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PENROSE FOR NEGRO BILL Ooppose Negro As Register Of Treasury FOR THE BAD YOU DO READ OTHER PAPERS FOR THE GOOD YOU DO READ THE BYSTANDER PENE Oopposed NEGRO BRANDED BY KLUU Dallas, Texas, April 2.—Although state had made no move tonight to formally investing of Alex Johnson, Negro, with the letter masked men, City Detective Chief Gunning and evidence were furnished him he would county grand jury. Johnson was spirited to a secluded wood last midnight, tried according to the ceremony post-civil war times, and was alleged to have a white woman. Chances that formal action will be taken alleged Klansmen were regarded as slim to found to make a formal complaint. The New town after he was dumped out of an automobile hotel, the symbols of the Ku Klux Klan braid and his back bleeding with blacksnake between 25 and 30 lashes were applied and later, beaten and bleeding, the letters as a "warning to other Negroes not to asses he was turned loose upon the steps of the alleged offense was committed and commanded ployes there his fate. With the "solemn" fifteen standing in made to take oath he would not associate He was given he choice between this oath and The "trial" was conducted by men in w periously dressed. Newspaper reporters, kidnaped by a ruf of "court" to write the story for the world, a little faithfully what you see and hear, that nessed the affair, using a fallen log as a "prn "Trial" was held under a great elm tree only by the dim flare of a flashlight which p of the black. The wind rustling leaves was the only s the Negro's frightened, almost inaudible and After dumping him out at the hotel to teriously as they gathered. Johnson, the Negro, tried, whipped and rested in a white woman's room in the hotel, was filed against him, and he had been re hours before he was seized by the masked c Negro Murder Trials · Monday. Georgia Indicts Both Plant and Negro Maning Montincello, Ga., Newton and Jasper c as to which county shall first try John S. W. Negro on charges of murder, following the five buried, three in the Yellow river and the The Grand Jury at Covington, in New both men on the charge of murder, and not that the trial is to take place there on Monday in the Yellow river in Newton county. Moe her name with the people of this country and Citizens of Jasper county today took st in this section when signatures were attached mediate organization of a law and order lea hands of F. L. Penn, editor of the Monticel "We, the undersigned citizens of Jas ourselves to support all laws, both state and to co-operate with our grand juries and co any lawlessness that may appear in Jasper That Julius, Hulon and Leroy Williams, were leaders in an alleged plot to array Negroes in Jasper county and Newton county sentiment in favor of their fathers, as co fore the Newton county grand jury, is consi this city. According to Newton county officials, held for safekeeping in Covington by the a Williams boys enlisted his aid in their "and that the report of an uprising among t ty Sunday night, which turned out to be h Manning was closely questioned, it is he failed to implicate them, while the eviding before the coroner's juries tended to ex- Dallas, Texas, April 2.—Although state and federal authorities had made no move tonight to formally investigate whipping and branding of Alex Johnson, Negro, with the letters "K. K. K." by fifteen masked men, City Detective Chief Gunning said that if a complaint and evidence were furnished him he would place the case before the county grand jury. Johnson was spirited to a secluded wooded spot in Dallas county last midnight, tried according to the ceremony of the Ku Klux Klan in post-civil war times, and was alleged to have confessed intimacy with a white woman. Chances that formal action will be taken to learn identity of the alleged Klansmen were regarded as slim tonight, as no one could be found to make a formal complaint. The Negro was said to have left town after he was dumped out of an automobile in front of a down town hotel, the symbols of the Ku Klux Klan branded on his forehead with acid and his back bleeding with blacksnake lashes. Between 25 and 30 lashes were applied to Johnson's naked back and later, beaten and bleeding, the letters "K. K. K." on his forehead as a "warning to other Negroes not to associate with white women," he was turned loose upon the steps of the fashionable hotel where his alleged offense was committed and commanded to tell other Negro employs his fate. With the "solemn" fifteen standing in a circle about him, he was made to take oath he would never associate with another white woman. He was given his choice between this oath and death. The "trial" was conducted by men in white masks—all were prosperously dressed. personally. Newspaper reporters, kidnaped by a ruse and taken to the scene of "court" to write the story for the world, and commanded to "chronicle faithfully what you see and hear, that all may be warned," witnessed the affair, using a fallen log as a "press table." "Trial" was held under a great elm tree, the "courtroom" lighted only by the dim flare of a flashlight which played upon the scared face of the black. The wind rustling leaves was the only sound that sometimes made the Negro's frightened, almost inaudible answers unintelligible. After dumping him out at the hotel today, he disbanded as mysteriously as they gathered. Johnson, the Negro, tried, whipped and branded, was recently arrested in a white woman's room in the hotel. A charge of "vagrancy" was filed against him, and he had been released on bond only a few hours before he was seized by the masked clansmen. Negro Murder Trial To Begin Monday. Georgia Crand Jury Indicts Both Planter Williams and Negro Maning. Negro Murder Trial To Begin Monday. Georgia Crand Jury Indicts Both Planter Williams and Negro Maning. Montincello, Ga., Newton and Jasper counties are now in a clash as to which county shall first try John S. Williams and Clyde Manning, Negro on charges of murder, following the recovery of eleven bodies, five buried, three in the Yellow river and three in the Alcovy river. The Grand Jury at Covington, in Newton county, has indicated both men on the charge of murder, and now comes an announcement that the trial is to take place there on Monday. Three bodies were found in the Yellow river in Newton county. Monticello is anxious to clear her name with the people of this country and hence wants the trial here. Citizens of Jasper county today took steps to establish a precedent in this section when signatures were attached to a petition for the immediate organization of a law and order league. The petition is in the hands of F. L. Penn, editor of the Monticello News. It reads: "We, the undersigned citizens of Jasper county, hereby pledge ourselves