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VOLUME VII. NUMBER 26. Mrs. George W. Holt Passes Away; News Shock Friends Throughout City; Husband Grief Stricken Mrs. Alice Holt, Who Was Buried on Thursday from Bethel A. M. E. Church, Where Hundreds of Friends Gathered to Pay Her Their Last Respects. tinles has stepped in and with His scythe has cut the tenderest and most precious flower in our midst, our beloved sister and friend. Alice Holt. She was the fairest among thousands and altogether lovely. This is a fatal day in the life and history of our chapter. She was our conductress and as she conducted each one of us into the beauties of our order, her gentleness and sweetness was ever shown us in our journey with her, because she ever invited to that shore where at last we can rest in peace and joy. It was our honor and pleasure to crown her our first Queen of Sheba and how well we now recall her grace and queenly bearing her justly pleadings for our cause. Her actions and utterances caused us to believe that her faith in Him who doth all things will guide her safely to that shore where she will See His smiling face at last and will be received by Him and welcomed into that chapter above where all is love and peace. One of the strongest links in our chain is broken, but we know that we have merely lent it to the chain in heaven. Be it Resolved, That we extend our deepest sympathy in this sad hour to our beloved sister's loving husband, devoted mother, relatives and friends; that a copy of this draft be sent to the family, also to be spread upon the records of our chapter. MRSICAL CRITIC PRAISES P. T. TINSLY Praises Work of Choral Study Club and Commends Its Director for a Advice He Gave to Audience. (George Mortimer Brush, in the Music News.) It was a very large audience that greeted the Choral Study Club of Chicago at Quinn Chapel on Monday evening when Coleridge-Taylor "Blind Girl of Castle Culille," and Cowan's "St. John's Eve," were present under the direction of Pedro T. Tinsley. The Coleridge-Taylor work is interesting from first to last, abounding in many beautiful episodes for soprano and baritone solos, with choral restrains. Especially impressive was the closing chorus with its somber coloring, "A la Cortegue," emphasized by the majesty of organ accompaniment. The solos were sung with musical intelligence, and as a rule, with purity of tone and good enunciation, by Martha B. Anderson and T. Theodor Taylor. Cowan's "St. John's Eve" is melodious, fanciful and full of joyousness and served as an excellent folk for the dolorous and tragic work which preceded it. The chorus and soloist seemed to enter thoroughly into the spirit of this cantata, and the original tuneful music as well as the more The family and relatives desire to express their thanks and appreciation to the many friends and fraternal members for the numerous acts of kindness and sympathy extended to us through the loss of our beloved daughter and wife, Mrs. Alice Holt. To the many friends sending letters of condolence and beautiful floral designs, we are truly grateful. HYDE PARK IMPROVE MENT PROTECTIVE CLUB'S MEETING. Many Who Received Invitations Did Not Attend—Letters of Protest Not Read. In our second investigation of the Hyde Park Improvement Protective Club, as featured in our issue of June 22, we find that several letters of protest were sent in response of the cards of invitation, but none of these protests were read. We would like to know if any of our subscribers carried out The Defender's advice and sent letters of protest to his honor, Mayor Carter H. Harrison. We have in our possession an interesting letter from Mr. Bob Teatowles who failed to give us his address and cannot be published. A Fearless, HONEST CHAMPION of the People The Wife of Our Popular Hotel Man, Mr. George Holt, Passes Away Monday Night at Farm in Michigan Where She Had Gone to Regain Her Health—Her Illness of Two Years' Duration, but Being Robust She Would Not Leave Her Husband's Business for the Rest That Her Physicians Ordered. TAKEN ILL AT SUMMER HOME. Physician and Nurse Hastily Called From Chicago—Efforts Futile—Impressive Funeral Services Thursday Morning at Bethel Church — Of Southern Birth — Keen Business Ability and Ever Ready to Assist the Needy—Sympathy of Friends in Flowers—Many Mourn Her Loss. The entire city was greatly shocked when the news was dashed around that Mrs. Alice Holt, wife of Mr. Geo. Holt, the well-known hotel man, proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick, 2004 State street, had died Monday night at their summer home, Mossdale Farm, Mich., Inquiry developed that her sickness began more than two years ago with an apparent loss of flesh and strength. She being of robust constitution would not consent to the advice of friends to take a rest and give herself the attention that she was painfully in need of at times. Consents to Go to Country. She appeared to improve and being of an active disposition did not realize the urgent necessity of restoring her fast ebbing health. As late as May 15, Mr. Holt insisted that she go to the country hoping that freedom from active duties would cause an improvement in her condition. About June 1 Mr. Holt accompanied his wife to Mossdale farm near Niles, Mich., where she rested until June 21, when Mr. Holt was hastily summoned to her bedside. He found her in collapse with every evidence of an early failure. Dr. Williams Called From Chicago. Dr. Daniel Williams was at once summoned from Chicago, arriving there at 2 a.m., and found her in an extremely dangerous condition; he at once summoned Miss Lucile Woods, the efficient nurse from Chicago, to attend her. While at Niles Mrs. Holt had the care of the local physician who gave her with Mrs. Lottie Moss every attention and service that was possible. The end was from the very nature of her trouble inevitable. The end of this most estimable lady causes the keenest regret among all who knew her. Mrs. Holt was 42 years old, being born in Vicksburg, Miss., March 1, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have enjoyed wedded life for many years and previous to the opening of the Brunswik hotel in this city they resided in St. Louis, Mo., where Mr. Holt still operates a large hotel. Surviving the deceased is her mother who resided with her and two brothers who live in Vicksburg, Miss. Impressive Funeral Services Impressive Funeral Services. Impressive funeral services over the remains were held at Bethel church Thursday morning. The surviving friends of this well known women filled the entire edifice. Rev. D. P. Roberts, the pastor, spoke touchingly of the life of the deceased, emphasizing her splendid Christian character, her intense interest in the less fortunate and her wonderful love and devotion to her husband and his interest. There was not a dry eye in the church when the Real quartet sang "The Vacant Chair." The members of this quartet were G. A. Conley, tenor; A. Ware, tenor; William Dixon, baritone and B. Price, bass. Mrs. H. B. Sloan also rendered "The Angels of God Will Open Wide the Pearly Gates." These two selections made the services unusually impressive. The palbearers were Messrs. Wm. R. Cowan, Maj. F. D. Denison, M. C. Cowan, Adolphus Harris, Ellijah Johnson and J. A. Bundy. Undertaker Daniel Jackson was in charge of the funeral. Interment was at Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Holt was a member of the Order of Eastern Star No. 69 and that order turned out in large numbers. Two carriages were required to convey the floral offerings to the cemetery. Twenty-five carriages were required for the sorrowing friends. Many Friends From St. Louis. Many friends of the family attended the services from St. Louis. The Order of the Eastern Star read the following resolution: Venus Chapter, you are named after that bright morning star that was seen by the three wise men in the East that led them to the manger in Bethlehem where our Saviour was born, and from that morn until now that star has safely guided us and will guide us until at last we will land in that haven of rest, where those that are weary shall rest. Ada, Ester, Ruth, Martha and Electa, you must stand today and pluck from our Star of Flowers a rose and explain fully its meaning and beauty, the roses that you each shall pluck are beautiful and sweet but He who controls our des The Chicago Defender. MRS. GEORGE W. HOLT CARD OF THANKS. George W. Holt, 3004 State street. CHICAGO, DLL., SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1912. MUSICAL CRITIC PRAISES P. T. TINSLEY. Praises Work of Choral Study Club and Commends Its Director for Advice He Gave to Audience. (George Mortimer Brush, in the Music News.) It was a very large audience that greeted the Choral Study Club of Chicago at Quinn Chapel on Monday evening when Coleridge-Taylor's "Blind Girl of Castle Cille," and Cowan's "St. John's Eve," were presented under the direction of Pedro T. Tinsley. The Coleridge-Taylor work is interesting from first to last, abounding in many beautiful episodes for soprano and baritone solos, with choral refrains. Especially impressive was the closing chorus with its somber coloring, "A la Cortegue," emphasized by the majesty of organ accompaniment. The solos were song with musical intelligence, and as a rule, with purity of tone and good enunciation, by Martha B. Anderson and T. Theodore Taylor. Cowan's "St. John's Eve" is melodious, fanciful and full of joyousness, and served as an excellent foll for the dolorous and tragic work which preceded it. The chorus and soloists seemed to enter thoroughly into the spirit of this cantata, and the orign, tuneful music as well as the more serious choruses were sung with line effect. Especially artistic was the singing of Mrs. Clara K. Williams, the possessor of a rich, well-controlled voice. She sings with finished style and scored a brilliant success. Likewise Mr. George L. Johnson seemed to be a favorite with the audience, which is not strange, in view of the fact that his is a lyric tenor voice of great sweetness and purity, and he is a temperamental singer, Mrs. Virginia Greene, soprano, has some very true and bell-like tones in the upper register, and sang her many solos acceptably. Mr. Taylor also did highly creditable work. The accompanists assisting the orchestra were M. Gertrude Jackson and Pelagie S. Blair. There was much premature applause during the evening, in recognition of the solo work at the expense of the orchestral score, thus marring the unity of the performance and causing Director Tinsley great annoyance. It is an art in itself to bestow well-directed applause, and all thinking people will be glad to uphold Mr. Tinsley in his reprimand to the audience on Monday evening. FORMER ST. THOMAS RECTOR HERE. Rev. A. H. Lealtad, formerly rector of St. Thomas' Episcopal church, but now of St. Paul, is visiting friends here. Rev. Lealtad will no doubt preach at St. Thomas church some time tomorrow. NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING. To be Held at the Seventh Regiment Armory, Aug. 21, 22 and 23—Delegates from Nearly Every State in the Union to be Present—Local Committee at Work. The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the National Negro Business League will be held in Chicago, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 21, 22 and 23, 1912. The Local Negro Business League of Chicago has secured the Seventh Regiment Armory for the session. Delegates intending to be present should, as early as practicable, notify W. D. Neighbors. Secretary Chicago Negro Business League, 23th and Wabash avenue, Chicago, of such intention, so that proper accommodations may be reserved. Last year, nearly every state in the union was represented at the annual meeting held in Little Rock. Officers of the organization are now earnest at work to secure at Chicago an even larger gathering. The Little Rock meeting set a high standard in point of attendance, attractiveness of program, and hospitality of its citizens, but the Chicago League is striving to have the coming meeting surpass all previous ones. The Chicago Chamber of Commerce joined with the Local Negro Business League inviting the National Organization to meet in Chicago, and is co-operating to welcome and entertain those who may attend. Very low reduced rates will be offered from all parts of the country, and especially from the South for the meeting. Local Leagues are urged to elect delegates at once. Experience has shown that the railroad authorities in every section of the country are willing to arrange for Special Pullman or Tourist Car parties. It is earnestly desired that plans for such parties be arranged for as early as practicable. Some of the strongest men and women of the Negro race will be present and speak at the coming meeting. These gatherings annually bring together a group of hopeful, energetic, aspiring and successful men and women who are doing their part of the world's work. Sessions of the following affiliated organization will be held at the same time: The National Negro Bankers' Association; the National Negro Funeral Directors' Association; the National Negro Press Association, and the National Negro Bar Association—a group of the strongest organizations in the country among the Negro people. Booker T. Washington, president. Emmet J. Scott, corresponding secretary. J. C. Napier, chairman, executive committee. DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION TO MISS JORDON The Misses Pannell Entertain in Honor of a Recent Graduate. Miss Madrue and Miss Charlotte Pannell entertained delightfully Wednesday evening at their residence, 735 W. 60th street, in honor of Miss Lavinia Jordon, who recently graduated from the Chicago Teachers' College. The Misses Pannell, charmingly attired, dispensed open hearted hospitality that has placed them in the first ranks of entertainers. Singing was one of the enjoyable features of the evening, Miss Medley, Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Opal Cooper each contributing their part. Later several choruses were sung by Messrs. Babb and Medley, led by Editor Robt, S. Abbott. An enjoyable adjunct to the affair was a delicious course of refreshments. Master Graves Goes to Theater and Then Enjoys a Fine Feast. Master John Wright Graves, one of the recent graduates of Raymond school, was a guest of Dr. A. C. Browne at the Majestic theater Thursday, June 20, after which he was tendered a sumptuous repast. Master Graves was also tendered a dinner by Mrs. E. J. Jones at her beautiful apartments, 3435 State street, Sunday. Among the guests present were Miss Collins, Mr. Alexander, Mr. A. H. Holmes, Master Graves and Dr. A. C. Browne. The table was tastefully decorated in the class colors, old gold and white. Master. Graves bids fair to be one of our coming young men. He will enter high school this year. MISS GALLOWAY GETS DEGREE Miss Frances Galloway, an estimable young girl of Chicago, has just received the degree of Bachelor of Music from the Chicago Musical College. Miss Galloway had previously received a teacher's certificate and a diploma from the same school, but so far as we know she is the first of our race to receive the bachelor's degree on the plano. Chicago should be proud of such daughters. PROVIDENT HOSPITAL GRADUATE MAKES GOOD. Mrs. Lorenda Reid Evans, graduate of Provident Hospital Nurse Training School, now superintendent of the nurse training department in the State University, Langaton, Okla., is the guest of Mrs. Moses P. Samuels, 6501 Rhodes avenue. Mrs. Evans will sing at the Douglass Center 4 o'clock meeting Sunday afternoon. GEORGIA BRUTES AGAIN LYNCH U. S. CITIZEN Adopt Weak Excuse — White Woman Browbeats Servant—Ofttimes Slapped Her in the Face—Servant, Goaded Beyond Endurance with Pain and Anger, Stabs Her — Authorities Then Make an Attempt to Protect Her with the Result That the Party Was Overtaken and the Prisoner Turned Over to Them. The Entire World Disgusted—Daily Papers Vigorously Protest—Georgia's Latest Lynching Places That State in an Unspeakable State of Infancy—Its Story of Lynching Crimes Has Been Long and Disgraceful—It Has Reached Culmination in the Cowardly and Brutal Lynching of a Woman. By Mae Clide Home, Ga., June 28 (Special to The Chicago Defender).—Happening to be in Cordelle, georgia, recently on business, I was an eye witness to one of the pleasant (?) festivals indulged in by the white citizens of the above named city, the occasion being the lynching of one Ann Beston, a servant in the household of a Mrs. R. E. Jordan of Pinehurst. Having earned the true state of affairs, I write you of same. Mrs. R. E. Jordan was in the habit of slapping the face and otherwise abusing her colored servant and on several occasions had injured her severely. The servant at last, gored beyond endurance with pain and anger, took the life of her employ by stabbing her. An attempt (?) was made to protect (?) the woman from falling into the clutches of mob law, but as is ever the case the officers were overpowered and another human being was lynched and left swinging to a tree. Such are the true facts of the case, and of course none of the leaders of the mobs wore or will be identified. The south is filled with a class of whites who host of education, broad mindedness, charity and justice. For the benefit of those who do not know, we have here to say: Colored servants are hired here for a mere pittance, some receiving fifty cents a week and never over four dollars a month and at such salaries they are required to do the house work, washing, ironing, chores, attend the children and suffer any humiliation that the educated (?) and charitable (?) white women are pleased to thrust upon her. Her position in the house of such Christian (?) people can better be imagined than described. In truth, when one enters the home of a southern white as a servant it is as Dante says in his "Inferno," namely, "All hope is lost, who enter here." Not only is all hope lost but all refinement and humanity, because within those four walls is a roaring, seething antagonism against the race which the servant represents and the prolonged staying in such an environment will in nine cases out of every ten communicate itself. So in the case of Miss Ann Beston, being associated with cruelty and evilness her disposition was warped and she took on the animal nature of her surroundings and her betters (?) and copying their brutality did in a moment of pain and rage take the life of one of the southland's bulldozing whites. For this was one lone woman taken by a mob of one hundred men and hanged. But all should be grateful that she removed the cause of the trouble in this one instance at least. Many are the humiliations that are borne by our race down here, some of which are as follows: In many states members are prohibited from owning autos, colored chauffeurs are taboos, articles purchased, if not suitable, must be kept; if a spirited horse is owned he must not be driven past that of a white gentleman (?) without permission; if you are passing white ladies and gentlemen (?) and they do not step aside, they must walk off the sidewalk. All this is done not because of the bravery of the white man. But because he is selfish, dirty, low, cowardly, and knows that he can organize a mob of four or five hundred to lynch one colored man and the law will uphold the act. As in every race there are exceptions, but in this particular race located down here the exception is conspicuous by its almost total absence. The majority are like thieves in the night, ever ready to give you a sly slab in the side and then call on a mob to help them with what they have started and are too cowardly to finish. And every lick they get from us is not amiss, and though someone pays the penalty, let us feel glad over the outgoing of every southern white who comes under the category of a blood-thirsty brute. Miss Ruth Raines was quietly married to Mr. Jerry Watkins Tuesday evening, June 25, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. D. Jobe, 5528 Ingleside avenue. Because of the serious illness of the bride, from which she is just recovering, only relatives and immediate friends were present. Popular Head of National Religious Training School First of His Race to Receive Degree from Muskingum College. Durham, N. C., June 28—Muskingum College, Ohio, has conferred the degree of "Doctor of Divinity" upon Dr. James E. Shepard, the popular president of the National Religious Training School, located in this city. While Muskingum is one of the smaller colleges, it is regarded as one of the truly great colleges of the country. It has sent out a host of notable men, who have made their impress upon the intellectual life of the nation and whose constructive labors have done much to advance the general good. Among the alumni of this college may be mentioned' the late President Harper, of the Chicago University; Dr. Morehead, Dean of the Xenia Theological Seminary; Dr. Lawrence, Mr. Bryan's pastor; Dr. McCleenahan, pastor of the wealthiest Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh; and a host of others. It boasts of the fact that 55 per cent of the male graduates of this college are either in the ministry or the missionary work of the world. Dr. Shepard is the only colored man to be honored with a degree 'at the hands of Muskingum College, and the vote in the faculty was unanimous. MISS SINCLAIR WHITE WINS DIAMOND MEDAL Pleases an Audience of 5,000 Persons at the Auditorium in Difficult Violin Selections. Before an audience of nearly 5,000 of Chicago's music lovers at the Auditorium last Tuesday evening, June 18 Miss Sinclair White appeared in a most successful rendition of a difficult two movement violin selection. Her number was third on a program of talent of rare promise, on the occasion of the commencement exercises of the Chicago Musical College. At this time Miss White was also presented with a diamond medal, which is highly merited. The particular selection chosen by Miss White was a concertino by Hans Sitt, a teacher of the Leipsig Conservatory. While Miss White is very young, her performance of this strikingly emotional number was accomplished with the greatest ease. She appeared to be in her own chosen element in work of this emotional character and enjoyed her own efforts as much so as those who composed the very intelligent audience that filled the great hall. No less a critic than Felix Borowski had only words of commendation for the work of our clever young performer and he states his views to the music loving public through the columns of the Chicago Record-Herald. Miss White is not only well known to the colored people of our city and many other cities, but her ability is recognized in all high class musical circles where she has been heard. A host of her colored friends made a fine representation at this recital, showing their keen interest in her many successes. Miss White's musical education has extended over a period of nine years and her mastery of the sweet stringed instrument is her seeming sole ambition, and her success in this chosen art shows clearly the correctness of her choice, aside from her natural talent in that direction. She is to be applauded, not as a colored wonder, but as successful among all such artists. Her future in this field seems assured and she has but to complete her proposed course of study in Russia and she will at once forge to the front rank. Her emotional work is clever, genuine, refined and from the soul. She masters the bow and strings, bringing out a harmony of tones that calls forth a response from the heart of every listener and thrills one's whole being with rhythmic vibrations. CARNIVAL COM- MITTEE MEETS All Charitable Organizations to Have Free Booths—To Form Permanent Organizations. The colored business men of Chicago on State street carnival and fair held their meeting at the Union Masonic hall, 3956 S. State street, Thursday, June 27. The following resolutions were adopted: That all charitable organizations have free booths. That no concessions will be permitted to parties who are not responsible and that all concessions must comply with the city ordinance permits issued only by the manager. The officers and various committees were elected to carry out the extensive program, with special arrangements to societies and clubs to make appropriate display during the carnival. This association to develop a permanent organization to hold in Chicago an annual celebration carnival and fair the last two weeks in August. A delightful wedding anniversary celebration was tended Hon. R. B. Montgomery and wife of Milwaukee, Wia., at the hospitable residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levy, 3207 La Salle street, Thursday evening, June 20. Among the fortunate guests were Dr. D. E. Butler of Buxton, Iowa, and Editor R. D. Hunt of Huntsville, Ala. The evening was most enjoyably spent and best wishes and congratulations were extended Hon. and Mrs. Montgomery for many more years of martial bliss. THE WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRICE 5 CENTS WILL JACK JOHNSON RELINQUISH TITLE AS CHAMPION? A Well-Known Writer Asks Pertinent Question—Should Johnson Be Defeated Next Thursday Afternoon, Which Is Possible, but Not Probable, His Finish Would Undoubtedly Be the Most Spectacular in the Epochs of Pugilism—The Champion Would Struggle as Long as He Had an Ounce of Strength. WILD SCENE WOULD ENSUE. The Champion Will Not Sell Out—Has Too Much at Stake—There Will be no Birth of a New Champion July 4th—The Laurels of the Heavyweight Championship will Remain in Their Keeping—Johnson in Splendid Form—Will Enter Ring at 210 Pounds. By Jackson J. Stovall Oer the far away hills of Las Vegas, Mex., on the afternoon of July 4th, 1912, Jim Flynn of Pueblo, Colo., the pugilistic Titanic of the Caucasian race, will attempt to wrest the harels from the sable brow of the colored champion. On the respective date it will have been two years since Johnson met and defeated the then mighty Jeffries at Reno, Nevada. On that memorable afternoon of July 4th, 1910, 20,000 excited spectators gathered around the ring under the blazing sun of the desert in the "last free state of the American union" to witness the struggle for static supremacy between Caucasia and Ethiopia. An awn hush fell over that most remarkable assemblage when it saw the idol of the sporting world going to his inevitable finish, and when Johnson delivered the knockout blow and the referee held his gloved hand aloft, in token of victory, mingled cheers and groans rent the air and that vast sea of humanity fled out of the spacious amphitheater like a funeral procession. Johnson Outclasses Flynn: That Johnson outclasses Flynn, respectively, in strength, speed and cleverness cannot be denied by the latter's stanchest admirers. The champion's pregnant defense which is almost impenetrable, would enable him to wage battle many rounds without probable defeat, should the high attitude affect his breathing. Will Johnson Sell Out? The report has been current since the match was made that Johnson might sell out. Such report seems absurd when one views the obstacles that the champion had to overcome to reach the coveted goal of his ambition. Should Johnson be defeated next Thursday afternoon, which is possible, but not probable, his finis' would undoubtedly be the most spectacular in the epoch of pugilism. The champion would struggle to stem the tide of defeat as long as an ounce of strength would respond to his dominating spirit. A pandemonium would reign as has never heretofore been witnessed at the ringside and the Caucasian race throughout the domains of the universe would celebrate his passing. Summing up the merits of both men in their respective vocation and expressing my opinion from an unbiased point of view I can only see the results of a meeting between the two as follows: When the clang of the gong starts the ball to rolling, so to speak, when every muscle in their lifte forms are brought into activity, and every blow recorded in pugilistic statistics has been delivered and every ounce of strength expended, there will be no birth of a new champion—the laurels emblematic to the heavyweight championship will remain in its present keeping and not be transferred to the brow of the Anglo-Saxon. AT THE SUMMER SCHOOLS. Mra. L. W. Cummins Entertains a number of students who are taking Specialized Studies, W. of G. Registered at the University of Chicago are an unusual number of visitors and teachers from all over the United States taking advantage of the many summer courses offered. As is her custom Mrs. L. W. Cummins, 6554 Champlain avenue, is entertaining a number of them. Among the party we noted Miss Laura Frances Grayson, Oberlin, Ohio; Miss Bessle L. Brum, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. E. Q. Helm, Kewanee, Ill.; Miss Standley, Sanford, Fla.; Miss Lulu Cropper, Talahassee, Fla.; Miss Helen Speight, Tallahassee, Fla.; Miss A. R. Egalson, Guthrie, Okla.; Mr. Walt Dyson, Washington, D. C.; Miss Bertha F. Bingham, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Miss Nora A. Roberts, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Cummins' daughter, Miss' Loule, who teaches school in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Josephine M. Brown and Mr. Joseph A. Glebert were united in marriage last. Wednesday evening, June 26, at the home of the bride's parents, 2175 Forest avenue, Rev. E. T. Martin officiated. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. Virgil Mackey and little daughter have gone to Georgia to remain until August. Mr. a Mrs. Ferd Harvis of Pine Bluff, Ark., friends of Attorney and Mrs. J. G. Lucas, are visiting our city. Mr. Harris was a delegate to the national convention. Miss Nora Roberts, assistant principal of one of our schools at Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting the city and while here will take a summer course at the Chicago University. Miss Robtis is also a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas. Messrs. Clarence Gaines and S. T. Simpson, representing tailoring establishments of Dallas, Texas, are visiting the city and are guests of Mrs. J. M. Craig, 3406 Vernon avenue. Mr. F. J. Young of Spartanburg, S. C., who was in attendance at the convention, left for home Wednesday night. He was the guest of Mrs. H. P. Lee, 3159 State street. Mr. C. T. White of Vancouver, B. C., who has been in Chicago for some weeks, is visiting friends in Indianapolis for a few days. Miss Ethel Booen, 405 56th place, graduated from the business department of the Englewood high school Wednesday evening, June 19. "Retribution," in four acts, at Oakland Music Hall, Monday night, July 1. Mr. Cary B. Lewis, manager. Admission 50 cents. Mr. J. C. Stratford of St. Louis, Mo., is making an indefinite stay in our city and is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Craig, 3406 Vernon avenue. Mr. J. B. Stratford and wife of Tulsa, Okla., passed through the city recently to attend the commencement at Oberlin University, of which their son, C. F. Stratford, was a member of the class. Mr. W. Smith, the saxophone artist, left the city a few days since to visit his aunt, Mrs. B. S. Taylor of Indianapolis, Ind., and his parents at Versailles, Ky. Mr. W. H. Riley, who recently returned from a trip through Canada, is again connected with the real estate department of the Binga bank. Mr. Riley now resides at 3306 Indiana avenue. Spend a day in the woods by going to Glenwood park Tuesday, July 2, over Aurora-Elgin line, 5th avenue and Jackson boulevard. Mr. John Williams, of the Navarre Club, has been quite ill this week with lung trouble. Mrs. Charles A. Jordan, of 3205 Rhodes avenue, returned Tuesday from a flying trip to Louisville. With her came Mrs. Lemore Gibson, Mr. Jordan's sister, who is connected with the teaching staff of the Louisville School system. Where will you spend the Fourth? If you are not going out of town, you had better join us with the Afternoon Club at Rasche's Grove. You can "come after breakfast, bring your lunch and dance after dinner time." Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shreve returned this week from a swing around the western portion of this country and Canada Almost immediately they left for Boston. Mrs. Kate Minters, Premier Cateress of Indianapolis, passed through the city last Sunday on her way to a two months' rest in California. A few hours were spent in dining with her lifelong friend, Mrs. Mary McKeney, of Loomis boulevard. The Afternoon Club has "got the figures." You can keep cool on the shore of the lake and yet not be so far from civilization that you will be unable to ascertain in what round Jack "put it" on Flynn. We are grieved to hear that Mr. Bud Moseley is not so well. He will take a journey next week in search of better health. He has our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Mr. Will Brown, of Kansas City, is in the city for a few days on his way to Ottawa Beach for the summer. Come out on Thursday, July 4, to lasche's Grove, 79th and Bond avenue, in the afternoon as well as the ening, as just east of the grove is. Bathing beach, where one may enjoy a dip in the gurr. BYRONS ARRIVE TO-DAY. (Special to The Defender.) Salt Lake City, June 28.—We will arrive in Chicago in the morning and go directly to our home, 5138 Indian avenue. Can't say anything as to funeral arrangements until we confer with our brother from Washington, who, we believe, is in Chicago by this time. "THE BYRONS." To Save Trees of Australia To Save Trees or Australia. None too soon a popular movement has been set on foot in Australia to preserve the gigantic stringybarks (various species of eucalyptus) of that country, which far exceed in height the famous "big trees" of California, and are the tallest trees in the world. These trees sometimes attain heights ranging from 400 to 500 feet. Their timber is exceedingly valuable, and for this reason they have been ruthlessly destroyed by lumbermen. CONDUCTOR MR. JAMES AHLYN MUNDY, ORGANIST. This is the young gentleman which played the organ in Orchestra Hall, at was reported by the Tribune as wear - the great Roosevelt meeting where ing "blue jumpers" when he for the 3,000 Americans gathered to hear the first time, or any member of his race, above great citizen speak. --- ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` WRATH CAME IN VERY HANDY So Mad After Spat With Sweetheart That He Whipped a Bandit. Sam Jones was mad clear through. He had just had a quarrel with his sweetheart, and although he had concealed his anger until he left her home he was now boiling over with rage. As usual, Sam had got the worst of the little spat, for in spite of his 6 feet 2 and his great strength his diminutive lady love had wound him around her finger like so much ribbon. As Sam alighted from the elevated train at his home station his cheeks were still flushed with helpless anger and he was just "spolling" for a fight or almost any kind of a chance to even up matters on some one. His wish was destined to be granted sooner than he knew, for when he descended the elevated steps to the street a figure blocked his path, a revolver was held a few inches below his nose, and a guruf voice commanded, "Come on! Shell out, Jack!" Without a second's hesitation Sam smashed the would-be robber full in the face with his brawny fist and sent him reeling several paces backward and stunned him so that he dropped his weapon. Both Sam and the thief were so surprised that they merely stared at each other for a few seconds, then the latter remembered that he possessed a good pair of legs and started to run at express speed. "Here's a good one," Sam laughed grinily as he set out, in hot pursuit of his assailant. "This fellow intended to hold me up and now I'm going to hold him up just to balance things a trifle." Sam was soon forced to give up the chase, however, for he was burdened with a heavy ulster, while the holdup man wore a light sweater. "Gee," chuckled Sam, "if I hadn't been as hot under the collar as I was, as a result of that little fuss with Alice, I bet I'd have shelled out like a little lamb when he presented the invitation. I'll go up there tomorrow night with a big box of chocolates and square things up." Diamond Cut Diamond "I learned something new the other day," said the father of a boy who is prone to playing hookey from school. "The letter carrier makes his first delivery about the time we are all at breakfast. I noticed that when the bell rang my boy would sometimes hurry down before any one else could get ahead of him, although he was naturally so lazy that usually you couldn't get him to go at all. "This set me thinking. I soon found out that he ran downstairs to the letter-box only when the previous day had been a fine one. I followed him and caught him in the act of destroying a postal card his teacher had sent to me, stating that the boy had been absent from school. "It was a neat little trick, but I managed to checkmate him all right by having the teacher send the card to my place of business downtown." Professional Toastmasters Probably the most exclusive and myterious profession is that of the toastmaster at a banquet. It is not an all day job, but the function of the supreme man, who can dominate a babbling assembly, anxious for food, and hold them with "Pray, my lords, ladies and gentlemen, silence for grace by —" and the reverend gentleman gets up and bleats under the patronage of the toastmaster.—London Chronicle. A Fighting Fish. The plakat, or Betta pugnax, is a Malayan fighting fish, specimens of which the natives of Slam pit against each other like gamecocks. These fish are, indeed, veritable aquatic gamecocks and are reared for the sole purpose of fighting. These fights draw large throngs of spectators and considerable coin is wagered.—Popular Mechanics. --- Will Insist on Baths The master of Navan Union, County Meath, Ireland, in which institution compulsory baths for able-bodied tramps have been introduced recently, reported that 14 tramps were admitted the previous night, and, rather than take baths, seven left. The chairman then stated that the motto of the institution from henceforth, should be "Swim or Shift." They Go Together If God writes "opportunity" on one side of open doors, he writes "responsibility" on the other side.—Gracey. Why He Sighed. "There will be no marriage nor giving in marriage in heaven," said Mrs. Henpeck. Mr. Henpeck drew a long, deep, sad sigh. "Why do you look so sad about it, Henry?" she asked. "We haven't any such assurance about conditions in the other place." Greatest Triumph For The Race in The Annals of STATE STREET FROM 31st STREET TO 39th STREET Local History GRAND AUGUST CARNIVAL and NEGRO EXPOSITION STATE STREET FROM 31st STREET TO 39th STREET TWO BIG WEEKS of MIRTH, MERRIMENT and REVIEW August 17th to 31st, 1912 Construction of Arches, Pillars, etc., to be a work of Art. Designs for the Street Decorations will be a Revelation of Incomparable Beauty. Overhead Lighting, Multi-colored effects—a Veritable Blaze of Glory. A Special Feature For Each Day's Program Every Military Organization, all Secret Orders, Associations, Clubs, Institutions, to be Featured in this Stupenduous Display of Thrift. Daily Parades—Music Everywhere—Amusements. Watch weekly papers for later announcements or call "Douglas 1565" for Concessions, etc. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN CHICAGO TO BE THE QUEEN OF THE GRAND AUGUST CARNIVAL $100.00 One Hundred Dollars To The One Elected Queen Cut out this Coupon and vote for the Lady you think is the most beautiful. JESSE BINGA, Banker RANKIN & WHITE, Druggists PETER P. JONES, Photographer VIRGIL MACKEY, Tailor Street Cut Out Coupon and mail to THE CARNIVAL DEPARTMENT, THE CHICAGO DEFENDER, 3159 STATE STREET. JESSE BINGA, Manager, Corner 36th Place and State Street! DEATHS OF THE WEEK Adams, Harry, 38 years, 2338 Dearborn; June 3. Cannigan, Grant, 38 years, 2835 La Salte; Cowherd, Lawrence, 1 year, 3127 Armour Ave.; June 18. Denne, Freddie, 20 years, 1331 Wells St.; Evans, Frlichen, 7 mos., 2424 Seminary Ave.; June 19. Fleming, Francis, 25 years, 5019 Armour; Gould, John, 40 years, 3022 Armour Ave.; June 28. Hickman, Timothy, 57 years, 2937 Dearborn; Hawkins, Joseph, 22 years, 4633 Evans Ave.; June 22. Hawkeye, Jesse, 31 years, 2255 State St.; Jordon, John W., 2 years, 221 N. Maplewood Ave.; June 22. Jean Ellison, years, 2635 Cottage Grove Ave.; June 22. Lee, Robt, 40 years, Unknown; June 11. Russell, Chas., 41 years, State and 31st. Ave.; June 22. White, Burton, 37 years, Mecca Bldg.; June 18. The Influence of Clothes. He—"Did you ever observe what a difference clothes make on one's mind? Now, when I am in my riding togs, I'm all horse; when I have on my business suit, my mind's full of business; when I get into my evening dress, my mind takes a purely social turn."—She—"And I suppose that when you take a bath your mind's an utter blank."—Stray Stories. Bravery a State of Mind The Norsemen never feared death. They were as brave on land as on the sea. It was their belief that brave warriors at death would be taken to the land of Valhalla, where they might fight and hunt and feast for ages. They believed that every night wounds received during the day would heal, and they would be ready for fresh adventures in the morning. To Loosen Window To loosen windows that move hard, melt a tablespoonful of lard and pour a little between the window, frame and casing, and on the roller and rope. It works well, says Suburban Life, and is a good thing to know in the springtime, when frames are swollen from being closed all winter. Folly of Bride In Gold He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he be exalted above his neighbors because he hath m. e gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine! Jeremy Taylor. Si Wouldn't Have It. Miss Pearl McGuffin wanted to read an essay on "The Boredom of Great Riches" before the Punkintown Literary society. Si Slimmins, chairman of the lecture committee, wouldn't have it. He says there ain't any such thing. Use of Speech. Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.—Bishop South. Time for Courtesy. Life it not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.—Emerson. German Agriculture German Agriculture. Agriculture supports nearly 19,000, 000 of the inhabitants of the German empire. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Triumph Fete in The Annals Local History GRAND AUGUST CARNIVAL and NEGRO EXPOSITION KS of MIRTH, MERRIMEN first 17th to 31st Pillars, etc., to be a work of Art. Revelation of Incomparable Beauty Veritable Blaze of Glory. Feature For Each Day's Organization, all Secret Orders, Association Stupenduous Display of Thrift. Items. Watch weekly papers for later Concessions, etc. BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE QUEEN OF THE AUGUST CARNIVAL 100 One Hundred Dollars The Elected Queen upon and vote for the Lady you is the most beautiful. Street to THE CARNIVAL DEPARTMENT, THE ENDER, 3159 STATE STREET. E BINGA, Ma erner 36th Place and State Street The Intruder. A certain boat coming up the Mississippi one day during the flood lost her way and bumped up against a frame house. She hadn't more than touched it before an old darkey rammed his head up through a hole in the roof, where the chimney once came out, and yelled at the captain on the roof: "What's yer gwine wid dat boat? Can't you see nothin'? Fust thing yer knows yer gwine to turn ds house ober, spill de old woman an' de chill' out in de flood an' drown 'em. What yer dot' out here in de country wid yer boat, anyhow? Go on back yander froo de co'n fields an' get back into de ribber whar ye'blongs. Ain't got no business sevn' miles out in the country coolin' roun' people's houses nohow? And she backed out.-Life Vehicles in Burma The styles mostly used in Burma are two-wheeled ddg car and buggies with syee's seat or step behind. The tops to the buggies must have closed sides (hood shaped) and be capable of being turned back. All vehicles have rubber tires and are fitted with foot bells. Local made buggies sell on the average for $165, while those imported from India sell as high as $400. As to the Coln. Inquires a paragrapher who is just beginning to dip into the joys (though he doesn't call them that) of Dickens: "We have trailed Nicholas Nickleby to the point where he has joined a theatrical company. Is it worth while following the scent further?" In this case, friend, it isn't a scent; it's a nickel. Confusions of Effects "Things didn't seem to work together in your series of dramatic representations." "They didn't," admitted Stormington Barnes. "When we played tragedy the box office receipts were a farce, and when we played farce they were a tragedy."—Washington Star. Always Business. "Are you angry because I lost my temper and tried to scratch your eyes out?" asked the repentant prima donna. "No," replied the impresario. "It was a good suggestion. Just remember how you went about it and if grand opera falls maybe we can do something in the moving picture way." Economy. One thrifty woman spent a day darning a pillow-slip that was a mass of rips, because, she explained. "It was such a pity to waste the hem." Higher Task Singleton—"Well, now that you are married, I suppose your wife expects you to live up to your ideals?" Wedmore (sadly)—"No, to her ideals." Uncle Pennywise Says: When all else falls, husband and wife can always argue the question as to whether or not she could have done better than to marry him. Weight of Wheat and Oats. Weight of Wheat and Oats. A bushel of wheat weighs, on the average, 60 pounds, and oats from 88 to 40. JESSE BINGA, Banker RANKIN & WHITE, Druggists PETER P. JONES, Photographer VIRGIL MACKEY, Tailor ROBERT S. ABBOTT, Publisher COMMITEE. anager, Street! Too many in the Party. A certain knight of Spain, as high in birth as a king, as Catholic as the pope, and equal to Job in poverty, arriving one night at an inn in France, knocked a long time at the gate till he had alarmed the landlord, "Who is there?" said the host, looking out of the window. "Don Juan Pedro," replied the Spaniard; "Hernandez, Rodriguez de Villanova, Count of Malafra, Knight Santiago and Alcantara." "I am very sorry," replied the landlord, shutting the window, "but I have not rooms enough in my house for all the gentlemen you have mentioned."—Life. Parliamentary Law. No one man is responsible for parliamentary law. It was born of deliberative exigencies. Its rules, precedents and uses are contained neither in statutes nor court decisions and are only binding when a deliberative body chooses to make them so. Most of the rules now accepted had their origin in the English parliament. Changes have been made to meet the needs of our legislative bodies, even as changes were made in the English parliament—parliamentary law growing from the simple procedure of the Anglo Saxon town meet to the more complicated deliberative machinery of today. Freak Fashion Disapproved. A freak fashion on the part of a man who has been attracting considerable attention of late at the theaters in London is regarded by the West end dress experts with contempt. With the regulation black evening dress and white collar and the this eccentric wears a black shirt front, relieved by a white waistcoat. Man Worships Something Man always worships something; always he sees the. Infinite shadowed forth in something finite; and indeed, can and must so see it in any finite thing, once tempt him well to fix his eyes thereon.-Carlyle. Bringing Out the Best in Man. Affliction is the good man's shining scene; prosperity conceals his brightest ray; as night to stars, woe luster gives to man.-Young. Picking the Good Ones "You see a group of girl children, or schoolgirls, or university girls, or factory girls, or ballroom girls—you can pick out, as plainly as if they were branded, the ones whom men will want to marry and the ones whom no man will want to marry.—"A Touch of Fantasy," by A. H. Adams, Res. Phones: Doug. 2558 Office: Oak 3126 Auto 72-607 DR. G. WILLIAM MILLER, Physician and Surgeon Office, 4709 State Street Hours: 9-11 A. M.; 1-3 and 6-8 P. M. Residence, 3552 Forest Ava. DR. A. BARLEY WILLIAMS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Houston-1220 a. m. by 1 p. m. 828 a. m. to 5 p. m. 7 p. m. to 828 a. m. and by Appointment. 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COURT GENERAL ROBERT BILLIOTT No. 7358, Ancient Order of Foresters day night in each month at Odd Fallow's Hall, 3387 State street. --- Chief Ranger, F. V. Habb, 5344 Dearborn street, phone 5181 Drex. Dearborn street, phone 1818 Aldine, 5344 Dearborn street, attendant, 5344 Dearborn street, phone 5181 Columbus. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT To the extent of naming Mr. Taft to succeed himself in office, the action of the late Republican national convention was a verification of The Defender's prediction of a few days previous. We also felt and still believe there are many good and strong reasons why he deserves re-election. Whether theides of November will sustain and verify the wisdom of our latter contention, time only can demonstrate. A crisis has arrived in the life of our beloved party, made glorious by the story of Lincoln, Sumner, Stevens and McKinley, and the utmost care and most vigilant direction and supervision will be required from those having its immediate future in charge to steer it clear of the rocks and seething whirlpools challenging the safety of the voyage ahead of it. Much has been said—and it will be long talked of and remembered—of how the sixty-odd colored delegates stood like a stone wall for Mr. Taft, thus assuring his nomination under any and all circumstances but the convention has become history, and they—the delegates—having fulfilled with splendid loyalty the part assigned to them in the spectacular and exciting drama, have returned to their southern homes to the inactivity and forgetfulness, politically speaking, of another four years of party uselessness, having neither vote nor influence to contribute to the aid of Mr. Taft when the time of his direct need shall overtake him. In that time, as come it surely will, the fleeting moments bringing it nearer with each roving breeze, the thousands of colored votes that more than ever will be the balance of power in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York and portions of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, must be reckoned with earnestly and with wisdom, and the burden to do so, will rest upon the shoulders of Mr. Taft and his lieutenants in the Northern pivotal States, and is the most delicate and important task awaiting them. With but the Democratic party to contend with it would be serious enough, for, pretend to view it as we may, there are thousands of Negro voters among the floating masses of the big population centers of the North who do not hesitate to vote openly the Democratic ticket, and the number grows larger each year, but beyond this ancient and ever present situation comes now the spectacle of the party being split in twain, and the forces that compose the offshoot led by that—in many respects—most wonderful and magnetic, personal force in America if not in the world today—Theo. e Roosevelt. Can Mr. Laft—will, his marshals and aids be able acting through his directions and instructions, to stem the drain upon his colored adherents most liable to result from the double efforts of the foraging Democracy and the no less foraging and fiercely in earnest progressives, as led by Mr. Roosevelt, or will they slumber on their arms and fall of the task that faces them? We shall listen, we shall se. SAME OLD GAME. The organ played the same old tune, The same old pair that used to spoon Walked up the same old isle at noon, The same old rosy month of June The same old divorce pretty soon. Well, they have Taft on the raft. Up to date we haven't had much of an opportunity to swat the fly. Our delegates came out with flying colors after all. Jack Johnson was seen bathing his fats in salt water, we wonder why. If your name does not appear in the beauty contest list, don't bemoan your fate, but remember beauty is but skin deep. Don't say we told you, but here is the ticket of the Progressive party: For president, Theodore Roosevelt; for vice-president, William Jennings Bryan. Surely their names are as familiar to every household as Sapollo. Mexico, not to be behind the times, has introduced lynching. The country is certainly making vast strides toward civilization with this new and fascinating sport (?). The old barbarous bull fighting entertainments will probably be abandoned. Great preparations are being made to entertain the crowds that will spend the Fourth at the West Michigan resort. A number of parties are being formed here, in St. Louis and other neighboring cities and a good time is promised all. Drew seems to be drawing the attention of the devotees of the Olympian games in Sweden. He is representing the United States, having beaten all of the best sprinters here, and his chances for the world's record are very good. It is gratifying to note whenever one of our race is given an opportunity they make good and we predict that Drew will be no exception to the rule. After July 4th they will know in Juarez, Mexico, whether a prize fight or a bull fight draws the biggest crowd. There will not be as much money change hands this time as there was a Reno. Jack Johnson is reported to be in excellent trim and looks upon this event as a pleasant pastime. It isn't always well to be too sanguine, "there's many a slip twixt the upper lip and the dipper." The same crisis that brought for the 14th and 15th amendment to the constitution is again eminent. The recent eventful conventions of the two parties demonstrates the necessity of revising our constitution along broader lines. The question that now confronts us is, will our people take advantage of the opportunity to have embodied therein barriers against the enactments of laws that are inimical to our interests? The constitution should not remain in regard to our inherent right to patronize public places without fear of discrimination, which has been deprived to us by oppressive legislation of narrow minded communities. Lest ye forget we remind you that the birth of a new party along progressive lines opens the doors of opportunity for us to demonstrate our civic pride. It has been repeatedly pointed out to us that the Republican party made it possible for us to exercise the right of suffrage and therefore as long as we remain under its banner we should be subservient to its policies. The new party cannot lay such claim to our support, but if we come into their fold, we come with the inherent right of aiding them to shape their principles. Our ideas cannot be crushed under the taunts of "debt. of gratitude, obligations, etc." Grasp the golden opportunity. The colored delegates to the Democratic national convention seem to be conspicuous by their absence. However, their influence is strongly felt by every party in the field, the Socialists making the biggest bid for their favor, their arguments are convincing and logical. The Socialists represent in a great measure the laboring class littered unto one vast union, organized for the protection of the man or woman who make their living by the sweat of their brow. The colored people are of this class and are eligible to membership in most of the trades unions. It seems to be dawning upon the white brother that social equality does not mean a white and a black hod carrier working side by side and going their respective ways when their day's work is ended, and so the bars are being let down and a friendlier feeling exists. Time and contact work wonders. A crazy man once chased a visitor all over the asylum grounds and instead of harming him when he caught him, simply said "tag, you're it." It never pays to cross a bridge until you get to it. Little has been said this year regarding a sane fourth, owing to the fact that politics occupied every available space in the papers. It is none the less important that every precaution be taken to prevent serious accidents, explosives except of the mildest type should, should be kept from the children. They can be entertained and taught to be patriotic without looking like they had been through a war the day after. Take them for an outing at one of the parks, have fireworks if you will that the elder ones can handle in the evening. Shooting of firearms in the streets is strictly prohibited and the offender will be ar- THE CH Mr. Clarence Vena of Toledo, Ohio visited his brother, Mr. E. A. Vena, 3822 Dearborn street, during the con- vention. He returned home Saturday last. The picnic success of last season; go with them this year.