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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
BUxroN NEWS.

DR.. E. "A. Carter left Saturday for
Newark, N. J., where he will attend
the National Medical Association. Dr..
Hubert London late graduate of Iowa
City University, will occupy his place
during his absence.
,Dr. Il. b. Willis and family are plan
ming to move to Des Moines next month
where he intends to practice and make
his future home.
Last Sunday was quarterly meeting
day with Elder Ferribee officiating The
service attendance was very good. We
always enjoy and appreciate Elder Fer en-
ribee Is visits.
Miss Gussie Mardis, clerk in the jew
elry department Of the Monroe Mercan-
tile Co, is now enjoying her vacation,
The Buxton Wonders played No. ls
mines last Sunday. The score was 20
in favor of the Wonders. This ties up
things as you remember that No. Il
beat the Wonders July 4. The score
being 2-j favor 18 team. Now for the
big rub off, which will be at Lovillia La. l4s.
Dor day. Watch the Bystander for the
report.
Mrs. Fqerence Hogsett formerly Flor
ence Green) spent a weeks visit with
Miss Gussie Mardis. They claim it was was
one big week filed with dinners, auto
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
RACIAL PROGRESS.

The largest Office building IN the
world, the railway exchange building
snBt. Louis which is twenty-one stories
high and covers solid square block
mas thirty-seven colored elevator girls
and colored women starters, according
70 an interview with Prof. L. g. J Zones
relatives to his recent trip to the Busl-
ness League. He says there are higher
buildings but none that cover square
slaek and il was good to look at as
Dean Moore of Howard and / went
shfough the building to see our girls -
Eshs unique position. +
frof. Jones is also enthusiastic over
] !ne st. Dodge Improvement Club, when
( = composed of young people OF our
ace residing II Ft. Dodge. It is com
! posed of both men and women and acts
y sort Of Negro Commercial Club, ,
sanding not only for the improvement
=. their homes, but entertaining guests
| q the city and helping along worthy
sauses. Prot. Jones thinks there should
/ sSs 4 : club Of this sort in all places where
we're are nough Of our people.
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MYSTIC ITEMS.

Mrs. Rhoda Clark and daughter, Ger
trude, are visiting relatives and friends
i'll Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Mary Clay Of Estherville is Wis
iting her uncle, Mr.. G. E. Best.
d The social and bazaar given by the
Pastors Aid Club Saturday night was
a real financial success.
Rev. f. B. Woodard Of Cedar Rapids
was in Mystic on business last week,
and preached at the First Baptist
Church. His sermon was enjoyed by
all.
Mrs. M. Cunning gsham is suffering
with her ankle. She is taking treat
Il ment from Centerville doctor.
Mrs. E. F. Brown is on the sicq list
this week.
Mrs. Mary Clav and MRS. M. Gun
ningham were in Abba, calling on
friends last Sunday. 4,
Mrs. Priscilla Hi had the misfortune
to stick nail in her foot which i
causing her much pain.
Mr.. Charles Douglas is reporter o.
| the sick list. VA: q
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ST. LOUIS TO HAVE
DEPARTMENT STORE

st. Louis, No., Aug. 2s.At meet
ing held at the Metropolitan A. NJ. f.
Church $4,000 was subscribed to estab-
lish a department store which is to be
operated exclusively by colored people
and Tor colored people.
The movement is partly due to the
speech recently made here by Colonel
Charles Young of the United States
army, who urged colored people to own
their business institutions.
Rev. R. G. Shaw, pastor of the church,
is in charge Of subscriptions. Twenty
Thousand dollars in all will be raised.
The store will be operated on the CO.
operative plan. No person will be al
lowed to hold more than one hundred
dollars worth fstock.
If the store is sdccess, the next
move will be to establish colored
bank.
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Mr. ]. T. Bass wishes to announce
to his friends that he still holds forth
at 40 North Second street where he
will be glad to meet them at all times.
Call Bell l78 or Auto 1929 when you
have news Of interest for the Bystand-
er.
One thing which will no doubt meet
with popular favor in Clinton is the
Social Club which was organized on
Monday night. The organization starts
out ander most favorable circumstances,
and is officered as follows: President,
"A. A. Bush; vice president, George J.
Robinson; secretary, Ralph Holder; as,
sistant secretary, G. I. Thompson; treas
urer, j. T. Culberson; house committee,
joe Robinson, William Williams. Carl
Gulberson, James Moore and Holland
Williams.
Carts Bush spent Sunday in Chicago
leas4ng Tuesday f0r Des Moines.
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$1,000 Legacy
to Piney Woods

