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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
CALENDAR

OF the second quarterly conference O,
Des Moines district A. M. E. Z;o.
church.:
First church, Des Moines, low,
Rev. E. S. Hardge, P. c., Sept. 21 and
q.
St. Matthews, Enterprise, Iowa
Rev. r. w. Rowe, P. c., Sept. 20 and
80.
Birks Mission, cement plant, Iowa
Rev. J. w. Hill, P. c., Oct. 6 and :.
Blackwell Chapel, Scandal, Iowa,
Rev. J. W. White, P. c., Oct. 10 and u
Oralabor Mission, Oct. 20 and p.
Buxton Mission, Oct. % and "a.
Melix Temple, Perry, Iowa, Rev
John Hillard, P. c., Oct. 81 and %.
Brethren, our motto is to save souls
and build churches. Each of US is ex.
pected to raise one-half of our general
claims by the setting of the district
conference and sent to the depart
.ncnts. Keep the law and the law will
Srcp us. I am praying for a success.
I am your brother in the gospel bands.
o. G. Moss, Presiding Elder.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

To Fanny luke:
You are hereby notified that on the
Sth day Of December, 1914, the follow
ing described real estate, situated in
Polk county, Iowa, towit: Lot twelve
(12), in block nine (9), of Norwood
Park, being in and part of the city
of Des Moines, Iowa, was sold for tie
then delinquent and unpaid tax for
the year 1913 to the undersigned,
Geo. Harnagcl; that undersigned is
still the owner and holder of the GER
tifcate of purchase issued in pursu-
aace of the above mentioned sale, and
that the right of redemption will eX-
pire and . deed for said real estate
will be made unless redemption from
SAID sale is made within ninety days
from the completed service hereof.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1917
Geo. Harnagel.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
GALESBURG. ILL.

ALI" 'i~ht class Of A. M. +. church
will give program Tuesday evening,
November 49,
Garrison club will give waffle sup
per at the home of Mrs. Wells on
Tuesday, November goth.
The boy scouts will meet at the
home of Mr.. O. Fletcher on Friday
evening, November 16.
The social given at the home Of Mr..
c. Anderson on Thursday, November
Sth, was grand success socially and
financially.
Miss l. Fletcher spent the weekend
in Kewanee, the guest of Miss l..
Watts. She returned home Monday
and reports grand time.
The Second Baptist choir gave a
benefit concert at the United Breth-
rem church Thursday evening. 1t was
a decided success. Program consisted
of folk songs, patriotic speeches, solos,
violin solo and classical music. The
Imperial orchestra furnished music
for the evening. Little Wilma
Fletcher made a great hit.
Rev. and Mrs. Garrison and about
twenty members and friends of Allen
chapel motored to Monmouth on Sun
day to attend quarterly meeting SER
vices. All report a fine service.
Mr.. M. Moore of Moberly, Mo-, was
in the city Monday greeting old
friends.
Mr.. ]. Turpin was called to La
Grange, Mo-, to attend the funeral OF
a friend.
The A. L. C. will meet at the home
Of Mrs. G. Allcon on Thursday, Octo-
Der 18th.
A carnival will be held at the A. M.
E. church November 1880. Mr.
Crew and Mr.. Corn general managers.
A large number attended the dance
in Kewanee on Friday evening. MISS
B. Mitchell and Jess Brown OF tins
city furnished the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Hendrix are the
proud parents of baby boy. Mother
and babe are doing nicely.
A large number of colored ladies
registered on registration day.
Mr.. j. White was taken to the nos
pital with a serious case of typhoid
pneumonia.
Miss C. Hall was removed home
from the hospital and is much I'M
proved at this writing.
Miss D. Mckenzie is much improved
at this writing.
Mrs. M. Baker was operated on at
the hospital Thursday. She is report
ed much improved at this writing.
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
}. F. Shultz Est:

To Jno. F. Shultz Est:
You are hereby notified that on the
9TH day of December, 1914, the fos-
lowing described real estate, situated
in Polk county, Iowa, towit: Lot one
hundred (1oO) in Boulevard addition,
being in and part of the city Of Des
Moines, Iowa, was sold for the then
delinquent and unpaid tax for the year
1918 to w. E. Kersey; that the under
signed, Geo. Harnagel, is now the
owner and holder of the certificate OF
purchase issued in pursuance of the
above mentioned sale, and that the
deed for said real estate will be mace
light of redemption will expire and
Unless redemption from said sale is
made within ninety days from the
.ompleted service hereof.
Geo. Harnagel.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
CENTERVILLE NEWS.
(Last Weeks NeWs.)

