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XXV No. 27
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 16, 1918,
Bon. John L. Thompson,
Editor of the Iowa Bystander:
Please allow space in your very val-
brought
uable paper for the following. I call ^de8
your paper valuable because
it
me news every week for over
fifteen years from some of my far away
friends. The write ups of your travels
and of our people you came in contact
•with
are very encouraging as well as
brilliant. Your paper introduces us to
strangers and* tells of their prosperity,
etc., and it also keeps us acquainted
•with
the whereabouts and conditions of
our old friends, whom we think are
many, scattered hither and thither.
Dear sir, repeat your travel and write
up every year.
My visit to Clarinda, Iowa, Nov. 3
to 7, 1918. The guest of, Mr. and Mrs.
Jj. W. Wililams. Wet had a very de
lightful time during our stay in their
beautiful and busy home We witnessed
some things in this busy home that were
and are going on every day, that caused
us
to wish every colored citizen, and {he
-white people who live south of Mason
and Dixon line, could see what we saw
going on in that most beautiful, busy
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.. Williams.
The fact is this: They have a full line
of groceries and confectionery store,
and something is. being sold out of this
store nearly every minute from five
o'clock a. m. to ten p. in. Nine-tenths
of their customers are white .people.
And they serve meals three times a day.
I kept account of how many persons ate
dinner and supper. Dinner each day
'averaged thirty dinners as follows:
Twenty white men, seven white women,
and three colored men. Suppers, eight
white men and one colored man. How
ever, it is said by those who know that
Mrs. Williams is the best all around
cook, pies especially, in or about Clar
inda. It must be tru,e because she
bakes forty or fifty pies every day and
by 9 p. m. they are sold. Twenty cents
a pie. Sir, L. W. Williams, who was
grand chancellor ten years of the
Knights of Pythias of Iowa, and wife
are working very "hard and they are
making, friends for their race. Their
customers and others have perfect de
corum and politeness while in their
store or in the dining room. They, uar.
ually have two women- hired to assist
them. They pay good wages, besides
room ,an« board. They neecl another
'iisra good
chance for some honest young woman
that wants to grow, as a first class clerk.
While in Clarinda I greatly enjoyed a
four o'clock dinner in the beautiful
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnett. Mr. Ar
uett runs his own jitney truck. He
gave me a very pleasant ride in and
about the city, even out to view the in
sane hospital. The Williams know how
to feed. It's the stopping place of trav
eling troops, such as our old friend,
Blind Boone, stops with joy. I shall
never forget my most pleasant visit in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wil
liams.
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Mr. Editor, several persons I see
from Iowa I am. trying to get them to
subscribe for the Iowa Bystander. I
think they will soon. Love to all my
old friends in Iowa. My church work
is getting on fine. This is my best year
here out of four. To the editor and to
all of the readers of the Bystander, a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
year.(' Yours fraternally,
O. A. Johnson,
1664 Madison St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
CITY SUBSCRIBERS.
We have been: calling on- all of our
delinquent subscribers in this city the
past month and many are not at.heme
when we call, and many have been, at
home and have gladly paid, but still a
few whom we have been, unable to see
have not telephoned us or called in to
the office and paid up yet. We now ask
that those of you who are back, please
call in this month and settle up or tele
phone us when you can come. Please
attend to this ato^ce.
OSKALOO&A, IOWA.
Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Robert John
son entertained at dinner Mrs. V. John
Bon and family and Mr. Thos. Brown,
this being ,the month containing four of
their birthday anniversaries, Miss Mil
dred the 7th, Mr.'J. the 9th, Thos.
Brown ihe 10th, and Mrs. J. the 18th.'
Mrs. V, Johnson and family leave
Saturday for an over Christmas visit
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jones,
in Buxton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones and daugh
ter, Miss Edna, will spend Christmas in
Ottumwa, guests at the Chas. Wilson
home.
Mrs. Mollie Smithof^Evans was in
town Tuesday.
