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Loving All the Gay
Things in Life, He
Cheerfully Gave
Them Up to Bear
the Hardships of a
Soldier-His Fads
and Fancies

country between each picture. Flo
was very shsky about IL all and not
little distressed, but finally he cot
what he thought he had been sent
for and flew home, radiant with the
satisfaction of a Job well done.
THE next morning his command
ing officer sent for him and said:
castle, did you take these pio-
turesT Vernon salutcd him in true
soldier fashion and said. Yes, sir
with great pride in his voice, eNpect-
Ing to have something pinned on
his chest Then, To his surprise
and disappointment the officer tore
up the pictures and told Vernon
they were hopelesly out of focus
crooked and worthless He used
rather strong language and left no
doubt in Vernon's mind about the
failure OF his little expedition over
the German lines.
Then he demanded to know why
vernon hadn't done better. BY this
time Vernon, thorouehly humbled.
explained that they had been firing
on him pretty heavily and that he
had been forced to abandon His
course very often because of tho
bursting SHELLS, This, it seems, was
the worst thing he could have said
HIS squadron commander was q
D man or boundlesS courage. He
knew no fear; he HAD attracted a
great deal of attention because of
his bravery in flying, and he had
only contempt for those who adj
lh!tted the slightest fear. All this
Vernon learned afterward from his
fellow fiiers.
He Makes Good.
He told me that he felt much
like child, who. having been Sc
verely punished, hopes to be run
over in the street so that his par
ents may feel truly sorry for their
cruel harsh treatment. He got into
MS machine very hurt and angry.
but determined that he should not
De sneered at a second time. and
so nying low in a straight line over
the German front and never way-
ering in his course Though ON
such missions the fiier Is supposed
to circle around after each picture
10 make II more difficult for tina
gunners below he took his TWENTY
Tour pictures all over again, rIy-
Ing hits OF shell tore holes in the
planes OF his machine, one bit went
through the collar OF his coat, and
finally his rudder was so badly
ripped away that he had great diff
nculty in landing.
u doubt II on this trip he over
heard the guns booming, for his
mind was so determined and his
heart so wounded. When ne landed
his machine told the story, ANA the
splendid pictures he turned in wers
proof OF his courage. The pret.
TEST part OF this little story is thar
his commanding officer and he be-
came fast friends from then on. II
was he who finally sent Vernon 10
Canada after he had had a bad fan
In France. for fear something
might happen to him"
A considerable part OF Mrs. CASTLE,
memoir Is taken up with her husband,
etters to her. They tell of the Incl
Gents or an army airman's life an,
OF his combats, &c. Ru
mainly they tell his wife how much h,
Owed her, and although she has nm
ished them II would seem not Far shor
of sacrilssei to reprint them In mi,
place. s-s--s = - ,.'.'
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| with an opportunity to try out as cab.
aret dancers in the Cafe de Paris
With their try out the wondrous tide OF
the Castless success turned and began
to come in.
HeydRy OF the Castles.
The inside of the Castle heyday in
New York, and then. by way of their
book on dancing and their tour, ex
tended throughout the country, rs mar
rated enterlainingly; we remember
these things from outside SO we'll.
Sans Souci," Castles in the Air"
Castles by the Sea" at Long Beach
and the rest of it. all figure in the
book, with, a wealth of anecdote and
| incident.
While VIC We're living at Man
hasset Vernon took up polo and
the showing of German sheepdogs
He played polo with his wonted
enthusiasm and fearlessneSs. He
liked all games except cricket, OF
which he complains in one OF his
, letters from the training camp in
England. Cricket he thought a
shade worse than baseball
ne never Dttdlflb II fenldTKaDl0
polo player. but he loved the game
and spent IA great deal OF time on
/ his ponies. His kennels of police
dogs gained some reputation. but
these with the exception OF Tell
Won Flugerad his very famous win
per of all field trials, were sold
when he gave up his profession to
go to war, He adored Tell. and
thought OF taking him with him,
but he feared that something might
happen to him and that there would
be no one 10 care for Tell out there
II he did. 1t was one of his greatest
Joys on being sent TO Canada as
an instructor to the Royal Flying
Corps that he could have Tell with
him again. Jeffry, his monkey, he
also had in Canada, and a little
paroquet l had given him because
he had taken such fancy to him
on one of his visits home.
mo one ever showed the patience
Vernon did In travelling back and
forth with his family OF pets. He
wasn't embarrassed at carrying
huge cages through railway sta
lions. and spent most OF his time
en- route in the baggage car"
Takes Monkey ON Flight.
Indeed Vernon Castles devotion to
his pets and theirs to him is one OF the
most appealing sides of his nature In
this revelation. Dogs and monkeys
especially monkeys We're his favorites
and when Mrs, Castle went TO London
10 be near the camp where he was
and he few across the Channel from
/ France
| ale arrived wrapped In a leather
| coat and many muiiiers From the
| INSIDE of his coat peeIed the comic
little face of monkey which was
| his mascot at the front. Vernon
picked him up in Paris at q Red
IT, Gross bazaar. No one else wanted
| 70 buy Nun. ana ne had looked 90
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with an opportunity to try out as cab
aret dancers in the Cafe de Paris.
With their try out the wondrous tide of
the Castless success turned and began
to come in.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

