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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 soon as the adverse decision of the local committee became positively known, the Colored Ministerial Union held a largely attended meeting and adopted a strong address, in which their demand for admission was stated in a well-tempered fashion, and the biblical respect of the Colored Minister was given to God and the Brotherhood of man. “The committee was put in a manner that left the bourbons without a leg to stand upon. The committee preparing the address was headed by Rev. J. Milton Walden, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church, and one of the ablest divines in the country. Nevertheless, the policy of exclusion was taken up in the diocese, and the man justifying himself by the technicality that the colored religious workers were not members of the Union, and were therefore ineligible—forgetting that the Union is supposed to offer an “open door” at any time for membership. That the short-sighted chairman mistook the temper of both the whites and blacks of the Church, and the blacks were not the only of the protests that were heard from every pulpit of consequence in Washington Sunday. At the Metropolitan M. E. Church, the leading church of its denomination in the District, the pastor, Rev. John Reid Shannon (white), discussed the situation in which the Colored Minister was being broke over all language that the amendment was intended to be made. He was and burst into a long and enthusiastic round of applause, which was repeated again and again as the salient points were brought out, appealing for a broader conception of Christian duty than taking note of the color or nationality or envisaged by the�ment of the individuals who make up the human family. Said Dr. Shannon, in Pdf. "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 been given the hardest blow in its history. I am at a loss to understand how the cruel act of the Washington committee was that it was not the result of the proposed action that he accepted upon. When it is considered, I am not sure whether to make it on have sent delegates to all of the great conventions of this world-wide organization, that they have always been willing to accept the autonomy with their whiles, and that they have always been the nificance of that act becomes appalling. It is a horrible thing to contemplate under the wing of Christianity." The congregation packed the church, and the speakers were frequently inter- gained, and the church was filled, and a particularly noteworthy meeting was held at Howard University, where Bishop J. C. Hartzell, of Africa, delivered the address. The church was being audience in Andrew Rankin Chapel. He likewise spoke feelingly of the error of making the color line a barrier to individual progress. Dr. W. P. Thirkield, who was the pastor of the Church, was well known, presided, and pointed with no small degree to pride to the two hundred or more bright-faced students who were active in diplomas on the coming Wednesday. The rift in the storm, however, appeared on Monday morning, and “grim-visaged war smoothed his wrinkled front” when some one proposed that Dr. Booker was to be the president of the Church. The idea took like wildfire, and in less time than it takes to tell it, the necessary $1,000 was raised, a crowd of delegates to the church. The whole church was almost an amount they would give to place the great educator upon the honor roll of the organization. It is worthy of note that the bulk of the money subscribed came to the church. He was the only person who supported the white delegate from Kentucky who nominated Dr. Washington said: “We may all have our ideas of how the Negro problem is to be worked out, but we owe it as a tribute to the Chris- Watson, who was the president, to make Mr. Washington a life member.” 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. --- The race's foremost team of comedians, Cole and Johnson, have come and gone. For two solid weeks they played to capacity at every performance, presenting their well-known musical comedy in red and black, "The Red Moon." No engagement in memory attracted such widespread interest in the Nation's capital as did this appearance of Cole and Johnson. "To go or not to go," was the question on the lips of society, and each of the 1,001 groups looked askance at the others before answering the query. Nevertheless, nearly everybody went—and more than once at that—and took along his wife, sweetheart, sister or cousin. Because of racial conditions here, it was impossible for Cole and Johnson to secure the house of the Stair & Havlin syndicate, with which they book, and the only house was Kernan's New Lyceum, which is known as a "man's theater," and is not usually patronized by the class of audiences that these stars attract in the first-class houses in other cities. The strength of Cole and Johnson's popularity in Washington, however, was demonstrated by the fact that the best people—the educators, business and professional men —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 --- The campaign of the Y. M. C. A. to raise the $15,000 in order to secure the $35,000 promised by the white branch, has proven successful. On the 17th the government, the 18th, the United States, and the extended a week. A pledge of $5,000 was made in New York, bringing the amount up to $13,000. A baseball game in which some big guns participated brought in a goodly sum, as did benefits extended by the $100,000. A match was made for the two- and special canvasses of the high school boys and the department employees. Today there was needed just $600 and tonight it was announced that the money had been spent. The $100,000 was made complete. The finishing and furnishing fund of $50,000 guarantees the young men of Washington a home that will stand as a model for all of the other great cities of the land. Secretaries Hunton, Marketing and Exports, and the National Mortgage Rate, have im-mortalized themselves by the work they have done in this connection. Mr. Emmet J. Scott was in the city Thursday on business connected with the Federal Commission, and the experience of Congress will take early action on the report of the commission, which was made up of Mr. R. P. Faulkner, Mr. Scott and Dr. George Sale. Mr. Ralph W. Tyler, auditor for the Navy Department, is spending his vacation in Ohio. He was guest of honor last night at a monster banquet tendered by the citizens of Zanesville, and a similar fund was presented to his wife in Co- --- 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, Dr. R. Smith, Andrew Bason, W. A. Turner, Robert Crump, E. Fitzgerald and James Wilson. The local Negro Business Men's League is quietly but effectively doing some good work in the city of Chicago. Last week there appeared in one of the local papers a list of the colored people that are employed by white firms of the city. The list was very extensive, and showed that not only men of the laboring class were given employment, but places were held by men of the race that required ability, capacity, energy and intelligence. 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. 10 The General Armstrong prize to the student making the best piece of blacksmith work, $20, to Floyd W. Reid of the University, $10, to M. J. Marvin prize of $5, to Robert Dye of the junior class, for making most progress during the year in plumbing. The Joseph O. Thompson gold medal to the member of the A middle class for highest mark in general excellence, to Julius Fueman of the A middle class, to M. J. Patton prize, $5, to Hult Thomas of the A middle class, making the neatest and most durable hat in the millinery division. The Clara Lion prizes, by Dr. Ernest Lyman of the Lion School of African, on "Reasons Why the United States Should Help Liberia to Maintain Her Independence." First prize, $5, David Beasley; second prize, $3, Mansfield Williams; third prize, $1, Interesting remarks were made by Hon. W. L. Lancaster of Wetupka, president of the Alabama Bankers' Association, when the school was a revelation to him and wished every Southern man could see it. Captain R. F. Koll told of his visit to the school twenty years before and that he had changed that had taken place since then. By far the greatest attendance of years was present at this commencement. Special trains came from Montgomery and Spelika. Fully 25 people came from Montgomery to attend the being white. President Gates of Fisk University was present and greatly enjoyed his first visit to Tuskegee. The music, under the direction of Mrs. Jennie C. Lee and Prof. N. Clark Smith, has never surpassed at Tuskegee. The greatest accomplishments closed with the benediction and with enthusiasm and thanksgiving. WHEN BOOKER CAME TO TOWN. Dedicated to Mr. L. W. Sharpe, who walked beside Mr. Washington's carriage throughout the parade at Clarksville, Tenn., on November 16th. Of all the things that's been this year, both common and renowned. The greatest in my judgment was The 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 I'm glad you've come to town. The marshals tried to push me from His carriage most renowned. But Booker said "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 came to town. Our good white folk took notice, too, And shut their business down; They will turn their heads to look When Booker came to town. Our orators just tried themselves With speeches deep and sound; They always do their 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 eggs, 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. Mediol, who is stopping on our town for a while, while on a business trip to Tolletta, Ark, a few days ago, returned to Tolletta to visit the Ark, passed through on the 8th.... Mrs. M. E. Veyal, of Wilton, Ark, and one of our teachers of Little River county, stopped to visit the Ark, our pastor of the C. M. E. Church, is still on the sick list.... Rev. H. W. Williams, pastor of the A. M. E. Church at Mineral Ridge, passed through on the 12th for a pleasant trip which will include eight or ten days. He expects to go down into Louisiana and likely into west Texas before he comes home. .....S. E. Barham, of Long, Ark. was up on the 11th attending to the young people Odd Fellows department, the juveniles.....Prof. John B. Browne, of Duncan, colored teacher in the county of Little River, was down on the 13th making ready for the Teachers' Institute, which will contain there on the 6th of June at Duncan. Duncan will be at the 13th after an extended visit to Little Rock and Pine Bluff. Ark.....Mr. Nathan Duncan is ready to make you a suit to order, also to clean your clothing. Duncan will be at the 13th Texarkana. Ark. was in town on the 17th Pastor of the Baptist Church at Richmond, Ark.....Mr. Bonie Lee, of Richmond, Ark. was in town on Owens at the home of the bride on the 18th. EMMETT J. SCOTT "COMING INTO HIS OWN." Colored men of America should be proud of the fact that one of the ablest members of the Liberian Commission was a young man who was born in the years has been private secretary to Dr. Booker T. Washington, and who, next to Dr. Washington himself, has done more for Tuskegee and the ideas she represents than any other man—The Enterprise, Omaha, YAZOO CITY. MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN: COL. C. D. COMFORT. Colonel of the Seventh U. S. V. I. Span ish American War. Of the many white men who offered colored, regiments in the late Spanish-American war none are more prominent as a matter of record than is Col. C. D. Comfort, officer of the regiment, and I, myself, together the personnel of this regiment, drawing from the states of Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee and Arkansas. Mr. Comfort is senior member of the firm of The Comfort-Arkansas Barber Supply Co., of St. Louis, Mo. This company is an advertiser and earnest well wishes of The Freeman. Their goods are always of the standard variety. Their magnificent plant is located in the very heart of the city of St. Louis, Mr. Comfort districts in the city of St. Louis, Mr. THE HIGH SCHOOL THE WORKSHOP fort's devotion to his men and their personal well fare has made him a distinct quantity in the hearts of the progressive classes among the race. We recommend to the students of the States and Canada the excellent wares offered to the market by this firm. It is desired that all communications addressed to him be unmistakably emphasized in the letter. CHAS. H. TURPIN. Well Known and Fully Qualified, to Run for Constable. St. Louis. Mo.-Special—C. H. Turpin is a candidate for constable of the Fourth district, which is composed of the new Sixth and Seventeenth wards (formerly old Fifth, Sixth and Eighth), which embraces practically all that territory bounded by the river on the east, the railroad yards and Laclede avenue on the south, Lucas avenue as far east as Beaumont street, and thence east on June to the river on the west. The newly settled colored district in the city and the colored citizens are entitled to representation on the ticket. There is absolutely no question but that Mr. Turpin can be a candidate. He will only stand up and be man and support one of their own people. Mr. Turpin is the joint candidate of the Missouri Eureka Republican League Club, the Home Reception Club, and the Missouri Republican League Club. GREENVILLE, S. C. Special to THE FREEMAN The Woman's Baptist Missionary Convention, under the leadership of its faithful president, Mr. C. R. Boykin, held its annual session with the Mt. Zion Baptist church of this city. The members of the convention pledged themselves to raise the funds for the construction of a money raised is to be used for the erection of the buildings for girls at Morris Col- A lege, Sumter, S. C. Among the ministers that attended the convention were Rev. Watkins of Belton, S. C.; Dr. J. C. Rocks of Rockville, S. C.; Dr. Brawley, president of Monroe College, and Dr. Moses of Washington, C. C. Dr. Brawley preached the annual missionary sermon Sunday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Benedict College Band, under the direction of Dr. Brawley, play the Goldsmit Hall Thursdays night. Mr. J. C. Paige went to Atlanta to attend the commencement exercises of Clark University. Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Ray of Sallisbury, N. C. spent a few days in the University, where he exercises at Tuskegee. Dr. W. T. Smith left for Concord, N. C. to be present at the commencement exercises of Scotia Seminary. . . Misses Smith and Sheep, two graduates of Scotia Seminary, have re-entered the University. Dr. Thompson, student of Scotia Seminary, has returned home after having spent a very pleasant school term. . . The social given by the young men of the city in Sallisbury, N. C., Dickson residence of Mrs. Georgia Johnson was quite a nice again. . . Miss Willa Briggs IN of Alken, S. C, is in the city attending exercises of the Mt. Sterling College. EDUCATIONAL. Commencement exercises at Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn., May 24 to June 1. Curry Normal and Industrial Institute at Urbana, O., has broken ground for a new building. An additional farm has been purchased, making about 100 acres in all. Cost of new plant will be about $50,000. W. B. Curry principal. Invitations to attend the commencement exercises of Livingstone College, Salisbury, Ky.; Boston College, Louisville, Ky.; State university, Louisville, Ky.; Ft. Valley High and Industrial School, Ft. Valley, Ga., were appreciated by THE FREEMAN. Commencement exercises at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institution began May 22. Sermon by Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina. One of the interesting features of the course is the Trinity Church (Boston) prize contest. Commencement address was by William H. Lewis, Assistant United States District Attorney, Boston, Mass. Commencement exercises of Spelman Seminary and Atlanta College jointly at- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER tracted large crowds to Atlanta during the week of May 20. The lying of the cornerstone for the new chapel and also for the new administration building of the Atlanta Baptist College, lent interest to the occasion. Among the speakers were: Hem, Dr. Alfred Jones, the State Sunday-School Convention; W. J. White, D. d., editor of the Georgia Baptist, Augusta, Ga.; P. James Bryant, D. d., of the B. Y. P. U.; A. D. Williams of the State Baptist Convention, and D. J. Crawford, State University. Dr. George Savies made the closing address and $750 was raised for the work. BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING AT MOUND BAYOU, MISS. June 22-23. Mound Bayou, Miss., May 19—The sixth annual session of the Mound Bayou Negro Business League, toreade with the FedEx Association and Anti-Tuberculous League, will be held in the famous Negro town, Mound Bayou, on June 22-23. The FedEx Association and Anti-Tuberculous Association are Reduced rates on the certificate plan have been granted by all railroads in Mississippi. Be sure to get a certificate when purchasers enter. The citizens of Mound Bayou are planning to give the delegates the best entertainment in the town, forward, secretary; Chas. Banks, president. LIBERTY UNION ANNOUNCES NEW MERCANTILE SERVICE A new move just announced by the International Liberty Union is receiving great attention in general public and will soon be our readers. This Union announces in the June number of the Union Journal Magazine, which is this year, that it is the first mercantile service to members, giving members their supplies and associate prices. The union will also compete with members with several of the largest concerns THE MUSEUM ACADEMIC BUILDING, TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. in the country with shipping in warehouses in the price range and in orders. The Liberty Union home office will be shipped to members at wholesale prices. This makes the Liberty Union wholesale distributors at the wholesale price. Others are to be received amounting to from $10 up. Shipments will be made from the nearest warehouse to the member's nearest railway station. Lodges will be kept at or near together and get their small lots by this plan. The Union will save members from 10 cents to 50 cents on each dollar's worth of goods bought, quality considered. Giving to the Union members some relief from the high prices which they are now forced to pay for their supplies and foodstuff. The home office of the International Liberty Union of the World is in Dayton, Ohio, and any reader of ours who wishes to know all about this order and its many plans for shipping its members ought to write to them at gsgs. If you write the Union send 10 cents in 1930 IN THE MACHINE SHOP, TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE stamps and you will get a special trial subscription for three months to the Union Journal Magazine; also circulars telling all about the Union's work. Address them at 325 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10026. "SOME DAY, WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE." The optimistic Dr. J. L. G. Robinson, who edits the Dayton (Ohio) Citizens, carries on a thriving church and incidentally runs for the State Legislature, has this to say in response to "Col. R. W. Thompson, of Washington, D. C., will some day manage a big Negro daily. Come on!" Washington is a great field for a Negro daily of the first class, and Col. Thompson knows the business from the ground up. If he doesn't, he Carnegie to finance the project, he will priceless service to his day and generation. THE DOVE ESCAPES THE FOX "For three years I was a contributor to the organization, I believed in the sincerity and honesty of the organization and of its officers. Ministers and speakers in the employ of the organization were used to the organization when my salary was short, when we weed coal bills and when we were behind with the sexton's things. I was a part of the thing that would in any way benefit paul. kind. Now I am convinced that the leaders are grafters and that the people at the bottom are carrying the burden."—Rev A. M. Hackleman The House of Representatives, mentioned muckraking in a recent prayer and referred to cant and hypocrisy as the greatest sin. And by the way, it is can't be ignored. The Saloon League, which has fastened its trouble-tentacles from Indianapolis upon every county in the State, Mr. Couden prayed wisely when he wished to be delivered from can't hypocrisy and Saloon League reeks with them."—Times-Gazette RACE NEWS. The Newport News shipyard employees 3,000 colored men. Ten thousand dollars was recently donated to the A. and M. College, of Normal, Ala. Prof. T. R. Parker, of Morgan College, Baltimore, has accepted a call to a college in Monrovia, Iberia, Africa. Booker T. Washington will deliver the commencement address on June 8th, at the Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. A bill has been introduced in Congress appropriating $20,000 for a colored boys' industrial school in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Frank King, of Chicago, conducts an undertaking business. She is perhaps the only colored woman in the country engaged in the business. It is rumored that the John F. Slater Fund and Anna T. Jeanes Fund will be combined. The amount $2,500,000, to be used for the education of Negroes. The Washington Conservatory of Music, the first incorporated school of its kind in TE. America, will have its commencement in June. Ten diplomas will be awarded. The Mississippi New York Business Leaguer has issued a neat little pamphlet looking forward to the state meeting which takes place at Mound Bayon, June 22 and 23. Dephas no state in the union has such a position as he has. The list of officers is most complete, every part of the state being represented. Above forty officials make up the roster headed by L. T. Monkum. Monkum is chairman of its executive committee. 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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 D. U. R., in full dress uniform, met at the hall at 12:30, anw at 1:30 proceeded to Oak Hill Cemetery, headed by the Mahoning Valley Band, and at the cemetery decorated graves of the deceased brothers and sisters, and then proceeded to church and heard the program prepared by the committee for the occasion....Rev. W. W. Winston, of Petersburg, Va., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charleston, of Tirent, at the street, last week....The Oak Hill Avenue Seating Circle met at the parsonage, Thursday afternoon, and decided to give an entertainment on June 2, and the next meeting will be held. Mrs. Ettac Lacey's June 2....A. H. Borr. Spring, range for a picnic at Rock Springs Park, June 20, over the Pennsylvania Railroad. .....If any one knows the whereabouts of J. P. Balley, please notify Gains Williams, of 245 East Front street, Youngstown, O....Miss Manda Marshall is the guest of relatives in Wheeling this week....Miss Theima Thomas is visiting in Pittsburgh this week....Regular services were brought to the Mahoning Avenue Bap-tist Church Sunday. Special music was en-pedded by a choir, Jams Folks, director, Mrs. Jessie Whitiker and son left for Columbus Friday....Mrs. Robert Mathews, of Cleveland, was called to this city last week on account of the illness of her brother, Scott Coleman. 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. In fact he appears to be in evidence in the future, not alone in his own State but in the nation at large. 11 12 Full Bottles ELK SIDE $4.50 Straight Kentucky Whiskey →100 PROOF→ Express Charges Prepaid This offer is bringing us thousands of new regular whisky customers, for never before in the history of the whisky business has it been equaled. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. We want to thank you for your business. Send us $4.50 and we will at once send 12 Fulfill 16-cor. 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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. 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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. 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White Oak.....$4.00 $5.50 $10.50 Hamilton Club Rye.. 4.00 5.50 10.50 Betterton's Old Corn. 4.00 5.50 10.50 Old Velvet.....3.50 5.00 9.25 Imperial Gln.....2.50 4.25 8.40 Tom Boy Gin.....3.50 6.75 Tennessee Lincoln Co. 2.50 3.50 6.75 Hamilton Co. Corn.....2.50 3.50 6.75 All shipments will be made direct from the DISTILLERY without extra charge. We do not prepay express on less than 4 quarts. Writr for special prices on Drums and Case Goods, or anything you may need. E.R. Betterton & Company SHORT FLIGHTS. BY R. W. THOMPSON. A GRAND MAN. By John Armstrong—With Judge Miff flin W. Gibbs in Mind. Here of a divine old man I could mistake. The old he still retained. His manly sense and forery mind. Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe; He still remembered that he once was young; His carelessness checked no decent joy; Him even the dissolute admired, for he A graceful looseness when he pleased put on; And, laughing, could instruct. Much had he read. Much more had seen; he studied from the life. And in the original, perused mankind. "They now call him "T. R." * * * * * Don't pretend to be what you are. * * * * * It is a great preacher who knows when to stop. * * * * * The merry, merry commencement season is upon us. * * * * * A man's true "place" is where he is needed most. * * * * * King Menelik's last death refuses to "stay put," it seems. * * * * * Visitors would be invited oftener if they would get out sooner. The most influential man in a community is rarely theniest one. The trade school is not a fad. It a sheer necessity for both blacks and whites. The Tillmanic horde is given a fresh blow on the cook every time a Negro bank is launched. The coming of the comet was about as unsatisfactory as the coming of most political jobs. The favorite of today is the "cussed-out" one tomorrow. Have your own ideals and stick to them. Argument with an inferior merely wastes the time of the superior and gives the other fellow a big "ad," without cost to himself. Men who cannot hold a secret can not hold a friend or a good job. Tattlers are not safe either as an employee or an acquaintance. The truth about the Brownsville episode who will come out-if there is any weight to be attached to ancient proverb that "Murder will out." Our enemies are delighted whenever they find our big Negroes engaged in a mighty wrangle. They are worried about us only when we are united. Applause is a good thing, provided you don't depend upon it as a stimulus to "play the game." Be able to do your work without it, a pinch. Don't scorge—don't bite, don't hit in the break-away. Play the game on the level. There is emple room for every one who really desires to do something worth while. The Negro enumerators scored heavily in their labors in the taking of the thirteenth census. The director of the census is loud and animated of their intelligent and painstaking work. The poor whites of the South are to have trouble more easily after Tuskegee Institute. Good. Upon the proper education of the poor whites depends the ultimate solution of the race problem down in Dixie. Booker T. Washington's leadership is on straight, judging from the royal welcome he received the other week in New England. His leadership is not political—it is educational moral and economic. In fact, it happens. The limelight shines often on Tuskegee Institute, Hampton Institute, Wilberforce and Howard Universities. They are leading in the race for peace and justice and the burden lighter for their progressive contemporaries. The intermarriage of races is purely a personal question, and should not be injected into politics or be made a public issue. Society is self-distributive and will solve its own problems along natural lines. Let the intermarriage question alone. While the Negro is conducting shoe stores, groceries, dry goods emporiums, moving picture shows and pharmacies he is not forging to open banks right along to handlers. The Negro is creating men and women in the various avenues of business. The Negro is entitled to his share in business creation, the industrial arts and politics. There is no field of human endeavor from which the black man should be barred. We can keep up with the process, no matter how fast or furious the This is the day of opportunity for the enterprising woman. She has made a place for herself in business, at the bar, in official life and on the platform as a lawyer. She has made a place in business. No longer is it necessary for a woman of worth to marry in order to get her board and clothes. The Georgia Broad Axe is a new one at Macon, Ga. It gets in the 1918 game early by being the choice for president after Taft's second term, "that stalwart young party general, Postmaster-General Frank H. Hitchcock," and adding "he's all wool and a yard wide." The bill to create a commission of seven to pass on the semi-centennial exposition and that providing for the payment of the $2 per cent. of the proceeds of the Presidential Bank will soon be passed by Congress. Both measures are of vital importance to the Negroes of the land. There is no necessity for anyone getting scared up over the alleged miscenagement problem. No white woman is compelled to wed a Negro man, if she doesn't want to. Surely the white men of the country feel safe in trusting the matter of life partnership to the judgment and discretion of the Negroes. Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, of the division of Methods and Results in the census, and who had much to do with the formulation of the plan by which 1,500 Negro enumerators particularly well pleased with the satisfactory manner in which his plan worked out. Dr. Jones is the Negro's friend. The writer begs to thank the Journal and Guide, Norfolk, for the commission, Louis-Kyne, Mossie Guide, Little Rock, Ark, the Florida Sentinal, Pensacola, Fla., and other papers, for the many nice things they have been saying of us. There is encouragement in being appreciated for the service one tries to do for his fellow-man. Brother W. J. White, of the Georgia Baptist, has gone to raising chickens. This is preferable to the sulphuric things some of our other brethren are raising. We wish Father White, of the Georgia Baptist, with his few animals and shall look for a big report from it at the New York meeting of the Business League and Press Association. Let us read more of the history of the distinguished foreigners who have come to our shores bringing lofty ideas of liberty and intellectual freedom. The hostility to slavery and his rich legacy of a school for the instruction of the freedman are bright spots in the history of the famous polish patriot to linger long in our memory. The country is glad to hear of the recovery of Councilman Harry S. Cummings, of Maryland. He is one of the race's most useful men, and the terrific fight he put up against the infamous Stras amendment last year was a cost him his life. The Negro people cannot afford to lose such gallant, energetic and unselfless leaders as Mr. Cummings has always proven himself to be. Roscoe Conkling Simmons, the militant editor of the New York National Review, was a strong supporter of the municipality of the Republican state committee, believing that the gilt-edged diplomacy ☆ ☆ ☆ . . . THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. of the Empire's State's greatest Negro leader will unite the disorganized forces of the G. O. P. more harmoniously than can any other agency. Why not "Charlie" Anderson for chairman, to succeed Tim Woodruff? John O'Lacey, a wealthy poultry and egg dealer of Detroit, who won prizes at a mug poultry exhibit at Buffalo recently, is not an Irishman, but a very good-looking member of the Negro race. One cannot tell races of the Negroes, but the name of the individuals; yet everyone is 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 true savor of the "ould soil." It is to be inferred that the illustrious John G. Jones, of Chicago, is not pleased with the National Negro Bar Association, which has been sold to the savor Albert S. White. He has planned a meeting of a little bar club of his own for New Orleans in October. Nevertheless and notwithstanding, Brother White will hold the session of the annual association in New August, and the true great barrists of the race will be on hand. Ten thousand three hundred and fifty dollars 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 progressive and successful in business and in the industries. It will succeed, because the right men are behind it. The officers are: Rev. W. R. Pettiford, president; N. H. Alexander, vice-president; and V. H. Tulane, cashier. When it comes to handling vigorous and picturesque English, no writer in the country has anything on T. Thomas Fortune. He is showing some of his old-time "class" that peppery bount 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 Tribune. Philadelphia will now proceed to wake up. Excursion parties to Mound Bayou, Miss., are to be a fashionable diversion among our people this year in the southern and northern areas. Our enterprise citizens are to be the frat to make the pilgrimage, according to a news item in the Nashville Globe. A visit to marvelous Mound Bayou will see a real Negro—will prove actively by and for Negroes—will prove an eye-opener to the most philagric. Mound Bayou is truly one of America's "show places," and no doubt the capacity of the Negro for concert and doubt the capacity of the Negro for self-government. Mortormen who are experts in dermatology can get permanent positions at good wages in Atlanta. A Caucasian woman of doubled parents of a door street car in the Georgia metropolis the other day. The motorman, mistaking her for a Negro, said in a tone none too mild: "Negroes must enter at the rear!" The motorman said the tint would allow, and forthwith went off and filed a suit against the company for $10,000, this amount being regarded by her as necessary to bind up her wounds. The motorman's offending was his brutal remark to the aggrieved female party: "There are plenty of Negroes in Atlanta lots whiter than you." The motorman stands on the street car is painfully apparent, if these costly mistakes are to be avoided. It is pleasing to note the liberality with which the colored press of the country has handled the important and informing literature sent out by the census bureau. Artillery officers are required to accurate report: instructions as to how the schedules are to be made out; suggesting how persons may secure positions as clerks, enumerators, and special agents; and making sure that the operations of the bureau, as well as other pertinent topics have been given much space in the columns of our papers, often at a peculiar rate. The Negro editor has not hesitated to go to the limit of his resources to push along a cause which he felt would result advantageously to the people with whom he lot is cast. The Negro, more than any other race, is a strong moral, material and intellectual rating under the thirteenth census. The irrespassible Charles Banks, of Mount Bayou, Miss., made a big hit with the people of Helena, Ark., on the 13th, by his masterly address on business progress, and by his ability to race by telling the story of the varthecel rise of Mount Bayou, a city owned from top to bottom by Negroes. As first vice-president of the Negro-American Naval and right-han-tan to Dr. Booker T. Washington, president of the Mississippi State Negro Business League, supervisor of the census in 1900, and special agent in 1910, delegate to the Negro-American Naval and right-han-tan in 1908, and cashier of the bank of Mount Bayou and promoter-in-chief of the $100,000 cotton oil mill at the same place. Charles Banks is known to every man and woman of construction in the last meeting was inspired to the last degree, and Mr. Banks has fired into them an ambition that will result in a "Greater Helena," made so by a "Greater Negro" in commerce industry. Hon. James C. Napier, well-known throughout the country for his political foresight and strong advocacy of Republican candidates, will be found in the Republican column at the next presidential election. He bases his argument upon the fact that nity percent of the Republican vote in West Tennessee is Negroes, about twenty-five per cent of, middle Tennessee is Negroes, with East Tennessee solidly in the Republican camp. He may be any doubt that the state would go Republican if the white leaders indicate a disposition to co-operate cordially with the Negroes in making their plans, calculating the number of Negroes, Mr. Napier is level-headed, and if the party managers will but follow his advice, so unselfishly given, the part of President Taft will be a much easier one to tread has been has true of the past. ECHOS FROM SUNNY SPOKANE. The Great Inland Metropolis of the Far Pacific Northwest. By Staff Correspondence. The coming fistic battle for the world's heavy weight championship between Jack Johnson, the "Black Wonder," and him was first서울대의례회, the first of the most-housed much-a-strong following not only among the members of his own race, but of the white. A few days before the great fistic contest, old-old men of the world were village-like many of the fight fans will lie themselves to Frisco to lay their coin on the black favorite. A number of fight fans have char-tered a special train via the Oregon Navigation Railroad. A few days ago, four men in the Eaves, the Chicago, known as every Eastern race track as "Kid" Eaves, and on the Pacific slop as "The King." While in a conversation, asked him his opinion on the John's chain of his mining-coming battle. This is the dope given out by this old past master. Why, Johnson is the one best bet of your life. I have been playing sure things all of my life, but this is the surest thing of them, but on the 4th of July, I will stop trying to dope the ponies and go prospecting in the Cascades. Look at this for a string of weight. Joe Kans is a lightweight, Joe Walcott as a welterweight, Samuel Langford as a middle weight, Peter Jackson, the grand old man of them all, and our own weight on the 4th of July next, and the only thing I have left out of pawn is my old shoe strings, and I will push them in if I can catch my uncle feeling good, for the same time as my own good white. His chances being equal. The bitter attack of the erratic T. Thomas Fortune, which appeared in a recent issue of the New York Age, assailing the character of the venerable old prelate, Bishop --- --- --- --- . . . *** Wesley J. Gaines, has been generally condemned by all classes, both Christian and non-christian. This grand old hero shall triumph over many small abodes to bedim his glory in the sunset of his brilliant career. The people of the West rejoice with him in his early vindication. He is 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 is the Wall," a black greachers struggles in the far off West. It is written in most romantic style, as the doctor is considered one of the most versatile Western writers and eloquent teeter. His book should have a large sale. Mrs. Charles S. Parker, the wife of Editor Parker, of the Spokane Citizen, will leave for an extended visit to the East Coast, where he will visit with relatives in Washington, D. C. During the past week the striking white waiters and waitresses, have been somewhat Eastern colored waiters were en route to this city to take their places, in several of the leading grills and restaurants. Thus for once the black waiter has become and Last Sunday afternoon the auditorium of the St. Paul Baptist church was crowded to the doors to hear the address on the proclamation by the Rev. James of the leading Western jurist, under the auspices of the men's Sunday club. The address was listened to with marked attention. The Ladies Aid Society of the St. Paul Baptist church is making great preparations 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, leadership Ben Bent, Campbell, president; H. Warner, secretary; and Charles H. Warner, secretary. Wm. Soeders, dean of the Silver Grill dining room crew, is on a forced vacation from the kitchen to Mr. Wm. Glass, accompanied by Mrs. Glass, left for the East the early part of the week; also Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Allen, left for the city for the evening. Rev. Dr. J. Gordon McPherson is booking dates for his tour South to deliver his powerful lecture, entitled "The Belief in the Screen," dealing with white slavery and temperance. Any church, pastor or young people's organization desiring to book this wonderful lecture at Spokane, Wash., for dates and terms. 