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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
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GOOD SCREENS CHEAPEST
Expert Says Copper Wire, Although
More Costly, Will outlast iron
Many Times.

That it does not pay to use cheap
Iron screens on any building more
valuable than a chicken house, is the
opinion of DR.. ]. d. Walters, profess
sor of architecture and drawing in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Persons erecting new dwellings should
equip them with screens that will last
many years, he says.
can average two-story house con-
tains upwards of two dozen openings
that should be screened" said Doctor
Walters. The best screens are made
Of a strong white pine sash and a cop
per wire screening. Another grade is
made of fir lumber and a screen ma
terial made Of a composition called
white metal. The cheaper grades are
made of yellow Southern pine and COW
cred with common iron wire screening.
'"The first screen named is rather ex-
pensive on account of the high price
of copper, but it does not need to be
painted, and should last - years. The
iron wire screen, on the other hand,
will rust out the first season and rare
ly lasts more than two or three years.
"a screen door should be made with
a hardwood sash and should be pro-
vided with the best kind of spring
hinges and a knob lock. There should
be sufficient cross rails and cross
braces in it to prevent sagging. The
window screens are usually fastened at
the top by cheap black vanished butts
and are hooked at the bottom with a
cheap hash and STABLE"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
WILL TRAIN CITY MANAGERS
Kansas State University Establishes
Course Which Is First of the
Kind In This Country.

Kansas is preparing to establish in
it's state university a four-year course
in city management, the first of its
kind to be established in the country.
When a man, or a woman either, 1s
graduated from this course he will
have had thorough training in every
department of city affairs except poll
tics, and will go out to help run cities
as q trained man goes into a factory
or business. Prof. f. W. Blackmar,
who is head of the economics depart
ment and has been instructed to pre-
pare the details of the course, had this
to say concerning the need for such a
school:
"No man car manage a business I'M
less he has a thorough understanding
of it's nature. The man who manages
a city ought to be as experienced as
an engineer, or a teacher. Why can
not universities train men for manag-
ing cities as well as it can for other
professions? That is what we propose
to do. The course of study for train
ing city managers should be about one
half the ordinary classroom and lee
ture work and the rest laboratory in
vestigation into the actual needs of
municipal operation"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

faring cuffs with overlay in white
satin.
Making a joke of d~eprivatiOns is one
phase of French fortitude in these
times of trial. The Parisienne makes
light Of the scarcity of coal and says
she will rely upon furs and exercise
in the open air to keep herself warm
this winter. This prediction seems to
have influenced the mode, ard furs
are everywhere. On suits and frocks
they appear in bands, sometimes con-
tinuous and more often in sections, on
the bottom of skirts and coats. Collars
and cuffs, uncovered buttons, and
narrow fur bands and fringes of fur
find n place on all outer garments.
Deep cuffs, both close-fitting and
faring, and narrow collars hat widen
into broad revers are among the new
est phases Of fur trimmings. But with
the broadest collars and the most gen
erous cuffs are coupled very narrow
landings in pockets and about the bot
tom of coats. Collars are as luxurious
and enveloping as those introduced last
winter, those on suits of the convert
ible variety that may be brought up
about the throat at will.
One of the new fall suits, trimmed
with gray squirrel, is made of wool
velour. Squirrel looks we'll on the
wine, blue and green shades of the
present season and combines beauti-
fully with the soft "glove finish" of
wool fabrics. The suit pictured is a
conservative model with a straight
hanging coat, belted in at the waist
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Retail Interests Benefited.

