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Vol. 7. No. 40 PETER H. BURKE The above is the likeness of Geo. Hoagland, the originator and manufacturer of Oil of Gladness Mr. Hoagland is now located in their new place of business at 1007 West Washington street, Bloomington, Ill., in a commodious brick building. MATRIMONIAL Mr. Ulysses Pendergrass and Miss Susie Houston, both popular young people of this city, were married a week or two ago. The couple kept it a secret from all save "Cupid." --- On last Monday evening, Dec. 12, Mr. Bert Brazer and Miss Ida May Jones were united in holy matrimony, at the residence of Rev. B. L. Ivory, 1012 South Sixteenth street, Rev. Ivory officiating. MORTUARY Wm. L. Jones, of 130 North Fourteenth street, passed away into the arms of death on last Sunday morning, after having suffered for quite a while. The funeral services were held at the residence, after which the body was taken to Cairo for the interment. Mr. Jones was a member of the K. P. Lodge of Chicago. ** Mrs. Morris, of 405 North Fourteenth street, died Friday of last week after a lingering illness for over one year. She was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery last Sunday. Rev. Wm. Collins officiating. NOTICE! To Colored Federation of Woman's Club. Have your friends fill their donation bags for the Colored Lincoln Old Folks' and Orphans' Home Christmas offering at J. E. Thompson's grocery store. I will deliver each and every bag left at my store free to the Home and put a useful present in every donation bag that amounts to as much as 50 cents or more. Ladies, is it worth your while to tell your friend to come to my store and for you to come also? H. A. DQNALDSQN Who is pursuing a medical course in Chicago. Will address Colored Y. M. C. A. Sunday (Christmas). [Single Copy 5 cents] LINGOLN MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL WORKSHOP. "A True Heart, a Trained Mind and a Trained Hand." "Lest We Forget." A new year is about to dawn upon us and with it our thoughts turn afresh to our kind benefactors, through the instrumentality of whose labors, tears and prayers we are afforded the splendid opportunities which we enjoy today. It is well to turn aside from the usual program at the close of the old year to do honor to the great educators and reformers of the present day. It is for us to meditate over the high ideals and aspirations which permeate the entire being of the heroic founder of the Lincoln Manual Training School and his earnest co-laborers. If in the rehearsal of their lives and achievements, we succeed in arousing new aspirations and greater determinations to make the most of the glorious opportunities at hand, we shall have done well. It has been well said, and generally agreed upon, that our good Bishop Osborne, because of his keen insight into the future and the great things which he has undertaken and accomplished, lives at an opportune time, and that the efforts of his labors are culminating and shall in time not far distant flourish as the green bay tree. He with his co-workers fully realize the situation of the colored boys and girls of Springfield and exemplifying the old adage of "Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men," founded the Lincoln Manual Training School Nov. 1, 1909. The departments of this school consist of a tailoring, shoe making, carpentering and laundry departments, as well as domestic arts, sewing and cooking. It is one of the finest trade schools in this state and the only one open to Colored boys and girls. The greatest need of the hour is for real, true genuine manhood and womanhood, which means a useful life. There are great masses of people in the world, but alas! too few who stop to consider what life really holds for them, but join the onward march which leads to the mistic river, without becoming awakened to the fact that "Life is what we make it." We cast anchor in order that worthy, sincere, earnest and conscientious boys and girls, men and women, who can stand the test in an hour when duty is called in question. It is often said, "I can't get anything to do," but the question is, "What can you do?" Industrial education is the art which enables one to intellectually do with the hand, heart and mind. The discipline of this school aims to lead its pupils to self-control and to prepare themselves for the successful discharge of the practical duties of every-day life and citizenship; as well as for the special duties of school, shop and home. One thought which we wish to impress is that labor is dignified and is necessary to all individual or social development. Who can conceive of a race, made in the image of God, forever remaining "hewers of wood and drawers of water." The idea is to train boys and girls into an atmosphere where labor is no longer a drudgery; but an honorable and dignified trade which makes a man or woman stand upon firm individuality and the very best service that any institution of learning can give its students is to help form high ideals morally and spiritually. Here, too, this school labors in the molding and fashioning the lives of the youths who are being planted and watered under the excellent management of Principal E. C. Hamilton. In conclusion I would say, let those of mature years as well as the young, beware of being dazzled by the splendor of individual achievements and of forgetting that the door of opportunities is open to us, if we but take advantage of these precious gifts. We are to bid adieu to the passing year with its many blessings and smile to welcome the new year with sincere greetings. Believing that in the year 1911 choice blessings will be added to our store house, and when the year 1911 is slowly passing from us, we are "Be ye doers and not sayers only." SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1910 Xmas Greetings... "Into you is born in the City of David, This Day, a Savior, which is Christ, The Lord." Strongly advocated by the Republi-cans for Mayor. hopeful that the earnest prayers of our well wishers be fully realized, and that the Lincoln Manual Training School be filled to its utmost capacity. May the repetition be as the returning dew, a gentle reminder of our costly blessings, "Lest we forget, lest we forget." The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out.—Emerson. Xmas "Auto you is born This Day, a Savior, Lord." JUDGE MURRAY'S LAW OFFICE. Judge Murray has opened a nice law office over Schnepp & Barnes' printing office, 4121/2 Adams street, between Fourth and Fifth streets. The Judge has had long experience in the courts. It will pay you to call on him. He can help you out. He invites all who have business. NAMES DEMOCRAT CHIEF JUSTICE. President Taft named Associate Justice White chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. White is a Democrat and is from Louisiana. His appointment to this lofty portfolio is without political precedence. Never before has a President of the U.S. named a man of opposite political faith to the highest judicial post of the nation. The "sun do move." Assistant Cashier of Enterprise Bank—K. of R. S., Capital City Lodge, K. of P. Assistant Cashier of Enterprise Bank—K. of R. S., Capital City Lodge, K. of P. ELEVEN PARDONED BY GOVERNOR WILLSON Negroes Were Serving Term for the Killing of White Man. "I HAVE DONE MY DUTY." Chief Executive of Kentucky Says There Has Been a Miscarriage of Justice in Convicting Men. (Special to The New York Age.) Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 6.—Eleven Negroes, convicted of the murder of one white man and the wounding of another, were pardoned out of the penitentiary at one stroke of the pen last week by Gov. Willson. The Negroes were convicted of the killing of a traveling man named Berry, from Louisville, following an attempt to lynch a Negro in Webster county. There was a clash between some white men and a crowd of Negroes, and in the shooting the white man was killed and another wounded. The case attached much attention in western Kentucky. The pardoning of eleven men at one time is the largest number of pardons ever issued at one time in the history of Kentucky, except on the occasion that Gov. Blackburn pardoned a large number of convicts because the penitentiary was overcrowded. The following statement of the case, on which he bases his reasons for granting the eleven pardons, was given out by Gov. Willson: On the application for the pardon of Harve, or Harry, McDowell, Will Brown, Tom Crow, Edwin Bishop, H. Williams, Henry Racket, Carl Towery, Lake Crow, J. N. Barnhill, Floyd Ross and Dudd Newcomb, sentenced in the Webster Circuit Court at the July term, 1988, to imprisonment for seven years in the penitentiary on the charge of manslaughter. It is a sorrow to every man who honors and loves Kentucky that such a story as this could be true in any county in Kentucky, and it is a matter of especial regret that such a story Greetings... in the City of David, which is Ghrist, The could be true in a good county like Webster county. Jacob McDowell, a hard working colored man of mature years, and a quarrel with Smith Childres, a white man, deputy marshal of the town of Providence, whom McDowell, it is claimed, had detected in undue intimacy with a colored girl, McDowell threatened to expose Childres and Childres threatened to kill McDowell if he did expose him. Childres attacked McDowell, who avoided him and went into a drug store, where Childres followed him and tried to shoot him. McDowell caught hold of Childres, wounding him, and then went immediately and surrendered to the police judge. McDowell Moved Away. There was a notorious, disorderly and violent element in Providence, and the police judge, to guard against the mob, sent McDowell to Dixon, the county seat of Webster county; for safe keeping. The same night a mob of not less than forty people (white men) was formed at Providence to go to Dixon to mob McDowell. McDowells son, Harve McDowell, telephoned to Dixon and the result was that Jacob McDowell was taken from the jail at Dixon to the jail in Henderson, but his son did not know this, and in company with other young colored men, applicants here for pardon, set out to go to Dixon to secure the removal of Jacob McDowell to Henderson and to offer to defend him from the mob if the removal could not be made. The mob formed at Dixon had with it two commercial travelers. Berry, from Louisville, and Carter from Tennessee, who reached Providence that night and joined the mob when it started from Providence to Dixon. They were in no way connected with Childres or with local affairs. Their friend, George Holschlau, with whom one of them was to travel, was appealed to by them to go with them and refused, saying he had no business at Dixon, but they went along. The colored boys left first and had progressed several miles on the road. They had taken with them guns, not concealed weapons, but guns openly carried because there was danger of the mob killing Jacob McDowell, who was Har- --- Historical Society State House. vey McDowell's father, and who was related to several others of the applicants. Tom Crow was his son-in-law and Labe Crow was Tom Crow's brother. Floyd Ross was Jacob McDowell's nephew and the other seven were fellow workmen of Jacob McDowell in the Shamrock Coal Company mine, which was worked by non-union labor, but in which mine there were no labor troubles of any kind. There was some antagonism growing out of the fact that McDowell and his assistants were non-union workers, and this, and more effective yet, the race prejudice, served to start the mob spirit, which finally resulted in the murder of Jacob McDowell by a lynching party, before trial, while he was in jail in