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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

You may not know that Iowa is the
greatest state Of all!
Nevertheless, she is and here are
the facts and the figures to prove it.
These statistics were read at the
recent Methodist conference by Sher-
man Powell, stewardship secretary of
the Omaha Area:
FACTS AND FIGURES OF IOWA.
IOWA HAS THE
Greater hydro-electric plant on
earth at Keokuk.
Largest basket factory in the United
States at Burlington.
Largest cereal factory in the world
at Cedar Rapids.
Largest calendar factory in the
world at Red Oak.
Largest sash and door factory In
tho United States at Dubuque.
Largest macsroni factory in the
world At Davenport.
Largest furniture factory in the
United States ut Bur1inton.
Largest cream separator factory in
the United States at Waterloo.
IOWA
OOrU ID WOItn moro tn4n sLhA 8nnuAl
products Of all the gold mines Of the
United States.
Horses are worth more than the
cotton crop Of any state.
Hogs are worth more than tho hogs
OF any two states in the union.
Honey is worth more than California
| fgs.
Wool Is worth more than California .
Strawberries.
Corn crop is worth more than al, Of
Canada g wheat crop.
Egg production is worth more than
all the oranges raised in United States.
Annual apple crop 10 worth nora
than that Of any Of the Pacific Of noun
tain states.
Corn is worth more than all the
output Of anthracite coal in the United
States. III s5ss
Iowa has exported more horses FOR
service il European war than any
other state.
More persons in Iowa are engaged
in breeding pure bred horses and
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and with the aid Of his splendid as
sistants will put on q membership drive
shortly to increase its number.
Mrs. Jessie Taylor Of Ottumwa, Iowa,
after spending few hours with the
Gat1en g left Sunday for Memphis.
r. H. Hall Of Bascoe, No., also Wis
tied the Gatlin g.
The many friends Of DR.. T. 81. Phil
lips will be glad to know he is still i'm
proving.
Miss Elizabeth Gross has been as
signed q position in Wilberforce Uni
versity.
Mrs. Lennie Rusk Porter Of st. Louis
is spending week at home with her
sisters and other relatives.
Mr.. William Alden was hurt in q col
lision Of his wheel with the automo-
bile Of DR.. and Mrs. Diamond but is
getting on nicely at this writing.
Reys. i. q. Lowe and Henry Arm
strong will take charge Of the Bethel
Church in the pastors absence.
Mrs. George Ann Coleman is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Marie ?. Robbins
in Chicago and attending the confer
erce which is in session there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Taylor are en-
tertaining the formers sister Of Kan
#sas City, Mo. .
Mr.. John Kinslow Of Missouri i
visiting friends Of a half century's dur
alton among whom are Whalen Green
j. w. Drain, Mr.. Wilson and others.
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I. Haggett, Nauvoo, ILL.,; Mrs. Eav. q.
Robinson, Harrisville, w. Va national
representative Of the w. C. T.. u. in the
city as the guest Of the county conven-
tion Of that organization that met in
Keokuk this months; Mr.. John u.
Thompson, editor Of the Bystander. The
mission has accepted tho agency for the
book on our colored officers at the Des
Moines training camp, Of which Mr..
Thompson is the author: Ten orders for
the book have been received since the
visit Of Mr.. Thompson
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IOWA aIRL GOES TO WILBER-
FORCE AS MsTRUCTUo,

Miss Elizabeth Gross, daughter Of
NJ. w. ~. Gross, mail carrier and prom
ineat sitizen OF Keokuk, Iowa, and
grand master Of the Masonic grand
& lodge st Iowa, has received an appoint
/. ment e Instructor at Wilberforce Uni
versity, Ohio.
Stats University, class Of 1919. Aside
from making one Of the highest records
] Of hs1 Glass she was awarded the medal
Of tho Daughters of the American revo-
lutisn for her excellent scholarship in
histsTy.
We congratulate Miss Gross on her
appsintment for aside from her excel
lent ssAool record she comes from one
Of the highest class families in the state
Of ISwa.
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MOLINE NEWS.

