Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIX NO. 36 CITY NEWS. Mrs. Mahalia White who has been seriously ill is reported better this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Johnson have moved to their home recently purchased near the corner of Thirteenth and Crocker streets. Mrs. Thomas Clarke of Crillicothe, Mo., passed through our city last week en route to Ottumwa to visit relatives. She spent Sunday with her friend, Mrs. John S. Wilkinson on East Thirteenth street. Clifford Terrell of Centerville, Ia., is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. L. Terrell, 227 Des Moines street. Young Clifford is a student in the Centerville high school. The Corinthian Aid society met February 7th with Mrs. Perkins, 830 Eleventh street. At the close of the meeting a three-course lunchon was served. They adjourned to meet February 14th with Mrs. Marshall of 778 West Tenth street. Just as we go to press we received the sad news of the death of Mrs. J. S. Porterfield who died yesterday morning also Mr. Homer Straughter who died yesterday at the home of his parents on West Jefferson street. Full particlars next week. A letter from Mr. Wm. Mash of Spokane, Wash., states that they are having lots of snow and cold weather, the most snow in the past forty years. He says that the snow is now two feet deep on his lot. He has been sick, but is better now. The regular monthly meeting of the Clay Hill Republican club was held at the home of A. B. Latimore, 405 School street on Thursday evening. The inter-marriage bill recently introduced by Senators Crow and Miller was taken up and discussed. Mr. Nelson Watkins left Wednesday for his home in Albany, Mo., where he has spent several months with his daughter, Mrs. John L. Thompson. His daughter, Molly, is not very well at Albany. The ladies of the Callanian club met with Mrs. Geo. Lee on Wednesday afternoon after business session. A three-course luncheon was served by the hosts. They will meet next Wednesday with Mrs. G. L. Johnson and study the state outline work of music and education. Rev. T. M. Brumfield opened the Iowa house of representatives with prayer last Saturday morning, just before the house was to bring up the inter-marriage bill, and the peculiar incident was the author of the bill, Mr. Miller, took Rev. Brumfield up on the speaker's stand and introduced him to the speaker. In securing Mrs. Ione E. Gibbs, vice president at large of the N. A. C. W., who will deliver a lecture at St. Paul's A. M. E. church Friday, March 14, the members of the Intellectual Improvement club, under whose auspices will appear, feel confident that the people of Des Moines will be given a rare treat, as she is a brilliant woman of wide and varied experience. The club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Mrs. H. R. Graves being hostess. NOVELTY ENTERTAINMENT Miss Muffin's Tea Party, George and Martha Washington, Indian Maids and the Mysterious Queen. We will have waffles for supper served fresh, hot and on time—only one dime—Thursday Feb. 20th at Union Congregational church. St. Paul's A. M. E. Sunday School elected the following officers Thursday evening Feb 6th: C. B. Woods, Supt., Rufus Jackson, assistant Supt.; Miss Lucile Morrison, Sec.; Miss Mivian Warricks, assistant Sec., Mrs. E. L. Shaw, Treasurer: Atty. S. Joe Brown, teacher of Normal Class Teachers—Mrs. Lizzie Glass, Mrs. E. L. Shaw, Mrs. R. E. Patton, Mrs. J. L. Edwards, Mrs. Mary Bowman, Miss Zella Davis, Rev. H. McCraven, George I, Holt, J. L. Edwards and R. E. Patton. EXTRAORDINARY Nothing is so soothing and pleasant to our race of people than is the meeting of class amongst them. This surly is to be found and met at Mickel's Rooming House 507 Grand Avenue Transients and strangers always welcome. INTERMARRIAGE BILL. The defeat of the intermarriage law in Iowa last week in both branches of the Iowa state legislature was a great victory for right justice and fair play. The good people of Iowa are not yet ready to take a backward step at this late day. Great credit should be given Hon. Geo. H. Woodson of Buxton, who was appointed chairman of the Iowa Negro Bar as Thompson, and Atty. S. Joe Brown of Des Moines, Iowa, who was selected by the A. M. E. church congregation of this city, who also raised over $50 to assist in keeping Mr. Brown at the legislature during the fight. The expense of printing circulars and literature and distributing it among the legislature has amounted to more than the amount raised. We must also congratulate Hon. John B. Sullivan and Frank S. Shankland of Polk county for making a strong fight upon the floor for us. Also U. G. Whitney of Woodbury county, G. Klay of Sioux county, S. W. Neal of Washington and G. M. Gillette of Cherokee county. The Boston Guardian of Massachusetts says that the colored people were doing nothing to oppose this bill. I am here to inform my brother, Editor Trotter, that we were working against this bill before it was introduced. We do our work quietly, systematically and effectively and not with a loud brass band or a spread eagle speech to attract the world. Results are what we in Iowa go after, and that is what we accomplished. UNION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Sunday, February 16. Morning service, 10:45, "The Victory of Faith." Sunday school at 12 m. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. "The Spirit of Fasting." For the past few Sundays the pastor has been discussing different phases of faith, as exemplified in the life of Abraham. Next Sunday morning's discourse concludes this series of discussion. Sunday evening will be a Lenten discussion, designed for a spiritual awakening in preparation for the coming Easter season. Come out. Next day and be helped. Thematic is inspiring. The Sunday school is interesting and instructive. We welcome all. T. M. Brummell. Pastor. At the evening services when the large auditorium of Bethel A. M. E. church was well filled with representiative citizens of Davenport, at the conclusion of the beautiful services of the founders day of the A. M. E. church, Rev. T. B. Stowell stated that he deemed it wise to hold the audience a while that matters concerning the negro just now might be considered. 1. The intermarriage bill and the part that Hon. S. Joe Brown and Geo. H. Woodson had played in helping to defeat a bill which meant to introduce that Jim Crow law in the good state of Iowa. 2. Send expression to the state wide committee for its organized effort to secure fifty thousand dollars through the state legislature. In order than the 15,000 negroes of Iowa might celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their freedom during this ensuing year. A motion was made by Mrs. G. H. Marshall and seconded by Mr. T. Mitchell that we as members and friends now congregated send to Hon. S. Joe Brown and Geo. H. Woodson expressions of appreciation for their speeches and noble work in helping to defeat the intermarriage bill and also an expression to Hon. John L. Thompson, the president and members of the executive board of the state wide committee endorsing the organized effort in trying to secure the above named appropriation. This motion was carried unanimously. It was moved by Eugene Green and seconded by Mr. T. Davis that he appointed with Rev. T. B. Stovall as chairman to frame expressions and forward the same to the honored gentlemen. Committee: Rev. T. B. Stovall Jennie Johnson Mrs. C. B. Lewis. Dr. Robt. S. Taylor. Lenore Wells Shearp. February Sale and House Furnishings Take advantage NOW—goods will be placed in our new ware- house and delivered later if de- sired. A Small Payment Down insures you receiving them at sales prices. DAVIDSON'S JOHNS LASERGY FURNITURE STORE 412-414-418-WALNUT-ST. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1913. Hon. Ulysses G. Whitney Of Woodbury County Upon House File No. 8 by Mil- ler. In House of 35th G. A. of Iowa, Saturday February 8, 1913. Mr. Speaker: My first consideration of this measure was superficial, and needless to say, I reached superficial conclusions. I have now given it the best thought I possess, and that I am not now an supporter of ground. I have been made to, upon the floor of this House, and I assume the same statement has been made to others, that every member of this House will be suppressed sweeping over Iowa, demanding that this bill be passed; and that I will not be introduced out of a feeling of kindness and solicitude for the Negro's protection? You know it was introduced for no such purpose and out of no such feeling. Who can be supposed to be introduced out of the desk of its author with any thought or desire for the protection of the Negro, has a warm and fervent faith that calls me back to the Epistle of Paul: "The substance of things hoped for" for the Negro. If it was not introduced out of any desire to protect the Negro—and it was not—then it must have been introduced in order that the Negro would be protected. Thehood of Iowa is protected. As far as the imputation that this bill is desired or necessary to protect the white manhood of Iowa from marrying Negroes, I will not dignify it by an antonym. I will boldly proclaim on the floor of this House that this bill is demanded by the white womanhood of Iowa for their protection, in order that they may be prevented from marrying Negroes. That same Iowa womanhood will send back to this chamber a bitter of bitter, burning, biling, indignant denial! Is it necessary for us to prevent by law the white womanhood of Iowa from marrying Negro men? Is it now the white manhood of Iowa from the white manhood of Iowa from marrying Negro women? Perish the thought! We are told that we now have no law preventing the marriage of the white manhood of Iowa from marrying Negro women with Negroes. I deny it! We already have a law, relentless and terrible in its penalty; a law not written into statute books by the hand of man, but cut, carved and graven into the white manhood of Iowa that they be black or white, by the hand of God Almighty. Why God made one man black and another man white I do not know. Possibly in the finality of all time it may be revealed to us; but these races are dissimilar; Christendom cannot remove the insurmountable barrier, the impassible gulf between these races. Out of these racial differences has come a social law that is as much a part of Iowa as the red blood coursing through their veins, or the bones and tissues that give them form. It is a law relentless as lightning. It is a self-executing law. It is a law that moves and no legislative assembly can repeal. From a judgment of guilt of a violation of this law there is no appeal. It is a law that not more than one man and one woman, white or black, out of ten thousand, deserves or violated, the judgment, swift and unnering as God's wrath, is pronounced, not by a law of court, but by a court of ninety millions of people; and there is but one fearful penalty—cold, cruel, relentless ostracism, by both the white manhood and the balance of the lives of the offenders. I refer to the *inborn social law* that says to a white man and to a white woman, "Marry not a Negro," and there thunders into the ear of the man, "Marry me." In junction. Every healthy-minded, self-respecting man and woman, white and back, is in full accord with that law. The flower of both races proclaim the thousand upon upon and obey it so universally that there is, I verily believe, not more than one white person in ten thousand here in Iowa that marries a Negro. There is not a criminal statistic in Iowa that marries a Negro, so little violated as this social law. We do now and then find here and there a few violations of this social law. But how few! Many of you will find it difficult to recall a case with in your own personal knowledge, in the law its law. How tardy luna has been in proposing it. For seventy years this Assembly has been convening. It has met when the sky was crimson red from the flash of the guns and the earth pummeled in its account of this colored man. Fifty years—half a century—has been rolled upon the scroll since his shackles were shot away. How strange it is that never, during all these seventy years has there been anything in the social life of luna of this kind to any number of these thirty-five general assemblies! And I now assert—and you know it to be true—that the social relations of these two races, as it now exists in Iowa, did not suggest this bill. This bill was suggested solely and alone in conduct of two foul birds of Chicago. A big, repulsive prizefighter, whose face God made black and whose heart he himself made black, and an anarchist who had been in another state. The judgment of eternal ostracism has already been passed upon these two unclean creatures by both the races; for when he was a woman, he was a woman by his side appeared in the ball room after their marriage, the self-respecting Negroes hissed them from the hall and every hiss said: "The transaction not occurred, the author of this bill would never have dreamed of its necessity, for he has spent all his life in lows, and knows what the social life of these two races has been. You can see that the bill is there. There is no pretense that this bill is called for by any general tendency of whites and blacks to intermarry. The most that can be said is that the bill aims at a rare exception here and there. What do these rare exceptions mean? The man and some white woman or some black woman and some white man have formed an infatuation for each other. That infatuation is disgusting to both races, but Merciful Heaven! law will not prevent such infatuations. You can see that until the legal enactments reach the tip of this gilded dome—enact until, in height, they pass the cloud line and the sun is darkened, and yet you will not prevent illicit infatuations. You may prevent legal marriage, but the man will not go along with it remains—all that goes along with it remains. "Men of this chamber, I want your minds to go down to fundamentals. When these rare exceptions do occur, which is better and more healthy for society, how to love, how to marry, how to bring children into the world, clothed in the garb of legitimacy or deny them marriage and have children dumped into society, clothed in the hideous ralment of bastardy? And are you bringing about by this law? If a white man seduces a chaste white girl, you permit him to marry the girl and escape the penitentiary; but by this bill you say to white men—men white of face but black of heart—that any self-respecting, pure-minded Negro girl is not a slave, and may be ruined with impunity. Gentlemen, I will vote for no such a law! JOE BROWN ON RACE QUESTION COLORED MAN ADDRESSES COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATURE. Fears That Law Against Intermarriage Would Be First of Series of "Jim Crow" Statutes. By Ora Williams. Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 30—No "jim crow" legislation for Iowa. That's the demand of Iowa colored people. They don't want even a start made, or a suggestion in Iowa laws that will lead to legal recognition of the treatment of persons of different races. Legislators woke up to the fact yesterday that there is another side to the question of forbidding the marriage of whites and blacks. A house committee having such a bill under consideration heard S. Joe Brown and Goo. H. Woodson in opposition. As ATTY, S. JOE BROWN Who done heroic work against the inter-marriage bill. chairman of the executive committee of the Afro-African council, Mr. Brown presented this brief: "As chairman of the executive committee of the Iowa Afro-African council, an organization representing the African region, we are your state. I have accepted the invitation of your honored chairman to appear before you at this time, and I therefore desire to say on behalf of those whom I represent, that while we are unalterably opposed to sexual intermingling of our marriage by marriage or otherwise, we are equally opposed to the passage of the separate marriage bills now pending before you, because—" "We consider them merely the beginning of 'jim crow' legislation in Iowa." They violate both the Declaration of Independence and the constitution of our state. "They are unquestionably contrary to the intention of our forefathers who as early as the year 1886 amended our state constitution by striking out the word 'white,' thereby declaring that African Americans should not be classified according to race or color. "They violate the spirit of every decision of the supreme court of Iowa in which the race question has been involved, commencing with the very first page recorded on the very first page of Morris' our territorial court reporter, which decision though rendered as early as the year 1839, a quartet of a century before entering the laws of Iowa, of all men of all races and conditions. 'Experience has proved that the sexual intermingling of the races is by far more common in those states in which the laws of Iowa lie in force than in Iowa, proving that such legislation is unnecessary to restrain self-respecting citizens, yet. utterly ineffective by way of prohibition upon the vicious or either race who would be guilty of passion and lust regardless of the provisions of the statutes. "Finally, because it is, in our judgment, the moral assembly of the great state of Iowa to thus mar the record of this year of the golden jubilee celebration of our emancipation notwithstanding the remarkable progress that we have made in this first half century of our rewriting of the by enacting the "im crow" legislation since emancipation; and this all because a negro sporting man and a white woman of questionable character in another state have been guilty of conduct of which all self-respecting citizens of both races are ashamed and it is understood that the colored people of the state are getting ready to ask of the legislature an appropriation for the purpose of assisting them in some proper celebration of emancipation. They intend to fight the "im crow" legislation to the bitter end of the struggle of each house who will see that they get a fair show—Davenport Times, Jan. 31. CENTERVILLE NEWS ITEMS. Tuesday evening, the 6th, the Knights of Pythias initiated nine men into their order. Mr. C. D. Robinson and Mr. Gus Edmonds of this city were two of the newly initiated members and three from the Drum and Monkey mines, four from Gladstone. The Knights of Pythias lodge is growing very rapidly and bids fair to be one of the best in the city. Mrs. Samuel Lee and son of Warrenburg, Mo., arrived in the city the 6th to join her husband, who has been in the city for the past month in the employ of the Continental hotel. They will make this their future home. The young men of the city met last Monday night and organized a brass band, that will in the near future purchase their instruments and go into musical training, under the direction of Mr. Sam Lee as their instructor. Rev. Ward of Hawkeye, Iowa, was in the city last Saturday and Sunday looking after the A. M. E. church work here. He was the guest of Rev. Erwin at the Sunday service at the Second Baptist church Sunday morning and made some very encouraging remarks to the school. The Art club club held their last entertainment last Saturday evening. A large number of people were present and a neat little sum of money was realized from the same. Sunday was baptizing day for the First Baptist church of Mystic. Four candidates were baptized as the result of the revival that was held by Rev. J. E. Smith and Rev. J. W. Woods. Rev. Woods officiated and administered the baptism. Quite a few strangers were among the regular attendance at the Second Baptist church Sunday evening. We extend to them a hearty welcome. Mr. Wm. Stevens, who left last Monday for Clarinda to visit and be with him, told him that say has not been heard from since, and his patrons are forced to wear full beards on account of his failure to return. ALL IOWA JIM CROW LAWS DE FEATED. We bring the good new to our readers this week that the inter-marriage race bill was defeated in both branches of the Iowa legislature. Last Saturday the Miller bill was brought up in the house by Representative Miller, its author, and after a heated debate for two hours it was defeated, falling twelve votes short of enough to pass it--forty-three for it, thirty-eight against it and twenty-nine absent or not voting. In the senate the judiciary committee recommended it be indefinitely postponed, but one democratic senator named Clarkson of Albia, Monroe county, called it up and a hot battle was raged in the senate, with Sullivan, Neal and Gillette, the latter a democrat, opposing the bill. It was defeated by a vote of twenty-three against, seventeen for it and nine not voting. Below is the names of the democrats who were our friends and voted against those bills in the senate: August A. Balluff of Scott county, Sherman H. Bawolf of Black Hawk county, Guy M. Gillette of Cherokee county, John G. Legel of Floyd county and John F. Ream of Mahaska county and John F. Ream of the democrats in the senate voting against the bill. Now I will give you the names of the nine republican senators who voted against our race and for the bill: Wallace H. Arney of Marshall county, Sherman H. Bawolf of Worth county, John H. Darryn of Carroll county, Joseph Matthes of Carroll county, Albert D. Nye of Taylor county, Thomas H. Smith of Shelby county, Henry W. Spaulding of Poweshiek county, H. Thomas H. Thomas of unicounty. Those democrats in the house of representatives who voted against the bill and for us were Chase. E. Scholz of Clayton county and Harry C. White of Benton county, and t hose republican members who voted for the bill and to jim crow us are: Albert Bart of Mitchell county, Lewis M. Bingham of Emmet, G. S. Chapman of Guthrie county, Walter F. Craig of Madison county, Warren T. Daniels of Appanose county, A. B. Elliott of Monona county, Thomas F. Griffin of Woodbury county, Henry W. Groust of Black Hawk county, Col. Halgirms of Humboldt county, Herbert A. Huff of Hardin county, Millard F. LeRoy of Delaware county, Daniel R. Munro of Washington county, John D. Peterson of Cass county, Frank A. Thayer of Franklin county, Wm. H. Webb of Clay county. The men who championed our cause in the house were Hon. U. G. Whitney of Sloux City, Homir Gerrit of Sloux City and our old friend, Frank S. Shankland of Polk county, and those in the senate were Hon. John B. Sullivan of Polk county, Hon. Sam W. Neal of Washington county and Guy M. Gillette of Cherokee county. OTTUMWA. Mrs. C. M. Wenski junior boys class of the A. M. E. Sunday school gave a ground hog social Tuesday night, February 4th. It was an affair long to be remembered by the children. The evening was spent by trying to place the tail of the ground hog in the proper place, blindfolded. It was a very difficult and laughable affair. The assistant stewardess will give a valentine and masquerade social, February 14, at the A. M. E. church. The menu will be chitterlings, corn bread, coffee and ice cream. Rose of Sharon court, No. 258, had a very delightful time at the K. of p. hall, Friday evening, February 7. Their state deputy, Rev. Samuel Johnson was present and made a speech that was much appreciated by the members of the court. Rev. Carr of the Second Baptist church made the opening address, which was very nice. The court had their installation and the following officers were installed for the ensuing year. Mrs. Ella Bohanan, W. C.; Mrs. Martha Bradaw, P. W. C.; Mrs. Alberta Graham, index; Mrs Maude Brown, R. of A.; Mrs. Bessie Purtain, Herald; Mrs. Aques Hughes, orator, Mr. John Burris, protector; Miss Mary Gilbert, escort; Mrs. Ada Hughes, Record. Hunt on Meadow street, who was severely burned about the face while kindling a fire with kerosene, is able to be out again. Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, 361 North Marion street, expects to go to Chicago the 14th to visit relatives for about two weeks. Little Buster Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, was on the river skating Sunday and fell in the ice and had went down the second time when a spectator grabbed him, just as he was about to go under the ice. He was taken care of and his parents notified. At present he is getting all right. This is the season of the year when mothers feel very much concerned over the frequent cold contracts by their children, and have abundant reason for it as every cold weekends the lungs, lowers the vitality' and paves the way for the more serious diseases that so often follow. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is famous for its cures, and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. Write for a Special Price List. BARGAIN BULLETIN JONE Piano Co. 807 Walnut St. Wholesale and Retail USED PIANOS EBONY UPRIGHT Well known make.....$65 WALNUT Upright Well known make.....$85 PEASE Upright Case old, tone fair.....$75 CHICKERING Grand, Rosewood case.....$50 KNABE GRAND Mahogany case.....$85 STEINWAY Grand Rosewood case.....$100 SCHILLER, used 15 years, elegant tone, fine case..$225 CAMP & CO., Walnut, Good tone nice case..$125 HARRINGTON, 3 years, beautiful mahogany case, elegant tone, cost new $350 CROWN, used 2 yrs. Elegant case, fine tone, cost new $400.....$265 SCHILLER, $575 Sample, exquisite tone, elaborate case.....$295 Payments--$4-$5-$8-10 JONE Piano Co. 807 Walnut St. Des Moines, Iowa Write for Special Price list. Price Five Cents. Miss Nettie Johnson of Richmond arrived in the city last week for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker. She is a niece of Mr. Baker. Mr. Tom Brown of Troy, Kansas, was a visitor here last Wednesday. Mrs. Lottie Washington of 202 N. Twenty-second street, gave surprise birthday party for her husband last Monday night at their home. Only men were invited and being the first "stag" party that she has ever given for her husband. The guests were sorry that his birthday only comes once a year, as there was so many good things to eat, plenty of cigars, and liquid refreshments. It was after midnight are the pleasure of the evening. Mr. K. D. Tillman, 2620 Locust street, who has been indisposed for several days is convalescent. Dame Rumor says that one of the prominent North's St. Joseph's ladies will be married tomorrow, (Saturday afternoon.) Since we have not read any of the invitations, it is not best to call any names, for fear the rumor may be untrue or premature. The Jewel Art club will entertain a large number of their friends at the home of Dr. Rickett, 308 Edmond street, this evening, and those who accept the invitations by their presence will enjoy an excellent reception, as the members of that club are good entertainers. The C. E. society of the Ebanezer A. M. E. church gave a valentine picture of the last night. Miss Jessie Wilkerson, 117 South Twenty-first street, entertained a few of her lady friends last Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ray Hope of Lincoln, Neb., after several weeks' visit with relatives and friends in this city, returned home this week. From present indications a large number of our race will be at the Toole theatre next Monday night to see Sothern and Morlock present, Mr. Silas Wallace, an employee at the city hall, has returned to work, after more than a week's absence, caused by sickness. ROCK ISLAND NEWS The Thimble circle met at the home of Mrs. W. H. Moore Friday afternoon February 7th. All spent a pleasant afternoon sewing, after which the hostess served a light lunch. The next meeting will be Friday, February 14, at the residence of Mrs. Chas. Enock on Dearborn street, South Rock Island. Mrs. Edward Berry and Rev. W. H. Saunders are on the sisk list. Mrs. Thomas Taylor of Omaha is a visitor in our city, and as she once lived here, all friends are glad to see her smiling face. The Wayman A. M. E. Sunday school, will have a election of officers, for the present year, February 16th, at the close of Sunday school. Rev. Whitfield of Rock Island preach at the Hermacle Baptist church in Covain, February afternoon. Mrs. Cowan of 1027 Ninth ave. left the city last week to visit her sister in Streeter, Ill. Mrs. W. L. Baker and little granddaughter's of Davenport were visitors at the home of Mrs. Chas Windsor, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Jackson entertained at her home in S. Rock Island on Thursday, January 30th, a company of ladies, at which time a Unity Needle Worker's club was organized. The following officers were elected, president, Mrs. Frank Jackson, vice-president, Mrs. Chas Windsor, secretary, Mrs. Wm Parker, assistant secretary, Mrs. John Garland; treasurer, Mrs. H.W. Hardin. The club held its second meeting Thursday, February 6th, with Mrs. Geo. Boyd of Thirty-eighth street and Eighteenth ave. The next meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs. John Garland in South Rock Island. The Progressive Art club met in a business meeting Wednesday, February 5th, with Mrs. Henry Heuston of South Rock Island. After the regular transactin of business, Mrs. McKinney of Omaha, Neb., a visitor at the club, spoke some very encouraging remarks. The club will meet February 19th at the residence of Mrs. Chas, Golden Jr., at which time a program will be rendered. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. E. Jeffers of Des Moines is in Albia with her daughter, Mrs. Bennings, who has been sick. Mrs. G. A. Davis came in from Hocking on Saturday. Little Bennings Grayson came with her for a few days' visit. Rev. R. B. Manly, assisted by Rev. Geo. Slater, Jr., closed his meetings at the A. M. E. church on Friday evening with a lecture on courtship and marriage, which all he heard, said was fine. The new members of the church are M. Percy Smith, Miss Joe, Bowman, Miss Letta Johnson at the A. M. E. church on Friday, February 14th, the ladies and members of the church will give a musical and a valentine social. Subscribe for the Bystander. Here is a message of hope and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mill, Va., who is the mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin was cured of stomach trouble and constipation by Chamberlain's Tablets after five years of suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the public. Sold by all dealers. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Prof George W. Carver of the Tuskegee institute agricultural department, foremost of his race in scientific agriculture in the south, if not in the United States, was born a slave in Missouri, on the Carver plantation. Of his parentage he knows little. During his youth he worked at odd jobs to earn a living. At last he found an opportunity to take charge of the greenhouses of the horticultural department of the Iowa Agricultural college at Ames. He remained there until he was graduated, when he was made assistant botanist. He took advantage of his opportunities there to continue his studies, and finally took a diploma as a post-graduate student, the first diploma of that sort that had been given at Ames. Hon. W. H. Lewis, assistant attorney general of the United States, called from New York for Paris, France, a few days ago, where Mrs Lewis and children have been living for the past year or so, in order that their children could attend the different schools of the old country without any friction. Leading colored physicians and clit zens are behind a movement to build a $50,000 hospital for the colored people of New York city. The McDonough Hospital association is the pioneer colored physician in the city, is the agency through which those interested hope to accomplish their aim. Among the business plants *Tahville, Teen.* are listed two *xs*, three undertaking establishments, two photographers, two hospitals and two publishing houses. In Virginia the total value of property owned by negroes increased from $12,059,965 in 1891 to $32,944,246 in 1911. In this latter year the negroes of the state paid $312,000 taxes. The easiest thing in the world to do is to make up your mind what you would do if you were in some other fellow's place. In buying a house or taking a wife, one way is to show your eyes and trust to back Notwithstanding the fact that we can boast of our past progress, there is yet something to be considered which has been refrained from somewhat. We are failing to yoke ourselves together for the success of our journals, insurance organizations and other business organizations, and these things are not frauds. Every chartered insurance company pays its claims, and all newspapers that have existed for any length of time give us what we pay for, and loyally champion the all causes vitally important to our people. Such businesses are among the most important concerns in operation by other races; and since we are inclined to keep pace with them, we should do likewise in these things. Many of our men utilize their talents to help supply the race with much needed literature and meet with some success, while many sacrifice in order to render like service, and fall in a business way. There is no other race to support negro journals and insurance organizations, consequently our people should be generous in the support of all our worthy enterprises. If we supported our own journals as well as we support those published by whites surely ours would rank among the leading journals of the country. We need to be reminded of this fact, that if we continue supporting our other enterprises, and give our newspapers and insurance companies due support, we will soon have constructed a sure commercial foundation upon which to perpetuate colossal future enterprises—Southern Life Magazine Malaysian riddles, Dutch rebuises and Liberian head measurements comprise a small but interesting part of the material brought to the University of Chicago by Prof. Frederick Starr of the anthropology department on his return from a trip abroad. With Harry Johnson, a Chicago negro, and Campbel Marvin, a graduate student of the University of Chicago, he walked a trip of 150 miles into the interior of Africa, after visiting the Liberian city of Monrovia. Among the places visited during the trip were Tenerife, Casa Blanca, Nazaban, Zaff, Mogador and the Mpesse territory. "The primary purpose of my trip was to investigate the social, economic and political conditions of Liberia," said Professor Starr. "I found the one of the most interesting places in the world and have something definite to say about them in all my future lectures. Liberia is a fine field for American enterprise. We took 14,000 feet of moving picture industry, and as an example of our industry, I measured the heads of 200 native soldiers of the Liberian frontier force. While abroad I received the sad news of the death of Manuel Gonzales, my Mexican boy, who has accomplished no oname in the world. We were in Morocco at a decidedly lively time. The old empire was just in its death throes, and there was plenty of opportunity for observation." In haste to be rich, virtue and charity are often put aside; and thus swift posterity often leads to violence, cheating and extortion. The man was not a dreamer who said: "The love of money is the root of all evil"! He is not above many things, but we should not do questionable things to obtain it. Giles W. White, a democratic negro of Montgomery county, Maryland, who is actively pushing his cause, hoping to secure the appointment of minister to Liberia, is a school teacher. He has studied at University Law school. Washington, but did not seek admission to the bar. He has been active worker in the party ranks for 16 years. Regiments serving in the United States and having the lowest percentage of desertion last year were the Tenth cavalry and the Twenty-fifth infantry, both colored organizations, which showed desertions of 1.52 and 1.60 per cent. The Tenth cavalry has been one of the two regiments showing the lowest desertion for the past three years. The editors of white papers are prompt in commenting on the bad things the negroes do. We think it is fair and just to dismease we an equal and pride of pride the good things done by them, especially when they vote in such a manner as to promote law and order. Such was their conduct in the last campaign. A colored population of about 25,000 in Seattle, Wash., owns and supports five churches, and has two physicians, two lawyers, one newspaper, four apartment houses and six fraternal organizations. Fire destroyed almost completely the chapel of Walden university in Nashville. There was no attendant loss of life. It's the easiest thing in the world for the average person to make a bad break. For household use there has been invented an electric corn popper that gets its current from a lighting fixture. For the use of gardeners a New York man has combined a trowel, fork hoe, weeder and dibble in a single implement. The gambling mania is not merely a craving for excitement. As many married men gamble as bachelors. God never changes his mind. WANT A BIG FUND Friends of Aviation Ask Congress to Appropriate $3,000,000. Expertis Call Attention to the Powerful Aerial Fleets Possessed by All the European Powers—Nation Now Far in the Rear. Washington,—Hopelessly outclassed by France, Germany, England, Russia and many small nations of Europe in the number of aeroplanes in use for military purposes, friends of the flying game in the United States are busy planning a tentative bill calling for $3,000,000 appropriation for the aid of aviation by the army and navy. A bill is now being prepared calling upon congress to authorize this amount, in order to put the United States to the front in this new arm of defense and offense. It is understood the bill will be introduced into the house of representatives, possibly by Representative William Sharp of Chicago, Sharp of the flying planes in this country as "the champion of the cause" in the house. It will be pointed out that this great appropriation really would give this country the prestige enjoyed by the larger nations of Europe in this new field. Including the aeroplanes and hydroplanes of both the army and the navy, the United States today can operate the aircraft that has almost 1,000, while England and Germany have several hundred each. The war department will be asked to detail a sufficient number of men to operate the large number of machines which would be bought under the appropriation. The men who are interested in the modern aircraft of the aerospace societies, manufacturers of American-made aeroplanes, army officers, and Gen. James Allen. scientific men interested in the advancement of the science made possible by the efforts of Prof. Samuel Langley, Wilbur Wright, Glen Curtis and other pioneers of flying. Brigadier General James Allen, chief officer of the signal corps, deplores the fact that the year 1912 has shown the importance in violation in the United States army except that of the individual efforts of the aviators themselves, and other officials directly interested in the advancement of this new arm of the nation's offense and defense. "It is time some real enthusiasm is shown by congress," declares the veteran officer, who retires from the service on February 13. "We are practically standing still in the great and interesting world of the land, Germany, Russia, Japan, and most all of the larger foreign nations are making wonderful" strides." According to General Allen, the United States army has but fourteen biplanes ready for instant use, and only fourteen officers capable of flying, while practically every foreign nation completely and overwhelmingly outclasses this country in the size of their aircraft. Individual efforts of the aviators were directed mainly during the last twelve months to the perfection of wireless telegraphy from flying airplanes. Splendid success was met with, messages being flashed as far as fifteen miles from biplanes moving as fast as sixty miles an hour. The aviators also were successful in directing the fire of the artillery at Fort Riley, where they were stationed from machines while at altitudes of 2000 feet or more, by using the wireless. The army paid a great toll, however, in the death of two lieutenants and one enlisted man, killed at College Park, Md., during the summer. They were Lieutenant Leighton W. Hazlehurst, Jr., Lieutenant Louis C. Rockwell and Corporal Frank Scott. A teacher was taking a class of small children in English grammar and was explaining the difference between a common and abstract noun. "An example of a common noun is dog," she said; "for you can see it, while you cannot see anything that is a common noun." "For instance, have any of you seen abundance?" There was silence for about a minute. Then a little boy got up and said: "Please, ma'am, I have never seen a bun dance, but I have seen a cake walk"—Weekly Telegraph. Little Arithmetic Problem. If twelve persons were to agree to dine together every day, but never sit exactly in the same order around the table, it would take them 13,000,000 years at the rate of one dinner a day, and they would have to eat more than 479 million dinners before they could get through all the possible arrangements in which they could place themselves. Daily Thought. "Every human soul has celestial energy which can attract power." Photographs of Canal Barred. thala, chairman of the canal commission, has restored the order excluding photographers from the vicinity of the works going up at Toro Point, Marguerita island and the islands in Panama bay. In executing the order the chief of police is directed to see that no persons not regularly resident threat be permitted to come ashore with cameras on the places named in photographs made by the vicinity of the works only upon written order from Colonel Goethals in each particular case. "Floating islands" are the latest phenomena to appear as the Panama canal approaches completion. The term is used to describe masses of vegetation and earth loosened from the bottom of Gatun lake by the rising water and blown about the surface by changing winds. These islands virtually are sections of the floor of the swamp that have been overrun by the water bashed up in the Chagres by the Gatun Lake. With the clay and stones are stuck and other buoyant matter, the whole covered with luxurious lush grass. The islands are at times so thick that a launch cannot make its way through them, although they are not an obstacle or inconvenience to steamships. The launch Baiboa is at present busy towing them to the spillway, where they float over the dam. No trouble is expected after the sluice beams installed, as the aperture between the plers on th dam crest will be 45 feet. When Secretary Charles D. Hiller opened the White House mail the oath day he gasp Says She Posed with astonishment on reading a frank and free confession from a Washington woman that she had "broken into" the White House receptions for years under false pretenses. The White House identifies the identity of the writer, whose ingeniousness, he acknowledged, commanded his admiration. The letter read: "I have been attending the White House receptions for years, but I am tired of using another person's ticket. Will you please send me one for the next reception in my own name?" The coveted cards admitting guests to the White House on the occasion of the four big affairs of the winter are much sought after, and especially so this season, since President-elect Wilson has intimated the receptions would be abandoned during his administration. Every description of subfurge is resorted to in an effort to obtain information such, since the top stories lists were cut down, have been scarier than ever before. This particular appeal, however, was the most unusual that has yet passed under Secretary Hilles' notice. No information was forthcoming as to whether it would be successful. When you talk of fish, the eyes of George M. Bowers, fish commissioner f fish, the eyes of fish commissioner at Washington, begin to glisten. You can tell you without a moment's Fish Fry and Distribution. hestation the status of the nation's fish family. One of the events of 1912 as recorded in the office of the fish commissioner, was the salmon catch on the Pacific coast, the largest in ten years. That shows how the fish habit is growing in the far west. The fish catch in the east is also increasing year by year. The output for 15 years past, amounting to $3,887,921,037, and the cost of producing young salmon in these areas are being reduced from $468 to $122 per million. When talk about the output of young fish by the fish commission, runs well into the quadrillions, quintillions and the figures and ciphers are in great demand when computing Uncle Sam's fish-hatching operations. Perhaps the plethora of ciphers, required for fish-hatching estimates is responsible for the proneness to exaggerate when a simple fish story is told. Statistics for livestock products for New York are presented in a bulletin just issued by the Many Dairy Cows census bureau of in New York bor and prepared under the supervision of John Lee Coulter, expert special agent for agriculture. The returns for livestock products obtained in the census of 1910 relate to the activities of the calendar year 1909. The number of farms in New York reporting dairy cows on April 15, 1910 was 184,024, but only 168,408 reported dairy products in 1909. The number of farms which made any report of milk produced in 1909 was 122,204, and the number of dairy cows on sucharms on April 15, 1910 was 1,151,000. Bay State Markamen Excel The artillery markmen of the Massachusetts National Guard won the 12-inch rifle target practice over all state militia organizations during 12.12 according to reports just compiled by the militia division of the war department. Connecticut militiamen took first place with the 10-inch rifle, while the Florida and New York National Guard organizations, respectively, led in the 8 and 6-inch rifle practice. Sure of Himself. "Smoking again? I thought you'd cut it out." "Well, you see, when I've convinced myself that I can cut it out whenever I want I start smoking again." - Harvard Lampoon. **Lawful to Call Man an Ass.