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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-23

And again we remind you that
this is good town to live in, a good
place to trade in, and a good one to
keep your money in. But in time
it will cease to be either unless you
are as loyal to the town as it is to
you.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-23

The Big Community Night--Fri-
lay, Nov. gath at l. O. O. f. hall.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-23

The world owes every man COM
petence, but some are too darned
lazy to collect their bills.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-23

Iyceum course and Band dance
[. O. o. f. hall, Nov gath, at p. n
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

should have the exclusive super
vision and regulation of the rail
roads, and not the sovereign states.
They are vital to national defense.
1t is useless to train men unless
they can be transported quickly
and in immense numbers. In the
confusion caused by our multiple
and discordant control of the rail-
ways, we could not promptly trans
port so small an army as half a
million men. Under national con-
troll American railways could be
co-ordinated and systematized.
This is only a logical step in the
practical development of that ma
tionalism required by the needs
of the people.
A. j. BEVERAGE
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL SUPERVIS.
ION OF RAILWAYS

Our railways in their manage
ment and service, are national.
They are highways of the Repub-
lie as a whole. The we'll being of
the entire American people de-
pend upon the common prosperity
of the Nation. Yet American rail
ways, unlike those Of every other
country, are under control of forty
eight local sovereignties, as well as
that of the general government.
Hundreds of conflicting state regu-
lations and an army of state ofiici-
ais complicate their operation.
The plain remedy is to place
the railways of the Nation under
the exclusive control of the ma
tional government.
That, the national government
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
A BUSINESS MAN

Mr.. Callahan, advertising mana
ger and salesman for Myers Bros.
is a man of great value to the en-
terprise, because, to some extent,
he has become, an indispensable
asset. His work is advertising
business, but he does not sit idly
by and say, II am not hired for
this or that" When he is in the
store, he acts as salesman or does
any thing that comes within his
reach that will enhance the sue
cess of the business. He should
be emulated by many of you who
are afraid you will do some not
actually prescribed as your work"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
INFLUENCE or NATIONAL
EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE
Indications Of Race Solidarity Seen In
Support Given Militant Body.

The good influence of the annual
meeting of the National Equal Rights
league, recently held In Washington, Ii
being rapidly felt throughout the coun-
try. In several cities in different sec
lions branch leagues are being organic
ed to promote the work of the national
body, which has so indelibly impressed
itself on the mind of so many of our
people who have at last seen that the
well organized effort.
At a meeting held In Brooklyn the
latter part of October by a group Of
prominent citizens 1t was decided to
organize branch league and adopt the
policy and program of the National
league for racial advancement In all
matters of public movement, especially
to war against discrimination on ac-
count of race or color in places or cou-
yeyances for the public.
This Brooklyn meeting was presided
over by Mrs. NJ. c. Lawton president
of the Empire State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, and the only woman of
the race employed as a contributor to
a daily paper in Greater New York
John ii. Dickerson, prominent mem
Der of the Society of the Sons of North
Carolina, was secretary of the meeting
and N. B. Dodson, president of the So
ciety of the Sons of Virginia. agreed
to furnish the proposed branch with
the plans of the main organization.
Hon. George e. Wibecan delivered a
most timely address at the meeting, In
the course of which he said that VIII
liam Monroe Trotter editor of the
Boston Guardian, had received ma
tional vindication from the charge
made by some that Mr.. Trotter in
jured the race In some respects by his
attitude or remarks at what Is now
popularity known as the Trotter-Wil-
sou episode of November, 1914. The
officers Of the National Equal Rights
league for 1867 are the following;
Rev. Byron Gunner, New York, presi-
dent; vice presidents. Rev. r. G. Ran
som, New Jersey; William d. Brigham,
Massachusetts,; Rev. Harvey Johnson,
Maryland; Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett,
AAlAhOioS AhtNs \. IL 1ISHhtAiis ifAaNAtNb
Of Columbia; Rev. NJ. Il. Sydes, Rhode
Island; Rev. W. Spencer Carpenter,
Pennsylvania; Rev. John Barnett, Vir-
ginia; William s. L. Adams, Illinois,
Bishop I. n. Rose, Rev. W. c. Brown;
recording secretary, James L. NELL.
District of Columbia; assistant record
ing secretary, William Marley, Ken
lucky; corresponding secretary, VIII
liam Monroe Trotter, Massachusetts;
assistant corresponding secretary,
Maurice w. Spencer, Delaware; treas
urer, Thomas Walker, District of CO.
lumbia; financial secretary, DIR. VII
liam A. Sinclair, Pennsylvania; assist
ant financial secretary, A. f. Wallace.
District of Columbia; chaplain, Rev. o.
e. Denniston, Massachusetts; national
organizer, Rev. j. Il. Churchman, New
Jersey; assistant national organizer.
Rev. Arthur Randall, Maryland. NJ. W.
Spencer was elected chairman of the
national executive committee.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
VALLEY REST ENLARGED.
Urban League Provides For Male Pa
tienta at Convaiescent Home.


