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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

This is the of the year when it is pleasure to
exchange fraternal greetings which the cordial
lationshp and good feeling which exist between
We wish also to you that our best endeavOrs
will be to maintain that quality and service given Jefs
lunch and in extending friends sincere and hearty
Holiday greetings desire for you abundance of the
best things in life and may the coming year bring health
increased wisdom and happiness
JEFFS LUNCH, 1900 VINE ST.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

Alpha Phi Alpha Meets In This City Next Week
Our Special Rate of $1.25 For 1921 Now On

the waves billowy, green, blue, sunlit,
gold-capped and fringed with foam
roll by. We are putting our trust
in Him who made the ocean and can
still all tempests whether of mater
iality or of the soul. Sunday we at
tended divine service on board as
never before those present seemed to
give themselves into His care. So far
| have made a pretty good sailor.
Bertram, our boy has been regular
at every meal as lusty as anyone on
board He is one of a quartette of
youngsters on board. The other three
are white boys-one from Virginia,
one from Texas and one from Cali
fornia. They seem to all be one in
companionship and association. Alas
poor sister Vernon has had her share
of sea sickness-but with walking
the deck and sitting in a steamer
chair on deck she is getting back to
normal.
But l have written you quite too
long a letter. We are, God willing,
deu to reach Cherbourg, France at
900 A. NJ. tomorrow Saturday morn
ing) and Southampton at 2:30 the
same day We ought to reach Lon
don by real about $500 P. NJ Satur.
day. l am sending a wireless to DR..
Thos. Fletcher at London to meet us
at Southampton. How strange that
we should find across the ocean my
good friend. Prof. French's daughter
now Mrs. Fletcher, whom l knew as
child But God is good. Love to
all.
Your friend,
w. T. VERNON.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
A Leader Among Women of Our Race
In the Business World.


The subject of this sketch is a wom-
an possessed with a charming person
ality and her equal&ss a designer of
latest styles in millinery would be
very difficult to find.
Mrs. Hubbard's utmost desire is to
please her patrons who come from far
and near and shows the same consid-
Grafton to one who spends a small
amount of money with her as she
would the person spending a large
amount. If you have been skeptical
about the values given by a COlored
milliner do not hesitate any longer
but go to the busiest shop of its kind
in the city and you will be ready to
agree with me that there is a millin-
er of the race in the City who be-
lieves in giving the best for value re-
ceived.
The time has now come that we
should instill race pride in our chill
dren by letting them play with Col
ored dolls. Mrs. Hubbard has a limit
ed supply of real Colored dolls and
has a better selection than anyone in
the City. The prices are very small
This is the only place at present
where Colored dolls may be found
already dressed. Her hand made vel
vet and Ostrich Corsage bouquets, the
newest novelties for ladies', are very
beautiful and the prices are moderate.
Before buying your evening and af-
ternoon gowns see Mrs. Hubbard and
she will furnish you just what you
need. 1907 "a" E. 18th. Bell phone
Clifton 47SO.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

Mr. Martin Brown, of Minneapolis
Mimi, travelling representative of Aus
tin Jenkins Co, of Washington, D..
c., publishers of race books, is in the
City for few days. Mr.. Brown is
making a tour of the state in special
interest of the Schools and Colleges.
Among his collection are the New Du
Bois, book, "Darkwatert" Progress and
Achievements of the Colored People,
by Kelley Miller. Mr.. Brown is stop
ping at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairfax on Tracy avenue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
THE BLACK FACE COMEDIAN HAS
DONE EQUALLY AS MUCH HARM
TO THE AMERICAN NEGRO AS
THE RACE HATING PLAY,
"BIRTH OF A NATION"
By Rucker Smith.

Although am a mulatto, / can not
rise higher or sink lower than the
black man. If he is elevated, l am
lifted up also; if he is degraded, l am
included in his degradation. If l do
something to hold him back, l have
struck a blow at myself.
And for this reason l have brought
the moving pictures into the race
problem. The moving pictures have
come into our lives to stay. They
cannot be ignored, however much you
would like to do so, as a potent fac
tor in moulding and shaping the des-
tiny of races. They must build up
and strengthen for us where the
black face Comedian and the exag-
gerative drama has torn down.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
A LEADER IN HIS
PROFESSION.