In announcing the publication of
Prof. Payne's latest contribution to
the literature of the Negro race, we
feel that we are announcing a book
that is destined to shape the future
destinies Of the race more than any
other recent book written of and
around the race problems.
Prof. Paynes untiring efforts for
many years in behalf of race better
ment and his methods of helping the
Negro of the South to help himself in
obtaining and maintaining his political
and social liberty are we'll known to
most of those who are abreast with
the deeply interested in the race pro-
paganda.
This volume is not only a brief his
tory of the Negro race in its relation
to the making of American history,
but is a dependable text on political
and social economy as well. The au-
thor has been a painstaking student
of all faction and factional disturb
ances or race troubles and race pre-
judices in all sections of the South
since emancipation. His analysis
have always ben clean, clear cut and
with a desire to indicate how best to
obtain justice to all. A glance over
the table of contents will show the
value of the text.
Bound in cloth. Price $1,50 prepaid.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
J. p. MAYNARD DEAD.

Kansas City was shocked to hear OF
the death last Tuesday of Sir James
P. Maynard Past Grand Chancellor and
Supreme Representative of the
Knights of Pythias. Mr.. Maynard was
about Go years of age and was well
known figure in this community. He
has been a Pythian for twenty seven
years and one Of the charter members
of Lily Lodge who will have charge
of the funeral. Doubtless Grand Chan
cellor Lloyd and many prominent Py-
thians throughout the jurisdiction
will attend the funeral which will be
held Sunday from either the Vine
street or the Second Baptist church
which had not been fully determined
as we go to press. He leaves a niece,
Mrs. Ora Braden of 2O12 Olive street
from whose home the funeral will be
held.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

ed with the willingness with which
many of the ministers, and the laity
responded The amount collected for
educational purposes we're one thous-
and dollars, which l learn was the
largest ever received in the Kansas
Conference.
The educational rally was preceded
by a stirring address by Governor
Henry j. Allen, who spoke on Chris
tian Education" The substance of
Governor Aliens address was honesty
and diligence; he dwelt largely on the
importance of people being just what
they should be, and, not given so much
to the practice of hypocrisy, that good
intentions must emanate from the
heart. and not just be simply pretense.
He urged upon the people the ad-
vantages of, the value of home owning,
pointing out that the owner of home
who was honest and had the proper
thought, would do more to further the
interests of the community in which
they lived, in that they will do more
to improve the envious thereof. The
address was we'll received.
Bishop H. B. Parks, counselled the
people that they give more literally
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
WAYNE MINOR POST OF THE
AMERICAN LEGION ORGANIZED.

