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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
SONG KEEPS NEGRO
HEART UNEMBlTTERED

Those who understand the heritage
of the Negro for song, who realize his
prediction for rythm and the sway
ing influence which music has upon
him, understand the value of this
work. Through hardship and slavery
song has borne the Negro, and through
prejudice and unhappiness; and it is
the people of faith who say that it
would also bring him to the heights
of ethical understanding.
That the work has suggestion for
the future in our dealing with the Ne
gro and the solution OF what we call
the race problem is without contradic-
ton. AS Mrs. Burlin says: Through
toll and suffering song has kept the
heart of the egro still unembittered;
through prejudice and misunderstood
ing it has upheld him; through the
stress and sacrifice of this white
mans war it has cheered him on. And
those who recognize it's power are
surely not wrong in feeling that in the
inspired music of the black men lie a
prophecy of the possibilities of the
race and an earnest plea for that de-
mocracy at home which cannot eb won
by bomb or bullet, but by sympathy
and understanding and a realization
of the contribution which each race
can make to the civilization of the
world christian Science.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

biscuit, coffee and cakes for breakfast
under the heaviest of shell fire. After
that there were plenty of cigars and
cigarettes, they say.
Worked Rapidly With Wounded.
Several men worked together to
bring the wounded off the field. Only
a few seconds being required to get
a man on a litter and, in not more
than five minutes, where the carrying
distance was too great, the man had
his wounds well dressed and was
smoking a cigarette.
Lieutenant Strawn is a son Of Ar
thur Strawn of Columbia and a grad.
uate of Howard University, Washing.
ton, d. c., and Freedmen's Hospital
Before the war he practiced surgery
at st. Joseph. His brother, Alec
Strawn, also of Columbia was to have
entered an officers training school
when the armistice was signed. His
father and another brother were
breeding thoroughbred horses for the
Government when the war came tc
a close.
Lieutenant Banks is a brother-in
law of Lieutenant Strawn. He is a
graduate of Booker Washington Insti
tute, Tuskegee, Ala. He has also beer
an instructor at Western University
Quindaro, Kas., and for three years
he taught in the Lincoln Institute a
Jefferson City.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
COLUMBIA BOYS TELL OF
CPD DIVISION IN FRANCE

Lieutenant Estil Y. Sarawn, assist
ant surgeon of the Three Hundred and
Sixty-Sixth Infantry, and Lieutenant
Julian c. Banks of the Three Hun
dred and Sixty-Fifth Infantry have re-
turned to their homes in Columbia
from overseas. Both of these officers
belonged to the famous Nine-Second
Division. Lieutenant Banks was with
a machine gun company. Both Off
GERS are Negroes.
Both of these men were in active
service on the st. Die and Marbache
sectors, Argonne offensive and in the
attacks directed toward Corney dur
ing the early part of November.
Lieutenant Strawn brings back
many stories of the fighting in France
and a large collection of souvenirs of
the American, French and German ar
mics. Among those American are a
gas mask and helmet, canteen, com
plete mess kit, field shoes, trench
boots and bareback.
He has a French helmet, canteen,
bugle, offensive grenade, several
shells, some books written in French
and apair of sabots or wooden shoes,
which were worn by a French child.
The German articles consist of an
officers helmet, a trench helmet, a
trench knife, bayonet, canteen, pieces
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
WAR WORK OF Y. w. c.. A.

New York.-Providing dignified and
responsible positions for young Col
ored women of education and charac-
ter is one of the big programs the War
Work Council of the Young Women's
Christian Association is engaged in
carrying out during the rehabilitation
period, and this advance step in social
service work ear that the doors of
another profession have been thrown
wide open to race women.
Today Y. w. C. A. work is classed
as a profession, for in order to become
directly identified with the activities
o fthe Association one must give time
and preparation before eligible, Just as
you would in other professions. The
standards set are high, and there is no
such thing as a standard for white
girls and another for colored girls. All
must meet the anne requirements.
There are now ITO colored workers
serving under the War Work Council,
with Miss Eva d. Bowles as executive
for the work among colored women
and girls. The personnel includes
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