** It is lawful in Switzerland to call a man an ass either in anger of otherwise, according to a decision of the canonical tribunal at Zurich. The court declined to award damages in a suit arising out of a quarrel beetten two prominent citizens. **Putting a Caress into Words.** The thought that prompted and was logically supported by the set down in words—ay, although Shakespeare himself should be the lerbe—Robert Louis Stevenson. LIKE FLAVOR OF CHOCOLATE Addition to Custard Makes Little Extra Work, and the Children Are Sure to Appreciate it. It is no more trouble to make a chocolate custard than it is a plain one, and the chocolate is a change. Children especially enjoy a custard made in this way. The proportions are two cupfuls of milk, one ounce of chocolate, and to taste, usually about three tablespoonfuls, a pinch of salt and half a teaspoonful of any preferred flavoring. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Pour the milk in and let it come to a boil. Beat egg, sugar and salt together, and pour the boiling milk over the mixture and strain into custard cupes or one large dish as preferred. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven. I suppose you know how to tell when the custard is done. If not, then the ice is kept put into the middle of the cup. If the knife comes out clean the dish is ready to be taken from the oven, while if the custard sticks to the knife it must be left a little longer.—Exchange. BEEF BRAISED A LA BRISSE Change From the Familiar Roast is Something That Will Be Appreciated by the Family. Take a rump piece of beef, weighing at least eight pounds, and lard it with half a pound of salt pork, cut in long, half-inch square pieces. Season well with allspice, tie up parsley, and a little garlic. Tie up firmly and place in the stew pan with four ounces of melted beef suet; fry briefly until a crisp allover all. Drain off the fat, add a quart of broth made from bones and trimming, two ounces tomato sauce; a bunch of parsley, two ounces and about a pint of quartered turnips. Let boil up, then cover and let simmer gently for nearly three hours. Take out the beef and place on a platter and rub the vegetables through a sieve into the saucepan, skim off all fat from the gravy and reduce to the consistency of their sauce, then press the turnips, etc., through a fine sieve to make a purée. Turn onto the platter and place the meat on the purée. Four some of the gravy over the meat and serve. Good Dumplings. Many cooks fall with dumplings from letting the mixture stand after if it is blended or from letting the water under them get below the boiling point, says the Commoner. Mix and lift two cupulds of flour and four teaspoonfuls of baking powder to form a paste. Work into this three teaspoonfuls of butter, using the tips of the fingers, then add gradually three-fourths c of a cupuld of sweet milk; put out onto a floured board and without working, roll out to half an inch thick; cut in any shape desired, or in strips, dip in flour and lay the pieces close together in a well-greased steamed; set them on a baking sheet to cover closely and steam for fourteen minutes, keeping the water below rapidly boiling. Serve as soon as possible with portions of meat. Sausage Patties For sausage cakes use cold pork. It is best to use some of the fat also and add equal portions of fresh ground round steak. Two cupfuls of the ground pork, and beef as directed, one teaspoonful of minced onion, one-eight teaspoonful of mixed sausage or powered sausage, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, a good sprinkling of parsley or pepper, yolk of one egg and a little flour as needed. Mix all ingredients very thoroughly with a folk in bowl. With floured hands take up enough to form round cakes a little larger than a dollar and one inch thick. If mixture is too moist a little flour can be worked in, this depends on the meat. When formed dip each in a little flour and try in good drippings or a little lard and butter. Molasses: Pudding. Mix together one cupful of finely chopped beef suet, three cupfuls of sifted flour, one teaspoonful and a half of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, a half teaspoonful each of mace, alpine and cloves, and one pound of seeded raisins. Add one cupful of water, one teaspoonful of molasses solved in a little hot water and stirred into one cupful of molasses. Turn into a buttered mold and steam steadily for four hours. Serve with a hard sauce. Sauce In Stoneware Dish Mix in a basin one level table-spoonful of cornstarch with one cupful of milk, then pour it into the chafing dish and boil, stirring all the time. Cook for ten minutes, then add half a teaspoonful of vanilla extract and two yolks of eggs. Sweeten to the desired consistency of boiling, or it will curdle. Strain and serve hot or cold with any sweet pudding. Lemon Pudding. Cream one cup of sugar and three tablespoonfuls of butter, add yolk of four eggs, then two cups bread crumbs and one quart mille with juice and rind of one lemon, one teaspoonful of salt; mix till smooth, put in baking dish, dip bread beats whites of eggs with one cup dered sugar and juice of one lemon; spread on top of pudding and brown. Potate Cakes of 1671. Peel enough good-sized potatoes for a meal for the family, grate on a coarse grater and stir in from three to five eggs, then add a little four. More eggs with the same, then stir well and in hot lard, if tried once they will be tried again and often. Drop Hermits Two eggs, one cup sugar, one cup molasses, two-thirds cup of butter, one and one-half teaspoons saleratus, three tablespoons sour milk one teaspoon, one tablespoon sugar, one quart of flour. Drop by teaspoon on bottom of dripping pan. YANKEE ADMIRAL HEADS THE TURKISH NAVY ORIGINATOR OF PLAN TO PENSION MOTHERS IS FIRST SEA LORD OF THE BRITISH NAVY MISS INEZ MILHOLLAND TO HEAD BIG PARADE Bucknam Pasha—admiral Ransford D. Bucknam, as the intrepid as the intrepid American admiral of the imperial Ottoman navy is better known to a host of friends in this country—is brought once more into the international limelight by dispatches just received from the seat of the Balkan conflict. These reports are of the man who en- of the imperial Ottoman navy is better known to a host of friends in this country—is brought once more into the international time light by dispatches just received from the seat of the Balkan conflict. These reports are of the man who engineered the sortie of the Turkish fleet from the Dardanelles, a maneuver which showed a potent grip of naval tactics. The career of Ransford D. Buckham from the time he first shipped before the mast as a cabin boy on the Great Lakes until he was commissioned several years ago with the full rank of an admiral in the Turkish navy, readle as a chapter from Hohenbauer. He was also the actual command of a Mohammedad feet. Even Hobart Pasha, the British admiral of the Crimean war, failed to gain this distinction. Bucknam Pasha gained his present rank by his work in reorganizing the Turkish navy under Abdul Hamid. He was a rear admiral when Abdul Hamid was deposed, but the new regime confirmed his rank and later elevated him to his present position. He was also the captain but his parents moved to Maine when he was very young. His experiences on the Great Lakes began when he was fourteen years old, and two years One of the newest movements in philanthropic effort is that of the it is that of the plan of the state giving to widowed mothers public assistance carding and caretaking of the young children. For years past, when a mother was left with a brood of little ones while the \breadwinner was killed either in the line of his employment or giving to widowed mothers pensions for the safe guarding and caretaking of their young children. For years past, when a mother was left poor, little ones while the breadwinner was killed either in the line of his employment, or otherwise, the only refuge for the mother and her children was the poorhouse, or if that was disdained by the spirited mother, she was forced to resort to all kinds of work, some distasteful, to make enough to keep her little ones under a roof-called home. At a recent session of the Pennsylvanys Federation of Woman's Clubs at Williamsport, it was deemed advisable by the delegates to give some serious discussion to the plan of pen- Prince Louis of Battemberg, the new first sea lord of the British navy, has always been person gratia at the English court. Although not "royal" in the technical meaning of the word, he is closely allied with a marriage with nearly every reign in house in Europe that counts. PETER H. His father, Prince Alexander of Hesse, chose his wife outside the charmed circle of royalty. He married a Countess Julie von Hauke, who was created first countess and then princess of Battenberg. Prince Louis is the second child and eldest son of the marriage. The second son, Alexander, was the unfortunate prince of Bulgaria who finally renounced his princely rank and (as Count von Hartenau) married an actress. The next son, Prince Henry, Miss Inez Milholland, the New York society tuffress, dressed in yellow dressed in yellow and carrying a trumpet with a purple banner, will lead the procession of waving fans in Washington on March 3. Miss Milhalloland's duties as heraldist will consist of sending abroad ringing messages about the crusade. A A new feature was added to the parade the other day when the Baltimore suffragists promised to send six charlets driven by women from Baltimore to Washington. These charlets will represent teachers, clergy. Wasted Efficiency, "I shall never forget," said the popular stateman, "the crowd of 10,000 people who cheered me for one solid hour." "Have you ever thought of your terrible responsibility?" asked the mathematician. "An hour each for 10,000 people represents 10,000 hours, or nearly a year and two months, devoted to the exhaustive and unproductive occupation of cheering." Plausible. Guest—Water, are you sure this is ox tail soup? Walter—Yessub. Guest—But I've found a tooth in it. How do you account for that? Water—Well, I don't know, suh; but reckon dx ox must have been biting his tail—Sphinx (Wisconsin.) In Doubt. "I'm looking for cigarette cases" said the lady shopper. "Yes," said the floor-walker. "For a greatman or a lady," please." later he sailed from New York as quartermaster on a schooner bound for the Pacific. While the schooner was in Manila the captain and mate died from the cholera. Bucknam was the only man aboard who had studied navigation. He appeared before a special board to be examined for a master's certificate. Bucknam was in command of a steamship that sailed from Tampa for New York in the early '90s. The vessel, which was laden with silver and hemp, struck a sunken wreck when twenty-four hours out of Tampaico and the propeller was completely demolished. The mate and three men maneuvered the shore in boat and cabled help. In the meantime the vessel had drifted at the will of the winds and waves and a rescue tug had to spend three weeks locating it. Although the ship was badly damaged, Bucknam balked at the cost of having her drydocked at Key West and he undertook the hazardous task of bringing her to New York in her disabled condition. First, he shifted the cargo to the forward compartment, settling her by the back. When this failed to bring the high enough in the air so that the propeller could be reached he hitched a small schooner laden with some ballast to the stem. This maneuver raised the stern so high that Bucknam was able to attach a makehift propeller. It was the first occasion in nautical history where a master of drydocking about drydocking her. He brought a drydockship to New York. The spectacular feat rained the young skier great commendation. stoning mothers who were compiled to care for their fatherless children. It is understood that prominent club women and welfare workers are planning to have the next state legislature of Pennsylvania enact a law similar to that now in force in Missouri, where the widows and children are well taken care of. The Missouri plan was launched by Mrs. Henrietta C. Cogrove of Joplin, Mo. She originated the idea, has worked zealously in its behalf for five years, and is so much encouraged by its reception that she predicts that she will be a prominent member in the Union will have placed a law providing pensions for widows with children, on their statute books. Mrs. Cosgrove is a widow, but is independently wealthy, as she is the owner of rich producing lead and tin mining properties in the noted Japilla district, which she operates. Mrs. Cosgrove hopes the pension status will eventually not only benefit her husband, but likewise those bereft of the breadwinner by divorce, desertion or permanent disability. married the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, the Princess Beatrice, and became the father of the queen of Spain. The youngest brother, Francis Joseph, married a daughter of the king of Montenegro. His wife is therefore sister-in-law of the kings of Italy and Servia and of two Russian grand dukes. Prince Louis of Battenberg himself married Victoria's granddaughter, the Princess Victoria. One of his sisters is the present cxarina, another is the widow of the Grand Duke Sergius, who was bwn up a few years ago, and a third is the Princess Henry of Prussia, the kaiser's sister-in-law. The real cause of the advancement of the princes of Battenberg has been their near connection with the Russian court. The late Empress Marie, grandmother of the present Czar Nicholas II, the former sister. She very fond of her handsome four nephews, and made it her business to see that they succeeded in life. social workers, writers, librarians, artists and musicians. Several hundred women from Baltimore, and a number of garment workers from New York will march in the raiment of poverty behind a float on which there will be figures symbolical of greed, tyranny and indifference. Ranged around the ragdoll children will be several children from the slum sections of Baltimore and Washington. Miss Rosalie Jones, the "general" of the pilgrims' suffrage expedition from New York to Washington, has just made a two weeks' trip over the route selected for the march. "General" Jones arranged for hotel accommodations along the way and for a number of suffrage meetings to be held in the villages and towns through which the pilgrims will pass. Plagiarist. A young author obtained permission from the celebrated satirist, Piron, to read to him a tragedy which was on the eve of being brought out. At every verse that was pillaged Piron took off his hat and bowed, and so frequently had he occasion to do this that the author, surprised, asked what he meant. "Oh," replied Piron, "it is only a habit I have got or saluting my old acquaintances."