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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11

The services were followed by a
banquet in honor of the council and
Rev. Tut. The banquet program was
as follows:
Instrumental ...... Miss Denia Major
Toast. ......... Mrs. Anna Hammond
From Married Ladies' Club
instrumental SEQ. Miss Alberta Duke
Toast. ....... Miss Elizabeth Smith
Culture Club.
Voice. Mrs. F. G. Monday
Toast. VIM. Robinson
Deacon's Board.
Voice. John Harris
Toast. Mrs. +. Z. oCok
Sunday School.
Voice. Mrs. Matte Green
Toast. ....... Lieut.. S. H. Shumaker
The Church.
After remarks by the pastor Rev.
Duke, the banquet was brought to a
close by singing "Star-Spangled Ban
ner," led by the Culture Club Choir.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
NOTICE..

This is to that Alfred
Rivers has resigned his position as
manager of the Afro-American EN-
ployment Co. For good positions at
best wages, call the Afro-American In
vestment & Employment Company.
Phones Bell East 1872; Home East 8O2.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
OFFICERS OF GRAND COMMAND
cry, X. 7.
Missouri and Jurisdiction
1918,

w. G. Mosely, R. E. e. c., Kansas
City, Mo.
]. w. Beard, v. E. G. c., st. Louis,
Mo.
G w. Lewis, E. G. G., St. Louis, Mo.
c. Brassfield, E. G., Captain Gen
eral, Kansas City, Mo.
w. A. Ashley, E. G. P, st. Louis,
Mo.
j. H. Kenner, E. G., Treasurer, Mar
shall, Mo.
]. t. Cannon, E. G., Recorder, st.
Louis, Mo.
George A. Johnson, E. G. s.. W.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Benjamin F. Graves, E. G. j. W. st.
Joseph, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
kANsAs cITY. KAN. CHURCHES.

kANSA9 CITY, RANs
Church OF the Ascension Episcopal
Third and Stewart, Kansas City, kans.
First "A. M. e. Church, Sth and NED:
Eighth St. Baptist Church. Sth ana
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and
Washington.
S' 81 Pau 4. M e. Church. slst and
First Baptist Church, 9Th and Net.
King Solomon Baptist Cnnrcn' sso Ano
ssumdaro A. M. q. Church, Quindaro.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Rose
NJ z. Church, sth md Oakland
second Baptist Church, z4th and RUDY.
Wcciey Chapel NJ r.. los 6hesgnees
i3slhH A. nj. n. Church. hoseoais- 1An.
,T,,EernacIs baptist Church. 76e Muncie
Hlsd., xrmGtEon9, Ksn4- hev. d, nor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION

T. G.. McCampbell, President.
e. B. Thompson, Vice President.
W. H. Washington, Treasurer.
S. H. P. Edwards, Secretary.
Board Of Directors:
N. W, Jordan. s. Myers,
W. u. Brown. Z. s. Baker,
w. r. Patterson.R V. Adkins,
2. r. Francis. Richard Harris
Geo johnson, X. Fulor1gnL
Meets second and fourth Tuesday
In each month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
CLOSING EXERCISES
WESTERN UN University
ING MAY 9Th AND EXTENDING TO THURSDAY, MAY
is, 1918,

10, 1918.
Monday, May 6, 8 p. M-voice Recital
Tuesday, May z 8 P. M-Orchestra Rectal.
Wednesday May {, 8 P. M-Graduating Recital, Misses Broadus and
Jones.
Thursday, May g, 8 P. M-Exercises by the Theological Department.
Sunday, May ~, 8 p. M-Baccalaureate Sermon by Bishop H. B.
Parks, DID.
73o P. M.-Address to Religious and Literary Societies.
Monday, May 10, 8 p. M-Class night Exercises by Glass of 1918. Play.
Tuesday, May "A, 10 A. M-Meetng of the State Board of Trustees.
Exhibits in all departments.
8 P. M-Indusrial Demonstration.
P. M-Field Day Games. Tennis Tourney.
Wednesday, May is, 10 A. M-Meeting of the University Board of
Trustees. Exhibits in all departments.
100 p. M-Fied Day Games. Prize Drills.
500 P. M-Oratorical Contest. Gold and Silver Prize.
$3.50 P. M-Address to Alumni Association by Prof G. B. Buster,
Sumner High School, Kansas City, Kansas.
Exercises. Address to Graduates.
To all of these exercises the general public is invited.
SHELTON FRENCH, Vice President.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-11
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER,
r, A, M,

