The Freeman

12 Pages--Commencement Exercises of Tuskegee Institute on pages 9 & 10--12 Pages THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1910 PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS. 85c; ONE YEAR. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COLOR LINE DRAWN AT THE CONVENTION Local Committee Is Roundly Scored—Executive Committee Not in Sympathy with Narrow Methods Employed. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 28 — The Nelson's capita has been stirred to the core work by the narrow-minded action of the local committee in charge of the arrangements for the World's Sunday School Convention, in barring Morrison degrade work for the workers participation in the deliberations of the body and its refusal to allow the colored people to take part in the great parade and in the Sunday school. The outrageous policy of the local committee is not sustained by the executive committee of the International Union, leaders in the Shrimp and Alcohol Association. The outrageous policy of the local committee is not sustained by the executive committee of the International Union, leaders in the Shrimp and Alcohol Association. The ministers of the city, white and colored, regardless of denomination, united in denouncing the drawing of the color line in religion and that of the system employed by the Washington committee were permitted to stand without indignant protest, it would give to the Christian missionary work the most so-called civilized people. "As one of the pastors of Washington I want, from this Metropolitan pulit, to take veneham protest against the action of a local committee in excluding from that pulit the members of the Board of the Sunday School Convention. The action was un-Christian. It is at war with the spirit of the gospel. It is most unfortunate to place a school in a world-wide Sunday School convention, that above all other gatherings, should illustrate and exemplify Christ's doctrine of Christian brotherhood." He obligated apleegee other隶隶s in a school in the province of Dr. Shannon's splendid sermon. Many delegates were in attendance. The Metropolitan M. E. Church was attended by members Grant and McKinley during their inebency as chief magistrate of the Nation. Fifteen delegates from Great Britain handed services at Plymouth Congregational on Sunday evening, and in further remarks on Sunday evening versal brotherhood, and said they knew no color line in the Lord. They expressed gratification that the race prejudice was purely local. The pastor of Plymouth churches ways taken in active interest in general church movements, and was shocked beyond measure over the turn affairs were Secretary W. N. Hartshorn, of Boston, and Louis Stro伯, of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, were the speakers at Silhon Baptist Church, Sunday evening, and seemed unarmed the outbreak of race prejudice with the laws the federal laws were supposed to be in force. A Zulu delegate, Rev. John B. gave a personal touch incident to his event with the men in the Washington, he said that he had been entertained with the British deities in England and in New York, but came to the capital city he was refused access to every restaurant where he had attended. A L. Richards of Nottingham, England, said the British people knew no color and treated men according to their men's Washington brethren is. For worse men, Lord, they know not what they do." Mr. Milton Waldron, Shiloh's pastor, has left light from the beginning, exonerated the exorcist, and excused Sunday School Union, and said he wanted understood that the entire responsibility is the outrageous proceedings must rest upon the local authorities. Said Dr. Waldron, in conclusion, this has been the saddest week of my entire life. The Negroes of Washington has Said another delegate, a grizzled old man from the South: "carried a gun, marched with Robert E. Loehring, and I give all the hundred dollars to place this useful colored man's name on the roll for life." Of all the names submitted at this session Washington went through at the speediest gait. The sixth World's Sunday School Convention has gone on its way, and in many respects it may be voted a success; but the most enthusiastic of the shadow over it from the outset, and the most enthusiastic can but speak of it in an apologetic tone. It might have been better it a broader grager local committees would have dict that greater care will be exercised next time in selecting the men who are to handle the tiller in these great conventions. It will take some strong effort to get the attention of the Washington Negroes to the point the Sunday School Convention found it. --- —took the broad view of the situation that the "play's the thing," rather than the place in which it is produced, and not the presence in which it is produced, but ignored the prejudice against burlesque theaters and took their ladies. They thus gave character and dignity to a delicate situation and assisted others to do so. Others who might otherwise have hesitated to attend. It was a supreme test of loyalty to the two young men who are doing their level best to elevate the status of the public and thegressive citizens of Washington rallied around them in the numbers and with the enthusiasm that their capable efforts so eminently deserve. They achieved a distinct solemnity and dignity at their next audience here they will find a warmer welcome awaiting them. They not only took a firm hold upon their old friends, but made many new ones by their personal worth and the strength of their musicians and musicians. They were lionized socially throughout their stay. Of the play, now to be shelved for a new production, little need be said. It was the best that this community has ever seen, and was brimful of pretty musicians, that afforded opportunities for some really fine dramatic quality. The music, both catchy and stately, appealed so thoroughly to the pop music in town, whistling, humming or singing the familiar hits of the show. Bob Cole's droll "Slim Brown," with his DeWolf Hopper-like voice, and Rosamond Johnson's magnetic, magnetic bearing, carried the burden of the play, but they were ably assisted by a corps of singers and dancers that have not been surpassed by any of the production's great stars that have come to us from New York's Great White Way. The chorus is perfectly drilled, and wore stunning costumes. The ladies worked with the same costumes as the men, and the "land of the production" as they would on a "premier" night. Without exception they are talented and clever, and possess the ambition that will lead to speedy advancement in the production. And the "land of the setting sun" at the opening of the second act, invariably evoked applause. The musical numbers, always gripping, were beyond the life of a piece, and the operatic finale in IN QUESTION TECHNICAL NEGATIVE NORMATIVE SHYWOLD The Breach of Harmony. viewed the case minutely and modified this recommendation and finally made the sentence simply a loss of fifteen numbers. The friends of Lieut. Gilmer are jubilant over the cheerful occasion of his case and the celebration of his character. Lieut. Gilmer was appointed to a second lieutenancy in the Philippine Scouts from North Carolina in 1903 and has made a useful and capable officer. Mr. George W. Ellis, of his wife, has returned from Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, where for the past eight or nine years he has been serving the military Legion. He was succeeded recently by Mr. R. C. Bundy, of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are the guests of Register and Mrs. W. T. Vernon. It is expected that Mr. Ellis will be given another government assignment shortly in this country. The friends of Mr. Cyrus Field Adams, assistant register of the treasury, deny that he has any intention of retiring on account of his service or for other reason. Mr. Adams said to other men he never felt better in his life, and, barring a slight affliction in his toe, he had not an alliment of any kind. Some folks regard it as significant of his strength that Mr. Adams rode from the Capitol to his office door in a carriage accompanied by Senators Cullom and Lorimer, of Illinois, who are known as Mr. Adams' political sponsors. It is evident that the reports of his health are—in the language of the late Mark Twain—"greatly exaggerated." "Pauline, the Belle of Saratoga," a musical operetta, was presented in excellent fashion Monday evening at True Reformers' under the direction of Merv E. Belle Height, for the benefit of Plymouth Council 486, order of St. Luke. The well-balanced cast embraced Miss Hattie Boyd as "Pauline Western" Mary Stewart, as "Wara Gorard" William Stitt, as "George Ardent"; Ernest Wood, as "Sir Charles Grandiswell" and "William Stitt, as "Cap. Webster". Between the second and third acts the great love scene between nigro and naked artistic style by Mr. Clarence V. Height and Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis in title roles. The name of the Mr. Henry P. Slaughter, one of the hardest working Odd Fellows in the country, will be presented for the editorship of the Odd Fellows' Journal, subject to the meeting in Baltimore on September, Mr. J. C. Asbury, the present incumbent, is making a strong fight for the office of grand master, and is said to have a number of candidacy. Former Grand Master E. H. Morris and Dr. E. P. Jones are also in the race for grand master. This is commencement week at Howard University. Within the past few days the graduating exercises of the Trained Nurses, the Teachers College, the School of Nursing, and the Department of Sick care have been held, and the attendance at each has been large. Sunday, Bishop J. C Hartzell, of the M. E. Church, delivered evening the Commercial College graduates received their diplomas, and on Tuesday evening the graduation exercises of the Academic Department were held. To the satisfaction of the teachers, followed by the general commencement at 3:30. Degrees were conferred by President W. P. Thirkield, as follows: Bachelors' degrees for the Commercial College Teachers' Diploma; 6; Bachelor of Pedagogy; 1; Bachelor of Divinity; 4; Doctor of Medicine; 28; Doctor of Dental Surgery; 16; Doctor of Pharmacy; 9; Bachelors' commencement address will be delivered here. W. W. T. Vernon, Register of the Treasury. * * * Architect John A. Lankford goes to New York this week on professional business with the Negro Press Association, who is the District member of the executive committee of the National Negro Press Association, will represent the organization in making some preliminary convention to be held there in August. the first act reached the standard of grand opera. Mrs. Aida Overton Walker, the most graceful of the two, most graceful in her two numbers, "Pickaninny Days" and "Phoebe Brown." Mr. Frank Fowler Brown, as "Red Feather," acts with discrimination and has a tenor voice that is both powerful and beautiful. His "On the Road to Monterey" was one of the "big numbers" of the show. Arthur Talbott gave a striking impersonation of the Indian chef "John Lowdog," who was a well-known prima donna demand in her admirable reedition of "Bleeding Moon" and "Pliny." Edgar Connor as "Sambo" is a pocket edition of George Walker, and has a fun, lively voice. His "Run, Billy Possum, Run," and "Dreamy Eyes" were comedy gems, and Rosamond Johnson's classic piano playing and his "Big Red Moon" scene showed wonder and beauty as showmen. The music of the entire production is the work of Mr. Johnson, and the book and lyrics are by Mr. Cole. "The Red Moon" was performed for a third week. The clever advertising, directed by Mr. Sam Corker, Jr., the best advance man in the business, must not be overlooked. It brought golden results. --- The "Red Moon" company went to New York Sunday morning where it disbanded for the season. Mr. Cole remains in panied by his adopted son, Edgar Connor, will spend some time in Florida and will be in the tropics inington and was the stellar attraction at a classic song service at the Emtropolian A. M. E. Church Sunday evening. He went to his home in Indianapolis for the summer. Rumor has it that Cole and Johnson in their new play may open the new forward Theater on T streece in the early fall --- --- Through the habit of President Taft of subjecting all Philippine cases to a rigid judicial scrutiny and tempering justice of subjecting all Philippine Day, J. Glimer, of the Philippine Sultan, was sent near Manila, will lose but fifteen numbers in rank. This disposition of the case was learned from the President himself by Judith James A. Cobb, and District Attorney James A. Cobb, who called at the White House last Saturday. It will be recalled that Leut. Glimer was tried and convicted before a court of the District of Columbia and was recommended for dismissal from the The Secretary of War and Chief of Staff both refused to refuse this harsh sentence and recommended to the President this sentence and to the twenty-five numbers Instead. The President --- ```markdown ``` --- --- R. W. THOMPSON. MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED BY MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND VETERANS Pleckwicks Entertain on a Large Scale—Local Business Men's League Getting Busy—Big Politicians Keep Quiet. BY CARY B. LEWIS. (Bureau 2939 State St.) Special to THE FREEMAN. CHICAGO, Ill., June 1.—Memorial Day here, on last Monday, was the greatest in history. Gray-haired warriors, military men and other fraternal organizations made up the Eighth Army which miles long. Veterans of the civil war were the heroes of the day. These men of advanced age, scarred and battle-worn, rode in automobiles, while others marched the wild, grand music of the fife and drum. Thousands upon thousands watched with eager eye as they marched through principal streets of the South Side, carrying old muskets and the Stars and Stripes. It was a great sight, one of the greatest we have ever seen. Women and children watched, watching the walks for hours, watching the parade with apparent pleasure, although the wind was chilly and the weather cold. The parade started at 3:30 o'clock. It reviewed numbers in the headquarters, George H. Theodore and several Illinois regiments were in line. The most famous, the most unique in dress and largest in numbers was the cellar by Col. John R. Marshall. When these brave National Guardmen passed the reviewing stand they were wildly cheered, and the music from the Eighth Military Band by Col. John R. Marshall. Chief Musician Berry, was hailed with cheer after cheer. Following the regulars came Illinois' citizen soldiery, several thousand strong, and the musicians of the division, marshal of the division which made up the volunteers. The Eighth Infantry was under Col. John R. Marshall, Lieut. Col. James H. Johnson, Maj. Robert R. Jack, Col. James H. Johnson, Maj. Robert R. Franklin A. Denison, Capt. Robert Rattieff. Although unbiased and unprejudiced, the boys in blue were neat, erect and looking well. They were having seen service in Cubus, and they were the idols of the spectators. Much of the men represented the Negroes, and these men represented the patriotic feeling of the Negroes of Illinois. This was highly appreciated by the loud and continuous applause as they passed along the street. MEMORIAL SERMON. On Sunday the Eighth Regiment holds its annual memorial sermon at Quinn Chapel Church. The regiment formed in 2 colons and the command of Colonel Marshall, marched down Wabash to the church, where a prepared program was rendered, invocation, choir, invocation, Rev. Sergt. Wm. S. Braden; "The Gates of Pearl," the band; selection, band; offering; roll of deceased comrades, "regimental adjutant," remarks, John Choir; John Chairs; Choir, band; memorial address, Rev. W. D. Cook; taps; selection, choir; "Star-spangled Banner." The dead company was hallowed by Brewing Company James Richardson; Company C, Corporal Henry Johnson; Company G, Capt Matt Stailears. The services were very large, with highly eulogistic of soldier life. The attendance was very large, there being present friends and loved ones of the departed. Society life in Chicago for the past week has been at its highest ebb. There are many people who have autos and taxicabs to take society people to the many dances that have been going on. Possibly the most brilliant social function that has been given to Chicago is "Pickwicks" last Thursday evening, at Oakland Music Hall, Fortieth and Cottage Grove. For handsome and expensive gowns, pretty soiled dresses, and suit-stripped others that have been given in Chicago for many a day. The club is composed of some of the most popular young men in the city and the members are highly connected in business and soils. The ideal night attracted an unusual number, and every guest invited was present. At 9 o'clock Mr. Robert Baker, a music teacher, led the guests. He was followed by other officers and members of the club, with their wives and company, upon the stage, banked with ferns and flowers, was a full orchestra, and it made sme of the sweetest music we have ever heard. Waltzes, two-step, schottisches, imperial gavottes and other pieces were followed by sweet strains of music, beautiful and charming gowns, congenial and happy hearts, mixed and mingled together for a huge success. During the dancing, a calcium light was thrown upon the dancing couples, and the rainbow colors made a most beautiful couple, danced upon a glassy floor until the last number was heard—"Home, Sweet Home." The guests were admitted by invitation in their own dress, composed of Flower, Harry, Morgan F. Brown, Rudolph Schaefer, Robert Turley, William Miller, Frank Young, J. B. Coleman, N. J. Francis, W. J. Anderson, Chas Jackson, Peter King, D. C. Austin, Every week an expression is heard from the leading business men of the city that Chicago will send a very large delegation to the nation to attend the annual meeting of the National League. While nothing definite has been heard from Mr. Emmett J. Scott, the correspondence secretrer being the national chair yet sentiment is being aroused to get a very large number in the attitude of attending the meeting. Mr. Emmett's program of the local league is their effort to get members of the race to patronize colored enterprises. The Negro papers of Chicago are unrelenting in their efforts to keep this idea before their readers. Nothing definite has been heard from any of the "big politicians." They seem to be quiet, waiting for riper hours to banish improvements. Hon. Ed Green quietly shakes his head and says, "Nothing doing yet." Mr. John D. Howard advertising agent for The Freeman, is in the city. Mr. Howard is one of the most experienced men in the business. He has done business with some of the richest firms in the country. He has owned houses all over the country who wish their business to become known through the most widely circulated paper in the country. Mr. Howard carries credentials for the Freeman has given rich returns for money invested. He will be here several days and will visit many of the business firms of this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morton, very popular citizens of Chicago, celebrated their china wedding anniversary last week at the Apomatto Club. He was attended by businessmen, the finest men in the city and the couple were the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents. Mr. Pettus C. James, of Battle Creek, Mieh, was the guest of Mr. Jos, Snowden, 15 Fifty-first street, last week. On Sunday morning Mr. James was tendered a breakfast at the home of Mr. Snowden, and he was joined by his party at the Chicago Giants baseball game. Several popular ladies were in the party. ```markdown ``` Miss Hazel Thompson, one of Chicago's best dancers, will be morning for New York City, to be with Mrs. Alda Overton Walker for the summa. Miss Thompson has stage aspirations. --- M. Cary B. Lewis entertained at dinner, Decoration Day, Miss Emma and Blanche Shaw, allowed by a book by the to see "Consul the Monk." The Miss Shaw are assistants at the Chicago Library. The Standard Literary Society rendered a fine program on last Sunday afternoon. It was "Tuskegee Day," and Hon. S. Lang Williams, Assistant United States District Attorney, delivered the principal address. On Tuesday evening Miss Elizabeth Clark entertained with a unique dancing party. It being Decoration Day, the double parlors were handsomely decorated with colors of the American flag. The present were: Mr. and Mrs. Morey Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. David Manson, Miss Hazel Harrison, Mrs. David Manson, Miss Hazel Harrison, Elizabeth Jones, Mayne Sheidon, May Farmer, Blanche and Emma Shaw, Mattle Fitzsimmons, Olive Ramey, Mrs. Thornton and Miss Cowan, Messrs. Theodore and Miss Cowan, Messrs. Theodore and J. Althey Mundy, Howard Morton, F. Barnett, Kemper Herald, Luther Wiley, G. Fowler, C. B. Lewis and Messrs. House and Martin. The Midlothian Club, composed of a number of young society girls, gave a charming dance on Tuesday night, at the for youth, beauty and elaborate gowns it was of the most delightful events of the society season. The hall was beautiful, with a view of the church and the music was a feature of the dance. Dancing was begun early, and during the intermission Miss Annie Lowery, president of the club, was presented to the hall, and made a most pleasing welcome address. It was short and sweet, urging all to have "the time of their lives." Mrs. Lowery, the pressress also asked the guest pleasant evening. bl ss s par te. = siete, eer eee a : Gail | dae | { oe : EP ry eh ee y D g Fi HT We ee oe ae as aft ee rtf aie RE i: ay ae : : is i 2 ee ; ee MER Caco | Pee ie rma ids | : Onis See eer ars A fe” Ls pte ee ae eT eas a eS Bae i He ee tae de Ex ae ones Ces en pl kt i | ae ek (aie ee sa] ad ae vas : es etd ee i | pier te 4 f ree ‘ x aE ys ea ee, F aH Rae Ee a Sila, 8 4 ya : Ltn Lan Ce s S 10 ‘The General Armstrong prize to the student making the best piece of black- smith work, $20, to Floyd W. Reid of the B middle ‘class. The M. J. Marvin prize of $5, to Rob- ert Dye ‘of the junior clase, for making most progress during the yéar in plumb- ra ', 1 ‘The | Joseph 0, ‘Thompson gold medal to the member of the A middle class for highest, mark in general excellence, to Julius Fueman of the A middie class, ‘The E. H. Patton prize $5, to. Hulit Thomas of the senior clase for making the neatest and most durable hat in the millinery. division. ‘The Clara Lyon prizes, by Dr. Emest Lyon, United States Minister to Liberia, Africa, (on “Iteasons. Why the United States’ Should Help Liberia to Maintain Her Independence.” First. prize, §5,, Da- Vid H. Beasley; second prize, $3, Mans- field Gardner, both of the senior ‘class. Interesting’ remarks were made by Hon, W. L. Lancaster ‘of Wetumpka, president of the Alabama Bankers’ Asso: Ciation. He said the school was a_reve- lation to him and he wished every South- ern man could see It. Captain R. F. Kolb told of his visit to the ‘schoo! twenty years before and. of the marvelous changes that had taken Place ‘since then. ‘By far the greatest attendance of years was present at this commencement. Spe- cial trains came from. Montgomery” and Opelika. “Fully 250 people came from Montgomery, more than 50 of them being white. President Gates of Fisk Univer: sity was present and greatly enjoyed his first visit ‘to Tuskexeo, ‘The music, under the direction of Mrs. Jennie C. Lee and Prof. . Clark Smith, ‘was never surpassed ai Tuskegee. ‘The Breatest of Tuskegee's great commepce- ments closed with the benediction nd Meritt enthiataens and thanteateine. WHEN BOOKER CAME TO TOWN. Dedicated to Mr. L. W. Sharpe, who waiked beside Mr. Washington's carriage throughout the parade at Clarksville, ‘Tenn. fon November 23, 1909, Of all the things that’s been this year, Both common and renowned, ‘The greatest in my judgment was ‘When Booker came to town, I met him at the station, when He lighted to the ground: ‘The greatest. man I ever saw ‘Was Booker in our town. I walked beside his carriage close, ‘While others stood around; I shook his hand and shouted, Sir Ym glad you've come to town. The marshals tried to push me from ‘His carriage most renowned, But Booker sald "Just let him be, He welcomes me to town.” We marched’ the streets and beat the drum, And made the bugles sound; You never heard of such a noise, When Booker come to town. Our good white folk took notice, too, ‘And shut thelr business down: ‘They alt will turn thelr heads to look ‘When Booker comes to town, Our orators just tried themselves With speeches deep and sound; They always do thelr best, you know, When Booker comes to town. He made a speech, right up and up, ‘Of wisdom pure’and sound; ‘The thing we must do every year, Have Booker come to town. ‘We gave him turkey, ham and egss, And pound cake good and brown? ‘We'll always have such things to eat ‘When Booker comes to town. ‘ASHDOWN, ARK. ‘Special to THE FREEMAN. 'We are having warm weather here now... Prof. J. D, Mediock, who is stopping in our town for a while, went on a business trip to Tollette, Ark., a few days ago, returned on tho Sth....Miss D. L. Boone, of oMrtz, Atk,, passed through on the Sth....Mrs, M. E. Vealy, of Wilton, Ark., and one of our teachers of Little River’ county, stopped over a while on the 10th....Rev. Wm. Cals, our pastor of the C. M. i. Church, is stil on the sick Ust...-Rev. H. W. Williams, pastor of the A. M. E. Church ‘at Minerai Springs, Ark,, returned on the 11th... Rev. H.C. Talton left on the 12th for a pleasure trip which will include eight or ten days. He expects to go down into Loulsana and iikely out Into west Texas before he comes back home.” We hope for him a nice time. -...8. E. Barham, of Long, Ark., was up on the 1ith attending to the young’ people Odd Fellows department, the juveniles. ...Prof. J.-M, Vealy, of Wilton, Ark., and the lead- Ing colored ‘teacher In’ the county of Little River, was down on the 13th making ready for the Teachers’ Institute, which. will con- yene here on the 6th of June....Prof. A. Dunean returned home on the Isth after an extended visit to Little Rock and Pine Bluft, ‘Ark...-Mr. Nathan Duncan ts ready to make ‘you a uit to order, also to clean your cloth- ing {f they need ii....De J. M. Harris, of Texarkana, Ark., was in town on the 17th. Pastor of the Baptist Church at Richmond, Atk... Sr. Benle Lee, of Richmond, Ark, was married to Miss Mattle Owens at the home of the bride on the 18th, EMMETT J. SCOTT “COMING INTO HI'3 OWN.” Colored men of America #ould be proud of the fact that one of the ablest_ members 9f the Liberian Commission was a young Negro, Mr. Emmett J. Scott, who for ‘many years has been private secretary” to. Dr. Booker 'T. Washington, and who, next to Dr. Washington himself, has done more for ‘Tuskegee and tho Ideas’ she representa than any other man—The. Enterprise, Omaha, Neb. YAZOO CITY, MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN: "A rousing food. schoo! meeting was held at the Jamison hall, corner Sth and Clay avenue, ‘for the purpose of petitioning the School board to rescind former act of eliml- nating the 8th grade. After electing Hon. P.M. EL Hill chairman and Mr. W. at ‘Thomas secretary, they proceeded to busi- ness. Many good speeches were made, no- tagetaoshrd tsi RDETA OHRDOIRLUNUNUN table were Messrs. R. J. Stalworth, 8. G. Brown, Elder 8. R. hildress, Prof. W. H- Lanter, the principal, and the Hon. J. D, Suttlaz, after which ‘a committee was’ ap- pointed (o draw up resolutions asking the Yoard to retain the 9th grade. halrman Hill says that he will appoint some. ladies and gentlemen in each ward of the city and will ‘hold monthly meetings in the interest of the school and co-operate with Prof. W. ¥. Lanier, principal, and his force of teach- ere for the welfare’ of the school. apt. P. MEE. Hill, of Spanish-American war ‘fame, Yettor known as “The Famous,” having managed all the steamboats in ‘the Yazoo river in the excursion business for a white company, but now president of the N. A. {. Carriers, will certainly do all that is In his power for the good of the schoo... .Mrs. Garnett Armstrong, of $07 Sth strect, is visiting friends in Lexington....Mr, Ham- mot, of New Orleans, La. a first-class me- Chanic, i here to give the federal bulld- ing the fuishing touch....Mrs. K. B. Jami- son returned {rom her state tour in. the Interest of the National Knights of Honor. <a Mr. E. C. Williams has erected a fine Fesidence on Lamar avenue... The follows ing have feturned from unlversitles: | New Orleans University, Messrs. Henry P. Hill And Othella Wright, Miss Hate Newman; Rust University, Misses Pearl Nelson, Susie Lee Jones, Inez White and Margaret Hall; Roger Williams, Miss Fannie Vails, Virginia Wheeler and Carrie Colter; Natchex College, Misses. ““Fochie” Willella ' Johnson, Hulena Mathews and Angeline Mills; Meridian Acad- my, Miss Lillian Clay: A. ‘and M. College, Mr. 'P. W. Hl (senlor college course.) ‘COL. C. D. COMFORT. Colonel of the Seventh U. S. V. I. Span: ish American War. Of the many white men who officered cot- cored. regiments in the late Spanish-Ameri- tan war none are more prominent as a mat- Yer of record than is Col, C. D. Comfort colonel of the Seventh U. 8. V. 1 He g0i Yogethor the personnel of this regiment, Grawing from the states of Missourt, Towa, Yennessee and Arkansas.” Mr. Comort I zenlor member of the firm of The Comfort- Meredith Barber Supply Co.. successors to Kern Barber Supply Co., of St. Louis, Mo. ‘This company ig an advertiser and earnest well wishes of ‘The Freeman, Their goods ‘are always of the standard variety. ‘Thel Magnificent plant ts located in the very heart of the most thickly settled colored districts in the city of St. Louis, Mr. Com- fort's devotion to bis men and their personal troll fare bas made Nona diatinee Sennttey athe hunts oe tne epee cae Sone aint sane, We Seoeamea eae soci cotcleu naar sents ae tear Culet fered" whe mruee By thie tem. “Wie Se fired thal) Ail conjmutiest Ione adareseea Ao this nousd will hdve "The. Frocman warniee fakably atphesised ia. theese CHAS. H. TURPIN, Well Known and Fully Qualified, to Run for Constable. tnd auven cout eaten ore wie iain Hoey oneua h tee ateer dar ig. san ai the colored ciiabos seve cnGuey ta: Genes Waar omr Gal) mapas GREENVILLE, S.C. Special to Txt Fania. ‘The, Woinan's, Baptist: Missionary Con- Geabtlous dee tnd ougeratiptat lie vaith: Tat'president, atts Gtk. Hovicn, eli its Snedar acesion with ule Me Zion Bupest Ghutch of this cits. The members of the Souvention pledyed’ themscives "to. “ralse Soon whida was. rulsed and, over. “the EEDOy Paleo 1s to be sod, for the erection bss ceiae oteen a ame Tarr ce eect jege, Sumter, 3. C. | Among the minis- ets’ that atéendod the convention "were: Rev, Watkins of Belton, Set Dr. Wee White, Rock Hut 8G. Dre Bailey President “of Monrovia. (oltege, nt Dr! Moses of Wasington, @®. C. Bee Brawley: preached the annual mis stonary sermon Sunday. morning at 1150 orcloek, “. Henedict. College "Hand. under the leadership of Mr John “Lrown, wil Play sat. Goldsmith Hall thursday’ hist Bin’ gC. Paige went ta Atamia to aigend the Jcommontement csercises vot “Clare University Dr and Mie A. 1 Raya Salisbury, 32 Go spent few days in ee tity. on thelr way" to. the. commencement exerchees at Tuskegee, |. Dre Wes Smith fett for: Concord, S. &, to be present a {he commenceriént” extrelves’, BE Seotta Seminary Misses Smith and Sneed two fraduaves’ ‘of ‘Scotia “Seminary. haves nee Rimed. to thr chtys las Jennte "i Thompson, student “of Seotia Seminary has Teturhed Home. atter having spent Hory "pleabant ‘school terme be soctal given "by" the. young met of" ihe city. i Ronor ‘ot ‘Mina’ ileanor Dtekson_ at) the Paldene ot ‘Stee Georein Jonseon. wes Cee Toe Sa Coors Rone eee of Aiken, S. C., is in the city attending the commencement exercises of the Mt Sterling College. EDUCATIONAL. * Commencement exerc'ses at Knoxville College, Knoxville, ‘Tenn. May 24. to June 1. 