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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
DELIVERS REMARKABLE ADDREs
Vast Audience in Kansas City, kas.
Swept BY the Matchless oratory
of Americas Foremost
Publicist
1900 PEOPLE HEAR HIM.

Colonel Roscoe Conkling Simmons
in Kansas City, Kas., at the beautiful
and spacious First A. NJ. E. Church
before an audience that taxed the ca
pacity of that great building, one of
the most eloquent and remarkable
speeches of his career. For three
hours he held his audience magne-
tized by his wonderful portrayal Of
the history and achievement of the
race and incidents and happenings
upon the battlefields of France where
he was sent by the government TO
cheer and inspire the black boys to
more heroic endeavor. When Mr..
Simmons said: president Wilson
says that the American people are
for the League of Nations, but | am
here to say as representative of
100000 loyal Americans as the
world ever knew that not one cf that
number is for the League of Nations" /"
he precipitated an ovation that lasted
fullw five minutes, men and women
screaming at the top of their voices,
waving their handkerchiefs, throwing
their hats and umbrellas in the air
and again when he told of finding the
unmarked grave of an unknown Negro
soldier upon the battlefields of France
he has his audience bathed in tears.
Colonel Simmons is really q great
orator and Kansas City, Missouri, is
aching for an opportunity to give him
an audience OF 10000 people in Con
Sention Hall which may be possible
during the early days of November.
Col. Simmons left for Phoenix, Ariz.,
where he begins series of twenty
lectures along the Pacific Coast, ex
tending to Vancouver. The Sun says,
Hats off to Col Roscoe C. Simmons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
K. C. MISSOURI.

You may sift it, you may drift it,
You may do" the u. S. thru
But for cities with future
You can't beat K. c. Mizoo;
Like a hustling growing youngster,
Swelling shirt and pants and shoe,
She is ripping thru her boundaries"
From Kaw River past the Blue.
With big industries a humming
And the rumble of more coming,
And her "Do You Know" gone drum
ming
Up big men and business too;
What future, just to suit you,
List the cry that thrills you thru
You can't beat it! Just repeat it,
Its for mine" X. c. Mizoo,
Come up near it, catch the spirit
Breathed by half a million souls,
Gone stone crazy, blooming blazy
Toward the three-fourth million goal;
Plenty country to expand in
Ample space to plant your sand" in
Glowing future to command in.
Wealth and happiness untold.
With her horizon ever widening
And true vision ever guiding
To that invisible abiding
Which her future has in store;
Sure her chest with pride is swelling
And her loyal men are yelling,
Filling air and mart and dwelling
By their ever charming lore.
"You can't beat it," just repeat it,
Hummed by all a-passing you
Grain men, oil men, stock mel, bank
erS,
Motors, packers, builders too;
Men of every trade and color,
Join her ranks and boost his brothe.
You can't beat it! All repeat it,
Its for mine," X G. Mizoo.
DIR. ELIJAH A. WALKER,
1903 E. 18th St, X. C. Mo
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
PRINCIPAL II. L. COX VIcIoUSLY
ASSAULTED.

Prof. H. L. Cox, the splendid prin-
cipal of Wendell Phillips School, How.
ard and Vine streets, was savagely as
saulted with a hatchet by one John
Watson who lives next door to him,
apparently without provocation Prof.
Cox had advised Edra Williams the
step-daughters of Watson to make
strenuous effort to continue her edu-
cation by attending some college or
university as she had just finished
Lincoln High School this spring. Miss
Williams has been quite i'll and Prof.
Cox had gone over to her horne and
was standing on the front porch talk
ing to her at the time the assault
was made. He had Just remarked
Il shall be glad to help you in any
way to enter one of the higher insti
tutions of learning" when he alleged
her mother who was standing just in.
side the door resented his suggestion
by saying, Get away from here, we
don't need any of your help or advice
either" and then her husband pushed
her aside, rushed out of the door, and
said, Let me at the black -" and
struck him several times with the
heavy instrument which Prof. Cox
things was a tatchet inficting several
slight wounds. Prof Cox has had a
warrant issued for Watson but he has
not been apprehended as we go to
press.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

