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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
FUNCTION. MO.

The Dunbar High school has had a
very successful year. Teachers, pu-
pills and parents have worked earnest
ly and have co-operated together.
The Commencement exercises began
Sunday, May IA, with an educational
sermon to the graduates and pupils
at Mt. Zion Baptist church. Rev. r.
e. Lee, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist
church, and one of the ablest minis
tiers in Missouri, preached the educa-
tional sermon which was n of the
best ever heard. The exercises of
the primary grade Tuesday, May 16,
under the management of the pri-
mary teacher, Miss Ida Newman,
were grand. Miss Newman has &C
complished much good with the little
folks. -. Wednesday was farmers
Day" Prof. E. NJ. Parrish Farm
agent for Negro farmers of Missouri,
was present and gave lectures and
demonstrations. Prof. Parish is a
wide-awake gentleman and is a credit
TO the Negro race He visited several
farms while here. q. The High school
play was Wednesday night, May II,
at the Masonic hall. The pupils re-
fiected credit upon themselves and the
school. The exercises of the Gram
maj school was Thursday night, May
is, at Baptist church. The teacher,
Miss Clara Fly, had the children well
trained and it was the best ever heard.
IL x~o a arodff IN Noaphnr anA gnhAn1
Friday night, May 10, at Masonic
hall was commencement. The exer-
cises were grand. Prof. ]. W. Daniel,
teacher of chemistry and agriculture
at Lincoln Institute, delivered the
class address, 1t was logical and en-
thusiastic and the audience was held
spellbound by the mastery way in
which he delivered it,. The parents
have co-operated with the teachers
and the results are grand. May they
continue and let the work succeed. -.
Miss Lillian Blanton, a fine musician
from Brunswick, had charge of the
music. She had everything in fine
shape and the music was grand. The
faculty, B. w. Morris, principal; Miss
Clara Fly, teacher of grammar
grades, and Miss Ida Newman, teacher
of primary grades, thank all for their
support in helping to make the work
a success. The graduates were: Ros-
o Stevenson and Walter Williams.
These are bright young men and a
successful future is hoped for them,
If they go onward and upward they
will succeed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
By. w. w. MoselY.

Mr.. Lon B. Thomas was in Kansas
City and his mother, Mrs. Lucinda
Thomas, returned home with him. .
Mr.. John c. Galbreath has been con-
fined with illness for the past week
Mr.. David E. Nicols, who recently
had a minor operation at a local hos
pital, has returned home and is i'm
proving. Mr.. Charles H. Coil, who
suffered an accident by having a
broken leg about five months ago, is
able to be in his shop again, though
on crutches. e. Mother Simms is much
improved in health. Grand Lee
turer P. L. Pratt, of M. W. G. Lodge
Of Missouri jurisdiction, visited Leba-
non No. 126, A. F. & A. NJ, last Thurs
day and gave a lesson in Masonry.
Brother Pratt is very efficient in his
work and Lebanon highly commends
him Last Sunday was rally day
at Mt. ion Baptist church; three serv-
ices were held; preaching at IL a. m.
by Pastor Hillman; at $3.50 p. m. by
DR.. Payne of A. NJ. E. church: at
night by Rev. c. w. Ross. One hun
dred and eleven dollars was raised.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Make Batter lime Now.

When it came to travelling, the folks
back in 100 tried to burn up the road,
just like the speed fiends of the pres
n day. A newspaper dated March
10, 1877, in the library at New York,
tells about a flying trip made in IA
hours between New York and Philadel-
phia. Eighty miles in IA hours does
not seem to us such breathless speed,
but the same paper says that in or
der to accomplish this feat, John
Butler, with his wagon, must needs set
out from the sign of the Death of
the Fox at daybreak and drive at top
speed 1.-THE horses being changed at
each stage ere the coach stops rock
ing), to meet the ferry of Rubin Fitz-
randolph, which delivers passengers in
New York by night" For those leis-
ure times this was indeed going
some"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

The churches are doing nicely,
everybody is wide awake and working
the bright stars and the Busy Bee is
making a good showing. 80. Mrs. Kittie
C. Smith entertained the Busy Bee last
Thursday at her home on Hollis ave-
nue.. Quite a large number were out
Mrs. c. C. Matthews is one the
sick list. Mr.. VIM. Haskell is at the
st. John hospital, No. 81, would like
to have his friends call and see him
Mrs. Geo. H. Lucas c~haperoned a
few young people to a delightful sur
prise party on Milton Wilson in honor
of his 18th birthday on last Monday
evening, a very pleasant time being
spent by all. Dainty refreshments
were served. Merriment ran high at
the sight of the birthday cake with it's
candles. Milton received some very
useful presents. The guests were:
Misses Anna Bell Crump, Alice York,
Emma Dorsey, Florence Matthew,
Muriel Lucas, Master Leonard Brown,
Jack Napier, Eugene Marshall, and
Robert Brown. Sunday, May q, was
Rally day at the Ebenezer Baptist
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
ROSEDALE, KAS.

