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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-14
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
NEWS NOTES

Washington, District of Columbia
The reconstruction and re-adjustment
congress to be held at Howard univer-
sity, Washington, D. c., Thursday, Nov.
-, 1919, the day following the inaugu-
ration of DIR. j. Stanley Durkee as pres
ident Of the university, promises to be
an affair of considerable Importance.
Representatives from all parts of the
country will be present at the Inaugural
ton and are to take part in the discus
sions Of the congress.
The program as formulated calls for
a. discussion of national and interna-
tional problems:, (1) Health; (2)
Thrift; (s) Child Welfare; ~ The Ne
gro and the Church, (a) The Situation
Abroad, (b) The Situation in America,
(c) Cooperation Of White and Negro
Churchmen, (d) Social Uplift in the
Church; (5) The Negro in the Recon
struction, (a) Negro Labor, (b) Negro
Education, (c) Negro Citizenship. Rep
resentatives of the great welfare
agencies of the country, state and inter
national boards of health, bureaus of
the government, leading churchmen and
authorities Of national and interna-
tional reputation have been invited to
speak upon the several subjects outlined
above. It is expected that out Of the
congress will grow the formulation of a
program looking to the just settlement
of the problems Of reconstruction that
relate particularly to the Negro, as in
deed all the problems Of reconstruction,
more or less, of necessity include him.
Three sessions Of the congress are to
be held at 1000 o'clock a. M, 2:3O p.
M, and at 500 p. m. President Durkee
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KEOKUK la. Continued

Mrs. Maria Holmes the widow of the
late Rev. Charles Holmes Of the Illinois
conference died Sunday. She has been
here for several years with her niece
Mrs. Lucy Daley.
Mr.. Joseph Byrd is at home again.
Attorney George H. Woodson was IN
the city Tuesday on business.
Bethel A. M. e. church people are
planning great time Thanksgiving.
Rev. G. r. Waters the western financi,r
of the denomination already has his
tickets out for the possum dinner and
all are invited.
The entertainment by the trustees de-
partment Of Pilgrim Rest church last
Thursday night was of great Importance.
The numbers well rendered, crowded
house and fine supper. Great credit
is due Mr.. and Mrs. Ed South and their
assistants.
The Carnation club of Bethel A. M. E.
church has repaired the entrance to the
church to such an extent one hardly
knows the place. The public is grateful
to them.
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Dung.
,e The Fifth Street Baptist church was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning. II
was insured for $4,000. This church had
just come out Of debt in July. We ex
tend our sympathy to Rev. ]. II. Dow.
ney and his congregation.
The p. A. club will meet with Mrs
Matte Noels Nov. 20. All members are
urged to be present.
Rev. O. A. johnson preached Wednes
day night at the Franklin Street Meth
odist church and preached soul-stir,
ring sermon to a large congregation.
The musical program that was held at
the Methodist church Tuesday night
was success.
Prof. L. B. Quinn the principal of the
Lincoln High school was off on a three.
day leave; while away he visited the
high school in Kansas City, also the va,
rious wards school there and was much
pleased with the school work.
Miss Payne Nickles, Ervan and Cross
teachers in the high school, attended
the state teachers meeting in st. Louis
Thursday and Friday. Il
Mrs. G.. w. Cross has returned home
after long and extended visit with
relatives and friends in Lexington, MO
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CURED HER FITS

Mrs. Paul Gram. residing att 916 Fourth
Street, Milwaukee, Wise, recently gave out
the following statement: II had suffered with
Fits Epilepsy for over IA years. Doctors
and medicine did me no good. It seemed that
/ was beyond all hope of relief, when at last
/ secured a preparation that cured me sound
and well. Over 10 years have passed and the
attacks have not returned. wish every one
who suffers from this terrible disease would
write r 0P. N. Lepso, 1914 Island Avenue.
Milwaukee, Wise, and ask for bottle Of the
same kind of medicine which he gave me. He
has generously promised to send it postpaid.
free to any one who writes him."-Adv.
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DUTCH VICTIMS OF CONSPIRACY

For more than year Dutch farmers
in Jasper county, Iowa, have been
forced through reign of terror which
has been marked by the burning of
schools, churches and homes of the Hol
landers in an effort to drive them from
the country. No question of patriotism
was involved but the farmers regarded
the Dutch settlers as undesirable and
wanted to drive them out.
So, loyal abiding race men and WON
en- although our burden seems to be-
come heavier every step taken, yet the
reign Of terror does not stop with us,
but like the path Of tornado hits
where it is least expected.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM FROM TAX
SALE.

