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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-05

Mrs. Viola Barnett, of Virden,
was in the city this week.
Hon. B. F. Mosely, of Chicago,
was in the city this week. Mr..
Mosely is representing the interests
of Medill Mccormick, for Congress
man at large.
Budd Orendorff, of Lincoln
was in the city last week.
AT the session of the grand
lodge last week, Colonel Marshall
was dropped from the list of SUI
preme representatives and j. w.
Robinson, of Chicago, was elected
in his stead.
Mr.. Hunter, of Chicago, was in
the city Saturday, the guest of j.
H. White being enroute home
from the grand lodge.
Alex. Perry and wife, and j
w. Walker and wefe, have moved
their membership from Zion Bap-
fist Church to Union Baptist
Church.
Atty. B. f. Mosely, of Chicago,
was in the city this week, and call
ed at the Forum office.
The young men of St. Paul's A.
M. e. Church rendered an excellnet
program at the church, Sunday
evening, July 30, 1916. The
young ladies will render rival
program Sunday evening Aug. 6.
We have been having consider
hot dry weather for sometime
which would make heavy rain
much appreciated by the people of
the community.
Fhe Candidacy of Hon. G. F.
Mortimer for States Attorney,
presents itself to the voters of this
county, unmarried and unhampered
gy any political pollution or intri-
Que. His voice has been ever
heard in no uncertain tones, for
the success of the party to which
he has always been proud to claim
allegiance.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-05
NEWS FROM The
MEXICAN BORDER
SOMEWHERE In Texas
ANKLE DEEP In MUD'
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. july 26 II

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. july 26 '16
Dear Girl:
Your letter advising me to
cut out the lonesome noise and
send you something interesting
arrived this morning, so | shall
follow your advice and send you 8
little information about life al
Camp Wilson, in particular and
San Antonio, in general.
In the first place this is the
land of bugs, proper" Solomon
said something about when the
voice of the turtle is heard in the
land," but he never knew about
these mosquitoes. ants and other in
sects that abound in Texas. But
since have given it a though |
don't reckon he knew anything a
bout the whole blamed United
States. much less this cracker state
Speaking of bugs and etc., only
yesterday l had an experience that
might have proved tragic for your
dusky soldier boy" 1 forgot to
shake out my shoes when | arose,
and in my hurry rammed the right
one on, when my toes felt some
thing about as wiggly as they are,
and l kicked the shoe through the
tent flap. On cautious investiga-
ton, the said wriggly, wiggly in
truder proved to be small but
venomous prairie snake. Do they
bite9 Well, never stopped to see
because l sent that one to the hap
Ply hunting ground with the heel
of the cast-off shoe, but friend
from this region says they are one
way of committing suicide. After
this there will be a self-appointed
committee of investigation to in
spect all articles of clothing ere
they are donned.
Camp life certainly doesn't
kill you with comforts. | am GER
tainly longing for some real food
again. We have almost lived on
potatoes since arriving here. 1t is
potatoes, potatoes, potatoes, fol-
every meal. Sometimes we have
peaches or prunes, but they are
canned, and your telling of the
orchards of plums and peaches up
there sure makes me feel like
packing my grip" etc. Today
the Ladies Hero Club, of San An.
tonic gave us quite treat. We
we're served ice-cream, cake, claret
salad, punch and sandwiches
Were we grateful4 l sneeze We
we're.
Only three men from {
company are allowed to 60 to tht
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-05

Among the many candidates for
Coroner is J. E. Young, resident
of the 9th ward for many years;
but now being at 1904 S. Spring
St. He has lived here in Spring
field for over 20 years and is well
known, having been engaged, for
some time, in the real estate bus
mess. He is a very pleasant man
to know and is experienced in the
work, requisite of the position of
coroner.
No candidate running has long
er colored acquaintance or more
friends among the colored people
than j. E. Young. Four years a
90 he made the race and was beat
en- by only few votes.
Mr.. Young met the colored col
ored voters in their different clubs
and addressed them and pledged
them if nominated and elected, the
colored man would receive a square
deal and an equitable share of re-
cognition, and that no discrimina.
ton will be permitted at all.
The club was well pleased with
Mr.. Youngs address.
Mr.. Young is we'll qualified and
will make it pleasant for all. 1t
seems that he is making good inn
preston with all of the voters.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-05

