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Accept the agency for The Freeman in your city. Write today for our liberal terms. THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER INDIANAPOLIS SEP 30 1911 PUBLIC LIBRARY VOL. XXIV. NUMBER 38 STRIKES THE "WINDY CITY" WITH MUCH FORCE WEDDING "IN HIGH LIFE" A SURPRISE Nme. Hackley to Give Retiring Recital Oct. 19-Problem has Been Solved to Make the Choral Study Club a Success. (By Cary B. Lewis.) The greatest musical wave in years is now coming over Chicago and it is heard on all sides that it will most likely keep up during the winter season. On last Thursday night, the eWiliams Tubule Browne Chapel A. M. E. church, and not in years was there such a monster crowd to attend a musical. It proved to be the best paid entertainment in the final years. It was a great affair and their solos, and more especially in their choruses rendered, they gave some beautiful harmony and melody. Every number was received with great enthusiasm and encores were well worthy of the advance notices. In the company are designe Virginia Greene, Annis Hackley, Clara K. Williams and Hattie Hobbs, Messrs. G. L. Williams, I. F. Crabe and I. F. Crabe and C. P. Williams, manager. On Monday night at Institutional church, Mrs. A. J. Carey, the wife of Dr. A. J. Carey, was the manager of the department church. Many of Chicago's talented musicians took part in the well arranged program and reflected credit on the participants. Interest is also being aroused in the Chicago Study Club, Mr. Pedro Tinsley, director of the club states that he expects to bring before the public this season some of the best talent scarcely backed with one of the best choruses ever before a Chicago audience. Lecture Recital. This week, Mrs. Elnora Manson and Mrs Ada Lou Mitchell will appear at Grace Presbyterian church in a lecture. Mrs Manson will render "Peer Gynt" (Beeen). It is expected to be a notable affair among music lovers. A large number of tickets are sold and the recital is to open a new field in the work of art. Madam Hackley Frank P. Coons Following the Hackey reital, October 18, Mr. Frank P. George, one of the most successful and favorably known young men that has played the past seven years, presents to you the acadians talented young people and follows them to present Miss St. Claire White, the most Miss White is the young girl that has seen gold and diamond music. In connection with the appearance of Miss White, other personages of music will be on the program and a guest, Mr. George. Mr. Carl Diton must just return from Germany, will also appear in Chiltern some time before the fall and winter is over. He is one of the finest artists in the country and will be given a warm welcome in the Windsy. Madam Earl Brown, Madam Martha B. Anderson, Mr. Marie Burton-Hyram are expected to make appearances of the country giving recitals. B represent the three leading soprano singers of Chicago and have big volces that have been cultured and experienced. Chicago is taken to the matter of musical events and this year will no doubt surpass all others. Madam Hackley will leave this week for West Virginia and Kentucky, but will return in time for her affair of October 19. Miss Williams is progressing nicely with her dental studies. Miss Ada Banks is at the Pekin this week doing vaudeville work. The Y. M. C. A. workers are full of fire, subscriptions are coming in. Miss Gladys Edwards and George Garner, Jr., are to appear in concert October 2. Miss Gertrude Jackson is still the pianist that accompanies most of the leading singers. Mr. Opal D. Cooper has made arrangements to travel with a quartet, doing Chautauqua work. Mr. Edward Garel, of Chatham, Ont., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Paffele, 3750 LaSalle street. Miss Maude Roberts, a Chicago girl with a very sweet voice, left Monday to teach at Jackson, Penn. Mr. Clarence Tisland is in the city. He is one of the most delightful tenor singers now in Chicago. Mr. Laura White, who taught in Missouri last year, will not teach this year, owing to the illness of her mother. The state has appropriated $100,000 for the new armory and the boys are anxious for their new home. It is reported that Mr. Kemper Harreld will be in the city soon to go to Atlanta Baptist college to teach. Chicago is blessed by the return of her able ministers, Drs. H. E. Stewart, W. D. Cook, D. P. Roberts and A. J. Covey. Provident Baptist church moved into their new home and promises to be one of the leading churches in the city. Mrs. A. A. M. Meriweah has returned to the city after a delightful visit with relatives and friends at Clarksville, Tenn. --- Miss Fannie Wise, late of the Pekin Stock company, is making a trip in Louisville, Cincinnati and other cities in the South. Miss Grace Clark, a charming Chicago girl, is being advised to take advance lessons in music. Miss Clark has an excellent voice. Mrs. Dorwin-Knapp has charge of the Institutional choir. She is quite a musician and is expecting to build up the choir at this church. Dr. Cook was gladly welcomed home, and the usual large number assembled at Quinn Sunday morning to listen to an able and soul stirring sermon. The officers of the Eighth Illinois are rounding the privates, and seeing to it that every man does his share of rife practice on the cringles in Camp Logan. Friendship Baptist church purchased a beautiful building from a white congregation on the West Side, and is now one of the largest churches in the city. Madam Clara Hutchinson was the leading singer in "Tallabo," that played at the Pekin so successfully. She will have the same part when the show returns. --- Rev. and Mrs. William D. Cook celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage at their home, 3322 Calumet avenue, Tuesday evening, September --- Mrs. Sadie Jones, of Little Rock, Ark., a musician of ability and experience, is in the city taking on some finishing touches at the Chicago Conservatory. Mrs. Jones expects to be here all winter. Miss Penny, a graduate of Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo., has been taking a special course at the Chicago University, left Thursday for Parsons, Kan., to accept a position in the city schools. Miss Boger, a very popular girl of this city, but whose home is at Aurora, Ill., is planning to give a musical and dance in November at Oakland Music hall. Miss BoBger plans to study at one of the conservatories of music in this city. ```markdown ``` Miss Hazel Harrison, possibly the greatest pianist of the race, will pass through the city of Chicago, en route to her trip abroad. She will be the guest Joseph Brent. On her return, Miss Harrison will give a big rectal in Chicago. --- At the musical festival on Monday night, those that took part on the program were Mrs. Dorwin-Knapp, Madam Marie Burton Miss Mirage Clark, Miss Missy Clark, Miss Marion Harris, Mrs. Marion-Harris and Mr. Harrison Emanuel, the hit of the evening. . . . . Miss Alberta Bradford, of Winnebago, Can. is in the city, stopping with Mrs. Randolph, 3254 Wabash avenue. Miss Bradford is quite musical and has made a special trip to Chicago to get her music on the market. She will remain in the city for the Hatchery recital. Misses Trent and Haygood are two favorite nurses at Provident hospital, and members of the senior class. They are also musical and often on Friday and these are mariners yankees and fans form a musical class and do some fine entertaining, assisted by their visiting friends in the city. ```markdown ``` An item of interest to the ladies concerning the Hackley retiring recital is that the singer will wear on October 19, a cornet gown designed and made by Miss Hattie Utley, one of Chicago's leading dressmakers, the gown proves such a success. Madam Hackley said that the could not resist exhibiting it to show Chicago the work of one of its clever KICKING TOWARD THE GOAL. MARK FALL SEASON --- There is some talk that J. Augustin Lawson, a graduate of Fisk musical department and of one of the big musical colleges in the East and now abroad, will on his return make a visit to Chicago. Joseph Douglass, the great violinist of Washington, D. C., will pay Chicago a visit next summer for a musical recital. ```markdown ``` --- Berean Baptist church celebrated its tenth anniversary with a large banquet honor of the pastor, Dr. W. S. Bradley, a former pastor of the church for years ago and took charge of Berean church, then a mere mission, conducted in a store in South State street. Dr. Bradley was also asked to join the flock; he led them into a beautiful brick church on Dearborn street, which he and the members helped to erect and it is all dust and earnest efforts that the membership has grown so rapidly that it was necessary to purchase a new site, and within a year a beautiful edifice will be erected. The churches are alive with interest now. * * * Prof. Pedro Tinsley has at last solved the problem of making the affairs of the Choral Study center a success. Prof. Pedro has currently laboriously for the best interest of the club for the past ten years. It is the most popular musical club in the Northwest. It has given exceedingly creditable and now he wishes that the club will have greater financial success. Following up the idea of white music that has been a success advertising, he have a "press agent" to keep the club before the people and to systematically adhere to the concerts. He states that he expects the club will act unanimously upon the matter. --- Last Tuesday evening a party of young people from the South Side, assembled in the basement of LaSalle streets, where they joined another party of postal clerks. They went over Oak Park "L." to Austin, where a surprise was given by Jean-Bernard, who was Mrs. John Boocher in honor of their daughter, Miss Lelia. Mrs. Boocher is quite accomplished, having completed the high school and non-graduate school she attended in literature and science. She has refused several flattering positions in order to complete her work. The party included Misses L. White, Devere Bradshaw, C. William, L. Louise Bradshaw, Williama, Clara and Eyvine Anderson and G. Penny, of Jacksonville, Mo., Messrs. C. Shelby, A. Isabel, J. Munday, G. Morane, Cortez and Neat Bradshaw and Benj. Martin, and David Burns former, Indianapolis. Prof. A. Burns presides on the piano. The affair was quite enjoyable. BATTLE CREEK, MICH. SCQBA: MISS (By S. Beck.) Special to THE FREEMAN. Rev. George Frager closed his revival meeting on the third Sunday. He baptized a large number.....Rev. W. D. Schmidt, the second Sunday night at First Baptist church and left that night for Pittsburg, Pa. for the national Baptist convention..... He is visiting Mrs. Jannie Shield, the wife of Mr. Manuel Shields.....Rev. Best will leave in a few days, returning to school, the Baptist Seminary at Meridian, Miss. He and his brother, Bob Price, are fine young men....There will be a big picnic at the ball grounds on Saturday, September 16th. He will be at the Sccola Giants and the Giles club. All kinds of refreshments will be on the grounds. It will be moved to the Masonic at night. There will be music by the string and day and night. Everybody is invited. invited. S. Beck and Bettie Whitford, managers. PARKERSBURG. W. VA. Col. Carpenter and Capk. Carter, the two teachers, have two credits for the earnest work to raise money to take the U. R. K. of P. and band to the supreme encampment. We are also working hard for Knights are working hard for the cause of friendship, charity and benevolence. We, the lovers of the Knights, are hard to do, and duty to do all we can for the fallen man. It is our duty to young boys to manhood to teach them the principles of Knight-training. Watch our cadet company in a few months. PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE COLORED PYTHIANS HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM. Fraternal and Musical Organizations to Take on New Life-All Colored Voters Urged to Register for the Fall Election. LOUISVILE Kv. Special Sunday was a gala day for the Pythians. They paraded the principal streets, headed by a brass band, and they were decked with a brass band, and they uniformed they wore in Indianapolis. The D. O. K. O., in their white uniforms, with colors flying from the shoulder, were greeted with cheers at every corner. After the parade, the Church of the Church of St. M. E. church, where very interesting program was rendered, consisting of short addresses, musical selections, and the annual address by Vot. W. H. Nutt Street M. E. church, where they were using every effort to erect one of the finest Pythian buildings in the United States. At the recent National Baptist convention held, in Pittsburgh, Pa., it was decided to move the headquarters of the foreign mission to Philadelphia. A large crowd was moved, but we have failed to find in any of the reasons given one that would warrant the change. We regret very much that we made several trips himself to the well cared for. We believe that this great body has taken a wrong step. With such men who serve as members of the board, has given the board a financial standing that will take years to gain in another city. --- With the passing of summer and the advent of cool weather, the clubs, musical organizations and fraternal associations, which have suspended entertainments for the holidays, will play a function and Louisville promises to be gay this winter. Many new clubs have been organized since last summer and they will play a prominent part in the entertainment of the many strangers who flock to Falls City during the week of Christmas. --- --- Mrs. Love Anderson, of this city, is visiting friends in Athens, Ga. Mr. W. H. Harris, the mail carrier, is visiting his wife in Henderson, Ky. Miss Addie Hughes and brother have returned after a most successful theatrical tour. Miss Willetta Payne and Miss Lillie Hurst, of Henderson, Ky, spent the day in the city last Sunday. Mrs. W. O. Martin has returned to the city after a week's stay in West Baden, Ind. --- The annual fall races, which commenced Monday afternoon, have brought a large crowd of visitors to the city who are interested in the sport. Miss Georgia Nugent, who is serving as principal of the Thirteenth and Green streets school, is a very excellent teacher and is a graduate of the public schools of New York and Pennsylvania, wise in his selection. It will be a pleasing, bit of news to the many friends of Miss Nugent if the superintendent decides upon her as the permanent principal Her most excellent service merits such an honor. --- Mr. John Wickliffe, the famous trap drummer, is a member of the Ruby theater orchestra. Mrs. Nannie Bloomer, of West Walnut street, has returned to the city, after a pleasant visit to West Baden, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Tillman, of Danville, Ky., have returned to their home. They spent a few weeks visiting Mrs. Mary B. Grays, of 940 Second Street. Mr. Wm. Porter and daughter, Mrs. Jennie Porter, of Cincinnati, O., and Miss Mabel Mark, of New York City, spent Sunday in the city visiting friends. Mr. Jesse Briscoe and W. H. Lee, who are aspiring to be the umpires of the baseball league that is to be organized early next spring, are pleasant visitors to the city. A large number of friends were present at the rally held in the home of the kicker for the Iowa State at 807 South Sixth street. The children brought in their banks and were served with refreshments. Miss Marie Shealy, of Jeffersonville, a very popular young lady, is serving as steward for the Republican campaign committee. She is an expert typist and is giving excellent service. Mr. Lucas Willis, the very popular undertaker of Indianapolis, Ind., was in the city last Sunday as the special guest of Mr. Alonzo B. McAfee, of West Chestnut street. --- Messrs. Leon Bibbs and Taylor Farrow left this week for Knoxville, Tenn., to enter the Knoxville college. Louisville will be represented this year in other colleges by graduates from Central high school. The colored night schools have opened with very force. The outlook for a prosperous teaching force is very bright, the enrollment for the first week was erw encouraging to the teachers of the schools. Bishop Caldwell was in the city this week en route from the Henderson conference. All of the Louisville ministers of the Methodist church were sent back to their church where they has returned from Henderson, where he went to attend the annual conference. Attorney W. L. Bicks, who was recently elected principal of the public schools, was in the city Salem, curricular among his friends. He seems very much pleased with his new position, where he tendered his resignation as principal of the Central high school. --- There will be a big public meeting under the auspices of the colored department, the Student Union, the Student Church, Sunday, October 1, at 3:30 p.m. The speaker will be Rev. D. Leroy Ferguson. The speaker will be Rev. D. Leroy Ferguson. The speaker will be Rev. D. Leroy Ferguson. Subject, "Is the Young Man Safe?" Men and women are invited to be --- COLUMUBS. KY. DOTS. Special to THE FREEMAN The fourteenth annual convoction of the McKinley Extension University and the Book of Correspondence was held here last week. The first was the principal speaker, and he covered himself with glory by his fine sermons and lectures. The public school here, under the efficient principalship of Dr. David V. Bohanean and his wife, assistant is on hand. Dr. W. Wickley Shelbyville, Ky., has hung out his shingle here to practice the healing art. The doctor is a full-fledged product of Walden University and Ma Harry Medical College, and he was graduated Tuesday evening from the English Theological Department of the McKinley Extension University. Rev. Alcorn is the successful and popular pastor of the school, and the other three young people have here this week to attend College, Jackson, Tenn. ...Mrs. Halle Constrant, of Cairo, came over to revisit the bedside of her sick mother, Mrs. Molle Constrant, and the children have returned after several days' stay in St. Louis, visiting friends and relatives. CAPE MAY. N. J. Arrivals for the week at the Hotel Dale were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sheridan, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, Philadelphia; John J. Walker, Philadelphia; Wm. H. Eans, Philadelphia; Mrs. A. Woodlyn, Philadelphia; Mrs. Morrison, St. Mary's; Mrs. J. Miss Florence Vincent, New York City. ici HAVANA SMOKERS AND CIGARS J. ANDREW WILLIAMS President and Mgr. Williams Cigar Company tito Soot St. ‘asmpa Fla ee poses area aces win aul macatneta Soe ee eee et ie eee SU ea SS aie Se ee Recent een ees ae See is RL. W. $3.70 per hundred. 