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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08
NATL. NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE IN ST. LOUIS, NO.

The National Negro Business League
will hold its twentieth annual session in
the city Of St. Louis, on the 18th, 14th,
and 18th of August. 1t will bring to
the city large number of the best
known business and professional
Negroes in the country. Leaders in
every line of endeavor and thought will
be among those present.
Affiliated with the League are the
National Undertakers Association, the
Nation Negro Press Association, The
National Negro Bankers Association.
The National Negro Bar Association,
the National Negro Insurance Associa-
ton, the National Negro Retail Mer-
chant Association, and the National
Negro Farmers Association. Each of
these organizations has it's roster Of
officers Mr.. j. G. Napier, q banker of
Nashville, Tenn, is president Of the
League and the Hon. Emmett j. Scott,
is secretary. President r r. Motion,
Of Tuskegee is chairman of the board
Of directors.
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ALBA NEWS.
(Special to Bystander. !,

Especial to Bystander.
Notice from the a. M. E. Church at
Abba the fourth quarterly conference
and quarterly meeting which convened
Aug. and 4. Rev. F. III. Ferribee who
was present, preached three very de-
lightful and interesting sermons. We
were delighted with his service through
out the day. Our collection was 1880
for the day. On Monday evening we
had our quarterly conference. The re-
ports from every department Of the.
church was commendab1e and the
church expects by Gods help to give.
good report for the annual confer
ence.
Prof. G.. w Rodgers gave US an elo-
quent subject "The Power Of Knowl-
edge Quite good audience attended
the lecture.
Subscribe Tor the Bystander.
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BUXTON NEWS.

The y. M. G. A. has announced theli
big annual membership campaign, last
year we increased our mem
bership over hundred, we expect
to do as good OF, better this year. splri.'
Mira and Body is the motto for when !
We stand, 50 join the .sY'' today ana
become a red triangle man. For par
ticulars see j. E. Mills, secretary 7 NJ
&c. IA.
The "A. NJ. E. campmeeting which IS !.
being held on the st. John g campus Is
being well attended. DR.. 81 Franklin
Bray Of Chicago, Ill, who is very sue
esssfully conducting these meetings
must be highly complimented on tne
way he systemizes his program, he mas
reached every part Of our community,
I hcluding the various churches and
4 Iodges the Young Men 3 Christian As
sociation, he has also held special mee1, rlt
I aags for the mothers, the fathers ano
g ~. s. highly praAss
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The headquarters of the association
will be at the Pine Street Department.
Y. M. G. A., Twenty ninth and Pine
streets and the bureau of information.
will also be located in that building and
whatever information that is desired
may be obtained there. Three meetings
on Wednesday will be held at Union
Memorial Church, corner Of Lefiingweil
and Pine. The Thursday meetings will
be held at Poro building, corner Of ST.
Ferdinand and Pendleton avenues and
the day meetings Of Friday will be con-
vened at Union Memorial Church, wind
ing up with Coliseum affair on Friday
evening.
The local committee is making large
preparations for the entertainment Of
the visitors, thousands of whom are e1-5
pected to be present and the Business
League carries with it one Of the iarg-
est following Of any gathering Of
Negroes which meets in this country,
and st. Louis will be crowded to capa-
city during the three day 8 session.
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Rev. J. Evans pastor OF st. Je I'm a., !
for engaging this very worthy ana pow
erful man of God for our community
Professor Barlow, who is to De our
school superintendent, arrived mere
Monday to look the situation over. ne
exnects to start in at once to palntinls Ll.
and repairing the schools, ana theif
surroundings. -.
Richard Claybrook and wife are az.
tending the grand session OF W. .ne
Kn;phts Of Templars which is convenlne
at Clinton, Ia. ~ n
The old pioneers met last Monaay -
The mark and enjoyed themselves ~
GOOD old Virginia basket picnic; =
The Buxton Wonders and No. =
Mines bail team played the most eSell
mo mo game Of the season last Moaaas a.s
The n score scores were 5 and 2 in favor q -
1s. sto.,x company
! rhn will open the opera season, tnre'
i; NJ. 3 81 ,s5hts, 18Th, 10th and 2ote:
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THE EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
(By John L. Thompson.)

