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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

For general excellence and all-around
wearableness nothing ever surpassed
the coat of covert cloth. It is a sturdy
arlstocrat among coats, and therefore
returns to us each year along with the
robins and other early promises of
sprtngtime. Its color and texture and
stability give it m assured class and
all that is needed to make its success
each year is good style in designing.
Coatmakers understand that designs
must harmonic with fabrics. Coats of
covert cloth are cut on smart lines and
depend on them, and on the highest
in workmanship, rather than
on novelty or the use of adornments. TO
bring them recognition. Machine
Stltching' buttons, straps of the mate
ria are the recognized tailored means
of establishment.
Inc covert-clOth coat shown in the
picture is long, falling within eight
inches of the bottom edge of the dress
skirt. A narrow belt of the cloth is
Topped over at the front and extended
IN long sash ends, as a concession to q
prevalent mode, both in coats and
dresses, which further recognizes I'm
wide revers at the front and a cane
collar. The very ample, flaring cuffs
are beautifully tailored, with a ma
chine-stitched V-shaped panel set in
them and the same establishment an
pears on the pockets. These are.ofthe
patch variety, cut long and narrowed
toward the bottom with n fan at tha
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Exterior Should Be pinnified.

The exterior of the small house NAV
be either picturesque or formal but il
should be simple and dignifed in either
case. Any material may be used, as
stone, brick, or wood, but once chosen.
1T should be adhered to. 1t is always
right to use local materials, but we
need not use more than one kind sim.
ply because several kinds are at hand
The surfaces in small work are never
large enough for mixtures of materials
So also with the design of the house
The main lines ought not to be broker
up with protruding bays, unusual an
giles in the plan, absurdly large porches.
or a complex system of roofs. Inge.
nuity is always a poor substitute for
simplicity and good proportion. For
interest, conine yourself to a simple
element, like the front door, which may
be played with a little.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
BRAID AND SATIN HATS FOR

top. A row of small buttons set on
each pocket answers the call to but
tons which is the edict of fashion.
The coat is double-breasted. with
Tour large, fancy buttons, two of them
serving for fastening, at the front. An
other button, at the top, provides a
mean of fastening the coat up about
the throat. The model hangs straight,
with exceptionally long waistllne, as
surlng 1t general becomingness.
An equally handsome coat of covert
cloth appeared among the early show
ing in a semi-titting short-waist mode
with big shawl collar and flaring cuffs
IL proved its loyalty to fashion in but-
tons by the use of more than the eed
ed number of them, but they were all
rather small and covered with covert
cloth. Seams were Tapped and the
coat faultlessly made. 1t had a COM
pelling distinction, calculated to con-
vince the critical that nothing can
quite equal the coat of covert cloth for
style.
Nearly all hats for very little girls
are made of narrow braids In CAV
colors, in combination with chiffon or
crepe. net or narrow ribbon. Friils
Of plated crepe about the brim edge
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
HOME -
TOWN -
HARM IN KNOCKING" TOWN
" City Government Is Not What Il
Should Be There Are other Rene.
dies, II is Urged.

1t Is easy to fall into a habit or
petty criticism and d~etraction either of
individuals or institutions. In the one
case, when directed by one person
against another it is commonly and
rlghtfully classed as malicious gossip
or Islander. In the other case it is
sometimes loftily designated as an exhi-
Dltlon OF public spirit. Both are alike.
a shame and disgrace to the perpetra-
tors, an evil that should be suppressed.
says the Indianapolis Star.
Men, naturally enterprising, who, un-
der favorable circumstances, would
push the interests of the community
are deferred by the feeling that they
ould meet with criticism and have
no encouragement, and saying to them
selves whats the user" remain ms
sive, leaving other cities to go forward
where theirs makes no Roadway or goes
back. Outside capitalists who hear
h echoes of this detraction go else
where with their factories and shops.
Ii a city government is not what II
should be, there are formal and order.
Iy means of reforming it. If q police
force is inefficient, a remedy is posi-
bic without giving to the world the i'm
preston that crime is rampant and
life unsafe there by day or night. II
public service corporations do not act
squarely and fairly by the people,
there are legitimate remedies for such
conditions. If any public officer
makes mistakes, there are other ways
of reaching him than by branding him
as a rascal of the blacklist dye. Men
in public office, being human, have
been known to be open to friendly re-
monstrance.
But the common scold, either in pri-
vate or public, never accomplishes
good.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
BACKYARD GARDENING PAYS
cleveland Has Tried Plan for Five
Years to Its Profit, and Many Other
Cities Have Taken Up the Idea.

