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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

seeing over the city; also visited Eagle
Point and called on old friends.
Mr.. William Martin Of TT. Dodge
Ia, departed for his home Monday eve.
ming after pleasant visit with his sick
BROTHER, Mr.. Ed Martin and family.
Friends were glad to see Mr.. Martin af.
ter an absence Of eleven years.
Mr.. Edward Martin Jr., Of Clinton.
Ia, is in the city to vsiit his parents.
Mr.. Ed Martin ST., who is seriously
ill the home, 522 Julien avenue, remains
quite poorly.
Wedding bells are ringing in our city
for one Of our most popular young ladies
Miss Margaret Martin, whose wedding
will take place in September. Mr.. Felix
Whimbush being the lucky groom.
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cENTERy1L1E NEWS.

Rev. Williams of Kansas City, Mo-,
arrived in the city Saturday and
preached for us Sunday. He preached
two soul.stirring sermons. A good
crowd was out to hear him and all were
well pleased with his sermons. May
the Lord bless Brother Williams in his
work.
Deacon Clay Ncoh returned home
Monday morning from the association
at Minneapolis.
Mrs. Charley Simmons of Des Moines
Moines come by our city on her way
home from the association and visited
few days with friends. All were
glad to see Mrs. Simmons as this was
her home for many years before going
to the capital city. She was the guest
of Mrs. Cory Neah.-
Sister G. Jones, Sister E. Hicks re-
turned home Tuesday from Minneapo-'
lis. They were also delegates. Mrs.
Edna Baker remained for longer visit.
They reported splendid meeting and
everything nurning along nicely.
The knights and Daughters of Tabor
met Tuesday evening and had their in
stallation. They had joint installa-
ton. The officers are as follows: c.
M, Sir Henry Triplett; V. NJ, Sir Will
lam Clark; C. s., Sir Sam Lee; c. T., Sir
Ceory Neah; G. O., Sir J. w. Martin;
B. b., Sir Joe Saunders; B. T., Sir T.
Riddings; B. A., Sir A. Brock; H. P,
Daughter Emma Martin; V.SP., Daugh-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
DUBUQUE ITEMS.
Especial to the Bystander. J

Dubuque entertains popular guest
On Aug. "a Mrs. Bessie Y. johnson, ar
fist and song writer of Burlington, ar
rived in our city, having ben called on
account Of the serious illness of hel
brotler-in-laW, Mr.. Edward Martin, Sr
Mrs. johnson will be remembered as
Miss Bessie Washington, whom some
few years ago was one of Dubuque g
most popular young ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wells entertained
with a dinner party Sunday in honor
of Mrs. Johnson, in the afternoon the
party was taken in the Wells car sight
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Mrs. Lawrence Jones was recent
visitor in the city.
Mr.. Alphonso Martin is progressing
nicely in his violin lessons. We are
glad to note the interest our young
people are taking in music.
Mrs. Florence White Of Des Moines
is expected in the city soon. for visit
at the home Of her brother, Edwin
Cater.
Mrs. Edwin Cater left Tuesday for
Mt. Pleasant, Ia, to attend the fftieth
wedding anniversary of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. McCracken on Sept.
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Norrox 81 INCORPORATION.

Tho American Cooperative Invest
mcnt Company, 919 Center street, Des
Moines, Iowa, incorporated under the
N laws Of the state Of Iowa, is authorized
; to engage in q general merchandise bus
mess and such other pursuits as are
y authorized under the cooperative act
\ Of the State Of iowa.
The capital stock of the corporation
\ lis $4,000 divided into ons thousand
shares Of ten dollars each TO be issued
when fully paid FOL as provided by Law.
No person will be allowed to purchase
more than four shares. III
This corporation commenced business
on August 8, 1919 and will terminate
on August. s, 1889, unless sooner dis
solved by vote Of three-fourth, of the
stock or by operation of law.
The acairs of the corporation are
managed by board Of directors con-
sisting of several members al follows:
Harry e. Wilson, chairman; Harry O..
Gross, vice chairman; James &. Browne,
secretary; William Warfeli, treasurer;
James B. Morris, general attorney; Lou
u. Shelton, director; p. Tracy bag
burn, director. The next election If the
board will be held at the June meeting,
1920, and in June Of each year there
after by the stockholders of the corpor-
alton Elections will be by ballot
which may be cast either in person or
by pfoxy-one share representing one
tote. From among the board Of direc-
tors they will elect a president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer and gen
eral attorney.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness
to which the corporation may at any
time subject itself shall be two-thirds
Of its capital stock. Private property is
to be exempt from corporate debts
American Cooperative Investment
Company.
James B. Morris.
General Attorney.
Published in The Bystander, Aug.
% and 90 and Sept. 5 and Y, 1919.
ADV. |
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Best Treatment for = Burn.