\ n ~ :
Prof. Laurence G. Jones, principal
and founder of Piney Woods school
Braxton, Miss, in in receipt Of a letter
from his banker stating that he has re-
ceived legacy of one thousand dol
lars from the estate Of a Mr.. Olson OF
Minnesota to be used in whatever way
it will serve best. 1t is good to know
that people are beginning to remember
the effort Of Principal Jones in their
wills.
1t is also good to know that the
wealthy people are giving in larger
sums. Upon the return of Prof Jones
from the Negro Business League he
found q check awaiting him from a
banker in Iowa for $500.
Piney Woods schoolpnow owns free
from debt Ala acres of land, six large
buildings, three hundred students, elgh-
teen teachers, private telephone sys-
TEN, brass band, its own railroad stop
and postoffice with colored postmis-
tress and in Mississippi strange to say,
and $4,000 invested in city bonds, the
beginning of an endowment fund.
The entire property is valued up
ward Of 5000, which gives up an
Iowa educated man of our race, Prot.
L. G. Jones at the head of 3,ooo
corporation.
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QUINCY, I'LL, ITEMS.
(Special to Bystander.)


Jordan w. Tut was reelected state
grand master of the United Brothers
and Sisters Of the Mysterious Ten OF
Illinois and jurisdiction, others officers
were J. E. Bish OF Chicago, deputy
grand master; Benjamin II. Lucas, Chi:
eago, state grand secretary; J. G. Steele
Mound City, state grand treasurer, and
Major r. A. Byrd Of Springfield, grand
secretary Of the endowment board; Ed
ward Duncan, chairman Of grand trus-
tee board.
The grand temple reelected Miss
Rhoda M. johnson Of Quincy, state
grand princess; Eliza Jackson, Chicago
grand vice princess; Georgia Hardin,
grand temple secretary and Rebecca
Hart Cairo, grand temple treasurer.
The grand session was held in Mound
City, Aug. 18 to o. There were twelve
charters issued during the year and S4S
certificates. This year proved to DC
the most successful in the history OF the
order.
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FRENCH Will WELCOME
coI.oRED L4ABoRERs

Boston, Mass, Aug. 2s.--color segre-
patton and economic competition are
the causes for the bloody race riots IN
Chicago, according to William Monroe
Trotter. the colored peace conference
petitioner at Paris, and secretary OF the me
National Equal Rights League, who tlad
inst returned from, the league 8 cas- eastern e
.headouarters at 215s Fifth avenue,
New York City, which deliberated on
the recent race riots.
xeIf the United States does not ap-
preciate the colored laborer enough 20
let him work for his bread by the sweat ,a.t
55of his brow unmolested, I know posi-
lively that the. republic OF France. :.
which knows no color line, will welcome
the black American worker for the res
toration of the devastated regions, espe
eiauvs unslsired labor declared VII. w.
lam Monroe Trotter, who SAYS Iha'
Fran4e is the land d equality OF lghts;
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
ATTORNEY BROWN HEADS
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COM.

Attorney s. Joe Brown Of this city
has been appointed state chairman OF
the coIored men g section Of the Roose-
velt National Memorial Committee for
the state<o Iowa and has named as the
other members Of the Iowa committee
the following:
Attorney George H. Woodson and DR..
E. A. Carter Of Buxton; Editor John y.
Thompson and DIR. "A. J. Booker Of Des
Moines; w. s. Page Ottumwa; J. w.
Norris, Sioux City; w. w. Gross, Keo-
kuk; DIR. r. s. Taylor, Davenport; JOS.
ID. Hopkins, Waterloo; John D. Reeler,
Mason City; Henry Venable, Ft. Dodge;
M. o. Culberson, Clinton; A. q. Clark,
oskaloosa; G. w. Lyons, Council Bluffs;
George L. Suter, Marshalltown; Harry
w. Rose, Dubuque and J. Wesley Thomp-
son, Iowa City.
This committee will cooperate with
a similar committee Of Negroes in each
state which will comprise the colored
men g section of the National Commit
tee Of which Hon. William Bryce Thomp-
son Of New York City is president and
Hon. William 81. Taft and Charles p.
Hughes are honorary president and vice
president respectively, the purpose Of
which is to erect suitable memorial
to the memory Of the late president,
Theodore Roosevelt.
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trips, parties, musical serenades and
avn parties and things too numerous to