"A vegetable garden for every home
IS the new slogan in Ontario, and ii
is a slogan worth while. The proyin-
cial government has launched a sys-
tematic campaign for backyard agri-
culture, and it proposes to show every
householder how he may, by domestic
farming, combat the increasing cost of
living and the growing scarcity of food.
stuffs, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
One of the aims of the Ontario gov.
eminent is, of course, so to increase
the available food supply at home as
TO enable the contribution of still more
to the hard-pressed motherland. But
the plan must be broader in its results
Backyard gardening pays. Cleveland
has tried it, these five years past, to
Its profit, and scores of other cities
have taken up the idea. The earth is
the source of wealth. The man who
cultivates a plot of ground contributes
to the welfare of all mankind.
The new Canadian movement owes
It's origin to the stress of war. It is
the kind of movement which perpetu
ates itself. The man, the woman or
the child who once knows the delight
OF growing things is always the better
for 1t, and so is his community. This
country a follow with profit the ex.
ample in intensive cultivation which
Ontario is to furnish.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Durgh Chaper American Red Cross to enlist the services of evnrv cbu5 :,
tt e e. PuIG scnChs superintendent Davidson informed all school prncdnaIs
t' menOerSmp Dahks tor enrouhnent in the Red Cross would be delivered of
t Le various puDhc schools at once Each pupil was given two application
WnmnhS' with instructions to take them home and enlist 1T least two norobors
of the family. ~ N"t 'o mehOerS
Hhy chIches throughout the country regardless If enonino+in how,
Ier wv Ked Gross organization. Besides working for nerhersbI, +o
WcheS are dong active work in the matter If preparing bandages BEDDING
underwear and other Red Cross necessities. EMPLOYERS in stores rnns fne
tories ETC. arr directing the membership work in their tohisbn,en NJ
uh picture heaters ave arranged to show Red Cross slides
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

orim' Every other strip of braid IL
Drought over the collar of velvet rib
oon' Al the right side there is a clus.
ter OF tiny roses crowded together
ana resting against two leaves. Two
long sash ends Of velvet ribbon hang
from the back.
AN older girl wears the satin-cov-
cred hat with its facing and binding
OF SILK braid. Its adornment is mere
~ a diamond-shaped figure made of
heavy silk thread in bright colors, hav-
ing long stitches of the same threads
Springing from each side.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

seem Just the prettiest of all ways of
nnlshing them and there are any
number of frllly models to choose
IRON. Small flowers and fruits and
narrow ribbons in velvet or satin, in
trimmings that set close to the shape
are very much at home on hats of this
kind.
More often than not, the flowers or
sprays of small fruits, are set close
against the sides of the crown in hats
of this kind. But the model shown in
the picture is n of those in which
a wreath of tiny leaves with OCCASION
al small roses, wanders about the
brim, finding the crepe frills of all
places, the best in which to rest.
The side crown is slashed to allow
short lengths Of ribbon to be drawn
through 1t at four places. The ribbon
Is brought to the base of the crown
and turned back. into a single loon
with an end that extends to the edge
OF h frill about the brim. The hat is
made of silk braid sewed in rows to
g~eorgette crepe with a half-inch inter-
val of crepe between the rows,
But, for very little girls and for old
er ones, these ~satin-covered shapes.
they are privileged to wear with
needlework decorations, like their ell
ders or with trimmings distinctly child
ish. In the latter class belongs the lit
tie hat with a band of velvet ribbon
about it and alternating short and long
strips of narrow fancy braid about the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Red Brick Most Attractive.