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There waa quite an unexpected stir among political ward heclers and members of the 2Br Association of Chicayo when at a ban- @uet ‘given by the association Wednesday, September 20, in honor of S. 8. Gregory. newly elected president of the American Bat Association, Probate Judge Charles Cutting amailed the methods of political ward heelers and committeomen in naming te men Who are to preside in the courts. What Judge Cutting Said. “the bench of today Is far inferior to the fone of old. ‘The lawyer of yesterday was a power and a gentioman. Ho was regarded 25 the ‘highest type of citizenship. Judges were revered and to regard them in any Other light than just honest and upright men as almost a sacrilege. If T belloved 1 could Elevate the bench of Gook county by resien- ing I would ‘resign tomorrow. Just a day azo I saw in a newspaper the personal of the men who were to seloct the candidates for the bench of the county. Among them Were four saloon Keepers, two aldermen, who Jovote. most of their. time to that kind of orks and one who has been ‘convicted of Time. “These are the distinguished geatle- en who name the judicial timber’ from Whom the people must select thelr judges Trail sincerity and with much humiliation Task. you, gentlemen, i¢ this. class. of men Anouta occupy the most responsible positions fa'the laws by whieh you are governed and before whose decisions you must bow?” In Toply to politicians and eritics Judge Cutting had this to say: “i ‘applied my criticism generally. T was not and and am not picking out any one Dolieat party to chastise, My point 1s this Pethat the lawyers who should be the Dest qualified to say who among thelr number is fese ftted for the bench have little o noth= Ing to say when it comes to choosing judicial candidates “TT nave no quarrel with the saloon Keepers. 1 mentioned that four sat In one of the pollt- Teal caucuses which chose the teket, while lawyers, the class which is best ftted to help in'maming such a list, were absent. swan not in America when T was firat nominated for the place of probate Judge nor had I submitted my candidacy, ‘The frst I Rnew about it, was when in eBifast, Ireland, Trecelved a cablegram tolling of my nomina ton “T have nothing to say for the present as to plans to change conditions. My sole idea wan to stir the bar to a sense of Its respon- Miuilty inthis respect and to make the law- eS Means Justice to Heirs in Motts Litigation. ‘The banquet in which Judge Cutting spoke took place six days after I had attended the Mots hearing, and when T read the Judge's speech in the newspapers I was not surprised at bis expressions. As a keen judge of human nature T had formed a strong and favorable opinion of Judge Cutting after listening to his rulings when strong evidence in favor of Anna Motts Jackson was being interrupted and. in which her tawyer, 3. ray Lucas, played such a valiant part in the second hearing of the Robert T. Motts estate litigation. As a character study 1 could easily discover the eagle searching eyes of a fair-minded judge. I had labored under the fear of the very poiltical debauchery that the ‘Brainy judge had later condemned. 1 had heard it publicly recited that the case would soon be settled and that the Lindsay faction, which includes the strong_polltical end of nancial usurpation, would soon have possession of the ePkin Theater, that the Fred Mots faction hadno pull and would fooon be ousted and the weak woman and the unexpected weaker child, as equal heirs would be swallowed up in the fHusion of lexal Usurps, ‘The mistaken identity of Franklin Dennison, Misa Lindsay's new legal adviser, who I mistook from the ledger book for a Whiteman, iaa colored gentlemen, who as A lawyer at first refused to reveal his legal Identity of position In the case. While I predict a long and tedious battle of legal war nothing Is so despicable as for any part or party in the law to seek to cheat its equal Justice, and Judge Cutting’s speech, coming at this time, Incidentally can be looked upon fas a most notable feature of honesty In ad- fustment.. ‘The next hearing is set down for October 6th. J. L. DARTER Secretary of Y. M. C. A., Addressed ‘the Citizens of the —6ioCENthe- | Mass Meeting of Colored Citizens. By J. F. Moxley. ‘The mass-meeting proved to be of great Interest... Every seat was filled. Invoca- tion by Rev. G. W. Harris, scripture read- ing, St. Luke, 4th’ chapter, by Prof. Wi. Woif; master of ceremonies, Prof. Wa Wolf; Rev. J. W. Batas, Al M., opened the mass-meeting, taking for his theme, “The. Importance of a Christian Educa- tion.” “He talked on the moral elements that ft. a man for duty and helps him to find. his “place. Prof. C.'T. Cook, prin- cipal of State Straet public school, "was the next speaker, taking for his subject, “Has Bdueation Béen a Help to the Negro?” Mr. J. Ie Darter spoke on the subject, “Why the White Christians Have Interest in the Colored Brethren.” | Mr. Darter said that first of all this is God's land ot kingdom, and. you are as much responsi- Ble-as any other nation for His kingdom of holiness here on earth. Second, it is impossibie to stop a nation of progress. ‘A progressive nation must keep moving. to the front in this progressive age, He gave out the following statements: There are 42 Colored ¥.M. C. A's, with 3,066 active members, 6009 Bible classes, "477 young men led’ to Christ, $40,000 ‘spent last year for the work, 330,000 churches, 84,000. Sunday Schools, 21,100 ‘teachers ‘These are facts of the progressive move- ment of our people in’ this branch of service. Hon. W. L, McNeal, sheriff of Warren county, brought forth the laymen's move- ment, which was full of great information to the hearers. Rev. S. KR. Reid discussed the subject, “Has the Church Been an Im- portant Factor. inthe Negros Uplift?” ‘which was brought forth with the glitter- ing sunshine of moral and intellectual up- lift of the Negro as a general benaft. ‘The Allen Christian Endeavor League at Taylors Chapel A. M. E. church will discuss the topic, “A Missionary Journey ‘Around the World,” Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Miss S.A. Rhodes-. viee-presidant of the league, will open the topic. ‘The pub- lic are wanted to attend. Mrs. Dr. 0. D. Porter is spending an indefinite visit in Macon, Miss, with her mothar and other relatives and’ friends of e city. The colored citizens of Bowling Green. Ky., return a vote of thanks to the board of education. There | have been about $5,000 addition added to the school bultd- ing, a bautiful chapel, automatic sant- tary toilets, sanitary drinking fountains, furnace for the new apartment. which gives us one of the best school butldings in the State for colored students of the Public schools. ‘the ‘Windows’ Link Club of this city was entertained Saturday evening at ‘the Tesidence of Mrs. and Miss Harding, $42 High street, which was enjoyable to all who were present. Mr. J. H. Blakey spent last week in In- Stanapolis, Ind., with Mr. F. Smith and on his return home stopped over in Louls- Ville, Ky. where he was joined by hie son and qaughter. Mr. W. R. and. Miss Mary ¥. Blakey. ‘They spent a few days with Telatives Gnd friends in that city. CELESRATED NEGROES. Poushkin, Coleridge Taylor, Paul Lawrence Dunbar. The Ethiopian Burns. Apoushtin not ool gavel digatty to Ros sian poetry. but, "his prose, works, which include such novels ‘as “The Captain's Daughter,” and “Dubnovski,” and his. His: tory. of the. Pugatcheft Insurrection’ —for Which he received 20,000 roubles in 1833 Fave Russion prose a titerary perfection His* intellect. was original, bis intuition quick, ‘his wit Keen, and his numer gentle fe possessed an extraordinary mastery of Geckuique Guth ta petee gee Sette aoe THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. TS SpigraEas 70 Baud 00 DS: the bape geo: omeRemuel Colerdige Taylor's genius may * jendige ‘Taylor's genius be said to have ascerted (tacit whem 2° boy of six, Joseph Beckwith “aiseoveres im in weladn New Heady Croydon, hol ing’ avery small-sized violin Is one toed and ‘playing at. marbles with the other The real discovery, however, made bhi jardian friend and. benefactor,” Colonel Flerbert A. Walters, V. D.. late command: ing the 4ih Battalion’ the Queen's Neel ment Nfhero bave been boy prodiges, tn abundance, ‘but never before’ inthe his tory of music has @ boy, ‘showing early promise, such as that Identified with Cole Fldge-Taylor's ‘early youth—except Han ‘del'and’ Brindle de ‘Salls—fuifilea ‘that promise On. arriving at. man's “estate Handel wrote his first opera. “Almirae at twenty. “Hiawatha was produced when Goleridge-Taylor “was” twenty-three, “Mr. Coleridge-Taylor has been récent- ly elected principal professor of musical Composition at the ‘Guildhall ‘School ‘ot Susie, London, “Mor five years ho has been, and is stil, conductor of the Handel Bociéty of London. *2aul’Lawrance Dunbar, the pure-biooded Ethopian poet, maybe termed the Burns of the Negro race.” William Dean Howells in his introduction to, Dunbar's "Lynies of Lowly “Lite” saya: “What struck me. tn Feading ‘Mr. Danbar's. poetry. was that however sifted his race ‘had proven _ftael In "music, In oratory, in several Ot the other arts, here was the Arst instance of fan Amerigan Negro who had evinced in- hate distinction in jiteratures “Here isa Epeciment, “When” Malindy Sings °¢ror SPyrles of Lowly Liter! Giway ana quit dat noise, Miss Lucy ; Put dat music-book sway; What's de use to keep on tryin’? Ef you practice twell youre gray, You can't stat no notes acilvin’ alee ones dat rants and rings From de. kitehen to de big woods When Malindy sings. You ain't got de nachel o'gans Fo" to make de soun’ come right, You ain't got de tu'ne an* twistin's Ful to make ie sweet and lights Tell you one thing now, Siss Lucy, "Ant I'm tellin’ you fu true, When hit comes to real right singin’ Maint no easy thing to do. Easy thing fu’ folks to hollab, ‘Lookin’ at de lines an’ dots, When dey ain't noone kin sense tt ‘An de chune comes in, in spots! But fu" real melojous musle, Dat jes" atrikes yor bea't and clings, Jeg you stan’ an’ listen ‘wif me ‘When Malindy’ sings. “As long as the Ethiopian race shall continue "fo “produce Coleridge-Tayiors, Dunbars, ‘Booker ‘T- Washingtons, “Du Bolses, Hlydens, Marion Cooks, and others, who have made an impress upon thelr age, Whether in law, letters, musle, or other sister arts, so long," concludes’ Duse. Mo- hamed, "will there be hope for the soctai, material and political advancement of the ee Aero oe ITEMS OF RACE INTEREST. Dr B.C. Morris was reelected presi- dent of ‘the National Baptist “Association, wich recently met i coavention “at Pittsburg, Pa. < ew The widow of the late Henery High- land ‘Garnett was feeently. tendered a fe: eption. in. New Yorke Ars Garnett is of distinction, having” been “among the first colored. graduates of the schools of New York ant of tho Ast colored teagh= ers. She is now retired, aged 79. She wwas a principal, ne | Six thousand “delegates and visitors from every’ part of the United States ase Sembied in the: big auditorium. at tana Park September 12 at Pittsburgh, Pa, to attend the opening of the force aeventh Snnuat seasion “of che National Baptist convention, "The convention was presided ever’ by Dr. EG. Morris of Anant who flea that position for the past seven teen ‘years. - Richard W, ‘Thompson, the well-known newspaper vorvespondent’ of Washington, D."Gy, was the gbjact of attention during his ‘tip to the New Bmgland States. "A Stag: was given him which waa attended by prominent newspaper ‘workers, anon whom were: "thomas Fortuie, Paul Bray, Tester A. Walton, Jamas Hl, Ant dersoe, William’ O.Mingrd, of Washing toni N. B. Dodson and Geotge: W. Harris, Roscoe Conkling Simmons who has been connected with, the New York Age, inant eBtorial capacity for the: past Year, as Fesigned nd will probably take up Journ: inte: work inthe South, “He W ons at the best known writers. and. speakers fn the country and 13 regarded Uy ‘New York: ers as one of the best speakers in the ety. He is an alumnus of the Hisie and Colum: ia ‘universities se nthe following by Duse Mohamed in his “rhe Colored “Maa in Arta and Letters® in the. P's Magazine, reproduced in the Lagos Standard, Atriea:'Quite recently Picelnt, om hig return to Burgpe after pro. ducing “he int of the Golden Weste i New “rors although ‘not going so {as as Dvorak, also averted thae'the only susie the "Americans possessed was ‘the Negro melodies. The “latter part. of Dvoraies Statement was. something of ‘a prophces, when Wwe remember Will Marion, ool th Egmposer “ot “in Dahomey." "Abyssinia: Bandana ‘Land? ‘and Phecasino Gin ‘Thus we have four mulattoes “who lve done credit to the dual race to which they Belong.” A quartet of famous Negroes: “Alex- ander Sergeievich Poushkin, born in 1799 Gf a noble ussian family cm the paternal sae, Badan Ethiopian grandmotten: “Ale endsr Dumas, pers born in 1805, descent ei from, an Rtriban "grandmother irom Haier ana a Frenen nobleman. The novel. ist's father took the name of Dumas from his Ethiopian mother. Samuel Goleriage- ern born in London in 1857, the son of a "West african doctor’ and an English Tother! and Wil Marion Cook, with Goth eaternal_ and’ paternal "African “forbears. Cook's mother was the Agat colored school feacher'in the state of Kentucky. and his Esther one of the first colored idwyers in America fo practice in the ety of Washe ington, D. E where the composer’ ‘was form fourty-four years “age--Duse Mo: Bamed. as! Maj, John R, “Lynch, recently retired fromthe United States’ Army, was born fh Loulsiana, became a cltizen of Loutsi- fina, "served" two terma inthe Legisia- fire ofthe ‘latter State, was Speaker, 1sf-1873, He was sent four times to Republican national conventions a'adelegateiSt2, Tys4, 1588, and 1892, “He Was a. member of tha, Forty-third, “Forty-fourth "and Portyuaten eongresses aa. the representa: tive of the Sixth Mississippi district, and was auditor of the treasury for the Nav? Department trom 1889. t0 1983. Migior ‘Lynch was appointed @ major in “the voruntear™service by" President Motintey at the outbreak of the war with Spain YHfe served. with “the, ram of Pilot in both Cuba ‘and the Philippines from” June, 1808, until February, 10k, Hie was then ‘appointed. paymaster in the Togular service, with the’ rank of captain. He received ‘his promotion to" major In September, 1906. Pon. Diplomats for Haiti under the new gov- ernment’ Solon Monos, Minister at Wash ington. THannibat Price, secretary of legation at Washington. Neomoure Auguste, Minister at Paris, Calithene Fouchard, retained as Minister at Berlin. GB, Dorsainville, Minister resident ond consul general at Lindon: irice "Duvivier, charge d'affaires at Havana. Catinat Fouchard, consul general at New York. Roaalverl Beliard, consul general at Havre, France. Towis" Deligots, consul general at St. thomag, DW. E ‘Mr. Afenoe, ‘who comes to Washington ig 2 widower. "His ‘wife was a sister of Mrs. J. N. Leger, whose husband formerly was Haitian Minister here. Hannibal Price, who comes an secretary of leeation, evthe Son Of" former Haitian minister ore, Special to Tus Femme ‘The Rev. H. K. Hill is attending the national Baptist convention in Pittsburg, Pa....Mrs, Alice Detruiley is proud to hays ‘her daughter Mariah home’ again. - ..Mrs. Mary Lampkins is still sick Her friends hope for her recovery....Miss Al- berta Jordan Rutherford ‘has ‘returned home after spending several weeks in Tampa with friends and relatives. . . . Mrs. Mary and Master Phillip Israel “have. re- fumed home after spending several weeks in Tallahassee with friends....Mrs._F. W. White and daughter have ‘returned home after attending the funeral of thelr cousin. in Jacksonville....Mr. Chair is in the city visiting friends and relatives wc::--Mrs. Bila, Vereen died ‘Thursday, Bepiember| 14, “1911. "Mrs. Vereen was born March 11, 1891. ‘The funeral was held in MFt_ Zion Baptist church Friday at 2p. m. She was a member of the H. of R., and leaves a mother, two sisters and two brothers....The Bautismal ser- mon was preached by Rev. Braswell, pas- tor of Mt Olive A. M. 5. church Sunday, September 17, at i1 o'clock. Text, Acts 1:5: “For John truly baptized with wa- ter, but ye shall be baptized with the holy ghost not many days hence.” Read, Ex- odus 40:12; Lev. 16:4-24; John 3:23-26; Isath 52:19; Numbers 19:18-29 and you al find a wert Of hie Sermon. ~~ e a <tr We Invite Every Housewig To ta:pest Gur Complete fi | ai | Line of Jewel Stoves as ai] and Raages i sim By selling Jewel Stoves we of- @ fer our customers their choice a of the largest and most complete [i Une of stoves manufactured, pp ERS Eabeste =e We sell them at the lowest pos- ¥4 Nn wont sible prices for which good SAS — ES stoves can be obtained. Call and oF oe’ SS see those we carry in stock and Payee A be convinced that we offer you A ZpScraeerce the sreatest value ottainabia Mites (eine) ie All Jewel Stoves guaranteed. p=) DS ia CN . sy av? Price $28.50 “U7, L. D. TYLER & Co, 35-37-39 N. CAPITOL AVE. PHEONIX, ARIZ. A. M. E. and C. M. E, Conferences Social Events By John Bock, For the past two weeks Phoenix, the land of sunshine and flowers, has been the center of attraction, with ’ distinguished visitors attending the A. M. E. and C. M. E. conferences, and while ‘we (Arizona) are but a babe in the grand old Union, the Negroes feel proud to know that they held the first conference and that the delegates and ministers were so royally entertained. ‘They all expressed their regrets at leaving. Mr. J. A. Brown, one of Phoenix's leading business ‘men, who has been on an extend- ed trip through the Hast, has returned, to the delight of his many friends... . Miss ‘Edith M. Millen, who has been in’ Chicago taking a summer course, returned last week to enter upon her duties as teacher in the colored graded school; we ail are glad to welcome Miss Millen ‘back, and she is looking the picture of health... .Mr. D. J. Denveport, of Oakland, Cal,” ar- rived in our city last week’ looking out for a good location for business. ...One of the prettiest affairs of the season was the reception given at Mrs, Allen Smith in honor of the visiting ladies of the C. M. E. Conference. ‘The parlor was beauti- fully decorated with roses, palms and pink gladiolas. “Mrs. Smith, the amiable host- ess, was assisted by the following ladies: Mesdames E. S. P. Dawson, Chas, Brown- er, J. A. Green, Geo. White, Paul Greene and Miss Elizabeth Harrison ; and the vis- iting ladies were: Mrs, M. R. Harris, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Mrs. Neitie Nickols, of Washington, D. G.; Mrs. J. A, Stout, of Santa Monica, Cal.; Mrs. T. H. Page, of Douglas, Ariz; Miss Lady Emma" Le Phillips, “of Nashville, ‘Ter., and Miss Georgia Edwards, of ' Indianapolis, Ind. ‘The evening was’ spent in discussing the issues of the hour, after which they all expressed their regrets at parting... Last Wednesday a party composed of Mr. J. A. Brown, Mr. J. W. Hayes and Mr, E. 8. P. Dawson and Mrs, T. H. Page, Mrs Nettle Nickols and | Mrs. J. W. ‘Hayes spent a day's outing at Glendale ‘and re- ported a delightful time. ‘They bagged Some birds that are very valuable. ....Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caldwell returned from an extended trip last week and report a fine time. ‘They both look the picture of health....Mr. R. Sterns, one of our lead- ing barbers of the city, is on the sick list this week. We hope ‘for Mr. Sterns a speedy recovery... Prof. W. R. Cowan, A. B., of Vinita, Oiia., arrived in the city last week to take charge of the colored school. He was elected principal, and we welcome him in our midst and wish him all the success that Hfe can give... .Miss Lena Wells and Miss Minnie ‘Taylor’ took the laurels the other night in a whist party, and they are thinking of retiring before the next whist party. I wonder why?....It is reported that a company has been formed’ that composes Messrs. Dawson, Council, Lewis and Greene and another’ name that the writer could not learn, but this company is planning _ to open ‘up a business enterprise that will give employment to many of our colored boys and girls. There are five members in it and the capital is to be $1,000. and in behalf of the citizens of this city I will say that they have the best wishes, good will and support of every colored man in ee LES aa) = GE eee 4 BN (Foe en ee “\ 4 se | eee a | 4 — |e | af bee | pis be { a ee 7 ae. ay age \ ae tee ay Y \aeroneUcing | \\ ids Is Your Hair Short? Breaking Off, Thin or Falling Out? Have you Tetter Eczema? Does yonr Scalp Itch ? Have yo More than a Normal Amount of Dandruff ? If so write for MME. C. J. WALKER’S WONDERFUL HAR GROWER which Postively cures all Scalp Diseases, Stops the Hair from Falling out and Starts it at once to Growing. These Remedies are Manufactured only by THE WALKED MFG. CO. 688 N. WEST ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 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Block has one of the most up- to-date dentist’s offices In the city, in the Globe Supply building, corner 25th’ avenue and 5th street, upstairs... .Rev. T. L. Jor: dan, who hasbeen in our city for several days, returned to his home at Mobile, Ala, on September 12... Rev, A. Goodwin has returned to his home at Shuqualak, Miss Ollis Mason, clerk at Howard's drug store, has been quite sick at his home on. 26th avenue the past week....Dr. M. A. Web- ster, who has been sick, is up again. ..An- drew Austin, who died’at Memphis, ‘Tenn. was “brought to Meridian, Miss. His funeral was attended at St,” Paul M. E. church on September 16, at 3 p. m. Rev. I, L, Pratt officiated. Burial at the L, § € D. cemetery... Rev. L. 8. Lee occupied his pulpit at New Hope Baptist church Sunday evening and night, September 17, to the satisfaction of all’ present....Dr B. W. Carr ‘and Dr. J. J. Foster ” have opened up offices as dentists in our city. Success to you both....A great deal of robbery has been going on in Meridian of late, but it is dying out by degrees. We hope # is off....The agent of The Free- man is still under the weather, but 1s still improving... .Rev, J. T. Davis is still go- ing along with the West End Union Bap- tist_church....The federal court is stil going on at the “Federal building. sith a Niles presiding. ...The Bap- list ‘Seminary opened on September 20, ‘The public schools will open on September 25. “We hope to have more about them eee ‘Tue Macic 12 Two TES LARGER THAN RCTURE:TT IE gm Loma, ee Cee Tae ain en 9 aaa OG aowesonsnte see as EMAGIC DRIER i fies) ume = Ano HAIR: STRAIGHTENER J? Mt i NANNERL A Aal Mss A avronene nus$ foe | il SESSA ATAMIUUILL). MAILED sscesee ex 2 . ~~"Every Indy can have a beautiful and tuxoriant head @ air if’ she uses e MAGIC. 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Murry, ex-congressman from the first and seventh South Carolina districts, lec- tured last Monday night at Progréssive Baptist church, and Friday night to Har- mony Baptist church, to lange and appre- ciative audiences on’ “The Cause, Eyfects and Remedy of the Race Problem.” His books sold like hot cakes. He ‘will go from Denison to Dallas, ‘Tex. ’ CAPE MAY, N. J. Special to THE FREEMAN, ‘The following are the arrivals at Hotel Dale for the past week: Miss. Magsle Clower, Mrs. Norris Comegys and Mr. J. R. Hili, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ellsworth i. Major, ‘Cape May, City; Z. Bonner and family, Emanuel” Thomas and Philander V. Baugh, Philadelphia, Pa. ; R. R. Goode, Jacksonville, Fla; Archibald" Campbell, Eleanor G. ‘Wilson, Frank L, Forbes and P. L. Wood, Philadelphia, Pa.: Allen’ F- Bush, New York City; Mrs. Howard Mil- hourtie, Mrs. J. G. Ford, Mrs, H. i. Kelth, Miss Cora Brown and Mr. and Mrs, Wm. F. Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Morris Skelly, Merchantville, N. J. 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Washington, on his Observation while in Europe. Fiume, Buda-Pest and the Immigrant (Continued from Last Week.) It was a cold, cloudy, windy, rainy day when the little coasting vessel that was to take us across the Adriatic drew out from the gray and misty harbor of the ancient city of Ancena and started its journey of Fifth Island, at which the kingdom of Hungary touches the sea. I had read of the hardships of the early immigrants, and I heard once an old colored man, who had been carried to America as a slave, the long voyage, and some fifty other crowded together in a little sailing vessel. It was not, however, until this trip of a few hours on the Adriatic in a dirty, ill-smelling little vessel, that I began to understand, although I had crossed the ocean several times, how unfortunate I was. Fortunately the journey was not a long one, and after the vessel found itself in the shelter of one of the beautiful green islands which are stationed like sentinels along the Dalmatian coast, it was possible to go one hundred miles across the broken coast line. It was indeed a splendid sight, in the clear light of the late afternoon, to watch the great blue-gray clouds roll up over the green and glistening masses of the islands, which surrounded themselves on the coast. What I had heard and read of the Dalmatian coast had lead men to look for the signs of an ancient civilization, not unlike that which I had left in Italy. In the city of Flume, however, was the brand new and modern character of everything in view. I do not mean that the city had any of the loose-jointed and straggling newness of some of our westward cities, but that it was allowed to grow newness and completeness of one of those modern German cities, which seem to have been planned and erected out of hand, at the command of some higher authority. In part of cermany, they had not made it allowed to grow up newness, in the comfortable and hayhazard disorder that one finds in some parts of America. This is particularly true of the cities. Everything was tagged in the city, and not merely allowed to grow up newness in the gardens seen in the bushes in the gardens seem to show the effect of military discipline. Trimmed and pruned, they stand up straight, in long and regular rows, as if they were continuing their impression which I got of modern Hungary at Flume was confirmed by what I saw a few days later at Buda-Pest, the capital. There was the same air of newness, and novelty, as if the city had been erected and grown used to it. A little further acquaintance with the cities of Flume and Buda-Pest made it plain, however, in each case, that the new city had been added to the people had not yet grown used to it. In Flume, for example, somewhat hidden away behind the new buildings which line the broad avenue of the modern Magyar city, was added to the ancient Italian town, with its narrow, winding streets, crowded with all the quaint and vivid life, the petty traffic and the varied human sights and sounds with which I had become familiar during my journey All this suggests and illustrates the rapidity with which changes are going on in Hungary and the haste with which leaders in the government are social life leaders in the government up with and, if possible, get ahead of the procession of progress in the rest of Europe. The trouble seems to be that in Hungary progress has begun at the top, with the government, instead of the government, with the government, apparently, desire and hopes to give the masses of the people an education that will increase their usefulness, without at the same time increasing their wants and stimulating desire to rise. Its efforts are further confused by a determination to suppress the other nationalities and preserve the domination of the Magyar race. In short, I think I might sum up the situation by saying: Hungary is under the experiment of attempting to increase the efficiency of the people without giving them freedom. Since then, however, Hungary has, I understand, modified its contract with the Cunard Company in such a manner that it does not apear as if the government has actually gone into the business of exporting its own citizens, and, instead of attempting to direct emigration through Flume by bringing amounting money to the rafter to invite traffic by creating at this point model accommodations for emigrants. As a matter of fact, the government has, as a rule, attempted to discourage emigra- tion rather than increase it. Where that was not possible it has still tried to maintain its hold upon its citizens in America; to acquire their interest in their native land and make the emigrant sible, a temporary absence, in order that the state should not suffer a permanent loss of population and, in order apparently to make the gold which had poured into the country, a result of this emigration might not cease. The actual amount of money which is back by returning emigrants, or those living in America, can not be definitely determined, but not less than 47,000 emigrants returned to Hungary in 1907. It is estimated, if I re-read it slightly, that each returned emigrant brought home, and the average immigrant, not permanently settled in America, sends back every year about the which is possibly more money than he could pay for home. In the years 1900 to 1906 he brought home 100,000 from Hungary by money orders alone $22,917,566. In the year 1903 an official investigation shows that, in addition to the money which he brought home, the size of the farm he already possessed. In fact, in certain places, mentioned by Miss Blach in her book "Our Slavic Citizens," the demand for land has been so great that it decreased in value between five and six hundred per cent. *Charities Publication Committee, 1910. In one year, 1903, according to Miss Blach, 4,321 emigrants sent home $60,860, which is an average of otte quite $130 per emigrant. With this money 4,116 homes were bettered, by paying buyers more land or making improvements. These facts, however, give but a small indication of the influence which immigration has directly and indirectly, upon the conditions of life among the masses of the people in Hungary, in the countryside and in southeastern Europe. For one thing, in arousing the hopes, ambitions and discontent of the so-called "inferior" people is added to the hopes of the majority of the Slovak or Creation who come to America does not at once lose his interest in the political and social struggles of his land. On the contrary, in America, where the nationalities in many parts of the United States are represented, newspapers printed in his own language, and discuss racial politics in the societies and clubs which have been formed by the different nationalities in many parts of the United States are likely to take a more intelligent interest in the struggle for national existence of his own people than he took at home. In the case of members of some of the minor nationalities in America, he owes to the persistence with which the Hungarian government had discouraged their efforts to teach their own language, it is not until they have reached America that they have opportunity to read their mother tongue. Some indication of the interest which the different emigrant peoples take in the struggle against the members of their own race in their native country is also a great opportunity to several of these nationalist societies are doing in America. The National Slavonic Society organizes political meetings, raises funds for Slovak political prisoners in Hungary and supports literature for the purpose of arousing sympathy and interest in the Slovak cause. In his book, "Racial Problems in Hungary, Seten-Watson, who has made a special study of the condition of the Slovak, says: Among the most striking costumes which I remember to have seen were those of the Montenegrin trades, with their red caps, embroidered vests and the red sausages around brigands. After these, perhaps the most picturesque costumes which I saw were worn by a troop of Dalmatian girls, the most striking feature of whose costume was the white cap, embroidered with a distinct distinctive pattern of bons. One figure in particular that I recall was that of a little woman, striding through the streets of Flume driving a little train of beautiful cream-colored oxen. Its distinctive costume emphasized each other's attention and as they each signified differences in traditions, prejudices and purposes of the people to whom they belonged, they gave one a sort of picture of the clash of races in this strange and interesting country. Even those races who are no longer divided by costume and habits, racial distinctions seem to be more closely drawn than at Buda-Pest. For example, to a large extent the business of the city seems to be monopolized by Germans and Jews. The government of the population of the population are Italians and Creatians. As a matter of fact there are threes distinct cities which commonly go under the name of Finune. There is the modern city, which is the capital of the city, the buildings, which is Magyar. The older city, with its narrow, gossiping streets and Roman trifphal arch, which is Italian, and finally, just across the canal, or "dume", which is a handsome new Creation town which is officially distinct from the rest of the city, having its mayor and town officials. BILOXI. MISS. Special to THE FREERMAN Rev. J. T. Mason left Monday to attend the National Baptist Preachers' Convention in Pittsburgh....D. J. Wills left Tuesday for Pascagoula to be second wafer under George Goulda to who has been in office Pascal Hirsch hope them much success....M. Ergene Moore made a flying trip to Mobile....Mrs. Ophelia Lott and sister returned Sunday. The Nelson Orchestra played in Moss Point and returned to his home in Mobile....Miss Ethet Bundy, who has been in Mobile for several days, stopped over in Biloxi for a few days en route to New Orleans....The benefit Monday night was a great success. Mr. Thomas went to New Orleans to the doctor and is improving greatly. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery....Mr. Dan Stokes returned from Austin, Texas to report all the scotch news and arrivals to the agent, J. Lee, chilipela restaurant. QUITMAN, GA. Special to THE FREEMAN. SPURT TO THE TREEMAKE Clarence Bracton was shot at three times by Willie Folsom, one of the bullets striking Bracton near the heart and he died instantly. Both are colored boys. Braction, who was working for Folsom, is now lodged in jail awaiting trial. Folsom has worked up a fine sense of her history here... Misses Alice Carter, Mary of the Mountains, have declined to put off their trip to Florida... Mr. Asa Thompson is up again from a long spell of sickness, and has again started back to work... M. M. Sallie, a former teacher, is going up about fifteen miles through the country Sunday afternoon. The colored people in the country here seem to have plenty around them, such as stock, and some not been picked. Of cotton which has not been picked, the M. M. 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Nothin' doin' politically. Some one suggests that some of the occult brotherhood should locate "Mona Lisa," and thus win undying fame—and, of course, a fortune. He did it—got those 69-cent potatoes and put them on the market. Been paying $1 and $1.50 per bushel, you know. Mayor Shank kept his word. Potatoes are the backbone of the many tables. Those prices kept the people guessing how to make ends meet. According to the latest report, the Panama International Exposition, 1915, will have no special Negro exhibition. Annexes were never good looking features. It is much better to have straight-out Negro exhibitions in localities where rights are greatly restricted. To reach and hold the talented young Negroes for better purposes is a great question. It is not a one-sided question by any means. Are they properly encouraged? Are not their designs in life frustrated by the hard conditions? Have they sure incentives for the future? Is not selfishness on the increase, thus in opposition to a more communistic feeling, as should exist between a people of the kind? And Judge Remster is a Democrat! He kept faith with the spirit of the laws and the people in their relation to them, rather than with a coterie of individuals. We are painfully impressed with the fact that the Governor et al. were trying to get along without us in the thing of constitution making. If it were a matter of doubt whether the people should or should not take part, everything pointed to the people—policy, respect and safety. Nineteen hundrd and nineteen will be the three hundredth anniversary of the Negroes' appearance in America. What will they do about it? We propose a monster exhibition—a demonstration manned from stem to stern by Negroes. And right now declare for Indianapolis as the place of holding such demonstration. Boston has pre-empted, 1920; will celebrate the landing of the Pilgrim fathers. So in all our "previousness" we are yet behind the white people. Indiana will celebrate its hundredth year of statehood in 1916; it has also served notice. What's the matter with 1919? "The people, by the Constitution, have delegated to the General Assembly the power to propose specific amendments to the Constitution, and, in the delegation of the power, have prescribed the mode of making such proposals and submitting the same to the people. This prescribed mode is mandatory upon the General Assembly, and excludes the proposing of amendments by such body by any other mode. The proposed Constitution, considered as a series of proposed amendments to the existing Constitution, is void, because not proposed in the mode prescribed in the grant of power."—Judge Remster, on the proposed new Constitution. It is fairly certain that the great Johnson-Wells fight, scheduled for London, England, October 2, will be no go. The opposition came from the church, the army and from the citizens generally. Far-seeing individuals took the initiative, doubtless, and thus have avoided racial complications that might have followed. It is said from London that Johnson is broke. This is not thought to be true. Johnson did not take the bulk of his money with him. He has gone at a merry clip since he has been abroad, but he has not spent all of his money. His mother, who still resides in Chicago, says that Jack has money. The annual fight against Roscoe Conkling Bruce, an assistant superintendent in the public school of Washington, turned out as usual. The school board referred the matter to the superintendent, who has a high regard for Mr. Bruce. Mr. Bruce is a Harvard graduate. He was formerly of the normal department of Tuskegee, Booker T. Washington's school. He was highly recommended by Mr. Washington for his present position. He has not seen fit to change his mind. It looks as if Mr. Bruce will remain. Eight of the nine members of the school board voted in favor of referring the matter to the superintendent, thus virtually sustaining Mr. Bruce by a vote of 8 to 1. When I found I was black I resolved to live as if I were white, and so force men to look below my skin.