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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-05
"cLose Ups"
A. WfIlfam Young. Lie heaas I

"A. William Young. who heads the
Zarrow show at the Hippodrome.
brings greetings to ''oId Stager' from
III. D." the grand man Of the tab
loid musical comedy world. We are
not at all cheered by the news Ny
Young bring of Mr.. Zarrow's health.
Though al times he is able to be
about. he is for the most time con-
fined to his home at Parkersburg. suf-
fering from a complication that has
baffIed the best OF doctors.
Ed Meredith who is the best posted
theatrical man in these parts and
whose long association with the pro-
feSs;on makes him an authority. states
that he Knows" the ".All Girl Revue"
show which is coming TO the Hippo
drome the last half of next week. and
is enthusiastic in his praise of the
production. lie adds that it is high
class in every particular and will ap-
peal to lovers OF refined vaudeville
and the bette" sort Of musical comedy.
There are - people in the company
who appear on the stage. besides a
crew of four mechanics and the bust
ness staff A program which has
fallen into our hands indicates clearly
that nothing of its magnitude has ever
been attempted here outside OF the
dollar and doNar-and-a-half circle, The
Hiprodron:e will play the show at
ffty-cents top.
THE Thirteenth Chair" a mystic
meIodrara by Bayard Ecillers is COM
ing to the Grand next Monday. There
are two companies now in the middle
west playing this production. the
atricaI man who recently visited here
told Manager Morgan that he saw both
companies-one at Wheeling and the
other at Pittsburg, declaring that the
former vas the better of the Two, and
the better one is the organization
booked for the Grand. katherine
Grey IS with the company coming here.
This is gratifying news, indeed.
in the second chapter Of "The
Lost Express" which will be shown
at the Hippodrome tomorrow and
Thursday searching crews are started
out from both ends of the twenty mile
stretch Of railway line upon which an
entire train has disappeared without
leaving a trace. There are no side
tracks or switches on the line and
there is no apparent explanation Of the
mystery.
vaIquez and hts gang have possessed
themselves OF General Thurston plan
with the exception of one important
document without which the remainder
cannot be used. During Helen's inves-
tigation into the loss she encounters
THE Hare" The episode is called
The Destroyed Document"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-05

Pay Day at City t4aiI-This IS pay
day at the City hall and all city Off
Gals and employees are receiving their
regular semi-monthly pay.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-05
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicke
and Without the Blister

There's no sense m mixing mess q
mustard, -four and water when you. en-
easily relieve PAIN soreness or SHINES
with little clean, white Musterole.
Musterole Is made of pure Oh Of mus.
tard and other helpful ingredients com,
bined IN the form Of the present white
ointment. It takes the place of outsot.
date mustard plasterS, and Will not blister:
MusteroIe usually gives prompt EeIa
from sore throat bronchitis ton9litiS
Group, stiff neck, asthma. neuralgia, head.
ache, congestion, pleurisy. rheumatism.
lumba9o. pains and aches of the back O.
Joints, spzains, sore muscles bruises e1lls
blains, frosted feet colds Of the eheS
lit often prevents pneumonia
SOC aad60e Jars; hospital size S25A
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
A LARGE ENROLMENT.

Tuskegee, Ala, Sept. 14.-Tuskegee
Institute opened its 3Sth annual session
Tuesday, September 10TH More than
1,500 students have been granted ad-
mission this year, and the first day en-
rollment was one of the largest in the
history of the school.
DR.. R. R. Notion, principal, announced
today that the War Department through
the Committee on Education and Special
Training has asked the Institute to con-
tinue the training of soldiers in contin-
gents Of 400 each. These soldiers are
being trained in trades, but their work
will not interfere with the regular work
Of the students. Principal Motion also
announced today that he had received
word this week from the Committee on
Education and Special Training, Wash
ington, d. c., that Tuskegee Institute
has been selected as one of the institu-
tions to conduct Students Army
Training Camp. "
With the training of the soldiers and
the regular students, Tuskegee Institute
will have fully 1000 persons regularly
under instruction here this fall.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.

