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Accept the agency for The Freeman in your city. Write today for our liberal terms. THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER DR. JACKSON TALKS OF THE ZION CHURCH Assistant Atty'-General Lewis to be Banqueted - Colored Men are Prominent in Taft Meetings in the West-Personals. Thompson's National News Bureau. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1—Dr. J. Jackson, financial secretary of the A. M. E. Zion church, assured through the A. M. E. Zion night night, his wife, the A. M. E. Zion conference begins in North Carolina, and he will stop until he crosses the Mississippi river. He had been attending the sessions of the Documentary Council, and was loud in his praise of the cordiality with which the coed ministers had been greeted during the sitting of the Council. The Zionites, he made a particularly fine impression upon the great gathering, and the papers that rate Dr. Jackson himself made one of the best speeches of the occasion. An important question of church policy, Dr. Jackson looked the picture of health and talked encouragingly of the future, and universally recognized as a leader along both spiritual lines. Dr Jackson Tells of Zion's Strength. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was never in better condition than it today," said Dr. Jackson. Our membership is steadily increasing, presiding, presenting, and we are never before, and they are getting results. New churches are being rapidly acquired, and new territory is being entered by men of our church, and we are not before, and they are getting results. The Zion church Today has the best financial standing in the banks, an赤土 an赤土, than ever before in its history, and we are not before to obtain on our note, our rating at Dun's and Bradstreet's is A No. 1. Doctor was asked what he thought of his proposed promotion in 1912, it is generally known that his friends are insisting that his election to the economic is one of the assured things in the general conference of the Zion church. Sailing modestly, Dr. Jackson said: "My ministerial life in Zion as passivity, blessing elder and total sacrifice, my career as a layman, an open book. If votes mean any come to Charlotte next May, and I will be the east and northwest, and the situation is very satisfactory. The south will be invited as never before." "I am about the status of Alabama," he said. "Alabama, the second strongest state. Zion Methodism, is my native state. Alabama is known in every county in the state, from Tennessee to Florida and from Georgia to Mississippi. Alabah stood at St. Louis in 1904, and at Phillipsburg in 1910. Alabama, I am not at all doubtful as where Alabama will stand at Charleston. In short, I am not worrying about the outcome of the general conference next May. I am going to do my work, have the result with God and the general conference, compose the next general conference." Two Bishops to Be Elected. that bishops will be elected. "queried your husband, Dr. Jackson," replied Dr. Jackson. "I believe two bishops will be elected. That number is absolutely necessary or the proper proportion of the affairs of the Zion church. do not think anything can be brought about to prevent the election of the least two members to our bench of bishops." Bishop Walters in Town. Bishop Alexander Walters spent a portion of the week here, mingling among the local Zion pastors. On Thursday evening at Galilee pastors, on Thursday evening at Galilee pastors, he evidenced an immense audience, he demonstrated a touching eulogy upon the life, death and public services of the late late pastor Harlan Harlan, pronouncement him the great saint of the church, on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States—a man who dared stand for the right side of the human questions and now regardless of the prejudices of the man. For the purpose at the Union Wesley church, the request, presented "Some Gifts for the Ecumenical Conference," and told the happy mannequin, touch the Negro mannequin, touch the occasion, and of the more hospitalities cordially extended by the Linda. These meetings do the Negro race good," remarked Bishop Walters, who our representative can stand to be the best minds of the world, hold the best minds of the world, marshalling of ideas, eloquence, and dignity of bearing in the medical officer's chair, the bigots who are our rightful place in the civic grid. The evidences of cultural chivalry, hardihood and intellectual grasp exerted on our delegates will prove to be of the longest arguments that we yet present the court that we deserve the court that play in the struggle for change. Asked as to his political attitude, Bishop Walters said. can an independent. I believe in political freedom for every American citizen. Men should form and reform their political alliances from time to time to receive the man and the issues, just now to the opioids that the best interests of the Negro call for a change in the national administration. He should send the man a kind word to say of any of the men who choose to do otherwise. President Taft has yet a fine opportunity to make him a leader among the colored people. I am hopeful among the colored people. I am hopeful in out unequivocal terms in his forthcoming message against the crime of lynching. Mob violence is no longer pervasive in the national evil, and the weight of the presidential influence should be thrown against it, or law and order will be a part of the past in all sections of the land." Bishop Walters was of the opinion that Governor Judson Harmon is the strongest man the Democrats could nominate for President, because he enlisted the forces of the nation. He knew he liberal on questions involving the race line, according to the bishop's analysis of his record. Banquet for Assistant Attorney-General Lewis. Plans are being laid by a coterie of Washington men for an elaborate banquet and reception in honor of the Assistant Attorney-General, Hon. William Williams, who will be the head of the committee headed by Lieut. Thomas H, R. Clarke, L. M. Hershaw, Charles E. H, Call, J. Pickett and others, has issued a call for a meeting at which the line of action will be announced. It ispected that the event will take place at the True Reformers' hall on a date between the 20th and 30th of this month. The affair, as tentatively planned, will be held on the 20th of that month, "pulled off" at the famous dinners of the here, and at the "features" will rival those Gridiron Club a the New Willard. Every detail will be in the hands of capable men, who will be in force. Mr. Lewis, by his engaging manners and modest demeanor, has made himself immensely popular with all elements at the capitol, and there is genuine rejoicing for the opportunity to be involved for the administration of the citizens to be given concrete form. It is thought that the guests will number not less than two hundred. President Taft and the Colored People. That President Taft has grown in strength with the colored people since he started on his record-breaking tour, is self-evident. At every point where he has been a leader of the Negroes, the race was represented upon the reception committees, and they were made to feel that Mr. Taft was the President of all the people. Word comes from the committee that assisted in entertaining the President at the great Auditorium, were three well-known colored men, Rev. H. P. Jones, Mr. Thomas H. Lyles, and Atalanta, Mr. Francis C. Fitch, the prominent seats on the platform with the chief executive of the nation. The President's broad-gauged speeches at Los Angeles and Chicago struck a popular appeal and the indicative value of the Negroes as citizens of the republic, and argued for our highest opportunities, while pointing out fraternity our bounded friends and the nation. President Taft is a stateman of the purest quality. Lively Times at the National Training School Dr. Roman "Scores" at Ecumenical Conference. "Tis the set of the soul that determines the goal, and not the storm and the strife," Dr. C. V. Roman of Nashville, Tenn., wrote in *The Resolving Body*; Toronto a few days ago, and won from its official organ, the Daily Christian Guardian, the following whole-souled compliment: "The most brilliant address so far delivered was given by a black man, and a layman. But, then, he was born in Canada, and that may, in part, account for it." Presenting further upon Dr. Roman's remarkable deliverance the Christian Guardian said: "One of the clearest contributions to the discussion on Methodist Theology was from a Canadian-born colored republican, and the question, the fact that the set of the soul was the revealer of the character and the controller of destiny and the resolver of the problems, both in the way, the way, the name of this brother is C. V. Roman, M. D. L. D. of Nashville. Tenn." It is not news to the great body of the A. M. E. church that the hero of INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1911 A HOME. HOUSE RENT BILL $ 20.00 SOAP the hour at Toronto is the same Dr. C. V. Roman who has consented to allow himself to be elected editor of the A. M. E. Church Review, if the majority of general conference vote for him. A man who can thus arrest the intellectual giants of the world will fill with dignity and honor the editorial chair of such a high-class publication as the Review. A man should be chosen by acclamation. Dr. J. E. Shepard Coming. Announcement is made that Dr. James E. Shepard, president and founder of the National Religious Training School at the National College of the Bethel Literary and Historical Association January 9. His there will be "Religious Training as a Factor in Race Development," a subject that he will discuss. A program of music and other features is being prepared, and President Washington and Secretary Scott are leaving stone unturned to make the "Shepard Museum" the new year. The ministers in particular will be present to learn in detail the plan Dr. Shepard has in mind for the Minister's Conference to assemble during the conference. During his visit here, Dr. Shepard will be the guest of honor at a number of social functions already in preparation. Dr. Shepard has arranged to have a speaking tour in the interest of the National Religious Training School. National Organizer to "Get Busy." In all probability, Prof. Charles H. Moore, the energetic national organizer for the league, will be in attendance upon the regular meeting of the executive committee of that body, which is to assemble in this city next month. The league is headed by Chicago, the city's banner occasion, and the services of Prof. Moore will again be called upon to promote the affair in the same vigor than that on the regular meeting, the first place in the series so far. As it is established that an early beginning be made, the progressive members of the league are in favor of the league being commissioned once. There is no better place to start than in Washington, where a live local league can be greeted by a local branch that will be a credit to the national organization to send Prof. Moore on ahead to break ground in such a manner that the midwinter session of the league will be greeted by a local branch that will be a credit to the parent organization. There is no reason why National Organizers need busy at once and work on the recalcitrant Washington brother in business. The News in a Nutshell. T. Thomas Fortune, editor of The New York Age, is spending the week in the city. * * * * Former Governor P. B. S. Pinchback, of the internal revenue service, New York City, visited his family here last week. --- Bishop Walters preached in Norfolk Sunday. He announces that the A. M. E. Zion church has set out to raise $50.00 to help the church. He is proud to state that the general church board has agreed to give the church $12,500, provided the church itself raise the $37,500 difference. Lawyer Thomas L. Jones and Former Recorder John C. Dancy are taking an active part in the exciting of gubernation in Maryland. They are of the opinion that Goldsborough, Republican, will defeat Gorman, Democrat, or governor. Dr. Lucy E. Moten, principal of the Colored Normal School of Washington, is to continue in the position she has so gracefully and effectively filled, for the past twenty-five years. Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the well-known dramatic reader, will eat her Christmas dinner at George's. He will come to fill in the length return engagement, under the direction of Miss Alberta L. Burgess, Miss Davis and Joseph H. Douglass are the stars of a dramatic and musical recital at the Montgomery A. M. E. church Friday evening of this week. Judge W. H. DeLacey, of the Juvenile Court, will be the speaker at the month-end meeting of the Home and School Association of Northern Iowa No. 2 on Friday evening, November 17. Deep interest is being manifested by our interest in approaching celebration of the 48th anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Dr. D. Webster Davis comes to the Cosmopolitan Baptist church for a humorous lecture Thanksgiving night. Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson, recorder of deeds, will preside. Col. Judson W. Lyons is here. He will again press the passage of the bill by congress, providing for the payment of the late Freedmen's bank creditors of the late Freedmen's bank. President Taft has repeatedly recommended the payment of this final dividend to the late Freedmen's house, have reported some of the bills favorably, but rush of other legislation has so far prevented affirmative action. Col. Lyons is content that the long-delayed measure will be allowed a law at the coming session of congress. Following closely upon the retention of the three colored architects in the treasury department, Secretary MacCarthy requested the removal of obligations by promoting Mr. Woolser Hall rom a $1,400 to a $1,600 clerkship, and arranging or the employment of Mr. Joseph E. Johnson, an expert stenographer, to perform a special work in the treasury department. Of the treasury at the rate of $1,400 per annum. Mr. Johnson was for many years attached to the stenographic staff of Speaker Cannon in the house of representatives. Mr. Hall has made a fine contribution in the division of printing and stationery. MT. VERNON, OHIO COURT HOUSE CLOSED TO NEGRO ORATORS West Kentucky Conference Adjourns After a Successful Meet —Rev. J. C. Anderson Returned to Quinn Chapel - Notes. The Midway jailer refused to open the court house last week so that three well known colored Republican orators might be allowed to speak. The number of citizens are indignant over his actions. A hall was engaged and the men were permitted to speak. The campaign is waxing warm. Next week Kentucky will bid welcome to the chief executive of the nation, the Taft. That who comes to be present at the unanimous vote of statue at Frankfort, and the dedication of the Lincoln Farm at Hodgenville. During his sojourn in the Falls City he attended the convention and Senator Bradley, will address the people at the Armory, and will be introduced at a banquet by Col Henry Waterson, editor of the Courier Journal. The sessions of the West Kentucky Conference of the A. M. E. church, presided over by Bishop C. S. Shaffer, of Chicago, Ill., is now a matter of history, and is especially the congregation of Queen Church, highly honored by having as their guests such a large number of distinguished ministers, laymen and many prominent men. The bishop declared that he had been entertained in a more royal way at this conference than ever before during his long career as bishop. This statement opened a night a most interesting program was rendered. Rev. J. C. Anderson, pastor of the church, introduced the bishop as a colored blind school, who served as member of ceremonies. In his usual way, REV. J. C. ANDERSON, Pastor Quinn Chapel, Louisville, Ky. Every man and woman who had the misfortune not to be present on last Thursday evening, will be seen at the eloquence Prof. Hawkins educational secretary, has cause to feel that he or she missed something in life very much worth while, no matter how much he has done or of some other denomination, he must needs have been carried away and swept along by the tide of eloquence, wisdom and experience Prof. Hawkins said that twenty schools and colleges are being supported by the money raised. The church this year has raised $383,868. The school has employed 210 teachers, 5,718 pupils and enrolled, school property is valued at $1,500,000. Addresses were also delivered by J. H. Abel, who said in part: "Daily there is better understanding between the good white people and ours. We are doing many other works for the advancement of our people." Prof. Chas. Brown, principal of Wayman Institute, Harradburg, Ky., delivered an address to the "Dear Father, the Lord," Mr. Jno, Hurst, of Washington, D. C., financial secretary, and who is prominently mentioned as a candidate for the office there was a balance of $80,000 left in of last year, and that at the end of the present year he expected that it would reach $75,000. During the afternoon session, Mr. Jno, who was elected the leader of the delegation, then general conference to be held in Kansas City; J. W. Hall, presiding elder Louis Burks; and J. W. G. Burks presiding elder of Patterson. He also chosen, H. P. Nichols, H. P. Patton and J. C. Dean as alternates. Mrs. Dora Anderson was elected as president of the Parent Mite Missionary Society of the West Kentucky Conference. Bishop Shaffer in a very strong address edclared that the ministers were turning their attention largely to minor issues of life and not achieving the most from a spiritual standpoint. He disapayed ministers going into other vocations when engaged in the ministry. His remarks were highly appreciated by the audience. It was interesting indeed to watch the large audience which gathered last Sunday at the conference. After the sermon Bishop Shaffer in a most impressive way spoke of what a delicate position he had been placed in the assigning of appointments. He asked him what he considered. He announced at last that he was ready to read the appointments. This was an anxious moment, especially placed in the assigning of appointments. He asked him considered. He announced at last that he was ready to read the appointments. This was an anxious moment, especially placed in the assigning of appointments. He asked him considered. When it was announced that a new pastor would go to Asbury chapel, several members with an anxious look seemed to breathe with a deep sigh, eyes were lashed out at the bishop, praying that their beloved pastor would be returned. As the bishop presented the ministers with their eyes sound was heard in the audience, the audience asked what went to take another charge. At last the bishop reached the Louisville district. When it was announced that Rev. J. C. Anderson merits all the honor that audience applauded. He has been faithful to duty and time. He has been able to do something for the interest of his members. Now that an extra burden has been placed upon his shoulders, he members will be loyal. He has a lot of friends who would have been bowed down in grief if he had not been retained. Next year the conference will be held, saying that the sessions here served as an inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to be present. The choir, with Miss Emma Lee Claybrooks as organizer, will be different committees on entertainment worked like trojans, and the organization was perfect. We are sorry space was perfect. We are to say more concerning some of the very excellent addresses that were delivered. Quite a number of very prominent men were present. Among some that we met were: Prof. R. R. Wright, Philadelphia Pa., a professor of the University of Pennsylvania and the second colored man to receive the degree of Ph. D. from that college. He has also graduated from the University of Western Reserve, T. H. Smythe, Bethel church, Indianapolis; Miss E. Marie Carter, agent of the A. M. E. Review; Dr. R. E. Wilson, pastor of Chicago, Ill.; Dr. Carl Shaffer, M. D., Chicago, Ill.; private secretary to the bishop; J. A. Hill, Ashland district; Rev. T. H. Crossland, Indianapolis conference, and many others. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Christman are residing in Detroit, Mich. The Normal alumni will meet Saturday, November 30. Mrs. Lucy A. Brown, of 1006 West Chestnut street, after a very pleasant stay of a week in Cincinnati, O., has returned to the city. It is rumored that Attorney W. L. Ricks, who recently left this city to accept a position in Ohio as principal of a school, is married. A large number of persons were present at the Merciful Saviour church which was held at the Thirteenth and Walnut street hall. On November 18th the Central high school football team will play the colored football team from the University of Indiana, located at Bloomington, Ind. The School of Stenography has registered a number of young persons who were abused of grasping the opportunity of completing a thorough course in stenography. Mrs. Lizzie Davis, of 1423 West Chestnut Street, will be among the friends for the many kind expressions of gratitude in her hour of bereavement upon the death of her daughter, Thomasin Davis. --- The citizens were shocked last week to learn of the death of Mr. L. Glipson, a former U.S. senator, whose general service was held at Quinn chapel church last Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. C. Anderson officiating. The Juvenile Court Conference of the Middle West States will be held in this city November 14-16. 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Now they slumber 'neath the willows In the lonesome fields of death, Where the skies are always cloudy Through their long and endless rest, Five fierce soldiers of dark valley, Where the bullets the thickest flew Fought the Gallant Colored Soldiers, 'neath the old Red, White and Blue. But when battle clouds were over, AAfter a brilliant day was won, Many souls were left to parish 'neath the rays of the setting sun. Then the rain drops fell from heaven, Sang a soft, sao melo, Of the gallant Colored Soldiers, Who fought to set us free. ITEMS OF RACE INTEREST. Harry A. Ulrich of New York, who assauls Dr. Booker T. Washington, asked for a delay of the trial. Mr. Washington was present. C. Wesley Peters, a young colored aviator of Pittsburgh, Pa., will fly in his airship during the Georgia Colored State Fair, Macon, Ga. November 8 to 18. Negro farmers own nearly all the county in which Marshall, Texas, is the county where ever this county has reputation of being one of the most fertile in the state. Bishop C. S. Smith of the A. M. E. has been honored by the Victoria University of Toronto, Canada, with the degree of D. D. for honors causio. He is the first first colored man thus honored in the 75 years of the university's existence. --- Street cars in Muskegue, Okla., run alternately for the colored and white people. They run 15 minutes apart, making the schedule 30 minutes. The colored brother seems to have more leisure or he isprompt in meeting his car. President Taft at Los Angeles said that the greatest men of the greatest men of this and the last century, white or black." "I think so," he added, "because he has the courage to tell you the truth and to tell you one way by which you can earn your place in the community and render it better and higher." *** Madame Hackley is a graduate of the University of Denver college of music, and taught in London and Paris, and has given concerts abroad as well as in this country, where she has been associated with the foremost efforts for adoration people.