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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Indian and

The Indian is by no means a stupid
fellow and many of them, although not
signing the pledge, are in their w
way protecting themselves when under
the influence of liquor. In Miami, Fla,
(among other things a trading post for
the Seminoles), the story is current
that these Indians always paddle down
the Miami river in pairs; that they do
their trading, deposit their surplus cash
with a certain merchant of tried hon
esty, and then go off for a debauch, n
on the first day and the other the next,
the sober fellow r%efrainlng from even
a drop of 'firewater" until his brother
has finished his fun. When both have
had their day, under the guidance and
protection of a sober mate, they re-
claim their funds from their merchant
depository and paddle away to their
homes in the observation-disclosures and
Comment.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Ohat,N)el1 Dressed \
Ubmen Uin UeafH2

Your party frock may have a high
waistline, or a normal waistline "a
little bit pinched in), or no waistline
Mt all, like the frock shown in the pic
ture. Choose whichever style looks
best on your figure with the assurance
that it has the approval of some world
famed costumer back of it.
The pretty dance frock shown in the
picture has a double skirt Of net, one
of them finished in points about the
bottom, bound with narrow satin rib
bon. Over this a second skirt of net,
finished with a border of three rows
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
He Was Married.

The two women had been to the
opera and going home in the street
car they discussed the evenings amuse-
ment.
81 think Lohengrin' is just SPLEEN
did !" murmured the lady in the large
hat, as she handed the conductor a
nickel.
DO you?" asked her friend in the
purple velvet, with a superior smile.
~ think it's not bad but I just love
Carmen"
The conductor blushed all over his
plain features.
Sorry, miss" he murmured apollo
getically; I'm married. You might
try the motorman, though; he's a
single man !"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
NET A FAvoRlTE IN PARTY FRocks

of satin ribbon, is draped in double
points at each side and gathered into
the waistline.
The O%verbodice is of lace bound with
ribbon and fastens at the back. 1t is
finished at the top with a border and
~suspenders of crepe g%eorgette and at
dress is worn over a slip of taffeta.
Among new models in net there are
some having independents of net and
crepe instead of silk, and the effect is
wonderfully soft. Net in two colors,
hemstitched together, provides some
novel effects in draperies and a favor
lite combination is paprika, or tomato
red. and white. The dress pictured is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

held a quart bottle of "frewater' belonging to a vrgnian who had been
arrested for intoxicauon that Major Pullman recently received a causdc letter
from a member of the Viginans family
A collateral Of SO was left at the police station by the man from the Old
Dominion and his quart bottle was put with bottles Of liquor that had been
taken from other prisoners. When the visitor was sober enough to take care
of himself he was released, and, it is stated, he left the station without re-
questng the return of his bottle.
All went well with the sobered individual until he reached home. Home
folks were anxiously awaiting his return with the quart and when he reached
there without the bottle, it is stated, disappointment was expressed about
the liquor he had left behind. Then one If the women Of the family wrote a
letter to Major Pullman questioning the right Of the police to confscate the
quart Of liquor.
1t was pointed out in the letter that there "a no intended violation Of
the liquor laws of Virginia, the writer explaining that heads of families ire
permitted to bring home n quart a month. The police made no claim to
confscation of the liquor, realizing it belonged to the visitor to the city. They
did not want to return it to him, however, and have him repeat the ofense for
which he had been arrested, they stated, and for that reason nothing was said
to him about it.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

work in these frocks. They never fail
to captivate women possessed of good
taste, and the French have an axiom
that explains it. "There is nothing so
beautiful as care" it runs.
Besides these sheer gowns there are
others of soft silk crepe, or light WOOL
en- fabrics, that are of the same char
acter. One of them is shown in the
illustration, and it might be made of
crepe de chine, challies, satin, silk-and-
wool poplin or ansrrother supple ma
terial. 1t is a one-piece dress with
lengthwise plaits down the front and
three wide tucks in the remainder of
the straight, full skirt. The sleeves
are full and gathered into n frill at the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
A Military Touch,

There is q novelty cloth of thick yet
soft and downy appearance something
like eiderdown in tangerine color de-
veloped into a voluminous military
coat with modified cape collar having
IN inlay of national blue. The round
ed yoke crosses the shoulders as
epaulettes under which the raglan
sleeves are set In and loose box plaits
fall from under the yoke at either side
back and front. A tangerine belt with
inlay of blue slips through slashes un-
der these plaits and bugie shaped pock-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Molybdenum Found in Peru.

