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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
LAWYER c.->H. GALLOWAY FOR
FRANCHISE.

To the Kansas City Sun:
The Metropolitan Street Railway
Company are asking the people of
Kansas City, Mo. to ratify contract
on July 2, which will enable them to
give adequate service, make extern
sions and put on it's tracks better
and more commodiouS cars Some of
us object to riding in cars that are
packed like sardines in boxes. What
is the reason for this? They have
not the money to buy more cars
Where is the money to come from?
1t must come from the East and the
financiers are not going to put their
money in a proposition that is alS
ready in the hands of receivers, but
in this contract their rights, as well
as those of the city, will be protect
ed. Several years ago | was against
the franchise, but at that time 1t was
not in the hands of receivers, but to-
day 1t is, and If this franchise will
help get it out, let us pull together.
We have lot of civic pride, and it
is embarrassing to Kansas Citians
when they are told by people of other
cities that they are not capable of
running their street car system. In
voting for the franchise. we are pro-
tecting the stockholders. Many of
them live In Kansas City, and have
done much to make Kansas City
good place to live in. Are you going
to be an enemy to the welfare of
Kansas City and keep out capital, or
would you rather assist her in rising
to those heights of prosperity and
contentment that other cities have
reached?
What does the passing Of this con-
tract mean? To my mind 1t means
more work for the laboring man, bet
ter cars, better times and more cars.
1t will be an encouragement and in
vitatlop to capital.
think 5 cents fare with universal
transfer in Missouri and Kansas is
all. that we could ask at this time.
and children from to IL years 21a
cents, and children under years ac-
companied by persons paying fares,
free. Would you rather pay scent
fare and have universal transfers or
pay cents without? Take Chicago.
e, 6. 1t is impossible to go from the
north side without paying an extra
fare. s
Let the Negroes look well before
they let the opportunity slip TO help
their city and incidentally help them
selves. HOW can you think OF voting
any other way than for the franchise
when you pass along the highway and
see scores OF Negroes working for
the street car company? We are
benefited either directly or indirectly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
MEANS YEARS OF STRIFE,
General Manager Young of Montgom-
cry Ward & Co. Gives His
View.

Speaking for himself and for what
he believes to be the best interests
of the 1000 employees of Montgomery
Ward & Co., the big mail order house
at Nineteenth and Campbell streets,
which is completing a plan costing
more than $1,OOO,OOO at st. John and
Belmont avenues, Andrew Young, gen
eral manager of the plant in Kansas
City, yesterday placed his hearty in
dorsement ON the street railway fran
chise.
Il realize that we do not want to
see the welfare of Kansas City dam
aged further" said Mr.. Young. mo
city can develop without adequate
street car service. My opinion is
that the mayor has obtained about
the best franchise possible for our
street car users. l also realize that
if this franchise does not carry 1t
means a foreclosure. If that should
occur 1t would cause a dismember-
ment of the lines, which then would
be operated individually without
transfers and the whole matter would
be tied up in the courts for years,
thereby seriously retarding the de-
yelopment of Kansas City.
Former Warning Recalled.
"This is something, l feel sure,
that no fair-minded man wants to see.
Kansas City already has been given
black eye from which it will suffer
for years to come. / know that some
persons scoff when one speaks of
foreclosure proceedings and probable
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the lines. oh,
they won't do that they say. Have
no fear, never worry, they won't do
that
"But / recall that when the fran
chise question was up in December,
1903, and the. people were told that
If the company could not obtain an
extension to its franchise to enable
1t TO borrow money to pay its debts,
1t would have to go into the hands
of receivers, these very same people
who now scott at the suggestion of a
franchise were Just as loud In saying
then, oh, have no fear. never worry,
there will be no receivers. That's
Just bluff. They won't do that
"But | recall that receivers were
appointed when the franchise failed
to carry, just as the people were
warned. Therefore, l have no reason
to doubt that foreclosure proceedings
would be pushed should this frar
! chise fail.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
Black Men, Vote For The Franchise and Better Kansas City

