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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
PLEASANT GROVE
EDITORIAL NoTEs, By JAS. HUNT

March, with her windy days,
her changeful weather has come
and is more than half gone.
We are reminded of Life when
we think of March-sometimes on
the mountain top, again on the
stormy sea. Let our foes be few
or many, let this nation plunge in
the mighty calamity-the Euro
pean war; let public sentiment be
high or divided; let us through
faith extract the saying of the
man after Gods own Heart
David, when leaning on his Shep-
herd staff said, Yea tho | walk
through the shadow of death, |
will fear no evil for thou art with
me, thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me"
Christian Religion is no more
profession of Faith, but Life
of Evidence
gOur Sunday School attendance
was about 80 Sunday. Our offer
ing was $685., visitors Que, Mr..
John Clark, a travelling sales
man of St. Louis. He gave a
timely address to our Sunday
School. He says he was success
full in getting the job he has thru
an early age of Sunday School at
tendance up to his present life and
bysbeing obedient to the hands
who taught and provided.for him
when he was as flower in its bud.
He learned at S. S. God says,
Honor thy Father and Mother
that thy days may be long upon
the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee.
Rev. Silas Edwards filled the
pulpit here last Sunday. The
theme of his text was, Catching
fish," He preached a wonderful
sermon for young minister.
The b. Y. P. U. is getting along
nicely. A free social under its
auspices is going to be given here
Thursday evening Mar. 10Th. Re-
freshments will be served to the
audience free, proceeded by pro-
gram. The subject to be discussed
is, Social side in Christian life"
There once was saying: He
who runs may read" But now
this phase of it has been affirmed
and it reads: He who runs must
read" The time has come when
information can't take the place
of affirmation.
The writer wishes to inform
you that we are not dead over
here at Pleasaet Grove, neither
are we sleeping. We have one of
the best Sunday Schools, B.Y.P.U.
and Junior Choirs in the City.
If you doubt this, pay us visit
at any time. We are ordering no
materials or workers We are tax
ing what we have and making
what we want of it.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
BIG. Clanton spent a day Of
this week in champaign.

Mrs. f. X. Wilkins of this city
attend the funeral of her brother
in-law, captain Harry Lewis, last
saturday, in Bloomington. Mr..
Lewis died in chicago last week,
after an illness of only three days
from pneumonia. 8 years ago he
married Miss cora Hubbard OF
this city, no schildren were born
to the union.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
LITERARY RESEARCH And
STUDY CLUB.

The Literary, Research and
Study Club met at the residence
of Mrs. H. Dillon on South 18th
Street Tuesday evening with Mis-
ses Ethel Adams and Nancy Da-
Wis entertaining. After the trans
action of routine business a splen-
did program was rendered much
to the delight of all present. Mrs.
O. G.. Birdsong reviewed the his
tory of Haitia in most interest
ing way. The club was favored
with the presence of DIR. L. Nj.
Santos, who is native of Cuba,
and intimately familiar with the
history, customs and condition of
the people of Haitia, SanDomln-
go and Jamaica. He was asked
to address the club and responded
in way that at once marked him
as a man of superior talents. DR..
Santos has a pleasing manner OF
delivery. analytical in tempera-
ment and possessing a fund of in
formation relative to the darker
races of the various Islands that
is remarkable. He cautioned his
hearers against the acceptance of
everything found il histories
written by white men about the
people of the darker race and
spoke of the writings of Kipling
on India and her people and said
that Kipling !. had never been to
India and..yet posed as an authori-
tyson the subject of Idian gcondi-
tiols, customs and people. He
explained the natural division Of
the Island of Haitia and SanDo-
mingo and said that in Haitia the
people were very dark while on
the other part of the Island in
SanDomingo the people were OF
mixed blood. He not only ex-
planned the cause of differences
in the temperament.of the people
but traced in the most interesting
waysthe origin of customs, phllos-
ophy and classes. He told of the
method of warfare and of their
crude implements of defense, re-
latig intances of supreme herolsm
and undaunted courage on the
part of natives in the use Of their
crude weapons against invaders
armed. with modern weapons and
how in the very facss Of death un-
der inconcievable handicapss sthey
had wrought victory over their op-
posers with comparatively nothing
to fight with. The address was a
masterful one, pregnant with IN
formation of the highest value
from personal knowledge. The
Doctor was made member of
the club and assigned for an adj
dress next Tuesday evening on
the subject of Cuba, its history
people, customs and causes of re-
cent disturbances" At next meet
ling Attorney.B. G. Clanton will
review the philosophy of The
New Thought The club will
be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
10. G. Birdsong, at their residence
on South 18th Street.
Mrs. E. Ashhurst was enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs
Champ Singleton at her residence
on N. Second Street. After
most enjoyable social. hour, lunch
con was served. The guests o.
the afternoon we're Mrs. Ethe
Ashhurst, of Selma. Alabama anC
Mrs. u. w. Mithell.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17

