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10 CITY MBEPENBENT, THE VOL. 1. Subscription $1.00 Per Annum KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MAY 14, 1915 NO. 38 The rowing Necessity for Hiore Space Demands an increase of Columns KANSAS FIRST A. M.

E. CHURCH. REV. SHANNON TO BE INSTALLED Ev Damon and lushing Hear Rev. Richardson Sunday in a Reply To President Wilson's Speech Pythias The Rev.

J. R. Richardson, pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, will preach a special sermon at 11 a. m.

Don't miss it; it's important, in more ways than one i Odd Fellows In Parade MANY COMPLIMENTS ALONG LINE OF MARCH. A New Magazine Out The Beacon Has Right-of-way in the Middle West Get Right With God! By O. E. Jones, St. Paul A.

M. Church. Lexington, Ky. Special to Independent: St Paul has just experienced a spir itual shaking up. It was a trembling time for Lexington.

Rev. R. A. Adams, D. of Kansas City, opened a religious campaign April 11-26.

Initial Stages. Flushed with victory at Charleston, W. the evangelist started with his characteristic vim against the strongholds of Satan. The initial services beginning in the Sunday school were very impressive, many of the young people declaring for Jesus Christ. Daily Progress.

To the surprise of some, this new man with a new idea insisted that men and women get religion, be con verted, renounce the devil. The ser mons were practical and powerful to the utter confusion of sinners. Each day the evangelist was in God's power and brought messages red hot for the altar. Back-sliders, unconverted of all ages, made their way to the altar, confessed their sins and gave themselves to God. Music.

The Gospel Choir of seventy voices added much to the occasion. The members caught the spirit of song and fted up their hearts to God. The evangelist assisted at times by Rev. F. Herman Gow, of Charleston, W.

led the singing, while Mrs. Lena Mar tin presided at the piano. The violin, claronet, organ, under the responsive touch of Prof. Fouse, Messrs. Duncan, Campbell and John son, Leland Snowden, and Mrs.

Susannah W. Jones added greatly to the oc casion. Ail to the Glory of God. Without attempting to carry favor of any class, the evangelist, one of the most forceful preachers of the A. M.

E. church, did wonderful service to the glory of God. These are reasons for his power. He is not a society man at all, but spends a part of each day in preaching and lecturing and' fast ing. Our good people nevertheless showed their Kentucky hospitality by many invitations, the good things left at the parsonage.

Dr. Mclnham, Rev. David, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Snow den entertained him in their homes.

taking a part with the lady of the parsonage. Special Lectures. Here lies the newness of this evan- geli-stical movement, not a new church whatever. The special lectures to separate classes, men, women and girls were profitable, that each group is still diking about them. They wre heart-talks to hearts a heart responsiveness.

Many of the most thought ful purchased his two masterful pam phlets, "Exhalted Manhood," and the Negro Girl." Chandler Normal school felt the touch of his work, thirty declaring for Jesus. Press The Ministerial Alliance, the press, men and women of the general church offered timely in praise of the work, and also thanking the pas- The services at the First A. M. E. church Sunday morning were very touchingly felt toy large audience present.

This being Mothers' day and many were noticed honoring their best earthly friend by wearing a carnation. The pastor. Dr. Ransom, preached' a special sermon for the occasion and it seemed to those who sat, listened and drank in, from this great fountain of eloquence that the Lord had given him a special messing lor Motners day sermon. At the close of this strong spiritual discourse Evangelist R.

A. Adams sang beautifully and feelingly "A Mother's Prayer." Two young women and three young men came forward and joined the church. Many had to go to the gallery at the morning service. Dr. Starks, of Ft.

Worth, Texas, delivered a strong sermon at the evening service. NITRATE DEPOSITS OF CHILE Many Things to Which the Users of the Supply Should Give Close Attention. The world's supply of nitrate, for use in the manufacture of fertilizers, explosives and other chemical products, Is now derived almost entirely from the deposits of sodium nitrate in northern Chile. These deposits are vast, as compared with any probable future demand and even the best efforts of a close monopoly supervised by the Chilean government, have not been able to do more than keep output and prices under some small degree of control. In ordinary times the Chilean deports can swamp any possible competitive Bupply, and in the past this has operated to prevent the development of small or less well located de posits elsewhere.

