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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
THE CHAMPION MAGAZINE.
Many Good Things In November Issue
of Chicago Periodical.

Many Good Things In November Issue
of Chicago Periodical.
The November number of the Cham
pion Magazine is well got up, readable
and splendidly illustrated The front
cover bears the picture of huntsman
returning home with gun on shoulder
and an opossum swinging at his side.
The dog that freed the game is few
PAGES In advance of his master with
head bowed and tongue extended, as
II worn out by the trail, but his own
er, with head erect, looks straight
ahead, as if hailing the home folks
with the salutation I'm coming home
with the bacon"
Among the leading articles OF the
month is a symposium on What Is
the Best Type of School For Negro
YOUTH by DR.. Robert r. Motion OF
Tuskegee institute; Il. Il. Ware, presi-
dent of Atlanta university; William II.
Holmes, president of Tongaloo college,
and N. B. Young, president of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college at
Tallahassee, Fla.
There is a full page group picture
scene of DR. Motion, James W. John
son and other notables Mt the funeral
Of the late Hon. Seth Low; also
full page picture of Governor Whitman
and staff presenting the colors to the
Fifteenth infantry. New York national
guard, and another of the officers who
received the colors from the governor
w. d. Allimono has a lengthy article
on "The Science of the Booker T.
Washington Theory" well worth read.
Ing. Scrip writes an appreciation
of theatrical leaders and songsters
who have recently passed away under
the caption Rachel Mourns Her
Dead"
Editor Fenton Johnson is printing up
in the editorial harness with fine skill.
He knows how to use the blue pencil,
what to write and when sentence
is finished. Long live the Champion
Magazine with Fenton Johnson at its
head
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
The SOUTH AND
THE NEGRO VOTE

Attorney General Gregory says
that he finds it his duty to investi-
gate violations of the federal law
in the recent election, but that his
inquiries into abuses will be en-
tirely nonpartisan.
I have evidence" says Mr..
Gregory, that a large number of
colored men from the south moved
into the northern states within
ninety days before election. So
far | do not know whether this
movement was industrial or poll
teal, although some of the men
attempted to register"
Mr.. Gregory, we are certain. is
not indifferent to the humor of the
situation he is examining. 1t is
suspected that some Negroes from
southern states moved up north
and voted where they had no right
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
ORGANIZATION SOCIETY OF
VIRGINIA MEETS AT ROANOKE
Prosperous Old Dominion Town Host
of Social Service Workers.

Roanoke, Va. The fourth annual
meeting of the Negro Organization So
ciety of Virginia. recently held in this
city, was attended by several hundred
men and women who are active In or
ganizing school improvement leagues,
better health campaigns. farm demon
stra ton work, extension work and So
cial service activities.N They came from
distant parts of the state to make re
ports on the constructive work which
is being done by enlisting the co-opera-
ton Of large numbers of white and
colored people in social and economic
problems.
The reports indicated clearly that
DR.. Robert r. Notion principal of
Tuskegee institute, and his loyal CO.
workers have succeeded in winning
thousands of people to the idea that
communities, like individuals, make
genuine progress when they face hon
estly economic and social facts and
when they merge their individual diff
ferences into the cause of working for
their best COMMON interests.
The new president of the society is
Major Allen w. Washington, com
mandant Of cadets at Hampton insti-
tute, who for a number of years has
served the society as fits treasurer.
Major Washington succeeds DR.. Mo
ton. the organizer and president of the
society from its beginning.
DIR. Robert Il. Motion. principal of
Tuskegee, in his address, in part, said:
ut is not easy to sever my official
connection with the Negro Ofganiza-
ton society, and want to express my
keen appreciation of the honor which
this organization has conferred upon
me from its very beginning in having
me act as its president. There Is no
movement that 1 know of that is more
unique in its makeup and that has Of
fered greater opportunities for the adj
vancement of my race than is true OF
the Negro Organization society. While
this Is my last official address, it is
not my valedictory.
at has been very difficult for me to
iCdft my hattft ototSs ehN
to cast my lot in Alabama, but l have
received In Alabama most cordial and
sympathetic consideration from white
and black people. including state Off
Gals, from his excellency. Governor
Henderson. down, and 1t would be
hard to find more loyal, a more sym
pathetic and a more efficient corps Of
workers than the 200 men and women
of my race whom Dr. Washington
gathered about him at the great Tuske-
gee institute.
'Tn the first place, the Negro must
have faith and belief in and respect
for his own race. 1t is easy enough to
give reasons why the Negrosn Ameri-
ca has hitherto been lacking In race
pride. A few hundred years ago the
white race was not the dominant race,
and 1t had a hard and bitter struggle
to win out. We must go through the
same sort of difficulties"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
DUTY BEFORE PLEASURE.
Gabriel Thomas pisaporoves Worldly
Trend Of New York Colored Folks.


