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pen with a sickening rapidity, they
are no doubt inclined to think the
real reason behind the affair is a
lack of education and overlook
their barbaric tendencies. But
the worm has turned. they do not
want such erroneous ideas enter
tanned, they want the world to
know that the southern people have
as much book learning as the next
ones at the north. They want the
world to know that even tho they
lynch innocent men because OF
their color and race; threaten Gov
enors with summary injustice, that
they are educated lat least have
schools houses and the children a
tend them regularly.
We do not doubt but what they
have school houses on thousand
hills and that the children attend
them with a regularity that is
characteristic of the sun, we do
not doubt for minute that the
southern people are as book learned
as the people at the north, but there
is another thing that we are also as
firmly rooted in; that the white
people in the south having all these
advantages, have not made as good
showing as they should have, e.
pecially in the matter of lynchina
For the last forty years they have
been lynching the same kind OF
folk and using the same antiquated
methods of accomplishing the de
sired ends. And from what we
can understand, the same condition
exists with the pretexts on which
these folk are led to death. After
schooling themselves in the gentle
art of lynching for half century,
it seems to us that they ought to
to improve. What in the name OF
common sense are schools for but
to improve ones think tank I
Does the south admit that book
learning refuses to sink into their
ivory domes9 We have always
felt sorry for the south, but after
reading that advertisement, we be
gan to have half an idea that our
sorrows had been misplaced and
the south was guilty of working a
confidence game on US. ALI the time
we thot the poor things had no in
tensive mental cultivation and low
and behold they not only admit
that they have but boast of having
information factories by the dozen
hundreds scattered all over the
land. Such brazennessl
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ciples and his ideals are those created
in the invigorating atmosphere Of the
country.
Made Friends BY Conduct.
While a candidate for Governor in
the now famous deadlocked convention
of 1904 and defeated for the NOM
ination, he made hundreds of friends
throughout the state. Knowing the
circumstances and witnessing the
manly way in which he accepted the
situation, he established closer per-
sonal friendship with men all over
the state than has been possessed by
any other man in Illinois public life
in years. Col. Lowden did not allow
his disappointment to interfere with
the full performance Of his duty to
the nominees. He was one OF the
hardest workers in the campaign for
the success Of the party.
A Worker In Every Campaign.
In every campaign since he has
been giving valuable service. He has
filed every speaking assignment
asked of him. The people know him
as a worker, not self-seeker. His
course has brought to him the friend
ship and admiration of thousands of
Republicans throughout the state and
today, believing Col. Lowden has
earned the nomination for Governor,
they are for him.
Active In Public Affairs.
Col. Lowden is a man of action and
advanced thought. His experience in
public affairs has not been limited to
service in the restricted opportunities
of state legislature nor in holding
of appointive office. He has declined
all offers of this sort. He did serve
his district in congress and he made
an enviable record that has left its
impress upon legislation that Is to-
day of benefit to the people of the
nation.
Principle Above Office.
Big. brainy, high prineipled and
scholarly gentleman that he is, he is
conducting a campaign free from at
tacks, upon other candidates. Re-
membering there is an election in
November, as well as primary nom
nation in September, he is not ask
ing the people for support upon false
issues, mudslinging or discussion OF
other candidates. He is pointing out
the burdens of conditions in the state
and telling the remedies he will APP
ply to give the highest efficiency of
government in Illinois for the lowest
cost to the taxpayers.
Every Republican in Illinois can
support and vote for Frank o. Low
den for Governor on that kind Of q
platform.
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Evidently the South is firing OF
their multitudinous populi ordi'
narily called poor whites" In
one of the leading periodicals, the
southern newspapers are running
a series of advertisements calling
attention to the fact that the poor
white element of the south has van
ished so to speak. Statistics are
quoted giving the population of
the south and the relation that it
bears to the country as whole.
The way they have it figured out
the south is only 3 percent behind
the north and is bringing up the
rear faster than the Germans are
marching to Paris.
The number of school houses
erected in the last few years are
given prominent mention, to show
no doubt, that the number of lynch
ings that occur yearly in the south
has nothing to do with the matter
of education. OF course when a
person who is nat acquainted with
the ways of the south, reads of
the numerous lynchings that hap
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-26