II for no other reason, Chamberlain s
Salve should be kept in every house
hold OH account Of its great value in
the treatment Of burns. 1t allays the
pain almost instantly, and unless the
injury is a severe one, heals the parts
without leaving scar. This salve is
also unequaled for chapped hands, sore
nipples and diseases Of the skin. Price
25 cents.
.sE55
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AMEs NEWS.

Mr.. Cash has gone to his home in
Pittsburg, Texas, after attending sum-
mer school at the Iowa State College.
Mrs. Gussie Madison was hostess to
the A. M. A. Club last Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Catherine Cater was visitor at
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Masy
Scott in Des Moines last week.
: Mr.. and Mrs. John Shipp attended the
state fair
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| ter Matte Bidding; G. r., Daughter
Bessie Lee; Fl. r., Daughter Jennie
Kidding; T., Daughter Luhn jackson;
v. r., Daughter Lippie .Jeter; s. b.,
Daughter A. Il. Crittenden; b. H.,
daughter, Mildred Mayfeld; j. s.,
Daughter Ada Childs; Q. S., Daughter
Helen Jeter.
Palatine officers: p. r., j. w. Mar
tin; A. r., Emma Martin; R. r., Sam
Lee; "A. r. p, A. L. Crittendcn; p. b.,
H. Triplett; p c., Clay Neah; p. N,
Bessie Lee; P. s., Matte Kidding; r..
NJ, William Clark; c. g., Joe Saunders;
! i. G. p, Lizzie Jeter; O. G. r., William
Oliner. Tent: @. M, Bessie Lee; v.
@. NJ, Lizzie. Jeter; T. J., Sir Clary
Neah.
clock dinner Friday evening Mrs. M.
J. Thompkins and Mrs. Rogers Of Des
Moines and Mrs. Emma Martin, Mrs.
Rogers is the guest Of Mrs. Thompkins.
A six-course supper was served. Gov
ers we're laid for eight. Mrs. Rogers
left for her home Saturday morning.
Mrs. Anna Kerney is. on the sick
list at this writing.
Mrs. Mable Gordon Of Chicago, Ill.,,
passed through our city Saturday.
Mrs. Viola Neoh entertained few of
her friends at dinner Sunday
Mr.. Marian Mash and his brother,
Mr.. David Mash and wife of Des Moines
visited over Sunday with their sister,
Mrs. j. L. Mash and their aunt, Mrs.
J. II. Hicks. Their many friends were
glad to see them.
Mr. Theodore Jones expects to leave
in few days for Alabama to enter
the B. T. Washington school.
Mr.. Jones is the youngest son Of !
Mrs. Clara Jones, and is only 10 years
old and mastered all that is to be in |
the grammar and high school Of this
city. He finished high school last May
and has been employed with the Pure
Ice company since he came out of
school and is at present one of their en-
gineers. We prize Mr.. Jones highly
and will do all we can to help him. The
whole community will miss him. He is
secretary for the Sunday School and a
great worker in the B. Y. p. U. and the
best Of all Christian and member of
the Baptist Church. Can many boys
so young beat him. We say they can IT,
Mrs. Mamie Neah and her son, Cliff
ford Thompkins, visited in Mystic Mon
day, Labor day.
Mrs. f. j. Brown and son, w. E., Wis
tied in the city Monday afternoon Mrs.
Brown and baby both having recovered
from a sick spell.
Mrs. "A. l.. Crittenden and grand
Aldine Jones and Lesley
Gooding went to Abba Saturday morn
ing to meet Olive and James Critten
len who has been in Omoha, Neb., Wis
ting their grandmother and other rela-
ives. They came to resume their school
work.
Miss Ruth Smith arrived home Sun
lay from Minneapolis where she spent
he summer with her sister, Miss Cor
leila Smith. She is high school stu
lent.
Mrs. Clara Jones entertained quite
lumber Of relatives and friends at a
ix-course dinner Sunday in honor of (
Ter son, Theadore, who leaves soon for !
Alabama. All report a grand time and I
declared Mrs. Jones grand entertainer /
nd No. I cook. c
Mrs. Rhoda Clark and Mrs Mae Cum !
ming were city visitors last week.
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Despondency,

Sufferers from indigestion are apt to
become discouraged and feel that com
.plete recovery is not to be hoped for.
No one could make greater mistage.
Hundreds have been permanently cured
by taking Chamberlain s Tablets and
can now eat anything that they crave.
These tablets strengthen the stomach
and enable it to perform it's functions
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Miss Jenny Kidding is quite sick at
this writing.
Mrs. A. T.. Crittenden, the collector
will call on us next week. Please look
for her
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naturally. If you have not tried them
do so at once.
Adv 'E5a# >E8as@
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
The Ham Road.