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 president; O. M. Brown, vice president; Mrs. G. B. Teasley, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Sallie Cain, matron. Pupils enrolled in all courses, 97. Courses: English, Typewriting, Stenography, Telegraphy, Engineering, Engineer, Chairmaking, Shoe Repairing, Carpentry, Photography, Concreting, Domestic Science, Laundering, EMORY J. CAIN EMORY J. CAIN. Sewing, Cutting, Cleaning and Repairing Mallets, Piano Keys, and Guitar, Cornet, all Band and Orchestra Work, Thoroughbass, Harmony and Vocal. It is located on Blake street, Nos. 716-718-7674. Nich school, also summer normals. Nich school, also summer normals. Five teachers resident and six lecturers. Funktion also also opportunity to pay for tuition of tuition in work. The latest addition to the curriculum is an agricultural course, consisting both of laboratory work and practical farming, including the high school curriculum, the pupils 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 Tuekeegue 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 Roberts, of Eaton, O. The Hon. Geo. L. Knox, of the Freeman, addressed the Emory Cain Industrial School in St. Louis, where he taught in the school building, in Blake street. A large and appreciative audience of the younger element of the communitw is in attendance. The class was unique, with the exception that it was totalled bywers of rhetoric and the common, everyday rant so common in lectures on the subject. The central role is being 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 interesting to see what words, but the example of Mr. Knox be heeded, for h is indeed an honor to his people. SPRINGFIELD. ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Company H, I. N. G., conducted memorial services at St. Paul, May 29. A very interesting program was rendered at A. M. Church, the last Sunday of May, March 21, a gratifying success along all lines...The Patriarchies, G. U. of O. F., gave an interesting drill, supplemented with a good program, under the direction of Mr. Hilton, Monday evening, May 30, at Masonic Hall. The Odd Fellows are progressing in this city. In the business world things are booming. In the business people have a bright business spirit, the businesses organized but a few days are: Coleman & Grady, upholsters; Union Grocery Company, Roberts Shoe Company, Fisher & Nix's Ice Cream and Lunch Business, the 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 colored waiters is, Will they have colored waiters? Will they have always had colored help, but when the new line telshy shall have been completed it will be under new management, and it is, therefore, hard to forecast the result. There is a very competent set of waiters at the Leland Hotel, which employed colored waiters for thirty-five or forty years, has not had any since August 14, 1908. Mr. Loper always employs a kind of work, had a cafe since the riot, with the exception of a few months. 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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. Seattle in some places reminds one of a big carnival. The weather at this time is beautiful, especially the nights. Thee seems to be something exhilarating in the atmosphere, and welcome is written on every door. Of the many Indianapolis friends we meet we are glad to state they are doing nicely. Gene Griffin entertained us at his lovely home Sunday morning at breakfast, and he and his charming wife made it very picaent for us. Gene owns his own home and is buying another. We also had the pleasure of meeting Fred Mitchell, who is rated as one of the largest property holders of color in Seattle. He too, is an Indianapolis man. On last Friday evening we also had dinner at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Vincent. Mr. Bern Barbour, a young man of notable musical ability, was our guide about the city and pointed out many points of interest to us. A Chinese supper at the Pekin Cafe was given us by Messrs. Booker, Allison and Wilkins. Mr. Allison is now head waiter at the finest club in Seattle, namely, the Arctic, employing 40 men on the floor. He, too, is a Hoosier boy. At one time he was a member of the St. Phillips Choir. The Marquette Club entertained us at a wine supper. 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. Special to THE FREEMAN. The annual soldiers' sermon of Company L was preached May 29 at the Second Baptist Church, by Rev. H. H. DeNoyer, pastor of the church; deeded: Song, Second Baptist Church choir; prayer, Rev. Taylor; song, choir; paper, "Military Courtesey," Lleut, Parrish; remarks, Rev. Taylor, a member of Yates church; music, church; prayer, Rev. H. H. DeNoyer, pastor of the church; marks, Rev. Kirk, the church was deco- ```markdown ``` The gifted clairvoyant, the great female wonder, born with the double (caul) veil. She is one of the old ancient outhern is ailing phrenologist and a scholar. She tells plain what you are adapted for in life by reading your brain and mind. With a grasp of her hand she gives you a course of phrenology and bad luck. She has made thousands of homes happy. Read the fifth chapter, 9th verse of St. Matthew: "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the peacemakers, makes peace where there is confusion. 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Remarks were also made by Captain Kinnlebrew. Excellent remarks were made by all the collectionists. 38.5. . . . Prof. L. R. The most heartfelt of December, ill, gave several beautiful selection on the piano, at the Mount Emery Baptist Church, and also at the Bethel A. M. E. Church, on the evening of May 29. . . . Miss Alberta O'Leary, who has been attending Wilberforce College, in Ohio, has returned home. . . . Miss Birdie May Boyd, of Chicago, is the most heartfelt of the group. . . . Mrs. D. D. Thomas and other friends. . . . Mrs. Hester Mitchell left recently for Kansas City. . . . Miss Mazle Roberts and Miss Mollie Allen graduated from the high school and received many nice presents. . . . Misses Glendora Brown and Irene Campbell and Hubert Hyatt graduated from the high school and received many nice presents. . . . Among the sick are the following persons: Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mrs. Majors, Mrs. Mary Thomas, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Alcenda Bryant and Mr. Virge Kellar. . . . The residence of Mrs. Charles Sharp was damaged by fire recently. . . . A very pleasant candy pulling party. . . . The most beautiful of the group. . . . Alice Johnson, of Marion Street, at her home, for being promoted to the 7A grade. She is a very smart child, and is only eleven years old. A good time was enjoyed by all present....The sermon of several clubs was preached recently by Miss E. E. E. and the church. . . . Rev. Whiting, pastor of the First Baptist Church, an excellent program was rendered and it was largely attended. WILBERFORCE O. Special to THE FREEMAN. DECATUR, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN The Look Back Drill given by the Willing Workers of the Baptist Church was a grand success. There were two soloists from Bloomington, who gave several vocal performances making strenuous efforts for the June rally. It is hoped it will be a success... Mrs. F. Brummel, of Lincoln, spent Sunday with Mrs. Julia Brummell and Mr. Robert B. McCormick, of Chicago on a business trip... 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Years ago, when I was a sufferer, an old nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Leurwernea, Displacement, Painful Periods, Ulcerine and Ovarian troubles. It cured me in one month. It is a simple, harmless notion that can be prepared by any one having the recipe. I will send it FREE to every suffering sister who writes to me. I have nothing to sell. This is a case of woman helping woman. I send it FREE. Address Maa A B HUDNUT. South Bend, Ind. TRUE CONTENTMENT- CAUSE Cactus Corn Callous Compound. 4-C C C C-4 Corn Remedy has relieved her of all her CORN troubles. ALL DRUGGISTS-25c. Cactus Remedy Co., Kansas City. --- GOVERNOR HUGHES FOR THE SUPREME 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 secures 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 executive he could not deny the trend of his ambition, albeit presidential possibility which was big, loomed up before him. He has done a most excellent thing in accepting the offer of the President, since it more defines the individual, making it more certain that there are men who see duty above place and power. The Supreme Court will be invigored 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 justice 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 threatened 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 country are "applauding to the echo" over the appointment. Whatever else they may think of President Taft, they are supremely satisfied at the appointment of this bulwark of their defenses. The country is no less satisfied; all sections are sounding the praises of the master mind that influences men from the sheer force of right. MINISTERIAL OPPOSITION THE JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT. The Presbyterian Minister's Union of San Francisco protests against the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight. The minister of Pittsburg and Indianapolis have also signified their opposition to the fifth. 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 sympathies and prayers are with their San Francisco brethren. There are, of course, white ministers, the Rev. George D. Wolf (white) of the Fletcher Place M. E. church, who last winter addressed one of the monster meetings of the Colored Y. M. C. A., and who boasted the threat 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 symbol" and "sounding brass" kind ridiculous and hypocritical in view of the fact that never before in the history of prize-fighting did the white ministers or any ministers offer opposition to the prize-fight promoters, when the championship was at stake between white men, but this particular fight has aroused them. Why? Because the proverbial "Big, black, burly Negro" is in it, and one working 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 particular 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 recent issue of the Richmond (Va.) Reformer on "The Solid South," wherein the editor takes the pains to show in bold language the trucking policies of the Republican party to break the solid 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 Garfield 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 farther back than the Garfield-Arthur administrations. The solar plexus blow to the Negro's political belly was struck under the Rutherford B. Hayes administration. The day President Hayes removed from the South the Negro has been losing ground politically, and remember in that day Booker T. Washington of the "children of Israel." Frederick Douglas was on deck the Republican is the ship, all is the sea." We saw when the old ship sprung a leak just where the old city citizens were lodged and we sounded the alarm, giving 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 in 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 when we should vote for men and measures when those men and measures favor us as a race in the enjoyment of our citizens' rights, and to do this without regard to party. Daylight is breaking, and men everywhere are beginning to see the righteousness of our contentions and respect our position. We THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. are as much a Republican in principle as we ever were, and we are with that party when it stands by the fundamental principles which brought it into existence, and which has caused it such a long tenure of office in the national government. It once was the boasted party hailed everywhere as "the champion of human liberty." Rights that are sacred to every man right to live, the right to earn a living and enjoy the pursuits of happiness and be protected in those inalienable rights. These for the most part are denied us now, and we are for the men and party that will stand by those fundamental principles. We are American citizens. That's where we stand, and by the grace of God will continue to stand. OCTOROONS NOT NEGROES. The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana has recently ruled that an Octooroon is not a Negro. That means that a person 99 per cent, white and 1 per 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 enjoy 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 appeal to the State legislature for the enacting of a law that shall place a kind of "sugar-capsul-of race prejudice," so that the whites may be facilitated in swallowing a nasty pill of their 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 Octoorons will be free to enjoy equal opportunities and privileges in public places with their white