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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

nropriey of connecting the Great Falls boulevard with Mt Vernon because
George Washington a deeply interested in Great Falls and helped dig the
canals there the first in this country.
Below tn Highway bridge, and north of Alexandria, he said, there lie
4O or 800 acres of shallow river which should be reclaimed.
Some of the portion of the original District of Columbia. coded back TO
Virginia in 1916, Mr.. Casselman said, should be restored to the national gov
eminent, because the government has interests Of great magnitude. especially
those in the power sites at Great Falls. along both sides of the river.
government of a portion of the Virginia tract, and that Ambassador Bryce
had said: at is an ingrattude to providence if the country does not use the
great natural beauty of the upper Potomac" Nowhere in this country" Mr.
Casselman said, docs such scenery exist within easy distance of a great city
as that this side of the falls"
He said that if the plan to have a great lake 1t Little Falls is carried
out that makes the development of the land above Little Falls all the more
desirable
The beauty of Washington, he continued, is no longer a matter OF local.
but of national, interest.
at will not be many decades" he predicted. "untl Washington has a
million population, and then it will be too late to acquire the territory needed
for the Great Falls park plan"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Aluminium Money.

The fact that the Chamber of Com
merce of Marseille, owing to the short
age of currency, has issued aluminium
counters for small change, is another
illustration of the way in which old
customs are being introduced to meet
the ~exigencles of the times.
Among the umerou minor Grecian
states, and in early medieval Europe,
separate coinages were, of course, is
sued, not only by individual nations,
but by cities and even families. Such
local coinages were valid only within u
certain restricted area, and this is the
case with the present issue at Mar
seille, which has nc value outside the
city limits.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

When Washington goes out to skate the population of the city appears to
be made Up of a tremendous number of very pretty girls. That is an inter
esdng proposition to start off with. Wherever there is ice there is also Mabel
and Maud and Clarisse and all the rest followed pershSenuy by a large mob
of very sporylookng and proficient youths who really thnA they have gone
out to skate-but who are following the eternal feminine as bnndy and as
sav1shly IS did their parents long before them.
with wall flowers at dances and upper bGths on hot nights o trains, and
who's skating career seems o be limited to teaching two very heavy ladies
how to do the simplest maneuvers n ice. With a heavy beauty on either
side of him, his whole afternoon is spent In falling first on N and then or
the other, varied only when oe or both of them fall o him. III
The Chevy Chase and zooponds have what seems to be the Bhme croN4
continuously through the few days of skating in Washington, but wheneveF
the basin freezes over, then. indeed, is the Washington skater in the seventh
heaven of delight And when the river itself offers a safe journey to the
skater who would go from the aqueduct to the Long brdge-wen, all
other skating fades into insigniGcance.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Had Reason to Know.

"Ah, me-" sighed the successful
nan who was revisiting the old village
school, show time does dyI Thirty
years ago l sat In this very front seat,
and it seems to me as If it were but
yesterday. II I am not very much
mistaken, you'll find my initials carved
on the desk" They're there, right
enough" said the present occupant of
the seat. II got whipped for doing It
just because my initials happened to
be the same as yours"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
stamps spread Disease.

Experiments in the laboratories of
the University of Pennsylvania es-
tablish the fact that postage stamps
do carry germs, and may therefore
be classed as a dlsease-spreading dan
ger. In 48 tests out of a total of 80,
bacteria were found. The fact that
In only two cases were the germs of
a malignant type does not lessen In
any degree the danger that Turks In
wetting the gum with the tongue.s
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

bake and cook in the same unequaed style that is known only to her kind.
The daughter of al African princess and a Nuban nobeman is the regal
lineage O which Regina Taylor boosted when she received the prize for hay
ing seem the longest service under n mistress. She has been a servant for
Mrs. j. Il. Macais for 81 years. Regina sang a song in Spanish. Robert
Allen received the prize for being the male servant who "a the longest
service under nj master. He has been In the residence of William NJ. Calf
for 60 years.
Miss Flora Briggs led the singing o. "Cary Me Back to Ole Vrginny"
AS the old servants, many of whom were born slaves Joined in the singing
tears streamed from their eyes,"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

