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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
ALLIES SUCCESS
NEGRO SUCCESS
Emmett J. Scott, Assistant to Secre-
tary of War, Predicts.
New Era Will Dawn in Which Negro
Will Get Square Deal.

Mr.. Emmett j. Scott, special assist
ant to Secretary of War Baker, who
has visited ten of the army camps and
has made a close study of the Colored
troops in training for service "over
there" said in his recent address at
Hampton Institute:
"Eighty-three thousand and more
Colored men are in the camps, under
the guidance of black men and under
the guidance of white men as well.
We can see, little by little, how
they are responding, just as the boys
respond at Hampton to the semi-mili-
tary training they receive, how their
shoulders are going back, and how
they are learning the hardest Of all
lessons-the lesson of obedience.
I'm these camps there is a most
eager enthusiasm and over-joy usness
almost, l might say, to serve their
country.
"At least it can be said of us that
there is not the slightest suspicion
whatever as to whether there are any
hyphenates among US.
| at has been true everywhere that
there has mounted higher and higher
a patriotism in the breasts of white
men and patriotism as well as IN
the breasts of Colored men.
"Colored mothers and Colored faith.
ers have sent their sons off, feeling,
as the woman felt to whom Lincoln
wrote, that they were not making a
sacrifice at all, but rather that they
were embracing rare privilege of
serving their country.
BLACK men everywhere are loyal
and patriotic and eager to serve their
country. They are asking but one
thing of their country-that square
deal and fair play shall be vouchsafed
to them.
There sits in the War Department
a man, small of stature though he be-
of large and commanding intellect and
with courage surprising the courage
of almost any man 1 know, who was
not afraid to undertake the expert
ment of training camp for Colored
men and was not afraid to call Col
ored men to arms.
81 think can speak advisedly when
I say that this man is determined
that a man who is willing to lay his
life on the altar of his country is
worthy of being promised and having
vouchsafed to him the same promise
and the same reward that is vouch-
safed to every other man who is will
ing to lay down his life for his coun.
try. l know that is the spirit of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
NEGROES In FRANCE

1t is estimated that there are now
fully $4,000 Colored men in France
with the American army. Among the
Colored regiments there are the 18th
New York, the Sth Illinois and the
372d, the latter being made up in
part of the 9th Ohio Battalion, the 1st
Separate Battalion of Washington, d.
C., and militia companies from Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets. To these 10000 fighting men
can be added, perhaps, fully that num-
ber of non-combatants, stevedores,
etc. In addition there are many Col
ored Americans "over there" fight
ing with the Canadian troops. THE
Black Phalanx" will soon be heard
from displaying the traditional hero
ism of black troops in battle.
The Irish with representation in the
English parliament, fighting against
conscription and the American Negro
without representation in congress
yet waving even every right to eX-
emption in his eagerness to fight for
his country ought to impress the gov
ernment of the United States with
some idea of the value of its black
citizenry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
GIRL. BELLHOPS

st. Louis, Mo.-The Hamilton Hotel,
Hamilton and Maple avenues, has
been forced to dispense with the serv-
ices Of white boys as "bellhops" and
has Colored girls to act in this ca
pacity. This is the first time in the
history of the city that white boys
have been replaced by the girls of our
race. Since the United States enter
ed the war many of the large hotels
have employed women and girls as
elevator operators and starters, but
the Hamilton hotel is the first resort
to employ girls as 'bellhops." The
hotel management says it became al
most impossible to get white boys. So
far the service of girls have proved
entirely satisfactory.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
Grand Chancellor A. W. Lloyd of
the knights Of Pythias in Kan
sas City on his Annual Official
Visit
Subordinate Lodges Report Splendid Growth
Throughout the Jurisdiction, and Steady
Numerical Increase in New Lodges
100000 Invested in Liberty Bonds

fine demonstration of his aim and
ability to always succeed and retain
the Pythian high standard and future
possibilities. This makes the twenty
first lodge of the Order in the city of
St. Louis. Another fine and very con-
elusive demonstration of the Grand
Chancellor's efforts was his encour-
agement to our people to invest large
ly in the Liberty Loan campaign re-
Gently launched, the result of which
was an overwhelming success. The
Grand Lodge CT Knights of Pythias
alone purchased $1,000 worth of Lib
erty Bonds, viz, $4,000 in our own
Kansas City, $4,000 worth in Columbia
and $1,000 in st. Louis.
Mr.. Lloyd while in this city expects
to visit the eleven. subordinate lodges
and as many of the sixteen subordi-
nate courts as will be possible for him
so to do, as we'll as the five Uniform
Rank companies and the ten Juvenile
Departments, for the purpose of fur
thering the interest in the increased
state wide membership campaign
which is being launched throughout
the Jurisdiction.
A representative of The Sun inter-
viewed Mr.. Lloyd upon the condition
of the Order throughout the state and
was informed that conditions in every
respect were never better in its his
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

