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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-14
NEGROES BEGIN TO
SEE NECESSITY OF
ORGANIZATION TO ~,
SECURE GUARANTEES

New York, May 14.-Negroes of
the United States are awakening to
the need for organization ito secure
them the guarantee and privileges of
citizenship at present denied them"
according to the annual report Of the
national association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People. made public
today. Throughout the country IS
new branches and 34,712 members,
largely colored. were added to the or
~ganization. or an increase of 375 per
cent in membership and more than
100 per cen in the number of
branches.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-14
WIRELESS WAS HARMFUL

London, May 14.-Whilo wireless
biography made it possible for Ger
man Zeppelin sqaadrons to approach
the English coast at night n often
raid London and other cities, it also
was their undoing. The British one
day captured a German ''listening-in''
set. and Immediately SO improved
upon it that the intelligence depart
ment had an instrument which picked
up the faintest earth currents and
magnified them by a valve amplifer..
Lieutenant Colonel A. &. T. Cusins
recently told the story to the institute
of electrical engineers
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-14
souRDoUGHs IN CONTROL

Anchorage Alaska. April 10.-(By
Mail.)-"Sourdoughs'' control civic
affairs in Anchorage, the youngest
town in the territory. In the, election
last fall to select seven property
owners to act as an advisory council
to the Alaskan engineering commits
sion in administration of townsite
business, six Of the seven elected
were members of the Pioneers Of
Alaska, Igloo No. is. In the recent
school election, all three members Of
the school board elected were Pho
neers who defeated four ~:"cheecha-
Co.'S"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-10

Mexican Neighbors"
Discussed AT Aid Meeting.

uexican Neignbors
Discussed At Aid Meeting.
Our Mexican Neighbors," were
discussed at the Monday meeting Of
the Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church. Mrs. King had charge of
the program. The business of the
society was handled by the president,
Mrs. J. G. Travis.
Letter of Thanks
For Barrel of Jelly.
A letter of thanks from Mrs.
Maude Mcclure, principal of the
Training School at Louisville, for q
barrel Of jelly, jams, and preserves
that Vas sent by the Woman's Mis-
sionary Societies of the First anG
Second Baptist churches to thai
school, was read by Mrs. Mossman
at the meeting of the Society on last
Monday afternoon at o'clock at the
Second Baptist church in West Paris
The ladies packed this barrel on las
Monday The appreciation of it mus
have been sincere as the thanks cam,
so promptly.
Mrs. Riley had charge of the pro
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-10

the MONDAY meeting at lHe pdrsoH-
age.
The president, Mrs. S. E. Oozatt,
had charge of the business meeting,
and short devotional service. Mrs.
o. X. Warmack was appointed dele |
gate to attend the District Confer
ence at Gleason on the Ia and 15 Of
this month. Plans and preparations
for the coming week of prayer of the
Methodist church were made. The
report on the work done by the la
dies on the quilts and comforts they
are making is splendid.
Paris People in Paducah.
Quite a number of Paris people
were in Paducah The latter part of
the past week to attend the fair and
shop. Among the number were DIR.
A. A. Oliver, Gus Flake, Irwin Kirk,
Robt. Trousdale, Mr.. Eaker and fam
lily, and T. B. Fairleigh.
o WiceI IN
The Laymen of the Presbyterian
church, and representatives from
adjoining churches of this denomina-
ton are to have meeting next Tues
day to discuss the business of the
churches. The ladies Of the local
Presbyterian church will serve them
with lunch, at this time.
Adjective Letter"
Feature OF Social Meeting.
A clever adjective letter" was a
feature of the social meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church held last Mon
day afternoon at the church, Mes
danes d. D. Davis and Alice Mitchell
as hostesses. The letter was suppos-
edly written to the wife of former
pastor, and contained laughable de-
scriptions and observations. Welsh
rarebit was served them.
The work of the afternoon was to
cut all manner of butterfys for the
coming butterfly bazaar, in Deem
Der.
Preparations have been made to
serve the men of the church and their
guests, with lunch, at their consulta-
ton of church affairs, on next Tues
day.
There were 3 visitors besides he
Is regular members present at the
meeting.
List your property with Bomar &
FRYER for quick sale. 32-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Mcfarland of
Mckenzie spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Luckey, Alden
street.
Mrs. Ed Tyler of Oak Hill was a
Tuesday shopper in Paris.
Mrs. Will Jones of Usage and Mrs
Matte Freeman of Paris who have
been the guests of relatives and
friends in Jackson and Martin, re-
turned to their respective homes on
Saturday.
BRAND NEW-Coulmbia gGrafo-
nola for sale. Used only shout 2
months. $125 machine, abopt $40
worth of records. Will sell II bar
gain, for $115. For further infor-
nation apply to c. c. MillS box 49,,
City. 2tpd
Mrs. H. C. McNeill returned Tues
day morning from several months
stay at Mackinac Island.
Miss Vivian Bright of Cottage
Grove was shopper in Paris Mon
day.
Mrs. Chas. White of Cottage Grove
was shopper in the city on Mon
day.
Good heavy yard wide brown do
nestle 18c. Best brown domestic
zoe.
32-2t Howard : & Jobe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Haynes spent
the week end in Henry with Mrs. Ben
Allen.
Miss Marie Bradford of Washing
ton, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Joe Gray, for the past
few days, returned to her home Sum-
day.
Mrs. Homer Starks is visiting in
Memphis this week.
Mrs. E. P. Orr is in Memphis this
week.
| Standard ginghams, 25c. Percales
zoe and soc.
32-2t Howard g. Jobe.
ass
Mr.. and Mrs. jap Bright and fami-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-10