Here we found Rev. j. II. Lewis still
pastor at the A. M. E. Church doing as
wei as usual. Miss Mable G. Tarver,
annual report. Her name is now Mrs.
Hill. She will still write the news from
here. Mrs. Mary Dudley is doing well.
Mr.. s. B. Walkup is still at the school
building. Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop are still
doing we'll as is also Minnie Williams.
Mrs. Hattie Shelton is doing nicely.
East Moline was our next stop here.
There have moved into this town or
rather what was known as old Water
town, about 200 families whose hus-
bands work at the various factories and
workshop, especially the large maleable
; iron works. They all are living in good
! houses. There are three streets exclu-
sively occupied by colored people. They
have Y. M. G. A. Mr.. B. G. Smith is
the secretary, a bright young man from
Missouri. MY. Eliza Lewis is the
pioneer colored woman here. She has
lived here for many years and runs a
large rooming and boarding house She
owns nice ten-room home in the down
town district. w. S. Majors is still here
working at the same place. Mrs. I. L..
Moore will chronicle the news this year
for the Bystander. Mrs. E. Johnson has
an ice cream parlor just opened. They
are doing well. Mrs. Kate Murray Is
doing we'll As usual each year we miss
some worthy and good people of whom
we intended to mention or write up IN
our observations but after leaving the
town and after waiting several weeks
before we got to write, the article we
unintentionally forgot to mention every
BODY that we had in mind, consequent
ly many new enterprises and people we
fail to mention for which we are sorry.
One instance Of this was our failing
when observing Waterloo we overlooked
the new business called the American
Panitorium owned by Mr.. q. B. Arch
recently from Parkersburg, Ia, and for
merly from Kansas. He has first class
Mrs. Eva Owens, grand worthy coun-
selor of the Order of Calanthe, jurisdic-
tion Of Iowa, received beautiful gold
lavallier with birth stone setting from
Cedar Court No. 10, Cedar Rapids, Ia,
and also box Of linen handkerchiefs
from Mrs. Mabel Horn, while at the
close Of the grand court session at Cedar
Rapids.
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BURLINGTON NEWS.

Mrs. Mary Hickey mas returned to
her home in st. Paul after visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Harriet
Tyler.
Mrs. William Brooks returned to her
home in Davenport after visiting at the
home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. r.
Brooks.
Mr.. A. L.eCook and son, William, left
Colo, for months vacation.
. Miss Geraldine Baker is visiting her
aunts, Mrs. Ida Burres and Miss Lola
Brooks in Chicago.
Miss Audrey Hedge is visiting at the
home Of Presiding Elder McCrackcn in
Chicago.
Lawyer J. L. Thompson, editor of the
Bystander, of Des Moines, was in the
city last week on business. He made
an address before the b. I. Progressive
Club.
The friends Of Mrs. Grace Morris
Jones of Piney Ridge, Miss, are very
sorry to hear Of her illness in hos
pital in Des Moines. Mrs. Jones is a
Burlington girl, and her many friends
trust she will soon recover from her ill
ness.
DR.. n. C. Ransom, ST., and wife of
New York have been visiting at the
parsonage with their son, Rev. R. G.
Ransom, Jr. They were very much in
tertained while here.
The doctor gave very interesting
lecture at the A. M. f. Church Friday
evening, and preached stirring SER
mon Sunday morning. Mrs. Ransom Ice
tured at the church Sunday evening and
appeared before the B. I. Progressive
and Willing Workers Clubs Monday and
Tuesday nights. Mrs. Ransom is rresi-
dent of the Y. w. G. A. of New York,
and she spoke on that subject before
each club.
Among some Of the boys that have
returned from over the sea are: j
Anderson, Hartley johnson, Otto Har-
den and Cecil Clark. We welcome the
boys home.
Miss Jessie Harris Parker of this
city and Mr.. Glen Harold King of Clar-
india, Ia, were united in marriage Aug
., 1919, at the home of the bride e
mother, 522 South Fourth street. They
will be at home to their friends after
Sept. 25, 1919 at 22l North Tenth street
Clarinda, Ia. 81
The friends Of the couple wish them q
long and happy welded life.
Mrs. William Raglin is visiting her
brother in New York City.
Mrs. Annie Co6a Of Hannibal, Mo-, is
visiting at the A. i. Cook home.
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MONMOUTH, ILL, NEWS.