to support all laws, both state and federal, and further agree to co-operate with our grand juries and court officials in suppressing any lawlessness that may appear in Jasper county." That Julius, Hulon and Leroy Williams, sons of John S. Williams, were leaders in an alleged plot to array the white people against the Negroes in Jasper county and Newton county in an effort to sway public sentiment in favor of their fathers, as charged by a white man before the Newton county grand jury, is considered absurd by citizens of this city According to Newton county officials, this white man, now being held for safekeeping in Covington by the authorities, testified that the Williams boys enlisted his aid in their "campaign" by bribing him, and that the report of an uprising among the Negroes in Newton county Sunday night, which turned out to be hoax, was originated by them. Manning was closely questioned, it is stated, about the boys, and he failed to implicate them, while the evidence of every witness appearing before the coroner's juries tended to exonerate them. --- VOL. XXVI. NO. 41. --- OWNER OF SLAVE FARM Covingtonton, Ga., April 5—A jury to try John S. Williams, Jasper county farmer, on a charge of the murder of one of the eleven Negroes alleged to have been killed on his plantation in an effort to hide peonage practices was completed today in the Superior court here and the taking of testimony will begin tomorrow. Seven farmers, two merchants, a clerk, a barber, and a druggist were finally sworn to try the east after an all day struggle between counsel. FIND RAILROAD PORTER IS LEPROUS: TO BE ISOCATED Boston, Mass, April 5—A Negro porter who sought treatment of a local physician was declared a leper today and isolated, pending his removal to the federal leprosarium in Louisiana. DES MOINES NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE TO DISCUSS THE GROCERY PROBLEM The special feature of the monthly meeting to be held at the Community Center will be a round table talk of the ways and means to make the grocery business a success. The meeting will be lead by E. T. Blagburn will be followed by Chas Coulson, L. L. Bowles, J. J. Grear, Mr. Green and manager of The Cranshaw Grocery store. Aside from these other members of the league will express their ideas on how to make the grocery business a success. The Business League is progressing wonderfully. The executive board meets every Friday noon and discussed current issue of the day, the benefit of the colors of the city. Every one is invited to attend the regular meeting and partake in these discussions. A PAPER WITH A CLEAN POLICY The Bystander A WEEKLY FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY--HOW TO USE IT Opportunity is but a doughnut with the rim in some-one's stomach. Ask any man who has made good and he will tell you that opportunity is but a date on a calendar—a time when an individual woke up. Opportunity is a possible chance while work with opportunity is a probable chance. If I should say to you that you had already done the biggest thing possible for you to do, that from now on you would begin to decline, that your achievements would never again reach the high water mark you have already registered, you would feel insulted. And you would be right my friend. No one knows better than you do that you haven't put forth your biggest effort. There is something in you which tells you that you haven't yet measured up to the level of your highest gift; that you have not yet brought out the giant in you. But what are you waiting for? Opportunity? Opportunity is as useless as monkey fat, as hopeless without work as trying to stop up a rat hole with common cheese. The man who depends on an opportunity alone, the fellow who refuses to work with an opportunity is as useless on earth as a buttonhole without a button. The man who sits down and says he is waiting for an opportunity to turn up is as unwelcome in society as a looking glass to woman who has just recovered from a severe case of smallpox. Why don't you begin to do the big things you dreamed of doing some day? Aren't you about tired of letting that little fellow in you, that mediocre man, get your living for you? That vision which grips your heart, my friend, that longing of your soul to do something worthwhile, that dream of high achievement which haunts your imagination, is not a mere fancy, a whimsical unreality, it is the prophecy of the big things you can do if you get your higher self to work for you. Don't picture your defects, but say to yourself," I will bring out that possible me this year: I will put the giant in me to work and will realize my vision. I will be what I can be." Washington Clerks Protest Against Reported Teas. Appointment Washington, April 2.—Members of congress today received copies of a petition addressed to Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman of the National Woman's Republican Committee of the District of Columbia, and signed by 508 white women employed in the office of the treasury, opposing appointment of a Negro as register. "We have been definitely informed," the signers of the petition declare, "that the appointment of a colored man as register of the treasury is being considered. The register's office is now very large and is doing responsible work. Its personnel consists of more than 900 clerks, mostly ex-service men and white women, who are dependent upon their income for support. For a Negro to have jurisdiction over these clerks would be intolerable. "It is true that colored men have served as registers of the treasury, but out of the twenty-two registers only four have been Negroes. At no time when this office was under the supervision of a Negro did the personnel consist of more than nineteen clerks and one messenger." The petitioners, whose homes as given include thirty-five states, in a letter to members of congress, enclosing the petition declared: "This petition does not home from any political faction, nor was it instituted by southern prejudice. Northerns, southernns, easternners, westernns, democrats and republicans alike have set their signatures thereto. "In times of war it was thought inadvisable to put Negro officers in charge of white troops. In times of peace it would certainly be expedient to give Negroes jurisdiction over white citizens. Washington, D. C., April 4.—Investigation by the department of justice of alleged Negro peonage in Georgia and other sections of the south was urged upon President Harding today by Jas. W. Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Johnson also asked that the president recommend anti-lynching legislation to congress. The Les-Douze-Fleur-De-Lys club was organized at Community Center Tuesday night by twelve girls. President Miss Adele Banks; secretary, Miss Loraine Mann; treasurer, Miss Minnie Jones. Equal Right Bill to be Ably Suppored Washington, March 28.