the original sale of the club. But
here is the way that occurred. The
three way sale was made by diff
ferent individuals who were mem
bers of the club. The club at its
regular meetings voted to go with
another candidate. The President,
Secretary and Treasurer who had
negotiated the three way sale, re-
ported nothing of the deals to the
body and hence no cash from them
found its way into the Golfers of
the general body.
OF course deals like this are
bound to happen now and then,
but if the candidates were not will
ing to buy, it might be that the
officers of the club would not be
so blamed anxious to sell.
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PULPIT DEC0RUM

1t would be good thing for our
Protestant churches if we could
have something of the solemnity
and the reverence which prevails
in the average Catholic church.
Not all Protestant churches are
noisy and irreverent but some OF
them are, and much Of this is due
to decorum of the pulpit. We
have seen preachers who during
the opening prayer would be look
ing for hymns or even walk a.
cross the chancel and pass the
number of the next hymn to the
organist. We have actually known
preachers in the pulpit to be talk
ing during prayer. This is not on
ly disgusting but is thoroughly
wrong and is promotive of disor-
der in the congregation. We do
not plead for the stiff, sanctimoni-
Gus air of the priest, but we do in
sist that ministers in the pulpit
should be orderly. Nothing is
more indicative of pulpit laziness
than to be hunting for the hymn
and the Scripture lesson during
the devotional service. No Won
der the devotional service does not
lead the people to a proper frame
of worship when they are conduct
Ell with such disorder.
We have further seen preachers
Jump across the chancel rail in or
der to reach hurriedly the main
body of the church when as a
matter of fact when the chancel
was constructed gates or openings
were made for the specific purpose
of admitting ingress and egress in
to the pulpit. The minister does
not need to be yelling quiet"
and order to the congregation
if he is only orderly himself.
While we are reading this little
lecture to the guilty along this
line, may we also call attention to
the beautiful order of service
which has been adopted by the
Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. This order of service
should be held to strictly SO that
when visitors drop in they can
enter into the service without en-
barrassment. A pastor has no
right to change the order of SER
vice to suit his whims; he should
follow the service laid down in
the Discipline except perhaps on
extraordinary occasions. There
has been decided improvement
in many of our pulpits recently,
but we call attention to these ir-
Irregularities in the hope that there
may be futher improvements.
Fom The SOUTH w. G. ADVOCATE.
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The colored people of the south
are to be congratulated on having
been able to exist in the south and
accumulate property and other
wise make themselves good Amer
lean citizens. Now, living in the
south and at the same time at
tempting to be a man, is alright
as long as you don't make too
much fuss about it. BY, fuss a
bout it, we mean quoting the
amendments to the constitution
that made the Negroes citizens as
far as the law is concerned; at
tempting to vote on election day;
failing to get off the sidewalk if
when the real" citizens want the
right of way; telling anyone that
you believe that you are as good
as white men; in some sections,
buying an automobile, a fine horse
and rig; erecting too good a dwell
ing where it will attract notice;
resenting insults offered the wo-
men by white brutes and 50 on for
mile or so.
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Sentiment of the State
Shows Him as Choice
of Majority of Re-
publican Voters.