This morning (Janusry -, Mt Iesst
five cars passed Twelfth and Rhode
Island avenue 50 crowded that IL,
would have been impossible 70 ret
on had they stopped. but as they
did not stou the crowded condition
did not make any difference TO the
nifty or more people standing there.
Il is either lack Of power, broken
down car, accident. no plows at the
pit, or no cars. Twice \ day We
have to taken into consideration
these conditions before we reach or
destinations. In other words, the
travelling public is now paying Cor
the rebuilding Of cars and roadbed
that were allowed 10 run Gown whca
Mr.. King was president OF the corr
pxny. that he might pay dividends
to the stockholders.
X. L. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
What the Railroads Demand
Will They Get IT,

The country has heard what private ownership of rail
roads demands wants the roads returned to private
owners with permission to manage them they please
making such combinations and deals they choose unit
Of the Sherman law.
And incidentally they demand passenger and freight
rates higher than the present rte-ahough the rates
within years have been increased in many cases fifty
per cent and more.
The request of private ownership is In plain English
"Gve back railroads with permission to raise
rates and get out of them all that the traffic will bear
The railroads want special Cabinet officer to look
Ger their affairs They want legislation that will guar
aItee them money enough to In their way, and
islaton that will free them from strikes. They want
rght to continue the system under which the railroads
we're allowed to down in nearly every bannuped
and Quilted in other
And the railroads believe that they will probably get
what they want for they have great confidence in the
Congress that moves in next March.
They will probably get what they want NOW. Later,
they be sorry that they got it. They have the oppor
unity at present to make good bargain with the people
Of the United States But if those people, well described
times for few years. new kind of Administration and
new kind Of Congress may carry through bargain that
VIII make railroad owners turn fearful yearnng eyes back
10 Woodrow Wilson, McAdoo and their gentle proposition
the bankrupt railroads take hundreds of millions from the
people in cash for and rails and thousands
OF millions In increased rates and wages and give the rail
road exploters, without any worry responsibility the
highest profits that they made in their best years
If private owners Of railroads advised by men
that the temper of the American people, instead
OF being advised by corporation attorneys who only under
stand how to get big fees out of corporations they would
hesitate about throwing away the chance that is before
them now.
The Washington times., 1919-01-13

Roll Our Two Car Systems Into
One and Watch Washington Grow
BY EARL GoDw N.

Washington business should be fully awake TO the
fact that the big element in expansion in the National
Capital ls the transportation facilities. te
Washington will not grow to the full limit of its pos
sblhtles unless the street system is perfected.
No outlying section of the city win be rapidly popu-
lated by new people they confident there viii be NO
Improvement in the present carrying capacity Of the
lines. -.
There will be perfection of the car system long
there are two distinct roads in the National Capital each
line covering its own distinct territory.
We should have unified system, run by the Govern
ment = -
At present are heavily penazed by the presence Of
TWO street railway systems In order to get the fun
benefit OF existing tracks and equipment both systems
should be under management and that manage
ment should have SERVICE for its single aim.
When the United States Government took over the
railroads at the beginning of the sometimes many
half dozen big roads ammng their tracks with
freight cars, all bound for the same port.
There coordination. The Government scattered
the competition for track space the SO that the
public got ALL the service there get in wartime and
utilized the tracks, and locomotives for SERVICE
Right here in Washington six ticket Offices were con-
sodated into ONE and better ticket selling service than
ever before dreamed of placed at the disposal of the
public. go. ....-..
Roll our two roads into ONE and put real railroad
man at the head and see Washington grow.
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
What's Doing; Where; When

