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AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE COLUMNS OF THE FREEMAN IS READ BY MORE THAN 100,000 PROGRESSIVE AFRO-AMERICANS EACH WEEK. CAN WE INTEREST YOU? THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SMALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER INDIANAPOLIS VOLUME XXII NUMBER 20 AMATEUR PLAYERS' CLUB PRESENTS FARCE COMEDY AT MACAULEY'S THEATRE PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION DISCUSSED Oratorical Contest at the State University - Annual Sermon to Young Men's Business Club Delivered by Rev. Anderson. BY CARY B. LEWIS. LOUISVILLE, KY. May 11 — On Friday night of last week "Rural School Days" a farcical comedy, was presented at Macauley's Theater. A large and appreciative audience were present, most of whom were Mr. Asher Brown worked with zeal and had fifty young people to practice for the children's entertainment that will be remembered as one of the best of its kind ever given in this city. The audience filled from tome to dome and not a vacant seat in the boxes. Mr. Brown surely deserves the gratitude of the citizens of Louisville for giving such a clean, amusing and successful entertainment, and provide a skillful man and united the young factions, clauses and groups for the spread of a cultured amusement that attract wide audiences and provide a skillful fight to get a certain number of people together and instruct them, manage the play and be the audience. Mr. Brown will be a large Mr. Brown, and he richly deserved the large patronage that greeted his show on the night of the performance. The Amateur Players' Club it was. It was the Amateur and provoked much laughter. Tears of laughter and broad smiles were seen upon the faces of hundreds while the lines were "Rural School Days." The stage settings and costumes are in keeping with the schoolhouse, as well as the costumes of the young actors. The character was Mr. Asher Brown, who portrayed the character of "Whoones Whathismain," and around him centered all the fun. At the time he was a little girl, the various bits of wit and humor specialties were introduced, and some excellent numbers were presented that provoked a great deal of laughter and generous ap- Miss Edna Goodwin and her sister Mary were among the features of the evening. singing and acting of Miss Edna Goodwin. Goodwin was the matriarch of this. This was due to the fact that she had taken part in several other plays and has Thespian aspirations. "Baby Boy" was she and she sang it sweetly and charmingly. In her musical to her in the chorus from a box, and this added much to the number. Miss Cora Page made a hit also by she and she sang it sweetly and charmingly to her in the chorus from a box, and she fully demonstrated that she has the ability to please and entertain, and was "just it" during the whole performance. She and she sang the poem in the "Dog" that brought for a great deal of applause. The choruses were well rendered under the personal direction of Miss Lang. She handled the baton artistry and directed an orchestra of ten pieces. Those who took part in the cast were: Phillips, Edna Lawrence Brown, Lester Juncan, Eugene P. King, Emma Clark, Ernest H. Clark, and Harris Tuley White, Frederick Garner, Nannie Mae Stewart, Leonard Feld, P. King, Beatrice Bennett, Nannie P. Tate, Israel Dickerson, Bennella Dell, Clare Hicks, and Celia Clayton, W. M. Hicks, Ophelia Bellman, John W. Davis and Edna Wade. executive staff was Frederick Garner, C. B. Warner O. Brown, Gus Walker, and Winsted T. 1. 2. 3. There is much talk here of taking the public schools out of politics entirely. It is claimed that the worst possible condition exists under the present system. It is argued that the public schools should have the control of the $900,000 that is annually spent and that the ablest city should be members of this commission. The superintendent should control the educational work of the teachers should be employed because they are seldomly equipped, and not because the present system is inadequate and that the large school organization is at fault. It is claimed that at the next Legislature a charter school substitute a compact commission having either object than the advancement of education in Louisville. The people are praying for a day to come when this will be brought about. News reached here last week that Prof. William Gleason, Post, president of Berea College, confirmed the new Lincoln had been purchased at Simpsonville, Shelby county. Prof. Fritz said the land purchased by the Lincoln Institute committee comprises 500 acres on the Lincoln Institute campus and about ten miles west of Shelbyville and one miles this side of Louisville. The field branch of the L. & N passes through the eastern boundary. The new Louisville & Shelby interurban lines also pass through it, and its right of way adjoining that of Louisville & Nashville Railroad on either side. we will have our own railroad station and postoffice," said Prof. Frost, "and this will be known as Lincoln Station. Ky. This will be done to prevent any apprehension which comes to be in the minds of the towns that will be colored students will always be conspicuous and purchased for the site. President Procter and Gamble forms a fairly regular parallelogram, drawing north to the pike, on which it has considerable frontage. The tract has a nine acre, about a quarter a mile back on a mile back on which buildings will be erected. The town MAY 14 1909 PUBLIC LIBRARY in fine view from the pike and from both riparian banks. The trail is watered, is underlaid, with limestone, and is well adapted to agricultural purposes. The committee, President Frost states, has incurred a heavy debt in making the project a challenge, the raised opportunity of getting a desirable location for it is looking for friends of the project to see it through. Word later comes that some of the people involved in the project now against the location of the Lincoln Institute in vicinity, and on last Saturday night up an indignation meeting, opposing the location of the new Lincoln Institute. Nothing has been done in the making of the resolutions up to the present time, and it is thought that the better judgment of white friends will prevail in the matter and that in due time the school will be located in the city. It is also thought more the people of the State of Kentucky are pledging their support to the new institution, and it is evident that it is gaining strength daily. Dr. Bond reports that situations are daily coming in to the school. Dr. A. E. Thompson, who is a trustee of the Berea College, and who has been giving support to the progress of the school months to the work for the establishment of the new Lincoln Institute, was in the city during the past week, and was much involved in the campaign for the new school, which is to provide industrial and moral training for the Negroes of Kentucky. He said that the believes Louisville will soon raise her $40,000, and that the State at large is ready to do its share of the big work. Dr. Thompson has recently completed some rather interesting investigations concerning Negro. He did this with a view of particularly discovering whether, as has been thought by some, education tends to make people more Negro. He are those without training. His investigations included ten institutions in various parts of the South, and may be taken, for example, in the time these schools have been in operation extends over periods of from ten to thirty-two years, and the results of their work show that they are not the only group, 769, yet of this number, according to figures supplied by Dr. Thompson, no more than ten have been convicted of crime. He is not the only group to cause all of the institutions referred to keep close track of their graduates, in order to determine what influence upon them the law has on them. B. Johnson believes that the proof shows that the Negro who has education, and particularly that kind which will be given at Lincoln College is not made to make criminal, but in making him more fully capable to take his part in the world's civilization. Mr. R. M. Johnson, of St. Paul, Minn., was in the city last week, en route from Frankfort. he is a native of Frankfort, but has not been there for some time. He is now in New York, where Johnson is a member of the Elks, Perfect Ashler Lodge No. 4, F. and A. M. St. Occidental Consistory, Chicago, Ill. He is a member of the Negro community, making great preparations to entertain the U. B. F.'s that are to visit that city this summer, and that J. H. Dillingham and that J. H. Dillingham are heading the entertainment committees. --- A large crowd was present Monday night, at the Zion Baptist Church, where there was held an oratorical contest by the Most of the addresses were on the subject of "Africa," and many of those in the audience were inspired to do more for missionary work and the evangelization of the country. Most of the addresses were on the instruction of Miss Nannie H. Burroughes, and she acted as mistress of ceremonies. For two years missionary work has been a part of the curriculum at the State University, and one of the principal instructors on missionary work. "Send the Christian light to Africa; go or let go," was the theme of most of those that attended her lecture. We were Curtis D. Parker, Jurecurean, Frank Locus, Sarah Fishback, Vol McLawler, Delia Rudolph, H. A. Scott and Rosie Lee Hanna, the missionary who were appalled by the public schools, as chairman. All of the addresses were splendidly recited and showed great depth of research. Della Rudolph, Capetown, North State University, had for her subject "A Plea for My Sisters." This young miss had the audience in the palm of her hand, and the fact that she spoke from experience was a huge fund out a fund of information about her native country, would have won the debate with ease, but her memory slightly failed, and once or twice she lost a few points. The judges failed to agree as to who was the best, and they even up their points in favor of Rosie Lee Hanna and Vol McLawler. They were however awarded prizes. Della Rudolph and Frank Lucas were also awarded prizes. . . . The Rev. J. R. L. Diggs, former president of the State University, will be in the city May 17 to deliver the literary address to members of the Calvary Baptist Church, Dr. Diggs is president of a college in Richmond, Va. The college commencement will be held May 18, at Macauley's Theater. A number of physicians are in the city of Frankfort this week, attending the meeting of the State Medical Association, the number of members, addressed to them, among them being Dr. J. A. C. Lattimore, Dr. W. H. Pickell and Dr. E. D. Whedbee. The first annual sermon to the Young Men's Business Club was delivered last Sunday night by the Rev. J. C. Anderson, pastor of the Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, and the Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, at the sermon C. R. Lewis, president of the organization, read the club's declaration of principles and acted as master of ceremonies. Attorneys for the Ricks case and to the sermon C. R. Lewis, president of the "Scope and Alm of the Club," Mr. Ricks covered the ground, and was given an appreciable hearing, while he helped to aid the sermon and encouraged the Negroes who are in business. A. B. McAfee spoke on "The Need of Racial Unity. The tenor of both addresses was open to all, and aid and encouragement to the businesses, and in the main to become industrious, honest and intelligent in his business transactions. It is not so much the business transactions, but what he hopes to do for LEST WE FORGET. Mr. SELF Miss Hattie Lipschombe is expecting to trip to Cincinnati soon. She will only be gone for a Sunday. The Rev. L. H. Brown has invited the Ministers' Alliance to attend a dinner at his home in 31st Street. A program is being arranged for the occasion by the ministers of the association. P. C. Martin left for El Paso, Tex., to settle up the estate of his uncle, Beal Johnson. Dr. J. W. Norrell, of Indianapolis, Ind., passed through the city, en route to Frankfort, Ky., to the State Medical Association. Mrs. Lavenia Watson Cooper, president of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Local Negro Business League, called a meeting of that organization, and that she had good deal of business that will be of interest to the delegates that will at- tend the national meeting, which is to be held here in August. The Rev. L. G. Jordan, secretary of the National Baptist Foreign Mission Board, tutored this week from an ex-convict in Texas and other Southern States. He was on a mission for the work of the Board. --- A number of box parties are being arranged for the musicale that is to be given on Friday night, May 28, at Macauyallan's Musicale, by the students of the Central High School, and it will be for the benefit of the Orphans' Home. It will be that the report of the $5,000 will be made on this occasion. If this is true, it will attract quite a large number of people, as it is uppermost in the minds of the Orphans' Home is mentioned. SHERMAN. TEX. Societies of the Freeman at Mr. Wm. Mann's handsome torsional torpor, East Boston. Mann's handsome tonsorial parlor, East Mulberry street, en route to Union Depot. . . . Messrs. Lewin Culberson and vindication, en route to the cleaning and pressing parlor at 247 East Pecan street, near the Katy tonsorial parlor. The Freeman for sale there. The following swell occurrences were the night, the day: Mr. Eugene Brown to Miss Minnie Young. Rev. D. J. Crawford officiating: Mr. Wesley Lawrence, Jr., to Miss Eubala Mitchell, Rev. E. W. Wright officiating: Mr. Eugene Brown, to Miss Harris and Mr. M. Wade attended the laissez Club reception at Dallas last Friday night. . . . The Odd Fellows, Household of Ruth and Juvenile annual sermon was preached on Sunday evening, the next inst. by the laissez Club, by Rev. W. P. Hutley, of the C. M. E. Church. MARION, IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Pearl White is quite ill at the residence of her parents in South Marion. The K of P. Banda gave a concert on Friday night. It large a crowd was in attendance, and the program was exceptionally good and well rendered. The program was as follows: Marion Hall "Hearts of Gold," Bained; march, "Gilmore Triumphant," Brooks; moving pictures by C. F. Green; waitt; Seahawk; roath; internets; "Clover Blossom," Madison Knox; march, "Oklahoma State," Corgs; illustrated songs were sung by Miss Gold Hornaday and Rush. Annie Anderson and Rush ill at her home and Weaver. The annual thanksgiving PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY-SIX MONTHS, 85C; ONE YEAR $1.60. sermon of the Mississinewa Lodge, G. U. O. O. F. Household of Ruth and Juvenile Born of Ruth and Juvenile Allen Temple. Rev. Jackson delivered the sermon, which was a typical lodge sermon, much enjoyed by the fraternity and also by all apselection. Nichols was master of the sermon. Miss Temple's city, died last Wednesday night, after an illness of several months, with tuberculosis. She leaves a father, mother, three brothers and three sisters to mourn her loss. The interment was in the I. O. O. F. Cemeteries, and for several days, is able to be out again. XENIA, O. The G. U. O. O. of F. and the Household of Ruth held their annual thanksgiving sermon at the Washington Street Baptist Church at South Seventh Street. W. R. Owens officiated. The Mt. McGregory Lodge, No. 29. F. and A. M. will meet in a business session on the Mrs. J. A. Lindsay has recovered from a five weeks' illness...J. A. Lindsay has opened a nice lunch room. South Seventh Street from the Old Soldiers' Home on a visit to this city...C. Howard is on the sick list. The Rev. Martin is out of the house at 29. South Seventh street. New Phone 1496. SPEAKS FOR Y. M. C. A. BELASCO THEATRE PACKED WITH GOOD AUDIENCE TO HEAR DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Tell What the Y. M. C. A. Movement Means to the Negro—A Number of Distinguished People Present-Great Meeting. By R. W. THOMPSON. Women and Their Interests By "DOROTHY." BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. If you have a gray-haired mother In the old home far away. Sit you down and write the letter to her day after day. Don't wait until her weary steps Reach heaven's pearly gate. But show her that you think of her Before it is too late. If you have a tender message. Or a yoying word to say. Don't wait till you forget it. But whisper it to-day. Who knows what bitter memories you have to wait for? So make your loved one happy Before it is too late. The tender word unspoken. The satire to your heart. The long-forgotten messages. The wealth of love unspent For these some hearts are breaking. For these some loved ones wait; Show them that you care for them —George Bancroft, Griffith. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN SOCIETY A local branch of the Woman's Christian Society was organized at Royal, MD, last Sunday. The following are the officers: Miss Hattie Thomas, president; Mrs. Mary J. Lawrence, vice-president; Mrs. Mary C. Cooper, correspondent secretary; Mrs. Sarah C. Harris, treasurer; Mrs. R. E. Lawson, of Washington, a representative of the National W. C. T. U., was present and made an address in the press; she made a fine impression. Mrs. Lawson also addressed the society at St. Michaels, MD. MAKES PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Mrs. Rachel D. Harris, of Louisville, was the principal speaker at the Colored Association for Association, which met in Kentucky and Tennessee, which met in Lexington, Ky., last week. Mrs. Harris is the assistant librarian of the Colored Institute and the good work it was on the address was on the working of the library and she told of the wonderful progress of the institution and the good work it was on. Every phase of the work was touched upon by the speaker, and she reminded those who were appreciative of the generosity of those who were interested in its establishment. HONOR TO ROBERT PELHAM. Honor to Robert Peelham, a clerk in the Census Office at Washington! Recently a colored woman was arrested at Washington, and she was placed across the forehead with his clerk. Mr. Peelham was passing at the time, and, seeing what was taking place, he took the names and addresses of two witnesses in order to date charges against the brute officer. Peelham, the Census Senator William Alden Smith, United States Senator from Michigan, had charge of Mr. Peelham's defense, and he was disqualified. There are men in our race who are not afraid to defend their women. Mr. Peelham did not stop to inquire if the unfortunate woman was a member of the "Black Four Hundred" of his action, but at once sought to punish the man who imposed on a defenseless woman. The second man at Washington goes down on our roll of honor as having owned our own race when the time demanded it. WORK OF FARMER'S CONFERENCE AT TUSKEGEE BENEFITS WOMEN. One of the wisest things that the promoters of the short course have done was to make special provisions for the women in the communities, the Negro women in the rural communities of the South have the narrowest lives. At the short course they learned many things which will make their home better broadened. At the dawn of the day they saw the raising of chickens and the milking of cows could be made more than mere drudgery. In the sewing room they learned how to sew clothes, calicoes and gingham to make neat flaring and nice-looking dresses. In the kitchen they were taught how to make a fire in a stove, how to clean and polish it, how to set a table, table manners, and how to These things are important, because the old-time fireplaces are being generally displaced by fires. The women and girls commonly build them, and the children commonly found in their homes, such as corn meal, turnips, peas and potatoes, and cook them in a variety of appetizing ways. The children and daughters how to use a stove and to cook foods properly in several ways is going to be far-reaching in its effects, because it will make them well fed, and a more cheerful home, and better health for the family. The idea of making life on the farm more than living in squash pies, or a well expressed by Principal Washington in one of his addresses to the members of the short course. He said, "The farmer must be able to make merely to make a living. The poorest razor-backed hog that you turn out in the field will make a living, and if you only make a living there is no difference before you can get some comfort, some happiness." NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AT WASHINGTON. D. C. The Woman's Convention, auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention, are make-up training schools for open and national Training School for women in Washington, in October. They have a six-acre tract of land, over half paid for, and only a ten-room building, and it is necessary to have a separate building. All persons who give as much as a dollar will have their names in the great register