—Alexander Dumas. Here is food for reflection. Bear in mind the day of Dumas, pere—one hundred years ago. Even at that time the world wasn't straight on the color question. The elder Dumas soon saw that as things went, his color was a badge—of inferiority. He did not prefer to be thus classified. He fought for a place beyond the pale of caste and won it. Our race needs very many Dumas, pere, and Dumas, fils, also. They would greatly leaven the mass, making it more conformable to the requirements, if we would escape from a preconceived notion of ourselves, and as entertained by those who figure so largely in fixing the final estimates of men and nations. Emancipation Day celebrations are being held all over the country. Perhaps that's putting it too strong. The day has been observed, nevertheless, in many places, and as it should be. Here in Indianapolis the zeal for observing the day is running low. The reason is very plain. When the thing is mentioned, a "choice" few get busy, as if they were the whole show; no others need apply. This is generally in political times, when the few want to be seen and heard. And thus the great deed is subordinated to the ambitions of a few mutts who wouldn't hesitate to impale—well, to do anything to make a personal showing. Political times over—then Emancipation celebrations to the winds! We have advocated a quiet observance of the day—minus the hurrah, minus the political stimulation; a real, loyal regard for that individual who figured so conspicuously in Negro affairs—Abraham Lincoln. THE COATESVILLE BURNING. The Coatesville, Pa., burning has been the cause of considerable helpful discussion concerning the matter of mobs generally. Some have had the "audacity" to fix the responsibility for such happenings on the church, insisting that it is careless of its opportunity. We think also that the church can do much, but not all, in preventing those horrible happenings. There are other agencies more powerful than the church in such matters. The school and home, together with the church, make possible for a trinity of assault before which the mob forces would have to give way. And, furthermore, it is not impossible to bring those forces—school, home, church—to bear on the great evil. We believe that the majority of homes, many schools, and the church at times, do wage war against that greatest of iniquities. But they do not act as of an understanding. One is desultory, another indifferent; whereas if all were incessant in their opposition, mob violence would be the least of the thoughts of the people. Solomon saw the thing plainly many years ago, when he said, train the child in the way it should go, and when it is old it will not depart from it. It is an old and simple truth, answering in this day as it did in that. The mob can be eliminated by those easy and goodly processes, which will also serve to reduce violence in general in the meanwhile. The mob is not a thing to be cured by the laws as long as there's no sentiment to respect them in such matters. THE RETENTION OF INTEREST. Judge Remster said, when rendering his decision declaring the constitutional act of the last Indiana Legislature void: "The people may, and do, divest themselves of legislative power. The people divested themselves of a portion of such power and invested the same in the National Congress. By the Constitution they divested themselves of the remainder of this power and vested it in the legislative department of the State government." Even the term divest seems too searching at times; it carries the idea of surrender, giving up, stripping, total abandon, and such like hard conditions that the citizens of republics do not mean. As we view it, the people prefer to think of the power of congress and legislatures as delegated—they holding a sort of mortgage—subject to reversion in event things fail to turn out well. For the good of staple government the people in practice seem to convey wholly away their title as sovereigns, but in theory never. They are careful to assert themselves in crucial periods, making it plain that the government and all pertaining proceeds from them. The people will not recall what they have done by way of permitting others to carry out their wishes, unless owing to the gravest provocation. But we feel safe in saying that they prefer to be known as the rulers without chance of flaw in title—merely deputizing others to act in their stead, subject, of course, to the well-known rules of majority and minority. The judge uses both terms—convertibly, and as suits the phraseology and the sometimes shade of sense or meaning. We refer to the terms only by way of emphasis, insisting that the people are jealous of their power, clinging to it most tenaciously—their safeguard against total usurpation. The spirit of our meaning is expressed when Judge Remster said: "The people can no more divest themselves of this abiding power than a living human being can divest himself of his soul." The Freeman can be secured from Louis John every Saturday at the Maceo theatrem. Chapter 11. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. FIVE KILLED IN RACE BATTLE. Officers Fired On by Arkansas Negroes —Two Sheriffs Are Victims. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., September 26.—Five are dead as a result of a pitched battle between officers and several Negroes near Dumas, Ark., this afternoon. The officers were trying to arrest several Negroes, when the blacks opened fire. Sheriff W. D. Preston, of Desha county, and Deputy Sheriff Barney Stell, of Little Rock, are the dead white men. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL Miss Katherine M. Blackburn, an African Missionary, Lectured in the City—Mass Meeting of Citizens to Be Held to Arrange for the State Federation of Women—Churches—Personal and Social News. By Hardin Tolbert. (425 Washington Street, Old Phone 654) FRANKFORT, Ky., Special. Miss Katherine M. Blackburn gave a lecture at the First Baptist church Sunday evening, of oclock. A large and appreciative audience filed the news to hear the story of our mother land. Many illustrative stories were told which made the tears flow down the cheeks of many. Miss Katherine M. Blackburn the Brooklyn Missionary school and has been in Congo, Africa, for the last three years, and will sail for Africa in October. The great slogan "State Federation of Women" is being agitated in the ears of all the colored citizens, and circulated through the white daily papers, by their mobile servant who leaves her school at Bagdad every Friday and comes here to arrange for the Federation of Women. Mrs. C. W. Anderson, the ice president, deserves much credit here for getting the people together, and giving her time and seizing money for this great work. This mass meeting will be held at the First Baptist church on Sunday, October 1, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Francis Harris is very ill with the fever. Miss Bessie Johnson and Chisley left for Indianapolis. Mrs. Ogle Harris is improving from a hard spell of sickness. Rev. J. C. Price passed through the city en route to Henderson. Mrs. Ella Miller is visiting friends in Lexington for a week. Miss Christine Bryant spent a few days in Lexington, visiting friends. Miss Parthenia Colton, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Marrah Twyman. Mrs. Maggie Lewis, of Lexington, was the guest of Miss Louise Ward. Mrs. Lizzie Calhone, who has been very ill with the fever, is able to be up. Mrs. Katie Smith spent a few days in Cincinnati visiting her many friends. Mr. Riley, who has been sick for quite a while, is able to be walking around. Mr. John Ellis, who has been down for quite a while with the lagpipe, is not so well. Mr. Robert Jewett has returned from Lexington, after spending a week's vacation. Miss Louise Ward visited Mrs. Maggie Crosby, of Versailles and had a pleasant visit. Miss Mary Wilson is very ill at the residence of Mrs. Laura Mays in Second street. Miss Lena Carter has returned from Lexington and Versailles, after a pleasant visit. Mr. Laoney Hexson, of Spring City, Tenn., has accepted a position at the Capital hotel. Mrs. Dell Foster Dunkens and Miss Mary Berry will spend a few days in Louisville. Mrs. Carrie Norrell is spending a few weeks with her sons, Drs. Norrells, of Indianapolis. Mrs. John Miner, of Cincinnati, has been visiting Mrs. Laura Weiger for a few weeks. Mr. James W. Bowman, of Cincinnati, is in the city, to be the guest of Miss Florence Johnson. The famous Jackson Orchestra is making many engagements with Mr. Sam Gue as first violinist. Mrs. Martha Tyler, of Katuwar, and Mrs. Ella Tyler, of Printon, are the guests of Mrs. W. T. Silvey. Mr. William Stone, of Lexington, and Miss Vice Pahma, of Nickleville, were in the city visiting friends. Mr. Sanfort Scott, a member of the senior class at the Normal institute, will leave for Cleveland, O. Mrs. C. D. Dockery is chairman of the association committee for the concert on Monday night, October 2. Miss Katie Alley left for Chicago after a pleasant visit in the city with her mother, Mrs. Sue Spencer. Brown and Redman Orchestra played at a swell ball Saturday night and a large crowd was in attendance. Mrs. J. W. Hawkins spoke at the First Baptist church Sunday. Mrs. Hawkins brought good news as usual. Mr. A. B. Hill, Mr. Kenny, auto chaufour was the guest of Mr. James E. Hudson, a prominent business man of this city. Mr. William Barnett left for Russellville to spend a week on business. Mr. Barnett is a student at the Normal Institute. Mrs. Lizzie Craig visited Lexington, to see her son, Mr. Linzy Craig, who will leave for Cuba on a tour with some horsemen. Miss Lucy Twyman, of Indianapolis, who has been in the city visiting her mother, Mrs. Marrah Twyman, left for home. Mr. Allen Warren spent a day in Louisville visiting friends and, attending to some business for a club of which he is a member. Mr. A. D. Arnton Huston, of Texas, passed through here to route to Howard University. Mr. Huston is a sophomore and president of his class. Miss Willie Silvey, a teacher in the public schools of Midway, arrived home Sunday with her friend. Miss Lucie Allen, to spend Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Miss Bessie Monie and Mrs. Hattie Monie, of Cincinnati, have returned home. Mrs. Hattie Monie will visit Mr. and Mrs. Harris Monie and then return to Cincinnati. A church festival was given by Miss Vasilla Chisley, at the residence of Mrs. Martin E. Boyd for the benefit of the First Baptist church, and a large crowd was in attendance. The Alhambar Club met at the Misses Smith's on Friday night. New officers were elected for the fall term as follows: Miss Cordiala Woolfork, president; Miss Annie Juniper, secretary. The Frankfort Women's Economic Club met at Mrs. C. W. Johnson. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Jackson, president; Mrs. C. W. Anderson. vice president; Mrs. Amanda Coleman, secretary; Miss Florence Johnson, assistant secretary; Mrs. T. L. Brooks, treasurer. The Women's Improvement Club met at Miss W. A. Scott's residence in Second street. Mrs. Sarah Underwood is president. This club will meet the first and fourth Fridays in each month. Mrs. Wm. H. Mayo, the wife of Prof. Mayo, died Saturday, and the funeral was held at the Corinthian Baptist church Monday at 3 p. m. Rev. T. J. Jackson conducted the services. Mr. R. W. Randall, of New York, and Mr. R. W. Hariaston, of Cincinnati, who have been in the city on a Pullman case in the Franklin county circuit court, left for their homes. Mr. Robert Berry, aged 35, died in Louisville and was brought here to be buried. Mr. T. Silvey conducted the ceremony at the First Baptist church Thursday at 3 p. m. Prof. D. H. Anderson, president of the West Kent County christian college of Reducah, Ky., was in the city and addressed the white Christian Association. They gave him $500 for his institute. Mr. Ross H. Jackson, advance agent of the famous Troubadours company, of which Prof. Eph Williams is sole owner and manager, is in the city. This show will play here September 26 and 27. Prof. R. L. Darneby, former stenographer at the Normal Institute, passed through here en route to Tuskegee, where he has accepted a position as stenographer. Rev. E. T. Fishback and wife, who have been visiting in this city, left for Wichita, Kan. Rev. Fishback was for nine years pastor of the Corinthian Baptist church, and many receptions were given in their honor while in the city. Mrs. J. R. Todd, the well-known elocutionist of Chicago, will appear in a grand recital at Corinthian Baptist church on Monday night, October 2, and at the St. John A. M. E. church on October 4th. Mrs. will recite different pieces at each church. --- Mrs. Charles Jones, of the Normal Institute farm, gave a tennis and croquet ben party in honor of Mrs. Alice Carter, the mother of Mrs. Oliver is the sister of Mrs. Ojnes, and is a graduate of the Normal Institute. Mrs. Lucy M. Young surprised the members of the Corinthian Rowing Club Sunday morning by giving the church a thorough cleaning at her own expense, putting in two mirrors on each side of the pool and the pastor's picture in the middle. Mrs. Oliver given Mrs. Young for her energetic work. A surprise was given by Mrs. Ben Madison, D. N. Macumbe, at the residence of Mrs. T. L. Brooks. The following were present: Mrs. J. Matley, of Ashland; Mrs. Annie Monday, of Henderson; Mrs. M. E. McGowen, Mt. Sterling; Mrs. G. Green of Richmond. The menu: Fried oysters, fruit salad and ice cream. Prof. H. C. Russell, of English at the Normal Institute, and a graduate of this institute, and a specialist at Chicago and the University, presented a gold medal to Prof. J. C. Verners, of public school, ex-grand secretary of the grand lodge of Od Felows in Kentucky. Prof. Mayo was elected to present the illness of his wife and account of the illness of his wife at the time delegated Prof. Russell to act in his stead. An opportunity in the night school for the girls and boys, allows this school will receive full credit in the Clinton street high school until the examination in February. This opportunity is offered to those who are back in any suburb of Chicago, and the amount of means before entering school, Mrs. Minnie Jackson, the principal, is a graduate of the Louisville high school, and the principal at Chicago University. The school is at the residence of Rev. T. J. Jackson. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Booker T. Washington Visits the Greatest City of the Lone Star State—The Smart Set Meets the Admiration of Thousands of Gay Afro-Amer- Special to THE FREEMAN Not since the day when Prof. Booker T. Washington made the opening speech of his life at the Atlanta Exposition, many years ago, has he received such a royal welcome by fellowmen and enthusiastic citizens as was witnessed by him in recent visits to the Alamo City. His eloquent voice and wit led to tenure with pleasure and profit by hundreds of San Antonio's business and race loving Afro-Americans, who filled Beethoven hall until standing room was at a premium. His influential and timely legacy, new life in the Negro Business League has been announced birth of Negro enterprises among us. Miss Estell E. Pinkney, one of the most accomplished graduates of the 1911 class of the San Antonio high school, left recently for Oberlin college, where she excelled in math and science. ...Mrs. Hanley, of Dawson street, Rev. O. Edwards, pastor of New Light, and others returned this week from Pittsburg, Pa., where they have been attending the National Baptist convention. ...Wm. L. Tives, of New York, is under the treatment of Dr. Wm. Drake, suffering from two toes of the right foot being crushed. ...Mr. Emmett Johnson, formerly a cotton screw man and cotterpin, of Galveston, has recently won the championship of the public of Mexico, wrestling and defeating a professional wrestler of California; he came here the other day and united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Mrs. Ridges-Harper, of La Bayou, La., and departed for California, to meet another champion on the mat champion on the mat... The Smart Set one of the greatest successes of the Negro on the stage, played before thousands of fans. The second set, Tutt Whitney greatly to their admiration of his success on the stage... Mr. Jas Taylor, after a pleasant and profitable vacation, is again showing the boys of the St. Authink how to do... Mr. Chas. Hill meted him on ten days' vacation. Keep wise: go to Bowden and a copy of the Freeman. DALLAS TEXAS Whitecapping in Former Years Now Makes It Hard to Get Cotton Pickers in Some Sections. Stiff Fines to Idlers Is Asked For. Visitors Galore. Special to THE FREEMAN Schools are all on full time, but the cotton fields have many of the pupils just now. . . . Metropolitan Masonic Lodge is filled with members into their craft. The club runs a series of events in their glory. They get a good clubbing and a ride on the side for being disorderly around where they spend their last cent of time. They know where to know where the Negroes' who support clubs come in on anything only the immoral side that degrades the race. Mothers will be found weeping in all parts of the room, and boys will host of these young girls who spend much of their time in these places and in company with many of those worthless women who have no means of support only to lure young girls and boys to degradation. It is hard to imagine hands for an uplift on the moral movement to step and help save the young men and women who are now in darkness, so far as their moral lines are concerned to help them. We have been blessed with the presence of Banker Pettiford, of Alabama, ex-Congressman White, of Georgia, and coming, Dr. Booker T. Washington, who will speak the people at the fair park on October 20, 2013 at the University of Alabama Mens League, and it is hoped that the graft feature about seats, which has gained current favor here and there, will not be tolerated here, the publisher will visit here, and let the big hearted public --- ...Mr. and Mrs. C. McBride are here from Houston indefinitely. ...It is the acclimation to the race to suffer. ...We note that all the leading hotels now have to have watchmen and security in order to break up lawlessness and have graved the officials. The officials have begun a crusade against Negro clubs operated by white men for Negro patrons. Charges of selling without registration have been filed against the big preachers in the city have taken an active part in the forward movement towards the betterment of the masses. It is that some good will come to all concerned. MT. VERNON, OHIO JACKSONVILLE. ILL.. NEWS Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. C. B. Bailey has opened up a very new building on the Main Street, pressing parlor at 223 North Main Street. It is known as the American Cleaning and Pressing Parlor. He wants the patronage of all. Phone 934...Mr. Harry Stewart has returned to his home in Indianapolis, and attended the funeral of his aunt, Matiie Powers, recently...Mrs. Lizzie Hoskins, of Quincy, Ill., attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Powers, recently, and the daughter of Mrs. Nany White took her aunt to a Catholic church September 24th...Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Mounts, recently, a twelve-pound son...The box social given recently at the Second Baptist church was largely attended and quite a few people attended a church had a very successful social recently at the home of Mrs. Lucinda Wright...The funeral of Mrs. Mattie Powers was held recently at the Bethel A. M. E. College, where an excellent music was furnished by the choir. Household of Ruth had charge of the services and also the Hicklin tabernacle. Re. Shaw preached an excellent sermon, and was assisted by Revs. Muse and Russell. His text was "We Shall All Fall as a flower." The flowers were many and beautiful. DELHI. OHIO. Special to THE FREEMAN. The basket meeting and rally held at the First Baptist church was a success financially and spiritually. The attendance was large. At the morning services, the pastor of Cincinnati preached; subject, "I am the bread of life." At 3 p. m. Rev. Allen Bush preached; subject, "The Necessity of Prayer;" and at the evening service Rev. Geo. pastor. preached. The church has been paired with preparations are being made for new pews. Success to the pastor and his work. MINEOLA. TEXAS The educational, agricultural and business fair will open at Macks Switch on Wednesday, September 27th, and close September 30. The fair will be a first-class one....Ed. Walton has been very good, but is now better. Seventy-five cents for cotton pickers now, and if you want a job see Sandy Anderson, early. INDIANAPOLIS SHOW TALK. B. F. Keith's theater advance show, beginning October 2. Edward Abeles, the notable legitimate comedian who won seven seasons in the premier companies of the nation's lions, will be the featured attraction at B. F. Keith's theater next week in Indianapolis. Supported by a cast of legitimate players, Mr. Abeles will offer a rollicking performance, and another important feature will be the appearance of the entirely new version of Gus Edwards' "School Boys and Girls," a tuneful concoction of fun, music, tableaux and dancing woven into a thread of a plot, which includes an engaging comedian who has recently attained a national house. Quigley brothers have won recognition for their really original comedy methods and their brilliant eccentric dance performances and hilarious bar performers and entertaining audiences. A treat for lovers of good music is promised by Guerro and Carmen, a European harp and violin act. The two are graduates of the famous Royal Conservatory of Music, where they are eccentric们 who will offer surprising fun in the tampoline and the elevated bars. Ronair and Ward are English music hall favorites who promise unique diversion in their quaint specialty. The display of recently imported motion views. Keith's theater will be open Sunday after the opening of two volumes of motion pictures and other diversions. THE WHITE SLAVE. Bartley Campbell's picturesque play, "Mary of the River," having a rest of over seven years, opens on the Park theater, three days, commencing the Park theater, October 5. The author of "The White Shoe" plays the role. ous plays, but it can safely be said that in no other play of his did he live so close to human nature as in his idea of beauty, of the interesting, and entertaining story of the Sunset before the war. He had been many plays before he about the slavery question. Mr. Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had won fame all over the world and beckonied a bloody "boon" was said to be a better play. He was in 1882 that Battley Campbell set up a work to improve upon the those masters. Having, in his earlier days, in the South, and having many time in the up and down the Mississippi he had been acquainted with the menners and customers well as the great raphy of the cotton. The knowledge he used to splendid advantage in "The White Slaver" her time, Jisa, is a white girl of his time, in the admirably named mystery with which he surrounded her birth and the circate circumstances which throw her into admiration that the author has won to admiration of the theater-goer. To the author of the pure young woman assasin after she made to suffer for the sins of others it to give to a play a heart interest, without which no play can survive. "THE CALL OF THE CRICKET" Miss Beulah Poyner in her latest vehicle, "The Call of the Cricket," a play written by Edward Peple, author of Crayfish and The Littlest Brewery, will be produced in Chicago, will be the attraction at the Park Theater for three nights and daily mannees, starting Monday afternoon, October 2. The play is a love story, but told in a manner new to the stage, told with powerful effect, but about offense in speech, act or innuendo, and abounding in the little human touch that awaken sympathy and bring the spectators into confidential relation with the considerable measure of the happy truth of life. From the pen of Edward Peple and the made intelligent use of the salient points of his subject, skilfully adjusting the contrasting relations of the dominant persons, the group, and so arranging them that the play moves with reassuring celerity. Miss Poyner's support is excellent, as usual, and includes that staterun, young leading man, Irving Kearns, who is well and favorably known in who here in stock. A magnificent scene production is carried and is exceptionally fine in its entirety. HOWARD THEATER CHANGES HANDS. A. B. Thomas Leases Washington Handsome Playhouse for Ten Years—High-Class Vaudeville and Motion Pictures to Be Presented With the Road Shows of Quality. By AR-W-TEF WASHINGTON, D. C., September 21—Papers are being signed this week by which Andrew B. Thomas, a well-known author, makes over a ten years' lease on the Peter Howard Theater. At first neocentrism were entered into on a five-year basis, but Manager Thomas having faith in the potential of the horns' and insisted upon a ten-years' tenure and carried his point. The terms of the lease are not to be made until the horns would startle an amateur in the nature. It is understood that Ford Dahney was also a competitor for the house, but finally decided not to push his bid. The policy of the Howard under the direction of Mr. Thomas will be to present the highest class vaudeville obtainable, together with motion pictures of the latest subjects. Road shows of the latest subjects, secured, and singers, dramatic readers and artists of every line of talent will be given an opportunity to make bookings for entertainments at the Howard. Mr. Thomas has made a brilliant success in the business, strating that he knows how to give the people what they want. There is no reason why his larger venture should not be as successful in proportion. It is answered that Mr. Thomas about the first of October, after which announcements of the grand opening will be made. The employees will be colored from box-office to stage door. Two performances nightly will be given and the The New Howard Theater was opened on the 22d of August, 1910, under what was thought to be favorable auspices, but after a few big nights a rage of public outrage and attacks have been able to dispel for more than a fleeting moment. Every form of amusement has been tried, but with the same disastrous result. The house was built in 1905, and the Benedict & Rosenthal management is said to have lost an immense amount of money in the thirteen months that the place has been in operation. The people of the theater, the former melodrama by even more inferior talent now being offered, and existing contracts covering a period of several months, will be cancelled. If anybody can outlive the business at the Howard Andrew B. Thomas is thought to be the man. New Rupture Cure New Rupture Cure Don't Wear a Truss Brooks appliance discovery. Wonder obnoxious springs Automatic Air C Binds and draws power by a broken limb. No limphol. No lie able, cheap. Sent Pat. Sept. 19, 60. Building C. E. BROOKS. 18 Building, Marshall. Brooks' Appliance, New discovery. Wonderful. No obnoxious cups. Cushions. Binds and draws the broken parts together as you would a broken limb. Save the broken limb. Album also. Sent on trail. Pat. Sept. 10, 701. CATALOGUE FOR C. E. BROOKS, Marshall, Mich. CUBA IS THE NEGRO'S LAND OF PROMISE Golden opportunities for the Negro in Cuba. Color line. Industrial men make fortune on the investment. Soil rich/Land cheap. Fine Cine. Cinema. Season 12 months every year. Corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and all other vegetables three crockery year. Fancy winter market of North pay season. Mangoes sources of wealth. I have special offer for colored men. Land $30 an acre. Easy terms. Agents Wanted. Good commission. Write today CHARLES ALEXANDER 956 Tremont Street. BOSTON, MASS. U. S. A. Williams' Shaving Soap is one of the tools of the Barber's Trade. THE J, B, WILLIAMS CO., Glastonbury, Conn. "The Watermelon Trust" is at Los Angeles this week. Henderson and Henderson this week at Dalyum theater, Moburn, Mass. King and Gee, the ginger girls, are playing at the Daly theater in Baltimore. Johnson and Watts are playing this week at Providence week, Fall River, that she can be termed an artist and her present day experience is equal if not greater and more capable than the average white actress in musical comedies. In a speaking part she was surprising at ease in a short but well written course of dialogue. Her first song, "My Jew of the River Nile," once more reveals the fact that this woman as a singer the marvel of her day, so remarkably has with the preservation of her voc power and sweetness, of life. Eldridge and English send me my route ahead. Can not locate you. Sylvester Russell. Lee and Lee. John and Pearl, are at the theater. Charleston, S. C. Mr. Lee is a stage manager. Myrte Davis at Lincoln theater, New York this week. Played at Bay State Hotel all summer. Harry Brown. the singing comedian, is having a successful run at the Oxford theater, London, Eng. Black and Jones are scoring quite a success on the Pantages剧. They were at Vancouver, B. C., last week. Susie Sutton continues to be the drawing and at the Porker theater, Washington, she has been here for five months. McNeil-Meckle, after four successful weeks opened the 25th at Acme theater, Meridian, Miss, to a packed house. Bedeen and Brooks are together again at the Crescent theater last week, New York. Eindharris the specialist of piano and guitar, has left this city and gone to St. Louis, Mo, to fill concert engagements. Joe Jordan and Maud Turner, of New York are appearing in vaudeville in England in an act called "Sambo and Dina." Nance Lowry, banjo king, played the harmonium theater, Philadelphia, last week. Has booking for ten weeks, in and around Philadelphia. William E. Jones, the singing comedian, a distinct hit at the Lincoln theater, Washington, with the Alamo Rag, receiving two and three encores. Boburk and Buckner have opened at the Globe theater, Jacksonville, Fla., and are meeting with good success. Floyd and Food are also having good success. Wayman Niles, the contortionist, whose novelty feats have won for him admiration, is still en route with the J. C. Griffin's Famous Georgia Minstrels. H D Haldey, in his new play, "Dr. Rose From Boston," opened September at Palmfield, N. J., opening for a two weeks run in Philadelphia, Pa., October 2. Harry Brooks has just closed a successful week at the Ford Dobney theater, in C. September 24. Will go up at the New Orpheum theater, Philadelphia, Pa., the 25th. The well-known team of Sims and Thomas, Joe Sims and Walker Thomas, has dissolved partnership. Their many will be heir to know of this, as the boys were among the very best in the business. That boy, Wayne W. Burton, and Bonnie B Thomas have joined hands and are connected with the Consolidated Theatrical Exchange, Birmingham, Ala., doing clean comedy and funny sketches. Miss Thomas is singing her way to success. The Wm. Benbow act closed an eight-week contract over the National vaudeville Royal Sam's Company, in Washinton, D.C. September 15th. Wm. Benbow and Mrs. Edna Landry Benbow. The week of September 11th, was well spent the Muses in Memphis, Tenn., at the residence of Dr. P. A. Jones, a prominent dentist of that city. Hospitality was unlimited, and this team regretted their engagement in the Springs, Ark. The great Mack Allen, slack wire walker, made his appearance in Muskegon, Oka., September 15-16. The act was highly appreciated and he received a storm of praise for turning all original and death-threatening route with the I.C. Brien's Minstrels. Miss Ethel Foster, student of Pennington College, Suffolk, is now in Winston, D.C. she has arranged and composed several musical numbers for the musical comedy soon to be produced. "A Man Wanted." "A Wife Without a Hate." Stage and book by Cuetta Foster Watts. The team of Kenner and Williams closed their successful engagement at the Airborne, Tampa, Fla., where they played twenty consecutive weeks. Miss Williams will visit her many friends and her mother Great City, Fla., where she hopes to least two or three weeks' vacation. B. Heart Strange, the well-known actor, will wear within a few weeks in a number of Sharon's supporting roles. A strange supporting company of twenty people. The production will be produced in New York City under the management of Lewy Wilkins. Rehearsals September 25. Eldridge and English were in Kansas City, Kan., September 21-22 on special occasions, were the guests of Mrs. Jessie Scott and the late Thomas Thompson was very ill. Had the pleasure most Vere Adam's Stock Company, Jesse English and English would like to know the permanent address of Jesse Shipp and Al Ranger. The Dixie stars, now in vaudeville, under the direction of Mr. Helen Hare, are making a decided hit. The show is paying to big houses every night. Roster is the Helen, manager; Al Boyd, stage manager; Scott, Oliver Hunt, Geo Scott, Dean Gioia, Macmillan Hunt, Edna Bucker, Edna Martin. While on our tour to Lawrenceville, we had to lay over all day at Carmel, Ill., and were highly entertained by Mr. Frank Franklin. CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW BLACK PATT! AT THE ALHAMB BRAI THEATER. the Famous Diva Makes Her First Chicago Appearance as a Musical Comedy Star, in Speaking Part Successfully. Julius Glenn Blossoms as a Real Comedian. (By Sylvester Russell.) There was a football rush to the box dance to get seats at the Alhambra theater known as Black Patti, and her musical com- mentation at Madam Sissieretta Jones, and at the tropical three-act musical com- edy, in the movies" book by W. A. Cooke and Al F. Pierce" by Alex Rogers and Music which is imaginary, deals with a ba- cademy missionary society disconnected interests in a young lady who has been lost in the army but discovered after she had had sex with a butchery, but is brought back by a con- ference man, a lawyer detective and a valet, a confidence man, named Bucky De Rocky, who advances Mr. Hammond Hogg, Black Patti. In the cast of characters, a mistake in the playwrights, enters as the star in the second act and it was at once covered the second work as an actress now broadened. Era Comedy Four With Billy Brown at the New Georgia Simms Acquisition The Era Comedy Four drew large houses at the New Grand. Billy Brown, the something on a different order of great comedians, kept the house in an upright position, and lightning strikes of wit and humor. The singing of this quartet is hardly equaled by any in the comedy class for voices and harmony. Spencer. Marrs and Poole were all in good form. Joe Simms in no need in the comedy class, but warm welcome as usual and scored immensely in his ending song, Brown and Delk, two excellent dancers, well costumed, made good. The white acts on the bill were Burke and Barton, whose abnormal love hips were white act on the bill and otherwise made a hit. Davis and Cooper played a return date and Frank Rutledge and company appeared in "Our Wife." The orchestra was satisfactory and the audiences were Wise & Milton and Adah Banks at Mott's Pekin Theatre. pleased. The grand inauguration of an all-colored vaudeville bill at Motts' Theater drew large houses Monday, and it would seem that this new form of entertainment was the most rest of the season. Wise and Milton, who headed the bill, duplicated their former success at the Monogram, but the stage was larger and their act went bigger. Adah Banks in her new big time specialty, The Shattuck Quartet, equipped the same at this house. The McCarrers—Billy and Sadie—were also stars on the bill, as was the Shattuck Quartet and Charles Gilpin in a speciality. Alonzo Moore made a special appearance at the cities of wondrous and living things. The orchestra is fast whipping into shape. Goodlow & Goodlow at the Monogram Every Act Makes Good. The bill at the Monogram drew crowded houses at every performance and every act of the four teams made good. The Goodloows were the chief attraction and the comedy work of Mr. Brown, who was more than when he appeared at the house across Thirty-first street. Goodlow is not only a remarkably clever comedian, but his work is clean. Merriweather and Brown in a new act were well received. Bessie Brown has now arrived and is now the best for other male impersonators, and Merriweather, in a wench turn, gave us the best comedy that has been seen from him thus far. Thomas and Ward remained over with a new act. Mr. Brown was the best fashion and on roller skates. Miss Ward looked a dream and sang "I Don't Love Any Other Boy but You" in good style. Minor and Barton, whose dialogue of jokes and sayings were fresh and good, also scored in the race for honors. "If I Forget" Illustrated at the Phoenix "The Blacksmith's Love" and "The Auto Bug" were new pictures at the Phoenix. The finest thing on the pro-pictures and sang Forrest illustrated pictures and sang Lady to good advantage. This house continues on in its usual popular way. "Tallahoo" was obliged to give a matinee at the Pekin the next day after its closing performance, so great was the demand for seats on the closing night. People were turned away. There has been a lot of work to do, it is more than likely that it will come to the Pekin again at an early date if an opening can be had. The marriage of Zei Bledseaux and Tillie Seguin of the Black P乒 Com- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER pany, took place on the stage of the Alhambra Theater, Tuesday evening, September 26, in the presence of a large audience. It was a notable occasion and great applause and enthusiasm reigned supreme throughout preceding and following the ceremony. Oskazuma, the Black Scout, is in town. He is said to be an exceptional fire eater. Lew Proctor, Ruth Belmont and Ed Hill desire to be hereafter known as the Savoy Trio. The Adams Trio consists of Budd Smith, Ethel Marlowe and Irvin Miller. Pinkie and Walker, the Chinese Specialists, are at Flint, Mich., this week. W. Roger Jones, the tenor, and Sylvanus Smith, the pianist, are permanently at the Liberty Theater on Halsted street, singing illustrated songs. The Clippers did not go to New York. Jesse Clipper informs me that the trip is deferred until later. They opened Monday at the Majestic, Dubuque, Ia. Leona Marshall, Charles Woody and Bertha Grant play Milwaukee next week. They are booked over John Nash's western time. Frank Kirk, the musical acrobat, and known to be a clever performer, has arrived in the city and will open at the Pekin next week. Ground has been broken under the frontage of the Goats' building for a forward extension, to be a store. The little house has been raised and a pool will be directly under it. The organization is now progressing fairly well. --- News has leaked out that Madam Schumann-Hinkh had ordered a compli- letter letter to Messrs. DeKoven Thompson, left office, to send their song, "If I Forget." It reads as follows: " Messrs. Thompson and Anderson: " Shall thank you for your letter and song to Madam Schumann-Hinkh, and allow me to say that Madam will be pleased to have you dedicate your success and warmest greetings from Madam, who sailed for Europe last week. " Yours sincerely, M SMITH." ACTS OF THE WEEK AT THE CROWN GARDEN, INDIAN-APOLIS. The Crown Garden came across with another exceptionally good bill last week. For variety it was a shade better than the one which preceded it. THE RUSSELLS Singing, Talking and Dancing. This act got off in front and stayed there throughout the jaunt. Mr. Russell is a grotesque comedian of a very pronounced type and his eccentricities, both in manner, costume and "business," are evident in his clips at the opening performance. He has a droll way of expressing his humor that crystallizes into a "yellage" producer without any apparent effort on the part of the performer. The lady of the show, Mr. Russell, can dance two assets sadly colored in some of the attempts of colored women as soubrettes. She has a pleasing personality and is a good "feeder" to the low comedy of Mr. Russell, and each of them offers a good performance to zine the explosion throughout the audience is something terrific. The dancing of the two is a great stilt to the act and they score quite as heavily on this as the other. This fact was particularly brought out in their waltz clog effort, which went with a bound. "That Indian Rag" and "Band! Band! Band!" were the big song numbers of the act, both performed by Mr. Russell and well received. In applying his comedy Mr. Russell has studiously kept in mind the fact that the up-to-date managers require cleanliness in the work of the performers and refrains from demeaning the audience, so would not be acceptable to the most refined audiences. By the observation of this method he has placed his act in a class that numbers it with the standard propositions in polite vaudeville and as a show act he sheds a relict of an engagement. The act is well costumed. 