the custody of the State of Kentucky. This murder was some time after the mob which had had trouble with the present applicants. It was a brutal, cowardly murder, a stain on the United States, on the State of Kentucky and Webster county, and it has never been punished in any way. That murder proved true the fears which ma. Harve McDowell and his associates, applicants here, feel that it was a duty and a dangerous duty to go to Dixon to guard. Jacob McDowell on the night when the first mob went there. As the mob, composed of thirty or forty people, went along the road, they caught up with these young Negroes and the Negroes attempted to get out of the road and out of their way, and in getting over the fence one of them caught his gun in the wire in some way and it went off and shot Havre McDowell in the leg. The discharge of this gun was the signal for an attack by the mob in the road upon the Negroes and several guns were fired, and the Negroes fired in defense and in that defense Carter was shot and has recovered. Berry was shot and died later. Victim Member of Mob The press dispatches at the time indicated that two traveling salesmen in a buggy were waylaid and shot by a Negro mob. The evidence shows beyond doubt that these two men were themselves part of a lawless mob going to Dixon to lynch a prisoner in the county jail in the charge of the commonwealth, and themselves guilty of a felony at the time that they were shot. There is no pretense that they had any business in Dixon or any reason to go to Dixon except with this mob, and there is no pretense that this mob had any other purpose or reason to make the long trip to Dixon, except to murder Jacob McDowell, take him out of the care and custody of the commonwealth, and lynch him. Therefore, no person in this mob is entitled to any sympathy or consideration. On the contrary, every person in it was guilty of a felony and ought to be in the penitentiary, but no one connected with that mob is in the penitentiary, and only these Negro men, who were not lawbreakers, who were hard working, honest and decent men, and who had gone to Dixon on a call of humanity, which, it was a credit to them to fill with the danger that they incurred in doing it, and who, though if mistaken, were not criminals, nor of base or depraved natures, the petitioners were indicted and sent to the penitentiary and the men who were banded together with criminal motives and to commit one of the worst crimes in the world, were not indicted, and the only punishment fell upon these two strangers, who, for a motive which cannot be understood by any reasonable man, joined in a criminal enterprise as volunteers, and it so happened that these two volunteers, meddling in a matter with which neither of them had any earthly possible connection, were the only sufferers until these applicants were indicted and convicted. The governor has knowledge of the situation in Webster county. There was a large number of loud, noisy and I.B.P.O.E. Yourself and friends are requested to attend THE ANNUAL BALL OF CHAS. YOUNG LODGE NO. 103. I. B. P. E. OF WORLD AT ARION HALL MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 26, 1910. Fourth and Jefferson Sts. Music by PROF. GARDNER'S ORCHESTRA Admission, per couple, $1.00; Single, 50c. J. C. ADAMS, J. W. GRADY, J. W. SLAUGHTER, E. E. PERKINS, GEO. J. BEARD, GEO. LEWIS, Committee. Insurance Agent—M. of F., K. of P. Lodge No. 12. disorderly and violent men, who were lawless and defiant and who intimated the community and lawabiding people and were countenanced $v_2$ some officers in spite of the circuit judges stern and earnest instructions to the grand jury, and some officers failed to do their duty against the mob, either out of sympathy with them or on account of race prejudice, or through unwillingness to risk ill will or enmity either personally or politically. If the officers had done their duty again, as they did at first, Jacob McDowell would not have been murdered. Half a dozen good men in earnest and free from terrorism, personal or political, could have easily driven the mob back and protected McDowell until he should have come to trial. The petitioners here came to trial in that county under these conditions, and charged with a murderous attack of a large band of Negroes on two white men along the road, and were tried before a white jury, and yet only received a verdict of seven years. If they had been guilty as charged the verdict would have been death or imprisonment for life. I have read the testimony clear through, and I have do doubt whatever of my duty in this case. It is likely to be an unpopular duty, but it is none of the less a duty. All men of ordinary sense know that Negroes do not band together in such a county as this to mob white men. George Muller, who started with them and was indicted and went back, was cleared by order of the judge. All of us know that if all of the officers had done their duty the murderers of Jacob McDowell would have been arrested and convicted, and no one can help deplore the miscarriage of justice which has resulted in putting those who were really innocent of criminal motive in the penitentiary and leaving undisturbed those guilty of one of the worst crimes possible under the law. For this reason I grant the application of these eleven applicants for pardon this 23rd day of November, 1910. AUGUSTUS WILLSON, SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES As Christmas comes on Sunday there will be appropriate services held at every church in the city. This being the birthday of the Savior, Christ, the subjects of the various ministers will relate to this national affair. It is to be hoped that large attendances will be at every sanctuary. Usual services will be held at Grace, Rev. J. M. Smalley will preach if his physical condition permits. 15 cents Per Month ROGERS & OSBY Proprietors and Publishers 119 N, Eighth St. A weekly paper devoted to the interests of the whole people, Entered as second-class mail matter February 24, 1904, at the postoffice at Springfield, Ill., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. One Year ........- » $1.50 One Month ........00.00.. Ibe Pen CONG: soviibacteceeses Be E. L. Rogers, Editor and Manager. J. B. Osby, Associate Editor. M. H. Spencer, General Agent and Correspondent Saturday, Dee. 24, 1910, EDITORIAL SHALL WE HAVE AN EDUCATED MINISTRY’ GT ica ella Shall we have a ministry fully abreast of the times in which we live? or shall we have the Pulpit so much ahead of the Pew as will give the latter an unquestionable confidence in the ability of the former to lead, teach and give such advice and counsel in mat- ters domestic, civie and eeclesias: tie as will secure the respect and appreciation of an intelligent fl- lowing? These questions are all involved in that of an educated ministry and as the progressiveness of this country necessitates or dictates an affirmative reply to the questions, evolved out of the original ques- tion, so must the subject of our inquiry he answered in the affirm- ative, ‘Shall we have an edueated ministry?’ Why? 1. Because the ministry of every age ought to be equal, edu- cationally, to the ever increasing demands of that age; and for the ministry of the twentieth century to be intellectually inferior to the laity of said century will show the former to be unprogressive, un- worthy because incapable of lead- ership and far behind the minis- try of the centuries which have preceded. For the priests of an- cient * nations composed — the learned class. 2. Beeause an ignorant minis- try is incompetent to instruct and lead the people. ‘These two duties are net only indespensable, but inseparable from the ministerial office—and since knowledge is a prerequisite of leadership ; since a man must first know in order to teach and lead; since to be ignor- ant is to be dark and weak; and since intellectual light and strength give to their possessors an influence that is potent either for good or evil, it follows that if the ministry is to wield a poten- tial influence for good in the world, it must be edueated, trained and cultured. “Ignorance is the enrse of God, knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.’’—Shakespeare 3. Beeause to be educated for the ministry or any of the learned professions means to be prepared for the intelligent discharge of our duties, domestic, eivil, eccles- iastie or professional; and since preparation is absolutely neces sary to the successful career of the teacher, physician, lawyer, seientist, statesman, warrior, art- ist, mechanic, and in fact for men in all the different walks of life, it must also be absolutely neces sary for the minister of the gos- pel, whose office is the most dig- nified, responsible and important on earth. The office of the Chris- tian ministry is so grave, awful and weighty with responsibilities that to enter upon its duties un- prepared or uneducated will be to place one’s self among those when our Lord characterizes as ‘blind leaders of the blind,’’ and whose end will be destruction 4. Because an educated minis. try will, in the main, be a moral ministry ; and sinee the practice of morality or moral virtues ean not be diversed from the theory of teaching of relig. ion, which ineuleates the liv. ing of pure lives; and_ since the ministry in life must be con sistent with its teachings so as to make them resultant in the edifi- cation of believers, the elevation of the degraded and the purifica- tion of corrupt society—it , fol lows that as a help to the ministry to live moral, healthy and exem- plary lives, it must be edueated not alone by the letter but by the Spirit 5. Because the ministry is rep- resentative of the highest inter- ests which ean ever effect the wel- fare of man; and inasmuch as no nation or government will think jof sending an ignorant ambassa- ‘dor or representative to. treat ‘with a foreign power on matters diplomatic, and since the minister of the Gospel is the ambassador of the ‘‘King of kings,” it must therefore be evident that a cer tain amount of literary qualifica. tion is necessary not only for the ambassador of ‘an earthly poten tate, but for him who represents ‘the “blessed and only Potentate ‘so that the interest committed to ‘his care may be well and properly guarded, and that the end desired ‘may be honorably attained.” 6. Beeause of our Lord’s ¢ ample in first educating, training or preparing the apostles for ther work before his commissioning them to ‘‘go into all the world and preach the gospel to every ereat- ure.’’ Here is an example of training before sending, of prepa ration before work, a pattern for them to follow and our authority for an educated ministry. Dut say the advocates of an unlearned ministry —‘did not the author of the Acts say, ‘that the apostles Peter and John were unlearned and ignorant men!’’’ Yes, but what of that? Does it mean that the apostles Were untutored men? Surely not; for they matriculated in and graduated trom that col lege of which Christ was Princi- pal, President—the College of ihe Apostles. In this college, com posed of apostles themselves, they received as students a course of training covering a period of nearly three years. Now, if this is so, may we not inquire the meaning of the phrase, ‘“un- learned and ignorant ?’’ The term “unlearned”? in its application in this conneetion, means that the apostles (excepting St. Pau!) were men who had not received a tib- eral education such as was then obtainable in the Jewish schoois of Rabbinical learning, They were not men of professional craininz, but men of ordinary attainments such as any Jew might posscss, or knowledge such as any Jew might have of the Jewish’ serip- tures. Thé other term, ‘‘ignoy- ant,’’ means that Peter and Jon were ‘‘Plebians,’’ men of no rank or influence, The conclusion arrived at is, that the argument advanced by the advocates of an unlearned ministry and supported by the phrase unlearned and ignorant as applied to Peter and John as not only untenable, but is fallacious and contrary to the plain example of Christ. When a man realizes a eall to preach or feels inwardly moved by the Holy Spirit thus to act, the thing which should first engage his attention is his intellectual fit- ness for such a great work; being convinced that he is eapable, his next duty should be preparation or the acquisition of useful knowl- edge.—From N. B. U. R (Continued in next issue.) The commission form of government will come up for consideration Jan. 2. There are also two justices of the peace to be elected. Let us use cau- tion and choose the best and the right men for the place. We are quite amused occasionally in glancing over the editorial idiosyn- cracies of the Leader, wherein our dear contemporary is constantly call- ing attention to the fact that the Re- publican party is toying with the Negro. He also speaks of Republican “treachery,” ete., but never points to anything worth while that the Demo: crats have done or are doing, We ad- mire W. T. for his outspoken ten- dencies, but we censure him for his inconsistency and poor reasoning. If the Republicans are bad, he ought to show wherein the Democrats are bet ter, Some things the Leader says are true, but what have the Democrats ever done but tear down and annihi- late? We admit of individual excep: tions—we speak of the party, Now, dear people, Christmas does ‘not mean revelry, drunkenness and cayousing. Let us also have a sane Christmas. Tur, Foren promises to make quite ‘a deal of improvements next year What we say editorially in| Tur Fonvat Is our personal opinion, and no one hag any right to censure us for our own belief, Every man has this same right. Because we think a thing (oes not make it. as we think it. Every person has @ right to his own opinion, though many people have no logical conclustons in their premises, A man ‘as a right to belleve that the world 8 flat, but he must give a sane, thest to. substantiate his opinion, A man who merely asserts a thing without |proot or reason is a fool. ‘There are also people who don't know and don't know that they don't Know—such a man is also a fool, A man who does not know and knows that he does not know, is simply ignorant and suscept- ible of being taught, HOLLOWAY MAKES ABLE ADDRESS. Mr. G. Arthur Holloway, who spoke before the Colored Y."M, ©. A. last Sunday, was well received and his address was highly pleas- ing to all who were out. He spoke feelingly and as one truly imbued with the Christian religion. ( af gs G SNS (ZO 7 CO by ay j ¥ GIETS FOR GHRISTAAS ¢ \ \ Je are expecting a Holiday Business larger than ever before and have made ; >. preparations far in excess of any previous year. s# We have in our Stock something to suit the most exacting taste, and will spare no time or effort in trying to furnish something for‘your particular case. a we we we a FOR LADIES FOR GENTLEMEN MISCELLANEOUS Bar Pins, Beauty Pins, Hat Pins, Se ae Hae Cae ney, and me any glass Dishes, i 4 Mo Erwr Ge aca me a MO a Brooches, gold filed, Chains, up trom 4,00; Seton ces. ae eee R a wees WE Seca ee eee Sotla gold Tings tp ftom sce 250 tp frome 4.50 « Bracelets, all newest pat 1.50 samtess op trom 8.50 Copper, up trom....... I. terns, up’ from ' Silver Military Brush Sets, Clocks, guaranteed, 1.00 Necklaces, large variety, up from : 4,50 up trom es f k Watches, gold filled, guar 700 wire™: : 506 spoons, per set.. E A anteed, up from ' Shaving Sets, silver plated Sterling Silver Tea Spoons, 3.00 Silver Toilet Sets, 450 re 2.00 per set 5 up from Gold handled Umbrellas, Quadruple Plated Bread 125 “ Sterling silver Manteure 35¢ from 3,50 Tray : . 0 omen oe Ae oe oh Rear aling pele in leather 4,00 a and Forks, per Me 2.15 i 7 up from es C Vacuum Bottles, 2.50 Siler bass and conper 115 Silver Mesh Bags, full stze, up from wees Serving Trays, up from 1. ‘ Meceramay tr) ara F , ‘ e ; 522 South Side b & A The Popular Price ¥ Square Go ln Can QTM? © eeies DECATUR CHURCH DIRECTORY ARTIOCE See ses SU NCE, 620 Spring Ave. Rev. J. A. Crockett, Pastor, Res, 846 West Decatur St R. Oliphant, Church Clerk, Res $20 Clinton St Edward Motley, Superintendent Sun. day School. SUNDAY SERVICES. Sunday School ....sesess0++ 9:30am, [Preaching ...... 0 eee+e+e++-21:00.a, m BoVaP. Uiecsceccdsnesss,. G00 pom /Preaching ...... sscceresees 8:00 p.m WEEK MEETINGS. Willing Workers, Tuesday. ..9:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, ‘Wednesday..§:00 p.m Sewing Circle, Friday........2:30 p.m Choir Meeting, Friday.......7:80 p,m. ‘Mrs, Mollie Medlock, President Willing Workers, Mrs. Felta ‘Thompson, President Sew- ing Circle. Mrs, M. Kemp, Secretary Sewing Cirete, Mrs. Hertha Benton, Chureh Chorister, Miss Willie Pearson, Church Organist. ST. PETER'S A. M. B, CHURCH. 586 Spring Ave J.T. Morrow, Pastor, Res, Parsonage. SUNDAY SERVICES. Allen Junior League........ 9:20am Preaching ...ccee. secseees 10:45 a.m, Class Meetings 5 .....c0..012215 p.m, Sunday School v....cccccce5 2:80 p.m Allen Senior League........ 6:30 p.m, Preaching ..eceee sesseeee 745 Dem, OFFICERS. Sceretary Trustee Board—Rev. J. W. Woodford; Residence, 509 8, Wagnor St. Secretary Steward Board—D. W. Me- Murray; Residence, 1209 W. Decatur St. SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS. Carl L Watkins. ......Superintendent Miss Caddie Kelley..........Secretary Res, 848 Colfax St. LITERARY CLUB. Mark Cummings ...........«President ALD. Cleel ...ceeccc0cs00.+.Seoretary CHOIR OFFICERS. Mrs. E. N, Morrow.......+.-Chorister Miss Corrine Blanton.........Organist WEEK MERTINGS. Official Board, Monday......8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Tuesday... .8:00 p.m. Literary Club, ‘Thursday.....8:00 p.m Choir Meeting, Friday.......7:80 p.m. Sewing Circle, Friday........2:30 p.m SEWING CIRCLE OFFICERS. Mrs, Jane King...........+..President Mrs. Annie Browner.........Secretary UNION BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. F. P. Thornton, Pastor. Residence, 1110 1. Woods St. SUNDAY SERVICES. Sunday School ..........66+..10a.m, Preaching «..+.--+.+.-+0-¢+-.-dha.m, Preaching ...c.cceccceceeeeee 8 eM, Be PP Uresersscttncse 446080 pul MID-WEEK SERVICES. Preaching, Wednesday ........-8 p.m. Prayer meeting, Friday........8 p.m. Lord’s Supper each third Sunday. All are cordially invited to attend. 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EITHER PHONE 598 Get Your Order in Early for Christmas ALL KINDS OF CANDIES AND NUTS FRUITS tiie tatters Sree youd. ae FRUITS Apples, Bananas, Dates, Figs, Grape Fruit and Cranberries CHRISTMAS TREES--HOLLY California Wines and Kentucky Whiskies for Family Use. All goods promptly delivered. Satisfaction Guaranteed. ’ \ > 1 O'BRIEN BROS. BOTH PHONES 598 129-131 NORTH SIXTH | ENTERPRISE | SAVINGS BANK The People’s Depository We do a general banking business. Deposits received subject to check. Interest paid on average balances quarterly. Penny Savings Department for children in which deposits are received from 1c up. The ‘Black man’s hope’’ lies in this institution. ENTERPRISE SAVINGS BANK Eleventh and Washington Sts. Champaign and Urbana. Rey. S. 8. Seisson, of Danville, conducted revival services at Salem Baptist Church last week. Four persons were added to the ehureh, Rey. Ernest Hall, D. D., the newly elected missionary of the Wood River Association, was in town on business this week. Rev. J. M. Owens, pastor of Salem Baptist Church, left this week for Arkansas on business. Mrs. B. F. Crushon, of 1307 West Hill street, is reporter for ‘The Forum. Send her your news items. Subscriptions will be Accepted for a Limited Time to the ST. LOUIS WEEKLY ISSUED TWICE EVERY WEEK Send One Lollar promptly and you will get this great SEMI-WEEKLY newspaper two full years. Or send One Dollar with another name and the paper will be mailed one year to you and also one year to the other subscriber Two large papers every week. Eight or more pages each Tuesday and Friday. All the news ofall the earth in continuous and connected form. Complete and correct market reports. Ably edited de- partments for the home and for the farm. Many features of interest and value to every member of the family. Republican in politics. Conservative, dignified, truthful. Reliable, progressive, up to date. DON'T MISS THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER BARGAIN EVER OFFERED You will find the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT invaluable during the coming year. Send your order TO-DAY or write for free sample copy to Globe Printing Co., St. Louis, Mo. Rey. G. W. Jones, pastor of the A. M. E. Chureh, paid off some long standing debts against the chureh. Caesar’s famous words to the Roman Senate on crossing the Rubicon may be justly ap- plied to Rey. Jones, veni vidi vici. Rev. Cottman, P. HE. of the Springfield district, _ passed through town on his way to Dan- ville to hold quarterly meeting over thirty young people of color or students in the State Univer- sity here, along with Japanese, Chinese, Americans and other na- tionalities. ‘The colored youth is to be found in every phase of American life seeking to be a good citizen and adding to the coun- try’s per cent of intelligence. Rev. MeWilliams, State Mis- sionary, will preach at Salem Bap- tist Church morning and evening Sunday, the 18th of December. Mr. and Mrs. E. G, Dean enter- tained Revs. S. Seisson, J. M. ‘Owens, M. H. Spencer at dinner Taney | Rev. M. H. Spencer preached at Salem Baptist and the A. M. E. Churehes on Sunday. Sunday, Rev. Jno. Rivers and wife entertained Rey, and Mrs. Owens, Rev. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Crushon, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hawkins at dinner. eT eee ee 3 ‘THE FORUM OFFICE: , 3 : has been moved to ‘ 3 3 119 N. 8th Street ; THE MASONIC BLDG. 3 Old Phone 3806 j 3 We will soon be neatly arranged for 3 the reception of customers : and friends 3 | ~~ 3 ) 4. : Bring your Job Work and matter for : : publication to : : 119 N. EIGHTH STREET: a J. B. OSBY ...Real Estate... Farm and City Property Bought, Sold and Exchanged. If you are Thinking of Buying a FARM or a CITY HOME please call and see me 522) E. Adams St. » Bell Tel. 423 SPRINGFIELD, ILL. __ The members and friends of the Second Baptist church, located in Lincoln, Ill, are very proud of their new pastor, who has only been in charge for two months. The Rey. J. W. Wesley was well received by the patrons and friends of the church and already realize the wonderful and suceess- ful work in whieh the pastor is en- gaged, He is working for the in- terest of the chureh along all the avenues and is busy ploughing all the fields that need spiritual eulti- vation. More eneregetie and conseien- tious church work has been accom- plished during the two months of his administration than had been accomplished comparatively in the two years’ history of the church. Rev. Wesley is quite a diplomat in raising money, and in inereas- ing the membership of the church. During the three weeks’ conseera- tion the revival was quite a spirit- ual uplift and success and by the powerful influence and touching sermons of the pastor, the weight of the ‘‘revival’’ was felt through- out the community. Many men, women and children were brought into the fold, All are rejoicing over the gospel victory and are quite willing to join hands in praise and thanksgiving by chant- ing, ‘‘All hail, our banner shall not trail in the dust.’’ NOTICE You can secure any of the colored newspapers by calling at : ‘ : : ; THE FORUM ; Office: , 119 North Eighth Street ; Also, books by Negro Authors—Dunbar’s Works ; and tracts from Kelley Miller. ‘The leading papers : are The Age; The Freeman; The Planet; Dallas; Texas, ; : Express; Washington, D. C., Bee, and the Chicago , papers. ALL KINDS OF MEATS VEAL, LAMB, MUTTON, PORK AND BEEF Oysters, Celery, Lettuce, Radishes, Green Onions, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Parsnips, Rutabagas. BUFFALO NEWS. Mrs. Mary Belcher of Mechan- iesburg entertained at her home on Saturday a number of her friends at a kitehen shower in honor of Miss Emma Rucker, who is to wed Mr. Emery Harrison of Indiana, ‘Those present were: Mesdames John Ceeil of Cornland, Ill, James Marshall, Benj. Eng- lish, Edward Young, William Bon- aparte, Emanuel Bonaparte, Chas. Watts, Thos. MeDaniel, Stonewall Rucker of Mechaniesburg, James Graze; the Misses Mable Hopkins, Jesse Belcher, Emma Rucker of Mechanicsburg, Misses Mary Mar- shall, Mattie Perry, Edith English and Nina Pope. A delightful time was spent by all and at closing an excellent two course luncheon was served. ‘The hostess received many useful pres- ents. SERVICES AT PLEASANT GROVE. The weekly services at Pleasant Grove Baptist will be as follows: Christmas tree, Saturday even- ing, Dee. 24. Preaching Sunday morning, Dee, 25, at 5 a.m. and during usual Sunday hours, Christmas program Monday evening, Dee. 26. Public cordially invited. Rev. S. L, Edwards, Pastor. MATTOON NEWS NOTES. Rey. Cooper is on the sick list Mr. Alfred Broady, an old. res- ident of Mattoon, is quite ill in his rooms on Western avenue. ‘The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Woodfork died — last week after a few weeks’ illness. Mrs. R. Stull, Miss Anna Lamont and brothers, of Paris, attended the funeral, which was held Mon- aa The Misses Perrys, teachers in the Indianapolis High School, and Miss Jessie Lee, teacher in the St. Louis school, are spending their holiday vacation in Mattoon the guests of their parents. Misses Iva and Izetta Smith spent a few days of this week in Champaign, Madames W. Hartwood, H. An- derson, A. Carter and Misses Iva and Tzetta Smith formed a party to Charleston Friday evening, be- ing the guests of Mrs, Arthur Porter. Mrs. B. Williams has returned from an extensive visit through the South. Mrs. Margaret Nickens, of Champaign, is spending Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Sara Potts, Santa Claus will see you all, pro- vided you have been good. OUR OWN : DRESSED POULTRY. Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys Or Dressed to Your Order. : es ; re F i ah si om % fee ai eee i fae ga 8 Pee. oe a y a — _ a 4 | pele rere ON “ ry ae Dunbar’s Books are on sale at Tue Forum Office SECRET SOCIETIES. Central Lodge No. 3, A. F. and A. M. brevis every Hit ahd fourth Weanes- day tigit at Masonie Mail, Ly North mighth “street. M, VANTREACE, W. M. WYALT JOUABUN, See. St. John’s Chapter No. 2, H.R. A. M. Meets every thind Wednesday night-at Masonic Hal, HY North kighth St THOMAS DONNIGAN, See'y. ‘Ivanhoe Commandery No. 3, ‘Knights Templar. Moots every tuurthe Hiday night at Masonie Hall, 119 North gnth St WM. NOBLE, B.C. THOMAS DONNIGAN, Ree'de, Charles Young Lodge No. 103, Bb. Oe. Mects every first and Uiltd ‘Tuesday at Masonic ‘Halk 119 North Eighth St ‘A. Bender, Exalted Ruler. J. W. GRADY, Sec'y. Lincoln Monument Lodge No. 1, GU. 0. 0. F- Meets every first aid thitd ‘Tuesday at Thirteenth aid Madison ‘Sts GEO. ROLLINS, N. . A. BENDER, Secretary. Golden Gate Temple No. 2, Knights of ‘Tabor. Meots every rst and thitd Monday at Masonie Halt. 119 North Bighth St FLW. MART, CM THOMAS WARRICK, C. 5. ULB. F. Meets every second ‘and fourth ‘Tues: day at Masonic Hall 11 'N. Eighth St. BENS. LUCAS, W. Mt E. T. GORUM, W, Sec'y, Capitol City Ne. 12, K. of P. Moot Rt Manohies Halt 119 °K. ioighth sc levery' tat and $a Moiaay” WE, ©. c. J. Marotd White, Ki of HS. Today is Saturday, pay for Tue Forum. wen ge Pee es be He te ah 4 WE cARE OFFERING FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, THE WEEKLY THE GREATEST RE- PUBLICAN PAPER IN THE U. S., and One Year for $1.50 Both for the price of one. This means yearly subscriptions paid in advance. P. E. COLEMAN HOME-KILLED Fresh, Salt aud Cored MEATS £ vast ore 40, $5 & $6 TROUSERS or FANCY VEST Free With Every Suit and Overcoat Order GIVE HIM A CALL BRICK STORE, 13TH AND WASHINGTON STREETS REV. EDWARDS, Pastor. Services, Sunday at ... 11:00 a.m. School at ... 11:00 a.m. Evening Service at ... 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at ... 8:00 p.m. Grace M. E. Church, Fourteenth and Brown Sts. REV. W. M. ALLEY, Pastor. Services, Sunday at ... 11:00 a.m. School at ... 9:30 a.m. Evening Service at ... 8:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at ... 8:00 p.m. Jon Baptist Church, Twelfth and Mason Streets. Services, Sunday at ... 11:00 a.m. B. Y. P. U. at ... 9:00 a.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at ... 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Holy Communion first Sunday of each month. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Zien Baptist Church, Ninth and Carpenter Streets. REV. A. W. WILLIAMS, Pastor. Sunday Service at ... 11:00 a.m. School at ... 11:00 a.m. B. Y. P. U. at ... 8:00 p.m. Evening Service at ... 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church, Eighth and Miller Streets. RIVV D. MATE, Pastor. Sunday Services at 11:00 a. m. Sunday School at 9:15 a. m. Sermon at 8:00 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. Svona A. M. E. Church RV. WM M. COLLINS, Pastor. Sunday Services at 10:45 a. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Evening Service at 7:45 p. m. Official Board Meeting Mon- days at 8:00 p. m. Prayer and Praise Meeting Wednesdays at 8:00 p. m. Sunday School Teachers' Meeting Thursdays at 8:00 p. m. Choir Rehearsal Fridays at 8:00 p. m. Old Time Methodist Church, Nineteenth and Cook. REV. N. GRIFFIN, In Charge. Sunday Services 10:30 a. m. Sunday School 1:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting 3:00 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Tuesday 8:00 p. m. Holiness meeting every Thursday evening. SECOND SEVENTH DAY ADVEN- IST CHURCH. Fifteenth Street, Between Brown and Stuart Streets—Elder L. W. Browne, Pastor. Sabbath School 10:00 a. m. Sabbath Service 11:00 a. m. Missionary Volunteer Soci- ety Meeting 8:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 8:00 p. m. Sunday Evening Service 8:00 p. m. Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Fifteenth Street, between Washington and Jefferson Streets. REV. J. H. DOSWELL, Pastor. Services Every Sunday at ..... 8:00 p. m. Sunday School at ..... 2:30 p. m. Instruction Every Wed., at ..... 8:00 p. m. Last Sunday evening Rev. Morrow talked to the boys, talked to them almost exclusively, told them of a "View of Life," carried them from infancy to boyhood and on to manhood; showed them how, when they came into the world, their lives were blank; and how, as time rolls on, the many vicissitudes make their lasting impression; appealed to them to allow these impressions to be good ones, and ended with a peroration born of Christian pathos. The young men occupied conspicuous seats, easy of access from the pulpit. But try as he might, the Rev. Dr. Morrow could not drag a one of them to the altar with a mule team, metaphorically speaking, as it were, by means of which they had been gradually coaxed to their places in the front pews. Occupying the aforesaid were Decatur's most eminent young social leaders, and followers. There was Herb and there was Lunie; there was Brownie and Dwight; and the rest, all of whom shifted listlessly in their seats while the Rev. Dr. Morrow expostulated. The sermon was a well thought out one and should have a lasting impression on the boys. Mrs. Clark, formerly of this city, and who had three times attempted to commit suicide, finally succeeded in doing so this week in the southern part of the state. At a musical last night, Blind Harris, who has had fifteen years' experience in all parts of the country, held the attention of the audience for an hour and a half here. Prof. Harris had no support on his programme and varied it with recitations and demonstrations which were very pleasing to his hearers. The audience was not very large, but appreciative, and it is to be hoped that there will be a much larger one to greet him on his return, should we be fortunate enough to have him again. Mrs. Anna Williamson, formerly of Decatur, died in Paducah, Ky., this week and was brought here for burial. Dr. Morrow preached the funeral to a very large assemblage, reviewing the life of the deceased, whom he said was a former member of his church, a good Christian woman, and a member in good standing. Mrs. Williamson left Decatur about twenty-eight years ago, having lived since that time in Metropolis and Padueah, where she died. She raised several orphan children, among them being Mr. James Houston. Mrs. Amanda Caldwell lived with her quite a number of years, as did Mrs. Orr. She leaves a husband and one son. Mrs. James Thompson is still in Kentucky at the bedside of her father, who is expected to die at any moment. Mrs. Thompson will attend him to the end. Mrs. Neicie Hunt, father and sister, who arrived in the city from the South this week, left to attend the bedside of their son and brother, Tom, at Jacksonville, who now lies at the point of death. Phoebe Nan, the beautiful little daughter of Mrs. O. B. Clanton, 511 Spring avenue, was pounced upon and severely bitten by a vicious bull dog this week belonging to a white neighbor, Mrs. Tabor Wright. The doctor examined the place and pronounced that it was neither dangerous nor fatal, but announced that the dog should die, which, friends of the family say, was a foregone conclusion. From the testimony taken it developed that the dog was in the habit of jumping at pedestrians, having bitten or attempted to bite a number of other persons in the neighborhood. Officers, some of whom are relatives of the family, are on the trail of the animal and say that he will be killed on sight. The child is resting easily, outside of mourning the loss of eleven cents which she held in her hands at the time of the incident. Prof. H. T. Kealing, of Nashville, erstwhile editor A. M. E. Church Review, is now at the head of the Western University of Kansas. Kealing is one of the great Negroes of the race—one of the mighty men in the realm of thought. He is not coming. He is here. He is the ripe fruit, a tree of knowledge planted by the rivers of water. The casting of his lot with the Kansas University is a distinct acquisition to the great and growing west. The Dallas Express sees in Kealing a great light, the effulgence of whose rays lights up and beautifies and encourages all that restless realm which stretches beyond the Mississippi.—Dallas (Texas) Express. 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All others local, —~- pust DIRT SMOKE CINDER® J. P. ROBERTS. Manager . P. ROBERTS A ee: : be é FF Sal For Shoes and Shoe Repairing. Does the very Best Work. Old Tal. BOIS. sk 1707 E. Capitol Ave. 4 Merry Chrismas pa FT as SEE John Vetter FOR Ice, Coal and Wood BOTH PHONES 1005 East Carpenter St. County 904 R. 4, Old Phone EDWARD M. WILLIAMS ORDER YOUR COAL ECONOMICAL COAL CO. ALSO FEED AND PRODUCE Old ee, 224 N, 6th St. Springfield, tH, Your - Credit - is - Good MEN'S AND Laptes’ CLOTHING on ( REDIT AWEEK 5Qc, aw-ck H. WOLFSON CRED!T CoO. alc SOUTH SIXTH sr. BEN KIRMAN THE TAILOR CLEANING, DYEING, REPAIRING AND PRESSING OF LADIES’ AND GENTS’ GARMENTS WHILE YOU WAIT Clothes Bought and Sold Hats Cleaned and Re-Blocked Springfield, Illinois ENTERTAINS CLERGY. Under the management of Mr. B. H. Bellamy, president, the Colored Y. M,C. A. entertained the colored ministers and a few other gentlemen at luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. quarters, 8191% East Washington street, last Wednes- day at noon. The affair was in the nature of a conference, and quite a pleasant time was spent Those present were: Revs. A. W. Williams, B. L. Ivory, D. J. Tate, J. M, Smalley, Cole, Messrs. R. A Boyd, J. E. Thompson, 'T. W. Watr- rick, E. T. Gorum, Wm. Noble, Attorney A. M. Williams, B. HL Bellamy, E. L. Rogers, ‘The ob- ject of the meeting was to encour- age the Y. M. C. A. movement. THE MENTAL DEVELOPMENT CLUB. The Mental Development Club, the social adjunct of the U. F. B. and 8. M. 