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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Gen. Wood Champions
Cause Of Colored
Americans.
{By Edgar g. Brown

! II Indianapolis, Indiana, Mch 1.-The
imaortal Lincoln was the FIRST great
Anerican to deal justly with the black
man. He set us free, but the assassin q
bullet pierced his brain before he could
aivs to us all the Observation-Disclosures for
our advancement as full fledged Amer
ican citizens.
n our generation the late Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt opened wide the
deor Of equality to his colored brother
when he stood for square deal to all
regardless of race or color. Booker T.
Washington dined with him even
though the whole country put up howl
but now he has been taken from our
midst.
God in his wise providence, however,
has not left without champion. He
has raised up General Wood, the rgeat-
est living American to lead his people,
You know we need never be disheart-
ened for we are God g children.
Leonard Wood publicly addressed
us at the Lincoln League saying, ITO
day the important thing is Law and
Order. There is no group that stands
for Law and Order more than you Col
ored people. You should be protected
from mob violence. You should have
equal rights. There should be no class
legislation. We should have a free
and untrammeled United States.''
Not since the days of Lincoln have
such words have been uttered by
maa seeking presidential honors. He
tells us such words have been uttered
by man seeking presidential honors.
He tells us where he stands and any
candidate for president who does not
publicly state his position on the race
question cannot expect the Colored vote.
General Wood will be the next great
republican leader if two millions of
cslored voters have anything to say
about it. "a second Teddy folks! A
second Teddy
Any man or woman twenty Que years
old can organize local Wood Club by
writing first to the National Colored
Peoples Wood for President Club, In
sdianapois, Indiana, for literature, but.
tons and other free instructions. This
lis an opportunity for the Colored men
and wo men to prove to General Wood
that they want a man for President
fwho viii give every American black or
swkite a square deal.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

our sons and brothers left their homes
and families and all that was dear to
them and cheerly responded to the call
OF our nation g president to cross thou
sands of miles of fathomless deep, many
of whom never to return, thousands Of
them have sacrificed their lives on for
eign soil that the citizens Of France
and Belgium might enjoy true Democ-
racy; and,
Whereas there are in Des Moines, a
number of Negro men and women, who
in addition to holding degrees from
reputable colleges and universities, have
had years of experience as teachers in
the public and some in the High schools
and colleges of the country; and,
Whereas the honorable board of edu-
cation Of this Independent School Dis
trict notwithstanding their strenuous
effort to keep filled up the ranks of the
public schools Of our city, have utterly
failed to reconize any one Of these
qualified members of our Race as has
been done in New York, Buffalo, Boston,
Cleveland, CINCINNATI, Chicago, Omaha
and other metropolitan cities and,
Whereas the statistics of the Attend
ance Department disclose the fact that
in at least one Of the fifty public schools
Of this city Negro children comprise
fifty and in another forty per cent Of
the student body,
Be it resolved that we call the atten-
tion Of the Honorable Board Of Educa-
tion to the fact that the principles Of
true Democracy for which a half million
Of our boys SO recently ocered and for
which thousands gave their lives, would
.equire that some f their number should
be used in filing up the depleted ranks
Of the teaching force in this city, espec-
tally in those schools in which we fur
nish SO large a percentage o1 the stu
dent body.
3.Whereas information has come to
US from reliable patrons that Miss Pearl
De Jarnette, Asst. Attendance Officer
of this Independent School District is
quietly advocating the separation of
the white and black pupils in the pub
lie schools of the District,
Abe it therefore resolved that a copy
of these resolutions be given to the
pubhce press and copy sent to the
Honorable Board of Education of the
Independent School District of the City
of Des Moines.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
MACON ITEMS