city at time so the other evening
after the hike" we went. You
know who we" signifies the
three inseperables. Of course we
had to skip" and as result
missed supper, and just did miss
the guardhouse. We did some
sightseeing in the city, and if it
doesn't bore you, I'll tell you a.
bout it.
First we visited the Alamo.
You remember the story, don t
you2 (You should, for it was to
learn that, you and l had to stay
thst night, when l talked out loud,
and you wouldn't tell what / said.
But that belongs to other days. }
The Alamo consists of six or seven
rooms on the same floor, and each
room, with its bullet-riddled walls
has separate history. AS there
is said to be a negro in everything,
| was not surprised to be told that
it was in one of these rooms that
the General, his wife and negro
servant hid. Hereafter "Remem-
Der the Alamo" will be more than
mere war cry with me.
Next we visited the market
place, and this we found was al
most all Mexican. With the min
gled wares and odors, it was not
altogether attractive, but was a
bit fascinating to me. The senori-
tas, who had charge of most of the
booths, reminded me greatly of
the Italian women you see on the
streets up there. They wear all
sorts of garbs, and some were
most amusing to me.
There is the so-called river
flowing through the city, but to
me it resembles one of the creeks
around Springfield.
There is not as much preju-
dice here, or at least, it is not
demonstrated as / thot it would
be. We met very little insult in
our roaming, and it was quite ex-
tensive, believe me. We rode on
Jim-crow car for the first time,
when we started back to camp.
We wouldn't have been passengers
then, but the sword of Damocles,
in the form of the guardhouse
sentence, was hanging heavily ov-
er our craniums, so we we thot it
best not to take too much time on
the homeward journey.
The theatres here have sep
arate floors for colored and white.
How would you like that9 Be
lieve me, if they gave me San An
tonic for birthday gift, I'd hand
it back and say, Il don't want il"
Being mayor of the city would
make life unbearable for me.
The girls here aren't like
those up there in Chicago and.
Springfield either. The Illinois
girls certuinly receive the flowers
or coed looks compared to these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
ONE MUST DIE
The Morse Davises Left the
Choice to Chance.
New Theory Regarding Con-
gress Hotel Suicide.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-A new and start
ling theory to explain the death of
Morse Davis, mining promoter of Vic
storia, b. c., in the Congress hotel. SUPP
posedly from cyanide poisoning, on
August 10, has been suggested to a
reporter by a policeman who assisted
in taking Mrs. Davis to the detention
hospital, after she had attempted to
end her life by jumping from the sec
ond story of the ST. Mary mission, $50
Washington boulevard.
When house detectives broke into
the Davis room at the Congress hotel,
in answer to a telephone CALL they
found both Davis and his wife on the
floor, in commissions. Her explanation
was that he had mixed some salts for
both to take, to relieve indigestion, and
that he had, by mistake, mixed the
cyanide for himself No poison of any
kind was found in her stomach, how
ever, though she insisted that she had
taken draught from the same glass
from which her husband had drunk.
At the inquest a verdict of suicide
was returned, and Mrs. Davis, pre-
sumably, left for Buffalo, N. Y, 20 live
with brother of her husband. Yet
Saturday night she appeared at the
mission, pleaded that she was penni-
less and was, given lodging, until, as
the sisters explained, she could get
work.
Last night, screaming violently, she
tried to jump from a second story
window. Two sisters held her. and
within a short time the DespIaines
street patrol wagon arrived to take
Mrs Davis to the detention hospital
AS the reporter was leaving the station
policeman, who refused to give his
name, said
say here's real story for YOU.
How would you like to know that this
Mrs. Davis and her husband had had
trouble over his financial affairs be-
fore he was found poisoned? How
would you like to know that they
agreed that there was only enough for
/ one of them, and that they mixed two
doses apparently exactly a1ike-one of
innocent salts and the other of poison .?
How would you like to know that it
was agreed that the one who lived
should have all the property?'
I'D like mighty well to know it,
said the reporter, but where did you
get your information ?"
We'll, I was in the patrol wagon"
said the policeman.
Then, refusing to give his name, or
to explain his statement, the officer
walked away, carrying his cap so that
his number did not show.
| Later at the detention hospital an
other reporter attempted to get from
Mrs. Davis some verification that she
had made such a statement while in
the patrol wagon. She was unable to
answer and her talk was incoherent
and disconnected.
MY husband mixed it in the bath
iroom.'' was her only answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
Iron Is Greatest of All Strength
Builders, Says Doctor
of the Great Endurance and Power of Athlete.

