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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
TWO FACTS.
CBy w. E. Grifin.)

To the Negro who has lived in Kan
sas City for a period of twenty OF
more years, Two Facts stand out with
conspicuous prominence. The first
fact: During the past twenty-five
years the material and educational
progress of tn Negroes of Kansas City
has been wonderful. The second fact:
During the same period race %jrepudice
towards Negroes has increased in this
city probably two or three hundred
per cent. Is this a mere coincidence,
or is there a vital and workable con
nection between the two facts? May
we deduce a law and say that a C
prejudice towards Negroes varies di-
rectly with the Negroes material and
intellectual advancement 1t would
| seem so. DIR. Grimke has already
pointed out that the friction between
the two races is as much the result of
an upward pressure on the part of the
Negro as downward pressure by the
whites. The Negro ~resists, he strug-
giles constantly towards higher levels
and that occasions increased friction.
There can be no doubling that the
educated and progressive Negro is the
Negro toward whom the shafts of ra-
cial hatred are most certainly and per-
~sistently leveled. The Negro has been
assigned a position at the very bottom
of the social and economic life, and
if he we're contented to remain there
| Ia utOl11d not ha cthfanfnA 10 tho ahuGn
he receives at the hands of the pro-
fessional race-haters. When a Negro
makes an effort to climb in any degree
from the bottom of the economic
scale it is said that he is trying ito
get away from his race"-which
means only that he is trying TO bet.
ter his economic and social condition.
Race prejudice in the United States
is almost wholly an economic question.
The white people themselves have
been unable to bring this fact to clear
consciousness. When they denounce
social equality" they unwittingly
mean economic equality. No white
man ever knows what he mans by $50,
cial equality"-in fact the expression
does not mean anything. 1t serves its
purpose, however, in engendering class
hatred and bitterness, and senses WV
idly that terrifying fear which white
men feel when they see Negroes i'm
proving their economic status. The
great middle class of white people are
by no means convinced Of the Negroes
i~nferiority. In fact they are keenlN
alive to the fact that Negroes cannol
be held down and in that they sens'
grave danger to themselves. If th'
Negroes were really an inferior people
there would be no need of Tillmani
and Vardainans and If white mer
hopelessly outclassed Negroes in men
tality and aggressiveness there woult
be nc need OF constant watchfulness
agitation and legislation to keep th'
Negro at the bottom Of the economic
scale.
So we SEQ that although the doctrine
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Artists, Copyright.

A legal measure, which will be of
extraordinary Importance to artists
and which as law exists In no coun-
try, is now before the French parlia-
ment, and has been reported favor
ably upon by the fine arts committee
Of the chamber. This measure insti-
tutes a copyright for artists, painters,
craftsmen, sculptors or e~ngravers,
such as is enjoyed by writers
and musicians. The bill levies a roy
atty on all public sales Of works OF
art held during the lifetime of the
artist, for his benefit, or for so years
after his death. for the benefit Of his
heirs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

Gabrielle d'Annunzio, the Italian poet
and playwright, says: THE book l am
writing now to be published in Novem-
Der is about greyhounds, the dogs !
love so we'll. l am calling it Lives OF
Famous Dogs All my life has been
intertwined with the life of my grey
hounds. The imagination looks on
dogs as benevolent genii. l have de.
tected their strange supernatural
vision in their unexplained restless.
ness and agitation at certain times OF
the day and in certain places. ! have
lived with them so much that l feel
as If l understood their conversation
among themselves and their little
ruses."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Bird. That shine In the Dark,

That certain birds of prey are
sometimes luminous at night Is a fact
well known to observant naturalists.
1t is explained by the presence on
their feathers of the phosphorescent
spores of certain fungi that grow upon
the trees in which they roost. But
the bulletin of the National Acclima-
tization society of France records
the observation of a white swan that
was luminous all night from July to
october of last year, while nom of the
other birds that inhabited the same
lake could be seen after dark.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
italian STATE rsIsphons..