To E. N. Meyer, the person in whose
name the real estate described below
is taxed.
You are. hereby notified that at a reg
ular tax sale held in and for Polk coun-
ty, Iowa, on December 9th "A. D. 1915,
the following described real estate, to-
wit:
Lot thirty three (33) block two (2)
Jake plat, an addition now in and form
ing a part Of the City Of Des Moines,
Iowa was sold to L. E. Gray for the
payment of the taxes for the year 1914,
thereon, and a certificate Of purchase
was duly issued to him by the treasurer
of said Polk county, Iowa, therefor,
which certificate is now lawfully held
and owned by B. Q. Montgomery.
That the time for redemption from
said sale will expire and a deed for
said lot will be issued to him by the
treasurer Of said Polk county, Iowa, I'M
less redemption from said sale be made
within ninety days from the completed
service Of this notice.
B. o. MONTGOMERY.
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the following described real estate, to-

the following described real estate, To-
wit:
Lot thirty-two (32) block two (2),
Jacks plat, all addition now in and form
ing part Of the city of Des Moines, Ia.
was sold to L. E. Gray for the payment
Of the taxes for the year 1914, thereon,
and certificate of purchase was duly
issued to him by the treasurer Of said
Polk county, Iowa, therefor, which GER
tifcate is now lawfully held and owned
by B. 0. Montgomery.
That the time for redemption from
said sale will expire and deed for said
lot will be issued to him by the treas
urer of said Polk county, Iowa, unless
redemption from said sale be made
within ninety days from the completed
service of this notice.
B. o. MONTGOMERY.
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PARENr-rEAcHERs ASSOCIATION

It was about two months ago the
Du Bots Mothers and Parent-Teachers
association was organized for the benefit
Of the colored mothers and child in the
public school.
From the first we were proud to have
such an organization in the City of Des
Moines.
Knowing of the good work such an or
ganization would be able to do and
knowing too this some branch of Parent
Teachers association would affiliate with
the other P. T. A. in the city, and teach
ers Of the various schools, having for
it's policy to establish friendly relations
with teachers and school authorities,
urge parents to wash and dress their
children properly, help with parents and
teachers the poverty stricken ana cases
Of truancy, curb delinquency, arrange
for home work, tuition for the backward
and be in fine vigilance committee to
fit the colored American pupil for the
public schools and keep the schools for
ALL
knowing too, that this same associa-
ton works with the c;ty congress OF
mothers and is affiliated with the ma
tional congress Of mothers and p. L. A.
I repeat we were proud to have such
an organization in the city Of Des
Moines. But today, we feel once, twice,
thrice proud for this reason, had it not
been for the Du Bots P. T. A. one Of our
own race women and president Of the
Du Bots p. T. A. would not have had *
. 49, <>&
the principle speakers at the State
Teachers and Parent-Teachers associa-
ton, which convened in Des Moines last
week. Yes we are proud to have one
Of our own race women in the person IT
Mrs. Lillian Smith, who with much cred
it held the audience spell-bound and
filed her place on program, with de-
cided eloquence along with the promi-
nent speakers Of the other race, portray
ing wildly to that intelligent body the
noble cause for which we are striving.
Mrs. N. G. Marshall.
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Weeks Editorial Of Interest
ONE BEsETTING SIN.