2 Curry Norscal and Industrial Tastitute at Urbana, ©., has broken’ ground for a new building.” An additional farm has teen purchased. making: about 100 xeres in all, Cost of new plant will be about $50,- 006. “SW. B. Curry, principal. Invitations to attend the commencement exercises. of Livingstone College, Salis- Bury, N. C.; Hekstein Norton Institute, Louisville, Ky. ; State niversity, Louisville, Ky.; Ft. Valley High and” Industriai School, Ft. Valley, Ga, were appreciated by Tu Fammacay, Commencement exercises at. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institution began May 22." Sermon by Dr. S.C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Caro: Tina. "One of the interesting features ot the exercises was the Trinity. Church (Boston) prize contest. Commencement address was by William H. Lewis, Assist- ant United States District Attorney, Bos- ton, Mass. iste Commencement exercises of Speltiam Seminary and Atlanta College jointly at- [HE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. onai | tracted large crowds to Atlanta during the| kind. Now I am convinced that the lead~ uity | Week of May 20. “The laying of the corner-|ers are grafters and that -the people, at sen | stone for the new chapel snd also for the|the bottom are carrying the burden.”— the|new administration building of the At-|Rey A. M. Hackieman | ced |Inmta “itaptist College, ent’ interest to the | Rev, Couden, the blind chaplain of the ‘oi- | ocearion. Araong the speakers were Hon. | House.” of. Representatives,» mentioned de: [BOT “Abnot chairman’ of the trustes | muckraking in @ recent prayer and’ te to |hoard: Dr. Aifred Jones of the State Sune | ferred to. eant, and hypocrisy as. the mnie | day-School Convention; W. J ‘White, -D, | greatest sin. And by the way, Its can't] 1D.. editor of the Georgia Baptist, Augusta, | und hypocrisy which have made the Anti-| gain [Gi P. James Bryant. D. D. of the H. Y.| Saloon League, which has fastened its] sag | P. Ui: A. D. Williams of the State Bap-|trouble-tentacles from Indianapolis upon | W! {uit Gonvantion, and Dd crawford, State every eounty in, the State, Mfr. Couden Missionats. De. Georg” Sayles made the | prayed wisely when he wished to be do- to] Noshur address quit $700 was raised for the| livered from cant hypoerisy—they” are| worl | ‘worn [enormous evils and. "the. Anti-Satoon | the 1 tal BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING ar Lime necks With them.—rimes-Gazette, ais: |“ MOUND BAYOU, MISS., June 22-23. | RACE NEWS. "| siound tayon, Mine, May 19 —Tho aixth|, The Newport News “shipyard emptoyes| Hou 19) | annual session of the =Miskissippi Negro | #000 colared mon aiid ert | Busleen, Teague. together with the Sede Oar ee org Women’s Clube Theta | Ten thousand dollars was recently do- Gee | Nacociaulon ‘aud’ AnceTubereatosin toeague, |RAKEd to the A. and M. College, of Normal, eat | iil be. held. in the. famous Negro town, | Alle Bee On eee ie ane caciicn, oRUine usta | Prof, Ro Parker, of Morgan College, ae ees ts TRS Goulicat pita Ritts | Battiniore, Nas accepted a call 16 a college BE" lucent granted. Uy ‘Ail Tailtonds in Mssigaipph, | Monrovia, Liberia, Africa, Gola eaetiy auto ceclitentetw are eutenn tise cat | ie ticket ! Booker ‘T. Washington will deliver the rors | ine eltizons of Mound Bayou are planning | commencement addrvar on June Sthy at the NP To give the delewaten the teat entertains | Macalester College, St.Paul, Stina, pm | ment in th history of the leagues Be We ies Hee: [Mowact moretary: has, Hams, president] 4 iit naw been introduced tn Congres jean 5 L appropriating $20,000" for a. colored. boys! LIBERTY UNION ANNOUNCES NEWj industrial schoo in Washington, D.C. MERCANTILE SERVICE. ot ERAT ASN A hew move just announced by the Ins tefnational Liberty Union is receiving great attention from the generat public and will interest our readers This Union anuounces in the June wem= der of the Union Journal Magatine, whitch is their offleial publication, Une opening of n mercantile. servien to. members, xiving members their supplies at wholesale peices, “The Liberty Cuton tas completed arrange= aaente With beweral: Of tha teem eaE in the country with shipping warehouses in the principal cities, and all) orders. from the Liberty Union home office will be shipped to members at whoeaute prices. Thir rakes the Iberty Union wholesale distribstors at the wholesale price, ‘The Union has arrangvd a plan to sel to members of the Union In good standing only. Orders are to. be teceived amounting to from $19 up. Shipments will be made stom the nearest warehouse to the member's nearest railway station, — Lodges will be Allowed to olub together and get thely small Tora by thie plan. The Union wilt save members trom 1 conus to 60 cents on euch dollara worth of koods Lought, quality. considered, Thi move te for the single purpose of giving to. the Union tembers some. relle from the high prices which they are. now forced to pay for their supplies and £000: stuns, ‘The home office of the International LAb- erty Union of the World is in Dayton, Ohio, And any reader of sues who wishes to know Alt about’ this order and. its many. plans, for helping Hs members ought to write to. ther If you write the Union send 10 cents in stamps and you will get a special trial aub- Seription. for ‘three, months tor the: Union Fourval Massive’ aise eirauises Eee about the Union's work Address thems ‘at B"1. UU. mde, "Dayton, Onto “SOME DAY, WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE.” ‘The optimistic Dig. @. Robinaon, who calta’ the. Dayton (Ohio) “Clusenn eartiea ona thriving church amd incidentally: rans for “the State Lomisiature, ‘has this to "say Ina recent fous “Col. RW. Thompson, of Washington, D.C, wili some. day manage a big Negro tiny” Come ont Washington is @ great fold for_a Nesro dally of the frat clans, and. 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It beautifies and enriches it, and makes it grow. MME. L. C. PARRISH, 95 Camden St., Boston, Mass. Mention the Freeman who enlisted in. Ere Halley's Comet Comes Again. "Teddy" may "come back." Corrupt preachers will be shelved. George L. Knox may be elected to Congress. The civil rights laws will be enforced to the letter. * * * Judson W. Lyons may have another turn at the bat. Chris J. Perry will own the famous Kohl- moor diamond. The Negro independents may make some political fur fly. Gilchrist Stewart may resume the prac- tice of the law. Fred R. Moore, of the New York Age, will join the ministry. John C. Dancy's name will adorn a gov- ernment pay-roll. The South's "Black Belt" will send Negroes to Congress. Nelson Crews will come back, like Oliver Twist, for "more." The universe may be run to suit Brother W. Monroe Trotter. Colored Ohioans may have another presidential appointment. Rev. J. G. Robinson will be elected to the Ohio legislature. Register W. T. Vernon will be on the A. M. E. Bench of Bishops. Sam Corker, Jr., will buy out the Havlin-Stair theatrical syndicate. The esteemed New York Age may have another fit of "insurgency." Cary B. Lewis will managing editor of the Chicago Record-Herald. T. J. Calloway will be mayor of the thriving Negro town of Lincoln, Md. Jack Johnson will still be champion of the world's heavyweight pugilists. T. Thomas Fortune may return to the editorial chair of the New York Age. There will be a Negro theater in every city of considerable Negro population. Richard Theodore Greener and Henry Plummer Cheatham will be vindicated. Dr. Booker T. Washington's leadership will be appreciated at its real value. Lester A. Walton will take his rightful place in the New York Age's limelight. Bishop Gaines will reply in person to the strictures of Editor T. Thomas Fortune. Correspondents for race papers will be able to make a living out of the business. S. H. Dudley will run for mayor of Chester, Pa., which he will own in fee simple. Bishop E. W. Lampton will have a "square deal" at the hands of the press and public. The entire "Brownville Black Battallon" may be restored to the United States Army. The great American race problem play will have been written—and by a Negro, too. Sam Lucas will put on a grand revival of "Uncle Tom" and Edgar Connor as "Little Eva." Howard University will have a magnificent new building for her medical department. Negro leaders will be permitted to have a say-so in the dispensation of federal patronage. Counsellor Thomas L. Jones may be an Assistant District Attorney at the nation's capital. That $400,000 Negro theater and office building planned for Washington may be erected. The Montgomery-Banks town of Mound Bayou, Miss., will embrace a population of 10,000 souls. The United States Congress will have eliminated her Tillmans, Jeff Davieses and Tom Hardwickes. Auditor Ralph W. Tylier will be at the head of a great national Negro daily at the nation's capital. J. E. Bush will be given a life-membership as receiver of the general land office at Little Rock, Ark. The Illustrious John G. Jones may have his claim recognized as the greatest and only living Mason. The Negro Republicans of New York and Indiana will have fat places under their state governments. President W. S. Buchanan will double the capacity of the school founded by Dr. Council at Normal, Ala. Editor W. D. Johnson may be officially recognized as the defender-in-chief of the Taft administration. Collector Joseph E. Lee will tell how he manages to keep a full-nelson on 1 s job, year in and year out. Oliver Randolph and Ocea Taylor, of the Washington American, will have full-fledged printing plant. Cyrus Fields Adams and "Phil" Waters will match pennies for the position of Assistant Register of the Treasury. Bishop Alexander Walters will be rated as a political prophet and soothsayer of rare wisdom and courage. J. C. Napier will enjoy the sight of his name on the paper currency of the country as Registered of the Tresury. George W. Childs and Dr. Frederick A. Cook will be joint promoters of a mamoth international "Ananias Club." Former Governor P. B. S. Pinchback, the last of the "Old Guard," will be adequately recognized by the administration. Judge M. W. Gibbs, author, globe-trott, statesman and prince of Cheerful Givers, will purchase a Y. M. C. A. of his own. Noah D. Thompson will be chaplain and right-hand supporter to Dr. Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute. Frank Fowler Brown and Signor Caruso will appear in grand opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Grand Master W. L. Houston may be the "teddy Roosevelt" of the situation in the matter of naming his successor. African Missionary Bishops W. H. Heard and J. Albert Johnson may be able to secure those much-coveted home assignments. The Southland will be dotted with a thousand Tuskegee for the industrial training of the poor whites, as well as for Negroes. J. Cabert Campbell will resume confidential relations with the White House on the question of Negro officeholders and their tenure. Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, will be the bright and particular star of an aggregation of Negro artists in a full repertoire of Shakespearean plays. Cole and Johnson will control a chain of first-class theaters for the accommodation of colored patrons, extending from Boston to Galveston. St. Louis and Philadelphia will have a THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER sure-enough local business league, and make a bid for the national convention of the organization. Washington, Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago will have newspapers that will be approved by all classes of those cosmopolitan communities. N. Zarnett Dodson will be manager of a National Afro-American Press Publishing House, and furnish plate matter for 1,000 race journals. Mrs. Alda Overton Walker and La Lole Fuller will "double up" in a star "Wildfire Dance" production for an American and European tour. Albert S. White, Dr. E. E. Underwood, W. H. Stewart and W. D. Johnson will be Kentucky's "Big Four" in the federal service at Washington. The World's Sunday School Association will follow the teachings of the Good Book and admit the colored brother into their uplifting activities. Drs. W. H. Chambers, J. S. Jackson, J. E. Coulter, L. Corrothers and George Clement may occupy seats on the Zion Bench of Bishops. Charles Banks will establish a mammoth industrial school and manufacturing plant at Mound Mayou, Miss., that will set the nation by the ears. Gabriel L. Jones, D. G. M. of Indiana, will be placed on the Board of Grand Directors of the G. U. O. of O. F. at the Baltimore B. M. C. J. A. Lankford and W. Sidney Pittman may form an architectural trust and put up all of the big buildings for the fraternal organizations of the land. Emmett J. Scott will be Special Commissioner in charge of all of the interests of the interests of the United States in connection with the Liberian Republic. Judge Robert H. Carroll, Prof. W. H. Richards and Prof. W. H. H. Hart will constitute the "Happy Family" of the law department of Howard University. Sylvester Russell will own a magazine that will make Scribner's Munsey's, Hampton's. The Century and all the rest look like the proverbial "thirty cents." Every Negro editor, correspondent and newspaper worker generally will be in attendance at the annual meetings of the National Negro Press Association. Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall will be president of the Board of Education at Washington and peace will reign in the public schools of the nation's capital. Albert S. White's National Negro Bar Association, the Central Law School and the White law practice will all center around the White ederal berth at Washington. The 1913 Semi-Centennial Exposition will be a pleasant memory and the money paid to the depositors o the Freedmen's Bank will be invested in gilt-edged securities. Local business leagues will meet at least once a month throughout the year, instead of getting active just about three weeks prior to the sitting of the national convention. Dr. A. M. Curtis will be serving another term as president of the National Medical Association, and will be designated as president emeritus of the Washington Mu-So-Lit Club. Editors and managers of such official organs as the Odd Pellows' Journal, Star of Zion Christian Recorder, Southwestern Christian Advocate and Christian Index will be elected for life. Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson, as right-hand man of Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock, may be the premier of the reorganized "Black Cabinet" at Washington, if he is willing to accept the honor. Messrs. W. H. H., J. C. Hott, J. H. Lott, Charles M. Majo, J. C. Hott, Charles Conklin Simmons, Ralph W. White, R. W. Thompson, S. Milton Lewis, Charles E. Hall, H. P. Slaughter, S. T. Henry, P. B. Young, Charles N. Love, J. C. Asbury, D. E. Jones, Edward H. Morris and 100 others what they want, in lodge, church or state. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Harry Ewing and Mrs. Blanch Roberts are able to be out again... The fair and festival given Wednesday evening for the benefit of the baseball team was well attended and a success. One of the prizes given during the evening... The funeral of the late Harry Jackson, who died in Sandy Lake, Thursday, was held Sunday at St. Mary's A. M. E. Church. He was a member of the church and a number of relatives. Do you know the No. 4, of this city, took charge of the body, burrying the brother with honors in Oak Hill Cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss a daughter, mother, sisters, brothers and a number of relatives. Do you know the No. 4, of this city, took charge of the new church Sunday, June 5...Logan Lodge, K. of P. met Wednesday in the lodge rooms, and after routine business, the report of the committee on memorial services was read. Do you know the No. 4, of this city, took charge of the Mahoning Avenue Baptist Church, Members of Logan Lodge and the Court of Calanthe and all members of Company 4. MR. W. C. HEUSTON. ATTORNEY. Mr. W. C. Heuston of Kansas City, Mo., passed through Indianapolis recently on his way to Washington, D. C., and vicinity, where he will visit relatives and friends. Mr. Heuston is not without honors at his career. He is most highly honored with the confidence and esteem of those who know him. As a lawyer he has proven a success in his community. He stands a legal light in trust, advisor of his people. In their large offices, affairs, politics, he has served race and faithfully, until by common accord he has been given a position where he can best promote the interests of race and cultural politics. Mr. Heuston is chairman of Nero Auxiliary Committee of Kansas City. Special to THE FREEMAN W. H. Harden, and Mrs ASHDOWN, ARK. Special to THE FREEMAN. We are glad to report this week that Rev. Wm. Cato, pastor of the C. M. E. Church, is up again. . .Mrs. Mary Jackson returned home on the 18th inst., after attending home on the 19th inst., with friends. . .Bro. T. M. Freeman is with along nicely with his restaurant. . .Rev. C. H. Talton, after an extended visit to Louisiana and Texas to see relatives and friends, is returned on the 20th inst. . Bro. Tom Talton is down on the 20th inst. . Bro. Rise Hickens of Richmond, Ark. was down with us on the 20th inst. . The Republicans of Jefferson county met at the court house to attend the business of electing delegates to the county convention, which is to meet on the 23rd inst. . .The Republicans of Littleton county met at the court house in the county convention afternoon. Delegates to the State convention allowed toows: Hon. S. O. Livesay, C. A. Strunn, Clabe Cook (col.) and Will Hicks (col.) were elected as alternates. The nominees for the State convention were high priests of the Royal Arch Masons for kansas and jurisdiction, of Wynne, Ark., made his annual visit on the 25th inst. The Masons of this place gave Mr. Moore the Masonic degree, of Owen Burton and Mr. A. Donelson, of Ogden, Ark., were in the city Monday of last week. TARBORO, N. C. Special to THE FREERMAN: All the churches held their meetings at the seasonal time, but the weather was or was not good and we got out...Rev. Thompson and wife have returned home after a short visit away...The loss of Mrs. Fannie Harris, who, as her son John had taken us very sad, as her son John had taken us very sad, two weeks ago...John Branch lost his wife Monday morning at 2:30. Rev. B. F. Stevens took place at the house... Mrs. Louise K. Steven has been sick, but she is better and up again...Mr. B. F. Stevens and K. Steven have road in the interest of teaching the band, and while there was taken to the baseball park to witness the first game of the season, Mr. B. F. Stevens wishes the members of his choir to turn out in full on Tuesday, as the time is near at hand...Those of the Freeman should call on B. F. Stevens. NAMED IN HONOR OF W. H. COUNCIL A Public School in Mobile, Ala. The late ditsinguished educator, W. H. Council has been honored by having a school house named after him in Mobile, Alabama. The school's corner stone took place a few days ago. Great interest was shown in the ceremonies, which were conducted in the midst of the school board, five hundred school children, representatives of the various offices and the teaching force of the school. Dr. Kryles made a well-received address, calling attention to the necessity of purging the race in the healthy reforms. The building will be in readiness for the opening of the fall term. Miss Josie Stevens entertained the Strollers, young ladies and gentlemen, as guests in a whist party. Mr. Robert Lewis won the prize for the best Gardener secerer and Mr. Fenkens the booby. The affairs was very enjoyable. Emerson Institute held its closing exercises at Zion Church last Friday night. Prof. Peekens, of Talladega College, delivered a speech to the popular furniture man, has a very swell line of refrigerators, ice boxes, etc. He has one of the most up-to-date furniture houses in the South. Get The Freeman at the Gulf City drug THE "FREEMAN" AT BALTIMORE THE FREEMAN can be had at any time at 516 West Conway street or Camden Station baggage room, by Harry McCubbins, agent. Get a writeup in the Theater number. Out June 25. 1910 When preparing to go East, Mr. Heuston's fellow townsmen showed him attention in keeping with their regard for him. A banquet declared to be the best ever tendered a colored man in that city was appointed a Speeches were made by prominent citizens, followed by a most benefiting feast. The newspapers were fulsom in praise of Mr. Heuston, extolling his virtues as a man and a citizen. He is yet a young man, but his law practice is good and bids fair to increase. As a politician much may yet be expected of him. 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Before you can pay into the Order as much as you draw out, you will have been a member one hundred years. chance have you to lose? There is no investment on earth which you can place your money and get a guarantee that your will receive at your death HUNDRED DOLLARS, IF YOU PAY THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR DURING YOUR LIFE are duty bound to leave those who depend upon you, some- en your eyes are closed in death, and we know of nothing recommend to you than the great National Order of the emplars of America, which will pay you Three Hundred Doll- three. If you die in the National Order of the Mosaic Templars of America. Just think of it! Before you can pay into the Order as much as you will draw out, you will have been a member one hundred years. What chance have you to lose? There is no investment on earth into which you can place your money and get a guarantee that your heirs will receive at your death THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, IF YOU PAY THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR DURING YOUR LIFE You are duty bound to leave those who depend upon you, something, when your eyes are closed in death, and we know of nothing better to recommend to you than the great National Order of the Mosaic Templars of America, which will pay you Three Hundred Dollars for Three. A PURELY NEGRO ORGANIZATION Order was organized in 1882 by Negroes, and its founders are in heralding the fact that not one line of its secret works, or unwritten, were stolen from any white man's order; but is the prouct of Negro brains. It not only admonishes the Negro to die, but is emphatic in teaching him how to live and im-condition in this life by self-help, thrift, industry and living true principles of honesty. A WAY WHICH OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING—NEW IDEAS of men and women have remained out of Fraternal Oruses they objected to the time-worn custom of marching under enners and streaming Regalia, also the practice of doing naught ag after the sick and burying the dead. The Mosaic Templars a adopted a simple badge (2x6 inches) as its regalia, and was Fraternal institution in the United States to introduce the most feature. It has been adopted by all of the leading Fraterals in the world. FINANCIAL CONDITION IS OUR BED-ROCK OF STRENGTH—DON'T OWE A DOLLAR Careful and conservative business methods we place our finan-ment where it cannot be shaken. Through our Endowment we have paid out to widows and orphans nearly a half-dollars. All of our claims are paid to date, and we pay them as they are filed in this office—there is no delaying or waiting, we gave the money. We never allow our reserve fund to fall cent. of the value of policies in force. Insurance Experts red this out as a safe margin, and we strictly adhere to it. This Order was organized in 1882 by Negroes, and its founders take pride in heralding the fact that not one line of its secret works, written or unwritten, were stolen from any white man's order; but is wholly the prouct of Negro brains. It not only admonishes the Negro to prepare to die, but is emphatic in teaching him how to live and improve his condition in this life by self-help, thrift, industry and living up to the true principles of honesty. BLAZED A WAY WHICH OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING—NEW IDEAS Thousands of men and women have remained out of Fraternal Orders because they objected to the time-worn custom of marching under flying banners and streaming Regalia, also the practice of doing naught but looking after the sick and burying the dead. The Mosaic Templars of America adopted a simple badge (2x6 inches) as its regalia, and was the first Fraternal institution in the United States to introduce the Endowment feature. It has been adopted by all of the leading Fraternal Orders in the world. By careful and conservative business methods we place our financial condition where it cannot be shaken. Through our Endowment Department we have paid out to widows and orphans nearly a half-million dollars. All of our claims are paid to date, and we pay them as soon as they are filed in this office—there is no delaying or waiting, for we have got the money. We never allow our reserve fund to fall below 1 per cent. of the value of policies in force. Insurance Experts have figured this out as a safe margin, and we strictly adhere to it. BIG MONEY FOR WIDE-AWAKE DEPUTIES— WRITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS tries can reap a rich harvest setting up Mosaic Lodges. For a Deputy sets up a Lodge of thirty members at $3.50 each; at 105.00. His Charter will cost him $15.00 and the Policy for October 75c, which would amount to $22.50, leaving the Deputy a gift of $67.50 on one Lodge. A Deputy of ordinary ability set up two Lodges per month; a wide-awake hustling Deputy set up four or five. If you are not a member of the Mosaic of America, join at once. If there is not a Lodge in your Deputies can reap a rich harvest setting up Mosaic Lodges. For instance, a Deputy sets up a Lodge of thirty members at $3.50 each; that is $105.00. His Charter will cost him $15.00 and the Policy for each member 75c, which would amount to $22.50, leaving the Deputy a clear profit of $67.50 on one Lodge. A Deputy of ordinary ability should set up two Lodges per month; a wide-awake hustling Deputy should set up four or five. If you are not a member of the Mosaic Templars of America, join at once. If there is not a Lodge in your community, write to headquarters and we will send somebody to organize one. We have 25,000 members scattered over the United States. Women enjoy the same rights, benefits and privileges as the men. We are helping these thousands and will help you if you will only embrace the opportunity that we are holding forth. W. M. ALEXANDER, N. G. M., 501/2 West Ninth Street. J. E. BUCH, N. G. S., Box 402. 12 B. B. B. Cures Abore ‘Troubles; Also Eezema and Rheumatism. Test B. B. B. FREE! For twenty-five years Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.), has been curing yearly thousands of sufferers from Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Blood Polson, and all forms of Bjood and Skin Diseases, Cancer, Rheuma- tam and Eczema. We solicit. the most ob- stinate cases, because B. B. B. cures where all else falls: If you have aches and pains in Bones, Buck or Joints, Mucus Patches in mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples. Copper-Colored Spots, ‘Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Byebrows Falling out, Itching, watery Bilsters or open humors, Risings or pimples of Eczema, Boils, Swellings, Eating Sores, take B. BB. It kills the poison, makes the biood pure and rich, completely chang- ing the entire body into a clean, healthy condition, healing every sore or pimple and stopping ‘all aches, pains and itching, curing the worst case of Blood Polson, Rheumatism or Eczema. BOTANIC BLOOD BALM (B. B. B.), {s pleasant and safe to take; composed of pure Botanic ingredients. It purifles and enriches the blood. DRUGGISTS $1 PER LARGE BOTTLE, Selah Ainectionn fax heme cate. FREE BLOOD CURE COUPON. ‘This coupon cut from The Freeman is good for one sample of B. B. B. mailed free in plain package. Simply fli in your fame and address on dotted lines below and mail to Blood Balm CO... rE. ‘and mail to Blood Baim Co., Atitnta, Ga, Btate name of trouble, if you know. | 258) A WOMAN’S JUST PRIDE IS HER HAIR. 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' Manufactured by THE LINCOLN POMADE COMPANY, NORFOLK, VA., U.S. A. pattoninte, “it your dealer does, tot Resp iu eond2 cot in alver or earape to THE LINCOLN POMADE OG. Der partment D., Norfolk. Va., and we will Sond you a bottle by retura mail” direct from the distillery Express Prepaid On all orders of not less than Four Quarts. Our prices are the same as hereto; fore, all express charges prepaid. We list a few as follows: 4Qts, 6Qts, 12. Qt 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 .......+++ 8.60 5.00 9.25 Imperial Gin......-. 2.60 425 8.40 Tom Boy Gin........ 8.00 3.60 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 di- rect from the DISTILLERY with- outextra charge. We do not pre- pay 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. SHORT FLIGHTS. | BY R. W. THOMPSON ot the Empire's State's ASANO MAN: er will unite the disorg By John Armstrong—With Judge Mif-| 2: 2,more varmon flin W. Gibbs in Mind, for chairman, to succee iiere’ of dips 01d sant Senn Ofzacey, » won { could recive: ‘ho: olds he stitretained | dcaier of betroit, who ils maniy. senve and energy of mind. poultry exhibit at” But Virous and wise he was, but not severe; [an Irishman, but a ver He still “remembered that he once. was | ber of the Negro race. young: Sea netionstitics now 1 His easy Presence checked no decent joy: | dividunia; yet everyone Mim crea the absslote earelied for he | when coutronted ‘by. th A gracefay looseness when he pleased’ put on; | Sullivans ang. Ttyans « And, Taughiog couta instruct. Such had he | and. bumor. Mr. Ola oy : S| favor of the “ould soa Much more had seen; he studied from the we ihe Ie i, to be interred Did eh ela icina abhi sk uk ee oF GR ome oe Fife, [And in the original, perused mankind. | “they now call him FR Don't pretend tbe, what you are not It is a great preacher who knows when 19 top : ‘hie merry, merry Commencement season 1 upon us, A. man's true “place” Js where he is needed neat. King Menolik’s last death refuses to “stay pout ie seome Visitors wowld be invited oftener if they would get out sooner, ‘The most influential man i a community ts tarely ‘the nolslest ones The trade ‘echoht je not va tod, Ite anies gecsonlty for both Blacks and whiten: ‘The Tilimante horde ts given a tresh blow on the cou srary. time. a ‘Negro’ bank Is loncnea ‘The coming of the comet was about as unsatistectory. as the coming of most po Titeat Jobe ‘The favorite of ioday In the “cussed-out” opertomorrow. “Have your own ideals and tick to then, "Argument with an inferior merely wastes the’ Une of the superior and. gives the other Bows ie ad? without cost to. himele | Men who can not hold a sceret can not ‘old's Yriend oF i go0d. S00. Tattlor® are otaate either as an eatploye or an e- fauaintanee | The truth about te Brownsville episode will yet come. out—it there’ Is any weight Tor ue ‘attached, to ancient "proverb. that Seater wit ont Gur cnemalen are deligited! whenever they ana’ our bin Neweoce creaged tna" TAEDy Wrangie. ‘hey are worried “aboutus only Whentwe are united. Applause isa good. thing, provided you aon cman, ups Mk ae en stones to Slay tie same’ Sie ‘able (o. dos your work without fy in. a.pinch Don't serouge—don’t bite, don't Rit in the breakaway Biny, the aime on the tevel There le emple room for every one who really desiven to do something worth, whlle. ‘The Negro enumerators scored heavily in tuelt labors. in the taking of tne thirteenth tetas he ditector of the census. 