Under an act of the Italian parlia.
ment of July 10, 1907, the telephone
service in the larger cities OF the king
dom was taken over by the govern
ment through the purchase of the
plants of the largest two operating
companies. Several smaller compan'
les were allowed to continue opera,
tions for ten years before being taken
over. The government operates the
principal long distance lines and has
exchanges in So cities. On June 30
1913. the number of government sub
scribers was 51,S2S and Of subscribers
to private lines 24,233.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Bethel A. M. e. Church, gath and Flora.
Iotte st.
Christian Church, 18th and Tracy.
Centennial NJ. E. Church, 18th and
Woodland.
Second Baptist Church, 10th and Char-
lotte.
Charlotte.
Kansas Ave. Baptist Church, 46th and
Kansas.
EOenezer A. M. E. Church. 18th and
Tracy.
st. Augustine's p. E. Church. 18th and
Troost.
Vine st. Baptist Church, 1926 Vine st.
Ward Chapel A. M. e. Church, 18th and
Woodland.
Blue Valley Baptist church, 1870 Crys-
tai avenue.
st. Johns A. M. E. Church, 1743 Belle
view.
Seventh Day Adventist, 23rd and Wood
land.
st. Monica's Catholic, 18th aud Lydia.
Morning Star Baptist Church, 1911 Vine.
Highland Avenue Baptist Church, I'LL
Highland.
Centropolis A. NJ. 70. Church, Centrop-
st. James A. NJ. E. 2. Church, 1923
Woodland Ave.
Third Baptist Church, Roundtop.
Peoples Mission, 30th and Genesee.
st. Paul's Baptist Church, 10th and
Highland.
Pilgrim Baptist Church, GIL Charlotte
st.
Calvary Baptist Church. 18th and
Askew.
Bigeiow A. NJ. E. Mission, 5th and
Lydia.
Progressive Baptist Church, z9th and
Summit.
c. NJ. E. Church, 1917 Flora Ave.
st. james Baptist Church, 4U5y MIL St
st. Luke's A. NJ Il. Churcn, Ard and
Prospect Place.
A. NJ. Z. Mission, sos Grand Ave.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.
First A. NJ. E. Church, Sth and Neb.
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, LIST and
7Splitlog.
Highth 81. Baptist Church, sth and
Oakland.
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and
Washington.
Bethel A. M. e. Church, Water and
St. Paul A. M. E. Church, 21st and
Ruby.
First Baptist Church, 9Th and Neb.
King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and
Q~uindaro A. M. E. Church, Quindaro,
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.. Rosedale,
NJ. E. Church, 9Th and Oakland.
A. M. E. Church, 4th and Oakland.
Salter Mission, A. M. E. Church, Soutt
Park,
Protestant Episcopal. srd and Stewart
Second Baptist Church, Gath and Ruby
Wesley Chapel M. E., LOG Shawnee.
81. Paul A. M. e. Zion Church, 400
Adams.
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, Roselale, Kan
MT. Zion Baptist Church, 4th and Vir.
Ebenezer A. NJ. E. Church, Sanford ant
fremont.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
YOUNG, BUT DISCREET.

A certain man who lives in a suburA
ban town in North Jersey is no beauty.
He is not only long and angular, but
has a face and a complexion that are
neither pale blue. sky yellow nor any
other color that dress effect will at
tune to, says the indianapolis News.
One day the aforesaid party called
to see an acquaintance and while wait
ing for him to appear in the parlor
was entertained by the little eight
year-old son.
Well, what do you think of me?"
asked the caller, after ~conversing sew
eral minutes.
Instead of replying, the boy turned
aside and thougbtfully hung his head,
You haven't answered me-" smil.
ingly persisted the caller. Aren't
you going to tell me what you think
of me?" \
mo, sir" returned the youngster
do you suppose that l want to gel
a licking?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Reasons for Poor Work,

Mrs. Christine Frederick, in the
American Review, tells why so per
cent of modern homework is inef1-
cient. The worker does not have the
proper tools, she says. at hand when
she begins to work; she wastes time
and effort walking about fetching tools
ingredients that should have been al
hand when she began work; she stops
In the middle of a task to do some
thing; she lowers the efficiency OF
good work by losing time putting tools
or work away due to poor arrange
ment of kitchen. pantry CIR closets; she
loses time by not keeping sufficient
supplies in hand and tools in proper
condition.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
EASY TO UNDERSTAND
WOMAN SOLVES PUZZLE THAT
HAD CAUSED ARGUMENT.
Final Conclusion Was That Men Did
Not Need to SAttend Women's
Meetings, Since Wives Would
Tell Them All About II.