The Rev. T. w Lewis departed Tues
day for Chicago where he will attend
the annual conference.
A musical program was rendered ct
the st. Paul's Church Sunday eve
ming by the choir. Besides the musical
number by the choir. There was an
instrumental solo by Mrs. H. r. Stew
art, a vocal solo by Mr.. Craig; an essay
BY Mrs. II. w. Hardin; q reading by
Mrs. Norris, solo by Mr.. Evans, an
essay by Miss Beatrice Dysen; remarks
by Rev. s. B. Watkins and farewell
remarks by Rev. T. N. Lewis, after
which the collection was lifted. Then
the yearly reports Of the Church were
made.
Mrs. Maggie Grant Of Chicago is
visiting friends and relatives in the
city.
a number Of Moline people attended
the meeting of the Davenport branch OF
the N. "A. "A. g. p. at the Bethel a. NJ
E. Church Monday. a very enjoyable
program was rendered.
Mrs. Lillian Miller is visiting friends md
in ansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Nora Enoch entertained Mr.
Fielder Brown at dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. 81. 9. Walkup enter
tained at dinner Sunday. Covers were
laid for six.
Mr.. w. a.. Stewart is attending the
ANIMAL conference in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Whitfield enter
tained il honor Of Mrs. N. Grant Mon on
day evening.
Mrs william Craig entertained We'd
neaday afternoon in honor Of her moth
er Mrs. Petis and her mother IN -in-laW,
Mrs. Craig, who are visiting her from
ab.1b;na. Mo. The afternoon was high
II enjoyed by all, and nice luncheon
was served by the hostess.
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Mayor Tom Fairweather to Speak at
Croker Street Y. M. C. A.
Public Demonstration at St. Paul. A. IN. E.
Church at P. N. Sunday, Sept. 18th.

An persons interested in the estab-
,;ahnsnt Of the Y. M. G. "A. work among
our people should be present at st.
Panl's "a II. e. Church Sunday, Sept.
IS at 4 3. m. A public demonstration
win hs made Of the entire work up to
date. a most interesting program is
pronised. "A general report Of the sec
;retary will be given showing what has
been accomplished up to date and Civ
ING 6nanciaf status Of the organiza-
t;on M TO date. Mr.. Archie Alexander
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will show and explain to you the plans
Of our proposed building. Mayor Tom
Fairweather will be the principal speak
er. There will also be number Of
quartet selections furnished by boys Of
the Syndicate Club. It is hoped that
enough money will be raised to imme-
sdiately begin the erection of the build
ing.
To every person paying as much as
five dollars before Oct. will be given
an official Y. NJ. G. A. membership pin.
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Best Treatment for : Burn.

1f for no other reason, Chamberlaln : :
sa;ve should be kept in every house.
Ield ON account Of its great value IN
the treatment Of burns. It allays the
n.;n ~ aImost instantly, and unless the
injury is severe one, heals the par
r;thout leaving q scar. This saive M is
s,so nneoualed for chapped hands, sore
n;nnles and diseases Of the skin. Price
25 cents.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
THE EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
(By John 4. Thompscn.)

AccroSS the rather OF Waters from
the sucker state into Hannibal. This
the sucker state into show me y,
state. Hannibal is one OF the old.
est cities in Missouri, located high
upon the bluffs Of Mississippi.
Here lives about 5000 colored
people, Of whom we cannot say very
much for our stay was only two hours,
ytt we found out that there were two
colored newspapers here, SO the BY
stander editor was generous enough not
to attempt to impose our journal that
has passed more then quarter of q
century of existence upon the Hannibal
people since they had sufficient news
newspapers in their own city, the Ma
tional Protective paper is the oldest,
having been published for several years
by Rev. G. r. Mcdowell as the official
organ Of the National Protective Assoc
citation and the Missouri State Register,
recently started by George n. Wright,
recently from Michigan, by formerly an
old Hannibal man. Ed Long was the
only restaurant Gale the Savoy
at 112 Bird street. He is contemplat-
ing enlarging his restaurant. Mrs. ".
H. Holland runs first class rooming
and boarding house at 315 Center. A
few hours later we arrived in Paris, No.
A nice little town Of about 1900 Of
which about 500 are colored. They have
one restaurant, one barber shop, brick
school hous with two teachers, Miss Ber-
~ is the principal. Geo. Ripper is still
in the meat butcher for q meat store.
George A Donaldson, decorator and
dealer in all gardes Of wall paper and
decorator Is supplies and 4. "A. Donald
son are both doing well. There are two
churches, the A. M. =. and the Baptist,
each doing fairly WELL Mr.. r. ]. House
is hustling man here. w. H. Moss is
successful farmer living about four
miles from town. He owns q nice farm
and makes sorghum, his speciality. He
sells hundreds Of gallons. JAS. Hooker
il another we'll to do farmer living near
Madison. Ee owns 16O acres Of fine
land. He has out this year 10 acres
Of wheat and l4O acres of corn, about
| fifty head of hogs and other things in
proportion. Henry Price is another sue
cessful farmer. In fact the co1ored
farmers near Madison held one day
agricultural fair and many prizes were
given out. Mr.. A. Watson is another
farmer. Mr.. Ragland is doing well. Mr.,
B. E. Beecham is farming, although he
lives in town. Mr.. Berry is one Of the
old and highly respected citizens here.
He owns valuable property. w. E. Rob
inson is still working at the post Office.
We. ysundayed in Moberly, the largest
city in north central Missouri. It is q
railroad division We have here about
1000 colored people with four colored
churches, the NJ. p. pastored by Rev.
Abbott, the Second Baptist pastored by
Rev. j.. D. Downey, the A. M. 2. pas
tored by Rev. Harris and the other Bap-
tist pastored by Rev. swaney. The
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