—Senator Penrose today, assured a delegation from Philadelphia that he favored an equal rights bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, of which Representative Asbury, a Negro member of the general assembly, is the author. "I see no reason why the colored man and colored woman should not be able to obtain a cup of coffee at Childs if they want to," said Senator Penrose, "or for what matter go to hotels, cafes, restaurants or other public places frequented by white persons. "The time has long since passed when there should be any discrimination or repression toward our colored citizens. They are entitled to their rights as citizens under the constitution and I believe that they are entitled to full commercial and political freedom of action, especially in regard to the public accommodations and utilities." Senator Penrose said that he had assured his visitors that he would use his influence to get the equal rights bill passed in the Pennsylvania legislature. "I am glad to be able to use what influence I possess at Harrisburg," he concluded, "to secure the passage of the Equal Rights bill, which has been hanging fire too long. I am glad to assist the men and women of the colored race to remove the inequality and discrimination to when they are now subjected." Gov. Of Kentucky Refuses to Reinstate Jailer, charged wit Neglect of Duty (By The Associated Negro Press.) Frankfort, Ky., March 31.—Declaring that a jailer should protect a prisoner in his custody with the last ounce of strength and with all his courage and watchfulness, Governor Edwin P. Morrow last Wednesday, refused to reinstate John H. Edger, jailer of Woodford county, when he removed from office because he was alleged to have permitted a mob to take Richard James, a Negro, from jail and lynch him March 12. "It is the duty of a jailer," said Governor Morrow, "to resist a mob until he is beaten into insensibility or killed. Accepting Edgar's own statements as facts in the case he did nothing to defend the prisoner, UNITY--HOW T (By E. C. Robinson.) out a doughnut with the rim in some side good and he will tell you that oppo- ne when an individual woke up. Oppo- ne opportunity is a probable chance, so you that you had already done the from now on you would begin to decla- nain reach the high water mark you he- d. One right my friend. No one knows b y your biggest effort. There is someth- yet measured up to the level of your out the giant in you. I waiting for! Opportunity? Oppo Alabama Representative Holds Senator's Proposed Negro Equality Law Violates Constitution Washington, April 2.—Representative John R. Yyson of Alabama, a former chief justice of the Supreme court of that state, joined today in protests against Senator Penrose's declaration for Negro equality and its enforcement in Pennsylvania by a criminal code. Southern newspapers have been filled with editorials attacking Mr. Penrose's petition. Mr. Penrose asserted that Negroes should be accorded "in hotels, cafes, restaurants, educational institutions and amusements the same rights and privileges as whites," and these rights should be secured and enforced by legislation providing penalties for their denial. Following his declaration the lower house of the Pennsylvania legislature passed an equal rights bill. "Proprietors of hotels, cafes, restaurants and amusements places," said Mr. Tyson, "have property rights which are protected by not only the constitution of the several states, but by the constitution of the United States. To deny to them the right to exclude such persons as may be offensive to their patrons to the end of impairing their business is a denial to them of property rights secured to them by the several constitutions mentioned. "The Negro has no right to be accorded the privilege of becoming an unwelcome guest in hotels, cafes, restaurants and places of amusement established and maintained for the whites exclusively. To refuse him such rights is not a denial to him of "equal rights," as asserted by Senator Penrose, but is in full accord with constitutional guarantees, and has been so held, in substance by the Supreme court of the United States. asked for no help and demanded no assistance." Edgar admitted, while being examined at his hearing today for reinstatement, that he had made no outcry or call for assistance when the mob came to his house for the keys to the jail, as he said he did not wish to be killed or have members of his family killed in protecting a prisoner. Trotter Speaks In Des Moines Des Moines, April 3.—With frank, scholarly and matchless eloquence Mr. Trotter exposes conditions existing in Iowa and country at large more than any orator that has been here recently. He chastised the people of this section to stop talking about the conditions in the south for they almost have the same in Iowa. He stated that the Negro of Iowa is being robbed of his rights and don't seem to realize it. He admonished them to get things right at home and then go abroad. He said that the Negro of Iowa is letting his rights slip away from him without a protest—the very things that the constitutions of Iowa gives to them is being taken from them right in their face and they don't seem to take heed and attempt to put a stop to it. Trotter made a strong appeal to his people to fight for the things that the boys fought and died for on the bloody fields of Flanders. He said that no one class should be the ruling sovereign of another and then tell the world that they have real democracy. He emasured that Christianity was the great teacher of democracy and democracy that does not have Christianity as its guide is a myth. He styled the recent unearthing of dead bodies in Georgia a disgrace on the whole country. Trotter told of many instances in which he had been denied the right to eat at various restaurants in this state because he was colored. He states that some whites would eat from the plate that a dog had lapped from and then come right out and tell a hungry, intelligent colored person that they would not care to eat from the plate that a Negro had eaten from. He said they seem to forget that God made the colored man and he alone had to do with his color and in discriminating against the works of him that made us all. He told of how Germans—the people that tried to rob the world of liberty being served by the white man at his eating places. While the colored men who have helped to make and preserve this country are deprived of almost 90 per cent of their rights. Mrs. Laurence C. Jones Tours Mississippi In Interest Of Club Work Mrs. Laurence C. Jones Tours Mississippi In Interest Of Club Work Important To Our Subscribers, Advertisers and Readers of "The Bystander" you can help us give all business matters prompt