the patient or ut the home of the Mu-
tang, or at some shrine or temple
called tang, dedicated to some spirits,
which are seen on the hillsides in no
rea. If, as is occasionally the case, the
Mutang belongs to a noble family, she
- a'Io"cu oE h'F IalhllE TO ply her
'i."e o""! ~ '''' CIV" NouSe, iHoSe
I"'V" i've an" 'V''H>"'E o.ei'hSS' u
,"e V'lV''o"S i PeIlo'ineu oH 'le Mu
'""7 /" iei Wv" "ouSe VI 1T Nv '""7'
Her equipment consists OF Il num-
per or dresses some OF them very cost
ly; u drum shaped like an hourglass'
Il copper gong a copper roo with small
oells or tlnklers suspended from 1t oy
copper chains; n pair OF telescoping
baskets; strips of silk n paper BAN
ners which hoat around her as she
dances; fans, umbrellas; wands and
'niaseS VI men anu anill"lS'
The paraphernalla OF the sorceress
Or eNorclst was acquired Tor the unit
ed STATES NATIONAL museum hroug
the agency OF the late W.. w. Hockhill,
formerly envoy EXTRAORDINARY n min
lister plenlpotehtlary OF the united
states to emma ana Is now exhibited
IN the section OF historic rellglonS In
the III bulldihS OF the museum.
Healing the Sick.
"The service of the Mutang most in
demand is the healing of the sick" con-
tinued Doctor CasanOwicz. IF a sick
man believes that his distemper has
been caused by a spirit. he sends to
the Mutang to describe the symptoms
and learn what spirit is doing mischief.
The Mutang may declare the name of
the spirit without going to the pa
TENTS house. or NAV saw that she
must see rhe patient first. On retain
ing her fee she names a fortunate
day for the which will he
performed either Mt her house or shrine
or at the patients house.
"The nerformonce Of a cor+oir COR
oorasS ra,ortad tool, nloca boforo Enc
onor door of tho sicl, mon,s house In
an ,,cIosod snoco within Witch v,aro
toh1os Iador Nth food ond daIioooios
Tbroo ola u.,,,on oo-oounaniod 80 A.,
tong t,,o 10 tbom hao+Ina Ioroo bour.
gIoss-sbonod drums Will tLa tbird
cIosbad s,.n,hoIs Tho soroorass eooad
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

$1,000; without the walls" about 81
800; In 1901 (census) the population
OF the city was 128,129; the outer
ring. l55,334; Greater London, Lila
644; In 1874, ''city," 123'563; outer
ring, 2S6,O67; Greater London, 2,258,-
pa. The extraordinary growth Of Lon.
don did not begin until the middle OF
the nineteenth century.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

appropriation bill for the traditional
horse-drawn carriages used by mem
bers of the presidents official family.
The secretary asked for a $4,000 ma
chine. The house scaled the allowance
to $4,000.
When he gets his motor car the
secretary of states pair of sleek bays
will be relegated to the depleted
equine market. 1t may be expected
that other cabinet officers will follow
the premier's lead. The passing of
the cabinet carriages will be regretted
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

Mendoza, Argentina, has 10000 peo-
pie.
All Seattle (Wash.) city employees
may get a Saturday half-holiday next
summer.
Richmond Va.) labor forward
campaign will continue throughout
the winter.
Recently invented stuffed animals
for children have skins that can be
removed and washed.
Iron ore is found in almost every
Chinese province, but 1t is mined exI
| tensively in only a few.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

meeting with the upper Potomac park
development.
These, in brief, were the sugges-
tions made to the national park con-
ference by a. B. Casselman, as the
next stage in the development Of
Washington's park system.
Mr.. Casselman, an employee of
the interior department, has made a
prolonged study of the scenic beauties
of the Potomac, with a view to adapt
ing a park plan to make them Access
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
MUCH IN LITTLE

British women are taking up the
culture of herbs.
A building trades council has been
organized at Clarksburg, w. Va.
Coal miners in Georgia have re-
ceived a ten per cent increase in pay.
Civic employees at Toronto, Can,
have a minimum wage of 80 cents an
hour.
An oil workers trade council has
been formed In the oil fields Of Okla
homa
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

