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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
MR.. w~AsHlNeToN's RACE
LOYALTY.
BY G.. n. Grisham.

The test of leadership is loyalty to
the class or Nation that the leader
represents. Mr.. Washington was be-
fore the people forty years and dur
ing the last twenty years of his life
was the most prominent Negro in
America and the best known Negro
in the world. During that period his
people yer tried more severely than
any free element in any Nation since
the world began. DISTINGUISHED, Jim
crowed," mobbed, segregated they
seemed to have no right which white
men cared to respect. When outrages
were perpetrated- by individuals the
State was silent. When the States
passed unjust restrictions the Nation
virtually endorsed them. In all this
period Mr.. Washington addressed
large %auriences Of white men both
North and South. Did he use these
occasions to ask for justice and the
righting of wrongs? Would it be fair
to test his race loyalty by the answer
TO this question? He has been
charged with trying to establish a
new slavery by making ours a race Of
menials; but he simply sought to
make the laborer more e.. .cient. He
has been accused of cheapening Negro
education. He really aimed to do the
best he could for the greatest mum
Der he could reach. College men
charge that he belittled higher educa
ton; but he offered employment tc
more college graduates than any
other Negro in the Country. He has
been accused of endeavoring to make
the people satisfied with humiliations
and restrictions. He really tried to
lead them to make the best s Of
their remaining opportunities. Wa
it really lowal? He was no agitatoI
and was unwilling to ~jeopardize the
good he knew he could do by attempt
ing any doubtful task. No mortal mar
could have stemmed the tide of op
position that arose against the Negro
after the reconstruction period and
it will take generations of growth ant
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
WASHINGTON, THE PRACTICAL.

"HoE1iTN0 wv TIE
By r. B. DeFRANTZ, Secretary Y. NJ.
c. A.
My first distinct recollection Of Mr..
Washington by reputation came to me
when still a student in school. The
teacher of psychology used an incident
in Mr.. Washington's life to illustrate
the force of habit. 1t was an illustra-
ton of practical thoroughness. This
teacher, known for his narrow views
on the race question, enlarged to such
an extent upon this illustration that
the entire lesson period was thus con-
sumed. This deeply impressed me,
while still a boy, with the fact that
earnest efforts along practical lines
will receive due recognition. From
/ that time to the present | have thought
that if as in ancient time, when men
of renown were given titles according
to their dominant trait, as Just, Good,
Innocent, Mr.. Washington's should
have been Washington, the Practi
cal"
Mr.. Washington was ever optimis
tic. While other men in positions OF
leadership deplored the condition OF
the race, he resolutely set about tC
remedy these conditions. He met the
problems of his day, the days succeed
ing slavery, in ways conducive to bet
ter conditions. He turned what seem
ed to be insurmountable obstacles int
victories. When Disseminated agains
he circumvented the difficulties thus
arising by changing conditions. HI
considered problems in life as fortu
nate means for endeavor. He one tim'
said:
"The difficulties that the Negro haI
met since emancipation have, in m.
opinion, not always, but on the who'll
helped him more than they have hin
dered him."
The principles and the practica
methods of the Young Mems Christian
Association loon appealed to MI
Washington. He closely followed it
development. His was the first col
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
TlRELEss AND uNsELFIsH.

by VIM. j. IhOMfflNO, M. ~.
No circumstances could have bet
ter illustrated the unselfishness of DR..
Washington than did the trip from
Muskogee, Ok, to Boley, Ok, during
the meeting of the Business Mems
League in August, 1914, and as a ply
stefan having been asked to attend
him for the day, none could observe
it better than /. After a sleepless
night of illness he was on hand at
$3.50 a IN. ready for his part in the
days program, and no o arduous
part could have been taken. Dusty,
hot, tired and i'll, much against the
protestations of family and friends,
he would rouse himself for each Of the
half dozen speeches he had been
scheduled to make on the trip only to
fall back after each. thoroughly spent
with his efforts. He seemed only to
think of the disappointment that would
come to those people who had for the
most part come from miles in the
country to hear him should he deny
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
HE STILL LIVES.
BY Mrs. B. NJ. Weaver.