proper form. And this after they had in
some cases BEEN doctoring for months with
out obtaining any benefit. But don't take
the old forms of reduced iron, iron acetate
or tncture of iron simply to save a few
cents You must take iron in a form that
can be easily absorbed and assimilatcd like
nuXated iron IL you want it to do You
any good, otherwise it may prove worse
than useless. Many an athlete or prize
tighter has won the day simply because he
knew the secret of great strength and en-
fore he went into the affray, while many
another has gone down to inglorious defeat
simply for the lack of iron.
NOTE. Nuxated Iron recommended
above by DIR. Sauer is not a patent medi-
cine nor secret remedy, but one which is
well known to druggists and whose iron
constituents is widely prescribed by emf
nent physicians everywhere. Unlike the
assimilated, does not injure the teeth,
MAKE them black, nor upset the stomach !:
on the contrary, 1T is 4 most potent rem
edy, In nearly all forms of indigestion, as
well as for the nervous. run down eondf-
TORS. The Manufacturers have such great
confidence in Nuxated Iron that they offer
! to forfeit $4,000 to any charitable institu-
ton If they cannot take any man woman
under 90 who lacks iron and increase their
strength 200 per cent or over in four weeks
time provided they have serious or
your money If 1t does not at least double
your strength and endurance in ten days
time. 1t is dispensed in this city by Ar
mold Drug Co. Brunt-Martin Drug Co,
Geo W. Stansficld and all other druggists.
! Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21

Mrs. ]. H. Devlin, Monroe street, enter
tanned the following guests ut ulnner IN
honor of Mrs Lizzie Mcclure of Chicago !;
Mrs. c. NJ. Dossman, Mrs. j. L. Crook ana
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Linn and children,
Margaret, Lois and Elizabeth, and MIS-
Sam Cunningham motored to Lyndon FRI
day, where they were guests OF MT anu
Alvin Rits and Howard Naylor have re-
turned to their homes, after spending the
past week in Baldwin, Kan, attending the
Epworth League institute
Donald McHugh, Harold Steinrauf and
Everett Pennington have returned from a
fishing trip at Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Wakefield, 435 Locust
street. have as a guest Mr.. Wakefields sis
ter, Miss Georgia Wakefield, Of Marion,
Kan
E. L. Jones and daughter Frances have
returned from Wakarusa where they spent
Sunday. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Jones who spent last week as the guest OF
friends at Carbondale.
Miss Gladys Ritts and Miss Helen Young
man have returned from Baldwin. where
they went last week to attend the Epworth
League convention.
Mrs. Laura Moses and family changed
their residence today from 1916 East
Eighth avenue to 400 East Eighth avenue.
Miss Mae Cremer and Miss Myrtle Haight
have gone to Manitou for a two weeks
vacation.
Mrs J. H. Holloway, Chandler street,
had a guest last week Miss Irene Brooks,
Lane street
Mr. and Mrs Lou Wakefield have given
the name Lou LIE Roy to their sen, born
Marshalls band will give a concert
Wednesday evening at Ripley park
The Ladies' Aid society of the Seward
| Avenue Methodist church Will hold a meeting
w. f. Ward in Emmett street, instead OF
| an all day meeting as formerly stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21