10 Mins. in "Two." The treat of the bill was the first appearance of Mr. Wilber C. Sweatman, the invincible clarionetist. Much had been heard of the great player before he reached these parts and that he fully understood the nature of his coming would be putting the circumstance mildly indeed. Great! Well, yes; the very greatest of them all, and then some. Without a doubt, he will represent of what the Negro can really accomplish in the field of instrumental music. This line of work is usually shied around by the "brother," and as yet we have been able to present in this line of work, with presentation in this line of stage craft, The brilliant success of this very capable young musician is sure to serve as an impetus to others, and who knows but are long they shall take a more confident role in the work, with doubt to the corresponding benefit of the profession so far as the Negro is concerned. Though somewhat diminutive in stature, Wilber C. Sweatman has been the great line of work his executions that is at once convincing, and the soulfulness of expression that he blends into his tones is something wonderful. His first number was a medley of popular airs and "rags" and had everybody shuil'ing their pedal extremities before it was half over. The number of the cast, in which Mr. Sweatman played two clarionettes at the same time, rendering that beautiful song, "The Rosary." This was followed with a bass clarionet solo, "Down in the deep." He attempted to get away at the conclusion of the song at the way of "Temptation Rag," an oddity in music consisting of almost everything. He failed in his attempt, however, and was forced to respond to another en core and close with one of his own compositions. The Way, which was also a medley of the clean-up, Mr. Sweatman is bounded solely for some time and doubtless will remain so, as his act is one of the best of its kind on the stage today. Harper & Perkins Sketch 20 mins. "Full Stage." been seen as individuals at the Crown Garden before this season, was present-tenth sessions of Billy Harper and Alberta Perkil, and was sketched "The Bogus Telephone. It was hilariously and furiously funny. It was repeated bursts of applause voted the actantist on the bill. The team was assisted by several members on the bill. 12 mins. "Full Stage." Garay and Clinton, who were reviewed extensively in this column last month, were held over by the management of the production and posed rollicking manner a very funny old-time sketch called "Mammy's Black Baby Chile." It was a vehicle well laid out for the introduction of singings and dancing women, and young women took ample advantage, as they are both good dancers and possess good voices. Walker and Stewart Singing, Dancing and Talking. Manager Walker got in the harness himself again this week and sallied forth with Dink Stewart, the versatile comedian, in a sidewalk explosion of songs. His new album showed his old-time form in his dandy darkey stunt while singing "The Man Who Wows Broadway." Mr. Stewart's song, "Out and Down," was funny and Dink Stewart is a comedian of established reputation at the Crown Garden. FRANK HENDON INFORMS STAGE STRUCK GIRLS. Dear Hendon: Simms and Thompson offered me three hundred and fifty dollars a week to work with them, but I won't go to work with them. I won't east and expect to get booked for eight weeks. Is that long enough to stay in the east?—Princess Pauline. Answer—It's long enough, but I'm thinking well get six months. Dear Hendon—A little old man ran up to me the other day and told me he wrote what he thought of him?—Pearl. Answer—He is a smart Alex. Dear Hendon—Will Frank Montgomery bloom?—Mamie. GLOBE THEATER. Sank Sims, Producer. Sank Sims will produce the week of September 25 "A Fight for Life," in a one-act Western drame, assisted by John Willett, the director of the People's, J. A. Grant, C. H. Wallace, Sank Sims, Anita Ramesy, Blanche Sims, Alice Romery, Goldie Chapple, Jessie Love and Mattie Lewis, Miss Ivy Hubbard, the artist of the play, and the applause; the doctor of Buckner and Buckner got there'. Floyd and Floyd didn't leave a stone unburned; the team of Denslow and Santana, knocked the out of the play, and Grant, baritone solo, is there with the goods. RUBY THEATRE—LOUISVILLE KY. Griffin Sisters a riot. They have been seen quite often, but came back stronger than ever. They are a couple of high-class entertainers that is hard to excel. The audience was spewed out fiercely. Griffin's gowns that has been seen in any theater, Miss Emma Griffin couldn't get off the stage after singing "Fishing." Stewart and Stythe, two ladies, gained the audience in an easy manner. The stunted boy could hold on Dockstader's minstrel. Miss Stythe put the house to swerving when she sang the "Alamo Rag." She was wise, who appeared last week and was the hit of the bill, came back for a lion's share this week. She is a great singer. Judging from the thundering applause nightly, Louisville people like high-class singing. She caught every one on, and immediately came back dressed in school togs and sung a song in a childish voice, "That's Why They Call Me Snowball." Wallace and Sandifer are popular as ever. A distinct change from last week. Miss Wallace's Mexican number shows that she understands the ways of the Mexicans as well as she does the monkey. They were neatly dressed as regular Mexican girls, neat black-face. They are in the stretch. The bill at the Ruby this week would be hard to equal on any of the big line. Billy King, the manager, has produced for the public for years. He knows what they want, and he is giving it to them, and crowds are jamming the house at every performance. Next week promises to be another star bill. LYRE THEATRE, LOUISVILLE, KY. The bill this week is a strong one, and the opening night broke all records for attendance. "The house played to over 2,000 people," he said, "and away. Never before since the house has been opened has such a crowd gathered to witness a show. The Rolands opened the bill and they have a very neat singing band. The audience were well received by the audience. Mr. Roland made a very good hit with his new song "Brown Skin." Owesley and Bowman are a crew that has been knockout. It seemed as if every word they said was a laugla. The act this week was as funny as has ever been seen here. It gives Mr. Owesley a chance to show to the audience that he is a big scream of the bill. May, and May, A. B. Mgr Ruby Theatre, Louisville, Ky. This week's bill: Griffin Sisters, Stewrtw & Stythe, Prince Askazuma, Fannie Wise, Wallace & Sandifer. WANTED MONOGRAM THEATRE The most popular Vaudeville and Moving Picture House on the South Side PLAYING ALL FIRST CLASS ACTS ORCHESTRA THE VERY BEST Hourly Performances from 8 to 11—Matinees Sundays and Holidays ADMISSION 10c 3029 State street, near 31st street, Chicago, Ill WANTED! Eight first class performers for Dixie Park, Mobile, Ala. A long season for the right people. Must state all in first letter and your lowest salary. Address J. T. Cox, Jr., Mgr. Dixie Park, Mobile, Ala. WANTED! For DAVE PICKET'S CO., a first class colored lady pianist and one good comedian and singer and dancer. Must be first class, and no other need apply. Also strictly sober and reliable people is absolutely necessary. State your salary. If you can fill this demand you are what we are looking for. Apply at once to Box 1228, Atikin, Munn. ANDREW J. THOMAS, Mgr., 946 Tea St., n. w., Washington, D. C. Song Writers We publish and market your own songs and compositions. Set words to music and music to words. Your song guaranteed to reach the public through our hands. Music Buyers Join Our Staff Club and get the latest music published. We distribute 50,000 copies each month. HUGGS & HEARD House of Hits Music Publishers 38 EAST 21st St New York City SUITE 1—3159 State St. Chicago, Ill Monkey Rag, Fishing, by Chris Smith Alexander's Rag Time Band, When I Woke Up this Morning she was Gone, It's Great to Meet a Friend, Etc, All Right in my Younger Days, Deep in My Heart I Love You Babe, If I Forget, Carolina Rag, Down in Melody Lane, Ocean Roll, Railroad Rag, In the Land of Harmony. WANTED! Bryant's Famous Minstrels Performers and musicians keep in touch with me. My permanent address is Columbus, Ga., and letters addressed there will be forwarded. I want now a good novelty act, something that will make them talk. I want some first class musicians who can double. Two cornets, trombone, tuba, clarinet, pianist that doubles band. Two first class women who can sing and dance; good lookers and dressers. A good musical act. Those who wrote before, write again, and give permanent address. Address EDWARD A. CRUZARD, Manager, Columbus, Ga. billed as the funny String Beans, and without a doubt he is the funniest comedian that has ever played this house. He is really a scream from start to finish, and he is the best drawing card that has ever been here. His new song of "High Brown Dog" is "make a rabbit hug a hound; it was a rabbit hug a fishing" "Fishing" very good, and was wellceived. Taking the bill as a whole it is excellent, and this will be a record-breaking week for attendance. Manager Louis Evans is still wearing a smile that won't ROUTE. "Jolly" John Larkins in "Royal Sam" Company, Charleston, W. Va., October 2; Mt. Sterling, Ky., 8; Winchester, 4; Paris, 5; Lexington, 6; Georgetown, 7. Lyndon and Campbell Bros. circus, Tyler, Tex., October 2. The Parker Shows, Spokena, Wash., October 2 to 7. Gentry Bro.'s Shows, Van Buren, Ark. October 2; Hugo, Okla., 3; Ladonia, Tex. 4; Alvarado, 5; Meridian, 6; Rogers, 7; Fiddler and Shelton, Keiths, Toledo, O. Week of October 2. Black Patti Musical Comedy Co., Bijou theater, Chicago, Ill., October 1 to 7. H. D. Hudley in "Dr. Beans from Boston, Philadelphia, Pa., October 2; two weeks "Down In Dixie Minstrels, Ardmore, Okla., October 2; Gainsville, Tex., 3; Dennison, 4; Sherman 5; Dallas, 6-7. 4; Sherman 5; with Walls and Hagenbeck Circus, Hope, Pa., October 2; Texarkana, 3; Clarksville, 4; Faris, 5; Bonham, 6; Sherman, 7. Renix Bro.'s Minstrels, Rella, Ia., October 3 to 6. Wm McCabe's Georgia Troubadours, Pom Pam Braymer, 4-5; Trenton, 6; Princeton, 7; Brown, 8. The Pumpkin Trio, Grand theater, Chicago, week of October 2. Congo King Co, W. A. Thomas, Mana- dala, D. S. Sawyer, 4, Seymour, 6, Lineville, 7, Drakeley, 4, Seymour, 6, Lineville, 7, IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCCATH. Young Dixon's title to the featherweight championship is contested by Leo Johnson, of New York. Johnson is the day scheduled for the fight and there is no law to prevent the fight. On the other hand, the risks that Brow runs, in certain circumstances, Zambarra, the colored German feather- ment, met Sam Williams recently at the Decatur Athletic Club, Chicago. It was draw. needed a draw. Barmarra, the colored boy from Bermuda, is in Indianapolis. He is an enthusiastic gymnast. He is great of his height, is featherweight, able and hopes to have some good struts in the near future. BACK JOHNSON IS COMING HOME. Black Champion to Meet Sam Langford in Ten-Round Bout in New York. NEW YORK—After Jack Johnson has accepted of Bombardier Walls in London, he will make a bee-line for the country instead. He is headed out of Australia, which is locked out that Johnson is in Chicago on October 15 to attend to private business. Johnson's contract with Hugh McIntosh to take part in threeights in Australia will run until October 31, and it was said the authority that Lil Arthur has asked to McIntosh, asking for either a release or an extension of time before during this country for the trip across Joe Woodman, who manages Sam Langford and Porky Flynn, has decided not to sail for the United States as originally planned, men who would not be surprised if Woodman and the two heavyweights did not visit the Antipodes at all. Away under the surface it was ruined for them and found fight between Langford and Langford in Madison Squara garden some time next month might be arranged if Johnson's demands proved reasonable. It was said that Johnson had tried to harm him and the garden to box on a percentage, but that no guarantee would be hung up. There is so much rivalry between these men that the promoter will believe they are the ones to win the money depend wholly upon their drawing power. Langford and Jeannene bored to $1,350 and put up a sensational bout. For that reason it is thought that a Langford affair would draw at $1,400. Jennette also wants a crack at Johnson and so fly Jim Flynn and Al Kaurman. It is understood that Johnson will be able to play for $10,000, and that if he can make such terms he will cancel or postpone his trip to Australia. Johnson, it is said, can get $90,000 or three for Lester, Bill twenty-five or a nunknown, supposed to be Langford, in Sydney, New South Wales, but from all accounts the black champion has been urged by his friends to return to Johnson, but indeed there is nothing to prevent Johnson from batting Langford here, it is possible that the big match will be clinched without much friction, that is, if both really feel the need, settle their much-discussed differences. JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT. Says Fight Will Not Be Stopped—Final Word Has Not Been Given. LONDON—The Jack Johnson-Bombard Walls situation is the biggest sporting sensation in England in a long time. Calvin Brown, who is normally the chairman of the Earl's Court exhibition, which intends to pull off the fight, has thrown down the courier to the London County Council and the Nonconformist conscience in his fight. The sage says the fight go on. The fight will take place at Earl's Court on October 2. The chairman of the London County Council wrote a letter to the managers of the Earl's Court exhibition, in which he said that if the fight was held on their hands, the guarding officer would probably revoke the license of the company. The directors of the exhibition held a meeting to discuss the matter, and at its conclusion Calvin of Chicago, president of Earl's Court, issued a reply to the chairman in which he said that the company was powerless to prevent the fight. They had lat Empress Hall, where the hall is to be held, he said, to the prosecution, the contest, and it would be a branch of the law to be used to help the hall to be used for the purpose named. It would also expose the company to a claim for heavy damages, Mr. Brown said. Calvin Brown is between the devil and the angel, and he yields to the appeals to abandon the fight. He suits a suit for big damages for non-fulfillment of contract with the promoters of firm, who have hired for it Empress Garden, a place as big as Madison Square Garden, whose thousand seats have already been sold with no plans to oust vast expense in advertising and post-payment, besides paying Johnson $100,000 or $7,500, down. Brown says that he will not be able to sue the mere personal extension of the views of the County Council chairman. The County Council does not meet until $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY—YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. 