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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. [Name] MRS. WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Favorite daughter of Illinois lawyer, and eminently qualified to preside over the White House, and become the first lady of the land. HON. JOHN A. JOHNSON. The great Democratic Governor of Minnesota, who has proven himself to be a loyal friend to worthy Afro-Americans, and who is a prominent candidate for the nomination for President of the United States at the Denver Convention. Grand Chief of Tammany Hall, New York City, Headed for the Denver Convention. All the leading Democratic politicians throughout the country are wending their way to the Denver convention, where there will be a "Hot time in the old town," for at least several nights, and among not the least of these politicians is Chas. F. Murphy, Grand Chief of Tammany Hall, New York City, in company with Chairman O'Connors, of the Democratic State Committee of that state, Daniel C. Cohalan, Lewis Nixon, and Mr. Smith, Secretary of Tammany, are engineering five train loads of "Shouters" across the country with more liquid refreshments aboard the trains than any one can shake a stick at, and with "big and little" Tim Sullivan aboard, it is the greatest aggregation of politicians ever thrown together, and with a $100,000 in cold cash to spend they are able to whoop things up, and scatter a lot of red paint at the Denne Corporation. Col. William J. Bryan and Governor John A. Johnson The Two Leading and Most Conspicuous Candidates for the Nomination for President of the United States. Both Gentlemen Have Strong Followers and Supporters Who Are Endeavoring to the Best of their Ability to Snatch the Presidential Plum for them at the Denver Convention. Success and Victory Is In the Air If a Sound and Conservative Platform is Constructed and Liberal Minded and Progressive Gandidates Are Nominated. And Let It Appeal to The Patriotism and Intelligence of all American Citizens Regardless of their Race or Nationality to Rally to Its Support. Next Tuesday, July 7, at 12 o'clock noon, the Democratic National Convention will convene in Denver, Col., in one of the finest halls in the country, constructed for the occasion, and on the eve of the convention one thing is clearly evident, and that is that all the warring factions seem to be getting together in an old-fashioned love, which simply means that if the leaders of these various factions continue in the same frame of mind, that the party will become united and present a solid front to the enemy, the Republican party, at the polls next November. There is no disguising the fact but what Col. William J. Bryan and Governor John A. Johnson are the two leading and most couspicuous candidates for the nomination for president of the United States. Both of those honored and distinguished sons of a united Democracy have unnumbered strong followers and supporters who are endeavoring to the best of their ability to snatch the presidential plum for them at the Denver convention. Col. Bryan and Governor Johnson have not the honor of being born with silver spoons in their mouth, but by practising self-denial and by hard labor on their part at the beginning of their humble careers, they stand forth today as shining examples of the best and the highest product of American manhood, and as living examples of what can be accomplished by those who are determined to climb upwards. Very few men are more familiar with state and governmental affairs than these two presidential candidates, who have succeeded in carving their names high in the political world by standing by the common people, for it will be recalled that Col. Bryan has ably served two terms in Congress, from a strong Republican district in Nebraska, and while serving in that body he had taken an active part in endeavouring to bring forth legislation which would ultimately be beneficial to all the people throughout this country, and his wide and broad experience in this direction and his familiarity with the workings of all branches of this government fits him in an eminent degree to become president of the United States. The early struggles of Governor Johnson, upwards and onward, read like a fairy tale: he was born in extreme poverty, at St. Peter, Minnesota, July 28, 1861, his parents arriving in that little city, as poor immigrants from Sweden in 1866, and were married in 1858, his father, Gustav Johnson, was a man of some inherited property, but he had wasted his inheritance before he left Sweden, and when he arrived in America he was forced to follow blacksmithing; misfortune continued to peruse his father, and at last poverty compelled his mother to take in washing, and John acted as her delivery boy, and when he was twelve years old he begged his mother to permit him to give up attending school in order to enable him to earn money to support the family, and from that time onward he drank in his education in the evenings after his day's work was performed as all around man and clerk in a general store at $10 and $12 per month. Later on he became a clerk in a drug store, where he worked for nine years, and became a licensed pharmacist; then he found employment with a railroad contractor and earned about $75 a month, which enabled him to support his mother, sister and brother in pretty good shape. In time, by the aid of some of his good friends, he became part owner and editor of the St. Peter Herald. Then he began to take an active interest in politics, and to move forward in all the affairs of life. He was elected to the state senate of Minnesota for two terms, where he took a prominent part in bringing about many reforms, and in shaping the legislation for his native state, becoming a popular with all its people, 1 The great commoner of the American people, who in all probability will be chosen by the Denver Convention to make the third and successful race for President of the United States. The great commoner of the American people, who in all probability will be chosen by the Denver Convention to make the third and successful race for President of the United States. 