one of the features of the Catholic
week program. He said:
You live in a republic where there
IS liberty without license, and author
ity without despotism; and where the
civil rulers hold over you the aegis of
its protection without interfering with
the God-given rights of conscience.
Gibbons Appeals for Patriotism.
In view of the signal blessings YOU
enjoy, 1t is your duty to take an ac-
rare of your country. You should
glory in her prosperity, and be con-
cerned at every adversely that may be-
fall her. You should hold up the arms
minfstration of public affairs, as the
children of Israel held up the hands
of Moses while he interceded for them
before the Lord.
THE inspired word of God enjoins
this loyalty to country, and reverence
for its rulers The religion you pro-
fess demands this fealty. The consti-
tuition of your respective societies up
hold it; and 1 am sure that there is
not single fibre of your heart which
vided love for the republic, and its
scored traditions.
Il venture to say that every member
of your society is a loyal citizen.
Every citizen a patriot; every patriot
soldier; every soldier a hero; and
every hero would be martyr, to die
if need be for his country.
For my part, 1 have an abiding
faith in the endurance of the repub-
lie 1 might base my hope on the in
telligence and patriotism of the Amer
lean people. I might base my conf
dence on the wisdom of our statesmen
and the heroism of our soldiers and
dreadnaughts. And surely these are
all elements of strength to be reckoned
with"
Propose Catholic Theater.
The Catholic theater as a means of
solving the problem of regulation OF
motion pictures and photo plays was
proposed in the report. The serious
ness of the divorce evil was empha-
sized and states that permit of easy
divorce were scored. Anthony Conn
stock, late president of the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, was laqd-
ed as "a brave and unselfish fighter
against impurity." Feeney declared
the persistent reports that the Catho-
lies are trying to gain control of the
government was the most ridiculous
of rumors.
"It may seem strange that in ou1
country in this enlightened day there
can still be found men ready to sWal-
| low the lie that half hundred ltal-
ians on the banks of Tiber are plot
ting to steal away the liberties of the
American people," he said. In clos
ing Feeney appealed for greater
| Catholic unity and asked for more
help in the work of sustaining public
morality among the people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
Ordinary Nuxated Iron VIII Make Delicate.
Nervous, Rundown People zoo Per
Cent Stronger in Two Weeks
Time in Many Cases.

NEW YORK, N Y.-Mest people fool
ishly seem to think they going to get
renewed health and strength from some
stimulating medicine. secret nostrum or
narcotic drug, said DR.. Sauer, a specialist
of this city, when, as a matter of fact,
real and true strength can only come from
the food you eat. But people often fail
to get the strength out of their food be-
cause they haven't enough iron. in their
blood to enable it to change food into
living matter. From their weakened. ner-
vous condition they know something is
wrong but they can't tell what so they
generally commence dpctoring for stom-
ach. liver or kidney trouble or symptoms
of some other ailment caused by the lack
of ron m the blood. This thing may go
on for years, while the patient suffers un-
told agony. If you are not strong or we'll.
you owe it to yourself to make the fol-
lowing test: See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without becom-
ing tired. Next take two five-grain tab
lets of ordinary nuxatad iron three times
per day after meals for two weeks Then
test your strength again and see for your
self how much you have gained. l have
seen dozens Of nervous, run down people
who were ailing all the while, double their
strength and endurance and entirely get
rid of all symptoms af dyspepsia, liver
and other troubles in from ten to fourteen
days time simply by taking iron in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
ENGAGE 20 ROOMS
Film Companies Coming to Topeka in
Reels Tomorrow.

Twenty rooms had been engaged
at the Hotel Throop at noon today by
film companies for statesmen, public
ity men and stars who will be present
at the three days convention of Kan
sas movie men, which begins tomor-
row. Already film men are invading
the hotel, which will be movie picture
headquarters during the convention.
Advertisements are being placed in
the lobby and in the rooms engaged
by the film companies while moving
picture accessories used by the movie
men are being distributed in tempt
ing array in display rooms Follow
ing are some of the firms that will be
represented at tie convention: Uni
versal Film company, Patha Film Ex-
change, General Film company, Asso-
ciated Film company, Theater Film
and Supply company, Mutual Film
Corporation Paramount Picture Cor
poration, Kansas City Feature Film
company; MMetro Film Corporation
and Fox Film company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
TITS TO0LATE NOW
Governor Allows Boy to Attend
Mothers Funeral.
Wichita Woman, Failing Pa.
role, Dies Broken Hearted.

Lewis Myers, murder convict, will
leave the state penitentiary at Lansing
tonight to attend the funeral of mis-
mother who died of a broken heart
Since the boys conviction, the mother
had exerted every energy to secure
the sons relief. kilograms to Cover
nor Capper today said worry caused
the woman's death in Wichita Satur-
day.
Following the woman's death. J. H.
Stewart, former Sedgwick county sem
ator and other prominent Wichita cit
liens appealed to the governor to per-
NIT the son to attend the funeral. Tel
egrams received at the state house to-
inent Wichita men. All asked that the
son be released to attend his mothers
funeral, which was delayed pending
the governors action. Wichita bust
mes men who urged Myerss temporary
release, will pay the expense of the
boys trip to Wichita and return
Myers is mere boy Three years
ago he was convicted with another
boy, who had been jointly charged
with the murder of the city marshal
of Marion. Myers companion is said
to have fired the fatal shot. Prior to
his trouble in Marion, it is reported
that Myers mad served sentence in
the state reformatcry at Hutchinson.
He was under parole at the time of
the killing.
Following the conviction of Myers.
tie mother excited every energy III an
effort to secure executive c1emency.
Failing, she died of a broken heart,
according to kilograms sent to Topeka
today. Myers will leave the state pris-
on tonight, ACCOMPANIED by a guard.
He will be returned to prison follow
inc the funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
ALBANIA in REVOLT
Numerous Bands Run Country in Rob-
berry and Murder.