Frank o. Lowden will be nominated
a. the Republican candidate for gov
ernor in the primary election to be
held in Illinois, Wednesday, Septem
Der 10.
Sentiment in every part of the state
demonstrates It. 1t is confidently
predicted he will have larger vote
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This is the season for the organ
ization of colored political clubs.
Colored clubs are fixture even
though some think that they are a
nuisance. These clubs serve many
purposes. The candidates seem to
think that most eolored clubs are
not clubs but rather bludgeons.
But they must remember that if it
we're not for these clubs, eolored
people would not get as much out
of politics as they do. The most
that they get now are promises
and without the clubs it is doubt
full whether they would get even
the promises.
The charge is made that colored
clubs are for sale to any one that
pays the price. This is wrong.
we know of clubs that several per-
sons have bought and paid for
practically at the same time, but
without knowledge of prior sale,
and the whole club switched poll
teal faith over night and voted
for a candidate not a candidate in
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When in LincOlnalways stop

at Hardin & Demands Palace. The
finest in Lincoln. Absolutely SAM
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.
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passing laws designed to prevent
the Negro from leaving the com
munity. 1t is a remarkable situa-
ton; will not treat him half de-
cent and yet unwilling that he
should leave.
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Children, be they rich or poor,
white or black, jew or Christian,
see no distinction among the human
inhabitants of this globe. They
seek happiness in associations of
all kinds. Then comes Reason.
and the young mind is ravaged by
Continued page 8, col. 5
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Political Announcements.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

In announcing my candidacy for the
49th general assembly will say that |
stand for square law enforcement, equal
political rights for all, and the greatest
good to the greatest number. All this
subject to the will Of the Republicans as
expressed at the primary Sept. 18th
N. L. HILDRETH
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J. B. Osby, one of the ID Repub-
Iican Candidates for Coroner is
making red hotn fight for the
nomination, going into all parts
of the city and County. Mr. Osby
has a large number of friends a.
mong the Whites. who haye be-
clareb their intentions of support.
ing him, and the colored people
are fairly we'll united for him,
There is no foundation, in fact, a
bout his not being boni fida man
He says he is out to win and will
be found on the firing line. The
colored people are expected to
show their colors and rally.
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In toy wagon sits little, be
grimed Negro boy, with a twig in
his hand-his whip.
The horsie' pulling him along the
street is smudgy-faced white boy
He's running fast but the little
driver goads him on, applying his
whip just as any driver would.
It's for the children to be both
driver and 'horsie.' The horses
stumbles and falls. The driver
whips him to make him get up.
He had seen it done with a real
horse, and wasn't he playing
"horsiel'
Up runs the horsie's' mother
and spoils it all. She snatches the
whip from the Negro boy and drags
off her own child.
Get away from here, you >
That would be enough, you may
think. But the-mother shakes her
own child and rebukes him.
Didn't | tell younot to go with
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that ---Y Is he the best play
mate you can find"
1t is an unfortunate incident.
But more unfortunate is the thot
that mature persons instill the germ
of racial prejudice in innocent
young minds,
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than all other candidates for the place.
This is a well-merited recognition
OF Col. Lowden's pledges to the people
of Illinois. He has for many years
been recognized as one Of the leading
Republicans of the state. AS a man
n II setusted By the highest prin-
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-08-26

Dunbar Books, Dunbar Books,
Dunbar Books, at the Forum office
and j. P. Roberts Shoe Store. AL
the best papers on sale at Roberts
Shoe Store.
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FRANK 0. LOWDEN
man FOR GOVERNOR

ciples and his ideals are those created
in the invigorating atmosphere Of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Michael MASSEY Sustnins Burns and
Cuts when GINS Engine nm
Launch ExplOdes.

Michael Massey. OF PA North Twen-
tieth Street, had a narrow escape from
serious injury when the gas engine Of
his launch exploded yesterday after
noon while the craft was tied TO the
wharf at the foot of Twenty-eighth
Street.
Massey was working about the en-
CINE when It suddenly exploded. AS
he leaped back his foot scraped over
match on the floor of the cabin
and lighted II. 4 quantity of gasoline
had been released by the explosion
of tho engine. and this was iEnited
by the match.
Massey was burned severely about
the legs, and leaped through one of
the cabin windows. The glass from
the window cut his arm badly. and
an ambulance surgeon found It neces-
sary to take nine stitches in the wound
before taking the injured man to his
home.
The launch was not badly damaged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
ROOSEVELT AT NEWARK
In Formui Address. Touches nj Con.
siderable Length Upon Tariff
Question.