that will be prepared and as one of the most admirable possessions the Walker, president of the St. Luke's Bank, has pledged to give $500. The following is first—It will develop their spiritual, moral and intellectual powers, and prepare them to do missionary work at home and abroad. It will train them as homemakers, by developing their aesthetic tastes and strengthening their moral fiber, so as to enable them to join hands in making the home life of the race purer and more. Third—It will dignify labor and encourage habits of industry, by fitting women to professional service, and lift them so as to the common drudgery incident to ignorance. Fourth—It will prepare women to go into the business and professional world as nurses, clerks and musicians. It will be placed upon the development of strong moral character. The Bible will be the standard classic, and no student will be permitted to take training in any department who will not be trained in training, take the Christian Culture Course. Don't you think that it is worthy of your help and your prayers? GET A BUSINESS EDUCATION We do not see why some of our young women who graduate from our high school, or from our college, do not fit themselves for that for which there is an urgent call. For instance, Mr. S. St. Clair, one of the most successful furniture and fixtures in the city, has been inquiring for some time for a girl or woman to act in his establishment as cashier, stenographer and bookkeeper to save the money we have to spend in the Stae. He is to enlarge his business in the near future by extending his establishment to date crockery department, and must have a woman whose entire time can be devoted to the correspondence and bookkeeping of the students of these things when they are educating their sons and daughters. Hair dressing seems to be the highest ambition of our girls, and we are a colored steppegar, one having had a business course at some of our business colleges as a foundation for actual business experience, have been made before. Without training, coursework can be a waste. Mr. St. Clair will have to send East for a stenographer and bookkeeper of his own race to Portland and the women clean men and wash their porch. The women clean men has given them that talent, and they are improving it, and have no reason whatever to be ashamed of their occupation. business education is not at all, and proper calling" if you feel that you wish to be a bookkeeper, stenographer and office worker, and know that you have the ability and the "stick-up" skills to evaluate that talent: if not, do something else. It is a shame that any publication should talk such trash. The only disgrace in any labor is the half-hearted doing of the race. It is the same of the sons why the race has so many girls who are on the downward path. They are taught that just certain kinds of work can be done by one’s bum. Then, if they cannot do that, or are unable to secure a certain position, they refuse to work at all. But they must live. Their parents are unhappy with the work they have strained far from the right path. It is not one’s occupation, but the individual. Work is work the world over. The only difference of the compensation is that of the England, and to all: Do that for which you are best fitted. Negro dolls are being introduced in the Republic of Costa Rica. The order has been received from Rev. William Forde, of Port Limon. Mrs. Fannie Lucas, of Nashville, Tenn., has twenty hens, which have laid 243 eggs during April. Mrs. Mamie Robinson, daughter of the late Rev. Moses Dickson, is seriously ill at St. Louis, Mo. The Baptist State Convention and Woman's Educational and Missionary Convention meets at Quincy, Ill., May 18-23. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs will be in attendance. Mrs. Jones, of St. Louis, is quite a successful business woman. She is the manager of the Commercial Hotel, in Morgan street. The house contains seventy-eight rooms. Mothers' Day was observed at St. Louis, Mo. at St. Paul's Church last Sunday. All attending women a white caucasian in memorial to the mother. The program was under the direction of Miss Ella Sevier. A FORAKER TESTIMONIAL SCHOL ARSHIP Movement to Honor Ohio's Sturdy Ex Senator by Establishing Educational Fund at Wilberforce University. WILBERFORCE, Ohio, May 1.—The suggestion has been made in influential circles that a scholarship be established at a university with an estimated of the high esteem in which the country hold former Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. He upon hereabouts as a very happy suggestion, and numerous communications have been received stating that it is the most fitting way to express in a letter to the senator that he should shadow the veneration for the distinguished statesman who did so much for the Negro soldiers in the Brownsville matter. Wilberforce, in his shadow of the Foraker home, and being the institution closest to his heart, is certainly the ideal place for the establishment of a scholarship. Senator Foraker would appreciate the distinction his admirers would thus confer upon him, and it it goes without the saying that he would be enthusiastic beyond measure in bringing the project to a successful culmination. A leading minister of Greene county is of the opinion that if the colored people throughout the country would fall in with this very practical suggestion it would not be long before there would be established a scholarship of at least $10,000, which would be a fortunate thing for the school and a lasting benefit to the race. It has been reported that a group of well-known colored gentlemen are willing to elaborate the idea they think it would be well to limit the amount of the individual donations to one dollar—except in special cases the giver is the possessor of argum means or is nurtured by Negro education. It is believed that the masses would take hold and contribute liberally if a start is vigorously made. The Negro education is not tested by testify in this fashion to their gratitude for the labors of their champion, if they could be aroused and made to see the value of their contributions. Race know that they lose nothing by standing up for the constitutional rights of the black people of America. The pulp, public schools and organizations of various types are being asked to take up the matter and agitate the question, so that something can be done. Senator Foraker's brilliant career, his indomitable courage and untiring fight for justice, are too fresh in the national mind to encourage, so built his own monument in the hearts of his people, and all that ought to be necessary to awaken the Negro's sense of gratitude is indicate the mood by which the proposer can be believed upon this earnest battler for the right. A hint to the wise is sufficient. It remains to ask the people of the country whether they think of the plan that will not only give credit where credit is due, but assist materially in perpetuating the type of nature's noblemen for whom the nature's benefactors has fought with unexamined vigor. Special to THE FREEMAN. John Palmer, at 1814 Dearborn street, died last week. He leaves a mother and many friends. COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT LANE COLLEGE. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special THE FREEMAN KISSON THE WEEK June 3 great things for the people of this community. It is the commencement week at Lane College. This closes on Monday. The next day der the administration of President J. P. Lane, A. M., and the outlook for the institution was never brighter. President Lane College is being pushed rapidly to its highest point in organization and efficiency. The new $12,500 hall for the girls is a beauty, and the college is being equipped of things about the college. This is the first year this building has been used, and its erection marks the placing of the institution in the college equipped schools for our people in the South. CHICAGO, ILL. Ohio. With this galaxy of talent the occasions in connection with the closing of school will be of intense interest. Each year it takes from many places attend these exercises, as they are of more than local interest. Pink's Purgo, (Eat it like Candy.) OPTIMISM. "Everything that can happen to disrupt the relations between the races has already happened. We have reached, in my opinion, the extreme of racial friction, and reaction has already set in. The finest types of Southern character are becoming more and more each year disgusted with the extreme radicalism, with the extreme legislation, with the extreme methods of punishing the Negro, with the extreme utterances against his education. From now on, in my opinion, we are going to witness a sanity of self-control, a liberality on the part of the men of the white race in the South toward the Negro, that we have not witnessed in the past."—A statement by Booker T. Washington. Let us hope that Mr. Washington sees it right as to the future. True enough, everything has "happened to disrupt the relations between the races." Whatever else may happen can only be of a kind to what has happened, a great, big admission, but for the best if the tide is beginning to turn. Mr. Washington is in a position to know, most especially concerning the South, and where the change is most needed. No one will take exceptions to him when he says extreme utterances against the Negroes' education have ceased. He, however, leaves unsaid anything pertaining to the political future. Is the political situation improving to the satisfaction of the leading colored men of the South? If they have concluded that the game's not worth the candle, turning to the marts, industrialism in general, where they find pleasure and profit, and, moreover, where they become agencies in providing means of existence for their race fellowmen, we may infer that even the political situation is improving, since these willingly turn aside to the pursuits of men as seen about them. In turning aside, they not only contribute to racial stability, but they simplify conditions by self elimination, the only apparent ugly feature of which was the pressure brought to bear—force, compelling the Negroes to preserve themselves. We say apparent ugly feature advised, looking mean and special in that the compelling influence was not exerted against other men. On reflection, after years of reflection, it has been seen what was considered hardships have been saving remedies. The compelling influences, we do not say were directed with the design of making the Negroes independent in financial affairs; it was simply the result of the system and which system had to be if man were true to himself. The colored men were grossly in error as to judgment when they thought they were to be taken in on equal terms after what had been. Think of what happened; this added to the natural antipathy of races as they depart from the agreed notions of race perfectness. Those rules of common judgment are just beginning to be applied, after the relentless opposition of the years when the white South acted as one man. And must we add, and with reason? Reverse the situation, then think. The Negro was unduly represented in politics; he has been very poorly prepared to take active part in politics even unto this day, since he is so little concerned with those interests with which politics has to do. It is logical that he waits until he has something to make a fuss about, and until he knows how to make a fuss about it. We will not be understood to mean that the Negroes drop out of sight politically; it means that they stir according to their interest, for that is the logic of the situation. When they do move it is noted, and called officiousness. If the Negro waits until he has something to make a fuss about, he will do just what is being done in the South. A calm activity in politics, we think, will be the expected, the exercising of the voting privilege will be expected, but it seems the sense of the day from the White House down that extreme rationalism is to rule. Men are being measured by actual conditions and not by the laws. 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Once the Infidels rallied, but so sudden was the attack, so irresistible the forward dash of the cavalrymen, that they became discouraged and broke and fled toward their horses, with the soldiers in pursuit. Slim hurried to Dick's side, seeing he was the worst hurt. As he knelt beside him the dying man opened his eyes and smiled. Leaning over him, Slim heard him gently whisper, "Tell her I know she was true and not to mind." With a deep sigh, his eyelids fluttered, and all was still. The scouts had taken charge of Jack, who was unconscious and bleeding freely. DICK LANE. PARK From the spring the fighting had drifted southward. Few of the Indians reached the horses, and fewer still got away. Scattering shots showed the hunt for those who fled on foot was still on. Then soft and mellow over canyon and mesa and butte floated the bugle call, recalling the cavalrymen to the guiden. Back they came, cheering and tumultu- Carved his name on a ous, only to be bowler. silenced by the presence of their dead. presence of their dead At dawn the next day they began the long march back to Fort Grant. Silm took charge of Jack, nursing him back to life. CHAPTER XV It is dawn in the valley of the Sweetwater ranch has gathered for the round-up and the drive to the railroad. In the absence of her husband Echo Payson had assumed complete charge of the ranch and with the help of Sagebrush had carried on the work just as she thought Jack would do, hoping against hope for his return in safety and hiding her sorrow from those about her. Under a clump of cottonwood a chuck wagon has halted. Many of the boys on the round-up are still asleep, the night herders returning to camp. The cook, Parenthesis, has started his preparations for breakfast. Parenthesis is mixing dough in a dishpan set on the tallboard. Sagebrush kneels near him, putting on his spurs preparatory to saddling up, as he goes on the first relief. Wake up Texas an' the other boys, "noseo" ordered Sagebrush. The Cal- fioranl threw away the butt of his cigarette and shook each man by the shoulder. With much vawning and rubbing of eyes the men crawled from their sleeping bags. Dashing cold water into their faces from a basin beside the water barrel, they drank copiously of the coffee which Parenthesis poured out for them. "Mostly all the boys are in now, ain't they?" asked Parenthesis, looking about the group. "Yep," answered Sagebrush. "We'll finish brandin' the calves today. I reckon Fresno will have to take charge of the drive. I can't leave the ranch until Jack gets back." Show Low was the only sleeper who had not responded to Parenthesis' call. That worthy walked over and gave him a kick which brought forth a grunt, but no other sign of an awakening. Returning to the fire, Parenthesis took a tin cup and poured himself out a cup of coffee. "Heard any word from him yet?" he asked as he gulped the beverage. "Nothin," replied Sagebrush grimly. "Slim wrote from Fort Grant he was on the trail, but the 'Paches were out. an' they wouldn't let him leave the fort till the soldiers went with him." "Slim hadn't ougher gone an' left things the way he did. Buck McKee is gettin' a lot of bad men together an' lows he is goin' to run for serheriff himself." growled Fresno. "I got my eye on that Peruna." "Peruna! Who's he?" asked Texas. "One of Buck's outfit," answered Fresno. "He is mighty slick with the runnin' iron an' brandin' other folks' calves." "We can't be too careful," warned Sagebrush. "Things is strained to the bustin' point, an' any promise of gun play is goin' to set off a whole lot of fireworks." Show Low was on the verge of waking up. This he did by gradually increasing the volume of each snore and breaking it off with a whistle. At the very moment Sagebrush suggested gun play Show Low snorted his loudest. “What that?” asked Sagebrush, grabbing his revolver. “Show Low. He’s a regular brass band when he gets started—from the big trombone down to the tin whistle,” laughed Fresno. “It’s a wonder he can sleep alongside of that noise.” “他 can't,” Fresno volunteered. “He'll wake himself up in a minute. He's off now.” The snores of Show Low grew more frequent until he climaxed his accompaniment of sleep with one awful snort, which awakened him. “Eh, what's that?” he yelled as he bounded to a sitting posture. "Didn't I tell you?" queried Fresno. Sagebrush grinmed and slowly arose, gathering up his saddle and rope. Swinging one over each arm, he started toward the corral, saying: "Come on, boys; we got a lot to do today. Glt your hosses." The night riders were coming into camp, meeting their comrades with grunts or in a few words telling them what to guard against in some particular part of the grazing herd. The sun had risen. The cattle were on their feet browsing the short, sweet grass, moving slowly toward the river. "Work!" growled Show Low. "Darn me if I ain't commenced to hate it!" Fresno picked up his saddle to follow his foreman, but paused long enough to fire this parting shot at the cook: "Say, Parenthesis, if them biscuits you're makin' is as hard as the last bunch, save four of 'em for me. I want to shoe that pony of mine." Parenthesis threw a tin cup at Fresno, who dodged it. Punching the dough viciously, he said: "Darn this housekeepin'! Geis a feller's hands all rough. It's enough to spile the disposition of a saint." His soillouqy was interrupted by Buck McKee riding up to the wagon from the Lazy K outfit, which was camping a mile below them. "Hello, cookie! How goes it?" was his greeting. "You wind it up, an' it goes eight days," Parenthesis bellowed, his temper fast reaching the breaking point. "Jack Payson ain't back yet?" Buck asked, paying no attention to the bad humor of Parenthesis. "Not that I knows on." The cook rolled the dough with elab orate care. "Nor Hoover?" "Ain't seen him," he replied curtly. "Well they hain't comin' back, either FRANCISCO "Eh, what's that?" he yelled. They pulled it off pretty slick on us fellers. Hoover he lets Payson go an makes a bluff at chasin' after him. Then they gets off somewhere, splits up the money an' gives us the laugh. Parenthesis turned on him in anger and shouted: "I'll bet my outfit against a pair of green socks that either one of 'em or both will be back here before this round-up is over." "You will, eh?" snarled Buck. "Well, we're jes' waitin' fer' em. We'll swing Payson so high he'll look like a buzz THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER zard, an' as fer Hoover—well, ae's served his last term as sheriff in this here county—you hear me shoutin'." McKee cut his pony with his quirt and dashed away in time to escape an unwelcome encounter with several members of the Sweetwater outfit who were riding back to camp. The men were riding out their new string of ponies today. As each passed Parenthesis flung a gibe at him. He had resumed his breadmaking when Polly rode up to the wagon. "Hello, Parenthesis!" was her greeting. "What is the matter with you?" JACKSON "Nothin'. This here housekeepin' is gettin' on my nervous system some fearful." Parenthesis struck the dough a savage whack and added, "I ain't cut out for housekeepin'." "You've been cut out all right," retorted Polly, glancing at his legs, "whatever it's for." Parenthesis was not a b a s h e d. "Yep, ferr straddin' a hoss," he proudly replied. as if that were the chief end of man. Polly, thus balked in her teasing, tried a new form of badinage. "Say, the boys are all braggin' on your breadmakin'. Won't you give me your receipt?" "Good cooks," said Parenthesis, "never give away their receipts. Brings bad luck to 'em next time." "Aw, come now, Parenthy, tell me, an' I'll let you make my weddin' cake." "Will you? An' let me put in whatever I want fer jokes on the boys?" "Yep, everything goes." "Oh, I'll give 'em somethin' to dream on, you can bet your sweet life—soap fer Fresno's finger, clothespif Show Low's nose, bottle of anty-fat Fslim! It's a swop, Miss Polly!" "Well, out with your great secret of breadmakin'." "Well, Miss Polly, I take flour an' water an' sourin's an' a pinch of salt" "Flour an' water an' sourin's an' a plunch of salt!" repeated Polly, totting the list off on her fingers. "Why, so do I, an' so does every one. It must lie in the workin'. How long do you work the dough, Parenthesis?" "It must lie in the workin'," repeated Parenthesis solemnly. "Why, I work it an' work it"—he continued with exasperating slowness. "How long do you work it?" asked Polly impatiently. "Till my han's look purty clean-like!" said Parenthesis, holding up his floury paws. "Then you've got a day's work still before you!" snapped Polly, huffed at seeing herself the victim of a chaffing that she herself had begun. "I won't bother you any longer. So long!" Parenthesis, however, desired to continue the conversation. "When is this here hitch between you an' Bud comin' off?" he asked. Polly drew herself up proudly and, speaking with assumed haughtiness, replied, "We're