The Sun is always pleased to herald
the successful achievements of MEM
bers of our racial group and especial
ly those who along professional lines
in the. face of keen opposition have
forged resolutely to the front. And
it is with pleasure we call attention TO
the fact that DR.. Martin G. Brookins,
one of our native sons who for years
has been recognized as one of our
most competent physicians. has built
up a most extensive practice in the
diseases and surgery of the eye, ear,
nose and throat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
A CALL TO NEGRO MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE STATE OF
MISSOURI.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
The Missouri Negro Industrial Com
mission urges you to consider the
following statements of facts, then
if you are sincere and true to the in.
terests of the Race, put your faith to
the test and act.
Every race of man that has made
progress that counts and lifts it up.
has been the race that believes in
meeting and discussing what is best
for all the members of the Race and
devising ways and means to bring its
plans to a successful issue. This is
Union and Strength.
Too long have we been divided as
a group in this great state; divided
on mere trifles of leadership, honors
Of office and differences of opinion
The time has now arrived in the
History of the Negroes of Missouri
when they must grasp the opportun-
ity to assume the privileges of citi-
zenship and accept its burdens, and,
for the purpose of a heart to heart
discussion of what is best for the Ne
groes of Missouri.
The Negro Industrial Commission
calls upon every Negro man and wom-
an in the State to attend this Confer
ence to be held at Bowling Green,
Missouri, on Saturday the first day of
January 1921 at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
Come let us reason together.
(Signed) J. B. Coleman, Columbia.
A. C. Maclin, Hannibal.
Joe Haskell, Maysville..
Burt Hayden, Kirkwood.
n. C. Bruce, Chairman,
Robert S. Cobb, Sec'y.
Executive Committee.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

We will send it.' Jeffs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
CHICAGO NEeRoEs lNcREAsE

(By the Associated Negro Press.) Z,
Chicago, Dec. 21.-The census bu-
reau at Washington has just announc-
ed that the Negro population of Chi
cago has increased 65,491 in the last
decade and now is 109,594. The per-
centage of increase was 1855. The
total white population is 2,589,104 an
increase of 450.O47, or 2196, and all
others numbered s,OO7. Prominent
Colored state that the Colored popula-
tion is 10000 at least.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
Georgia Posse Shoots Brother of
Man Who Killed White"

Georgia Posse Shoots Brother of
Man Who Killed White"
In Mississippi the sanctity of a
courtroom was violated. In Georgia
an innocent man was brutally mur-
dered. No one will be punished for
participation in these or the fifty
other atrocities which have disgraced
the United States before the world in
1920
The American ptople are now given
opportunity to end this disgrace. Sen
ator Curtis and Representative Dyer
have introduced in Congress a fed.
eral anti-lynching bill which pro
vides:
/. For a $4,000 fine to be paid
by any county in which a lynching
occurs;
?. For prosecution of negligent
state and county officers in the
United States courts;
3. For trial on charge of murder in
a United States Court of all partici-
patton in lyschings.
May we, through the Associated
Negro Press ask those citizens who
want lyncbing in the United States
stopped, TO write their senators or
representatives urging the enactment
of federal anti-lynching legislation?
Yours very truly,
James Weldon Johnson, Secretary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
| BRILLIANT SPECIALIST

DR.. Martin G.. Brookins achiev-
ing remarkable success as a spe-
cialist in the treatment of dis
eases of the eye, ear, nose and
throat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

DR.. Brookins has specialized in the
treatment of these particular diseases
under one of the most eminent spec
ialists of this city and has recently
equipped his office at 1916 Woodland
Avenue with every modern conven-
ience and requirement for this spec
ial line of work. All of these accom-
plishments that we relate from time
to time on the part of our people is
but an incentive to others of the race
to strive to climb to the heights.
The Sun congratulates DR.. Brookins
upon his wonderful and fully deserved
success and bids its patrons drop in
to his elegant offices and see for
themselves the splendid work he is
doing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

Why not buy your candies, nuts and
fruits at the Fad. We handle the very
best at the lowest prices. Help US
and watch US grow. 1918 E. 18th ST.
Clifton 1850.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
MADAME BRIDGES OF c AND c.
COLLEGE ENTERTAINS.

