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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
WHEATLEY-PROVIDENT AOS-(l
PITAL NEARING COMPLETION
Contractors Say They Will Positively
Be Through BY August I.
When Finished Will Be the Most
Beautiful and Complete OF Its
Kind owned BY Colored People
In the United States.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PLEDGE?

The new Wheatley-Provident Hos
pital at 1926 Forrest Avenue is rapid
ly being rounded into shape and the
Contractors are putting on the finish
ing touches and it will undoubtedly
be "a thing of beauty and a joy for
ever" to the Negro people of the
great southwest. Hundreds of splen-
did, honorable, upright citizens, men
and women, white and Colored have
paid their subscriptions in full or part
to make this condition possible but
there are a great many who have not
as yet paid their subscriptions and
some few who have not paid a cent.
All the pledges according to the con-
tract blank are now drawing SO in
terest and will continue to do so until
paid. Every subscriber who rea-
Lies the urgent necessity of suitable
hospital facilities for the large Negro
population in this city realizes that
he should do his part toward making
this necessity a complete realiza-
ton. Among those who have paid
since our last report are:
$1O0.o0-Dr. T. C. Unthank
$5o.oo-Cooper & Campbell
$25.o0-Dr. S. H. Thompson.
$15.00-Mr. Hardy Smith.
YeeHee the Chinese merchant at
1904 East 18th street sent in his check
for $1,000 and said that he believed
every Colored man ought to have a
part in help building an Institution of
this kind. If Chinese merchant will
be this liberal with us, what ought
our own men do?
The following have paid during
the past week in addition to those list
ed above:
$1o.Oo-Mrs. Callie Diggs, D. E.
Blackburn, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Mason,
J. w. H. Phillips, Prof. and Mrs. d.
N. Crosthwait, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Bell.
$5.oo-Mrs Susie Montgomery, Prof
]. H. Coleman, Fred Lewis, Miss Jo-
sephine Martin, Jas. D. Brown, Mrs.
Eva Nicholson, Mrs. Nettie Moore,
Miss Anna Smith, Miss Ida Rogers
and Alfred Sales.
$2.50-Mrs. A. j. Johnson.
$1.00-Alonzo Brown.
Pay your subscription.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
A Word To My Friends.

When amid the activities of
life, one is incapacitated by
some malady, it is then that
our appreciation of the services
of physicians, nurses and
friends is the keenest.
In my recent illness, the real
value of friendship was brought
more forcibly to my attention
than ever before. If such eX-
pressions of sympathy, careful
attention and patient care were
evidence of my real friends es-
TEEN, then l have in former
days shown myself more friend
ly than l thought it possible to
do.
wish to sincerely thank the
interest that was manifested by
my attending physicians, my
colleagues in the profession, the
nurses, Wheatley Provident
Hospital attaches and the Old
City Hospital from Superinten-
dent down.
The beautiful floral offerings
of the many anxious friends,
came at a time when 1t was pos
sible to bring the most cheer
and expressions of good will.
Last but not least, let me
thank the Kansas City Sun for
its interest in my behalf.
AS l partially resume my
former duties to the care of the
sick and wounded, l do so with
a heart full of appreciation and
a feeling that l owe my friends
debt of gratitude that l can
never pay.
Gratefully yours,
j. z. Perry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
Is BEAUTY WHITE OR BLACK?
OR
CORRECTION AND ADDITION.

