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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05

The A. F. and A, M. Lodge, No
II. held its election Tuesday night
They are as follows: Worthy Mas
ter, Sobe Vanderberg;s Semi OF
Warder, Moses Montgomery; Jun
ior Warden Thomas Miller; Sec
rotary, Mcclellan Jones; Treasur-
er, Hue Singleton; Tyler, Robert
Stewart; Senior Deacon, w. n
Runels; Junior Deacon, w. C.
King; Senior Steward, William
Whitley; Junior Steward, Henry
Stringer.
Nathan Blackburn expects to
spend his Christmas at his home
in Marion, Ill.
Mrs. Brrba Rhodes / S indis-
posed.
st. Francis Court is planning a
cako walk.
Miss Louise Lewis of Cairo, Ill,
who is we'll known in Decatur be-
the bride of DIR. r. M. Young, on
Nov. 18th.
Conrad Kibbe is a Decatur Wis
itor this week.
Linn and Scruggs are back in
their old headquarters in t h {
Powers Building.
Decatur is going to have mount
ed carriers.
Linn and Scruggs are employ
ing several colored people.
Mrs. Ben Woodforks sister has
returned to her home in Paris,
Ill.
st. Peters A. M. E. Church is
planning a temperance program
Sunday.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05
PERSONALS

Thos. Wallace Swami was in
the city this week on business.
]. B. Osby left Wednesday
night for Chicago to attend
some business affairs.
Atty. S. T. Clanton, of Deca-
tur, was in the city this week.
The new Theatre, the Pekin,
has opened.
Benjamin Jackson succeeded,
Clarence Glenn at the Springfield
Gas Light Co.
LaRue Willis was in st. Louis
last Sunday to visit his wife
Mrs. Zerphyra Willis, who will
remain there for two weeks
longer.
Capt. Hodge is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Emma Coin is working
for Mrs. Eva Stewart-Taylor,
this week. Mrs. Taylor is in.
disposed.
John Orendorff, of Lincoln,
spent Suday in the city, enroute
home from Missouri.
Is there any Philosophy in the
tight skirt style or is it simply
an ACCIDENT?
Hon. Geo. H. Wilson is prom
inently mentioned for speaker o.
the next General Assembly o.
of Illinois. Mr.. Wilson was g
promi ent figure two years age
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05
Announcement to the Public

This will inform the theatregc-
ers and the public that l have
closed the Lincoln theatre and
have secured an interest in the
new Pekin theatre, 813 E. Wash
ington street. Hereafter l will
be located there. l take this op-
portunity of thanking the public
for the liberal patronage given
me in the past and request they
will all attend the Pekin theatre
in the future.-R. A. Byrd.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.

Tuesday night, jesse Wormly,
Exalted Ruler; Geo. Wells, Es-
teemed Leading knight; Renick
Wires, Esteemed Loyal Knight;
J. w. Slaughter, Esteemed Lee
turing Knight; ]. w. Grady,
Secretary; Otis B. Dun a n,
Treasurer; Geo. J. Beard, Assis-
tant Secretary; Geo. Moss Tyler,
J. c. Adams, w. S. Holmes and
Geo. Lewis.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05
DECATUR
(By Special Staff Correspondents


The Elks Club will give a dance
at there hall Thursday, Dec. 10TH
The Springfield orchestra will
play.
Mr.. Kelly who works at the
brass works is foreman of his di-
vision and he is helping solve the
race problem by being honest, ef-
ficient, and trust worthy in work
manship.
In polling h e colored votes
there was found to be $50 male
voters in Decatur. James Cheney
and Mrs. Fred Brummel taken the
censes.
There are several ajpirents for
Turnkey under sheriff Tandy of
which one is colored. l wonder
if $50 voters can land a colored
Turnkey.
The Princilla Club gave birth
day party in honor of Miss Lizzie
Blue at her home, $40 E. Clay ST.
The club presented her with a
beautiful chocolate set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rogan was
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Miller Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Robertson
entertained their friends with
Thanksgiving dinner.
ST. Mary's Chapter, No. 65 will
hold their annual election, Friday
Dec. 4th.
Mrs. Addela M. Ross, Worthy
Grand Matron of Rockford, will
make her annual visit to the ST.
Mar'ys Chapter, No. IS, January
1st. She will be the guest of Mrs.
Louis Stewart while in the city.
Mrs. Mary Buckley's funeral
was held at the Catholic Church
Wednesday morning. The enter
ment was held at the Catholic
cemetery.
Ernest Hays, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Hays, died at nine
o'clock Wednesday night at the
home of his grandfather. George
Killian, three and half miles
southwest of Decatur, he was two
months old.
The Antioch Baptist Church
held their baptizing at the First
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Love captain of No. 1 divi-
sion will serve dinner and supper
in the lecture room of st. Peters
A. M. E. Church, Wednesday Dec.
9Th. There will be young girl
twelve years of age, who is said to
be one of rare musical ability, will
render several piano selections.
Two young ladies from Spring
field will be some of the out of
town talent. The best home tai
emit of Decatur will be on the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Love and Mrs. Lille Long
spent Thanksgiving in Taylorville
The play of Mr.. Louis D. Stew
art and Mr.. Dyer was enjoyed by
the people to the greatest extent.
Mrs. James Jacobs is indisposed
Mrs. Hannah Kenney is indis-
posed.
N =
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05
Notice!