Services at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church we're well attended last
The Congregation Singing at each
service is growing in favor.
Mr.. P. j. Walker is improving.
The Cant get Marrieds" of
Peoria will entertain with Mock
Marriage at the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, shortly. An enjoyable ev-
ening is promised to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Earnest who
have made their home in Peoria
for the past three years, moved to
Sterling Ill. this week to make it
their future home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Earnest were excellent chuch work
ers, and the best wishes of Peorias
citizens follow them to their new
home. Mr.. Earnest was deacon of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Of Jack
sonville III. are visiting in Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday of New
York City are in our city to make
it their home.
Mrs. Holiday is an addition to
any city. Her wonderful voice was
highly appreciated by the audience
at the Center andat the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church last Sunday night
Rev. S. II. Gibson of Blooming
ton ILL.,, Sec. of the Social Center
there, was a speaker at the open
ing of the Social Center here Mon.
night.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17

of the supremacy. of the church
and the true value of cooperation
in all of the movements for hu-
man uplift.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
BOOSTERS BANQUET
AT ST. JOHN CHURCH

On last Friday evening very
significant meeting was held at the
St. John Church in the form of a
Booster Banquet" Plates were
spread for about one hundred and
twenty-five people and there was
a full attendance. Mr.. William
Canselor acted as Master of Cere-
monies and in very pleasing way
stated the object of the occasion.
Hagan's Orchestra rendered d
musical program that was pleas
ing'in the extreme to the audi
ence. fAs the Orchestra struck up
MY Country tits Of Thee, the
entire audience arose to their feet
and joined in singing. Prof: q.
w. Mitchell was introduced and
made the principal address of the
evening. Following delightful
Feast of Reason and Flow of
Soul" the delicious yiands afford
ed entertainment until a late hour
A PROGRAM OF ADVANCEMENT !.
The St. John Boosters are back
of a program of advancement for
the church that is highly commend
able. They are determined that
St. John shall do her part in pro-
perly preparing for the Centenni-
al Celebrstion to be held here next
year. The present church build
ing will be moved over on the cor
ner now owned by the church
where it will be remodeled and
be made credit to the communi-
ty. Rev. VIM. Graham, the pas
tor, is man of sterling worth and
has a splendid following. His
people are soberminded and
thoroughly aroused to the proper
appreciation of their needs.
The Committee having in charge
the banquet was composed as fol-
lows: Messrs. VIM. Canselor. j.
johnson, Mack Jordon, E. j.
Donaldson, Geo. Wells, w. E.
johnson, VIM. Moore, Kirk Cross
land, Eulysis Pendergrast, Henry
Pendergrast, Chas. Watts, Melvin
Martin, Steve .Gatewood, and H.
Gray.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
QUARTERLY MEETING
AT ST. JOHN CHURCH

Presiding Elder, G. w. Jones,
held Quarterly Meeting at st.
John Church, Sunday, and the
usual Quarterly Conference on
Monday evening. At the morn
ing services DR.. Jones preached a
profoundly interesting sermon
from the subject, Lott chose him
self of the plains of the Jordon and
pitched his tent toward Sodom. y
He compared the youth of Lott
with the matured age of his uncle
Abrsham and pointed out the
danger of wrong choice on the
part of young people. On account
of the wrong choice, Nations have
gone down, said the Doctor, and
all along the shores of life are
strewn financial wrecks; moral
wrecks; spiritual wrecks, and
wrecks in all endeavors of life,
simply because of the wrong choice.
Very pathetically he painted the
picture of Lofts drifting from
right toward wrong and showed
how at last he had become the
gate-keeper in the wicked city of
Sodom- He urged his hearers to
live on the higher pains of life
and be careful not to pitch their
tents toward Sodom."
COMMUNION SERVICES In AFTERNOON
At 300 O'Clock in the afternoon
Rev. w. F. Walker of the Grace
M. E. Church preached a scholar
ly, logical and impressive sermon
followed by Communion. The
choir rendered splendid music ane
spiritual feast was enjoyed. Ii
the evening Commissioner n. w
Mitchell of the Loyal Legion Co
operative Educational System
made an interesting address on tn
subject of Cooperation. He spok
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-03-17
Local BrevitieS

