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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-01
4,4S7 bushels worth
C1 * OF Chon
81, 4S2. 1928
S2,472.67

S. Joseph and Sons of Des Moines,
Ia, are looked upon as being shrewd,
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand, and looking for
a suitable investment, they decided to
purchase Canadian lands, and farm
them.
With the assistance Of the Canadian
Government Agent, at Des Moines, Ia,
they made selection near Champion,
Alberta. They put 240 acres of land
in wheat, and in writing to Mr.. Hew-
lit, The Canadian Government Agent
at Des Moines, one Of the members of
the firm says: 81 have much pleasure
in advising you that on our farm five
miles east of Champion, in the Prov
ince Of Alberta, Canada, this year
(1916) we harvested and threshed TO-
600 bushels of wheat from 240 acres,
this being an average of a bushels
and 10 pounds to the acre. A con-
No. 1 Northern, worth at Champion,
approximately $1.S5 per bushel, max
ing a total return of $19,61O, or an av-
erage Of $S1.70 per acre gross yields.
And by aid of thorough system were
able to keep the cost Of growing wheat
at about % cents bushel."
Messrs. Smith & Sons of Vulcan,
Alberta, are growers of wheat on a
large scale and have demonstrated
that there is greater profit in Western
Canada embarrassing than probably in
any other business anywhere. Speak
ing of their experience Mr.. Smith
saws.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The Colored State Teachers Asso-
citation met in this city November Is
II inclusive. The sessions were held
at the Lincoln High School, while the
Paseo Y. M. c. A. was, headquarters
for registration. Many prominent
teachers from all sections of the state
were in attendance and the addresses,
papers and discussions were of an un-
usually high order. The officers dur
ing the past year were as follows:
Pres, ,,ent--C. c. Hubbard, Sedalia.
First Vice President-R. H. Cole,
st. Louis.
Second Vice President-D. N
Crosthwait, Kansas City,
Third Vice President IA. c. Mack
lin, Hannibal
Secretary-C. C. Williams, Boon,
vile.
son, Webster Groves.
Corresponding Secretary-C. H.
Brown, st. Louis.
Treasurer-Miss B. X. Morrison, St.
Joseph.
atistician-William H. Dawley,
Kansas City.
Thursday night the addresses of
welcome and responses were had at
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 14th
and Michigan, Hon. w. C. Hueston de-
livering the welcome address respond
ed to by Prof C. H. Brown of st,
Louis. Prof Inman E. Page also de-
livered an able address, after which
the delegates attended the public re-
ception across the street at the Acad-
emy Hall where the pupils of Lincoln
High School entertained with folk
dances and Calesthenics by the girls
and a military drill by the Cadets.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

This is the only hospital in the city
that will admit Negro, save the old
city hospital 1t is being much used
by the railroads, the Metropolitan
Street Railway and other industrial
concerns who wish to insure their en-
ployees the proper care. The self
respecting Negroes of this city and
community should sec to it that they
provide for themselves the insurance
for proper care. No one makes any
money in this hospital, and there is
no desire to do so. The directors are
more than satisfied if the institution
pays it's running expenses, and the
more money we receive the greater
the amount of charity We can do.
Yours respectfully,
C. A. FRANKLIN, Pres.
EVA FOX, Secretary.
This committee vouches for the
itemized charity replrt mentioned
above. Committee from Federated
Charities:
REV. S. w. BACOTE
REV. w. H. THOMAS
REV. r. DAVIS
REV. G. w. BOYD.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