The Chilean deposits have, however, one marked defect which is brought Into prominence by the present Euro- more dlsastrous form in raarnf ft wn Wtwop'n tha United stales and any oower havine an active feet in the Pacific ocean. The defect is that the distribution of the output is entirely by sea, and that the steamers carrying the nitrate must make a long run along open coasts. We must, therefore, consider that nitrate, though the suddIv is more than ample. Is like ly to be entirely cut off under war1 conditions. In default of a supply of Chilean ni trate, a country would have to fall back upon either (a) local or other supplies of natural potash or soda nitrates, (b) nitrogen extracted from the air, or (c) nitrates manufactured from coal tar products.

All of these are technically feasible, and none are absolutely prohibitive as to cost under war conditions, though in normal times none of them can at present compete with the Chilean supply. Engineering Magazine. ALL RUN BY ELECTRICITY Labor-Saving Devices a Feature of House Exhibited at Panama-Pacific Exposition. Electrical labor-saving devices form one of the most interesting features of the manufacturers' exhibits at the Pan ama-Pacific exhibition. A novelty shown In this department is an all- electric house.

Many homes have been built and adapted to use electricity in as many ways as possible after construction, but the house exhibited has had the various features built In. Each room is equipped with labor-saving devices and electrically operated comforts. All the kitchen machinery, from potato peelers to the electric refrigerator, is motor driven. The dining room is arranged so as to show how light lunches can be pre pared on electric chafing dishes and stoves. In the rear of the house there is an electric workshop and a garage equipped with a battery recharging device for the electric automobile: Who Invented Khaki? The answer to the question, "Who Invented is not easy, al though we all know that the adoption of khaki by our army dates back to the South African war.

It will sur- prise most people, says the Liverpool Mercury, to be told that nearly fifty years ago a Liverpool celebrity advo cated something akin to khaki as the most serviceable color for the uniform of our troops. W. G. Herdman, the artist, andi author of "Ancient Liverpool," writing in 1869, condemned the red uniforms of the British and the white uniforms of the Austrian ar mies as the worst possible colors, hav ing regard to their visibility at long distances. He added, "If armies went into action clothed in a gray-green all over, head or cap and all, they could not be distinguished till close Rev.

S. W. Shannon, Georgia avenue, who has had charge of the Ed-wardsville Baptist church for the past few months will be installed as its shepherd this Sunday. Dr. W.

A. Bow-ren of the First Baptist church will perform the ceremony. WYANDOTTE BOOK STORE. There is one store in Kansas City, Kansas, that you can always find just what you are looking for when the season demands It This firm is the well known Wyandotte Book Store, at 712 Minnesota avenue. This being the season for; the various out door sports the athletes are found winding their way as often as possible the the baseball ground, lawn tennis court, race track, swimming pool, or even for a day's outing to a picnic.

So Mr. Cra mer, of this famous store has learned his long years of dealing with the public, just what the people want along these lines of outdoor amusements. This season you can find a much larger stock of athletic goods in this store than ever was carried in this large place of business. These goods are made from the best fac tories in the country, with iron clad guarantees. Everything for the athlete handled at the Wyandotte Book Store and are much cheaper than pre vious years.

THE ORPHAN'S HOME The Children's Orphans' Home is one of the institutions of ours that is very commendable to our people who are taking care of homeless, innocent little orphans. Our home at the cor ner of Washington and Ninth street, has been getting along fairly well, bm in the past few weeks there has been iiany more children brought to the home, which naturally adds more ex pense and takes more room so at this time there is great need of help to run this charitable institution. Our good citizens should not lose sight of the wants of these unfortunate little beings. Don't let us sit idly by, Christians, and see these children suf fer for the lack of duty. There are 28 now in the home.