The exhibition of some samples of
m~olybdenum ores taken from a newly.
discovered deposit in southern Peru,
reports Commercial Attache William
f. Montavon, is exciting considerable
interest in Lima. 1t Is claimed by
Senior Eduardo S. Arenas, who brought
six tons of the ore to Lima, that the
mines are the largest known molyb-
denum deposits in the world. The ore
brought to Lima is still in the School
of Mines and has not yet been tested.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

much she may devote herself o. MORN
ings to sp~lashy-dashy sports clothes, or
how uncompromisingly tailored her
street dress may be, trust the woman
of today to garb herself in something
alluringly soft and utterly feminine
looking, before the sun goes down, or
mighty shortly thereafter.
The pretty lingerie dress has re-
turned in all its glory Of fine lace and
fine handwork on fine materials. Sheer
cotton and linen fabrics, and laces,
dear to the hearts of fine ladies', are
put together with p%ainstaking needle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

waistllne. There is a soft girdle and a
sailor collar of silk with a collar of fine
net-top lace draped over the collar of
silk. The frock fastens at one side
with snap fasteners, but ornamental
buttons are set over them.
Even these afternoon gowns are not
much heightened as to the skirts. But
this is a matter that the individual
may decide for herself because authori-
ties are of two minds about 1t.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

Peat forms about one-half the basis
of a waterproof brown paper Of Eng
lish invention.
The upholstering Of motorcars now
requires the s Of more than 100000
hides annually.
The fruit cultivation Of this country
is largely engaged in by women. Cali
fornia has a number of successful
growers.
Extensive deposits of Ignite have
been discovered In Sicily, and mining
of fuel of excellent quality has been
begun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
"MetIcuIous,"

The use of the word ''meticulous" In
the sense Of particular" may be I'M
derstood by the following definitions,
which we quote in answer to a re-
quest for the citation of authorities:
Century Dictionary, "timid; o~ver-care-
full :" New Standard "over-cautious; :"
Oxford Concise, 'over-scrupulous about
minute details" The word is from
the Latin "meticulosus," full of fear"
the derivation being from 'metus,"
"fear."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

The British acting consul general at
Odessa reports a statement in the
Russkoe Slovo (Moscow), to the effect
that the Russian minister of agricul-
ture, when introducing his depart
mental estimates in the duma, stated
that the lack of labor was making it.
self severely felt and that the use of
implements and machinery for agri-
cultural purposes in Bussia must be
largely extended. The department Of
agriculture, therefore, proposed to give
large orders to American firms,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
.rhat,s Why.

myers is a changed man since he
bought that place in the country.
When he lived In the city he used to be
too lazy to hang up the pictures when
he moved from one apartment to an
other, but now he's always pottering
about his house and grounds, making
some Improvement or other" Maybe
he's trying to fix the place up SO he
can sell 1t again."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

earth, $780, At Brussels there is. an international bureau for the publication
of customs; and the United States pays S13SS annually a its proporiOnate
share of the expense. Also 1t Brussels every year S227O is paid by this gov
eminent al a contribution to the maintenance Of the international bureau of
weights and measures.
1t costs the United States not less than $141OO annually to provide
prisons for American convics in foreign countries. These prisons are under
the immediate jurisdiction of the consular officers at various cities in China,
Korea, Japan and Turkey. They are seldom used, but they must nevertheless
be maintained. The prisons with the most of rent and salary of keepers, are
a follows: Bangkok, $1,000; Shanghai, $3.50; Yokohama, $3.50; Turkey
$1,000. For keeping and feeding such prisoners as may from time to time be
confined in these prisons, $4,000 is set aside every year.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Why Do You Worry7