Amid great enthusiasm and highly
manifested interest, the Wayne
Minor Post was organized at letter
held at the Soldiers and Sailors Ser
vice Club. Homer Roberts opened
the meeting with a fitting address
as to the object, scope and import
ance of such an organization. The
ex-service men all pledged their sup
port to the movement to make a rec
ord in increasing of the membership
of the Post. The spirit of the meet
ing was in harmony with the object
of the Post. Brotherhood and coop
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

Grafton standing out in bold relief as
the basic principles involved, epito-
MIXING the fact that Brotherhood is
no longer a phrase of high sounding
rhetoric but has become an estab-
lished fact in the opened heartsssof
Black men.
The following officers were duly
elected:
Homer Roberts, Post Commander.
H. F. Crutchfield, Vice. Commander.
VIM. Edwards, Post Adjutant.
Jack Driver, Post Finance Officer.
A: o. Mitchell, Post Historian.
j. NJ. Anderson, Post Chaplain.
The ex-service men had a great
"get-together" and the Organization
bids fair to become potent factor
in the affairs of our Race. Every
ex-service man should be present
next Sunday afternoon at the next
week in Jefferson City, Mo.
Note.-Wayne Minor, Kansas City's
first black boy to make the supreme
sacrifice.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
ALL HAIL MAYOR SMITH

Heroes are made in a moment
and only unexpected emereen-
cies bring out the real charac-
ter of some men who become
immortal. To the list of i'm
mortals which this country has
produced must be added the
name Of gallant and courageous
Mayor E. p. Smith Of Omaha
who had the courage to see his
duty and do it regardless of
consequences.
The Negroes of America ad-
mire Mayor Smith, not for his
protection of Negro criminal,
but for his decisive and deter
mined stand for law and order.
The vicious and unwarranted
assault made upon this chief
executive of his city by a law
less and vicious element should
cause the red blush of shame
to mount the cheeks Of every
ICdi SNUnCTlSdU III 1Ulo country
and it is but a foreWarning to
those in authority all over our
land that the anarchistie, law
defying, BolsheVistic element of
this country are paving the way
for the downfall of this boast.
ful, boasted Republic. The loss
Of two million dollar court
house, the sackins of business
houses, the wounding and maim-
ing Of guardians Of the law and
the destruction of homes means
nothing to this alien and law
defying element What they
need is to be showed into hell
from the end of high-powered
rifle or machine gun operated
by real red-bIooded Americans
and the sooner the better for
the peace and security Of our
country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

hear when they cannot see. So my
advice would be to all, not to straddle
the fence, but be honest, and frank
with everyone.
If l shall tear down my neighbor's
business, to build up my own, shall
not care for any business. No people
have ever builded successfully by tear
ing down; God has decreed that we
must build together, that the success
full ones must lift as they climb
And so it must be. But when | re-
fleet upon the inequalities of life,
often wonder that there are as many
successful as there are.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
DR.. pIsHLE RETURNS HOME.

DR.. J. E. Dibble, Kansas City. Mo-,
who spent several weeks in the city
en- route home from the National Med
ical Association, returned home last
week. A number who sought his med
ical advice and were benefited de.
sired him to hang out his shingle in
this city. but the doctor said he had
too good a practice at his home town.
He looked at some valuable property
for business purposes before leaving.
Chicago Defender.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
$1,000 Scholarships
for Negro Graduates.
(By the Associated Negro Press.)

(By the Associated Negro Press.)
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept 24.-Julius Ro-
senwald has offered six scholarships
of $1,000 each for Negro graduates
of American medical schools who de-
sire to take post graduate work in
pathology, bacteriology physiology,
pharmacology or physiological chem
istry, according to an announcement
made yesterday by the General Edu-
cation Board.
Appointments in 1920 will be made
by a committee comprising DR.. Will
liams H. Welch, Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health, chairman;
Dr.. Favil L. Edsall dean of the Har-
ward Medical School, and DR.. Victor
c. Vaughan, dean of the medical de-
partment, University of Michigan.
Abraham Flexner, secretary of the
General Education Board, will be sec
retary of the committee.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
THEY EeeEp SENATOR REED.

Down at Ardmore, Okla, the state
where they ran mayor and other city
officials out of Drumright, state that
is rochribbed Democratic and that
holds the same views upon the Negro
that Reed holds, or at least gives utter.
ance to, they rotten-egged the great
champion of white supremacy and
would not allow him to speak. And
this was Senator Reed, our "Jim," the
greatest "orator" of them all.
Shame, and more shame, surely, "a
prophet is without honor in his own
country"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
LEISURE HOUR REFLECTIONS
FROM A QUIET CORNER.
By Dennis S. Thompson.