ASSERTS TONSILS HAVE USE St Louis Physician Makes a Protest Against the Too Free Use of the Knife. Doctor Ewing, a St. Louis physician, has raised a voice of protest against the surgical propensity for the use of the knife on the tonsils. For a long time it was the vermiform appendix which was only in the way, but lately, owing perhaps to a growing incredulity in the public mind, surgery has turned more to the tonsil as the super fluous thing which is capable of doing a great deal of harm and absolutely incapable of doing any good. Doctor Ewing insists that the tonsils make a nesting place for the that class of good microbes which get Into the blood to fight great battles there with the bad microbes which infest our systems.

The ton sils, says Doctor Ewing, are recruiting stations at which the phagocyte armies are enlisted and from which they march away to fight for our lives. If we remove the tonsils out of the rising generation theorising generation may be left without phagocytes to. fight their battles for them, and will fall victims to the armies of evil microbes which will then attack them unresisted. Gambling at Monte Carlo. A Monte Carlo dlsoatch navn ram bling is rampant again after four and a half months of enforced Inactivity.

There is no gold or silver shining on the green cloth: ivory checks have taken their, places, but roulette and trente-et-quarante are going on at a tew tables. The revival, however, has not sufficed to restore the season's usual animation to the town. The ho tela are nearly empty FURNISHED ROOMS. Furnished rooms Fine clean fur nished rooms to good parties. Steam heat, bath, electric light Hot and cold $2.50 per week.

Eva- line Moss, 425 Nebraska Kansas City, THE NEGRO GIRL We havft a few more copies left of that- helpful and valuable book, "The Negro Girl" Only a few left at 50 cent per copy post I L. A. Adams, 1043 Ann St Kan sas City, Kan. -Electric Hair Combs You can get the best at Slaughters, corner Ninth and Everett ery Himite To Prepare for Multitude on Opening Day Patronage Will be Large OPENING DATE MAY 15TH, 1915. Rush-rush-rush! That is what is going on daily at the new park.

Carpenters, painters, electricians, laborers and park employees are rushing, as everything will be ready for the Grand Opening Saturday and Sunday, May 15th and 16th. Those who have not actually visited this park cannot realize what is in store for 'the Negroes in and near Kansas City. This park is the most complete amusement park in the country. Money has not been spared in the building. One thousand opera seats will be set in the next few days, in the coolest open theatre in Kansas City.

The hard wood maple floor is now going down on the dance floor. How does this sound for a reason t. "Meet me on the Highway." Capt "Lincoln Park Band," dedicating the Booker T. Washington band stand. This is the season's treat.

Willie Williams orchestra will furnish music for the dance. Remembei this floor will accommodate 200 couples at one time. Meet me on tie Highway and let us go up in the Ferris wheel and get a view of Kansas City from the sky, after which a few rides on the three-abreast Jumping Horse merry-go-round will be sure to please. The Bean Pole or High Striking machine, towers with its array of electric lights sixty feet into the air. As we stroll up Lincoln Highway after visitor the Water Dip and.

the Tnj to the Shooting Gallery, Baby Dodger, Penny Arcade, Photo Studio, Candy and Novelty Booth, Restaurant, Cane and Knife Rack, Fruit Stand, Pool Parlor, Palmist, Jewelry Display, Doll Rack, Mechanical Baseball Game and Ice Cream Parlor. With this done, having seen the free pictures and enjoyed the band and dance, we will again view the oil Dortrait of Lincoln and depart for home having completed a pleasant ev ening. Come again and bring your friends. Dr. Booker T.

Washington sends Ms regrets that he will be unable to be here for the opening, as he will be in New York City on that date. We wish to say that stock in the Lincoln Electric Park company may' still be secured at $1.00 per share by calling at the company's office, either Finance Building or Park. Park Motto: "Order at All times." NOTICE. C. M.

E. Church. Lamed, May 12. Notice to the pastors and visitors who contemplate attending the Kansas District and Sunday School Conven tion at Lamed, Kansas, would do me quite a favor to me a card and let me know how many you are ex pecting to bring with. you.

We are expecting Bishop M. F. Jamison, D.D., and Editor J. A. Ham- lett D.

with us We can care for all who come but can do so more con veniently by so doing. Address: REV. C. H. ANDERSON, 1012 Johnson St, Lat-ned, Kans.