Mr.. S. NJ. White, janitor at the
First National bank, was indis-
posed this week.
On the First Sunday in
April Bishop l.. j. Coppin will Wis
it this city and will preach at the
St. Paul A. NJ. f. church.
A splendid enlarged picture of
the late DIR. N. B. Ford was pre-
sented to Mrs. Ford and daughter
Vera, this week, by members of
the Beck, Knolls Rod and Gun
club, of which the doctor was a
member.
DR.. A. H. Kinniebrew, of Jack
sonville, spent some time in the
city this week on business con-
nected with the location of DR..
Santos.
Memorial services in honor of
the late Dr. Ford, will be held at
the culture club Sunday April 1st.
at which time a fitting program
will be rendered.
Rev. w. H. carter is filing the
pulpit at Zion church this month.
Evening star., 1917-03-25

SEN, the voice presently explained. @is to
ask if you ever knew a family in Spitzen
named McRae? They had son called
Roderick. Ever hear of them"
"Yes," answered Johansen al didn't
know them personally, however,
"Know anything about the son-after-
wards-in EnGtand?" There was a hint
of eagerness in the sharp stressing of the
two words.
"Yes, | do-but | would rather not dis
cuss the matter over the phone
"Of course not, the District Attorney
concurred. a only wanted to find out if
you knew anything. / wonder" He
hesitated. "You see, don't like TO leave
here Just now; may be called"
"I'll come to you, then, ".Johansen said,
glad to get the interview he wanted with
out seeking it. "You've heard from Lon
don, / take it.
"Yes-and Spitzen.'
"Spitzen. What do you mean? There
can't be a connection between the two
cases.
"Well-looks like it. But we want
more facts. The cable was very brief.
"I see. That's very interesting 1t
didn't occur to me as possible, or | would
have told you last night of Welles- Hewitt's
part in the other case. You are at home
now, are you? | can see you at once?"
"As soon as you like, said Redding
4And thank you for coming
Evening star., 1917-03-25

Johansen hung up, then called his
garage for car. He was ready and wait
ing for it when it arrived, and as he started
on the short run to the Redding house he
was frowning rather worriedly Spitzen?
What had the detective sent there found
out? He had gone to discover, if possible.
what the mysterious Brown had been
doing in the place. Evidently he had
succeeded. And what he had learned had
to do with the Inflated Roderick McRae.
But how?
THIS question was answered by the de-
tective himself, whom Johansen found
with the District Attorney At the lat
ters request, Scarborough repeated the
report of his day in Spitzen He had had
no difficulty in tracing Browns move
ments there, he said. The young man
had registered at the main hotel, and had
spent his time afterward in a house-to-
house canvass of the older residents. the
remnants of the Swedish settlement in
which the town had had hts origin. Most
of these We're quite old people, and their
lives being uneventful they had willingly
talked to the young man who had wanted
to know what they knew, if anything,
about family named McRae who had
spent "a year or two among them about
thirty-five years before. There had been
three McRaes-father, mother, and a son
about twelve years old, named Roderick.
Evening star., 1917-03-25

Very few of those questioned, Scar
borough learned, had been able to give
the inquirer any information; but here
and there he had encountered some one
who did remember such family, though
what had become of them after they left
the place was not known. McRae had
been a queer man, it appeared, shiftless
and unreliable, never working at any job
regularly, but wasting his time tinkering
in his wOod-hOuSc, trying to invent some
thing to make his fortune. Sometimes
he had stayed in the wood-house for days,
even sleeping there, his wife carrying his
meals to him and leaving them outside
the door for fear of disturbing him.
This reminiscence Brown had care
fully recorded Oh paper with the sigma
ture of the narrator. Other things he
had written down also: the addresses OF
men, now living elsewhere, who had been,
he was told by their mothers, playmates
of the boy Roderick; and one such former
playmate he found still in Spitzen, a man
of fifty, who worked in the Johansen mills.
To Scarborough this man had recounted
his talk with Brown. He had told the
latter, he said what he remembered OF
Roddy McRae. They had played to-
gether. And Garlic Johansen, the son,
of Lars Johansen, had played with them.
Queer, how things had turned out, wasn't
it? There was he, living and well, with
Continued on page II
Evening star., 1917-03-25