—Life. A Motherly Impression. "War has broken out again in the Balkans." "Yes," replied Mrs. McGudy, patiently; "those people are getting so they talk about a war like it was the whooping cough or the measles." Her Expectation. **her expect** He—Doen't expect when she's man ried, expect her husband to tell her his business affairs? She—I don't know; but a woman expects a man to talk business when he'll courting her. --an event in which unusual money-savings are possible on all lines of merchandise. say for him. Last Sunday was "Stewardess Day" We have not been able to get your at St. John's A. M. E. church. In the Sale COLFAX, IOWA. Mrs. Mary Midget from Des Moines is visiting in our city, the guest of Mrs. Morris and other friends. Mr. Spencer is on the sick list this week. Miss Leslie Terrell is visiting friends in the Capital city and Buxon for several days. Mrs. Ida Butbram spent last Monday in the Capitol city shopping and will visit relatives and friends in Orlabr before her return to Colaf. A surprise birthday party was given on Mrs. Bennie Crank at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Terrell one evening of last week. Only a few being present, but all spent a very pleasant evening and at the parting wished 'Mrs. Crank many more happier birthdays. Mr. Owen Redman from Grinnel college spent Sunday in our city, the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Sam Dean. Don't forget that February 12, 1913, being one of our ex-president's birthday, let us bear in mind, He is gone, but not forgotten. Miss Susie Vertrees is visiting friends in the Capital City this week. The Behevolent club gave a social at the home of Mrs. Morris. All report a good time. Mrs. Sam Dean was calling on her many friends in Buxton the first of the week. Rev. Morton preached to a full house, both Sunday morning and evening, at the Bethel Baptist church. Mrs. Nora Reesby of No. 5 east Fifth street, who was taken home from the hotel. Buxton very sick, from the last week, is much better at this writing. Mrs. Mary Patterson of No. 1 east Fifth street is very much indisposed at this writing. Thursday of last week, the Mission circle of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, was entertained in the home of Mrs. D. H. McGrew at No. Eleven east second street. After the regular business and the program, which was very good, having as a special feature, a recitation by Thelmbo and Lavern Woodward. We had a delightful social hour during which our hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. P. Shars, Miss Giorgiana Desleet, and Mrs. W. A. Brown, served us an excellent two course luncheon. Wednesday of last week the F. B. W. club was entertained in the home of Mrs. Mary Rhodes, South Buxton. Mr. John Farrell, the popular agent for the Banker's Insurance Co., in Buxton, returned Monday from St. Paul, Minn., where he went to attend the funeral of a friend. Mr. James Carson, a miner in No. 16 mine, was crushed to death by slate falling, Friday. The funeral services over the remains were held at the St. John A. M. E. church Monday. At this writing, the news of the death of Mrs. Anna Carey, who two weeks ago, sustained a broken limb, has reached us. Please pay up for the Bystander. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day. The morning dawned clear and bright and soon the church goers could be seen going in large numbers from all parts of the camp to the church of their choice. At Mt. Zion we had a splendid day, with good Sunday school excellent sermons, good program at B. Y. P. U., and closed the day with not only our share of spiritual blessing, but a good financial day, having raised one hundred dollars during the day. The St. John's A. M. E. church was celebrating what is known among them as Founders day. At the 3 o'clock hour, a program was rendered by m-b members of the young peoples societies of the city. This was called, young peoples hour, and the program was a very excellent one, with Chas. A. Spears, as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Ella Johnson left Monday for Des Moina, whither she goes to become the wife of Mr. Wm. Bryson and make her home. At the public litterary society, which mesta each monday evening, in Tabernacle Baptist church. There are some real good programs being given. Monday evening of this week a debate was held, the subject of which was, Resolved, that Lee was a greater general than Sherman. Bro. Lee Garet and Mr. W. S. Bryson, affirmative; and W. A. Brown, Jr., and Robert, Gowery, Jr., negative. The negative proving the winner. At the Y. M. C. a each Sunday afternoon there are some very splendid meetings being held. Last Sunday Prof. A. Hackey spoke and those who heard, have many good things to say for him. subscription yet. Will you please let us have it, in the next four days. let us have it in the next few days. The Progressive Women club met on the Fifth of February in the home of Mrs. Maggie Turner. Meeting was opened by repeating the Lords prayer. Roll was called and responded to by quotations. Minutes of previous meeting was read and adopted. Unfinished business followed. Our president made a talk on domestic science, which was approved by all. A very pleasing program was arranged for our meeting, which will be in the home of Mrs. Anna Watson. East Fifth street. After repeating the mizpa, the ladies adjourned to meet with Mrs. A. Watson, on East Fifth street, February 26, 1913. Mrs. Daisy Jones, pres. Mrs. Parall Prentice, sec. MACON, MO. Rev. G. W Cross preached two excellent sermons Sunday morning and evening. The sewing circle rest of the resident of Mrs. G. W Cross, the next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. H. C. Clark. Mr. Verdie Buckner of Kirksville was a Macon visitor Sunday. Miss Margaret Oliver and her Sunday school class, number four, will render a patriotic drill at the Vine and Broadway Baptist church Tuesday night. Miss Ellen Carter of Paris, Mo., spent Sunday in Macon. The Old fellow lodge are to give a valentine social at the hall, February 14th. Mr. A. L Wheather of Mexico was in the city Sunday in route for Brook Fleid, Mo. Miss Lucile Harriet entertained her neighbors at a candy pulling, Tuesday night. Division number one of the Baptist Sunday school are preparing to give division number two a rare treat Friday night. Mr. William Taylor was a Macon visitor Friday night. Miss Elinora Broadus passed through Macon Sunday, enroute for her home in Moberly, Mo. The ladies of the A. M. E. church are preparing to give a concert, February 22. The mission circle met at the home of Miss Carrie Lobbins Friday evening. Adelicious two course lunch was served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Pearle Braxton. The wedding bells are soon to ring in Macon. Aunt Via Smith still remains very ill at her home in North Macon. Mrs. Lena Caston, the elocation of Jeerson City, rendered an excellent program at the baptist church Friday evening. The fifth annual dinner given by the trustees and stewards of A. M. E. church, was a success all around. Quite a neat sum was realized. Mrs. Debia T. Caroy of Chicago will hold a ten days' service at the A. M. E. church about the middle of February. The missionary meeting was postponed until the 20th of February, at which time, Mrs. S. B. Latterman, the president of the M. E. church society, will meet with Mrs. Stansberry was called home, to Chicago, on the account of the death of her cousin, Mrs. Josephine Cain. Mr. J. L. Thompson was in the city making his official blasonic visit. BURLINGTON, IOWA. St. Elmo chapter number three held its annual installation of officers on last Friday evening. Miss Cora Brooks, worthy matron; Mrs. Sophia Bird, associate matron; A. L. Cook, worthy patron; Mrs. Julia Folks, secretary; Mrs. Caroline King, teaser; Mrs. Lydia Bender, conductress; Mrs. Carrie Cook, associate conductress; Mrs. Martha Clayburn, warden; J. L. Brooks, sentinel. Mrs. John Hedge entertained at six o'clock dinner on Monday evening in honor of Rev. Bisho Mack, evangelist of Kansas City, Mo.. Amon the guests were Rev. B. R. Penn and family. Mrs. Eva Jackson is confined on her bed with a very severe att... of la ripe. The Optimist Social club was entertained on Wednesday evening by Mrs. George Tyler, cards, music, and lunch were part of the evenings enjoyment. evening, instead of the regular service, the choir rendered a very excellent program. The opening Anthem, "Praise ye the Lord," and an instrumental solo by Master George King, deserve special merit. A short discourse by the pastor; subject, "The First Sin," was to the point and very interesting. Mr. Sterling Hughes of Richmond, Mo., is in the city visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hughes. CAREER OF HEAD WORKER AT SHAW Graduate of Agricultural and Mechanical College Shows Fine Example of Courage and Persistence Daspite Close Competition In Chosen Profession -Enjoys Wide Acquaintance By GEORGE P. KING. Raleigh, N. C.—One of the leading architects in the race and a fitting example of the kind of men produced by the Agricultural and Mechanical College For the Colored Race at Greenborn, N. C. of which Dr. James B. Dudley, the well known educator, is president, is Professor G. E. Edwards, head of the industrial department of Shaw university. He is also a most successful business man. Professor Edwards is one of the leaders of that class of young men that are making the best of their opportunities and by their ability are gaining the recognition and support of the better element of the southern white people in their work. Despite the competition of experienced architects in this section and other parts of the country, Professor Edwards' design for the beautiful $40,000 hospital, known as Leonard hospital, Shaw university, was accepted, and this hospital, which was recently completed, was built under his direction. It is the pride of the graduates of the medical and pharmaceutical departments of Shaw university. Because of the peculiar character of the architecture of the hospital it is one of the most complicated buildings he has had to design. Its beating apparatus, ventilation, silent signal system for calling the nurses and the fine sanitary arrangements throughout the PROFESSOR G. E. EDWARDS. building and every detail of a modern hospital conducive to the speedy recovery of the patients place this hospital among the best in the country. Morehouse hall, one of the best buildings for its purposes in the eastern section of this state at Waters institute, Winton, N. C., is among the many beautiful structures designed by the quiet but progressive Professor Edwards. All kinds of the buildings for both races have been designed and constructed and be recently built a building, in course of construction at Lamberton, N. C., which will add much to the civic pride of the town. But the pride of Raleigh among mercantile activities of the race is the Capheport-Edwards building, which is a "native ideal" for the race. It is one of the best modern two story state office buildings known as the "Negro business corner," and if it will be found the Raleigh Drug company, a sanitary barber shop, with all the appurtenances necessary for a modern shop; a well stocked grocery store, one of the nearest cafes in the city, and on the third floor of the building, the elite society people hold their entertainments. Professor Edwards designed a roof garden for this building, which is the only one of its kind for Afro-Americans in the state. It is well lighted and affords the better element of the race in the city and those visiting here a place for recreation during the warm weather. Being part owner of this building, he has given the race a stint in the city, which cost $25,000 which he designed and built. In fact, he is a substantial factor in every movement for the material ascendancy of the Negro in this section and other parts of the state. Another evidence of the appreciation of the strong character and sterling worth of the graduates of the A. and M. college at Greenbush is the recent appointment by the city council in Raleigh of Professor Edwards as a member of the board of trustees of the new Afro-American cennerer as one of the representatives from the state at the national. Negro educational convention that met at St. Paul, Minn., last summer. Subscribe for the Bystander. MASONIC GRAND LODGE NOTES. M. of lown and jurisdiction. The The Iowa State Bystander is the official organ of the Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. grand officers are: Grand Master—John L. Thompson, Des Moines. D. G. M.—A. A. Bland, Keokuk. S. G. W.—H. E. Williams, Ottumwa. J. G. W.—M. O. Culbertson, Clinto. G. Treasurer—W. H. Milligan, Cedar Rapids. G. Secretary—W. W. Gross, Keokuk. G. Custodian—A. G. Clark, Oskaloosa. Chairman of Committee of F. C.