brothers and sisters is unpleasant to the Louisianians, 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 editorial upon the subject under consideration. He says: "This alarm is ridiculous and hypocritical in view of the fact that a man who is seven-in-八八, by nature belongs with the white race, but by culture belongs with the one cent per black, 99 per cent white, and you give him to us." The discrimination against these people so nearly white that they are not being detected, forms one phase—a tragic one—of the race problem now being worked out in our country. They are ostracized for condition, white race, who draw the line against them are responsible. "In ways other than social, however, octoroons do hold a different position in the South from pure-blood Negroes, law and justice. In the past, drawing a distinction between them dates back to slavery days designated three races—white, Negroes and 'persons of color'. In all, included all whose veins contained any mixture of white and Negro octoroons were regarded as presumptively free. It is only since the war that they have all been classed together. It is likely that public opinion has changed. Southerners will prevent any effort on the part of octoroons to push their legal advantage by disregarding the customary barricade." CHANTECLER. All theatrical Europe is agog over Edmund Rostand's "Chantecler." No play in the history of stagedom was so axiously awaited as this late creation. No play was ever so long in making. Some ten years Rostand labored, 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," including the great Paris flood, the greatest in three hundred years. Through it all the "Chantecler" finally came out triumphantly and as defiantly 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 consideration, holding the "piece-de-resistance, fin-de-secle." "Chanteceler" opened in Paris to the greatest theatrical audience ever assembled; the stage costumes were gorgeous, costing a king's ransom; the stage setting was "elaboration" personified. Everything was magnified to comport with the size of the human fowls and animals that strutted the boards. It was a pageant de pageant and the audience was en rapport. * * * Monsieur Rostand will be remembered 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'Aigon" are as dead as Hector, although played by Mantell and Bernhardt, respectively. For sensationalism the "Chantecler" is the chiefest of them all. Can it survive—defeat the law of fashion's extreme? It does not stand to reason. * * * The author of "Chantecler" must be very susceptible to impressions or very vivid in his imagination. In a 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-natured together. In the meanwhile a blackbird in a cage seemed to be making sarcastic remarks—impudent comment. A cock strid 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 inhabitants unto individuals. The blackbird is the mocking, mischief maker, the dog kindly disposed, philosophic, willing 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 Chantecler 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 when "Chantecler" has it appear that the sun only rises at his call; he feels proud of his office. Some are disposed to cavil at his pretensions, but at the opportune moment he sound a clarion note and lo! the dispenser of light luminates yon hill, and the purple east is a reality. The credulity of man is made manifest by the mutiny of the owls. These sombre denizens 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, typifying the human creation in its essence by the lower kingdom of animals. The whole business is jodigious. Is it worth the while? DURHAM COTTON MILLS ARE SUCCESFUL Some years ago hosiery mills were suggested by Negroes at Durham, N.C., to be financed by capital furnished by Negroes, to be managed by Negroes. Very much was not thought of the movement at the time concerning its success; the feeling being that it was just one more racial vision to be added to the already long line of dreams. It now appears that the promoters of the Durham hosiery cotton mills were men of foresight, ability and determination. The mills are a reality; even more, they have outgrown the original scope, requiring additional space and greater working capital. The workers are fro mthe best textile schools of the country, thus assuring the quality of the output. The success of the Durham mills proves that industries of the kind will thrive wherever planted when managed with care and judgment. The race has been afraid of concerns that do not look ready money; it has not acted from the standpoint of necessity, simply because it is such a long way round. The needs of a community as a rule will justify any attempt to meet those needs, no matter how difficult the means. It's a good long way to go in securing a pair of cotton hose. It means organization, capitalization, buildings, machinery, officers, workmen, etc. The game does not seem worth the candle. But the people must have hosiery, lots of hosiery, and in time its product of hosiery will outweigh the cost of production. What is 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 less than $1,000,000, at Washington. * * * 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. The Senate committee of the United States Senate has made a favorable report upon the recommendation of the President, appertaining to the creation of a commission to look into the advisability of holding a semi-Centennial, in 1913, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the manumission of Negro slaves in the United States. ```markdown ``` The board of regents of Lincoln institute 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 is the Negro university of Missouri, for a number of years. ※ ※ ※ The new Mechanics' Savings Bank of Richmond, Va., will be thrown open to the public June 6. From all accounts it is a thing of beauty and of course a joy forever. * * * The round door vault has been finished 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 board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church in Chicago, its members were assigned to 117 conferences in all part of the world. Eighty-seven of these conferences will be held in the United States. The following foreign assignments were made: Conferences in Africa—Bishops Hartzell, Wilson and Scott. In China—Bishops Lewis and Baashford. In Bombay, Central Provinces and South India—Bishops McDowell and Robinson. In North India, Northwest India and Bengal—Bishops McDowell and Warne. In Burmah, Malaysia and Philippine Islands—Bishops McDowell and Oldham. In Korea—Bishop Harris. In Europe—Bishop Burt. A prominent man and friend wrote us thus upon the merit of The Freeman from his point of view. We quote: "I soon learned she was a national vessel. Her object is to furnish the entire race with her great cargo of intelligence of its rise and progress in every branch of civilization and every department of life. She has improved wonderfully, and is manned skilfully and ably. Her captain and pilot seem equally endowed with the combined faculties of wisdom, courage, firmness, and are accordingly skilful, brave and sincere in everything that means the Negro's progress." We appreciate to the highest these words of hearty commendation, and wish to assure our friend and the numerous readers of The Freeman that we are not "weary in well-doling" for the race. In the future, as in the past, we shall be fearless and favorless in all things appertaining to the best interest of the race, locally and nationally, and will hope to merit more such testimonies as above quoted. We wish our friends to help us to make it a greater Freeman. See fourth page. Carlsbad of America, West Baden, Ind Extends to you a cordial invitation to become a guest. Twenty-five elegantly furnished bed rooms. Baths, steam heat and all modern improvements. Write for rates and full particulars. The Rice Hotel, West Baden, Ind. 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The speedway event was big and successful; no casualties. O, for the hot, sizzling, corn days! Will they ever come again? Wanted—A political leader who can pull a little more than his own weight. In the meanwhile there was a Sunday-School Congress going on in Atlanta, Ga. The Colonel is saying things over in Europe. And what's more, he's making 'em like it? 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. Special to THE FREEMAN: Mrs. Lucy Canty, wife of Mr. Ed Canty, has just recently returned from Cincinnati, on a trip to the United States of Franklin, O., and, Mr. Smith, with Mr. Jas. Hue, Jr., Mrs. Anna Taylor of Xenia, O., is visiting Mrs. Mary Coleman-Moore....The Wilberforce commencement is to be held June 16....Ruth, the daughter of Mrs. Jeanette Milton, of Clarksville, O., is improving rapidly....The Club No. 10, of which Mrs. T. B. Pinkston is the captain, entertained a large crowd last Friday night at the McKilney M. E. church for the benefit of Ray. White, whose fourth Sunday in June, Mr. Charley Turner and Miss Georgia Stevenson were the most prominent speakers. Ice cream and cake were served....The Colored Y. M. C. A. is progressing nicely and you are welcome when visiting Dayton....The Boys' Penny Savings Bank is one of the unique features of the school. James Clohe, in the president, Harry Snell, secretary, and Otis Buckner, cashier, are little gentlemen, and supported as they are by a board of genteel directors, all under fifteen years old, it gives the bank prestige and favor in Dayton....Gym classes closed last Thursday night, and the boys were lunched and entertained by Mr. Arnold Shaw and Mr. Harry Roberts, classmates, and the Y. M. C. is cutting quite a figure. Dayton by its work and appearance....Fourteen boys took the eight-mile hike to see the aeroplane test Saturday afternoon. 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 Two-base hits—Johnson, Pryor. Three-base hits—Duncan, Hill, Lloyd, Daugherty. Double play—Black to McGregor, Struck out—By Daugherty, 2; by Goetz, 1; by Thoney, 1. Bases on balls—O'Laugherty, 2; off Goetz, 1; off Thoney, 1. Time—2:00. Umpire—McWaters. 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. THE STAGE Additional Stage News on Page Six. The Wallbury, Hampy and Ray, are still making good. Hampy is holding his own as a troubadour in Mrs. Raymond and his Mrs. Raymond is making a decided bit singing. I *Trust My Husband Awake, but Lies Lovely* "You'll Come Back." "Hallelujah Dance," in which she uses the most gorgeous costumes, and is justly styled along the Rio Grande as the human doll. Best regard is given to Timmons, Jacob Ward, Jasper Ward. Write in care of T 5 F5855ffl. OBRIEN'S MINSTRELS. Everything is moving along smoothly. Playing to S. R. O. houses. At Bloom-sed, Neb. had to turn 200 people away. Snow is about the same as when started. It is wearing a smile that will come off. Eugene Clark, our stage manager, has arranged a nice opening, which starts the show in good style. Prof. Bozeman assistant, in advance of the show, assists and bills the show like a circus. *Carlie Holloway is practicing on a musical act she he intends to complete months.* Pewce, tramp juggler, never fails to get them with his hands. We are the talk of the towns and are hitting them hard all along the line. Beckom's Quartet is rendering some selections. The show is on its way to Canada, and we start on a southern tour in September. $SATIFIED MUSICAL ENTERPRISE, With the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Far East Shows. The minstrel is composed of the following members: Clarence Rucker and Billy Moore, bones; Harrison Blackburn and Bud Borders, tambourines; little Catharine Patterson, our singing and dancing sunbrette, a columning up; Shane Babe, The roster of the band, in Bismarck Ferris, musical director and manager; Bert DeLeo and Estus Pace, solo b-flat cornets; William Shaw and Nedson Everly, altos; Elmer Warner, Ulysses J. Emery and Billy Moore, trophies; and Bill, in Bismarck Ferris; W. B. Miller, tuba; and Borders; and Ostell Sallard, drums. The orchestra is under the direction of J. Emery Douglas, violin; B. Ferris, clarionet; Bert DeLeo, cornet; Estus Pace, second violin; Elmer Warner, trombone; W. B. Miller, band band; and Sallard, rap drummer; William Shaw, the who is doing fine as an artist and creating sensations according to press and public. Elmer Warner sends regards to Jim Ogment and Osceola. Please write care Te5 Freeman. Neders. Everly, our band comedian, still holds his own with side walk comedy. Miller and Moore say you must eat else. No waiting, boys. Billy Moore sends best regards to Harrison Bros. Minstrels bunch. Alf Martin, also Kid Arte, Andrew (Speedy) Moore. The order of the profession. FIDDLER & SHELTON. Spend an Afternoon with Jack Johnson, Seal Rock, Ocean Drive San Francisco, Cal. We had the extreme pleasure of spending an afternoon with our champion and friend, Jack Johnson. We rented for the Seal Rock Hotel, where he has rooms, and upon our arrival was appraised of the fact that Jack and the chief of police were out for an auto ride, but in the meantime we had the Welsh and Jack's manager, Mr. Little, also Mr. Frank Sutton, a personal friend of Pittsburgh. In the meantime, while we were 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 Mr. Welsh spoke up. "He's And say, Wood, when he entered the parlor it would have done your heart good to see him. Right then and there