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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 SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XXII NUMBER 23 EDUCATIONAL WEEK AT WASHINGTON, D. C. Successful Year in Institution- Editor Johnson in Town-Collector Anderson Will Deliver Address to Public Schools. (Thompson's National News Bureau.) WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.—The masterly address of President William Howard Taft at the commencement exercises of Howard University last Wednesday day came as a refreshing breeze after a season of drought. Mr. Taft's deliverance before the meeting was a fine, and the presence of the race's principal institution for the higher education was simple, direct and earnest. His sentiments, spoken in such plain and unquivocal manner, admitted of no misconstruction by the most captious. He indulged in no language, and the words of the meeting were in an attempt at fine phrasing, and gave no hope to the enemies of our people by placing any limitation upon the possibilities of those who strive intelligently and persistently for the highest goals of citizenship. In short, the President in no language, and the words of the meeting, down to brass tacks" from the outset, and handled the educational aspect of the race problem without gloves. No speech that the President has here-to-fore delivered has contained so much softness as the words of the race. At no previous time has he shown more conclusively that he is deeply concerned about our welfare as a race than on this occasion. He spoke as a personal friend, as well as a national magistrate. In pointing out our elements of strength and not our weaknesses, he rendered the race a service, for only in candid statement can we discover the helpful truth. In exposing the insincerity of the South on the Negro question, and in encouraging the races to create a friendly relations and mutual respect and confidence, he struck a keynote that met the sanction of all who wish for a united, prosperous and happy nation. The President's reception on Howard Campus was enthusiastic to the last degree. Owing to the inclement weather and the increased pressure from the President's House of Representatives, he held a meeting for a few hours. He received two thousand five hundred persons. Two thousand five hundred persons fought their way into this building and heard his thrilling address. In the last three days he was演讲, interrupted by long and hearty applause, and particularly well pleased were all with his declaration that Howard University stood as the partial repayment of a debt to the public. He was a man who was the people of the United States are eternally indebted, concluding with the pledge that he would do all that lay within his power. He was a man who was not only an ideal agency for moral, intellectual and material uplift of the Negro people. Every heart was touched by this frank avowal of the people of the United States. Six thousand and men, women and children witnessed the laying of the corner stone of the $50,000 Carnegie Library by the President, and theorgans of the American University with the echo of the chapel deliverance made Mr. Taft at that moment the most popular living American as far as the X-ray camera. The President's speech was delivered upon a fitting occasion for the emphasis of Negro opportunity and Negro duty, and he was the only president of the United States with the most notable成就 in history of our country, and will live long in the memory of a grateful constituency. It should be read in full in every Negro home. It is the first time that the American people have a part of the archive and the course of their development. The most more than a hundred are coming to realize that William Howard University is a great institution. It has a long history and a Chief Magistrate who will do his best to administer this government in the spirit of the Constitution written by the others of the Republic and strengthened and revitalized by the war amendments. --- Last week, was indeed "educational work" in Washington. The several departments in Howard University held their commencement, and the students, according to the widely-circulated program. On the 26th, as has been told so graphically by the Associated Press, the "big skip place, with the President of the United States stair attraction, with his own hands the Chief handed out the long-coveted "sheepskins," about 150 graduates in the arts and departments, in medicine, theology, law, pharmacy, pedagogy, dentistry and other division schools. The annual competitive drill of the five companies of the High School Cadets was held Tuesday afternoon at American League, the presence of a brilliant and fashionable adoring sweethearts and sympathetic sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts, numbered upwards of 10,000. Company E of Armstrong, a technical school won the flag, after a hard-fought battle with four companies. A and B from M street High School and C and D from Armstrong. of the 19th were Lieut. Benjamin O. Davis, of the 19th were United States Army, Lieut. James E. Walker, Jones, of the District National Guard, Commissioner MacFarland presented the pennants to Capt. Alruthes Taylor, of Company B, and each man got a badge. Lawyer R. W. Brooks, stationed, presented silver medals to Lieut. Stevens and Carter after Capt. Taylor had been accompanied with a gold medal. Supt. R. C. Barrett, Military Instructor, Major Arthur Brooks, stationed, swans were warmly congratulated over the successful outcome of the year's work of the hustling high school boys under their major officers of the battalion were William M. Dent, McDuffie and Adjutant William A. Burnett Robbins Company. H. Bray; Company C. Alphone Bowell; Company D. Ernest Hardy; Company E. Alruthae Tayrol. The triumph of Company E is all the more noteworthy because he managed the company, having been formed only a few months before. He increased number of boys entering Armstrong at the beginning of the February semester. Victors and vanquished banter, with whom he was own this week looking over the field. He is credited by the sharp-shooters hereabouts with having an ambition to be Recorder of Deeds. Editor Johnson had a very satisfied audience, with whom he has been personally afflicted for more than twenty years, and the close friends of the brainy Kentuckian say that he received positive assurance that he will succeed in waye are the snow files. Mr. Johnson was among the first to wave the Taft banner in Kentucky, when the State seemed hopelessly against the genial Waerstcick. But, with characteristic courage, he gridded up his lolos and helped very materially to the tide and send a solid Taft delegation to the Chicago convention. Mr. Johnson, with characteristic ticket. While here Editor Johnson met all of the "Black Cabinet," and was given the glad hand. It is stated that if Mr. Johnson succeeds in landing in Washington he may succeed in slow-growing denizens of the nation's capital to a sample of genuine "Blue Grass" audio tinder. It is certain that something will be doing between Johnson and hold of the helm here or anywhere else. At the regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howard University Prof. George William Cook, dean of the commercial department and acting secretary of the university, elected permanent secretary. Prof. Cook came to the school in 1874 as a student, became a tutor immediately upon graduation, and has made the institution his home. Prof. Cook also assisted a student when he was loaned to the District authorities for the purpose of establishing at Blue Plains, on the Potomac, a home school for colored children. Closing his work there, Prof. Cook not only assisted a student his alma mater. Prof. Cook is a member also of the Board of Associated Charities, and takes an active part in the work of the university. He is notable to the faculty as a person of Prof. Richard R. Wright, Jr. of Philadelphia, who comes by unanimous election to take the newly created chair of sociology, and will be the next president of a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and has carried on some valuable sociological investigations among the Philadelphia Negroes at the instance of this person. Prof. Wright will be serving as editor and business manager of the Christian Recorder, filling out the unexpired terms of Drs. Johnson and Collett the former of whom is on sick leave. Prof. Wright will make a very desirable addition to the colony of expert scientists in this city. * * * Apropos of the selection of another editor for the Christian Recorder, the name of Rev. A. L. Gaines, of Baltimore, is again brought to the fore. Dr. Gaines is an able and thorough knowledge of the needs of the church, and is conversant with the speediest method by which a great ecclesiastical organ can be built up. The existing crippled organ is not amissible, and former declaration that "the A. M. E. Church will gain by taking Gaines?" by taking Auditor Ralph W. Tyler is in receipt of a handsome photograph, sent as a personal gift, and valuable services to the party and loyalty to his own fortunes, covering a period of time. He is also a present in the President's own hand. "For Ralph W. Tyler, with friendship and best wishes of William H. Taft." It is needless that the Auditor prizes this gift very highly. --- Collector Charles W. Anderson, of New York, who comes in a few days to deliver the commencement address for the public ceremony of the royal reception by his host of friends here. An automobile rade, a shad bake at Washington Park on the Potomac, and a monster stag are a few of the things attorney Albert S. White of Louisville is in charge of this week on legal business. Mr. White has been strongly endorsed by Senator Bradley for a high-grade appointment in the federal service, and was presented to the President on the occasion of his visit here some weeks ago. NEWS NOTES OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL. Those who are disposed to berate the President for what they fear his Southern policy may mean that he should not overlook the fact that Walter L. Cohen, Register of the Land Office at New Orleans, has been given positive assurance that he will be held accountable. He will be Rucker, J. H. Deveaux, Robert Smalls, Joseph E. Lee and others are drawing their salaries, without hint from headlines of the dangerous danger of the headshaman. It is being impressed upon the thinking element of our body politic that Mr. Taft is not the President of any single faction or race, or who the chief executive of the whole people. --- The Negro employees of the general government number something over 13,000, and draw more than $8,000,000, in round figures, from the University of Treasury. The mail has nearly trebled in money received by Negroes since the accession of Roosevelt to the Presidency, and the indications are that the three times mark will be reached before the retirement of President Taft. Your correspondent is indebted to Dr. Henry W. Furniss, Minister of Le Nouvelle, principal newspapers of Port-au-Prince, the Haytien seat of government, containing very full accounts of the grand ball and reception given by Dr. Furniss at the American Embassy of Taft, and Sherman, Minister INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1909. BALLOONING SAND BAG SHAD --- Messrs. W. T. Menard, George H. Proctor, W. E. Cobb and Elias S. Cobb, limotype operators at the Government Printing Office, long employed at this great printery and well known throughout the country. Fraternity circles, have been furledured for a short period, owing to a scarcity of work. *** William Polk, for many years principal musician (assistant leader) of the band of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, stationed at Madison Barracks, Sackett's Harbor, Ohio, has been designated by the War Department as Chief of the Regiment, to succeed Wilfred O. Thompson (white), transferred to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in conformity with the order of President Roosevelt to place colored bandmasters at the head of Negro regimental bands as rapidly as openings for the band. He was the race three of the four bandmasters pro- vided for the Negro regiments in the United States Army, with one Negro principal musician acting as bandmaster in the Army and another as Chief Musician Folk is another gratifying installation in the great victory achieved by Emmett J. Scott in pushing to a finish the movement to have Negro bandmasters in charge of all the Negro regiments of the Army. --- Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, a practitioner of high standing at the District bar, is said to be booked for a responsible assignment under the Department of Justice for the hiring of his law students for Taft and Sherman in the recent campaign in Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and other States. Mr. Jones is regarded as one of the most influential lawyers in his time and is to be titilized as far as his time will permit by the Republican authorities in Maryland this fall to insure the defeat of the disfranchisement amendment which is to be voted upon by the people in November. Grateful acknowledgment is made of invitations to attend the commencements of the Skokie institute, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce University, the Curry School and the Western University. We are under obligations to Assistant Superintendent Roscoe Conkling to box seats at the drill of the High School Cadets, and for a similar favor in connection with the joint commencement of the high and normal schools at Convention Hall. Chaplain W. T. Anderson, of the Tenth Cavalry, is in the city, circulating among friends and old comrades. He is looking for a position as a serious palligin in the Philippines. Through the efforts of Auditor Ralph W. Tyler, Chaplain Anderson was not long ago, raised to the rank of a Major, with all the honors conferred upon him. Last Sunday the Chaplain delivered an instructive address to the Y. M. C. A. at Real Transformers' Hall. Like Secretrator D. E. Johnson, upon whose invitation he spoke, Chaplain Anderson is a Cleveland boy. Arrangements are being made for the sessions of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Marseille, who together with the members are to hold in Cambridge, MD, July 19 to 12. Indications point to an unusually large attendance, and the contest for the principal offices of the Grand Chancellor, George A. Watty, has a host of friends who are pushing his claims for re-election. His administration has been in the order. The membership has been in- creased, the finances have been put on a solid basis, and at no time in the history of Pythianism in this jurisdiction has been more successful in hood and harmony of purpose than now. Other candidates mentioned are Truly Hattetche, who made a fine race last year, and Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, H. Carter, Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, of the District bar, will take an active part in the proceedings, and an effort will be made to have him as a co-owner, which he has steadily declined for several years past. The most notable social function of last year's convention here was the banquet tendered by Lawyer Jones in honor of the official staff of the --- MISS BURROUGHS RETURNS FROM PROFITABLE TOUR IN SEVERAL STATES IN INTEREST OF MISSIONARY WORK Among the Baptist—Dr. Mason in the City—New Club Organized for Church Work—Dr. Jordan in the East. By CARY B. LEWIS. Special to THE FREEMAN. LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 1—Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, secretary of the National Baptist Women's Convention, has returned to the city from a trip to the western part of the country. She visited St. Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo. Miss Burroughs stated that at no time in her life has she been more royally received by a Christian body. Miss Gave her one of the few books of her work, and members of other denominations vied with each other to make her stay both pleasant and profitable. Miss Burroughs was accompanied by Miss Gave her one of the few raphers in the Baptist Foreign Mission rooms. Miss Cowles is a sweet singer, and at the various churches where Miss Burroughs spoke she rendered a number of choice solos that were highly appreciated. Miss Burroughs spoke at the Illinois Baptist State Convention at Quincy, Ill., also for the Francis Street Baptist Church at St. Louis, Missouri, as city she was especially invited to address the Quindaro University, the school made famous by the presidency of the United States Treasury. It is said that her educational address on this occasion was one of the best that has ever been heard at the University of St. Louis. Ms. Burroughs she went to with Ms. McLouis, her brother to union to hold an education and a missionary institute. This m-eting was held at the Gallinee Baptist Church, of which Ms. Burroughs is a member. Both Home and Foreign Mission work was the subject of Miss Burroughs' addresses. She placed special stress upon work with the children of the country, and told in a graphic manner the good service they were giving for the uplift of Christian womankind. She placed special stress upon work with the children of the National Training School, Washington, D. C. During the discussions on various subjects Miss Burroughs gave the institute the benefit of her counsel and advice. She was the most largely attended and the most successful of its kind ever held in St. Louis. Miss Burroughs is much pleased with her work and that it marks the beginning of great things in the Home and Foreign Missionary work among the Baptists of the West. The Negroes of this city are considering seriously the matter of Louisville being the place for holding the celebration including the emancipation of the Negroes. A number of communications have been received by leading citizens bearing on the proposed nominate Louisville for the place, for the reason that it is one of the most centrally located cities in the country, and that it would be difficult to devise for such a celebration, and that the friends of the race would give their best efforts toward its success if the proper position be maintained from all parts of the country would be enlisted in the movement, and that the guiding hand of Booker T. Washington should be manifested in its growth and development. It is planned to show the evolution of Negro music, and that one of the principal forms of entertainment would be to have the most prominent feature is to sing purely Negro selections under the direction of a competent musical director. The most feature is expected to be the industrial exhibits from the schools of the South, including industrial, normal, academic, colleges, high schools and unified schools. It would be urged to be sent from other sections of the country where Negro children attend. Industrial and handicraft work of the Negroes of Louisville will be sought after by a traveling agent, who is to be assisted by other agents in each State, city and town. On August, 1913, is the date that will be most likely accepted to hold the fifteenth anniversary of the Negro's freedom. The matter has been broached by a number of white and colored citizens of Louisville. We would be pleased to hear from other newspapers on the question. Louisville was visited last week by Dr. M. C. B. Mason, of Cincinnati, secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was the guest of Dr. J. A. C. Lattimore, 1502 West Walnut street, and was royally entertained by the Rev. James, who came here to address a mass meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association, Sunday, at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. The speaker of object was "Mr. James," and the minister of the minister of men in their business affairs, and said that the same should be manifested to-day along Christion lines. He urged the memorialization to transmit their enthusiasm and zeal to others, so that the work here would grow and be a benefit to the committee. Dr. Mason cited instances of the lack of personal effort in the religious life of the Negro, and gave some good advice to the members of the association that may continue on Page Four. General News TUSCUMBIA, ALA Special to THE FREeman Mose Betts, of Tuscumbia, fell from a run at the Kingbee stove foundry in Sheffield, a distance of about twelve feet, after several days ago. He is able to be out again...The District Conference of the A.M.E. Church held its session last week. It was a very successful one, both spiritually and financially. P. E. Warren presided. WASHINGTON, PA. Special to THE FREEMAN Rev, D. F. Calman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who for five years was pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. Church of this city, assisted the present pastor, Rev. Askew Sabbath, in the close of the grand rally. He was warmly greeted by all, and as he has in the past, delivered three able, instructive and in-depth sermons. Ecclestop, Pittsburgh, former well-known Washington young man, spent two days last week in the city. SHEEFIELD ALA Special to THE FREEMAN R. P. Sims, who has been very ill for several weeks, died last week. The funeral services were held at the A. M. E. Church Monday of last week at 11 a.m. m. Rev. R. F. Ford conducted the services, assisst. Mrs. Hillis, Mr. Fields, underer. had charge, the funeral of Mrs. Mary Griffin, who died Sunday. ... Mrs. Vina Weakley died Sunday. BIG SANDY, TEX. This beautiful town is about twenty-four miles from Mineola, on the Texas & Pacific Railroad. There are three churches here, and all in good shape. There are five brick buildings here, and they will soon be completed....Mrs. Mahalle Bullard has a residence....The Freeman, the best Negro Anderson, is sold by Sandy Anderson each week. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Mary Nobles is very ill at 188 6th street... There are six candidates to be initiated in the Cahotic Order of Foresters and the Cahotic Order of Foresters boys have got the wash rooms at the Plankinton House again... The Freeman for sale at Walter Edwards' cigar and 4th street... Harris S. Jones is visiting his mother, who is quite ill in Nashville, Tem. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN The funeral of Rev. R. M. Devine, pastor of the Harrison A. M. E. Church, took place Sunday, May 16. He was well known to the entire community and was instrumental in the erection of the first brick church, built by Rev. R. M. Simmons, pastor of the St. Elmo A. M. E. Zion Church. The music was furnished by the choir under the direction of Mrs. M. B. Rogers. Interment at Forest Cemetery...Rev. I. H. Volkertion of the A. M. E. Church, has gone to Wilberforce, O.., and will attend the commencement. CLEVES. OHIO. Special to THE FREEMAN, Miss Sylvia Neal, attended services at the A. M. E. Church, in Sekiton, Sunday, and while there Miss Neal was the guest of Mrs. Alberta Griggs in the afternoon...Mrs. Harry Wall- man and Mrs. Harrison were the guests of Mrs. Lena Jewis, of High street, in Sekiton...Rev. J. W. White, pastor of the A. M. E. Church, announced the rally at his church the second Sunday of the Rev. H. Brooks, Rev. W. H. Blackburn and Rev. Gerrie, who be- engaged for the day. The visitors will be well cared for. All are invited to come. QUINCY, ILL. Special TO THE FREEMAN The Women's Educational and Mission Convention convened at the Elghth and Elm Streets Baptist Church last week. The ladies held their session the first part of the convention, which included M. Nannie H. Burrough, who delivered an address to the Women's Education and Mission and also to the state convention. She was introduced by Mrs. Payton, of Chicago, Friday evening, which proved to a brilliant success. At the last business session the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. T. L. Smith, President, Rev. C. C. Phillips, recording secretary, D. H. Harris, D. D.; second vice president, Rev. N. Alexander, D. D; third vice president, Rev. C. C. Phillips; corresponding secretary, D. H. Harris, D. D; members of the executive board, Revs. E. T. Martin, E. J. Fish, P. A. Jones, J. B. McCreary, E. J. Royal, D. V. Bahawan, B. L. Iyore. There was a big mass meeting at the Elghth and Elm Streets Church last Sunday. CLARKSVILLE, TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN The graduating exercises of the colored high school were held at the Opera House on May 21. A large crowd was present and the following program was well rendered by members of the 1909 class: Music, orchestra. "In the Year of Music, Orchestra, Music, Orchestra," "Is Life Worth Living?" "Barbara Buck solo," "To the End of the World with You." "Addie Caldwell," "Value of Reputation," "Virginia Carney. Chorus." "Fairlyland Waltz" "The Sunset of Battle," "Elizabeth Ramey. Solo," "A May Morning," "Bessie Whitefell," "Dignity of the Poor," "Lee Dabney," "Music, Orchestra," "Rains of Them," "Barker," "Music, Orchestra," "Commenence," "Management," "Dr. C. H. Boone," "Music," "Orchestra," "Awarding Diplomas," "Chorus," "Goodnight, Beloved," "Benediction." The class roll is as follows: Leocotis Dabney, Addell McCurdy, Virginia Carney, Lizzie M. Ramey, Emma E. Williams, Addwell, Edna Beasley, Perlie A. Barker, Lorena W. Barker, Barbara E. Buck, Hatle M. Polk, Georgia L. Roberts, Pearlie O. McCurdy. At night a beautiful cantata was rendered by the pupils, Mrs. Sarah Bronnaugh was a delegate to the Grand Society Session held at Covington, Mrs. Martha Garrett spent Sunday in Louisville. PALESTINE, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN Special to the EMAIL The Court officiates the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias and the twelfth annual session of the Grand Court of Calanthe, under the Supreme Jurisdiction of Europe, Asia, Afrifen and Australia, will convene in this city June 8, 9, 10 and 11, under the auspices of Hearts of Oak Lodge No. 38, Langston University, at 121 Ethel Lodge No. 319, Hearts of Love Court No. 16, Hearts of Oak Court No. 103 and Holy City Court No. 161. The session of the grand lodges will be held on Monday, at 9 o'clock. The welcome address in behalf of the mayor at City Hall. The annual meeting of the endowment board and board of directors will be held on Monday, at 9 o'clock. The welcome address in behalf of the mayor at City Hall. The annual meeting of the grand Lodge by Hon. W. E. King, Dallas, Tex. Welcome address on behalf of the mayor at City Hall. The response in behalf of the grand Lodge by Hon. W. E. King, Dallas, Tex. Welcome address on behalf of local courts, Mrs. E. R. Gaston, Responses in behalf of the mayor at City Hall. The meeting promises to be greater and grander than any ever held in the state. ORANGEBURG. S. C. Special to THE FREEMAN At a recent meeting of the State College trustees, the following new teachers were drawn from Summer: Ida Patrick, of Blackville, and Ella Levy, a charming young lady of this city. . . Misses Alice and Alemetta Frankle, last summer at New York. Mr. Eugene Frazier, a popular young man of Asheville, N. C. spent commencement with Mr. and Mrs. Lawton. . . Capt. Don. Don's the body of his late home some new cottage on Windsor street. Mr. Harry Miller, who has been attending school in Augusta, is home for the summer...Mr. G. W. Stroman has secured a position with the City Shaving Parlor. Col. J. Levy, the veteran barber of Orangeburg, NJ, has been the shop's shop, which is one of the most modern Daisy Lawton and bf6Hinss5xR:icUHSD white shops in South Carolina...Miss Daisy Lawton and Miss Middleton and Mrs Zoe Eaton were among those who had advantage in the New York. Mr. Minus, of Greenville, is the guest of Mr. Marion Fordham. DALLAS. TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN KANSAS CITY, MO. Special to THE FREEMAN. The big minstrel jubilee and May ball given by the Baltimore o'Htel waiters May 20 was a grand success. After the pass-up, the first two-year program was held at the Pass-ton, hte patrons were anxious for night to come, and when at 3:30 the curtain rose, the house was filled to its capacity. O. Patty, in order to do so, was at Daton, Montgomery, Fields and Small deserve special mention. In the afterpart Mr. Rod's singing and the dancing by his first night watch, he said, "I was the most well-known and the pleasant. The entire center primarily pleasing. The next to our spring fets... was the most popular to our spring fets." Chas. Watts, the popular favorite musician, was the city of the "New York" direct Saturday. May 22 and a state-wide reside at home indefinitely. Mr. Watts was injured in a wreck which occurred at the 19th National Day of the 19th century. The most serious, "Geo. Taylor" told Kneckum, the boy, is a wonderful improvement of the Black Patti Troubadors. He is expected soon in our home town after proving him-up on the 19th of the 19th century. The other of the race on the western side of the states. The Imperial Orchestra has been reorganized, and we feel it will be a worthy organization... Mr. Watts contemplates a re-branding of the first-year program. Mr. Watts is a new唱者 at the 19th of the 19th century. Mr. Watt has a new band at Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Whitnan's life, and he has been the first time to be a band. C. White, captain, J. H. Owens, head-waiter, C. White, captain, J. Frazier, W. Smith, W. Ralston, H. Beach, W. Williams, and W. W. Wadman. The speaker of the evening... The trolly party given by the members of Allah Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to Leavenworth, May 21, was a great success in the year he was finished in the first of the city between the hours of 7:30 and 9 a. m., with a total number of some 450 people, and arrived in Leavenworth, and had been sent to the city. The people in that city were waiting to greet them with a hearty welcome. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity and ex-married the men unfirmed in the general Orchestra, and the found of the O. S. Baker, Jr., the son of Our Sov. G. Ins. G., and dancing was continued until the hour of 10:30 when the floor was cleared. The band Patrol will be at the time needed by an appreciative audience of 600 for some thirty minutes, then the grand march was put on, led by the full official of the first, the top of the show. It was a novel eight to see and be long remembered for the people of the up-river town. There was plenty of re-branding of the New York's so far-old "The New York" as are generally indulged in by the number of of that noble organization. At the hour of 1 a. m. all had danced to their heart's content and the pilgrimage of the boys in the city was which their 100 guests come to, and the return to the south of the Kaw. A VISIT TO THE BLUITT SANITARIUM BY THE FREE-MAN QUILL-PUSHER. On April 1 it was our pleasure to make a visit and tour of inspection of the Blutt Sanitarium. The courtesy was extended to us by the head nurse, Miss Nettie E. Blutt, a resident of Training School of Provident Hospital, Chicago, and for many years did private nursing for the noted surgeon, Dr. Daniel H. Williams. The Blutt Sanitarium is unquestionably the best regulated institution for colored people in the country and compares favorably with any hospital it has been our pleasure to inspect. The institution is well equipped for thirty patients and has been kept comfortably filled all the time. It is said by those who are in a position to know that no one surgeon in the city of Dallas does more than the average geon of this institution. More than 500 operations have been done since the opening of this sanitarium, with 98 per cent. recoveries. The hospital has been of untold benefit to the colored people throughout the South, especially of the State of Texas. A nurse's training school has been organized in connection with institution and reception of pupils on or about September 1. The management of the sanitarium is preparing to enlarge and remodel the building, which is absolutely necessary in order that we may meet the increasing demands of this work. Let every loyal citizen in Texas especially lend his support and influence to a cause which promotes welfare of all the people. I respectfully. THE NEW LAW TO ELIMINATE NE GROES FROM TRAIN SERVICE. The lats general assembly of Indiana passed laws which were framed for the purpose of providing train service on all the railroads of the state under pressure of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, a union labor organization, to the colored man from its ranks and sets up the claim that wherever a colored man is employed on the railroads some white man is employed. The substance of the law is that two brakemen shall be employed on all passenger trains of five cars or more, and that brakeman shall not be required to perform the duties of porter, and as two brakemen of porter, two sary and two too expensive, the inference is that the porter will go. Some weak-kneed officials of some roads have already dispensed with their tran porters, some have changed the name of porter trainman, which outlawed the termination to fight the case through all the courts in the land, at least this is the information which comes from the Pennsylvania company. The Grand Rapids& Indiana railway seems to have found the best way of avoiding trouble with the union labor legislation by simply converting their train porters into field-dog brakemen, with a brakeman's badge and uniform, and performing only the duties of a brakeman. They are not even permitted to supply the lavaritories with soap and towels. This is very gratifying to the boys on the G. R. & I., and to the race at large, as it shows a disposition on the part of the company to be just and fair and to recognize merit and efficiency whenever and in whenever former. We only hope that the officials of other roads will wake up to the fact that colored men can not only make good as porters, but they can deliver the goods in any other department or capacity on any railroad in America. Although the inducement in regard to salary and promotion has not been sufficiently strong to call forth the best and most competent that there is among us. But it should be the earnest endeavor of those who are now employed in the train service or in other lines of industrial activity, to look well to the interest of the noble-hearted and broad-minded white men and women who are fighting our battles against the strong odds of the union labor trust, and bear in mind that when union labor triumphs in this country without the consent of the Negro starvation will knock practically at every black man's door. William J. Gilbert Passenger Department B. R. Grand Rapids, Mich. MORE LIGHT ON THE LIBERIAN SITUATION. Commenting on a correspondence between the Liberian and British governments, as seen in a Liberian publication, the Record, of Lagos, West Africa, had the following to say: "After perusing the correspondence, the conviction is forced that the Liberian government has, by the way and manner it contracted the recent loan and consented to European officials managing its customs and other affairs, compromised the independence of the government to the extent of placing the customs and police establishments beyond the control of the Liberian government, making it optional with other governments to dictate as to how and by whom these establishments are to be controlled or managed. Sir Edward Grey's dictum that 'it is doubtful, therefore, whether there is at the present time any scope for the co-operation of the United States government in the customs or police,' makes it clear that the control of these departments is put beyond any option on the part of the Liberian government; and no doubt the American Commissioners will endeavor to ascertain the nature of the arrangement which excludes the United States government from co-operating in promoting the welfare of Liberia in any direction or department which the government of Liberia may deem desirable. The peculiar relation in which the government of the United States stands towards Liberia, and emphasized so pronouncedly in Secretary Root's letter to President Roosevelt, and epitomised in the sentence, 'Liberia is an American colony,' ought to justify an exceptional privilege for the United States government in this respect, except, of course, the Liberian government has vitiated this privilege by some special undertaking with other nations." A BLOW AT NEGRO WORKMEN. A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer recently from Atlanta, Ga., had the following to say: The labor unions are planning to abolish negroes as an industrial factor, according to General Manager Scott, of the Georgia Railroad, which is crippled by a strike of the white firemen because of the employment of negroes by the road. "This strike," said Scott," is the skirmish of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in its plan to drive the negro out of employment on railroads altogether. "This plan has been smoldering for five years. This strike on the Georgia Railroad is just the first step. I have reason to believe that the same demand will in time, be it sooner or later, be made by officials of this firemen's union to every other railroad in the South. "The magnates of this brotherhood happened to choose our road as the first wherein to begin the fight against the negro. And the Georgia and Southern Railroad, run by Southerners in a Southern state, is thereby the first to refuse to lie down and yield humbly to the warfare on a raec." Assistant Grand Chief Burgess of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who is here, announces that the brotherhood will not aid the striking firemen, but will force engineers to keep their contract with the road. A MOST PECULIAR MUNICIPAL CONDITION. If the report is correct a most peculiar municipal condition exists at Wagoner, Okla. The report has it that the white people were so chagrined at knowing that the First Ward returned two Negro Councilmen and two Negro school directors that the City Council narrowed the city limits by cutting out the ward altogether. The council found that it had power to increase or diminish the city boundaries. Evidently the First Ward of Wagoner is a veritable black belt, being able to do pretty much as it pleases. The situation comes nearly being amusing. On its face it is amusing. Just to think that the Negro section is gerrymandered out of municipal existence, because it choose to send four blackmen to the city's representative bodies! What will befall the section? Will the two Negro councilmen run the—well the repudiated? Will the two school directors run the schools? In seeking to preserve themselves, it appears to us that the council of Wagoner has greatly complicated matters. 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Slim glanced at her ruefully. "I don't feel much like goin' fishin' jest now. Would you mind tellin' me if I FARCE let him alone!" shouted Slim excitedly lose out on this deal along of some body else a-holdin' all the cards? Slim waited for Polly's answer. "Who is it?" he insisted. "No; if you don't know his name I won't tell you," decided Polly. "Mebbe it's jest as well, too," assented Slim. "I don't think I'd feel any too friendly toward him." Slim moved toward the wagon. The action was purely involuntary, but it frightened Polly so much that she cried aloud. Slim grasped at once the reason for her fear. "Is the feller in that wagen?" he shouted. "You wouldn't do him any harm, would you?" cried Polly. "Is he in that wagon?" Slim repeated angrily. Polly caught hold of his arm. "What's he hidin' for? he demanded. Slim pulled his gun and covered the opening. "Come out, you coward!" he shouted. Polly caught Slim by the right wrist so he could not fire. Bud leaped from the wagon, drawing his gun as he did so. "You shouldn't call me a coward!" he shouted to Slim. Polly ran behind Bud and, reaching her arms about his waist, held down his hands, depressing the muzzle of his revolver. Slim danced up and down in the excitement with his revolver in his hand. Polly kept calling on both of the men not to shoot. "Let him alone!" shouted Slim excitedly. "Let him alone, Miss Polly. He's only four flushin', an' I ain't gun shy." "Now, look here, sonny," he cried to Bud, "if that squirt gun of yours goes off an' hits me an' I find it out—well, I reckon I'll have to spank you." Bud tried to break away from Polly, begging her to "let go." The girl laid her hands on his shoulder, gazing pleadingly into his flushed face. "Don't, don't!" she cried. "It's all right. Slim knows all about it. He knows I love you, an' he wouldn't hurt any one that I love. Would you, Slim?" Polly smiled at the sheriff, completely disarming him. Shoving his gun back into the holster, Slim grinned and said, "I reckon I wouldn't." "We've been engaged fer ever so long now, waitin' fer Bud to get rich, an' now—an' now it's come." Her face radiated her happiness. Bud showed his alarm, motioning her to be silent, but Polly rattled on, "Bud's been savin' an' savin' till he's got over a thousand dollars, an'"— Slim could not contain his indignation at the deception practiced on the girl by the boy. "You derned thief!" he shouted. Then he stopped, plainly showing his annoyance at his lack of self repression. Bud's hand dropped to his gun. "You"— he began, but Polly stopped him with a gesture, looking from one to the other of the men, dazed and frightened. "A thief? Bud a thief? What does it mean? Tell me!" she gasped. Turning to Bud, she demanded, "Bud, you heard what he said?" Dropping his head, fearing to look at either of them, he muttered sullyen. "He lied." Slim checked his first betrayal of his anger and kept himself well in hand. "Oh, Slim," pleaded Polly, "say you didn't mean it." Simply and sadly Slim answered: "I didn't. I reckon as how I'm some jealous, an-'an-'I lied." His voice dropped, and he turned aside, stepping away from the young couple. Polly was still in doubt. Slim's actions were so strange. It was not like this big hearted, brave sheriff to accuse a man of stealing without being sure of his charges. Then Slim's accusing himself of lying was entirely at variance with his character. "I'm sorry," she said. "Please forgive me. It was all my fault. I didn't know that you"— Slim held up his hand to silence her. "Wouldn't you mind leavin' us together a bit?" he requested. In answer to Polly's frightened glance he continued: "There ain't goin' to be no trouble, only—me an' him's got a little business to talk over. Ain't we, Bud, eh?" Slim led Polly toward the corral, glancing at Bud over his shoulder with a reassuring smile. "Just you step out yonder a bit an' wait," he said to Polly. "Now, you won't"— "Can't you trust me any more?" he asked sincerely. Grasping him by the hand, she looked him fairly, and fearlessly in the eyes, saying: "I do trust you. I trust you both." As the girl strode out of earshot Slim absentmindedly kept shaking the hand she had held. Awakening suddenly to the fact that his hand was empty, he looked at it curiously and sighed. Turning quickly, he slapped his hat on his head, hitched up his chaps and stepped up to Bud, who stood with a sneer on his lips. "So you're the man that Polly loves," he said. "She's a good girl, an' she loves a thief." Bud turned on him fiercely, drawing his gun. "Take care!" he warned. "You won't shoot. If you meant to shoot you'd 'a' done it long ago, when you pulled your gun!" exclaimed Slim coolly. "I might do it now." Bud held his gun against Slim's breast. Slim threw up his hands to show he was not afraid of the boy. "Go ahead. Squeeze your hardware. I reckon I'm big enough to kill," he said. Then he took Bud's hand and gently slid the revolver back into the holster. The action broke down Bud's bravado. All barriers fell before the simple action. "It's all up with me," he said brokenly. Slim sympathized with the boy in his trouble. "Buck he told me. Buck he 'lowed you had your share of that money,' he explained. The boy drew the money from his pocket and handed it to Slim, remarking: "Here it is—all of it. I never touched it. I was going"—Bud was about to lie again, but he realized the futility of more falsehoods. "Take it," he added. Slim counted the money and slipped it into his pocket. "Bud," he said to that young man, "me an' you have been pretty good friends, we have. I learned you how to ride, to throw a rope, an' Bud—Bud THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER —what can you take it fer? I know you didn't murder Terrill fer it, but what did you keep the money fer?" He asked the question with anger and annoyance. Slim had seated himself by the fire. He spoke to the boy as he would to a comrade. "Can't you see?" the boy asked. "Polly. I wanted to make a home for her, and now she'll know me for what I am, a thief—a thief." Bud buried his face in his hands, the tears trickling through his fingers, although he fought strongly against showing his weakness. Slim rose and stepped to his side, laying his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Mebbe she won't have to know. Buck he's dead, an' only you an' me know." Bud looked at the speaker in amazement. A lovable smile crept over Slim's face. "I'm goin'," he said, "to slip you a new deck an' give you a fresh deal. That was part my money that was stole. I never come back at the county for it. Buck he's paid back his half. I'll let 'em all think it was the whole. I put in a thousand I PARKER have at home that I was savin' to buy in with the Triangle B in case I don't git elected nex' time. So, Bud, I'm goin' to lend a thousand' of this to you just to give a chance at that little home." "You're the whitest man I ever knew!" cried Bud. "I reckon I ain't colored, 'cept a little red mite on top,' laughed Slim. He disliked any show of feeling by the boy over the offer he had made. "But I can't take your money," Bud protested. "Yes, you can," assured Slim. "You pay it back when you get on your feet agin. I'm goin' to take your word." Slim's generosity overwhelmed the boy. "Take my word!" he cried. Slim laid his hands on the boy's shoulders. "Yes," he declared. "You've made your first bad break, but you've had your first lesson. An' you ain't goin' to forget it," he added emphatically. "And Polly?" he faltered. "There ain't nobody goin' to tell her." Speaking sternly to Bud, he added. "You make her a good husband." Bud seized the sheriff's hand, wringing it warmly. "I will, Slim; I will," he promised. The wait had been too long for Polly. She returned before Slim called her, saying: "I'm tired waitin' on you all. Haven't you finished up that business yet?" "Yes, ma'am; it's finished," replied Slim. "Did Bud tell you about it?" inquired Polly. "He told me. Seems like you two are goin' to get married." "Uh-huh," laughed Polly happily. "An!, oh, say, will you stand up fer Bud?" "I reckon Bud can stand up fer himself now with you to help him," answered Slim