—The Citizen, Spokane, Wash. . . . Miss Bessie Boulton, an attractive looking colored woman of 21 years, is the first person of color assigned to teach in the colored schools of Los Angeles. She graduated from the Hill School three years ago, was recommended for Leland Stanford University but she choose teaching as her career. Attended the Normal University where she graduated with high honors. --- In Liberia the profession of the ministry, so far from being a bar to public service, seems to be a direct preparation for it. At a recent church service, a priest of the Coptic church prefitted the country; prayer was offered by the postmaster general, the sermon was preached by an associate justice of the supreme court, and the benediction was pronounced by a member of the senate. The country is in far poor condition, of which but a small portion devote themselves to their profession. --- In a lengthy opinion handed down in Richmond, Va., a few days ago, Claude M. Dean, special master, held that no copyright of the ritual of the Improved, Benevolent and Awesome Order of the World exists. This will probably settle for one and all time the long-drawn-out litigation in the case of James E. Mills, trustee and grand exalted river of the secret order organizations in the country, against J. Frank Wheaton. It will be necessary for the opinion of the master to be confirmed by Judge Waddill in the United States Circuit Court. The multi-millionaires in South Pasadena have nearly succeeded in worrying the Colored Orphanage Trustees and the Trustees have passed an ordinance for antiseptic tanks and several other innovations that are so costly that they hope the colored folk will be unable to comply with the requirement to be in operation. There being twelve infants there at present. That this ordinance is passed simply to remove the Negroes is more apparent in the stated order in its capitulation with the same locality, that already possesses these costly requirements. --- Kentucky, the state that cradled Abraham Lincoln, is soon to have a statue of the great emancipator unveiled in the rotunda of the canteen designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman, has recently been cast in New York. The statue is the gift of John Breckenridge Speed, whose father was a personal friend and ardent supporter of Lincoln, and attorney general by Lincoln in 1864. The statue is more than nine feet high. It shows Lincoln as he appeared in the later years of his life, a tall, contoured figure who is the focus of the stress of the stormy period through which he had piloted the nation. Madam Selika who recently lost her husband was the greatest of Negro sincers and a dear friend. She sang with the two Pattis, her day. She sang with the two Pattis, Adelina and Carolita, who greatly praised her voice. This was in Paris, France, where madame sane fuente recently to the Cleveland Gazette, she had as follows: "Our Dear Good Friend: I write you this morning in a sick and sick with sorrow, to do so. My dear husband passed away on the 9th of this month. I hope you will forgive me for not writing to you sooner, but I have not yet to do so. Marie Selika Williams." Theoretically, the Liberians recognize the value of education and the duty of the state to provide it. Practically, the state can offer so little and that little of so poor and so weak, and the state can half-hearted interest in it. The annual appropriation bills carry $25,000 for public elementary schools, and a subsidy of $12,500 for Liberia college. Of this $25,000 for public schools very much less, but the most heavily used little is spent. As a consequence, the few schools maintained are woefully deficient. Teachers are wholly untrained. Of knowledge they have very little; of knowledge but the most limited and casual methods of imparting it, nothing at all. Liberia college, like the denominational colleges of Liberia, is primarily an elementary school, with a so-called college, because it covers the ground of a 'high school in a very imperfect and superficial manner. --- Among the delegates that attended the Methodist Ecumenical Conference were: Bishop C. T. Chaffer, Chicago; Bishop B. F. Lee, Wilberforce, O.; Bishop W. L. Gaines, Atlanta; Bishop B. F. Lee, Flushing, N. Y.; Bishop C. S. Smith, Detroit; Bishop B. F. Lee, Detroit; Hop B. P. Parks, Chicago; the Rev. A. H. Attaway, Jacksonville, Fla.; the Rev. R. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. L. Beale, Hannibal, Mo.; the Rev. W, D. Chappelle, Columbia, S. C.; the Rev. J, M. Conner, Little Rock; the Rev. P, C. Murpesson, Exc. the Rev. John M. Hurst, W. C. the Rev. J. D. Johnson, Columbia, Ga.; the Rev. J, H. Jones, Wilberforce, O.; the Rev. R, L. Pope, Montgomery, Ala.; the Rev. G, R. Lifter, Montgomery, Ala.; the Rev. W, Wright, Jr., Philadelphia, Charles Banks, Mound Bayou, Miss.; Counselor James L, Curtis, New York City; Prof. D, J. Jordan, Kittell, N. C.; Dr. C, V. Jordan, Kittell, N. C.; Church, Bishop J, W. Hood, Fayetteville, N. C.; Bishop C, R. Harris, Salisbury, N. C.; Bishop A, Walters, New York City; Bishop G, J. Clinton, Charleston, N. C.; Bishop G, J. Clinton, Montgomery, Ala.; Bishop J, S. Caldwell, Philadelphia; Bishop G, L. Blackwell, Philadelphia; Bishop A, J. Warner, Charlotte, N. C.; Bishop A, J. R. Ball, Nashville; the Rev. W, A. Blackwell, Montgomery, Ala.; the Rev. G, C. Clement, Charlotte, N. C.; the Rev. W, H. Coffey, Philadelphia; the Rev. S, L. Corrigan, Philadelphia; the Rev. W, H. Goller, Salisbury, N. C., all of the A. M. E. % in Church. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF U. B. OF. F. OF TEXAS. United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten of Texas. Annual report for year ending August 11. The following are the receipts: PRESIDENT TAFT'S RECIPROCITY. Canada evidently didn't care anything about reciprocity. Perhaps the citizens of the British possession didn't see the point. It wasn't quite clear to them how they could better their own condition by entering closer trade relations with the United States. They took no chance; voting "no." This summarily may appear presumptious, yet it is just about the way the thing happened. The Canadians were not made to see the beauty of closer trade relations as President Taft saw it. Really, as between the vote of "yes" and "no" the "noes" were the safer for the Canadians, from their viewpoint. It would have taken a very long campaign to have properly instructed the voters concerning the benefits that would accrue to Canada by trade alliance with the United States different from that of today. We take it that the voters of Canada as a whole are not quite so enlightened as those in this country, yet we go to great expense to inform our voters most thoroughly on every issue of moment. We spend months in campaigns of education when the nation becomes one great school, with one great lesson, with its thousands of teachers. We dare say that the voters of Canada had no such schooling, notwithstanding the fact that the question was one of the greatest that ever confronted that country. The country too, is essentially agricultural, meaning suspicion of innovations, and also less intelligence for the comprehension of great master policies. Even we in this country were none too sanquine of the effects, and simply because the thing had not been sufficiently spread out. We took the President at his word; that is, some of us; others he made like it. The Canadians, however, were from Missouri—they had to see. And it was greatly to their interest to see. Under the circumstances the vote "no" was more intelligent than the vot oef "yes" would have been. The President laments in a subsequent speech that he was not very much of a politician. It is very plain; and owing to that lack he is universally regarded—loved for his whole qualities—his fine personality. Mr. Taft staked too much on one throw of the dice. eH had no secondary policies. The administration is to live in history accentuated by the one Taft achievement—Canadian reciprocity. The Supreme Court decisions are clearly the instigation of Roosevelt. Mr. Taft felt that he had to do something in fee simple. He insists that he is yet right, and that the thing must come. He seems to be right; at least no harm promises from a movement predicated on mutuality of benefits and a communism of feeling. But as said before, the Canadians could not see so far ahead, nor could any other average people. Mr. Roosevelt, in his fight on the great combines, knew where the people were on that question. It was a phase of the old case of the poorer many versus the wealthier few. He was hailed as a true reformer. He simply took advantage of the tide that led on to victory. He may be put down as a good politician in that he ascertained the people's desires and acted accordingly. President Roosevelt, in his reciprocity movement was more of an inventor than a reformer. The people looked askance on the new and untried. The forerunners generally meets with reverses until repeated efforts have established the truth of the contention. Doubtless President Taft expected to play no such rol, but unfortunately he has been caught on the wrong side as a politician. His splendid service to the two countries is not challenged; it simply lays on the table. ARE THERE SUPERIOR RACES? At the Universal Races Congress recently held in London, England, many questions of interest touching on racial differences were addressed to the members with the view of getting the best thought and expressions as to how the difference might be reconciled wholly or in part. One of these was as follows: "How would you combat the irreconcilable contentions prevalent among all the more important races of mankind that their customs, their civilization and their race are superior to those of other races?" These questions, we think were not limited to the body of men called together on that great occasion, but addressed to the world of best thought, especially that portion which suffers the contumely of the race of superior claims. These thinkers, doubtless, will not only try to find the causes tending to such and such effects, but will, according to the spirit of the question, seek to break down racial barriers that they think to be artificially erected, and also endeavor to mollify in the best way they can what nature has done. Buy a Jewel and Save Fuel If everybody knew the advantage of— Jewel Heaters Few Others Would Be Sold Because they are superior heaters in every respect. They burn the heavy smoke and soot of soft coal, thereby con- suming less coal and giving more heat. We sell heaters ranging in price from $9 to $30 CREDIT EXTENDED L. D. Tyler & Co. 35-37-39 North Capitol Ave. (Just Around The Corner) Agents for the Big 3 Vacuum Washer. Two weeks free trial The question proposed leaves it clear that the propounders hold that the nation of superiority is merely a notion—a fiction supported by the energy of those concerned. They would have it appear that the civilization of one race is as important, and perhaps as enviable as that of another when seen from the respective viewpoints. As we see it, such concession to the races is charitable and in the interest of the promotion of racial importance of the denied races, but is it a true finding of the situation? Of course, if there is no type of civilization that is universally recognized as a standard, there will be no means of comparison. Contrasts and comparisons are based on given conditions. It will be difficult for measurement if there is no unit, or if each race sees in itself perfection or the greatest advancement. The question then would be: Which is the type race? BEFORE USING The Congress, perhaps, would have done a wise thing had it set up a standard of civilization. It had the best authority to say, owing to the universality of the call, what transpirings, what doings, achievements, actions, made for what we call the best civilization. Those races failing to subscribe would necessarily be compelled to acknowledge that they were not on the "preferred" list. The contentions are not simply irreconcilable because the differences are not understood; they are so because the proscribed peoples fail in the balances, and of course, as measured by the accomplishments of the standard people, accepting the standard as commonly agreed. We see no opportunity, and as far as we are concerned, have no desire to, combat the truth. Humanly considered, one individual is as good as another. Even this broad proposition is contested by some of those whom it most concerns. These not only acknowledge a superiority of civilization by undue deference, humility and also imitation, but abase themselves humanly, thus making fast the notion of superior peoples in all respects. Have you Tetter Eczema ? Does your Scalp Itch ? Have you More than a Normal Amount of Dandruff ? If so write for MME. C. J. 