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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

The above is an excellent likeness
of DR.. Middleton II. Lambright, one of
Kansas city's pioneer physicians and
the manager of the popular Peoples
Drug Store, 18th and Paseo. Aggres-
sive in disposition, quick to action,
and determined in purpose the Sun
has no hesitancy in saying that no
man in all Kansas City has more per-
sistentIy and earnestly worked for the
fuIfilIment of the dream of a new,
modern and comfortable hospital for
Negroes in this city than DR.. LAM
bright, nor has any man with less
pomp and blowing of trumpets per-
formed more deeds of kindness or
given more charitable medical atten-
tion to the suffering and poor of the
race than he. To know DR.. Lambright
is to admire his sound judgment and
sterling qualities. Conscious at all
times that his word is worth one hun
dred cents on the dollar and his bust.
ness integrity Is absolutely unques-
tionabIe, his myriad friends point to
him with pride as one of Kansas
City's foremost citizens of color.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
PRICE, SC.
TWO NEGRO WOMEN SHOT.

Following a dispute in the grocery
store of Pete and Joe Digiorami, 5th
and Gillis streets, last Wednesday
night, Mrs. Ella Smith, 531 Tracy ave-
nue., and her 16-year-old daughter, Fay
Smith, were fatally shot. Joe Dig
iorami, who did the shooting, became
angered because the women refused
to accept some goods which he want
ed to sell them. He is being held at
Police Headquarters.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
VOLUME x. NUMBER z.

e. c. Newell; Sedalia, Rev. F. D..
Wells; Higginsville, Rev. H. H. Nc
Alistir; Springfield, Rev. ]. H. Lewis;
Wellington, Rev. c. A. Long; Odessa,
Rev. Theodore McPike; Joplin, Rev.
]. A. Alexander; Neosho, Rev. L. S.
Watson; Waverly, Rev. F. F. Moten;
Pleasant Hill, Rev. Walter Lilliard;
Marshall, Rev. H. Reynolds; Warrens-
burg, Rev. w. A. Campbell; Lexing-
ton, Rev. T. ]. Sanford; Miami, Rev.
VIM. Henderson; Butler, Rev. ]. E.
Reed; Malta Bend, Rev. VIM. Haw-
kins; Nevada, Rev. G. Arthur
Springfield, Second Church, Rev. A.
Phillips.
Rev. William H. Thomas, the sue
cessful pastor for five years of Allen
Chapel, is temporarily the pastor at
Allen Chapel until he has been ap-
pointed elsewhere.
Bishop H. B. Parks left Tuesday
evening for st. Louis where the Mis-
souri, Conference is to be held the
last in his district.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
HARRISON RHODES ON "THE Me-
GRO AND THE WAR;"

Harrison Rhodes, one of Americas
keenest observers and most incisive
writer's, has an article number of the
Metropolitan Magazine on "The Negro
and the War;" which should be care
fully read and digested by every citi-
zen of the Republic, white and black.
Mr.. Rhodes places around his sta
tistics and historic data virile body,
calculated to stir the red blood of all
100 per cent Americans, and envelope
the whole in framework of philoso-
phic deduction that analyses the emo
tions, sentiments and aspirations
which are impelling the 12.000,000 Ne
groes of the country to fight to fin
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
HUN WAR MACHINE BREAKING
German Request for Armistiee Be-
lieVed to be Result of Slowly Disin-
tegratins Military Organization. /