Madame Bridges announces the first
social evening of C. and C. College at
18th and Paseo Tuesday evening, De-
cember 2S, to Il p. m. A delightful
will be rendered. Refresh
ments will be served free and the en-
tire public is invited.
Carmel Nut Ice Cream at Jeff's.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25

Cut the high cost of living by buy
ing your meats at the National Pack
ina House Market, 558 Walnut.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-25
INCREASE IN LYNcHING.
(By the Associated Negro Press,

Wy blC AooONloNCu 4NO6lO AOoosI
New York, Dec. S.-The terrible ex-
tent to which lynching is taking hold
of the United States is set forth in a
special appeal by James Weldon
Johnson, executive secretary, N. A.
A. p, through the Associated Negro
Press.
Mr.. Johnson says:
Two days before Thanksgiving Day
a Mississippi mob battered down the
doors of a courtroom, seized a pris-
oner who was being tried at special
term of the court, and dragged him
at the end of rope tied to the rear
of an automobile, finally hanging the
lifeless body and riddling it with bull
let's.
On Thanksgiving Day a New York
newspaper published the following
headline:
LYNCH NEGRO BY MISTAKE"
Evening star., 1920-02-21
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon, tonight and probably to-
morrow; moderate temperature; gen
tie easterly winds.
Virginia-Rain tonight and tomor-
row: somewhat warmer tonight, gen.
tie east to southeast winds.
Maryland-Rain tonight and tomor-
row; slightly warmer tonight; gentle
easterly winds.
West Eirginia-Rain tonight ana
probably tomorrow; colder tomorrow.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
Thermometer-Yest pm, 40;
pm. SO; II midnight, "a; today, 4
am, SO; 8 am, "a
Highest temperature. AZ, occurred at
pm. yesterday: lowest temperature,
80. occurred at $3.50 a. m. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest. 80.
Barometer-Yesterd pm, 30 !;
pm, 3037: u midnight. 3o.43; to-
day, 4 am, 30.46. am, 3o.oZ.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide. 3.22 am. and $40
pm: high tide, 9:03 a. m. and 9:22 I'm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4 am. and 4;24
pm: high tide, 9:4f am. and lo:O4 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:o4 am: sun sets
$50 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises o:52 a-m.' sun
sets 5:52 pm.
Moon rises 7:2S am; sets S:02 p. m.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. February 21.-Po-
tatoes-White, western Maryland and
Pennsylvania, per 100 pounds, 4.25a
4.5O; do, New York, New Jersey, per
100 pounds, No. 1, 425a4.50; do, east
ern shore Maryland and Virginia
McCormicks, 35Oa375; do, cobblers
tions, No. 2, 2.00a2.50; do, No. 5. 1.00a
1.5O; sweets. yellows, North Carolina
per barrel. 5.00a6.00; do, eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia. per
barrel 5.00a6.00; do. No. ?, per bar
rel. 3:ooas5o yams, No. I: per barrel
Vegetables and green fruits-Ap-
pies. all varieties. No. I, per barrel,
5.0OaS. 90: do, No. 2, 400a5 90; do, box
apples, per box. 2.25a3..5; do, No. l,
per bushel, 2.00a2.50; do. No. 2, l.5oa1- Is;
beans, per basket, green. .ooa6, 90; do;
per basket. 4.O0a5.OO; cabbage. per
basket. 1.75a2.25: do, per ton, COCOA
1900; celery, per crate, 3.00a4O0: do,
native, per bunch, sale; cucumbers,
per basket, 7.00aS.0O; eggplant, Flor
ida, per crate, 3.00a5.00; grapefruit,
folk, per barrel. 2.50a3.00; turnips'
per bushel LOCALS lettuce, Florida
per basket. 1.00a300; onions, New
York and western. per 100 pounds
5.2Oao.5p; 90, all SectlonS, NO. :, pei
100 pounds, 3.00a3.5O.
Oranges, Florida, per box, as to size
| !. 5.0Oa6.50 peas. Florida. per basket
q. .00a4 90: peppers, Florida, per crate
| 3 3.OOa4.0O; squash. Florida, per crate
| 2. 2.hOa4.00: spinach, Norfolk, per bar
rel. 3.50a4.00.
! Tomatoes, fancy, per crate, 3.50a4 90
/ do. choice, per crate. 2.OOa3.O0: beets
per 100 punches. 6.00aS.O0; carrots, pei
| basket. 1OOa1.15; parsnips. per bushel
| 3.OOa350; Savoy cabbage, per bushel
! l 90; spinach, per quart. 25a30; cram
berries. per barrel. 3.00aS.0O; tan
gerines, per strap. S.00a9.00; straw
| berries, per quart. 60a65.
| Flour quotations. per bbl.. 9S lb
sacks Carload lots)-Winter straight
| 10. 5Oa11.00; spring straight. l4.25a
1900; rye flour, medium to choice
7.7SaS.75; corn meal. per 100 lbs. 81
| $50; city mills, winter patent. 11-75a
1880; city mills. winter straight
Evening star., 1920-02-21