1s tou hints commendation of their intelligent and pataking work. ‘The pooe whites of tte South are to have ratte Rnoois’ madeled, after, uskente ine Bilute Good. "Cpon the proper education St ine poor whites depends the ultimate a0- idan oe the’ mace pepe dayen tn Disie Booker ‘T. Washington's leadership 48 on stmnighe judging from the royal welcome he Heetived the other "week in’ New JSngiand. His leadership. fs not polltical—it ia, edu- taflonat moral and economic, In tact, 12 fr umiversal. ‘The iimelight shines often on ‘Tuskegee Inaitate, Hampton Tnstiuate, Wilberforce and HowaraUniveelien they are tending in tia" labor of vace redemption, and. maxing the burden Tighter for thelr progressive con: Atmparertes ihe. intermarriage of races is parely a personal ‘guestion, and should ‘not be. in: Pee aa pelle or bor mando =. yeblis Met Geld te eeat-disteibutive and. wil SON us owe prouieme along natural: les Tet ine intermarriage question alone. White the Negro is conducting, shoe stores groctties, drs goods emporiuin, moviog. ple: fire’ showt and pharmacies he ie mot for- Betting onen bake vient sions to. han Sian (ts ort ane. cucceestal, men "and rome inthe vatiousavenues of business The Negro ts entitled to his share in bust: neat relttion, “education. the, tnduatelal arte Tea pollen ‘There it’ no: feld of buman ane em which the black man should See Cat ua Ursus cents eae taton, mo matter how Tast or furlogn the hig iE the ay. of opmectucity” tor ite enterprising woman. “She has made © place Toe Teele in business, at the bar. tn" ofc Gir Wicana’'on the plattorm, am well an fie Home and the school. room.” No longer ew Gueceseary for a. women of worth 10 thatry'In order to get her board and clothes ‘The Georgia Broad Axe Is a new one at stain, Ga eit gete into the 1918 game early Beeon, Simeing “as ltscholet-for president wher rafts second. term, "that stalwart Sing “party “general,” Postmaster-General Eran wh tencocke™ “and adding “he's. all rool and a yard wie” ‘phe. biN. to create commission. of saven tote a tke semt-centential exposition toate providing for the payment. of the Bee eet eet aiviied, to the. deponitors of the PErecdencn's Bonk ‘will noon be paswed See eee athe imcaauree, ane of "vital Bhpontance to the Negrocr of the land. There te no necessity for anyone getting sity up over the alleged miscengenation Barat? xo wane woman ix compelled to Fe cecre Iman If ane dooen't want, (0. Bote He Saleen ot the country feel surety Sating the matter. of life. partier- Ene ‘fo ‘the judgment and discretion of thelr own women De, ‘Thomas Jease Jones, of the dtvision or Miethoas and ‘Resuite im the census, and Seen eae ath the formulation Thatcham by which 1800 Negro enumera= Tera medurea “S goody bunch of “welvet.” te Kormcniariy: well pleased. with, tho satiofac- eae einer io which nis plan worked. OUt De Jones ie the Negro's friend. ‘the writer pegs fo thank the Journal and Gang NTE Re Ga? Be Columbian, outa Gale, NOrreNe Mogate ‘Guide, Litt Hock, SUS EE" eletiaa ‘Sentinal, Pensacola, Fin, Aut other papers. for. the many” nice things Tea have been saying of um There Is en- they Manet in bring appreciated. for" the Sotviee one tries to, for his Tellow-man, rother W. J. White, of the Georgia Bap tie RNS fone’ to raising chickens.” This iNreterabie to the sulphurle things some i Bietcener brethren are raising. We wish Segue White the: best of, luck with his Fatnee ayaa ‘thai iooke for a BIg report fowl farm, he New Work mecting, of the {OMaea Tease and Prees Association: Let us read more of the history of the ailigctaned rorehgners who have ‘come to dition tiagine Totty Wdcas of liberty and Pe incre igenclepmeent. The hostility of Haeeea ea sincere and his eh. lewacy Hosein, foc tho instruction of the freed- See net ight ‘spots. in the nation's chron mat £hq Wilcatse the name of the famous Se ae ee ae eee ee uantere Roscoe Conkling Simmons, the militant editor of the New York National Review, proposes Charles W. Anderson for the chair- Manship of the Republican state commit- ee ae that thm qittsed ped Aipieahany THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. of the Empire's State's greatest Negro lead- er will unite the disorganized forces of the G. 0. P. more harmoniously than can any other agency. Why not “Charlie” Anderson for chairman, to succeed ‘Tim Woodruf? John O'Lacey, a wealthy poultry and ems Gealer of Detroit, who won prizes at @ mig poultry exhibit at Buffalo recently, Is ‘not an Irishman, but a very go0d-lookitig_mem- ber of the Negro race. One cannot tell races and ‘nationalities now by the names of in- dividuals; yet everyone ts forced to smile when confronted by the O'Briens, O'Haras, Sullivans and Ryans among us." In thrift and humor, Mr. O'Lacey possesses the trug savor of the “ould sod.” It fx to be Inferred that the illustrious Jolin G. “Jones, of Chicago, ie not pleased with the National Negro. Bar Association, Organized at Louisville last year by Coun- fellor Albert S. White. He has planned Meeting of a little bar club of his own for New Orleans in October. Nevertheless and hotwithstanding, Brother White will hold the session of the Feal Dar association tn New "York in August, and the truly great barristers of the Fage will be on hand. ‘Ten thousand three hundred and fifty dol- Jars In deposits on the opening day was a big showing for the new. Penny” Savings Bank of Montgomery, Ala. ‘The Institution is located in one of Alabama's most thriving sections, where the Negro Is most progres- ‘sive and successful in business and in. the industries. IC will succeed, because the right men are behind it. The officers are: Rev. W. R. Pettiford, president; N. H. Alexan- der, vice-president; and V. H. ‘Tulane, cashier, When {t comes to handling vigorous and picturesque ‘English, no writer in the coun- try hae anything on’, ‘Thomas Fortune, | He is showing some of his old-time “class” in that peppery bout with Bishop Gaines. in the New York Age. Mr. Fortune is now associate editor of the Philadelphia Tribune, and in annexing this veteran’ quill-driver, the enterprising and ever-alert Chris Perry indicates that he never allows a good thing to get by him. We wish Mr. Fortune a long and prosperous stay on the staff of the Tri- Bune. Philadelphia will now proceed to wake up. oe Excursion parties to Mound Bayou, Miss. are to be a. fashionable diversion among Our people this year in the southern and Dorder states. A coterie of Chattanoogi’s enterprising citizens are to be the first to make the pilgrimage, according to @ news item. in the Nashvilie Globe. A’ visit to marvelous Mound Sayou—to see a real Ne- gro town, run exclusively by and for Ne~ frocs—will prove an eye-opener to the fnost. phigmatic, Mound Bayou, is traly one of America’s "show places,” and no ‘one can note its progress and doubt. the Capacity. of the Negro for commerelal Ins itiative and self-government, Mortormen who are experts in dermatology can get permanent positions at good wager in Atlanta. A Caucasian woman of doubt ful-looking color tried. to enter the. fron door of a street car in the Georgia metropo- lis the other day. ‘The motorman, mistak ing her for a Negro, said In a tone non too mild: "Negroes must enter at the rear! ‘The woman Kot as Ted in the fact as he tint would allow, and forthwith went off anc fled a suit against the company for $10,000 this amount being regarded by her as neces xary to bind up her wounded dignity. | ‘The The head and front of the motorman's of fending wax his brutal remark to the as grieved female party: “There are plenty 0 Negroes in Atlanta lots whiter than you.’ The need for skin specialists on the strec care is painfully apparent, if these costl Inistakes are to be avoided. It is pleasing to note the liberality with which the colored press of the country ha handled the Important and Informing litera ture sent out by the census bureau. Arti Gles_ showing the Value to the race of a Accurate report: instructions as to how th Schedules are to be made out; xuggestin how persons may secure positions as cli rke enumerators, and special agents; and ex plaining the meaning ofterms used tn th bperations of the bureau, a well as othe pertinent toples have been given much spac Tn the columns of our papers, often at ¢ pecuniary nacrifice; Yet, the patriotic, race Ioving Negro editor has not hesitated to x to the limit of his resources to push alons a cause which he felt would result advan tageously to the people with whom his lo is cast. The Negro, more than any. othe Clement in our body’ politie, will be helped $y a strong mnoral, material and intelleetua rating under the thirteenth census. ‘The irrespressible Charles Banks, 0 Mount Bayou, Miss., made a big hit with the people of Helena, Ark., on the 13th, bi his masterly. address on business progress Iustrating the vast possibilities open to. thy face by telling the story of the. varvelow five of Mound Bayou, a city owned from top to bottom by Negroes. “AS first vice president of the National Nefiro Busines Teague and right-hand man to Dr. Booke ‘T Washington, president of the Mississipp Siate Negro Business League, supervisor 0 the census in. 1800, and. special agent i 180, delegates to the Republican nationa Convention in. 1908, and cashier of the hank Sf "Mound. Bayou ‘and. promoter-in-chief 0 the $100,000 cotton off mill at the sam place, Charles Banks is known to every: mar Bnd woman_of consequence on the Americar continent. ‘The Helena meeting was inspir ing to the last degree, and Mr. Banks hai fired into them an ambition that will resul in a. “Greater. Helena,” made so by § MGreater Negro” in commerce industry anc education. tight Hon. James C. Napier, _ well-knowi thoughout the country. for his. politica foresight and strong advocacy pf Republi Can doctrines, isof the opinion that ‘Ten: hessee will be found In the Republican col Uma. at the nest presidential election. Hi Quses hie argument upon the fact that Aft per cent, of the-most densely populated dis frets of West. Tennessee Is) Negroes, abou Lwentycfive per cent, of Middle. Tennesse ig Negroes, with Hast Tennessee soltdiy i the Republican coluran. He thinks ther Would hardly. be any doubt that the stat Would. go Republican if the white leader Indicate a disposition to co-operate cordial Iy_ with the Negroet In making their plans cleeting thenr delegates and selecting thei Candidates. Mr. Napler is level-headed, anc fethe party managers will but follow i advice, "so unselfishly given, the part President. Taft will be « much easier on eee ie te tow. due gt the pat See ECHOS FROM SUNNY SPOKANE. The Great Inland Metropolis of the Far Pacific Northwest. By Stat Correspondence. ‘The coming fistic battle for the world's heavy. welght. champlonship, between Jack Johnson, the “Black Wonder,” and Jim Jet- {oer the unconquerable, hax aroused much interest in this section, au Lil Arthur has strong following not only among the mem- hers of his own race, but of the white. A few days before the great fiatic contest this Old town will seem lke @ deserted village, dis many of the feht fans will hie themselves to ‘Frisco to lay thelr coin on the black fa- Yorite, A number of fight fans have char- tered a special train via the Oregon Navi- gation Railroad, A few days ago your scribe inet J. Gorden Baves, of Chicago, known on every Bastern race track as “Kid” Eaves Qnd on the Pacific slop as. “The King.” White In conversation, asked him. his. opin- fon as to Johnson's chances for winning in the coming battle, This is the dope given out by this old past master: “Why, John- fon is the one best bet of your life, 1 fave been. playing sure things all of my lige, bot thie is the surest thing of them life, but this is the surest thing of them tout on the 4th of July, T will stop trying to dope the ponies and go prospecting in the Cascades. Look at this for a string of black winners: George Dixon, as a feather~ weight, Joc Kans as a. lightweight, Joe Walcott as a welterweight, Samuel Lang- ford as a middle weight, Peter Jackson, the grand old man of them all, and our own Little Arthur will take care of the heayy- weights on the 4th of July next, and the only thing T have left out of pawn Is my ola shoe strings, and {will push them in ie'1 ean catch my uncle feeling good, for any good Negro can beat any good white, his chances being equal.” ‘The bitter attack of the erratic/T. Thomas Fortune, which appeared in a recent lesue of the New York Age, assalling the char- acterfof the venerable old prelate, Bishop Wesley J, Gaines, has been generally con- demned by all classes, both christian and non-christian, This grand old hero. shall trlumph over such men as Uncle Tom, who resort to such low methods to bedim his glory in the sunset of his ‘brillant career. ‘The people of the West rejoice with him in his early vindieation. "Rev. Dr. J. Gordon, McPherson, formerly the brilliant pastor of Calvary Baptist church, whose eloquent sermons attracted such large crowds during his pastorate, will soon give the public his new book, ‘The Sky Pilot.” which gives a thrilling account of & black “Yreacher’s struggles in the far off Avest,, It is written in most romantic style, a5 the doctor is considered one of the most veraatiie Western writers andan eloquent pulpiteer. His book should have a largge fale. Mra Charles S. Parker, the wife of Bditor Parker, of the Spokane Citizen, will leave for an extended visit to the East, She will spend the summer visiting with relatives in Washington. D. C. During ‘the past. woek the striking white waiters and waltresses, have been domewhat Annoyed by ‘the rumor that a number of Bustern colored walters were en route to this elty to take their places, in several of the leading grills and’ restaurants, ‘Thus for once the black waiter has become and important factor. ‘Last Sunday afternoon the auditorium of the St, Paul Baptist. church ‘was crowded fo" the’ doors tp "hear the “aadress on the progress of the Negro by Judge Munter, one of the leading Western jurist, under the auspices of the men's Sunday club, The address was listened to with marked at- tention. ‘The Ladies Ala Society of the St. Paul Baptist church is making great prepara- tons for their mid-summer fair, which promises to be the most elaborate given in this section. ‘The dance given on Wednesday evening by the Spokane Social Club was pronounced one of the most brilliant society events. feadership. of Benj. Campbell, president; Carence Grubbs, treasurer, and’ Charles H. Wagner, secretary. Wm, Soeders, dean of the Silver Grill dining room crew, Is on @ forced vacation suffering with his eyes. Mr. Wm. Glass, accompanied by Mrs. Giass, left for the Bast the early part of the week; also Mr. and Mrs. RL. Allen left for New York city. Rey. Dr. J. Gordon McPherson is booking dates’ for his tour South to deliver his Powerful lecture, “Battling Against the De- mon, or a Peep Behind the Screen,” dealing with white slavery and temperance. Any Chureh, pastor or young people's organiza- tion desiting to book this wonderful lecture should “write him at Spokane, Wash., for Oe ne THE EMORY CAIN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ‘This school, established April 3, 1908, has just closed its second year, It'was founded by Emory J. Cain, of Alabama, Incorporated October 11, 1909, with Emory Cain, president; O. M. Brown, vice president; Mrs, G. B. “Tedsley, secretary- Treasurer; Mrs. Sallie Cain, matron. ‘Pupils enrolled in all courses, 97. Courses; English, Typewriting, Ste- nography, ‘Telegraphy, Electrical “Engin- eering, Broommaking, Chairmaking, Shoe Repairing, Carpentry, Photography, Con- creting, Domestic Science, Laundering, p > eid a ce ay a 3 ¥ yy ae Sewing, Cutting, Cleaning and Repairing, Music, ‘Piano, Organ, Violin, Guitar, Cor: net, all Band and Orchestra Work, “Thor ‘Oughbass, “Harmony and Vocal, Tt Is located on Blake street, Nos. 716- 730, in two buildings of sixteen rooms, Nich school, also summer normal. Five teachers resident and six lecturers, ‘Tuition very low, also opportunities to pay part of tuition in work. ‘The latest addition to the curriculum ts an agricultural course, consisting bot of laboratory work and’ practical farming, the school having a ten-acre plot on which the ‘puplis receive their practical work, ‘They’ have ‘a school. band, composed _of boys and girls and the instructors of the school. Instructors: Emory J. Cain, of ‘Tue- kegce College; I, M. Brown, of Oberlin and Ohio State M. and A.;' Mrs. G. P. ‘Teasley, of Philander Knox Mrs. Sallie P. Cain, of St. Louis Public Schools; Mrs. Mabel Itoberts, of Eaton, O. ‘The Hon, Geo. L. Knox, of ‘The Free- man, addressed the Emory Cain Industrial School last Monday night, at their chapel, in the school building. In Biake street. A large and. appreciative audience of the younger element of the communitp was in attendance. The address was unique inasmuch as it was totall devoid of flow- ers of rhetoric and the common, every- day ‘rant.so common. in lectures’ on the subject of industrial work. Well may. it be said that Mr. Knox is a leader of the race, In so much as his lecture showed a deep insight into the present needs and conditions of the Negro. It would be in- deed well that not only the words, ut the example of Mr. Knox be heeded, for his indeed an honor to his people. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. PFC omr to THE FREEMAN, ‘Company H, I. N. G., conducted memo- rial services at St. Paul, May 29. A’ very interesting program was rendered... Last quarterly meeting at St. John's A.M. EB, Church, on May 31, was a gratifying sue- ‘cess along all lines... The Patriarchies, (. U. 0. of O. F., gave an interesting drill, supplemented with a good progtam, under the management of Mrs, Carrie L. Ham- iiton, Monday evening, May 30, at Mason- le Hall. "The Oad Fellows are ‘progressing in this city. In the business world things are booming—that {s, our people have caught the business “spirit....the new businesses organized but a few days are: Coleman & Grady, upholsters ; Union Gro- cery Company, Roberts Shoe Company, Wisher & Nix’s Tce Cream and Lunch business, G. FB. Ousley’s restaurant." Mr. Hubbard, in the southern extreme of the city, is doing a good grocery business. ... ‘The new Leland Hotel is being erected. ‘The important question asked among col- ored waiters is, Will they have colored waiters? ‘The Leland Hotel has always had colored help. but when the new hos- telry shall have been completed it will be under new management, and it is, there- fore, hard to forecast the result.” There is a’ very competent set of walters at the Leland now. ‘The St. Nicholas Hotel, which employed colored waiters for thirty: five or forty. vears, has not had any since August 14,1308. "Mr. Loper always: em. Ploved colored waiters, “but he has ‘not jad a cate since the rot, with the excep- tion of a few months. ‘There are a few other restaurants here considered first- class which have white waiters.....The colored people do most any kind of work here, but get one kind in large quantities —the menial. and even that is competi- tive....The Colored ¥. M. C. 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Editor FREEMAN: At last I've pulled off a show that will half-way do. I let everybody in free and they promised if they liked the first act that they would pay to see the other two. I had to get a woman to take Tilly Brainstorm's place. Her name is Savannah. She is a teacher at Chee. She said she was a great dancer. I don't know if she was or not, for she had on a cheap pair of new shoes and they cried so loud you couldn't hear the taps from her feet. She said she was a better dancer than the cheerleader. She might be, because hanging clothes on a high line gives one a good tipple practice. The dancing part of the show is very, very classical. We got a female imperious dance. He's as graceful as John Turner, the bass singer, and in his barefoot dance went fine, but everybody wanted the windows raised. He stuck a tack in his foot but didn't dance and came near breaking up the show. The star comedian made such a big hit that he got the big head right away. He got the head in his own face even me, the boss. I just hope he keeps it up pay night. Of course it's out of season, but I think he play an April fool joke on my performers. I wonder how they would take the joke? I had a little trouble in the beginning of the show. The comedian didn't have any trouble. The shoe shining shops were closed, so he went out in the audience to get some soot out of the stove pipe to blacken up with, but the stove pipe fell and smoked the auditorium. Tell John Rucker to write me what kind of shoe John polish his black his face with, so we won't have the same trouble no more. Somebody wrote me about getting Jerry Meyer to play the piano, and think I'm here for? If a man can't run a stage from the front of the house he has no business being a show troupe manager, would like to get a musical directive, because when my started singing the starting chorus it sounded like somebody was singing "Bon Bun Buddy," some "On the Road to Monterey" and the rest "All Hail the King." He would hold up the tenor sectionconsiderable. "Teete," our musical lady, was the only one who had brains enough to get something to paint her face with. She bought a paint that goes with it, and when she came out she looked like a gost and scared the children so it was as much as we could do to keep them quiet; otherwise the first impression in the middle of the thirtieth when my leading lady yelled "Stop!" We had forgotten the second act. Blessed be her cool-headed thoughtfulness. Then I had to close up the curtains and fix the window. The audience could get head and tail to the show. After the show a man from Chicago came and shook my hand and said he congratulated my gameness. He said I would book it. Juliet, so I wrote and tried to book it. Everybody is talking about my star comedian, I don't do it in an order for him and I walked in and had his hardships in life, but at last he is famous. Strange how some men can get fame so easy! I asked Archer, Bob Motts or McCabe won't see him. They might show him where they can pay him more money than I'm promising him. He's in Redfoot, Ga., and a few more towns, so I'll write and tell you how I'm getting along. Say, I want an ad, in your paper. Were going to charge me anything. I would send an order for your paper, but I read Gruff Jones' every week. He sho' is a good customer of yours, and I'm a good friend of me. "I'll send you that dollar I owe you the first time I think of it. Yours friendly," GEO, BEARD, Mgr. S. T. Smoothee. FIDDLER & SHELTON IN SEATTLE. This club is first class in every detail. Owners, Mr. Wm. Bowman and Oscar Collins, fields, secretary, Burr Williams, manager. Directly across the street Mr. Streck Collins and A. D. Duncan operate the Keystone bar. The proprietors of these establishments are men of wealth and influence. Another gentleman we might speak of who added a deal to our entertainment was Mr. Brooks, property owner and business man. We could mention many others, but do not at this time recall them. Ed. Fleming of Tacoma, Wash., called to see us also. We are informed that Ed. has much of this world's goods. Ed. too, is an artist, a mother of a troubled ing. He eight right now weeks, the coast and close at the Majestic Theater, Chicago, ill., the week of July 17. Yes, we will see the big fight. IMPORTANT TO COLORED THEATERS. The theatrical number that THE FREEMAN Publishing Company intends to issue early in June will be of much importance to the colored theater owner and manager of the company. We need a number to the boosting of Negro playhouses in every section of the country where they are to be found. We want to hear from every proprietor regarding our prices on half-tone cuts of black and white, as well as cuts of individuals. In this number we want an illustration shown of every colored theater in the country, and it can be done for a small amount. These cuts are important in promoting a record-breaking business. Get in line, everybody. We start making up the theatrical issue from today. AN IMPORTANT MATTER FOR SHOW PEOPLE Now Comes the Theatrical Edition. Some time ago we spoke of issuing a theatrical edition of THE FREEMAN, and as it met with popular approval of our audience, we decided to issue such number in a most magnificent style at an early date in the month of June. In this issue we are publishing a long list of the many play houses for colored people throughout the country that have sprung up within the last year or so. So rapidly has the colored stage artist made his mark on the public, and to have the public know just what he has done in facts, figures and the evidence itself in an elaborate illustration of Neo-gro play houses, the owners, promoters, and the public, to secure each individual's assistance in aiding us to get a hold of such matter and publishing a special number. We are grateful to the public for their deepey to give us plenty of time to get up a complete number, that is, one that will cover the entire field in the theatrical world. WOOD THING FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS. The special issue of the theatricals will be THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. one of great concern to the young performer—the real beginner—for we shall devote much space in introducing to the stage world the young performer, the real beginner. We want to teach us we want to read about. Everybody likes to read something new. What the world is doing today and not what it has done is what we like to read about. We know that we are not the only ones. Danny Cole & Johnson are to the stage world, but there may be hundreds of others who are equally as clever that we know nothing of. THE FEERMAN's effort will be to teach them how to read in theaters in the theatrical number. We want everyone to start now and give us their support in this matter. Take up correspondence with us and find out what you can do to aid us. e want your photo and description of your life and your advertisements. REV. JOHNSON SURPRISED. Special to THE FREEMAN BALTIMORE. Md., May 25.—Rev. Dr. Harvey Johnson, who instituted and led the successful fight which resulted in colored lawyers being given the right to be a by a visit from a number of members of the bar last Wednesday afternoon. City Councilman Harry S. Cummings, spokesman of the party, told Dr. Johnson that he was the first anniversary of the granting of the right to colored men to practive law in Maryland, and that as Dr. Johnson was primarily responsible for the securing of his own rights, the number of the bar wished to express his appreciation of his unselfish services by presenting him a gold-headed silk umbrella. In responding, Dr. Johnson told the secretary of the abrogation of the law excluding that he was practically unaded in secur-colored men from practicing law. Dr. Johnson has been pastor of Union Church, and has been leader in all movements for the general uplift of the community. CLARKSVILLE, TENN Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Colia Johnson Perkins was buried last Monday from Mt. Olive Baptist church, Rev. Seymore officiating.....Mrs. Frances Dudley died May 15 while viewing the graves of relatives at Mt. Olive Church. Mrs. Colin Roberts, of Mrs. Colin Roberts, keeps ill quite ill.....Mrs. Lulu Manning has returned from a visit to Henderson, Ky.....Mrs. Lucy Chilton is quite ill at her home on Main street.....There was a lawn fete given on May 30 at the log street, Monday, May 30. The music was furnished by the Twentieth Century Concert band.....Mrs. Fannie Parish, of Chicago, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Egbert Neblet.....Mrs. W. H. C. Stokes, firmary and is improving.....Mr. Robert Snowden is at the Infirmary.....Mrs. Lucy Chilton, of Main street is quite ill. ST. PAUL. MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN: William Irving, alias Moore, 40, escaped from the City Hospital some time during the night of May 24 and was found dead in Ulmer's stone yard the next morning. Tennessee was formed his mother, Columbia, Tennessee, and his mother, sisters and sisters lived. He was a stranger here, having resided in this city only a few months. Dr. Anchor, of the hospital, stated that Ulmer was the first tuberculosis Mr. Elijah Johnson and Mrs. Carrie Evans were united in marriage by Rev. Dr. J. M. Boddy, pastor of Zion Presbyterian church on June 9, 1915. Joseph and Jonas Strong are making extensive additions to their property on W. Central avenue. They have one of the best located homes of any Negroes in the city. They will be touring a concert tour through Kentucky and Indiana. She will be the special guest of Rev. J. C. Anderson while in Louisville, Ky.…There will be a Victrola concert at the Louisville Baptist church on June 9. Messrs. A. Payne and W. P. Hough are managers.…Mrs. Alice Reed has been granted a divorce from her husband, C. H. Reed, the expressman, and the tenant, to advertise his tailoring business.…The Biddle Circle G. A. K. had their annual memorial sermon preached at the Pilgrim Baptist church on last Sunday. The Freeman each week from Henry Crawford, the popular news agent. JACKSONVILLE, ILL. 