emphatically. "We'll run over and tell the boys you're back!" shouted Bud. Slim took the hands of the young people in his own big ones. "I'm right glad you two are goin' to hitch up," he said. "I am dead sure you'll make a even runnin' team." Polly glanced shyly at Slim. "Bud won't mind if you kiss me," she hinted. Slim grinned sheepishly. In his embarrassment he rubbed one foot on his other leg. "Well, I ain't—never—that is"—he stammered. "Bud, if you all don't mind," he boldly asserted after his bashfulness had waned. "I reckon I will play one little bet on the red." The sheriff never did anything in a small way. The kiss he gave her full on the lips was a resounding one. Bud took Polly by the hand and silently led her to the house. Slim sat down on a keg behind the fire. Taking some loose tobacco and a film of rice paper from his pocket, he deftly rolled a cigarette and lighted it with a brand from the blaze. With a sigh he removed his hat. He was the picture of dejection. For several moments he sat in deep thought. Then, with a deep indrawing of his breath and a shrug of the shoulders, he cried: "Shucks! Nobody loves a fat man!" When Polly told the boys in the corral that Slim had returned and was waiting for them at the mess wagon they dropped their work and made for him with wild whoops and yells. Slim smelled as he heard them coming. Show Low made a running jump. throwing his arms about the sheriff's neck. Parenthesis and Sagebrush each grabbed a hand, pumping up and down emphatically. The others slapped him on the back. All talked at once, asking him the news and whether Jack had returned. "Did you nip it up with the 'Paches,' asked Parenthesis. "Talk, durn ye, talk," shouted Show Low, "or we'll hang out your hide." Slim shook the hands of his comrades in turn affectionately. For each he had his own particular form of greeting. "No, boys," he said when the group became more orderly, "I ain't a-goin' to say a word till I see Mrs. Payson first." Polly had ridden at once to the house to tell the joyful news of Slim's return to Echo, who hurried at once to the boys about the wagon. Parenthesis spied her riding down the trail. "She's comin' now," he cried. "Boys," requested Slim, "would you mind herdin' off yonder a bit?" The cowpunchers strolled over to the cottonwood, leaving Echo to meet Slim alone. "Where is he?" was Echo's tearful greeting. "Well, ma'm, there's a man out yonder that's been through fire an' brimstone fer you!" Echo stared over the prairies. Then Jack was still searching for Dick. Slim had failed to find him. "Out yonder," she moaned, wringing her hands. "Wait a minute," said Slim. "He says to me, says he, 'Break it to her, Slim; tell her gentle—an' if she wants me call, an' I'll come.' Ma'm, Dick Lane is dead." Echo shuddered. "Dead," she repeated, "by his"— "No, no," interrupted Slim; "not that way. Indians. Jack found Dick, an' the Indians found 'em both. When I come up with the soldiers from Fort Grant they was havin' the dermest mixup with the Indians you ever did see. Both men were bad hurted, an' Dick—well, ma'am, I leaned over him jest in time to hear him say, 'Tell her I know she was true an' not to mind.' Then he gave a little ketch of his breath an' dropped back into my arms." Echo sighed. The tragedy of the desert was very real to her. In the many months that the two men had been away she had lived through it with them in poignant imagination. "Great hearted Dick!" she said. "I was not worthy of his love. And Jack—where is he?" "Wait a minute. He wants to know if you can forgive him—if you will take him back." "Slim!" was the only word Echo uttered, but the volume of love it contained told him everything. "You needn't say nothin' more. I see it shinin' in your eyes," cried Slim. "Jack! Jack!" he shouted. "You derned idot, come a-runnin!" Payson hurried up from the arroyo within which he had been waiting. "Echo, I have not altogether failed in my mission. I have not brought Dick Lane back, but I hope I come from him bearing something of his loyalty and simple faith. If you ever can Tango "Jack!" was her only cry. learn to trust me again—if you ever can learn to love me"—he said to Echo humbly. "Don't be a derned fool, Jack," blurted Slim. "Can't you see she ain't never loved no one else?" "Echo, is it so?" asked Jack eagerly. Slim grinned. Going over to Echo's side, he gave her a slight push, saying, "Go tell him." "Jack!" was her only cry as her husband infolded her in his arms. THE END A REMARKABLE DECISION A New York Judge Says Color Must be Considered. A negro and a white man do not suffer equal humiliation for false arrest in the eyes of the law, according to the Appellate division of the Supreme Court, which sustained an order of Justice Dugro, of the Supreme Court, reducing the amount of damages awarded George Griffin, a Pullman porter, from $2,500 to $300. The negro was arrested in Montreal, charged with stealing a pocketbuck, but the charge was not sustained and he was released. He brought suit for false arrest against Daniel H. Brady, a New York manufacturer, who has caused his arrest. Griffin asked for $10,000 damages. When the suit was tried before Justice Dugro, last November, the justice decided that the verdict of $2,500 returned by the jury was excessive and should be set aside unless the plaintiff stipulated that the verdict be reduced to $300. Counsel for Griffin would not consent to the reduction. The records in the case which went before the Appellate division disclose interesting remarks to the jury by Justice Dugro, among which were the following: "I regret, gentlemen, that your verdict is so large, for I must set it aside. No such verdict should stand. This man was earning less than a dollar a day, according to his own statement; his loss of wages was, therefore, only $2 or $3, and then the humiliation and anxiety of mind. Must be Considered. "He was a colored man, and while you have no right to weigh the difference you must consider men. You can not consider what I would take to have this happen to me. I would not take a million dollars to have this happen to me, but that is no reason why you should award a million. "No such verdict as $2,500 ever would stand for a moment in any court. He was a porter and while he is just as good as the President of the United States, and if he is imprisoned wrongfully he should be paid for it, it would be bad argument to say he is just as good in many senses. He would not be hurt just as much if put into prison as every other man would be. If he is a colored man the fact that he is a colored man is to be considered. You can not say he is just the same as a white man when you come to say how much shame he will suffer. He might suffer more. Communities Also a Factor: "In one sense a colored man is just as good as a white men, for the law says he is; but he has not the same amount of injury under all circumstances that the white man would have. Maybe in a colored community down South, where white men were held in great disfavor, he might be more injured; but after all this is not that sort of community. In this sort of community, I dare say, the amount of evil that would flow to a colored man from a charge like this would not be .as great as it probably would to a white man. I am satisfied that this plaintiff did not suffer $2,500 damage through that arrest." THE CALL. Bishop Coppin was severely plain when he advised that the church, the church by Negroes conform to the present day requirements such as are known in churches by the white people. The situation, however, demanded unmistakable language, since the indications are unmistakably plain that the young Negro is drifting worldward. There are more reasons for this drifting away than an inefficient pulpit, but the inefficient pulpit is one of the greatest reasons if not the very greatest. One of the other reasons is that which the general church is battling with, whatever it may be. To this add pulpit insufficiency and race oppression; the Negro must need be a religious stoie if he is not affected to some degree. Oppression in the bygone days drove the Colored people to the cloister—the sanctuary, whether cabin or field. In these days, strange enough, oppression is driving from the church, declimating its ranks, as it were. They find vent in the many opportunities for amusement or diversion that acts as a foli against crushing defeat and humiliation just as the white people do. Yet judging by the compelling force that drive white men to the woods on Sunday, and to the clubs and saloons of evenings through the week, reckoning that the Colored people are similarly influenced, it is not so strange after all. But as before stated, the race has other conditions to combat. The pulpit has been endured in the past; it is yet venerated, that of the distant past for the good it has done, and what is stands for, but today is the new order of things. It is expected that the pulpit be ahead of the pew; not alone in the matters of theology, but in those things which pertain to the welfare of the people in general. The schools are doing their duty; really they are ahead of the demand, in that they are turning out thinkers. We do not lose sight of the fact that the lack of demand is owing to lack of race initiative, but speak of conditions as they are found to be. These thinkers and scholars are the subjects of the present and future churches. It goes without much comment that they are expecting their equals in intellect to preach to them, to teach them. Skepticism has a penchant for the scholars, the thinkers, and in order to safe guard against the shoal strong men must be at the fore or in the watch tower. This strength of intellect, when strength is not at the sacrifice of anything. Some seem to feel the humbleness, contrainess are incompatible with, much learning, when much learning simply opens up the vista, the great unknown, the great unexplored, proving the infinite fruiteness of man when contrasted with the Infinite One who made and gave it all. The diploma is the best sign of the intellectual equipment, ye the individual who can deliver, whether diploma or diplomakers is whom is fitted to stand between the living and the dead, of the true Apostolicship of Jesus Christ as conceived in the scriptures who was found at an early age confounding the wise. XENIA, OHIO Special to THE FREEMAN Miss Lucretia Jones was in the city Sunday, visiting relatives...Chas. 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KNOX, Business Manager. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1909. The anti-saloon movement is having some reverses. Memorable Gettysburg field was honored by the presence of the President. Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett places the total of Negroes lynched within twenty-five years at 3,284. The Mikado of Japan and ex-Vice-President Fairbanks have been rubbing noses—greeting. May didn't do its duty as to flowers. The roses and peonies were due along about the 30th in generous quantifies. Excellent growing weather—a little cool. It is hard on the bugs; they get the pneumonia these chilly, damp nights. Very strange, Mr. Trotter, that you permit such demonstrations in your community. Perhaps you were down at Columbus. The Governor's appointment of Michael H. Cain, Democrat, as engineer of the State House stood the test of the court. Among those graduating at the Indiana school for the blind is Martha Anne Willit. She is accomplished in music as a violinist. Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, a colored woman, presented Miss Nannie Burroughs, also a colored woman, a check for $500. Well, that's going some. What's so rare as a day in June? The June poets are in order. Something doing for everybody, Mr. Lowell said, even the clod felt the stir of life. John Temple Graves, in an address at Carnegie Hall, New York, May 30, praised the colored people, commended their efforts at solving the race problem. So the American Negro League concluded to take President Taft to task for his policies. What party is recommended that promises better conditions? The United States Supreme Court has postponed the sentencing of Sheriff Shipp and others of Chattanooga, Tenn. It was to have been given last Monday. Jesse Fletcher, who killed himself this week, was known as a good friend to the colored people. He was a member of the well-known and wealthy family of Fletchers, of this city. The Legislature of Florida had the moral courage to stand up for its Negroes in their political rights; it defeated one of those in the recent attempt to disfranchise the Negro voters. Little Rock, Ark., is in a fair way to get a Carnegie library costing $15.000 for its colored citizens. The City Council is expected to appropriate $1,500 per annum for maintaining it. From indications this will be done. Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, president of St. Luke's Bank, at Richmond, Va., recently presented Miss Nannie Burroughs a check for $500 to aid in pushing along her work in founding a training school for girls at Washington, D.C. The Negro American League, at Columbus, O, among other things insisted that President Taft square his policies with the Chicago platform so far as the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are concerned. What—the amendments themselves, or possible conditions arising and subjected to them? Nelson Crews, of Missouri, also wants to be Recorder of Deeds at Washington. The gentlemen from the various States are not making much noise about their candidacies. They are simply taking their chances, knowing well enough that all cannot draw prizes. They merely want to be in evidence. The graduates will be more numerous in the coming year than heretofore. What will he do, with his advanced notions of life? Are places opening up for him that meet his expectation? Not enough of them, we dare say. It is becoming plainer every day that the vocation problem must be studied in order to care for the graduate problem. The Freeman appreciates invitations to attend commencement exer- cises at the Western University, Quindarong, Kan.; Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, O.; Livingston College, Salisbury, N. C.; Christiansburg Industrial Institute, Cambria, Va.; Agricultural and Mechanical College, Normal, Ala., and the Curry Normal and Industrial Institute, at Urbana, O. This bit of non-cheering information from Boston: "As the result of the clash between Mayor Hibbard and Adjt. Gen. Brigham, Company L, of the Sixth Regiment, the only colored organization in the Massachusetts militia, finds itself excluded from every armory in Boston. The present quarters in Charlestown have been selected by Mayor Hibbard as a new bathhouse and the company has been refused permission by the Adjutant General to occupy a room in any other armory." Again the country has done whatever was in its power to do honor and reverence to those that fell in its strife for existence. It is meet that this be done, these annual pilgrimages to the tombs, for not only is it mark of high esteem to those that rest there, but the living have an example of the country's gratefulness, for the stern alarm may sound tomorrow or the next day, when we will not be reproached for cold neglect or tardy justice. We shall want our eagles—standards seized by those of feet swift as of him bringing glad tidings or that publisheth peace. So in order to insure this we journey to war's shrine with hearts accord, carrying with us sacrifice, the dearest and best things that also live and die—flowers—feeling to say, "Go thou and sleep with them." PRESIDENT TAFT AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Speaking to the colored graduates of Howard University, at Washington, D. C., last week, President Taft said that never at any time has the future of the Negro, as a race, appeared more hopeful than at the present day. The President impressed upon his hearers the fact that it is for the Negroes themselves to work out their own future and to make themselves valuable citizens. Conditions for the Negro in the South, according to the President, are growing better and better. President Taft personally handed parchment rolls to more than 100 candidates for degrees. When the commencement exercises were ended he was escorted to the foundation of the new Carnegie library of the university where he officiated at the laying of the corner stone. The President evidently enjoyed the privilege of being a real Mason, for he not only applied the customary first dash of mortar, but worked industriously with the silver trowel until he had covered the entire resting place for the well-proportioned stone. Secretary of the Interior Ballinger, Minister Leger, of Haiti, and President Thirkield, of the university, also were called upon to wield the trowel. FLINT, MICH. Mrs. B. Parry has returned to her home in Albany, N.Y....W.H. Vincent will move his grocery store from South Saginaw street to 308 Twelfth street....Mrs. M. Goggins went from here to Ann Arbor on her mission for the Allen Home for Colored Girls in Grand Rapids....Mrs. A. West, of Durant, and Mrs. L. Hackett, of Lansing, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. R. Ganins....Mrs. K. Johnson and son Herble, of Lansing, and Mr. S. Johnson spent Decoration Day with their brother, James Johnson. Northwestern Park fans will have an opportunity to see the Tomsants and Black Sox play Sunday. A double-header has been scheduled. A. B. C.'s TAX WHITE SOX FOR THREE GAMES Butler's Players Belittle Opponents in Series-High Pitch Game Ball HARRY W. JACKSON. The A. B. C.'s found the White Sox to be the easiest bunch of the season, and played them on their feet, winning three to four against won for the rain interfered—makes Manager Butler feel fearless of any team, in this part of the country. The locals are by no means playing a poor article of ball, and getting into the game is more in evidence now than it was at the beginning of the season. Though they practically have not started the game as it should be played, the faint hope of professional in the localites holding their own against both big and small. The White Sox are counted among the best of the white semi-professionals of the game, and the team's aggregation of the "A Bee Sees" in defeating this strong aggregation of diamond warriors. The first two games were played Sunday afternoon. The A. B. C.'s won both games, shutting out the Sox in both. Griffin pitched the first game in good form and with good control of the horse. Richchenbach, who pitched for the Sox, gave bases on balls to five batters. Along with pitching the ball where he wanted it, Griffin did some fine finishing and slammed a sphere for two hits. Knight, the kidnapped St. Louis Black Sox, caught behind the bat. Board cut them down at first in first-class style, played with the third and slammed a sphere for two hits. The pitcher's box in the second game was graced by Frank Talbott, of the A. B. C. game: 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 *-7 White Sox. 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 -0 4 White Sox, Richchenbach and Dugan. Bases on balls—Off Griffin, 2; off Richchenbach, 5. Struck out—By Griffin, 6; by Richchenbach, 5. Two-base hits—Schaup, Dauss. Two-base hits—Merida. Double plays—Knight to Board to Allen; Allen to Board; Griffin to Merida to Golden bases—Lolla, Long (2). Tries—1:45. Umpire—Adams. Attendance—600. Name: James B. B. C's. 3 0 0 0 0 -3 White Sox. 0 0 0 0 0 -0 A. B. B. C's. Talbot and Knight; White Sox, Hollingsworth, Richenbach and Dugan. DECORATION DAY GAMES A second double-header was scheduled for Monday. On account of the rain, which caused the first game to be called for a few minutes, the second game was played the first half of the fourth innning, with the score 3 to 1 in favor of the A. B. C.'s. And Higbee pitched the opening game, which means the A. B. C.'s couldn't lose. The second game was rattled, he made more put-outs than any of his teammates. Morris, another kidnapped Black Sox, had an off day, "St. Louis," as the fans called him, had several chances, but he couldn't hold the ball. The next game down without any kick, and the newcomer will have to work to make good. The feature of the game was Higbee's facing three consecutive batters in the first two innings, and the drive brought in Merida and Board for George Abrams, better known as the "Duck," played for Baden. B.A. C. s on their trip to Louisville, Ky., and West Baden, Ind. Manager Butler no doubt join the team at West Baden. ATKINS WIN GAME The Atkins defeated Batesville Sunday. The pitchers played a good game, but Saxon, the local finger, proved the better. R H E. Atkins ...2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 4 Batesville 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8 2 Batteries-Atkins, Saxon and Schisell; Batesville, Brooks and Nichol. A. B. C.'S CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Victors of White Sox Expect to Defeat Louisville Cubs. The local A. B. C's will play the Louisville Cubs Sunday afternoon on the latter's grounds. The game will be called at 3:15 at Recusc Park. The Cubs expect to play the game on Sunday so do are slim. Sunday and Monday the A. B. C's beat the White Sox for three games, and were about to take a fourth when the rain stopped the game. As the Cubs are confident they will be in confidence in April, Manager Butler's team is confident that they will bring the eggs home. FARMERS LOSE TO GREENVILLE GREENVILLE, Tex. — Farmerville crossed bats with Greenville last Saturday in a double-header, and lost both games. GIANTS BEAT GIANTS. Leland Giants Played Louisville Giants Off Their Feet. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Leland Giants, of the "Windy City" league, played here Thursday of last week, and defeated the Louisville Giants by a score of 7 to 2. Rueba' Foster pitched for the visiting Giants. TIGERS TRY THEMSELVES AGAINST MISSouri CLUB Hard Hitting and Fast Fielding Result in Score of 13 to 0 in Favor of Green's Aggregation. Special to THE FREEMAN. ST. LOUIS. Mo.—The Tigers defeated the Missouri Club, Sunday, at Handlans' Park, 13 to 0. The Missouri Club could not go to Stevenson, getting only three shots. The Tigers hitting Tigers pounded Porter all over the lot for seven runs in two innings. He was relieved by Kimble in the third, but the vicious Tigers had no mercy on him, hitting him at will with a total of six runs against him. Score by innings: R. H. E. Tigers .5 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 * -131 5 2 Mo. Club.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 3 6 Batteries—Missouri Club, Porter, Kimble and Harris; Tigers, Stevenson and Carey. White, Eldridge, of the Tigers. Home run —Flurls. Umpire—Tooley. Kentuckians Divide Honors with Cin cys, of Cleveland, Ohio-Double Doubly BY JESSE PALMER: Special to THE FREEMAN. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Cubs took a vigorous stab at the strong defense of the Cincinnati. Cincinnati is the best aggregation of ball tossers seen at Reccius Park this season. Watson and Wallace carried off the fielding and defense, and the Fielder Rockstuhl played big league ball in favor for the Cincinnies. Following the score: Cincys .3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 — Cincys .3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 — Batteries—Clincys, Feeney and Buck* Cubs, Martin and Mitchel. Hits—Clincys, 6; Cubs, 11. Two-base hits—Booker, Collins and Feeney. Double play—Wallace. Cruck out—By Feeney, 3; by Martin, 4. Bases on the Ball—Off Feeney, 3. Errors —Clincys, Clincys, Clincys. Time of game—one hour, 50 minutes. Umpire—Nutter. MONDAY'S GAME The Cincys tried to break the winning streak of the Cubs, and came close to do it. They scored on both sides. The score was 5 to 4 in favor of the Cincys, and people began to call them the "Captain Booker, the last batter, with two down. Pitcher Moor gave the captain one to his liking. It was the longest hit season by a Cubs player. 