1t is hardly necessary to ask why
are these white people so interested
in the Negroes welfare. We all know
that the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company carries hundreds of Negroes
in their company. The death rate is
too high among Negroes for them to
make their sought for profit, so they
call for help from the city's health
department. While l am very thank
full towards this company for its ef-
forts to help the living conditions OF
the race, / also feel that 1t is our
problem, the Negroes problem, even
though we are not working at it, we
are so easily lulled to peaceful salts
faction by our great leaders in their
oratorical stunts of "We have made
the greatest progress of any race ever
come out of bondage" If this was
true it would be a great star in our
crown, but history does not prove 1t.
For a race to succeed it must con-
troll it's own destiny, but in this con-
ference at the Muehlebach, like most
grave questions concerning the race,
we were not consulted, not even one
of our physicians was present at TINS
meeting. In all of our important af-
fairs connected with the City, State
or Government, we have nothing to
say; we are treated as separate peo-
pie; we have no representative. is
this progress? The white man looked
after our affairs before the Civil war
and he is still doing it. Any Colored
man or woman who feels that they
would like tot help better conditions
for the race, knowing full well that 1t
cannot be done single-handed, should
ioin with us in our struggle to raise
the standard of living, both moral and
industrial.
Here are some of the things we
shall attempt to do at once: lnVesti'
gate our public schools, factories
1aundries, in fact, every place where
Colored men and women are employ
ed. II we find that our schools are
not properly conducted, or If we find
unwholesome conditions in any OF the
places employing Colored help, we
shall demand its correction. We shall
try to find places for our boys ano
girls out of school, If we have to cal
on the race to build and operate them
We shall meet Sunday, November lS
at %. M, at Mr.. Hopkins real estate
office, 1915 East 18th street. The pub
lie, is invited.
w. M. BONNER, Secretary.
MRS. s. e. HART, Chairman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
NEGRO ELECTED TO ASSEMBLY.
A New York District Chose a Black to
Help Make State Laws.

From the New York Evening Post.
Edward A. Johnson, Negro, Republl-
can candidate for assemblyman in the
Nineteenth District, has been elected
by plurality of 1923 over Molony, his
Democratic rival. The Nineteenth As
sembly District is in Harlem, where
the Negro vote constitutes large per
centage of the total. This is the first
time in the history of the city that a
Negro candidate has been elected to
office.
Johnson is a lawyer, and served for
several years as an alderman in Raj
eigh, N. c. He was formerly dean of
the law department of Shaw Univer-
sity in North Carolina. In a state
ment issued when it became apparent
that he would be elected, Johnson
said:
81 shall do my best to serve all of
the people of the district without re-
gard to race or creed. The white peo-
pie of our district will find me ready
to give them just as careful attention
as those of my own race, and it is my
purpose to push legislation looking to
the establishment of Fairgrounds for
the children and for such other pro-
gressive ideas as may present them
selves"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
LET'S HAVE a NEW NEGRO HOSPITAL

ed them at 1921 Locust street. He
found white girl with the two Ne.
groes. The girl seemed fairly well
educated. She said she was IT years
old and that she accompanied the
Negroes from Hutchinson, Kan She
said she is in love with one of them.
The two Negro boys-James Bar
nett, IS years old, and Roy Warfield,
10 years old-were both formerly from
Hutchinson. They are accused of
stealing six motor cars during the
past six months. The boys made
statements to the police that they had
disposed of the cars for small sums
to farmers in Kansas. Following the
statements of the boys, Officers John
Schwallum and Frank Collins arrest
ed William Creeton, farmer at Tur-
ner, Kan, who purchased a car from
the Negroes for $50. The car was
stolen from B. H. Cartel, 1928 Wood
avenue, Kansas City, Kan. Londale
Johnson of Turner was also arrested
on charge of buying a car from the
boys for 1925, which was stolen from
H. Spitscaufsky, 22O5 Wabash avenue.
Creeton and Johnson we're released
pending further investigation.
The two Negroes will be tried on
state charge of stealing motor cars.
The girl will be charged with vag-
rancy in the South Side municipal
court.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

The following additions are to be
made to the General Committee as
printed in last weeks Sun:
To the Principals Of Kansas City
Schools
w. H. Harrison and
Whitfield Ross.
A publicity committee is announced
as follows:
c. A. Franklin, chairman.
w. G.. Mosley, vice-chairman.
All members of both the Ministerial
Alliances making up the remainder of
this committee.
Committee on Hall Arrangements
Mr.. J. F. King, chairman.
T. B. Steward, vice-chairman.
Committee on Ushers for Boxes and
Arena Floor
Mrs. Mozella Washington, chairman.
Miss Idella Newsonme, vice-chair-
man.
(Other members to be added.
Committee on Finance
DR.. NJ. H. Lambright, chairman.
DR.. ]. F. Shannon, vice-chairman.
(Other members to be added).
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
EDITORS NOTE.