Trend Of New York colorsd Folks.
The following questionary by Ga
briel Thomas recently appeared in the
New York Globe. Mr. Thomas article
reads thus:
As your newspaper is widely read
by the Negroes of this and other cities
of the state because of its fairness to
them as citizens / wish, with your
kind permission, to ask a few ques-
tons concerning two movements in
augurated In this city not many
months ago with view evidently to
ascertain If their race could do big
things in big way.
The first was the effort to raise a
fund Of several hundred thousand dol
lars to establish in this city Y. M.
G. A. for Negroes. Many Negroes sub
scribed, l am informed, but few have
paid In the amounts subscribed, rang
ing from SIS to $50. so that there is
now uncollected something like $50, 900
promised by Negroes to this fund.
Quite recently a big noise was made
in the Negro press about raising,
think, $1.000,000 for the Booker L.
Washington memorial fund, a sum
which the Negroes in New York city
alone could have raised In less than
thirty hours or thirty days, for it is
asserted by some prominent Negroes
of this city that their race has ON de-
posit in the savings banks Of New
York over $1S,000,000. Why have they
permitted those funds to lagf
The other night 1 stood in front of
the theater for Negroes on Seventh
avenue, In Harlem, and saw a line of
Negroes extending from the box Office
nearly to the corner of One Hundred
and Thirty-second street and Seventh
avenue. The house was sold out and
standing room was at a premium.
What is to be the future of a race
that gives itself up to pleasure and
permits other people to do the reform
atory and remedial work WHICH it is
abundantly able to do for itself? The
Negroes of New York are wasting
golden opportunities in idle pleasures
and initiating the vices of the white
race. Their clergy and their leaders
should call a halt and try to induce
these people to stop and think
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
HERE TO STAY

Do not be alarmed over the
Democratic noise, to the effect that
the republican party is dead. Let
them sing all of the requiems they
may felicitate in. The Republican
party was born to rule the storm
and our work has just begun. Let
the party of repression and OPP
preston rejoice and be exceeding
ly glad over Mr.. Wilson's ignis
fatuous prosperity ,sfor 10, the time
that knows that mans party, and
him, shall shortly know them no
more. They may we'll felicitate
over California's error, and Kan
sas' and the rest of the errors.
The Republican party won in all
of the principle states except Ohio
and lost that because of sins of
omission and commission etri-
button is sure-Foraker was not
handled humanity in Ohio. The
whole G. o. p. has been too leni-
eDt with the South-afraid that
the Negro would be benefited, the
G. O. p. has sat supinely still and
allowed the Is amendments to be
ruthlessly violated; men have been
deprived of offices because they
were not white; the South has be-
come arrogant and the north ac-
quiesced; now the North, as well
as the Negro, is the sufferer. You
can't keep a fellow in the ditch I'M
less you remain there also, and
prevent the fellow from coming
out. But we have no doubt that
the G. O. p. is still much alive
two years hence there will be cleo
tons all over the U. S., let us pre-
pare now; do not wait. The day
of work is now. Do not allow the
enemy any more rope.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
MOVIE CENSOR is A GOOD THING

We hope the City Commission
will pass the ordinance for a CEN
for the Movies. Certainly the peo-
Pile should know what sort of stuff
these shows are to present to the
youth. There is more harm GERM.
mated in some of these shows than
in most saloons. Furthermor, they
run Sundays. Give us censor
and a good one too.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

1t seems that The Tribune, and
all of the great agencies, whose
work should be potent, are either
afraid or Indifferent, on the Negro
question. No one has advocated
Negro domination" The South
ern Negro has attempted neither
to dominate nor rule the whites.
They do not feel able to rule, but
they long for, and shalt demand,
their rights as citizens. These will
come in due time.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
THE BLACK MANS BURDEN
with apologies to no one, not
even Kipling.)