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0-5 Cubs ..... 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 Buck Batteries—Cincys, Moor and Buck 4 Louisville Cubs, West 6, Mitchell, Hittsieville Cubs, West 6, two-boat —Emory, Home run—Booker, Double play—Booker, Wallace and Martin. Struck on—By Moor, 5; by rest, 4. Bases on pitched ball—Mitchell, Emory. Errors, Cincys, 3; Cubs, 5. Umpire—Nutter. NOTES OF THE GAMES. Wallace continues to furnish gilt-edged ball around second base. Tommy Adams and Emory left to play. Andy Badens. Two good players. Hope you both success. That was the first chance that Emory has had this season. Nice Jim. Little Mitchell is still holding his own. In earth would stop monkeying he could play with a ball. West pitched a good game, but his support was very ragged at times. If you can't win, don't let the other fellows win. Brother Trible will be with us again next week. Briosec, Emory and Cyenne took care of everything that came their way. The A. B. C.'s, of Indianapolis, will play tomorrow (Sunday). The game will be called at 3:15 p.m. M. nutter will wumire. Broker made the home run in Monday's game by sending the ball over right field fence. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 27—For the first time in two years the Leland Giants, of Chicago, visited here yesterday and played one game of baseball against the Willis Towers Sox in the first two runs and Broadway. The Chicago's heavy hitting and the famous "Rube" Foster's pitching played a prominent part in the visitors winning the game by a score of 7-6. The Giants played two runs in the first inning, while the Leland Giants were unable to score until the fourth inning. Hale of the Giants, pitched a splendid game throughout the nine innings. The Giants were at his mercy. The Leland Giants showed that they were fully up to their reputation in playing fast and snappy ball. While it was not expected that the local players were at the visitors, they played a very creditable game, closest that "Rube" and his men have had since their Southern series. Some star playing was done by Hahn, Wright, Toller and Hale. Pugh, Walton and William Glants. "The game furnished an excellent opportunity for Lancaster to see the weakest in Chicago Giants, said "Rube" Foster, "should enable the team to be a winner hereafter." After the fifth inning, the Giants were instructed their ability to do quick and fast work, and in twenty-five minutes they played four innings. They left for West Chicago in the ninth and then to Chicago. The local Giants will play the Collegians of Nashville Sunday and Monday. The score: R. H. E. Lelands . . . 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 - 710 3 Louisville 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 6 WEST BADEN. Ind. May 28—The Chicago Leland Giants found plenty to do-to-day in defeating the West Baden Prunles, 1 to 0. The contest was a pitcher's match, until the twelfth inning, when the Giants scored on a safe hit to deep center. Score: Lelands . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 Wheatley . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Batteries—Ball and Booker; Daugherty and Pierce. WEST BADEN, BADEN, May 29—The Leeland Giants easily defeated the West Baden Sprudels, 1 to 1, knocking out three home runs. The Sprudels' only chance to score was on Lyons' home run. Score: ..... 1 3 5 10 13 Sprudels ..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 Batteries—Gatewood and Strothers; Davis, Lyons and Gordon. COLLEGIANS LOSE THREE GAMES TO GIANTS Kentuckians Win First Game by Hitting Hard in Ninth Frame—Make Big Score in Monday's Game. By CAREY B. LEWIS. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The famous Collegians, colored, of Nashville, were defeated Sunday by the Louisville Giants by a score of 9 to 8 at the Giants's park, twenty-high street and Broadway. The Collegians had the game won, to the ninth inning when Pierce, Brown and Pugh came to the bat and were the cause of four scores being registered in favor of the local Giants. The ending of the game was a complete surprise to the 3,000 fans, many of them being "rooters" from Nashville. The Collegians had played much better ball than the local team. Neither team was able to score in the first three innings. The Collegians, the Pecher Davidson so often in the Hale was put in the box in the fifth inning. While Pugh, captain of the local team, threw several wild balls, he got a two-base hit twice and one three-bagger. A sensational catch was made by the visitors. He did not have one of the best made on the local diamond this season. Every time Catcher Smith, of the Collegians, came to bat he was good for a hit, and he also played without an error. He was made to win the all-time all-time errors, but in the ninth inning, when both were lost, he was lost. Brown started with a clean hit, and enough followed to make the score 9 to 8 in favor of the Giants. The score: R.H.E. Collegians 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 0—8 9 5 Giants 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 4—9 11 8 On Monday the Giants played the Collegians a double-header. The Giants simply were being won at a score of 15 to 3. Bates, a utility man of the Giants, pitched the first game, and it would have been a shut-out for the Giants. The Giants, made a long hit, and this was followed by many others. The Giants had Johnson, the pitcher for the Collegians, at the end of the game. The Giants, made a long hit, and this was followed by many others. The Giants had Johnson, the pitcher for the Collegians, at the end of the game. The visitors changed positions during the game, but this did not help them. The second game was wone pitcher, who played a score of 12 to 4. Score of the first game: Collegians ..... 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 Glants ..... 2 1 5 1 1 0 5 0 0—1 BASEBALL NOTES. William Lee, an old baseball player, is the umpire for the Giants. Captain "Rube" of the Collegians, stated to your correspondent that his decisions were the best they had had since being on the road. He has been a great help needed in giving their patrons the best in the baseball market. Two days this week they play the Cuban Stars, genuine proft players. Hale's team has not been beaten this season on a local field. Hale is young, and with the proper success, they likely develop into a successful pitcher. It is reported that Coleman will take the captaincy of the Giants. Coleman is a great deal of influence over the players. There are but few ball games in the country where the ladies are treated more well than the men, and have special reserved seats right in front of the battery, protected from being hit by a heavy wire. Their attendance this season even, and the ball team appreciates it. Dallas Carter and the rest of the team is getting down to real fine ball playing, and the team appreciates that grand playing don't win the game. The fans of Louisville are glad to know that the team is still so much argument and unnecessary squabbling on the field during a game. The patrons come to see ball play, and not a dishearten the Giants tane their trip South President Tom Young expects to accommodate the team's treasurer, also expects to take a few days off to see his men return victorious. Take a Walnut-street car and get off at the first stop for the Glants' park. MISS BURROUGHS RETURNS Concluded from Page One. prove helpful and encouraging. He said that Y. M. C. A. work was a success all over the country, and that the work of C. H. Bullock stands well with that of the other members of the association, presided at the meeting, and a number of musical selections were given by the association's quartet. The Coke Street joke band, headed at the Jackson Street Methodist Church at night. Last Monday morning he addressed the Ministers' Alliance, and at night he delivered an address to the group, the Scribner High School, given Albany, and which Prof. Roberts is principal. His subject was "Not Honor, but Service." Rev. L. H. Brown went the limit Monday night in entertaining the Ministers' Alliance at the West Chestnut Street Methodist Church, of which he is pastor. The members of his congregation, with the assistance of his management, gave the first presentation of its kind ever given in Louisville. The affair was not only enjoyable, but was productive of much Christian fellowship and brotherly feeling between the various denominations. Dr. Brown was recently elected president of the Alliance, and he took this opportunity to present his honor. Under the administration of Dr. Brown the congregation of the Chestnut Church purchased the building of the church and the six years' stay great success has been manifested along Christian and moral lines. The banquet speeches were delivered in the main auditorium of the church. Ministers from all parts of the city were present, and eulogized Dr. Brown. The banquet speeches were rev. R. L. Dickerson acted as master of ceremonies. Later the guests of the evening repaired to the basement, where the banquet chair had prepared an eight-course supper. The banquet room was handsomely decorated, and the table was tastily trimmed. The banquet chair were delivered by speakers who were on the program, and Dr. L. H. Brown responded eloquently and feelingly. The program was important that other ministers of the city will follow in the footsteps of Dr. Brown. In all religious and social life of the race the women play a prominent part in city organization. The city organized for the purpose of doing good either for the church or some charitable organizations, and for the race and individuals as well. A recent organization is that of the Carnation Club of the Chestnut Methodist Church. It is the secret. It is positively known that they hope at a certain time of the year to come forward to do something that will be pleasing and beneficial. Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert W. Vaughn, 531 Twelfth street. Questions on how to be of benefit to the church were discussed. Mrs. Fannie Waugh, the pastor of the church, the club upon the violin, accompanied by Mrs. Vaughn. "The Real Worth of Woman" was the subject of an address by club members were invited to the dining room, where a delightful course dinner was served by the hostess. The weeks old, and it was reported that there was $15 in the treasury. One of the most zealous workers of the club is Mrs. Mattie C. Allman, the owner of the club; are: Mrs. Nannie Johnson, president; Mrs. Emma Pryor, treasurer; Mrs. Johnie Mason, assistant secretary. "Those present at the meeting were: Mennonite Jillian Tucker, Ella Vaughn, Fannie Williams, Nannie Johnson, Annie Martin, J. E. Mason, Cora Carter, Eddie Rhea, Fannie Lee and C. B. home of Mrs. Nannie Johnson, on West Walnut street. Dr. L. G. Jordan, secretary of the National Baptist Foreign Mission Board, is in the East. He usually tours the country during the summer months, giving inspiration and encouragement to the students field. This week he is in Jersey City, but is expected home soon. Miss Lucy Flint is the chief bookkeeper, and is doing much of the work during his absence. A few more weeks and the hearts of the graduates of the Central High School will be gladdened by fond parents and friends who came to visit us and sing. School Board hand the graduates their diplomas. This will be a happy occasion. We recall ten years ago when fifty-one of our receive a similar parchment. Aiming to carry on the tradition and orate. It was an occasion long to be remembered. Small tokens were placed upon the pedestal of remembrance with the flowers given. But far more did most of them appreciate the kindness of their loving fathers and mothers to send them to school, that they might be prepared for the battle and conquer. Miss Spratt Brown, one of the most thorough and practical teachers of the public schools, in her alumni address, told us that we were just at the commencement for a preparation of honest and industri- "He is educated who knows how to do the right thing in the right way at the right time, and does it." We have no formula for those who are to graduate; yet we say to our young friends that if the above expression is practiced they will be a joy to the home and a blessing to the race and mankind. One of the young men who has started a business enterprise and is a financial success is Charles B. Claxton, proprietor of the Claxton Pool and Billiard Parlors, 906 and 908 West Walnut street. Your correspondent had occasion to visit his place to-day, and was agreeably pleased to find him so well located on the most popular business street in the West End. He has one of the most up-to-date pool and billiard parlors in the South. Everything is entirely new, including the building. His pool and billiard tables are late in style, plenty of room for each player, and there are six tables in the room, with the same size of the conveniences to aid in the pleasure of the game. Such a place has filled a long-felt need among the young men of the city, for it will be a place of dives and intelligent young men loaf around dives and places of vice. This, however, is a mistake, but Mr. Claxton's place meet the demand, or young men meet the demand, or young men meet the pool or billiards. Pool and billiards are being put in Y. M. C. A.'s all over the city. Young men like the city. Young men like these innocent games, and they are going to have them, Mr. Claxton's is the place to go. He merely has on sale cigars, tobacco and alcohol, and for this reason his place is quiet and orderly. Persons passing can not hear one word that is being uttered in his place, and for this reason his place is quiet and orderly. So extensive has become his patronage during the past three weeks that he will be forced to put in two more new tables, and for this reason his place is popular in this city, and Mr. Claxton has done a wise thing in meeting the demand. Mr. Claxton is formerly of Paris, Ky., being attended the Central High School. He caught the business spirit, and opened up a business he thought would suit him. From the school of patronage that is given him daily and Sunday, indications are that it will rank as one of the best businesses in its kind in the city. The young men are appreciating the courtesy and business methods with which he is carrying on the enterprise, and are giving him liberal support. --- A concert was given last Friday night at Macauley's Theater by two hundred pupils of the Central High School, under the guidance of Prof. D. L. Lawson, principal of the school. He was assisted at the piano by Miss Winifred Lang during the rendition of the song "Are the Messengers?" "Away to the Woods," and other big musical numbers. The feature of the evening's program was the solo work of Desiree Desner Barret, who wowed splendid audiences and took the solo part of "Inflammatus" with perfect ease. The instrumental solo of Prof. Roy Thielen was the solo part of Prof. Barret given in a faintting and interesting manner, and was the delight of the evening. He responded to an encore. The most pleasing member of the evening Together Children. There Is a Great Camp Meeting in the Promised Land." The solo part was the promised part. The graded piano Fak University. "Jean," a tone solo, was sung by Dr. Wilson Ballard. The entertainment was quite a musical success. Most of the people came to hear of the $5,000, but this was not given out. Until the business methods of the institution are run like those of the Y. M. C. A., it can not be expected that the public out in large numbers, no matter who sings. It must be admitted that the chorus was well drilled, and that our good and honorary conductor, Mr. McClellan, the palm. To us it looked as though it meant the passing of Prof. G. M. McClellan. The girls looked pretty on the stage, and their costumes were in keeping with the occasion. Best of all, they sang as though they knew what they were doing, and they danced and entertained the musicale. Next year let Prof. Lawson remember the Old Folks' Home or the Red Cross Sanitarium. Miss Tibbs, of Chicago, will be in the city on Thursday of this week to attend the "Prodigal Son," an oratorio to be performed by the direction of Prof. Roy Tibbs. Miss Tibbs will stop with Miss G. A. Lattimore during her stay, but will be shown the city brother, Roy Tibbs, the popular musician. ★ ★ ★ One of the members of the "Black Cabinet" that is expected to hold the brother in line during the next election is William C. Hall, the mayor of City Hall, and is one of those Negroes who is not afraid to speak out for the Negro's rights, regardless of the bosses' dictation or whims. He is first a Negro, but he is not afraid to speak out for Negro being satisfied with just a few jobs of no consequence, and at the same time give the Republicans 10,000 votes every election. These are not only his sentiments, but of every true Negro in the city. Mr. Leonard is a Mason, and one of the leaders in the United Brothers of Friendship, an organization that is the strongest in the city of Louisville among Negroes. The letter of R. Claxton will be published in the columns of THE FREEMAN next week. It was quite a shock to the city of Louisville when a Negro from Louisville's leading colored citizens, Mr. Claxton's outspoken opinion against what he terms duplicity and chicery upon the part of the City Hall Republicans has forced the g. o. p. leaders to pay at- Mr. Claxton cites instances of the city administration deliberately throwing the ball to a man who was a meager representation at the "pie counter." Mr. Claxton was an applicant for license inspector, and the machine threw him the ball. Mr. Claxton said he and not a Negro, and some of the 30 ft. Bowels Biggest organ of the body—the bowels—and the most important—Its got to be looked after—neglect means suffering and years of misery. CASCARETS help nature keep every part of your bowels clean and strong—then they act right—means health to your whole body. CASCARETS 10c a box for a week's treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxes a mouth. COOK Waiters and Cooks Prefer our Make of Jackets and Aprons because they have found them satisfactory. Write for Complete Catalogue FREE giving full instructions how to order. Marcus Ruben, Inc., 300 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. would-be leaders, including the "Black Cabinet," claim that it is too early to kick. Mr. Claxton is an honorable citizen of this community, and the letter has expressed the sentiments of most of the thoughtful and intelligent Negroes of the city, especially those who are students of local politics. Teachers' Institute will be held Saturday for the last time this year at the Central High School, Dr. W. H. Perry presiding. Right after our visit to Henry Watterson, in company with Prof. Charles Moore, organizer of the Negro Business League, came the editorial on the NEGRO organizing Book Club. To-day he takes a strong whack at Schippe, of Chattanooga, and the frenched people that city. God bless "Marse" Henry; he AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Concluded from Page One. capital within reach to back the project, and experienced business men are confirmed to have the proven business investment, as the promoters are in charge to command bookings of the highest drawing power. Colored shows that have appea- nated. Washington always been greeted by crowded houses, and with strong attractions, it is not doubted that the interest could be maintained at a high level. The season. It is understood that the management will be given over entirely to Negro heads. The Order of St. Luke, the headquarters of which richest, and Vera said to be arranging for the establishment of a branch bank in this city. "The Revellers," a comedy-drama, which had its premier in this city last week, carried quite a number of colored performers, who gave a good account of them. --- The suggestion that a scholarship be established at Wilberforce University as a testimonial to the services of Senator Robert F. Wilberforce, being accepted here with no small degree of enthusiasm. "The Wilberforians," an organization numbering about forty, made a contribution to take up the matter with a vigorous hand. Under the leadership of President W. A. Joiner, a canvass will be needed for organization, and the committee embracing such representative men and women as Register W. T. Vernon, J. A. Lankford, General Henry Forrest, Mrs. J. A. Lankford, Mrs. Mary Hewlett, Mrs. J. S. Coage, Mrs. M. E. Cheeks, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Blagburn, Rev. L. M. Beckett, Misses Lucy Hamilton Nokes and Laura E. Joiner, will be called upon to propose. Full instructions as to the amount necessary for the support of a single scholar or a number of cholars will be proposed. Full instructions as to the amount necessary for the support of a single scholar or a number of cholars will be proposed. The suggestion for the Forbes scholarship will be with Mrs. Patricia Robison, of Oro, Me. --- Thanks to the progressive colored citizens of Freestone county, Texas, our Prof. Kelly Miller, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of Texas, led the team to the limelight in a new and highly practical fashion. A town situated on the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad, about eight-seven miles south of Tulsa, has a large number of Americans who are Arvo-Americans, and has been named "Kelly Miller," as a tribute of their appreciation of his work for the advancement of the race. The town is divided into 312 lots, each block being 200 feet square. The public square is to be dedicated to the memory of the beloved leader, Wrigley Dunce. Washburn University is disbanding a dardonable pride over the popularity that Prof. Miller has won at the hands of his fellow-countrymen in every section of the land, and particularly in Texas, where he has been so signally and permanently lost. --- The Illinois politicians "of color" who aspire to be known as national leaders are sitting up of nights trying to take on the "Sucker State," the Hon. William Lorimer, Among those busiest with the tape-line are Assistant Register of the Treasury, John C. Bucker, Col. John R. Marshall, Major R. R. Jackson, Dr. M. A. Majors and other Cook county patriots, the majority of the fat job now held down by Brother Adams Walter R. Farmer, who has the advantage of hailing from both Illinois and Mississippi, expected the ground with a vardisht on an earl of sheep prepared to snake off a choice claim, independent of Scooter brethren of either State, with Senator his alternating currents of "influence." The Illinois situation is threatening to give somebody trouble ere long. The canvass for subscriptions to the Y. M. C. A. goes merrily on. A cablegram from Commissioner Emmett J. Scott, from Monrovia, Liberia states that the party has finished its trip in Liberia proper, and are ready to follow. Before sailing however, he is making some investigations at Sierra Leone, and will touch at Debra and Canada and