Why should anyone worry? 70
worry shOrtens life. Like anger, it
reacts and poisons the system. The
federal health service has taken worry
so seriously that it has issued a bull
letin warning the American people
against the danger of worrying and the
blessing that comes to those who are
active members of the glad-hand So
ciety.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

his tour of shore duty, is typical of the flood of requests that are plng in
upon the navy department from naval officers who want their chance" if
there is to be war with Germany.
seldom IN the history of the American navy has there been displayed
more of a spirit IF readiness for conflict among the officers of the fleet. From
adn1ras to ensgns there is an eagerness all down the line for a chance % be
in the thick of it. if a fight is TO come.
Men N shore duty ire besegng the powers that be for transfer ITO sci
assignments, and grtzzed old retired officers are hanging about the navy de-
partment, grumbingy insltent that they are. feeling fit and ready for any
thing"
Naturally, the EN- of the navy feel that if there is to be wal with Ger
many 1t will be the sea force of the United States that will play the leading
part
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

all in white with silver ribbon in bind
ing and border and in the ball trim
ming, but the same idea is carried out
successfully with colOred ribbons or
white net. The silk underslip might be
in a tint instead of white.
A coarse-meshed silk lace, used in
the bodice, stretches sufficiently to ac-
commodate itself to the lines of the
figure, and may be REINFORCED with a
lining of net or crepe g~eorgette.
The eternal feminine will assert
itself in soft and frilly or demure
frocks for afternoon wear-and let us
be thankful therefor. No matter how
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Philippine Underwear.

The Philippine underwear has made
so strong an appeal to the American
woman, because of the combination of
a moderate price with exquisite work
manship, that the dealers In French
underwear are publicly appealing to
the women to buy the product Of
France for sentimental reasons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

UuILeu Suites contributes about SIUU
as its share of the expense of keeping
up at Brussels an institution known as
the international bureau for the re-
preston of the African slave trade.
Our government is deeply inter-
ested in ascertaining the size of the
earth over which we stretch our
mighty hand; so it pays annually to
the American embassy at Berlin, Ger
many, its quota as an adhering mem
Der of the International Geodetic as
sociation for the measurement of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
USEFUL INFORMATION

In spite of the length of the gi-
RATES. neck, there are only eve joints
In 1t.
A new plane Is provided with a
shield for the head to prevent it be-
ing bruised.
A sparrow for a short distance
can squirt by wing up to so miles an
hour.
The Thames carries to sea an aver
age Of 1,s65,903 cubic feet Of sediment
q year,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
What nPeeves" a Juryman.

We have served on several juries,
and our experience has been that when
the witnesses made fools of us we
bore it calmly but when the lawyers
got up to rub it in with the final ar
guments, only the fear of a contempt
fine kept US from doing murder right
there.-Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
United States Has No penny"

The habit Of calling the %one-cent
piece of our American coinage a pen
ny" is utterly without foundation or
excuse. We have no penny in IL
coinage. At one time half-cent pieces
were coined but now the unit is m
cent, the hundredth part of a dollar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Little THINGS Count.

Life is made up, not of great sac
rifces or duties, but of little things
In which smiles and kindnesses and
small obligations. given habitually. art
what win and preserve the heart and
secure comfort.-Slr Humphrey Davy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

single or collectively, of coping with
any situation that may arise.
Since the days of the Buffalo trag-
edy which brought Theodore Roosevelt
to the presidency, only young men of
athletic build and keen intelligence
have been assigned to the White
House corps.
They are with or near the presi-
dent every waking hour and surren-
der his care to the uniformed officers
at the executive mansion proper only
Nubap tho haoa 90 4hO vatG,n -oAiun. 60.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
rhA Assurance of Him.