Des MONIES, Notwithstanding the
building prohibition by the War De-
partment, is doing some expensive re-
modelling. The rebuilding of the new
Slavery Hotel and the Fit. Des Moines
Hotel are large undertakings, but the
colored people are doing some perma-
nent and lasting improvements, namely:
Mr.. Henry West has added another
house to his on 18th and Center streets,
making duplex when completed. 1t
is stucco Of light grey, making a
beautiful modern upto-date. duplex.
Henry has struggled hard and we hope
for him profitable Investment. John
Wilkinson has completely remodeled
one of his houses on East 18th street,
making it beautiful six room modern
cottage with hard oak floors, gas and
electricity. It is indeed most beauti-
full home. They arc an industrious
young couple and we are glad to chroni-
Gle their contribution to the wealth Of
the Negro. Wade Fl. McCree, our popu-
lar druggist, has just finished remodel
ing his home a few months ago. It is
now an eight room modern home, stucco,
near the corner of 18th and Center. It
IS a valuable home III this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCree have made good
progress since they came to our city.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
WHEN you SUFFER
From RHEUMATISM
Almost any man will tell you
that Sloan's Lirliment
means relief

7 For practically every man has used
It who has suffered from rheumatic
aches, soreness of muscles, stiffness OF
joints. the results Of weather exposure.
Women. too, by the hundreds Of
thousands, use it for relieving neuritis,
lame backs, neuralgia, sick headache.
Clean, refreshing, soothing, economical.
quickly effective. Say ''Sloan's Lini-
ment" to vour druggist. Get it today.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

!. the regular business.
There were 2S2 delegates present, rep
resenting the lodges in the following
states: West Virginia, Delaware, Mich
igan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, South
Carolina, Minnesota, Mississippi, New
York, Tennessee, New Jersey and
Georgia.
The invitation Of the city Of Will
mington, Del, won over Chicago as the
next place of meeting in 1920. Allan
tic City was also mentioned.
The election resulted as follows:
Grand Master, John s. Noel, Charles
ton, w. Va; Deputy Grand Master, W..
r. Francis, st. Paul, Mimi; Grand Sec
rotary, Robt. J. Nelson, Harrisburg,
Pa; Grand Treasurer, Chas. Colbourne,
Wilmington, Del; Grand Directors, W..
r. Andrews, South Carolina; J. G. Rob-
inson, Knoxville, Tenn; w. P. Kemp,
Detroit, Mich; VIM. Cornelius, New
York, N. Y; J. Anthony Josey, Madi-
son, Wis; Auditors: Ehas. E. Mitchell,
Institute, w. Va; r. E. Warner, New
York, N. Y, and Isaac H. Nutter, At
lantic City, N. J. Grand Attorney,
Percy w. Howard, Jackson, Miss; Dele
gate to England, w. l.. Houston, Wash
ington, d. G.
Before leaving for his home the
Grand Master, John s. Noel, made the
following statement to your representa-
tive: 1--WE win enter at once upon
vigorous and concerted effort to recruit
our membership, replenish our treasury,
harmonic our factions and place the G.
U. Q. 0. +, again upon the high pima
Gle it formerly occupied. -
The Grand Household elected the fol-
lowing officers: M. w. g. S., Mammie
HALEY; r. w. G. S., Sigenia Hender
som; G. w. r., Ola NJ. Walkers; G. w.
T, and W. G. D., Ida Davis, Annie
Groom; Grand Usher, Lena Evans;
Grand Chamberlain, Mary B. English;
Grand Shepherd, Lizzie Rucker, and
Grand Prelate, Annie Freeman.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
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The Bystander is the only Afro
American journal published in Iowa,
and the Oldest west of the Mississippi
River thar has never missed an issue.
It was established in 1894, and is read
by nearly all the colored people Of Iowa.
We have correspondents in the follow
ing towns:
AIh;o Miss Nav Davis
Monmouth m Mrs Rern;ce Metlock
Clinton A A Bush
Meow NJ Tncv Harris
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RnoL island m Mic, Edmunds
novannort Ms T Johnson
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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
CENTERVILLE NEWS.