trips, parties, musical serenades and
lawn parties and things too numerous to
mention. s4
Mr.. James Reasby Of Pittsburgh
Penn, and William Reasby Of Mil,
waukee, Wis, are here in response to q
summon calling them to the bedside Of
of their mother, who has been very III
for the past several weeks.
A party Of young ladies including
Miss Ruth SouthalI, Miss Emma Smith
Mrs. Miriam Mardis, Mrs. Florence Hog
sett and Miss Gussie Mardis spent tbs
day at No. 18 mines last Tuesday.
Mrs. Addie johnson of Miami June
ton passed from this life. last Thursday
morning. Her funeral was held Sun
day at the A. M. E. Church, Rev. J. .
Evans officiating. Her funeral was one
of the largest turnouts that we have
had. She was member of the Cout
of Calantha, Daughters Of Tabernacle
and the Eastern Star lodges; also
member Of three clubs and the choir.
Mr.. Henry U. Mease and mother arc
contemplating moving to Des Moines
this fall.
Mr.. Roscoe John was fortunate
enough to get back from France in time
to see his mother before she passed
away.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
Secretary Of N. Q. c. P.
Is Attacked in Texas

, Colored People was put in the hands of
the district attorney, deputy sheriff and
| the justice of the peace in Austin. They
read its chief aims stated as follows:
l. A vote for every Negro man and
woman on the same terms as for white
men and women.
2. An equal chance to acquire the
kind of an education that will enable
| the Negro everywhere wisely to use
| this vote.
8. A fair trial in the courts for all
crimes Of which he is accused, by judges
in whose election he has participated
without discrimination because of race.
A. A right to sit upon the jury which
passes judgment upon him.
S. Defense against lynching and
burning at the hands Of mobs
6. Equal service on railroad and 9th
! er public carriers. This to mean sleep
ing car service, dining car service, Pull
man service, at the same cost and upon
the same terms as other passengers.
z. Equal right to the use OF public
parks, libraries and other community
services for which he is taxed.
8. An equal chance for livelihood
in public and private employment.
9. The abolition Of color-hyphenation5
and the substitution OF straight Amer
icanism.
The demand for equal service ON rail
roads and public carriers they took =
special exception to. They also advised
discontinuance Of The Crisis. They
talked about social equality. In the
ame report, the Association, in Mr.. 6hil-
lady's forceful language, makes this
statement regarding social equality
which it believes and for which it in
tends to battle to the end:
Nor should any one be led astray
by the tiresome talk about 'ssocial
equality, Social equality is q private
question which may well be left to in
dividual decision. But, the prejudiccs
Of individuals cannot be acctpted as the
controlling policy Of state. The Ma
tional Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People ID concerned primar
lily with public equality America is q
nation not q priyste club. The Priyi-
lcges no less than the dutiesAof citizen
ship belong of right to no separate class
Of the people but to all the people, and
to them as individuals. The constitu-
tion and the laws are for the protection
Of the minority and Of the unpopular, no
less than for the favorites Of fortune, or
they are of no meaning as American in
struments of government.
Will not the readers Of this article
wire or write to their senators and rep
resentatives expressing their indigna-
tion at the treatment accorded Mr.. Shil-
lady in Texas, and urging upon them 9
congressional investigational investiga-
ton Of mob violence in the United
States.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
EDITOR KING MURDERED.

e NNhosOSiotSu '4NSSIU TeSS.1
Colonel w. E. King, editor and found.
er of the Dallas Express, the largest
race publication in the southwest, was
shot and killed Wednesday afternoon
about 3 o'clock at 2Sll Flora street.
Mr.. King lived only few minutes after
he was shot. He was shot in the upper
right chest.
Hattie C. Burleson, former personal
secretary and boarding mistress Of Mr..
King, voluntarily surrendered immee
dlately after the shooting and an affii-
davit charging her with murder was
filed in Justice Barnett 3 court.
Born in Mississippi, Mr.. King was
the son of Richard and Marguerite
King. He was born in Macon, Miss, in
1866. He was educated in the schools
of Macon. After completing his high
school education he taught school for
a number of years in the public schools
of Lauderdale and Jasper counties
where he enjoyed the distinction of
standing the best examination of any
teachers in these counties, white or
black. Seeing the need of newspaper
to defend the rights of his down trod-
den race, he began the publication Of
newspaper known as "Fair Play
about 1885 which had a wide circula-
tion and was successfully managed un-
til forced to close his shop and leave
the state on account of position his
paper took in defense of his race.
He came to Dallas in 1891 and se-
cured position as managing editor of
the Western Star, published by Rev. F..
w. D. Isaacs in 1892. He began the
publication Of the Dallas Bee later
the name was changed to the Dallas
Express. He was editor-in-chief at the
time Of his death and by his uncom-
promising stand for justice and right,
the paper is considered one of the
strongest publications in the south
west.
The deceased is survived by brother,
John King Of Greenyille, Miss, who
will come for the remains and make
funeral arrangements.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
|DEs MONIES WOMEN
LAUNCH DRIVE

