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THE FORUM (Single Copy, 5c. 6 Months, 80c) SPRINGFIELD AND PEORIA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAR, 27, 1915. ($1.50 per Year in Advance Historical Society State House VOL. 11. NO. 17 (Single Copy, 5e. 6 Months, 80 Published VOL.11. NO.17 HEALTH AND DISEASE. The time of year is near which concerns every one of us. I Like every other season it brings new conditions peculiar to itself. These changes must be met sanely if one would conserve the health of the family. I refer to the Spring season which finds always a large accumulation of waste diseased laden material left over from winter. What are you going to do with that collection of filth in your yard and about the house? Health is that condition of the body and its organs necessary to the performance of their normal functions. In order to secure the normal activity of the body, health of its parts is absolutely necessary. It is idle talk to say that a body below its normal health in any particular can perform its best effort in the contest of life. It can not be done because nature has placed a bar thereto. He who would keep at his best must guard health. Disease is a condition of the body marked by inharmonious action of one or more of the various organs, owing to abnormal condition or structural changes in one or more of its parts disease is present, the more marked, this disturbance is the more evident that disease is there. Almost every disease to which the body is subjected depends upon a foul, dirty, impure and filthy condition. This is the kind of medium disease demands and without which it cannot long remain. Such a condition for the ravage of disease is just as necessary as health is to the proper performance of the body functions. Take away the condition and the disease follows. Let us consider some of the diseases which a filthy condition generates; Small-pox, typhoid fever, yellow fever, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, erysipelas, adenoids, tonsilitis, sore throat, colds, tetanus. pneumonia, blood poison, diphtheria, Chicken-pox, meningstis, whooping cough, and the Lord only knows what. All of these diseases may be prevented simply by cleaning up the home both on the inside and on the outside and by making the conditions sanitary. To make it plain, I shall give this reference: Dr. Kober has shown that the death rate from typhoid fever is greatest in cities in which the river waters are polluted and lowest in those having clean water supply. 62 in the former and 18 per 100,000 in the latter. Yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793 caused the death of one-tenth of the city's population within six and one-half weeks. In 1900 it was found that dirt, filth and pollution were at the bottom of this awful disease. This condition of stagnation was cleaned up and as a result this fever has almost disappeared in America. Since health is preferable to disease, why do not our cities not look well to the general health by adopting prophylastic methods? All cesspools should be filled up and adequate water supply furnished. Those eye-sore little filth collecting houses seen on the premises all over the rental districts of so many cities ought to be a thing of the past. There is no reasonable grounds why these cesspools should continue to remain in our day. However, much can be done dy each of us to conserve the health of the family. What are you going to do with your back yard this spring? Are you going to let it remain a forbidding, desolate looking place? No, you are going to clean up inside and out, see that the back yards are made presentable, clean up all out houses and scatter lime around freely and see that no breeding places for flies are left if you possibly can help it. Where the yard is suitable plant grass and flowers. Call your neighbors together and plan a little clean up day. It will look so much better to see flowers grow where the garbage can stood all winter. Do this and you will have accomplished much to prevent those awful diseases because every one of them may be prevented by the collective practice of systematic cleaning. S. A. ASKEW, M. D., Peoria. Our Telephone Number now is Bell 2720 Office—8194 E. Washington St "Be Ye Doers and not Sayers only." SPRINGFIELD AND PEORIA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAR. Weekly in Springfield THE CLOVER LEAF CASUALTY CO. A. Meek Accepts Dist. Mgr. J. J. Allen, who is just closing out two weeks of special work for the Clover Leaf Casualty Co. in our city has met with great