—Appomattox Club. See display ad. Mr. W. M. H. Slaughter of Detroit, Mich., father of Mrs. Sarah Lough and Mrs. J. L. Parks, came to the city Wednesday to visit them at 3224 Forest avenue. He left Friday. Mr. Slaughter has been with the Pere Marquette R. R. for 24 years. Miss Beatrice White, 3402 State street, leaves for Jackson, Miss., Sunday, to teach. Subscribers and friends of the Chicago Defender will please bear in mind that no advertisements of any kind whatsoever will be inserted in our columns unless they are paid for in advance. So please don't telephone. Who is the most beautiful woman in Chicago? Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Morris, 2712 Dearborn street, are expected home from their trip abroad next week. They will go immediately to their summer home in Michigan. Messrs. Amos Scott, Parker and J. L. Goodall, all of Philadelphia, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wheeler Jr., 3633 Calumet avenue, departed for home early this week. Miss L. B. Davis, a popular school teacher of Paducah, KY, is the guest of Mrs. Hattie Wooldridge. Send in personales of your friends. It is free. Drop it on a post-card. Can't you afford to spend a penny on your friends? rested and prosecuted. Fourth of July comes but once in a year and there is no harm in celebrating it in a befitting manner, but be careful. At a recent examination held by the State Board of Medical Examiners of Alabama, Dr. Henry Clay Bryant, formerly of the Provident hospital, this city, made the highest marks in every branch of medicine and of course received his license to practice in that state. There is nothing remarkable in the fact that Dr. Bryant passes, the remarkable part is that they allowed him to in that state where prejudice is rife. For the past ten years, it is asserted, they have studiously attempted to keep members of our race from practicing there, fearing that they would make \nroads into their business. Dr. Bryant is to be congratulated upon his success. He opened a beautiful office in Birmingham, his former home, and his many friends wish for him the success he so richly deserves. The genial doctor is soon to take into himself a wife, the belle of Cincinnati, it is said, Good wishes and again good wishes. THE EDITOR'S MAIL MISS WRIGHT DECLINES Chicago, June 21—Mr. Abbott, Editor of the Chicago Defender—Dear Sir: I would like to thank my friends for placing me as a contestant in the Queen of the Carnival beauty contest, but I must decline the honor. Kindly remove my name from the lists, and oblige. MISS MABLE WRIGHT. 3760 Rhodes avenue. THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE BUSINESS. Chicago, June 24—Mr. R. S. Abbott—Dear Editor: I am sending you an order for $1.50 for the Chicago Defender. I must admit that I am very much pleased with it now, and for the year passed also. I am, as ever, MISS VIOLET SCRUGGS. 5769 La Salle street. THE NEGRO DELEGATES To the Editor of the Chicago Defender—Dear Sir: In due respect to the Afro-American delegates who were in attendance at the National Republican convention, we the Afro-American citizens of Chicago, congratulate them on their attainments and marked success in advancing the race in politics. Their conduct in general was an example and, I am positive, was contrary to the expectations of many. Never resorting to questionable tactics to solicit votes or indulging in degrading arguments or in any way infringing upon or violating the discipline of the committee, self-respect, manliness, peace and harmony prevailed on all occasions, both from a Taft or Roosevelt standpoint. In conclusion I will state that never before in the entire history of politics has our race been represented by any more brilliant, refined, intelligent and progressive type of men as it was in the last convention. A GOOD PLUMBER WANTED Fort Smith, Ark, June 20.—Mr. R. S. Abbott—Dear Sir: I have been requested to write you by Mrs. Mildred Stratford to get you to insert an ad in your paper for a practical and theoretical plumber, of which I am in much need at the present and can give the same steady work for some time to come. He must be a good man who can read charts and blueprints and be able to stand an examination before a white board, which is very strict. We have recently had 40 miles of sewer put in, which necessitated about 300 colored families connecting to same. That being compulsory, we are quite sure of landing 200 or more of these jobs, which will take about a year to complete. Thumbs in Social Customs. Few persons realize how important a role the thumb has played in the social customs of the people. Erskine records that among certain classes of people in Scotland the final settlement of a bargain was always signalized by the licking and joining of thumbs. Selden says that kissing the thumb was a characteristic of servility. The clergy, the rich and the great, were in receipt of this honor from tradesmen. From remotes times the practice of licking the thumb has been regarded as a solemn pledge or promise, existing, according to Tactus and others, among the Goths, the Iberians and the Moors, and it may also be traced through successive periods down to the present time. If the Truth Be Told. "Whoever made you think you look well on horseback, Throggins, lied to you most shamefully." "Yes, I'll be at home next Thursday evening, Mr. Pschuck, that's why I'd rather not have you call." "Bobby, you must not be uncivil to Mr. Slocum, he's only going to stay a few minutes." "Officer, I don't mind being arrested by a cop that's got some sense, but you're a darned bonehead." "Mamma, you won't need to listen at the keyhole this evening; it's my second best young man that's coming." A Preference. When in the country it is very interesting to see the butter made—some young men prefer seeing the milkmaid.—The Tatler. Unexpected Flippancy. We hardly look for humor in a medical dictionary, yet one recently published defines "shout" as "an unpleasant noise produced by overstraining the throat, for which great singers are paid well and small children are punished." IN CHICAGO AND ITS SUBURBS Our Local Department—Personal Mention—Religious—Social and other short paragraphs—Read it over carefully, somewhere you will find a line or two about yourself or your friends. O DEFENDER If you want a first class furnished room read our classified columns. Mr. Bird Lucky, 5008 Dearborn street, is enjoying a two weeks vacation at the pretty home of Mrs. Lulu Gaston at Benton Harbor, Mich. Mr. Harry E. Pace of Memphis, Tenn., grand exited ruler of the Elks, was a convention week visitor. Dr. William Howard of Washington, D. C., is in the city renewing his acquaintance with his old friends. Mr. Joseph Jones of Cincinnati, I. is in the city, the guest of Major R. R. Jackson. Mrs. Edna Phillips of St. Louis, Mo., is in the city visiting her parents at 4750 Evanston avenue. Mr. Joseph Ford of Grand Rapids, Mich., was one of the sergeants-at-arms at the convention. Why don't you surprise yourself and please the publisher by paying your subscription. Mrs. Jewel Gaters of 3614 Calumet avenue was presented with an expensive violin bow for selling over $2 worth of tickets, which was the highest number sold by any pupil for the commencement exercises of the Jackson music school, 3151 State street, of which she is a promising violin pupil. Miss Daisy Jones of 2300 Dearborn street entertained in honor of Mrs. Stella Fisher of Indianapolis, Ind., Monday afternoon. Sergt. A. Ray left the city Wednesday night for his home at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., after a visit of two weeks. Don't go home without taking the children some of Brown's home-made ice cream, 99 West Third-sixth street. Mr. Clarence W. Allen, delegate from Mobile, Ala., arrived in the city on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a telegram that his presence was necessary. Mr. Allen was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Julius N. Avendorph Hon. E. H. Wright seemed to be the leading figure in helping his friends into the convention, and he was a much sought-after man. Mr. Ernest Torregone of New Orleans, La., spent a few days in the city en route home from New Mexico, where he spent the winter. Mr. Torregone will return to Chicago in a few days to spend the summer. The Parisian Feather Co. are now occupying their new quarters in suite 420 North American building, State and Monroe street. Mr. William Colter of St. Paul, Minn., is in the city for a few weeks. Miss Vilvia Stafford of Kalamazoo, Mich., is in the city as the guest of her sister at 5317 Dearborn street. Miss Beulah Root, one of St. Louis' charming young women, is in the city as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John B. French, 4750 Evanston avenue. Mrs. A. M. Curtiss of Washington, D. C. was a visitor here last week. Wednesday she was the luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, 3247 Calumet avenue. In the evening Mrs. Mamie Merideth-Smith had Mrs. Curtiss, Miss Blanch Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Alda-Overton-Walker at a box party at the Grand theater. The Chicago Defender kindly asks its subscribers who are in arrears to please pay up. Mrs. W. H. Eaves and three children left the city over the Northwestern road on Tuesday, June 25, for their summer home in Green Lake, Wis. They expect to return about Sept. 1. Mr. Eaves will spend the week-end with his family at the Lake. Mrs. Anna Washington, French Lick Springs, is spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Anna Bryant, 3330 Wabash avenue. The W. A. Wallice Bakery Co. make the "Kentucky - Rolls" and "Wallace Rolls." Mr. George Gray, one of Lexington, Missouri's men is in the city visiting old friends. Miss Alberta F. O'Leary, a graduate of Wilberforce university and a teacher in East St. Louis, Ill., is in the city visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. James F. Hall, 6015 Wabash avenue. While in the city Miss O'Leary will be in attendance at the Chicago university pursuing a course of study in the scientific department, Dr. Mason of Birmingham, Ala., who was a delegate to the convention, is in the city as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Hall. Mrs. Maude Jackson is now pleasantly domiciled at 5240 Dearborn street. Mr. Robert Allen of Columbia, O., who was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Claude Bell, 5033 State street, left for home Saturday. Master Robert Williams-Bell accompanied Mr. Allen on a visit to his aunt. Every man thinks some woman is beautiful. Why not enter your choice in the carnival contest? The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bryant, 4727 Dearborn street, last Thursday and left a baby girl. Mr. E. Murray, the express and van man at 3183 State street, has returned from a fortnight's visit with relatives and friends in Canada and Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Della Neal, 5229 Wahash avenue, entertained Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Alice V. Simmons, John H. Love, E. A. McKinney of St. Louis, Mrs. Maurice Ormon, Misses Lottie Harris and Effie Hoffman and Editor Abbott. Your entertainment will not be complete without some of Brown's homemade ice cream, 99 West Thirty-sixth street. Miss Ossie Ford has returned home from St. Elizabeth's school for the summer. Mr. Clarence Starkdale of French Lick Springs, Inc., spent the week in Chicago as the guest of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Alice Garnett, 3832 State street. Mrs. Cora Holton of Louisville, Ky., arrived in the city Friday last. Until she selects a residence of her own Mrs. Holton will be the guest of Mrs. H. C. Prentiss, 3457 Dearborn street. Miss Helen B. Irvin of Philadelphia is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Childs, 6616 Vernon avenue. Miss Irvin arrived Sunday and will remain during the summer. Cast a vote for the lady that you consider the "most beautiful" in the city and have her crowned Queen of the Carnival. Messrs. Alonza Malone and Arthur A. Wells left the city Sunday evening for a short stay in Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Steele of Rhodes avenue entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clements on Thursday evening, the couple being a bride and groom of the past week. Miss Estelle Casey of St. Louis, Mo., is attending the University of Chicago and is the guest of Mrs. Marshbanks, 4048 Indiana avenue. Mrs. Scott of 575 East 35th street entertained in honor of Miss Vennen Robbins of Columbus, O., at six o'clock dinner Wednesday. Those present were: Mesdames J. B. Bowles, R. Obelton, R. Anderson, Messrs. Scott, George R. Garner Jr. and Dr. Norwood A. Thorne. Miss Sinclair White will sail for Russia early in September. Mr. George Garner Jr. entertained in honor of Misses Mollison and Greig at the Studebaker theater last Saturday to see "The Slim Princess," after which the party repaired to "Lett's" for dinner. Read the death list published exclusively in the Chicago Defender. San Juan Givranni Batisti (St. John the Baptist Society), composed of the leading Italians of the south side had their annual parade and sermon Sunday last. His sermon was at St. George's church, 39th street and Wentworth avenue. Mr. Peter Lettiere was the chief marshal. The leading boniface, Mr. John Fry, is now the happy parent of a baby girl. The stork visited his home last Sunday. Mother and baby are doing well. Mr. Proctor Chisholm, 3562 Vernon avenue, has gone to Mississippi to bury his brother. Mr. and Mrs. John Tribute, 55th street and Drexel avenue, are all smiles—it's a girl and made its appearance on Wednesday last. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Poston, who have resided with Mrs. Sol Taylor, 3263 Rhodes avenue, are now in their own neat residence, 3884 Vernon avenue. Lest you forget, we say it yet—Brown's ice cream, 99 West Thirty-eighth street. At the American Giants' Park, July 4, Leland's Chicago Giants and the Cuban Stars will play two games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. M. don't fall to see the great pitching wonder, Mendez, and /' the equally famous Pedrosa. Tuesday at Louisville, Ky., Miss Prima Augusta Fitzbutler was united in marriage to Mr. Champion J. Warring. The ceremony took place at St. John's Episcopal church, followed by a reception at the home of the bride's mother, 1057 Green street. Sunday last at morning service Rev. Richard D. Stinson, principal of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute, delivered the sermon and Mr. D. P. Pierce rendered an excellent solo. The Emergencies baseball team, led by Julius | N. Avendorph, and Thompson's Coits will play an exciting game at Washington Park on the afternoon of July 4. Mrs. Edward Wimp and son Benote arrived from Buffalo to join her husband and other two children, who have been here for the past week or ten days. Mr. Z. D. Green, prominent attorney of Tampa, Fla., is a visitor to the city. Rev. F. H. Sock, D. D., of Vidalla, La., says that the Chicago Defender is the most progressive newspaper in the United States. While in the city Rev. Cook is the guest at 3349 Wabash avenue. Attorney M. H. Broyles of Houston, Texas, is enjoying a visit to this city. He is particularly interested in our new municipal courts. City Churches—Religious News THE JOLLY TWENTY. This week the Jolly Twenty were entertained by Miss Leonora Curtis. Members present were: Lydia Sanders, Gertrude Chandler, Etta Antitrope, Bessie Carter, Bertha Lowry, Lucille Roberts, Winnette Harrison, Leonora Curtis. Business was transacted in a short time and the rest of the evening was spent musically. Miss Curtis served the club with fruit salad, ice cream and cake. Visitors were: Mrs. Mamie Harris, Miss Ada Hunt, Miss Leona Harris, Mrs. Tom Brown, Mrs. Leavenberry, Mr. Levell FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTER Sunday afternoon, June 10, at 4 p.m. Rev. D. H. Harris of Shiloh church will speak on "The Value of Time." The Federal orchestra, Mr. T. S. Johnson, leader, will give several selections, and Miss Frances Galloway, late graduate of the Chicago Musical college, with the degree of Bachelor of Music, will give piano numbers. The Douglass Center Woman's club will hold a call meeting Tuesday afternoon, July 2, at 2:30 p.m. for the purpose of election of officers and reports of standing committees. Miss Laura Beasley closed her class in domestic science at Douglass Center Saturday. So large has the class been during her charge that the instruction was given in sections. Miss Beasley is a settlement worker of the true type, willing to donate her services for the benefit of the young. The Lincoln Memorial Congregational church is much encouraged at the future outlook. So flattering has been the past year in numbers and quality of work accomplished that the City Missionary Society promises aid in the near future. Rev. E. C. Lawrence has the united co-operation of his members, who realize their responsibility in church work. Wednesday evening the monthly business meeting and social was held at the home of Mrs. M. P. Samuels, 6502 Rhodes avenue. WAYMAN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Wayman chapel will have as guests two distinguished divines, one at the morning service and one at the evening service. Dr. Richard D. Stinson, an eminent educator from Atlanta, Ga., will preach at the evening service. Dr. Stinson is at the head of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute and is considered one of the most scholarly ministers in the A. M. E. church. Monday night Prof. B. Emmanuel Johnson, organist at Wayman, gave one of the finest recitals ever held on the North Side. The refreshments served in the lecture room gave an opportunity for the social side of the recital. The adult choir had charge of the refreshments, the proceeds of which were for the Pipe Organ fund. The last quarterly meeting for this conference year will take place at Wayman chapel Sunday, July 7, at which time the morning choir will appear in new uniforms. Quite a few distinguished visitors were at Wayman chapel Sunday morning and evening. The father of Mrs. Edward Knox of Texas, the brother of Mr. Finley Harrison, and Mr. Harrison's brother's wife, who are visiting in the city, were among those present. The Industrial club of Wayman chapel, under the direction of Mrs. S. E. Cooper, has opened a bank account in the interest of the main debt of Wayman. The Sunday school convention and Endeavor convention will be held at Wayman chapel July 9, 10, 11 and 12. After July 1 the pastor will move to 869 North Franklin street, just a block from the church. QUINN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH. The morning service at Quinn chapel maintained its usual high interest. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Y. Gibbs, the presiding elder of the West Virginia conference. A large and attentive audience was present. Among the prominent visitors was Prof. George W. Cook, secretary of Howard university; Prof. R. S. Lovinggood, president of Samuel Houston college at Austin, Tex.; John Day, builder and contractor, Kansas City, Mo.; Nelson C. Crews, of Kansas City, Mo.; W. C. Houston, lawyer, of Kansas City, Mo.; Rev. Wallace of Palestine, Tex., and Rev. Venerable of Missouri. At two o'clock the Sunday school held its usual interesting service and was largely attended. At six-thirty the Christian Endeavor held a special literary program, followed by a social hour. At 8 p. m. Rev. Mr. Venerable of Missouri preached a strong, practical sermon. Rev. Cook attended the trustee meeting at Wilberforce and returned last Thursday night. Bishop J. Albert Johnson of South Africa will preach at the morning service this Sunday. Robert Clayton, one of the deacons, is critically ill. Mr. Jerry Reed was seriously injured by being struck in the eye with a falling ball at the baseball game on Saturday. WALTER'S A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. Services, on last Sunday were up to their usual interest, the crowds were large and all services were exceedingly interesting. The offerings for the day were more than $60. The decorators began the work of cleaning on last Monday and are rushing on it in order to be ready for the annual conference, which meets next Wednesday. We take this opportunity to extend a cordial invitation to all of our sister churches and their pastors to attend the sessions of the Michigan annual conference, which Mr. Ed Hunt. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Antifrope's, 1213 Webster avenue. The Sunshine Sewing club gave an entertainment at the residence of Mrs. J. J. Winslow, 3832 South State street, and a delightful evening was spent. Mrs. Willie McKim rendered several piano selections; Mrs. Faukner recited; Mrs. R. H. Trunt rendered a solo, and each member took a part, which made the evening a brilliant affair. On July 4 the club will give a lawn fete at Mrs. Jackson's on 37th street. There will be two entertainments a month during the summer. will begin July 3, at 11 o'clock, and continue with day and night sessions until Monday night, July 8, when the appointments will be read. At the evening session of the opening day words of welcome will be extended to the conference by Hon. Edward T. Wade, who has been appointed by the mayor to be his representative; Rev. W. D. Cook, D. D., on behalf of Afro-Methodism; Rev. W. M. Graves, D. D., on behalf of the Baptist churches of the city, and others who will appear upon the program. Thursday, the second day of the conference, will be of unusual interest. The school of the prophets will convene at the morning session. At 3 p.m. the Woman's Missionary mass meeting, under the auspices of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society. All of the women of the city are very cordially invited to be present at this service. This being the Fourth of July, a patriotic mass meeting will be held at the evening session. Patrick H. O'Donald will be the orator of the evening. The conference will close on Monday evening with a grand literary entertainment and supper. All ministers and delegates as well as visiting friends who expect entertainment will report at the church, corner of 38th and Dearborn streets, upon arriving in the city. The Sunday services will be as usual. We are glad to report that our presiding elder, Dr. T. H. Tipton, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, is gradually improving. The little Miss Helen Cochran of Indianapolis, Inc., the child solitaire, will sing at our evening service Sunday. GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. There was a large attendance at the meeting and supper at the church Monday evening, June 24. The object of the meeting was to hear the report of the board of trustees, who, together with the pastor, were to devise a plan for raising money for the erection of a new church. 