—Geo. L. Suitor, Marshallownet. The Grand Custodian, A. G. Clark, has divided the jurisdiction into the following district: First district, consisting of Keokuk, Burlington, Otumwa, Buxton, Oskaloosa and East Des Moines. Second district, West Des Moines, Marshallownet, Cedar Rapids, Equestrian Damport. Third district, Blox City, Council Bluffs and Omaha, Neb. The schools of the First district will be held in Ottumwa, the Second in Cedar Rapids and the Third in Omaha, Neb. The Grand Master's official visits will be as follows: Omaha, Neb Monday, Feb. 17th. Council Bluffs, Tuesday Feb. 18th. Des Moines, Doric, Thursday Feb. 20 ADDRESS OF THE COLORED CONVENTION OF 1888. Prepared and Delivered to the Convention by A. Clark, Chairman of the Committee on Address, Feb. 13th, 1668, and Which Resulted in the Amendment to the Iowa State Constitution Giving Negroes the Right to Vote. ```markdown ``` Mrs. Imma Dade, after a lingering illness, died at her home on Taylor street. She was buried under the auspices of the D. S. and M. S. T. The wedding bells was ringing last Tuesday night when Miss Corine Johnson became the bride of Mr. Claud Estell of Fayette, Mo., and Miss Daisy Richardson became the bride of Mr. Kid Grigg. We hope for them a prosperous life. Mr. A. C. Black has secured the Fair grounds for the 4th of August for his races and ball game. He also has secured the Lyrick hall and Forest park. Miss Carrie Boone will leave in a few days for St. Louis to visit her uncle. Mr. Merriet Quinn is still on the sick list. Mrs. Harriet Boone is quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Black. Mrs. Dr. Play was called to Louisiana to the bedside of her grandma, who is very ill at that place. Mrs. Dr. Brown of Fayette was a Moberly visitor, Saturday. Done miss a good thing subscribe for the Bvstander. KEOKUK NEWS. A birthday party was celebrated at the home of Mrs. Hattie Mattie, 812 Johnson street, last Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. Luther Hardin. An enjoyable time was participated in. Those present from out of the city were Mrs. Gertie Morgan of Davenport, Iowa, Miss Ruth Washington of Canton, Mo., Miss Jaunita Morris of Lagrange, Mo., and Mr. Bert Baily of Burlington, Iowa. The many friends of Mr. Geo. Kelleys are glad to know that he is now engaged in the undertaking business, under the management of I. S. Ackley, (white.) as embalmer, Mr. Kelleys is a carpenter by trade and one of our most influential men. It is with a source of deep regret that we chronicle the death of Mr. Wm. Philips, son of Dr. T. H. Philips. His death occurred at Hannibal, Mo., last Friday morning. Mr. Philips was proprietor of a first class barber shop in Hannibal, having located there three month ago. Funeral service was conducted at Hannibal last Sunday by Rev. C. R. McDowell. The remains were taken to Dewitt, M., and intermedied in the family lot there. The deceased is survived by his father and step-mother, Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Phillips of this city and two sisters, Mrs. Narcis Wright of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Arlivia C. Watson of St. Paul, St. Minn. Miss Belle Aiken is now convalescent after being quite ill for some time past. Miss Aiken is the grand secretary of the Tahoean daughters of this state, and has many friends, which glad to know of her improved condition. Mrs. Anna Conn of Kahoka, Mo., was an over Sunday visitor with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Townsend. The stork presented Mr. and Mrs. Mark Johnson with a bright eyed baby girl last Wednesday morning. That's the reason why Mr. Johnson has been wearing an unusual broad snail. Mr. Robert Darden is visiting friends in Milwaukee. The Willing Worker's club of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist church has been inactive for the past two weeks, because of the death of Mrs. J. H. Helen's father, Mrs. Silas Vaughn of Western, Mo. Mrs. Helen being president of the club. On next Friday evening the club will resume activity with a valentine entertainment, and on each Tuesday evening, a social will be enjoyed, a suitable program will be arranged and a jolly time all around. J. B. Allen of Milwaukee is visiting his mother, Mrs. Maria Alden and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alden. Last Sunday was observed at ladies' day at Bethel church. Large red heart souvenirs were worn by the members and friends to signify the occasion, which was a financial success. To Mrs. Anna Holmines much credit is due for the unique plan and the appropriate program that was rendered during the evening. About forty-three dollars was realized. The marriage of Mr. Thomas H. Brown to Miss Florence M. Calin occurred last Wednesday evening at the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. Henry Bally, 1508 Street. Best wishes and appreciations of many friends were extended them. Mrs. Ona Hinch Wilson of St. Louis, Mo. who has been in our city for a few weeks visiting her father, has been joined by her husband. They expect to reside here permanently. The fire department was called to the home of officer A. J. Fields one day last week, but little damage was done. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jones of 1506 Ridene street left last Tuesday afternoon for a visit with friends in Quincy Ill. From there they will go to Edina, Mo., for a few days stay with relatives. Before returning they will spend one week in Kansas City. Their absence has been planned for a sixteen day sojourn. We gladly welcome Miss Missouri Hison of Louis'ana, Mo., who has temporarily located with us. Hazel, the little daughter of Mr. Hirzel, Chris Wilson has been very ill. The latest report is that she was in intensive care. M users Bert Bramble. Wm. Webb and Hirrin Booker visited with friends in Quincy, Ill., last week. Mr. Ora Bzes and Mr. Ollie Brown are reverted on the sick list. Wohone their illness will be of a short duration. Mr. Maria Green and Mrr. Jannie Freeman attended the funeral of Mr Wm. Phillips at Hannibal, Mo., last Sunday. Subscribe for The Bystander and know what is going on in the other cities among the race. Explains the Mild Medical Treatment Contains scores of testimonials Contains scores of testimonials with whom you cure years ago or go to see you. My professional life seeks to improve the quality of rest and treatment anxiety and treatment of Respiratory Maine. Send for book today. DR. C. Y. CLEMENT Married March 24, 2004 in Maine. 1 maintenance of authority over the disorganizing elements which attend a returning peace. We have too much faith in the permanency of this disorganizing element, the station of the elective franchise to a few loyal colored men could unsettle its foundation or violate a single declaration of its rights. Therefore we must not be the first to the people of the land will be the first to justice to the men of color, as they have been among the foremost in upholding the flag of our country. We rejoice in the fact, and congratulate the Republican State ticket elected to the land that in the recent State election Col. Merrill has been chosen to the gubernatorial chair, and the entire Republican State ticket elected to the land that in the recent State election thirty thousand votes, and that they stand as firm on the manhood suffrage issue as did their predecessors in this can the colored men of Iowa and elsewhere we are Americans by birth and we assure you that we are Americans in feeling; and in spite of all the wrongs which we have long and elently endured in this our native country, we are Americans by a full heart, "O. America with all thy faults, we love thee still." A. CLARK, ) P. C. COOPER,) Committee. G. PHELPS, ) ATTORNEY GEO. H. WOODSON AD DRESSES LEGISLATORS ON JIM CROWISM. At the hearing on the "Crow" Bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee on last Tuesday afternoon, Atty. Geo. H, Wooden, Chairman Legislative Committee of the Iowa Negro Bar Asman, snook as follows: I hope it will please the Honorable Chairman and Members of this Committee to hear me with patience while I suggest and try to make plain to the Committee, and through them to the Assembly, if need be, just a few readiness checks. I will ask the bill unnecessary and improper at this time, and which more than justify me, as one of the citizens of this state, in requesting the Committee to refrain from reporting such a bill, and, if compelled to report it, to do so with the strongest adverse comment which I have received in their recommendation that it be not passed; and, lest I overlook some of the main points in a somewhat extended argument, if I shall be moved to make such, I desire in the beginning to point out briefly the following among the reasons which it seems to me to be the most important in asking the Committee to give unfavorable consideration to this measure: The two races in Iowa have always gotten along well, and we have been able to maintain the most harmonious relations and feelings of good fellowship between the better class of Iowa citizens than those of Iowa citizens. With our best citizenship there has never been any tendency to encourage intermarriages between the races. On the contrary, it has been repeatedly stated, publicly and privately, that no such relations exist between the part of the better whites or the better blacks of this state. That being the rule and the unwritten law of the state, then let me ask: 1. What good can possibly come from the enactment of this proposed measure? 2. When there is no demand and has been no discussion for such a measure anywhere in any of the public forums of Iowa, what justifiable excuse or reason can be given for the presentation of this NIH in House and Senate, and the enactment of the Legislature of this state? 3. Is it not known that the source of the demand for this legislation grows out of a well known conspiracy which has for years been maintaining the fostering measures unfriendly to the black race and as a hindrance to their progress? 4. Would not such a law multiply, rather than minimize, the evil of race mixture? 5. When though we may all displace the evil of race mixture, is not the cost in good public sentiment alone which the state would sacrifice by a return to such hostile class legislation against a defenseless, patriotic class of its citizens entirely too great to tolerate? 6. Can the great liberty loving white women and men of Iowa afford to announce to all the sister states and the nation of those United States and the world that Iowa, in the year 1865, had thirteen, started the enactment of a series of offensive black laws? 7. Can this measure be claimed as an act of progress or a measure of General Assembly, and would not the this bill mark its sitting as the beginning of legislation which tends at least to lay an unfavorable straw of sentiment on the shoulders of an ill-behaved person, patriotic, defenseless people, which shows such splendid efforts in their desire to rise to higher and better things? 8. Why should the people of Iowa be asked to vote for the Legislature every two years to the enactment of hostile measures proposed and originated from outside the state and urged only by the conspiracy of the Tillman-Dixon-Vardaman kind in their attempts to outlaw and oppress members of the African or black race? 9. How does it happen that this bill, like the infamous secret order bill of the Thirty-fourth General Assembly, be introduced in nearly every northern and eastern state at about the same time? 10. Have the Right Honorable Gentlemen of this Committee and of his Assembly taken the care to contain the laws of white ladies of Iowa as to their feelings for the need of such legislation? 11. I happen to know, and my duties bring me into contact and association with some of the best white ladies in Iowa, and with the names of fifty white ladies in Iowa, and one from a southern lady, all wives of white men in the highest learned and honorable professions, and every one of these denounce this law upon the virtue and integrity of their ladships. I even have their permission to use their names, but I refrain from doing so because of my high rejection of the fear that naming them might cause controversy and comment that would cause me to push my black flat into some gentleman's face. 12. Will the enactment of this bill be enforced within the right side of race hatred within the borders of cur state? 17. Are the white men of this state and I am speaking especially of the native saxons to have and on this nation saxons to have upon them an even more look upon them as an enemies yet. --- ready to increase their burdens and opposition. I think not; I hope not. I oppose it. 14. Why is it necessary to put such serious emphaasis upon the inquester act of a black pugilistic sport and a wayway inclined white woman, and to insist on the inquester wardly inclined, I am telling the truth just half as bad as it is, and I invite you gentlemen to a more careful investigation of this matter which occurred in the past, and I understand the urged as a reason for the passage of this measure. 15. If a measure against sexual deprivation could have been enforced against white men of this country from two hundred and fifty to three hundred years ago it would certainly have the black slave women of the land. 16. Who is responsible for the mixed racial cohabitation as we see its results today in every part of our land? Surely not black men. 17. If you gentlemen can frame an offer to give more protection to the virtue and integrity of the women of our state, name it, and we are with you. Concluding my brief statement, it may not be out of place to refer to the ample protection which the women of white women have against the immorality of the state has against the same outrage. We have the age of consent for marriage fixed at fourteen year; we have the entitlement statutes; statutes against lewdness; statutes against adultery; against kiddingness; against solicitation; against coercion; against coercion; against vagrancy; and we have the common law and the Bible. Now I repeat, if anything more can be done to give general protection and assis in the spirit of the women that she represents as favoring such a general legislation. In all that I have presented and in all that I may present to this Committee, to mean to me more than to ask that the first name of state be not among the first to mark its degeneracy by returning to the most dangerous reactionary measures of class legislation aimed directly at patriotic and defenseless citizenship. Some years ago, returning for a graduating exercise to Howard University, that stands on the hill above the campus, thought it well to have the splendid laws of my state presented to that institution, and Major Lacey, who was then filling a seat in the United States House of Representatives, kindly collected to present the Code to the Law Department of that great University. I can never forget the words that used in presenting that law, "I will be down to every graduating class in the University since the year 1900, when they were uttered by the Iowa statesman, and these were the pointed words that must be used in making that presentation; "My Friends: It gives me great pleasure to present to the Law Department of the great University of Howard the Code of Iowa, containing commonwealth, a commonwealth that has from the beginning, and before its beginning as a state, proven its friendship and kindness to your people, and I am pleased to assure you that from front fly leaf to back cover you will not find anywhere in it a color or letter against the colored race." Now, gentlemen of the Committee, I expect to return to Howard some time within the next few years for the last time. After making that visit and coming in, we will sit and discuss and dig deeper again. When it please Providence to mark my end, doubtless what remains of me will be taken to the faraway State of Virginia and given a grave by the side of my departed mother, but, gentlemen of the Committee, will live. I have been a student at Howard University and to the people of the country that Iowa stands fast where she has always stood, and has, notwithstanding the waves and emotions of prejudice, continued to refuse to write lines in her unfriendly face to the colored race. In connection with my statement in opposition to othls bill, I desire to incorporate what was said by the Honorable Harvey Ingham, the Editor of the Register and Leader of this city, and the author of that paper published on January 14th. And I wish to add that this question of race mixing is not so much a matter of any kind of law as it