of %shrapnel, a candle, some black
bread and some prison money.
Lieutenant Strawn was wounded
November 9 during a barrage attack.
After the return of a daylight raid
ing party at Port Surseille n morn
ing" he relates, 1.-The wounded were
being derssed to be evacuated to am
balances to the rear. The Germans
spotting us laid down a box barrage,
and we were obliged to return to our
dugouts for shelter. AS they had the
range, a direct hit tore through the
dugout, covering all with debris.
"As l, the medical officer, was stand
ing near, taking care OF the wounded,
a bursting shell caused a conclusion
of my left ear and eye. Even though
wounded soldiers safely to the ar"
wounded, we managed to get all of the
Lieutenant Strawn has since almost
entirely recovered from the effects of
the explosion.
Dreaded Gas Shells Whistle.
"The weird sounds of the different
kinds of shells as they passed through
the air." he tells, were all very sug-
gestive of death The most dreaded
sound of all was the low whistling of
the gas shells" He also told OF an
American who was shot through the
forehead and killed, split open by a
German bayonet and a German flag
placed in the wound, which atrocity
he says, was the worst he ever wit
messed
Lieutenant Banks tells of having
advanced 200 yards through a box
barrage of high explosives, creeping
and crawling from one shell hole to
another until, by careful maneuver'
ing, he managed to reach the front
lines where he had been ordered to
report by his captain
1--WE advanced to the Bots de Ere
hart on November H." said Lleuteant
Banks, "and we held the place until
the armistice was signed. Other
troops had tried to take the wood
several times before but each time
they were driven away not more than
ten minutes after they had taken the
position.
"The closest I have been to death"
he said, "was one day when stepped
out of a building, turned and looked
back and saw a shell go ripping
through the roof. Almost instantly
the structure caved in"
Both of these men praise the peo-
pie who remained at home for their
sacrifices in the way of food. They
that that, with only a few exceptions,
there was all the good food on hand
that anyone could want. Even in the
front line trenches they had steak, hot
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
THE BLACK is ONLY SKIN DEEP.

The "black devils" came home week
before last and Chicago turned out en-
masse to welcome them. The devils"
were the city's colored regiment-the
Eighth-who saw enough service to
lose ninety-five men killed and over
four hundred wounded. The black
devils" never quailed. They never
took a prisoner. They fought with a
rush and when they came back home
the downtown streets were lined with
hundreds of thousands, white and
black, to see them march by. 1t was
a splendid sight. Behind each COM
pany surged the mothers, sweethearts,
and sisters of that unit. In perfect
marching order they swung along, he'll
melted and wearing every sign of sol
diership; and as we watched them we
thought: Here is a p eople whose
grandparents were slaves, whoset par
ents are to this day deprived of GER
tain blessings of American citizenship,
and who themselves had begun to feel
the handicap of race. They are re-
turning from Chateau Thierry and Bel
leau Woods, where they gave them
selves in the finest demonstration of
American citizenship. They forgave
all. They forgot all. They were Amer
leans, and the shout that accompanied
their regular tread told that Chicago
was proud to own them as fellow
Americans. Would that their line of
march could have taken them through
every city of the country! Would that
those sections of the country where
the Negro is despised and deprived of
the common blessings of citizenship
could have been honored (for it would
have been an honor) by having this
fighting Eighth swing down their
streets in military order! And to think
that this regiment is but one of cor
who fought as true Americans to pre-
serve the liberties which to a no in
considerable extent had been denied
them. Really, there is a glimpse of
character just here that has rarely
been duplicated in the field of patriot.
ism.-An Editorial in the Northwest
ern Christian Advocate of March 5,
1919.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
NEGROES ELECT THOMPSON.
tBy Associated Negro Press.l

10Y ASSOCldleu NbBTO HTeSS.)
Chicago, April 5.-The Negro voters
Of Chicago, more than $4,000 in num-
Der, have been acclaimed by the DEM
ocratic leaders as the one contributing
factor" in the reelection of Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson as Mayor. This
fact was also attested this week by all
of the daily newspapers, both in their
news stories and e~ditorially.
Mayor Thompson was elected, ac-
cording to present figures, by about
$4,000 votes, and more than 1000
vote plurality was given him in the
Second Ward, said by The Chicago
Tribune to be the greatest colored
ward in the world" To this ward
must be added the pluralities in the
Third and Fourteenth Wards, where
thousands of Negro voters also live,
and it is easy to be seen that Mayor
Thompson owes his political success
to the Negro voters of Chicago.
Every daily newspaper in Chicago
opposed the Mayor. The last days Of
the campaign were imbittered by per-
sOnalities, and many rampant white
partisan opponents of the Mayor pub
licly denounced his friendship for
the Negro" which the Mayor just as
publicly acclaimed everywhere he had
an opportunity, because, he declared
in a specially prepared statement for
The Associated Negro Press, following
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