1 After a delightful repast, which all present seemed to enjoy, Rev. Jackson told of the plan which, had been devised and stated that as next year would be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the church, we would celebrate by bringing in $10,000 on that day, the first Sabbath in October, 1913. Lentles explaining the entire plan and subscription cards were given to each one present. The following subscriptions were pledged during evening: Dr. G. Hall, $100; Mr. Camp, $100; Mrs. I. B. Barnett (promised to raise), $100; Mrs. G. Hall, $50; Miss Willis, $50; Mr. P. T. Tinsley, $100; Dr. Dickerson, $25; Mrs. Dickerson (to raise), $25; Mr. Pierce, $25; Mr. Dent, $25; Mrs. E. M. Henderson, $50; Mrs. Saddle Woodward, $25; Mr. J. M. Woodward, $25; Geo. W. Marthrau, $25. A meeting of the teachers and officers was called Sunday afternoon after the Sunday school session to decide about the picnic, which will occur July 25 at Washington Park. A committee will be appointed by the superintendent to make further plans concerning the picnic. AN EDUCATIONAL MASS MEETING. Under the Auspices of the Atlanta Normal. and Industrial Institute. An educational mass meeting will be held in the Institutional church, 38th and Dearbor streets, Chicago, Sunday, June 30, at 2:30 p. m. Bishop Henry Blanton Parks will preside. The platform meeting is under the auspices of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institution. Rev. Richard D. Stinson, principal, will tell the story of the school. Bishop Fallows will speak on "The Problems of the Day." Dr. A. J. Cary, "Why We Should Encourage the Masses of the South." Dr. C. H. Wilson on "The Relation of the Sunday School to the Masses." Miss Jula M. Patten of the Teachers' College, Columbia University, on "Domestic Science." Mrs Ida Wells. Barnett, head of social settlement work for our youth, will discuss "The Roys of the Rane." Rev. Dr. Wm. (c) will tell of the work the African Methodist Episcopal church is doing. Other friends will present their points of view in five minute talks. Come and continue with us. Give us your hearty and grasp and the encouragement that counts for so much, which your presence will give. THE DOUGLAS DANCING SCHOOL Will continue, through the month of July, closing the last Friday in the month, which is July 26th. Kisses and Kisses. In Wellesley slang, a kiss administered by a man is a "dewdab." If the mixed kiss is so short, perky and in consequential, a thing as, dewdab sounds, what foolish word have they for the all-feminine circulation? X The above is a good cut of The Famous Byron. Their deceased father is indicated by an X. Mr. Byron was a musical genius. Although a slave, he learned music without a teacher and taught his six sons the art, and took them on the road. They are today in the business, the father having retired about five years ago. He is known as "gentleman eloquent." The above is a good cut of The Famous Byron. Their deceased father is indicated by an X. Mr. Byron was a musical genius. Although a slave, he learned music without a teacher and taught his six sons the art, and took them on the road. They are today in the business, the father having retired about five years ago. He is known as "gentleman eloquent." A CHAPTER ON POISON IVY. The Department of Health Warns Lovers of Out-Door Life About This Dangerous Plant. The out-door season is here and people are seeking the parks, the woods and fields for fresh air, rest and pleasure. The Department of Health believes in the out-door life and urges every one who can get to out of doors as much as possible. It often happens, however, that people on their picnic or outing excursions are poisoned by a plant known as poison ivy. This plant grows in all sorts of places: in vacant city lots, along country roads, in the woods and even in the sand near the lake. Many people in and around Chicago are poisoned by coming in contact with it because they are ignorant of its poisonous character. Poison ivy may be easily recognized. Its leaves are always grouped in threes. It is sometimes called the three leafed ivy. Early in the spring the leaves are tinged with red, in summer they are a rich, glossy green and again in the fall they turn a beautiful scarlet. This is why many persons, especially children, being attracted by the beauty of the plants, gather them to take home and are badly poisoned. Alcohol a. Good Remedy. . The poison is found in all parts of the plant; the stems, leaves, roots and berries, being equally dangerous. The poisonous element in the plant is a heavy, gummy oil that adheres to the skin of the person handling it. If you find you have handled poison ivy, and the sooner you discover it the better, wash all the exposed parts thoroughly with soap and warm water. Soap cuts grease and will remove the oil. The washing must be thorough or otherwise it will only spread the oil over a larger surface, and thus spread the infection. Bathing the puss with alcohol is a good remedy but it must also be thorough and be repeated, or it will spread the poison in the same way that careless and incomplete washing with soap and water will do. The beautiful and harmless woodbine is sometimes mistaken for poison ivy, but there is no excuse for this. The woodbine has five leaves in a cluster and blue berries. The poison ivy has always three leaves and in late summer the berries are bright scarlet. THE WEEK IN TOLEDO Church and Other Affaires of Note— Personal. Toledo, O., June 28.-Miss Condace Huffman, a teacher in the Broadway high school of Madison, Ind., spent Sunday here en route to Ypsilanti, Mich. The Warren A. M. E. church will of New York Thursday evening, give a boat ride on the steamer State July 4. Sunday will be a big day at Warren A. M. E. church. The new bishop of this dtisirt, the Rt. Rev. Cornellus T. Shafter, will preach morning and evening. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock Rt. Rev. Bishop Joshua H. Jones will preach. Bishop Jones was the former presiding elder of this district. Mrs. Elizabeth Remley's Triose gave a delicatessen lunch Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bond, 316 Ond avenue. The Second Baptist church of Detroit has arranged with the Third Baptist church of this city to give a silver loving cup to the best all around athletic team at the outing at Sugar Island July 19. A large and appreciative audience turned out to hear J. Elmer Spyglass at Warren A. M. E. church Tuesday evening. Mr. Spyglass' excellent baritone voice is better than ever and he reports having great success in all the large cities of Europe where he has studied and sang. Mr. Spyglass, was assisted by Miss Beulah McDowel, soprano, and Mr. Luther Jones, pianist. Miss McDowel sang "Love's Rapture," by Kalthemer, and "Spring Has Come," by Whiet. Mr. Jones played Prelude in G Minor. Miss Hazel Dubals of Detroit played a selection. Miss Lenora Jones reacted a very amusing piece. The evening's entertainment was under the abe management of Mrs. T. H. Randall. Call and see the agent of this paper and get a first class shine and a copy of The Defender. Remember this paper prints the speeches of both of our leading men. Tickets for the excursion of St. John's Commandery on the 8th of July can be secured from Turner Tandy, agent of this paper, 704 Washington street. Failed With Staff of Life The pupil of a girl's high school in a Pennsylvania town had a bread-making contest the other day. It was a great success, for the drummglats and doctors of the town did a rushing business the next day. One of the bakers of the town got hold of one of the soggy, sour, half-baked high school leaves and put it in his show window as an awe-inspiring example of what bread should not be like.—Bakers' Weekly. Turning the World Over When Archimedes holtered "Give me a lever and I will lift and turn the world over" he was only prophesying the coming powers of the Yanakee style of advertising that is making the whole world whirl round four or five times a day where it turned only once a year in old Chinese days. --- Should Have Hand Towel Should Have Used Typewriter. Sir Henry Irving's writing effectively concealed his meaning and gave voice to wielding men. He once wrote a letter of Instant dismissal a subordinate, with difficulty deiphered it, and used it as a free pass to the Lyceum theater in London for years. Letting Him Out He—Well, that doesn't affect me. I potata parings—Flegende Blatter Why Opinions Differ It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.—Pudd'nhead Wilson. Cautious and Capable Our idea of a cautious and capable business man is one who insures his bushel before he hides his light under it. -Galveston News. All in the Make-Up "You can be young, if you make up your mind to," says a beauty hilter. And, according to some, you can look young if you make up your face to. Not So Much Gerald*—"A goat gives about a quart of milk a day." "Geraldine"—"Then you don't get very much when you, as you say, get a man's goat." One Drop A drop of blood that might be suspended from the point of a needle contains about a million of red corpuscles.—Harper's Weekly. Chief Users of Pig iron. About one-third of the world's product of pig iron is accounted for in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. A Reminder of Home A Reflector or Home. A street fight is apt to remind some married men that there are other places like home. Today'a Winners. It's the way of the world to show keener interest in the man who is making good, rather than in the man who has made good. Watch In a Pearl A French jeweler has made a perfect watch and set it inside a pearl only a little more than half an inch in diameter. A Good Defense "How could you tell that ugly girl she had a complexion like peaches and cream?" "No lie about it. I meant yellow peaches and sour cream." LIVERAL "Did you get a plain cook as I asked you, my dear?" "I couldn't have gotten one much plainer, my love." Must Vote in Argentina. A law of the Argentine Republic makes it compulsory for citizens to vote. RELICS OF THE BRONZE AGE Remarkable Find of Prehistoric Weapons and Ornaments Made In Karst Mountains. A remarkable find of prehistoric weapons and ornaments has been made in a cavern at St. Kanzion, in the Karst mountains, not far from Albazda. The cavern, which is known as the "Cave of Filos," from the number of insects which, apparently breeding there, issue forth at certain times of the year, is a subterranean chamber with a perpendicular depth of one hundred and fifty feet, the only entrance to which is by a hole in the roof. It was recently explored by some climbers with the help of a long rope ladder. A Roman helmet, dating from the beginning of the Christian era, which the owner had apparently dropped down the hole, was first found. Encouraged by this the imperial museum sent men to dig into the earth and stones which have fallen from the roof and sides and form the floor of the cavern, and at a depth of three feet they discovered over a thousand articles of bronze, including two hundred lance heads, a number of swords, axes, clasps and vessels. The last named had all been burned through by fire. The date of the articles is estimated at about 1000 B. C. Since it appears impossible that men in the bronze age should have lived at the bottom of such a deep and inaccessible cavern archaeologists believe the weapons and vessels must have been thrown down the hole as a sacrifice to some subterranean dely—Vienna Correspondence London Standard. Clumsy Flatterer He was a flatterer, but a clumsy one. Noting that the girl of his heart possessed beautiful teeth that shone like ivory, he ventured to pass a compliment. "Dearest," he whispered, leaning over the music rack, "your teeth are like plano keys." Freezing him with an ice glare, she turned on her heel. "Sir, how dare you insult me? "Insult you?" "Yes, insinuate that my teeth are as large as plano keys." And without another word she left the parlor, leaving him crestfallen and bewildered. WHEN IRVING PLAYED ROMEO Silence, Light and Actors, the Three Things Necessary for Artistic Effect and Atmosphere. Wendell Phillips Dodge relates an incident growing out of the first meeting of Robert Mantell with Sir Henry Irving, back in 1882, when both were playing Romeo in London. There were reviewers who found Irving too old for the youthful Romeo, and one advised that he should make way for "the young fellow over at the Olympic." Irving prepared a special afternoon performance in the Lyceum, to which all the players in London were invited. After it was over, Mantell went back of the stage, and Irving asked him how he liked the performance. "It has been like an afternoon at school with congenial lessons," replied Mantell. "How do you do it? How do you manage effects? How do you get such atmosphere, such a realization of the glory of the tragedy, with such little effort? Is there no recipe?" "There is; indeed there is," answered Irving. "Simple, too; only three things to remember. The first is silence, and plenty of it behind the scenes, so that the actor may be at ease, with nothing to distract when striving for his shadings. The second is light, regulated as far as possible so that nature is counterfeited—and that, young man, is the recipe." "But," protested Mantel, "you said there were three things to remember; you have mentioned but two. Is there a third?" "Did I say a third?" asked Irving. "Um, perhaps I did, perhaps I did; but what could I have had in mind? Let me see. Ah, yes, silence, light, and—um, shall I say—actors? Remember that, my boy, actors. Silence, light, and—actors, that is the third."—London Strand. One That Is Visible "Has his family got a skeleton in its closet?" "I don't know about what they've got in the closet, but they've got one in a hobble skirt!" GUESS WHO? The gent is that certainly believes in keeping his E. S. are you engaged, B? The girl is who wanted to be a June girl but not get up nerve enough to ask the fellow. The out-of-towns are who drank so much of Chicago's fire water that they had to get to ket on the train to go home. Calling for more water. The gent is that joined church Sunday. Oh, he is good little W. May be her mother will like you too. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING OFFICE GIRL NEAT COLORED girl wants office work. Address X-463, Chicago Defender Office 22 STRANGERS AND RESIDENTS who want: Rooms with Reliable Families can save time and worry by consulting — M. W. PONDER, Roaming Agent 3356 Calumal Ave. This Service Free to Applicants 3552 FOREST AVE.—Neatly furnished rooms to rent; all modern improvements; steam heat. Phone 2586 Douglas; 75067 Auto. 29-6 TWO NEATLY furnished rooms for rent to heat a home; all modern improvements; lighted; 2 min. to L. station; Wabash Ave. Phone 2586 Doug; 79-169 Auto. 29-6 4728 EVANS AVE., 2d flat—To rent, neatly furnished rooms; all modern improvements; steam heat. 4018 INDIANA AVE.—Neatly furnished rooms to rent; all modern improvements; steam heat; hear car line and "D" express trains. Phone 1627 Kenwood. 29-6 FROONT ROOM, neatly furnished, for man and wife or two gentlemen; all convenience. M. Baldwin, 8215 State St. top list. Phone Auto 75-548-20-6. 3818 LANGLEY AVE.-Large room alcove, for man and wife or two gentlemen; also single room, furnished or unoccupied from car line. Phone 2552 Aldine. 2222 FORRESTVILLE AVE.-Furnished room for rent. Telephone Droxel 305. FOR RENT-To one or two gentlemen, a large room with front and back views, steam heat; located on Vernon Ave. near 35th. Phone Doug. 305 for NEATLY FURNISHED ROOM with modern improvements in desirable part of city. Call any time. 363S Forest ave., or phone Aldine 3303. LANGLEY AVE., 3206—Nicely furnished rooms with use of kitchen and dining room. Couples preferred. Tel. Douglas 5334. 3234 VERNON AVE.—To rent, beautiful furnished rooms with housekeeping privileges; modern; reasonable. Mrs. M. T. Washington. 13-4 3434 MALVEET AVE., 3611½—Nestly furnished rooms, furnace heat, hot water. Automatic phone 71-745. HOTEL WASHINGTON FOR SALE. 16-ROOM HOTEL, well lighted, furnace heat, with furnishings, ready for immediate possession. Aldine 516; Auto. 71-733 or call at 3522 Wabash Ave. Ill health the cause. Sly Gent. A negro who was suspected of surreptitiously meddling with his neighbor's fruit, being caught in a garden by moonlight, nonplussed his detectors by raising his eyes, chasing his hands, and pleasibly excaliming; "Good Lord, dis yere darker can't go nowhere to pray any more widout bein' 'sturbed." W. H. BOW REAL ESTATE, RENTI W. H. BOWERS & CO. REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND INSURANCE FOR HOUSE 2312 Groveland Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat 2314 Warren Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat 2316 Rhodes Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat 2318 Calumet Ave.—14 rooms, heat heat 2320 Forrestville Ave.—1st flr. 7 rooms, m 2322 Forrestville Ave.—2d flr. 7 rooms, m 2324 Forrestville Ave.—3d flr. 7 rooms, m 2326 Rhodes Ave.—1st flr. 4 rooms, mode UNHEAT 2306 Forest Ave.—2d flr. 6 rooms and ba 2308 Forest Ave.—1st flr. 4 rooms, bath, b 2312 Forest Ave.—1st flr. 4 rooms, bath, b 3162 Groveland Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat, key Mo. $40.00 3163 Groveland Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat, modern, key Mo. $47.50 3164 Rhodes Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat, open. $47.50 3165 Rhodes Ave.—10 rooms, furnace heat, open. $47.50 3166 Calumet Ave.—14 rooms, stove heat, bath. $292.00 BEADED. $39.00 3232 Forestville Ave.—1st flr. 7 rooms, modern. M. O. $40.00 3233 Forestville Ave.—2d flr. 7 rooms, modern. M. O. $40.00 3234 Forestville Ave.—2d flr. 7 rooms, modern. M. O. $40.00 3235 Rhodes Ave.—1st flr. 4 rooms, modern. B. O. $39.00 UNHEATED FLATS Sly Gent. Tel. 985-989 Douglas The dude is who had on a pair of long trousers and didn't know how to act. He came to them, G. K. The gent is who forgot his por M. P. out to Riverside, L. K. The bunch of Raymond school kids were who stung so hard Wednesday night. The doll is who cried so after one of the delegates that a crowd gathered to see the matter. Better look at our single home boys, S. All of the delegates are married. FLATS FOR RENT 3849 STATE ST., 2nd floor-5 rooms, steam heat, gas range, refrigerator, high grade building, well taken care of, high grade building, well taken care of, live families now there are all selected, for desirable tenant Daniel Harvill, over 425 Indiana Ave Telephone Douglas 555 239 E 31th St. 7 rooms, furnace heat, residence 239 E 31th St. 7 rooms, furnace heat, residence 3618 State St. 3 rooms, stove, 3rd fl. 17.00 2009 State St. 6 rooms, stove, 2nd fl. 25.00 3036 State St. 6 rooms, stove, 3rd fl. 25.00 3734 State St. 3 rooms, stove, 2nd fl. 20.00 3734 State St. 3 rooms, stove, 2nd fl. 20.00 2092 Forest Ave. 9 rooms, furnace res. 35.00 2092 Indiana Ave. 7 rooms, stove heat, 3 d fl. 27.00 2530 Wabash av. 10 rooms, furnace heat, 2nd flat $40.00 2716 State st. 4 rooms, stove heat, 3rd flat 16.00 2716 Calumet av. 7 rooms, stove heat 27.00 255 E. 31th St. 7 rooms, furnace heat residence 255 E. 31th St. 3 rooms, stove heat, 2nd flat 17.00 2424 Wabash av. 6 rooms, steam 2nd flat 14.00 6416 State av. 7 rooms, stove heat, cottage 22.00 2428 Wabash av. 6 rooms, steam 20.00 2428 State st. 6 rooms, stove heat, 2nd flat 24.00 2428 State st. store, steam heat. 24.00 2474 State st. store, steam heat. 35.00 2474 State st. store, steam heat. JESSE BINGA, BANKER. The Overton-Hygienic Mfg. Co. PRESENTS TO CHICAGO High Brown De La Faye Powder Made especially for you - 50c RO ZOL The face bleach that will bleach 25c ADA POMADE The perfect hair dressing - 25c PU-RE To destroy perspiration odors 25c For sale at all our drug store Agent wanted! WE MANUFACTURE ALL OUR GOODE Phone Number 6114 5252-54 STATE ST. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS "Well, what has my little girl been doing today?" asked a Kansas City mother of her daughter of six years who had just returned from play. "Why," was the reply, "we had a couple get married, and then they went away for a wedding trip and then they had a baby and then the baby died of spinal meningitis. Oh, we had the most fun!" A story is told of a certain mayor of Cork who headed a deputation to the emperor of the French and commenced an oration to his majesty in which he conceived to be the French tongue. "Pardon me," said the emperor, after he had listened to the speech with much patience, "English I know, fairly well, but, I regret to say, I have never had an opportunity of studying the Irish language!"—Argonaut. ERS & CO. NG AND INSURANCE RENT. SES. at, key Mo. modern, key Mo. modern, open. bath, 2922. M HEATED. modern, M. O. modern, M. O. modern, M. O. m, B. O. D FLATS. h, open. h, open. furnace, 2d floor. open. FOR RENT Pleasures of Childhood. Sounded Like Gaellic Automatic 73-220 LET US CATER TO YOUR WANTS The Peoples High Class Millinery THE STORE OF QUALITY We can save you from 25c to 50c on every purchase—Hats made to order—We strive to please. LIZZIE M. McKAY, 3151 So. State Street Telephone, Automatic 25-522 The New Grand Continuous Vaudeville and Moving Pictures Milk, Cream, Stationery, Confectionery, Tobacco, Cigars, Newspapers, Bread, Cakes and Pies. Before buying CME. We give Fish and Weber Stamp. 9th Groceries, Ice Cream and Sodas. A First-Class Laundry Agency in Connection. Stands for all kinds of Hairdressing, Scalp Treatment, Hair Goods to order. Special care taken of the hands and nails. A complete line of toilet articles. Tel. Douglas 2928 General office to all parts of the country. 52 W.30th St. [Portrait of a man in formal attire]. LET US CATER TO The Peoples High THE STORE We can save you from 25c to 50 to order—We strive to please. LIZZIE M. McKAY, Telephone, Au The New Continuous Vaudeville Change of Program M FINEST THEATRE 3110-12 State St.. Performers Send in ..Star.. Employment Office Private Waiting Parlor for Ladies Lounging Room for Men M. WINCHESTER 3223 STATE ST. Phone Douglas 2411 EDWARD ICE CREAM PHONE DOU Milk, Cream, Stationery, Con- Newspapers, Bread, Cakes an- We give Fish and Weber Stars and Sodas, A First-Class Lay- EDWARD FELIX Mrs. Edw. Felix's Stands open for all kinds of ment, Hair Goods to order, hands and nails. A compi- Tel. Douglas 2928 General M to all parts WHALE BOAT CATCHES SHARK Marine Monster, Weighing Approximately Eight Tons, Harpooned Off Vancouver Coast. While scouring the ocean for whales one of the little steamers working from the Kyuquot station landed a thirty foot shark. The "wolf of the sea" is claimed to be one of the largest ever seen in northern waters and weighed approximately eight tons. The whaling steamer had been searching valyly for whales for several days and the lookout had grown tired of scanning the surface of the ocean. He was suddenly aroused to action by observing the dorsal fin of a monster shark cutting the water about 200 yards on the port bow. As the big sharks yield considerable oil, the ship's officers decided to try for this one in view of the lack of whales. Running to within thirty yards of the shark with the boat, the gunner fired the harpoon from the gun and struck the monster at the first shot. After a terrific fight to hold the struggling sea animal it was hauled aboard and cut up, the steamer resuming her search for the larger mammals. Officers of the Tees declare that the shark was the largest they had ever seen. It was of the species common to the Pacific coast, but not quite so far north—Vancouver Sun. Art and Live Stock. The Artist—"No; it can't be done. My tariff for landscapes cows is 8.6d. anniee; double fees if shown standing in water on account of the reflections. However, if you like to have 'em on the bank in long grass so that their legs don't show and only the tops of their backs are reflected, I dare say I could run you in half a dozen for thirty bob"—Tatier. Why You Sigh. When anyone sighs unconsciously it means they have been taking short breaths and not drawing sufficient oxygen into the lungs. Finally, the lungs must have more oxygen, they are hungry for it, and so the lungs exert their right and actually force you to take in a great breath of air. This gives them the needed oxygen, and they can go on with their work for a while longer, when they will force another "sigh" which is in reality helping themselves to more oxygen in spite of yourself. 3832 STATE STREET CHICAGO R TO YOUR WANTS High Class Millinery OF QUALITY up 50c on every purchase—Hats made 7, 3151 So. State Street Automatic 75-522 New Grand Mille and Moving Pictures Monday and Thursday CENTRE IN AMERICA Chicago, Ill. d in Your Open Time Wanted! Men and Women for All Kinds of Laboring Work. Butlers, Porters, Walters and Cooks. General House Work for Women Cooks, Maids, Laundresses. IN AND OUT OF THE CITY RD FELIX AM PARLOR DOUGLAS 2928 Confectionery, Tobacco, Cigars, Cakes and Pies. Before buying CHe. Ramps, With Groceries, Ice Cream, Laundry Agency in Connection. : 52 W. 30th ST. Hairdressing Parlor of Hairdressing, Scalp Treat- der. Special care taken of the complete line of toilet articles. Mail Mall Order Business parts of the country. 52 W. 30th St. Become Young Again. We are too busy, too encumbered, too much occupied, too active! We read too much! The one thing needful is to throw off all one's load of cares, and to become young again, living happily and gracefully in the present hour. We must know how to put occupation aside, which does not mean that we must be idle—Mrs. Humphry Ward. "Dashington seems to have finally made a conquest of that Scadmore girl. Wonder how it all came about." "The first time she saw him she gave him her eye, the next time they met she gave him her arm, it wasn't long before he was holding both of her hands, soon after that he won her heart, and she lost her head and gave herself to him completely."—Judge. How Taste Is Cultivated How Taste is Cultivated. People who live in climates where malaria abounds, frequently have to take so much quinine that they get to love the taste of it, and to take it daily, even when they do not need it, just because it tastes good to them. And yet quinine is one of the bitterest of drugs and these same people, did they move away from the malaria district for a few years, would soon get to detest the taste of it. Dolly In Dismay. Dorothy—Mother, when I get married shall I have a husband like papa? Mother—Certainly, my dear. Dorothy—And if I stay single shall I be an old maid like Aunt Anna? Mother—I think you will. Dorothy (with a deep sigh)—Well I am in a fix. With Her Egg Money, Maybe. An Atchison woman while she shopping trip the other day ran across some lace for $7.50 a yard. While she stood wondering, whether she could afford to buy a couple of dollars' worth of it, a father's wife came along and bought the whole hot without batting an eye—Kansas City Journal. Nature Thought Alert and healthy natures remember that the sun rose clear. . . . No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. . . . What is the nature of the luxury which enervates and destroys nations? Are we sure that there is none of it in our own lives?