11.65; city mills. spring patent. 11.50;
city mills, blended patent. 400. (The
above quotations on city mills flour
are jobbing prices.) Receipts, S,236
barrels, including 1858 barrels for eX-
port.
Wheat sales-None.
Corn sales-None.
Oats-No. 2 white, 100 per bushel
asked; No. 3. 99a per bushel asked.
Rye-Raange of prices; Bag lots of
nearby rye, as to quality, 1.50a1.60;
No. western export, 1.69 nominal.
timothy. 41.5O; No. , timothy, 1000;
No. 3 timothy, 37.00a39.O0; No. l light
clover, mixed, 41O0; No 2 light clover,
mixed, 39.00a40.00; No. 1 clover, mixed,
1000; No. . clover. mixed, 36.00a3S. 90;
sample hay, 80 00a34.00.
No. . straight rye, 17.50a1S.50; No. /
tangled rye, 1900; No. tangled rye,
14.50a15.00: No. l wheat, 15.50al6 81 ;
No. wheat 14.O0a15.00; No. l oats,
17.0oa17.50; No. oats, 15.50al6:5o.
CHICAGO, February 21.-Consider-
able weakness manifested itself in the
corn market today, largely owing to
beariSh predictions about the com
ing government report on farm re-
serves. Opening prices, which ranged
from X to l lower, including May at
1.31& to 1.32h and July, 1.2SA to
12S12 were followed by slight ad-
ditional setback, and then by some
thing of rally.
Oats Were weaker with corn. After
opening h to IS lower, including May
at 7SA to 1917. the market descended
still further before d reaction took
place.
Provisions reflected depression in
foreign exchange. Higher quotations
on hogs failed to operate as an offset.
Potatoes, steady; receipts - cars
hull
460; western russets, 4.75a4.S5.
NEW YORK, February 21.--Flour
easier; spring clears, 9.25a10.25; Kan
sas straights, 12.O0a12.75. Pork easy;
mess, 42.OOa43.00. Lard easy; middle
west, 20.70a20.S0.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Quotations for Silver.

NEW YORK. February 21.-Bar sill
YER, 1.30; Mexican dollars, 99hs.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
HOME COMPLETED
FOR Citizens BANK
New Quarters on New York
Avenue to Be Occupied
First Of March.