If there is any one agency or force
that retards our racial progress and
renderes teamwork and group action
impossible, it is the spirit Of envy.
AS soon as the coored man begins
to accomplish anything Immediately
there springs up spirit of envy and
spirit is manifested among those close
" associated with the individuals or
individuals thus envied.
1t seems to be racial characteristic
to hate to see another member of the
race succeeds or rise higher than the
others.
The great races of the world have
learned that in proportion as they can
create and develop great men and wom-
en- in that proportion will they hold
their places in the sun, fguratively
speaking.
Every race has learned to work to-
gether but the colored race and with all
onr envy, malice, chickering's and inter
nal dissensions we sit around and whine
about cur status, when the very pro-
gram and method that we are pursuing
viii forever keep the race vassals to
all the distasteful and disagreeable
!,ra tees now heaped upon us.
No race needs to sit supremely and
expect other races to bring to its rights
and privileges upon a golden trap, sill
yer platter or even place them in the
garbage can. Eternal vigilance is the
price OF SUCCESS and labor conquers all
things.
But when we permit envy to become
the predominant spirit and hate and
hold grudge against our brother or
sister for no reason save that of his or
her success; when we seek every -occa-
sion to belittle their greatness; when
we maliciously lie on them and en-
deavor 20 SANDER their good name;
when wc misrepresent them to others
both Of our race and the other races;
when We rejoice at at every little mis-
fortune or set back that they suffer;
when we hate to see them get in pos
session Of anything Of tangible ma
ture; when we, crab-like, put forth our
every effort to keep them in the basket
with us; when we delight in parading
III kind Of dope derogatory to their
character; when we fail to heed the
code Of racial ethics, the little green
eyed monster, Envy, is the cause OF it
MI
There can be no eternal vigilance
where the forces are divided and pull
ing aJsyt; and il success will ever
crown our n as whole it will only
come to rs when we have submitted and
subscribed to the same principles and
practices as race individually and
collectively, in the same manner as the
other great races Of the earth have
dome.
The adage that labor conquers all
fkines 10 trne both theoretically and
|sgI,,rI.aefically; but without teamwork, 60
orilinasion 81 forces, respect Tor lead I
SiSaII bich IN themse, yes rrer'nde TIE
~ ~ 6eh eyil attsibutss ~
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TO CLUB WORKERS.

It was indeed-gratifying to club WON
en- to receive acknowledgement from
Mr.. G. n. shurdmen, private secretary
to u. s. Senator A. B. Cummins relative
to the sprotests = sent out at the re-
quest of N. "A. a. G. P. in which letter
Senator Cummins expressed his willing
ness to use all his influence to aid in
abolishing, rioting, lynching and mob
violence.
Hotne ehairmen have not sent ont ont
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-14

u your Aspirin tablets have the
name "Bayer" stamped on them, they
are genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspir-
In" proved safe by millions of people.
The name "Bayer" identifies the true
world-famous Aspirin prescribed by
physicians for over eighteen years.
Always drink one or two glasses Of
water after taking the tablets.
Each unbroken "Bayer package"
contains proper directions for Colds,
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MOBERLY NEWS.

Rev. s. E. Boone filed the pulpit at
Paris Sunday. He is having great
success with his new field of work. We
hope he will have a successful year.
The Rev. Young of Fayette preached
for Rev. A. J. Williams Sunday night.
Quite crowd was out to hear the Rev.
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Contrib ,'ary
Department

COMPLIMENTS FIRST ISSUE
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Dear Mrs. Mash:
1 wish to congratulate you on your
first paper. It was a gem. I hope that
it will meet the approval of everybody
as it SO much deserved it. | hereby
offer to the paper and you all of the
influence in any way to assist you in
making the Bystander what it deserves
to be.
Any way that I can help you and the
management don It fail to ask it Of me.
George w. Robinson, q
Pastor Corinthian Baptist Church.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM FROM TAX
SALE.

To E. N. Meyer, the person in whose
name the real estate described below
is taxed
You are hereby notified that at reg
ular tax sale held in and for Polk coun-
ty, Iowa, on December 9th A. D., 1919,
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Take Aspirin
~: With Water

Headache, Toothache. Earaehe, Ns0.
ralgia, Lumbago. Rheumatism, Neo-
ritis, and for Pain.
Always say "Bayer" when buying
Aspirin. Then look for the safety
"l3ayer Cross" on the package and On
the tablets.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets
cost but few cents. Druggists alse
sell larger packages. !:
asa-.
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instruments on IN Alrpians.

S"sss0"e"se -" -
The instruments on an airplane usU
any include an altimeter. for indicat
Ing the height; clock: compass; rev
olution Indicator, showing the speed
of the engine; speedometer, 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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III B Err C j [ 0 SIS

It was when physicians
said it was impossible for
J. M. Miller, Ohio Druggist
to survive the ravage u #
tuberculosis, he began ex-
perimenting on himself, and
discovered the Home Treat
ment, known as A D D |,
LINE. An ,one with coughs
showing tubercular tendency or
your name and add1 50 to
COLUMTT5. CEiH
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Published every Friday by the By
stander Publishing Company, Des
Noines, Iowa. Once IN Chemical
building, corner Seventh and Null
berry streets. Phone, Walnut 500.
Entered at the postomcs - cscond
GLASS matter.
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will preside at the sessions of the con-
gresS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-25
Brjua Gifts to France.

