects in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Veillngs and separate wells are made
l n narrow widths with narrow borders.
The border reaches to the chin so that
the veil covers just the face. No &c.
centric methods of draping have ap.
peared so far in the seasons history,
unless we class the harem veil, which
has been introduced for the motor,
ist' under that head. Many of the
new motor wells are of very thin chif-
fon and some Of them are circular,
suspended from an elastic cord that
holds them in place about the hat in
the manner shown for the face vep
pictured here.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
In Woman S Realm
Extremely Pretty Dress for Summer May Be Made of Plain and
Dotted 0rgande, Though Other Materials May Be Chosen
Selection Of the Veil Is Most lmportant-lnnumerabe
Patterns From Which to Choose.

millinery. Those to be worn over the
face are Of unbroken mesh with all
sorts of fancy borders, and are woven
of fine hairlike threads, so that they
will not interfere with the vision. 9th
ers, to be thrown back. are purely
an adjunct of the hat and show sur
faces broken by big polka dots of fiat
%sequins. or lace patterns in conven-
tional and floral designs.
These small veil-trimmed hats are
very chic, but this management of the
veil is quite outside the real realm OF
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
G4A &nzaM
Embroidery Hint.

1t is interesting to copy the designs
OF good china in embroidery, whether
IN silk or woods. upon any suitable
ground. One woman has Just embroid.
cred the familiar blue Copenhagen
china design on white for a table cen.
terpieoe to go with her W Delft
china. The many coIored little punches
of flowers that areNhand painted on
Worcester and other old English chi.
mas are Just as fascinating when you
see them worked on quilts, cushions
and the like.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

HANDICRAFTF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A. Nicely HALL and PERKINS
$500 $1,000 49, sHs HvaHsH gassA An
Copyright. by A Nicely Hanl
SOAP BUBBLE FUN.

It is not necessary to have special
soap or a patent blower TO blow bub-
bles successfully. There is nothing
better than CASTLE or ivory soap for
a solution, and a clay pipe like that
In Fig. l, which can be bought at a
drug store, is as good as any blower
on the market. But for large bubbles,
the finest sort of a blower is a tin
funnel about 2h inches in diameter
Gig. %. Probably your mother has
one in her pantry. Another blower
which you will find handy is a short
lemonade straw Gig. 81.
To make up the solution. shave the
soap into a a of warm water. put
ting in as much soap as the water
will dissolve
To make a bubble with the tin fun
mel. place the end into the solution,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Gig. y, then add other tumblers
and see how many bubbles you can
place before the first ones burst.
Fig. 8 shows how to blow one bub-
BILE within another. First blow a large
bubble on a pie tin having a depth of
one-quarter inch Of solution in it.
Blow the bubble as you raise the fun
mel, then turn the funnel sidewise and
slide it OFF of the bubble. The inner
bubble is blown with a lemonade
straw.
II you have two clay pipes, you can
blow two bubbles, and then by bring
ing them together cause them to unite
in n large bubble Gig. 100.
Fig. II shows the steps required to
blow a bubble over a spool. After
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
sclntlIlant coiffures.

The fashion for peacock hair orna-
ments is said to be directly traceable
to Bakst. All kinds of fancy combs
are studded with sparkling blue and
green stones. The wide-open fan ar
rangements are supposed to top OFF
the Spanish couture, after the style
adopted in the "Goyescas"-the new
Spanish opera. Barettes Of studded
tortoise are also seen; some of them
are oblong, others heart-shaped, and
several we're fashioned after a shield
design.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

when the frames are nailed to the
wagon box sides. the uprights will
slant outward Gig. 81.
Make the front seat out of a board.
with cleats nailed across its under side
Gig. g. to fit close against the sides
OF the wagon box. This seat must be
removable If you intend to use the
wagon to sleep in.
Figs. / and 2 show how to attach
lines to the axles, and carry them
around the sides. through screw eyes.
to the back, for steering when push
ing the camp wagon. Another pair
of lines may be provided for pulling
the wagon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

then lift it out gently, and If it is
covered with a film blow upon the
small end and a bubble will appear.
Steps A, B and C Zig. a. indicate
how to release the bubble by invert-
ing the funnel and tossing the bubble
out of it.
Fig. 5 shows how to bounce a bub-
BILE upon your arm. BY dropping your
arm slightly as the bubble d~escends,
as indicated by the dotted lines. the
bubble will land with less shock.
Fig. 6 shows how you can drop
lacks into the funnel spout without
bursting the bubble.
Place several glass tumblers upon
a table, and blow a bubble upon each
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