Take-up the black mans burden,
You men of lighter race
Show him the way up to glory,
And help him to hold his place.
His road in the south has been
paven,
With cruelty, sorrow and scorn,
And only up here in the northland,
Can his soul, white as yours, be
reborn.
He has carried your burdens down
yonder,
For years, with such scant recon
pense,
That now we'd rebuke our white
brothers
And speak in the black mans de-
Tense.
Take up the black mans burden,
With a smile and q word of good
cheer,
With a generous heart for his
failings,
And handshake that's warm and
sincere.
For only through faith in his vic
tory
Can pride of success be insured,
And our sweetest reward in the
future,
VIII be those sturdy hearts!that
endured. -
The world values one in proper
ton,
As one values himself and his deeds
So throw out your chest; keep on
climbing;
And attain, in the end, all your
needs.
Contributed to The Chicago De.
fender
by Edna Perry Booth (white)
Sl4 Prospect Place, Brooklyn NY.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25

All of the best authorities adj
wise: To eat an apple a day; that
will keep the doctor away"
Why not try this simple remedy.
Cook more apples also. The peo-
pie can cut down the high cost OF
living by eating the cheaper things
the more wholesome foods are
also the cheaper. The trouble with
most people is that they insist on,
and presist in eating much meats,
the worst thing to digest.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25

If President Wilson, (which eh
is very apt toy should have a lot of
fine sayings about the poor war
stricken Europeans, and not one
word in his message against lynch
ing, murler and rapine, in this
country, would that not be ''the
most unkindest cut of ala Here
we are beat in with many stripes
longing for a mere word of So
lace and encouragement; word
of cheer and buoyancy waiting
in vain. What pity!
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25

llt lhhubCi.
We are for having the south at
tend to its local political affairs as
it sees fit. We concede the south
the right to protect white domino
ton. The Negro en- masse is un-
fit to rule the south and if the only
fashion in which he can be kept
from ruling is to keep him from
voting, then keep him from voting.
But we do ask the nation to ston
the counting of this unvoted Ne
gro vote. 1t is counted in the { leo
toral college. 1t is not counted In
southern precincts, but it is C, unit
ed in the vote of the nation.
The Democratic party won thi
year with the uncast Negro vote
and now the attorney general is
chiefly interested in discovering
whether or not some Negroes es-
capped from the south, where they
had the right but not the privilege
of voting, and voted in the north,
where they had no right to cast a
ballot.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
Hinton D. Alexsnder's Notable Career.

hinton u R1e$ander's Notable Career.
Hinton d, Alexander of Chattanooga,
Tenn. who recently celebrated his
thirty-third anniversary as letter car
rier at the Chattanooga postoffiee. Is
one Of the best known men on the
force. He is not only known for his
promptness in reporting for duty. hav-
ing to his credit the distinction of not
being late once during his tenure of
service, but he is noted as one Of the
original members of the Fisk jubilee
singers of Fisk university. This COM
pany Of singers made a tour of Europe
more than forty years ago, appearing
before the rulers of the different eouH-
tries. Fisk university is proud Of Mr.
Alexander's record.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
Publishers Meet In Nashville In 1st

Publishers Meet In Nashville In 1917
The executive committee of the Ma
donal Negro Press association has be-
gun preparations for the annual meet
ing of the association, to be held at
Nashville, Tenn, In February. 1917.
Chris ]. Perry, editor OF the Philadsl-
phia Tribune, is president of the asso-
citation, and Joseph L. Jones. editor Of
the Pythian Monitor at Cincinnati. n
chairman Of the executive COMMITTEES.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25

Weekly paper devoted to the interest of
the whole people.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
MasOns to Meet In cinclnnati In 1917

Masons to Meet IN CIncfnnatI IN 1917.
The grand lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Ohio will meet in
Cincinnati in August, 1917. The insti-
tuition has grown from three lodges in
1913 to over 100 subordinate lodges in
the state at the present time. The
general committee for the entertain
ment Of the grand lodge session is
headed by Frank A. B. Hall, with DR..
]. @. Mcleod as general secretary.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-25
When in Lincoln always 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.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
Peru Items.