Washington, Oct. 10.-Germany's
plea for an armistice is founded, both
American and Allied military officers
here believe, upon recognition in Ber-
lin of the fact that the German army
organization in France is slowly dis
integrating under the terrific cam
paign of Marshal Foch.
These officers believe the move OF
the German chancellor is a desper-
ate eleventh hour attempt to escape
serious military disaster and they
would not be surprised if President
Wilson's condition that there can be
no talk of an armistice except when
coupled with agreement to withdraw
Immediately from all invaded terri
tory were promptly accepted.
The answer to such a move, it was
suggested today, would be to leave to
Marshal Foch the dictation of the
terms of the armistice, should the sit-
uation ever reach that stage, as the
supreme commander can be trusted
to see that no military advantage to
the enemy resulted. In the meantime,
Marshal Foch, hour by hour, is sur
rounding the German forces with new
perils as his strategic conceptions are
developed.
Evidence of the waning resisting
power of the German forces in France
was plainly seen by observers here
in the sweep forward of the Anglo
American forces north of st. Quentin.
Apparently there had been no mater
ial lowering Of the fighting quality of
the enemy soldiers but there is every
evidence that the complex military
organization upon which defense of
the long battle front depends, is
breaking under the strain. Signs of
confusion have been noted repeated
ly. Worn out divisions have been
called upon to check the assaults of
fresh Allied troops and have been cut
to pieces.
These are signs only, for the enemy
front still offers grim obstacle to
the advancing armies and the battle
is growing daily in fury instead OF
lessening. But the signs are there
They mean vital weakness at the
heart of the great machine; the abso
Lutte lack of the men and war equip
ment to meet the combined assault
indefinitely
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
COST TO THE CONSUMER OF
POUND LOAF OF BREAD.
Explanation of Chart)

Since 1918 farmers have been re-
ceiving for their wheat a gradually
increasing proportion of the price paid
by the consumer for bread. The
amount received by the wheat grower
for his contribution to the average
pound has increased from less than
M cent per loaf in 1913 to more than
3h cents early this year. The pro-
portion to the whole price is shown
by the relative. length of the black
columns of the chart.
The middle portion of each column
shows what the miller received for
his milling costs and profit. This
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
NEGRO SOLDIERS AND WHITE
OFFICERS.
By William E. Griffin.

That the Negro soldiers in France
are doing their full duty is a fact
which even the most rabid Negro
batter cannot deny. But the grudg-
ing nature of the compliments they
receive through certain American
newspapers is distinctly noticeable.
The Kansas City Star of Sunday, Oc-
tober 6, carries an article by the AS
sociated Press which reflects the ut
most discredit upon the Associated
Press correspondent. Speaking of the
Negro soldiers under fire, the cores
pondent says: "They have shown a
fearlessness amounting to almost ut
ter indifference if their white officers
are with them-a carelessness where
personal danger is invalued, ETC." Ye
Gods! Do you get that-"If their
white officers are with them" That
statement insults the patriotism of
the Negro race. 1t spits in the face
of every brave black boy who on the
battle fields of France is offering up
his life for his country. The insinu-
alton is plain. 1t is this-that the
bravery shown by the Negro boys in
France is not due to any nobility in
herent in their character or ideals,
but solely to the presence of white
officers" This is the plainest and
most contemptible sort of lying. A
lie that is told for the purpose of rob-
hing brave man of his due is the
most wicked and the most dastardly
/ that it is possible to tell.
That vicious lie, flashed over the
wires at this time, is only the off
spring of an older lie which has now
become a matter of tradition. That
older and traditional is this: Negro
soldiers will not fight well except un-
der the leadership of white officers" "
This lie was born of race prejudice.
The only reason on earth for refusing
to promote Negroes to high military
command is the feeling that such
would be honoring Negro too high
ly. There is not the slightest proof
that Negro soldiers would fight any
less braveIy under the Negro officers
than under white officers. The prob
ability is that the opportunity to win
their way to the top would inspire
them as it does the white soldier and
would cause them to fight even more
bravely. 1t surely stimulates a man
to know that his utmost effort will
be thoroughly appreciated and duly
rewarded.
In this stressful period of Democ
racy and Idealism, when every loyal
American, black and white, is willing
and anxious to offer his ALL on the
altar of his country's freedom the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
has struck painfully reactionary and
discordant note. We are moving for
ward towards real Democracy, not
backwards towards a sham Democ
racy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

has been a somewhat variable factor,
but is now at the minimum (6To), In
this SO, however, is included the cost
of the containers (bags, sacks, etc.
shown as dotted area which has in
creased very nearly in proportion to
the price of bread itself. Bags now
cost about so per cent more than in
1913 and 1914.
The shaded portion of the column
represents the expense of distributing
the flour, making it into bread and
getting the loaf to the consumer.
The chart shows that the farmer is
now receiving much larger share of
the final price for his product than
in the past, and that a considerable
amount of spread" has been taken
out of other expenses.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
NOTE INDORSED BY ALLIES
Complete Accord With President VIII
sons Answer to German Chan
ceIlor Expressed in London.