windows kept clean, broken gas
globe sreplaced, church opened at the
proper time-properly heated and
above all properly ventilated. A first
class janitor can paint, do carpenter
work or anything about q building for
the other race, why not for us? I'm
cleanliness was the one thing that
ever came up before the pure minded
Master in his association with men.
Whether flesh or soul this apparent
evil insinuated itself only to evoke
a devine demonstration of truths
power to cleanse and heal of all un-
cleanliness. Sometimes it was a man
with devil (evil) or a woman with
an unclean spirit Immoral tendency,
sometimes 1t was hypocrisy classed
as the Scribes and Pharisees all of
which Christ rebuked calling out the
evil and healing the unclean. Today
we are burdened with the same prob
lens and If we are to solve them
properly we must again "seek that
mind which was also in Christ Jesus"
We must cast out evil and the un-
clean spirit and rebuke the hypo-
crite for his or her great pretension
and little practice. The hypocrite
can be excluded largely from our
churches by the good people who will
insist on certain, qualifications for
every one making application for
membership. The unclean can be
cured by a demonstration of the
Christ spirit by ALL If the church
has not this power then it should
strive earnestly to gain it, that it is
needful is too apparent. And here
the writer cannot understand just
why we'll known buffet flat keepers
and their patrons-reVelers-d
able characters and other misfits
should be retained or admitted to the
congregation of the Lord" without |
at least some sign of reform or fit
ness. He does understand though |
that such a loose qualification as this
is not exclusive of any one, namely,
believe him with your heart and con-
fess him with your MOUTH which
anyone can do and stand still. How
often has the heart proven tickle?
Or the lips testified to a lie? We
like that scientific truth which OBJ
serves: ''By their fruits ye shall know
them,'' and so it has been down the
countless ages. If you love me keep
my commandments" is rigid but not
unattainable. And there is elevation
in trying. The fact that we are able
to keep one or several of the COM
mandments signifies the possibility
of keeping them all. This much no
one has lost anything trying to realize
their highest import.
BY all means we should reach out
after higher spiritual things. If we
can sacrifice and struggle for a fine
church edifice and sixteen hundred
dollar organ surely we can make some
unusual efforts in reaching out for
more spirit We don't truly sacrifice
til we lay our selfish and material
thoughts upon the altar of truth.
When we do this see a brighter day
appearing with Truths morning star
revealing itself in the heavens and
illumining the worlds horizon with
nobler rays Of light as it issues from
it's vast darkness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

cial life; the history and record of
which stand as an open book to the
public.
For four years Kansas City has
been embarrassed before the world
because her commercial interests
We're thrown in chaotic state as a
result of false representations to the
people by the Kansas City Star. Let
us as race take a retrospective view
and ask ourselves: can we rely on
what the Kansas City Star says in
regard to any proposition?
The Metropolitan Street Railway
Company employ 600 Negroes daily
with payroll amounting to $500 per
week which represents $390,000 per
annum as salaries to my people.
The Kansas iCty Star employs two
Negroes to load the heavy paper
trucks at $3.50 per week each which
amounts to $1,000 per annum.
The Armour Packing Co. employs
2,aco men, 25 per cent of this number
are Negroes and there is a constant
demand for unlimited Negro labor at
the packing plant. Mr.. Charles w.
Armour, the president of this firm, is
the stockholder of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Co. 1t was he as one
of the members of the hospital and
health board that made it possible for
the Negro nurses and internes to be
placed in the old city hospital. II is
the Armour interest in Chicago that
make possible the existence of Provi-
dent hospital, the pride of the Negroes
of Chicago. During the existence of
Douglass hospital in Kansas City,
kas., Mr.. Armour has lent valuable
aid to it's support. might go on
speaking Of the pension list Of old
Negroes who get not only their fam
lily provisions weekly but their pay
as we'll, but space will not permit the
same.
On the other hand, may we ask
what has Mr.. William R. Nelson, edi.
tor of the Kansas City Star, done for
the Negro?
Is this not most splendid oppor-
tunity for us as a race to show
gratitude to those who make 1t pos
sible for us to succeed?
| do believe my people are ever
grateful to those who help US to make
our opportunities better. do believe
there Is in the heart of every Negro
in Kansas City that racial pride
which makes him keenly responsible
to that desire to take advantage OF
this occasion and show Mr.. Armour
that you want to return your appre-
citation in support and loyalty to him
and that institution which has made
possible many Of our home necessi-
ties.
With the same undaunted courage
which is a characteristic Of our race
go to the polls on July z with your
$500 votes in the same spirit as you
did last April when you elected
Henry L. Jost mayor of Kansas City.
Pay your debt of gratitude and there
by make Kansas City great big place
in which to live.
DIR. VIM. J. THoMPKINS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
Or. Vim. J. TOmpklns Speaks
His Views on the Pending Franchise Con-
TInclng and Unanswsrahis.