Through chamber of commerce WORK
the retail interests in a community are
brought together to work together for
Improvement In local methods of mer-
chandising, for investigation and
elimination of "iy-by-night" concerns
and fraudulent advertisers. Credit bu-
reaus are often maintained, and truth
full advertising is a thing insisted
upon. Universal trading conditions To-
cally are considered and worked out,
not only for the protection Of the re-
tail stores, but for the protection Of
the customer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

n West streetsh HI met another foreigner, who "struck I" With him nd was
most agreeable after he pressed a few questions to learn whether Jack had
any money.
The pair went to Camp Sullivan park, where they net another man, and
the trio decided to visit Riverside park.
One of the men had a bundle and confded to Jack that it contained
$l5OOO. and after they reached the park he asked his intended victim if he
would permit him to place the bundle of money in III suitcase. Jack agreed
and they proceeded to enjoy the evening riding or all the racers and coasters
and drinking pop" Jack declared in broken English that he eve met more
companionabe men.
AS the night wor On they returned to the city and Jack obtained q room
after bidding the men goodby and having in understanding that he would
meet them again or Friday. In the morning he opened his suitcase and dis
covered that his purse and $500 were gone, but as consoled when he say
tina. the paper bundle remained.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

broke away rom Prendergasts grasp, lodged into the arms If another police
man, fought. scratched, and struggled. 1t took ten minutes nor of strenuous
work o the part of the four cops before she va finally loaded into the
wagon.
Stubborn to the last, she refused to give any name when she was SLATED"
at the police station and placed in a cell. At the apartment house it was
explained that the woman came there three months ago a S a servant. Her
employers had discharged her.
Then the iantor found her, he said, in the basement of the apartment
house trying ito open a locker. He ordered her to leave, but when she showed
fight, he called q policeman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

thing, with f~astenings along the under
arm and shoulder. At the front and
back of the belt embroidery finds a
place in the sun of approval, and a row
Of misleading buttons down the front
OF the bodice have no duty other than
to make a pretty finish for 1t.
1t is the collar in this frock that be-
speaks much thought on the part Of
its maker. 1t is of colored satin over-
laid with white satin with little satin
covered buttons set in a row at each
side, and is altogether independent Of
the high neck which finishes the
bodice. The plain sleeves have small
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

te cream OF the nation journalists and lunch time at the Press club appears
Ike a congress O. famous journalists gathered to debate ways and means.
Famous artists ranging from Tad" who draws comics for the delight Of
newspaper readers throughout the country, to Henry Reuterdahl, whose
marine paintings are welcomed n any salon, roam the streets of Washing
ton.
The paragraphers have had their fling at fun in the senate and depart
mens. Don Marquis has brought his 'archie" here, while "F. 2. A." has
worried the mailman with his great number of contributions which go to
make up 1.-THE Coming Tower"
The sporting men are not altogether missing. John K. Tener, president
Of tn National league, has come here, and scores of other men in the
spotlight OF sport come and CO. most of them coming here to join the aviation
corps, which is regarded is the sporting war game.
All of these are the foreign celebrities" There are of course Washing
tons celebrities. 1t is a busy day for the hero worshiper" who comes
to town these days, and there are lots of sprained and strained necks when
the passengers board the trains at the Union station.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

tails from the highest official in charge. No outsider knows what goes on
within. There are a score of great American engineers 1t work there now;
just completing n n airplane engine which will make the American airplaneA
the strongest and swffest that ever entered into battle. Rumor has it thas
caly % ever knew the engineers were at work there.
Naval and marine constructors and inventors are quartered there. What
they are doing no N knows, even though everyone believes they are strug.
Cling with q device which may stop the ravages of the German U-boats.
MuniiOn experts work there. Perhaps some great and powerful explosive,
will be the result of their labor.
Inc bureau OF standards is situated far enough away from the town, SO
tht most people forget its existence. 1t is the most mysterious place in
Washington. What will come out of this blouse of Mystery" no ne knows.
Perhaps day the instrument which will end the war may be built behind
those walls.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

cell in the police station. For a half
hour she battled with Policeman Prem
dergast and Harry Stillman, the jani-
tor, in the basement of the apartment
house before Prendergast summoned
three cops" to help him.
She rolled the "cop" around on the
floor, tore his hair, scratched his face
and landed several man-sized punches
with a stiff right arm. Just before
the patrol arrived, Prendergast got
her under control and started to lead
her to the wagon. The sight of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

to Washington. Strolling through the
corridors of Washington's hotels in
the course of a day, one wonders il
there are any celebrities left in New
York. The hero w~orshipers must
have to confine their worshiping to the
movie stars and chorus girls. because
all of the literary and art high-lights
seem to be in Washington.
Newspaper men of note have
taken up their permanent h~eadquar-
tiers in the national capital. The
fourth estate is represented here by
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