Missouri and Jurisdiction, 1918.
T. G. McCampbell, G.. q. p Qutn-
daro, Kans.
A. L. Thomas, D. G. H. P, Jeffer-
son City, Mo.
]. P. Moffett, G.. King, Sedalia, Mo.
S. A. May, G. Scribe, st. Louis, Mo.
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty,
Mo.
E. S. Baker, G. Secretary, Kansas
City, Mo.
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A. F. and A. M. Mo.
Jurisdiction
OfflcArA-1e1L


w. ". F1eldst Cameron, Mo, Grand
Master.
c. c. Clark, st. Louis, Mo-, Dep.
Grand Master.
Ernest Boone, louisiana, No, Senior
Grand Warden.
1. H. Bradbury, st. Louis, NO.
Junior. Grand Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Mo, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. W. K. Love, Kansas City,
Grand Secretary.
Nelson c.. Crews, Kansas City, Re
lief Secretary.
E. G.. Lacey, Kansas City, G. L.
LIST District.
E. ]. Cooper, Mexico, Mo-, G. L.,
End District.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Navy League
Notes

The ladies knitting for the
Navy League are doing valiant.
~, giving willingly of their
time and labor so that our BOYS
may be kept warm. Having
been allowed to furnish our
own ooys with knitted gar
ments our work has recently
all gone to them. We sent "a
box to Admission, GALA, and
within the past ten days sent
boz of SO sweaters and 80
scarfs to Homer Adams a t
Camp Lee, who will see that
our Southwest Virginia BOYS
have first choice. OF late we
have equipped the following
boys upon their departure with
a set OF knitted garments:
John Allen Goodloe, Roy
Banks, Earl Willis, Walter
Nickles and Harry lessee.
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Red Cross
Notes

The Work Room made ship
ment January Sth, to Washing.
ton. d. G..
Roda Branch sent: 32S pillow
cases, rs shirts
Stonega Branch sent:-24 ia
bic clothes, 90 napkins, SO pair
of bed sheets. 10 aightingales,
~ dozen Xxi congresses, 1870
dozen AKA sponges.
lnman Branch sent:-34
nightingales, 10 towels, 81 dish
towels, > dozen Xxi congresses.
keokee Branch sent:-3 pair
pajamas, , hospital bed shirts.
Appalachia Branch sent
l0i Napkins / operating gowns,
4 operating caps, operating
helmets, IA pair of pillow cases.
Big Stone Gap Branch sent:
% bed shirts,S operating gowns,
10 pairs or operating socks, 3
bath robes, pair of pillow
cases. SO dozen AKA spongcs, 5
dozen of 3 inch outing flannel
oaiudSes, uOIeu y lnCn CrinO-
line bandages, III triangular
bandages. 50 abdominal banda
ges, l3 many tailed bandages,
II four tailed bandages, 10 com
fort bags.
The Work Room will be open
Wednesday from 9 n. IN. till 4
y. m, and Saturday from 1880
to 1 p. IN. instead of toGp IN.
Do not wait to be invited to
work but volunteer and every
woman and girl in town should
come and do her bit.
If we do not have more
workers we will have to close
the work room. Keeping it
clean and the fire going ia cx-
peusive and it will not pay to
open it for only few women.
Surely we do not want to stop
this good work.
Come aud bring your friends.
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Train Service Cut Down.

The curtailmeut in train ser.
vice has already begun and will
go steadily forward until il ia
reduced to the minimum that
is necessary for the carrying
on of essential business. \
number Of fast trains ont of
Roanoke have been discontin-
ued and others will follow. The
chair car out of Norton made
IT'S last run on Sunday last, and
II Is understood that the train
between Norton and Bluefield
which arrives here ut one-fifty
IN the afternoon will be discon.
tinued after the 18th OF thu
month. All pullmans, an d
chair cars are off all over the
country and travel for pleasure
is being discouraged in every
way. 1t is likely if the war
continues long, every one will
have to obtain II permit TO tras
OF over the railroads and only
urgent necessity will enable any
one to obtain such permit
Norton Progress.
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British Summary OF Captures
And Losses In War

London, Jan. lO.-1he war
office has issued summary of
tho British captures and losses
III the war during 1917. The
total captures on all fronts num-
bcred li4,5ii prisoners and ISL
guns. The losses numbered
2s,379 prisoners and 1866 guns.
The items include:
Western theatre ~, 1871 pris !.
oners; 81 guns captured, and
27,20O prisoners and 1863 guns
lost.
Palestine 1856 prisoners aud
los guns captured.
Mesopotamia 1914 prisoners
and l2i guns captured.
No guns We're lost in any
theatre except the Western.
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RegisteredMen
May Be Indicted into Air
Service