—Tyoreau. the Chicago Defender One Year 50 Cents MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC "ALL PASSES, ART ALONE ENDURES" The Past Week at the Chicago Theatres—Notes of the Profession All Around the World.—By Minnie Adams. THE BEAUTY OF ART IS IN CONCEALING ART. The last half of the week's (beginning Thursday, June 20) offerings continued the Alexander band aggregation, Brower and Foster in their laughable skit, "The German and the singer," these men are clever and get much out of a little. Fiddler and Shelton in their act were as ever the pride of the theater frequenters. And no wonder as Fiddler is artistically one of the best Chinese impersonators it has been our good fortune to see, and his art of impersonation is not completely monopolized by the Chinese as was shown last week. Mr. Shelton as a concert pianist would be second to none. His fingers are the slaves of a master musical mind and obey his slightest wish, whether it be forte or pianissimo passages his touch is firm and majestic or light and flexible at will. His interpretation of the works of the masters is remarkable and this, together with a most dignified yet withall gracious stage presence, makes Mr. Shelton a study that should be imitated by many on and off the stage. Carla Day, the effervescent comedian, finished another week of whirlwind success. The Jupiter Brothers in their western mystery were mysterious indeed but the grewsome manner in which death-like hands presented beautiful cut flowers was not awe inspiring enough to keep the audience from accepting same. The present week opened it—first half Monday, June 24 —with The Imperial Trio, who do some very good entertaining, singing popular airs and giving selections on the piano, cornet and violin. Wilson and Dewey are fine. Mr. Wilson as an old-time preacher is in a class by himself and Mr. Dewey as a comedian is great. He is singing "Just Keep on Smiling," a song with more truth than poetry in it. Henry Hargrave and company in their dramatic playlet "Chums," by far excel in their work many actors who are billed down town in blazing electric light signs. Jolly John Larkins and Jennie Pearl are fairly good. Miss Pearl wears nice gowns and looks well in them, but their act is the prevailing idea of today, namely, "do nothing and get the money." Will someone whisper to this well known duo that more is expected of them? Their novel act is good. Rance Smith is in again, if the gentleman in question will kindly get himself an armful of good catchy songs and an few, just a very few crisp jokes he will make a better showing. He has an excellent baritone voice and should give more of it to a public who so often longs to hear a comedian deliver his wares in a good voice. Devere and Devere put over some good talk and are decidedly entertaining. Mayweather and Casmay are simply great. Mayweather as a comedian would infuse life into the most stupid, he is indeed a clever little fellow. And Casmay, his associ. is as clean cut as they come. His rendition of the "Gaby Glide" was splendid. His manner is pleasant and he carries his audience along with a joyous swing. Winn and Nugent are dandy. That is Miss Nugent should really have the largest share of the honors for she is one of our cleverest little dancers and in truth is the life of the act. Several good pictures close the bill. [Image of a woman with a headscarf and a necklace, looking slightly to the side.] Louisa MME. JENNIE WATTS-BROWN. Mr. Cary B. Lewis presents the four-act drama of every day life by Mme. Minnie Adams entitled "Retribution" at Oakland Music Hall, Monday evening, July 1, in honor of the delegates to the national convention and the visitors in Chicago. This drama is occasioned by Mr. Jerry Mills, formerly with the Pekin theater, one of the best stage managers in the country. His success as a-stage director has been remarkable, and on this occasion he expects to surpass his former efforts. Our well-known stage favorite, Jennie Watts-Brown, por- The Grand. The Monogram. Particular Points. Morton and Johnson will be in Indianapolis, Ind., the week beginning Monday, July 1. The Chicago Union Charity club held a most pleasant meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clairboun, 3827 Wabash avenue. The president, Mrs. Chandler, who has been away attending her son's graduation at Tuskegee, was present. After the regular order of business had been taken up, in which there were new ideas suggested for the welfare of the club, we then listened to some very helpful and encouraging remarks from Mrs. F. C. Payne of Denver, Colo. Mrs. Chandler gave a very glowing account of her visit to Tuskegee and the institute of Mr. Booker T. Washington. She also visited women's clubs in Montgomery, Ala., and Nashville, Tenn., and praised them for their progressiveness and of the wonderful amount of good they are doing to help uplift humanity. Light refreshments were served by Mesdames Claibourn and Booher. The club adjourned to meet at the home of Mrs. Lucy Trice, 45 East 28th street. Thursday, June 27. From Our Exchanges SAILS 27 YEARS. (The Detroit Leader.) John Patrick, a chief gunner's mate in the United States Navy, recently on board the U. S. S. Franklin at a monthly rate of $100.31. Patrick has had over twenty-seven years' service. He will soon be eligible to retire on a handsome annuity. HEIR TO $1,000,000 It is reported that Mr. Victor Le Baron of Providence, Rhode Island, has been informed by administrators that he is heir to a million dollars in France. He and his wife will soon take a trip to look after this wealth. Mr. LeBaron was not excited by the wealth, as he already was the owner of considerable real estate in Providence, where he was the head of the Pasteurizing Department of a Providence Dairy Company. He was a cousin to the late Alexander Dumas.—Ex. YOUNG WASHINGTON AS EDITOR (The Tuskegee Student) (The Tuskegee Student.) Word comes to Tuskegee Institute that Booker T. Washington Jr. has been elected editor of the Fisk Herald, the official student publication of Fisk University, Nashville, for the school year, 1012-13. Mr. Washington graduates next year from the college department of Fisk. He finished the course of study at Tuskegee with the class of 1905. During the summer he will serve as captain on Major Ramsey's staff. MISTAKEN FOR COLORED WOMAN. (The Colorado Stateman) Memphis, Tenn., June 10—Mrs. John A. Gathey of 1201 College ave. nue, manager of the "All-Star Musl cal Course," today alleged she was mistaken for a colored woman as a trays the title role, and makes it worthy of being seen. She has gained prominence in Kansas City, Mo, as an actress of dignity and refinement. She took the leading role in "Tallaboo" taking the part of the Indian girl, and showing great cleverness and skill. Mr. Junius Sayer, who has appeared in other productions, is also one of the leading characters. The cast includes Jennie Watte-Brown, Marie Burton-Hyrun, Harry Davis, Cannie Davis, Gertrude Hart, Maud E. Chandler, Junius Sayer, Issac Duplap, Morris, Jerry Mills, director. basis for her $50,000 damage suit against the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad filed in the Shelby County Court. In a recent trip to Lebanon, Tenn., Mrs. Cathey says a conductor ordered her into a Jim Crow car. She protested, and claims that he insisted, with the result that she was "shocked and unnerved." It happened that there were persons on the car, it is claimed, who knew Mrs. Cathey, and they corrected the alleged mistake before the conductor's orders could be executed. Mrs. Cathey is a Memphis society leader who conducts a course of subscription concerts each season. BEING OUT OF STYLE AND THE VALUE OF OLD FASHIONED THINGS. By Julius N. Avendorph. It is not only with the young that it is a great delight to be in fashion. To be up-to-date in every respect, to be smart among the smartest, to be familiar with all the newest things, the latest styles, is regarded as wholly delightful. In their reproach they call a thing old fashioned. But is it certain that the newest thing is always the best thing? Does it not rather appear that the good in the new things is really something old, though perhaps presented in a new light? Are not the very best things of life just those that may be called old fashioned, if we choose that way of expressing ourselves? Sometimes we recognize this as the truth when we speak of old fashioned courtesy, old fashioned dignity, wishing to signify something that seems to be passing away from general manners. We apply the term old fashioned also to a certain thoughtfulness and soberness when we meet it in young people, meaning, perhaps, in this case, something that belongs more often to mature years than to youth. A child is termed old fashioned who shows a quaint gravity of aspect and speech. But with more frequency and greater scorn we say a thing is old fashioned when we mean that it has passed out, that it is a feature of the older time, something which we imagine the world to have outgrown, and if we speak so of the many good things that are old we are doing ourselves a grievous wrong. For the old things are really the good things. The fact that a thing is old does not in any sense qualify or describe it. Vice is as old as vulture, and selfishness is very old fashioned. The fashions that change and vary are almost entirely external fashions. Young persons who take up with modern forms of excitement, sensation, self-gratification and amusement may think they are in the latest style, but in reality, though their costumes may be different, they are following old pursuits, as there is nothing new in what they are doing except perhaps the manner in which they are doing it. If we told them they were old fashioned they would be indignant and would regard the term as an absurd misuse of language. The things that they consider old fashioned are generally the more excellent ways of sobriety and prudence Let us not be deceived by the external, by the mere manner of doing a thing. What we have to deal with in life is things themselves, facts, deeds, and their inevitable consequences. If we desire our lives to be passed wisely we must not mind being called old fashioned. There is the old fashioned chivalry. The word is almost discredited now, it means so little to the present generation. It does not matter about the word; the thing itself remains, if we care to cultivate it. The thing means honor and fair play, courtesy and consideration for all, reverence for woman as woman, but reverence also for man as man. It means goodness and truth. There is also the old fashioned love of home, which men and women are learning to forget; there is old fashion of family life, which they are gradually learning to ignore and weaken. There is the old fashion of love, which is too often desecrated into merely selfish and fickle passion, falling, therefore, in all those qualities that make love the highest education of the soul. While there is yet time let us teach our young people to care for those things that are old fashioned, to care for them because they are the only beautiful realities of life, without which existence is ugly and empty and poor. But there is only one true way of teaching, and that is by example. THE SICK The Latest News About Your Friends and Acquaintances Who Are Under the Physicians Care. Mrs. Eliza Jackson still improves. Mrs. Reed, wife of the blind musician, is reported seriously ill at her residence, 5309 Dearborn street; Miss Martha Plummer, 3227 Dearborn street, has sufficiently recovered to walk unattended. Mrs. Elia Isham, 3236 State street, was taken suddenly ill at the morning service at Bethel church Sunday last. The minstrations of the ladies was of little avail, a physician was summoned and Mrs. Isham was removed to her home in an ambulance. She was reported better later in the day. Mr. Baykin, father of Miss Bessie Baykin, a graduate of Provident hospital, is in the city for an operation. Mrs. Franklin, niece of Mrs. R. M. Leach, has been in St. Luke's hospital for the past two weeks for an operation. Under the care of Dr. D. H. Williams she is improving and will soon return home. Mr. Chas. Wright, 450 E. 37th street, was operated on at Provident hospital Friday. Dr. Geo. C. Hall was the physician. Miss Gladys Anderson is improving and will soon be among her friends again. In order to increase our circulation at least 30,000 The Chicago Defender will be delivered to any of its subscribers for 50c. year, who will secure 10 new subscribers at the rate of $1.00 per yəar. This offer is only available to Bonafide Subscribers. No office orders taken. Positively no agents can compete. Just think THE WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY a whole year FOR 50 CENTS. FREE Car Ride TO BARTLETT'S BIG SALE AND RETURN All invited. All welcome. Take West Fullman car at White City, get off at the corner of Michigan Ave. and 95th St, walk west two blocks to our office and our salesman will refund the car fares paid and furnish tickets for the return trip. This offer is good for all who come Sunday, June 23. All we want is to have people come here and see the fine Five- Room Cottages on ground 120x125, which we are selling for only $1,900, on terms to suit buyers. Also our Big Lots 50x125, for only $200. Other pieces of various sizes to suit, all at proportionately low prices. We leave it entirely to your judgment to decide if you want any of this property, but ask all to come and see, which costs you nothing. Branch Office, Cor. State and 95th St. Open All Day Sunday (Look For The Flag) Fred'k H. Bartlett & Co. Merchandisers of Real Estate (Owner) 59 to 69 W. Washington St. OUT IN ENGLEWOOD. Weekly Letter from This Thriving Section of the City—All the News. Mrs. Mary L. Jeffress and her little daughter Averline of Chase City, Va. arrived in the city Tuesday evening to spend a few weeks with her brother, W. D. Crawley, 6232 Ada street. Mrs. J. Price of Brainerd, Ill., is sick in Wesley hospital. Mrs. Conty of 6202 Aberdeen street, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, is a little improved at this writing. Mrs. Steward and daughter are in the city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rivers of 6241 Throop street. The Hope Baseball team came out victorious last Saturday. Mrs. J. M. Hill wishes to announce the wedding of her son, Lewis Hill, to Mary Elizabeth Durham. They will be at home to their friends after October 1. Mrs. T. H. Smith entertained the Ideal Woman's club last Friday. It being her birthday the club surprised her with a birthday gift of a table-cloth and one-half dozen napkins, which were presented by the president, Mrs. R. E. Hyles. Several other presents were received from friends. Several girl friends of Miss Cora Bowman of 6033 Loomis street surprised her Thursday evening, it being her birthday. She received several presents and all enjoyed themselves until a late hour. Mrs. D. K. Brooks of 6033 Loomis street entertained at dinner several of the delegates from Dayton, O., last Sunday afternoon. The graduates of Englewood Copernicus school were: Sedia Reeves, Annie Pinston, Ruby Reeves, Ada Johnson and William Curtis. From Perkins Bass school, Clarence Moore and Aaron Butler. Mrs. Edward McCoo and children, 6220 Green street, have gone to Springfield, Ill. SPARKS FROM THE RAIL Winston's Spicy Gossip of Men and Events in the Railroad World. Mr. M. Hill, 4036 State street, is holding a position in the service of the Pullman company as sleeping car porter over the C. G. W. R. lines to Omaha and Minneapolis. Mr. James Porter of Chicago is now relieving Mr. McNeir on the southwest division on car cafe No. 165 between Des Moines, Kansas City and Minneapolis on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. To be in the swim read the Chicago Defender. John R. Winston, train porter in the service of the Chicago Great Western Railroad on trains 4 and 5, will take your subscription for the Chicago Defender. Headquarters in Oelwein, Ia., is 219 West 4½ street; hours, from 6:40 a. m. until 3:05 p. m. every other day. Mr. Joseph B. Winston is running to Des Moines, Ia., in Pullman service of the C. G. W. R. R. Mr. H. C. Slaughter, 3004 State street, is still running to St. Louis, Mo., over the Alton allroad in Pullman service. Messrs. Lewis Taylor, Sam LaForce and J. R. Winston were all in Chelsea June 24 with their heads together. Something is in the sir. Brother Sam LaForce was headed for Omaha on cafe car 140 at 7 a. m. Mr. McNelr is in Chicago on his relief from off the southwestern division of the C. G. W. R. R. Mr. Bert Gordon is in Chicago on his relief from off the northwestern division and from Mr. Samuel Turley is in his place on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. Mr. O. C. Martin, 713 East 41st street, is in Pullman service out of the Northwestern district. Martin states that he is making good. FREAKS OF LIGHTNING SOME PHENOMENA OF THE ELEC- TRIC CURRENT EXPLAINED. Wooden Roofs Are Struck Often Than Those of Metal, Slate or Other Materials, Declares a Fire Warden. There is not as much danger from buildings being struck by lightning as people suppose. Last year of 1886 buildings being struck by lightning a great number were barns. Of these buildings 958 had wooden roofs, 34 were metal, 39 were slate and 816 were not described. Of this whole number only 40 were rodded, 855 were not, and 952 were not reported. In the ten years, 1893 to 1903, German investigators found that of all buildings struck, 9 per cent of those having hard roofs and 68 per cent of those having soft roofs were not set on fire. Older writers say that risks of buildings being struck by lightning is five times greater in the country than in the city. Electricity is present in the earth and in the atmosphere at all times. The amount in the atmosphere varies from time to time, but becomes large during so-called magnetic storms. These storms are usually accompanied by auroral displays and are often coincident with sunspots. It has been found that there is an excess of negative electricity in the surface of the earth and an excess of positive electricity in the atmosphere. At times this is so marked that there is a visible discharge from objects extending into atmosphere, like masts on vessels, or from the bodies of persons standing on mountain tops, just as there is sometimes between the finger and a rapidly moving belt. This brushlike discharge is called "St. Elmo's fire." One man went out on the summit of Pike's Peak with a raised umbrella during a magnetic storm and when he came in said it was raining lead. Thunderstorms will be generated wherever there is a rapidly rising current of very moist air. Why and how we do not know. We do know, however, that moisture is condensed from water vapor upon minute particles of dust and upon electric ions. We know also that each drop of water, large or ever so minute, has a coating of electricity upon its surface. Whenever the stress of electricity in the air, due to the electrification of the cloud mass, passes the breaking limit, the air gives way. It is cracked from cloud to earth like a piece of glass as the bolt descends. It is held by most scientists that sometimes at least the lightning flash is an oscillatory discharge, and that the electricity passes both up and down. The distance of a flash is approximately as many miles as one-fifth the number of seconds between the flash and the thunder. Object to Misuse of Texts Mme. Waldvogel, the proprietress of a cafe in Zurich, conceived the idea some time ago that certain phrases in the Bible could be employed as advertisements for her establishment. She therefore had several phrases, such as "Come to me and I will give you rest," "Abide with me," etc., painted on the walls of the cafe. M. Llechti, a Swiss pastor, in a letter to the local newspapers, condemned this manner of advertising in strong terms, and Mme. Waldvogel brought an action for libel against him, claiming $200 damages. The action was tried at Zurich, and the president described the suit as "an impudent advertisement" and ordered the plaintiff to pay all costs and $10 to the pastor for a charity. The president further stated that unfortunately he could not order the Biblical phrases to be obliterated under the present charge. Two societies, however, are taking up the case on other grounds in order to stop what is considered to be a scandal. Contractor's Wise Rule. Among a crowd that gazed skyward at the construction of the Woolworth building at Broadway, Barclay street and Park place, the iron frame of which now reaches about forty stories, was an individual with a broad brogue, relates the New York Tribune. There was no mistake about the country whence he came, and it was evident that he had not been here long. With eyes bulging, behind his back and mouth open, he stood watching the human files as they moved about, feasting on the work that was being done at such a dizzy height. He finally turned to the man at his side and touched him on the shoulder. "Say," he remarked, "that sure must be dangerous work. But tell me, do many of those fellows fall off?" "Very few," came the reply from the bystander. "And how is that?" asked the Irishman. "Well," the other replied, "the contractor makes it a rule that he will not hire again a man that once falls from above that story." "Touched" the Judge Chicago—Charles Johnson, fined $1 for leaving his team untitled in the street, waited for two hours until Judge Rooney adjourned court; then he borrowed $1 from the judge and pald his fine. Could Keep Both. Vienna. "Wife and dog strayed, can keep both. Wanted, a hard working girl to take wife's place." This is an ad appearing in a local paper. **Voice-Development** Pow daily practice based upon artistic principles, together with a carefully prepared curriculum. Students will be trained in voice-building, which constitute the technical side of the vocal art. Testimonial from the World Renowned Conductor of the Choir Chair of Columbia University, May 25th, 1912. The first prize awarded to the singing contest held in Paris on May 25th, 1912. Commemorating your very useful and meticulous written book on "Tone-Playing" and the fundamental principles of the art of singing, you will have very enjoyable experience. Director Professor Choristers of Chicago **PRICE $11.00. Address the Fulbrist.** **Pedro T. Tinley, 6444 Dresdorf Ave., Chicago, or clayton F. Summey, 74-76 Vatican Buren St., Chicago, (614) 264-7700; Lyon & Healy, Ada Wabash Apt., Chicago, WHY WE DETEST PARASITES Feeling of Intinctive Revision Is Justified, for They Are Carriers of Disease. The feeling of instinctive rewolition against parasites of all kinds which characterizes humanity generally, and which is due to something much more than the mere pain or annoyance that their bites might inflict, become more interesting as further discoveries show the role of insects in the spread of disease. Unfortunately this natural abhorrence has not been enough to protect man under conditions of poverty and uncleanliness from harboring such parasites, and now those who understand how much more than a mere personal annoyance is in question from the existence of parasites must take up the problem to eradicate them. The possibility of the bedbug conveying relapsing fever, typhoid and leprosy has been suggested and apparently there is no parasite of man that may not be a mode of disease conveyance. Files, fleas, mosquitoes and bugs not only are all under suspicion, but most of them are also actually demonstrated as ordinary and frequent conveyors of diseases of various kinds. Health authorities must now take up the problem of getting rid of insect parasites in order to stamp out disease. — From the Journal of the American Medical Association. MILK INSPECTION IS NO FUN Incident Showing How Hard It Is to Force Sanitary Rules on Dirty People. The trials and tribulations of a milk inspector trying to force sanitary people to live according to sanitary rules are shown in the issue of the Healthologist, the official organ of the Milwaukee health department. The story follows: A Milwaukee milk inspector during a farm inspection, came upon a place hopelessly filthy, disorderly and run down. A motherly person with a big heart, but firm and weird convictions, listened to the young man's suggestions. Then looking over her spectacles pityingly, she said: "Boy, my mother was ninety-seven years old when she died. She was dirtier than I am, and lived in a dirtler house and drank dirtler milk. If she could stand it I guess there ain't no reason why I and the city folks that get milk from this farm can't stand it too." And not being able to answer that argument, the milk inspector left her —kindly withal, but yet voicing her indignation over "them there new fangled idees of cleanliness." QUEER THINGS ABOUT PAIN Patient May. Feel It In Limb That Has Been Amputated, or In Wrong Place. pain sometimes behaves in a curious fashion. There was a soldier in London, after the Boer war, who complained of excruciating neuralic pains in his right foot. This very much amused his friends, for he had lost his right leg. The explanation was that the pain happened to be in the trunks of those nerves, which had sent branches to the foot. Sometimes a patient comes to a doctor complaining of pain in the knee, and he is greatly surprised when the doctor tells him that the site of the affection is not the knee, but the hip. We are all familiar with the pain under the shoulder blade which comes from an afflicted liver. The stomach, too, can produce pain in many parts of the body. A disordered stomach will give us pain as far away as the head, and, when one gets a cramp in his toe, it is often due to acidity of the stomach. Swallow a pinch of soda and the cramp will disappear. An aching tooth will produce neuralgic pains in the face, and very often a violent pain at the back of the head is due to the faraway kidneys, which themselves may suffer no pain at the time. Hints to Lovelorn Gente If she makes a practice of eating onions for supper every time you call, it is a sign that she is indifferent toward your suit. If you spend a lot of money sending flowers to her every day it may make a hit with her, but she will marry somebody who has more sense. Don't talk to her about love in a cottage. Talk about a brownstone bungalow and spring the cottage on her after you get her. If she is handsome, tell her about it, and if she isn't, tell her anyway. Have an automobile catalogue in your coat pocket where she can catch a glimpse of it. AFTERNOON CLUB'S PICNIC The gentlemen of the Afternoon Club cordially invite you and your friends to their annual outing Thursday, July 4, 1912, from 2 p. m. to 12 p. m., at Rasche's Grove, 79th and Bond avenue. Take South Deering cars at 63d and Stony island avenue. Admission 25c. Wilson's