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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-08
4 Sond 1t On Trial

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The soft, pllable bands holdin0 the
Appliance do not give one the I'M
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in the least.
There are no metal spring. in the
Appliance to torture one by cut
ting and bruis1ng the flesh.
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best that money can buy, making
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to wear.
n Ny reputation for honesty and
fair dealing is SO thoroughlye stab-
lished by an experience OF over
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
PLEASANT GROVE

Our Sunday School has beer
organized into broader work fol
this year. We have about Il
teachers, and they are supplied
with equipments so that they may
meet every demand Nowaday.
Supt. Warrick is putting forth
strenuous efforts to make this S. S.
the front line S. S. of the city.
Our Church hasn't as yet made
choice of a Shepherd. The pulpit
is filled from time to time by the
young ministering preachers there
in. We are looking to that Heav-
emily Shepherd to guide us to safe
ty in this period.
The Church has two shepherds,
when the earthly shepherd is asun-
der from the sheep, He Christ
said, Il am the good shepherd,
the good shepherd giveth his life
for his sheep" Therefore when
such times find us as we are here,
we should not feel shepherdless.
Mrs. S. r. Robinson of Eaat
Stuart st. has been on the sick list.
Mrs. Mayfeld of E. Kansas St.
has been on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Reynold of
2030 E. Kansas, had fire last
Sunday which destroyed a number
of their wearing apparels etc.
The fire was extinguished before
it gained much Roadway.
The writer wishes to urge every
body to become a subscriber and
of this paper, in order that they
may keep abreast of the time. If
you want to know, in part, what is
going on at Pleasant Grove, read
the Forum" and you will catch a
glimpse of how we are doing
Trims over here. Listenl If you
want to know in full, come and see
for yourself. The column in this
paper will not hold our doings.
I especially invite you to visit
or attend our S. S. and you can
see for yourself. We are not asleep
over here, we are trying to: Res
cue the perishing, and care for
the dying"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

Not many days ago, Mr.. A. M.
Trawick, a white southern man,
contributed a long article on the
Negro question, to the Southwest
ern Christian Advocate, an article
worthy of praise and showing the
best possible view of the true sta
tus of the colored man. Coming
as it does from Southern man,
cultured and refined, Judging from
his high ideals, and lofty thoughts
is significant. The socalled race
question will be settled, or under
stood, when such men as MIR. Ira
wick have the stamina to speak
out as he has spoken.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
NEGRO FARMERS In
The COTTON BELT

Farming in Perry County, Ala.
is typical of a large region of the
cotton belt. Cotton is the man
source of income of its 5143 farm
ers, seventy seven per cent of
whom are Negroes. The 3539 Ne
gro tenant farmers of the county
constitute eighty-nine per cent of
the tenantry. OF the 24S3 farms
operated by owners, 1874 (thirty-
five per cent? are Negroes. The
average value per farm of all farm
property in 1910 was 1929. The
average value of land, buildings,
and machinery for Negro farms
was $3.50. The average value of
domestic animals per farm was
$235.00.
Comparatively few of the large
plantations remain, as is indicated
by the fact that in 1910 eighty
five per cent of the farms of the
county were less than 100 acres,
and sixty-five and five-tenths per
cent, less than so acres. The av-
erage size of the farms operated
by white farmers was 166 acres,
with 40 acres of improved land.
For Negro farms the average size
AZ acres with 81 improved. The
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
NEGRO ON NEW YORK
BOARD OF EDUCATION

One of the eleven appointees of
the Board of Education announced
on last Monday by Mayor Mitchell,
of New York city, was Edward P.
Roberts, negro, who is an ex-
medical inspector of the Depart
ment, according to news dispatch
published from the Metropolis last
Saturday. DIR. Roberts is said to
have had the Endorsement of Prin
cipal r. r. Motion. of Tuskegee
Institute; H. B. Frissel, of the Ham
pton Institute, and Gustavus. It.
Kirby. He is the second negro, it
is asserted, to hold office on the New
York Board of Education. The 9th
err was Samuel r. Scroton who was
appointed in 1894 aud served four
years. South West Christian Ad
voGate.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

The Chicago Tribune and the
other potent agencies have awak-
ened to the we'll known fact that
tee South has been given unjust
representation in the halls Of Con-
gress. We have been cognizant
of the fact for some time, but the
North acquiesced in the South's
abrogation of the 14th amendment
simply because it was afraid that
agitation would rekindle the flames
which once set on fire the entire
nation-the Race question-but it
has PANIED out differently. The
shoe is hurting the other fellows
foot. Now the North can't stand
for the South's great power in
Congress. Let loose the dogs of
war.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

average value per farm of tools
and machinery found on farms OPP
Grated by Negroes was $50; that
for white farms was $102. This
makes the average value of the
tool and machinery equipment per
acre of improved land on farms
operated by Negroes 500, with
1927 the average for white farms.
SOUTHERN WORKMAN
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
DECATUR TO HAVE NEW ENTER
PRISE.