Rev. r. l.. Scruggs returned to his
home at Jacksonville, Ill, after spend
ing q few days here. While here he
preached two excellent sermons at Cal
vary Baptis, Church.
Miss Florence Brown of Lorsicana,
Texas, is spending her vacation here
with her mother and sister.
Mrs. James johnson is quite i'll from
ptomaine poison.
Mr.. George Neil is not quite so well
at this writing.
Mr.. Jack Risborne who recently re-
turned from France has gone to Ken
tucky to visit his brother.
Mrs. Luke Risborne and little daugh-
ter returned from Burlington, la.
Misses Gladys and Beatrice McWil-
liams are visiting relatives in Peoria,
Ill. Miss Gladys will hereafter be the
Monmouth correspondent for the By
stander.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Humphrey, Mrs.
Cora Sandridge, Mr.. Commit and Miss
Mary Birdett spent Sunday at the river.
Mrs Lulu Roberts and daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Duncan Of, Indianapolis,
Ind, are visiting here with their son
and brother James Clark.
Mrs. Fannie Munson is selling her
household goods preparing to move to
Davenport, Ia.
The Sunday School picnic Of St
James "A. II. T.. Church will be held
Thursday at Cedar Creek Hill.
The members of Calvary Baptist
Church held moonlight picnic in honor
lof Rev. scruggs at the home Of jim
johnson.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08

We are proud to present to our many
readers picture Of Carroll Curtley, one
Of our Des Moines boys, who was born
and raised here. He is the son OF - =
N. Curtley, now Of Washington state.
Young Curtley possesses very rare
and fine sweet voice which has won the
hearts Of the best musicians IN our
eity. He will enter the Drake univer-
sity musical department under the spe-
eial direction Of Dean Cowper this fall,
who will prepare him to lead q chorus s
Of singers to Europe. His parents are
proud Of him and Des Moines should q
feel honored by having such promls'
ing young man. He is graduate IRON
East Des Moines High school.
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aALEsBuRa NEWS.

Mrs M. G.. Malone of Montreal is the
guest of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Brown Of Paris, Mo-, is spend
ing two weeks with her son and fam
ily, Mr.. Leroy West. She likes our city
very much.
The picnic July 81 given big Surprise
Lodge at Lincoln Park and ball at Cen
trail Hall was decided success.
Rev. J. H. Garrison gave a splendid
talk to well filled house Sunday eve
ming.
Rev. Stone Of Peoria A. M. E. Church
and Rev. Garrison of Allen Chapel will
exchange pulpits all day Sunday, Ang.
10. Come and here him.
Mr.. Ed Richardson of Minneapolis
is the guest Of relatives and friends.
Miss Grace Reed formerly OF this
city. now of Milwaukee, is the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. L. Davis and other
relatives and friends.
The funeral Of Miss Vern Ellsworth
was held from her home, Friday, Aug.
Mrs. s. johnson of Chicago is the
guest Of her niece, Mrs. Edward Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Mitchell and son OF
Keewanee spent Sunday in the city
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Fannie Luspin is still very ~
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs a.
Hawkins.
Mr.. L. Harper is very i'll at this writ
ing with no hopes for his recovery
Trustees Of the A. M. E. Church held
very successful social at the home OF
Mr. G. Casson, Tuesday evening, Aug
S.
Mrs. snowden Of the Federated Won
en- S Clubs Of Chicago spoke at the Sec
ond Baptist Church Sunday evening
July 27. Her talk was very interesting
and well received.
There will be a porch social at the
home Of G. Anderson, Aug. Il by the
Garrison Club. All are invited.
Mrs. Ida Corn Of Chicago is still IN
the city the house guest of her mother
Mrs. Skinner.
| Horace Crawford and Alfred Reed
spent Monday in Quincy attending the
celebration.
| Little Cary Brown and sister o.
Aurora are spending the summer Will
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bel Bel
and other relatives. They appear very
much at home.
Allen Chapel Quoin social at the home
Iof Mrs. Rodgers, Aug. 6 was well at
ttended. -
Those having news please call ss2z
Blue.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08

