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and lead US This is queer prefer
ence is it not? If the different Ne
groes in business in this city could
command the trade Of even those
Negroes that hold positions at our
state hsuse, court house, fire depart
ment city police, etc, il would place
Us in ii position TO hire some forty
or fifty of our Negro boys and girls;
but the result is five per cent. OF
these Negroes only trade with Negro
grocerymen, shoe makers, etc.
THE WHITE MERCHANT GETS The
CASH.
They will go to these men give
them their dollars and once in d
while they will purchase spool OF
thr, ad, ten cents worth of sugar,
lard or c. flee or box OF crackers
and ask you TO deliver it ten or
Twelve blocks away If by chance
you should meet them upon the
street and possibly thinking Of some
Thing else and pass Without taking
your hat off scraplng in the dust,
then you have The org head These
white merchants, we take notice, TO
whom they uump nlneLy-tive per
cent Of their money, 90 not jump
out Of their carriages and auLOmo-
oleS aud greet them aud their wives.
MI You may spend your thousands
with them and you ale oamDO yet;
they have nothing Tor you LU 90 but
black their boots aud Cream Their
cuspldOrs. aud your wives wash Their
clothes and scrub their floors aud
nothing fol your daughter 10 do but
COOK their meas and wash their pots
aud dishes.
Gentleman of the League, the Ne
gro must awake 10 The Responsibility
of his position and The reallzatlon of
his opportunities. IL Is within our
power 10y uniting Our mites, our good
will, our influence, toward one anoth-
er now III business 10 make possible
the employment OF dozens Of our
young women and young men Of the
race, aud therefore, The white mer-
chant, II he desires the support of
our race to give employ TO some
of our intelligent youths. Success
can be won only 10y undaunted, in
cessant efforts Gentlemen: let busi-
ness enterprises be The watch word,
soidity and perseverance, are the
keys 10 prosperity; unity OF thought,
unity OF purpose and unity of action,
are the best policies. Let us help
one another, aud with knowledge
of conditions thus gained, exercise
our powers intelligently 10 mutual
betJerment and race advancement;
aud, lest you assuredy that it mat
tiers not TO what extent the Negro
in business head may swell, he will
never burn your home, lydch his
feIlOwman nor neghbor Today hun
dreds of Negroes are supporting riot
ers and riot sympathizers,
IMITATORS.
1t is said the Negro is great in
initiating white people. If so, let
him initiate his virtues instead of
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-13

Special services at Episcopal
church Sunday-don't miss it
Everybody invited 1880 out by
8:45 or Q P M.
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Paper read by J. Edward Thompson
before the Negro Business Mems
League and authorized TO be print
ed ia Tn Forum by the League
The writer used for his theme:
Shingle Your Own House
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IMITATORS.

1t is said the Negro is great in
initiating white people. If so, let
him initiate his virtues instead of
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A WORD 10 OUR WOMEN i.

Cast your eyes around you for
moment and observe how many wOm-
en- representatives have you in our
various business establishments In
the different offices in our capt.
tol building, court house, furniture
store, post office, city hal etc.
Don't you think it is high time you
were Smuggling Your Owl House
awhile? This may be accomplished
by boosting Negro enterprises and
making ii possible for new ones to
dozens Of your sex to fill various po-
sitions as clerks, stenograhers book
keepers, solicitors, etc. We ask if
these things are worthy of your sober
second thought, can you conscen-
tiously exert your good influence to-
ward this end. 7 he same hand that
rocks the cradle and is a potent fac
tor in moulding the character of men
that rule the world, has an opportu-
ty of becoming the guardian angel in
giving encouragement, vim and back
bone to uplifting womanhood to
much higher status in the CONNER
cial and financial world. and especially
in this city and community.
Gentlemen: | suggest that we in
vite fifty or one hundred of our prom
nent Negro women to meet this
League or it's representatives, and let
us present the aim and Object of this
organization to them that they as
sist us in boosting negro enterprises
in particular: and thus promoting in
general way. to make Springfield
greater and grander city; for nation.
a state. or city, become stronger
grander, and Weather, just as all of
its citizens grows and rises higher in
ideals, morals, education and influence
and as the American Negro elevates
himself in the social, the CONNER
cial, the religious, the financial and
educational world, just SO Mnch high
er and grander does America, Illinois
and the home of the maItyrkd presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln, rise in the
the sight of the worlds civilization.
The Negro becomes a better citizen,
his moral status is raised higher and
his commercial and financial condi-
tion made better and easier
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Legal For Sale Notices