A very pretty and summary dress OF
plain and dotted organdie achieves fine
style by combining these familiar ma
terials. Organdie in cottons, as taft
feta in silks, has proved peculiarly well
adapted to the styles of today. The
originality of the model lies in combin-
ing the plain and dotted surfaces so
that they play parts of equal impor-
lance, and it suggests the use of other
goods in the same way.
In the model shown the body and
skirt are of the plain organdie. Five
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

The cooperation of the Negro pop
ulation of Washington in the cleanup
and Identification movement was en-
listed by DR.. Charles C. Green, city
health officer, and leader of the santa
ton campaign. At a meeting held at
the coiored Carnegie library Principal
]. D. Ryan appointed the central COM
mittee of well-known Negroes which
is TO cooperate with Doctor Green and
to appoint the subcommitteemen all
over the city. Plans were formulated
for the part which the Negroes are to
take in carrying out the campaign.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

standards, who have found that a
four per cent addition of calcium
chloride to the mixing water increases
the strength of the concrete at the
age OF one day by 100 per cent or
more. In some cases the strength of
the concrete in which the calcium
chloride was. at the age If two days.
was 20 per cent or more of the
strength normally attained in one
month This rapid hardening is what
has made the concrete available for
the work OF combining the wandering
Missouri river to its banks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

In the New York Charity Organiza-
ton Bulletin there is made a state
ment that will probably be surprising
to most of the people who read it.
The Negro according to this high
authority, lis more self-reliant in pow
erty than the white living under the
same conditions. He is slower to seek
assistance, and more eager to be indie
pendent again."
These are certainly admirable Pc
culiarities, and the Bulletin, assuming,
as is safe, the truth of its assertion,
is well justified in asking if in them
there is not to be seen a promise to
the Negro of ultimate success in his
struggle for recognition.
1t is also somewhat surprising to
learn, or at any rate to hear, from
the same source, that the environ
ment of the Negroes in that city is
more than ordinarily favorable to
them. and that in Harlem, with it's
wide cross streets and the broad,
clean stretches of Seventh and Lenox
avenues, they have been able to de-
velop their capacities for orderly, in
telligent, and prosperous living to a
greater degree than almost anywhere
else. This they have done through
business and professional relations
with each other in a fairly homo
geneous community of $4,000 colored
people.
They have not forgotten to be kind,
either, for the Charity Organization
society has a special committee in
Harlem of 10 colored men and wom-
en-, working efficiently with a colored
visitor" employed Jointly by the or
ganization and the Harlem Relief So
ciety.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
A CAMP WAGON.

First you must get two pairs OF
wheels. If you haven't any, you will
most likely find a boy who is willing
to sell his wheels or make a trade. By
laying fiat upon the ground you can
determine the proportions necessary
for a wagon to sleep in. The iron
axles that belong to your wheels will
probably be too short. To lengthen
them. get a piece of iron pipe Just
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

of eight or nine pounds. but is gradual
ly Increased to about double. The leg
is thus pulled into extension. The first
two days the pain increases, but then
it subsidies rapidly and disappears.
After about three weeks the patient is
subjected to a course of massage and
radiant heat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Cures sciat'ca by Pulling tn. Lea.

Obstinate cases of sciatica are cured.
according to an English physician
quoted by the New York Medical Jour
nal, by stretching the leg for about
three weeks. His method is to attach
long strips Of adhesive plaster from
the upper part Of the thigh to the
ankles, inside and outside the leg, at
,taching them by spiral strips of plas-
ter and fastening them to end in a
fstirrup with a cord leading over q
pulley on the foot of the bed. A weight
~ hung to the cord. This 10 at first
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
AFRO,AMERCAN CULLINGS

Tuskegee institute is a very inter.
esting place, and every one of the
teachers taking the course at the sum-
mer school seems so congenial and en-
thusiastic that | am sure great good
will result from the meeting, writes
a correspondent of the Birmingham
(Ala.) Age-Herald.
There are 416 teachers. representing
16 states. Alabama is well represent.
ed. Birmingham leads in the greatest
number from any one city, as she does
in everything else.
Tuskegee is carrying out its usual
plan, even though the summer school
is made up entirely of teachers. The
instructors breakfast at five o'clock,
the other teachers at els. Our classes
begin promptly at seven o'clock, and
you would be delighted to see how
eagerly the teachers rush to prevent
hardness. We are under as strict
rules as the student body.
From seven to 1850 the classroom
work is in full swing; at eleven we go
to the assembly room to a lecture.
Really, the lectures alone are worth
the trip to Tuskegee.
Notable among those who have come
to US are Prof. n. E. Tidwell. DR.. j. H.
Phillips, Professor Hobby and Mr.. w.
X. Tate of Peabody normal school Of
Nashville.
There are 600 students who are re-
naming here during the summer They
are working in the different depart
ments in order that they might be
able to continue their studies another
year l have visited the various build
ings where they are at work, and l
am sure l have never seen such thor
oughness, such close application to
duty. The beauty of it all is the hap
Ply, cheerful spirit which seems to per-
wade the whole place. The students
who are being trained here under such
splendid instructors cannot fail to take
their places very creditably and ac-
ceptably in the world.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Concrete 70 Hold Back Water.