Secretary Of Christian Endeavor who
is universally agreed will be one of
the next bishops of the church. DR..
J. F. Griffen the pastor, who has TAX
en- first place in the Fifth Episcopal
district as a reviyalist and financier
with his loyal congregation is entertain
ing the Conference in magnificent
style and expression of praise and sat
isfaction are heard on every hand.
Sunday will be a great day in Zion
and thousands are expected to hear
the various sermons and addresses
on that day. In our next weeks issue
we will give the list of appointments
Kansas is the largest conference in
the Fifth Episcopal District and she
has many able men from among
whom five will be chosen as dele
gates to the next General Conference
of which it is expected the gallant
DR.. ]. r. Ransom will be the loader.
Bishop H. B. Parks, the ablest man
upon the bench today presides over
this conference as he does all of the
conferences Of the 5th Episcopal Dis
trict with dignity, skill and firmness
This is his 9th year over this district
and he is dearly loved by preachers
and people.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
KANSAS CONFERENCE IN sEs,
SION.

The Kansas Annual Conference
comprising all of Kansas and Nebras-
ka opened it annual session at the
First A. NJ. E. Church, Sth and Ne
braska. last Wednesday morning at
900 o'clock. The annual sermon was
preached by Rev. w. C. Williams,
DID, of Omaha, Neb, and it was a
splendid effort on the part Of this di
vine. After the administering OF the
sacrament and the usual opening
ceremony the report for the various
district was begun.
On Wednesday night the public re-
ception was welcoming addresses and
responses was held before a capacity
audience.
Thursday night was Educational
night. The principal address was de-
llvered by Governor Henry ]. Allen
whose subject was Christian Educa-
ton"
On Friday night Missionary and
Christian Endeavor exercises were
held. Many distinguished represents
tives of the church are in attendance
among whom is DR.. ]. C. c. Caldwell
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
OF SOCIAL AND
LIVING CONDITIONS.
By James C. w. Andrews.

There is a movement on foot In this
country and particularly In the Mid
die West to educate the people in
the prevention of accidents, to teach
them to be more careful, not only for
their own safety but also for tho safe
ty and welfare of their fellow work
men.
This movement should have the SUP
port of all who are interested In the
betterment of living and social con-
ditions; a man who is away from
work on account of some injury, is in
many cases, unable to properly pro-
vide for his family as his income is
very small or he has no income, also
the average man who is unable to
work on account of injury is not 80
badly hurt that he is confined to the
bed, therefore he is practically idle
and we all know that idle hands will
find mischief.
Very few OF us realize the great
number of accidents which are hap
pening daily In our industries, so to
impress upon you the necessity "i
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
TRAIN HIT A DINING CAR.
Five Negro Cooks and Walters Were
Injured at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kas., Sept. 24.-A
southbound Missouri Pacific passen-
ger train side-swiped the dining car
of a northbound train at a siding on
the Fort Leavenworth Reservation
early Wednesday, wreCking the diner
and injuring five of the crew, all Ne
groes. Leon Hammers, cook, was
injured internally and may die. A
cook named Ward and three walters
named Mosby, Givens and Mormon
were less dangerously injured The
locomotive of the southbound train
was thrown from the rack and plung
Missouri River. Passengers were bad
ly shaken up, but noen was injured.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
NEW UNDERTAKING. coMpANv

The j. S. Sanders Undertaking Co.,
at 1923 E. 18th Street, has sprung into
popular favor since its establishment.
little more than a month ago and
has made the greatest record of any
new establishment OF its kind in re-
cent years They have handsomely
equipped place and under the manage.
ment Of the veteran A. t. Moore, they
give the best possible service. The
Sun wishes them continued success
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
TRAFFIC COP NEEDED.
A Crying Necessity at 18th and Wood
land.
School Children Menaced Every Day
BY Heavy Traffic.

