The Freeman

AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE COLUMNS OF THE FREEMAN IS NOT AN EXPERIMENT, BUT AN INVESTMENT. RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION SEND NOW THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXIII. NUMBER 46 EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK LOUISVILLE AFFECTED BY NEGRO BANK FAILURE Of Concern Causes Wreck-The Coopers Union Elect Officers Monday Night-Loyalty Club Interested in Poor. Special IO THE FREEMAN. special to THE REFORMER. The failure of the True Reformers' Savings Bank, with its branches, and its going into the hands of a receiver, with a shortage of over a quarter million dollars, struck dismay and distress into the hearts of our people, like a clap of thunder from a clear sky. It was considered the most solid financial and beneficial institution the Negro ever founded. In fact, the report was created and circulated that the True Reformers were loaning money to the government and that during the recent panic it had come to the aid of several national banks and placed them on solid ground. These assurances and representations made its stock much sought after, as a safe and secure investment and many a poor victim is now stepping and wailing and grashing his help for being so gullible. The assets of the order in this city will probably amount to several thousands of dollars and it had about two thousand members here many of whom carried insurance policies and owned its bank stock. Whether the failure was due to bad management, competent officials or downright swindling is quite problematical at present, but it is an undeniable fact that the bank received deposits after its officers knew of its insolvency, and this fact may cause once a trouble. This failure is the greatest blow struck at a Negro enterprise of national importance since the collapse of the Freedman's bank. It will take many years of success in managing finances before this abused and lost confidence restored. The train of misfortunes that will follow in its wake will strew its path with any a heart-rending wreck. A gentleman in our town having a small family, carried an insurance policy for 2,000, with the Metropolitan Co, for a number of years. When the True Reformers and bad performers reached here they induced him to settle his policies with this solid and substantial company and invest in policies of theirs. This he did and now having passed the insurable life and holding these worthless papers is a momento of his folly, he is trured up and silent with the spectr f the wolf of the door he loved. "When life's fittul ever's over. Let the lesson of this corrupted and soul-corroding transaction sink into the hearts of Negroes everywhere and learn from it what the sages of old have oft said: "All that glitters not gold" Mr. Jas R. Harris, who it is said has been closely confined, is said to have revered. Miss Mattle Ellis of Lexington, has enclosed in the theatrical business. Her many Louisville friends wish her success her new venture. The Coopers' Union, at their regular meeting last Monday night, elected officers for the ensuing year: Meetings on first and third Monday nings of each month. Report of financial committee in the next issue. The Loyalty Club gave an entertainment at the Old Fellows half on last Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the school children. The affairs was a access from every point of view. It was under the direct management of Mrs. Stephen Bell, and that fact alone gave that it would be a success. The court cleared was about $60.00. This is a very worthy cause and should have more largely attended. Mr. Clyde Sieet, of Lakeland, was in city Monday night visiting the differ- play houses. Mr. Oscar Bell, of 1229 W. Madison set, a well known citizen, died at his chance on last Monday at 1:30 p. m. for a long spell of sickness. Mr. Bell a cooper in the Louisville Tobacco houses, having worked in that capacity for the last 30 years. He was liked by all that knew him. He is a member of five benevolent orders, ending the Coopers' Union. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. Leroy Ferguson at the Episcopal Church of Our Merciful Savior and his loss as a man and a Christian is mourned by all. There was a select party given in Clifton at the residence of Miss Lillian Pope. All the elite of Louisville were present. After an impromptu program, of which Dr. roock was the star, the guests were served with a sumptuous repast. All present voted the entertainment the most enjoyable of the advanced season. Mr. Fred Brewer, of 918 W. Walnut street, has returned from a brief stay in the Windy City, where he was called on business. Mr. William Davenport, closed with the Barnum-Bailey circus at Clarksdale, Miss., Nov. 5, and is in the city unengaged. Mrs. Mary ibb has bought out the restaurant at West and Madison streets and expects to give satisfaction. The Taylor Brothers, who deal in fish, eysters and game at Tenth and Walnut streets, have issued a challenge to all game dressers to compete for the championship before Thanksgiving. They claim to have in their employment the best man in the business. Taylor and Clark, after closing their engagement at the Houston, will begin for two weeks in Cincinnati. The Lake Lilly Quartette of this city would like to hear from managers. It consists of Vance, Mitchell, Morris and Harris. Mrs. Striffey has remodeled her restaurant at West and Grayson streets. The Pastime Pleasure Club gave a grand stag last Tuesday in the large dining hall of the Schelder's cafe, at 1001 West Walnut street. The hall was beautifully decorated and brilliantly lighted. Cloths were spread for fifty guests, and all the delicacies of the season were in evidence. A fine musical and literary program was rendered, which augmented the pleasure of the occasion. The Houston orchestra came over and took full charge of the music. Mr. Owen Evans recited several selections. Mr. Pete Walker sang "If I Were Pierpont Morgan," Mr. Thomas Keeesen read a serious selection and Mr. Lovie Taylor sang "Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love." The guests had rounds and rounds of songs and stories and rounds and rounds of other things fill a very late hour. Everybody voted it the swellest affair of the season, and it will long be remembered. The officers and members are as follows: Jno. Thomas president, Chas Berry vice-president, James Malone treasurer and Thomas Keesee secretary. Wesley Tribles, Thaddeus Lusby, Geo. Gilliam, Geo. Heckman, Wm. Logan, Jno. Lewis, John Emery, Lovie Taylor, Arthur Morris, Owen Evans, Robt. Atkins, Claude Anderson, Joseph Carter, Jas. Hobby, Jas Barnett, Abe Adams, Jr., John A. Yakle, Jas. Alford, B. J. Riles, Wayman Sherrill, Walter Donner, Elmore Taylor, Theo Ramsey, Joe Knowles, Pete Walker, Joe Chambers, Edwin Lancaster, Wm. H. Taylor, Harry Haskins, Mr. Donan is a first-class chef and he was at his best in preparing the menu on this occasion for his fellow members and he will soon go into business at 918 W. Walnut street. The book review meeting at the Carnegie Public Library Friday night was most interesting and highly instructive. Those who reviewed and illustrated works of a few noted writers were: W. F. Yust, Prof. J. E. Singson, Miss Scott Davis, Miss Eva Calbert, Dr. W. T. Amiger and Mr. T. F. lie. PARKERSBURG, W. VA. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN. Nursery all members of Juvenile No. 777, L. L. O. O. of O. T. are requested to meet Tuesday at, of P. hall, 423 Market street, at 4 o'clock. The annual Thanksgiving dinner will be at Zion Baptist church on Thursday. Come one, all eat and eat with us. Miss Martha Jones, after spending five weeks in McKeesport, will arrive home today. The parsonage committee of Logan church will give a pie and ice cream social and hold an apron sale at Mrs. Anna Washington's Tuesday evening. The Sexton Club and the Helping Hands will meet the Sewing Circle at the same place and time. All are invited. Don't forget the Harvest Dancing Academy beginners' night Tuesday. Thursday, Nov. 40, there will be given a Japanese dance. At a meeting held at Logan M. E. church Monday arrangements were made for their annual Thanksgiving dinner. The following officers were elected and put in charge of the affair: Mrs. Mallina Washington president, Mesdames C. Dixon and Phyllis Hayes vice presidents, Miss Maggie Brown secretary, Mrs. M. E. Carroll treasurer and manager of the ice cream table and Miss Annie Tuck manager of the meat table. A musical will be given by Samuel Brown, assisted by some of the best musical talent in the city at the Ann street hall Nov. 17. A fuller announcement will be made later. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1910. NEGRO ME? ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GE MEMBER SHIRT Lewis, of Boston, to be Assistant Attorney-General of U. S. The trustees of Logan church will commence repairs on Ann street hall next week....The high school and grammar school surprised Edith Hague with a party Tuesday evening prior to her departure to Newark. Ice cream and cake were served and an enjoyable time was had by the young people, who sincerely regret Miss Hague's departure from this city....Miss Beulah Draper, one of the most efficient local teachers, has been confined to her room this week on account of tonsillitis. She hopes to be able to resume her duties next week....Miss Florence Brown and Mrs. Harriet McClung are still on the sick list....The rally at Logan church last Sunday was quite a success under the existing circumstances. The report from the books was as follows: Mesdames Ferguson and Tuck reported over $13.00, J. W. Carroll $12.50, Mrs. James Watkins $4.00, Mrs. Ellen Ayres $2.00, Miss Maggie Brown $5.90, William Hayes $5.00, public collection $4.20....Mrs. William Fish of Crow Summit, has returned to her home from Littleton, where she had been the guest at her parents for the past week....L. D. Hague and family moved to Newark, O. Wednesday....Miss Julia Olmene has been visiting friends in Laport for the last few days....Mr. Thomas Meriman has had a very bad eye which has been very painful but is much better at this writing. him, by extending to him a vow thanks for his faithful services with this year. Respectfully, The Stewards of Bethlehem A. J. Church. Bro. J. H. Fields Bro. Louis Steen Bro. Pillow Pattie Bro. B. J. Sterlin Bro. F. E. Knowl LOS ANGELES, CAL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Through the directions of Bishop Rev. H. H. Jones, of K. C., is now of the Second A. M. E. church at F. Tract....The reception tendered good of Wesley chapel Nov. 4, we eventful affair. Addresses were made to the many local ministers and promen, every denomination being repreent and the various choirs rendered exe music....The annual sermon of the F. will be preached Nov. 6 by Rev. T. of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, one leading ministers on the coast....bers of the Rose of Los Angeles at 231, A. O. F., mourn the death of financial secretary, Mrs. E. B. Be....The Halloween party at the F. e church proved an overwhelming refreshments. Refreshments are exhausted. SHEFFIELD, ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Irene King, of Memphis, is spending a few days visiting Miss Carrie Andrews. Mrs. Eliza Scott has returned to St. Louis, after several days visit with friends and relatives. The Missionary Society of the First Baptist church had their annual sermon preached Sunday evening. The Pastor, Rev. W. M. Carter, preached the sermon. The members of the Bethlehem A. M. E. church rendered an excellent program Sunday night; it was the last service in this conference year. Rev. W. M. Carter, pastor of the First Baptist church, and congregation were with us. Rev. Carter made an excellent talk, which was enjoyed by the audience; the choir sang many beautiful selections. After the program, the officers read the following resolution: Whereas the Rev. E. M. Gibson has labored with this congregation these twelve months in the capacity of pastor, and has done all in his power with the aid of a few of the officers and members and friends to build up the church work, and to lift up fallen humanity, with the Lord in front as the Great Leader, and. Whereas, his intimate relations held with us in the faithful discharge of his christian duties in his church work make it eminently befitting that we record our appreciation of him. Therefore, be it Resolved, That the wisdom and ability which he has exercised in the aid of our church work by service, contribution and counsel, will be held in grateful remembrance, and further Resolved. That the sudden removal of such one from among our midst leaves a vacancy and a shadow that will be deeply realized by the members and friends of this church. And be it further Resolved. That with best wishes we express our gratefulness and love toward him, by extending to him a vote of thanks for his faithful services with us this year. Respectfully, The Stewards of Bethlehem A. M. E. Church. Bro. J. H. Fields. Bro. Louis Stennett. Bro. Pillow Patton. Bro. B. J. Sterling. Bro. F. E. Knowles. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Through the directions of Bishop Grout Rev. H. H. Jones, of K. C., is now pastor of the Second A. M. E. church at Furlong Tract....The reception tendered Rev. Hagod of Wesley chapel Nov. 4, was an eventful affair. Addresses were made by the many local ministers and prominent men, every denomination being represented and the various choirs rendered excellent music....The annual sermon of the A. O. F. will be preached Nov. 6 by Rev. T. Hill of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, one of the leading ministers on the coast....Members of the Rose of Los Angeles Circle, 231, A. O. F. mourn the death of their financial secretary, Mrs. E. B. Bellemey....The Hallowe'en party at the First M. E. church proved an overwhelming success. Refreshments were exhausted long before closing time....Wheaton's popular orchestra gave their first concert, of a series at Elks' hall Nov. 3....J. S. Franks, editor of the Western Outlook, and family, are guests of Los Angeles....L. McDuff, cornetist, of late of Sell-Floto shows, has retired from the road and accepted a position as secretary to the commanding officer of the local police department....Get THE FREEMAN from L. G. Eggleston, $12 Maple avenue. LETHBRIDGE, ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. A. Sexton, the leading miller of Letibridge, gave a delightful luncheon at her home last evening in honor of Miss Irene White, of Calgary, and Mrs. Fay Turbert of Winnepeg. Among those present were some of the most wealthy and influential colored people of Canada. Mr. C. E. Bower, who runs one of the most up-to-tailoring establishments in Canada, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hatcher, Miss W. Turner, Mr. Wagner, Mr. William Turner, Miss Ora Russell and Miss Lizzie Wallace and many others were there. CANONSBURG, PA. Special to THE FREEMAN. A grand reception was held at Payne Chapel A. M. E. Church, in honor of the return of their pastor, Rev. C. A. Magee. It was the largest in the history of the church...Walter Durham, of Rochester, N. Y., is home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Durham, of Morganza...It was a complete and pleasing surprise on Walter Durham when sixty of his friends gathered at the home of his brother Lee in honor of his stay among them...Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Batch, of Jefferson avenue, a ten-pound boy...Mr. Louis Churchman, of Washington, was a visitor at E. Betts'. Friday. SOME EVENTS AT SPOKANE YOUNG MEN'S PROGRESSIVE CLUB HOLDS RALLY Organization Great Factor in Community-Church Jubilee Big Success-Chaplain Scott Preaches Splendid Sermon. Special to THE FREEMAN. SPOKANE, Nov. 3.—The big mass meeting held last Monday evening under the auspices of the Young Colored Men's Progressive Republican Club, at Turner Hall, was one of the most representative public meetings ever held in this section of the West, among the colored people, which was a sign of a great moral awakening among the better class of colored citizens. The spacious hall was tastefully decorated with American flag streamers and on the walls were pictures of many prominent party leaders. On the platform sat the Hon. L. B. Nash, the county prosecuting attorney, Fred C. Pugh, Attorney J. Harry Harris, member of the campaign advisory board; Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds, the leading woman suffragist of the West; the Rev. S. George Wilson, pastor of St. Paul Baptist church; Mrs. C. J. Flowers; Robert E. Crump, chairman of the Spokane County Colored Republican Club. Editor J. Gordon McPherson, of the Forum, Dr. H. H. Schlegal and President R. H. Green presided in a dignified manner over the deliberations of the mass meeting. The principal addresses of the evening were delivered by Judge L. B. Nash, the Hon. Fred C. Pugh and the Rev. J. Gordon McPherson. Each speaker was well received by the large and enthusiastic gathering, as shown by the outbursts of applause given them. This organization is destined to become a powerful factor in this community. The primary object of the new organization is to promote and encourage the moral, social industrial, and political welfare of the colored race in general, to resist and oppose corruption within the race and spread their influence tending to inspire a better citizenship. The colored citizens have been embarrassed in many ways for the lack of some representative body of responsible men who are unselfish, alert and public-spirited. Every other race of people has some strong civic organization that can act unitedly and effectively in case of an emergency. This is what the colored people of Spokane have needed all the time. Down with this one-man rule, Let the will of the people be the law of the land. The meeting on last Monday night was a decided success in spite of the underhanded methods that were used to defeat the purpose. Many of the old has-beens made a personal canvass and even went so far as to use their 'phones to discourage those that had planned to attend. But in spite of these underhanded motives the meeting was a decided success. So, gents, take warning; the hand writing is on the wall, and it is moving day at your houses, as the people shall rule. The two Clarences gave a delightful dance on Halloween night at the Improvement Hall. There was a large attendance, and every one had a most enjoyable time. Mrs. Chris Smith, after a pleasant stay in Sunny Spokane, has returned to her home at Portland, Ore., much to the regrets of her many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Stokes gave the young people a delightful party on Halloween night at their cozy home. The young folks had the time of, their lives watching the gooh