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THE FORUM Historical Society State House M. H. DRAWING COLOR LINE SCORED. LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES VOL. 13 - NO. 5 CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY Union Baptist Church celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Ordination of their pastor, Dr. S. C. Manuel, Wednesday night May 23rd. The attendance was large and the program was great, consisting of Solos, Addresses and Folk Songs by choir. The hour being late the pastor only spoke a Dr. P. M. Watters, president of Gammon Theological Seminary, led a debate at the recent session of the New York Conference in which the drawing of the color line was strongly scored. The conference passed resolutions vigorously denouncing the proposal to draw the color line in our Church and Dr. Watters delivered a speech which made a profound impression upon the Conference. So strong was the impression that the Conference voted him a vote of thanks. Among other things Dr. Watters said: "Dr. Blake advocates that the colored people be withdrawn from the Conference to pave the way for a unification of the Methodist Episcopal Church South with that of the North. I feel that such action would be a mistake. It would mean that instead of being a great orld church we had degenerated into a sect. "Our Negro brethren are absolutely loyal to the Church and to Christ, and they must not be humiliated. We are praying for church unification, but it cannot be that we would want it to come from debasement of the colored people in that way. Our hearts pulsate for the cause of world democracy, but let us remember that the cause of democracy is not yet fought out in America." During Dr. Watters' stay in the South he has won many friends and for the institution which the Church has committed to his care. He has undertaken a great task and he is giving great satisfaction in the handling of that task in the manifestation of real brotherliness as well as in the high ideals he has for the institution - Southwestern Christian Advocate. The unity of the Race is a question everywhere calling for attention. We hear from the pulpit, the press and the layman, sound common-sense expressions on the importance of the Race becoming more united. The Nashville Clarion of last week said editorially: "If there was ever a time when the Negro race should be united, that time is now. All the interests of the race call for a racial solidarity not heretofore observed. Defeat has always followed separation and division, and these times are no exception to that rule." few moments, giving a brief history of his thirty years experience in the Ministry and only a little of his success. Money raised, $45,300 4000 baptized and only lost six months out of the pulpit in the 30 years. A splendid supper was served in the lecture room. The Church presented the pastor $50,00 as a present. The Church is fully alive. Pentecost Sunday brought out a goodly number of the members, though the weather was a bit dreary. The Sunday School and Berea Bible Class met at the usual hour of 10:00 A. M. "Berea went through a portion of the doctrine on baptism, followed by the study of Acts 19, wherein the labors of St. Paul among the Ephesians are related. Divine worship was held at 8 P. M. Student, T. Schulz preached an inspiring sermon on Hosea 4, 6: "Be cause thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee." Rev. Schmidt will officiate next Sunday, June 3, services beginning at 8 P. M. Holy Communion will be celebrated—All are welcome! Persons at the Pleasant Grove Church may give their names and subscription money to Mr. J. H. Hunt or Mr. T. W. Warrick. Be sure to give correct initials and Street number. We prefer that you give your name to one of the above mentioned men in order that a record can be kept of the number coming from that church, as Dr. Mosely has said that he wanted 50 subscribers from that church by June 28th, or within 30 days. THE COLORED PEOPLE AND PATRONAGE There are thousands of colored people coming to this city to make their future home. We are making special pleas in behalf of the business firms that advertise in this paper. That is, we are striving for co-operation---trying to concentrate the large amount of colored trade around and focus that trade to the merchants who appreciate our enterprise and solicit our patronage. Therefore, special effort is being made to induce the new comers, as well as the old residents, to direct their patronage to the parties who deserve that patronage. We are also asking every colored person in this city, as well as other cities, to become subscribers to the Forum and raise our list to 5000 or more. It is not impossible or improbable. A good newspaper is a community necessity and everyone should feel it his duty to become a subscriber. We intend to point out to our people the business firms endorsed by this paper and those not endorsed, when the time is opportune. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., SATURDAY JUNE 2, 1917 "Be Ye Doers and not Sayers only." The recent move of Lloyd George to settle the problem of Ireland is attributed to the promptings of Mr. Balfour, who is said to have been told in Washington that the people of America would look upon our alliance with Great Britian with much more enthusiasm if it were assured that no nation among our allies "should have unsettled a question involving the right of self-government." This is doubtless a correct statement of American opinion so far as it relates to the question of home rule for Ireland. In this country the cause of home rule has had vigorous champions and found the bulk of its financial support. The Lloyd George ministry could do no more helpful thing, so far as winning the mind of America is concerned, than to grant Ireland what she has so long sought. The suggestion upon which Lloyd George has acted must have come from some authoritative official source at Washington. Presumably, also, it came from a Democratic official--- for Mr. Balfour has not been permitted to associate with Republicans at the Capital. We hope this Democratic official will not confine his suggestions to Ireland. This country itself has "unsettled a question involving the right of self-government." Down in the States of the South there are negroes, more numerous than the people of Ireland, who are denied the right of self-government in any form. They do not even enjoy, as the people of Ireland already do, the privilege of representation in the nation's legislature. In some cases they are not even permitted to live. We would be glad if Mr. Wilson could get this suggestion and act upon it as speedily as Lloyd George has in the Irish matters. We are showing a large enthusiasm for democracy these days, democracy in Ireland, in Armenia, in Poland and in Russia. Why not display a little interest in democracy in Georgia? ---Chicago Republican. Local Brevities Mrs. Edward Curtis, of Detroit, Mich., arrived in the city May 27th to visit friends and relatives. Misses Mayme Osby and Eugenia Brooks were the guest of Miss Eleanora Lafayette, of Jacksonville, May 26th and 27th. Miss Alicia Smith, of St. Louis spent the week end in this city with her parents. With the closing of the higher institutions of learning, quite a number of our young people are returning to this city. Leonard Grady arrived home after an extended stay in Kansas, City, May 27th. Mrs. Brownell D. Kirby has returned to her home after an extensive visit with friends and relatives here. Capt. I. C. Harper of Peoria, was in the city this week, as a witness in the Crowley dram shop case. Attorney C. S. Gibbs was a St. Louis visitor last week-end. The colored people are still pouring into the North. Let them come on—the more the better, provided we so receive and employ them that their coming shall not be in vain—even not one worthy son of the sunny South. But, the great bulk of the Negroes remains in the South, and the Southern Negro's interests must not be allowed to wane. Organization and Co-Operation Alone Will Prevent Race Riots In All Sections of the North Where Large Numbers Flock. A Disgrace To American Civilization That American Citizens Should Be Mobbed Simply Because They Seek To Improve Their Industrial Condition. Reports of the Race riot in East St. Louis this week only substantiate the editorial statement made in The Forum some weeks ago to the effect that the flocking of large numbers of the Race from the South into the North meant friction and clash between the races in the North unless through organization and co-operation the best interest of both races could be made the subject of community dealing. There is no question in the world about what is bound to follow unless intelligent steps are taken to adjust matters and the interest of all looked after in a way that will produce harmony and satisfactory adjustment. The Northern Negro will pay the penalty in this and all other northern cities for his ruthless indifference on this great subject by having swept from him the respect and esteem in which he is now held in these communities unless he wakes up and takes the initiative in an effort to protect himself by helping to properly adjust the thousands of his race now coming in from the South. Reports show the rapid change in sentiment in various sections into which large numbers of our people are flocking, against the entire race. The East St. Louis riot is bound to be followed by many others. There are two fundamental processes underlying all education and life—they are Impression and Expression. A man, though innocent of crime, would be a fool to allow himself to be brought to trial on a serious charge without providing himself with witnesses and means of properly impressing the jury of his good standing and innocence. A set of people charged with most every conceivable crime, with the public press molding negative sentiment against them every day, with agency after agency contributing toward creating a bad impression against them—without combining and through organized effort trying to protect themselves, simply testify to a stupidity, a brutality and an indifference that is amazing. If the Negro wans the respect of the community in which he lives the time has come when he must pay for it thus intelligent effort. The cost of criminality, riot and bloodshed must be paid by the tax payers of a community. White bigots who think that might instead of right, is theirs to use as they please are a menace to any community, and should be discarded by decent members of society. The time has come for the decent and respectable members of the race in Springfield to