dilder and then placed their money on the big fellow. Jack is quite a busy fellow these days, and with all his business he was delighted to see me. He was very friendly with reporters or manager. He invited us to his apartments. Removing his out, he ask me (Shelton) to play a waiter, a waitress, which caused considerable laughter, the next room and came out with a bass and asked what key he was playing in, and said "I'll play G, but I happened to be playing in D-flat, and when I told him of the fact he intimated he would start me back on a run who would miss every gate in Golden Gate park. He expressed confidence in the coming battle, and was going in to win. After two or three hours of music, refreshments and story telling we bade the big fellow goodbye. His remarks were to be given you boys would come out every day to see me. TEN DAYS OF THE WHITNEY MUSICAL COMEDY CO. The company arrived at West Baden in time to see some great ball played between the West Baden Spruedels and the New York Cuban Giants. They played, playing four nights to four houses. On the night of the mistral Miss Nettle Taylor and Mr. Weaver sang a duet, "Life's Dream is Oceans" which was a great hit. Little Salena Benda appeared, and her favorite little songs and took several encroses; each time money showered on the stage in such quantities that she was disturbed in her songs. But in the next day she appeared, hat, shoes, etc., just the same. She is only four years old, but her voice sounds like she is ten. The nights in Mitchell Ind., resulted in a nice performance, "The Second of Liberion," which was presented the second night, the Ranger Quartet put on Dustin Buck's "Annie Laurie," which was done in a great style, and proved to be the hit of the season. Much to Musical Director H. F. Waterson's assisting him in teaching the quartet the great number, which is used by so few. One night was put in at Ind., without any particular significance, except another night was demanded, and consec- Leaving Orleans Saturday night, the company arrived at North Vernon, Ind. early morning, the 29th, for a return date of June 15. One was called upon to sing at the Second Methodist church, as was done a few Sundays previous. Mr. J. J. Weaver responds. The Women's Home Missionary Society of North Vernon was in annual session, the sermon being preached by Rev. Wm. Rollin's pastor of the church. Many papers read by the various members, which proved interesting, after the collection Mr. Weaver wrote. 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 reprinted it in a book entitled 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 he was. Baynard addressed the audience and held his speilbund for fifteen minutes. "Is he an evangelist?" many were heard to to, "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 up. The minstrel was presented for this one night's engagement, the house being packed to overflowing. As usual, the first change was the addition of Miss Grace Neff, with "There's a Big Cry Baby in the Moon," and Mr. J. J. Weaver in his own "Td" dress for you, which proved to be quite a hit. Mr. Shutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt continue to mystify the audiences as to whether the Harge, the Marshall Sisters are styled, the two cunt-ups in this act. Together with Miss Taylor and Hally Dean, the wives of the Harge, one of the other of the Harges, the ackeeps the audience at a high pitch of excitement from start to finish. As a whole the past ten days have been sprightly and pleasantly and profitably by all concerned. J. J. WEAVER J. J. Weaver, a member of the Whitney Musical Comedy Company, is one of the busiest men of the company. He is an authorized agent for THE FREEMAN and is very active in soliciting subscribers. Besides this, Mr. Weaver is a practical piano and organ tuner and wherever the company needs him, he provides of an instrument to demand his attention. A complaint of unsatisfactory work is very seldom heard. This, however, is no [Name] MR. J. J. WEAVER. surprise to us, for he is a graduate of one of the greatest piano tuning schools in the world. 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 when he the Southern Smart Se Company met seamen and has seamed a great hit over the country. And as a composer he will certainly be heard from if he continues at his present gait. He can always reach fwyp ypynnunnn He can always be reached at THE FRAXMAN or 225 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. THE FLORIDA BLOSSOMS. Lawrence L. Fisher writes that the Florida Blossoms Company are now in North Carolina, playing to good houses each night. Messrs. Douglas and Worthey are to pay the income. In the past, this show out on the road this season, and when you meet the Blossoms you are made welcome, as Mr. A. B. Dezon and Lawrence L. Fisher have the show under their care, as I am in the city boy from Stipita, is called by the company. Now we have two cars this season—a baggage car and a private sleeper. Mr. Fisher has got some show, which he wrote himself, and under his direction and managers' city. Big every night Mr. Fisher has two girls in the show that are cleaners with their feet. They are the Williams Sisters (Sarah and Rebecca). After the season closes they will be seen in the new as the two Popcorn Girls under Mr. Fisher is direction and if Mr. Fisher decides to feature the act the trio will be known as the Original L. L. Fisher and His Two Popcorn Girls. Mr. Fisher would like to hear from his old bar. Henry Henry Jennings. Important news for him. Miss Alice McQuiller, Mamie Payne, David D. Smith, Joe White (Wm. Keg Fisher), Lew Kenner, John Lewis, who don't you people write me? 361 4th Hello, Slim Henderson, Billie Earthquake, and regards to the Whitman Sisters, also Billy King and the Richards & Pringle bunch. CHICAGO PEKIN THEATRE Manager Motts Puts On Big Star Bill For Entire Week. BY CARY B. LEWIS. Special to THE FREEMAN. CHICAGO, Ill., June 1, 1910—"Col" Robert T. Motts, owner and manager of the thousands of applaudits for giving to the theatre-spring public such a magnificent bill this week. It is headed by "Consul, the consul," the book called *The Consul*. The bill was billed for the Pelikin, who lovers of vaudeville attractions availed themselves of the opportunity of securing reserve seats in advance. On last Sunday night, also the matinee, fully 2,000 people saw the first bill. They went away screaming, and on Monday and Tuesday nights the numbers in attendance increased. The bill is far superior to any that has ever been at the Pelikin. The educated chimney-speaker, who is now in vaudeville, and judging from the appreciation of the "more than man" monkey, this statement is true. He comes on the stage in a full dress. He looks "monkey handsome." His suit is taller made and in the latest fashion. He is seated at a table in the theater. He enjoys it to his heart's content. After the service, he drinks wine, uses his napkin, toothpick, cleans his t teehand manicures his fingers. He smokes a cigarette 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 high skate jumping, rides a wheel in many fashions, then he gets on a taller one and does many "stunts" that THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER could be considered marvelous, even though it be a civilized man. He remains on the stage for over thirty minutes and during that time there is not one minute that he At the conclusion of his act, he comes forward to the footlights and bows with the grace of a veteran actor. To say that the actor was a great man, he says, "Everyone left saying that it was the greatest thing that they had seen on the American stage in vaudeville lines. Consult the book, 'The Great Layton,' and a keeper and a keeper. He likes good treatment, and he is well deported. He is as much like a person as is possible, and he does everything except talk; and he does everything except sing. His act alone has been a credit to Mr. Motts' ability to give his patrons the best in the market. This did not suffice. There were two colored acts on the bill. The great Layton, a novelty act. He is a high-wire walker and juggler. His act was well received and given much aplause. H. George was another colored act that consumed fifteen minutes of good music, and then unjointed it and then made music from the mouthpiece. Leon and Bertie Allen gave a refined service, and then the Office. Their singing was the feature of this number. Rice Brothers, two German comedians, had the house roaring from the time they came on the stage until their exit. New and breezy jokes and German songs were sung. The Fuller Ministreltes was another good bill. Three young girls and two men opened a minstrel fashion. This number of clever, clever minstrels was Aawfully Strong for You." "The Grizzly Bear" was a good song rendered by an end man. It closed with a sprightly soldier drill song. New moving pictures were also seen this week. Persians wishing reserve seats for Saturday and Sunday nights and Sunday matinee, may secure them at the box office. Persons having seats for the 9:30 show may sit in the awailing room on the State street side. . . . The bills along the famous Dehoney Stroll are exceptionally good this week. The Monogram has one of the best-balanced bills the house has offered for some time. The bills are going big as ever, and are a good drawing card. Ethel James, one of Chicago's favorite songsters; Kid Brown, Warfield and Campbell are among the other numbers on the The Grand has a good bill. Francis and Murphy are the big noise and a hold-over. Seraura other clever numbers are on the bills. You can get the acts no matter how the fight comes. Many letters have been received by the correspondent. Miss Grady to consent to appear in vaudeville. It has been over a year since Miss Grady has been seen by a Chicago audience, and the theatregoers are screaming to hear her pleasing. It is claimed that she would be a hit were she to return to the stage in vaudeville. Looking healthy, full of smiles and pleasing as ever, William H. Smitha well-known theatrical manager, has returned to the city from his trip South with the Johnson-Ketchall pictures. He was sent out by "Col" stating that he would return, returns, stating that he was very successful. Mr. Smith stated that he had a great opportunity to get right next to the white elephant in the Negro. He says that there is a great gulf between the white man and the Negro and that prejudice is very great. He says that the high-tone Negro and the laboring class or common people. This is due, he says, "on account of the dense ignorance of the masses and that this ignorance is a disease, he does a patient." Mrs. Josephine Jennings owns and manages a colored theatre at Savannah, Ga. It is the best colored theatre in the country. It "deserves better support to keep it going." While in the South Mr. Smith was presented with a postal card album by Mr. Smith, and he gave a picture Theatre. On the front page was a testimonial letter of Mr. Smith's gentility and business capacity. Mr. Smith succeeded giving a show for the better class of white people, whom he attempted in that section before. The white papers even spoke of the new idea, indicative of the racial diversity by the better class of both races in the terms. It has been hinted that Mr. Smith will take charge of the biggest colored theatre in the world, which is said he will be appointed in Washington, D. C., at an early date. The Georgia Campers will be at the Pekin next week. Sadie and Joe Britton will also be among the headliners, "How's that?" Downs and Brown are at Cincinnati. Both are splendid singers and made fine impression last week at the Pekin. Sam Arnold, Clarence Duncan and William Thomas, members of the Pekin Trio, are at Galther's Theatre, Cincinnati. O. Avery and art have closed a very successful week at the Majestic Theatre. They will soon be holding for a he Pekin. Major Lew Gilber looked very aristocratic last Sunday afternoon. He was out automobilizing, riding a Connolly Monk. He was accompanied by the Monk's attendant. Charles Marrs, the well-known tenor singer, is arranging music for a new quartette. Georgia Barkley, who made a hit a few days ago as a soprano singer at one of the theatres in town, one of the treaties in town and will go to Benton Harbor, Mich. at an early date. In reply to an article last week in the stage news column, written under the non de pume, Rellim, Jr., an old time performer, has new things to say: Why is it better to be a critic than a producer? When Shipp and Rogers produced shows they earned $2,000 per year from Williams and Rosandam Johnson, earned two and three times and $6,000 from Klaw and Erlanger. What did the Negro critic earn? Not enough to buy a pencil to make his notes, and was given the job to prower 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. He can cook a Pankey and Cook resemble Carter and Bluford? Pankey and Cook can both sing. In what way would Dudley be benefited by the Sherman instead of S. H.? He is known as the man that takes tickets at Dudley without the Sherman or the S. H. What did the critic go to the Pekin to criticize the show, the signs on each side of the stage, or the man that takes tickets at the door, who said, "Please have your ticket ready." Did the managers downtown have a boy cross the stage to put up the signs, Did you put in a card, walk back and then put a card on the other side? Count the times it would take this boy to cross the stage to cross the stage to check a cock p. m., and you will find that one is beaten and in those days of continuous rauville shows time was everything. And why is it that some places have neither cards nor programs? The Fekin has both. You said you were going to knock, but don't forget what the old farmer said about a boost, and if I hit hard the ball will fly out the top of the damn thing. It is reported that quite a handsome sum has been offered to Mr. Misra singer to appear in vaudeville as Mr. Burton has not as yet accepted the offer. MIDDLESBORO ATHLETICS WIN A HARD FOUGHT VICTORY OVER THE KNOXVILLE, TENN., MIDDLESBORO ATHLETICS WIN A HARD FOUGHT VICTORY OVER THE KNOXVILLE, TENN., TEAM. Special to THE FREEMAN. MIDDLESBORO Athletics crossed bats with the Coca Cola boys of Knoxville, Tenn., last Tuesday. The game was a hot one to the final. The Coca Cola boys scored a score of 2 to 0 up to the fifth innings. Middlesboro brought in 3 scores in the fifth. In the sixth Knoxville tied, the sixth inning up to the ninth in which Tommy Clay must score. right, which made the score 3 to 4 in favor of Middlesboro. The lbe-up: Middlesboro—Perkins, left. Middlesboro—Perkins, left. pitcher: Daughty, first base; Ball center; pitcher: Daughty, first base; Ball center; pitcher: Daughty, first base; Ball center; Queenen, second base; Clay right; Martin, catcher. score by innings. Middlesboro—Perkins, left. Middlesboro—Perkins, left. Knoxville 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 BASEBALL IN CHICAGO. Callahan's Team Wine Slow, Game by Score of 9 to 2. Logan Squares defeated the Cuban Stars by the score of 9 to 2 at Callahan's Park Sunday in a slow game, the home team putting the game on ice in the second inning. The score. Logan Squares. R. H. O. A. E. Wickland, cf. 4 3 3 0 Melnke, ss. 0 2 4 1 Harrison, f 0 2 0 0 Callahan, f 1 1 2 0 Hertel, 1b 1 1 7 0 Scanlon, 2b 0 0 2 1 El. Melnke, 3b 1 1 2 1 O'Connell, c 1 0 9 1 Lavin, p 2 0 0 3 0 Totals. 