Mr.. r. B. Anderson was one of the
Judges at W. college in the debate.
Mr.. NJ. C. Rouce of Admore was a
Macon on business.
The imperial jubilee singers viii ap-
pear at Vine and Broadway Baptist
church March 5th put on by the Mrs.
Gertrude Ruthford club.
Miss Icen Quinn is getting along nicely
at present.
Hr. Tobe Harris and Mrs. Pocka Hori-
tas Tdigin are getting along nicely.
The sick at present are improving.
Tho Macon Women IS club met at the
hone Of Mrs. H. Clark. A nice time
was reported and dainty lucheon was
served.
Mr. Il. Hutton was visitor in the
Il large crowd attended the concert
IN Bereer given by Mr.. Willard Cartes
club.
Word from Chicago comes that Rev.
IA. N. Smith will take up his sword and
sheild at w. G. again in the near future.
We have twelve preachers enrolled
this year. Any time you want preach
az to fin the pulpit send to w. c. this
win be one way whereby you can help
them they are struggling hard 70 make
it
Rev. G. G. Bates preached soul.stirr-
ing sermon Sunday night in the chapel.
His was taken from Timothey Az.
". C. will have one of the best base
bah teams in the country. Any college
wishing to play us write q. ID. Br alton
in care Of w. G.
There will be tacky party given in
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

G. B. Condor, Hawkeye Cement com
pan.
John F. Kefner, Des Moines Building
and Material company.
John F. Griffin, American Trust and
Savings bank.
F. P. Flynn, Peoples Saving bank.
Ben Standring, Real Estate.
Scott Rawson, Central company.
G. H. Martin, Peoples Saving, bank.
J. NJ Burrows, Contractor.
imon Casady, Banker.
Wray Berthof, Peoples Saving bank.
Herman Kucharo, Frankel Clothing
company.
Allen Friedrich, Utica Clothing com
pany.
E. A. Singer, Peoples Saving bank.
w. P. Brown, Utica Clothing company
M. H. Burns, Harris Emery compan.
N. M. Wilchinski, Younker Brothers
A. B. Chapman, Furniture.
company.
w. E. Wissler, Herring Motor com
pany.
Geo. L. Barlow, Younker Brothers
Louis NJ. Goldman, Harris Emery com
pany.
M. L. Sheuerman, Woolen Mills.
VIII. Chase, Harris Emery company
G. B. Hippee, banker.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
MoRERLY ITEMS

We are having beautiful weather now
land we hope it will continue.
The Franklin street Methodist Epis-
Ecopal church held their quarter Sunday.
Hast the district Superintendent was
Epresent. Rev. A. n. Higgs preached
three sermons. The meeting was well
attended
/ Mrs. j. II. Downey is up and able
to be out again among his friends
Mrs. Amanda Tymony is convalc-
ing that will be news for her friends.
The A. M. E. church is having a Leap
Year social Friday night March S.
Tho Junior Aid Leap Year party that
was given last Friday night was quite
"a success of which the little Juniors
are prowd of.
Miss Edna Tymony is here at the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. Tymony, who
has been very i'll but is much better at
this writing.
Mrs. A. G. Black will entertain few
sfrieads Thursday night in honor Of his
birthday.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

Charles spikings, Reliance brick com
pany.
P. G. Donahoe, Painters Union
Thomas sunivans Businasy Agent
Trades Council.
A. E. Bevan, Secretary Plasters Union
D. 81. Lafferty, Labor Temple.
J. Lafferty, Labor Temple.
G. A. Sheldon, Business Agent Plumb
ers Union.
w. g. Waters, Secty. Printers Union
w. F.. O'Blenness, Ex-Labor Commits
sioner.
Urged to run by friends of good school,
government and endorsed by laboring
buGinesa knd professional men, Mr.
Wright becomes the candidate Of all
the people. He is a candidate Of nc
special interest or faction but the clean
est possible representative of all the
people.
He asks the support of all the voters
Of Des Moines.
Mr.. Wright wishes to state emphatic
ally that he stands for the rights of al
people regardless of race or color. He
expresses himself as particularly against
any idea of segregation or discrimina
ton of the pupils in the public schools
and should any such issue arise will not
sanction its enforcement.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
BIRMINGHAM TO HAVE
$4,000 NEGRO BANK