Il was 11:45 p. m. The man and his
wife had Just come home. They did
not come home together. They had
not been to the same place. She had
been to a meeting for ONE only, he
to n for men.
Said the woman There was a man
at our meeting tonight"
Said the man: There were about a
hundred women tried to push their
way into ours"
THAT one man." said she, Cooked
awfully scared"
Those hundred women" said he,
didn't look a bit scared"
II think" said she, the man got
into our hall by mistake. Anyhow, he
got away as soon as he could"
There was no mistake about those
women being there" said the man,
"and they didn't leave until they were
shooted away"
There was a short silence. Said the
man presently:
1T is this difference in the attitude
of the sexes toward the meetings for
women only and for men only that
makes me feel morally superior. 1t
makes me proud of my sex. l haven't
the slightest desire-no nan has the
slightest desire-to butt into a femi-
nine conflab, but the woman never
breathed who wasn't on edge with
curiosity in regard to what takes
place when a bunch of men hold a Sc
cret conference. I have known WON
en- who admitted that they would will
ingly sacrifice a years normal pleas
ures for the privilege Of being SNUG
gled into a Masonic initiation or some
other masculine rite. Contrast that
prying spirit with the modesty Of men.
On your own showing, when a man is
accidentally trapped in a hall where q
beauty congress or a dressmakers' con.
vention is in progress, he is SO miser'
able that the fly in the spiders wei
had a picnic compared with his mar
tyrdom. That, to my mind, is a pun
gent commentary on the disposition Of
man and woman. Can you explain it?'
The woman admitted that she coult
not explain it-furtherrlore that she
did not intend to try.
There was another silence. Said thu
woman after a little: what happeret
at your meeting tonight?"
ooh, nothing much" said the mar
What happened at yours?"
Everything" said the m Thei
she proceeded to tell him what every
thing comprised. 1t took more thai
half an hour to tell it. Every now ant
then the man, for consistency's' sake
tried to look bored, but the air OF In
difference was i'll assumed. The mar
rative really interested him, and b
was sorry when it was finished. Tn
story being ended, there was anothe
silence. Suddenly the woman said:
81 can answer your question now
What question:"
why ome are crazy to go t
mems meetings. while men wouldn'
give a fig to go to women's meetings
1t is because the women come HON
and tell the men everything that hal
pened, SO they don't need to e
whereas the men never tell the wome
anything"
"By, George" said the man, Il don
know but you are right"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

A religious worker vas visiting a
southern penitentiary. when one pris-
one in some way took his fancy. This
prisoner vas a negro who evinced a
religious fervor as deep as it was graft
flying to the caller. "Of what we're you
accused?" the prisoner was asked.
"Dey says l took a watch" answered
the negro. Il made a good fight. l
had a dandy lawyer, an he done prove
an abb wifi ten witnesses. Den my
lawyer he shore made a strong speech
to de jury. But 1t wasn't no use, sub;
l gets ten years." Il don't see why
you we're not acquitted" said the re-
ligious worker. We'll, subj" explained
the prisoner, "dere was shore one
weak spot, bout my defense-dey
found de watch in my pocket"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Tiny Farm for a Dime.

Land is cheap. For easy fguring
let US say it is worth $3.50 an acre. A
square rod, then, is worth only one
dollar, and ten cents worth will be q
little more than twenty-seven square
feet. or a little farm slightly more
than five feet on a side. How often q
boy will waste a dime and think moth.
ing OF it. For a dime he can buy land
enough to hold a flower bed, four hills
of clover or a peach tree! The boy
who can save a dime can become rich
Make a dime look like a tiny farm
The boy who learns to save a dime
and to know values will some day
come into his own.-Breeders' Gazette
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
MASONIC.