walk. Sunday was the ending of the great parsonage jubilee services at the Bethel A. M. E. church. It was indeed a red letter day. Pastor F. L. Donohoo was assisted in the services throughout the entire day by the presiding elder, Rev. Dr. J. C. Coleman, also Rev. S. George Wilson, of the St. Paul Baptist church, and Chaplain O. J. W. Scott, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry stationed at Fort Wright. The other churches joined in the service at a big union meeting in the afternoon. In the evening Chaplain Scott preached an eloquent sermon to a large audience that almost filled the spacious edifice. The offerings for the day amounted to nearly $200 in cash. On Tuesday evening Dr. Coleman held the Quarterly Conference, and the reports showed the congregation to be in a real healthy condition, both spiritually and financially. The Federated Colored Women's Clubs of Spokane held a joint session on Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the Cavalry Baptist church. Mrs. E. N. Sims, of the Afro-American Charity Club presided, and Mrs. J. Gordon McPherson acted as the secretary. Mrs. J. B. Beckham read an excellent paper on home training. Mrs. Blanche Fulps Scott recited from Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poems. The principal address was delivered by Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds, of Denver, Colo., who is the leader of the woman suffrage movement in this section of the West. She was given marked attention by a large audience of Spokane's leading colored women. Miss Blanche Knight, after a pleasant visit of a month spent in St. Paul, Minn., has returned to dear old Spokane, and was greeted by a host of her many friends that welcomed her home again. It has been announced that the Williams Famous Bujolee Singles, who are just returning from their annual tour of the world, will appear in this city at an early date. Mrs. Violet Burns, who was reported to have committed suicide at Wallace, Idaho, some weeks ago, was seen upon the streets a few days ago. BATTLE CREEK, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. Pettis James, who has for some time been connected with Post Tavern in the capacity of head porter, and who is about to leave for Kansas City, was given a farewell party Wednesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haley, 140 Clay street, Mrs. Fannie Marshall and Mrs. Jennie Greyson joining Mrs. Haley as hostesses. Seventy guests were present to enjoy the pastimes which included music and social conversation, with several impromptu speeches, one of which was by Mr. Pettis James in responding to the gift of an elegant silver shaving set, presented by the Grand Masters Council. The house was decorated in carnations and choice refreshments were served, the company departed with a regretful good bye to Mr. James, Mrs. Carter of Plymouth, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. B. Greyson were also guests of honor... Mr. Jas. C. Donley of Omaha, Neb., spent a few days in this city as the guest of his aunt, Mrs. R. Kimball....The "Dutch Supper" given at the Second apist church last Friday evening by the Church Aid Society, was quite a success....Mr. and Mrs. Acey Beverly spent last wee kin Lansing, Mich., as the guest of his father... Miss Alberta Johnston of Van Wert, Ohio, is visiting in this city as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Archie Cross, of 25 Liberty street....The Young Ladies' Embroidery Club met at the home of Mrs. Lulu Watkins last Saturday afternoon....THE FREEMAN can be found at 50 Warren street. Glad Williams agent. HOT SPRINGS. ARK. Special to THE FREEMAN. It is impossible for everybody to be a Jack Johnson, but it is possible for you to read THE FREEMAN and keep posted about the important news of the race... Mrs. Tobe Dean, the wife of Mr. Tobe Dean, head waiter at the Rockefeller, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 6, at her residence on Baptist Hill and was buried from Haven's Chapel M. E. church. Rev. McDonald officiated... Mr. D. C. Harris, captain Mystic Hotel, left on the 6th for Texarkana and other points in Texas, while on his vacation...Mr. Will Acre, the efficient second waiter at the Arlington hotel, is still at his post of duty giving the best of satisfaction. He says he is very lonesome without THE FREEMAN... L. H. Williams, head waiter at the Majestic hotel, assisted by D. C. Harris, Capt. H. T. Foster, secretary, and a select crew of thirty waiters is giving the best of satisfaction. Predict a great season here this winter. Visitors coming in every way. Go to Fletcher Prütt restaurant, 503 Malvern avenue every week and get THE FREEMAN, 5c a copy. MINEOLA, TEX. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Mariah Branch, the wife of Tom Branch, died here Nov. 5, 1916. She lived here with her son, Sam Branch, and his wife. Mrs. Mariah Branch was about 100 years old and had a host of grand children. Miss Leaier Branch arrived here from the west in time to see the last of her grandmother. We had a little rain here last Saturday, but not enough to lay the dust. ... J. P. Gunter and family have arrived from the west. Read THE FREEMAN. 二〇〇〇年 Standing, left to right: 1. Capt. James S. Nelson; 2. Capt. James R. White; 3. Lieut. Sam McGowan; 4. Major A. A. Wesley; 5. Chaplain Jordan Chavis; 6. Capt. J. L. Frye; 7. Capt. W. T. Jefferson; 8. Lieut. T. Lieut. James Cone; 9. Lieut. James H. Johnson; 10. Col. John R. Marshall; 11. Adi. Robert F. Ratcliffe; 12. Major Franklin A. Denison. The 8th Illinois Regiment Hold their Fifteenth Anniversary Amid Pomp, Dignity and Military Glory. More than Five Thousand Citizens Gathered at the Armory, 34th and Wentworth Ave., to Witness the Most Magnificent Pagent Ever Seen Here—Full Dress Parade and Military Maneuvers an Imposing Sight. Special to THE FREEMAN Amid pomp and style, dignity and military glory, the Eighth Illinois National Guard celebrated its fifteenth anniversary last night at the Seventh Regiment Armies. The night of Nov. 3 will long be remembered by those that took part in the ceremonies and witnessed the exécution. It was a magnificent pagen. It was the grandest military affair in the history of the United States, the thousand people were present. The regiment, which is the pride of the citizens of this city and state, was out in full numbness when the soldiers answered to the roll call when the bugle sounded fall in. There had assembled at the armory a large assembly of officers, stonemen and women of the race. They came in carriages, autos and taxis. Many most beautiful spectacles seen in Chil The hosts of guest were welcomed by were in full dress and it was one of the grand music of the Eighth regiment band, under the direction of Chief Musician William E. Berry. It was a most enchanting sight to see the thousands of finely dressed men in uniform, to the "boys in blue" and engaging themselves in the terpsichorian art; the women being charming y gowned, many wearing skirt, while the men were in evening dress. The most beautiful sight of the evening was the full dress parade of the regiment, under command of Col. John R. Marshall. The boys were dressed in navy blue and black uniforms, the military bearing and discipline that won the applauds of the evening. Adj. Robbie McCliffie had the regiment formed, took his part in the retreat, ports of the captains. The regiment was then formed in line, each major open the ranks in his battalion as soon as it was formed in line. The battalion adjutants were in the line, his major. Other preliminary was on Standing, left to right: Lieut. Louis Anderson: 9. Lieut. Sitting: 1. Maj. R. R. J. Lieut. Col. James H. Johnson Major R. R. Jackson. Capt. R. R. Ratliffe. Capt. W. T. Jefferson. Capt. Charles L. Hunt. Capt. Stewart Alexander. Capt. McKinney. Lieut. Geo. H. Smith. Sergt. Robert Glover. Sergt. R. R. Rhodes. Sergt. Thos. W. Taylor. Sergt. Sam P. Motley. Hospital Corse—R. L. Ferguson, Moses Hopkins, George Patterson, William Gray Col. Marshall received telegrams of congratulations from some of the men and women in the U.S. at Dickerson, M.Duncan from Springfield and other offices, and sent complimentary letters and telegrams. The Dance Following these elaborate and imposing ceremonies, the Eighth regiment band rendered the following musical program Marches—King of Queens, Wemba, Brede Grand Selection from 'I Trovatore'. Verdi "Rein Valse (entire sec.)" Phil Semwartz Popular Selections (Will Rossiter's No. Arr. by Harry Alfred Waltz—"In the Land of Dreams". Chas. B. Brown March—"Pet of the Guard" Arr. by Teun Clark For hours the great mass of people danced and the music was enchanting. Many remained until the second hours of dancing, boats were filled by many of the leading society people of the city, including wives of the officers of the resi- ment and "soldiers sweethearts" the men who were assisting the Marshall and his staff were greatly pleased with the patronage given the af- STAFF OF EIGHTH REGIMENT, ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARDS. fair and the high esteem in which the regi- tion is held by the citizens of the city and state. History of the Regiment. The Eighth infantry was mustered in the Illinois National Guard Nov. 4, 1895. I was under Governor Altgeld that the colonel was to be given the right to carry a rife. This was in the days of the old Ninth battalion. It was the old Ninth battalion that made the way for the present Eighth regiment. When congress declared war with Spain that the colored boys in blue were given the opportunity to be mustered in service, the Ninth battalion then 175,000 troops. Illinois' seven regiments answered the call. But what of the Ninth battalion was the cry? John R. Ransom, Robert J. Jackson, Franklin A. Denison, E. H. Wriglt, Rev. R. C. Ransom, and Rev. J. W. Thomas went to the capitol of the state to Governor Tanner and not included the Ninth battalion in conference with the Governor, and he said, "I will give you the opportunity to recruit the battalion to a regiment, and will call you to the capitol." I will promise you that every officer in that regiment will be a colored man. Many in the city of Chicago rejoiced trying days of mustering in the Eighth. The Adjutant-General of the state at that time, Gen. Jasper N. Reese, in making his report to Governor John R. Tanner, said, "The Eighth regiment is composed of men of Afro-American throughout from Colonel to the last-named on the roster of Company M. Numerous applications had been made for him, and in this regiment by abe white military men, but believing that this race should have the opportunity to show to the country at large whether or not its members are African-American, themselves and in a spirit of fair play determined and carried into effect your idea that Negroes could and in this case should be commanded by Negroes, and up to date of muster out of this regiment, you have made a mistake in thus organizing you have made a mistake in thus organizing the Enghlish infantry, which is an STAFF OF EIGHTH R 1. Capt. James S. Nelson; 2. Capt. James R. Whitt. t. Harry A. Jones. Jackson; 2. Lieut. Col. James H Johnson; 3. Col. J. honor to the State of Illinois and the race that it represents." Companies were formed at Quincy, Springfield, Cairo, Mound City, Litchfield and Bloomington. Col. Marshall, captain again, battled because the chief" organizer, and was aided by Major R. R. Jackson. Major Franklin A. Denison and Lieut.-Col. James H. Johnson, known as the "soldier and instructor." He was 1888, the Eighth left Chicago for Springfield, Ill. It was a night that will be long remembered by those who saw the boys march from the Armory down Michigan avenue to the depot. Women and children followed, bidding the boys for itself. In July there were nearly 1,000 men in camp. July 23, John R. Marshall was made colonel. Early in August the Eighth received orders to get in readiness to go camp. Governor Tanner visited the camp and I was so excited that we did not from the doors of the White House I have received letters asking and advising me not to officer this regiment with colored men. Governor Tanner said we have done it. I shall never until I am this regiment—my regiment—on the soil of Cuba, battling for the right, and for kinsmen." These were the sentiments that filled the hearts of the soldiers with joy. "The Dandy First" was recalled from Cuba. They could not stand soldier life until they were acquainted. General, had them recalled. The retaliary of war appreciating the offer of Governor Tanner, the Eighth to brake camp Aug. 11, and they left for New York the Johnson and Wallace brothers. The Eighth did fine service in Cuba. General Breckenridge and Capt. R. S. Woodson, U. S. medical director, who were on the highest prestige for hospital treatment. They must record and it stands today as a monument to the race. When the boys returned home they were given a mammoth record and it stands today as a monument to the race. When the boys returned home they were given a mammoth record and it stands today as a monument to the race. Since that time they have been held in high esteem. On all state occasions, the name of the Eighth on the lips of every state and holds the highest record of efficiency at camp, on the field of action, armory and target practice. At the last time they were given a signal honors, special mention being made by Governor Deneen and Adj. Frank S. Bickerson and United States army enlist Staff Officers Col. John R. Marshall is a Virginian by birth and was educted in the public schools of Alexandria. He was a Chicago in 1879 and in 1892, was appointed deputy clerk in the county clerk's office and held that position until he was mustered into service. He took the most active part in the organization of the Ninth battalion and also the Eighth regiment, and in June, 1898, was commissioned as Colonel. He commanded the regiment as Colonel holds the office of Colonel of the regiment today. Col. Marshall is as a THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER commanding officer and holds a lucrative position in the state government. Lieut. Col. James H. Johnson. Lieut.-Col. James H. Johnson is a Washingtonian by birth, and received a good literary education at that city. In 1881 he was a member of the Ninth U. S. calvary, and gained a sharp shooter's medal. In 1888 he located in Chicago, and in 1891 joined the Ninth battalion as a private. He was soon made a captain, and in 1892 he was made Lienttenant-Colonel. He too saw service at Cuba, making a distinguished record. He is called the "soldier and a man." He is known for his ability as a tactician. He is one of the most progressive and successful men in Chicago. Major R. R. Jackson. Major Robert R. Jackson is a product of Malta, Ill. He came here when 12 years of age. When a young man he entered the post office, a stamper. He was a private in a vulture. Dr. Dinh battalion, but later, he was made captain. During a number of years he has been connected with the Knights of Pyttys, being the Major-General of the Ufficial Army. Major Jackson saw service at Cuba and became Major of the city of Palma soriano. He is Major of the First battalion, located in Chicago. It is the crack batallion, the most widely known military men in the most widely successful as a business man. Major Franklin A. Denison. Major Franklin A. Denison is a native of San Antonio, Tex. His early education was obtained at the public schools and attended the public schools graduated with honors. In 1888 he entered the Union Law College in Chicago and graduated in 1890 as valedictorian. later empaqueted as secretary appointed by assisst president and assisst reappointed by Carter Harrison, Sr. John P. Hopkins, and Geo. B. Swift. He is now corporation council for the city of Chicago. Major Denison was in Cuba with the Eighth and was one of the judges of the court of claims. He is Major of the Secured and a most successful commanding office. Adit, Robert Batcliffe. Adj. Robert Ratcliffe holds one of the most responsible positions in the relegation process by hard service. He saw service at Carson Was Second Lieutenant of Company I. He was at one time Sergent-Major and filled that position. He was finally promoted to adjutant. It is the general comment of the Illinois National Guards that the work of the adjutant is done at ports at camps being received at headquarters with highest commendation. Mr. Ratcliffe is connected with the government and the most prominent Odd Fellows in this country. Capt. James S. Nelson. Capt. James S. Nelson was born in Canada. He was mustered in as a private officer in the Army and served in the Major. First, Lieutenant, Captain and Quartermaster. He was in Cuba and his REGIMENT, ILLINOIS (Photo by Peter Jones) te; 3. Lieut. Sam McGowan; 4. Major A. A. We John R. Marshall; 4. Adj. Robert F. Ratcliffe; 5. reports reflected much credit on his ability as a Quartermaster. In 1897 he entered the Chicago Law School and since returning from Cuba has been engaged in the practice of law. He is now an attorney and assistant city attorney. He has been present at every encampment since the organization of the regiment. Capt. W. T. Jefferson. Capt. W. T. Jefferson joined the Ninth Battalion June 28, 1902. He was first commissioned as Lieutenant, Company D, November 3, 1895. He was later commissioned as Captain, Company F, saw service in Cuba in 1909. He was made Inspector of Rifle Practice of the Eighth. Afterwards he went back on the line, reorganized Company F, serving as Captain during 1906-7. In 1908 he was commissioned as Captain of the Eighth, which position he now holds, Capt. Jefferson looks after all ammunition, guns, and other implements of war. He is one of the most valuable members of the Col. Jefferson's corps, a dentist and enjoys a laxative practice. Major A. A. Wesley. Major A. A. Wesley, surgeon of the Eighth Regiment, was born at Dublin, Ireland. Stratton Business College and was graduated from Fisk University, in 1884. He then went to the Medical School in 1887. He has been a practitioner in Chicago ever since and has been connected with Provident Hospital and has been district physician of Cook County. When war with Spain broke out, he too joined the Eighth and was commissioned as a surgeon. Cuba, he had medical charge of the Eighth He has since attended every encampment. Capt. J. L. Fry. Capt. J. L. Fry joined the regiment June 28, 1907. Since that time he has been one of the most valuable men on the staff of the regiment. He was later made commissary Secretary. Since that time Fry has been a marked degree of success. All of the food and supplies are in the hands of the Captain. His post of duty was to keep the regiment in the Marshall thinks that the regiment could hardly do without him. The general health and physical condition of the regiment is the most encumbrances has been due largely to the