The Peoples Manufacturing
Co., is the name of a new enter
prise, being established in Deca-
tur. by Claiborne Shelby & Co.
The new business, according to
Mr.. Shelby, will employ about 20
persons, and will engage in the
manufacture of women's and chill
dren's garments. All encourage
ment and assistance should be Civ
en- the promoters.
There seems yet to be no rest
President Wilson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

Governor Stanly, of the Blue
Grass State, (Kentucky), is the
kind of man we like to refer to as
gu, Governor" and true Am
erican." This noise" about mobs
over towering the law and the Of
ficials, is nonsense. SANKEY'S name
will live throughout these turbu-
lent ages = long live Stanley
when cometh such another2
You all know of the matter to
which we refer.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
ADJUSTMENT NOTICE

Estate of Rose Graham, deceased, The
undersigned having been appointed Ad-
ministrator of the Estate of said De-
ceased. hereby gives notice that he will
appear before the Probate Court of Sang
anon County, Illinois, at the March Term
thereof. which will be held at the Court
House of said County, beginning on the
fifth day of March 1917, at which time all
persons having claims against said Es
tate are hereby notified to attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
also requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of January 1917,
FRANK L. TRUTTER Administrator.
A, M. WILLIAMS, Attorney.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

G. D. Pickett has opened a very
creditable club for members only,
at 7131-2 E. Washington St. The
entire top floor has been beauti-
fully remodeled and furnished. A
club like this, conducted as he says
it will be, should prove beneficial
and convenient.
The Colored Masons are to erect
a 500, 1000 structure in New York
City, thing which will be a mon
ument, endurable to the race enter
prise and progressiveness.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
THE FIGHT AGAINST
"ROOZEn

One of the most assiduous fights
ever before put forth, has begun
in this city to eliminate the licens-
ed saloon. The Ants have a strong
organization and will make relent
less fight, for all of the forces are
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

In making an appeal for finan-
cial aid on behalf of secondary and
higher Negro schools what good is
accomplished in decrying the work
of Hamton and Tuskegee9 Why
should it be necessary to give these
institutions a kick while champion
ing the cause of schools of higher
education9 In view of the present
get together spiritTHE AGE de-
plores the lack of tact displayed by
some of our leaders, and we fear
that unless they broaden out and
maintain more generous attitude
toward the opinions of others very
little getting together" will be
done by all elements striving to
solve the race problem along their
particular lines.
The AEG wants to see the Negro
receive all kinds of education. 1t
is our aim to tell the public of the
achievements of Howard, Fisk and
Atlanta University, with as much
enthusiasm and pride as we do
when speaking of Tuskegee and
Hampton and their accomplish
ments. We represent no particular
group of educators or schools, but
all groups and all institutions of
learning.
We believe, as did Booker T.
Washington, that the masses
whether colored or white, should
be given an industrial education.
We believe, as did BookerT Wash
ington, that Negros, in order to be-
come trained teachers, should a5-
tend the best colleges of this or
any other country. Had Booker 7.
Washington believed in industrial
education alone he would never
ave served as a trustee of Howard
and Fisk, and graduates of these
institutions, as we'll as Harvard,
Oberlin, etc., would not have been
given in large numbers at Tuske-
gee Institute as teachers.
Higher industrial education com.
bined are not going to solve the
race question without the assistance
of other fundamental requisites.
So why bubble over any particu-
lar methods or panacea9 We pre-
dict that there will be a noticeable
change for the better just as soon
as all factions reach an agreemant
that each has an important part to
play and each proceeds along his
particular line without throwing
stones. The sincerity of our leaders
in their efforts to make their race
virile and potent is not questioned
for moment. All are prompted
by the best motives. but they diff
er as to method.
The Negro problem is big and
vexatious, and our might as we'll
conclude now than later that none
has any guaranteed remedy to
bring about ITS solution. You can
not likeu the race problem to any
one particular physical ailment. 1t
is a complication of the rhuematism
toothache, pnuemouia and many
other forms of indisposition. And
no one remedy is going to effect a
cure. So whatever remedy you
may prescribe do so without
knocking" whatever is recommend
by the other fellow.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
GEO. DEWEY DEAD

Rear Admiral Geo. H. Dewey,
hero of Manila Bay, and one of the
longest term men OF the army, died
at his palatial home in Washington,
d. c., this week.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
The CRY OF BELGIUM