Mra JtfolUe Bingo is muieh improved
after an illness of nearly five months.
Esther Chapter No. 6, O. E. S., met
Tuesday night in'regular session. The
business wis transacted and the follow
ing officers elected: Cora Moore, W. M.
Mable Crowder, A. M. Minna Johns^'i,
treasurer Stella Bingo, secretary Ad
die Clark, CqncL Ida Henderson, A.
Oond. E. E.. Johnes, warder A. G.
Clark, sentinel Mollie Bingo. Ada
Cora Jones, Ruth Mollie Smith, Esther
Belle Bush, Martha Mar** Thomasson,
Electa.
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Mr. Tolliver of Fort Madison is in the
city. While here he is employed as
janitor for the Y. W. C. I. M.
The executive board of the Iowa Bap
tist Association met with our church
Monday and Tuesday. The following
preachers were present: Moderator,
Rev. Samuel Bates of Des Moines Be
cording-Secretary, Bev. G. W. Robinson
of Des Moines Corinthian Baptist
Church Treasurer, Bev.. P. C. Boiling of
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Buxton
Vice Moderator, Rev. F. B. Woodard of
Zion Baptist Church, Buxton Board
members, Rev. O, B. Smith of Marshall
town Bev. J". E. Reynolds of Clarinda,
Rev. R. P. Palmer of Oskaloosa and
Rev. Knott of Clinton. Mohday night
Rev. O. B. Smith of Marshalltown
preached a soul stirring sermon. Tues
day night Rev. G. W. Robinson of Corin
thian Baptist Church preached a won
derful sermon. The services were well
attended each evening.
Mrs. D. W. Anderson, entertained the
board at her home'to 12 o'clock dinner
Tuesday.
Mrs. Edna K. Albert and Mrs. Ida
Mitchell entertained the board at a 6
o'clock dinner at Miss Jennie Dan
dridge's restaurant.
Mrs. Delia Wilson has been ailing
with the flu, but is better.
Nathan Mitchell is improving nicely
since his return home from St. Louis.
Mrs. Mildred Webster of Macon, Mo.,
was called to Keokuk, owing to the ill
ness of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith.
KEOKUK NEWS.
Bethel A. M. E. Ohuith.
(Special to Bystander.)
Sunday was a glorious day in Bethel.
Rev. Waters preached ,a soul stirring
sermon both evening and morning. Both
services were well attended. Sunday
was rally day irf the Sunday school.
Three prizes were awarded. Mrs. C. B.
Waters, teacher of the young ladies'
eli$6S, received a handsome box of candy
for the largest amount of collections,
also she tpok the banner from Bev.
Waters- and the young men. Second
J? went to .the .Alltaites Bovs, and
tifiirii,"'ifewt 5cUu®
Everybody was happy. Quite a neat
sum of money was raised in all of the
classes.
Well the ban which has h^d us all
fastened down was lifted last Tuesday
evening at 6 o'clock and again we are
able to sing "Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow." Bev. Waters
would like to seie every member in their
places on next Sabbath at 10:4f5 a. m.
and 8 p.m. without fail.
We regret so very much "Mrs. Evert
Holmes does not improve any faster
than she does. She was in Quincy last
Saturday, Dec. 14th, to consult a spe
cialist concerning her health and she
will return to Quincy again just after
.Christmas to go through a course of
treatments. We trust these treatments
will permanently restore her to health
again.
The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Johnson are getting along just fine.
Mrs. Geo. Snoddy is beginning to feel
that she will soon be out again. She
is up and around the house again.
Bev. Father Joplin di^d Wednesday,
Dec. 11. Funeral Tuesday, Des. 17, Bev,
Waters, Bev. Stark and Bey. Armstrong
officiating.
Mrs. Buckner, the vice president of
the Stewardess Board, is up and around
the house again. We think she will be
out again soon.
MACON, MO., NEWS.
