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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
Bloomington News.

DR.. and Mrs. Covington enter
tanned with a 6 O'Clock dinner
Thursday evening, Aug. 50, in
honor of DR.. and Mrs. Smith of
Chicago. Covers were laid for
twelve and dainty repast serv-
ed.
William Irwin and wife of w.
Lee street, are spending a few
days in Indiana.
Red Williams has gone to Mos
kogee, Indian Territory, with
the expectations of locating
there if he likes the country.
Rufus Blanton has returned
after pleasant sight seeing trip
in the Indian Territory.
II. D. Wyche and wife enter,
tanned Friday evening, Aug. 80,
in honor of DR.. and Mrs. Smith
of Chicago. Covers were laid for
eighteen. The evening was
spent in dancing and music.
Mrs. F. Davis has returned
from Sterling, Ill.
Albert Hoagland, Sam Taylor
and Harry Lewis spent Labor
Day in Peoria.
Boone Meadows was so unfor
tunate as to have his ear injured
while acting as peacemaker
between a colored and white man
Miss Della Blanton entertained
Mr.. King Of Decatur, last Sun
day.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
Charles Barton
at. the Leland.

Charles II. Barton one of the best
informed and experienced hotel men
in the state. is again in charge of
the Leland dining room as head
waiter He served for some time
here under James Young and was
headwalter previous to going to
going to Bloomington, where he was
for a considerable length Of time.
headwaiter at the Illinois hotel
there. The hotel is fortunate to
get him and we feel safe IN saying
that the management will be we'll
pleased He will secure competent
set of assistants and make them
comply strictly with the rules OF the
house and the headwaiJer'S rules,
which are: Neatness. cleanliness,
sobriety and punctuality. This should
be done by all means and the hotel
should furnish a more decent wait
ers' dress room which necessity we
have called attention to some time
ago. We are not arrogating to our
selves power nor authority not ours,
but We feel that, if it is cucumber
ed upon walters to be clean and tidy
it is also more necessary that they
have decent place to dress in and
more sanitary placesthan is given
at the Leland. also a more decent
place for dining room.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
The Labor Day Celebration.

The common people made a
good showing last Mon day. The
various trade unions turned out
IN large numbers and demonstra'
ted their fealty to their various
crafts. The parade was note d
for the many bands represented
The Odd Fellows Band was also
in the grolp, the only colored
band in the parade. Mr. John
son the instructor, must be prais
ed for the band did we'll. Many
compliments were paid them for
their visible improvements. 1t
now rests upon them to become
equal to the emergency, They
are in the Union now and TO
stand the test they have no time
to lose. They will either go for
ward or drop out foc lack of pro
tciency, 1t will require study
and diliigent work. But they
must be congratulated for doing
as well as they have done. Under
the present instructor they have
done extremely we'll. One thing
must not be tolerated. namely i,
do not think you know music for
TsSs. do you deceive yourselves.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
Union Memorial M. E.
Church, st. Louis, MO.

The colored people of the entire
world nave need to be proud OF Union
Memorial NJ. e. Church located at st
Louis, MO-. only 9S miles from this
city. 1t is the finest church in the
world owned by colored people. While
this branch Of the methodist church
is connected with the white church,
the acquisition OF this church is due
entirely to the efforts put forth by
colored people. DR.. r. e. Gillum is
the pastor and deserve special credit.
as do the colored people OF st. Louis
fhis edtice and site cost Sl8t.000,
the colored people, however bought
it from the Jews for $4,000 and paid
0.O00 Cash over one year ago. The
whole Indebtedness now is less than
$4,000, which is remarkable.
1t is said from good authority that
this church is not surpassed in gran
deur and beauty as we'll as valuation
by any white church in st. Louis and
is the finest and costliest Negro
church i'm the world
1t has 1900 members year ago
or so two OF the M. e. Churches COM
bined and named the church Union
Memorial. That is what more Of the
Negro Churches should do.
At the dedication services which
were held July 2S to Aug, 4, last,
ST. 500 was raised without any special
efforts being made. The people sim
ply gave 1t as an offering. This is
what you call progress aud Christi
anity. Let this churchs success be
an example TO all the Negro churches
in America We have too many one
horse churches and too many ignor-
ant men trying to preach, There is
no use getting angry clergy, the
people will not hear nor support you
nor your church until yon become in
telligent. Be able TO say etficacieus
things. Merely yelling aloud what
the Bible says is not sufficient. If
you are not learned and morally fit,
you will not do, that's all.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07