In taking a position on public af-
fairs, my first interest has always
been for the welfare of Kansas City's
minority, my people the black folk.
Relative to the Metropolitan Street
Railway Franchise 1 have taken
position only after careful investiga-
tion from a standpoint of civic pride
and racial interest.
I shall not attempt to go into all
Of the details of the franchise for
this has been done by the city ex-
perts and has been adopted by the up
per and lower house of the city coun-
Gil and has been endorsed a sane
business proposition by the CONNER
cial Club; that body of men who
guard and control the destiny of Kan
sas City's present and future CONNER
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
REFORM
QUALITY FIRST IN RELloIoNl
Clean Living the Best Evidence Of
Faith.
(By Charles A. starks.)

1t has been the undertaking policy
of this department of the Sun to
speak out boldly on the most "touchy"
questions of the day. Perhaps some
unpleasant things have been said out
Of pure necessity, but even these
have been stated as pleasantly as
conditions would permit. We claim
no new discovery in religious thought,
nor do we speak Of certain inconsis-
tencies or practices that have not
been spoken of before both by press
and pulpit, but rather assume the
telling phraseology of Mark Anthony
and say: 1--WE only tell you that
which you yourselves do know" and
give you incontrovertible facts.
Pure and undefiled we like the Ne
gro character, believing his generally
good natured makeup unsurpassed by
none. He Is not given to prejudices
that cannot be overcome by educa-
ton, and even in his religious antics,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

at least, an opportunity 10 honestly
toll for our bread and butter for our.
selves, wives and children. Since the
Metropolitan Street Railway Compan.
is our best friend on the question o.
thegiying us labor, and since / be-
ieve the contract to be a fair one, l
unhesitatingly advise all Negroes to
support the franchise and vote for
its passage.
w. c. HUESToN.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
Mcvey Put Pelkey "To Sleep"

SVSJ u0 TSINey oTeep.
Melbourne, Australia.-Arthur Pei
key, the Chicopee (Mass.) heavy
weight, who sknocked out and killed
Luther McCarty in the ring at Cal
gary, Alberta, in 1918, was defeated
by Sam Mcyey, the Afro-American,
here last week. Friday night McVey
had all the better of the battle and
in the fourth round put Pelkey to
sleep with a terrific knockout blow.
McVey has lived in Paris, France, for
more than ten years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
MASONIC.

Should the master of a lodge
wear his hat while conducting a
, funeral, ceremony? l think not.
nor do I believe there is any au-
thority to support such practice.
The master wears his hat while
presiding over his lodge at work
but not during any of the ceremon-
les which are carried out in pub
lie.
Upon entering the church he
should remove his hat along with
Othter brethren. his gavel being
sufficient emblem of his official
rank and of his authority.
-Herriford.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

The Sun was favored with a delight
full visit from Mesdames Barnett John
son, Willis, Dean and Gladney, all of
Carnation Court, H. of j., last Thurs
day and all were loud in their praise
of the literary and artistic appearance
of The Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

from the employment given our peo-
pie at the hands of the street car
companies and the Armour interests.
c. H. GALLOWAY.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

A weeks bargains at the colored
Shoe store--$1.o0, soc and 2sc are the
prices. Pick them out. They are
white canvas bucksSIn and patent
leather. 1907 East 18th ST.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

Imperial Grand COMMANDERS Cas-
sic Melker of the Imperial Grand
Council of Isis. has appointed daush-
ter. Richie G. Coles, District Deputy
Of Allah Court No. 6. Valley Of Mis-
souri, Oasis Of Kansas City. The cleo
tion in Allah Temple win be satur-
day. June 27. All daughters are
urged to be there.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
unseemly Things.