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Native Africans formerly saw the white explorers as ghastly, colorless looking, hideous objects, fitted to afright. Their own rich mahogany or jet was the sign of nature's lords; it meant strength, and beauty as they viewed it. But we dare say that that salutary egotism is now no more, and the white man's white and pink are also their gods. With this continual surrender—this merging of standards towards the one type makes this question almost valueless. Had the propounders asked, Why is the tendency to accept certain nations as the type peoples? it would have been in better accord with the situation. If a deterrent was expected, it might have been asked that methods for combatting conditions or changing conditions be given, and not contentions, making a fact problematical. There are superior civilizations and customs, but for the good of humanity, we hope not humanly superior. These Remedies are Manufactured only by THE WALKER MFG. CO. 638 N. WEST ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 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Artistic Engraving free. Eyes tested free. Old Jewelry made like new watch. Repairing Mv Specialty AMONG THE PRESS FRATERNITY The largest single advertisement ever carried by a colored newspaper was that of A. Metzger & Co.'s department store, applauding in the Fortune Color, October 10th. The "ad" covered four pages of seven long columns each, or 28 solid columns, and was set up in tasteful style. This was in the South, be it remembered. N. D. Brascher has retired from the management of the Cleveland Journal. Prof. J. H. Jackson has taken charge of the Mount Bayou Demonstrator, and it is one of the best-edited papers in the South. It has a circulation of 3,000. A booklet of colored people of Savannah, Ga., consisting of 88 pages, has been compiled by Whittaker H. Wright, of the Christian Recorder. It is replete with useful information. The midwinter meeting of the executive committee of the National Negro Press Association will probably be held at Washington, D. C., in December. The Advocate The Advocate, of Cambridge, Mass., is one of our brightest sheets. It is neat typographically and meticulously printed on paper, which causes its cuts to show up to advantage. Ralph W. White and M. T. Whittock are putting new life into the McDowell Times at Keystone, W. Va. It is full of "pep" and is cutting a wide swath in the political circles of the Mountain State. George F. King is doing some excellent press work for the National Religious Training School at Durham, N. . . . The Negro press is finding the Afro-American page of the American Press Association of great benefit. The six issues edited by N. Barnett Dodson, a clever writer and first-class business man, are furnished at a nominal cost—$1.50 per week, to cover the business in the land to subscribe for it. Mr. Barnett now supplies about 100 papers, covering about 35 states, but his "string" should carry over 200. The page is endorsed by the leaders of the National Negro Press Association. The Little Rock meeting of the National Negro Business League was more widely reported than any previous session of that body. The special edition of Small's Negro Trade Journal, of New York, gave evidence of the success of the Negro Press. The Frederick Small. Besides an immense amount of advertising matter, it ran a large plate showing facsimiles of a score or more of the leading colored papers, adorned with the colors of their editors or business managers. --- T. Thomas Fortune, the Nestor of Negro journalism, is again at the editorial helm of the New York Age. If given free reign, the veteran warrior will make the fur fly in glorious Gotham. J. C. Waters, Jr., of Washington, D. C. secretary of the Howard University Alumni association, is making a commendable effort to have the reputable white journals of the land to cease emphasizing the race of persons charged with crime. Glaring headlines, such as "Black Brute Assault Child" "Negro Murders White Woman," "Black Thief Snatches Purse," etc., serve only to further inflame prejudice against the Negro race. There is no color in crime, and it is a rank injustice to make prominent the race of the persons accused of offenses against the community. Roscoe Conkling Simmons, who has just retired from the editorship of the New York Age, to establish a race journal in the New York Memphis, Tenn. He is now on a brief tour tour. Mr. Simmons talks and writes with equal facility and effectiveness, and also "make good" wherever he decides to cast his lot. Emmett J. Scott is to collect his papers on various subjects and issue them she will book form. They will make an unusually valuable and attractive volume. --- --- The Guardian, the official organ of the Canadian Methodists, gave Dr. C. V. Roman, of Nashville, Tenn., the credit for making the best two-minute speech in the conference at Toronto. Dr. Roman is a skilled specialist, and is editor of the Journal of the National Medical Association. It is conceded that he will be elected editor of the A. M. E. Church Review at the meeting of the National Conference of that church next May. In less than two years, the Amsterdam, N.Y. municipal council of H. A. Johnson and George W. Harris, has attained a circulation of 15,000. It stands for the best thought and most progressive ideals of the people of New York City. Hugh E. Macbeth, editor of the Baltimore Times, is still working out a plan for the establishment of a great daily, to serve Baltimore. Washington, Plains, and Philadelphia figures on a $100,000 plant, and a staff that can put over all of the features of a modern metropolitan daily newspaper. Mr. Macbeth has the faith that mountains and wrestles success from untoward circumstances. Go on, boy, go on! . . . "The Concert"—Mme. Anita Patti Brown, Mme. Alexis Hackley, and Mme. Sissleretta Jones. "The Secret Service"—Tra T. 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"Counsel for the Defense"—Henry Lincoln James. "The Straight Road"—Bishop G. W. Clinton. The Kentucky Reporter, published for many years at Owensboro, Ky., by Geo W. and R. T. Berry, has moved to Louisville. Rev. J. E. Reed, who edits the sprightly colored Churchman at Shenandoah, Va., pastors Big Bethel at Luray, Shiloh at Shenandoah, Ebenezer at Hamburg, and %lon in Page county, Virginia. Just to occupy his spare time he fills the office of president of the Valley College in the Shenandoah Valley, near Luray. BELOIT, WIS. A. A. Lewis is the general representative for The Freeman. Lewis is well known in Beloit, having lived there for ten years or more. He is one of the M. B. business men in Beloit. He is the custodian of the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company. He is also proprietor of the Shallard parlor at 406% North State street. EDITORIAL COMMENTS ON VAR: DAMANISM. And now Senator Vardaman will be a United States Senator. Mississippi is certainly a child of varied experiences. As senators, she has had Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy; Hiram Revels, the first negro to sit in that body; Blanche K. Bruce, the only negro to serve a full term there; L. Q. C. Lamar, who was a cabinet officer and a justice of the United States supreme court, and now she is to be represented by James K. Vardaman, the long-haired dreamer of Le Flore County. Mr. Vardaman is the choice of the majority of his party in that state. As to whether he is the choice of a majority of the men of voting age in Mississippi is another question.—Washington American. From all accounts it seems that Vardaman has been elected to the United States senate from Mississippi. Another pal for Ben. Tilman. It would be a wonderful quartet if Hoke Smith could be persuaded to take the job he worked so hard to get. Think of it! Ben. Tilman, Jeff. Davis, Hoke Smith and L. K. Vardaman. Wonder what they will do when they all get there?—Nashville Globe. Well, and Vardaman carried the primaries in Mississippi, which is equivalent to an election to the United States senate. When he takes his seat we will see whether he will continue his tirade against the Negro—Nashville Clarion. Mississippi has maintained her reputation for a law order of intelligence when she sends to the senate, one Vardaman. He will bring to the senate pole cat methods, and sage brush manners, and only the most powerful fumigant will make his association bearable. His speaches will lack the euphony of the ass's braying and respond from an intellect not a whit less assinine. But perhaps Mississippi is not so dull after all—she will be rid of him for the best part of six years.—Cincinnati Pilot. The election of ex-governor Vardaman to the United States senate is a severe blow to the south and especially Mississippi: That state has made a splendid reputation since the war for itself, in the class and character of the men it has sent to represent it in the upper branch of congress. Mississippi has too many able and level headed men—Percy, himself—to take a man who persists in trying to do the impossible to the detriment of the peace of the country.—Exchange. THE FREEMAN Can be found each week at the Northern Star Dining Room, Jamison and Jamison, proprietors. 78 E. Long street. Columbus. LADIES VOLUNTEER — PUBLICLY GIVE THIS LADY, MADAME McNAIRDEE, THE PRAISE. To The Freeman. For she is certainly worthy of praise that she has done for our homes. May God bless her and her days be long on earth. We pray. Testimonials. I am a married woman and have been for ten years. 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The generosity of the white people—Julius Rosenwald, the principal donor, and others—will not be forgotten. Hurrah for the $100,000 Y. M. C. A. building! Hurrah for the white folks! Hurrah for the colored folks! Hurrah for Julius Rosenwald and Carl Fisher, Arthur Jordan, Madams Walker and McNairdee! Hurrah for the widow's mite also! Hallowe'en merrymakers got along fine. and as the mayor would have it—an occasion of pure joy—from care set free and the rest of it. The revelers on learning that they were in favor. got to their respective scenes post hastie. And they did put on some joy. Justice Duncan at Norfolk, Va., in a recent decision on race segregation, held that the question was one of taste rather than law, and that so long as a Negro owned property or paid his rent and behaved himself he could live where he pleased. That's fair enough, Judge. The African racial situation is looming up, rapidly claiming attention of those who are hoping and striving for the best. The leaven of civilization there is beginning to tell. And we may as well look forward to similar scenes witnessed in our country, since the agencies and subjects are the same. The race variety is identical, meaning the same processes, the same opposition. However, Africa has America as an example and should profit by its experience, thus making the way to the best understanding more certain and less difficult. Continental Europe is Americanizing on the Negro question, due, of course, to the African hordes that are emerging slowly into the ways of civilization. The governments of those countries having African possessions are already studying the American way of dealing with the Negroes. It means that that former moral support of the Negroes in their fight for greater liberty will not be so strenuous. The Negroes will have to look to themselves for much of the kind of help that makes for greater liberty and the best citizenship. There is much to be thankful for as a race in view of what has been. As citizens we think, and properly, too, that we have no reasons to be thankful for the lessening mob. But a condition confronts us, no theory. Hence we are thankful for the lessening mob. The decrease in mob happenings has been continuous, with only an occasional increase for the last twenty years. We lose sight of the fact in our resentment. One event is just one too many, but the year of the one event will stand for progress. There is hope where there is progress. The Colored Y. M. C. A. will have great occasion to give thanks this year. A $100,000 building with modern improvements for the colored boys and young men of Indianapolis is assured. The colored people generally doubtless feel grateful for the blessing that has come to them. The prize is a grand one, a great one; so great that all can share in the joy. The white people who contributed much the greater part of the money will at least feel thankful that they have been the means of happiness to others, thus fulfilling the mission of men among men. The city will be just so much better for the effort and Christianity will have claimed its own, saving the heathen at the door as well as those on "India's coral strand." The building should, as a thing of