Most people wake up regularly
every morning anywhere from five
O'Clock to eight. That is, part of them
wake. They rise, dress, eat breakfast
and begin the activities of the day.
They are no longer sleeping. And
yet there is good reason to think that
many Of them are not really awake.
Nature has been much more generous
with most of us than we realize. She
has endowed us with wealth that we
never use. The majority of people
have good enough brains but they are
too indolent to exert them. Their am
bition is asleep. Probably every nor
NAL person could do one thing excel
lently, but few ever get beyond the
"passable" stsge. Wake up. Waking
ND to the realization both of your pos
sibilities and deficiencies, will be a
great help. Wake up to the fact the
world has a place for you. Wake up
to the chance of being somebody, or
achieving something. 1t is mighty bad
to go through life like a sleepwalker.
Wake up.
The good we get out of the day de-
pends largely on the good we will put
into it. Our blessings are not con-
tained in the hours like bonbons in
box, but they grow out of them, un-
der proper cultivation, like seeds
planted in good soil Instead of wish
ing for blessings, you should make
them, keeping in mind the fact that
whatever you get out of life, will be
in direct proportion to what you put
into lit.
At the Kansas Annual Conference
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
JUDGE WEIGH DENIES STATE
MENT.
Kansas City, Mo-,
Sept. so, 1919.

Kansas City, Mo,
Sept so, 1919.
In the Kansas City Sun and Kan
sas City Call of last week a false
statement was made which l desire TO
correct. / wish to inform you that l
had nothing to do with articles, nor did
encourage any article to be written,
nor did l permit or sanction my name
to be used in the organization of the
proposed associated Democratic Club
as stated in the article signed by J. L..
Talton. l wish to state further that
have not recognized any Colored Club
other than the Negro Central Demo-
cratic Organization of Kansas City
and Jackson County Missouri.
CASIMIR WEIGH.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

Roosevelt Said: "Fear God and Defend Yourself"

to the support of Christian education.
"If we are ever to be anybody he
said, we must begin to give like the
white people, we must give big
money In saying this he made the
duty of every christian plain, emphas-
izing the great necessity at this time,
of the education of the heart, as well
as the hand, and the head.
am glad to see the people awaken
ing each year to the needs of Chris
tian education, and rising to meet the
emergencies. l hope to see the time
though, when the laity will give suffi-
cient support to the ministry, that we
may not have to trouble the general
public in our meetings for help in get
ting our educational money. Even in
the rural districts, where the church
membership is small, at this time, it
would be no great burden on each
member to give ten dollars each year
toward education.
There is need just now for more
educated and trained Christian work
ers; there are too many people old
and young being received, into the
churches, just to be burden and
care, to others, because they have not
been saved, and because they have
not studied the Bible, they will not
study it, and consequently they are
ignorant of their Christian duty.
An educated ministry at this time is
evident; but 1 do not think every man
who feels that he has been called to
the ministry should be ordained.
There should be kept in the laity some
of our most conspicuously successful
Christian workers in order that people
may have constantly before their
thought the truth that God calls them
and often calls them to preach as truly
as He calls the men who are ordain-
ed to the Christian ministry.
There is a time when more choice
young men should be entering the min
istry. There is loud call for conse-
Grated, we'll trained men in the pulpit,
but loud as is this call, important as
is this field of work, there is one even
louder, and that is for men who have
no call to the ministry to recognize
that this is just as truly a call to
preach the gospel, to tell their friends
and their neighbors how great things
the Lord hath done for them.
Some of the greatest achievements
in our whole enterprise of Christian
ity have been wrought in just this
way. and some of the largest triumphs
of the cross of Christ in the world are
still to be accomplished by those who
work among their friends.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
EVENT EXTRAORDINARY.

The presentation of the screen
: drama The Spreading Evil" at
Loves Vine Street Theatre be-
ginning Sunday night will estab-
+" lish a high water mark not reach
ed in a single Negro Theatre in
this City. This thrilling, gripping
tragedy of real life which cost
" thousands of dollars to produce
can be seen only at the best white
houses in this country and only at
Loves theatre where Colored peo-
pie may have an opportunity to
see it.
POSITIVELY NO CHILDREN AID
MITTED.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

= We will send the Sun anywhere
" in the United States from now
until January 1, 1920 for so cents.
Do you get the Sun? Call Bell
: Phone East 999, or write 1903 E.
18th street. Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
EoR SALE.

