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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Report Of National Federation c. w. c. Which
Met at Tuskegee Inst. Last Week
(By Mrs. Laurence G.. Jones)

A new era has certainly dawned for
the Negro race when seventeen Pull
man cars brought into the very heart of
the southland, Tuskegee institute, seven
hundred delegates and visitors to at
tend the National Federation of Col
orcd Womans' clubs last week. With
seven hundred and fifty summer school
teachers from all parts of the south who
had been invited by Mrs. Booker T..
Washington and Major Motion to re
main over to the convention, this made
! he largest meeting of it's kind in the
history of the federation.
The morning and afternoon sessions
were held in the spacious auditorium of
the new trades building which Tuske-
gee is erecting at the cost of a hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. The eve
ming sessions were hel din tn echapel,
where it seemed the spirit Of the great
educator constantly dwelt and made
each meeting a most wonderful inspira-
tion to all present
When the convention first assembled,
quite a wave of anxiety spread over it
on account of the very serious illness
Of Mrs. Booker r. Washin gton, who had
made it possible for the federation to
be there, but the wonderful magnetism
and executive ability of the president,
M rs. Mary Is. IalDeft hcld perfect
sway over the vast audience. Every
heart, however was filled with the great
est JOY and all fear dispeled when Mrs.
Washington finally visited the fedora
ton on Wednesday and her gracious
presence was felt in our midst
During the federation Mrs. Booker T.
Washington entertained the executive
board of which Mrs S. Joe Brown was
a member, and also the Missouri dele
cation with which Mrs. Laurence G.
Jones was affiliated.
The National Federation of Co]ored
Womens' clubs established a one thous-
and dollar scholarship fund for Iuske-
gee by each delegate giving two dollars
each, eight hundred and sixty-four dol
lars of this amount was raised.
On Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock
the entire delegation led by Ma or Mo-
ton, Mrs. Mary B. Talbert and the exc
cutive board held very sacred and in
spired memorial service at the grave of
Dr.. Booker II. Washington, and at its
close placed a very beautiful floral
tribute.
Mrs. Laurence G. Jones had the plea
sure of visiting Prof. Carvcr's research
laboratory and was shown many many
wonderful products by Prof. Carver
which he has made from the sweet po
tatoe, the most interesting of all being
a rubber mixture made from this vcge-
table.
Miss Meta Palham of Detroit, Mich,
and Mrs. s. Joe Brown brought in the
largest sums of money for the Douglas
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N. A. A. G. P. NOTES.

The postponed meeting of the cx"cu-
tive board was held Monday night at
the Tenth street Y. w. c. A. center.
Among other things considered was the
rc-csta blishing of a postal sub-station IN
the neighborhood of Eleventh and Cen
ter SITS. which was recently discontinued
at Haskins drug store. The grievance
committee will take IN the matter with
the hope of having the station placed i'll
the McCree drug store.
The committee also discussed the re-
rorte ed discharge of city hall employees
which investigation was turned over to
the grievance committee by the public
meeting recently held. Reports Of these
investi cations will be given at the next
meeting.
The committee was also asked to in
vcstigatc the alleged refusal Of a ladies
furnishing concern in the Shops build
ing to do business with colOred people
II any way.
Attorney Woodson, counsel for Mrs.
Dorothy Quail Gross was present and
gave a report on the ease.
The branch is taking an active inter
est in the case an dis soliciting funds
fer that purpose. A considerable sum
las already been solicited.
Attorney s. Joe Brown, chairman OF
the legal redress committee and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gross will be present at the next
meeting.
There is a mistaken idea that the
ease has been decided whereas, only the
preliminary hearing has been made.
The case has yet to go to the Supreme
court.
The next regular meeting of the exc,
cutive board will be held Monday, Aug
. at the Tenth street center. Every
member of the boards and committees
is asked to be present as plans will be
discussed for the next annual confer
cnce at Detroit and the bringing OF the
1922 conference to Des Moines.
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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, filed in the SurrOgatcs court, re-
GueStcd that her executor permit her
servants TO occupy her residence at 1873
West Seventy fourth street, for a term
of 81 X 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
Old.
Mrs. Thornc, who was much inter
cs ted in the welfare of Negroes, Great
ed trust fund of $4,000 from which
Carpar Titus, who is "of African dcs-
centr 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
SIS 900 in Liberty bonds and some fur
nit,lrc.
Horace r. Frezelle, a nephew. and
Louise f. Kokale, a niece, each re-
, ccivcs $4,000. 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
I legatee.
Mrs. Thorne provided in her will that
! any person cOntcsting the instrument
shall be barred from receiving part OF
her estate.
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home.
Lawyer Gertrude Burden Rush on
the legislative committee of the ma
tional federation made a splendid re-
port.
Mrs. S. Joe Brown and Mrs. Laurence
G. Jones spent Sunday. July 1 in Mont
gomery the capital of the state of Ala
bama and Sunday, July IS in Atlanta
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
Wilberforce, Ohio, presidents; Mrs.
Marion Wilkerson of South Carolina,
vice president; Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins
Brown, North Carolina, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. jamie Porter Barrett of
Richmond, Va, first recording secord-
ing secretary; Mrs. w. Il. 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-,
treasurer-s tatistician; Mrs. M. E. Scott
Of Toledo, Ohio, parliamentarian; Mrs.
Addie M. Dickerson 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 Dett of Niagara Falls,
New York, chairman ways and means
committee; Mrs. j. G. Napier of Nash
willie, 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. Addic
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 f. Warning of
Chicago, ILL.,, trustee; Miss Elizabeth
Carter of New Bedford, Mass, trustee;
Mrs. Maggie L. Walker Of Richmond,
Va, trustee: and Mrs. Sallic Stewart OF
indianapolis, Ind, trustee; Mrs. Ruth L..
Bennett, Chester, Pa, national organlz-
cr; Mrs w. G. Carter Of Seattle, Wash,
statistician.
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JACK JOHNSON BACK
IN u. S.; SURRENDERS
AT MEXICAN BORDER

