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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
ST. JOSEPH. MhssouRL

Rev. C. H. Blacksher, pastor of Hol-
sey chapel. c. NJ. E. Church, has gone
to Chicago, ILL.,, for a visit. ... Mrs.
Maggie Lewis has been quite i'll at
her home on Holman st. t...... Miss
Ethyl Bledsoe who has been serious
ly i'll with pneumonia fever is little
improved. Mrs. Hattie Rucker is on
the sick list. Mrs. Octavice Jackson
is ILL.,. The campaign for $500 for
HOlsey chapel c. NJ. E. Church has
started the clubs are organized, there
are eight clubs, the rally will take
place sometime in May. The Sun
day School is wideawale =. Mr.. Chas.
Johnson is the superintendent. . The
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Malron died at their home on Douglas
st. ...M Miss Mabel Harris and Mrs. T.
Z. Prince are quite Ill.,. Mr.. Jeff
Banks, one of our esteemed citizens
of ST. Joseph, was killed in his place
of business, corner of 5th and Mes
saline, St, Tuesday morning, o'clock
by a white man, named Baker. The
funeral took place at his late resi-
dence, 22O9 Sylvanie ST.. Rev. J. B.
Walker of st. Luke c. NJ. f. Church
officiated. He leaves a mother, wife
and two daughters, three sisters and
a brother and a host of friends to
mourn his loss. Mr.. Straghter Besh-
ears who has been on the sick list
for long time is very much better. &.
Mrs. Hattie Hayden who has been
on the sick list is out again. e. . The
"Y' drive is still on; they have raised
$1,960, but We must keep on to the
three thousand dollar mark. All
friends who have not pledged we hope
will make the sacrifice now.
There will be an entertainment at
the st. Francis Street Baptist Church.
The admission is ten cents. .. The
Charity Club met with Miss Sally
Phoenix. ... The Jewel Art Club has
not been having any meeting on ac-
count of the flu. Mr., James Brad
ley has been on the sick list, but
is very much improved. .... Master
James Williams, the little son of Mrs.
Louise Williams is up and out again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

ardly, subservient and mercenary-
afraid to "cry out" against that long
reign of the lawless and depraved
which has depleted the treasury, rob
bed the over-burdened taxpayers
made a mockery of law, and stilled
the wheels of industry. But the hour
of reckoning is at hand. The people
will no longer be led by that gang
of old fossils (Democrats), who are
now clamoring for a new lease of life
Just few years ago they fought, bled
and died to perpetuate human slav.
cry; failing; they bent every energy
to crush and humiliate the enfranchis-
ed freedmen, and their hellish work
has gone on, uninterrupted, from that
hour until the present day.
The electoral vote of Missouri, in
the coming election. may decide the
Presidency, and, so evenly are the two
political parties divided, that which
way her pendulum will swing is diff
cult to determine at this time. The
Democrats, startled at the trend of
sentiment toward the Republican
party, and fearing for their political
lives, are turning to the cnce abused
and despised Negro (nigger), pleading
for assistance at the polls next No
vember. Great God, what a spectacle? ?
Pat Harrison of Mississippi, in the
Senate, and Thomas Loony Blanton,
of Texas. in the House, pouring out
their walls of wrath upon the defense
less head of the Negro, while the
Democratic State Committee of Mis-
souri,, is on bended knees, pleading
with the mother in black" to save
the party from political annihilatiou.
And now is the Negros day and oP-
portunity. He holds the balance of po-
litical power. Will he use it in the in
terest Of that party which stands for
Progress and Prosperity or will he
cast his lot with the party of inaction,
of stagnation, of broken promises, and
of incompetency. The Negro now has
an opportunity to prove his right to
citizenship by lifting Missouri out of
the mire, slime and filth in which she
has been wallowing for a century and
place her among the leaders in the
sisterhood of states.
The Democratic platform will not
contain a single line against Jim Crow
ing, lynching, dsfranchisement, segre-
cation, and other hellish products of
that party, used to retard the progress
of the Negro and the Nation. The Re
publicans of Missouri will nominate a
ticket of clean capable men, who will,
if elected. give the state an admins
tration that will prove blessing to
a long suffering people. Will the Ne
gro do his duty?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED IN DIVE.
"BIaek Satin" Dangerous Criminal,
Killed by Man She Threatened.