9 HON. WILLIAM SULZER. Popular Congressman of New York City, strong supporter of Col. William J. Bryan, who would make a dandy candidate for Vice-President of the United States. until he was nominated for governor in 1904; he was elected by a large majority, while President Roosevelt and all the other Republican candidates carried the state, and he made such an ideal Governor in every way that he was re-elected in 1906 by a plurality of 77,000, being by far the largest plurality ever given to a gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, showing that he was absolutely honest in conducting the public affairs of its people. Therefore, he has had more than sufficient experience to successfully guide the "Grand Old Ship of State" for the nation at large, for it is freely admitted that he would conduct all the affairs of state in the interest of the people and not in the interest of the trusts and corporations. In conclusion success and victory is in the air if a sound and conservative platform is constructed by the leaders of the Denver convention, and liberal minded and progressive candidates are nominated to stand on it. and let it appeal to the patriotism and intelligence of all American citizens regardless of their race or nationality, to rally to its support. Booker T. Washington who is not backward, in letting it be known, that he is the political boss of all the Negroes in the United States, has been denied the honor of addressing the Prince Hall', Grand Lodge of Massachusetts F. and A. M., who will celebrate their Centennial in Boston this coming September. Prof. Washington, was brushed aside, because he is a firm supporter of William H. Taft. Boss Dewey, of the second ward, who believes, in spending lots of money and buying his way in politics, has wisely decided, not to enter the fight against the remnination of Congressman Martin B. Madden, in the First Congressional District, and Boss Dewey knows, which side his bread is buttered on. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. Whatever prompted its insertion, no little importance attaches to the plank in the Republican platform declaring its friendship for the Negro, "demanding" equal justice to the race; declaring "without reservation," for the enforcement "in letter and spirit" of the War Amendments, and condemning as "unfair, un-American and repugnant to the supreme law of the land" all devices that have for their real aim disfranchisement of the Negro. Taken as a whole, the moderate, yet reasonable and unequivocal tone of this plank free as it is from the remotest effort to slander or lecture the Negro (without which deviations no document emanating from the Republican party concerning Negroes, has of late years been considered complete), will have a great moral influence, and define, as has not been done in recent years, the only sensible and logical ideal toward which this country can look with reference to the race question. As important, perhaps, as any other situation produced by this plank is the fact that it irrevocably commits the Republican party to this broad-gauged policy toward Negroes, not merely because it conforms with the spirit and letter of the Federal Constitution, or because of empty claims for "equality," but "because it (the Republican party) believes that his (the Negro's noteworthy progress in intelligence, industry and good citizenship has earned the respect and encouragement of the nation." Aside, however, from the inevitable moral effect which will of itself attach to such a pronouncement, the plank is without weight as a campaign document because of the palpable insincerity with which it was proposed and adopted, and because there is not the remotest ground for assuming that, after the election, the Republic's party will be any more inclined than it has been in the past to lend either its active or moral support to the abolishment of the injustices to Negroes over which it now professes such great concern. The howling force, not to say hypocrisy, of the entire situation is apparent when, notwithstanding the solemn condemnation of measures destined to disfranchise the Negro, it is recalled that Candidate Tart, in a speech at Tuskegee two years ago, after branding Negroes as ignorant political children, declared his belief that "a policy of the southern people in adopting laws which exclude impartially both the black and white ignorant and irresponsible, could not be criticized." Indoed, were there anything savoring of sincerity in the Republican "demand" for the enforcement "in letter and spirit" of the war amendments, it has all along been wholly within their power to substitute enforcement for demand. But instead of this, the Republican Federal Supreme Court has persistently dodged the disfranchisement issue and has upheld the separate car laws, being joined in this latter stand by the Republican Interstate Commerce Commission, as well as in substance, if not in fact, by President Roosevelt. In short, the plank, forced upon the party as a means of placating a disgusted Negro constituency, is perhaps the sahest ever adopted by the Republican party, though the principles for which it declares will, as usual, be straightway forgotten after November 3—The Pilot, Philadelphia, Pa. The Pilot has sized up the situation just about right. For in 1804, Roosevelt was elected on a platform in favor of cutting representation in Congress down on account of the exclusion o the Negro voters in many of the southern states. But after he was elected he and the other leaders of the Republican party completely ignored that section of the platform. And if Taft is elected, he will split upon that portion of the platform which contains the sop for the Ne J. Pre-eminent Lawyer, golden tongued orator, friend of the laboring classes, candidate for Governor of Illinois, or for Vive-President of the United tBates. Col. James Hamilton Lewis, is truly a Southern gentleman in the fullest meaning of that term, for he was born in the Grand Old Commonwealth of Virginia, and after attending and in time graduating for the University of Virginia, and on rounding out his education in his native state, he became a resident of Georgia. From the latter state he pushed his way onto Chicago, where he remained for a short time, then he continued westward, finally landing in Seattle, Washington, there poverty overtaking him and family losses occurring to his family, he secured work as a dock laborer, and each night he taught a class of poor children of the longshoremen. While teaching those poor children he was selected attorney for the workmen in the police courts in the morning. He became a member of the Long-shoreman's Union