To any one who stops for a moment
at the corner of 18th and Woodland
during the recess and dismissal of the
Attucks School, half block south will
Immediately see the imperative neces-
sity of crossing officer at this cor
ner, where quite few narrow escapes
have already been had by children go
ing to and. from school. The Board
of Education should not wait until two
or three children have been killed or
mutilated before asking the police
commissioners to take cognizance OF
this dangerous corner but should act
AT ONCE. Let parent-teachers' clubs
of this school give this matter immed.
late attention.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

Mrs. Bette Davis, 1909 Michigan
Ave, appreciates very much the
promptness with which the payment
of her claim on account of the death
of her brother, Bill Turner, was made
by the American Woodmen. Neighbor
Emmett McFadden, 1928 Michigan
Ave, who drew from the Sinking fund
100000 for disability is in Denver,
Colo. and reports that he is regainig
his health. Join the Woodmen and
when your physical condition breaks
down, we will see that you receive
disability claim to help build your old
frame up and become a live wire
again.
w. A. Campbell, Supervisor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
THE DEW DROP
BARBER SHOP AND POOL HALL

II. X. L. Love o. Blanchard
Electrical Equipment
"Good Work" our motto.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
GIVE US A TRIAL
1717 East 18th Street
KANSAS CITY, MO.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
Two Convicted in
Chicago Riot.
(By the Associated Negro Press

(By the Associated Negro Press.J
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-Walter Col
win, 16, 1908 South Dearborn street,
and Charles Johnson, IS, SO West
Thirty-sixth street, two Colored boys,
were sentenced to life imprisonment
by a verdict of a jury in Judge Sab
ath's court last night in connection
with the recent race riots. The YER
dict marked the first conviction in
the prosecution of riot cases. Sew
eral Colored men were acquitted.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

Dancing every Saturday night at
Prof. Roscoe Whites Dancing Academy
Cottage and Vine streets. Miss Julia
Lee, Orchestra and Mrs. Geo. Lee, the
great singer of the West will render
the program.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
lBy Associated Negro Press.l }

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Max Bauer,
white, 125 South Halsted street, the
district which fomented much of the
strife during the race riot, exhibited
in most disgraceful way his virtuoua
superior race" characteristics at a
movie theatre, when he brazeIly an
noyed beautiful little Margaret Baker
Colored, ten years old. The little girl
rushed out of the theatre crying, and
told several Colored men what had
happened The men found Bauer in
hurry and gave him a severe beat
ing.
Bauer was then arrested, and be
fore Judge Hayes, on charge of dis
orderly conduct, was fired $50 and
costs Nothing was done to the men
who administered the beating. Bauer
is over fifty years old.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

SPECIAL OFFER.

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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

GENERAL THOMAS kennedy
the brainy editor of the Kansas City,
Kansas Advocate, Brigadier General Of
the Uniform Rank X. of p. loyal Off
Ger and member Of the First A. M. &.
Church who has steadfastIy and con-
slstentIy upheld the hands Of his IA
nous pastor, Or. Griffin in the wonder
full working that has been wrought In
the First A. M. e. Church this year.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

Miss Jane Glass of Dallas, Texas
motored from Chicago. ILL.,, with her
father in his new Packard car an6
we're the guests of Prof. Roscoe White.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
NOTICE.

All Texans are urged to be present
at the next meeting of the Texas
Club Wednesday night, October 1st,
at the Y. M. C. A. at 500 o'clock
sharp.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

Coma early and select your site for
your home at seth and Topping. City
water and electric lights. II. b
ALLEN
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27
NIGHT SCHOOL.

The only Night School for Colored
starts at Lincoln High Monday night.
Take advantage of this opportunity.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

The Young Peoples Mite of the An
nual Conference will be Saturday.
October 1lth at Allen Chapel at P.
NJ. All Sunday Schools are invited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

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
reaches all the coIorsd people In great
er Kansas clty7
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-27

~ you want a real live up-to.the-
minute Negro Newspaper that gives
ALL the News In which eolored peo-
Pile are interested, subscribe for The
SUN. Bell Phone East eee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
A DELAYED Funeral.

George |. King. known by every man.
woman and child in Brown county and
by all visitors who go to Nashville by
way of Helmsburg. has been the stage
coach driver between Nashville and
Helmsburg and the hearSe driver for
Nashville's only undertaking establish
ment for ten years.
Recently there was to be burial at
the Story cemetery, twelve miles south
of Nashville, and King was called on
TO drive the hearSe. He hitched two
horses to the hearSe and started from
Nashville at ; a. IN. After he had
driven within two miles of the GENE
terry, he got out to walk up steep
hill and noticed that he had forgotten
to put the coffin in the hearse. He
turned the horses heads toward Nash
vile and made the trip back in short
time. He loaded the coffin and
changed horses and resumed the trip.
The burial was delayed four hours
indianapolis News.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
SAGE TEA DARKENS
HAIR TO ANY SHADE
Cont stay Gray! Here's an Old
time Recipe that Anybody
can Apply.