How sad to think of our greatest
leader having to leave us so soon. But
since u loss is heavens gain we
must bear it in bitter pain. l have
been travelling along with the Booker
Washington party for the last six
years and listening very closely to his
good doctrine in the different cities
and towns during the national conven-
tons. Sometimes he was so sick and
weak we would shudder for him while
he was speaking, but with no com
plants and as humble as a babe he
fulfilled his duty and laid down his life
for his Lord and people. Tho he is
dead his good work lives on.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
A OE

Booker T. Washington has four
claims to very high rank among
the distinguished men of his times,
of whatever race.
He was a diplomatist of unusual
talent. he was a great executive. he
was a writer whose books will re-
main on the shelves of all of the
libraries, and he was a public speaker
of unusual responsiveness.
No n will dispute that he secured
a personal recognition never enjoyed
by any other member of his race, and
that during the very years in which
he was busiest with his plans for the
Negro. He was received on terms of
social equality by the King of Den.
mark, everywhere in Europe he was
a distinguished visitor. President
Roosevelt entertained him at lunch
con, Mr.. Carnegie made him financi.
ally independent. Very few of his
contemporaries travelled more widely,
were welcomed more c-onspicuously
or deported themselves with greater
regard for the %proprietie- of time and
place.
But it is as builder and manager
of the institute at Tuskegee that he
will be remembered. When we con,
slder the difficulty our great univer,
stiles T experiencing in finding
men to take them in hand after they
have been equipped and the student
h0dv pathprad wa can form, n M
ton of the varieties of talent involved
in building a great school from moth
ing, in a hostile neighborhood, out
/ of the most unlikely materials, anC
in conducting it in such a way as Il
/ gain at once the confidence of edu
Gators and of men of large business
experience and to gnide it from yea
to year into one of the really notabl,
institutions of a country where nota
BILE educational institutions are tn,
rule and not the exceptions.
There has always been disput,
over the aims of Tuskegee. MI
Washington, without lending hi
voice to those who believe the Negrr
should not aspire to the highest, still
devoted all his energies to layinI
foundations. In this he frequentl
disappointed the leaders of his owl
race. A marked line of division ha
existed during the last decade, wit
Mr.. Washington leading in one diret
ton and w. e. b. Dubois in tn
other. But now that Mr.. Washing
ton is dead, the opinion must b
unanimous that he did a great an
needed work.
II Nobody can put a final estimat
on the future of the American Negr'
Another generation or two must pas
before he gets his proper rating i
the competitions he is subjected Il
But the life of one Washington
the prophecy of a future of distin'
ton. For Washington, without al
vantage of birth, without education
without financial assistance durin
the really trying times, easily too
his place with the select few. Ther
/ were not so many Americans VIII
outranked him in native ability. 1
training or in achievement. DE
Moines Register.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
ALLEN cAApEl MOTIFS

Sunday morning November ID, was
Allen chapel's suspicious yet peculiar
day. Just as the congregation began
assembling and were extending the
usual Sabbath morning greetings, and
wishing the of the church sue
cess in their financial effort, Prof.
R. T. Coles announced the sudden and
unexpected death of DR.. Booker Il.
Washington and filled each heart with
sadness.
DR.. William T. Thomas then ap-
pointed the following committee to
draft resolutions to be read at the
funeral of DR.. Washington: Prof. r.
T. Coles. Hon. Nelson C. Crews, DR..
T. c. Unthank, DR.. j. e. Dibble and
G. II. Holloway. This committee ar
ranged for memorial exercises to be
held in honor of DIR. Washington in
Allen chapel Sunday evening, Novem-
Der 81.
DR.. Thomas began preaching at
1880. His text was Thou mayest
I add thereto" found in the fourteenth
verse of the twenty-second chapter of
First Chronicles. His subject was:
Contributions of One Generation to
Another" Just to say that DR.. Thorn
as preached is amply sufficient; to at
tempt to la how well he preached
would do him an injustice, for his
reputation as a pleasing, lucid, con
vicing and forceful preacher is as wide
as is the country itself.
At 1890 Lawyer W. C. Hueston, in
his mastery and eloquent way, made
the final appeal for the ladies of the
church, and the women captains came
forward and took their places at the
six tables and the women's rally was
on. The members and friends of the
church responded nobly.
At / o'clock the funeral of Brother
Lewis Woods, under the auspices Of
the X. P. and U. B. f. lodges were
conducted. DIR. Thomas preached the
funeral. At 3 o'clock the women gave
the following program:
Music-Ladies' band.
Selection-Choir.
Invocation-Mrs. Jennie Hunter.
Solo-Miss Pauline Vaughn.
Address-Miss Victoria Overall.
oolo-Mrs. susie Andrews.
Paper-Mrs. Emma Vaughn.
Selection-Ladies' band.
Address-Mrs. Mary Woods.
Selection-Ladies' band.
Address-Madame Beck.
Address-Miss Anna H. Jones.
The program was high class through
out.
At 6 o'clock the three Endeavor So
cieties met in their appointed rooms.
The seniors were led by Prof. A. NJ.
Wilson. The intermediates were led
by Miss Ida Williams, and the juniors
by Mrs. Sadie E. Talton. The subject
of the lessons was UNCONVENTIONAL
Union"
In the evening the minister preach
ed from the following text: "They
prayed without ceasing unto God for
Him." found in the fifth verse of the
twelfth chapter of the Acts. His sub
ject was How to Pray So as to Get
What You Ask For"
Following is a partial report of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
FORWARD.