having such a oneness with nature we
should be the docile absorbers of
despice and ridicule on account of our
nature-color from those whose claims
to solidarity of foundation and origi-
nation are less practical than ours?
The very thing that tends to keep
the Negro psychologically depressed
is his lack of thought along the lines
of Ethnology-thes science of Races.
For instance, he imagines that he only
forms one-tenth of the worlds popula-
tion because that is his relative num-
ber here at home. But the moment
that he realizes intelligently that in
stead of being in the minority he is
rather in the glorious majority of the
Race of men his status takes a leap
upward in his own estimation. This
consciousness of kind" is great when
the thought itself tends to elevate
and give a tone of self respect instead
of depressed feeling.
Am l trying to express any sinister
notions here? Positively no! l am
writingfacts history, and to some of
us-news. We hold that facts are the
greatest things in the world. Lord
Bacon said History makes men wise.''
and we further say that News of the
right kind makes us happy.
We are giving below what to some
will be facts, some history and to
some great news. To others the whole
outline will be strange and startling.
By way of introduction, we are the
sons and daughters of Ethiopia and
Egypt Our progenitors were strong
in grandeur and noble physique,
health and hardihood. What we lack
today is self-appreciation; an insight
into our own with the scientific eye.
The following stadardized tables will
give us a new respect for ourselves:
Color, white; features, many typed.
Special points Noses, prominent,
wonderful variations; hair, long, light
and straight; eyes, blue to grey; lips,
many thin and many protruding:
teeth, as rule poor; ears, normal;
complexion, chiefly toneless; skin, be-
ing translucent, discovers too easily
the blood and veins which act detri-
mentally to the evenness of exterior
appearance.
Color, dark, brown, gold and fair;
features, fairly proportioned. Special
points: Noses, seldom prominent and
exactly proportioned; hair, black with
dark bristling red, woody texture and
abrogated length; eyes, fine, radiant,
black and cool soft brown dominating;
lips, medium proportioned and slight
ly protruding; teeth, excellent, the
whitest and most even in the world ;
ears, normal; complexion, varied from
fast black with it's richness to mellowy
cream skin, a solid covering of color
hiding detractive blood and corpuscle
Again facts are wonderful. We
should not fear them but rather march
right on boldly and face them whether
they are pleasant or unpleasant.
Pain comes from misadjustment OF
facts or the introduction of error into
their order. Facts placed in symme
trical array expresses the true idea oi
beauty-beauty is harmony and har
mony is Truth.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
LEON HEREFORD PROMOTED.

Leon H. Herriford, now first class
musician in the twenty fifth infantry
band stationed in Hawaii, writes home
to his father that he has just been
promoted to the position of Band Sar-
geant and that further honors are in
sight. Leon is an unusually young
soldier and considering his high order
of musical ability his many friends IN
the States are not surprised at his ad-
vancement.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
A WHITE SOLDIER HANGED.
Nat Hoffman of Camp Macarthur At
tackled a School Girl.

Waco, Tex, July 11.-Nat Hoffman,
a white soldier, was hanged at 5:45
o'clock this morning at Camp McAr-
thur. He was convicted of attacking
a school girl last April.
Hoffman was member OF the sup
ply company, 10th Field Artillery. Z
One evening last April Hoffman met
the girl in company with boy about
her age in a lonely wooded spot near
Camp Macarthur. The boy was first
attacked and ran away, after which
the girl was attacked. The boy re-
ported the affair and military police
were soon on Hoffman's trail. He was
captured early In the evening and the
trial followed soon thereafter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
SICK BABY CAMP OPEN.

The lnterdenominational Baby Camp
Association desires to announce the
opening of a Camp Sunday, July 2tst
for the benefit Of the sick babies In
our Community through the remain
der Of July and August. The Camp
will be located In Spring Valley Park
near 26th street and Woodland Ave.
nue.. There will be Registered nurse
and several Of Kansas city's best ply
sicians In charge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
PRICE, &c.
SQUARE DEAL OIL WELLS ARE BOOMING!

and loyal to the Flag Especially does
this order appeal to young men. Now
is a good time to join this great and
progressive order.
Come thou with us, and we will do
thee good"
We will teach you to do notble things
And not dreaem them all day long,
Thus making life, death and that be-
yond a grand, sweet Song"
Damon"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to sincerely thank our
many friends for their kindness and
sympathy extended us and for the
beautiful floral offerings sent to us
during the illness and at the death of
our daughter, Ora Hackley, who died
June and our sister, Mrs. Ethel Bar
bee who died July 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, C. Davis, 2216
Woodland Ave.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

Mrs. Homer Eblon, 2416 Aontgall
avenue, received a card from her hus-
band. Sergt. Homer (Jap) Eblcn, last
week that he had arrived safely "over
there" that he is feeling fine, and
sends greetings to his many frinds.
Mrs. Eblon also received three letters
from her husband this week.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

ceding statement This much: it
proves we are the majority of kind
and therefore the immediate descend
ants of primitive and natural stock.
Natural means to Nature. To nature
mean to God. To God means to all
that Is real and good. Note then, too,
where this naturalness of the Darker
son runs back. Do you think that
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

Mr.. T. 8. Wade and daughter OF
Enid, okla., stopped over in the city
for a few days visit enroute home
from Mexico, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
X. P. BAND AT w. U.