success in insuring a goodly number of our business and professional men and women. Some of whose names are given below. The Clover Leaf is an old line legal reserve company, whose financial standing is unquestionable, having $125,000.00 deposited in the State Treasury of Illinois. The following are some of the men and women insured already: Rev. J. J. Chappelle, Dr. N. B. Ford, Dr. S. E. Turner, Dr. J. C. Ellis, Atty. B. G. Clanton, Annie E. Stanton, Lillian C. McCoo, Frank Burns, L. F. Osborne, G. H. L. Nelson, Sam Hand, Chas. E. Lee, Cread Hill, Jas. Page, H. A. Donaldson, B. S. Garret, Dorsey Murphy, H. C. Blackwell, Chas. J. Bennett, Mrs. Catherine Johnson, Elrod Robinson, Nellie M. Brooks, Edward Laden, Willie M. Thomas, Lenard Williams, E. L. Rogers, Rufus Nelson, Henry Williams, Silas Edwards, H. H. Long, Thos. M. Person, Wm. Burnett. --- YOUR RIGHTS AND OURS. Anyone has a right to espouse the cause of any candidate for any office through the Forum and to take issue with anything we or anyone says in the Forum. Our columns are open for the use of all candidates in presenting their case and bringing themselves before the people. The cause of candidates espoused by us editorially, is a personal prerogative, yet we shall not say anything in favor of anyone that, in our opinion, is not deserving and is not true. We are not fighting against anyone, but for some of them in preference to others for the said offices. VOTE FOR FRANK H. HAMILTON. Re-Election as City Commissioner, Why? During his term as City Commissioner for the past four years there has been a great volume of improvement done in the way of building subways, gradings and sewer improvements, his department has been carefully and strictly looked after. The streets under his supervision have been seen after and cleaned. For 20 years Mr. Hamilton's knowledge as a civil engineer has been employed to look after that line of work and he has done it to the satisfaction of the city. He is a whole-soul, kindly disposed man and meets every man genially and with a glad hand every day in the year. He has always been popular with the masses of the people and no man says aught against him. He is a large contributor to the poor and needy and to charity. He has always endeavored to treat the Colored people of this city with the highest regards and no man has been a truer or kindlier friend to the Colored man than Mr. Hamilton. He accords them this treatment all the time, whether a candidate for office or not. He gives them work under his department all through the year and feels that he can conscientiously ask for and expect from them, on his record and merits and record, their vote to help re-elect him to the position he now holds, which position he has filled with honor and credit. Polit. Ad. 15. ($1.50 per Year in Advance 20 Cents per Month) and Peoria FOR MAYOR John S. Schnepp Mayor Schnepp's Official Statement The "official" statement of Mayor, John S. Schnepp, appearing in the News-Record Thursday, is fine and meets the approbation, we are sure, of the whole people. Some of the things he mentioned are very timely, for instance: The opening and straightening of streets, a matron at the police station, more fire departments, the most important, a city work house independent of the county, with pay for the families of prisoners, who could object to this, not even the man in the work house? Lightning all streets like Adams, which is fast being done in Peoria and Decatur. Furnishing lights on all streets—we need them in the 1st and 6th wards. Water mains in all parts of the city. These are real salient, necessary improvements and we hope whoever is successful will see that these things are done, as a whole, the official statement is good. Progressive, energetic and reliable. Among the leading property owners and business men of Springfield BIG POLITICAL BANQUET AT HOTEL BROWN. Monday evening a large crowd of influential representative men and women, under the auspices of the equal rights League, held a sort of Banquet at the Brown Hotel and endorsed the candidacies of Reece, Edmands and Smith for Commissioners and Chas. T. Baumann for Mayor. Atty. C. S. Gibbs presided and in his facetious way introduced the several ladies and men who spoke in the interest of the candidates. Very creditable talks were made by the three candidates endorsed. R. M. Sullivan clearly outlined the issues and made a good impression. Several Colored men spoke. A. M. Williams took issue with Mr. Taylor, who championed the cause of Mr. Baumann, and moved the adoption of the resolution endorsing