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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
WOMAN'S WILL GIVE USE OF
HER HOME TO HER SERVANTS

New York, n. Y, July 23.--Mrs. Eli
~ A. Thornc, who died May %, in her
will, fled in the Surrogates court, re-
Gucstcd that her executor permit her
servants to occupy her residence at l33
West Seventy fourth street. for q term
Of six months after her death. During
this period. it is provided, all expenses
of the servants shall be paid out of the
estate. Mrs. Thornc left $500 each to
Anna Reed and Mary Kelly, servants.
The tcstatrix WAS lightweight years
od
Mrs. Thorne, who was much inter
cstcd in the welfare of Negroes, Great
ed a trust fund of $4,000 from which
Carpar Titus, who is ''Of African des-
cent? and lives in Norfork, Va. is to
have the income for life. At his death
the income is to be paid to his wife,
at whose death the PRINCIPAL will 90 to
! the Hampton normal and agricultural
institute, to establish the Eliza A.
Thornc memorial fund. Alexander
White, also of African descent receives
; S. 900 in Liberty bonds and some fur
niture.
Horace T. Frezellc, nephew. and
| Louise F. Kokalc, a niece, each re-
' ccivcs $50, 1000. A similar beQucst is
made to Alice T. Morris. who is not
related to the testatrix. Frederick AL
! len of Auburn, n. Y, is the residuary
| legatee.
Mrs Thorne provided in her will that
any person contcsting the instrument
shall be barred from receiving part of
her estate.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
SOL BUTLER SETS
NEW JUMP RECORD
Dubuque College Athlete Betters Amer
lean Record by Three E Fourths Inch.

The Iowa athletes representing Iowa
colleges placed Saturday in the final
Il vouts for the United States Olympic
team at Cambridge. Sol Butler, Du-
nuquc university colored sprinter ant
ilnpcr, set a new world s record in
Tie broad jump when he leapcd "a and
s inches. Butler is sure of a place on
TIE team. George Brctnal of Cornell
college, Mt. Vernon, placed fourth i'll
the 4lO-yard dash. The event was won
Nv }. +. Shea of the United States navy
il. 10 second fat. Howard Drew, Drake
university sprinter, failed to place in
the finals. He placed in his trial heat,
Let couldn t stand the strain in the
final dash.
Buffers leap of "a feet inches sur.
raSscd by thrrefourths of an inch the
i ark Prnstcin made twenty years ago.
DREW FAILED TO PLACE.
Howard Drew, holder of the world IS
record failed to place in the meet Sat
ur,tav. Drew who is an old timer quail
iiird in the semi-finals but only made
fifth place in the finals. This however,
j, remarkable when we consider the
|. myth of time i'll which Drew has par
'ciratcd i'll such events, the average
l,n9th of a runners life being only a
few wears at most.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
FATHER AND SON IN SAME MEET
Howard Drew and His Son in Olympic
TryoutS

Springfield. Mass, July 23.--Prob-
ably never before in the history OF
track athletics have father and son
participated as successful sprintcrs the
samc season. The other day at Spring.
field, Mass, David Henry Drew, the ~
year old son Of Howard p. Drew o.
Drake university, who competed in the
Olympic finals at Cambridge, won 40
yard dash for boys.
Son David won his race as he liked
and it was the second time he had ever
appeared in competition. Few more
consistent and really and truly ten sec
ond sprintcrs ever wore the spiked shoe
than his father.
Howard Drew, now over 80, finished
second to Scholz of Missouri in the 100
ward dash of the midwcstcrn Olympic
trials last month and Scholz did even
time. Drew was also second in the 22O-
yard dash, which was won in better
than 23 seconds. He made his third at
tempt to "comc back' this season and
Il glorious attempt it was. Many young
or men who are credited with very
fast time this season did not look so
, promising at Cambridge as the veteran
who six years ago did 100 yards in
:09, 3-3 and the furlong in :21 ID,
world s records
III is son frSt entertained track no
ticns last winter when he competed in
on indoor meet of the Sunday school
league He raced in the 2O-yard dash
but was badly beaten. Today he ranks
the best boy sprnter of Springfield ano
under Johnny Burr is expected to win
many races before he becomes voter
The youthful Drew, like his father, /:
also gifted with broad jumping ability
Like his father he may become foot
I ball star. He promises to be more OF
a baseball celebrity than the old man
| for he is now rated one of the bes
sTortstops of local kid ball clubs.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

