The Freeman

GET IN LINE. FOR THE FIRST NEGRO BASE BALL EDITION EVER PUBLISHED. WILL CONTAIN ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES OF THE BEST NEGRO CLUBS IN THIS COUNTRY THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXIII. NUMBER 15 AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LIBERIA IS NOW CENTER OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION By Natives Near Cape Palmas— United States Rendering Aid By Virtue of Treaty-Bundy for Secretary of Monrovia. Thompson's National News Bureau, Washington, D. C. 4-6. 6-12. He has occupies the public hospital the past fortnight. The current disputes have told of the outbreak of the natives near Cape Palmats against the general government, and of the hurried departure of the natives from the administration of President Barclay to preserve order and to prevent foreign encroachments upon Liberian territory under the cover of apparent civil war. The natives reported from the African republic, seems to have warranted the sending of another gunboat to the Liberian coast, and a second vessel is being placed in commission at the port. As is well known, the United States is intervening in this matter by virtue of a treaty permitting such aid, entered into in 1882. The report of the United States Commission, and an investigation of Taft, to make a thoroughest recommendation of the political, industrial and social conditions existing in the country across the sea, has been the subject of general discussion during the parliamentary session of the United States extend aid to Liberia in the settlement of pending boundary disputes. 2. That the United States enable Liberia in substance, as followth the payment by assuming a guarantee for the payment of obligations under such an arrangement the control and collection of the Liberian customs. 3. That the United States lend its assistance in the reform of internal finances. 4. That the United States lend its aid in organizing and drilling an adequate constabulary or frontier police force. 5. That the United States establish a research station in Liberia. 8. That the United States reopen the question of establishing a naval coaling station in Liberia. Describing the unfavorable attitude of the foreign powers toward Liberia and showing the Liberian resources and financial interests, as well as the integrity of her domain, men beaten by cowrote European governments, the Commission concludes its report with this summary. "The logic of the situation in the minds of the Liberians points therefore to the United States as the only country that can give them effective aid. Of all Liberia's she alone is open to no suspicion of ulterity," he said. "Alone can give assurances to Great Britain, Germany and France that the legitimate interests of those countries in Liberia are not the nation unless he was placed in jeopardy by her actions." The popular judgment of the diplomats and laymen in Washington, as well as ofgressors, is that the situation is hopeless. The nation unless he was placed in jeopardy for which he has long been waiting, and last week our Military Attache, Lieut. Benjamin O. Davis of the 16th United States Cavaliary, followed him. The United States was accompanied, and child, and is prepared to make as long a stay there as the circumstances demand. Davis V. Dickerson, sister of Mrs. party off. " Louis, Davis will be called upon to lend a hand in the organization of the Liberian military, and his military experience will give an especial interest or this anxious task. He will probably lend him from the regular army of the Liberian army, or by retired soldiers who Prominently mentions to undertake the work of Sergeant Jesse J. James, now in the department at Washington, but who won the prize in the Philippines as an officer of the RR in the detached and allied with the Philippines during the hottest part of the insurrection against the American arms. Sergeant Jesse J. James, who was so deeply impressed by his soldiers who observed his soldierly bearing the Philippines, and his claims will no longer receive careful consideration at the minister Lyon, who was so deeply impressed by the industrial training offered at Tuscaloosa, and Bishop I. B. Scott, of the Y.E. Church of Liberia, who has been an ardent believer in the efficacy of manual skill in the training, will put their shoulders to the wheel and establish at Monrovia a school similar to the process type are given a course in the trades required to may be that of Dr. Booker. Washington may be induced to take a water on and give the movement its initial aid to do so by the American Legal representative of the religious denominations of Monrovia, and by the officers of the general government. It will be of interest to him an extension of that owned by the civilian government, has been opened finally to credit and Monrovia. Even South America is to be extended to American distance the future of the Afro- American body, be musically ly by, and by the organization, service will call for compa- rent account services, etc., and it is the general belief that we most part, he chosen from the colored citizenry of this country. Mr. Richard C. Bundy's name has been sent to the Senate to research the President for Secretary of Logation the Monrovia, and it is understood that the much examined young Ohioan will accept the place. The salary is said to be $15,000 a year, but he hope for at this time as an entrant into the consular service, to which he at first aspired. The movement of Attorney N. B. Marshall in refusing to plead in the case of the soldiers alleged to have been implicated in the Brownville "shoot-up" has been generally approved, but is pretty generally approved. Previously lawyers of the District, who say that, under the circumstances, there was little else he could do. Col. A. S. Daggett, a strong argument, basing his demand for acquittal on the old-fashioned contention that any man is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty, and that it is better that one be made to suffer unjustly. The decision is now in the hands of the court and a final report is expected at an early date. Attorney Marshall, who has given his testimony, said that past three years, is silent as to what action he will take in the event of his clients' evidence. Prof. Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Assistant Superintendent of the Washington public schools, definitely announces that he is not a candidate for the Haltien mission. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1910. M. H. Mr. R. R. Church, President of the Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company at Memphis, Tenn., is one of the most noted men of his race in the country today, and by sheer industry and ability has risen from cabin boy on a steamer to the proud position of bank president, capitalist and a power in local politics. Mr. Church at an early age began investing his earnings in real estate, a little here, a little there, buying and selling judiciously and reinvesting, and today his income from rentals is enormous. His two best known properties are the Church Auditorium and Park on Beale avenue, and the Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company, one of the largest institutions of its kind in the country owned and operated by his race. Mr. Church has been twice married, and his present wife (a Miss Anna S. Wright) is a graduate of Antioch College in Ohio, and was for several years principal in a public school. She is an accomplished musician, and has held many responsible positions in lodges and societies. Special to THE FREEMAN. SPRINGWASHINGTON, April 8.—The military court of inquiry, which during the last year has been investigating the shooting of Brownville, Tex., finds that the evidence clearly sustains the charge that the officers done the killing of the Twenty-fifth Infantry colonel. The court is also of opinion that if the officers of the regiment had performed their respective duties immediately prior to the shooting, no evidence occurred. Furthermore, if the officers had performed their duties immediately after the shooting some of the guilty men would have been discovered. Fourteen officers of the regiment and twenty-fifth infantry are declared to be eligible for reenlistment. As to the charges made by the mayor and citizens of Brownville, Tex., the court of the regiment that: The officers of the infantry stationed at Ft. Brown, Tex., did on the night of August 13-14, 1906, shoot into the houses of the town of Brownville, Tex., occupied the men, women and children, Frank Brown, at Fort Brown; seriously wounding Lieutenant of Police M. Y. ominguez, causing him the loss of an arm, and killing the horse under him. The court is unanimous in its opinion that the evidence sustains the charge. Could Have Been Averted. 2. As to the disciplinary aspect of their case, including the performance of duty by officers and enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry garrisoned in Ft. Brown, N.Y., the officers as measured by the standard in the army, the court is of the opinion that if the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates had performed their respective duties, the officers would be adequately prior to the shooting affray, with appreciation of the obligations and responsibilities devolving upon them by the serious situation then confronting them, the officers would be adequately curred. Also, if immediately after the shooting when the men had been charged with the crime, a careful inspection of every man in the garrison, including his officers, had been made, as was attempted at daylight, several hours afterward, some of the His children have always been a great source of pride to Mr. Church. His two sons, Thomas A. and R. R. Jr., are both successful and prominent men; the former has been police clerk in New York City for the past fourteen years at a splendid salary; the latter a director in his father's bank, and is now attending a Commercial College in New York. His daughters are Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, wife of Judge R. H. Terrell, of the Municipal Court of Washington, D. C., and Miss A. E. Lane Church, a junior at Oberlin College in Ohio. Mr. Church is held in high esteem, not only by his own race, but by the best of the white people of the country. Broad minded and liberal, he has done much to advance his people, and no worthy person or enterprise has been refused when aid was really needed. He is a citizens of the best type, loyal to his city and his State, an ideal husband, a tender father, and is justly proud of the accomplishments of his wife and children. R. R. CHURCH. The Solvent Savings Phils, Tenn., is one in the country to- lity has risen from and position of bank in local politics. Began investing his here, a little there, reinvesting, and to- mous. Is are the Church venue, and the Solv- company, one of the the country owned cried, and his pres- tion is a graduate of for several years is an accomplished consible positions in His children h pride to Mr. Chur- R. R., Jr., are both former has been po- past fourteen year director in his fat Commercial College His daughters s of Judge R. H. T Washington, D. C. junior at Oberlin C Mr. Church is h own race, but by a country. Broad m to advance his peo- prise has been re- He is a citizens of his State, an idea justly proud of the children. gulley men would have been discovered. 3. As to eligibility to reinstatement, a majority of the court finds favorably as to the qualifications of the following men: A. Coltran, Edward L. aniels, Edward Warfield; Company C, Lewis J. Baker, Clifford I. Adair, Henry W. Arvin, Calvin Smith, John Smith; Company, Robert Smith, John Smith; William Ellington Gascant, John A. Jackson, Samuel E. Scott and William Van Hook. Brigadier General Theodore Schwan does not concur in the second conclusion. Lieutenant General Samuel B. M. Young does not concur in the second conclusion. The judge does not concur in the third conclusion. The court adjourned sine die. According to t he rehearsal of the act creating the board of inquiry, the findings are final and can not be reviewed by any one. DALLAS. TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN SUNDAY, THE FREEMAN Dallas is the place to many visitors who come and go. Here were Easter Sunday and enjoyed services at the various edifices. . . Mr. George Thompson of the School, and Mr. David Worth, Tex., were entertained Wednesday night, March 30 at 566 Main St., by the officers and members of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias and visitors of the School, and shown many places of publication, and shown as many places of Negro enterprise as a four-hour drive would permit. During this time brief stops were made at the following places, dance to the distinguished guests: Hooper's drug store, S. M. T. building, Mrs. M. C. Griffin's residence, H. W. Scott Grocery Company, Odd Fellow and Masonic halls, Jack Bassboy's residence; thence to the Armory, where the generals each made brief talks on the orders of obeying. Gen. Bassboy made the roping speech, and it is hoped it will help much in the future to create more interest in the order. His words were several times interrupted by deafening applause, this being the first time General Jackson has been this far in the Southwest to be with many of the men who have been in correspondence with him. He was a man of great bravery and them face to face. It proved more than a task on his part and theirs to mix business with pleasure. However it was satirized by the brave braves began to let the curls of smoke ascend, they gave short talks and drank to the health of the guests.....Mrs. Bettie McKinney, the plongeer citizen, was buried here Saturday and reared one of the largest families in and about this city. She was loved by all who knew her. She was a teacher and Taylor, a fine baby girl. An Explanation to the public and members of Guess Who Club: As president I wish to inform you of the great success that take any part in the street corner controversy about the management of the business end between Messrs. Lone and James, Capt. J. L. Jones is making some fine and important contributions to and about Dallas, which he will put on exhibition soon.... J. H. Hutchison opened the Jersey Palace last Thursday.....Remy Capt. J. G. Griffin, THE FREE MAN. PERU. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN The social given by the Willing Workers was a success. The Easter services were beautifully decorated by Mrs. Frank Moss, a beautiful work of work. The choir sang some beautiful songs. ST. LOUIS, MO. Special to THE FREEMAN Quinn chapel, A. M. E. church, holds its second uarterly meeting Sunday evening. The meeting was addressed by Rev. Philps, of St. Peter's A. M. E. chapel....Philps, of St. Peter's A. M. E. chapel....Slimms' Post Office Boys' Band, will give a grand musical concert on Friday evening, in Blumentalh's hall for the benefit of Elijah No. 2, U. B. F....Rev. I. G. Garrett, of Blumentalh's hall for the benefit of Sunday evening at Union Memorial church....Madame Hackley and some of the best musical talent of the city will give a grand musical concert at the Odeon Tuesday evening....Miss Mac Willburn, of St. Peter's returned after a successful school term. PROGRESS OF PYTHIANISM PROPERTY PURCHASED TO ERECT TEMPLE CONFERENCE IN INTEREST OF ORDER Held at Louisville—Dr. Oliver Goes to New York for Special Course—W. H. Parker for Private Messenger. Special to The Freeman: Louisville, Ky., April 6. The Knights of Louisville, Ky., April 6, are gathering a great deal of progress during month. Since the opening of spring, reports have been heard from most of the lodges throughout the State, and H. F. Garvin, the representative of The Freeman that the order was in better shape than ever. Prof. Jones was here in company with A. R. M. Monday of Henderson; R. L. Garvin of Henderson; Robinson, Frankfort; J. H. Garvin, Winchester, and J. L. W. Garvin, Louisville, members of the Industrial Bureau, for conference. These investigatives hall from various parts of the State and they, too, declared that Pythianism was on the upward march. Each stated that the lodges were placed condition, new members were being grown, and new members were growing. Uppermost in the minds of most Pythians in the State is the annual Grand Lodge, to be held at Frankfort, Ky., in the teachers' house in Sunny that Dr. E. E. Underwood, W. W. Underwood, D. Owen Robinson have launched a paper in the interest of the coming Grand Lodge. The Pythians realize that since the Odd Fellows are to hold their State Grand Lodge at Frankfort, and they are going to make it the best efforts to strip the ground of Pythianism. One of the incentives to Pythianism in this city is the fact that a fine lot has been purchased at the corner of Tenth and Westnut streets, on which site will be erected $50,000. The site ready the site has been purchased and the Board of Control is expected to meet in this city to perfect arrangements along this line. Every night new members are added to the membership in this city, and the membership is also increasing in the Court of Calanthe. William D. Evans, a graduate of the Central High School, who has been located in Chicago for several weeks, was named the first student to whom he is all at his home on West Walnut street. Mr. Evans is associated with Mr. Craig C. Williams, of Chicago, and they have been the most successful son, and the latest one is the "Chanticleer Craze," which is said to be the hit of the two continents. Eleven thousand students have been seen to England by a Chicago Moms Evan Williams have been in vaudeville doing a singing and sketch turn, which is also said to be very clever. Mr. Evans is well known for his eye specialist for the past two years, has gone to New York City to attend one of the leading medical universities of that city to take special course in the eye, ear, and nose. Oliver is first physician of Kentucky to branch out in this direction, and he has been much engaged with white and colored physicians in this area. He has made a great deal of success as a regular physician and surgeon, and seeing the opportunity to prepare himself for a career in medicine, he attended New York, to be gone six weeks. During his absence he left his practice with Dr. Robert Oliver his brother. Just before he left, he attended Mr. George White, who was very ill at his home in the East End. Mr. J. B. Cooper, of the Watson Under-taking establishment, attended Tuesday night of this week, the Falls City Realty Company, at his home, 1105 West Restutant street. Mrs. Lavenia Watson Tunnel company, the gentleman a swell luncheon and the evening was very pleasantly spent. The many friends of Mr. W. H. Parker are pushing him for private messenger to the Hon. H. H. Thatcher, who has been appointed Permanent Canaan Commission by President B. W. Murray, one of the rising young men of the city and became widely known for his activity in last election in behalf of Mayor Grinstead. In 1904 he was alternate-at-large to the Republican Convention that elected ex-President Roosevelt, and was an original member of the Republican Party known with Mr. Thatcher, and there is much hope that he will land the place. His wife, Mrs. Larreta V. Parker, has just appointed census enumerator in his office and is known with Mr. Thatcher, and there is much hope that he will land the place. His wife, Mrs. Larreta V. Parker, has just appointed census enumerator in his office and is known with Mr. Thatcher, and there is much hope that he will land the place. Miss India Harris spent several days at French Lick Springs, Ind. Mrs. Mattie Frye Young and her son Julius have returned from French Lick Springs after a stay of several days. High Taylor will open a soda fountain and room at 103 West Chestnut Street. There will be a grand opening on Sunday. On Friday night of this week the Entree Nous Club will entertain at Odd Follows' Hall, Thirtenth and Walnut streets. 2 IN MARCH. (Josephine 8. Yates, A. M., Lincoln Instl- tute, Jefferson “City, Mo.) In early morn, with changing shades Of somber gray, blent In & monotone, ‘The clouds, borne hither, thither, come ‘and go, While fitful winds do. moan. s ‘The snowflakes hurry-skurry to the earth, Now, fing “and thick, now spaced and But presto, ‘change! forth shines the sun in mirth, And ‘flinging’ threats, defies the winds 80 surly. ‘The leaf-buds smile, the sunbeams flash, For now the hounds of Spring advané- Shall snap the frost king's sinewy lashes ‘And see, the merry elves are dancing! ‘Too soon, alas! for darkling clouds ob- Seure the king of day, And ‘baffling’ winds again renew thelr ‘The storm king now flies fiercely on his way, And gains from rest a dangerous life. So thus, and ever, day in, day out, ‘The boughs of birch, of oak, of larch— All life—must’ change, and” turn, and ‘whitl about, With Nature's varying moods, in March. WHY EVERY MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD OWN STOCK AND MAKE DEPOSITS IN THE ALABAMA PENNY SAVINGS BANK, 217 N. EIGHTEENTH STREET, BIRMING- HAM, ALABAMA. a Ziret, Decause it is Worthy Of COnmdence of the people, Its cash is kept in burglar- proof safes, with triple time locks, which ¢annot be ‘opened until regular banking hours—in a vault that has stood the test of fire without damaging its contents. ‘The money is insured in strong compa- nies, which, are absolute "protection against loss by burglars. The officers are heavily bonded In’ stronig companies,” and they have prayerfully studied the business for twenty. years, not for the purpose of getting rich ‘as an end, but as a means in the rightcous use of money in the eleva- Uon of the race. Hence it is easily seen that twenty years of prayerful and diligent study makes an invisible but profitable asset to amy business, cond, Because it offers splendid op- portunities “for “investment.” "investments y stock in our bank are continuously at work in. three-fold capacity—in the inter- est of the owner, the banker who louns I, and the party, who ‘borrows it In- stead of having it lying around, not in- Nested, our stock being sold at five dollars per share, invites the investment of the children as well as the grown people, to take part in the efforts to accumulate by investing, ‘Third, it multiplies opportunities for a high-class labor. Our capital stock not ‘only affords work for the intelligent mind And trained hand of those who are imme- diately in our services in the bank at Birmingham, Selma, Anniston and Mont- gomery, but wherever it Is invested, the Opportunities ‘for this class of labor ure multiplied. For instance, wherever Wwe Joan money to an Insurance company, gro- cery business or any other kind of com- mercial institution, there are profitable and honorable places for this class of peo- ple to occupy with a better rate of wages. Fourth, the money is helping in the con- struction’ pf mediums Of circulation by Which the profits of our gonsumption se- erue to our good. For instance, by ca- pable people endeavoring to build com- Mmereial institutions, so that they can sell us our foodstuffs, clothing, furniture and other commodities, the profits are left with those offering the goods for sale, and enriching them and preparing them for the aggregation of wealth within the race, as now the money is brought in the race only by the common laborer, and when it passes out of the race, but very few of ‘our high-class laborers help in_ bringing it back. ‘Therefore, it is very important that a young race as we establish a me- dium ‘of ‘cireulation “of our ‘money that will In some measure substitute the loss that we sustain because of the color line preventing our assimilation in the fabric Of business on the basis of merit. We should be just as faithful in bulld- ing @ channel of ‘circulation of our money asthe white people are for themselves. We can easily afford to, take their-exam- ple in this particular in building up a ood, "strong trade among Negroes, Fifth, it would strengthen the helpful hand of our bank, which we are extending outside of the Birmingham district in the State and out of it, In the establishment of our chain of branch banks, we not only give employment to additional forces such as they could not get out of the race, but ig Money Ig at the service of the people In these localities, with all of the facill- tles of any other ‘bank, Tn our efforts to pass from a restricted field, in the Birmingham district, to Ala- bama and adjoining Staets, we’ can put into active use the large amount of money that is now inactive, owned by Negroes. ‘Therefore, since the very nature of our institution, irrespective of our Jocality. or amounts of money or religious denomina- tions, any and all members of the race, by propér ‘connection with us, can be ‘bene fited by our institution, And We earnest- ly appeal to the readers of this “article that they would think and act wisely in this great effort of unity in bettering ra- cial conditions, We shall be glad to. fur- nish any specific information when asked. W. R. PETTIFORD. President. THANKS, BRO. OWLS. South Bend, Ind., March 21. 1910. We, the officers of the A. A. 0. 0, 0., hastily forward you much thanks for the seivice and satisfaction given in the work we have received from you, We also appreciate the ‘good done us through the ad in The Freeman, and sin- cerely promise all future work which we tay need to have done from tiem to time, Hoping you success, I remain, ‘Yours truly, % G. W. BLAND, H. SP, MINEOLA, TEX. Special to Tue FREEMAN: We had plenty of rain here March 30 and 31....Mrs.\ Lydie | Armstrong, the mother ‘of Sam’ Williams, dled last week, after a short illness. “She was a member ‘of Duck Creek Church and had’ been for Years. She died like she lived—a Chrie- tian... Horace Walton has been sick for some time with pneumonia, not able to be out....Miss Clara Witherspoon was very ill inst week.....Bd Walter is one of the best young cooks in the city. He has been cooking at the Railroad Eating House for some time. ,..J. ‘Thomas cut himself last week very badly on the right knee. He will not be able to do anything for some time... Jasper Flournoy, who. was shot in Daiias over a year ago, is still in bed. «..-Rev. S. M. Brooks” has a store in tlie ‘southeast part of the city, and it Is handy for all. ..Sandy Anderson has pa- person sale each week, See him. RELIGIOUS TRAINING AT THE SUM- ‘MER SCHOOL AT DURHAM, XN. C., For Negro religious workers of all kinds, promises to be of unusual interest. Among those already engaged to con. uct classes are the fol ge Miss Laura C. Paucett, Pittsburg, Pa., teacher of Domestic Science. Prof. ©. G. O'Kelly, Principal Slater wWormal School, Winston, N. O, ‘Mise Grace Hemmingway, Tadiana, Prof. C,H. Boyer, Bt. Angustine School, Raleigh, N. 0. Dr. D. Webster Davis, Richmond, Va. Prof. T, A. Long, Biddle University, Charlotte, N. ©. Dr. John B. Ford, Jacksonville, Fis. Archdeacon George W. Avant, New Bern, N.C. ‘Rev, Dr. BM. W. Gilbert, New York City. Prof. P. W. Dawkins, Durham, W. C. wit Di. Jesse EL. Hurlburt,” Newark, Frof. W. H. Hannum, Livingston Col- loge, Salisbury, WO. f. ¥. W. Moore, State Normal School, Elizabeth City, H. C., and others. ‘Preachers here may obtain renewed inspiration. Evangelists will be sure to get additional lights, Missionaries, dea- conessos, ¥. M. C. A. and ¥. W. C. A. workers will receive instruction having direct bearing on their work. Besides these, classes will be formed in Domestic Belence, Arts and Crafts, Needlework and Shorthand. In these ' latter, eminent teachers have been secured so that teach- ers may be instructed in normal meth- ‘Oda along these lines. Ail students will aiso have the benefit of about two hundred public lectures, entertainments, etc, at a cost of anly about 23% cents each. ‘Negroes have never had before so rich a literary treat provided for them. ‘Fhe President, Dr. James 2. Shepard, of Dur- Curlag such a hgh order of talent, such a high order nt ‘Applications should be made to the President for admission. A CHAUTAUQUA FOR NEGROES. ‘Negroes are to have a Chautanqua at Durham, iC. next summer. President James. Shepard is now engaged in booking talent for the occasion. Several Persons of eminent qualifications or na- {ional reputation have been tentatively secured. As soon as contracts are signed they will be announced. ‘Fhe main fact now is that the colored public ‘may have a national center to Which they may go in the summer to study, to hear great lectures, to listen to Great music, and to enjoy a'senatble va- fation. ‘This is an opportunity which, if Dur- ham were not a good sized city, might tax tho greatest provisions to take care of the people. SEMI-CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION ENDORSED. Mr, President: Your committee upon whom you con- ferred the duty of preparing resolu: tions expressive of the sense of this Sunday Men's Club, do here report the following: Inasmuch as, by reason of Victory, Providence or the Hand of God, four millions of slvase were made free in the year 1863, A. D., and Whereas, we are of, or direct de- scendents of, these freedmen herein referred, and Whereas, such freedom brought with it responsibilities, penury and preju- dice, coupled with ignorance, supersti- tion and depravity, and = — Whereas, the people here consid: ered, and their posterity, have shoul- dered their resopusibilities, have sealed the four walls of their penury and made prejudice a bug-bear; furth- ermore, they have reduced their illit eracy less than one-half by producing a degree of intelligence before which superstition and depravity could not stand, and Whereas, in view of the fact that these ex-siaves and their offspring have delved so deeply into the re- sources of nature and intellectual ac- ‘complishments, have played their part in the arena of the statesman, philoso- ‘pher, poet and the genius, producing ‘coompeers in every avenue of life. "Therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the Men's Sun- day Men's Club of the City of Spo kane, in the State of Washington, do heartily endorse the movement looking forward to the holding of the Semi. Centennial Exposition in recognition of the Emancipation Proclamation; be cause of its power to shed the true light of facts on egro ascendency and ‘on the wisdom, work and worth of our freedom. Resolved, That we tenderly ask the support of that measure by our Repre sentatives in Congress when the Tay: lor-Rodenberg bill engages the atten- tion of that august body. Further. more, be it Resolved, That the Secretary be in- structed to furnish these proceedings to Congressman Poindexter, of the State of Washington, and to Congress. men E. L, Taylor and W. A. Roden- berg, of Ohio and Illinois, respectively; also to Dr. Booker T. Washington, to the “Forum,” and “Spokesman-Re- view,” and place the same within the minutes of this club. Respectfully submitted, F. A. STOKES, W. R. MOTEN, . S. WINCHESTER, Committee on Resolutions. J, HARRY HARRIS, President, J. F. HAWKINS, Secretary. AMONG OUR EXCHANGES. \ The dispatches have it that Prest dent Taft is openly committed to the restricted ballot, and this is taken to mean that the President is in full sympathy with the present condition of the South. This may be true, but we can hardly see it that way. If this policy as now in vogue was co: incident and eliminated all ignorance rather than black ignorance, no. one but the ignorant could have a right to complain.