wake up and help support community effort in behalf of themselves, their race and the city in general. The St. Louis Globe Democrat says editorially of the riot: "It is astonishing that a considerable number of East St. Louis workingmen could have been misled into such a manifestation of race hatred as disgraced the fair name of the city Monday night. Mayor Mollman and the sheriff of St. Clair County acted properly in promptly asking Gov. Lowden for troops to preserve order, al- THE FORUM RECOGNIZED. The Official Bulletin published daily under order of the Presedent by the committee on Public Information, has been sent to the Forum and contains much valuable information not found in the Daily Press. "Its News is authentic." A statement sent out from Washington pertaining to it says: Washington, D.C.-Many misunderstandings have arisen with regard to the Official Bulletin, which is being issued by the Committee on Public Information under order of the President. This publication is not a newspaper in the accepted sense of the word. Its single purpose is to assure the full and legal printing of the official announcements of Government heads in connection with governmental business. Exclusive publication is not its thought or ambition. It will not interfere with the legitimate function of the press in any manner, nor will official news be delayed or withheld in order to give the Bulletin any special news significance. In the columns of the Bulletin it is proposed to publish proclamations and executive orders of the President; rules and regulations which the various heads of the executive departments and other government establishments are authorized and directed by various statutes to make and promulgate; administrative orders and rules framed and issued by each department or government, establishment for the conduct of its own business and the regulation of its offices; official bulletins and official statements of policy or of facts issued by heads of departments and other responsible government officials statutes enacted relating to war matters of which the public should be officially informed, and other matters which from time to time it is deemed advisable to publish. The Official Bulletin will be sent without charge to the Präsident of the United States; to the members of the President's Cabinet and officials of all government departments; to the members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives; members of the American diplomatic and consular service; the foreign diplomatic and consular service; officers of the army and navy; every post-office in the United States [to be posted daily]; governors of all States; mayors of all cities; all daily newspapers and press associations of the counsry; all magazines; colleges and universities; chamberrs of commerce and boards of trade; and other public institutions. though it is not improbable that most of the participants are now ashamed of their excesses and rejoice that comparatively so little damage was done. The inciting causes were progressive, but baseless, when examined in the light of cool reason. The theory that the large number of negroes who have come there to work have been "imported for use as strikebreakers" is idle. The exodus of negroes from the South has been in progress ever since "war prosperity" struck the country and created a demand for labor at wages that were very attractive to the Southern negroes. We have frequently called attention to Southern disquietude over the situation, as it has caused a great labor shortage in the South. Brief reflection on our peculiar conditions should convince anybody that no employers are look- PRICE: FIVE CENTS THE APPOINTMENT OF WHITE. The Colored people of this State, as a whole as well as a large proportion of the better element of white people, think that the appointment of Ex-Sheriff White, of Jackson County, as Superintendent of the Chester penitentiary, is an insult to them, and, they also think that Gov. Lowden should have chosen a man of higher ideals than this former sheriff seems to po sess. It will be remembered that White permitted an unlawful and brutal legal hanging to take place at Murphysboro a year or so ago. In fact, White was chief performer at the "show," Gov. Dunne, as we know, reprimanded White for the way he had done and prevented him from repeating the performance by continually reprieving Scott, the intended victim. When Lowden became Governor, he commuted the sentence to life-imprisonment. It seems that such a man as this White should have been treated more nearly like he was wont to treat others, like a dog. Attorney A. Morris Williams was in Canton, Ill., last week a special counsel for the State in the case of the People vs. Woods. Mrs. J. H. Brown, of Jacksonville, is visiting her husband and is the house guest of Mrs. Matilda Jackson, 608 So. 9th Street. Miss Consuela Streat is spending a few days at her home in E. St. Louis, Ill. Mrs. Carrie Smith, 828 So. 3rd St., left Tuesday for Quincy to visit her sister, Miss E. M. Smith. Mr. Willard Chinn was in Jackson, ill Tuesday on business. Mrs. Porter, of Hannibal, Mo., is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Thomas, 206 N. 14th. A Musical and Literary entertainment and concert given at U. Baptist church, June 8th, under aupices of Baptist Missionary Congress—tickets