The program and entertainment
given by the B. Y. P. U. was quite a
success.
Mrs. Dora johnson is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Rev. M. Darlington is able to be out
again.
Mr.. Albert Jackson is suffering
with severe cold.
We notice in the program given
for the soldier boys that Mrs VIM.
Ousley, recitation, "The Gallant
Colored Soldiers" and Mrs. Edna
Baker, "The Possum SUPPER" were
overlooked.
Mrs. Mildred Mayfield is renorted
on the sick list, also Mrs. Ursula
Mays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Lewis lost their
infant daughter Monday. November
5th. who died shortly after birth.
Mrs. Johnny Gordon of Davenport,
iowa is here taking care Of her sister,
Mrs. L. P. Lewis.
Mrs. L Price is visiting in Lexing-
tor few days
This Weeks News.)
Rev. F. C. Walker filled the rostrum
Sunday night for us.
The lecture given by Professor Rod
gers on Sunday afternoon was very
well attended. Amount taken up for
Professor RODGERS was 1925.
Rev. F. A. Walker was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cobbs while in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs H. w. Thompson en-
tertained Rev. NJ Darlington, Rev. F.
A. Walker, Professor Rodgers and
Mrs. Young at dinner Sunday.
MIR. Philip Jeter and sister, Miss
Helen Jeter, were visiting in Mystic
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Richard of Abba
attended church Sunday and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cobbs.
Bert and Josephine Smith are able
to resume their school duties again,
after several days of sickness.
Mrs. U. May, Mrs. Mildred May
field, Mr.. Albert Jackson and Rev. M.
Darlington are somewhat better.
Miss Timpy Wilson left for Des
Moines on Sunday, November II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brown are the
proud parents Of son, born Satur-
day, November 10TH Both mother
and son are doing nicely.
Mrs. Edna Baker received mes
sage from her husband of Minneapo-
lis to come at once. She left Thurs
day night at O'Clock. Miss Grace
Lucks is expected to leave for Mime
apolis some time soon.
The social given by the Church
Aid club was we'll attended
Mrs. E. F. Brown was visiting Mrs.
w. Smith Tuesday afternoon.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
Jane Austen,

Andrew Lang's rhyme on the life
and Letters plague would not apply
to Jane Austen the centenary Of
whose death we celebrated recently,
saws the London Chronicle. Sixty
years passed away before any biog-
raphy of her appeared. Once the ball
was set rolling, however, it soon gath
cred force, and the number of Lives
of that most modest of authoresses
which have appeared since have amply
made up for the previous neglect. SO
little did Miss Austen like publicity
that Mr.. Austcn-Leigh has told US that
during her lifetime "few of her read
ers knew even her name, and none
knew more than her NAME" and on
her death in 1917 there was no men
ton of her or her writings In any OF
the periodicals Of the day.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16

ready arrived here, local Negroes
maintain that it will seriously affect
the social and moral CONDITIONS of the
colored people of the city.
This is the wrong spirit in the first
place. This is free country and we
are permitted to 60 where we please.
We have a right to come north from
the southland that has oppressed, rob-
bed, segregated, jim crowed. killed.
mbobed, burned and pay them low
wages for their labor Who could
blame them for trying to get away
from such treatment and conditions.
1t is.a pity that some colored people
up here would have the effrontery to
go to our governor to protest against
colored people coming to Iowa.
Shame on such a person. No doubt
their own ancestry a few years ago
came from the south. Iowa is large
enough and rich enough to accommo-
date $4,000 more farmers and labor
ers. The Swede, the German, the
Irishman may come across the ocean
to our land. None of their nationality
will petition the governor to keep
them from coming The true Christ
like spirit and our duty is to welcome
them here ard extend to them help
ing hand. Get them a place to work
and help them to make a good citizen
in the land of the free and the home
of the brave.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
EVERY STATE HAS ITS STAR
Arrangement Of Field Of Blue on Flag
Is Definitely Regulated by Law
and Executive Order.

Did you know that every star in our
American flag has it's own individual
and particular state which 1t repre-
sents and that its placement on the
square of blue Is carefully and def
nitely regulated by law and executive
order?
In 1912, on October 26, the last ex-
ecutive order concerning the flag was
made, and it provided for the specific
arrangement of the stars, says the De-
troit Free Press! They We're to be
arranged in six horizontal rows Of
eight stars each. Starting in the
right upper left-hand corner and plaa-
ing each row from left to right, the
star corresponding to each state is
named in the order Of the states rati-
fcation of the constitution.
Thus star No. l, in the upper left
hand corner, is for Delaware. Star
No. 4S, in the lower right hand cor
ncr. is for Arizona.
The following list will show you
at a glance exactly which star is
yours:
First row-No..1. Delaware; 2, Penn
sylvania; 3. New Jersey; 4, Georgia /;
5. Connecticut; 6. Massachusetts; Z,
Maryland; s, South Carolina.
Second row-:No. Q, New Hampshire :
10, Virginia; II, New York; -, North
Carolina; 10, Rhode Island; II, Ver-
mont IS, Kentucky; 16, Tennessee.
Third row-No. II. Ohio; Is, Louis
lana; 10, Indiana; 20, Mississippi; 81,
Illinois; %, Alabama; %, Maine, "a,
Missouri.
Fourth Row-No IS, Arkansas; &c,
Michigan; p, Florida; %, Texas; %,
Iowa; 80, Wisconsin; 81, California
81, Minnesota.
Fifth row-No. 33, Oregon; "a, Kan
sas; IS, West Virginia; sc, Nevada;
81, Nebraska; SO, Colorado; 80, South
Dakota; 49, North Dakota.
Sixth row-No. Al, Montana; AZ,
Washington; 43, Idaho; "A, Wyoming;
As, Utah; &c. Oklahoma Al, New Mex
leo: 48, Arizona.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA.