" mOItSa&0 UuEAlAS IdAys AHcy Ass0
paid off all Of their mortgage debt and
held an all day Publication. The mem
bers of the church served q big basket
dinner free to everybody several hun
dreds took dinner there. It was one Of
the best church dinners that ye editor
ever ate. Chicken, pork and ham, sweet
potatoes, cabbage salads Of all kinds,
baked potatoes and brown gravy, corn,
apple sauce, cake and apple, peach swet
potatoes and pumpkin pies. @ man II
was enough to make one go away back
and sit down. They held an afternoon
service, when Rev. Saunders and an auto
truck Of fourteen of his members Of
Huntsville came over TO help them in
their rally. Rev. Saunders preached !
soul stirring sermon which was enjoyed
by all present. They collected about
400 on this day. This il = fine brick
church built shout ten years ago. They
raised this year over $2, $500 on the main
debt besides the interest. Rev. Downey
and his wife are great church workers
understand that the other Baptist
The Al. M. E. also have just had q mort
gage burning. They have q very beauti
fnl Fediace built about Ave years ago, @
these three churches are all practically
new and the best thing they are out Of
debt There are two physicians, DR.. J.
s. Peacy, the oldest in point Of resi-
dence. He is doing well. His able wife
10 active in both church and secret so
ciety work. DR.. J. 81. Longon 10 the
other physician. He is q young man
only practiced here few years but he
|is young man Of future usefulness. He
.. has Dodge car and has : large prac,
tice. They need dentist. There is one
undertaken, one barber shop, one restau
rant, one pool hall. Mr.sF. j. Alexander
iastiI contract carpented. He is q broth
sr TO Price Alexander OF Des Moines
He owns beautiful stncco home just
built. His wife has moro fowres and
beautiful porch plants than any home
that have seen. Rev. s. E. Boone il
still working in the postofice and
preaching every Sunday at q small towI
| . short distance from here. He is = fns
yonnR A. NJ. 81 minister. Prof. Il. B
i Quinn is still the principal At the publ.
ScnO0l W1Ln OIheI GeacHeTS OA WHUHs
cannot name all Of them. Prof. Quinn i
| a fine young man, q good musicion, as ht
il organist at the A. M. =. Church HI
owns nice home. Mrs. u M. Wells
who has been sick for more than veal
who was taken to Des Moines hospita
and was operated upon is little better
She was brought home from Des Moines
Saturday, Sept. IA. Mrs. Minnie Alt.
house is still running her rooming and
boarding house. Mrs. Kate Black, ont
Of the active young women will chron
icle the Moberly news this year. Mrs
q. w. Kirby is quite sick. Prof. Cole
man il still here doing well. he is an
influential u. B. F. worker. We left
for Huntville.
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poII1ICs WILL BOIL AT
IOWA SUIT SESSION