Mr. Baumann. Mr. Williams said, however, that the League should abide by the wishes of the body. REECE. EDMANDS AND SMITH. Republicans, for Commissioner You can't besmirch the reputation of these men by mere innuendoes. On the electriclight and water proposition, as the Journal states, they are pledged to carry out the mandates of the people. Don't you believe they are sincere? Have you any right to question their integrity? Can't they be recalled if they fail to do their duty or carry out the law and the expressed wishes of the people? The Forum does not propose to attempt to besmirch the reputation of any of the candidates. We believe that all, with the assistance of each other, are competent to make good officials, but we contend that these men are just as good and even closer allied with the "common people." MRS. M. B. SMITH Sole Agent of Parker's Madeline Hair Pomade Miss Georgia Watters of Chicago, a graduate of the Parker System of Hair Culture will be associated with Mrs. M. B. Smith for the next 80 days demonstrating the System. Parker's Madeline Hair Pomade, 50c 3oz. Jar Published every Saturday at 819 1.2 E. Washington street, Springfield, Ill. 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SATURDAY, MAR. 27, 1915 Political Announcements In supporting the candidacy of Mayor Schnepp, the Forum is using its prerogative and does not intend to besmirch or malign the character or reputation of any other candidate or any body else. If what we should say in the mayor's behalf, touching upon his record and his character is not true, we are subject to correction and castigation. We shall not aim to state anything that can not be verified and in so doing we can not wrong anyone else. There is no public man who does not have to endure criticism, stand the acid test, and who does not have a large crop of enemies, it matters not how good his reputation is with a part of the people. Such is life. C. C. RENFRO BUYS PROPERTY Mr. C. C; Renfro, messenger for the Board of Charities and an enterprising young man, of E. Mason St., has purchased the old Chinn property, 1609 E. Mason St., and rebuilt it into 3 neat rooms, which will soon be ready to rent. This shows push, frugality and good judgment and he deserves credit for it. It would be a good thing to have more of such men. QUINCY DIST. CONFRERENCE IN SESSION HERE QUINCY DIST. CONFRERENCE IN SESSION HERE The Quincy District Conference of the A. M. E. Church, was held at St. Johns A. M. E. Chnrch, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, by Rev. G. W. Jones, P. E. Quite a number of the ministers were here in attendance, a delegation of whom paid our office a visit at the instigation of Mr. W. E. Johnson. State House News Senator Daily, of Peoria, is busy on committee work. The two contesting republican senators were seated and sworn in as members, this week, legally elected, giving the republicans in the Senate, as well as in the House, a constitutional majority. (countiny senator Harris, a former progressive.) P. Gelisbie, of the 2nd ward of Chicago, is an attendant in the cloak room. G. H. L. Nelson of Sangamon Co. has been appointed in the speakers room. The resolution being offered by S. B. Turner. MORTUARY. Mrs. Eva Stewart-Taylor, died last Saturday, March 20, She was a promising young woman who was just beginning in life, and her death is the more regretable or sad from that very fact. She leaves the infant child, a mother, father and three brothers as mourners. Her funeral was held March 23, at Union Baptist Church. Rev. Manuel, assisted by other clergymen, conducted the services and said the last sad rites. Undertaker Wallace had charge of the funeral and the interment was at Oak Ridge. The final abode of them who pass from these mendane shores to that infinite habitual that surpasses the understanding of these finite creatures here below. Requies cat en pace. REV. A. N. WEBB OF E. ST. LOUIS Rev. A. N. Webb, of the A. M. E. church, of E. St. Louis, was a delegate to the dist. conference her this week. Rev. Webb is a candidate for a general conference berth, or office and will be until the general conference, which convenes next year. PERSONALS Our friend, and yours, Rev. Geo. A. Brown, of Alton, was here for the dist. conference. Mrs. Arthur Clem and sister-in-law, Miss Helen, 900 S. College St., who have been ill, are somewhat improved. Col. Dennison, of the 8th regiment, was in the city again this week on military business. Mrs. Cora Washington, of 18 and Cass St. has returned from Chicago. A meeting of the Beach Country Club members and