and he is still an honorary member of that union. After residing a few years in Washington, he was elected to the state legislature, becoming the author of the Eight-hour Law, and the Coal-mine Law, compelling the payment to workers in cash and preventing store checks pay. He was the lawyer for the Coast Seamen's Union in their battles for their rights. He was tendered the nomination for Governor of Washington, which he polled, waved aside and later he was elected by a strong Republican state as a Democratic member of Congress at large; while serving in Congress he was the author of the bill to provide the arbitration in labor disputes. He was also the author of the resolution to acknowledge the independence ALDERMAN WIL Chairman of the Judiciary Comm candidate for State's Attorney of Co large to the Denver Convention. Alderman William E. Dever, has by his straightforward course in the past, become one of the best known and most popular City Deddies. For a long time he has been chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the City Council. He is also a member of several other important committees of that body. As evidence of his popularity, he ran way ahead of his associates on the ticket in 1905, and came near being elected, one of the new Municipal Judges. Many of his so-called friends both Democrats and Republicans at that ```markdown ``` of Cuba,—upon which war was afterwards declared. He was an officer of the State Guards. He took service in the Spanish-American war. Was first designated by Adjutant-General Corbin to General Brooke's staff at Havana. Then transferred and served on the staff of General Fred. D. Grant as Inspector-General of Commissary. It was his report against the meat, with that of Col. Rooseve't, that gave the name of "embalmed beef" to the canned stuff served to the soldiers. He subsequently participated as one of the staff of Counsel for General Miles in his Court Martial for condemning the supplies sent the soldiers in the field. At the close of Congress Col. Lewis was designated as an attache to the Commission named by President McKinley to sit in London, England, to settle the disputes between Canada and the United States over the Alaska boundary. As an able lawyer Col. Lewis has had a most general experience in all cases, achieving victories in the United States Supreme Court in cases of national and international importance. After he returned from abroad, he again drove his stakes in Chicago. He was soon chosen by the Democratic party se Corporation Counsel. He conducted the fights against the streetcar companies in favor of the city. These cases went through all the courts up to the U. S. Supreme Court at Washington, resulting in victory to the city, and the rescuing millions of dollars worth of franchises to the people. Col. Lewis then opened a bitter fight against the corporations and the WILLIAM E. DEVER, Member of the City Council, prominent Berkshire County, and alternate delegate at time, urged him to enter the contest, against F. L. Barnett, and help to rob or knock him out of the Judgeship. But Alderman Dever was too much of a man to do so, and his broad-minded act in that respect gained him the everlasting friendship, of thousands of Afro-Americans. And many of them will be with him in his candidacy for States Attorney of Cook county. Alderman Dever is a warm admirer of Col. William J. Bryan, and being an alternate delegate at large, he will do some good work for him at the Denver convention. --- rich estates to recover back taxes due. These cases also were fought through all the courts up to the U. S. Supreme Court, resulting in the restoring to the treasury of the state and city of more than five million dollars -cash, and raised the assessed value of certain corporation property over one billion of dollars. Col. Lewis resigned the Corporation Counselship after he finished his tax fights, and resumed his private law practice with fine law offices in the New York Life Building, declining the nomination to Congress tendered him in either of the three Democratic Congressional Districts. It was after his fights for the people against the corporation tax dodgers, that the party in Cook County put him forward as the candidate for Governor. Col. Lewis was brought prominently to the bar lately in his successful defense of Mrs. Dora McDonald, wife of the celebrated Mike McDonald, for the murder of Webster Guerin. Col. Lewis, is in good-and strong with the better class of Afro-Americans, for he has with pleasure lectured in several of their churches, and many of them sware by him and will stand by him if he runs for Governor of Illinois or for Vice-President of the United States. MANY VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CAN- DIDATES ARE IN THE RUNNING. There are a large number of vicepresidential candidates in the running and each and every one of the favorite sons would feel highly honored to be selected as the running mate of either Col. Bryan or Governor Johnson, they are as follows: Norman E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y. W. G. Conrad, Great Falls, Mont. Theodore E. Bell, California. John W. Kern, Indianapolis, Ind. Charles A. Towne, New York City. George Fred Williams, Boston, Mass. W. L. Douglas, Massachusetts. Judson Harmon, Cincinnati, Ohio. Senator Charles A. Culbertson, Dallas, Texas. John Wesley Gaines, Nashville, Tenn. Arnold Troop, New Haven, Conn. T. L. Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio. Brand Whitlock, Toledo, Ohio. Adalian E. Stevenson, Bloomington, Ill. B. F. Shively, Indiana. Governor Joseph W. Folk, Jefferson City, Mo. Judge George Gray, Delaware. Lleutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Lewis Nixon, Francis Burton Harrison, Comptroller Herman A: Metz, Congressman William Sulzer and Martin W. Littleton, all of New York City; Archibald MacNeil and Melbert R. Cary, Conn.; Governor Higgins, of Rhode Island; David Rose, Wesssan; Congressman Henry D. Clayton Alabama; Hon. Samuel Alschuler and Col. James Hamilton Lewis, Illinois; J. B. Sullivan, Iowa; Governor Claude A. Swanson, Virginia, and Governor E. Chamberlain, Oregon, are among the many prominent vice-presidential candidates whose claims for that high honor will be presented for the consideration of the delegates attending the Denver convention. JOHN T. CONNERY. John T. Connery first saw the light of day in Bristol, Rhode Island, January 10, 1861, and