NEWARK, y. J., June l-Returning
from his Middle Western trip, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt stopped here to-
night on his way TO his home at Oyster
Bay 20 deliver an address ut the In
ton with the celebration Of the two
hundred and fftieth anniversary OF the
founding of Newark. He was greeted
by thousands. who heartily applauded
him.
Colonel Roosevelt was met at tho
railroad station by former Governor
Murphy. Mayor Raymond and a COM
:nittee OF citizens. Before he entered
the exposition building, Colonel Roosc-
Welt stopped TO address briefly n COM
rany of New Jersey national guards
men.
II do not believe" he said, 'in weasel
words or weasel deeds. ! don't believe
ir letting George do IT,. but l believe
in production. l am glad to meet you
rien who represent the production. l
believe the employee and employer
should sleep IN the same dog tent, if
We are TO have effective preparedness"
In his formal address in the armory.
Colonel Roosevelt touched at cons!d-
cradle length upon tho tariff question.
Re declared protective tariff is the
barrier behind which American indus
try can be developed in safety and
asserted that unless such n tarlr IS
created the United States Will face
economic disaster after the close Of the
European war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK
Losses of the Indy Nininn, BARON
Twccdmouth mil julia Park
Announced.

LONDON. juno 2.-Thc British
steamer Lady Ninian. bound from New
port News. TO Leghorn. IS reported
sunk.
Lioyd's reports that the British
steamers Baron Twecdmouth and Julia
Park. both have been sunk.
Tho Lady NInian left Newport News
on May 8, for LeEhorn. and passed
Gibraltar on May &c. She measured
4.297 tons gross and was built at West
Hartlepool in 1906. The Lady Ninian
is owned by the Rcderoft Steam Navi-
cation Company. OF Cardiff
The Baron Twecdmou,h was 5,oO7
tons gross, and was last reported ar
rived at Clyde on April 90. She was
owned hy the Hogar:h Shipping Com
pany. Ltd. Of Liverpool.
The Julia Park, was $500 tons. She
WAS last reported arrived at Liver
pool on May "A. She was owned by
tho Park Steamship Company, OF Glas q.
gov.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
SIMPLIFIED CONVENTIONS
DECIDED ON FOR FUTURE
Newly Elected President OF Federation
of Women's Clubs Approves
OF plnns.

NEW YORK, Juno 1-Statc prcsi-
dents and chuirmen Of departments Of
the General Federation of Womcn's
Clubs at IL conference here to-day,
marking the close OF the thirteenth BIZ
cnnial convention. decided to hold
"simplifed" conventions In tho future,
because Of the difficulties experienced
hero. IT was reported that hundreds
OF delegates left before the close OF
tho convention bacausc of the defective
acoustics or the Seventh Regiment
Armory. and the confusion caused by
holding meetings In nearly n dozen
other halls.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowlcs. of Los
Angeles. the newly elected president
approved tho plans for "simplitied"
conventions. which were proposed by
Mrs. Charles w. Stockton. president
Of the New Jersey State Federation.
Mrs. StOckton's suggestions included
the engagement OF four meeting halls.
each to accommodate approximately 81
600 persons. One would be used as n
convention hall. and the others for
conferences. discussions and the recciv-
Ing of com mlttce reports.
Mrs. cowles and the other new Of
hcers. including Mrs. Eugene Reilly, OF
Charlotte. y. c.. vice-president. whose
elections were announced at to-day's
business session. were installed at the
concluding exercises tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
RUSSIA'S RESERVES
ARE INExHAUSTIBLE
Military Value Is Above Praise, De-
clnres VI. Northumberland Is
Munitions.