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It cured me {one month, It is a simple, harmless ‘tion that can bo prepared by any one baw Yeethe rye, Twill spud tt FREB to ‘very suffering sister who writes to me, ‘Aro nothing to sell, This is a case of wom whelping Woman, I send it FREE. Ad _ ‘mw Mex AB Hopwor, South Bend, Ind, TRUE CONTENTMENT ey A cnipy ‘0G FN | aed Mr poor GOVERNOR HUGHES FOR THE su. PREME BENCH. The appointment of Governor Hughes of New York to the Supreme Court bench is generally considered in the interest of the judiciary in that it se cures the services of an individual rich and ripe in the essentials, It is thought that while the bench gains the larger phase of our civil politics, statesmanship sustains a loss that it can not very well afford. But Mr. Hughes is a lawyer, and the bench seems the lawyer's goal—its on the promoting line. So with all of the Governor's fine qualities as an ex ecutive he could not deny the trend of his ambition, albeit presidential pos- sibility which was big, loomed up be- fore him. He has done a most excel- lent thing in accepting the offer of the President, since {t more defines the individual, making it more certain that there are men who see duty above place and power. ‘The Supreme Court will be invig- ored through the personal of the new appointee, assuring that the tribunal of the last resort will yet endure for what it was created, the amplest jus- tice that may be meted out between man and man. ‘The Negro race may well take hope through the appointment of Mr. Hughes. It is menaced on the right and left; the constitution is threat- ened with assaults, having in mind the destruction of those portions where the Negroes’ interests are conserved. Thus the reinforcement of the bench as it may be viewed is timely from their viewpoint, relying of course upon the high moral and judicial senses long since evidenced by the Governor of New York. ‘The Negroes throughout the coun- try are “applauding to the echo” over the appointment. Whatever else they may think\of President Taft, they are supremely satisfled at the appoint- ‘ment of this bulwark of their de- fenses, The country is no less satis- fied; all sections are sounding the praises of the master mind that in- fluences men from the sheer force of right, MINISTERIAL OPPOSITION T THE JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT. The Presbyterian Minister's Union of San Francisco protests against the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight. The min- ister of Pittsburg and Indianapolis have also signified their opposition to the fifht. Pittsburg ministers declare it as their purpose to do al lin their power to make the opposition take the form of a national protest, while the Indianapolis ministers think an attempt to make the ministerial fight against the fight national in scope would be a mistake, still their sym- pathies and prayers are with their San Francisco brethren. ‘There are, of course, white ministers, the Rev. George D. Wolf (white) of the Fletch- er Place M. E. church, who last win- ter addressed one of the monster meetings of the Colored Y. M. C. A., and who boasted thereat of being an Irishman, is reported as saying: “I am against all.prize fighting, and would help in any manner possible to prevent this fight in particular.” ‘There’s where the rub comes in. It hinges on the sentence, “This fight in particular.” The Freeman will not discuss the right or wrong of prize fighting, but it will say it boldly that it is amazed at the seeming alarm of the gentlemen of the cloth, and that it regards this alarm of the “tinkling cymbol” and “sounding brass” kind ridiculous and hypocritical in view of the fact that never before in the his- tory of prize-fighting did the white ministers or any ministers offer op- position to the prize-fight promoters, when the championship was at stake between white men, but this partic- ular fight has aroused them. Why? Because the proverbial “Big, black, burly Negro” is in it, and one work- ing for the coveted prize, that they now rush in where “angels would fail to dwell.” We are out of sympathy with this opposition because we see in it too much hypocrisy. We hope the fight will take place for one par- ticular reason, viz: To demonstrate afresh to the world that in the fistic arena the black man is not inferior to the white man, and that he can match the best white man, that's all. THE SOLID SOUTH. We admire the editorial in a re- cent issue of the Richmond (Va.) Re- former on “The Solid South,” wherein the editor takes the pains to show in bold language the truckling policies of the Republican party to break the sol- id South at the expense of the Negro} eliminating him from participation in the spoils of office under a Republican administration, The Reformer dates the beginning of this backward step for the Negro in politics to the Gar- field and Arthur administrations, but it goes farther back than that. The fact is, the political status or question affecting the Negro in this country has never been a settled question, and President Lincoln once said that “no question is settled until settled right.” ‘As we was about to say, it goes far- ther back than the Garfield-Arthur ad- ministrations. The solar plexus blow to the Negro’s political belly was struck under the Rutherford B. Hayes administration. The day President Hayes removed the United States troops from the South the Negro has been losing ground politically, and re- member in that day Booker T. Wash- ington was not in sight as leader of the “children of Israel.” Frederick Douglas was on deck then, crying in the wilderness, “The Republican party is the ship, all else is the sea.” We saw when the old ship sprung a leak just where the Negro citizens were Jodged and we sounded the alarm, giv- ing everyone ample time to adorn a “life preserver” before the awful storm, and we were cast overboard ‘We were called everything but a good name, were villified, caricatured and ridiculed for our insurgency stand ir defense of the race; we urged then what we here urge, “Independency and a division” of the Negro vote. We maintain that the time has come wher we should vote for men and measure: when those men and measures favor us as a race in the enjoyment of out citizens’ rights, and to do this without regard to party. Daylight is breaking and men everywhere are beginning to see the righteousness of our conten tions and respect our position. We HE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ee $U-|are as much a Republican in principle | light luminates yon hill, and the pur- as we ever were, and we are with that|Pled east is a reality. The credulity y party when it stands by the funda-|0f man is made manifest by the mu- hes|mental principles which brought it|ti™y of the owls. These sombre deni-| An urt|into existence, and which has caused| #05 had noticed that the sun did| Orde the} it such a long tenure of office in the|TI8e When the cock crowed and with| to o se-|national government. It once was the Such persistent regularity that they |G. ¥ ual] boasted party hailed everywhere as| believed the rooster was the author | Sout is|‘‘the champion of human liberty.” |! their undoing, the owls choose dark —e ins| Rights that are sacred to every man, and Aevious ways; they would have a es,|the right to live, the right to earn %|contimuous holiday of darkness, hence| RC -it|living and enjoy the pursuits of hap-|the Plot to make way with the author Piness and be protected in those in-|0f day. | Similarly the play runs, typi- the |@lienable rights. These for the most |f¥ing the human creation in its es-| Bley ‘on|Part are denied us now, and we are|seuce by the lower kingdom of ani-| Supp! of|for the men and party that will stand|™als. The whole business is jrodi- ex-|by those fundamental principles. We|sious- Is it worth the, while? New ot|are American citizens. ‘That's where a os-| We stand, and by the grace of God will] DURHAM COTTON MILLS. ne be-| continue to stand. ARE SUCCESFUL.| vel. ARAL ce Ree: at | OCTOROONS NOT NEGROES. ro). 2 RR OR Reaper OS een CAM ‘The Supreme Court of the State of Loulsiana has recently ruled that an Octoroon is not a Negro. That means that a person 99 per cent. white and 1 ber cent. black are not as formerly to be regarded as being classed black That being so nearly white that they can now be considered white, and en- joy all the privileges accorded their white kin, which is exactly right, and ought always to have been so. But Louisianians and the whole South say they can not swallow that “supreme court pill,” and it is proposed to ap- peal to the State legislature for the enacting of a law that shall place a Kind of “sugar-capsul-of race. prejt dice,” so that the whites may be fa- cilitated’ in swallowing a nasty pill of thelr own making, You see, “chickens will come home to roost,” and “what an individual or people sow that shall they also reap.” It is written in the stars that way. The thought that Oc. toroons will be free to enjoy equal opportunities and privileges in public places with their white brothers and sisters is unpleasant to the Louisian- jans, and has caused great alarm. It ought not to, however, for the whites themselves are to blame for this phase and color of the Negro-race-question. It is a living monument to their shame. We find ourselves so much in accord with the expressed view of the editor of the Indianapolis Daily Star that we quote a part of his recent edi- torial upon the subject under consid- eration, He says: Sai Neyo et wea ee ne In view of the fact that a man whoa seven: cighths ‘white by. nature ‘belongs: with the White race. Booker Washington once sald “One per cent black, 38 per cent white. ass you give him to tin’ "The discrimination Aeainst these’ people’ eo nearly, white: thar In many cases their racial mixture can. not ‘be, detected, forma ‘one phase tragic. one of the race problem now being workea ont in thin country: They are eauacteeh Conditions for. which the whites, who raw the'line ‘against them ‘ase Tesponaibie, “au ways other: than social, however, oc- toroons’ do hold. a diferent position in, the South trom puro-blood. ‘Nesrocs, law, and custom trom early times drawing a. dle Unetion tetween tiem. A claselfeation thet ates bucke to atavery ‘dava designate three Fnoca—-white, Negroca and "yereene of cates ‘Theae Taat inchuded. all. whose. telne eon: tained any mixture of white Bloods and: oe: {oroons ‘were regarded as presumtlvely tree It'ts only aince the war that they have ai hoon classed tomether “It Is likely. that pub: lic "sentiment. among the. horeiged white Southerners will prevent ‘any. effort on the Part of octorvone to push thelr legal nae Fantage by disregarding. the customary. bar Hera, but the situation ia an interestiog ae: ig ay Dae the iteeron te ae ade CHANTECLER. All theatrical Europe is agog over Senne Rostand’s “Chantecler.” No play in the history of stagedom was so axiously awaited as this late cre- ation. No play was ever so long in making. Some ten years Rostand la- bored, during which time two or three of the actors assigned the principal roles died. The writing of the play ‘was not continuous; it was interrupted by sickness time and time again. Other calamities happened and which for some reason were associated with the coming of the “Chantecler,” in- cluding the great Paris flood, ‘the greatest in three hundred years. Through it all the “Chantecler” finally came out triumphantly and as defiant- ly as the game cock for which it in the most part stands. The great sober journal of London, of Paris, have given the play the greatest con- sideration, holding the “plece-de-resist. ance, fin-de-secle.” “Chantecler” ‘opened in Paris to the grandest theatrical audience ever assembled; the stage costumes were gorgeous, ‘costing a king's ransom} the stage setting was “elaboration” personified. Everything was magni. fied to comport with the size of the human fowls and animals that strat- ted the boards. It was a pageant de pageant and the audience was en rap- port. Monsieur Rostand will be remem- bered as the creation of that other seven days’ wonder, “Cyrano,” and over which the theatrical world raved. He is given to doing the sensational, but like all extreme things they soon become tiresome. “Cyrano” _ and “L'Aigion” are as dead as Hector, al- though played by Mantell and Bern. hardt, respectively. For sensational. ism the “Chantecler” is the chiefest of them all. Can it survive—defeat the law of fashion’s extreme? It does not stand to reason. nes ‘The author of “Chantecler” must be very susceptible to impressions or very vivid in his imagination. In barnyard he saw about a heap of hay and a cart with shafts raised high in the air, ducks, hens, a turkey, a dog, a cat'all seeming to be chatting good-naturedly together. In _ the meanwhile a blackbird in a cage seemed to be making sarcastic re marks—impudent comment. A cock strided up among them as if a lord and in obedience to the good opinion he seemed to have of himself they were all deferential—all silent. The author likens the barnyard inhabit ants unto individuals. The blackbird is the mocking, mischief maker, the dog kindly disposed, philosophic, will ing to do a good turn for all, the game fowl the vain snob and the pheasant is typical of the jealousy of woman of everything that interferes with the love of man for her. The Chantecle1 represents the man as he is best known, proud, full of the red wine of life, full of confidence in himself and his’ works. ‘The vanity of man is preached wher “Chantecler” has it appear that. the sun only rises at his call; he feel: proupd of his office. Some are dis posed to cavil at his pretensions, but at the opportune moment he sound : ‘clarion note and lo! the dispenser of light juminates yon hill, and the pur pled east is a reality. “The credulity of man is made manifest by the mu tiny of the owls. These sombre deni zens had noticed that the sun did rise When the cock crowed and with such persistent regularity that they believed the rooster was the author of their undoing, the owls choose dark and devious ways; they would have a continuous holiday of darkness, hence the plot to make way with the author of day. Similarly the play runs, typi fying the human creation in its es. sence by the lower kingdom of ani. mals. The whole business is jrodi- gious. Is it worth the while? DURHAM COTTON MILLS ARE SUCCESFUL. Some years ago hosiery mills wer« suggested by Negroes at Durham, N C., to be financed by capital furnishec by Negroes, to be managed by Ne groes. Very much was not thought of the movement at the time concern ing its success; the feeling being thal it was just one more racial vision t bo added to the already long line o dreams, It now appears that the promoter: of the Durham hosiery cotton mill were men of foresight, ability and de termination. ‘The mills are a reality; even more they have outgrown the origina scope, requiring additional space an¢ greater working capital. ‘The workers are fro mthe best tex tile schools of\the country, thus as suring the quality of the output. ‘The success of the Durham mills proves that industries of the kind wil thrive wherever planted when man aged with care and judgment. The race has been afraid of concerns tha do not look ready money; it has no acted from the standpoint of neces sity, simply because it is such a lon; way round. The needs of a commu nity as a rule will justify any at tempt to meet those needs, no mattei how difficult the means. It's a good long way to go in se curing a pair of cotton hose. It mean: organization, capitalization, buildings machinery, officers, workmen, ete. The game does not seem worth the candle But the people must have hosiery, lots of hosiery, and in time its product. o hosiery will outweigh the cost of pro ducton. What ig true in this case holds good in other pursuits, RACE NEWS. The Texas movement to memorialize the “Old Black Mammy” of the South by the way of a monument bids fair to become national. The idea is to erect a granite or marble shaft to cost not Jess than $1,000,000, at Wash: ington. sae John Thompson, a Pullman porter of Los Angeles, California, recently stumbled across ‘a gold bearing ledge. When mining experts had made test he was promptly oered $100 for his claim, which he promptly refused. He held ‘out for $50,000, which he got after 1,000 pounds of the ore had been shipped to New, York. oe The Senate committee of the United “States Senate has made a favorable report upon the recommen: dation of the President, appertaining to the creation of a commission to look into the advisability of holding a semi-Centennial, in 1913, to cele brate the 50th anniversary of the manumission of Negro slaves in the United States. oe ‘The board of regents of Lincoln in: stitute today re-elected B. F. Allen president of the institution for a term of three years. He has been at the head of the school, which {s the Ne: gro university of Missouri, for a num: ber of years. nee ‘The new Mechanics’ Savings Bank of Richmond, Va., will be thrown open to the public June 6, From all ac: counts it is a thing of beauty and of course a joy forever. ee ‘The round door vault has been fin ished in polished steel and said to be the last word in vault construction. Many of the 510 safety deposit boxes have already been taken. EDUCATORS APPONTED. At a recent meeting of the boar of bishops of the Methodist Episcopa chureh in Chicago, its members wer assigned to 117 conferences in al part of the world. Eighty-seven o these conferences will be held in the United States. The following foreisi assignments were made: Conferences in Africa—Bishop: Hartzell, Wilson and Scott. In China—Bishops Lewis and Baash ford. In Bombay, Central Provinces an‘ South India—Bishops McDowell ani Robinson. In North India, Northwest India anc Bengal — Bishops McDowell an ‘Warne. _ In Burmah, Malaysia and Philippin Islands—Bishops MeDowell and Old ham. | In Korea—Bishop Harris. In Europe—Bishop Burt. A prominent man and friend wrote us thus upon the merit of The Free man from his point of view. We quote: “T soon learned she was a nationa vessel. Her object is to furnish the entire race with her great cargo of in telligence of its rise and progress i every branch of civilization and ev ery department of life. She has im proved wonderfully, and is mannec skillfully and ably. Her captain an¢ pilot seem equally endowed with the combined faculties of wisdom, cour age, firmness, and are according]; skiliful, brave and sincere in every thing that means the Negro’s prog ress.” We appreciate to the highest thes words-of hearty commendation, an¢ wish to assure our friend and the nu merous readers of The Freeman tha we are not “weary in well-doing” fo the race. In the future, as in the past we shall be fearless and favorless ir all things appertaining to the bes interest of the race, locally and na tionally, and will hope to merit mor such testimonies as above quoted. We wish our friends to help us to make i ‘a greatter Freeman. See fourth page Carlsbad of America, West Baden, Ind Extends to you a cordial invitation to become a guest. 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The Taft administration may get around to the Negro again before the return of Halley's comet. At any rate, Editor Thomas Fortune will not be called on soon to do another Negro Conference. The road to Washington is not being torn up just now by any heavy traveling on the part of the colored brother. The comet is not making any too fast time for many people. Its room was loved much better than its company. Dr. Booker T. Washington is going along in the even tenor of his way and allowing the fellows with a grievance to kick to their heart's content. A call for a conference and mass meeting on the American Negro question has been issued by prominent individuals of Philadelphia to meet in that city June 14. The life membership fee of $1,000 for Booker T. Washington was made up in a jiffy by delegates of the World's Sunday School Convention. It was a great act of appreciation. There will be some "big doings" at the Baltimore meeting of the B. M. C. in September. The three-cornered fight between Morris, Asbury and Jones for the Grand Mastership will alone be worth the price of admission. A "merger" for all of the race papers published at the national capital is suggested. If all of the vast array of talented newspaper men in Washington could be combined on a single sheet—my! Wouldn't it make the high-brows of the country sit up and take notice! Rev. Wilbur P. Thinkield, president of Howard University, according to his make up, expressed himself as pained owing to the exclusion of the Negro from the Sunday School parade in Washington. He was not alone; many more had no share in drawing the race line in the matter. The appearance of Theodore Roosevelt at the New York meeting of the National Negro Business League will be a strong card. The reception that will be accorded the mighty hunter will be an eye-opener, and probably suggest a few things that we shall save up until the time comes to give them out. The Louisville tobacco stemmers, the great majority of whom are colored people, won their recent strike for higher wages. Striking is not usual for Negroes, although, at times, they feel the necessity just the same as white people do. It stands to reason that their demand was righteous else it would never have been granted. The Negro must play his part in every field of useful endeavor. He must be a factor in business, a factor in the church, the school and in the organizations that stand for civic betterment. And, last, but not least, he is entitled to hold any public office for which his education or training fits him. There is no color in efficient service. It does not strike the Freeman that the steemed New York Age is living up to its high-grade reputation by permitting the publication in its columns of such slush as the attack of T. Thomas Fortune on Bishop Galanes. No good purpose can be served by thus jumping on a man who stands at the head of a great church. It does not pay to wash the race's dirty linen in public. We are glad to hear the Negro who can talk hopefully in this crisis. The dull pessimist will take a vacation during the period in which our schools and colleges are turning out hundreds of bright young men and women who will start their life's work with the millitant spirit that spells success. A race that is constantly growing in in- telligence, wealth and character cannot be kept back by the disgruntled growler. As we see it the most that can be said concerning the decision of the Supreme Court in the Pink Franklin case is that a law which binds into sort of captivity should be abolished. The inference is that the law is unconstitutional. Justice Day said that "the question of resistance of arrest under an unconstitutional law was not raised in time in the state court." The Supreme Court found on the merits of the case as presented, being unable to take cognizance of the unconstitutional phase, since it was not the province of that court to do so in the initiative. The second annual session of the National Negro Press Association, of which R. W. Thompson is president, will be held in New York City, Tuesday, August 16. There will be day and evening periods, and an interesting program is being prepared for the occasion, covering every phase of newspaper work. By getting on the ground early, the Press Association will have the full benefit of the glare of the limelight before the great meeting of the National Negro Business League sets in. The entire Negro press, regardless of partisan, denominational or personal affiliation, is invited to take a hand in this convention. The Freeman hopes the brethren will turn out in force. After giving religion the worst backset it has received anywhere in the past decade, by drawing the color line, the World's Sunday-school Convention at Washington, "squared" itself, in a measure, by voting a life membership to Booker T. Washington at a cost of $1,000. Disgraceful as the narrow-minded policy of the local committee was in barring out the Negroes from the parade of Christian soldiers, some good will come out of the episode. It has called attention to the hypocritical methods practiced by too many so-called followers of Christ in their treatment of the colored brother, whom the Good Book has told us is the equal of all in the sight of the Master. It is doubtful if the executive committee of the Sunday-School Union will ever risk another convention in a Southern city. GOES TO LIBERIA Professor Theophilus R. Parker, of Morgan College, Baltimore, has decided to accept a chair in the college at Monrovia, Liberia. The school is under the management of the A. M. E. church. Much is being said of the young man, who is able and ambitious, for his missionary zeal. It takes some courage to enlist in the cause of a country which has so much to do in making a place among the leading nations. There are courageous individuals, however, among other races, many of them, and who do not hesitate when they hear the call. The American Negroes are the foremost in preparation when it comes to education, experience and such like qualities, hence should contribute freely of the resources in buoying up their kind across the seas. The zeal of Professor Parker should become contagious until Liberia lifts above its present slough and stands for what the race in this country would have it stand—a mighty and glorious power at amity with all environments through sheer force of intelligence and physical hardihood. TUSKEGEE COMMENCEMENT Commencement exercises at Tuskegee have always been noted for their significance, in that they have reflected so faithfully the intent and the scope of the designer and promoter of the institution. The twenty-ninth annual commencement exercises of Dr. Washington's famous school, held a few days ago, were yet more comprehensive than those of preceding years. Beyond the wide range of prominent speakers so customary were other pleasing and interesting features, all of which were conducive to the excellency of the Tuskegee "atmosphere"—so well known throughout civilization. Stimulation by way of prizes for effort in the various scholastic pursuits during the school year was one of the things strikingly manifest. These prizes offered by various persons at the beginning of the year were for the purpose of exciting friendly rivalry, having for the end the advancement and development of the general student body. The awards were varied and many; not great enough to create unfriendly strife, but for wholesome competition, and which were well worth the pursuit. Another attractive and interesting feature of the commencement was the exhibit, and which has grown until it has the appearance of a well conducted county fair. Here are seen the products of a thousand acres, of a score of departments—the choicest handwork of forge and loom, the firstlings of the herds, lucious fruit, and the various expressions of intelligence as they gather of the class rooms from time to time. There actual demonstrations of the lines essayed are more than principles or concepts; these actual happenings are tangible assets of theories and principles and which run no risk of vitiation owing to lack of proof. It is here that Dr. Washington provoes such a winner; he does things. The speaking part of the program was of unusual interest and pertinent to the Tuskegee idea, the speakers being experts along their lines. "Managing a Dairy," by Collins Harry Davis, of Mariana, Fla.; "The Advance of the Boll Weevil," by John Henry Ward, of Piedmont, Ga.; "Growing of Flowers an an Occupation," by Teresa Simpson, of Waycross, Ga.; "My Box-Furnished Cottage," by Susie Anna Davis, of Griffin, Ga.; "The Triumph of Machinery," by David Henry Beasley, of Lexington, Ky.; "Water, in Health and Disease," by Margaret Cromwell, of Aurora, N. Y.; "The Cutting and Making of a hoe," by Lucian Pride, Barton, Ala.; "The Demand for Negroes of Business Training" (valedictory), Jesse Etheidge Whitfield, Savannah, Ga., were the subjects, and which speak for themselves. The music, the songs, were in keeping—mosaics, so to sneak—made beau THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER tifully, complete the conception of the exercises as they stood for Tuskegee and its work. Perhaps no other institution presents so varied interests the manifestation of which tend to a given point. Commencement days, when and where they retell the stories of the year—of the years. No institution stands such a vital mediary between the livig intellectualism and dead ignorance and sloth, having in mind individual and racial salvation along educational and industrial lines. Most distinguished men, presidents, representatives of governments, educators, statesmen, philanthropists look on the work at Tuskegee yearly and pronounce it good. Total judgment may not be reserved to them, yet they are those whom the world gives a vote of confidence—In their judgment. It follows that we, whoever we may be, must have full faith in such movements and institutions whose aim is for the amelioration of the condition of the masses that find their lines cast along certain occupations. The part assigned to Dr. Washington and which is so brilliantly typified by Tuskegee commencements, is enthusiastically applauded in the world of thought—the man and his creature fit well in the educational and industrial architecture. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SIMPLY A GOOD CITIZEN. Those who have gotten into the habit of accusing Dr. Booker T. Washington of being a "political dictator" fail to submit convincing specifications. They make broad assertions, but bring forward no direct evidence in support of their extravagant declarations. It is of common knowledge that Dr. Washington enjoyed the confidence of President Roosevelt to an unusual degree, but the reason is not difficult to discover. "T. R." realized that the "Wizard's" means of knowing the qualifications of various colored men were superior to his own, and desiring to make no mistakes, frequently consulted him as to their fitness for official positions. Dr. Washington answered all such questions fairly, squarely and frankly, never permitting his personal feeling, if he had any, to bias his judgment touching their merits. He told the truth as God gave him to see the truth, let the consequences be as they may. Any of us would have been proud to have been so highly regarded by the President of the United States, and would have rightly considered an invitation to call at the White House in the light of a command that must be obeyed. It is not of record that Dr. Washington ever offered advice unasked or that he ever "butted in" to dictate an appointment of a Negro or a white man, or that he ever attempted to prevent the President from selecting anyone the latter felt inclined to reward. An adviser, by request, Dr. Washington may have been and is—but a "boss," never! Dr. Washington's relations with President Taft are of the same general character, differing only as the methods of President Roosevelt differ from those of his predecessor. President Taft has full confidence in the integrity and patriotism of the Tuskegeean, and values his judgment on matters particularly affecting the Negro people. Dr. Washington visits the White House when he is sent for, or when some vital race issue makes it necessary for him to see the Chief Executive. He attends to the specific mission which calls him there and goes his way. No sane man can find any just cause for objection to the modest, honest and open course Dr. Washington has pursued with reference to his dealings with Presidents and political chieftains. In giving high public officials the benefit of his thorough knowledge of men and measures, Dr. Washington does not in any sense step out of his realm as an educational, moral, economic and industrial leader. He is simply doing his duty as a good and useful citizen. THE SUPREME COUR DECIDES AGAINST PINK FRANKLIN, JOHN H. Pink Franklin, the South Carolina Negro, whose conviction of the murder of Special Constable Valentine, led to an attack upon the so-called "labor contract laws" of the state, leading to the decision of the United States Supreme Court. Former Attorney General Bonaparte became interested in the case and filed a brief in the Supreme Court. Franklin had a right to resist arrest, which was sought to be made on a warrant issued under an unconstitutional law. This law was the so-called "labor contract law," that agricultural laborers, under contract to work, were guilty of misdemeanors; if they broke their contracts after receiving wages in advance, Mr. Bonaparte denounced the law as an attempt to reduce the Negroes of the South to captain. Justice Day, in announcing the said court could inquire only into federal questions. He said the question of resistance of arrest under an unconstitutional law was not raised in time in the State courts. DAYTON, OHIO. BALTIMORE, MD. Andrew G. Jones left last Monday for Grand Rapids, Mich., for the summer. He will visit the principal cites of the city and the surrounding home, which will be early in the fall. News of the Sporting World NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL TRUSTEES HOLD A GREAT MEETING. Special to THE FREEMAN Exercises of the National Training School for Women and Girls, Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, president, Lincoln Heights, D. C., were brought to a close Friday, May 20. During the exercise was a continual stream of visitors coming from the States and from abroad, visiting the institution that has for its object the training of women and girls to give the very best season of service. The closing exercises would do credit to any institution. The orations by the students were par excellent, and it is evident that they are receiving through the training the Girls of Morris New York, delivered the annual sermon and literary address. Trustees from the States were in attendance and delivered inspiring addresses. The students are the most enthusiastic and upon. One is convinced that they have faith in themselves and have the training school spirit that is expressed in the school year. Toyal, royal, useful and true. Trained for the work we're called to; No favors we seek, but only a show; We'll work our way to the end of the row. For we learning the lessons and keep- ing the rules Of the ONLY National Training School." There are no graduates this year, but you can attend in the advanced classes—industrial, literary and missionary—there will be some sheepskins given out next year, and those who receive them will be the men of whom they will not be ashamed. God be praised for this institution, that is equipping women to go into their own homes, and into the homes of others, or into the lands and lanes, and render acceptable service. Aside from the closing exercises, certainly the most important event during the week, was the meeting of the Board of Trustees, the trustees are men and women of faith and vision, and the national convention made no mistake in putting their educational work into their hands. They realigned the training programs and the institution like the Training School, and at this, their first annual meeting since the institution has been in operation, they not only commended the splendid work done by the president and faculty, but also encouraged that the plans for the enlargement of the work during the next year. They realize that the present building and equipments are indisputable and must be immediately to provide an accommodation for the students. Dr. E. C. Morris, president of the convention, urged the trustees to call upon the denomination that will do credit to the three million Baptists, who have nowhere in the world an institution for the training of its women, and a committee was appointed to the urgent demand for another building. Perhaps you have been told again and again that Lincoln Heights is one of the most beautiful places in the country, but you will not appreciate its beauty until you visit the well-kept rooms in every building, visited the poutry yard, where spring birds are plentiful, been inspired by the beautiful singing and spirit that seem to characterize students and teachers, eaten Trussell's fruit and drinking a juicesuscious fruit and drank from its refreshing well or spring, and been kissed by the delightful flower-scented breeze that makes one break forth into thanks to the place so beautiful it provides a place so beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole denomination, as Lincoln Helights, named for the great emancipator, whose hope can only be fully realized only free in body, but unfettered in mind and unshackled in soul. God grant that the good work may grow until we shall have coming from the capital of the Nation a stream of women who can glad our hearts because of the service we shall render in the uplift of the race. Standing of Teams. W. L. Pc. Spaldings 5 1 833 Chicago Giants 3 2 600 West Ends 3 2 600 Wesley Park 2 3 400 Logan Square 3 3 400 Red Sox 1 5 167 BY CARY B. LEWIS. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN: CHICAGO, Ill., June 1.—Showing brilliant team work, the Chicago Giants won their game on last Sunday against the the Philadelphia Eagles, the score of 3 to 2. It was a pitcher's battle, and "Cyclone" Williams proved to be the hero. And the Chicago Giants proved the better team by bringing in two scores, showing excellent work both on the offensive and defensive side. Hayman pitched some good ball, but this was backed by his "monkey" business at the bat. Old Man Wilson and his team were in good shape, but enough trimmings to bring the coonskin up. It was great game. It was fast, exciting and interesting. The "rooters" enjoyed it and the ladies seemed pleased. When the Eagles were right, the fair sex waved their handkerchiefs and screamed with joy. By throwing some very fine balls at second, which proved to be true as steel, and he did not fail to hold the lightning spheres that were sent home by "CY- The largest crowd that has witnessed a team play here this season was present. A 4-13 team of baseball menuers gave the batsmen with the Chicago Glants more advanced. The ninth inning was a little sensational — two men on base, two outs, and a high score. But the pitcher, but Wallace was there with the mitt and nothing doing for the opposing team. # the score. Chi. Giants Hawks, f. 1 Harris, 3 b. 1 Moore, c. f. 0 Pettis, 1 b. 1 Talbert, 3 b. 0 Green, r. f. 1 Johnson, c. 0 Williams, p. 1 Totals 3 5 27 9 1 2 Phil. Giants James, 2 b. 0 McClellan, c. f. 0 Trojan, f. 2 Francis, 3 b. 0 Barber, l. f. 0 Pierce, c. 1 Addison, s. s. 0 Wilson, 1 b. 0 Hayman, p. 0 Totals 2 5 24 10 4 Chicago Giants Phil. Giants Buckout-By Williams 5 by Hayman. 4. Bases on balls-Off Hayman. 3. Time-Two hours. Umpire-Goeckel. Logan Squares. 2; Giants. 1 On Decoration Day the Chicago Giants lost to Jimmy Callah the braves by a score of 2 to 1. It was one of the fastest games that has been played by a City Giants team in the fifth Logan Squares landed a run in the fifth on Lindholm's double to Wallace's error. The Giants tied the score in the eighth, after Talbert had been hit by a pitched ball and taken third on Green's single, before second base, the ball taking from behind second base, the ball taking bad bounce and eluding Uckerman's grasp. The winning run was made on Lindholm's single. Ball pitched a good game, but the fine playing on the part of the pitcher was not enough took the work for the Logan Squares. Winston's fielding was ery clever. The score: Logans. R. H. O. A. E. Wicklund, c. f. . . . . . 1 3 1 3 0 Meinke, s. s. . . . . . 0 1 1 3 0 Harlan, s. s. . . . . . 0 1 1 3 0 Callahan, 2 b. . . . . . 0 2 3 1 3 Hertel, 1 b... 0 0 9 2 0 Lindholm, 1 f... 2 2 1 0 E. Meinke, 3 b... 0 0 3 3 0 Uckerman, e... 0 2 4 2 0 Henning, p... 0 1 2 2 0 Totals... 0 9 27 14 0 Chi. Giants... R. H. O. A. E. Winston, l f... 0 2 4 0 Harris, 2 b... 0 0 1 1 0 foore, p... 0 0 1 0 Patuhs, 1 b... 0 0 8 1 0 Wallace, s. s... 0 1 3 2 1 Talbert, 3 b... 0 1 1 1 Green, r. f... 0 1 1 0 Johnson, c... 0 0 6 2 1 Ball, p... 0 0 3 2 0 Totals... 1 4 *25 10 2 *One out when winning run scored. Logan. Squares... 0 0 0 0 1-2 Patuhs. Bell, 0 0 0 0 1-0 Two-base hits—Callahan, Lindholm, Winston. Double plays—Callahan to Hertel to E. Meinke; Wicklund to Henning to Uckerman. Struck out—Iy Hen- ning, 1 off Ball, 3. Bases on balls—O- Henning, 1 off Ball, 3. Umpire—Gocke- el. Time—1:20. The Cuban Stars put another Chicago League team to rout on Decoration Day when they trimmed Frank McNichol's West Ends, 4 to 2, at West End Park. Pedroso, who beat Rogers Park two days previous, pitched great ball, holding the West Ends to three hits, of which two were of the scratch variety. Trinkaus twirled excellent ball up to the seventh inning, and three hits across the plate on two singles and Parpett's homer, which put them in the lead, which they held. scotts: Uman Star s. Hermande, 2 b.... R. H. O. A. E. Moran, 3 b.... 1 0 1 1 Bustamente, s. s.... 1 0 2 3 Gonzales, c. f.... 0 3 1 0 Garcia, c. f.... 1 1 6 2 Padron, r. f.... 1 0 2 0 Ruppt, 1 b.... 1 0 2 0 Magninat, l. f.... 0 1 3 0 Pedroso, p.... 0 0 1 1 Totals..... 4 8 27 8 5 West Ends. .. R. H. O. A. E. Fronte, l. f.... 0 1 2 1 Lynch, 3 b.... 0 1 1 2 Campton, s. s.... 0 0 3 3 McAuley, 1 b.... 0 0 10 2 Gilmore, l. f.... 0 0 0 1 1 McNichols, 2 b.... 0 0 1 4 Hassett, r. f.... 0 1 3 4 Wallace, c.... 1 0 5 2 Trinkaus, p.... 1 1 1 3 0 Totals 10 Total Stars West Ends Best Ends bitte finden Sie: ran. Home run—Parpetti. Double play—Bustamente to Hernandez to Parpetti. Struck out—By Trinkaus, 4; by Pedroso, 6. Bases on balls—Off Trinkaus, 3; off Pedroso, 3. Umpire—Reading. Time—1:55. Philadelphia Giants, 4; Rogers Park, 0. The Philadelphia Giants trimmed Rogers Park, Decoration Day, shutting out the Chicago Leaguers, 4 to 0, at Rogers Park. The third inning proved fatal for Ryan Rudd, who was out for two black boys put three runs over the plate on hits by Barber and Francis and errors by Gertnerrich and Kinnally. Rogers Park had many chances to score, but Fisher was too much for them when hits meant runs. Fisher allowed 10 runs, but Fisher allowed Doc Quitz fielded in fine style. The score. Phil. Giants. R. H. O. A. E. Poles, r. f. 0 1 2 0 McClellan, c. f. 0 0 0 0 Barber, l. f. 1 1 3 0 Prunels, b. 1 2 3 3 Jones, 2 b. 1 3 3 0 Pierce, 1 b. 1 10 1 0 Parks, c. 0 3 1 0 Addison, s. s. 0 1 4 3 Fisher, p. 0 1 5 0 Totals 4 7 27 16 2 Rogers Park. R. H. O. A. E. Thiery, r. f-2 b. 0 1 3 1 Kinnally, 3 b. 0 0 1 1 Ryan, f. 0 0 1 0 Fowett, l. f. 0 0 1 0 Gertenrich, c. f. 0 0 1 0 Almquist, 1 b. 0 0 15 0 Williams, c. 0 2 3 3 Richardson, s. s. 1 0 1 3 Stillman, 2-3 b. 0 0 4 0 Ovitz, p. 0 0 0 5 0 Totals ..... 0 4 27 17 4 Pierce Park ..... 0 4 27 17 4 Rogers Park ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Two-base hits—Francis, Pierce, Richardson. Struck out—By Fisher, 1; Ovitz, 5. Bases on balls—Off Ovitz, 1; Off Ovitz, 2. Umpire—Meyers. Time—1:40. Leland Giants. 14; Gunthers. 8. "Rube" Foster is still king of ball tossers. He won two gagmes on Decoration and two on Decoration Day they played the Gunners. It was a double-header. The first game was very playful, while the second was more pastime, yet the fans seemed much more enthusiastic. The man's long home-run hit over the back fence saved Nelson's men from a shutout in the early game, while Lloyd narrowed in to a decision. "Rube" was satisfied to win the first game, so Wickware tossed the ball for the second series. In the eighth inning, Nelson stung a decision and passed ball, wounded out and Gunns杰 Jie Bradshaw and then the Gunners landed three against them, Shall sliding into the home plate for a fourth run that ended in a victory. The Leland Giants showed greater ability than their white opponents. They played better ball and they went on recapture victory. The score: Leland Giants..... R. H. O. A. E. Hutchinson, rf..... 0 2 1 0 Duncan, lf..... 1 1 0 0 Hill, ff..... 2 1 0 0 Johnson, 2b..... 2 4 1 1 Lloyd, ss..... 2 1 2 8 Booker, ss..... 3 2 14 0 Payne, 1f..... 2 3 0 1 Pryor, 3f..... 1 2 0 1 Petway, c..... 0 2 3 0 1 Foster, p..... 1 2 2 0 Totals..... 14 18 27 15 6 Gunthers..... R. H. O. A. E. Lynch, cf..... 3 2 1 0 0 Andrews, rs..... 0 2 1 1 0 Medley..... 2 2 1 0 0 Hutton, 1b..... 3 2 12 0 Scholl, 3b..... 0 2 1 2 0 Heckling, c..... 0 1 5 4 1 Dicke, ss..... 0 1 0 3 0 Helfz, ss..... 0 1 0 3 0 Bradshaw, p..... 1 0 1 4 1 Totals..... 8 12 27 20 2 Gunthers..... 3 0 2 0 0 4 4 Two-base hits—H Johnson (2), Medley, Hutton, Booker, Andrews, Payne (2), Heckling, Three-base hit—Pryor, Struck Hutton, Booker, 2 by Bradshaw, 5. Bases on balls—Off Foster, 2. Umpire— Fyfe. Time—2.10 Leland Giants, 3; Gunthers, 1. Leland Giants. R. H. O. A. E. Hutchinson, rf 2 1 -3 0 0 Hill, cf 2 0 2 0 0 Johnson, ss 1 3 3 0 0 Lloyd, 2b 0 1 2 0 0 Booker, 1b 0 0 13 1 0 Payne, if 0 1 1 0 0 Pryor, 3b 1 1 0 3 1 Petway, c 0 2 3 1 0 Wiekware, p 0 0 2 2 0 Totals 3 9 27 17 1 Gunthers. R. H. O. A. E. Lynch, cf 0 4 3 0 0 Andrews, if 1 1 3 0 0 Pickle, ss 0 0 3 3 2 0 Hutton, 1b 0 0 3 3 2 Schal, 3b 0 0 4 3 0 Reitz, 2b 0 1 1 1 0 Bergmann, rf 1 1 1 1 1 0 Parker, c 0 2 4 0 1 0 Rugar, p 0 0 0 3 0 3 Totals 1 10 27 8 0 3 Leland Giants. 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Gunthers Two-base hitter—Petway, Hutchins Double play—Home run-Bernard Double play—Johnson to Booth Struck out—By Witchcraft, 2; by Rum 4. Bases on balls—Off Wickery, 2. We pire-Fyfe. Time—1-140. Lelands, 14: Norma On last Sunday the Leland Giants defeated the Normals by a score of 10 to 0. The one-sided contest, the Leland showing that they outclassed the white boys. Daugherty's outclassed the white boys. Daugherty's outclassed the white boys. Below by terrific hitting of six players won the game. Petway pitched and the comet could not touch his fast ball and "comet" curves. The score. Giants. H. H. O. A. E. Duncan, if 2 1 2 Hill, cf 3 1 2 Johnson, 2b 1 1 Hutchinson, ss 2 2 3 Lloyd, ss 0 1 Cooper, 1b 1 0 12 Praye, 1b 0 8 1 Pryor, 2b 1 1 1 Petway, c 1 1 7 1 Strothers, c 1 1 7 1 Daugherty, p 2 2 0 1 Totals. 14 14 27 10 1 Normals. R. H. O. A. E. Nicoll, ss 0 1 Noney, cf 0 6 1 Blank, 1b 0 1 1 McGregor, 1b 1 10 1 Hilding, rf 0 0 1 Fellers, 2b 0 0 1 Katzen, 1b 0 0 1 Goldblum, c 0 0 1 Goetz, p 0 0 1 Thoney, p 0 0 1 Baseball Gossin Now that was a beautiful crowd last Sunday at the Chicago Giants Park. The Chicago Giants are now second, but the boys say that it won't be long before they will be in first place again. Hurrah for "Chapple" Johnson! He was back in form Sunday. All right, Chap, the boys have their eyes upon you. "Rube" has woon thirty-three games. He must be a Mason. Go on. "Rube," you may become a Shriner in "baseballdom." Green brought down all the apples on last Sunday when he made that catch in right. In the same lining Walt lace up and got Pierce's high fly and this closed the game in favor of the Giants. All the boys are playing fine ball. They seem to be going home and taking their rest on Saturday nights. Good rest and practice helps to win games. The ladies scream with joy when they see a good play made. Don't think they know when you make a fumble boys, for they give you the bad ear when this is done. The Philadelphia Giants have a very strong team. It looked as though they were going to take that game on Sunday. * * * * That Petus at first base is a wonder. He stretches his hands like a giraffe does his neck. He is one clever first baseman. Don't forget that George E. Jackson son of Major Jackson, has charge of the cushions at Auburn Park and that Lawrence Chavis is his assistant. These are bright boys and are saving their charge they make on Sundays to attend college. They are polite and courteous. "Not said." . . . June has arrived. The comet has gone so they say, and warm weather may come on us soon. Some of the players are on the court, and some are on the brightly. Then you will see some ball playing. Captain Nate Harris is certainly proud of them, he says, that he has the finest aggregation of players. The Nate is certainly the right man in the right place. It's fun to see him coach his men and send them from third to home plate. Wilson, the grand old man of baseball among colored players, is still holding the ball. He out sleeps when Sunday at first. He is the backbone of the Philadelphia Giants. There is Pierce. We use to see him at Louisville. He is in good form. Pierce would have given a $100 bill if Wallace would have dropped that uy on Sunday. Look out, "Chapple," Pierce is right after you catchers. For loyalty Major R. R. Jackson is great. We saw the Major at the Army great at o'clock, and he, like where the marched the church where the memorial services were held. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon Major and the old correspondent were on the same seat, looking at the Giants making it warm for the Philadelphia. --- The Cuban Giants and the Frank Leland Chicago Giants play a series of games this week. The games are on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 14, famous Cub pitcher, will test the ball. The Leland Giants will play the Africans on next Sunday. A large crowd is expected to be present. Mosley and Foster claim that they are very optimistic with reference to the outlook of their . . . The Philadelphia Giants will play a series of games this week. They play the West Eends on next Sunday. The Giants Wilson claims that he will take them all. The Giants are the form, with Hayman and Pierce the battery. Jimmie Taylor has gone to the Gophers. Frank Leland has sold him to his original team. Johnson, Booker and Payne got two-base hits on last Sunday. These three are the "safe" men on the team. Pryor through the field with a three-base hit. The Leland's batting average is going skyward. Petway and Hutcherson got two-base hits. When it comes to hitting the Leland, are they just smokin' a double play (Leland to Johnson to Booker) one of the features of the second game on Decoration Day. Francis, Pierce and Richardson are in the two-base-hit class during the past week. When a white and colored team are playing the decision is very close it looks like the decision invariably goes to the boys. Don't get discouraged, boys you can beat them. The boxes in the grand stand at the Chicago Giants' park are just the caddies. Gentlemen bring their lady friends and are given fine service. Every box was taken on last Sunday, with just seat saved for the old green respondent. He encoded green and yelled hurried for Green when he made that famous catch in right. It's a little early for any serious consideration about the two famous teams playing a series of games. The Ferguson and the fans will look forward to that event with great interest. Baseball, baseball! That's all the talk just now. After the game, many of the popular fans go to the Motts Cafe for that Sunday dinner at 5 p.m. M. Haynes is thinking seriously of playing ball again. There are a number of fans anxious to see Haynes back on the diamond. He is one of the cleverest ball players hereabouts. "Jimmy" Smith was missed last Sunday at the Chicago Giants' Park. It was the annual sermon day for the Eighth Regiment and Lieut. Smith was present at the Quinn Chapel church at the hour of the game. He will be on hard earned Sunday. oa PS FZ i eed a i 3 : Pepi cut “J PN ; Hh oP ae MISS Og Zp re A } Were : i i » X , Ws - NS Additional Stage News on Page Six. wpe Wallurys, Hampy and Ray, are oti tacts anny a notion Rig own an suis! with, the celebrated Moscorro eerie Mrs. Raymond te making @ de- mt Molnss 2t trust My. Husband dt a ue Like to. tle Around” Mayan" ching, “Fowl Come. Back". and hance” tn which ae uses the ial og costumes, aad is Justly styled wort Fore Grande asthe. human’ doll wane dato. Brown and English, John Het Fite ‘timmonn, Jacob Ward, Jas. se ep Write Im care OFT 8 FOOSE. OBRIEN’S MINSTRELS. rything 's moving along smoothly. peer as. TO. houses: At Bloom: FAL"Non? hua’ to turn 200" people away. fea Me bout the same as when started. ’. lbren ls wearing a” smite "that anvt core 0 Mougene Clark, our stage manager, has went a nice opening, which starts the Sow ot in good style. mot Huomenbarker, in advance of the whens four assisiants and bins the Row ike a. clreus. “Rarlie Holloway i practicing on a sparal ict which he Intends to” complete fa few months, : ewer, tramp juggler, never fails to get remit his difleute ‘telcks. Gax Bros are the talk of the towns aat'at hitting them hard all along” the fine ‘heekom's Quartet is rendering some coerce selections. "The show is on {ts way to Canada, ana ne mart on a southern tour in September, SATISFIED MUSICAL ENTERPRISE, With the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Far East Shows. ‘Tee minstrel ts composed of the follow- agtmembers: Clarence Rucker and Billy Moos tones; Harrison Biaekburn and Bod borers, tambourines; ittle Catha- Me pattern, our singing and. dancing Gubrete, is cleaning up. sining iunce tate.” “The roster of the band (S™Siemarek Ferris, “musical "director Sat maser: Hert’ Delo and iestus Fite sio bat comets; Willium, Shaw Baixcivoa iiverly. altos! Blmer: Warner, iiyewe Everly and" Billy Moore,” trom Whee J. Bmery Dougass, baritone! W: Buin, tuba? Bud Borders and Osteli Sire, druns.' The orchestra. is under eudircctlon of J. Emery Dougiag, violln Bi Ferns, clarionet; Bert Doleo, cornet: fetus Pace, second violins Rimer’ Warner, fempene: WB. Millon, baaw ‘violin; Os! (Orealara, trap drummer; William Shaw, fete who is doing fine as an artist and froin sensations according to press and file lmer Warner sends regards to Jim Oz- mentiand Osceola Please write care Toss Fiomua, Nedsin Everly, our band comedian, stl holds hin own with side walk comedy. Miles and’ Moore cay you must eat o*Rity Moore senda teat regards to Hi ity Moore. senda sto Har- nam Boe Minstrels. bunche Ale Martin, th Kid Arnte, Andrew. (Speedy) Moore, Plewe write at once. Regards’ to all in Ind out of the profession. FIDDLER & SHELTON. Spend an Afternoon with Jack John- son, Seal Rock, Ocean Drive Gan Pranciess, Gal. ‘We had the extreme pleasure of spending an atternoon with our champion and friend, 3aek Johnson, We lett "Frisco for the Seal Rock Hotel, Where tie haw Tooms, and upon oUF ar: Fival wae appraised of the fact that Jack nd the chief of police were out for an wuto ride: but in the meantime we had the Diewmire of meeting Mr. Cotton, Burne, Welsh and Jack'e manawer, Mr. Little, ‘leo Mr Frank’ Sutton, personal frlend of Taek, from Pittsburg. "Tn the meantime, while waiting for the champion to return We were highly entertained with music and songs In the parlor of the hotel, Presently the sound of an auto was heard In the distance, and Me. Welsh Spoke. Up. “ilere in deck now. And vay, Wood, when he entered the par- lor Mt would have Mone your heart good. to se him. “Rieht then and there iddler and Setton placwd thelr money on the Digg fel- Jick Is nite a busy fellow these days, dnd with all his business he was delighted to ‘us, and absolutely refused to talk Dual: wae with reporters or manager. He ine Viel os to his apartments, “Removing is oat, he ark me (Shelton) to play @ waltz 126. And to our “surprine hewent Into Yeti, whieh caused “considerable laughter. the wext room and came out with a, bass Me wos asked what key he was playing in, tod suid the same as Shelton was playing in © bot T happened to be playing in Deflat; and when T told him of the fact he Intl- mated he wonid start me back on TUn 424 would miss every gate In Golden. Gate He expressed confidence in the coming tattie,"Gnd was joing into wins After two or three houre of music, re- freshments and story telling we bade. the Me tellow “koodbye. Hig remarks were: {wien vou boys would come out every day TEN DAYS OF THE WHITNEY MUSICAL COMEDY CO. ne aomunany arrived at West Baden in time to see some great ball played be- {een the West Raden Sprudels and the New York Cuban Giants. ghey wore woll received, playing four Tights to air houses. On. the night of te minstrel Miss Nettie Tavlor, and Mr. 1,3, Weaver sang a duet. “Life's Dream Oris which was a great hit. Little furta Re vnard ‘appeared by request in wr favorite Tittle. Sones and. took several {foors: eich ‘time: money. showered — on te stage in such quantities that she was Frotly ‘aisturbed im her songs. But’ in Me next day or two she appeated in new wt shoes, ete, Just the same. Sho. te RY for sears’ off, but her Voice sounds in hhO BIEbtS in. Mitchell, Tnd., resututed Ina nice Iisiness. In the "Exe-Prestdent saa RGR was. DEeaented the see Mi nisht. the ‘Ranger Quartet put on Podtles Thick’s “Annie Laurie.” which, was Hie i sreat style, and proved to be the Nt-of the “program. Mr. Weaver owes Tuet fo Musienl Director. HF. Waterson {iaigrsting him in teaching the quartet fg kre number, "which Is used by. 80 witht SEE Was put in at Orleans, Ind, Mihout ony particular signifleance, except Getter “night was demanded, and, conse- tiwny s return date for one night was puved after going back to West Baden to more MIRESS cohfiiving “Orleans” Saturday night, the (mmew “arrived at North. Vernon, Ind, Say Sunday morning, the 29th, for a re: Tam late of one night, “May 30, Some Sh yNie called upon to sing at the Second AAhodist chureh, as Was done a few Sun- Gas frevlouss at. “i 3. "Weaver re- o¢ Re, Women's Home Missionary Soclety tie North Vernon was in-annual session, Roysermon. belng preached by Rev. Wm. jullins, pastor of the ehurch. Many. pa- Prteprope%G RY tne wacloue, member proved to be very Interesting, After the collection Mr. Weaver was called on to sing. Preceding his song he made a short talk bearing on. the -work of the Women’s Home Missionary Society which brought forth much applause. He’ then rendered, “Holy City,” accompanied by Mr. W. A. Baynard. “At the conclusion of ‘the song it would have been hard for one ‘some distance away to tell whether it was a theater or a church, so obstreperous was the applause. At this point Mr. Bay- Bard addressed the audience and. held it spellbound for fifteen minutes. “Is he an evangelist?” many were heard to ask. “No,” he's a showman,” another would respond. His talk was really great and time he was so badly interrupted by applause he would have to wave to the audience to keep quiet. ‘The minstrel was presented for this one night's” engagement, the house" being packed to overflowing. “As usual, the first part went exceedingly big without any changes, excopt Misa” Grace Neff, with “There's a Big Cry Baby in the Moon,” and Mr. J, J. Weaver in his own “I'd Give the Woria or Die for You,” which proved to be quite a hit. Mr. shutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt continue to mystity the audlences as to who is who in Harge and Harge. ‘The Marshall Sisters are styled as the two cuut-ups in this act. ‘Together with Misses ‘Taylor and Hallye Dean, the wives of the Harges, and Mr. Sank Sims, ‘a friend of ‘one or the other of the Harges, the act keeps the audience at a high pitch of ex- citement from start to finish. As a whole the past ten days have been ‘spent very pleasantly and profitably by’ all concerned. J. J. WEAVER. J. J. Weaver, a member of the Whitney Musical Comedy "Company, fe one of the Dustest mon of the company. “Hfo %s ‘ae authorized agent for Tue Facmaca’ and io very active in soliciting subscribers, Be. Sides this, Mr. Weaver is a practical pismo and organ tuner and wherever the com- pany plays he generally finds some kind St an instrument to demand he attention, & complaint “ot unsatisfactory. work is Yery seldom heard. This, however, ts 0 en WS 3 ia wor eS Bah es surprise to us, for he is a graduate of one of the greatest plano tuning schools in the country. He is a barytone singer of no mean ability and a quartet enthusiast, having charge of the Ranger Quartet ‘of the above named company, ‘which was seen with the Southern Smart Set Company last season, and has scored a great hit ail over the country. And as a composer he will certainly be heard from if he con- tinueus at his present gait. He can always reaecb {wp ypnpnuunn He can always be reached at THE FREEMAN office, 225 Indiana avenue, In- dianapolls, Ind. THE FLORIDA BLOSSOMS. Lawrence 1. Fisher writes that the Florida Blossoms Company are now in North Carolina, playing to good houses each night. Messrs. Douxlas and Worthey spared no pains in the money line in put- ting this show out on the road this sea- son, and When you meet the Blossoms you are made welcome, as Mr. A.B. Dezon and Lawrence L.'Fisher have the show under thelr care, as son Dezon, the country boy from Sparta, is called by the company. Now, we have two cars, this Season—a bagguge car and a private sleeper. Mr. Fisher has got some show, which he wrote himself, and under his direction and managerial ability it is go- ing big every night. Mr. Fisher has two gitis in the show that are cleaners, with thelr fect. | They are the Williams Sisters (Sarah and Rebecea). After the season closes they will be seen in vaudeville as the Two Popcorn Girls, under Mr. Fish- er’s direction, and if Mr. Fisher decides to feature the act the trio will be known ag the Original L. L, Fisher and His Two Popcorn Girls, ‘Mr. Fisher would lke to hear from his old partner,’ Henry Jennings. Important ‘Miss Alice MeQuiller, Mamie Payne, Da- vid D. Smith, Joe White (Wm. Keg Eish- er), Lew Kenner, John Lewis, why don’t you people write me? Address 361 4th Street, Macon, Ga., or care FREBMAN. ‘Hello, Slim Henderson, Billie Barth quake, ‘and regards to the Whitman Sis- ters, also Billy King and the Richards & Pringle bunch. Manager Motts Puts On Big Star Bill For Entire Week. BY CaRE 3 Lewis: EA 20) ee: = eas. CHICAGO, Mil., June 1, 1910.