Ci6ht SSoiS oru I SiShly' II Is d City
turned loose on its very small parcel
of ice to enjoy in the pleasant, crisp
air all the carnival spirit that Jack
Frost will allow in this southern lati-
tude. Only a few hours journey to
the north will bring one to a re-
gion where Ice skating lasts for days
at a time-often for weeks.
The pretty little lake out a Chevy
Chase has the reputation of freezing
first, with the water of the pelican
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

TO THE natives of Korea, the
world is ]populouS with active
and malevOlent beings who are
ready at any moment to fall
upon them in wrath, according to a
statement made. by DR.. l. NJ. Casano-
wicz, assistant curator Of old world
archaeology of the United States Ma
tioual museum, concerning the para
phernalia of n Korean SorceresS now
deposited in the museum collections.
Doctor Casanowicz says the Koreans
believe that these beings or spirits
haunt every tree, mountain and wa
%tercOurse; are on every roof, fireplace
and beam, and infest ever their Chin
neys, living rooms and kitchens; that
they beset them at home and waylay
them when abroad. They seem to be
everywhere at all times and make
their lives miserable. To their influe-
ence the Koreans attribute every i'll,
all bad luck. official m~alevOlence. loss
of power or position, and especially
sickness; demons, consisting of self
existent malicious spirits and spirits
Of departed impoverished persons who
died in distress, and spirits whose ma
lures are partly kindly, which include
the ghosts of prosperous and good peo-
pie, but even the latter appear to be
easily offended and extraordinarily ca
PRECIOUS.
Two Glasses of Sorcerers.
To cope with these two forms of
spirits and be assured of a little peace
and quiet, the Koreans have two
classes of sorcerers, or, as they call
them, "shamans :" the Pansu and the
Mutang. Both classes are mediators
between the people and the spirits, but
they bear little relation to each other.
The former are "fortune-tellers," and
the latter, tie "deceiving crowd" or
bad lot" In this connection, Doctor
CasanOwicz said:
The Office of the Pansu is restrict
ed to blind men, perhaps owing to the
common belief among primitive peo-
Piles that those who have been de-
prived of physical sight have been Civ
en- an inner spiritual vision. The Mu-
tang is always a woman. generally
from the lower classes and of bad re-
pute, and her calling is considered the
very lowest in the social scale. While
the Pansu is, as it were, born or made
by dint of his loss of eyesight, the Mu-
tang enters upon her office in conse-
quence of a supernatural CALL con-
sisting in the assurance of demoniacal
possession, the demon being supposed
to have become her double and to have
superimpoSed his personality upon
hers.
Pansu Is Master of Spirits.
1.-THE Pansu acts as master of he
spirits, having gained by his potent
formula and ritual an ascendancy over
them. By his spells he can direct
them. The Mutang is supposed to be
able to influence them with her friend
ship with them. She has to pray to
them and 0 a them to go. By her per-
formances she puts herself en- rapport
with the spirits and is able to ascer-
tain their will and to name the ran
som for which they will release the
victim who is under torment.
"More varied than the functions of
the Pansu are the PUBLICATIONS and
propitiatiOns, called kauts or kuts, per-
formed by the Mutang. The kaut may
be carried out either at the house Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
A Marnlnn.

you limit your conversation to an
occasional COO" commented the eagle.
The dove admitted the fact.
swell, you'll have to talk a great
deal more than that II you hope to keep
up your reputation as a peace pro-
moter."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

Figures as to the medieval popula-
Con of London are mostly mere guess
work. The following, however, are
based upon careful calculations 1880,
123,034; 1895, 152,478; 1851, AGO.
900. In 1850 the population of Lon
don, within the walls" was about
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

D. many Washingtonians who have taken a sort of pride in the prancing
steeds which transport the various secretaries o their official errands. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the first chief executive to discard the White House
teams when he purchased a limousine now doing taxcab duty here.
Subsequently President Taft drove a n unusual bargain with a n exclusive
automobile concern by which he obtained three big cars at n annual cost
of only $500, with new crsf furnished every year. The same agreement is
still in force, and the manufacturer, although he is lot allowed to advertise
to alter the contract.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Her Boast.