New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Bal
timore, Richmond, Columbus, Indian
apolis, and a number of smaller cities,
have elected represented Colored men
to places either in the General As
sembly or the City Council and Kan
sas City could have done the same
thing were it not for vascillating,
cowardly and selfish leadership. Get
ready, boys, let's have representation
this spring or know the reason why.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

choir in Greater Kansas City and ev-
cry orchestra player meet the COM
mittee at that time. The committee
is arranging to have a chorus of five
hundred voices, and an orchestra of
seventy-five instruments; these to ap-
pepar in connection with the Roland
Hayes Concert. Every choir-church
or special choirs-in the two Kansas
Citys, including Rosedale, Argentine
and Independence, is invited to join
this chorus on next Wednesday night
at the Lincoln High School
Sale of Tickets.
The committee on the sale of tick
cts, composed of Edward S. Lewis,
chairman; William H. Dawley, vice
chairman; H. o. Cook, L. c. Smith
and Mr.. S. R. Hopkins, makes this
announcement for the sale of tickets:
Box seats will be on sale at Lincoln
High School.
Arena floor tickets (reserved) will
be on sale at the following places:
Paseo Y. M. c. A, 1924 Paseo.
Peoples Drug Store, Paseo and 18th
street.
Houston and McCGmpbelrs Drug
Store, No. 2, Howard and Vine streets.
White-Wood Drug Store, 18th and
Vine.
Theo. Smiths Drug Store, 18th and
Tracy.
Palace Drug Store, 18th and Wood
land.
Cooper & Campbell's Drug Store,
independence and Harrison.
Kansas City, Kansas.
Home Drug Co., 1872 North 5th
street.
Sumner High School.
Independence, Mo.
Green's Cafe.
General admission tickets will be in
the hands of the members of the COM
mittee and all the ministers.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Boxes, seating 10 persons, $500.
Arena Floor (reserved), 35 cents.
Arena Balcony (not reserved), 2E
cents.
Upper Balcony mot reserved), Il
cents.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
CONVENTION HALL
DECEMBER, 7, 1917
ROLAND W. HAYES
OF BOSTON.
OF BOSTON.

In addition to the general commit
tee, which appears in another column,
the following special committees make
their announcements:
Program Committee.
Major N Clark Smith, Chairman.
Prof. R. G. jackson, Vice-C Chairman.
Mrs. Lloyd Bailer,
Mrs. S. w. Bacote,
Mrs. d. A. Holmes,
Mrs. Daisy Mcknight,
Mrs. Sallie Love,
Mrs. Hendricks,
Prof. T. H. Reynolds,
Mr.. A. T. Moore,
Dr. Radford,
Mrs. Dr. Miller,
Mrs. Ophelia Jackson (Rosedale).
This committee will meet at the
Lincoln High School on Wednesday
evening, November 81, at 8 o'clock.
They earnestly request that every
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
SORROw-sONGs.

BY Roscoe c. Jamison
like the anthems sung by your trained
choir
Its members make a show, all capped and
gowned.
Slow marching in and out, while swels
the sound
OF the great organ 1t was my desire
To come and see and yet somehow l tire
OF all this pomp. l seem to feel around
For something that is missing and not
found;
fire!
The sorrow songs our olden Fathers knew,
Why have they died? In pain they came
to birth
To soothe the heart-break, and the an
guished ways.
Classics are fine. With art you sing them,
too,
But. OH to lift my soul above the earth.
Sing me the good old songs of Slavery
days!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

Committee on the Entertainment of
Visitors
Mr.. F. A. Harris, chairman.
General Steering Committee
Dr. S. H. Thompson, chairman.
Mr.. Nelson c. Crews, vice-chair-
man.
Mr.. c. II. Galloway,
Mr.. w. c. Hueston,
Mr. Dorsey Green,
Mr. 1. F. Bradley,
Mr.. L. A. Knox,
Mr.. W. H. Bruce
All the pastors of Greater Kansas
City and Independence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

