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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-30

gist. who is doing a nice business In
the drug line. Mr.. Patten, printer,
we ran across also. We enjoyed a
nice visit with Mr.. Will Jones. who has
been confined tn his house with inflan.a-
tory rheumatism. Mrs. Geo. C. Young
and Mrs. Chas. Clay also had their part
in helping to make our visit to the city
a pleasant one. Our primary visit to
Des Moines was to see Mrs. Black. who
has been in the Methodist hospital for
a couple of weeks for treatment, but is
now nicely located at the home of Mr.
and and Mrs. Bert Williams, relatives
of Mrs. Black, who are doing every
thing possible for her comfort.
When you look at the picture in the
corner of Health Hints" in The By
stander you are seeing the DR.. Booker
as he really is. But to meet and talk
with him is pleasure that all should
seek who have the opportunity He
extends to strangers volumns of cour.
tesies, and 50 crifices his time and home
to be at your service in entertaining
one who is a stranger in the city. Nut
sed You know the rest.
Henry Campbell's house caught fire
at about o'clock last NJ onday morning,
but the fire company got there and had
the fire put out almost before the occu.
pants of the house knew the house wal
on fire. No serious damage was done,
only small hole was burned In the
roof.
Mrs. Eva Gwinn end daughter, Miss
Luba, entertained few friends at din
ner last Sunday complimentary to Mrs.
Lewis Wallace, who has recently
moved back to Washington to live.
N. L. Black visited Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Washington at Abba on his re-
turn home from Des Meines.
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MT. PLEASANT, IOWA.

The P. E. committee held social al
the A. M. E. church March 22nd. A
neat sum was cleared.
The Bethel A. M. E. Jubilee Singers
rendered program at the (white) NJ
E. church March goth. The amount
taken in was SIS, which will be paid or
the paving assessment
The Aliens Mission gave an enter.
tainment at the A. M. E. church March
22nd. A neat sum was realized.
Mr.. Walter Hutchinson, a represen.
tative of Tuskegee Institute, was g
week end visitor in our city.
Sunday was quarterly meeting anc
Rev. Ferribee was with US and deliver
ed an excellent sermon.
Mr.. Edward Prentice Of Burlington
was visitor here Monday between
trains.
Mrs. Leona Reeder of Keokuk hal
returned to her home after a week
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ella Perkins and Mrs. FaS
Majors of Fairfield visited relative,
and friends Sunday.
The young people Of the Baptist
church held social in the church base.
ment Saturday night. A neat sum
was cleared.
The Mothers Council met WedEes.
day with Mrs. Eugene Patterson. An
interesting meeting was held
The Kensington met Saturday with
Mrs. VIM. Burnaugh.
Mesdames Quinn, Green and Craw.
ford of Fairfield were visitors here
Tuesday.
Miss Bernice Page was a Fairfield
visitor Tuesdar.
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WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES.

Mrs. Henry Campbell was on the
sick list the fore part of the week, but
is better at this writing. Mrs. L. F.
Phillips is also improving.
Mrs. Jessie Turner, who was called
to Oskaloosa to assist in the care OF
her mother, who was i'll, has returned
home, leaving the sick folks much
better.
Mrs. Emma Black has returned from
visit with relatives at Oskaloosa.
Willis Turner is able to be out after
an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. N. L. Blacks address since
leaving the hospital is 20O3 Center St.,
Des Moines, Iowa, for time indifnite.
Mrs. B, $ condition is improving.
A card from DR.. James Crump in
forms US that he is now enjoying a
lucrative practice in Pittsburgh, Texas.
Jim is long ways from his former
friends, but that's nothing; Jim will
make friends wherever he may hang
odt his single.
On Monday night of last week Chas.
Burnley was taken suddenly i'll, and
for a time fears were entertained for
his recovery, but he is now able to sit
up and take on some punishment.
Mrs. Lewis Wallace has again cast
her lot with the A. M. E. church in
this city, coming from an A. M. E.
church at Pittsburgh, Penn. Lewis
Wallace, her husband, will be back
here in a short time, and they expect
to make this their home in the future.
We welcome them back.
Sunday April lst, is quarterly meet
ing and the Rev. j. H, Ferribee, P. E.,
is expected to be present and admins
ter the sacrament at the afternoon
service. The quarterly conference will
probably be Monday night when every
body is expected to give in his report.
While in Des Moines last week a
couple of days we had pleasant visit
with the editor at the Bystander office.
and also with the efficient printer-press
man, H. Jacobs, Since our last visit
to the office Mr., Thompson has INSTALL
ed some new fixtures and cabinets,
which improves the efficiency Of his
plant.s We also had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. McCree, the popular drug
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GALESBURG, ILL.