Valley Rest Convalescent Home, To-
Gated at White Plains, n. Y, has now
a fully equipped department for male
patients. Accommodations have al
ready been provided for six men. Up
to Oct. 20, as in the case of women
patients, admission to the Institution
will be granted through the Urban
league In New York city upon recon-
mendation from hospital, physi-
clan or a registered nurse, followed
by certificate of admission from the
city examining physician who exam
ines each patient at the Urban leagues
Office, 1903 Seventh avenue, New
York. No person suffering with COM
municable disease will be admitted.
The boys department at Sunny Brae
under the management of the Burke
foundation, is now receiving colored
boys for eonvaleseent care. The Urban
league is in position to secure the
admission of any boy who is in need
of care during convalescence.
The league is also cooperating with
the Association For the Prevention and
Relief of Heart Disease in an effort to
get cases among our people included
in their work. The association VIII
gather data about cardiaes, study and
develop occupations and vocational
guidance, assist in the establishment
of more cardiac classes, organize car
diac convaleseenee, work for the pre-
vention of the disease and seek for co
operation and publicity in regard to
the work being done for cardiacs.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
THE ERA OF CONSTRUCTION

We are concerned not so much
with the past as with the present
and the future; we are interested,
not 30 much in criticism as in con-
struction. The task at hand and
the work before us are big enough
to engage our best thought and all
our thought.
We must build for tomorrow
and our plan must be as wide as
the horizon now opening before us
A new world is being born. Just
as the the Napoleonic wars de-
stroyed an outworn political dis
pensation, SO the present conflict
is ending an old economic system.
In this new day, and amidst these
changed conditions, there must be
a new America. Let us be thank
full and glad that we are privileged
to lay its foundations.
This work means, first of all, a
broader, deeper and stronger ma
tionalism. The philosophy of To-
calism is dead. The practice of it
must no longer interfere with the
unity of the Republic. National
law and national authority must
deal with all things that help or
hurt the entire people.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
Citizens of Durham Show Race prid,

Citizens of Durham Show Race Pride.
At a meeting recently held in Dur
ham, N. c., in the interest of raising
funds to assist in paying off the mort
gage on the old homestead of Freder-
lex Douglass at Anacosta Washington,
$40 was raised. The Importance of the
movement to preserve the property as
monument to the late orator, aboli-
Zionist and statesman was represented
by Judge Robert H. Terrell of Wash
ington. who delivered an interesting
speech. The National Association of
Colored Women's Clubs is also taking
a leading part in the movement to rid
the Douglass home of debt.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

You should have respect enough
for your teacher and "almer mat
err" as we'll as the dear old Ian.
guage, not to say; Il have not saw
him." or, l seen him when he done
it." Don't persecute the Kings
most precious tongue. This Ian
guage has stood the wear and tear
of centuries.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
When in Lincoln always stop

at Hardin& Demands Palace. The
finest in Lincoln. Absolutely sani-
tary. Leisey's beer on tap, cold,
Finest of wines, liquors ann cigars.
imported and home made. A strict
ly fisrt class place. 200 Chicago St.
The very best courtesies to all. A
few doors from Interurban station,
Cor. Chicago and Pulaski Streets.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