Short resolutions containing
less than SO lines will cost &c
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and up; card of thanks will cost
SOC and up; obituaries will cost
$1.00 and up; all announcements
of businesses and matter not
considered news" will cost lac
a word. Please take notice and
govern yourselves accordingly.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-12-05

WANTED-Men and women of good
common sense. Apply at every mans
door in the morning.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
WOMEN AS POLICE OFFICERS.

The news that the mayor of Column
bia has appointed three women police
men-parton us, policewomen-- will
come az shock to those who have
held that only men shall perform the
police duties OF the State. But The In
telligencer hardly sees wherein there
lies argument against women being
policemen-there we go again-pollce-
women. If they want to act in that
capacity. And they will make good,
too. We have seen great big, burly,
bloodthirsty men become as lambs
when they cross the threshold of their
homes and see the light OF authority
In the eye Of theii "better half" Sure,
women cal manage men individually,
collectively or any other way. She can
cOnqcer him drunk or sober. But the
great trouble is going to come when
these women police women attempt to
control w,men offenders. Now, there
Will be battle for you that will make
those In the neighborhood sit up and
take notice. Will these police-womer
be attired in the regulation blue uni
form. Or will they wear only helmet
Seriously. though. The Intelligencer
does not believe there is anything
wrong with women acting as police
men. II they care to do so. They asso-
ciate with men in the home, in the
school, In the store. in the mills and
everywhere one sees man working q
woman Is by his side. She was intend
ed by the Creator as mans helpmeet,
and to be this truly she must do things
men do. There will be men who will
censure the appointment Of women to
perform the tasks that men have been
performing. Women will also censure
them. but the critics must admit that
women as rule perform tbt,ir work
with more fidelity and efficiency than
men do, NO matter what the task is.
Let them vote. II they wish. and the
men will see that conditions will be
improved.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27

shadowy fold,
Sweeps gracefully down with it's trim.
mings of gold:
And mirrors of silver take nm and
In long-lighted yistas. the wildering
view
Go there at the banquet, and find II
you can,
A welcoming smile for a moneyless
man.
Go. look in yon church Of the cloud
\ reaching spire,
Which gives to the sun his same look
OF red fire;
Where the arches and columns are
! gorgeous within,
And the walls seem as pure as a soul
without SIM N
Walk down the long aisles. see the
rich and the great.
In the pomp and the pride OF their
worldly estate;
Walk down in your patches, and find.
If you CAM
Who opens pew for. moneyless
man.
Go. look in the banks, where mammon
has told .'--A :.
HIS hundreds and thousands OF silver
and gold, 3stl gp
Where, safe from the hands Of the
starving and poor.
Lie piles upon piles of the glitterlng
Walk up to their counters-ah ahi there
1,yod may stayA'- s,si q; & H.,a,r b
TIL your limbs shall grow old ard :
your hair shall grow gray, =
And -onI: lind at the bank not one
of the clan f9dts3 (
W. 4 money to. lend to q moneylesa
man. M az n 20, =
Go. look TO your Judge. in his dark,
fOWtng gown,
With the scales wherein law weisheth,
equity down; .S5... -
Where he frowns on the weak ana;
+. smiles ION the strong;,s s.
And Furnishes right whilst he justtfies
fH.i wrong i 81 i;z 8, Il
Where juries their lips to the Bible
have laid l..,.. ~
To render a verdict they've already
.3.fs have made; &, - s. J, y
Go there in the courtroom, and find.
s, IL you can ISL 80 q *. 4 s 81. 8
ANY law for the, cause OF a moneyless
$fS man. : Si-Y 81 :. .tts
Then go to your hovel mo raven has
Theawife that has suffered too long
for her bread !; 80 -
Kneel down by her pallet and kiss
the 'death-frost. !. ..y q e 81 s,
From 'r the lips Of the angel YOUR pow:
4 erty lost; & Y
Then turn. ii yonr agony upward TO-
And bless, while It srnites yon,ss the
the chastening rod; y Il 4Sss
And you'll find at the end OF yonr life,s
S3e little span, = s 9 & 80 ;. e.
There's q welcome shove for 81 mon
eyless man. Z
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
s 0UR DAILY POEM Q Q
o. ..- ,s5.., o
o o o % go 1esoE o o 900 o O O O
The hEoneyless NIan,