London, Oct 1O.-.The press associ-
alton has issued an authoritative
statement that the foreign office has
received the text of President Will
sons note to Germany and that all
the Allies are in complete accord in
the matter.
1t adds: "The fall of the Turkish
cabinet has great significance. 1t is
not doubted that Turkey apprised Ber-
lin of her intention to seek peace and
Germany sought to stave off such a
development by an attempt to seek a
general, instead of a partial, settle
ment."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
WILL eRIzzARD SHOT.

Mr.. William Grizzard, the well
known saloon keeper near 18th and
Highland, was shot by his wife on
Wednesday but not seriously injured,
the ball passing through his arm. He
was taken to -Provident Hos
pital where he was attended by DR..
J. E. Perry and then removed to his
home, 910 Euclid avenue. At this
time he seems to be improving rapid
ly.
Our reporter was unable to ascer-
tain the cause leading up to the
trouble.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
ish along with their brethren in white

ish along with their brethren in white,
the battle for world-democracy.
One of the outstanding features of
the article is AN extract from a letter
to Mr.. Emmett ]. Scott of the War
Department, in which the command
ing officer of one of the first regi-
ments to see active service in France,
describes the manner in which the
Colorado soldiers of his regiment con-
Quoted themselves in their initial bap-
tism of fire and the happy impression
they have made upon the broad-mind-
ed people of the French Republic.
Mr.. Rhodes contribution to the Oc.
tober Metropolitan is admirable from
every point of view. He has secured
la dignified and serious hearing fol-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
Hold 1,4eO Yanks Prisoners.

Washington, Oct. S.-Members OF
the American Expeditionary Forces
who have been identified as prisoners
Of war in Germany numbered 1,480 on
October 5, said an announcement to-
day from the office of the adjutant
general Of the army. In addition, 220
civilians interned in Germany have
been identified as have sixty-one
sailors held in Constantinople.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
plano Carrled a Planol /

Paris, Oct lO-One of the new
large Allied bombing planes, to DEM
onstrate its carrying capacity, has
brought from London to Paris full
sized upright piano. The airplane is
capable OF carrying six persons and
much bombing explosives.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

FhOT' IOG Z. FEhhlfOhD
The brilliant and erudite principal of
the w. w. Yates School, who was on
the original Wheatley-Provident Hos
pitaI Board and who has given valu.
able service to this institution ever
since its inception and who has raised
among the Knights and Daughters of
Tabor large sum for the equipment
of the new building.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
list Watch:

DR.. George w. Hedgepath of 1907
Highland avenue is confined to his
bed by illness. but hopes to be out
next week.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12
Buy Bonds E-Buy Bonds E-Buy
buy More Bonds!

the Negro people and the 100000 and
more Negro soldiers of the Republic
before an influential clientele.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

The Colored men at the X, c. Rail-
ways Co. Power House, Second and
Grand, subscribed for Liberty Bonds
as follows:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

If you want real live up-to-the-
minute Negro Newspaper that gives
ALL the News in which colored peo-
pie are interested, subscribe for the
SUN. Bell Phone East 9s9 and 27ss
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-12

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
ent or sellin thispsper which reach
es all the colored people in greater
Kansas City?
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
WHO KNOWS?

Absolue knowledge have none,
But my aunt's washerwoman's sis
ter's son
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to a laborer on the street
That he had letter just last week
Written in the finest Greek
From a Chinese eoolie in Tibbuctoo
Who said the niggers in Cuba knew
OF colored man in u Texas town
Who got it straight from circus
clown.
That man in the Klondike heard
the news
From a gang Of South American
Jews
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard a man who claimed to
know
OF a swell female society rake
Whose mother-in-law will undertake
To prove that her seventh husbands
sisters niece
Has stated in printed piece
That she has a son who has a friend
Who knows when this war is going
10 end
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
NOTICE.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. !, 1918.
Hon. S. M. Sneed, Sheriff, Oxford
Lafayette County, Mississippi.
Dear SIR
The following u. S. Internal Reve
nue. Licenses have been issued IN
your CLafayette) County in the SIX
months ending December 81, 1917:
mo. U. S. Internal Revenue Licen
ses were issued to your county In the
six months ending December 81
1917"
81 hereby certify that ! have care
fully examined the records OF the
Collector of Internal Revenue and
the above is complete and correct"
Yours truly,
SAM p. JONES"
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this first day of January, 1918.
J. B. MOSLEY, N. P.
AS required by chapter lie, Laws
of 1908, ] hereby make the following
report as received from the internal
Revenue Office in Birmingham, Ala
to-wit:
No United States Internal Revenue
License have been issued to any one
in Lafayette County, Mississippi, fol-
the past six months ending Decem-
ber, 81, 1917.
Sheriff and Tax Collector, Lafay
cite County, Mississippi.
Jan. 10-17-24
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
PAY YOUR TAXES