real political session is Promlsed
whsa the Iowa Equal Suffrage assocla-
ton gathers for its convention at boone
next week. .o
II The sessions which begin Sept. so,
and. end oct. 2, Will be fraught wltn
party propaaands. and women who az al
ready have chosen their political par
ties, say they viii make every eHol.
to convert non partisan members o.
the organisation before the convention
ends !.
This win be the la y appearance =
the Iowa Equal Suffrage association.
DURING the convention il viii %
merged with the National League Ior
Women voters, and will plan 2 new
program. The part which Iowa WON m
en play in state politics Will De one
Of the interesting revelations during sne
sessions.
Party representatives. win take their J.
best arguments to this gathering q
women. The republican party Viii s
4 press-agented BY member OF the sta.e
central committee; the democrat1c
party by M. F. Healy, TT. Dodge, anu ~
the socialist party by Rev. \ 2
Tucker, Chicago.
Other interesting talks will be gwen
by Mrs. Charles Brooks, Wichita, han., =, !,
shairnan Of the National League q
Wsnsn Voters, who viii describe the
sorh of the league; Mrs. Catherine e
WaasA lrsC sCnllough, Evanston, wen l
kassA su1raist md lawyer, and ME-. !.
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Is Iowa the Greatest State
Of All? We'n Say She Is
And Here Are the Reason,

cattle than in any other state.
IOWA TO-DAY BREEDS MORE
Percheron horses than France.
Belgian horses than Belgium.
Y Clydesdale horses than Scotland.
Shire horses than England.
IOWA TODAY BREEDS
cne-ffth of all Percberons in the
United States.
one-sixth Of all shires in tho Unitsd
States.
one-fourth Of all Clydesdales in Tie
United States.
one-half Of all Belgians in ~
United States.
IOWA STANDS FIRST IN
Value OF farm products.
Combined value OF 1.-Two stock.
Value Of farm property, per farm.
Percentage Of farm land Improved.
Number Of automobiles per capita
Tonnage of crops.
Number Of banks.
Short courses for tho farmer
Literary.
Value Of Farm buildings.
Production Of grass seed.
Production Of oats.
Production Of corn. Il
Value Of farm implements.
Egg production.
Value Of horses.
Value Of cattle.
Value Of hogs.
Value Of poultry.
Hay and forage.
Productive climate.
The farms Of Iowa are worth more
than the farms Of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama,
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico,
Montana and Wyoming combined.
IOWA HAS PRODUCED THE
WORLDS GREATEST-
| Evangelist William IA. Sunday.
| x. M. g. a. leader, John b. Mott.
Food administrator, Herbert q !
Hoover. 3ss
Greatest missionary leader, s. Earl
Taylor.
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srUDKNrs HOME DRIVE
OTTICIAL REPORT

4 : N1A~ss
TIE scholarship committee Of the Iowa
Federation who have been conducting
the students home drive. met in Des
Moines Monday. rs
Those present were: Mrs. Martha
I White of Indianola, president of 1oWs
Fedoration.
Mn. Helen Downey, chairman of com
ln,its and who conducted the drive.
Nj Jessye McClain, state treasurer;
M. George 6. Young, secretary Of
conuittee; Mrs. s. Joe Brown, Des
Moines; Mrs. Jennie Wright, Buxton; /;
Mn. g. B. Lewis, Kansas City; Mrs.
White, state president and Mrs. H.
Downey made excellent report on prop
erty purchased and its condition. The
deed g property and insurance papers
wers turned over to treasurer.
a vote of thanks was rendered Mr..
s. Jos Brown for his gratuitious service
! to connittee.
The treasurer reported she had re-
ceivea 41 ,964.70 in money over $500 IN
pledges. $1,000 has been paid on prop
erty, The home has been furnished,
other expenses pald anu $o1o.eo 20 ioAlAe'A11 -.
in treasury.
All honor to the splendid women M who
served regardless Of the amount turned go
in. Nay none Of them become dis
couraged but be more inspired to work.
Tho committee will continue their
solisiting and hope to pay anotner lls
thousand dollars in January.
We would like to have another rug
for their home and we need dishes espe-
cially sups and glasses. !,
Coed friends already donating eoai
for which we are grateful.
This home is monument Of culture
{ to the Negros of Iowa.
W. are proud Of it, we want you g
be proud Of it.
Il Is open to visitors and our pleas
3 ant little matron will receive you
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4s,s involved sls,,sy.