Hon. A. w. Lloyd of st. Louis, Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
of the State of Missouri, arrived in
Kansas City Wednesday, having just
met the Third Quarterly meeting of
the Beneficiary Board, which met in
Sedalia on the 26th. At this recent
meeting of the Board of which, by the
way, Mr.. Lloyd is president, twenty
one death claims from the different
subordinate lodges of the state were
presented, acted upon and settled at
once.
Mr. Lloyd seems much more inter-
ested inthe advancement and progress
OF the Pythian Order than ever in the
history of his administration as Grand
Chancellor Qf that could be possible).
The members of the Beneficiary
Board were royalty entertained during
their stay in Sedalia by the Knights of
Pythias there The lodges in the State
of Missouri are in every respect in
better numerical and financial condi-
ton than ever before in the history
of the Order; and too much credit
cannot be given Grand Chancellor
Lloyd for his untiring efforts and ten.
acious manner of pushing forward to
reach his coveted goal-success.
The setting up of new lodge IN
ST. Louis, his headquarters, only re-
Gently with eighty charter members Is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
G. \. p. MocAMPsELL SCORES.

Grand High Priest T. G. McCamp-
bell is not only doing a remarkable
work for the higher degrees of Ma
sonry in this Jurisdiction but he is
doing a splendid work for the Chris
tian religion as well. On last week
he went to Maryville, Mo-, and estao-
Iished new Chapter and Comman-
derry of 16 men on Friday and satur-
day. On Sunday morning he preached
a soul stirring sermon at the A. M n.
church and secured one conversion.
Ona of the men who had been initi-
ated into the Chapter the night be-
fore. Again Sunday night he preach
ed by special request TO crowded
house at the same place. and four
splendid young men made a decision
for Christ and united with the Church.
He was accompanied by Past Grand
Master Nelson G, Crews.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
PAID in FULL
The following Public Spirited Citi-
zens have Completed their
Subscriptions to the Wheat
ley-Provident Hospital.

The manner in which the subscrib-
ers to the Wheatley-Provident Hos
pital Fund are paying their pledges
is extremely gratifying and not only
have great many paid in full but
hundreds have paid large percentage
of their pledges and doubtless a very
lareg list will be added to the PAID
IN FULL COLUMNS at the beginning
of the fourth and last call for pay
ments. Since our publication last
week the following persons have paid
in full the amounts herein designated:
$4,000
DR.. and Mrs. Gideon w. Brown.
First National Bank.
$1,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Graham.
Mr.. George V. Golden.
Miss Beulah E. Coleman.
$500
Mr.. John L. Stelle.
$5.oo-Mrs. E. Y. Pillow, Mrs. Nora
Dozier, Mr.. w. G. Moore, Mrs. Fred
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. David Allen, Mr..
Ed. Hill, Mr.. John B. Lucas.
$2.5o-Miss Edna Hill.
$1.o0-Mrs. Ida Bryant.
Rapid work is being done in the re-
modelling of the new building and on
Sunday afternoon walk one block west
from Lincoln High School and inspect
it.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
CLOSING EXERCISES
WESTERN UNIVERSITY

BEGINNING MAY EXTENDING TO THURSDAY MAY
Monday, May 6, M.-Voice Recital
Tuesday May y p. M.-Orchestra Recital.
Wednesday May M-Graduating
Thursday Theological Department
Sunday by Bishop H. b.
1880 p. M.-Address Religious Literary Societies.
Monday 49, Play
A. Of
Exhibits in all departments
8P. M.-ndustrial
2P. M--Field Day Games. Tennis Tourney.
Wednesday, A. Of
Trustees. Exhibits in departments.
p. NJ
$500 p. M.-oratorca Contest. Prize.
$3.50 p MAddress to Alumni Association
Sumner High School, City, Kansas.
Thursday May 49, 2:so MTwenysecond
Exercises Address Graduates.
To all of these exercises the public
SHELTON FRENCH Vice President
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
= EMMETT y. SCOTT COMES ToDA y
HEROES ON WRECKED STEAMER.
A Negro Fireman on City of Athens
Saved Several Lives.