The snow dinner given at the A. M.
E. church Thursday, Marck 22nd by the
Garrison club was a grand success,
socially snd financially. They cleared
$24.2U.
The Stewardess willgive green din
ner at the A. M. E. church Tuesday
April 3rd.
The Garrison club was entertained
at the home.
The A. l.. club was entertained al
the home of Mrs. W. Johnson on East
Mulberry street Thursday, March goth
All report grand time.
The several captains Of the Easter
rally clubs are very busy. They are
expecting great success.
Presiding Elder N. J. McCracker
spent few hours in our city Monday.
Mrs. Thenia Monroe, former resi-
dent of this place, who died in Rock
Island, was brought here Wednesday,
March 81. Enterment was in Linwood
cemetery.
R. Duke, ST., is very i'll at this writ
ing.
Mrs. A. Washington is reported
much improved.
Lester Harper is improving very
slowly.
The Thimble Circle was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Logan Friday,
March goth.
A drama entitled daughter of the
Desert will be given at the Baptist
church Thursday, April 18th, by the
Philogun club.
Those attending the funeral of Rev.
Forte of Monmouth were Rev. Scott,
Mrs. Logan, Green, Bolder, Miss |.
Fletcher, D. Hawdins.
Messrs Carl McWilliams, La Ransa]
Early of Monmouth, Ill. were Gales
burg callers Lunday.
The jolly IA club gave party at the
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MONMOUTH, ILL.

Mrs. Branton Tule, a returned mis-
sionary from South Africa, gave AZ
address at the st. James A. NJ. E
church Monday evening.
Mr.. Bert johnson of this place left
for Frankfort, Mo-, where will occur
his marriage to Miss Uaomi Peoples
of Frankfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Wallace of no.
South First street entertained with I
6 o'clock dinner Rev, H. DWitt d
Jacksonville, Ill.,, Rev. w. B. Scott
Miss Irene Fletcher, Mesdames Stella
Bowler, Mae Green and Logan OF
Galesburg and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith of Monmouth.
Guy EARLY is suffering with a
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SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

Mrs. r K. Knight who has been i'll
for the last week, was taken to Sa.
marian hospital Saturday.
Mrs. Dora Pagan, daughter of Mrs.
T. H. Sturgis, departed Sunday morn.
ing March 25th for an extended visit in
the East and South.
Mrs. Mary Brown was operated on a,
Samaritan hospital Monday, March rs
The young mems club of Mt. Zior
Baptist church will have installation Of
officers and reception Friday evening
March 30th.
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CLARINDA, IOWA.
Especial to Bystander.)

\opeclaI co bySCander.)
The Busy Bee restaurant will soon
be doing business again, at their To-
cation on S. Ninth street. When Mr..
r. T. Lain was burned out the 28th
of last October, it left him with
number of boarders and roomers, but
no restaurant to do business in. The
boarders have been taken care of in
his residence on Grant street, just
across the block from their restaurant.
Mr.. Lain meanwhile started to re-
build, and has his new building nearly
completed, on the site Of the building
which was destroyed by fire. The new
building is larger than the old one,
which will permit of carrying stock
of groceries on the first floor, besides
serving lunches and short orders at
the counter in front, and tables for the
regular boarders in the rear. A &C.
ment floor is being laid in the front of
! the building. A cellar in the rear will
hold the steam heating plant, which
Mr.. Lain intends to use for heating
purposes. There will be a number Of
bedrooms upstairs for the roomers,
besides ladies' waiting room up
stairs. 1t is Mr.. Lain's purpose to
build on the rear of the building now
being erected, making that part of the
building his kitchen, and bathroom,
besides refreshment room where
people may come and get soft drinks
in the summer time. Mr.. Lain is one
of our Clarinda colored men who de-
serves much credit for the enterprise
he has shown in helping to build up
the town.
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broken arm.
The Missionary society of the A. NJ
E. church met Wednesday with Mrs
Ruth Thompson.
The Sewing Circle met Friday with
Mrs. Jennie Hardin.
Rev. w. l.. Brasco Of Duluth, Mimi.
preached Sabbath at the Calvary Bap-
fist church. While here he is stop
ping with Mrs. George Neil, 519 s.
Eighth street.
New odor of Herolin hair pomade
just in. Berenice Metlock agent here
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Rev. s. l.. Howard of Nashville
Tenn, will arrive in Keokuk on Sat-
urday to conduct two weeks revival
at Bethel A. M. E. church.
Mr.. E. L. Flesher of Buxton, Iowa,
is visiting his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 0. Flesher.
The musical entertainment given at
the Pilgrims Rest Baptist church on
Thursday, March Goth, was largely at
tended.
The Sewing Circle of the First Afri-
can Baptist church met this week with
Mrs. Dollie Henderson. A delightful
evening was spent.
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Attorney for Plainti
Statement of the Ownership, Manage