his parents removed to the great city of Chicago to reside when he was only a few weeks old, and he received his education in its public and parochial schools and the Chicago Athenaeum. On leaving school he became associated with his father in the grocery and coal business, and was so engaged until 1879, when he accepted a position as yard clerk for E. L. Hedstrom, who for a long time was one of the leading coal merchants in Chicago. In 1881 Mr. Connery severed his connection with E. L. Hedstrom and became the cashier and bookkeeper for the Silver Creek and Morris Coal Company, later becoming one of its heavy stockholders and its secretary in 1893. He labored hard for the success of the company until 1895, when its business was sold and merged into another corporation. Still having a liking for the coal business, at that time Mr. Connery became the resident manager and established the business of the Youghiogheny and Lehigh Coal Company and remained the successful and energetic manager until a few years ago. Then he resigned to become president of the Miami Coal Company and recently he was also selected as vice president of the City Fuel Company, and this latter company handles more coal than any other company in the same line of business in Chicago. Mr. Connery's steady advancement in the business world is very pleasing to his hosts of friends, with whom he is very popular, for he is a member of the Midgewater Golf Club, Edgewater Country Club, South Shore Country Club, Germania Country Club, Chicago Athletic Club, Ill- M. Eminent lawyer, flowery orator, delegate at large to the Denver Convention, who would make an ideal candidate for Vice-Präsident of the United States. Eminent lawyer, flowery orator, delegate at large to the Denver Convention, who would make an ideal candidate for Vice-Präsident of the United States. [Name] Vice-President of the City Fuel Company, popular citizen, and one of Chicago's enterprising and most successful business men. Samuel Alschuler, who has become one of the best known lawyers in the state of Illinois, or in any part of the Middle West, was born in this city November 20, 1859, and when he was still in his infancy his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Alschuler, moved to Aurora, Ill., where he attended school, and in time graduating from the Aurora High School, and the first two years, after leaving school he was a clerk in a gents' furnishing goods store, and sold many a pair of shoes and other finery to the young bloods in his city. At the end of his two years' clerkship, he began the active study of law, and being apt, and quick to grasp legal propositions, he experienced no difficulty in mastering Blackstone, and he was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1881. In 1892 he became so infatuated with politics that he made an unsuccessful race for Congress. He served as State Commissioner of Claims from 1893 to 1896. He was a member of the Legislature of Illinois from 1896 to 1900, and while a member of that body he accomplished much good, and was instrumental in MAYOR BUSSE MAKES SOME NEW APPOINTMENTS. Last Monday evening Mayor Busse, made the following appointments which were promptly confirmed by the city council: Members of the Board of Education —Joseph Downey, Dr. Alexander L. Blackwood, Mrs. Isabel C. O'Keeffe, Mrs. Evelyn A. Frake, John R. Morton. JOHN T. Vice-President of the City Fuel Chicago's enterprising and most succes nois Athletic Club, Chicago Automobile Club and the Midday Club. June 9, 1886, Mr. Connery, became united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Daly, and they are the proud parents of six children, two (deceased) Edwin F. and Bernadette, and their children are all the "apple" of their eye, and are as hardy and as bright as a new securing the enactment of laws which have been very beneficial to the people of Illinois. In 1900, the Democracy of Illinois nominated Mr. Alschuler to make the race for Governor. He put up a great fight and succeeded in pulling the votes of many Afro-Americans away from Richard Yates, and he swept through Chicago, like a streak of lightning, polling more votes than President McKinley and the other and the other Republicans on the Presidential ticket, which was a fine tribute to his popularity. Mr. Alschuler is unmarried, and resides in a fine home in Aurora. In 1901, he became a member of the well-known and extensive law firm of Kraus, Alschuler & Holden, and they occupy one of the finest suites of law offices in this city, on the 12th floor of the Tribune Building. Mr. Alschuler is a delegate at large to the Denver Convention, and the people of Illinois would honor themselves by electing him to the United States Senate, or nominating him to make the race for Vice-President with Col. Wm. J. Bryan. Dr. Alfred D. Kohn, Modie J. Spiegel. Members of the Public Library Board—Frederick H. Rawson, George B. Armstrong, Robert J. Roulston. Civil service commissioner—Michael L. McKinley. Rumor has it that about six of our young men became engaged to visit- ing young ladies during the convention week. CONNERY. Company, popular citizen, and one of successful business men. silver dollar, namely, Mary E., Marguerite M., Eather L., and John D., and with their happy parents they reside in an elegant home at 2159 Sheridan Road, and Mrs. Connery who is highly cultured and very refined is one of the social leaders among the high society folks, in the aristocratic and beautiful suburb—Edgewater. William H. Taft Confers with Booker T. Washington On Negro Sentiment the Great Beggar of Tuskegee Wants the Secretary of War Address Colored Meetings. He also Asserts that Men of the Tillman and Vardaman Type will Control the Denver Convention. That the Negro has Nothing to Expect from the Democratic Party. The following is an interview which was had with Booker Taft Washington, while he was in New York City the latter part of last week, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune last Saturday: to address at least two or three Colored meetings and talk to the Colored people about Abraham Lincoln and slavery days before the war and again impress this one thing on their minds. "Remember that we freed you" and New York, June 26.—(Special.)