Rev. F. B. Woodland Of Buxton
preached soul stirring sermon to a
well filed house.
Mrs. Hannah Cobbs and Mrs. John
Hicks were calling on Mrs. johnson of
Des Moines and Mrs. Jackson of Omaha.
Mr.. George Price met with a serious
accident Thursday while at work at the
Quality ice cream factory, when he had
his foot split open by an ice crusher.
Several stitches were taken in it. He is
now doing nicely. ..... :. W.
The entertainment given Saturday
night for the ebneit of the church
proved to be quite success. a-s
Mr.. Henry johnson was slightly in-
jured in the mines at Mystic. %..
Mrs. John Hivks entertained Mrs.
johnson and Mrs. jackson Wednesday
evening. 3D. ST"
Is Henry Triplet, Jr., the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Triplet, left for Camp
Dodge Friday.
Mr.. Nathaniel Jeter left for Des
Moines Monday night on business.
Mrs. johnson Of Des Moines, Iowa,
and Mrs. Jackson and daughter Olive of
Omaha, Neb., left for their homes
Thursday morning.
81 Rev. M. Darlington preached two soul
stirring sermons Sunday morning and
evening to well filled house and all
collections were good.
Mrs. S. Clark of Unionville, Mo-, and
daughter Garnetta left for their home
Sunday morning. -E....t. ..-sa
Mrs. VIM. Clark will entertain the
choir Friday evening at her home on
East Jackson st. . ..E as
Master Louie Wesley left for his
home in Buxton, Iowa, Friday morning.
Hazel Jeter is reported better at this
writing.
There will be a four act drama given
at the church Saturday night known as
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
FIRST NEGRO TO BE NAMED AS A
WAR CORRESPONDENT.

In compliance with this request, the
Committee on Public Information has
designated Ralph w. Tyler, of Column
bus, Ohio, former auditor for the Navy
Department at Washington, as a regu-
larly commissioned war correspondent,
to specialize on the conditions surround
ing the colorcd troops in, France and to
make daily reports OF, the activities and
engagements in which the colored SOL
diers are prominent. He will be on the
staff of General Pershing, commander
in-chief of the American Expeditionary
Forces overseas. Every facility has
been provided by Mr.. George Creel, di-
rector Of the Committee on Public In
formation, for the prompt and accurate
gathering of all facts that may be of
interest to the colored people.
Mr.. Tyler is the first colored man to
be named as a regular war correspond
ent by any government in the world.
He is a native of Ohio. For seventeen
years he served in various departments
on the Columbus Evening Dispatch and
the Ohio State Journal, which gave him
experience in the technique of the news
paper craft and afforded him opportuni-
ty for association with many influential
newspaper men. This intimate contact
with such forces will be invaluable to
him in his labors as a war correspond,
ent. The fact that he has wide ac
quaintance with correspondents now at
the front, will make it possible for him
to get news concerning colored troops
which, perhaps, no other colored CORE
spondent could secure.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

reshingled, the interior decorated and
shower baths being installed, which
adds much to it's beauty. Rev. II. r.
King is their pastor. He is also camp
pastor at Camp Dodge. So the thou
sands Of acolorcd soldiers who are at
Camp Dodge and the thousands of their
relatives and friends who are daily
coming here to visit the boys can spend
a pleasant time at some of our churches.
The public are invited to any and all OF
these churches.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
'The Noble Outcast.'

"The Noble Outcast.''
Mrs. Maria Brown left for Chicago
Saturday for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. Albert Jackson IS remodeling his
home.,
The Great Lakes Naval Band gave a
grand concert for the purpose. of boost
ing the Liberty Loan.
a slow running car and was knocked to
the payment, striking her head, and
this morning she died at the Joseph hos
pital. .N
Mr.. Joe Saunders visited his son in
Camp Dodge last week. ~ Il.
Mr.. Ceary Noah IS house looks very
nice since he has remodeled it, both on
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
MICRO WOMEN ENTER INDUSTRY.
Prove Efficient Workers, Though North-
ern- Born Women Have More Endur-
ance Than Those From the South.


Negro women are leaving the kitchen
and laundry for the workshop and fac
tory. They are now employed largely
in New Jersey, according to William M.
.Ashby, executive secretary of the State
Negro Welfare League. In Newark
1000 are employed in places made va
cant by the shifting Of Hungarian,
Italian and Jewish girls to the muni-
tons plants, which have not yet taken
the colored women workers to any great
extent.
, 81 At first the colored women were
paid 81 to So a week, the usual begin
ners' wages, Said Mr.. Ashby, s but
when they were trained they obtained
advances in wages. On the whole, enl-
ployers regard the experiment as sue
cessful. = &s
Foremen report that northern born
women have more endurance than those
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
EDITORIALS
DIES MONIES CoLoRED CHURCHES.

