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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
WHAT THE NEGRO CENSUS EMU
MERAToRs FOUND OUT.
By J. Dallas Bowser.

It was a new job and a new exper-
ience for the twenty or more Colored
men and women who completed their
assignments this week Of assisting
Uncle Sam in counting the population
Of Kansas City for the fourteenth cen
sus of the United States. 1t was the
first time that such honors had been
conferred upon Colored citizens. The
census supervisor for the district. Mr..
Meigs Bland, is to be commended for
his fairness and freedom from color
or race discrimination in the selec'
ton of enumerators. All that was
necessary was to pass with credit the
required government examination
And he was broad enough to not con-
fine his appointments OF Colored emu
merators to only Colored districts as
several of them had charge of pre-
cinCts of almost exclusively white
persons. But as between white and
Colored inhabitants they discovered
that in the matter Of manners the
colored people. too many of them
were sadly outclassed. While the
MLllt peOple NelCOlleI inc SOLOlSu
enumerators and freely answered
their questions with scarcely an ex-
ception, Colored people were dispos-
ed to regard them as meddlers in
their private affairs, asking them out
on occasions, shutting doors in their
faces. in addition to insulting and
humiliating remarks; and this treat
ment coming more often from those
who pose as the favored Colored peo-
pie as to occupations, education and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

In many ways the impending presi-
dental campaign more deeply con-
Germs the Colored people in these
United States than any previous pres
idential campaign since the adoption
of the 14th and 18th amendments to
the constitution. The accommodating
evidence of increasing persecution of
the race in the South, and discrimin-
ations in the North, and the apparent
leave it alone" policy of the party
with which we have long been affili-
ated, and which has had our prac-
tically solid support in national cleo
tions, as bearing on those questions
calling for solution by the granting
of constitutionally vouchsafed rights
and privileges, has made our race
somewhat skeptical as to the future.
The world war, out of which we
thought, and confidently believed,
would issue the much tauted world
democracy, as much applicable to our
race that gave millions to finance 1t
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
KANSAS CITYS NEGRO TEACH
ERS, PUPILS, PARENTS AND
TAXPAYERS ARE BEING
Prosecuted AND
ROBBED.

Editor Sun
Almost monthly our Negro teachers
are called upon to contribute a stip-
ulated sum of their hard earned
money to our charities. would-be
charities and to any fad the promot-
ers or would be LEADERS see fit to
indorse.
If they (the teachers) refuse they
are threatened with dismissal.
The pupils are, also compelled to
take part at intervals during the
School year" in Concerts, Dances
and Leg Shows, etc, for the same
causes.
This is all done at the expense Of
the Pupils, Parents and taxpayers.
The voters and taxpayers of Kan
sas City are not placing men on the
School Board to employ Teachers to
head our schools for the purpose Of
pulling off dances, leg shows and
passing hand bills.
It is a known fact that no teacher
can render efficient service with q
dozen and one irons in the fire.
We are not getting a square deal
and it's nothing more than Persecu-
ton and Robbery.
The Parents and every Negro Tax
Payer in Kansas City should appeal
to the School Board and demand a
change or the heads of those respon-
sible for such a condition.
THEO. SMITH.
1908 T. 18th ST.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
Y. W. C. A. NOTES.

Pledges to the Blue Triangle Lea
que may be paid at headquarters,
1924 Paseo. Payment of same will
be greatly appreciated.
The Girl Reserves held their regu-
lar meetings during the past week.
The fifth grade girls of the Douglass
School rendered the following pro-
gram at the Vesper Services which
were held at the Community Center
Sunday, January 25th: Chorus by all
the girls. II Recitation, Leotus John
son. III Piano Solo, Cora Johnson,
" Vocal Solo, Elizabeth Price, Vio-
lin Solo. Cora Johnson. The Girl Re-
serves of the Booker T. Washington
School have started to Ae quilt.
The seventh grade Girl Reserves of
the Wendell are plannig to start a
self exchange library. Each member
who owns a book has been asked to
bring it to the club meeting so they
can lend it to some other girl. Any
girl who keeps a book longer than
one week will be fined one penny.
Fines collected will be put in the
Camp Fund Box. Work on remodel
ing the center is still in progress.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
So the People Nav Know