While men registered under
the selective-service law are
not being acceptt d at recruiting
office for enlistment in the
Aviation Section of the Signal
Corps, they may be indicted
voluntarily into service by their
local boards ii they are physi-
cally fit, sufficiently skilled
and not required to fill The cur
rent draft quota, They will be
sent to Camp Kelly, Tex, for
distribution into trades, train
ing, and formation into squad
rons, with ranks and salaries
running from $50 q month as
private to $Sl a month as mas
ter signal electrician, food and
quarters provided by the Gov
ernment.
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it is OF the books. The neces.
sary volume is in sight, and in
process of being closed. AS n
matter Of fact. its volume is so
great that several of the more
active banks, if permitted TO
continue their present rate of
growth, will be able to begin
the repayment of the Govern
mcnt subscriptions TO their stock
inside of Is months.
"The business of the banks is
similar to that of life insurance
or fire Insurance company, which
invests money to get profitable
business OF its books. The cost
of getting this business has to be
paid before the resulting profits
begin to come in. To Judge of
the proiitablcness of their bust
ness by operations to date is like
asking a farmer who took posses
sion of a farm i'll October to give
a statement of receipts and cx-
penditures in May. Naturally,
his statement would show all
outgo and no income. 1t will
be remembered that similar crit
icisms were directed at the Fed
eral Reserve Banks towards the
close of their first year.
"We are advised that the next
move Of those who are seeking to
break the system down will be
to institute II suit contesting the
constitntionality of the Farm
Loan Act. The purpose of this
suit will be TO alarm investors
who already bought bonds, and
to dissuadc others from buying
them. There is not the slight
est reason to fear it, however.
The constitutionulity of the Act
has already been passed upon by
- -''''tHt pciicldl VI we
United States, and by former
Supreme Court Justice Hughes,
who examined it critically for n
group of banking houses who
were not willing to recommend
the bonds to their clients with.
out disinterested opinion from
eminent counsel of their own
selection. The system is 50
strong, and its administration is
of such paramount importance to
the agricultural development OF
the country, that attacks upon il
are bound TO fail. 1t is only
proper however that this warn.
ing should be given, in order
that the farmers and all friend.
of the system should grasp The
sinister purpose that is behind
these attacks
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Boy Scout
Notes
Scout Carl knight, Editor. j

Next week the Boy Scouts of
America will begin their work
as dispatch bearer for h e
United States Government.
Boys, your Uncle Sam wants
some work done In hurry and
this particular work the Boy
Scouts can do better than most
any other organization.
During the week beginning
Jan. 20th Scouts will distribute
literature that will reach at
least eight million people. They
viii have special crrdential
cards showing their authority.
The following letter from the
President gives the commission:
The White House
Washington
December, 5. 1917
Dear Mr.. Livingstone:
desire to entrust the Boy
Scouts of America with a new
and important commission, to
make them the government
dispatch bearers III carrying to
the homes of their community
the pamphlets on the war pre-
pared by the Committee on Pub
lie Information The excellent
service performed by the Boy
Scouts in the past encourages
me to believe that this new
task will be cheertully dis
charged.
Sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
VIZ Col IL. Livingston, Presi.
lent.
National Council, Boy Scouts
Of America,
Washington, d. G.
Thus the Boy Scouts viii have
The high responsibility of car
rying To every home tho mes
sage of their Government con
corning the war and the cause
our Army and Navy ia defend
lhS NptHinR COulu Oe more
important than the task they
NOW assume.
The Scout Oath in part isl
promise to do my duty to my
Country. Now that duty is
plan and every Scout will fol
low the slogum.
Every Scout TO Boost Amcri-
ca, as "a Government Dispatch
Bearer.
On Ed sth next, the Scout
or99Htzuuon will be eight years
old, and on that day there " i'll
be u fitting celebration to which
all parents aud friends of the
Scouts viii toe invited There
will be speeches Of intert 81 &
all and an insight of Scout nc.
tlvitles given to the public.
Watch the Boy Scout Notes
IN the Post for further particn-
lars
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The Department of Agricul
ture is urging poultry raising
TO increase the food supply. ~
bulletin "Back Yard Poultry
Keeping" has been issued, and
may be secured without cost by
application to the division of
publications, Department of
Agriculture.
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To The Chairman OF all
Chapters:

~ 'Vi'o"iuS tcieRTuul from
Henry p. Davidson, Chairman
of the Red Cross War Council,
has just been received by the
Hon. Henry White, Manager of
the Potomic Division, a. II. O.:
"In congratulating you on all
your efforts for the Red Cross
and iii extending my personal
wishes for a Happy New Year
may | request that the follow
ing message be considered as
sent to you personally and oil
clally and through you to all
the Chapters aud members of
the Red Cross in your territory.
Please also give this message
To the press and such other
publicity rs you may consider
worth while:
The latest reports available
indicate that tn Z Christmas
Drive for ten million new mem.
bers for the American Red
Cross has resulted in the add
ton of fully sixteen million
names to it's rolls. The number
added to the more than six
million members before Christ
mas Campaign makes the total
present enrolment fully twenty
two million, This is Il magniii-
cent fact, an expression not
alone of the patriotism but of
the tine sympathy and idealism
of the whole American people.
The Red Cross War Council
congratulates and welcomes
every new member of h g
American Red Cross. Like.
wise it congratulates the oil
GERS and old members of the
| Organization who have been
unstlntedly of their time aud
effort 10 make this Membership
Campaign success. But the
wonderful achievement of en-
rolling one fifth of the entire
population of the United States
az Members of the Red Cross is
less triumph that is "A call 10
greater service. The Red Cross
is not merely humanitarian
organization seperate aud dis
tinct from others, but it il th,.
modified heart aud spirit of the
whole American people The
Americau Red Cross is carr, ing
a message OF love and synpa
thy to American soldiers and
sailors and To the troops and
civilian population Of our allies
IN all parts of the world II is
seeking TO alleviate the suffer
ing incident to the war. IL il
seeking to shorten the war and
1t is seeking to lay a foundation
for II more enduring peace " hen
the war is over AS we stand
on the threshold OF a new year
IN this hour of worlds TRACED,
there can be but one thought il
tile minds of the twenty-five,
million members of the Ameri
can Red Cross and that ia to
serve ana sacrifice as never be
! fore"
MIR. White begs mo to send
this to you with his compli
ments and tie request that il
the message has not already
been published in your loca
papers IL be transmitted &c
them at your earliest conven.
fence.
Yours very truly,
j. III PURDY.
Director, Bureau of Publicity
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Mines Put Out
OF Business
DAMAGE to Appalachian Pow
er and Light Company, at
Roanoke, Stops Work in
Coal Mines In the
Two Yireinias!

Two Vireinias!
Damage done last week to
the AppalachiaPower aud Light
Company, Mt Roanoke, has re
suited in suspended operations
in approximately fifty coal
mines IN Virginia aud West
Virginia, which circumstance,
coming during the present crit
ical shortage in fuel, has en-
gagged the reconsideration of
the authorities at Washington.
10 partly remedy the damage
done MIR. Richard Hancock,
chairman of the local fuel com
mission at Lyuchburg, has sug.
gested Il scheme whereby min
ers rendered idle in properties
where operations have been
closed down may be rendered
useful by being transferred to
mines IN other sections. This
idea impressed STATE Fuel AID.
ministrator Byrd so favorably
that he at once communicated
II TO the department of the Fed
eral Fuel Administrator, DR..
Garfield. 1t is thought proba
bic that the plan will be acted
on, not only in Virginia, hut
that ii may be adopted in other
sections and other stntcs.
The coal shortage in Virginia
is very acute, which is true OF
practically every state in the
Union. Labor troubles and rail.
road congestion have helped 10
emphasize this unfortunate
condition. In o m sections
of Virginia the fuel situation is
serious, and every section rigid
economy is imperative.
The government, through its
state fuel administrators, is AT.
tempting TO impress upon the
people of the states of the grave
necessity for conserving ana
for saving coal. The severity
of the winter in the New Eng
land states and in the far Nurtb
West has resulted in great SUI.
terlng by reason of the alarm
ing dearth of fuel. Compare.
lively speaking Virginia has
Jared well, although we are
still in the very beginning OF
the winter season, which prom
lses to be unusually severe.
Every shovelful of coal saved
IN u home adds Is the fuel sun
ply of the nation. There are
many million families in the
United States. The saving of
shovelful of coal Il day for
one family would mean little;
but for II million families this
would mean much. The gov
eminent is sending forth from
Washington two slogans for the.
people and the coal consumers
of America. One is to unload
and to keep coal ears moving;
the other is to save that shovel.
full of coal a day for Uncle Sam
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
New Members Get Important
Places.