Miss Mary E. Jackson, industrial
worker; Miss Crystal Bird, girls work
err; Miss Vivian w. Stokes, room reg
istry; Miss Lucy B: Richmond, special
worker for town and country; Miss
Mabel S. Brady, recruiting secretary
in the Personnel Bureau; Miss Juliette
Dericotte, special student worker, and
Mrs. Cordelia A. VIM, special worker
for cities, all of whom are at head
quarters.
The field workers are Miss Adele
F. Ruffin, South Atlantic Field; Miss
May Belcher, South Central Field, and
Miss Martha L. Wilder, Southwestern
Field.
Aside from the eight colored work
ers at headquarters and three super.
visors in Southern Field offices, there
are fifty-three club and recreation
workers, t~hirty-six hostess house
workers, eight industrial workers, one
worker for room registry and a work
er connected with a branch associa
ton as employment secretary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912,
OF the Kansas City Sun, Published
Weekly at Kansas City, Missouri,
for April list, 1919.
State of Missouri, I sc
County of Jackson,

Before me a Notary Public in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Nelson C. Crews
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says hat he
is the Editor of the Kansas City Sun
and the following is to the best Of his
knowledge and belief a true statement
of the ownership, management, etc,
of the aforesaid publication for the
date shown in the above caption, re-
quired by the Act of August "a, 1912,
be bodied in section 443, Postal Laws,
and Regulations, to-wit:
l.. That the names and addresses
OF the publisher, editor and business
manager are:
Publisher, Nelson c. Crews, Kansas
City, Mo.
Editor, Nelson C. Crews, Kansas
City, Mo.
Managing Editor, Nelson C. Crews,
Kansas City, Mo.
Business Manager, Villa M. Glenn,
Kansas City, Mo.
2. That the owner is Nelson c..
Crews.
s. That the known bondholders,
mortgages and other security holders
owning or holding l per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages
or other securities are: None.
(Signed)i NELSON c. CREWS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this list day of April, 1919.
(SeaD VILLA NJ. GLENN.
My commission expires April 10,
1922.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

A good hustling advertising mar can
find a permanent place with The Sun.
Have you got EN-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

the election:
Il have given fair representation to
the colored people of Chicago because
as Republicans they have helped nom
mate and elect me, and, secondly, as
American citizens they are entitled to
their quota of representations in gov
ernmental affairs.
They contributed their quota to the
armed forces of the nation and per-
try. From the records at hand, 1t an
not be denied that they discharged
their duties of American soldiers with
as great a degree of bravery and he
roism as any other element in the
American armies"
THE election proves that the Negro
of Chicago will not sell out, and that
he believes in standing by his friends"
declared Maj. R. r. Jackson, to the
Associated Negro Press. Chicago
achievements give heart to the Ne
groes throughout the nation" he con-
tinued, land we are in a position to
accomplish great things if we pull to-
gether."
Maj. Jackson, with Louis B. Ander-
son, reelected, are the aldermen of the
Second Ward, Alderman Anderson is
n of the Mayors acknowledged floor
leaders, and both men are regarded as
being among the foremost men Of the
Council.
The Mayors reelection assures the
retention in office of E. H. Wright and
George w. Ellis, Assistant Cooperation
Counsel; DR.. A. ]. Carey, who is prom
inently mentioned for Bishop in the
A. NJ. E. church, and others.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

II you want a 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
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

Don't forget the Fashion Show April
% at Labor Temple. 1t will be the
sensation of the season.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

Don't forget Peace Congress at Al
len Chapel, May MAY II.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or sell in this paper which reach
es all the eolored people in greater
Kansas City,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
BISHOP LEWIS At ELOoRA.
Delivers Address on Customs and Ira
ditions OF China.