Statement Of the Ownership, Manage
| ment, Circulation, Etc, Required by
the Act of Congress of August "a,
1912,
Of The Bystander, published weekly
at Des Moines, Iowa, for April, 1917.
State of Iowa, county of Polk, IS
Before me, a notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared John L. Thomp-
son, personally, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the owner of The By
stander, and that the following is, to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
a true statement of the ownership,
management land if a daily paper, the
circulation), etc, of the aforesaid pub
LEGATION for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the act of
August "a, 1912, embodied in section
443, postal laws and regulations,
printed on the reverse of this form,
towit:
That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing edi-
tor and business managers are:
Publisher, John L. Thompson, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Editor, John L. Thompson, Des
Moines, Iowa.
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son, Des Moines, Iowa.
Business manager, John L. Thomp-
son, Des Moines, Iowa.
John L. Thompson.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9th day of March, 1917.
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Notary Public.
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defend before noon of thesecond day
of the next term, being the May term
of said court, which will commence at
Des Moines on the 7th day of May,
1917, default will be entered against
you and Judgment and decree rendered
thereon.
Dated this 2Sth day of March, 1917.
J. B. Rush,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Sign of Good Digestion,

When you see cheerful and happy
old lady you know that she has good
digestion. If your digestion is i'm
paired or if you do not relish your
meals take a dose of Chamberlain
Tablets. They strengthen the stom-
ach, improve the digestion and cause
. gentle movement of the bowels. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
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How To Prevent Group.

When the child is subject to attacks
OF Group, see to it that he eats light
evening meal, as an overloaded stom-
ach may bring on an attack, also
watch for the first appropriateness
ness, and give Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy as soon as the child becomes
hoarse. Obtainable everywhere.
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KE0KUK, IOWA.

The Old Folks concert given at the
First African Baptist church Thurs
day evening, March %, by Mrs. Har-
riet Dade and other members of the
church was a decided success.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21

violence-praying not for venge-
ance, for Vengeance is Mine, |
will repay" saith the Lord, but,
emphasizing the Negroes help
lessness and his firm reliance in
the power of the Almighty to
right all wrongs, establish justice
and to secure the fruits of right
eousness to the down -trodden and
oppressed among the children of
men.
1t has been frequently said that
the Negro is not united-that he
knows not what he wants; surely
this early-morning prayer meet
ing, its singularity of purpose and
oneness of thought should con-
vince the most skeptical that at
least the Negro women of Wash
ington do accurately appraise the
desperate condition of their peo-
pie. and are determined to shake
heaven and earth to secure that
rightful civic adjustment which
equity demands and upon which
every impulse of our nature must
insist.
Verify indeed have they
launched out into the deep wa
ters of prayer and have let down
their nets for the blessings so
sorely needed.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21
THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF
COLORED WOMEN
TAKES THE MOB TO GOD IN PRAYER-A UNIQUE AND
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.