—"Col."" Rob- ert T, Motts, owner asd manager of the Pekin Theatre, has been the. recipent of thousands of applaudits for giving to the theatre-going public such a magnificent bill this week. It is headed by “ Consul, the Monk.” For several weeks ‘The Consul was Billed for the Pekin, and lovers of vaude- Ville ‘attractions availed themselves of the opportunity of securing reserve seats In ad- vance for the $1,000 amusement, ‘On Jast Sunday night, also the matinee, fully 2,000 people saw the first bill, They went away sereaming, and on Monday and Tuesday nights the Humbert in attendance Increased. ‘The Mit is far superior to any that has ever been at the Pekin. ‘The educated chim- panze is said to be the best drawing bill that Is now In vaudeville, and judging from the appreciation of the “more than man” monkey, this statement is true. GWwith his trainer, the Monk comes on the stage in'& fall dress. He looks “monkey handsome.” His sult ts tailor made and in the latest fashion. He Is seated at a table In'a dining room. He Is served a dinner. He enjoys it to his heart's content. After the service, he drinks wine, uses his nap- Kin, ‘toothpick, cleans bis t teehand mani- Cures his fingers. He smokes a cigarette with ease and grace. ‘The curtain raises and he prepares for a roller skating “stunt.” He does this with as much. pleasure as a child. Following this he does some hirh skate jumping, rides @ wheel Jn many fashions, then he gets on & taller one and does many “stunts” that THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ‘To cap the climax he prepares for bed: Before doing this he takes his gymastical ‘exercise and. then dawas his sleeping robe. He blows out the candle, then falls asleep lke some old person at the age of ninety "At th conclusion of his act, he comes for- ward to the footlights and bows with the Krace of @ veteran actor. To say that the fet wen “big ie putting tt mildly, everyone "ieft. saying, that it” was the greatest thing that they ‘had seen on the Kmerican. stage in vaudeville. lines. Const! has the best of treatment. He has a train- er and a keeper. Ho likes good treatment, fand he is well deported, He is as much Uke 2 person as is possibie, and he does every thing except tail; and he does this with @ language of his own. This act alone has been a credit to Mr. Motts! ability to give his patrons the best in the market... This id hot suffice. There were two colored acts ‘on the bill oe ok "There was the great Layton, @ novelty act. He ia a high-wire walker and juggler. His fact was well received and given Touch AP~ plause.” “H. George. was another colored act that consumed ‘Afteen minutes of g00d Entertainment. Ho played a clarionette, un Jointed it and then made musle trom the mouthpiece, Teon and Bertie Allen gave a refined sketch act, entitled "Detained atthe, Of- fice." ‘Their singing was the feature of this umber. “Rice Brothers, two German come- Gians, had the house roaring from the time they came on the stage until thelr exit. New and. breery Jokes and German, cones were the pleasing features of thelr turn. “The Fuller Binstrelites, was another g00d vill, “rhree young gitla and two men opened in ininstrel fashion. ‘This number was very Clever, the best song being "im Awfully Strong for You.” “The Grizsly Bear” was a food. song rendered by an end man. It Closed with "a sprightly soldier drill sone. New moving pictures were also seen. this weeks Persons wishing reserve seats for Sat~ urday and Sunday nights and Sunday matl- hee, may secure them at the box office Persons having seats for the 9:30 show may feat in the awiting foom on the State street aide. ‘The bilis along the” famous Dehomey Stroll aro exceptionally good this. week. The Monogram has one of the best-balanced bills the house Ras offered for some time. , The popular Grimin Sisters are a hold-over: ‘They fre going Dig as ever, and are a good araw- ing ‘card. Sthel James, one of Chicago's favorite songsters; Kid Brown, Warfleld and Campbell are among the other numbers on the. bil, ‘The Grand has a good bill. Francis and Murphy are the big ‘noise and @ hold-over, Several other clever ‘numbers are on. the Dill, "This house seems to get the acts 0 matter “how the fight. comes, Many letter have been rocelved by the correspondent, urging Miss Tattle Grady to consent to appear in vandevilie. It has been over @ year since Mise Grady has been seen bya Chicago audience, and the theatro- Boers are screaming to. hear her pleasing Volee and see her agility as an actress. Tt In claimed that she would bo a hit were she to return to the stage in vaudeville, Looking healthy, fuil of smiles and pleas ing am ever, Willam 1, Smith.«. well-known theatrical manager, has returned to the city from hia trip South with the Johnson-Keteh- ei plotures.” “He. was sent out by “Col” Motta over six weeks ago, and he returns, slating that he was very successful Mir. Smith stated that be had a great op- portunity to get right next to the white Iman, and was able to study the real condi= tion of the Negro, He saya that there tsa kreat’ gulf between the white man and the Negro and that prejudice ts very great, He says that the same prejudice exists between the bigh-tone Negro and. tho laboring class or common people. ‘This is due, he says, “on account of the dense ignorance of the masses and that this ignorance 1s a disease, and will have to be treated as a physician Gora a patient.” Mes. Josephine Jennings owns and manages colored theatre at Si- Yannah, Ga. It is the best colored. theatre Inthe South, sald. Mr, Smith. "Ie deserves Detter support to keep ie going” ‘While in tho South Mr Smith was pre- sented with a postal cand album” by ‘Mr. George B. Greenwood, manager of the Em: pire Theatre, On. the front page was a testimonial letter of Mr. Smith's. gentility and business capacity. Mr. Smith succeeded in giving @ show for the better clase of. White people, a thing that had never, been Attempted in’ that section before. “The white papers even spoke of the new idea, indicat. Ing that great good could come by the. bet= ter clase ‘of both races mixing on business termi. It haw been hinted that Mr. Smith will take charge of the bigkest colored thea: tro inthe World, which ts saldd will be opened up in Washington, D. Gy at an early date. ‘The Georgia Campers will be at the Pekin noxt ‘week. Sadie and Joe Britton will also be among the headlinors, “How's that?” Downs and Brown are at Cincinnati, Both are splendid. singers and made fine impres- sion ‘last week at the Pekin. Sam Arnold, Clarence Duncan and William Thomas, members of the Pekin Trio, are at Gaithern ‘Theatre, Cincinnatt, 0. Avery and art have closed a very suc cemstul week at the Majesio Theare.” They will soon be holding for a he Pekin, Major Lew Giiber looked very aristocratic last Sunday afternoon. Ie was out automo: biling, riding with Consul, ‘The ‘Monk. Ie Was accompanied by the Monk's attendant. Charles Marrs, ‘the ‘well-known tenor singer, is arranging musie for © new quar tette. Goorin Barkley, who made a hit a few ayn ago. as a soprano singer at one. of the theatres on the Stroll, is down atone of the treatres in town and will go to Ben= ton Harbor, Mich., at an early date. In reply to an article tast week inthe stage ‘news column, written under the non de plume, Rellim, Je, an old time’ pers former and actor has a few things to. way: Why is tt better to be a critic than @ producer? When Shipp and Rogers produced shows they earned’ $2.00 per year from. Willams and Walker. Hob Cole and Rosamond Johine fon tated two and three thousand. dollars ana $6,000 from Kiaw and Htlanger, “What Aid the Negro eritic carn? Not enough to buy ‘a’ pencil to make, his notes, and was no doubt compelled. to borrow one from “his fellow neighbor sitting next to him in the gallery, ‘An intelligent Negro producer can find a market if he has the goods. Tn what way docs the act of Pankey and Cook ‘resemble Carter and. Bluford? Pan= Key end Coo can both sine In'what way would Dudley _be benefitted by using Sherman instead of STL? tte is Known all over the country’ as plain Dudiey without the Sherman or the 8. Th What did the critic go to the Pekin to critize the show, the signa on each aide of the stage, or the man that takes tickets At the door, ‘who sald, "Please have your tleket ready? Did the managers downtown have a boy cross the stage. to put up tho signs, Did Sou notice that ne would go to the far side, put Ina card, wate back and. then. put. DS Gath Ge the Gener anode ere: MIDDLESBORO ATHLETICS WIN A HARD FOUGHT VICTORY OVER THE KNOXVILLE, TENN., TEAM. Special to ‘Tee FREED. MIDDEESBORO, Ks—The Miadlesbo- ro \Athieties. crossed bats with ‘the Coca Gola boys ot ‘Knoxville, ‘Tenn, last Tues: day. "Phe game was a hot ome to the fine ish, the ‘Coen ‘Cola boys leading with a score of 2 to 0 up to the fifth Inning. Middtesboro ‘brought in scores. Inthe fitth, "Inthe sixth Knoxville tied, the Score being 3 and 3 upto tho ninth, in which Tommy Cae Gok a ee right, which made the score 3 to 4 in favor of Middiesboro.. ‘Fhe line-up: Middlesboro—Perkins, ‘left; Avery, es ae bts Sata a Queener, second base; Clay right; Mar- oe re 2 Middlesboro <......60003 6001-4 Knoxville 00/0101 00100 0-3 BASEBALL IN CHICAGO. Callahan's Team Wins Slow, Game by Score oP 9 to 2. Logan 8% defeated the Cuba: stare by the seore of $10 at Cans Park Sunday in a slow game, the home club putting’ the game'on ice ‘in the ‘sec- onl hathae ae ee Jogan Squares. R. H. O. A. B. Wiekland, of .-......4 3 3 0 6 B. Meinke, se00200.°0 2 4 1 0 Harrison, rf 600001 @ 2 0 0 0 Callahan, We 008 1 2 0 8 Merteho ab coce--.-38 8 A 71 4 Scanlon, 2b 020.0001. @ 6 0 2 1 B, Meinke, 362000.11 1 2 1 0 O'Connell,’e 1 8 8 8 TAU Deena ee) ey 8a Totals -........... 9 10 97 8 8 Cuban Siars, RHO AE Hernandez, 2b ......0 @ 2 TO Bustamaine, ss 00021 1 3 2 1 Moran, 3b".....00..,@ 1 0 3 1 Gongales, co 000000111 1 5 0 Pedroso,¢ 22225151: @ 9 @ 0 0 GAA ese 8 On 018 Parpetth ip! @ 4 a2 80 Magrinal, 16022011. @ 1 71 8 9 & Crug, 'et ce 6 1 8 8 Meme Piss @ OO kd Wolala os es.s---s0 8 10 2k Te Logan Squares: ::!°0'4@ 20120 *—9 Cuban Stars ...... 00.602 000 0-2 ease, hits—Gareia, Wicklund (2), Harrison, Parpetti. Struck out—By La: vin, 9; by Medros, 8. Bases on balls— Off Lavin, 3; off Medros, 4. ‘Time—1:55. Umpire—Reading. TIGHT GAME TO STARS OF CUBA, Islanders Down the Mutuals at Arte- sian Park Field by 3 to 2. ‘The Stars of Cuba took the Mutuals into camp Sunday at Artesian Park, trim- ming Lowery’s men by a -to-2' score. ‘The score: Stars of Cuba, oR. H. O. A. BE Valdez, 1b 0... @ 1 10 TO. MADOR DIE cscs. 8) 1 8 1. Goyantes, 3b 20..51,2 1 9 1 0 Hidalgo, ef 6000 2 2 0 8 Mendez, If, pve; 2 1 2 1 8 WHR AD arses ® 1 8 8 8 Pigarola, ¢00051. 0 8 10 0 6 CMO 6 oe 6 1 Oe 0 Panda, rf 000 8 8 0 8 RRM cnr ceao 8 7 at ei Mutuals, RoW 0 AE, Mees ees © 8 TT PMT cocci e 82 98k BN Bic 8 2G Masi gb feces: 31 de, 18 Grabow, ap°2000000.1@ 1 1 5 0 Cima ee @ 1 1k 8. ILS Rage Tae Yr) Wilace co -stscc00cc @ 8 2 8 8 DORR OD) ciacscc® Gd ee ak RG ns -2ieOa TAT OG Cubans. 220555572°1'1000100 0-3 Mutuals (200000... 01000010 0—2 Te pe ey peers ae ee By Munoz, 7; by Mendez, 2.” Bases on balls Of Munoz, 1; ‘off Mendez, 2. Um- pire—Jorgenson. ” ‘Mime—t:60. Stars of Cuba, 4; Mutuals, 0. The Stars of Cuba ‘defeated the ‘Mu- tuals Decoration Day at Normai Park by a score of 4 to 0." Lowery's men were Helpless, Against the magnificent ‘pitching of Mendez, who let them down with one hit. ‘Lange ‘pitched “a good game, but fielding errors behind him undid his’ good work. The score: Stars of Cuba. oR. HO. A. EB Valdes, tb eee... 0 OM TO Manos, cf eeu 9 9 2 8 8 Govanas, 36°00. 0 1 0 0 6 Hidalgo, Wo. 2 2 8 8 8 Mendez p 220600010 1 1 7 6 Vila Gov scccccd Pg Ag yaoi, Gees si! Giemee I TE Te Foremost O 1 08 Totals sss d 6 BE I 0 Mutuals, REO AB Og ecicgie Or 8 8G Hussey, 2°00 @ 0 0 8 1 Austin wb). @ 1 a1 0 0 Collins, of IIo 6 3 00 Grabow, abo 6 1 1 8 Ulimany ae I © 8 6 8 8 Kearns, 96 2000000 9 2 1 3 Wilson, eo 6 7 1 8 Mate Dosw we 1G Potala casisyes.2 0 5 24 8) Le Stare of Guba,.2.62020110e—4 ee ee ee em ge met Bases on balis—Om Mendez, '2. Umpire— Pollard. Time—1:34, Large crowds of white people are still attending the Leland Giants team at 69th and Halstead streets, Large numbers are seen each Sunday at the Chicago Glants games. ees Read THE FREEMAN and keep posted on baseball news. Give your news to THE FREEMAN correspondent, 2939 State street. Green's Nebraska Indians will play the Chleago Giants on next Sunday. | Mr. Le- land ‘and Major, Jackson will give the public one of the best attractions ever Seen in this city. ‘The following is their undisputed record: Won, in. 1904, 150 games, lost 25; won in 1905, 1655 lost 27 ; won in 1906, 151, and lost 31; 1907, won 146. and lost 19; 1908, 150, and lost 23. In 1904 won 42’ straights; '1905, won 33 straights, and 1906, won 24 straights. | In 1903, shutouts, 64; 1904, .8; 1905, 435 1906, 44; 1907, 87.” A number of Kentuckians that are thinking of becoming members of the “Sons of Kentucky” will be on hand to root for the Chicago Giants. Even the daughters of Kentucky, with their sweet- hearts, will be present'in boxes. IV's the fad now to get @ front seat in the box. ‘The Miinois Giants, of which Dave Wy- att is manager, have been in St. Louis, Missouri. a ‘The Presbyterian, teams will have their regular game on Saturday at the public playgrounds. A large number oof church people will be present to witness the game. wane After the games on next Sunday several private parties have been formed to, be present at the Pekin Theater to see Con- sul the Monk. BASEBALL AT LOUISVILLE, pag ma eee The Cubs continued their winning yes- terday. Stung by the defeat of Saturday, the Cubs, like a drowning man, grasped at the last straw and won out in a Gar- tson finish by a batting rally in the ninth, Alexander, who pitched for the Plutos, pitched great ball, but the Cubs found him in the ninth inning. Griffin was hit hard, but recefved good support, winning his game with a Texas Leaguer to right center with two men on bases. RHE Plutos ..... 0000101226 9 4 Cubs. 77.11 0100001004 5 7 Batteries—Williams, Washington ; Por- ters, Rose, Prim. Stolen bases—Martin, Jennings. Double play Martin, Watson. | “Two-base hits Martin, Jennings. Struck out—By Per- ters, 5; by Williams, 5. Attendance, 200. Umpire—Nutter. Time—1 :55. RHE Plutos ....... 020000024 7 3 Cubs... 000010045 5 fF Batteries —— Alexander, Washington; Griffin, Prim, ‘Two-base hits—Pace (2), Washington Stolen base—Wallace. Attendance, 1,800. Umpire—Nutter. RHE Cubs .....1910301000—-15 4 5 Plutos “//7°2.00101001—5 6 5 Batteries—Williams, Washington; Wes! and Prim, ‘Time, 2:05. Umpire—Nutter. ‘Mates: Duffy four times up, four hits. Guess hat's going some, || Little Griffin announced one of his Tex- : . Kansas City Royal Giants! ‘A Standard: Attraction in Base Ball. Open to book First Class Teams. Kansas City is a live ball town. We have our own park. Direct car line. Address all communications to Kansas City: Royal Giants, 1005 McGee Street, Kansas City, Mo. Forty performers #ioride iowom Co Male and cemale masuians wig dgubie B&O. aE” Cr ode ere eae Cnetact vaaipore and Sruers save Scape, Show bee Tins oboaminy March 15 at Macon, Gia. Address Dotgiars & Worthey. 001 4th Bt. Macon, Ga. ——————————————————— Wanted Quick Colored Performers Star Theatre, Pittsburg, Pa., for Ed. Winn Stock Company Ladies. single or sister tame with good wardrobe, A.No.1 soubrette, mast be good singer and Tdies: sn oF Sinan with eeioae voice, First class baa and tenor, solo end chorus” Must dace ta. Good Geportment. Permanent jov for the right people. "Address Ed. Winn, 1410 Wylie Ave , care E K. Trumm, Pittsburg, Pa. WANTED! === F 0 R= A. G. Allen’s Minstrels Some good colored Comedians that can make good on an end, and also a Stage Manager that can put on good comedy acts, those that double in band preferred. Address Geo. W. Quine, Mgr., Hazen, Ark. a ee It seems that Emery has recovered his batting eye. are By the way, Prim made a hit Sunday when it was most, needed. It some of you knockers would only stop to think about it, Martin is playing some short, ny Get your eye on the ball, Wallace. George Woolridge says that if'you want to win you must hit the bail. Nat Rodgers played first in great form Sunday. Out of four times up he got three hits and ong base on balls. Af there is any doubt in your mind about Watson playing ball at third you should have been dawn Sunday. FREEMAN for sale at Spring Bank Park every Sunday. 7 Miller made a hit with the ladies, ST. LOUIS CUBS WIN FOUR STRAIGHTS. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 29.—The Cubs played @ fast game on Sunday and de- feated the Hahns by a score of 2't0 1 in ten innings. Score? REE. Cubs .....000100010%2 & 0 Hahns \'. 01000060061 6 2 Batteries—Cubs: Crittenden, Brickey ; Hahns: Leith, Hemmer. ‘On Monday ihe Cubs defeated the Hick- orys, who didn’t have a Jook in. Score: TH. B, Hickorys ... 0200000002 4 2 Cubs ....//) 00 010120%4 6 3 Batteries—Hickorys: Criss, O'Connell and McCoy; Cubs: “Woods and Brickey. ‘On Sunday, June 6, the Cubg play the Cave Hills ai Kuebler's Park. MARCOS TAKE BOTH GAMES, DAYTON, O.—The Marcos won two farcieal ames. from the Madisonville A, B colored team last Sunday and Monday: The latter had’ to: work exceedingly. Nard fo prevene being shut outs The A. Bes Were completely outclassed and were’ help: Jess under the brilliant. wark of Benton and Kings twirling and" Sloan's "home Fun. "Phe Mareos, who have lost only one @ut of enght, posteas” all” star Slavers Harsis and Brown pitched for the o's. ‘Umpire ‘Bush, Beare: wirst Game— REE Marcos .... 10440122 e186 4 AB 0900200012 11 10 second Game REE AB... 000008000510 5 Marcos 1237995000411 1s F Se Eee a ee ee | Pe ey a ‘THE ORIGINAL LAWRENCE L. FISHER Ainusement Director with the Florida Blossom Company. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Special to Tum Freeway. ‘Mr. and Mrs, 1. Lashley visited her sister, Mrs. C. Stearls, at. Decatur, Ill, Sundiy....Mr. Fred Rush is on the sick list....Miss Leora Walker, 911. West Bront street, entertained with a chafing dish party the following: \ Miss Alberta Wyche, Edna Stearls, Gladys Page, Mr. J. W. Randolph, Albert Hoagland, Walker Duff, Walter Babby. Music for the even- ing ‘rendered by Miss A. Wyche....Mr. ..ewman Walker of Pontiac, Il!., was in die ‘elty Monday... Miss Satvilla Crowd- er Js visiting her sister, who Js very I at Cedar Tapids, Ta.!..THe FReeaan can be bought at the Douglas Social Club, C. B. Jackson. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Special to The Freeman. ‘Mr. George Weaver Is in Chicago this week engaging performers to open Ander- ton Park (Kenosha) for the summer sea- son....Mrs. Whalen of Buffalo, N.Y. has’ secured a position aa trained nursé through “Capt Vaile's| Catholic Mission Mr. Henry Goodrun and Mr. Geo. Adams have secured positions at St. Mary's Hospital through. the Cosmopolitan Club, of which Capt. L. C. Valle is president and P. J. Cooper, vice... Avery and Hart are a scream at the Majestic this week, while Tom Brown and Navara are head- ners at the-Crystal....Mrs. Capt. L. C. Valle is able to be out again after a slight attack of appendicitis... check- er tournament will begin at the Cosmo- 5 ee politan Club rooms next Monday evening for two valuable prizes, the series @f games to close the following Saturday evening... Hey. Dr. Shean has accepted an invitation to address the Forum. of the Cosmoplitan Club at an early date. ‘The chief and deputy chief rangers of the C. G. Foresters are preparing to give & monster plenic at Pabst Park July 26. Benefit of the C. C. Mission. MINEOLA, TEX. Special to Tum FREEMAN. ‘There will be a free dinner and bar- becue here on the 18th of June. J. McCollough, J. D. Steveson, H. W. Walker and J. L. London are on’ the committes gf arrangements, “Sam "Taylor, ¥. 3 Johnson, Joe Williams and FL B. Biagk- well are ihe soliciting committee. ...It i very dry here now, and the farmers are busy....The convention last week was a. sucess, SHEFFIELD, ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN. ‘The K. of P. grand officers, Mr. R. A. Blunt, G. C.; Mr. Lafait, G. L., will visi ‘the K. of P: lodges in the city on June 8....Mr. ©. W. Adams, editor of the Bir- mingham Reporter, wili be in the city em the “8th “in the” interest of his paper. Rey. John Dickie of Kersuth, Miss., 18 Im the ‘city visiting his brother, ‘Henry ‘Evans....Mrs. “Mark Rutlan "has re- turned’ home....Mr. B. L. Peacocg, su- perintendent of the National Life Insur- ance Company of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., is in the eity in the interest of his company. Mrs. Agnes Taylor is quite ill at this writing... Miss Wille Ingram and Mr. Charley ‘Tolliver were quietly married at the home ef the bride... Anyone wishing to take music call on Miss Laura Boulder at the C. M, E. church....Mrs. Minnie Veasly is. visiting in Corinth, Miss, this week... Afr. J. W. ‘Thompson has re- turned ‘from ‘Golumbia, ‘Tenn., after = business trip. SHERMAN, TEX. Ernest Johnson, of the famous Roya’ Orchestra,” and. reader of ‘The. Freeman made @ bhsiness trip to Dallas on the 28th inst....‘The Royal Concert Orchestrat Company, under the management of Mr. Marshall Royal, first violin and first elar inet, and including Ernest Johnson, secon@ clarinet, cornet and second base; Joe For- bus, ‘second violin, bass violin and. bari tone; Geo. Howell, orchestra guitar, s0c- ond tenor; Mrs. Ernestine Royal, planoy with Prof. A. J. Sykes, advance agent. will shortly ‘make a tour of the country: playing principal cities and towns. ‘They recently played a highly commendable ea gagement for the ©. “I. 8. Agricultural College, in Ladonia, ‘Tex. "They want @ few high-class singers, Address Prot. A. J. Sykes, Sherman, ‘Tex....Prof. Kelly Miller, of Washington, D. C., dean of ‘the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University, will lecture here on the 18th, of June, “under the local management of Dr. D. 'W. Porter and P. W. Carpenter, Mr. H. ME Gilliean, of Denison, ‘Tex., i= his State manager. ' Prof. Miller’ is amone: the foremost educators of the race. ROUTE. FIDDLER, & SHELTON—Week of Jume- 4, San Francisco, Cal. PARKER AMUSEMENT COMPANT— Counell Biufts, Tax. June 611. PROM. K, ROY’ POPE'S ANNEX BAND, with RINGLING “BROS. CIncUS— Beranton, Pa., June 6, 82. Bingharton, NoW. Ti Binitva, 8; Hornell, 9; -Aleam, 10; Gn City, Bae, 1. rin’ Dope FISK’ SHOWS—Long. Prat- tle, “Minn., June 6: Park Rapids, T Beveridie,” §; Posston, 9; Chiet River Falls, 10 Warren, 11: P.G. LOWBRY'S ENTERPRISE, with WALLACE-HAGENBECK "CIRCUS Jackson, Mich., June 6, 6; Lansing, 1: Grand Ttapids,’s'; Kalainazoo, 95 Battle Greek, 107 Dowaiiae, 11 3. He SPARKS CHHCUS—Litenfla, UL, une 5, 6. FIVE LICORICE STICKS, with Nerrne GLENN, UNDER PERSONAL DIREC. TION OF BLACK CARL—Week of June 5, Arcade Theater, Toledo, O. SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS—Camden, N. J., June 6; Atlantic City, 7; Briduéton, 8: Long Branch, 9; Perth Amboy, 10> Milzabeth, 11! er D. P. KANE CO. Manafactore of the Beer and Cwearace WH send for Circular, Png Nain St. St. Louts. ato Ait of the Northwestern cities. by Bert Davie an6 Harsy McHill, entited, “A Stalling Coon published) by ipevald Westgeard No.7 Bie Avene ewost, Duluth, Min. Copies, can be ATER’ ponding $5 conte in atampe direct $0 publisher —, THE KENTUCKY Pool and Billiard Hall, "The Arena of High Class Contests, Would like dg bone from all Professional Pool and Biluard Shavers. Matches can be arranged on short notice, Address J.C. CLEMONS, 014 8. Second ee a Soe Oca THE STAGE 6 F. K. Watkins is running a vaudeville at Muskogee, Okla. Miss Ella Anderson of the Smart Set Company played at the Auditorium Theatre, Philadelphia, week of May 26. Crowded houses afternoon and nights. King Williams' educated dogs were headliners at the Bijou Dream Theater, 178 State street, Chicago, last week, where they made a big hit. The act is a credit to BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Traction Park, Birmingham, Ala. opened on the 15th inst. Many attractions were on hand. J. Beaman's Merry Mastreste went on for thirty days. Among them were the Mistletoe, prima donna, Miss Roberta Brooks, coon shouter; Will Richardson, buck and wing dancer; Billy Zeke, monologist, and J. Beaman, "the going-away man." This is anticipating a very prosperous season, the bach sends regards to all of the profession. BILLY McCLAIN AT BRUSSELS, BELGIAN. Billy McClain writes from Brussels, Belgium, that he has just finished his Paris engagement of four months. He has three attractions at the Brussels Expo, including the Belgian state, the States, including Mackey and husband, Johnson and Dean, Sam McVey and George Gunther. McClain wants to know the prospects for floating a $10,000 stock company in Belgium, exposes. Address Avenue, Des Nations H. W. PASCHAL AT SAVANNAH. Mr. Henry W. Pascal, composer of the four biggest song hits for 1916, as advertised elsewhere in this paper, has left the Kersands aggregation, where he held a position as vocal director, interlocutor, clarinetist, and pianist. He now lacted at the Fekin Theater, Savannah Ga., as clarionet virtuoso. Mr. Pascal also composed the opening chorus, introducing the first act of the Kersands Company, which is being sung with tremendous success. Nowhere the company has played to his heart, bringing him to the front as a composer. ADAM FOUR PAW-SELLS BROS. SHOWS. The side show band and minstrels are making good. We had a hard battle to fight when we arrived at Springfield, O. early in April to open with this trick, but the band was not ready. We will be made president of the F. G. C. C. Also we'll make a few new members. Regards to all F. G. C. clubs, also Prof. P. G. Lowery and the members of his company. Thomas May, leader of band; Logan Kitchener, manager. H. L, Rawley, general manager. THE MAJESTIC THEATER, GREEN- VILLE, S. C. Madam Rosetta Barrnon, the South's greatest singing and dancing soubrette; Bailey, Virginia Rosebud; Mangaut, the lady; Virginia Miss Lansie; the little coon-shouting soubrette, of Charleston, Pa.—"Her Big Moon Boy," Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams were at the Majestic last week. The Glossoms gave two performances in Greenville Monday and Tuesday nights. The Majestic Theater is owned by Mr. Glover Boston. He sends his best regards to Glosson and Glosson, also Ransom and HI JERRY BARNES AT THE EX. CHANGE THEATER. Hl Jerry Barnes recently appeared at the Exchange Theater, Jacksonville, Fla. He was going to crashing every morning in the St. Louis, down the river four or five miles. It all went smooth enough until the morning he ran across one of the monsters known to the locals. He was coming towards him on the offensive. He had the good luck of showing one of his cars down the alligator's throat, then made him fall and uncurdly at the tail and uncurdly BUSINESS OF THE ARTISTS IN LIFE. The great artists, like the great heroes, have always done whatever came to hand. Michael Angelo grumbled and said he was a sculptor when Julius II set him to paint a statue of the goddess of the chapel. Shakespeare chafed at the popularity of the fool in the drama of his time, and then produced the fool in "Lear." If eleven centuries later, the sculptor of the statue and an inspiration untramured by circumstances he would have done nothing. They produced masterpieces because they made the best of things as they were. And this kindness of the artist in life—London Times. BILLY KERSANDS MINSTRELS. The Billy Kersands Minstrels, launched at Jacksonville, Fla., April 4, by R. Voelckel, are now on their seventh week and have played to fine business even before being taken to its utmost capacity. The personnel of the company includes James Crosby, Dick Thomas, W. E. Edwards, Richard R. Mathews, Mose McQuitty, Coyden Herndon, Billy and cousin Kersand, and James Crosby, E. Lewis (Rabbit), including E. N. Collins, E. J. Elliot, Henry Pascall, Fred Richardson, Jesse Reeves, Ralph Redmond, Joe White, Joe Miller, Paul Bingham, Terry Morgan, Wilson Rogers, Andy Cline and Spink Seaves. Nye and the advertise work being handled by J. Martin Free and Tom Morrow. MOBILE ALA. Special to THE FREESMAN. Specifically an absence of thirty days we have began to play baseball again with an entire new club. I am still in need of an outfielder, pitcher and first sacker. Unless your arm is good I have no stamps to give. Pensacola is cleaning up everything down this way and I would like to take at least two out of five from them when they are ready to play. June, and any club that intends to make a trip in our direction would do well to write me. Maybe our Jesse (B.) Turner, now playing first for Pensacola, is not going some. The Lelands or some man who has some arm, but he only eyes on him, for he certainly is the candy. Wake up, some of you good pitchers who can play the outfield, and a first baseman who has some arm, and write me. Pensacola is the Park Baseball Club, 64 Government street. PEKIN THEATER, SAVANNAH, GA. The Pekin Theater, Savannah, Ga., W. J. Stiles, manager. The week of May 23 Manager Stiles gave the patrons of the Pekin the largest and best show that was ever in the house for the money. The stellar attraction was the Johnson-Ketchel prize-fight pictures under the management of W. H. Smith. W. H. has shown the talent of the man, who that color does not interfere with ability, as was clearly testified doing his stay in Atlanta, Ga., where he was presented with a beautiful souvenir card album uniquely inscribed by Geo. B. Greenwood, manager of the School. So much change, Mr. Smith has booked his attraction in several white houses. The colored people of the South feel very pleased over the fact that Col. Metts has so attracted him. And of seeing Jack Johnson in action, W. H. Smith says that W. J. Stiles is a first-class owner and manager and that he has the best and pretiest colored theater in the entire city. And with a man a little Tin Owleyse a comedian author and producer, one can spell success with a capital S. F. S. WOLCOTT'S FUN FACTORY GREENVILLE, N. C. We have just closed at Plymouth, N. C., and open now for a six nights' stand here at Greenville, N. C. The bunch are all we need. Miss Willar King and her Picks are featuring "Kentucky Babe" in classy style. Walter Powell, better known as Ben, sends regards to Mr. Alex Rogers of the Williams and Walker Company. Dan Reeves, the designer of the game, making good in his rough and tumble song and dance entitled "I'm Glad I'm Free." The team of Dension and Gadson are making good through North and South Carolina, and the team of Virginia sketch, "Two Virginia Darkies." Miss Estelle Wallace, our clever soubrette, is still scoring nightly in a clever vocal number. Our sketch team, one of our sketch team, are delivering the goods. CHICAGO, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN Gary and Bambo are again in the city, having finished a successful engagement in Cincinnati, O., at the Pekin Theater. These two men are entirely new and original to the people of Cincinnati, creating such a sensation that they were not only the hit of the bill, but left an impression that will not be forgotten. During their stay of two weeks they were the guests of Mr. Iowen M. Lawson, our eminent colored composer, author and performer, who will be them with banquets, parties, etc.; in fact, made it so pleasant for them that they regretted leaving the city. Gary will play a return date in Cincinnati in a short time, presenting their new and latest act, "The Bellboy and the Maid." It was written especially for them by Marion O. Brooks. They will be a week of May 25 at the Garmeld Theater. THE COMING SINGER. Madame Hackley gives it out that Miss Mary L. Fitzhugh is the coming soprano of the race, and the Madame is excellent singer. She is also blind. She, however, is very accomplished, doing several things most artistically. She sings, plays the piano, recites, does autotune, is a typewriter, sews and stitches, and is a teacher to as the Black Helen Kellar after that wonderful creature, Helen Kellar, who has astounded the world, although denied most of her talent. Miss Fitzhugh is twenty-three years old and ever since her blindness, which came on her when fifteen years old, she has attended the Missouri State School for the Hearing. In a