A delegation from Abyssinia bearing
rich gifts cf ivory and silks Tor the
announced purpose of congratulating
France on her recent victory, appeared
NJ The peace conference in Paris. This
is in strict accordance with the ancient
oriental procedure. The real purpose
OF a visit is not disclosed until prelim-
mary ceremonies arc concluded. These
native Africsns-claiming descent from
Solomon and the queen of Shebs--
wished to be in on the carving up of
the world, for they have interests
which are vital to them although little
known TO the rest of the world. Seat
ed in that natural bastion of Africa,
the Ab~yssinians have lived in greater
or less security for unknown centuries.
They are not negroes, but a mixture
Of Hamitic and Semitic races, with a
culture Of their own and processing the
Christian religion, being a branch of
the Coptic church Of Egypt. Until re-
Gently they have been unmolested cave
By native tribes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-25
ATHEISTS CAN BE WRONG
Ample Proof That Even Most Able
60 Psychologists Arc by Ne
Means tnfaltible.

You will urt find the word moron"
as nsed by psychologists and alienists,
In many dictionaries, for II is a wotd
coined only very recently to describe
a certain type OF person who is mon
tally defective although not insane.
Col. n. Easily Smith nj the selective
service board. Washington, made a III.
tie speech at the Atlantic CITY meet
ing Of the American Medical sssocia-
ton IN which he rather "guyed his
professional associates on the way
they ii3ged a mar Ia be q moron OF
sub-nor+na, in intelligence.
After relating how The board of
psychology had set a certain soldier
DOVE az having the mind NJ a Ave
ysaY-usd chiId. he drew a hearty laugh
az ,be expense of his colleagues by
adding that this same board had ana
lived the intellect 81 a certain mem-
her of President Wilson'S cabinet and
usd pronounced IL 10 he on the level
TT o twslve-yesr-old, and had n the
same gay sci down an eminent gem
rrai ~ command of one OF our armies
abroad as a t~en-year-oid in iatelli.
gence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-25
AVIATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING
200 WORDS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Dictionary Makers Are Kept Busy Listing New Terms That Entered
Our Tongue Through the Development of Flying During the
War-Meaninq Of Some Of These New Words
Explained in Simple Language.

sembling glue, etc. used in treating
the cloth surfaces of airplanes and bal
looms to increase strength, produce
tautness and act as a filler to maintain
the air and prevent the fabric from
leaking or tearing. Its base usually is
celluIose. The nacelle Of an airplane
or dirigible is a structure to which the
wings are attached. The engine Is
) Nored and the passengers are sta.
dOned In 1t. A nacelle never extends
back to the tail. but sometimes r
trudes out In front and holds the pro.
peller.
The term pancake came into use
during the war. II means that an air
plane, when landing, sire, CITIZENS out
almost level with the ground, instead
OF diving into IL. In other cases the
tail Is dropped lower than the nose, 50
that the wings catch the air and re.
tard the force Of the descent. A DON
toon is n float or buoyant construction
attached either under the wings of a
h%ydroplane or flying boat or under IT'S
body to keep 1t afioat. When we speak
In terms OF speed. we mean air speed,
or the relative speed of an airplane In
the air, and deducting the actual speed
Of the air from the distance we have
Travelled. Ground speed is more com.
mon. II we travel from one point to
another in ten minutes, making fifteen
miles from A to j. W. say that the
ground speed was a mile and a half a
minute, or 80 miles an hour. The un-
dercarriage Of a plane is the structure
by which 1t is enabled to land; the
braces and wheels, between which a
skid bar is sometimes located"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-25
ADOPTS SIX ORPHANS
Rhode Island Man Regrets He Hasn't
Room for More.