Rome, via London, Aug. 21-Infor-
nation from Albania is to the effect
that the whole country is in a state of
revolt. Taking advantage of the
weakness Of the Austrian garrisons
the Albanians have formed numerous
bands which overrun the country. rob
bling and killing and laying waste.
The Austrian garrisons are in a crit
ical condition, all communication be-
ing broken and help by sea being diff
ficult on account of the watch kept by
the allied feets in the Adriatic San
culinary fighting is continually taking
place between the Austrians and AL
banians.
The situation is equally grave in
Montenegro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
TO MEET JOHNSON
Hughes May See California
Governor in Sacramento.
Failed to Get Together at Long
Beach.
RE WORKING FOR HARMONY
Candidate Addresses Meeting at
Los Angeles Today.
Spoke to Congregation OF
Church at San Diego.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 21.-A meet
ing between Governor johnson of Cal
ifornia and Republican Presidential
Nominee Charles E. Hughes may be
arranged before the candidate leaves
California.
This effort to promote harmony be-
tween the Republican factions in this
state was being made today when it
became known that Governor Hughes
was at Long Beach Sunday at the
same time the California executive
was there. Governor johnson, how
ever. out of respect to Governor
Hughess busy program did not in
form the presidential nominee that he
was there, so meeting between the
two failed.
1t was said today that a meeting
may be arranged at Sacramento while
Hughes is on his way to Ogden. The
nominee did not learn that he had
missed Johnson until he returned to
Los Angeles.
Spoke to Congregation.
Governor Hughes was to see some
thing of the San Diego exposition to-
day, to plant a tree and to address a
mass r1eeting here, returning to Los
Angeles in time to speak before a big
gathering tonight hughes had SIN
gular experience last night. He at
tended divine services at the First
Methodist church and upon taking his
seat was greeted with applause by the
congregation. The pastor of the
church game down to welcome him
and urged him TO say a few words
from the pulpit. Hughes was quite
embarrassed and insisted that he could
not comply with the request. The
services then proceeded, but at the
close the congregation again demand
ed that the candidate stand up so that
they could see him and Hughes COM
Piled, stating his pleasure at being in
| California.
Posed for Photograph.
| Charles E. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes
were photographed standing beneath
the skeleton of a prehistoric ele-
| plant, which is supposed by scientists
| to have been dead thousands of years
| The picture was taken in the Museum
| of Natural History on the exposition
grounds.
| Hughes laughingly declared thai
! there was no significance in his posing
with a dead elephant.
1 One of the first men to greet tbs
| Republican nominee at Los Angelo.
was John Murray Mitchell, a promi
nent citizen there. who was a class
mate of Hughes at Brown university
Mr.. Mitchell claimed credit for having
| directed Hughes into the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-21
LOYALTY KEYNOTE
$4,000 Participate in "CathOlic
Week. in N. Y. City.
Patriotic Airs Follow as Re-
IigiOus Songs Die Away.
PAPAL COLORS AND U. S. FLAGS
Three Z. S. Cardinals and For
eign PreIates Attend.
Want No Catholic Party in u.
s. Declares Bishop.
PAPAL COLORS and U. S. FLAGS

New York, Aug. 21.-Undivided 10y
atty to God and nation WIS the Key
note of the meetings held today as
part of the annual Catholic Week
celebration here this week. in which
2b, 900 persons are participating. In
opening prayers blessings were in
voked upon the nation. Before the
sound of religious songs died away,
new voices sang patriotic airs. The
papal colors-yellow and White-ap-
pear with the Stars and Stripes. Del
agates are wearing miniature flags in
addition to colors of the church.
High mass for delegates to the Gen.