9 10 27 8 2 Cuban Stars. R. H. O. A. E. Hernandez, 2b 0 0 2 1 Bustamaine, ss 1 1 3 2 1 Moran, 3b 1 0 1 3 1 Gonzales, c 1 1 5 0 0 Delroso, c 0 0 0 0 Garcia, rf 0 2 0 0 Parpetti, 1b 0 4 12 0 Magrinal, 1f 0 1 1 0 S. Cruz, cf 0 0 1 0 Medros, p 0 0 0 1 1 Logan Squares.... 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 *—9 Cuban Stars.... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0—2 Two-base hits—Garcia, Wicklund (2), Harrison, Parpetti. Struck out—By Lavin, 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 Artesian Park Field by 3 to 2. Park Field by 3 to 2 The Stars of Cuba took the Mutuals into camp Sunday at Artesian Park, trimming Loyalty's men by a 3-to-2 score. The score. Stars of Cuba. Valdez, 1b R. H. O. A. E. Munoz, p, lf 0 1 10 1 Munoz, 3b 0 1 0 1 Hilgard, c, 1 0 1 2 0 Mendez, lf, p 1 1 1 1 Villa, 2b 0 1 1 0 Figarola, c 0 0 10 0 Chacon, s 0 1 4 1 Panda, rf 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 7 27 8 0 Mutuals R. H. O. A. E. Karins, ss 0 0 1 2 1 Olds, rf 0 0 1 2 1 Hussey, 2b 0 0 1 2 0 Austin, 1b 2 1 13 1 Grabow, 3b 0 1 1 5 0 Collins, cf 0 1 1 1 0 Cullan, ff 0 0 2 2 0 Wilson, c 0 0 2 2 1 Dolan, p 0 1 1 4 2 Totals 2 4 24 17 5 Cubans 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Mutuals 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Two-base hit- Valdez, Struck out- B. Munoz 7; by Mendez, 2. Bases on balloons Munoz, 1. on Mendez, 2. Ump- tles-Jorgenson. Time-1:50 Stars of Cuba, 4: Mutuals, 0. The Stars of Cuba defeated the Mutuals Decoration Day at Normal Park by a score of 4 to 0. Lowery's men were the most dominant, the impressively good 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: Cuba. 1b R. H. O. A. E. Valdez, 1b 0 0 11 0 Munoz, cf 0 0 2 0 Govanas, 3b 0 1 0 0 Hidalgo, lf 2 2 3 0 Lerengo, lf 2 3 1 0 Villa, 2b 1 1 0 4 Figarola, c 0 0 6 0 Chacon, ss 0 1 3 1 Perera, rf 1 0 1 0 Totals 4 6 27 13 0 Mutuals R. H. O. A. E. Oliver, lf 0 0 0 3 Hussey, 2b 0 1 11 0 Austin, 1b 0 1 3 0 Collins, cf 0 0 3 0 Grabow, 3b 0 0 1 1 Filman, lf 0 0 1 2 Kearns, ss 0 0 2 1 3 Wilson, c 0 0 7 1 0 Lange, p 0 0 0 3 0 Totals _____ 1 2 4 9 4 Stars of Cuba _____ 0 1 0 1 0 1 10 *-4 Mutuals _____ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Struck out—By Mendez, 6; by Lange, 4; Bases on balls off 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 also attending Sunday at the Chicago Giants games. --- Read THE FREEMAN and keep posted on baseball news. Give your news to THE FREEMAN correspondent, 2933 Street state. Green's Nebraska Indians will play the Chicago Giants on next Sunday. Mr. Le兰and Major Jackson will give the public one of the best attractions ever seen in this city. The following is their games, lost 25; won in 1905, 165; 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, 43; 1906, 44; 1907, 57. A number of Kentuckians that are thinking of becoming members of the "Sons of Kentucky" will be on hand to play the Chicago Giants. Even the daughters of Kentucky, with their sweethearts, will be present in boxes. It's the fad now to get a front seat in the box. The Illinois Giants, of which Dave Wyatt is manager, have been in St. Louis, Missouri. --- The Presbyterian teams will have their regular game on Saturday at the public playgrounds. A large number of church games will be present to witness the game. After the games on next Sunday several parties have been formed to be present at the Pekin Theater to see Consul the Monk. BASEBALL AT LOUISVILLE. BY JESSE PALMER The Cubs continued their winning yesterday. Stung by the defeat of Saturday, the Cubs, like a drowning man, grasped the ball and ran out, and we out, the rison finish by a batting rally in the ninth. Alexander, who pitched for the Plutos, pitched great ball, but the Cubs found it hard, but received good support, winning his game with a Texas Leaguer to right center with two men on bases. R. H. E. Plutos . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 - 9 4 Cubs . . . . . . . 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 5 7 Batteries—Williams, Washington; Porter, Rose. Stolen base—Martin, Jennings, double play—Martin, Watson. Two-base hits—Martin, Jennings. Struck out—By Pers, 5; by Williams, 5. Attendance, 200, Umpire—Nutter. Time—1:55. R. H. E. Plutos . . . . . . . 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 7 3 Cubs . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 5 5 Batteries—Alexander, Washington; Griffin, Prim. Two-base hits—Pace (2), Washington. Stolen base—Wallace, Attendance, 1,800, Umpire—Nutter. R. H. E. Cubs . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 - 15 4 5 Plutos . . . . . . . 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 5 5 Batteries—Williams, Washington; West Duffy four times up, four hits. Guess that's going some. Little Griffin announced one of his Tex- as Leaguers and won his game Sunday. It seems that Emery has recovered his batting eye. By the way, Prim made a hit Sunday when it was most needed. If some of you knockers would only stop to think about it, Martin is playing some short. Get your eye on the ball, Wallace-George Woolridge says that if you want to win you must hit the ball. If there is any doubt in your mind about Watson playing ball at third you should have been down Sunday. FREEMAN for sale at Spring Bank Park every Sunday. Miller made a hit with the ladies. ST. LOUIS CUBS WIN FOUR STRAIGHTS ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 29—The Cubs played a fast game on Sunday and defeated the Hahns by a score of 2 to 1 in ten innings. Score: R. H.E. Cubs ... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 —2 5 0 Hahns ... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 —1 6 2 Batteries ... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 rittened, Brickey; Hahns ... Leith, Hennan On Monday the Cubs defeated the Hickorys, who didn't have a look in. Score: R. H.E. Hickorys ... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 —2 4 Cubs ... 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 —4 5 Batteries—Hickorys: Criss, O'Connell and McCoy; Cubs: Woods and Brickey. Batteries—Hickorys: the Cubs play the Cave Hills at Kuebler. MARCOS TAKE BOTH GAMES. DAYTON, O.—The Marcos won two farcical games from the Madisonville A. B. colored team last Sunday and Monday. They lost both games, but scored to prevent being shut out. The A. B.'s were completely outclassed and were help- less under the brilliant work of Benton and King twirling and Sloan's home out of eight, possess all star players. Harris and Brown pitched for the A. B.'s. Umpire Bush. Score: —First Game— R. H. E. Marcos ... 1 0 4 4 0 1 2 2 * 14 16 4 A. B. ... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 — 2 1 1 0 —Second Game— R. H. E. A. B. ... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 3 1 0 9 Marcos ... 2 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 — 11 15 7 [Name] THE ORIGINAL LAWRENCE L FISHER Amusement with the Florida College Jackson THE ORIGINAL LAWRENCE L FISHER Amusement with the Florida College Jackson BLOOMINGTON. ILL Mr. and Mrs. R. Lashley visited her sister, Mrs. C. Stearls, at Decatur-III, Illinois. Mrs. C. Stearls list, Miss Leora Walker, 911 West Front street, entertained with a chafing dish party the following: Miss Alberta J. W. Randolph, Albert Hoagland, Walker Duff, Walter Babby. Music for the evening rendered by Miss J. Yacche, Mr. W. Randolph, Albert Hoagland, Walker the city Monday. Miss Savvila Crowder is visiting her sister, who is very ill, at Cedar tapids, Ia. The FREEMAN is attending at the Douglas Social Club, C. E. Jackson. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Mr. George Weaver is in Chicago this week engaging performers to open Anderson Park (Kenosha) for the summer season... Mrs. Whalen of Buffalo, N. X., and Mr. Baldwin of Chicago, will attend through Capt. Valle's Catholic Mission. Mr. Henry Goodrun and Mr. Geo Adams have secured positions at St. Mary's Hospital through the Cosmopolitan Club, or when capt. Valle is head of the J. Cooper, vice. and Hart are a scream at the Majestic this week, while Tom Brown and Navara are headliners at the Crystal... Mrs. Capt. L. C. Valle is able to be out again after a week of capturing. A tournament will begin at the Cosmo- 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. WANTED! Forty performers—Florida Blossom Co.—Male and female musicians who double B. & O. or B. & S. Performers whose application were not answered, write again, there were reasons. We will carry two sets show this season. Contract hampers and boosters save stamps. Show begins rehearsing March 15 at Macon, Ga. Address Douglars & Worthey, 361 4th St, Macon, Ga. Wanted Quick Star Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Ed. Winn Stock Company Ladies, single or sister teams with good wardrobe. A No.1 soubrette, must be good singer and dancer. Classic soprano with strong voice. First class bass and tenor, solo and chorus. Must play parts. Good department. Permanent job for the right people. Address Ed. Winn. 1410 Wylie Ave, care E K. Trumm, Pittsburg, Pa. 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. Special to The Freeman politan Club rooms next Monday evening for two valuable prizes, the series of games to close the following Saturday afternoon, and an invitation to address the Forum of the Cosmopolitan Club at an early date. The chief and deputy chief rangers of the C. C. players are preparing to give a monster contest at Park July 18. Benefit of the C. C. Mission. MINEOLA, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN There will be a free dinner and barbecue here on the 18th of June. J. C. McCollough, J. D. Steveson, H. W. Walker and others will be present for arrangements. Sam Taylor, Y. J. Johnson, Joe Williams and H. B. Blackwell are the soliciting committee. . . it dry here now, and the farmers are busy. The convention last week was a success. SHEEFEIELD ALA Special to THE FREEMAN The K. of P. grand officers, Mr. R. A Blunt, G. C.; Mr. Lafait, G. L., will visit the K. of P. lodges in the city on June 10, the M. of P. lodges in the city on June 10, Birmingham Reporter, will be in the city, the 8th in the interest of his paper. Rev. John Dickie of Kersuth, Miss. is in Birmingham Reporter, Evans, ... Mrs. Mark Rutan, has returned home. Mr. E. L. Peacog, superintendent of the National Life Insurance Company of Mt. Pleasant, Teen., is in Birmingham Reporter, Mrs. Agnes Taylor is quite ill at this writing. ... Miss Willie Ingram and Mr. Charley Tolliver were quietly married at the Mt. Pleasant Reporter to take music call on Miss Laura Boulder at the C. M. E. church. ... Mrs. Mimle Vesely is visiting in Corinth, Miss, this week. Mr. J. W. Thompson has returned to Columbia, Teen., after a business trip. SHERMAN. TEX. Ernest Johnson, of the famous Royal Orchestra, and reader of The Freeman, made a business trip to Dallas on the 28th of March, 1981, to the Royal Company, under the management of Marshall Royal, first violin and first clarinet, and including Ernest Johnson, second clarinet, cornet and second bass; Joe Forbus, second violin, bass violin and baritone; and the tenor; Mrs. Ernestine Royal, piano with Prof. A. J. Sykes, advance agent, will shortly make a tour of the country, playing principal cities and towns. They will give a lecture and a gagement for the F. I. S. Agricultural College, in Ladonia, Tex. They want a few high-class singers. Address Prof. A. Sherman, Sherman, Prof. Kolly Miller, Miller, D. C. Miller, 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. Dr. D. W. Porter, Dr. C. Ex., is his State manager. Prof. Miller is the foremost educators of the race. FIDDLER & SHELTON—Week of June 4, San Francisco, Cal. P. RAIN, EXECUTIVE COMPANY—Council Brush, June 6-11. PROF. R. ROY POPE'S ANNEX BAND, with RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS—Scranton, Pa., June 5; 6; Binghamton, N.J., June 5; Hornell, 9; Alcan, 10; Oil City, Pa., 11. THE DODE FISK SHOWS—LONG Prairie, Minn., June 6; Park Rapids, 7; June 5, June 9; Chief River Falls, 10; Warren, 11. P. G. LOWERY'S ENTERPRISE, with WALLACE-HAGENBECK CIRCUS—Jackson, Mich., June 5; 6; Lansing, 7; Glenwood, AZ., zoo, 9; Battle Creek, 10; Dowdleia, 11. J. H. SPARKS CIRCUS—Litchfield, Ill., June 5. P. RAIN, EXECUTIVE STICKS, with NETTIE GLENN, UNDER PERSONAL DIRECTION OF BLACK CARL—Week of June 5, Arcade Theater, Toledo, 6. SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS—Camden, N. J., Long Branch, Utica City, 7; Bridgeton, 8; Perth Amboy, 10; Elizabeth, 11. D. P. KANE CO. Manufacturer of the BEST and CHEAPEST ARTIFICIAL LIMBS Send for Circular. 