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THE FORUM HON. RICHARD YATES. Who, it is said, if he is a can with three or four men, is sure of domitable strength is yet a power THE 74TH ANNUAL SESSION if he is a candidate for Governor, in the race then, is sure of the nomination, as his once in- s yet a power. He may be a candidate. River Baptist Union, beginning the Pleasant Grand avenue Monroe streets, and avenue and the north four ninth street. r, 1011 s 17th Rev. J. A. Crockett and Mrs. S. Blanford, 819 South 15th street. Rev. T. L. Smith and Mrs. Bellamy, 308 North 15th street. Rev. J. W. Gaines and Mrs. J. Bendergrass, 1526 South 17th street. Rev. J. Deshereds and three more. Mrs. L. Roah, 2026 East Clay street. Two ladies, Mrs. ----. Mrs. Ellen Betters, 1901 East Clay street. Mrs. S. of Bloomington and Alton Union. Mrs. R. Berry, corner Clay and 16th streets. 1 Who, it is said, if he is a candidate for Governor, in the race with three or four men, is sure of the nomination, as his once indomitable strength is yet a power. He may be a candidate. Who, it is said, if he is a candidate for Governor, in the race with three or four men, is sure of the nomination, as his once indomitable strength is yet a power. He may be a candidate. Of the Wood River Baptist Association. Wood River Association, beginning Aug. 28, 1911, with the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Take the South Grand avenue car at Eighth and Monroe streets, get off at South Grand avenue and Eighteenth street, come north four blocks to No. 926 Eighteenth street. (See Pastor.) Homes. Mrs. Milly Hunter, 1011 s 17th street. Rev. G. C. Mason, D. D., Moderator, and Mrs. B. Duglas, 1720 East Cass street. Rev. E. H. Borden, D. D., Ph. D., Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. Frances Barnett, 1727 East Lawrence avenue. Rev. R. N. Murrell, D. D., and Mrs. R. Duglas, South Grand avenue. Rev. J M. Owens and Mrs. Fannie Brewington, 1716 East Stewart street. Mrs. Marthie Adkson, 1023 South 17th street. Rev. Alton Central and Mrs. S., H. Edwards, 1115 South 17th street. Rev. M. D. Sharp and two more. Mrs. M. R. Roberson, 1009 East Stewart street. One East St. Louis Friendship. Mrs. V. Henderson, 1714 East Stuart street. Two East St. Louis, Mt. Olive. Mrs. Agnes Hicks, 1708 East Stuart street, two Decatur union. Mr. Geo. Roberson, 1708 East Stuart street, one Danville Shiloh, or Mrs. Mary Hudson, 1411 Adams street. Rev. B. M. Hurd and Mrs. Ida Walker, East Miller street. Litchfield and Kelleyville. Mrs. Matilda Wilson, 1947 South 11th street. Mrs. Florence Cook and Mrs. Mary George, 1429 South 11th street. Rev. M. F. Epps and Mrs. R. B. Williams, Zion Baptist. One, Miss Douglas, of Quincy. Mrs. Fannie Hart, 1718 South Stuart street, three ladies. Mrs. Watls, 1718 East Kansas street. Rev. S. Sisson and Mrs. Ida Bronets, 1805 East Jackson street. Rev. John Grant and Mrs. S. Jackson, 1718 East Cass street. Rev. T. J. Carr and Mrs. L. R. Johnson, 2108 East Stuart street. East St. Louis, Mt. Zion and Pilgrim Mrs. W. M. E. Johnson, 2131 Pine street. --- Vol. 8, No. 24 Notice! Homes [Single Copy 5 cents] Mrs. L. Laffayette, Mrs. C. W. Tinsley, Miss Cora Davis and Mrs. Anna Seroggins. Mrs. Eliza Smith, Mrs. J. F. Johnson. Mrs. H. L. Stewart, take two. Mrs. Stewart, Paris and Edwardsville. Mrs. M. Loveliss, East Grand avenue. Mrs. W. Hickman, East Grand avenue. Revs. of Moline and Lovejoy. Mrs. Eliza Mason, 801 S. 18th street. Rev. H. H. DeWitt and Mrs. E. Jones, 1716 East Lawrence avenue. Mr. T. Tinsley. Mrs. M. E. Warrak, 922 South 16th street. Mrs. H. G. Wells and five more. Mrs. S. King, 2127 E. Stuart street. Galesburg and Georgetown. Mrs. G. H. Hubbard, 2221 East Brown street. Lincoln and Macomb. Program Tuesday, 7:30 P. M. The following program will be rendered: Music. Invocation—Rev. Collens, A. M. E. Church. Short prelude. Scripture Reading—Rev. E. H. Burden, D. D. Solo and chorus. Welcome address in behalf of citizens—Mayor J. S. Schnepp. Welcome address in behalf of ministers—Rev. J. H. Sydez, D. D. In behalf of Sunday school—T. W. Warrick S. S. Sunt In behalf of churches—Prof. S. J. Williams. In behalf of business Men's League—Mr. J. E. Thompson. Response in behalf of Association—Rev. ---. Rev. G. C. Mason, D. D., L. L. D. Moderator and Master of Ceremonies. A reception will be given at 9 o'clock. Church Directory. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Sunday School at 9; preaching at 10:30 a. m, and 7 p. m.; B. Y. P. U., 5 p. m. Home and Foreign Missionary Society Thursday at "Be ye doers and not sayers only." SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1911 2:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Marching must be done for God and His church. Rev. S. L. Edwards, Pastor and clerk of ministers and Deacon Union. Stevenson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Stevenson on West Elm street, and has a beautiful voice and is always willing to donate her services to the churches, and also sang in the Christian church choir. Mr. and BLOOMINGTON, ILL Mr. John Mosby of Pontiac was in the city Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mayborn. Mr. Scroggins, who is employed at Hoagland Oil of Gladness factory, left Tuesday, Aug. 15, for Niagara Falls and Canada. Mr. Scroggins has been employed by this factory for three years and owing to his faithfulness, Mr. Hoagland is giving him a ten-day vacation, including all expenses. Mr. Ernest Porter and Mr. Walter Ford are working in Chicago. Mrs. Minnie Merryweathers was taken from the hospital to her home last Wednesday. Miss Blanche Porter of Kansas City is here visiting her sister and friends. Mr. C. E. Jackson was in Peoria Friday on business. Mr. J. Mayborn passed through the city last Tuesday en route to Upper Alton and returned Thursday to make arrangements for the funeral of his mother, who died in Upper Alton Monday morning. Mr. J. Mayborn of Bloomington has been employed at the Packard Motor Car Co. in Michigan for the past three months. K. o. Military En and B ARION HALL, TUESD FOURTH AND J (During E K. of P's. Military Entertainment and Banquet ARION HALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, '11 FOURTH AND JEFFERSON STS. (During Encampment) SPEAKING AND MUSIC FINEST DANCE THE LARGEST AND COOLEST HALL IN THE CITY Committee of Arrangements—Chas. C. Renfro, George J. Beard, Leon Stevenson, Otis B. Duncan, Fred Hatfield, Hardin H. Long, Ollie Berry, John Thompson. Admission—Single, 50c; Per Couple, $1.00 Committee of Arrangements—Chas. C. Renfro, George J. Beard, Leon Stevenson, Otis B. Duncan, Fred Hatfield, Hardin H. Long, Ollie Berry, John Thompson. * Rev. Geo. Brown of Pontiac and Streator, Ill., was in the city last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mayborn. Miss Cora May and Daisy Westbrook of East St. Louis, passed through the city Friday on their way home from Chicago, where they have been visiting for two weeks. They will be at home for a week and then go to Indianapolis, Ind., to finish their summer vacation. The camp meeting closed Thursday night with much success. Mr. J. Mayborn left Tuesday for Detroit, Mich., where