manner in which Capt. Fry has run the commissary department. He is proprietor-admired by all members of the regiment. Rev. Jordan Chavis. Rev. Jordan Chavis, Chaplain of the Eighth Regiment, was born in Massacte educated in the county schools at Metropolis, later he entered the Alcoa University and graduated from the normal course in NY. He taught school, finally taking up the ministry. He pastored a number of churches and when the Spanish-American war broke out, he applied for Chaplain of the Eighth Regiment. Having been instrumental in the organization of Company I, Governor Tanner immediately sent him his commission. While in Cuba, Brigadier-General E. P. Ewers sent a letter stating that the Rev. Chavis had performed his duties with credit to his profession. Rev. Chavis is connected with one of the large churches of the city and is head of the U. B. F.'s of the State. Lieut Louis B. Anderson. Lieut. Louis R. Anderson is one of the most popular young men in the regiment. He is a member of the straps. He is now Lieutenant of the staff of Major R. R. Jackson, of the First Battalion. Attorney Anderson is a graduate of the Normal and College Institute of Virginia. He came to Chicago in 1890 and served as exchange writer of the Dally Columbo Law School. He entered the Kent Law School, graduating with honors. He is now assistant county attorney, legal adviser of the Chicago Law School, and principal of pomatox Club and connected with a number of fraternal and social organizations. The pride of his heart is the Eighth Regi- Capt. James R. White Capt. James R. White is a graduate of Mehary Medical University. He joined Department four years ago and reported at Fort Wayne for a year as assistant Surgeon. He has been in Chicago for some years and has succeeded in building up a narrative practice. His office is located in the Chicago area and is a member of the Chicago Physicians Dentists and Surgeons Association. With the regiment, he has given it his undivided attention and has been a distinct credit to the department. He has shining example of what a young man can do with ambition, energy and experience. Lieut. Sam Mc. Gowan Lieut. Sam Mc. Gowan is one of the young men of the regiment that is a fifteen year man. He joined the slight as a private in the has had a long and Adjutant of the Third Battalion. Lieut. Mc. Gowan of the regiment what progress can be made by young men in the regiment having the ability and capacity to push forward. Mc. Gowan is one of the young politicians of the city, and is now a clerk in the deputy clerk's office, a position to himself, a credit and honor to himself, and the race. Lieut. Harry A. Jones. Lieut. Harry A. Jones started in the regiment as a mascot at the age of fifteen. He became a soldier when he of age and in 1915 joined the Army in his way, step by step, and today ranks as Regimental Quartermaster Lieutenant. Having received an education from the high school he used it to make progress in the regiment, he faithful and honorable service. His gentlemanly and soldierly ways have endured him to both soldiers and officers. Lieut. Harry A. Jones worked with the Continental Casualty Company. Sergt. Maj. J. Lester Henderson. One of the young men that has made rapid strides in the regiment is Sergeant- NATIONAL GUARDS Sley; 5. Chaplain Jordan Chavis; 6. Capt. J. L. H. Major Franklin A. Denison. Major Lester Henderson. His duty has been that of clerk of the regiment. This has been performed with such signal honor and credit that he will receive the appointment of Second Lieutenant and Q. M. and Comm. The many friends of Mr. Henderson are congratulating him upon the appointment and it is a foregone conclusion that he will fill the position with credit. He is much a military man, soldier and citizen. Officers and Members of the Eighth. Company A. Company B. Company C. Captain Chas. Hunt; first lieutenant, Jesse Butler; second lieutenant, John W. Hall; first sergeant, Garland H. Crabtree; quartermaster, sergeant, Sam Molkey; sergeant, Craig Morton, Arthur Jones, William S. Braden; corpora s, Harry Allen, Harry T. Bracy, Eugene Clark, Oliver M. Poik, Geo. Ross, Walter Rogers, Rufus Henderson; musicians, Walter Mitchell, E. W. Gladden and Chas. Mason; cooks, James J. Stone and Earnest Turner; primer, Walter Lipscomb, John A. Low, Wm. Wilson, Joe Johnson, Luther Bell, Cortez Bass, Michael Browning, Clinton Bias, Michael Browning, Eugene Barnette, Edward Clairy, Harry Collins, Sam Drake, Chas. Edwards, Walter Fields, James J. Stone, Lawrence, Jackson, James H. Lawrence, John Little Company D. Captain, Benj, E. Pinkney; first lieutenant, Geo. H. Smith; second lieutenant, Stloy; Lewis first sergeant, Geo. H. Smith; second lieutenant, sergeants, William P. Grazier, Strelting A. Yancy, Hayward Heard; corporals, Oscar Shelton, Herbe Bruce, Ernest Litssey, Sam Selvy, Elias Williams, Jos. Lee; muhlers, cooks, Dennis Warfield and Walter Duke; privates, A. Geo. Ames, Wm. Bell, Eugene Binga, Archie Clemman, Wm. Davis James, Eve, Ivey, Ivy, Ernest Port, Franxel, Franxel, Franxel, Green, Wm. Harding, Irv Harris, Fred Hilt, Chit, Hunter, Louis Jackson, Alfonse Jonson, Robert Johnson, George Jonson, Robert Johnson, George Jonson, Mc Gowan, Bruce Reed, Braden Patten, Wm. Pyles, Noble Reed, Edward Robinson, James Scott, Arthur Sharp, Geo. rueheau, Sherdon Chelsea, Jason Chelsea, Webb Willey, Williams James Williams, James Woodfork, Sam Wright, Arnold Yancy. Company E. Captain, Clinton Hill; first lieutenant, Wm. Warfield; second lieutenant, James E. Harris; first sergeant, Geo. Lollar; quartermaster sergeant, Pope Johnson; Thomas Harding; Thomas Thompson, Duran Harding; corporals, lin McFarland, Nathan Cantrell, Albert Haywood Stewart, Lloyd Wheeler, FrankFord; musicians, Fletcher and Geo. Killon; cook, Sim Trimbe; privates, John Martion, Marion Brown, Louis Brown, Bud Camp, Wm. Craig, Chas. Crampion, Jos. Cunningham, Melvin Doss, Richard Doss, Geo. Griffin, Martin Holliday, Harry Harper, John Martion, Martin Logan, Ernest Maxwell, Walter Mitchell, Joshua Pry, Edward Reid, Chas. Roberts, Wm. Salonney, Wm. Sanders, Wm. Smiley, Harry Smith, Homer Starks, Thomas Henry, Herman Tyler, Raymond Wallace, Sidney Williams, Henry Wilson, Geo. Woodson, Chas. Watts, John Weaver. Company F. Captain, Pusey D. Arnett; first lieutenant, Wadsworth Holmes; second lieutenant, James Smith; first sergeant, Earl Mosel, Mosele; third lieutenant, Carter; sergeants, Warren Level, John Hodges, Alonzo Gibson, Wm. Mitchell corporals, Louis Jackson, Wm. Johnson, John Jenkins, Benete Lee, Frank Womack musician, Martin Summers; cooks, Chas. Bullard, Wm. Campbell, Parker Carter, Bullard, Wm. Campbell, Parker Carter, Wm. Coffer, James Crook, James Davis, Rudolph Devail Sylvester Doss, Richard Douglass, Thomas Duports, James Fisher, James Fisher, Thomas Duports, Arthur Hart, Frank Higginbotham, James Hill, Ebb Hinkle, Wm. Linn- Frye: 7, Capt. W. T. Jeferson: 8. coin Lewis, Joseph Flummer, Robert Prodie, Jos Sias, Frank Tinsley, John Wandler, James Ward, Thur Malone, Harold Grady, Felix Ridge, bert Street, Wm. Hogan, John Wilson, Cecil Green, Lincoln Lewis, Harry Harris, Thomas Duports, Geo. Harding, Clarence Band Chief musician, W. E. Berry; principal musician, Richard Striggs; drum major, Richard Striggs; bassist, Chas Alexander, James A Cromwell, W. E. Dorsey; corporals, W. S. Williams, Benj. Covington, wm. Randel, kobert H. W. Turper; privates, W. B. Smith James Woolfork, A. Bias, P. Beatty, Quintus Haley, John W. Fletcher, T. 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A large, life-like picture of Booker T. Washington given each subscriber. Send in at once. Mr. "B." Jackson informed us all along that his replies would be seen in the daily papers. How now? "B," stands for big. Marion county is Republican under ordinary circumstances. The defeat was due to the Republicans who got all mixed up in their dates. There was a time in this city when a Negro voted a Democrat ticket at the peril of his life. But on last Tuesday not a brick was thrown or an ancient egg. The Negro independent voter was there, silent, grim, determined. There was no reason he shouldn't have been there. He is to be influenced like white men in all things or resolve to be forever peculiar and obnoxiously distinct. The Christmas issue of The Freeman is now being prepared. It is the purpose to give its thousands of readers the best race paper ever put out. The various departments will be highly illuminated by the best thought of those of the various callings. The illustrations will be profuse—in fact, an edition de luxe. What else was there to do but to do it? Prejudice and discrimination are on the increase. Restrictions of a hurtful character are painfully evident. All of this with but very little protest. These things do not come from parties as such but from the units of parties—the individual. A party will behave no better than its component parts. The stream will rise no higher than its source, and the rest of the little philosophies. A Republican hotel keeper discriminates as certainly as a Democratic hotel keeper. What's in an appeal from Ceasar to Ceasar? CHANCES FOR MATERIAL PROPERITY NOT WANTING. Colored men all over the country are buying automobiles, a most excellent sign of prosperity along the material line. Really there can be no complaint successfully offered against the industrial chance or the business chance for Negroes. This is not so owing to any arrangement to an end, but the happy out come of the peculiar racial relations. The industrial chance and the business chance are not at once apparent measured by the chances evident for the white people. They do exist, however. Like gold they may be a little deep down, we may have to work hard for the extraction and all that, but the opportunities are not wanting. True enough, Negroes are not expected into many established concerns, simply because race feeling does not permit it. The white merchant or manufacturer is in business as a money maker, and has no time for correcting sentiment. He knows that if he went into that business he would be forced to put up his shutters in a very short while. In spite of this condition the open door is wide open, and Negroes may do practically everything that white men are doing. They are doing this, especially in the South, and with the same results, making fortunes when the business is conducted with the same care and efficiency. Success is bound to follow opportunity and care. It has followed. So we find Negroes who are able to buy automobiles the very best expression of prosperity. And as a matter of thanksgiving the race should feel full of the spirit of praise for this one phase of their existence. The opportunity for industrial prosperity. AS IT NOW IS AND SHALL BE. Finally and happily the Negroes of this county, this state and elsewhere throughout the Union find themselves a part of the great parties—all of the parties. Even those that could not screw their courage up to the stick- ing place were perfectly satisfied to see the "herolism" displayed by their more courageous brothers. What was done in Marion county by way of breaking up the solid Negro vote for a single party was a type of what was done in all of the northern states where Negroes live in considerable numbers. This was done not as a thing of caprice, or because it was possible to do so, nor as a matter of revenge; but because of the necessity. Race salvation civilly, politically, actually demanded that the Negroes cast about as a means of staying the march of prejudice and discrimination which comes not from a single party but from individuals of any and all parties. The Republican party has been a very near and dear ally of the Negroes. The liberties enjoyed in the main came through its intercession and intervention. But as the years went by the party grew less and less capable of caring for the Negroes' interests in a special way. Its mission was fulfilled. It could no longer play the part of champion if it were careful of its own existence. The fact was a long time in dawning on the minds of Negroes who would always see the party of great principles playing the accustomed role. But alas! the latter day white people could not see it that way. The patronizing ward notion was no part of their creed, and the Negro was forced into the clear, the target for general attack. His rights were no longer defended with certainty. The Democratic party was kept hostile by the very nature of things. The Negroes had ever planned and worked for their official destruction, and of course nothing was due from that source. Race feeling grew, and as a consequence the differences between the white people on the race situation grew less and less. It meant that the Negro was becoming less popular as it concerns eplarged liberties. To further strenuously oppose a set of white people simply because they chose to be called Democrats whose intentions were not different to any other set was foolish. The hope of the Negroes under the circumstances is to win friendship of individuals since the further salvation can not be worked out through parties as organizations. The units of the party converted will make the sum right, the theory now acted on for the first time in the history of the Negroes as a freed people. They find themselves members of all parties including the Prohibition party and the Socialist party, showing that diversity of mind, the quickening of a nation's conscience when apathetic and dilatory about the rights of individuals. THE LANDSLIDE. The election in Marion county went but one way; everything from Senator down to constable went to the Democrats by the voice of the people. What did it? No one certain cause. Several reasons are given for this most disastrous defeat of the Republicans. The people had grown weary of the high tariff notions of the Republican party which promised to make easy the ways of the wage workers. The fairly good wages in this country have been charged up to the Republican policy of high protection. It was all so well and good as long as the cost of living was held down to a fair plane. But when the cost of living crept upwards as it has been doing for years and wages stood still, it became evident that something was wrong. Increasing prices and standing wages had no charm for the wage worker; since what he gained on one hand was lost on the other, and the workingman found himself jumping up and down in one spot instead of progressing. Republican leaders in the State insisted that something was wrong; it was the confession the people were looking for. The Republican leaders readily agreed to make good if chance was given them. The people thought that they had had opportunity, and insisted that it was up to them to make a change. They made it on November 8th. The greater interest evils was thoroughly rehearsed, and the more they were talked of the worse the condition, since the evasion of the laws was made plain. This also was to be remedied at the next go; but the people decided there should be no next go. Stand pattism and insurgency left their trail of defeat, and men would not be reconciled bearing out the theory that a house divided cannot stand. Confidence was destroyed by the admission of faithlessness to the people's interests. Then the liquor question had become serious and menacing through the unusual activity of the temperance people. The personal rights of individuals were being encroached on and vast property interests threatened. This meant more strength to the Democracy since the Republicans were inclined to give comfort to "enemy." Men took their cause to the polls and fought it out there. The invasion of Mr. Roosevelt is thought to have had an opposite effect to that intended when he was asked into the state. He came with no simple, clear, direct message to the people. Evasion and conflict followed in his wake. Hesitancy and doubt were the result, added to the notion that the Republicans had a bag full of tricks to play. The Democrats had but one, figuratively speaking, but it was most ample. The Negro voters, aside from being concerned in the general laggardiness of the party, had other wrongs to air. The Republican party in its effort to save itself had concluded to throw overboard the Negroes. They were as so much ballast as the Republicans saw it; they were weighting the craft down, consequently they must be sacrificed. The order to dump had long been given, but the Negroes for years refused to be dumped. The order was given again and again, and finally the good old faithful took the Republicans at their word; went where they were expected whether for weal or woe. No less than two thousand Negroes marched to the polls, silently like white men march to the polls, faces set, lips sealed and hearts courageous, voted their own emancipation from political thraldom. It will not be said that great move- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ments in which all the people are concerned are without the Negroes. The city administration has not helped the Republican party. It is charitable to say no more than that The independent voter is coming, He stands for men, refusing to vote for tags simply because they signify something. He votes for men and lets the tags take their chances and not vice versa. Considering everything, the wonder is not that the Democrats won, but that they had not won by many more thousands. Normal and Industrial School, With 333 Acres, Will Start Soon. Three hundred and thirty-three acres of valuable land is being purchased on which a normal and industrial institute is to be established for practical training of young Negro men and women. Rev. Richard D. Stinson, aided by prominent white citizens of Atlanta, will be at the head of the school. The school will be opened at once. It will be remembered that Stinson was the prime mover in establishing the industrial department of Morris Brown college, which has had a remarkable growth in the past ten years. He has just returned from a fifteen days speaking tour through Oklahoma, northwestern Texas and Arkansas. He is thoroughly convinced as he says, with the need of a practical education for the masses of his people to whom he proposes, to give the remainder of his life in fitting them for a usefulness in developing this great, rich southern country which has an open door for them. RACE NEWS Through Bishop Paret's decision, Miss Catherine Philpot of Baltimore has won her fight for the burial in the churchyard of St. James' Episcopal Church at My Lady's Manor, in Baltimore county, of Charles Ridout, an aged Negro, for forty years a servant in her family. As a result of the peculiar contest the congregation of the church is divided. * * * Harry S. Cummings, of the Baltimore city council, will make a stiff fight against the bill before that body to restrict certain blocks of the city for white residents exclusively. The proposed measure does not consider servants. On complaint of Mary Beausola, colored, Patrick Sullivan, head waiter of Riordan Brothers' liquor store and cafe, Boston, was charged with unlawful discrimination against a Negro. Sullivan pleaded not guilty, but Judge Wentworth fined him $100, from which sentence he appealed. Mary Beaulsa is light in color. She accompanied a Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sutherland to the cafe, where food and liquor were ordered for all. The waiter insisted that the rule of the house was against serving colored and white persons together. JEFFERSONVILLE. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special to THE FREEMAN. Rev. S. G. Turner of Dayton, Ohio, who formerly pastored Wesley Chapel M. E. church of this city spent a few days in the city last week, the guest of Rev. Franklin, on Watt street...Mr. James Smith, the popular restaurateur, has about finished remodeling his home on Illinois avenue...Miss Patsy L. Durrett, who taught at M. Vernon, Ind., last year is doing post-graduate work at the State Normal. Miss Durrett, after graduating from the High school here, taught a successful year at Columbus, Ind., then one year at M. Vernon. This summer a term was spent at Hampton Normal and Industrial school, doing special work...William Cirecy, who holds a responsible position at the Graham Pharmaceutical Laboratory, will resign at the end of the year to attend State Normal at Terre Haute...The rally Wesley Chapel M. E. church last Sunday netted over $70.00. This church is prospering nicely under the pastorate of Rev. J. Franklin...Miss Mary Wilhite has accepted a lucrative position with the Colored Women's Industrial Union of Dayton, Ohio...Rev. Crossland of Charleston, Ind., was in the city Monday, the guest of Rev. Kelley...M. E. conference conducted by Mrs. M. E. Washington of New Albany at the Industrial Avenue Baptist church on Monday was a great success. There was a large and appreciative audience and more than $60 dollars was realized...Mrs. Hannah Jones has been confined to her room for several days with a severe attack of neuralgia. She is reported to be improving—Mr. Joseph Welch, our entreprising dealer in junk and second hand furniture, reports that he is doing a flourishing business...GET THE FREEMAN each week of Mr. Frank Taylor, 344 Ohio avenue. SOUTH BEND. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Anna Abrams entertained at her residence on Laurel street on last Thursday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Elva Bruce's birthday anniversary. A five course luncheon was served and every one enjoyed themselves immensely and departed at a late hour, voting Mrs. Abrams a charming hostess. One of the features of the evening was the organizing of a pleasure club, known as the A. B. C. Club. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Minnie Auson has been sick for several days. Her friends hope for her early recovery...Mrs. Sarah Patton has returned from a visit to St. Louis, Mo....The J. G. T. Club entertained a party Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Hattie Rush, 309 S. East street. Music was rendered by Mr. Bert Smith. All enjoyed the evening...Rudolph Young, who has been sick for several weeks, has recovered...Mr. Harry Lewis has returned from Chicago. AT THE CHICAGO THEATERS AT THE CHICAGO THEATERS Good Bills at Houses on the Stroll—Big Audiences. BY CARY B. LEWIS. Special to THE FREEMAN. The marvellous progress made by singers of the race was exemplified on Monday night at Institu- tional Church by the performance of Miss Mary Fitzhugh, the wonderful blind singer, who made her debut before a large, appreciative audience. It was one of the fashionable audience audiences seen in Chicago for some time. At the conclusion of her first number it was seen that this talented and versatile woman, the fashionable audience presented her to be, for she more than "made good," showing her natural attainments and divine power to charm with recitations. Miss Fitzhugh is presented under the auspices of the Woman's Aid and Charitable Club of this city. These good women worked like Trojans to have a masterful performance by almost every seat in the house being taken at an early hour in the evening. Miss Fitzhugh is a native of St. Louis, where she was educated in a blind school. She has been a teacher and vated and sings in English, French and Italian, enunciating with clearness and good tone. Not only is she surpassingly intelligent, but she has the most desirable style and entertains charmingly. She has learned to read, play and copy music by the Braille system. She converts interestingly. The Freeman corpse is found her to be a delightful woman to meet. She is now touring the country under the personal direction of Madam A. Azalia of the University of Arizona, hearing this woman that possesses such a remarkable soprano voice, known as the Queen of the Blues, the woman who is impersonated by her blindness, to colve encouragement and patronage, and wherever she appears let the music lovers turn out in large numbers, for she is well springing. --- MrClarence White, the celebrated violinist, appears on Wednesday night of this week at Quinn ChapelA, M. E. Church. A review of the concert will be given in next week's issue of The Freeman. Messrs. Irwin Stewart and a MtMarshall arrived in the city on Saturday to meet boys are well known and their reputation in theatrical lines has been gained by hard work. They are not playing now but they are actually delivering the goods now. To say that they have been "hits" is putting it mildly, for they have clippings of their music and give them the palm. They had a layover here for a week to give Mr. Marshall a rest and treatment for his throat. They gave them the palm. Foster's music store. Not only are they comedians of the first water, but they are now writing songs. They have six in the series to be ready in a few days for the publisher. What pleased them most was the cordial reception given them by their old friends. Although great success has marked their part, they are the same "Harrison" and "Malt." Everybody was them the good hand and wished them success. It is to be regretted that their time will be changed in such a way that they will not be able to sing next year. Here's a link to your gentleman. The Freeman wishes you continued success. Mrs. Martha Anderson, one of Chicago's sweetest soprano singers, will make a short, through, the gentle, Kenyan and Indian, Mrs. Anderson is a graduate of the Chicago Conservatory of Music and possesses a splendid soprano voice. She will appear at Louisville and Indianapolis in November, and will no be heard by a great crowd of music lovers. Prof. Tinaey names success that the musical society of which he is a director will bring to Chicago at an early date. Mr. Geo I. Holt, of Denver Col. At this time the society will render a number of very high-class musical selections, all operatic and orchestral works. It is one of the most delightful musical functions to be given this season. It is reported that S. H. Dudley and his "Smart Set" will be here some time during the Christmas holidays. At any time that Mr. Dudley comes he will be given a warm welcome, also the rest of the company will be given the "Smart Set." The report further states that the company is reaping rich returns wherever they play. One of the members of the Pekin Stock Company that has elicited more than ordinary attention is Mr. Clarence Tisdale. He has a lyric tenor voice of considerable compass and a pleasant quality. It is of profound value, this particular he is in a class almost alone. He sings with flexibility and ease which has come from long and careful practice. He is a master of every one commends his perfect enunciation. His effort to conquer the difficulty of focusing his tones has been done to a remarkable degree. He is a clever and cultured young man and a decided addition to the company. He is not a "promising singer," but a real, trained tenor singer, with a violin-tone voice and exquisite melody. Madam Rosa Lee Tyler and Mrs. Ivy Hubbard are in Louisville this week at the Houston Theater. Reports from the theater big hit Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Leaving Louisville they expect to go to Jacksonville, Fla., and then to Cuba. Their tour may last until the holidays. Wm. Dorsey, music arranger and composer, is busy every day sending out specially arranged songs on a large scale among the Chicago singers and comedians. He has not as yet given up his place at the Monogram. Mrs. Abbie Mitchel-Phillips is still the drawing card at a number of houses throughout Chicago. She has been playing at several of the white theaters and scored very big. The Chicago theater-goer has seen so many comedians and plays of all kinds that when they arrive, "When a good show is put on they crowd the house. When a bum is staged or a pair of bad comedians are on the bill by Tuesday night the attendance begins to get slim. Is a case of acts, good attendance, bad acts, no house. Mr. Shelton Brooks, famous for writing "Some of These Days," entertained at a wine dinner last Saturday night in honor of his wife and Mr. Cary B. Lewis. Mr. Brooks's new song is "Darl Come a Time, which will be published by Ross M. Stetson." David B. Peyton, Jr., is one of the young men of the city that is making headway along musical lines. It was just some few years ago that he was in the postoffice after he had finished a high school music and studied under a local musician. Constant study and practice enabled him to become a member of a small orchestra he began, and finally he became a writing and music, entire score, for the Black Patti company, season 910. He attended the 910 Music arranger, his headquarters being at 3616 State street. He is a pianist at the Grand orchestra, which position he has held for two years. His late songs were "Rose and Violet" and Dreaming Dreams in Dreamland." They were sold to Will Rossiter and he received a handsome sum. The Grand. Claude Winfrey, the monologist, was the opening number at the Grand this week. His fun was appreciated and he made a good impression by singing, "Its Leaving Time." Mamie Sully and Picks had a neat act. They have played at the Grand before. They were given a splendid reception. The musical numbers were "Too Sweet to Live," "Mamma's Lasses Candy Chile," "The Lemon Coon," and they closed with some very clever dancing. Goodloe and Goodloe, two favorite comedians, were a very pleasing number. They featured "Dying Rag" and "Don't See What You Are Waiting On." The Prampins close the bill. They were a hold-over. They have, as we have said in other issues, a very clever musical act. It is very clean, rather out of the ordinary and is highly appreciated by a large num- YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to be present at the Grand Opening PINK ROSE Dancing Academy AT ODD FELLOWS' HALL Thursday Evening, Nov. 10 Mr. Taylor desires to state that he has closed his relations with the Waiters' Club and that he has leased the Odd Fellows' hall, which is being specially remodeled for the purpose. Admission 25c Lessons included free with price of admission. Capt. Jenus and Jas. S. Taylor, Mgrs. LET FEENEY CURNISH YOU UP HOME Feeney Mean Much in the fitting of the Ho Feeney Methods Mean Much in the Out-fitting of the Home YOUR TREATMENT HERE does not de- FEENEY Furniture and Stove ber of the Grand's patrons. The musical numbers are "Medley of Popular Airs," "Bugle Call," "Dear Old Moonlight" and close with "The Fussy Rag." The report around Thirty-first street is that the New Grand will be ready by Christmas. At least Mr. Smith hopes so. The Monogram The Griffin Sisters made their appearance this week. It can be said without doubt that they change their costumes oftener than most actors that play along the "Stroll." The first number rendered was "Old ent Road," "There Will Come a Time," "Fairest Maid of Spain" and "Chief Bunga Boo." Burton and Taylor wer hold-over, having new costumes and new songs. "Not for Mine" was the number rendered by Taylor and Burton sang "For the Last Time Call Me Sweetheart." Ora Webb, formerly of the team of Webb and Webb, was one of the taking acts of the evening. She has those tantalizing eyes and sings "Wild Cherry Rag" and "Just Can't Be Satisfied with One." The Clippers are still singing "Some of These Days" with success. Mrs. Clipper sings a "Little Maid From Chicago" while he sings "Barber Shop Chord." The whole show was an agreeable entertainment. Madam Georgia Barkley Gomez left this week for 'Frisco. Lillian Brown, who made a hit last week at the Grand is at the Oriental Theater on the West Side. Miller and Lyles are still making hits at Canada and other points in the East. Kid Thomas and Miss Margurite Ward will start on Harding time November 14. They are at the Garfield this week and will go soon to Cincinnati. Clayborne Jnes will soon start on Harding time. Keller and Davis were entertained at Louisville by Pres Venerable. MT. VERNON, OHIO. Mr. Harry Lathers went to Springfield, O. last Sunday and returned with Mrs. Lathers, who spent two weeks with her sister, who was ill. ...Mrs. Schooler has been visiting Mrs. Marquarie Turner, has returned to Columbus. ...Mr. George Keyes has sold his barber shop to Mr. Chas. McKay (white), but is still employed at the old stand. ...Mr. W. H. White, the comedian, formerly with S. H. Sane's minstrel, has gone to Chicago, Ill., after four months' stay in our city. ...Miss Ida Hackley of North Norton street visited Mr. and Mrs. Towns of Howard last week. ...Mrs. Mary Thomas of East Water street, entertained Mr. and Mrs. John May, of Cooper street, at dinner last Sunday. ...Calvary apist church is trying to raise $500 and will hold a bazaar at the church Nov. 8-12 and the following program will be rendered during the week Monday night concert by Young Boys' Club. Tuesday, preaching by Rev. David Francis of Vine Street Christian church. Wednesday, preaching by Rev. T. Black, of the Methodist Protestant church. Thursday lecture by Prof. E. H. Jesson, secretary of Y. M. C. A. F. Friday, preaching by Rev. F. E. Brininstool of the First Baptist church. Saturday joint entertainment by all the clubs. Sunday at 3 p. m., Rev. J. M. Tate of the A. M. E. church will preach. Rev. M. Toomey, pastor, wishes everybody to help him raise the $500.00. ...Mr. Thornton Green of Circleville, O., has arrived in our city. ...Mrs. Jake [Picture of a man in a suit, leaning on a chair.] LET FEENEY TURNISH YOU UP HOME pend upon the size of the bill you buy. The fact that you enter the store is a compliment to us, and it then becomes our pleasure to make a customer of you and retain your trade indefinitely. So we surround our dealings with you with every conceivable accommodation, with excellent treatment, the best of attention, the best of qualities, the lowest prices and the very best time-payment plan that honest people could ask for. The Home of the GARLAND Prices Range $25 TO $65 Walker visited Zanesville last week.... Don't forget that THE FREEMAN will be found on sale at Hess barber shop, I.T. W. High street, or call City Black T82 and it will be delivered....M. A. E. Simmons has bought the residence of Mrs. Amanda Mayberry on E. Vine street. Why Not Make Your Children Happy on Christmas Morning? The National Negro Doll Company of Nashville, Tennessee, is offering this year to the Christmas shoppers beautiful, well-made, dolls that fully represent the refined Twentieth Century Negro. They have had these dolls made up in large quantities to be disposed of at popular prices. Doll as it appears when dressed. If any person desires to see an illustrated catalogue with complete prices, send us 5c, and we will send this booklet ```markdown ``` Express Charges Paid on All Dolls Over $1.00 Send 5 Cts. at once for a Catalogue Doll as it looks when purchased Catalogue National Negro Doll @ R. H. BOYD, Pres. H. A. BOYD, Mar. 519 Second Avenue, North, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE JAMES S. TAYLOR Dancing Master. THE STAGE Wm. (Wise) Jones write me, care The Sewt. Se, Co. J. H. Harris. Wm. (Wise) Jones write me, care The Smart Set Co. J. H. Harris. Joes and Gilliam at Dover, N. H., week of Nov. 7, with Bennet and Moulton Co. Don Causley, the Indian characterist, is great in his portrayal. He is an Indian annapolis boy. Martin, of Martin and Causley, is of native ability. He is destined to be one of the greatest comedians. Madam Cordelia McClain entertained Miss Cerma Crosby this week. Miss Crosby is at the Crown Garden Theater. The members of the Honolulu Stock Company are at Shreveport's only colored theater where they are making good. The Christmas issue of The Freeman now being prepared. Edition de Luxe, Greater, Grander than ever. Inquire about it. Pearl Moppin is back to the A. G. Allen's Ministries after a four weeks' visit to St. Louis and Chicago. Says, look out for Watson. The Rabbit Foot Co. is still in Mississippi where it is doing a good business. It always pleases. The members are in good health and of the best spirits. Ethel Reid, the sweet soprano, is again engaged for the Columbia Theater, Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, Hill Bros. proprietors. She will make her appear once Saturday night. The Two Peeves are playing at the Hawthorne Theater, 11th and V streets, Washington, D. C. The Peewes' juggling act is the talk of Washington. This week singing, dancing and acrobatic. Coleman and Davis have been in Indianapolis for a few days. They are two singers, two dancers, two comedians, two dressers. They play the best in Vaudeville. A fifteen-minute riot. Garried McGuh has been at the Linen, Ashville, and opened at the New Theater, Birmingham, and leaves them all laughing when he sings "Put Me in the Tub." Best regards to Mack and Tub. The Moores, Chintz and Ella, now playing a return engagement at the Olympic Theater, Charleston, S. C. Miss Minnie Jones is also going big for her first time here. Chintz Moore sends regards to the profession. The Gibe Theater, of Norfolk, Va., responds to asking for a company purchased by a company headed by James H. Undhanks, "Theater Beautiful" is what some chose to call it. Marion Brooks, manager. Robert C. White, manager of the Dark Town Swells, will spend thirty or thirty-five days in New Orleans, La., writing for his new show, which he will launch in New York City, after receiving a Temple Theater, Saratoga and Gravier streets. Prof. Alonzo Turner's Band and Minstrels still with the Gentry Circus, doing Texas. Was joined at Camden, Ark, by W. M. Mack, cornetist, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Waudlons closed with the show at Fort Worth, Tex. and was joined by Wil McCoy at San Antonio. All doing nicely. May & May are now working at the Temple Theater, New Orleans, La., with