figurin' on sendin' out the cards next month." The cowboy's eyes twinkled. "Well, I'm a-goin' to give up cigaroot smokin'." "What for?" asked Polly in surprise. "Goin' in trainin' to kiss the bride." "That's nice!" said Polly, beaming. "Tep, have to take up chawin', like Bud Lane." Polly was saved from having to answer by Sagebrush galloping up to the wagon. "Put on your gun!" he shouted to Parenthesis. Asking no questions, the cowpuncher obeyed his foreman. Trouble was brewing; that he could plainly see. All he had to do was to obey orders and shoot when any one tried to point a gun at him. Turning to Polly, he cried, "Where's Mrs. Payson?" "She come over with me, but stopped to look over the tally for those cows that are gain' with the drive." More to himself than to Parenthesis or Polly, Sagebrush said: "I wish she'd stayed at the ranch. This range is no place for women now. Buck McKee an' his outfit has tanked up with Gila whisky, an' they're just pawin' fer trouble." "What's come over people lately?" asked Polly. "It's all along of Hoover gain' away like he did an' leavin' us without a shelff or nobody that is anybody makin' a bluff at law an' order!" cried Sagebrush. "It's sot this section back twenty years," observed Parenthesis. "That's what it has," agreed the foreman. "Fresno reports that he found that Peruna of the Lazy K outfit slappin' the Lazy K brand on one of our calves. There ain't nobody can maverick no calves belongin' to this outfit, not so long as I'm ranch boss an' captain of the round-up. We've got to take the law in our own han's an' make an example of this bunch right now." Sagebrush meant what he said. He was gathering re-enforcements from his own men. He knew that the boys of the Allen ranch would side with him, and he felt that there were enough lovers of law and order in the county to declare themselves against the high handed methods of Buck McKee and his followers. "Come on, you fellows!" shouted Show Low as he rode past the wagon up the range. "What is it now?" asked Sagebrush. Over his shoulder Show Low low-tailed: "We all had a run-in with that Buck McKee's bunch. Fresno's laid out with a hole in his shoulder. Billie Nicker's cashed in. I've got some of the Triangle boys, an' we're goin' to make a clean-up." "You ain't goin' to do nothin' unless I say so. We don't want no range PACIFIC R. "Gee, I'll miss something if I don't hurry up!" war. We'll git the man that did the killin'. Come on!" commanded Sage-brush. Polly galloped after the men, saying, "Gee, I'll miss something if I don't hurry up!" CHAPTER XVI. WHEN Jack closed the door behind him to follow and find Dick Lane and bring him back to the woman who, the restorer believed, loved him, Echo Payson realized the supremacy over her soul—her pure ideals, her lofty sense of justice—of its tenement, the woman's body. The moral side of her desire toward Jack now became fixed in the purpose to lift him up to her own level. Now that he had gone from her on a mission that was fulfilling this very purpose of regeneration, although she had not sent him upon it for his sake, but her own, Echo knew that, after all, she was a woman. She loved Jack Payson with the unreasoning and unrestrained passion that sways even the highest of her sex. She very sensibly took refuge from her perplexing problems by jumping into the active life of the ranch. Faithfully she tried to perform all that she thought Jack would have done. Her father and mother wanted her to come back to her old home until he returned. There she would have more company and fewer memories of Jack surrounding her. Each offer, each suggestion, was kindly but firmly put aside. When Jack returned she must be the first to welcome him. Echo and her father, who was looking after his own cattle on the round-up, rode up to the chuck wagon after Parenthesis and Sagebrush crossed the valley to mete out justice to Peruna and fight out any attempts at a rescue. Dismounting, Echo walked wearily to the fire and sat down on a box. Bravely though she tried to conceal it, the strain was beginning to tell upon her. The tears would come at times despite her efforts to fight them off. The burden was so heavy for her young shoulders to bear. A note from Slim, written at Fort Grant with a lead pencil on a sheet of manila paper, told her briefly that he was going into the lava beds with the troops, as the Apaches were out. Dick and Jack, he wrote, were somewhere in the lava beds and he would bring them back with him. She dared not let herself think of the Apaches and the horrors of their cruelties. "Better let me get you somethin' to eat," said her father, returning from picketing the horses. Echo smiled wanly at her father's solicitude. "I am not hungry, dad." Jim seated himself by the fire. He recognized his helplessness in this trouble. "You been in the saddle since sun-up," he said. "You ain't had nuthin' to eat since breakfast. I don't see what keeps you alive." "Hope, dad, hope. It is what we women live upon. My heart isn't here. It's out in the desert behind yon mountains—with Jack." "There, there; don't take on so, honey." Kneeling beside her father, she laid her head on his lap, as she did in childhood when overwhelmed with the little troubles of the hour. Looking into his eyes, she sighed: "Oh, dad, it's all so tangled. I haven't known a peaceful moment since he went away. I've sent him away into God knows what unfriendly lands, perhaps never to return, never to know how much I loved him." Patting her head as if she were a tired child, he said: "I'll all come out right in the end. You can't never tell from the sody card what's in hock at the bottom of the deck." Further confidences between father and daughter were interrupted by the boys of the round-up dashing up to the wagon, with Peruna in the midst of the group. Peruna had been disarmed. Dragging the prisoner from his broncho, they led him before Alien who had risen from his seat. "What's all this, boys?" asked the ranchman. Sagebrush, as foreman, explained, "This here's Peruna of the Lazy K outft" Alien looked at the prisoner, who maintained a sullen silence. "What's he been doin'?" "Mostly everything, but Fresno caught him red handed brandin' one of our yearlin's," cried Sagebrush. "It's a lie!" broke in Peruna, glancing doggedly from one to another of his guards. He knew death was the penalty of the crime of which he stood accused. He felt that a stoutenia would gain him time and that Buck and his outfit might come up and save him. "Polite your conversation in the presence of a lady!" cried Parenthesis, nodding toward Echo. "That calf was follerin' my cow," answered Peruna sullenly. "It was follerin' one of our long horned Texas cows with the Swetwater brand spread all over her." shouted Show Low, moving menacingly toward the cowering Peruna. "Fresno he calls him," continued Sagebrush, taking up the story, "an 'this here bad man turns loose his battery an' wings Fresno some bad. Then little Billie Nicker comes along, an' Peruna plugs him solid." Poor Billie had been Show Low's bunkle on many a long drive. That veteran now paid this last tribute to his friend. "Billie, who ain't never done no harm to no one." "He reached fer his gun"—began Peruna. Sagebrush would not let him finish his lame defense. "You shet up!" he cried. "We don't want your kind on this range, an' the quicker that's published the quicker we'll get sheet of you. We're goin' to take the law in our own hands now. Come on, boys!" Two of the boys seized Peruna, dragging him toward his horse. Echo halted them, however, with the query, "What are you going to do with this man?" "Take him down to the creek an' hang him to that big cottonwood!" cried Show Low savagely. Before Echo could answer Peruna demanded a hearing. "Hol' on a minute. I got somethin' to say about that!" "Out with it," growled Sagebrush. "Las' time there was an affair at that cottonwood the rope broke, an' the hoss thief dropped into the creek, swum acrost an' got away." Sagebrush glared grimly at Peruna. "Well, we'll see that the rope don't break with you." In all seriousness Peruna replied: "I hone so. I can't swim." Polly, glancing down the valley, saw Buck McKee, with a half dozen of his outfit, riding furiously to the rescue of Peruna. "Look out, boys; here comes Buck McKee now!" she shouted. Unconciously the men laid their hands on their guns and assumed offensive attitudes. (Continued Next Week,) "ARBOR DAY" AT WiLBERFORCE Carnegie to Give $17,500 for Girls' Dormitory—President Scarborough to Raise Like Amount—Hard at WILBERFORCE, Ohio, May 1, "Arbor Day," authorized by law and set apart by the proclamation of Governor Judson Harmon, was appropriately observed here on Monday, May 1, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in Shorter Hall, and at 2:30 the faculty, students and friends of the University assembled on the college campus to continue the music and speeches and to attend the graduation, sizing the spirit of the occasion were delivered by former Chaplain T. G. Steward and Miss Halle Quinn Brown. H. G. Payne, Ethel Spots and M. H. Payne, Ethel Spots, extolled "Arbor Day," while W. P. Bayless, of the junior class, J. F. Wilson, of the sophomore class, and C. F. David and W. Burrell, of the junior class, like service. The class songs and "yells" were notable features. Three promising trees were planted. President W. S. Scarborough delighted Carnegie, the famous "seed king," had agreed to donate the handsome sum of $17,500 for a girls' dormitory, provided the university would raise a like amount. Building, as now planned, is to cost $35,000. "I have accepted Mr. Carnegie's generous offer," said Prof. Scarborough, amid tremendous applause, "and will as once can put up a very beautiful building for $35,000. With proper energy on our part, the task should be an easy one. We hope to begin the actual work of construction to work until we raise the $100,000 that is needed to develop the institution to the point where it can serve our people as they should be served, and to care for the imminent future of our women who would come to us if we could find room and adequate facilities for their education. I am greatly pleased with the results that have flown out of our efforts and that will be coming for still greater things in the future." The commencement season will be on soon, and it is the opinion of all who have attended the graduation period in the history of Wilberforce University. Many distinguished visitors will be present, and the program will be graced by the best speakers in the history of Wilberforce University, and the administration of President Scarborough bids fair to break all records. LOUISVILLE OBSERVATIONS BY OUR FIELD AGENT. The colored people of Louisville are very energetic. They number about fifty thousand, and have many institutions of learning, including men and women of the race who are engaged in all the various professions and business enterprises, as a large number of graduates from both North and South have settled here, and are making their power felt in the uplift of their race, which means a great deal for Louisville. The institutions is the Colored Library, which contains about seven thousand volumes of the best books. At its head is Mr. Blur, who has four assistants. We hope that theople of Kentucky by the city. This shows that the white people are assisting the Negroes on their onward march to enlightenment. We hope that the good work will continue. The Douglas Building is another institution, which is situated on West Walnut street, and is the prominent thoroughfares of the city. It is a three-story brick, and is the home of the Foreign Mission Board. The Woman's Department is the prominent thoroughfares of the city. The Men's Department is equipped with modern machinery and managed by T. Maize, who has five assistants. Louisville has also many thrifty business and professional men. Among them is H. W. H. H. H. who is the head of the National Benevolent Insurance Company of Kentucky. It came under the control of the present president in 1919 and is increasing in membership every day. COOK Waiters and Cooks Prefer our Make Jackets and Linen because they have found them satisfactory. Write for Complete Catalogue FREE giving full instructions to order. Marcus Ruben, Inc., 800 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. Watches $6.50 buys a fine 15-jewelled Watch, "thin model." I have a limited number at this price. Each watch is guaranteed a good timekeeper. Come in and let us show you this watch before they are all gone. CARL L. ROST, DIAMOND MERCHANT, 15 N. Illinois St. The Claypool Hotel is Opposite Me Successor to Leonhard Schurr. Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Clocks, Silverware and Cut Glass. Watch and Jewelry Repairing: Engraving New Phone. 3280. 338 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Gem Headache Powders, We guarantee that they will not affect the heart. Sure cure. Sent any place in the United States, three boxes 25c. A. Timberlake Estate, S. W. Cor. College Ave. & 16th Street. New Phone 3. Jackson's Pharmacy 16th Street & Senate Ave. Prescriptions a Specialty. New phone 7416. Indianapolis, Ind E. W. Tompkins APOTHECARY No substitution. Pure Drugs and Medicines Only. 511 Mass. Ave., - Indianapolis Both Telephones 1074. MEDICAL HALL PHARMACY Cor. Ill. St. and Ind. Ave. J. F. McLEAY, Prop. Hadley Bros., DRUGGISTS. Nelson's Hair Dressing. Nelson's Scalp Cleaner 755-757 Indiana Avenue. Near St. Clair St. Indianapolis. COLORED PEOPLE TREATED WHITE That dainty toilet delight and bleach, free from grease. Keep the skin silky soft and imparts that whiteness and suppleness so essential to beauty. Only at Stout's Drug Store, St. Clair and Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind DO YOU WANT MONEY? IF SO, SEE ME. I loan on Jewelry and all articles of value. Rates Reasonable. L. LEVENSON, 212 Indiana Ave. New Phone 6291. JOHN E. WILLIAMS, Groceries and Fine Meats Fruits and Vegetables. 1601 Cornell Avenue Indianapolis, Ind Complete Line of Shoes Repairing a Specialty. J. P. HEATON, 904 Indiana Avenue. Spring Millinery! At Reasonable Prices. (Miss Glenn's Old Stand.) 554 Mass. Ave. Fashionable Millinery. Sodding, Grading, Excavating, Sewer and Cistern work of all kinds. JENKINS & HODGERS, 2146 Dexter St. Phone 2014 North. A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY At 225 Indiana Avenue, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ADVERTISING RATES : Five cents per line. Base of measure—solid agate, 14 lines to an in. $372 lines in a column of 12 lines. Additional additional advertisement inserted on first page. Special rates on standing professional and business cards. Reasonable discount for long time and special rates on doe per line. Special rates on "write ups." Entered at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Ind., as second class matter. New Phone 2880. GEORGE L. KNOX, Publisher and Managing Editor. ELWOOD C. KNOX, Business Manager. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1909. President Taft will work down to the colored contingent by and by. May is now in the act of redeeming itself. May it continue. For a while it was thought that the month had forgotten its duty. If the mob will lynch Negroes, they owe it to themselves that it be for something different than assaulting white women. Those animals in Africa might just as well lie down when they see Mr. Roosevelt coming. It would amount to the same thing. Then if the thousands of clerks can attend the baseball games in Washington, D. C., it means something to the baseball magnates. Senator Aldrich says that he has studied the question for thirty years, and therefore he knows what he is talking about. Both sides? It begins to look as if the tariff business in Congress has been reduced to the point where it is merely a question of victory or defeat for the pros or cons. It is evident that the Porto Ricans must come clean if they want the good will of Uncle Sam. President Taft says they are toying with their opportunities. If the show business called for all the bad weather we've been enduring they might have put us further down the list. Nobody wants to be up so high on the program anyhow. Melmed V has buckled on the sword of Osman, kissed the sacred robe, and done the other functions incident to his ascendency to the throne of Turkey, hence he has been duly coronated. If the tariff would simply keep up the wages without the arbitrary slashing from time to time, wouldn't mind if food did stay up. But with food up and wages down, it's a hard combination to beat. The National Negro Business Men's League meets for its annual session at Louisville this year. Indianapolis can stand another meeting; the stimulus of the meeting a few years ago has about died out. Then, too, May should remember that it must furnish the flowers for Decoration Day—a distinction not coming to any other month. It will have to work like a Trojan to be ready by the 30th. The Freeman appreciated invitation to be present and platform ticket to the men's meeting of the Washington Colored Y. M. C. A., at Belasco Theater, Sunday, May 9, Washington, D. C. Dr. Booker T. Washington was the speaker. The Boston police have captured two more persons, men who want James Whitla's money. They demanded $10,000, and while awaiting a reply in the postoffice were arrested. They threatened to kidnap Willie unless the money was forthcoming. Ex-President Roosevelt is making good in Africa. He and Kermit are keeping them busy carrying them away. Mr. Roosevelt won friends for his nerve; he is still winning them. He seems to have a strange streak, but it counts like everything in his favor. Among the great number of candidates for the Recorder of Deeds, at Washington, D. C., is Scipio A. Jones, of Arkansas. He has the indorsement of the Republican State Central Committee of his State. Mr. Jones is one of the best-known Negro lawyers in the South. Tyler, Tex., is again in evidence as a scene of mob violence. May 1 the new court house was dedicated to the public use by hanging a Negro from the scaffolding. Some years ago a mob burned its victim. The same was suggested in this case, but cooler heads prevailed. "Col. J. O. Midnight," the well-known newspaper correspondent, has been thrown in the reflective mood by the passing of so many great men. He does not know when he may be called on to join the innumerable caravan, etc. Then, to paraphrase on Mr. Longfellow, deaths of great men also remind us. We are enjoyed to be ye also ready by the Master, for we know not the hour, very often, of the shuffling off of this mortal coil, as Shakespeare would say. The government clerks in Washington want to see more baseball than they have been in the habit of seeing. A daylight movement is on foot by which the clerks hope to go to work at 8 o'clock in the morning and quit at 3:30 in the afternoon, instead of 4 o'clock. The movement seems to meet with favor. The Porto Ricans, according to President Taft, have been dallying with their opportunity. One house of its Legislature refused to pass an appropriation bill because the other failed to act on measures it was interested in. Between the two their government has been sewed up for a period. Robert Pelham is another prominent Negro to have been arrested by the Washington, D. C., police. Pelham didn't like the way the policeman was clubbing a Negro woman. He got busy taking names for witnesses with a view of prosecuting the policeman. He was ordered to move on. Not moving fast enough, he was also taken in. Charleston, W. Va., is proving the colored man's political haven. Among the many political plums recently awarded were some that deserve mentioning, since they are unusual to most other localities, even when similar from political and racial viewpoints. Two men are sanitary inspectors, at $70 per month; two crematory men, at $70 and $60; poundmaster, $25 and fees; city paver, $60. The playground is now being strenuously advocated as a feature of child life—conducive to its health and happiness. Some one has said, where sunshine goes the doctor does not, and vice versa. The assertion is liberal, but the truth may be extracted. And why not? Is the sun less helpful to the little boys and girls than to the little plants? A bright, sunny day will sometimes chase the blues from a grown-up person. Albert S. White, dean of the Central Law School, Louisville, Ky., is one of the well-known candidates for the Liberian or Haytian missions, he having been endorsed strongly for either by Senator Bradley, of Kentucky. It had been said that Mr. White was a candidate for the Haytian mission only, the place now held by W. H. Furness, of Indiana. Mr. White is a capable man, the leading Negro lawyer of his State, and also the leading politician President Taft has also seen fit to express himself on the canal situation. In a recent issue of McClure's Magazine he expressed himself at length and interestingly. Whatever may have been his former views, he proved an excellent advocate for the type of canal now in the process of making. The reasons for increased cost over the first estimate are plausibly set forth, most of which are due to deliberate changes in the plans, and which were necessary in view of the probable demands on the canal. Heretofore the Freeman has expressed no preference between applicants for the Recordership of Deeds for the District of Columbia. But now that the name of our fellow townman and neighbor, James H. Lott, has been formally presented to the President by Senator Beveridge for the position, backed up by many of the best citizens of this State, we deem it but just to Mr. Lott and to the colored people of this State to say that no man, be he white or colored, in this or any other State, more richly deserves such recognition at the hands of the Republican party than Mr. Lott. Besides being a man of character and ability, he is a faithful worker for his party's success, always ready to go at the call of the managers of the campaign for the achievement of party victory. His appointment would be creditable to his party and his race, and should be made by the President. If no monument ever marks the grave of President William H. Councill, the great institution which is the result of the labor of his busy life will be a fitting monument to his memory. Well that his resting place is midst the scenes of the activity of Normal. Here the boys and girls can never go so far as to forget the principles for which President Councill lived and labored, and the policies that made Normal famous and acceptable. His early life was marked by hardships and deprivations. He had none of the advantages which he has striven to make possible for the boys and girls of other generations. How well that life has been spent, and the impression it has created, is attested by the hearty and sincere tributes paid to the memory of the illustrious educator. Perhaps the best evidence of the greatness of the man is shown in the fact that the principles which he advocated years ago, and for which he was bitterly opposed, afterwards became the acknowledged standard of Negro endeavors. Normal and its graduates will always do well in its policies and in their lives if the memory of President Councill ever abides and his influence accepted as a shining star.