Among the staunch friends of the
Kansas City Sun who are attending
the Teachers Association are: Prof.
j. A. Gay of Liberty, Mo-; H. V. Wal
lace of Carthage, Mo-; Prof. Charles
H. Brown of st, Louis, Mo-; Prof. ".
%, Williams of Chillicothe, Mo-; Prof.
Morris of Bunceton, Mo-; Mrs. Viola
Kinney Ferguson of Sedalia, Mo-; Miss
Stella Combs of Holden, Mo-; Misses
Thelma Dixon, Roberts, Queen and
Simms of the Hannibal schools.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
BILLY CRUTCHFIELD PASSES
AwAN

The death of Billy Crutchfield of
Omaha, Neb., last Tuesday morning
was a distinct shock to his many
friends throughout the country as we'll
as in his home city. He was we'll known
and was prosperous young business
man having been associated with
Jack Broomfield for a number of
years. The Sun extends it's deepest
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

Miss Jessie Herriford for several
years a teacher in our schools and a
sister of Prof. Joe E. Herriford, Prin-
cipal of Lincoln School, died follow
ing an operation Thursday at p. m.
The funeral will be at Chillicothe, Mo-,
the old home of the family.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
WANTED.

Unencumbered lady stenographer
and bookkeeper for general office
work. Must be thoroughly educated
State qualifications in replying. Steady
position and opportunity to rise. Ad-
dress:
WESTERN BOOK SUPPLY CO.,
Sioux City, Iowa.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
The National Council of CoIored Work.
ers Will Investigate Our Pub
lie Schools.
We Shall Demand That Places Employ
ing colored Help to Be Sanitary,
and Hours Reasonable.
By Rucker Smith.

Here is an item which appeared in
the Kansas City Times November 1,
under this heading:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
WHEATLEY PRoVIDENT HoSPIT.
AIS CHARITY WORK.

Mr.. o. ]. Hill, President Colored Char
tiles.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your request for inform
alton concerning the work done at the
Wheatley-Provident Hospital during
the past year, offer this as state
ment:
Total money collected from all
sources. ...............S5,9 5,987.11
Total amount of money ex-
penued. ................ b,4Ol.5O
De1lclt. ................ flf.l5
We have on hand, outstanding bill,
from corporations, which we consider
collectable, that will run above $500.
We did charity work to the amount
of $718.62, as is shown by the enclosed
report, itemized as to name, address
and amount
We received in charity, cash and
donations, as follows:
Received from Tag Day. ..... $2S8.18
Received from Bruce School,
Thanksgiving Day ......... 200
Received from Lincoln Ward
School, Thanksgiving Day. I'LL
Received from Central High
School, Thanksgiving Day. 8.35
Cash total. .................s3 s3O964
Received canned goods, etc., to
the amount of. ..............$ $500
Grand total ..............$3 .$334.64
We received donation from Mr.
o. ]. Hill IL sacks of potatoes last
month.
The average cost per day per pa
tient was SITS.
We cared for many patients who
could pay only 81 per day. and we
allowed them to pay what they could.
We would suggest, Mr.. Spencer,
that your board appoint a committee
who would have complete authority
to admit all the charity patients to
the hospital to and including the
amount of charity contributed by the
people.
Our receipts might have been great
er, but during the winter, when there
was the most sickness, we could not
care for all of the patients who wished
to enter the hospital. , The board
of directors have purchased a building
at 1926 Forest, and we hope to mod
ernize and beautify this building so
it will compare favorably with any
institution of our people in the coun-
try.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
DISCUSS NEGRO SOCIAL WORK
Conditions Under Which Some Live
DisqracefuI, Physician Says"

CondItIonS OhutT WhTCH SUITE ETVt
Disgraceful, Physician Says"
The article says, in part:
"The Negro problem was discussed
exhaustively at a meeting of social
workers, health officers and officials
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company held last night at the Hotel
Muehlebach. DIR. c. w. Mclaughlin,
health director for Kansas City, Kan,
described the conditions under which
the Negro population was forced to
live as disgraceful, and said the men
who invest their money in real estate
must be taught to prepare better
homes for Negroes"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
MOTOR CAR THIEVES CAUGHT.
Two Negroes, Accompanied by White
Girl. Held by Police,