The appeal OF Col. TT. Anthony Dyer.
who will adopt an orphanT' has been
answered by Leo +. Myers. well known
In sporting circles at Providence. X. l.,
who has adopted six orphans. They are
being tenderly cared for by Mrs. My
ers. who told Colonel Dyer she wished
her house was large enough TO accom-
mOdate more. Colonel Overs appeal
was answered by a number OF wealthy
East side residents, who are said TO
have made arrangements to care for
me or more orphans in one Of the
many institutions.
II wish there were more men and
women like Leo Myers and his wife,
and we would be assured of good
homes for a number OF unfortunate
children who badly need homes" said
Colonel Dyer.
The adoption of six children by Ny
ers will result In other prosperous men
taking children to their homes. in the
opinion Of social workers.
ut keeps me busy buying for the
children. but / enjoy it," Is Myers com
ment.
Leo +. Myers was a political leader
OF prominence in Philadelphia before
moving to Providence several years
ago.
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England harbors Ex.oueena.

England will soon be the lana Of Sss
queens. a potential and powerful esc4i
either in politics or poker. The az irs
resembles a misdeal. but II u ex.
planned by the fact that Englsn id has
. queen and a queen mother. while
there are In England the oae-time
quee1s Of two other countries. They
are o o 10 be Joined by another, EO,.
press Marie OF Russia. she and the
two other foreign ladies are deep in
uphappiness - three of the saddesl
queens. as m observer has remarked
in modern history. The two whom
Empress Marie vii: join are Empress
Engenie and the queen mother OF Por
iugal.
These three women plainly tell the
story OF greatness. One of them was
driven from her throne and her son
was killed lighting for another couD-
try; another vas exiled after having
been robbed OF her husband and SON
and her other son driven from the
throne: the last was widowed aud her
son. her grandson and her grand,
daughters brutally murdered.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-25
BAD DEBT BRINGS WEALTH
Texas Farm, thrust on Kansas Banker,
Now Rich In Oil.

Thirty-fve years ago J. u. Miller. Jr.,
now governor Of the Kansas City Fed
eral Reserve bank, was forced. because
of a bad debt Of 1854, to take posses
sion Of an uncultivated farm Of 100
acres FIVE miles west Of Granger. Tex.
During the intervening years Mr.. Mil
Ter never was able to find anyone who
would cultivate the land nor anyone
who would buy II. Whenever the taxes
fell due. he was reminded that he
owned the land. There never was a
time that $40 an acre would not have
bought the farm, with the owners best
wishes thrown in.
The farm, so long a thorn in the side
of its owner, now has become Il source
of great wealth. An oil lease specula-
tor recently gave Mr.. Miller a bonus Of
twice the former value of the land for
the Oil rights. Mr.. Miller retaining one
eighth royalty. Wells were drilled and
recently one began yielding 1000 bar
rels a day.
Experts now estimate that TIE leo
acre farm. which never earned any
thing. win have a production Of $4,000
barrels Of oil a day when completely
drilled.
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IS. 0. S." CALL FOR DENTIST
Residents Of Alaskan Island Med
Services % Man Skilled With
Drills and Ferceps.

Is any dentist huntin. for a loca-
lion: Here's one. II is on Afoxnak,
an island lying east Of the entrance of
Cooks inlet. on the Alaskan coast.
While the icebergs float around oc-
casionally and bump one another Ia
the sea like giant monsters In q game
az water polo, yet II Is comparatively
warm up there now, as the summer Is
coming on with Its flowers and mos
qIitoes. But whether an Arctic win.
te. or a brief summer is on. people
win have the t~octhache up there near
the Arctic circle the same as do the
sweltering residents these days along
the th~irty-sixth parallel Of latitude.
Miss Virginia Clark, an accom-.
plished young woman who was born
and reared on the island of Afognak,
and is now teaching the youth of her
native land and village. sends out this
cry for a dentist. The information is
given in q bulletin Of the Alaska Blu
rcau of Publicity:
"A dentist located here would have
q snap" is the only information given
ii by Miss CLARK. She gives no clew
as 10 the financial standing Of the
patients. but the lucky dentist could
no doubt fight or the III. C. l.. night
mare by doing q piece Of dental work
for an Eskimo and taking his pay IN
wairus meat. Miss Clark does SAL
that potatoes and garden truck thrive
there, the fishing is good. and there
are plenty Of clans and wild ducks.
Copper also Is found in paying guam.
titles. and placer gold mining is being
successfully carried on along the
beaches.