gram. Mesdames Scobey, Mobiles,
Ross Rogers and Ed Barham had in
teresting talks on the subject: For
eign Mission Outlook"
The attendance was exceptionally
good.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-10
20 Present at
Methodist Missionary Meeting.

Methodist Missionary Meeting.
20 members in attendance at
Missionary Society.
The ladies of the First Methodist
church in making their assertion for
good missionary society have GER
tainly substantiated their claim, in
the matter of attendance, anyway, at
the Monday meeting at the parson-
age.
The president, Mrs. s. E. Oozatt,
had charge of the business meeting,
and short devotional service. Mrs.
o. X. Warmack was appointed dele
gate to attend the District Confer
ence at Gleason on the Ia and ID OF
this month. Plans and preparations
for the coming week of prayer OF the
Methodist church were made. The
report on the work done by the la
dies on the quilts and comforts they
are making is splendid.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-10
Domestics
Ginghan,s
Outings

Yard wide brown do
mestc, yard --------1Sc
Yard wide bleached do
| mestic, yard --------2Oc
27 inch good dress ging-
ham, yard ---------23c
| 200 pieces best fancy
bingham, yard ------3Oc
Best percales ------35c
Good shifting for work
/. shirts, yard --------25c
Best heavy blue shirt
ing, worth 40c., yd---3Oc
Outing flannel, big as
sortment of light and
| dark fancy and solid
colors, yard -------25c
Best grade outing, is
worth 40c., yard Doc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
EXPECT HEAVY CALLS
Ice Mission Workers Ask Gifts Now
That Funds Mny BE
Adequate.

Members Of the varied charities who
aid in the distribution of the money
given TO the Ice Mission each year have
expressed the opinion that calls upon
the fund are unusually heavy during
the month Of August. They urge that
donors give now. so that when tho hot
test time of the year comes round the
mission viii be able to meet the many
demands Of the poor upon il.
The charity workers who decide
where the ice and milk tickets shall
be given embrace visitors Of the AS
sociated Charities. visiting nurses.
nurses of the City Health Department.
workers of the Jewish Neighborhood
House, and colored charity visitors.
Roth sections Of the city-Richmond
and South Richmond-are visited by
those who seek to find families who
really need assistance. The funds are
carefully administered and made TO
do the greatest possible good TO the
largest number.
Each day gifts are sent to the Of
flee of The Times Dispatch for the Ice
Mission and the amount of the con-
tr!hution. with the donors name. in
cases where it ia not asked that II be
withheld. are printed. Amounts re-
ceived Sunday appear with Mondays
gifts in the issue OF Tuesday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
URGE CITIZEN DIPLOMAT
japanese Weekly Advises Reprcncntn-
tive mt Washington Should Not
BE Professional.