which were good for April 27th are good for June 8th. Admission 10 cts. Mr. J. T. Brown, of Washington, D. C., the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brown, of Jacksonville, once an amiable and popular State House employee, arrived in Springfield Wednesday on his way home in Jacksonville where he will spend two weeks or more. Miss Mary Bellamy returned from the Baptist College at Little Rock. Ark., last week. Messrs. Alvin Moss and Lester Holman have returned from Fisk Uni, for the summer. ing for strikebreakers. All are confronted with the prospect of increasing labor shortage and considerations of business and of patriotism will make the settlement of every reasonable labor difficulty prompt and satisfactory. The story that negroes were buying weapons at pawnshops was doubtless a gross exaggeration. It is not in keeping with their reputation, anywhere in the world. The robbery of two white men by a negro was a serious offense, but it was hysterical brutality to inflict punishment on orderly residents of East St. Louis, solely because they were of the same color as the offender. White highwaymen have been very active in St. Louis, but there has been no effort to drive out all the whites on that account. It was a blind, cruel, unreasonable thing the mob did, but that is characteristic of mobs. Ther is something about the contagious hysteria of a mob that makes its members for the time being forget their common sense and self-respect. REGAL PRINTING CO. Publishers 124 So, Eleventh St. Bell Phone 6334 1, E. FOSTER.................. President £. L. ROGERS.” See'y.-Treas Z. W. Mitchell Editor-Adv. Mer Official Organ of the Loyal Legion Co-op erative Educational System, RATES One Year -............... 15 Six Months... 2... 80¢ Three Month.............-.. 50 One Month.......--...-----n---- 20 Weekly paper devoted to the interest of fae whole people. Entered as second-class mail matte Feb. 24, 1904, at the post office at Sprin field, Ill, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. —_$ Having become convinced that from some source a flood of poison- ed sentiment was being poured in- to the arterial vein of the Nation against the American Negro, and realizing sentiment to be a force which like a mighty hurricane car- ries in its wake, for weal or woe, the destiny of nations, the fate and fortunes of men and regulates in a large measure the growth and development of races, for more than a year Mr. Z. W. Mitchell editor of the Forum, had all pu- blicity concerning negroes appear- ing in publications in America re- ported to him through ‘Press Clipping Bureaus,”” Upon re- ceiving an unusally sensational re- port he would quietly go into the district from which the report came and investigate the causes responsible for the occurrence. If found untrue affidavits were se- cured from unquestionable sources setting forth the facts as they real- ly were. A sufficient number of documents along this line have been secured to prove conclusive- ly that fully forty per cent of all the scurrilous reports sent out by the general news-gathering agen- cies relative to the Negro have had no truthful foundation, but have been sent out by sensational news gatherers in order to feed the mor- bid appetites of those who demand from the public press the sensa- tional, This, coupled with the knowledge on the part of such news-gathers that the newspapers receiving their reports had no way of knowing the degree of truth in them, left them free tocarry on their efforts unmolested. This con- dition can be reached only through co-operation. As one example out of hundreds the following is given: In 1908 the following report was sent out by the “Associated Press” and published under blazing head- lines in most of the ‘Associated Press” papers of America and Europe: NO FOUNDATION FOR TRUTH In the usual manner investiga- tion was made of the above report by your editor with the result that after strenuous effort and consid- erable expense, “The Associated Press” confirmed his investigation and issued a report setting forth the fake character of this and oth- er reports of a similar nature sent out from different districts, The following was the retraction pub- lished in the paper publishing the story in question: Huntington, W, Va.—A story was sent out from Bluefields that negro who had been keeping a girl hidden in the woods for days had been captured by a posse and skinned alive. Investigation shows that the whole tale was a fake ori- ginated by some news service cor respondent,” WHAT MUST BR THE ENDING? With a sensational press ready and eagar to publish the bad con- cerning the Negro and with no ad- equate force or facility with which to set forth the true situation with respect to actual racial conditions in this country and the causes re- sponsible for them, suggesting ap- proved methods thoroughly work- ed out by which causes for adverse phases can be effectively reached end removed, there can be but one result for the Negro as Jes-! us Obriat. the living Son of God. was crucified because of a false and adverse sentiment created against Him—so the Americrn Negro must either await his cruci- fixion or employ adequate means for counteracting the great force that’s fast sweeping him from the ‘position of an American citizen ‘with rights that others are required P