The commencement exercises of At
ucks school were held at the Rose
dale High school Thursday evening.
Prof. Shelton French of Kansas City,
Kas., addressed the graduating class
in a very pleasing manner. An adj
dress was also made by a member of
the school board. A splendid program
was rendered by the class. There
were nine graduates. The Pleasant
Valley Mission Circle was entertained
by Mrs. Chas. Young at her residence
909 Division, Monday afternoon. After
the regular routine of business the
hostess served a delicious luncheon
Mr. Samuel Webb died at the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

Second Baptist church were well at
tended. e. Mrs. Nina Patrick is i'm
proving at this writing. Mr.. ]. H.
Yebby has opened up a cleaning and
pressing shop at 300 w. Rollins. Pay
him a visit. e. Miss Emma Hurley is
still seriously i'll at this writing. The
Calendar club met with Mrs. b. f,
White Wednesday, May II. Miss
Phyllis Ford srent a few days in our
city the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. j.
Prather. Mrs. Prather left Tuesday
to attend commencement in Bruins
wick.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
The Iron Cross.

The Iron Cross had for long been
known as n Of the most famous of
European war decorations. The pro-
posal to bestow a reward of the kind
for distinguished service in the field,
and, since the foundation of the Ger
man navy, at sea-, originated with the
OF liberation, in 1913. There were
again many distributions of the cross
during the war of unity" against
France in 1870. With the shape Of the
iron cross many pictures have made
us familiar. The material from which
1t is constructed is cast iron, and it
has an edging Of silver. The 1875
crosses have the initials F.. W. Cried
rich Wilhelml in the center; those of
1870 w. (WiIhelm). The bestowal
OF the decoration carries with it a
sman allowance to the rank and file.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
HELENA, MONT.
By Mrs. Matte McGinnis.
CARD OF THANKS.

We want to thank our many dear
Helena friends for their loving kind
ness and hospitality during the ill
ness and death of our loving and be-
loved husband and father, Mr.. Andrew
J. Butler, who passed away in Helena,
Mont, April II and we must thank
our friends for the beautiful floral
offerings.
MRS. MATTE BUTLER, wife,
MISS IONA o. BUTLER, daughter,
B. C. BUTLER, son.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

home of his mother Monday. Besides
his mother he is survived by his wife,
son, four brothers aud FIVE sisters.
The Busy Bee club met at the home
of Mrs. Joseph Collins Wednesday
evening. The club is doing some very
effective work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
WANTED.

An offer for a good farm or location
on which to hold the Boys Summer
Camp of the Y. NJ, c. A. Must be
within rs miles of Kansas City. Ad-
dress Boys Department. Paseo Y. NJ.
c. A., Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
4 Bio Brother in Action.

Captain Washington is, indeed, a
big Brother" to the 500 Negro and
Indian boys who are being trained at
Hampton for leadership in school
teaching, farming and mechanical in
dustries. He is friendly but emphatic
in hi administration of discipline. He
is willing to put the facts squarely to
boys and he expects them to do their
best. Even when he has to send away
an occasional boy, he gives the best
kind of advice and has in this way
started many boys on a higher path.
Allen Washington's career is typical
of thousands of Negroes who, during
fifty years of freedom, have emerbed
from a very simple life to take their
places as leaders in a complex civiliza-
ton,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Leading and Servi ng

AS an officer of the Hampton School,
Captain Washington has taken part in
many educational and financial meet
ings which have been held to create
new interests in Negro education. He
has travelled far and wide speaking
on behalf of Hampton and the ideas
for which Hampton stands. He knows
the South and conditions which his
people face. He was one of DIR. Wash
ington's closest friends and associates.
He has taken an active part in the
constructive work of several Negro
organizations which aim to promote
race relations.
Captain Washington is treasurer of
the Negro Organization Society of Vir-
ginia, which is carrying to over 10000
Negroes the message of Better
Health, Better Schools, Better Farms
and Better Homes" and financial sec
rotary of the Hampton Institute Alum
nj Association. He is also president
o fthe Summer Literary Society which
is composed of colored men and WON
en- who make a serious study of the
best literature.
Captain Washington has received in
struction from some of the best u. S.
Army officers who have been stationed
at Fort Monroe. He is a thorough
drillmaster and tactician. He believes
in his own race, as well as in white
people. He breaches the doctrine of
success through struggle to the boys
under his charge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Starting Work as Student.