'T. Lodges, gave quite an interesting entertainment and lit- erary program at the residence of J. M. Mosby, 1107 EB. Jefferson street, last Monday evening. This lodge proposes to give these social fetes every month. The program consisted of the following: Paper, Mrs. R. A. Byrd; solo, Mr. Rufus Nelson ; piano, Miss Hortense Mos- by; voice, Mrs. Roie Hunter; re- marks, Mr. B. H. Lueas, GRAND CHRISTMAS CARNI- VAL. “Our Grand Midwinter Carni- val,”’ commencing Dee. 28 and lasting for three suecessive nights, will be a grand and especial “Holiday Treat’? and we hope and expect to have a grand, gay performance each evening. Not a ‘single’ person can afford to miss the ‘Carnival.’ There will be a lady comedian to entertain on the first evening, a fiddlers’ contest another evening, and you can't afford to miss any perform- anee, The voting contest is now opened until the Carnival ends Those desiring to vote can cast their vote at 1 cent per vote. The votes will be east at The Forum Office, 119 North Eighth street. Those young ladies in the popular contest are as follows: Miss Marie Rice, Miss Katie MeElroy Miss Pearl Loomis. Notice!—‘‘The Old Time Fid- dlers’” must be prepared to meet at The Forum office by Dee. 28, 1910. RACE PATRONAGE. When we speak of “race patron- age” and urge Colored people to patronize Colored businesses, we do not mean that they should draw the “eolor line,” and not patronize other people who are in business of the same kind, Such a poliey would be dangerous and non-reciprocal. It would also be absurd, because we all get a large share of our patronage from other than Colored people. Lut we do mean that you give everv Colored business man a part of your trade. «here are businesses which almost do- mand the Colored patronage. Amonc those are: The undertaking business. The reason is obvious. Colored people should also give their loyal support to the Negro societies and the Neg-o business employing colored girls and boys, simply because this is che wily way these boys and girls get this kind of employment. We do not ask you to trade with a man because, per se, he is a colored man, but because {1 is the only way we can hope to make positions for the young man and woman. ® Another thing is needed badly namely: Competent young men and womon to hold these positions. !n connection with this competency there must be energy, thrifi and politeness. Colored business men must also he polite and considerate, ‘They mui treat their customers with the same politeness and be as affabl> as ovher business people, if not more +0. !f seems that we all can benefit by studying and ascertaining our various shortcomings and when We shall hive found them remedy them. DANVILLE. READY FOR WINTER? The best way to avoid “Grip” and “Colds” is through wearing the proper footwear. Don’t ex- periment. Buy Shoes that won't go back on you at the first test. “DOROTHY DODD” Waterproofed boots a protection against cold and slush. Always reliable. Much cheaper than a doctor. © Someries FA. nanonnmany EGG FMis2CO, ae 125 W.S.0 - SPRINGFIELD, avev. ©. scisson, the pastor of the Second Baptist Church, corner Oak and Townsend streets, enter- tained Rev. M. IH. Spencer, The Forum representative, this week. Mrs. H. Blanche, of 906 Oak street, is somewhat indisposed, Mrs. G. D. Hayes, of Oak street, is on the sick list. Mrs. Knowles is quite sick, She is an inmate of the Elizabeth Hos- pital. Mrs. Allie Berry is preparing the children and young people of the Seeond Baptist Chureh for Christmas program. Rey. «I. W. Brown, pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church, reports his parish in splendid condition, Rey. Sharp, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, bap- lized twenty-one candidates and raised a large collection for the erection of a new house of wor- ship. Rey. S. S. Seisson, pastor of the Oak Street Baptist Chureh, has a beautiful house of worship. He numbers some of Danville’s most progressive and thorough-going citizens. ‘The Reverend is a good gospel preacher, a genial spirit, to know him is but to admire him for his most excellent traits and Christ-like spirit. Dr. T. M. Henderson performed " suecossful operation on Mrs. Geo, Hughes, who was suffering from tumer. ‘The operation was successful. The patient is doing well and was able to eonverse flu- ently with the doctor a few min. utes as soon as the last suture was tied. As a study in thrift and eco: homies, we want to point our young men to Mr. William Beeler, head of the Beeler Transfer & Storage Co. Mr. Beeler has dem- onstrated that the young colored man who has the push can build up a paying business in the same territory with white competitors. He receives a large white trade because of his ability and effi- ciency to do the thing he is ex- pected to do. He has proven be- yond a doubt that easte prejudice ean be eliminated to a large de- gree by persistent, straightfor- ward business methods. J.W. SLAUGHTERS p PANTATORIUM ana CA ‘ ITAL C ITY Talloring Establishment SUTS AND OVERCOATS Made to Order from $18.00 up ’ if Fit and Workmanship Guarantees y) ; French, Dry and Steam Cleaning is be ae \" ‘5 Repairing and Alterations . of all kinds ; Bell Phone S24 Prompt Delivery 109. S. Fourth Street, : : Springfield, Il. ; . 1 ; Christmas Gifts —AT pe ore 7 , ; - Our Immense Stock of : . - Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Cut Glass, Hand Painted China, Silverware, Clocks, Novelties, Ete, } Must ie dlosed out regardleas of yout by danhory tat; 1912 . We will positively save you money on every purchase, You ; can make one dollar do the work of two as long as we have an - article left. All we ask of you is to get our prices before buy : ing elsewhere fhe following low prices should convinee you LEE SE See ce led crown nse 7 aval Beekter! 10° OO Pu ee 8.50 ize 2byear oldie Hons cate, 18 Jews Bai 11.50 1 ae years ie one a 18 evel Smt Bond 4 gS SEY : 12 sine 20-year gold filled Crown case, 15 Jewel Waltham 12.75 Fine Cu Gio Water So Perak Tomes and Pas, gg oe a | from _ 1.50 E Fine (ple pated Knives and Fork, ocular $378 valve, BSE F stating Bier ‘Ten. Spoonn) ver Fa 2.50 : toute s’ solid gold Set Rings, extra heavy, up 1.00 Fine sold gold Lact, ire se, up aoe ua Gok Te Pine, 75c pene oe Sal attens. oe 1.25 aos oes a Large hand-painted Plates, regular $2.50 va 1.45 | String Silver Sowvente Spoon uy aa. Every other article will go at the same low prices : Ostermeir & Trunk | George Schnepp, Prop. : 518 E. Monroe Street Springfield, Illinois : EAST ST. LOUIS NOTES. Mr. Henry Pieket, of Prairie Du Rocher, made a business trip to East St. Louis this week Mrs. Maggie Mitchell and daughter, Miss Virginia, made a trip to St. Louis to do their Xmas shopping. Mr. Ed. Johnson and Miss Mary Graham, of this city, were mar- ried Dee. 1, 1910. Mr. Seott Love and Miss Carrie Seott were hound in the holy bonds of matrimony. Mr. P. Golson has purchased a new and better graphophone to entertain his friends. Mr. Ed. Johnson, a groom of three weeks, was seriously injured while at work in the American steel foundry. Miss Henrietta King is the guest of her sister, Miss Susie King, of Gaty avenue. Miss Charlston is able to resume. her work again at the Lineoln High School. ~ Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Hollins en- tertained at Incheon Sunday a number of friends. Mr. Henry Thomas is on the siek list. Mrs. Mattie Stevens, who has been very sick, is much improved. Mrs. Eliza Johnson is very ill at her home on Gaty avenue Mr. Adam Craft, coming in at a very late hour Saturday night, was held up by robbers who held a revolver in his face and de- manded his money. He recovered all his money. Mr. Rufus Birthwright died at Chega eae cig ecblales cttdianetna Ap-e-b NATIONAL NEWS. It appears that W. H. Lewis, recommended for Assistant Attor. ney General of the U. S,, will not get the place Wm. Lorimer, U. 8. Senator from illinois, was exonerated of the charges preferred against him in connection with the legislative eles onan. A weekly paper devoted to the interests of the whole people. Entered as second-class mail matter February 24, 1904, at the postoffice at Springfield, Ill., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. One Year ..... $1.50 One Month ..... 15c Per Copy ..... 5c E. L. Rogers, Editor and Manager. J. B. Osby, Associate Editor. M. H. Spencer, General Agent and Correspondent. Saturday, Dec. 24, 1910. NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Corner Eighth and Miller Sts. Editor of The Forum. Dear Sir:—In response to your request, I beg to speak a word for New Hope. First, permit me to say that I have read regularly The Forum J. W. WATKINS Cement Sidewalks, Gistern Building, Etc. Old Phone 3802 1007 S. 17th St. Springfield, Ill. FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR MINKY OR CURLY HAIR, IT'S USE MAKES STUDBORN, HARNS HAIR SOFTER, MORE FRIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO GMB AND PUT UP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTMOMIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES SHORT, MINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY. BEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITCHING OF THE SCALD AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENUINE, PUT UP IN 25* AND 50* BOTTLES WITH CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY YOU,WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES,SMALL SIZED BOTTLE,25¢ LARGE, SIZED BOTTLE,50¢ THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 216 LAKE ST.,DEPT. 5 8 CHICAGO,ILL. AGENTS WANTED. Rev. M. H. SPENCER Repres Fidelity Beneficial SICK AND ACCIDENT Admission 50c, Weekly Du Indemnity $1.00 to $5.00, D Office, 11th and With Enter Admission 50c, Weekly Dues from 5c to 10c, Weekly Indemnity $1.00 to $5.00, Death Benefits $100 to $200 Office, 11th and Washington Sts. With Enterprise Bank each week the past twenty months of my residence in Springfield. To me it appears that the history of the paper is unique and its existence a necessity. I would, therefore, commend our good editors, Messrs. E. L. Rogers and J. B. Osby, for the marked improvement that simply demands a subscription from every thinking Negro of our city and surroundings. The membership of New Hope consists of a body of Christian workers whose faith never failed them in the conviction that their cause and contention was a just one, of which the past ten years or more is a proof positive, and the present interest of the faithful followers is no less indicative. Against what great odds it has forged forward during the past years of its existence! There were times when all seemed loss and the place of its habitation seemed doomed to become desolate, but "Weary souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat, And conscious still of the divine Within them lie on earth supine, No longer." We come to the close of the old year feeling that some tangible success has attended our labors through the