At meeting held at the residence
Mrs. s. Joe Brown last Sunday after
noon plans were perfected for the
launching Of the Des Moines drive for
the benefit of the girls 4 dormitory at
Iowa City which is now in full blast;
and in order that every individual end
club in Des Moines might be given IN
opportunity to show their interest in our
girls who are struggling for higher
education it was decided that the drive
should not close until Monday. Sep. :
at the Virginia picnic at Fraze park
at or before which time all presidents
and solicitors will be expected t. re-
port to either Mrs George q. Young,
secretary, or Mrs Jessye 2. McClain.
treasurer, and at the close of the pis7
mic program the result of the drive will
be announced BY Miss Mamie Diggs who
J is the president Of the Uniyersity Girls
4 Club. s
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SOUTH HAVEN, MICH.
lSpecial To Bystander.

A dinner party was given Thursday
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Brown IS residence, 800 Fruit
street, by the Syndicate Club whose
members are Mesdames Freda Range,
president of Ft. Madison Ia; Stell
Glass, vice president of Chicago, III;
Lucille Spencer, secretary, of Chicago;
Ethel Jones, vice president, of Chicago;
Fannq Ward, treasurer, Of Chicago;
Helen Burns, vice. treasurer, Of Kansas
City; David Ruff, John Brown, Clare
Curry, Edward Brown, all Of South
Haven. The girls above. mentioned
have been resorting. here at the lakes
for the summer, but will leave for Chi.
cago, Sept. l.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29

The National Association for the Ad.
vancement of Colored People makes
known the following facts regarding
the situation in Austin, Texas, which
lead to its secretary, John r. Shillady s
visit to the capitol in Austin:
The city of Austin has one of the
largest branches of the association in
Texas, numbering 316 members. Texas
indeed, has the highest membership Of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People of any
state of the union, 7,046 members with
thirty one branches. 1t was, therefore
with great concern that on Aug. IL the
National Association s secretary re.
ceived q letter from p. A. Williams
president of the Austin, Texas, branch
saying that on August 3 the deputy
sheriff had served citation on him to
appear at the court Of the justice Of
peace bringing all books, papers, CORES.
pondence, etc, belonging or pertaining
to the National Association for the Ad
vancement Of Colored People. He com.
piled, was interrogated for thirty min.
utes and dismissed. AT his writing he
was under the ruling Of the court and
could not tell us any more.
Mr.. Shillady, on receipt Of this com
mnnication, left New York going first
to Chicago to do some work regarding
the recent riots, and from there ia
Texas, reaching Texas Thursday. It was
on Friday that the outrageous attack
was made up0n him.
It is unnecessary for the National
Association for the Advancement Of Col
ored People to make the statement to
the press Of this country that it intends
to do everything in its power to punish
the offenders and to make the country
ring with knowledge Of the conditions
in the capital city of Texas. Only in
the southern states Of America could
we read that judge and deputy sheriff
beat up a citizen visiting their city in
the interests Of well known Associa-
tion, highly honored, of ten years stand
ing, an Association with Moorfeld
Storey, former president Of the Bar As
sociation, as It's president, Major Y r.
Spingarn as it's treasurer, with the gov
ernor- Of Minnesota as the president of
one Of its branches, and Senator Cap
per until recently, president of anoth-
er, an Association that has stood always
Tor kindly dealing and fair play.
The Association believes that the citi-
zens Of the United States feel with it
profound indignation at this latest ex-
preston of mob violence. No, colored
man who appears to think for himself
is safe in the south, and it would seem
that. the same is true today Of any white
man who has the courage to expound his
canse.
The annual report Of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
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CLINTON NEWS.