So the People May Know
The First A. NJ. E. church and In
stitutional had her opening service
last Sunday at Ward Chapel, 18th and
Woodland and we had great service.
The program was fine. The Rev.
Mrs. Beard deliveredsa most powerful
sermon, using for her text John 4:29
Come and See the Man Who told
me all things, is not this the Christ"
She used as a subject advertising
Jesus" She caused an old fashion
ed religious stir among her guests.
Rev. aughn, Dean at Western Univer-
sity, delivered most befitting ad-
dress on "Why We Should Have an
Institutional Church in this city" The
Rev. DIR. Shaw, pastor of st. James
4. NJ. E. Zion church delivered a most
powerful address on The Multipli-
city of Institutional Churches" He
said that the saving church must turn
to this work for it was Christs way
of saving the world by helping the
falling and poor Of this world. Then
came the mighty Madam f. Dimery
of the Dimery Chapel, who spoke with
much inspiration and power. She
said that Rev Harris had had a Wis
ion that God and Christ would stand
by him, after which Rev. Harris gave
out some plans of his future church
and thanked DR.. Horsey and his good
people for their kind and broad
hearts, opened their doors for the new
church and asked his friends to stay
with him until the work was done
DR.. Horsey closed the service. We
will begin next Sunday with services
at 18th and Charlotte at 10:45 a. m
Come one and all,
REV. A. B. HARRIS, Pastor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

and more than Four Hundred Thous-
and men to fight for it, as TO the ma
tive and naturalized and even alien
whites, left, instseasds, in Its wake
trail of racial predjudice wider. deep
er and more engulfing than existed
before.
The leaders Of the Republican par
ty, no less than the leaders In the
Democratic party, have, apparently
been more concerned with economic
questions which concern other coun"
tries, the feeding and uplifting Of peo-
pies in foreign countries, than with
the question OF justice for the Amer
ican Colored man who Loyalty bore
the brunt of the battle in the heat
of the day.
Unless We succeed in influencing
the Republican party to write into its
platform to be adopted at Chicago
in June ap lank designed to secure
equal justice for the race. and SOL
emn pledge that such a plank shall
be strictly adhered to we will have
failed in our duty to the race.
VIII US lOui phANAN " 6N
fore the voters of our country for en-
dorsement this coming fall, the Re
publican, Democratic, Labor and So
cialist. With the second, which Is
most largely responsible for all our
ills, past and present, We cannot con-
sistentally ally ourselves. With the
Socialist, in spite of its rosesy prom
Use of equality and justice for the
race. there are inseparately associa-
ted too many radicals who are styled
bolsheviks. soviets, syndicalists and
I. w. WIS. The Labor party, al
though the American Federation OF
Labor has gone on record as favoring
a recognition, within the ranks of or
ganized labor, of Colored labor on
equal terms with the whites, to many
of our race yet appears impotent'
even though there is much in its poll
cies that are idealistic, TO secure for
as quick and permanent justice. The
Republican party, providing 1t is re-
constructed, brought back to the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
AN APPRECIATION.
On Behalf Of Or. Bruce AS A Ply
sician and Surgeon.

must say that the skillful and
efficient service received during my
recent illness could not be surpassed,
Having been told by a Specialist Of
opposite race that the operation could
be performed only by a Specialist
whose ability to perform such tech
nical operation could be sufficiently
relied upon.
Owing to efficiency proven to me
by the citation of other cases attend
ed by DIR. Bruce I decided to secure
his service. The efficient service
rendered me by him as I aforesaid
cannot be surpassed. Much luck and
success to DR.. Bruce.
Mrs. Porter Carmack
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
HON. W. C. HUEsToN RETURNS.