BY the way, so much has been
said, and truly, of the high or in
creased cost of living, that little
or nothing has been said or done
about the increased cost of dying.
1t cost more to die and to dye,
now, than ever before-stop the
internal business altogether and
that will decrease the cost of liv-
ing for the 'live ones"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
The MOB AGAIN

A few days ago, reports came
from Ashville, S. c., to the effect
that one, Anthony Crawford,
wealthy colored farmer bad been
murdered. What forl Because
he defended himself" against the
brutal assault of another man,
"white?" His 5 sons, also, must
leave the community; leave their
home. Their father owned 500
acres of South Cardinals best soil.
The mob started out to disturb
and maltreat all Negroes, but the
good citizens" God bless them,
we did not know there we're any in
the Palmetto State, dissuaded the
mob from going SO far-but, how
ever, all colored businesses for a
day. we're closed and the owners
went home to appease the blood
thirsty mob. They were wrought
up because they had killed Mr..
Crawford for naught that he had
done wrongfully. How cruel and
how mean, art these bloody butch
ers! Why do they do these things,
Lord God of host, we pray thee,
tell us2 They are in the majority
in finance, in intellect, and they
are said to be the models in moral
ity and christianity.
What shall we say that will be
efficaciousl Why call them brutes,
outlaws and murderers have they
not been so designated many
times9 All of the, worst names
in the dictionary of criminology
have been used and correctly APP
piled to these insideous devils, al
ready-the blood stains are on
their 4th and 9Th generations now,
and this blood shall not alone
atone these unspeakable crimes.
You can't call them christians,
patriots or heroes-woe be unto
them-have mercy on them but
that is, we think, irrelevant
mercy for whati What private
griefs they have, alas, we know
not, that made them do it. d" But
alas! They did it and the end is
not yet. Think of it; these boys
forced to leave their native soil;
their kith and kin; the sacred her
itage for which their dear mother
and honored father, strove as it
were, in the morning. noon day
and even bathed their brows with
tears in the midnight. Yea, gave
the last full measure of devotion,
that these, their off spring, might
sit, read and think under the sha-
dow of their own shade trees, calm
and serene and in tranquility. But
the fate of the gods is against us.
Ordered to leave, from thence
whittier, they saith not-leave the
shrine of the fathers-leave the
lone grave of a mother who perad-
venture, is still more comfortless.
But let US part from this. What
shall we do to solace this pent-up
race of ours? Pray to God, the
Omnipotent, for succor9 / think no.
But, however it is written: The
prayers of the righteous availeth
much.i No harm to try with faith,
though. On shall we instruct you
to fight, like Gideon, Joshua, Dav-
id, Napoleon, Grant and Toussant
L. Overturel Yes, fight, fight,
fight. Never surrender. Truth
shall not fail-right is immutable.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

Mrs G. Robinson. 1912 e. Jack.
son St., entertained a number of
young people, Wednesday evening,
n honor of he + son, Dewey White,
of Seattle, Washington.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

Organization Society to Meet Nov. 8.
The annual meeting of the 0rganiza-
ton Society of Virginia win be held
at Roanoke, Va, for three days, begin
ming on Wednesday, Nov. s. Arrange
ments for the meeting are being per
fected by local committee. Every
organization In the state was request
ed to send at least one delegate.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

You will not find THE Forum"
in the telephone register, but the
Regal Printing Co. The Forums
telephone number is, Main, 1929,
same as Regal Printing Co.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

Weekly paper devoted to the interest of
the whole people.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11
Rosenwald Gives s2s, 900 to New sohoo

julius Rosenwald Of Chicago has
given $4,000 toward the erection Of
an industrial school building near In
dependence. Mo. The plot on which
the new schoolhouse is to be erected
consists Of sixteen acres. Francis e.
Parker is architect. The promoters Of
the new institution hope to make it a
big center of industrial and education
al uplift for the people Of that section
of Missouri and adjacent states.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-11

Mr. Frank H. Hart, 1713 E. Stu
art St, left for Hannibal, Mo-, on
business for The Home Protective
Association, Wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
Shut Down Before.