In the same manner as IN the
days of bondage and to an inten-
sified degree does the Negro now
realize his utter human helpless
ness, and upon his knees in hum
BILE, contrite spirit, he again obeys
the command of the Master to
launch out into the deep waters
of prayer and let down his net
for the long -looked-for fishes of
civic protection, liberty and equal
ity.
The savage cruelties and unex-
ampled horrors to which he has
been subjected since the first
dawn of a pretended civil free
dom, while startling in their fire.
quency and not surpassed by the
barbarous deeds of heather
tribes, reached an appalling eli
max in the recent awful tragedy
of East st. Louis.
The public and pulpit both, in
tones of whispered accent, but
mildly have condemned, and the
voice of the nation, ever insisting
upon its lack of power, con-
fesses itself too mildly tongued
to reach so far with either con-
viction or correction.
In this situation it should
cause no surprise when the Ne
gro, through its womanhood, both
the hope and inspiration of the
race, turns to Him who slumber-
eth not nor sleeps, but Who with
equal care holds in His mighty
keeping the destinies of all His
children.
In this spirit more than 1000
of the women of Washington as
sembled at 6 a. m. in the Metro
politan Baptist Church on the
morning of July 11th, in response
to the call of the National Asso-
ciation of Colored Women, Mrs.
Mary B. Talbert, president, Miss
Mamie Burroughs, chairman of
the district unit, for an hour of
prayer and devotion.
There was no order of exercises
and no program to be followed,
but not since the Negro people
came up out of the House of Bond
age have there assembled to the
Throne of Jehovah appeals so fer
vent, so agonizing, so soul-stir.
ring. Prayers and sobs and tears
were poured forth unrestrainedly.
The fervor of spiritual thought
and feeling, like an electric cur
rent, ran from pew to pew
throughout that vast throng.
One and another as the spirit
moved them voluntarily took up
the burden of petition for the
suppression of lynching and mob
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21
SECRETARY BAKER IS
SUES STATEMENT ON
NEGRO OFFICERS
Colonel Young Restored to Active
Duty-Services Needed by
War Department.
Especial to Colorado stntesmnn.)

(SpeciaI to Colorado Statesman.)
TN RESPONSE to letter from
Dean Kelly Miller of Howard
l. University, Secretary Baker
issued statement July 7th, to
the effect that Colonel Young has
been restored to active duty. Dean
Miller's letter to the Secretary
transmitted the complaint of At
torney Charles S. Darden of Los
Angeles, which represented the
possibility of injustice being done
Colonel Young at the present
time. 7 correspondence fol
lows:
My Dear Prof. Miller:
Through you to the stu
dents of Howard [ desire to
extend my congratulations on
their success in procuring the
training camp for Negro Of
ficers at Des Moines. Con-
sidering all the circumstances
and conditions existing in our
country today, it certainly
was a great victory of the
students of Howard for our
race. Since they have done
so well in that matter, am
inclined to invoke their aid
in an effort originating with
me, for greater victory
along the same lines.
You perhaps have already
heard that Captain Davis of
the Ninth Cavalry has been
sent to the Philippines with
his cavalry in spite of his re-
quest for permission to re-
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21
By Jonathan Cover.
Special to Colorado statesman.)

Especial to Colorauo StateSHidh.J
IA FASTER, we have toiled
M all the night and have
AVA taken nothing; never
theless at Thy word | will let
down the net.
Thus spake Simon Peter, who
after the fishermen had washed
and abandoned their nets, wearled
and discouraged by ill-success,
sought the advice and favor OF
the Master, Who directed him to
launch out into the deep and let
down their nets, and who there
upon were rewarded by draught
of fishes which brake their nets.
The experience of the American
Negro in his fifty years progress
towards a plane of civil liberty
and equality is a sad and tragic
illustration of his humanely i'm
potent, defenceless and unprotect-
ed civic condition.
These years represent in truth
but slightly ameliorated contin-
uation of the chapters of Negro
life, written through tears and
suffering, in the wilderness of
slavery.
DAYS and months and weeks
and years, their backs were bent
and scanned by the burden and
the lash; but neither nor both
could accomplish more than bend
the body and bruise the flesh-the
spirit, the immortal spirit, pro-
ceeding from the great Source of
life and being, even in sorrow and
distress, enjoyed perpetual
communion through the Spirit S
voice, and thus by prayer,
through faith, was made real and
lasting, the inestimable blessings
of hope.
The softening of civil hard
ships through emancipation,
though unreliable, unequal and
wholly inadequate, seemingly
lulled the Negro into a state of
hopeful expectancy, resulting in
the partial neglect and but spas
modic use of the weapon of the
Spirit, which the Negro of that
other day found so effective.
As Simon Peter, disheartened
by the fruitless toll of the night,
abandoned his boat and washed
his net, so the Negro, discouraged
by persecution and prescription,
has been, almost unknowlngly,
eased into a state of placid toll
erance, where his civic boat must
dangerously drift and where the
net of his aspirations may fail to
catch the Elusive fishes of ma
tional esteem.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21

