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-T -TVat rC-V ta 1 jS5?" THE-BBOAD AX, CHICAGO; FEBRIJAKr2Vl917. FOUB ALDEBMAN BOBEBT M. BUCK The people's candidate for re-nomination and re-election to the city council from the 33rd ward. His past splendid record as a member of that hody has been 'highly commended by the Municipal Voters' League. Alderman Bobert M.

Buck has for the past two years as a member of the city council been prominently in the public eye, for as an ex-newspaper man he is fearless, independent and courageous and has the manhood to give expression to honest convictions. At all times he fights on the side of the small taxpayer and on the side of the common, ordinary citizens. He is the valuable member on the committee on gas, oil and electric light, judiciary, schools, fire, police and civil service. His head and heart are at all times firmly set against all kinds of petty political grafting, and being in favor of economy in city affairs. The voters residing in the thirty-third ward, regardless of their political affiliations, will make a grave mistake if they fail to return, him to the city council.

AIiDEBMAN CHABLES E. MEEBIAM (Concluded from page 1.) ber of charter commission drafted bills for non-partisan elections and other passed by council. Introduced ordinance creating municipal bureau employment. Led the fight for" non-partisan organization of the council in Leading de-important changes in Chicago's charter. Non-partisan election bill recently fender of merit system in city hall against spoilsmen.

Secured $37,500 appropriation fot purchase of new site for 68th street pumping station so that it may be moved from its present location, which is in a residential neighborhood. The new station will be larger and -give Better water service to the seventh ward. Secured appropriation for the Calumet parkway on Jalumet avenue from 60th street to 63rd street. Fought for playground in Park Manor. Matter now pending in Special Park Commission.

Had various streets, classified as through routes, re-surfaced. Assisted in securing twelve-room ad dition to the "Walter Scott school. Co-operated in securing public park and high school in Grand Crossing. Assisted in securing $30,000 Wood-lawn library recently built. Co-operated with aldermen of adjoining wards and secured the new Grand Crossing high school.

The above are only a few of the many achievements of Alderman Mer-riam for the City of Chicago and in Lchalf of the people residing in the seventh ward, and as it has been said by Abraham Lincoln that it is not the proper thing to do and that is not to swap ho'rses in the middle of the stream, and the voters residing in the seventh ward, both "White and Colored, will greatly stand in their own light if they fail to assist to return him to tho city council. The Chamber of Commerce has this to say concerning him: "Alderman Merriam has brought to municipal duties qualities which have not distinguished tho traditional politician councilman. He has brought university training and standards, thinking unmuddled by guile or sentimental-ism, courage for attack and defense, and a clear conception of both what city government should and should not be." The "Woman's City Club speaks of him thusly: "Alderman Merriam, seventh ward, admittedly one of the ablest men in the public life of the city, is a municipal asset worth millions of dollars to the people. A man wonderfully clever and resourceful and true as steel; the bulwark of women and children in the city government." The Municipal Voters' League has this to say in his behalf: "Man of unquestionable integrity, untiring industry and absolute faithfulness to tho duties of his office." "There may be those who differ with him on individual measures, but his service as a whole is almost invaluable to the city. The opposition to Alderman Merriam is largely inspired by special interests, the city hall crowd, and Bome disgruntled, jealous enemies.

It would be a reflection upon this ward, as well as a distinct loss to the city, to a who has rendered sach faithful public -i THE HONORABLE STATE'S AT-TOBNEY OF COOK COUNTY AND JUDGE BOBEBT E. CBOWE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY BUN OVEB BY COL. WILLIAM B. SKTD-MOBE, WHO KNOCKED THEM OUT IN THE SUPREME COUBT OF ILLINOIS. Many Thieves, Murderers, Cut-throats and Gunmen Have Been Entertained in Some of the Leading Hotels in this City at an Expense of Over $70,000 to the Small Taxpayers by the State's Attorney, in Order for Them to Testify in the Criminal Court in Effort to Fasten Some Kind of Crime upon Attorneys Charles E.