he is making his home. Mrs. Cora Osborn returned home Sunday after spending a week in Chicago visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Louis Hodge was in Bloomington and Normal Saturday shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. Hodge left Sunday night for Louisville, Ky. Thursday evening, Aug. 10, at 8:30 p. m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Shaffer, on S. Main street, was the quiet but pleasant wedding of Mr. Jordan Griglsly and Miss Clara Stevenson. The wedding party included only the family and a few friends. Mr. Griglsly was employed by the Miller Jewelry Co. on N. Main street for five years, but recently has gone under the employment of W. C. Casey of the Casey Bros. Miss Stevenson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Stevenson on West Elm street, and has a beautiful voice and is always willing to donate her services to the churches, and also sang in the Christian church choir. Mr. and Mrs. Griggsly will make their home at 408 E. Clay street. Their friends wish them a happy and successful life. Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Price have moved over in the east part of town on E. Clay street. The Miller High Life ball team was defeated Sunday by a score of 17 to 1 at Wapella, Ill. C. Stevenson and Red did the throwing. Miss Leora Walker has returned from Champaign, where she spent a week visiting. Mr. David Stevenson, better known as Turk, is the accommodating porter at the Tulsom hotel Capt. King, First Lieut. With erspoor and Sergeant Stearls took a squad of boys over the rifle range Sunday. Miss Blanche Porter left Sunday with her sick sister, Mrs. Merry-weathers for Kansas City, where she will make her future home. Mr. Hamilton of Bowling Green, Mo., is coaching for B. S. Green on N. Main street. He expects to make this city his home and he and his wife are rooming at Mr. Savage's on S. Oak street. Rev. Geo. Hoagland will return home Sunday, Aug. 20. of P's. Entertainment banque at DAY, AUGUST 29, '11 EFFERSON STS. (uncampment) FINEST DANCE ents—Chas. C. Renfro, George tis B. Duncan, Fred Hatfield, y, John Thompson. 0c; Per Couple, $1.00 Chauffeur News. Mr. James Walker, who recently learned the chauffeur trade, drove a Marmon to Decatur last week with success. Mr. Thomas Morgan, who is learning the mechanic trade by a correspondence school, will leave some time in the near future driving a Loco 30 for New Orleans. Mr. Stronger, formerly of Decatur, is keeping the Haynes car looking clean. Mr. H. Riley is running an electric car. Nothing has been heard whether Mr. John White is coming back or not. JACKSONVILLE. ILL Mr. Robert Blue, one of our prosperous young men, has bought him a nice neat home and has quite a neat sum in the bank. He has been employed at the Deaf and Dumb institution for eight years. The Men's Progressive League club is progressing nicely. They have bought some nice valuable property and have made a great many improvements. Edward Mallory is president and Eugene Hayden is secretary. Both are prominent men. Mr. Naylor of Springfield, Ill., was a Jacksonville visitor Aug. 13. Among the swell functions in honor of the guests here were: One at the residence of Mrs. A. WANTED This is also the Best Colored Paper in which to advertise. We cover Decatur, Peoria, Lincoln, Danville, Jacksonville, Bloomington, etc. H. Kinniebrew in honor of Mrs. Simmons of Chicago; also one in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Carrolton, Miss., at the residence of Mrs. W. M. Tripplett. Mr. G. D. Gordon of Omaha, Neb., visited his wife and daughter and his father-in-law, Anderson Banks, recently. Mrs. Florence Wright of St. Louis, Mo., and children were the guests recently of Mrs. Mattie Wright, Florence's mother. Mrs. Thornton, who has been here visiting her sister, Mrs. Grant Weir, of South West street, left recently for Kissinger, Mo., to bury her daughter, who died here suddenly. Miss Josie House and aunt, Mrs. Minnie House, and Georgia Wafull, left recently to attend the Bowling Green fair. Mr. James Davis will also attend the Bowling Green fair. Lewis Young, son of Mrs. Ada Taylor, was taken to Colorado Springs, Colo., recently for his health. Second Baptist church members will give an entertainment Aug. 24 on the lawn on Marion street, near Mrs. James Young's residence. A debate was given recently at McCabe church. It was fairly well attended. Sunday, Aug. 13, was rally day at McCabe church. A neat sum was realized. Mrs. Murphy of Clarksville, Mo., was the guest of Miss Mildred Bates recently. Mrs. Frank Frey and Miss Wyllie Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed were Peoria visitors Aug. 13. Mrs. Ida McCree and daughter, Shara, left recently for Monmouth, Ill. While there Mrs. McCree will visit her mother. Mr. Robert Pierson and Miss Lottie Evans were married recently at Jerseyville, Ill. John Haithman conducted services at the Christian church on Anna street Aug. 13, and Miss Nellie Early led the singing. Mrs. W. H. Robinson of S. Clay avenue is slowly improving from her illness. The installation of Hicklin Tabernacle was held recently and the following officers were installed: H. P., Jennie Jones; V. P., Alice Scott; O. R., Stalla Hayden; C. R., Ida Sallee; C. T., Sophia Ward; C. P. R., Mary E. Moxley; I. S., Sarah Douglas; C. S., Elizabeth Fountain; C. T., W. R. Scott, Geo. Clark, A. J. Jones; B. V., Anna Jenkins, M. Smith, J. G. Gray, L. Nelson, M. Davis, M. Douglas, L. Wright, B. E. E. Ogden, V. Brown, A. Hogan. After installation all enjoyed a social time. Zion Baptist Notes. Mr. Editor of The Forum: Will you allow me space in the columns of your very excellent paper to Historical Society. State House. 15 cents Per Month HON. B. F. CALDWELL Urged by Democrats to make race for Governor. Many Colored people would support him, so it is said. announce to the public the coming of the greatest talking man of any race or nationality upon the earth? He is the mouthpiece for the National Baptist convention. Yes, Mr. Editor, he talks with his mouth, head, hands and feet. Sir, he talks all over. You just ought to come and see him talk besides hearing him! This talking man is the Rev. Wm. Beckham, S. T. D., Field Secretary National Baptist convention. Rev. Wm. Beckham, D. D., will preach at the Zion Baptist church Sept. 3 at 7:30 p. m. Don't fail to hear him. The public is cordially invited. You will be paid for coming. "God's Church of Israel, the White Horse Army." White Horse Army, Is the name of a church in Danville, pastored by Rev. Arnold. Rev. Arnold invites the public to his services. Some Prominent Colored People of Decatur. These are people who own good property and are doing business or are worthy of emulation on account of their future promise: Mrs. Bowman, hair dresser and real estate owner; H. Singleton, property owner and proprietor of the finest restaurant run by a colored man in Central Illinois; Mrs. Hollinger, property owner and restaurant keeper; A. Barnes, restaurant; H. A. Watkins, property owner and real estate; C. L. Watkins, mail carrier; Mr. Stewart, mail carrier and property owner; Josh Jacobs, property owner