Y. W. C. A. Miss Crantian Davis, instructor of Latin at Sumner high school, will be the speaker at vespers this Sunday at the association rooms at 3 o'clock.

All women are Invited to attend and to re main to the social tea at 4 o'clock. EDDIE ADKINSON HERE. Mr Eddie Adkinson, a former Kan- san and now with the Buckner Con cert company, was calling on friends a few days last week. Mr. Adkinson was In the choir at First A.

M. E. church Sunday morning and at the close of the service sang a solo which showed a highly cultivated voice. Moving Pictures at the Ozark lheatre Next Week First Time Shown Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. May 18th and, 19th, the public of the two Kansas Citys will have an opportunity and probably the only, one the most of them ever will have, to see one of the greatest moving picture plays that is operation.

This picture is said to be one of the highest priced produc tions being shown in the country. There are six thousand feet in six parts, in this most wonderful play. which shows in its completeness and gives the story of those two loyal friends, Damon and Pythias, "Man's Love for Man" is exemplified in this picture as no other. No K. P.

or Court member should miss these six thousand feet of the most wonderful picture of the aee. Not only ought the Sir Knights and the Calantheans see this play, but the general public as well. This reel is one of the most costly in the business and the most of the picture houses have had to charge 25c admission but the Ozark theatre at 2205 Vine street will put it on for the two days mentioned, 18th and 19th, next week, at 10c to all. This. the nn onra in your life to see this wonderful moving picture and the only time and place is next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ozark theatre, 2205 Vine street K.

C. Mo. High West Lodge No. 1, K. of Pj.

E. W. H. and the Court of Calanthe will have their annual sermon Sunday. May 23 at 2:30 at the First Baptist church, corner Fifth and Nebraska.

Rev. T. S. McMorris, D.D., of the Ninth Street M. E.

church, will preach the sermon. LINCOLN ELECTRIC PARK. The Lincoln Electric Park that near being completed in Kansas City. as an amusement and recreation place for our people to assemble for a day or an evening outing, when fin ished will be one of the prettiest and most modern parks in the city. The location is an ideal one, located near the corner of Nineteenth etreet, on Woodland avenue.

The company has neither spared money nor workmanship in its architectural plans. The frontage, which' is 150 feet with Its snowy white decorations, with Lincoln's likeness painted by real artists adorning either side of the main entrance, and the thousands of beautiful colored electric bulbs clustered in ar tistic designs, is one grand sight to the human eye. The color scheme is carried' out throughout the entire In side, everything being artistically in white. The promenade is 750 feet long and running parallel with the Tiany concessions. The Booker T.

Washington band stand is simply elegant In fact everything Is in the most up-to-date and attractive style. Mr. Earl Ridge, one of the city's big real estate dealers, is the principal promoter of this place of amusement for the colored people of the two cities. The Ridges are all known for their warm feeling toward the race and Earl, who is treasurer and general manager, has coursing through his veins that same old kind of Puritan blood of his ancestry: He comes ti the front and says as the negroes are barred from our public parks of amusement I will see (hat they have one of their own and not a cheap one either. So now he has it and the race are going to show their appreciation to Mr.

Ridge at the grand opening Saturday, May 15th, by filling Lincoln Electric Park to its full capacity. ELECTED DELEGATES. Dr. S. H.

Thompson of this city and Mr. T. W. Ganaway of Pratt was elected delegates to the general conference, which will meet in Philadelphia in May, 1916. Its one of the highest honors conferred on a lay member of the laity of the church.

The. electoral college was held this week at Ottawa, Kas. Ransom and Dr. S. H.

Thompson; attended the Electoral College this week at Ottawa, Kas. Dr. Thompson was the delegate sent by the First A. M. EL churc.r- 4t I) 9 I J'- HP Last Sunday afternoon demonstrated to the public that the Knights, of Pythias were not the only fraternal organization in the city.