E. A. Barrssrö circuit No. 2, known as the Alabama Rose Buds, headed and making good and the patrons are pleased with the show. Sweetie & Butler send regards to Emmer Thornton, Henderson & Henderson and Kenner & Lewis. The Thompsonson, Lizzie and Thomas, are still making good at the 22d and Vine street Theater, Kansas City, Mo, and running a near little rooming house. The Thompsonson will be with the Harrison Bros. Minstrel in a few days. Hello Paul Carter, Kenner & Lewis, McNeils, Dan Hull and regards to all others. Thomas Thompson cleaned up last week at the Ideal Theatre and "We Been Told" in his funny monologue. The team of the Lockharts, Thomas and Ada, fun makers, are scoring bit hits at the Pekin in Savannah, Ga., in their acts, "A Musical Darky, a Girl and a Position." Mrs. Lockhart's beautiful baritone voice has captivated the people in the city, and Mr. Lockhart's comedy stands out strong. They have played all the principal houses in many of the large cities in the South. They will take a much needless week and spend the holidays with Mr. Lockhart's family in Atlanta, Ga. LUNA PARK THEATER. ATLANTA We open with a big musical comedy. Houses are packed nightly. Nellie Nelson and Mabel Smith made a hit. E. W. Gooding is good singing. A comedian, is getting in with Walter S. Holmes is the new manager, the only colored manager in Atlanta. Would like to hear from Rainey and Rainey, Butter May, Rid Lowe and other good perform- QUEEN THEATER MONTGOMERY, ALA R. E. Edwards is still at the Queen Theater, receiving the same amount of acclaim as the director, the Ideal of My Dream, the Trixie Colquitt, the dainty soubrette is singing with much success. That Dying Rising is the young comedian, is singing with much success his own composition, "If there Isn't Nothing Doing on the Outside, Thing Doing on the Inside," the best of Prof. R. E. Edwards, the best of Prof. R. Roy Pope, leader of the Annex Band and Minstrels for Ringling Bros., during their stay in Montgomery, Ala., on No NOTES FROM THE CONGO KING CO. And still we live. The Congo King Co- opened its fifth successful season on July 11, and are playing to very encouraging business through Iowa, Nebraska and Kansa and Nebraska until March. We are playing a musical comedy in three acts and billed as a singing and dancing musical of the comedy carry teh people. Members of the company are Honer Gardner, musical director; Virginia Miller; Minnie Pearl; Julia Thomas; Frank Wilbur; Joe Overstreet; Arthur Munroe; Ed Smith; Eva Clark, and W. A. Honer. We are making a good reputation leaving our audiences streaming every night. AMENT'S DIXIELAND MINTRELS, MACON, GA. Still doing good business. We played and sang, and we played and sang, and things were fine and dappy from the sun. opening until the fair closed, and we had the pleasure of playing four days, day and date, with the "101 Ranch," and we went to Bixley and Minstrels held our own. Going to the people, we did five people. "Bam." What do you know about that. Alice Ramssey and Philip Austin are cleaning up with their singing and dancing at Macon. Who said she was glad to get back home? Jip Roberts is playing Uncle Eph" for sure. Frank Wagner is teaming up with Miss Estera. A Old Stob is still on the job. He must him or he will forget to pull the "curtain. Nettle Howard and Susie Harris are doing a big novelty act together and playing the band. Harris and his orchestra was the talk of Macon while we were in the cracker town. Well, we all send best wishes to our friends in and out of the "biz." Watch the performance on the James number of THE FREEMAN. Yes, Ed Howard is still our stage director. RICHARD AND PRINGLE'S MIN STRELS. Everything is running smooth with the Richard and Pringle show. Everybody's happy. Morris P. Ford closed last week to watch the show, where he will take unto himself a mate. We hope him a long and prosperous life. Billy King is meeting with success singing Barbe Shop Chord. Barbe Shop made a flying trip to his home in Indianapolis to visit his mother, who has been on the sick list. Mrs. Fred W. Simpson is with us again and Fred is all smiles. Mrs. Simpson is with S. H. Dudley and Salem Tutt Whitney. We all regret very much to hear of the demise of our friend, Joe Britton and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his widow. TWO THRILLING SHOWS AT THE PARK. The Park Theater, Indianapolis, will have two thrilling shows sext week. "The Ninety and Nine," from the famous old bymn of that name, will be seen the first time in the city. It will be a realistic race of a full-sized locomotive speeding through a raging forest fire, which is put on with unusual realism, with the hero at the throttle speeding on a track in a village. The play, one of the best melodramas ever written, had a run of a year at the Academy of Music, New York City. The week will be finished with "Wildlife," a thrilling race of a starring vehicle for Lillian Russell last season. It is the first presentation of the original production at popular prices in Indianapolis. It is replete with comedy and the excited crowd of the american race cars. There are two the best shows the Park has had this season. THE CROWN GARDEN. Paul Le Mero, Mgr. The bill this week at the Crown Garden is in keeping with those of the past. These high-class entertainments are given the Crown Garden an enviable reputation. The Two Periors, billed as the World's Greatest Gymnasts, man and woman, do very clever stunts. No prettier move than the time difficult. They are rhythmic—the poetry of motion—and pleasing. Caussey, of Martin and Caussy, is an artist. Very few have caught up the talent of the great artist of an Indian is almost sublime. The great audience saw it, saw something different in him, and applauded that "hop foot" dance which was really musical and beautiful. Dances from the Indian dance beautifully. No one on the American stage has him bested. Martin is a born comedian. The two make a pair that will be exceedingly hard to beat. Mona Crosby and Kinkies are pleasing. The boy has a beautiful voice and knows how to use it. Miss Crosby is a well-known stage favorite. Little Smith is rapidly coming up as a performer. The best part of it is of class and is well done by the group. Jerome and Lewis are *especially good*. Lewis completely deceives the audience in his woman character, the voice is good. It comes from a man until he snatches his wig off. It is cruel. But he has it to do. Jerome has a super voice. To the Carolina Four warm up as they work, and leave them screaming at the end. GLOBE THEATER. JACKSONVILLE. This week's attraction, an all star van-dville show, opens with Owesley. Thompson and Simpson in "Over the River Charley," which went well. New cast members, including a simple knockout. This young man has certainly created a sensation in Jacksonville as a comedian and gentleman. Higgins and Campbell, which went very good. To close the bill was the diamond of the tropics—jugglery, Pamplin, late of Down in Dixie ORMA CROSBY'S KINKIES. Ada Smith. With Orma Crosby's Kinkies is Ada Smith, one of the most clever little soubrettes in the business. She is only sixteen years of age, has been a successful company, the Pekin Stock Co., the dancing Mitchells and Billy Johnson's Dusky Valentines being among them. The little lady is not only comely and graceful, but a beautiful woman. Orma Crosby predicts a great future for her and is lustily proud of her. Russell Lee. Master Russell Lee is what Miss Crosby calls her find, and she found something when she ran across him. He is a fine looking fellow, and is styled the most phenomenal boy but brags that he came upon this young man singing in a large music concern in Pittsburgh about two years ago. He was under contract, but Miss Crosby successfully negotiated for him. After two years, he was under care and tutelage as to stare bearing, Master Lee is now being greatly lauded for his fine work. Miss Crosby herself is dainty, refined and talented. Off the stage she is a highly workable model of shining in any society. She owns and manages entirely the great attraction. THE SAVOY THEATER. MEMPHIS. The cool weather has caused a slight falling off of our attendance, otherwise we have no kick coming as our company is running along smoothly. Billy Earthhart, our sales manager, is very popular with the Memphians, although he has been working under a great disadvantage, being very sick at times. Our principal comedians, Slim Henderson and Eddie Murphy, are most popular, as Estelle Harris had the misfortune to step on a nail last week, which confined her to her bed for about five days, but we are glad to say she is now a regular on the singing that most popular song of Love Jo. Miss Kate Fisher is to be complimented on her "line" work, which is so necessary in stock companies. Miss Bessie Smith is still with us and is quite a fan of her work. Her role is as popular as ever with his funny monologue. We have a new team with us in the persons of Bovd and Smith, who just closed with Harrison Bros. Minstrels and was highly recommended as a character de- peter and receive quite and ovation on his trip to tapestry and beginning the song "In Sunny Italy." Miss Estelle Smith opened up with "Boa Loa Eyes," and was called back several times each night. The team of Mathews and Thomas chose to call a follow-up the architectural Temple theater in New Orleans which is under the management of Mr. F. A. Barasso. Mr. Billy Jones, our popular showgirl, shared the score and the score was 3 to 2 in favor of the game called for Sunday, Nov. 6, which Occidentals expect to win. Owing to a very bad error made by one of the players we lost the game last Sunday, but they will get up and go some to win this Sunday. Alex Pantages has opened up a new house here and promises the people of Los Angeles a good legitimate show and has also acted that he can get so all the good colored performers that want some western time can find Mr. Pantages in Seattle as a small town to close. Regards to all every city in California. AT THE COLORED FAIR. MACON GA. We are just preparing to play our attraction at the colored fair, Macon, at Central City park, where the white fair is closed. November has closed, we have open exclusive rights we will have our new 90-foot round top with a seating capacity of 800 where we are going to give our patrons high-class amenities. Our theater is still running and playing to S. F. Overy night. We close the Budweiser theater during the fair and take our entire contingent of performers in our program daily. Mr. Rich Simmons, our new stage manager, has arrived here from Ocalla, Fla., where he closed a successful seating arrangement for our program theater. He has been on the sick list for two weeks, but at present has greatly improved and now is in readiness to resume the show. We are playing 7th with a big new act, Simmons is known as a singing, dancing, talking comedian and stage manager. Two new acts are coming to the theater being Miss Mubel Adams, soubrette from Beaumont, Texas, and Mamie Payne and THE BROADWAY THEATRE CHARLES COLLIER. Will Fowler, who are making good taking four and five encounters nightly, singing their own compositions. Miss Evelena White still retains her popularity with our patrons. Miss Carrie Holt, known as the captain of the dance company, entertained them with her skillful dancing. Miss Minnie Carroll, our conversationalist, is with us still. In regard to our male patrons, Miss Carroll is the general Happy Howe, who opened the season last May and is still as popular as the first day he appeared here playing all the principal comedy roles in the productions which has been produced by her. Mr. Edgard Johnson and Fred Newcombe known as Jimmie Dick still are with us and holding their ends up. Our genial manager, Lock Lee, was director, satirist with his bunch of performers wants no better than this crowd. The staff of the company is as follows: Chas. Collier manager and owner, Sich Simmons stage manager, Lock Lee manager, director, manager, Rich Simmons, and tuturer. Rich Simmons, Happy Howe and Jim DeCosta send regards to McAllen, B. Mitchell and Jim Crosby and all friends. Business, also regards to Pat. Charpelle. Prof. Pope's Annex Band With Ringling Bros. Circus. Prof. R. Roy Pope and all the members of his band—P. A. Venable, Walter Hurson, Beverly Walker, M. O. Russell, John Mitchell, James Jackson, Leonard L. Gaines, Jesse Dockett and Frank Belt—realizing that Sunday was their last Sunday to be together or for some reason they were not available for the African Baptist church at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Rev. J. H. Smith, pastor, took his text from the fifth chapter of Isiah and taught the highly appreciated, although Tuscaloosa is a small town, the few colored people there are progressing nicely, and the church has no nicest churches in the South. They have number of business enterprises. Rev. Smith sends regards to Rev. Ward, of the African Baptist church. Prof. Pope has been re-engaged with the Ringling Bros.' Circus for 1911, and wishes to be remembered to all Friends of the African Baptist church. He pleased to say that his organization has had a very successful season. All the boys are well and happy, and are now ready to go to school. Sweet-hearts, J. Craddock will be with Eph Williams' Troubadours this winter. Mr. W. A. Seymour, the colored theatrical king, has canceled his contract with the Morton theater, Athens, Ga., and has rented the Sunnyside theater, Stamford, Mass., where he and his performers who have written him will please write him at the above named place, where he will be pleased to hear from them. Am booing several road shows, this begging to be told, he will be offered the ordered show can play here; is a live town, so write him and get the money. Nuf sed. RUBY THEATER. GALVESTON. The show is still holding its own and drawing large crowds. The show of last week was the Barber Shop. It was a big success. The show was also where the barbers. Lella Duson sang some of These Days and made a decided hit. Virginia Crawford, the fashion plate, sang That Fussy, Rag. Buddy Glenn did a great job. Graham Rodgers sang "Any Time You Want Me Ring Up 1-6-9," going big. The Tennesse Jckets, better known as the Team of Tansel and Tansel with that great voice, was the last act. Black Judge for One Night. Manager Huff is much pleased with his bunch of performers and says good performers are always wanted. Address 413 1000 North Street, Ruby theater at Galveston, Texas. LOS ANGELES, CAL A grand musical concert was given by Wheaton's famous seven piece orchestra on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 3, 1919. The Southern quartette opened up at the La Petite Ocean Park Monday, Oct. 31, and are playing to full houses. The orchestra, Billy Edwards, the three originals of the quartette, are all happy and wish for our old leader and basso, Mr. D. D. Green to be here and enjoy the balmy breezes of the Pacific at Ocean Park with us. We will open at Santa Ana the week of Nov. regards to all in and out of the profession. The Occidentals vs. the McCormick played a very hot game of base ball on Sunday, Oct. 30, the game running 11 in. The score was 3 to 2 in favor of the McCormick, who called for Sunday, Nov. 6, which the Occidentals expect to win. Owing to a very bad error made by one of the players we lost the game last Sunday, but they will get up and go some to win this Sunday. Alex Pantages has opened up a new house here and promises the people of Los Angeles a good legitimate show and also promises to book all of the colored performers and colored performers that want some western time can find Mr. Pantages in Seattle as he has a good string of houses in nearly every city in California and some eastern city. The California Hornets foot ball team (colored) will play the Los Angeles Pirates at Festa Park. This is the first big game and these teams are consideredasters in Southern California. The game will be Nov. 6, and promises to be a hard game. "Love in Society," a drama in four acts by William E. Pierson, to be played by his juvenile stock company for the evening, the juvenile company Monday evening, Nov. 15, 1910, at Elks Hall, 231 S. Spring street. Music by McVean's orchestra. NOTES FROM FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROS. SIDE-SHOW BAND. We are still in the Lone Star State and doing a turnaway business. The Annex playing to its capacity from the opening day of the show says that the Forgeapath-Sells Bros. Side Show band is the very best band ever seen with a circus in Dixie and thats why we are so proud of it in its entirety that we opened with in the spring, with only one exception, and that change was made in July. We have not and a single real and quaint group among the band members. We quaint like one large family and the whole band attributes our very friendly and pleasant season to the business ability, sagacity and theirVICE of our manager, Mr. H. L. Rawley. And just to show how the boys feel on the morning of the 2nd of November at Paris, Texas, the band boys and Prince of Wales, the band boy and the party surprised us of a surprise party and the party surprised was our genial manager, H. L. Rawles. The above occasion being the presentation of a the gold headed umbrella by the band boy and the Prince Munge. When we were all gathered in front of the band stand Mr. Rawles came in from the city. Our interlocutor, Mr. Ford, in a few chosen moments, gave a full speech of acceptance was madeby Mr. Rawles. Then all the boys, one after the other followed in words of praise for the happy manager and congenial comrade, Mr. Ford. The show at night the band was invited to chicken supper by rather Rawles, where the good time was kept up until time to go to the car, and we can say without hesitation glad to be with Mr. Rawles next season. THE SMART SET COMPANY. (Southern.) After doing a great business in Texas for two months, the company opened at the Temple Theater, New Orleans, La., for a week, on the 30th of October, and at R. O. audiences eleven performances. The New Orleans folks were in too backward in showing the members of the company to the city. The receptions, etc., which were tendered the bunch were too numerous to be mentioned. The most notable, however, was that tendered in honor of Homer Tutt by Judge Vance, one of the leading spirits among the progressive business men of New Orleans. Mr. Whitney was invited to use "Dat's Suffolk" and "Smile On Sue" was also used by request. Miss Daisy Martin and Mr. Tutt are singing "That Loving Rag Time Glide". Mr. Waterson and Mr. Tutt's newest song, "The Number goes exceptionally big. As a whole the company showed to be in great trim while in the Crescent City. It's a little hard to tell just what Mr. Suffolk missed among various receptions for a couple of days. When the cause of his absence was made