The city of Rock Island is noted for
IT'S being the home of the United States
arsenal, one Of the largest in the United
States, located on the island between
ths city Of Davenport, Ia, and Rock
Island, ILL.,, where during the last year
there were between 10000 and $4,000
men working, and now this force has
aimee been reduced to less than half this
aumber. There are several hundred col
cred men working on the island. In
Rock Island there are two churches the
A. n. E. pastored by Rev
and the Baptist pastored by Rev.
Gibson middle aged active Christian
leader. While he has not been in the
west very long but he has united the
young people and his church is crowded
full Of the young people. His choir of
about thirty children is an inspiring
sight. These young people doing church
work. The next noticeable thing was
that lr Golden, who is scout master
Of ! troup of boys that won the loving
cup. given by the city for the best
drilled team. 1t was the first time in
the history of Rock Island and perhaps
In Illinois that colored team won this
much sought after trophy. Mr.. G. Nor
rison, one of the pioneer citizens here,
. veteran Of the civil war, who is an in
spiration to many colored man here
Is still living at his nice home in South
Rock Island. Mrs. s. J. Danger6eld is
another remarkable character as Mr..
Morrison, she has sold her home down
on Second avenue and bought nice
home on Sixth avenue. Mrs. Lambert
Has rented her property out and lives
ever IN Davenport. Her property is for
sale. See advertisement elsewhere in
this paper. J. E. King is still at Harms
hotel. Mr.. J. w. Slaughter is still work
ing at the same place. He owns beau
tifnl place and is one Of the highly re-
speeted pioneer citizens Of this city.
II. and Mrs. B. Taylor are doing well.
Nrs. Taylor was formerly an Iowa girl
u. b. Harding is still working at the
arsenal. d. G. Patterson, former
Businessmen Of Des Moines, is working
at the arsenal. Mr.. and Mrs =.
yvfndsor are living IN their beautiful
aodern home working for the railway
eompany. Henry Houston is hustler.
He is doing mighty well. Into Moline
only few miles further we stopped
~ 81 4 a
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EAST MOLINE NEWS.

The missionary society held a grand
meeting Monday evening.
Mrs. G.. w. James is getting better.
Rev. James has gone to Canton to-
move to East Moline, Ill.
We gave grand picnic for the chill
dren, the Sunday School Sun Beam
Band and the B. Y. P. u. under the aus
pices Of Nine. I. L. Moore, state mis-
sionary.
A Rev. J. H. Button is teaching the
bible class at the Y. M. G. IA.
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IOWA MAN MAKING
GOOD IN THE WEST

The above cut is that Of our ola
friend and Des Moines former citizen
and business man, Isaac N. Curtley VINO
was born and raised here. He IS no" ',
located in the barber business IN Seat
tie, Wash, having went from Spokane
about two. years ago to operate bar
ber shop at the army cantonment near a
Seattle. Wash, which was said to have
been the finest calitonment shop IN
America Of about fifteen chairs. Later
he went to Seattle. He is here visItlna 2
his parents, Mr.. George Curtley and old
friends and his only son, Carroll. See
his writeup elsewhere. His wife accom-. n.
panied him here. It was her first v1sl. Isl,
- Des Moines and she is enjoying the inc
sights. She is an Eastern Star iady
NJ Curley is an active Mason. -
wishes to see all of his old frlends.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08

Ethel Dowing came up to Abba from
| Ottumwa Sunday morning. Mrs. Dow
ing went from Abba to Centeryille in
the interest Of the Iowa State Colored,
Woman Federation, and Mr.. Dowing
and Miss Ethel visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Washington q for
the day.
A number Of Buxton people joined
Abba and Hooking on Saturday evening
at the skating rink at Urban Park for
the evening.
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"A TRAVELLING MANS
EXPERIENCE.

You may learn something from the
following by w. q. Ireland, a travel
ing salesman Of Louisville, KY. g In
the summer Of 1888 had a severe at
tack Of cholera morbus. gave the
hotel porter fifty cents and FOLD him to
buy me bottle Of Chamberlain s Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy and to tage no
substitute. took double dose Of it
according to the directions and went
to sleep. At S o'clock the next morn,
ing was called by my order aud took
q train for my next stopping tlace, 4
well man Z
No enemy of God can be great
friend to humanity.
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THE BEsT PHYs1c.

When you want pleasant physlc Try
Chamberlain 8 Tablets. They are easy
a. take and mild and gentle in effect.
They are highly priced by people who
have become acquainted with their good
Qualities. They only cost q quarter.
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Des Moines at $3.50 p. m. Monday 18.
Drop me card If you desire to 60 with
this party.
Geo. w. Robinson, Secretary,
1909 West 18th st.
Des Moines, Iowa.
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Money can beget money, and its on
anr;nr can begst more.
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snbsssibe for the ystandeE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-13
JESS TOLLS UNDER OL'SbURN|NGR RAYS No New Developments Yet in Matter of Selecting
 a Referee