and barber; J. A. Crockett, pastor; J. T. Morrow, pastor; Chas. Belle & Co., Mr. Hunt. The Estella Chapter No. 3; O. E. S., of this city was largely represented at the grand session held at Champaign last week. Those in attendance were Mrs. C. Lee Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Lee, Mrs. Matilda Jackson, Mrs. Julia Duncan, Mr. C. A. Ricks, Mr. Arthur Young and E. C. Hamilton. Mrs. C. Lee Hamilton was appointed grand lecturer. ITED people to Read THE RACE QUESTION" 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 Art 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. Telephone, Old 3806 Thursday, August 17, 1911. POLICE LEAD MOB. Now what do you think of that? A policeman sworn to protect the people and to uphold the constitution is alleged to have led the mob that burned the body of Walker, the colored man of Coatesville, Pa. Yes, an officer of the law (!) Is that civilization? We pause for a reply. Now what is the difference between a "Progressive" Republican and a regular Republican? Some of the Republicans and Democrats, too, are too progressive. Your Uncle Shelby M. Cullom will again aspire for the U. S. Senate. Suppose we don't try to defeat him here in the evening-tide of his days. He has stood firm for Illinois and his voice has never failed in Congress when questions of moment presented themselves. Deneen will have to look for some other than Cullom's nest. Cullom is here to stay. Harry A. Converse is spoken of for State's Attorney. How is Senator Logan Hay for Lieutenant Governor? T. E. Lyon for re-election—if he wants it. Dr. J. A. Wheeler for State Treasurer. When the whole truth is known, The Forum will stand clear, unconvicted. People who do insidious things will reap the same. Yates may be a candidate for Governor. Although William B. McKinley of the Nineteenth District of Illinois is one of the wealthiest members in Congress, he is one of the quietest and most unassuming of men, says Leslie's. Those who know him at close range tell many a story of his kindly heart and generous nature. "One hot day," says a man associated with Mr. McKinley in business, "we were at work in the office when a little dog came sneaking in to escape the misery of blistering sidewalks. A worse specimen of tattered dog I never saw. It was mud-stained and owned a bushy, unkept coat that made hot weather a horror to it. Its cars were ragged and there was a hunted, homeless look in its pathetic eyes. It turned these pathetic eyes on McKinley, who was trying to catch up with a hard day's work. In a few minutes he laid down his pen, left the room and returned with a bowlful of water. I was called away. "When I came back I found the Congressman with a newspaper spread over his knees, and upon it stood that dog. A pair of scissors which had cut off millions of dollars in coupons was shearing away at the ragged coat of the wretched little beast, which was looking up with almost human gratitude in its pathetic eyes. "What are you doing?" I asked. "I'm getting the hot coat off this poor little pup. He's in misery," answered the Congressman in his quiet way." The program is made up of literary, musical and athletic novelties. Watch for the bills. The following speakers have accepted the invitation to be present: Ex-Gov. Richard Yates, Major Otis B Duncan and Hon. C. S. Gibbs. SAMUEL ALEXANDER, Chairman of the Day. SENATOR JONES GIVES KEYNOTE Progressive Republican Candidate for Governor Speaks. CHEERED BY A LARGE CROWD In Opening His Campaign at East St. Louis, He Tell What the Movement Which He Heads East St. Louis, Ill., July 29—State Senator Walter C. Jones, progressive Republican candidate for governor, opened his campaign here tonight before a large crowd, which gave him an enthusiastic send-off. The meeting was under the auspices of the Progressive Republican League of St. Clair county, and delegations were present from numerous nearby towns. The speech of Senator Jones is regarded as the keynote of this campaign. A full platform is to be announced in a few days. Former Alderman Charles E. Merriam, recently the Republican nominee for mayor of Chicago, also was a speaker, in addition to local leaders. "This is a war to restore popular government," said Senator Jones. "Give the people a chance! "This is a war to destroy the boss and his machine based on the power of patronage and pelf. The spoils system must go. "This is a war upon predatory business and its lure of lucre. The special interests must go out of politics. "The progressive movement has for its object the accomplishment of three definite results: First, the restoration of popular government; second, the destruction of the spoils system; and, third, the elimination of corruption from political life. "These three things are intimately related. The spoils system is the fore-runner of graft and bribery. The restoration of popular government to the people at the ballot box will destroy at one stroke the spoils system and the corruption system. "Self-seeking political leaders have used patronage and the money of the special interests to build up powerful political 'machines' which have taken the control of the government out of the hands of the people. "Certain misguided captains of industry, representatives of predatory business known as the 'special interests', have entered into a corrupt alliance with political bosses and their machines in an effort to secure special privilege. These representatives of the special interests have, in co-operation with political bosses and their lieutenants, corrupted city councils, legislators and executive officers in their efforts to control the powers of government. "The progressive movement is warfare against these political bosses and their malevolent machines and against these special interests and their corrupting money. "The only place where the private citizen can exercise any influence over his government is at the ballot box. The ballot box is the only forum of the collective private citizens. "The only function of government performed by the private citizen is the casting of his ballot. All other powers of government are exorcised by the officers whom he elects. Unless the people, therefore, have full and complete control of their government through the agency of the ballot box, the American citizen is disfranchised. Governmental power must be restored to the people. "And this is the province of the progressive movement. It contemplates the enactment of certain definite and specific legislation for the purpose of restoring popular government. This progressive legislation has been carefully and thoroughly thought out. It has been adopted and used with success in other states of this nation. "In Wisconsin the railroads and the lumber interests controlled both political parties when the fight for popular government was inaugurated a decade ago. They furnished the snews of war for the upbuilding of both political machines. The people of Wisconsin fought the battle for self-government. They won. Wisconsin today has a truly representative government. Wisconsin destroyed the spoils system, and with it went graft, bribery and corruption. "Oregon