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--- VOLUME VIII. NUMBER 21. Gen. Fowler, in a masterly effort, held his audience for forty-five minutes. He sought to assure the graduates and student body that the laurels awaiting them must he labored for; that there must be a display of skill, and a willingness and determination to compete. He told them if they hoped to achieve permanent success it must be upon their merits and not by relying upon the sympathy or support of others. He called attention to the fact that owing to the marvelous changes which have taken place within the past two score years, the graduates of to-day are confronted by a new people and new conditions. "Your success will depend not so much upon what you know as upon how you use your knowledge. Among all people there are some who are inactive, some who are slothful in their work, some who live lives of idleness. Though the majority of people never rise above the ordinary walks of life this is no excuse for slighting one's work or for doing nothing at all. The injunction to all is to act and anything worth doing at all is worth engaging the best energy and the highest intelligence of the door." The speaker was frequently interrupted by outbursts of applause and many favorable comments were made upon the wisdom of Major General Jackson in his selection of a proxy. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Atlanta, Ga., May 22—The new $100,000 Odd Fellows building, which was recently dedicated, is already full of big business concerns. On one floor are located the Odd Fellows' Insurance Department and the Atlanta Independent. The Odd Fellows' Endowment and Sinking Fund represents $22,000 per month. On another floor are the Union Mutual Insurance Co., which is capitalized at $25,000 and doing a yearly business of $170,000 and the Martin Realty Company. The Standard Life Insurance Company, which was recently capitalized at $100,000, and the Georgia Mutual Insurance Company with $5,000 bonds deposited with the state treasurer, occupy still another floor. The Atlanta State Savings Bank, with a capital stock of $25,000, is located on the first floor. The far-famed North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance has several offices in the building. The remainder of the building is occupied by lawyers, doctors and agents of various kinds. Messrs. Robinson & Fountain have opened an up-to-date undertaking establishment in this city. A Fearless, HONEST CHAMPION of the People RACE UPHOLDS JAPS ON COAST DECLARES DUBOIS RACE UPHOLDS JAPS ON COAST DECLARES DUBOIS Yellow Men's Fight for Equal Rights Similar to That of Colored People—Color Line Unnatural—Such Controversies Retard Progress of World— Ignorance Is Cause, He Says— Will Be No Conflict Between Allied Darker Races and the White Race. RACE WANTS OPPORTU NITY TO DEVELOP. Equal Chance for Work—Protection in Life, Limb and Property—Justice in the Courts—Personal Freedom—The Right to Vote and Assurance That Votes Will Be Counted—Cannot Ride in Pullman When Traveling Through Oklahoma. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23.—"Negroes of the Pacific coast who are in competition with the Japanese as laborers are decidedly against the yellow men; but the more cultured colored people of California realize the fight of the Japanese for equal rights is similar to the fight Negroes are making for their rights." That was the declaration this week of Prof. W. E. Burghardt DuBois, ten years a teacher in Atlanta University and now lecturer on the "World Problem of the Color Line," as well as being editor-in-chief of The Crisis, published in New York for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "As to there being a joining of forces by all the darker peoples against the whites in a world conflict, I do not consider that, possible at this time," Prof. DuBois said. "If the color line were dressed tighter and tighter for the next fifty years, it might be considered a possibility. Face Crisis. He Says. "Taking the whole world, the color line is not being drawn fighter, but in the United States we face a crisis. In some localities there is a disposition to deny us our rights. "On the Japanese question, California is divided. San Francisco realizes the injustice, as well as the business loss involved. The better class of colored people understand the principles of the Japanese question to be one directly affecting their own interests. It is the common workman who resents the Japanese as a competitor, the same as the white workman resents him. Educated people of all races recognize that the color line is artificial, unnatural and of such nature as to retard the progress of the world. It is ignorance with which we have to contend. Whatever uplifts the colored man uplifts the rest of the world." Professor DuBois left Kansas City, after lecturing at Convention Hall Monday night. He occupied a Pullman sleeper through Kansas, but on crossing the line into Oklahoma he was compelled to ride in a "Jim Crow" car. He endeavored to use a sleeping car through Oklahoma into Texas, where he is to lecture at Dallas, Fort Worth, Marshall and Austin, but was denied the privilege. Cause of Bitterness. "This discrimination against people of the race on railway trains," he said, "probably causes more bitter feeling than any other one thing. The association which publishes the magazine I represent will have legal counsel at the trial in the higher courts of the appeal taken in the Pearl Wright case from Mississippi. In that case a white woman entered a Pullman coach to find that among the occupants were several church dignitaries of the race. She brought suit and was awarded damages of thousands of dollars. The railroad appealed. "The association has endeavored to secure a test case in collusion with the railroads, and in this case the road allowed us to have counsel, but just how far they will go in giving us representation, I cannot say. Probably they fear opinion among the white people. "What the people of color in the United States want is: Justice in the Courts. "Opportunity to develop ourselves according to the best of our ability in all matters of modern culture, for instance: "Education of our children, according to their gifts; the opportunity to work; protection in life, limb and property; justice in the courts; personal freedom; the right not only to vote, but to have our votes counted, and, in general, the right to be modern men so far as we can. "If the great mass of workingmen in the United States have a lot of ignorant colored men competing with them, the whites will not progress far. It is a problem of laborers—a common cause. It is a fight for the whole of society. "The habit of injustice in the courts means gradual going over to lawlessness—and that retards the progress of all races, all peoples, alike." The Chicago Defender. GEN. STUART D. FOWLER ADDRESSES STUDENTS Principal Speaker at Commencement Representing Major R. R. Jackson. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Birmingham, Ala., May 25—The commencement exercises of Tuggle Normal and Industrial Institute were held Thursday evening, May 15, the annual address being delivered by Gen. Stuart D. Fowler of Chicago, adjudget general, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. Nearly 1,500 persons had assembled when the speaker, preceded by the Institute Band, was escorted to the platform by Brig. Gen. Jas. R. Betts and his staff. The audience was augmented by visitors from Bessemer, Selma, Montgomery, Wetunka and other nearby towns. A program consisting of brief orations by three representatives of the graduating class and several musical selections was rendered, after which General Fowler was introduced by Colonel Richard C. Blount, the grand chancellor of Alabama. Gen. Fowler, in a prefatory statement, explained why the major general himself could not be present and called attention to the excellent work he has already done in the Illinois legislature. The generous applause which these remarks called forth shows that, way down here, Gen. Jackson has a host of admirers who are rejoicing over his victory and the opportunity he now has for further usefulness. "The world is growing more and more practical every day," said the speaker; "competition is becoming greater and greater, and those who would succeed must be up and doing, ready to grasp the opportunity lest it pass beyond them." BIG BUSINESS CONCERNS IN ODD FELLOWS BUILDING Race Men Completely Fill Modern Building, Which Cost $100,000. It is reported that the wage earning capacity of the race in this city is four millions of dollars annually. STRONG HOLD SAVES Sunday last while the Elks were in attendance at their annual sermon at Salem Baptist church, 30th and La Salle streets, and the nei ghborhood crowded with neighbors, a young man narrowly escaped death at the next corner. He was O. C. De La Rosa, 2949 Dearborn street. Together with a number of friends he was standing at the northeast corner of 31st and La Salle streets, when a wooden covering over a flight of steps to the basement gave way and only the prompt assistance of one of his friends saved him from death or injury. His friend's grasp nearly to his arm its socket, but he was saved from a terrible fall, and although bruised and limping he was taken home. There were a number of witnesses to the affair. Are You On? The fool finds time to boast; the wise man is never satisfied with his work.—W. Baston. CHICAGO, ELL., SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1913. FRANK CHANCE, "THE PEERLESS LEADER," IS HONORED Leads Parade of 1,500 Automobiles and 35,000 Fans Witness Game in Which He Participates —Put the Game on the Map in Chicago. WON TWO WORLD'S CHAMPION SHIPS. Frank Chance, who put "basketball on the map in Chicago," and known throughout the United States as the Peerless Leader, was honored in this city last Saturday with 1,500 automobiles in a parade and 35,000 fans witnessing a game between the New York Highlanders and the White Sox at Comiskey's Park, 35th and Shields street. The parade started in Grant Park, Michigan avenue, at 1:30 in the afternoon, headed by a band of 100 musicians. Chance, Comiskey and Callahan rode in the first automobile and other celebrities and the two teams followed. The automobiles were beautifully decorated, every one looking "spick and span" for the occasion! Along the line of the procession, many were seen to throw off their hats and give cheers to the man who won two world's championship games and four league championship games. He was tended as great an honor as the visit of the President of the United States. KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF·AFRICA CROWD BETHEL CHURCH Order Makes Splendid Appearance—Mrs. I. P. Thaddeus Delivers Fine Address. Sunday evening at Bethel A. M. E. Church the Ancient United Knights and Daughters of Africa held their annual exercises. Although this branch of the A. U. K. and D. A. is only six months old we venture to make the broad assertion that no order that has turned out at this church recently has made a better appearance or rendered a better program. Bethel choir furnished very good music and there were also several solos by members of the organization. A splendid paper, "What the Order Has Done for the Uplift of the Race," was read by Mrs. I. P. Thaddeus and it reflected much credit on the reader. A paper, "The Object of the Order," by Mrs. Maggie Thompson, and one by Mrs. Annie Walker-Galbrith were also deserving of mention. The program was closed by Dr. Roberts' delivery of a short sermon. In it were many encouraging remarks to this young order and a special effort to impress on all present the importance of patronizing each other in all lines of industry. ORGANIZE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Lot Owners in Mount Glenwood Cemetery Get Together for Mutual Benefit. Lot owners in the Mount Glenwood Cemetery met at the Masonic Temple Hall, 3956 State street, on Monday night, May 19, and organized the Mount Glenwood Cemetery Lot Owners' Association. The object of the association is mutual defense of the lot owners' interests and to co-operate with the Mount Glenwood Cemetery Corporation to improve the cemetery and help make it successful. Mr. Martin Wells was chairman and Mrs. Mamie Britton was secretary. An organization committee was appointed by the chairman and reported as follows: That an executive committee of nine members be elected from the floor, its duties shall be to transact the business of the association, to formulate rules for its government and to elect its officers. The following were elected the first members of the Executive Committee: A. F. Tervalon, Martin Wells, Mrs. Nina Hall, C. L. Make, W. C. Bell, Mrs. Maud Newsome, Joseph JW. Moore, R. J. B. Ellington, Dr. E. S. Miller, James H. Wright. COMMON COUNCIL GIVES $5,000 "Quaker City" Law Makers Vote Out That Amount for Entertaining National Business League. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Philadelphia, Pa., May 23.—Mr. Richard A. Cooper, a member of the common council of Philadelphia, Pa., recently introduced a resolution appropriating $5,000 for the entertainment of the National Negro Business League when it holds its forthcoming convention in this city August 20, 21 and 22. The bill was passed by the council and has just been approved and signed by Mayor Blankenburg. The local business league, under the leadership of Dr. Algernon B. Jackson, is earnestly at work arranging the details of entertainment, etc., for the coming meeting. ON THE WAY TO RENO. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Reno, Nev., May 23.—The farm settlement here is to have substantial recruits. One hundred families will move here shortly. Each family has $3,000 or more and will take up 600 acres of farm land. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY Program of Fifthth Graduating Exercises of Famous A. M. E. Institution—Bishop C. S. Smith to Deliver Commencement Address. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Wilberforce, O., May 23—The fifth annual commencement of Wilberforce University will be held from June 12 to 19. President W. S. Scarborough has just issued the following program: June 12, Thursday, 7:30 p. m.—Annual address to the religious societies, Rev. A. H. Hill, D. D., Little Rock, Ark. June 12, Friday, 7:30 p. m.—Joint anniversary of the literary societies. June 15, Sunday, 10:30 a. m.—Baccalaureate discourse, Rev. Thomas H. Jackson, D. D., LL. D., Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, O. June 15, 7:30 p. m.—Annual sermon, Payne Theological Seminary, Bishop Evans Tyeree, D. D., M. D., Nashville, Teen. June 16, Monday, 7:30 p. m.—Annual address to literary societies, Hon. Charles M. Chestnut, Cleveland, O. June 17, Tuesday, 10 a. m.—Annual session of University Trustee Board. June 17, 7:30 p. m.—Annual prize contest. June 18, Wednesday, 10 a. m.—Ritual, Departments of Vocal and Instrumental Music. June 18, 3 p. m.—Class day exercises. June 18, 7:30 p. m.—Annual alumni meeting and address, Rev. W. D. Johnson, D. D., Birmingham, Ala. June 18, Thursday, 10 a. m.—Commencement. Address to graduating classes by Bishop C. S. Smith, D. D., LL. D., Detroit, Mich. June 19, 1 p. m.—Normal and industrial exhibits, N'Neill, Arnett and Galloway halls. June 19—Meeting of the C. N. & I. Board. June 19, 7:30 p. m.—Commencement concert. June 20, Friday—Bishops' council Carnegie Library. June 24-August 5—Summer School. CHICAGO DEFENDER OUT THURSDAY Owing to Decoration Day coming on Friday, the Chicago Defender will be out on Thursday of this week. Agents and correspondents must have their matter in by Wednesday noon. Positively nothing will be inserted after that time. The office of the Defender will be closed all day Decoration Day. PREACHER "SMELLS LIKE A GOAT." SAYS REV. BRADDEN "The World In Chicago" Disguise Topic of Soldier-Preacher Sunday Morning. Following up the story published exclusively in The Chicago Defender last week, relative to one Rev. Richardson, who made some sensational remarks against the race at the "World in Chicago" meeting, Rev. S. Bradden took occasion at the morning service at Berean Baptist Church to hit the renegade missionary another lick. Rev. Bradden, immaculate in his uniform as chaplain of the 8th Reg., I. N. G., had just returned from a soldier's funeral. But he did not spare the race agitator. "I told him he smelled like a goat, when he said the Negro had a natural odor that could not be overcome." Rev. Bradden told substantially the same story as printed in The Defender. The church was crowded and it was evident that this congregation will soon need a larger edifice. A pleasing custom at this church is the rule adopted by the ushers that no lady should stand as long as a man or boy occupies a seat. The next lady to arrive is assured of a seat. BANKER BINGA RETURNS FROM WEST BADEN Mr. Jesse Blinga and Mr. H. J. Mitchell have just returned from West Baden Springs, Ind., where they were domiciled at Hotel Waddy. They took the mud baths, but the report that they fell in a mud hole is a false rumor. Mr. Binga, our only banker, President of the Colored Men's Business Association, kept in constant touch with his various business interests here and in an interview with the Chicago Defender Reporter upon his return he declared that "the outlook along business and professional lines was never better, that throughout the state and Chicago in particular the race was holding its own." LIGHT SENTENCE FOR ARCH MURDERER Correspondent. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Evansville, Ind., May 23—Allen Von Behren, son of a prominent white merchant here, who owes a large and killed Walter Washington, Henry Gordon and John Gordon in February, was sentenced to the penitentiary this week from two to twenty years. The consensus of opinion among the race here is that justice in Indiana amounts to nothing. In fact the people are ashamed of the courts. The man who is busy forgets to worry; the man who worries forgets to get busy.—Waldo Baston. REV. A. J. CAREY PREACHES ANNUAL SERMON TO ELKS Order Has Large Parade and Together with Friends Fill Salem Baptist Church — James T. Cooper Presides — The Program. SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH CROWD-ED. Rev. A. J. Carey, pastor of the Institutional Church, preached the annual sermon of the Great Lake Lodge, B. P. O. E., last Sunday at Salem Baptist Church, 30th and La Salle streets. James T. Cooper was master of ceremonies. Dr. Carey, who is an Elk, delivered an eloquent address. Those who took part on the program were: Isaac Warden, Miss M. Johnson, Mrs. Emmie Collins, Mrs. Susie Swann, Mrs. James Osborne, J. V. Glmore, Harry S. Moseley, Mrs. Nora Taylor, Mrs. Fannie Moseley, and a trio by Mrs. Jas. Russell, Mrs. Myrtle Barnett and Edward Frazier. The parade was headed by the Elks band, six policemen, followed by the Exalted Ruler and officers. The Odd Fellows band, forty in number, was in the center of the procession. SURPRISED ON SEVENTY- THIRD BIRTHDAY Mrs. E. R. Moore, Surprises Her Fath er John Johnson, with a Birthday Stag. When an effort is made to accomplish an undertaking, and it proves a success, the reward is the success; therefore, Mrs. R. E. Moore, of 3733 Forest avenue, was handsomely rewarded for her effort to give her father a birthday surprise on last Wednesday evening, which was his seventy-third anniversary. It requires diplomacy as well as tact to successfully surprise one of our loved ones, as they are more or less suspicious; especially when any unusual interest is displayed and it is rather difficult to feel satisfied that we have succeeded; but on this occasion, our friend John Johnson was really and truly surprised. When he entered his daughter's home in his usual way and, was confronted by a party of gentlemen who were there for the occasion, he lost his speech for the time being, but on regaining it he said, "Boys, they have put one over on the old man tonight." The evening was spent in the exchanging of reminiscences of the past, which proved unusually interesting, until eleven thirty, when the party was invited into the dining room, where all the viands of the season were served. A compliment was paid to the hostess for the part she played in the affair, as her guests devoured everything but the table and its decorations. The gentlemen having done justice to the occasion, the toastmaster, Mr. Julius N. Avendorph, made a few remarks, after which the various gentlemen were called on for a two minute talk and all responded with some good word of praise for the honored guest. Those present were: H. G. Hudson, Howard Cornwall, William Carroll, A. C. Harris, C. S. Washington, D. G. Smith, Edward Odoh, Robert Johnson, James Wooddard, R. S. Abbott, R. E. Moore, Jr., Raymond Watters, Russell Bryant, Sr., Julius N. Avendorph and John Johnson. RACE AGAINST DEATH FAILS Mr. Marshall Falls to Reach Bedside of Aged Parent, Who Succumbs While Son is Hurrying to Him. Mr. William H. Marshall, who left the city hurriedly last Thursday in response to a telegram stating that his father was seriously ill in his home town, Cheron, S. C., unfortunately reached the bedside too late, his father having died while he was on the way. MAJOR MOTON OFF FOR HAMP TON. Major R. R. Moton, commandant at Hampton Institute, secretary of the Jeans Fund, a great singer and prominent educator, was in the city this week to attend the "World in Chicago." He stopped at the Washington Hotel and was entertained by his former classmates, R. S. Abbott, editor and publisher of The Chicago Defender, at the "World in Chicago." Hampton Institute has an excellent exhibition at the Coliseum, 16th and Wabash avenue. The Hampton quartette renders pleasing selections at every demonstration. The features of the evening will be Band Concert, Dress Parade and Presentation of Band Concert. ADMISSION 50 CENTS. COL. John R. Marshall, Compassing. GOOD BOYS MAKE GOOD MEN Motto of the Friendly Fellowship Association—Death of Mrs. Mattie Williams. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Columbus, O. May 23—The Friendly Fellowship Association of America was founded last Sunday at St. Paul's A. M. E. Church for Colored Boys, which is financed by Mr. J. A. Metcalf of the Capital Clothing House. This big hearted white man will put up $10,000 for the uplift of the boys of the race throughout the state. There were twenty-five young men appointed as captains to go out and bring the boys in. Some of the captains had as many as twenty-five boys to start with. All denominations are taking an interest in the work. Their motto is "Good Boys Make Good Men." Mrs. Mattie Williams, sister of W. H. Fields of Chicago, was buried from St. Paul's A. M. E. Church last Saturday. She was a member of the Household of Ruth and the missionary society of that church. The following friends and relatives were present: W. H. Fields, Chicago; Mr. E. Viney, Lancaster, O.; Mrs. Anna Ragan, Dayton, O.; Mr. Lee Wolters, Buffalo, O.; M. Martha Parks, S. L. Parks, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. Rosa Brasher, Connersville, O. Rev. Collins officiated. Walter S. Thomas and other noted politicians will go to Chicago in June to attend an important meeting. Mother Butcher, who is 92 years old, was seen making her way to St. Paul's A. M. E. Church last Saturday. She is one of the oldest women in Columbus. The K. P. will parade and have their annual sermon Sunday, May 25. Mrs. Jameson, the truant officer, predicts great victories will be won in cutting down the juvenile court record when the boys' club is fairly organized. COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT TUSKEEGE Great Preparations Being Made for Event at Dr. Booker T. Washington's Famous Institute. [Special to The Chicago Defender.] Tuskegee, Ala., May 23.—The commencement week program at Tuskegee Institute begins on Sunday, May 25. At two o'clock the annual commencement sermon will be preached in the Institute' Chapel by Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. White is one of the strongest moral forces in the South, is an eloquent speaker, and will bring to Tuskegee Institute students, teachers and such other friends as may be present a message of good will and hope, worthy of being listened to. On Monday evening, May 26, in the Institute Chapel, the annual exercises of the Phelps Bible Hall Training School will be held. The annual address on this occasion will be delivered by Rev. P. W. Walls of Birmingham, Ala. The Boston Trinity Church contest will be held Tuesday evening, May 27, at 7:30 o'clock. This is a contest for two prizes of $25 and $15 given by Trinity Church, Boston, to the two students of the senior or A middle classes, who deliver the best papers on the subjects assigned for the competition. Wednesday, May 28, is given over almost entirely to the student body for recreation and to the senior class for the celebration of class day exercises. A special program is being arranged by Mr. Richardson, head of the division of English. These exercises will be held on the lawn to the rear of White Memorial Hall. Thursday afternoon at two o'clock in the Institute Chapel the annual commencement exercises of the Institute will be concluded with by an address by Dr. Robert E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La. Exercises will also be held in the morning at ten o'clock. An attractive feature of Thursday's program, both morning and afternoon, will be the exhibit by the various Industrial and Agricultural Divisions of the school. Students will be found mending shoes, printing books, operating dynamics, etc., preparing and serving meals, operating a miniature creamery, and in other ways demonstrating before the audience what is actually being done from day to day by the young men and women of the Institute. LINCOLN STATE BANK PLANS DISPLAYED Plans and specifications for the new building are now on exhibition at the present headquarters, No. 6 E. 31st street. Many of the depositors of this bank are either architects or builders and those that have examined the plans declare them to be the most complete, and that when the structure is finished it will be impregnable and up to date. The new building will be another ornament to this famous corner and the race depositors will no doubt be increased ten-fold. Goes to See Daughter Graduate. Mr. R. W. Wells, 2967 Dearborn street, will leave the first of the week for Richmond, Va., to witness the graduation of his daughter, Miss Hazel Wells. She finishes from Hartshorn Memorial College and on her return will receive the congratulations of her many friends. Her brother, Mr. R. W. Wells, is a chef on the Burlington Railroad, and is a prominent Mason, Odd Fellow and Elk. THE WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRICE 5 CENTS CROWD CHURCH AT MRS. FISHER'S FUNERAL CROWD CHURCH AT MRS. FISHER'S FUNERAL Impressive Funeral Rites Over the Remains of Daughter-in-law of Rev. E. J. Fisher, Pastor of Olivet Baptist Church—Rev. J. F. Thomas Officiates—Pays Loving Tribute to the Deceased — Twenty-third Psalm Read as the Scripture Lesson. PASSING OF A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. Body Lies In State at Undertaker's Establishment — Handsome Davenport Casket Borne by Loving Hands— Many Floral Tributes—Choir Renders Sweet Music—"Father, Take Me Home," Last Words of the Deceased and She Closed Eyes and Sleeps the Sleep of the Dead. All that was mortal of Mrs. Wanda L. Fisher, wife of Mr. E. J. Fisher, Jr., son of the pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, was laid to rest in Mt. Forest Cemetery on Monday after impressive services at the Olivet Baptist Church. Mrs. Fisher died at her residence. 