The use Of Sage and sulphur for re-
storing faded. gray hair To its natural
color dates back Ia grandmuthor'S
time. She used it To keep her hair
beautifully dark. glossy and attrac-
tive. Whenever her hair took on that
dull. faded or stroakod appearance.
Ibis simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect.
But brewing at home i muSSy and
nut-of-date. Nowadays. by asking at
any drug store for a bottle Of 'Wycth'S
Sage and sulphur Compound" YOU
will get This famous old preparation.
improved by the addition Of other in
gradients which can be depended NJ
on TO restore natural color and beauty
TO the hair.
A wcll-knOwn downtown druggist
saws it darkcnS the hair 81 naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply damppn 4
Sponce or soft brush with ii and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at time. by morning the
gray hair disappears and after an
other application or two. il becomes
beautifully dark and glOSSy.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
GEORGE n. MAllON,
CAPTAIN. 132nd Infantry.

Capt. MallOn was decorated for in
beyond the call of duty in
the Boise de FORCES, France, Septem-
Der %, 1918. Becoming separated
from the balance Of his company be-
cause of fog, Capt. Mallon, with nine
soldiers, pushed forward and attacked
nine hostile machine guns, capturing
all Of them without the loss of a man.
Continuing on through the woods, he
led his men in attacking a battery of
$50 nm. hOwitzers which were In ac-
ton. rushing the position and captur-
ing the battery and its crew. In this
encounter Capt. Mallon personally at
tackled one of the enemy with his fists.
Later when the party came upon two
more machine guns, this officer sent
men to the TANKS, while he rushed
forward directly In the face Of the
fire and silenced the guns, being the
first one of the party to reach the
nest. The exceptional ga!lantry and
displayed by Capt. NAL
lon resulted in the capture Of 100 pris-
oners. eleven machine guns, four $50
nm. howitzers and one anti-aircraft
gun. Capt. Mallon's home address is
1881 Hallock street, Kansas City, Mo.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
ALAN LOUIS EGeERs.
Sergeant, M. G. Co., 10Th lnfantr,


Unusual bravery displayed in aiding
comrades in distress near Catelot,
France. September -, 1918. won the
Distinguished Service Cross for Sergt
EggerS. Becoming separated from
their plat0OnS by a smoke barrage,
Sergt. Eggers, Sergt. John G.. Latham
and Corporal Thomas T.. O'Shca took
cover in IL shell hole well within the
enemy's lines. Upon hearing Il call for
help from an American tank, which
had become disabled, thirty yards from
ter and started toward the tank, under
heavy fire from German machine guns
and trench mOrtarS. In crossing the
fire-Swept area. Corp. O'Shea was NOR
tally wounded but his companions, I'M
deferred, proceeded to the tank, res
cued wounded officer, and assisted
two soldiers to cover in the sap of Il
nearby trench. Sergt. EggerS and
Sergt. Latham then returned to the
tank in the face of the violent fire,
dismOunted a Hotchkiss gun and took
were. keeping off the enemy all day by
the effective use of the gun, and later
bringing it, with the wounded men,
back to our lines under cover of dark
ness. Sergt. EggerS' home is at 152
Summit avenue, Summit, n. j.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
j. HUNTER WIcKERSHAM,
Second Lieutenant, 353rd Infantry

For conspicuous gallantry, resulting
in his death, near Limey, France, Sep
TENDER II, 1918, Lieut.. Wickersham
was awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross. Advancing with his platoon
during the st. Mihiel offensive, Lieut..
Wickersham was severely wounded in
four places by the bursting of a high
explosive shell. Before receiving any
aid for himself. he dressed the wounds
of his orderly, who was wounded at
the same time. He then ordered and
accompanied the further advance of
his platoon, although weakened by the
loss of blood His right hand and arm
being disabled by wounds, he contin-
ued to fire his revolver with his left
hand until, exhausted by the loss of
blood. he fell and died from his
wounds before aid could be admins
tered. Lieut.. WickershaT's home ad-
dress was 3416 Colfax boulevard, Den
yer, Colo.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
SAMUEL WoODFILL,
First Lieutenant, Company M, Goth
Infantry.