If you strike a rose or thistle,
Walk away, an sing OF whistle,
Whatsoever
Fortune brings you
Don't look like
The thistle sting you!
Only way to win the race
Brave heart and a smilin' face.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
PENSIONS.

The timely warning of Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo that the suit to
SOS. OOO. 900 from the public
funds for the payment of ex-slaves for
labor in the cotton fields of the South
Is without merit. has had the widest
publicity. and has saved confiding
ones many hard earned dollars. which
they might have wasted on designing
promoters had tse secretary withheld
his note of caution.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
WASHINGTON THE sENEFAcToR

By s. W. BACUTE, ID. d.
No one can estimate the services
Booker T. Washington rendered the
race, the nation and the world. In
the language of another, incidents of
birth, parentage, schooling early strug-
giles, may be detailed with accuracy
but his life was so incorporated, trans
fused into millions of others broaden
ing views, exalting ideals, molding
character that no pen can describe
it. All things considered, no man in
ancient or modern history was a great
er benefactor to the world.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
Chitterling Lunch will be served after program
ADMISSION 10 CENTS

development for the Negro to attain
any civil standing or political equality
worth the name. He knew this full
well. He was loyal and he served his
generation aseno other man has done.
Re-read his Atlanta Exposition
speech, then turn to his address be-
fore 5000 educators at st. Louis in
1904 and you will see him rise to the
full of a loyal rae leader
81 only ask an equal chance in the
world for the Negro" 81 claim fol
the Negro all the rights enjoyed by
any other race, but l also maintain
we must have a foundation on which
to rest our claims" Washington
wrought well in his own chosen way
and we honor him for it. There is
room for other leaders of a far differ
ent type to achieve honor in the same
field and in other fields of racial en-
deavor. May they be as effective as
u~nselfsh, as loyal as Booker Wash
ington.
Perhaps no one felt more keenly tn,
loss of Booker T. Washington thai
did Mrs. Matte Thompson, who pre-
scented him an elegant bouquet on th'
occasion Of his last public address
here at the Second Baptist Churcl
and for which she received a very
beautiful letter of thanks after hi
return home, which letter she nov
] holds as a priceless memento.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20

himself to them. Even more impress
sive, however, was his interest in his
little grandchildren under the same
trying circumstances as they played
around his knee and his demonstrative
affection for them. l could only think
how truly did he live for others.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
CANADA NOTES.
BY B. c. LIEN, Journalist.

BY b. G. ALLEN, Journalist.
Dear Sir:-I am sending you a lit.
tie report of our Journalist, which l
hope you will find space to print. We
have organized in our company a lit
erary society, and this is a report of
the current events. The object is to
deepen the interest in things tending
to elevate the race and dignity their
person, artistic and company work;
also to encourage personal dignity and
SO forth. The young people interest
themselves in helpful literature and
topics of vital interest to us as a race
and are fully and very intelligently
discussed. We will send from time
to time items concerning the progress
of our little society.
Very cordially yours,
w. G. BUCKNER,
Prop. of the Dixie Jubilee Co.
In the busy and enterprising city of
Saskatoon. Sunday. October 23, this
happy little organization was named
or christened the ID. l. L. S. The place
of our meeting was in the delightful
parlors of the homelike Hotel Barry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson proprietors.
War Notes-Canada is warmly
thanked by the King for her great as
~sistance rendered in the war. Her
contribution so far has been 10000
men, and their plans are to send 100.-
900 more soldiers, which gratifies the
imperial government.
1t is noted from the daily papers
that VIM. j. Bryan will go to Europe
on a mission to establish peace. He
will leave early in December and will
be in conference with Pope Benedice
during the holidays.
1t is suggested that the warning
countries adopt the plan Of France
and Belgium. That is to teach dis
( abled soldiers a trade Of some kind,
| so as to have a means of earning a
livelihood.
The report comes from trustworthy
but unofficial sources that Germany
| will conclude peace on the basis of
| granting cession to Germany, Belgium
and the payment of an indemnity of
| 1880. 000, 900. Let Is hope that in
tended peace will soon, be a reality.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
KEEP ON.