attention by addressing all communications directly to: "The Bystander Publishing Co" 201 7th Street Des Moines, Iowa TOUR MRS. LAURENCE C. JONES, STATE PRESIDENT MISSISSIPPI STATE FEDERATION OF COL- OBED WOMEN'S CLUBS THROUGH SOUTH MISS- SIPPI IN THE INTEREST OF CLUB WORK. From Columbia I journeyed westward to MaComb City, and here again organized another Parent Teacher association, which is working for a new school building. From MaComb City I went to Hattiesburg, where I found a very interesting Mother's club with such ladies as Mrs. Yound, Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Hall and others, and found they had raised some $600 for a new school building, and through their uniting efforts the school board has already granted them a new school building. From Hattiesburg I went to another small place called Palmers crossing where I found one of the most enthusiastic Mother's clubs in a rural community that I have found anywhere. These women though few in number had received $600 for a new Rosenwald school building of the rooms, which they expect to erect this summer, and that same afternoon, they paid their state dues so that they might become affiliated with our association of the state. From Palmers Crossing, I journeyed to Laurel, Mississippi, where I met a very enthusiastic audience assembled at the First Baptist church through the efforts of the Community Improvement club. I found Mrs. Gavin the wife of the principal of the school the leading spirit in the club work here. They had a good membership and were making plans for some very necessary school improvements and also civil development. After leaving Laurel I visited Ellisville, where there is perhaps a thousand or so of our people, and where I found them entirely unacquainted with club work, but cager and anxious to know something about it, and so I was able to organize a Mother's club here which hopes to co-operate with the school and the home. From Ellisville I went to Collins where I again found a lack of club knowledge, but aroused the people to the extent of organizing a Parent-Teacher association, which expects to equip their new Rosenwald school building with the manual training and complete domestic science department. From Collins I journeyed to Sumrall, where I found a very nice little Mother's club which is anxious to move the --- school which is being taught at present in two of the churches there into a $5,000 new school building, which they are making every effort to build and for which they have already raised a considerable portion of this amount, and the president is a very energetic little lady in the person of Mrs. Harry. It was a few hours ride to the city of Brookhaven, where I found that they had once tried to have a Mother's club some five or six years ago, but just like the other ladies down, so this has died likewise, however, I was able to get the ladies together, revive and start them out with a new organization. From Brookhaven > visited Meridian, and here I found very wide awake set of club ladies, although they have never been affiliated with the state federation. I found the A. M. A. club of ladies under the splendid leadership of Mrs. A. M. Smith supporting two scholarships for young ladies at Tougalou college this state, were also paying the expense of one of their townsmen Mr. McDowell who is a missionary in Angola, Africa, and that they are also at present singing a song of a monument to a Mrs. H. I. Miller, a northern white woman who had consecrated her life to missionary work to our people in the city of Meridian. This same club of ladies after I had met them established a branch library committee in their club for the soul purpose of raising funds to supply and beautify their $10,000.00 Carnegie library for colored people with more volumes of books. I am sure that Meridian is the only city or town in the whole state of Mississippi which can boast of a beautiful Carnegie library for colored people, presided over by an intelligent young woman, Miss Helen Strayhorn, and it is to the credit of these ladies that they are also working in cooperation to our literary development. I also met the teachers of the fifth congressional district, where many of whom promised me that when they returned to their various rural communities they would also establish Mother's clubs in connection with their various schools. From Meridian I journeyed southwest to the little mill town of Lumberton, and here I met a most wonderful spirit. I found that our people were organized, and that in connection with the Mother's club there a very enterprising lady and the principal of the school Prof. T. A. Easterling had succeeded in rais- Continued on Page 4 Publishing every Thursday by the Bystander Publishing Company, Des Moines Town. Office in Chemical Building, Corner of Seventh and Mulberry streets. Phone Walnut 899. Climax King of Instant Hair A World's Wonder Used and Recommended by the Best Barber Shops. Gentlemen: Do you want nice hair? Do you want your hair straight, soft and glossy? 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A-5" St. Louis, Mo. the alarmists, plenty of good Americans persist in settling people up or down in the common matters of every day service, according to race. Poor Richard's maxim will be found here as elsewhere to be based on a sound human experience, "Let every tub stand on its own bottom." Men are good or bad, useful or predatory, not by race but as movuina. Individual conduct must be the measure for everybody if we are to have an intelligent rating. Let the Negro come under this common rule, and let us have an end of talking about race exclusion. PEONAGE AGAIN. Nearly fourteen years ago in 1907, Negro victims of peonage were summoned before a grand jury in Tennessee and "told pititable tales of "their suffering and maltreatment," and relied stories of seeing men "killed, dragged to the river in "Blankets, weighed and then "sunk into the river." Peonage dies hard in some of the southern states. The latest horror from Georgia seems to be the worst of all. Even while Federal agents were investigating reports that peonage was still practiced. Negroes were being killed on the Williams farm in Jasper county, their bodies, buried in shallow graves —in some cases dug by themselves—or thrown with weights into the Alceov river. Eleven bodies have been recovered, their condition leaving no doubt that as many murders were committed. According to the confession of the Negro Manning, he killed eight of the poor wretches himself. He names Williams, the owner of the farm or plantation, as the instigator of the crimes; but Williams denies complicity, and declares that a neighbor with whom he has long had a feud was the principal. In one case a coroner's jury has already rendered a verdict that the victim 'met