Concrete to Hold Back Water.
Concrete will be extensively made
use of in the future In the revetment
work on, the shores OF the Mississippi
river, taking the place of the willow
mats which have been used for some
time with considerable success. These
mats are effective enough in protect
ing the banks against the action of
the current, but they are difficult. to-
dious and time-consuming to weave
and sink in place. The cement proc
ess has been developed by investiga-
tors Of the United States bureau OF
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

For an aviator there has been IN.
vented in France apparatus which
shows the speed at which his aero
plane is travelling, the velocity of the
wind and the angle at which he is at
lacking it and whether he is rising
or falling.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

DR.. Hugo Philler, who died recent
ly in Minneapolis, reached this coun-
try from Prussia during the Civil war
and two days later enlisted and fought
all through the remainder of the con-
fict, first in a New York regiment and
later in the surgeons corps.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Big Boy!" This is the nickname
the Hampton institute students have
for Allen Wadsworth Washington,
now associate commandant of cadets,
who is officially known as Captain
Washington He will be the sue
cessor Of Mai. Robert r. Morton, the
principal-elect of Tuskegee institute.
Some years ago it was said that
If Hampton had done no more than
train Booker 7. Washington, it would
have paid for itself many times over.
Recently the nation, especially the
South. has been rejoicing that Major
Motion, another distinguished gradu-
ate of Hampton. would soon take up
Doctor W%ashington's heavy burden at
Tuskegee. Today the friends Of Hamp-
ton and Of Negro education are re-
joicing that another self-made, Hamp-
ton-trained man, Allen Washington,
will become the c-ommandant of ca
diets at Hampton, where he was grad
uated in 1S91-a product of the pio-
neer work Of General Samuel Chap
man Armstrong.
Allen Washington came to the
Hampton school from Gloucester
county, a county which is well known
on occur of the large percentage of
Negroes who own their farms and
their homes; Negroes who are law
abiding and thrifty, and who have won
the respect of the best white people
because of their industry and good
character.
Allen Washington entered the
Hampton institute in September, 1885,
and became what is called a work
STUDENT that is, he worked by day
at manual labor and then went to
school for two hours on five nights
of the week. In 1889 he finished the
harness makers trade and then spent
two years in the Hampton day school
academic department.
After his graduation Allen Washing
ton was employed by day in the har-
ness making shop and by night he
helped in the commandments depart
ment During the next year he spent
One-half of his day in the harness
shop and one-half in the command
ants Office. Little by little he be-
came more active in the disciplinary
work, and soon found his full stride
in handling boys-handling them with
sympathy and still with frmness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
what PuzzIes onIos Holder.

What Puzzles Ornce Holuer
It's always hard for a man holding
office to realize that the place used
to be run without help and that ita
going tosbe again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

1t is said that moonshine whisky in
the South. instead of being sold, is
left" by the roadside, the purchaser"
being expected to pick up the jug and
leave the monetary equivalent, a case
where failure may mean a reminder
propelled by a well-known inter com
pound, one that whistles as it passes
by the ear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

The pyramid of Cheops contains
1000. 600 tons of stone.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

The South has made no great head
way with the colored soldier idea,
though there is a company at Nash
vile. In Georgia, North and South
Carolina, and some other southern
states, where by actual count whites
and blacks run about even, it was es-
sayed. If the South has shrunk from
the thought of colored soldiers, Uncle
Sam has not been so particular. There
are two regiments of colored cavalry
now hunting Villa in Mexico, a regi-
ment of colored infantry at Honolulu,
and another enroute home from the
Philippines. If the latter is detailed
to Mexico, as is quite likely, it is
hoped that the gentlemen on the other
side of the Rio Grande will not take
it too much to heart at being soundly
thrashed by soldiers who, on the aver
age, are not marked by a more dusky
type than themselves.-Correspond-
ence Chicago Daily News.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-16
Airdoma Orchestrion

The Airdome. the popular amuse-
ment resort, has added this week
another distinctive feature to its
many attractions. in the shape of
a Wurljtzer OrChestrion.
This instrument is to replace for
the time being, the excellent Or
che>tra, which under the able
leadership Of Prof. D. V. Randel
has filed the musical program
since the opening of the theater.
We understand this change to be
a measure Of economy and that
the management intends TO furnish
its patrons an up to date variety
of Orchestra music again during
the coming summer season.