The Second Regiment Band TX. Of
P) will go to Western University
Sunday and give complimentary con-
cert to the 110 students who are be-
ing trained there by the United
States Government. They will leave
18th and Vine on a special car at 1:45
p. m. and the following program will
be rendered.
PROGRAM.
March-Stars and Stripes forever"
OOuod
"loria"-Mozarts IL Mass. Mozart
Waltz-"Crimson PetaP ..... Jewel
Selection-"Lucia Di Lammermoor''
...........,..... DOnizettis Opera
March-"Uncle Sam" .... Fillmore
Selection-"Mountain Heights" Shaw
Review-"On a Summers Eve.
Star Spangled Banner.
Sergt. VIM. e. Cooper. director.
The public is invited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
FROM THE UNKNOWN.

The Sun fully this of the
nsidious German propaganda
in all of comnItes where there number
the hope of ceag such feeling between white and Coored
both enistmen activities will
This matter has been laid before the United States
preparations
that a home his
all illegal invasion
saving money
all their earthly they
defend Unknown" do
head and suspicious there
o purpose
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
Pro- -Germanism at Work in Kansas City
Yelled Attempts at Stirring Up Racial Enmy Being Promoted
by German Sympathizers
SECRET SERVICE MEN ARE INVESTIGATING.

The Colored residents property
thrown into high bit of exciement early
letter that
Court him Mattjoy
Officer this The which evidently
IN unlettered and ignorant person, follows:
Kansas City, Mo-, July 1918.
To the Judge of Jackson County Court:
Unless the Negrose not off of Park and Olive streets
there will be great blowup The people kicking
them living the white people If they by
the of August will take of men and blow
house that Negro lives had better
of Brooklyn.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or sellin thisPaper which reach
es all the colored people in greater
Kansas City?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

II you want real live up-to-the-
minute Negro Newspaper that sives
ALL the News in which colored peo-
pie are interested, subscribe for the
SUN. Bell Phone.Ea,t ess snd:27ss
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23
BOOKS FOR ARMY AND NAVY

Now is the time for the housewife to
make a trip to the attic or to take a
survey OF the library, and to bring
forth an armful of books which the
family has read and which perhaps
no one will ever. use again. She
should do this because the soldiers
and sailors need books.
There are many leisure hours that
grow monotonous for the man away
from home, and he needs wholesome
entertainment to keep up his spirits.
Good books AFFORD the right kind of
entertainment, and help wonderfully
to keep up the morals and the morale
OF the boys in camp. They are doing
their part; We should do ours in every
way We can. Giving books is one
good way to help. Any kind of good
book will be acceptable. as there are
all kinds and classes of soldiers and
sailors. from men in the A B C class
to those in the college professor class.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23
OLD FURNITURE CHERISHED
IN COLUMBIANS' HOMES

were together; when necessary tc
make the dining table larger. they
were placed at the end Of it.
A large chair of the old French
style, with a fare top sloping to a
smaller seat, was found in an attic
over the telephone exchange at Roche
port. Pine rockers had been added
and it was upholstered in puffy horse
hair. It was called the 'invalid's chair
of Rocheport." because it was SO COM
Portable that anyone who was sick
sent for it.
A long low sofa Mrs. Noyes bought
at Rocheport from a little old lady
who was so small she made it her
bed. She had bought 1t in 1853 from
a family who had had 1t long time.
Previously upholstered In horsehalr,
1t is now done In beautiful blue.
Doctor NOyes as Scout.
In an upstairs bedroom. Mrs. Noyes
has a high old desk which resembles
a chest of drawers when the desk
part is closed. Doctor Noyes came
home one day and told his wife he
thought he had found the kind of desk
she had been hunting. 1t was stand
ing in front of a house being torn
down, where dust and an occasional
brick were falling on it. Mrs. Noyes
got it for having It carted away. It
had been supported by huge ball feet
and, In anti-bellum days, the custom
had been for the owner or overseer OF
4 plantation to st behind II on a high |
stool and pay the slaves their rations
across its broad top. A "highboy," the
exact duplicate of this piece, except
hat when the top drawer Is pulled out
t is really drawer and not a desk,
Mrs. Noyes came across at Hallsville
IN the top of it at the back is a small
glass fanked by tiny
lrawers.
Mrs. Noyes also has some portieres
made of dark blue and white checked
overlids. They are hand loomed and
'alued in st. Louis stores at $3.50.
Mrs. j. N. Belcher. 1915 Keiser
treet. has in her colonial style house
My furniture from 80 to 14O years
Id. All the beds are four-posters;
ne is $50 years old and hand carv-
d.; scars where the knife slipped In
arving can be seen. Another is a
ird's-eye maple bed with acorns carv-
on top of the posts. Mrs. Belcher
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23
THE OPEN COLUMN
As to the Honor System.