—Secretary Taft conferred with Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute, at the Hotel Manhattan tonight in regard to the Negro vote. Dr. Washington told Mr. Taft he believed he would have the support of the Negroes. He wants the secretary to speak at two Negro mass-meetings at least in the course of the campaign. Dr. Washington would not say tonight where he thought these meetings ought to be held. Dr. Washington saw Mr. Taft by appointment at 10:30 o'clock tonight after the secretary had returned from a little dinner given in his honor by Jacob G. Schmidlapp, president of the Union Trust Company of Cincinnati, at the St. Regis. Dr Washington had attended the funeral of Grover Cleveland in the afternoon Before going up to Mr. Taft's room he said: No Hope From Democrats: "In the last analysis the Negro vote will go to Mr. Taft because the Negroes will realize in the campaign they have nothing to expect from the Democratic party. While the Democratic convention made up in large part of southern representatives of the Tillman-Vardman type, it will be impossible for the Negro to get anything. If he is to get anything he will have to look to the Republican party and he will naturally vote for the Republican candidate." Dr. Washington, speaking concertely, added that Mr. Taft's personality was popular among the Negro voters. among the Negro voters. It will be noted that Booker Taft Washington, who not so many years ago exclaimed that "three-fourths of our ministers are both ignorant and corrupt and wholly unfit to hold the place of leadership among the people," stated in his conference with William H. Taft, on Negro sentiment, that "the late Secretary of War is popular with the Colored people, and to show that the presidential candidate of the lily-white party stands ace high with them he has requested him Wine for Cleveland Contest in Which Three Other Cities Take Part Southern Pupils Congratulate the Smart Child. Cleveland, June 29.—With 1,560 chances to err, fifteen of the eighth grade school children of Cleveland today misspelled only forty words in the big inter-city spelling contest which opened the annual convention of the National Educational Association, and this city won the contest from Pittsburg, New Orleans and Erie, Pa. each of which cities sent a team of fifteen to the convention. The victory was a personal triumph for a little dusky maiden, Marle C. Bolden, 13 years old, daughter of a Negro mail carrier of this city, who spelled every word correctly, both oral and the written tests. The convention was swept with a storm of oblause at her demonstration, the result of which was made known for down the line of announcements on the big blackboards, and at a time when her score meant a victory for Cleveland, the earlier announcements having put Pitsburg and New Orleans in the lead. The little girl was congratulated by hundreds, even members of the New to address at least two or three Colored meetings and talk to the Colored people about Abraham Lincoln and slavery days before the war and again impress this one thing on their minds: "Remember that we freed you," and all of "you poor, ignorant Colored people must forever remain our political slaves." When the great beggar of Tuakege informed Taft that he was very popular with the Colored people, he must have been getting himself ready to pull his fat leg for more money, so that he could be in a better position to fling it out to the hungry Colored newspaper men, which will enable them to tout him up as being the greatest white man's "Nigger" in the world. In his interview Booker Taft Washington also asserts that "men of the Tillman and Vardman type will control the Denver convention," which is a lie pure and simple. He also states in his interview and conference with Taft that "all the Negroes will vote for him, and that the Negro has nothing to expect from the Democratic party." It may be true, but no one has so far heard of Booker Taft Washington being chosen as the political godfather of the Negro, and he has no moral right to speak for the entire Negro race along political or any other lines. If Washington is capable of knowing anything he ought to know that the Negro fared better at the hands of the late President Grover Cleveland, than he has ever fared under any Republican administration, that Mr. Cleveland presided at a meeting held in New York City a few years ago, in the interest of Tuskegee, at the same time expressing his friendship for the Negro, and Mr. Cleveland made it possible for Washington to rake in more than seven hundred thousand dollars, and thousands of other Democrats have contributed money to Washington for his school; notwithstanding these facts, Washington, in order to score a point for his friend Taft, would like to make the Negro believe that the hand of every Democrat is always raised against him! Orleans spelling team shaking her hand when President Francis H. Haserot of the Cleveland board of education pinned to her dress the gold medal which denotes the championship of American public school spellers. Earlier, just before the contest began, several of the New Orleans children had bulked at the idea of spelling against a Negro girl, but in a caucus the southern team decided to go into the contest, waiving race prejudice. Another child, Mae Thursby of the Pittsburg team, made a perfect score, and the medal offered by the Junior Order United American Mechanics of Pittsburg will be awarded to her on her return to the Smoky City. That the contest was remarkable became apparent to the 6,000 adults who occupied seats in the big hippodrome when the words were pronounced. "Restaurant" was one of the puzzlers, while "concession" proved a stumbling block for several. Others of the words that halted the advance of the team include: Separate, Sovereign, Miniature, Together, Stationery, Professor, Arctic, Divisible, Elim, Descendants, Until, Occurrent, Government, Which, Judgment, Brethren, Purua, Develop, Pumpkin, Principal, Irrelevant, Analysis, Partition, Novelker, Embarass, Accuramodate, Diseased, Necessarily. One of the most frequently misspell- ed words by a curious coincidence was "missspelled." One little Pittsburg boy caused a storm of applause when in the oral test he was asked to spell "gas." "Gas?" he repeated in a questioning tone, "gas? Why 'g-a-s,'" and he smiled condenscendingly, for he was Harry Marcus, Pittsburg newsboy, and accounted one of that city's prize spellers. He won a good mark, misspelling only two words, one oral and one written—The Record Herald, June 30, 1908. NEGRO PYTHIANS OF LOUISIANA DEDICATE