—Baptist Vanguard. Bishop Walters says that “Theodore Roosevelt is the man of destiny, who will be called from the jungles of At rica to again take the reins of govern- ment of this republic.” A year ago, Bishop Walters would almost swear at the mention of Roosevelt's name— Journal and Guide. Colored Girl Prize Pupil. New York, Feb. 5.—Estelle E, Gibbs, a Negro girl, 15 years old, of Hoboken, N.J., received yesterday the first prize, a gold medal, at the Hobo- ee public school pupils. She had the highest average of any public school pupil in the city—99 1-3 per cent, in six subjects. The medal was presented by Mayor Gonzales. There are 10,000 white pupils in_the schools and only fifteen Negroes. Only eleven Negro families live in Hobo- ken, Estelle is the daughter of a Pull- man car porter—Indianapolis Star. First Colored Woman Dentist. Gertrude E. Curtis, of Bradford, Pa., is the first colored woman to begin regular practice as a dentist. She graduated from the Philadelphia Den- tal School with high honors, and she thinks dentistry One of the most prom- ising professions for women to enter. She has already got several colored girls to begin studying for the pro- fession.—Metropolis Gazette. Self-Help. Hardships, poverty and difficulties of all kinds in early life develop and bring out the heroic qualities of a young, manly spirit, and assist in making it great, strong and wise, if it ever becomes such. Whereas, if the pathway of a young man or woman is made easy, safe and smooth before him by aid of others and advice, it ‘will be ruinous to character by mak- ing him weak, irresolute and effemin- ate. A certain amount of hardship in early life seems essential to ultimate success, but every young mind needs to be under the constant watch-care of some protecting parent or guardian to be suecessful—Matgaret B. Jones, aged 14 years, in the National Baptist Review. Read our great Premium offer on fourth page. 2 THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Sep Srrrrrerrererrerrerrrsrresces a EOE = eS, Fee oo 8 oO Ml | | | | 1) SS HATIANOO GA ESAS i Tal “al li | | | | i The Eureka Comb. The cut here-in, a display of the Eureka Comb in its purity. Scientifically constructed. 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Va.. and we will send you a bottle by return mail. shouid find a place in the home of every colored person in America. A Negro Sculptor of the highest training and ability, models these busts for a Negro company. They are true works of art . beautifully executed and finished in the ad finest materials by expert workmen, in 4 bronze color or ivory color as desired, iy r about 11 inches in height, an ornament to any parlor, library or office. Pr Busts of BISHOP RIGHARD ALLEN, foun- poame aerate praia Aor CALLEN 3 : : SU ceis AR AAG a wee, ' . Ea OS : Ree Me estes shane ahah dane oe en ‘Negro company, Negro sculptor, Negro busts as paige eee press) fo. b. Wash. Order today. Address National Afro-Art Company Dept F. 1912 14th Street, N. W., Washington D. C. Plenty of Money To Loan On housekold’ Goods, Pianos, Ve- hicles, Horses, Etc. without re- moval. You need not worry about your debts; we will advance you sufficient money to pay them and give you additional mon- ey if you need it. 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Dress Cutting, Dress Making, Ladies’ Tailoring and Millinery. Mc. Dowell System. Day and Night School. Night School $1 per week. Individual Instructions. Diplomas granted. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call or write for information. Phone Oakland 3902. 5037 State St., Chicago, Ill. Hadley Bros., DRUGGISTS. Frameset ies, 755-757 Indiana Avenue. Near St. Clair St, - Indianapolis. AMERICAN— EUROPEAN HOT AND COLD BATHS HOTEL PLEASANT, P. H. WOOD, Por. New with Modern Equipment. Home Phone, B, 3244 9 and 11 Erie Street. TOLEDO, OHIO (fis nf a i) [Nona Fieerrorvee (fs \\ Sivas y epee S02 (eo 3 oe oe SS rises A Burning Question | The Indianapolis Coal Co. | Asks your patronage. Place your order with A Real Coal Company. Cement | wigan. ro J. WALTER HODGE, REAL ESTATE, PORAciiat cod Casi eas ci Ping Accitnt and Health Zosarane Sea me fprotente lf ee are looking ar BOTH PHONES 1173. 636 Indiana Ave., Indianapolil, Ind | ADVERTISING RATES: Five cents per line. 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The total number in the aggregate shall number not less than 700, the Auto to go to the one sending in the highest number of that number (700). Premium 2. A Round-trip Ticket to Europe (second car), including a stop over in London and Paris, to the person sending the highest number of new subscribers over 500, provided there be four or more contestants. The total number of subscribers shall not be less than 500 on the contest (500). Premium 3. A Round-trip Ticket, inclusive of a $10 admission ticket, to the Johnson-Jeffries world's pugilistic championship battle in California for 400 on exactly the same terms above noted in Nos. 1 and 2 (400). Premium 4. A Solid Diamond Ring, suitable for lady or gentleman, on same rule as above noted in Nos. 1 and 2, for 300. (300.) Premium 5. A Victor Graphophone and one dozen of the newest records for 250; governed by same rule as above in Nos. 1 and 2 (250). Premium 6. A Bicycle for 200, on terms and by the same rule as noted in Nos. 1 and 2. A 25 per cent. to all who care not to enter the contests. The paper during the period of the contests to go for ONE DOLLAR a year, the reports to be published weekly and all must be in by the issue of Saturday, June 25. For this contest all communications bearing on it must be addressed to the managing editor, George L. Knox. Get busy! Read our premium offer on the fourth page. Don't be a misfit. Just as every power riveter replaces a score of hammers, just so the new type of man—the virile, terrific, high-tension workers—is pounding down the unfit. There is no mercy for the weakling. The battlefield of Caesar's day was not more brutal. Human nature has not changed. Only the weapons. The Roman fought with steel for gold. We are fighting with gold for steel. Since conventions are in order, what's the matter with calling a convention for the black folks of the State that they might declare themselves on public questions affecting their welfare, politically and otherwise? Shall we call the convention? We acknowledge the receipt of two new newspapers for our exchange list. They are "The Western Lever" of Stockton, Cal., a neat and well-edited magazine, by Rev. J. D. Petigrew. The other is styled "The Eagle," edited entirely by Afro-American women, at Los Angeles, Cal. J. J. Neimore, general manager. We hereby extend our best wishes and friendly good offices to these journals, and wish them a long and prosperous life. The Freeman presents its kind regards to the faculty and graduating classes of 1910 of Meharry Medical Dental, Pharmaceutical and Nurse Training colleges of Walden University, Nashville, Tenn., and acknowledges with appreciation their very kind invitation to be present at the commencement exercises for April 14. We notice that of the Medical graduates Indianapolis has one in the person of E. Russell Bailey, son of Rev J. S. Bailey. Our congratulations to Dr. Bailey and best wishes for his future endeavors in his chosen profession. Working on the farm is nothing new to the Negro. That is the first position he was allowed to occupy upon his arrival from Africa. All the Negroes cannot make farmers. We want to be advised to go to work in other fields, the same as other races of mankind. Let us also be advised to go to work in the fields of literature, art, science and the professions and "attain unto the unattainable." The Negro's productivities must not be limited to the farm. There are other places besides the farm where he can be useful in his day and generation. Tell the race to be up and doing in every line of useful and praiseworthy endeavor, whether industrial, professional, scientific, political or otherwise. Those whose fathers had but the right to use their hands may now employ their brains. New viewpoints bred of centuries of peasants' dreams and forbidden ambition are dominant. President Taft has sent a special message to Congress on the problem of Liberia, as reflected from the Commission's report, indicating the importance and necessity as well of the United States to assume the role of active guardianship toward the little Negro republic, which was established under American auspices as an interesting ethnological experiment. The report of the Commission, which is transmitted to the national legislature with the Executive's message, points out in effect that the Liberian State is hard pressed by its British and French neighbors, that its finances are in a chaotic condition, that its powers of policing and defense are defective, and that active participation in the internal affairs of Liberia by the United States is necessary to their reorganization upon a satisfactory and permanent basis. The Commission recommends among other means of making the relations of Liberia and the United States closer, that the United States "establish and maintain a research station" in Liberia, and that the State Department "reopen the question of establishing a naval coaling station in Liberia." Good-by to Liberia if these things take place. We have no faith in American guardianship, but we will suspend judgment until further developments in this case and cause. We wish the American Negro could reimburse the little republic and save the lifetime mortgage to Uncle Sam. The Republicans of the State met in convention this week and chose a State ticket for State offices and announced a platform more conspicuous for what it neglected to say for the good of the people than what it did say. The center of attraction at the closing session was the speech of United States Senator Beveridge, who came direct from the seat of the Government at Washington to advise a new and untradden path for the Republicans of the State to go to assured success and victory. In some quarters Mr. Beveridge's speech was denominated as "great," "magnetic," "eloquent" and "inspiring." It was received in silence by a larger number than those that applauded. Some of the delegates were heard to say that now they would vote against Beveridge, especially since it is seen that he has grown larger than the party. Mr. Beveridge indorsed President Taff, but ignored the Payne-Aldrich tariff indorsed by the President. He orated against the crime of child labor and the injustice thereof, but never a word on Maryland's disfranchisement laws. He said he stood for the people and the people's interests, but never a word for the Negro people, not a word on the injustice to the Negro people of the State who pay thousands of dollars taxes to support a government in which they are denied the right of representation, and yet we are told that the Senator is a great and true leader of the Republican party, made prominent because it once stood for human rights and justice and fair play to all the people irrespective of race or previous condition of servitude. A party, like a "house divided against itself," cannot stand. DIGEST OF LETTERS. From Hon. H. W. Furnis, of the American Legation at Port Au Prince, Haiti, commending The Freeman for its good work in behalf of the race and wishing its special subscription campaign success. From Bishop A. Grant, telling of the efforts to erect a monument sacred to the memory of John Brown of illustrious fame, by the Western Conferences under his jurisdiction, and soliciting funds therefor. From Dr. James E. Shephard, president of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the colored race, at Durham, N. C., and enclosing a program of the approaching sessions thereof. From Julian C. Caldwell, D. D., general secretary of the Allen Christian Endeavor League, enclosing an article on "A Decade of the League," and telling of the approaching sessions to be held at Denver, Colo., when the tenth anniversary will be celebrated, this to take place on the second Sunday in May. From V. P. Thomas, of New Orleans, a long communication for publication. Letter from our esteemed friend, the Rev. A. L. Demond, pastor of the Congregational church at Macon, Ga., accompanied by a brief note on matters and things. From R. R. Wright, Jr., of the Christian Recorder, speaking of the forthcoming issue of the "industrial number of the Recorder," in which we have been asked to make a contribution for the deletion of its many readers. From H. A. Boyd, of the National Baptist Publishing Board of Nashville, telling of the appointment of our Dr. Callis on the Congress program to be held at Atlanta, Ga., in May. From Rev. J. H. Manly, P. E., saying, "Great is The Freeman." From A. Eugene Thompson, president of the board of trustees of Lincoln Institute, of Berea, Ky., a long communication telling of the condition of affairs regarding the institute as reflected from the Holland bill, if the same becomes a law. MINISTERS ARE ASSIGNED. M. E. Conference, Colored, Makes Changes in Indiana District. At the session of the Lexington Conference of the Metropolitan Board of Conferen- tions held at Maysville, Ky., Bishop Earl Cranston presiding, a number of Indiana changes were made in ministerial appointments. At the meeting, this city, was appointed Superintendent of the Maysville, Ky., District. The following appointments were made for the Indiana District, of which the Skelton, of this city, is Superintendent: Anderson, D. H. V. Purnell; Bloomington, S. P. Asher; Boonville circuit, F. Chicago, E. L. Gillian, H. M. Carroll; Connersville, W. C. Statesman; Browns, W. B. Butts; Greencastle, W. Williams; Indiana, Barnes Chapel, T. R. Prentiss; Simpson Chapel, H. W. Tate; Scott Chapel, Charles Jones; Jeffersonville, W. S. Prentiss; Compton, Madison, F. L. Hertzfield; Muncle, T. T. Carpenter; Aewcastle, Wesley Singleton; North Vernon, W. S. Rolls; Princeton, Jamesville, J. E. White; Terre Haute, B. F. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Smith, H. H. Hinton; Watson circuit, Carson, F. S. Snowden; Carson, Rockford circuit, F. S. Snowden. H. A. Foreman, of Princeton, Ind, has been appointed to a charge at Flemingsburg, Ky., and Hammond, for the Indiana District, to the charge at Covington, Ky. BOSTON, MASS. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN ...The Rev. E. H. McDonald, of Pilgrim Baptist church, St. Paul, delivered the sermon at the special afternoon session at the Bay Area church, assisted by other pastors of the Twin City, last Sunday, April 3, that day having been set aside for the great $250 rally which is to be raised to help build a home for the church's pastors. The church will also provide service several short talks were made by some of our prominent citizens. All of the reports not being in last Sunday, it could not be announced what the amount was that was taken in the church's service next week; so watch for it...Mr. James F. Wilson, 2818 Chicago avenue, is the agent and correspondent for THE FREEMAN in this city. Mr. Wilson would be pleased to help, and also supply more people with a copy of THE FREEMAN each week. LARBORO, N. C. Special to THE FREEMAN. ERIE. PA. Special to THE FREEMAN. Spring Missionary Sunday was last Sunday; there was reading by Mrs. Slow and Harold Slow, remarks by Mr. Anderson and a paper by Mrs. Krittrell. Mr. Russell addressed in his behalf by Mrs. Drew is convalescant. The concert given by Harry T. Burleigh was a success. The True Reformers had their meeting Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Addine gave the lecture. Mrs. Connel has gone to St. Vincent's Hospital to have an operation performed. DAVID WYATT LEAVES HOT SPRINGS Will Take In the Season of Baseball This Year. David Wyatt, the well-known baseball writer and staff correspondent for THE FREEMAN, left Hot Springs, Ark. for St. Mary's have taken the lecture. Mrs. Connel end the opening game. Mr. Wyatt will report this game and an article on "The Season of 1910 to Be the Banner Year in Negro Baseball." Any communication intended to Wyatt was addressed to this office until further notice. SOLVENT SAVINGS BANK AND Trust Co. 392 BEALE AVENUE, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. ESTABLISHED 1906. The Largest Negro Bank in Tennessee. Capital ... $25,000.00 Undivided Profits ... $1,900.00 Resources Over ... $100,000.00 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ... $61,885.52 Furniture and Fixtures ... 4,508.23 Real Estate ... 750.00 Treasury Stock ... 14,333.50 CASH RESOURCES ... 24,489.78 Total Resources ... $105,967.03 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ... $25,000.00 Undivided Profits ... 1,993.03 Dividends, Unpaid ... 26.38 Certified and Cashier's Checks ... 1,193.20 DEPOSITS ... 77,754.42 Total Liabilities ... $105,967.03 OFFICERS R. R. CHURCH, President. T. H. HAYES, First Vice-President. J. W. SANFORD, Second Vice-President. M. L. CLAY, Third Vice-President. H. H. PACE, Cashier. B. M. RODDY, Assistant Cashier. J. T. SETTLE, Attorney. DIRECTORS M. L. CLAY, Grain Dealer. ROBT. R. CHURCH, JR., New York, N. Y. B. M. RODDY, Assistant Cashier. E. W. IRVING, Physician. J. C. MAYTIN, Presiding Elder. A. E. CLOUSTON, Planner. L. C. MOORE, Restaurant. H. A. ANDERSON, Government Service. Pays 3 per cent. on Saving Deposits. Pays 4 per cent. on Time Certificates. Paid Dividends in 1909 of 6 per cent. A FEW MORE SHARES OF STOCK FOR SALE AT $10,00 PER SHARE, On all orders of not less than Four Quarts. Our prices are the same as heretofore, all express charges prepaid. We list a few as follows: 4 Qts. 6 Qts. 12 Qts. White Oak.....$4.00 $5.50 $10.50 Hamilton Club Rye.. 4.00 5.50 10.50 Betterton's Old Corn. 4.00 5.50 10.50 Old Velvet ..... 3.50 5.00 9.25 Imperial Gln..... 2.50 4.25 8.40 Tom Boy Gln..... 3.00 3.50 6.75 Tennessee Lincoln Co. 2.50 3.50 6.75 Hamilton Co. Corn..... 2.50 3.50 6.75 All shipments will be made direct from the DISTILLERY without extra charge. We do not prepay express on less than 4 quarts. Writr for special prices on Drums and Case Goods, or anything you may need. E. R. Betterton & Company Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bar-Keeper's Friend Metal Polish AN INFALLIBLE UP-TO-DATE ARTICLE USED BY MORE PEOPLE THAN ALL OTHER METAL POLISHES COMBINED One pound boxes 25 cents, at all drug- drists and dealers. REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THOMAS H. HAYES. With Capital of $35,00 Eight Years Age, Through Terit and Enterprise a Fortune $50,000 Has Been Amassed. notice in a short time. Within two years he had surrounded himself with one of the most complete outfits to be found anywhere in the State owned by a colored man. By virtue of his preparedness and strict attention to business he soon had practical control of the colored business in his line in the city. The cut appearing herewith is a picture of the building he now occupies, which he owns. It is a stone front structure with a frontage of 39 feet and a depth of 150 feet. He has refused $25,000 for it. Upon entering from the street one is shown into a handsome appointed front office. This room has a beautiful inlaid mosaic floor of tile and is richly paneled in polished cherry. Passing through a small hallway and turning to the left, one is ushered into the funeral parlor. This room is furnished in quiet though tasteful elegance, in keeping with the purpose for which it is used. Somber draperies and accessories are plentifully in evidence. Everything is complete even to a pulpit. On coming out into the hall again and proceeding a few feet further to the rear, one is shown into the private office of Mr. Hayes. Everything here is finished in cherry and oak, and presents one of the best equipped business offices I have entered for some time. The rolling stock is the talk of all Memphis. The carriage barn has a concrete floor, as has also the stable. In the carriage barn one is shown a handsome funeral care which cost $3,000; a pall-bearers' coach, $1,200; ambulance, $1,100; dead wagon, $600; one beautiful white hearse, $1,800, and also one other hearse which is used exclusively for the country trade. The most beautiful of all the rolling stock, perhaps, is a handsome carved black hearsen which cost $2,500. There is an elevator from the stable floor to the store rooms above, where one of the most complete and elaborate stocks ever looked upon outside of a factory is on display, representing every conceivable accessory to the trade. Carloads of coffins of every kind and design are carried. Among these are not a few caskets which cost as high as $1,000 each. The metallic and cloth-covered caskets are kept in a large double-deck glass vault, sufficiently large to display eight full-length caskets. In another department on the top floor is the store roo for funeral robes, trimmings, etc., which is a veritable wholesale store. Any one visiting Memphis should avail themselves of the opportunity and visit this plant, that they may more fully realize its scope and magnitude. Mr. Hayes employs four embalmers regularly. There are eight other employees. Thirteen head of horses are required in the conduct of the business. All of his carriages are up to date and in good shape. Besides the undertaker business, Mr. Hayes is identified with many other enterprises. He is vice-president of the Solvent Bank and Trust Company; a stockholder in one of the largest printing establishments in the city conducted by colored men, and a member of every fraternal organization in the city; also a life member of the National Negro Business League. Mr. Hayes has a brilliant wife and sweet little boy, of which he evidently is very proud. He is a member of one of the great Christian churches of the city. The city of Memphis, Tenn., does not present a more remarkable character in all of its colored business men—and they are many—than is shown in the person of Thomas H. Hayes. Eight years ago Mr. Hayes strated in the grocery business with but $25 as his capital. One years later he closed that business to enter the undertaking field with a capital of $1,400. At the time Memphis was exceptionally ripe for such an enterprise. Two-thirds of the colored people were being buried by white undertakers. So greedy were the whites for this business that they actually sought to intimidate, by threats, the two or three colored men then in the field. Mr. Hayes, realizing the situation, started in with a determination to win. He got off right and stayed right. He had both white and black sitting up and taking HAKESH THOMAS R. MAYES 1901 UNDERTAKER = = > > gy 1 Z— (I eZ 4g tt i He : Ke iS additional Stage News on Page Six. canta Day i making her usual hits cite the Bast. atjhacks are playing the Comique h. & Suwiton, of the team of Piddier ak Stony “accompanied. by his wife, aa seal days inthe elty this week. omy and Freeman, singers, dancers sponta ts, ave at_ present playing the ang 2cricin circuit with Pantages to fol- i. peiborn and Rlermon have closed their rier, 2 the Belmont ‘theater, Pen- CoE gen at AUN Gas, fOr a Si aga! encasement. pod Garland, the tombonist, leaves ere a Soin Milter Bros. 10d, Ranch 400 Ao"stows. The organization will Wid Silanapolis Apr 28, ys caries Recchum, “comedian, late of entry Morgan’ Minstrels, well leave th day aprit 23 to Join ‘Terry's Bl Com= tel) Wh! Blanche Beecham will ae- woman who was claimed to be 160 years [gre Ebru started in the. élreus i P Rie woman. was’ featured as aR Wvauhington’s nurse. ‘me Five Ijeorice Sticks with, Nettie qi, nder ‘the management of “Black Fe a Seclal attraction at. the Care wie, Puy and ave making a de- sided ga ‘oliver, of the Bert A. Williams coin. wai In the clty last week, the _ Gon tathor and fHlends,_ "Mr, Tol- fest ing tie olfertory” solo at St. Philip's Hficcopat Church, Sunday Pewee, tramp Juggler and versatile en- fice: “fas? Giosed with | Rockwell's tetas th” Company "to. open with Hotta d Minstrels ask vaudeville. feat: Ger the show opens April 18 at. Horton, in Tom Bris, Misslssippl's comedian, edt ais home, Yazoo, Miles, Saturday. fice 2h tie hua been in pot Wealth for sergears_ He tid been & ember Of "A Riyit Foot! Company, A. G. Allen's AIIA- Ete ‘ond other companies, Ale W, Hunt, formerly. of Taianapo- asthe of Chica, has weitten Big Bie Sg, ics ime He's Leaving” which ts fei ted by" several areiata th the busle feck Sirs Hunt will be seen ahorely ‘with jew partner, Rogal Le Moss, Hegards foall fends Prof. R. Rov Pope, director of the An- sa Bind ‘of the Hingiing Brothers" Circus fas in Danville, Ty this, week, arranging ir the thea! “of hig ofganteation, Shieh wil begin there April 18, continua ir apr. 28, at which time the tingling Brtlers aggregation opens. Waiter J, Told, the celebrated" trap arunmer of the oval ‘Theater, will not, be fonttea with that aggregation "after Str’ 1s bot wit he found with his aafiant attanimasten, PG. Lowery, ‘with. the frat "Wallace:Hagenbecke Clreus, He Epis ven rexards to Miss Carrie: Hall, 2 Does, ‘Manzte Campbell, Re Re Math- fs and Ea Stimpson. clver ily Young and Buster ‘MeDon- aid have just ohisbeal engagements at the Gkramapiione ‘theater in Omaha, Neb 4 sho at the Bijou Theater, Counell. Bhutts surely. Opened at the Lyric ‘Theater, Team, Tea, der the “thompson, Book: SRE Aieness “The act runs. eighteen to twenty-one jinttes. Regards to theatrl- Gearpenters, "Are doing well, thanks 70u. ox Kul, wife of Bob Kelley, of the toun of Kelly and Cain, has Been, Bo- veto thn Hahnemann Hospital tht fan Il, where ie is feared that she Wil Gtr to undergo ‘a serious. operation, “AS Kelley and ‘Catlin is a team of ‘Bh Fepue titi sh on tat makes ood, the book fog tients ‘or Chieago have managed. to ep then usy’ and Me, Kelley” has. been AMF Wtp up the heavy expenses OF Bis Mice ttenrictia Vinton Davis, the elo- cain. is niling’ a stieoeesful’ seties ot (sertivintentt In Richmond, Va, “She has vtulered several notable soelal hone ore uring her stay there, among. them ‘remtion ‘iw the. Gen Side Literary B0- ‘i leading oranteation of the “smart sv'of the Virginia eapital. Miss: Davis Sm in "T, Spencer imley are to. put. on omy sit this month at the Hiawatha Tater in Washington. — Miss Davis ts ompline’' Volume of cholee. recitations miliitic ‘readings, ‘now In veh de- ied iy! theagpirings Soung tenders’ who i anvlous 10 serine tee Dane WELL-KNOWN VIOLINIST GOES TO CHICAGO. W. murtour, the Kentucky. violinist, ate siending the winter months With his fupliy/at Loulsvitie, yy will leave. fOr (ego! April 16 to doin the Ringling Bre Shows far the second ‘season, SMITH AND LA ROSE MINSTRELS. a Smith & La Rose Octoroon Mins wpesate laying at the. Casing, Theater Hohn, Si thin eee and, they. are esting ‘with "ynuch. suecess. ‘The “com= ROY conjosed of Miss Pearl La Rose, fini Huon, ‘Luly Thomas, Lena, Hen {, Miunte Robinson, John Smith, Joe adrson nnd Joe Bright, ATLANTA GETS A_NEW COLORED THEATER. Mr. Kid Davis Becomes Assistant Gen- tral Manager of New House. patna, Ga. Apri §—This city has Magni) presented with @ new colored tails house. “ine Paradise: ‘Theater, ino Win street, is avery Uitte, neat Hip, ith «seating eahatite of $60, are wis is agalstant general manager. TM OWSLEY GOES TO GEORGIA Uitle “Big Comedian Begins Tour ‘Through ‘South, fal orpreen: {he cpmedian of cleverness Ebsevticen’ ett Ghie eity Meuenaaer tee wert" and ‘other states tn the Souland Tie he kors on ‘a amlation Of business Bt. would not state OF whine mature Hult ho “ohesaay. morning the Owe: By iets presented a zeeme: of eto. e the’housenotd was sy et: Eiken neainess “OOF thee ete OF ohan'e departare: Thete wane Ri Nte" unk tobe packed: AU Teens er rain things to: Berpinced tn ean Sein, mom at tis tut the sees ope coming in amd getting In fio) Staten that ain deetdee to Se, Wale fr hind been le sae rin eae tea salen bolaoe unt it was ation Ea Sau of tan time, then there wee APES fonble tor the station, ith waa fice! hx th agri or uitcase <r hand that’ belonged tothe: cummes Man oc clase, Mat, Nélonged. to, the, came- in due time, and as he bounded for the rear platform of his car out of breath he sald to a number of his friends, “On to Georgia;" good luck or ill! Good-bye." ‘And the train moved on. THE DIXIE THEATER, CHAR- LOTTE, N. c. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J, Harrig are fll- ing ‘an’ engagement at the Dixie. Mrs, Harris’ is receiving. four and five encores singing “You'll Be Sorry Just Too. Late.” Misg Alice Ramsey is Making good sini- ing “Ie You're No One's Sweetheart, is ‘There Any Chance for Me?" “Miss Sin: nie Byrd, ‘our litte soupret and buck amd Wing danger, is: more than Taakin : Sur’ orehestia consists of Messrs, "WA Green, trombone player: F. Wagner, trap Grummer: Boose "Reese, clarinet player, and Charles J. Harris, comet player and instructor. Mr, J. Hicks, our leading comedian, ts making good with his funny monologues, ‘Mr. Walter Slade, our plang Player, "sends regards to all in and out of the’ profession, i THE ORIGINAL BLACK BEE’s IN THE LAST ACT GOING GREAT EVERY NIGHT. Cleveland, Ohio, April 5.—Walter -S. Lyons and Maud Singleton and thelr orig- inal black “Bee's just. closed. at’ Lincoin Theater, Newburg, Ohio, to S, BR. O. every night, “Walter S: Lyons in’ his original creation, “Oh, Shut Up,” was a hit. Maud Singleton in ’her classic ‘recitation, dra~ matic reading and humorous sayings. Is Still the feature, closing with Lyons and Singleton’s very’ funny satire, "The Crazy Hotel,” which is a scream from start to finish. We are using two new and orig- imal Songs by, Lyons and Singleton, | We expect 10 open Here at one of the leading parks for the summer. We say hello to the | Sampsona, “Arcade ‘Theater. " Well, thar's rich.” Rewards to ‘The Beechums and Fred Lewis and wife. Week of April 4, Royal Theater, Cleveland, ‘Your old friend, WALTER 8, LYONS. Per address: 1228 Scoville ‘ave, BROWN AND BROWN BUST ‘EM . WIDE OPEN. Act At Colonial Gets the Hands. “the Browns are in town!” ‘The above was overheard by the Gallery God as he tok his way through the streets en route to tse Colonial ‘Theater Monday afternoon, when he found ft to be a fact that Harry A. and Lulu Brown were on the bill of tlie" Morris time “house. ‘Phe. program gave it as Brown & Brown, Indian car- foonists, ‘but whatever it ahnouneed the type could not have been large enough, nelther could there have been: printed HARRY A. BROWN. words of praise forceful enough to com- pare with the quality and importance of Such an act on a real vaudeville program. Ever since the Colonial has been opened to the public It has been our pleasure to See about every act that has appeared on LULU BROWN. that stage, and we will say that we have never seen a twam get the hands as Brown and Brown are getting, this week. When one remembers that, this house is indeed like a refrigerator filled with real ice, your senses warrant you to applaud again and again, As the curtain rises erery. one fixes their eeys on two easels, on which rest large sheets of white paper. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. GEE AS BOO Be ee Pe ne a: hee (ee hs ee ie Re eo og ee a a ee tg Pas er. 5 Cm me Piss aa \ ; ae oo oe =| eh . ae ce 0 ae a . a) i er ee es ee 7 yA ee ee NE ae KING AND BAILEY Featuring Williams and Walker's Chocolate Drops at the Pekin, Chicago, Week April 11. Wm. Barker, Business Manager. In a moment appear Mr, and Mrs. Brown Glad in Indian costumes ‘that are very be- coming. Although this is Mr. Brown's home, few, if any, knew him from any other’ educated red man of artistic abil- ity, As they sing an Indian ‘song they doth begin to draw what Is to be a pretty maiden by ‘Mr. Brown and an Indian brave ‘by Mrs, ‘Brown. It is electrifying to see how quick and “how clever’ the work js done, As they finish singing the last note of the song the last line is made that completes the pictures, and you have before you some gems of the art in erayor drawings, ‘Any one seeing Mrs. Lulu Brown in her Indkin costume would say that she displays some. pleasing graces as she draws and sings. Of course she has no occasion to present any of her ability as an actress other than to sing. She has a clear, sweet voice that carries tenderness of feeling with it in every note. But her Audience found her more delightful as an artist, for she has developed wonderfully in that line. During the act she drow three pletures, one of an Indian chief, an- other which was a very humorous carica- ture of colored lovers that brought down the house. What caught the deeper feel- ings of her hearers was the very lifelike picture of a Catholic nun as she and Mr. Brown sang a sentimental song. In all of her work she that impression of her ability as only a genuine actress could. ‘There never was a lad that ever returned to his native town and was better re- ceived than Harry A. Brown is this week. Old Hoosterdom has’ reached out a warm hand of welcome to him on all sides, and Harry. is showing his appreciation through meritorious stunts at the Colonial week. It has been our pleasure to see Mr. Brown upon the stake for a number of years, and what we enjoyed at seeing him ‘cach vear was his successful, efforts at originality and improvement in his act- ing and chosen profession as a cartoonist. Unlike a greater number of our actors, he not only sought out something foreign from singing and dancing and mastered it, but went on springing something new eich season, until he now stands alone as the ‘best in'his line. ‘That is why they applaud the act at the Colonial theater from gallery to pit this week. We also discovered that he has a voice that con- taining melody that is fit for any car. As he sang his hand moved swiftly over a white sheet that was soon turned” by crayon into a work of art. ‘The. three pictures that he drew won favor with everybody, as the audience applauded roundly. “Try as he would, it was very aiMeult for him to get away after nearly half a dozen encores had been acknowl- eelgod. rown & Brown have an act that fs the right sort to go in prejudiced houses, be- cause they are sure to knock race feeling skyward through their ability, Never has an opening bill set such a hot pace for the headline act since the existence of the Colonial Theater. THEATRICAL NOTES FROM JACK. SONVILLE, FLA. Mr, R. Vogel, gerieral manager of Ker- sands Big Minstrels, under canvass, came in Sunday from the Black Patti Musical Comedy Co., to get his big minstrel under way. The “dress rehearsal” was looked over by him under. the big top Sunday night, and he is well pleased with the ex- cellent work of Mr. James Crosby, the Stage manager, and other members of the company. Mr.'Vogel is more than pleased with the clever work of Mr. E. B. Dud- ley, who, practically, organized, this big show ‘and is the leader of the band and orchestra, getting such clever people for his band as Henry W. Paschal, the clar- inetist, and Richard Mathews for the big olio with his novelty barrel jumping act ‘Then he was clever enough to get the powerful Billy Earthquake, who will make anybody's show go with a vim, ‘his week at the Airdome Theater ts seen another one of those strong shows, ‘One of the features of the bill is the team of Webb and Webb. ‘This pair worked themselves into, favoritism on the, first performance, The singing of “Wild Cherry Rag" by Miss Ora Webb was the big noise, It would be a shame for any ‘one to sing this song ffter this clever lady gets through with it. The acc is Well dressed. As it just cime off of big time, they “are appreciated by the. Alr- domé patfons. Miss Carrle Hall opened at the Airdome Monday, the 28th. "Oh, gee, this. Carrie Hall ts’ one hit, ‘singing “Mat Marshall's big song,,"Just to Be Sociable, Let's Rush the Can.” This song was written for a comedian, but no ‘comedian’ had better sing {t behind this shouter. Miss Hall also played the part opposite Slim Hen- derson in the one-act’ musical comedy, “The Big Mitt.” She takes this part as an old Jeassey woman. This character is a brand new one to the profession and is great, are Prof. John W. F. Woods, the yentrilo- quist, with one ‘little figure called Littl Venry, opened at the Airdame Monday. As a Ventriloquist Prof, Woods ranks with the hest, and the writer has seen them all, Prof. Woods has a bright, clean line of funny talk and has his audience In an uproar every minute he holds the stage, Strange to say, all ventriloquist I have met have had’ a gentle disposition and gentlemanly ways, and Prof. Woods Iso exception, All this ventriloquist needs, is to get in right. 1° 0° ‘This week marks the successful closing weck of Billy Earthquake, who has played in the Airdome for twelve weeks, and from the way he is going this week’ looks Ike he could stay twelve times twelve and continue to make good. He is using Miss Fisher as a working partner for this clos- ing Week, and a nice little partner she makes, being neat and clever with her talk. Mr. barthquake leaves the | Atr- dome to go with the Kersands Minstrels, under canvas, He is engaged as assistant stage manager and one of the principal comedians. His success {s assured with this show, for Earthquake is a positive hit in any show in which he is placed, ‘This young comedian has made many’ friends in Jacksonville, and leaves a good, name with “his. co-workers. Barthquake's by" Word—good-bye, sweet old Jacksonville Wid de Florida, Slim Henderson proved himself a real sfar at, the Airdome this week in Marion Brooks’ one-act’ musieal comedy, "The Big’ Mutt" "The ‘sketch runs fifty min- utes, and Is full of laughs, and Mr, Hen- derson just simply Keeps. the house roar- ing" throughout the entire ‘fifty minutes Mr. Tew Kenner, as the tramp, seared. Dig hit.” It really fooks like this is one of Mr: Kenner's strongest characters. Miss Fisher as ttle Buster and Miss Stewart as’ Cindy introdueed Harrison. Stewart’ song, "Met Me, Cindy, by the Cindy Pile,” in'tiis sketeh and proved a hit. Joe White, the*tramp' drummer, closed this “week ahd is ‘sueeeeded ‘by. Win. H. Brown, who came direct here” from: the Victoria” ‘Theater, “Philadelphia. This drummer is loaded down with traps and ‘can use them, Joe White goes. with the ‘Kersands show. WIEDERMANN BROS. BIG AMERI- CAN SHOWS, COSMOPOLITAN ROUGH RIDERS AND IN- DIAN CONGRESS. Now touring the State of Arkansas and meeting "with great, success. © W. 1, Gridge would like to hear from D. R. Hull Mrs, ‘Thompson and ‘Thompson, We havé got a nice frame-up in the side show, with Miss, Laura Williams, our soubrette, ing. ing “Shine On, Harvest Moon ;” also Mrs. Marguerite L.Martin, Miss Sophia Smith Sandy. Harden, Jim Freeman, Gordon C. Harrison, our pianist, Paul’ Cheatham, trap. drummer. W. i, Bldridge, stage manager, senda regards to all in and out of the profession. THE FAMOUS THEATER, ATLAN- TA, GA. Peter Porter is meeting with much sue- cess as stage manager at the Famous The- ater at Atlanta, Ga. There are five pleas- ing women onthe bill: Miss Millie Wil- Hams, Lillian Butts, Dora Matthews, Nel- le Nelson and Blanche Russel, the dainty soubrette. Miss Russell is singing "When a Coon Wants to Spoon, He Doesn't Need Any Moon,” taking four and five encores. Porter and Russell send regards to all friends. ARCADE THEATER, ATLANTA, GA. ‘The little playhouse is still packing them in. Mr. Air Ship, our stage manager, is stil here. Mr. Freeman and his three ‘Iit- tle ‘picks are going big. | Mr. and Mrs. Goodloe are also going big in thelr act. Follow on the bill Mr, and Mr.s Susie Too Sweot, singing one of his own compositions and faking two or three curtain calls. Wiggans and Wiggans have returned from Jacksonville, Fla., after a three weeks! engagement, and are going just as big as the first night they opened here. Our stage manager, Mr, Air Ship, is closing the show with one of his plays, “Oscar Is Running Wild.” ‘The Goodloes’ send regards to the Pekin bunch, Memphis, also the ‘Too Sweets. ‘Savage Air Ship sends regards to the Damon Comedy Co. Bradford and Bradford, why don't you write? ROYAL THEATER, MEMPHIS, TENN. Walter James Reid writes from Theater Royal; We are now at the depth of it Last Saturday, at 11 o'clock p. m., death enlied at the door of one of our gallant and ‘veteran performers, Bon Bon Buddie, alias ‘Thomas ‘Briggs, who had been here’ since ‘the Toyal opened three years ago, and had always made good when others failed. Now comes the death of our manager and proprietor, Mr. ‘Thomas E. Kinnane, who Geparted this life Saturday morning at 7 ‘o'clock. Mr. Kinnane was taken iil Sun- day night, but stayed until the regular Sunday. night performance, when, he re- tired home and was confined to. his. bed, where he continued to grow worse. Mr. Kinmane as a friend shall long be remem- ered, not only in. the profession, but, by those who are ‘not _connected with It. The whole city mourns the loss of Mr. Kin- hane. “His' death was due to kidney trouble, ‘The performers of the Royal had special cabs for the fuberal, which took placo at 9:30 a, m. Monday. ‘All the then- ters in North ‘Memphis closed their doors to show thelr respect for their, gallant manager, ‘The ‘theater opened Tuesday with new management, ‘The show Is doing fine. 8. TR. O. stil. ‘The people are as follows. Eugene Lig- gins, stage manager, sends regards to all Eiggins likes his Ban yet. Miss Janie Mullen, female impersonator, puts on one of her swell plays. Miss Zenoble Jeffer- Son, soubrette, sends best wishes to Ada Harris Holmes, "J. M. Day, star comedian, with his" comic coon ditties. Keeps the audience screaming. Freddie Harrison, the funny talking and dancing comedian, sends Tegards to. friends. Miss Alice (Teddy Bear) MeQuiller, the woman who is always whipping the ‘ivory, Is as_well and as large as any elephant. ‘The piano stool had to be made larger, so one was made to order, all constructed of steel. Tt was built by the Chickasaw Tron Works. Please don’t blow up, Miss Gasoline, GEORGE ADE WRITES EX. PRESSLY FOR THE FREEMAN Will Contribute Article on Colored Ball Players for the Baseball Number. George Ade, one of the America’s great. ext living humoriste and playwrights, will contribute ‘an article on. the Negro base- ball player for the special baseball’ num- ber of the Indianapolis FREEMAN. “THe ea neiae inte tectinaee he activin Bluff City Tigers | OF MEMPHIS, TENN., Would like to hear from all first class teams. We own our own park. Mem- Phi is famous for its big crowds. Address all communications to J. R, Red- wood, 351 Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. | ° A Female Singer & Dancer, Must have a good voice, sober and a good worker. Amateur pre- ferred. Must be over 23 years of age. For a ConcertGarden. State wages wanted. Season from now until Oct. 1. Hours, 9 p. m. to 2 a, m, Address James Attery, Bay State Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J. —_—_—$_—_—_—>—>—>>—>—>—_—_—_—_—_———_—————____—____—— | - Ringling Brothers’ Annex Band be ready to report at Danville, Ill., at 12 o’clock noon, Monday, April 18, 1910. R. ROY POPE, Manager. Pe tee en TR ee oe yee eee GOOD TO THE LAST DROP Do you deal in | We have the SD n | JERSESREME Geode you Confections? | A@° SSS Ns™ have the Trade gas tls ok Conertree aortea Tapers cras ore Wesabe AS at J. J. HEINRICH & COMPANY, 200-202 RAYMOND AVENUE., Ser ease anything from the pen of so prominent a personage. “Mr. Ado's works are sought Tn'every part of the country and globe at a high premium, ‘Tate “PREEMAN 1s. the first colored publication to secure an artic cle from his pen. FIRST NEGRO BASEBALL EXTRA. Next week it 1s our intention to pub- lishe the first colored baseball extra. ever Published by @ Negro journal, “The extra Will be issued in connection with our regu lar edition. ‘This special will contain all the (latcet news of the “colored “man's standing in the great national game. Base- ball fs the only game among outdoor sports Which is not condemned by the Christian World, because it is a clean, live, healthy Sport’ We want you to put'in your order early’ for the number ot copies wanted, ‘Gur’cohummns. will be open to the “serub™ or amateur club as well. as professional bail’ teams the country over.” White us for further information. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OMAHA. ‘Tue Faeeman would like to hear from S. Ford, secretary, and V. Graham, man- ier of'the Omaha colored baseball team Fight ‘away. Important business. LOUISVILLE WINS FROM THE WHITE SOX Fast Article of Ball Is Played by Both Teams. ‘The Louisville Cuba opened the season under very" flattering circumstances, for they met thelr old enemy, the White Six of Indianapolis ‘and’ defeated them. De- Spite the ‘bad weather, more than 1.200 fans turned out to see! the ame.” Score, Sto 2." Hatteries— For Sox, Hassel “and Ginther: for the Cola, Biron Gait tee MANAGER STRINGER REPLIES ‘TO WILLIAM GIBBS Says Cubs Are Willing to Play the Stars. In reply to the frequent unbecoming re- marks. of one William ‘Gibbs, I wish to State that the Louisville Cubs'are open to Play all first-class teams. In. regard to Mr. Gibbs’ statement, the public knows nothing of Mr. Gibbs” managerial. ability. Mr. Gibbs can find rhe at124, West Green street at any’ time, and as to the public clamoring for games between the Cubs and Stars, it is. simply preposterous, Never- theless, all worthy opponents will be given & chance. “Hoping this will meet" Mr. Givbs" approval, T remain, "Yours, JAMES STRINGER, Louisville, Ky. 124 West Green St. | UNION GIANTS TIE GAME. CHICAGO, In, April, 7—The Chicago Union Giants played thelr second game of the ‘season last. Sunday with Meyer's (Cubs at Fortieth and Fullerton avenue toa 1] ist ieee Meyer's Cubs. R HO A. E. Boro Wess ceccsvcks 2 A Oe Bartel, $b... 2 4 4 2 0 Larson tisccceieccd 8 8.0 60 BU Wie sisscc@ A Tye wk Bo maal Coons o ares og 8) 6 dotinson, Sbeccltl BB 2 6k Hopewell, 1.020522. 