was dominated by railroad and lumber interests. The people of Oregon made the fight for popular government. They fought for laws which would restore the vital powers of self-government to the people at the ballot box. The people won. The people in Oregon control their government today. The boss and his spells system are things of the past. The influence of the special interests in politics is practically nil. The people of Oregon have fought and won their battle for progressive legislation "California was dominated by railroad and special interests. The people of California have but recently fought and won their battle for popular government. The Lincoln-Roosevelt League of California, similar to the Progressive Republican League of Illinois, fought for the progressive principles. They won in California and we propose to win in Illinois. California today possesses popular government. Its legislature has just enacted the vital progressive legislation essential to the restoration of power to the people at the ballot box. "New Jersey was dominated by the gigantic trusts and trade combinations of the country. It seemed the stronghold of reaction. The people of New Jersey were supine. The influence of the special interests seemed firmly established. Yet the people were awakened from their lethargy. The populace saw the necessity of taking back into their own hands at the ballot box the important powers of government. New Jersey left the ranks of reaction and placed herself squarely in the ranks of the progressives. "What Wisconsin and Oregon and California and New Jersey and other states have done, Illinois can and must do. The obstacles to some may seem insuperable. But they are not. The power of political machines has already begun to crumble. The thrones of the political bosses in Illinois now tremble and soon will topple. The special interests and their fearful lobbies are even now preparing to evacuate. The populace of Illinois—the sleeping giant of the prairies—is awakening. The people are beginning to realize the true situation. They are coming to understand the meaning of the spoils system and its relation to political corruption. They are beginning to trace out the paths that lead from spoils into graft and bribery. The people are going to strike a fatal blow at these demons of misrule. "The political boss has based his power on three things: First, the control of delegates to nominating conventions; second, traffic in political jobs created by the taxpayers' money, and, third, funds paid by or exacted from the special interests in exchange for special privilege or as blackmail to prevent inimical legislation. "The progressive movement proposes effective legislation to destroy each and all of these sources of the boss' power. "The direct primary law has been passed to abolish the delegate convention. The people now have a chance in nominations. The delegate who would sell his vote for jobs P SENATOR WALTER C. JONES Progressive Republican Candidate for Governor of Illinois. or for money has been eliminated. Bosses may control and corrupt delegates, but they cannot control the private citizen in the secrecy of the election booth. The only question which remains is whether the private citizen is sufficiently alive to his interests to go to the polls on primary election day and there wield the influence which is vital to popular government. "Civil service laws are designed to destroy the traffic in patronage. But civil service laws must be executed in spirit as well as in letter. The voters must see to it that men are nominated and elected to office who are pledged to the destruction of the spoils system. Experience has shown that the civil service system breaks down under the pressure of spoils politics. Civil service laws are worthless unless administered by friends of civil service. The progressive movement contemplates not only the enactment of thorough civil service laws, but their enforcement by men who are progressive at heart, and not by spoilsmen masquerading in progressive clothing. "A corrupt practices act must be enacted for the prime purpose of eliminating the money of the special interests from politics. Corporation contributions for any political purpose must be prohibited. Campaign receipts and disbursements must be made public before and after election. The laws as to bribery must be made so strict and so effectively administered by progressive officials as to make it dangerous hereafter for the special interests to attempt to purchase special privileges or for politicians to attempt to blackmail private business. The lobby of the special interests must be scourged from the temple of legislation. "We can never expect effectually to eliminate graft and bribery unless we destroy the spoils system. "The spoils system is the little brother to the jackpot. The man who will sell his vote for a few jobs delivered by spoils politicians has blunted his conscience. He finds it an easy step to the sale of his vote for a few dollars furnished by the special interests. The first turn in the roadway beyond Spoils crossroad is Jackpot lane. "It is useless to defeat a few contemptible legislators who take bribe money unless we destroy the system that produces bribery. The spoils system—bribery with jobs—is the bud; the jackpot—bribery with money —is the full-bloom flower. "The whole damnable system of cupidity and greed, pelf and luce, patronage and spoils, must go. We must not temporize. We must not palliate. "No permanent good is to be accomplished by merely mowing down the weeds of corruption. There will soon be another crop. We must tear every foul root from the soil. "We say, 'The spoils system must go.' And the men responsible for it, the men who defend or excuse it, the men who have been afraid to fight it, must step aside. "The Republican party in Illinois faces a crisis today, and that crisis has been brought about by the internecine strife for spoils. Self-seeking leaders quarreling over patronage have shattered the party into factions. The chiefs of these factions have developed irreconcilable feuds. If two of these factions unite, as in the past, to nominate a ticket, a third faction knifes the ticket at the polls and the Democrats win. "These bosses as a result of their lifelong efforts have merely built a tower of Babel, with patronage for bricks and self for mortar. As in days of old, their tongues have been confused and their labors have come to naught. If the people are wise they will brush aside all of these quarreling minorities and create a new majority in no manner based on spoils or jobs or money contributed by or wrung from the special interests. There is room in a popular movement for the clean lieutenants of all these factions. To attempt to rally around any one of these boss-ridden factions is to court defeat at the final election. "But these political Jolly Rovers are ingenious and resourceful. The people must be on their guard. They must not be deceived by appearances, by names and legends and catch phrases." "One group of these reactionaries is trying to mislead the people into the support of its discredited faction by flaunting