The end of the crime career OF
Blanche Green, 921 East Fourth
street "a Negro woman known to the
police as Black Satin" the most
dangerous Negro woman in Kansas
City's underworld, came early yester-
day morning when she was shot and
killed by a Negro in an underworld
dive at COL Harrison street. BLACK
Satin" is credited by the police with
killing two men and participating in
many shooting and cutting affrays.
The shooting was the outcome of a
quarrel between BLACK Satin and
Samuel Butler, which started several
months ago when Butler, an eX-con.
vict, had her arrested. She charged
him with being a stool pigeon" for
the police and threatened to kill him
in court The underworld was stirred
again when she threatened to kill
Butler before night fall.
Yesterday morning in the Negro
den, used openly as a gambling and
dance hall, BLACK Satin" and Butler
met. a fight was started. BLACK
Satin reached to her bosom for a
revolver which she always carried.
Butler seized her and wrested the pis-
tol from her and fired. He then ran
out of the door, escaping.
Sergt. Harry Boyle and a squad of
patrolmen arrested thirteen Negroes,
men and women frequenters.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
BLACKLIST PAGES OF HISTORY.
Baltimore, Nd, News.)

1t is of course disgraceful that in
a city of the size of Lexington and
supposed orderliness, such riots as ac-
companied the trial of the Negro Loo
EFT should be countenanced for a min
ute. But, due to the prompt action of
Governor Morrow of Kentucky, a still
greater disgrace-that prisoner
might have ben forcibly taken from a
court of justice-was averted.
This country cannot be considered
to have reached a really high state of
civilization until such outbreaks OF
elemental passion and beasiality as
have been and are all too frequent
are eliminated. 1t is vCicing a COM
mon place say that the lynchings and
attempted lynchings which occur to
some extent all over the country, but
more especially in the South, consti-
tute some of the blackest pages of our
national history and the most uncom-
Portable thought of all is that mob vio-
lence still seems far from extermina-
ton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

Mrs. Ada Wells, wife of Officer
Bush Wells of 1906 East 18th street
died last Thursday following an oper-
alton and the funeral services were
held from Ebenezer A. NJ. e. church,
Rev. w. It. Osborne officlated The
floral tributes were the largest, most
beautiful as we'll as numerous seen at
a funeral recently. Mrs, Wells had
many friends who with her husband
will mourn her passing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

states, New York Massachusetts,. Ohio,
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois
have struggled, with varying fortunes,
for leadership.
And Now Missouri Is Demanding a
Hearing at the Bar of Public
Opinion.
Tom Benton's Thirty Years in the
United States Senate" the famous
Gnfamous) bred Scott Decision, and
The Missouri Compromise are a trim
ity of events by which the show me
state" is best known. Beyond being
a dumping ground" for mediocre poll
ticians from Kentucky, Imperial Mis-
souri, has no claim to niche in the
Hall of Fame
After a sleep of more than a hun
dred years, the hill billies" of Old
Missouri have awakened to the fact,
that in spite of her wonderful resour-
ces, their beloved state is far behind
most of the progressive Common
wealths of the Union; and, just now,
they are seeking the reasons therefor.
The records of school, politics,
church, and of manifold industrial ac-
tivities are being carefully searched
and startling revelations are immin-
ent.
Demand to see the books" have
been frequently made during the past
fifty years, but only once, during that
time, did we get a glimpse of them
and then the Democratic sun was
shining so brightly, in our eyes, MAX
ing it impossible for US to read. But
the report has gone out, and many be
lieve it, that attacks upon the state
treasury, in the name of the law, have
been more flagrant than were the
plunderings of the treasury of New
York by the Infamous tweed ring" a
generation ago. When a man grows
tired of being robbed, no matter who
the robber may be, he is going to
'holler," and fight too, to protect his
own, And thisjs Just what's going to
happen to the great army of Demo
cratic officials, who have mismanaged
the affairs of the state, with but lit
tie or no interruption, since her ad-
mission into the Union. Missouri is
just passing her first hundred mile
post, and for once the eyes of the
whole Nation are centered upon her.
Will she step forward and take rank
with Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsyl
vania, Illinois and Kansas, or will she
continue to lag in the rear?
Possessed of untold millions of min
eral and agricultural wealth her pub
lie school system is a joke when com
pared with those of Kansas, Illinois
and Iowa. and the stencil of her rot
ten political machinery smells tc
Heaven; Her churches have been COW
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Mayor-Matthew A. Foster.
omptroller-Herbert L. Patt.
Treasurer-Harry c. Jobes.
Judge North Side Court-Alexande1
D. Saper.
Judge South Side Court-Fred B
Mertsheimer.
Upper House Aldermen.
John H. Speas, John Crandall,
James B. Welsh, J. f. Farrar, Garrett
Ellison Frank L. Burke, S. A. Black.
burn, John P. Swift.
Lower House Aldermen.
First Ward--FTank O. Evans Cma.
chine.)
Second ward-Roscoe c. Player
(machine.)
Third Ward-Frank c. Shryock.
Fourth Ward-Sam Trfpi
Sixth Ward-Harry H. Barton.
Seventh Ward-Jas. B. Button.
Eighth Ward. Pierce Kane ina
chine)
Ninth Ward-Nai. Frank Ward.
Tenth Ward-Fred L. Bedeu.
Eleventh Ward-W. L. Hutchison.
Twelfth Ward-Wm. E. Morton.
Thirteenth Ward--W. N. Knoop.
Fourteenth Ward-A. H. Rapp.
Fifteenth Ward-Edwin V. Simons
(machineO
Sixteenth Ward-A B. Hoover.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
TIME TO DELIVER.
washington Cor Birmingham Age
Herald)