The Moneyless Han.
iss, there no secret place on the face
of the earth s4,
Where charity dwelleth. where virtue
s ]. sss.sESs.a has birth, -
" Where. bosoms In mercy and kindness
will heaYe n. 1.
When the: pcor5 nnd the wretched shall
ask and receive? - !;
ls there no place at. all where q knock
from the poor S. Is ~.
VIII bring q kind angel to open the
On! search the wide world wherever
y0n can, &, (, = rs 50
There here {. g no open door FOR 4 moneyless
~ .s chandelief Night a,
Drives on with its espiend0r the dark
ness OF night sfs 81 .I,
Whe!e the rich hanging velvet. In
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
REPORTING THE. WAR.

A writer In. the Philadelphia Public
Ledger declares that mo other war
was ever 80 carefully reported as the
present one. and never did the outside
world know with such approximate
truth the essential facts as they oc-
cur" The public has been to some ex-
tent inclined to criticise the service Of
the news-purveyor agencies of the
world In connection with the European
war, especially at Its beginning. Even
to the present stage OF the conflict
the meagreness Of the dispatches and
THE Uncertain statements that are
made by the correspondents are by
no means. satisfying to the american
public. The charge that the news Ia
colored in favor OF one or the other
sides OF the conflict, however, has not
been repeated since the first stages OF
the war.
We are inclined to agree with the OBJ
server whose opinion is quoted above.
No other war OF great proportions has
occurred since the means s.of news
gathering and news dissemination
have been brought to their present per.
lection. 1t Is true that the Boer war
and the Russo-Japsnsse conflict wero
OF great Importance. and both occur
fred only FIVE years ago; but neither
OF them was In g country Or territory
where the reports could be given to
the world promptly. and they were not
so given In the time OF the great wars
OF the last century--the Civil war OF
the sixties and the Franco Prussian
War OF the seventies the telegraph
Ing of news was Infinitely smaller
than at present. and the great, news
gathering association, the Associated
Press. had not been projected. The
news was meagre and long delayed. (.
Today. however. within q very few
hours after the. decisive operations
OF the war In Europe. reasonably ac-
curate detailed reports are being read
by, Americans in every hamlet OF the
United States. It is true that much OF
.he proceeding 10 shrouded IN secrecy,
by the censorship and the desire of
the military commanders to prevent
their opponents from learning 0f their their
positions aid movements. But so far
as the people even OF the countries en-
gagged are able to learn Of the wars
progress. we In America are informed,
and In addition some Of the larger
newspapars have the::.7 own war COR
respondents In the war zone. who man
ge 10 get through Bond most inter-
esting reports. i, Il
The American has come to depend
upon his newspaper to INFORM him
assto current history. and Il has. not
failed him In this great crisis. if he
finds ,thes news to aoms extent nm
reliable and indeIinits. ana lie inclined
to bs critical along 5thaaa lin ss, i; &
LARGELY because no hass been educated
ty the newsna apers 10 expect accpra-
cy, aud reliability and he does not stop
TO think of tho dlfionlt ties Of securrine
thei exact facts from carefully con-
cealed War operat Hons Ard ineiden.
taiiys e ansyl be .said that, contrary to
the! general view. the handiing OF the
war news ii d sysYs heavy expense to
| the newspapers az t6e Unitsd states.
While more Srs 3ar4 GOLD. the I'D.
ditipaal income scoph this sOurce 10
far short of the ads ia expense Iii cabia
tolls and xsr sc6fh ypond tents salar.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
NOTA POOR MANS MEASURE