PARIS, June I'M. Rodzianko presI-
dent OF the Russian Duma. has given
special representative OF the Petit
journal an interview on the present
situation. in the course of which he
expresses confidence in the policy Of
General Joffre of sparing the blood of
the allied soldiers and allowing the
| enemy TO wear himself out In useless
desperate attacks in which many thou
sands of men are sacrificed Russia"
he said. expects several more long
| months of struggle, and she has re-
signed herself to it In advance. Let
us fight our enemy by their own arms,
Of method. endurance and tenacity."
NJ Rodzianko insisted on the import
ance Of the problem of revictualling
and pointed out that Russia is I'm no
danger OF eNhausting her economic re-
sources Her reserves of men, he said
were practically inexhaustible. and
their military value above all praise.
The essential thing was to supply
them ahundantly with munitions. and
this was being done. Never" he said,
during the twenty months that the
war has lasted have we been in n bet
ter position, and this must strengthen
our faith in final victory. 1t is, I'm
! fact, a unique feature OF ancient and
modern warfare that az one OF two
adversaries becomes exhausted the
other becomes stronger" M. Rod
zianko referred In scathing terms to
the character of the crimes committed
by the Germans. and pointed out that
the Duma had voted the dispatch Of
message to the Parliaments OF all tho
allied nations protesting against the
latest German crime, the torpedoing
of the Sussex. In conclusion, he said:
I'VE teach our own soldiers that tho
| object OF war Is not to kill hut to put
the largest possible number of men out
of action. IL this principle were acted
on, a wounded soldier and the man who
looks after him should be sacred to the
enemy. Moral laws that are univsr-
sally recognized cannot be violated
with impunity. The accommodating
crimes of Germany will contribute to
her destruction. They will confirm us
in the conviction that people capable
of such horrors should be prevented
for all time from doing damage. That
Is a duty that Is incumbent on US in
the name OF safety OF tho world. and
we shall accomplish 1t at all costs"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
DETERMINED GERMAN ATTACK
REpCLSED RY FRENCH

PARIS. June 1.-The Germans were
completely repulscd in an attack de-
livered upon the French positions at
Dead Mans Hill about o'clock last
night according to an official state
ment issued by the French War Office
to-day. a violent bombardment con-
ttnued in this region throughout the
night An intense artillery duel is in
progress on the east and west fronts
at Douaumont.
The statement follows:
"On the left bank OF the River Meuse
the bombardment continued with great
violence last night in all the territory
around Dead Mans Hill. 4 determined
German attack delivered yesterday
evening at o'clock against our posi-
lions upon the eastern slopes of the
hill was completely repulsed by our
fire.
On the right Lank of the river the
artillery fighting has become exceed :
ingly intense to the west and also
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
GERMANS PENETRATE
FRENCH FIRST-LINE TRENCHES

PARIS, June 1.-Penetration by tho
Germans of first-line French trenches.
between Fort Douaumont and Vauy
pond, in the Nerdun region. after sew
eral severe attacks, is admitted in to
nights communication by the Wa,
Office. Elsewhere German attacks were
broken by the French machinc-gun fire
The statement also says that German
aeroplanes dropped bombs on the oper
town of Bar-le Due, killing eighteen
persons. including two women and four
children, and wounding twenty-five per-
sons, of whom six were women ane
eleven children.
The official communication to-nigh
reads:
"On the left bank Of the Meuse wa
an intermittent bombardment in tn,
region of the Avocourt wood ana lie
Mort Homme.
"on tho right bank, after very
violent artillery preparation, the eremy
attacked our positions from the Thiau
mont farm as far as Vaux. After sew
eral fruiless assaults, the enemy sue
ceeded in penetrating our trenches
the first line between Fort Douaumon
and Vaux pond. Everywhere else tn
German attacks were broken by the FIR
of our machine guns. which caused
heavy losses to the enemy.
There was less artillery activity on
the rest OF the front.
"Adation.-This afternoon group
OF German aeroplanes dropped severa
bombs on the open town of Barbecue.
Eighteen of the civilian population
were killed, of whom two were women
and four children. Twenty-Five per
sons were wounded. among whom were
six women and eleven children.
AN nviatik attacked by one of ou
aeroplanes was compelled to land in our