In the organization Of the
House ofDelegatcs at Richmond
@. Henry Harmon of TaZewell
and Dickinson, was placed on
the committee of Agriculture
and Mining, one of the most
important committees of the
House. Probably new member
was ever given bigger commit
tee place.
Roland e. Chase of Dicken
son and Wise was selected as
minority floor leader, and was
placed on the committee of
Privileges and Elections and
G. Claude Bond, of Scott, was
put on the committee on courts
of Justice. All these are ex.
ceedingly important commit
tees. Courts of Justice will e
especially important this
session in as much as il will
have the consideration of the
New Code. The republicans
were given better committee
assignments this year than
usual.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Farm Loan
Board

SSueu Dy pccTctuIy w. W.
sMcAdoo, Chairman of the Board,
5on Dec. oath 1917:
"From the time Of the passage
s OF the Farm Loan Acta majority
! of the private agencies engaged
I in the farm loan business have
appreciated its advantages, and
are about to ask Congress for
some minor amendments to the
Act which will justify their be-
coming members of the System
rs Joint Stock Land Banks. A
very large majority of country
bankers throughout the States
have also appreciated the advan-
tages of the new loan system TO
the rural communities and are
heartily i'll favor of it.
"Thcre has always been, how
ever, small minority of farm
loan men and country bankers
bitterly opposed 10 it, and these
interests have been waiting for
an opportunity to attack it.
Knowing perfectly the condi-
tons under which the business
is done, they now think they
have found their coveted oppor-
tunity to attack the system.
Their first step has been to insti-
gate call fora report of The
condition of the twelve Federal
Land Banks.
"0rdinarily such institutions
are provided with surplus to
absorb the expenses of the first
year, but under the act of Con
gress each one of these banks
was started six or eight months
ago with $T50,0O0 capital ana
no surplus. They were obliged
to pay out their organization cx-
penses, including furniture, sta
tionary, etc. They were obliged
to organize their Office force and
To employ and nay ouproisnrs Ia
eppraise the farms Of The nnnli-
cants for lonns They were nlso
obliged TO create 4 LcGol Denort.
ment, 10 examine the titles Of
applicants. For at least six
months, they were paying out
money continuously, with scarce
ly dollar Of receipts. On No.
vembcr Ist, they had TO nay SIX
months interest ON the bonds
they had sold. They are nov
just beginning to receive Tho.
first payments on the loans they
have made. Under these copdi-
lions, each Bank necessarily
shows what is technically called
"an impairment of capital''
The average Compartments So
called, is 6 per cent. but this
does not actually impair The
strength or the soivency of the
Banks, particularly as they have
received from Farm Loan Asso-
Citations subscriptions TO addi-
tional stock III excess of 81, 800, :
900, so that their actual capital
is about 81 900, 900 greater than
it was when they started. Every.
body knew that this would be
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

Christmas gifts for the expe-
dictionary forces aggregated 600
tons. Hundreds of thousands
OF pounds of turkeys, purchas-
ed in eastern markets and re.
frlgrated on the chips, together
with great quantities of Gran.
berries, sweetpotatoes, d
mincemeat went to the forces
overseas. In the United States
every camp was supplied with
fresh turkey and he usual
Christmas accessories.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

There are indications that
Mr.. Hooyer's efforts will even
tualiy bring flour on speaking
terms with the people,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

FOR RENT.-A first class
eight room house in Big Stone
Gap. See II: l.. Cummings or
address Il. H. Bruce, Norton.
- Ut
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Class One Men will Not Be
Given War Commissions

Washington. Jan. l0.-Draft
men placed in class of the Sc
lection service will not be given
commissions in the non com
Blatant arms of the service un
der a resolution adopted by the
War Council and approved to-
day by Secretary Baker. 1t is
the announced purpose of the
War Department to draw fight
ing men from the class of regis
trants and the department. is
said to be determined to pre-
vent further inroads upon the
Nations fighting material for
staff positions, unless there is
substantial reasons for excep-
ton in individual cases due to
special qualifications of the
men involved.
ther expansion OF h
commissioned personnel of the
non-cambatant arms will be
made by drawing from men in
the deferred classes where
young men are needed.
w. $. Burchett and daughter
Miss Golden and Mr.. and Mrs
Gay Muncey, of Wallins Greek
passed through Pennington
Saturday evening enroute to
Turkey Cove to attend the bur.
iai of their daughter and sister,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Slemp, who died at
Big Stone Gap early Saturday
morning Pennington Cores
pendent Appalachia Progress
sive.