the public, will be held Monday at the office of Atty. A. M. Williams. Rev. J. J. Chappelle, who has been ill, is convalescing. We are sorry to report that Mr. A. B. (Bud) Orendorff, of Lincoln, who took ill nearly 2 months ago, is still confined and not able to resume his work at his blacksmith shop. Louis Dickerson, of the Forum office staff, is suffering with a severe cold and throat troubles. □ Having taken over the Williams interest in the Hotel Brown block we have 9 airy and light rooms suitable for office purposes, also rooms in suites on the third floor unfurnished for family use. We are installing city heat. F. C. BROWN. There are 4 commissioners to be elected and one mayor, to serve as the business managers of the city for the next 4 years. After thoroughly considering all angles of the political situation in this city and from a colored man's view point we have reached the conclusion that we can honestly and conscientiously, endorse and support, as 3 of the 4, Mr. Reece, Mr. Smith and Mr. Edmands. Through these men and their friends and supporters, the colored people for the past 12 years, to our knowledge, have received more and better recognition along all lines political and it will be suicide to not stick with our best friends and those who will give us a fair chance in the run for life. We have no fight against any other candidates, what we say here can be proven and will be shown again if the opportunity presents itself. Taxes are now due and payable at this office. Bring your last year's receipt or a complete description of your property when making payment. The Reece, Smith and Edmands headquarters have been moved from the 3rd to the 2nd floor in the Reisch building. Schnepp headquarters have been opened at 109 S. 11th St. in the buildingformerly occupied by Atty. A. M. Williams. The Equal Rights League will hold a rally at Masonic Hall next Wednesday in the interest of the candidacies of Chas. T. Baumann, Chas. H. Edmands, Roy R. Reece and J. Emil Smith. There will be a Reece, Edmands and Smith meeting also at Masonic Hall next Friday evening. Just keep in mind that we must stick with our best friends in this election. Frank H. Hamilton has been a good friend of not only the Colored man, but every "lowly" person. whom the more fortunate trod under foot. At the Brown Hotel Monday evening Harry Taylor took issue with what the Forum said relative to the civil service, Mayor Schnepp and appointments, which he or any person has a right to do, but most persons who heard Mr. Taylor are of the opinion that he substantiated what we said relative to the question of which he took issue. We want it clearly understood that we are not going to make any statements that can't be verified, and, should we make any that can't be verified, we stand ready to be corrected. A Asthma Remedy and Cold Relief. People suffering with Asthma and Cold should call on 527 South 12th St Telephone 6312 TAXES TAXES TAXES Taxes are now due and payable at this office. Bring your last year's receipt or a complete description of your property when making payment. GEO. W. SCHWANER. Office in Court house Town Collector Capital Township. Adv Prompt Service, Day or Night Moderate Charges F. W. ERXLEBEN UNDERTAKER Funeral Director and Professional Embalmer 1119-1121 South Adams St. Both Phones, Main 1962 Peoria, Ill. 'I'd like to kiss her, but hate to stop Smoking.' That's the way you feel when you smoke. Stag FRACTIONAL 5 CENT CIGARS Not made by a Trust 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. Old Phone 3632. 1808 E. Monroe St. Office Phone 717 A. Morris Williams Attorney at Law. 109 South Eleventh St., Springfield, III. We commend the candidacies of Roy R. Reece, J. Emil Smith and Chas. H. Edmands to the voters as friends of the laboring and colored men and have good reasons to assure you that you will not regret having voted for these men. The Forum The Forum until after the Election will be out beginning March 20th every Saturday and Wednesday. The Forum until after the Election will be out be ginning March 20th every Saturday and Wednesday. The Forum BLACKSTONE CAFE CO. John I. Aden, mgr. eI. 321 N. Adams St. 3562 PEORIA, ILL. Dr. H. A. CESS, Chiropodist ROOM 212, Second Floor. 