Betty-The fortune teller says 1 am
going to marry money.
Jack-Goodl Did she say how L
was going to make itf-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

est wet city to many sections of the
three states, those of the bibulous pop
ulation who come this way sometimes
remain long enough to satisfy their
cravings for alcoholic thirst-quenching
beverages, with the result that some Of
them fall into the hands of the police
and are assessed $40 for infractions Of
the Jones-Wo rks excise law.
In several of the police stations
there are supplies of "wet" goods
taken from persons from the dry
states, and it was because the police
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

WHVU VV HVuU VI INT nWUI TtTTT5T T
the night 1t is impossible or the president to escape their wachful eyes,
IS he has more than once discovered when he has set out for a walk to his
bank or o N a shopping expedition without giving previous notice.
A system of electric call bells appise the sleuths the moment the prest-
dent sta is from the White House and he has never yet succeeded in reaching
the outer gntes without his escort Surprising as It may seen, the secret
service men do not take orders from the mar who has the power to direct
every military and civilian attache of the government. He may command
them to stay behind, but they follow at a respectful distance. "Joe" Murphy.
"Dnk" Jervhs, "Jack" Sly and ED Starring, the latter a quick-moving Ken
lucky mountaineer, are the regulars at the White House. Recently TWO
others have been added to the squad.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

rank or dignity stand in the way of
acceptance Of the command of even a
gunboat, if no other command is avail
able. In my opinion, an officer can
make his OWL opportunities for doing
good work if he is given half a chance"
This letter, received by the chief
of the bureau of navigation of the
navy from one Of the most capable
captains in the service, who stands
nearly at the top of his grade, and from
a man who has Only half completed
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

cts faced blue distend at either side
or the skirt section. Turn back cuffs
on h sleeves are made similar to the
belt.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Uncle Sans Queer Expenses in Foreign Lands

THE United States government pays out annually thousands of dollars for
\ purposes that lot n IN a thousand citizens knows anything about Al
though slave trading is generally supposed to be a thing of the past, the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
All Navy Officers Want Their Chance AAoat

Gsp Y ToDAY's mail I have made a formal written request for duty anoat
ID in command of anything. 1 mean exactly what 1 said in my letter as 1
would most gratefuly accept the Command Of any shin. however obsolete or
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Young Secret Service Men Guard President

r HE secret service squad assigned to guard President Wilson during these
! near-war days is composed of half a dozen typical young Americans, the
oldest on the sunny side Of thirty. Each IS as agile as a panther and eapaIe
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Washington's Excise Methods Vex a Virginian

w AsHNGToN-Residents Of dry Virginia, West Virginia and North Caro-
w lima and dry portions of Maryland are making fairly liberal contributions
toward the support Of the District Of Columbia: Mashington being the near
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-30
STAYS WITH
SHIP TO GIVE
CREW CHANCE
Captain Of Wrecked Schooner
Orders Sons and Sailors Into
Lifeboat While He Remains
at Danger Post
r HAT he was true to all the tradi