observe the trip has been pleasant and informing, but Mr. Scott adds that he half "homesick," and will not be sorry to follow the path of the setting sun, leading R. W. THOMPSON. THE STAGE [He is of the team of Fiddler & Shelton and has for many years delighted great audiences through his ability to render selections in many kinds of dialect, cor- rectly.] It 'so' is rainin' on ma h'art, lil' gal, An' de clouds dey's gittin' moughty da'k lil' gal? What's a reason? Ah kin tell; On his die heat yo's caused a spell! An' since den I ainn't well, lil' gal. It 'so' she 'boi lightmin' struck, lil' gal! Des cann't eat no kin'a-truck, lil' gal; You 'koin talk' yoe no kin'a-truck, lil' gal; So 'boi an' le an' lease, But you's got dis pain to ease, yo' ill gal. Wig, de rain hail lab stopped at las' ill gal, An' de clouds is moughty nigh pas' ill gal Sun done come out clean an' bright, Wig An' lawwe! but I don't. I use all right, dat'il gail! Since she say I don't. I use all right, dat'il gail! Bowman and St. Clair are filling an engagement this week at the Rose Theater, Centralia, Wash. Carita Day and her "picks" played to crowded houses at the Unique Theater, Minneapolis, Mimi., last week. Mrs. Mattle Wade, of S. Omaha, Neb., who sings soprano and alto at the same time, will appear in a public in the early fall. The Whitman Sisters opened Joed & Glostein's Airdom at Jacksonville, Fla., last week, with the s. r. o. sign every night. E. B. Dudley would like to hear from Ed Fujie at once. Business of much importance. Please address at once to 445 South Fourth avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. James H. and Jessie Harris closed with F. L. Mahara's Minstrel May 5, and are now filling a summer engagement in the East, under the management of S. H. Henry and Caldwell, after eight years' separation, have joined hands again to embark in vaudeville. The team will be known as the One Billy Caldwell and Len W. Henry. Powell's Minstrel opened their summer season at Lenscene Park, Wednesday, May 13 at Tennessean Park, and turned out about five hundred people at the first performance. Harrison Stewart, featured comedian of the Pekin Theater Stock Company, Chicago, on the evening of his birthday, which may be on October day, had as his guest Miles Mistress Mrs Mistress Russell, to supper at the Pekin Cafe. E. B. Dudley spent an enjoyable time at his home, Darlington, S. C., last week, and gave Frank Keith, who is the FREEMAN representative of that city, plenty of good news for his many patrons. Mr. Dudley wishes to be remembered to the old home boys. Frank Nichols, the monologist, writes that he is making quite a hit in vaudeville, singing his new song, "T Ain't Going to Bother Nobody 'thought Some Bothers Me." Best regards to S. H. Dudley to Bother Nobody 'thought Some Bothers Me." They seem to keep me busy in California. Misses Oma Crosby and Mayme Selly, two of the old Pekin ponies, who gained much prestige at that noted theater in Dusky Valentine act, playing Luna Park, Pittsburg, Pa., last week, and received many commendable press notices for their clever singing and dancing. Sylvester Russell, who is now located in Chicago, is residing at the home of his friend, the late John Hammond, his vacation. Mr. Williams is a contortionist, but has now retired from the stage to enter into a more profitable vocation. He has combined Russell the use of the combination library with the use of the book, which a new set of encyclopedia's has been added. Mr. Russell is now publishing a local advertiser's magazine. J. Elmer Spyglass, described as a world-renowned baritone, of Toledo, Ohio, will make his initial appearance in Washing-ton Church, in a classical recital. He sings in English, German, French and Italian, and been heard to advantage in Paris, Munich, and Berlin. Art and musical centers of Europe. He will be assisted by Miss Charlotte Wallace, contritto, H. Leonard Jeter, 'cellist,' H. L. Europe, accompanist. The proceeds will go to the benefit of the Home for Friendless Girls, of which Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson is president and man- S. T. DUNSMORE'S MIGHTY MINTRELS. S. T. Dunsmore's Mighty Modern Minstrel Company, with the Ringling Shows, sadly regrets the death of the great colli- comedian, Ernest Hogan, who was known as the king of the company. They also regret that the company present at the funeral, on account of their train being late into getting into Paterson, N. J. was their desire to take the band over in the summer and endure of services free of charge. All members of the pany are well and keep jolly. George Mc- oce is still keeping the bunch laughing. W. O. Barbour, our car comedian, is still on the CULLIGAN'S NASHVILLE STUDENTS. Showing to good time in Oregon and Washington. L. McDuff, our band leader, has salom on the 25th and went to Portland to renew acquaintances with his many friends who are with the Sells-Photo studio and had a meeting joining us in The Dalles, Ed L. Anderson ends best wishes to all. The Mitchells, Fronn and Rose, still entertain our audience, satisfaction in their singing, talking, dance and specialty, as also does Walter Jones in his musicalous La She, our slick wire artist, is no second rater as a novelty artist. McDuff Mitchell send regards to Owlsley, Boosler, Taylor and Prince and the Patti show. BANQUET FOR V. P. HOLDEN & CO. The grandest event of the season was the arrival of V. P. Holden and his Dixie Land Mines to be highly entertained on May 24, 1998, in Ohio. The reception hall was beau- diorated and brightly illuminated, and an excellent program was rendered by Shelton Brennan, the Chairman of the members of the profession. Raulston H. Hewitt was master of ceremonies. The committee arrangements was Messrs. Arthur Walker, and Sounders. A sumptuous repast was as Mr. Holden entered the banquet hall, and Sounders was Mr. in his honor. Then followed M. M. Hewitt, soprano, soprano and star of the company, Frosty Moore, comedian; Miss Rosa Payne, comedian; Criger, subtreates. The proprietor of the show Starlight buffet has the pleasure of own- ing one of the swellest buffets and cafes in the city. The evening was pleasantly spent, attended, and wished, saying "Long live the Starlight!" and regarded to friends in and out of the street. "THE DIXIELAND SPECTACLE." One of the big features at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is "The Dixie-100 Hatchett and thirty-six-formers, headed by James Lacy's band of thirty pieces. Mr. Lacy also has charge of the three pieces. Seemingly it is something out of the ordinary to the Westerners to see such a large and well-trained chorus of colored gentlemen, and judging from the fact that they are all performing every performance, it is quite an advertisement. The opening day, June 1, the weather was quite chilly for a summer's day, nevertheless the crowds were anxious to see the only Negro show on the grounds. The judges are just as happy as larks, and will be able to dance 18 with big rolls of greenbacks and gold, and will surprise the many Windy City prophets who predicted they would dwell in the contrary, they are dwellings in nice, comfortable rooms, built especially for the occasion, where they can enjoy themselves. THE FREEMAN every week. All are well. LUNA PARK VAUDEVILLE OPENS. May 3 Messrs. Smith & Wester opened their luna Park Park Vaudeville at Chattanooga, Tenn., to capacity business. The show is the best talent of the South. Billy Kersands, the king of mistressly, who, with Mrs. Kersands, is summering with David Smith, gave us some very encouraging remarks and furnished us with a modern conveniencer visitor, which adds much to our success. Our house is a large one, well ventilated, and furnished with all modern conveniencer furniture, the singing and dancing part of the show. We have the greatest kid buck dancers of the South, are with us, and keep the house in continual motion. We bid fair to become the greatest dancers of their race. Regards to all the profession. A RABBIT'S FOOT COMEDY CO. The company is in Alabama. Everybody is well and greeted everywhere by pleased and appreciative audiences. Our parade and concert band is par excellence. Our band is the best in De Costa, William Washington and Herbert Lewis, comes in nightly for unstinted praise, as does Mack Allen, our wire walker. Willie Sleim, in the principal role, is the best in Hopkins is all that could be desired. Miss Eff Means, our soubrette and dancer, comes in for a lion's share of the applause. John Henry Jackson, as one of the principal musicians, is doing nicely, as is also Joe Means. Will Goff Kennedy and wife joined at Talladega, Ala. He is one of the old original members. He comes in with his band and Goldie, one of our charming soubrettes, is singing one of the season's song successes with telling effect. Our fifteen-piece band plays standard and popular music, which he up and talk. Everybody sends regards to friends in and out of the profession. DIXIE PARK AUDITORIUM, NEW ORLEANS, LA. The Kenner & Lewis Amusement Company presents Joseph Taylor's comedy one act, "Only a Barrel of Flour. Cast: Mr. Bradstreet, a flour merchant; Mr. Zebra, a barber; and Mr. Goodwin, an good-timer, Joseph Taylor; Mama Banks, his better half, Sidney Silcoleman; Billy, Bradstreet's driver, out for a good time; Kenner, Slowly moving; Givin's girl, first meeting of Old Banks and Bradstreet; after a social drink, Bill makes the weight; the good time; Banks' house; the discovery of Banks' bank; Old Milk, Midnight Kernion, the girl with the zilers; Miles Coleman, artistic dancers and singers; Kenner & Lewis, the people's favorite entertainers and singers, and singers and suburban singers sang a song, "It's Hard to Love Somebody When Somebody Don't Love You." and made a big hit; Joseph Taylor, king of the slack artists; Prof. Moncrief, the soubrette; Prof. Moncrief's moving pictures. June 6 "A Pipe Dream" will be given. ALLEN'S TROUBAADOURS AT LIN COLN PARK, NEW ORLEANS. Allen's Troubadours presented the musical farce, "Gimme My Money," last Sunday at Lincoln Park, with the following scene: Opening scene, interior of a saloon on Franklin street. Cast of characters: Stick Gin Mose, G. W. Allen; Mrs. Hot Head Mose, Mme. (Lazell Price), Mrs. Bad Head Mose, Mme. (Ralph Richard Carr); Tom Bad Eye, Jas. Brown; John Blue Bill, the bartender, Joseph Plummer; Bad Blackwell, the police, John Weatherpoon, the dog in this act, Mme. Bad Eye, Mme. G. W. Specialties—Daisy Reynolds, "Oh, Miss Malina!" The Hobo Quartet, Brown, Carr, Plummer, Steward; Allen, Lazell & Co. Just One, Dearie, Joseph Plummer, Specialties—Eve Reynolds, Lazell and Allen (made a big hit). "If Your Heart Is Right, You Can Do Me No Wrong." Ed Steward, "On a Monkey Honeymoney." Misses Lazell, Reynolds, Carr and Lee, "Let's Go Back to Baby "Gimme My Money"—Cast of characters: Coal Chute Watson, G. W. Allen; Mrs. Sookie Watson, Ed. Axalor Price; Mrs. Jones, Ed Steward. This act supported by entire company. COMMENTS ON CARLISLE AND BAKER. "An attractive program is put forward at the Royal Hippodrome this week, and the crowded state of the auditorium at each performance is noted and is appreciated by the public. The Coloured Aristocrats' is the title of a musical sketch presented by the Carlisle and Baker Company. This is one of those prove themselves talented players on the planforte. They play with much skill and spirit, and their singing also is highly appreciated. The dances and acts with abundance of 'go,' and her efforts meet with the fullest approbation. The fourth member of the combination is got-up as a conventional dance, and of this turn is very enjoyable, and at the close the quartet of performers were recalled again and again." "Carlisle and Baker made a great hit with their original musical novelty, 'The Coloured Aristocrats,' at The Empire. As the title implies, the company are a musical ensemble, deserve to rank quite above the average. The two male members possess voices of exceptionally fine timbre, and were heard to adhere to the composition, while their piano playing was a revelation of lightness of touch." SPIKES BROS. IN ARIZONA. Spikes Brothers' Comedy Stars are making a decided hit through the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico with a company of twenty people. The brass band, fatally injured all over the show. The show is cleaning up nightly. It is headed by Spikes Brothers, novy nov THE FREEMAN, AN I USTRATED COLORED NEW SPAPER be a rightful best. causes in pleasances to all professional and out of the business. The greatness of the whole company. The company is under the direction of J. C. and B. F. Spikes, with Punch Jones's own manager. But D. I. Perry is only worthy advance agent and the man for the place. Band under the leadership of J. C. Spikes. Orchestra under direction of R. B. Spikes. The entire company sends re-spots to all professionals in and out of the business. elty musical artists. Punch Jones, the old reliable funnaker, is still bringing the audiences by singing Spikes Brothers' latest composition. In the "Make It Easy" Get a Job and Go to Work, Miss Myre Swees is screaming nightly "The Monkey-land" and doing the jungle dance, of which matter she finds the sole originator. Miss Meizy Camwell, alias "the Buckner, in her dance, is mopping up with her clever demonstrations. Miss Cieo Williams is making his morning show. I am the most most Moon." Miss Mamle Williams, our prima donna, is scoring nightly singing "If I Had a Thousand Lives to Live," James Wynn, the man with plenty wind and a�ion, as a sound plaster and favorites of the whole company. The company is under the direction of J. C. and B. F. Spikes, with Punch Jones's own manager. But D. I. Perry is only worthy advance agent and the man for the place. Band under the leadership of J. C. Spikes. Orchestra under direction of R. B. Spikes. The entire company sends re-spots to all professionals in and out of the business. laying stress on the letters mentioned, a sprinkle of water would escape from his lips. The time when he got to the midstone of his speech, about all the period of his life, and the long table had slipped out one by one and returned with a rubber re-coats on. Where they obtained and I had to know, but they had them, and many persons were well about the shoulders by the time Harry had finished. Talks about being serious! He was serious ones itself. Now, for curtain speeches get R. Byron Shelton, and you've got the goods, par exceclence. Just give him a pencil to play with his singers. Let an audience be more so noisy, when he has not yet a splitter's and the voice to the utmost. When he enters upon the stage of a noisy, applaudance, he comes the most intense expression (through eye-glasses), as though the very crux of the performance is hung on what he has to say, and at the time the drops his voice to the lowest pitch. One night when he was taken up the time of those pretty little curtailers, one of those the most ALLEN'S MINSTRELS. P. L. Jenking writes : We are still making a hit nightly with both band and show, and the crowds go away highly pleased. The olo will soon be materially strengthened by an act which comes from the faith behind our capable and accomplished manager, Mr. Allen. Bill Richardson, the Florida funmaker, sends regards to Stella Smith and Son De Zon. William Fisher, euphonium player, who was recently very ill, has been completely recuperated from the fatal marvelous recuperative powers being in evidence is at work again, and sends regards to all friends. McCammon made a flying trip to Paris, Tex. recently. He sends regards to Marshall and Ernest Royal, and says, How do you like matrimony? Pearl Moppin, hoop roller and trombone underling Cubosew Polka" at high noon daily at the M. Jeffrey Hall recently went into solo work, renders a trombone solo. Both gentlemen receive much praise from the public at each of their creative contacts. G. B. Brooks sends regards to H. Q. Clark and bunch. B. Nunan sends regards to J. H. Willett. Philip Williams, of Alexandria, La., our ballad songster, sends regards to the profession. Johnnie Smith sends regard to Hamilton and Jerry. Robert Miller is much bereaved over the recent death of his beloved grandmother, which occurred very recently at Yazoo and has the sympathy of the entire company. FLORIDA BLOSSOMS The Florida Blossoms Company is still doing s. r. o. business in North Carolina. The show is leaving a reputation that none of its kind can reach. It is well put to use in a caroline Price Price, pleasing him with that kind of yell when he comes in as "Mundy" in the last act, opens the show by taking two and three encores singing "Good Evening; an archetype with that kind of yell" as a hooler roller. Eddie Miller, our rising comedian, is cleaning up with "Old Black Crow." Miss Dolla Smith is carrying them with "Play with the ball," and she is sure a woman as a hooler roller. The Fishers, Cora and Larney, are surprising the country with their new act entitled "Music, Mirth and Mrs. Ars. she is sure a woman with her feet. Lester the house scream with his late prescription for side pleuris. Clarence Stewart, Florida's most famous comedian, keeps the house scream from start to finish and singing "T Didn't Ask." So I Don't Know. The roster is as follows: E. B. Dudley, bandmaster and orchestra leader; Walter Child, solo cornet; clarinet; Clarence Stewart and Ed Miller first and second altos; George Christian, bartone; John H. Tobias, first trombone; Milford, Pater, second trombone; little drum; clarinet; Clarence Stewart and Ed Miller first and second altos; George Christian, bartone; John H. Tobias, first trombone; Milford, Pater, second trombone; little drum; Clarence Stewart and Ed Miller first and second altos; George Christian, bartone; John H. Tobias, first trombone; Milford, Pater, second trombone; little drum; Cloud Glover, bass drum, Some band and show! Kind regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Prof. Keith, and he says, "White me, Ed Frye, Address 445 Fourth avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Imported news," Little Joe Miller regards Worthy our own Messrs. Douglas Worthy our own laughing ares are laughing on both sides of their faces. They say that the ghost will never get crippled and get unable to walk—don't fear this ghost, Clarence Stewart and Larney Flower Fisher send regards to S. T. Dunsmore's and P. G. Lowery's bunch. S. C. Catlett, our scene artist, is with us, and I'm in the rain for the season. Miss Estella Smith is doing nicely as belle of the ball. CARLISLE AND BAKER PRESENT. ING NEW NOVELTY. EMPIRE HIPPODROME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, MAY 20, 1909. Mr. ELFORD We will produce our newest idea in America as soon as the managers will let us come back. We have written the act in the book, and we will teach it to the classic works down to refined ragtime, and we think that any person of our race that sees the act will and can be proud of George sends his best regards to you. We will teach you how to be friends in and out of the profession. We enclose billings and clippings, so you can see what the people think of us over here. We would like to send you at any time. Yours respectfully, CARLISLE & BAKER. FIDDLER & SHELTON VISIT THEIR OLD HOME Big Time Shown Them—Both Make Banquet Orators. The recent visit of Messrs. Fiddler & Shelton to Indianapolis, their home, created a great deal of stir in the professional world. The moment of their stay here was made a busy one for the two very popular actors. The Summer League club members did not have to wait for the next quets, in which the best brands—of songs and jokes predominated. Always good old stories were told about the old times the two aids of old Hooslerdom spent with the great men. Did you ever hear "Jake" Fiddler make an after-dinner speech? If you haven't you have missed a great deal. He's the Chaucey M. Depew of his race. It seems that he was a great old home; he is ever signaled to dine out, and surely speaks as though he would not get good things to eat unless he spoke for them. When he is prepailed upon to say something, Fiddler usually takes a minute to explain what he is saying, loses no time in delighting you with some of his ready wit and humor. From then on he goes, saying things that will make your eyes wet from laughter, and as quick as he can, he will say they call him, can be very serious, just as much so as he is funny. I remember that one night at a banquet which was given in Mr. Fiddler's honor he became very serious while making one of those speeches. You were told that he would say "r's", "d's" and "o's" very forcibly when speaking, and that night, when he was laying stress on the 'letters mentioned, a sprinkle of water would escape from his lips every time. When he got to the middle of his speech, in fun, about all the perseverance, and the long table had slipped out one by one the rubber coats on. Where they obtained them I do not know, but they had them, and many persons were wet about the time Harry had finished. Talk about being serious! He was seriousness itself. Now, for curtain speeches get R. Byron Shelton, and you've got the goods, par excellence. Just give him a pencil to play with, and let an audience be ever so noisy, Shelton must be their attention, and he does not do so by raising his voice to the utmost. When he enters upon the stage of a noisy, aplaudiated performance, he assumes the most intense expression though the very crux of the performances hung on what he has to say, and at the same time drops his voice to the lowest height, when he had started to make one of his curly hairs speeches, a young lady steps up to the stage and hands him a bunch of onions with a large pink ribbon bow neatly tied in, turning to her seat, said: "Don't you think it ever make your bow?" Everybody thought it was in the play except "Ruby." CHARLES D. MARSHALL. M'CARVER AND ROBINSON BIG FAVORITES. Indianapolis Audiences Well Pleased With Their Work. Billy McCarver and Blondie Robinson, billed as the "Brazilian Eccentrics," are appearing at the English Opera House, billed as a show in a splendid room. As has been stated by the keeper, it is truly an act for the eye, for the way the two real artists are being received in the highest priced house in town is proof that the kind that they are giving the public the show is not all headline acts in fashionable vaudeville should give. What the average theater-goer most likely enjoy greatly about the act is that nothing like all other Negro acts. They up, dance, sing and work their stage business altogether different from all other teams. It looks as though they have figured out and originality is everything. Billy McCarver is a comedian that you can roll run across every month in the year, but you can also be clever and a performer who does things not to be imitated. What strikes the man of color wonderfully is his make-up and costume and pantomime business. He can do it, and you can not wonder "stall," being ingested to it. Not once does Billy resort to any of the old slap-stick business; instead, he is ever on the jump, and he is not on no wonder the Hoosier audience likes him. Blondie Robinson is about as careful an actor as any one wishes to see. He has a presence on the stage that is winning, because his carriage is commanding, his gestures exact at all times and his speech distinct and engaging. A performer of his lik could take a comedian of the weakest sort and make him a solid hit; for, to the onlooker his efforts give one that idea. All of