home.
Lawyer Gertrude burden Rush on
the legislative committee Of the ma
tional Federation made splendid re-
port.
Mrs. s. Joe Brown and Mrs Laurence
G. Jones spent Sunday, July II in Mont
gomery the capital of the state Of Ala.
the capital of Georgia. While in At
lanta they were the guests at the home
of DR.. j. W. f. Bowen of Cannon theo-
logical college and Atlanta university.
On Sunday morning in company with
Mrs. Bowen they attended the old histo-
tic First Congregational church where
! DR.. Proctor presided so long. After the
services, DR.. Brown the present pastor
took them for an auto drive. They left
Atlanta Sunday evening. over the
southern through that scenic and pic
turesque route through the Cumberland
mountains via Cincinnati and Chicago
arriving in Des Moines Tuesday morn
ing after a most pleasant ten days. trip
to the southland
Roster of officers elected for the next
two years: Mrs. Halle @. Brown of
Wilbcrforce, Ohio, president; Mrs.
Marion Wilkerson of South Carolina,
vice president; Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins
Brown, North Carolina, corresponding
aecretary; Mrs. jamie Porter Barrett OF
Richmond, Va, first recording secord
ing secretary; Mrs. w. 7. B. Williams,
Tuskcgee institute. Alabama, second re
cording secretary; Mrs. Carrie B. Ham
ilton, Illinois, third recording secretary;
Mrs. c. r. Mcdowell of Hannibal, Mo-,
trea easurcr-statistician Mrs. M. E. Scott
Of Toledo, Ohio, parliamentarian; Mrs.
Addie M. Dickcrson of Philadelphia,
Penn, chairman auditing committee;
Mrs. M. E. Steward of Louisville, KY,
chairman of printing; Mrs. E. N. J.
Simms of Spokane, Wash, chaplain;
Mrs. Charlotte Dctt of Niagara Falls,
New York, chairman ways and means
committee; Mrs. J. c. Napier of Nash
vile, Tenn, custodian of funds for
Douglas home; Mrs. Mary B. Talbert
of Buffalo, N. Y, life trustee of Doug
las home; Mrs. Roberta Dunbar Of
Providence, r. l., trustee; Mrs. Addie
NJ. Dickerson, Philadelphia, Pa, trus-
tee; Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Des Moincs,
Iowa, trustee; Miss Meta Pelham, De
troi. Mich, trustee; Mrs. Judith Horton
Ct Guthrie, Okla, trustee; Mrs. Booker
r. Washington, Tuskegee institute, Ala
bama, trustee; DR.. Mary +. Warng of
Chicago, ILL.,, trustees; Miss Elizabeth
Garter of New Bedford, Mass, trustee;
Mrs. Maggie L. Walker Of Richmond
Va, trustee; and Mrs. Sallic Stewart Of
indianapolis, Ind, trustee; Mrs. Ruth Il.
Bennett, Chester, Pa, national organlz-
tr; Mrs. w. C. Carter Of Seattle, WASH,
statistician.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
JACK JOHNSON BACK
IN u. s.; SURRENDERS
AT MEXICAN BORDER

San Diego, Cal, July 23.-Jack John
son, former heavyweight champion pug
list, crossed the international boundary
lilc from Mexico near here vest erday
and was arrested by deputy United
States marshal johnson is under SEN
tcncc in Chicago for violation of tho
Mann act.
Johnson rode in an automobile to the
McXican side of the boundary. He
shook hands with several Mexican Off
cials, walked to the American customs
house, presented his passports and step
ped across the line.
His wife was not with him when he
surrendered today. it was said here she
left Los Angeles several days ago and
would join her husband later Johnson
several times expressed his delight at
Icing back in the United States. He
said he would pay his penalty, if neces
s.lry, and then start all over again.
81 have taken good care of myself
and am fit to enter the ring tomorrow
he asserted. of | get the chance to
fight again | promise l will put up
real fight
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
TABLET RAISED TO
CANADIAN NEGROES