respect. MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE. | The Negroes in general, and the ‘M.E. church in particular have need to be proud of Meharry Med- ical Collegeof Nashville Tenn, This well known Institution has done a pioneer work in its line for the Colored ,race of the south and the fruit of labors can be seen liv- ingand moving among us daily, in all parts of the land, The College is41 years old has had but one dean, Dr, Hubbard, who is still at the helm and has lived to see the school rise to its present vantage position—he must surely be proud of Meharry, This year, in the Medical, pharmaceutical and Denial Departments, there were150 graduates, This school has recently received some very sub: stantial endowments and will be made still better equipped to do the work for which it was founded. Chaplain Brook of the 15th New York Regiment, now encamp: ed at Peekskill,N. Y., requests our readers to sends his regiment co: pies of religious papers, magazin: es and lead pencils. We are sure our readers will be glad to comply with the request of Chaplain Brooks. Address the communica: tion to Chaplain W. H. Brooks, care of 15th Regiment, Peekskill, N. Y.—S. W. Christian Advocate, ~ We should by all means assist inthe movement to relieve the Frederick Douglas homestead at Anacostia, District of Columbia, of its indebtedness and keep this as a sacred shrine to all the lover: of Frederick Douglas. It should ‘be kept in mind, however, that it ‘was through no fault of Mr. Dou- glas that the property was encum- bered, When Mr. Douglas died there was no encumbrance upon the property. He left a small for. tune and provided liberally forall those dependent upon him, The homestead was subsequently mort- gaged by the widow of Mr. Doug: Jas and now it becomes necessary to pay this mortgage of $4,000.00 in order that the property may be- come sacred to the great orator’s memory. POLITICALLY SPEAKING Now, this political situation is levelling itself and adjusting itself, it looks as though Sangamun Co, will again regain her once envia- ble position. For the past decade there has been a retrogression and the times which were have not been since; race hatred, discrimin- ation, and injustice have played their respective parts. It seems that a little leaven leaveneth the whole and the people ran “mad”, but they are returning to their senses; they have found out that we are each, a8 a race or group, our brothers’ keepers, ‘There once existed a very bitter political division, consisting of the Hay-Sullivan factions, wherein one faction tried to crush the oth- er. The colored people were allied with both factions- there were good men in both factions. Now it seems that, if there can be said to be a survival of either faction it is the Sullivan faction, Sullivan, so far as the colored people know, has always striven to be fair, he has always been instrumental in aiding and recognizing the Negroes in a way that gave them inspira- tion, courage and hope; the colored people do not claim that any fact- ion has done entirely what it should, but they give praise and lend their assistance to that man or faction that does best, In one and one half years we will be electing our County, State, Congressional and Senatorial offie- ials as well as our City Commias- loners. It stands to reason that we should be alert and see that our forces are lined up with that fact, ion or set of men whom we believe to be onr best friends, Reisch Brewery Co. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Keg and Bottle Beer unsurpassed for health and strength. Their Bock Beer was a high reputa tion, Reisch’s Gold Top ranks among the best in the country. 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Mosely, after the close of the lesson, took charge of the School in a general review, which was both astounding and full of interesting things. There was a large congregation for the Sunday morning service. Dr. Moseley's theme was "Unity" and preached a much needed sermon on "The Results of a Divided People." He told of the many ways by which God would not open his stores of blessings to a divided people. His text at the evening service was the "Results of Unification." extracted from Jno. 17:11 verse and preached a soul stirring sermon. He outlined the accomplishments from working together in unity; for where there is union there is strength. The Trinity is composed of three in the God head: Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. They are the only Cabinet known to agree on one thing. Christ prayed to the Father that we may be one as they are one. We ask God for too much of our own duty when we pray that he bring us together in unity, when we fail to exercise that power in us to Love our fellow man and be in union as a people. Editor E. L. Rogers was a pleasant visitor here last Sunday. The Lincoln Bible Class is doing nicely. It is endeavoring to prepare more of our people to do what God would have us do, for we cannot do these things without searching the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have Eternal life. There is a time in this life when things seem to go wrong to us, when our friends seem few, Satan and his agencies infest the duy, persecution and trials befall our pathway; I know of no other way but the Cross—the sweet Hour of prayer, for Christ has promised to send