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I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy in confidence, so that any man any man can be so weak and disarmed with repeated abuse or disarming himself with harmful patient pressure to secure what I believe is the quickest solution, restorative, upbuilding, SPOOT-TOUCHING, remedy ever devised, so cure himself, remedy ever devised, just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. B Robinson, 3381 Luck Building, Detroit, Misha, and I will send you a copy of this special receipt in a plain primary envelope free, many doctors would charge $3.00 to $5 for merely writing out a prescription like this--but I send it entirely free. the day scheduled for the fight and there is no law to prevent the fight. On the other hand, the risks that Brown runs in defying the chairman's warnings are incurred a twenty-one-year lease last spring, which is the oldest of London's amusement parks, being about twenty-seven pounds and hundreds of thousands of pounds in investment and the place has been run on the plan. Empress Hall is one of the enterprises. The London County Council has full power in granting or revoking the license, and with it impossible to run the place. If the council's chairman's threats Brown's defiance may lead to a rejection of the next application for a license and Brown's investment will be lost. The power of the council is appreciated by the other amusement purveyors, will be necessary to build many seats in the fight and the London County Council must be rebuilt, too. The attitude of the Rev. Mr. represents the sentiment of the bulk of nonconformists, who are among the biggest powers in the country. Father Herlihy Earl, the father who believes in fighting, has introduced Tommy Burns and Jimmy Britt to his公园 examples of manliness. Canon Hearn the rector of St. Peter's church, Waltham, for their things says that he does not see that there is any brutality in the contest. in the meantime Bombardier Wells and Johnson continue training. Brown is sitting tight and chawing the end of his cigar. He does not believe that the English ideas of fair play are correct, attack upon the contest, which is admitted to be legal. Edward White is the chairman of the London County Council. CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE RECENT LANGFORD-JEANNETTE FIGHT. That professional boxing bouts can be conducted along orderly lines in New York City was proved on September 5, when the team fought ten fast rounds to a draw. The bout, held at Madison Square Garden, under the auspices of the Madison Square Park 4000 spectators, every one of whom left the arena satisfied with the evenings entertainment. Langford failed to keep his promise to harden his hand in act had a hard time holding his own with Adonis. Jeannette outpointed him by a big margin in the last four rounds and the winner of the third as well. Langford had the third and sixth to his credit, the second being There can be no doubt that Langford tried his best this time. He gave his weight as 169 pounds, and Jeannette declared his at 180 pounds. However, both of them were the only ones they admitted. Jeannette put up the last fight reeer. He was trained to perfection, and as the fight went on his great stamina told heavily in his favor. Langford had the better of the early rounds. He did not have the clinches, getting in many short-arm hoops on both hands. Jeannette railed a great deal on his left jab and footwork to save him from Langford's furious assaults in these early periods. As the fight progressed he got over many crashing swings to the jaw that slowed up Langford materially. Langford's face is so black that his features fail to show in relief, and the effect of blows do not show on him as much as the first and last rounds. Nevarthless he was plainly dazed in some of the rounds, particularly the seventh, when Jeannette landed both hands to his jaw in rapid succession. He was also down and down to clear his head. Jeannette landed her foot ring very much to his liking. He was constantly on the move, and many of Langford's best efforts fell short and were wasted. As he retreated Jeannette concluded that he was long straight left that did little damage but left points for him. It also served to keep Langford at a distance. At long range work Jeannette was the better man. Jeannette was knocked down with a flying kick, and he took a count of aight. Luckily for him, the pened near the end of the round, and he fought back and bluffed Langford away until the bell came to his relief. He was the first and last rounds Jeannette was also down. This was due more to slips than to the glancing blows of Langford. LANGFORD NO MATCH FOR JOHNSON SAYS THIS WRITER. None Too Stout for Jeannette. It would be difficult to card a more interesting static entertainment than the ternout bout between Sam Langford of Boston and Joe Jeannette of Hoboken, put on in the big garden arena for the second show under the new law governing pugilism in New York State. Although it was the eighth time those two notables the eighth time as one fan said, "They knew each other" man," it turned out to be an unusually terrific battle, in which each fighter was cut and bruised and bleeding almost from the very first tap of the gong. On science fiction, the title of the verdict, for he landed at least three punches to his opponent's one, and coming to the last round was halled the victor, but at this juncture the Tar Baby, with some of the walls which have made him a terror to his ring rivals, and tearing into Jeannette, soon had him in a jungle, condition, which argued badly for his ability, even money on a knockout was considered a real good-bet for the layar. About me sat men who told people that it was all over any time Mr. Langford so wished. That Mr. Langford so wished in almost every round, yet the affair hung like fly paper. Finally a whisper went the rounds that the "wise money" was on to last eight eight rounds money got an awful setback in the eight good in the eight. So much so that Carl Morris stood up in his box to applaud his hired help, Jeannette. And as the Tar Baby went groping to his high chair after the eighth spanking his p-e-eating contest where the fruit stipulation was cranberries. Jeannette fought the eighth round as if the last Hoboken boat went in twenty minutes after he wasn't certain where he left his clothes, and needed trimming in the early part of the fight, and from then to the finish the chimney of this same eye was smoking badly. Gatford is not accustomed to being outboxed by anyone, and that a man of his own race should do it worried the Tar Baby considerably. - After Jeannette closed his eye and cut his mouth badly Sam quit trying to box and waited for a chance to get out. This that made him show up to a disadvantage from the boxing standpoint. He kept running into Joe's hard left jabs in the effort to land the one necessary punch, and he wasted few swings or upcursors in the trick, however, and was almost as tired THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER as the hard-working Jeannette at the end. In the very first round Langford put his man down, but only for an instant. It looked at that stage as if he was long under the sledge-hammer blows of the Boston coon, and even money was offered at the ring-side that Joe would not stay five rounds. But Jeannette fooled them completely. He had a hard time jabbing away at Langford's face with his left. Occasionally he cut in with his right and landed several times squarely on Sam's jaw. At no time did he have the Bostonian in danger of being knocked down. He was hard, and Sam tried to act as though he was about to topple over in an effort to draw Jeannette in close. It was so apparent, however, that Langford was only stalling that even Jeannette sa with through In the second round Jeannette caught Langford on a slippery spot in the ring and the combination of the floor and stuff on the floor was too much. The crowd got up and yelled itself horse then, for about nina-tenths of the spectators were pulling for Joe to win. But Joe couldn't win just then. He had his hand on the floor and after that, and only some clever boxing and very fast footwork saved him. In the fourth session the affair almost ended. Jeannette had staggered Langford with a kick. Langford was soon himself, however, and suddenly brought over his famous left to the body and right to the jaw and Jeannette crumped up. It was then that Langford thought he had won and turned Several times after that Langford had Jeannette in a bad way, but Joe was fast enough to win, even though in trouble, outboxed Langford constantly and set the crowd wild with delight by jabbing Sam's bullet head at him. He was knocked out, a knockout, and in the last round was almost successful, but Jeannette was game and stuck it out, fighting back all the time. STOCKY LITTLE COLORED GER MAN FIGHTER IN INDIAN- APOLIS. Wants to be Champion Featherweight Lambarra—Johson-Wells Fight in Loubt—Secretary Churchhill to be Heard From—Johnson Coming Home. (By Billy Indianapolis.) It never rains but what it pours. At times I have been sore put for subjects to work on since my field of observation is heavy. Once I am a while nevertheless a goat on the hill worked just as the thrifty housewife does the meat—doing it up in all styles until the last vestige has done duty. This week a little black fellow strolled in the office. No particular attention was paid until I picked up the meat! lo! he turned out to be a genuine mein heir. The little fellow was born in Berlin, Germany, about 22 years ago. His parents were Negro Cubans, stage performers who had gone to Europe some years ago. He was a reer in Berlin. They settled there, went into business. In the meantime Zambarra was born, hence the little black apparition in mein studio. He was also its physical culture training, as well as for its general educational tendency. Zambarra took to the physical culture phase in a big way. He was anxious to become a wrestler. He trained hard and well, lifting weights and doing pacts for wrestling he had owing to his height, which is not above five feet, and to his general diminutiveness. --- Zambarra turned his attention to prize-fighting. In his country they told him that America was the place to get skill in that art. He says that they don't care about the art, but about as hard and firm as a person can get to be and over-strong for his size, due to training from early youth, but this was not enough against the known science of the Americans. He thinks the prize-fighting folks are full of tricks, and he came to learn "de American tricks." The prize fighters think of it as skill and science. Zambarra thought the contests should be of equal importance, but he prepared all of his life. But he says he is learning all right, and it will not be long before he has sufficient skill added to strength to put all in his class to flight. Zambarra and he made it clear that the German society there for such purpose, until he caught onto American manners. He could not speak any English at that time. Now he talks marvelously well, seeming to be able to speak any language, ordinary conversational—maintaining, of course, an which is pleasing, being also somewhat after his Spanish Negro parents from Cuba and England, and blend when done into English. He speaks no Spanish; he simply has that flavor. The young pugilist is something of a wonder. He is full of the kind of information on the in the newspaper work cares most about sociology. He does not speak of it by any such learned term. He shows one that he has thought very closely on the social conditions of the countries he has visited Prince Edward Island, his course, his home country. He has studied the color line, and at times makes very sage remarks. He is student-like in his attitude, extremely personable. That is, he says himself these them. He sees things right. He speaks of the trend of things right in his own race. Zambarra does not pose as an ex-convict in mind. What comes from him comes at odd times, as the humor strikes him to talk, or according to the way he is treated. He tells it laughingly, as if he were accused, when in fact he is talking the wisdom of the ages—comparative sociology. It never rains but what it pours. Zambarra in two days' ramble turned up another genuine Negro Dutchman, Adolph the young man, also a young man, looking as German as his swarthy complexion will permit. Or there's something in the psychology of countries. These boys look like Germans, but they also look like the type. What does it? They have neither Caucasian parentage, at least immediate. Wonders near cease? Adolph's brother, Fritz Leinberger, was in this country a short while. He married a colored girl, whom he took to Hamburg when he went to visit his parents some time ago. Fritz is now in Rio De Janeiro, where he has his way to America again. His United States wife is with him. Adolph will also go home for a visit in the near future. "Will you take your wife with you?" "I don't know if she wants to go," says he. "These bays have notions on Negro girls as wives. They see through sturdy German eyes, and it will not do to print all of what they say. One can readily see that much more might be said about the German Negro lads, but perhaps as much has been said as should be said at one time—this anyhow. They are different in many respects, reflecting the sturdy, rugged character of their people, who have been associated. They talk and practise anomy. They talk business futures. They prepare for the years to come, as far as it is possible for them to do so. . . . Up until this time the Johnson-Wells fight is not a sure go by any means. Home Secretary Churchill, according to information, has the final word; he has not said what the report is again in his sense. It appears that in good game is losing its bouquet. Nothing so interests men as a contest of fistfight when between top-notchers, and yet nothing is fought so desperately. If Mr. Brown is a top-notcher to some more thousands that Johnson meant to add unto his swollen fortune. Calvin Brown, the promoter at the Court where the fight is to take place, says the fight will come off. But he whistles the fight, and the fact of the business is, Brown is pretty well scared up. He has made obligations based on the sure go of the Johnson and Wells fight. Chances seem to be in favor of the fight. In the meanwhile the trainers are in the business satisfied that Wells is his on October 2. VALDOSTA COMES BACK FROM A TOUR THROUGH MIDDLE AND NORTHERN FLORIDA. Team Disbands—Summary of Games Played in 1911, By Willie Frank Williams. J. M. Moore, owner of the Valdosta Comets have decided to play no more ball for this season. They reached the city last week from Florida where they have been playing for the last month. Below are the games played this season: With Played Won Lost Tied Quitman 6 3 3 Cordale 3 2 1 Odubuwa 3 3 0 Jacksonville P.A. 7 4 3 Jacksonville Duval Giants 3 2 0 1 Bainbridge 6 4 2 Albany 1 1 0 Vidalia 3 3 0 Douglas 2 1 0 Palatka, Fla. 3 2 1 Sanford 2 2 0 Winter Park. 2 1 0 1 Orlando 5 4 1 Leesburg 2 2 0 De Land 2 2 0 Daytona 3 3 0 Totals ..... 53 39 Hurrah! for the Comets Principle line-up for 1911: Walter Smith, catcher; Isaac Lane, pitcher; John McDue, first base; John Gay, second base; Arthur Cowan, shortstop; Green, third Duncan, center pitcher, left field; Wallace Duncan, center pitcher, right field; J. M. Moore, owner. J. H. Hankins, manager. Willie Frank Williams, reporter of games played. HARRIET TUBMAN. By James B. Clarke. In those days Harriet was equally skilled with the gun or the hoe, in the laundry or the kitchen. Until recently she possessed a long-due energy to keep house and entertain herself to the old and sick and homeless—in the little cottage by the road, just outside of Auburn, N.Y. which she purchased from Securify, N.Y. Her failing strength obliged her to work hard, old women the modestest that she had established on the adjoining land. But, in spite of her advanced age, she is not ready to be Osterized. On the day of my visit she had without assistance gone to the kitchen to eat a dinner that would tax the stomach of a gourmand. A friend had sent her a spring chicken and had the pleasure of seeing it placed before her with rice and cheese and that good things, over mixtures of meat, greedy the friend's remark that the conversation was interfering with the dinner, "I'll eat all you give me, but I want you to have some of this chicken first." And when she was greedy but would taste the rice, Aunt Harriet extended her hospitalizable to another visitor to share her favorite viands. She resented the suggestion that some one should feed her. She only wanted the chicken and place the tray on her lan. Although her face is furrowed and her hand has lost its one time vigor, Harriet Tubman's mind is astonishingly fresh and alert. She is a woman of that happened when most people's grand-mothers were little girls, she has the newspapers read to her and she follows with great interest the important events in her life. Hearing of the coronation of Kink George, the grand-daughter of F. Miller, to send her grand-daughter of the king, whose grandmother, the late Queen Victoria, sent a medal and a letter to the old Negro woman who had brought so much of her people to the free soil of Canada. No such medal or letter is mentioned in the biography of Harriet Tubman, so I don't know if she ever gave information about this mark of appreciation from the "Great White Mother," as Quenn Victoria was affectionately called by her friends. She didn't reply, but I was when the queen had been on the throne sixty years, she sent me the medal. It was a silver medal about her age, and she was the queen and her family. The letter said, your book to Her Majesty, and she was pleased with it. She sends you this medal, and I will give it for her birthday party, but I didn't know enough to go. The letter was worn to a shadow, so many people read it. It got lost somehow or other. Then I gave medal to my brother's daughter to keen. Aunt Harriet's wit is one of her most pleasing qualities. Wishing to make her an honorary member of the Geneva Politics Association, she remembers seeing you years ago at a suffrage convention in Rochester." "Yes," the old woman affirmed, "I belonged to the suffrage movement. Our motto's Lincoln's declaration; I to go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens, by no means excluding women. 