is a matter of racial and individual incidences of race mixing in ethnology and anthropology in this Assembly, they know what the history of man and the history of races of man have already shown in connection with this subject. It has been shown that the sexual mixing of races has added to, rather than diminished the practice. But, regardless of the merits of the measure on that point of view, I say that we urge you to consider having favorable consideration to this hilly terrain, a serious sentiment such action is sure to cause in all the states of this Union that have since 1823 looked to Iowa as the one state of the Union that was pledged to keep the republican system of commonwealth free from class legislation along racial lines. No More Gold Lace for Afghans. The ameer has published an edited which applies to all parts of Afghanistan, prohibiting the import into the country under unauthorized culled lumps and embroidered shoes. The ameer is evidently actuated by a desire to prevent his subjects from spending their hard earned money on showy dress. It is the poorer classes who are notoriously addicted to this extravagance which his majesty has decided to check. The sold laced coat of the Afghan in decidedly handsome, shoes, and finally bringing into general use clothing less costly, his majesty's orders will doubt less be received by his subjects with rather mixed feelings. Proper Bestowal of Charity. Dickens: There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs; and hence it is that diseased sympathy and compassion are every lay expended on out-of-the way objects, when only too many demands upon the legitimate exercise of the same virtues in a healthy state are constantly within the sight and bearing of the most unobservant person alive. In short, charity must have its romance, as the novelist or the joke eagle must have his reer " o 7 . Gio: tag a EN te ee ck aden a Rs ate ea aioe este scotia op bina alge ern " . GE TS SEN MER MNRR AC eid Cora ame A CR eat? Lake a RENE Cee GON TY IE Le, SA at IE DSLS rc oS RT ERRORS CMRI ee a te Re ene mae s Seo te a PEAS Poe Mero, ic ites a Or ARGO EAN TE De SOME RR ee cS on ee on SRR ct i cea ied ess lapses ‘ : sata ee Sea aS ee r ENTERPRISE, 1OWA. . ecco lr ae ae eee THE NBGRO Wh) THE am mt ean ae have ; ‘THE TRUTH ESTABLISHED. hee Clarence Baker Is on the sick | Wa State Bystande . een eareadon for’ the me ee From the Pen of Witness Comes Tes- a Ease Bower, who has been on | STSFANDER FUR 00, uccens, timoney of Bellet, ¢ sick Iist, is improving. a Petty i pray a blessing upon Sister Issac i . i Mr, Herman Griggs wai & Creston | O88 MOINeS. ct tom 1g. eee) SORE en A ESCIRS DEY SNPS NUMERO oe 1 mene lL visitor Saturday. MFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 19)7-, S asad ao ae Pie ‘of Jauuary 2nd, Boston, ~ ‘Mass., by Howard A Bridgman, D. D. Editor “Fifty years ago President Lincoln procieimed, emancipation , for th ‘Southern Brox lew Terk ios hen a iden. gntea_ of opportunlt Swing 19 their hand. ‘The nation plsc eq the Negro and the white man upon the anmo plane of ltisenship, leds ‘ed equal protection for equal rights of life, liberty, property and the pur fut of happinesn. ‘That was the white tnan'a pledge., ‘he Nexro, upon enter fag the compact, astumed all the ob: Iigationa of ‘citizenship, swore fealt teour common country, pledged obed face to its laws and shotldered Nis Share of taxation and of clvic and fhilltary service, ‘That was the Ne bro's pledge. “flow have the pledges been Kept! ‘ignorant, debaced and defied a8 2 race by slavery, the Negro made his Start. ‘Here and there a helping hand has grasped his own, but. where one has helped a: thousand have discour aged and hindered hls progress. With Marvelous. courage, optimism and faith in God he has pressed on, and Hover in all history has a race made fuch progress in a half century, The orihy things that his detractors sald the Negro could not do he has done ihna the unworthy things predicted of fim he. has avolded as successfully we tne white man, It has, deen Well Said by Judge Wendell P. Stafford, of fhe District’ of Columbia Supreme Court, that ‘the black race in lesa fan Atty years of freedom ban fast fied every claim of the Abolitionists. Te'has shown itself brave in batt, {aicnfal in business, eager to learn, apable of acquiring and. controlling wealth and able to produce noble, Tarsceing leaders of its own blood.’ “During the past alty years the Ne gro. race’ in America. has. increased From four milifon to ten miliion sols Negroes. have established great Schools, have become the chet ast uttural producers of the South, have equired millions of property and have Achleved success In every profession ‘nd calling, Statistics sbow that a Inrger proportion of Negroes in Virgin fe own their homes than of white peo- ple In Massachusetts. Ia. Mississippi 2nd Lotisiaoa are more ‘Negro farm Owners than white, Throughout the gountry there are over a third. more Shite paupers per thousand of pop Tation than Negro, and the largest per- Centage of crime’ ls committed "by white men. “The most bitter hatred and the most devilish retribution are meted Sut to the black. man whose brutal {ust leads bim to attack white women. But the brutal lust of the white man invades the Negro's home, rulns col ored gitls by the thousands, and there is hardly a protest from the Face that esteem iteelf superior, In bis childhood of freedom and citizen: fnip the Negro bas made the mistakes Of childhood. ‘But against this are the Splendid successes of the rising ‘race av i gains education and finds oppor tunity, “Min casting up accounts on this semfcentennial we behold to. the Shame of our nation” that ‘ffteen teen Southern States where the Ne fro Is most numerons have resorted Gvcontemptibie subterfuger to. ex clude the colored ltizen from the polls, even the most cultured, able 4nd ‘virtuous, while admitting to ful Hghts of citizenship the most ignor tnt, inferior and viclous white men, The Negro is taxed for the support of a government in which he. is Te fasea a volce, to pay. for schools in trhich he does not recelve his fair oP Portunity, for the maintenance of pul te parks’ from which he ls excluded. ‘And raliroad compantes, for the same fare that the white man ‘pays, force the black man into’ a ‘Jim Crow’ car dirty and cheap, while the white man Fides In wholesome comfort. A sim Har injustice is found in the waltng rooms. In the North the eld of in dustrial opportunity for the Négro Ie being steailly restricted. No. words ean express the inbumanity which hae fondoned the Isnching without. ‘tri of alxty. to one hundred ‘colored men each year during the past generation “Ail this injustice tas not been be ‘cause the Negro was ignorant of Poor fr vicious, but because he was a. Ne ro, because of the race prejudice Which bas outlived the Institution of Slavery under which It Degan.. What Decomes of the pledges made by our great nation and who has broken faith Ethno Negro or the white man? As citizens of this Repubile, as members of the Christan church, we aro face to taco with a serlous ‘problem in which we have a personal responsibil Ty. It democracy fs to be an endur ing form of goverament, if any man fs to be secure in the Inherent rights ot mantood and. In tho. political rights of free government, there must fe security for all. mon under that government. if the Constitution con- finues to be defled and made a mock- ery in South Carolina, tt will ove day Grumble in Maseachuaette and. Il nels, "> justice for an oppressed race were ihe only lnue, every Christian Wilt man in America should spring forward to right the wrong. But all that is best In’ Ameriean institutions is at stake. ‘The church in America is on trial. ‘There Is Jean’ danger from the Bleases and Vardamans and ‘ill mons, whose verbal violence and bru- tality defeat their own ends, than from indifference of the sien of tnfu- ence, culture, scholarship and. Chrit- Gan profession, © Notth.and south, who do not help to remove this blight upon our national life. “We have faith in the white man; we have faith in the Negro; we have maith in the future of democracy and of America, But we cannot safely re- Ee anerent.« be Negro problem ‘ENTERPRISE. IOWA. “The revival rt that have [peen earried'on for the past two ‘weeks has boon a great success, We Nelson and slater Belle Samuels, who ‘and sister Belle have charge of the sisters’ 0 edocs prayer mesting: Rey. F.C. Bolling, pastor, assisted by Rev. GW. White, and Rev. Lip- ‘akin, are doing wonderful. work in this ‘revival. Mra, Arthur Williams, of Omabs, ‘who was the guest of her sister, Mrs Wa. Soviet returned home re. Charlie and John Turner of Des Moines were the guest of thelr mother Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ewing of Des [Moines and Mr. Lucas, also of Des ‘Moines, were the guests of Rev. and “Mrs, (White last Sunday. "We are glad to say that Mr. Ira ‘Allen is able to be up and about. Mrs. Elmore of Des Moines was the guest of Mrs, (Wm, Holland Saturday ‘and Sunday. ‘The little son of Mr, and Mrs. Lin- say Croder is reported to be quite sick with pneumonia, ‘Mrs, R, Brown is also on the sick list, : Mr. Washington is reported to be ‘quite sick at his home here. ‘The Mission Circle postponed its meeting this week. ‘The Progressive club met with Mrs. Barber and adjourned to meet with Mrs. G. W, Divers. MT. PLEASANT, IOWA. ‘The members and friends of Rev. and Mrs. Eaves are very sorry to Jearn of her serious illness, We hope for her speedy recovery. Last week the following attended the revival meeting held. in Fairfield by Mrs. I Cary: Mrs. ‘Clay Reed, Mrs. Chas Watson, Rev, and Mrs. Lowery, Missess Ruth Hedge and Grace Harris. ‘Mr, Arthur Burnaugh has returned from’a few days visit in Fairfield and Centerville. On January Sst, Mrs. George Har- ris entertained the Kensington at her home on East Madison street. An enjoyable hour was spent and de- cious refreshment served. ‘Mrs. Watts and daughter, Miss Geneive, spent Sunday in Burlington with friends, ‘Mr. Harvey Kieth left Thursday for Omaha, Neb,, for a visit with his children, ‘Mr. Harry Burnaugh spent a few days in Des Moines last week attend- ing the meetings called for the bene- fit of the Emancipation Appropria- tion. Mrs. John Greenup is still under the doctor’s care, also Mrs. Rena Logan, who we hope will soon im- Prove. a Mrs, Harry Burnaugh entertaine ‘the Kensington on February 6th, at her home on N. Cherry street. A'de- lightful afternoon was spent and de- licioug refrahments were served. She was assissted by her sister, Miss Louise Mason. ‘Mr, Wm. ‘Kieth was a Burlington visitor last week. ‘Mr. Chas. McCain was brought home from Moline last Sunday. by his nephew, Mr. Ross McCain. . Mr, Me- Cain is’ suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, Miss Wilmer Brooks entertained 0 few girl friends Sunday at a six o'clock tea. ‘Those fortunate to be present report a very pleasant time. Miss Mandlien Burraugh spent last Sunday in Burlington at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown. Miss Louise Mason is able to be out again, Mrs. A. Bartlett has been suffering from a heavy cold but is improving at this writing. Z Mrs. Nellie Palmer left Saturday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs ©. Robinson, of Centerville. ‘Mrs, Vollie Thompson is able to be out again after a few days’ illness. ‘Mr, Seigiman Nunnelly left Mon- day for an indefinite stay in Canton. Do you know that more real danger Jurks in a common cold than in any other of the minor ailments? The safe way is to take Chamberain’s Cough Remedy, @ thoroughly reliable preparation, and rid yourself of the cold as quickly as possible. This rem- edy for sale by all dealers. ~ COUNCIL BLUFFS. Quarterly meeting Sunday at Beth- el A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder, 8, B. Moore will conduct the service. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Doc Lewis of Omaha are going to move in their new resi- dence on Ave A, and will make Coun- ‘cil Bluffs their future home, We are glad to see such people as Mr. and Mrs, Lewis come in our community. ‘The funeral of Mrs. Lulu Hender- son was held Tuesday afternoon from Bethel A. M. E. church. Rev. Garri- son preached a most able sermon, ‘Tabernacle Baptist church will have the hay minister, Mr. Lewis, to fill ‘the pulpit Sunday moming. Mr. Cage in the evening. All are invited to help a struggling church. Mrs. B. J. Coldwell has been ‘alled to Leavenworth, to the bedside of a dying niece. (We extend to her our deepest sympathy, ‘Mrs, Edward Burk is preparing to go to Des Moines to be with her hus- band, who has @ position at the state house, during the legislature. Charles Stoncr will give a George (Washington necktie and apron benefit at Grand Armory hall, Fifth and Pearl, February 21, ‘Mr, Britt, head waiter at the Grand hotel has just returned from an ex- tensive visit through the South. Hot Springs, Ark Mississippi and Kansas City, Mo. ‘Mrs, Patterson, better known to the community by the: reverence name of | Mother Nealy, has beon stricken with a slight stroke of parralysis, She is ane of ‘the, oldest plotieer settlers, of Pottawattomle county... ‘The shost of riends extend; to tho: relative, thi leepest sympathy.) 08 "Meg Eee Davie sang & tolo Pune day evening at service, accompanied by her brother, Mr. Earl Davia. ‘Mr. L, H. Jackson, formerly of the’ THE KIMBALL —_—_—=——— 88-NOTE ——— PLAYER-PIANO Provides the :deal instrument. for every member of the family because it meets all requirements of both the piano and of the player, Tho player mechaniem. in contained within the compass of the ordinary piane case and in no way interferes with the regular playing of the pieno. For the piano student or the artist the player mechanism ia shat off by a single movement of one lever and the instrament is Ingtantly his to command; for these of the family who do not play, from 10-year old sister to grandfather the, one movement of the lever con- -verts the piano into a player that is so simple and easy of operation that it ie, at once available for entertainment for the individual or for a company. THE ADVANTAGES of the Kimball 88-Note Player are manifold in the simplicity of mechanism and ease of operation, but of the greatest interest to music-loving people is ita wonderful efficiency in masical effects, The quick response in eyery feature, and the delica- cy of tone-shading possiable in the use of this Piayer-Piano, gives & result equalled only by the gifted pianist, We will be glad to play your favorite compositions for you and explain how you can own one of these delightful instruments. Terms to Suit Your Convenience. W. J. Massey Piano Company lowa's Largest Piano House. 