us a Comforter to guide us in all truth and will be a friend closer than a brother. Oh Dear Readers the time has come in which we truly need to kneel at the feet of Christ as a people. The dark cloud has overshadowed our way. Let us be Hopeful for a day when the people of this world will understand the way to deal with their fellow man. For it is written in the Stars, "Whatsoever a Man soweth, that shall he also Reap." NEGRO MET AWFUL FATE CLOTHING TORN FROM HIS BODY AND PINS, TACKS AND PENKNIVES STUCK IN HIS NAKED FORM BY INFURIATED MOB A Bluefield (W. Va.) dispatch to the Register says: The full details of one of the blackest crimes that has ever blotted the history of the state has just reached this city. The little town of Devon, Mingo county, was the scene yesterday of the assaulting of a little 14-year old girl by a negro, followed by his subsequent lynching by an enraged mob numbering over 200 men. The little girl was caught a short distance from her home by the black fiend and carried to a neighboring wood, where her body was tied to a tree, bound and gagged. Her absence was noticed by the neighbors, who immediately formed themselves into a searching party. She was found in an almost dying condition, but was able to tell to the horror-stricken searchers the story. Wild were the cries for vengeance when the little girl's story was heard, but after a consultation it was decided to lie in wait for the fiend. In a short time he appeared and was just renewing his assault upon the helpless child when the entire mob of concealed searchers emerged and made for him. He would have been torn limb from limb on the spot, but the horrible crime of the inhuman devil demanded a more cruel death and cool heads kept the enraged mob back and the negro was dragged to the village common and bound to a tree. Again the mob gave vent to their wild desire for revenge and it was by the greatest efforts of the leaders that they were kept back. The clothing of the black wretch was torn from his body and pins, tacks, penknives and every conceivable weapon of torture was stuck into the skin of the negro as he struggled, vainly pleading for his life. He was allowed to suffer a hundred deaths with his body bleeding in a thousand places. The almost lifeless form of his little victim was then placed before the glaring eyes of the brute, while willing hands cut the tongue from his swollen mouth. His cries became incoherent and before the enraged citizens could be checked the skin was literally cut from his body and distributed among the villagers. He died with his eyes on the little girl whose life he had ruined. His heart was then cut out with a jack knives, toes and fingers chopped off and carried away as mementoes. His bloody and mangled body form was then soaked with kerosene and flired. A PRACTICAL, COMMON- SENSED MINISTER. A well known minster in a neighboring town, who had been preaching a begging sermon, concluded it as follows: "I don't want any to contribute who have not paid their subscription to the home paper, for weekly papers need money a great deal more than do the heathen." That clergyman knew what he was talking about. New Glasgrow (N.S.) Enterprise. LINCOLN. ILL. Miss Irene Duke, of Colfax Iowa, is making her home in Lincoln with the R. D. Critcherson family, former residents of Colfax. The willing workers of Allen Chapel held their annual May Fair at the church Thursday and Friday evening of last week. Mrs. D. L. Mc Kinnie, who has been somewhat indisposed all winter, is convalescing. Mrs. Duff, who has been making her home with Mrs. D. L. Mc Kinnie is much improved. Mr. Thos. Mc Kinnie is certainly an industrious "lad;" he has an A No 1 garden, chickens, hogs, game chickens, and possum, and a goat of the masculine gender. They are all well kept and housed. Mr. and Mrs. Mc Kinnie are preparing to remodel and paint their home and tenant houses—they have very good property and a deal of it—they have also installed electric lights all over their home place. Dr. Willie Dyer will complete his hospital course at Kansas City this summer and be ready swing out his shingle "M. D." WENT FUTHER "Didn't I tell you that when you met a man in hard luck you ought to greet him with a smile?" said the wise and good counselor. "Yes," replied the flinty souled person. "I went even further than that. I gave them the laugh." THE ECCENTRIC COLUMN People are dying now who never died before and young fellows are going to Divernon who never knew of that Village hitherto. Old winter hates to leave—a costly rascal. "Fare thee." Saturday, June 2d, Hon. P.B.S. Pinchback, a prominent Negro politician, once a leading light in Louisiana politics and at one time acting Governor of that State, will be 80 years of age. It can be seen that this distinguished personage has experienced some of the trying and perplexing periods of this Republic. During the Reconstruction period, he was among the leading men of the South and wrought mightily in those days, leaving a record emblazoned on the pages of history to posterity's credit. He must, of necessity, soon pass from the scenes of this life—when shall there come such another? Be Your Own Judge and Try Your Own Cases!! 