News was received here by Miss Alice
Harris, secretary of H.% H. of Ruth,
that their Sister of Buth, Mrs. Hattie
George Guy of Clinton, Iowa, died fol
lowing an operation Friday. It comes
as a great shock and regrets the loss of
the dear sister. The deceased had been
sick for a year or more. The burial was
in Clinton, Iowa. She leaves a husband,
George five sons,, Willie, Enix, Jessie
and Guy of Chicago, 111., and one son
Willard in France, a host of relatives
and friends to mourn her sad departure.
The news was received Monday noon.
The burial was Sunday. If the lodge
had got the word in proper time they
would have had charge of the body.
She had been a member of the lodge for
over 15 years. Her desire was to be
brought home. We regret the loss of
the dear one. Her husband failed to
notify the secretary until Monday. He
only sent a letter then. Had the
Household of Buth/sisters got the word
in time her remains would have been
brought to Macon, Mo., her home, and
she would have been buried here where
she desired to be buried. She was in
good standing at the time of her death.
Mr. Hilbert Harris spent Sunday in
Macon.
Mr. May Burtonis getting along nice
ly at present.
Quite a large crowd attended the
dance Monday night.
Mr. Will Davenport still remains very
sick at his home also his mother, Mrs.
Janes Kinbrough, is sick.
Mrs. Anne
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KEOKXJK, IOWA.
(Special to Bystander.)
Last Week
Bev. Knot, our state missionary, who
in CUnton
has
Poached for us Sun-
Miss S. J. Davis is busy with her
Christmas articles for her Christmas
sale.
Carrie
Happy ^New Year. C. Alice Harris, re
pprter. For news of importance writje
or call. Subscribe for the Bystandei,
It will please you.
welcome them back.
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1eir stiH are sick.^
Wishing yon aMerry Christmas and a
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Mrs. Nora Houston is on the sick lisl.
The soldier boys are again back homjb
from Camp Funston. We
ajre
glad t$»
NEGROES HOPE TO FOUND OWN
Perpetuation of Y. M. C. A. wor
among the colored people of the cit
by the transformation of the arm
Y" branch into a branch of the ge„
eral Young Men's Christian Associatio
was decided on at a mass meeting
Negro citizens held at the Park Stre
Army Y. M. C. A. building, at whi
representatives of every Negro churcj
in the city wero present. Tfhe move
ment was indorsed by Graham Stewart,
Y. M. C. A. secretary at the centri|l
building, Fourth and Chestnut street
A census of the Negro population
the city between the ages of 12 and
will be made in the next ten days by
committee appointed consisting of E
ward Boss, secretary of the Negro Ann
Y. M. C. A., S. Joe Brown, H. Gould,
M. White, C. S. Stewart, S. Adams aa|
Shadrach Gross. The committee al$»
will list all the adult members of
race who will support the new movi
ment. 't
The committee will make its report
At a meeting to be held in the Park
Street "Y" building on the afternoOfa
of Jan. 1, on the occasion of -the joint
celebration of the sixty-fifth anniver
sary of Negro emancipation and th.e
first anniversary of the Negro army If.
M. C. A. work in Des Moines.
The young men's Bible class will have
charge of the program Jan. 1.
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OSCEOLA, IOWA.
St. Paul A. M. E. Church.
Bev. C. P. Jones, Pastor.
Sunday, Dee. 29, morning service, sub
ject,
4'What
fer f" St. Luke, 14, chapters 19-20.
Sunday evening special program by
stewardess board. Sermon, '4 How Shall
We Escape if We Neglect to Great Sal
vation?" Heb. 2*3. Sunday at the
Sunday school hour we will elect the
officers and install them for the year at
7:30 p. m. Allen Christian will elect
and install their officers for the year
Tuesday.
Regular order of sea-vice: Preaching,
11 a. m. class meeting, 12:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 1 p. m. Christian En
deavor, 7:30 p. m. preaching, 8 p. m.
Official board, first and third Monday
night. Wednesday night cottage prayer
meeting. First Sunday in the month,
morning Chariton, Sunday night Osce
ola. First Friday night, Garden Grove.