At meeting held at 10th Street
Baptist church, Monday, January Goth,
nearly five hundred men and women
launched movement to organize a
bank.
The capital stock is to be $1O0, 100000; !;
surplus, 100000.
The committee on tentative plans
made the following report:
We, the committee appointed to draft
suggestion for bank, offer the follow
ing recommendations:
(1) Capital stock, $100,000.0O.
(2) Surplus, $25,000.00.
(3) Shares of stock, $125 par value,
worcestershire.
(4) The Birmingham Trust and Saw
ings Co., be named as the Depository.
lows: r. l.. Mabry, chairman; b. ).
urer.
90 q asys. Organization to Be completed N
(8) That the following persons be Sc
lected as some of the agents to sell
stock; Rev. G. L. Thornton, Mr.. J. w.
Gillespie, Rev. j. w. Goodgame, Rev.
A. G. Williams, Rev. w. L. Boyd, Rev.
M. F. Washington, Rev. L.. G. Duncan,
Rev. Mathews, Mr.. G.. B. Hormer, Mr..
Oslo Long, DR.. B. J. Anderson, Mr.. R.
Sims, Prof. J. A. Weldon, Mr.. w. G.
Russel, Mr.. A. J. Pitts, Mr.. r. A.
Blount, Mr.. Stallworth, Mr.. Jno. W,
Oveltrea, Mr.. O. w. Adam, Mr.. Henry
F. Arnold.
Respectively, yours, Committee.
| i B. J. Anderson, G. w. Hadnott, J. w
Ginispie, T. B. Kigh, r. T. Jackson, p
F.. Clarke.
The above report was enthusiastically
adopted. The meeting adjourned to
meet at the call Of the Chairman.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
THE CHARACTER OF FACE
LEADERS TO FOLLOW

The Negro is burning quite sensa-
tiveabout his leaders. If we are not
absolutely trustworthy in our judgment
as to the kind of leaders we need we
certainly do know better than we used
to know the character Of men we
ought to be willing to follow. We have
slipped accepting every Tom Dick and
Harry who steps out and poses and goes
hither and thither as race leader
Grit and CAB alone do not satisfy us.
Let our leaders bring us more than
brass and verbosity. Nerve is all right,
but it must come in combination with
other dispensable qualifications. Mere
verbosity has had it's day. Words,
words, words, without the thoughts are
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Des Moines Branch, N. A. A. c. P.
Holds Mass Meeting Against
Proposed Segregation.

The efficiency Of the Des Moine,
Branch of the National Association fol
the Advancement of Colored people
was again demonstrated in the mon
ster mass meeting Of Negro citizens
that packed to overfowing the audi
torium of the New st. Paul g A. M. E
church Tuesday evening in response
to the call of the president Mr.. E. r
Hall.
The occasion of the meeting was 8
report that was being circulated by
Miss Pearl De Jarnette assistant Atten
dance Officer of the Des Moines Board
of Education to the effect that the
Franklin school building was going tc
be turned over to the Colored people
and the eight hundred or more Negro
children from all over the city required
to attend there.
After stirring addresses had been
made by Attys. ). Joe Brown and j. B
Morris Reverends G.. w. Robinson s.
Bates and s. L. Brit. Mr.. E. Tracey
Blagburn, r. N. Hyde and Mesdames
Lillian Smith and Jas. A. Bailey, DIR
w. ii. Lowery, chairman of the griev
ance committee of the branch offered
the following set Of resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS
l5 i. rs " AcIcdS IucIo t1S CuTIcuG dMOuE
us the Negro citizens of Des Moines
"a report to the effect that there is a
movement on foot to segregate into
one eight room school building at West
18th and Crocker streets the eight hun.
dred or more Negro pupils now in at
tendance upon the fifty or more pub
lies school buildings scattered through
out our city, in order to comply with
our request that some Negro teachers
be added to the teaching force, which
segregation would not only be imprac-
ticable but also in open violation Of
the statutes, and laws Of our state,
Be it therefore resolved that we the
representatives of the ten thousand
Negro citizens of the Independent
School District of Des Moines Iowa, in
general mass meeting assembled, do
hereby enter our most strenuous protest
and do hereby call upon the superintend-
ent and members of the Board Of Edu-
cation to see to it that no such Jim
Grow system shall be established within
this Independent District.
2.Whereas four hundred thousand Of
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

the dining hall Wednesday February 25
ed campaign to raise ten thousand
dollars ($1o,0O0) for buildings.
There was debate Friday night
February 90. The subject was Resolved
that that the high cost of living is due
to extravaganza and not to profiteering.
Affirmative, Rev. A. R. Brent, Misses
L. L. McClanahan, E. Hawkins. Neg
ative VIM. Nichols, Reverends J. M.
Zachary, G. G. Bates. It was won by
the a*rmative.
Rev. j. II. Bruce has gone to st. Louis
to be with DR.. Stephen over Sunday.
Rev. J.. Ii. Williams the splendid pas
tor Of Ruth Baptist church of Berier,
Mo. is student Of w. @.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Forms Housing Co.
Will Build Negro Hotel