Among the numbers of gentlemen
present in Columbia and urging the
General Assembly to submit a bond
bill to the people which would make
South Carolina purchaser of cotton
at ten cents O pound when cotton is
worth in the market six or seven cents
pound, The State would like to
know n the railroad braRemen, con-
ductors. firemen and engineers are
represented.
Are representatives of $4,000 cot
ton mill operatives and their families
urging the passage of bill menacing
the State with q permanent debt Of
$50 100000?
Are spokesmen' for $4,000 white ten
ant farmers who, II cotton be bought
at ten cents pound. will turn over
practically all they have to landlords
and merchants. who in any case will
be tenant farmers next year as they
are now. insisting that the bond bill
be passed?
or the white population Of 725. 900 In
South Carolina, at least 100000 have
little or nothing to gain from the bond
suiieiiie.
Who are their representatives in
the General Assembly? Who is speak
ing for them? Who FOR them is ap-
preaching members and senators and
begging that the bill be passed?
The Hampton administration reduc-
ed the public debt of the State, by
the elimination Of fraudulently issued
bonds, to sum between six and seven
millions Of dollars. In thirty-slx or
seven years the debt has been reduced
about one million and that has been
done. for the most part, by the sale
Of public lands.
II the public debt sball. ehe in
creased by ten or twenty millions the
increase will be with us to stay. In
the main it will be BURDEN ON
LABOR. .
The grandsons and the great grand
sons Of the railroad brakomen, the
salesman. the mill operative. the street
car conductor and, the tenant will feel
It in the RENTS THEY WILL BE
ASKED TO PAY; These laboring men
will themselves feel 1t.
II members offthe General Assem-
bly, must pass what Senator Walker
denounces as q menace vicious In
principle" while casting his vote for
1t, let them do 30 with their eyes open.
Let them not fancy that they are COM
Ing to the resc1esof "the poor man."
In the last analysis. tho load O2 pub
lie debt is in great measure carried
on the shoulders6f labor.
Labor does nctspay "a great deal in
direct taxes. Indirectly; in rents. In
the cost OF those nses ssartes furnished
by public utility com mpanies and In the
adjustment Of thetwage scale. labor
gets the big end of:ths' log. 5
For the most part this newspaper
derives 1t main support from prop
erty holders. From a temporary dis
tribution Of sargegH BY increase Of ale
public debt to property holders, The
State would have Hip share: From. a
selfish point Of View. The State has
as much st stakd,Sss any property
holder and is suffering not less than
others from. the existing ha-d and
harrassing conditions. That shall not
deter The State from putting the, case
plainly; from saying the: the bond is-
sue, even II it would help the property
holders (Which wes do not for a mo-
ment beiieve). is In essence Il not ii
design q measure destructive OF the In
te-est OF the great mass Of the people
and calculated to strengthen the fet-'
ters OF their povertys-T The State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27

One can smile or frown. these are
voluntary acts on the part Of every
one:
"The man worth while Is the man
who can smile.
When everything goes dead wrong" /"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27

farmers, did not adjourn, but kent
holding on witt view to letting the
dear peepul" know just how desper-
ately they were in earnest. The result
is that they have been holding out
forlorn hope that something would ul-
timately be done, and the people have
been patiently waiting to be saved.
The legislature will soon adjourn and
the farmers will then have to go it
alone or seek aid elsewhere.
The rift in the clouds" appears now
in the statement that tho flnanciers of
the money centers are going to get
together and finance" the South's cot
ton crop. This +, what Teeded Just
now, and then .ery spin
die in the coun.. time get
ting the products consump-
tion. Holding cotton the market
will not solve the problem ultimate
ly. This will only defer the evil day.
What will really help is to get more
consumers and more avenues to use
cotton goods. Fortunately this is be-.
Ing done now as never before, and the
nnutng OF new avenues OF use for
the staple has only just begun. MIL
lions OF bales of cotton can be. con-
sumed right here In the United Stat
Hst In excess OF what, ,haei been used IL
ayery pound were used by manufac-
fufers to bale their product. and by
ItheS farmers themselves to bag their
cotton, to, say nothing Of the excess in
tonsumption OF cotton goods for cloth
ing and other domestic uses. Let. the
United States bs loyal to home pro-
ducts, and require every article to
bear the label MADE in the U. 8. A."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
OPPOSITION AT SEA.