Rev. billiard preached fine
sermon last Sunday morning. The
revival meeting started Monday
night and will continue until Sat
urday night before Christmas.
Everybody invited to attend.
Miss Mildred Hampton spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Lyle and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. +. f.
EckIcS and Elmer and Mrs. Bell
Bales spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hall.
Varic NuckoIs is quite sick
with the measles.
Dot Harper and Lizzie King
spent Saturday night with Fay
Blankenbaker.
Mr.. Will Harper has returned
from Wyoming.
Mrs, Lucy Wishard is visiting
in this ncighborhood.
We are glad Mrs. Maggie
Thomas is able to be out again.
Misses Lcola and Hazel Rice
and Miss Susie Harper spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
TING fifteen month old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Harper has had
q sore side for about four weeks,
supposed to be from fall, but
Sunday night the doctor made an
opening and took out darning
needle. Little Francis is getting
aong fine at this writing.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
MYSTERIOUS PAINS AND
ACHES
Make Life Hard to Bear TO
MANY Butler Women.

Too many women mistake their
pains and aches for troubles pc.
culiar to the sex. More often dis.
ordered kidneys abe causing the
aching back dizzy spells, head
aches and irregular urination
Kidney weakness becomes dan
gerous if neglected. Use a time
tried kidney remedy-Doan 5
Kidney Pills. Hosts of people tes-
tify to their merit. Read a Butler
case:
Mrs. Chas. Miller w. Pine St.,
Butler, says: ~ had a steady,
wearing backache and was weak
and run down. My kidneys acted
much too often, especially at
night and the secretions were
scanty and scalding, l also had
nervous headaches. Doan's Kid
nev Pills, which ! bought at the
United Drug Co., gave me relief
from the start and was soon
feeling strong and well.
Price soc at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Miller had. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Propss Buffalo,
N. Y. - 8-2t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
Mulberry and Western Bates.

The entertainment and pi
supper at the school hous
Wednesday night was a success
There was a big crowd out ant
a good program was enjoyed b.
all all. The pies sold high. A livel,
time was OH when the cake fol
the most popular young lady go
started. Mrs. Claude Norwood
being the winner.
+. f. Booi and family ate din
ner at the W. n. Altman HON,
Thursday.
Ed and George Meints, anr
Omar Nichols have returned from
Sterling, Nebraska, where they
were shocking corn.
Charley and Dick Goode and
their families Of Amsterdam
spent Thanksgiving day at the r
l.. Nichols home.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Braden visited
with Mrs. Tom Archer Thursday
The Mulberry Literary has
been reorganized and will meet
on Friday nights.
Claude Norwood and wife
drove over to Butler Sunday for
a visit at the parental, G. w. Fail,
home.
Myrtle Coffin visited with
Edith Bowen Wednesday evening
and attended the pie supper.
Rev. +. A. Whermcister and
mother We're guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Leincr Thursday.
Rev. Williamson of Topeka,
preached at Mulberry Sunday
morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Porter
son, Charles, and daughter, Eliza
beth, were guests Of Mrs. Lizzie
NJ. Braden and son, Mac, Sunday.
Johnnie Dykman who is at
tending the Butler High School,
spent the THANKSGIVING vacation
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Lcincr and
Miss Anna Dykman were county
seat visitors Monday
Rambler sold three head of
HolStcin Fricsian calves to +. f.
BOoi Thursday.
Frank IIcnnon and son, Ray,
went up to Cleveland Saturday
for short visit with Mr.. Hen
non S father,
RAMBLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
Herrell Happenings.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Ison spent
Sunday at the Jake Warns home
Eulalia Sturgeon spent Friday
evening with Helen Clark.
The box supper at Patty schoo|
turned out real well. 1880 was
taken IN.
Mr.. Geo. Hertz returned HON,
Wednesday, bringing with him
his new bride, formerly Miss
Ethel Elton. We all wish them
mich happiness and prosperity.
\ crowd of the young people
from our section attended a party
at the Grow home Saturday even
ing.
A very happy reunion occurred
Thanksgiving day at the home of
Mr.. Y. G. Jones, only one of the
children being absent. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ira
r. Jones and family of Mound
City, Kansas, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Jones and family. of Johnstown,
Mrs. Lester Dunn, Mrs. b. F..
Berkerbooch and little Doris,
Mrs. G.. II. Phearman and daugh-
ters of Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Carroll
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Carroll'S mother.
Helen Clark was an afternoon
caller of Florence Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Spears visit
ed relatives at Johnstown Satur-
day.
Miss Ruth Wayland spent Sat
urday evening with Grace Veneer
able.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Cummings
spent Sunday with Mrs. Cum
mings' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harbert.
Rev. Harold billiard is hold
ing meetings at Peru this week.
Oren Ison spent Sunday with
Henry Wayland.
An oyster supper was given at
the home of Geo. Hertz Thursday
evening in honor OF his new bride.
Everyone enjoyed social good
time.
Ruth Jones and sister from
Iowa motored to Johnstown Sat-
urday and spent the day with
their brother, Roy.
Misses Pearl French, Violet
Rudy, and Clyde White spent
Sunday at the John Strange
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon. Neal were
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr..
and Mrs. McAllister.
Mrs. G. o. Blake and Lena, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wright, and Mrs.
C. w. Ray, and Miss Donavon,
were Monday callers at the T. C.
Jones home.
ROSE,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
ON THE WIG.