ton. Church OF Our Redeemer Eighth street
near Barry place, p. IN.
Meeting-Piney Branch CItizens' Assocla-
tIon. Iowa Avenue Methodist Church, s p.
m.
Meeting-Y. w. c. A, book lovers will
meet at Y. W. c. A, Fourteenth and G
streets northwest, 8 p. IN.
Address-Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot of Wis
consin before joint meeting Of college men
and women Y. 81. c. A. p. M
Dinuer-For men in uniform, Ono class of
BrightUood Park NJ. +. Church. Eighth
Tomorrow.
ginia before Clarendon Citizens Association
Opera-"Pirates of Penzance." by War
Camp Community Service, Central High
School. p. m.
Meeting g-Housekeepers' Alliance with Home
Economies Association, 6o2 Eleventh street
northwest. p. m.
Meeting-Park View Citizens Association,
Park View School, 7:45 p. m.
Meeting-Col. James 8. Petit Camp, No.
T. United Spanish War Veterans, Perpetual
Buildlng Association Hall. Eleventh and +
streets northwest. p. m.
Meeting Mount Pleasant W. c. T U.
with Mrs. Wayne b. Wheeler. Leigh apart
ments.
Meeting Washington branch of the
GouCher College Alumnse Association 1SIs
Rhode Island avenue northwest, p. m
Special meeting-Electa Chapter. No. .
Order OF the Eastern Star, Masonic Hall
Fourteenth and u streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems Pitfalls
Especially for Washington Women

tumultuous heart of hers. and her
dangerous age was over.
But her letters alone, as elo-
quent perhaps and as ardent as
any love-letters ever written,
would of themselves disprove the
old-fashioned notion that twenty
is the supreme and only age Of
romance.
No twenty-year old girl could
love with the sustained fervor
that Anne Gilchrist did, during the
five unnourished years that she
addressed continual outpourings to
that poet across the seas whose
face she had never seen, whose
voice she had never heard.
Mature Love Unrewarded.
A woman must live consider
ably beyond twenty before she
thoroughly understands the capa-
cities of her own heart and gets
near to the real meanings of life.
But the unhappy truth has to
be faced that by the time she has
learned to love in the most thor
ough and big-hearted way. the
chances are considerably against
her finding heart that can an
swer to her own.
It's like coming too late to a
dance. Everybody's card is filled.
Everybody has his partner. No
matter how gayly and deliciously
HonNn tl4.afe ,,A%Ls-
it but to be a wall-flower!
That, of course, is the real trag-
edy of the dangerous age. The
list Of possible connenial lovers
becomes so appallingly reduced by
the time one is forty. There were
hordes of them at twenty-when
it didn't seem to matter and one
couldn't seem to care and one
could never quite make up ones
capricious mind.
But now, at forty, where are
they? They're married to women
who you think are not quite
worthy Of them. Or they're gone
to South America. Or they've
changed their aspect altogether
and become fat and florid and un-
interesting. And here are you.
not yet begun to feel the least bit
old or weary. but lonely, unloved.
showed aside by the hurrying,
eager feet of a younger genera
ton.
/ wonder if women who. little
too late, perhaps, have awaked to
!; consciousness OF their own fam
IL hearts, really envy the aver
age happily married woman, the
woman who has comfortably set
tied down to domestic tranquility
and fireside love.
Do they cherish their own un-
rewarded emotion? Or would
they change places with the
woman who has no dangerous
age?
The Washington times., 1919-01-13

awakened in her and taking it
for granted that he too would be
ready to love her and claim her
as his wife.
1t was magnificently romantic.
And the letters themselves were
the verv breath of romance.
"My love rises up out of the
weary depths of grief and
tramples upon despair" she wrote
him. 81 can wait-any time-a
lifetime, many lifetimes-I can
suffer, l can dare, l can learn,
grow, toll, but nothing in life or
death can tear out of my heart the
passionate belief that one day l
shall hear that voice."
1t was tragic that Whitman
couldn't answer her in her own
language, the language of pas
sionate love. Instead. he wrote
her kindly, gently, briefly, and
therefore discouragingly. Yet
after a few years, still undiscour-
aged, Mrs. Gilchrist came to this
country with her children and
came to know Walt Whitman as a
friend. Two years later, when
she went back to England she, who
wanted so much more, had learned
the hard lesson of accepting the
poets mere friendship. Since Whit
man could not meet her love with
love, she found a way to quiet that
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
To-day.