civilization, be a peace monument—a sign of the best possible condition between the races. THE MATTER WITH LIBERIA A writer speaking of the drawbacks of Liberia, the African Negro republic, says that the American colored people there are indifferent to the financial opportunities offered to them by the Liberians. They seem to take no concern or very little, he says, beyond a sentimental interest in the republic. Perhaps the indictment may be entered against all of the Liberians, whether American Negroes or those from the bush. What the writer says savors of the truth. Commercialism, true enough, is now in the making in the States, but through no natural effort of the race. Discrimination is doing the work. And out of sheer shame and necessity come the hope of better conditions and the realization of better conditions. The Africans and Americans of Liberia have no such crucible to go through. Such stimulation as they get must come from emulation of the success of the races of whom they read, and which will fall in the most part because there is lacking the element of hard necessity. The many years may mean much to Liberia in bringing about an industrial reformation, but many years will be required, since the disposition, latent or otherwise, most unfortunately is not in the interest of commercial and industrial activity. The Liberians will have to wake up to the situation, take advantage of precept and example. Failing in this, the little republic will lag forever in the rear ranks. APOLOGIZING FOR THE PRESIDENT. Evidently some of the wise ones who heard President Taft in Chicago last Monday think that he is "skeered," that is, that Mr. Taft shows signs of weakening, giving away to his real thoughts in the matter of presidential succession, expressing himself as doubtful of the outcome of the next national election. Here is what the President said that seems the warrant of their suspicion: "Now we are at—some people think—the crisis in the Republican party with reference to its continuance in the guidance of the nation. I am hopeful that the good people of the country, who know a good thing when they see it, have only chastened in an off year in order that we may be better hereafter, but with no intention of shifting from shoulders that are fitted to bear the burdens of the present problems and carry them to a successful solution, to those which are untried and which have new theories of action that we do not believe in, and that we don't believe the people believe in. "However, if so be it that they desire to make a change, we shall loyally support the new government under any conditions, with the hope it will inure to the benefit of the country, but with the consolation that, if after one trial the people think they ought to go back to the old party that has served them so well in the progressive days of the nation, they will do so. We can bear that, my friends; that is all." In our opinion Mr. Taft was ideal in his expressions, even if it's unusual for men caring for the presidency. We do not see that the President must fill his speeches with partisan enthusiasm, since he is no less President for the whole people. As a partisan he might assume that all the political virtues resided on his side, in his administration, in himself. The partisan enthusiast would rejoice in the narrow construction. But the foundation of the country was built up of just such views as Mr. Taft put forth. He proved the patriot rather than the partisan, the class that made the country in the beginning and who saved it in its threatened dissolution. In short, Mr. Taft says there are others, and who may be preferred, and in such event he will bow to the public will. His apologists, and who are not needed, say that he was weary with the strain of travel, consequently he said more than he really meant. He said governmental principles, and which must stand if the government is to endure. What he said may be viewed as impolitic owing to the times, but, in our opinion, what he said will prove the wisest thing for him. In the end the people will turn to the class of big, whole-souled men who prefer to see the interest of the whole people advanced rather than that of a few. The astute, brilliant appearing politician wins in favor, but he has nothing on the free, frank individual of good judgment and discretion. Thomas Jefferson, Grover Cleveland, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, told the truth and took the consequences. Others yet are of the class who saw national unity and a glorious civilization above the ambition for power. Mr. Taft is not very dissimilar to these, trusting his case in the hands of the people. IN GETHSEMANE. SEYS Mr. James Douglas. "The best minds of our day live in Gethsemane. They write with their hearts' blood. They are not professional martyrs or haloed saints. They are human beings, who ache with human sorrows and human follies and human sins. They are in the thick of our stupidity, our absurdity, our selfishness, our remorse. They rise with us out of the mire, and they fall with us into the mud. They show us our souls in the making, and the sight fills us with fear and shame and wrath and laughter. They make us hate ourselves and pity ourselves. And they help us to love our meanest neighbor. And how particularly true is it as it concerns the Negro writers who are necessarily specialists, having greater interests to serve than other specialists. The Negro has, beyond those common causes, his own individual cause to plead; his rights to guard, beating the hard heart of untoward circumstances until it quivers in token of relief. Perhaps it is best to say that the advanced thinkers of the race live in Gethsemane, not the writers only. The pulpit, the forum, the school-room, are no less means of advancing the race than the press. These, besides having to do with the errors of the age, are necessarily concerned with the prejudice of the age, thus doing double duty, transcending Gethsemane. It may sound light and somewhat irreverent to thus express it, but only so in view of the religious reverence. In reality, however, there is nothing to fear from unaptness of comparison. We have seen our ten thousand Calvaries, none of which were without their Gethsemanes. Thus is the grewsomeness of our civil life, and perhaps it's well to hold up the picture now and then that the perspective be caught aright. Who will protest the picture? We only have the right. Yet we may well bear in a national way with the trials and tribulations. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Gethsemanes and crosses if in the end comes the glorious translation, making the analogy complete—a trilogy of circumstances eventuating in the best for race and country. JEFFERSONVILLE, IND KANSAS CITY, MO. (By L. S. Jefferson.) Special to THE FREEMAN. MERIDIAN. MISS. Mr. Jerry Hemphill, of Vicksburg, Miss, has been visiting our city recently. ..Mr. Marshall Webster, of Cincinnati, also is the city visiting his many friend. ..Mr. Joseph Stern, an able sermon at New Hope Baptist Church Sunday night, October 29, to a large audience, Rev. T. L. Jordan, of New York, and Rev. Elbert Belt Baptist Church, occupied the pulpit at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday. Large audiences attended both of our meetings, and our leading physicians, has gone to Hattiesburg, Miss. to practice. ..The Freeman can be bought at E. Richard's Cafe, on the street between Thirty-second and Thirty-fourth Scott is working up an international Sunday school convention for Meridian. PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE (Concluded from Page One) were two applicants who took the examination. The usual fall civil service examination for clerk and carrier was held this week at the local custom house and quite a number of young colored men were present. We have learned from good authority that one of Louisville's most popular teachers is almost ready to issue her invocation in the near future. It would not be fair for us to call the name until the invitations are announced. We will leave our readers to guess who the lady is. The groom halls from distant city. The Louisville Herald had the following to say in an editorial last week, concerning the Coweta, Oklahoma race. It is possible for Coweta and Oklahoma lies in the prosecution of the lynchers that brought a stain of blood to their recorder. Coweta and Coweta will do well to preceed the prosecution of the members of the mob that lynched the Negro, Suddeth. Such a course will commend them to the public." Governor Willis will ever be remembered on account of his actions last week in reference to the colored woman at Kentucky Home Society at Frankfort, and to the penitentiary at Frankfort, and we will become a mother. As soon as the news appeared in the morning paper the man was sent to Kentucky Home Society for Colored Children's Street, called the Governor by long distance phone and offered through their representative in Frankfort. Rev. E. J. Kearney, until after the birth of her child and to care for the child. The Governor granted this request, which will save the child from bearing the stigma of being born in a state prison. It was our purpose this week to say sorry to the child, located on Tenth street, between Broadway and Magazine streets, within three feet of a colored church that is a disgrace to Louisville and to the race on account of the tender age that are seen to enter. The traffic is so great that the owner has been forced to enlarge his house. The owner will take this man out of business. Space will not permit us to say what we have learned regarding this place from those who were there. Let us all join hands of the interior. Let us all join hands and erase this blot. Next week we will give more facts regarding it. CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW. By Sylvester Russell. MADAM HACKLEY TRIUMPHS AT ORCHESTRA HALL IN A SONG AND LECTURE RECITAL. Sang Magnificently—Lecture Tedious in Spots—Has Found a New Field. Must Not Retire. Bravo! Madam. Woman of wonders. Triumphant of song in an exalted sphere. And talks that were not without blunders. The prothonotary administrator of musical science and the queen of extemporaneous bewitchery is the new wreath of hope which divine providence will place upon the brow of Ezekiel Heckel. If I were a large audience which assembled at the great Orchestra Hall on Thursday evening, October 19, as a criterion, it would be to state that for prestige and business purposes, a great woman. Rarely has the Negro race ever produced a woman in the musical field who could both lecture and conduct business in the bargain, as only a few men in the same line have done so. The entertainment was billed as a recital given by one person, we must be willing to accept it as a song and lecture recital and treat it accordingly. The man who was interspersed first with a cluster of songs and then a monopoly of talk, alternately throughout, was of great and instructive variety, and to give justice to the merits of his now most accomplished woman's work, we now most accomplished review of the program as we heard it. In the first cluster of four songs it was good judgment that the madam sang the heavier music first. Ambrose Thomas, the composer of the number. This she gave with as much brilliancy as any of her white predecessors I ever heard in the operas sang in French. This showing's poem, "Unless" by Caricolino, was next and was a voice rester. Her third and most pretentious number, sang in Italian, was the famous "Una, Voce Po, Co, Fa" from Rosin's "Barber of Sevilla," and the one in which so many great singers have performed properly in the Madam Hackley was no exception to the rule in this number, which belonged only to the supreme art of Patti Sembrick and Gerster. It was in lack of passion and radiance of staccato that her execution was contradictory and of a faultering dimension rather than of flutel-like surety. "The Shoggy Shoo," by Mayhew, completed the set. Her first demonstration featured a group of children with characteristics, their cultivated and abrupt tendencies. She illustrated the pose and attitude of a somebody and the easier degree of a nobody. When she asked the children to sing in stage deportment and showed what they consisted of, In explaining the role of Negro she said Negro can sing if he will, and