Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIV, No. 34. CITY NEWS. Mr. Geo. I. Holt who has been sick is at work again. Mr. Wm. Martin who has been very sick is able to be at his work at the Harris-Emery Co. store. Mr. Hayes Ball has been awarded the contract of papering the new Mt. Olivet Baptist church at Enterprise. On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brown of 38th and Grand avenue, pleasantly entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Erickson and Mrs. John Woodson at 6 o'clock tea. Mrs. Gus Watkins, who is teaching a class in dressmaking at Buxton, spent Sunday and Monday here at her home. Mr. Lee E. Holt who has been dangerously sick is much better at this writing. Rev. W. S. Brooks is quite sick at his home with the grip. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. News reached our office that Rev. A. L. DeMond, editor of the Buxton Gaette, is the proud parent of a bouncing baby boy, so we may expect a dual editors. Mother and child are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Woods entertained at dinner Monday Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Brooks, and Rev. Williams in honor of W. H. Milligan of Cedar Rapids. Mrsra. R. N. Hyde, J. H. Shepard, A. L. Smith, Thaddus Ruff, E. T. Banks, J. B Rush, Attrus Brown, and T. M. Hinzman of Enterrise were the Vice Presidents to the large Cummins meeting Thursday evening. Regular monthly meeting of the officers and directors of the Negro Republican club of Polk County, at 507 Mulberry street, Tuesday evening Jan. at 8 o'clock. A full attendance is desired as there are matters of vital importance to come before the board at this meeting. By order J. Emanuel, Chairman J. C. Williams, Sec. Mr. Luther Smith, the Iowa representative of the Metropolitan Mercantile & Realty Association of New York, has been sick the past week but is recuperating. He expects to leave Thursday day, if his health will permit, for New York where he will remain at least awhile. Luther came to our city a perfect stranger, but by his department, manly and business qualities won the respect of the best colored and white citizens here. We hope that he will return and wish for his success. Word reached our office that at the third annual gymnasium men's banquet of the Iowa Physical Directors Society, at held at Cedar Rapids the 15, that the Buxton Y M. C. A. was represented by A. A. Turner and W. M. Phillips. The former replied to a toast and was made a member of the State Association. The Callanan Industrial club met at the home of Mrs. R. N. Hyde. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. E. B. Elliston, after which the Bible lesson taken up Mrs. McDowell delivered an eloquent address to the club. The meeting adjourned to assemble Tuesday the 28, in a mother's meeting, at the home of Mrs. Adam Dixon. The following is the program for the mother's meeting: Paper, "Child Study from a Christian Standpoint," Mrs. J. H. McDowell; Solo, "My Mother's Prayer," Mrs. Marie Latham; Paper, "Home Development," Mrs. G. H. Williams; Paper, "Child in the Kindergarten," Mrs. Emma Piree. The David and Jonathan League was favored last Sunday with an excellent paper by S. Joe Brown, subject "True Manhood." It was one of the best papers yet read before the League. Quite a number were present, yet there should have been many more out. Next Sunday a paper by Rev. James M. Harris of Burns' M. E. church, entitled "In the Realm of the Unseen." All men are urged to come at 3:30. The opusam supper given by Wm. Coalson's club at the Union Congregational church last Tuesday evening was a success financially. The program rendered after supper was par excellent each number reflect credit, but special mention should be given Miss Nina Fields of Cameroon, Mo. a student in the musical department of Highland Park college, who in her modest way with her extra technique played a beautiful solo. The vocal solo of Geo. I. Holt was as u-ul of the highest order. Misses Ada Cleggett and Leone Bassfield rendered a beautiful piano duet. Miss Ethel Borum sang a beautiful solo. The Misses Alexander and undered a violin and played the Dowell orchestra played most excellent music. Those present enjoyed the evening. Morning service 10:30 to 12: 22. Series on "Reasona for Personal Faith in Jesus Christ" continued -- subject "Never Man Spake Like This Man." Sunday School 12:10 p. m. The King's Man 63. 63 address by Mr. J. W. Joonson. Evening services 7: 09 to 9: subject "The Harps upon the Willows." The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met at the home of Miss Flower Gaiter, 915 Center street. Communication was received from the St. Joseph society. The debaters from the St. Joseph society will be Mr. S. W. Mill and Dr. M. O. Ricketa. The program consisted of a vocl solo by Miss Pearl Hammitt; paper, "The Necessity of Life," Mr. Willie Warriors; select reading by Miss Ada Hyde and report of critic. The club adjourned to meet at the home of Miss Lettie Carey, 3027 Third street. The annual meeting of Union Congregational church last Wednesday elected the same member whose time expired for \ five years, Mr. H. E. Jacobs, which makes the board consist of Messrs. J. H. Shepard, E. T. Blagburn, Wm. Coslson, Gw Watkins, H. E. Jacobs, and John L. Thompson. Mr. C. S. Stewart was re-elected as a deacon and Mr. Gw Watkins was elected as church clerk. At the Sunday School election John L. Thompson was re-elected superintendent, Mrs. C. S. Stewart assistant superintendent, Miss Helena Cewns secretary, Mrs. Emma Harris treasurer, Miss Ada Clegget organist, and L. J. Shelton choister. The teachers are as follows: H. W. Porter, J. H. Shepard, Gw Watkins, Miss Marie Bell, Mrs. Chas. Turner, Miss Lulu V. Nelson. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas; the Infinite One in his wisdom, has seen fit to afflict our Vice Leader, Mrs Julia Hudlin, by reminding from a life of usefulness and activity, her beloved husband, and, Whereas, Mrs Hudlin has been an active member of The King's Daughters from its organisation up to the present—first as Leader and now as Vice Leader—cheerfully giving of her time, endeavor and finance in the Circle's work undertaken and accomplished "In His Name." Therefore, be it resolved, that the members of The King's Daughters tender to Mrs Hudlin, their deep sympathy in her loss, and that they commend her to Him, who is heedful of, and compassionate for the suffering of His children: and, be it fur hermely resolved, that these resolutions of condolence be recorded in the minutes of the Circle, that a copy of the same be sent Mrs Hudlin, and one to the Iowa State Bystander for publication in its co-authors. "We see but d'mily through the mists and vapor, And these earthly damps; What seem to us but sad funeral tapers Maybe Heaven's distant lamps." By order of The King's Daughters. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas, the Almighty, in His infinite wisdom, has Afflicted our Leader, Mrs. Luhu Weeks, by calling from labor to reward her dear father, and, Wherea, Mrs. Weeks has been a faithful member of The King's Daughters from the organization up to he present, being now its very efficient Leader, and ever working and giving cheerfully "In His Name." Therefore, be it resolved, that the members of The King's Daughters tender to Mrs Weeks their deep sympathy in her deep affliction, and that they commend her to Him whose unfailling love and mercy is so great, and be it furthermore. Resolved that these resolutions of condolence be recorded in the minutes of the Circle, that a copy of the same be sent to Mrs Weks, and one to the Iowa State Bystander for publication in its columns. Where is a hopeless love. "Which none but food can lighten." By order of The King's Daughter. Mrs. Jessie E. McClain, Sec. Foellah Question. A magazine writer asks: "Why do men wear suspenders?" Well, in our case, old chap, they feel a whole lot better than a rope. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Medicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for child dren, never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief is always sure to follow. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, group and whoooping cough, and there is no better medicine in the world for these diseases. It is not only a certain cure for croup, but when given as soon as the croup cough appears, will prevent the attack. Whoooping cough is not dangeren when this remedy is given as directed. It contains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confidently to a child as to an adult. For sale by a drugstall. DES MOINES IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1908. MR. AND MRS. E. T. BANKS CELEBRATES THIRTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY. M. MARRIED THIRTY-NINE YEARS. A Brilliant Marriage Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Banks of 1046 Enos avenue celebrated their thirty-ninth marriage anniversary last Thursday at their beautiful home. A very large crowd of their neighbors and friends answered the invitations by coming to the wedding and the greatest and most elaborate wedding ever given in our city. Fully 150 guests were out to enjoy the kind and generous hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Banks and to wish them many more happy anniversaries. This much reverence was extended to the day of January, 1869, in Baldwin county, Ala., came to our city twenty-abreast age total strangers, but by their honesty, social disposition and hard toll soon won the respects and affections of both white and colored, and today after the wedding, they are esteemed by all is indeed the greatest tribute that can be given on earth. EDITORIALS LOOKING FORWARD. Occasionally we see beyond the cloud of gloom and despair a ray of hope by looking ahead and see the forward movement of the race. Example of this forward movement is