321 Main St. PEORIA, ILL Notice of Final Settlement Estate of Henry R. Cecil, deceased. Public notice is hereby given, that the undersigned administrator of the estate of Henry R. Cecil, deceased, will attend before the Probate Court of Sangamon County, at the Court House in Springfield, Illinois, on the 29th day of March 1915 for the purpose of making final settlement of said estate. At which time and place he will ask for an order of distribution, and will also ask to be discharged. All persons interested are notified to attend, and examine the settlement now on file in said Court. Springfield, Illinois, February, A. D. 1915. FRANK L. TRUTTER, Administrator. --- Dunbar books Dunbar books. Dunbar books, at the Forum office and J.P. Roberts shoe store. All the best papers on sale at Roberts' shoe store. Chas. S. Gibbs ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Old Phone, 1963. Office: 723 East Washington Street Bell Phone 2322 B. G. CLANTON Attorney at Law Legal Business Carefully Attended To. 11th and Washington Sts. Enterprise Bank Bldg. SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY TOILET ARTICLS OF DIFFERENT KINDS. Choice Styles and Colors Mrs. Mattie Tucker 206 North 14th St. Old Phone 5916. HUB PRINTE JB PRINTE HUB PRINTERY POPULAR PRICES PROMPT DE Largest Printing Office in Illinois Operated by Negroes 10th on Washington Spri J.W. 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HARRIS Springfield, Illinois KED DINNER d if you use a Gas you don't doubt for that a Gas Range a lot of work, ow that it is Springfield V Re Commissioner FRANK H, HAMILTON Has made a splendid record. 20 years in the Civil Engineering business. Has been a consistant helper of the Colored people of this city. During the past four years has given Colored men a liberal share of the publie work. CHAS, H. EDMANDS, Chas H, Edmands is hereby recommended to the readers of the Forum and the Colored voters especially as a man who is worthy of 7a support and who will be ab- solutely on the square, He is upright, pamnvetent and has always been on the side and with the people who do the most for our people. Let us stick with Edmands. It takes a majority to get results, remember, Colored voters want to be careful and cautious. Remember your friends, those who help you to live. 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PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS (Deutsche Apotheke) Your Patronage Solicited Corner 7th and Washington Sts THE FREEMAN FLATS (Newly Completed) 100 Jackson St—New phone 2184-B. 223% N. Washington St., Rear. —New phone 2382. Electric Lights, Heat and Baths | Peoria, Ilinois, Vote for these Men for commissioners ROY R. REECE PETER HARRIS TAYLORVILLE Mrs. G. C. Darwin has been confined to her bed for the past week suffering with a sever soar throat. However there has been a change for the better and she is slowly convalescing. Mr. Fields of Palmer who has been seriously ill for quite awhile is greatly improved. Miss Daisy Stewart who was taken to St. Vincent Hospital last Tuesday with typhoid fever was able to return home Monday of this week greatly improved. Mr. G. C. Darwin had a narrow escape last Monday. A team of mules he was driving ran away, threw Mr. Darwin between them on the tongue of the wagon and severely kicked him, wrenching his shoulder and disabling both ankles before they were stopped by friends. Mr. Wm. Fields was visiting in this city Tuesday. Mr. Steel of Assumption, father of Mrs. S. T. Madison of this city passed from this lite last Thursday. The funeral services were held Snnday in Assumption. The deceased leaves a wife, two daughters and a son. The other daughter is Mrs. Wheatley of Assumption. LINCOLN, ILL. Special by Staff Correspondent Rev. A. T. Jackson, closed his second quarterly meeting and conference on last Monday night at Allen Chapel, it was a very successful meeting. Bud Orendoff, who has been confined to his home for the past six weeks is able to be up and around the house at this writing. The Brother Hood, of the 2nd Baptist Church met in its regular session on last Tuesday night at the church. Miss Izora Rogers, who is taking a course in the hair work at Springfield, spent Sunday with her parents, Alfred Dyer was elected as delegate to District Conference, which will be held in the city of Bloomington on the 7 and 8 of April. Wm. Starkes, is able to be at work again after a illness of a week. On Sunday, April 4th, will be a $2 rally at Allen Chapel, for the trustee department of the church. Rev. Jones, of Peoria, preached a splendid sermon at Allen Chapel, on last Sunday evening it was much enjoyed by all. Rev. J. A. Crookett, of Decatur, preached at the 2nd Baptist Church on Wednesday even- REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES PETER H. ing to a large congregation, he is always welcome. Rev. Fields and his congregation are as busy as a bee-hive nowadays: they