A staff writer Tor the Raleigh, n
C., News and Observer says that at
the outbreak of the war frightened
manufacturers shut down their mills.
The fact is, man; OF them had al
ready shut down entirely long before
the war began and many more were
hanging on, trying to keep going,
even without orders, so that their
employees should not be thrown out
of work. Some of those who had
thus been operating their mills at a
loss closed down after the war began,
but chiefly because OF the period OF
depression through which they had
passed. They opened again when
war orders had revived industry IN
this country.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

he continually talks to himself, al
though he has never yet been detect
ed answering himself that he works
himself into frenzies trying to eat
soup With fork, that he invariably
puts the wrong buttons in the right
buttonholes when buttoning his coat,
and that he Will smoke nothing in his
pipe but hair from mattresses.
What Of it? What Of IT." said
the judge impatiently.
And lastly" concluded the p. a,
1T has been proved that he refuses
absolutely to attend Harlie Haplln
moving picture. for the alleged rea-
son that he sees nothing funny in
Hapln's pie throwing and assaults
and batteries"
The judge shook his head sadly
Crazy as ahem-bug' / will
make out an order for his incarcera-
tion in proper restitution
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

gasser in the Fifth sand. On Ash
Lick run. Burning Springs district
Writ county, the Richter OIL COM
pany's test on the NJ. Richter farm is
a FIVE barrel pumper in the salt sand
Gallaher and Company drilled their
test on the Phoebe Knight farm, To-
Gated in the Ohio river, Union dis
trict, Peasants county, through the
Squaw sand and found that and all
upper formations barren.
Test Wells in BraXton County.
ON O'Brien's creek, Otter district,
Rraxton county, the Philadelphia
Company Is rigging UP at test on
the ]. p. Pollyson farm. On Tate's
creek Birch district, the Crooked
Fork Oh and Gas Company has
started to drill on the S. S. Griffin
farm.
Taylor county has more test work
starting than at any time in a num-
her of years. Hustead Fork, Booths
Creek district, the Hope Natural Gas
Company is building rig on the Ida
M. Henderson farm. The same COM
pRny has made location on the j.
l.. Stock farm. On Owens fork the
Comet Oil and Gas Company has
made location on the G, w. Rey-
nolds farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio the majority Of the conf
pletions are light producers, In the
northern end of the field in Licking
township, Musklngum county, the Ed
ward II. Everett Company has an eX-
ception at its test on the O'Bannon
farm. When first drilled through
the Clinton sand 1t showed for a
light producer, but was given shot
and produced 100 barrels the first
tvs enty-four hours. in the lower
end of the field in section 90, starr
township. Hooking county near
Union Furnace, the Preston Oil
Company completed and shot No. 10
on the Columbus Brick and Terra
Gotta COmpany's farm and II Is
showing for a ten-barrel pumper In
the Clinton sand.
In Green IO"hSulp' HOChIh6 CUM
ty. the Preston Oil Company cleaned
out and shot its old gasser on the
D. and n. c. Fling farm and it pro-
duced fifteen barrels the first TWEEN
ty-four hours. This well came in a
gasser about two years ago. In the
shallow sand territory in Clay town
ship. MusIlingnuui county, the Clay
Oil and Gas Company completed No.
2 on the Armstead Cherry farm and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
drift Away from Wilson.

Speaking words of sober wisdom
the New York Evening Post says:
Wilson will be elected or defeated
according as the drift has, on the
whole. been towards him or away
from him, not among the Progress
Eives Of 1912 OF any other special
element, but among the people Of
the United States as a whole.
Undermining this there can be
but one opinion In 1913 Mr. Wilson
had the good wishes OF all. Today he
has alienated many Of his party
friends by one means or another and
he has driven from him such Of the
other support which was then given
TO him in the hope that his words
would fructify into deeds benefcent
TO the country The drift, on the
whole, as the Evening Post puts it,
has been away from him and the cur
rent is setting stronger in that direc-
ton every day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
Of TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations in
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