2 3 12 0 4 Zahnen, cf..-.003-s 1 8 2 0 0 Goonrad, pee 0 1 0 0 0 Krueger, pile 0 1 8 0 Total .-..c..eeeerd 24 BO 16 8 Union Giants! RH 'O A B Ramsey, 2b...:......1 1 8 4 0 Monee Iescas cccscecrs BA? 8? 2 IR@ Gordon, ib: 1 8 ko TVONG Hivdinesviscce Py Ld 0) 8 Gio eats 88 Oa ad Jackson, Sb. 2 0 4 4 1 Lyle tis sn crqh sce @ jek. de BYO0 Washington, ¢....111. 2 2 11 2 0 Jenking, peeccsicsi 0 0 1 2 0 BylG “Di pescsecwtetgh A Deu e cae Total sasenseeevewtl 18 190.17 078 Score by ‘innings: Meyer's ....0 10106013 00 0-11 Union G::.10203 003 21.00 0-11 ‘Two-base “hits—B. Bartell, J. Bartell, Jones, Gordon, Jenkins. Home runs—Gill, Larson. Double plays—Burke to J. Bar- tell to Hopewell ; Gill to Ramsey to Gor- don. Struck out—By, Krueger, 2; by Jenke ins, 7; by Lyle, 2. Time—2:15. Umpire Meyers. Five thousand more new subscrib- ers wanted by June 20. Will you help? AT LIBERTY. 909 South Joliet street, Joliet, We INFORMATION WANTED. Of Mr. James Hooks, contortionist and tata piven” Lent esl of in Springs See oat edn eialtSite Tit Se oladly etiea ‘be Weersothes® afr, Eh Wednsngtons 2738 Bostic, Galveston, Texas WANTED—A LADY PIANIST. ho can rend twusie at night and. sing. Pie, ait eae, the Ae Fhrce fours eset night. Catso tre vate: Tile sues gent and fedy performers Slats prices ni Seunees ACP GREE. State Bee One aMeNNeS dog's Sivece Gutta ote. ALL PERFORMERS TAKE NOTICE. | pam amma wants you, actor and Sete eats eee ae ate niest incident that ever happened to you during your career. Our columns will be open to everybody who can briefly tell some funny situation that bas happened some time before or after you entered the profession. INFORMATION WANTED. Of the whereabouts of Fred and James Gannon, When last heard of were work- ing at the Wilkins Cafe, New York City. and at Muscogee, Okla.’ Since the deat of Mrs. Mollie Gannon, thelr mother, they are Wanted by thelr sisters, Almeta ai Georgia. 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This clever trio have had their salaries raised three times in seventeen weeks, and are away in the three-number mark now so anxious is their present agent to be in the spotlight, they time in Seattle, Wash., May 1, and are booked sold. Miss Crosby will be remembered as one of the original Pekin Stock Company's stars. Ms. Green's school. She manages all her own booking and business personally. HONEY JOHNSON SPRINGS A NEW ONE Honey Johnson, the only colored single act in high-class vaudille and famous as a monologue artist, often makes up his own musical act, the Colonial Theater, and on the last night sprang one for the benefit of his friend Mr. Elwood C. Knox, regarding a song he wrote, "I'm ez tendah-hooed as Phoebe Brown," he said to the audience, with a chuckie: "You know about Phoebe? You know about what he proposes! What my mek you a face like dat when I ask you for your hand, Miss Brown?" Yes, she says Phoebe, "I jist kain't give yo' effo proper consideration lessn' you takes your knee off'n my coon!" COLE AND JOHNSON Or the Results of Natural Ability, Backed by a Genuine Force of Ambition and Determination. BY UNCLE RAD KEES While it is not my desire here to go back to the cradle to write the literal biography of any particular individual, enlightening, engaging and one of few "these possible ones and ones of few" these, it is my aim to mention, in part at least, a few of the many facts concerning Cole and Johnson, such as no broad-minded or reasonable person would be able to understand what Bob Cole has always been a most important factor in both the theatrical and the musical world, and therefore needs no further introduction to understand what he remember Bob Cole has always reckoned among the leaders in whatever he undertook, and has never been found wanting in any of his undertakings. 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He has also introduced some of his own compositions. "Would Stay a Little Longer, but I've Just Got to Do!" The singer, "Slimmon Tree," "Ain't Going to Take Nobody's Word," "This Climate Don't Suit My Clothes, and others. The Centers, George, are playing a return engagement with a bunch of new stuff and cleaning up tightly. Mrs. Jackson for and envied of any word in the English language. Its meaning, no doubt, has many followers, but few associates, and rather carries with it an inexhaustible experience, properly seasoned by a timely and excellent sound judgment and good reasoning. That Bob Cole has studied, cherished and is thoroughly conversant as to the requirements of the word is very evident. The word "conversation" is a conversation with Mr. Cole, it would not require a person of more than ordinary intelligence to tell that he was a genuine self-made man; careful, cautious and unassuming from start to finish, so much more so than he would never take him to be the "boss" of the best colored amusement combination before the public to-day. Neither would you realize on looking at him off the stage where he were gazing upon one of the world's greatest active characters in comedy and in music. Still, when I speak of Bob Cole as a self-made man, I do not wish to have you infer because he was born of South Carolina and was born to a parent who was allowed to run wild and unchecked from sheer parental negligence until he had tired of being a mere harum-skaram. It was a slight idea that he was left a cold-built million or any part thereof by a rich aunt or a kind old uncle. But I do want you to know that the fact that each might receive a thorough comprehension, believing that by her constancy and persistence she might live long enough to some day see herself proud of her accomplishments, and that for there she is to-day, at 102 West 133th street, New York City, in a most beautiful brown-stone, four-story brick, bought in 1910, with most efficient instructress in the public schools here in literature art and physical culture. So I wouldn't for one moment attempt to deprive any one of his inalienable right, especially if he wants to tell what Bert Williams is going to do, what Ernest Hogan could have done, what Johnson and Anderson could have done, what young colored man in his chosen profession is apt to do. I for one am here to say to all of you that seventeen hundred cold similians are not to be scoffed at at any time, by any one. Espee, sound, comfort, comfort down in a good, sound, comforted farm home. And that's what Bob Cole has done. That it requires an exceptionally broad-minded and experienced person to be a business man in the theatrical profession and into a few of the many successful adventures with which he has been associated proves that Bob Cole is exactly this sort of man. As was Bob Cole's brains that faced the first challenge on sound, entertaining, business basis. It was Bob Cole's brains that placed the first idea of ownership into the theatrical Negro's mind. For 'twas he, backed by his natural ability, backed by ambition and producers, who gave to the public that one really meritorious piece, "A Trip to Coontown." Still, to prove the results of natural ability, backed by ambition and producers, who gave to the public that one really meritorious combination before the public to-day. And too much cannot be said of that ambitious, stick-to-itiey, only bloody that produces but one result—success! On the other hand, J. Rosamond Johnson, though born in Jacksonville, Fla., and comes from one of the best colored colleges in the country, have under much different circumstances than was Bob Cole. Johnson's family had and still has, money. Rosamond Johnson, after getting a thorough college education, sent his students awards sent to Boston, where he spent seven years in the Boston Conservatory of Music, and is considered one of the most thorough colored musicians in the country. That Rosamond Johnson was inexperienced in the show business when he joined hands with Bob Cole as a partner no one denies. So are all of you who have been involved with Johnson, especially when called for a bidding sands of dollars. But Johnson was a business man; he met, appreciated and placed every confidence in his partner, Bob Cole. Together they both had many ups and downs before they saw the slightest sign of even a ray of hope. But they were broad minded, fair thinking, reasonable business men with bulldog determination, and are as brothers, seemingly inseparable. oSme few sorcheads who are always kicking and complaining about every day's work, and I can get that Rosamond Johnson from?" and "Why didn't Bobe Cole get a man that could do something?" Well, the fact of the matter is, as I said before, Bob Cole was a smart smooch and careful business man, with world of experience, and foresaw, in one sense of the word, the disadvantage of having an inexperienced partner, but offset this by an advantage which you possibly overlooked. What does Bob Cole care what anyone As a matter of fact, Rosmond Johnson is a very clever fellow and you are only going to be able to self when you insist that he isn't. The only trouble with Johnson is that he is facing the same trouble and must fight the same battle. He can be a teacher or any other ambitious colored performer had to fight who had courage enough to do anything else except singing and dancing. If you are wise you will encourage such ambitious performers as offsass Johnson and thereby instill more really artistic skills. Negro's end of the theatrical profession. So it matters not what may be said to the contrary. Cole & Johnson are two eleven-year-old working young men who have practically co-worked and are certainly deserving of the position they hold as the owners of the great-colored amusement combination before the day. O'BRIEN'S MINSTRELS READY FOR THE ROAD John Dennis Finds Everything in Good Shape. John W. Dennis, the big comedian of cleverness, writes: > Just arrived in Horton, Kans., to join the U. of O'Brien Georgia Minstrels, and find the new show car for colored performers on the road. This show opens the season early in April for a run of forty-two weeks. Everything new and up-to-date. Mr. and wife are over here and send regards to all. Also Mr. Eugene Clark speaks regards. GORDON BUNCH TO RESCUE. HONEY JOHNSON AT COLONIAL There are very few actors that are holding the boards-to-40 in first-class vaudeville houses as is Honey Johnson, who owns the studio this week. Mr. Johnson shows himself to be a very able performer when it comes to real-up-to-date acting. He is a genuine entertainer at singing and dancing, and he says that he is clever. His voice is good and the songs he sings are just what we like to hear these days. You find him original in everything he does, and his songs are the seventh critic. It is a hard matter to host to do things these days that will meet the approval of thousands, but Honey Johnson has right on to the way of doing it in a manner he chooses right. The actor who can go upon the stage and hold every one before him in a capturous spell has great ability, and needs no help to do so, being fully unassisted. Never since the days of Ernest Hogan, as a monologist, have we seen an actor of color hold the boards with better ability. He is a real artist to do so, especially on the William Morris time, and we have in Mr. Johnson a real artist. The best of it all, he says, is to sing a single turn in high-class vaudeville houses, and that shows cleverness. You've got to be one of brains to do so. BIDDLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL NOTES. Biddie won a game of baseball, March 28, from Livingston College. Score, 11 to 2. Biddie has a fine team, and good results are expected this season. Last season, the team won every college team and tied with every other team played. The local teams were Brooklyn, N. Y., Giants and High Point. The Freeman can be found at Mr. J. L. Pollock's, 354 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. FREE. Music or shoot- aching back Bound so you can thin or skin out, take bo- which will use B. B. 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Performers in all lines of Vaudeville and Nov- character of act. Photographs desired if has a positive and imperative part of the en- ive stamps. Address LUNA PARK THEA- Atlanta, Ga. Giants Wanted U. S. Cavalry Band, Baritone players, also first class Solo Alto and Snare men who double band and orchestra. State what t and weight; also if married or single, in first let- ans of sober habits need apply. No place for be- 000 to $40 00, with board and clothing. Add- dress Musician 9th Cavalry, Ft. D. A. Russell, Wyo. Jason Bros.' of all Musical Shows at all times from best colored profession. Preference given stage and brass. Want to baggage car. M. Busby, Address, Pana, Illinois. WAN First class single and double Vaudeville and M. Photographs desired if possible. We pay acco the standard houses of the South. Boozers s Decatur Street, Atlanta, Ga. WAN The Goods. Can you deliver them? Can place seasons. Tell all you can do in first letter, state ing to the value of your work as is rated by the six weeks open to good people. Address Pekin WAN Forty performers—Florida Blossom Co.—Male & S. Performers whose application were not to will carry a two car show this season. Contr gins rehearsing March 15, at Macon, Ga. Addr WAN At all times, first class performers, elty acts. State time and character possible. Good costumes a posit gement. Boozers save stamps, TRE, 99 Decatur Street, Atlanta, Musician For 9th U. S. B flat Cornet, Trombone or Baritone pl Drummer. Preference given men who you can do, your age, height and wei ter. Only first class musicians of sobe ginners. Salary from $24.00 to $40.0 WADE H. HAMMOND, Chief Musician Harrison Greatest of all Want to hear at all the talent in the professi those that double stage buy a 60 foot baggage J. M. B Permanent Address WANTED! First class single and double Vaudeville and Novelty acts. State time and character of act. Photographs desired if possible. We pay according to the value of your work as is rated by the standard houses of the South. Boozers save stamps. Address ARCADE THEATRE, St. Decatur Street, Atlanta, Ga. WANTED! The Goods. Can you deliver them? Can place first class single and double acts at all times and seasons. Tell all you can do in first letter, stating time and character of act. We pay according to the value of your work as is rated by the standard houses of the South. From four to six weeks open to good people. Address Pekin Theatre, 94 S. Fourth St., Memphis, Tenn. Forty performers—Florida Blossom Co.—Male and female musicians who double B. & O. or B. & S. Performers whose application were not answered, write again, there were reasons. We will carry a two car show this season. Contract jumpers and boozers save stamps. Show beams rehearsing March 18. at Macon, Ga. Address Douglars & Worthey. 