death at the hands of Clyde Manning and John S. James, citizen of Jamaica and Newton counties and to be scandalized and incensed by the revival of peonage. The Negroes had worked for local farmers, lately for Williams, and they were not charged with any of those offenses of which Judge Lynch takes cognizance. It has been painfully evident that local opinion in some parts of the south does not coindemn, as it should, oppression and ill treatment of Negroes in debt to a certain type of em- The Way It Appears To Me Robert Durr It Appears To Me Robert Durr The Way It Appears To Me WE SHOULD PROTECT OUR LIBERTIES. Liberty should not be jungled with. When it is denied, the cost must eventually be paid by society, as a whole. Liberty should not be jungled with eventually be paid by society as a who- Liberty demands as a severe applica- tation. The man who ignores this fact is no commercial and political rights that ever any other nation. It it is right to oppress and defraud given rights, why is it wrong for the he helpless women and children? If an injunction can quag equi-libert it wrong to be disloyal to the hand that mees—the water that quenches our thirst from our mouths? As long as domestic liberty-robbing civilization is being shaken and America erty exacts. We should stop, think and take a s spirit of retaliation nor vengeance—nei- rectify our faults, get the mote out of our hood right demand whatever belong to serve the union in '76, to drive the hut the people of this country the right to a effort with a oneness of purpose to respi- Liberty, power, success are the rew everlastingly at a task with the "hooc Right makes might." We should concerned. Those who conquer do so sawardly. We should take our cause to ceed. Now, as never before, we must wri soul. Keep knocking at liberties' door injustice. 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You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause is filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute claim from the bond of matrimony on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treat- ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County: May term, A. D. 1921. For further particulars see petition, and unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the May term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, on the second day of May, 1921, default will be entered against you, and judgement You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause is filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute divorce for all first class people. 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Make your own Vanishing Cream Bust Developer, Pile Remedy, Face Powder, Glove Cleaner, Rouge, Perspirine, Foot Powder, Cold Cream, Corn Remo- ver, Wrinkle Remover. Sand today $1.00 to the Wilson Chemical Co., Box 56, Junction City, Kan. These formulas are by a retired manufacturer. ORIGINAL NOTICE In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County: March term, A. D. 1921. Mike Gorman You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute divorce from the bonds of matrimony on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and keeping company with other men. For further particulars see petition, and unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the March term of said Court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, on the 7th day of March, 1921, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 16th day of February, 1921 GERTRUDE E. RUSH, Attorney for Plaintiff Johnnie Mitchell, Ferry Houston, and Harrison Hall, all former Des Moines boys, and at the present time members of Al Reeves burlesque "Joy Bell," will be in the city for four days the coming week. The company with whom they are traveling is composed of nearly seventy-five white persons and these three colored boys, have made a success in the line of work in which they are engaged. Raymond Dysart and members of his orchestra have arranged for a series of dances in their home; Monday Tuesday and Wuesday evening at Shelburn Garden. It is hope that the citizens of Des Moines will extend a rousing "home coming" to these young men. Mrs. S. Joe Brown, member of the Provisional board of the local Y. W. C. A. Center and who was one of the twenty five Race women from various sections of the country who were called into conference by the National Y. W. C. A. Board in New York city last December was the principal speaker at the annual membership dinner of the Davenport, colored Y. W. C. A. last Friday evening where she told of the New York conference and the plans discussed for the future development of the work throughout the country to a very attentive audience comprising the entire membership of the Davenport Branch presided over by Mrs. Jennie G. Johnson who is member of the Provisional Board. The affair was arranged by Miss Fairfax B. Richey, the executive secretary, who was assisted by the provisional Board and members of the Board of Directors of the central Association. INSTITUTE NEW CHAPTER AND COMMANDERY Atty. S. Joe Brown, who is Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons for Illinois and Iowa, returned Monday morning from Quiney, Ill., where with the assistance of Rev. S. B. Walkup, Past Grand High Priest and a degree team from Rock Island, Ill., he instituted a new chapter of Royal Arch Masons and also assisted Rev. Walkup, who is the present Grand Commander of Knights Templar in instituting a new command of a branch of the order. Rev. J. W. Tutt, pastor of the Third Baptist church of Davenport, but who resides in Quiney, is the Excellent High Priest of the new chapter and S. H. Shumaker, present adjutant of the Eighth Illinois National Guard regiment is eminent commander of the commandery. from the bond of matrimony on the ground of willful desertion For further particulars see petition, and unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the May term of said Court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, on the second day of May, 1921 default will be entered against you and judgement and degree rendered thereon. Dated this twenty-fourth day of Dated this twenty-fourth day of March, 1921. Gertrude E. Rush. Attorney for Plaintiff. Who's Who IN DES MOINES LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. John Elza have purchased a modern home on Twelfth and School streets. Mrs. C. A. Winn, national field secretary of the colored Y. W. C. A. work is expected in the city Friday. The Mary B. Talbert club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Mayweather, 1086 Fourteenth street Tuesday evening, April 12. All members are invited to be present. Mrs. Maggie Jones, who has been a patient at the Sumitran hospital for the past two weeks was removed Wednesday to her home, 1214 McCormice avenue. The D. Y. W. Y. K. Art club will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mattie Branch, 1216 East Twenty-first street. The Mary Church Terrell club meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. A. Mitchell, in observance of "Health Week," Mrs. Colleen Jones, state chairman of the health committee or the Iowa federation, led the discussion on "Health." Mrs. Johnnie Shaw will be hostess to the club next Monday. Through the efforts of Clarence Harding, commander of Lincoln Post of the American legion the national publication of that organization promises to herafter spell the word Negro with a capital "N." Deputy Sheriff Knott of Chariton, Iowa, was in Des Moines Saturday on business. Mr. Knott, who is a personal friend of Mr. McKee, took dinner at the McKee cafe with Deputy Sheriff J. Q. Lindsay. Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Grand Matron, O E. S, made her official visit to Princess Zorah chapter No. 10 Tuesday evening. This chapter which is located in this city is presided over by Miss Gertrude Hyde. Mr. Maleolem K. Griffith is this week traveling with the Drake University Glee club of which he is the piano accompanist. In connection with the program he is rendering piano solos solos from the leading composers. Miss Gertrude Hyde, traveling representative of the McBrady firm of Chicago has returned home. She covered a large territory in Missouri and southern Illinois, appointing a large number of agents. The Vonctel club met at the home of Mrs. Charlie Small, 348 Pelton avenue. The minutes were read, Dues collected, 40 cents. Prayer was offered by Rev. Green who gave a very interesting talk on "Humanity" which was appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson talking of our club a success if strife don't come in our lives. The events were 600 cents. Our next meeting will be held at Mrs. Fannie Knox, 336 Pelton avenue. Mason's "Jubilee Singers" are again contracted by the Holiday Lyceum Bureau of Des Moines, Iowa, for a tour of the middle west. One western paper says: "A feature of next year's lyceum is the jubilee singers, which is a colored organization that has made good here the past few years. On Monday evening at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. S. Bates, 1318 Stewart street, occurred the marriage of Mrs. Bates' cousin, Ben H. Brown to Miss Alice Lorean Franklin of Otumwa. Rev. S. Bates performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bates will make their home for the present at 1318 Stewart street. SHEINER'S BALL A SUCCESS A member of the Bystander staff peeled in at Gibson's hall Monday evening and got a glimpse of the Shriner's ball in full swing. The guests, the greater part of whom were in full dress, and which numbered several hundred, seemed to be having a delightful time. Miss Cora Bates, Mrs. S. Bates, Mrs. Florence Dudley and Rev. T. L. Griffith,unting the B. Y, P. U' auxiliary, the Sunshine Board and the ministerial deacon board of Baptist denomination will leave Thursday morning for Perry, Iowa to attend a church meeting. The program and plans for the entertainment of the annual convention which meets in Des Moines, at the Corinthian Baptist church, this fall will be formulated. We desire to thank our many friends for their expressions of sympathy and deeds of kindness shown during the illness and death of our beloved, wife, Mrs. Ethel Anderson Kinchlow, Mrs. Ethel Anderson Kinchlow, them for the beautiful floral offerings, Mr. L. Kinchlow, Mr. and Mrs. F. Anderson and family. BIG MEETING AT ORINTHIAN. Dr. Medbury and Supt. Studebaker. Snakebaker. Dr. C. S. Medbury, pastor of University Church of Christ and Prof. J. W. Studebaker, superintendent of city schools, will be the speakers at a big public meeting which will be held next Thursday evening, April 14, at the Corinthian Baptist church, corner Fifteenth and Linden streets. The Rev. Mr. Medbury's address will be on the subject "Education," while Mr. Studebaker's talk will deal with the work of boys and girls of the public schools. During the evening Mr. Fred Foss will contribute a group of songs, Miss Anna Griffith, soprano, will give a solo and the Misses Lorain Crawford and Rosie Gibson will give a duct. The meeting will be held under the auspices of the educational committee of the Des Moines branch of the N. A. C. P. Admission fee. Everyone is invited Last Sunday afternoon found the Y. M. C. A. at twelfth and Crocker streets full almost to overflowing with men, women and children as they listened to a most interesting talk by Mr. A. A. Alexander of his trip abroad. Sunday, April 10 at 4 o'clock, Rev. P. A. Gray, JR., Bible student at Drake university will speak. The Men's Bible class under the leadership of Atty. S. Joe Brown com- JUBILEE SINGERS. BROWN-FRANKLIN CARD OF THANKS V. M. C. A. NOTES pleted the study of the life of Christ, Tuesday evening. They will now take up the study of the life of Christ. The Music Lovers Forum will give a program Sunday at 4 o'clock at the Community Center. Mrs. Maria Leigh and Mrs. Harry Neel will contribute vocal numbers. Everyone is invited. Mr. Addison Lee of Sioux City is visiting his nephew, W. M. B. Cottons. WITH OUR CHURCHES A. M. E. ZION DISTRRICT CONFERENCE COMING Thursday April, the 14th will mark the opening session of the Kansas City Des Moines District Conference, A. E. Zion, churche to be held with Kyles Temple South East Eighteenth and Scott streets Dr. W. E. Shaw Presiding Elder, Rev. E. S. Hardge pastor. Bishop P. A. Wallace of the Eighth Episcopal District will arrive some time Friday in the interest of the Tercentenary fund, and to get his first glimpse of the work here in Des Moines. The bishop will address the conference some time Friday, and will preach the first sermon of the day, which time the members of Kyles temple will lay their rally money on the table. Evening program will be as follows: Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Sermon by Mrs. Rev. L. Beard, pastor at St. Peters church, Kansas City. Friday at 7:30 sermon by Rev. H. R. Jackson, D. pastor of St. James church, Kansas City. Saturday at 6:30 p. m. Motion picture, Life of Christ, 7:30 p. m. musical and literary program directed by Mrs. Gertrude Fleming, Mrs. Annie Woodford and Mrs. U. S. Tays. Sunday will be a high, a chance to hear three great sermons: 11 a. m. Dr. W. E. Shaw; 3 p. m. Bishop P. A. Wallace of Brooklin, N. Y.; 7:30 p. m. Dr. D. W. Boatner. We earnestly ask the citizens of Des Moines to co-operate with us in making this conference a success and a helpful to the city. This is the first time a meeting of this kind ever been held in this part of our city. Session each day. Come and hear the reports of churches.