a flag bearing the reverend name of Lincoln. The desperate straits of this discredited minority are proven by their frantic efforts to spread the banner of Lincoln across their soiled and bespattered uniforms. The people, I apprehend, will make short shrift of this sham. "Nor must the people be deceived by those who, pretending to be progressive, are at heart reactionary. "Progressivism is not a cloak to be put on or taken off as the political weather may seem to change. It is a matter of the heart and the head. It is a matter of faith and conviction—faith in the wisdom and justice of the American citizenship—conviction that the essential powers of government should be restored to the people at the ballot box. "We should have little patience with those opportunists who would adopt a platform vague and elastic, to be stretched this way and that, to catch votes and hold fast to the spoils. "Nor should we have patience with those who pretend to distrust the people—who argue that it is dangerous to place power in the hands of the people. This is the people's government. The people own this nation. "The very essence of representative government is that the people should exercise at the ballot box those powers which experience has shown to be necessary in order to maintain the government pure and undefined. And the American people have enlarged or contracted the powers which they have exercised at the ballot box as changing conditions have shown to be necessary. "When the delegates to nominating conventions became misrepresentative, the people, by means of the direct primary, took back into their own hands at the ballot box the subject of party nominations. "To argue that the primary is subversive of representative government is nonsense. It is a progressive measure essential to the maintenance of pure representative government. "Originally the people in the several states gave to their legislatures the exclusive right of enacting laws. Long ago in Illinois the people began to take back into their own hands certain of the powers of legislation "The referendum has long been an institution in Illinois. "Our constitutional conventions can merely make recommendations as to constitutional provisions. They must be submitted to a vote of the people by referendum. The power of constitutional amendment formerly vested by the states in their legislatures has been taken back into the hands of the people. "Constitutional amendments suggested by the legislature cannot go into effect for many years—until the people by referendum have approved them. The issuance of bonds, with few exceptions, is impossible in Illinois except after a referendum and an approving vote of the people. There are many laws which are optional in counties or cities and which do not go into effect until the people of those localities by referendum have adopted them. "The amendment to the constitution to provide for the referendum, which is one of the planks of the platform of the Progressive Republican League, provides that as to laws in general the people shall have the right, upon the filing of a petition containing the signatures of, say, 5 per cent of the voters of the state, to stay the operation of the law until there can be a popular vote to determine whether or not the people wish to exercise their veto power. "Nor are the people of Illinois unfamiliar with the initiative. Subscribe for The Forum. No Money in Advance — Satisfaction Guaranteed — Lowest Net Factory Prices — Easiest Terms — A Saving of $100 to $200 — From Factory Direct. 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Piano you have ever seen or heard, and if it is not entirely satisfactory and acceptable to yourself and fully equal to the most famous and highest-priced piano made in all imitation of the original, you may be returned to us, in which we will stand by you, the freight charges both ways. We may not charge you if you are to be pleased or there will be no sale, and the trial will not cost you a penny. Isn't that fair? Your banker or any commercial agency will tell you we are able as well as willing to make good on our guarantees and all our promises and agreements, hence you are safe in accepting our proposition. Send for Our Special Advertising Offer to First Buyer in New Localities and Save All Unnecessary Selling Expenses and Profits. R. H. REID, Manager Springfield Branch Office 520 East,Monroe Imperial 5 Hats B. OSBY Real Estate... Property Bought, Sold and Exchanged. King of Buying a FARM or a ME please call and see me Ams St. Bell Tel. 423 NGFIELD, ILL. PETER MYER 529 NORTH S J. B. ...Real Farm and City Prop Exch If you are Thinking of CITY HOME ple 522½ E. Adams S SPRINGF ENTER SAVING MR MYERS NORTH SIDE SQUARE J. B. OSBY Real Estate City Property Bought Exchanged. Thinking of Buying a HOME please call and Adams St. BIRINGFIELD, I ENTERPRIS VINGS BAY PETER MYERS & CO. 529 NORTH SIDE SQUARE 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 $ \frac{1}{2} $ E. Adams St. Bell Tel. 423 SPRINGFIELD, ILL. ENTERPRISE SAVINGS BANK The People's Depository We do a general banking subject to check. Interest paid Penny Savings Department for received from 1c up. The "Black man's hope" ENTERPRISE general banking business. D. D. Interest paid on average bank Department for children in which up. A man's hope" lies in this ins. ENTERPRISE SAVINGS BANK Eleventh and W. local banking business. Deposits received interest paid on average balances quarterly. Department for children in which deposits are 's hope'' lies in this institution. EMPRISE SAVINGS BANK Eleventh and Washington Sts. 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. P. A. STARCK, PRES. You won't find styles like the IMPERIAL You won't find styles near as swagger. You won't find IMPERIAL $3 HATS at any other store because we have the exclusive agency for this town. We believe it's the best $3.00 Hat made. That's why we secured the exclusive agency for them. You'll think so when you see the new Fall and Winter shapes that are ready. Join the K. of P. ? Why? Because They pay funeral and death benefits promptly. They own over a half million dollars of real estate. They protect YOU in life, YOUR family after death. They have 108,000 loyal members. They have 18,000 trained soldiers in their military department. They have 38 000 ladies in the female department. They have the cheapest, yet best, Endowment Policy. They are the best governed of any Fraternal Society. They have honest, thorough business-men officials. They succeed because They Treat You Right If you wish to join this greatest and most progrissive of Negro societies, see E. L. ROGERS, C. C., or any K. of P. Dr. S. A. WARE, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. OFFICE—615½ E. Washington St. HOURS: 10 a. m. to 12 m. 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. 