2728 MARY HARRIS Wabash avenue, Saturday, May 17, after an illness dating from August last. The loss of a baby in February was one of her constant thoughts during this illness. The remains lay in state at Madam Clifford Johnson's undertaking establishment and when those experts had finished their work, so perfect were the remains that came to view them. It is said that Mrs. Fisher was the most life-like corpse seen in this city in many days. She was perfectly embalmed and clothed in a flesh colored evening gown. She looked like one reposing comfortably. The handsome davenport casket dispelled every appearance of death. At the church, which was crowded, Rev. J. F. Thomas, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, officiated. He was assisted by Rev. Duncan. The venerable divine paid a glowing tribute to the deceased, her dying words and splendid Christian character being the basis for a touching discourse. Just before she passed away she said she was perfectly prepared and ready to go and hoped that her mother, father and husband would meet her in heaven. Her favorite passage of Scripture, St. John, 14th chapter, 1st verse of which is, "Let not your hearts be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me," also the Twenty- third Psalm, also "that's the way I am walking," the deceased told her mother before she died. "My dear little baby has come for me and I am going home," said the deceased. The choir rendered many touching selections and many of her friends expressed sympathy in flowers. The interment was at Mt. Forest Cemetery. Mrs. Fisher was born in Covington, Tipton County, June 24, 1889, and survived by a mother, Mrs. J. W. Brodie, father and husband and a host of friends. The faultless conduct of this funeral has been the means of arousing admiration for the work of Madam Clifford Johnson, who has had fourteen years in the business. She was ably assisted by Richard Taylor and Walter Harris. Card of Thanks. Mrs. J. W. Brodie, 2729 Wabash avenue, mother of Mrs. Fisher, wishes to thank her many friends for the floral offerings and for their kindness during the illness of their daughter; and to the choir of Olivet Baptist for their sweet music at the funeral. What We Make it. Other people shape the world; we shape other people; it's what we make it, after all—Waldo Baston. These, Prosperous Suburbs in a Brief Review Each Week. By Alice Smith. Lagrange, Ill., May 23.—The Lyceum Culture Club met at the home of Mrs. Davis during the week. After the program refreshments were served. Miss Joanah Gransby of James City, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Martain. I also wish to correct the mistake in last week's issue. It was the president that made the report (Mrs. Richard Gaines) instead of Mr. Gaines. I also wish to say that she reported $35.35. The Faithful Few Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gaines in Riverside Friday night. The cut out picture talk by the Rev. Manley Albright of the First Presbyterian Church at the Sunday Club last Sunday was very good. At the Second Baptist Church, Rev. Green's sermon to the Earnest Workers was well rendered. As the president, Miss Hennens, was not present, he could not say very much to the club but spoke largely to the church. Mrs. Thomas Dunham, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Pope G. Johnson and children were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Hall Sunday afternoon. A pleasant afternoon was spent. A game of Foba Boga was played. Refreshments were served. Miss Ballard of Chicago visited Mrs. WILL DANCE TO MARTIAL MUSIC ```markdown ``` Social Chicago Awaits 8th Regiment Ball—Medals to Be Awarded by Adjutant General—Memorial Services Sunday. Social Chicago is agog and the soldiers are on tip-toe of anticipation awaiting the coming of May 26, when the Eighth Illinois National Guard will give their eighteenth annual ball at the 7th Regiment Armory, 34th and Wentworth avenue. This is Monday night next and hundreds of people are coming from all parts of the state to witness the awarding of medals of honor to sharpshooters, riflemen and markmen and soldiers of long service. Col. John R. Marshull will command the dress parade, lead the grand march, after which the prizes will be presented and medals awarded by Adj. Gen. Dickson. The famous Eighth Regiment Band will then burst forth in joyous strains, the mazy waltz will be on and the thousand and more devotees of the terpsichorean art will enjoy the balance of the evening. Adj. Louis B. Anderson, as usual, will be one of the floor managers and Capt. C. L. Hill, Capt. Arnett and the other popular officers and the "war correspondent" will be here, there and everywhere looking to the comfort of their many guests. Rev. Wm. S. Braddon will preach the annual memorial service on Sunday at Quinn Chapel. The Eighth Regiment will be in the line of march Decoration Day. SICK LIST. With much regret we have learned of the critical illness of the wife of Rev. A. J. Carey at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Thomas Allen of 3334 Wabash avenue is now convalescent after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. A. Harris Wilber of 3666 Wabash avenue is improving. Mrs. Moseley of 5211 Grove avenue is convalescent. Mrs. B. Boykin of 525 East 34th place has been indisposed the greater portion of the week, but is now much improved. The following members of St. Mark's M. E. Church are reported ill: Mrs. Alma Floyd, Mrs. K. B. Galner, Mrs. Elizabeth Ash, Miss Hazel Wilburn and Mr. James Cook. The last two mentioned are at Provident hospital. Mrs. Lulu Bally, who has been ill for several weeks, was removed to the County hospital this week, where she will be glad to meet her friends, who wish her a speedy recovery. The many friends of Mrs. Hattie E. Franklin of 49 East 36th street are delighted to know that she is now able to be out again after an illness of several weeks. LAKE FOREST NEWS. Lake Forest, Ill., May 23.—This is to inform the friends of the First Baptist Church that our rally on May 18th was a wonderful success. We collected $311.00 and more is coming in. By next Sunday we will have collected $350, with which we will pay the church out of debt. All that did not come missed a treat. Rev. H. E. Johnson, Grand Worthy Chaplain of the G. F. U. O. T. R., preached at 3 o'clock. Revs. Williams and Venerable were present. The meeting was full of life and enthusiasm. The Literary will donate a nice sum to the church. We will give you a final report of the church next week, from Club 1 to Club 8. Mrs. Mamie Reed has returned from Colorado, where she has been visiting friends. We are glad to have her back in Lake Forest. Mr. M. B. Bast has returned from Asheville, N. C., where he has been spending the winter. Our sick are getting along nicely. They are Brother Williams, Sister H. Littles, Mr. N. Stewart and Mrs. Ed. Slaughter. The True Reformers, Rosebud Fountain, met on the 17th. Chief Bailey was present from Chicago and the children rendered a splendid programme, in addition to arranging an entertainment to raise money to send delegates to the East St. Louis convention. Rev. W. H. C. Stokes delivered an address to the children. The True Reformer annual sermon will be preached at the A. M. E. Church, the second Sunday in June, at 2:30 p. m. IN CHICAGO AND SUBURBS. Mrs. Hughes of Kewanee, Ill., is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. B. Franklin, 49 East 36th street. Mrs. Hughes will return to her home on Tuesday. On last Wednesday they spent the day in Evanston the guests of Mrs. C. C. Cary, 914 Emerson avenue, and Mrs. Dennis Sims, 2010 Wesley avenue. Mrs. Minnie Johnson and daughter Laura have recently moved from 3742 State street to 4848 Statte street. Mr. Herbert Byron, one of the famous Byron brothers, arrived in the city this week. The National Negro Banking and Industrial Association held a largely attended meeting Thursday evening at 3626 Statte street. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Oldham and daughter Miss Ernestine, a recent graduate of the 'Teachers' College and who is now teaching at the Dore School, have moved from 4G West 35th street to 6434 Vincennes avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Johnson, who have been spending a short vacation at West Baden, Ind., returned Thursday night. Dr. F. Bundy of Bolay, Okla., is in the city taking a post-graduate course at one of the leading colleges. He is the guest of Dr. M. J. Brown. Miss Jennie Butler was one of the most attractively gowned young women at the Peerless Club's dance Tuesday night. She, together with Misses Adah Harris and Madaline Stewart, are the charming trio that you meet when you dine at Rodgers restaurant. Cary B. Lewis will be one of the principal speakers on Decoration day at Mt. Glenwood cemetery. The invitation was extended by Mr. George, manager of the cemetery association. He is expected to excel himself on this annual memorial service in "The Silent City of the Dead." Dr. and Mrs. Theo. Mozee quietly celebrated their first year's wedding anniversary on Wednesday evening of this week. They were absent from the 500 Club meeting, held at the home of Miss Ethel Spence, 4544 Evans avenue, Wednesday evening, but the club showed its appreciation of their happy married life by presenting Mr. and Mrs. Mozee three new three dollar bills framed in a gilt edge frame. It was presented on Thursday by Mrs. Madden, who is the chaperon of the club. The club has ceased its meeting until later in the summer when a picnic or outing may be given. Miss Janetelle Yearger of Lawrence, Kansas, was united in holy matrimony to Mr. C. V. Ewing Jr. on Wednesday evening at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ewing, 5229 Wabash avenue. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Ewing will domiclin at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Clinkscale, 5329 Wabash avenue. They have the best wishes of their many friends. They were married by Rev. D. P. Roberts. Attorney George W. Ellis was the principal speaker at the Y. M. C. A. meeting at Evanston on last Sunday. He made such a fine impression that he has been invited to deliver another address. Mrs. R. B. Parker-Taylor, graduate nurse of Provident Hospital, left the city Monday night for an extended trip to Orlando, Flu. Mr. Kemper Herreld, who has been teaching music at Atlanta Baptist College, Atlanta, Ga., is expected home next month. During the summer he expects to give a monster recital. Mrs. Gertrude Martin, 3147 Forest avenue, after, touring the South for several weeks, is now on her-way back to Chicago. Little Marvel Clinkscale and little Dorothy Cadozoe will be entertained with a theater party this evening at the Willard Theater. The Mrs. B. A. Lewis Female Military Brass Band rendered a splendid program to large and appreciative audience Wednesday evening. With the True Reformers The Chicago division is still electing delegates to the Rosebud convention in East St. Louis, June 25, 26 and 27. Mrs. Lou Ella Young, who has made a tour of the state of Indiana in the interest, of the Rosebud convention, has returned to the city, accompanied by Mrs. Lucy Edmondson, a True Reformer, from Indianapolis, who will remain in the city for a few days. Lake Forest, Morgan Park and Evanston, as well as Chicago proper, have elected their delegates to the convention. M. T. Bailey, chief of Chicago Division of the Grand Fountain, is contemplating an extensive trip in the interest of the organization, that may cover several thousand miles. Rosebud, 590 and 846, will hold a literary entertainment at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, 35th and Dearborn streets, on June 11th, at which true True Reformers from the suburban towns will vie with Chicago True Reformers. Chief Bailey is trying to locate all persons who have outstanding death claims against the Grand Fountain, in the city of Chicago, who have changed their addresses. He has received an encouraging letter from the president of the organization, which he refuses to give to the public for the next ten days. STORK LIMITED. The Stork Limited stopped at station G, 3728 Rhodes avenue, and left a fine boy with Mr. and Mrs. Galaway recently. The exact age we have not learned. We Can Judge His Thoughts. What a man does determines how he thinks—Waldo Baston. OUT IN ENGLEWOOD. Weekly Letter from This Thriving Section of the City-All the News. "Earth's noblest thing—a woman perfected."—Lowell. The Englewood Lyceum anticipates a very interesting meeting next Sunday at 3:30 p. m. It will be "Woman's Day" and a splendid program is prepared for the public. Among the many excellent numbers will be a solo by Mrs. B. Maley McGriff and a cornet solo by Mrs. Irene Howard-Board. Mrs. Daniel H. Williams will deliver the address. Subject, "Two Pioneer Women." Rev. C. Lee Jefferson, D.D., pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church, is on the sick list. He has been suffering from an abscess for the past two weeks, and had to undergo several operations. He was unable to perform his ministerial duties last Sunday. Mrs. Lula Bailey of 6237 Loomis boulevard is on the sick list. Mrs. Bailey is suffering from a nervous breakdown and complication of diseases resulting from the infirmities of age. She is at the County Hospital and will be pleased to have her friends call to see her any day between the hours of 2 and 4 p. m. Mr. Washington Craighead and wife have purchased and moved to their new home on Throop street. HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH For a beautiful and comfortable church edifice, for varied and inspiring music, and for practical and helpful sermons, go to this church, located at Sixty-first and Loomis boulevard. The absence of the pastor, Dr. C. Lee Jefferson, from his pulpit called forth many regrets from those present. It was explained that he was indisposed, and Rev. David McAllister of Oak Park preached at both the morning and the evening services. Rev. A. B. McCoy of Americus, Ga., will preach next Sunday evening. It being the fourth Sabbath in the month, there will be the usual afternoon literary service under the direction of the Englewood Lyceum, Mrs. Daniel Williams will make the principal address Beauty of Spider's Web There are few more beautiful objects than a spider's web covered with dew. In symmetry, in perfection of geometrical arrangement and in the prismatic reflection of color it is a gorgeous object. And consider the wonderful devices that our garden spider has for attending to its toilet. Was ever comb in woman's boudou more perfect or more attractive than these combs that the spider has at the end of the claws to aid in manipulating the cobweb threads, in clinging to a rough object, and as aids in walking over the web? "Canna Ye Boo, Ye Brute?" Rev. Maxwell Nicholson, when minister of an Edinburgh parish, was called upon to marry a couple, numb life, and in the course of the mony he thrice asked the bridegroom whether he took "this woman" as his wedded wife without eliciting a reply. At last the patience of the bride was fairly overtaxed and she thus politely addressed her lord and master, in the hearing of the assembled friends, "Canna ye boo, ye brute?" Nutritious Wild Bice The wild rice which grows in lakes in the northern part of the United States and in the southern part of Canada has a long black grain and is quite different in many respects from the true rice familiar to everybody. Wild rice is best known to many persons as a favorite food of wild ducks and other water fowl, but it sells in some cities at two or three times the price of ordinary rice. It is considered the most nutritious grain grown in North America. -THE- A Progressive Fraternal Order ORGANIZED 1868. Home Office: RICHMOND, VA For further particulars address PETER H. J. N. WASHINGTON. State Deputy CHICAGO OFFICE: Hotel Washington - 3252 Wabash Ave. Meetings 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of each month. Telephone: Bell 6516; Auto. 71-755 THE CHICAGO DEFENDER BRIDGED THE CHASM By WILLIAM O. STEVENS. "Yessir, we've been bridgin' the bloody chasm today." Flushed with the conviviality of the Blue and Gray fraternization, a stranger dropped thumpingly into a chair at my table in the Monticello cafe. "Stiggins' my name, I'm c'mander of Winslow post up state," he resumed, engaging, "last time I was down here to Norfolk I helped in the fust bridgin' of the chasm on record, that's why I come all the way to this." My polite look of inquiry opened the flood gates wide, and the story flowed ripplingly. "Well, sir, I enlisted in November, '64, gets my bounty and calls myself Jones. Then right off the cap'n of our comp'y was pickin' on me all the time. I stood it patient till one day, while I was setttin' under a tree on picket duty, he come by. Then I gets up easy an' give him a socker on the jaw. He didn't wake up for two hours." Mr. Stiggins paused to ring for another high ball. The place was deserted except for a lanky fellow in a broad felt hat whom I noticed bending over the hotel register an hour before, and who now seated himself at the adjoining table with his paper and cigar. "Well, they jugged me for six months, and that prison was where we bridged the chasm, like I said. It was an old stone warehouse made over, an 'chook full.' The room I was in—'bout ten by twenty—held four Yankees an' six rebs, with a guard at the door. 'Twa'n't long before we got real friendly, an' right off we began layin' plans for escape. We all wanted to git out, an' that was what Carroty called our bond of union. Carroty—we called him that because he had hannel-shirt hair—was a real smart Johnny Reb from a South Carolina regiment sent up with the other prisoners from Roanoke. He was a spy and he was crazy to git out; utter talk looowy 'bout his wife 'an kids. "Now, he'd smuggled in a little Sheffield knife, an' when he found that in the scuffle of giving me in they'd left my jack knife, he almost whooped. I give it to him an' he took it off in a corner. Then, settin' my blade against his blade, he pounded with a loose brick till he'd saw-edged his'n. Next he saws on the iron bar in the window. It took four days to git through, an' while he sawed he had us all round him singin' to cover the squeakin', the Rebs whopin' Bonnie Blue Flag an' we four yellin', Red, White an' Blue. The day guard was a Dutchman, an' the noise give him such fits he 'kep' as fur from the door as he dared an' plugged his ears. "Now, I was the strongest in the bunch by a whole lot, an' when Carrygone clean through he says, 'Stigins—he foun' Jones won't my real name—Stigins, we need your biceps on that bar, an' only one man can git a holt to once. The next cloudy night, when the guard walks up the corridor, you bend the bar out, and as I'm the only death sentence here, I'll skip out first; then you pull it back so's you can hang a coat over it when he comes past again. Keep bracin' it till you let 'em all out.' You see, he callled' I'd git out last. "Bout two o'clock I gits up puet an' takin' good holt, the bar an' braced it with my foot till I could jes' squeeze out adgewise. Then I drops onto the flat roof of the nex' buildin' an' makes tracks for Portmouth. Nex' morn' early I jump on the tail of a train carrin' furlough men, an' in four days I was in Pittsburgh enlistin' again an' gettin' another bounty. "Carroty? Oh, early next mornin' they foum' me gone an' the buster slat in the winder; so they give Carroty time to write home an' shot him." Up rose our neighbor, threw off his hat, and leaning his hands on our table, looked Stiggins in the eye. I noticed then that his hair was bright red. But Stiggins fell back with wild, bloodshot eyes. "Carroty," he whispered hoarsely. "No, Carroty's son; stranger," turning to me, "for ten years I've attended encampments looking for this man, and I reckon I'll take no interference. If you don't get right up," this to the shapeless huddle in the chair, "I'll do the trick right hyah." A steel barrel flashed from his pocket. "But I'd rather not mess up the floor if I can help it." "For God's sake, man," I began agast, but he swept me aside menacingly. Then he collared his dazed prisoner and thrust him out into the midnight. (Copyright by Daily Story Pub. Co.) Word Dates From George I. George I. is said to have been responsible for the word "Cabinet" as it has long applied to politics in the United States. When he was king he could not take part in the deliberations of his own privy council because he knew no English. British statesmen did not speak German. So the ministers who served this first of the Hanoverian sovereigns of the United Kingdom used to meet in the king's private room or 'cabinet—derived from the French cabine, or little room—while he was absent. Afterward they informed him of the result of their discussions. It followed naturally that the part of the privy council which was supposed to be in particular favor with the king, and especially close to him, came to be spoken of as his cabinet council. Book Exhibition. An international exhibition for the book industry and the graphic arts, including photography, is to be held at Leipse, the book industrial center of Germany, from May to October, 1914, in celebration of the 165th anniversary of the royal academy for graphic arts and the book industry in that city. The exhibition is to be organized upon an elaborate scale, including among various allied arts the manufacture of paper, the development of newspapers, and, finally, a group devoted, to measures for the protection and welfare of workers. Springfield Republican. GEO. W. BLACKWELL Attorney and Counsellor at Law Suite 622 Omaha Bldg., 135 W. Van Buren Street, CHICAGO U.-D. D. DAVIDSON & CO. Direct Importors and Manufacturers of Human Hair and Air Goods. Let us interest you how much hair you are a business person and we need a business person in your town to sell our human hair goods. 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Worthington's Art Studio Phone Kenwood 3531 A woman is kneeling at a table, holding a paintbrush and palette, surrounded by various framed paintings on the wall. MISS ETHEL WORTHINGTON, Manager Lessons given in hand painted China, a specialty in Fruit, Flowers, Landscape and Figured Work. Special attention given beginners. We carry a complete line of China for sale, suitable presents for weddings, birthdays and card parties. Firing a specialty. 5344 Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois EDWARD ICE CREAM PHONE DO Milk, Cream, Stationery, Co. Newspapers, Bread, Cakes a We give Fish and Weber Sta- and Sodas. A First-Class D EDWARD FELIX :: Mrs. Edw. Felix's Stands open for all kinds of ment, Hair Goods to order hands and nails. A com Tel. Douglas 2928 General to all pa MARIA Mme. NEWELL, Hair Culturist MADAM NEWELL The Original Hair Grower Positively Guarantees to Grow Your Hair with her JICKEY PROCESS if you follow her directions. Sale on hair goods every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Work guaranteed. Entire Course of Beauty Culture taught. Call or write— Mme. Newell's Beauty College 2nd Floor 2948 State Street - Chicago, Ill. Agents Wanted Everywhere Largest Black Diamond. Do you know that the largest black diamond in the world was discovered in Brazil in 1895? It weighed 3,078 karats, and was discovered in the marsh "do Lama," near the town of Lencoes, in the state of Bahia, by one of those searchers called here "garmperios." The name of this lucky fellow was Sergio Borges, de Carvalho, and he sold his find to an agent named Jose Bezerra de Cerquela for 190,000 francs (about $47,500). Who Originated "Rats?" Artificial hair was worn by the Egyptians and the Romans. We are told that Queen Elizabeth first made a practice of wearing artificial hair in England. She possessed nearly 50 wigs. The word wig is short for periwig. Something New. "It may be trite and commonplace, though fitting, to quote the well-known Wordsworthian couplet that the 'lives of great men all remind us how to make our lives sublime.'"—Hamilton Advertiser. No, no; these Wordsworthian couplets are always fresh to us—London Punch. D FELIX M PARLOR BIGLAS 2928 fectionery, Tobacco, Cigars, and Pies. Before buying CMe. Cups with Groceries, Ice Cream Laundry Agency in Connection. :: 52 W. 30th St. Hairdressing Parlor Hairdressing. Scalp Treat- Special care taken of the ete line of toilet articles. All Orders Business of the country. 52 W. 30th St. READ AND SUBSCRIBE FOR The Pullman PortersReview a magazine brim full of railroad news. Issued monthly by the Perfection Press, 7509 Ingleside Ave. 15c per copy $1.50 a year. Next edition ready May 15th. Anywhere good books are sold you'll find our magazine. Agents want everywhere. Address W.A. Hollbert, Business Mgr., 3403 Dearborn St., Chicago Music Students ATTENTION Pupils are now being enrolled for the classes in the Study of Opera. For further information, inquire at the Studio of MRS. M. B. ANDERSON, Room 14, 3522 South State St., any afternoon. Say, You! HOW about that printing job you're in need of? Come in and see us about it at your first opportunity. Don't wait until the very last moment but give us a little time and we'll show you what high grade work we can turn out. Solve It This Way. Never complain; whatever is in the way, go around it.—Waldo Baston. Chicago, Illinois GUESS WHO? The doll is who is had the honor of entertaining I. B. to Right' girls and 15 to Left' girls and said b. I. H. was the nest "Do Right' boy. The doll is who stayed at home watting M. B. W. is Sunday. You surely didn't expect him K. W. when he was going to the doll is who beat the pink M. W.'s time with the dude H. C. The fashinating brook M. B. W. is who said she like her offer boys, but oh you railroad men! is seen taking a train for a certain brook M. B. W. Take 'em off, Kid English; we know you Biglow (infant), 2016 state st.; May 12. Brown, James, 64, 2006 Armour av.; May 16. Brown, Cera C., 15, 603 Throop st.; May 16. Brown, Zachariah, 91, 625 Loomis st.; May 16. Brown, Louis, 32, 12 W. 29th st.; May 17. Campbell, Andrew G., 33, 55 E. 23d st.; May 17. Calloway, Ester, 52, 55 W. 23d st.; May 14. Dolsey, Daniel, 55, 91 S. State st.; May 14. Evans (infant), 795 Beden av.; May 14. Fisher, Wanda L., 23, 2729 Wabash av.; May 14. Harvey, George, 61, 1841 Fulton st.; May 16. Barnard, Louis, 46, 2716 Wabash av.; May 16. Johnson, Mary, 63, 5304 Dearborn st.; May 16. McDougall, James, 50, 1251 S. State st.; May 16. Nell, Thomas, 26, 2142 State st.; May 19. Criffon, Elmore, 42, 234 La Salle st.; May 19. Shepherd, Marshall, 28, 4104 S. State st.; April 22. Thompson, Paul J., 1, 3320 Dearborn st.; May 14. Thompson, Lucinda, 8, 3230 Dearborn st.; May 14. Wright, Isabella, 78, 2553 Dawson av.; May 19. Wilhay, 55, 124 Ashland av.; May 19. Washington, Louis, 64, 4656 Armour av.; May 14. Mrs. Mary Sampson, mother of Miss Daisy Sampson, 3304 Dearborn street, died the first of the week and was moved to her home at Baltimore. Mrs. Sampson had been ill for several weeks. The body was accompanied by three daughters. Miss Sampson and sisters have the sympathy of the entire community. FUNERAL OF MRS. EMMA WILLIAMS. The funeral of the late Emma Williams, who died of a second hemorrhage at her home, 327 East 42nd street, took place at the Russ Chapel last Sunday at 1 p. m. Interment was at the family plot at Mt. Glenwood. Her husband, Samuel O. Williams, was once professionally known as Billy Williams, the "Frog Man," and the team of Williams & Gordon employed his wife for a short time before their retirement. Mr. Williams is now a chauffeur for George Pick, Western manager of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Mrs. Jones, formerly May Irwin's maid, and Sylvester Russell, friends of the family had the funeral in charge. In loving memory of John Mallett, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mallett and brother of Alia Mallett, who died May 15, 1912. He sleeps, we shall leave him in quiet to rest; The parting was painful, but God new best. \ Sincerely submitted, John M. Mallett, Elizabeth E. Mallett, Celia Mallett, 3228 Michigan avenue. The Samaritan Club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gazella Williams, 3225 Dearborn street. Next Thursday evening the club will meet at the home of Mrs. Chinn, 5714 Lafayette avenue. The club donated $6.00 to the Amanda Smith Home, for groceries. Young Matron's Charity Club. The Young Matron's Charity Club met with Mrs. A. Faulkner, 7715 Forest avenue, last Thursday afternoon. After the regular order of business a program was rendered by the program committee. Mrs. Emma Andrews read a paper on "Environment" and the monologue by Mrs. Faulkner was well received. The next meeting to be held with Mrs. Almeta Tansel, 3633 Prairie avenue. If a calendar seems too pretty to destroy, paste a piece of sandpaper over the calendar pad and use as a match scratch. One of these will not come amiss in each room if gas is used. We are ambitious, be it said, although the cost of living's high. We want to earn, besides our bread, our daily pickles and our pie. In Love With Teacher at 6. Erskine, six years old, is a kindergarten pupil. "Erskine," the fond father asked one evening, "do you like your teacher?" "No," came the reply. "I love her." For literally shooting trees to death a pistol has been invented in England that fires into their limbs steel bolts that tear out the living cores. Deaths of the Week SUNRISE --- --- IN MEMORIAM Samaritan Club Young Matron's Charity Clu Nice Scratchers. --- Ambitious Age Trees "Shot to Death." Copyright applied for The lovers of old are—M. B. W. and and 15 D. H. Why did D. H. stay longer at her sunday than the rest of the "Do hit boy," we wait the tramps are who call themselves "to light boys" and think they "hold they didn't go to meet ourselves, little boys?" up-to-date girls wouldn't be caught on the street with you. M. W.'s The dude is who is making fast time with M. T. The conceived doll is who says he can get any doll in town. Don't fool yourself to be clair; you cann't get some girls. The doll can only trust hold 'em. Why be so scary, D. J. FOOLED EVEN HIS BROTHER First Writings of Benjamin Franklin Were Signed With Unrecognizable Nom de Plume. My brother had, in 1720 or 1721, begun to print a newspaper. It was the second that appeared in America and was called the New England Court. The only one before it was the Boston News Letter. I remember his being dissuaded by some of his friends from the undertaking as not likely to succeed, one newspaper being, in their judgment, enough for America. At this time (1771) there are not less than five and twenty. He went on, however, with the undertaking, and, after having worked in composing the types and printing off the sheets, I was employed to carry the papers through the streets to the customers. He had some ingenious men among his friends, who amused themselves by writing little pieces for this paper, which gained it credit and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations and their accounts of the approbation their papers were received with, I was excited to try my hand among them; but, being still a boy and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand and, writing an anonymous paper, I put it at night under the door of the printing house. It was found in the morning and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as I then esteemed them.—Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Francis Wilson has a curious hobby—a mania for collecting bottles. He would rather show them to a visitor than talk of the choice paintings that cover the walls of his apartment, high above Gramercy park. It is astonishing how interesting mere bottles can be. The assemblage contains every variety of shape and shade, and, ranged on a broad window still, refracts the sunlight in multitudinous and opalescent tints. "But they are all empty," murmured the visitor in a hurt tone. "Yes, I am on the water wagon," replied the actor-playwright. Mr. Wilson does not believe in spirits, either in bottles or churchyards, and he was not converted to credence in the sheeted sort by reading Lombroso. He did think the time was ripe for a ghostly comedy, however, as the modern plays dealing with spiritualism were of a serious nature. But the full glare of metropolitan skepticism proved too much for "The Spiritualist." Eligible. Alfred Noyes, the English poet who alone among the entire poet tribe makes a living out of poetry, said at a dinner in New York: "I wish it to be understood that my poems are not putting me in the Carnegie or Rockefeller class. "While my poems afford me a competence, I am still hit hard by the story of Mrs. Blanco. "Who is that young man who is paying you such marked attention? Mrs. Blanco, a society leader, asked her daughter. "He is a poet, mother,' the young girl replied. "'Gracious!' cried the mother. 'And can you, a millionaire's daughter, seriously contemplate throwing yourself away on the starving poet?' "'Oh,' said the young girl,' you don't understand. He isn't an ordinary poet. He writes poetical advertisements.' "'My darling,' said the mother,' call him up at once. I'll ask him to our week-end house party.'" Have a weeder made for use when weeding or digging around the small flowers. It will be found far more convenient than a trowel or hoe. Any blacksmith could make it for you, or a handy boy could make one from the following directions: Take a piece of iron hoop or any iron strip about one-sixteenth of an inch thick, one inch wide and twenty inches long. Bend it to form a triangle, then leave about four inches where the ends join, to be straightened together and thrust into a short wooden handle. This chops weeds down in a hurry, and is convenient for hoeing around small flowers. Curious Hobby. Elligible Garden Weeder ```markdown ``` By ALBERT LOUIS WOOD. Among the fourscore and odd men who worked under me when I was pit boss in the Black Diamond mine, as far as I can remember, Tammas Sargent was the only total abstainer. One afternoon a prematurely fired shot projected a ton of coal, more or less, in Tammas' direction, distributing it somewhat impartially over various portions of his anatomy. As was my custom when any of the men was hurt, I made it a point to drop in on him for a few minutes every day. "The doctor says," he volunteered to me on one such occasion, "that ma pure blood an' guild habits be better than his physic. That's w' o' the dummy." "The dummy," Tammas, and what may that be? I queried. "I've never told a soul. But I'll gie it to you in confidence. It's the story of ma reformation. Time was when I drank with the best or, mayhap, the worst o' them. "Them days David Stephens and me was fast cronies. One night I had, na been feelin' weel the day, David comes to me, as usual, to go to the tavern for a few drums: 'Come to the tavern, David says. 'Perhaps, as you're not feelin' ower weel, a bit o' brandy would be better than ordinar' speerit, Tammas'. So I cadd for the brandy an' feelin' some better after the first one, I kept a callin'. Now, bein' sick like at the start, and the brandy bein' strong and unqualified, it soon want to ma held. By an' by David said summat not to my likin', an' I took exceptions to it. To mak a long story short, we soon parted in anger. "I declare I never felt so strange afore nor since as I did when I got the air that night. The sense of direction left me an' I lost ma way in a place I could ha' mapped out in my sleep. I walked and walked till I was fair knocked up. O, it was a pectful condition! At last my pins gied out beneath me. I sunk down in a stupor. It must 'a' been two o'clock when I awoke, awoke, dwowed w' dew, stiff 'a' could. My senses were still befuddled, but not so bad as before. I was 'lyn in' a gravine near where Hailen's street sewer empties into Williams' creek. "My first feelin' was of anger with myself and David. With myself for bein' such a beast, an' with David for ower persuadin' me to drink with 'im. "As I rubbed ma eyes, tryin' to get the cobwebs out o' them, I caught sight o' some one lyn in the groom near by. Lookin' close, I saw 'twas David. 'Here,' says 'i' be you followin' me, mon? "There was no answer 'Haud up yer held an' be ceevil, also 'I must baste the snoot, mon,' I said. Still no answer. 'I'll mak' the talk! I yelled, 'an just then mah' touched a bit stone. In my anger I heaved it 'in' and it struck full on his held. "There was still no soun' from David. I rose up and staggered over to 'm. I put my 'and on' im. David was cold as deith "That seemed to sober me. Ma heild cleared up. The 'errible truth came to me. I 'ad murdered my best friend in cold blood. I could in bide the place, but turned an 'ran as fast as a could toward whoam. Once there, I went to room and fell on the bed. "When daylight come; I thought every footstep was the constable coming to 'ale to jail. On a sudden there was a knock on the door an' David entered. "I was neyer a believer in ghosts but at that moment my views changed. All the buried superstitions o' my ancestors was resurrected. 'David, I gasped, 'ow came you 'ere?' "David took me 'and. I shuddered But 'twas with relief to find it warm an' human, instead o' clammy anghostlike. 'Forgel me, auld mon,' he said, I was in the wrong last night. "Thank God, you're alive, David, says I, 'I might a', killed you in the drink." "No fear you'd hurt a friend, drunk or sober, he says. "But did na the stone hurt you David? I speiled. "He looked at me dumfounded an edged away. 'Tammas, you're sick an out o' your head. I'll get a doctor,' he he says. "Na, na, none o' that,' says I. "Tammas, he says again, 'twas an ill trick I had played on me last night You'll min it it was 'Allow E'en. I left ma door unlocked an' the boys got into my room, took ma best rig, hutchon an' all, then got a dummy from Myers' store an' rigged it out in all ma finery. Then they paraded through toon wi' Meester Stephens, as they ca'd it. They left a note sayin' I would ma duads by callin' at the back door o' the Hallen street sewer Come, Tammas. an' ha 'a drink or so. "Na, na, David, "An I was." through drinkin'." An I was." Life is too great for us or too petty. It gives us no tolerable middle way between baseness and greatness. We must die daily on the levels of ignoble compromise, or perish tragically among the precipices. On the one hand is a life—unsatisfying and secure, on a plane of dulled gratifications, mean advanta s, petty triumphs, adaptations, acc, ascences, and submissions, and on the other a steep and terrible climb, set with sharp stones and bramble thickets, and the possibilities of grotesque dislocations, and the snakes of such temptation as comes only to those whose minds have been quickened by high desire, and the challenge of insoluble problems and the intimates of issues so complex and great, demanding such a nobility of purpose, alertness, and openness of mind that they fill the heart of man with despair. Before the average man reaches the age of twenty-five he has either made a job of himself or has employed a woman to do it for him. ```markdown ``` Life That Is Real Needed Lessons THE CHICAGO DEPENDER By JAMES W. JACKSON. The tents of the army stretched off into the distance of a gloomy night. A young fellow with the glow of the fire on his grave face looked up to welcome a visitor. "Can you read in the embers the fortunes of the coming battle, Burger?" the newcomer queried, lightly. Burger made no reply at once. Then he broke the silence with a speech that for him was long. "You and I may never sit together like this again, Cortwright. I'll tell you a story. Once there was a young military cadet proud of his calling. But one day when a girl was very ill and he was denied permission to go to see her he broke bounds and went anyway. Coming back to quarters late at night he was seen and hauled up to explain. In foolish desperation he lied—like a common thief. They broke his sword, Cortwright, for that, and expelled him—broke his sword—mind you." Burger bowed his face in his hands for an instant. Cortwright nodded in silent sympathy. "So I came into the army as a private, to offer myself and my life in atonement. Something tells me the sacrifice will be required tomorrow. I wouldn't have you wonder about my secret. If I go you will know I want as a soldier, won't you?" He turned his head beseechingly and his comrade nodded reassurance. They did not talk again until the dawn brought a sudden alarm. The army roused swiftly. The spitting fire of the pickets became almost at once that curiously unintermittent roar of continued infantry fire. Before Burger and Cortwright knew where they were to take part, cannon had boomed out a challenge and had been crashingly answered. The battle was on. Then came the order to advance. Burger was satisfied. His was the most eager foot to respond when the forward command was given. Then the small detachment swept on--double-quicked--swept on toward an obliteration as swift and utter as if they had faced the shriveling blast of a furnace. For the enemy was ready and waiting. An unerring line seemed to strike the attacking line and rip along it like fingers over the keys of a piano. The front staggered and recelled. And the officers went down as thickly as their men before the murderous scythe of war. Those that remained, however, pushed on with Burger and his fellows at their heels, with the scream of shells, the mad roar of musketry, the up-flying cloaks of earth, men staggering on in a drunken line or reeling as into the gutter, the air trembling with the fierce passion of fire, the sky lurid with wild flashes and a wall of lead impeding the advance. Yet the command pressed on—Burger pushed forward on a lone officer's heels. For there was but one now. So long as there was one to lead, just so long Burger, with blackened face and parched lips, was content. Then that one suddenly became palsied. With a hand clapped quickly to his breast he bent. Toppling, his sword fled from his hand. He dropped to his knees, sank slowly to the ground; and the command was commanderless! The fates were eager to give Burger his chance. With a yell he snatched at the sword and swung it high. "On," he rallied, with an exalted countenance turned toward the men. With a tall figure erect, his head thrown back and a strong arm, steel pointed showing the way, he held the wavering line for the critical moment. Then, with sublime faith in his followers, he turned his back and leaped for the stone-wall entrenchments. The squad did not fall him. Led by a demonized chief it swarmed the enemy in a rush and staked the game on a hand-to-hand conflict. And the spirit behind that charge won. The enemy fell away. The edges of the line thus broken weakened and bent backward. Then an attack in force was hurled through the break, sweeping the enemy into a heap upon itself as a whirlpool might circle driftwood into a central spot. The opposing army retreated. The battle was over and the day was won. There was respite then for the ranks and a chance to count the survivors. Brone on the ground Burger's men found him, an officer in a private's uniform. They carried him back to the field hospital, where he lay for hours, too far from the world of understanding to know that the charge he took up had been the most fortunate move of the whole battle. But the commanding general vowed that his commission should come as fast as the malls might bring it. And his nurse was empowered to tell him that as soon as his eyes were open. They opened at last on her. And they rested in a long, wondering stare on her anxious, solicitous and blushing face. She did not speak. Her lips trembled, and then she smiled. Cort-wright interrupted. Bending over his comrade, he whispered: "It's all right, old man, all right. The account's square. Don't be afraid to speak to her as a soldier." Very Short Legs Redd—What kind of a dog is that? Greene—A dachshund. "He's a rabbit dog." 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EXPERIENCE 1236 E. 47th St., CHICAGO Look for the Defender wherever newspapers are sold :: :: :: The readers of the Chicago Defender are requested to ask for the paper at the various news stands throughout the city. The Chicago Defender is to be on sale everywhere. If you ride on the "L" road ask for it at the news stand. If you can not secure it from your newsdealer call up the Circulation Department 5159 S. State Street Tel. Douglas 5559 Chicago Negroes Fast Asleep IN The Good Time Cabarets ignizing defects is the business men in their neighborhood who will not give their young men and women work nor their children in vacation; read the thrilling story soon to run in The Defender from a man who traded at one house for 15 years and when his daughter graduated he could not get her a job with said firm for love nor money. Wake up! Women! Bestir yourselves, the men of the race have gone into a slumber; if you value your children, then get busy." 3159 State Street CHICAGO, ILL. Entered as second-class matter, February 1, 1996, at the Postoffice in Chicago, Ill., under act of March 3, 1879. RATES OF ADVERTISING Birthright betrothals, marriages and deaths.....$1.50 Complimentary and obituary resolutions, each.....$5.00 DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS One inch, one time.....$1.50 Special rates given on large or long-standing ads. Fees for advertisements, per inch 3.00 Want ads, each.....$0.50 Reading notices, per line.....$0.85 For display advertisements furnished on application Change of address.-Please give both the state and address, and in writing to the paper always be careful to give both the state and postoffice, as well as name. IF YOU SEE IT IN THE DEFENDER, IT IS SO. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1913. COURT GENERAL ROBERT ELIOTT. No. 7295. Ancient Order of Foresters, meets every second and fourth Monday night in church. Odd Fellows Hall, 337 State street. Lodge Officers. Chifl Ranger, F. V. Babb, 5345 Dearborn street; phone Dexel 5010; Taylor, 5621 Grove avenue; phone normal 7592. Treasurer, Frank L. Crittenden, 2415 Dearborn street; phone Calumet 3212. MY WANTS. What do I want? Well, a nice place to sleep, Three cracking good meals every day, Two automobiles; one of course I should keep At my cottage in old Oyster Bay. A yacht would be nice if you could spare the price. Don't go, what's your hurry, please wait; If you cannot do that just find me a flat Anywhere on the east side of State. State street declension: I is, you am, he are. Get into the habit of patronizing enterprises run by our own people. Still another new "movie" on the "stroll." We don't lack for places to spend our money. You can hear more things about other people's business in a barber shop than they know themselves. The small boy is wondering if our little unpleasantness with Japan will interfere with his 4th of July sport. We are trying to be patient and give them a chance, but it seems to be the policy of the politicians to "turn the rascals out." A great many of our people are employed wrecking buildings, but very few in constructing them. We wonder if this has any significance. The building of the Y. M. C. A. brings it foreborely to our minds that we are woefully in need of just such a place for our girls, especially the working class, as it is in this great big city we have nothing to offer them in the way of a home or clean amusement. A stranger within our gates unless she has friends has a hard time of it. In other cities they have such institutions; why not in Chicago? THE INNER SHRINE. To be called an American citizen and to see the statue of Liberty inviting and welcoming the world in New York harbor and to be then denied upon so frequent occasions the smallest privileges of manhood, certainly warps us at our inner shrines. The French people gave us the statue of Liberty bearing the torch to enlighten civilization. The torch is, in America, to the black man a symbol of mob law. What a travesty upon justice and morality. Perhaps no resident of the Golden State of California possesses more loyal friends here than Ernest J. Torregano, who was a quondam visitor at his vacation times. Mr. Torregano has recently passed a rigid examination, stood high in the tests for admission where hundreds mailed, which is a tribute to his energy and genius, and has been admitted to the bar in San Francisco. Social circles here will miss the rare good cheer of his annual visits, and his initial success bespeaks a promising future in the legal world of the West. EIGHTH REGIMENT I N C EIGHTH REGIMENT, I. N. G. On Monday night, May 26, the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, Col. John R. Marshall, commanding, will give their annual ball at the Seventh Armory. Upon this occasion prizes and medals will be presented to expert riflemen, sharpshooters, etc. An observation of the annual report from the Division Headquarters show that the Eighth Regiment stand at the top. We congratulate Col. Marshall and his valiant soldiers for holding such a high record and the public at large should be present to witness these medals from the hand of the adjutant general of the state. Wherever there is a test of ability, either in war, workshop, schoolroom or laboratory, the Negro when given a fair chance always goes to the top. De doff our hats to the famous Eighth Regiment. May other honors come to them, especially the New Armory. THE KERN BILL. It is to be hoped that Senator Kern's resolution for an investigation of conditions in the Paint Creek mining district of West Virginia will be adopted. It is a resolution which if carried will authorize the United States Senate to resolve itself into a grand jury to sit on the case of a state of the Union charged with violating the federal constitution. The governors of many of our states have seemingly run their communities as they saw fit regardless of whether they were violating the federal laws or not. We are especially anxious that this bill go through, for if the federal government has a right to investigate the affairs of a state government, the treatment of the Negro will undoubtedly be brought to their attention in such a forceful manner that they must in all fairness give heed to our complaint. As it stands, the constitution as applied to the Negro in some of the states is a dead issue. There is one law for the white and another law for the black man. Any time that a governor of a state defies the laws of the nation there should be some effective means of squelching him; so let us have the Kern bill. WHAT WE ARE DOING. WHAT WE ARE DOING. Gloucester County, Virginia, is considered by Booker T. Washington to be a model county. The jails are empty, the farms are full, there is less prejudice and the people are well dressed, happy and sing well. The credit for such ideal conditions belongs to the many students of Hampton who have made their homes there. The industrial education received there has never before been so well exemplified. There is no question in the minds of thinking people but that industrial education in the South will prove the salvation of the race, that the people both North and South are beginning to believe in it is attested by the financial aid they are lending to the cause. Empty jails mean that busy hands have no time to get into mischief. The farms are full, which means great financial returns, less prejudice; when you are busy attending to your own business there is little time left to attend to other people's. Is it to be wondered at that the people in this favored county are well dressed, keep happy and sing well? There are many bright sides to look at in this so-called race problem and it would be well to be informed on what the race is actually doing, that an intelligent answer may be given the query, "What is your race doing for themselves?" PRESIDENT WILSON'S POSITION. Just what President Wilson intends to do for the Negro is a question. Just at present he seems to be letting the federal office holders out and replacing them with white men, thus giving rise to such comments from Republican papers as "We told you so," "That's what you get for voting the Democratic ticket," and "Wilson is letting his Virginia blood and not his New Jersey training guide him." There is nothing to be said in the face of these taunts save that we are willing to wait and trust. While the Democratic party has never done anything for the Negro because of his affiliation with the Republicans, there is no reason why at this time we should not be recognized. We want into their camp unsolicited, believing they were men enough to give us justice. If we have made a mistake we have four years to regret it in, and a like number of years to gather our forces for a new fray. While we are preaching civil service and the merit system in office holding, it ought to be maintained without a color line. The capable, efficient colored office holder is entitled to the same consideration as the capable, efficient white office holder. President Wilson pledged himself to deal fairly with every man regardless of race, creed or color. We believe he will. MISCEGENATION. Mis-Representative Roddenberg of Georgia has requested that a transcript of evidence developed in the Johnson trial be sent him, that he may use it to prove his theory that relations between the two races is impossible and Congress would be justified in passing a miscegenation bill. Justified? Why, certainly they would. It would only affect a paltry ten million people for acts of a handful of their race. But we forget this wonderful superior (?) race with ages on enlightenment crowded into their precious cranlums need such a law to keep their poor misguided members in the fold. They are afraid of themselves, not of us. Why do these charming ladies of the Caucasian race, to use the parlance of the street, fall for the darker brother? It is im- possible for him to kidnap her in this gloriously free (?) land of ours. Perhaps, like a snake, he has the power to charm his victim. Doubtless that is in the minds of many, for he is off burned at the stake as witches of old were. Harry A. Parkin, assistant district attorney, who had charge of the prosecution of Jack Johnson, said: "The stories of the women are pliable. Why they fell they cannot explain." Note he doesn't say why they fell before they met Johnson, leaving the impression that they were veritable angels previous to that time. It is not that we care to intermarry, but we demand the privileges accorded any other citizen, and we propose to fight the bitter end any infringement of our rights. True, we are in the minority, but history proves that the majority when not standing on truth and justice will fall, and fall, with a dull sickening thud. CAUSE AND EFFECT. Unjust laws and bad social conditions have been the most potent influences in incubating feeliness of will and laziness in races or individuals since the dawn of history. As a people, then, against whom imminal legislation is so often directed we must be eternally vigilant to save the incentives to thrift and economy. Several generations ago the Scottish people were conspicuous for their incorrigible indulence, and now the energy and perseverance of these people is illustrated in every quarter of the globe. The explanation was found in the universal system of short leases which then obtained and which was cured by a single wise act of law. We must fight every act of law which tends to infringe upon our rights as a free people. We must keep representatives in every branch of government where laws are made. Not in the history of the city has a colored citizen been appointed upon the board of education, not a single representative have we had in the city council. An organization simply with those two ends in view would reflect more credit upon our people and be more valuable than all the lodges and societies we have boasted of in a generation. Fifty years ago the Irish were a proverb over Europe for indulence and shiftlessness. Arthur Young described them as "Lazy to an excess at work, but spiritedly active at play." The Irishman of that day was active at play because the fun was sure to be all his own. There were no laws who robbed him of his sport. He was lazy at work because social proscription and customs kept him from a large part of the natural fruits of his labor. Since 1850 under changed conditions where humanitarian measures and a fair chance have been given the Irish people at home, their indomitable pluck and energy have brought them into the front rank amongst races. Can the Negro in America succeed under the weight of conditions which brought failure to every people since the world began. From Our Exchanges OUR SENTIMENTS, TOO. In its issue of Saturday, May 18, the Louisville News, under the caption, "The Administration's Treatment of Two Race Questions," says: "Immediately following the inauguration of the Wilson and Marshall regime the Japanese situation in California became acute. As soon as it was evident that the Californians intended to pass laws offensive to Japan, the whole machinery of the national government was put in action to restrain that state. The President made it plain that he was opposed to any such legislation as contemplated. The Secretary of State was sent across the continent to use his silver voice in an effort to dissuade it. "Whatever the outcome of the whole matter we are concerned here solely with marking the activities of the administration in trying to allay class legislation and discrimination—with Japan. "The present administration had hardly warmed its seat before Vardeman made the woods echo with his cries of repealing the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. The heads of Black office-holders were cut off simply because they were black. Segregation of federal employees was begun at once. All without any protesting voice from the White House. Not a thing has been said—not an assurance given that the administration is against these movements. A handful of foreigners in California can keep the administration awake at night but the condition of ten million native born and patroltic Black Americans is of no sequence. Of course the Japanese on the coast have a nation behind them—a nation with armies and navies composed of men, not only not afraid to die, but who think it an honor to die. Yet considering only one thing—that Black men helped to a great extent to put the Democrats in power—we have a right to expect no class legislation nor official discrimination." Rich Country Drifting Backward Honduras, with vast deposits of minerals of all kinds, with untold thousands of acres of the richest tropical fruit and vegetable lands in the world, and untold possibilities as a coffee producer, has a smaller population than it had 50 years ago. While other countries less favorably situated have forged ahead, Honduras has slowly but steadily drifted backward. Garelessness Old Lady (who has been lunching with her son)—"Here, William, you this quarter on the table by mistake." She waited, and when she the waiter had his eye on it,"-Idle. When It Is Better The way some people when there's anything to be gained remind one of Sterne's "Tant pis" and "Tant mieux" is amusing. Chile Rich in Gold. Within the last ten years gold has been mined in every Chilean province. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Keep Healthy By Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams A Weekly Talk on Preventative Measures, First Aid Remedies, Hygienics, Sanitation. No Cases will be Diagnosed and No Prescriptions will be Given in This Column. Promiscuous practice of the osculatory habit of greeting is a bad one. Lurking behind this habit are certain diseases dangerous to health and life. These diseases are transmitted in the same way as by using the public drinking cup. Many persons—many young, innocent, beautiful women have been infected with bad colds, tonsilitis, tuberculosis and syphilis by this common dirty habit—some have been contaminated with some lothsome disease for life by this foolish sentimentality. Away with the soul kiss! The common practice of kissing the cute little baby in the mouth is dirty and very objectionable. If the baby is to be kissed, by all the relatives and friends, then kiss it on the back of the hand or on the cheek, but not in the mouth, never on the lips. As a rule the baby's mouth is clean and your mouth is not clean—the baby's mouth is free from germs and your mouth contains thousands of germs of sore throat, of tonsilitis, of diphtheria, tuberculosis and pneumonia microbes. If the dear little babies could only speak and offer their protest, they, all babies, would vote unanimously against being kissed in the mouth because we all know from common sense that they don't enjoy being smothered and slobbered over with kisses anywhere and everywhere, according to our popular way of doing it. Let us all join in uniting in giving the babies a square deal in this matter. Raw Fruits and Vegetables. Raw Fruits and Vegetables. This is the season of the year to eat many vegetables and fruits. Many fruits and vegetables fall upon the ground; they are picked or gathered with hands not too clean. Some are exposed to the dirt and dust of a city which contain germs of various diseases such as typhoid fever, diarrhoeal and malarial diseases. Often we find eggs of worms and flies which infest the soil on these fruits and vegetables, and these worms get into the bowel track and often give much trouble. Wash, Boil or Pare All Fruits and Vegetables. Make it a rule to wash, pare and boil all fruits and vegetables which you eat that have been handled by peddlers and that have been exposed to the dirt and dust of the city. Rats, Fleas, Lice and Bedbugs. Rats and fleas, bedbugs and lice are great spreaders of disease, especially the bubonic plague is charged up to rats in this way—rats eat corpses of the plague victim—fleas bite and suck the blood from the rats, and then the fleas bite and infect the human being with bubonic plague, typhus fever and sometimes leprosy. Let us wage an endless war on fleas and rats. Now the bedbug and body louse. They are also guilty of spreading diseases. The bedbug is charged and found guilty by scientists of being a carrier of smallpox. The body louse is one of the master purveyors of typhoid and relapsing fevers. In the hair of many school children and grown people are found many lice of which they should rid themselves. If you would be clean and healthy get busy at once to exterminate rats, fleas, bedbugs and lice. Habit Forming Drugs Do you know that people, through thoughtlessness, ignorance or lack of knowledge, are rapidly forming the perilous habit of using poisonous drugs, and the worst of all, parents and nurses are teaching and aiding children in forming these habits? I have before me, through the courtesy of Congressman Madden, a U. S. Report No. 393 on "Habit Forming Agents" and the information therein contained is astounding; and all households or heads of families should be in possession of the information. Mothers are in the habit of purchasing at the nearest drug store certain soothing syrups for the baby when it is fretful to make it quiet and sleep, and I know one, baby that was given this soothing syrup by a tender mother that did sleep and slept the sleep that knows no awakening in this mundane world. Do you know, mothers and fathers, that the action of soothing agents in these soothing syrups are morphine, opium, chloroform, codein, heroin, chloral, paragoric or laudanum, which is crude opium. These are all dangerous, habit forming drugs. Let me give you what L. F. Kebler, U. S. Bureau of Chemistry, says in this report: "That all of these nostrums contain as the principal soothing agent morphine, opium and some combination of these drugs and to allay any suspicion or fear on the part of the parents, that they are often called 'Infants' friends,' Teething Conclections,' Colic Cures,' and also contain the words, 'It is free from all harmful agents' and 'mothers need not fear giving this medicine to the youngest baby, as no bad effects come from the continued use of it,' and another misleading statement for mothers, 'this valuable remedy does not contain any opium, morphine, laudanum or paragoric." Here are some of the soothing syrups: "Children's Comfort," the principal drug, morphine sulphate. "Dr. Fahrney's Teething Syrup," its principal base is morphine and chloroform. "Dr. Grove's Anodyne for Infants," its principal drug is morphine sulphate. "Jadway's Elixir for Infants" contains codeine. "Dr. James WILLIAMS. Kissing Baby. Healthy . Wilberforce Williams y Talk on Preventative , First Aid Remedies, s, Sanitation. No Cases Diagnosed and No Pre- will be Given in This Soothing Syrup Cordial" contains heroin, a very dangerous drug. "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" (very popular) contains morphine sulphate, one of the most deadly drugs we have. "Espey's Syrup for Children's Dentition" (teething) contains one half grain of cocain to each bottle of one ounce. Of all soothing syrups, this merits our unqualified condemnation, for of all bad drug habithes the cocain habit perpetrated upon children is most damnable. And, dear mothers, if you love your children do not go to the drug stores and purchase soothing drugs you know nothing about and put them into the stomach that you know less about. * LESSONS IN CITIZENSHIP. Press Service, Department of Health. Why should not the children be taught early to take part in civic work? The clean-up campaign which is now on furnishes a splendid opportunity for them to get some practical and valuable lessons in civic cleanliness, lessons which they will not forget and which will impress upon their minds the importance of having, so far as possible, clean and attractive surroundings. Permitting and encouraging the children to engage in civic work in the communities wherever they live tends to give them the vision that is needed to see the things that make for community comfort and danger. For once it is clearly understood that the health of a section is good or bad as its sanitary condition is good or bad, the people of that section will see to it that their surroundings are made clean and kept so all the time. The trouble with people who are content to live amid dirty and unsightly surroundings is that, having eyes they see not and having noses they smell not, the things that promote discomfort, disease and death. So, what better way to give to the children the eyes that see and the noses that smell than to have them take an active part in the work of keeping their communities clean? When the children know that manure plies breed flies and that flys carry filth and disease wherever they go, they will help to get rid of the manure heaps and also help to keep flies out of their homes. There is no truer saying than that happiness depends upon health. And next as a factor in happiness is that of beautiful and attractive surroundings. Once get these fundamental truths firmly fixed in the child's intelligence and you have made him a valuable and indispensable aid in all forms of community welfare work. The Germans have a saying to this effect: "What you want the people to do, teach it in the schools." This is sound common sense. It should suggest the importance of teaching in our public schools the fundamentals of good citizenship. And this work of training the children in civic usefulness can be carried on without interfering with their hours of recreation or with the successful prosecution of their regular studies in school. Indeed, most of the work they can do in looking after the sanitary conditions of their neighborhoods will take them out of doors, and, if entered into with that zest and interest which children usually bring to their work, will prove as beneficial to both their physical and mental development as will any of the pastimes in which they are accustomed to engage. At all events this idea of training the children along the lines of civic efficiency and usefulness is well worth considering. It is certainly fitting and proper that training in citizenship should be begun early if the highest and best conceptions of civic and community life are to be attained. Now that we have all started to make Chicago clean let us equally determine to keep it clean all the time. Spasmodic cleaning is better than no cleaning at all; but the better way is to keep everinstingly at it, as the advertisers say. Currant Growing a Greek Monopoly. Many efforts have been made to grow so-called Greek currants in other countries, but always without success, and these very small, very sweet and seedless grapes continue to be a monopoly of certain districts in Greece, where they constitute the chief agricultural industry. The yield in an average year is about 160,000 tons. Who First Used Shorthand WHO FIRST USED SHORTHAND? The Greeks are said to have had some system of shorthand as far back as the fourth century B. C. Old inscriptions have been found describing a sort of plan by which the vowels and consonants were to be expressed by certain lines curiously and variously placed. Wax tablets showing these curious markings have been discovered from time to time. One Thing That Holds Us. Most of us would be financially well to do if we didn't have to pay our debts.—St. Joseph News Press. Mean of Maud Ethel—"Jack enatched a kiss from' Alice last night and she cried." Maud—"What for—more?" Dally Thought. If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault.—Philip Doddridge. Our Local Department—Personal Mention—Religious—Society and other short paragraphs—Read it over carefully, somewhere, you will find a line or two about yourself or your friends. 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 until they are paid for in advance. So please don't telephone. Hotel Washington arrivals: Major R. R. Moten, Hampton, Va.; Mr. A. Stevenson, Tuskegee, Ala.; Mr. N. Williams, Oklahoma. Mr. Beaumont W. Davis, formerly of Hartford, Conn., and native of B. W. O., and who lived several months last year in the city, died recently in Detroit, Mich. The deceased was a member of a number of fraternal orders. Mrs. D. Bud, 3618 Forest acre gave a pink tea on Monday after two to five. Miss Bessie Bent entertained on the piano. She very accomplished musician. M. W. Talley was among those prizes. Mrs. N. Miller, 3240 Forest acre and M. A. Shaughter, 3650 Avenue, will leave this city the of June for a tour of a large part of the east. Miss H. Dunken, 3354 Wabash nue, Miss P. Pleasant, 3650 W avenue, and Miss Z. Jones, 4556 street, will leave the city for Los Angeles, Cal., the last of the month. Col. W. T. Scott of Springfield, Ill., who did such splendid service for the Democratic party during the last campaign, spent the early part of the week in Chicago as the guest of Mrs. H. C. Prentiss, 3457 Dearborn street. He was also entertained at lunch by Mrs. Cora Holton, 3658 Wabash avenue. Mrs. Jesse Binga and her sister, Mrs. Ray, are now sojourning at West Baden. They will be away about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kinney, formerly of 3537 Dearborn street, are now located in their new residence at 3538 Vernon avenue, and are prepared to receive and entertain their friends. 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? Mr. W. A. Wallace of the W. A. Wallace Wholesale and Retail Bakery Co., addressed the Standard Literary Society of the Olivet Baptist Church last Sunday, Mr. W. D. Neighbors, Mr. E. Baldwin and several other business men, spoke before the literary. The Ways and Means Society of Grace Presbyterian Church will meet at the residence of Mrs. Estelle Harrison, 3552 Rhodes avenue, Monday afternoon, May 27, 1913, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Clara Studymire, president; Miss Martha B. Mitchell, secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Sulcer of Oklahoma City were in the city this week en route to Washington, D. C., by the way of New York and Philadelphia. Mr. Sulcer, who is now engaged in the real estate business, was formerly a teacher in the public schools there. Mrs. Sulcer still teaches in the public schools. In the absence of Mrs. Jesse Binga, the banker and president of the Chicago Colored Business Men's Association, on last Sunday afternoon, at the Standard Literary Society of the Olivet Baptist Church, M. T. Bailley, the corresponding secretary of the Colored Men's Association, who had just arrived in the city, spoke for Mr. Binga. The A. W. C. C. A. is preparing to have an entertainment on June 9th at the headquarters, 3811 Wabash avenue. Friends are cordially invited. Admission free. All advertisements for furnished rooms or flats must be paid for in advance. We have no collectors for this kind of work. Mr. W. R. Eufer, 3626 Vernon avenue, returned on Thursday from a trip to California. His wife celebrated the event by tending him a delightful whist party Friday evening. Mr. Sidney Connor of the Rock Island Railroad has just returned from a trip to California. He was much pleased with his trip. Considerable excitement was raised at 31st and State streets last Sunday afternoon when Claude Basse was arrested by Detectives Jackson and Whitney for the alleged theft of $10.75. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pagle claimed that he had been a dinner guest at their home, 3019 Dearborn street, and that shortly after he left the pocketbook was missed. In the 35th and Haisted street branch of the Municipal Court the next day the case was continued until May 27th. Captain L. C. Vallie, a former Chicagoan but now head of the Mission of St. Benedict the Moor, editor of the Catholic Truth and prominent in every effort of the Catholics in Milwaukee, was in the city this week. Capt. Vallie's visit was an important one, but he had nothing to say to the newspaper men who tried to interview him on Monday morning. Mrs. Charles E. Lewis and little niece Cora Pemberton, 3549 Prairie avenue, are visiting relatives in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. William Heiser left Tuesday, May 20, for Alton, Ill., as a delegate for Olustee Circle No. 27, Ladies of the G. A. R. From there she will go to St. Louis, Mo., to visit friends. Mrs. Fannie Stoball, 3812 South State street, was called to the bedside of her sister, who lies critically ill in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Leonard Haley, who was visiting the city for about a week, returned to his home today at Louisville, Ky., where he is engaged in the tailoring business. Mrs. J. M. Johnson, 3815 State street, who spent six months in Jacksonville, Daytona and Palatka, Fla., and two weeks in Cuba and a few days in Columbia and Cheraw, S. C., has returned home. Mrs. D. Bud, 3618 Forest avenue, gave a pink tea on Monday afternoon from two to five. Miss Bessie Rhodes entertained on the piano. She is a very accomplished musician, Mr. W. W. Talley was among those present. Mrs. N. Miller, 3240 Forest avenue, and Mrs. A. Slaughter, 3513 Calumet avenue, will leave this city the first of June for a tour of a large portion of the east. Miss H. Dunken, 3354 Wabash avenue, Miss P. Pleasant, 3650 Wabash avenue, and Miss Z. Jonos, 4556 State street, will leave the city for Los Angeles, Cal, the last of the month. Quite a number of Chicagoans are going to spend the day at Mt. Glenwood on Decoration day. A speaking program has been arranged by Mr. George, manager of the association. When in doubt or trouble, telephone to The Chicago Defender, Douglas 3339. The Order of United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of Mysterious Ten will assemble for their annual sermon Sunday, May 25, at 1:30 p. m., at Salem Baptist Church, 30th and La Salle streets. The secretary of the Railroad Men's Benevolent Association will please call at The Defender office and see some letters of importance. Don't fail to attend the W. H. Hackney recital May 26, 8:30, at Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn street. Tickets on sale at Gale's music store, 3159 State street. General admission 35 cents. Mrs. Clara Johnson, 3815 State street, has returned to the city after a lengthy visit to friends and relatives in South Carolina and Florida. Don't fail to hear Mr. Charles Reeve who appeared with New York's celebrated Cleff Club. Mr. Reeve is Bethel's favorite soloist and will appear at Quinn Chapel Monday night, May 26. We call attention to an ad. in the clasified section referring to a lot situated on West 39th place for sale at $450. This is actually $150 less than its worth. It is close to the immense Crane institution, where over 4,000 people will be employed. It can readily be seen that for a residence or for speculative purposes this is an exceptional opportunity. The property is owned by a non-resident, a friend of the publisher. If you have a little cash you want to double upon, better jump at this right now. We recommend it, however, to anyone desiring a good residence location. The lot is full $2 feet wide and the only one of this size left in the locality. Recently the Curtis Biggs Farm and Dairy Produce House, wholesale and retail, has been opened at 3634 State street. Fresh country milk, butter, eggs and cottage cheese delivered at your door daily. All obtained from a town in Indiana. Don't fall to give them a trial. Rev. S. L. Birt, pastor of Allen A. M. E. Chapel, Galesburg, Ill., who was in the city this week attending "The World in Chicago," left for his home on Friday. The Wide Awake Club presents Mr. George R. Gaines, the invincible barytone-tenor, in recital at Berean Baptist Church, 4838 Dearborn street, Tuesday evening, May 27, at 8:30 o'clock. It is reported along State street that Lawyer James N. Simms, has purchased a fine piece of property on South Wabash avenue. When seen by Mr. Simms, he said he had nothing for the press at present. Mrs. Grace Rogers and Mrs. M. Dunham, 3333 Wabash avenue, left the city mysteriously last week for an eight days' visit to parts unknown. Dr. Calls officiated at the very pleasing home wedding of Mr. George W. Turner and Miss Clara Washington Tuesday evening, May 20, at the bride's home, 4504 State street. Miss Leliabelle Sherman, 5307 Lake avenue, returned Wednesday morning from Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo., having spent a successful year there. Miss Leliabelle will graduate next June from the "B" preparatory department. Don't fail to hear Mme. Railey, Kansas City's sweet soprano, in her brilliant solo at Quinn Chapel, 24th street and Wabash avenue, on Monday night, May 26. Mrs. Mary Parks recently moved from 2076 Dearborn street to 2753 Wabash avenue and she and her charming daughter, Miss Alma, are still engaged in shampooing and selling hair. Mrs. Parks has been in the hair business for many years and with the assistance of her daughter has established a very lucrative patronage. A mistake in taking a telephone message resulted in the publication last week of an operation upon Mr. Wesley Plummer. This was a mistake and should have read Mrs. Plummer. At Provident Hospital she is reported doing nicely. Mr. Mundy will sing the great "Toreador" song in Spanish costume. Don't miss this musical treat of the season. Mundy Concert Co. at Quinn Chapel Monday night, May 26, at 8:30 p.m. Admission 25 cents. Under the auspices of the Progressive Club. Miss Harriet E. Spencer of Rochester, N. Y., who has been visiting Mrs. Myers, 3424 Vernon avenue, has returned to her home delighted with her trip. --- meeting of the Douglas if he be held May 27 at 8 p. m. parts of the year's work and elec- ment of two directors to fill the places of S. Laing Williams and Dr. George C. Hall, whose terms have expired. A meeting in the interests of the center will be held Church tomorrow (Sunday) evening. Speakers—Mrs. Wooley, Mrs. S. Laing Williams, Miss Mary McDowell and Mr. Adelbert H. Roberts. Regular Sunday service at the Center Sunday, 4 p. m. Program in charge of Mrs. C. H. Lewis. --- Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams will conduct a class in stenography and typewriting. Applications should be made to Mrs. Williams, 4203 St. Lawrence avenue, or to the Center. Mrs. J. H. Harris & Mrs. Louise Waller have been appointed delegates to the meeting of the Executive Committee of the City Federation at the Institutional Church, May 29. GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH An eloquent sermon was delivered last Sunday morning by the Rev. McCoy, who is attending the "World in Chicago." His theme was, "is the Young Man Safe?" He considered the subject, first, as to his disposition; second, socially, and, thirdly, religiously. He also taught Mr. Fower's class in the Sabath school. He will probably be with us again early in June. The regular monthly meeting of the teachers and officers was held at the residence of Mrs. I. B. Barnett, 3234 Rhodes avenue. The improvement of the Sunday school was the main subject for discussion. --- The Missionary Society, which meets every Thursday afternoon at the church, is now serving lunch to the school children. Preparations are now being made in the Sunday school for Children's Day, the second week of June. Remember the musicie, June 6th. Morning service, 10:45; Sunday school, 12:30; evening service, 8. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 8 p. m. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH. When Dr. Roberts arose to preach Sunday morning the last seat in Bethel had been taken and an overflow meeting was being arranged in the lecture room. The text for the morning service was chosen from St. Joseph's Church, where a blindness to the operation of Divine grace." In the discourse emphasis were laid upon the need of putting into every-day practice the principles of Christian living. The impure, the immoral was attacked, and the half-hearted Christian critic the seminary sermon night to the A. U. K. and D. A. 1 This Sunday there will be a special service at the evening hour by the Douglass Center. The Sunday school is again rendering interesting class programs. Bethol's Literary Society will adjourn for the summer. Much interest is being manifested in their final program. An excellent attendance greeted the Junior Endeavor Society Sunday, and listened with much interest to the program rendered. Sister Harris is deserving of much commendation for the splendid work that she is doing with the Endeavor Society on Sunday the Endeavors are looking forward with anxiety to the program of the Missionary Committee. They will be pleased to meet you at this service. ```markdown ``` ST. PAUL'S BAPTIST CHURCH. Services: Preaching, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school; 0:30 a. m. Mid-week: Wednesday evening—Missionary Circle, 7 o'clock; prayer meeting, 8 o'clock. Sunday, May 18, was program and strip day for the Missionary Circle. An excellent program was enjoyed by a large congregation. The Olivet, St. John, Ebenezer, Shiloh, Bethlehem and St. Paul's Baptist Churches were filled with people. This church has have similar crowds each third Sunday in the month, the regular missionary day. Rev. V. S. Cooper, pastor; Clotten E. Scott, supt. of Sunday school. 12 ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH. Sunday morning service, 10:45 o'clock; Sunday school, 1:15 p.m. Intermediate C. Endeavor, 6 p.m. Senior C. E., 7 p.m. evening service, 8 o'clock. Last Sunday was a great day at St. John. It being the third quarter meeting occasion of the conference year. Presiding Elder Reeves prepared the way with a splendid gospel message at the morning service, and at the three o'clock service, before a house crowded with gallant Christian soldiers from all of the downtown churches. Dr. Roberts delivered the message to give God his best service, he let the spirit have its way, and every heart was touched and made glad. Presiding Elder Timothy Reeves closed the day with an able discourse, giving encouragement and strength to all present. Dr. Wilson wishes to thank the teachers and members who so gladly came and increased the joy and also added in the work. The Chicago Christian Endeavor Convention of the Allen C. E. League will be held at St. Mary's Church, 62nd and Dearborn schools, July 22 and 23. ST. MARY'S A. M. E. CHURCH Services, 10:45 a. m., 7:45 p. m.; Sunday school, 1:45 p. m.; C. E. 6:45 p. m. There was quite a large congregation at both services last Sunday. Three accessions to the church. The evangelists of the city meet at St. Mary's every Wednesday evening and some meet at the church meeting services, and some one of the visiting evangelists gives a short exhortation every Wednesday evening. At the evening service Mr. Frank "Bob" entered "napa". All are invited to the luggage Sunday. SERVICE Rev. S. L. Birt of Galesburg, Ill., is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Higgins this week. WALTERS A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. We are glad to note that while many of our people are dissatisfied with the showing that we are making in the "World in Chicago," that the management of this great missionary demonstration is very much pleased with the demonstrations being put on at District 26 (American Negro). We hope the workers will not be discouraged, but do the best they can to hold up the race in the best possible light. The services at our church last Sunday were at high-water mark. A large audience listened to Rev. Callis at the power of importance. The discourse was well received and all present seemed to be helped by it. The Sunday school and Christian Endeavor were well attended. At 7:45 p. m. Rev. Callis preached the fifth sermon in the series on "God's Message to Men." The large audience present was delighted by the attendance of the Hampton Quartette, who selected selections, each of which was great interest. The letter is here singing in the World in Chicago. Four persons united with the church, one of which was transferred to the Salem Baptist Church. Our services for Sunday will be of special interest. The pastor will preach at 1 n. m. Subject: "Drinking from the Living Water." At the church the Uskugee Club will render a short liturgy in connection with the regular service. The pastor will deliver the sixth sermon in the series of "God's Message to Men." Subject: "The Miraculous Power of the Message." ST. LUKE M. E. CHURCH, 458 East 35th Street--Rev. Edw. R Lewis, Pastor. Order of service for May 25th- Morning service, 10:45 o'clock; Sunday school, 12 noon; Epworth League, 7:30 p. m.; evening service, $ o'clock. The service on last Sunday afternoon was well attended. Rev. J. W. Robinson delivered a soul-stirring sermon as usual, and many went away feeling gud that they had gone to the House of the Lord. Rev. Carroll, with his sweet singing choir and congregation, was present and contributed largely to the program. The pastor and officers of St. Luke forset themselves deeply indebted to these able ministers in assisting them in extending Methodism in this great city. Our Literary meets as usual on Thursday evenings. The meetings are well attended; will you be with us on Thursday next. Good speakers at each meeting. ST. MARK'S M. E. CHURCH. Large congregations were' in attendance last Sunday both morning and evening. The pastor preached at both services. $114 was raised to finish paying the mortgage on the church. The mortgage will be burned Friday evening. The Sunday school is very interesting. The Sunday school teachers of the churches in this vicinity are invited to attend in a union teachers' meeting, the first one to be held this evening at the church. Our pastor preached a powerful sermon last Sunday at 3 p. m. at St. Luke M. E. Church. The W. H. M. S. will meet at the home of Mrs. R. A. Croyle Friday, May 30th, 3:30 p. m. Mrs. Watson will serve. If you are a member of the W. H. M. S. will you please attend some of the meetings. The convention of the W. H. M. S. meets with us June 25th-29th. If you can take some of the delegates, please inform the outgoinggomery, 5436 Dearborn street. You are obliged to give them breakfast, as the committee is preparing to give them dinner and supper at the church. The parsons of the state are calling for each one of the members and friends to be loyal to your state and the state your state succeed in the rally in July. WAYMAN CHAPEL A. M. E CHURCH. the pastor of Wayman is preaching a series of sermons both Sunday morning and evening. The evening sermon last Sunday was on the subject: "The Doom of the City." The subject for Sunday, May the 26th, will be "The Black Men and the Social Event." The subject for the morning sermon will be "The Mission of the Modern Church." The pastor will answer the question, "Why the masses has failed in reaching the masses as in former days?" What effect commercialism and skepticism has upon the modern church? The morning choir as well as the evening choir will render some special music for the occasion. Wayman Chapel rejoices in having reduced their main debt another $500, making $1,600 in the last three years, $500 was laid on the table a few weeks ago. Events to Remember. — The Woman's Mite Mission Society will give a Maypole Party Thursday night, May the 29th. The most important event of the month of June will be the North Shore Men's Club at the church Monday night, June the 9th. The club has about 30 young men connected with it and are preparing a very fine affair for the date mentioned. Baptismal services at the church the second Sunday in June. A special sermon to the candidates for baptism will be preached by the pastor Sunday, June 1st, at 8 o'clock. INSTITUTIONAL A. M. E. CHURCH. "The Leaven and the Mustard "Seed" the subject from which Dr. Carey preached a most excellent sermon Sunday morning to a large and mature audience. The music by the choir is inspiring and delightfully pleasing. Sunday evening Dr. Fenwick delivered a truly interesting discourse from the text, "Set thine house in order." His sermon dealt largely with hygienic and sanitary conditions in the home and showed that Christianity is well suited as well as cleanliness of heart life, and that the one contributes largely to the other. Tomorrow the pastor will preach at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. All officers, members and friends are urgently requested to meet in conference Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Community will be organized Tuesday evening. The group is to consider all matters that concern the community life. All interested persons are cordially invited. LINCOLN MEMORIAL CONGREGA TIONAL CHURCH. Who Are You?