Uni SCnlckSal, acn! Lelu, WaDu
unser Hummer aufhoren willP
"Ohl fate, alasl Time when will
our sorrow cease9 Not until di-
vine justice will have obtained tae
last farthing; not until your Hood
will have atoned for everN drop
drawn by you from the u .ck sons
of Africa; not until you will have
learned this lesson: "As you SOW
SO shall you reap" will you sor-
row cease.
So runs the cry of Belgium
around the world and so resounds
the reply of stern justice. This
heart-rendering cry is caused by
the sword of Germany. Not a
home in Belgium escaped its keen
edge. Not heart in that proud
little kingdom failed to feel the eff
fects of its unlimited force. Not
son who did not see those emblaz-
oned helmets resting upon the
heads of struting soldiers upon the
streets. Not an eye without tears
running to the cheeks like water
in all the land.
Be it far from us to rejoice at
the calamity. But who knows but
what this might be the hand of
fate marching in the strength of
Germany9 Fate is a stern and
very exacting master. He never
forgets or overlooks a charge.
Every debt must be paid in equal
weight at his command. The great
and the small must come up with
| full measure. No one can escape
his allseeing eye. Fate called out
the German arms to go and collect
tha4 debt to the last farthing. The
actions of that strong arm in that
little proud country are in obedl-
ence to the dictates of His justice.
The debt was far past due and so
the collecting has been speedy.
Many years ago Belgium under
King Leopold went to Africa os-
tensibly to trade but when she
had been given kind hospitality by
the natives into their rich country,
Belgium grew imperious. Leopold
saw the poor and weak conditions
of the land, so he took charge of
the country in the name of Belgi
UNI. The hard ships of the blacks
began at this point. What fol
lowed since has been an eye-sore
to the civilized world. But fate
reserved it for Germany to de the
chastising.
Lest you forget, let us see some
of the things fate has charged
against Belgium. The papers and
magazines are full of her doings
in Africa. The poor natives were
forced into slavery and every
known abuse was practlced on
these poor people. Some had their
hands, tongues and ears cut off
when they failed to do the cruel
masters biddings promptly. The
women and children were mistreat-
ed beyound words to decry. Poor
Africa where the Belgium people
controll O, you cruel Belgians,
think now upon the broken hearts
you set upon in Africa while the
mighty Teutonic army is bivouac-
ing the palace of your king and
cry out: 20, Africa, thou art this
day revenged by fatep'
S. A. AsKEw, M. d.
Peoria, Ill.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

President Wilson would do a
gracious act if he would bring
back from the border our soldier
boys and place them in the haz-
zardous places here in America,
where the mobs are far more ter
rorizing than Villa ever dared to be
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

We hope and believe, the col
ored people of Kentucky, will show
their full appreciation to Governor
Stanly for his brave and manly
deed, stopping the mob from dis
grazing old "Kentuck," so early
in 1917.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

The Woman's Missionary Con-
gress INST with the Antioch Baptist
Church Society, in Decatur, Fri.
Miss H. B. McTier suffered an
annoying and painful injury from
a fall, last week.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
SEE
SHELBY

Real Estate and Insurance. See me
When you want to rent. buy or sell in
any part of the state.
1903 N. Main ST.. Decatur, Illinois.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

to be drawn up and put to work.
If the "drys" should win, one of
the supposed ''wettest" towns of
the State, will be suddued.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

Little Dorothy Richardson Rim
hart has been confined to her fost-
er parents home with the measles.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

A novelty shower was given last
Tuesday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orville Smith, honorees.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

Mrs. J. l.. Morgan, West Will
liams ST., was seriously burned
last Friday.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20
FORD
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last by from 1000 1900 day. the demand still
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-01-20

Gompers is disturber of the
Nations tranquility.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13
MR. DANIELS AND THE KNITTERs.

Mr.. Daniels, secretary OF the navy, mas very
Iudiciously reversed himself on the question OF
knitted garments for men in the service. 1t VIII
be remembered that he took the position some
time ago that if the women OF the country found
pleasure in knitting sweaters, mufflers and oth-
err comforts there was nothing Objectionable IN
it and it probably was a better way than some
others of spending their time But any idea
that might prevail that the men in the service
had any particular use for such garments was
quite absurd The navy department had pro-
vided for all that and was seeing to it that the
men were adequately clothed
It is no exaggeration to say this announce
ment astounded and COMPOUNDED the women OF
the land For the moment they knew not what
to say or think, and tens of thousands OF them
laid their work aside. Others resolved to lind
out for themselves if the boys in training or IN
service did desire and appreciate sweaters.
Very soon flood Of letters came pouring back
which left no room to doubt that the men who
got the garments were intensely grateful Tor
them and were greatly envied by their COM
panions and thereupon knitting resumed
with an energy to make up for lost time.
Now Secretaries Baker and Daniels unite in
urging the Red Cross and women OF the country
to continue their knitting and wish the press to
give publicity to the fact that the garments
are desired. The papers of the land are doing
this gladly; but it would be interesting to know
in what strange mood or misconceptlon OF the
facts Secretary Daniels made the pronounce
ment slurring to the women of the country
which he now revokes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13
IOWA WESLEYAN
HISTORY TOLD
New Volume Of Alumni Records Has
Been Written, Employing
the College
Work.