7 p. m. to 9. Telephone: (old). Office: 3329. Res., 1706-r-2 Calls promptly made. FURNISHED ROOMS — First class accommodations; modern conveniences. $1103\frac{1}{2}$ E. Washington street. Mrs. Jessie Ballinger, Prop. J. E. Thompson, the grocer, and A. M. Williams of the Enterprise bank, are attending the session of the National Negro Business League at Little Rock, Ark., this week. The Court of Calanthe will have their regular meetings on Fridays at the Masonic hall hereafter. Can't we have a decent restaurant and ice cream parlor run by colored people in Springfield? FIRST CLASS upholstering and general furniture repairing. James B. Bondman, 2020 E. Kansas street. New phone 420. Mr. George Yeager, who was hurt in a runaway, is in a critical condition at the hospital. Mr. Jerry Yeager, brother of George, Mrs. Rogan, sister, and Mrs. Shannon, sister, from Litchfield, were in the city this week to visit their sick brother. On to Arion Hall! The "Tyrants'' will hear from these columns in the near future. Misses Bertha and Mabel Dyer spent Sunday in St. Louis and accompanied their sister, Miss Alice Giles, home. Miss Giles attended the Educational and Missionary convention held in that city last week. The Union Rally will be conducted at Grace M. E. Church Sunday, August 20. All pastors and visitors are invited out. A large crowd is expected at 3 p. m. Mrs. E. B. Smith was in Quincy last week attending the grand lodge, U. B. F. WANTED—A first-class colored barber at Mr. P. White's barber shop, 429 N. Main street, Bloomington, Ill. A young man who can work on both races. P. WHITE. Mr. Joseph Montgomery of Louisiana, Mo., visited his wife, Mrs. Alice Montgomery, Monday of last week. Mrs. Mildred Watkins, who has been in Buxton, Ia., for the past six months, returned home last week. Mrs. Sylvia Martin, sister of Mrs. Susan C. Davis, North 4th street, and Mrs. Woods, North 2d street, spent last week the guest of these two sisters. A. Morris Williams Attorney at Law WILLIAMS' BLDG. 11th and Washington Sts. Springfield, - Illinois. Chas. T. Baumann BAUMANN BROS. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS (Deutsche Apotheke) Corner 7th and Washington Sts. J. R. RHOADES Sign Painting and General Job Work Done. Professional Caterer and Candy Maker. Leave Orders at 119 N. Eighth. Why Not Read The Courier- Journal? HENRY WATTERSON Editor. Both one year for $2.00 We can also give liberal combination rates with Dally or Sunday Courier-Journal. Write Courier-Journal Company, Louisville, Ky., for free sample copy of edition you desire, but be sure to send your subscription order to this paper—NOT to the Courier-Journal. ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM TIME TABLE NO DUST DIRT SMOKE CINDERS We have the Paul Lawrence Dunbar books on sale at this office and all the leading colored newspapers.—The Forum. LOCAL NEWS Residence Phone 2819—R 3 Another Low Rate on the Forum Beginning Aug. 10, to August 20 The Forum, One Year For No Credit. Cash With Your Name We Are Determined To Raise Our Subscription List 1,500 More Before November. Mr. A. W. Naylor was in Chicago last week. Madam Caldwell of Bloomington spent last week with Miss Emma Williams of North 9th street. Mr. Richard Bean made a trip recently to Chicago to visit his relatives, and more recently to Shawneetown for the same purpose. Let everybody pay up when the collectors come. You who promised to send in your money, do so. Address P. O. money order to E. L. Rogers, 119 N. Eighth street. Mr. Jas. W. Grady, our popular barber, has returned from Boston, where he attended the annual Elks' grand lodge convention. CHURCH DIRECTORY. St. Luke's Episcopal Church. REV. R. L. WILSON, Rector. Sunday School ..... 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon 11:00 a.m. Evening Prayer and Sermon 8:00 p.m. Celebration of Holy Commun tion at Sunday of each month at ..... 11:00 a.m. Litany with instruction every Wednesday at ..... 8:00 p.m. Ladies' Guild Meets every Prayer at ..... 2:00 p.m. Principal Saints' Days are observed by the celebration of Holy Communion. Preeaching every Sunday at...10:45 a.m. and Sunday School at...7:45 p.m. Alice Christian Endeaver at...6:30 p.m. Class every Sunday at...12:00 noon REY, EDWARDS, Pastor. Services, Sunday at ..... 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at ..... 2:00 p.m. Evening Service at ..... 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at ..... 8:00 p.m. Grace M. E. Church, REV. J. M. SMALLEY, Pastor. Services Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Services Monday at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. REV. E. D. COLE, D. D., Pastor. Services, Sunday at 11:00 a.m. B. Y. P. U. at 7:00 p.m. Sermon 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. Zion Baptist Church. Ninth and Carpenter Streets. REV. A. W. WILLIAMS, Pastor. Sunday Service at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at 1:00 p.m. U. U. at 6:00 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. REV. D. J. TATE, Pastor. Sunday Services at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at 1:00 p.m. Service at 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. St. John A. M. E. Church, REV. WM. M. COLLINS, Pastor. Sunday Services at at 10:45 a.m. Sunday School at at 2:30 p.m. Evening Service at at 7:45 p.m. Official Board Meeting Mon- days at at 8:00 p.m. Prayer and Praise Meeting Wednesdays at at 8:00 p.m. Sunday School Teachers Meeting Thursdays at at 8:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Fridays at at 8:00 p.m. Old Time Methodist Church. Nineteenth and Cook. REV. N. GRIFFIN, In Charge. Sunday Services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 1:30 p.m. Teaching at 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Holiness meeting every Thursday evening. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHT & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probable or confidential. HANDBOOK on free patent free. Oldest agency for securing parents. Patients taken through Munich on free special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of probability materials from months. $1. Sold by all newsletters. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway. New York Branch Office. 65 F. St. Washington, D.C. Another on the Beginning Aug. LEGAL Charles S. Gibbs, Complainant's Solicitor. State of Illinois, Sangamon County—ss. Circuit Court, September term, A. D. 1911. Mattie Weldon vs. Daniel Weldon, in chancery. Affidavit of the unknown residence of Daniel Weldon, 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 Daniel Weldon that the complainant filed her bill of complaint in said court, in the chancery side thereof, on the 2nd day of August, A. D. 1911, and that a summons issued out of said court against said defendant returnable on the first Monday of September next, 1911, as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said Daniel Weldon, shall be and appear before the Sangamon County Circuit 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 September, A. D. 1911, and plead, answer or demur to said compliant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you, according to the prayer of said bill. S. T. JONES, Clerk. Charles S. Gibbs, Complainant's Sollicitor. State of Illinois, Sangamon County—ss. Circuit Court, September term, A. D. 1911. Rector Hustard vs. Marguritti Hubbard, in chancery. Affidavit of the unknown residence of Marguritti Hubbard, 