NEW TEMPLE. Negro Pythians Lay Corner Stone for $200,000 Building. Leaders in Order From Louisiana and Mississippi and Nearly 2,000 Negro Residents of New Orleans Take Negro Pythians from all parts of the State and nearly 2,000 Negro residents of New Orleans took part in the ceremonies which marked the dedication of the new Negro Pythian Temple at Grevier and Saratoga streets yesterday at noon. The gathering was remarkable in many respects, and commemorated an undertaking the result of which is declared to reflect great credit upon the law-abiding Negro element of Louisiana. In setting the cornerstone of the handsome building that represents an investment of $200,000, the Negro Pythians have outstripped their brothers of every other State in the South, and the city of New Orleans will boast the first Negro Pythian Temple of any size to be found anywhere in the South. Necessarily the ceremonies attendant upon the laying of the cornerstone proved of greatest concern to the Negroes of New Orleans, and they were out in force to participate in the exercises. Supreme Chancellor S. W. Greene officiated as master of ceremonies. The invocation by Rev. John Marks opened the program. Others who took part were: Dr. A. J. Lopez, F. C. Antoine, the first Negro Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Louisiana; J. Madison Vance, a well-known Negro lawyer of New Orleans; S. S. Francisco, first Grand Keeper of Records and Seal in this State; Frank B. Smith, an attorney; Rev. C. W. Reeves W. J. Strother, Supreme Vice Chancellor of Mississippi; John W Cooke, of Lake Providence; John D. Brown, of Gray, La., Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, and Attorney H. H. Ford, of Houma La. The building of the Negro Pythians will be seven stories in height, and will contain, besides accommodations for a Negro bank, a large auditorium, lodge rooms and office for Negro lawyers, physicians and business men. Diboll, Owen Goldstein are the architects of the structure. The new building, it is stated will be something of a monument to the thrift integrity and business ability of the Negro citizens under whose direction the big work is being done.-New Orleans Times-Democrat, June 23, 1908. Saturday evening, July 4th, The Dunbar Theater, 3230 State street, will throw its doors open to the public. Its owner, Dr. W. A. Richardson, has spared no pains and money in making it one of the prettiest little play houses in the city, with a seating capacity of 250. Those seeking amusement can get their money's worth by patronizing the Dunbar Theater. The popular price of 5 cents admission will prevail, on the opening evening and every night in the week. LECTURE RECITAL "The Origin of Music and the History of Musical Instruments. By N. Clark Smith, Bandmaster, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Immensely interesting, instructive, educational. Mr. Smith will play on PROF. N. CLARK SMITH. Fifteen different instruments, accompanied by Mrs. Smith at the piano. Bethel Church Monday night, July 6, 1908. Rev. A. J. Cary, D. D. Pastor. Agents Wanted IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY PATRICK H. O'DONNELL WILLIAM DILLON CLARENCE A. TOOLEN Tel. Central 4680 O'Donnell, Dillon & Toolen ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1218-1219 Ashland Block RANDOLPH & CLARK STREETS CHICAGO ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sts. Tel. Central 600. CHICAGO. Broadgate St. MacNister Place Telephone Ashland 388 Office Telephones Central 1389 Automatic 5940 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 818-389 Reeper Block CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago Suite 696 to 619. Telephone Main 3077. JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW 630. ASHLAND BLOCK CELLPHONE CENTRAL 600 CHICAGO Phone Main 4153 NOTARY PUBLIC Phone residence, Gray 5670 ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 708, 171 Washington St. Res. 4856 Langley Av. CHICAGO Phone Oakland 1828 F. A. Rawlins The Modern Embalmer UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR When his work is finished you have no displeasure. 4817 State Street CHICAGO Phone Douglas 1590 Phone Calumet 1579 Morgue and Private Chapel. C. JOHNSON UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY R. W. GREEN, MGR. 9712 State Street Chicago Agents IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND COUN Dr.J.William McDowell Physician & Surgeon Hours—8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m., 6 to 8:30 p. m., and nights. OFFICE AND RESIDENCE 3100 STATE ST., CHICAGO. Telephone Douglas 4796. Dr. W. E. MACKEY 4842 Armour Avenue. Phone, Blue 6571. CHICAGO. Hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 4 p. m.; and Nights. City Office, 500 Burton Bldg. 39 State Street Hours 4-7 P. M. Phone Central 3207 W.D. Langford, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Home Office, 2353 State Street HOURS—9:12 m. 1:30 p. m. After 7:30 p. m. Phone Calumet 264 Telephone, Calumet 194 Dr. A. B. Schultz Hours: 2719 STATE STREET 9 to 12 A. M. 3 to 5 CHICAGO and after 6 p. m. C. E. Kreyssler 5059 STATE STREET N. E. Cor. 51st St. CHICAGO Telephones: Oakland 246 and Oakland 245 Arthur Johnson Strietly First Class and Up-to-Date Work at Reasonable Prices Special Attention Given to Orders for Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Repairing Goods Called for. Orders Delivered. 134 W. 51st Street, Chicago Wanted OTHER SFCTIONS OF THE ENTRY Established 1877. Phone Custodian 199-999 John J. Duna Wholesale and Retail Dealer in... COAL WOOD Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. BAR VANDER Jurt St. & L. S. & H. B. Byp. Jund St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO W. R. Cowan A. C. Harris M. C. Cowan W. R. Cowan & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance 260 S. CLARK STREET Tel. Harrison 1075 CHICAGO ICE CREAM CIGARS, TOBACCO SHIRT WAISTS KIMONAS MRS. A. E. BAKER NOTIONS 419-36TH STREET Underwear a Specialty SHICAGO J. GARNER Tel. Douglas 338 THE ELITE BUFFET FINE WINES, LICORS AND CIGARS 3030 State Street CHICAGO Waiters and Cooks Prefer Our Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found them satisfactory. Write for complete Catalogue FREE. giving full instructions how 20 order. Marcus Ruben (Inc.) 390 State St., CHICAGO. THE BROAD AX. is for sale at the following news stands: A. F. Tesvalon, 134 W. 51st street Cigar Store and News