33 you will see for you ing that, you will just what we say. LAINO 812 E. Wa F. W. ER UNDER FUNERAL DIRECT EMBA Professional Embalmer, Prompt prepared for shipment to all part foreign country. Moderate Prices 1119-21 So. Adams St. free for yourself, and you will find that we say. INO BRO 2 E. Washington S V. ERXLE UNDERTAKER DIRECTOR AND LIE EMBALMER almer, Prompt Service Day and ment to all parts of the United Moderate Prices. Both Telephone Adams St. you will see for yourself, and by doing that, you will find that we mean just what we say. LAINO BROS. 812 E. Washington St. F. W. ERXLEBEN UNDERTAKER F. W. 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The business concerns whose advertisements you see in the Forum are friends and supporters of this paper--they are better friends to the race than concerns that do not advertise because they are giving you an invitation to visit their places and solicits you. Those who advertise in colored papers you can rely upon for courteous treatment, proper attention and a fair deal. Many firms do not want Negro patronage and don't advertise in Race Papers To be sure not to be snubbed always look over the Race papers and choose the places who'se advertisement you see therein. Why should you pay more for Men's ready--towear goods elsewhere, when at our store, located in low rent district, you can buy strictly first class goods at second class prices. If you will compare our prices with others. urself, and by do- nd that we mean BROS. Washington St. XLEBEN TAKER FOR AND LICENSED LMER Service Day and Night. Bodies of the United States or any Both Telephones Main 1962. Peoria, Ill. Stucco or all exterior work. It is at transforms town house into a modern Our Campaign For 5000 SUBSCRIBERS ON As previously stated in our editorial columns, we have launched a campaign for 5000 subscribers. We are determined to make The Forum an Enterprise to which the Race can point with pride. In order to do so we want your subscription. Every person able to read should become a Subscriber. We mean to make this paper the organ and mouth-piece of the Colored people of this State. The yearly subscription rate is $1.50 in advance. Be prepared to do your part when called upon. PLEASEANT GROVE WILL FURNISH 50 SUBSCRIBERS IN 30 DAYS. Pleasant Grove has started the move—Rev. Mosely publicly announced, last Sunday, that within 30 days he wanted that church to have enrolled 50 new subcribers to The Forum, and that at least 6 months subscription be paid. He urges the people to read their own literature, patronize their businesses, not because you hate others, but in self-defense. Dr. Mosely is absolutely right, the colored man must raise his own standard, do his own thinking and open avenues for himself. The success of the colored newspaper in this community is the colored people's success, not merely, the success of those who run the paper. The paper is the mouth-piece of the community and the better The Forum becomes, the better will become the community—the more advanced the community, the better will be our churches, lodges and social strata in general. No community group can rise any higher than it's leaders, thinkers and ministers. We hope you will remember what Dr. Mosely said, because what he said can't be disputed. We may philosophize as much as we please, but "faith without works is dead." DR. KINNIEBREW REMOVES LARGEST FIBROID TUMOR. The Jacksonville Courier Journal gives credit to Dr. A. H. Kenniebrew, our eminent physician and Surgion of having made record in the Surgical world by removing successfully the largest tumor on record where the patient survived. The Daily Courier has the following to say: "A tumor—one of the largest ever taken from a human being—is on display at the Courier office. The growth was removed from Mrs. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Fulton, Mo. by Dr. A. H. Kenniebrew and his assistants at the New Home sanitarium last Monday. The tumor is an ugly, or a beautiful specimen—depending on whether you are a physician or a layman—and weighs 34 1-2 pounds. It is 37 inches in circumference, 14 inches in diameter and 11 inches high. It is of the kind known in the medical world as a "multiple cystic, fibroid tumor," and it is the argest on record where a patient survived operation. It began its existence twenty-one years ago, when the patient was 21 years of age. YOU CAN MAKE $6.00 A DAY. 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Ford, who has been teaching in the Dunbar High School, Muskogee Oklahoma and Miss Beulah Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Mitchell, of 1522 E. Jackson Street, who has been teaching in the Central Texas College of Waco. Among students who have returned are the Misses Elise and Vera Ford, of Camp Butler, daughters of Major and Mrs. G. W. Ford, who have been attending school at Fisk University of Nashville. They were accompanied by Mr. Ralph Bell singer who will be their house-guest for a few days. Miss Vera Ford was honoured by receiving the first prize in oratory awarded to the junior and senior classes this year. Her subject was "Moving Pictures as a Factor in Education." Mr. Quinn Montgomery, also a Fisk student, accompanied the party to this city, enroute to Chicago. REV. MOSELY PREACHES ABLE SERMON. MAY 27TH. Rev. Mosely, the new pastor of Pleasant Grove Church, preached a practical, but able, sermon last Sunday, at the eleven o'clock services. Rev. Mosely, in his preliminary remarks, excoriated