FOR SALE-4 house, we'll aud cstern 25 dollars will
handle See S. GIBBS $685. So 9Th ST. Old Phone, 1868
FOR SALE-One room home, with two lots: also 9th
err vacant lots $4,000 This broper easily
$1,000 Better See it.
Apply Chas S. GIBBS, 223 &c. 9Th ST. Old Phone 1863.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12

men, convicted of having had a hand
IN the Reel Foot lake tragedy. IN which
one man was put to death and another
barely escaped with his life, were sen
fenced to be hanged. The trial has
been conducted with dclibcration. but
with celebrity. The leaden heel of JUS
tice has been nowhere in evidence. The
conduct of the casc-thc arrest Of the
criminals. the procuring of the evi-
dence. the unhesitating prosecution of
every man supposed to have had a hand
in the crime-was admirable, and the
State of Tennessee deserves credit for
a prompt and thoroughgoing demon
stratiOH of the power of the law to
strike with fearful force when it is
backed by officials who are not afraid
to do their duty.
Here is an example the whole coun-
try should benefit by. The convicted
men are guilty of murder, but it is
rare, indeed. that so grave a penalty
is inflicted for even the most atrocious
crime. ii courts were always as swift
to act, there would be less occasion for
the hangman.
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THREE WAYS OF INSTALLING
THE PRESIDENT.

As TO the Inauguration, Congress
must do one of three things
J. 1t must look to the District Of
Columbia TO bear all the cost, whereby
the installation of the new President
must lose its national character and be-
come purely a local ceremony.
p IT. must take full charge Of the
ceremony and bear all the cost-which
is the best course whereby the in
-tal.atjou would become purely a ma
ioHal ceremony
3. D. must divide the management
and the cost of the ceremony with the
people Of the District of Columbia.
whereby the ceremony must become
partly national and partly local, and
whcrefor the use Of some such public
building as the Pension Office Is pre-
requisite.
No other course Is open 10 Congress.
IT is bound TO adopt one of these three.
n the face of general warming from
newspapers all over the country it has
neglected 10 take the second. It is. and
ought to be. unwilling to take the first.
ID must, therefore, adopt the third.
That IT, will do 30, in spite Of yestcr-
days opposition in the House, no one
can seriously doubt
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THE CASE OF SENATOR TILL
MAN.

Senator Tillman admits that ne may
have been disingenuous in his state
ment to the Senate last February
about his interest in the Oregon land
deal which he now admits he had had
under consideration. Disingenuous-
ness is the worst probably that can be
charged against him. He did not tell
al of the facts. As to that, he pleads
that it didn't seem necessary to tell
them all, because to do so would have
been to enter into a detail of his per
sonal business affairs which did not
seem necessary, and might have been
an imposition on the Senate.
The Senator is not charged with hav-
ing violated any law. There is the
question of propriety in his animated
interest in the. Oregon lands, and there
is the question of how much detail he
owed the Senate in explaining his case
in that body. The Senator is entirely
right in admitting that he was not al
together ingenuousi and he was disin-
genuous in a connection which is at
least unfortunate.
II is pretty definitely understood that
there viii be an investigation of the
whole matter by some Senate commit
tee; procedure in that direction having
been inaugurated by Senator Tillman's
friends. This is exactly what is want
ed. The Senator has explained that he
laid his matters before the Attorney
General, and explained the details to
him and TO the Secret Service people.
If an investigation is held, and if the
Attorney General and the Secret Serv-
ice agents viii testify that the Senator
laid before them, in substance, all the
facts that have been made public by
the President, including the eXplana-
tion of the Senator's personal interest,
at one time, in getting some of the
Oregon lands for himself, for all the
adult members of his family, and for
his secretary-if all that is brought out
on the investigation, Senator TiIlman
viii emerge IN highly satisfactory
form. The extent TO which he has
been disingenuous is the extent of his
ofTense. IF he was secretive in his pri-
vate relation of the matter 10 the At
tornev General and the Secret Service
men, the impression viii be REINFORCED
in a good many minds that there were
personal aspects of the matter which
he preferred not To disclose. If on the
ether hand it develops that he disclcs-
ed all these things, then there viii be
small reason 10 criticise him for not
burdening his Senatorial speech with
them.
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SCHOOL SAVINGS FUNDS ARE
OLD IN BELGIUM.