us are always glad to see acts like McCarver and Robinson's, because it reflects so much credit on the race. You can sit among your white fellow-townships, and not have to hang your head in shame. But, rather, you can hold your head up high and feel proud because you are satisfied that they will do something worthy of their name. You have to shave their heads, cover their faces with black grease paints, nor do contortion tricks with their lips to create laughter among the whites, because they don't see anything entertaining in such performances. Is there anything meritorious in a performer opening his mouth as wide as he can and shouting out some words he doesn't understand? The fellow that does such work always finds himself working in poor houses at a very low salary. You are paving the way for other colored actors who have taken the idea of producing original, up-to-date, clean sketches. This team is the first of color to ever work on the English Opera House stage, and they are the first to be possible for the act to secure a return date without any trouble whatever. DEHOMEY ABLAZE! BY JULI JONES. Well, this dear old stroll is simply in an uproar. The weather has settled itself, and that settles everything, and to think about the Decoration Day parade. The band was composed of sixty-six pieces for the day. We swung into Michigan avenue four abreast on Thirty-first street. There was a crowd on the street, a weather man had been fixed. We showed the circus man how to count. After the parade and promenade we descended into the street without speech or ceremony. Out-of-town visitors had to call some other time, as the show shops had been sold out, from a house in Dehomey than the big yaudeville wheel had a little over a year ago. Robert T. Motts, of the Pekin Theater, threw a bomb among the 10-cent houses when he nounced the original Cooper-Robinson direct from the Majestic Theater. It looked like a big joke at first, but things changed and the appaise posed. The original would appear as extra attraction of the original stock company. The ten-centers got busy, and agreed to pool the latter; chipped in and made Bert A. Williams an original Ringling Bros. a wire for prices on small circuses for one week. Manager Motts laughed when he heard what had been said, and it was a big cost; that small houses invaded after he had done the work, and that he had another dose to give them. Once upon a time it was hard to get a good act in Dehomey, but things have changed. Now you can't find a bad act. Any one who intends to play around here will have to play around here, you go elsewhere. Here is a list of acts that have played or are playing the Stroll: Bert Grant; Original Rags; Joe Sims; Banks and Glass; Rogers; the ventilator; the fireman; the three Thieves; Mitchells; Anna Wilkins; Bessie Belle; Barney and Freeman; Billy King; Lizzie Hart; Robinson and McCarver; Billy Earthquake; Josephine De 'ance; Miller and George; George Hal; Lilu Lamar; Marsh Craig; the Golden Gate Quintette; Cooper and Robinson. It would be well for acts to cut this out and bear in mind what they can right, but remember, if not, then you will receive your little tin can. The houses along the Stroll had the best balanced bills the past week that they have had the past season and did a land office business, beginning at the Temple Church, and Galloway will be the standard attraction; Anna Wilkene, late of the Williams and Walker Company; Lord Joe Simms, and the Six Little Musical Byrons, with their boots on. The Grand, right there on time, offered Florence Grant and Sir Billy King. The Monogram offered a whale of a bill—Perrin and Crosby, the Three Dancing Mitchells and Kid Brown's dancing and banjo playing. Manager Kline, of the Monogram, will give good noisemakers over the Dehomey Circuit now. --- Brown and Hodges slipped over somebody. They were selected as one of the star acts to make up a vaudeville bit to support the show at the Star Hall. Will some one please tell us what he passed for this time, and on the Morris time at that? Billy King, of the Georgia Minstrels, has somewhat taken Dehomey, after working two weeks at the Grand, and has moved across the street to the Monogram for two weeks. He has joined hands with Joe Sims to put on a parail minstrel, then Doyle wants to see Billy. Fiddler and Shelton opened at the Majestic this week, second in command. Just to think this same act broke in Chicago, saying "I want to be a monster of beauty." It was pointed out through these columns. These gentlemen are original and inimitable. They worked hard and advertised in everything; polished, off and on the stage. Jull Jones has been trying to arrange a YOU CAN AFFORD a new SONG BOOK in your Church or Sunday School, and one for every person: "FAMILIAR SONGS OF THE GOSPEL," Round or Shape Notes, for $3 for 100. Words and music, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 100 Branch Music Stores to be Opened WANTED—in the next 30 days, 100 good, honest and reliable young colored men and ladies, as applicants for the management of our branch music stores in different localities, outside of the state of Indiana. No capital required. We furnish stock and everything that's required. For further information apply with stamp to The International Music Publishing Co., Incorporated, Richmond, Ind. Who Wants This? An old performer retired, but can't stay; plays mandolin, guitar, violin; trombone or baritone in band; good singer, single or double; soprano, bass or baritone in quartet; six years a comedian; now a little rusty on horns, and horns only, but have plenty of sandpaper left, and a few times with a band will get me right. Was formerly with team of Dock & Bunch, but no more. Address Dock Reeves, care The Freeman. WANTED! Lady Musicians To play in Concert Band and Orchestra, for the road tour of Miller, Lyles & Miller, In the Musical Extravaganza, Entitled 'THE COLORED ARISTOCRATS' Can also use some more Good Looking Chorus Girls. Please state your lowest salary, ets., in first letter. DAN DE BAUGH, 3554 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, Illinois. baseball game between the Cole and Johnson's "Red Moons" and the Leland Giants. He placed the matter in a baseball "handy" bag and made the game interesting. Any Red Moons had to be added me: To make the game even the Leland Giants must beat the Red Moons. First, the Lelands have to make 40 runs. They must make the game interesting. Any Red Moons ball gets a new hat; any Red Moon that ball base gets a pair of shoes; any Red Moon that base gets a suit of clothes; the Red Moon reaches the third base receives an automobile. The royal Reed Moan that gets a suit of clothes thousand preferred stock in Illinois Centrals. The royal Reed Moan that knocks a home run gets tickets around the world for the whole team. These inducements are enough for a Red Moan to go home and go, but every Red Moan must bring a signed certificate that he is a Red Moan of the Cole and Johnson reservation. These inducements are not as big suckers as they look to be. The Meyer Ring Myers or Soxliness and put one over the right field fence and create a panic. Bert Grant and Joe Jordon met face to face, but did not speak as they passed. Reason given is that Grant says that Jordon did not know what kind of shoes to wear, light suit of clothes. Jordon says no glove to the arm. Jordon without gloves an da cane. Mr. Grant says that he has ordered an automobile, Jordon gave him the laugh and said that he had just completed a deal for a Ferris wheel in fashion leader of Dehoney is getting serious. There will be something startling from J. Ed Green in the next issue. FIDDLER AND SHELTON CAPTURE CHICAGO. BY SYLVESTER RUSSELL Of the bill presented at the Majestic, it may be said that Miss Marle Dainton, an English mimic and singer, who was billed as the headliner, did not prove to be the star attraction at all. Miss Dainton, who had been a star in the world for great hit in America if she had delivered what the public wanted in ragtime songs and dancing. So in this respect Fiddler and Shelton carried the honors away right before our very eyes, allowing Fanny Rice and the other members of the band. Others, such as Herz, a talented legitimate actor, third. R. Byron Shelton is a pianist of no meanability; his method is easy and his shading is of a superior light touch, such as I have failed to discover in most colored composers. His voice is a rich, mellow and light sound. It is so long to be used to do it in the richness of his voice. He carries no special piano, and if he should advance to become a comedy star he will then know that his vaudeville days are over—at least while he has seen the song in legitimate comedy. Harry Piddler is a family-in-sticking to his own dear, original imitations, sticks to his trade, and the progressive revision and modern improvements he constantly adds to them cannot possibly be rated as old by any sane writer, especially those days, when hardly anything to style. What I have seen of Majestic shows during the last two months indicates that the managers will be well organized perversers and under-managers with very long able to stand the storm of public preference of American audiences insistent on their business. The climax will only come when managers as B. F. Keith, who is to the vaudeville profession what the Theodore Roosevelt profession assert regardlessly that what the public wants of any race or color, it must have. We will then look for Fiddler and Sheilton in the salary and at an advanced salary, if you please. ST. PAUL. MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN. Elmo Turner, a brother of Dr. Val Do Turner, died on May 27, and was buried in the State Cemetery in May 30. Mr. Turner was a graduate of the agricultural department of the State University. terprising young man. "On Tuesday evening, May 25, the Boys' Culture Club gave their third annual exhibition at the school of Art, and the Address to the Hon. F. L. McGhee and Rev. A. H. Lealtad. Mr. McGhee gave $10 to the boy who had made the best record during the school's performance. The young男子, club swinging, wand drills, bag punching, etc. Louis Moore was awarded a handsome gold ring also for making the long-term performance. The club was an organization this club three years ago, and to be greatly commenced in his indefatigable efforts to promote a feeling of brotherhood among its members, to teach them their self-rejuvenation, the government, that they may become strong mental and physical men. Mrs. John W. Kelly presented her husband a fine boy on the English Moore and Miss Laura Carr, both of her. Joseph was the first member of Mrs. Gilleis, on Rondo street, May 9, Mrs. Harrett Murphy has gone to Moline, Ill., to spend the summer with her daughter, Mary G. Gloof, her first wife, will be a floral concert and shirtwrists for the first year. The new house was built in the mission Club at Bowly Hall on Monday, and the fun was a small event. Mr. Emma Dodd Taylor for died at St. Luke's Hospital. May 30. Henry Crawford, our hustling young paper distributor, is also a good athlete. He was awarded a gold ring for the second record record. The group was past year. Mrs. Charles Bates, of Tennessee, and Howard Turner, of St. Louis, a sister and brother of Dr. V. D. Turner, the first son of the first funeral of their brother the late Elmo Turner. Mrs. G. W. Wills has returned from Washington, D.C. where she has been a member of the Luther's Thornton has been appointed to the letter of carrier at the central postoffice. J. B. H. Dillingham will go to Duluth, Minn. to organize a V. U. F. Lodge and S. M. Temple. This order is the master than any other Negro lodge in the State. ROUTE A RABBIT'S FOOT COMPANY—Chattanooga, Tenn., June 7; Dayton, 8; Rockaway, Harrison, 10; Knoxville, 11; Newport, 12. S. T. DUNSMEIR—With Ringling Bros. Lynn, Mass., June 7; Salem, 8; Lawrencio, H., 10; Lowell, Mass., 11; Fitchburg, 12. V. P. HOLDEN—With the Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Shows; Little Rock, Mass., 10; Fitchburg, 8; Troy, 9; North Adams, Mass., 10; Pittsfield, 11; Springfield, 12. THE FREEMAN AT CHICAGO. Geo. Knox's Barber Shop, 5542 Lake ave. Hyde Park Shoe Shining, 110% l. Easl. Davis, 532% st. B. Davis, 3532% st. J. C. Barber Shop, 2110 State. E. D. Burts, 2636 State. E. H. Faulkner, 3104 State. Thos. H. Crump, 3704 State. Jno. H. Jackson, 261 29th st. Ed Palacio, 368 30th st. W. T. Mason, 1617 Benson ave., Evanson, Il. THE FREEMAN POSTOFFICE Notice.—Persons whose name appear in the following list will kindly send for them a letter to the office 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 the office. Gentlemen's List. Bartlett, Pat. Miller, Joe Bebee, C. W. Mitchell, Fulton Edwards, Charles T. Puggsley, Harper Edwards, John L. Ransom, James Ellott, Eddie Foy Steward, Richard Johnson, Roy Sherman, J. E. Brace P. Williams, J. H. Kemp, Bob Wilson, George H. Kersands, Billy Banks, Mrs. Adah F. Thompson, Mrs. Llzzi Harris, Mrs. Chas. H. Wooten, Mrs. Annice ED. HOWARD, PROP. MINER HOWARD, MGR. 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We for further information apply with stamp to orated, Richmond, Ind. nts This? y; plays mandolin, guitar, violin; trom- MEMBER TRUSTEE BOARD President W. H. Taft Accepts Place for Hampton Iustitute Special to THE FREEMAN President William Howard Taft is a member of the board of trustees of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, the nation's greatest school for the joint instruction of boys and girls. From which Booker T. Washington was graduated. Mr. Taft's letter, accepting a place on the board, was as follows: "White House, Washington, D. C." "May 14, 1909." "My Dear Mr. Frissell: "I have your note announcing my election as a member of the board of Hampton trustees. I consider it an honor to contribute what little I can to the continued success of the school. "Very sincerely yours, "WILLIAM H. TAFT." The President was to have attended the commencement exercises at Hampton last Saturday, but was prevented from doing so because he had a secret that he is an ardent believer in industrial training for the masses of an undeveloped people and that he regards agriculture and the trades as the cornerstone of the profession, deepening of the professions and art, literature and science. Mr. Taft is a member of the board of trustees in charge of the Jeanes Fund for the benefit of the Negro rural schools and the next institution body will be held in the White House in the near future. There are those who predict that Mr. Taft's deep interest in the welfare of Tuskegee Institute, and his faith in what he has learned, will lead the upfit of the Negro race, may ultimately lead him to accept a place on the trustee board of that institution. --- At the recent Y, M. C. A. meeting, Dr. Booker T. Washington made the statement that the colored people of the District of Columbia are driving annually from the Government service alone approximately $5,000,000. A local examiner of statistics attempted to correct the "Wizard's" estimate, placing his figures at less than $2,000,000. A later examiner, who used newer data, brought down to include recent appointments, promotions, etc., found that the Negro receives just a little less than $5,000,000—proving Dr. Washington to be "approximately" correct in the statement he gave out for the encouragement of those inclined to despair and for the enlightenment of those who do not take the trouble to post themselves through reliable authorities. When Dr. Washington gives out a positive declaration he invariably knows what he is talking about. This is “Howard University Week,” with the high school cadets running close for second place. Will tell all about the big events in our next Rev. William V. Tunnell, for a number of years warden of King Hall, the Episcopal divinity school in connection with the work of the church, has appointed a member of the Washington Board of Education, succeeding John F. Cook, whose term recently expired. Dr. Tunnell is a man of high Christian character and of broad interests. He has a deep dedication gives satisfaction to the friends and patrons of the schools here. There is no truth in the rumor that Lawyer R. J. Horner, the other male member of the colored trio on the board, intends to resign "to engage in politics." Hon. Charles W. Anderson, collector of internal revenue, City of Chicago will deliver a public address at the commencement of the public schools June 18. Rev. J. Milton Waldron has gone to Colton, Ohio, to preside over the deliberations of the Negro-American Political Alliance. Editor W. Catsin Cline, of the Washington Bee, who has been confined to his home for several weeks, is said to be greatly improved. "The Octooroons," a scrap-up company of colored performers, hailing from New York, did not set the rivers on fire with their show at Kernan's this week. Register W. T. Vernon goes to Western University, Quindaro, Kan. to preach the baccalaureate sermon for that school. The new Colored Social Settlement House was dedicated in 1912. Under the energetic management of Miss Elise Bobb this commodious property has been secured and the people are rallying to her with funds to finish paying off the indebted- ness, the best white people are lending generous assistance! * Mr. John H. Payter, author of "Joining is writing a new book that promises to attract attention in the literary world. It will deal with departmental life in the national capital, and the facts are all gleaned from Payter's personal a- dministration covering ongoing service under the Government. In the previous story, he told of his experiences abroad. He now gets a closer view and brings the new book to life. Payter is a clever and instructive writer and the new book will be awaited with pleasurable anticipations. The news of the death of Ernest Hogan, "the Unbleached American," came as a shock to his host of friends here. JACKSONVILLE ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special exile in May pol. drill was given at the K. O. P. Hall. Tuesday night, May 18, by the Grant Club, under the auspices of Mr. Mary Banks, assisted by Mrs. Flor- The Green Mcdolibald, died at Sam's composed of sixteen young people. The pole was wrapped in beautiful red, white and blue ribbon. Charles Jackson is the captain of the Grant Club. Fish and ice cream were sold, and the entertainment was very much success. The group carnival gave up by the Blue Club of the Second Baptist Church, with Mrs. Della Harris as captain, on Tuesday night. May 18, at Company L. was held at the K. O. P. Hall. The Reception and musical program was given May 20, at Mt. Emery Baptist Church, for the benefit of the three graduates. Susie Lynch, Alberta O'Leary and James Brown. The school was so difficult to pass yellow and black colors. John Dunn and Earl Franklin have now opened up a very nice confectionery on South Main street. Theodore Wright has returned home from Wellingham, Mo., and was an area. Mo., where he has been representing "Hoagian's Oil of Gladness" with much success...The Domestic Social Club met recently with Mrs. Edna McCaller on East Africa and the Royal entertainment, in the Harry Crews has returned from Springfield, Ill., where he played with the Blind Orchestra...Rev. Mason preached an able sermon on "Education" at Mt. Emery's Church, which he made on the three graduates, May 23. Wallace and Waggoner royalty entertained the public at Mt. Emery Baptist Church, Monday evening, May 24. Mr. Waggoner, the famous young songwriter, was also joined by good songsheep. There was also a supper, and refreshments of all kinds were served. The entertainment was for the benefit of the church. Mr. Fuller and Willis Blue were married and married every year. The Church, before a large audience...The lecture given May 18 at Mt. Emery Baptist Church, by Mrs. Miles, with sixty years' experience, was fairly well attended...Theాలi Church met May 20 at Mt. Emery's Baptist Church, and was entertained by the president. MOUNDS. ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN MOBILE. ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN. The Literary Improvement Club held their last meeting at the residence of Mrs. M. E. Jones, last week. After discussion of their line of work the guests were served to an elegant repast. The Zion Church will soon be in attendance at the church. Work to be done by colored contractors; from the plans it will be modern and very comfortably equipped for future use... Samuel Morris returned last week to be in attendance at the Lvoe and Charity annual meeting. He reports that the work for 1909 was greatly improved; the financial report eclipsed all previous ones. The next week he will be in attendance in May, 1910...At the Emerson Institute closing exercises, held in Zion Church, Prof. Phillips, of Montgomery, Ala., delivered the address to the graduating class, May 27...The Mobile County Medical and Dental Association will be in residence of Dr. A. D. Simington. They report that their work seems to be growing among the people of Mobile. No doubt with concentration officers stress the importance of the St. Joseph Church is undergoing repairs, and after completion it will be one of the best arranged churches of the city. The new pastor, Rev. Watkins, has worked with good friends and has under his charge. The B. Y. P. U. meetings are doing excellent work in this church. DAYTON, OHIO. Special to THE FREEMAN The Hotel Pleasant is getting too small for the present. The business is daily on the increase. The proprietor is preparing to add to the accommodations soon.... Sam will be the Baptist Church was well attended. Warren A. Wattelness were successful. The presiding elder preached morning and evening. The children's drill was lively and animated. The cessionist. Miss Jessie Brown and well again, after two weeks' illness.... The card party which was given by the ladies of the All Saints Woman's Auxiliary was a merited success. The chairman of the All Saints' Choir, was the chairman. She can always be relied upon as a worthy leader.... Call at the Elite Confectionery Shop, the Wesleyan Church, the colored newspapers. You can get the dues bargains in candies and ice cream. Richards & Smith are there to please the most fastidious persons. Sunday. Decoration was done for all the members. B. of F. and S. M. T.'s held their annual thanksgiving services at Euclid Avenue A. M. E. Church, last Sunday. Rev. W. H. Hale, the pastor of the Wesleyan Church, was called out of the city last Sunday, and the Rev. Dr. N. H. Talbott was pastor pro, and the Rev. Dr. M. H. Talbott was pastor pro, and interesting congregation and appointed Rev. H. B. Mays to fill the pulpit at the THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. evening service.....The Colonial Club gave their annual banquet at Mallory's Hall last Friday evening. It was a "swell" affair.... Rev. W. O. Harper has been recalled as a patron of the college. Everything bids fair for a great success. M. E. Adams, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind. indies seriously ill at Miami Valley Hospital.... He stares and trusses at McKinley M. E. Church, last Sunday, Brother Berry Dickey and Brother Robt. J. Young were the representatives. The trustees were a little more serious than the others. Rev. J. G. Robinson, pastor of Eagle Street A. M. E. Church, was called to Xenia on business last Friday, and returned in business conduct his regular services Sunday. Miss J. H. Talbott, a brilliant spender in Cincinnati, The Knights of Tabor went to Cincinnati in a body to attend the annual sermon of the Knights of Tabor, among them Mrs. Mary Cole, one of the mothers of McKinley M. E. Church., Mrs. N. H. Talbott and daughter Clara spent Sunday in Cincinnati. Bethel Baptist Church has just successfully closed an industrial fair. Mr. Loudon Swift was chairman of the committee. Bethel Baptist Church has the popular chiropodists, has gone to Cincinnati for an indefinite time. Please telephone all items for The Freeman to Willie Talbott, 2916-K, or address 137 Olive Street MT. VERNON. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. SEKITON, OHIO. Special to The Freeman ... Rev. Callman, D. D. of the Allen Temple Church, Cincinnati; Rev. Wyant, D. D. (white), of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Rev. J. H. Brooks, D. D. of the C. M. E. Church, will speak at the A. M. E. Church in Delhi, Thursday evening, June 3, at 7:30 o'clock... Mrs. Alberta Griggs entertained. Sunday afternoon, at her rest, the Cincinnati avenue, a number of guests in honor of her departure for Chatanooga, Tenn., Friday morning, to visit relatives and be present at the memorial services at the National Military Cemetery... Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Watkins, of High Street, entertained at tea. Sunday evening, Miss Smith, of Fairbank, Rev. J. W. White, of Cincinnati and Mrs. Meza Johnson, of Fairbank, Mrs. Mrs. Meza Johnson, of Miss Maud Lucas, left Sunday for a ten days' visit among relatives in Columbus, Ky... Rev. J. W. Beatty, of Hopkinsville, is filling engagements every other Sunday in Covington, Ky., at the Ninth Street Baptist Church... Rev. W. H. Blackburn will give a grand rally and basket meeting the fourth Sunday in June at his church on Washington avenue. A number of good ministers and speakers have been engaged at the 7th Day of the Week. Grubbs, bartender at the J. W. Gaines Cafe, has been entering from a badly bruised hand. MERIDIAN. MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN. PARIS, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN. Rev. G. R. Bryant, of Los Angeles, Cal., and two daughters have arrived, and he preached his first sermon Sunday...Wash. Gov. Karen Hahn, of Indianapolis, Ind., is at his brother's bedside...The Paris Patriarch Camp was at Little Ky, under Cape Bright, this week. The Woman's Relief Corps carried off a great many prizes of the State officers elected being Mrs. A. R. Paris...The G. A. R. and U. B. F. sermons were delivered at the Christian Church, Sunday. The speaker was Rev. Camble, the MARION. IND. DELHI, OHIO Special to THE FREEMAN Special 10' 10' THE FREEMAN B. Y. P. U. Saturday night was quite a success...A mass meeting will be held Sunday, at Sekton, in the First Baptist Church. The Sabbath school board will be represent- ent, at Sekton, on the street, will be the principal speaker...Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rucker were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rucker were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ida Murphy, Mr. Charlie Hedges and Mr. Hubert Graves were among the guests at the J. W. Gaines residence, in Sekton, Sunday...The Coleman & Johnson ice cream parlour was open night. Sunday morning and evening...The members of the A. M. E. Church will give a May pole and ice cream social Saturday evening, at the church, on Washington ave. Sunday morning and evening were conducted Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church. Sunday afternoon Rev. Geo. Lewis preached at Sekton, at the C. M. E. Rally...The services at the A. M. E. Rally were postponed on account of the rally. Sekton school being conducted at the usual time. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Special to THE FREEMAN. The Thanksgiving service of the St. Elizabeth Temple and the St. Ubiah Temple last Sunday at the Tulane avenue Baptist Church...Miss Alice Harper is visiting her mother at St. Bernard, Pa., for one month. MINEOLA. TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special to THE FREEMAN. Her older died last week after a short illness. She leaves a husband and a number of grandchildren...Mrs. May Armstrong, of Texaskana, passed through a last week, en route to St. Louis, Mo...There will be a great many people ready to go to Oklahoma this coming fall. ...Miss Fessie Denard was in the city last week, and I will be there this week on business...Jack Reece was in Ft. Worth, Tex., three days last week. GIRLS BECOME ENGAGED to 'the Nicest Man in the World'. Tease and mystify your friends, especially the gentlemen. Send 25c, giving full name, color eyes and a real face. Send a REAL LOVE LETTER, personally written to you. All ages. Cupid & Co. Box C 2. New York City EVERY LADY READ THIS. Years ago, when I was a sufferer, an old nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Leucorrhea, Displacement, Painful Periods, Uterine and Ovarian troubles. It cured me in one month. It is a simple, harmless lotion that can be prepared by any one having the recipe. 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Kappeler, 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. W. R. BRADY, Bought, sold and exchanged. All kinds of Furniture and Stove repairing. Upholstering and furniture for shipment a specialty. Agent for Diamond Mirror Plating Co. Old Phone. Main. 3355. 236 W. Vermont St. Indianapolis. A Word to the WISE WE ARE CUTTERS AND DESIGNERS We carry one of the largest lines of high-grade woolens on the market. We do all piece work here. We guarantee fabric, fit, style and workmanship. We take all the risk. You take none. Give us a Look The Deutsch Tailoring Co. 113 S. Illinois Street. --- SPORTING GOSSIP of the WEEK. SKETCHES FROM NORTHWESTERN BASE BALL PARK BABE HERRON MAKING A SENSATIONAL CATCH IN DEEP CENTER IN THE GRAND STAND MR. LEO BOYS OH YOU KID DO YOU KNOW HIM PEANUTS MANAGER RAN BUTLER WATCHING THEM WARM UP WHEN BOARDS MIT GOES UP AFTER 'EM IT MEANS SOMETHING ALWAYS ON HAND SMILING LENDARD GRIFFIN HARRY W. JACKSON SCRAPS FROM THE SPORTING WORLD Prior, of the Chicago Unions, is playing a good game. The Mariana Giants played at Quincy, Fla., last week. The little things not only help to win; they often in themselves. This goes for almost everything, too. It takes brains to win a game, doesn't it? If you care to be shown, try a fellow who doesn't use his head. The Nationals, of Redmond, Ky., defeated the Calro, of Illinois in their first game of the season, at kawdown Park, before 500 enthusiastic fans. Some people would rather ride on a train on which a baseball team is traveling than any other. They have a belief that the players are lucky travelers. In a series of fights held in Paris, May 15, "Jim" Barry, the Chicago heavyweight, knocked out Tom Bolan, an Englishman, in the first round, and a Frenchman named Morgan won from Dick Green, in the third round. Knocked out, The Keystone Colored Baseball Club opened the season at Minneapolis by shutting out the strong Carlby team, Saturday, the game at Minneapolis, May 23, 2014. The game Jessup let them down with one hit, and in the second game Jackson let them down with five hits, the game going eleven innings. The Chicago Leland Giants found plenty to do at West Baden, Ind., Friday of last week, in the first pitching battle and honors even until the twelfth inning, when the Giants scored on a safe hit to deep center, making the second pitching victory and Pierce; Giants, Ball Booker, Attendance, 2,000. WHO IS CHAMPION? BY HARRY W. JACKSON. back A. Johnson, on December 26 last, defeated Tommy Burns, the recognized world's heaviest football player, that man, New South Wales, fourteenth round of what was sched- SKETCHES FROM PEANUTS ALWAYS ON HAND tled to be a twenty-round fight, after Johnson had unmercifully hammered the chief of the police heaviness, the chief of the police interrupted the tled, and thereupon Referee Hugh McIntosh awarded the decision to the big Texas award, and announced the world's best and fairest player, possessing the fight, followed Burns through the States and across the waters, trying to clutch a chance to meet the French-Canada best and fairest opponent, its efforts or a while seemed valid, valuing McIntosh, the Australian fight promoter, matched the two. Burns even then tried to win, but the referee Johnson, and this is the last purse that he has received. After Tommy's defeat, Johnson played for several weeks in the Australian league, playing palladium balls as the champion heavyweight. Now champion of the "heavies," it was up to him to defend his title. Langford, who came with a host of others, challenged Bosse, and many challenges were made that the question arose as to the best man to win the title. "Terrible" Sam was looked upon as the best man, but Langford was a member of the black race, and, of course, from that era, did not meet the general approval of the spartan Jim Jeffries, behind closed doors, began training. Then he became the man to win the laurels, and, as Jim Corbett said, he brought the championship back to the white team, which is still in training, preparing to "defend" the Langford, as aforesaid, was, and is yet, considered a good man to defeat him, but to these two battle for the highest honors a historic big win looks to our neighbors in four rounds of familial affair. Nevertheless the two were matched, rather agreed to fight abroad, the date for which has passed. But on the same date Langford met Ian Hague, champion heavyweight of the four rounds. Hague was outclassed in aspect of the game. Though outwitting his opponent he was at his mercy from start to finish. A show was made of championing him. According to the National Sporting Club and to the big city of England, Langford is on which he is champion. The claim on Johnson's forfeiting to Langford. May was the date when the two Americans were victorious, for which Langford made the whole title, for which Johnson 'champion', he says that Johnson must challenge he wants to dispute his right to holding the title. Sandy Ketchel, middleweight champion, with whose title Billy Pakee is tampering—with Johnson's heavyweight title to take place of the coming fall. Ketchel forced Johnson to put up a forfeit of $5,000 to have changed a mind, and he has said that he does not want to --- Michigan fighter. Ketchel says that if Johnson refuses to fight him when the day comes, the heavyweight title, as well as the $5,000, belongs to him. From this it looks as if "Artha" might lose that which he had some trouble in getting. When Jim Jeffries spoke in reference to his claim on the title, "Artha's" recognition as champion of champs looked questionable, and as Jeffries still makes the claim, he was not the standpoint of Jeffries' claim—is still in question. Jeffries says that he was never defeated when he was champion and that he retired as champion. Now out of the heavyweight championship, he was recognized as the heavyweight champion in press and followers of the game say that Hart was given the title by Jeffries himself. But at any rate, the Californians did not believe in the objection to Hart being called the heavyweight champion. Hart met Tommy Burns in a championship battle, with no objection from Jeffries as to the same. Tommy won the title, and was pronounced the defender of the title; still Jeffries Burns caught in seven matches in America as champion—and Jeffries was not heard from. Across the waters Burns sailed, and there Moir, Palmer, Roche Smith, Tiree and others burned in the "mum" was the word with Jeff, Johnson, the fellow, you know, who played the hound on the trail of the fox, met the champion and gave him a threshing like mother used to give, seize the title and win. This aroused Jeffries, and he has now, as a respec- said, put in his claim for the title. Johnson says that he is rightfully the heavyweight champion. "Tommy Burns was champion," says Jack. "I defeated him; that makes me the champion." BASEBALL PUZZLE. Certain newspaper in several cities are worrying the baseball fans with the question, "What is the maximum number of hits a team can make in nine innings when it is 54 or 56 hits per game. How? Well, the first man up makes a single and is caught stealing. The next batter also hits safely, and he, too, falls a victim to the base purloring habit. The following players are hitting, filling the bases. Now comes the joker." A batter cannot get credit for a hit where a base runner is caught, so we are NORTHWESTERN B BABE HERRON MAKING A SENSATIONAL CATCH IN DEEP CENTER MILING ENDARD RIFFIN compelled to have one of the base runners hit with a batted ball, the man thus gets a hit. The other gets a hit under the rules. No runs can be scored. That makes six, hits per inning. Six multiplied by nine equals 54. Right in theory, but nix on the practice. LELANDS PLAY NASHVILLE. CHICAGO—The Leland Giants left Monday for Nashville, Tenn., under the biggest guarantee they ever received semi-final for Louisville, Ky., and West Baden, Ind. TWO FOR DALLAS. DALLAS, Tex.—Dallas beat the Austin boys in two games Saturday and Sunday. The first game resulted in a score of 3 to the second 3 to 2. The attendance was 3,000. CUBS WANT GAMES. LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The. Louisville Cubs, claimants of the championship of the National League, teams. If you can't play ball don't waste any stamps. All telegrams must be pre- paid. Open dates. Address D. E. Lee. 1221 W. Walnut street, Louis- ville, Ky. "TERRIBLE" SAM STOPS HAGUE IN 4TH ROUND Langford Shows Better Knowledge of Game—Was Favorite 2 to 1— Haque Wore Bandages. LONDON, May 24—Sam Langford, the colored heavyweight of Boston, knocked out an England in the fourth round of the National Sporting Club here to-night. The fight, which was for a purse of $9,000 and the championship, was scheduled to go twenty rounds. The ring, generality which he had picked up in many battles enabled Langford to score a comparatively easy victory over Hague, and the bout, led by compromised when the burly Yorkshire man was floored by a well-directed blow and counted out. Langford was at a disadvantage as regainst point and reach, but his superior knowledge of ring tactics and his quickness overcame this, and what was expected to be a long contest proved to be a success. In the first round Hague was slow to start. Langford had a shade the better of it until the end of the round, when Hague reached him with a hook to the jaw. This seemed to encourage the Britlisher, and, although no damage was done in the sec- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER ond round, he showed more cleverness than the colored man, and he made the third round with a hard left to the face, and he used this blow effectively several times before the gong sounded. Hague, however, partially closed the American's eye with a hard right. The men came together in a fast mixup at the opening of the fourth round, and Langford put a ternary grip, shanked the ball with the contest, a Record crowd saw the fight, and the American was a warm favorite, considerable money being bet at 2 to 1 and 5 to 2 when the men came into the ring over the bandages on Hague's hands, but Langford's objections were speedily overcome, and Yorkshire man was allowed to wear them. WOULD MEET ALL COMERS. Pop Watkins' Giants Ready to Arrange for Games. CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Pop Watkins, for several years captain of the Cuban Giants, has organized a team of his own. The following is the line up: Recklin, 2d base; B. Goodwin, 3d base; Pop Watkins, 2d base; B. Goodwin, 3d base; Pop Watkins, stop; F. Parks, catch; B. Holland, left field; B. Reese, W. Mitchell, G. McDonald, J. Hampton and L. Garrison, pitchers, and W. Wheggs and F. Roberts, catchers. For games address Pop Watkins, No. 94 Brooklyn. He would like to hear from the Louisville and Indianapolis teams. CLARKSDALE TIGERS WIN Defeat Memphis Union Giants—Opening of Season. CLARKSALE, Miss. — The Clarksdale Tigers opened the season here with the Memphis Union Giants. The local boys clinched the game in the first inning, piling up seven runs. They won. Ed. Doyle, the game's feature, the game was Amps' good pitching, E. Williams' base running, Berry's fielding for the visitors, W. Williams' long throw, Monday's game was postponed on account of rain. The Tigers will leave next week to play in the playoffs, expecting to pick up some loose change. Manager Fields says he has the best col- ASE BALL PARK IN THE GRAND STAND DO YOU KNOW HIM MANAGER W BUTLER ATCHING EM WARM UP WHEN BOARDS MIT GORS UP AFTER 'EM IT MEANS SOMETHING HARRY W. JACKSON 19 ored team in the state of Mississippi, barring none. Clarksdale Tigers, 10; Memphis Union Giants, 5. Batteries—Clarksdale Tigers, Amps and Donahue; Memphis Union Giants, Edward and Fowler; Errors—Tigers, 5, Giants, 11. Hits off Aamps, the number put out, catcher for the Tigers, couldn't hit the ball. Opening game of the Tigers' season. One, two, three, four, five—double it and add one to the number of errors made by the Giants. Amps fanned eight batters. The Tigers certainly sent them out to catch the sphere into a well, as Johnson of the Giants was always there with his mit. Third baseman Balls had grease in his glove. Peoples played a good article of ball at shortstop. Fort Worth and Dallas will play double headers today and tomorrow. PLUTOS SNATCHED TWO FROM RED SOX French Lick Team Blank Rivals in Saturday's Game by a Score of 11 to 0-Sunday's Game 6 to 5. FRENCH LICK, Ind.—The Plutos are putting up a fine article of ball. Their lattest opponents were the Red Sox, who were beaten in two games last Saturday and Sunday. The score of Saturday's game: Plutos ..... 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 1—11 Red Sox ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Batteries, Washington, Crittenden; Mitchell, Washington; Saturday's game was featured by the hitting of Sneed, who hit for four singles, and all round work of the Plutos. Sunday's game: Plutos ..... 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—5 Red Sox ..... 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—5 Batteries—Harris, Chevault; Spears, Monday's game was called off on account of a rain. Plutos would like to hear from all first-class teams desiring games. Address John Chevault, Box 92. NEW ORLEANS PLAY MOBILES. Game Today at Fair Grounds—Ladies' Day—New Grand Stand. MOBILE, Ala.—The Colored Amusement Company will have a baseball game at the fair grounds to-day, between the New Orleans and Mobile. The Mobili club, under the management of Bud Davis, has been showing form during prac- tice. A large crowd is expected. This will give the ladies an opportunity to witness the national game, as there has been added pressure to stand and stand for the convenience of the patrons. TIGERS LOSE TWO MORE. Kansas City (Kan.) Giants Won Three Games of Series. ST. LOUISE, Mo.—The Tigers have lost the tour-game series to the Kansas City Giants. The fourth game was post- poned on account of rain. Score of second game: K, C, Giants; 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1-5 Tigers; Giants; 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1-5 Batteries-Giants, Childs and Tenny; Tigers, Dismukes, Dickson and Pimpy. Umpire, Bradely. Third game- K, C, Giants; 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-4 Tigers; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 Batteries-Giants, Norman and Tenny; Tigers, Neal and Carey. Anson's Colts. 8; West Ends. 4. Anson's Colts defeated the West Ends by score of 8 to 4, at West End Park, by out of the box in the fifth inning, when three tallies were made off him. Vance then went in, but in the ninth the Anson's tallies were made off him behind and won by hard swatting. McNichols carried off the honors for his batting in batting and fielding. Score: Two-base. Double play—McNichols to Austr. Struck out—By Bradshaw. 4; by Oppergelt. 1; Bases on balls—Off Bradshaw. Struck out—By Vance, 4. Umpire—White. Time: 2:10. BIRMINGHAM WINS TWO. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Giants defeated the Chattanooga in two fast games, Monday and Tuesday of the season. The Giants scored in the score of 2 to 1 and the second 8 to 2. C. Taylor pitched the first game and allowed the visitors but three taps. J. B. Taylor pitched the second game and his superb control of the ball. Of the twenty-seven put-outs, J. B. is credited with thirteen, which were strike-outs. The Giants scored in the score of 3 but were helpless on the Giants' ground. RECEIPT THAT CURES WEAK MEN-FREE. Send Name and Address Today- You Can Have it Free and be Strong and Vigorous. 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Senate Ave. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Courteous treatment. Your trade solicited. Boys Exchange Buffet 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., 433 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. The New Savoy Bar — AND CAFE — First class line of Wines. Liquors. Cigars and Tobacco. Headquarters of the I. B. P. O. Elks WILLIAM ROBERTS, Prop. Scip Williams. Mgr. Frank Whitney, Mixer. 440 Indiana Ave. New Phone 5286. BIG SALARY! The Mutual Union League. The Poor Man's Association. Helps you in time of your distress, in time of business failure, in sickness, in death, and pays dividend endowments to its living members. Our field is the world. We want ten thousand agents this year in the United States. Write to-day for extract of constitution and agent's terms of pay. No capital required of you for prospectus. Address S. D. BROWN, Box 492. McAlister, Oklahoma. To-day, to-morrow, next week, next month, all the year round we are selling $8.00 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. YOUNG MEN'S COLORED REPUBLICAN CLUB Joe Mayfield, Pres.; Pink Alexander, Vice-Pres.; William Edington, Sec.; George Mallory, Rec. Sec.; William Walker, Treas.; Dick Bibbs, Sergt. at arms; John Page, Inner Guard. PIANOS! Only colored man in the state who deals directly with the Manufacturer in all the goods he handles. Would be glad to have all colored people in the United States who are contemplating the purchase of a Piano, to write for terms. J. A. Braboy, Citizen's Phone 1240. - Kokomo, Ind. C. WILSON FUNERAL DIRECTOR service. Reasonable prices. Carriages furni- 408 Prospect Street B. SHEA & C WHOLESALE AND RETAIL proceries, Fine Meats and H 219-223 N. Illinois St., I B. C. Base Ball RAN BUTLER, Prop. Games played at home and abroad. cam. Correspondence solicited. Address, ET, RAN BUTLER, GREAT COMP CIGAR 5¢ Quality S SMOKE THE Beny Hammond Pub House 5c Cigar E. & Frank W PROPRIETORS OF St. Brewer ICE FOR SALE Promptly Attended To. Teleph 14 Clay St., - Loui M. E. KRO Candidate for Good service. Reasonable prices. Carriages furnished. Old Phone, Prospect, 322. 1408 Prospect Street New Phone, 9871. M. C. SHEA & CO., Select Groceries, Fine Meats and Hardware. Phones: Old. 886 219-223 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis. New. 300 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. GREAT COMPEER CIGAR, 5 cts. Quality Sells It. 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. MAYOR Democratic Primary Subject to Democratic Primary Election. PETER BROWN BILLY LEMP. PIA Only colored man in Manufacturer in all have all colored p templating the purc J. A Citizen's Phone SHANK PHARAES STORE 3200 E. MAIN ST. J. C FU Packing, Shipping, Transfer, Storage, New and Second Hand Furniture. 