Allen Washington entered the Hamp-
ton Institute in September, 1885, and
became what is called a work stu
dent" 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 har-
nessmaker's trade and then spent two
years in the Hampton day school AGA.
demic department.
After his graduation, Allen Wash
ington was employed by day in the
harness-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 commandments Of
flee. Little by little he became more
active in the disciplinary work and
a a found his full stride in handling
boys-handling them with sympathy
and still with firmness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Negro leadership.

How does a colored man handle his
own people? To answer this ques-
ton, so far as Captain Washington is
concerned, is to say that here is a
man who is ready to explain to the
boys why it is necessary for them
to obey certain rules; here is a friend
and adviser, who, with all his kind
ness, cannot easily be hoodwinked;
here is an administrative officer who
is willing to explain with calmness
what is what and is then prepared to
insist that boys must do their part to
maintain the high standards which
have characterized Hampton for near
ly fifty years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
Racial Good WIN.

Whether as a farmer, an FISHERMAN,
a harnessmaker, a disciplinarian or a
trusted officer in some Negro organi-
cation, Allen Washington has always
retained his native simplicity of
speech. sincerity and spirit of racial
good will.
1t is to men of the type of Booker T.
Washington. Robert R. Motion and AL
len Washington that more and more
people are looking today for helpful
suggestions relating to the race prob
lem.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
FROM oYsTERMAN AND FARMER
TO COMMANDMENT.
Story of Allan w. Washington Of
Hampton Institute.

-
big Boy!" This is the affection
ate nickname which the Hampton In
stitute students have for Allen Wads-
worth Washington, now the associate
c-ommandant of cadets, who is official
ly known as Captain Washington"
and will be the ~uccesso of Major
Robert r. Morton, who, in turn, is the
well-known phincipal-elect of Tuskegee
Institute.
Growing boys are keen judges of
character and whom they follow others
do well to understand and appreciate.
Testing Education by Results.
Some years ago it used to be said
that if Hampton had done no more
than train Booker t. Washington, it
would have paid for itself many times
over. Recently the Nation, especially
the South, has been rejoicing that Ma
jor Motion, another distinguished
graduate of Hampton, would soon take
up DR.. Washington's heavy burden at
Tuskegee. Today, the friends of
Hampton and of Negro education are
rejoicing that another self-made,
Hampton-trained man, Allen Wash
ington, will become the commandant
of cadets at Hampton where he was
graduated in 1S91-a product of the
pioneer of Gen. Chapman Armstrong.
Allen Washington came to the
Hampton school on the lower PENN
sula of Virginia from Gloucester coun-
ty-a county well known on account
of the large percentage of Negroes
who W their farms and their homes;
Negroes who are law abiding and
thrifty; Negroes who have won the
respect of the best white people be-
cause of their industry and good char
acter.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-25
THE WORLDS MGscouNT.

Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin, ...
SIR :---In the New York World" Of
May IL. 1916, there was the following
paragraph In its editorial column:
Hawaii gallantly offers it National
Guard for use in defending the Mex
lean border But what would happen
If in its absence the millions of
0yama's Japanese veterans now work
ing on Hawaiian sugar plantations
should suddenly rise, seize the islands
and send word home for fleet to take
the Pearl Harbor naval station"
| would like to cali your attention
to the line that 1.-The millions Of
Oyama's veterans now working on
Hawaiian sugar plantations" Are
there SO many japanese in Hawaii
as quoted above and, moreover. are
they all Oyama's veterans? think
The New York World editor should
open wide his eyes and say little
more carefully about Hawaii.
Yours respectfully,
r.. .......~ ~ K. ISHIDA.
(And incidentally the Worlds com,
ment shows that Governor Pinkhams
cablegram has not been received with
the jeers some Of the governors enc.
mics gleefully predicted for it,.
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Win The Responsible Voters Awake !?