—What Are You?—A Useful or a Useless Man or Women?—Do You Sing and Shout and Pray and Then Sink Back on Your Haunches as Though You Had Acquired Something Safe and the Battle, the Strife in the Battle, the Strife in the Happy Eternity, Are You Broad or Narrow?—Is Your Motto; Onward and Upward, or Are You a Seeker for the Flesh Pots of Egypt? Text: Exodus 14:15. Subject: "Forward!" "And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore crieth thou unto me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward." Dr. Lawrence, "what does the saskat mean? Let us strive to ascribe to." To me it suggests the truth of the maxim, "Man's extremity is God's opportunity." "Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward." The watchword of the age and the battle cry of the Christian church is "Onward!" This is the distinguishing feature between the useful and useless man or woman of society, this is the difference between the man of more words and the man of deeds; the one is shouting Onward. Onward is depressingly cries out, "Let us call a halt, the effort is costing too dear, the struggle is futile." As some of the Israelites preferred rather to return to the flesh pots of Egypt than face Rev. Eugene Lawrence. the issues of conquering a new and hostile country, so many people in this day prefer to live in ignorance and servitude for a lifetime rather than apply themselves for a few years to diligent study, rigid discipline and to the practice of industry, thrift and economy. It is evident that we all live in the midst of these two classes, and that each of us belongs to one or the other of them. In every age, in every race, and in every movement there has been a growing love of laughing, dooming element. And the greater the proportion of this class in race, the more numerous and grave will be its disadvantages and the harder its fight upward and onward. It is our business therefore as Christians to see to it that the number of unawakened, inactive and unresponsive members of the social group be materially reduced. And how shall we do it? Will songs and prayers and exhortations accomplish the task? These are necessary and are of great value, but the habit of song, prayer and exhortation becomes a praise-worthy one, only in proportion as some moods of thought and feeling are definite accomplishment, for "faith the works is dead," the man who does something even though it be the wrong thing, is a more hopeful member of society than one who has neither the mind nor the ambition to do anything. There is another class of persons who are retarding this forward movement, because of their selfishness. These are ready to sanction every sentiment or movement that seems to be for the general welfare of the burden of responsibility always shift the burden of responsibility to sacrifice sacrifice upon others. These almost never have the time or money to aid in any of these good things, unless the advantages to be derived therefrom are to contribute primarily to their personal interests. In fact, some of this class had rather see a worthy movement fall, even though they are to see benefits thereof, than to see some other benefits more largely than they in their advantages. Such persons are often industrious and thrify, but active only when the main profits whether of pecuniary or of a social nature are to come to them and theirs. This is largely true of our own people; we lack that measure of public spirit that is willing to take the burden of liability and burden bearing and burden-sharing when the interests get beyond our immediate families. I would not for a moment discourage or minimize the importance of caring and providing for one's own family, for one who refuses or neglects to do so, is less than a man or woman, but there are other interests to which the family yet which in magnitude and family tower above the interests of any individual family. These are the churches and the schools and the government itself. These, though created by the family, become the dominant forces, the greatest agencies in the management of the children. "Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward." As with the children of Israel, so with us, with the --- THE CHICAGO DEFENDER colored man of America, individually and collectively. This is not a time for suking, grumbling, crouching and whining; no time to let up pulling, to growl at another because he or she is passing you, but the way to help the race, to get ahead and stay ahead, is to keep your individual character strong in the meaning of our text, "Cry not of Israel, Me, speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward"? A sane and common-sense interpretation it seems to me would be that, while God has given us a physical and spiritual basis of want and need, He has also given us the power and talents and expects us to use them by means of which we may satisfy our wants and needs. When we pray for: material things or improvement in the social and moral status of the individual or of the group life, we do not mean to say, Lord, I desire food, shelter and clothes, I am going to sit here and wait for them; or I desire a beautified, forgiveness the I place no restraint upon me; we seek to every solicitation that reaches me. We cannot thus interpret God as being blind and an easy mark. We have with us always—none is exempt—the thorn in the flesh, and for this we may not be directly responsible, but we are responsible these conditions shall not master us. Thus our warfare becomes more than a mere struggle for bread and meat, it is a battle in which envy and foulousy and hatred and passion are arrayed against justice and mercy and justice against the carminal; the divining dominance over the human. Lord, help us in this, or we fail. This, it must be, is the meaning of our text, "Why crieth unto Me, speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward." This, I believe, is in spirit the kind of petition that our heavenly Father in sympathy and love listens to hear, and is always ready to answer. It may be better expressed, or it may be put in language even more broken and disconnected, or it may be expressed at all, but, that in us which expression at all, but in us which after God in spiritual communion, interprets our heart's desires to him. And we cannot pray thus earnestly and stand still, cease to make progress, "Go forward." AT THE Y. M. C. A. HEAD QUARTERS. Last Sunday's meeting was very largely attended. Dr. George E. Bradfield, the speaker, delivered a very eloquent and forceful address on "Isiah, the Man of Peace." The same speaker will address the meeting on next Sunday on "King Hezekiah." All men are invited. The meetings are held from 4 to 5 in the boys' department of the new building. Work on the Y. M. C. A. building is being pushed in order that the building will be ready for the dedication on June 15. 1913. The Secretary with his corps of assistants is kept busy in the collecting of funds, the selecting of furniture and equipment, and in the preparation of the reception of its friends and congratulations to have everything in place ready for the day. Among the many visitors to the building during the past week may be mentioned the following: J. M. Morris, Minneapolis, Minn.; A. L. Smith, Topeka, Kansas; Ulysses G. Powell, Boston, Mass.; Dr. J. H. Cardwell, Seattle, Washington; W. V. Garrett, Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo.; G. W. A. Forrester, Jamaica, D. W. I.; L. M. Smith, Chicago, D. W.; Jackson, St. Paul, Minn.; James R. Minneapolis, Udallanapolis, Ind.; and R. C. Smedley, general secretary Y. M. C. A. Rock Island, III. The question is often asked by persons unacquainted with Y. M. C. A. work. "What service does the Young Men's Christian Association render the churches?" The inter-church secretary of the Chicago Association makes the following report in the April number of the Official Bulletin: "For the months of January and February 522 men and boys were referred to the various churches, about 50 churches co-operating, 17 men in church Bible class, 66 confession and renewals of faith, 30 joining the church part through association activities; 77 part through association churches in athletic, Bible study and platform activities." It is hoped by the workers of the Wabash avenue department that our churches may co-operate in as large a way with it as is shown by the report as quoted above. SOCIETIES AND CLUBS HERE AND THERE. The Peerless Saving Pleasure Club No. 2 met on May 17 at Mrs. Chandler's, 2961 Armour avenue. Two were added to its membership. Whist and music were the features of the evening. Refreshments were served and the club adjourned to meet at Mrs. Brandon's, 3709 State street, May 24. -Lucy Shepard, president; Pearl Locor, secretary. Sunday, June 1, will be "University Society" day at the Standard Literary Society at Bethesda Baptist Church, 3823 Wabash avenue. The society has a splendid program prepared for the occasion, which will be announced through this column next week. The president earnestly requests the presence of all friends of the society to come out and enjoy a literary treat. The Young Girls' Literary Club, which was organized in March and of which Mr. Tivis is directress and Miss Angeline Wilson president, is progressing nicely. The membership now numbers seventeen. Last week they were entertained by Miss Ruth Casey, 375' Rhodes avenue. The club's next meeting will be held at the residence of Miss Mira Trelzier on Friday. Hon. Michael Zimmer, former alderman of the 21st ward and sheriff of Cook county, will address the Standard Literary Society at Bethesda High School which will host May 25. All are cordially invited to be present to hear this good friend of the Negro. THE COLONIAL CLUB. The Colonial Club gave their first party two weeks ago at the residence of Ralph Foster and everything was very up-to-date. Wardences were surely the best. The music was by Mr. Foster. The club has decided to give a party every month. Officers of the club are: Lewis Berry, president; Jenkins Murphy, secretary; John Graves, treasurer; Paul Wilson, vice president; Julian Black critic; Donald Hawkins, club editor. ENTRE NOUS. A very cordial welcome was extended to the guest of the members of the Entre Nous Club at the final dance of the series in which they have been engaged since October on last Thursday evening. The music, under the leadership of Mr. Ed. Chicago, the Chicago Armant at the theater and the peerless imitable Madam Clarke at the piano was exhilarating, yeal rejuvenating for their conception or rather interpretation of "Schuman's (dance orchestrated) Traumereel"; "The Blue Danube waltzes"; Elizabeth Bryce's "O You Great Big Blue-Eyed Baby"; "On the Mississippi"; "Danube Wheels"; first violin waltzes; and a few other classic pieces in the rendition of Rubinstein's melody in "F" minor during the reception were thorough enough to show how very enjoyable was the dance. The retiring officers, King, Henderson and Morrison, together with the executive committee, Shawler, Ware, Reed, Renfro, Fisher and Harris, desire to thank the members for the convention they have shown throughout the year, and wish the new officers committee as easy a success as was theirs. VOLUNTEER WORKERS' CLUB Wednesday, May 21, was sewing day. The sewing department is under the management of Mrs. Mary Webster and meets the third Wedneday at her home. Mrs. Meeks is one of our best workers and deserves much credit for the work she has done. We are making children's clothes, dressing sacques, aprons for the miliesume bazaar to be given the miliesume president, Mrs. L. Cornelius, is presiding for a few weeks during the absence of Mrs. West—Cordella West presiding; Bessie Ray, secretary. HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD SETTLEMENT. Mrs. Moore, wife of Prof. Moore of U. of C., and Mrs. Frank Johnson, 5817 Monroe avenue, a prominent lady in Hyde Park, were visitors at the Settlement this week. Both ladies were much impressed with the work carried on and spoke encouragingly of the sewing and dressmaking classes. Mrs. L. Brackett Bishop, an officer of the Settlement, will be special guest of the sewing class and will have the girls make her a dress while she watches them at work. Another class class will open on Tuesday day evening at 8 to 10 o'clock allowing all those who cannot come Thursday at 3 to take advantage to learn a fine trade. All who desire to enter either of these classes call or write Miss Clote E. Scott, 5623 Jefferson avenue. OBSERVATIONS OF A DAY By George Solomon. far are I learned his home had been often in railroad car hose as any where else, not from chance as by necessity of dignity. Arriving at a prison two blocks from the commissary, we were asked assistance by a young man of ebony hue, who seemed to be worse off than either of us. My new acquaintance had nothing but empty pockets to offer our intruder, as he could not reckon on where he should eat the next meal, and I had only car fare, which I might have given to the heavy driving rain prevailed, or the heavy undertaken to walk out south several miles through it, certainly would have given pneumonia, as I had no umbrella and an important engagement had been made for 10 o'clock. I bade both of those brave sons of Ham good day. I say brave sons of Ham, because if those young men were not, they would have gone the "Dutch Route" sometime ago. The conditions of them compels me to ask on my mind, which compels me to ask on my mind not some of our men put their minds together and establish something that is necessary for everyday life among us and give employment to us who are so badly in need of it? Money and Prosperity Some of the most flourishing countries in the world, such as the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia and France, have a large supply of money in proportion to their population, but so have poor Paraguay and Spain. On the other hand the per capita supply of money is notably small in Germany and Sweden, which are also prosperous and slave. Argentina leads the world in the stock of money relative to the number of inhabitants. Time is sometimes nine Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none, his children, often lays his hand lightly on them, who have used him well, manking them with women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in 'giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.'—From Barnaby Rudge. Sound Education in Finland In the rudiments of a sound education the Finnish people are unsurpressed. Practically every man and woman in the country has a working knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and every child of school age receives careful instruction in these studies. Every adult has a vote, and every child has a cent of the inhabitants are women and seventeen of their sex in the Finnish diet. Origin of Present-Day Games. Though we get our games of tennis from the eastern countries, most of our games of bat and ball come down to us from the ancient north. Ring games and games in which light objects are thrown come also from forest countries, where the spear was a familiar weapon. But all of them were used in early experiences of the race by which they worked out their salvation. Systematic Slaughter of B A price is set on the head of the rat in Tokyo, and, according to the Fax East, "The sight is frequently seen in the side streets of the city of some blooming damsel gingerly conveying a small rat, suspended by a string tied to its tail, to the police box. Here an official receipt is given for the rat, which entitles the holder to 5 sen, and so the plague is combated and the people protected against foul epidemics." New Kind of Work Cynthia, a young negro cook, who had recently given up her employment in order that she might try her luck at the easier profession of cateres, met her former matress on the street. (This is from Life.) "Good Cynthia," she said to the lady, "Where are you working now?" "Isn't workin' nowhere, now, mama," replied Cynthia, coily; "Tee capering for a congressman." Emergency Plea One night Marjorie and her sister were enjoying a pillow fight before going to sleep. They had been told repeatedly to be quiet. Finally their mother could stand the noise no longer and started for their room. They heard her coming, and five-year-old Marjorie knees beside her bed and said: "Oh, please, please me into a mouse, so I can hide under the bureau!" How Does It Get Across? At a certain eastern university one of the professors was conducting an examination in physiology. He asked for a description of the circulation at the extremities, meaning of course, the capillary circulation. The youth he called upon evidently did not know much about the matter, for he replied that the blood went down one leg and up the other—Youth's Companion. Played for Place: Harold and Mary (the little girl next door) had been playing together in the yard. Suddenly Mary began to cry and said that Harold had hit her. Harold was called into the house and asked why he had struck the little girl. "Well," he answered, "she hit me second." Flesh. All the riding hard, shooting true and dying game—poor ethics of the open—had not brought a crumb. not a bullet. not a life. not a life. Will Leylburg Comfort. Reputation. After a man has made a reputation it is the trying to decorate it that generally gets him into trouble.—Puck. Convenient to Have Around. One of the most convenient people in this world is somebody you can blame.—Manchester Union. AT THE HOTEL DESK BY NORA WAYNE. (Scene) Fashionable summer hotel late in the afternoon. Clerk busy behind the desk. A few children, dressed for dinner and within an inch of their lives are raiding mainly through the lobby and yelling. Voice (from inner office) - Can't you choke a few of those young hyenas. Hintz? I've added this column six times and it always comes out different. Clerk - No, Augustus, I can't. They let you squash spiders and June bugs, but they're fussy about their children. Mothers' darlings need to exercise their precious little lungs, so they do. Here, Tommy, you can't carry away a whole hundred of those folders. Put them back! Tommy (tummy rolling off and making a face) - Yahah. Clerk (grimly) - And I used really to be quite fond of children! Fluffy Woman (in white face, pale blue satin bands and collarfe shining with brilliantine, descending the stairs) - Has the mail come in? Clerk (repeating mechanically)—There is only one delivery of mall a day, madam—in the morning. Fluffy Woman (advancing rapidly to the desk)—Why, that's the most absurd thing, ever heard of. Only a few people can manage what man comes five times—or is it three? Anyhow, whenever you look out of the window you see the postman coming down the street, and I must say I don't think this hotel shows much consideration for its guests to have him come only once. I've always been used to having a late afternoon mall and I don't see— Clerk—I'll have it attended at once. Fluffy Woman (departing indigently)—Well, I think you'd better, or you'll find that people simply won't come to the hotel. --- Voice (fromrm in office)—Yes, Hintz, tell Uncle San. we just won't stand it a minute longer, so there! Oh, Lord! Why is a woman? Languid Young Creature (in clinging lavender, with lavender band in hand) in a puddle of smoky perfume—Oh, Mr. Hintz! I left a pareth of the desk today, because I didn't want to go clear upstairs. You weren't here. Why, I don't remember— put it somewhere. Oh, yes, I know—the safe door was ajar and I tucked it in there. Why, yes, I think I did shut the door. Oh, it is a time when you need to be quiet until tomorrow? How annoying! should think you'd have more consideration for your guests. It was embroidery work, and I want it at once. I don't see— Clerk—We can't put our books in tonight, either, since you shut the door. Languid Young Creature—What difference do your old looks make? I never heard of such carelessness! I wanted to embroider till dinner was ready— Majestic Woman (towboring her nade) —I'd like to know why you allow that woman's child in the room next to mine to begin screaming exactly at three o'clock every afternoon, when I lie down for a map? She does it on purpose, so no human child should be regular in its bad temper. She must pinch it. She is the most disagreeable creature, and I simply won't stand it! My nerves are delicate, and I should think you'd have more consideration for your guests' comfort than to let children cry next door to everybody. 1—Youth (in the latest of hats, you wear a black bracelet, braceely blowing in)—Hintz, got the makin'? Ootta have a smoke and am all out. Thanks! Majestic Woman —It's perfectly disgraceful the way the young men smoke in the presence of ladies in this hotel. I should think the management would do something about it. Oh, is the mail (mechanical)—There is only one delivery a day. We are on the rural line— Shrill Voiced Young Girl (coming up)—Did he say only one mall a day, Mrs. Jesselson? That's perfectly awful, because I know there's a letter on this afternoon's train from Carrie saying whether she could match that organdie I tore or not. Boy of Twelve (tearing in)—Say, Mr. Hintz, some one took my tennis racket from the porch an I wanchub to find it. I left it right on the porch. Important Man—I wish to reserve three rooms and a bawh for some friends of mine who may come tomorrow—Clerk—There isn't a vacant room in the house, Mr. Bliss. Important Man—Well, I must say that's a queer way to treat the family of Ellas Sullivan. Do you know who he is? He owns more timber land than—Clerk—I am sorry, but we can't put out the people already here and we can't make Mr. Man—If you want to make a success of this place you'll show more consideration for your guests, let me tell you! Ellas Sullivan— (Dining room doors thrown open and everybody surges mildly toward them to get in first, harping on their grievances to one another.) Voice (from inner office)—I've another little hint, Hintz. Why is a summer hotel? Clerk (mopping his forehead)—So we have quests to show consideration to, of course. Where are your ears? Understanding. Man is incapable of creating. He can only approach nature submissively, lovingly. Nothing will take the place of persevering study. To it alone the secret of life delivers itself. Give your life patiently, passionately to understanding life. What profit, if you come indeed to understand! You will be in the circle of joy forever. To see. You will be able to see! Would one recoil before the necessary effort, before the indispensable apprenticeship, however long and labilarious, if he foresaw the happiness of understanding—Rodin. MRS. ROBT. H. DOWNS. Organizer and Promoter of the Amateur Drama, "Thy Will Be Done." This beautiful drama is written by Mrs. Julia Yzer Johnson and is to be given at the Pekin Theatre on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday, June 9 and 10, at 3 o'clock, for the benefit of Provident Hospital. Cast of Characters. Misses Geraldine Hodges, Kate Williams, Mesdames G. W. Lacey, Richard Moore, Jr., J. Cabell, P. H. Ash, R. Anna Dentz, Messrs. George R. Gar Mrs. Robert H. Downs. ner, Andrew H. Stith and Richard Moore, Jr. Madam Marie Barton Hyrum and Mr. George R. Garner, soloists. Madam Minnie Adams, drama director. Mr. Julius N. Avendorph, business manager. In spite of the difficulties of this heavy task, Mrs. Downs, who is an alumnus of Fisk University, has never lost courage and she has worked hard keeping up the courage of the play for four months. Two of her compositions, entitled "Chicago," and "Congress Hotel Grand March," will be played by the Eighth Regiment band. All are requested to help her rally to this worthy cause. General admission 50 cents. Tickets on sale at Rankin's and White's drug store and the Pekin Theatre. JOTTINGS. The Grand Just what act stood out more prominently at the Grand this week is a matter of opinion. Tojette & Bennett presented a bit of artistic dancing entitled, "In a dance dream." Williams & Sterling had a clever way of putting over their songs and jokes that appealed to the audience. Nick Copeland has rightly named his school house kids five lunatics. It was too boisterous to be either good or funny. Dorlan was funny, while he did nothing new there was a dash about his work that commended him. The Victoria Four, a male quartette, sang well and responded to a great number of encores. The opening next Monday night for a week's engagement of Joe Jordan and Bud Joher in a musical comedy sketch written for them by Alfred Anderson, entitled, "Moving the Studio." is the talk of the town, as these two artists are general favorites throughout the country, and being their first appearance before a Chicago audience a rousing welcome surely awaits them. They head a bill at this playhouse of exceptional merit, and the "Sold out" sign will doubtless be displayed nightly. The Danabegay Never before has Mr. Frank P. George, the black Belasco, offered Chicagoagons such an array of talent as will appear at the eleventh edition of the Danabeagh, at Oakland Music Hall, on the eve of Decoration Day, May 29th. We are wont to look upon the entertainments offered by Mr. George, as those of the other race look to F. Wight Neuman, as being of the highest order obtainable, and we are seldom disappointed. Many artists who now enjoy a world-wide reputation were first presented to the public under his auspices. A list of the celebrities who will appear will be found in another part of this paper. Mr. George following his usual custom, will have the dance immediately after the performance. The Phyllis Heatley Home for Girls will be the beneficiary. The Hackney Recital. At the Institutional Church, Monday evening, May 26, William H. Hackney, a tenor who has received favorable comment from many of the grand opera singers, will appear in recital assisted by Mrs. Pelia Blair Bhlir, Chicago's favorite accompanist. Mr. Hackney will render compositions by such noted composers as Amilcare Ponchelli, Bach, Georges Bizet, Cadman, S. Colridge Taylor, J. Rosamond Johnson and Will Marion Cook. The "Exoration", by the last composer is one of his biggest numbers. Mr. Hackney has devoted much time to his studies and has sacrificed a great deal to reach the position in the musical world he now occupies. From the large advance sale of tickets he will have what he deserves, a crowded house. Mrs. Willie Sloan has disposed of several hundred tickets for her initial recital. All society seems to have gone agog over the coming out of this young lady. The Defender Reporter who witnessed her tryout during the week spoke as if a man, "That she will be the hit of the season." Her voice is in the best condition and there is nothing but success for this daughter of Georgia. The Merryland Theater is the name of a playhouse operated by members of the race which opened its doors in Sedalia, Mo., on April 21st. Miss Aida Overton Walker Is presenting the Porto Rican Girls at the Lafayette Theater in New York City this week, headed by Maggie Davis and Louis Salisbury. The Griffin Sisters, who played there last week, are again there this week. Hilbert Stewart, son of Rev. Stewart, pastor of Wayman Chapel A. M. E. Church, will compete today (Saturday) with two other pupils at the Chicago Musical College for the diamond medal offered each season. Successsto you, Hilbert. DINING ROOM DE LUX MOVES TO WABASH AVENUE, Miss Maid Hurley, proprietor of the Dining Room de Lux, has moved from 212 Mecca building to 3528 Wabash avenue. About eight weeks ago Miss Hurley, seeing the necessity of having a dining room for business and professional men, where they could be served home-cooked meals with a "Queen's taste," started what is now known as the Dining Room de Lux. Her patronage grew larger each week until she had to get larger quarters, and she is now on Wabash avenue, 3528, with a commodious dining room and a smaller one for private parties. Miss Hurley, according to her patrons, is one of the finest caterers in Chicago and a cook par excellence. She extends a cordial invitation to all her friends to visit the de Lux. She makes a specialty of Sunday dinners, with delicious meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you don't believe it, ask the "Press Gang." THE HACKNEY RECITAL W. H. Hackney, tenor, in song recital. Mrs. Pelagie S. Blair, accompanist. Monday evening, May 26th S:30, at institutional Church. 