won't because he either don't have to or has no ear. As a brief illustration she said Negro can sing in the post nasal cavity were all essentials to breathing, and the burly Negro, as the white people say, have a sounding voice. She said Negro can coo coo spot. She said she had taught various races o people and in the White Chapel district of London she taught various sentents and made mention of the Hindoos. Of her second cluster of songs there were three. The first was an English song, "The Blackbirds' Song," by Cyril Scott, whom she had met in London, where she met the conductor, Scotch number, by Hadley, which she sang in dialect superbly. The last of this group was an aria from Gounod's "Queen of Sheba." This was her best number for her method and conception, and she sang in a portrait it in the opera in New York, which was perfect. It was her hour of triumph for the audience, which had been chilly, as Chicago society audiences sound with applause and numerous floral offerings were added to those which already had come, and lay at her feet. In her second talk she further explained the breathing and its relation to fighters in dealing the solar plexes blow which she described in a punch with her fist. She also defined the new and old school of ministers in dialect and the differences of their method in exclamation and breathing. She next sang "Dumma" (Dumma) to song, and her trilling was better than ever before.! The last of this group was "Thou Brilliant Bird" from David's "Pearl of Brazil," which was her second best number and the best suited culture was good at first, but grew tedious in spots which call for killing of time. She said there are three requisites that go to make a singer—brains, breath and the really she illustrated some vocal defects in her nee River" faultily, and showed how young singers must breath, and gasp with a kissable mouth. She spoke of the lack of teachers there are in vocal training, and the lack of teachers if they would only study music properly and that they would make as much as doctors and dentists; but deny that assertion and could not have made it to death. Then she sang her favorite but time-worn "Japanese Love Song." The last group of three she classed as folk songs. "Nobody Knows" was a soft, sweet little gem in plamissimo; and "Run to Jesus," which she said caused Frederick Douglas to escape from slavvy and forth sympathy; and argyrant Adam. Sinned! which she sang with more voice but less agility than Aida Overton Walker. In criticising Madam Hackley and her work, we must also praise her and bless her, for she belongs to the few earthy artists who have developed to be a greater artist and singer than ever before. She is of the coloratura class and not a dramatic soprano of the Black Patti stamp, both women who have now reached the age of 70. She has considered the consideration of her record and accomplishments Madam Hackley's name will live in history as second only to Madam Sissette Jones, known as Black Patti. Madam Hackley's voice, as I have said, is both sweet and sweet in the lower register and in this respect is excelled by Anita Patti Brown: but in consideration of her greater advancement in vocal and musical culture and experience, Madam Hackley must be considered a woman neither of these women can or ever will compare with Black Patti in her pinniest days. Madam Hackley has always her spirit and spirit of exaction. Her disposition is to come out, has even been moulded for soubret work and that is why she delights to chew on the substance of vocal literature and other extremes which lead to common humor and sarcasm of a kind which causes a trey to frown upon her eccentricities. When I first heard her she was only an amateur talker, but now she has grown to be a professional who oversee good and in a way beneficial to those who needed her instructions, even if given on a plan beneath her position, dignity and standard as an artist and as a element which her vocal calling represents. However, her lectures would be a good thing through the South, if on a more meager scale, where people are not quite so aware of her, she must not yet retire in the North, where the great museums conservatories have a ratio percentage of colored pupils. Now that Madam Hackley has found a room, she must not yet retire from the stage, where she lectures recitals and empty them into new fields, where they will be more valuable to her people and as she as she appears for money, she will find more pleasure elsewhere in teaching novices. The use of Orchestra Hall was a great credit to the best white people of Chicago. All who are white, had good manners and in Phone Douglas, 5988. Automatic, 79865 Saint Paul Inn Choice Wines and Liquors Fine Domestic and Imported Cigars. HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINERS Nettie Lewis, Evelyn Joiner And Blondy the Pianist Phil E. Reid, R. W. Thompson, Props. Harry Taylor, Mgr. 3212 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Phone Douglas 746. 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She wore pink dresses and wore shoes imported from Paris, and was escorted the stage by Mr. Lewis, who afterwards read telegraphs from various places. Madam Hackley now retires to be a Madam Hackley now retires to be a teacher. The Mayor of Dixie at Mott's Pekin Theatre Draws Full Houses. The very essence of fun was accomplished by the players who appeared at the Dixie Theater, which opened last Monday night. The players and Miller's well-known and well-liked comedian, the Mayor of Dixie." By the way of briefs, because of the lack of space, it is safe to say that the comedy itself is well-liked. The comedy is well-liked, will fill up at any time when people know there is a good show, which has now been seen by late experiments. The play was not staged sumptuously nor was it well-liked, people who were looking for good innocent, clean fun got it, and plenty of it for the money they paid out at the comedy role was trusted by the leading comedy comedian on the Bert Williams order, who gave a very good performance throughout the play. Charles Gilpin, who is never seriously comedian, was trusted by a good part ah Hard Luck Sam and he made the part interesting. His song, "Lord Have Mercy on a Married Man," which if moral people are always prejudiced against a song that speaks of the Dixie. Sam Arnold, as the blackface con, was the third best in that line and he was in Moore, who had little to do as the hotel keeper, was, as usual, a very fine actor. Following the three blackface men, Walker Thompson, who acted very clever, Walker Cochman, who was fairly good, and Julius Coleman, whose dramatic instinct fell short, all added to the life of the panorama. Of the women fair Bulah Ray White was the most convincing, especially in her role as comedy scenes with Cliff Green, Ethel Hale, and her look upon, and her song took well. Pinkie Walker was the other interesting little soubret, whose work stood out; and Corinne Letchen sang a rag, that was performed under the direction of Chuck Gillip, by Budy Gilmore. The music was by Lemonnier; and "Someone, Some Day, Somewhere" made a hit. Judging from the full houses this play, he ran another week. Actors and others who will remember when I wrote up "The Future of the Pekin Theater," I said it would be these musical comedies that would take, a fact that was disputed as much as the fact that who insists on instructing a critic whose logic and experience creates their living The Clippers and an Extra Fine Show at the Monogram Theatre. The return of the well-known Clippers to the Monogram Theater as the signal for full houses and the usual lineups, was there as with the gods again and well up with the record in handing new and original fun over the footlights of a house where he and his wife Della have become ex-convict. Mr. Clipper's crying spell was good humour, a little too slow. Mrs. Clipper, dressed like little Buttercup in pink silk, wearing a pink hat with goldleaves owers, was charming, with her natural beauty, to upon. Merrillie clever and Brown constitute another clever team, which came forward with a new act and their burlesque jungle scene was a laughable feature. Miss Jessie Brown is also a good lookin' and handles her songs in a nice manner. Woody and Marshall played a return engagement at this house, greatly improved in their act, manner and dress. Miss Jessie's voice is so charming she seems to have "come back" both with her acting and singing, and looked pretty. Charles Woody, who has a pleasing personality, acted and danced well. Miss Jessie also gives us popular songs and popular song fancies, gave satisfaction. She is quite a sweet and talented vocalist. She also gives a beauty show, as every act she performs on her handsome. (Pardon me for boosting their vanity). Will Dorsey, who is a most excellent accompanist, brings on hours of praise to the orchestra; and George Ross, the electrician, gave good lights. Illustrated Songs and Photo Plays at the Phoenix Theater—Hattie May Patten a Fine Singer. The photo plays given at this house are certainly superior in quality. "A Western Heroine" has features of shivaly that brought forth remarkable apperence in her hearts. Are One was also a lovable story, but a particular feature of the program was Hattie May Patton in one of the best songs of the season entitled "Somebody Else; It's Always Somebody Else," and she is so beautiful, Mrs. Patten, formerly the singer, but now the soloist, to our surprise, is a real gifted singer. Her soprano voice. which is sweet in quality is moderately powerful and fairly well trained. She was applauded after each verse of the song. Q. C. Hammond, manager and lesse of this house, and Martin Klein, of the Monogram, are the kind of white men whom the colored race can ap- reciate and well afford to patronize. G. B. Kyle will the popular doc- tender at this house. Adah Banks was the bi electric light- headliner at the Bjou Dream last week. Joe Simmins is working single at the Family Theater this week. Jerome and Lewis have again joined hands and will probably be seen in a new act soon. Elvira Johnson and Rebecca Roper are now entertaining at Russel & Darek where they are drawing big crowds People who write letters for information must send stamps if they want a reply from advertisers and other people who want advertising. They must pay for them. There are too many people who expect favors for nothing and say that newspaper men are mean, when in fact they are cheap themselves. David Grear, Jr., is now electrician at the Pekin Theater. A. R. Hall, usher at the Monogram Theater, has been transferred to the position of fire guard at that theater play house. The Monogram has had the office on the box office widow. Now strutting around to walk right past the door for the house. I had suggested the same thing to the management last winter. Tim Owsley, the notice, suffers a sense of variety in comes forth with something new. The time spends in writing prose about the criticism would be well spent in writing himself a criticism. Owsley needs it as act to draw in brains, new stuff and a certain critic's record. A. W. Green, late of Black Patty Comedy Company, has been booked over the C. V. B. A. Louis circuits. He will open at Cincinnati's Louis Louis to follow. He recently spent time doing the Stroll with Brother "Sylvia" takes this opportunity of saying hello to the New York end of the C. V. B. A. The Rolands. Bill and Flossie have left this course at Philadelphia, where they open at the Auditorium two weeks, with ten weeks to follow in State of Pennsylvania. Billy Roland is a popular young actor of good qualities, and the Easterners will like him. The Smith-Johnson Trio consists of Billy B. and Leonce Johnson and Luke B. and the song writer. They were at the Carlyle last week. Christ Smith has gone to New York to engage in song writing there. Miss C. Delphia Boger, contralto, will appear under the leadership of the Cleft Club at Oakland Music Hall Wednesday evening, November 1. It is understood that Miss Boger is singing to pay her respects to the late Mrs. Sheila. She will be assisted by Mrs. C. C. Williams H. Hackney, Alice Booke T. Theodore Taylor and Prof. Charles Elgar. Charles C. Van, who appears in Joe Demming and Company's vaudeville act "The Traveling Man," is now a familiar figure among the actors