Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-15
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I The fifty.third anniversary Of the 10.
suance OF the emancipation proclama-
ton by Abraham Lincoln was cele.
brated by the National Emancipat'on
Commemorative society at Mount Car
mel Baptist church, Washington. Lin.
coin issued the emancipation procla.
nation September %, 1862.
Louis r. Post, assistant secretary OF
labor. was the principal speaker at the
celebration, and congratulated the col
ored people Of the country upon the
progress made by them since their
emancipation. He commended the 90
ciety for having adopted September %
% the day for the general observance
and celebration throughout. the coun.
try Of the issuance OF the proclamation
by Lincoln, .i s;t
England and France" said he.
were on the eve OF recognizing the
southern confederacy as they were In
need OF cotton, and would have done
80 had not President Lincoln issued
this preliminary proclamation, jAst
when he did, threatening to forever
abolish slavery in the cotton produc-
ing states should those states refuse
to lay down their arms and come back
into the Union. Not only should this
day be celebrated by the colored peo-
pie, but the people OF all races
throughout the country ought to unite
in celebrating the anniversary Of an
event that was the first step calcu.
lated to making the Declaration of In
dependence living verify.
Prof. Jesse Lawson in opening the
celebration commended the colored
people for their loyalty to country and
flag, and urged the establishment of
chair in patriotism in American uni
versities and institutions OF learning
in every section of the country.
H. Martin Williams, reading clerk Of
the house, said that the abolition OF
Negro slavery in the United States
gave freedom, in part. to all OF the
people in the country. Rev. w. A.
Taylor OF the Florida Avenue Baptist
church, and N. w. Mcgowan, chairman
OF the ways and means committee OF
the commemorative society, also de-
livered addresses. ~. r.l.
The society adopted resolutions rec
ommending to the colored people OF
the country that they set apart Sep
| TENDER 20 of each year for celebra-
ton of the issuance Of the emancipa.
| ton proclamation. The resolutions de-
clared that no class of citizens in
| America will long suffer injustice be.
cause OF the spirit of fair play OF the
American people and called attention
to the recent decision of the Supreme
court OF the United States holding un,
Unconstitutional the grandfather clause
of the constitutions Of some OF the
states by which colored voters were
Disseminated against.
The resolutions provided for the ap.
pointment Of committee of 100 by
the president of the society to make
all necessary arrangements for the
congress of colored Americans to be
held in Washington next year, and
recommended to the co!ored people OF
the country that they take steps to
participate in the national exposition
of colored Americans to be held in
Washington In 1920. .n- n.
The weather affects man In more
ways, it appears, than many suspect.
For example, it is believed that pres.
sure variation due to fuctuating winds
has peculiar pathological effects, that
certain electrical conditions Of the air
induced by low atmospheric pressure
have pathological effect on nervous
subjects and that solar radiation has
peculiar effects which vary according
to the season. ss.-.,.:l5. e..,s
A New Yorker left in his will pro-
vision that loaves of bread stamped
with his name should be given to the
poor and that the will should be pub
lished in five papers. Heirs have tried
to break the last provision on grounds
of eccentricity, but the court has said
1t must be done. 20.
Two thousand persons appeared In
silk at Paterson, N. j., recently at o
parade to boom Paterson looms, hos
iers, gowns, suits and in some cases,
among the men, even hats were OF that
material. Thus is progress made to-
ward fixing the high cost Of living.
The tuna, which until within few
years was known only as one OF the
greatest of game fish, is now the basis
of an extensive canning industry. It
is predicted that 100000 cans Of It
will be garnered this year on the Pa
cific coast. as8
The Philippine islands produce APP
proximately 1O,00O,OO0 gallons Of al
cohol yearly. About all q this Is
made from the sap Of the nipa palm
that grows in great abundance In va.
rious swamps Of the country.
IA long and high English railroad
bridge is equipped with automatic wind
gauges, which X 6et; udhEeI S bikAAlS
against trains should the wind blow at
dangerous velocity. I'm
IA Bath (Nie.) man recently received
notice from the United States patent
once that patent for: which he fled
IN application seven years ago had
been granted \. II MI 38SS.
By reconstructing sone parts all
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