The Wood River Baptist Asso-
citation in session at Jacksonville,
Ill last week was largely atten.
ded by representatives of more
than 70 churches in the District.
This is the oldest association Of
it's kind in the United States 1t
is now SO years old and compos.
ed Of some of our best ministry.
There was good delegation
from Springfield representing
the following Baptist churches,
Union, New Hope, Zion and
Pleasant Grove.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
Normal Items.

Miss Monica Harris entertain
ed with a house party in honor OF
Miss Nina Newman, last week.
Among those present were Miss
es Vann Barton and Leorah Wal
ker.
Mrs. CASTOR and Misses Sarah
Hunter and Sallie Walton have
returned after attending the con-
vention in London, Mo.
Miss Ethel .Henneger has re-
turned from Cincinnati.
Misses Anna and Minnie Thomas
have returned by way of Chicago
to Columbus, Ohio, after pleas
ant visit with relates in Normal
and Bloomington. They were
the guests of their brother Grant
while ia Chicago.
Miss Mary Thomas gave her
Sunday school class, a picnic at
Miller park last Thursday. The
children enjoyed themselves to
the utmost and returned to their
homes tired out after a days
outing.
DR.. and Mrs. Smith and son
have returned to their home in
Chicago, after spending the
greater part of the summer with
Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. Lou
Green
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
Paper Cap Fete.

The paper cap lawn fete given
by the ladies of the St. Paul
sewing circle last week at the
re sidence of Mrs. Matilda Jack.
son, was a unique as we'll as sue
cessful affair. Ethel Pemberton
was the lucky prize winner and
received the handsome handker.
chief box for the best sent ment
in her paper cap.
The lawn was decorated with
japanese lanterns. The hostess
who is champion fish fryer,
had no trouble in disposing of
this most coveted article of food.
All seemed delighted with the
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
oxford, Miss, Notes

Teachers Institute closed here
on the 3lst. Misses Gibson,
Johnson and Shields were among
the teachers in attendance upon
the same.
Rev. r. Denbry was elected as
a messenger to represent the W.
O. w. in their annual session.
Mrs. Lou Wiggins of Taylors
has been the guest of her haugh-
ter here for two weeks.
The electric plant having been
burned here the people have to
resort to oil for lights.
(To be continued.)
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07

evenings entertainment duu ue-
parted for their homes at late
hour, A good program was rem
dered, one of the features of the
reading of poem written for
the occasion by Mrs. Alice g.
White. The poem follows
Did you ever hear of paper cap
fete
With verses folded in them SO
nice and neat.
Of sentiment funny and rich and
Where they were all put togeth-
er and then compared?
Well that is just what we are
going to do
And some may tell about lover
true,
Which no doubt will tickle the
maidens fair.
Who have big castles in the air.:
A strong wind may come and
puff and blow,
Then the beautiful castle will
have to go,
And others will be Of more Sc
rious thought,
Telling how the battle of life is
fought.
And some may tell of the golden
rule
How children should act when
they go to school,
Some will have kisses and pop
questions too
Which will put some funny old
maids ia stew.
For they always prefer a long
string of cats,
Than be bothered with mar
they had rather have rats.
This Fete they say will wind up
with a prize
Which will be so handsome twill
dazzle the eyes.
But the best Of all will be the fish
fry lunch,
We d much ather have it then a
bowl of punch
Then the cream and cake
will be so fine,
Let's all get out and string up in
line.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07
A Flower Social.