We would like to see some
of the Kansas City lodges try
the Wilkerson Lodge plan of
collecting dues by placing the
Secretary in the ante-room and
collecting from the brethren as
they enter for work. An as
sistant could take the proceed
ings of the lodge transactions
in the meantime and much in
the way of lectures and other
escteric practice could be gone
through as we'll. After all the
members have entered the room
the Secretary comes in and
reads his report of dues re-
ceived, turning the money over
to the Treasurer. This plan is
sc sensible that it seems a
shortcoming to overlook it's ad-
vantages. More members
would attend the meetings and,
the sessions being short and
interesting, everybody would
go away satisfied"
HEREFORD.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Peace ProposaI.

Sir Edward Grey that the
government hopes to reintroduce the
naval prize bill this session Of parlia.
ment. Great Britain still clings to the
position stated in the report Of The
Hague conference of 1907-that the
government is prepared to examine
the question of the conclusion of an
agreement to abolish the right to cap
ture of merchant ships at sea II such
an agreement would promote q reduc
ton OF ornaments.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

of Negro inferiority is freely preached
it is not really believed and the in
creasing prejudice towards Negroes
has back of it economic self-preserva-
tion-it sense the white mans fear
of the competition Of the black mans
brain and Drawn. Thus is explained
the intimate connection Of the Two
Facts mentioned at the beginning Of
this article.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Honorable Scars.

A late justice of the supreme court
was with great difficulty persuaded by
his family to sit for his photograph.
When the proofs were submitted the
photographers assistant said: you
see. Mr.. Justice. we remove all these
lines about the face" Remove all
those lines" stormed the irate old
gentleman. Remove all my wrinkles?
Young man. it has taken me more
than seventy years to acquire those
lines. If you remove one. you may
keep every picture"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

The Federated Colored Charities,
whose mass meeting is announced
elsewhere in this issue, is appealing
to the public in the interest of u
charitable institutions. So impressed
have our white friends become over
the showing made by the Negroes in
this community in raising funds for
the support of the Y. NJ. C. A. and
other institutions that they are ready
and willing to keep On carrying the
burden which the dependent and neg
lected place upon us. They have been
liberal enough to promise the Negroes
$4,000 annually to the support of their
charity work, if we ourselves will
raise $4,000 among our own people.
To take advantage of this generous
offer, the Sun urges every Negro who
car to attend Sundays meeting at AL
len Chapel and help in raising this
money. The Negroes owe it to them
selves as well as to the community
to make this occasion a grand sue
cess.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Nobel Prizes

The Nobel Prizes" were founded in
1896 by Alfred B. Nobel, the inventor
of dynamite. He gave his estate OF
$4,000 0 to the creation of a fund, the
interest of which should yearly be dis
tributed to the good of humanity"
The interest is divided into i've equal
parts and given to the hye persons
who have during the year done most
for the betterment OF human condi-
tons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

Thou are more fairer than a rose,
Perpetually blending its delicate hues
Thou remindeth me in thy sweet re-
pose
OF dulcet music of an enchanting
muse.
The time when sweet solitude abldes,
When undisturbed by di%scordant
sound;
When peace steals DER and softly
glides
Its sweet influence encircling round.
Then, l love to dream of you.
Dream of that love which engulfs my
soul;
Blesses like the plant is blessed with
dew,
Or the lonely heart by a sweet carol.
Do l contemplate a dark thought
II is no sooner born
Than thy angelic face proves a sooth.
ing draught,
Dispels all, wishing in the morn.
-Chas. A. Starks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

Miss Laura Drake Gill. president Of
the College for Women at euwanea
Tenn, says that while statistics show
that college women marry a little late
In life, they finally marry in the same
proportion as their female blood rela-
tapRe who are mot college bred
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
For Pure Bread.