An Atlantic Port, May 2.-Survivors
of the coastwise steamer City of Ath-
ems, which was sunk in a collision
with French cruiser in fog off the
Delaware coast yesterday morning
with loss of sixty-six persons, re-
lated here today many tales of hero
ism on the part of the crews of the
two vessels. All praised the efforts
of the French sailors especially, who
launched small boats within few
minutes after the accident and aided
by the cruisers searchlights, picked
up many of the Survivors from pieces
of wreckage.
The survivors agreed that the
speedy sinking of the steamer-within
five minutes after being rammed by
the warship-was responsible for the
heavy toll of life, although some claim
ed that the City of Athens life-saving
apparatus failed to work properly.
There were 135 persons, including
twenty-four United States marines, on
board the steamer which was bound
from New York to Savannah with a 2
million dollar cargo of cement rope,
foodstuffs and general merchandise on
board.
Mrs. Florence Pickhard Harrison,
wife of New York real estate agent,
whose father, Winchell L. Pickhard,
is president of Mercer University, Ma
con, Ca, told today how her life, that
of her 2-year-old baby and two others
were saved through the bravery of a
Negro fireman on the City of Athens.
Awakened from her sleep, Mrs. Har-
rison barely had time to put a coat
over her night dress and hurry to the
deck with her child.
saw a lifeboat," she said, but no
one was paying any attention to it
except a United States marine, who
lifted the baby into the boat. l was
about to climb in with his aid when
the steamer toppled and my grasp on
the gunwale slipped. l caught up the
baby and the ship sank under the
swirling waters. When 1 came up
choking and almost unconscious from
the water with the little one in my
arms, we were directly under the bow
of lifeboat.
"a man, whom l afterward learned
was James Wallace of Savannah, lift
ed the baby from my arms. When
regained consciousness l found myself
in the lifeboat covered with a piece
of canvas, which l wrapped around
the baby. My coat and nightgown
we're torn from the struggle to drag
me in. After that Mr.. Wallace res
cued one marine and civilian. That
brave Negro deserves hero's medal.
eve were in the lifeboat for about
two hours before we were picked up
by the crew of the French cruiser. l
cannot speak too highly of the gal
lantry and kindness of the French Of
ficers and men during our rescue and
the time spent on the cruiser. Thurs
days Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms Of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or selIin thispaper which reach
es all the colored people in greater
Kansas City?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
HON. EMMETT ]. SCOTT
Special Assistant to the Secretary of War
On His Visit to Kansas City
May A and S, 1918.
Under the Direction of the
Lincoln High School Steering Committee

With the association of
The civic League Of Kansas city MThs Civic League Kansas
The Kansas City, Kansas, Forum
City, Mo, Medical Society
TWO DAYS PROGRAM
Saturday Afternoon, May 4, 2:so O'Clock
The meeting Of the Members Of the above Organizations
processing Immediately to the Union Station in IS cars to
meet ME- the Hon M Mr. scott ne cars G haTs been provided by
veyances)f
Saturday Evening, May 4, 800 O'clock
ns sn h % eads e sn % s s gnee
Department of Lincoln High School,
Sunday May Ae 1;0o HS,Ss to rsotS Md co.o. Street. Dr.
Thomas Pastor
Sunday May 5,12:so o
Streets, Dr. s. W. Bacote, Pastor
dependence Avenue Dr. j. W. Hurse, Pastor.
Assemble at the Kansas City Sun Office 18th and Wood
land Line Line of March headed by the Lincoln High School
Clark Smith the Kansas City Kas State Guards led by
Master VIM Cooper Major D. A the Boy
B. and Kansas M s. city nader q @ H
Commissioner Rev D Wells and Scout Masters Harrison
Woodie Jacobs Prof Geo Mobray Prof Homer WiHurn and
Tracy Avenue south Tracy High
School Mass Meeting address by the Hon Mr. Scott The
organizations invited join this parade
Sunday Evening r1s May 800 to sspc Kansas cv K. 9Th and
Nebraska Avenue, Rev. J. F. Griffin, Pastor
the Metropolitan Baptist Temple washingon,
D A Hoimes'PasOr '-O''' -'''' -'''D'''
DR. ] PERRY Exec Chmn Lincoln High Sch Steering Com
REV A HOLMES Pres Kansas City. Kaso Civic League
DR. M II hAMBRIGHT Pres Kansas City No. Medical Society
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