Toronto, Canada, July 23-An in
t>:"sting ceremony which promises to
do much for Canadian citizenship was
held at tn" Parliament Buildings yes
tClday afternoon on the occasion of
the unvciling of a memorial tablet in
honor Of seventeen members of the
Second construction battalion, the only
c"lorcd unit in Canada, who gave up
their lives in overseas service. The
gathering was held in the main corri
,Iors of the buildings, the tablet being
rlcctrl just outside the legislative
chambers, with the prime minister,
Hon. f. c. Drury, performing the Off
cial unvciling. In addition to the Off
cials, members of the provincial cabi
net, Brig. Gen. Williams, G. O. c., Of
this military district, and Col. Sir Hen
~ Pcllatt, there were several hundred
members of the coorcd population
present, in addition to many of the par
lament buildings officials, who watched
the procecdin IS.
In pointing out the importance of
to the patriotic manner in which the
cClored men of Canada, joined the
Second cons ruction battalion. and aft
erwards wcnt into the firing line at the
front He felt that they had been
willing to l!nke the same sacrifice as
tlc other citizens of Canada, and he
believed that by their action they had
done much to make the colorcd people
of the country more respected. They
had brought honor to their race. The
premier pointcd ont that Canada is
ourn to all citizens whose aim is to do
the best they cafn or the country, re-
g@rdlrss of race or creed. He was
particularly pleased to perform the
unvriing and he trusted that the
members of the colorcd race now i'll
Canada will show the same line rcferr-
ing to the valuable service the Second
construction overseas. Gen. Williams
spoke along the same line, referring to
! the valuable service the Second con-
s,ructi ion, battalion was able to perform
| both behind the lines and at the front.
They had shown themselves to be cap
able troops, and they were ready to
| assume the same responsibilities as the
whites. He felt that, under the circun
| stances, il was only Citing that their
| members who had lost their lives
should be remembered in some tangible
| manner.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
YOUNG ORATOR WINS
NEW HAVEN PRIZE

New Haven, Conn.-H. w. Mosev,
Jr, sophomore student in the high
school here, was the only colorcd con
testant in the annual oratorical con-
test of the Theta Sigma fraternity Of
the high school, held recently in the
high school auditorium He was award,
ed second prize of $50 in gold, his dee
lamation being Frederick Douglass
Free Speech in Boston, an address
delivered by Douglass in Boston in
1S41. Besides M oselv there were two
seniors and two juniors, a senior Win
ming first prize, who also delivered one
of Douglass addresses. Mosely is the
first Negro to enter this contest, there
fore he has the distinction of being the
first member Of the race to win one of
the prizes.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
DEAN AT HOWARD
UNIVERSITY RESIGNS

Washington, ID. C.-Dr Carter G:
Woodson, dean of the department of
arts and sciences at Howard university,
has resigned his position and has ac-
repted the presidency at the college de-
partment Of the West Virginia col
legiate institute at Charestown, w. Va.
DR.. Woodson is known as one of the
leading educators of America. He has
travelled extensively in Europe and
The Orient and conducted an educa-
tional investigation in the Philippines
en- behalf of the federal government.
He received degree of doctor of phil
osophy from Harvard university and
las written several books, among which
is Education of the Negro Prior to
1851 ,,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
ARKANSAS WANTS THE CONGRESS

Little Rock, Ark, July 23-(Re-
ciprocal News Service): Backing up
their verbal invitation, the Sunday
school forces of Little Rock have com
n,unicated to the Sunday school con-
gress headquarters of Nashville Tenn.'
their desire to entertain the l92l seS-
sion of the Sunday school congress.
This information was given out oE
Mr.. G. w. Milsap, who is at the ho2n
of the Sunday school and Is. +. -
forces of the state, and he sad MS IN
vitation was backc7 M by the leading
churches of Little Rock, which is tAc
capital of Arkansas, by the mayor or
the state, the chamber OF commerce
and the commercial organizations OF tAe
state. He savs he fr Is confident thAt
Little Rock would entertain tn" sunday
81 hool CONGRESS- as no other cltV HIS
been able to do.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
MACON, MO. NEWS.
Especial to Bvstander.)

Mr.. Douglas Braxton,1 one of the EN-,
Moves at the dairy Chronicle Herald
office, will visit his uncles and other
relatives at Lexington, Ky. He will
take his little son, Ernest with him. He
will leave Sunday. July %.
Mrs Annie B Brown of Colfox. Iowa
viii ioin her brother here for Kentucky
and other points visiting their uncIes
and aunts and other relatives:
Mr. L. B. Anderson has bought very
fine Studcbakcr car.
Sells and Floto circus was in town
Saturday, July II and very large
crowd was in town. :,
Mr. Linzic Lewis left for st. DAVID
IT..
Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Cooper of De,
troit. Mich, and Mrs. Vina Smith and
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Evans, Of St
Louis, M o., took dinner with Mrs Pearl
in Braxton,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
FORT DODGE ITEMS.