known, it was found that he had painted the car "Smart Set" and had it looking like a new one alto- Mr. J. J. Weaver, the baritone, was put completely out of business during the NUew Orleans engagement by a severe attack of hoarseness. He is graduating with a degree. Leaving New Orleans the company played in Mississippi for a week and has created a sensation that will long be remembered. He will play in Texas for two weeks, then Oklahoma and there will be something doing in other ports. DALLAS. TEXAS. J. B. Norton has joined hands with Miss Laura D. Logan, known as the sweet soprano singer and character coon songwriter, who has been a regular week with the business Men's Club at Memphis, Tenn. She went to Houston, Tex., where she had great success. She also succeeded at Galveston. The team was at Galveston, Tex., at the Grand Central theater. TEMPLE THEATER, NEW ORLEANS Barrassos Alabama Rosebuds, under the management of William Bendow opened here Sunday Matinee, November 6, for a large and appreciative audience. They have a show full of ginger, and from all appearances have just what the New Orleans theater goers have long wanted. The first part, entitled the Marriage of Josephine, was a scream and dispelled all doubts the audience had about the ability to make good. Richard J. Matthews, the feature act of the Olio acquitted himself admirably, and this being his second appearance, the Orleans was gladly received by his friends. May and May, better known as the "String Bean Duo," was a tremendous hit from their very first appearance, and the second one was a Jesse Jones received several encounters; Eugene Liggins is hero and says "Bamb." What do you know about it? Porter and Porter are a clever team, and the charming little song bird won her way to the hearts Your Transportation Paid After joining the Circuit Atlanta, Ga., Montgomery, Ala., Pensacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala. You Get One Contract For 12 weeks playing the above menti. need 4 Theaters GET OUT OF THE COLD. Come down in the Circuit, the water is fine. Get busy, write or wire. L. D. JOEL, Arcade Theatre, 81 Decatur St., Atlanta, Ga. Richards and Pringles' Minstrels under the direction of Holland Filkins: the Wax, November 14; Dodge City, 15; Garden City, 16; Holly, Colle, 17; Lamar, 18. Prof. Alonzo Turner's Band and Minstrel, en route with Gentry Bros.' Circus, November 14; Kongo King Company, under the direction of W.A. Thomas. Beattie, Kans, November 14; Goff, 15; Netuka, 15. Smart Set Company, (Southern) Marshal Texas, November 14; Longnew, 15; Mineola, 16; Terrell, 17; Sulphur Springs, 18; Sherman, 19. H. L. Rawles' Annex Band, with Forester, November 13; Thiboudaux, 14; Hammond, 15; Baton Rouge, 16; Brookhaven, 17; Natchez, 18; Vicksburg, 19. Wm. McBabe's Georgia Troubadours: Ville de Baldwin, 16; Ediland, 13; Baldwin, 15; Wellsville, 16; Ediland, 17; Kansas City, Kans., 18, 19, 20. Park A T Week Nov. 21, "Polly of the Ci Visit The Colu 524 Indiana Ave. Open Entire change of program every day singing. Clean and up to-date. Th by colored people. Admission W. H. D 21, "Polly of the Circus" and "The the Columbia Tiana Ave. Open Evenings and program every day. Good music and up to-date. The only Theatre Admission 5c. HILL H. DOR Visit The Columbia Theatre 524 Indiana Ave. Open Evenings and Sundays Entire change of program every day. Good music, good order, good singing. Clean and up to-date. The only Theatre down town owned by colored people. Admission 5c. HILL-BROS., Props. W. H. DORSEY (Arranger of Music.) Music arranged for piano, band and orchestra. V scription for their acts, can be accommodated with music and music set to words. Mail orders give State street, Chicago, Ill. WANT For Heel Amusement Co, two good comedians, two the piano. The men must be good, willing work vass, to travel South, winter in Florida. Write wanted. We board, lodge and pay washing bills WANT For Harrison Bros.' Colored Mi stage. Other useful people writ and good treatment. Address J. M. BUSBY Colored Managers, Colored Aristoc The Greatest Colored Orga Featuring Clara band and orchestra. Vaudeville artists in can be accommodated with bright and catchy words. Mail orders given prompt attention. ANTE two good comedians, two good lady dancers to be good, willing workers. For motion picture inter in Florida. Write. stating wages ex- and pay washing bills W. H. Brown, Stage ANTE os.' Colored Minstrels, music useful people write. Sure mo- ment. Address M. BUSBY, Pana, ored The Managers, Attention Aristocracy M latest Colored Organization in the curing Clarance Stew Music arranged for piano, band and orchestra. Vaudeville artists in need of music of any description for their acts, can be accommodated with bright and catchy music. Words set to mu-music and music set to words. Mail orders given prompt attention. W. H. DORSEY, 3159 State street, Chicago, Ill. WANTED! For Heel Amusement Co., two good comedians, two good lady dancers who can sing and play the piano. The men must be good, willing workers, for motion picture vaudeville under canvass to travel South, winter in Florida. Write, stating wages expected. No booze artists wanted. We board, lodge and pay washing bills W. H. Brown, Stage Mgr., Sanford, N. C. WANTED! For Harrison Bros.' Colored Minstrels, musicians that double stage. Other useful people write. Sure money, long season and good treatment. Address J. M. BUSBY, Pana, Ill. Colored Theatre Managers, Attention! Colored Aristocracy Minstrels The Greatest Colored Organization in the World, Featuring Clarance Steward, The Black Neil O'Brien Will play Colored Theatres throughout the South of the season. Managers wanting the strongest America, with all special scenes, wardrobe, etc., terms. We can change entire program for six shows to suit the House managers. If requested, we nee and three night performances daily. Bear in "Original Colored Aristocracy Minstrels," and no muffins or amateurs. Every member is an artist, and gentlemen. We are not the "biggest," but of "best" for our size in the world. Look them own judgment. Clarence Steward, "enough said"; Miss Carrie McSteward, Kid Owens, "he with the twisted and tasty Small, Albert Prowell, Felix Grimes, Henry Brown, Walter Garrett. For time and terms address John B. Cullen, M. Spartanbug, S. O, Nov. 7-11 Theatres throughout the South Managers wanting the strongest, special scenes, wardrobe, etc., change entire program for six n House managers. If requested, we not performances daily. Bear in Aristocracy Minstrels, and not. Every member is an artist. We are not the "biggest," but one in the world. Look them over. "enough said"; Miss Carrie McEnns, "he with the twisted and tawdell, Felix Grimes, Henry Brown. For time and terms address B. Cullen, M. Bartanbug, S. O, Nov. 7-11 Will play Colored Theatres throughout the South during the balance of the season. Managers wanting the strongest colored show in America, with all special scenes, wardrobe, etc., send for time and terms. We can change entire program for six nights and arrange shows to suit the House managers. If requested, will play one matinee and three night performances daily. Bear in mind, this is the "Original Colored Aristocracy Minstrels," and not a bunch of rag muffins or amateurs. Every member is an artist, as well as ladies and gentlemen. We are not the "biggest," but do claim to be the "best" for our size in the world. Look them over, then use your own judgment. Clarence Steward, "enough said"; Miss Carrie McCraw, Miss Pinkie Steward, Kid Owens, "he with the twisted and tangled legs"; Ollie Small, Albert Prowell, Felix Grimes, Henry Brown, Willie Kimball, Walter Garrett. For time and terms address Permanent Address, Watkins, N. Y. J. B. L. D. JOEL, THE THEATRICAL KING. Owner and Manager Arcade Theatre. Atlanta. Ga.; Sec't Treas. and Booking Manager Southern Vaudeville Circuit. --- sical Enterprise, with Buffalo Bill's Shows: Fort Worth, Texas, November 12; Sherman, 14; Paris, 15; Texarkana, 16. The Famous Long Bros.: Charleston, S. C. November 12-16; Savannah, Ga. 17; Blackshear, 18. S. H. Dudley, starring in "His Honor, the Barber": Syracuse, N. Y., November 14, 15, 16; Rochester, 17, 18, 19; bnt Chappelle's "A Rabbit Friend Company": New York, November 14; Troy, 15; Ozark, 16; Dorham, 17; Donaldsonville, 18; Bainbridge, Ga. 15. CHORUS GIRLS WANTED! Must be nice looking, singers and dancers. J. Leubrie Hill, Howard Theatre, Washington, D. C. WANTED For Carter Bros.' Colored Comedy Co., sketch team, man and wife preferred; sister team, comedy team, musical acts, lady piano player. Must change for three nights. Other useful people write. Sure money, good treatment. Address Cecil M. Carter, Box 168, Smithton, Mo. WANTED First class performers at Lincoln Theatre. Write at once. M. C. Ellis, 515 West Main street, Lexington, Ky. Everybody goes to the Park. NOVEMBER 14, 15, 16. "The Ninety and Nine," A Thrilling Scenic Melodrama. Nov. 17, 18, 19. "WILDFIRE." The Circus" and "The Virginian." Columbia Theatre Even Evenings and Sundays day. Good music, good order, good The only Theatre down town owned on 5c. HILL-BROS., Props. DORSEY UNTED! mens, two good lady dancers who can sing and play workers, for motion picture vaudeville under can- Write, stating wages expected. No booze artists mills. W. H. Brown, Stage Mgr., Sanford, N. C. Minstrels, musicians that double write. Sure money, long season s BY, Pana, Ill. All Theatre Uses, Attention! Aocracy Minstrels Organization in the World, Arrance Steward, throughout the South during the balance ing the strongest colored show in s, wardrobe, etc., send for time and program for six nights and arrange s. If requested, will play one mati- s daily. Bear in mind, this is the Minstrels," and not a bunch of rag member is an artist, as well as ladies e "biggest," but do claim to be the d. Look them over, then use your "; Miss Carrie McCraw, Miss Pinkie the twisted and tangled legs"; Ollie times, Henry Brown, Willie Kimball, and terms address Hlen, Manager, S. G, Nov. 7-12. Y. 3 Weeks Engagement Arcade, Theatre, Atlanta, Ga., L. D. Joel, Owner and Mgr. 3 Weeks Engagement Queen Theatre, Montgomery, Ala. Jas. S. Chambers, Owner and Mgr. 3 Weeks Engagement Belmont Theatre, Pensacola, Fla. M. Jacoby, Owner and Mgr. 3 Weeks Engagement Lagman Theatre, Mobile, Ala. Chas. Lagman, Owner and Mgr. If you have the goods you can go from Mobile back to Atlanta after playing the 12 weeks, and play 12 weeks more, making 24 consecutive weeks without losing one day. State all you can do in first letter. If a. you can't make good don't write, as you can save your time and ours too. The Stage. 6 Miss Blanche Arlington closed a six weeks' engagement at the Famous theater, Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, Oct. 29, and Wilson made a hit at Union Square, Duvall theater, 147 Peters street, Atlanta, with the Russell-Owen Stock Co. "The Africanders," headed by Bradford and Wilson, made a hit at Union Square, N. Y. Now playing Albany. Company is made up of nine people. Will go to Europe in January. They send regards to Glass and Wheeler, and Johnnie Reddick. George Coleman, the lone star comedian at the Grand Central theater, Dallas, Texas, has been indisposed of late. Wilson is in the season with the Colemans, George and Nannie. They send regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Frank Montgomery & Co. assisted by Eddie Stafford and Maude Hudson just closed in Kenton, O., and opened in Cincinnati at the Pekin the weeks of Nov. 14. Wilson attended the Virginia. They visited THE FREEMAN office last week. Eddie is an Indianapolis boy. Simms and Thompson are in their fourth week at the Globe Theater, Jacksonville, Fla. Having big success. The Globe Theater has the most versatile that has played in the city. A smoker was tendered the young men not long since by the Elks. They close Nov. 13. Mr. J. W. Hamilton has just closed a successful engagement at Chattanooga, nem, at the theater and opened on Oct. 31, 2013. He will be with the Russell Owen Stock Co. Mr. Hamilton is a comedian of rare ability and would like to hear from all friends. Address him care Bailey's Duvall theater, 147 Peters street, Atlanta, Ga. Clever Billy Young writes that he has rejoiced in the fun of the theater. He rejoices in the fun by reason of his health and strength. He desires all the profession to know that he is 50 years old and especially Kersands, Lucas, the director, Lawyer, Mr. Moore, Pony Moore and Charley Alexander. He wants the younger generation also. He know that he was one who helped pilot the movie with Wm. McCabe's Georgia Troubadours. THE NASHVILLE STUDENTS EN ROUTE. Mr. and Mrs. Carathers, and friends gave a banquet Sunday night, Oct. 23 at Croford, Neb., in honor of the Nashville Students. James Neal of Long View, Texas, has joined the Nashville Students. joined the Nashville Students. Ed Lankford, stage manager of the New York students, has worked in staging his great work in staging the show. He is well liked by every member of the company. Paris Lankford, the trap drummer, is meeting with much success. He uses bells and xylophones. Mr. Lankford, that clever buck and wing dancing team, is cleaning with their sketch entitled "Mr. Peabody in Society." LITTLE JOHN'S GREAT UNITED SHOW. The show is playing to packed houses every night. Eugene Hooten, our stage manager, is pleasing everyone with his funny comedy. Mr. Minor is making good music and has been in Hooten's sitting Down." Mr. Rivers and Mr. Willie with his sketch, double buck and wing dances come next, pleasing the house with several encores. Our band leader, Mr. S. C. Elliott, is pleasing the house with his high-class music. The street parade is grand. Mr. James E. Lewis is cleaning up with his sensational drumming. Ida Hooten holds her own in her line of work. The bunch sends regards to all in and out of session. Mrs. Rastus sends regards to Mrs. Elsie Jennings. DIXIELAND MINSTRELS, MACON GEORGIA. We are doing nicely here at the Georgia State Fair, and everybody is well. But we don't have a dressing room. No it don't, only cool enough to make fires in the dressing rooms, that's all. I wonder who it is that is starting an argument in the ladies' dressing room. We must "Blossom Show" while in Columbus, Ga, and every one of them was looking fine. We must have them here, the home of the company and we will also play four days on the same lot with "Miller Bros. 10, Amherst," and we will have the "Blossom Bunch." The Merry Howards say hello to Laura Smith, Ed Daniels, the Rainies and Paul Carter. We do not close this door and may go to Cuba, Ed L. Howard would like to hear from Mr. Fred Johnson, and may go to Miss. and also the "Pride" Lodge. My house address is 1402 Walnut street, Cairo, Ili. PROF. BISMARCK FERRIS IS SATISFIED. Musical Enterprise En Route with Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill. We will close this season on the 19th of November in Little Rock, Ark. This company has given satisfaction to the show by providing the Ferris furnishes a band in the side show and a complete minstrel show for the concert in the large arena. He uses eighteen people and will enlarge the show to accommodate will spend a few weeks at his home, at Waxahachie, Tex, with his family and in the meanwhile will have a new house erected. The Patterson and the Blackburns will vaudeville after the 19th. Billy Moore will spend the winter in Corsicana playing in the Oil City. NOTES FROM JOHNNY J. JONES CARNIVAL & PLANTATION SHOW. JACKSON. MISS. The old Plantation show is the feature show on the Pike at the Mississippi State Fair, and is taking in the nickels and bunch of the 101 Ranch, also the Rabbit's Foot Co. Frank Phillips and Miss Gussie Kennedy and James Shackelford are on side by side, improving somewhat. Nelly Neely is sequenced greetings singing "Moving Day in Jungeltown." Frank Dukes is certainly holding his own as Aunt Dinah and is receiving from Your Duty, Doctor." John Hagler is certainly giving the people of this section of the country some of the witty jokes and he is leaving them screening. Miss Gussie Kennedy is also some of her sweet sentimental songs and is receiving from two to three encores nightly. Frank Phillips is also making a singing "There's a Big Cry Baby in the Moon." Mrs. Mary Bailey is also outing some polished work in singing, with great success, but she comes out to make them come back. Miss Helen The Good Housekeeper WILL See That There Are No Rats or Cockroaches in Her Home. Nothing is more discouraging to the careful cookskeeper than to have rats, cockroaches or rats in her home, especially when she has visitors. Any annoyance of this kind is entirely needless if she will get a box of Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste, which will drive rats and mice out of the house to die and rid the home of the cockroach pest. Stearns' Electric Paste is sold by drugrists or sent express prepaid on receipt of price. $2.00 box 25c, 16 oz. box $1.00. Stearns' Electric Paste Co., Chicago, IL CHE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. --- Young is also holding her own as interlocutor and making a hit singing "That Mendelssohn Tune." James Crawford, our eccentric old man comedian, is making a comedy about his adultery. He certainly knows how to capture an audience and holds them spell bound. Frank Dukes sends regards to Frank Crosby and would like to hear from him. Mr Joe Oppice, our manager, is certain he will be a manager. Mr. Johnie J. Jones, sole owner and manager of the J. J. Jones Carnival Co., is always there with the ghost. The ghost walks in in his office. She spends most of her time out been out for over two years without closing and the old ghost has never failed to walk yet. Good show, boys. Miss Gussie Kennedy, our dainty little soubrette, has closed her contract with the company. Our manager, Mr Joe Oppice, would like to hear from good people who want to work. Mrs. Joseph Oppice certainly knows he wo't collect the shekels, and she knows how to handle the tickets. She knows how to handle the tickets. Tommy Stevens sends regards to Ransom and Ransom. We are expecting to improve our little band and then we will have the hottest plantation band on the road. The entire company sends regards to Ransom. Success is our slogan. Sam Russell, Investment Co. joined us at Jackson, Miss. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Special to THE FREEMAN Church, conducted by Elder F. C. Cottran, of Chicago. The elder is an efficient pastoral evangelist. . . A public reception will be given to Rev. Hagood, of Wesley Chapel, and will be followed by a private pastoralite. . . The ladies of the A. M. E. Church will serve refreshments. In the church parlor some evening night. It is cal- led a novel session, a novel session, a boosting in evidence for the international convention for Los Angeles. . . The Afro- American Council is the leading institution of the kind in the world, much of the work is frivolous discrimination, opening many avenues for the employment of our people. It has over 1,500 members and retains an employment office for the work of a clergy. The A. M. C. Club, at Blanchard Hall, October 24, proved to be quite an enjoyable event. McVen's Orchestra rendered splendid music in the nature of an ecstatic quintet in the nature of assistant editor. Miss Charlotte Spears, of R. I. is in that capacity. ...Miss Calile Washington, a trained nurse, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Mrs. Jas. H. Prentice...Get The Freeman from L. G. Eggleston. 812 Maple avenue. PARKERSBURG, W. VA. Special to THE FREEMAN Domb's P Simpson, Amos and Misses Brent, William, Grant, Slash, Jones, Ridgley and Johnson. All highly enjoyed themselves.....Mrs. Nancy Downey leaves for Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Diane Brown leaves for Rebecca Brown spent Sunday in Marrietta.....Charles Wells went to Huntington Sunday and his sister, Miss Grace went to Middleport.....Sunday, Oct 30, is the day when you have books will report either at the morning or evening service.....Mrs. Phyllis Hayes is still ill.....There was a halloween dance at Moon academy Monday evening and a dance at their new hall on Market street on the evening of Nov. 4. Admission 25 cents. The fair in Jackson, Miss., has attracted many visitors from our city....Mr. and Mrs. Mack Davis, of 322 Alcorn street, have moved to Jackson, Miss. We are able to see the beautiful owing to Jackson being the center of this railroad mail division and Mr. Davis being a clerk in this division, for convenience Mrs. Davis got a worthy city job. Mr. Manford, who was always respectful, had his leg broken last week while handling rice on the rice farm five miles below town. He is doing about as well as could be expected, and respectfully, he Mr. Jos. Wart, of 322 Calhoun avenue, died today. He was a good man and was liked by both races....Mrs. Ollie Oak, after a protracted illness, is on the streets again. The Smart Set' Company will open the Special to THE FREEMAN. Born in Lost Creek, Ind., preached at Bethel A. M. E. Church last Sunday morning, and at Wesley Chapel M. E. Church at night. He will spend a few days in the city visiting...The Women's Museum, visiting...The November 7, at the residence of Mrs. D. Chapman, in Fourth street. Business of importance will be transacted and an interesting program rendered...The Magnolia Embroidery Club held its regular meeting on November 7, in the residence of Mrs. Cora Redd, in National avenue. After the business of the club had been transacted a toothome repast was served...A mock conference will be conducted at Indiana Avenue, under the management of Mrs. Mary Washington and Mrs. Sarah Walker, of New Albany...The Enterprise Mercantile Company, an incorporated body of colored persons, of this city, conducts an up-to-date survey of the city's streets and Eighth. They carry a full line of staple and fancy groceries and enjoy the patronage and confidence of our best citizens, regardless of color. Mr. W. S. Owens is its affable man, and the company largely owes its success...On last Fri- THE tremendous selling eral of the lots to beco a result a general readjustm with greater values than a an illustration: WOMEN'S, Won Custom tailored, black b somely tailored, embroi value $22.50; special price in this week's sale. BLACK B Black Broadcloth C Special price in this sale tremendous selling of the past week has caused sev- al of the lots to become broken in assortment, and as a general readjustment has been made for this week greater values than at any other time of the sale. As operation: WOMEN'S, Misses' and Little Women's Coats, in tailored, black broadcloth, body lined, hand- tailored, embroidered collar, cuffs and back; $22.50; special this sale ... $10.95 BLACK BROADCLOTH Black Broadcloth Coat, all lined; value $10.00. price ... $5.95 THE tremendous selling of the past week has caused several of the lots to become broken in assortment, and as a result a general readjustment has been made for this week with greater values than at any other time of the sale. As an illustration: WOMEN'S, Misses' and Little Women's Coats, Custom tailored, black broadcloth, body lined, handsomely tailored, embroidered collar, cuffs and back; value $22.50; special price in this week's sale $10.95 BLACK BROADCLOTH Black Broadcloth Coat, all lined; value $10.00. Special price in this sale $5.95 MIXTURE COATS Mixture Coats—100 surplus stock of the m Special price in this sale. Mystic Theas or doubles C can deliver go $4.95 Mixture Coats—100 sample coats; just bought surplus stock of the manufacturer; values $10.00. Special price in this $4.95 sale Women's High-Class Tailored Suits Values Worth up to $20 and This sale is proving one of record. Such smart styles new Suits in a wide range of fine st mannish effects, imported str braided, others are plain tailor new buttoned effects in fitted models. Jackets are beauti duchesse satin. Women's $5 and $6 fon panama, in plain ple fects, others trimmed Sales Worth to $20 and $25 $12.50 A sale is proving one of the biggest and best offerings on Such smart styles never sold for such a low price before. A wide range of fine styles, fashioned of Chiffon Broadcloth, effects, imported striped Cheviots. Some are richly mothers are plain tailored models with new length coats andoned effects in fitted designs, and others are semi-fitting Jackets are beautifully lined with silks, satins and satin. Women's $5 and $6 Smart Skirts—Of black chiffon, in plain pleated or gore e-fothers trimmed with satin pip- $2.98 This sale is proving one of the biggest and best offerings on record. Such smart styles never sold for such a low price before. Suits in a wide range of fine styles, fashioned of Chiffon Broadcloth, mannish effects, imported striped Cheviots. Some are richly braided, others are plain tailored models with new length coats and new buttoned effects in fitted designs, and others are semi-fitting models. Jackets are beautifully lined with silks, satins and duchesse satin. Women's $5 and $6 Smart Skirts—Of black chiffon panama, in plain pleated or gore effects, others trimmed with satin piping, applique and satin-covered buttons. SPECIAL PRICE in this sale. $2.98 AND $3.98 YAZOO CITY, MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN. SOUTH BEND. IND. JEFFERSONVILLE. IND. day night the Pinchback Club, an organization of Masons, gave a joint debate at Bethel A. M. E. Church, to a full house. The question was, "What is the white race toward the colored race are beneficial to the colored race," was discussed by Prof. R. A. Roberts and Prof. Edw. Harw. of Albany, for the affirmative, and Prof. R. F. Tait, of Albany, for the city, of this city, for the negative. It was declared a pronounced success. Two judges were selected. Miss Elisa Hahn, of the city, has charge of the school at Cementville, Ind., spent Sunday with her parents. She reports the work progressing nicely. Get The Masons week of W. F. Taylor, 344 Ohio avenue. CALVERT, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN We are delighted to say to our friends that we now handle one among the best colored newspapers in the world, and we also kindly solicit your patronage. Every effort will be made to make this paper a success. The carnival has just closed a week's engagement, and our Port Worth, is domiciled with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Young, in the interest of hair goods and scalp food. Any one desiring to laugh should not fall to see John Rucker in the park. Calvert is the only city in central Texas that has a colored dry goods store, and we ask our friends to call and see them. Dr. J. O. Davis is proprietor. We, Mr. Andrew (Rube) Foster's home friends, wish him much success in his six weeks engagement with the people of Port Worth. We pream every Sunday by calling on B. B. Walton, corner Main and Logan. BENTON HARBOR, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN Prof. Gastin opened his dancing school last Monday with a good attendance..... Miss Thomson, of Kokomo. Ind., is visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gaskin..... Mrs. E. H. Boone, who has been ill at her home on Broadway, complements Mrs. Thomson, who attended the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Madison..... Mr. Harry Williams injured his hand quite severely Friday evening by filling at the skating rink..... Mrs. Smith, wife of the late Mrs. Thomson, who injured Ind., to attend her mother, who is very sick..... Miss Elio Bragg returned Saturday morning to South Bend, after spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. T. Bragg..... Miss Stella Thornton, the only colored girl in Benthorn harbor college, has been healthy..... Mr. John Payton leaves tomorrow for La Porte on a business trip. DECATUR, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. St. Peters A. M. E. Sunday school held their yearly rally last Sunday. The Allen League will hold their rally on the second Sunday of the month. Billy Bison who is preaching at the First Christian Church in this city, said, in his afternoon discourse, that "no Negro, yellow man or brown man should be allowed to vote in the election." Billy Bison beggiration, how they would like to see their daughters married to a Negro. Yet he is holding a revival for a Christian church. Billy Bison, Morow, will visit her sister in Florida some time next month.... Mrs. Sadie Steward entertained fourteen ladies of the Sewing Church, a pastor, in honor of her sister, Mrs. Dogan. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Adams, J. E. Akers, Jack. Butler, Homer. UlpC, Albert. Oscar, Oscar. Clark, Robert. Culligan, S. J. Elliott, Eddie Foy. Edwards, B. E. Eason, John. Horne, Wm. Pines, Simon. Joplin, Scott. Jennings Elias. Lockhart Carter. McCammon, Henry. Pugsley William. Porter and Porter Quine, G. W. Reed, Willie. Sawley, Willie. Short, C. W. Strander, W. Stewart, Richard. Thomas, Geo. A. Williams, Mille. Williams, Poece. R, W. Watkins, Walter. Whitney, John. Young, Billy. White, Bob. **Ladies' List** Arlington, Blanche. Burns, Mannie. Reeves, Charlotte. IRONING MADE EASY With a Simplex Ironer you can take five times as many washings because it will do the work five times as fast as you can by hand. You will make just five times as much money as now. The work will be better done and you will be able to get a good price for it. The Simplex will make the work so easy a child can do big ironing without getting tired. 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Don't fail to send and get a copy of this song, which was written and published in honor of the I. B. P. O. E.'s of the world. Address Arthur Shaw, Pekin Theatre, Chicago. Ill. WANTED First class colored performers, single or double well-dressed acts. None other need apply. Julius J. Seals, Room 4, 308 Center Street, Louisville, Ky. STOP LOOK LISTEN BARTON & WISWELL Present The Peer of all Colored Commedians JOHN RUCKER (The Alabama Blossom) AND THE America's Foremost Colored Organization 50 Comedians 50 Singers Dancers Musicians Comedians Singers Dancers Musicians BARTON & WISWELL Columbia Theatre Building New York City WAN Mystic Theatre, Hot Springs. Ark or doubles Costumes important facto can deliver goods. E. D LEE, Manage Burlington Bu If you are a lover of a good time, come and see our goods and service. The best entertainers ob for Railroad Men and Theatrical People. Phone R. H. PAYNE & J. 2918 STATE STREET, The Crown Gau WANTED! Mystic Theatre, Hot Springs. Ark., first class colored performers, singles or doubles Costumes important factor. From six to twelve weeks to acts that can deliver goods. E. D LEE, Manager. Burlington Buffet and Cafe If you are a lover of a good time, come and see us. We solicit your patronage on the merl of our goods and service. The best entertainers obtainable always on hand. We are headquarter for Railroad Men and Theatrical People. Phone, Aldine, 2243. R. H. PAYNE & J. F. BOLING, Props. 2918 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. The Crown Garden, INDIANAPOLIS, IND Paul La Mero, Manager Finest Theatre of its kind in the world. Playing on Vaudeville. Eight big acts. Recognized acts always w Harding, Chicago Agent. Full Orchestra. Uniforme Write or Wire To Globe Theatre, Norfolk, Va. Singles, teams, etc, for stock and vaudeville. Two Sunday show. We do not hesitate in asking the g ers to book with us, as our audience appreciates the Yours sincerely, International Amusement Co Marlon Brooks, Manager. 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It beautifies and enriches it, and makes it grow. Send 10 cents for a sample jar. Agents wanted. Write for terms. MME. L. C. PARRISH, 95 Camden St., Boston, Mass. Mention The Freeman store, ordering goods. THE FREEMAN is on sale every Saturday at the news stand at the southwest corner of Illinois and Market streets. TED! x., first class colored performers, singles From six to twelve weeks to acts that r. uffet and Cafe us. We solicit your patronage on the merl of sustainable always on hand. We are headqua- s, Aldine, 2243. F. BOLING, Props. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. arden, INDIANAPOLIS, IND the world. Playing only the best in organized acts always wanted. C. O. Orchestra. Uniformed Attendants. Wire To-day, Theatre, Lak, Va. and vaudeville. Two a night, no state in asking the good performance appreciates the best. Tours sincerely, Amusement Corp., Inc. In the Field of Sport. A STATEMENT. ok Palambo, mana 4 owner Pa Bee ase Bail club, wants i thy Sod that Chas. ‘Stephens “has no untersioe yeith that club.” Mr. Palam- tis ess Oak street, ‘New OF ans, 1 aM LANGFORD IN INDIANAPOLIS wins Many Friends—Shows Up in Excellent Form. Ail last Weer a eee neal a eee ci. Mmpire theater, He proved a very at Wie atuaction. - ‘Thousands went to pope nan who, of all those mentioned, we the 180) to meet Jack Johnson tn & = et gor the heavyweight championship. comet find is rather low, being but a its" five, feet. Across the shoul- wile oever, be measures up very. well. fo Jinlders neck and. head. would’ be- ie nan of six feet quite as well, the pnt makes him the fighting machine ee "Tis arms at the. shoulder tat gre huge, the muscles bulging sy ilvsides. This declares for him Wu Mongth and in the right plaee for a Ni jputive as Re appears generally, the sriinare san looking on. those. pile-driv= F (id shoulders would quail. De= fore MI outs with the local talent he gona not let himself out. He refused to te “imply defending himself and in oe g admirable way that there was vi Model to him” excepting when he ‘ipacly permitted It. dn, other words [umicking was perfect. Ag a thing of ‘vqueation he made” a few flendish wie wlich if he had» landed would ris Syt'y_ have eut his opponents in two Air veked their. blocks off. He did put vr Ae love. taps on the jaws. of those if Sood before him, just-as a matter AMallving how he eould do ‘ite he its hitting ability and his science will make him worthy of even Mr. Johnson. [itt reach ie also considerable, ° With age iy le favor, he may. yet: Bes tes HaeOag, sounson, Wolsnst_ and Nelson, the great light- joie Sontestants will havea go. In iiienciseo Dee. 24. Only a few days Nu Neon fought a fifteen round draw: ‘ith Anton La Grave in that city. Some Tein commenting on the mill sata: “while Nelson displayed all of his old- time boring-in tacties and kept after La Umuve from the start, he clearly demon- iieq thet he is to be classed with the fighters who can not come back.’ Several Peete had the local boy worried, but ihe Dane ‘could not gather the foree to Mtha home a knockout punch. Ta Grave was nervous at first. For pirce_or four rounds it looked as though ho old caimpion” Was. going, to have an May tine of it.” Driving In straight lefts, (ixed now and then ‘with the old right ‘se, which helped him to the title, Nel= Shdrove his man around the ring. La Grave Becomes Steady. Atter three or four rounds La Grave sceatied ‘down “and fought. back." He Slowed ttle science, but was Tugied and Eine and his youth staved off defeat, Shick threatened him as far. along as {etwetth round. ‘Nelson showed no Ut tie Giverness in” blocking, but this was Meer iy his witdness." He missed. time vi asain with his right eross to the jaw. Th the last round La Grave stood up without Minehing to a give and take slug- fing bout that brought the crowd. to Its fe “The men were hammering away witout evidence "or -alstress” when the gong clanged.” Take st from Jack Johnson himself that he Is thoroughly. through ‘with. the hutomobile business. Here is, what Bar- uy said he would do to. him: “1 didn't enter this contest for the mere slory of winning an event of this kind, fit to redeem some of the lost glory of. tha ‘white. race, o¢easioned by” the Nero's vietory at Reno. 1 know I ean make Johnson. took like a sucker on a thick, “and Tam anxious. to. beat. him so baay that noboay will ever hear again ahout his acing car, T'was at Reno the day of the big heavyweight botte Jast July. I attended ihe fizht because Jim Jeffries is one of my greatest. {rigads—he's. my pal. I iost a lot of money that day, and as Jeff was being battered down a feeling surged Uitoush my. veins that. T, would: like to Inve Toshessed the puglistic prowess £0 fake Jers place and conquer the black. Johnson Dared Him to Race. Consequently when Johnson tater went around the country “declaring that he ‘wml Ike to race me—and even Went $0 Ties to dave me to race him—my blood. toiled to such a degree that my manager, Fill Pickens, ‘and myself decided to sis If Jolson possesses a yellow, streak— and here are thousands who claim. that he has one which has not been shown Up sit ho will bare it when he, races me Oc 20, “avery. requisite needed in_ the fighting’ game—alertness, "~ generalship, four, gameness, nerve ‘and 80 forth is nevded when speeding around. a track, und. the Galveston “roustabout. will sur= Ise me i he displays all of these qual- When Johnson finds the fences sort of wing InMed at him, the track seemingly lumping up to nit him in the face, the ‘ust and mod efreling all about him,” cov- wing his goggles and. the ke, he will know that he is tp areal ight, They tellme that he has hired a cot~ {age near the scene of battle and that he has bought. twenty-five chiekens, fifteen seese syd ten dveks tO feed on, He prob able thinks. they'll make him’ game, but will need a poultry farm to go through with the proposition he has on his hands.” And Oldfield eaeried his program to. the letter and thensome. Johnson, like Jeft- Fes came up with the proper thing. after Ives il over Had no exeuses to offer —lust simply got Heked most_eftectually, Uiets alle Here ts what dack. said: Tiny be able to drive a car fast on A straight ‘rond” sald Johnson, “but T would never take ehanees an. the curves like Ollneld. Goes. Tan oue naee Leaene| $3.50 RECIPE CURES WEAK SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY —YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS, ji lave in my possession a prescription ‘ous denuity, lack of vigor, weak= (ue! manhood, failing memory and. lame Urought’ on. by excesses, Unnatural trots, or the foclies of youth, that his wr"'sp many worn “an nervous men ct in thelr own, homes—without any ‘onal hep or. 