San Diego, Cal, July 23.-Jack John
son, former heavyweight champion pug
Hist, crossed the international boundary
line from Mexico near here yesterday
and was arrested by deputy United
States marshal. johnson is under seu-
trnrc in Chicago for violation of the
Mann act.
Johnson rode in an automobile to the
Mexican 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. 1t 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. eff | get the chance to
fight again I promise | will put up
real fight
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TABLET RAISED TO
CANADIAN NEGROES

Toronto, Canada, July 23.-An in
tr:"sting ceremony which promises to
do much for Canadian citizenship was
Irld at tho Parliament Buildings yes
to-day afternoon on the occasion of
the unVciling of 4 memorial tablet in
honor Of seventeen members of the
=, cond 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-
.itrs of the buildings, the tablet being
pncctod just outside the Legislative
chambers, with the prime minister,
Hon. f. c. Drury, performing the Off
clal 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
ry Pcllatt, there were several hundred
members of the colorcd population
present, in addition to many of the par
Lament buildings officials, who watched
the proceedings.
In pointing out the Importance of
the occasion Premier Drury, referred
to the patriotic manner in which the
cclorcd men of Canada, joined the
Second cons ruction battalion, and aft
crwards wen into the firing line at the
front. He felt that they had been
willing to l:akc the same sacrifice as
thc 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 homer to their race. The
premier pointct ont that Canada is
ourn to all citizens whose aim is to do
the best they cafn or the country, re-
g;.rsllrss Of race or creed. He was
particularly pleased to perform the
unvriling and he trusted that the
members Of the colored race now in
Canada will show the same line rcfcrr
ing to the valuable service the Second
construction overseas. Gen. Williams
spoke along the same line, referring to
the valuable service the Second con-
structio 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 circum-
stances, it was only fitting that their
members who had lost their lives
should be remembered in some tangible
manner.
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YOUNG ORATOR WINS
NEW HAVEN PRIZE

New Haven, Conn.-H. w. Mosely,
Jr., sophomore student in the high
school here, was the only colored 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 dec
lamation being Frederick Douglass
Free Speech in Boston, an address
delivered by Douglass in Boston in
1S41. Besides Moselv 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.
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DEAN AT HOWARD
UNIVERSITY RESIGNS

Washington, ID. Cdr. Carter G..
Woodson, dean of the department of
arts and sciences at Howard university,
has resigned his position and has ac-
copied the presidency at the college de-
partment Of the West Virginia col
!e giate institute at Charlcstown, 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
has written several books, among which
is Education of the Negro Prior to
1851 ,,
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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 colored
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 a good many years 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 plums.
The republican party has begun
showing this good old song to the col
ored voters. II Need Thee Oh, l Need
Thee; Every Hour 7 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 didst eatY the il:rms and gave US
the seeds, depart from me I know you
not.
Everyone can see how our race is
treated when we 60 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-
ce+her as a unit if need be to see that
right shall prevail.-G. w. Jones.
Twenty Five Cents is the
Price of Peace
The terrible itching and smarting, in,
ciGent to certain skin diseases. is al
most instantly allayed by applying
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 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-
ruquc university colored sprinter ant
Jumper, set a new world s record in
the broad jump when he leapcd "a and
S inches. Butler is sure of a place on
TIE team. George Bretnal Of Cornell
college, Mt. Vernon, placed fourth in
the 40 yard dash. The event was won
l,v }. f. Shea of the United States navy
in 10 second fiat. Howard Drew, Drake
university Splinter, failed to place in
the finals. He placed in his trial heat,
1T couldn t stand the strain in the
tjual dash.
Buffers leap of "a feet inches sur,
passed by thrccfourths of an inch the
lark Prinstcin made twenty years ago.
DREW FAILED TO PLACE.
Howard Drew, holder of the world s
record failed to place in the meet Sat
uG,av. Drew who is an old timer quail
itird in the semi-finals but only made
fifth place in the finals. This however,
is remarkable when we consider the
l,ngth Of time i'll which Drew has par
'ripatcd in such events, the average
ltngtl of runners life being only a
few wears at most.
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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
municated to the Sunday school con-
Gress headquarters Of Nashville, Tenn
their desire to entertain the 1921 ses-
sion of the Sunday school congress-
This information was given out by
Mr.. G. w. Milsap, who is at the head
of the Sunday school and B. Y. y. U.
forces of the state, and he said his in
vitation was backed M by the leading
churches of Little Rock, which is the
capital of Arkansas, by the mayor OF
the state, the chamber of commerce
and the commercial organizations of the
state. He savs he &c Is confident that
Little Rock would entertain the Sunday
So hool congress- as no other city has
been able to do.
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MACON, MO. NEWS.
(Spccial to Bvstander.)