Doc Patterson and two sons
Zack and Stanley, Albert DuMs
worth, Jno. Craig, and Walter
Malone went to southeast Mis-
souri, down in the cane brakes tt
hunt bear and turkey. They ex
/ poet to be gone till February LIST
Mrs. Minnie Rutledge spent
Thanksgiving at Foster with the
Ralph Newcome family.
Sunny Jim. is looking for odor.
less onions. Jimmy, while, you
are looking for odorless onions
look for odorlcss whiskey as ]
like whiskcy about as, well as you
do onions.
j. M. Miller has rented the c.
II. Morrison farm south of Viz
einia for 1917.
The contract for the ditch
bridge is to be let December 9Th.
Men are at work now on fill
leading to the approach to the
bridge.
The pie supper at Nyhart Fri
day night was well attended and
they took in over $50 Which will
be spent for a library case and
books.
Ask Warnie Keeton and Will
Castor what the fuss was about
Sunday as they were making
their way from Nyhart.
Was down the east road to
Rich Hill, which they are rocking.
They think they will have a good
road across the river bottom.
About thirty teams were hauling
and Is men 'quarrying the rock.
They are Il hard working bunch
of men. They have only been
working Tuesdays, but next week
they will work on it every day.
The ladies set fine dinner for
the men in Mr.. Ira Hart IS yard
The women are sparing no eX-
pcnse to set fine meal and that
keeps the men in working mind.
They expect the crllsher to he
sIlinpcd next week.
Jno. Lanning, horse jockey,
was seen coming in the other
with the saddle, bride
and halter on his back
n. M. n.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
RAMBLER.
Circuit Court.

Eugene Franklin VS.. Hume Con-
solidated School District ct al, in.
junction. Trial by court. Evi.
dence heard and cause taken un.
der advisement.
Consolidated School District
No. =, CasS County. No.. VS.:
Frank Holland, Clerk of Bates
County. mandamus. Trial by
court.
William r. Thomas ct al VS., Ef-
file Blood ct al. construe will.
Judgment constituting will.
Ella Baendrr ct al VS.. Seymour
Ellis ct al, partition. Report of
commissioners filed and APP
proved.
Edgar l.. Hereford VS.. Mystic
Workers Of World, insurance
Verdict and Judgment for plain
tiff, in the sum of $500. Motion
Tor new trial.
State of Missouri VS.. Elmer
Simpson. local option. Applica-
ton for communication of fine of
defendant. Sentenced to jail for
sin months in lieu of fine. Or
dcred that clerk hold $500 for
feiture money until cause is de-
termined.
State of Missouri VS.. Ray Finch,
plea Of guilty to destruction of
property. Sentenced to SO days
in Jail from October 10, 1916.
Elondeous Kilc VS.. Ottie. Kile,
equitable divorce. Petition filed.
Court adjourned Saturday to
Friday, December 18th.