Three acts Of conspicuous daring in
one day near Cunel, France, October
Il, 1913, won the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross for Lieut.. WOOdfill. While
he was leading his company against
the enemy his line came under heavy
machine gun fire. which threatened to
hold up the advance. Followed by
two soldiers at twenty-five yards, this
officer went out ahead of his first line
toward a machine gun nest and
worked his way around its flank, leav-
ing the two soldiers in front. When
it ceased firing and four of the enemy
appeared, three of whom were shot
by Lieut.. WOOdfill. The fourth, an
officer, rushed at Lieut.. WoOdfill, who
attempted to club the officer with his
rifle. After a hand-to-hand struggle,
Lieut.. Woodfill killed the officer with
his pistol. His company thereupOn
continued to advance until shortly
afterward another machine gun nest
was encountered. Calling his men to
lOllOW, Lieut.. W. OuUll rushed dHedu
Of his line in the face of heavy fire
from the nest, and when several of
the enemy appeared above the nest
he shot them, capturing three other
members Of.the crew and silencing the
gun. A few minutes later this officer,
for the third time, demonstrated con-
spicuOus daring by charging another
machine gun position, killing five men
in one machine gun pit with his rifle.
He then drew his revolver and started
to jump into the pit when two other
gunners only few yards away turned
their gun on him. Failing to kill them
with his revolver, he grabbed a pick
lying near by and killed both Of them.
Inspired by the exceptional courage
displayed by this officer. his men
pressed on to their objective under
severe shell and machine gun fire.
Lieut.. Woodfill is married and lives
at 1877 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas,
Ky.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
MARCEllUS n. CHllES,
CAPTAIN, 356th Infantry.

Capt. Chiles was decorated for con-
spicuous bravery in action, which re-
suited in his death near LIE Champy
Bas, France, November 3. 1913. When
his battalion, of which he had just
taken command, was halted by ma
chine gun fire from the front and left
flank, Capt. Chiles picked up the rifle
of dead soldier and, calling on his
men to follow, led the advance across
a stream waist deep, in the face of
the machine gun fire. Upon reach
ing the opposite bank, this gallant Off
Ger was seriously wounded in the alb
domen by a sniper, but before permit
ting himself to be evacuated he made
complete arrangements for turning
over his command to the next senior
officer, and under the inspiration of
his fearless leadership his battalion
reached its objective. Capt. Chiles
died shortly after reaching the hos
pital. His home was at 2S15 West
Thirty-seventh street, Denver, Colo.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
Identifying Him.

Lille Laz:enberry came TO town
with me yesterday, but lost him In
the shuttle sOme'rs," said the gent
from JimpsOn Junction. IF you hap
pen to run onto him tell him I'm look
ing for him."
But do not know him." replied the
acquaintance addressed. "How shall
1 identify him."
IF you see a white eyed Teller at
Twelfth and Grand or some other live
ly corner. running out into the street
to get across and then running back
again, and starting and stopping and
jumping sideways and hopping around
like a toad on a hot griddle, that's
Lije."-KanSas City Star
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05

Stories Of personal Jrarery that
W0uid be almost unbelievable wcre
they not told in official reports are
disclosed By the war departments
records Of the GwardS Of the Dis
tlnguiShed .SerUice Cross to mem
6ers Of the american Erpeditionary
forces. FoI!owing are a fer of the
official reports that hare been Sc
tected by General Pershing's own
staff as presenting most striking in
stances Of galiaHtry on the part of
american soldiers under fire:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
Birds Not Mans Enemies.

1t is a fact that if it were not for
the bird life we would starve TO death.
The great natural enemy of man is
any force that will destroy his food
stuffs. Every field is the home of
thousands of insects, and agricultural
reports will verify the fact that each
year millions of dollars worth Of
crops are destroyed by insects. And
the birds are the patural enemies Of
The insect pest.