~ HAT he was true to all the tradi.
lions Of the sea is the tale told
: of Capt. Charles Granzow, n1astcf
of the wrecked schooner Churchill, by
the members of his crew.
Unable or unwilling to relate their
own experiences these sailors of the
destroyed schooner tell how Capt
Granzow elected. to remain aboard the
doomed vessel while the only remain
ing hope of surviving the wreck was
made by five others in small life
boat.
But while Capt. Granzow with other
volunteers remained aboard the yes
sci as the water rose abeut her hulk.
he ordered his two sons into the life
Loaf which he placed in command OK
his first mate, Henry Anderson, while
they attempted a landing on the only
promontory not washed by the oceans
waves
This was the first voyage Of one of
the boys, Charles, lad only years
of age but Lotus. a I5-year-old son,
talks of his experience with the non
chaianee OF the other sailors, for he
has accompanied his father on several
other voyages.
Contrary winds and then no. winds
at all is the reason given for the wreck
by the sailors The Churchill was q
days out from N1kualofa, Tongata,
when she. drifted upon reef OF the
French Frigate shoals. This was aft.
er winds had carried her westward
from her course and following calm
of several days. Currents after that
was the only reason for the wreck
declared Mate Anderson this morning.
II was about O'Clock in the evening
when the Churchill struck the slieaI.
At midnight any hope of the vessel be-
ing salyaged was given up and Capt
Churchill ordered the lifeboat lower
ed and an attempt made to effect
a landing ON the high rock which had
been sighted earlier that day.
In the darkness, however, the rock
could not be located, and the small
lfeboat drifted throughout the night
On the following morning finding
themselves II or Is miles from the
vessel, those in the lifeboat started to
row in her direction When discover
ed by the Rice sampsn it was 3 o'clock
in the afternoon and the sailors in the
boat were almost worn out by their
long pull against adverse currents.
One of the sailors in telling of their
rescue from the little flifeboat, de-
clared the younger son OF the captain
was pretty well exhausted from his
long virgil in the small craft. This he
Indignantly denied aatiI the accGsatfoa
.colsinued on Page Two.l
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-30
$4,000 SCHOOL
TO Be BUILT FOR
GIRLS AT KOnALA

Plans for the Kahala Girls seminary
which have been under way for the
last year and half, have been COM
pleted by II. L.. Kerr, architect, and
within ten days will be on exhibit in
the Hawaiian Board rooms in the
Mission Memorial. The actual work
or construction will be started before
the end of the year. II.
The new building will occupy the
grounds of the old seminary in Ko-
hala, but has been given a more ad-
vantageous site TIE plans show
that the main building, which is to be
built of stone and concrete, will con-
tain floor space of 1854 square feet
inside the walls, with 1868 of lanais,
making total of 11,127 square feet.
The building will have cost, when
completed, between $4,000 and $780,.
000. ~: s..-.-.: .. .a =. - 81
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-30

The Churchill was sighted in acute
distress on the morning of Friday, DC
tober 26, by the fishermen and the
sampan Immediately went to her res
cue.
Captain Granzow and four OF the
crew were aboard the schooner when
the rescue was. made. The ships
boat with seven others, including the
captains two sons aged z and Is, was
picked up that afternoon with the ex-
hausted men barely able to keep it
heading into the wind and heavy sea.
Had it not been for the timely ar.
rival of the sampan at French Frigate
shoals, Captain Granzow and his men
believe they would surely have per.
ished by fire, water or sharks. The
ship went to pieces shortly after the
Churchill crew had been transferred
to the sampan. Among the rescued
were Captain Granzow's two sons, one
seven and the other Is.
When the Makaiwa arrived Captain
Rice found Captain GranzoW and the
four remaining men of the crew left
aboard the vessel endeavoring to get
together raft. Death confronted
them. If they remained aboard the
schooner they would be dashed to pieces
on the bars in the high surf or be en-
quilted by the flames; If they chose to
swim to land they must battle their
way through schools of sharks which
surrounded the vessel, eagerly waiting
to pounce upon any human prey that
might come their way.
The Makaiwa's arrival was proyi.
Dental Taking Captain Granzow and
his four men off the Churchill, they
started out to search for the seven
in the open boat After a five hours
cruise about the waters of the vicinity
they finally came upon the boat to
the leeward side of the island.
Bound From copra Islands
The Churchill of 900 tons net was
bound with copra for Seattle from
Nukualofa, Tongata, an island of the
Friendly group. She was out IS days
when wrecked. She was a complete
loss, including cargo. The Churchill
was owned by Charles Nelson & Co
of San Francisco.
Captain Rice, accompanied by Lieut..
F. E. Ferris, q. s. NJ, on furIough, ana
Herman L. Tucker, civil engineer for
Baldwin & Alexander. were bound for
the Western islands on fishing trip
when they sighted the Churchill. She
had struck the reef at o'clock the !
night of October % in full moonlight /
and was. slowly pounding to pieces.
French Frigate shoal is an extern |
siye but low coral reef and sandbar.
49,.
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