—From the Normal Index, the publication of Dr. Councill's school. WEST BADEN, IND. Edward H. Rogers, who has been nursing at the West Baden Hotel for the past two years, is now in Long Island N. Y. "I. M. Y." He is a graduate of the Williams' a well-known eastern business man. MARIANNA, FLA. The Odd Fellows' sermon was preached at St. Luke's Baptist Church. Sunday night, by the pastor, Rev. Edgar Allen. Mr. Willie Hughes delivered the address. CLARKSVILLE, TENN. Mrs. D. A. Trotman left for Chicago Sunday morning ... Mrs. E. H. H. Smith, of Steenland, Pa., was the guest at the meeting. Rev. Sam Beasley, Coffeville, Kans., was a pleasant caller at No. 1034 Main street last week. The missionary meeting is in session. Mrs. E. H. H. Smith, pastor, Hebron Lodge, I. O. O. F., held its annual sermon at St. John's Baptist Church, Sunday. Mrs. the sermon preached on No. 87, Seymore. Mrs. the sermon preached on No. 87, I. O. O. F., held its annual sermon at St. Peter's Church, Sunday, May 9. The missionary Rock Club met with Mrs. Cherry, in POST OAK, ALA. SPECIAL TO THE TREEMAN. Bean was married Sunday afternoon, May 2, at the home of Mrs. Elmira Bean, three miles west of Post Oak. Rev. Moore officiated. The best man was Mr. Albert Bell, the best wife was Mrs. Albert Bell. A large number of friends were present. W. H. Wallace, the Freeman's agent, spent several days in Post Oak last week. While he was visiting his brother, C. Cameron. Mr. Cameron is a successful farmer. He owns a comfortable home and seven acres of land. Rev. Jas. Perry, the owner of the three houses, will preach the third Sunday in the month. QUINCY, ILL Special to THE FREEMAN Lieut. C. H. Freeman and wife, of Jacksonville, Ill., were the guests of Mrs. Oliver Jackson last Sunday...Miss Katie Kenney is church is preparing for a large church at the Baptist convention, which will meet here May 20. Mr. Wm. Brown succeeded in on the police force last week...Mr. and Mrs. thing they had in the storm last Saturday. NEW ORLEANS, LA Special to THE FREEMAN W. Green, Supreme and Grand Chancellor, from the Grand Lodge session, returned home-from the Grand Lodge session, Lake Charles, La., where he was re-elected. Lincoln Park ticket off, T. R. Anderson. CLARKSDALE, MISS Special to THE FREEMAN J. H. Hogan made a quick trip to Vickersburg. Miss., on the 9th to see after the new fixtures to be installed in the Palace Gled This company was organized with a number of men with a capital stock of $1,000. The building which they will occupy is being erected. Yazoo avenue, near the G. & M. Viecht. They expect to open their doors on June 1. KANSAS CITY, MO Special to THE FREEMAN Allah Temple No. 6, Ancient Arab Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Allah Court, Daughters of Isis, will trollley to Leavenworth Friday night, May 21, and in attendance Friday morning, Noble T. W. H. Williams, potentiate art, Noble T. W. H. Williams, potentiate art, Noble T. W. H. headwater at Baltimore and 33 degree Mason, recorder; Noble George Roberts, treasurer; Under the auspices of the Matron's Administrative Council O. E. S. a beauregard, held in Lily Hall May 11. Bell Edward Hart, secretaryIarus Temple No. 116, S. M. T. and the United Order of True Reformers will give their third annual may party at Lily Hall May 18. Mrs. Emma Hart, chairman, will pass through orr city en route to Boston for his Pekin of Music in San Francisco. FLINT, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. BALTIMORE, MD. The Freeman can be found at 602 South Eutaw street or at Camden's McCubbins agency. MINEOLA, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. A large number of the farmers planted the cotton over the corn crop. Prof. Earnest Denarius with us again and will stay awhile. . . Miss Addie McFarlane is at home now. She is going to the Gunter. Gunter is cooking for N. S. Sodeskon. . . The First Baptist Church will soon be completed. . . Sandy Anderson has fresh butter on the table. SHELBYVILLE. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN Sunday was red-wetter lay for the Second aBistat Church of this city and large crowds were at the church continuously from early morning till the close of the day, when evening arrived. The third anniversary of the church. Several former pastors were in attendance, including Rev. Miles Bassett, the oldest ex-pastor; Rev. R. Miller, second oldest, and Rev. F. P. Grenner, third oldest, plimenting Rev. H. W. Jones and his congregation. Music features of the day were in charge of William Hines, choir leader., Mrs. A. Ramsey returned Thursday from university, and Mrs. A. Ramsey returned Tuesday to the lucky boy or girl by the Rosar-Mason stock company. Splendid services were conducted at the Second M. E. Church last Sunday., Mr. and Mrs. John Bassett, and Mrs. J. H.ville glove factory opened Tuesday. Twenty-five machines were put in running order. GREENVILLE, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Dora Baker and J. W. Wesley on the sick list...Mr. Earnest Vance is con- ferent with Mr. J Hasken was quiet sick last week...Revita P. Hines in clarksville church...L. H. Hines was in Clarksville. Tex. last week...Rev. J. W. King preached Odd Fellows' annual sermon, which was prepared by Mr. J Hasken. Pratt and Jim Griffin have nearly completed their homes...Jas. Jefferson was out of the city on business last week...The C. M. E. sunday school and Epworth League enjoyed opened up their cafe. DELHI O Mrs. Geo. oBoston - save an ice cream social and entertainment at her home Saturday day evening. A neat sum was realized and a pleasant time enjoyed by all present... Mrs S. Murphy, of Washington avenue, has a very sick baby at the present writing... Mrs. Murphy, of Washington avenue, has been scheduled to preach the rally sermon at Sekitin, Ohio, the fourth Sunday in this month for the Rev. J. H. Brooks, of the C. M. E. Church. The meeting will be held in the city hall. Several people will be engaged and a grand time is expected. MASSILLON, O Mose Lowry, who was attacked with a barbary knife the S. S. convention, is slowly. BOONVILLE, IND. Mrs. Anne Bronston is viting her parents in Newburgh this week…Willie Lee left Sunday for a few days stay in Owensboro, Ky. . . Clarence Bronston has signed up with the Newburgh High School. Morpin schol will close the 27th. They will unite with Newburgh and Rockport schools. . . Miss Hattie M. Loving has returned from Newburgh, where she has been at the bedside. Bennie Simmon is still on the sick list. . . The Odd Fellows and House of Ruth of this place went to Evansville in a body to their annual thanksgiving service. Rev. Dr. Shaw, Odd Fellows, is on the board of a wonderful sermon. . . Mrs. Salle Grimes, Peter Grimes, who has been on the sick list for quite a while, is better at this writing. . . Rev. J. C. G. Graves filled the stand at the Newburgh High School grand rally at the M. E. Church Sunday preaching services at 11 a. m. 3 and 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Rev. I. F. White, pastor...Master Edward Davis, who was struck by the traction car last week and was taken to the hospital and three on the shoulder. He is reported doing nicely...The Knights of Pythias lodge that set up here last Wednesday week is doing nicely. Misses Agnes and Merla Morpin, who are also reported to have made this month. Mr. Clifford Simmons, who is in the first year at high school and is also making a record, was elected keeper of records and of Pythias the K. of P...The records of Pythias turn out in a body and go to Evansville. TOLEDO, O. Special to THE FREEMAN The Naglichim Glee Club of the U. of M., which is composed of Negro students, gave a fine program Friday evening, May 7, at the First Baptist Church. The boys showed their first act. The whole program was a success. Those who are natives of Toledo should especially appeal to the mothers and fathers and most particularly to those who have been in the school. The All Saints' Episcopal Mission is about to lose one of its best friends and admirers in the person of the Rev. Mr. Leffingwell, who is now about to close his term. The school is in the possession of a trust. Mr. Leffingwell has done all in his power worthy of a churchman to promote the cause and growth of All Saints. In his power worthy of a churchman to promote the favorable growth and gains of this little mission. The pastor and congregation voiced with one accord wishes for the achievement of unsurmountable joys in his new field. He found it pleasant to indorse Warren A. M. E. Church has her boast in her Sunday school, which is the largest in her town. Ed. Emmons. He found it pleasant to indorse Warren A. M. E. Sunday school. We lay stress upon the wise management which has at its head the wise co-operation of Ed. Emmons. The choice of Mr. Clemenson was for judgment, he being well fitted for the place. Te organization of the Sunday school merits the wise co-operation of the teachers and A. Cohns, supercedes with his Sunday school. YOUNGSTOWN, O. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Wallace Ormes and Mrs. William Hull, of Warren, visited Bonesetter Reese, Saturday. Mrs. Ormes dislocated her shoulder, Eckes, John Holmes and Mrs. Tucker remained in the hospital last week...Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fagan and Mrs. Etta Lincoln are able to be out after a short illness. Mrs. Young Langston Burton, Miss Hazel Tucker, and Mrs. Charles Jackson, of Newcastle's Thursday afternoon. The meeting was well attended...Mr. Howard Jenkins and Mr. A. Thompson, the tonsorial artist, are on sick list...Mr. E. E. Budanura was the sick man, Dr. H. Simpson, last week...Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Berry have moved to their country home south of Connersby. Mrs. G. Simpson, of Connersby, will be on skating party, Monday evening, at Avon Park Rink, was well attended, and as the weather was bad he will have a party Monday evening. Mrs. G. Simpson, will be on number of faces...The event of the 17th Monday evening, skating at Avon Park Rink; Tuesday evening, grand ball, by A. Simpson; grand concert and literary entertainment, by Men's Progressive Club, in Town Hall, and a dance by the Buckeye Lodge of Elks...Charles Washington, Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Tucker, will be the anterson of Newcastle, was in the city Sunday. PARIS, KY. Special to The Freeman MUNCIE. IND. Master Dan Kelley has received transportation by the Woman's Improvement Club to win her Enfortaine. O. W. Mipliim has been born in Newcastle. Mipliim Bell Mitchell attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Frances Jackson, at Oxford, O. ... Frank Evans has returned to Muncie after a long absence. Henderson, Ky.-Charlie Palmer has gone to Kokomo. Ind., to visit his brothers.. The annual thanksgiving sermon of the Gas Belt Church will be given by the holds of Ruth, will be held at the A. M. E. Church, Sunday, May 16.. On Monday evening, May 17 means the will be given by the archives of Franklin Hall Wallace, Frank Means, Miss Hawkins, Orvil Hanks and Scottie Gram report a very pleasant trip to Knightstown, Ind., last Monday. The Gram report will be visited at the K. P. Hall Monday evening. LOGANSPORT. IND. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dickson entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. aMone at dinner Sunday ...Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris ...Mr. and Mrs. Ind. ...Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Artist...Mr. Manley Newson has purchased a new two-story home on Washington street, south side, and will soon be able to visit the home gone to New Castle and Anderson for a couple of weeks' visit. The adult choir is prepared some special music for the reopening of the school. The Sunday school convention, which convenes in this city the 26th to the 29th of this month. ...Rev. N. W. Williams, of Richmond, Ind. ...Rev. N. W. Williams, of Richmond, Ind. ...Last Wednesday. ...Rev. E. W. Thomas, who has been in the city since last Thursday in the interest of the Colored Industrial School, has been invited to attend Monday morning. ...Mr. and Mrs. W. Loundes, of Madison, Ind. ...issued several invitations in this city Monday for their wooden wedding anniversary, which they will celebrate on Monday. ...Mr. and Mrs. Lowndes was formally Miss Minnie Hale, of Crawfordsville...Mrs. Geo. Allen and Mrs Janet Jones were the delegates who attended the logansport Sunday schools at the convention. DALLAS. TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN SPECIAL EDITION EMAIL Oda Hariri, at Wageron, Ohio, after a long illness, and was buried here. He leaves a large number of relatives and friends. At one time he was the master of the school, and was buried here. Tex. He had a very expensive patent which he was putting together, which would have brought him thousands of dollars, but before he was able to pay the reward. The funeral was held at old Bethel A. M. E. Church, Rev. Dr. Anderson, pastor, conducting the services. .Pride of the West Company, No. 4, and Oriental Company, No. 5, the Pythias, of the city, take this method to thank their many friends and members of the various orders for their many courtesies and services. To represent this great city at the coming Grand Lodge, which is to be held at Palestine in June. Death claimed and called for the funeral. Cooper, Mrs. Jennie V. Cooper, on Villa street. Tuesday night, after a short illness, Mrs. Cooper was identified with many in attendance. Her time in looking after assistance for the poor and needy of the race. Her words of cheer, which helped to console many, will be heard no more. The funeral services were held at Bethel A. M. E. Church, under the auspices of the New Order of the Heroines of Jericho of Masonry. Many touching resolutions were made to control by the ladies of the city and club MERIDIAN. MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN The Colored Odd Fellows of Meridian, Miss., had their annual sermon preached at the Masonic Temple on 26th avenue, corner 13th street, on Sunday, May 9, at 3 p.m. M. J. Branham, of the A. M. E. Church. The building lodges marched from their halls to the Temple. Nos. 6883, 4173, 2666 and 3066…Lodge No. 4117 and the Houshold of Rush had their annual sermon preached at Union Baptist Church of Meridian, of the A. M. E. Church. Buckenham, of the A. M. E. Church. He preached a sermon to a large congregation…Rev. C. L. Fisher, A. M. B. D., of the Houshold of Rush. He preached a monat of New Hope a Baptist Church to the students of the Meridian Baptist Seminary. Two ladies and one man graduate this year. Prof. G. M. Reece acted as master of cereal, of the Houshold of Rush. Columbus, Miss., preached. At 8 p. m. rev. J. S. Brockins, of the this city, preached an sermon to a large congregation. The school will close this week. Prof. Reece is a graduate of the University of year., Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Creezer's infant son, about three months old, died May 5 and was buried at the Masonic Cemetery. Rev. J. B. Branham, of El Bethel Baptist Church, of the Houshold of Rush. He went down the A. & V. R. a few days ago to see a sick relative whom he had not seen in a long time…A new church has been built, called Fagan's Chapel E. Zion southwest of the city, near the fertilizing factory. Rev. G. H. Fagan is the pastor. ST. PAUL. MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN. Rev W. Carter preached the Thanksgiving service in Carter Lodge, No. 2292, G. U. of O. Fellows, on last Sunday. Mars Lodge is one of the oldest colored lodges in the city. They have purchased six lots on Aurora avenue and Kent street and have finally acquired the erection of a new building. The proposed building, when completed, will have a fully equipped gymnasium and bowling alley, a public auditorium and lodge rooms for the club. The club will have a whole, when completed, will cost $20,000. Robert Adams attended the Charity Ball in Chicago on April 29, and reports a very pleasant trip.... The Boys' Culture Club will help develop the moral and physical life of theletic exhibition at Tachida's Hall, on Tuesday evening, May 25. Mr. M. A. Bolling, who is manager of the club, is laboring diligently to help develop the moral and physical life of the club's great deal.... Mrs. Mary Walker, an old resident of St. Paul, died at the City Hospital on Saturday, May 8.... The U. B. F. and S. M. T. will hold their Thanksgiving service on Saturday, May 9. Mr. Cotton had lived in the city for many years, and was prominent member of the year. B. O. of the World, and for several years was secretary of the organization.... Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Charleston celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the year, May 14.... Mrs. Charles Walker, of Jay street, is in St. Joseph's Hospital, as the result of an accident. Mrs. Walker, while crossing University avenue, was struck by an automobile, which threw her several feet off the ground. Mrs. Charles Walker and one of her legs was broken. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN SEKITON. O. Special to THE FREEMAN Sticky Sweating Palms after taking salts or cathartic waters — did you ever notice that weary all gone feeling—the palms of your hands sweat—and rotten taste in your mouth — Cathartics only move by sweating your bowels Do a lot of hurt — Try a CASCARET and a lot of much easier the job is done—how much better you feel. CASCARET 10s a box for a week's treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxes a month. Baptist Church. Row Parker has a number of engagements to fill his summer...S. H. Pillow, proprietor of the Coca-Cola and Meat Market, will invite the public and friends to participate in the opening of THE POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE Policeman "Jack" Wattys, who so brutally beat up a drunken woman and so unintentionally corrupted her with the personal liberty of Robert Perkins, the clerk in Washington, recently, was before the District of Columbia Police Trial Board on Monday last, to answer charges made him plead guilty to the predictive officer. The charges grew of his not reporting "the incidentals" surrounding the arrest of the woman, no record of the scald wound he gave her or her husband, and no record of being in the station when Mason and Superintendent Sylvester began his investigation of the affair Sunday evening at the instance of Mr. Pelham's friends. Wattys is also being court-martialed on charges brought by headquarters officers for his interference with Mr. Pelham, the police officer, on Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m., having already covered a period of six hours, investigation. Prof. W. H. H. Hart, of Howard University, volunteered, and is looking after Mr. Pelham's interest before the Trial Board. SPEAKS FOR Y. M. C. A. Concluded from Page One. treme, and it was several minutes before order could be restored. Dr. Washington kept the house in and uproar by his timely witticisms and age stories. The illustrations were well done, and the anticipated and laughed at by his sapreative and sympathetic hearers before the story could be fully told. Never was a body of in such a happy humor, and the cause of the Washington Y. M. C. A. has been pushed along beyond measure. The Doctor's plain-spoken plea for subscriptions was the reason the collections were called for the display of check-books, "green money" and other currency was pleasing sight to behold. Everybody seemed willing and anxious to help on the ground. The colored people of the District of Columbia employed here in the government service alone earn on the government $5,000 per annum. The teachers of the Binghamton school at least $450,000. Surprise, together with all the rest, will have sufficient generosity to tribute the money necessary to order equipment this Y. M. C. A. building. I believe After another selection by the Amphibian Glee Club, Rev. Sterling N. Brown pronounced the benediction, and the people meeting ever held by the to the people of the Nation's capital came to the aid and amid the house of the manifold blessings of the day. The crowd on the platform reminded to shake hands with Dr. Brown and to thank the special things he had said. Congratulations were heaped upon the speaker and the managers. Followed adjournment, the Doctor was the grieves of Dr. John R. Francis for an automobile spin around the city. Dr. Washington left on the evening train for Tuskegee where he will make arrange- ment of the approaching commencement of the school. THE STAGE Prof. A. M. Damon, the black Paganini regards to the profession. Prof. A. M. Damon, the black Paganini, sends regards to the profession. One hundred and fifty theatrical agen- ies are asking to be allowed to run at New York. Epps and Lauretta are filling a second week's engagement at the Majestic Thea- ter at Cincinnati, O. Epps and Hodges will fill a two weeks' engagement at the Star and Carter Thea- ter Chicago, beginning Monday. George A. Williams, of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, sends regards to P. G. Jeff Fred Simpson and Q. Clark. Nichola Crigler and Rosa Payne, of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, were callers At The Freeman office last Saturday. Gus Goins, the entertainer, is spending some time at his home at M. Vernon, O. previews to his opening in vaudeville with a new act. Emma Goodall Owens is writing a song, 'I Can't Bear to Leave Thee and I Won't', which will be given to the public in a Bastus and Banks, who have acquired much success with their singing and dancing act, here and abroad, have closed their partnership. It has been reported that Eph Thompson, the elephant trainer, died recently at Alexandria, Egypt. Interment at Paris, France, May 6. Prince and Jackson will appear in a vaudeville sketch at the Foraker Theater, Xenia, O. called "Mr. Zephibiam, Johnson Brown, My Friend from Africa." The Foraker Theater at Xenia, O. opened Saturday to a small audience of rain. Edwards and oglesby are the proprietors. The theater is located at Columbus and Market streets. Billie Butler, the well-known trap drummer, is now located at the new Star Theater, Pittsburgh. P. Best regards to S. T. Glowery. P. G. Glowery's bumbs A. G. Truley, Fred Simpson and all friends in and out of the profession. Elys Slim Mason, high-class singing comedian, closed a successful season with P. G. Lowery and Morgan's Mighty Minstrels, and is now visiting his mother in Louisville. The team of E. Mason and Janice Jerry will be seen soon. Re-contact all friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wallburg, formerly of the Countown 400, are now playing at one of the leading vaudeville houses of the Countown, Raymond Wallburg starring the show, and taking part in five encores nightly, singing "Baby boll and Lovin' Rag." Vida S. Devine, after playing several of the houses in Chicago and making quite a success, has opened at the Monogram, this being her fifth engagement at this house, making quite a success with her husband, who is a song-song singer, singing this week "Black Jacks" (Tiggy Now) and "It Looks to Me Like a Big Night-To-Night." Would like to hear from all friends in and out of the profession. Mrs. Susie Wiley, whose husband died recently in Indianapolis, will probably join to Ranch Wild West Show in a few days. Mrs. Wallburg will be handed snakes with other shows, and is considered a top-notch at the business. She is billed as a Hindoo enchantress. She is a good looking mulatto woman, and could easily look the part. If she "bins," out we wish her every possible success. The Whitney Stock Company played three weeks in Nortok to crowded houses. They are now playing a two weeks' run in the Lyric Theater, Newport News. It is the Lillian Lewis theater managed by Nat Lillian and Lillian Lewis, and Walt Us colored hotel. They opened Thursday night, May 6, to more than 900 people, who shouted their approval from rise to rise of curtain. The company will go to Warren W. Cif Park, Pine Beach, Va., running musical July 29. The company will be greatly augmented and form the Southern Smart Company, playing the South, West and North. The company, Whitney heads the production, assisted by Homer Tutt, under the management of Barry and Wissell, directed by John J. Nolan. THESPIANS CLUB AT CHICAGO The Thespian Club, a home and lounging place colored profession, will soon open its doors in Chicago, will open a long-fit room at 2500 State street, occupying two floors, furnished at a cost of $3,000. John B. Rogers, president; Thomas McCain, secretary; the Chicago, the Thirty-ninth street, regards to Tim Owley and clever Billy Lynn. THE AIR DOME AT JACKSON VILLE, FLA. J. H. Williams, the famous comedian, formerly with A. G. Allen's Minstrels, is now excellent as stage manager for Joel and Gillian's best show ever seen in Southland with him. He has such good people as Scott and Creed of Chicago; Dewey and wife, of Washington D.C. Daniels, of Boston, and others. Williams is also to Allen's banch. John Goodlee, write. MAJESTIC THEATER AT VICKS- BURG. MISS. The Majestic Theater opened its doors last week with the Merry Widow Company in act act drama and a splendid olio. Jack Ackle and Miss Agey Tansel are cleaning up the Filipino dance, also their double arching dance and wing dancing, and little Jack Ackle is with his knowledge of the white and black music. The company consists of the following members: Elise Jennings, stage manager; White, Agey Tansel, Jack Ackle, Marie Johnson, Moore, Sherrie and Blanche Arlington. They send best regards to all the professors. have with us this season Bonnie Clark the only colored female impersonator during the Salome dance on the American stage. Clark is getting encories nightly, while the best impersonators of the best impersonators in the season are his being his second season with the Terry. J. W. Perkins and Nettie Barnet are showing Down in Jungle and with hands nightly in the seventh season with Terry's. He is playing the monkey in "Jungle Town." The Brown times and Mayme of Indianapolis, are also the company. They and Winkie "Down Among Us" and Winkie. Regards to all in the profession. W. G. Dickey, F. E. Terry, managers GOODALL BOYS' FUN MAKERS. Goodall Boys' Fun Makers gave a cake and cake walk at Tomlinson Hall for the Indianaapolis Lodge No. 17, L. O. M. (M. white), which was a decided success, fun airstil, which was a decided success, fun cally, and also from an artistic standpoint, was under the personal supervision of Emma Goodall Owens, who drilled the choir and choreographed the end tunings. The end men were Grant Watkins, Wesley Thurman, Lee Clemens and Luther Thompson, George Wolfson was interlocutor for the songs rendered "The Old Time Rag" and "I Want You" and "Kinky", William Goodall sung and featured in "My Old Time Rag", the cake walker was John Goodall, in the prize room. This company is meeting with much success throughout the State as entertainers, and furnish the program for another prominent white organization of this city next month. KENNER & LEWIS AMUSEMENT COMPANY. Kenner and Lewis' Amusement Company are giving a clean show at the Dixie Parkarium atrium of company meadows. The members of company are Kenner, Ray Meyles, John E. Lewis, D. Solomon, E. Gray, Sweetie Matthews, A. Morgan, L. Galvin, J. Jones, L. Chaney, S. George, L. Galvin, J. Jones, E. Mas and D. Able. The specialities given are: Prof. Morgan's moving pictures; Tillie Bonbon and Kernlon, the Southern Nightingales; Sweetie Matthews, the people's favorite; soubrette; Kenner and Lewis, exporters; Quartet; Murray, Gry, Myles and Solomon. LINCOLN PARK, NEW ORLEANS. Allen's Troubadours, in a comedy farce entitled "Buncoed in Louisiana," appeared in the 1980s as night. The cast of characters is as follows: Jimmie Snodgress, Master of Ceremonies, Ed Steward; Kentucky Dinah, bell of Slidel, Mme. Lasek Price. Speakers of of Slidel, Mme. Lasek Price. Speakers of Miss Red Brewery Sam, James Brown: Miss Red Brewery Sam, James Brown: Boll Weevil Jenkins, Joe Plummer. Select singers of the day: Water Wagon Wille, When a Pal of Mine Steals a Gal of Mme. Michael Arnold, Winnie Ish Sue, Love Me all the time, the Duck, Brewery Sam, My Ebony Maid, James Brown: Hollow Head Zeke, "Dinah Dear," G W. Allen, Mrs. Jasper Duck (a faint moon), My Ebony Maid, The following specials were also given: Daisy Reynolds, in "Move On, Mister Moon," Plummer and Steward, in a big dancing act; Mme. Lazell Price, in "Love Me Like I Like to Be Loved," Ed Steward, Mrs. Lazell Price, in "Love Me," on his arrival from Horseshoe Bend, Tenn, gets bounced, but gets even at the lawn party. To-morrow, Mrs. Jhonson's Requirement will be presented. William Peyton, manager; H. Calloux, secretary and treasurer. ALLEN'S MINSTRELS. We are still in Arkansas, and business continues to be the very best, and the show never fails to please each audience. We have always entertained by Virgil Samson and Kid Morgan at the Four Hundred Club in Little Rock, Ark., on May 4, while we were showing there. Samson, our orchestra leader, sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession, and says hello (wide) Henderson. Peace Moppin, hoop controller, sends regrets to P. G. Lowery and the bunch with Wallace and Hagenbeck. Jimmie Wise has added three new faces to his act, thus making five people in place of the usual three faces to manage. B. F. Stevens, our trap, has just ordered a complete set of traps direct from Connecticut. Frank King is singing "You're in the Ride," and the Wrong Pew, in connection with his dancing turn, with much success. B. J. Norton, our stage manager, sends regards to Charles McKenzie and Paul Cobb. Both of them have their dancing turn. W. A. Dotson, the popular tenor vocalist, sends regards to Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Henderson. Dennis E. Rue wishes to hear from Charles Beechum. The whole company sends regards to Joe Miller, "the little man with the big horn," also to Hamilton and Trice and Cox and Cox. THE DANDY DIXIE MINSTRELS. For three long years or more the big fashion-plate minstrels who traveled from past "Dixie" carriers with their state palace "Dixie" carrier, with their state America's best talent, and gained reputation for many beginners. Recently, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the managed, carelessly, and the steadily closed the seaside Spartanburg, S. C., with the intention of reorganizing again about August 20. If successful, many new faces will accompany old faces decline to take the second bite. Sad to say, but they were all stung by the man who always left them smiling when they were told they may expect some of the cottonhead ones to return to the only show in the world and get bilked again. But who is trying to put a show on the road—"The Smart Set" or "Southern Enchantment," to open on or about September 15. Watch out, cottonheads; board and lodging on the car will be the only place that isn't much for a chance to tour the country; just look at the fun you have, get to hear the band play twice a day and watch the band exercise in those long parades, and have the same bill of fare every day. For breakfast they have warm roast beef; for dinner sliced coast roast beef, and for supper tough roast beef; 10 cents extra charge for dinner. You're not a thouronghred trouper until you win a victory. Dandy Dinky Minstrels. You're very truly. THE GLOBE THEATER, RICHMOND, VA. This ideal amusement palace is a real exclusively colored vaudieville theater, with a seating capacity of 1,400, located at the most promising one of its kind in this vicinity. The roster is headed by the well-known funnaker, "Chicken" (Charles) Jones, whose entertaining ability not only changed nightly, but also changed nightly, each performance being augmented by the advent of life motion pictures, which are also changed nightly. "Chick" has an able corps of assistance. Wanda White is a talented player while Miss Maggie Harvey, Lucille Lee and Lelia White are taking encores at every performance. The Dixie Ranger Quartet, for three seasons with the Dandy and Miss Maggie Harvey, Lucille Lee and J Weaver, Tom M. Seldom, ex-interlocutor, and the phenomenal-bass, James H. Woodson—are here, and are "headliners." All send regards to friends, and Chick wants from Tom M. Seldom, ex-interlocutor, and Manzie Campbell, other friends. The management is well pleased, and claims that if 1,900 persons continue to face the performers who nightly appear on the stage of the Globe Theater, they will wear the "Chicken", and the Rangers, they will wear the smile that won't come off. Curtis Jordan. Richmond's foremost pianist, has charge of the vocalists, and credit is due him for his laborious work. He is also as much as that of the instrumental. To-morrow mechanics begin work of improvement, which means remodeling from dressing room to front entrance. It is rumored that soon to have a full orchestra; if so, Prof. Harris is ordained for that responsibility. TWO COLORED CONCERT COM- PANIES MAKE GOOD. Indianapolis has had almost a surfeit of Wallace-Hagenbeck aggression was with THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER JOHN B. BROWN CHARLES BEECHUM All de world's a stage, and life's a show; Dere's villains and heroes, and joy and woe; Dere's a Hogan here, and Dudley dere; Bad actors and supers are everywhere. A front, a bluff, a little paint, An' de world will think year what year aint. I've doped it out from A to Z; Take it from me, kid—take it from me. Speaking of young comedians of the present day, I know of no comedian that can be compared to me in general ability as an actor as has Charles Beechum, of the sketch team of that name now starring with P. G. Lowery's show as an added feature of the Hagenbeck-house and the Lowery-Morgan Minstrels and for two or three seasons before a record-breaker for Mahara's Minstrels. Ever since those happy days spent at a Catholic school right here in Indianapolis, he remembered when he made his first hit as a scholar with the schoolmates, and he had every reason to be one with his school teachers, for Beechum was always the lad who solved a problem, and after he left the little old brown frame schoolhouse he seemed to have ever improved on the most progressive methods of solving the problem of the problem, and the profession by the way of originality. I can say that he was a natural entertainer as a singer, because he gave us long, long, long ago, when the dignitaries of the church which he attended saw to it that his name always appeared upon every concert program. I did not, of course, have an instrument was incomplete for his dancing, the newsboys and bootblacks, who often gave buck and wing dancing exhibitions on the street corners, hied and whenever they saw "Beech" approach. When I last saw him working, I remember that I sat myself down among a very large number of keen-sighted comsoirs and musicians that I met and teemed that he easily won their approval. He did soby offering everything in song and story that was undoubtedly new, fresh, and exciting. He expect most Negro performers to shout in old minstrel style and do contortion acts with their lips, he did not think that he could gain the pianist of the theatrical world. us, presenting P. G. Lowery and his famous band and orchestra as a feature attraction in the annex. On Saturday, May 15, the band and orchestra of the largest and best Wild West shows seen in Indianapolis. This was followed twenty-four hours later by the Barnum & Bailey circus, with Qualle Clark and his band, and the dancers as the "big noise" in the side show. PITTSBURG SHOW SHOP. Things are still going along just lovely, the weather continues to be of the best, and large crowds are seen on the Avenue patio. Brilliant, indeed, was the grand opening of the Star, the new playhouse on the Avenue, the prettiest houses in the city. Its employees are mixed colored and white in the front part of the house, but the stage hands and the orchestra are colored, and it bids fair to name the most popular house on the Avenue. One of the best singing and dancing acts that has ever been seen in this city was witnessed at the Family Theater, Fifth Avenue, the "Africananders," and is composed of the following members: Arthur Reeuse, Ollie Reeuse, Charles Burton, Billy Watts, Mrs. A. Reeuse, Elizabeth Harton and Miss Cecil Reeuse, the bikie in the work falls upon Reeuse and Billy Watts, and the work can not be improved upon. Mrs. A. Reeuse rendered "Suwanee River," assisted by the entire company, in splendid style, and Charles Burton's rendition of "Suwanee River," assisted by the chorus, was all that one could wish for. It is indeed a very good act. The original Billy Johnson and his "Suwanee River," is currently copiously good bill at the Liberty Theater, in the East End, last week. Foster O. White, the well-known pianist and composer, is now director of the oratorio avenue near Fulton station, on Wylie avenue near Fulton station. G. Harry Bolden, the pleasing vocalist, has been secured to sing the principal role in the comic opera, "Uganda," which is to be presented at the Bijou Theater the sec- C. Walter Striplin, the popular composer and conductor of the Uganda Choral Society, has been secured to fill the position of director of the First Brigade K. of P. Band of this city. In Ms. Striplin's second season, he best Negro musician in the city, and under his direction By CHARLES D. MARSHALL. By JASSIMINE. THE LYCEUM—This house offers a very good bill this week, headed by the great song and dance artists, who were still receiving. They were neat singing and talking act. Then came the Imperial Trio, in a comedy singing and musical act that was fair. The great Rossina handcourt king and moving pictures act. The FULTON—This house offers an excellent bill this week, headed by the Hillmans, in a singing, talking and dancing act that was above the average. They are the most famous actors, who were forced to respond to numerous encores. Then came Bob Johnson, monologue artist, who was also well received. This was followed by the Bradfords, who were the most popular, sent one of the neatest singing, talking and dancing acts that has ever been seen on the Avenue. R. G. Baker, in illustrated songs, and moving pictures closed one of the best bills seen at the Fulton for a long time. THE STAR—This house opened with one of the best bills ever witnessed on the set of the movie, McClelland, a very slever white performer, in imitations of Bert Williams, Ernest Hogan and others that were well received. The actress, the actress, the actress, the bill was the marvelous George F. Wilson, who presented a very good acrobatic act and was forced to respond to numerous cheers and applause, singing and talking act. ThenameHarry Brooks, monologist and imitator, who was fair, Eva Harry, a clever white subtractive and moving pictures closed a very good bill. WILLIAMS' FAMOUS TROUBA-DOURS. After a successful tour of that "land of flowers and sunshine" (Florida), during which we enjoyed ourselves to the limit (wearing a hats, during the moment) we are again the Cracker State (Georgia). We showed in Atlanta May 7 and 8 to a land office business, and had the pleasure of renewing acquaintance with the admirers to his list. Our ollo is well known in the city, and our Ema Foster, our winsome soubretie; Miss Jeune Hale, our serpentine dancer, and the following comedians: "Skeeter" the silent stage act; "Bawar" the silent stage act; Include Jasmine Jenkins, baton juggler; Julius C. Watson, acrobat, and Eddie Day, novelty contortionist. The oil is closed by our genial proprietor and wonderful pony act, which is the strongest act of the kind now before the public. Prof. Dick Collins is in charge of the band, and is making a reputation for him. The gram of the latest popular music daily in band concert. Clarence P. Jones is musical director for the show, and has a fine orchestra under his baton. Ulysses