TOXIC. June 20.-The opinion gen
orally prevailing that Viscount Ishii
Will not return to Washington as Jap
anese ambassador, public attention is
centercd on the question of his sue
cessor. The Washington diplomatic
post is considered by Japanese TO be
the most important of ali.
In this connection the Herald of Asia
a leading Japanese weekly. which is
printed in English, suggest that Japan
adopt the American method and send a
great Japanese citizen rather than a
professional diplomat. II suggests the
names OF j. lnouyc. the president of the
Bank OF Japan: Baron Mitsui, Baron
lwasaki or Baron Shibusawa. and adds:
BY any one of these men the real
than by some champions Of her strictlv
trained diplomatic corps. The Amcri-
cans do not much believe in or an
preciate those versed in the wilcs of
diplomacy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
POLICE HERE ON LOOKOUT
FOR WASHINGTON JEWELRY
More Than $4,000 Worth Stolen by
Thief, Who Works Only In
Daytime.

ro:!cc here have been asked to keep
sharp lookout for jewelry valued a,
.er $4,000. which was recently stolen
ON Washington by what the depart
uent Glasses as one of the clevcrcst
fiat thieves" with whom it has ever
had 10 cope.
In the list OF articles forwarded to
Captain of Detectives Wright from
Washington is every conceivable ar
rttcle OF Jewelry, besides Liberty bonds
and many other things OF value There
are listed diamonds, pins, brooches and
rings OF unusual value, besides rubies.
pears and emeralds worth hundreds OF
dollars.
The thief who is described as being
neat. nattily dressed man with light
hair and blue eyes. is also said 10 have
committed a series of robberies i'm Bal
aimore. One of his pcculiarities is that
pc always works in the daytime, using
jimmy or false keys to gain entrance
sE-apartments which he means TO bur
Elartze, Dozens OF robberics in both
Ma3hinston and Baltimore are a,trib-
for his capture.
detestive from Washington is in
hlchmond now cooperating with de-
tectives. here on the robbery cases
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
MAYOR TO OUTLINE NEW
FIVE MILLION BOND ISSUE
Need for RAISING Additional Funds to
lie bnld before Committee
Tonight.

Outstanding among City Hall fea,,
lures this week will be the special
meeting OF the City Council Commit
tee on Finance at o'clock tonight. AT
partmental heads Will appear before
the committee and outline the need for
a bond issue. which is expected to
reach approximately S5,Ooo,0OO OF this
sum practically s2,00O.oo0 will be re-
CURED for the work of waliins-in
poses that this work be compl,,ed at
an early date from, the Locomotive
Works 10 the James River.
Among other matters which it is
proposed TO include in the bond issue
is the extension of the sewerage sys-
tenn into new territory. and the inn
provement of the gas plant. Neither
the gas plant nor The sewerage syS-
tenn has kept pace with the growth of
the city
the bond proposition extensive inn
provements at the First Market, the
erection Of new pavilion at Pine
Camp. and the building of stable in
the West End for the STRENGTHENING
Bureau.
Tonight the Claims Committee will
also meet. It's docket is brief and the
session is not expected TO be a lengthy
one. Heads of departments are sche
uled TO report to the committee on some
ella inns that have been flied against the
city.
Tomorrow night the Committee on
Finance holds another session. There
IL still a mass Of routine matters be-
fore the committee, and. in addition.
the committee is expected TO take up
the question of investigating the re-
cent rental increases in Richmond. The
Committee on Public Buildings. Prop
critics and Utilities will also hold
session tomorrow night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
Rirbn,ot,0 ainle$ ,pisps1trh
Heavy Men Seek
Mew Suit Styles
Hand Me-Doavn Models
1has Season Not to Lik-
1'eg of Hefty Citizens.

Indignation gambols up and down
the vertebrates OF hefty Richmonders
who. inspired with longing to encom-
hand-mc- downs of verdant texture
and design, find their fond homes
bl!ghtcd by lack OF nifty models. De-
siSners do not love fat man well
enough to dope clothes for him, SO he
has TO take what is left after the
skinny man gets his.
when contractors who saw their
way TO fame through bolts OF serge
and chiseling miles of buttonholes in
Palm Beach suits are called upot to
house human hippopotamus whose
pattern varies sharply from the ac-
ccpted standard models all their
genius fails to give the finished pro-
duct grace OF contour and the proper
pCise.
So sorrow clogs the think tanks of
the stout, uniquely modelled citizen as
he treads the pavement home swathed
In jeans two sizes less than necessary
around the diaphragm. but six inches
TOO abundant next the ankle.
Hence the new habit of the hefty
hsavyweights of draping themselves
in custom madcs. But this has more
disadvantages than the prodigal had
penitence when he beat it for home
after blowing his kale on the chorus
girls.
If. by chance. the misplaced chest
line bearer runs afoul OF barbed- wire
entanglements or otherwise is encour-
aged to put in somewhere for repairs,
he must either be rcSurveyed for his
emergency suit and wait until the
seams are calked to again emerge or
make himself prominent or jamb into
an atrocity too shameful for words.
Wholesalers are as puzzled as were
the chamhermaids in Noah's ark. One
been tr:ed-to put the matter up to
Lucille
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
MISSIONARY APPEALS CASE
Convicted In I<orcn and Fined SO In
Connection With Automobile
Accident.