Fumin' never wins a fight,
An frettin' never pays;
There amt no good a broodin'
Over pessimistic ways;
Smile JUS kinder cheerfully
For the contest won't be long,
JUS keep a-smilin' thru yer tears,
An keep on keepin' on.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
A E MUSICAL CONCERT AT
EBENEZER N LYDIA
By Ebenezers Splendid Choir Thanksgiving Night
PROGRAM.

Opening Chorus-"Come Away" Thompson -. Choir
Quartet-"Sweet and Low Parks. -.
..................M Mrs. Edwards, Shoes, Messrs. Dimery and Jackson
observation-disclosures. ...... Mrs. M. " White
quintet uOou we" ..'''' - ..'.. 80: '''''' 80. $500 49, -.
Work, Mesdames Dimery, Mott. Douglass and Messrs. Knox and Jackson
Soprano Soo-"The Day is Slowly Sinking o a Close Woodman. ......
go. Mrs. Mabel Dimery
|Saxaphone Selection ....l -. DR.. ] E. Diddle
Recitation Selected .....M Mrs. Sadie Dimery
|Trto-"Prase YY Verdi. =. Miss Maud Williams, Messrs. Dimery and Jackson
|Contralto Soo-"O. Those Tears Del Rego. -. :...... Mrs. Ethel Shores
Jubilee Chorus-Look Away. -. Choir led by Mrs. Walker
Bass Soo-Rest, Sad Heart" Del les o.................M Mr.. David Jackson
Duet Soprano and ContIto-LOye Shall Guide Thee" White go. ......
...... Mrs. Bertha Edwards and E. A. Knox
Piano Seection-"Melodyo of Love" Engelman. 49,. 49,. Mrs. NJ. v. White
Soprano Solo-"In the Garden Of My Heart" Ball. >. -. Mrs. Bertha Edwards
Closing Chorus-"The Shadows of the Evening Hours 49,. Nichols Choir
b.. j. Knox, Director Mrs. Cora Moore, Pianist.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20
THANKS,

> The Sun sincerely thanks those
= of our loyal subscribers who re-
. sponded so generously to our ap-
peal to pay up. They came from
y both in and out of the city, and
= if delinquents would do as we'll
8 we would have no cause to com
= plain.
= & = = 4 : . 9 : i 4
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20

Mr.. Ernest X. Settles is in the city
looking for a location to open a shoe
polish manufacturing company and
messenger service. Mr.. Settles is OF
the Settles Thompson Shoe Polish
Manufacturing Co, at Omaha. Neb.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-20

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
RAILROAD STOCKS
UNDER PRESSURE
SHARES OF SEVERAL BIG LINES
FALL TO MINIMUM FIGURE
DURING THE MORNING.

New York, Feb. 24.-LoulsVllie ' az.
Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line 90
dnv fell to their minimum, III anu 90
several other speculative issues repea
I'D recent low established prices ama
Northern Pacific stock and bonus
under pressure. ,,a,s+r,aIs
United States Steel, Bethlehem Stesl
American Smelling and several OIL lne
coppers we're off a full point. hepuute
Steel preferred lost three. A moq pands
recovery ensued at midday Bonus
were heavy. =; .ou,s
Declines Of and points IN L %oast
vile and Nashville md Atlantic las esa
line respectively were the chlel lea
tires of today's early stock mai .i,s
Prices as a whole were lower, specu l.sls
tive favorites as well as specialties
tending downward The tone OF A.n 1sar
teams in the London market was rathe,
n1ixed. Canadian Pacific showing
gain Of over a point. while Union "a IA,
ciflc and Reading were lower. Irauans
here was relatively light, with con-
tinued pressure on new bond ISSUES. c,r
The fisher level was ma'n'a'hcu l'a
the better p>1t { the .ue'" - us, w."
some rec,,v:,rs IN ~ 1ah '"se
The close was hrm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
FATE OF CATHOLIC
PRIESTS UNKNOWN

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 13.Jdan
Riano. the Spanish minister, sought
information at the state departmehf
today Of Spanish priests ordered
PEELED from Mexico by General Car.
rama, but although the United States
has made representations In their be-
half, no word Of their fate had come.
One hundred and eighty-fve NATIVE
priests are held for 100000 pesos ran
som and representations have been
made for them to which there has YET
been no reply.
In addition to the Spanish priests.
later dispatches today said, there We're
also some French and Italian, -
though the number was NOT given. Tine
dispatches said some Of the Spanish
and French priests left Mexico CITY
yesterday, but the others were givens
a little longer to make preparationA'
for departure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
NO VARIATION IN
PRICE Of MARKET IS
PORkERSf ARE STEADY-QUIET
PREVAILS IN OTHER LOCAL
LISTS.