Writing from Liege, in Belgium.
Consul Albert H. Johnson tells OF the
remarkable effect upon the people of
that country produced by the savings
funds in schools, and attributes the
development of valuable mental char
aeteristics among the Belgians to that
savings system. Critics Of the savings
funds IN our own schools viii be in
terested 10 read what he says:
Some forty years ago a movement
WAS initiated 90 encourage these hab-
its Of economy in the children attend
ing the public schools As in the case
81 most innovations of this nature.
practical results tending TO confirm
the wisdom OF such movement were
slow in coming TO the front The
movement found among the corps Of
teachers many supporters while on
The other hand large majority OF
opposed lJ. By some Ir was asserted
that the organization OF such a ser
vice would prove 10 ge ~ cause of dis
order and lack or discipline in the
schools. others expressed d1U BITS as 10
the efficacy Of such departure. How
ever, atleF q time AN agreement was
muual council decided To put tHe plan
lu operation
Liege at that epoch possessed some
twenty primary schools. The total
sum deposited bE TIE scholars of nf-
teen of these schools during This drzt
Tear was S2,5hs- Two years later tile
total amount deposited was reduced
10 s4sS for ten schools. and iu 1874
only nine schools uut of twenty-five
put into practice this system Of saw
Ing on the part Of the scholars. al
though during this year the total
amount deposited reached &e4-.
10 viii be observed that In Belgium.
as in those places In this country
where the savings fund has been in
stimted, there was opposition. There.
however, The system has had time TO
prove itself, and has done so.
There seems hardly amy reason for
doubling that, given time, IT. viii also
prove itself here. Thrift. as other
things learned in youth, viii be- long
remembered and practiced, and the
generation now being taught d. will
profit, at least measurabIy, in possess
ing one accomplishment, namely, the
art Of saving, unfortunately not gcuer-
ally possessed by Americans.
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DEFENSE Of HAMS
A VTRIOLIC PLEA
Mcintyre Begins Argument
With SCathing Arraign-
ment of Prosecution.

FLUSHING, L. L., Jan. 12.-'L Look up.
Thornton Hams. Look into the eyes of
these twelve men, not one Of whom be-
heves you guilty. Look at them and
let them loCk AT you. You are going
home as soon as they get the opportun-
ity to deliberate. Let them see and real
lie the manner Of man they are 20 give
back his freedom"
In an intensity or silence, in which the
deep breathing OF the spectators showed
plainly the depth Of their feelings, John
F. Mcintyre played his last card for the
life Of Thornton J. Hams.
In an lmpassiOned address which shat
tered the echoes Of this diIapidated
courthouse, Mcintyre made a plea which
worked on the emotions Of the jury and
spectators alike. He has never before
been so eloquent, and when he reached
the climax, his final card in his maguid-
cent word play, by turning 10 his
client, and demanding that he IN
spect the men who hold his fate in the
hollow Of their hands. he had every
juror leaning far forward out of his
seat TO obey his command.
Several times, plainly overcome by the
weight and force Of his lawyers cIo-
queuce. Hams sobbed audibIy, and when
Mcintyre called the attention Of the jury
10 the fact that a verdict Of guilty would
make his crippled daughter. Mouie, an
orphan, the tears flowed down hts face.
while his usually dorid counteuance as
stunned a Dailjd cast
Not ia many years has there been
given 10 q jury sitting iu a murder trial
q discourse 50 filled with Inyectlye as
was the closing speech Of Mcintyre.
As counsel for the State. MCINTYRE
mas sent many noted murderers TO the
galloWs and death chair, and his indi-
Vlduallty Is impressed on the criminal
court records Of New York county. Buf
never In all his long career has he
talked as he did today for the life Of
T. Jenkins Hams.
This defendant has endured the
peitlug OF merciless storm as a re-
suit or a conspiracy Matched in that
room yOnder at the Bayaide Yacht
Club, and half of which daWned in some
fertile mind seeking uOtOriety at the ex-
pense of human life" ne shouted, gaz-
ing directly at the States table, where
Darrin, White and Dayton were
grouped.
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of black velvet with a very long train,
and "A cOrsage bouquet Of orchids.
other handsomely gOWned women
noticed were Mrs. Claude A Swanson,
wife of the governor of Virginia, I'm O.
/ becoming costume of electric blue
satin, with effective touches Of gold
and turquoise embroidery on the
bodice; Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn, in
a handsome empire gown OF yellow
satin and tulle; Mrs. Charles b.
H0Wry, wife OF Judge HOWry, in tur-
Quoise blue satin. with effective
touches of gold and lace on the bodice
Mrs Albert J. Wynne wore a hand
some toilette of white lace heavily
spangled in gold and Miss Ida Wynne
wore a beautiful gown of pale blue
chiffon with seq. ms Of the same shade.
Mrs. CaTOlan wore a beautiful gown
of green satin brOcaded in raised vel
vet figures with touches Of emerald
and gold embroidery on the bodice.
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Charity Ball