Orchestra. W. Henry Browne, Jr., President. CANNOT ENDURE THE PIANO Chinese Servant Gives Notice When Employer's Daughter Gets Old Enough to Practice. The fascination of an untrammeled life in New York had lured other Chinese servants away from western families who had migrated with their retinue to New York, but John of the banker's family had remained faithful through two years of metropolitan temptations. At last he gave notice and refused to tell why. Finally the manager of an employment agency offered a solution of John's defection. "is because your Little girl has got big enough to practice on the piano," he said. "John can't stand that. "A Chinaman hates a piano. It takes a good deal to upset Chinese nerves, but a piano is capable of completing the job most effectively. Herefore there has been but little piano playing in your house; now that there is a prospect of several hours of practice every day John clears out. "We have that trouble with many Chinese servants. There are plenty of western families in New York who would like Chinese help, but as soon as an otherwise willing servant learns that there is a piano in the house he declines the job." Inscrutable Way of Providence. With reference to the final extinction of the latter day successor of the Delmonico restaurant, it is related that two Germans, fresh from Chicago, once visited New York, and one well acquainted with the city invited his friend to dine at Delmonico's, where a dinner for two and a bottle of wine were ordered. The place and fare were praised until the bill of $11 was presented. This they considered an extortion. They paid, however, and while walking down Broadway the excited German commenced to swear at the supposed extortion. His friend then said: "Do not schwear, Yawcop. It is wicked to schwear. God has punished that man Delmonico." "How?" "I haf mine pocket full milt shpoons." Thomas' Method Theodore Thomas was once asked how he managed to impart such vitality and lightness to his orchestra's playing of the Strauss waltzes. His answer was: "Have you ever noticed that I always beat the first stroke of the rhythm up instead of down? You cannot put the life and continuous motion of the dance into a piece of music if you knock the poor tune down at the beginning of every measure." Ambassador's Privileges An accredited ambassador is wholly free from the jurisdiction of the courts of law or of any other authority in the country to which he is sent. His house is as sacred as his person. It is regarded not as belonging to the country in which he is living, but as a part of the country which sent him. It could no more be entered by the police than a town could be occupied by the soldiery of another nation. This protection is extended to the inmates of the house. If a wrong is committed by some one in the employ of an embassy, in any capacity, the only means of redress is an appeal to the ambassador or to the government which sent him, and which will not, it is supposed, allow a wrong to be sheltered under the peculiar privileges granted its representative. A Sure Test. "Have you proposed yet to that North Side girl?" "I can't seem to get a chance." "Can't get a chance, eh? Better turn your attention elsewhere, then. If your girl wished it, you would get a chance all right enough." APPOMATTOX CLUB 11TH ANNUAL OUTING at Glenwood Park Tuesday, July 23rd Over the Aurora-Elgin Line 5th Ave. and Jackson Blvn. Trains will leave at OUTING COMMITTEE, H. S. Anderson, Chairman Col. J. H. Marshall A. L. McBride W. R. Cowan, President 3441 Wabash Avenue IN THE SPORTING WORLD By Frank A. Young. I journeyed out to Palmer Park Saturday to see Grace Snnday School baseball team play Bethany and I want to tell the readers of this column that we have a ball team which any race of people should be proud of, and furthermore should take interest enough in them to turn out in larger numbers on foreign diamonds as we do at Washington Park. Back to the game. Grace played like fiends, they ran bases like they were wild. Mike Williams, the left fielder, stole five bases. Carey Lewis was there with two and Motley three. Kenrofe made a two-base hit and Peacher, the left-handed first baseman, a three-base slam. "Herbie" Lewis played his last game for Grace and the little captain played as he never did before. In the second inning Baker got himself in a hole, but Lewis made a fine running catch of Pott's high fly, then ran in and scooped up a grounder off Was' bat with one hand, shooting it over to first retiring the side without a run. The colored lads seem to have no trouble in stealing third, the hardest base in the game to steal. Motley, Smith and Williams safely doing the trick, the latter twice. By this wonderful playing Grace is back in the lead, having won five and lost one. The score does not show the real playing of the fielders, as the ground was in a bad condition and the balls were dead as soon as they hit the ground. It was impossible to judge them. The summary: Grace— A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Lowis, 3b... 5 3 2 1 2 3 Irvin, 2b... 5 2 2 4 2 0 Renfro, rf... 4 0 2 0 0 2 Baker, p... 5 0 0 1 8 0 Peacher, 1b... 5 1 1 13 0 1 Adams, ss... 5 0 3 4 3 0 Williams, ll... 4 1 1 1 0 0 Motley, c... 4 2 1 4 2 0 Wooden, cf... 2 0 1 0 0 0 C. Smith, cf... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Total... 40 10 10 27 19 6 Bethany— A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Bristol, 3b... 4 0 0 3 0 0 Penn, 1b... 4 0 1 9 0 2 Vandenberg, c... 5 0 1 9 0 2 Brandsua, p... 4 0 1 0 6 2 Waalks, if... 5 2 1 3 0 0 Praatz, ss... 4 1 2 0 1 1 Kupper, 2b... 4 1 2 3 0 1 Pott, cf... 4 2 1 0 0 1 Was, rf... 4 0 1 0 0 0 American Giants. With Lindsay in mid-season form the A. B. C. team of Indianapolis went down to defeat by the score of 8 to 1 at the 39th street grounds Sunday before a large crowd, regardless of the fact that the two major league teams were playing in the city. Lindsay allowed only two hits, both being made by Herron. The score: R.H.E. Am. Giants. 0 .2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 * -8 7 0 A. R. C. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0 1 2 6 Am. Giants. 0.2 5 0 0 0 1 0 -8 7 0 A. B. C. ... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 2 6 Two-base hits—Pierce, 2; Barber. Three-base hits—Hill, Barber. Double play—Petway to Munroe. Struck out—By Lindsay, 4; by Bartlett, 2; by Broils, 3. Bases on balls—Off Lindsay, 4; off Bartlett, 1; off Broils, 4. Umpire—Goeckel. Time—1:35. Monday the American Giants tackled the U. S. League team from Pittsburgh on the same grounds. The colored boys added another to their string of victories, this time by the score of 9 to 1. Rube Foster, the "Marquard" of the colored ball players, in the box and allowed the visitors only four hits, two coming in the third inning, preventing a shut out. Barber's hitting was the feature, both slams going for extra bases. Two great running catches by the visitor's fielders deprived us of a couple of runs. The score: R. H.E. Am. Giants. 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 -9 13 0 Pittsburgh. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 4 4 Pittsburgh . 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 4 Two-base hits - E. Foster, Payne, Barber. Three-base hits - Hill, Barber. Struck out - By Foster, 1; by Johns, 1; by Symes, 3. Bases on balls - Off Foster, 1; off Johns, 3; off Symes, 1. Umpire - Goeckel. Time— 1:25 Drew at Anthwerp. Howard P. Drew with the rest of the American Olympic team landed at Anthrop Monday and took a two hours' work out. The practice was interrupted by a heavy shower of rain, after which the athletes continued. There are 95 men entered in the 100 metre flat race, so Drawn will have to step some. With the Johnson-Flynn fight less than a week away, the champion from all reports seems to be in great condition and according to his trainters Flynn has got to be just 50 per cent better than he is now in order to have even a chance. The champion still entertains the crowds every afternoon at 15 cents per, and despite the rain Monday he had 700 visitors. Something, in a name after all. Silent English Crowds. Silence is a great characteristic of an English crowd, it seems. The English people are generally very quiet. Once I went to Shepherd's Bush with my French friend. He said to me, "Can you believe that there are some ten thousand people in this ground? Just shut your eyes, you would feel you were standing in a desert!" Yes, he was only too true. In France or Japan they would make deafening noises—Observations of a Japanese in England. OLD RIVALS PLAYING WITH JERSEY CITY A Billy Purtell, Formerly With Boston and Chicago Billy Purtell and Harold Janvrin, who were on the Boston Red Sox team at one time, are now playing with Jersey City. Until recently Janvrin has been leading off the batting list, with Purtell second. Purtell second base while Janvrin shifted to the outfield. Purtell, however shifted to the outfield, vorile with Chicago Whi Manager Who Appears on Field I Uniform Should Not Be Counted as player, Says Griffith. Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington team, does not agree with President Ban Johnson in counting as a player a manager who appears on the field in uniform, even though he may not go to bat. He does not believe in the justice of the latest edict of the boss of the American league. "A club is allowed 25 players," says Griffith, "and that ought to include players, not coaches. I am not a player just because I wear a uniform. I wear a uniform in order to be closer to the game than I could be if compelled to make complaints to umpties and assist my team at critical pinches with my experience. But that shouldn't make me one of the players allowed the club. Harry Wolteron may rightly be considered a player. So might Harry Davis and Jake Stahl and Jimmy Calhahan. They appear in regular championship games and figure in the box scores. But Hughie Jennings and I are no more players than Connie Mack, even though we do wear a uniform and coach on the lines. I am not in sympathy with President Johnson in this view of the matter, but hardly expect to make a test case, as I haven't the limit of players even counting myself." Among the Baseball Players Griffith is the Sherlock Holmes of the coaching box on balls. Hank O'Day is still looking for pitchers to brace up his dilapidated staff. ers to brace up his dislipidated stair. Pitcher McTighe has been released by Johnny Kling of the Boston Braves to Buffalo. Pitcher Sam Frock, recently turned loose by Baltimore, has been taken on by Kansas City. Pitcher Walter Miller has been sold to the Elmira club of the New York State league by Atlanta. With Brooklyn and Boston at the bottom of the percentages that old column looks natural again. Cub fans would appreciate it if Cheney pitched as well with none on bases as he does with the sacks crowded. Hugh Kellackey, manager of the Boise team, who died recently, was a brother-in-law of Bill Bradley of Toronto. Toronto sells Jim McGinley to Wilkesbarre and Ed Winters to Binghamton, both in the New York State league. The reputation of pulling the unexpected has become the property of the White-Sox as well as the Athletics this year. Jack Dunn of Baltimore has released Catcher Kleinnow, now that Pappie is in shape and Bergen has come back. Jhonny Kilng says that Bridwell is not through as a player, and that even if he were the Braves would keep him as a scout. With Donlin, Wagner and Hoffman playing regularly, the Pirates should be able to cuddle up a little closer to the leaders. Heline Zimmerman will have a half Nelson on one of those automobiles by fail if he keeps up his great batting record. Bill James, the big right-hand pitcher who was sold by Toledo to Cleveland last spring, has been returned to the Mud Hens by the Naps. Ed Killian, the once famous left hander, who won many a game for the Detroit Tigers, has been given his unconditional release by Buffalo. Ambrose McConnell, second sacker of Toronto, was sent home to undergo treatment for what is thought to be a broken bone in his thumb. It begins to look as if the Brewers shook dice daily to see who should be selected to throw away the game, says a disgusted Milwaukee scribe. Herman Bronkie, who was released by the Cleveland club, is setting the A. A. on fire again. He holds up a batting average that looks like .370. with Purtell second. Purtell played second base while Janvrin was on third. Purtell, however, was later shifted to the outfield. He was a favorite with Chicago White Sox fans. Miserable Exhibition of Cincinnati Twirlers Has Been Great Disappointment to Fans. The great disappointment of the Cincinnati Reds this year has been in the pitching staff and Manager O'Day's fingers, taking them as a whole, are putting up the most miserable exhibition in the National league, their failure having practically killed the hopes of Red fans for a look-in at the pennant. One of the big disa- C Harry Gaspar. pointnests has been Fitchar Harry Gaspar. The Iowa photographer started off well, but recently joined his fellows on the pitching staff in boosting batting averages of opponents, says the Detroit Journal. O'Day now hopes to make a trade for him and it is possible that Gaspar in new company will recover some of his old prowess. VALUE OF PLAYERS' AVERAGES One Can Judge Better of Mann's Real Ability by Scaling Him Work. Than by Statistics. After all, fielding averages do not indicate exactly a baseball player's value to a team. In the long run they may furnish some substantial indication, but one can judge of the real ability of a player better by seeing him work. A good example of the general proposition here submitted was shown in Chicago recently when Zeelder was given an error on a play, which analyzed, was a mighty good effort, says the Milwaukee Sentinel. McBride batted to deep short and Weaver, getting the ball after an effort, threw wide to first, drawing Zeelder off the sack. Zeelder scooped in the ball, and at the same time touched McBride as he went by. The umpire waived the player out, but the impact of the horsehide and player caused Zeelder to drop the ball and the decision was reversed. There was nothing to do but give Zeelder an error on play, whereas he should be commended for splendid work and quick thinking. This indicates that sometimes where errors are made, the plays are, as a matter of fact, swell attempts, and that those making them are better players than others who have a fine average because they refuse to take chances. Excltement at McKeeport There must have been stirring times in a game recently at McKeepsport. The Salem club missed train connections and was 20 minutes late for the first game of a double header. Umphro Gohlert forfeited against Salem. When Gohlert called the captains together to give the ground rules Manager Hugh Shannon of the Salem club walked up to join in the confab and he was ordered off the field, when he demurred he was escorted off by the police. Then late in the game Gohlert and Wagner of Salem had an argument and Gohlert punched the player and had him taken off the field. Wagner brought information against Gohlert, and before Alderman Mansfield, who has had much experience in baseball, Gohlert was scored for his alleged offlessness on the field. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Tris Speaker Is Popular With Players and Fans. Texan Cut Davy Jones Off at Plate by Perfect Peg From Deep Center Field—Louden Forced to Make Fallaway Slide. A player who is popular with the fans is often most unpopular with his fellows. In fact, it is an exception when a star can hold the good will of both the public and the team. Tris Speaker is one of the exceptions. There is no more popular player on the Boston team, and there is no one on the team who is liked more by management and players than this same Speaker. Tris is one of the most unassuming of men. Sometimes, players say, Speaker's modesty is painful. For three years now Tris has been trying to snatch Ty Cobb's laurels. For three years he has failed. But this year he is trying even harder, and right now he seems to have as good a chance as anyone to sit in fame's throne at the close of the 1912 season. He is hitting harder than ever, his fielding has been one of the features of Boston's defensive play, and Manager Stahl has found in Speaker a very able exponent of the mysteries of inside play. Speaker probably has the best throwing arm in baseball. In a recent BENNETT Tris Speaker. game Tris demonstrated his ability along this line. Delehanty was on third and Louden on second when Willett drove a single to center. Ordinarily Louden could have scored standing up, but Speaker made a fast pick-up and a faster throw, and the Tiger was forced to drop into a fallaway slide to beat the throw. Speaker gave Davy Jones the laugh one day last season. The Tigers were two or three runs behind and Jones was on second when Crawford smashed a corking single to center field. Jones was off with the hit and he was rounding third when Speaker picked up the ball. Tris straightened for just an instant, then threw, Jennings, on the side lines, called to Jones to hurry. But the ball was faster, and Catcher Carrigan was waiting for the Tiger as he sled in. That throw and put-out was a matter for jest between Speaker and Jones for several days afterwards. Speaker was born in Hubbard City, Tex, April 19, 1883. He played in 1806 with the Cleboreum club of the R North Texas league, being a pitcher and substitute outfielder. When he went to Houston in the Texas league in 1907 he dropped pitching and went into the outfield as a regular. He batted .314 that season and was purchased by Boston. TRICKS IN WAIVER SYSTEM Enables Manager to Place Promising Recruit Where He Wishes Until Further Developed. The waiver system is useful in more ways than one. If a manager desires to get a promising recruit out of the league in order to send him to the club's farm for further instruction, he immediately asks walvers on a batch of players which includes both some of his best men and the recruit. In indignantly refusing to waive on the veterans the other clubs often let the yongster slip by unnoticed. The manager thus places the recruit where he wants him and complacently withdraws his request for walvers on the others. MISS M. MATTHEWS 6 East 33rd Street DOUGLAS DANCING SCHOOL EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT Prof. Garfield Wilson Manager GOOD MUSIC Beginners Given Individual Atten- tion MISS JUANITA TOLIVER. 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SMITH, Genes PHONES: DOUGLAS 1 SMITH'S ADVERTISING MONEY GUARANTEE BILL DISTRIBUTORS- REFERENCE Madigan Bros., 63rd Street, Princeton and H Anderson & Jenson, 59th and Halsted Streets Dr. Lader, Dentist; 43rd and St. Lawrence a Office and Storeroom: 3756 IND CARIBOU IS FASTEST RUNNER Maine Woodman Tells of Seeing Greyhound Left Behind by Herd of Four. In Maine it is contended that the caribou can outrun any other animal. According to the testimony of one woodman, caribou left behind a greyhound that had been matched against them. A guide succeeded in starting the dog after some caribou—a herd of four standing like statues on the ice of one of the big ponds in the region along the west branch of the Penobscot. Now, the caribou trots, instead of running, like most other wild animals. In the present case there had been a plentiful fall of snow, a rain which had formed a thick crust, and then another fall of snow, all of which constituted the very finest surface whereon to hold a race of this description. When the greyhound was loosed its owner confidently expected that it would outrun the caribou. When the caribou woke up and hit their pace it was a sight to see them. They did not appear to be proceeding with much speed, but as the hound drew up on them they increased their pace. The hound was doing his very best, but made no headway against the caribou at all. The dog stuck to it with courage, but before it was half way across the pond the caribou had reached the other side and disappeared in the woods. Had to Rename His Villa. The residents of a certain suburb of Chicago were for a time governed by a passion for giving sweet, poetical names to their "estates." There was one such man who built a handmade villa, calling it "The Nutshell." Thus was the home introduced to his friends, and it became widely known. To the surprise of all, therefore, the name was one day suddenly changed to "Sylvan Nook," and a flood of inquiries soon began to pour in. "Why have you given your home a new name?" a friend asked. "What was the matter with The Nutshell?" "I sickened of being joshed about it," said the owner, with a sigh. "There isn't a boy within two miles hereabouts who hasn't stopped and rung the doorbell to ask if the colonel was in."—Lippincott's Magazine. Definition of the Beau A beau is one who arranges his curled locks gracefully, who ever smells of balms and cinnamon, who hums the songs of the Nile and Cadiz, who throws his sleek arms into various attitudes, who idles away the whole day among the chairs of the ladies, who is ever whispering in some one's ear, who reads little billetodoux from this quarter and that, and writes them in return; who avoids ruffling his dress by contact with his neighbor's sleeve, who knows with what everybody is in love; who flutters frieast to feast; who can recount exactly the pedigree of Hirprinus. What do you tell me, is this a beau, Cotlus? Then a beau, Cotlus, is a very trifling thing. New York's Real The figures on the seal of the city of New York refer to the trades in which the early settlers engaged. The beavers were used as early as 1645, for the trade in beaver skins was an important industry from the colony's beginning. In 1686 the flour trade had become important also, so the windmills and barrels were added to typify that occupation. Willow and French Plumes and all Styles of Feathers, Cleaning, Curling, Bleaching and Dyeing. All Kinds of Feathers for Sale. LINERS AND THE TRADE Phone Aldine 1926 Best Reference A. BROWN List in Plumbing and Plumbing Work BASH AVE. Phone Normal 3 083 General Manager. 1912 S 1611, Auto. 71-938 TISING SERVICE BURNS—COVER CHICAGO AND SUBURBS ENCES: Al Harvard. Beets. ce and 63rd and Lexington Avenue. INDIANA AVE., CHICAGO. Power of Vegetable Growth. A tar macadam pavement stretching from the school of gunnery at Shoeburyness (Eng.) to the sea is at present in a state of violent if silent eruption. About a fortnight ago the surface became covered with what may be called "blisters," raised a little above the common level, which attracted much wondering attention. From each of these, in a few days, a series of cracks appeared, extending themselves in rays from a center. Finally came up a broad, soft shoot, looking extremely well pleased with itself and its work, which proved to be so old and well known a friend as the thistle. At this moment there are hundreds of those bold intruders showing defiantly through the pavement, affording a most interesting illustration of the power of vegetable growth. How He Treated Her A certain osteopath was treating a young woman who had very weak ankles and wrists. As she lived in a town quite a distance from his own city, he was forced to leave the city Saturday of each week and go to the town in which the young woman lived, give her the treatment Sunday, and return to the office Monday. A friend once asked the osteopath how he had arranged to give the young woman the treatment for her ankles and wrists when she lived at such a distance, and the osteopath replied: "Oh, I go out and treat her week ends."