Miss Charlotte Williams of Chicago
was the guest for few days at the
home. of her brother, II. G. Williams on N
Dewitt street.
The reception at Bethel A. M. r.
Church on Thursday evening, August
IA to the returned soldiers from over
seas was well attended, and proved a
success. At clock the boys were
guests at supper. Later program con con
sisting of music and addresses was rem
dered. The affair was under the aus
pices Of the local society which has done
good service in Red Cross work for the
boys while away.
Miss Irene McGaw Of Davenport spent
the week end few days ago at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs.s A.. A. Bush on
Eighth avenue.
Messrs William Mann. Curtis Bush, Roy
Watts and Carl Culberson attended the the
dance in Davenport last week.
The dance given at Eagle Point PARK al.
Friday night, Aug. l5 complimentary to
the returned boys from overseas, was
q success. A large crowd was in at
tendance, who danced until the mid
might hour to the music of Tim Sheans
4
Jazz orchestra.
The fourth and last quarterly meeting
for this conference year is scheduled fo'
Sept.
Mrs. Albert Junkins and daughter
Mrs. Charles Clay, are guests of reia:
Itives in Bloomfield, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry letter, 223 De
Witt street. announce the marriage OF
Miss Catherine Cole Of New Orleans
La, and sergt. Ezra B. Hall Of Baton
Rouge. La. The ceremony taking place
at Rockford, III, on Monday. Aug. ls
TheSbridc is a sister of Mrs. letter. The
newly married couple will make their
home in Minneapolis, Mimi. after. 9
visit in AURORA. ILL.,, with relatives.
Do not force the agent to ask You fol
your DELINQUENT subscrirtion, but pa.s'
up as you agreed.
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LEGION POST rs NAMED
AFTER NEGRO OFFICER
BY Negro Associated Press.

Iby NBgfU AssUcIHteu s FUss.1
Mobile, Ala, Aug. 2s.-Named afte,
the first Negro in Mobile to have been
commissioned in the army, Garter
Brown, post Of the American legion,
has been organized of all Negro ex-
service men Of this city, who have been
honorably discharged from the army.
Sixty members have already been en-
rolled. The headquarters will be at the
Colored Red Circle Club.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-10

member OF the board OF national in
stitutes OF credit, and prominently
Identified with the Citizens Protec-
tive league. sounded a note OF warn
ing 20 the members Of the South
Bend Association OF Credit, at their
monthly meeting nd banquet at the
Hotel Mishawaka last night Mr..
Richey's subject was "BOlshevism
and Business" and in the course of
his remarks he pointed out the ur-
gent necessity OF combating the
alarming spread OF this form OF an
archy throughout the United States
at the present time. There were
over 500, 600 Bolsheviki members in
the United States last September. and
since the armistice was signed many
others had joined the ranks. He
stated that the chief activity Of the
Bolsheviki az present in THIS country.
was through the means of insidious
propa ganda. by which they were en-
deavoring TO get the support OF or
ganized labor. A revolution was be-
ing planned. he declared, which had
for its purpose the overthrow of or
gained government. Too little was
known Of this radical movement by
the business men Of the country. and
from his connection with the de-
partmcnt of justice at Washington
ne knew that these developments
were causing much alarm among the
chiefs OF the departments.
II was a matter that must be set
tied, and as the business men of the
country had demonstrated what
could be done by cooperation, it was
up to them to band themselves still
closer together TO fight this menace.
The speaker stated that it was nee
essary 10 solve the labor question
before the question of reconstruc-
ton be taken up.
In conclusion, he urged action by
the government in concert with the
business interests Of the country as
being necessary to stamp out the
Bolsheviki movement. OF which he
had learned much as the result Of
investigation.
Animated discussion in which
many of the members Joined follow
ed the remarks Of Mr.. Richey. who
answered several questions in rela-
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ton to points brought out in his
address.
w. l. Chandler. vice president. &C
cupied the chair. The menu was an
excellent one. with fried chicken. the
piece de resistance The attendance
mum bered close 20 60 and included
the wives OF several OF the members.
Reports were made by Fred
Grimes. chairman Of the interchange
committee, and the treasurer, Fred
Schrop.
a mock trial. which was ludic-
rously funny was the final number
on a most interesting program The
grand jury which heard the case,
returned an indictment against l.
Ketchem and L. Cheatem, who will
undergo their trial at the next meet
ing OF the association at South
Bend, February 10. at which time
the state convention will be held.