washington Cor Birmingham Age
Herald)
Constitutional amendments have
become so exceedingly popular that
every man seeking redress comes to
congress demanding one.
There must be a federal statute
against lynching. George W. Cook,
a professor at Howard University,
representing the National Associa.
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People. says so. He told the house
judiciary committee that if such a
law is not possible of creation under
the constitution. the constitution
should be hanged-amended.
N. H. Thomas, an erudite Negro
/ thrilled the committee by his ref
eTences to the Washington race riots
last July, and swore that if the gov
ernment did not devise means OF
stamping out lynching the Colored
people would be forced to fight for
their rights
Arthur B. Spingarn, a captain in
the service declared to the commit
tee that there were 50 lynchings last
year, twelve men having been burned
at the stake.
Amend the Constitution" they
urged in union. When handicaps in
that direction were cited, they again
exclaimed: The Constitution has
been amended and may again be
amended"
The republican membership of the
committee gave the spokesman care
full attention.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
DR.. rHEo. SMITH HELD UP.

DR.. Theo. Smith the popular pio-
neer druggist was held up in his drug
store the famous Busy Drug Store"
18th and Tracy last Thursday even-
ing by two Negroes who rifled both
cash registers securing some $4,000
but molested none Of the stock: keep
ing DR.. Smith covered with a revol-
yer, they backed out of the door and
disappeared as quickly as they had
come. Although DR.. Smith had an
automatic laying under the counter.
he was unable to get to it until they
had made their getaway.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
JESS MASON HELD UP.

Jess Mason a well known sporting
man on Twelfth street near Vine was
held up by a Negro who had been a
frequent visitor at his club, last Mon
day and robbed of S475,00 which he
had counted preparatory to sending
to the bank. Mr.. Mason had been
feeding the Negro who robbed him all
the winter allowing him to do light
chores around his place and says
he'll never be caught mapping again
by another holdup man.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
Carry Away Safe Containing s4,5oo

Four armed Negroes went to the
home of Robert Savington, we'll known
about town, SO7 Jefferson street, Tues
day night of last week and carried
away an iron safe containing between
$1,000 and 81 800 in cash and jewelry
valued at $4,000.
Savington is the owner of a restau'
rant next door 20 the Jefferson hotel.
Savington told the police that the
robbers carried the small iron safe to
a motor truck outside and drove away.
Among articles taken were two gold
watches, a diamond ring with a clus-
ter OF 10 stones, and several stick
pins.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
CALM FIRMNEss OF POWER.
louisville, Ky, CourierJ


The calm firmness of the state in
asserting its power is a warning to
others who might be tempted into
acts Of anarchy or violence. 1t says
to them: Gaze on this and beware!"
Kentucky has set an example for the
country. Its stand will have moral
effect of inestimable public value. In
some minds falsely believed to- be a
land of tolerated law-brealing and
bloodshed, the state now takes on a
new look as majestic champion OF
law and order.
Law and Order!" Be that the
slogan for all and more and more will
the peoples government be vitalized
into thing to be respected and sup
ported
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
NEGRO ROBBED OF s166e 90.