Special to Times Republican
Eldora, May 2.-Bfshop Wilson =.
Lewis spoke last evening 10 packed
house in the Methodist Episcopa!
church. His subject dealt largely with
China and its history. For the past
eleven years Bishop Lewis has been IN
China and knows the customs. hlstor!
and traditions of the people. one
statement made during the address was
news to most people in his audience
that every fourth man in the world
was a ChiDaman, SO numerous upon
the face OF the earth was this yellow
Skinned people. The bishop said That
while travelling practically alone In
China among bandits frequently he
he'd no fears for his personal safety
along with him he carried an American
fag-this TO the Chi1aman was good
omen ard guaranteed safety TO its
bearer. The people of China have
profound respect for the United States
and would follow its leadership. which
was true of no other nation. The
bishop made a plea for the American
citizen 70 live up to his opportunities
and help in the mighty effort Of evan
geliZing the world.
James Williams has sold his farm
just northwest of EldorI to Ernie
Wickham, living near Steamboat ROCK.
The price per acre vas $3.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
ACTIVE TRADING AND SHARPLY
HIGHER QUOTATIONS DE.
vELoP IN MARKET.
RRoFsr TAKING SALES
FAIL TO RETARp CLIMB
Insrsass6 shipping Demand From the
Fest and Snrinksse OF Receipts
Wsrs Chief Buliish Fsotors-oats
psr<eok Of the Strength Of Corn
Provisions Upward Bent.

chicago. May ACTIVE trading and
sharply higher prices developed today
I'm the corn market. Increased shipping
demand from the east together with
shrinkage OF receipts were the chief
bullish factors. Profit taking sales
on the part OF early buyers failed 10
bring out any important reactions.
Opening prices, which ranged from z
TO 1S cents higher. with July at
iSi.sS% TO sl6+i4 and September $3.50
- 1i.sl were followed by decided
further gains.
Later there were pronounced tenn
porary setbacks but otherwise the up
ward sweep of the market was con-
tinued with attention focused on bull
ish aspects OF a Duluth address of the
federal wheat director and on the out-
break Of an Australian wheat disease
in Illinois. The close was nervous ~
10 sis cents net higher, with July at
sl.s5is to 1855 and September at
sl.s17s TO s1.62h.
Oats.
Oats partook OF the strength Of corn.
After opening |. cent off 20 :. cents
higher. with July at ia. cents TO Is
cents to a cents. the market scored
moderate general advance.
Provisions.
Provisions were upward bent with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
Roland News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Roland. May 2.-Ton, Rerhow came
here Wednesday. having been dis
charged from the army. He has been
eight months in active service al tho
front and was in the thickest of the
fight on the st. Mihiel front.
A LEGAL troop of Boy Scouts OF Am
erica vas organized here March "A BY
the present scout master Kari Han
son. There are twenty-four boys en-
rolled. The two assistant scoutmas-
tiers are Leonard Wierson and Nj.
Bliss and the troop committee consists
Of o. NJ. Anenson. Carl Smedal and
NJ. NJ. England. The boys have al
ready done good work here such as
advertising the victory loan and col
lectiRg old clothing in the drive for
relief of Armenians and Syrians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
Range Of Chicago Grain Prices.

Chicago, MAJ :.
Corn-July opened at 1851 highest
l57: lowest, 1921; closed, L65'2
September opened at $50; highest
1863; lowest, l.59; closed, 1915.
Oats-July opened at -: highest
72ts: lowest, 7OSs closed. us: SepS
TENDER opened at 7ois highest 7o9t :
lowest. 69l.; closed, 69a..
Pork-May opened at $3.50; highest
$3.50: lowest. $3.50: closed, 1915; July
opened At 52.@5. highest, j2.25; lowest,
jl.2J; closed. 5I.5o.
Lard-May opened ~ $500: highest.
34o5: lowest. 1929: closed 1895; July
opened at $500: highest, S220; lowest,
3l.j5: closed 3l95,
Ribs-May opened At 2<.s5: highest,
2Ss5: lowest. 2s.S7, closed. $3.50: July
opened al $50; highest, $50; lowest
2790; closed. 2S.l5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
New York Produce.

New York. May >.
Butter--wua'i; receipts 1903 tubs;
creamery higher than extras, 5sl- a 60 !;
creamery extras (92 score), asia ~
SO: extra firsts. -57I5S; packing STOCK,
current make, No. ., 40.
Cheese-Firn; receipts. l.Si0 boxes;
state and whole milk special, white or
colored. S2d32ra; average run, BIN d
81.
Eggs-Irregular receipts, lU,tNp
cases: fresh gathered selected extras
47iS; extra northern sections firsts;
Az. I46; southern section firsts, 1872
gas
Poultry-Alive, firm; hroilers oVn
so: old rooste-s. Goa %; fowls, 81 is;
turkeys, 25mI6: dressed, steady.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02

Entomolosists of the department %
agriculture. working in cooperation
with the war department. have found
that the modern laundry as now
adopted for army camps. affords q
practical means of destroying coolies
and other vermin and that the usuaJ
process Of the army laundry are thor
oughly adequate as methods OF disin-
lection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
lAMSoN'S MARKET REPORTS.
Furnished by lamson Bros. & Co., 2o3
Masonic Temple: Phone 1893.