The new home Of the Citizens Saw
Ing Bank. at 1896 New York avenue
will be ready for occupancy March l.
IL was announced today. The building
which is modern in every respect and
conveniently located in the heart OF
the downtown business section of the
city. is practically finished now, but
the bank will not be opened officially
until the date mentioned.
The entire first floor and basement
of the new structure will be used by
the bank, the space being specially
laid off to care for the growing buSi-
ness of this banking institution. The
Sfirst floor will be devoted entirely to
general banking business, while the
safe deposit vaults will be in the
basement, which is reached by a
broad stairway. The upper floors OF
the building will be rented out as Of
fees.
The Citizens Savings Bank will be a
year pld April Il, and it's deposits
have Increased from $191.73e.0S on
the opening day to s55S,972.9e, which
was the amount on hand January l,
1929,
The officers of the institution are L.
Il. BreuBinger, president: William d.
West, vice president; William 5. Phil
lips, vice president; Roy l.. Neuhau-
ser, vice president; Fernand Petit,
cashier and secretary; Ralph NJ. Wolfe,
assistant cashier, and Price & Du-
e. laney, counsel.
The board of directors includes j.
A. Bailey, l. r. Breuninger. Florence
NJ. Brown, Daniel V. Chisholm. A! p.
Clark. jr.; o. r. Evans, n. S. Faucet,
:. Sidney Forst. Herman +. Gasch,
:. Fred Hahn. Homer l. Kilt. r. l..
Lamb, Tom Moore. c. c. Murray, John
+. Murrell, Roy l. Neuhauser. Mary
. oToole. William s. Phillips, Judge
John W. Price. Thomas Somerville,
Lewis NJ. Thayer. Frank L. Wagner,
DIR. John +. Walsh and William d.
West.
National Hank Growth.
That the increase in number and
capital of national banks in January
was exceedingly heavy is shown by
the applications for charters for new
national banks and for permission
to increase capital of existing banks
awaiting the approval of the con-
troller of the currency.
statement issued by the con-
troller today shows that in the month
of January los national banks were
authorized to increase their capital
in the sum of SIS. 600. being the
largest number of capital increases
ever granted in any one month since
the beginning of the national bank
ing system. During the corresponding
month of last year twenty-three na-
tional banks were authorized to in
crease their capital by $s,6s3.0o0-
Evening star., 1920-02-21
j Comment on Finance Stocks Bonds Other Investment Securities
There were no reductions in the cap
ital Of national banks in january.

| There were no reductions in the cap
ital of national banks in January
| 1920.
Fifty-six applications for charters
for new national banks were received
! in January, 1920, with proposed capi-
| tai of $4,000 including fifteen
state banks converting into national,
as compared with twenty-six charter
applications in January, l9lS. Win
capital of $970.000.
Charters were granted last month
to twenty-one new national hanks
with capital of s1.175.0O0. In, the
corresponding month OF 1919 there
were fourteen such charters with
banks with total capital of 100000
went into voluntary liquidation eek
elusive of consultations with other
national banks). This compares with
eleven such liQuidations In january
1918. with capital of $7,1O0.0o0.
At the close of business February
IS, 1920, there were pending 341 ap-
plications for charters for new ma
tional banks with proposed capltal OIL
$27,S22, 900, and S9s Applications Were
also awaiting the controllers APP
proyal for authority to increase their
capital in the sum of S40,5sS.loo win
flfty-eight additional applications LOT
canitaI increase for amounts NOT YET
determined.
hank Omeers to Meet.
There will be a family meeting OF
the executive officers of the Corpora-
tion Trust Company of New YORK CITY
and the various branch mana gers
from other cities at the New willard
Hotel today, tomorrow and Monday.
Warren Newton Akers. washington
secretary, and Mrs. AkerS VIII act as
hosts. A party will be given at the
New National Theater tonigiH' 1ol-
lowed by supper and dance at ihe
Washington. I'll, ,o
visited tomorrow, and tomorrow even
ing special Washington birthday
dinner will be attended at the Ne"
Willard.
A trip to Mt. Vernon and to the
Capitol on Monday Will conciude 'he
visit.
The party is composed of the follow
Kenneth X. MeI.aren. president, and
Mrs McIaren: Raymond New man,
vice president, and Mrs Newman;
Horace s. Gould, secretary. and Miss
Adelaide Gould; Brown Stafford
Mantz. treasurer. and Mrs. Mantz;
George c. Holton, counsel, and Mrs:
Holton: John S. Sears. attorney. ana
Mrs. Sears; William p, Powell, as
sistant secretary, Thomas F. Barrett.
trust officer: John j. Jansen, Jr., as
sistant secretary. and Mrs. Jansen;'
Harlan s. Perrigo, assistant secretary,
and Mrs. Perfigo; Justus L. Schlicht-
ing. assistant secretary: Norman Fl.
McLaren. assistant secretary; Tracy
s. Buckingham, assistant trust off1-
Ger, and James A. Blakely. ass istant
secretary. all from New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman John MacGaffin. Boston;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p Murfav. Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Man
ter. Wilmington, Del; Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll C. Robertson, Pittsburgh; +.
]. Knorr, Albany: Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Watson, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph c. Cannon. st. Louis, and Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Poske. Washing
ton.
Directors of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company have declared
the usual quarterly dividend of per
cent on the capital stock of the COM
pany, payable April Is to shareholders
of record March 10.