SEOUL. KOREA. July 20.-The Rev.
appealed from the Judgment Of tbe
local court whereby Inc was fined the
equivalent of $50 for criminal care
icssness in accidentally causing the
death of his wife and a friend in AN
automobile accident The Judgment
stipulated that in default of payment
Mr. Bell must serve ten days impris-
onment
1t is understood that the friends of
Mr. Bell. who is engaged in mission
AIRY work, urged him TO fight the case
me accident occurred March &c at
an nnEuarded grade crossing when the
Seoui express ran down the automo-
bile which MIR. Bell WAS driving. Mrs
Bell and the Rev. Paul $. Crane, of
killed and the Rev. Robert Knox. Of
Galveston. Ten, a third passenger, was
injured finally losing an eye as a re-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
DIR. ROBERT BOsKER DIES
At HIS RESIDENCE HERE
Distinguished Richmond Physician
Passes Away After Illness Which
Lasted One Week.
DID MUCH TUBERCULAR WORK
Was Especially Interested In Pine
Camp Sanatorium Connected,
With Medical College of Virginia
for Nearly Twenty Years.

Dr. Robert S. Bosher. associate IN
medicine OF the Medical College of Vir-
ginia for nearly twenty years and one
Of the best-known physicians OF
richmond, died yesterday afternoon at
his home, East Franklin Street,
after an illness of only n week.
Dr.. Bosher was for,y-four years old
and unmarried. He was the son of
Matte l.. Bosher and the late Robert
). Bosher. He is survived by a
brother Lewis S. Bosher, and two sis
tiers. Mrs. George S. Brewster and Mrs.
Thomas w. Purcell. He was a
nephew of DR.. Lewis c. Bosher, of
Richmond.
Dr. Bosher received his academic
training at the University of Virginia.
His medical training was received at
the Medical College of Virginia. from
which he graduated in 1906. with ad-
ditional work in New York and Vienna
He was one of the founders of Stuart
Circle Hospital and member for many
medicine of that institution.
DR.. Bosher was best known. how
ever. for the tremendous amount Of
clinical work. which he did both IN
connection with the Medical College
dispensary and in the interest of the
one of the fathers of the antitubercu-
loais movement and a pioneer In the
establishments of tubercular clinics in
the State. He was especially interested
in Pine Camp. the tuberculosis sana-
torium.
The funeral will be from the resi-
dence at 1890 tomorrow morning.
Friends and relatives may attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
INCREASE TRAMWAY FARES
STlRS BRITISH Discomfort
Public Declares Increased Cont OF
Running Made Up of Grcntcr
Patronage.

LONDON, July Gothic question of
the increase in the tramway fares
and also those of the motor ombibuses
has caused widespread discomfort here
London and the suburban districts
have been raised more than 100 per
cent over those charged in prev i:
days
The result has been that public
opinion has been worked up to sucil
ar extent that nearly every DAY Lon
don members OF Parliament are ask
ing questions on the subject in the
House of Commons. and populations
are frequently seeking interviews
with the London County Council and
the omnibus companies concerned.
The first step toward the increase
was the abolition of the half-penny
fare. and latterly the reduction Of the
distances which could be traversed for
the penny fare.
The companies declare that the in
crease is necessary to meet the extra
expenses which have occurred by the
workmen's demands for shorter hours
ana more pay. The public alleges that
The additional cost of running is made
IN by the extra fares taken since hos
til;t!cs ended.
I'm interesting. sidelight on. this is
provided by the accounts of the Glas-
gov Corporation Tramwavs In the next
largest city TO London. The year that
'.'.s just closed has proved Il record
TO the city. Prior to the war the
try and have since been ma .ntained as
before. The revenue for fares for the
year 1883 totaled f1.500,OO0. an in
crease of fl23.000 over the year 1917-1S.
The number of passengers carried in
creased by over 100000 1t is stated
increase came from the half-pcnny
fares.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
MEADOWS MAN, HIT BY CAR.
81 DIES HERE FROM INJURIES
U. IT. Madison struck ny Interurh,n
on Seven Pines Lire Late
saturday Night.