Chicago. May 2.-Corn-Corn was
higher again today, a good deal Of the
buying being based on the Duluth
speech OF the president of the food ad-
ministration grain corporation. The
eastern cash demand was not 50 keen
but receipts were lighter and the
sample market was firm with the
futures.
Oats-May oats gained. while the
deferred deliveries lost ground. The
strength OF the current delivery was
due to a better cash demand. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
Mr. wisIer Cured Of Indigestion.

some time in 1909 when l had an
attack of indigestion and everything
looked gloomy to me. received free
sample of Chamberlain's Tablets by
mail. | gave them a trial and they
were such help 10 me that l bought
a package. and l can truthfully say
that | have not had a similar attack
since" writes VIM. B. Wisler, Doug
Iassyille. acknowledgements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
Chicago Grain Close.

Chicago, May :.
Corn-No. mixed, l.fSGl.Ge; No, B
mixed, l66HlGS. No. ; mixed, 1870
ice: No, 6 mixed l.Slu l,62; No.
white, 1914 1853: No. yellow. l.S6A
al.S9; No. 5 white, 1861 a l.Gss: No,
white, 1.66Gl,6S: No. yellow, 1854
1861: No. yellow, l,f3H l,6i: No. !
yellow, 1914 q 1921 No. { white, L63;
sample grade, l.4Oa 100.
oats--No, > mixed, 6s'. No. : white
7ltaa72; No. white, Ggp7lLi No, !
white, 6IN qGss.; standard, I0ls q
I'M; sample grade, Gla fSig.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02

buying OF September against the anti
cipation OF decreased acreage was
more than offset by the volume OF
proft-taking sales.
Provislons-Local selling was given
as the cause for an early break. An
attempt TO cover when corn turned
strong brought sharp reaction, The
mderturc continues strong,
Chicago car lots--Wheat, 10. corn.
1873. oats, l2u,
ncapolis-Wheat, li0 corn, S;
oats, IS.
RANGE OF PRICES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
chieaae Produce.

Butter--I.ower; creamery extras. 81
5ii2.
Eggs--Unsettled; receipts. e.3sl
cases; at mark. cases included. 4ea AZ;
ordinary firsts. iom+i; firsts, ilaiSa
storage pack tirsts, 4igiit; extras,
Az.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
Pork-Cash, nominal,
Lard-Cash, 1895.
Ribs-Cash. 2S.00a sS.jO.
Rye--No. :, 1914 1888.
Barley HAAS.
Timothy--S.G0W ii.Co.
Clovcr-Nominal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
Eczema Sufferers.

We honestly believe Cranolene Will
cure any case Of eczema or other skin
disease. Come in and let US tell you
about it. Use one jar of this ONT
ment and If dissatisfied with the re-
suits. your money will be promptly re-
turned. B. A. Morgan. druggist, Mar
shalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
MINNEAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.

Corn-No. white. 1851 l.67; No. J
yellow, l.67al.6S; No. I yellow. 1853 a
l.65: No. ! yellow. l.56a LIS. No. 3
mixed l.6jIl.67: No. mixed. lei a
l6S: No mixed. l.j5 d l.56; others,
l.55n 80.
Oats-No. white. ~ a 1914; stan
dard. 70i. d7lii; No. 8 white, 6S2. a
5ei. No. 4 white. SAX ASST.
Barley-ChoiCe. 1.l0a1.l4; medium,
l.06 a log; lower grades, l.o3Gl.05.
Rve-NO . -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02
CHICAGO Potato Market.

chicago, MAY -
Potatoes-Steady.
Northern sacked and bulk-2.lOa
9.25.
New stock jobbers-s.50d 900.
Receipts-Gi cars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-02

Tell osin and Ness Dive Cause Fatsll'
ties ut Fort Worth.

Fort Worth. Tex. May "A humid
red and six mel. were killed 1t the
three big government aviation nslds
here between Nov. 10, 1917, ana the
recent close CT aerial activities. oc-
cording to official figures just mads
public,