"She's always Dragging about her
husband"
what does she say1"
"She says he's the biggest chump In
town."-Detroit Free Press.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

OIUDs, WIFI IIt pIIlts WtTt UWuTutU
in the domestic servants contest.
She was awarded a diploma and
first prize of $40 for having served the
most number of years as a servant in
one family. She is now in the house
of George Clifford Boarman, and has
been in the Boarman family since she
was n child.
Theresa was brought downtown in
an automobile t. receive her prize.
and she said that it was the first time
that she was south of NJ street in 40
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24

"when the police reached the stolen
deserted automobile the engine was
still running"
"Yes. and SO are the thleyes.H
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Natural Result.

'The car / was travelling In was
t~eiescoped in the collision"
'what happened thenr'
81 saw stars"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
When the Residents Of the Capital Go Skating

VIZ ASHINGTON o ice is a very giddy Washington. 1t is not the Washing
made diplomats, but a grand, whfrHng gliding Washington If youngsters from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
81 NATIONALT
CApITAL AFFAIpS
Cabinet Coachmen Fear Intrusion Of Automobile

w ASHINGToN-Haf a dozen n nor veteran coachmen in the cabinet
w set viewed with no little repidation Secretary of State Lansngs move
to have automobiles substituted in the legislative. executive and judicial
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Boulevards Along the Potomac River Are Advocated
these ~boulevards.

A BOULEVARD on both sides of the Potomac river from Washington to
n Great Falls. A bridge across the Potomac at Great Falls connecting
these bouIevards: A boulevard from Mashington south to Mt Vernon. con-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-24
Aged Servants in Washington Are Awarded Prizes

III AvING lived in Washington for 81 years and lot having been downtown
seven years old, as revealed at a meeting of the Federation of Womenns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11

OWNER wants to seli or trade an apart.
mcnt house with . guaranteed rental S375
per month; Phone S5ss:R
BEAUfIfUL home On Moth Denver; price
$1,000. tsrMs. PAsas 1SSA n. J. 6lass
= O. ever Palsse Shsolss.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11
REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE.
Md@m Glass Residence
Property


detail Fuis
$4,000
For
south side FulsHe heating plant living
$l8,500
nd
high home
smal
erty Of purchase zen
$13,5OO
For residence
floors
plant
$3.50
decorating fulsize
$1,000
Six room bungalow small
$500
Brand from
$4,75O
Six
$4,50O
In Tulsa and
homes in
Vacant lots in all the the best locations
the city from $3.50
BLAl[R IBROTHIIERS
S2s UNITY BUILDING
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
FARMS FOR SALE OR RENT.

SMALL MISSOURI FARM
$40 cash and 81 monthly, NO interest oil
taxes: highly productive land: close TO thre,
big markets. Write for photographs and
full inform alton. Munger, A.l26, Y. Lii,
Bldg, Kansas City, No.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11

a half story homes on South Cheyenne,
eight rooms and sleeping porch, two bath
iAlss ,rS
wants quarters, east front. terms. Phone
1894. N. J. Glass 4 Co. Rooms two and
three, over Palace theater.
Mr.. WORKING NAN $25o cash and $40
cred, fireplace full.sile lot, q dandy good
little home, and win sell this week for
$1,000 Phone 1894. N. J. Glass h Co.,
Rooms two and three, over Palace thsater:
5000 CASH and S25 per month buys three.
two years, lot 5ox1&0; will sell this week
for sf,l0o. Phone 1884. N. J. Glass 4
Co, Rooms two and three, over Palace
theater.
room modern bungalow, near Fifteenth
and close TO Morningsids; price $4,000;
1894 NJ. J. Glass 4 Co, Room. two and
three, over Palace theater.
FOR sALE-on south side, four large rooms
and bath, screencd.in porch, on corner
lot can be boushS this week for 50, 500,
better act quietly. Soc ]. q. Reddin, $40.
81 Mayo Bldg. Phone e69i or 1oSa.
sAoo CASH and sss per month buys five.
rSG% ,S,'Is SA s4.s r PhoS: Ssnds soSSd
J. Glass & Co. Rooms two and three, over
Palace theater.
FOR SALE-Closelin five.rocm modern
house; $500 will handle; price $2,so0; .
good location; can you beat ~ See J. q.
Rcddin, 52o.52l Mayo Bldg. Phone 669l
or t0i2.
FOR sALE--At a bargain, thsec. room house,
:. extra lot wal, fruit one block from car
line. IL blocks from post office; saS0 will
handle, balance gao . month. Phone aosi
or A0<2.
Iy1R SAIE-(,ood tvo.story aev.n.room
homo. basement. cistern, cement garage
for two cars, close In, west side; $1,000,
y, 500 cash, $50 . month. Phone 50.
~, 500 win buy pretty one and half story
bungalow. on South Carson. Phone 1884.
N. J, Glass 3 o., Rooms two aud three.
over Palace theater,
FOR sALE-By owner, nifty five.room
bungalow, mantle. basement east front.
South Boston. walking distance. Phone
aS7l.J
OWNER wanis to seli or trade an apart.
mont house with . guaranteed rental e375
per month. Phone <bss.R
BEAUTIfuL home On Moth Denver; price
$1,000. tsrms pksns 1884 N. J. 6isss
- d ever Palace thsstss.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11
REAL ESTATE.

