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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12

enforcement of the laws are in the
hands of the dominant classes. who
comprise nine-tenths of the popu-
lation, and we cannot compel them
to do our bidding"
Our only hope for success in at
tanning the boon of perfect equal-
ty of rights, privileges and OPP
portunities with the dominant
classes, is to adopt a course of con
duct that will win for us their re-
spect and esteem, and prove to
them our fitness to use and not
abuse those rights, privileges and
opportunities which we so ardent
ly crave.
DEPENDS On WHOSE Ok Is GoRED
When it serves our purpose, we
segregate ourselves. We have seq
regated ourselves in our churches,
in our societies, clubs and associa-
tions and in our colleges, acade-
mics, seminaries, and schools and
in many other organizations and
we are now trying to segregate
ourselves in business.
Whenever we desire to segre-
gate ourselves for any reason, we
can bring to bear the most eloquent
and logical arguments in support
of our actions on plea of race
pride and race consciousness. But
when the proposition to segregate
us comes from out side the race,
we condemn it as "Jimcrowism. "
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12
FIVE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS.

Asspecial drive for Five Thous-
and subscribers to The Forum
will, be made in the near future. A
campaign is being arranged for a
careful canvas of every Colored
reader in this city with a view to
putting upon a business basis a
newspaper that will properly rep
resent the entire community and
Central Illinois.
Springfield is the logical place
for Race Enterprise of this kind
and the highest and best interests
of the entire race calls for a sub
stantial, well edited and infuenti-
al newspaper here. The only way
to have it, is to have. A newspa-
per is as essential to a community
and a people as church. 1t
should be supported by all of the
people, at least the intelligent
ones, and should be made an in
fuence for good and value to
each one supporting it. An or
gan to interpret the will, the wish
the ambitions and the rights of a
group of people in a community
like this becomes of the most vita
importance to every memer of
that group. An advertising pos
ter, or a semi-occasional periodi-
cal will not suffice. A newspaper
is called for, and to publish a
newspaper calls for the support of
everyone intelligent enough to
read a newspaper in city like
Springfield where the Colored
population is so small. Will you
help to build up a Race paper by
subscribing and paying for a
years subscriptions
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12
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We offer line that is absolutely
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black, all sizes and lasts.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12

Weekly paper devoted to the interest o
ne whole people.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12
IRIS. ELIZABETH McCOC
GONE TO REST.
NJ RS.

Mr.. Edward j. McCoo of this
city was notified by telegram last
Wednesday morning of the death
of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
McCoo of Chicago. The death
was a great shock although the
mother had been very ill for some
months and it was only a few
weeks ago that Mr.. MeCoo visit
ed at her bedside at.the home of
her son, Rev. f. A. MeCoo. The
sympathies of friends go out for
the bereaved son and family in
their loss.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12

Friends of our genial towns
man DIR. S. A. Ware, will be
pleased to know of his steady inn
provement in health and look for
ward to the time when he will be
at their service again as the health
guardian of their families.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12

The Elks' annual May ball last
Thursday night was a very credit
able affair, although the attend
ance was not as large Us previous
occasions. Nix's Orchestra music
was fine.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12

Last week we neglected to
chronicle the death of our old re-
liable friend, Chas. Grant, who
contracted pneumonia and died af-
ter a brief illness.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12
COOPERATING GROUPS