Henry Logan, Colored. 1925 Locust
was robbed by two Negroes Tuesday
afternoon Of Sl669.0O which he had
just drawn from the bank for the puT-
pose, he said of buying a rooming
house and restaurant He said the
Negroes backed him against the wall
and threatened to kill him and then
took his money from him. No arrests
have been made to date.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
NOTICE.

The North-End Day Nursery will
be open beginning Monday March 10
to receive children.
Nursery rooms open for inspection
Sunday. At the Garrison Square
Forum Miss Brown will speak on the
subject Care of Babies" Mr.. Nat
Spencer will speak on the subject,
Race Problem" The Forum program
begins at 800 o'clock. The public is
invited.
BOARD OF MANAGERS,
Mamie G. Bunch, Secy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
DR.. SIDNEY E. JOHNSON.

Proprietor of the new Johnson's
Drug Store at 100 East Twelfth
street, (I2th and Highland avenueD
DR.. Johnson is we'll known to Kan
sas Cityans having been a Registered
Pharmacist in this city for twelve
years, a graduate Of Howard Univer-
sity and has made scores of influen-
tial friends since his residence here.
DR.. Johnson is married and his
charming wife is known to her friends
as JAMIE and is loved by all who
know her. The Johnson's Drug Store
is one of the most beautiful, well
stocked and well equipped in the
City; the large and expensive soda
fountain will be superintended by
the well known Broadway" Johnson.
Prompt and accurate service will be
the unbroken rule at this store. The
phones are Bell Clifton 4O15 and
Home, Benton 1895
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

Imperial Potentate Ceaser R. Blake
Jr., of Charlotte, ~ c., paid a visit TO
Allah Temple No. G. Thursday night
and delivered very forceful and
thoughtful address. He was rendered
a smoker after the ceremonial session
which was highly enjoyed. While here
he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D.
c. Houston and Mr., and Mrs. y. c..
Crews.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
THE GOVERNMENT CHALLENGE

(Houston, Tex, Post.)
But it was the government of Ken.
tucky that the mob attacked when
they undertook to take the Negro
away from Kentucky authorities, and
by that act they placed themselves
in the position of insurrectionists,
challenging the authority of their
government When men do that, they
ought to know they take their lives
into their own hands, and have no
redress if they come to grief.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
ASK OMAHA ABOUT LEXINGTON.
(Chlcago, boil. Herald.aEmxnierl

III TT ''IVI I7IIIAIII0IT
Ask any citizen of Omaha whether
or not it would have been better to
drive that mob back with rifles or
to allow it to make headway, to con-
quer it at even the terrible cost in
human life which was exacted in Lex
ington or to allow it to conquer the
law, There will be but one answer.
The law must be upheld.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

Walter Stewart, 3S years old, negro,
employed as a window washer, was
killed instantly last week when he fell
from a window on the seventh floor
of a newly constructed movie ex-
change building at Seventeenth and
Main streets. He is survived by a
wife and one child.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
Missouri a Potential Factor
in the Coming Election
Negroes Hold Key
to Situation.
By ]. Silas Harris.

For years after the establishment Of
the federal union, the "Old Dominion"
(Virginia) swayed the political for
tunes of the young republic, and there
by won the undisputed title, Mother
of Presidents
The surrender of Lee at Appomattox
sounded the death knell of human
slavery and the supremacy of Virginia
in national affairs. Since then, other
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13
MRS. DR.. DlRBLE LOSES $4,000.