~ you have either vacant or improved
property In West Tulsa that you wish 70
sell list IL with us - We are having calls
for this properly every day. Can Haskins.
l009.J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
7wirlers' Battle Won By Leading PeLs
B0rons Fighting Pelicans
 Boldly; Crackers Here NeTt

Unless the dashing @ Barons can brace and defeat the leading New Orleans Pelicans in today's concluding game in the Crescent City. the duty of stopping the Pels' mad rush will fall to some other worthy organization in the Southern league. The Barons have locked horns with the Pels twice and on each occasion they have suffered defeat.
 The Barons invaded New Orleans con- fident of victory. The Pels had a record of seven straight victories and they have run it to nine at the expense of the To- calls. Moleys men, by losing the game Sunday and remaining idle Monday while the Atlanta Crackers were winning, fell into third place in the league standing. They still occupy that position.
 New Orleans newspapers are certainly praising the Barons, however. They all say the Pels must better the Moleys if they expect to cop the gonfalon. The fighting spirit of the men individually is highly praised and defeat don't come so hard when it is known that a good opinion is heinz formed of the fellows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16

Local wrestling fans are looking for
 ward joyfully to the contest to be staged
 at the Jefferson theatre Friday between Representatives sof two nations for the wrestling honors of both. John Freberg,
 Swede champion, will meet Paul Raas,
 Swiss champion, at S:30 o'clock. F. J.
 Parry, the popular Birmingham referee,
 will officiate at the match.
 The Swede comes to Birmingham with a string of victories that would make a Gotch envious. Paul Raas, in his own
 country, is hailed as one of the great
 est wrestlers of all time, and the match
 Friday night promises to be one of the
 most thrilling Birmingham fans have had an opportunity to witness.
 Freberg stands 6 feet ? inches in his stocking feet and tips the scales at 225 pounds He is mass of muscle, trained to a fine point, and on edge for the match. From the camp of Raas comes | word that he, too, is feet 2 inches tall but he has shade the better of the
 match in the matter of weight, topping the scales to the tune of 23o pounds. 1 Raas will go into the squared cir Gle" for Switzerland. He has beater the best man his country could bring I forward to meet him Ferberg will g into the ring for Sweden. He, too, has placed to the mat the shoulders of tht best man his country could find. Eacf man will be prepared to defend the name of his own country. and each man vii struggle with the best that is in hin | to uphold the traditions of his land. The men are superbly matched and il | is not anticipated that either will achieve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-16
Enthusiastic Cr0Wd Expected
 To Witness Friday s Match

victory within less than two hours time. Freberg has a little secret which he
 will spring on his opponent, if the tales
 of newspaper men who have seen him
 working the east are to be believed. The sturdy Swede has been mastering a new
 hold which has invariably slapped to
 the mat his working partners. He is
 planning to use this on Raas if the op-
 portunity presents itself, and one of the
 best little things he does is make op-
 portunities come forward when in a
 match.
 Quiet hovers about the training camp of Raas. He is quiet, but is working
 hard every day. He says little about
 what he proposes to do, and his train CTS are talking still less. Raas says he is determined to win the match; that the honors he won in Switzerland will not be taken by a Swede. and he is mak- ling every possible preliminary effort to
 the end that the match go his way. 'I am going into the ring prepared to win" said Freberg, confidently. 1T do not anticipate an easy time winning, but I shall certainly put forth my best ef- fort and believe can put my oppo- nent's shoulders to the mat"