DIS MOlNES CO1.ORED Ct1UkCdGS.
sS Up until this year the colored church
ediices of this city were poor and far
below the general Intelligence and the
great growing city like Des Moines for
the colored population has grown by
!. leaps and bounds, therefore the minis
4 tiers felt that their church buildings
were inadequate, SO nearly all Of our
eolored churches started to build new
churches or remodel their old ones.
Consequently this year 1918 has seen
& the "A. M. +. Church people get out of
their little frame edifce on the river
and last month moved into the new
3commodious large brick modern church
on 18th and Croker streets, under the
wise leadership of Rev. S. Z. Brit, who
for the past few years has worked so
hard and now he has the unique honor
Of building the finest colored cIurchsin
Iowa with seating capacity Of about
1000. 1t is a credit to- our race and a
shining monument to African Meth,
odism. Y
Rev. S. Bates, pastor Of Maple Street
Baptist Church Of East Des Moines, is
also in a struggle to finish his new
DeSuAi.55F nSzN.4 DSttcS taiAu
i Ills wide awake flock are working very
hard. II AZ IA # III
Then Rev. Perry Of Bethel a. M. E.
Church, on East Des Moines, has bought
I ! house and lot at cost of several
thousand dollars and has converted the
house into a nice church and is paying
,for it nicely by the month. The Zion
Baptist and the A.. M. 3. Zion and AS
bury NJ. p. are all preparing to builds
very soon. The Corinthian Baptist,
under, Rev. Geo. w. Robinson, Inns al
most made their church a new Office.
They have succeed il on the outside
and decorated, the interior, also taken
out the old fashioned seats, made a
door and put IA beautiful oIsarsl
chairs as seats The Union Gonsrega
xioHai Church, y hriek cdiHee, I'm been S
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Worrying Away. weaken..

:. Worrying ia always weakness, 1t II
always danger. In a sense. though
often excusable and sometimes I'M
avoidable, it is cowardice; and cow
ards, as Shakespeare tells US, Idle
many times before their DEATH" We
may regard worry as the price paid by
humanity for advance in education
and in refinement Of feeling; but 1t Is
n higher price than need be paid4--
exchange.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

the inside and out. He now has fine
stucco residence.
Please pay ythe collector when she
calls. She will call after pay day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
THE BATTLEFIELD
TContinued From Pace One

Aeroplanes, balloons, and heavy
siege guns are in action. Scouts
are out. Signals are given from
the signal stations.
Now, a shell strikes German
railway, throwing the engine into
crater and completely destroying
the track. The German air craft
gun is in action. Their scouts are
hurrying about on bicycles. Many
men and horses are shot down,
Dead and wounded soldiers are ~
ing in shell holes.
Thus, many and many battle is
fought for us. Then is it not our
duty to do all we can to back our
soldiers, who are sacrificing their
lives for us? Everyone knows how
to do this. Buy as many Liberty
Bonds and War Saving Stamps"
as possible.
Let US also thank jenkins and
Co. for giving such a good repro
duction of the actual battlefield Of
France.
1t shows that they are trying to
impress upon our minds the seri-
BUSINESS and necessity Of our buy
ing Liberty Bonds. "-Luella Mas
tiers, 230 North Eighteenth street,
IA grade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
Boy Earns Money
for Thrift Stamps

The way earned money to buy
Thrift Stamps is that take a little
child to kindergarten and l get a
quarter a week for it.
l earned another quarter by
washing and drying dishes, bring
ing in coal, and emptying ashpans
and doing other things.
| could have more Thrift Stamps
IL I did not buy new suit of
clothes every year.
l beat rugs when mother cleans
her house and earn a little money
that way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
WHEN KINGS ARE SCARCE.