Toledo, Ohio, June 12-Worl1ing under the burning rays of a sun that scorched the champion himself, Jess Willard boxed six rounds today after reeling off five miles in the road early in the morning. The champion went through his expedi- tion before a crowd that packed the tented walls of the Maumee bay camp. There were nearly as many women in the crowd as men,
 Willard boxed three full three minute
 rounds with Jack Hempel and then similar length of time.
 Half dozen times the champion dropped his hands to his sides and per-
 mitted his sparring partners to hit him when and where they pleased. The champion appeared to be better judge of distance today than he has been in any previous workouts and used a left jab with telling effect. Monahan's nose was bleeding as a result of coming into | frequent contact with the champions | left.
 1 Ray Archer, willard's business repre- l sentative, announced tonight that heavy weight named Ketchel would report in camp tomorrow to relieve Hempel and Monahan. Archer said Ketchel, a prod uct of the navy, is a 192 pounder with an offense similar to that of the chal- lenger. He crouches and rips his way | into close quarters as Dempsey does and | is expected to be of valuable aid in con- ditioning the champion. Ketchel accord l ing to Archer, is a free and hard hitter
 and capable of assimilating considerable punishment. Soldier Stanton, who was | all but knocked out twice by Willard,
 was dismissed from the training retinue | today after he had scratched the cham pion's back until the blood flowed while
 wrestling yesterday.
 | Dempsey, whose damaged eye is heal l ing nicely, will not be permitted to do any boxing until Sunday, Manager Jack Kearns announced. The challenger went
 through his usual exercises before big | crowd this afternoon.
 There were no new developments in 1 the referee situation except that it is | considered certain that Ollie Pecord, the
 official refree of the Toledo A. C., will
 officiate in some capacity, either as al ternate referee or one of the judges of the contest if the army, navy and civil ian board of boxing control decides to ] appoint two judges in addition to a ref cree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-13
SPORTS
 LOCALLY WIRE
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
Rx JAMES J. CoRBETT

gerous to the Sox. The Indians have a we'll rounded outfit, hard hitting and splendid in fielding strength but the pitching hasn't been all that was hoped for. If the twirlers strike their real stride those Indians will throw a great scare into the Sox rooters.
 Don't overlook the Yankees. They are coming. They started none too well and i through May they experienced a lot of tough luck But just now the club seems to be moving along with machire- like pre- cision, and unless something untoward happens they will be mighty close to the ] top before the end of July. What is wrong with the Red Sox? 1 Or, nothing quite so much as the fact that they are facing far stiffer opposi- i tion this year than they did last. Their l defense this year is just about as great as it was last year, but their attack seems weaker simply because their foe
 men of 19iS are stronger than a year
 ago. The repeat chances of the Red Sox are very small indeed
 THE VETERAN GIANTS ] Those nho insist that age is bar to baseball greatness, and that an old | timer club never can be considered as | a pennant factor are wrong-oh, quite 1 wrong.
 Take the Giants for instance. Here are the regulars. with their ages plainly indicative Chase, first base, 36; i Doyle, second base 8; Fletcher, short 1 stop, 8; Zimmerman, third base, B: 1 Burns left field, 30; Kauff. center field 1 2S; Young. right field, p; McCarty, catch CT. 31.
 1 Quite an elderly crew isn't it? Only 1 one stripling-Y Young--on the whole club, 1 cnly two under 30 and with i've beyond l the 30-year mark when most ball play CTS are supposed to be through.
 The Giants undoubtedly constitute the oldest team of modern times. But age l doesn't seem to have affected them at all and they are striding along in won derful fashion toward the October pen nant heights
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-13
INJUSTICE DONE
 BILL SOUTHWORIH New York Scribe Said He
 Was Seasons Prize Lemon

Pittsburg. June 12.-The present is as good time as any to call atten- tion to a gross injustice that was dofe Billy Southworth by an eastern writer just a day or two before the young man returned to active duty. It Viii be recalled that Southworth was victim of neuritis shortly before the season opened, and that he was com pelled to go to his home for treatment. He had not batted much at the starr of the season, and in the unof1lcial averages published his showing was not particularly appealing
 A New York scribe evidentiy glanced at his batting average With out looking at the number of games in which he played, and then wrote story about Billy being the prize lemon of the season, and referring so his work last season as mere IIash. Nothing could have been further rom the facts in the case. Billy returned sto the club recently in good physlcai condition, and started in to hlt 1us as well as he had done in 1918. He 1s showing up fine, and is the idol of the fans here.
 In the game of May 31 Billy set a Reasons record in the National league tfor runs batted in a single contest, when he clouted two triples ana q home run and accounted for six Of the Pirates tallleS, lncludlng the one he scored himself on his four-base slam
 The Reds were the Pirates oppon- +ents that day, and Billy was certainly in a batting mood. There is nothing at all about his style at the plate suS restive of the flash" hitter. He stands up there with all the confidence in the world and meets all kinds of pitching soaidly. The pitchers fear him anu seldom give him a good ball to hit a. but he manages to bat close to .SGt lust the same, and his admirers ars sure that he will go higher in the rat ing before the campaign ends