salvation of men and the collection of means to further the cancelling of the indebtedness of our church property, for which we bow in thanks to God for His blessing, and the public in general for their co-operation. Friends, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We wish for the management of The Forum unbounded success and many new subscribers in the coming new year. Announcements. Saturday, Dec. 24, at 8 p. m. Christmas tree and program, consisting of recitations, solos, etc. by the Sunday School pupils and friends. Chairmen of various committees, viz: Mrs. H. K. Wilson—Purchasing of presents and dressing tree. Miss Lora Logan—Program. C. R. Nolan—Christmas Tree. Sunday, Dec. 25, special Christmas service. The pastor, the Rev. D. J. Tate, will preach at both services. Faithfully, D. J. TATE. IS CHARGED WITH RAPE. Earl Thompson was arrested by Officer Bretz yesterday afternoon on a charge of rape committed on Lillian Truter. It is alleged that Thompson took the Truter girl, who is under 16 years of age, from a dance hall last night to a vacant house, where he committed the crime against her. Illinois State Register, .tuesday, Dec. 12. Note how tame this news note reads. It does not say that the man is a "big, burly brute," but merely "Earl Thompson." This is proper, but we are very sorry that these reporters do not act so wisely when the accused happens to be supposed to be "colored." Isn't it too bad? That is why we hold that such papers should be subject to a censor. We denounce all crime, but why magnify it on one race and minimize or obscure it on the other? Why not be broad and fair? NEW BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED. There has been organized here a new Baptist church. The name is to be, "The Corinthian Baptist Church." According to information obtained, the new organization springs from Union Baptist church. Any position taken by the Forum on the subject is not personal, for we have no prejudice in favor of either side; we do not register any kick, save one well seasoned with logic. When the rumor first went out that a few of the members were dissatisfied with the way talings went at the Union Baptist church, an, would organize a new church, Rev. B. L. Ivory to a pastor, we did not believe it, and did not think that Rev. Ivory would permit it to be done so far as was in his power to prevent, and now it proven to be true (the rumor). Every one is aware of the fact that to have a civilized form of government, there must be law; law means a rule of action. In this country we abide by the will of the majority, otherwise we would have no stable form of government; our churches and societies must have a system. If you do not go by the majority, then you are doomed. Suppose a majority would vote for a certain preacher, the minority would object, secede and start another church, then this new band would vote on some proposition, the majority would favor a certain thing, but suppose five or six out of twenty deserted and pulled out and started another church or lodge, as the case may be, and on *ad infinitum*, what kind of a state of affairs would obtain? Chaotic, of course. This is a fundamental principle and all sane people will concur in what we say. This contention is applicable to every form of government. You must abide by the majority, or else there is no system. How can there be? Suppose the Republicans in Congress resent the ruling of the forthcoming Democratic majority, and set up another House of Representatives, and elect their speaker, disregarding the will of the majority—the people—how long would this Republic last? In our churches and societies, we are testing whether or not we are capable of self-government. Disregarding the will of the majority and setting up another Baptist church, making a total of five in the city, is a dangerous precedent and a calamity, a sad error and a most untimely move in our opinion. GOVERNOR WILLSON OF KENTUCKY A HERO Gov. Augustus Wilson, of Kentucky, has proven himself a man of magnanimous proportions. Since assuming the highest position of that state, he has been wise in counsel, statesmanlike in affairs political and courageous in his executive functions. Last month he showed rare courage when he pardoned eleven Negroes at one stroke of his pen and came out flat-footed and stated why he did it—because he declared that they were inoffensive, lawabiding citizens, who were unjustly convicted and wrongfully sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary. The Negroes were charged with having killed a white man who was proven to have been in the mob. The governor contended the Negroes had a right to defend themselves against the mob of forty men who, without cause, were seeking to lynch one of the colored men then in jail waiting to be tried for the crime alleged in the indictment. We need man to uphold the majesty of the law as did Governor Wilson, whose name shall not perish, but have everlasting life, and whose deeds shall not be eradicated, but ever remain, shining out with effulgent beauty over the land. TOO MUCH GOSSIP, NOT ENOUGH WORK, We are sorry to learn that too many of our women are lax in their duty relative to helping to foster enterprises, whereby employment can be secured for their daughters. At their "Club Meetings" they should advocate the necessity of patromizing places where young Colored girls are employed. How many of them do it? How many of them go to Roberts' Shoe Store for shoes, Woods' for coal, Enterprise Bank for deposits, Union, White's, Thompson's, Duncan's, Hubbard's and Jackman's for groceries, etc.? We are forever erying because there are no places open to our girls, and yet when these places open the Colored women give them meagre consideration. We know there are exceptions, but this practice should be general; it should be heard in our pulpits, our lodges are too lax in this matter. We should also make a specialty of patronizing the white places that advertise in preference to the places that do not advertise. RACE PRIDE. The action of the Elks lodge in employing a white orchestra to furnish music for their annual ball is to be deeply regretted as indicating a lack of racial pride and unity. At this time when the race issue is so acute here in Springfield, thus making it more incumbent upon us all to lend our support and encouragement to Negro enterprises, it would have been but an act of justice and race pride had the Elks employed one of those splendid bodies of musicians known as Nix's and Hagen's orchestras, and thus furnished an example worthy of emulation. No white organizations now employ Negro orchestras. Then why should we not give the preference to our own? Springfield has had a long and arduous struggle to maintain creditable musical organizations and now that we have two splendidly and artistically developed orchestras they should be fostered and encouraged by our patronage. DON QUIXOTE. Be it Known to All That I have th's 1910 Commissioned Geo.W.Woodson & Co. N. W. Cor. 16th and Capitol Ave. DISTRIBUTERS OF ALL MY Christmas Sweetness AND Mew Year's Gladness Signed, Your Old Lover. Santa Claus FOR Grandpa or Grandma Father or Mother Brother or Sister The Little Ones What would be better for them than a nice pair of HOUSE SLIPPERS SEE THEM AT GRASER & REISCH 105 W. S. Square WALL PAPER NOW is the TIME to clean your house for the Winter. What is the use of looking at those old, dirty walls when you can get a whole room of Wall Paper Border, Ceiling and Side Walls, for 75c. We also have patterns at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and up. Painting, Paper-Hanging and Decorating. Estimates Furnished Prices Moderate C. E. McCOY Interstate Telephone 761 1225 E. Washington St. FOR THE BEST FRESH and SALTED..... MEATS FISH, ETC. always call at 11th and South Grand Ave. Saloon and Beer Garden Fine Wines, Liquors & Cigars Telephone 1898 15th & Washington Sts. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 900 S. 18th St. (Cor. 18th & Cass Sts.) meet you with a welcome, be surprised to find stock, upon your inspection, only superfine." medal and Snow White are the gems of flour— and sugar and the best of canned goods, my butter and pure lard, take your cooking be just as it should." s, coffees, candies and cakes be on your list when for your guests you prepare; consider your better half's taste ackle his palate with our groceries and care." "Will greet you with a welcome, You'll be surprised to find That our stock, upon your inspection, Is simply superfine." "Gold Medal and Snow White are the gems of flour— Eggs and sugar and the best of canned goods, Creamery butter and pure lard, Will make your cooking be just as it should." "Our teas, coffees, candies and cakes Should be on your list when for your guests you pr Always consider your better half's taste And tickle his palate with our groceries and care." "Gold Medal and Snow White are the gems of flour— Eggs and sugar and the best of canned goods, Creamery butter and pure lard, Will make your cooking be just as it should." "Our teas, coffees, candies and cakes Should be on your list when for your guests you prepare; Always consider your better half's taste And tickle his palate with our groceries and care." "To please our customers is our MOTTO, Prompt delivery we will give To those who order groceries from us, Regardless of where they live." GIFTS FOR YOUR BEST KID ET BOOK FROM Trunk Store to $25.00 INGTON ST. SARLOW TAILOR Overcoats R, $18.00 AND UP. ateed. French, Dry and Steam on given to Ladies' Work. R AND DELIVERED given to all work. GUARANTEED. E. Cor. 15th & Washington Sts. Free! Gold Fish And Fish Globe TO each lady making a pur- chase of 25c. or over Store EAST SIDE SQUARE SER'S purchase "We'll appreciate your patronage, Even an order from time to time; Just go to the Bell Telephone And call 1849." GIFTS GIFTS JUST THE THING FOR YOUR BEST KID A POCKET BOOK FROM La Bonte's Trunk St $1.00 to $25.00 416 WASHINGTON ST. A. A. HARLO THE TAILOR Suits and Overcoat MADE TO ORDER, $18.00 AND UP. Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. French, Dry and Cleaning. Special attention given to Ladies' Work WORK CALLED FOR AND DELIVER Prompt attention given to all work. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Old Tel. 3309 N. E. Cor. 15th & Washington Free Gold Fi And Fish G TO each lady making a p chase of 25¢. or over Claypool's Drug Store EAST SIDE SO HESSER' Big Purchase GIFTS GIFTS JUST THE THING FOR YOUR BEST KID A POCKET BOOK FROM La Bonte's Trunk Store $1.00 to $25.00 416 WASHINGTON ST. MADE TO ORDER, $18.00 AND UP. Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. French, Dry and Steam Cleaning. Special attention given to Ladies' Work. Free! Gold Fish And Fish Globe TO each lady making a pur- chase of 25c. or over Claypool's Drug Store EAST SIDE SQUARE We have secured the entire fall order of the Wyone Shoe Co., Valoosa, Ga., consisting of 1000 pairs of Women's Shoes, which we have placed on sale at These were made to sell for $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00. Don't Miss This Sale HESSER NORTH SIDE SQUARE SER'S DE SQUARE 1 Tuc INUN TIIT7 TOPE: APPROPRIATE, ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. : * , < You really should see the display of this, the leading Haber- ; : dashery, to fully appreciate its magnitude and variety. The sugges: ; © tions that are to be found here will furnish selection for many pleasing | $ Christmas Gifts, ‘Throughout the line the high standard and quality 1s £ maintained, and prices consistent with the values prevail here. : f Shop early and get first choice. : e ; * HOLIDAY NECKWEAR NIGHT SHIRTS AND PAJAMAS ~ SILK AND LINEN HANDKER. FUR CAPS : : CHIEFS SWEATER JACKETS ‘ t sILK HALF HOSE CARDIGAN JACKETS HOLIDAY UMBRELLAS LEATHER BAGS AND SUIT : g HOLIDAY Gtoves CASES FUR GLOVES LEATHER TOILET CASES ] : FANCY SHIRTS MILITARY HAIR BRUSHES IN ‘ SILK MUFFLERS LEATHER GASES : $ HOLIDAY HATS. LEATHER COLLAR AND CUFF % SMOKING JACKETS CASES : - t BATH ROBES LEATHER JEWELRY CASES . ; - ; - ; ; JOHN LUTZ - ; : - ’ : : Hatter and Men’s Furnisher ; ‘ ' : 204 South Sixth Street. * Mo geceseesbeseseseeteseosecesete noes eee cebebeebek ebebebobeledetetseceedeteteobeetes Visit s > H. Sallie’s New Furniture Store 726 E. Wash’ton St. ‘Tel. Main 3820 New and Second-Hand Furn- iture, Stoves, Ranges and Hardware we can Furnish your House Complete. Gbr Priess are Reasonable. Our Terms are Cash or Easy Payments CALL AND INSPECT The best place to trade on CLOTHING SHOES, HATS and FURNISHINGS AT- PHILIP SILBERMAN’S 121 S. Seventh St. SPRINGFIELD, - ILLINOIS Hartmann Bros. Wholesale and Retail Bakery Both Phones 527 900 and 902 E. Washington St. Springfield, - Illinois Outside Shipping Orders a Specialty a c VISIT Cc, H. JONES’ Soda Fountain Front of Gem Cafe 819 E. Washington St. All Popular Drinks, Hot and Cold ‘The only enterprise of its kind run by colored people in the City The PEERLESS Ice Cream Parlor —AND— Resturant Doing a Regular, Good, Steady Fish! Fish! Fish! Served in Any Style 1325 E. Mason St. MRS. L. FISHER, Prop. ¢MONEY TO LOAN | FROM $5.00 UP { On Househsld Goods, Horses and Wagons, Cows and other Chattels on weekly and monthly payments Easiest terms of any loan office in ‘the city. Everything Confidential. Plenty of money on hand. | B. GENAUST 121 SOUTH FOURTH STREET New Phone 1821 Old Phone 4280 For Plain and Fancy Sewing Mrs: E. L. Rogers 1505 South 17th Street Satisfaction Guaranteed Cliargeaiieasonahto Old Tel. 1622 ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC Office: 223 1-2 South Fifth Street American Cleaners Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing All Work Guaranteed French Dry Cleaning of Ladies’ and Gents’ Clothing. Goods called for and delivered. Prices reasonable. O. P. BERRY, Prop. 1808 E, Monroe St. Old Phone 3632 Edward Baumann Chas. T. Baumann BAUMANN BROS. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS (Deutsche Apotheke) Both Phones 654 YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED Corner 7th and Washington Sts. Bell Phone 2156 (912M Office Hours ) 2105 Dr. N. B. FORD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special Attention Given Diseases of Women, Childven and General Surgery Room 1 N. W. Cor. 7th and Adams Sts. SPRINGFIELD, - ILLINOIS BOLLMAN LAUNDRY. 723 BE. Washington St. Does first class work and prompt service. Our motto is to please. Goods called for and delivered. Our prices are reasonable. Give us a trial and be con- vineed. Call up 207, both phones. Geo, Boliman, Prop. & Mer. FURNISHED ROOMS. With or without Board, 1203 E. Washington Street. MRS. E. TERRELL, Prop. Dr. S.A. WARE, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. OFFICE:—627% East Adams street. HOURS: 10 a, m. to 12 m. 2 p.m, to 4 p.m. 7 p.m. to 9% ‘Telephone: (old), OMce: 3329. ae OO Tees., 1607-r-2 Calls promptly made. LOCAL NEWS. “A Merry Christmas to all.” Anyone wishing to buy a home, rent or build, see B. L. Ivory & Go., real estate dealers, 105 South Eleventh street. Mr. J. W. Slaughter and mother had tea with Rev, and Mrs. Geo. W. Wright of Bast Kansas street, on last Sunday evening. WANTED—Colored girls for cooks and housework, Apply at Illinois Free Employment Bureau, 3051, South Sixth street. | Mr. Roy Smith is fast recover- ing, having had a severe attack ‘of la grippe for the past week. The patrons and friends of the Organ Fund Association of St. Paul A. M. E. Chureh, are making great efforts to have the Organ placed in the church before Christmas. Mr. G. BE. Ousley, proprietor of the Gem Cafe, has been confined to his bed room for the past week, Dr. N. B. Ford, attending. 20 ibs. granulated sugar for #1 with 1 1b. of Gun Powder Tea at 60e, and 1 Ib. faney blend coffee, 40¢, at Thompson's, 1101 B. Wash- ington street. Sunday subjects of Rev. S. L. Edwards of Pleasant Grove Bap- ‘tst Chureh: 10:30 a, m., ‘The One Man’s Power.”’ 7:30 p. m., “The Power of God in One Hand.’’ 5:00 a. m,, general eove- ‘nant meeting. The Dunbar Literary Society, which meets every | Thursday night at Pleasant Grove Chureh, will render a special program ‘Thursday evening, Dee. 22. + FIRST CLASS upholstering and ‘general furniture repairing, James B, Bondman, 2020 B. Kansas street. New phone 420. | Miss Wilmette Lefrindge, who ‘has heen indisposed for some time, is much improved Buy a $3.50 cash order at Thompson’s and get a_ beautiful picture, nicely framed, free. A special Christmas program will be rendered at Grace M. ¥. Church, Fourteenth and Brown streets, by the Sunday School Sat- urday night, Dee. 24th. A Christ- mas tree will be loaded: with pres- ents for the children Mrs. W. L. Jones, 130 North Fourteenth street, has returned from Cairo where she buried her husband last weels Remember we have moved in the Masonie Hall, 119 North Eighth street. You will please heed the advice, read our excellent selection of ad- vertising and go to these adver- tisers for your trade, Those Colored dolls are at J. E. ‘Thompson’s. ‘The readers of ‘The Forum are urged to give the Union Grocery Co. their patronage, especially you who live in that vicinity, This is a deserving enterprise. “He who works with his hands only, is a mechanic ; he who works with hands and head is an artisan; and he who works with hands, head and heart is an artist.””— Ruskin, See Mrs. E. L. Rogers for dress: making, plain or fancy. Old Tele phone 4622. Mn J. P. Roberts, of the. shoe store, will leave for a visit to Mississippi to see his mother, Dec. 24. Our next edition will be out Dec. 31st. Mr. and Mrs. C,H, Morgan were indisposed last week. Home Protective Association ANNINAL, MieKothE een ee se es 33 i] v. Was > iE Bo ee oe 0 Mee eo 4 S i AMER ALE Y j Mat to ok we ee = 2 CP ai CMe Gee 3 tor PX Great " Fae : e THE HOM! PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, a Fraternal Insurance Company of Hannibal, Missouri, One of the most progressive and successful Insurance Fraternities of the Negro Race in the country. Young, vigorous and uptodate, It admits men and women on equal terms. Its plans and features are universal and popular. It furnishes terms on life, sick and accident protection by the National Fraternal Congress Mortality test with the Fraternal Congress rates. Thus guaranteeing absolute permanency. It has met and paid every just and equitable claim, Wanted—More gvod, reliable organizers who can produce business. For further Information address the Home Pro- tective Association of Hannibal, Missouri. OFFICERS ©. R MeDOWRLL, Chief Regent AR. CHINN, Imperial Counselor R, L. BEAL, Imperial Treasurer J. H, PELHAM, Imperial Secretary GEO. F. NEIL, Imperial Organizer. IMPERIAL ADVISORY BOARD WM. R. WARD D. J. TATE D. J. TATE, Local Agent. : Our Telephone is: Main, Bell 3806 Mr. Jos. Douglas is convalese- ing. Mrs. Josephine — Randolph. Brents is sick in the hospital. All the Christmas festivities are in readiness. Rey. J. M, Smalley and wife are considerably improved. The Christmas exercises at the various churehes will be elaborate. Mrs. ©. H. Jones was in Decatur last week on Christmas business. Mr. B. H. Bellamy returned to the city on last Friday, having spent over a month in Arkansas ‘on business. Mr. G. E, Ousley is much im, proved. Dr. Jas, Henderson was called suddenly to Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday morning, Dee, 14, to the bedside of his mother, who was reported (by telegram) to be seriously ill and not expected to live. The doctor responded to the sad and sudden eall by boarding the first train en route to Ten- nessee, LEGAL A. Morris Williams, Complainant's | Solicitor. State of Ilinois, Sangamon County-ss. ‘Cireuit Court, March Term, A. D. 1911, -_ Lelar Belle Madden vs. Robert Mad: den. In Chancery. "Affidavit of the unknown residence ‘of Robert Madden, defendant above ‘named, having been filed in the office ‘of the’ Clerk of the Circuit Court of ‘said County, notice is hereby given ‘to the said Robert Madden that the complainant filed her bill of com: piaint in said Court, in the Chancery side thereof, on the 6th day of De- cember, A. D. 1910, and that a sum- mons issued out of said Court against said defendant, returnable on the first Monday of March next, 1911, as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said Robert Madden, shall be and appear before the Sangamon County Ctrewit Court on the first day of the next term thereof, to be holden at the Court House, in the City of Springfield, on the first Monday of March, A. D. 1911, and plead, answer or demur to said ‘complainant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated will be taken as coniessed, and a decree en tered against you, according to the prayer of said bill. 3. 'T. JONES, Clerk. ADJUSTMENT NOTICE. Estate of Andrew B. Carter, Deceased. The undersigned, having been ap pointed Administrator of the estate of said deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the Probate Court of Sangamon County, Illinols, at the January Term thereof, which will be held at the Court House of said County, beginning on the 2nd day of January, 1911, at which time all per: sons having cloims against said estate are hereby notified to attend for the purpose of having the same adjueted. All persons indebted to said estate are also requested to make immediate pay- ment to the undersigned. Dated this ist day of November. 1910, : Joserm Carrer, Administrator. CHas, 8. Ginns, Attorney. ; want to know how many people read my ads. in the different ; papers, 80 Iam going to offer you an inducement to let me know you | read this one. ; | ‘To every person bringing a copy of this ad. to my store before | ; Dec. 18th | will give a USEFUL PRESENT with each pair of Sample ; Shoes bought at $2.45. 