MT PLEASANT, Iowa, Dec. b.
Commemorative of the Diamond Jubi-
lee anniversary of the college which
occurs this year the Alumni associa-
ton of Iowa Wesleyan have just
issued today new alumni record
and history, book containing five
hundred pages dealing with the per-
sonal and collegiate history Of the
institution. 1T has been declared by
the publishers to be the most thor
ough, complete and accurate alumni
record yet printed by an Iowa col
lege Herbert N. Jeffrey of the class
of 1914 is the editor in chief. Ben
Hur Wilson. 90. associate editor and
supervisor of the collection of data
and printing. and w. II. Evans. '98.
business manager. The book has
taken over two years of consistent
work to finish 1t contains individual
data, personal history OF the minute
1,347 graduates of the college. So
painstaking has been the work of the
editors during the past two years that
there are less than one dozen gradu-
ates of the school who have not been
finally located and their complete
history secured.
The history was compiled from the
, original record and documents, and
at the cost of no little trouble and
expense, hitherto unavailable records
having been brought to light. AS
Wesleyan was the first college estab-
! lished west of the Mississippi the
work is valuable as throwing light
upon early educational enterprises in
| the west.
The college was founded in 1912 as
| the result of our citizens OF MI
| Pleasant giving five acres from the
corners of their farms.
| The P. e. o. Sisterhood was found
ed at Wesleyan. The oldest chapter
of the Pi Beta Phi sorority is located
here, while the second chapter of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity to be es-
| tablished west of the Mississippi is
at Wesleyan, and the Hamline Liter
/ airy society has the honor of being
! the first chartered literary society in
( the state.
| Winfield Scott Mayne was the first
graduate of Iowa Wesleyan college.
| Strange to relate he is still living, a
! lawyer in active service at Council
| Bluffs, Iowa. His sons are Wesleyan
graduates, and two of his grandsons
are in college at the present time
Thirteen hundred and forty-six have
followed Mayne. A peculiar interest
at this time is the fact shown that
! Wesleyan has furnished soldiers for
FIVE wars: Mexican, civil, Spanish
American, Philippine and the present
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13
COUNTY AGENT
is ASSURED
Lee Win Get in Line and Have cron
Supervisor, According to tho
Plans Now
Made

The county agent for lee county is
assured. according to the Eft. Madison
Democrat
F.. d. Stene, attache of the depart
ment of agriculture of the u. S.
bureau of animal industry. who has
been at work in the county for the
past several weeks, working in con-
junction with the Fort Madison cham
Der of commerce and the Lee County
Farm Improvement association. form.
ed here, has reported that he has
nearly secured enough names to as
sure the employment of the soil adj.
visor. Two hundred names are, need
ed.
And it is also planned to have the
farm and soil advisor employed be-
fore the first OF the year so that he
may start in on New Years and assist
in planning for the crops of the com.
ing season.
This move is also necessary il the
county. wishes to have the man at
work during the year Of 1918. Unless
he Is employed before the first Of
January, the county will be forced to
wait until 1919.
With the government demanding
the maximum development of the
farm lands Of the county as we'll as
other counties throughout the nation,
the farmers realizing that the pres
ence of a farm advisor might mean
even a doubling Of the produce OF the
county, are anxious that no delay oc-
cur in the securing OF the man SO that
he will be in service here during the
coming season
In many respects the crops OF the
country during the coming season
viii play an important part in the
success of the war Lee county is try
ling to do her part in this respect
It is expected that meeting will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13
The very first Of human life must spring
from woman's breast. Your first small words
are taught you from her lips. Your first
tears quenched by her.--Lord Byron.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.

It has been the sport of certain smallmlnded
people in this country to damn the Rockefellers
and all their works, relatives, close associates
and those connected in any way with the So
called oil trust, the coal trust, axle grease
trust and all activities having to do
with petroleum production 1T has strange
ly come from the mouths Of those who
declare, parrot-ke, that competition is
the life of trade" 1t has been a vociferate aug
mentation Of the statement that John D. Rookie
Teller is a criminal of deepest dye and long ago
should have been confined behind prison bars
Yet this same John D. Rockefeller's contribu-
lions in aid of this country's waging of war
for a recognition Of the fact of democracy as
living thing the world over has totaled
Seventy million dollars.
The money has gone to the Belgian reh I, the
Liberty loan, Red Cross, Y NJ. c. A. and other
war measures This huge sum has no connec-
ton with the money spent by the Rockefeller
Foundation
There are some of great faith and small gen
crosby who should give in their Just propor-
ton as measured by the contributions of John
ID. Rockefeller, who is a man of the people and
a kindly gentleman. Doubtless the sIurs of the