Miss Lcatia Hudson and brother
James, are visiting relatives and friends
il st. Paul.
Mrs. Mamie Owens is spending the
week at Lake Okoboji.
The Southall family, Buckners, Tur-
ners. Coffmans and Hays families mo-
torcd to Wild Cat cave Sunday for an
outing.
Little Maxine Bucknor left Sunday
for Dcs Moincs where she will visit for
several months with her aunt, Mrs. Jer-
ry Lucas.
The Perkins jazz orchestra is now
engaged playing at Rivcrview park at
Dps Moines.
Mr.. Edward Miller has returned home
after attending the Masonic grand
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
HEAR DR. LEROY BUDY AT ST. PAUL AME Church Sunday
SOL BUTLER REPRESENTS U.S. IN WORLD CONTEST
ack Surrender to Marshall auenmute to
PEOTESTS AGAINST LYNCIIINGS
AND BURNING AT STAKE

New York.-The National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People has wired Postmaster General
Burleson requesting that he order an
Investigation into the facts of the
lynching of James Spencer, a Negro
postal clerk, at Enterprise, Miss, on
July S, reminding him of the fact that
the federal government has the power
of police protection over those in its
service. At the same time, the asso
citation wired Governor w. p. Hobby
of Texas asking that he bring to JUS
tice the members of the mob which,, on
July 6, at Paris, Texas, took from the
county Jail Irving and Herman Arthur
who were being held on a charge OF
having killed their landlord and his
son, and burned them at the stake.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
MONMOUTH, ILL. ITEMS.

Editor OF the Bystander: I do not
see how the colored voters are going to
be able to stand on the little plank that
was given us in the republican platform
at the Chicago national convention
Every two and four years the colorcd
voters are given less consideration in
the political conventions, but just as
long as the colored voters will bunch
their votes and cast them solid for the
republican party they will never do
very much for us. The republican party
has Been sending the colored man up in
the plum tree to shake down the plums
for good many wears and when we
come down from the tree we have al
ways found the plums gathered up by
the republican party. Why not send
them up to do the shaking that we may
gather up some pums.
The republican party has begun
showing this good old song to the col
ored voters. 81 Need Thee Oh, | Need
Thee; Every Hour I Need Thee,'' but
the colored voter will say in the near
future remember in the days when we
shook the plums down from the tree
thou ddst eat the plHms and gave us
the seeds, depart from me I know you
not.
Everyone can see how our race is
treated when we go after something
worth while, see the deal they are pull
ing off in Ohio with Hon. Harry c.
Smith. Let every colored man stand to-
ee+her as unit if need be to sec that
right shall prcvail.-G. w. Jones.
Twenty Five Cents is the
Price of Peace
The terrible itching and smartng, in
o;Gent tn certain skin diseases. is al
most instantly al1ayed by applying
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
ROTARIANS GIVE $500.
Subscriptions Totaling That Sum Given
by Club Members for Piney Woods
Country Life School-Lawrence
Jones Tells of School Work
and Singers Give Concert.

Subscriptions Of about 800, given by
members Of the Rotary club, were pre-
scnt"d to Lawrence Jones, head of Piney
Woods Country Life school, at meet
ing of the Rotary Club, held at noon at
Strub s hall. The money is to be used
i'll carrying on the work of the school.
Mr.. Jones who graduated from the
local high school, told of the work of
the school and explained it's object and
what it was accomplishing although at
times seriously handicapped by lack of
money and needed materials.
The group of singers who have been
glving concerts for the benefit of the
school in Iowa for several weeks. gave
q short concert, following the dinner. At
8 o 'clock tonight these singers will give
q concert at the Methodist church un-
der the auspices of the Rotary club.
TEc admission charge is 80 cents and
I'll the money will go to the school.
Monday night the singers appeared at
.amoillc.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
loGg at Keokuk. Iowa.