The annual charity ball given by the
Southern Relief Society for the beneht
Of the Southern relief fund, which viii
be held ut the New Willard Monday
evening, January Is, at O'clocA, prom
ises TO be a brilliantly successful at
fair
Both bathrooms have been engaged for
the occasion and music viii be furnished
10y the Cavalry Band at Fort AIyer and
d section OF the Marine Band.
Mrs. Wright, wife of the Secretary of
War. and Mrs. Arthur Lee viii receive
the guests.
tTOnage Of Mrs Fairbanks, wife Of the
Vice President: Nine. Jusscrand, wife
of the French ambassador. Nine. Pas
tor. wife OF the secretary of the Spanish
legation, Baroness Takahira, wife of
the Japanese ambassador; Mrs. EIkius.
Senator ElSins, Mrs IsidOr Rayner,
wife of Senator RaynCT. Mrs. Robert L
Taylor wife of Senator Taylor. Mrs
Frazier, wife of Senator Frazier, Mrs
OYCTman, wife OF Senator OVermau.
Mrs Baukhead, wife Of Senator Bank
head. MIS-. DalZeU, wife Of Representa-
Admiral Of the Navy: Mrs. BFOmweU
wife or Colonel BTOmWeII, 4. s. A.
Mrs r. G. Bulmer, wife of Captain
BuImer, L. >. N. Mrs. Stonewall Jack
son. Mrs. Mary GUSTS Lee. Mrs. Mag
nus Thompson, Mrs. l. l. Letter. Mrs.
Thomas 81. ChataTd, Mrs. c. G. Glover.
Mrs Arthur Lee, Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mrs William Belden Noble Mrs
Samuel Spencer. Mrs William f.
Draper, Mrs Townsend, Mrs. Henry y.
Fly. Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs WiIiiam
Corcoran IEustis, Mrs. John Lindsay
Morchead. Mrs. Givin, Mrs William n.
Dennis, Mrs. Mcguire. Mrs & W
Brown, Mrs. C.. X GoldsborouEh. Mrs.
Hugh Robinson, Mrs John q. Rovd.
AIRS. Micou, Mrs LomaN, Mrs. Janig,
Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs Randolph McKim.
aud Miss Kibbey.
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Miss Hemenway Entertains.

Miss Lena Hemenway, daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. Hemenway of Iudi-
ana. whose marriage to A. Bennett
Gates, OF Indianapolis. will take place
Saturday, entertained a large luncheon
company today at the Willard.
Her guests were Mrs. Fairbanks, wife
Of the Vice President. Miss Cannon,
daughter OF the Speaker of the Houss
of Representatives; Mrs. Foraker. wife
Of Senator Foraker; Mrs. Murray Crane,
wife o. Senator Crane, Miss Lucy kedn,
sisteGsOf Senator kean; Mrs. Dalzell,
wife OF Representative DalzeN; Mrs.
john W. roster, Mrs. z. Lee Phillips,
ford. Mrs. MyrOn Parker, Mrs.
Ackert, Mrs. J. J. Richardson. Miss
Halford. Miss Maths, Miss COCKrell,
Miss Sutherland, Miss CalderOn, Miss
PerIe Anderson, Miss Jean LOring, Miss
Alys Downing. Miss Katherine Ga
Daugh, Miss sadie Murray. Miss Anna
POTneT, Miss Edith Sutherland, and
Miss Lillian Stone, OF Washington; Mrs.
George Bishop. Of Cleveland; Mrs. A.
T. Hert Of Louisville, who are among
the Our-Of-tOWu guests at the wedding,
and the three bridesmaids, Miss Eleanor
Woodward Of New York; Miss Martha
Ross, Of Evansville, Ind, and Miss Mar
gareJ Gray
This evening Miss Hemenway will be
the honor guest at dinner and theater
party, followed by supper at which Mr.
and Mrs. Hert viii be hosts.
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THE TINE TO HELP OUR GRIM
INALS IS NOW.