War Department and I know that that
is the spirit of the President of the
United States.
"In very real sense we are citi-
zens of this republic. No one can
make me feel, as we go out in this
great international conflict to make
the world safe for democracy and TO
make democracy safe for the world,
that within the triumphant folds of
democracy, when it has been achieved
for the men of Servia and Rumania.
France, Russia and England, and
even for the men of Germany, there
are not also to be included the men
of America-the black no less than
the white"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
A MEXICAN BRUTE.

A Mexican by the name of Eliseo
Torrez at 1920 Grove street, rear, was
arrested by Officer Walter Howard on
a charge of enticing two little Colored
girls, one IL and one 13, to his room
where they were detained two days.
He is no win the county jail awaiting
trial, and if guilty as alleged, should
receive the extreme penalty of the
law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
RETIER liz THAW MEEK.

PATHER late. Il Is true, and somewhat reluctantly.
IN Democrats are coming to realize the importance of a
protective tariff m our scheme Of reconstruction In
many respects perhaps shall be able to hold our own
m full competition with the rest of the world But even
m Democratic Official circle, there evidences Of real
izaton that the foreign producer Will be able to derseH
the American producer m the American market
The practical business who allied with the Dem
ocra6c party has been able this sooner than the
Democratic politician who usually not producer HE
result that peace IS upon without any steps having been
taken to prepare the country for the afrwar competition
Republicans desire MAINTAIN the high wages and high
standards of working conditions that have been attained
during The war But this manfestly cannot be done II
we are to be IN full competition with labor that works for
one4entfl or one6fh or one-haf of the American
scale We may fool ourselves for time with the notion
that the better paid American laborer produce enough
more to make up the difference, but expeenee has shown
that this IS not the case
That the American workman can produce more per hour
IS undoubtedly tue but that IS the measure OF COM
petition The real is whether the American factory
can produce as much or more per dollar Of cost than can
Be produced by the foreigner. If not. then competition
viii be upon US IN fun SWING A policy Of safety hrst
would have induced the Democratic administration 10 take
the preeaution Of restoring protective ar 50 that we
Should guard against the possibility of Obstructive cOmPe-
tition from abroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
| DON'T CARE GIRL
MAY TURN PREACHER
a. u Me-eiith Press Smear. !

20
CHICAGO. Ill, Dec. 10. = Rumor
states and repeats that Eva Tanguay
Is to become an evangelist-that she is
to compete with Billy Sunday in tina:
field. The announcement that the
':T-dont care" comedienne Is to enter
a new field is startling to those who
know her and still rot so great q sur
prise as would have been imagined
Miss Tanguay has mastered the ms
adm outs Of shovdom and learned
many things which will stand her in
value in the pulpit. For many years
she has been a conscientious student
OF the Bible and has practiced preach
ing in private with remarkable sue
cess.
Miss Tanguay is determined. 50 her
friends say, to strip the mask from
those WHO have suffered with the wide
-pread epidemic Of moral f1u." She
las engaged in plain speaking in he
;tage work and in her private Life
nth such degree of success tina;
she is inclined to think she will sue
coed in the evangeliStic field An idea
OF Miss Tanguay's train OF thought
can be gotten from her 'I-don't care"
song which has made her famous
Eva Tanguay formerly toured north
ern West Virginia with one-night
stand shows and on one occasion ere
ated scene at Fairmont where she
refused to so on with her play until
three. prominent young menNleft the
audience. They were taken cut and
slipped in the gallery but the eccen-
trio Coincidence was satisfied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
Beside it little things like the self
DETERMINATION: Of nations seems trt-
. s55d! Iss93 |.

During the period from 1883 to 1858
the cost OF commodities were high but
not so high as IN the recent war. ac-
cordtng to figures Of ]. G. Brown, OF
Preston county. Flour ranged from
$3.50 TO SIS per barrel. Conee sold
at fifteen cents per pound but there
was nothing but green codee on the
market. The housewife roasted her
own coHee as part OF the extra work
on saturday. Sugar sold at from eight
to twelve and half cents a pound
Meats Of all kinds sold at from SIX to
twelve and a half cents pound Tea
SOLD at from seventy.tiye cents to q
dollar pound. Tobacco sold at nom
8 to So. cents . pound
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
BED gR0S COL gu
TO LAST AL WEEK.
Committee Wants Homes to
Display Their Service
Flags.