Erbstein and Patrick H. O'DonnelL handed manner, they should continue to shout long and very loud for the honorable state's attorney -of. Cook county. A CALL FOB HELP. It will be recalled that not so long ago the honorable state's attorney of Cook county caused the hand-picked members of the grand jury of this county to return three or four indictments against Col.

William R. Skid-more, one of the high rollers on the West and a big democratic politician and after Col. Skidmore had rested up for several days within the shadow of the jail, he put one over on the honorable state's attorney by appearing before Judge William F. Cooper, late one evening and signing a heavy bond for his freedom and then he successfully made his "get away" and then the honorable state's attorney got ten thousand times hotter in the collar than an old mad wet hen and shortly after that incident four more new indictments were rolled up against Col. Skidmore by the grand jury and orders went forth from the honorable state's attorney to re-arrest him on sight and he was finally landed behind the bars in the Cook county jail and in the course of time, like a desperate criminal, he was rushed into court before Judge Robert E.

Crowe, who seems to be ready and willing to bow down real low to the honorable state's attorney in all things and without being able seemingly to reason from cause and effect, ho blindly fixed the new bond of Col. Skidmore at $80,000, or $20,000 on each charge in the indictment, then through his lawyers he appealed to the supreme court of Illinois for relief, by the way of the habeas corpus route, and this week the members of that court of last resort in this state dealt a body or a knock-out blow to the honorable state's attorney and to Judge Crowe, for it held that "the last or the new charges on which the judge had fixed bail for $20,000 for each charge or count in the indictment are identical with the charges in the former indictment on which Mr. Skidmore had already given $20,000 bail. Col. Skidmore, in charge of two deputy sheriffs, and Judge Crowe were in the supreme court when its members decided that he had been unjustly dealt with by the honorable state's attorney of Cook county and by Judge Crowe, and Col.

Skidmore felt mighty glad to secure his freedom. It has been brought out this week in the trial of Attorneys Charles E. Erbstein and Patrick H. O'Donnell that the state's has for some months past had many thieves, cutthroats, murderers and gunmen and other well known rascals and scoundrels highly entertained at some of the leading hotels in this city, many of them deserving and should be behind the bars at Joliet, at an expense of $70,000 to the small taxpayers of this county, so as to enable them to testify against Messrs. O'Donnell and Erbstein.

If the property owners, that is, those who are honest and pay their taxes, desire to have their money blown in in such a. reckless. or high- In accordance with a call issued by Mayor Thompson, the first steps in the campaign of prevention against a possible threatened, outbreak of infantilo paralysis in. Chicago and nearby cities the coming summer were taken at a meeting held in the council chamber on Thursday afternoon of last week. The meeting, which was presided orer by the Commissioner of Health, was made up of representatives from the various civic and medical organizations of Chicago and nearby cities, including Waukegan on the north, Joliet, Aurora arid Elgin on the west, Harvey and northern Indiana towns on the south.

The police department was represented by Chief Schuettler himself and all of his police captains, the superintendent of streets together with the ward superintendents and nearly one hundred physicians, civic and social workers. As a result of the meeting an association for the prevention of infantile paralysis was organized with fourteen working departments. All of the 'various municipalities interested will be asked to contribute funds for the work, and in addition, shall it be found necessary, private subscriptions will be solicited. Prominent among the activities outlined in Thursday's meeting are preparations for a vigorous campaign along sanitary lines against dusty streets, dry cleaning, filth covered, vacant lots, insanitary milk depots and food establishments of all kinds. An element of hope and encouragement was injected into the meeting by Dr.

Maximilian Herzog, chairman of the Committee on Research at the Cook County Hospitai. After declaring that infantile paralysis was undoubtedly contagious as well as infectious, he said that by next summer he hoped to have an effective serum. An antitoxin that had been found in a measure effective in sheep and horses had been prepared by Dr. Herzog, and he hopes from this to develop a serum that will be potent to human beings. Dr.

C. T. Roome, Health Commissioner of Evanston, urged the importance of careful diagnosis, as did Dr. Evans, former Health Commissioner, who urged the standardization of symptoms for this purpose, in order that prompt removal and hospitalization of suspicious cases might be enforced. The organization was completed with the following officers and committees: Chairman, Dr.