Mr.. Douglas Braxton,r one of the en-
Moves at the daily Chronicle Herald
office. will visit his uncles and other
relatives at Lexington, KY. He will
take his little son, Ernest with him. lie
will leave Sunday. July %.
Mrs Annie B Brown Of Colfox, Iowa
will ioin her brother here for Kentucky
and other points visiting their uncles
and aunts and other relatives.
Mr.. L. r. Anderson has bought very
fine Studebakrr car.
Sells and Floto circus was in town
Saturday, July II and very large
crowd was in town. .,
NJ, T,;nzic Lewis left for st. David,
IL.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII J. Cooper of De,
+,oit. Mich, and Mrs. Vina Smith and
dcughtcr, Mrs. Nellie Evans, of St.
Louis, Mo-, took dinner with Mrs Pearl
ie BraXton.
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ROTARIANS GIVE $500.
Subscriptions Totaling That Sum Given
by Club Members for Piney Woods
Country Life Schooi-Lawrence
Jones Tells of School Work
and Singers Give Concert,


Subscriptions of about 800, given by
members Of the Rotary club, were pre-
scented to Lawrence Jones, head of Piney
Woods Country Life school, at a meet
ing of the Rotary Club, held at noon at
Strub' S hall. The money is to be used
in 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 its 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
giving concerts for the benefit Of the
school in Iowa for several weeks. gave
a short concert, following the dinner. At
o clock tonight these singers will give
concert at the Methodist church I'M
der the auspices of the Rotary club.
Tie admission charge is 80 cents and
al the money will go to the school.
Monday night the singers appeared at
lamoillc.
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HEAR DR. LEROY BUDY AT ST. PAUL AME Church Sunday 30free
SOL BUTLER REPRESENTS U.S. IN ATHLETIC CONTEST
Jack U.S. Marshall enrue to CHICAGO
PROTESTS AGAINST LYNCHINGS
AND BURNING AT STAKE


New York.-The National Associa
4tion for the Advancement of Colorcd
People has wired Postmaster General
Burleson requesting that he order an
investigation into the facts of the
lynching of James Spencer, Il 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.
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FORT DODGE ITEMS.

Miss Leatia Hudson and brother
James, are visiting relatives and friends
in 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 Buckncr left Sunday
for Dcs Moincs where she will visit for
several months with her aunt, Mrs. Jer-
ry Luc2s.
The Perkins jazz orchestra is now
cnga gcd playing at Rivcrview park at
Des Moines
Mr.. Edward Miller has returned nome
after attending the Masonic grand
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FATHER AND SON IN SAME MEET
Howard Drew and His Son in Olympic
TryOutS

Springfield, Mass, July 23.-Proh-
ably never before in the history OF
track athletics have father and son
participated as successful sprintcrs the
ssmc 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 Az
yard dash for boys.
Son David won his race as he liked
and it was the second time he had ever
appeared in competition. Fow more
consistent and really and truly ten sec
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 % seconds. He made his third at
tempt to "comc back' this season and
a glorious ATTIC mpt 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
:O9 3-5 and the furlong in 81 10
world s records.
His son first 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 sprinter Of Springfield anC
under Johnny Burr is expected to viii
many races before he becomes a voter
The youthful Drew, like his father, il
also gifted with broad jumping ability
Like his father he may become foot
, ball star. He promises to be more o.
a baseball celebrity than the old man
| for he is now rated one Of the bes
shortstops of local kid ball clubs.
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TO FREE PATH.

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-
tion 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.
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NEGRO MESSENGER WHO
SHAVED LINCOLN IS DEAD

Trenton, N. J.-Samucl w. Gordon,
colored, 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
20 New Jersey and while in that capa-
city frequently shaved President Lin
coin, and accompanied the president
upon the occasion Of his address at
GpttySburr
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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. l got bottle of
Chamberlain s Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy and one dose relieved the pain
wonderfully. l only took two or three
doses hut thcv did the work
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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, MIMI. Whcr"
thew have been for sc-~ral months Mrs.
Downing has been taking treatments at
the HOSPITAL there and returned home
n.nrl, improved.
Mrs. Nellie Davis of Des Moines has
returned home after several weeks Wis
it with her sisters, Mrs. James Guy and
Harry Wilson:
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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
one up your liver. DO this and within
2 day or two you should be feeling tine