short while she will have to leave the institution, and of course will be thrown on her own resources for a livelihood. Miss Fitzhugh has chosen to look out for her, giving the unfortunate woman her time and care. The whole expense of her life will be able to make a headway in the world whereby she can care for her own wants. A. MARY FITZHUGH, The Wonderful Blind Soprano The Madame asks support in helping launch Miss Fitzhugh in the concert field, the theatre, the future is great for her. The Following is a more likely specifically of Miss Fitzhugh; "Her entertainment is rare, varied and enjoyable in every respect. "She has a fine dramatic soprano voice of great volume and rare sweetness. She sings in three languages, and her repertoire embraces the songs sung by the best artists. "She is easily the greatest attraction the colored race has to present." Mary Fitzhugh, the soprano under "under financially so will Mary Fitzhugh." The great public, it is to be hoped, will note the conditions and fail not in adding in the matter of making the talented soprano more financially successful to see to it that her great talents do not sleep, but carried on to its utmost perfection, since it means increment to the sum total of things that count greatly in race progression. Mary Fitzhugh, the noted soprano, Hackley, and Miss Fitzhugh will appear before the public, at which time it is hoped and expected that no occasion will fall in her name, and that the race knows and understands. IN SAVANNAH—TIM OWSLEY. Tim Owley writes that he is doing nicely. Speaking of a little amusing experience, he says: "I was sitting down in front of the Pekin Theater reading TRH about the Pekin Theater when an old man about eighty walked in. I met the man 'who owns this theater?' I told him that Mr. W. J. Stiles was the owner. He asked if he was colored. I told him that he was. He said, 'It is a pretty nice thing.' I answered, 'Yes, sir.' About this time Messr. Arente, Conley and Jennings passed along on their way to the theater. The old man looked up and said, 'Is them those folk actors?' I answered, 'Yes, sir.' She shoved him in some, ain't they? he said. I answered, 'Yes, sir.' He looked me over for a moment, seeing that I was poorly clad, spoke out, saying, 'You must be the junior, then turned to go, and the theater once more.' I said, 'This is the best thing I ever saw for a Negro.' Being a little vexed and THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. wishing to get even with the old gent, I said, 'Why, you ain't seen everything yet.' He said, 'I don't know what old and I have been all over the country. I have seen everything there is to be seen. If you can show me anything I ain't seen you can see it.' He said, 'it' and I handed him a FREEMAN. He looked at it and said, 'What is this?' I said, 'It is THE FREEMAN, a national lion-fighter.' He said, 'at it again and to my surprise, said, 'Another good thing for the Negroes.' Jim did not say that his visitor was a Jim man, but it may be inferred that he was. BILLY HORNE' GEORGIA MINSTRELS. Billy Horne's Georgia Minstrels and Young Buffalo's Wild West is sending them all out of the side show screaming. The roster of bass violin by Horne, W. Horne, violin by Millerman, cornel and violin; H. Campbell, alto and end; Wm Davis, trombone; Robt. L. Davis, bartone and end; J. Davis, tuba and bass violin; W. Cherry, snare drum and end; T. Leonard, bass drum and end. They are in old Missouri again after playing a week in Illinois and Iowa. Master Reginald Horne is cleaning up singing "Tie Your Little Bull Outside." R. L. Davis is singing "I've Got the Left Hind Foot of a Rabbit." W. L. Horne sends reprise of "Kickin' with Sells" and Forepaug, also P. L. Lowey with Hagenbeck & Wallace. WHITMAN SISTERS CO. SUCCESS IN JACKSONVILLE. The Whitman Sisters and company opened in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday night, May 9, at the Colored Air Dome, breaking all previous records. The house was hundred turned away. The same good results seemingly will follow during their six weeks' engagement. They have an aggregation of Alberta Whitman, Baby Alice and the Toy Comedian, Thomas Hawkins, Wille and Lulu, "Too Sweet" Paul Carter, Cliff Rhodes, Contortionist Billy Mills, musician and manager of Billy Earthquake, Slim Henderson, stage manager; Albert Carroll, director of music; Mabel Whitman, amusement director and manager of Whitman Sisters' Own Owl of the profession. Albert Carroll requests Lew Kenner to write. Mabel Whitman says, hello to the bunch around Wilkins' & Marshall's New York City, and them at the Johnson-Jerries sight. July 4. BELMONT THEATRE, PENSACOLA Kenner & Lewis opened on the 23d after playing successfully three weeks at the Arcade Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. to take on the band we were soon to be joined by their numerous friends. Miss Carrie Hall opened on the same bill and also received an ovation. She put on the Seminary. She joined an institute. The opening chore was something grand, also the closing with plenty of singing. The singing of Miss Sidney Coleman was good and she received numerous encores. Alma Huntsley moved to the stage, she soubrette, Miss Tillie Johnson, did fairly well but she needs a gret deal of training. She stands too much in one place and should move about more on the stage. She will sing, you should learn how to say lines. Mose Graham is a very fair tenor singer, but is over ambitious. Kenner & Lewis did well as usual. They are here for an orchestra, they will playville, Fla., and Ed Butter, Julius McGarratt on the Arcade, Atlanta, and Chas. Wilson. P. G. LOWERY'S MUSICAL ENTERPRISE. HEADQUARTERS OF A RABBIT'S FOOT CO JACKSONVILLE, FLA It will be remembered that this successful company closed its tenth season March 2 at Jacksonville and Mr. Pat Chappelle, posed for several months, was advised by his doctors to take a good long rest, of which he is now doing. The cars of the company were placed in the shops to be put into service on the 26th and open in July. Parties who desire to travel with this company this season will do well to write Mr. Chappelle, as you will notice that the ad of the Rabbit's Foot Co., which is the most popular attention to all first-class performers and musicians, both ladies and gentlemen, to the time this famous company will open its so-called show, will be as far as money is concerned when they are in a Rabbit's foot Co., as this show has made and saved up more money than all the rest of the colored shows today. Mr. Chappelle is the only person for a few weeks. Having gotten tired of country life they went to Atlanta, Ga., on May 16, and are located at 270 Hillard street, for a stay of two weeks, at which time they will be addressed to Mr. Chappelle should be sent to the home office, at Jacksonville, Fla. THE PEKIN, NORFOLK, VA. The Pekin continues to lead the show shops in this little city by the sea. While some few people watched for the comet, others watched thousands lined up last Monday to see the Pekin's big tallyhour parade. Every member of the Pekin Stock Company, including Prof. C. H. Seymour, appeared in this novel parade on a big four-horse tallyhour led by Manager C. W. Moseley with his co-star, Manager C. H. Seymour. The Pekin is bill this week is headed by Johnson and Watts in their first appearance in Norfolk, assisted by their wonderful singing and dancing baby, two years old, and the greatest artist of her age. Her imitation of George Walker in the Chocolate Drops was a riot and will not soon be forgotten. The many patrons a rare treat in the person of Miss Grace Johnson, the big scream of Philadelphia, together with other new friends. Remember the Pekin books its acts direct and is always glad to hear from people that can deliver the goods. Watch for teh Pekin man, the big scream of the Pekin man. Other theaters take notice, the Pekin is out after that popularity prize. Nuf sed. LOUISVILLE, KY. G. W. Ayers, the violinist and cornetist, has opened with the season at River View Park with his famous orchestra of seven trombones, six bass clarinet, net trombone, trap drums, bass violin and piano, playing in the dancing pavilion. The people are going wild over the music tendered by the orchestra in his G. W. Ayers season with season for park for G. W. Ayers Orchestra, he is no stranger, and is the only colored orchestra leader of the group, with the opportunity of playing at the first parks here, and he has been engaged at the end of one season for the next by the manager and owner, Col. Lum Slimmons, and the friends in and out of the profession. The members of the orchestra are: G. W. Ayers, first violin; W. H. Fanning, claronet; Andrew B. Corgile, cornet; John Emmer, trombone; George Spadina, bass guitar; Stephen George, piano; John H. Wickliffe, trap drums. John Wickliffe has closed at the Pekin Theater after fourteen successful months at Chnchmathe. He is now playing drums in the orchestra at River View Park, Louisville. He sends regards to all of his friends. Andrew Cargile, cornetist with G. W. Ayers, sends regards to W. E. Barbour and Walter Hinson with Ringling Bros. Woolly Bear shear from John Tobias with the Florida Bison. Address G. W. Ayers, 2228 Eddy street, Louisville, Ky. CHINTZ MOORE SCORES A BIG HIT AT THE MACEO THEATER AT CHARLESTON, S. C. Last week we played a farce-comedy staged by Mr. Chintz Moore entitled "A Forbidden Spring of Water." Cast of characters: ..... Isaac Grant The Princess ..... Mrs. Ella Moore Lazy Bob ..... Chintz Moore A guard ..... Tom Scott A pretty girl ..... Gerrude McDaniels the princess ..... Philharmonic A dancer ..... Rosa Rendels eW have the best three-piece orchestra in the city. James Kidd Austin, piano; Jimmie, alias Slab, drummer; Tom Scott, bassooner; Tom Scott, the original comedian, and Philip Austin, alias String Beans, are the funniest team in the city. Miss Rosa Rendels, our singing and dancing performer, and Mrs. Ella Moore Isaac Grant is straight is all that could be expected of him. Mrs. Gerrude McDaniels is one of the most promising performers in the business and a good little pick, Julius Foxworth, can sing and dance and gets his when nobody else does. Mrs. Ella B. Moore, the wife of the great comedian Chintz Moore, has a great voice. She has an act no other colored woman on the stage today has. It's a novelty. This house is run and controlled by colored people. At the head of this little playhouse we have Captain Chas. In the only colored captain, fire department in Boston, Charles Preston, alias Spooney Sam, curtains. John Nelson, floor manager. Bennie Brown, usher; Johnnie Broadwick, usher; Ellen Collatto, ticket seller. E D. Jones, alias Britt, comedian,色情女演员. Edsges More is amusement director. Regards to all i hand out of the profession. Friend write. SAVOY THEATER, MEMHIS. Last week the Savoy Stock Company presented an all-star vaudeville bill, which was a very strong bill, opening with Jas. Hampton and the most important hit, "That Ragtime Melody," and Jimmie is as funny as ever. He was followed by Estella Harris and Mamie Johnson, and the way they put on "Good Evening, Miss Caroline," and "Hot Corn, they have been so good all night." And then came Margie Crosby, our dainty little singing and dancing soubrette, who never fails to please, singing "She's Just Plain Phoebe Brown," and she sang it. And then came Laura McCormick in a comedy skit entitled "Capt. Zazo," and they kept the house in an uproar. As a comedy sketch team they stand second to none in their line. Then came Laura McCormick in a comedy skit singing "Goodbye, I'll See You Some More," and the way she put it on. Well, she is in a field by herself. The ollo was closed by the Merry Howards, that versatile sketch "The Home of John Hobbs," their own entitled scream from start to finish. Mrs. Howard was seen as a child in the act and she did her part to the standard. Mr. Howard was the best of the three, the most character since the days of Milton Barlow. Good boy. Howard. The Bears—Richard and Ora—that high-class singing and dancing team, opened here Monday night and they have taken the house by storm. They good goods and they know how to deliver them. The Savoy Theater has the strongest bunch of performers of any colored theater in New York. Regina Beguin. The Savoy Theater the Merry Howards says Hello, Paul Carter, Vernon, Emma Skinner, why don't you all write. Care Freeman will do, old pals. The Freeman can be found at Mr. J. L. Pikeckens, 354 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis. WHERE YOU FIND COLORED THEATERS Real Play Houses That Are Owned and Managed by Negroes. The following is a list of some of the many theaters that are owned and controlled by the Negro throughout the country. This list is complete and should any manager notice that the name and address of their theater does not appear correctly, if at all, in this column we hope that you will call our attention to the fact. GEM THEATER, Memphis, Tenn. PASTIME THEATER, Athens, Ga. THE PEKIN THEATER, Tulsa, Okla. THE DIXIE PARK THEATER, Mobile, Ala. THE LINCOLN THEATER, Knoxville, Tenn. THE MACEO THEATER, Washington, D. C. GEM THEATER, Carroll, Ia., Charles Lutting. RUBY THEATER, 413 Twenty-fifth street, Galveston, Texas. MAJESTIC THEATER, 14 Summers street, Charleston, W. Va. THE AIRDOME THEATER, 523 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Ind., Mr. R. S. Geyer, owner and manager. THE ARCADE THEATER, 81 Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga. LUNA PARK THEATER, 99 Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga. THE PALACE THEATER, 514 Milam street, Houston, Texas. VENDOME THEATER, Lee Richardson, manager, Hamilton, O. THE PEKIN THEATER, 94 South Fourth street, Memphis, Tennessee. CRESCENT THEATER, 36 and 29 West 135th street, New York City. THE AIR DOME, Central avenue, near Union Station, Atlanta, Ga. THE DIXIE THEATER. Arthur E. Benjiman, manager, Charlotte, N. C. THE TEMPLE THEATER. E. S. Cheebers, manager, New Orleans, La. OCMULGEE PARK THEATER. W. M. Rainey, manager, Columbus, Ga. THE HIAWATHA THEATER. Eleventh street, near U street, Washington, D. C. THE PEKIN THEATER. Ollie Demsey, Kprietor, Fifth street, Cincinnati, Ohio. PEKIN THEATER. C. W. Mosely, manager, 312 Queen street, Norfolk, Va. TAFT THEATER. 1814 Cedar street, Luther Edwards, manager, Louisville, Ky. & Aronson, proprietors. M. M. Aronson, THE CAMERAPHONE THEATER. Kninn manager, 1403 Douglass street, Omaha, Neb. PARADISE THEATER, 179 Peters street, Atlanta, Ga., Ellijah Davis, manager. THE LYRIC THEATER, 206 S. street, Guthrel, Okla., A. L. Sneed, manager. THE FAMOUS THEATER, 124 Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga., J. B. Kelly, manager. SUNNYSIDE THEATER, Mrs. R. L. Pannell, 320 North Augusta street, Staunton, Va. THE ELECTRIC THEATER, Belmont street, M, Jacoby, manager, Pensacola, Fla. STAR THEATER, Charles P. Stinson, proprietor, 1417 Wylie avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. THE SAVOY THEATER, F. A. Barrasso, manager, 121 South Fourth street, Memphis, Tenn. THE PEKIN THEATER, Gray & Combs, proprietors, 415 West Main street, eLxington, Ky. THE PEOPLES THEATER, 211 Milam street, Frank McKensie, manager, Houston, Texas THE DIXIE THEATER, Brook and Broad streets, the Dixie Amusement Co. owners, . . THE PALM GARDEN THEATER, W. G. Gray, manager, 43 Glennwood avenue, Atlanta, Ga. . THE GLOBE THEATER, Frank Crowd, manager, 615 West Ashley street, Jacksonville, Fla. . THE VENDOME THEATER, Mrs. Noah Warrington, proprietress, 2313 Market street, St. Louis, Ma. . THE AUDITORIUM THEATER, 1426 South street, H. Sam Reading, manager, Philadelphia, Pa. . THE COLUMBIA THEATER, the Hill Brothers, proprietors, 524 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. . THE AIRDOME, Brookville, Fla., Joel & Glickstein, proprietors, Marion Brooks, amusement director. THE PEKIN THEATER, William Blakey, proprietor, E. D. Lee, manager, 608 Lane street, Jackson, Tenn. BARRETTS THEATORIUM, Richard D. Barrett, manager, Jefferson avenue and Pine streets, St. Louis, Mo. THE PEKIN THEATER, W. J. Stiles, proprietor, Tim Owsley, manager, West Broad street, Savannah, Ga. THE TWO JOHNS THEATER, 720 Indiana avenue, John A. Hubert and John H. Victor, proprietors, Indianapolis, Ind. THE PEKIN THEATER, Robert T. Motts, proprietor, W. H. Smith, manager, Twenty-seventh and State streets, Chicago, Ill. SILVER MOON AIR DOME—F. K. Watkins, prop., Muskogee, Okla. The Majestic Theater—Glover Boston, prop., Greenville, S. C. PERFORMERS AND MUSICIAN Will advance tickets to professionals only. Pat Pullman cars for sale. Address Pat Chapelle. WAN First class acts of all kinds. Can use appearance. Address The Lyon's Theat Prop., Oklahoma City, Okla. WAN At Watkins' silver moon Air Dome, Muskogee, acts especially, single or double. Can use go your engagement. Boozers save attempts. Photographs a to M. J. O'Brien, Optic Theatre. Independence g WAN First class performers at all times. Can use cl funny black face comedian. Tim Owsley, write parties. Boozers save attempts. Photographs a to M. J. O'Brien, Optic Theatre. Independence g WAN First class single and double Vaudeville and N Photographs desired if possible. We pay acco the standard houses of the South. Boozers sa Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga. WAN The Goods. Can you deliver them? Can place a season. Tell all you can do in first letter, stati ing to the value of your work as is rated by the six weeks open to good people. Address W. F. Memphis, Tenn. Will advance tickets to professionals only. Parties without experience don't write. Havetwo Pullman cars for sale Address Pat Chapelle, Mgr., box 702. Jacksonville, Fla. WANTED! of all kinds. Can use single and double female acts of neat address The Lyon's Theatre, 312 E. Second Street, S. D. Lyons, A City, Okla. Moon Air Dome, Muskogee, Okla., first class acts of all description. Female singles or doubles. Can use good single comedians. Photographs are a part of Boozers and "know it alls" save stamps. Address F. K. Watkins, Prop., Muskogee, Okla. Owens at all times. Can use classy female acts of all descriptions; also good comedian. Tim Owelty write. State all in first letter. Salary to right save stamps. Photographs are a part of your engagement. Address all mailatic Theatre, Independence and Charlotte Sts., Kansas City, Mo. and double Vaudeville and Novelty acts. State time and character of act, and if possible. We pay according to the value of your work as is rated by the South. Boozers save stamps. Address ARCADE THEATRE, Santa, Ga. WANTED! you deliver them? Can place first class single and double acts at all times and you can do in first letter, stating time and character of act. We pay accord your work as is rated by the standard houses of the South. From four to good people. Address W. F. Street, Mgr. Pekin Theatre, 98 S. Fourth St. WANTED at the Booker Washington Air Dome St. Louis' newest wrinkle in show business, first class performers at all times, female acts, singles or doubles preferred. Send photographs. State all you can do in first letter. Watch The Freeman and see the class of acts we are playing. We seat 800. Address all communications to WANTED! First class acts of all kinds. Can use single and double female acts of neat appearance. Address The Lyon's Theatre, 312 E. Second Street, S. D. Lyons, Prop., Oklahoma City, Okla. WANTED! At Watkins' silver Moon Air Dome, Muskogee, Okla., first class acts of all description. Female acts especially, singles or doubles. Can use good single comedians. Photographs are a part of your engagement. Boozers and "know it alls" save stamps. Address F. K. Watkins, Prop., 318 Fondulack St., Muskogee, Okla. First class performers at all times. Can use classy female acts of all descriptions; also good, funny black face comedian. Tim Owsley, write. State all in first letter. Salary sure to right to M. J. O'Riin. Orkie Theatre, Independence and Charlotte St., Kansas City, Mo. Address all mail to M. J. O'Riin. WANTED! First class single and double Vandeville 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, S. 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 W. F. Street, Mgr. Pekin Theatre, 88 S. Fourth St. Memphis, Tenn. WANTED at the Booker Washington Air Dome St. Louis' newest wrinkle in show business, first class per- formers at all times, female acts, singles or doubles pre- ferred Send photographs. State all you can do in first letter. Watch The Freeman and see the class of acts we are playing. We seat 800. Address all communications to Just Off the Four of the biggest song hits ever published for "If you Could, Would You." 80c: "If you Could One Ain't got Em Bake." 80c: These campesin handed, will undoubtedly meet with tremendo to any address four copies for 80c. Profes Paschat, publisher, care Freeman, Indianapolis. The Yale The Popular Picture Show of G First class acts wanted at all times. Nest sister good comedian. Send photograph. State all yo yers. Prop., or Walter Buchacan, Mgr., 208.8. 80 Vendome At Off the Press song hits ever, published for 1910, viz: "My Heart is Yearning" price 60c. Did You 60c? If Other People had Let my Business to Me 60c: That Babe 60c. These compositions are extraor juicy and if properly metedly meet with tremendous success anywhere. Sent by mail, postpaid. our copies for 80c. Professionals are extraor juicy and if properly care Freeman, Indianapolis, or Foster Music Co., 3025 State St., Chicago, Ill. Yale Air Dome For Picture Show of Guthrie, with Refined Vaudeville attested at all times. Neat sister teams or female singles preferred. Can use and photograph. State all you can do in first letter. Address C. A. Cham Buchanan, Mgr., 208 S. Second Street, Guthrie, Okla. dome Theatre Just Off the Press Four of the biggest song hits ever published for 1910. viz: "My Heart is Yearning," price $2.95; "Other People had Left my Business," price $2.95; "One Ain't got Em Babe," $50. The songs are lively, upbeat and if properly handled, will undoubtedly meet with tremendous success anywhere. Sent by mail: poetess, Pascah, publisher, care Freeport, Indianapolis, or Foster Music, 3225 State St. Chicago, IL. Pascah, publisher, care Freeport, Indianapolis, or Foster Music, 3225 State St. Chicago, IL. The Yale Air Dome The Popular Picture Show of Guthrie, with Refined Vaudeville First class acts wanted at all times. Neat sister teams or female singles preferred. Can come comedian. Send photograph. State all you can do in first letter. Address C. A. Cham (212) 555-1234, cham@kidslibrary.org (Kirk Kirk) Vendome Theatre MRS. NOAH WARBINGTON, Prop. The most exclusive picture house in St. Louis. We would like to hear from good female singers and dancers at all times; singles or doubles. Photographs required. State all you can do in first letter. Address Mrs. Noah Warrington, 2313 Market Street. St. Louis, Mo. The most exclusive picture house in S. good female singers and dancers at all it required. State all you can do in first 2313 Market Street, St Louis, Mo. WANTED A No. ducer, Performers in all lines, Singers, Dancers, Sister be able to "read lines" and play parts, as this is and you must have the goods and know how to ghost tink goos. If you are not real artists kindly, write or wire at once. F. A. BARRASSO, Street, Memphis, Tenn. live picture house in St. Louis. We would like to hear from pilers and dancers at all times; singles or doubles. Photographs all you can do in first letter. Address Mrs. Noah Warrington, set St. Louis, Mo. TED A No. 1 Producer. Must be a producer, and not a slap paddle artist. James, Singers, Dancers, Sister Teams, a Real Comedian, Straight Man. Must pass" and play parts, as this is no junk house; and the people here are wise. The goods and know how to deliver it. Remember, no slap stick, razor or you are not real artists directly save stamps. Wardrobe and photos. Well. It once. F. A. BARRASSO, Manager Savoy Theatre, 121-123 South Fourth ann. WANTED A No. 1 Producer. Must be a producer, and not a slap paddle artist. Performers in all lines, Singers, Dancers, Sister Teams, a Real Conduit, Straight Man. Must be able to "read lines" and play parts, as this is no junk house; and the people here are and you must have the goods and know how to deliver it. Remember, no slap paddle or ghost junk goes. If you are not real artists kindly save stamps. Wardrobe and photos. Well, yes, write or wire at once. F. A. BARHASSO, Manager Savoy Theatre. E1122 South Fourth Street, New York, NY 10017. M. ```markdown ``` $7.50 Coronet Braid Sent on Approval on Receipt of Only $2.50 — The Very Latest from Paris. For the next 30 days we offer the biggest value we advertise ourselves and buy into the bands of catalog and Beauty Book into the bands of every lady. This Coronet Braid has inches long, Genuine Long Human hair and elsewhere for less than $7.50. Send us Postage or Express money Order for $2.50, lock your hair, and we will send it the biggest date. If you do not find it the thoroughly given, return it, and we will satisfied, return it, and we will cheerfully refund your money. If satisfied, pay additional $2.50 within 10 days, pay additional $5 in all. FREE — Our two Catalogs and Beauty Book, showing latest styles, hair-dressing and giving astonishingly beautiful haircuts, Braids, etc. Write to-day Parisian Hair Co., Importers, $2 Security Building, Chicago, Ill. Eureka House MRS. NANNIE WILSON, PROP. Neatly furnished rooms 25c, 50c and 75c. Hot and cold water bath connections. 111½ South Second Street. Brown Building. Mukwaukee 211 130 Dartmouth and 5 Harwick Streets opposite Back Bay Station. Long Distance telephone all-inclusive rooms steam heated, $1.00 and Special rates to Railroad men and Theatrical regular restaurant prices. Upon Investment Company R. Hardy, President: Israel Rue, Treasurer. Jack Johnson Buttons The craze of the Northwest. 10c each, postpaid. Special rates to clubs and dealers. Send 10c day for one. The Wm. Foster Music Co., 303 State Street. Chicago, Ill. S WANTED Both ladies and gentlemen, for A Rabbit's Foot Comedy, the successful show of them all. This show opens in July. Entries without experience don't write. Havetwogr. box 702, Jacquesville, Fl. J. RENFRO. Manager. Saint Louis, Missouri. In the Field of Sport. The Oklahoma City Red Sox have organized and are open for dates anywhere in the United States. Fletch Leath, manager, 504 East. First, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kid Stanley of Asheville, N. C., who claims to have made North Carolina famous, also claims to be the champion skater, and is anxious to hear from good skaters. Mheury Detig, manager of Ritchie-Kenny Louisville's best bantam, has taken the promising young lightweight, Charley Heard, under his wing. Address, 728 East Green street, Louisville, Ky. The Huep for the Pensacola Boat Giants for 1910 is as Collin K. Boots, as J. Paul K. Cobb, 3b; J. Scotland, as H. Hannon, 2b; H. Harris, c. Hudgins, p. C. Pearce, t. T. Springer, c. T. Oliver, 1b and T. Hannon, secretary, Goldstucker, treasurer, and James Goldstucker, manager. Robbinson's baseball team of Jacksonville, Fla., will be the best semi-professional in the State. It has won a number of games from the Atlanta Deppeens, Columbia, S. C.; Chathams, Savannah, V. Valdosta, Ga., and the best teams in the State the team declares that it is the champion of the South Atlantic States and will defend its title against all comers M. Robinson, manager. MOSS POINT, MISS. The Moss Points played two fast games on the 20th and 21st with the New Orleans club and won both games—7 to 4 and 7. Moss Point Giants have changed captains. McCay has taken charge of the club. He is a good one. Bucs love the to the dear old Moss Point Baseball Club and to Pensacola球场. Davis is the grand old man. He is making the youngsters NOKOMIS, ILL. BASEBALL NOTES The Macon Colored Baseball and Amusement Company claims to have the best baseball aggregation in Georgia. He also offers other allowances to say? Address 658 Mulberry street; J. E. Denton, manager. E. B. Conway of Lexington, M. O., has a first-class baseball team. He wants to address 2524 Avenue Opera House, Lexington, Mo. POLICE STOP ROUGH BATTLE. Bill Hurley and Dixie Kid Mix It Too Strongly. GLENN FALLS, N. Y., May 23.—The scheduled round bout between Bill Hurley and Dixie Kid was stopped tonight by the police in the eighth round of the NHL playoffs, but by both. Hurley was inlined to rough it throughout, and although he received several stiff blows from the Nero boy, one of which left an inch of his face on his neck and an arm in a snatch. During the mixups both men were hurled among the spectators four times, and when the end came only two ring posts were standing. Hurley was at 10:15, Dixie Kid's skirts. Both men are middleweights. IN APPRECIATION The following from Major R. A. Jackson of the Eighth Illinois Regiment is appreciation of the work of our repre- sentation of R. B. Lewis, for THE FREEMAN in Chicago. Dear Elwood: On how to congratulate you on the assignment of Cary Lewis to Chicago. You have no idea how he is whooping up things for THE FREEMAN. The paper is so thick that you have noticed the increase. His articles send with great interest and I must say that he is eminently fair in the baseball situation. Interest in the paper here is something great, and if Cary continues as he has started I am sure that THE FREEMAN will load all Chicago papers. We play Hope you will see the Giants next Sunday. Hope you will see the Giants next Sunday. KANSAS CITY ROYAL GIANTS. A six-day league has been formed, which will be composed of six teams, as follows: All Stars of the Inter City League, Atchison, St. Joseph, Soldiers' Group of Leavenworth, Kansas City Royal Giants of Leavenworth, City (Ana) Giants A. S. Prather will manage the All Stars and will use Smith Park. It is the intention of the league to play two games a week at each of the three ball parks in a city traveling to St. Joseph Atchison, City (Ana) which will keep the teams playing, and a pennant awarded the winner. The Kansas City Royal Giants and the Kansas City Royalseyes met at Shelly Park Friday and Saturday. The Kansas City Royals took one and the Keystones the same, leaving matters even up. On account of rain the third game was deserved off until Tuesday. The Royals are showing up fine. They give the Kansas City fans much pleasure to see them work. DALLAS, TEX. Peer old Gainesville. McGarr Wonders are playing some classy ball. While $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, weakened manhood, falling memory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural strain or many wounds of yours that has cured many wounds of yours, nor nervous men right in their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that I think man who wishes to regain his many power man who wishes to regain his many power, which I have determined should have a copy. 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JEANETTE STOPS MORRIS Big Black Has Own Way in "Lemon" Bout at Boston. Boston, May 25.