Simmons, our straight man, delimiter, are two men in the right place, while Rachel Jones has created a new "Dinah" in our plantation scene, and is mopping up its speciality. All the company send their regards to friends in and out of the profession. DEHOMEY! DEHOMEY! The famous old stroll had two or three days. There was some strutting, but that weather man can loose again, and he and he ladies can be well and well all the time. The ladies say that Mrs. Bad Weather was not able to get a spring outfit. The boys say that Mr. Bad Weather did not receive his regular free tickets to the theaters and baseball parks. Well, Dehomey society will cut Mr. and Mrs. Weather in the future. At last Miller, Lyle and Miller have dug up a real live manager to carry out their stroll. They hold female band and orchestra. They will tour the South. These young men are By JULI JONES. RUGood Specialty PERFORMERS? Can use Single or Teams. Good salaries to good people. Don't answer this Ad. if you can't make good. When writing state your line of work. Send reference in first letter. clever writers and actors, and have put such winners over as "The Husband," Oyster the Man" and "The Mayor Dixie," the new show will be known as "The Aristocracy." With all the bad weather, Deboney has been one busy stroll. The expected didn't happen, but will later. Just wait; it's not too late. "Yours Truly" Miss Lottie Grady has at last taken a vacation, and has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., for her annual rest. She is now in her best dress that goes to the Springs or health. We wonder if her white sisters take notice of it. "The Red Moon" hit Broadway, New York, heavy. That's nothing strange. A good show will "go anywhere," the Red Moon says. "The goods is the goods, no matter where, Broadway, New York, or Baton Rouge, La. Alda Overton Walker defied New York weather and gave her yearly benefit for the St. Phillips Church Guild. The Chicago Church is crazy to meet her, as he has never met her, he says "nothing done," he generally rules. Miss Carita Day, formerly Ernest Hogan's leading lady, who is going through the country putting all the pick acts out of the business with her people here, and left for the coast with her two contracts. I suppose that's a fair start for a girl. Jolly John Larkins and Miss Jennie Pearl, who closed the season with "Way Down in Mobile," will play Morris time until Mr. Larkins takes charge of the Black Patti Troubadours next season. Little Miss Willie Ingles is going on the stage. Miss Grace Daniels, the treasurer of the program, will retire after some legal matter with Lacol Bishop are straightened out. The five and ten-cent houses along the stroll are still battling it. Colin is now called the Minute House. Acts work one minute and are fired the next. Forty-one acts in one week. It's a question. The stroller and Robinson could stick it out a week at this house. The Royal, under the management of the Duncan Claire Aumsement Company, is still in Dehomey. Nothing like gameness. The Grand. Same old business. Had to do stroll works to hold them out all the same. Robbie and McCarrer are some card. Hear me! The Byrons are certainly making their little house a temple of music. How can they offer such a card in vocal and instrumental music? Miss Lizzie Hart and George will make good anywhere, in or out of Dehoney. The Monogram is still stacking them in. BBut what bills? Compare the size of the bill to the downtown house, one will find out that the Monogram puts on double the bill. LELANDS COMING TO "INDY." President F. C. Leland, of the famous Leland Giants, of the "Windy City," says that the Giants will be in Indianapolis the last week, of this month. UNION AND GIANTS TO PLAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON First Game of Season Between These Two Teams - Both Confidant of the Winners, 2018. Special to THE FREEMAN LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 11.—The Louisville Unions and the Louisville Giants will play a game of baseball Sunday afternoon at the seventh street and Greenwood avenue. These two teams will play for the first time of the season, and a large crowd is expected. Manager Lancaster has had his men down at hard practice, and the Unions have been at hard work for the past two weeks. Manager Lancaster is not sure are the better of the two teams, while Manager Lancaster says that his men can not be beaten. Music has been employed to entertain the fans before the game is called. Every fan in the city is talking about the game, and from all reports it is the largest crowd ever seen on a local ball field. LOUISVILLE CUBS DEFEATS TWO FAST TEAMS Indianapolis White Sox and Birmingham (Ala.) Giants Victims—CubsAre Playing Fast Ball. The Cubs defeated the strong Birmingham Giants in the best played game of the season. They were the best players demonstrate the best play, the best team, South. The battery work of West and Mitchell was the feature of the game. The visitors won the game, the Cubs won "Little Bears" thumped Taylor, opposing pitcher, for seven. Following is the score: R.H.E. B. Giants.....1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3 1 L. Cubs.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries-Taylor and Oliver; West and Mitchell. Hits-Birmingham, 3; Cubs, 7. Two-base hits-Watson, Martin. Three-base hit-Mitchell. Struck out-By Taylor, 4; by West, 2. Double plays-Mitchell to Wallace to Collins; Parry to Bingham to Wallace-Birmingham, 1; Cubs, 3. Time of game-1:50. Umpire-Nutter. Attendance-600. LOUISVILLE NOTES The Cubs have started the season off in first-class style. They have lost but one game so far. The boys are doing some good stick work. With Watson, Booker and Wallace working in good form, and Briscoe and Roberson playing like National Leaguers, the prospects look exceptionally bright. Little Mitchell, the Cubs' star catcher, has played real this season—and the beauty of its, he wears the same size hat, just the same. Keep tagging them, old boy. Martin and West are both making good with the willow. Collins is playing fine ball. The Birmingham Giants will play the Cubs Sunday. KANSAS CITY (MO.) DIAMOND DUST. The Giants have gone to St. Louis to meet the Tigers. The Monarchs have gone to Buxton, Ia. The Giants, under Jack Johnson's management, formerly of the Chicago Union, have been the most successful team in Easter Sunday they have played thirteen games against the fastest teams here-abouts, and have yet to meet their first defeat. The Monarchs opened their season late, and have met their only defeat at the hands of the Giants, but they are expected to meet their own during the rest of the season. MARIANNA VS. TALLAHASSEE. Giants and State Normal Boys to Play Next Thursday Afterpart Special to THE FREEMAN. MARIANNA, Fla.—The Marianaiana Giraffa (Fla.) by a score of 19 to 0. The Giants desire games with any team in the South. They will play the Tallahassee State Normal here next Thursday after- ROUTE BLACK PATTI TROUBADOURS—Colafx, Wash., May 18; Spokane, 19; Wallace, Idaho, 20; Missoula, Mont., 21; Anaconda, 22. P. G. LOWERY'S ENTERPRISE—With P. G. LOWERY, agent of Greene, Wheedling W. V. Ware, 17; Urchville, Ohio, 18; Canton, 18; Mansfield, 20; Lima, 21; Fort Wayne, Ind., 22. THE FREEMAN POSTOFFICE Notice—Persons whose names appear in the list stored at will, may forward or call them, and then returned to writer or dead-letter office. It would prevent delay if all performers would send route from time to time and letter could be forwarded at once. Gentlemen's List. Beecher, I. W. James, John Gulvin, Luke Haglin, John Jackson Bros. & Wiley Bailey & Tearre Lee, James Mackenzie, E. F. Gulvin, Luke Scott & Whalley Williams, Webb Wiley Bailey & Tearre Sheet Music CATALOG FREE A special selected Catalogue of 100 latest songs—Classic, Ballad, Sacred—the hits from every composer in the world. Popular hits from Vaudeville, Musical Comedies and Concert Stage. Free Catalogue; write for one. THE W™ FOSTER MUSIC SUPPLY 3008 STATE ST. CHICAGO BASE BALL South Side Park TWO GAMES, SUNDAY, MAY 16 ATKINS VS. TASTE TELLS. Curtain Raiser 1:30 between CLIMAX OF THE CITY LEAGUE Waverly Grays Free transportation from south entrance of Garfield Park to Ball Park and return. Take Shelby St. car to Garfield Park. General Admission 25 Cents. No extra charge to Grand Stand for ladies. WANTED Girls who can sing; must be good lookers. Send photo. VENDOME THEATRE Hamilton, Ohio. Specialty ARMERS? good salaries to good people. can't make good. When writ- Send reference in first letter. CKSTEIN'S y for Colored People, ., Jacksonville, Fla. OO ———— BIDDING COMMISSIONER SCOTT “GOOD-BYE.” Correspondent Thompson Does the Honors for His Pehsonal Friend anu the Race’s Representa- tive to the “Fatherland” —Plans of the Liberian Commission. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Just before Em- mett J. Scott left’ for New York prepara- tory to sailing for Liberia, he was. ten- dered a farewell dinner by R, W. Thomp- son at his cozy home, 1348 Wallach Place Northwest. | ‘The two’ have long been per- sonal friends. ‘As Mr. Scott was to go to Liberia at the personal solicitation of President ‘Taft as A member of the special commission pro- Vided by Congress to Investigate the s0- Gal, political and industrial status of the ‘Africin Kepublic, his remarks on this oc- casion were of pecullar interest. ‘In an address of some length Mr, Scott, with that clearness of statement for which. he is noted and characteristic modesty that has won for him a warm place in. the hearts of his fellow countrymen, pointed out the distressing financial condition of the Liberian government, its threatened dismemberment by the powers of Europe, anxious to exploit and take advantage of its wonderful agricultural, mineral” and forest resources, and explained in a gen- eral way the scope and purpose of the work ‘the American commission was ex- Rected to do. As a representative of the State Department, Mr. Scott could not give out direct official’ information, but it was the hope of all concerned that some sug- gestions could be made by the comiission- ers, after a thorough examination of the situation, that would lead to the exten- sion of substantial and permanent relief by our government. . Tf set firmly upon its fect and strictly’ business methods can be installed through Ameriean protection and Ameriean_ cap- ital, with its industries properly developed, Mr. Scott believed that in time Liberia would prove to be one of the richest. and Rapplest ‘governments on the face of) the earth. Fine woods, cotton, coffee, rubber and “the cereals could be produced in Abundance if money and skilled labor were available, ‘The raw material for an im- menge domestic and foreign trade. was ample, and the foundation of the “national Spirit? was broad and deep. ‘The earnest desire of the Liberians for an independent, self-supporting and up-to-date government was shown by the sentiments expressed by the three Liberian envoys who came to, this country’ last year to enlist the ald of this country In. protecting and developing the land they so dearly loved, “Presented to the then President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Root and Secretary of War Taft, they made a highly favorable. impression. ‘As a result of the several conferences. at the White House and at the home of the Cabinet officers, it was determined that this country would look into the matter with sympathetic interest, with a view of Seeing just what could be done to ameli- orate the conditions complained of. Qut of this decision grew the special commission to Investigate and report on the subject, and Congress appropriated $20,000 for the expenses of the work, besides providing two scout cruisers for’ the transportation of the commissioners to their fleld of labor. Mr, Scott's comprehensive statement in- dicated that he Is thoroughly, conversant with the duties and responsibilities that lay before him, and that he is entering Upon them with a Vigor and enthusiasm. Bhat’ petakens good ‘results to all parties concerned, ‘Others who spoke at the dinner. were Attorney “Albert S.. White, dean’ of the Central Law" School, of Loulsviile, Ky, who is said’ to be slated for. Minister to Liberia or Haiti: Ralph W. ‘Tyler, Auditor for the Navy Department; J. A. Cobb, AS= sistant United States District’ Attorney : Dr A. M. Curtis, former surgeon-in-ehiet of Freedmen's Hospital; S.J. Davidson, Of Kentucky, superintendent of the elec: trical tabulating machines in the office of the Auditor for the Postoitice Department; Samuel ‘t. Henry, of Delaware, command: er of the Gen, James ‘A. Buehanan Gar- rison, Army and Navy Union, and the host, i. W. Thompson, the well-known national correspondent." Mr. “Tyler acted as toast- master, and his witty speeches, abounding in happy. hits and appropriate quips, were among the most enjoyable features of the evening, CAIRO, ILL. Special to THe FREEMAN, ‘Phe lodges and courts of the Cairo dis- trust. Knights of Pythias, under the com- mand of Major W. A. Plummer, held their Annual services at the Mirst. Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, May 2, at 2p. im. There were fully 360 Pythlans in the Tine of mareh, INDIANAPOLIS BOY IN THE NAVY. + Buraterton, Wash., May 3, 1809. Editor THe FREEMAN : Dear Sur—f am. an Indianapolis boy, and thought that you might possibly tind Space in your paper for a few lines about my travels since entering the serviee of the navy. Septeniber 27 myself and about, 200 other reeruits sailed from Hampton loads for the Isthmus of Panama on. board. the U.S. 8. Prarie, and arrived at Colon seven days later. We were transferred overland across the isthmus to Panama City, a very pleasant trip of two hours, We went on the U. 8.8. Buffalo there, and on October 2 we sailed for San Francisco, and got there sixteen days later, We stived there four days, and then sailed for Bremerton, Wash, reaching there October 24.1 was. transferred to the cruiser Charleston, which left for. Manila on the 26th, Nine days later we reached Honolulu, after having gone through some of the roughest kind of Weather. All hands were given liberty and everybody had a good time. I think it one of the prettiest of places, and the most of tay time Was spent sightseeing. “T visited the ex-Ixing’s palace, also one of the for- ier Queens’ castle, and. they Were cer tainly pretty places; and as far as looks 0, the natives do credit to the place, ‘rhe next stop, after eleven days’ ran from Honolulu, was at Guam, one of the Ladrone Islands in the mid-Pacific. We only’ stepped there long enough to take on coal to last until we reached Manila, rive days after ‘leaving Guam we dropped ‘anchor in’ Manila bay with the great Atlantic Meet on. the globe-clreting Cruise. ‘Two weeks later we were given our liberty. T met some soldiers of the Ninth and ‘Tenth Cavalry, and they were our pilots the remaining time that we were ashore. [spent Christmas there, and it was the strangest Christinas I have exe perlenced, Hot? Only about 110 In the Shade. With several, other sailors and cavalrymen [attended ball, which lasted All night, it being the custom of the Fill- pinos to dance all night on Christmas eve. December 6 I'left Manila. for Guam gnee more, on board the gunboat Concord. New Year's was spent at sea, ‘The weather was exceedingly rough, and every one nearly got sick, both officers and men; even the captain felt a little queer, T have never been sick yet We got back io Guam January 3. sailed from there on the 12th, and reached Brem- erton ebruary 12. We also stopped, in Honolulu one week. ‘The ship Supply has been In dey dock for nearly’ two months now, being repaired, and will probably stay another two months. We think we will Sail in June for Guam, by way of Yoko- hhama, as the Supply Is a station ship. Senitlo is only fifteen miles. from, the navy yard. I have made several trips ‘Here since being here, ‘There are only a few colored boys on this ship, Dut we-sll are very contented and gettlag along nicely. ‘The ‘Supply “has a “very fast baseball team, of which happily Tam,a member. Beginning yesterday, May 2, Black Patti ewan a week's engagément at the Seattle Grand. I was at the opening performance, and I’ must say that everybody seemed Well pleased with the show, judging from the attendance and applause. I myself think it all to the good. With best wishes, ‘Yours very truly, RICHARD Pate Davis, U.S. S. Supply. United States Navy. PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO. We tale pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Petaluma Incubator Company, who are in- trodueing one of the best and latest 1m- proved incubators on the market. We desire to say that this company is Well known ‘to ‘us, and. thoroughly 'ellabl. Out-of-town people can do business with this firm’ with the assurance that It Is "dead on the square,” and that you will get what you order without any false rep- Fesentations. ‘The farming and tral classes will find the goods of this firm first class in every respect. If you are in need of an incu- bator and can not come to. town to look over what the company. has to offer, kindly drop them a postal card, and they will take pleasure in sending you all informa- ton of thelr wares. It is desired that you mention THE FREEMAN. STILL HARPING ON THE NEGROES. Senator Tillman gets a little too strong at times, even for his home people. The efforts of the thinking class of white people of South Caro- lina, the Senator's State, is to have it appear that the Negro takes his chances with the white man for the elective franchise. Senator Tillman is continually blurting out about nul- litying the Fourteenth Amendment, and saying that the Negroes are dis- franchised in the Southern States, It's an exceedingly strange case that Mr. ‘Tillman should be permitted to point out, as open violations of the general laws, what is meant to be a compli- ance with them. The country is sat- isfied that the Negroes do not get a square deal under the constitutions or new election laws of the States, yet the country is satisfied that these constitutions and election laws do con- form to what is required of them in the letter. That is, the Negro and white man stand the same tests. The Negro fails because the test were not made in his interest. But at that there is a semblance of law. And how is a government to maintain without a semblance of law? Yet one will think that Mr. Tillman has a method in all he does, since it does not stand to reason that an individual of sufficient qualification to gain and maintain a seat in the United States, without great purpose. ‘The Charleston News-Courier pro- fesses to be wrought up over what might be oensidered the Senator's im- becility—at least on the one question. It had the following to say owing to the Senator's recent observation “The Federal constitution is not nul- lified in South Carolina, The Negroes are not illegally disfranchised, In operation in this State is a constitu- tional provision requiring that as a condition precedent to voting the citi- zen applying for registration must be able to read and write any section of the State constitution, or show that he has paid all taxes collectible for the preceding year on property as- sessed at not less than $300, and it applies to whites and blacks alike, Other qualifications for suffrage, as to registration, etc., are not so elaborate or so rigidly applied as similar quali- fications for suffrage in New York. “In South Carolina neither intimida- tion nor fraud is practiced against the Negroes. A negligible proportion of the Negroes seek to register. Un- der the alternative educational and property qualification the white voters have an overwhelming majority; they decide all elections in their primaries. ‘The Negroes, practically en masse, re- tired from active participation in poli- tics nearly thirty years ago. The Negroes as a class do not vote, and never have voted, except under the whip and spur of white politicians, and that stimulus was long ago re- moved. For ‘nullifying the Fourteenth Amendment’ in South Carolina there is no opportunity, far less an incen- tive, and Senator Tillman's tale is the exhalation of a singularly obsessed imagination.” So the Senator's tale is of obsessed imagination: then it appears that in the interest of the public weal one of less susceptible imagination should try for the senatorship. For if i is true that the Negroes do not care anything about the voting privilege, the Sena- tor's utterances are less in order. It looks as if he holds his job by virtue of his rage and race hatred, a very unique condition in the history of the upper house. We prefer to think of Senators who talk of resigning before casting undue aspersion on a single individual of any race. If not in the Senate, then where shall we find men who will stand for the laws? Under the vexing circum- stances it sometimes happens that nothing is gained personally in cham- pioning the cause of Negroes. But it looks fairly sacrilegious for an_indi- vidual of Uniter States Senator dis- tinetion to win fame at defaming a class so