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 Marguritti Hubbard that the complainant filed his bill of complaint in said court, in the chancery side thereof, on the 2nd day of August, A. D. 1911, and that a summons issued out of said court against said defendant, returnable on the first Monday of September next, 1911, as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said Marguritti Hubbard, shall be and appear before the Sangamon County Circuit 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 September, 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 confessed, and a decree entered against you, according to the prayer of said bill. S. T. JONES, Clerk. THRIFTY ORGANIZATION Annual Meeting of Society of Virginians Shows Large Results. The annual business and social meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary of the Society of the Sons of Virginia recently held in Granada hall. Brooklyn, was attended by an unusually large number of members and visitors. Mrs. Jennie Stewart, who has been re-elected for the fourth year as president, is rejoicing over the near accomplishment of the standard to which she has been earnestly working—that is, to increase the membership to 100 and the bank account of the organization to $1,000 during her administration. The annual reports revealed the fact that the membership is 104 and the treasury has $995.09 to the credit of the society. The social features of the meeting were greatly enjoyed after the installation of the following officers by the Rev. Dr. William M. Moss; Mrs. Jennie Stewart, president; Isabelle Quarles, vice president; Mrs. Polly Pass, recording secretary; Mrs. Arthur Q. Martin, assistant recording secretary; Miss Cora Robinson, financial secretary; Mrs. C. H. Turner, assistant financial secretary; Mrs. Annie Durrell, treasurer. CAPITAL CITY PANTATORIUM AND TAILORING J. W. SLAUGHTER, Prop Don't order your Spring Suits and Novelty Suitings, Striped Woolen Fabrics and a beautiful SUITS AT Spring Suit before you see my finges, Striped Trousering and Fancy and a beautiful selection to pick from TTS AT $18.00 AND Don't order your Spring Suit before you see my full line of Staple and Novelty Suitings, Striped Trousering and Fancy Vestings. All Woolen Fabrics and a beautiful selection to pick from SUITS AT $18.00 AND UP A Perfect Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed Cleaning, Pressing, Rep Ladies Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing and Alterations of all Kiuds Ladies Work a Specialty. Goods Called For and Delivered. 109 SOUTH FOURTH ST. BELL PHONE 535 SOUTH FOURTH BELL PHONE 535 LD, A. HARL THE TAILOR s and Over DE TO ORDER, $18.00 AND manship Guaranteed. French, Special attention given to Lad CALLED FOR AND DE Prompt attention given to all wor ISFACTION GUARANTE A. A. I THE Suits and MADE TO O Fit and Workmanship Cleaning. Special a WORK CALLED Prompt att SATISFACT A. A. HARLOW THE TAILOR MADE TO ORDER, $18.00 AND UP. Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. French, Dry and Steam Cleaning. Special attention given to Ladies' Work. 1920 ```markdown ``` Rev A W Williams Mrs A W Williams Rev. A. W. Williams PASTORAL AND RAL AND MARRIAGE ANNIV PASTORAL AND MAREIAGE ANNIVERSARY THE CHURCH Rev. A. W. Williams, D. D., pastor of the Zion Baptist church, Springfield, Ill., will celebrate his fourth pastoral and marriage anniversary August 20-22, 1911, at the Zion Baptist church. The Anniversary Sermon by Rev. E. C. Cole, D. D., Sunday, August 20th, at 10:45 a. m. Preaching at 3:00 p. m. by Rev. Chas. Houston. At 7:30 by the pastor. Pastor's Reception, Tuesday evening, August 22d. A special literary and musical program will be rendered by some of the best literary and musical talent of the city. SPRINGFIELD. Old Tel. 4346 CE If you see my full line of Staple Boring and Fancy Vestings. All ention to pick from 00 AND UP OURTH ST. NE 535 ARLOW TAILOR Overcoats $18.00 AND UP. ed. French, Dry and Steam given to Ladies' Work. AND DELIVERED given to all work. GUARANTEED. Cor 11th & Washington Sts. ```markdown ``` Mrs. A. W. Williams AGE ANNIVERSARY NOTICE ILLINOIS A. E. Dunbar's Books are on sale at THE FORUM Office is to be issued in Sept., taking up the data concerning the PROGRESS OF OUR PEOPLE in business in this State . . . . . . . . . . Get Your Cut and Get in a Write-up. 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 A. B. If it is Tonsorial We Tonsorial Chair No. 1, John Davis; Chair No. 2, Grady; Chair No. 4, We make a Specialty of Hair or Hand Facial Mass Hot and C E. H. Mitchell, Chiropodist 821 E. Washington St. For Plain and Fancy Sewing SEE Mrs' E. L. Rogers DONE AT 505 South 17th Street Satisfaction Guaranteed Charges Reasonable Old Tel. 4622 It pays to advertise in The Forum Boost home industry. A. B. C. York see the Line of Specialists S. P. Webster; Chair No. 3, J. W. Prof. G. A. Barksdale. Cutting, Shampooing, Electrical Vage and Bleaching Old Baths. N. B. Stone, Shoe Shining Artist Springfield, Ill. Bell Phone 2156 Office Hours 9 to 12 A.M. 2 to 5 P.M. 7 to 9 P.M. Dr. N. B. FORD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special Attention Given Diseases of Women, Children and General Surgery Roo 1 N. W. Cor. 7th and Adams Sts. SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS Out of town subscribers are being sent their bills. Please remit at once. DANVILLE, ILL., BUSINESS COLUMN. BEELER Transfer and Storage Storage, Express, Moving and Packing BEELER Transfer and Storage Storage, Express, Moving and Packing 218 West DANVIL 218 West Main Street DANVILLE, ILL. DECATUR, ILL. Edited by Johnnette Clanton. Scraps of News. "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now." Mr. Roy Jacobs, as told by his friends, lost his dear pet dog. He was devoted to the dog and the dog to him, and at its death cried like a baby. All who have had dogs from their childhood and have lost them have sympathy for him. Mr. Louis Jackson is out of a job—that is—on another vacation. He has them often. Another Calanthe has been organized with Mrs. Willie Ann Moore and Mrs. Mary Hurley as heads. The other Calanthe has as its head Mrs. Anna Browner. The two are getting along wonderfully well. Mr. and Mrs. Stowball are going on a fishing outing to stay two days while he is having his vacation. All essentials for an outing of this kind have been provided for and they intend to have a "time." It has been rumored that Mr. N. B. and Miss C. B. are engaged and are to be married in the fall. Also Mr. C. L. and Miss G. L.; also Mr. P. M. and Miss P. S. The two latter to take place in the future. Please excuse the discretion of not mentioning names in full. For every one knows how slow our Decatur boys and girls are to be bitten by matrimonial microbes. The St. Peter A. M. E. Sunday school gave their annual picnic Thursday. Every one had large baskets, lots of fun, and were tired and ready to go home at 8 o'clock. There were races, ball games and other games. The smaller children waded in the wading pond, and the larger ones had the skating rink thrown open to them all afternoon. Oh, there was a good time all around. Our "soldier boys" are