'medieine—that_T think very man who wishes {0 regain Mis manly fouee “and. virility, quickly and quietly, Piva have «cong: So-T have determined 1 schd a copy oF the preseription tree of ina" plain, “ofdinary ‘seated. en= yore to"any nan "who Will Weite me for prescription comes trom a_physl- "who has made a special study of men {am convinced it 1s the surest-acting juupination for the cure of deflelent man= \ and vigor failure ever put together, nk T owe it tomy. fellow. man to snd them a’ copy in confidence, 80. that s_mon"anywhere who = weak and dis- Gi wsiged with’ repeated failures may stop Coscing “himself with harmful patent Pclcines, ‘secure what T believe Is. the ‘est-deting ‘restorative, _ upbullding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever” devised, {so cure himself et home quietly and qwiekiy. “ust drop me a line like’ this: by, BR. Robinson, 3831 Luck Building, ak Mien and wil send you copy of 2his'sptendid’ recipe in @ plain ordinary Guelope ‘free of charge, A great many mee oe oa $3.00 to 5.00 for rely writing Out & iption like this —but'r send ft entinee mee BY HAROLD C, McGATH. believe he slackened his speed a bit on the curves, but you can bet your last dolar Faia SO A, 325,000 purse is tn sight for Cham. pion Jack. MeKettrick, manager of Joe Jeannette, has made Champion. Jack Johnson an offer of $25,000 for his’ end of @ purse for a fight with Jeannette in Paris on Grand Prix night’ next year. McKittrick hopes to have a favorable an- swer from the champion tomorrow. TOBE SMITH AND HIS GIANTS, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Through the skill of this manager the Kansas City Giants have been able to play the best teams of the eity—the an- sas City Blues and the 8. Stephens, winners of the elty league pennant for two years, During this time, the Giants have been on their trail and ‘fans of the two. cities have tried every wav to brinyg these two strong teams together, but the Stephens have always fought shy of the Giants. Finally ‘their manager agreed to play the Giants, and two games have resulted in vietory for the Giants, who won 6 to and 7 to 2. During “thé season the Royal Giants have also, been met and conquered, the Kansas City, Kans. Giants winning by a score of 6 to 2, the championship of the Missouri and. Kansas negro teams: ‘The Glants played the Biues again, Sunday, Nov. 6, at Association park. MATCHES FOR ENGLAND. American Sluggers Wanted Across Pond by Hugh Mcintosh. Hugh McIntosh, the Australian fight promoter, who expects to pull off many fights between American boxers in ing- land. this winter, has appointed HO. Mesier, of Milwaukee, his. representative in this country to sccure the best men he can sign. Messier has already made the following offers: Kaufmann, $15,000, for five fights or 30 per cent. of thé re- ceipts; Packey McFarland, $5,000 for two fights, or 30 per cent.; Klaus, $5,000 for three fights, or 2 p5er cent.; and Ad Wol- gast, $5,000 for each fight’ with the op- tion’ of $0 per cent. of the receipts. Mes- sier will make an effort to mateh Sam Langford and Jack Johnson some time next spring. WOLGAST AND NELSON WILL SCRAP DEC. 24 Battle for Lightweight Honors Wil! Be Held Before Louis Blot’s Frisco Club. SAN FRANCISCO — Adolph Wolgast and attlng. Nelson. will come. together one ‘more ina battle forthe national lightweight “title, ‘much to the surprise of fight fans. Wolgast sent a message to Louls Blot, the loeal promoter, that he would. fight Nelson Dee. 24 for a guarantee of $7,000 and $500. for expenses, with a privilege of 400 er cent CT piot” immediately got in touch with [Nelson with the result that the mateh is ‘on. The articles will be signed in a few days, according to Blot. “Nelson ‘declared that when the agree- ‘ment is-made he immediately Would 0 Into. boxing training. He declared his Judgment of distance! mn his secent ght with La Grave was bad and it was be- ause he had not had ‘enough’ boxing ‘Gaining. ‘Nelson still insists that with a month’s training he will be as good as ever and that his greatest need is some prelimin- ary boxing to regain his old accuracy in judging distance. Med of the coast sports, however, have much faith inthe ability) of ‘the former Hogeswich’ terror to go,'the route ina Championship pate, "it Wougnats ‘rm, which was badiy injured several months Ago. regains its strength the Alilwaukee lad will undonbtedly be a big favorite. HERKS DEFEAT ANDERSON. Fast and Furious Foot Ball Game at Anderson, Ind, ‘The first football. game of colored teams played on local grounds was won by the Strong Herculeans, which have. not been Gefeated for the last three yeara, beating the Anderson Snails 10 to 0. The score doce ‘not Indicate the strength of the two teams by any means. Anderson threw her chances Away by inabilliy In handling the forward pass, Tt the boys had touched the bail. be- Tore. 1t hit te. ground they would. have scored. two or three times, “The Herks are fot as fagt this year aa last, “and not As Reavy, tacos.” Aviittie more training and practice wilt make them all right again. Captain Hines’ men showed lack of train- ing and coaching. “In this respect the Snails Inoked as fit as a college team, and thelr In- terference was the beat put up. on. thes grounds since the Planner Guild” team’ Was Invexistence ‘Charles Brown, quarter on the Herks' side, was better than’ ever, and. was a sari #0 Was Walker, who took Owens’ place after The latter. was hurt, ‘The Anderson stars Mould be hard. {© mame, as all were Rood The right tackle and quarter and full back were exceptionally 00d, “The following: Im the line-up: Andergon—Captain Taylor,” |. ¢.; Stone- street, Lt; Baker, 1. g.; Lylett, c; Wat- Kins, ir. gi Jackson, rt; Newman, r. ej Brown, qe bi Stoneatreet, r. hy be: Black- well, The bei Willams, {2 b. Herculeane—Y, Owens Elbert, 1, 0; Wake- felds 1 ta Walker (Cincinnati), I. ; Stone, Ci Thompson, tg! Harry Lee, rt Lee Floyds re ess, Chas. Brown, a. bi Robert Hine (captain), rb. b.; Will Brown, 1. b. bi; Elbert Walker, fb. Ecorerg— Hines and Walker, Referee—Ward ikem, Winona, “Umpire-Sam Biber, In- Gianapolls. Hoad Linesman—Stewart Bibert Battering ram-—Fianner Guild WANTS TO MEET LANGFORD. Indianapolis Boy Ambitious—Dillon a Gaiine, Borapber. An effort is being made by enthusiastic frienas oF Jack Dillon. <0 carrange a fateh between Jack and Sam anefoLrd. the Hoston tar baby. Of course Langford is wiring, provided club puts up a purse that will pay him for his trouble, Bilin is also willing, provided Langford makes 158" pounds, which the Negro. said fevis able to do," Dilion’s best weight 1s 150 pounds. ‘Phe more conservative friends of Dillon say ho will bite off more than he can chew if he oes against The black. whirlwind who is ambitious to Ineet Jack Johnson. KELLY SAYS HE'S CHAMP. Chicago Boxes Claims Middleweight Honors and Will Defend Title. CHICAGO.—Hugo Kelly, yesterday. through his manager, Slivl Ferret, Inid Claim: to. the ‘middleweight championship Of America. Since the death of Ketchel, there ia no recognized champion, but Papke stands ont as the boss of the. 185 pounders. As Papke is In Austraiia, Kelly Ringe he ie entitled. to the American Championship, ‘He has $1,000. to post to Sind'm match with any one who disputes Riecrisnt to the honors. "He directs his challenge at Sam Langford as well as the other 198 pounders, his {dea being for the middiewelghts now Inthe United States to fight a series of e'imination battles to pick the best man in the bunch as an ‘Opponent for Papke when he returns to this country. THE PREMIER LIGHTWEIGHTS NELSON AND WOLGAST To meet in San Francisco on Decem- ber 24th. SAN FRANCISCO.—Just when Coffroth had practically completed arrangements for a twenty-round match between attling Nelson and Owen Moran for Noemvber 26, there ‘came a sudden switch in the pro- gram, obis lot.l, who has been negotiat- ing with Wolgast for a return match with Ee en oa aecured the premise of; bath THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. men to fight. ‘The battle will take place in this city’ on Saturday, December 24. The men will go twenty rounds, Nelson will leaev for Kansas City today. ‘The Battler has something of an eve that he received during his bout with La Grave, but outside of that he is In good health, and his spirits are good, notwith- standing the decision that he believes should have been rendered in his favor. JOHNSON HIT BY BRICK IN THE LABOR FIGHT ie ‘Black Champion Rode in a Non-Union Taxicab Past Crowd of Union Drivers. CHICAGO—With a big gash in his forehead and a firm determination im- planted in his system to keep clear in the future of labor disputes of ail sorts, Jack Johnson, champion pugilist, is on his way to New’ York ‘Thursday to defend a suit which a theatrical “concern has brought against him for $8,000, claiming breach of ‘contract. Johnson rode to a depot here in a non- union taxicab. In the heart of the busi- ness district, the vehicle passed a ccowd of union drivers and some one threw a brick, It took Jobnson fairly on the head, gutting it, badly’ and stunning him tor a few minutes. Ina nearby drug store the black cham- pion was patched up til only a bad head- ache remained. As S00n as his case is disposed of in New York, Johnson will go. to Atlantic City to show and later Will return to Chieago, where he is billed for a short run, PENALTIES IN NEW FOOT BALL. ‘This season, more than ever before, the foot hall spectators are at a loss as to Why the Various penalties are” imposed and why now and ‘then, for no apparent Huson, the attacking eleven ty) forced to relinquish possession. of the ball. Penal- ties for infractions of the football rules are very numerous, and for the benefit of the spectators the following penalties are given! Interference with opponents on forward Loss of a Down. Interference with opponents on forward pass by side having ball Interference with opponents in neutral zone on kicks by side kicking ball. Tf player make a forward pass when he isnot five yards behind line of scrim- mage. If forward pass strikes ground before touching a player authorized to receive It “TE forward pass be longer than twenty ‘yards before touching player, Tt forward pass be touched by any player of passer’s side except the ends or backs. ‘If a player of the attacking side further lek Ieloked ‘ball. Tf a Kick is made nearer than five yards dehind the tine. Loss of Two Yards. If time is taken out for a team more than ‘three times" in-each “half, unless player Is removed from the game. Loss of Five Yards. If Jess than seenv players of téam having ball are on the fine when ball is passed. Tf any. players, except guards or cen- ter Jock legs. Tf any player cross line of scrimmage before ball is'in play. Tf more than one-man of team having ball is in motion ‘when ball is put in play. If any of team having bail’ fail to re- main behind bail on kiekout. If defensive team fails to remain be- hind Festraining line until ball 1. kleked on'a glewout. If man with ball fails to remain behind the restraining line on @ kickout. Tt'n guard receives the bail from center and attempts to carry it forward. It center make a feint to pass the ball. If a player attempts to draw an oppo- nent offside. Tf the game is delayed unreasonably. If the player making a fair cateh take more than two steps, Tf the snapper back fs interfered with, If a member of attacking team who has not the ball Is held or tacked. Tf a player crawls with the ball after the ball is dead. It a player 18 tackled below the knees. If a player is tackled when the tackler has not one foot on. the ‘round. Loss of Ten Yards. If the team not haivng the ball inter- feres with opponents" forward pass. Interference by’ team receiving Kick with opponents in the neutral zone. on Riek. Loss of Fifteen Yards. If a team has a representative from the side lines during the short intermission. Tt a player leaves the feld during the short intermission. Tf there is interference with a fair catch or an opportunit toy make one, ita player. is thrown to the ground after “a ‘fair catch, If there 1s Interiocked interference. | If a runner fs aided by pushing or ee ing. {if a forward pass is attempted by team not putting the ball in. Dlay. or the use of hands or arms by team having possession of the ball. For plilng on the man with the ball. For Hurdling. - For tripping or tackling out of bounds. For catching from the side lines. If an outsider 4s" on the field without permission. Tf more than flev persons are alowed to walk along’ the sidelines. Disqualification. If a player strikes, knees or Kicks an opponent. ; Ifa player runs into the player kicking: the bal. Loss of Ball. For failuve to advance the ball ten poe eee antenn YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, Special to THE FREEMAN. ‘Mrs, Lizzie Moore, of Elington, ‘Tenn.. ig the guest of her son, James Moore, of 628 W. Lake avenue..-.Louisa Edwards Court, of K. 2. No. 30, will meet in their hall Wednesday, Nov. §," All members are requested to be present at 7:30... .The members of the Chrysanthemum Club’ wid meet at the residence of Mrs. Bias Thom- as street, Monday afternoon, Nov. 7. all members’ be present... The, Jolliy Pour gave a dance In Old Fellows’ new hall on we eMr. Petiiford of Washington, D. C., ‘Tuesday evening and was a grand success. +..The first of the series of dancing par- is the guest of his brother, Dr. C. A. Petti- ties at the Hiks Rest Thursday evening, ford, and will probably locate in the city. was'a success... The members of the col- Sred voters’ club met in the Foraker Ciub fooms. ‘Thursday "evening. Business of importance was transacted and the club 1s making a grand success. ,..‘The mask so- elal held at the St. Marys chureh Thurs- Gay evening was a grand success—Dr. I. H. Simpson's horse ‘ran off Friday, and threw the doctor out of his rig and broke his right arm in three places, and he will not be able to use it for six, weeks or more.” He had a narrow escape from being Killed. ..-Mrs. Lovin Richards Is the guest of Mrs! Lizzie Chinney and ts visiting her husband, Lovin. Richards, the barber... ‘The Malioning Avenue Baptist church held regular services Sunday. Rev. Taylor, their new pastor, is doing nicely and board meeting was held after the morning ser- vices, Oscare Smith, president of the B. Y, P. U.. attended eth session of the union at Cincinnati last week... Mrs. Richard Barton is on the sick list, and also, the daughter Helen, of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams. ...Mrs. “Blanch — May, who is rooming ‘at’ J. WW. Hawthorne's 618 Mon rison avenue, Ughted an oll stove which @id not act good. Mrs. May was about to throw It out when’ it exploded at the top is the steps and set the, stairway on window and received a few bruises bout fire, and she jumped out the second story the head and body. Floyd Kimble, ‘who fushed up stairs ‘through the flames, was burned about the face and arms and’ body and was taken to the city hospital and the four little children, who were playing im the kitchen were rescued by the z Mr. and Mrs, Hawthorne were not ot home at the time, and they lost about half thelr furniture... The Mahoning Valley Lodge No. $082, of Odd Fellows, dedicated thelr new hall’ Monday evening’ with a banquet, which was a grand success in every’ re. seneeeT ME. osc00 = Jung Brewing Company MILWAUKEE BREWERS OF THE CELEBRATED ‘JUNG BRAU” With a flavor that lasts Telephone, Grand 26 For Sale in Milwaukee at Young’s Hotel and Buffet g Towa Club | N. E. Cor. 4th & Cedar Sts, 0 237 4th St, | NAVASOTA, TEXAS. Special to THE FREEMAN. A most successful rally was conducted at Lee ‘Tabernacle Sunday, Oct. 30. ‘The several captains of the occasion reported 4 sum aggregating $10.05, which amount will be “applied toward ‘paying. off the debt on their new $10,000 stone church. ‘This chureh has as its pastor Rev. A. W. Carr, and a large membership of” our most intelligent and progressive citizens, -.:Among those visiting the Dallas fair recently were Messrs. Henry Woods, Er- pest Irwin, Willie Hunter and By” Wil- MERIDIAN, MISS, Special to THE PREEwan. _ Meridian had a $150,000 fire Sunday, Oc- tober 30, when the oll’ mill and seed. sheds of the Meridian Fertilizer Company were Gestroyed. Water was too far t0 reach the fire. ‘They will be Febuilt at_an early date. «+.-Pat Chappelle's "A Rabbit's Foot” Com: pany will show, in Meridian ‘November 7, under canvas. There is no doubt that he will have quite a large ‘crowd... .Rev. I. S. Loe on left on November 1 to open the East Mississippi State Convention, which will convene at Shuewalak, Miss, Mra, Lee Is also attending the convention, represent- ing the Home and. Foreign « Missions... Ringling Bros." Clreus is. billed for Merid- lan on November 5. Everybody” will be here that day to sce the elephant and other things....'The cold) snap struck "Meridian quite carly this year, #0 everybody had to doa little hustiing about the last of Oc- None. Agents Wanted! For Johnson’s History of the Negro Race and Light Ahead for the Negro. No better books for stimulating race pride and progress can be in our library. Entertaining to the old and stimulating to the young. Price, 75¢ per copy for each. Large commission to agents. Address E. A. JOHNSON, 154 Nassau street, New York City, N. Y. One agent writes: ‘They sell faster than any books I have ever handled before.”” ‘The Freeman for one year and a fine life-like picture of Booker “T.. Washington for $1-000 Subscribe today this extraordt- hary’ offer Closes: January 1. AURORA, ILL. Special to Tun Fawn. mora ‘Spriggs, press agent of tho ‘Third Haptist “Church?” He eatlett. clerks Alton ic Blake, ‘pastor. “Morning” service ‘were fine.” Our qastor: preached a goed’ sermaon jand a good congregation was In attendance. Invitation ‘extended: Collection’ good. Sun: ‘ay school begun immediately ‘atter_serv- een, ‘at 12:80, “Tho lesson. was very’ In Aereating one. Subject, “The Anointing of Jesus” Motto text, "She hath done. what she could.” Attendance fair; collection [good hy. PU. opened at’ 7_ p.m by ‘our president, sirs, Tail, by ‘singing “thou ‘Thinkest, Lord, of Me." Then prayer by four -president..” Lesson, “A. Harvest’ Spoil. ing” "tye tople was’led by ‘Rev. Blake Good attendance; “collection very. good. Evening service was very fine, A large congregation enjoyed good" spiritual sef- non, preached "by. our pastor. 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