Honolulu voters are drifting into summer with a
perfectly correct imitation Of man in deep coma.
They will drift into fall and into campaign and
election days in the unless they shake off
their indifference and take thought for the pressing
future of this city.
An Illustration of the current indifference is that
no preparation has been made by the Republicans for
precinct nominations and elections, only two weeks
away Yet the foundation for the campaigns are laid
in these early precinct meetings. L.
The stage is all set in Honolulu for victory of the
professional politician 1t is all for the victory of
the political gentry who do not sleep, who always
on the job who are in politics for their own bread
and butter These gentry triumph through the care
cssness the indifference, the boredom of Honolulu
citizens and who can't get awake to the issues
Of elections until day or two before the balloting.
Nothing has been said OF these June precinct meet
ings. Few of the voters appear to know anything
about them. That sort of situation is meat and
drink for the professional politician. Il enables him
to get his hold in the precinct clubs and start the
political machine on its course.
The average man is paying attention now to
local politics He is kicking about bad roads, per-
haps. or wondering why the mischief his city gov
eminent should cost much, but he hasn't begun to
think about the territorial elections this fall or the
municipal elections next spring,
But the professional politician is thinking about
these elections III 49, Il
And the citizen who expects good roads, econofni-
cal administration and the rest Of the things that go
With efficient government has got to begin thinking
Just as carly and think just hard the professional
politician or the professional will back him off the
map. Economical government is the death-olow to
professionalism in politics. 1t means that there's no
patronage to be handed around-that the city en-
ploye has to deliver a days work for days pay,
that the city departments cant be used for the con-
venient purposes Of a feed-trough ~
Yes. we all know this is going to be hot summer
and its long time 20 elcctions-and the taxpayers
who drift ndiferenty along because of hot weather
and plenty of time going to keep right paying
the maximum of cost for the minimum of efficient
government
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7VrraIsraTlsTIcs :
RORN

ochNs
R0SE-ln Honolulu, May -. 1915, TO
Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich NJ. p. Rose
OF 2S42 Nuuanu avenue, a son
Heinrich Marcus Pakohanaokalani
UJ'-ln HOnolHlu, May %, 1916, TO
Mr. and Mrs. Kel1ikupakako Uu OF
Buckle lane, off Vineyard street, a
son. .~.a.~. 49,. .
KANDA-ln Honolulu, May %. 1916.
To Mr.. and Mrs. TatsuZo Ksnds Of
1920 Nuuanu avenue. a son--Kaoru.
HCGHES-In EleeIe, Kauai. Nav 20.
1916. to Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD l..
Hughes. q daughter
PILTZ--In Honolulu. April 10. 1916.
to Mrs. Lily A!apai Piltz of Plahaie,
kalihi-kai, widow Of the late Capt.
George E. Piltz, a pOsthumous
daugater-Ada. .....s
LUNG-ln Honolulu. May "a, 1916. at
the Insane Asylum. 10 Mr. and Mrs,
Chung Lung, daughter.
STEWART-In Honolulu, May "a
1915, at the Department hospital,
Fort Shafter, to Lieut. Gustave U.
Stewart of the U. S. s. Thetis and
Mrs. Stewart, a daughter
F0NG-ln Honolulu. May ?, 1916, to
Mr. and Mrs. Fong Poi of No. 2
DOwsett lane. son, Fong Shee.
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MARRIED.

WON-ASHU-in Honolulu, May %,
1916. Won Put Wong and Miss Ashu
Chun Ming, Rev Frank w. Merrill.
rector of St EiiZabeth's church. Pa
lama. officiating: witnesses-Leong
Chew and E.. II. Boyen.
A-WRIGHT--In Waimea. Ka-
usi. May 20, 1916, Joseph Gouyeia
and Miss Angela Wright, Rev. ]. A.
Akina, pastor OF the Waimea Hawai-
ian church, officiating
ROBERTS-KAHI0NA-Tn L.aie, Hoo
laupoko, Oahu, May 20, 1916, ,Heine
Roberts and Miss Mineka Kahiona,
w. K. Appalachian performing the
ceremony: itnesses-Kaimi Moku-
Xxi and j. A. Kahiona. -. :..:..
SMITH-SABLE-In Honolulu, May 90,
1916. Otto Smith, age 26, to Gather
inc Sable. age 23 Ceremony per
formed by Rev. Leland II. Tracy.
HAUSTEIN-McGT IRE-t.n Honolulu,
May %, 1916, at the Christian Sci
ence church, Kewalo street, II. T.
Haustein, age 81, to E.. A. Mcclure.
age 20. Ceremony performed by
Rev. David Cary Peters.
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DIED..