manifesting itself in nearly every community where our people live. Individuals are looking up and outstripping his neighbor in business, in farming and in the race of life which is a sure sign of progress. Then again there is less crime and stealing done in our community then a year or two ago. So as we become firmly entrenched in the great west and north and begin to produce something, either with our brains or hands, a brighter future for our forward movement awaits us. WHO FOR PRESIDENT? We claim the same right to participate in the selecting of our party noninee as any other American citizen or press organ. Therefore grant to us the right to express our opinion. As we notice that some of our so-called race journals are attempting to make a fight on certain candidates and, as yet, given us less informed brethren of the press, no good reason or facts for such unwarranted attack. Let us briefly review the present situation from a fair view. Since President Roosevelt absolutely refuses to be nominated there has been much speculation as to the nominee. Seldom does the great Republican party come so near the National convention with no definite man, within the last week things are shaping very fast in the middle west for Secretary Wm. Taft. Since Hon. Albert B Cummins will not become a candidate we are in favor of Wm. Taft for many reasons. First, he will unite the great east with the mighty west and will be acceptable to the Sunny south. Senator Knox is a fine man but does not develop much outside of his own state. Gov. Hughes is a formidable candate, good man, yet the west does not know him well enough. Senator J. B Foraker, the true and tried vet- Mr. Banks is one of the jantlers at the court house, where he has been for twelve or fifteen years. He is an active Masonic and church worker. Their house was beautifully decorated with antique furniture throughout the house. The color scheme was red and green. Music was furnished from the graphaphone by the Misses Iona and Lorna Wilson. The dinner menu consisted of chicken patties, pickles, gelatine, salt wafers, coffee, parsley trimmings, ice cream with chocolate cake and mixed candies. The elderly ladies came in the afternoon from 2 till 5 o'clock and the balance in the evening. The presents were the most numerous and costliest that we have ever seen on such an occasion. Souvenir teaspoon, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Woodson; library gas lamp, Messrs. and Messames Gus Watkins, H. Jacobs, J. Woods, J. H. Sheppard, Wm. Coatson; large cut glass berry dish, Mrs. L. R. Palmer; exquisite large cut glass dish, Miss Olive V. Smith, Mrs. C. S. an, would make a great and good president, yet like Joseph Cannon is too conservative to meet the progressive political spirit. Corteylou and Shaw cannot get the proper starting forces. Fairbanks' cocktail episode dampened his chances. So we must return to the Buckeye state to present us her favorite son, Hon. Wm. Taft, as our standard bearer. COLORED MAN Cedar Rapids, Iowa.—Special: Simon L. Terry, 1426 South Third street, the candidate of the co-ored people of the city for councilman, filed his nominating statement with City Clerk Keffer this afternoon. The statement is verified by Frank Sadilek and contains the following names: O. B. Claire, James H. Mosley, Albert Gillespie, A. J. Gray, C. H Bird, R. A. Simmons, J. A. Baker, John Tyller, Walker Robinson, C. G. Gable, W. H. Martin Robert Thompson, Richard Hicks Dan Canould, S. J. Coulder, Ed L. Boney, George S. Francis, H. C. Bird, Richard Lewis. Lewis L. Boyd, Frank Rollins, Carl Cheadle, J. F. Morgan and Harry Chrissian. FREE SHAVES CAUSE FIGHT. Sionx City, Iowa.—Special. The local barbers' union and W. Smith and J. E. Matthews are the prominent figures in a controversy which was developed last week on account of the action of the two latter parties in offering to shave and cut hair free of charge on two days of the week. Smith was given the alternative of leaving Matthews' shop or the union. Both sides are positive as to the right and wrong of the matter. Matthews says the whole trouble started because he wanted to build up a trade for his barber shop at 405 West Seventh street. He offered to exercise the torsoral art of his employee for the public's benefit, but before he got started the union swooped down on the latter and threatened to take away his card unless he left the "free" shop. To keep MARY C. McQUAID'S Ruff; handsome cut glass dish, Miss May Bennett; cut glass water set, Messas, and Medames Ellston, Holt, S. Joe Brown; one-half dozen dauny glass sherbet dish, Miss Sherbet, M. Gould; one dozen sherbet glasses, Mr. and Mrs. Humbur; Whitier's "Voices of Freedom," green undressed leather bound with brass trimmings, Mrs. Lucille Edwards; pale yellow dressing sacque with cream silk tie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith; sofa pillow, Mrs. Nelson; Mrs. W. Wim Buckner, Mrs. Electa Lewis, Miss Blanche Lewis, Miss Alice Morton, Mrs. Esther Morton, Miss Zella Davis, Japanese chocolate pitcher; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDowell, china cracker bowl, Mr. H. Clay; china bon dish, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C. Turner, Mrs. Anne McCraven; Mrs. Alle McCraven;s, fancy china plate, Mrs. Charles Turner; La Belle china fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Woods; silver meat fork, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hughes; sterling silver whipped cream spoon, Mr. and Mrs. Tillery; set of after dinner spoons, Rev. peace between the union and his employe Matthews she offered to pay the barber the proper amount out of his own pocket for each free job, but the union couldn't 'see this raise' either. The ultimatum from the union to the barber was issued at the regular meeting Monday night. The settlement is still pending. MAKING THEIR OWN WAY THROUGH COLLEGE. The Story of the Heroic Struggles of a Young Negro Student at Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa, Jan. 18.—Special: Enrolled at Ames is a student who quietly and unostentatiously is succeeding where great men have failed. He is successfully solving the problem of education for the colored race. He has overcome obstacles that would daunt the bravest heart and the story of his life reads like the history of a Benjamin Franklin or an Abraham Lincoln. Johnston William Shoales was born Jan. 2, 1877, on the Choctaw reserva- Des Moines' M McQU 312-314-316-318 YOU ARE These extra values at exceptional law offices. 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This was an Indian dish. This was mainly because of his Indian blood, was of a roving disposition and would often leave home for months at a time, so much of the work fell to the mother. Until later years the family was miserably poor and as they were blessed with many work and motherly care, work of two masters. As Shoales tells it, "My mother would work hard in the deld all day until an hour of sundown and then walk three miles to my grandmother's to milk eighteen or twenty cows in order to get a gallon of milk for her children. She would go back because 10 and 11 oclock, anding us, with our father, fast asleep, she would awaken us and give us our supper of bread and milk." Shoales's first education came in a peculiar manner. For plates the family used the small tin kind with the alphabet in raised letters and set out plates that he learned his letters. His first recollection of counting is of being drilled by an hundred brother to count to one hundred. Immediately after the war his father had taken special lessons at night and the knowledge thus gained he passed on to his children in the evening when the day's work was done. About this time, 14 years old, a missionary from Tuskegee lectured at Oak Hill, telling of the chance for educated men. Shoales was fired with an ambition to have a good education. He had no money, but the missionary told him there were many opportunities he could become to become a student there. He reached Tuskegee with just $1.50 in money and his few clothes in an old satchel. Here was born the idea to become a good agriculturist and to go back and help his people get the better things of life from the soil. He had to endure many hardships and overcome natural deficiencies, but he never lost sight of the great idea and never gave up his determination to accomplish it. By hard work on the college farm, milking cows at night and doing old jobs during spare moments, he managed to pay expenses. He says: "I washed my clothes, took chafes and underwear to pay for my first collars, cuffs and necklaces." Beginning his second year he was made janitor and worked under the woman principal, Miss Murray, who afterwards became Mrs. Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Washington took a great interest in him and gave him his house. What was of still more value to the knowledge hungry young man, she gave him free access to their private library. Here he spent much time reading the things that they read and studying the books that they studied. He says, "I could readily lay my hands on the books and easily open the book." Mrs. Washington, I would read and read the portions they had studied, wondering just what thoughts and conclusions they drew from them." In spite of the fact that he 'was working his way, Shoales found time somewhere to take the archeological course given there. He spanned highest, the institution and, saying that it educated his hands so that he could earn money to further educate his brain. As soon as his regular course was completed he was forced to go home for a time. Six of the twelve children were still living, four of them younger than he, and although his cravings for knowledge was far from satisfied, he was still home and give the others a chance. He reached home late in May and found things in a deplorable state. He found that although his brother had planted a cotton crop, it was being choked out by crab grazing. He also found that poor management had run the family in debt $300. It was the custom of his mother to go in debt each year the crop would stand and thus after harvest they had nothing for their labors. Believing this could be solved, he then went to the farm he took over the management of the farm. In September he started a brother and sister in at Tuskegee and another brother at the Oak Hill Mission. During the fall and winter he turned his farm to the stock, and by spring he started it on a payable basis. In the spring he changed from cotton to corn, and by applying some of the methods he had learned at Tuskegee he doubled the best yield that had ever been grown before. He and his brother land, and part of it was let to tenants on shares. By overseeing them he taught them better methods than they had used and the increased crop amply repaid him. As an indication of the success of his new-fangled ideas, all the people in the section are now forming a team he taught. In 1904 affairs at home were in such shape that he could again think of his own education. He was now twenty-seven years old, and he had been away from lessons so long that a preparatory course would be necessary. In fact that he would need to work his way did not make him hesitate. In his work here at Ames, Shoales has been hampered by many things. While a good student and standing well in his classes, he is not brilliant, and he is not consistent work. He is the only colored man in his classes, and so is put, with all his natural deficiencies, in competition with white boys with better training and generations of educated ancestors behind them. The course at Ames is heavy, and for one reason, the students are long for all his gains, there are not many moments for play. In soise of all these obstacles Shoales stands near the head of his classes and has the respect and esteem of all his instructors and classmates. Exenctin to go back and teach his people is not forgetting that he is a work in the Agricultural club and the Welch Literary society. In both these organ-Continued on page 4, column 3. NEW YORK TRAGEDY WOMAN KILLE A MAN AND THEM COMMITS SUICIDE. Manicure Shays Advertising Man Be cause He Had Left Her to Make Home for Aged Mother. New York.—Sweeping through the crowded restaurant which takes up the eighth floor of Macy's department store, and into the gentlemen's office Wednesday, a tall, stylishly-dressed woman bent for a moment over the shoulder of a diner, whispered some words, then drawing a revolver from her muff, emptied the contents of five chambers into his body. As her victim, Frank Brady, a newspaper advertising solicitor, lifeless to the floor, the woman flung the weapon from her and taking a second revolver from her muff, shot first in the head and then swiss in the breast. She died a half hour later. A note found in the woman's purse proved her to be to Mrs. Mary Roberts Clark, a manicure, the widow of a police officer and stepmother of a six-year-old son, Raymond. Brady was 30 years old and the sole support of a helpless aged mother. Vengeance of a Woman Scorned. The shooting was the culmination of a series of violent quarrels, and, according to the woman's intimates, in moment of a threat to murder Brady, she asserted her world, "unless he renewed the attention she asserted she received from him when he was less prosperous and she in a position to befriend him. The police had little difficulty in tracing the tragic story back, from effect to cause. The suicide, who was about 30 years of age, was Mary McLean when she married John Roberts. When the latter died a year ago she assumed the name Clark and supported herself and child, first as the wardrobe woman at an uptown theater and then as a manicure. She was of a proposesexual appearance and had gusted she made a will in which she was able to provide for the education of her son at a fashionable school in Westchester county. A clergyman was made execution. Brady Left Her for His Mother. While she was in prosperous circumstances and before the death of her husband Brady had lodgings at her home and she declared that she helped him to the success which he subsequently attained. A few months ago he left her place and made a home for his mother, whom he brought here from New Jersey. Recently Mrs. Clark thought that Brady was avoiding her and when he called at her home occasionally they quarreled. A few days ago Mrs. Clark called upon attorney and attorney and said that things were going to happen. Wednesday she went to her bank, made a cash deposit, wrote a note identifying herself and referring the reader to her attorney, and, armed with three revolvers, went to the store where she knew Brady usually lunched, and the double tragedy followed. The police broke the news to Brady's mother, and the Gerry society took charge of the dead woman's boy. LYNCHED NEGRO NOT DEAD. Mob Was Too Hasty and Intended Victim Tim May Recover. Dothan, Ala.—The negro, Groven Franklin, who Sunday night was taken from Sheriff Butler and his deputy and hanged to death again in the stairway and stairway chance for recovery. The mob was so closely followed by the officers and law-abiding citizens determined if possible to avert the lynching, that they did not have time to get their victim outside the corporate limits and, hurriedly stringing him up to the stairway, they killed him with bullets, fled. On the arrival of the officers the negro was still alive and was immediately cut down and placed in the county jail. Withdrawing Public Money. Withdrawing Public Money. Washington—the secretary of the treasury late Wednesday announced that, owing to the great improvement in financial conditions throughout the country, he had begun the gradual withdrawal of deposits of public money in moderate amounts from the national banks. The first call has been made upon New York banks and amounts to approximately $10,000,000. Takes Poison Before Crowd. Cincinnati. — On crowded Fountain square at the busiest hour of the day Andrew Fixari drained a bottle of muratic acid Wednesday and died soon after reaching the hospital. Commission Plan Is Rejected. Sloux City, Ia.—With a total vote of 4,235, about half the voting strength of 'the town, Sloux City Tuesday defeated the commission plan of municipal government by a majority of 329. Ptomalines Killed Noted Ocullet. Hambonment, N. Y.-Dr. F. M. Michaels, an oculist of national repu- tation, died here Tuesday. Several weeks ago Dr. Michaels partook of a tainted chicken and pomaline poison- ed resulted. Wealthy Man Burns to Death. Mankato, Miam--Reese, Thomas of Cumbria, this county, was burned to death Monday while starting a fire with kerosene. His brother William was severely burned. They were wealthy bachelors and resided alone. JOHN R. WALSH CONVICYED EX-BANKER FOUND GUILTY OF MISAPPROPRIATING FUNDS. May Go to jail for Not Less Than Five Years—Jury Out Thirty-Seven Hours. Chicago—Following a trial covering a period of nine weeks, John R. Walsh, the former financial and political chiefstaff, was Saturday found guilty of misappropriation of funds of the Chicago National bank. The jury returned the verdict after having been out 27 hours. Formal motion for a new trial was made by Attorney Miller, and Judge Anderson set the motion for a new trial for argument at ten a.m. Tuesday, January 28, continuing the ball John R. Welch John R. Walsh. bonds of $50,000 on which Mr. Walsh has been at liberty. Immediately after the reading of the verdict Mr. Walsh was appealed to for an expression. "The fight has just begun," he said. "I have nothing more to say." The sentence under the verdict of guilty must be that the defendant be imprisoned for not less than five years. The law does not permit the substitution of a fine for prison term. The section of the law under which Mr. Walsh was found guilty provides a penalty of not less than five nor more than ten years. The verdict of guilty on 64 counts would make up 25 percent of 540 years should the maximum be pronounced. It is the custom in cases of this sort, according to attorneys, for the sentences to run concurrently. TO GUARD CROP STATISTICS. Giving Them Out in Advance Made Criminal Offense. Washington—At the close of a day of excitement in the house of representatives an amendment was added to the penal code bill, making it a criminal offense for any officer or employee of the government to give out advance information regarding any crop statistics authorized by law to be prepared. The necessay for its adoption was conceded by nearly every member who addressed the house, and its safe running of the gauntlet was greeted with applause. Earlier in the day interest attached to a tilt between the Dalezell of Pennsylvania and Mr. Dalezell of Texas, over the latter's amendments prohibiting the use of members from being employed by public service corporations. Believing that Mr. Dalezell had insulted that he represented such corporations at this time, Mr. Dalezell grew indignant and declared that he had not been employed in such capacity for 20 years. The climax of the debate came when Mr. Clark of Missouri announced, amid thunderous Democratic applause, that William J. Bryan would be nominated at the Denver convention, while Mr. Boutell of Illinois aroused the members on his side of the house to a high point. The defender Cannon would be the Republican nominee at Chicago in June. Boy Students Rescue Girls. Bethany, W. Va.—The 100 students in the main girls' dormitory of Bethany any college here awoke early Wednesday to find clouds of smoke filling the balls and stairways. The frightened girls gathered in rooms looking out on the men's dormitory across the street and their screams soon aroused the sleepsers. Quickly dressing, 100 young men formed a bucket brigade, while several dashed into the burning building, groped their way to the rooms where the girls held high and guided them through the smoke to the street. Rich is Michigan's Treasurer. Lansing, Mich. — Gov. Warren Wednesday night announced that former Gov. John T. Rich had accepted an appointment as state treasurer to succeed Frank P. Glazier, who has resigned. May Let Michigan Women Vote. Lansing, Mich.