3825 Dearborn street. Mr. W. H. Hackney. In a recent interview Mr. Hackney said: "I render my annual song recital. I invite those who are interested in any way in the art of singing to come and review with me the work of the past year. I am striving day by day to place myself in that position where I may be able to compete with the best in the art. I feel my responsibility most keenly. And whatever may be yours to contribute by way of encouragement will be thoroughly appreciated. Thanking you for your presence in past recitals and extending to you the compliments of the season. I remain, respectfully yours, W. H. Hackney." THE PEERLESS CLUB'S DANCE Despite the heavy rain and fierce winds on Tuesday night, the sixth annual anniversary party of the Peetless Club at the Union Masonic Hall was a success. Formal affairs are few and far between nowadays and a conventional affair was welcome. The hall was beautifully decorated, and it was truly a gathering of youth and beauty. Every appointment was perfect. Frappe and other refreshments were abundantly served. Those favored with those coveted invitations were equally up to date. The ladies looked charming in their attractive gowns and the gentlemen all were in full dress. Automobiles and taxi cabs lined both sides of the street. Of course Garfield Wilson's orchestra played. FEMALE BAND ENTER- TAINS LARGE CROWD Give Delightful Concert at Odd Fellows' Hall. A unique but delightful affair this week was the concert and May party given by the Lewis Female Brass Band at Odd Fellows' Hall, Wednesday evening. A large crowd greeted the band, which numbers 14, and they Mrs. Berry Lewis. were delightfully entertained by a program varied enough to suit the most fastidious. Mr. A. W. Scott directed and Mrs. Berry Lewis, the organizer and president of the band, was the cornet soloist. Dancing followed to the sweet strains of an orchestra composed of members of the band. THE HARMONY MUSICAL CLUB. By Fenton Johnson The Harmony Musical Club completed its organization the evening of Thursday, May 16, at the new Y. M. C. A. A large crowd of musicians was present, eager to discover some means whereby they could promote art in materialistic Chicago. Eudora Fisher Lockett, the spirit of inspiration in the movement, presided. A constitution was adopted, admitting all artists of musical inclination to full membership. After some discussion in which Mr. Mundy's suggestion won, literary workers and painters were made eligible to associate membership. Short speeches were made by DeKoven Thompson, Martha B. Anderson, T. Theo. Taylor, Fenton Johnson and others. The club was christened the Harmony Musical by a committee on which DeKoven Thompson and F. S. Buckner served. After the routine of business a program was rendered. The following participated: Jas. Mundy, Theo. Taylar, Chas. Reese and Miss Mundy. During the announcements of the various recitals Mrs. Lockett suggested a cooperation among the musicians in regard to dates. Our Women The Gaudeamus Club met at Mrs. Calloway's home May 19. The embroidery class has grown wonderfully. Four new members joined. The club joyfully welcomed one of their most earnest members in the person of Mrs. Clara Johnson, who has been visiting relatives and friends for the past four months in North Carolina and Florida. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. N. C. Haynes, 3209 State street, second flat, on May 26 at 8 p. m. HAVE A LAUGH WITH ME By Waldo Baston. Passenger: Thank you for brushin me off; I'd give you a tip, but it is against the law in this state. Porter: I beg your sardon, sir; we are not against you. Porter: I beg your pardon, sir; we have just crossed the border line. Mrs. Brown: I didn't marry the man that I wanted. Mrs. White: Why? Couldn't you get him? Mrs. Brown: Oh, yes; but he didn't have enough money. Do you think your son will graduate with honors? No; I don't think honor would be caught graduating with him. Wife: Dearie, I want you to send me away on a vacation. Hubby: Is that so? Wife: Yes, it's so; you've got to do it. Hubby: Well, you don't want me to send you as bad as I want to send you. Wife: Just for that, I'm not going. Infringement. Beauty is heaven's trademark, but when the devil's business gets slack, he uses it.—Waldo Baston. Our Work. Nature grows the body, but we must grow the brain.—Waldo Baston. Latest Thing in Detroit THE NEW YORK CAFE Strictly First-class. The Best Home Cooked Meals in Town. Open Day and Night. 252-254 Beaubain St. DETROIT, MICH. W. H. JACKSON, Prop. Mr. Frank P. George announces the 11th Edition of The Danabegay THE CELEBRITIES: MISS SINCLAIR WHITE Renowned Violinist (graduate of the Chicago University, College). MADAM HARRIS HYRAMJ America's foremost Soprano. MISS MARION E. GARNER Inimitable Accompanist. MADAM HARRIS MERRILL of Fisk University. MISS RENA A. BLUNT {The Youthful Prodigy MISS BLOCH CLEMON Instrumentalist} MR. GEORGE R. GARNER, JR. Toren Robur. Chicago's famous violin, rider in laurels from his recent trip. TMR. HUGH CHUANAN TMR. MR. OPAL D. COOPER Operatic Tenor. Oakland Music Hall 40th Street and Cottage Grove Ave. William J, Kelly Manager of Interior Sam Fielding Manager in Advance Admission Debut Song Recital M. H. Mrs. Willie M. Stoan, Soprano T. Theo. Taylor, Accompanist KIMBALL HALL, Corner Jackson Blvd. and Wabash Avenue. Wednesday, May 28th 8:20 P. M. TICKETS 35 Cents THE CHICAGO DEFENDER UP TO DATE INFANTS By CAROLINE CROW. Looking up wonderingly from her embroidery, the girl in the apple blossom kimono behold her roommate stalk gloomily in from the matinee. Without a word the newcomer pitched her muff at the offended angorn. Still without a word, she poured and drank three cups of tea in desperate succession. "Oh, Meg! Now what has happened?" plued the girl in the apple blossom kimono. "Couldn't the children go to the matinee with you, after all?" "Oh, yes, we went, seven went, seven strong," darkly responded Meg. "Lois, how old am I?" "Why, don't you know?" queried her bewildered friend in the kimono. "I thought I did. But oh, those children—those alleged children!" groomed Meg, chasing her white gloved hands about her knees. "If you wish to preserve one lingering illusion, Lois," she said presently, "never, never be deluded into giving faculty children a treat." "But why?" demanded Lois. "My first misgivings attacked me when I saw how competent and composed the little creatures were at the very outset," related Meg, somewhat calmer by now. "No timid, upward glances for guidance at crossing; no clinging to my skirts when the fearsome locomotive approached full blast—you know it makes my heart jump to this day to see the great monsters coming on; no shrinking reluctance about selecting and appropriating the best accommodations on the train." "I'm sure the Blodgett children have charming manners," defended Lois. "And Jamie Dowd—" "Oh, they have, they have!" walked Meg, biting a rose stem savagely. "Nothing alarmed and discomposed me so much as their manners. My own are a crude, backwoods product A "Wasn't It All Just Perfect?" by comparison. They had, the manners of little dukes and marquises to each other and to me. My mouth simply fell open, and stayed open, at the polite lies those midgets favored each other with. They certainly have the responses down pat. Now, personally, I like nice manned children—but by that I mean just good, old fashioned, farm manners!" Her companion laughed merrily, "You would!" she agreed heartily if somewhat ambiguously, "But didn't the dears seem to have a good time?" "The finest kind of a time," asserted her friend, nibbling a lady-finger. "There was I just thrilling over the magic and wonder of it all, laughing and crying by turns, and all but climbing on the stage in my absorption in the sport. Then there came an intermission. I dried my eyes and turned to clasp the enraptured babes to my heart. "Instead of finding enraptured babies I found six mature little entities, cool, alert, pleased as Punch, and interestedly discussing—what do you suppose? the mechanics of the production! That was what had caught their attention and continued to hold it, despite my heartbreakings efforts to interest them with the miracle of the thing. They didn't care two figs about fairies and poetic imaginations, but wires and bulbs and back drops moved them to sincerce enthusiasm. Lois, I got fairly hysterical before the end. "The worst display of all, however, came when we were in the foyer, passing out. A dear, well meaning, motherly soul, as pitilibly behind the times as I had been myself but a short while before, accosted our party. "Beaming on Rhoda's little golden seraph's head, she said: 'And wasn't it all just perfect, dear?' "Rhoda regarded her gravely for a moment—not shy, you know, merely weighing her answer. Then, 'With one possible exception,' she replied courteously. 'I suppose, of course, you noticed that the climax comes far too early in the piece!' "Oh, Lois! Hand me that cat!"—Chicago Daily News. Popular Girl "I want a license to marry the best girl in the world," said the young man. "The clerk nodded smilingly and replied, 'Sure. That makes 1,300 benefits for that girl this season.' — Pathfinder. Uselessness. "I should advise you to join the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving," said the unenthusiastic man. "But you are inconsistent. As a rule, there isn't anything you can give a man that is liable to prove more useless than advice." A. New Thought "I wonder these ultra society hostesses do not give dried apple teas." "Why on earth, dried apples?" "Because they are such swell afairs." City of Evanston The Mt. Zion Baptist Church services last Sunday were interesting. Rev. E. H. Fletcher's text pleased his congregation. The church was crowded, and the audience showed their appreciation by giving a large collection. The Sunday schools of Mt. Zion Baptist and Second Baptist Churches have selected a class of ten pupils, five from each school, who will attend in a body "The World in Chicago" at the Coliseum, chaperoned by Mrs. J. E. Priestly, in the near future. Miss Hattie V. Gray has returned from an all winter trip to California. She fared well, if looks are an indication. A party of friends met her at the depot which would have complimented anyone. J. E. Priestly had contemplated giving the voters of Evanston a smoker at k of P. Hall, Davis street, on the evening of May 27th, but was prevented by the ball being occupied by the Ladies' Court of Calanthe, also the 29th, to which it was postponed, and it had to be changed on account of an entertainment by R. B. Elliott Lodge; nevertheless it will come off, so watch The Defender for particulars. The Monarch Shirt, Waist Club will give a dance on Monday, June 2nd, at Simpson Hall, 614 Davis street. The Emerson Street Branch of the Y. M. C. a met Sunday with the A. M. E. Church at 4 o'clock. It was a very pleasant hour. The Hon. Geo. W. Ellis was the speaker; also Dr. D. J. Harris, the father of this branch, was out. Prof. W. E. Gossett we sang a solo. Sunday, May 24th, we will meet with the New Hope Church, W. Railway avenue. We will have very good singing, also a good speaker. Capt. W. H. Twiggs and Mr. A. L. Jones are very busy working up the big meeting in July at the gymnasium. Mr. Isaac A. Thomas, 1717 Benson avenue, has been on the sick list this week. Miss Willie Taylor arrived at her home, 1724 Sherman avenue, last Saturday evening from Tuskegee, Alabama. Health much improved. "NEW HOPE" C. M. E. CHURCH. Services Sunday, 3 p. m, 8 p. m. Sunday school, 1:30 p. m. The "biggest" day in all of the history of the church was Sunday, which covered a two-fold occasion, covering both An anniversary day and "Rally" day, the feature being the presence of Bishop Isaac Lane, D. D., L.L. D., of Jackson, Tenn., who is recognized as one of the deepest theologians of modern times. The services were as follows: 11 a.m., Bishop Isaac Lane entered the sacred rostrum and used for his text, "What is the Almighty?" For one hour the distinguished pulpit holder his audience in rapt attention with his logic and eloquence. At 3 o'clock Rev. E. H. Fletcher of "M. Zion" Baptist Church, Evanson, "the grand little man," filled the pudpit, using for his subject, "Jesus as a friend." Slowly but surely this erudite minister convinced his attentive hearers the that best friend in heaven, earth or skies was Jesus. At 4 o'clock Rev. T. L. Scott, the noted pastor of St. Paul C. M. E. Church, filled the pulpit, and preached on Solomon 11:4, "Why doth ye complain?" Needless to say, this noted divine swayed his audience with his thundering eloquence and emotion. The day was indeed a record day in many ways, in masterly preached sermons and finance and attendance, the church being packed at the afternoon service to standing room, the contribution for the day being near $100. All Evanson City's churches were well represented, and contributed largely to the attendance and finance of the day, along with Rev. T. L. Scott, who brought out a large number from "St. Paul," Chicago. There will also be an interesting schedule for Sunday. Rev. R. B. Hawkins of Chicago will preach at 3 p. m., Y. M. C. A. at 4 p. m., and Rev. W. H. Parker of Chicago. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. Last "Sunday the services were largely attended morning and evening. Mr. Daniel Parker, Mrs. Lula Crockett and Miss Sallie Barber were baptized at 2:30 p. m. by the pastor. Next Sunday is building day. The pastor will deliver the last of the series of sermons on "Man" at 11 a. m. Subject: "Man-The Glorious State of the Saved." Rev. Dr. E. T. Martin, pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church, Chicago, will preach at 3 p. m. Sermon at 8 p. m. and reports from all circles and clubs. The Ever-Ready Circle will serve dinner all day. "From the Manger to the Cross" is the subject of the Sacred cataata at the church, May 29th, by 60 voices from Providence of Chicago. GLENCOE. Mr. Pullium is a very sick man from kidney and bladder trouble. He is at the home of Mr. Stephan Frazier. Call and see him. Mr. Percy Baker and wife are in Glencoe at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Baker, being away for several months. Miss Bessie Baker is expected home in a few days. She is a teacher in one of our schools at Sedalia, Mo. This young woman was very ill with typhoid pneumonia the latter part of the winter. "The Fish Fry" at the home of Mrs. Celia Stewart, Saturday evening, May 17th, was a success. It was well patronized by the people of Glencoe and was for the benefit of the Baptist Church. The committee in charge of the affair was Mrs. C. Stewart, Mrs. Kittie Dade, Miss E. Taylor. Mrs. Elmer Baker is still very sick. Friends are requested to visit her at her home on Jackson avenue, between Vernon and Greenwood avenues. Mr. E. L. Gaines, a young man from the city, is living in our village. He is employed by Mr. Albert E. Clyde, a druggist. Lincoln State Bank of Chicago BUY THE CHICAGO DEFENDER AT ALL "L" STATIONS. Mrs. Margarette Guthrie was out at the Mother's Day evening exercises for the first time since her illness of several weeks. We were very glad to see her. She is one of the oldest members of the A. M. E. Church and a faithful one. Remember the entertainment by the trustees of the A. M. E. Church Thursday evening, May 29, 1913. Admission 25c, reserved seats 35c. Rev. J. H. Ferribe, pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Fredrichs have taken a house on Madison avenue and Randolph street. They were formerly at the home of Mrs. W. M. Jackson. Mrs. McIntyre, mother of Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Seborn and Mr. Mcntyre, Jr., is very ill. Friends are requested to visit her at the home of Mr. Turner, Jefferson avenue, near Vernon avenue. Mr. T. D. Jones is still improving after an operation at the Presbyterian Hospital. He is an old resident of Glencoe. Lucifer Matches Date From 1834. Lucifer matches—that is, matches tipped with an explosive substance that bursts into flame on being struck—were first used about 1834. Many improvements have been made in matches since then, the most important of which was the invention of the safety match, striking on the box only. Police Rely on Finger Prints Francis Galton, finger print expert and authority, estimates that the chances of finding the fingers of two persons giving exactly the same impression are not greater than one in 640,000,000,000. Police experts regard finger prints, which can not be disguised, as far the most conclusive means of identification. Today. Do not let us wait to be just or pittful or demonstrative toward those we love until they or we are struck down by illness. . . . Life is short, and we have never too much time for gliding the hearts of those who are traveling the 'dark journey with us. Oh! be swift to love, make haste to be kind!—Amiel. Daily Thought. Let your first effort be not for wealth, but independence. Whatever be your talents, whatever your prospects, never be tempted to speculate away, on the chance of a palace, that which you need as a provision against the workhouse.—Lord Lytton. Made Sure of Suicide A machine gun to commit suicide was used by a private in a German regiment at Graz (Germany), recently. The man placed himself before the gun and fired it by means of a cord. His breast was riddled with bullets. The soldier had had differences with his superior officers. Congcientious at Least. "Why did you say your prayers twice, dear?" asked his mother, kissing Charlie good-night. "Cause I was too tired to say it last night, and I'm making up for lost time." Miles of Telephone Wires One American telephone company has over 14,610,000 miles of wire in use. That would be enough to make about fifty-six single wire lines to the moon from the earth. Slighten Glassware. Boiling a piece of glassware in a weak solution of salt in water, and allowing it to cool gradually make it less brittle. Revised. "Mah bredren," cried a Boston colored preacher, "ye must be like great Caesar's ghost—above susspishun."—Life. Daily Thought. Run away from gossip as from a pestilence, and keep in your souls great ideals to solace your solitude.—Ada C. Sweet. Lincoln State Bank UNDER STATE S 6 East 31st St., N. CHICAGO TELEPHONES: Douglas CAPITAL, $200,000.00 A DOLLAR BANK A WORTH TWO IN YOUR POCKET NICKELS CENTS 91 25 8 20 7 15 6 10 5 5 This Registering Home Bank FREE to our Savings Depositors; will start you saving and keep you at it. A Savings Account is the first step to wealth. Open one with us. BUY THE CHICAGO DEFENDE been call The great temples of the pas. built only by individual self. The direction of self-denial towards the noblest and most ish ends, putting the good of in the place of self-indulgence.—T. Christian Register. Cruel Predictions Fulfilled. The mother of Nero, when warned by soothsayers that her son would become emperor and then put her to death, would not believe it; yet both events came to pass, for after depriving her of all her honor and power he was terrified by the menaces she made and her high spirit and commanded that she be killed. Scientific Point Cleared Up A German astronomer has published a series of tables which seem to show a connection between the appearance of sun spots and the wabbling motion of the earth on its axis, due, perhaps, to a variation in the sun's magnetism. Had Made a Change Clergyman—"I have a hazy recollection of marrying you before." Actress—"You did, but not to this gentleman."—Life. How It Struck Elale Little Elsie, sitting in a street car opposite a man with twitching cylides, whispered to her mother: "Mamma, that poor man has the hiccups in his eyes." Prepare! Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full of it, and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it. —Richter. Man's Preference. "Men in youth, or age, or middle age, will sooner kiss a pretty mouth than a clever brow any day, or every day,"—"Wilsam," by S. C. Nethersole. Always Something to Blame. Some men blame their shortcomings on their families and others on the newspapers.—Atchison Globe. Difference To men a man pretends he is a good fellow; to women what a bad man he is. Pessimism From Oscar Wilde. The only way in which a woman can reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life.-Wilde. W. H. Hackney, Tenor. Will give his third annual song recital Monday Evening, 8:30 May 26th at Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn St. ADMISSION - - 35c Mrs. Pelagie S. Bair, Accompanist Tickets on Sale at Gales Music Store L. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST Office Hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from 7 p. m. to 9 p.m. Sunday by appointment. Prices: Oakland 4662. Auto. 73-058. 4715 South State St., CHICAGO. ILL. Bank of Chicago SUPERVISION I. E. Cor. State St. GO, ILL Tel 986—Auto. 57-220 SURPLUS, $20,000.00 Commercial Banking Savings and Checking Accounts Foreign Exchange Safety Deposit Vaults Mortgages and Bonds 3% Interest on Savings Deposits Your Patronage Solicited Depository and Correspondent, Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago, Ill. . vorred egondeut, Ee: mete Pie. eae athletic "meets have recently eld at Hampton Instituter and terclass compotition and a field day ovtest open to juniors ving i Halapton and adjoining communities, ‘Tho third annual interlass meet was hold on Saturday, May 17, under the general supervision of Charles H. Wiliams, physical director of Hamp: - ton Institute, ‘The events, winners and records fol low: Shot put: Gayle first; Warner, sec ond; Philips, third; 41 feet 3 inches, Hundredyard dash: Stephions, Stout, Walford; 10 2/5 seconds. One-mile run: Spratiey, | Banks, Hatchet; 5' minutes 73/5 seconds. High jump: Bender, Stephens, Pay- ton; 5 feet 2 Inches. ‘Two hundred and twenty-vard dash: Stephens, Stout, Coles; 242/5 sec. onda, Halfmile run: Thomas, Spratley, Warner; 2 minutes 10 seconds. One Mundred and twenty-yard high hurdles: Bender, Stephens, Peyton; 3183/5 seconds. Quarter-mite run: Bender, Rapied; 58/5 seconds, ‘Two hundrad and twenty-vard low hurdles: Stephens Stout; 28/5 sec- onds. Running broad jump: Bender, Jami- son, Hatchott; 19 fect % inch. Pole vault: Wright, Myers, Wildy; 8 feet 8 inches. Class relay: Junior Middie, Junior; 4 minutes 58 4/5 scconds. Charles F, Stephens, a colored stu- dent trom Forsyth, Ga. won the indi- vidual championship. Ne won 3 firsts and 2 seconds, making a total of 21 points, Fred Bender, a Chippewa Jndian of Roosevelt, Minn.,\2 brother of the Well known baseball player, “Chief Bender” was a close second with twenty points. Bender entered four contests and won four firsts besides helping to carry his class to victory in the relay race. ‘The silver championship cup was won by the Junior Middle class, which scored seventy points. ‘The | Junior Glass followed with thirty-six points. Silver fobs wore given as first prizes, bronze fobs as second prizes, Junior Meet. | The first Hampton Institute Junior Athtetie meet was held on Monday af- ternoon, May 19. ‘The young athletes showed ‘mueh enthusiasm i: outdoor sports and inade excellent records, «Newport News ¥. M.C. A, wou seventy-seven points: Whittier School sixty-four; Locust Street Settloment ot Hampton, forty-eight, ‘The cham- plonship elnb received a banner. Bluo and red ribbons were awarded for frst and second places. Charles H. Wil Hams was assisted by several Hamp. ton students in conducting the meet. ‘Tho events were arranged for four Classes of entrants—St-pound, 95: Pound, 115-pound, and unllmited weight, One boy in the 80-ponnd class Jumped more than his own height. ‘The record of young Baker was 4 feet Jinch, ‘The reiay races were fast and —Bkthing. RALPH TYLER'S NEW POSITION ‘Tuskegee, May 23—Mr. Ralph W. Tyler, recently Auditor of the U.S Treasury for the Navy Department, has been elected by the Executive Committee of the National Negro Business League to the position of National Organizer. Mr. Tyler-is_to begin his duties at once. It i the understanding that Mr. ‘Tyler takes the work until the meeting 0 fthe Na tional League in August, and it is hoped that after the meeting of the National League in August that ar rangements will be perfected to ob: tain Mr. Tyler's services permanently, IN THE R. R. CENTER. By John R. Winston. ~BULLMAN COMPANY NOT SNe eS WITH Senaok. An Ohio newspaper published an advertisement claiming to. instruct men as railroad porters and to secure them work. Mr. Winston, editor of this column, saw the ad and wrote to the company about it. We publish thelr reply below —Fa, John R. Winston, 4015 Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago. Dear Sir: Your letter, 15th instant, addressed to the president of this com: pany, enclosing advertisement taken from paper published weekly at Zanes: vile, Ohio, has been handed to me, and in reply I have to say new men entering our service as porters are fully instructed in regard to thelr duties by men especially employed for that purpose, without any charge. ‘This company’ has no rennection with the school mentioned .1 the adver. tisement, and Iam unab, to see that the course of instructions . claims to give would be of any adv. >tage to persons seeking employmen. * “th this company in capacity mentioned. As above sinted, new men entering thts company's employ are given such course of instructions as may be nec essary by men especially appointed for that purpose, without charge—Yours truly, L. 8. Hungerford, IN THE FOX RIVER VALLEY. Aurora, Elgin, Batavia—The News of the Week From These Interesting ‘Suburbs. ‘Mrs. William Allen of DeKalb was an Aurora visitor last Sunday. ‘Mr. Hayward Anderson visited in Aurora this week, ‘A number of Aurorans went to Chi: cago