u T. Madison, OF Meadows. Va. was
STRUCK by Seven Fines electric car
about midniGht Saturday night. and
suffered injuries which caused his
death few hours later. The accident
occurred neaE, stop u. Both Of Mead
ows!s legs .wStc by6kcn and he Was
sad 20 have suffered from internal
land springs. who WAS operating lie
car at the time of the accident, was
paced under arrest soon after the ar
cident, technical charged with invoi
untary manslaughter. Madison was
aaRen 10 the Grace Hospital here. but
a coroner,s jury headed by Coroner
TFuimer Fright, of Henrico County
viewed the body Al $40 T. NJ yester
day at Bliley's undertaking establish
ment' and adjourned until Tuesday
noon, when an inquest Will be held AZ
the Henrico County Court. CharreS
against Motornan Bottoms have been
SCI Tor nearing on the same date
tMadison's body was turned over ~ -; =
relatiHes yesterday evening
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
Haircuts Changed
BY Richmond Men
H1tn Ponepadoatr Went
ont When War Came
and "Chop" Is Gone.
Haircuts arc metamorphosing.

Haircuts arc metamorphosinE,
mere was time when even the
German pompadour," style Of hair
cutting affected by the Kaiser, Little
Willie" and Won Hindenburg-arch
Runs, all-and by thousands of their
satellites-was regarded with favor by
many of Richmond's male population
The war put at end to that. No real
two-fsted man of American birth
wanted TO look like n German" With
the mobilization of the army came the
popularity of new style of haircut
ting called variously haircut 'ItaIiano."
the Camp Lee chop" and the service
special. in which the hair was clipped
closely halfway up the crown, leaving
shock of long locks.
Now the males of Richmond are fast
taking up their old love, the straight
haircut which consists OF a gradua-
ton in cutting to conform with the
shape of the head and profile of the
individual
This is on the authority Of several
Richmond BARRIERS who have followed
the profession here for years.
Yes, we are coming back to the
safe and sane haircuts again." said
fads and were never very popular. OF
course. everybody knows why the
pompadour went out of style.
Nobody can tell you just why that
pose. though, that there must have
been some reason for it. probably TO
limit the hiding place OF that pesti-
ferrous little insect some called the
cootie. We never did have many calls
for that style of haircut, though. and
since most of our young men are out
of the service it's very rare now that
we ever have a request TO trim 'em up
like that. Every now and then some
one from way down South or down
on the Eastern Sho' drifts in who
wants neck shave.
People generally want a straight
haircut, with neatly trimmed side
locks and back and sort of shaping
up all around. It's certainly the most
becoming TO everybody"
Apropos of the change in haircut
ting. the BARRIERS declare that there
has been decided change in the mat
ter of mustaches. Not so long ago al
most every one who could sprout 4
few hairs on his upper lip was affect
ing lip decorations of some style. and
the Charlie Chaplin" was the rage
The Chaplin" has disappeared almost
the BARRIERS declare. and the
great majority of men who used to
wear mustachcs are now clean shaven.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-21
POLICE CLAIM NEGRO YOUTH
CONFESSES SHOOTING BAKER
John Green, Nineteen, Arrested NIX Sus-
pect In Robbery ON Saturday
Morning,

John Green, colored. nineteen years
of age. WAS arrested yesterday evening
by Patrolman Smith charged with be-
ing suspected of felony. According
to police. Green admits being one of
the negroes who held up and Shot p. s.
Crutchfeld Saturday morning at 4
o'clock a; a bakery located at II East
Leigh Street
Green. who gave his residence as
New York. was arrested when alleged
to have been trying the doors along
Seventh Street. Green asserted that
his companion was negro boy of six
teen years of age. and police are con-
hdent that they will be able TO locate
and arrest him today. That a third
negro was implicated in the robbery
was the statement of Green. police as
sert. one being employed to watch
while the others entered 10 rob the
shop.
After lengthy cross examination,
in which Green was said TO have re-
vealcd that one of the boys implicated
in the robbery, had only recently cs-
capped from the colored boys reforma-
tory here. he WAS confined to the First
District Police Station. Detective Ber-
tucci has been assigned TO the case