the United States would place
a stumbling block in the way
of the patriotism of the hum
blest American citizen. / beg
to hope that the War Depart
ment, through an authorized
statement, will set at rest all
such suspicious as are con-
tanned in the enclosed COM
munication. KELLY MILLER.
July 5, 1917.
In response to Dean Mil
ler's letter on July 7th the
War Department issued the
following statement:
Dear Dean Miller Il have
just received your note OF
July 5th and return herewith
the complaint which you en-
closed. | am very happy to
tell you that the work at the
Des Moines camp is progress
ing remarkably well and the
reports | have from it are
very good. The spirit of the
men is fine, and apparently
this encampment is going to
do a very great deal of good,
both to the country and to
the men involved.
Your correspondent writes
chiefly about Lieutenant Col
onel Young, a colored officer
of the regular army and a
graduate of West Point, and
a man with a fine record for
service in the army.
Some time ago a board OF
officers passed upon his
health and found him COM
pletely incapacitated for SER
vice; not obviously and vis-
IDLY, but because, unfortu-
nately, of their finding that
he was afflicted with a chron-
ic disease. My recollection is
that it was Bright S disease.
The report of the board was
approved by the Surgeon
General; but, in view of the
fact that Colonel Young's
record is long and honorable
and the Government needs
officers of his rank and abil-
ity, it was directed that an
other board be convened, to
re-examine the question, so
as to make quite sure that
there could not be any error
in the matter. | have direct
ed that the report of the
Board be returned to me per-
sonally before being acted
upon, not because l find my
self able to believe that any
prejudice would produce the
deep dishonor of a false re-
port but because | want to
be able to give the assurance
to all who inquire that | have
given my own personal
thought and attention to
this case, in which so many
are interested.
/ hope the board will find
Colonel Young still able to
perform active duty. In the
meantime, l have directed
that he be restored to active
duty, and have at least the
hope of being able to have
his assistance for the pres
ent. Cordially yours,
NEWTON d. BAKER,
Secretary of War.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21
DENVER, COLORADO. SATURDAY, JULY 2l 1917

main and render service with
the colored soldiers in France.
You perhaps also know that
Lieutenant Colonel Young
has been ordered to Preside,
our Army Hospital, for medi-
cal observation and treat
ment, in spite of the fact that
Colonel Young is, according
to my investigation, enjoying
the very best of health of
his life. There seems to be a
disposition on the part of the
administration to either iso-
late our regular commissioned
army officers, or put them on
the retired list; and it would
be contrary to the time-hon-
ored custom and precedent
of the War Department, to
order commissioned officers
into the Army Hospital and
then permit them to come
out of that hospital, except
on the retired list. Tt is the
opinion of men well informed
on the subject, in this local
ity, that Colonel Young will
be retired by the government
for the purpose of preventing
his further advancement in
the army and his actual par
ticipation in the present war.
You remember that the
only three commissioned Off
GERS in the regular army,
aside from the army chap
lain, are, Colonel Young,
Captain Davis, now en route
to the Philippines, and Cap
tain Green, stationed at Lii
IBERIA, all of whom ought to
be considered in the organ
ization of the separate dlvis-
ion of the 10000 colored
troops now being organized.
But it now appears that nei-
ther of these officers will, in
any way, be connected or as
sociated with that division.
1t would certainly be as cow
ardly an act on our part to
sit idly by and submit with
out protest to the retirement
of Young, as it will be on thu
part of the War Department,
through it's Army Hospital
which brings it about. | am
also informed that an Ohio
Senator protested vigorously
against the Departments or
der of Davis to the Philip
pines, but, of course, without
avail. Isn't there some meth
cd which can be pursued in
behalf of our colored COM
nissioned officers which
would not embarrass them on
the records of the War De-
partment?
CHARLES S. DARDEN.
In transmitting this letter,
Professor Miller said:
The Secretary of War, Wash
ington, d. c.:
My Dear Sir:-I beg leave
to submit the enclosed COM
plant against the War De-
partment. | am indisposed
to believe that any Depart
ment of the Government of