Editor the Missourian. An eff
cient Honor System in the University
of Missouri must come from the STU
dents. This Is point that seems to
have been overlooked in the action
taken in mass meeting recently, The
system was proposed, prepared dis
cussion took place and 1t was pro-
visionally adopted. The students as
a whole had not thought much about
the system nor were they convinced
that it was wise to adopt It.
To function properly, an honor sys-
TEN must be practiced by every STU
dent. He must either believe in il or
be willing to abide by it. 1t is prob
able that such is not the case at the
University Of Missouri at present; at
least it is certain that evidence OF 1t
has not been shown.
A reopening Of the question will give
the individual student a chance to eA-
press his views concerning 1t. II will
be forced on his attention and he will
be constrained to make a decision one
way or the other. 1t will do much to
educate the students in regard to the
system and 10 bring a greater number
to the point where they are willing to
support it II all democratic ways
it will help rather than hinder the
Honor System. H.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23
EASTER AND PASSOVER

While the Gentle world celebrates
Easter the Jews in all lands of their
exile commemorate the Passover.
Christ died upon the cross for the
sins OF the earth, for all mankind /;
and on Easter morning he arose In
this manner he proved the immor-
tality of the human soul. This was
a manifestation of the divine in Him
and in man.
In bondage dwelt the Jews under the
tyranny of the Pharoah of Egypt. And
as the Bible says, they were afflicted
and made to do heavy work; they
were weary, and their cry reached the
seat of the Almighty. Moses. the
meek. was sent to deliver the chill
dren of Israel from their hard labor;
and he brought them out of the land
or Egypt.
In Easter and in the Passover we
see the resurrection of man exempli-
fed. Both typify the lifting of man out
Of the worldliness, in which he has
skunk, into something higher This
manifestation of the spirit is a revela-
tion to man of the divine that per-
vades the world
Easter and Passover typify the dem
Ocratic tendencies of man. Both pro-
claim TO man the spirit of freedom
Today, we are fighting the battle of
democracy; today we are striving
to bring freedom to the world. 1t is
over 1000 years ago that symbols of
these ideas were shown to all mankind
1t is a long time; we travel slowly;
but we move surely. The Easter of
today. The Passover of today, while
the battle is raging in Europe. is a ray
of hope, it is the symbol of hope The
present war is the mark of progress.
The symbolism of Easter and Pass
over, the spirit of democracy and free |
dom. live today
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23

has a genuine Better chair, few oi
which are now left. They were made
by New. York cabinet maker, ]. H.
Better, in 1874. The chair backs were
deeply curved and In order to get the
necessary strength thin pieces of rose
wood were pressed into the desired
curve, glued together and pressed
again, and then elaborately carved
into a pattern of vines and leaves. In
the Belcher home are also beautiful
ly carved mantel and two clothes clos
cts taken from the old Hardin house,
built in 1921, on Locust street and
since wrecked
Little Girls OF Long ago.
In her daughters room Mrs. Belch-
er has rosewoCI sewing table and
writing desk combined, enough to de-
light the heart of any girl In her
teens; little chairs lacQuered black
and painted with gold bands and pink
roses now faded, which speak OF the
meek little girls in starched white
dimity and ruffled pantalets who sat
upon them long ago; and a low dress
ing table with drawers built on top
In front of broad mirror.
1--WE gone down into cellars and
climbed into stable lofts for my col
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23