HON. W. C. HUEsToN RETURNS.
Hon. W. Clarence Hueston the we'll
known attorney who has been in Hi
nois for the past three weeks finish
ing up the Brief to be submitted in
the appeal Of the case of Dr. Leroy
NJ Bundy which was stupendous
task, has completed and submitted
the evidence in the case and a hear
ing will be had early in February,
during the meantime efforts are being
made to secure DR.. Bundy's release
on bond. While absent Mr.. Hueston
spent some little time at Gary. Ind.
where he is interested in a big land
proposition and when a representa-
tive of the Sun called on him at his
office the other day, and asked him
what were the opportunities and posi-
bilities of the Colored people in Gary,
Mr.. Huestor had the following to
say:
The taking over of a majority of
the capital stock of the David Glueck
Realty Co., of Gary, Indiana, by a
group of Colored men headed by
number of the leading Negro busi-
ness men of this city is an undertak-
ing that if successfully accomplished.
will be of great importance to the
race. Gary is a new city of a pop
ulation of about 100000 of this num-
Der we are told about 10000 are mem.
bers of the Negro race. Gary is the
greatest steel center in the United
States Steel concern having an in
vestment here of over $40O. 900. 600.
employing over $4,000 men and of this
number about 1000 are Colored men
also Gary has many other concerns
employing many thousands Of men,
all of this growing out of the fact
that steel can be manufactured in
| Gary cheaper than any city in Amer
| iCa. This makes it absolutely certain
so the Gary people believe, that this
| city in the course of ten years will
be a city of over one-half million.
This being true. those who buy prop
erty in this city will undoubtedly
make large profits. The David Glueck
Realty Co., at this time owns nearly
1000 pieces of improved and vacant
property in the city of Gary. Said
property being located in all parts OF
Gary thus insuring that our people
dealing with a Corporation owning
such large holdings in this city and
controlled by a group of our own men
that great opportunity await those
who become interested in this COM
pany or who buy property in the City
of Gary. The Kansas City men who
have become interested in the David
Gueck Realty Co., are Mr.. T. B. Wat
kins. II. B. Moore. Felix H. Payne, c.
! II. Galloway and w. c. Hueston.
These gentlemen together with other
men of our race in Gary and Chicago
are heading the proposition. The af-
fairs of the David Glueck Realty Co,
i nthe District West of the Mississip-
pi River are being directed by the
firm of Hueston & Galloway, Attor-
neys at law, 1912 z. 18th street this
city and the Editor feels sure that
those who may be interested in know
ing more of the possibilities and
achievements of our people in this
new giant city of the central west
may by applying to them get all the
| information desired.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
AMERICAN WoODMEN,
ATTENTION!

Members are requested to be at
meeting Tuesday night, February 8,
at 1880 and bring one new member
with him to be written up that night
as the dispensation is on the eve of
closing and hear the January report.
1t will be one of the best in the his
tory of the Camp. Woodmen's Mot
to: If every member paid his dues
like me, what would the American
Woodmen be?
n. S. ADKINS,
Supervising Deputy.
Clifton 464S and Clifton 1865.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
Do You Believe in Race suiolde7

Is woman's place really in the
home? Is nothing more to be desired
of her than to raise a family and
keep house See a practical demon
stration of this problem in the Will
liam Fox morality production, why
l Would Not Marry" coming to Loves
Theatre, February 1st.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
Abe Husbands immoral ?

Divorce records show that there
have been many husbands who forced
their wives into immortality for pro
fit. See how such situation is met
in the William Fox morality produc-
tion, "Why l Would Not Marry COM
ing to Loves Theatre, February lst
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
What Causes So Many Divorces?