813 Walnut Sirect Des Moines Telephoning Saves More Than Dollars and Cents By telephone you ‘waste no time, no energy, and avoid tiresome trips. | ‘Telephoning is the pleasant, the convenient and the economical way to.travel, whether for | a short distance or for hundreds of miles. Suppose you compare long distance telephone rates with the railroad fare to any town, and add the cost of lost time and wasted energy in making the trip. | ‘Then, it’s very likely you'll decide in favor of the talephone. ! TOWA TELEPHONE COMPARY Grand, is in the service of The Paxton at Omaha. ‘Mrs, R. V. Robinson is quite sick: Friends are very sorry to learn that she will go to the hospital this week ‘Miss Minnie Paves, our Sunday school ‘superintendent, has been quite sick. Sunday Rev. Garrison and the Sun- ‘day school, in a body, marched over to pay their respects to their much ee Tender. DAVENPORT NOTES. Founders day was observed at Bethel A. M. E. chureh Sundag. |The official program was the order of the day at all the services. ‘The Allen C.E. league choir furnished the mus- {ec for the evening services, ‘The young people received many compliments for their sweet. music. Mr. Chas Sheppard met with-a very painful accident last week, having his right leg fractured in a runaway. He is at the Mery hospital and at this writing is reporter as doing well. Rev..M. Toomey is holding revival meetings at Clinton. ‘The Tri-city S, 8. association held a very successful meeting at Bethel A. M.E. church Monday evening. The newly elected officers for the ensuing year were installed. Richard B. Harrison will appear for the’ third time at Bethel A. M. E, church, Monday evening, February 17, 1918, Mrs, G. D. Lewis, who has been visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and ‘Mrs, David Delward, returned to her home in Galesburg Sunday. Mrs, Geo, W. Harrison is on the sick list, ‘The colored people of Davenport are rejoicing over the defeat of the intermarriage bill, not as we care about the bill itself, but the effort to intrduce Jim Crow law in the state of Towa is what concerned ais in the main, Weare glad to know however, that ‘there is something that will awaken us to. action: Let. us. give three cheers for our friends in the senate and house. CLINTON IOWA. ‘Thé revival meetings closed Sun- day night with five canidates for baptism and one restoration, Rev. M. ‘Tooney, was with. us and ‘preached "sore powerfal. sermons, ‘which will be lohg remebered. Rey. Toomey and Sanders was en- tertained 'nt'a six o'clock dinner at ee De. Whodld ax ontedsy, 12tbs yesne pesnle of: the Sesond ‘Rabtist:chareh are preparig;to’ give a concert on the 14th. We are lonking forward to's grand time «7 ‘On last Friday, Rovs, Sanders and Toomey, was highly entertained at six o'clock dinner at the resident of Mrs. G. W. Martins, Rev. G. W. Slater arrived home Saturday from Albia, where he has deen assissting in a revival with Rev. Manley, ‘The case of Chas. Garrotte of this city, vs A. ©, Tudor, manager of ‘the Family theater came off a couple weeks ago in district court. A judg- ment of $160.00 being given Mr. Garrett. The case was one of dis- crimination, Mr. Garrett and daugh: ter having been refused seats for which they had paid, on account of ‘color, ‘The Lincoln concert given at Bethel A. M,E. church Tuesday evening by Mars. G. W. Slater, was « success, A large crowd was present, who mani- fested there appreciation by frequent applause, The persons taking part represented some of the best talent amongat the whites in the city. Rev. I, N. Daniels, presiding elder, held an adjourned session of quarter ly conference Tuesday night. Allen day will be oberved ‘by the Allen league Sunday evening with a ‘pleasing program. | REASONS ENTHRONED. | Because meats are ro tasty they art consumed in great excess. This leads to stomach troubles, biliousness. and constipation, . Revise your diet, let Feason and not a pampered appetite control, then take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be well again, Try it. For sale at All Deal- ‘era drug store, Samples free. When in Sioux City Iowa goto ., Mayo’s Restaurant for good meals and lunches at all hours 368 Douginss street * New Phone 2095 Mrs. A. Mayo, Proprietor Also Good Rooming House at 91V Ath Street- New Phone 4084 CLARINDA ITEMS. Sunday, February 23, 1913, will be quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church. "Presiding “Elder. Moore | fs expected to conduct the services of the day. ae Rey. Bates of Hutchinson, Kansas, arrived in this city last Friday and delivered two able sermons at the Second Baptist church, He left the ‘THE TRUTH ESTABLISHED, From the Pen of Witness Comes Tes ir timoney of Belief. From Mra. D. J. Fry, 945 Washing- ton Bivd., Kansas City, Kansas. “My hale was coming out awfully. I would lose great comb fulls every time [’4 come my balr. I. was (per- muaded to try a box of Mme P.M. Dabney’s XXth Century Hair Grow- ‘er, After the first application my hair alopped coming out, I am still ‘using XXth Century Hair Grower and my hair is doing fine. I would not be without it for anything. Too much cannot be said in praise of ite bene- fit to those who are troubled with falling hair.” ‘Mme. P. M, Dabney's XXth Cent- ury Hair Grower stops the falling out and splitting of the hair, re moes dandruf, relieves an itchy con- dition of the ‘scalp and produces beautiful growth of hair. Mme. P. M, Dabnoy's XXth Century Pressing ‘ll, straightens the hair without in- jury, keeps it soft and glossy and ‘glossy and gives it that well kept ap- pearance which you admire so much in others. Price, 60c each per pack- age. Try these goods for yourself ‘and you will be satisfied regarding their merit, Liberal terms to agents Write today to Mme. P. M. Dabney’s XXth Century Hair Preparations Co,, 1806 E. ‘Twenty-fourth street, Kanoas City, Mo., Dept. 30. ‘The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met Tucsday, Febriary 4th at the home of Mr, Wm. P, Warricks. The eub- jects, “The Ideal Man” and “The Ideal Woman,” were discussed by the vari ous members present. After the meet ing, refreshment s were served it honor of the host's birthday. The next meeting, February 11th, will’ be with Miss Hazel Cousins, 2016 North street. The programe will consis of a paper, “The Ideal Man,” by Mr Brauham Hyde, and “The Life and Works of Handel” by Miss Haze ‘Couaine: first of the week for Omana, where he will assist Rev. Botts in ‘revival services. ‘The ladie's of the Second Baptist church will give a valentine social and wood sawing contest at the church on Friday evening, February M4. ‘The stewardess of the A. M. E. church will give 2 hard time social at the church on Saturday evening. Rev. Morgon conducted services in Bedford last Sunday. Messers. David Black, Henry Cook, and Henry Turner were Creston visi- tors, Misses Mable Arnett and Jessie Parker visited in Red Oak last week [at the home of Miss Gertrude Chap- pel. They were also entertained by Mr, and Mrs. Roy Balance, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones, Mrs, Theo Pem- berton and Mr. Percy Geener, They returned home Sunday, both reporting a fine time. | Mr, Allen Jones attended the Dixie minstrels in Creston Friday evening. Mrs. Walker Dickerson and daugh- ter, Bertha May, of Red Oak, spent Sunday at the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Carric Reed. Mrs. C. B. Cook and niece, Helen Williams, who have been visiting in Mt. Vernon, Mo, and Kansas City, for the past month, returned to their home in this city, Saturday evening, reporting a fine trip. ‘Mr. Percy Leener of Red Oak spent Monday in this city. Miss Mabel Arnett left Monday for Kansas City, to visit her relatives. Mrs. Lottie Williams of Creston spent Sunday in this city. She re- turned to her home Monday evening, ‘accompained by her daughter, Helen. ‘Mr. John Franklin and Miss Fran- cis Johnson of Gravity were visitors in this city Friday. ee | é ™ | Pago ne i) i 5 ie | an | } ‘MRS. A: M. POPE-TURNBO, PROPRIETOR g, “Poro” College 3100 Pine St. St. Louie, Mo, THE PORO™ SYSTEM of Scalp and Hair treatment Is based on the lat- st scientific and sanitary methods, effecting a healthy scalp thus promot- {ng a growth of beautiful hai, ‘The “Poro” preparations ued In con- nection with tho treatment are made ad old exclusively by myself having the exclusive right to tht “maze an alone, know the secret. of the com- Position that beare that name, Our tlaim hae always been that when the hair beging to grow as the result of the we of “ORO, it wil continue to do_#9 if only. thescalp and halr be kept clean. This san- Ktary’method. of treatment, 18 ‘also having the desired effect in helping Xo prevent tho open of disases for tesa fact that hale in an unsenttary condition carries the germs of disease ich often. prove fatal to. Innocent ne coming fn contact ‘with them, ‘For teatment, call on or address: For a sprain you will find Cham- berlain’s Liniment, excellent, Tt al- Vays’ the pain, removes ‘the soreness, and son restores the parts to 5 healthy condition, 25, and 50\ cent ‘bottles ‘for sale by all dealers, 1 ‘it, MIRTERC® SORE SOR the Seem eal Etta Besa, ha as ego on Ge erin riggs od 8 Crit ‘visitor Baturday. Mise Lalu Baker of this rity left ‘Wednesday for Omaba, Neb, where she a astoptad » poston 18 Doe . Mrs. Ella Blackford has been i ‘the sick list for a few days. ‘Mr, Frank Wilkerson. of, Eases ‘bpent Suday in thie city, Rev. Morgan celebrated his sixty- fAfth birthday aniversary last Tuesday and a number of his members and friends of the church presented him with presents as a rememberance of the day and we all wish him many more happy birthdays. Little Alice Jones has been very ill ‘the past week and at this writing {a ‘but very little improved. ‘Mrs. Gertrude Cason entertained the Ladies’ Art club Tuesday evening. Mr. Robert Jones has been on the sick list for a few days. Little Gladys Abel has been very sick, but ahe is better at this writing, Mr. Henry Turner, formerly of St Joe, but who has been residing in this city for the past few months, at the home of Mr. Joe Howe, committed suicide last Wednesday evening, by taking concentrated lye. The cause ‘ef thin ratisnal aot jac arkaaw, Eczema, tetter and salt rheum keep their victims in perpetual torment, ‘The application of Chamberlain’s Sal- ve will instantly allay thi itching, and many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by all dealers. Open Every Tuesday Evening! From 8 to 11;30 East Side Dancing Academy B. J, HACK, Manager, Good Music James Woods aouasston Por Dicer ‘te ‘There is no better medicine made for colds than Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It acts on nature’s plan, relieves the lungs, opens the secre- tions, aids expectoration; and re- stores the system to a healthy con- dition. For sale by all dealers, Why Not NORTH STAR sd Your |Wasonle Temple fssociali on (INCORPORATED) egin a Will pay you 5 per et ioteedl Negro ate ieieraribs ted blanks. '. L. JONES, Sec., Enterprise > \ §19 East Court Ave. Des Moines, lows a £8 ave You DeavTiron AAR? BSB ee a Ua Pe Be ‘@ We absolutely guarantee our halt ye ; Sptie Sha washing and to retain tale a itt ity Be, Tranter at : ee Beg cme te el Tina ciate oi | sina 80} Rel ie, Baum Hae Bory | YOU CAN'T BEAT IT —_— Hot Home-Made Bread Al 4 ‘ all day with those delic- fel f " ious home cooked meals. ey ‘When in Chicago, Ill j P| Everybody eats at the wane s) ©The Model Cafe = AF , 12 West gist St. Nesr state St | y ‘ . Ren nore ‘Bidg., oe bs BARREON, rp Sas ote - VIVIAN L. JONES Funeral Director ‘The very best service guaranteed Prceathe brow ses ~ Calls answered promptly day or night No extra charges for dis- tance—Reverse all phone charges ..§ Maple Pune: | Heres black 1658, si Baer ve Des Kolar eAsONARLE RATES FURLIC DIvITED Botel Buxton A new modern steam heat- ed hotel—Everything first class Cigars, Soft Drinks, Lunches ete ‘Open Day and Night 0, PETERSON, Phone 261 Proprietor Buxton, lowa Why Not Invest Your Moneyin a Negro Enterprise wa PRIN G Gea wwa State Bystandey STOTANDI FU3 00, Permaey om woimts gy FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14, wes | Ue 14 10123 408" L. THOMPHON, EDITOR, 3. B, SHEPARD, MANAGER, See Oficial paper of the aL Ww. U, a tater Erie Heroines of Jericho of Amerie! ad Western Baptist Assccirior Sad Western Baptist Association Published every sin’ by the By wander Pu ‘Company, Moinea. Iga ee 1 te bullding, sorner Seventh and Met Derry aireeta. Iowa phoas, Way nut 899. fee Entered at the postoftice as i ond clase matter. eee ‘Advertising races for Giepiny om 20 cents per inch, for each inecriee ‘Taree to atx monthe’ coparact cents per ‘neh. Local ‘advertitag 10 cents per line for each tnvcrtieg Counting seven words to a line, Re ehurebes and secret soctetion wiet, Admission is charged, one-hall tt the above-mentioned rates, For pre, fessional, legal and announcemeg, cards, yearly contracts, etc., terms are given on application. Al) a vertining: ta to be ald in advance ‘We will mot retura refected mam script unloss accompanied by por “Mf ERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One FORE cece evecseeseness BLED Bix months Three month 2.20.00 Wy All. subscriptions payatis ia at vance. Taras “iavnk (ermomaindl tix: ix onset ‘We are prepared to do trst-clam Job work at reasonable prices. AN of our work is euarantend, Send money dy postofice orde, money order, express or draft, % the Towa State Bystander Compayy, Des Moines, lows. " NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, This notice applies to all writer, contributors, agents and corerpnt ta, Sign all ails, wr cay upon one side of paper, write a pl hhand and spell accurately. Do tot send in names of persons at partes ‘or receptions nor send in programs to\be published before or after the event. Do not give an eulogy or rte your personal comment tpn the event, Simply tell the news or event in a brief, simple manner and let the readers "of ‘The Bystander comment. Write the news of all classes, all societies, all religious ée, nominations, irrespective of your personal whims or ideas. Cémmunieations must” be writes fon éne side of the paper only and be of interest to the public. “Breve ity is the soul of wit,” remember. ‘The Towa State Bystander is the oldest Afro-American journal pb ished in Towa, Tt was esaablised in 1894, and is read by nearly all the colored people of Towa, We have correspondents in the following eae AYDIB eeeeneneenneneenenn Miss May Davis. Oskaloosa..........Luella B, Frankl Washington cvcroonianNe Ty lace Burlington wico.-Bfrs, L. M, Abe ‘Mt, Pleasant.......Mrs, M. Burosag Monmouth, Ill......Georgia Norwoet COME inion ndiso Stella rom ‘Minneapolis nan. Chas. F. Ne Clarinda =... ire, Eva M. Steve eeoka con Ms. A. J, Fil Hrs, Jenne Frena Ottumwa .........Miss Hazel F. Ck Galesburg, iii. -... Mayme Richards Davenport drs, C, H. Marshall St. Paul on ns.rs, Q. H, Blak Rock Island... Mfrs. Chas, Windsr Moline, Il....-Mrs. Geo, W. Gorman’ BOxton cs emwnmnnsW. A. Brow ‘Sioux City... itiss Beta Grant Clintoncrccnnc Ay A, Bash Council Biuits.:. Mrs. F. C, Wolke Centerville anccnorenneals W. Brand Macon, Mo... Lucy, Hari Mason City....-Mrs. Naud Brewtan Quincy: L........Mrs. Mattye Lille N. B—Corresponcom’s: a cae mail your letters that contain xem for publication not later than Wet nesday to insure publicetion for t current week; and. sign your om ‘not for publication, but that we maf know who writes the news.