Beginning Feb. 1, ^1919.
For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum.
The intense itchin'g characteristic of
these ailments is almost instantly al
layed by Chamberlain's Salve.
Put the Dollar to Worfc.
When a manufacturer or other JkC
iucer of real wealth does a profitabls
business and tarns his promts bach
Into the business, be gives em
ployment tQ men and creates more
real wealth as he progresses year by
fear. He does more real good for his
fellowmen than he would If he gave
all his profits In charity, because it t*
better to make people self-supporting
and Independent than it Is to give them
something for nothing no matter how
worthy the motives may be.
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DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, DECExMBER 27, 1918. Price Five Cents
Excuse Have We to Of­
VP?
National Bank
COR. WALNUT 4. FOURTH STS
You are inited to call and inspect oar new Building
Our Safteu Deposit Boxes Afford Absolute Protection
For Your Private Papers.
R. A. Crawford, PrJ0^'' T. Cole Jr., Viee Pr*.
D. S. Chamberlain, Vice Pres. W. E. Barrett, Cashier'
$800,000.00
WHEAT SHOWED
SPIRITOF U. S.
Sacrifice to Ensure Allied Loaf
Greatest Single Food
Achievement.
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY NOW.
All the Nations Will Be Able to Re
turn to Their formal Sup
ply of White
Bread.
Overshadowing all other accomplish
ments of the American people under
the leadership of Food Administration
is the history of wheat exports in the
past sixteen months. Our wheat ex
port program proved conclusively to
the world that America was In' this
war from start to finish and willing to
make any sacrifice that wlU hasten
victory or maintain the health and
strength of people overseas, upon
whom rested the heaviest weight of
our war.
Now that pressure on ocean tonnage
Is eased by the stopping of large move*
ments of troops to Europe, we may re
lax our efforts to save wheat. The ac
cumulated surplus In Australia, Argen
tine and other hitherto Inaccessible
markets will become available, and
probably no more than our normal sur
plus will have to leave this country.
We in America and the nations which
have won the world for freedom will
be enabled to eat their normal wheat
loaf at the common table of the peo
ples of democracy.
We entered the past crop year with
a wheat supply which gave us only
20,000,000 bushels available for ex
port. When the crop year ended, .we
had sent 141,000,000 bushels of wheat
to Europe. The American people had
saved out of their normal consumption
121,000,000 bushels.
A survey of export figures shows
that the conservation of flour brought
about by the wheatless meals, wheat
less days, substitution 1a our kitchens
and bakeries, enabled us to send to
our armlea:. and .the allien 48,000^000,
barrels Of white flour—wheat figured
as flour. Had we exported only our
visible surplus, we would have been
able to ship less than 4,500,000 barrels.
Before the 1st of December our sur
plus had gone overseas, and an addi
tional 86,000,000 bushels had been .tak
en from the stock reserved for home
consumption and added to the surplus
already shipped to the allies. It seem
ed hardly possible that we could bring
our total exports above 100,000,000
bushels by July 1. But In January the
late Lord Rhondda, then British Food
Controller, cabled that unless we
could send an additional 75,000,000
bushels he could not take responsi
bility for assuring his people that they
would be fed. The American people
responded by sending 85,000,000 bush
els of wheat, saved from their home
consumption, between the flr'st of the
year and the advent of the new crop.
By October 10, 1918, we had already
shipped 65,960,305 bushels since July
1. Absolutely the only limitation upon
our wheat exports since the latest har
vest has been the scarcity of ocean
tonnage. If exports continue at the
present rate, by July 1 of next year
we will have sent more than 237,500,
000 bushels to Europe.
Thus are we making good America's
pledge that the bread rations of Allied
Europe shall be maintained.