OHIIVU SUITES DuTeuU OF IUHUdTus
On the edge of the wood there has
been erected the greatest war labora-
tory in the world-the bureau of
standards. Within this building there
are scores of chemists and scientists
working day and night upon Inventions
TO aid America and the allies in the
conduct of the war. The most eminent
Of Americas scientists have been gath
cred for work there.
No one is allowed to enter the
buildings until he has secured creden-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
House Numbers on curbs.

The house numbers at Pasadena,
CAL, are placed on the curb in front
of each residence, conspicuous num-
bers being placed on n white rectangle.
At the street crossing the names of the
streets are painted on the curbs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

the "fnny tribe" Newton Baker may be secretary of war. but he is strong
for the water. Coming from the inland he is perhaps the greatest mariner in
the cabinet. Secretary Baker finds great delight in going down the Potomac
river in the Mayaower or the sylpb, and he takes a river trip whenever he
finds himself going just a little bit stale.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo gets away from Washington when he
begins to tire. In the Pennsylvania mountains, with his family, he takes
long walks into the country.
OF the senators and congressman there are a score or more of ral golf
enthusiasts and they can be found almost any afternoon 1T n of the
Washington country clubs. Many of the Western legislators go in fol driving
and riding.
Every official has ONE form of diversion which he finds time to practice.
There need be n o tert that the members o" this administration will o stale,
for they have recognized the value of recreation in times when the burden
of war is heavy upon them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

S'iNtSSS VI OIe VI lne must rOH1uulC
and inspiring figures among the list Of
great American naval heroes, Admiral
David G. Farragut, have recently been
received at the National museum here
as the gift of the estate of Loyal Far
ragut, son of Admiral Farragut, and
placed on public exhibition.
First in interest among these OBJ
jects is a jeweled sword inscribed
presented to Rear Admiral David
Farragut by members of the Union
League club. rs q token of their an
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

Jack reported the swindle to the po-
lice after he had taken a bundle,
which he supposed contained $4,000,
intrusted to him by his friends, to a
bank to have it deposited in a safety
vault. When a clerk opened the bun
die Jack found that it contained only
a wad of newspaper.
Jack told the police that he re-
turned from Warren, Pa, where he
had been employed in a steel mill for
eight months, and was carrying his
money in a suitcase. At Washington
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

Several of the French designers are
turning to Japan for much of their
inspiration this autumn. This proba-
bly, means that we shall see japanese
motifs in embroidery, as much as we
saw them last year, on the new frocEA.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

probation Of his gallant services rendered in defense of his country. New
York, April %, 1864" This sword was sent to him on board his ship Hart
ford about a year after he had succeeded in opening the Mississippi river TO
navigation through its entire length for the federal navy and supply ships,
Other objects among the mementos of Admiral Farragut received by the
are three pairs of epauhts, a chapeau, a cap, a belt a shoulder
strap, and eight naval insignia. The collection also includes a fine portrait
Of the admiral by William Swain, a number of Photographic portraits of him.
and several paintings representing notable scenes in his career.
Admiral Farragut was undoubtedly among the greatest naval commanders
in the worlds history, and his life and patriotism are inspirations to ala
Americans.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

played to any great extent In public,
but those who know his game claim 1t
is ''corking good"
Secretary Lane COLTS a little, but
he gets most of his exercise out of
the morning setting-up exercises
which Walter Camp conducts three or
four days a week for high officials.
Postmaster General Burleson likes
to do some fishing. Week-ends, when
it is possible, he slips away to a
stream in the Blue Ridge mountains
or to C~hesaneake haY and gathers in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Housemaid Proved Herself Terror in a "Scrap'