1t may be stated as a general fact
that brick having a reddish cast makes
the best appearance, and those which
are purple, very pale-yellow or gray
In o n are likely to look cold and for
bidding. Take yellow brick, for In
stance. Yellow Of the ordinary tone
Is 0 raw to be pleasant, but when it
Is on the orange shade (reddlsh) it be-
comes beautiful. Orange yellow is
warm and pleasant to the eye.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
For the Powder Puff

W. you seen the new handker.
chiefs made with a wee pocket at one
corner in which, each morning. a fresh
powder pun is placed for the DAYS
needsi II seems clearly and fastid.
ious' thu to replenish the powder sup.
ply every day, and the handkerchief AZ
q very logical and convenient place to
keep It.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

unS between Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker. the novv got tbo
RECORD rooms. The floors were in need of planning and polishing befora tbe
new offices could be occupied. "s Oetoie me
.o4 Secretary Daniels was about to employ a carpenter, when he discovered
c' uie wa III money available or the work required. 1t is q penal ofensa
tr an omcer OF the government to spend money for purposes for wI1ch
Lere mas Deen nc specific appropriation. Mr.. Daniels ws hon 70 dg
down INT ais own pocket to defray the expense of making the Offices babiabe
""h MS ad' to his title, came to his assistance. McCandIess VIII +,
u young stalWart handsome chap, volunteered his services He evnloinod
branches of the mechanic arts. pN anu oWer
70 a week McCandless and his crew have been humping overe electric
Wnp"ners at ou moments. His soled overaHs attest the fact tot no hos
Tt oen merely Dosang the job, but has been doing his full share of hi work
me senerm navy board was 80 pleased with McCanness' action +bot II
eco"HNnueu MN Tor immediate promotion. Secretary Daniels oooriosood
ad me or the last acts Of the senate before the adfournrnan of ho aaGIo1
session va to approve the nomination, which boosted Lieutenant MrCan6uars
to lieutenant commander H' McOaunesS
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

n""s Hh oil positive results. 1t is difficult to see. thew saw how for
n"Vucm purposes the entire matter could be nor thorouohlv dMcrod,tod
Al Is N no means true that all persons usng a forked tig or somo -
uN"e ir locating WaterO rl other minerals are Intentional decoiv0rs -
80 le eNperss ay as anything thar al be deeply yelled lin mystery Affords
SUI" opCtunHy If swlndlers, there IAN be 10 reasonable donbt that
m nn o. the Iarse group If professional finders of water, oil or other minerals
mo tWe pa Ir thGr services" or for the sale of their instruments" ara
ieImeatey deHaudng the people, and that the total amount of money how
Wmh Is large. The survey, therefore, when it receives these nouiriosS
Hu'hesa against the purchase of any of these services or instruments
III tracing TN history OF the subject it has been found that OWNING rods
=. :" - Vn u~u 10 locate ore deposits; to discover buried or hidden treasure.
20 mu Istn landmarks and reestabish property boundaries; to detect Grim.
~NaSN persona haraGer, to cure diseases; to trace Iosto or sraved
e" naes ~ animals to Insure immunity against i'll fortune; to locate well
SIZES 70 trace tn courses II underground streams: Ia determine ~ - 49,
Of water available by drilling at a given spot. and such IKE. - -~'1n'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

N""H VI mOlC, huOSe Cu6l dm
is public service, and who use study and culture as a means of increasing
efficiency.
lhat efficiency is steadily growing greater as the women recognize
te meaning OF federation. In each town clubs have gathered together into
Ncal decorations OF county or congressional district: these. again. ere
uncou n - s"e decorations, each with its officers and committees; still
again, the states are welded into the national BODY. where besdes +o
usual officers, there is a board of directors, one from each state
The hands of the federation are its departments of work. eleven in
NUMBER; art, crucs, civil service, Conservation, education. home economics
industrial and social conditions, legislation, public health, literature and
n0lary 4enslon and music, each having its chairman, who is a specialist
IN her own line, and-what is equally important is al element in her suc-
expert in methods of club work and study.
through this dovetaied organization, from general federation down
nrough STATE district individual club, women are learning the great les
Oh teamwork. Nothing could be greater contribution to the COMING
OF women than these elements, the sense of national unity
the training for public service and wisdom and the power to sink small
for the sake of some wider object.
Another important feature of the general federation is it's domoo.
"'y IL ura" us constituents not from any single class, nor does it
oNe IS interests to a single purpose. Rich women and poor, college
urea IN se1-tralned, city women and country women, radical AND con-
ind themselves bound by ties that re stronger, more elemental
man her differences. This, too, is a thing that women, who for ages
ave LEI more sel-centered lives than men, need to learn in prepsration
for their copatnership in civic life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