John Dill Robertson; vice-chairman, Mrs. Harlan W. Cooley; treasurer, Alderman J. A. Richert; secretary, Alderman W.

O. Nance. Co-operation of women's clubs Chairman, Miss Mary McDowell; secretary, Mrs. Chas. H.

Zimmerman. Clean up and paint up Chairman, Angus S. Hibbard; secretary, W. J. Galligan.

Clean milk Chairman, Dr. W. A. Evans; Dr. A.

J. Stokes. Housing conditions Chairman, Mrs. E. T.

Lee; secretary, Chas. B. Ball. Public schools Chairman, John D. Slioop; secretary, Dr.

H. O. Jones. Gardens Chairman, Mrs. Laura Dainty Pelham; secretary, James Calley.

After care Chairman, Dr. E. W. Ryerson; Secretary, Miss Edna L. Foley.

f-" Chicago Medical Society Chairman, Dr. A. A. O'Neill; secretary, Dr. J.

V. Fowler." Hospitalization Chairman, Dr. W. L. Noble.

Medical research Chairman, Dr. Maximilian Herzog. Church Rev. Joseph P. Rogers, chairman.

Fire insurance T. R. Weddell, chairman. Life insurance Chairman, P. J.

Krause. Neighboring and suburban committees Chairman, Dr. C. T. Roome; secretary, Mrs.

Gertrude Howe LAWYEB P. MOSELEY SPEAKS ON "NEGBO MIGBATION." NEGBO ACQUITTED OF ATTACK ON WHITE GIBL IN COUNTY. State Had Demanded Death Penalty in Webster Grove Case Alibi Sworn to by Score of Witnesses. Clayton, Mo. (Special) An audience composed mostly of Negroes, broke into loud handclapping in Judge Wurde-man's court at Clayton last Monday when a jury acquitted John S.

Wil liams, a Negro, of attacking Miss Eva Lewis, a white domestic, in Webster Groves. The judge, who had cautioned the crowd against making a demonstra tion, reprimanded it in severe terms. Williams was arrested after a blood hound twice led the way from the place of the attack to his home. But a score of -witnesses testified that at the time of the attack, between 8 and 9 clock he was present at a party riven at his home. The State demanded the death penalty.

The speech at Gjrace Presbyterian church, under the auspices of the Young People's Lyceum, by the Hon. Beauregard F. Moseley, 'upon "Negro Migration North," was one of the most definite as yet heard upon, the Mr. Moseley is of the opinion that the war in Europe, by demanding of this country men and munitions of war, took from the country on the one hand fifty per cent of the workers in the industrial plants of the country, while at the same time, they called for an. increase of fifty per cent in the capacity of the plants, creating a demand in the northern part of the country for labor which has not as yet been supplied, and that this gave to the Negro an opportunity to be again welcomed in the industrial centers of the North, not as a ward of the nation, but as a worker, as an economic factor, whose coming meant not tolerance on the part of the dominant races of the North, but dol-Jars, profits, war brides and a life of ease, and that his coming to the North will be welcome and his stay made permanent if he performs the work assigned to him in an industrious, mechanic like manner and labors consistently.

He also pointed out the danger of permitting the- Control of the Negro's social and political life to get into the hands of the dominant races, urging the solidarity of the race as the best way to secure the recognition their merits deserve. He also announced the formation of the National Negro Immigrant and Home Finding Bureau of Reliable Information, which would deal in all kinds of property, city, suburban and farm, as well as buy and, dispose 'of homes in the North for those in the South, and vice versa. His is a comprehensive and complete program, and as chairman of the Civic and Public Affairs Committee of the Appomattox Club, all speakers in the future upon this subject will be requested to speak along these lines. It is hoped that our people will heartily approve of this course and for once stand together, as we can only hope to rise and be respected by first respecting ourselves. Mr.