The Civic club of Philadelphia has
started a campaign to have the bread
wrapped, as it is maintained that
bread is often left very carelessly by
the distributors in the mornings and
is handled by very dirty persons. They
wish the bread delivered In the sealed
sanitary packages.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That there are some Negro wo-
men who carry an odor on street cars
and in public places that ought to get
them six months in jail, especially
when there are free public baths and
water everywhere.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

Fame is indeed an evanescent
thing. For example, there are quite
a number of u men in Kansas City
who n week ago were prominent
Negro leaders, but who today are just
plain Afro-Americans.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

The Colored physician who writes
prescriptions on a white drug store
gets paid twice, once by his patient,
two dollars, please" and again by
the druggist, my commission, sab"
The patient foots both bills.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That DR.. j. H. Williams shall win
that automobile if Kansas City has
to- buy 100000 more votes and The
Sun will take 10000 of those.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That if all the women who are
supporting lazy, trifing husbands
were to turn them over to the police
the work-house would be full in a
week.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That people who keep their doors
and windows closed these warm days
usually tell the world they have an
unkept house.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That the man who says he loves
God whom he has not seen and hates
his brother whom he has seen, is a
liar and the truth is not in him.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That preacher who was arrested
last week with TWO sisters all in
September morn costumes was sure
violating union rules.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

In the last weeks issue of the Sun
in publishing the list of presents re-
ceived at the Crews-Overall wedding,
an error crept in which we will cor
rect as follows: Cut glass olive dish,
DR.. and Mrs. e. C. Bunch.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

THAT already two June brides
have gone back home and one has ap.
piled for divorce. Oh you June
brides!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

The number Of our substantial
white friends is constantly increasing.
If we could just work up a little more
race pride and loyalty among our
selves, u problems would soon be
solved. Envy and jealousy are the
real enemies which we must over
come.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That the race for Queen between
Ebenezer and Allen in this years Car
nival is going to be a hummer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That Miss Nora Reynolds is the
neatest and most Hastily dressed wom-
an in Kansas City.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
lndlaorlmlnate phraae.

Whats thisl" exclaimed the sensa.
tional editor.
STORY about a woman who put a
few people to considerable trouble"
said the reporter.
But you haven't identified her"
1--WE couldn't learn her name"
What difference does hat make?
Not knowing her name would not pre-
vent you from referring to her as a
prominent society mowan, would it?"
Worlds Seven Bibles.
The Seven Bibles of the World are
the Koran of the Mohammedans, the
Eddas Of the S~candinavians, the Try
Pitikes Of the Buddhists, the Five
Kings OF the Chinese, the Three Vedas
of the Hindoos, the Zendavesta. and
the Scriptures of the Christians. The
Koran is the most recent n these sew
en- Bibles, and not older than the sew
enth century Of our era. 1t is a com
pound Of quotations from the Old and
New Testaments. the Talmud and the
Gospel OF st. Barnabas. The Eddas OF
the Scandinavians were first pub
lished in the fourteenth century. The
Pitikes Of the Buddhists contain sub
lime morals and pure aspirations. and
their author lived and died in the
sixth century before Christ. There IL
nothing Of excellence In these sacred
books mot found In cur Bible.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That you can smell liquor on the
breath of a good many prominent peo-
pie these days. Why?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

A candidate for the Missouri Gen
eral Assembly offers as a prediction
promise that he will introduce a bill
providing for an open season" on
Negro chauffeurs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

That our Y. NJ. c. A. will be the
finest thing of its kind for Colored in
this country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

Principal Williams of the ST.. Louis
Sumner High School, is to receive a
salary Of four thousand dollars next
year. The reason is that he is not
only a high class school man, but is
a real race man, seeking in every pos
sible way to elevate his people by
freely mingling with them and help
ing them to work out their daily prob
lens. His value in the civic, social
and religious life of the st. Louis
people is thus recognized by the
whites and appreciated by the blacks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

The next biennial meeting of the
National Association of Colored Wom-
ems Clubs will be held August 4, 8,
6 and Z at Wilberforce University,
Xenia, Ohio. Representatives from II
of the various organizations affiliated
in any way with The National FEEDER
alton of Colored Women's Clubs will
be represented. A program is being
formulated which will show the work
that has been done by the various or
CARNATIONS under the direction of the
state presidents and department or
ga~nizations.
Many OF the ablest women of the
race are planning to be present at the
coming meeting and to speak, includ-
ing Miss Anna M. Jones Of Kansas
City. No.; Mrs. B. X. bruce of Wash
inkton, p. O.; airs. MARY Church Ter
rell OF Washington. d. G.; Mrs. Mary
Talbert OF Buffalo. N. r.; Mrs. Geo.
Cook OF Washington, d. @.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Hustle.

Don't be a loafer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

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