—The constitutional convention committee on elections unanimously reported out Wednesday night a proposal granting women suffrage, with a recommendation that it be passed. Murderer Saved from Galloway. St. Paul, Minn.—The board of pardons Tuesday commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of Peter Nielsen Mathisen, who was to have been hanged in Beltriam county for the murder of Johann Johannsen. Williams Elected to the Senate. Jackson, Miss.—In the two houses of the Mississippi legislature Tuesday Congressman John Sharp Williams was elected to the United States senate to succeed Hon. H. D. Money, whose term expires March 4, 1911. JAMESON PITTSBURG DISPATCH FOE OF VICE ON THE STAND ANTHONY COMSTOCK A WITNESS IN THAW TRIAL. Tells of Defendant's Letters About White's Apartments—Evelyn Repeats Her Story. New York—The end of the second Thaw trial is fast approaching. This was indicated late Wednesday when Dr. Charles G. Wagner, the first of the alienists to be called by the defense, took the stand for his preliminary examination. Anthony Comstock, vice president of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, had been heard as a witness earlier in the day and Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant, had completed her testimony. The kinder-partner had charge of Harry Thaw as a lad of six also testified, and the day marked a long stride toward the conclusion of the celebrated case. Mr. Comstock's testimony, new, had been discounted by the known facts of Thaw's appeal to him to assist in closing up the houses where Stanford White was alleged to have maintained elaborately furnished apartments and where young girls were living in them. The dozen letters Thaw wrote to Comstock regarding the matter, giving a detailed description of the Twenty-fourth street house, were admitted in evidence and read to the jury. District Attorney Jerome seemed as pleased as the defense with the letters, and later in the day read into the record himself most of Mr. Comstock's replies to Thaw. The witness indicated in his testimony that he was a victim of the plaintiff, legal evidence being lacking. New York—Mrs. Evelyn Neshtah told her story Monday for the second time. The repetition lacked the vitality of the first recital, but the great crowd in the courtroom where her husband, Harry Kendall Thaw, on trial for the killing of Stanford White, listened intently to every word. The courtroom found no warrant in the law for closing the doors against the public. Mrs. Thaw's story was broken into bits by constantly repeated objections from the prosecution, who sought to exclude all details on the ground of immateriality. The frequent objections led Justice Dowling to request Mr. Littleton to cut his examination as short as possible. Mr. Littleton took this course only to find that can cross-examination Mr. Jerome insisted upon reading from last year's record nearly every word the witness had then uttered. He did this under the supervision of his lawyer. Mr. Littleton objected to it, declaring that the district attorney, by reading the former testimony in a disagreeable manner, was trying to discredit the witness in the eyes of the jury when he could not discredit her in any way by a direct question. AFRAID TO TEST FIRE HOSE. Startling testimony of Commissioner Lantry of New York. New York—starting testimony to the effect that the hose used by the New York fire department had never been tested for fear it would burst was had Wednesday from Fire Commissioner Lantry, who was a witness in the inquiry concerning detective hose used in fighting the fire in the Parker building, in which three firemen lost their lives. Commissioner Lantry declared that 41 lengths burst at the Parker building fire. Bryan Speaks for Beckham Frankfort, Ky.—The elmax of W. J. Bryan's visit to Frankfort, was reached Tuesday afternoon when he spoke to the Democratic members of the legislature behind closed doors, advocating the election of former Gov. Beckham as United States senator. Labor Union Ordered Dissolved. Cleveland, O.-Judge Phillips in deciding the case against the Amalgamated Glass Workers' union held that the organization was in restraint of trade and ordered its dissolution on the ground of public policy. American Fleet Leaves Rio, Rio de Janeiro.-To the booming of ans and the cheers of thousands on the accompanying pleasure craft, the American waships sailed from Rio Janeiro Wednesday afternoon, bound for Punta Arenas. Mrs. Gould on Stage Again. New York.-At a brilliant social function Mrs. George J. Gould Tuesday repeated her histrionic successes of years ago, when she appeared on an improvised stage in the ballroom of the Plaza hotel, assuming the leading role in a one-act play entitled "Mrs. Van Vechten's Divorce Dance." It was the feature of a tea given by a mother of Bradley Martin. The ballroom which was thronged with members of New York society, had been transformed into a miniature theater. MITCHELL REFUSES MONEY. President of Minera' Union Declines Gift of $2,700. Indianapolis, Ind.-Perhaps the most eloquent speech President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers ever made in his life was Tuesday afternoon, when he declined to accept a personal gift of $2,700 tendered him by the矿业公司 and Wyoming as a token of their appreciation of his efforts to make their condition better. As he spoke, trying to check his emotion, tears came to his eyes TREY John Mitchell. "Give it to it. Mitchell and the children," he said, trembling with emotion. Big, hardy miners shed tears with him. Thomas Gibson, president of the Montana miners, had come to the platform carrying a draft for $2,300. He said the draft was backed by a smaller amount which would bring the draft to $2,700. The draft will be sent to Mrs Mitchell. LESLIE M. SHAW RESIGNS. Quita Carnegie Trust Company and May Re-Enter Politics. New York. — Leslie M. Shaw has resigned the presidency of the Carnegie Trust company, which he assumed early last March on his retirement from the treasury portfolio at Washington. In explaining his resignation Tuesday day Mr. Shaw said that he had "small differences" with Charles C. Dickinson, the organizer and chief owner of the trust company. Of his future this statement, "I may shy my castor into the political ring." **Bomb for a Mine Captain.** Biwab. — Minn. — A dynamite bomb was thrown against the house of Thomas Nicholas, captain of the Mohawk iron mine, near Aurora, early Monday morning. The explosion tore the roof of the house and threw Nicholas, his wife and four children from their beds. A baby sleeping with its parents was badly injured. Alarmed by the attempt on the life of Capt. Nicholas, mining superintendents and captains throughout the range have arranged to have their homes guarded. Suicide Ends Divorce Suit. Albuquerque, N.M.—The trial of the divorce suit of Mrs. Pearl Turner against Mark C. Turner, a federal clerk, was discontinued Wednesday when the court was notified by telephone that Mrs. Turner had shot and killed herself. Ohio Boy Vale's Captain. New Haven, Conn.—Robert Boyd Burch of Cincinnati, member of the Junior Academic class, was elected captain of the Vale football team Wednesday night. Saver of Lives Remembered in Will. Marshalltown, Ia.—As a reward for saving the life of Mrs. C. Ch. Thompson son and daughter of Chicago 19 years ago, W. E. Gearhart of Madrid, Ia. was the beneficiary of the will of Mr. Thompson, who died recently, to the extent of $10,000. Rufus Draper, Minneapolis, Dead, Minneapolis, Minn.—Rufus Draper, one of the long-time residents of Minneapolis, is dead at the home of his daughter in this city after an illness of more than a year. RAILROADS HARD HIT HAVE $30,000 CARS TIED UP BEAUTIFUL OF PANIC. New York, Jan. 24.—Figures prepared for one of the largest railroad companies show that a week ago therewere 390,000 idle freight cars in the United Sites and about 4,000 locomotives which are laid up because of the falling off in traffic. As there are 2,200,000 freight cars in the country, this would show that 14 per cent of all the cars owned by the railroads are stored on railroad tracks waiting to be used. The number at 1,400 each and of locomotives at $15,000 each, the statement shows that the railroads have $440,000 tied up in rolling stock for which there is no present use. The great shortage in rolling stock last year caused large orders for cars to be stored by railroads. October the reported shortage was $7,000 cars. Estimating the average freight train at forty cars, the $20,000 cars now idle would be equivalent to 8,000 trains, for handling each of which four men are ordinarily required, so one would need at least 30,000 men less are needed than if all of these cars were in service. Many men have been laid off—the New York Central, for example, since the beginning of this month, has laid off enough to make a saving of $250,000 a year, in addition to previous cutting down of its force—and many cars have been placed on short time. Fixed charges of a railroad must be met in dull time, as well as in active, and maintenance and other expenses must be provided for and in view of all the facts, the management should be to discuss the question of reducing wages, a disliked but necessary measure. POLICE CHARGE ON PARADE. "Unemployed" Try to Make a Demonstration in Chicago Streets Chicago, Jan. 1. Several sharp collapses occurred yesterday afternoon between the police and the army of "unemployed" who attempted to parade to the city hall. Two hundred men had formed in a column on the lake front and started