Inc WOriu bOudy Is llduc up vi
groups of people dealing with each
other, not as individuals, but as
group units. Some people are
foolish enough to still cling to the
idea of MAN to man" dealing and
hope as individuals to be assimi-
lated and to become recognized
part of the great whole. Suppose
this nation would have to deal
with its population as individuals,
instead of Company and Regimen
tai units, as is the case today, in
crisis in which every citizen is vi
tally interested. The Negro must
make up his mind that before he
is recognized at all, he is going to
be recognized as a distinct group.
We are facing the morning of a
New Era. period when the reeog-
milton of groups and group leader
ship will everywhere prevail. The
focking of the Colored people
from the South into the North,
means the breaking down of the
last hope of the Race in this sec
ton to be recognized and dealt
with as individual citizens with
race and color lost sight Of. 1t
means that groups among us must
be developed along all lines worthy
of recognition. The Fraternal
Clarion of st. Louis, Mo-, has the
following to say along this line in
a sane editorial:
The colored people throughout
the country have become so super
sensitive on the subject of segre-
CATION that they are easily thrown
into Mysteries and blinded to their
own best interest, by the slight
est suggestion of race distinction
in any public measure proposed
for their benefit.
The term Jim Grow" an inven-
ton of the enemies of our race,
has been so greatly overworked
by Negro newspapers, and used so
Unfortunately as a cry of alarm,
that it has become a perfect scare
crow" to our people, causing a
general feeling of discomfort and
suspicion that has a discouraging
and disorganizing effect upon ev-
cry race movement and enterprise
that is promoted for the welfare
of the race.
American life is made up of
groups of people from every race
ON earth. Each group has some
traditions, ideals and characteris-
tics that distinguishes it from 9th
er groups, and which serves both
to identify its members and to
bind them to each other for their
common welfare and for their com
mon good.
The Negro race composes one OF
these groups, comprising about
one tenth of the entire population
which for more than 300 hundred
years has been regarded as a back
ward race and regarded by the
great bulk of caucasian races as an
undesirable ingredient of the poll
teal and social commonwealth.
Half a century ago however, as
the result of the Civil War, caused
by social and political revolution,
our social and political status was
raised to that of citizen of the
republic, with equal rights with
every other group of citizens, and
we have astonished the world by
the tremendous strides we have
made upward in the arts of civil.
cation in the fifty years that have
interviewed.
But it is much easier to make
laws than it is TO enforce them.
In theory we are full-hedged eiti.
zens. with equal rights with all
other citizens but this is not true
in practice, because we are unable
10 enforce the laws for our own
henelit Both the making and the
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-05-12
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

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Their Book Beer was a high reputa-
ton. Reisch's Gold Top ranks among
the best in the country.
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made. Order direct from brewery
Williams news., 1917-02-22
O. that Latin blood! Always

O, that Latin blood! Always full of revolutionary fever! It is no cinch to be neighbor to a Latin nationality. The United States wants to live at peace with her neighbor, Mexico, and in order to maintain peaceful relations with her she has sub- mitted to many outrages. The perpetual revolution which Latin blood inficts upon poor Mexico will strain the bonds of peace to the breaking point.
 This paper believes in uni .versal military training. It will hurt no one and in time of war the training which our youth would receive would be worth a great deal. Not that we should turn out soldiers from our colleges. A man with military training is not an, eff ficient warrior until he has been under fire and smelled powder, but the habits formed thru military discipline would hold men steady under the fire of an enemy.
 We learn from an exchange that $250,OO0 of Arizona mon ey is in the hands of California liquor houses which sold booze to Arizonans, which they were not able to deliver on account of the bone-dry prohibition amendment. We should worry about that money. Let the liq- uor houses keep it. It is far better to get nothing for it than the wet goods for which it was paid.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

An exchange calls attention to the clemency of Judge San ford of Maricopa in suspend ing a three years sentence of a man who pleaded guilty to de- serting his wife and children and sending him home to make a new start. A good many men are now in the penitentiary who should be at work some where earning the support of those rightfully dependent on them. No good is accomplish ed in making a man do prison work for mere punishment.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
After John Barleycorn's Goat

There is no let up to the on slaughts on John Barley-corn. If he is whipped, he is not al lowed to recover from the beating till another is ready for him. If he escapes a fogging another is immediately in pre- paration and he is in constant dread of the future. It looks now as if he would soon get his complete knockout thru Congress. At least all prohibi- ton states will be made bone dry by congressional action. Even senator Reed of Missouri has deserted his blear eyed pa tron and introduced a bill in the Senate which will infict se- were punishment on anyone who introduces intoxicants into prohibition state or manufac- lures it in the state for bever- age purposes. And it looks like the bill might become law.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