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Extra Pair $5 Trousers Free United States, thousands of Negro slaves were freed from the bondage of slavery, yet to this day a uniform date for the release of the slave man has never been fixed by the colored people' s stats. Kansas and Nebraska Negro celebrated the event on Friday, August 4, many of the Southern states celebrated the event yesterday, and still others have different dates fixed for similar celebrations. Lincoln sons and daughters and descendants of members of the colored race who remember well the immortal document that the pen of the martyred Lincoln declare must be should be fixed at August 4. In support of that date they offer historical evidence to the effect that this was the day Lincoln condescended to attach his death to the document which freed the black race from its trials, and that the real date of its signature, as denoted by the records of the State Records by September 22, was merely the date of the enactment of the action taken by the president. Celebration days each year see the presence of fewer former slaves, yet the children of the one-time servitors are evinced sufficient to make sure that the custom will be continued by them and their descendants long after all of the old southern Negroes are freed from the face of the earth and are forgotten save in the dimness of an undying past. Plan Big Celebration. Lincoln colored folks with those of the adjoining towns will gather this year to celebrate the freedom and will have what they assert will be a great celebration in honor of the event which changed the lives of every member of the nation. The document which meant freedom to the race was issued from Washington September 22, 1862. It was decreed on and after January 1, 1863, all persons who were freed from slavery, a ward and forever be free and that the executive and military departments of the United States should recognize and maintain freedom of such persons, come what might. The issuance of this document came long after the demand for such action had been made by the republicans of the period. The stand taken by Lincoln when appealed to by members of his party was that such a move should not be made until public opinion demanded it. The president, in which would forever efface the charge that it was the whine or plea of a near-defeated combatant, Teddiam fought September 16 and 17, between the federal and rebel forces furnished the cue and the announcement of the immortal document was made from the nation's capital only after the president had officially was considered a draw by the military men of the day, strategically it was a great union victory and checked the advance of Lee into Pennsylvania. The victory in years has been observing the anniversary of the date more closely than at any time since the civil war ended. Movements of contemplation looking to the fixing of the day may colored people over the entire country. DETROIT, MICH. The friends of the poet and dramatist, Blaine Gray, will be glad to learn that he was charged with the offence with which he held the office of July last, in the city of Detroit, Mich. TOLEDO, OHIO. Mr. Henry Hillard of 323 Pinewood avenue, who was injured at the Overland Automobile Works while employed by W. E. W. Cox, died suddenly. His injuries consist of a broken collarbone and three ribs and a fractured shoulder. His parents live at 710 East 10th Street, New York, N.Y., Mrs. S. P. Hillard...Mrs. Omer Brown has returned home from a visit to Battle Creek, Mich...Mrs. S. Woods of Findlay, the guest of Mrs. H. Allen of Toledo, O. 7 TOMMY HARRIS 8 Midsummed did not bring out as dainty waists as these. Voile or marquisette bewitchingly trimmed with pretty laces and shadow or heavy embroidery can not prove anything but irresistible. Some have the wide front plaitings, others the dainty jabot effects and still others are plainly tailored styles. Most of them have high necks and the new long sleeves, though a few have low neck and short sleeves. Every woman is sure to find these ideal tub waists, while the styles are above criticism and the materials equal to those usually costing $2 a yard. Only $2.50 and $8.00 —Third floor, south. Mr. Major Price is quite ill at his home in Agnes street. Mrs. Eather Tucker, of New Albany, spent last week in the city. Rev. Abel N. Hewitt, of LaGrange, Ky., was in the city last week. Mr. William Baker is rapidly improving at his home in Bright street. Mr. John Middleton entertained a few friends at whist Wednesday evening. The East End Needle Club is making arrangements for its twentieth anniversary. Miss Blanche Carter underwent a serious operation at the City Hospital Tuesday. Mrs. David Allen returned from Culver, Ind., this week, after spending the summer term. The Kenedia Whist Club met with Mrs. Sullivan Twenty-seventh street Friday afternoon. The whist party given at Summer League Club Monday evening, was an enjoyable affair. Mr. Emma White will entertain the White Rose and Blue Ribbon Club next Tuesday evening. Mr. J. M. Williams of Indianapolis, after a short visit to St. Louis, returned home last Saturday. The Friends Club met with Mrs. Jennie Woolfork in Massachusetts avenue Wednesday afternoon. Mr. J. M. Suttles entertained a few friends Thursday evening in honor of Mrs. Wade, of Chicago, Ill. Mr. Homer Sanders, son of H. L. Sanders, left Monday to enter Howard University at Washington, D. C. Mr. Geo. L. Knox lectured to the ladies of the Seventh M. E. church at Rushville, Ind. last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Buelah Porter was hostess to the Woman's Club at the residence of Mrs. James Shelton, Monday afternoon. The Young Ladies' Club met with Miss Nona Price in Torbert street, Tuesday evening. An enjoyable luncheon was served. Mrs. Mary Shearers, of Louisville, Ky., who has been visiting with relatives for the past two weeks, returned to her home Sunday. Miss Ethel A. Reed, who graduated from the Manual Training High School last summer, to-day for Knoville, Tenn., to attend. Mrs. Mary Cambell is now making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Belle Davis, 919 Northwest street, and will be pleased to see her friends. The Lincoln Hospital Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, October 3-11. The auxiliary will be held. The auxiliary will have ward days in the Dumas club parlor, October 9. Miss Mabel Kennedy, a graduate of Fisk University, and a favorite pianist of Baltimore, Md., passed through the city Monday, route to Chicago, where she has been a prominent association as superintendent of a kindergarten. Mr. Benj. Z. Eakin, the proprietor of the Benj. Z. Eakin News and Advertising Agency, was recognized by the United States Government as a news agent Monday. He is very proud of his certificate, which he ever secured by a colored man in the city. Special prayer and praise meetings are being held at the Y. M. C. A. building, looking forward to the campaign for a greater building. The meeting at present is held on Sundays from 4 to 5 o'clock, conducted by H. L. Sanders. The meetings are grown up and well organized. The Christian Women's Board, in Mission, o the second Christian church, met last Sunday afternoon. The election of officers was held. The officers are as follows: President, Mrs. Wm. Galaway; President, Samuel Jackson; Secretary, Mrs. Clarence Settles; Treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Galaway. Mr. Stephen G. Washington, of West Baden, Ind., and Mr. Tom Thomas, of French Lick, Ind., both well-known young men, formerly of Louisville, Ky, were in the city a few days last week mingling with friends. Mr. Washington has sold his book in Baden, and is contemplating opening a book in Ind, or Mitchell' Ind, As yet he is undecided as to which place he will locate in. They both send best regards to all friends. JONES TABERNACLE — SUNDAY OCTOBER 1. Mrs. Annie W. Blackwell, wife of Bishop Blackwell, and General Corresponding Sec. FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used your Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, nonirritant skin remedy. It makes the skin whiter immediately upon application. Ask your druggist about these remedies. Be sure and get Ford's, manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by Ferger's drug store, Vaughn Bros. drug store, Pink's Pharmacy, Eureka drug store, Hadley Bros. drugists, Robt. P. Blodau, James H. Nose Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Phar retary of the W. H. & F. M. S., of the A. M. E. Zlon church, is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Rowan, 948 Church street. She has kindly consented to speak Sunday evening at 7:45 in the interest of the General Assembly, Blackwell sharming talker, and will imply repay anyone who may hear her. All the officers and members of the varulous missionary societies of the city, are asked to come out and hear Mrs. Blackwell's offer; will be lifted for the benefit of the church and Local Societies. Don't fall to come. BETHEL A. M. F. CHURCH Sunday School meets at 12:30. It will pay every one to spend an hour in the Sunday School. We study the Word of God every one hour and we attend devotions and all of these services. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Sunday afternoon prayer and praise service conducted by the Devotional Committee last Sunday, was well attended, and many people present. Every man is requested to come out next Sunday at 4 p. m. when another good meeting is promised. Good singing, and a deep spiritual meeting is what is expected. A big building campaign. Meetings are held at the Y. M. C. A. building, corner West North and California streets. The Tuesday Night class will meet at the close of the meeting to arrange for the coming season's work. All men who desire to assist the Committee of Management in the proposed Building Campaign are requested to the association rooms on Monday, at 8 p. m. Bring a friend with you and hear about it first hand. Indianapolis says she wants a building. Let us see how badly she wants it. Al good men ought to step up and volunteer service. Two hundred men are needed if the campaign is pulled off. So come up next Monday night at 8 o'clock. PHILLIPS CHAPEL COL. M. E. CHURCH Drake and West Sts., J. L. Thompson, Pastor Quarterly meeting, Sunday. Elder T. H. Copeland, D. D., presiding elder, will preach at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Communion, 3:30 p. m. Sermon by Rev. W. I. Rowan, D. D., pastor of Jones Tabernacle; Rev. T. A. Smyther, D. D., of Bethel A. M. E. church, and Rev. T. A. Tate, D. D., presiding warden, warden, This is the last quarterly meeting for the year, and we are praying for a great meeting The Chautauqua at Phillips Chapel was a very instructive meeting. Mrs. Rev. Taylor, of Paris avenue, is quite ill. Rev. J. L. Thompson addressed the Missionary society at Jones' Tabernacle, Sunday. Phillips Chapel has been beautified in the interior. PENSACOLA. FLA. By Walker W. Thomas. Thomas News Bureau 18 S. Tarrant St. Phone 821 Special to THE FREEMAN THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. months' illness. He was well known here and liked by everyone who knew him, both white and colored...Miss Mary E. Burnett returned last week from Montgomery, where she spent a few weeks with relatives and attended a reported a very fine time while in the Alabama city...Mr. Mus Edwards, who has been on a sick list for the past few weeks, reported that many friends. He left for a few weeks' visit in the country...Mrs. Elosie Lewey and children and her sister, Miss Rosa Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala., where they spent a delightful time with friends and relatives. The summer school taught by Mrs. Albert Jordan on easl Hill closed last week. Mrs. Diane Gold, the day for days for Knoxville, Tenn., where she will knoxville College of that city...Miss Hazel Lyman leaves Monday for Nashville, Tenn., where she will re-enter on his fourth day. that city...Mr. Ed F. Aaron, who return in a few days to Knoxville, Tenn., where he will re-enter on his third day. that city...Report all news to the Thomas Bureau, Walker W. Thomas manager. SOUTH BEND, IND. Special to THE FREEMAN On Sunday, September 24, Mrs. Clas-Bell took a few of her friends on a cross-country ride in her big Thomas car. The party consisted of Mrs. G. W.Bland, Mrs. Wm. Manning, Mrs. G. Clay, Mrs. Hickman and Mrs. Leroy on the road. On the road, the con was served them, and from there the party attended a grand play at the Orpheum Theater...Mr. Bell has just returned from the West, where he has built several nests for the Afro-Americain children. Bland gave a large number of his waitress treat by placing a box at their disposal, where they sat and enjoyed the big comedy called "Bizzy Izzy"...Mr. Bland has increased the force of the Oliver Hotel and the same six seats. Mrs. Bland has resided her residence the Y. M. C. A. to accept a place in the city high school...Mr. Kaiser, who well known as a society leader and entertainer, has left our city to winter in the South...Great preparations are heeded for the grandest yet for house functions and theater parties, so says Mrs. Bland. CENTRALIA, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. A special event will give an entertainment at Calaway and Campbell's Hall on Saturday night, September 30. Mrs. B. King was very ill last week, but is now convalescing...Miss Pike, of St. Louis, Mo., is here visiting her husband, the late James Lettle Skinner has gone to Georgia to attend the Brunswick Institute...Mrs. Mary Macklin has gone to Chicago, Ill., to visit friends...The Household of Mrs. Macklin has been a department officers on the 30th...Mr. Canty and family departed for Terre Haute, Ind...Rev. Mullan has returned home to Danville, Ill., after a two weeks' visit here...Mrs. Griggsy is on the sick bed of her husband, L. McGregory of Decatur, Ill., was here last Sunday, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. T. Calaway...Mrs. L. Shaw has gone to Mt. Vernon, Ill., to visit relatives and friends...Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright are returning home to their girl, which came to their house to stay. He says she is a buster...A ten-pound boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson...Mrs. L. Taylor has returned home to his visiting relatives and friends...Mr. John McKinney is home again after several weeks' visit in Chicago, Ill., Mr. B. Matson, a prosperous farmer, has asked the raspberry king, he says that can raise raspberries in any season of the year...Mr. Wm. Young is messenger. ADDYSTON, OHIO. Special to THE FREEMAN. STARKVILLE. MISS. N. F. Daily. Special to THE FREEMAN BILOXI, MISS Special to THE FREEMAN. Prof. Nelson's Orchestra rendered some classy music Tuesday night....Mr. Morrence Harrison left last week for Miami, P. B. Petell, Peelson, Laura Butler, F. C. Williams and Mr. P. B. Petell, who have been spending the summer in Bloxox, the city where they returned to their homes in New Orleans. Mr. Sol Cotton has returned from Mobile.....Miss Ora Curtis, who has been spending the summer in Bloxox, the city where they returned to New Orleans Wednesday, F. C. Williams and Kenney's many friends were glad to see him out again....Miss Louse Spencer, of New Orleans, is the guest of Mrs. Morrence Harrison, Parker and Mr. Ely Spencer, of New Orleans. Sunday visitors to Mr. C. J. Lott, Mr. Spencer came over to, join his wife. They departed Sunday for their home and Will Jefferson were quietly last week....Miss Lillian Bellou and Thomas Pedigree married last Monday night at the home of the bride on Lamadoura and Will Jefferson were quietly last week....Miss Malinda and Carrie Rhodes entertained in honor of Mrs. Viola Oliver, of New Orleans, at a game and music were had until late A delightful evening was spent by all. Mr. Matthew Long 'tight Tuesday for Mobile for his future home. His mony friends wish him good luck....The trolley ride and ball to Pass Christian on Monday night, given by the Odd Fellows, was a great success. Johnnie the Mona Lisa and Monnie Monroe route to Mobile...Address all news to the old address, 564 Delaney street. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Leona Walker entertained the Elite Tennis Tournament. All enjoyed a delightful time. Mr. Walker Duff was in the city Sunday. Mr. Walter Babb was in the city Sunday. Miss Louise Malone, of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Delma Price, who has been very ill for weeks. Miss Florence Bennett, of Chicago, has returned city to attend school. Emma Moore has returned from a visit in Paris, Ky, and her aunt, Mrs. Ellen McDulger is visiting with her. Mrs. Marie Taylor has returned from a visit in Paris, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Smith of Chicago, Mrs. Marie Taylor's mother, Mrs. Green, Miss Nellie Malone has gone to Chicago. FRENCH LICK, IND. Master Roy Pittman, accompanied by his mother and Miss Dorothy Lyod, left for Adrian, Mich., where he will attend school the following term... Master Alston Alexander left Sunday morning for a visit to the University of Berlerton University... Mrs. Muggie Stockdale left Sunday morning for her home in Louisville, Ky... Rev. A. G. Hall, of Louisville, Ky., held services Sunday at the First Baptist church. Little Miss Tiffany left Sunday morning for her bed with typhoid fever...Mr. J. A. Babbage left Monday morning to resume his studies at Wil伯力大学. Mr. John White, of Evansville, Ind., is in school with Mr. H. L. B. Babbage spent a few days in Owensburg, Ky., during the rast week. CHAMPAIGN. ILL. Guy Sanders. Special to THE FREEMAN. Guy Sanders, a young colored man, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sanders, died at the home of his parents, 102 North Walnut street, at 5 o'clock Monday morning, September 25, 1911. He was 21 years of age. He was about the age of a teekyphoid fever. He was employed at an east side pool room. Besides his father and mother, three sisters, Edith, Mabel and Zola, and abrother, Ralph, survive. He also leaves a widow...Champaign to people he met that from 150 to 200 of the number attended the Daupin day festivities at Homer Park on Friday. There were speeches made by Rev. Sisson, Dantville, and the Dantville Concert Band, composed of colored boys, musicians, and eatables, there was dancing and skating...Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Phillips were in town Sunday and Monday. CINCINNATI THEATERS--THE PEKIN--THE GAITHFR. Packed houses Monday night at the Pekin during each performance was the compliments paid to Miss Elvira Johnson and she has been by their many friends they have made. The young ladies have returned after an absence of only a few weeks with an entirely new act and a complete change of costumes. They work hard, are very hard-working and are very snappy and is clear of all vulgarity or snuggestive gestures. On their first appearance Monday night the reception extended to them drowned the orchestra and the band and gave a good account of herself in the opening and closing numbers, while Miss Johnson featured 'I Want Some One to Kiss'. She was compelled to sing 'The Woman in the Mirror' at each performance. Kemp and Kemp is a sketch team and they have a very laughable turn. This is a new act out here and it went well. Miss Lucy Shepherd has harmony to the bill with several new songs accompanied by beautiful slides. The headliner at the Galither this week is Mrs. McIntosh and Picks. For a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Tom McIntosh were one of the star sketch teams usually always the leading attraction with any road show. They were booked for the season, but in the past few years the team has been less successful filling a very prominent part. This is her first attempt in late years in Vaudeville, and from her first introduction to a Cincinnati audience there is no question about her success. She has played the services of two very clever dancing boys and the act goes with a whirl. Mrs. Kersand was held over (single), and her work was highly appreciated. She was also a star. Mrs. was a roar. But what scored heavier than anything else in her repertoire was a beautiful recitation, "The Baggage Coach Ahead!" Miss Laura Smith may have been the villain. She is doing something that no other performer has the nerve to try. She has been working week about in each one of the Fifth avenue houses and the performance, it don't make any difference which house she is playing or what her act consists of. She played the Galither one week, the Pekin the next and now she is playing the Frozen present indications she will be at one of the houses next week. The Freeman is on sale in East St. Louis, Ill., at the Tennessee barber shop, E. E. Barnes, proprietor. Facial Massage, Manicuring, Hair Goods Made to Order. Phone Calumet 4221. PEKIN BEAUTY PARLOR. Electric Scalp Treatment a Specialty. Aprons and Fancy Goods Made to Order. MRS. JAMES T. HENRY. 15 West 27th Street, Chicago, Ill. J. H. COLEMAN & CO., Vans for Moving. Three Trips Daily to All Depots and Freight Houses. 2540 State Street, Chicago, Ill. MRS. A. STEPHENS, Restaurant and Lunch Room. 2913 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Phone Aldine 566. "The Perfecto." MRS. H. M. HICKS-LAMBKIN, HAIR DRESSING AND MILLINERY, Phone Douglass 3518. Chicago, III. First class ladies' and men's clothes for sale at 227 East Third street, Frankfort, Ky. Mrs. Mary Russell, Proprietor, Oct 21. WANTED—Ladies and gentlemen to join our postcard and correspondence club. Particulars for 10 cents. Ladies send photo. Write Daniel Braxton, Hinton, W. Va. FOR SALE. First-class drug store, in good colored neighborhood. No opposition. Apply to E. D. Burts. 2636 State street, Chicago. Ill. 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