For the tightening of our Capitals
medieval darkness in dealing with It's
citizens convicted of violating the law
Congress has received recommendations
Endorsed by
l. The president of our Board of
Charities.
,. An official Of the Department OF
Justice.
8. A justice of our District Supreme
Court, with a record of fine credit for
judgment displayed in presiding over
the criminal branch of the court.
4. The President of the United States.
Any statement Of penal and correc-
tional need from such a source is en-
titled to the immediate, sympathetic.
and energetic attention of Congress.
Especially is this the case when the
recommendations are so practical, so
manifestly sensible, so plainly support
cd by need, as these:
~ A fail TO be used only as a
house Of detention and never as a
place where prisoners should be sent
TO serve sentences.
-. A probation system for cases
thaL DO not absolutely require i'm
prisOnment.
'3. A reformatory for all who must
be imprisoned and yet are hopeful
cases.
81. A workhouse 5Jr those who are
not hopeful cases and yet are not
such as must be sent TO peniten-
uary.
'5. Confinement in a penitentiary
Tor the worst offenders.
IS. A parole law for prisoners who
may be safely released upon COndi-
lions before the expiration Of their
term"
The making over of the Jail, the re-
organization of the equipment for the
and the erection of a re-
formatory viii all require time. A
year is needed, perhaps, for the first;
two years for the second; two years
for the third. All the more reason why
the work should be begun without a
day of svoidable delay,
But there is one phase Of the problem
which can be remedied with only so
much delay as is required for action
by the House alone. 1t is the enact
ment of legislation creating a system
Of probation and parole for the District
Of Columbia
An excellent bill to this end-indors-
ed by every judge sitting in a criminal
branch of the local courts, every official
Of the Department Of Justice concern
ed, every warden and assistant warden
Of every corrective institution of the
|urisdictiOn-has already passed the
Senate. 1t is now before Chairman
Jenkins and his colleagues of the
House Committee on the Judiciary. OF
its subject matter these committeeman
already have full knowledge. For its
passage and enactment into law only
that time Is required which would be
consumed in formally submitting the
measure to the House.
Last years delay on this bin may
very well have cost the District the
characters of over 600 prisoners. 1T
Inquestionably deprived hundreds of
families of the wages these prisoners
might have earned without injury to
.he Commonwealth and with immeas-
IrabIe advantage to themselves. This
community has a right to expect, and
& does expect. that this years 600 pris-
,ncrs and the hundreds Of families de-
pendent upon them viii not pay the
same toll on the inaction Of these rep
of the people.
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SIX MEN SENTENCED To
HANG FOR MURDER.

Northern papers have been wont to
critieise the South for lawIessncss, for
It's federation of might riding" and
similar outraees. But IT. has rcmNucd
Tor the South TO give one of the most
drastic exhibitions OF tie rigor= OF jus
ice ever Witnessed IN this country.
At Union City Tenn, Saturday, six
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White House Callers

The Vice President
Assistant Secretary Bacon
Senators Cullom OF Illinois
BOrah Of Idaho.
Representatives Bede of Minnesota
Bates OF Pennsylvania.
Martini of South Dakota
Small of North Caro-
lima.
Commissioner Herbert KNOX smith.
General Burt
All members were present at the Cab
met meeting.
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Spare No One

OF viii call things and persons BY
their right names. I may strike ard
blows, but they shall be fair ones"
Thornton Hams loved his brother,
and for that it would appear that the
prosecution seeks 10 condemn him.
Thornton was the keeper Of his brother
for that, too. he Heems TO he condemn
ed. Thornton Hams only protected his
brother from the wrath OF an Infatuated
The Washington times., 1909-01-12

the hottest kind of a Senatorial fight,
each side, as it appears, being con-
WINGED that the other wants to foist a
wooden one on the state.
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Vic Murdoch has come home thor
oughly pleased with the canal, which
causes one to shudder at thinking OF
the language Speaker Cannon would re-
quire TO express his disgust with the
ditch
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Pictures the Execution.

Then follows, too, that dreadful au-
topsy, in aid OF science. The knife is
drawn into o. lifcIcss body. His heart
viii be taken from where nature placed
IT, His skull will be saved, and then
the brain will DE sought for with EuI-
tuTeuke desire, and into its CDUEOIutiGus
scientific inquiry viii be made. and thou
all that there is left OF what was once
man viii bc hurled into Mother
EARTH
The Washington times., 1909-01-12

the smoking of cigarettes. Now. maybe
those HOosteTs Will be willing TO use
some reason i'm forcing dangerous re-
forms ON people.
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Indiana is herself again. They're iu-
vestigatng charges i'm connection with
the Senatorial contest