339 East Washington Street. Auction Room 227-9 New Jersey St. Phones 2028 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. WILSON GENERAL DIRECTOR Reasonable prices. Carriages furnished. Prospect Street {New Phone, 9871. SHEA & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Cases, Fine Meats and Hardware. 199-223 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis. C. Base Ball Club, RAN BUTLER, Prop. Is played at home and abroad. We bar no good correspondence solicited. Address, RAN BUTLER, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GREAT COMPEER CIGAR, 5 cts. Quality Sells It. SMOKE THE by Hammond Co.'s House 5c Cigar. & Frank Walter, PROPRIETORS OF St. Brewery, E FOR SALE aptly Attended To. Telephone 209. May St., - Louisville, Ky. E. KROLL Candidate for democratic Primary Election. Remarkable reductions go into effect this week—bringing bargains in outerwear that are far too attractive to be ignored. Read the details. Twenty-five suits made of fine worsteds and herringbone serges, plain tailored and braid trimmed, black, navy and green, formerly priced at $22.50, at.....$10 Fifty finely tailored suits of French serges in invisible stripes, new grays, navy, rose, blue and black. The styles are the best models we have shown this season in plain tailored styles. Skirts are new flare models, some with Princess girdles. Formerly priced $25.00 to $27.50, special priced to close.....$15 L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND SOCIETY. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Patridge spent Sunday at Terre Haute. Mrs. Henrietta Morgan, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Jacob Porter. Mrs. Will James is ill at their new home, 2050 Fountain avenue. Dr. Robert F. Harper has been confined to the house the past week by illness. Charles A. Smith, of Champaign, Ill., was in the city a few days last week. Max Saunders, head walter of the Selbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., was in the city Sunday. The Interdenominational Ministers' Meeting held its closing meeting of the series Tuesday. Mrs. N. A. Pius, of Springfield, O., attended the marriage of Miss Nellie Fermon, this week. Mrs. Genevieve Rattifle entertained the Frau Frau Club yesterday at her home in Talbott avenue. Laurence Crump was called to Kentucky this week because of the serious illness. Harry Peyton, after a two weeks' visit with relatives and friends, left Wednesday for Montreal, Canada. The "Junior" Club of Olivet Baptist Church is succeeding finely. Miss Harriet Clark is its president. C. L. Maxey, of Atlanta, GA., graduated Wednesday evening from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis. If you have not heard Mr. Hanson, the blind organist, come to Bethel A. M. E., Junior College, play for you. Prof. Will Hoffman of the St. Louis public schools, spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Hoffman in this city. Don't forget the date of the recital at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Tuesday evening, June 8. Admission only 15 cents. The Bachelors are arranging elaborate plans for their annual outing, to be given at Mound Park, Anderson, June 18. Master Willie Lytle, of Hopkinsville, Ky., will spend the summer with his aunt, William Hummons, in this city. Mrs. M. Hummons, of Hopkinsville, widow of the Rev. James A. Davis, is visiting friends in this city and at Franklin, Ind. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Howard, of Des Moines, Iowa, the evangelist, will occupy the Allen Chapel Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Prof. J. O. Clock, of Mt. Vernon, are spending several days in the city. They are stopping with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Knox. Mrs. Vina Carson, aged eighty-eight years, on Monday at the home of her granddaughter, who is the wife of Capt. J. H. Thomas. Frank Brown, who has been travelling with Cole and Johnson's "Reed Moon" company, will come Monday to spend some time with his parents in this city. The marriage took place. Wednesday evening, he met his brother B. J. Farrrell, 1103 North West street, of Miss Effie Farrell to Julian Bowling. W. H. Robbins, THE FREEMAN representative at Muncie, Ind., was in the city of Muncie on Tuesday evening at Lodge No. 10, K. of P., Tuesday evening. The Missionary Circle of the Wither-spoon Church will hold a public meeting Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs. George Brahham, 515 West Eleventh street. James J. Turner, of Providence, R. L., but formerly of Indianapolis, salied Saturday, May 29, for Kingston, Jamaica. Mrs. Mary Mays, nurse for the Flower Mays clinic, improving from an attack of typhoid fever. Julian Bawling and Effie Jones were married before a number of friends, at the residence of S. B. o'clock. Wednesday, at S. o'clock. Mr. Thomas Cunshaw acted as best man and Rev. Ferrell gave the bride away. Miss Katie B. Harrison, a teacher of "The Best at the Price— No matter what the Price." MAROTT DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY, 342 to 358 Mass. Ave. GROCERY SPECIALS Saturday Sale 10 bars Royal Soap with purchase of $1.00 or more of groceries Saturday for... 25c Fancy dried peaches, Saturday 3 pounds for... 25c Extra fancy Maine sugar corn, Saturday the can... 10c Fancy breakfast bacon, in strips Saturday the lb... 17c Best pure lard, in 3, 5 and 10 lb pails, the pound... 15c Best cream cheese, Saturday the pound... 16c 6 bars Ivory or Fels-naptha soap, Saturday for... 25c Quaker, Pawnee or Mother's oats, 2 packages for... 15c Best grade butterine, Saturday the lb 25c, 20c and 17c Be sure you get your trading stamp with every purchase. They're redeemable for hundreds of beautiful premiums. --- Louisville, Ky., attended the commencement exercises of the Winona Technical Institute, at which Ward Wilson, her cousin, graduated in pharmacy. She was married during her stay by Mrs. W. F. Williamson. The Baptist Ministers' Alliance, by special invitation, held its weekly meeting at Bridgeport, Monday, at the First Baptist Church. There were fourteen Baptist ministers present. E. J. Cohen and Thomas E. Taylor were special guests. An elaborate chicken dinner was served. The ministers will picnic at Broad Ripple July 8. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store. 552 West Washington street. HAIR WORK DONE AND TAUGHT. Mrs. Millie Alexander has a full stock of all kinds of hair goods at reasonable prices. Shampooing and hair-dressing, also done. Classes in the work daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Your patronage solicited. Mail orders promptly filled. 324 Indiana avenue. SERIES OF LECTURES Rev. J. H. Manley, Presiding Elder of the Indianapolis District of the A. M. E. Zion Church, better known as the "Black Sankt Klaus" lecture at Bettel Baptist Church, June 8; Wayne Chapel, June 9; Shilion Baptist, June 10. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE Ladies and gentlemen may take our courses, become teachers, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, pass civil service examinations, study languages, the Bible—anything you want. Study at home. We do not have a班. Send a copy to Home Study College, Mukinin and Spring streets, Baltimore, Md. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. DECEM DISCIPULAE TO ENTER TAIN. Rehearsals are still in progress for the play, "A Girl's Secret," to be given by the Decem Discipule, a club of ten young women, at Simpson Chapel on Friday evening, at 11 a.m. The club is a Pollock Miss Wilkins, school mistress, Beulah B. Beck; Gypsy Fortune Teller, Maureine E. Moss; Hazel Hunter, poor, but bright student; Olivia Cravis; Julia Jormaine, student; Olivia Cravis; Julia Jormaine; Winnie Wallace, friend of Hazel, Rose A. Henderson; Lotty Lawrence, Mary FIELD; Margaret Manning, Flossie Davis; Ethel Edwards, Adalela Thornton; Mary Minehart; Adalela Thornton; the promises to be a great success and the hardest season. Selections by local talent will be given between the three acts. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. BUSINESS MEN HAVE AGREED UPON ARTHUR A. MARCY FOR CITY CLERK. The business men of the city have unanimously agreed upon the fitness of Arthur A. Marcy. The stock of this young business man has been a few days from a political point. He has been discussed from every possible angle by the conservative business elements, who have passed upon him as the right man or the best man, but has not hastily, but upon careful investigation of the man. His long and successful career has made him his strongest indorsements. The people feel that if he conducts the duties of the office with as much business sagacity and forethought as has attended all of his comings and departures, he can prove the political find of the campaign. ARE YOU A "FAN"? If you are, you are sure to be coming to Indianapolis to see some of the games the Indians are to play at home. If you are not, you can go to the Terminal Station, you are just across the street from Gilbloom's popular-price clothing store at the southwest corner of the city. You can get anything you need in the line of up-to-date clothing and gents' furnishings. This store is open Sundays until 10:30 a.m. and is open to anyone to step in and look over the large assortment of ready-made clothing in this store, at prices ranging from $9.99 to $19.99. The store has the latest styles and designs and are made from the best cloths and fabrics on the market. It is desired that all out-of-town subscribers mention The Freeman when making purchases. Handy & Brown have a first-class barber shop at Baltimore. While waiting for the bus, you can visit 602 South Entwalt street, or leave order. THE COLORED CITIZENS. The colored citizens had an interesting meeting at the court house yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. H. Manley, D. D., presiding elder, Indianapolis District. A. M. E. Zion Church, preached a forcible and unguised service, also at the number of citizens also attended. At night Rev. Manley preached at Little Bethel A. M. E. Zion Church, corner Maple and Ohio streets. Fully one hundred persons were turned away, so densely packed was the first of the day. D. G. Shaw patrons Hood Temple A. M. E. Zion Church Evansville, with an intelligent quartet from his church rendered excellent services. Rev. Shaw and his congregation built this at the beautiful church on Fulton avenue a year and a beautiful church on the other side of $7,000. The advice that Manley, Shaw and Prof. Benson gave their people yesterday and last night had the right ring, and more of such sermons are being prevailed and given to the public. McDonald is the pastor of this church in this city, and he has done well for the time that he has been here, so we learn. The quartet will sing again to-night at Felton's Hall, 109 Main street, and to-monthly night Rev. B. G. Shaw will preach the Zion Church.—The Evening Sun, Mt. Vernon, Ind. C. M. Hayes has opened a first-class dining room at Baltimore, Md., and any meeting in the same year each year. He had at a moderate price. Corner L. MEETING OF INDIANA STATE FED FRATION AT KOKOMO The fifth annual session of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs was held at Kokomo, Indiana. The settings were held at the A.M. E. Church. Thirty-eight-clubs were represented by sixty-two delegates. The meeting was held on Wednesday. The meeting of the Federation was presided over by Mrs. Mimile Scott, the State President. On Wednesday the delegates met with the officers, gave an able address before the Federation on the subject, "The Outlook for the Negro Youth of the North." The address was one of the special features of the meeting. Thursday morning devotional exercises were followed by impressive memories of the various clubs belonging to the Federation who have died during the last year. Many touching eulogies were given by members who were friends of the deceased. The services were in charge of Mrs. Gertrude Guthrie. Mrs. A. Cooper, First Vice-President, who represented the State at the National meeting at Brooklyn, read an interesting paper, giving an exhaustive account of the meeting. The paper was an interesting feature of the day's proceedings. The reports of the work being done by the clubs in the State show a much more good being recognized, published, and a financial rating of over $2,000 for club property. The art exhibit was a conspicuous feature of the sessions, and a high grade of workmanship was displayed in the fine needlework, painting and general specimens of art work displayed. The reports of the general officers showed a rapid development in the various departments of the State work. The State Organizer's report showed twenty-one clubs represented over 40 women brought into the Federation during the last two years. Ten clubs were brought in during the past year. The Federation was the guest of the Zion Festival and the Zion Festival pains to make the session a pleasant one. THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER CLASSIFIED COLUMN The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps). Has cured others; will cure you. Address R.P. Blood. druggest. Indianapolis. Ind. MISCELLANEOUS DRESSMAKING BOOK FREE-Take measure, make patterns, cut, make suits and all kinds of garments. Send ten 1-cent stamps for our free plan, book will not cost you a cent. Ribaln MTG Co., Carrollton, Mo. Reliable colored agents wanted everywhere to work on garments of high quality, lowest prices. Big demand everywhere. Spare time work. Experience unnecessary. Good pay, credit given, outfit free. Chowning Card Co., Indianapolis, Ind. WANTED AGENTS-Students and others work for us in your town town selling household goods, furniture, clothing, sale. Samples sent. Can make $5 to $10 a day. You can appoint others to work for you. H. C. Conley & Co. 85 Washington St. Chicago. WANTED-Two more first-class lady barbers for colored trade, in a first-class seven equip. equip. electric flat fixtures for modern housework—electric tuses, etc. five well furnished bath rooms. Shop enjoys the best patronage in the city. Grand opening week for the kind of artisans. Call or visit Paul Davis. 875 Jackson Street, Dallas, Texas. and to provide each of the sixty-two delegates comfortable homes. A reception was given in honor of the delegates Wednesday entertainments were given each evening during the session. The officers elected for the coming year are: President; Anna H. Cooper, First Vice-President; May Gustav Second Vice-President; Carrie N. Phillips, Corresponding Secretary; Jessie D. Wade, Recording Secretary; Anna P. Julius, Recording Secretary; Chairman Executive Organizer, Emma J. Hickman, Chairman Executive Board. Indianaapolis will be the place of meeting in 1910. Kuykendall & Huffman, dentists, 359% Indiana avenue. Expert crown, plate and bridge work. New phone 5067. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. This time of the year is called the inactive season among Young Men's Christian Associations of the country, but this does not obtain in the colored association, and it is not always helpful. Painters and paperhangers are doing what they can to make the place clean and home-like from top to bottom with fresh paint and paper, much needed for the work of this shower baths will be installed for the use of members. A small additional fee will be charged for this privilege and great rejoicing is going on among the membership, as this has been badly needed. An addition to the staff will be made soon when Harrison Mays, one of the leaders in the Physical Department, who works with the Association works as a life work and who works on course the Association Summer School for Physical Directors at Lake Geneva, Wis. will take charge of the Physical Department, and the Secretary Taylor, who has been doing this work in addition to his many other duties. Nightly the men and boys can be seen enjoying the various activities which are planned by Secretary Taylor and the chairmen of the splendid volunteer corps of the Association, and on next Monday they will meet in the Association rooms to discuss plans for the fall and winter activities in their various departments. There are seventeen chairmen of the Association, and various departmental works conducted under the auspices of the Association. These chairmen are surrounded by a band of 112 strong, virile young men who constitute the working force of the Association, and the other Colored Associations in the general Secretary are now very active and useful in the work of this progressive Association, which is now leading the other Colored Associations in the variety of activities undertaken successfully. As the warm nights come on, the gymnasium men and boys take to the streets, and dashes, relay and long distance runs are participated in to the enjoyment of all. The literary men have started the Senate, which runs during the summer months in place of the regular literary. This new Senate will be held on June 1. A present a bill is under discussion, relating to the disfranchisement of the Negro in the South. This bill was introduced by Senator Bob (W. W. Galloway). Senator Jimman (Henry Henderson) spoke against it, Senator Beveridge (Geo. W. Beasley) defended and others will discuss it. All men are invited to attend and have seats in the spectators' gallery. The class in stenography will continue its sessions through the summer. The Sunday morning Bible class, which meets on Sundays at 8 a. m., continues through the summer as usual. Attendance at the class is open to all men without charge. The orchestra makes the building ring with sweet music on each Friday evening when it practices as does also the glee club, which practices on Thursday. The various committees are busy every night getting ready planning new work and getting ready for the work that is contemplated to be taken up in the fall. The boys' department is the effervescent department of the Association and great good is being accomplished with them. Already they are showing great improvement. They are showing great things are expected of this department in the near future. A room in the building has been set aside for their exclusive use. The gymnasium, Bible class and job and social events are well attended. The boys' and this gives them privileges in all activities and also the use of the shower baths without extra charge. All boys up to 17 years of age are eligible for membership. Owing to lack of room, all boys has been put on this department, and it will be a case of "first come first served." GREENVILLE, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN The school-closing exercises at New Hope Baptist Church. Thursday and Friday nights, were far better than usual. Prof. T. C. Martin is principal of East North School and Prof. W. Pratt of the North School. In Bata, Mrs. list, Mrs. Emma, Mrs. is convalescent. ...Mrs. Conley has gone to join her husband, Dr. Conley, in Fort Worth. ...Riley Texas, where he visited relatives. ...Mack Hopkins is on the sick list. ...R. F Tave is convalescent. ...Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Pratt, after a long illness, passed away Thursday, May 27, and was buried Friday, under the auspices of the Odd Fel- MANSFIELD, O. Special to THE FREEMAN Thomas Willson, who has been confined to his bed, is up again... Mrs. John Wheeler, friends of Mrs. Vernon, Ohio. . . C. C. Power of Tufts University has been in this locality for some time in the interest of the school, and has met with much success... R. H. Spencer, for example, has been able to learn through THE FREEMAN that the boys are playing such fine ball these days. Business Locals. Woodbine Perfume, Oh! how fragrant exquisite, enchanting, bewitching, Only at Blodau's Drug Store. 'Phone your wants to us. We call for and deliver prescriptions. Any thing ordered by 'phone will be selected as carefully as if you called in person. No extra charges. Gauld's Pharmacy, New 1178: Old, Main 4032. There's a Comforting Sense! Main Floor Traction Terminal Building. THE GRAND LEADER 336-338-340 EAST WASHINGTON ST. Expansion Sale Watch Us Grow Big sale of Princess Dresses, $1.98 and up. Big sale of Dress Skirts, $1.99 and up. Big sale of Trimmed Hats, 98c and up. THE SHOP OF CULTURE Fields CLOAK AND SUIT CO. 32 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST. THE HOUSE THAT IS DRAWN into sacrificing quality is making a mistake. We sell Plumbing and Lighting fixtures that will win your approval and retain it. How well we do this and at extremely moderate prices too, a personal examination of fixtures will make it today. into sacrificing quality is making a mistake. We sell Plumbing and Lighting fixtures that will win your approval and retain it. How well we do this and at extremely moderate prices does personal examination of our fixtures will disclose. Why not make it to-day? C. Aneshaensel & Co. 29-33 East Ohio Street. Opposite Post Office. Near Penna. Street THE BEST "PULLER." Gentlemen—I am pleased to say that I have been the best pulling paper that I have ever bought by our race, and I have used a number of them. The men I have used are G. M. MPHERSON, Boylehurst, Va. Straighten Your Hair DEAR SIBS:—I have used only one bottle of your pomade and now I would not be without it, for it makes my hair soft and straight and easy to comb and also starts a new growth. MRS. W. F. WALKER, Sta. 1—Harriman, Tenn. Ford's Hair Pomade (Formerly known as Ozonized Ox Marrow) Fifty years of success has proved its merits. The skin of the horse is soft, hardy, kninky or curly-hair straight, soft and glossy and easy to comb, and arrange in any style desired consistent with its length. The scalp is hardened and dandruff tolerates the scalp, stops the hair from falling or breaking off and gives it new life and vigor. Absolutely harmless—used with splendid resin creams. Delicately perfumed. Delicately perfumed. its use is a pleasure, as ladies of refinement everywhere declare. instent everywhere declare. Ford's Hail, Hail! drivers. don't buy anything else alleged to be "bottlers." If you want the best results, buy the best Pomade-it will pay you. Look for this name If your druggist cannot supply you with the genuine, we will send you One bottle regular size for $0.50 Three bottles $1.40 Six $2.50 One bottle, small $0.25 We pay postage and express charges to all points in U.S.A. When ordering send Postal or Express Money Order. All orders shipped promptly on receipt of price. Address The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 135 East Kinkie St. FORD HAIR FOMADE is made only in Chi- cago by the above firm. Agents Wanted Everywhere. J Main Floor Will be given to any cook IN THE The Indianapolis Gas Co. 45 South Pennsylvania Street. Awnings TENTS HAMMOCKS LAWN SWINGS INDIANAPOLIS TENT AND AWNING CO, 447 E. Washington St. Phones 1122. Wholesale Liquor Dealers of Cincinnati, O., The house that places those popular brands of high grade Gins and Whiskies at Greathouse's Sample Room, Indianapolis. Subscribe for The Freeman. of certainty when a fellow wears a garment made by They are new, snappy, full of life and vim. College chaps, business and professional men who desire their clothes to express individuality, prosperity and good style, will do well to investigate. who brings an order from her employer for a "Cabinet" Gas Range. Talk it over with "Missus" and get the three dollars. The "Cabinet" Gas Range will make your kitchen work so much easier—It costs only $28.80 Cash — Connected free. Don't Forge The Indiana 45 South Penn Av TE HA LA INDIANAPO 447 E. Washington S The Charles M. P. 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