Moseley speaks next Sundav. C. F. C. EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF NATIONAL NEGBO BUSINESS LEAGUE TO MEET IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (Special) At the last annual meeting of the National. Negro Business League which was held in Kansas City, Missouri, in August, 1916, a number of invitations from various cities were presented and considered, but the executive committee decided to accept the invitation from the committee from Chattanooga, Tennessee, which was headed by Mr. G. W. Franklin, Jr.

Mr. Franklin, who is a successful undertaker, has been for many years closely associated with the work of the Business League, and has served as president of the National Negro Undertakers' Association, an affiliated organization of the league, since its organization. Already plans are shaping themselves for the succcess of this meeting. President J. C.

Napier of Nashville considers it rather a fortunate circumstance that in this the first year of his incumbency the annual meeting should be held in his state. Secretary Em-mett J. Scott, Mr. Franklin and other officers and members of tho National Executive Committee are working together even now upon problems of entertainment, railroad rates and accommodations, and every indication points to a meeting of success and accomplishment. PBEACHEBS AND WOULD-BE LEADEBS OF THE AFBO-AMEBI-CAN BACE, STOP AND BEAD THIS.

kWJRsv 435HKi BikkkkkH iiiKiJL' 'JF-9(liikkkkkkkkH iiiiiiH kkkm Ut --kHkkkkH kkkkkkkkkV. ftJkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkl kkkkklkm kVdkkkkkkH sliBIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH The Kansas City Sun is eminently correct with the following statement in reprint about the "Church announcement evil." And the Sun could truthfully go farther and say that this pernicious evil is fostered, fed and maintained by the self-conceited little pin-head fellows who ever now and again gets into the pulpits as "preachers; and they use this method and the other nauseating habit of "introducing" certain people to the audience. The worst part of the vain habit is that the pin-heads know nothing of the character of the people they would "introduce." "We were about to speak of the church announcement evil. But it's no use. The thing just gets worse and worse.

Certain prominent men "in every church just have to be shown off every Sunday- or they HI 'bust. Certain notices just have to bn oi three or four times by as many differ ent people, in the lanjruace of th Shubert, 'Go to To all the above we say, Amen! ame'n! Editor. P. L. BABNETT CANDIDATE FOB ALDERMAN of, the 2nd Ward PLEDGED UPON A PLATFOBM OF MORAL ISSUES.

1. War on cabaret debauchery. 2. Drive out vice breeding buffet flats; 3." Stop graft protection, and gambling. Ferdinand L.

Barnett was born in Virginia and came to Chicago in 1869. Graduating from the North Western University Law School in 1880, he has been active in the practice of his profession in the state and federal courts here ever since. For fourteen years Mr. Barnett served as assistant state's attorney and during this time represented the state's attorney's office in all habeas corpus cases before the Supreme Court of Illinois. He is now an authority on haebas corpus procedure.

One of his cases appealed from an order of Judge Landis to the United States Supreme Court, is cited as a controlling case in all habeas corpus procedure. Mr. Barnett has always resisted oppressive and unjust prosecution against Colored men. Very frequently he has done this wholly without compensation and often at actual cost to himself. Take for example the famous "Chicken Joe" case which is still fresh in the minds of us all.

Mr. Barnett hab assisted many persons who have been imprisoned to take new steps in life. He has had paroled to him from the Illinois State Peniten- 4. Break sirangle-hold of lawless resorts. 5.

Defend homes and churches against vice surroundings. 6. civic and industrial 7. Promote progressive legislation in the Common Council. 8.

Clean the streets and alleys. 9. Locate a bathing beach in the Ward. 10. Maintain Ward office, with open doors for Ward business.

tiary seven of the inmates and from the Illinois State Reformatory more than fifty young Colored men. All these persons he has personally assisted in their efforts to obtain work durin parole. Mr. Barnett was nominated by the republican party as one of the first candidates for judge in the Municipal Court. By the early returns he appeared to have been elected by a small majority.

Later and more complete returns, however, showed that he had lost. Believing that he had been robbed of the election, immediate steps were taken to contest the official count, and a committee of Negro citizens with E. H. Wright as attorney took charge of the contest. This contest was heard before Judge Rinaker who decided that Mr.