have moved the old church in the rear of the lot to worship in while the new one is being completed. Let us all get in the right line in April at the election. Parents Should be Taught How to Teach Children to Live, is Plan Advocated by Rev. Frank W. Allen Advocating a course of study in the public schools for parents "teaching them to teach children how to live." Rev. Frank Walter Allen, pastor of the 1st Christian Church yesterday afternoon scored parents for allowing their children "just to drift" without any thought or concern of what may become of them in after life. The address was given before a meeting of the Patron's club of the Hay-Edwards school in the new auditorium at the schools last Saturday. "Whenever the church and the school get the point of view that it is their business to teach people how to live every day life and not "immortal" or "academic" life, there'll be less heartbreak and "just drifting" when they reach a maturer age." Many, Many Lives Ruined "In the many stories of maimed lives and broken hopes which just now are being poured out from that most terrible of all realists, the modern news paper, few episodes have seemed to us more striking than that of unhappy girls and women who "just drift" into wrong. It is so typical of our neurotic age. Men and women come together in marriage, urged either by a passing fancy, or by a mere desire to increase their wordly goods. Some are in love with love, some with the world but most are in love with adventure. To all save those few upon who has decended that great love which is as rare as true genius, but which all of us have hoped at one time or the other to experience, comes a day when the mystery of life has grown commonplace. If that happens before passion has been buttressed by affection, and love by mutual respect, there is danger of total wreck. So many of us have not the power, because we have lost faith, to keep hold of the stern ideals of a nobler day, ideals once our own. So we "just drift." "All or at least the greater portion of wrong doing on the J. EMIL SMITH W. part of young boys and girls, not yet sufficiently wise in the science of living to appreciate the greater things, are directly traceable to lack of proper direction during the period of boy and girlhood." "All young people have a right to know the truth about life and it is the duty of mothers, fathers and the teachers in public schools and the church to see that they attain knowledge from the right and not the wrong sources." Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen from St. Louis are spending two weeks in our city. Mr. Allen is here on business for the Clover Leaf Casualty Co., getting agents, and establishing an office for the company. They are stopping at the Hotel Brown. Christianity that does not control a person who claims to have it, is no good. L. L. Emerson, of Mt. Vernon is a candidate for Sec'y of State, J. A. Wheeler, sheriff of this county is said to be a candidate. Jas. W. Gullett seems to be the leading man so far. Taxes are now due and payable at this office. Bring your last year's receipt or a complete description of your property when making payment. GEO. W. SCHWANER. Office in Court house Town Collector Capital Township. Adv. A. M. Williams, Complainant's Solicitor STATE OF ILLINOIS, I Ss. Sangamon County Circuit Court—To March Term, A. D. 1915. Affidavit of the non-residence of William Barbour, 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 William Barbour that the complainant filed her bill of complaint in said court, in the chancery side thereof, on the eighth day of October, A. D. 1914, and that a summons issued out of said court against said defendant, returnable on the first Monday of November, 1914, as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said William Barbour, 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 March, A. D. 1915, 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. J. H. DRENNAN, Clerk* Bell Phone 2156. Office hours, 9 to 12 a.m., 2 to 5 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m. DR.N.B.FORD Special Attention Given Diseases of Women, Children and General Surgery. Room 1, Northwest Corner Seventh and Adams Streets, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. I. W. WOODSON'S SHOP Opp. City Hall 422 Fulton St FOR RENT—Desk room and a room for a man or two men. Apply at 819% E. Washington street. WANTED—Men and women of good common sense. Apply at every man's door in the morning. Notice! Short resolutions containing less than 50 lines will cost 6c per line; 50 lines and over $5.00 and up; card of thanks will cost 50c and up; obituaries will cost $1.00 and up; all announcements of businesses and matter not considered "news" will cost 14c a word. Please take notice and govern yourselves accordingly. S. T. CLANTON Attorney and Counsellor at Law 124½ East Wood St. Your Legal Business handled Carefully and Prudently Advertisements for Foreign Papers Taken Any one desiring to get an ad in the Freeman, the Age or Chicago Defender may do so by calling on or writing 819% EAST WASHINGTON ST. Bell Tel. 2720 Hotel Brown The Popular Hotel for Colored People. Special rates to State House and Hotel Workers. Eleventh and Adams Streets SPRINGFIELD, ILL. OLD PHONE 3327 OFFICE HOURS 9 to 12 a. m. 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Dr. J. G. ELLIS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Diseases of Women $ 8 1 5_{2}^{1} $ E. Washington St. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 9 to 12 A. M.} 1 to 8 P. M.} HOURS { SUNDAYS 9 to 12 A. M. 5 to 8 P. M.} Dr. J. I. MILES Special Attention Given Children's Teeth Rooms 1-3 Nelson Bldg. 7th and Adams Sts. Springfield, Ill WELL. I AM STILL IN THE RING, HANDLING, GROCERIES, MEATS AND NOTIONS. Colored as well as White Patronage Solicited. BELL TEL. 1836. O. L. STONE. Church and Decatur Streets. DECATUR, ILL. MADE IN SPRINGFIELD shoes to order $7.00 to $12.00 per pair, our own make $4.00 to $6.00 per pair. First Class Repairing promptly done, 18 years experience all work guaranteed. Men's shoes for sale $2.50 and $3.00 per pair. J. P. ROBERTS CUSTOM SHOE MAKER 1707 E. Capitol Ave. Bell Tel. 3914 Dunbar books, Dunbar books, Dunbar books, at The Forum office and J. P. Roberts' shoe store. All the best papers on sale at Roberts' shoe store. DIST. AGENT FOR CLOVER LEAF CO. JOHN B. BROWN EEK y Co., an old line legal re- manent deposit of $125,000 should be given the first consid- er woman wishing protection death. A company that is g employment to men and tomorrow, but see our District e him write you up. Office Phone 2720 Adv. 8c & $1.98 Sale Family at Cut Prices. A. MEEK The Clover Leaf Casualty Co., an o serve company, having a permanent deposit in the treasury of Illinois. The Clover Leaf Co. should be given eration by any Colored man or woman wisi against sickness, accident or death. A co reliable and believes in giving employmen women of the Colored race. Don't put off today for tomorrow, but Manager, A. Meek, and have him write y 8191 E. Washington St., Bell Phone 2720 The Big 98c & Shoe Sale Shoes for the Whole Family at C The Clover Leaf Casualty Co., an old line legal reserve company, having a permanent deposit of $125,000 in the treasury of Illinois. The Clover Leaf Co. should be given the first consideration by any Colored man or woman wishing protection against sickness, accident or death. 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Walker and her sy and Mrs. Gibbs will give that. Two Blocks West of Court House on ADAMS STREET S. GIBBS MA COLLEGE in Indian- complete course in Beauty supervision of the only Mad- her parlors for Scalp, Facial the Store of S. Edw. Thomp- hington Streets, on or about acquainted, have your hair once and then you will not ors or fakes. There is but her and her system is the best place. MRS. C. S. GIBBS Who is now at the LELIA COLLEGE in Indianapolis, Ind., taking a full and complete course in Beauty Culture under the personal supervision of the only Madame C. J. Walker will open her parlors for Scalp, Facial and Beauty Treatment over the Store of S. Edw. Thompson, Corner of 11th and Washington Streets, on or about April 1st, 1915. Come and see her, get acquainted, have your hair taught how to grow. Only once and then you will not need to be coaxed again. Don't be taken by imitators or fakes. There is but one real Madame C. J. Walker and her system is the best and Mrs. Gibbs will give that. [Name] The Crisis, The Chicago Defender The Freeman, The Boston Guardian The N. Y. Age, The Forum FOR SALE AT DAVID HUNT'S peoria Ladies find Dress Shoes in patent leather and gun metal, in colored tops, also in lace. These Shoes sell elsewhere at from $3.50 to $4.00, at our low price of only ..... 1.98 READ!! Don't forget the time or place. OFFICE HOURS OFFICE HOURS 8:30 10:30 A. M. 2:00 4:00 P. M. 7.00-8:30 P. M. SUNDAY 8:00-9:30 A. M. 2:00 3:30 P. M. OFFICE AND RESIDENCE 110 LINCOLN AVE. PHONE MAIN 3890 S. A. ASKEW, M. D. MEDICINE AND SURGERY PEORIA, ILL. Eureka Court No. 38 Order Calanthe meets 2nd and 4th Monday nights at Henry Brown Hall, 204 Main St. MRS. C. S. FREEMAN, W. C LISTEN!!! V