—E. S. Hardge, pastor. DENOMINATIONAL DAY (Br. BIN, G. W. Apherson) April 17 has been set aside as denominational day by the Baptist denomination. On that day every pastor is asked to preach on some touching phase of our work. All are urged to make a special effort to get new members. The total number of Baptists in the United States is 7,504,447 according to the Baptist year book, while Canada has 142,299; Central, 1,476; Mexico has 3,626; Cuba, 4,111; and the West Indies, 46,237 bringing the total of North America to 7,702,196. The Baptist population of America, 22,676; Europe, 618,538; Asia, 244,731; Africa, 24,535; Australasia, 30,287; continents are as follows: South 31,138. Everyone should be proud of this great denomination that holds firm to one Lord one faith and one baptism. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cottons and Miss Violet Holt have returned from Minneapolis where they were visiting Mrs. Cotton's brother, J. J. Carter at Minneapolis. The sermon subjects for Sunday April 10 will be, "When a Man Saw Jesus Through an Open Door," and "The Secrets of the Lions' Den." Large congregations attended all services last Sunday. And now they are talking about the wonderful improvement in the singing by the choir. The church in its last business meeting presented the pastor with an increase in salary amounting to $200 per year. ST. PAUL A. M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES The school was well attended on the third. There was a number of visitors present. It is our hope that they shall come offener in the future than they have in the past. There has been organized a young men's Bible class, which promises to be a success if we are to judge from its attendance and enthusiasm shown at its first meeting. We welcome Miss Humburd home again. While we are mentioning with praise, from time to time those who are doing their bit to keep the school us where it belongs we would not have you oversee us asacie Simmons, who keeps us before our congregation, by her notes in the Bell each week (our local church paper). Our policy is to owe no man anything. Honor to whom honor is due. Custom to whom custom, etc. Lesson II—Bible teachings about health, I Cor. 6:19-20; 9:24-27; Gal. 6:7-8. Golden text—Everyman that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Teachers meet every Friday evening, 7:30 to 8:30. School—1:30 prompt. UNION CONGREGATIONAL # CHURCH NOTES Tenth and street parks, Rev. B. F. White, pastor. The church has launched a financial campaign to go through the month of April closing the first Sunday in May. 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To Harvey Neal: of you on the grounds of willful desertion without a just cause. For further particulars see petition, and unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of April, being the May term of said Court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The day of May, 1921 default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this twenty-second day of March, 1921. Our Neigbors Mr. and Mrs. William Rowe, both entertained Rev. and Mrs. Handy and Rev. Reynolds to dinner last Wednesday. A very pleasant time was spent. Rev. and Mrs. Hendy and Rev. Reynolds were entertained and Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams last Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. William Lassy entertained Rev. and Mrs. Handy and Rev. Reynolds to a G o'clock dinner last Friday evening. Both churches littered observed Easter by praise and service. The praise is due the children for their assistance. The collections were fine. Rev. Torpley who assisted Rev. 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The missionary meeting at Mrs. Ida Dabney, the wife of the late Mrs. Emma Sykes has returned to the city after being abent three years in the city of Keosana were in the city. While here they Mrs. Ehiel Patterson, Mrs. Rev. Jackson, Gertrude Robinson, Mr. Joe Pickett and Johnson of Mr. Pleasant attended the banquet. Mrs. Burkley of Washington, Iowa attended the banquet. The banquet at the Yoanm's hall March 15 by the Star of Bethlehem No. 591 There were a large number from Ottumwa to New York, and the team was the Mock Trial which was enjoyed by all present. We one wish that man more could be in the near future, and they could have them in the near future. Mrs. L. J. Edwards arrived in our city today. Sunday there was a good attendance at the Bethel A. M. E. Sunday school and much interest is being manifested by all. A good attendance at church also. For Constipation. Mr. L. H. 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All left declaring them a great entertainer. The Sunday school will give a luncheon at the church Friday night. FAIRFIELD NOTES. The church has been wonderfully inspired while Mrs. J. L. Edwards is in our midst as the relaunch meeting Mrs. J. L. Edwards and Rev. Hubbard left Thursday at 2:39 for Mrs. M. Pleasant, Iowa, to have lunch. The Easter program was a grand success and a large crowd attended the services and the Easter service. The superintendent Superintendent Mrs. J. L. Edwards of Des Moines of which we were thankful and hope to have her again in the near future. The Missionary society meet at the home of the Rev. James L. Edwards of North Court street. Mrs. J. L. Edwards being the guest of honor and the remarks by the Evangelist Mrs. J. L. Edwards are enjoyed by all present. And we wish her success wherever she may go. May God bless and keep her at the Bethel A. M. E. Sunday school and the interest is being manifested spiritually and financially. Our Friday evening teacher's meetings are being well attended and much good is derived. The members of our Sunday school entertained our district Sunday school superintendent and our Light refreshments were served which was enjoyed by all that were present and our superintendent gave us some encouraging remarks. To have heard the distinguished character in the person of Mr. Wm. Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian and secretary of the Equal Rights League, was indeed a grand opportunity. Very logically, Mr. Trotter exposed to the audience his mission and the position of the black race of American America. All who heard the great lecturer not only were made to realize the individual responsibility of each and everyone but were inspired to a greater respect of the power of cooperation. "These principles," asserted the lecturer, are indeed essential to make successful any conservative efforts of strong and influential leaders, who study the racial situations that they may know how to strike when the iron is hot to develop bigger, better and brighter possibilities for the now prospective and future generations. He is an intellectually forceful and straight from the shoulder defender of the constitutional application for the relief of Impressing the minds of his hearers by telling of his almost overwhelming experiences of lying to get a passport to France, he was not a person who would not be a person who would not be a person who would not be a person that is under consideration and where ex-President Wilson was indeed laying the foundation for a greater name for himself. Trotte, denounced by the author of the chief executive authorities of this government to darden the crys of the race for governmental protection from motive and to disregard our citizen and constantcy and in any way to the self-determination, a class and kind of patience, perseverance and intellectuality known to but few men of the human race, to this degree, for the first time to be a person of the same kind of thought others started with him but discontinued the all-important mission) until he at last achieved his intention, and appealed to people in the Bile of the Vassilees, France sitting in the peace conference. Having imbued his audience with the foundation of his great mission, we were then engaged in considering the "Let us not continue to this time" and the "Let us not continue to think about what the government has done for us but let us, rather begin to think about how much we have done for a very applied case. 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Jones of Red Oak visited in August and last week, the guest of Mrs. Henry Johnson. Little George Howe is on the sick list. Mrs. Franklin is on the illness in last week on account of the illness of her niece, Mrs. Robert Franklin. Mrs. Franklin is improving, and is improving, her mother Mrs. Fred Johnson is visiting her mother in St. Joe. Susan is to the Brustender WESTERN RAMBLER Duluth, Minn., April 3—Dear Editor Bystander: After a few weeks vacation, I have been visiting many of your readers have been wondering what has become of the rambler. It is not as easy as you should. For the want of space in the columnas of the Bystander is why I left Des Moines Saturday evening, March 19 and Sunday morning I found myself in the neosite. My first visit was with the memorial Baptist church, Rev. T. J. Carr, D. Nesota. My first visit was with the ship of Dr. Carr has made a wonderful progress. The church is clear of debt and the school is very good but B. Y. P. city is far from being what it should be. I spoke before both of those auxiliaries. At the school I was very proud of. The Power of Knowledge," Dr. Carr, being one of the organizers of the Western University, was a representative. The audience was not what we had hoped, owing to the fact Dr. Du Bois, editor church (white). I spent two pleasant days and nights with Dr. Carr and his family. Mrs. Carr certainly knew that he had made a decision for those visiting in their home. It was never possible to get before Pilgrim. I spent two evening with Rev. Myers. Minneapolis, who was in a series of revival meetings being conducted by Rev. D. Helton, the relationship between me. I left Minneapolis for Fergus Falls. This was my first visit to this church. Rev. M. Withers, the pastor had made arrangements for the church to be held on the 20th of March, he was detained in Minneapolis, but through his influence the people turned out. This church is only two years old. It was one of the first Rev. Withers. Since its organization though a small membership have purchased and paid for a beautiful church edifice. This is the only colored congregation in the city. Some few of our people were Bormaroy, but they were not in the city. I never met a more sociable people than the people of Fergus Falls. I was entertained in the following homes: Mrs. Moriah Taylor, Mr. B. B. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Penel and Mr. and Mrs. Mathews. Many other invitations I could not fill. This people gave $31 for our work and three young men there were to enter the church. Kassie City, Mo. next fall. I had the pleasure of speaking before the Swedish Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. A. Johnson, pres. The church and the white citizens helped our church so much as this place. diplomacy to the perfecting of a world peace league while this woman of America's birth was hanged by her feet, clothes, saturated with oil and burned from her body, and some brute severed the internal nursery for the unborn child and emptied the little one to the earth to be tendered the inhuman mercies of this demoniac mob and there in France he strove to get a hearing for the black man at the peace conference and there in France our boys were dying for the cause of America, would democracy. With an admonition to all "to dress well and keep a practical pride and well-founded principle for our rights," he said "go in places and ask for what you want disregarding any thought of the usual color embarrassment and we will get it." More should have heard him and especially when he emphasized "why bring southern prejudice and mob violence in Iowa and through the news by our own timidity and reluctance to contend equal rights but a very receptive and appreciative audience listened to him in the First Congressional church (white). Mr. M. E. Whitlock as master of ceremonies introduced a short program as follows: Invitation to be in the W. Crushon; vocal solo. The Voice of One Crying in the Wildness was sang very beautifully by Mrs. V. Price; instrumental solo, "Meditation" by the band, "Harmony and the Grit of the New" and "Lob. Bones" were recently introduced the speaker of the hour, Hon. Wm. Monroe Trotter. Miss Leona Tarwater seemed to be at her best while Invitation to be in the W. Crushon was so long to be in the wildness. Two BYSTANDER-APRIL 21, as a closing number for the program, and Rev. P. M. Lewis pronounced the benediction and all who could shook hands with Mr. Trotter. A Farmer Cured of Rheumatism. 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From Lumberton I visited Gulfport on the coast, where I organized another Mother's club, and from there going to Pascagoula I found they have had a Ladies Auxiliary club there for a number of years, but that it did not know about our state federation. This club I found working entirely in connection with them. They had adjoined a men's work and their school, with the useful cement sidewalks around their school building at the cost of $225.00; had enclosed the school grounds with a nice wire fence; had added a large school room to the two rooms, which they had adjusted so that two of them were on the same one large room; had purchased pictures around maps and globes for the school, and they now contemplate adding two more rooms to their present school building, and making it a five teacher school instead of three. From Pascagoula I journeyed to Moss Point, where again I met a very pleasant reception, although they had never had any ladies clubs here. 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