o e n advantage to the department to have its own shop where orders couId
be hled more promptly and with less danger of keys getting into he hands
II those lot entitled to them.
IRON a mail room equipped with n drill press and one STAMPING press
"u employing a hat dozen orbmen, the shop has grown to a complHe fac
Tory IL Is equipped with tools and machinery, including n too od
We department where all tools, dies, Ugs, etc., necessary for he
coniVerrmg OF sheet steel and brass and other material into locks
"u keys other attachments are made; a pressroom with IA
stamping presses a lock finishing and assembling room, n miscellaneous
lm' where c%o astener are assembled and other equipment made also
where hundreds Of postal scales are repaired and made as good or better
m @n ne" ech year. a timing plant where all mailbag attachments arr
timed to prevent rusing. ' "e
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

diVining rod, is useful in locating min
erals, finding hidden treasure or de-
tectlng criminals is a curious super
stition that has been a subject of dis
cusslon since the middle of the six
teenth century, and apparently still has
"a strong hold on the popular mind,
even in the United States.
Biologists of the survey say in
connection with this subject, that il is
doubtful whether so much investiga-
ton and discussion have been de-
slowed on any other Suhjaot r,t4L -
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

L'oOo,OOO new members of the Red
Cross.
Fol the first time in the history of
the United States the children of the
nation are being called upon to aid in
measures taken in preparation for war.
The distinction has fallen to the school
children of Pittsburgh to be the first
In the country to receive this call. Ar
engagements were made between Su-
perintendent of Schools Davidson and
the executive committee of the Pitts
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

PREVIOUS to 1889 everything of this ma
ture was furnished and repaired at n
great expense by contract, and not al
ways to the complete satisfaction of
the department. In that year it was
decided to repair the locks, and a small
shop was installed in Washington.
1t was found that the department
could do the work not only cheaper but
better, and the following year it was
decided to enter into the manufacture
of locks, keys and mailbag attach
mpntS oS a. ,,-,g boIio,-.l A.. -
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Candless in action. Instead of gold
lace and dress uniform, which he
wears on public occasions as Secretary
Daniels aid, Lieutenant Commander
McCandless will be found in a we'll
worn pair Of Overalls. Thereby hangs a
tale.
Recently it was found necessary
to Increase the office space of the
navy department by some 13 rooms.
The only available quarters were used
by the war department to store Civil
war records. As q rpSnlt of nnnntin-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
OveraIIs Temporarily Replaced Dress Uniform

ANnoNh S VINO thinks the job of aid to the secretary of the navy is a continu.
ua Jus u s"uluce ureSs parade sort of job will be dsnIusioned by having q
-ut 10 Le navy department and watching Lieutenant Cnmuandar Raoa "
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Many Seek Information About Divininu Rod
Rod

AN o underground water be located by the use of a forked twig? Such is the
INJURY maze by hundreds o persons every year from every mart Of tMS
country, OH ue geo0gca! survey: Iis idea that o fnrkad tLG o. -H-I
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Generous Response to Appeal for Red Cross

RESIDENT WILSON'S appeal to the people of the United States to
=, 1%l Sun me american lied Gross is meeting with enthusiastic response
IN tIuSourgh notably. In his plea for rapid mobilization If the nations
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Protecting Uncle Sans Mail While in Transit