and the consequent preparations, the
American soldier in France, and
kindred topics giving the British
viewpoints. by a wide traveller and
close observer, of what the English
people think of America and other as
sociates in the war.
The book is not editorial, it does
not discuss to any great extent the
causes and reasons for the war but it
does treat Interestingly the working
of the great war machine.
In writing of America NOrthcliffe
has only praise. He compares this
country to sleeping giant. who, when
awake, begins preparations in a colos-
sal way, sparing neither time nor
energy. He says that America has
entered the war as the country has
built its Skyscrapers-With few re-
suits showing at first but before one
can realize what has happened one
sees a gigantic structure.
Northcliffe has the journalists
curiosity of new things and has rid
den I'm the airplane. tank and sub
marine, he was present at the most
decisive time at the Battle of Yer
dun and he has met the great generals
of the war. And of all of these he has
written in clear, clean-cut style, al
most diary form.
The proceeds from the sale of this
work in the United States are donat-
ed to the American Red Cross.
George H. Doran Company, New
York; 2S3 pages, paper)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23
THE NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Former Ambassador Bryce In his
American Commonwealth" says that
the weakness of Government in the
United States is in its local adminis-
tration. The cities and the counties,
he claims, are not governed as eff
ciently as they ought to be Wherein
lies the trouble?
Mr. Bryce believes that it is due to
the party politics in local government
His opinion is voiced by a great many
other leaders of politics in the larger
sense. In fact, many cities have
abandoned the national political par
ties in local elections. Kansas City
is now making an attempt, with its
business manager campaign for the
city. to do away with it. This seems
to be the tendency in American local
politics.
When Boone County has a primary
for local Offices the Democrats really
hold an election. The men winning in
the primary are put into Office. The
Republicans have no chance at all. 1t
may be objected, is not this the rule
of the majority? Granted; but is it
not the purpose of government to get
efficiency also? The purpose Of de-
mocracy is to get the best man into
Office with the consent Of the voters.
If national political parties were done
away within local affairs the best man,
whether he was a Democrat or Re |
publican, could be elected. This |
would be the election of the best |
man by the majority of voters.
Why not have good government in
stead of partisan politics?
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-03-23

In the homes in Columbia where the
fine old furniture of the colonial Pc
riod is still cherished, one has but to
close his eyes to see stately grand
danes with powdered white perukes
piled high, in shining pearls and gilt
tering satin, posing languidly on long,
low sofas. or fine gentlemen in peri
wigs and throat laces playing at small
drop-leaf card tables. Columbia has
wealth of old furniture, because
many families moved here long ago
from Kentucky and Virginia and
brought their household goods with
them. The colonial furniture was
made of mahogany, on graceful lines
and that of the period following was
of walnut. heavier and not so pretty.
AS Mrs. Guy l.. Noyes. 81 Hit
street, for ten or twelve years a col
lector of old pieces, will not buy
piece unless it is pretty and graceful.
most of her collection is colonial. She
has secured her things from many
odd places. A tall china cabinet, or
cupboard, with a console base Mrs.
Noyes found in a two-room cabin near
Olivet The narrow glass doors had
been lined with wall paper. Its COM
panion pieces were a rusty cook stove
and a dining table covered with a fly
net. The woman who owned it said
she had bought it filled with law
books for SIS and so useful had it be-
come TO her she refused to sell 1t. But
some time afterward an awkward lit
tie country boy rang Mrs. Noyes' door
hell and said. MA says you kin hev
it," The cupboard shows both the |
American and French influence Small |
oval mirrors and wood tracings of
fleur-de-lis on the glass doors are
French. The characteristics OF the
console base. purely American, are
swan-neck legs in the front, and a
base shelf
Table Traded for Tuition.
The girl who sold Mrs Noyes a
large console table and correspond
ing mirror to hang over it, at first
refused to part with them, because she
had seen their like at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair and knew their value
She promised that if she ever wanted
% sell them, she would do so to Mrs.
Noyes for the cost of a years tuition
1t the University High School. When
The decided to sell them, tuition had
'isen from SO to $50.
Mrs. Noyes has two drop-leaf, or
ly-leaf. card tables bought from Miss
Sally Flood, who said they came from I
Irying's home, and a
arge dining table of the same kind,
which make a full set. The small
ables were usually placed so that the ,
ides where the leaves were dropped