to attend the second annual con eert given by the Woman's Baptist Congress. Mrs. Bleanora Spriggs attended Con gress in Chicago. Miss Amelia Smith of 119 Stone ‘avenue’ has been ill. ‘The Rev. E. B. Montgomery of the First Presbyterian Church, Aurora spoke to the Sunday assembly of the Third Baptist Churen. ~The Frances Willard W. ©. . U. held its meeting with Mrs. Elizabeth Bell at her home, 75 Pine street, has been >, sproved, wacurday, May? 24, was tag day for the ‘Third Baptist Church, Mrs, Willlam Russell was in Cht Neago last week. . \Mr, Edward Douglas ‘Sr. received word from’his sister in Virginia of the death of her son, . Mr, Bernard 1. Bowen, Yo12 Cottage Grove avenue, has the distinetion of being the only union pressman in the city of Chicago, He is the “lone star’ in a membership of 1,300, Roy: jy Keeps in Touch With Coa- “temporary Events. King George and the Kaiser’ Blessed With Retentive Memories—King of Spain Likes English News- ‘seek ‘That majesty that hems fn a crown and forces the wearer to adopt a mode of life quite apart from that of other men affords, one may think, but little opportunity for kings to come in con- tact with the problems which confront thelr subjects, London Answers ob- serves, ‘This, however, 1s not tho esse, Mod- ern rulers, at any rate, do not bury themselves in seclusion, but seal, av eagerly as does tho man in the street, to keep in touch with the doings of the world—and through the same medium, for J¢ {8 only by means of the nows- papers that any man etn become ac- quainted with bappenings outside bis ‘own restricted sphere of life. ‘Tho late Queen Victoria, it ts true, very rarely looked at a newspaper per- sonally. , None tho less she had the ‘Times ‘read aloud to her every day, and all articles of personal interest were cut out and pasted up in books for futuro reference. ‘ Similarly, King Edward, though nev- er very fond of reading, had all !mpor- tant foreign telegrams laid before him, also the parliamentary reports; while, as behooved the first sportsman of Eu- rope, he took a very real interest in the sporting pages # the newspapers. King George, however, being a mon- arch who believes in doing things for himself, reads the papers caretully, and while doing so jots down notes— usually in the form of questions ubout matters upon whieh his secretaries are called upon to give fuller informa- Mion later in the day. ‘The kaiser, too, is a great reader, with a memory no less retentive than that of his cousin, the king of Bng- land. Wiat ts more, so far from cou: fining himself solely'to papers of gen- eval interest, tho kalser is also an as- siduous reader of technical journals— those, that ts to say, whieh deal with warlike subjects upon which the ruler of Germany fs really an authority, and able to converse as such with experts, ‘The king of Spain has a passion for everything English, and Is kept always well supplied with London newspapers and magazines. For accounts of the happenings In his own dominions ho Felles mainly upon his secretaries and the officials of his court. This admiration for British journal. ism was shared by the late emporor of Japan, who, although unable to read a word of English, had all the prinelpat articles from tho London newspapers and reviews translated into the Japa nese language for his spocial benefit. ‘The kings of Italy and Denmark doth are devoted readers of magazines, while Abdul Hamid, the Inte sultan of Turkey, who was commonly regard- efi as the most exclusive of Ortentals, hat was going on tn the world, He relied for his information for the most part upon French papers, and at the Royal palace two officlals were permanently Kept whose sole duty tt svas to read through these papers and commit to memory such passages 28 they deemed likely to prove injerest- tog. . Having listened to a recitation of tie news, the sultan vould sometimes have doubts upon certain of the state- ments made. Tho officials then were called upon to-substantiate them, and woo betide them if they failed to pro- duce sufficient evidence, But in this respect the famous dowa- ger empress of China was probably the most exacting of all the world’s rulers, Ail information of importance culled from the newspapers had to be copted Out on sheets of very fine rice paper, bound in silk and then rolled un ivory sticks. ‘The news was then read to the empress from these scrolls by an ofleial uf the court, who, seeing that ho ‘was not deemed worthy of gazing on the eréat Indy's tace, was compelled to perform his unenviable task while lying prostrate on the floor behind a seeeen. Curiously enough, the monarch most out of touch with ‘the doings of the world is a European. The czar of Rus- stu, in fact, has a newspaper all his own, printed specially for him every morning. Two copies only are sup- plled—one for the czar himself, the other for his private secretary. | But, even were a larger circulation per mitted, it 1s doubtful 3t the paper would find one, for this two page sheet Is af exceeding duliness, anything cal- culated in any way to’ disturb tho ezar’s peace of mind being carefully excluded. Giving Him His Due, A lawsuit was recently in full swing, and during its progress a witness was cross-examined as to the habits and character of the defend. ant, “Haa Mr. M— a reputation for being abnormally lazy?” asked coun- wel, briskly. “Well, sir, t's this way—" «Wit you kindly answer the ques- ton asked?” struck In the frascible lawyer, “Well, sir, I was going to say it's ‘this way: I don't want to do the gentleman tm question an injustiee. And I won't go go far as to aay, air, that he's lazy, exactly; but if It re quired any voluntary work on his part to'digest bis food—why, he'd die from Jack of nourishment, ' sir."—London newer. IN THE :DAYS OF SASSAFRAS Father Could Be Relied On to See ‘That.Our Blood Was Thinned Properly, A man tn Joplin, Mo., says that he /has lived to be ninety-two years old ‘by drinking sussa(ras tea. We have lived in Missouri ourself, ‘and, worse than that, we have tasted ‘sassafras tea, We don't envy the Jop- Tin gentleman in the least. Our fa- ‘ther always lked sassafras tea—that 18, ho always liked for us to take it ‘He sald It thinned the blood In the spring. Then he would catch us, hold ‘both of our hands, and proceed to thin our blood. He would pour the tea down our throat and hold our noso Ul we had (0 breathe and swallow It. Wo would yell at the top of our votco and tell him we would rather have blood Ike molasses than take any more of that tea, but he would only reach for another cup and our nose. Mother would stand there sad, but cheering us by telling ua how much better we would feel after our blood got thin, and how all growing boys heeded It, and how Susan took it with: out a word. If you would isten to father you Would think our blood was as thick a9 sausage and that we'd never see May flowers unless be held our nose twice aday. Father was good at that. He didn't know anything about jlv- Jitsu or halfnelsons, but when he reached for us to have our blood thinned we couldn't litt an eyebrow until the last bit of sassafras was @rained. It took a surprising amount of sasea- fras to thin a person's blood. It seemed enough to us to raise Clear creek before father would say: "Well, son, the tea seems ¢o be doing its work. You can stop now and take it only every other day."—Homer Cray, fe Judes. Good Old American Names. In the news of one day in Now York we fd that a man by the name of Isidore Steinberg pleaded guilty to bigamy In the court of a Judgo named Rosalsky; that a youth named Tumoshetsky was drowned; a man named Blau was convicted of keeping 8 disorderly resort; a girl named Anna Cicone was a principal witness ina murder ease; a Mme. Le Compte figured In a domestic sensation; a certain Miss Zella brought a breach of promise case; a governor named Sulzer sent a message to the legisla. ture; Hannes “Kolehmainen was the star of a foot race; another runner named Abel Kivlat made a fast trial spin, and a Mfr, Max Hochstim figured in a hotel scandal, The names of Klonz, Remite, Bros Gaw, Levi, Harberg, Golla, Schenkel, Stovell, Meniak, Daligorf, Jensen, Yo- homan, “Stappers, Lococa, Hulse, Mactrich, Wirsing, Wexler, Szabo, Tietelbaum, ‘Trifarl, Carnap, Loew, Brandus, Mahoney, Braum, Kimmet- man, Ubert, Sarlin, ‘Trosky, Mullan, and Beaubel are the first to assail the eye on turning to a page of advertise ments. In another generation or two these will be good old American names. Meanwhile New York wil} continue to be our foremost European capital ‘That Extra Rib. 1 have just made an interesting dis- covery. Two correspondents of tho Watchman have claimed that a man has one less rib than a woman, and that the Bible story of the creation of Bye Js confirmed by that fact. To test the matter for myself 1 went up to the American Museum ot Natural History to count the number of ribs in a man and fn a woman. Un- fortunately they had no skeleton of a woman; but T eounted the ribs in the skeletons of men they have, and found that both had twelve ribs on each side. Now comes the interesting discov- ery. In extending my investigations T found that a goriila and a chim- panzgo have 13 ribs on each side, and, funny enough, an orang-outang has 13 nbs on the right side and only 12 on the left side! Now, if any of the readors of the Watchman can find a skeleton of a human female it will bo interesting’ to know how “many ribs a woman has on each side. If it would prove that she bias 13 ribs on tho right side and only 12 on the left, or 13 ribs on each side, would At prove the Bible theory, or the Dar- winian theory of evolution?—New York Letter in the Watchman, ‘Rell na a Git’ Gai Of all the games, ball seems to be pecullarly a girl’s game throughout the ages. The Roman girls used to strike balls with the palm of the hand to keep them bouncing, or would fling them against the wall to drive them back on the return, or would pase the dall from hand to bana In the ring or in a row. The ball of diden times was much like the one now in use. It was soft or hard, as occasion demanded; it was plain, with painted or em- broldered cloth; it was a hollow large balloon, or a small light sphere. ‘Tho German poets make frequent alluston to ball as a girl's game. It was de- scribed as a first sport of summer. ‘One writer observes, “When I saw the girls on the street playing ball then came to our ears the song of birds.” ‘The game was a favorite one with youths and maids, who would contend for the ball, that tho one who gamed it might throw it to the ‘ane loved best, Where Reach Counted. ~ ‘Two anglers were comparing notes after the day's sport, and they goon began recounting past triumphs, “I once caught @ trout so long,” sald the tall one, measuring off the length of one arm. “That's nothing. 1 once caught a pike so long,” replied the short one, stretching out both arms. “Over in Canada I once caught a sal- mon go long,” went on the tall one, and he, too, stretched out both arms. “Oh, it's no use arguing with you,” tald the short one, turning away in Hisgust. “You know you've got long: ‘r arms than I have. Particular. .“What you need," sald the doctor, ‘is an operation." “Very well,” replied the patient “Which operation are you cloverest at?” THE CHICAGO DEFENDER. GOOD THINGS IN LIFE By ROSSER W. COBBE. himself luxuriously. “It's 80 quiet and resting.” Fred Hastings nodded. “It 16 rest- ful in here, Cav." The little cafe was but sparsely Miled. ‘The lights were low, and no screeching violin or tinkling plano dis- turbed the gentlo silence of the fern. @ecorated room. “Funny I never met your wife, Fred. You and I were such chums In'the old days before you went across. Guess It wouldn't do for me to recall some of the high jinks of the long ago, hey?" Hastings glanced at ‘his friend's smiling, rather dlesipated face, and frowned slightly. “No,” he sald, decisively, “Ie wouldn't do, Cav. “You know that's all over with now. I've got over my foolish days, Wait until you meet Bertha; you'll know then why 1 set Mead down. You'll Nike her, 1 know," he went on, enthusiastically, “she's miles and miles too good for me, I'm the luckiest man In the world today, Cayerly.” Caverly grinned. “Cut it out, Fred,” he laughed. “Young married people, you know—" “Well, I guess tt does sound rather foolish to you, but you must remem: ber that I never knew what a good Womans’ love meant until { met Bertha.” Caverly reached over to the wall and prested an electric button. “Two cocktails, walter. Best thing 4n the world,” he added to his com- panton, “when you're getting sentl mental. All you're been doing ever ‘since I met you fs prattle about the Joys and bliss of the married state Now, I've a little experience to re- late, and," glancing at his wateh, “I'd advise you to give mo a chance now Sf you want to hear it before your wife joins us.” “Go ahead, ol man," Hastings said, smiling, “you always did lke to hear yourself tall” “I was over on the other side, win ter before last, and intended looking you up, but circumstances over which Thad no control made it in.,ossible. However, that has nothing to do with the story.” Caveriy sipped his cocktail medita. tively, as though seeking a way in which to begin his narraitve, “As you know, Fred, 1 am usually fond of the good things of lite, and they're ‘usually mine. I'd kind of been going the pace a little too fast, and Nad decided I'd have to ieave Carlo and get rested up for a time when T got mixed up with a young Frenich gentleman whose honor 1 quite unintentionally slurred, and who took me on with the raplers with the con: sequence that I had a rather nasty hole put In my side. In the state 1 was in that meant the hospital. “And there I met her. Oh, I know, Fred, that T'vo been all kinds of a fool, and that my shortcomings are many and my virtues few, but T know now that I loved shat girl’ with all my heart. God! if T had only known It then. She was employed as a mirse at the hospital and {t was she that brought me back to life. And it, was then that 1 committed the greatest folly of a foolish life. I had money and she enjoyed the little luxuries o! Mfe that my money cowld buy, but that she could not afford to get’ with her slender wages. We were happs together—too happy, 1 know now; such happiness cannot last. Het brother had suspicions, and confront ing us one night in a small resort whence we had gone to hear the or chestral concert, he openly accused us, She, frightened, would not tic but confessed to ‘him, trying to take the blame on herself." Caverly’s face was white and bls eves shone; the corners of his mouth twltehed nervously. With a shaking hand he reached for his glass and took the drink at a gulp, “There was hell in the man’s eyes," he continued, twisting the glass in his fingers, “as ‘with an awful oath he drew a razor from bis pocket and slashed me across the throat.” Cav erly's fingers caressed his neck ner vously, and Hastings shuddered at his frlend’s unconscious action. “And then,” continued Caverly, “leaving me where I had fallen, he turned on bis sister, and although with a powerful effort I dragged myself to my tect, | ‘was unable to prevent him from using hia weapon on her, She did not die, T learned that Inter—I was in a state ‘of semi-consclousness for nearly. six weeks, but when I returned she could not .be found. The youth had shot himéelf later. My only clew was to find a woman whose face would bear the awful triangular sear that 1 had seen administered, and that ¥ will never forget.” Hastings’ fnco bad suddenly gone as white as that of his companion. “Pehaw," Caverly remarked, with an attempt at carelessness, ‘my story's made you seedy—beg pardon. ener, are you looking for some one, madam?" ‘The door had opened and a woinan had glided unnoticed up to the table. “Bertha!” gasped Hastings. “My dear, what {s wrong?” The glass crashed from “Caverly's nerveless fingers. The woman, lean- ing solleitously over her husband's chafr, had brought her face directly under the electric globo and the light ¢eecateles ‘Ceeios wee cree The Buitdérs. Talk about the imagination of a post or painter, why the man with the real imagination“ the man who builds great ‘allways through the deserts and In the wilderness, He gees more'than the mere day's work. Civic progress 1s the result-of imagl- nation.—Jarvis Hunt, ’ Tiahtwade. | “I understand Anybody's is paying Scribbler a dollar a Word for bis ste les.” “They were, but he broke the ‘contract because they refused to count ‘the punctuation marks a3 words.” _ ETERNAL COMEDY OF NATURE Lady Silppers and Dutchman's Breech cs Are Among the Gualatent ra Arnone she: eat ‘To the nature student there is an eternal comedy enacted in the woods, with the lady's slipper and the bum- Dlebee as the principals. ‘This plant may bo fertilized and its seeds made to grow In but one way, by the bun biebee carrying the pollen of one flower to another, Realizing this, the lady's slipper places the bait of great quantities of honey near Its opening to Induce the bumblebee to enter. The ower wants him inside, that pollen may be smeared all over him. The door ts so small that he may barely squeeze through. The bee does s0 and eats his fill of the honey and {8 ready to go. He finds the door 0 small that he may not back out of It There Is the ght of a small aperture ‘ahead of him and he starts for it. Ho must crowd his way through by main force, and in so doing he gets all gummed up and polien galore. sticks to him, When he enters other flowers he 1s prepared to thoroughly fertilize them, Dutchman's breeches is another of the comedians of the flower world, It {sa delicate stemmed, artistocratic flower, despite ite plebelan name—a thing acquired from the shape of its petals, Jackein-the-pulpit is. another comedian who stands debonaire in his sheltered nepl’ and goes out in a flame of slory in the form of clusters of bright red berries that supereede. him. ‘The great famfly of ferns are of per ental interest to one who tinunts tho woods, and one of the carly spring wonders ts the unwinding of the great Jeaves of these plants. The long arms of what are to be fern leaves shoot ut of the ground in the early spring, and the knotty fist that ts on dhe end © fthem opens out most stealthily, un- til it becomes a muithleat, with every finger a rib, The Illes of the field that “tol! not, nelther do they spin” are infinite in number and variety. When myriads of them lift their heads above the grass of the meadow or wave a wel. come to mowers at haying time, they palnt a scene of beauty hard to sur pass. ‘Their orange or yellow or brick red flowers that last but for a day throw a deal of glory Into that short Gan. Hickory in Danger, Entomologists declare the hickory to be In danger of extermination: There is, It seems, a bark beetle which Is working widespread destruction. The bark beetle should be sought ow and ruthlessly slain. The hickory is an unaristocratie tree, it Is gaunt, but sturdy. It looks like Uncle Sam.’ ‘There is something essentially and typtcally American about the hickory. {ts shaggy bome- liness is a delight. ‘The nut It bears Is a delight, too. ‘The tree is not like the “spreading chestnut,” agtuent in verdure and gencrous in'shade. It Is, rather, spare and utiltarian. And the hickory nut 18 far mote admirable than the chestnut, and far more American. It is a hard ‘nut to crack. But, after the shell has once been removed, it is found to be very desirable. ‘Then, too, there Js tho hickory bark for buliding fires wit, In the winter, when a cheery fire In the woods is most worth striving for, the crackling off the hickory bark Is the cheeriest thing imaginable, and its fragrance 1s beyond description, delightful. tae chee ee Murray L. Pennell, a defendant in tho Indianapolis dynamiung cuse, caused a tittle diversion in court pro ceedings while under cross-examina- tion. Pennell had been vigorously chewing gum while on the stand. “It you'll take your gum out of your mouth we'll get along faster—we Wouldn't be wasting so much time,” sald United States Attorney Miller. “Yes, take your chewing gum out of your mouth," commanded Judge Anderson. Pennel sat in the witness chair ap- parently not making any effort to obey the order of the court, “What, don’t you hear the order?” asked Miller after there had been sl- lenee in the courtroom for fully a minute and Pennell had made no visivle movement, “1 swolloxted it," mumbled Pennell. Court proceedings were suspended, while Judge Anderson spung around twice in his swivel chair and lemmed vigorously. ‘Mithaisinaa Mee Governor Sulzer was talking in Al bany about a political move. “It is a shrewd plece of retaliation,’ he said. “It reminds me of a lawyer who wanted to borrow a _netghbor lawyer's Blackstone. But the neigh: bor Inwyer said: : “*You-are free to read the Black stone in my library, old faan, but you can't take ft away. ‘I've stopped lend: ing books. ‘They fail so to come back.’ “Well, a few days later the lawyer who wouldn't lend his books thought he'd like to water his lawn. Accord: Ingly he asked the other lawyer it he wouldn't lend. him his new hose, The other lawyer replied: “Sure, old fellow, sure! But it’s my rule never to letethis very valua- ble hose be taken off my premises. You're perfectly welcome, though, to use it on my own lawn here just as often a& you like.” ‘Ginn ae tea Sam Buckalew was lone policeman in a Little town in Tennessee. His main duties worv to look out for trou: ble in the negro vart of the town down by the creek, especially on Saturday nights. Came one night a general Sght In tho bottom, after a dance in a cabin. The engagement, starting in side, grew too large to be accommo dated in doors, and continued outside. Rocks were handy and the fracas ex tended. Sam Buckalew heard it all from a safe distance, but made no at tempt to drive. the enemy. across the Yalu. The justice of the peace called Sam to account next day. ‘Why, looky here, Tom Keel—you- all's honor, I mean,” Sam Buckalew protested. ‘Them rocks was_ flyin’ near as thick as wheat beards, May. be they wasn't afmin’ to htt me, but don’t yowall know rocks ain't got_no eyes?” Silver will keep bright, and much laborious cleaning and _ polishing saved, if once a week it is smmersed in sour milk and left there for twenty minutes or longer. Wash it in very hot water and polish as quickly as Possible. Soft pieces of old flannel ette are excellent to use in wiping and polishing silver. “t say, Tom, lend me another ten, Will you?" “Heavens! Why don't you 0 to work and earn money?" “Don't dare to, my boy. People would think the governor had disinherited me, and that would ruin my credit.” Brevity. Barber (beginning the baircut)— “Have you heard the story about the guy that—(resuming business)—want it short, sir?” Customer (a tired editor)—“Yes; a mere synopsis will do!”"—~Judge. Many Different Shapes i To Fit Corners and Nooks In Every Kitchen wall, Ranges for big kitchens—little GaN) itchens and kitchenettes [Earp Raners for nooks of any size Pe anges for corners, with either FFeap hits, rightorlefthand ovens. Ranges yesmiiseceay with any number of top burners, Uf conor and Ranges with two, three or Seieae.d2 four ovens. All counted, we have muleniestereden some fifty diferent shapes for fh as many different requirements, ore saat z al Every One A egttreeay “Composite” Gas Range Every one built to our specifications, “‘Composites”” have many features that work for economy— features that have actually made a new system of cooking possible. Our newest catalog of “'Com- posite”’ Ranges pictures all the different styles and tells how they are sold on a monthly payment plan. Ask for the cat~ alog to aid you in picking out a style to fit your kitchen. ‘The Ranges are dis- played atall of ‘our branch stores and at our big salestoom downtown, ‘The Peoples Gas Light & Cuke Company Peoples Gas Building. Telephone ‘Randolph 4567 ‘Torture of Tantalus. ‘The golf bug's soul camo back from lttle range around Satan's preserve ‘with & smilo.as wide as the Amazon river. “I say." it exclaimed, “I don't call this much of a hell. They have the finest golf course out thero J ever saw in my life." A droll-looking old soul who was sitting on the safety valve looked up. “But did you seo anybody playing on it?" he asked. "No," the newcomer admitted. “I didn't.” “The old-timer chuckled. “That's It," he sald. “He won't let anybody play on {t."—Bxchange, Evidently He Had Not. It ts told of a certain prominent Boglishbman that while on one occa- sion he was writing a letter in a res- taurant he noticed a Seotchman read- ing it over his shoulder. The letter concluded as follows: “I would write more if it were not for a — Inquisl- tive Scotchman who Is looking over my shoulder and reading every word I write.” “it's a Ile, sir,” shouted the Scotchman, “I haven't seen a word.” From a Foreian Guide. “Finest and viewfulest place. Baths ‘on modernest principles. ‘The hotel not being adapted for health resort of ils, is only preserved for the so- Journ of passengers, tourists and sportsmen. Reputed excellent cook- Ing. Noblo, real, well lain wines, dif- forent beers. The magnificent outlook 4s prandious. Daily six trains to all Parts of the globe. Free view at the lovely lake.” oe Really Not Up to Her. A gizl forced by ber parents into a Aisagrecable match with an old man, whom she detested, when the clergy: man came to that part of the service where the bride is asked if she con sents to take the bridegroom for her husband, sald, with great simplicity: “Ob, dear, no, sir! But you are the first person who has asked my opinion about the matter.” Warning to Bores. ‘When tho man upon whom you are calling begins to drum on his desk with his fingers, he {s not drumming “the devil's tattoo" at random. He is ticking out a clear, emphatic tele gram, hot from the ‘wire—"Will this fellow never go?” Its meaning never changes, and you ought to understand it at tho first fam. SRE EET A clever club woman once asserted that a good motto for a city'hall would be: "What is @ city without city mothers?” adding that the time would soon come when it will uo longer be asked only of the woman, “Is she good?” and of the man, “Is he a good citizen?” but it will be asked of the Woman, “Is she a good citizen?” and of the mau, “Is he a good man?” ‘tin, ‘Shea tibean ‘Wake Didn't Dare to Go ta Work. Brevity. His Story. “Then you weren't always @ black sheep?" ““No, mum. I etarted my career as a Wall street lamb.”