361 4th St., Macon, Ga. WANTED! At all times, first class performers in all lines of Vaudeville and Novelty acts. State time and character of act. Photographs desired if possible. Good costumes a positive and imperative part of the engagement. Boozers save stamps. Address LUNA PARK THEATRE, 99 Decatur Street, Atlanta, Ga. B bflat Cornet, Trombone or Baritone players, also first class Solo Alto and Snare Drummer. Preference given men who double band and orchestra. State what you can do, your age, height and weight; also if married or single, in first letter. Only first class musicians of sober habits need apply. No place for beginners. Salary from $24.00 to $40.00, with board and clothing. Address WADE H. HAMMOND, Chief Musician 9th Cavalry, Ft. D. A. Russell, Wyo. Want to hear at all times from best colored talent in the profession. Preference given those that double stage and brass. Want to buy a 60 foot baggage car. J. M. Busby, Permanent Address, Pana, Illinois. 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Live, hustling Agents wanted everywhere. Write home office to-day. Address TOM DOCKERY, Prop., 351 BEALE AVENUE. MEMPHIS, TENN. Headquarters for all Sporting and Theatrical people. All the "dope" constantly on tap. Pleasant entertainment for all. Strangers always made welcome. New Phone 2689. Hotel Br GEORGE W. A first class Stag Hotel. T rooms. Prices reasonable. THE HIGHEST EXPRESSIO 3004 State St GEORGE W. HOLT, Prop. A first class Stag Hotel. Twenty beautifully appointed rooms. Prices reasonable. Buffet in connection. THE HIGHEST EXPRESSION OF MODERN SERVICE 3004 State St., Chicago, Ill. SHANK PRODUCTIONS 839 E. Main St. A. B. Dartmouth and 5 Harwick streets, opps. Dartmouth and 5 Long Distance telephones in each room. Phone: 212-745-1234. All-outside rooms steam beated, $1.00 and special rates to Railroad men and Theatrical regular restaurant prices. Upton Investment Company, H. Hardy, President: Israel Rue, Treasurer In the Field of Sport. ALL AGENTS TAKE NOTICE. You are requested to interest the member of the ball clubs of your city in our special sporting number to be issued April 16. We want you to be issued write-ups of all ball teams, fans and body interested in the great game. Consult about the making of your cut. We picture you to appear in this number, and it will cost you a very high place to place in the game. Agents, let us bear from you. Get your orders in, and now is the time. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH LELAND? The management of The Freeman desi- ses to hear from the hand at airport business on hand. STAR OUTFIELDER WANTS A JOB A star outfielder who con hit a stiff ball and do some speedy base running wants a job on some first-class colored ball team. He has played in the league for 26 years. Address C. E. Smith 816 Seed street, N. E. Roanoke, Va. BASEBALL FANS TO HAVE A SAY. Baseball fans will have the privilege of giving their views on the championship game among colored clubs of the country. What about league ball? What about league league? Why we organize, etc. LANGFORD TO FIGHT TOMMY BURNS Former eHvayweight Champion Arranges for a Battle. SYDNEY, New South Wales, April 8. Tony Boudreau, the former champion heaviest weight lifter, will meet Sam Langford Boston in a 45-round fight, to be held in America September 5. This fight is attracting much attention everywhere. ONCE MORE, MR. LANGFORD AND BERY. Sam and Jim Meet Today at Los Angeles. Sam Langford is signed to meet Jim Boudreau at Los Angeles, Cal. They will battle for 25 rounds at the Vernon arena. Just think of the Chicago heavyweight and in which Jim came out each time with sore body and a dazed memory. PHILADELPHIA TEAM REORGANIZED Lefty Myers Continues As Manager. The Philadelphia Defiance team has recognized for the season of 1910 under the management of one of the greatest followers of clean and gentlemanly baseball, in our old Lilly Mowers, in our old Adler Mowers, by President Adler Mowers, star catcher of Adler Giants of past seasons. Pop Mowers would be pleased to secure some first-class young talent. All desiring to try for positions address 487 North Tenth street, or Captain A. Huston, 1252 North Warnock street, Philadelphia. JOHNSON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Entertains Friends at His Home with a Barn Dance. CHICAGO, April 8—Jack Johnson, the world’s heavyweight champion, was 32 years old Thursday, March 31. We enjoy of celebrating his birthday he entertained by his Chicago friends, including several theatrical people, at a barn dance, which took place in Johnson’s training quarters in the rear of his home. He was held by Johnson’s appearance at the Alhambra Theatre, where he had been showing that week. WHO WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP For the Season’ of 1910 in Baseball, Can You Tell? We want everybody to tell us just who they think will win the championship among the teams. We want you to name your choice and us why you think your team will win. The columns of our readers will contain the various views of our readers. We invite everybody to write us a brief outline of their ideas concerning the championship. Direct your mail to the Sporting Editor of The Preman. FIGHT FANS SAY JACK WILL WIN. Johnson Is Best Man Because He is the Younger. To the Sporting Editor of The Freeman: Sir—I heartily accept your invitation to reach the Freeman in regard to the coming Johnson-Jeffries fight. My opinion is that Jack Johnson will win, and my reasons are as follows. Because he is a touching the Freeman, and will display as much as Jeff has. Johnson has his growth and he is the man of today. Jeffries is the man of the past. Yours truly, C. MORGAN. 666 Pinewood Ave., Toledo, O. BALL PLAYER FAVORS OHSON. Says Champion Has Never Been Equaled. To the Sporting Editor of The Freeman: Sir—In regard to the Johnson-Jeffries fight in my estimation should by all means be played rounds. I have seen Johnson in action and have also given the matter deep thought and have been equaled in the fastic $3.50 RECIPE CURES WEAK MEN----FREE SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY -YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. I have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weak back brought on by excesses, unnatural drains of blood, and nervous men aided so many worn and nervous men right in their own homes—without any personal help or medicine—that I think every man who wishes to regain his many power and vitality, and equally should have a copy. So I have determined send a copy of the prescription free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for it. this prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men and who convinced it is the surest-acting combination the cure of deficient manhood and vigor of the mind. I think I owe it to my fellow man to any where anywhere who is weak and discouraged, repeated failures may stop drugging him, and the medicines, secure what I believe is the surest-acting restorative, upbuilding, STOOTHCHING remedy ever devised, and himself at home quietly and quickly. I am A. E. Robinson, 3381 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of his spiendid recipe in a plain ordinary envelope free of charge. A great many doctors want charge $3.00 to $5.00 for merely writing the prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. THE JUDGE area only in one exception, and that may be James J. Corbett when it comes to Johnson and Jeffries two men together. Johnson and Jeffries men and both are what I call century men. Only one or two of their class are in one century. If Johnson fights carefully and century well, the early rounds, Jack is sure to win. But Johnson must fight for Jeffries' wind sail. If Jones keeps him out of that crouch that so many have failed to do, for that is Jeffries' weakest point. Now, if Johnson will make Jeffries the winner of eight or nine rounds, he will still remain champion of the world for years to come. Yours truly. JAMES W., FUQUA. Mgr. Fugu Giants Baseball Club. Chicago, Ill. SPORTING EDITOR'S NOTES We would like to hear from James H. Smith of Chicago and Harry Daniels of New York on baseball for the big number. What's the matter with Dave Wyatt? Overworked, we guess. Ran Butler says the A. B. C.'s are waking up. Hope so. Some day the newspapers will tell the truth about Jack Johnson. We can't find one picture of the F. C. Leland's Chicago Giants. JOHNSON PLANS HIS WORK. Will Train Both in Chicago and in 'Frisco. BY JOHN L. FOOTSLUG. Following the selection of Emeryville, Cal., as the scene of the world's heavyweight championship, he of July 4 comes the statement relative to the conditioning campaign which Jack Johnson will inaugurate next month. He is planning to enter upon a vigorous campaign against According to friends of Johnson's who are in close touch with the champion, the latter is about ready to forego his touring career and instead take on the regime of training such as he has not undertaken since his fight with Tommy Burns in Australia some eleven months ago. Johnson is said to fully realize the importance of training, and will not adopt a half-way policy in JOHNSON When Jack Johnson was arrested the other week in New York by order of Judge Mulqueen of the Court of General Sessions by reason of an indictment charging him with assault in the second degree for having beibored Norman Pindar with a chair, a very funny incident happened. preparing for the battle which will make him the supreme pugilist of the world if one of his followers put it the other day: "Johnson is not the easy-going Negro when it comes down to important business that many of his followers will immediately settle down to a gruelling training. It will be the hardest work that he has undertaken since the beginning of his ring career, and it should bring him to the ringside in perfect condition for a battle such as only. Jeffries may be ex- It is understood that the preliminary training of the Galveston pugilist will be done at his home on *abash* avail. a cage, a bag, and two towels to place a building for the *building of a complete gymnasium on his property, with every requirement in the way of apparatus, ring, and shower baths. In this case, there will be Johnson will spend training in Chicago. He will do considerable roadwork and gymnasium work while there, and, in addition, will fill with his training recue, move on to *Frisco* for the finishing touches. He has a tentative contract with the proprietors of Seal Rock Pavilion and will in all probabilities be employed in the Pacific Ocean. When he leaves Chicago he will take with him not only his training partners, put a cook and two rubbers as well. In *Frisco* this scene will be augmented as regards. Johnson's determination to fit himself for a gruelling contest is shown by the care with which he is selec- tivated in the trainers and the white shirt. While Jeffries and wrestlers to help him, the Negro will not move in the direct competition, the stuff was more of a time ago, when Johnson and Tommy Ryan to aid him in preparing for the contest on Independence Day. Johnson made the announcement after a long conference with the proper middleweight, and Ryan has confirmed the Ryan trained Jeffries for several fights. He taught the champion his crouch position and should know the time that he was Ryan who, with Billy Delaney, coached Jeffries for his fight with Fitzsimmons in 1899, Ryan probably knows as much as Jeffries style. The player who my trainer the player should have secured. Furthermore, there is considerable enmity between Ryan and his former pupil. The trouble started over some financial difficulties. He recently intimated to several of his close followers that there was no occasion for alarm in the opening battle quotation. "Frisco made Jeffries his will prepare for a hard fight and expects Jeffries will give him one, but he will be a good being proposition, especially has been predicted. He recently stated that in considering the fight in a more formal manner, he would have any physical advantage over him when they meet on July, plained that they would be in weight wounds more than twenty pounds of Jeffries, and that advantage --- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. would be more than offset by the difference in their ages, and the fact that the Californian had not engaged in a fight in the past. He pointed out that, according to his theories, he would outbox Jeffries, both on the offensive and defensive; was a quicker puncher and in certain positions he would have been able to any that Jeffries ever showed in his championship battles. In his talk he indicated that he did not old Jeffries a cheap shot, but he did not not going to take any risk whereby his opponent might win with one punch or swing. He showed, too, that he did not want Jeffries to be the form which marked his career five or six years ago. It was evident that Johnson had cared for Jeffries, and that is before him, and had, to a certain extent, marked out both his training and fighting campaign. As the confident put himself, he picture machines will both get a run for money. Johnson won't be hurried and will fight a cautious battle. But when the purse is paid over the big end will go to the opponent, and what he is after, for the title is his now." Evidently the idea is growing that those who attend the battle will get full returns for their expenditure of coin. Another will be under the charge of the cash, which will be under the charge of Tom Sharkey, and already more than fifty reservations have been spoken for. The train, which will consist of baggage and dining cars and beers, happens, and is brought through direct to Frisco without change. It is expected that the train will arrive at Oakland, across the bay from Frisco. The train will not be no hurried, stops being scheduled at Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Denver and several other points of interest. York until July 13, no expected trip. York until July 13, no expected trip. including railroad incidents and admission to the fight, will cost $250 for a single person. While in San Francisco, where seventy-five rooms have already been engaged. BASEBALL NUMBER A BEAUTY A Few of the Many Things It Will Contain. The next issue of The Freeman will be the special extra baseball number, and you should not miss it, as it will contain N SUPPRESSES HIS LA When the judge suggested that Johnson had offered $3,000 cash bail earlier in the day, that it might be accepted. Johnson looked uneasy. Lawyer Nugent started to address the court in Johnson's behalf when suddenly the mighty Jack clapped his hand over the lawyer's mouth, all the leading topics of the day on colored baseball. It will also be profusely illustrated with pictures of the leading promoters, owners, managers, players, clubs and fans. But on Tuesday, April 12, we will have ready for the press one of the most complete sporting extras that any colored newspaper has ever issued before. On course there are all the clubs of clubs a ball who have thus far delayed in sending their photos and we have, meanwhile, saved space so that we might be able to accommodate them in prompt few days, should they decide to have write-ups with photos appear in the edition at reduced rates. Mr. Frank C. Leland, the well-known baseball promoter and president of the Frank C. Leland Chicago Giants, has written a very entertaining article about the organized Player he organized Baseball. You should not fail to read it, as it tells the story of how the Negro began playing in white leagues and how long he played organized ball, and why the white leagues