Ain Honolulu, May %, 1916, Mrs.
Waiamau Al of PaloIo valley, wild
Ow, native of Kipahulu, Maui, 80
years old. Buried yesterday in the
Puea cemetery. ..=--. -a-.
PILTZ-In Honolulu, May %, 1916,
Ada, daughter of Mrs. Lily Alapai
Piltz of Puuhaie, Kalihi-kai, and the
late Capt George Piltz, a native of
this city, one month and 10 days
old. r. -. !. ,.
STEWART--in Honolulu. May "a.
1915, at the Department hospital,
Fort ,Shafter, infant daughter lof
Lieut.. and Mrs. Stewart.
WAN-In Honolulu, May "a, 1916. at
the Insane Asylum, Leong Man
Wan, single, laborer and native of
China, age AZ. .'.~..
SAYAMA-In Honolulu, May %, 1916,
Hatsuko Sayama, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Shosuke Sayama of 1920
Nuuanu street, age 2 years, 10
months, 10 days. "
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MOTHERS GIVE PRACTICAL ADVICE.

A ready and large response was made to the Star
Bulletins offer of two cash prizes for the Honolulu
mothers giving the best practical hints upon the care
of children This prize contest was the outgrowth
of the Baby Week activities, and committee OF
Judges, chosen by the Baby Week management. has
read the various manuscripts and made its decision
Announcement of the results will be published in the
Star Bulletin on Saturday. together with the article
which has won first prize. All of the papers sub
United contain much of interest and value to mothers
prospective mothers and they will be printed dur
ing the next few weeks. ~.
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Philadelphia is stirred to deep enthusiasm by a
campaign for $4,000 to get citizens army started
A mass meeting was held in the Metropolitan Opera
House few nights ago and residents of the City of
Brotherly Love showed their spirit by filling three
army hats with everything from $50 gold-piece to
thousand-dolar bill. This is one illustration of
many to show the nationwide interest in military pre-
paredness Another happened few days since at
the Hamilton Club in Chicago, where Senator Hard
ing was the guest of honor and chief speaker. The
audience was composed of men of Big Business, but
when Senator Harding began on the tariff and said
nothing of national defense, this audience bored
in five minutes. ~
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MILK FOR BABIES"

Al correspondent yesterday brought up the subject
81 the British stopping importations of milk into Ger
many. alleging that this and other orders halt Red
Cross supplies that should rightly go to the Central
Powers The incident was used as an argument
against the British Red Cross tag day.
Il has also been used by Germans and German
>ynlpathizers argument against numerous other
ihings the Allies are doing, OF for numerous things
they are not doing And recently the London Times
1evoted an editorial to the subject Here is the point
81 view Of this powerful British organ:
The German Chancellor and the German War
Minister have adopted the dishonest attempts made
NJ The German Press to excise the indiscriminate
murder done by submarines and Zeppelns the plea
Nat our blockade tries to starve German women and
children to deprive German infants of milk The best
eminent on the plea is brief record of the siege of
Iaris IN Y870-7i, when the Germans slowly starved
[<.Iisn population Of more than 100000 into sur
Iender. They arrived bef0e Paris in the middle of
september. BY October our columns report that
Ne daily consumption of horseesh within the city
had risen enormously.
By November 20 no more beef or mutton was to be
had On December our correspondents states that rat
hunting is vigorously carried on meet the de-
snds Of the restaurants When the requentersof the
restaurants were eating rats thedet of other classes
ION were put upon ration of horsefesh. The allow
snce was 80 grannes, or about an ounce On January
IS the bread ration was reduced from 500 to 800
Rrames less than 10 o., for adults and to half that
amount for children This bread was black and indi-
gestble compound of rice barley buckwheat oats and
even hay Long files of women and children gather
cd before dawn at the bakers shops, in the rain the
cold and the of winter in which the tempera-
lure sank to Fl deg of frost.
But perhaps the French children did not suffer !?
Perhaps the beseged babies had plenty of milk? Let
Ms what was their fate during the German invest
ment The French did their best for them. To the
very end 5000 cows were reserved to supply milk
for the sick and newborn infants. But the supply
altogether insufficient Milk began to run short
50 early September p. and month later the scar
city was affecting children. BY the second week in
January an English correspondent says they were
dying of like rotten sheep