DHHADELPHIA-A stubborn housemaid who refused to be "fred" gave
j battle to four policemen and a husky apartment house jantor before she
was loaded into q natIo! wagon at the Satteres anartment and hauled to q
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

back of his home, PAS East One Hun
dred and Fiftieth street, and leaped
into the adjoining yard. He went to
the rescue of a black dog, with which
he had often played. The black dog
was engaged in combat with a large
red-haired dog.
But when Ralph tried to separate
the dogs both turned on him. The
boy cried in vain for mercy to the dog
he had thought was his friend. Those
who had been brought to their win
doWS by the commotion Turned away
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

from the sight. Women and children screamed and men shouted. Policeman
Flanagan responded to the nelghborhood hubbub. He entered the yard with
his pistol in n hand and his club n the other. The two dogs were finishing
their work. They turned and made for the policeman But he did not bulge
from his position by the gate. He fired a shot The bullet penetrated the
brain OF the black dog Then, with the club, the policeman beat the red dog
until the animal crnged at his feet
Ralph Prota died in the ambulance OIL the way to the hospital. Probably
more painful to the boy than the suffering he endured before his death al
the knowledge his playmate, whom he sought to help, turned o n him and aided
in INJECTING Ills mortal hurts. ,~
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

TUTtTE. buys vi WEu IOn mi
and nobody laughs at them. But a girl has to primp and powder and look
pretty Q" folks laugh. Gee, I had to laugh" she went n, as she recounted
a experience at Cadillac where she worked part If a day. "The officers
there talked about the missing girl from Petoskey, and they didn't dream that
1 was that girl 1 could have gone through with the whole thing f. hadn't
just had to tell it to somebody in Caledonia. Then somebody SWITCHED, and
it ws all of.
"Ths place is full of drunken ladies'" she continued, speaking of the
Jail. And n of zen had a box If matches and smoked cigarettes. 1 don't
see how guys al smoke o drink. The smell of the stuff makes m e sick.
And it don't do zen good. 1t only hurts EN-.
81 get along fine with my dad, but I can't get along with my mother. Ny
mother can't make m mind, but dad can. He don't use Il whip, but ma does.
I'd like to go and live with him"
Dorothy was sent back to Petoskey.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

line and trimmed TO long points at
each side. 1t is plain except for big
patch pockets, also trimmed in points
to correspond with the coat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Nation
Celebrities
Gathered
Washington

w Observation-Disclosures is stealing Broadways thunder. Time was
" whe your country cousin wen TO New York and stroned up and down
broadway when he wanted to see the nations celebrities. Now he has ONE
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
MementOs Of Admiral Farragut Placed in Museums

n THESE stirring times when every American citizen is a potential national
. nero, special interest attaches to any memento of the heroes and patriots
OF our past wars: Some striking objects commemorative Of the Life and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Youthful Hero the Victim Of Base Ingratitude

NEW YoRK.-Two fighting dogs a boy and a policeman were actors in a
" backyard melodrama which ended in tragedy There were sefsacrifce,
ingrattude and heroism in IT, Ralph Protta. nine years old. scaled the fence
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Believed She Could Have More Fun as a Boy

q Rand RAPIDS, MICH-"There's no fun in the world for a girl" declared
- fourteen-year-od Dorothy Scheidel at the Jail here, where she was placed
after posing as a boy in her brothers army uniform and hiking most of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Chemists and Scientists Do Work in Secret

HIDDEN behind a clump of trees in the outskirts of the city, Washington
u has a house of mystery. 1t is officially recognized and officially protected.
Within the walls of this mysterious house n o stranger ever peeps. 1t is the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Find Relief From Strenuous Work in Sports

AMERICAs administrative officials have to play. They could not stand the
- strain of tn onerousta task of warImaKng if they did not All of them have
their hobby. president Wilson is q golfer of no meal abity. He has never
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
AfabIe Strangers Got Savings of Seven Years