The grand old order of Henry Odgen, the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, showed themselves in splendid form both in looks and number at their annual thanksgiving service last Sunday when the three orders, Partriarchie No. 147 and the Household of ladies, robed in white and the cute little juveniles marching behind the noted Imperial band1. Many old Friendship, Love and Truth Apex men were seen in line. The Partiarchie with their full dress and feathers looked good -as they always do, on occasions of kind and the boys stepped as proudly as they looked. Knights of Tabor Hall was their starting point and with a short parade marched to the First A.

M. E. church and there opened ranks, where the Households and the Juveniles were waiting, and marched into the church where they listened to that same eloquent speaker, who the K. Ps on the previous Sunday listened to, Rev. W.

Arthur Holmes, D.D., of the Metropolitan Baptist church, who preached their annual sermon. Attorney' Dorsey Green is Grand Master of the state and his address was only what the people know he is able to deliver. The regular anniversary program was carried out After the close of the exercises a parade of some length and attractiveness was given. There were many compliments to be heard by persons along the line of march. TO SHOW RAVAGES OF PEST "Potato Bug" of Immense Size Is One of the Attractions of the 'Frisco Exposition.

One of the novel attractions at the Panama-Pacific exposition is a model of a potato bug as big as a barn, lying on its back and kicking and sprawling with lifelike realism. Its object is tc show how the potato beetle performs its devastating work. The model, scientifically accurate, which is included among the thousands of working models in the vast Horticultural palace, measures 40 feet in length, 20 feet in width and 40 feel from the floor to its moving feet. The framework is covered with orange and black In imitation of the beetle's color ing. Its eyes, composed of multiple facets, form the windows and shew how the insect can see in a dozen di rections at once.

Of the three rooms inside the model one is used as a lecture hall, in which moving pictures show the scourge oi tht jtotato patch at work and explaio ho? it can be exterminated. Slav Farmers. The total number of Slavish farm operators in the United States, com posed chiefly of Poles, Bohemians and Slovaks, will largely exceed one hun dred thousand. This statement by an investigator of the bureau of immigration will surprise those who though, aware that the Slav newcom er has generally been reared on the small farms of Europe, are familial with him only as an unskilled laborer What is more, it Is believed that the Slovak farmers in Arkansas, the Bo hemians in Texas a widely scattered colony of over fifty thousand and the Slovaks of southern Virginia, should mcieaslngly act as a magnet to draw tc American lands the thousands oi immigrants who, return yearly to Invest their money at $400 the acre in their fatherlands. Concerning both the ability of the Slavs to farm intel ligently and their worth as citizens the report of the bureau leaves no doubt.

New York Evening Post. In the third1 year recital of piano at Western University on next Tuesday evening will he found on the program one of our home girls, Miss Bertha Smith, of 930 Oakland Ave. Miss Smith is the daughter of Iter, and Mrs! Dud ley Smith and while this is only her third year; she is quite an accomplish ed artist mm DR. C. ELIAS WINSTON Pounder and Editor of The Beacon, a monthly magazine which makes its debut in Kansas City, this months, twenty-four pages brimming full of information.

tor for bringing Dr. Adams to Lexington. One hundred fifteen souls were added to the Kingdom making at least 145 persons taking a stand for Jesus, renewing their covenant before St. Paul's altar since October. Monday night, April 26th, found the campaign closing with the rally song, "The Fight Is On." Begging him to remain, we were forced to say "Good-toye." Tues- day morning at 5 o'clock Mr.

Claugh-ton whirled him away in his large touring car to the depot where a few met him at that early hour, and waived him farewell. "To Him who loved us, and purchased us with his own blood, be glory and honor for evermore, world without end, Amen." A BEAUTY CONTEST. A beauty contest, moving pictures and' grand programme will be given at M. O. hall Tuesday night, June 1st, 1915.

Two prizes will be given the two ladies for receiving the highest number of votes. Anyone wishing to join in the contest, see Miss Daisy Whitfield, 1047 Everett avenue, K. K. Watch for names of contestants. Proceeds for the benefit of Ninth Street M.

E. church. I 3 Church to be erected in near future McMcrris, pastor yr i I Vi. Mi 1 121.3 I yi it The new 9th Street M. E.

under the leadership of Dr. T. S..