-Lippincott's Magazine. Tallest Tree in the World The tallest tree in the world is the Australian eucalyptus, reaching a total altitude of 480 feet. The biggest are the mammoth trees of California, some of which are 276 to 376 feet in height and 108 feet in circumference at the base. From measurements of the rings it is believed that some of these trees are from 2,000 to 2,500 years old. The oldest tree in the world is said to be on the island of Kos, off the coast of Asia Minor. It is several thousand years old, but just how many no one has dared to say. The tree is carefully preserved by a wall of masonry around it, and the trunk is 30 feet in circumference. Blackbirds' Courage: At Herlot Gardens, a new and pretty suburb of Burntisland, a cat upon a garden wall was about to pounce upon a female blackbird sitting on her nest of eggs, when her mate, which was on the watch, sounded the alarm. Acting together, both set upon the cat with a vigor that hustled it off the wall into a neighboring garden. The birds pursued it along the path, keeping at close quarters till it escaped under cover. Victory was complete, and the enemy was not approached the place since—London Globe. Mother's Chair. Mother's chair had rocked the whole family. It made a creaking noise as it moved, but there was music in its sound. It was just high enough to allow us children to put our heads into her lap. That was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. Oh, what a chair that was. It was a very wakeful chair! In the sick day of children other chairs could not keep awake—it kept easily awake. That chair knew all the old hullables, and all those wordless songs which mothers sing to their children. Songs in which all pity and compassion and sympathetic influences are combined. That old chair has stopped rocking for a good many years. It may be set up in the loft or garret, but it holds a queenly power yet—T. DeWitt Talmage. --- City of Evanston A Y. M. C. A. in Evanson will mean a good, every day Christian life for the colored youth. It will mean that the boys will have something to think about. As it is now our boys don't have enough to think about. They are idle in thought, and when they do think it is generally about nothing. The result is they use their idle time in doing mischief that sooner or later results in something bad. The average criminal was at some past time an idler. He had nothing to think about. If we had more Y. M. C. A. as in this broad land of ours, which would instill whole-souled Christianity in our youths, crimes would be less. Therefore, let us do ur duty toward the raising of good citizens by helping to support the cause of a Y. M. C. A. A campaign is at hand and we trust that every Negro in Evanson—man, woman and child—will contribute something to the great cause, even at a sacrifice. Miss Viola Williams returned to Evanston last Saturday accompanied by her sister, Miss Blanche Williams. Miss Williams and her sister are living with their uncle, Mr. W. Woolfolk, 1422 Kenilworth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bradford of Chicago spent Sunday in Evanston with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Priestly, 1812 Railroad avenue. Mr. J. Wideman, 2314 Railroad avenue, is now running on the railroad. Mr. Wideman returned from his first trip the early part of the week, having made a run from Chicago to the west coast. To a slight oversight the homecoming of Rev. A. H. Johnson was left out. Rev. Johnson returned from Kentucky a few weeks ago and reports the highest success. Boy Scouts. It is a deplorable thing to note the little interest that our people are showing towards the boy scouts. We are endowed with the honor of having the only troop of colored boy scouts in America, yet we do not appreciate the fact to any great extent. But we must mention the fact that the pastor and members of the Second Baptist church have given much encouragement to the boys, who they appreciate very much. Now we are informed that Mrs. Baker Depugh of 1721 Benson avenue has taken it upon herself to give a dinner, and the money raised therefrom will go towards helping these scouts. Such effort as Mrs. Depugh is putting forth will bring about results among the boys that nothing else could do. So let us encourage the boys. This is a public affair and if things are going against your wishes complain to The Defender and we will have things made right. "Be prepared." Little Mary Ramey Dead Little Mary Ramey, one of the twin babies of Mr. and Mrs. B, Ramey, 2414 Railroad avenue, died last night after a lingering illness since birth, three months ago. Little Mary has been very weak since her birth and daily she has been growing weaker, until the end came last Wednesday night. The funeral was held on last Thursday. Interment at Rosehill. "It!" Wait for it. July 31. The Ebenezer Baptist Sunday school entertainment, that's all. Rev, and Mrs. H. S. Graves attended the convention at Milwaukee this week. Evanston People. Often the question is asked, "What about the Negro in Evanston?" "They are all right," is generally the answer. Let us see. About one-fifteenth of the population of Evanston is composed of Negroes. These Negroes are the most thrifty people anywhere to be found. We have among us two physicians, one dentist, two engaged in livery business, three first class barber shops, two grocery stores, one printing office, five in restaurant business, eight employed by the post office, department, two police, and scores engaged in domestic and other services. We have four churches, which note out the gospel to nineteenth of our population. As a rule, the Negro in Evanston is very thrifty. Some years ago he tried to rent certain houses. The whites were slow in turning them over to him, so he went out and bought himself a home. Today there are scores of Negroes who own their own homes. Almost every Negro in Evanston has a bank account in Evanston the criticism that Negroes hang around street corners is adverse. But there is one criticism that is just concerning the Evanston Negro and that that he does not support his enterprises as he should. For instance: When the Chicago Defender carried no Evanston news the Evanston Negro said, "We would support that paper if it had some Evanston news." Now the paper is running two and three columns of Evanston news each week but the support is still short. But with all this I believe my people mean well and within a short space of time they will support their enterprises as the Jew, the Italian and others do. Otherwise the Evanston Negro is all right. Second Baptist Church. Rev. Charles T. Walker, D. D., of Augusta, Ga., delivered a lecture last Monday evening in the Evanston Auditorium of the Second Baptist church. A large and appreciative audience listened to this great man discuss "Some Important Factors in the Solution of the Race Problem." Rev. Sutton E. Briggs, D. D., corresponding secretary of the Educational Board of the National Baptist convention and a great writer, delivered an able address last Wednesday evening, June 20. It was a rare treat to have these great men address the people of Evanston. Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., of Oklahoma, and Rev. J. D. Bushell, D. D., of Tennessee, occupied the pulpit last Sunday acceptably. Every seat was taken. Next Sunday, June 30, is rally day. There will be three sermons and good music. Dinner will be served at the church. This is to be the last brick rally for the new church, 4x50 feet in size, trimmed in stone. The Glencoe orchestra entertained at Dr. Walker's lecture and the Boy Scouts, Troop 7, entertained at Rev. Dr. Griggs's address. Mt Zion Baptist Church The Mt. Zion Baptist church had splendid services all day last Sunday, June 23. The pastor preached at 11 a.m. The Bible school at 12:30 was well attended. The Missionary society held a short meeting at 7 p.m. The pastor preached at 8 p.m. Prof. Britt of Louisville, Ky., one of the finest soloists in this country, sang several selections at the evening service. Rev. E. H. Fletcher united in marriage Mr. George Page and Mrs. Anna Mason June 19 at 1006 Asbury avenue. Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Fletcher, Mrs. Mary Fields, Miss Elizabeth Scott, Miss Sue Scott, Miss Cora Logan and Miss Mattle Woodson attended the B. Y. P. U. Congress at the Providence Baptist church last Friday evening, June 21. Mrs. Oscar Morgan entertained the sewing circle of Mt. Zion Baptist church at her residence, 1719 Benson avenue, June 25. Mrs. Ada Hendricks of West Railroad avenue left last Sunday, June 23, for Atlanta, Ga., her former home, to be gone until Sept. 1. Mrs. Mary Ballinger of 30th street, Chicago, will entertain the sewing circle of the Mt. Zion Baptist church next "Tuesday evening, July 2. Those who shall attend will meet at Mrs. Morgan's, 1719 Benson avenue, at 7:45 and all go together. Sunday services for June 30: 11 a.m., sermon: 12:30, Bible school: 6:45, P. V. P. 11:8, n. p. sermon. Mrs. George Bryant, 1824 Railroad avenue, is improving rapidly. Mrs. Bryant has been quite ill for some months. Eebenezer A. M. E. Church. Bishop J. Albert Johnson came to Evanston Sunday to be the guest of Rev. Graves and will preach Sunday night. Bishop Johnson is the resident bishop of South Africa, his work including the west coast of Africa. Bishop Johnson is a graduate of the University of Toronto and of Oxford, England. He will deliver the evening sermon at Ebenezer Sunday. A departmental rally was launched at the meeting of the trustees board last Friday night for the first Sunday in August. It will be the first great rally Ebenezer has had for some years. Every member of the church is asked to give ten dollars. Fifteen hundred dollars is the sum wanted, and from the enthusiasm already shown it will be raised. New Hope C. M. E. Church. The all week revival services, in charge of Rev. T. L. Scott, has left quite a spiritual impression with the church. On Friday night a full house greeted Rev. W. A. Jackson, D. D. the presiding elder of the Illinois district, who came to pay a visit to the newly organized church. While with us, Dr. Jackson, on request of the members and friends, preached for us. At 3 p. m. on Sunday afternoon Rev. Clemens, the evangelist, preached. At 8 p. m. Rev. John G. Williams of Hyde Park filled the pulpit. Quarterly meeting Sunday. Rev. W. A. Jackson will hold his first quarterly meeting Sunday. At 11 a. m., Rev. W. A. Jackson; at 3 p. m., Rev. T. L. Scott, Rev W. H. Parker, Lord's Supper; at 8 p. m., Rev W. A. Jackson. Matter of Duty That which is called considering our duty in a particular case, is very often nothing but endeavoring to explain it away. When we decide to forgive our enemies we generally begin with those who are bigger and stronger than we are.—Chicago Record-Herald. Useful to Him. The swindler is convinced that an honest man is the noblest work of God. It is hard for one swindler to get much away from another swindler. When Not Overdone. Ordinary hard work is the thing that keeps men alive. If It's Only a Small Thing. It is an excellent thing for everybody to learn to do something well. Few Foreigners in British Army. It is said there were only four foreigners in the British army last year. Proof of Progress. We are gradually becoming ashamed of places that crush the spirit out of men. One of His Few Joys. The printer sets type and sometimes hatches a lot of trouble. Unpardonable Fault. A man should pardon everybody's fault rather than his own.—Cato. Always an "if." Life is governed by "ifs" at every stage. Keep Out of Debt. You are as rich as anybody if you don't owe anybody anything. The Reason. "Say, Pat, an' wholy do they call loife a train of events?" "Sure, Molke, I'm asholmed of ye. An' did y'雪 niver hear, 'tis made up of births and exits?" --- OLD CONVICT SHIP British Hulk Success Used to Confine Prisoners. Crude Old Craft Was Jail During Mad Rush That Followed the Discovery of Australian Gold Fields —is on Way to America. Boston.—The liner Leconia on her last arrival at the port of Boston reported exchanging wireless messages with the British convict hulk Success. This indicates that what has been termed "the most remarkable ship that has visited England since the days of the slave trade" is bound for American ports, presumably Boston or New York, on an exhibition cruise similar to that made in British waters during the past sixteen years. The Success sailed from Australia on its long exhibition cruise in 1895. She has dropped anchor at practically every port of England. The vessel itself is a rare curiosity, with a strange, fiction-like history, and contains a collection of relics of the bushranging days of Australia. At each port attendants explain the exhibits and descriptive lectures are given on the various phases of convict life. The history of the Success as a convict ship dates back to the mad rush in search of wealth that followed the discovery of the Australian goldfields in 1851. Port Williamstown, nine miles distant from Melbourne, was filled with every variety of craft bearing immigrants. One day, jomming above all other ships, came a quaint, old high-rigged vessel, with apple sides, broad bulging bones, standing high out of the water, and the name "Success" displayed the full width of her square cut stern, over the windows and below the taffailr. She proved to be a "country-built" East Indiaman. She dropped anchor midst the army of white wings which then dotted the harbor. In the confusion and excitement that resulted from the sudden infux of immigration, murder and crime raniot. Robbery under arms was reported every few days, and it seemed Convict Ship Success. impossible for the authorities to cope with the number of felons and miscreants who infested the district. At last the suggestion was made that some of the vessels then lying at anchor in the bay, deserted by captains and crews, who had all joined in the headlong rush for the "diggings," should be utilized as prison hulks. Five full-rigged vessels, among them the Success, were selected. Of these "yellow frigates," as they were called, the Success was officially regarded as the flagship of the felon fleet. She was known as the awful "dark cell drill" ship, and between her decks were lodged a company of close-cropped villains, the very scum of all the lawless men concentrated in that district. The Success was a convict ship until 1857, when the terrible cruelties of the system aroused the English people to action. She was removed from Williamstown to Sandridge in 1857, and from 1860 to 1868 was used as a "woman's prison." The following year the ship was used as a sort of reformatory for boys. Late in 1890 the Success first appeared before the public as a ship on show. Her general structure is well worthy of description. The ship's external appearance is particularly striking in these days of ocean greyhounds. Her square-cut stern and quarter galleries stamp her at once with the hall-mark of antiquity, and her bluff bow shows that she could never have distinguished herself for a high rate of speed. Her tonnage may be taken at 530. She is 135 feet in length, about 29 feet beam, copper fastened, and "treated" throughout. Her solid sides are two feet six inches in thickness at the bile, so that prisoners from within recolled from the hopeless task of penetrating her walls. OPEN SAFES IN NEW WAY New York Burglar Burn Away Tumblers From Strong Box With Electrical. New York—A new gang of safe burglar has begun operations in this city, according to the police, who are apprehensive of the next example of the burglar's skill. So far this gang, whose entirely new method of opening a safe has convinced the police that they are not of the old-time safe robbers, has committed only the one robbery. This occurred some time Sunday night of Monday morning in a tailoring establishment in East Houston street, but the police kept it secret up to this time. Instead of blowing open the safe, the thieves burned away the tumblers with electricity, cutting through them as cleanly as though the work had been done with a spiral saw. The burglar's got away with $1,500 in cash and jewelry worth $500, but marks on a larger safe in which were $2,000 and $10,000 worth of jewelry showed that the thieves had been at work on this when apparently they were frightened away. Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES Girls to Enforce Hat Pin Ordinance Coed Throws Her Own Effigy on Pyre THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Tales of GO oth Deaf Mutes Fling I on her on re- sages access. been ship e the NEW YORK—There was a silent commotion of an extraordinary character before Magistrate Krotel in Center street court the other day when Henry J. Hecker, a deaf-mute pressman of 754 East One Hundred and Fifty-second street, appeared as complaining against Miss Nora Sullivan, a young woman of twenty, also a deaf-mute, of 830 Water street. Hecker charged that Miss Sullivan grossly insulted him on the street last Saturday afternoon, flinging a broadside of slanderous epithets at him from the tips of her fingers and then banging him on the head with an umbrella. The young woman, who is short and plump and highstrung, appeared in court in answer to a summons obtained by Hector. She was accompanied by a dozen friends, all deaf-mutes. Hecker had about the same number of friends with him and the two factions made the sir jump with the hot remarks they tossed at each other in the sign manual. There was no deaf-mute interpreter in court when the case was called and Magistrate Krotel was at a loss to understand the multitude of high signs that were snapped at him. Hecker rained himself into a state of manual palsy, and court attendants were sent scurrying everywhere for DIGBY, NOVA SCOTIA—Within a few hundred yards of a beach where 51 years ago two fishermen found him with his legs amputated, "Gerome," Nova Scotia's man of mystery, died a few days ago, silent to the end about his identity. Although he undoubtedly possessed the power of speech, "Gerome" had not conversed with anyone in the half century he had been cared for by Didier Domeau and the latter's sons and laughters. During all of this time "Gerome" had remained a mystery to the settlers here, most of whom are known as "returned Arcadians," being the descendants of the compatriots of Swangeline who returned to this part if their adopted country after their expulsion by the English in 1755. Away back in the summer of 1861, according to tradition, a ship different from those usually seen here put off a small boat which made for the shore and deposited above the tide line an object that several hours later was discovered to be a man. His legs had been freshly amputated and there was a jug of water and a package of ship's discus beside the man, who had suffered greatly from exposure. Wrapped in blankets and taken to the Comenau house, where, ever since he has been a welcome member of the AN ILL SAFE CAPE WHEN I GO GOOD AND READY IT ME TM CAPTAIN W-O-W WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CHICAGO—Thieves to catch thieves, and women to catch women. If he first, why not the second? So reasons John McWeeny, chief of police. And since it sounded good to he head of Chicago's police department thereupon outlined his plans for a regular beauty squad. Hat pins caused his cogitations and he same pointed reasons, coupled with an old ordinance that never has lone duty, will inspire the 20 girls he jones to enlist in the service. "You see, my men are bashful," explained the chief, "And men are anyway. Now if you were standing on the corner and a pink cheeked girl strolled by with the points of her hat pins sticking out a foot, would you arrest her? "No. you'd probably wink your eye it your brother officer and say, 'No, no, my no—she ain't breakin' the law.' So you see, we've just got to have girls o catch girls—a regular beauty jouard." ST. LOUISE—Passengers on a Market street car passing the western end of Forest Park saw a girl trudging along the tracks with what appeared to be the lifeless body of another girl on her shoulder. The body was clad in a blue suit and a pair of brown-stockinged legs dangled limply. The motorman slowed up the car. One glance at the head of the object and he threw on the power grind. With an indignant look the girl with her burden marched on her way. She was Miss Annie Brown, president of the junior class of Forest Park university, who was carrying her effigy to a grocery store half a mile away to burn it. By burning her own effigy Miss Brown established a precedent. As the climax in the class fight which had been on between the junior and senior classes for three days, the seniors had abstracted a dress of Miss Brown, stuffed it with paper and rags and hung the effigy on the high oak in the front yard of the university. The effigy was discovered early in the morning by Miss Gertrude Schneiler, vice-president of the juniors. After heroic efforts she managed to cut it down. The question was what to do with it before the entire school saw it. --- an interpreter. Finally Police Sergeant Quackenbos, who is six feet tall and built like a hack, was reached at police headquarters and came down to court while the quiet excitement was at its height. Complaintant Hecker was pretty weak in the wrists when he took the stand and related how he had been insulted and thwacked with the umbrella. Quackenbos did not translate the insults, but informed the court that in thumb and digit discourse the language was pretty fierce. Then Miss Sullivan took the stand and talked so fast that Quackenbos couldn't get her. He told the magistrate she was having a fit of manual hysteries. He made swimming motions at the witches, wig-wagging for her to become calm. There was a great stillness in the court and at the same time a great tumult. All the deaf-mutes were talking at once and become purple in the face. At last Miss Sullivan talked herself into a swoon and was carried to an ant-room. Brought out again, she talked herself into another swoon and came out of No. 2 quite limp. Then it was drawn from her that Hecker had made unpleasant left-handed remarks to her and that she was entirely justified in swinging at him with her umbrella. "I guess this is all we can stand for one day," adjudged the court, mopping his brow. "Case dismissed." As the two silent factions filed out of the courtro. there was a wireless riot in the corridors until the mammoth Sergeant Qackenbos intervened and waved them apart. household, the man was finally revived by a physician. In half a dozen languages the man was asked: "What is your name?" To this question, in Italian, propounded by the elder Comeau, the man made muttered reply: "Gerome!" Never after that, however, did "Gerome" utter a word except on one occasion when asked where he came from. "Trieste" was the reply made, seemingly in an unguarded moment. Physicians from all parts of the world, who have visited this Land of Evangeline in the 51 summers that have elapsed since "Gerome" was found on the beach, have studied the man's case. Most of them have agreed that he might have spoken had he decided to do so; one or two have vouch-safed the opinion that some terrible experience through which "Gerome" passed frightened him out of his senses and rendered him unable to utter an intelligible word. And since the decision has been made, the next step is to get the girls. The chief says he has received letters from many volunteers. From these he will choose the "beauties" and they will be placed in charge of Mrs. Mary Owens, Chicago's only police woman. Then when the woman with the hat pins strolls by, a fashionably dressed girl, wearing a tiny star where she formerly wore the pin of her sorority, will touch her on the shoulder and suggest that, "The captain wants you." And herein lies just one fear that may wreck the proposed beauty squad before its organization. What if the woman shouts: "What for?" and the beauty policeman says: "Your hat pins are too long; they stick out too far; you are under arrest;" will the arrested one cry "Leave me alone or I'll scratch your eyes out?" Will this be followed by a real hair-pulling contest? And will the original gentleman policeman have to cry "break," stop the argument, and take both fighters for a ride in the blue wagon? These are questions experience alone can solve. And Chief McWeeney says he will take a chance on the battles just to try out' his plan. I'll GET EVEN WITH THAT BUNCH OF GOOD FOR-NOTHIN' SENIORS It was then that Miss Brown decided on the visit to a grocery up the tracks. None of the seniors saw the disposal of the effigy, and all were mystified at seeing the oak tree relieved of its burden. While the 21 members of the junior class were attending a reception given by Mrs. Anna Sheed Cairns, president of the university, the seniors, 45 strong, stole a march on them by climbing telegraph poles in the vicinity and affixing their colors, yellow and white, * Easy Ink Eraser. A blot of ink on your paper may be easily removed, by means of one of those little emery cardboard strips that are used for manicuring the nails. Just rub it lightly over the tk after blotting carefully, and it will remove every trace, yet leave the paper in good condition. BEAUTIFUL MOUNT GLENWOOD CEMETERY ```markdown ``` A Cemetery that has never discriminated against the Colored People. A Cemetery with native Oak trees and a beautiful stream of water. A Cemetery where lots in the first section "D" has advanced 400 per cent. A Cemetery that offers the best real estate invest- Mount Glenwood Cemetery Association Phones Douglas 5574 Automatic 71-886 Open Evenings, 7 to 9 3125 State Street We do roofing, guttering and all kinds of tin work. Stoves and furnace repairing especially. Phone 3869 Evanston 1910 W. Railroad Ave. Earning Money "I never before realized how rich I am!" declared the little stenographer. "Last Wednesday evening I discovered, to my amazement, that Croesus and I are in the same class." "Tell me about it," said the bookkeeper. "The firm profits so greatly by our invaluable services that we are entitled to relax a little in business hours." "It was the Ladies' Aid society," explained the little stenographer. "About a month ago the president requested each one of us to bring five dollars to be earned by our individual efforts. The money was to . . . provided in one month from that day. It was for a special purpose and we all promised that we'd do as requested." "There aren't many other girls in that society. They're mostly married women. So they talked and talked and wondered how on earth they could earn five dollars apiece. They went on that way for two hours after the meeting was over. You see, they weren't supposed to bring any money that was given them—so they couldn't ask their husbands to help them. "Well, last Wednesday evening the month was up. Of course, I just took five dollar bill that I'd saved from my last check, so I was perfectly safe. If I hadn't earned it myself I wouldn't have been able to bring it!" "We got there rather early—every one was anxious to see if every one else had brought five dollars. And oh, they looked so worn out and tired, and some of them even looked cross!" "When the meeting began we all began to tell how the money was earned—and that's what gives me my wealthy sensation! "You know Mrs. Ward. Her husband owns nearly half the city, I believe, and she has all sorts of motor cars and wears orchids all winter! Well, she brought only $4.30! She was almost in tears about it and she offered to give the other 70 cents, if they'd let her, out of her husband's money. Everybody was anxious to hear why she'd failed to earn the full amount. What do you suppose she'd done? Pressed her husband's trousers! "She said she had started right in—for she could charge only ten cents a pair—and she knew there were only thirty days in a month. So she hunted up all the trousers her husband owned and pressed them the first day. Then each day she pressed the pair he had worn the day before—and then she tried to persuade him to change his trousers at noon sometimes so she could press two pairs a day, but he refused. She was counting up the days, and at the rate she was going she couldn't possibly get the five dollars before the month was up! She made him pay her each day. Finally, near the end, in despair, she took all the pairs of trousers out of the closet again and, finding, she said, that they were a little wrinkled from hanging so long, she pressed them once more. It was that performance that ended her earning powers. Her husband said that a tailor was cheaper and did the work better. "Mrs. Cullen--you know, she gives presents worth hundreds of dollars to the church every little while. She fairly keeps it running at times. Well, she sold magazine subscriptions! She said that she found all her friends already were subscribers for all the magazines she had for sale. Finally she had to canvass the streets, and yet in order to make up the five dollars she was compelled to sell three subscriptions to herself and then give away the magazines! We couldn't decide whether that was fair or not. "Mrs. Briege painted place cards! She said she spent most or one month in wondering what to do, and just a few days before last Wednesday she learned that a special friend of hers was giving a luncheon. So she told the friend that she'd paint place cards at 25 cents each. In ignorance, her friend took her offer, and she brought the place cards to show. She had to laugh at it herself, for she'd never painted a thing in her life before and she thought those simple little things would be awfully easy! There was a little red hill—she had just three color paints and didn't know what to mix for other colors—and on the red hill was a yellow house with blue trimmings. Those were the three colors—and all the embellishments were of the same colors. They were really unique. "M. S. Bradway is a dear little old woman who just drives around and looks sweet and dainty and goes to church. She made a contract with her son to weed his whole lawn for five dollars!" "Actually, when it got to me to tell how I earned my five dollars I really felt ashamed that I'd done it so easily—it didn't seem right! So Miss Brown, who is studying music and has a time making ends meet, and I went into a corner and hid while we listened. For she had earned her money easily, too—just took the five dollars paid her for one Sunday's singing in the choir! "I wonder if all rich people feel sort of mean and incapable when they see other people working!"