Mrs. Hattie Raspberry entertained
the J. S. Y. club Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Georgia Berry is visiting rela-
tives in Oelwein.
Mrs. Hattie Warren entertained
Tuesday afternoon the affair being a
kensington for mothers and daugh-
ters.
The community was shocked to
learn of the death of Mr.. Harry A.
Horne. which occurred Friday, No.
vember 9th. Funeral services were
held at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday
afternoon. Mt. Olive lodge, No. II,
had charge of the funeral, also Silver
Leaf chapter, No. 5, O. E. S.
Miss Helen Hudson of. Waterloo is
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. Name Graves and Mrs. Mar
gazette Jones of St. Paul, Mr.. D..
Horne of Minneapolis, Mimi, Mrs.
Anna Rose, Mrs. Leota King, Mr.. Geo
King, Mr.. VIM. Horne and Mr.. Chas.
Davis of Ottumwa attended the funer-
al of Mr.. Harry Horne. All being
brothers and sisters with the eXcep-
ton of Mr.. King, who was a nephew,
and Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. John Jackson is some better at
this writing.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
An Old Mans Stomach.

AS we grow older and less active,
less and less food is required to meet
The demands of our bodies. If too
much is habitually taken, the stomach
will rebel. When man reaches the
advanced age of IS or 80, you will find
hat he is a light eater. Be as careful
as you will, however, you will occas-
ionally eat more than you should and
will feel the need of Chamberlain's
Tablets to correct the disorder. These
tablets do not contain pepsin, but
strengthen the stomach and enable 1t
to perform it's functions naturally.
They also cause gentle movement of
the bowels.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
White House Closed to Visitors.

So strict is the rule against admis-
sion to the Whit" House that the
"special-card" hours have been abol-
ished. Heretofore it has been possible
for a member Of congress or an official
of the government to obtain n card
from Secretary Tlrlulty admitting a
constituent or friend to the lower
floors Of the man: on. This is now AL
sulutciy Forbidden, and there are no
exceptions. Those surrounding the
president will take no chances.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
Conference Held To Meet Situation
Due To Negro Regiments.

The changers who have been
migrating north with the colored regi-
ments of soldiers from Alabama to
Camp Dodge are to be requested to re-
main in the south if various organiza-
tions here can secure the cooperation
of the governor of Alabama and the
war department..
At conference yesterday in Gov.
w. L. Harding's Office the situation
was discussed by Lafayette Young,
ST., Ralph Faxon and Herbert R.
Wright, representing the colored peo-
pie of Des Moines. 1t was decided to
send request to the governor of Ala
bama asking that he check the influx
of the southern Negro to Des Moines
if possible.
The action was taken following the
recommendation of Gen. E. H. Plum
mer, who has had board Of southern
officers examining the conditions
amongst the southern Negroes who
have come to Des Moines with the
troops from that state already.
Requests have also come from the
colored residents to have the immi-
grafton stopped, claiming that the
housing facilities in Des Moines were
not large enough to take care OF the
thousands of colored people who are
following the troops.
There will be about $500 oclored
troops in Camp Dodge soon, and If
the same number of people follow the
balance of the troops that have al
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
Certain Cure for Group.

Mrs. Rose Middleton, of Grcenville,
ILL.,, has had experience in the treat
ment of this disease. She says,
when my children were small my
son had Group frequently. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy always broke up
these attacks Immediately, and I was
never without it in the house. l have
taken it myself for coughs and colds
with good results"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
Military ORGANIZATION Of Jews.

The military organization OF the
Jews began with their departure from
Egypt. Every man above twenty years
aid was a soldier. Each tribe formed
a regiment with its OWN banner ana It's
own leader. Their positions IN the
comm ar ON the march were accurately
fixed.
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1v This One.