Philadelphia, Pa.-To provide more
adequate accommodations for the in
creasing number of Colored visitors tc
this city, number Of Colored profes
sional and business men have applied
for a charter for corporation that will
establish first class hotel for Colored
persons at the northwest corner of
Broad and Catherine Streets. Heading
the project is Edward Dales, wealthy
Hotel, in Cape May, John A. Sparks,
is solicitor for the new corporation,
which will known as the Hote! Dale
Company.
The site for the projected hostelry
consists of the Graham Apartments,
at the northwest corner of Broad and
Catherine Streets, and the Prettyman
Building, adjoing on Broad street. As
a temporary arrangement, these build
ings will shortly be converted into a
hotel covering site 93 feet on Broard
street by $50 feet on Catherine street.
The price paid for the ground and the
cost of the improvements will represent
an outlay of about s135,0O0.
The Dale hotel will be opened in time
to receive delegates to the annual con
vention Of the National Business Men Is
League, which will be held in this city
in the week beginning August 81 and
i'll be attended by delegates from every
part Of the United States. It is pro-
posed to hold the convention in large
and handsomely appointed hall, which
will be one of the principal features
Of the new hostelry.
The remodeling of the two present
buildings is, however, only a temporary
arrangement, the main object Of the new
corporation being the erection of a
handsome permanent hotel buildin1,
costing about 100000.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

A number of friends and relatives
called Tuesday evening, March at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Wilkin-
son, 223 East Thirteenth street, the oc-
casion being the birthday of Mrs. Will
kinson. The evening was spent infor-
mally with games and music after which
dainty refreshments were served.
After refreshments, Mrs. Harvey
Brown who had planned the affair took
charge of the program and presented
| the honored guest with cut steel alum
mum coffee pot with ebony handle as a
gife from Mesdames c. II. Garth, VIM.
Gorden, Harvey Peterson, r. w. Brown,
John Watkins, Allie Divers Lee; M. Da-
Wis, Miss Mayweather and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Brown, Mrs. Emily Rowland Of
Chillicothe, Mo-, mother Of Mrs. Wilkin-
son presented her with beautiful
blooming plant. Mr.. and Mrs Ed John
son of Omaha, Neb., presented her with
basket of choice fruit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Houseton, brother and sister of
Mrs. Wilkinson, presented her with a
birthday cake decorated with red, white
and blue candles. Mr. Wilkinson pre-
sented his wife with three pound jar
Of candy. To close the program, Mrs.
Brown delightfully."- gave the reading,
ga Birthday Coming,' and verses and
greetings were given from all those
present. Regrets and greetings were
read from Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Bowmer,
Des Moines; Mr.. and Mrs Gordon G..
Collins, Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Rowland,
and Mrs. Myra Douglass of Chillicothe,
Mo-, the former home Of the guest of
honor. Mrs. Wilkinson responded to the
closing remarks and with many thanks
and cordial invitation for all to come
again said, stFor to me to live in Christ
and to die is gain. -
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Negro Wins
Architectural, Contest
IN CONTEST OPEN TO ARCHITEOT8
OF CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA,
PAUL WILLIAMS EXCELS

IN CONTEST OPEN TO ARCHITEOTH
OF CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA,
PAUL WILLIAMS EXCELS
Los Angeles, CAL, first prize Of
$500 offered by the Los Angeles, pressed
Brick company for the best design for
title house to cost not more than S.
600, was won by Paul R. Williams, 10
Story building. With q plan for q
five room, T-shaped structure with the
crossbar running the length of the lot
and the stem placed across it.
A large living room 81 feet 6 inches
by 15 feet, with fireplace at the far
end, forms the stem, with dining room,
12 by II, and an enclosed porch, by IL,
reinforcing it in the rear. The cross
bar is made up Of bedroom, II feet
6 inches by IL feet, with closet, q
short hallway with linen closet and bath
opening from it, another bedroom Of
similar size with closet, kichen, pan
try and rear porch. Provision is made
for basement IL by 20.
Directly back of the kitchen is
place for vegetable garden, with q
garage cutting into one corner of it
backed up by chicken yard at the
rear of the lot.
To one side so as to afford pleas
ant view from the porch is a long
expanse Of lawn set off by hedge and
a tiny cemented pool with semi-cir-
cular seat.
The competition was open to archi-
tects of California and Arizona -Four
prizes of $500, SIS, 800 and $50 were
awarded. The building was to be locat-
I'D on suburban lot $50 by so feet,
set back at least 35 feet from the build
ing line. The $4,000 cost necessarily
had to include expense Of heating,
electric wiring and painting.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