To-day.
Meetlng-Kansas City Club. in Elizabeth
somers Home. l1o4 NJ street northwest.
at s:l5 p. m. z. A. Krauthon will speak.
Neutrality-suspicious. Washington Citizens
Association. at Northeast Temple. Twelfth
and II streets northeast, at p. m.
Lecture-Congress e. c. Cariin OF
Virginia and Major o. b. Henderson to all
engineers and their friends at tho Willard
Hotel, first floor. F street entrance, at 8
p. IN.
Concert-rGreek-Americ Mandolin Or
chestra, at Masonic Temple, Ninth and +
streets northwest. at p. IN. Dancing
after concert.
heetins-Lesgue OF American Pen Wom-
en-, at 1s23 II street northwest. at p. m.
Opera-"Pirates Of Penzance." by Com
munity Opera Company. at Central High
school. under direction OF War Camp Com
munlty Service. at p, m. tonight and
tomorrow night.
Meeting-Bethesda Community League
Bethesda School, p m.
heeting-EKecutivs committee OF tho Ma
tional Society OF the Daughters OF Founders
ana Patriots OF America, home of Mrs. John
). Myers, Stoneleigh Court, II a. m.
open meeting-Woodmen OF America,
Northeast Masonic Temple. p. NJ. Con-
gressnlan Clyde Kelly will speak.
Musical clasSes-Pror. Otto Simon wHl con-
duct choral instruction for war workers.
Wilson Normal School, 7:t5 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Zienist Circle.
y. m, with address by Burwsll 8. Cutler, De-
pertmeht OF Commerce.
heetins-Howard Park Citizens Associa-
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
TODAY'S TOPIC
is YOURS THE DANGEROUS AGE?

Gilchrist, to our great American
poet, Walt Whitman.
Mrs. Gilchrist was a widow.
She hadn't cared deeply for her
husband. He hadn't in the least
typified romance to her. She was
the affectionate mother of four
children. She had a wide circle
of friends, including the foremost
writer's and artists of England.
She cared greatly for books and
poetry. And she was a little
more than forty. That is, she
was at the very height of the
dangerous age.
Then Walt Whitman became
famous the world over by pub
fishing his wonderful book of po-
ems called Leaves Of Grass"
The poems showed how deeply he
understood the realities of life
and love. To the lonely Eng
lishwoman they were like a per
sona' voice crying loudly and di-
rectly to her hungry heart.
With perfect simplicity and
naturalness, she answered the
cry.
Love Letters to a Poet.
She wrote Whitman a long
letter-indeed, a series of letters
telling him of the profound
personal love that his poems had
The Washington times., 1919-01-13
WASHINGTON woman has

N WASHINGTON woman ndS
~ asked me to write some
thing about the Dangerous
Age" and l hasten to tell her that
it was a very blind world that used
to take it for granted that middle
aged women have outgrown ro-
mantle love.
Love? An affair OF the twen-
ties; and ever afterward, home
and fireside and housekeeping
the cook book and the sewing ma
chine. Whether a woman was
married or single, whether she had
known love or had only dreamed
of it, the fires of romance were
supposed punctually to die in her
at thirty.
Then, two or three years ago, a
European writer set the world gos-
siping by publishing book called
"The Dangerous Age" Danger
ous-that is-because of its ro-
mantle susceptibility. Dangerous,
because while it is particularly
hungry for romantic love. roman
tic love isn't always within its
reach. You see, we're not speak
ing Of eighteen and nineteen, the
time when romance promptly an
swers to romance. No, the dan
gerous age" is-forty.
Eighteen and nineteen don't un-
derstand this idea in the least.
They are incredulous and derisive.
Everybody's safely married at
forty, they protest. Everybody has
a husband and a house full of chill
dren. Isn't it only a little short Of
scandalous for a woman at that
time Of life, to talk of ROMANCE?
The Rebirth Of Love.
But the truth Is. OF course, that
there are plenty Of women in the
world who arrive at middle age
with hearts unsatisfed. There are
widows who have known q brief
season OF love; then a long period
OF loneliness, and who, at forty,
still young, and with keen zest
for life, feel within themselves
such possibilities Of romance as
twenty only gets a glimpse Of.
There are unmarried women
who have lost their lovers. There
are others who never found the
love ideal that their fastidious
youth demanded. At forty, life
has taught these women a good
deal. They feel that, above all
other things, they have learned
how to love. And their lonely ma
lures do cry out for an object to
spend this love on.
Isn't it entirely natural and
reasonable?
A deeply interesting instance
Of this has just come to light in
the lcve-letters written by the
brilliant Englishwoman, Anne
The Washington times., 1919-01-13

+. A. HOWELL. OF s1f -Four
tecnth street, is another citizen with
experiences to relate about the ash
man. Here's wn-. he writes to the
Commissioners:
"On yesterday afternoon between
the hours Of $50 and 4 o'clock, the
ash men came. after a wait Of two
or three weeks.
Il asked them TO be careful with
my cans and called their attention
to the condition Of some Of them
caused by their careless handling Of
them. was told BY one Of the
men to go to - and not 10 bother
them about the blank old cans and hc
deliberately threw one OF the cans
off the wagon to the GROUND Era
broke the bottom out OF the can"