looking forward eagerly to the encampment on the 26th. As also are the girls. There are about twenty of them and they go in with the Bloomington company—G. To some of the boys it is their only vacation they get during the year and is usually a very welcome one. The races on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th were attended each day by a crowd of game sports and betting men. All our men must have won because they all looked happy the "day after." Because our ministers, Rev. Morrow and Rev. Crockett, have lectured our boys on incessantly loafing around the transfer, many of them have seen the evil of it, and only a few stragglers may be seen now. Let us hope that they may wake up. People You Know. Mrs. Consina Brown, who has been visiting her brother, Mr. Bert Cousins, has returned to her home in Kentucky. Miss Lena Nickens spent Sunday with her mother in Indianapolis. Miss Corinne Johnson of Bloomington spent Sunday here with her sisters, Mrs. Sharp and Miss Alice Johnson. Dr. S. T. Clanton is home on his vacation. Dr. Clanton is Dean of the Theological department of Selina University, at Selina, Ala. Little Miss Goldie Phoenix is visiting relatives in Chicago. Rev. and Mrs. Morrow and Miss L. Moore spent Thursday in Springfield. Mrs. Jessie M. Rogers spent Sunday here with her brother, Mr. Carl Watkins. ```markdown ``` WILL H. BEELER, Prop. LER and Storageress, Movingacking Main Street LLE, ILL. Mr. Holsman, representative of Tuskegee, was in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirlin and daughter, Mrs. Mattie Fisher, and Mrs. Kirlin's cousin have been the guests for a week of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. All of them are relatives of Mrs. Crawford. The A. M. E. church gave a lawn fete on the playground back of the church Tuesday night. The lawn was beautifully decorated with lanterns and the tables with sunflowers. The evening choir of the Baptist church gave a chicken fry on the porch and lawn of Mrs. Guyer. The chickens were cooked well and dripping hot. What a mouth! What a mouth! What an awful mouth some people have! Mrs. Cummings entertained Mrs. Charles Browner and daughter at dinner Sunday. Several parties left Tuesday for Niagara Falls. Misses Ellen, Mary and Lena Moore and Dolly Browner; also Mr. Henry Lawrence and brother John; also Mrs. A. C. Crawford and visiting guest. DECATUR, ILL., BUSINESS COLUMN. Moore & Hollinger's Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor is now serving the public. Everything is neat and clean. Home cooking a specialty. Best services and courteous treatment to all. 141 W. Main St. L. L. Moore and Mrs. Hollinger, Props. BOLLMAN LAUNDRY 723 E. 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 convinced. Call up 207, both phones. Geo. Bollman, Prop. & Mgr. HOME RESTAURANT Just Opened Meals 15c and 25c, and short orders. Home cooking a specialty. Home-made pies and hot homemade rolls. Best coffee. Sunday dinners special. Ice cream served Saturday nights and Sundays. Meal tickets (21 meals), $3.00. MRS. SALLIE ROSE, Propr. 802 E. Washington Just Opened for Business J. T. O'NEIL 1114 E. S. Grand Ave. New and Up-to-Date Chili and Ice Cream Parlor. Fresh Fish Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Home-made Pies and Pastries. Fresh Milk Daily. Short Orders a Specialty. City Brewery Their Bottle Beer is Fine Bock's Special Can't be Boat Try it! Phones 955 Residence 2236 Socials. Latest. 206 N. Fourteenth for nice hats in all the latest styles. Prices very reasonable. Hats trimmed or made to order. Call and see for yourself. Mrs. Mattie Tucker, Prop. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Sunday Morning prayer and sermon at 11:00 a. m. Vesper service at 5:00 p. m. Litany and Woman's Guild, every Wednesday at 8. There will be no services on Sunday night during the Lenten season. 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 CHAS. S. GIBBS ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC Office: 223 1-2 South Fifth Street AMERICAN HAIR-GROWER and SHAMPOO SOAP 25c a Jar and 25c a Cake For Sale by all Druggists Springfield, Illinois We Grew Our Hair, Now Lot Us Grow Tours With TRADE MARK Registered ful work of growing all kinds, all qualifl hair, even to the growing of hair on ons scorned the idea that such a thing the hair for hundreds, rapidly achieving our work is that we are being imitated hair we have actually grown, and the frequently mentioned us when trying to is the same" or "just as good") or reo use only "PORO" Hair Grower (the at the name "PORO" is on every box; only by MRS. A. M. POPE-TURNBO, is, Mo. When we first began our wonderful work of growing all kinds, all qualities, all lengths, and all conditions of hair, even to the growing of hair on bald places of the head, many persons scorned the idea that such a thing was possible; but we have grown the hair for hundreds, rapidly achieving success. The proof of the value of our work is that we are being imitated and largely by persons whose own hair we have actually grown, and the further fact that they have very frequently mentioned us when trying to sell their goods (saying that "theirs is the same" or "just as good") or referred to "PORO." We advise you to use only "PORO" Hair Grower (the oldest and best of its kind). See that the name "PORO" is on every box; not genuine without it. Prepared only by MRS. A. M. POPE-TURNBO, "Poro College," 3100 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. For Treatment, Call or Address NO FOR SALE FORUM My Style you Wish Any Price--Any Style you Wish Terms made known on Application Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments Special Inducements to Churches or Lodges First to Come will be First to be Given Consideration SECRET SOCIETIES. St. John's Chapter No. 2, H. R. A. M. Meets every third Wednesday night at Masonic Hall, 119 North Eighth St. THOMAS DONNIGAN, See'y. Charles Young Lodge No. 103. I. B. P. O. E. Meets first and third Tuesday at Masonic Hall, 119 North Eighth St. A. Bender, Exalted Ruler. W. Seyler. G. G. G. F. Meets everyone and third Tuesday at Thirteenth and Madison St. GEO. ROLLINS, N. G. A. BENDER, Secretary. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at Masonic Hall, 119 N. Eighth St. BENJ. LUCAS, W. M. E. T. GORUM, W. Sec'y. Capitol City No. 12, K. of P. Meets at Masonic Hall, 119 N. Eighth St. every 1st and 3d Monday. E. L. ROGERS, C. C. J. Harold White, K. of R. S. NOTICE. Long articles of an advertising nature will cost the usual rate of 7c per line. Cards of thanks will cost you the regular rate of 7c per line. Please take notice. MANAGER. Hardly a day passes but some customer brings in a friend to acquaint them with our store. The reason is that in no other place are you served in a more satisfactory way, so you are not satisfied to trade anywhere else again and you want your friends to know it. CLARKSON'S Modern Drug Store 213 South Sixth Street MRS. A. M. POPE. Four years ago my nail was only ainger length, and my temples were bald half way up my head. SEE OLD PHONE 1963 MRS. L. L. ROBERTS. Four years ago my hair just covered my shoulders. 922 S. Sixteenth St.