Come early and select your site for
your home at Seth and Topping. City
water and electric lights. H. b.
ALLEN.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

Mrs. w. H. Raynor of 2442 High
land Ave, is visiting friends in Han
nibal, Mo, this week
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

There are so many times that
hear some of our business people COM
planning that members of the race do
not patronize them, and in many in
stances / find this true a certain eX-
tent, but on the other hand If you will
inquire into the matter you will often
find the business man in fault. While
farmer stopped in with produce for
sale. The grocer said he might buy
If he could buy at his figures, and he
further explained that he always went
to the market and looked for farmers
that were compelled to dispose OF
their produce at sacrifice. why
make all of my money by buying from
fellows that run up against an over
stocked market" he said.
The farmer listened with awe while
the grocer told his story, and after
he had finished turned to him and
said: "Ob cohse you's a stranger tu
me my fr'nd, but rs su'tinly gwine tu
abbertiz' yo' tn cherry fa'mah whut
kum's intu dis Kansas City Mahkit
an sho' God is gwine tu do al kin
tn fre'se yo' out"
Business people should be careful
about what they say. So many times
we have entertained angels, and un
awares. The man that comes into
your place of business. blind in one
eye, and with the other shut, and a
linen duster on in the winter, is moi
always a ''Numskull," he will in any
event have ears and many times car
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
Officers.

A. V. MONHOLLAND, Pres
JOHN w. BAILEY, Vive Pres.
DIR. L. V. TILLMAN, Sec'y.
EDWARD MASON, Asst. Sec'y.
DR.. L. P. RICHARDSON, Treas.
Executive Committee.
DR.. VIM. ]. Thompkins, Chairman.
1st. Ward, Walter Pritchett.
2nd. Ward, Elmer Bean.
3rd. Ward, Edward Rathers.
4th. Ward. Earl Saunders.
5th. Ward, DR.. A. B. Bradberry.
9Th. Ward, Lemuel Shepherd.
7th. Ward, George Nichols.
Sth. Ward, John w. Bailey.
9th. Ward, o. ]. Brooks.
10th. Ward, Felix H. Payne.
18th. Ward, T. j. Bibbs.
18th. Ward, Lieut.. Homer B. Rob,
erts.
18th. Ward, VIM. H. Maupin.
14th. Ward, Dr. f. B. Ramsey.
10Th. Ward, George w. Martin.
10th. Ward, Jess Mason.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

Hear DR.. Burris A. Jenkins at Y.
M. C. A., Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

"The Spirit OF Douglass" Don't
miss II.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
FROM EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Of the Negro Central Democratic Or.
ganization.

The Negro Central Democratic Or
ganization is the only incorporated
Negro Organization in the state Hav-
ing a membership of over 1000 men,
bers, and has increased its member
ship. in new members 276 the past six
weeks, with a slogan for 5000 mem
bers for January 1920. In its ranks
peace and harmony reigns supreme,
1t is not organized for the purpose of
| fighting anyone in the Democratic
| Party, but we are organized for the
purpose of maintaining a continuous
| Democratic organization that would
promote and inculcate Democratic
principles 365 days in the year. We
therefore incourage, rather than dis
courage, Democratic clubs; in order
that this may be done our constitu-
tion provides for a chairman of each
ward and township whose duties are
to assist anyone in organizing and
forming Democratic Clubs. This has
been done to the satisfaction of those
who are upholding the principles of
Democracy. The more Clubs formed
the merrier We further feel that this
could be done without interfering or
jeopardizing the interest of any one.
We deplore anything that would
threaten the solidarity of Negro Demo
cracy. We meet the 1st Thursday
night in each month Our headquar,
ters are 1909 E. 18th Street.
Signed
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
convenes at Allen Chapel
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT $500 O'CLOCK, OCTOBER 8

which Sermon preached H.
Hggnsvile followed by Holy Communion
500 o'clock
Friday
Burris A Jenkins foremost citizen Kansas
City, speak Reconstruction Problems"
Hospital meeting Friday afternoon,
Missionary Society a Missionary
which all Missionary
especially invited
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04

At the Kansas Annual Conference
a few evenings since, during the edu-
cational rally, was greatly impress