Waste, neglect and uncleanliness
are sinful and have the same demoral-
izing effect as so-called greater sins,
it is the old story over again sins of
Commission and omission" Misap-
propriation of funds has been the
poison of church management, pro-
digal use of the peoples energy is a
prevalent sin, the neglect of church
property is a common crime and un-
clean living is the social scourge of
it's people. That we are wasteful of
both money and energy cannot be de-
MED we lavish our money in wrong
and sinful directions ad waste our
eergy in vain repititions even in our
very services to God. Anything per
tanning to religion is best enacted in
a clear, calm and pleasant manner,
doing your aims without sounding
brass and fasting with clean smil-
ing face and always having under
standing for your guide.
The neglect of property, we say. is
a common crime and it is one of the
saddest phases of church life. After
a long struggle of the people to erect
a worthy building and equip it with
common comforts and facilities which
are necessary, it is sad, we repeat,
to see any building in advanced
stages of delapidation, window stills
rottening. bricks falling out, general
aspect unimproved-unp and
uncared for Does not this outer ap-
pearance reflect too truly the inner
life of its people? To properly care
for and appreciate what God has al.
ready given is more truly christian
than offering up long prayers for
more blessings which we do not de-
serve, His unwiilingness to improve
upon the one talent was the offense
that brought down the censure of the
Master upon the servant of old. We
are no better In our day when we neg
lect that. which God has already given
whether 1t be spiritual or material for
God is the glyer of all good. Perhaps
the Negro has more church property
in cities than any other kind, then
from several standpoints church
buildings should be models OF neat
ness and trimness in both exterior
and interior order. God will not give
to q people the deeper spiritual
truths who cannot appreciate. their
material advantages. And he even
asks substantially: II you cannot un-
derstand the material. how do you ex-
pect to discern the spiritual? In
keeping property. big churches should
employ real janitors to take care Of
the building and It's premises and they
should be paid a living wage. not less
than $50 month and 1t should be
paid promptly, too. And an efficient
service should be demanded. Then
repairs would take place at once,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
U. 8. JUDGE HOOK APPROVES
NEW MET. FRANCHISE.
Federal Jurist in order Issued Today,
Says Ordinance Should be Adopt.
ed by the People.
DECLARES IT FAIR TO ALL
Decision Reached After Having Stud
led Question From All Sides
Not One Objection.

Judge William c. Hook, admins
tering the receivership of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company, is
sued an order this morning recon-
mending to all the parties interested
in all the properties that the pro-
posed franchise be adopted ana that
all the provisions of the ordinance be
carried out.
The approval of Judge Hook was
necessary before the franchise could
be submitted to the people under the
terms of section one. If there was
one point Objectionable to the court
it was within the power of the court
to say that the ordinance should not
be submitted. After going over the
ordinance thoroughly Judge Hook
issued his order approving the action
of the receivers. He viewed the fran
chise from the standpoint of the COM
pany, the city and the people as a
whole.
The courts approval of the fran
chise means that it is considered fair
for everybody. The order is made
with reference to all lines in the sys-
TEN. The order follows:
in the District Court of the United
States for the Western Division of
the Western District of Missouri.
Kansas City Railway e Light
Company, complainant, VS.. Metro
politan Street Railway Company, ct
al, defendants. In equity No, 1920.
Old Colony Trust Company, COM
plainant, VS.. Metropolitan Street Rail.
way Company, ct al, defendants. In
equity. No. 1904.
New York Trust Company, ct al,
complainants, VS.. Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, ct al, defendants.
In equity. No. 1904.
THE Equitable Trust Company, ct
al, complainants, VS.. Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, et al, de-
PENDANTS. In equity. No. 40.
Order.
"This cause came on for hearing
this goth day of June, 1914, and the
court having fully inspected the pro-
posed franchise ordinance to the Kan
sas City Railways Company approved
by the mayor June is, 1914, and the
amendments to sections is and So
adopted by the council upon the same
date, and the court being fully advised
in the premises, recommends to the
parties interested in all the properties
mentioned in said ordinance and the
amendments thereto, that the said or
dinance be fully carried out.
(signed) WILLIAM C. HOOK,
Circuit Judge"
BLACK EYE IF THE FRANCHISE
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