Congressman Hayden has in- troduced a very practical bill to make Grand Canyon of the Colorado a national park. The area of the present monument is 1,26O square miles. Congress man Hayden proposes in his bill to cut out 264 square miles for grazing purposes. All of the present area possessing scenic value and land for roads to en- joy it will be retained in the park.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

The man J. H. Sylvester from whom Marshal Bobby Burns collected $2.5O license fee last week for soliciting orders for the Direct Cloth & Mfg. Go. of St. Louis is making quite a roar about the matter. He has instructed the marshal in the law relating to such cases and he has even enlightened the at torney general on the law.He is going to have his company do some dreadful thing to us, if we don't behave better. The Town of Williams has MT. Sil- vester's money and it will prob ably keep it.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

What a reign of goodfellow- ship we would have in Will Hams if everyone would heed this exhortation. Alongside of that motto, the News urges that each hang up the following quotation:
 "There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it little behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us."
 The kindly "preacher" in the Forum" may lack an ora tors rhetoric but nevertheless has emphasized a great truth, and the News for one, is going to take the sermon to heart and do what it may to put the motto into practice.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

The board of trade of Flag staff has asked the state legis- lature to amend the. revenue laws so as to remit the inner itance tax upon the Lowell Ob- servatory and to forever ex- empt it from taxation. The News doubts the advisability of such legislative action. It would be establishing a dangerous and inconsistent precedent. It would be much better to make the work of the observatory a public function and let the state or nation take care of it. The private resources could be converted into an endowment
 There then would no question of exemption from taxation.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
the equal of the Williams band.

the equal of the Williams band. MT. Barnes deserves coopera- tion of. all Williams people in the good work that he is doing both for the members of the band and for the town in gen. eral.
 MT. Barnes has earned the gratitude of the town, also, in the good music that he supplies thru the Barnes Orchestra. It is worth a great deal to town to have such high grade music available for social and other occasions. And in voicing these sentiments, the News is but voicing the sentiment of the town as a whole. Jp
Williams news., 1917-02-22

It seems that recent discoveries have brought to light the facts that our Bill Williams was nothing more than a trapper, and squaw man at that. Sure ly it seems shame that such a magnificent mountain as ours should go down in history un- der such a pseudonym. Of course my suggestion will lack weight as I unfortunately am not an "old-timer" but as Will Hams is my home and I take pride in this fact perhaps these remarks may not come amiss. Why not start Williams on it's new career as a modern sum-, mer resort, with a name that will rouse interest instead of smiles?5 -a. <
 Here is a suggestion for a
Williams news., 1917-02-22
SCHOOLHOUSE TO HAVE r.. ANOTHER WING SOON

The Williams schoolhouse is to be given another wing dur ing the coming summer, if the plans of the school Board work out as hoped. Last year the east wing of the school build
 ing was completed, and none too soon, nor will the coming summer be too soon for adding the west wing for the use of the growing school. This will make three more rooms avail able for school work on the first floor, and in addition to this the Board plans to prepare the room between the furnace and the manual training room, in the basement, for the use of the domestic science classes.
 The School Trustees will be confronted with 9 serious prob lem of heating, with the addi- ton of the new rooms, but they think they have found a solu- ton. They have secured fig ures on the cost of installing an oil burner for the furnace, and upon the increased efficiency that an oil burner would give the boiler. It appears that the oil burner would be fully as economical as the coal burner. and that it would increase the efficiency of the boiler from fif- teen to twenty per cent. This would give ample heat for the enlarged building.
Williams news., 1917-02-22


 name for town and, mountain: Let Williams become "Gate- way" both musical and mean ingful, and the mountain be- come "Sentinel" as befits this famous landmark. It is a com paratively easy matter to ob- tain the right to change a towns name and it seems to me now is the time, assuming, of course, that there are many people in Williams who feel as I do on the subject. I have heard so many remarks about the incongruity of such a name for such a beautiful mountain, and I feel rather keenly on this subject, as we'll as that of the towns name. .eas,
 Very truly yours,
 Mrs, Harold Greene lu
Williams news., 1917-02-22
Editor Williams News:

CNAICO1- W hhAi%AAlo 4NS VS
 I have read with great inter est the accounts of the plans for making Williams into a Summer Resort, and feel that it is only a question of time when this end will have been accomplished.
 There is one thing however, which seems to me to be great drawback. The; name! Con- trary to the immortal Shake speare theses lots in a name A rose might smell as sweet if it were called an onion but there are a great many people who would give it a wide berth without waiting to smell it! So it is with a town, or anything else, a name must mean some thing to be really appropriate.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

With so many commissions at work digging up information we should be the wisest people on earth. Now can't we use this information and get results? :? We having succeeded in bluff ing the paper trust and the re- suit will be great reduction in the cost of paper. The other trusts, however, won't be bluff ed. There must be some way to put the screws to them.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
A Word of Appreciation

The annual Band Boys dance given Saturday night, again calls to attention the good for tune of Williams in having so capable a band leader number ed among it's citizens. No other town along the line of the San ta Fe in either Arizona or New Mexico can boast of so large a band and one so we'll trained. It is doubtful if even the cities with their much larger popula- ton can boast of band that is
Williams news., 1917-02-22

The proposition to organize a body of rangers to suppress bootlegging would seem like a reflection on our present of ficers whose duty it is to see that our laws are observed, but it might pay. The cost is esti- mated at $4O,OOO a year. The deadly work of the bootlegger costs a good deal more than that.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
If You Have Property To Sell List It With The Williams Realty Go. First door South of the News Office.

Vacant lots in Scotts Addition.
 Elegant room bungalow near the school house; prices right and terms reasonable.
 room cottage and 8 lots in Scott's Addition; cheap at owners price; terms reasonable.
 room cottage on Sherman Ave. in Block Ss; owner will sell cheap.
 No. ranch of deeded quarters and homestead and large amount of leased land; 800 head of cattle and 50 head of horses: prices reasonable and terms easy; good proposition.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
THE METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday School at 9:45 Morning Service 100 Epworth League 6:30 p. m. Evening Service 7:30
 Wednesday Prayer meeting and Bible study at 7:30 p. m. You are cordially invited to attend these services.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
"Kill Gossip"

''Let every one try and kill gossip" urges a correspondent in a contribution appearing in the Forum" this week.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
Yeoman Danee Feb. 24

The local homestead of the Brotherhood of American Yeo- men will give a dance at the Williams Opera House Satur- day night, Feb. "A. All are cordially invited to attend and a goods time is assured. Re treatments will be served. Mu- sic will be furnished by the Barnes Orchestra. Admission, one dollar.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

Lawn mowers at work in Phoenix and Snow blows in Williams! There's an Arizona contrast for you.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
SANTA FE TIME TABLE
WEST BOUND

Arrives Leaves No. 1 II 100 A. M. II 10 A. M. No. g 12:10 P. M. 12 20 P. M. No. ' 9:15 P. M. 9:15 P. M. No. 3 1O:15 P. M. 1925 P. M. No. 21 3:45 A. M. 3:55 A. M.
 EAST BOUND
 Arrives Leaves No. 10 700 P. M. 7:1O P. M. No. 2 3:25 A. M. 8 :25 A. M. No. 4 7:25 A. M. 7:35 A. M. No 8 5:55 A. M. 6:0O A. M. " 22 12 :25 P. M. 2:5O P. M.
 GRAND CANYON TIME TABLE
 North
 No. IA Lv. --------1:10 P. M. No. 12 Lv.-------5 100 A. M |.
 South 6 No. II Ar. Ill 100 A. M. No. 15 Ar. -------1O:1O P. M.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
Order to Examine Final Account.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Myies
Standish, Decedent.
The Petition Of Ambrose S. Murray
1r., as representative of the above
named decedent, together with his final
account of administration of said es-
tate, having been filed in this court,
representing, among other things that
he has full administered said estate,
and praying that said final account Of
justed and allowed by the Court, and
that the Court make and enter it's final
decree of distribution of the residue Of
the estate of said decedent to the per-
sons entitled thereto, and for the dis
charge of the representative and the
sureties On his bond.
It Is Ordered. That said petition be
adjusted. and il correct. allowed by the
Court, at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House. in the City of Duluth,
in said County. on Monday the 29th day
Of January, 1917, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
and all persons interested in said hear
ing and in said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place to
petition should not be granted
Ordered Further, That this order be
served by publication in The Labor
World according to law
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, December
S. w. GILPIN.
Attest: Judge of Probate.
A. r. MORTON.
Clerk of Probate.
(Seal Probate CT, ST. Louis Co.. Mimi
L. w.. ian 6-1S-2O-1917.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
CHANGES DEMANDED
IN HEALTH LAWS

