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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
81. LOUIS TO HAVE
DEPARTMENT STORE

st. Louis, No., Aug. 2S.At a meet
ing held at the Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church $4,000 was subscribed to estab-
lish a department store which is to be
operated exclusively by colored people
and for 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. 6. 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 Success, the next
move win be to establish colored
bank.
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QUINCY, ILL, ITEMS.
(Snecial 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 H. Lucas, Chi.
leago, 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. 10 to %. There were twelve
charters issued during the year and S49
certificates. This year proved to be
the most successful in the history Of the
order.
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trips, parties, musical serenades and
lawn parties and things too numerous to

trips, parties, musical serenades and
lawn parties and things too numerous to
mention.
Mr.. James Reasby Of Pittsburgh,
Penn, and William Reasby of Mil
waukce, Wis, are here in response to a
summon calling them to the bedside OF
Of their mother, who has been very i'll
for the past several weeks.
A party of young ladies including,
Miss Ruth Southall, Miss Emma Smith,
Mrs. Miriam Mardis, Mrs. Florence Hog
sett and Miss Gussie Mardis spent the
day at No. Is 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. NJ. E. Church, Rev. J. ).
Evans officiating. Her funeral was one
of the largest turnouts that we have
had. She was a member of the Govt
of Calantha, Daughters Of Tabernacle
and the Eastern Star lodges; also
member Of three clubs and the choir.
Mr.. Henry U. Mease and mother are
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
ATTORNEY BROWN HEADS
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COM.

Attorney s. Joe Brown of this city
has been appointed state chairman OF
the colored men g section of the Roose-
Welt National Memorial Committee for
the state of Iowa and has named as the
other members Of tile Iowa committee
the following:
Attorney George n. Woodson and DR..
f. 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.
d. Hopkins, Waterloo; John d. Reeier,
Mason City; Henry Venable, TT. Dodge.
M. o. Culberson, Clinton; A. G. Clark,
oskaloosa; c. 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 Is 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 y.
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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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:
1. A vote for every Negro man and
woman on the same terms as for white
men and women.
?. An equal chance to acquire the
kind Of an education that will enable
the Negro everywhere wisely to use
this vote.
3. 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.
5. Defense against lynching and
burning Mt the hands Of mobs.
8. Equal service on railroad and 9TH
er public carriers. This to mean sleep
ing car service, dining car service, Pull
man service, ut 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-hyphenation
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
anne report, the Association, in Mr.. Shil-
lady's forceful language, makes this
statement regarding social equality
which it believes and for which II in
tends to battle to the end:
Nor should any one be led astray
by the tiresome talk about "social
equality Social equality is q private
question which may well be left to in
dividual decision. But, the prejudices
Of individuals cannot be accepfed as the
controlling poAcy Of state. The Ma
tional Association for tho Advancement
Of Colored People is concerned primar
lily with public equality. America is q
aetionnot a private club. The priv
leges no less than the duties sof citizen
ship belong Of right to no separate class
Of the people but to all the people, and
to them as individuals. The constitu-
ton 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-
ton at the treatment accorded Mr.. Shil-
lady in Texas, and urging upon them
congressional investigational investiga-
ton of mob violence in the United
States. N.
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EDITOR KING MURDERED.


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 clock at 2Sll Flora street.
Mr.. King lived only a few minutes after
he was shot. He was shot in the upper
right chest.
Hattie G. Burleson, former personal
secretary and boarding mistress of Mr..
King, voluntarily surrendered immes
diately after the shooting and an afii-
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 wide circula-
ton and was successfully managed I'M
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 Sc
cured a position as managing editor of
fbo Wosforn Star rnhIishod NV Rev II
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 Greenville, Miss, who
will come for the remains and make
funeral arrangements.
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DIES MONIES WOMEN
LAUNCH DRIVE

At meeting held at the residence &
Mrs. s. Joe Brown last Sunday after
noon plans were perfected Tor the /
launching Of the Des Moines drive for
the benefit Of the girls dormitory at
Iowa City which is now in full blast;
and in order that every individual end
club in Des Moines might be given iii
opportunity to show their interest in our
girls who are struggling for a higher
education it was decided that the drive
should not close until Monday, Sept.
at the Virginia picnic at Fraze park
at or before which time all president
and solicitors will be expected to re-
port to either Mrs George g. Young,
secretary, or Mrs. Jessye E. McClaln.a
treasurer, and at the close of the pie.
mic program the result Of the drive will
be announced by Miss Mamie Diggs who
J is the president Of the University Girls
Club. sl5 ss
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CLINTON NEWS.