7 ; | want you to see for yourself that you not only save money but : ; you get the snappiest up-to-date shoes for Men, Women and Children | » for about half what you pay in the Regular High Rent Shoe Stores. | ; FIFTH AND MONROE ; : UNDER MITCHELL'S We do the Swellest Repairing at Reasonable Prices. ; See our Cuban and Spanish Heels 25 and 20 cents. ; : 3 pb 4-646466606000660040000064400440006666000000000000 | The Gem Cafe a | Quick Service. Brilliantly Huminated. | The Place to eat when hungry | Everything to suit you Regular Meals and Short Orders. | { ~—==Try our Pies==— { Special Attention given to Parties and Banquets Our Motto is—“To give more and better eatables for your money than any | other place in the City.” \ B19 E, Washington St eee: | FOR SALE OR TRADE. One six room house, with cel- lar, good conerete walks, toilet fixtures, good fruit in yard, lo- cated at 1036 West Elliott avenue. One seven room house in good repair, 126 North Fourteenth street. One new house, six rooms, just finished, northwest corner Four- teenth and Maple streets, Will trade for lots or smaller houses. Apply to C. H. Jones, 819 East Washington street. A dainty light luncheon was served to a party of friends of the “Bast End’? Tuesday evening at quite a seasonable hour, 9:30 o'clock. The delicious menu con- sisted of a rich oyster bouillon embroidered with crisp crackers and daintily prepared sandwiches. The surprising treat was given by Mr. Wm. Smith, of East Stuart street Mrs. M. L. Taylor Dress Making, Plain Sew- ing and Bushel Work. 2 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 3 1305 E. Capitol Ave. REISCH BREWERY CO City Brewery Their Bottle Beer Is Fine | Bock’s Special Can't be Beat Try it! sth Today is Saturday, pay for THE Forum, RELIABLE JEWELRY AT CLOSE PRICES Don't pay the big jewelers fancy prices until you see what we ask for the same watch. Our small room, cheap rent and low running expenses enable us to put this saving into the value. STRETCH YOUR CHRISTMAS SPENDING MONEY. It will be worth your while to stop and examine our pretty line of Christmas Novelties, Watches and useful gifts. Prices duplicated from any catalogue you bring us. No store on earth can beat our prices on standard jewelry. Visit this little shop, located at 207 South Sixth, opposite Bressmer's. BURSTEIN'S The Smallest Jewelry Store in Town. Cora Wells Chile Parlor and Short Orders 302 N 12th St. KONER ed Shoe Repairing Co. ved to ERSON ST. OE REPAIRING N. POSKONER Formerly with the United Shoe Repairing Co. has moved to 321 E. JEFFERSON ST. HIGH-CLASS SHOE REPAIRING Sewed Half Soles, 50c.; Ladies', 40c. E SHOES FOR SALE AT YOUR OWN PRICE. CALL AND SEE HIM SAMPLE SHOES FOR SALE AT YOUR OWN PRICE. CALL AND SEE HIM ark see the Line of Specialists S. P. Webster; Chair No. 3, J. W. of. G. A. Barksdale. Cutting, Shampooing, Electrical Image and Bleaching Old Baths. A. B. Stone, Shoe Shining Artist If it is Tonsorial Work see the Line of Tonsorialists We make a Specialty of Hair Cutting, Shampooing, Electrical or Hand Facial Massage and Bleaching Coal! Coal! Coal! For good Screened Lump Coal, Prompt Delivery, Full Weight and Good Service :::: :::: Call Either Phone 31 Woods Ice & Coal Co. Room 3 Gaiety Theatre Building No matter where you live—or what you do—you should know all about the great Union movement that is now sweeping over the country by leaps and bounds. Over 1,000 Unions already chartered—more than 60,000 memberships issued—all groceries and supplies furnished at wholesale cost—sick, injury, accident and death benefits—and "every honest claim paid before sunset on the day of final proof." 50c a month and up—easy to carry—you cannot afford to stay outside—get all the facts at once. A Few Field Marshalships Open. Join and you may have a Field Marshalship. Will have all benefits—also make money getting others. Hurry and be first. Write for complete plans. Send 10c (coin or stamps) for the Union Journal Magazine three months, with full particulars for taking out Beneficial and Protective membership with Field Marshalship. Address: The International Liberty Union of the World, 329 First Nat'l Bank Bldg. Covington, Ky. LOOK NATIVE SALVE DISCOVERED 3500 feet down in the earth. When the doctor fails try a box 25c, 50c, $1 Mrs. P. Taylor, Agt. 1721 E. Kansas Av. [Picture of a young man] [Name] DECATUR Two little colored boys, a revolver and a five dollar bill played the principal parts in an interesting romance last week. Mr. Jack Linson, who has made his home in Decatur for the last fifteen years, is the proud possessor of one of the little colored boys, the revolver and the five dollar bill—what was left of it. The other constituent was the personal property of Mrs. O. B. Clanton, 511 Spring avenue. One morning last week Mr. Linson left the five in question in the possession of his wife for the express purpose of buying some coal which had been ordered, and which was due to be delivered that day. Mrs. Linson carefully secreted the money under a saucer on the table where it would be impossible for burglarls to discover, and went on about her work. In the meantime, little Elton Linson was putting the finishing touches on his morning meal, and little Robt. Clanton, 10 years old, had left his home for school. The revolver lay tranquilly resting in its place in a secret drawer. Elton, having finished his repast, spied the money protruding from its hiding place, remembered the revolver, and animadvertised: "The Mexican revolution is at its height, on every hand Americans, our countrymen, are being cruelly murdered, shot down in the streets, compelled to flee at the point of the revolver, and the cannon—it is cowardice to hesitate longer." Robt. Clanton was still advancing on the school. Young Linson resolved to do the heroic snatching the money from its resting place under the saucer and searching out the hidden revolver, he ran at breakneck speed for the interurban station to board a car for Mexico. He had not gone far, however, when, by chance, he ran into little Robt. Clanton, told him of his intentions, and by moral suasion enticed him to accompany the expedition. The 9:25 was on time and when she pulled out carried with her two determined young adventurers. They got as far as Springfield and decided that the local was making entirely too slow progress. So, having purchased some riding gloves, a French harp and other necessary equipment, they rented some horses from a local stable there and set out on horseback. The time for which they had paid had expired and they had made little or no progress, and it became necessary to return the horses to their owners, which they did. In the meantime, truant officers, juvenile court attaches, teachers, friends and policemen were scouring the country for these young "runaways." They were not at school; they were not at home; they were not in jail; they could not be found on the streets; where were they, and where was the money? The revolver had also disappeared with the boys. The Linsons phoned to the Clantons; the Clantons phoned to the Linsons; they both phoned to the police headquarters. Nothing was seen or heard of them except that two little Negro boys were known to have purchased tickets that morning for Springfield. Private "Detectives" Jack Linson and Karl Monte were soon on the trail of the "bandits" speeding toward the capital city, where the "outlaws" were now holding a general consultation, having now turned in the animals and taken in all the "nickel shows." It was getting dark now, and something must be done. Already men in blue clothes and brass buttons had begun to look with suspicion on these two dark, queer looking objects. Young Linson remembered that there were some people there who were relatives of the family, a Mr. and Mrs. Mays on Second street. By great research and inquiry the place of their abode was discovered. They finally marched up, had themselves discovered and were received with open arms. The boys were closely questioned, however, by their relatives, who wisely took in the situation at a glance. Their time was short now, however, for in the midst of their revelry broke in the private "detectives." The young lawbreakers were captured redhanded with the goods. On their persons were found the grand total of $1.78, some peanuts, popeorn, and crackerjack. They were loaded into the next car and carried back to the scene of their crime—to the open arms of their weeping mothers, grand-mothers, aunts and the like. As a punishment, the boys were made to go to bed, sleep all night, and the next morning get up at 7:30 and eat an excellent breakfast. Skating on the ice by moonlight is the latest fad in Decatur. Our location, out of the high rent district, enables us to offer THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY ON Men's Suits and Overcoats Our stock is large and complete. We have hundreds of articles, many for the women, all marked at the Lowest Prices. It will pay you to trade at this store, where you always get the fullest value for your money, BETWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH. 1 CLOTHING, SHOES AND FURNISHINGS Dwight Clanton and Riley Jackson sprained one ankle each last Sunday skating on the river ice, but succeeded in convincing their parents that it was done while saying their prayers at the afternoon Sunday school; and, like the little boy who went in swimming against his mother's will, swore that while they had been skating, they had not been near the ice. Herbert Hurley is planning a trip to Springfield Monday after Christmas. Already he has engaged a costly room in a very fine hotel, and the police have been notified. Hurley will take over his own delegation from here. The erasing of the Buffalo Club from the map of Decatur is one of the best things that has ever happened to the city of Decatur, especially from the standpoint of the colored people. Last June when Wiley Casey came over here from Bloomington to establish the Buffalo Club, it was doubtless his intention to do a thing which would make it convenient for the young colored men of this city to have a decent place of leisure, but as time rolled on necessity changed conditions, and soon the club became a revelry for unpolished loafers. Instead of a resting place for young men of good character, it became a rendezvous for all manner of men, and for those who held no particular objection to any manner of corruption. And could not, of course, under the circumstances long exist. The young men connected with the place, who were convicted last week, are to be greatly pitied, because at heart they are men of good intentions, and really did not understand that the nature of the offense was as serious as it really was. The East End Shoe store is better able to accommodate its customers since Miss Ransom has been secured as clerk in the store. We will fit you with any kind of shoe you want at any time and if you can't come to the store, call old phone 3914. Will fit your feet up in your own home. If we fail to have exactly what you want, will get it for you, regardless of cost. Give us a trial. Respectfully, J. P. ROBERTS SHOE STORE 1707 E. Capitol avenue. COAL! COAL!! Order your coal of Wm. Reddick. Orders filled promptly Scavenger work done also. Good coal and full weight. Old Telephone 2563. Residence 1707 East Lawrence Street. Patronize the advertisers. Why not take advantage of this and buy your winter's supplies here at this store, where everything is marked at the Lowest Possible Prices? Men's Best Suits and Overcoats in all wool materials, blacks, blue, gray, brown, and all kinds of Fancy Patterns, such as sell around the square for $15 and $18, priced here at only..... $8.50 We show an endless variety at $10, $12 and $15 SPECIAL One lot of Men's Overcoats in black and blue kersley, good wearing garments, worth $8.00, special at $4.50 Bargains in Men's Furnishings and Shoes LOOK FOR NAME ON FRONT O LOTHE make the man, but they go a l oward sustaining his self respect You Don't Have to Pay The High Prices Either LOTHES we sell are MADE to s don't forget that! We've too many is to give inferior value to anybody you get the pick of the lot, and uties to choose from in the CLOTHES May not make the man, but they go a long way toward sustaining his self respect. And You Don't Have to Pay Tailors' High Prices Either The CLOTHES we sell are MADE to sell and WEAR; don't forget that! We've too many pleased customers to give inferior value to anybody. If you are early you get the pick of the lot, and there are some beauties to choose from in the ...NEW... ALL AND WINTE ...LINE... $10.00 to $35.00 125 Boys' Over We will duplicate any p Hats and Clothing give Hall & Boys' Overcoats at 1-2 duplicate any prices on Furnishin and Clothing given by mail order all & Herri 125 Boys' Overcoats at 1-2 Price We will duplicate any prices on Furnishing Goods, Hats and Clothing given by mail order houses FIFTH AND ADAMS STREET Fish and Chetling SUPPER At 1015 E. Washington St. TONIGHT ALL INVITED --- Established 20 Years 617 WASHINGTON ST. THESE but they go a long way g his self respect. have to Pay Tailors' es Either are MADE to sell—and We've too many pleased value to anybody. If you k of the lot, and there are om in the W... D WINTER NE... oats at 1=2 Price ices on Furnishing Goods, en by mail order houses Herrick A. JACKMAN & SON Dealers in GROCERIES AND COUNTRY PRODUCE Your trade solicited Phone, Old 4647 2104 E. STUART