There are 341,277 divorced persons
in the United States. Man is chiefly
to blame for the condition is the uni
yersal cry. Do you think so? See
the problem presented in the William
Fox morality production. 'Why l
Would Not Marry" coming to Loves
Theatre, February 1st.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
The Three Graces.

First Girl-"I know Jack hasn't
very muh money, but we can live
on faith, you know" Second Girl
"And hope, too, suppose" Third
Girl-"And charity"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
Would You Want a Lazy Husband?

1t requires strong love for wife
to stick to a mediocre husband, who
can hardly make a living, and is al
ways waiting for something big to
turn up, but a girl successfully meets
such a situation in the William Fox
morality production, why | Would
Not Marry" coming to Loves Thea
tire, February 1st.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

Mrs. Mary E. Tivis. Evangelist, who
has been very i'll has gone to Clare
more, Oklo. The many friends she
made there during her revival sent
her purse ii come on that they may
nurse her back to health.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
The City Va. tn. Country.

The city is a place where people
must dwell-the country a place where
people may live.-Exchange
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
PHILADELPHIA Parks,

Philadelphia has a park system Of
4,464 acres.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31
REPUBLICANS CAN WIN
-. n. Brown Looks Good TO Us as Mayoralty Timber
EVERYBODY SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO The COMMUNITY CENTER 18th VINE

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To our Foreign Correspondents
and Churches
On account of the excessive
cost Of our publication, we are
insisting that each of our re.
porters reduce his matter to the
minimum and have such matter
for publication reach us not
later than Tuesday of each
week.
NELSON c. CREWS,
INditnn.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

What have you for rent7 We
have calls for rooms furnished
and Observation-Disclosures, flats,
and apartments, Advertise
what you have In the Sun and
get results.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

Do you want to help advance
the race and make better op-
portunities for our racial group.
Then send the Sun to your
friends or get them to sub
scribe.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-31

NELSON c. CREWS.
Editor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-13
Local Real Estaters to
Go to State Meeting; Men
Will Ask Legislation

Jesse A Bailey. local real estate
agent, and member of the board or
governors of the Indiana Real Estate
association, will attend special meet
ing of the board to be held in Indiana
polls Jan. %, he said Tuesday. Both
Mr. Bailey and c. d. Shideler of this
city, are members of the board.
One of the chief questions to be
discussed will be the means of OBJ
tanning legislation favorable to real
estate men and TO owners of real es-
tate. No attempt will be made. it was
said, to bring these questions to the
attention of the state legislature at
:ny special session that may be cal
! ID for the purpose Of acting on the
outrage amendment, but it is planned
10 present such legislation at the next
regular session.
In addition. the governing board
will discuss proposed budget sys-
tenn for operating the association dur
ing 1920. and the question of the pub
,featiora Il monthly magazine in the
interests of real estate throughout
the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-13
Big Increase in City Is
Expected BY Enumerators

Census Cnumerators throughout the
sixth district report rapid progress, al
though those in the country have been
omewhat delayed by adverse weather,
said Jesse Stevens. of Liberty. Sixth
District head, Tuesday.
Richmond enumerators hope to com
pletc their task Thursday, although
fwo of them report it impossible They
lave encountered more people than
was expected. However, one enumer-
ator in the south end, completed her
work Saturday night.
A Richmond enumerator believes
final tabulation will show a consider
q BILE increase in the population of Rich
mond. There is hardly vacant house
in Richmond and a large number OF
single houses have been made into
doubles Many private families keep
roomerS.
Factories keep an incessant demand
for labor and construction work in
the east yards and several new build
ings being erected in the city, all swell
the population. The demand for
feminine labor has attracted many
girls from nearby towns. These rooms
in Richmond during the week but re-
turn to their homes on Saturday and
Sunday. They are included in the
population of Richmond, however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-13
COURT CAN'T DECIDE
WHAT TO DO FOR
GIRL IN TANCLE