Hint to husbands: When drying
dishes hold the slippery ones over the
rest Of the dishes. Then when they
slip, the chances Of breaking more
dishes are increased many times over
the more familiar plan Of dropping
tn en- on the floor The more dishes
you break, you know, the fever you
have to dry. There is no "licct in dry
Ing broken pieces Of ciiinn.-lI:lnsas
City Star.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
Instruments on an Airpiane.

The Instruments on an alrplanc uSu-
olly include an altimctcr, for indlcat'
ing the height; clock; compass; rev.
olution Indicator, showing the speed
of the engine; spccdoncte:, indicating
the air speed of the airplane; and Pc
troll and oil gauges, indicating the
amount of fuel in the tanks.
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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
For a Weak Stomach.

AS a general rule all you need to DO
is to adopt a diet suited to your age
and occupation and to keep your bow
els regular. When you feel that you
have eaten too much and when con-
situated, take one Of Chamberlaln's
Tablets.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16

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EDITORIALS !!

WRONG SPIRIT.
Below we quote an article from a
daily paper, as follows:
Camp Followers Opposed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
JUST EAT, SLEEP AND WORK

That is all that some people do.
They are deprived of all the higher
things in life, all the pleasures and joys
of existence because i'll health has rob-
bed them of their efficiency and ordi.
nary duties now take so much time
that there is no opportunity for relax
alton and social pleasures.
Are you like that? If you are, look
into your own case and see if worry is
not responsible for much of your
trouble. See if you do not fret over
little things and scold when you could
Just as well be pleasant.
The disorder which causes its victims
to worry whether they have anything
to worry about or not is neurasthenia.
1t is the great American disease.
The patient is usually pale, showing
that the blood is thin, and the first
thing to do is to build up the blood
because anything that builds up the
general health helps to correct the
neurasthenic condition.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are an ideal
tonic for this condition because they
are non-alcoholic and neurasthenic
patients should avoid alcoholic stimu-
lants. Write today TO the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y, for
booklets on the nerves and diet. Your
own druggist sells DR.. Williams Pink
Pills
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

who have been sentimentslly touched by
the evidence of American friendship and
our quick recognition OF the new gov,
eminent. President Wilson's address "a
Congress, In which he set forth America 1
attitude towards the war has been recog,
nized as practically expressing the same
views as are held by the provisional gov.
eminent, and Tzeretelli, who is one OF
the leaders OF the Left, emphatcally de.
MED to the Duma that his party was
considering separate peace, and stated
that IL was an outrage against patriotic
men to attempt to place upon them the
burden OF such a position. The embassy
and consulate officials are in close touch
with the new government and every
where Americans received the most sour.
teous and cordial attention.
"The high commission which Russia is
sending to the United States should re-
ceiye greatest consideration and the
United States, as well as Russia, will
benefit immensely by the information,
which can be mutually exchanged.
Wherever separate peace has been
it has been howled down with
Indignation and, unless my judgment is
entirely astray, Russia, as to-day con.
stituted, is as little likely to make
peace as is the United States"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
Foolish Militancy.

Thank goodness, the reputation, by
recognized American women suffrage
leaders, of the performance of certain
of their sex in Washington has been suf-
/ ticiently plain and emphatic to leave no
mistake as to the wide difference be-
tween the earnest, dignifed and effective
sentiment of genuine champions OF the
suffrage cause and the hoodlumism which
has landed sixteen sadly mistaken and
over-zealous women in Jail at the ma
tional capital. The difference being clear
ly defined, and the fact being well and
are recognized in sincere and rational
suffrage circles as enemies, in effect,
rather than friends of the cause, that
phase of the situation may be dismissed
for the moment, while one considers the
frame OF mind which impels even so in
finitesimally small group of American
women to inject strictly domestic po-
litical propaganda-with results embsr-
RAISING alike to themselves, their fami-
lies, the cause which they mistakenly
profess to represent, and, above ALL the
government to which they are indebted
for protection--into the national prob
lem of prosecuting a stupendous foreign
war.
For these women, whatever their So
cial, moral or intellectual standing, must
always hereafter hear the stigma of hav-
ing served time in Jail for offenses
against law and order; the disgrace must
be shared indirectly by their husbands,
their children--for several of them have
husbands and children--and all their rel
atives and friends; the suffrage cause in
which has made all its SPLEEN
did progress without any such methods
as they have adopted, gains absolutely
nothing by their professed allegiance to
t. and, finally, their course of conduct
It this time suffers by contrast with the
course pursued by the militant suffra-
,ettes of England, who, whatever may
,e said of their actions four or five
ears ago, have certainly exemplified
tefling patriotism from the beginning
# the war.
Thank goodness, we say again, these
ixteen disturbers of the peace do not
ccurately represent American woman
God nor the woman suffrage influence in
america Manchester Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

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