HON. S. X. P. EDWARDS,
One Of the most prominent Negro
Masons in this country and the owner
Of several pieces of valuable property
in this city who believes every Negro
in Kansas City should vote for the
franchise.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS
AN OPPORTUNITY OF LIFE TIME
Bankrupt Stock of E. Finkelstein
1902 EAST EIGHTEENTH STREET
Must Be Sold in FIVE DAYS

The last few days has been the greatest bargain that the
people OF this community have experienced But ordr make
final clean of the remainder of stock the prices
below the wholesale Remember bought this stock very
cheap This enables quote the extreme low prices that will
find Come and convince yourself.
BOSTON BARGAIN STORE
1902 EAST EIGHTEENTH STREET
The place where dollar does the work of open
urday evening until IL o'clock
just opposite the Kansas City Sun Office
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

Read the Commercial Club
Report as it appears in full
on the second page of the
Sun and if you have conf
dence in the business lead
ers of this community, Vote
for the Franchise.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

a Jmy # fHeg aeta artists mAmenc sothEnt
Of 50 ia IN the %cEe fig tand S
in ne pres a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

he may be said to lean towards vir-
tues side. The only trouble here is
tnat he makes a luxury of his relig-
ion, so to speak, and overlooks the
daily bread that is so essential to the
very thoughtful. Our custom of hav-
ing chicken (that most savory fowl
on Sunday morning is humorously
but exactly illustrative of many in
their worship; they only take their
morning meal (spirituaD with Christ
on Sunday, and are thus satisfied It'll
the next Seventh day. When we ac-
custom ourselves to carrying our re-
ligious thought into every avenue of
life-when we demand higher stan
ards of living in our society-when
we insist that the righteous shall
rule-when we learn as followers of
Christ that we are to demonstrate
over sin everywhere, then it will not
be necessary to dwell on such facts
as we give below.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

BLACK EYE If THE FRANCHISE
LOSES.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27

Every Property Owner and Business
Man Will Feel Its Effect.
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
TO OBSERVE FEAST
OF ROSH HOSHANAH
Special Services and Music in
Synagogues Will Continue
Until Tuesday.

In observance of the feast OF Rosh
| Hoshanah. or the Hebraic New Year,
elaborate services. accompanied with
special musical selections. and vocal
hymns, will be conducted in all of the
Hebrew synagogues tomorrow evening
and Monday morning. In orthodox syn
agosues the celebration of the feast
of Rosh Hoshanah will continue until
Tuesday morning and will require two
| additional services.
At the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation Reformed) Synagogue. Eighth
street. between II and / northwest,
Senior Rabbi Louis Stern will conduct
both the opening and closing services
TO be held tomorrow evening at o'clock
end Monday morning at 10 o'clock re-
spectively. He will also direct an elab-
crate program of music to be rendered
at each service. Junior Rabbi Abram
Simon will preach an appropriate ser
mon at both of the celebrations.
Rabbi Benjamin l.. Grossman. who is
just leaving the Hebrew Theological
Seminary of New York. has accepted an
invitation to become rabbi Of the AdaS
Israel ORTHODOXY Temple, Sixth and I
streets northwest, TO replace Rabbi Jo-
seph Glushak, who recently left this
city to take up clerical duties in a syn
agogue in the West. According to the
leaders of the Adas Israel Temple Con-
gregation. Rabbi GrossmaE will preach
at each service to be held during the
holy season
The Rev. A. Shefferman. OF New York,
who will be the cantor of the congrega
ton, will direct the musical portion OF
tho ceremonies assisted by sDecia lly
trained choir of male voices. A num-
ber of the old traditional melodies Incl
dent to the ritual, will be rendered.