icising the Democratic. administration
or stop voting for its measures"
Thus spoke Representative Cline,
OF Indiana; few days ago. and Great
ed situation among the Republicans
that Is interesting and unusual. It Is
a fact that while certain Of the Repub-
lican leaders have been severely crit
icising the Democratic administration
and the measures which 1t has put
through Congress- in the past eighteen
months, yet numbers of the Republt-
cans in both houses Of Congress have,
when the test came. voted for those
measures. In at least one instance the
strange situation was presented OF OF
position to measure on the part Of
Republican leaders merely because.
apparently, they considered 1t their
duty to oppose a Democratic proposal.
when the measure finally passes the
House by unanimous vote. This is
all the more significant when it is
noted that the measure in question
was one of the Democratic party's
antitrust bills-an essentially party
measure. Every Republican In. the
House voted for the Trade Commission
bill, although some of them had spok-
en- against its provisions on the floor.
The Clayton antitrust bill. perhaps
the most important Of the Democratic
measures Of the present Congress-,
aside from the tariff and currency
bills. received the votes OF Al Repub-
licans in the House, while only "a
Republicans voted against It. The Ray
burn bill, which enlarged the turis-
tdietiqn of the Interstate Commerce
Commission 90 90 to extend !t cYs- The
issuance of railway securities, was
supported In the House by so Repnb.
licans and "A Bull Moose represents
tives. One OF the Republicans sup.
porting the measure was Mr. Mann,
the leader. Only IL votes were cast
against i. slough its passage, along
with that OF nearly every other party
measure. was long delayed. 5ss Ss,s.s
On the questions OF authorizing the
President's Mexican policy and his use
OF emergency notes In that connec-
tion, there, was very decided Rspnbli-
can support OF the administration In
both houses. Even on the currency
question, which was delayed from May.
OF last year until D couple of days bs4
fore Christmas by; those who did NOT
xs,n M ~ 8Scsrosa 4 y - I, Is i.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
SPIN THE COTTON.

outside the cotton States on the buy
a-baIe" movement In the South is de-
cidedly interesting. The New York
Times prints an editorial in this con-
Fnection which It is worth while to
read. While Southerners are forced by
the logic Of circumstances to disagree
with The Times view, 1t is neverthe-
less easy to see that the editor of tha:
paper is endeavoring to take broad
and logical view of the situation-a
view which to him, no doubt, seems
nearer to the correct one than those
OF the interested Southern editors. 1t
caption being, spin the Cotton"
Nobody has arisen anywhere to
argue in public that the cotton plant
ers shall not be assisted In an emer-
gency which Is almost as much the
country's as It is theirs. The only
question Is how the assistance shall
be rendered in q manner which shall
not do more harm than good, and
with suitable economy Of resource
at time when there is q great need
Of economy. There are two fundamen-
tai faults of all proposals yet made.
One is that 1t is proposed to take the
cotton out OF commerce on an arti-
fetal basis. The effort should be made
to put the cotton into consumption.
In order that it's W eight shall not OPP
pres the market, and in order that one
of the blessings OF nature shall be en-
joyed as widely az possible. The sec
ond fault in the prodigality with which
other people. The Treasury's funds
are thought to be bottomleBs. Even the
bankers $3.50, 0,000.0e0 fund proposes to
allocate depositors' cash as tough
1t was free for that use, and as tough
less money might not be made to go
further by other methods.
To get the cotton out of sight It
must be put into cloth. The way to
help tbs planter is to help the spin
ner. Spinners' taliings stay taken.
They never trouble the market fur
ther. and the planter, seeing the sta
pie disappear. is encouraged to plant
again. A natural or economic check
to the production of too much cotton
Is desirable. but the proposal to leg
islate against tho planting of cotton
is an absurdity not ft to mention. A
hint as to how the desired result can
be produced without the locking up
Of $150.000 is afforded by the method
used In England regarding the dead
lock In the secfity market. The total
engagement ts not guaranteed. but
one-quarter OF It. II syndicate OF
those 80 ready to help the planters
would guarantee one-quarter OF the
legitimate borrowings upon the un-
picked crop the credit market world
be unlocked. It might be that not even
the quarter guarantees would be re-
quired when all the credits were liqui-
dated. Ihe sasthoh or guarantee might
be applied to spinners' purchases IN
Q manner to encourage their buying
and spinning. The Exchange being
closed, they ore unable to hedge"
their purchase OF fbre. and can make
no calculations about their possible
losses. A score OF millions 4 guar
:antee against the fall OF cotton to a
price below q guaranteed minimum
would enable the wheels to be startee
and assure the employment OF an army
tesc:e which the planters dwindle
to instgntfcance.
meanwhile 1t should be remember
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