Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-02-14

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been refrained from somewhat. We
are failing to yoke ourselves together
for the success OF our journals. insur.
ance organizations. and other business
enterprises. We have now seen that
these things are not frauds. Every
chartered insurance company pays Its
claims. and all newspapers that have
existed for any length of time give "
what we pay for. and Loyalty champion
all the causes vitality important to our
people. Such businesses are among
the most important concerns In opera
ton by other races; and since We are
inclined TO keep pace with them in all
things. we should do likewise In these
things.
Many of our men utilize their talents
to help supply the race with much
needed literature and meet with some
success, while many sacrifice In order
to render like service. and fall In
business way. There ia no other race
to support negro journals and insur'
ance organizations. consequently our
people should be generous In the sup
pert Of all cur worthy enterprises II
we supported our own journals as well
az we support those published BY
whites surely ours would rank high
among the leading journals Of the
country.
We need to be reminded of this fact.
that II we continue supporting our
other enterprises, and give our news
papers and insurance companies due
support, we will soon have construct
ed cure commercial foundation upon
which to perpetuate colossal future
nterprises-Southern Life Magazine
Malaysian riddles, Dutch REFUSES
and Liberian head measurements com.
prise small but interesting part OF
the material brought to the Univers-
ity Of Chicago by Prof Frederick
Starr OF the anthropology department
on his return from q trip abroad.
With Harry Johnson. a Chicago ne
gro, and Campbell Marvin. graduate
student OF the University OF Chicago,
Professor Starr made walking trip
Of $50 miles into the interior Of Al
RIGA, after visiting the Liberian city
Of Monrovia. Among the places visit
ed during the trip were Tenerine.
Casa Blanca. Nazaban. Zafi1. Mogador
and the Mpesse territory. THE pri-
mary purpose of my trip was to tnves-
tigate the social, economic and po-
litical conditions Of LIBERIA said
Professor Starr. Il found the country
one Of the most interesting from these
points of view, and shall have some
thing definite to say about them all in
my future lectures. Liberia Is q fine
field for American enterprise. We
took 1900 feet OF moving picture
films. and as an example Of our indus
try, measured the heads OF 200 ma.
tive soldiers Of the Liberian frontier
force. While abroad received the
sad news OF the death Of Manuel Con-
zales. my Mexican boy, who has ac-
companied me on many Of my trips
in different parts of the world. We
we're In Morocco at a decidedly lively
time. The old empire was Just in its
death throes. and there was plenty Of
opportunity for observation" 4
In haste to be rich, virtue and char
ity are often put aside; and thus swift
posterity often leads to violence.
cheating and extortion. The man was
not dreamer who said: THE love
OF money Is the root of all evil"
Money is to be desired above many
things, but we should not do question
able things to obtain 1t. ~
Giles w. White. Democratic ne
gro Of Montgomery county, Maryland.
who Ia actively pushing his cause.
hoping to secure the appointment of
minister to Liberia, is q school teach
er. He studied law at the Howard
University Law school. Washington.
but did not seek admission to the bar.
He has been active worker in the
party ranks for 16 years.
Regiments serving In the United
States and having the lowest percent
age OF desertion last year were the
Tenth cavalry and the Twenty.fifth
Infantry. both colored organizations.
which showed assertions Of 1.52 and
1.6O per cent. The Tenth cavalry has
been one of the two regiments show 4
ing the lowest desertion for the past
three years.
The editors of white papers are
prompt In commenting on the bad
things the negroes do. We think 1t Is
fair and Just to discuss with an equal
degree OF pride the good things done
by them, especially when they vote in !
such q manner as to promote law and
order. Such was their conduct In the
last campaign. 4.
"A colored population Of about $4,000
In Seattle. Wash, owns and supports
i've churches, and has two physicians,
two lawyers, one newspaper. four
apartment houses and six fraternal
organizations.
Fire destroyed almost completely the
chapel OF Walden university In Nash
Vile. There was no attendant loss OF
Me. ri NH 5s
It's the easiest thing in the world
for the average person TO make bad
break
For household use there has been