212 N. 4th St. St. Louis, Mo. THE GREATEST COON SONG Hit of the Northwestern cities, by Bert David and illustrated by Ingwald Westgard, on 7. First Avenue West, Duluth, Minn. Copies can be sold at 25 cents in stamped direct to publisher. The Arena of High Class Contests. Would like to hear from all Professional Pool and Billiard Players. Matches can be played on shore at Matches at LE MONTE, 314 S. Second St., Phone 411, Muskegon, Okla. Kansas City is a live ball town. We have access all communications to Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. TED! and female musicians who double B. & O. or B. answered, write again, there were reasons. We jumpers and boozers save stamps. Show be- loss Douglars & Worthey. 361 4th St., Macon, Ga. 5 ROUTE 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. P. G. Lowery Musical Enterprise with Hagenbeck and Wallace Annex, doing well and pleasing the people. It is a talk after one sees the show: Finest colored bunch that ever stepped under canvas. Miss Essie Williams singing "Any Old Place in Yankee Land Is Good Enough for Me." Mrs. Thomas singing "By the Light of the Silvery Moon." Miss Hael Kenny singing "Meet Me in Dream Land." Emma Foster singing "Black Salome." Junk Edwards making them scream with "Abraham Lincoln Jones." W. A. Bruce gets his with "Come After Breakfast." Mr. George Day, our skyscraper tenor, singing "Oh, You Candy Kid!" Our basso profundo, Tony Barefield, cleaning up with "Down Where the Breakers Row." Mr. Arthur Hoffman, our general manager, is well pleased with the bunch. South Sea Island Joe and his wife, Beno, still pleasing the people with his rare native weapons and curios. Chas. Payne is still making balloons. Howard Johnson (Big Chief) has a fine set of men in the kitchen and pleases all with his delicious cooking. Everyone doing nicely around the show and all send regards in and out of the profession. 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. The Illinois Giants defeated the Mo-wequa, II, team in a contest which was fell of life and hitting on both sides. Sublette pitched star ball for the Giants, fanning out fourteen men. Lee played a star game at third and led in hitting. Love, a lad formerly with the Columbia Giants, was in center for the whites' club and rapped out two slashing hits. Score: Illinois Giants, 7; Mowequa, 3. 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. So I have determined to send a copy of the prescription free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for it. This prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men and I am convinced it is the surest-acting combination for the cure of deficient manhood. I think I owe it all to you together. I think I owe it all to you together. I send them a copy in confidence, so that any man anywhere who is weak and disfigured with repeated failures may stop drumming and with harmful paternal medicines, secure what he needs the quickest-acting restorative, uphuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, so cure himself at home quietly and quickly, drop it in line in Dr. A. E. Robbins' $331 line Builders Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain ordinary doctored free of charge. A great many doctors charge $3.00 to $5.00 for merely writing a recipe like this—but I send it entirely free. BY HAROLD C. McGATH. Waco leads the dope sheet, Houston is on the toboggan. The Monarchs are here for the Black Giants to take their measure. Umpire Potts is pleasing. "Big Hands" is leading the team, with Rucker, Henderons and Cat as followers. Jones is coming at short. Lockett and Lampkin are doing the backstopping to suit the fans. Griffin is not hitting as of yore. Black London and Red Hoss are making other pitchers keep their batting eyes on them. It takes hitting and running to win, boys. Manager Walker is all smiles and he means business strictly when talking of his baseball team. All the knockers are on the down and out list since the Giants have beaten all comers since the league season opened. Dallas beat Houston two and tied one eighteen-inning game. Took four games from the Wonders and tied a thirteen-inning game 2 to 2. Pulled a curtain in their faces two days in succession. 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. Tommy Burns—June 17, Mercury and Venus. James J. Corbett—September 1, Mercury. Robert Fitzsimmons—June 4, Mercury. Stanley Ketchel—September 4, Mercury and Venus. Battling Nelson—June 5, Mercury. Jack Sullivan—September 23, Mercury and Venus. Mercury people are energetic, aggressive, hopeful, good judges of character, and are called the air people. Mars people are aggressive, born fighters and leaders of men, and are called the fire people. You will notice that both Jeffries and Johnson are born under the Mars sign, but Jeffries has the better of it, because the sign that is not to him is a good one, while the one that Johnson is next to is a bad one. JEFFRIES CAREFUL ALWAYS. Jeffries is a Mars man, with a strong love of home. He travels with his wife and is deeply attached to her. His habits are good. The combination of Mars, the fire, and Mars is the病毒. He is the earth sign, serves to steady him, for fire and earth go together. He is quick in thought and action, secretive, a good planner, knows what he is going to do beforehand, counts the cost before starting in and is not afraid of results. He will drive his projects through to completion. 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. 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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. Mr. William Miller, private man for General Manager Schoff, of the New York Central Railroad, was in the city Saturday. Trustee Board of the Alpha Home will meet with Mrs. Angie Covington, 919 Camp Street, Wednesday, June 8, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Prince has returned home from his trip to Atlanta, Ga., where he attended the Sunday School Congress of the Baptist church. Charles D. Marshall returned Tuesday from Dunkirk, N. Y., where he buried his mother last week. He was accompanied by an aunt and uncle. Miss Beaulah Tutt and her sister, Fran- cilla May, are spending a few weeks in Farmer City and Peoria, Ill., with their sister, Mrs. Jessie Harris. William Foster, better known as "Juli Jones," will have an article on the Johnson-Jeffries fight in the issue of June 11. Don't miss the issue. Other sporting and baseball news will be contained in this issue. Mrs. Edward Clark, of Terre Haute; Mrs. Mille Tate, of Marion; Mrs. Mary Wooten, of Anderson; Mrs. J. W. Sizemore, of Marion attended the Woman's Club Federation last week. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Norman Curry. 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 SPECIAL FORS, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Moore, of this city, died last week at Campside of inflammation of the bladder. She leaves two sisters and a mother. From the time of return from her homestead last week and reprinted from things are prosperous out his way. Word was received last week that C. J. Shoeman, father of Louis Shoeman of the 18th century, was born at work on the 18th century. It is hoped that it may be falling lumber. It is hoped that it may be not serious. Several colored persons of this city and around the and the sports at the Sanchahowan, in Victoria, due to the 24th of May. Rev. Smith and Mrs. Teddy Golden of this city spent about ten days at Breunderham holding services in the South, and the Church of Sanders of Kansas, accompanied by his wife and eight children arrived in the city last week, expecting to take up a homestead. He went to Aabacasa Land- home and was sent to the South homestead. Premier Rutherford, together with several members of his Cabinet, resigned last week during the course of the 18th century. The party at Aabacasa was at the same time of great warways deal. Hon. A. F. Siffon has been appointed successor to Mr. Rutherford and expects to have his cabinet selected within a few days. ... Send me to my father's best bests批get... R. L. Knight has evidently struck the keynote to success in his church. He held his first services last Sunday to the first of the two evening services. His lecture are in stuvructive, brief and right to the point, and he maintains a style throughout that takes to the liking the people. See the old in the church of the church on Clark street, between Syndicate and Ottawa at 11 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. Leave all news matter, advancements, subscriptions, changes of address and remains of the receive of the THE FRIEMAN ctc., with Clifford C. Mitchell the Edmonton correspondent, each week before Saturday to insure in- messages can be either left at his residence, 547 Sutherland street, phone 2995; the office, 240 Jasper avenue, phone 1637, or addressed to him at P.O. Box 845, and the Allertas Canada. Perpetual siring opportunities to start in business write to the correspondent. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN: Mrs. C. E. Wells of Moscow, Idaho, arrived at the 19th Day last Friday on the 18th of the illness of Mrs. R. Britton, 2929 Harriet Avenue, i. Several pre-nuptial events were given in honor of Mrs. Robert Canty, nee Miss Maud Rice. Violinist showers were in the chastity of Mrs. V. Peeple. Lee, a linen shower by Mrs. Jasper Gibbs and the wedding breakfast by Mrs. John Goodbar, aunt of the bride. Covers were laid for ten guests. Those present were Mrs. Samuels of Chicago, Mrs. J. J. Anderson, Mrs. Jennie Watson, Mrs. Jasper Gibbs, Mrs. John Sellers, Mrs. Ophelia Rice and the bride. ... Mrs. Moses amulets of Chicago, who came to attend the wedding of Mrs. Maud Rice. The last year of the day was the meeting of the M. T. C. Art Club for this year was held at the home of Mrs. Maggie Jackson, 28th street, South. The club will enter upon its summer vacation until the event is held. All of the two city projects are the annual convention of the State Federation, which is to be held in St. Paul, June 8 and 9. ... The Mothers' Effort Club gave a start of the last year to the show. Mrs. Daisy Gilbert Thursday evening of last week... Friends of Mrs. Ada Beasley are glad to see her able to be out. We hope she may continue to improve our life. We will be the best of our captive 20. The E. S. will have their annual sermon at Bethesda Baptist church, June 5, at 2:30 p. m. Citizens of Minneapolis will have an opportunity to hear the noted educator and artist who will be the most important to the school of American Women's State Federation on June 8 at St. James A. M. E. church, St. Paul. The drama given at Bethesda Baptist church under direct or on the marriage of Miss Maud Rice, daughter of Mrs. Ophelia Rice, 28th Street, and the Marriage evening, May 23.... The Minn. apology, Syndicate, a month-long meeting last week at the residence of Mr. Zack Johnson on Fourth avenue, South. The object of this syndicate is to erect a three-story Colored Commercial Club. The event is the first to be held on the second floor to contain office and on the third floor a dance hall and lodge rooms. For information call on Mr. W. Judy, the president, at his office 20-12. Newspaper have more members. The event would like to have the different members are held weekly at the different members' homes. The officers are: President, M. W. Judy, Secretary S. R. R. and the Secretary Z. Z. Johnson. The syndicate now has $110 in its treasury. The grand musical concert, which was given at St. Pete's A. M. E. church last Wednesday evening, is quite full of success. The操作者's contest which was held at Zion Baptist church Thursdays evening of last week, under the auspices of the Literary and Social Club, was attended by a quite number of Mrs. J. J. Anderson was awarded the decision all points. His subject was "Mission of Conflucts." The other orators were: Matthew Withers, Jr., who spoke on "The Negro Contribution," and eulogized Alex Green. The group of South American Gems, Rev. W. Williams and Booker T. Washington; Rev. R. M. Toombs, whose subject was "Harmony of Nature"... Last Sunday was Missionary Day and a sacred con- concert given at St. Peter's A. M. E. church under the management of Mrs. Mrs. M. Nask. 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.