peculiarly helpless and per- secuted as the Negroes. Pursuing the Negroes in and out of season seems to be Senator Tillman's chief busi- ness; attending to his duties as a dint chee wenn te Ga eeatS Saciaentnl: WHY NOT FRATERNIZE? Speaking without any knowledge of conditions around and about Liberia beyond that gleamed from time to time from newspaper reports, The Freeman has more than once spoke of the possible fraternizing on the part of the Liberians and the natives. We may have been thought unwarranted in what we had to say, since we were not intimately acquainted with the conditions. It looked to us that the hundreds of thousands of natives could have been induced gradually to take on the ways of civilization and by so doing become an important factor in the making of Liberia. It was a speech very far from the scene, and consequently may have appeared senseless. ‘The contention, we are pleased to say. is supported by the Lago’s Weekly Record, of West Coast Africa, It said, in its latest possible issue to reach this country: “The news that at the last session of the Liberian legislature a joint reso- lution was passed by that body author- izing hostile measures to be under- taken against the people of Grand THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Cess, Sasstown and Garroway for al- leged breaches of the revenue laws by them, can only be regarded as a meas- ure highly inimical to the best inter- ests of Liberia. It is plain as the proverbial pikestaff that growth as well as existence for Liberia depends upon the aboriginal population being made to form a component and indi- visible part of the commonwealth, The Americo-Liberian and his descendants represent the restored part of the body politic which had been separated from the parent stock, and is only capable of acquiring sustenance and virility by being ingrafted deeply into the latter so as to form one indigenous and indi- visible whole. Until the Liberians get over the delusion that they represent something other than the veritable Ethiopian with his unchangeable skin, and to think that they can draw inspi- ration from the pens and plantations of their enslavement, they will not only be unable to attain to national life, but must lack the conceptions and aspirations that make for national life. The tone and tenour of the joint reso- lution show very clearly how far re- moved the prevailing conceptions of the Liberians are from the right ones. The resolution not only speaks of the native tribes as a different element from that which makes up the body politic, but a hostile one upon whom pernicious example must act to put it into opposition to the State. This im- plies that these aboriginal tribes have no interests which are identified with those of the State and which would lead to their co-operating in upholding ‘the interests of the State. If the ‘Liberians had fraternized with the aboriginal element as their relation as kith and kin with them call for, there would have been no occasion for the legislature to assert the majesty of the law, which, owing to its compati- bleness, both as regards character and purpose, would have vindicated its ‘necessity and ensured ready willing- ‘ness on the part of the aboriginal ‘rulers and elders to co-operate in up- holding the majesty of the law. Un- fortunately, the Liberians have ren- dered both themselves and the law an incongruity alien in kind and odious in character, and which has led to alienation calling for the employment of a gunboat ‘to chastise the tribes by means of bombardment and demolish- ing their towns.’ The Record had much more to say along the same line. It may be that even the Record is not of suilicient in- formation to conclude hastily in the matter, We, however, are inclined to its way of thinking. The commission- ers to Liberia will haye to deal with this phase of the situation, and in which respect it will have something to do. AVERTED A TRAGEDY. Nerve Displayed by Daniel O'Connell et a Critical Moment Daniel O'Connell, the famous Irish agitator, had a contempt for physical danger. On a certain occasion a meet- ing had been convened, and a large crowd assembled in a room on the first floor of a building in a small city in Ireland. ' O'Connell was about to address the people when a gentleman, pale with fear, made his way to the platform and hoarsely whispered: “Liberator, the floor is giving way! [The beams that shore it up are crack ing, and we shall fall through in a few minutes!” “Keep silent,” said O'Connell. Then, raising his voice, he addressed the as- sembly: “I find that the room is too small to contain the number who desire to come in, so we must leave it and hold the meeting outside the building.” At this a few rose and went out, but the majority retained their seats, Then O'Connell said: “I will tell you the truth. You are Irishmen, therefore brave men. The floor is giving way, and we must leave this room at ouce. If there is a pantie and a rush to the door we shall all be precipitated into the room below, but {f you obey my orders we shall be saved. Let the twelve men nearest the door go quietly out, then the next twelve, and so on till all have gone. I shall be the last to leave.” His instructions were obeyed to the letter, and he waited. patient and calm, till all had gone out in safety. ‘Then he walked quietly across the sunder- ing, cracking for, reaching the door Just as the shattered beans gave way. And thus, by the force of his strong will, a terrible accident was averted. His Glorious Victory. The commanding officer had sur- prised the young lieutenant and his daughter trying to occupy the same chair. ‘The Heutenant sprang to his feet and saluted. “Sir,” he said, “I have the honor to report an engagement at close quar- ters in which I have been entirely vic- torious, It now merely remains for you to give your sanction to the terms of surrender.”—London Scraps. Influence of Pluck. The blindest, the most purely instinc- tive, effort of mere pluck has a lifting power and deserves our thankful ad- miration. Every degree and every form of courage tends to raise the whole tone of life within the range of {ts influence in proportion to the amount and the quality of the endurance exer- elsed.—Hibbert Journal. His Phenomenal Luck. “You say he is lucky?" “You bet.” “In what does his nck consist?” “Marriage. you see, is hls hobby.” “Well?” “Every woman be marries gets a di- ‘Wooden. Tenement Tessie—And de novel says de heroine had a willowy form, used to pine for her lover and would spruce up when she seen bim coming froo de gate Shanty Sue—Gee, where did she work—in a sawmill?—Exchange. COLLEGE HEIGHTS. College Heights, the addition to Guthrie, Okla., is in every way ideal. School houses, railroads, churches and other conveniences of up to date cities are provided for. The addition is beautifully platted with a fore- thought of the needs and enjoyment of the coming inhabitants. The col ored people are especially solicited to become property owners. The lots are selling at present at low prices. ‘They are expected to greatly increase in the very near future. Guthrie is a substantial, thriving town of thirty thousand inhabitants, where are the homes of many very well to do white and colored citizens. Mr. George L. Knox, of The Freeman, will be pleased to communicate with anyone thinking of making a change of location. Ad: dress Freeman office, Indianapolis, Ind. FIVE HUNDRED AGENTS WANTED. | We want five hundred more agents to sell The Freeman, which circulates in every State and Territory, Africa, South America, Europe, England and Australia. The Freeman is the great- est Negro journal in the world. The columns are filled with the efforts of the race. In order to keep in touch with the Negro, you must read The Freeman. It is read every week by not less than $5,000. I tstands for the best interests of the race. We desire agents to send in news and we invite correspondence from all over the coun- fry on topies of general race. inter- est. Any person devoting their en- tire time to the work can earn from $10 to $20 per week. Persons desiring agency write for terms. Otto Aldendorf, Fancy Groceries, Vegetables and Fruits in Season. sor Agnes St., Indianapolis. Old Phone, Main, 2299. eae S REALTY AGENCY CLARK | 412 State Life B’'dg. Rents a Specialty. W. E. 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Amazing Feats 11 Calculation performed with erse if you master the Sev erance System. 89666 X 984875 97287 X 896625— Think of multiplying the above ment ally in 10 seconds! Think of adding columns as easily as you read. The system covers every branch of business calculation. Easy to understand A stepping stone to higher salary. Price paper, 50c¢; cloth, $1.00. Address The Freeman, 225 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ——S Charles H. Cook, PANTATORIUM Ladies’ and Gentlemen's (erment ‘Cleaned. Dyed and Pressed First Class Work Guaranteed: 184 West New York Stret a + H. B. BRIDGE, | Saooeseor James P. Stilt Fancy and Staple Groceries ‘Canned Goods, Fruits, Vogsts) len, Teas ‘Coffees, Spices and Moats ‘Oia Phone, 2 on 2 1502 N. Senate Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. SPORTING GOSSIP of the WEEK. SCRAPS FROM THE SPORTING WORLD By HARRY W. JACKSON. Harry Washington, the Rube, has a good bunch of players. We are glad to know that Walcott is back in condition again. The Kokomo All-Stars are in need of a rhetter and center fielder. Hutchison and Shawler, of the A. B. C.s. have joined the Chicago Unions. It is said that Joe Choynski wants to meet Jack Johnson, but Choynski says no. Tony Caponi and Jim Flynn will decide the Rathin championship of the world at Los Angeles, Tuesday. R. J. Jackson, of the Minneola Sluggers, would like to bear from some of the southern baseball managers. Harris, of the Plutes, so far is the star of the season. He pitched a no-hit game against the Louisville Giants. Primm, formerly of the A. B. C.s., is playing behind the bat for the Cuban Giants, but somehow Primm's not hitting. Get a better eye, old boy. "Cyclone" Thompson and the Indianapolis foultec. Ray Bronson, will fight at Columbus, O., on the 15th. They will weigh 133 pounds at 3 p.m. Manager George Townsend, of the Terrell (Tex.) team, is ready to make arangements and play a team in the extreme South States. Address, 400 Rockwell avenue. Frank C. Leland, owner of the Leland Giants, is preparing to take his team to California at the close of the present season to meet the state team. They are about eight weeks. HOUSTON (TEX.) NOTES. The Leland Giants, of Chicago, defeated the Black Buffaloes in three consecutive games. The fans are crazy for the return of the much more favorable comment as the result of their good playing and fine sportsmanship. The Buffaloes have gone in training to meet the Dallas Giants. They expect to get even with the Dallas team for the severe thrashing the Rube Fosterites gave them. The baseball followers are glad to see old man Jones with the Giants. J. Tahain and Simmons are doing all they can for the promotion of baseball in this city in a high-class manner. They wish the patronage of the colored people here. Four thousand people attended the games played between the local boys and the Leland Giants. Noblesm阻掉了 the games played between the home boys and the Leland Giants. The coaches were in favor of the home-5 to 1.8 to 5 and 6 to 0. ST. LOUIS TIGERS TO MEET THE KANSAS CITY GIANTS Will Play a Series of Four Games— Tigers Would Meet Louisville Special Offer **THE PHAREA** A Special Offer **THE PHAREA** The Kansas City Guilts will be in this city next week, and will cross bats with the St. Louis Tigers in a series of four games beginning Tuesday afternoon. They will play Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday and Monday. The Tigers would like to meet the Louisville Cubs on Cubs on the Fourth of July or in a series. ABE ATTELL'S HAND CRIPPLED Special to THE FREEMAN. NEW YORK - Abel Attell, the featherweight champion, may not be seen in the ring again for several months, because of an injured band received in a recent fight. He has been announced that Attell's fight with Owen Moran, the English fighter, has been called off. Attell first injured his right hand in his fight with Jem Driscoll, and in a fight with Young Pierce. In his best with Mackey he landed a heavy right-handed blow which crippled the member arm. HARRY LEWIS TO BOX IN PARIS Special to THE FREEMAN. PHILADELPHIA — Harry Lewis, of the waterweight championship, is arranging his affairs in such a manner as to allow him to make a trip to Paris, where he has an offer of $10,000 to take part in three Lewis has been in communication with Manager Dorman, of the Paris Hippodrome, where he has recently delighted the French have been held, and a letter has reached him from Dorman in which he makes the proviso that the manager sign a contract to remain in France for. FIGHTING DEMON IN FORM Joe Walcott, World's Greatest Pugilist, in Old-Time Condition. Special to THE FREEMAN. COLLEGE PARK, Ohio. Joe Walcott, the former king of Ohio, and the greatest little man that ever stepped into a ring, has been in constant training for the past six weeks and is said to be in old-time demons. Who who saw the "Black Demon" in a year ago claimed that he was just as good then as ever, but he did not think so. He thought he should have won in real-time. Realizing that he at once set himself up, he did not get back in old-time form, and he has himself buys ever since, either engaging in real contests or sparing on the stage. Really, white training in a gymnasium at Boston, on the gloves with Sam Langford, on the gloves with Sam Langford, on the hued a wallop on Sam's jaw that made him take the count. This made him think that he has got his old punch back, and now he is going after the big ones. VICKSBURGS TAKE TWO GAMES Birmingham Giants Take Two Games from the West Baden Nine. Special to THE FREEMAN EAST BADEN, Ind.—The Birmingham Alabam Giants took two games from the West Baden team on the 5th and 6th, last week, winning the first game by a score of 2 to 0 and the second 11 to 4. The spring-water boys were unable to cross plate in the first game. J. B. Taylor pitched to the Giants, and played fine ball allowing the Hoosiers but four hits. He struck out twelve batters, and had the West Baden team at his mercy all during the game. Scotland pitched the second game, and showed up well until the seventh inning, when the Hoosiers found his warmed up sphere for four runs. This was only the he allowed them any runs. First game: R.H.E. Bham ..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 3 W. B. ..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 Batteries-J. B. Taylor and Oliver; Daugherty and Gordon. Struck Out-By Taylor, 12; by Daugherty; 2nd name: Struck Out-By Scotland, 7; by Lyons, 4. WET GROUNDS. The A. B. C.-Atkins game was not played Sunday on account of rain. The Atkins are the fastest players in the State of the white semi-professionals. PLUTOS READY FOR GAMES French Lick Team Composed of a Fast Aggregation of Ball Players. A. B. C.'S WIN AND LOSE. Rain Prevents Third Game with the New York Cuban Giants. The Cuban Giants were defeated in the first game of a series of three games that had been scheduled to be played with the B. C. Giants. The Giants pitched a splendid article of ball, allowing the visitors four scattered hits. The best the Giants could do was to score in the first game, but the New Yorkers played fast ball. Friday's game went to the New Yorkers with case, by a score of 9 to 2. Higbee pitched for the local boys, but the Giants prevented the Saturday game from being played. OPENING GAME. A. B. C. s. R. H. O. A. E. Allen, 3 b. 0 3 4 1 Merida, c. 2 3 4 1 Shawler, l. f. 0 3 1 0 Herron, c. f. 1 1 3 0 Hutchinson, s. s. 1 1 3 1 Oak, l. f. 1 0 2 0 Board, 1 b. 1 0 12 0 J. Davis, r. f. 1 1 2 0 Talbott, p. 2 1 1 1 1 Totals 7 11 27 8 4 Blants. R. H. O. A. E. Bedford, 2 b. 0 0 2 3 Gordon, 3 b. 1 2 3 2 Watson, f. 0 0 0 0 Washington, 1 b. 0 13 2 Williams, c. f. 0 0 0 0 Primm, r. f. 0 0 0 0 Cummins, s. s. 0 0 0 1 Ransom, c. 0 0 4 0 D. Davis, p. 2 2 0 2 Totals 3 4 24 8 0 "TERRIBLE" SAM TO FIGHT WAY TO HIGHEST HONORS Langford, After Having Been Turned Down by Limelights, Is Determined to Get Title. NEW YORK.—Sam Langford, of Boston, who has been turned down by Jack Johnson, Al Kaufman and Stanley Ketchel, of such prominence in the pugilistic world that before long he will have public opinion with him in his struggle to get a crack at the heavyweight title. Vodman, a shrewd white man, having failed to get Johnson, Kaufman or Ketchel to meet Langford in any sort of a bout, either in the East or in California, says the time is not far distant and he will be the next to carry where as the greatest fighter in the world, barring Jeffries, of course, provided the latter ever gets back into his old form. Langford has repeatedly declared that no one will ever win a fight in the fries, and for that reason the Bostonian has never included Jeff in his efforts to secure matches with formidable opponents. Langford will fight Ian Hague, the new English heavyweight, on May 24, at the National Sporting Club of London. LELAND GIANTS COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL SOUTHERN TRIP Windy City Players' Tour Covered 4,465 Miles—Win Every Game Played—Foster Highly Greeted Chicago, Ill., Special. The Leland Giants returned from their spring training trip after covering 4,465 miles undefeated. The strong teams of the team were the Leland Giants and the Leland Bats for champs. The Leland Bats beat Memphis 10 to 1 and 15 to 6; Birmingham, Ala., 3 to 0 and 15 to 6; San Antonio, 5 to 1 and 15 to 6; San Antonio, 5 to 0 and 3 to 2; Prairie View State Normal, 6 to 8; Houston, Tex., 5 to 1, 8 to 5 and 10. In both San Antonio and Birmingham the teams played players. Third Baseman Taylor of Birmingham, Second Baseman Leroy of Houston, Catcher Henderson of Fort Worth, and other players are conceded to be fast and good enough for any team. The reception given the Lelands every place they went will go down in history as not only the greatest time ever accorded any team. The people were surprised at the intelligence of the players and their conduct, and spoke words of praise to return again next year. The Lelands jumped from Birmingham, Ala., to Fort Worth, Tex., the last place to win the championship, captain of the Lelands, played in Texas. They arrived there at 12:20, noon, April 18, and the station was packed with fans. He returned on his return to Texas. When he came in sight he was given a welcome that would have done honor to the President of the United States, and a theater, bibles and an opera coach for the club, and long before time to play the grounds could not accommodate all the people. The same thing happened at Austin, San Antonio and The last stopping place of the Lelands capped the elimax in more ways than one. It drew the largest crowd ever ever ever ever a baseball game in Houston. A large delegation of people from Calvert, Tex., the home of Rube Foster, was housed in Houston and the served made it known that they were from Rube's home and that they approved of him. The ovation from men of every walk on the field given Foster gives prominence to the high esteem of the people all over the country. Foster is without doubt the most popular baseball player in the country and the trip began by lay out for the long trip of the Lelands, many baseball men said it would be a financial loss and the trip would be taken aaken. Know Foster knew that he ever made up his THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER JEANNETTE IN PARIS, FRANCE. JOE JEANNETTE OF NEW JERSEY NEW KING OF PARIS mind to take the trip, the trip was assured, and when the announcement came out in the newspaper, he left Chicago April 8 on a 4,465-mile trip, every baseball man in the country sat up and took notice. He rolled into Chicago in their private Pullman car, completing the first and longest trip ever attempted by a colored team. This trip was greater than any of the minor league teams, and but one car in the major league circuits, the Chicago White Sox, exceeded the Leland trip. The Leland will go to California October 17 to play all the clubs in the California minor league circuit, the southern trip was also a financial success. Phil E. Red, manager and owner of the St. Paul Gophers, of St. Paul, Minn., accompanied the Lelands during the entire trip, says that he had the finest time of his life. ST. LOUIS STAR ON JEFFRIES' RETURN TO OLD-TIME FORM Says the Ex-Champion Must Admit that the Candidate No Revealed Beauty Out of New York 1985. The question may not be a momentous one as to whether Pugilist Jim Jeffries can or can not get back into form, so that he can have any hope of victory, but it is none the less an interesting one. When Jeffries whipped Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and other big ones of the squared circle, he was a man of might even as Tubal Cain, the days when the world was young. Extrinsic proof that he is that, good man though he is, Jeffries can not hope