ttoW 8V0IvoO VtOv0vy6 n
Ths plow evolved slowly fro0 q
crude instrument OF wood int -
steel tool Of today. In many parts g
the world even today very primitive
form Of wooden plow Ii stin q use.
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is. Joe Brown, president Colored League
of Women Voters, who will talk on the
.4s Political Education of Colored Wom-
en-.
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dared indulge might stimulate his
momentarily waried courage. The
cry of the victorious ape-man still
held his nerves beneath its spell. 1t
would be several minutes before he
again could bring himself to the
point of charging into the view of
the giant anthropoids.
And as he regathered his forces
Tarzan reached Taug's side, and then
clambering higher up to the point
where the end of the grass rope was
made fast, he unlQosed, land low-
cred the ape sloV ling him
in until the clutching ) fastened
upon limb.
Quickly Taug drew himself to a
position of safety and shook off the
moose. In his rage-maddened heart
was no room for gratitude to the
ape-man. He recalled only the fact
that Tarzan had laid this painful in
dignity upon him. He would be re-
venged, but just at present his
legs were so numb and his head so
dizzy that he must postpone the
qualification of his vengeance.
Tarzan was coiling his rope the
while he lectured Taug on the futil-
ity of pitting his poor powers, phys
ical and intellectual, against those
of his betters. Teeka had come close
beneath the tree and peering upward.
Sheeta was worming his way stealth
lily forward, his belly close to the
ground. In another moment he
would be clear of the underbrush
and ready for the rapid charge and
the quick retreat that would end
the brief existence of Teeka's balu.
Then Tarzan chanced to look up
and across the clearing. Instantly
his attitude of good-natured BAN
tering and pompous boastfulness
dropped from him. Silently and
swiftly he shot downward toward
the ground. Teeka, seeing him COM
ing, and thinking that he was after
her or her balu, bristled and pre-
pared to fight. But Tarzan sped by
her, and as he went her eyes fol-
lowed him and she saw the cause of
his sudden descent and his rapid
charge across the clearing. There
in full sight now was Sheeta, the
panther, stalking slowly toward the
tiny, wriggling balu which lay
among the grasses many yards
away.
Teeka gave voice to a shrill scream
of terror and of warning as she
dashed after the ape-man. Sheeta
saw Tarzan coming. He saw the
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Over and over upon the grass
rolled Sheeta, growing and scream
ing, clawing and biting, in mad
effort to dislodge his antagonist or
get some portion of his body within
range of teeth or talons.
As Tarzan leaped to close quarters
with the panther, Teeka had run
quickly in and snatched up her balu.
Now she sat upon high branch,
safe out of harms way, cuddling the
little thing to her hairy breast, the
while her savage little eyes bored
down upon the contestants in the
clearing, and her ferocious voice
urged Taug and the other bulls to
leap into the melee.
Thus goaded the bulls came closer,
redoubling their hideous clamor, but
Sheeta was already sufficiently en-.
gaged---he did not even hear them.
Once he succeeded in partially dis
lodging the ape-man from his back,
so that Tarzan swung for an instant
in >front of those awful talons, ana
in the brief instant before he could
regain his former hold, raking blow
from the hind paw laid open one leg
from hip to knee.
1t was the sight and smell of this
blood, possibly, which wrought upon
the encircling apes, but it was Taug
who really was responsible for the
thing they did.
/ Taug, but a moment before filled
with rage toward Tarzan of the
Apes, stood close to the battling pair,
his red trimmed, wicked little eyes
glaring at them. What was passing
in his savage brain? Did he gloat
over the unenviable position of his
recent tormentor? Did he long to
see Sheeta's great fangs sink into
the soft throat of the ape-man? Or
did he realize the courageous unset
fishness that had prompted Tarzan
to rush to the rescue and imperil his
life for Teeka's balu-for Taug's
little balu? Is gratitude a posses
sion of man only, or do the lower or
ders know it also?
With the spilling of Tarzan's
blood Taug answered these ques-
tions. With all the weight of his
great body he leaped, hideously
growing, upon Sheeta. His long
fighting fangs buried themselves in
the white throat His powerful
arms beat and clawed at the soft fur
until it flew upward in the jungle
breeze.
And with Taug's example before
them the other bulls charged, bury
ing Sheeta beneath rending fangs
and filling all the forest with the
wild din of their battle cries.
All, but it was a wondrous and in
spring sight-this battle of the
primordial apes and the great, white
ape-man with their ancestral foe,
Sheeta, the panther.
In frenzied excitement Teeka
fairly danced upon the limb which
swayed beneath her great weight as
she urged on the males of her peo.
pie, and Thaka, and Mumga, ant
Kamma, with the other shes of the
tribe of Kerchak, added their shrill
cries or fierce barkings to the pan.