draw the line, etc. Mr. Andrew (Hube) Foster, manager and captain of the famous Chicago Leland Giants, who made the greatest champions and count winners of Chicago Baseball League of 1809, has written an article on "Success of the Negro as a Ball Player." This article is by one of the greatest players of this era, who has had years of experience in the game. J. M. Batchman, one of the best authoritative and most famous living, has also contributed an article. Mr. Batchman has such a splendid style as a writer that one cannot help from reading every line he writes on what we all like to know about, and that is "The Business Side of Baseball." Mr. Thomas I. Florence, one of the best known fans in the country, has a few good things to say on baseball this year, and that he has gleaned during past seasons. THE JOHNSON-JEFFRIES GO OF UNIVERSAL INTEREST. America with her vast fields, woodlands and almost boundless territory, will go on record as having staged the biggest populistic event in the history of the game, when the gong sounds on the afternoon of the Fourth of July at Emeryville race track near San Francisco, and Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries are wrapped in the throes of battle. Though the date of the contest is three months distant, yet Tex Rickard and Jas. Mcason, promoters of the event in pursuit of eaglegrams from Great Britain and far-away Australia, ordering ringside seats reserved for the occasion. Among the celebrities from beyond the seas who will be present at the ringside is Hugh McIntosh, the promoter and referee of the Johnson-Burns championship battle at the Johnson-Burns Australia. When Jeffries and Johnson face each other in the arena on that memorable day, the excitement throughout the dominion of Uncle Sam is sure to be intense, and the monarchs of all civilized nations will eagerly await the outcome of the struggle in America today, no matter what his views may be in regard to the prize ring and its principals, who is not proud of the fact that his race reigns supreme in his vocation, though it be from a *pugilistic* standpoint. Supremacy in one vocation begets supremacy. Will the famous left of the once mighty Jeffries, that wrested the title from Lanky Bob Fitzsimmons at Coney Island June 9, regain the title of the Founder of July, regain the title of the sporting world, with the pride of the sporting world, who hereofe has never known the sting of defeat, measure his length on the canvass for the course of the wicked uppercuts of the pugilist from Coney Island. The constant dropping of water will wear away a stone, and Jeffries is no exception to the rule. We hope that when he speaks, that he speaks, that the question of supremacy between Caucasia and Ethiopia will have been settled from a gladiatorial standpoint on the merits, and the victory achieved on SOUTHERN CHAMPS HAVE ALL-STAR TEAMS "Baby Jake" Heading Some Very Clever Ball Players. The Southern Champions, of Memphis, Tenn., better known as the Bluff City Tigers, under the management of Jake Redwood, known to the baseball world as "Baby Jake," is one of the best teams in the league, with 13 wins, 10 losses, lowing players. Bull Washington, first baseman of the Cuban Giants; Nina Wailand, left fielder of the Louisville Giants; John Pugh, known as the colored champion onstop of the Sox, Julius Lonus, known as the pitcher of the St. Paul's team; Lum Crapton, the star pitcher of the Cuban Giants last season, and Chick Cummings, of the Cuban Giants of last season, is there also with the baseball team. The old-old baseballman, says he will make it hard for the boys to keep up this season. Lon Oliver, the old-time backstop, has gotten back in shape again for the boys this season. The old-old Cuban Giants last season, will do the receiving for the Champion Tigers. THE LAST CALL AT HAND. Only a Few Days Left to Get in the Big Number. The next issue of The Freeman will be the special sporting number and will con- tain a well-known owner, manager of club players of baseball in the country. Write us concerning our special offer right away. We have reduced our prices for making LAWYER. forcing him back to his chair "Your honor," said the fighter, "when I came to court this morning I had that $3,000 with me. I didn't tell you a lie. I had $250,000 in legal expenses." Then everybody laughed as they looked as his lawyer drawn up in a chair. cuts for this special jumper in order that it may enable everybody who plays ball to secure a cup when the ball is in the air. This jumper is to be the first of its kind to be issued in the interest of the Negro in all of its sport, we wish to take advantage of the small space of time that you have, by writing to us immediately. Sam Knocks Him Out Twice. Special to the TREEMAN. PARIS, France, March 24.—Sam McVey easily disposed of 24—Sam their turnaround before several thousand of France's best sportsmen. Sam had him out twice before bell could save him. 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Howard has returned from a Southern trip in the interest of THE FREE MEMBER. Regular services at St. Philip's Episcopal Church Sunday at 3:45 p. m. The public invited. Mrs. Millie Alexander, the hair dresser and beauty culturist, was in Chicago this week on business. Mrs. Benjamin and Mrs. J. S. Bailey attended the M. E. Conference at Maysville, Ky., last week. Queen Esther Court of Calanthe No. 264 celebrated its seventh anniversary at its hall Thursday evening. The marriage of Mr. Joseph S. Williams and Miss Irme Poe took place Tuesday. Miss Poe is a teacher in the public schools. Edward McWilliams, assistant to Mr. Thomas E. Taylor, General Secretary of the Colored Y. M. C. A., has recovered from a fever. Mrs. Ida Bass and son Paul and Mrs. Cora Julill Spires, of Marion, Ind., were in the city last week to attend the Summer League Minstrels. Mr. Ernest Fidlington, Grand Chancellor of the University of Pennsylvania of Indiana, was in the city this week to attend the Republican State convention. Mr. Alex. Schooler. the popular torsorial artist at Rape's barber shop, has also returned several weeks and has returned to his position. John Brown, who lived in Blake street, and who was taken to Chicago, Ill., a week ago, died Monday and was buried in that city last Thursday. He leaves a wife and a son. Rev. J. S. Bailey will begin his work as superintendent of the Maysville (Ky.) District of the M. E. Church next week. Rev. Bailey and family are spending a few days at Newcastle this week. Rev. J. S. Bailey, New Albany; C. F. Maxwell, of Washington; D. W. Cain, of Seymour; R. F. Taylor, of Jeffersonville, and Miss Lula B. Smith, of Princeton, were among the teachers present at the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mrs. McKinley Byrne celebrated Seymour's sixth birthday with a pretty Beepe party, last Saturday. The guests were asked to come to help her take care of the sheep sheep in the parlor on Seymour. She then into the parlor on the sheeps' tail. The prize was won by Here's the Money Maker for Colored People I WILL HELP YOU earn more money than you are now making. You know what more money would mean to you. 53,000 men and women in all parts of the country can testify to my ability to help you. Master Robert Thomas. After the games and story telling the guests assembled in the kitchen, the guests served. The favors which were suggestive of the Mother Goose rhymes were drawn from the birthday plie. A delightful afternoon was spent, and many beautiful presents were given. WILLIAMS IN THE CITY. Mr. Bluford Williams, who for many years was a familiar character about the Indianapolis Sentinel, during its best years in the city, would often old friends. Mr. Williams comes from Chicago here. He has always carried the reputation of being one of the best men obtainable as a newspaper maller, also a newspaper writer with the also a career press. During the reign of the Indianapolis Sentinel and Journal Mr. Williams was much sought after by these newspapers. "Which of these could deliver the goods in my part of a press or mailing room." JONES TABERNACLE A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. Rev. H. J. Callis, Pastor. Commencing with Tuesday, April 12, he will meet the teacher and lead evening, beginning at 8 o'clock and closing at 9:20. prayer meetings will also be held in the afternoon at different hours opening at 10:30. Dr. Gaines, of St. Louis, Mo., is expected on the 18th. Mrs. Effe妮 Bushell, the teacher, will open the meetings, is also expected to assist Dr. Gaines in this series of meetings. The general public is cordially invited. Sunrise is at 10:30. The evangelical sermon. In the evening he will deliver a sermon to the board of managers of the Flanner Guild, the close meeting of the teachers will be taken for the Flanner Guild work. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. April 27 is the day set for the great one day special offer membership in the Colored Young Men's Christian Association. Membership is free, and annual membership fee of $2 will be given a bath privilege good for one year free of charge. This is an opportunity the men in the Association may take for. One hundred men in one day is the stake set for this campaign. A committee of fifty men are to work in the special event, and two non-members as well as to old members. All men are invited to the Y. M. C. A. Forum, which is conducted at the Association building every Sunday from 3 to 5 p. m. Special talks and open discussions. All men are invited. Subject next Sunday, "The Young Man." The meeting will be held on Sunday, 3 p. m. E. Cottman will have charge of the singing and Samuel Butler will read the Scripture lesson; 3 p. m. is the hour. Gymnasium classes are conducted by Bathing department open daily except Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p. m. A SUCCESS AS BUSINESS GUIDE Mr. Hayes Wilson is accountable for the splendid way in which the business management team of the Sumitomo Minestrel and Prometheus this year. All the "gimgery" advertise- [Name] ments that appeared in the various papers were the work of this seagacious young business man. Mr. Hayes has proven to the public that he has the making of a degree of expertise in the game or otherwise. The efforts that he put forth in arousing the public to the knowledge that the Summer League was going to give another minstrel caused the Tom-Hall to be packed. No one could forget the date, for they saw it everywhere. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER THE GRAND LEADER 336-338-340 EAST WASHINGTON SZ ATTEND the BIG SALE $16.75--Suits Man Tailored--$9.95 WANTED An organizer for the Afro-American Order of Owls. For particulars, write G. W. Bland, Oliver Hotel, South Bend, Ind. Unredeemed Watches and Diamonds, Suit Cases, Leather Goods and Musical Instruments cheap. Money advanced librarian will call ticles of value. Expert watch repairing Cleaning. 50c; main spring. 50c; crystals. 10c. We also carry full set of tools. The genial resell shires. We dey anybody to tell them from the genuine diamond. Finest imitation in the world, and less than the 20th of the cost. RELEASE LOAN OFFICE, 145 S. Illinois St. Mahk. 778. Open evenings. All business strictly confidential. For Rent F. P. SMITH & COMPANY 50 Monument Place. THE COLUMBIA! Now playing to packed houses. We please others and will please you Only the latest pictures used. Admission 5c. HILL BROS., Managers, 524 Indiana Avenue. BILLY KNOX TAILOR 60—ON THE CIRCLE—60 SUITS TO ORDER $17.50 Something Doing Today, COME IN SURE. Railroad fare refunded on suit order, up to seventy-five miles. KNOX The Tailor, 60—On the Circle—60 ```markdown ``` WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MARKET for any kind of Lodge Supplies, write to us for prices and we will prove to you that we can save you money, for we are Manufacturers, and if you buy from us you save the Agent's commission. No orders are too large for us to handle, and none too small to receive our most careful attention. W. E. FLODING, Manufacturers of all kinds Lodge Paraphernalia, 155 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. Pennsylvania LINES EXCURSION SUNDAY, APRIL 10 €4.50 Lerisville, Ky. 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. Bloidat, druggest. Indianapolis. Ind. WANTED—A WIFE. I am a man of about 55 years of age, a railroad man, with a really good position. 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She is a young lady of unusual attraction and well educated. Among the guests was Miss Belle Brooks. The gentlemen present included Mrs. Jones, of Idaho, Wm. Wynn, Belle Jos. Heath, David Clark, A. Parker, Jesse Stevens and James Leggone. EL PASO, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. McDowell and Overstreet are preparing to join the Parker Carnival Co. and Spiker Bros. who are making a hit in El Paso. The Parkers are visiting the Center Theater. ... Miss A. Lee Ross and Miss Leach are visiting in California. ... I. V. Burroughs, C. C. Moore and H. B. Langford hope to get the patent right on their improvement on pool and billiard tables. ... Mr. Veals has opened up a beautiful pool and billiard hall, with bar in connection. ... The K. of P. had their annual sermon preached Sunday, the 27th of October. ... C. C. is hoped that the Negro Chamber of Commerce will make a success. CLARKSVILLE, TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN. One of the pleasant social events of the season was the marriage of Miss Anne Harris to Mr. Melcar Dunbar at the home of world-renowned parents. Sunday evening, April 2, 2014, nine hundred guests were received, showing the high esteem in which the contracting parties were held...Mrs. Mary Killebrew is quite ill...Miss Hattie Taylor continues very sick...Mrs. Sue Wilcox is confined to room on the floor of linen-mat. Clayton Cross and son are very ill...Mrs. Hattie Bibb is home sick...Mrs. Burns, of Guthrie, is in the city today...Mr. Wm. Barkside and family have gone to St. Louis to live. The best wishes of a friend to the family. The Houston Roberts is slowly improving from a stroke of paralysis DECATUR. ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. William A. Thomas and Miss L. Johnson gave a most excellent recital at St. Peter's A. M. E. Church Wednesday evening. Mr. Thomas's address on the stage was the same as was fine. He also recited some famous poems of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, which were highly appreciated. Miss Johnson rendered artistically some of the work of the late Mr. S. B. Brown. Mr. A. Brown, of Danville, formerly of this city, is here visiting friends....Mr. Donaldson, of Springfield, was in the city Sunday, during a talk with the day-school and Allen School. ...Mr. E. Pierce of St. Louis, is here visiting friends...Don't fail to get the special sporting number, issued April 16, from William Nickens, 1020 North Monroe and diamonds, Suit, Cases, Instruments cheap. Money advanced liberally on all a- ccessories, repairing, cleaning. Mesh. For entertainments, China Glass and Silverware. NOT ONLY GOOD, BUT CHEAP. BABY CHICKS FOR SALE. A few cheap Brooders still left. Lice Powders, Trap Nests, Setting Coops. Poultry Supplies of All Kinds. EGGS FOR HATCHING. Petaluma Incubator Company, 147 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. 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