King George, Of England, once
made a journey to his native king
dom of Hanover. ana stopped at a
small village in Holland. Here he
waited for change of horses. He
felt hungry and asked for two or
three eggs, for these the price
charged was a hundred forms
This would be about forty or fifty
dollars.
How is this?" said the king
Eggs must be scarce"
Excuse me, sir" replied the
waiter. Eggs are plentiful, 1t is
kings that are scarce. Robert d
Lewis, Alb, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27

his kind to see the light of day
and is the offspring of Calf"
and MRS. Murphy" who are
known from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and who entertain mil
lions Of travellers who visit the
Zoo every year.
At present Congo" is a star
feature in the menagerie of the
John Robinson Circus which
comes to Richmond, May /. He
was purchased by Mr.. Robinson
two years ago at cost Of $500.
The sale was greatly bewailed
by the children of New York
and some seven thousand of
them signed petitions and pre-
sented them to the Zoo Com
missioners, requested that the
sale be annulled This, of
course, could not be done, and
Congo" remained with the
Circus.
The hippopotamus is as kind
and as gentle as kitten and
spends most of his time in a
private bath that has been built
into his cage. The water in this
bath is changed three times a
day. Congo" eats huge balls
made of damp bran and bread
and consumes pounds of hay ev-
cry day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
GEN. GRANTS TREE IN JAPAN.

GEN. GRANTS TREE IN JAPAN.
If we were to go to the Philip
pines We might have to stop at Ma
gasaki, Japan, for coal. If there
were a chance, we should surely
want to visit the park for in 1879,
General U. S. Grant and his wife
stopped there on their travels and
we should want to see the two
trees they planted in the park.
There is an inscription which reads
thus: AT the request of Governor
Utsuma Tadakalem, Mrs. Grant
and I each planted a tree in the
Nagasaki Park. l hope that both
trees may prosper, grow large, live
long and in this growth, prosperity
and long life be emplematic of the
future of Japan.
~. S. Grant,
June %, 1879. F. A. B."
Gail Hurst. ST. Mary School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
BOY WORKS FOR MONEY
For IhRIET STAMPS

/ make my money in many ways.
| 60 to the grocery for mother, help
clean the attic, hoe in the garden,
cut potatoes. ! save my money
that / used to spend for candy. /
buy thrift stamps. l don't want to
De q Stacker and every thing that
we boys and girls can do will help
Uncle Sam win the war.-Melvin
9. Quig.ey, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
AUNT MOLLY GETS
INTERESTING LETTER

Dear Aunt Molly:
! hate to write you this letter
for fear Of annoying you, but the
time has now come when l must
ask you a very serious question,
the contemplation Of which has
caused me many nights of restless
ness, and many days of anxiety.
You will understand why write
you regarding this matter of such
Importance when tell you many
homes and even lives have been
upset by similar troubles, still l
feel that you should know the
worst ct once for in all sincerity
it may mean life or death to me.
l dare not communicate my state
Of mind to my friends for as you
know they are not to be trusted
these days. So in my distress l
appeal to you knowing your sincere
feeling toward me. l know l am
asking great deal of you, but
while l have confidence in you and
have considered this carefully, will
ask you to put aside your social
joys and devote at least a part OF
your time to the question that in
terests me so much. / dare not
sign my name for as you know
other eyes besides your may see
this.
Now once for all / ask you to
tell me in the name of the friend
ship you bear me; Do you think
that JEFF will ever be as tall as
Mutt?
Kathryn Ruckman, Columbia
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27
LAUGH AND THE WORLD
LAUGHS WITH YOU.

LAUGHS WITH YOU.
Aunt Molly has asked that take
my pen in hand. She hopes that l
may be able to tickle your funny
bone, to help you drive dull care
away, at least for the nonce. As for
myself ] hope that her hopes are
not hopeless II my purpose is &C
cOEAplished-well and good. II 1t
fails-well. laugh anyhow for Aunt
Molly's sake
You have no doubt heard the old
aphorism, Laugh and the world
laughs with you; weep and you
weep alone"
II anything funny has ever hap
pened to you, tell me about It.
Mebbe somebody else would like
TO laugh at it, too.
II you would like to make a
suggestion don't hesitate to do so.
Small favors will be thankfully ac-
cepted and II meritorius will most
certainly be acted upon.
This is q dark hour for all Of
K; . dark hour, in fact, for all the
world. But it may be that this is
that darkest hour which precedes
the dawn of day.
So let US try to make the best OF
Il. Let us face the situation with
Q smile upon our lips, with q laugh
In our eyes.
Victory is bound to come for
0urs Is the righteous cause.
So let us one and all-Keep
Smiling.