to march. The column was more a succession of groups of four and five men than a column proper. Madison streets the crowd was met by Assistant Chief of Police Schuetler, who ordered them to disperse. They refused to do so, and Assistant Chief Schuetler at once charged them with his force, breaking up the column, and striking with him. They held their ground. Several men were knocked down, but not seriously injured. The police made no attempt at arrests, but by striking the men on the back compelled them to keep their hands out. They turned into State street headed toward Jackson boulevard. They managed to get away from the police and formed another column, which was overtaken at Clark street and Jack street, where the police. Several men were clubbed, and the crowd was scattered. Dr. Reltman, who led the second detachment, was placed under arrest after being somewhat roughly handled. The excitement attendant on the fights attracted an enormous throng, which made the work of the police difficult. Police Skippe, called the reserves from the nearby stations down into the business section, but the trouble was over before they arrived. HE GRILLS CORTELYOU. Grand Jury Indicts Thirteen in Coun- cil Bluffs Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—Senator Stone of Missouri迟到presented statistics of government deposits in national banks to show that the distribution of money during the late 19th century "equitable" as contemplated, by the law governing the treasury department. He declared that the west and south were discriminated against the north. York and Boston were favored. His legislation pending in the senate directing a committee to investigate and report the facts in these transactions. Senator Teller followed with a brief comment upon the action of the committee, and he said that the placing of money in New York City during the panic was fully justified. He paid a high tribute to the rich men who, he said, had promptly offered practically their enlistment. He also titled the issue of disaster in that city which threatened the entire country. Foraker Eights Alone Cincinnati, O. Jan. 24.—Senator J. B. Foraker said last night that the fight for delegates to the republican national convention will be continued even though some of the best known supporters of his have been reported to hold him. This statement was made because of the report that former Lieutenant Governor Harding, one of his warm personal friends, had announced himself in favor of Secretary of War William H. Taft, although heretofore not summoning Senator Foraker for the nomination. Governor Folk for Senator. Jefferson City, Mo. Jan. 24.—Gov. J. W. Folk yesterday gave out an announcement of his candidacy for the nomination for theorship to succeed Senator W. J. Stone. The governor said he would open his campaign with a speech in St. Joseph the first week in February. While it has been believed for months that the governor would enter the national contest, there has not heretofore been a formal statement. Ten Per Cent Reduction. Baltimore, Md. Jan. 24—Attributing the action to depression in business reasons, the railroad increased railroad earnings, the Baltimore Ohio railroad company last night announced a reduction of 10 per cent in the pay of all officers and employees receiving over $166 per month and bringing down to $150 all monthly payments of $100 and $166 per month. The cut between Feb. 1. The reduction will apply to all officers from the president down REV. TROUTMAN SENDS BEST WISHES FOR PE-RU-NA Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1908. "My Wife and I Are Strong Believers in Pe-ru-na." Catserva and La Grippa. 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GENINDED HIM OF HOME, Yorker Saw Beauty In 8ign, “TA aad i Lote dehy Aparty of tourists was being shown ‘Cludad Juares, the little Mex!- own just across the Rio Grande i Paso, Texas, Every one was fed with Sts plcturesqueness, in particular a maiden lady, who ‘into raptures about each new 4 iis all 0 quaint,” she sald. “Those ‘houses, the old church, the nar. streets, the ttle plaza, those futlooking men wearing som- ; evorything breathes the spir- fan old-world civilization. It ts aiferent from our United States." that’s 40,” assented a New York ‘who had been listening. “For nee, whe o In all the world could fod anything #0 antique, so full Haterent beauty, #0 charged, as it with the essence of pure joy, as sign over there.” He polnted ‘a whitewashed mud house on exterlor was painted: "MIGGEST BEER IN TOWN, Se.” ‘Tus woman eagerly turned to look. she frore the:horrld man with ance and did not speak to him during tho whole trip. NO BLESSING FCR HER. inted Youngster Discriminate in Hie Prayer. Tor several weeks, little Ralph had ed the use of a Shetland pony, operty of a horse dealer’ who friend of the famlly. But much ulgh's sorrow, there came a day aly when the pony was sold, and Wlihtful Borseback rides came junudden end., The purchaser, as found out ‘by inquiry, wad & girl of about his own mature if fve, Ever since his acquaint. with the pony began, Ralph had id im in bls bedtime prayer, "God bless the “pony,” was an nightly... petition, ‘The frst ater the sale of the pony, healtated when he reached his lace tn the prayer. ‘Then, after mia thought, he continued: se, God, bless the pony just sane: Dut, God, don't you bless lite girl what's got the, pony.” Rather Equivetal, le Morton, an aged negro, who teen a slave in the days before lvl war, was a retainer in tho eld of a Atlanta familly. Ho something of a philosopher, and rot deat of @ diplomat. One day maltesses, two young mulattos, chafing him. le Moton,’ one of them sald, do you like best, Belle or me?" gyheaded negro looked first then at she other, and said with of Indectston: 4m too tedious to say.” er ee a ‘Yery dapper looking young mn ‘a Chicago hotel a few days followed bya middle-aged man Weemed to be just a little care- ‘emcerning his personal appear ‘The affable gletk offered a to the carefully’ dressed young , who’ registered himeelt as Henry ‘Tyler IL" When he ‘Hepped aide the other man for the pen and under Mr. ft name wrote: ‘John Smith Lik” BANISHED Coffee Finally Had to Go. ay some persons cling to cof atter they know It 15. doing arm, ig a puzzler, But ft is an matter to give it up for g00d, Postum Food Coffee is properly nd used instead, il writes: “Mother had been with nervous headaches, for ‘Neary years, but kept drinklag day 1 asked hor why she aid We up coffee as a cousin of mine who had taken to. Postum. er was such a slave to coffee ht It would be terrible. to Ht up, lly, ‘one day, she made the to Postum, and quickly her ‘lsappeared, One mornini she was drinking Postum 90 04 with such rellsh I asked for Sarted’ me on Postum and t tik it more freely than I dia B Which never comes Into our or, ? i fclend of mine, one day, sa Hisking Postum and asked if peitee, I told her it was Postum hier some to take home, but {> tell hor how to mako it. ext day she sald sho did not Teould drink Pontum, 1fownd made it Ike ordinary coffee. Ml her how to: make It right e her a cupful I made, after A tteen minutes, She. aid drank any coffee that tasted land now cofteo is banislid ht Our homes.” Name giver Co, Batule Creek, Michigan ithe iittle hook “The Road to le tn pixgs. “There's a Reason.” IOWA. STATE NEWS ‘Supposed Rival. Postville.—While drunk and in a Mt of Jealousy, William Ballzell, a farmer living northeast of here, mur dered his sisterinlaw, Mrs,’ J.C. Geddes, attempted to Kill H.C. Bow! man, in whose home the woman was employed as housekeeper, and then burned the barn and live stock of M. A, Bowlman, The woman dled in- Stantly from the singte bullet fired in- lo her body et.cloye range, the man escaped injury, the shots going wild. A posse “has been, organized to Search the woods In which the mur- derer fs hiding and the militia at ‘Waukon has been ordered out to take @ hand tn the situation. Ballzell, who has Indian blood in hls veins,’ {sa desperate character and it Is expected that he will sell his life dearly. Mrs. Geddes, the murdered woman. game here some time ago from Viola, ‘Wis., running away from her husband, Who still lives at that place. She Kept house for a timo for her brother inlaw, Balizell, who is a widower with Seven children. He becams in- fatuated with her and when she left ‘ulm to go to the home of H. C, Bowl man, where she cared for the lat ter’s invalld mother, Ballzell became Jealous. Ballzell came to Postville and. im: [bived freely of liquor. When he started home he was drunk. From accounts received here, he stopped at the Bowman home, where he first quarreled with the Geddes woman and then shot her, killing her instantly, Leaving the house, he met Bowiman, at whom he fred two shots without Warning, both, however, going wide, ‘Then he disappetred. A Iittle later fro was’ seen coming from the barn of M. A. Bowiman, who ives on a farm adjotaing that of his brother, H. C. Bowlman, Before it could Be extinguished it was entirely destroyed, with the live vstock and other contents, It fr presumed that in his insane anger, Ballzell sct the fire. Postville—The posse which wes organized {0 catch Willlam Baltzell, who killed bls sister-in-law in a ft of drunken Jealousy’ here, suececded tn capturing him, “He .made no resist: ance, as the weapon with whish he had shot his slsterindaw was lost in the melee which followed. LAUNCH RIVER PLANS. Seven ‘States Combine to Improve the eile Ridoceathy age yet ee Sioux City—An appropriation of $40,000,000 for the establishment of a A2foot channel in the Missourl river from St Louls to Sioux City will be asked of congress ax a result of the first annual convention of the Mis- sourl river navigation congress. Governors and congressmen from seven states bordering on the Mis sourl river were in attendance at the convention. It was the voice of the convention’ that the Missouri river eo well as the Mississipp! should be made navigable as soon as congress can see fis way clear to spend that much money. It was the seatiment ‘of the convention that the deepening fof the Missouri rivor channel would be the greatest stroke toward the sen- iment of rallroad rate troubles iu te great middle west. Engluects reported that the Mis: sourl river, if Improved according to the plans ‘of this convention, would have the carrying capacity of 600 rait roads—fitly times the capacity of all the roads running between the Mis sissippl river and. the lower Missour, ‘and more than twanty-five times the ‘capacity of all the railroads running from the Mississippi to the Missouri at_all_ points. ‘Theso engineers reported that mak ing the Missouri river navigable from Sloux City to St. Louls would cost less than paralleling any single rail road botwoen these two polnts. Speakers at the twoday session of the convention were Gov. A. B. Cum- ming of Towa, Gov. Chas, 8, Dencen of Iilinots, Gov. Jos. Folk of Mis sourl, Gov. John A, Jobneon of Min- ‘nesota, Gov. Geo. L. Sheldon of Ne- braske, Gor. Coe “I. Crawford of South ‘Dakvia, and Gor. Jas. Burke fof North Dakota. It was the greatest ollection of governors since Presi Gont Roosevelt made his trip down the Misslestppt ‘Yankton was awarded the next meating of tho congress. Congress: man B. C, Pills of Kansas City: was elected president and George C. Call, secretary and treasurer. Shoots At Colored Lad. Cedar Raplds.