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 13.-What
IS best to do fer little Mary Babette.
Mcqueen. the central figure in an un-
usual domestic triangle. Is the question
that is perplexing Judge J. L. Caldwell
of the Tippecanoe Circuit Court, who is
hearing the evidence in the strange
case that involves a fight for posses
sion of the little girl between Mary
Felix Mcqueen and her husband. Cliff
ford b. Mcqueen on the one side and
Nancy Felix, grandmother of the child
on the other.
Mary Felix and her husband are Pc
titioning the court to restore to them
their little daughter. whom the natural
mother alleges was placed in the Gus
tody Of the grandmother against her
wishes.
The affection between the grand
mother and child has grown to such
q degree that during the long court
proceedings the child. who was In
court, did not notice her parents. but
chung to the grandmother.
The grandmother disliked Mcqueen
and disapproved of his marriage to
ller granddaughter, evidence showed
and when the child was born, took 1,
at once.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-13
BANKS OF CITY
ELECT OFFICERS

National banks of the city and the
Dickinson Trust company held their
annual meetings and election of Off
GERS Monday afternoon and Tuesday
The Dickinson Trust company met
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the
three national banks held their meet
ings Tuesday.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Second National Bank
held Tuesday afternoon, the following
officers were elected: Samuel w
Gaar, president; Rudolph G. Leeds
A. G. Matthews and C. w. Elmer, vice
presidents; D. N. Elmer. cashier; Ed
Crawford. assistant cashier, and Ar
thur l.. Smith, trust officer. The fol
lowing directors were also elected
Samuel w. Gaar, A G. Matthews, E
G. Hill, Glenn A. Gaar E. G. Hibberd
H. C. Starr, John NJ. Lontz. Henry
Gennett, Joseph H. Hill, Willard u
Carr, c. w. Elmer. r. G. Leeds, f. H
Harris, Elwood Mcclure. George w
Miller, John j. Harrington, ID. n
Elmer.
The present officers of the Dickinson
Trust company were reelected at the
annual meeting of the company's
stock holders Monday afternoon
Charles A Mcguire was added to the
board of directors, in addition to those
already serving on the board.
Officers elected are: Edgar F. Hi
att, president; George H. Eggemeyer
vice-president; Everett Lemon, vice
president-secretary; Jesse A WEIGH
man, vice-president-trea Rober
H. Weichman, assistant treasurer
Miss Elizabeth Kruger, assistant sec
| rotary.
The directors are: Adam H. Bartel
| Edwin H. Gates, Joseph F. Dickinson
! George H. Eggemeyer, Samuel w
Gaar, Henry Gennett, John ]. Harring
| ton, Elgar G. Hibberd, p. w. Smith
Henry c. Starr. Edgar F. Hiatt, Ever
| EFT r. Lemon, Jesse A Weichman, ant
Charles A. Mcclure.
| All of the officers and directors o
the Union National bank were re
elected at the annual meeting Of tina
organization, Tuesday morning. Tn
directors of the bank are NJ. c. Hen
| ley, E. G. Hibberd, c. A. Mcclure, E
| w. Mcclure, George w. Hart, Georg
l.. Gates. E. H. Gates, w. D. Loeb
and H. J. Hanes. The officers are
ley and f. H. Gates, vice-presidents
| H. j. Hanes. cashier, and Henry }
| koehring, assistant cashier.
| Tie First National Bank Tuesda
afternoon elected the following: A. I
Gayle, president; F. NJ. Taylor, S. Z
Swayne- James A Carr vice pres
dent, A. t. Hale, cashier. E. B. ca
vert. assistant cashier, c. A. Hoover
assistant cashier
Directors are: F. s. Bates. w I
Foulke. Clarence Gennett, DR. J.
Rife, G. E. Seidel, S. E. Swayne, job
H. Jackson, James A. Carr, A. D. Gayle
A. T. Hale. A. G. Luken. Richard Seds
wick, R. X. Shiveley, F, NJ. Taylor.