This is election year. We are TO
nominate and elect all our Congress
men, one U. S. Senator, all our Chan
cellors, and Circuit Judges. All
these are important positions, and
every citizen should go to the polls
and cast his ballot for the man he
believes will best serve the people Of
this State, and the nation.
Our Constitution prescribes the
qualifications of the voter, and when
he had registered and met all other
requirements, he must pay ION or
before the first day of February Of
the year in which he shall offer to
vote, all taxes which may have been
leagally required Of him, and which
has had opportunity of paying ac-
cording 20 law, FOR THE TWO
PROCEEDING YEARS"
You must have paid taxes for 1917
AND FOR 1916" on or before Feb
ruary lst, 1917" in order TO be able
to vote this year. If you have not
paid your 1916 taxes, pay them now,
along with the taxes for 1917, and
you will be in good standing.
This includes poll taxes as well as
other Taxes, Attend to this NOW.
1t is important to you and your
State.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
A SOLDIER BOY.

Darling, when l am away,
From you, somewhere in France,
! ask you to always think Of me.
And pray that ] have a chance.
To leave you dear twas hard,
The hardest thing Of all,
But ] am no Stacker
When / hear my country's call.
To be at home with you. little girl,
It's happiness that is true,
But ! cannot see the Germans
Down the Old Red, White and Blue
Some day in the far future,
This great conflict will end
And the Soldier Boy who loves you
VIII come to you again.
Tis the duty Of every girl
Who is left behind
To always remember the boy she
loves
Who is on the firing line.
lie did not want to leave you,
For he is going TO risk his life,
He is a true American
And upholds the Stars and Stripes.
told you when kissed you,
Those lips of yours so sweet,
That ! was going to leave you
And again we may never meet.
Don't give me up my darling.
II you love me you will wait,
If We do not meet on earth again
We viii meet at the Golden Gate.
/ Some girls are not so patient
Who will not wait
VIII go and love a Stacker
When their Soldier Boy is gone.
When he goes to fight his battle
For his country and for you
His heart is always resting
On the one he thinks is true.
When he returns in years TO come
And finds that you were false,
His whole life will be ruined,
And his happiness is lost.
Do not hear this strain, little girl
Make your love be true,
Greet the boy in khaki,
When he comes back to YOU.
Throw your arms around him,
Let him kiss your sweet little lips
And he will joyfully tell You
All about his wonderful trip.
! will close this letter. hoping
Some day you will be mine,
AS bid you goodbye for this hou,
And good-for this time.
If it's goodbye for month.
He loves you true as ever,
Goodbye for a year,
And perhaps goodbye forever.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10

trustee by A J. Gordon, in favor #
]. s. Good, to secure certain indab.
eolness therein mentioned. which
rec rded in Book 81, fage 62, in -
chaHcery Clerks Office OF the Con-. -s
:. l.aGayette and the State Of Ti.
-issir,ei. ! vail At the leauest d ~
beneficiary in said Deed OF TIM,
proceed to sell ion CASH, Is n.
highest bidder, within lawau hon
n front Of the South door Of 4bs
Court House in Oxford, Miss. on tSs
Attn day Of February, 1918, tha Fol
lowing described property, lying ana
bsing in the County of Lafaye1te
and the State OF Mississippi, to-w;t
South 1-2 Of South West Ia. Ser
tion &, Township Z, Range 2, West H
acres, more or less.
The title to the above property i
believed to be good, but ] viii conve,
only such title as is vested in me q,
Trustee.
Witness my signature this the etl
day of January, 1918.
J. B. ROACH, Sub. Trustee
E. Jan. 10, IL, "a.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
NOTICE.
Sale of Real Property.