The Perseverance Club Of the
ST. Paul A. M. E. church, will
give a flower social at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Charles Ellis on E.
Monroe street. Monday night,
Sept. 9
Louisa Brakeman, Pres.
Alcene Wilford, Secy.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07

cit is no benefit to have given me
something, but it is benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
nyself.
Parties will please enter into Nc
business transactions for this paper
with anyone save authorized agents
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-07

Think that you can learn, by
ever sticking on and pushing
Don't expect to make money so
quickly. seek ye first the knowl-
edge and money will come forth
like a stream of clear water.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
AMPHIBIOUs AUTOMOBILE.
Runs on Land or Water With Equai
Ease.

"Wateriand' the amphibious au-
tomobile invented by Jules Revelllers
of Paris proved it's ability in test
to travel as perfectly through the
rough waters Of the Hudson, as over
roads so rocky and uneven that or
dinary motor cars could not follow
It pushed through soft sand, over
houlders, and with one side on harc
ground and the other on soft. After
an exhibition on land, the auto en-
tered the water. The wheels car
ried it through the shallow waite?
half a dozen yards.
Then the propeller kicked up
great spme astern. She ran stra1gh
ahead for hundred yards, turned II
once her length, backed, halted, cut
fgue eight and then came shore
ward.
Driving straight into the shallow
at full spead, her nose pushed upol
the beach, the wheels began to re
volye with rapidity, as they took holt
of the ground, the propeller Whlrle'
in the air, and the strange cTeatur
climbed ashore.
The return trip to Fiftieth street
New York, put the machine to tes
as a hill clim Der. It never refused
mount, and came back in as goo'
order as when it started.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
SgOT HIS RIVAL
And Married Girl Within an Hou,
After.

Half an hour after Clarke Norton
killed William Franklin, at White
Rock. \. c., Monday, he and Miss
Elizabeth Gentry. for whom they
were both suitors, were married at
Asheville.
Norton was not arrested until the
following day, when he was taken in
Jail at Marshall, y. C. He was &C
companied by his bride, who begged
to be allowed to go TO Jail with him,
but was refused. She and Norton
assert that Norton shot and killed
Franklin in self-defense.
They say Franklin had found out
that Norton and Miss Gentry were
going to be secretly married, and had
gone to the girls home for the pur-
pose Of preventing the marriage.
Franklin had said that Miss Gentry
and Norton should never wed. When
! Norton made hi sappearance. Frank
lin, it is alleged, started the trouble
and Norton opened fire upon hi.il
his first shot taking effect in Frank
Inns heart and killed him almost in.
F.; Stantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
MANY FALL VICTIMS
To Wild Beasts and Poisonous Rcr
tiles in India.

Consul E. H. Dennison, of Bonn.
bay, quotes a report of the Govern
ment Of India which deals with the
mortality from wild animals: The
total number Of persons killed by
wild animal in 1906 was 2,0S4, as
against 2,05l in 1905.
Wolves are reported to have killed
l78 persons in the United Provinces,
and in the Madras Presidency tigers
were responsible for the greater NOR
tally reported. while mad wolfe
in the Snolapur district, Bombay,
caused sixteen deaths.
In Bengal the number Of persons
killed by elephants rose from nine in
1905 to eighteen in 1906, and a pro-
posal has, it is stated, been made by
the magistrate of CuttacS for the
organization Of khedda operations in
that district.
Tigers killed a large number of
persons than in 1905 in Madras, Bonn
bay, the United Provinces and Bur.
nah, and steps have been taken for
the destruction Of man-eating tigers
in these provinces. Three man-eating
tigers were destroyed in Samba!pur,
Angul, and Mandle in 1906.
The persons reported to have died
from snake bite numbered %, ,S54, as
against q, 1877 in 1905. the increased
mortality being asc!ibed to foods,
which drove snakes into houses and
hocleStsads.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
TWO HUNDRED BABIES SAVED.
They We're Found Floating ID
Steamers Flooded Steerage.