Il n up at it, Its aspect seemed to
him to have changed. Certainly it was
not the dull gray pile of stones to which
he had come from his Office only few
hours before-to which for years he had
returned when the best hours of his days,
the energy and Notwithstanding ones
of business We're over. He glanced down
the avenue-it, too, seemed changed.
And the park opposite-everything
world was changed.
Carl's child alive! His grandchild! A
young woman now, and his--his by the
rights of blood, of nature. He could not
realize it yet, hardly dared to let himself
try. After all, the story might be untrue
But no; the woman herself had believed
the could not doubt that-and as far
as her story had gone it had been straight
forward. Her mother had given the baby
away-that, of course, was what had hap
pened-for its own good, she had thought
when its young mother lay dying or dead
A secret exchange had been made, evi-
dently-the live child for the dead one
But such an exchange could hardly
have been effected without the consent
of the attending physician. Back to
Johansen's mind sprang the name signed
to the death certificate and to the report
Of the illness-P. Tierney. A curious idea
flashed into his mind. Could it, by any
possibility, be DR.. Percival Tierney, the
New York man of whom he had often
heard? Probably not; yet the point was
9orth investigating.
Yielding to an impulse as he reentered
the house, he turned aside for a moment
and switched on the lights in the drawing
room. 1t was room remarkable both
for its beauty as a whole and for the
beauty of its furnishings He let his
glance wander along from one to another
of the familiar objects, some of them col
lected by his wife, from whom he had i'm
bibed his interest in such things. Old,
lovely, rare, each one-and dead Life
was what the room wanted-the whole
house. And youth
Now, at last, it was to see youth again,
hear it, feel it! He tried to imagine the
house with a young girl in it, fitting about
it like sprite, and laughing! He could
still recall how it had seemed when Carl
was there-the life and noise, the bang and
rush. But a girl would be different. His
fancy placed her here and therein theroom.
How would shelook? he wondered Was she
tall? Carl had been tall Would she be fair
like him, or dark like her Italian mother?
A PANG of apprehension seized him.
There were others besides herself to be
considered-the people who had cared for
her all these years, whose claim could not
be denied. Just how much had Mrs Gil
meant in promising to give her back to
him? Was he to have her only as an in
terest in his life, or as presence in his
house? He sighed. He would thank God
for either
Leaving the drawing-room. he walked
back to small room adjoining the library,
where there was telephone, intending to
call up the District Attorney and if pos
sible see him that night.
As his hand reached the receiver, the
bell rang, and to his surprise he recognized
Miles Redding's voice.
What called you about, Mr.. Johan-
1.-THE Other Brown began Issue Of February4
Evening star., 1917-03-25
THE
OTHER
BROWN
BY ADELE LUEHRMANN
illustration b, Lncius w. Hitclcock

As Mrs. Girs cab bore her away,
~ Johansen, turning to re6ntcr his
~ house, fingered moment to look
Il - up at it. Its aspect seemed to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-21
UNIVERSAL, MILITARY SERVICE
NOT TO BE ADOPTED

"of getting action on my bill. How
ever, shall again ask my commit
tee to adopt it on the pending MILL
tary appropriation bill"
AS a single objection on the SEN
ate floor. however, would defeat this
attempt and as strong opposltion
EXISTS in the house, Senator Cham
berlain considers his efforts will be
hopeless. A great drive, however.
will be started, he said, early In the
next session to put the measure
through.
Despite the hopeless blockade OF
such LEGISLATION, the army general
stan has announced 1t would send
TO congress its detailed plans Tor
putting the system into operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-21
BUSINESS men
TO TAKE CHARGE
In Case Of War. Supplies Will
be Bought for Government
at Reasonable
Prices.
TO AVOID HoLD-UPs
Uncle Sam Does Not intend to be
ooused Like HE Children.
Are Suffering at
Present.
TO AVOID HoLD-UPs