Mrs. j. r. Dibble had the misfortune
to have her purse snatched last Fri,
day evening at dusk by a Negro youth
just as she was trying to go into the
gate of her residence, 1925 Michigan
avenue. The purse contained $4,000
in currency, several checks and her
keys and other papers, none Of which
have been recovered.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

Kansas city's Leading obstetrician.
DR.. Iambright is the teacher OF
obstetrics at Neutrality-suspicious. and
Old City Hospitals. He is considered
to be the best in this line in Kansas
City. He is also race leader and
can always be found on the side OF
right and justice for his race.
His offices are at 1903 East 18th
street. Bell phone Clifton 144.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

The Sun wants two good col
Iectors at once. No triflers
need apply. Good salary and
commission.
1903 East 18th Street
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-13

Read Every Ad.
this week
Some Great Bargains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-31
MARKESAN MUSTARD
CASE WAS DROPPED

Markesan, Wis, March 26.-The
states case against DR.. j. A. Freuden-
burg, Markesan physician accused of
killing his wealthy mother-in-law
Mrs Nettie Duties, "blew up" late
Thursday afternoon.
Prosecutor M. j. Paul of Green Lake
county and Attorney Theodore w.
Brazeau, who was assisting him, adj
mitted Thursday afternoon that suffi-
.cient evidence was lacking to carry on
prosecution of the case.
The climax in what has become
known as the "Markesan mustard
mystery" was reached when Mrs.
Grace Brehl, Washington, Pa, whom
the state counted on as its star wit
ness, was called to the stand.
Her testimony so shattered the
states case that Attorney Willet M.
Spooner, Milwaukee, DR.. Freuden-
burg's, lawyer, refused to cross ex-
anime her.
Charges against the doctor will be
dismissed as soon as the necessary
formalities are complied with, it was
said here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-31
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LIVINGSTON.

AT the caucus the following were
nominated: Pres, w. M. Livingston,
Arch Rundell; trustees, L. F. Rundell,
L. J. Andrew, A. j. White, j. A. Liv-
ingston. O. S. Laughton, F. O. Gund-
ZACH. Clerk, Chas: Graham,S Treas,
Pred w Stephens; Assessor, James
Hannah, Guy Livingston; Supervis-
ors, w. g. Livingston, Less Livings-
ton, o. S. Laughtons H. A. Thompson !;
Justice-A. E. Lang, c. L. futile; Po-
lice gsJustice, Robert Allen, Joe Bid
dick; Constable, Thos, Hannah.
The girls declamatory contest will
be held Friday April 2, and the boys
oratorical on Tuesday, April 6.
Prof and Mrs. Earl Sangster Wis
tied in Lancaster the weekend.
Curtis Fisher left Sunday for Chi
cago and will start travelling for the
Capewell Horseshoe Nail Co.
Mr.. and Mrs T. H Biddick of Mont
fort spent Monday with relatives here.
Virgil 10y and Forest Livingston
went to Madison Thursday to attend
the Interstate basketball tournament.
Dr.. and Mrs. FRANK Rundell enter
tanned the Country club on Thursday.
u1l D sSIdos DUH anu MIS-. u. \. hIdu1-
er of Montfort We're in attendance.
Mrs. PolgloZe and son of Rewey
were here Monday to see DR.. Rundell
in regard to her son who had been
hurt about the face by running into
d clothesline.
Wednesday was moving dov again
in our community. Ora Ginger and
family of Montfort moved on the Bert
Dieter farm, " NJ Hannah and Frank
Blanchard exchanged houses.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Johnson are the
parents of a baby daughter born on
March 20
Fern Lininger of Rewey and Orlo
Thomas were married at Madison on
Saturday, Mar. 20.
Mrs. Alma Taylor Borah has been
training the high school students for
the declamatory contest.
John Alcott has sold his residence
to Albert Thomas. The Ed. Johnson
family are living on the Thomts farm.
Hugh Livingston has purchased the
house owned by Chas. Waring and
Fred Stephens, consideration $1,000.
Miss Burke, who teaches the Wat
erloo school, left Wednesday for
Dodgeville having received word of
the death Of her grandmother
A. r. Biddick and Albert Thomas
have moved in town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-31
DWarfs in History.

DWarfS, until very recent days, have
been highly regarded and much sought
after. In far-away days kings have
fought over dwarfs, and Il court that
possessed one was considered very for
tunate and altogether stylish. Wealthy
folk, even, competed with monarchs in
the purchase of dwarfs as sort Of
hallmark Of aristocracy. A race Of
tiny people in Equatorial Africa. the
Akk;ts, were much priced by the early
PhafaOhs. The Romans tried to sup
ply the demand by artificial dwarfing,
and had separate words to distinguish
the natural from the unnatural DWARF.