No change in the price Of the local
hog market was given out this morn, :,
ing. The other markets were duh ana
the quotations were the same as those
given Tuesday. Today's prices are:
Hogs-( Corrected daily by John Nor
rell & Co)-12O@ $50, $3.50; 1900 lSo'
$6.15; 100000, $500: 200@24O, :6.so,
24O@soO, 1920; 800 and over, $6.lo;
packers, $5.60@5.90.
No timothy, $14; No. timothy and
No. l light clover mixed. $13; No.
timothy and No. mixed. $l2: clover
hay, S12@14: oat straw. 81: wheat
straw, SIS.
Corn-s5@ssc; rye, 81: oats, soc.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry:
Butter fat-No. 1, SIC; No. 2, 29c;
country butter. grocers pay. 2o@sSc'
Poultry-( These prices are PAID 10
producers:) Chickens, 13c: geese &c:
ducks, 10@11c: turkeys, dressed, aoc'
chickens. dressed. Ice: ducks, dressed
16c.
Eggs-Doz zoe.
Wool and Hides.
Wool Bright medium, 1871 @2ohc;
semi-bright medium lev @17ho; me
Delane. 141a @1Shc: fine Merino III
@13hc: bury, u to sac less.
Hides--Cured. 11hc; green, NO; l.
1okc; No. 2, SIC: No. horse hides
$3.50: No. 2. $3.50.
RETAIL PRIcES-Flour and Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack. 4c; corn chops. per cwt., $2.oV'
shorts, per cwt.. SITS: bran, cWt.,
$1.55; corn, per bu, s1.oo: nay, Pc.
cwt., SO@90c: straw, per cwt., 400 5oc;
meal per sack, ESQ., corn and oat chop.
per cwt., $1.S5; corn chop. 20 lbs. 4oc;
oil meal per cwt 1925.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter $50; country butter,
soc.
Eggs-Doz., csc.
Poultry-Geese, dressed. ib., zoe: tur-
keys, dressed, Csc; chickens, 221sc;
ducks, dressed, Csc.
Fresh fish-Ca fish. h.. zoe: trout,
17kc; halibut, 17sc; salmon. l1Mc'
pickerel, 15c; black bass, 25c; pike
17hc.
Salt fish-Mackerel, 1o@25c; herring'
for Csc; Goldfish, 10000; lake fish,
pail, zoe.
Can oysters, 3o6sIc to 50@55c.
Fruits.
Fruit-Bananas. 20@25c; lemons
Csc; oranges, 500 50c:' malaga grapes,
h., 25c; apples, Id, 3, and &c; kum-
quats. basket, Csc.
Strawberries-50c at.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, per pound, &c: Spanish
onions 711c; cauliflower, 15@25c; tur-
nips, ID, Sc; mangoes for 25c; cucum :
bers, zoe; fresh tomatoes. lb, zoe: spin
ach, 12c; head lettuce. 100 15c; radishes
5@10c; parsley, bch. SO 1Oc; shallots
bunch, &c; oyster plants. for 15c;
celery bunch, 5@10c: leaf lettuce. &C.;
leek, 5@1Oc bunch; endive sc: pota-
toes peck, zoe; bu.. 75c; parsnips &c H.;
brussels sprouts, csc box; new carrots.
&c lib.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
PRISON CAMPS IN
FRANCE ARE O. X,

Paris. Feb. PA dispatch to the
Havas agency from Toulon says that
the commissioners sent out by the
American embassy in Paris to inquire
into conditions in concentration camps
in France have concluded their inves.
legations In the department of Basse-
Alps and Var. They report having
found international regulations strict
ly observed by the French authorities.
Today they left here for Corsica to
continue their inspection.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-The en-
tente allies have made representations
to the United States that Germany is
not meeting the cost of care OF her
prisoners of war in their camps and
have asked the United States, as car
ing for the diplomatic interests of all
the warning powers, to make repre-
sensations to Berlin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-25
HARD FIGHTING IN
MOUNTAIN PASSES

Berlin, Feb. pa dispatch received
from Vienna quotes war correspond
ent as saying the fighting in the Car.
pathians has resolved itself into a
series Of most bitter and stubbornly
contested engagements. The Russians
are showing desperate courage. It
is quieter in the Dukla pass, where
both sides have entrenched them
selves. An important engagement is
raging to the southwark of Stanislau
in Galicia where the Russians for the
third time have opposed the advance
of the Austrian right flank