NDIANAPoLIs-seein the white lights at Riverside park with two newly
acquired friends" cost Christ Jack, thirty-fve years old, a Serbian living
IL he foreign quarter o South West street $500. his savings of seven years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29

2OO miles from Petoskey, where her
mother lives.
She had cut off most of her hair
and was on her way to Flint to see
her father, who was separated from
his wife more than a year ago.
When she reached here she got a
real haircut and went on toward
Flint. At Caledonia she let out her
secret and somebody told the officers.
They brought her back here.
I'D like to be a boy" she told re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-30

FOR SALE = Baby perambulatOr in
good condition. Phone 1850, Mrs.
Carey +. Martin. $50
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-30
Idaho Towns Are In
Danger From Floods

Lewiston, Idaho, May 30.-Portions
of Kooskia and Sites, Idaho towns,
sixty miles east of here are under
water today, bridges have been
washed away and heavy damage done
by high water which far exceeds the
flood of two weeks ago. Because of
interrupted telephone communication,
the extent of the damage is not defi-
nitely known. 1t is reported, how
ever, that part of the business and
residence sections of the towns have
been washed away.
The Snake river at noon today stood
10 feet above low water mark and
was rising at the rate of one foot a
day. The river is now higher than it
has been at any time since 1909. The
Clearwater is on a rampage.
The flood is caused by melted snow.
The blanket of snow in the mountains
is deeper than it has been for many
years and heavy damage throughout
the Inland Empire due to the floods is
predicted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-30
Anti-Draft AgitatOrs
Must Face Grand Jury

Seattle, Wash, May 30.-Hulet NJ.
Wells, Sam Sadler, Aaron Fisherman
and F. E. Rice, four of the defendants
named in the anti draft conspiracy
charge here, are out on bail today, fol-
lowing a hearing before United States
Commissioner McClelland, who bound
them over for investigation by the
grand Jury to convene next month. The
fifth defendant, Mrs. Kate Sadler, was
freed yesterday on motion of United
States District Attorney Clay Allen.
Wells bond was increased from So,
600 to $4,000 cash. He was given until
tomorrow to furnish it. Sadler and Rice
furnished the required $2500 each, and
Fisherman is out on $4,000 bail
Expressing his belief that from the
evidence adduccd the men are guilty,
McClelland said:
eff any of these men are American
born, / am heartily ashamed of them.
If they are foreign born citizens, they
have misunderstood the principles of
this nation.
All the defendants except Fisherman,
are American born.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-30
Alien Enemies Shut
Out From Ball Games

San Francisco, May 30,-" Alien en-
emies" can't 60 to baseball games in
San Francisco after June without a
special permit from the government.
The baseball park is within half
mile radius OF the national guard arm
ory, which is barred zone for Ger
mans.
Henry Scharlottenberg, German bar
tender employed in saloon at the
northeast corner Of Ninth and Mission
streets, cannot step three feet over the
Threshold of the saloon door without
a permit. Deputy United States Mar
shall Burnham so informed him today
after measuring the distance from the
armory.
Burnham today received telegram
from Attorney General Gregory an
rouncing that the time limit for regis
tration of alien enemies has been ex-
tended from June to June 8.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-30
Growing Unrest
with Senate's Acts

Washington, May 30.-Growing un-
rest is evident in congress because the
senate finance committee is apparent
ly relieving the rich and overburden-
ing the consumer as it revises the first
war tax bill.
Already millions have been elm
mated from the house schedule taxing
inheritances, enormous incomes and
manufacturers and the consumer has
been given more to pay. For instance,
consumption tax of half a cent a
pound on sugar which must be paid by
the American housewife is expected to
raise 100000 while three cents a
pound consumption tax on cocoa is ex-
pected to bring $7,000,000.
Taxes will be laid on coffee and tea
also.
just why jewelry, motion picture
films and chewing gum should be
elimination from taxation at this time
while necessaries of life were taxed
is more than many congress members
can understand.