dead things. Windjamming superficial
speechmaking, even oratorical flights
that transport the hearers now into the
stars. now into the bowels of the earth,
now back into remotest antiquity then
into the future stfar as human eye
can see,'' do not constitute one
.sfrace leader. -
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Y. W. c. A. Worker.
Praised

Nothing but praise in the highest
terms are heard of the good work done
in the recent Y. w. G. A. drive. These
women have worked splendidly and
courageously and deserve even more
praise than they have received. Next
week a complete report of their work
will be given as the drive does not end
until Saturday noon. Keep your inter
est up and ears alert for the wonderful
surprise in store for you in next week IS
issue.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05

lpdlan Ralesd Cotton and robaeoa
The Indian farmer, especially in the
Southwest, carried the cultivation OF
the American variety OF cotton 70 an
advanced state. Els culture OF tobac-
90, on which was based profitable
Industry for the early colonies, had
Seen developed to high state of ef5
eiencp.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
La die $ Employment
Office
Room 2O3 Watrous Building

Room 2O7 WatrOus Building
N E. corner 9th and Mulberry
Streets. Phone w. 2244.
Have some good places for Girls
and Women from S45 to 500 per
month; write, call or phone me at
once, Mrs. ). L. thompson
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Colored Police Officer
Arrests Hold-up Man
COLORED POLLCE OFTICERa
ARREST HOLD-UP MAN

In the recent crime wave in our city
with which the police have been unable
to cope the first arrest was made by
Officer Bert Powell who bravely cap
ured a white bandit who was in the act
of robbing a grocery store on the East
side last week.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Attention Negro
Voters.
PAN DEs MONIES CLUB.

The Pan Des Moines club will stage q
political meeting at Dreamland hall
Thnrsday evening, March IL. Music
win be furnished by Dysart's synco-
rated iazz orchestra. Invitation IS ex-
tended tothe various candidates to be
present.
Several prominent Negro voters are
slated to be at this meeting and will
discuss the needs Of the Negro citizens
II Des Moines. DR.. w. H. Lowry will
preside.
I ad;es Invited.
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Candidate for SchoolYD lYDirector.

RAYMOND H. WRIGHT filed his nomination
papers as candidate for SCHOOL DIRECTOR
and the following prominent citizens are among
the endorsers and signers Of his nomination
lpaperS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
RICH VISITORS
 DID NOT COME UP
 TO EXPECTATIONS

Grand Saint Renard. Switzerland Sept 24.--Seven hundred visitors arrived at the Saint Benard Monas- motor cars or hired taxicabs. and asked the charitable monks for re- freshment. There were many Amer jeans and Enslishmen among them.
 IL has been the custom of the monks for many centuries never to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
Hear, then compare

The way to fully appreciate the hear it, then make comparison. Your ear will quickly decide in favor of The Brunswick.
 All the hitherto lost tones are restored. Metallic sounds are ab- sent. There is richness, fullness, completeness.
 You'll appreciate how far in ad- vance The Brunswick is; you'll ad- nire its superior tone. The proof of the pudding is s- Hearing. All we ask you to do is to investigate The Brunswick with your own ears.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

demand any payment for hospitality, the departing guests depositing in collection box at the entrance of the monastery, whatever amount they wish as voluntary offering.
 The monks received the TOO visi- tors, to whom they supplied a warm supper including wine. while some of them electing to remain there for the night were provided with beds.
 The guests having departed next morning. the Treasurer-Monk opened the collection box at the gate. He had Is francs in it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
BURGLARS SCARED AWAY.

The Village Store Company of 2S39 Fairfield avenue, reported to the de- tective bureau this morning that an attempt had been made to burglarize their store last night but the robbers were scared away before they had gained an entrance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
sUB-TREAsURY LOSS.

New York, Sept 24 - The Sub Treasury lost s2,15o,00o to the banks on Thursday. making the cash net loss since Friday of $12,261.0Oo.