4 Miss Charlotte Williams of Chicago
was the guest for few days at the
home of her brother, II. G. Williams on
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 o'clock the boys were
guests at supper. Later a program con
sisting of music and addresses was rem,
dered. The affair was under the aus
piees 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.A A. A. Bush on
Eighth avenue. !. ~.
Messrs William Mann. Curtis Bush, hoy
Watts and Carl Culberson attended the
dance in Davenport last week.
"A The dance given at Eagle Point PARK
Friday night, Aug. Is complimentary TO
the returned boys from overseas, was
. success. A large crowd was IN at
tendance, who danced until the mid
night hour to the music of Tim Sheans
iazz orchestra.
y The fourth and last quarterly meeting
for this conference year is scheduled for
Sept.
Mrs. Albert Junkins and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Clay, are guests OF reia-
.tives in Bloomfield, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry letter, 22s 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, H., on Monday. Aug. g
TheSbride is a sister of Mrs. letter. The
newly married couple will make their
home in MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. after 2
visit in AURORA. Ill, with relatives.
Do not force the agent to: ask yorl for
your DELINQUENT subscription, but pa.
up as you agreed.
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SOUTH HAVEN, MICH.
Especial to Bystander.

A dinner party was given Thursday
evening, at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Brown s residence, 32O Fruit
street, by the Syndicate Club whose
members are Mesdames Freda Range,
president of Ft. Madison Ia; Stell
Glass, vice president Of Chicago, H.;
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, Glare
Curry, Edward Brown, all Of South
Haven. The girls above. mentioned
have been rcsorting here at the lakes
for the summer, but will leave for Chs
cago, Sept. /.
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The National Association for the ADD
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 $40 members. Texas,
indeed, has the highest membership of
the National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People Of any
state of the union, 7,046 members with
thirty-one branches. It was, therefore,
with great concern that on Aug. IL the
National Association secretary re-
ceived letter from p. A. Williams,
president Of the Austin, Texas, branch,
saying that on August Q 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 Intercepted for thirty min
uteS aHu uiSNuAsScu. az ulS WAASAhS AO
was under the ruling Of the court and
could not tell us any more.
Mr.. Shillady, on receipt Of this COM
munication, left New York going first
to Chicago to do some work regarding
the recent riots, and from there to
Texas, reaching Texas Thursday. 1t 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 Q 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 citizen visiting their city IN
the interests Of well known AssOcia-
ton, highly honored, Of ten years stand
ing, an Association with Moorfield
Storey, former president Of the Bar As
ISOLATION, rs its president, Major y. q.
Spingarn as its treasurer, with the gov.
ernor Of Minnesota as the president OF
one Of it's 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 ut 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 cxpound his
cause.
The annual report of the National
Association for the Advancement OF
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LEGION POST rs NAMED
AFTER NEGRO OFFICER
(By Negro Associated Press.

Mobile, Ala, Aug. 28.--Named after
the frst Negro in Mobile to have been
commissioned in the army, Carter
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
Colofed Red Circle Club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
Over W. I. Phelts & Co.'s Wire

New Orleans, May 14.--Fluctuations did not carry the price of cotton very far today, as the main influences were too conflicting. Neither the census pu- reau report at 9 o'clock nor the week. ly crcp accounts from the government at 10 o'clock furnishes the trade with anything very definite to work on The days weather conditions were also without any very definite trend when the same statement applied to political news. The market was much a waiting affair. Around the opening there was rise of to points, which was sue ceeoed by drop to a level IS 70 20 points under the close yesterday From this a new rise carried the active months to 12 points over yesterday S finals, but late in the day prices were about even with those on the ciose of yesterday.
 The census figures put American con sumption during April at 475,753 bales not including lnters, against 3,72C in March and 544,125 in April of last year. Active spindles numbered 33,21a,- ! 026 in April against 32,642.376 in March and e3,f34,99 in April of last year Tn both these items the comparison with the proceeding month was favorable while with the same month last year it was Gnfavorable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
Over s. R.~Stewart's Wire

New Orleans. May 14.-Liverpoo' shows the full advance due in near po- sitiohs but is hanging back on new crops. Spots were strong, sales 5000 today at 10 higher, indicating activl- ty at Manchester. Hope of a larger crop and cheaper cotton is probably dictating relative neglect of new crops These tactics were used last year and ultimately led to a great bullish con vuision in the market. carrying prices 12c up on covering of shorts in new crops and hedge demand for forward nc eds.
 The feature of yesterdays final spot quotations from the interior was the large sales again in the Atlantics, es- pecially in the milling districts. At lanta reported $500 bales sold at 45 higher; mlddling, 2S.25c; this demand is fully explained by current reports of active mill business and today's cen sus statistics showing mill stocks 47O,- 900 less than last year.
 Tue April consumption, while smaller than last year, is 42,000 more than in March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
LEGAL NOTICES

on or nearest to said Improvements; and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land ahutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvement, or the n- creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements
 Section I. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s2600, and that the commission will meet on the Sd day Of June, 1919, al the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at 3 o'clock, D. m., to hear any objections. remonstrances, or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same, or the ma terial to be used.
 A true copy.
 Approved May l4, 1919.
 N A. BARRETT
 President of the Commission.
 H. S. RYALL.
 City Clerk. Age-Herald, May 1922, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15