A Memorable Achievement
of the Titanic Struggle
America saved and sent to Europe
In a• year of crop failure 141,000,000
bushels of wheat, which saved Europe
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A GERMAN HOPE DI8PROVED
AND
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A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED
A statement made by a promi
nent German official soon after
this country was declared In a
state. of war with Germany
Shows that even In the enemy
country clear thinking students
did not undervalue the strength
of the American republic Only
In his confidence that we could
not land in Europe sufficient
troops to affect the final decision
was this German mistaken.
"I do not fear the American
soldiers," he told a high official
of our government, "because
4* they cannot arrive in time. What
4* I fear Is the Intelligence and de- 4*
4• votion of one hundred million 4*
4* original minds and people train- 4*
4* ed to a faith In Individual initia- 4
4* tlve. The day that these peo- 4»
4* pie, now so materialistic In out- 4*
4 ward appearance, are stirred 4*
4* spiritually, that day Is the day 4
Germany's doom."
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ALLIES ARE FED 3
BY SELF DENIAL
Generous Doing Without
It Is hard to grasp the magnitude
and significance of the assistance pp
which has been lent the Allies by the
patriotic, voluntary service of the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have been suf
ficient to feed one-fifth of our popula
tion. And this was done in spite of
tto fact thftt we entered the year with
short crops. Our surplus was practl*
celly nothing. An overwhelming pro
portion of the food that left tbls conto*
try last year wMTBaved oUt"bi thi hOt^
mat home consumption of our own
people.
In spite of difficulties met in inter*
nal transportation and shortage of
ocean tonnage our food exports last
year amounted to a figure that a few y:.y^
years ago would have been unbelleva* p|
ble. Even the most optimistic element
of our population faced with anxious
consternation the prospect which
opened before us with the beginning
of the 1917 harvest year.
The American people have not been
compelled to save. They have been
appealed to on the basis of humanity
and of patriotism. They have re*
sponded voluntarily.
Besides su£h incidental benefits as
the improvement In figure and health
that we've reaped from our meatless,
wheatiess days, think of the fun we've
had out of them—the new crop of
Jokes, jibes, topical songs and car*
toons to replace the mother-in-law
joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humor*1
Eighty millions of men can
not be taken out of production
for four years without lasting
losses of yttld. It will be years 4 p|jg
before their fields recuperate,
farms are restored and herds re*
stocked. Save food. 501
By. saving and sharing Ameifii 'kept
the world together during the war crl
sis. By saving and sharing America
Will help to bring the healing of na«
raves starving people
Stosiach Trouble.
"Before I used Chamberlain's Tab
lets I doctored a great deal for stom
ach trouble and felt nervous and tired
all the time. These tablets helped me
from the first, and inside of a week's
time I had improved in every way,"
writes Mra. L. A. Drinkard, Jefferson
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In
America Supplied Food
to Europe. I
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Exports from this country since
entered the war have kept starvation
from Allied Europe and have maln«
tained the health and strength of those
who have been bearing the brunt of
our battles, sd tint they could hold
out to victory. Now that hostilities
have ceased we must assume the add
ed burden of keeping starvation from
increasing Its toll upon the millions
who have been liberated from the
Prussian yoke. Famine would undo
the work which has been accomplished
in freeing the world for democracy. No
stable government can be established
and maintained by a nation harassed
by hunger. A starving people turns
to rioting and anarchy. Food has
given strength and courage to the na
tions fighting for democracy It must
now give the nations strength and
tranquillity to re-establish themselves
in freedom and democracy.
Without our help it would have been
absolutely Impossible for the Allies to
maintain a living ration. Since ear
entry into the war we have been con
tributing largely to the support of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut off, whose production has fftUea
almost to the vanishing point, whose
fields have been devastated by Ger*
many. The food exported from the
United States In the. past year has ll
been sufficient to supply the complete
ration of twenty-two million people.
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Our voluntary food-saving not only
saved the Allies and made vital contrl
button to the winning of the war, but llS
saved to ourselves in administration
expenses the outlay out of our owa
pockets that any effective system of
rationing would have extracted. It
would have cost us about $45,000,009
to have policed ourselves as against
the 2 cents per capita for co-operating:
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