to be again the man he was. He must himself admit, even if he does not publicly proclaim it, that he can not go back along the path of life and renew his As in pugilism, in everything else in life. The passing years bring increasing strength and growing vigor up to a certain point, but the physical strength life is climbed in matters physical as well as mental, the decline begins, the physical long before the mental. It is so in every relation of life. The man who has lived through the worst of life, the worst of lose, may still be of great value to the world, and to his fello wmen. He may have gained wisdom through experience that makes him of even greater value to the world than he was when another; but the water that turned the physical strength and vigor. He may add much to the glory and the grandeur of his calling, whether it be one profession or another, and never returns to turn that same wheel again. There never was a retired champion who did not imagine he could bring himself back to his best form and hurl his defiance at his world. This is typical of defiance at his world. It is such stuff that to admit defeat is worse than annihilation. Some men there are who grow old gracefully, and realize the decline of their powers, whether they be a minority or a minority. Jim Jeffries is but a typical man. Statesmen there are, and men on all the planes of life, who cherish the same ambition as Jeffries. There is much in this that is admirable. It is the undoubtable skill of him. It is the undoubtable makes winners of battles and leaders of JEANNETTE IN men, whether it be in pugilism or in the pulit. Pathetic though it is in some of its phases, fewer as a man than commands him. The result is that the man who refuses to admit himself a loser. JUST A WORD OR TWO, THAT'S ALL BY H. W. JACKSON. A player has got to remember that the pitcher can't win a game alone; if it was so intended, what's the use of having a team number of eight other men. Every player has to win your pitcher win the game. If he loses, your team loses; if he wins, your team wins PADEREWSKI MAY NOT PLAY LONGER. The magician of the piano, Ignace Jan Paderewski, may never charm again in America, possibly never again anywhere, because he revote the principal part of life remaining him to composition, if his fears prove true. The reason for this resolve the famous paints virtually admitted, the New York World's Fair, to the insidious, creeping malady that often follows years of brilliant and nerve-wearing execution on the keyboard, blighting the career or an artist before his time. When Paderewski, who was accompanied by the saxophonist the other Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the other Kaiser held his left hand in the right, as if it had been a winged bird that needed the most tender nursing. He seemed apprehensive that his rheumatism might be permanent. "I may never return to America," said the painter, who was a little sadly. "I still have pains—shooting pains—in my left arm and hand. I have them PARIS, FRANCE. JOE JEANETTE OF NEW JERSEY NEW KING OF PARIS now." He was asked whether he apprehended his disability, would be permanent. "Well, we pianists do not know when this thing is to come to us," he said. "It may be that it has come to me. I have it. At any rate, I shall not probably play for the next two years, or possibly more. My time will be given up principally to composition, which shall write another opera. The time announced later." In the earlier part of the interview the writer was true that he had first felt the twinges in his left arm after a violent bit of anger. He arrived at first and then smiled, his good nature finally bursting forth in a grin. Is it rue that you have a violent temper, or have not bounded your fist on the keys too emphatically?" "Violent temper, temper, temper? I should say I had," he replied. "There's no saying what I may do to you before the ship sails." I looked at a bystander, and continued a little more seriously: "I am hardly as violent as I look." MARLIN, TEX. At the home of Henry Newton, on Cap斯 street, a large crowd gathered, laden with many valuable presents and refreshments in the basement. The affair was unique...Rev. Joseph Kelly preached a sermons Sunday and Sunday night at the Marlin Baptist Church. The spacious pews were filled with flowers. Rev. Ira M. Hendon was unanimously elected pastor of Marlin Baptist Church. Sunday...We regret to see our old pioneer educator, R. J. Mendon, home in Detroit. Whenever you want THE FREEMAN, don't fail to see T. A. Lord. SHEFFIELD, OHIO. Special to THE FREEMAN Rev. S. Church, W. M. Crain, P. E. of the C. M. E. Church, will hold his second quarterly conference on May 15-16. Rev. S. L. Bolden, pastor of the C. A. E. Church, Services at 2:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. every Sunday. The Calvary Baptist Church is being enlarged and the pastor and officers are doing everything in their power to make the edifice comfortable. The B. K. of the First Baptist Church meets every Sunday morning at the church at 11:30 a.m. m. Mr. Ed Johnson, president.... The children's entertainment at Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Knowles residence is leisureable affairs. The Business League meets on Monday at 2 a. m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The citizens are invited to come out. O. H. Fields, president.... D. W. Shoemaker, our agent, will always be led to furnish you with copy of the Presman. You can find him at the ice cream parlor of Josh Maddens or Will Johnson's barbershop every evening from 6:30 to 9 o'clock. NOTE—Rushville and Connerville tickets on sale every Sunday, good going and returning on all trains (regular and special) on Sunday for which sold Monon Route to Chicago. All trains to and from Chicago use direct line. F. E. HINE, D. P. A. The A. B. C. Base Ball Club, Northwestern Park. Games played at home and abroad. We bar no good team. Correspondence solicited. Address, 462 W. 15TH STREET, RAN BUTLER, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. To day, to-morrow, next week, next month, all the year round we are selling $3.00 hats for $2.00. Don't let anyone persuade you to buy a marked-down, out-of-date hat when you can get one that is right in style, quality and making for $2.00. LEVINSON, Two Stores { 41 N. Pennsylvania St. } Count 'Em 37 S. Illinois St. Monypeny Hammond Co.'s Club House 5c Cigar. John E. & Frank Walter, PROPRIETORS OF All Orders Promptly Attended To. Telephone 209. 810-812-814 Clay St., Louisville, Ky. RECEIPT THAT CURES WEAK MEN-FREE. Send Name and Address Today- You Can Have it Free and be Strong and Vigorous. I have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, falling memory and lame back, brought on by excesses unnatural drains or the folly of excessive physical activity, and yellous men right in their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that I think every man who wishes to regain his many strengths, particularly his vitality, has a copy. So, I have determined to send a copy of the prescription, free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, to any man who writes me for it. This prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men, and I am convinced it is the surest-acting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor-failure. I think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy in confidence, so that any man, anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated, allures may stop drugging himself. I believe that the quickest-acting, restorative up-building, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so, cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson, 881 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of this splendid receipt, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, free of charge. Abyssinia Buffet. Choice Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. Cold Home Beer always on tap. G. H. TAYLOR, Prop., 825-829 Indiana Ave., - Indianapolis Old Phone, Main. 6208 The Freeman is the leading Negro jour- C., H. & D. R. R., Su ROUND TRIP. CINCINNATI ..... $1.50 HAMILTON ..... 1.25 CONNERSVILLE ..... 7.5 RUSHVILLE ..... 50 Special train leaves 7:00 a m. Returning. leaves Cincinnati 7:00 p. m. NOTE—Rushville and Connerville tickets on sale ev- on all trains (regular and special) on Sunday for which s BASE BALL UNIFORMS, Base Ball Supplies, Sporting Books of all kinds. Imperial BICYCLES. Old Phone 2991. Monon Route to New Train Se Leave Indianapolis 7 00 a. m. Pullman Car 11 45 a. m. Parlor and Dini 3 10 p. m. Parlor and Dini 2 48 a. m. Sleeper ready at 9 All trains to and from Chicago use direct F. The A. B. C. Base RAN BUTLER, H. Northwestern Park. Games played at home team. Correspondence solicite 462 W. 15TH STREET, RAN BUTLER YEAR 'ROUND SALE OF MEN'S $3 HAT To-day, to-morrow, next week, next month, a ing $3.00 hats for $2.00. Don't let anyone pe down, out-of-date hat when you can get one and making for $2.00. LEVINS Two Stores { 41 N. Pennsylvanian 37 S. Illinois S. A. Lincoln SMOKE T Monypeny Ham Club House 50 John E. & Fran PROPRIETORS Clay St. Br Furniture, Carpets & Stoves Bought, sold and archanged. All kinds of Furniture and Stove repairing. Upholstering and packing and crafting for shipment a specialty. Agent for Diamond Mirror Plating Co. Old Phone, Main, 335. 236 W. Vermont St., Indianapolis. GEORGE COONEY Saloon and Buffet 1313 N. Senate Ave. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Courteous treatment. Your trade solicited. Boys Exchange Bullet A full line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on hand. Business Lunch. Good service and courteous treatment to all. When out for a good time, stop in. Brutus Owens, Prop., 483 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. The New Savoy Bar AND CAFE First class line of Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobaccos. Headquarters of the I. B. P. O. Elks WILLIAM ROBERTS, Prop. Scip Williams, Mgr. Frank Whitney, Mixer. 440 Indiana Ave. New Phone 5888. Hindel's Buffets, 551 Indiana Ave. Choice Foreign and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Hindel Brothers. Sunday, May 16. ROUND TRIP. DECATUR $1.50 HUME 1.25 BLOOMINGDALE 1.00 Special train leaves 7:00 a. m. Leave Decatur returning 6:30 p. m. on sale every Sunday, good going and returning r which sold MS, da. Geo C Detch Wheel Co ATHLETIC GOODS ne 2901. 229 Mass. Ave. e to Chicago. in Service Arrive Chicago Here is everything for aiding beauty, comfort and convenience to the summer cottage and porch, much of which is shown for the first time this season. You'll want to see the novel pottery and china, the quaint lamps, the new trays and numerous other articles suggestive of rusticity. New arrivals: Colonial lamps—are both attractive and useful, simple in design and can be adjusted for either oil or electricity. Novel shades with brown Japanese frames, lined with silk, in various colors.....$15 Pompadour and Wemych yssa, in pretty rich colorings, appropriate for porch and cottage serving, a piece.....50c to $30 Willow baskets, designed for flowers, fruit, candy, etc., $1 and upward. —Fourth floor. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND SOCIETY. The Woman's Improvement Club will meet with Mrs. Beulah Porter next Thursday evening. Mrs. Gertrude Jackson and daughter Martha left Thursday for Nashville, Tenn., to visit relatives. Bethel Gleaners will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mayne Gaither, 234 Center street. Walter Graves has sufficiently recovered from a recent illness as to be able to leave Dr. Ward's sanitarium during the week. Mrs. Irene Bagby gave a fancy drill at Union Tabernacle last night. The participant were the pupils of Public School No. 37. The Witherspoon Memorial Presbyterian Church raised nearly $130 cash, Sunday at its rally for the benefit of its family. Charles Henry Booth, of New Britain, Comm., son of the late Év. E. C. Booth, was in the city yesterday to visit the Booth family. Mrs. Rose Bell has taken a position as maid on one of the steamers running between the church and the school. The Iron League band will give a band concert at Allen Chapel next Wednesday evening, May 19, under the auspices of the church and club. The "Decem Disciple" club, composed of ten young high school students, is arriving early in June, entitled "A Girl's Secret." Kelly Miller, who holds the chair of mathematics at Howard University at Washington, D. C., will lecture at Jones Tabernacle early in June. The funeral of Jesse Parker was held at the Darril street Tuesday afternoon. He leaves a widow, father, mother and two sisters. "Uncle" Beverly Carey, an old resident of the city, who has for a number of years with the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Parks, is seriously ill. Messrs. Walter and James Hodge entertained a company of friends Thursday at Curtis High School, who is the greatest of their mother at her home. 1105 Payette street. 'A. R. Schooler and Harry W. Jackson are meeting with deserved success in their work. They are given the creditable showing. They appeared at Franklin, Ind., Thursday evening, and under the auspices of the Young Men's Athletic Club of Brightwood, Friday evening. A program styled "Recollections of Childhood Era" was given to an esteemed audience at Bethel Church, Wednesday evening, under the auspices of Bethel "The Best at the Price No matter what the Price." MAROTT DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY, 342 to 358 Mass. Ave. GROCERY SPECIALS Saturday Sale 10 pounds of best H. & E. granulated sugar with purchase of $1.00 or more of groceries Saturday for... **49c** Best pure lard, in 3, 5 & 10 lb. pails, per pound... **13c** 3 pk'gs of white line or ammonia Saturday for... **10c** 6 bars Ivory or Fels-naptha soap Saturday for... **25c** Marott's special blend of 20c coffee Sat. the pound... **18c** Taggart's butter crackers, nice and feesh, the pound... **6c** 10 bars Royal or Santa Claus soap Saturday for... **29c** Fancy clean rice, Saturday 4 pounds for... **19c** Today is the last day of the great May Extrasonidary values of every kind are now being offered. You get Marott's trading stamps free with every purchase. --- Ald Society. There were many humorous features brought out through songs and recitations by well-known persons among the older members of the church. The U. B. F. and S. M. T. and the Juvian Society have begun recruiting services at Tomilinson Hall, Sunday, May 23. Henry Jackson will be master of ceremonies. Rev. N. A. Seymour will preach the annual sermon. The annual national proclamation will be read by Dr. Robert Lewis, the president of the Church Lewis. The Mary Campbell Mite Missionary Society will hold a house carnival at the home of its president, Mrs. Anna Claiborn, 805 North California street, next updipsa. Besides a choice program in Miss Hattie Fossett, of Franklin, there will be a sale of a variety of hand-made useful and fancy articles. A committee made up of prominent churchmen of the city Christian churches (white) have been appointed to canvass for the congregation and for the congregation of the Second Christian Church (colored). The plan is the result of an agreement made over two years ago to aid this congregation, after it has done. C. M. Hayes has opened a first-class dining room at Baltimore, Md., and any thing at the gourmet eater can be had at a moderate price. Corner Lee and Eutan. 538 South Eutan street. HAIR WORK DONE AND TAUGHT Mrs. Millie Alexander has a full stock of all kinds of hair goods at reasonable prices. She also done. Classes in the work daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Your patronage solicits orders promptly filled. 324 Indiana avenue. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call an assistant at 314. 216. 352 West Washington street. MIDDENDORFS ENTERTAIN. The Middendorf Club, made up of the colored graduates of the Normal Kindergarten Training School of this city, entered the interesting manner at the Teachers' College Hall, at Twenty-third and Alabama streets, last Friday evening. As the teacher, Miss Eliza, took the large hall, which, like the entire building, was brilliantly lighted. A welcome was extended on behalf of the Training School Mrs. Eliza, the school's principal of the college, and on behalf of Mrs. Middorf Club by Mrs. Ida Bryant. A program followed, consisting of music and art, with the school's playwright Miss Irene Poe was a pleasing feature. At the close of the program the guests were invited to join the club in playing the musicals, and the school's playwright led by Mrs. Edm. Fleming and were participated in by a number of the guests. Dainty refreshments were served, and, after being shown through the large building, an enjoyable evening was brought to a close. Handy & Berry have a first-class bar and brown house. For waiting you can read the Freeman. For waiting you can 602 South Entaw street, or leave order. HIAWATHA A FINANCIAL AND AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS. The "Hiawatha" entertainment given at Caleb Mills Hall recently, under the auspices of the Woman's Improvement Club, helped polish the line of artistic renditions. The play, which was the presentation of Longtelow's poem, "Hiawatha," which had been dramatized and was given by thirty young musicians, with a stage setting of a realistic forest, with wigwam, camp fire and much Indian paraphernalia. The affair was uninterrupted, with a president of the club, to whose energy and artistic skill the success of the entertainment is largely due. The principal characters were creditably enacted, and reflected the energy of Mark Balties as Hiawatha, Mrs. J. T. V. Hill as Nokomis and Mrs. Aetha Byrd as Minnehaha has especially been generously complimented. The music used in the play was colored composer, living in London, England, whose work has made him famous throughout the civilized world. The lines were enacted in pantomime by the cast. The club cost $205 above all expenses. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Because so many persons were kept from the great public meeting of the Colored Y. M. C. A on account of the rain that occurred so many have requested that it be covered by the directors decided on last Monday evening to grant the request, and have made arrangements for holding another meeting Sunday week, May 23, at Jones Tabernacle, at which time a splendid program will be given. The singing of the glee club and the playing of the orchestra was enjoined. The annual report showed the splendid work that has been accomplished by the Association, and it was a surprise to many that the young men whose lives have been touched through the Association. The singing by Mrs. Lena Kirk Porter and Miss Viola Colored Y. M. C. was most appreciative of the Young Christian Association is to be congratulated upon the showing made and the work accomplished during the past year. The students invited to attend this meeting which will begin promptly at 3 p. m. at Jones Tabernacle on Sunday, May 23. All men are invited to attend the Sunday morning Class at the Association meeting at 8 a. m. 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Howard received their friends in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage Tuesday, April 29, at their residence on East Lynn street. Both Hon, and Mrs. Howard are natives of Baltimore and are married to Covington in her childhood, and Hon. Howard in 1882. They were married in 1884 by the Rev. P. R. Anderson, who was the time teacher of Mrs. Howard. Chisholm and Mrs. Howard was an active Sunday school pupil. Honorable Howard organized the Elks Lodge June 10, 1899, in Cincinnati, O., and was at that time made Exalted Grand Ruler of the same lodge for ten years. The bride of twenty-five years was Mrs. B. F. Howard, gown of white mercurized batiste and lace. The dress was made by Mrs. C. D. Jordan, of Connerville, Ind. Those who assisted the couple to receive were Dr. Arms, of DeKalb, Ind.; Mrs. C. D. Jordan, of Ind.; Mrs. C. D. Jordan, Connerville, Ind.; Miss Zellers, Miss Singer Mrs. W. H. W. Houser and Mrs. Shannon of Covington. There were many out-of-town guests, many of the guests having been sent along with his present quite a unique letter of regret. Twenty-five cards, each expressing a cheering message for the couple or a reason for his inability to be present formed the letter. Something useful being received, from a thimble THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER CLASSIFIED COLUMN The genuine Carter's Rhematic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps) has cured others; will cure you. Address R.P. Bloan, druggest. Indianapolis, Ind. FOR SALE—One-third interest in good paying drug business in a live, hustling town. Has the support of six of the leading physicians in the information address Editor of The Freeman MISCELLANEOUS Have your photos taken on post cards, 3 for 25 cents, taken and finished in ten minutes. Open Sundays day and night. 404 Indiana avenue. 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