The story of the thrilling midnight
rescue from death at sea Of 200 little
babies, with frantic mothers, and sew
eral hundred others, cast away on the
Russian steamship Lituania, of the
Swedish coast, was told Thursday by
Purser Jens Jorgenson, of the wreck
ed liner, who arrived in New York
on board the Scandinavian liner
United States.
The Lituania, of the Russian-East
Austrian line, running from Libau to
New York, sailed Monday, October
%. with a crew of 105 men and a
passenger list of 726. The majority
were women, coming to the United
States to join their husbands.
With them they had 200 Russian
babies. When off the Swedish coast
the great vessel reeled under a terri
ble shock. She had run between two
great rocks, and hole eleven 1ee'
across had been torn in her port DO"
In less than FIVE seconds she mad -
feet of water in her forward compart
ments.
The officers, including Jorgerseh
rushed below. Before they coule
reach the steerage it was flooded, ane
they actually saw babies hoatlns
about in the water nearly waist hlgn
Ioreensen and the men formed lln'
and they were passed along in al
endless chain. All babes were res
cued.
Then only did the officers OF tn
steamship permit the men to look U
the safety of the adults. Tne wire
less operator communicated WIZ
coDenhagen, and forty-eight hour
later two sea-going tugs took IN
passengers of-a perilous task IN IN
heavy sea. The passengers oaole
and all. were taken to CopenhageI
and after delay OF several oa!
brought to the United States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20

tons that seek to convert the Gov
ernment into business asset. The
Democratic party stands for the doc
trine OF equal rights to all and spec
lai privileges to none, and therefore
cannot promise favors to favor-seek-
ing corporations. If it made sucn
promises to the corporations it would
be guilty of duplicity. for it would
have to betray the votets as the Re
publican party has done, in order to
reward these corporations as the Re
publican party has rewarded them.
The Democratic campaign must
be carried on by volunteers who will
work because they desire the triumph
Of Democratic ideas. We cannot
hope to appeal to the sordid or to
buy the purchable. even if such a
course would contribute toward
Democratic success. No one should
favor Mr.. Byyan's nomination unless
the party is willing to open it books
and show where its contributions
come from and for what the money
is expended. The Republican party
ought to be challenged to conduct its
campaign in this open and honest
way. and if the Republican leaders
refuse to accept the challenge the
Democrats can well afford to leave
the issue with the public.
An appeal to conscience is politi-
cally expedient. as well as morally
right, for the conscience is the most
potent force with which man deals.
The national conscience has already
been aroused. and large majority
Of the voters have been educated to
the necessity of real reform---a re-
form that will make this Government
again a Government Of the people by
the people and for the people. It
only remains for the Democratic
party to convince the voters that it
can be entrusted with the work OF
reform, and nothing will do more to
convince the public than refusal to
negotiate with predatory wealth and
an honest appeal by honest methods
to the honest sentiment Of the coun'
try"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
SOLID ON STATE RIGHTS.
United States Court Refers Case to
The State Courts.

She case of C. B. Boyett and 9TH
er charged with intimidating ne
groes because they were negroes
contrary to the provisions Of sections
1877 and 5,50S Of the revised statu-
tes of the United States, was decid-
ed by the supreme court Of the Uni
ted States favorably to Boyett and
his co-defendants.
The alleged offense was commit
ted in Bradley county, Arkansas, in
1905 when Boyett and other white
men were charged with having con-
spired to drive away number Of
negroes employed by the Arkansas
Lumber Company. This result was
accomplished by posting notices of
warning to the negroes and firing
guns in their vicinity. The whites
were tried in the United States dis
trict court for the eastern district of
Arkansas and each was sentenced TO
pay a fine Of 1000 and serve a year
IN prison. The decision Of the trial
court was reversed. The announce
ment Of the courts judgment was
made by the chief justice, but there
was no written opinion.
The decision of the court was bas-
ed on the decision of the last term in
the case of Hodges VS.. the United
States, in which it was held that as
negroes are citizens they must rely
upon the state courts in such cases
as this rather than upon the federal
courts. In that case the court held
that it had no jurisdiction of charge
of conspiracy made in a state to pre-
vent citizens of African descent, be-
cause Of their race and color, from
n, > limo contracts to labor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
WHAT WE TRADE en-"
The Importance of the Cotton Crop to
the Country.