—Joe Jeanette knocked out Andrew Morris, of East Boston, at the Armory 24 where here last night in the third round their 11th game in Boston. After taking the count three times in third round Morris' second tossed the sponge into the right to save their man from being completely annihilated. The other batsmen that showed up to witness the "lemon" bout that Morris was no match for Jeanette. The big black fighter simply toyed with Morris for two rounds. In the third round Jeanette let it settle it, as far as Morris was concerned. THE OKLAHOMA BASEBALL CLUB We closed the series with the Gainesville Tigers by winning them all hands down and also won a double-header. Toward the end, the Batteries—Washington and Bolden for the Monarchs; for the Tigers, Eph and Hardgrove. The second game, 7 to 0, was a win for the Monarchs; for the Tigers, Williams and Hardgrove. We have won five out of seven on the road, which puts the Monarchs in second place. M. Sporting Editor, we send love to C. J. Taylor, manager of the West Baden Spruedls, as I think he is one of the greatest managers in the business, and my guess is that he also send their regular regals to a group of boys of the Leland Giants and also to Frank Leland's Chicago Giants; also let them know, what we have almost allotted to present. P. S.-Sporting Editor, I think you are one of the greatest men of our race on sporting dope and I also appreciate the way that you have treated me very much also hope you continue. I remain. Yours. KANSAS CITY GIANTS. Kansas City Giants were scheduled to schedule to the Pittsburgh Steelers, neapolis Keystones, Rainin prevented all but one. Score, 6 to 5 in favor of the Hussey and Teenie, battery for Kansas City In Winning mood the Kansas City Giants played the Prathers, a strong white team of the City League, five games and took all of them, as follows: First game, 14-0; Linsey and Teenle, battery. Second game, 3-0; Taylor and Teenle. Third game, 3-2; Dorsey and Jackson. Fourth game, 5-3; Chamberlain and Teenle. Fifth game, 14-1; Taylor and Teenle. —Notes— Mr. Smith, owner of the Glants, is much pleased with their showing. Red Foster is holding first sack down in game 14-1; this base is Bingo Moss, second base; Frog Linsey, shortstop, are also playing in great form. Mr. Smith says that he is more than pleased with his pitching staff—Bill Lindsey, Warner Taylor, Oscar Camberlin and his pitcher, young pitcher who has been making good Outfield is perfect with M. Lindsey, W. Wilkerson and A. Jackson. OKLAHOMA, FOUR SWIFT GAMES. The Monarchs returned home on the 21st, opening the season here with Houston. Before the game was called both teams had other vehicles. The game was 5 for the Monarch to 0 for Houston. Batteries—Monarchs: Baby Webb and Bolden; for Houston: MeNear and Wills. Attendance—1,500. Umpire—Gharton. Time—1:00. On May 22 the Monarch took the second game from Houston by a score of 6 to 5. Skinned for the great form and let them down easy with three hits. Batteries—For Houston: Davis, Grant and Wills; for Monarchs: Washington and Robinson. May 23 the third game was taken from the Houstonites by a score of 8 to 0. Washington was in great form and let them down with one hit. Batteries—For Houston: Davis and Wills; for Monarchs: Washington and Robinson. May 24 the fourth game resulted: Houston 6, Oklahoma 4, Batteries—For Houston, Davis and Wills; for Monarchs: Houston, Huhlman and Bolden, B. Webb and Robinson. Umpire—Gharton. KANSAS GIANTS WILL NOT STAND BY CONTRACT. Sporting Editor THE FREEMAN: I wish to state to the public that I had a contract with Tobe Smith, manager of the Kansas City (Kas.) Giants, to play a series of four games, namely, May 14, 16 and 17. We played the first game, and then it began to rain. I stayed with my men until my contract was out. When I demanded my money Mr. Smith absolutely refused my money on account of not having good weather. Now, this is the kind of men that are hurting the game, and I thought it was my duty to let the public know what they can expect from a contract with this in-house team. This is unreliable man I ever did business with. I also had a contract with the Royal Giants of Kansas City, Mo., for the following week. The weather was very bad and the game was far below预期 but the management paid us in full without a word. I simply make the statement to set the public's mind to the baseball proposition in Kansas City. COL EDWARD F. MITCHELL, MPH and Owner Minneapolis Keystones CUBIAN GIANTS LOSE TO THE SPRUDELS. Special to THE FREEMAN. WEST BADEN, Ind.-The West Baden Spruels beat the Cubian Giants May 19, 20 and 21, two games out of a three-game series, 2-1. The Spruels beat the Cubians favor 3 to 0. The three games were never decided until the last man was out, the last going ten innings. Ben Taylor and Morton Clark were on the slab for the Spruels to be beaten on. The Manager Bright, of the Cubians, liked Taylor and Clark so well that he offered them a big salary to come with him, but Taylor and Clark say they know which side their team bred on. They need to take the well-liked center fielder of the Spruels. The so-called champions are beginning to realize that the Spruel stockholders know good ball players when they see them, and they need to make special trips to West a Baden in order to try to entice some of the Spruels with them. Rube Foster secured Daughterity from the Spruels and other managers, and they want to be protected, but ball players want to be protected, and West Baden is the town that protects their players and also gives them what they promise; also they have the benefit of being the boss to be beat. The players know they have a season's work and THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. no danger of being sent away at any time the mission is to ensure that all Pollart and Rogers extend an invitation to all managers if they can take a man to work with them to extend our worthy and old, reliable C. J. Taylor. NEW ORLEANS, LA. We have been having the best of Negro teams visiting New Orleans, but Sunday we saw the fastest game played at Carrollton Park. It was between the Cohens and the Cohens during game 5 to 3 in favor of the Cohens. The batteries were: Cohens, Dupee and Dudum; New Orleans, Hamilton and Ephraim. The following is the result of past games of the New Orleans and other clubs: Mobile 6, New Orleans 13. New Orleans 3, Mobile 5. New Orleans 4, Mobile 7. New Orleans 14, Mobile 5. Cuban Stars 8, New Orleans 3. Cuban Stars 4, New Orleans 3. Cuban Stars 4, New Orleans 3. Chicago Giants 10, New Orleans 0. Chicago Giants 5, New Orleans 0. Chicago Giants 4, New Orleans 1. Chicago Giants 6, New Orleans 9. Chicago Giants 5, New Orleans 9. Houston 7, New Orleans 5. Houston 5, New Orleans p. Houston — New Orleans — New Orleans — Cross Point — New Orleans 7, Cross Point 5. Moss Point 3, New Orleans 7. Pensacola 11, New Orleans 7. Pensacola 4, New Orleans 3. Pensacola — New Orleans — — New Orleans fans would like to hear from the New York Black Sox. The New Orleans star pitcher, George Robertson, and crack shortstop, Oscar Hardy, are among the players with Manager Smith for Memphis to meet the Black Sox. The route of that team so far as known is: Holly Springs Memphis, Nashville, Paducah, St. Louis, French Lick, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Pittsburg, Harrisburg, then to New York. THE STARS HAVE DECIDED, ACCORDING TO ASTROLOGIST, THE GREAT JOHNSON- JEFFRIES FIGHT. Some astrologist, or soothsayer, or something like that (not a Negro either), has been consulting the stars concerning the heavens and Joffrey. The wizard of the denizens of the "milky way" and the rest of the heavenly cosmography say that Jeffries will toy with the colored man, just as cat plays with a mouse—able to destroy a bat. The wise one says: "The fight will not last two rounds. At the end, with Johnson, continually telling him what he thinks of him, and he will get him rattled and really scared, for Johnson is a coward at the end of the battle, that his knock him out with a body blow." The table of computation set forth by the wise one is made to look sharply after the Jeffries end of the battle. Here are the words of the one of the order of magic: What has astrology to do with the big fight? A great deal, it would seem, if it were the signs of Mars and Mercury. The signs of the zodiac are twelve in number, but there are only seven planets. The names of the planets are Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mars and Mercury are the fighting signs, with Jupiter third in aggressiveness. The majority of the fighters of the world are born under these three signs, but the best of them were born under the first two. Strange is it not? A man said the other day: "We have one fighter who has something lacking in his make-up, and they cannot tell what it is." What is his birthday? January 12. That accounts for his failure. His birthday is in the negative sign of the Earth, whose emotions are pity and fear; his planet is Saturn—the unhappy one. His planet is not overtaxed and overtax his strength. He will probably suffer with acute indigestion, so that he cannot depend upon his stomach. He will get fits of the blues and lack confidence. He will be many MANY UNDER GOOD SIGN. Under the sign of Mars, or its cusp, were born the following fighters: James J. Jeffries—November 15, Mars Thomas Sharkey—November 26, Mars and Joe Thomas—April 9, Mars. Charley Mitchell—November 24, Mars and Jupiter. Joe Gans—November 25, Mars and Jupiter. Jack Johnson—March 31, Jupiter and Mars. Frank Gotch—April 27, Mars and Venus. In this fight he considers that he has a principle at stake. He counts himself the champion of the white race. He plans to play himself on an equality with any white man, and therefore he is the white champion against a black usurper, and he proposes to teach him a lesson. He is not only rational about it only principle. And just because there is a principle he feels it his duty to fight for it. He long ago set a mark for himself, and that mark was victory. He then hatch how careful he is in regard to his habits, preparation for training and the men that he surrounds himself with. Only one thing can be said against him—that he has broken training, and that he backs break training and that he backs water training. JOHNSON RECKLESS OFTEN. Johnson is a mixture of Mars and Jupiter, of Arles, the fine sign, and Pisces, the water sign, a bad combination, for fire and water never mix. They are natural enemies. Instead of taking the best option, he seems to have chosen the worst of them. He is of a roving disposition, strongly opinionative, selfish, jealous, hot tempered, recklessly impetuous and fickle. He is a man of memory, is curious, unreasonably stubborn, is afraid of ridicule, and really lacks confidence in his own power. He is filled with self-esteem, has been nasteted twelve times, mostly for reckless behavior, and is often the user of an automobile. He is fickle, has broken his contract twice with two theaters and has had his baggage attached. He is careless of his physical condition and is hot-tempered. Look at the Stanley Ketchel fight, where he rushed his man, knoncked his teeth out, and fell sprawling clear over him. He has never been his man. His great weakness is his stomach. He has brutal force with him predominates. He lacks both the character and brains of his white opponent. KAUFMAN JOINS JOHNSON; THE CHAMPION DELIGHTED. Blacksmith Feels Training, Would Be Beneficial. It has been decided that Al Kauffman shall join the Johnson camp and box with the heavyweight champion. Johnson must be beaten by wired him to come. Kauffman has agreed. "I have not been sure I would (want to go into the Johnson camp," said Kauffman. He beats a beats a beat, the only available heavyweight left, to fight him and I want to keep myself clean of any suspicion. At the same time I feel Johnson could teach me something about the sport, but I want. Johnson is very anxious to have me with him. He tells me that Jeffries boxed both Corbett and Choyniak and afterward fought each twice." There are two things, it is said, that determined Kaufman to go with Johnson. One is that Delaney would like to help the champion dethrope. Jeffries permanently, but he is at outs with Sam Berger. Al complains that ever since he knocked Berger out in San Francisco after the fire Sam Berger and has made many unkind remarks. The Johnson workout to-day was the same as yesterday. He was on the road and had to get to work. Johnson will box in the gymnasium three days in succession. When asked this afternoon if he would attend the Jeffries exercise class, he said no. There is no use stirring up trouble, and if I went to the show Jeffries would think I was coming to aggravate him." Johnson is a stickler for doing one thing at a time. He does other hand, Jeffries, while working hard and faithfully, follows a plan that allows him to do practically what he feels like. He does the daily summeness. Johnson's plan or the Jeffries' work will not be known until Independence day. Johnson's program provides for a daily routine of 6 or eight. He or she spikes shoes and runs ten miles over the roads as a starter, accompanied by two trainers. Then come the rubbers, and then the morning meal is being prepared. At 7:30 o'clock breakfast will be served. Having enjoyed his 'possum and beverage, which incidentally is not served in a bicycle, Johnson tests the county's auto dealership. Johnson is a Francisco in a motor car is calculated to aid the digestion of the day's first meal. A visit to the gymnasium is billed for 10 o'clock, before the usual bag punching, boxing, and other stunts are enacted. A rest follows, and then Johnson assaults the midday efforts of his cooks. A rest taken after dinner, followed b y the real work of the day. At 3 o'clock Johnson begins boxing. The Negro boxes twelve rounds daily. These outings are the real髓, without the posing. The real work of the day is encouraged. Another spin in the ever-ready automobile, supper and an orchestral entertainment by the camp's talent completes the routine. At 10 o'clock Johnson is tucked away in his little crub. Tom Flanagan, the old trainer of pedestrians, bicycle riders and fighters, is conditioning him in this flanagan as his road work champion has made it clear that "Jack Johnson" will be his trainer. Joe Rogers, the wrestler, is helping him train. Rogers, who commonly is known as the American Apollo, is one of the greatest close to 300 pounds, and is fairly active for his weight. Besides being a good mat, he is also good with the gloves. Johnson believes the big fellow will do him a lot of good. Kid Cotton, Joe Choynski's protege, and Monte Cutler, who has been Jack's sparring partner in his theatrical work, are his other sparring partners. All of his training partners are young, strong fellows. WHERE TO WRITE BALL CLUBS. The following are the names and ad- dresses of the managers of prominent colored baskets clutching the skirts. FRANK LELAND'S CHICAGO GIANTS —Frank C. Leland, general manager, chief executive officer CUBAN GIANTS—Nat C. Strong, MINNEAPOLIS KESTONES—Kidd South, Minneapolis, W. Washington avenue, SAN ANTONIO BROCHOS—Charles Bellinger. 236 E. Commerce street, San Antonio. ORLEANS EAGLES—Charles Stevens, 8838 Oak street, New Orleans, La. NASHVILLE STANDARD GIANTS—J. W. White. 136 Fifth avenue, South, ChICAGO UNIONS—D. D. Gordon. 3001 Wentworth avenue, Chicago, Ill. THE OKLAHOMA MONARCHS BASE Street, Oklahoma City, West California avenue, Oklahoma City, Okla. KANASS CITY, KAS. GIANTS—Tobe Smith. 430 Washington Boulevard, Kansas City, Kas. NASHVILLE APOLIS A. B. C.S. Run Butler, 462 W. Fifteenth street, Indianapolis, Ind. OHLIVILLE CUBS—J. W. Recus, 228 Market street, Louisville, Ky. CHATTANOOGA TENN. BASEBALL TEAM—Charles A. Bridges, 261 Main street, Louisville, Ky. LOUIS BLACK BROCHONS (female baseball club)—Conrad Kuebler, 3133 Bridway, St. Louis, Mo. BIRMINGHAM GIANTS—Charles L. TIMBERGON Center and Core streets, Birmingham Ala. BLUFF CITY TIGERS - J. P. Redwood, 351 Beaue avenue, Memphis, Tenn. DIXIE PARK BASEBALL CLUB-Devil Johnson, 64 Government street Mobile, Ala. THE RAMBLER BASEBALL CLUB— William McPhail, Cartage, Mo. THE CAVALRY DETACHMENT BASE BALL TEAM—First Sergt. Melvin McVail, Cavalry Detachment, West Point, N.Y. PAMLOTO'S NEW ORLEANS BASEB BALL TEAM—Charles Stevens, 8838 Oak Lake, New York. THE PARK CITY GRAYS—Charles Wilson, 240 Chestnut street, Bowling Green, KY. THE NEW YORK COLORED GIANTS —Mary Corbin, 52 West 135th street, New York THE MARIANA GIANTS—William Holden, Mariana, Fla. THE WEST BADEN SPRUDELS—C. J. Taylir, West Baden, Ind. THE MOSS POINT GIANTS—Judge Patterson, Point, Miss. THE ILLINOIS GIANTS—D. A. Wyatt, manager, 3517 State street, Chicago, Ill. ATHENS BASEBALL CLUB—Franklin, manager, Address, 270 Pope street, THE KANSAS CITY ROYAL GIANTS- Jack Johnson, manager, 1005 McGee Court THE LEANDL GIANTS—Rube Foster manager and captain, 6227 South Hai land. THE MUSKOGEE ATHLETIC CLUB S. E. Edwards, room 6, Esco building, Muskogee, Okla. THE KLONDYKE BASEBTLL CLUB, COLUMBIA, S. C.—D. Roseborough, manager; Stark & Spann, 1428 Assembly street, owners, Columbia, S. C. PENSACOLA GIANTS—James Gold-stucker, manager, corner Chase and Tarragona streets, Pensacola, Fla. MACON COLORED BASEBALL AND AMUSEMENT CO.-J. E. Denton, manager, 658 Muberry street, Macon, Ga. 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Dungey was in Evansville Sunday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Tidington. The Alpha Home Association will meet at the Y. M. A., building Thursday, June 9 at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Ida Cushinberry, formerly of this city, but now of Cincinnati, is spending the week in the city. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Corothers, of Battle Creek, Mich., attended the automobile races last week. Mrs. Alverta Baker and Mrs. Stella Woods of Chicago were the guests of their sister, Mrs. Angie Green, Monday. Miss Fiona Fleming, a graduate from the Blind Institute, left Friday morning for her home at Terre Haute, Ind. Miss Mabel Bolden, of Ridgefarm, Ill., and Mrs. Robert C. Houston, of Danville, Va., camped in Camp Site, were in the city Sunday as her guests. Miss Susie Boxley, of Dann, Ind., was also a guest of Mrs. Davis. From the Jordan School of Hat Making, of Nashville, 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. I am the founder of the IN UNION OF THE WORLD, the Benevolent and Protective order for and women the world has ever kn am devoting my life and energy, as provide immediate work, higher w education, co-operative buying and cash benefits to all who will join w ILY" and FOLLOW MY LEAD T If you are looking for please well and in which you can use all o write me immediately for full par Tenn. will open a school Wednesday afternoon, June 2 at $55 Blake. Madam Lee and Ms. Blake will be L. Jones & Co. wholesale house (whole) Nashville, Tenn. $55 Blake street Club Home. J. H. Lott, of Indianapolis, and E. G. Tidlington, of Evanvassville, were appointed chairmen of the Committee by Chairman Lee, for the present campaign. Mr. Lott is well and rachael, and is a passionately and politically. Mr. Tidlington is Grand Chancellor of the colored K. of P.'s. He is an active politician in southwestern Tennessee and is trained to discharge the duties of the position. ALLENS CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Service at 10:45 a. m. Short talk by the pastor, followed by general class. Sabbath school at 1 p. m. Dr. J. C Caldwell, well known in the community. We will preach at 8 p. m. All are welcome. BETHEL A. M. E. Church. Rev J. C. Caldwell, D. D. one of the general officers of the A. M. E. church, will preach at Bethel church tomorrow morning, when the congregation will be the morning tenor, will sing a solo at the evening service. HE WINS SECOND PLACE. Wirt Armstrong, colored, won second place in a ten-mile race at the Automobile meet last week. Mr. Armstrong is of Columbus, O. He made the trip from that city here with burs in a Firestone, a Columbus bus motor car. He was royally entertained at the Pekin and other places by the boys in honor of his success. JONES TABERNACLE A. M. E. ZION CHURCH Rev. Henry J. Callis, Pastor. Sunday services: Early prayer meeting at 5:30, led by the pastor: 10:45 a.m. , M holy Communion. At 7:45 p. m. Rev. Reverend James C. McCormick talks on his trip in the South. The first will be "What I Saw in the South." The second will be a talk on "Tuskegee." The third, the Negro States" the Development of the States" Sunday school at 12:45, Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The colored men's branch of the Y. M. C. A. is offering a special trial membership for the men who have never taken out a bath privilege. This offer should appeal to those who have not been admitted to September 15, for all privileges in the association, including the baths, is given upon the payment of $1.00. This will give everybody an opportunity of trying out the association privileges. A call at the office is required. The m. m. at $1.00. The Forum every Sunday at $ p. m. Bible Class—Sunday at 8 a. m.; Tuesday at 7 p. m. Supper Tuesday at $ 6.3 p. m. for ten cents. Government classes Monday and Friday. Mammum Lucretia Knox will give a recital under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. the last of June. Watch for the date and place. WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY WILL MEET. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Lexington conference will convene in Hawthorne Street M. E. church, Columbus, O., June 23 to 26. Everything is very important to the missionaries, including conference officers, have already reported their intentions of attending from one district. If the other four districts report as they usually do, the numbers will far exceed the previous delegations. This is the tenth anniversary, and a special program will be carried out by the founders of the society. Mrs. M. A. Sissle, Cleveland conference president; Mrs. Delia North Vernon conference, secretary of literature. MANLEY CHAPEL A. M. E. ZION MISSION. Sixteenth and West Streets. On last Sunday, May 29, marked the opening of another church in Zion. In the afternoon the church was crowded to the door. Rev. S. P. Pennick, C. E. Poole and Mrs. M. Beechum, C. E. Poole and Mrs. M. Beechum, conducted by Mrs. Hargraves and Mrs. M. Beechum, was quite a novelty. Rev. Dr. Manley, presiding elder, has been invited to attend a special service of the city, both white and colored. Rev. Dr. Callis, pastor Jones Tabernaecle church, together with his officers, furnished the little mission with an organ and song books, where there was an appreciation by all. Presiding every Sunday at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 2 p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. All are required to come out and give assistance to this little mission, as it has a bright future. JOS. S. McLANE, HEAD WAITER SARATOGA HOTEL, NEW YORK, IN CITY. Joseph S. McLane, the head waiter at the Palmetto Beach Florida hotel, through the city Wednesday of pay. Saratoga, N. Y., where he will take charge of the hotel, is Mr. McLane's is a baseball enthusiast. He J. B. THE FREEMAN. AN LLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. was proprietor of the Leland Giants, one of the leading teams of the country, which team he teams the guests of the great winter resorts. He has something up his sleeve for next winter, but does not know what it is. The guests of the hotels are the wealthiest people in the country, consequently it is up to him to get the best team possible. He charges the charge of the Florida Hotel next winter. EDMONTON, ALBERTA. CANADA. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. AURORA. ILL. Special to THE FERMAN An advertisement in THE FREEMAN orings results. THE GRAND LEADER 336-338-340 EAST WASHINGTON ST. Suits for Women, of linene, in natural or white, 34 inch jackets, with plaited skirts, $5.00 qualities, June sale price.....$3.98 Auto Coats, of linene, 54 inches long, come in linene color, plain or leather color collars, regular $3.00 qualities, choice.....$1.98 Dresses for Women, tub dresses of linene or percales, in natural, heliotrope, light blue, pink, black or cadet, trimmed in embroidery or lace, belted styles with plaited skirts, up to $6.00 qualities, June sale price.....$3.98 Bargains in remnants of ginghams, percales, lawns, chambray ginghams and wash dress goods. CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Dress coat and vest, size 36. Call at 32 W. Twenty-first St. Indianapolis. FOR SALE—Six room house, new, in Columbia Place, $1,200, very cheap, G. M. Ballard, 7 East Market Street. The genuine Carter's Bhanuinic Romedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps) has curred others; will cure you. Address R.P. Blodan druggest. Indianapolis Ind. FOR RENT—Nice, large, clean furnished room for one person, Mrs. H. Metlock, 802 N. Clinton St., Decatur, Ill. Girls of Indianapolis, write this matrimony considered by a gentleman of New Orleani. Enoch A. Jones, 578 West Eleventh Street. WANTED—First-class barbers; good salary—$12.00 and upward. Apply Denison House Barber Shop. George L. Knox, proprietor. Would like to hear from some true Christian girl or widow in Indianapolis, by gentleman of Creole descent. Enoch A. Jones, 378 West Eleventh Street, New Orleans, La. Professional Singers, send 2 cents in postage and get one of Eagerness Graves' latest song hits, just out, entitled, "Not This Time Baby Will I Buy Any Wine." Geo. R. Dressen, Publisher, 122 E. Eldorado St. Decatur, Ill. WANTED- Colored laborers to work in foundry. We pay $1.65 per day while you learn a trade that pays $3.00 to $4.00 per day, which you can earn during time. Steady work. No labor troubles. Shirley Radiator and Foundry Co., Shirley, Ind. Hindel's Buffets, 551 Indiana Ave. Choice Foreign and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Hindel Brothers. Prescriptions a Specialty. Your Trade Solicited. Colored Treatment. St. Clair St. and Senate Ave. Colored People Treated White. LOST RELATIVE. Harry Williams, of Hotel Pleasant, Toledo, O. is anxious to locate his relatives. As a small boy he lived some thirty-one years ago in Alabama, near Toledo. His mother's name was Julia Baker and he was called George. Had two brothers—Jack and James Baker. Four uncles also lived there, whose names were Wyle Wright, Robert Wright, Winston Wright and Robert Wright. Mr. Williams would like to hear from either of his brothers or uncles or from children who may see this advertisement. WANTED. Girl as stenographer and saleslady. H. L. Sanders, 206 Indiana ave. Agents Wanted—To sell our Wonderful Marquette Massage Skin Food. Write for particulars. Spencer Supply Company, Box 138, Evansville, Ind. Become beautiful. Keep the bloom of youth. Try a three-course jar or our massage cream and skin food, only 35 cents. Spencer Supply Company, Box 138, Evansville, Ind. Send us one dime and receive a practical household article. Wonderful invention. Saves time and labor. Spencer Supply Co., Box 138, Evansville, Ind. Free. Handsome gold-plated watch, camera or air rifle, for selling 24 pieces of ice each. We trust you. B. F. Johnson Supply Co., 659 Sixth et. Louisville, Kentucky. WESLEY BAILEY, ARCHITECT. Drawing plans for cottages, fats, churches and lodge halls. Will build or superintend building from rough sketches, plan short to medium length written or verbal description and mail them to any part of the country. Country work includes 632 Randolph, Room 76 to 78, Chicago, Ill. EXCELLENT SERVICE GIVEN THE PUBLIC The Walters' Club and Cafe is nicely appointed in every respect, giving special attention to the beautifully located on the ground floor. Prices are reason. Banquets and special Sunday dinners prepared at short notice. Sugene and her husband, 140 North Avenue, New Phone 3992; Old Phone 7579. BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Perfume. Oh how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Bloodeau's Drug Store. Special noon luncheon served from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. at the new Summer League cafe, 413 W. Michigan street. Price, 20c. Public welcome. Phone your wants to us. We call for and deliver prescriptions. Anything ordered by phone will be selected as carefully as if you called in person. No extra charges. Gauld's Pharmacy, New 1178: Old, Main 4032. Kuykendall & Huffman, dentists, 3591' Indiana avenue. Expert crown, plate and bridge work. New phone 5067. Your are welcome to visit the new Summer League cafe, whether you are a member or not. The dining room is open from 6 a. m. until 11 p. m. Public entrance at side door. The cafe is elegantly furnished and operated by Samuel G. Gray. THE FREEMAN AT BIRMINGHAM. Every Saturday at the Veldor Cafetoria and Pantatorium, 1711 Avenue H. W. H. Joe, Manager. For Men and Women. All the Latest Creations for Spring and Summer Wear. Hutchinson's WALK OVER BOOT SHOP. 28 North Pennsylvania Street Chicks! or old hen when she comes off. Baby Ch Put a few more with your old he WE HAVE ALL BREEDS Come in and see the flu Chick feeds - supplies for both lit INCUBATORS AND E Petaluma Incubator 147 N. Delaware St., In Put a few more with your old hen when she comes off see the fluffy babies. for both little and big chickens. AND BROODERS. Subator Company, St., Indianapolis, Ind. Come in and see the fluffy babies. Chick feeds -supplies for both little and big chickens. INCUBATORS AND BROODERS. Petaluma Incubator Company, 147 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. 75 Cts. SUIT CASES AND Up TRAVELING BAGS --- MEA MEAL TIMES No Longer Dreaded If You Have a 'Perfect' Gas Range The cooking is done in cool comfort, in less time. You have more time for pleasure, and more satisfaction with everything you cook. Gas is cheaper than coal or oil. We want every woman to know that she can have a "Perfect" Gas Range by paying $2.00 down and the balance at $200 a month. There is no charge for the connections. The Indianapolis Gas Co. 45 South Penna. street. Unless you are using KAP O LINE. KAP O LINE is the one perfect hair preparation. It is a favorite, rich, neatly satisfying, and is above and beyond criticism. You will find KAP O LINE just the remedy for straightening out one's hair, removing dandruff, checking falling hair and changing thin hair to a fine, heavy growth. For the next few weeks we will give free with every Jar of KAP O LINE a handsome Comb. The price of KAP O LINE is 35c. It is sold by first class Druggists and through Agents, or will be sent prepaid to any address on the receipt of price. AGENTS WANTED. Write for our catalogue. We have a big list of Toilets. Address. STONE & CO., Perfumers. Dallas, Texas. GE E KEITH COMPANY TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT ORE' 229 East Washington BLC Unreserved watches and diamonds Money advanced liberally on articles of value. All business strictly confidential. Open evenings until 9 p.m. Saturdays until 10:30 p.m. Leghorns for egg laying Barred Rocks for broilers Rhode Island Reds, White and Buff Rocks, yandots for both broilers Rocky Mountains AND AGS Don't miss the bargains we are offering in this big sale. OM'S Telephone Main 251 A BIG JOB LOT $1.50 OF TRUNKS and up.