lodge at Keokuk Iowa.
Rev. Louis Biggs preached at the
Second Baptist church Sunday night "A
large crowd was in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Downing have re-
turned from Rochester, Minn.. where
thev have been for sc-~ral months. Mrs.
Downing has been taking treatments at
the hospital there and returned homo
n."rl, improved.
Mrs. Nellie Davis of Des Moines has
returned home after several weeks Wis
il with her sisters, Mrs. James Guy and
Harry Wilson:
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
NEGRO MESSENGER WHO
SHAVED LINCOLN IS DEAD

Trenton, N. J.-Samuel W. Gordon,
colorcd, Is years old, of this city. mes
Scnger for governors of New Jersey
for forty-sevcn years, died at his home
here. He was messenger for the United
States Supreme court before coming
80 New Jersey and while in that capa-
city frequently shaved President Lin
coln, and accompanied the president
upon the occasion Of his address at
GottySburr
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
TO TREE OATH.

Houston, Tex, July 23.-Thc last is
size of the Army and Navy Journal
states that there is an organized union
to free the thirty nine soldiers of the
Twenty fourth infantry who took part
in a raid on Houston in 1917. Appiica-
ton for writ of habcas corpus has
been sent in. The writ states that no
war law was violated because the Unit
ed States was not at war at that time.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Suffered Intense Pain.

ga few years ago when visiting re'a-
tivcs in Michigan something I had eat
en- brought on an attack of cholera NOR
bus,' writes Mrs. Celesta McVicker,
Macon, Mo. 81 suffered intense pains
and had to go to bed. I got a bottle of
Chamberlain s Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy and one dose relieved the pain
wonderfully. l only took two or three
doses but they did the work
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Chamberlain Colic and
Diarrhcea Remedy

This remedy is certain to be ncedcu
in many homes before the summer IS
over. Buy it now and be prepared. II
IS recognized as a most reliable remedy
for bowel complaints and may be oo-
To med at any drug store.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
What To Do Wien Bilious.

Eat no meats and lightly Of other
food. Take three Of chamberlain S
Tablets to cleanse out your stomach and
tone up your liver. DO this and within
:, day or two you should be feeling tine
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
HONOR ROLL.

and j. H. Simms came into the city this
week and paid their subscription,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-21
GOV. COX'S DAUGHTER
RELATED To HARDING
Family Connection Between the
Democratic and Republican
Candidates for President

Mrs. ~. T. Matoney. daughter Of
Governor .Inrnes VI. Cox of Ohio, has a
uniqtie distinciion-sh che has two relatives
running for the Presidency at the same
time. SAYS the Ran Francisco eorrespon-
dent Of the New York Tribune.
Senator Harding is a relative Of my
mothers" SAID Mrs. MahUuey at the
Palace Hotel. II have always thought
Of him as an uncle and | shall have To
break the established precedent of run
ming down an opponent Of my fathers 5.
We are all fond Of Senator Harding IL
quiet and reserved and conservative
and he used 20 come often 10 our home
in DAYTON when | was little url. No.
am not laying any plans for being the
daughter Of the White House or any
thing like that, have my own home and
my own husband IN Dayton and that Is
enough for me To manage at one time. !"
Right here be it said that Mrs. Mahoney
was successfully camouhaged as a report
or for almost the entire convention. That
is, she sat in the press gallery row.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-21
STATE SCHOLARSHIP.
Offered 10 These Who Desire to Teach
in the Schools.

Newark, July 2l-Tweive OF the
scholarships offered by the State Board
OF Education to young women who wish
to study elementary education for two
years at the Women's College of Dela-
ware, with the understanding that they
will teach in the elementary schools
of the state afterward for two years, IRE
still available The course offered includes
music and art with especial reference TO
developing these subjects in the elemen-
tary grades, methods of teaching arith-
metic, methods of teaching geography
and methods or teaching English TO
children. The equipment for this work IS
very complete owing to the generosity of
the Service Citizens.
The value of a scholarship is $50 each
year for two years, which pays half the
cost of board for year Tuition is free for
this course, as for every other at the
Womens College. Young women who
finished high School several years ago,
are eligible, rs well as those who have just
graduated, the essential qualifications
being the desire to teach children well and
willingness to give time to prepare for il.
Applications for scholarships should
be made to State Commissioner of Educa-
ton A. r. Spaid, Dover, and applica-
ton for admission to the course should
be made at once to Dean Winifred J.
Robinson, Womens College of Delaware,
Newark.