In a spirit of irony The Saturday
Evening Post, in an editorial entitled
What We Trade On" says: IT
seems to be a kind Of treason this
fall for planters to withhold Their
cotton from market in the hope OF
forcing higher prices. Not only j:
money tight. but at this writing
foreign exchange is right, involving
threat Of gold exports.
Eve must depend principally upon
cotton, which Europe will buy in
great quantities, and which runs into
money very fast, to overcome this
menace and turn the tide our way.
That, in view of such public need,
planters should hold cotton for mere
ly personal gain is truly reprenensi-
bic. We read that the banks gener.
ally will keep them in the path OF
duty by refusing to extend loans on
stored cotton. "
Cotton makes nearly one-quarter
of our total exports. Much more
than anything else. it is what keeps
our trade with the world going. We
must, each year hurry out the great
staple in order to meet our balances
in Europe. The function of the cot
ton industry in financing our foreign
trade is so important, inde,G, that
one might expect to see bill in>
gress---introduced by gentlemen
from Pennsylvania and backed by
the stand-pat league---forbidding
planters to withhold a single bale
that was ready for export,
Export of iron and steel in all
forms" says the Post, amount to
only one-sixth the exports of stuff
produced on the farm. 1t is the un-
protected producer upon whom we
must depend to settle for the articles
we buy abroad. Unprotected cotton
and food stuffs, comprising about
sixty per cent of our totol exports
enable US to do business with the
world ,,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
IMPORTANT MEETING.
The President Invites All the Gov
.,OcrS fn Nicer Him

President Roosevelt has invited the
governors of the States and territor-
les to meet him at the White House,
May IS, "A and 15, next, to discuss
the natural resources OF the country.
Invitations are to be extended 10 the
members of both houses OF congress
and 10 the Inland Waterways COM
mission. The importance and man
ner IL which the subject is to be
considered are indicated in the presi-
dents letter 70 the governors. which
was made public at the White House
IN his letter the President says:
The matters to be considered at
this conference are not confined TO
any region or group Of States, but
are Of vital concern to the nation as
a whole and to all the people These
subjects include the use and conser-
walton of the mineral resources, the
resources of the land and The resour-
ces of the waters, in every part OF our
territory.
In order to open discussion I shall
invite a few recognized authorities to
present brief descriptions Of actual
facts and conditions. without argu-
ment, leaving the conference to deal
with each topic as it may elect. The
members of the Inland Waterways
commission Will be present in order
to share with me the benefit Of infor-
nation and suggestion and if desired
to set forth their provisional plans
and conclusions.
Facts which can not gainsay
force me to believe that the conserva.
ton of our natural resources is the
most weighty question now before
the people of the United States. II
this is so, the proposed conference
which is the first Of its kind, will be
among the most important gathering:
in our history in its effect upon tht
welfare of all our people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
TRAMPS KILL FOR LOOT.
Three Murders In Indiana Are Chare
ed Against Hoboes.

Through a discovery made in Buff
falo, N. Y, evidence has been OBJ
tanned that three men, whose bodies
have been found along the Lake
Shore Railroad, in Northern Indiana,
in the last week, were murdered by
tramps. J. W. Murphy, forty years
old, Of Colorado Springs. was found
dead in South Bend, Ind; Ralph
Kyle, twenty years, Of Edgerton,
Ohio, whose body was found near
Goshen, Ind, and Henry Rank, sixty
years, of Berrion County, Mich,
whose body was found in La Porte,
Ind, are the men who were murder
ed.
The finding Of a pool of blood in a
car at Buffalo, in which Murphy was
supposed to have ridden with con-
signment Of horses, and the evidence
showing that he had been robbed
after a struggle, led to an investiga-
tion, which showed that all three
men had been robbed and murdered
by tramps. It IS expected that ar
rests will be made soon by the rail
road detectives, who are working on
the case.
Kyle was the first man to meet
death. Until the discovery made in
Buffalo, it was supposed that he had
fallen from a train and was run owe. +.
He was killed November 2. Rank
was killed last Tuesday, and Murphy
met death Thursday night. The car
in which Murphy had been riding
with the horses was found spattered
with blood, and several small coins
were found on the floor. There were
other evidences which showed that
he had struggled for his life. He was
killed by tramps at South Bend, and
MS body was thrown from the train.