Barnett had been defeated. Mr. Barnett has always been foremost in promoting all progressive movements for the benefit of the people. He succeeded in having endowed the Young Men's Library Association until the funds contributed by H. n.

Kohlsaat had been turned over to the Provident Hospital fund and Mr. Barnett became one Of its' first trustees. THE PBE-LENTEN CHARITY BALL FOB THE BENEFIT OF THE PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOME AT THE EIGHTH BEGIMENT AB-MOBY WAS WELL ATTENDED. The Chicago Board of Trade, Through Its President, Mr. Joseph P.

Griffin, Presented the Eighth Eeglment with a Fine Silk Flag. MADAM CALLA.WAY.BTROV VERY SWEETLY SANG A SOLO, THE "STAB SPANGLED BAN-NEB." Monday evening the last pre-Lenten charity ball was held until after Lent. at the Eighth Regiment Armory for tne benefit of the Phyllis Wheatley Home, 3256 Rhodes avenue, and it was well attended and.it was a very nice affair in every way. Just before the crowd started in to dance he following program was rendered: 1. National air, K.

of P. band. 2. Solo, "Star Spangled Banner, "Madam M. Callaway Byron.

3. Presentation of flag to the Eighth Regiment given by members of tho Chicago Board of Trade under the auspices of the Chicago Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Mr. Joseph P. Griffin, president Board of Trade. 4.

Report of the committee on the progress of the work on the painting -to be presented to the Eighth Regiment, I. N. by the Committee on Flag and Painting. Mrs-. Jessie T.

Johnson, president Federation; Mrs. Izena Harrison, Mrs. Lucy Webster. Mrs. J.

Snowden Porter, chairman of Committee on Flag and painting; Mrs. Gertrude Davis, Mrs. Irene Goins. Flag secured by Josepn H. Hudlin from members of Chicago Board of Trade.

Mr. J. J. Bagley, Mr. Frederick Wallace Harris, Mr.

David H. Harris, all honorable members of the Board nf Trade, accompanied its gentlemanly president, jit. Joseph P. Griffin, to the armory, and they were all highly pleased to be there and to freely mingle with the best Colored people in Chicago, and they were all in declaring that "the dear ladies looked powerfully fine or sweet and that Colored people can beat the world in artis tic dancing." MB. JOHN E.

WILKES, VICE-PBES-IDENT OF THE CHICAGO BAIL-WAYS COMPANY, IS A MODEL PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND A FD2ST-. CLASS BUSINESS MAN. The Chicago Railways Company is very fortunate indeed in having as one of its vice-presidents Mr. John E. Wil-kie, who has the reputation of being one of the best public officials in this city and as a first-class and up-to-date business man he cannot be beat.

Mr. Wilkie is highly polished in his manner and he never permits the rush of business to get him off of his bearings, and he always displays a large amount of consideration for those he comes in contact, with, regardless of their station in life, race or nationality. GRECIAN CIVILIZATION AFRICAN IN OBIGIN. Sir Arthur Evans, the famous archeologist who was elected president of the British Association last October and startled Europe with his claims of the African origin of European civilization, delivered another address before the Hellenic Society of London and reiterated his statements. In the introduction to his 'address he s3ys, "The truth is that the old view of Greek civilization as a kind of 'enfant de miracle' can no longer be maintained.

Whether you like it or not, classical students must now admit that the ancient Grecians were a dark people and not Aryans (white)." NEW DD2ECT0BS OF THE CONSUMERS COMPANY. On Wednesday James A. Patten, the big board of trade man, W3S elected one of the directors of the Consumer Company, at its annual meeting of the stockholders. The other new direeton elected were: Dr. M.

L. Harris, Joha Burnham, Frank G. Logan, Willi Pelonze, Milton- Florsheim. Ww' -1 L-J -rtTTT TTnliia. vio jo-vmctea were: jrea ui" Morris S.

Bosenwald, C. R. Campt11 John P. Hopkins, W. J.

John 8. Field, Alexander Smith, uaa wngley, F. C. Letts, and -Seymour.