The Red Cross Christmas Poll Can
campaign VIII be brought to close
IN Marion county on Monday, Deem
Der e, and reports must then be sent
20 Washington as to how Marion coUn-
ty has answered to the call
II Marion county IS 70 measure up
20 her standard n similar campaigns
there yet remains much work to be
done and workers must hustle from
now until the close Of the campaign.
While the work IS practically com
plercd in the city yet there remains
some scattered memberships to be
gathered In and workers are going att
er these rapidly. For the purpose OF
gathering up these memberships
booths are being maintained in vari-
Gus business houses and banks aGd
young women clad in the reGalta au-
thorized by the National organization,
which consists OF a pretty red cap and
sleeve orassard are stationed in these
booths ready to take in beiated mem
berships. Memberships can also be
secured at campaign headquarters in
The Fairmont hotel These booths
will be maintained uEtu Saturday
night.
It is asked that the auxi1iaries work
ing in the county districts make their
reports not later than Saturday and
It is also asked that they speed up the
work as much as possible in order to
make a good showing. Many OF the
country districts have come across
nicely and yesterday Middleton report
ed one hundred per cent strong.
The returns from the eight wards in
the city VIII be listed and published
the last OF the week and this viii show
exactly what each ward has done in
this campaign. Many persons have
called at headquarters and inquired
where they could enroll having been
-.:ssed In the Sunday canvass.
The city has made a splendid show
ing but there still remains work to be
done.
The attention Of the people is-agaIn
ce;3ed to the fact that the committee
aracstly desires that window cards
ae placed IN all the homes and that Il
Siso1s have not been supplied with
..e5e cards they mSy secure then b.
.a::ins their wants known at head
quarters
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19

Jawn w. Davis has mitted the kink.
And tae indications are that they
Win be e5Ie to get along together
pretty well.
West Virginia ladies who want to
be present at court viii please line up
on the -!sht.
The streets are beginning TO wear
the coloz tilez wore when the FIRST
regiment was camping out at the Fair
grounds.
Where is that regiment now?
What is more to the point where Is
the nice Few Tag it carried away
when It started for Hattiesburg and
the scrambltnS machine?
Are you gcing to get out on your
war saving pledge and do all the
Christmas shopping too!
That's the big question o. the hour.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
RUFF STUFF

Pennsyivxp4a railroad has notified
tie % s. Employment Service 1t needs
90 men,
judging By the appearance OF the
streets at tires about half that num-
Der could be obtained in this town.
why S. e that the ss-hour law is en-
{cEced only egainst the coons?
ana only against coons who have
- e9gerful fr5ends2
woodrow has been in Paris four
days ana one OF the neWshounds ca
blese back that no one knows what his
lollcy s going TO be-
lde1tiy travel does not change
s.ootyss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19

Down state coal operators giving great deal OF
serious thought to the possibilities in export markets.
America and among the people who live along the Med
tterranean would go long way toward making West
virginia producers independent of the equent violent
,,os and downs of the domestic market but the only
sv in which foreign business that may be depended
WON NAV he Obtained is to go and hustle for it 1t
ia a Dnntter for the coal associations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
THURsDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1918.

l6eEne "a de United Stacs of America govern
ler Of de people By the people. for The people Uh0se
popus are daned from The consent Of the governed;
a democracy N republic. sovereign Nation of manD
sovereign Si1tes; perfect Union, and uzseparobte
established upon those prncpLcs of freedom, equality. Jus
Ice and humanity for Dch american patriots sacrificed
den yes and fortunes theefore beliepe Is mp dut9
q no country 10 tope Il; TO support its Constitution; TO
oy lqpss to respect It's flag: and to defend against
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19

The December Bulletin OF the Federal Reserve board
calls attention to the necessity for direct absorption OF
ornTnent bonds now, carried by the banks through
Extensive popular saving AS The Bulletin suggest
that would create much current wealth. but if it
Is to be brought about the banks will have to go IN
more extensively for advertising than they have In the
1sst And they will have to put brains into their
coov 1rakiuE 1t as Glass; bank advertising is low
grade.