Pursuant to the provisions Of the
deed Of trust executed by A. ].
Conner, and n. H. Conner, on
the first day Of April, A.
ID. 1915, to w. Z. Stone. Trustee, in
favor OF Mrs. L. A. Oldham, secur-
ing certain indebtedness therein
mentioned, which said deed Of
trust is duly recorder in the Office Of
the Chancery Clerk Of Lafayette
County, Mississippi, in Deed Book
w, at page 433. The said W. Z.
Stone, as trustee herein, having fail
ed and REUSED TO act as such trustee,
which is recorded on the same page
and book by pasteing the same over
the page, and the said beneficiary
herein, Mrs. l.. A Oldham, having
duly appointed me as substituted
trustee in the place of the said ". Z.
Stone, which appointment is in
writing and pasted on said recorded
deed OF trust Now | will, as sub
stituted trustee herein, the indebt-
edness IN said trust deed having
failed, and ] having been requested
and appointed TO act in the fore
closure of same, proceed to sell and
foreclose said trust deed and sell the
property secured thereby for cash to
the highest bidder within lawful
hours in front of the South door of
the Court House in Oxford, Mis-
slssippi, on the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1913, the same being the
fourth day of February, 1918. the
following described property, living,
situated and being in the County Of
Lafayette, and state of Mississippi,
tot-wit:-
The South East Quarter Of Section
"a, Township s, Range 3 West.
The title to the above property "a
believed to be good, but ] win convey
only such title as is vested in me as
substituted trustee.
Witness my signature this the sth
day Of January, 1918.
H: A. MOORE, Substituted Trustee
r. Jan 10, II, "a.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
BACK TO THE LOOM
AND SPINNING WHEEL.

The first whipping We remember
getting was some forty-hve years
ago, when we withdrew q straw from
the broom, lit il from the wood fire
which was burning in the old-time
fireplace and touched the blazing
sage straw to a pile Of cotton rolls
which had been carded and was lying
on mothers spinning wheel. Quick
er than thought the cotton rolls went
up in smoke.
Mother returned 10 the room,
which was filed with smoke, and
when she discovered what | had done,
business soon picked up.
The spinning wheel and the loom
may be called into service again in
order TO check the high prices Of
finished cotton and woolen goods.
The best cloth can be woven at home,
when conditions make the process of
manufacturing cloth necessary. Jeans
pants, and flannel garments can be
made at home as well as all kinds of
cotton goods.
There are numbers Of people living
today who know the arts of carding,
spinning, and weaving cloth.
1t is very probable that the day
of the spinning wheel and loom will
be upon US again before we hardly
realize il. Although, improved ma
chinery made the wheel, the reel, the
warping bars and the loom take to
the back room and from there to
the curiosity shop or museum, high
prices may bring those things so com
mon to our mothers into use again
soon, when every fre-side will be a
shoe shop and every home a cotton
factory.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10
MILK IN WINTER.

Why do your cows give less milk
IN winter than they do in summer /?
Just because nature does not sup
ply them with grasses and green
food. But We have come to the as
sistance Of Dame Nature with B. A.
Thomas Stock Remedy which con-
tains the very ingredients that the
green feed supplies in season, only,
OF course, in a more highly concen-
trated form We guarantee this
remedy will make your cows give
more milk, and better milk, with the
same feed. carter's Drug Store.
Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1918-01-10

was to get the best service for the
least money. But the aforesaid
boards of supervisors, in some in
stances, in respect TO placing their
advertising, seem to think that all
that is necessary is TO have it in some
newspaper published in the county
regardless the newspapers circu-
lation which is the basis of all ad
vertising value. Il makes no diff
ference to them, if q newspaper
claims to be the best paper in the
county" II is the duty of the board
to investigate its claims along with
the claims Of other newspapers and
determine from the facts which is
the Lowest and Best bidder" 1t is
a question beyond argument that a
newspaper with q thousand sub
scribers is better advertising me-
dium that a paper with five hundred
subscribers.
The masses Of the people need edu
eating along this line; but men with
intelligence enough to act as county
Legislators are expected by the peo-
pie who elect them to know a few
things.
In the case of the Lafayette coun-
ty supervisors it seems the educa-
tional campaign should begin with
the board.-Koscuiuski Herald.