minnesota citizens are united in
the campaign to better local and
state health conditions" declares DR.
I. J. Murphy, of the Minnesota Pub.
lie Health association. 1.-THE 1916
Christmas seal campaign just closed
demonstrates beyond any doubt how
interested the people are; they have
voluntarily taxed themselves an aver.
age of &c per capita.''
Voicing the sentiments of the PEG.
pie, the public health commission ap-
pointed last summer by Governor
Burnquist and the legislative eff
cheney and economy commission have
recommended that:
1.-THE State Board of Health be re-
organized to consist Of five instead
Of nine members, to be chosen from
various walks of life.
Broad general power be granted
the Board instead of specifying de-
tails in the law.
''All existing state financed activi-
ties relating to public health be Or
ganized under this Board"
For effective health work, the leg
islature need not appropriate ex-
travagant sums. It should, however,
provide for an organization that will
prevent lost motion and unnecessary
friction among various workers. This
requires perfect coordination be-
tween state and local bodies both
voluntary and official.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
COST Of LIVING
GOES Up FASTER
THAN n. Y. WAGES

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The aver
age unskilled worker in New York
city is worse off now than when the
war began, as his wages have in
creased only 10 to 16 2-3 per cent,
while the cost of living has gone up
30 per cent. Bailey B. Burritt, gen.
eral director of the association for
improving the condition of the poor,
makes this statement
Burritt figures the present minimum
monthly budget for a family of two
adults and three children as follows:
Rent, $3.50; food, 1876; fuel~ and
light, 1925; clothing, $40; sundries,
81. Total, 5000.
He says that whereas the wage in
creases among the United States
Steel corporation employees have ap-
proximated 33 per cent, the prices of
the company's products have ad-
vanced Sc to $50 per cent, the greater
proportion having risen over 100 per
cent.
I'm November, 1915, workers in the
subway construction work were paid
$2," he went on. "Since July, 1916,
they have been paid $2,25, an in
crease of 12A per cent. Contrast this
with the increase of 80 per cent in
food prices.
"Porters and elevator runners
working 1Ok hours a day in one
large store here, got SO a week in
1915 and now they get $11. In other
stores the advance averaged 81 to 81
a week..
1T is hardly safe for the commu-
nifty to have in its midst any consider
able number of families that are not
able to spend on necessities at least
at the rate Of $3.50 a month on the
basis of five in the family. There
Is now here and in other large cities q
considerable group of workingmen
who are not able to supply their fam
lilies with even these limited necessi-
ties and this paves the way to illness
and future burdens on society,""
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
COOPERATIVE BUILDING
PLAN SUCCEEDS

KENOSHA, Wis, Jan. 4.-Work-
ers of this city will soon be able to
buy their own house for an amount
which is usually spent for rent. This
is the outcome of the activities of the
Kenosha Homes company, which is
building 400 homes for workers at q
cost of $1,00O,000 under a co-operat-
i've plan. Already 100 homes, some
of which are occupied, are COM
pleted.
Workers will be asked to pay 500
down. the balance of the sale price
in $1S-a-month instruments. The
prices vary for the different homes
10 per cent profit being charged
to allow for interest charges, i'm
provements and other expenses the
company must incur before the house
is sold.
The homes are mostly six-room
houses, containing all modern i'm
provements. The price averages
$4,000. All types of architecture and
materials are being used, so that
each house is essentially different
from the other.