A few of the late compilations IN
the Berca grit pool on Long Bottom
run. Cabin Greet; district; Kanawha
county, W. Va, are lighter producers
than those completed in the early
davs of the Columbus Producing
Company's operations on the Will
liams Coal Company's tract. The
companv has now completed and shot
No. 36. It is not better than fifteen
barrel pumper. No. 50 on the same
tract has been completed and shot
and is good for forty barrels day.
In the old Smithfeld district, Wet
zcl county the South Penn Oil COM
panv drilled its old No. | on the
Crosgray-Stewart farm from the Dun
kard sand through all of the lower
formations aud found them barren.
The well produced for many years
from tho upper sand but the produc-
ton had fallen so low that it did not
pay to operate it and was then drilled
down.
On Dents run, Warrington dis
trict, Marion county, W. F. Bartletts
test on the z. Z. Batson farm IS
down 10 20 barrels day. ]. J. Allen
and Company gave their test on the
HiggInbotham farm shot yesterday
but failed to increase its production
New Work in Writ County
On Straight Fork, Burning Springs
district, Writ county the South Penn
Oil Company drilled No. on the N,
W. Taught farm through the salt
sand Ii shows for ftteen-barreI
pumper On the same stream and in
the same district the South Penn on
Company mas MADE Locations 10, lol
Nos. l6 ana ] on the a. H. wilson .,,.
farm and NC, 10 on 'he "lllian'
Dawson farm. ON Ihree MiIe cre Greer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
Notice to Water Consumers

All desiring lawn or street sprinkler in con;
obtain permit from the ONCE and
any person without first obtaining such permit
shall be liable Of two dollars day for every day said water
-.
feet mentioned permit Noo larger than oneourth inch will
not be permitted except upon additional charge and nkng without
is forbidden
spning restricted two hour day through
hand Of on the premises OF the water ak
m, between
street sprinkler order leaking used for other
Trn Than that intended supply will be discontinued
witho previous notice
sprnklng devices Will not be permitted unless the
water shall pass through meter.
interest the Of hose is strictly
while the fire pressure main
aned except to protect property danger of burning,
Patrons paying sprinkler privilege will not be required
renew their permits fractional of sprnkng season
which runs from July September 1st inclusive
CIARXSBIRG WAITER WORKS y SEWERAGE BOARD
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
Hoary-Headed Old Plea.

BY way OF excuse for the horrible
mess into which our Mexican rela-
tions have fallen. the Democrats are
again producing that hoary-headed
old plea that the Mexican business Is
IAN Inheritance from Taft" The
chronology OF the bloody deeds which
have marred Mexican history in the
last few years Is sufficient refutatlOn
of the dcclaration-bu even IL 1t
were correct. it is pertinent to point
out ono one item in the inherit
ance" as it came to Wilson from
Taft was a rigid embargo on arms
and ammunition. Had that beques.
been preserved by the beneficiary
Wilson, practically all OF our inter
vening troubles would have been OBJ
Waited.
BY raising that embargo Wilson
made 1t possible first for Huerta's
forces to carry on their revolutionary
projects and second for the ambitious
bandits to carry on their wars
against each other and third for Car
rama now to find himself well sup
piled with war materials to use
against US.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

The effect Of the European war on
the iron-machinery market is strlk-
ingly illustrated by an incident when
occurred in Baltimore, recently, me
Jobn B. Adj Company OF that city
had on old iron-working New Haven
lathe of twenty-lour-foot swing and
Cixteen-foot bed, made in 1873, ana
gcrapped seven OF eight years ago
Its Junk value was about $50, the
other day they dragged this lathe
out and sold it for 5000 1t is to be
overhauled and put into commission
for use in making war materials.
Democratic prosperity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
STREET CARS
Will Run Every Hour Thursday
to the Fine New Cemetery
Site at Hepzibah.

The HCpzibah Cemetery Company
has arranged with the traction line
for car which will leave the inter
urban station at 0:35 a. m. and each
hour thereafter until 3:35 p. M. to-
morrow, July 90. The cemetery COM
pnny is giving this free trip to Hep
zIbah that the people may see its
cemetery grounds adjoining the old
Hep2ibah cemetery, and select or ar
range for the purchase Of nice bur
ial lot In this nice and convenient
cemetery location. See their prices,
terms and rules governing the
grounds.