UNITED Press Leased Wire service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The
business end Of preparation for pos
sible war-that of purchasing all
supplies-will in the future virtually
be in the hands of expert business
men. These men will work with
the council Of national defense as
much to prevent excess war pro-
fits" in the event of hostilities-as
to mobilization of munitions.
Secretary of War Baker, respond
ing to a suggestion by the council of
national defense, today asked the
United States chamber Of commerce
TO name an advisory committee OF
business men to assist the quarter
masters department in this work.
This plan is first definite step OF
the council of national defense, Gre
ated by the army appropriation Dill, 10
mobilize business men of the nation
to the needs of the country.
Under the plan, the chamber OF
commerce in each of the fourteen
cities supporting purchasing depot
OF the uuartermaster's department,
will appoint five business men to
assist in the work of their part1cu-
lar depot.
Each member of these committees
will be specialist in the line wh1ch
his depot specializes. They will be
charged with the task Of assembling
standardizing supplies at economic
prices so that should the country be
suddenly faced by war, the commit
tees would know exactly where to
turn for additional war materials.
Secretary Baker believes economic
disturbances following declaration
of war thus will be minimized and
probably altogether wiped out.
The plan calls for granting private
plants called into the government
service a small price, but exorbitant
"war rates. will meet with speedy
rejection by the business men COM
mittees.
Cities having supply depots and
which will appoint committees are:
New York, Chicago. Philadelphia,
washington, Kansas City, Jefferson
VILE. Ind, st. Louis, Boston, San
Francisco, New Orleans, San An
tonic, Omaha and Portland, Ore.
Bascom Little, Cleveland, chairman
Of the national defense committee OF
the United States chamber of COM
merce. was one Of the leading f~-
ures in getting favorable action en-
the plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-21
People Are Becoming Thor
oughly Aroused Over In
creased Prices Of ALI
Food Products.
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
New York Women Starving In the
Worlds Richest City, Because
Food Is Beyond Their
Reach.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire SerVice.l ]
| NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-President
Wilson today will receive an appeal
from thousands of women in the
worlds richest and largest city who
are unable to get food. They are
pleading for some action that will
bring food to their starving children.
| They have pointed out that their
husbands wages have pitifully failed
to keep pace with the rapid advance
ir food prices.
The resolution to be forwarded to
the president, was adopted at mass
meeting just after it had been de-
cided that five hundred thousand
women will march in Wall street
past the office of ]. P. Morgan and
Co, and that another huge throng
will parade Fifth avenue at night in
protest against food prices.
Forward hall, where the meeting
was held was entirely inadequate for
the crowd that surged about its
doors. One thousand were squeezed
and jammed through the doors be-
fore order was restored and then
they tried to fill it more, with the
result that several were dragged be-
meath the feet of the crowd and
trampled The greatest confusion
precipitated by the shouting women
and screaming children followed.
Speakers shouted and pleaded for
quiet, but it was an hour before any
one could make himself heard.
Jacob Panken, a lawyer, told the
people that j. r. Morgan and Com
pany is holding thousands OF tons
OF food for shipn ent to Europe and
advised the women of the east side
to organize for a huge demonstra-
tion in Wall street He pledged the
funds of Hebrew labor unions to aid
in the fight for food.
AS result of yesterdays demon
stration at the city hall, Mayor Nit
chell is expected to hear commit
tee of FIVE at his offices today. An
other demonstration also is planned.
There was stir in city hall park
lust before noon today, when about
fifty women headed by Sweet
Marie GAM, appeared and again de-
manded to see the mayor. They
we're told that Mitchell had 5n' $50
as the hour to receive delegations
protesting against the food prices
! and were advised to diaperse until
| that hour The women left.
At 1890 seven women representing
the mothers anti-high price league,
appeared at city hall. They said
they were delegated to see the mayor
by the meeting held at Forward hall
last night. a few minutes later 100
other women appeared. They were
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-21
TURKEY STICKS BY GERMANY
UNTIL WAR Is ENDED

While the Ottoman chamber of
deputies expresses the greatest de-
sire to strengthen our good rela-
tIons in neutral countries the
foreign policy will consist in re-
naming entirely faithful to our
treaties with the allies the Elkus
cable stated.
This action was taken by the
chamber of deputies when the grand
vizier appeared before that body and
asked for vote of confidence in
the new cabinet The request was
unanimously granted.
The state department in making
public Ambassador Elkus' message,
had no comment to offer.