the guilty ones for their besetting sins and declared that the religion of Jesus Christ is a principle; that mere Sunday religion was of no avail. He emphasized a very important pre-requisite, namely, that before God can get among any people, or group, that people, or group, must first be reconciled one with the other—that there is no hope of getting together in heaven unless we first get together here; that no person can serve God, or be served by God, who hates, or holds aught against, a brother. He made this principle of the Christian religion so plain that his sermon can not but do great good. A large number of persons have the wrong conception of the Christian religion altogether. They seem to think superficially and presumptuously; that shouting and noise, without, count. They seem to not be cognizant of: "Whatsoever a man soweth etc." and "As a man thinketh in his heart, (mind.) so is he. Judge not that ye be not judged ete." Such sermons, given in the spirit as given by Rev. Mosely, will bring forth fruit meet for repentance. READ "THE FORUM! 111 SO. EIGHTH STREET Every Garment thoroly Sterilized, Cleaned and Pressed 1917-18 Negro Business Directory, Central Illinois IS NOW being compiled and will be issued about July 1. Especial care is being taken in arranging the Directory so that it will be accurate in information and an efficient business guide. You can't afford to miss it. Prices on application. A COLORED MAN SLAIN AND ROBBED OF CASH UNIDENTIFIED MAN BEATEN WITH ROD, FOUND NEAR VIRDEN—SUSPECT SOUGHT, The boby of an unidentified Negro who had been beaten to death with a heavy iron rod and then robbed of practically all of his savings, was found early wednesday morning lying near a slaughter house in Sangamon county one mile north of Virden is believed to have been murdered by a Negro companion who knew that he bad a considerable sum of money in his possession, was the theory upon which members of the sheriff's force and Coroner Scott Water is working in an effort to arrest his slayer, A Negro suspect sought by the officers left Virden at 8 o'clock yesterday morning for St. Louis over the I. T. S., after buying a through ticket to the Missouri metropolis from the traction company agent at Virden. Two five dollar bills one of which the wanted man tendered the agent in payment for his ticket and the other to get some change in silver, were both blood-stained, leading Coroner walter and Sheriff Wheeler to believe that he was the man who committed the crime. One of these bills was turned over to the coroner for evidence QUESTIONED BY AGENT. When the supposed slayer was asked by the agent how the money happened to be covered with A. J. Marshall Free Delivery to All parts of City Phone 6852 1324 South Eleventh Street FOR SALE----GOOD WORK ANIMAL Mare 9 years old, medium size. Call soon at my office if you want her. G. W. MURRAY, 217 1-2 So. Sixth St LUTHERAN CHURCH 15th & Jefferson St. Sunday School, 10.30 a.m. Bible Class' Sunday 10.30 a.m. Service, Sunday 8 p.m. G. A. SCHMIDT, Pastor Adjustment Notice The undersigned, having been appointed Administrator of the Estate of said Deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the Probate Court of Sangamon County, Illinois, at the August Term thereof, which will be held at the Court House of said County, beginning on the 6th day of August 1917, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are also hereby notified to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are also requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 22nd day of May 1917. J. M. Mosby, Administrator B. G. Clanton, Attorney New Modernly Equipped Barber Shop H. O. Bryant, Prop. Workmanship and Service our Motto. Courtesy and Friendship to all 111 NORTH EIGHTH STREET blood he said that he had cut his finger a short time before getting paid and accidently stained them. He is said to have had a large roll of money, and had a towel around his neck. A description of the man was given as follows: Poorly dressed; aged 35 years; weight, 140 pound; height, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches, wore a grey or brown hat, dark coat, light colored trousers and tan shoes split at the toes. Orville Smith and Harry Donaldson have been ordered to report the commanding officer of the Central Dept for examination for admission to the Officers Training Camp for colored men at Fort DesMoines which opens June 9. They leave Sunday night. Of Interest To Women Of Interest To Women The same excitement, the eager planning, the same thrills of pleasure and happiness are going on in the minds of the youthful grauates of this year, just as they have every past year and as they will in every year to come. Only the girls are different, and only the frocks they wear are different. Many a fashion authority, I am sure, is being consulted already as to how the graduation frock should be made. First the material, then the style. These are two important items in planning the graduation frock. © MCCALL © MCCALL of Springfield, Bloomington, Jacksonville, with Peoria will be WEDNESDAY JUNE 20, 1917 VIA C. & A. "The Only Way" Thence on the Popular Steamer Columbia to the Government Locks Watch for the Big Bills and Cards. Renick Vires, Mgr. BOTH PHONES 286 All kinds of Fresh Sausage a specialty 627 E. Washington St. 124 So Eleventh Street