—Lou- sville Courier-Journal, | First Sewing Machine, ‘The earliest attempt at sewing ma- @hinery of which there is any authen- tle record was in 1775, in which year '@ machine was patented io England ‘Dy Charles F. Weisanthal me Geel [igen NET ee it ana. it... ‘"] Revco Ne s93 Renee ond Ee to aml [| i Tease korea ean **Composite’” \p Roagchio$50" i anae cs Om Pane a) “Cor ite”? wedaeaests 22. dara Segond aie: Not Infantile Necessities, _ , To be an “infant” in o legal sense hot the same as being an infant, . Tecent case In London was concerne ‘with the question of what constitutes an “Infant's” necessities. ‘The young man, who was sued by a furniture dealer, had bought, among other things, 24 candlesticks, 38 weapons, 61 pletures, an Indlan spittoon, Burmese and Chinese gongs, 23 enuit boxes and two stuffed Iguanas. Refusing to pay the bill, the young man pleaded “In. fancy." The judge gave judgment for the plaintitt, Parllamentary. It was getting late, and still the ven- erable ex-United States senator lin- gered Jn the parlor with the young peo- ple. Bvidently something had to be Gone. “I hope, papa,” said bis daugh- ter, gently but resolutely, “that you Will not be offended it 1 now move a elose call of the house, during which all persons not entitled to a voice In tho proceedings will please retire, white Charlio and I discuss a question of personal privilege!" Slere Wa: Sawa Mat-ttk "Then: ‘The hotels of Europe come in for commendation from an observer, who points his moral with this ineldent: “The European hotel manager who, at our departirre, eame to our cab door, bowing his thanks for our patronage and presenting Mrs, B. with a bouquet of roses, left us with a sense of pleas: ure and a desire to return which I have never experienced on leaving any hotel in this country.” This. Wife a Treasure, . ‘The saving habit may not bo as much in favor today as thirty years ‘ago, but one New York man has had occasion to bo converted to n beliot in it. He ts a man who has worked Seventeen years as a carpenter. His wife died recently, leaving him enough money to live In comfort the rest of his days. Hé knew that his wife took care of his money, but had no idea that she had saved so much. New Breed of Dairy Cattle. A new breed of dairy cattle known as tho Mawarra breed has been de veloped in New South Wales, It was obtained by crossing — Shorthorns, Longhorns, Devons and Ayrshires, ‘This new breed of cattle has become @ favorite for dairying In the Wawarra district, New South Wales, though It fs hardly known im America—Parm and Fireside, Hla Petoed Sermon: Perhaps the highest price pald fora, Sermon goes every year to a German preacher, who discourses on the good deeds of a French baron named Fay- art, who died in Ktberfeld in 1690. Fav- art left mouey for this purpose, and the Interest now amounts to ‘£920 er annum, which goos to the preach- er as his reward, Cinna: tone temas Old brocades and tapestries make beautiful covers for books—temporary covers, and are suited to the annoying telephone book, the dictionary and the Hike. ‘These bits of interesting stumte also make fittings for the work tafle, cusbions and needle books and vie with the beautiful leather equipmeits Quite So, Jn reporting another motor’ bus ag eldent in which a workman was the victim a daily paper says: “The wheels passed over his dinner-ean and for a few minutes he was stunned.” We only wonder that he was not Killed outright from Injuries to 60 v- tal a part—Tatler. '‘Wistesimn: Eielmnttes.. Doctor (to sick man's wife)—“Does your husband suffer from delusions, Mrs. Jones?” Mrs, Jones—“I hope so, doctor. He's been worrying for a week over what he thinks your bill will be” They Know All About Us, A French writer says that Ameri cans use a coal-black china dinner service when in mourning. eeaen: Sia tak Gon. “I hear Arthur has bought a mo- tor car.” “Yes.” “Where has he rua with it so far?" “Prizelpally inte debt." --- THE WORLD OF SPORTS Defenders Tie. In a long wearisome game The Defender nined tie the Athletes Sunday at Washington Park after playing some of the most rotten ball ever. There were errors galore and some game The Defender nine tied the Athletes Sunday at Washington Park after playing some of the most rotten ball ever seen. There were errors galore and the cold weather, coupled with the fact that the boys have practiced little together was the cause. The Athletes were formerly Rothschild's Elevators. Frank Young started on the mound for the Defenders and in the first two errors, a pass and a double scored two men; then he got to together and struck out the next two. Two singles brought in one in our half. In the second the Athletes got four runs off of only two hits, but we came back with one in our half. They managed to count in the third and in ours we got to them for seven hits but only four runs. In the fourth Young got himself into serious trouble; with three men on the sacks he slipped what he thought was a strike over, but Umpire Ganaway called it a ball and forced in a run. The game was delayed here with some kicking but when it was resumed everyone was off. A fly was hit, Schaleford going after it, it was in the sun and Shnuck did one of Bert Williams shuffle and finally missed the ball. There were two gone and the Athletes were running on everything, the result being two more runs went across. With a man on second and a man on third Randolph threw to catch the one off second and the ball rolled to the outfield. Young went to first and Cary went to pitch. Cary held them runless till the seventh, while the Defenders gathered three in the fourth and one in the fifth, and shammed out six hits for six runs in the sixth. Cary lost control in the seventh, the Athletes getting to him for four runs. We could have won the game in the last and seventh; with the score tied and Shaack on third Young hit a hot one towards third and Shaack started for home; the play was close and he failed to hit the dirt and was called out. Two gone and only one run needed to the score. Young was tossed out at second on an infield hit. Final score 17 to 17. The Defenders will play the Athletes and the Peerless, will play the Forestville Colts Sunday morning at Washington Park. In the second with one gone Young hit a bunt and beat it to first, kept on going to second and was safe when the ball was fumbled. He pulled the bonehead play of the day when he was caught with the hidden ball trick. Harding hit a home run in the third which would have been only good for three bases had the fielder hustled a little. Welch and Primus did the twirling for the Athletes and were given fairly good support. Grace 12; Second U, P, 7. Grace defeated the Second U. P. Saturday at Washington Park and boosted their average to 500 in the league. At that they played listless ball at times, making in all seven errors. Reeves struck out nine. Grace started off in the lead but a scare was thrown into their camp when the visitors scored three in the eighth, but Thommason and Baker pulled them together and in their own half of the same inning they put five runs across the pan. The fans roasted Mike Williams when he let a fly fall safe but it was soon forgotten when the ever reliable cut off several runs by making sensational catches and perfect throws to the plate. Some more, Mike. Thommason had his favorite hickory bickory from Kentucky and he slammed out three hits. Young Watson worked behind the plate in place of Mr. Motley, the billiard artist, and he performed like a regular. Baker had to be content with one hit but only some fast fielding kept him from making the circuit; at that he was content with three bases. Herbie Lewis, the young bridegroom, clouted out two hits, one of which was good for an extra base. Grace played a hundred per cent better than their last game and ran bases like a scared deer. Lewis stole three. Bakers and Williams one each and Thomsonm swiped three. The score: r. h. e. Grace ..... 21100152 *—12147 Second U. P. ..000100303 *—7133 American Giants 12; Gunthers 11. Eleven innings were needed to return the American Giants victors in their battle with the Gunthers at Gunther Park Saturday. Doubles by Pierce and Duncan settled the long contest in favor of the Giants, 12 to 11. Errors in the first inning gave Rube Foster's men the edge, but the Gunthers fought back and finally caught their opponents in the ninth on a pass, an error and three hits in a row. Catches by Duncan and Hill in the field and the hitting of Duncan and Monroe and Pierce featured the contest. The score: r. h. e. Am. Gunners 3 21 0 20 0 0 30 1—12 0 4 Gunthers .0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 00—11 1 2 5 Two base hits—Hutchinson, Duncan 3, Gatewood, Monroe, Pierce, Bradshaw. Three base hit—Monroe, Struck out—By Gatewood 6; by Bradshaw 4. Bases on balls—Off Gatewood 5; off Bradshaw 3. Umpire—Dillon. BY FRANK A. C. YOUNG. American Giants 6; East Chicago 1. The American Giants met and defeated the fast East Chicago nine Sunday, playing in faultless style and fielding behind Lindsay in perfect fashion. They handed young Cy Young, the star twirler of fame, his first defeat of the season. Young pitched a good game, the shortstop, third baseman and the fielder making an error each behind him. Our boys played like demons and several times made catches that were of the spectacular kind. Young was being looked over by some major league scouts during the game. Pederson, the captain, and Palmer did the best playing for the visitors. It was more of a pitchers' battle and our friend Mr. Lindsay had the better of the set-to after the second inning for he made nine of the palefaces whiff at the wind to their disgust. The Giants sent Lindsay to the mound and he had no trouble in disposing of the visitors in the first. In our half Duncan whiffed, to the delight of the large delegation of East Chicago fans who came to see their idol work against a real ball club. Hill walked but was caught off first. Barber grounded out. Second—With one on Walsh hit a two-bagger, scoring the visitors' only run. Beech fouled out and Lindsay made Schriner bite at three fast ones. Taylor walked, Munroe and Petway fled out and Hutchinson was out when the third baseman caught his foul fly. Third—Coleman singled and Palmer sacrificed him to second, but the next two were easy outs. Pierce out on a long fly to center. Lindsey safe on a hot grounder. Duncan hit by pitched ball. Lindsey made a beautiful slide to get back to second when Young tried to catch him. Hill's three base hit scored Lindsey and Duncan. Barber's sacrifice fly scored Hill. Taylor was thrown out at third when he tried to stretch a scratch hit. Fourth- Brading flied out to center. Walsh out, Lindsey to Pierce. Beech out, Munroe to Pierce. Munroe flied out to center, Petway walks, Hutch flied out to center. Petway makes sensation steal to second. Barber takes Petway's place as he was badly spiked. Pierce singled, scoring Barber from second. Lindsey flied out to center. Fifth- Schriner whiffed, Pierce grabbed Young's foul near first, Coleman singled, Palmer struck out. Duncan flied out to right. Barber struck out. Sixth—Pederson out on grounder, Brading out same way and Ullman whiffed. The visiting catcher went to the screen and got Taylor's foul, Munroe singled and got to second on the fielder's error. Petway flied out to left, Munroe makes great steal to third. Hutch flied out to deep center. Seventh—Walsh singled to left, Beech out at first, Schriner out at first, Young walked on four wide ones, Coleman forced young at second. Pierce singled. Young failed to handle Lindsay's bunt and he was safe. Pierce was out at third and Lindsay safe at second on an attempted double steal. Duncan sacrificed Lindsay to third, Hill walked, Barber rapped a three bagger to right scoring Lindsay and Hill. Taylor out on an infield popup. Eighth—Palmer whiffed, Pederson out when Barber made a wonderful stab of what seemed like a sure home run. Ullman struck out. Munroe fouled out near next, Petway grounded out, Hutch pooled a pretty single to, Pierce singled, Hutch stopping at second, Lindsay lissed out, Ninth—Brading grounded out, Walsh was a victim of Lindsay's curves, Beech flied to Hill. The score: Giants ..... 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 *6 East Chicago ..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 Pennocks 5: Union Giants 1. The Chicago Union Giants lost to the Pennocks Sunday when Hegelson held them to five scattered hits. The score: Pennocks ..... 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 *-5 Union Giants ..... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 Two base hits—Reldy, White 2, Boles. Home run—Rhoades. Double play—Bauchman to Boles. Struck out—By Hegelson 4; by Walker 5. Bases on balls—Off Walker 1. Umpire—White. Time—1:55. Sporting Notes. The Defenders will try to redeem themselves Sunday. Manager Young has signed Henderson to play first and also to captain the team. Randolph will be on the receiving end of the battery. Shackleford will be at second. The rest of the lineup is not certain. One thing he intends to have—some better judgment on飞 balls by the fielders than was given last Sunday. The Athletes looked fine in their uniforms. A fine game is expected when they hook up with the Colts. The Colts have a number of the old Bercan nine with them. The American Giants play the Nebraska Indians here Sunday and on Decoration day they will hook up with the West Baden Spruels. I have suggested a "Rube Foster" day and hope that Mr. Schorling will grant our long felt desire to honor the world's greatest Negro ball player and manager. Mr. Andrew Foster We would all be glad to have the chance to honor him and some Sunday would no doubt turn out en masse. Let it be when the Cubans are here or some strong club. Also let every race man turn out that ever saw a ball game and let it go down in history that this city set the pace; let the race of the other cities follow. Ted Cable and A. L. Jackson Win for Harvard—Beri Boyzer is a Point Winner for Syracuse. SPORTING NEWS FROM THE COLLEGES —EXPERT COMMENT Harvard lost to Yale in their annual track meet Saturday afternoon but Ted Cable surprised the New Haven people by taking third place in the broad jump, only falling less than five inches behind the winner, then proving himself the best bet of the afternoon by breaking the dual record for the hammer throw of 159 feet 10 inches when he hurled the hammer 162 feet $ \frac{3}{2} $ inches. A. L. Jackson of Englewood, N. J., carried the Crimson colors to the front in the 120-yard hurdles. Ben Bowzer, the Boston idol in his high schools days, secured second place for Syracuse in the 440 yard run at Ann Arbor in the dual games between Syracuse and Michigan. A. B. C.'s Lose. Indianapolis, Ind.-One, thousand fans saw the favorite A. B. C. team go down to defeat against the strong white Miller Giants of Terre Haute Sunday at the North Western Park. The Millers came to the city an unknown quantity but left with the fact thoroughly established in the minds of local fans, at least, that they could play some ball. The local team got away to a flying start but could not hold the pace. The visitors came from behind and finished at a sizzling clip, winning the game by the score of 11 to 9. Matters went well with the A. B. C.'s up until the sixth inning when Bartlet took a sudden defect of the "gilms" and could not locate the plate until after he had soaked three successive batters with the pill and filled the bases. Immediately after this flight the diminutive pitcher for the home team was bumped for two wallops, one for an extra base, and the bases were cleared. When the smoke of battle cleared away the boys from Terre Haute had chalked six tallies. At this stage of the fray Bartlet was sent to the "tail and uncut" and Captain Toldt took his place on the mound. It was too late, however, as the local team were unable to forge to the front after the disastrous slaughter of the preceding inning. The score: Terre Haute ..0 20 0 6 0 0 0 -11 12 3 A. B. C.'s.....31 10 1 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 5 Runs—Rhoades 2, Tuttle, Pipp 2, Dolan, Haverty, Dasse, Shmidt, McCan, Steidl, Turner, Shawler, Higbee 2, Allen 2, Seldom, Lyons, Bartlett, innings pitched—Bartlett 7; Allen 2; McCarty 6; Steidl 3. Hits—Off Bartlett 9; off Allen 2; off McCarthy 10; off Steidl 3. Struck out—by Bartlett 4; by Steidl 1. Wild pitches—Steidl 2; Bartlett 2. Hit by pitcher—Steidl, Tuttle, Haverty. Two base hits— Rhoades, Pipp, Turner, Shawler. Home runs—Allen, Lyons. Double play—Allen to Lyons. Sacrifice hit— Shawler. Stolen bases—Dolan 3, Dasse, Shmidt. Passed balls—Cornett 2. Umpire—Puryear. Time— 2:15. Attendance—750. The A. B. C.'s were defeated Monday by the Plutos by the score of 15 to 1. Bennie Lyon's home run in the fatal seventh helped some. But one swallow doesn't make a whole summer. The A. B. C.'s will have to bustle around and strengthen in the points. They are miserably weak in these departments. Nothing but the "goods" will do against the teams Manager Abrams is "bringing up" nowadays. Now that the survival of the fittest is the slogan under Manager Abrams the fans may expect a general shake-up in the team most any old time. "Quack" Davis squared himself after that rotten muff at third by making a beautiful running catch, going back of third full tilt and taking down Tuttle's Texas leaguer. A sigh of relief escaped the suffering fans when Steidel of the visitors whiffed in the seventh, retiring the side. Cornett pulled a "bonehead" stunt when he stood up at the plate after muffing a third strike and made no attempt to field the ball. There was wailing and grashing of teeth. One more like this and to the bushes for Cornett. With two men on in the ninth Lyons soiled out. Ye gods! Why does Fate treat us thus? The Louisville Cubs come tomorrow for another trial. The home boys escaped with a whole hide by the skin of their teeth the last time the Kentucky aggregation made its appearance here. The closeness of the last contest between the two teams will doubtless draw a large crowd to witness the rub. There has always seemed to exist a sort of rivalry between these two teams, due no doubt to the fact that a large number of Louisville folks have made Indianapolis their home. Haverty's stop of Higgsby's hard hit grounder in the eighth was one of the feature plays of the contest. Eastern Games. At Recreation Park, N. Y.— R. H. E. Long Island City...0 0 1 1 *-2 2 0 Philia Glants. 1.0 0 0 0 -1 4 1 First base on errors—Long Island City 1. Two-base hits—Sisco, Hawk- kins. Double play—Hutchett and Sanchez. Bases on balls—Off Hull, 3. Struck out—By Coakley, 10; by Hull, 4. Hit by pitcher—By Hull, 1 (Coakley). Passed ball—Johnston. Umpire— Robert Kennedy. Time of game— 45 minutes. At Hoboken, N. J.— The Lincoln Giants ran away from the Royal Giants Sunday. Dismuse and Wickware were no match for "Strike-out" Williams. The score: R. H. E. Lincoln Giants. 3.002 1 0 0 9 0 -1 5 2 1 Royal Giants. 0.000 0 0 0 1 -1 7 2 First base on errors—Royal Giants, 2; Lincoln Giants, 1. Two-base hits— Thomas Poles. Three-base hit— Gans. Home runs—Johnson, Williams, Sacrifice hits—Grant, Gans. Stolen bases—Wright, Gans 3, Williams, Santop, Grant. Left on bases—Royal Gliants, 7; Lincoln Giants, 5. Double plays—Johnson and Grant; Harvey and Booker. Bases on balls—Off Williams, 2; off Wickwale, 1. Struck out —By Williams, 4; by Wickwale, 3. Hit by pitcher—By Dismuke, 1 (Francis). Wild pitches—Wickwale, 3. Passed ball—Webster. Hits—Off Dismuke, 6 in 3 1-3 innings; off Wickwale, 15 in 5 2-3 innings. Umpire—Mr. Oldis. Time of game—2 hours and 4 minutes. At Morris Park— Phila. Giants ..1 000 0 2300 - 6104 Wall's Lgrs. ..6 212 0 303 * - 17220 Two-base hits—Nelson 2, J. Reardon, T. Reardon, Young, Houser. Three-base hits—Wall, J. Reardon, Houser, Copeland. Home run—Wall, Sacrifice hit—J. Reardon, Stolen bases —Copeland, J. Reardon, T. Reardon 2, Wall 2, Young 2. Left on bases —Philadelphia Giants, 7; Wall's Leaguers, 10. Double plays—T. Reardon, Kearns, J. Reardon and Wall; Jackson and Brown. Triple play— Brown. F. Johnston and Williams. Bases on balls—Off Brown, 4; off Johnston, 5. Struck out—By Brown, 2; by C. Johnston, 5. Hit by pitchers— By C. Johnston, 1 (J. Reardon). Wild pitches—F. Johnston, 2. Passed balls —Williams, 4. Umpire—Mr. Collins. Time of game—2 hours. SPARKS FROM THE RAIL Winston's Spicy Gossip of Men and Events in the Railroad World. Messrs. J. A. McDonald, 421 Jersey avenue, Jersey City, N. J., and R. E. Davis, 58 West 140th street, New York City, N. Y., were in Chicago, May 14th, and were seen on the "stroll." These two gentlemen are in the service of the Eric Ry. Co. in the dining car department. Mr. R. E. Davis should be on the stage instead of a dining car. Mr. A. Dullock, 57 Camden street, Boston, Mass., is in the service of the Pullman Co. to Chicago over the Wabash Ry. Co. lines. Messrs. C. H. Robinson, 21 Atlantic street, Jersey City, N. J., and J. E. Freeman, of New York City, N.-Y., are in the service of the Eric Ry. Co. in dining car service to Chicago. Mr. A. Donevant is now in the service of the Pullman Co. over the Great Western Ry. Co. lines to Omaha, Nebr. Mr. John Chambers, 3730 Forest avenue, is in the service of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company as a train porter, and believe me, Mr. Chambers is a real railroad man and an experienced freight brakeman in the south land. John is all O. K. A railroad man is constantly exposing himself to danger; that's why he should subscribe to the Chicago Defender, so that his friends and family can keep trace of him through this column. The Chicago Defender is the only paper in the state that gives space to the railroad men throughout the universe; so, now, you who are not subscribes fall in line. Mr. L. H. Abel, 15 Greenwich avenue, New York City, N. Y., is in the dining car service of the Erie Ry. Co. from New York to Chicago. 11. Mr. R. E. Coleman, 203 West 98th street, New York City, who has been in the service of the Erie Ry. Co. in dining car service for the past eight years, resigned, and is now on his own farm down in New York State. Mr. Norman J. Booker, 2360 Dearborn street, is in the service of the Chicago North Western Ry. Co. on a parlor car, and is doing nicely after being indisposed for sixty days. Mr. Charley Hobbs, 4615 Armour avenue, is in the service of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, in charge of a buffet smoker on the Panama Limited trains to New Orleans, La. Mr. Robert Jones, better known as "Kid Jones," the little fast chef, is in the service of the Illinois Central Ry. Co. between Chicago and New Orleans, La. Mr. Sylvester Craven, the son of Pat Craven, who is train porter on the L. and N. R. R. for the past forty years, is now in the service of the Great Western as chef on a cafe parlor car on the southwestern division. Pat's son is the chef. Mr. F. J. Garrity, 4550 Evans avenue, is now in the service of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Ry. Co. in buffet service between Chicago and St. Louis, Mo. Mr. John Brock, 466 East 36th street, who was on private car 100 of the Chicago Great Western Ry. Co., then transferred to a buffet car of the same company, has sent in his resignation, and has accepted a position with some electric railway company in Iowa at a salary of $150 per month for his wife and self. Maybe that Mr. Brock don't know a thing or too. The Chicago Defender wishes him and Mrs. Brock much success. Mr. C. B. Butlar is now on trains 1 and 2 in buffet service of the Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. to Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. E. L. Farrington, 3515 Wabash avenue, train porter on the Great Western Ry. Co., states that a certain conductor is very raw on that line—that is, in regard to his usage of the porters—and the chances are that he may resign any day and go elsewhere for a position where a man can be a man among men. Mr. Farrington is right; he is not there to be used as a foot mat or a punching bag for the conductor or anyone else so long as he is performing his duties. Mr. Napoleon Bluett of 715 Belden avenue left the city Tuesday night for Montreal, Canada, to take a position on the Canadian Pacific Railroad Will Get Rid of Felon. To cure a felon, take common salt, as used for salting pork or beef, dry in the oven, pound fine, mix with equal parts of spirits of turpentine, put in a cloth and wrap around the affected part. As it gets dry put on more. Twenty-four hours of this treatment will kill the felon. Nothing Complimentary When you offer a man a cigar, and he looks at it and says: "No, thank you. I had corned beef and cabbage for my dinner," what does he imply?" Former Milwaukee Backstop Is Considered by Yankee's Star as Best in American League. FLATS—RESIDENCES—COTTA Although he has been wearing a Chicago White Sox uniform but a short time, Ray Schalk, the catcher secured from the Milwaukee club for $10,000, is a reigning sensation. Ed Sweeney, the Hillmen's star backstop, after seeing young Schalk work behind the bat, remarked: Vernon Ave., between 35th and 39th Streets. All newly decorated. Must be sold in the next few days. VERY SMALL CASH PAYMENT—BALANCE LIKE RENT TITLE GUARANTEED "It's saying a lot. I know, but Schalk comes near being the best catcher in the American league to day." Don't delay seeing these bargains. This is a chance of a lifetime. No such prices or terms ever offered. Open for inspection from 2 to 5 daily. Go over to 3633 Vernon Ave. today and talk over the proposition with Mr. Thomas. Schalk is twenty years old. He was born in Harvel, Ill., of German parents, but his home is in Litchfield. He has been playing baseball for about three years and began last season with the Taylorsville, Ill., club, in the Illinois and Missouri league. In July a year ago a scout in the employ of the Milwaukee American association club saw the young man catch several games and then recommended his purchase. The Milwaukee club bought him for $1,000 and he caught in about thirty games before the season closed. FRED'K H. BARTLETT & CO. (Owners) 59-69 West Washington Street CHICAGO'S LARGEST REAL ESTATE OPERATORS When the 1912 campaign opened Hugh Duffy, the Milwaukee manager, decided to make Schalk his regular catcher. The youngster quickly surprised the critics with his wonderful catching and throwing and as he improved steadily the major league scouts flocked to Milwaukee to look him over. Duffy put a price on the boy's release—$15,000—but nobody seemed willing to pay it. After catching eighty games, however, Schalk had proved his worth to such extent that Comiskey offered $10,000 in cash and two ball players, and Duffy closed the deal. Mme. C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower MME. E. M. TRUMAN treatment of the scalp with the wonderful C. J. Walker Hair Grower will absolutely grow your hair and keep the scalp clean and healthy. Thousands know of its value. This treatment destroys the germs that cause falling hair and baldness. With a thorough course of treatment I guarantee satisfaction. Both women and men treated. $1.00 for Treatment, 50c for Box Mme. E. M. TRUMAN, SCALP SPECIALIST 2932 State St. Chicago, Ill. Schalk is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He is a light-haired, bright-eyed, modest fellow, who doesn't seem to realize his importance. HALL'S LAUNDRY Jimmy Callahan, manager of the White Sox, was so impressed with Sebah after he had seen him play a season. He also has his veteran catcher, Riley Sullivan. 3618 State Street (Formerly 11 W. 29th St.) Cigars, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Periodicals, Candies and Notions All Daily and Weekly Newspapers ALL SORTS OF STATIONERY, TOO T. B. HALL, The Old Reliable "Schalt cost a lot of money," said Calhann, "but he's worth it. I think he will develop into the best backstop in the country." AFTER "KING" COBB'S CROWN Joe Jackson and Tris Speaker Eager to Oust Georgia Peach From His Exalted Perch. The opening of the big league baseball season inaugurated many interesting events, but none more likely to be followed with keen attention than the race, for leading batting honors between Ty Cobb of Detroit, Joe Jackson of Cleveland and Tris Speaker of Boston Royal Laboratory Preparations Royal Laboratory Preparations In all ages the most desired of all human blessings has been health. Cobb has led the league in batting for six years, and last season hung up the awesome average of .410, which is going some. Jackson, for two years a close pursuer of Cobb, pasted the pellet for .395, while Tris Speaker, main stroke in the Boston Red Sox outfit, batted for .383. Speaker and Jackson both have done great things so far this season, southpaws and right-handers all have looked alike to these two so far as the hittability of their hurling offer E. J. Halfacre, Ph. G. Hyman Lebovitz 3512 State St. 2843 Wentworth Ave. Chicago, Ill. 1 Change of Program Monday and Thursday FINEST THEATRE IN AMERICA 3110-12 State St., Chicago, Ill. Performers Send in Your Open Time The LaVerdo Cafe and Buffet (Cafe Newly Opened) 3100-2 South State Street Chicago, Ill. Chinese and American Restaurant In Connection. High Class Entertainers HARRY J. KELLY, Proprietors Tris Speaker. ings went. Each is determined to be the athlete to drag Cobb from his throne and to beat out the other. Ty, jealous of his honors, is still in his prime as a ball player and has no intention whatever of allowing himself to be ousted from the possession of one of the greatest honors which is offered by America's national game. H. DAVID MURRAY & CO. REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE BROKERS CHATTEL LOANS SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS RENTING INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES BANK FLOOR. S E COR. STATE & 31ST STS. CHICAGO Discredits Comedy Stunts The comedy stunts of Schafer and Altrock do not appeal to Manager Birmingham of the Naps. Says Joe: "I hope Ban Johnson put the screws on that pair. If people want to see slapstick action they can go to a vaudeville show. That pair of clowns try to make the opposing players look like a lot of dummies." Washington Players Insured Short Orders All Day Rogers' Resturant Caterers to the Elite Select Meats. All Meals 25c. Table D'Hote 4 to 8 p. m. A la Carte Lunch, 11:30 to 2 p. m. Breakfast, 7 a. m. to 10 a. m. 21 E. 33rd Street. Near L Station CHICAGO Open from 7 a. m, to 10 p. m. *Washington Players Insurer.* The Washington club has insured its stars against injury. Johnson, McBride, Foster, Candil Mlan, Moeller, Alnismith, Williams, Henry and Bob Groom are covered by the policy. New Combination A Detroit sport scribes says that Ed Walsh is no longer an entire White Sox team. He avers that the Walsh-Salkbattery appears to be one of the best teams Commy has had for several years. Cobbs Grand Average Ty Cobb's grand fielding average for the seven years he has been with the Tigers is .950. Ty has played in 1,016 games, made 1,869 put-outs, 160 assists and 106 errors.