Stand. Geo. L. Martin, maker of fine cigars, and news stand, 342 East 31st St. C. H. Green, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2718 State st. Mrs. Nelle Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 181 W. 51st street. T. R. Hall's Cigar Store and Lending office, 381 39th St. Mrs. Alma A. Simmons, news agent, 1255 State street. W. S. Cole, 354 Thirty-first street, cigars, tobacco and news stand. J. R. Peters Cigars, tobacco and News Stand, 388 B. 97th street. Mrs. A. B. Baker, Notions and News Stand, 419, 36th street. W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and News Stand 3704 State st. Turner Williams Shaving Parlor and News Stand, 2803 Armour ave. R. Davis, cigars, tobacco, and confectionery, 3522 State st. C. M. Caelin, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2906 State street. Mrs. J. W. Hadley 116 W. 51st st. cigars, tobacco and news stand. Mrs. Katherine R. Hamlet, Cigars, tobacco and fancy groceries and news stand 5028 Armour ave. M. A. Johnson, news stand, cigars and tobacco, 3812 State Street. The Informer News Co., 188 Randolph St., Detroit, Mish. The Standard News Co 131 W. Sird st., New York City, N. Y. Standard News Company, 49 W. 185th street, New York City, N. Y. DR PRICE'S WHEAT FLAKE CELERY FOOD is a very nourishing food; in fact, an article of diet so nutritious in itself, would support life. On it you can feed with profit and with pleasure. Palatable and easy of digestion. 10 cents a package. For sale by all Grocers HEALTH DEPARTMENT TALKS. Preparation of Milk for the Baby. HOME PASTEURIZATION. In previous talks we have had something to say about care of babies in hot weather. This week we want to talk about milk. All mothers understand that great care must be taken at all times in feeding the baby Also that it is of especial importance that this be done during the summer months. The trouble is that so many mothers, and especially young mothers, do not know what is best to do. This is why the Department of Health has had prepared the circular, printed in many languages, which gives a great deal of good advice on this subject. As has already been explained, in former talks, the baby's only article of diet is milk. So, if the milk is not clean and wholesome, there is small chance for the baby to live and thrive as it should and as it has a right to do. The Department believes that if milk is properly treated before being fed, there will be much less sickness among the babies, and, as a matter of course, a material reduction of the number of deaths during the milk-feeding period. It has been thoroughly demonstrated that heating or pasturing the milk makes it more digestible and therefore more easily assimilated. For home pasteurization of milk, the following method is recommended: Take a bottle of milk with the cap or stopper in it, just as it comes from the milkman. Place the bottle on a saucer or small plate in a pan or boiler filled with cold water, which should come up to within two inches of the top of the bottle. It should then be placed over the fire and allowed to remain until the water around the bottle begins to boil. Then take it off the fire and set aside to cool. The water must not be allowed to boil for any length of time, and the milk must be cooled in the water, the entire process consuming about forty or forty-five minutes. This treatment will destroy practically all the bacteria present, especially the pathogenic ones, such as typhoid bacillus, which we have carefully studied and have been able to destroy by this method. Such a bottle of cooked milk, if kept in the ice box, will remain sweet for over a week. If careful attention is paid to the above directions, the milk will have only a very slight, if any, suggestion of "cooked" taste, while its nutritive and digestible qualities will not be impaired. The Department advises that this method be pursued in the preparation of all milk (except "certified"), intended to be fed to infants and the young. In case you prefer to have the modified milk, which is supplied by the Milk Commission of the Children's Hospital Society, it can be obtained at any of the following stations: Association House 575 West North avenue. Chicago Commons, Grand avenue and Morgan street. Children's South, Side Free Dispensary, 6236 Jackson Park avenue. Christopher House, 120 East Fullerton avenue. Gad's Hill Center, Twenty-second and Robey streets. Hull House, 335 South Halsted st. Jackson Park Sanitarium, Sixty-fourth and the lake. Little Wanderers Day Nursery, 283 North Oakley avenue. Little Wanderers Day Nursery, 832 West Forty-ninth street. Maxwell Settlement, 485 South Clinton street. Northwestern University Settlement, Augusta and Noble streets. Olivet House, 46 Vedder street. Rush Medical Dispensary, 757 West Harrison street. St. Elizabeth Day Nursery, 655 North Ashland avenue. Settlement House, 768 Armitage avenue. United Hebrew Charities Dispensary, Maxwell and Morgan streets. And refectories of the following parks: Armour Square, Thirty-third and Fifth avenue. Cornell Square, Fifthth and Wood streets. Davis Square, Forty-fourth and Marshfield avenue. Jackson Park. Mark White Square, Twenty-ninth and Halsted streets. Ogden Park, Sixty-fourth and Center avenue. Sherman Park, Fifty-second and Center avenue. Washington Park. — "P." trated songs. Prize Contest for best waltzing couples. Joe Gans and Nelson fight returns. Leland Giants Ball Team in action and displayed on moving picture can- van. Great time—Good music and skating swalt you. Admission one dime. "Chicago and Babylon," will be the subject of the first illustrated sermon of a series to be given at the Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn street, Sunday night, July 5, 1908. It will seem as real as life "The Hand on the Wall." Dramatic and AX—FOUR J 2 Carlson realistic, also jatriotic views with illustrated songs. Come and see. Come and see. In order to give the entire evening to the service a silver offering will be taken at the door. Sunday morning, July 5, 10:45 A.M. The subject for the sermon will be "The Covenant Between God and Man." Thursday night, July 9, Mrs. Mason will preach. Special music at each service. CHIPS John W. Work, of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., will sing at Quinn chapel Sunday morning, July 5. Mrs. Philip Green, $43 W. 47th st. is making extensive preparations for a trip to all of the eastern watering places. Mrs. F. L. Barnett and family are spending the summer as usual at their resort in Lake Geneva, Wis., a beautiful spot on the Northwestern R. R. Rev. Jacob H. Demby, pastor of the Christian Progressive Spiritual Church, will spend his vacation with his sister Mrs. D. M. Merritt in Kansas City, Kans. Mr. Samuel Carter entertained a party of twelve gentlemen at a coursed dinner Sunday afternoon in honor of Mr. Wm. Hackley, of Jersey City, at his palatial residence, 138 E. 32nd st. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, 3417 Dearborn street, entertained a small party of friends at an impromptu musical Sunday evening in honor of the Misses Smiths, of Lexington, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Brent entertained a large number of the Elite at their home, 3550 Prarie avenue, Tuesday evening, June 30, in honor of their fifth wedding anniversary. Many handsome tokens were received from their friends. Oscar DePriest, who has been aspiring to become the black political boss of Chicago, received a mighty severe jolt the past week, for the big Republican chiefs dropped his name from the slate, and selected Frank C. Leland, for County Commissioner. Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Miller, entertained a few of their young friends Monday evening at a dancing party in honor of their guests the Misses Smith of Lexington, Ky. The young ladies left the following morning for their home. Frank H. Lewis, the popular proprietor of the Railroad Inn, 51st St. and Armour avenue, has raised the wind and secured a new awning, which has been placed around the $4,500—S. W. cor. 57th and La Fayette Ave., 2 flats 5-6 rooms, modern, hardwood throughout. $5,250—6337 Langley Ave., 2 flat brick and stone, 5-6 rooms, steam heat, hardwood throughout. $9,000—3444-45 Wabash Ave., 2-9 room stone front residences; will sell separate. Make terms. $2,000—3718 LaSalle St., 6 rooms, frame, brick foundation. $2,000—3720 LaSalle St., 2 flat, brick and frame, 5-5 rooms. $2,000—3722 LaSalle St., frame building, 6 rooms, modern improvements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St., 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms, bath. JESSE BINGA, 3637 State St. Phone, Douglas 1565 Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Assn. Now Organizing-Capital Stock $100,000 The Stock-Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association, has concluded to dissolve that Association in order to give room for the former, with its increased capital for the purpose of buying a Permanent Home For The Leland Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishing For All The People, The Only First Class, Up-To-Date Amusement Park, With Its Theater (Light Opera), Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Miniature Ry, Electric Theater, Dance Pavilion, Roller Skating, Hurley Burley, Double Swing, Boating, Auto Riding, and all the latest fun making devices and laugh producing concessions, together with a First Class Summer Hotel, large enough to accommodate 1000 guests, at its present location, 79th and Wentworth Ave., twenty (20) minutes ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop District in Chicago. The Public is Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. Stocks have doubled in value in a single season. Millions can be made by those Who Take Stock In This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Race Owning And Operating This Immense And Well Paying Plant. Where More Than 1,000 Persons Will Be Employed, between May and October of each year, where you can come without fear and Enjoy The Life and Freedom of a Citizen unmoistered or annoyed? The Answer can only be effectively given by subscribing for Stock in this Corporation. it has been made purposely low so that all Loyal Members of the Race can have a Share and Interest in the Twentieth Century Enterprise. Think of it, Shares Only Ten (10.00) Dollars Each. You Squander More than this amount Any Holiday around Amusement Parks and Public Places, where you are not wanted and never welcome. Come! buy and build one of your own by filling out the attached Coupon and mail with Ten Dollars to the Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Association. Do it to-day so that we may commence to build. All payments on Stock Accounts must be made to the order of the Board of Trustees, Treasurer, 6258 Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois. All Stockholders are entitled to preferential treatment and should inform the Treasurer with their final remittance of their intentions to apply for employment. For further information addressees should visit and Amusement Asn. 6258 Halsted St. Chicago, Ill. officials of the Woodlawn station from which officer Parker was detailed deserve much credit for the personal interest they took in the case. The recent Democratic primary in Georgia proves to the country that the white people of the South are no longer afraid of Negro rule. The political demagogue can no longer get into office by this route. Hunt up another route, Mr. Demagogue. The white man and the black man, together, have made this country what it is, and we believe the Most High has decreed that they shall enjoy it and stay together, regardless to how many foreign tramps may be immigrated.—Ex. Hon. Harry S. Cummings, of Baltimore, Md., who was visiting the national convention and the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Hall, were also enter- WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE THE RAILROAD INN Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe in Connection N. E. Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago, Ill. POOL AND CIGARS AND BILLIARDS TOBACCOS WILLIAM LEWIS THE FRONTANAC CLUB 289 E. 22ND STREET Phone Callnet 2940 CHICAQ0 Fly Catches. Buckard's given name is S. She has always been known or Jimmy for some reason explained by the player. Trey Manuel, the ambidextrous drafted by the Chicago from New Orleans, showed baseball class recently at S. There Manager Fielder Jonas into a breach unexpectedly, a acquisition of Pitcher T. by the Cincinnati Na St. Louis recalls the faster "Dusty" Rhodes, now of once wore a Cincinnati nat'l Stone of the St. Louis is not only a great hitter, and an honest man, but to populate the turgid udder by cow, harvest the esculent ar and make the industrial get a hustle on. In other is some pumpkins as a fa Facts From France.