An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of Fortieth street and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the north property line of Fifth avenue to the north line of the King Land X Improvement company's addition to Avondale. Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham that the grade of Fortieth street and the curbs on both sides thereof. from the north property line of Fifth avenue to the north line of the King Land & Improvement com pany's addition to Avondale be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on profile sheet No. 2ss, here tofore exhibited to this board and now on file in the city hall in the office of the city engineer.
 true copy.
 Approved May IA, 1919.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 H. s. RYALL,
 City Clerk. Age-Herald, May 15 1919
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 000-C

An ordinance to provide for certain im- provements on Fortieth street from Fifth avenue, north, to the north line of the King Land X Improvement company's addition to Avondale. and on the north side of Fifth avenue from Fortieth street east 100 feet.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows: Section l. That Fortieth street from the north line of Sixth avenue, north on the east side of Fortfeth street, to the north line of the King Land & Improvement
 company's addition to Avondale. and the sidewalks on both sides of Fortieth street from the north line of Fifth avenue, north, to the north line of Sixth avenue north, on the east side of said Forttetn street, be graded.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of Fortieth street from the north property line of Fifth avenue to the north line of the King Land & Improvement com pany's addition to Avondale shall be paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving for width of four (4) feet, located one Q foot from and par allel to the east and west property lines respectively. Provided, however, that the crossings of all intersecting avenues
 shall not be paved, and no paving shall
 be laid in, front of lot z, block 5, of King Land & Improvement companys addition to Avondale. That the sidewalk on the north side of Fifth avenue from the west edge of the east sidewalk on Fortieth street to a point 100 feet of the east property line of Fortieth street shall be paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving for width of five (5) feet, located on the north property line of Fifth avenue That the driveways into lots and the |alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the paved
 portion of the sidewalk.
 Section ?. That said improvements shall
 be made in accordance with the estab-
 lished grades on file in the office of the
 City Engineer for said portions of said
 highways, and according to full details,
 drawings, plans, specifications and sur veys of said work and estimates, which
 shall be prepared by the City Engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by
 him on file in his office in the City Hail,
 not later than one week prior to the
 date named in section of this ordina nee,
 where iproperty owners who may be af-
 fected by said improvements may see
 and examine the same
 Section 8. That the cost of construct
 ing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the DOT.
 tons of the highways so improved pro-
 yided
 ta) That the cost of all improvements
 at or upon street, Avenue or alley inter-
 sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk improve nents on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against tho lots abuttins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15

ing April numbering at the close of April B, S,2lS000 bales, and compared with SS,oOo,0oo at the close of April one year ago.
 The total visible and invisible stock in the United States at the close of last month was 712.0o0 larger than one year ago. whereas at the end of March it was He.000 larger than last year.
 Nearly 4OO delegates from all cotton growing states met here today to com- plete permanent org@nszation of the southern cotton association and to or ganize an export corporation which will probably be capitalized at Sl00,O00,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
Grade Ordinance No. SIS

An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of Fifth avenue, north, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east property line of Fortieth street to point 100 feet east of the east prop erty line of Fortieth street. Be it ordained by the commission 6f the city of Birmingham, that tile grade of Fifth avenue, north, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east prop erty line of Fortieth street to a point 100 feet east of the east property line of Fortieth street be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on profile sheet No. 177, heretofore ex- hibited to this board and now on file in the city hall in the office of the city engineer.
 A true copy
 Approved May 14, 1919.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 H. s. RYALL,
 City Clerk. Age-Herald, May 15, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15

was less unfavorable than the trade had expected. There has been little in- crease in the general business on the advance. While the south has been a more or less persistent seller, local sentiment is very bullish and a fur
 ther improvement in values in gen. erally anticipated. It is pointed out that owing to the labor situation the crop is on the defensive and clear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-15
By BRIGGS

warm weather is necessary east of the river to prevent abandonment of acre age. On the other hand, there has not been any general speculation devell oped on the recent advance, and it is questionable whether the market would hold all the recent improvement should we have a period of seasonable tenn perature and dry weather.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.