+ TAMES over a million locks to protect Uncle Sans letters while in trans.
& anu TN post office department makes and keeps ii repoirn NOT alone oil
pr these locks. but also all fastening dayLcas nod Ln d. au .
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Work Of Clubs Is Preparing Women for
Part They Are to Take in Civic Life
By MRS; JOSIAH EVANS cowLEs ole. Angelo.
President OF General Federation Of Womens Clubs

Very significant of the growth, the power of CO.
operation and the strong sense of sisterhood among
women OF today is the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, which, besides numbering 1900, 900 women in
the United States, includes scattered clubs in far-awav
countries-Japan, India, Australia, South America
and the West Indies. if
Inc club movement has gone a long way in a few
years. from those little groups that came together for
sen-lmProvement to the great organizations of today.
often numbering a thousand or more. whose chief aim
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-01
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
HOLDS INTERESTING MEET.

AT the regular meeting oil the IWen-
tieth Century club on Tuesday, nom
mating committee comprised of Mrs.
&. H. Robinson, chairman Mrs. ]. w.
c. Deake, Mrs. j. II. Ault, Mrs. r. k.
Pitcairn and Mrs K A. Packard, was
named to present two tickets for the
coming election. The judges were also
appointed. They are, Mrs. j. Cooks
ley, Mrs. S. Hart and Mrs. V. II. Orms-
by. The president, Mrs. E. C. Emes,
then introduced the subject of the an
nual club breakfast and said that at
the next meeting plans will be dis
cussed and committees named. Mrs.
Emes then welcomed the guests of the
afternoon and expressed her pleasure
seeing so many present. The meeting
was then turned over to Mrs. j. G
Beatty, who had arranged the fol
| lowing excellent musical program. The
numbers we're all very enjoyable:
Vocal Solo, Mrs. T. j. Wood; piano
solo, Margaret Beebe; vocal solo, Miss
Katherine Pitcairn; vocal solo, Thel
ma Heartfield; vocal solo, Miss Edit
Holcomb; vocal solo, Miss Edna
Graham.
At the close of the meeting Mrs
B. E. Morse spoke of the lecture to b.
given on March by Miss Ida Tar
bell, at the LaVerlnS lnedlIe, unueI III
auspices of the Business Women's as
sociation She urged the club to Civ
their support by attending the lectur
to a member The seats are on sal
at Skeels-Wiley drug store at seventy
five cents each.
Legislative day which was postpone
on account of weather conditions vii
be on Tuesday, March 6. The gentle
men who were to speak before are
speak on this occasion and the clu
members are asked to show their az
probation by being present.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-01
WILLIAM PERKINS CAUGHT IN
NEW RESIDENCE is SEVERE
LY INJURED
MAN AND WOMAN BURIED BUT
SUCCEED IN ESCAPING
Jack Hole ROad-SuppIies Run
Short at Camp-High Mines Are
Temporarily Left Unw0rked.

That Jarbidge is suffering from
shortage OF supplies resulting from
the worst storm III the season, that
the Crippen grade has Deen abandoned
III favor OF the old Jack Hole road;
tnat there have been several pad
snow SllueS winch III one case inflicted
severe injuries on a resident, William
PERKINS, ana Inat many workings nave
been temporarily abandoned Is lne
report contained in a letter received
TO-DAY by A. k. moore OF Inls CITY from
W imam Van Alder IN JarDldge.
The letter says that a big slide
struck the Perkins home, when was
recently built and was the prettlesC
in JarDidge and carried across the
street barely missing the W. ii. Hud-
son store. Mr.. Perkins was badly
jammed up and is reported to be spit
ting up brood ever since. me exact
extent OF ms injuries are not known
at present. Another slide destroyed
the tent of Peter Hedges and Patrick
Dunanus on the grounds OF the AJa1
mlne.
a third slide covered a tent il
which d man and his wife lived anc
temporarily buried them in it, but they
escaped unhurt.
Working on the Surprise and sever
al mines on higher hills were aban-
doned temporarily through fear OF fur
ther slides which seemed imminent.
While provisions and supplies are
short it does not appear that the peo
pei are actually suffering at this time