—Attorney Frank Sadilok was arrested on a charge of fassautt with Intent to commit, mur- der, the complaining witness being ‘Arthur Jones, a little golored lad, half owner of a restauraRt. Some’ time ‘ago Jones gave Sadilei: a. bill to col Teet and gave lilm a delior for services. Sadilek did nothin, and when he re- fused to return the , money, Jones Knocked tim down. Sadilek ‘went to his officé, secured a revolver and, go ing to the restauract, fired two shots at the. negro, neither taking effect. Jones’ brother-in-law then talked Sad Tek out of the idea of shooting and had him arrested. ‘Tore His Arm Out of Socket. Bagle Grove—His right arm torn from Its cocket and his should torn fand lacerated by the main shaft in the Northwesicra - roundhouse at, this piace where be was working, Clarence Folly fs In a dangercus state of nor yous exhaustion, He was working, ‘as was his. custom; around the mia- Shiner and in some sway waknown became entangled In the shattirs. His piteots serenms brought. assistance Immediately, but before the machin- ery could ‘be stopped his wrist was GHoaned, twisted end mangled and the Shtire arm, which conld not extrl ‘cated, tora from his body. ‘Acgused of Woman's Death. Fort Dodge—The grand jury re tumed an indictment charging Dr. P. Je Dahl, a well known phystelan, with Ki holaughter, The charge Is duo. to Ru operation performed on Mrs, Dora Gowen, who died soon after In great Faony,, The Indictment has caused a aernation here as. the. defendant Stands highiy tn social circles. Mrs. stands Misprominent. musician. QUO THE BURLINGTON. U. 8. District Attorney Temple Brings ‘Action, ‘Dea Moines.—United State District Attorney M. 1. Temple bas filed with Clerk W. C. McArtaur @ sult against fe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallway compuny charging five viola- Hous of the “safety appliance act”: ‘The penalty upon conviecion will. be a fine of $10) on each count, making the total penalty $600. Colonel Thomas brought the action on the suggestion of the attorney gcn- eral at the request and upon informa: tion furnished by the Interstate com: ‘merce commission. ‘The case will be tiled in the Ottumwa division of the federal court, ‘The first count of the complaint charges that on Nov. 7, 1907, the Bur Mington hauled a car of coal from a point in Illinois to Mount Pleasant, Towa, the coupling apparatus of whlch ‘was out of repair, According to the complaint the lever of the coupler ‘Was bent so that ft would not connect the cars automatically, making it necessary for a man: to go. between the cers to couple them. ‘Tho second count charges that on Nov. 7, the company hauled a car which was not equipped with handholds for the brakeman. The car was loaded with cattle and was brought into the state from a point outside. ‘The third car {a question had a de- fective coupling and it was also used in foterstate trade. The fourth count charges that the ralltoad used a bag: | Gage and express car which was not /equipped with handholds for the brakeman. ‘The fifth was a freight car similarly defective, according to the complaint, ‘TURNER SOCIETY DRY. First Dance in Years at Which Beer ewe | Nt Served. Des Molnes—The ely rooms of the Des Moines ‘Turnvercin socloty re “sy” for the Ost time ta years, The closing of tue tar was 8 voluatary action by the club, and. ft was taken [i the nick of time, for a justice of the. peace and ‘two. constables ‘were Keptout of bed unt midalgi walt |Ing to seize any brew that tlstt be fered for sale. ‘Two representatives [tte AtSsioon "lage altende the moathly danes for the purpose o feturing evidence against "the club but thelr errand. wus fruitless one Because no guid refreshments” were served harder than ginger pop. ‘Whether the oflcers. of the Ger man society were tipped off on the Plasaed rad and alspoad Of all bee Beforehand, or whether “the bar” i permanently” closed eanot Feared: ‘The “AntSaloon league hed made complete preparations to seize bee hat’ was offered for sale, Instead of the two ot three men tist are weal kept busy waltng on. trade. between dances, the league's. amateur detec tives found ‘a fone man. bebiag th counter selling pop. W. C. Barber of the Tesgue slated that the ‘Turner ball [would Be watched Im the (ture, exy [ing that the reform might. Us" onl temporary.and that the sale of quo EE be retuned ‘COURT FREES A GIRL’S HEART. [Rules That Limitation ep Her AMtec: Paepacediclos csgercacle at ale Des Moines.—When Lamoine Mott. @ local capitalist, died a year ago he left_a will whlch provided that his nicee, Alfce Mott, aged 14, should re- ceive’a iife annuity of $600 on condi. tion that she marry a mgn approved by the trustees of the estate. Judge W. H. MeHenry of the. district coart has ‘set aside this provision of the will as against public policy. ‘The trustees are “heirs, and the court sald that It would be possible, under the will, for the trustees to object to any one Alice may marry, no matter what sort of a chap he may be, s0 that her annuity might revert to’ the estate, “I do not mean by. this: that they would do it, however,” sald the court. ‘The girl 1s now attending St. Joseph's School. She is tromendously relleved by the decision of the court. INDICT THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Charge ¢! Selling Liguor On Trains Is Bought. Logan—The Iilinols Cent-al Rall: road company: has been Indicted. by the present session of the Harrison county grand jury for selling liquor fon Its trains without a lcense, ‘The Indiotment’'écn‘cink several counts and refers lo (Fe selling of various Hiquors ‘on an evening trains west- bound between Woodbine and Losan on the night of Jen. 8.. Liquor was faileged to have been sold by the negro porters in the bulfet car. The hidietment was turned in on the strength of the testimony of come Woodbine young men who either saw lquor bought and drank or who themselves bought and drank liquor, and the county attorney who was on the troin personally testided to the same, GROCERS ARE ARRESTED. Council Bluffs.—Indictments have been returned by the grand fury agalast thirteen grocerymen of ‘this city on @ charge of having violt-d the pure food laws in the sale of sub- stitute for buiter. During the past six months a num- ver of arrests have been made of Counell Bluls merchants ou simtlar charges, but the wholesale arrests eauised ‘much surprise and cousider- fable indignation on the part of the accused grocers, ‘The evideace In the eases was furnished by J. C. Tato, pire food Iaspcttor, to whom the Bales of the alegcd impure butter were made, Saloon Keeper ts Guilty. Dubuque.—Ckories Dibbles, a ea- loonkeeper of Dubuque, appeared he fore Judge Bonson and pleaded guilty of the charge of alsobeying the saloon Injunction, He admits keeping open after 11 o'clock, though he claims the fault lies with the employes. Aske Fiah Hatchery For lowa, Washington, D. C—Conzrensman Dawson has fntrodueed a hill for the establishment of a fish hatrhery at ome polst In the Second distrtct of Jown, "He asks for en appropriation of ¢95,000 for the project. WORK WEAKENS KIDNEYS, The Experience of Mr. Woods te the [Experience of Thousands of Others. Bernard P. Woods of Jackson atreet, Tonaconfan, Md, eaye: "Hard work Ona heavy lifting ‘weakened my kid- neys. I was tlred avery morning and my Imbe quit and sore. <Dissy spells and headaches! were frequent, and the Midney, "secretions arawh’: aiacedered. en ORD, aR » Meakened my kid- Beye. 1 was tired eer, morsing and geese my limbs tier and sore, Dizzy spells PG and headaches’ were C8 Ba froauest, and the a ‘dey, secretions much’ disordered, ‘This continued for filteen years and until T began. uslag” Dosn's Kidney Pills, ‘Then I improved steaiily until cured, and naturally, I recommend ‘them strongly,” Sold by all. dsalers, 60 conts a box. FosterMilbura Co, Buftalo, N.Y. BEYOND LIM:T OF PATIENCE. 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His hands, were not as bad then, and wo didn't think anything serlous would result. But the next day ‘we heard of tho Cutleura Remedies being s0 good for itching sores. By this timo the disease ad spread all over his body, and bis bands were nothing but a solid mass of this {teh- {ng disease, I purchased a box of Cutt cura Soap and one bor of Cutleurs Ointment, and that right I took the Cutloura "Soap and lukewarm water and washed him well. Then I dried ‘him and took the Caticura Ointment and anointed him with it. T did this every evening and in four nights he ‘was entirely cured. Mrs. Frank Don- hue, 208 Fromont St, Kokomo, Ind, opt. 16, 1807." Made Him Npevous, sweat in the world ig the matter Harold?” anxiously inquired the pretty ltl, “Why, you seems too, nervous to “aft, down a minute.” “You'll have'to pardon me,” r6 sponded Harold Hatband, with an eye on the window, “buk-er—I. Just. aaw your father prowling round with @ ‘bird gun.” “Ob, nonsense! Why, father likes you. 