—Chicago Daily News. Getting Over Obstructions. Bacon—They say he's all right in a hurdle race. Egbert—So he is. "Where did he learn?" "His people used to do housecleaning stunts four times a year." Evading an issue. "What is your name?" "Ephraim Ebenezer," replied the small colored boy. "How do you spell it?" "Tain't no use to worry 'bout dat. Jes' suit yohsef. I ain' puhtic'lar." And None of This. "I saw a man today in court who in his work has just material to burn." "What's his specialty?" "He's a firebug." Unexplained. "I wonder what those London suffragettes were throwing at?" "Why, the papers are full of it." "I haven't seen it mentioned." "Why, every paper tells how they broke the plate glass windows." "I know it; but not a single paper tells what they were throwing at." Bringing Down the Average. Mrs. Gotham—I am informed that the New York telephone calls average a minute and a half in length. Mr. Gotham—Yes, dear; you see, there are so many men using the telephone that it brings down the average." Browne—Dabber has just had a heavy weight lifted from his mind. Green—One of his stock jobbing deals turn out better than he expected?" Browne—No. He's had his hair out."—Judge. "What made Mr. Chuggins buy an automobile?" "His wife persuaded him by calling his attention to the economy of having gasoline on hand to clean gloves with." And Mayha the Mald And Maybe the Mald. Young Mistress—Do you think my Ernest really loves me, Emmy? Mald—Of course, he's such a nice young man; he likes all the girls. Flegende Blatter. Evanston, Ill. Unexplained. Barberous. Persuasion. GRAND AUGUST ‘CARNIVAL & FAIR ‘The. Grand ‘August Carnival and Fair—Stice Street, 30th to 39th Street — Unique and Interest- ing Event Planned for the Last Two Weeks in August—Prac- tical Demonstration of Negro Enterprise — Streets to Be a Blaze of Light—Every Store to - Be Decorated—Magnificent En- tertainment for Summer Vis- itors, MR. JESSE BINGA, MANAGER Fraternal and Other Organizations to Parade—Many. Firms Arrange for Concessions — Entertainment Com- mittee Plagning Novelties for Every Night—usic by Visiting Bands— Miniature Cireus—$20,000 Steam Cal- liope—A Gigantic Undertaking But Successful From the First. 1 ‘Through the kindness of Mayor Car- ter II, Harrison and the city council ‘Mr. Jesse Binga and a committee of progressive citizens have beon granted 4 permit for a GRAND AUGUST CAR- NIVAL and PAIR on State street, from 80th to 3th street. In Inangurating this unique idea the committee had in mind a practical demonstration of the various enterprises that go. to smake up this wonderful business thor- oughfare. Street to Be Ablaze With Lights, ‘The last two weeks in August have been selected for the carnival. Every store and residence is to be decorated while strings of many colored lights will be strung from post to post and across the streets and there will be miislc on every corner. There will be nightly parades and a new $20,000 calliope will continually make ‘the rounds. Every theater will have extra attrac- tions. Souvenirs of every kind will be freely distributed, and the Chicago Defender ts negotiating for. a special issue of ten thousand Frederick Doug- lass pennies. The Committee. The committee tn charge of the carnival is Mr. Jesse Binga, manager; Mr. W. H. McCullough, assistant mana- ‘ger and inspector; Rankin & White, Peter P. Jones, Virgil Mackey and R. S. Abbott. ‘This progressive committee believes that this carnival will give an oppor- tunity fora display of State street business in a manner never before undertaken in the United States. Prominent speakers will make ad- Miresses at various points. “Two Weeks of Profit and Pleasure. State street will he “en fete,” it will be a veritable walk of light and Deauty. There will be many bands of music and entertainments everywhere, ‘Watch for big advertisement In next week's Issue, Space for Charity. By request space will be given free to all churches and deserving charit- able institutions to enable them to s0- Vielt funds for their various causes. CROWNING OF THE CARNIVAL QUEEN. Who Will Be the Queen?—A Spirited Contest on to Select the Most Beau- tiful Woman of Chicago, Who Will Be Crowned Queen of the Grand August Carnival and Negro Exposi- ton. ‘The management of the Grand Au- gust Carnival and Negro Exposition want to know who is the most beauti- ful woman in Chicago. In order to decide this, a voting contest has been arranged and to give stimulus to the idea a prize of $100 will be awarded the successful contestant, and she will ‘be crowned queen of the festival dur- ing the last two weeks In August. ‘The coupon appears exclusively in the Chicago Defender, and appeared first last week. Each and every cou- pon is a vote. There is no restric- tlon so far as age {s concerned, other than that the candidate must not be a chftd. The contestant must be a resi- dent of Chicago and the home address of the party voted for must appear on every coupon, Vote early; vote often; $100 to the winner and the distinction of belng crowned “Queen of the Most Elaborate and Gigantic Amusement ‘Enterprise Ever Attempted in the City of Chieago.” ‘The list of contestants is as fol- lows: Votes. Miss Irene Keefe...........-++++-32 Miss Grace Thompson.............40 Miss Isabella Potter..............20 Miss Lucile Peyton...............54 Miss Blanche Shaw...............25 Mrs. W. A. Jobngon........sce. 5-25 ‘Mrs. M. Burton-Hyram............17 ‘Miss Vivian Harsh................16 Miss Bertha Moseley..............48 Miss Hattie Shelton............... 9 Miss Elizabeth Slaughter..........95 Mrs. Edward Burch (nee Hazel Alexander)... .ssessseseeeeees-29 Mra. Mamle Miller..........00000.30 ‘Mrs, America Brown..............27 Mrs. Rose Richardson.............17 Mrs. John R. Maraball............35 ‘Miss Gertrude Barbour............27 Miss Geraldine Hodges............15 A 8. ALT. Watking.....0..0.0..29 Mfs Essie Arnold...........0000.25 ‘Mrs. Louise B. Anderson..........20 Mrs, Claude Belle Hall............80 Miss Empress Davideon...........30 Mrs. R, Re Jacksom...........4.80 Miss Mao Coleman................30 Miss Laurlo Tyler.........0...00..26 Dally Thought. One ought never to speak of the faite of one's friends; it mutliates them. They.can never be the samo ‘afterward.—William ‘Dean Howells. CUPID'S LATEST CAPTURE. Attorney John R. Auter of Chicago and Fuaptton Escorts Charming Vis- iter. arid Falls “a Victim to the WAT: Little “God ‘of Love”. * ‘Mrs, Ada Overtori-Walkér, ‘the star of her sex, in the theatrical profession, left the elty Monday morning for New York after d week of triumph at the Malestic theater. Aside from her un- precedented success before the foot- lights the charming madame had a continual round of social pleasures. There were luncheons and dinners galore and ench night at the close of her act @ huge touring car awaited her at the stage door.“ Then “it was a quick run to the home of her South Sido friends to meet the visitors, Al- though he ‘resides in Evanston Mr. John R; Autor was ever constant, Mon- day morning, his friends say, he plead- ed With tears In his eyes fur the lady not to leave the clty; anyhow’he was the Inst one of the large party that bid Mrs, Walker adieu to leave the train sited, Tho large box of bon bons and the beautiful bouquet of roses that were handed Mrs. Walker in the Pull- mani bore his card. The entire city will miss our clever liltle actress, but none more thant caterer Lett, who had Rrown accustomed to reserving a table cach night far the gallant Evanstonian and his fair companion and their party. The inatrimonial bee is stil under his hat and the best wish of the reporter is a pathway strewn with roses. WITH THE TRUE REFORMERS. Mr, Floyd Ross, grand worthy mas- ter, alteuded the convention told about the progress of the order and what it is doing, Ho spoke to the True Re- formers at the convention and to the public as well as True Reformers at Walter's A.M. E. Zion chureh and at Ehenczer Baptist church, He paid a tribute to the work and reports made uy the delegates who are here from ‘thitteon states of the Western Grand | Division, ‘The organization has taken in seven thousand and seven hundred ‘new members within’ the last six ‘months and the future looks bright. Mrs, ou Ella Young, deputy of the western grand divison, Grand Worthy Master Floyd Ross of the Grand Foun- tain and M. T, Bailey, Chief of Chi- cago division, ave preparing to make A tour through the west in the in- terest of the Grand Fountain, U. 0. 'T. R, at which time they expect to add five thousand new members. Mr. A. Humbles, one of the wealthi- est colored men of Virginia, visited the True Reformers’ convention while in the city this week. Several of the delegates will remain over with their friends before returning to their home. EASTERN STAR OFFICIAL FETED. Professor J. C. Lewis of Cairo, IIl., P.G. U, P,, Entertained by Friends. Professor J, C. Lewis of Cairo. Il., P.G. U, P,, of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State of Ilinols and jur- isdiction was entertained at dinner on Sunday evening, June 28, by Mr. and Mrs. T. H, Samuels, 4745 5th avenue. Among those present were Mrs. E, S. Kennedy, Mrs. M. E. Roach and dirs. Leah Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kennedy entertained at luncheon Mon- day, June 24, in honor of the pro- fessor and Mr. Floyd of Peoria, Il. ‘Those present were Prof. J. C. Lewis, Mr. Floyd, Mr. Geo. E. Augustus, Mrs. M. B. Roach, Mrs. ‘T. G. Macon, Mrs. Leal Edwards, Mrs. ‘T. H. Samuels and Mrs. Addie Gerald. DUNBAR MEMORIAL MEETING. Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Memory to be Honored by Chicago Citizens at the Institutional Church Sunday Afternoon at 4 p. m.—Under the Management of Julius 8. Avendorph. The memory of the late Pawl Law- rence Dunbar will be honored Sunday afternoon, June 30, at the Institutional Church at 4p, m. prompt. Dr. Charles E, Bentley will be the speaker. Mrs. Maric Hyram will render a solo and Mr. Harrison Emanuel will play a vio lin solo, Miss Ada Lou Mitchell will be at the piano, . DOCTOR HAS COLD FEET. A certain young physician accom- panied a lady from St. Louis and a Forest avenue belle into Letts the other evening and told the ladies to order what they wanted and the waiter not to leave them. The ladies went the limit, lobster was a common dish. Of course there was an end. ‘The ladies were ready to go, the walter presented the bill, $14.75, and the doctor fell into a spasm. With the assistance of a Chicago Defender reporter he was hurried home and as he was revived he sald: “St, Louis {s not so slow after all and I am certainly in the ‘lobster’ class.” THE FLUID WAS TOO HOT. When asked by a Chicago Defender reporter the reason for the change in color of Mrs. Holt's face, Undertaker Daniel Jackson said “that owing to Mrs. Holt having died in the country, the best scientific embalming couid not be procured. While the work was perfect, the fluid used was too hot, which caused a discolorment of the body, and after such is done there is nothing to be done by another under- taker to change the work.” ‘Twlet OF Ton. Very few people, with che exception of those living In a pineapple country, know how to remove the top from the frult, Hold the apple firmly with one ‘hand, catch the top with the other, and twist around. It comes out easily— Good Housekeeping. ‘Wisdom In Life. Wisdom does not show itself 90 much fn procept as in Iife—in a firm. ness of mind and mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as to talks and to make our actions and words all of a color.—Seneca. Bache Os Ee ates OE ag oa Se pecs Sh Parris GPE Tee ne Me mae aca) en ae eae Soe et eee ee ae ee: bent Saree tye oa eee ee eee a Sey tae cape Beemer ke, Pees EN eens oe: as ces vee i * Bee ee, ert MaMa to, Arne Seat ma Reinke Seaeeey ee eee eae | : ee ; Sari ee re. Ven a oe ene aor eee or t : ere mee nce |. ome hea ca ae Ber icne ara et era erahe i, eae pee are ied srs eae 7 : a Sonesta ace pgs See Care el 5 ea Mr. Richard Byron, Father of the Famous Musical Aggregation of That Name, Succumbs to Apo- _ plexy—Is Stricken on the Street and Taken to the Home of | Friend—Loved All Over Chica- | go for His Care in. Raising a | Large Family of Boys After the | Death of His Wife—All Mu- sical Geniuses — Father Could | Play Every Known Instrument. }SONS ALL AWAY FROM | HOME, The Five Sons in Salt Lake City on a Record-Breaking Trip Home—One in Washington Arrives this Morn- ing—Dies Surrounded by Friends— Funeral Arrangements Incomplete— Chicago Loses a Prominent Citizen and the Musical World One of its Brightest Lights, Although His First Knowledge Was a Jew's Harp Wher a Slave. ‘Thursday morning at about 3:45 a. m. Mr. Richard Byron, father of the famous musical aggregation of that name, died at the residence of Mr. Joe Morris. Mr, Byron was — years of age and was well and favorably known throughout the city with the care he took in raising a family of bors when Uieir mother died many years ago. At his bedside when he died were Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Miss Moore, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Chas, Elgar, an In- timate friend of the family ror years. Stricken on Street, ‘Mr Byron was stricken at 51st and Indiana avenue and friends took him to the residence of Mr, Morris. His six sons were absent, five of them being in Salt Lake City and the sixth in Washington, D. C. All were hastily summoned by telegraph and the son Frank in the capital city is expected here today. ‘There has been no arrangements of the funeral until the arrival of the sons. Sons and Sister Mourn, ‘Mr. Byron is survived by xix sons, a sister and two sister-in-law. Being a master musician himself he took great pride in making his entire fam- fly the musfeal geniuses that they are. In musical circles “The Byrons” are considered without a peer. The father was born a slave and his first musical instrument was a Jew's harp. This is Morris Bloom. Everybody knows him—proprietor of the “Itt nois Cafe,” northeast corner of State and 27th streets. Morris was a desighted and wel- come xest at the Eighth regiment Exponent of Economy. A widely known Republican was asked if he was: for a certain cand! cate for governor, and he answered: “No; I don't want to waste him. The situation is like an event in a Dublin theater. Some fellow had made a dis turbance in the gallery, and the cry wag ralsed, ‘Throw him over! Throw him over!’ Thereupon a soletan-look- ing man rose from hig seat and im- Pressively shouted: ‘Hold on! Don't waste him! Kill a fiddler with bira’” Everybody's Magazine. Day of the Whip, ‘The dreaded “cat” is probably the best known of old naval punishments. ‘Whipping was provided for at least as Jong ago as the fifteenth century, and in Drake's time the regular trouncing of the ship's boys by the boatswain on. Monday morning was regarded as tho only means of insuring a falr wind for the rest of the week. Miia nies A bicycle pump is a good substitute for a vacuum cleaner in getting dnt trom nooks and crannies in marble statuary, plaster casts, carved furnl- ture or any crevices where it may lurk in spite of dust cloth and brush. Run the open end of the rubber tubing over the surface to be dusted, while work- ing the pump vigorously with the foot, ‘A soft dust cloth will do the rest. . “Easy Ink Eraser, ‘A blot of ink on your paper may be easily removed ‘by means of one of those little emery carfboard strips ‘that are used for manicuring the nails, Just rub it lightly over the ink after blotting carefully, and it will remove every. trace, yet leave the. paper in geod eonéitica, THE CHICAGO-DEFENDER ee BANQUET:TO THE “OLD GUARD.” | == Dr. and Mrs, M. A. Majors Give]. Elaborate Affair for Distin- ’ guished Visitors. . *Bossibly the ‘rost elaborate’ dinner : >, as a token of‘réspect to the. distin: } ‘guished men of the race who came]: 1W | to Chicago’ to’ attend the: ‘National * convention was given by Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Majors at their, palatial | gees the | home Saturday..evening, June 22. | “cy ‘The menu consisted of seven cours-| CB }Of es, while the aftermath bubbled in erly po-| the choicest wine and black cigars. |, The ect | The guests were: Hon, Honry Lin-| § 0% | coln Johnson; J.C. Napier, Dr. Daniel | *! Of) H. Williams, Hon. George L. Knox, ae ae ca-| Prof. Richard ‘T, Greener, Wm. M.|% ° ; a| McDonald, Hon. J.T. Settles, Ralph | P= 2 W.. Tyler, Collector Charles W. An- f mu the | derson, NM. H. Boyles, Hon. J. Madi-|° fu-|son Vance, Walter W. Cohen, Ser-|, ™ ! uid | Eeant Ray, Hon. Ed. H. Wright, Mes-| ‘Smt srs. Winfield, .Brancho, Rev. WW. §.|'€®S ¢ nt. | Bradden, Dr. Theodore Mozee and Dr. | *!4l ‘M. A, Majors, Mesdames Martha B.| 200° | iM | Anderson, Margaret A. Bonds, M. A. ce ‘Majors, and Miss Blanche Wright. | °¢*! All expressed themselves delighted |S, ! for there was ‘not only the choicest |"! n a| vlands for the Inner man but the best | "CS yne | tat could be offered in eloquence,| 2— music and song. . i zone re] “They didn’t “go home until morn- | 2°US e— linge fortun | PROMINENT DELEGATE IN | ACCIDENT, Hon. J. ©. Napier, Register of the . U.S. Treasury, In St, Luke’s Hospital, Last week we noted that the Hon. 4. C. Napier chad sustained an_acci- dent jn connection with the South Side Street Railway, ‘The extent and seriousness of the accident was not Known at that-time. During the early days of this week it was ascertained that he had sustained a broken nose, cuts and brulses on his face, upper and lower lips and a serious injury to his knee joint. Later in the week of the accident his knee grew worse. So much so that Dr. Daniel Williams sent him to St. Luke's hospital to relieve him of pain and encase his limb in a plaster dressing to enable him to return to Washington on Wed- uesday morning. His multitude of friends throughout the country will be anxious to learn of his early recovery. dust Wouldn't Keep Still. Nervous Patict—It’s the ‘eart, doc- tor. Wearin’ itself out it is. When- ever I put up my ‘and to it, there it is wobblin’ to and fro—ain’t never still for five minutes togethor—London Opinion. =. Sate ee Any kind of fresh meat may be kept as long as wanted by belng siiced and Dut in glass preserve Jars Toasting hot ‘The gravy should be put in, too. Spe er) bhi? ee ee eg ce pee rae BEN err eaeE SER ES aie re Noe e i eeu! FP wo ie Se a ee ey Wall the other night. Being a friend of the “boys,” he’s always first to in vest his money in anything for their Venefiz. His business is big and he never stands on “he sidewalk to coax Beople into his place. Few American Negroes In London, “There are a few American negroes in London,” says a New York Sun cor Tespondent, “but most of the race in England are young men from the Brit- ish colonies who are atudying law or medicine or taking regular collegiate courses. In the library at Lincoins inn, one of the noted inns of court or Jaw schools of London, every man en- gaged in reading when a Sun cone spondent was there the other day was @ negro.” One Family of 20,000,000, ‘The rapidity with which rats multi ply is the main reason why man ap- Pears to make so little headway in their-destruction. It fs calculated that a single pair of rats and thelr progeny, breeding without interruption and suffering no losses, would in three years Increase to more than 20,000,000. Baker's Weekly, New Roofing Matertal. Cinder concrete is in favor for Toofing, not only because of its sub- stantial character, but because nalls ‘™may be driven into ft. The nails take ® good hold and are preserved in Place. The material is prepared in ‘elghtfoot lengths and, as it may be nailed in place, it {s very conventent for roofs of large buildings such as armories, halls and rinks, ; Saya the Philosopher. X txpoot tho man who fy always sab {fled with himself has all the best of Ufe, after all. * ~ Product of Bermuda Lily, Zt is not ucommon for a Bermuda Ay grower to plant 15,000 bulbs at one ‘ona’ x ANOTHER BIG SALE HOMES i : sal Forest Avenue near 33d Boulevard { Twelve MORE Houses and flats are being placed on Sale. Stone fronts—Modern—from 7 to 11 rooms, all light and sanitary. Near Churches and schools— respectable neighborhood, Come and get one while you can. Remember the other row of houses sold fast. These will go the same way. Join the Band of Contented home owners, G Agent on premises at 3330 Forest Avenue from 3 to 6 o'clock, every day including Sunday. 7 aaaeieaemeneeienniemibiatinnimmimmmesarecensen ere 5 T —-FRED'K Hi. BARTLETT & CO, | Owners) 68 to 69 W. Washington Street PHONE RAND. 3751 The Newsboy Cripple “Cheese it, fellers, cheese it! The 4 confusion of grimy hands in the struggle to recover the dice and pen- aies scattered within tho snug circle of excited newsboys gathered far up O— lane enjoying, apparently heed- less df consequences, a midday game of much-forbidden “crap.” In the wild scramble to save their ‘gambling Implements” and neverthe- less escape the bluecoated official striding upen them, nobody thought of poor Billy. But, with bis papers un- fer oue arm, his crutch resting be- neath the other and an empty trous- ers leg dangling in the breeze, Billy, with his companions, sought self- preservation, D— lane, for the surefooted was aone too dod walking, and a trench- zrous spot found Billy in his mis- fortune “and brought him boavily to the ground) his papers in an_ untidy pile beside/him and the cruteh quite beyond his reach. ‘The corners of bis mouth drooped ever, so ile as he looked up. from b{s uncomfortable position and beheld the officer towering above bim. “Well, my lad, you seem to be the one to ‘go {along with me. All the rest have niade good to get out of the way, T'm hnighty sorry I've got to take you—dne of the others would have suited, me better—much better. But the sergeant detafled me expects ly to stop this crap shooting. He says It can't go pn.” ‘The polidemnn spoke sot unkindly, but Pilly, from his seat of earth, heard, and |inew that a plea for re: lease would|be wasted. “Here’s yur crutch, my hoy. Come on." : “Aw, let him off, can't yer?” Billy and the policeman wheeled about at this unexpected Interference from the rear, There, crawling from beneath an empty barrel set forth by one of the many restaurants along the lane, his face and sir generously streaked with a covering of flour tak- en on in his place of refuge, came a boy not much larger than Billy bin- self—one ofthe circle of former “crap shooters.” “L say, Billy ain't done nothin’. He warn't shootin’ with the bunch. The last T sce of Billy he was settin’ there eatin’ bis handout, Weren't you, Billy?” nilly nodded complacent. ly. “Yer pmcbin', a ‘nnocent man, boss; straight goods. “Now,” the boy went on pushing his annds deep into his pockets and broad- ening his base, “now. I'm one of the bunch. I've got a pull with the gang, if T do say tt myself, and if—if—you— could only let Bily off—cause he ain't done nothin’ anyhow—I'll use my ‘nflooence with the crowd to stop the shootin'~after—I—get—out—of the lockup.” For an instant a gleam of merrl- ment beamed in the officer’s:eyes, and it was with diMculty that he’ re- strained a burst of genuine Iaughter. “But I can't do that for you; 1 can't let either of you off,” he sald, at last. “You know right from wrong and—ab, here comes the sergeant— ‘we'll let him settle it." Billy shrank closer to his-champlon as he felt his own tiny atom of self completely overshadowed by this for midable giant with shining buttons and chevrons. The contact lent the intercessor strength for a final appeal. “Sergeant, can I speak to you for Billy? I don't mind for myself, but Billy just can’t go to the lockup.” Nervouslf the child's fingers locked and interlocked, but his gaze met that of the stalwart officer of the law un- filnchingly. Breathlessly, he rushed on. “Billy's mother is home sick in bed. She's what you call an invalld. Some. ‘times she can work and help out and sometimes Billy's got to do It all him. ‘self ‘cause he aln't got no brothers nor sisters, nor no father—Just his mother. So we fellers found him a good stand up in the square, but he can't run after trade since he’s lost his leg. Some swell guy run over him with his auto and never stopped to say howdy or good-by, and Billy's been up against {t ever since and— and—shall I tell it, Billy, "bout slingin the dice?" Billy hesitated. “Shall I, Billy? It's up to you.” Billy trled to grasp the significance of this sudden bestowal of responsibil ity and bowed a bewlldered approval. “Well, then, ‘bout this game o' crap, sergeant.” fie boy lowered his eyes and poked the dirt with the toe of his muddy boot: “About this game of crap—Billy' business hasn't been rushing lately and so we rather planned to give him a boost with @ crap game noontime til his ma got better. Some o' the crowd got more'n you'd think out of thelr papers and they have a pocket. ful left for themselves. So they put a good bit of ft up in a game o' crap for Billy, just to boost him along ‘That's what we was doin’ today,: ser geant, but|we got pinched. If you could only Jet Billy off—It—you—" “That wijl do, my boy.” The ser geant’s volte was very gentle, “You tell the rest of the boys they mus never throw dice again, never. Tel them to ‘boost’ Billy some other way —-THE— Western Life Indemnity Company . 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Different From the Stage. “Why has the average production 20 little plot?” : “The tired business man does nol care for intricate plays.” “Sure about that? He'scems to like em in baseball.” FOREMAN’S IDEAL KITCHEN OPEN, DAY AND NIGHT We Promise and Give a Good Home Cooked Meal ; PRICES,' 200,, 25c. and 30c. LUNOM COUNTER IN CONNEOTION ‘We Cater to Dinner Parties gad serve all kinds of Salads, ‘Try our Corn, ‘Wheat Cakes, Hot Bisfuits and Home-made Country Sausage. 13-E. 36th STREET,’ CHICAGO, Lk ; Differentially Acsiled. “Strange |that Washington captured the Hesslanis by a method now #0 gen erally denolinced.” “How wab that?” “By a trust in ice.” Good roads cannot be obtained by ‘ciad seni tension a