For several days the police depart
ment has been searching for two Ne
gro boys implicated in several recent
motor car thefts. They were located
the other afternoon when Walter
Howard, a Negro police officer, arrest
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17

THE AMERICAN coLoRED MAN is
NOT CONSIDERED COMPETENT
TO LOOK AFTER THE HEALTH
OF HIS RAcE-coLoRED DOC
TORS WE'RE NOT CONSULTED
BY INSURANCE COMPANY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

engaged is vital to the ssv.,, n
IT'S prosecution of the war;s
Colonel Washburr. ass
The answering smile carri.a
gestion of pity. a n,
81 should say" followed =.
after the smile had had e We
sink in. my firms giving I. salhs, y
OF Its time TO selling Liberty 49,
W.
81 was born in the l'n;,.a
said the next batter I'D beto,s Scn,a'
Washburn, "but my father snS Sole;g
are fighting in the Austrian ar o'si:s
That won't help you in svssN
vice here" said the colonel ns NJ
But supposing | was
science objector7" e0a-ts,
at wouldn't do any good. w.
have 20 60" ~ i's:
"But here before the local No.,
cepted me | tried 10 enh,, .o,,c u
regulars four times and ,s.r M Z,
turned me down. What ,hOs. ANN
Colonel Washburn's voice -. Hrs
you a conscientious oSi.e,ss,,
cried: "Why did you Try 10 ~. :
The Austro American tur,,s
in the process Of thought ~ gree,
answer he vouchsafcd wa, az o;I
me"-with which he hurriedly , 1sSs.
himself. 'i'Sses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Crowder Curbs
Resignation of
Draft Boards
Rules That Governors Must
Approve Retirement OF
Officials
File Bitter Complaints
Local Authorities Do Not Wish
to Supervise Army
Mobilization
File Bitter Complaints

WASHINGTON, Aug l6.-Provos'
Marshal General Crowder issued In.
st~uctions to-day TO the Governors OF
All states that the designations OF mem,
hers of the exemption boards WouIo
not be accepted b. the President unless
ACCOMPANIED by favorable recon-
mendstion from the Governor OF the
state. General Crowder made 1t PLAIN
in his communication TO the Governors
that the members of the boards were
not serving voluntarily, but had been
drafted for the service. The ruling
reads:
"Resierations Of members Of boards
are still reaching this Office without the
recommendation of the Governor as 10
the necessity of the circumstances
upon which relief is requested. Mem
hers Of boards are drafted for the ser,
vice upon which they are engaged
under the provisions of Section oil
the law. Their responsibilities are so
heavy that il is altogether well tnat
this feature should be emphasized and
il is we'll from another standpoint.
The execution of the law cannot be de-.
layed By refusals based on reasons OF
individual benefit. The President Will
decline 70 accept designations except
where they are accompanied by spe-
eidc statement Of fact and the recon-
mendation Of the Governor"
For the last week members Of the
Senate and House have been receiving
numerous protests from members OF
the exemption boards against their du-
ties. Under a recent order OF the
President the members Of the exemp-
ton boards supervise the mobilization
Of the drafted men and are charged
with the duty of actually putting fun
district quotas on trains bound for the
mobilization camps.
The members of the boards have
complained bitterly against these mob
ilization duties. They have been at q
loss TO know how they were to enforce
their mandates in case drafted men re-
sisted. In Boston, for example, the
situation is complicated by the pro-
Of Police Commissioner
OMeara, who has stated that if Boston
policemen were drafted he would de-
cline 10 assist the Federal authorities
in enforcing the draft law or in per-
forming any other war duties.
In other cases it has been found that
the designations of board members have
been caused by their unwillingness to
enforce exemption claims rules as
rigidly as demanded by the govern
ment. Confronted by pleas Of friends
to exempt this or that young man, they
have sent in designations in preference
to enforcing the rules.