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Our Swan, master of ceremonies; Gee Jackson, president; Harry Woldar, vice president; Andrew Woldar, secretary; Harry Carter, treasurer. DAVENPORT ITEMS Meadanes H. M. Hughes and Mary Rogers visited in Chicago last week. Mrs. Chapman of Council Bluffs is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Young. Wedding balls rang last Wednesday in Carnegie Martin and Mrs. Clara Drummond were united in matrimony, Rev. W. W. Williams officiating. Club No. 10 of the A. M. E. church, under the direction of Mrs. D. S. Johnson, gave a successful entertainment last Friday night. Edward Buckner returned yesterday from a visit to his parental home in New London. Abraham Mitchell contemplates going to Des Moines shortly with a view of remaining there. Mrs. H. M. Hughes and daughter will have a visit for Chicago, where Mr. Hughes has his headquarters. Everyone regrets to this splendid family leave here. The Pastor's Jewels, under the direction of Mr. White, will on the 31st at the A. M. E. church present a comedie, "My Wife's Relations," with the following cast of characters: Arthur Lamce, Eugene Green; Cousin Hector, A. White; Ted Tyrrell, Oscar Wilkinson; Uncle Dobson, Arthur Cain; Mrs. Arthur Lambe, Mrs. D. S. Johnson; Mrs. Frankland, Gerrude Smith; Sister Emma, Fliy McGaw; G. B. Lewis; Anti Charity, Mrs. W. Ballard; Lucy, Mrs. Lydia Moss. Wm. E. Morgan of Cedar Rapids spent Sunday in the city with his family, 1223 Iowa street. Why Suffer from Rheumatism? Do you know that rheumatic pains can be relieved? If you doubt this just try one application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It will make rest and sleep possible and that certainly means a great deal to one one afflicted with rheumatism. For sale by all drug, drug. MINNEAPOLIS BUDGETARIAN. Friends in Minneapolis of Richard Farr were pained to learn of his death, which occurred Monday morning at his home in St. Paul. "Dick," as he was known to his many friends, had only been married about two or three months, having been stricken almost immediately with tuberculosis. We have not heard when he is to be buried. The M. T. C. Art club meets this week with Mrs. Z. W. Mitchell, 1400 There seems to be a great amount of sickness in our city, some suffering with a gripe, others rheumatism. On February 10th Booker T. Washington will speak at the Congregational church at 8 p. m. In the afternoon the same date he will be guest at a reception at St. Peter's church, given by Legion of Labor and other representative Afro-Americans of Minneapolis. Quarterly meeting at St. Peter's church Sunday afternoon next. P. E. Gaines is expected to be present at 3 p. m. Rev. Wade will speak. Several of our people attended the 12th wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Graves in St. Paul Tuesday evening. The following subject will be discussed at St. James' Aid meeting Fri. November 11. Resolved: That the men should receive the greater education" Affirmative, the Mr. J. Patterson and Rev. Wade. Negative, Mr. Symms and Mrs. D. Scott. A donkey social will also be held in connection with the same under the management of Mrs. F. Fovee. Mrs. Blanch Charleston of St. Paul was a caller at the St. James parsonage Monday. We have been informed that one of our lowa young gents of wide acquaintance will soon lead to the altar timespells at damsels. Capid is a person still fellow striking the dart at the oroper place. However if this be true the couple will be worthy of the heartiest congratulations. Don't fall to see "Jerry the Tramp" In the "Convet's Daughter" at St. James church in the near future. Look for the collector soon and please be ready. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. (Special to the Bystander from the Gaze.) There is a slight improvement in the condition of Miss Jeannette Woods who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks, and we hope for her a speedy recovery. Miss Wood is formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, where she was reared and educated in East Des Moines, and is well known there, where her many friends will be grieved to learn of her serious illness. Her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wood, is with her. ALBIA NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. E. Butler and Lawnie Butler from Buxton spent Sunday in Albia. Mrs. Will Benning has returned from her visit to Keoasaua. Messas. Ben Gathers and Harry Jackson have gone to Oulcny, Ill. Presiding Elder Gordon assisted Rev. Bell with his quarterly meeting Sunday. He preached a good sermon, as usual when he visits our town. The A. M. E. Sunday school have elected new officers for the year. They are as follows: Superintendent, Mrs. M. F. Bell; secretary, Frances Parker; teacher first Bible class, Mrs. M. F. Bell; second Bible class, Mildred Lewis; primary, Mrs. Nellie Esters; organist, Miss Ora Lewis. SIOUX CITY. We have certainly escaped our snowy, blow January and are having lovely weather. The A. M. E. Sunday school held their election for the ensuing year last Sunday and the following ones were elected: Superintendent, Mrs. Etta Grant; assistant superintendent, Miss A. Dowd; secretary, Miss Pearl Harrison; assistant secretary, Mabel Dallah; treasurer, Mrs Virginia Newman; librarian, John Norris; organist, Miss Emma Crawford. The Watkins cornet band will give a benefit concert Friday evening, January 24th, at Simeon's hall. Mr. John Morgan was confined to his hom elast week with the la gripe. The ladies of the Mt. Zion Baptist church will give a social and musical entertainment at Simeon's hall January 28. The Watkine band will furnish the music. M. E. W. Morgan entertained her Sunday school class Friday evening to a 6 o'clock lunch. After a nice three course serving they enjoyed the rest of the evening in skating. Mrs. G. M. Newman has been sick the past week with the quinney. The officers of the A. M. E. church will give a Chitterling lesson Thursday evening, January 23d, at the church parlor. The Watkins cornet band gave a dance at Sunconn's hall last Friday night and a goodly number of young people enjoyed the treat. The leap year entertainment given under the auspices of the Parish Air society was quite a success. Fields Bros.' orchestra rendered a very beautiful program for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, who live at the extremity of Blondeau street, very delightfully entertained at dinner January 8th Mrs. Ira Terrall of Mitchell, Ind., and Mrs. A. J. Fields and Mrs. Fanny Wilson of this city. Mr. Silas Kellis, who has been ill for the past two weeks with la gripe, is recovering slowly. Mrs. M. Woodard, who resides at Sixteenth and Morgan streets, has been quite ill, but is recovering nicely. Mr. Dove entertained at 2 o'clock dinner Monday, 9th, Mrs. Ira Terrall of Mitchell, Ind. Miss Nellie Kellis is visiting a few days in St. Louis with relatives and friends. Mr. Selby Johnson left Tuesday morning for Lexington, Mississippi and Memphis, Tenn., to visit his sisters and other relatives. Mrs. Geo. Aahby very delightfully entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening, January 13, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Terrall of Mitchell, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fields of this city. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Fields entertained at 6 o'clock dinner January 15th Mr. and Mrs. Ira Terrall of Mitchell, Ind. The Price of Peace The terrible itching and smarting, incident to certain skin diseases, is almost instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 25 cents. For sale by druggists. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Rev. W. A. Moore has been in Dixon, Ill., for the past ten days. Rev. Ford and Rev. Holly filled the pulpit Sunday morning and evening. The many friends of Miss Iva Martin are glad to see her at home again from the hospital. Miss Martin is much improved and able to stir among her friends as usual. Mrs. A. C. Jackson, the president, was hostess for the C. C. last Thursday. She was the "at home" and many visitors were present. Domestic Science was the subject and the young ladies, assisted by the president, demonstrated with fried oysters. The club will meet next week with the Misses Iva and Fern Martin. Subject, Church Work. Mrs. Georgia Raglan is quite ill with her home on Seventeenth seventh Avenue E. Bethel A. M. E. choir gave their annual supper last Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hawkins in the form of a turkey supper. Only the choir and immediate friends were present. The table was spread for sixteen, with Mr. McDavis at the head of the table. All spent a highly enjoyable evening, which will be long remembered by all those present. Mr. Geo. Tyler has a suspicious black eye and a mark on his forehead. We all wonder what caused it. The J. S. Y. club met last week with the president, Mrs. G. Gray. Mrs. A. J. Gray will entertain next week. Subject, Mothers' Child Study. The J. A. C. met with Mrs. M. F. Lowery last week. A number of ready made aprons were brought in for sale. You who wish a treat in vocal music should not fail to hear the sacred concert to be given by the choir Sunday evening, February 2. These concerts will hereafter be given the first Sunday evening in each month. On last Friday afternoon at her home on South Third street, after lingering illness, occured the death of her husband. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from Bethel A. M. E. church, where she has been a member for several years, Rev. Ford officiating. Interment was in Linn cemetery. Mrs. H. Martin Warren says she has almost recovered from her recent trip to New Mexico, where she went with her husband some days ago. The country and scenery were beautiful, but the air a little too light. Mrs. Warren spent a delightful time while there and will try it again in the near future. Mr. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is a member of the City Council at Kingston, Jamestown, West Indies, writes as follows, "One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more quickly relieved if I had continued the remedy. That it was beneficial and quick is relieving me there is no doubt and it is my intention to obtain another bottle." For sale by all druggists. irations he is a valued member. He is a deep thinker and an interesting taker, and his talks on the conditions, characteristics and customs of his people are quite interesting. He has a rich fund of anecdotes and stories, and loves to tell them to an appreciative audience. He is a man of fine physique; nearly six feet tall, and with a body like a Roman gladiator. Although he has no time for athletics, his muscles are like iron, and he does not know the meaning of nerves. In manner he has all the chivalry of the old south and is a gentleman in every respect. He is quiet, even retiring, but has made a host of friends and half a half at the college. Even those who have the southerners' antipathy for the colored man are forced to admit that Shoales is a man in every sense of the word. He is now enrolled as a junior, and as he has come this far without a failure, he should graduate in the spring of 1809. His plans for after-graduation are to go back to his farm and by example and lectures before the farmers' clubs Chapman HOUSE FURNITURE 715-717-719 W $60,00 Stock Furniture Rugs, apman Bros. HOUSE FURNISHERS. 715-717-719 Walnut Street. $60,00000 Stock of furniture Rugs, Carpets and Stoves Must be sold by Must vacate CASH OR EASY RATES: $1.00 to $2.00 per day be sold by Jan. 31, '08 st vacate building. H OR EASY PAYMENTS. to $2.00 per day Bell phone 2836 Main Must be sold by Jan. 31,'08 Must vacate building. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS. 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We are Headquarters for Reliable ER Manager GET BUSY - American Employment Agency Will Get You a Job ing hundreds of competent colored men and women to n and out of the city. headquarters for Reliable Negro Help We are sending hundreds of competent colored men and women to good positions, in and out of the city. We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Help When you come to Kansas City come direct to our office. We also have a modern Hotel in connection and can take care of you until we can locate you in a position. We are bonded by the Metropolitan Surety Co. Reference: Missouri Savings Bank. Help sent to all parts of the country, where transportation is furnished. Main Office 1005 McGee street. Home Phone Main 6236 Bell Phone Main 4821 help his people to better things. Shoales is a firm believer in the ability of the colored man, and believes that he is the best opportunity. His idea is that the each one already has an opportunity in the soil or even only in his two hands, and only needs to be shown that opportunity and how to take advantage of it. He hopes to be able to teach these things to at least the people in his own neighborhood. In writing of his idea he says: "The call for men, in the south, for higher education was never stronger than now. The twentieth century fades the colored race unsatisfied in its crave for development, and the white race is grazing on unwilling. Her million of falling out with the old order of things in an attempt to grasp the new. To aid them the south needs guidance. Her thousands of children must be taught if she is to have stable growth; and not only this, but her waste lands must be turned into productive farms. Her coal and iron fields, in fact her entire mineral resources, must be developed if she is to grow economically. Along with his growth will come cooperation and tendency to the real. The on the eve of this development. To successfully cross the bridge An Unusual Opportunity TO BUY WALKER'S HIGH GRADE SHOES At "Skidoo"Prices THIS is the time when we must dispose of our heavy winter shoes, as we never carry our stock over from one year to another. The end of a season often finds us with shoes that must be sold, sometimes even below the cost of manufacturing. As to their quality no comment is needed. They are Walker's shoes. That's enough. People in Des Moines know what that means in the way of dependable, stylish footwear. Men's List—"Skidoo" Sale from the old to the new she must have in her rank and file men of higher education who can guide the rest. There is a great demand for the real, genuine man, who has already crossed the bridge. WANTED.—Every colored lady and gentleman to write us for large samples of STRA-KO HAIR-TONIC, the beat hair dressing used with comb and brush only, no pressing, and CREOLE FACE, not too glossy, gently coated. Send ten two cent stamps to sover packing and postage. Agents wanted everywhere. THE BURTON TOILET GOODS Co., ST. Joseph, Michigan. MT. PLEASANT ITEMS. Mrs. Edward Rolling of Springfield, Mo., has been visiting her brother, Rev. N. J. McCraeen and family at Chicago, Ill.; also her niece, Mrs. Maggie Coolaye of Elkhart, Ind., and married daughter, Mrs. Mamie Gatewood, at Kansas City and also her brother, Mrs. Marilyn Gatewood, who has not seen for thirty years. She expects to remain for a few weeks visiting her brother and family. Mrs. Mary White returned home last Saturday night from Clarinda, where she had been called by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. R. P. Palmer. She is very much impressed with Clarinda and also the people there. They are very hospitable and she says she was never treated any better anywhere. Mr. Shely White received word last week from Ottumwa of the death of her daughter, who suddenly ill on Friday and passed away Sunday. He had the misfortune about four months ago while working in a shop to have a piece of iron fall on his head, but not until the time of his death had it given him any trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Reed entertained at dinner last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Wicks and two grandchildren and Mrs. Sarah Trimble. Prof. T. L. Burnett and wife of Fairfield came down Sunday afternoon for a few hours' visit with old friends. They attended the evening services and were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Reed's for supper. They returned home on the midnight train. On last Tuesday night, the 14th, R. W. Brown and wife gave reception for numbers and the choir. There were quite a number attended. The choir sang a few selections, after which the guests were served by the hostess to ice cream and cake, bananas, oranges and candy. Every one that was present reported a most delightful time. The second quarterly meeting of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, January 12th and 13th, 1908, the second meeting and conference were held on the above dates at St. John's A. M. E. church, with Rev. L. J. Phillips, P. E., in the chair. In spite of the bad weather there were a good many in attendance. The services were good throughout the day. The presiding elder and pastor were well pleased with the reports of the various auxiliaries of the church. Increase over first quarter, 25 per cent; 22 communed at the 3 p. m. services. The members of the church have taken on new life and the work is progressing An Unus WALKER'S At "Sk THIS is the time when we never carry our season often finds us below the cost of needed. They are Walkers know what that means in Men Patent colt, hand sewed, St. Louis toe, $4.00 shoes ... $4.48 Patent colt in all toes and lasts, $5 shoes ... $3.48 Patent colt, button, dull top, $4.00 Shoes ... $3.28 Patent colt, Goodyear welts, in all style toes and lasts, $4.00 Shoes at ... $3.28 Patent colt straight and swing lasts, $3.50 shoes ... $2.88 Ladie Misses and Children's Shoes All $2.50 values in patent leather, dub leather, kid and gun mega--- go in this sale at ..... $1.78 Misses' $2.00 values, kid and box calf, face or blucher ..... $1.48 Walke Published every Friday by the BRYAN DES BRIELING CO. LLC, Madison, Iowa 'phone 666. Office over 201 Mul- berry street. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. M. HEARD MANAGER. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Jane year. $150 Six months. 75 Three months. 50 All subscription payable in advance. nically. D. W. Brown, pastor. Last Thursday, 8th. At the bride's parents, 500 N. Lee street, occu- rred the marriage of their daughter, Mildle Palme, to Mr. Clifford Cowden of Burlington. The ceremony was per- formed iv Rev. D. W. Brown of the A. M. E. church and was witnessed by a large number of friends and rela- tives. The bride and groom will make their home in Burlington. (virus) Chase M. K. Chase, Director of and Oversee M.S.—Oracle services, pres- sure at 11 a.m and 5 p.m; Class and pre- meeting at 11 a.m; Sunday, Sunday, Sat. 11 a.m; Weekday League 7) Sunday; Friday; and Monday. Preserve at 11 a.m and 5 p.m. J. M. Harvey, Foster Dale, O. Magic Maple House Baptist Church - Minneapolis on Maple, Northwich, North, and Tumbler streets. Fraccinar it in m. Sunday School 9:30, Price House Supermarket, 10:30. More My II. be heard, so every Union Congressional Church—Union Union Congressional Church—Union Union Congressional Church—Union Sunday Reflection. II. m. singing service p. m. Prayer meeting, Sunday evening SECRET ORDERS *orita Star Legge, No. 8, A. F. C. 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