of the Stroll. Wilbur C. Sweatman, the double clark net expert, has arrived in the city from the Southern circuit. It is understood that he will go over the Paigas times immediately, and then return to the Far East. Shelly P. Jones, a western dramatic actor, has arrived in the city to join A Lincoln Harris "A Bogus Prince" Company, which is to open at Opens Tickets 5. The company will also include Arthur H. Dunham, Fannie Hall Clint, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson, Miss B. O. Fortson, Mrs. Lacey McGraham, E. J. McCooy and others. The fourth hearing in the litigation over the estate of the late Robert T. McKee has been taken to have taken October 21, was posited for November 4, in the Probate Court, Municipal Building, Judge Charles S. Cutting presiding. Manager Duke Brennon, o the New Grand Theater, denies the rumor that the house is to be booked by the Western Vaudeville Association, and also wishes it understood that he is catering for the public. He complains that he cannot get enough acts all of a variety, continuously necessary to keep supplied; and therefore has to play white acts. I did not see the show this week, owing to a visit with management, which has now been adjusted. The following reply to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Colored Vaudeville Benevolent Association, of New York, explains itself. Dated October 8. Dear Ladies and Sisters of the Auxiliary. It gives me great pleasure to note that you have been a great help. Byrd, that an auxiliary of the C. V. B. A has been started, and that so much interest has been manifested by the professional women of Chicago, who have been so actively its existence. You will be sure to have the benefit of my co-operation in Chicago, at any urgency or other convenient place. Respectfully fraternally yours. SILVESTER RUSSELL GOSSIP OF THE STAGE The Kemp at Alhambra theater, New York City. Pest and Hayes, Blue Mouse theater, Washington, D. C., week of October 30. Henderson and Henderson, Gem theater, Centreville, R. I., and the Star at Pattucket. Princess Rajah is now plain Miss Jane Johnson. Well, she's the goods under old name. Ga. He will close the Airdome theater, Augusta, Ga., Saturday, November 1911, until March 1, 1912, which will make him twenty-four weeks at the Airdome. Mr. Allen presents the patroon of the Airdome a strong bill of vaucelville and stock Monday night, October 30th and all the week, finishing with one of his latest comedy farces, or it littered The First School Days in Georgia" by the entire company, using not but the best performers in the business as follows: The Airdome M. M. Vance Lowry, the Banjo King, is playing at the Howard theater, Wash- ington, D. C., this week. Albert Johnson, pianist at the Crow theet, has taken the first de- gree in the Masonic lodge. John W. Cooper, the ventilouquist, opened last Monday at the Able opera house, Easton, Pa., and made a big im- pression. Martin and Moyley at the Manilla, Indan- gary, last week. Made big hit. Roy Mowley is a favorite of that secu- tion of the city. Verona L. Biggs, late of the J. C. O'Brien, pianist, is now in Chicago. Would be glad to hear from friends. Address Chicago. Hanny John Delaney and wife are at the head of the Cotton Blossom minstrels which are playing at the colored fain at Canden, S. C. Johnny Jones and Eva Moore play a return event at the Savoy theater, Beverly Falls, Pa., week of October 30. D. C. to follow. Daniels and Daniels have returned to Hoboken, Ark. October 24. They opened the Star theater. They made a hit singing "I Ain't Nobody's Fool." Carlie and Wellman, at the Hippopotamus, Sotckton, England, this week. This clever team has scored a big success since they arrived in England. The celebrated Leon, magician and ventriloquist, after playing two successful weeks in New York City, will open in Washington, D. C., November 6. Harry S. Lockhart, singing and dancer and talking comedian, has just closed two weeks with the Warrington Stock Company, now in vaudeville, St. Louis, Mo. Murphy and Francis back in the harness again—on the big time. Their admirers glad to see them back again. Week of November 6 Bijou theater, Fitzburg, Mas. The Watts Bros., well-known comedy arbats, after spending four successful months on the Southern vaudeville circuit, will be Allen's minisals as a special feature. Wilson and Curnby, "The Band Man and His Band," played Akron and Yonestown, O. week of October 23, and were one of the big hits of the bill. They open in Calgary, Can., November 2nd. Alda Overton Walker and company opened last Monday at he Colonial theater. New York last Monday and scored a big success. This week the act is at the Orpheum theater, Brooklyn, N. Y. Chris Smith and McPherson are putting on one of the big hits called School Days in Dark Town, which will consist of ten people. Kelly and Davis will be the leading comedians. Leon, the well known colored magician and ventriloquist, has scored a big success since arriving in New York City. Leon scored a big success at the Howe and theater, Washington, D. C., recently. Thornton and Long played at the Family theater in New York City October 25-26, and Savoy theater, Hoboken, 26th. Opened Monday, October 30, at the Crescent theater, New York City. That Boy—Wayne M. Burton, now in his tenth year at Birmingham, Ala. He a young performer but is having great success. He bids fair to be one of the big stars. Now with the Chambleilins shows. Henry Johnson, the general all round lad at the bar at the stage in the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, is right in line for the plauson honors. He has already been on in minor parts. He has not decided what he to be. Those delightful Too Sweets at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, this week. Winner came back loaded for the town. His performance of "City" was huge hits. Don't want to forget that little lady; she is a winner also. The Miller Family, musical artists and singers have returned to Washington, D.C. after a successful tour down east. There are now playing at the leading churches in Washington and the people are so enthusiastic that they are in constant demand. The Cox Trio attended the reception at Mobile, Ala., tendered by Miss Mary Winn in honor of her brother, Mr. William Winn, of Indianapolis, Miss., who was paying her a visit. Butler and Butler and the Watt Brothers were among the guests present. Prof William Jonah, card manipulator and magician, attended Fairyland theater and scored a big success. Prof Jonah has an act which is associated both by the public and the theater. He has open time after October 30 to play first class theaters, Address Lincoln theater, Washington, D.C. Miss Bessie Gibbon who possesses a voice of remarkable charm, sweetness and one of the best singers in the country, D.C. and also pianist, will appear at Howard theater in a very neat singing specialty. This well known singer is in excellent concert concerts and social functions. She will also feature in "the aGrden of My Heart." NOTES FROM GLOBE THEATER. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Mr. Frank Crowd still wears a broad company because he has one of the best companies ever seen south. Miss Jenny Taylor Tawny plays keeps the house in an unbroken cell and she is a scream also. R. H. Emiles and the Pettibone Stalkers are the best team seen in Jacksonville. The team of Emiles and W. Jacobsola after three weeks of success Stim and Sims, late of the Smart Set companies, are in their sixth week and Stim is ever. J. H. Williams, Jacksonville is ever. J. H. Williams, to hit him every night, never means and Billy Bradley are on the job right along, he company was given a big break Thursday night by Mr. Sim Kira the tail, and all had a delightful time. ALLEN AND ALLEN AT THE AIR DOME, AUGUSTA, GA. Allen and Allen have had a successful season with stock and vaudeville. Mr. Allen as put in the whole season in two houses as general manager and pro ducer two he closed his road show, namely, Allen's troubadours, in Nashville, Tenn. May 6th. Allen is manager of the Central theater, Atlanta Ga., and the Airdome theater, Augusta. Ga. He will close the Airdome theater, Augusta, Ga. Saturday, November 18, until March 1, 1912, which will make up four-five weeks at the Airdome. Mr. Allison-four years at the Airdome of the Airdome a strong bill of vaudeville and stock Monday night, October one and the week, finishing with one of his latest acts, entitled "The First School Days" (gla), by the entire company, using nothing but the best performers in the business. The Arntes, Malgaunt, Kite Fisher, Billie Fisher, John Johnson, Allen and Allen and Gleen and Smith's orchestra. They all are happy with their best regards to their and send their friends. Mr. Allen is hauling between two things whether to take his show, Mr. Roubadou, out on the road,T or take some home first class show this winter. Have not seen any so members with the Troubadours last season and other performers write, also managers of good colored theaters. Adm. of Airdome theater, Augusta, Ga. CINCINNATI THEATRES. THE Pekin—The Gaither. A well satisfied audience packed the rekin for three shows Monday night, to entertain the crowd, to turn on the bill, Thomas and Ward were well with a complete change of characters. This team proved to be a little better than the average soldovers acts. The Kid in the room was a very busy week, and the crowd enjoyed it. The same people cheered and applauded little Miss Ward when she sang "Pickaninny Miss Ward" and "Pickaninny Miss Ward" aware that her heart was aching, having received a message from far away announcing the death of a sister. Although it was sad news, it was impossible to close her booking on so short a notice. Notes. Miss Marguerite Ward, who is playing at the Pekin Theater, received a telegram announcing the death of her sister, Miss Shepherd Ward at Kansas City, Mo. Owing to several weeks' important booking Miss Ward was not able to attend the funeral. She has the sympathies of her many friends in and out of the profession. Miss Lucy Shepherd received quite an ovation Monday night, when she sang Alexander's Rag-Time Band" at the Pekin Theater. Mr. Frank Phelps, of this city, was the recipient of many congratulations from the community. A big sport mare, Madam Phelps, won a race at Lautonia this week. ADD CITY NEWS Mrs. Seth Edwards, of Kokomo, Ind., is in the city, where she thinks of locating. Charles W. Brumlett and Master Edward Knox attended the motorcycle races at Shelbyville Sunday. STAGE NOTES. Mail will reach Pearl Moppin at Tarboro, N, C. Box 201. Don't forget the Colored Stage Professional's Annual. It will be a who's book, giving a line on every Negro performer in the world. This week, at the Orpheum Theater, Philadelphia, are the following artists: Ethelyn and Luke, the Dainty Duo; Ray and Williams, musical comedians; White and White, the vocal stars. Last week: Gains and Brown, the Rollins, and Prof. Thurston and his Sleeping Beauty were prime contests. The new building will soon be finished. The Cycling Wodens, including the one co-owned with the American are doing fine and going big around Chicago. The managers state the Woodens do tricks on bicycles and unicycles they have never seen before. They play Brown Garden, Indianaans, week of November with the American and Grand, at Chicago, to follow. Mack and Mack, with Hal Hunt's Famous Georgia Minstrels. Mrs. Mary Mack has just returned from a ten week trip to New Orleans, La. The team was made a trio on September 29 by the arrival of a eleven-pound baby boy. Regards to our friends, Glendora, Miss, next week. Prof. James Wolfscale and his company will close their season November at Water Valley, Miss. Miss number of at water valley the season is still here. Prof Wolfscale and company have signed for the Barnum & Bailey Shows for next season. The team will be in and out of the profession. HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS. Notes of Eph Williams' Silas Green Company. While playing Jackson, Tenn., the 27th and 28th, a cold snap caught us, so we had to play in the Imperial Theater, a colored vaudelle theater under the management of M. B. Bickel. We played to the usual S. R. O. Mr. Tom Price, our principal comedian, is as funny as ever, with the able support of Mr. Don Bradford, as straight, also Miss Susie Price, and Mr. R. B. Bradford, who easily won the favor of the large audience. Our first act of Susie Green was a scream from start to finish. Then came the olo. Miss Bradford sang to two encores with each of her songs. Then came the olo. Miss Bradford sang to a large bouquet of flowers after her last number. Clemo-Clemo closed the olo with their novelty. Miss Bess Edington, the female member of the team, gave the olo a difficult dancing and chick appearance. Then Clemo settled it all with his acrobatic and contortion novelty, finishing with a lively march song. Our last act was also a scream, and everybody went on. Miss Susie Price and all the llamas has been on the sick list for a while, but is up again, with a bright smile for every one. Prof. Eph Williams and R. C. Puggiery are as busy as bees, and the under R. H. Collens. The orchestra is under Frank Miller. Regards to all friends. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER imcuit for Ladies' List. Michaela, Mrs. Le- vara Kenney, Miss Ha- zel. Thomas, Miss Eliz- abeth Foster, Miss Emma L. Skinner, Miss Emma. 1930 A THE TWO SWEETS. --- AT THE THEATRES IN INDINAP OLIS—BERT WILLIAMS A BIG FEATURE IN THE FOLLIES. J. D. HOWARD. The Crown Garden presented to its patrons one of the best bills of the season. There was not a dull spot in the color program, but a plethora of old favorites of the time were back with us again and the 'aquallage invoked at each performance was something awful. The Hillmans and Lizzie Heart spill with each other or the first blake honors. The two were in the minds of the unbiased which of the two acts were the best received. Strosby & Young Shosby Dancing and Talking 12. Mug, Jn This act was a fresh one on the audience and made an impression by the trick dancing of Mr. Julius Young. The Crown Garden theater is always well received providing, of course, that there is merit in the offering. Young is an artist who has worked as a "shanker," and his stunt, lying prostrate across two chairs, doing many of the most difficult steps was liberally used. He revoked the together but a short time. There is ability represented in both young men and doubtless as time goes on these two will get together a top notch act. John Love 10 Mins. Full Stage Planologue and Somic Stories One of the surprises of the bill was the act of John Love. As a performer he was known for being there with the goods. Hitherto he had been known only as a performer who worked with his wife and was not a performer. His stories were all fresh and went well his style and manner of putting them over had an originality that was at once funny and interesting. A couple of his own compositions, which were all wool and a yard wide. They were Bonbon Buddy When I'm Dead and Gone! and a parody on "The Blues." 15 Mins. In "One" and Full Stage Singing and Talking. One of the favorite return acts was the Hillmans who put over, as only they could, the lightful pot-pouries of up-to-date comedy and songs. The yarns of Mr. Hillmans were of the same snappy character of the hillman of hung fire. He is noticeably clean in all he offers and the newness of the jokes is evident. Miss Hillman has the same daffy fun. TANGO THE HILLMANS. ish and "business" to he rwork that attracted attention when she was seen here earlier in the season. Her song, "Bring Me Home," has a splendid opportunity to display her ability as a singer. The best received song number of the act was Mr. Hillman's Mind You Own Business "Tried To Your Business and Let Other Folkes" Business Alone. A catch song and dance number closes the act, which was so good that he makes it difficult for the team to get away. Lizzie Hart Singing 10 Min. in "One" Miss Lizzie Hart was also a "repeater." Too much has already been said in these columns of Miss Hart to warrant further discourse of her merits as a teacher. Her serious disadvantage on the opening performance due to the fact that her trump The accompanying illustration is a very wild one, and the people are appearing at the Crown Garden. THE TWO theater again this week after a three weeks absence. This team has been extensively reviewed before, and there remains but little to be said that has not already been said of these two really great performers. Their line of work contains much of the same kind of stuff as seen in their previous effort. By this was delayed. She overcame the difficulty, however, and went on in her street making good as nothing had happened. She was the most successful, "IF I Forget" with an anction and power that won the entire audience. Her expression and feel were the same and she makes every distinguishe remotest part of the house. She has lost her less gyrations in the rendition of her songs which adds to them a spiciness and unsensome that is absolutely beyond the reach of the ordinary performer. Bert Williams at the English. Bert Williams, the imperial comedian and master joke-smith of the colored performers, is again the prime factor in the success of the show. The Follies, which are doing a week's stand at the English opera house. The daily papers have been unstinted in their praise of the great comedian's work. By their criticism the stage and tremble that they place him at the very gateway of legitimate drama. Ye Gods! We need to stand and tremble at the natural evolution of the stage, have already set in. All persons up in stagecraft recognize Mr. Williams to be the only eligible performer for the honor of the stage. We must attempt a broader defense of this view would require too many radical statements which could not possibly advance the comedian one lot farther to the other hater. We must far-farmern, do him harm. Therefore, let us silently await the final denouement to God, who alone has the power to fairly dispense the merit. J. D. HOWARD. At The Manilla. Mr. Edgar Martin, the well known comedian, has hooked up with Mr. John L. Lewis, manager of the Manila theater, and Mr. Robert Indefinitely. He is assisted by Miss Rosa Motley, who is well remembered as a substantial member of the Goodieoos and a summer at the Northwestern Pavilion under the management of Howard & Knox. Mr. Martin has surrounded him with performers or repute, including such a "Kwin Holbert," who recently filled an engagement at the Crown Garden theater as a monologist. Mr. Holbert is sending the man to the theater to smile that won't come off. Mr. Martin is essaying the role of "straight man," which, of course, is enough said. His friend, who had only known him as a comedian and were surprised to see him cast as a "straight" man and his work wrung up, has been helping them his versatility as a performer. As manager of the house, Mr. Martin desires to hear from all first-class stock people who can, and are willing to work in cloth. He is also a member of the new company. BOWLING ALLEY OPENED Messrs. C. H. Beck and C. H. Thomas have opened the Crystal Bowling Alley on the campus. Ohio streets, Monday evening, much match for the play at tween George Wilson and C. H. Thomas. DR. MASON LECTURES. SHELBYVILLE, Ind.—Special. — Dr. Mason Mason lectured Thursday evening at the Mason School of the Second M. E. Church auspices of the Second M. E. Church this week in the interest of the Freezer. LOGANSPORT, IND. Kip Taylor, agent for The Freeman, has been sick for several days, but he is up again and at work at 302 Fifth street, at S. L. Harris' barber shop...Marion Social Club gave a grand masquerade ball October 31, at the same events were served...The Hotel Walters' Club gave a grand masquerade ball Halloween'. Visitors were present from Marion, Peru and other places...Mrs. S. Ferris left Tuesday, October 31, on a visit to Chicago, spending a few weeks in Chicago, visiting friends and having a nice time. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Brooks & Clifford. Bovd, A. L. Dudley, S. H. Earl, W. R. Hiley, W. R. Hinson, Walter. Hicks, J. T. Horace, Geo. Kirkpatrick, Sldney Moore, Alonzo. Owens, Willie. Sherwoy, Ed. Sherwoy, Ed. Spryglass, J. Elmer. Steward, Edward. Tobias, John T. Vine, Joshish. Vine, Whitney. Woods, Johnnie. REPORTS FROM BROWN'S TENNESSEE MINTRELS. Well, we are out in Minnesota making good, as usual. Just received two new we do not mean to say that the act remains to the same as before without change of jokes and songs but that the work of the brilliant pair jogs along in about the same grooves and, indeed, we hurt the chance of improvement. Mr. Sweet's new song, "Nothing New Under the Sun," with localized verse, was a big hit. Whilst he has no advance knowledge of the game, for him as does Mr. Dockstader and others we might mention, he, nevertheless, has put together several stanzas of his own, and that set the house wild with laughter. drops, which make quite an addition to our show. Everybody happy. The band will all the big stuff they can get their hands on. They will be the company: W. A. Brown, owner and manager; Mrs. W. A. Brown, Pearl Taylor, Oscar W. Carson, Duke Anderson, Tucker, Y. C. Jackson, N. R. Wilson, Thurston, J. C. Jackson, N. R. Wilson, Robinson, Fred Baker, Norman Little, G. C. Clay. Everybody doubles here. Regards to all in and out of the pro- BLACK PATTIS MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY-Mariana, Ark., November H: Helena, 7: Stuttgart, 8: Little Rock, 9: Hot Springs, 10: Pine Bluff, 11. P. OWERY & CO., Walla- P. Hagen, Baltimore; Walla- P. Hagen, November 6; Palestine, 7; Jacksonville, 8; Nacogdoches, 9; Beaumont, 10; Lake ADAM FORPATGUR-SELLS BROTH- ERS CIRCUS—Mobile, Ala., November G. Gulfport, Miss., 7; Hattiesburg, 8; Laurel, 9; Jackson, 10; Water Val- le, 1 A. G. ALLEN'S Big MISTRENS— A. B. EARL WALKER Manager Crown Garden THEATRE Indianapolis, Ind. Booking all the leading COLORED VAUDEVILLE TALENT of America. Would like to hear from All First Class Acts. PARK Three Days THE FAMILY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND "Brewster's Millions MATINEE DAILY. POPULAR PRICE A CONTINUOUS THE GRIFE They are conceded by the public to BOOKED MATINEE EVERY DAY B. F. K. Grand Opera H Six Stylish Steppers Felix and the Barry Sisters Redway & Lawrence Howard's Animal Circus Engagement HELEN F Distinguished in "Cavalier 500 EXCELLENT SECOND BALCONY WAN Three Days, Commencing Monday, Nov. 6th THE TREEE TWINS WITH THE "Brewster's Millions," A COMEDY THAT HAS MADE THE MATINE DAILY. POPULAR PRICES, EVERYBODY GOES TO TERPARK A CONTINUOUS SCREAM! THE GRIFFIN SISTERS They are conceded by the public to be the strongest act in Vaudeville. BOOKED SOLIDLY WANTED! Plantation People All branches, ladies and gentle cians to double band and orc Three day and week stands JAMES H. GIE Ladoga WAN All branches, ladies and gentlemen. Piano player, also musicians to double band and orchestra. Indoor work all winter. Three day and week stands State all in first letter. Address JAMES H. GIBSON, Manager, Ladoga, Indiana. WANTED! FOR J. M. Busby's World's Greatest Colored Minstrels Musicians and performers; preference given those doubling stage and band. Also good novelty act. Finest two-car Pullman accommodation of any show on the road. Best of treatment and a "life-time" position to those who make good. Allow time for mail to be forwarded. Address J. M. BUSBY, Galveston, Texas. ROUTE. Mooresville, N. C., November 6; Charlotte, 7. KIBBLE & MARTIN'S U. T. C. COMPANY—McCumb, Ill., November 6; Canton, Peoria, 8-9; Quincy, 10; Humboldt, M. C. EPH WILLIAMS' SILAS GREEN COMPANY—Birmingham, Ala., November 6. A. B. BILLY KING Mgr. Ruby Theatre, Louisville, Ky. This week's bill: Marsh Craig, Lon Harrison, Robinson & Robinson, Mitchell & Brady. Booking Vaudeville acts, none too good H. DUMAS THE MILLIONAIRE SHOWMAN PRESENTS The Hottest Coon In Dixie Co. The only refined Negro show traveling. This show never closes. WANTED MUSICIANS THAT DOUBLE stage or orchestra Fares advanced. Good treatment. Address all mail to Arthur L. Prince, Mgr. Crookston, Minn. N. Commencing Monday, Nov. 6th THE THREE TWINS WITH THE Vous Yama Yama Girls. SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 10, 11. "A COMEDY THAT HAS MADE THE WHOLE WORLD LAUGH. EVERYBODY GOES TO THE PARK. OUS SGREAM! IN SISTERS be the strongest act in Vaudeville. SOLIDLY EITH'S House Next Week. Vaudeville in its High est Expression. Extraordinary. REDERICKS Prima Donna 'a Rusticana" DE RENZO & LADUE OTHER STAR FEATURES PHOTOPLANE Motion Pictures Sunday af ternoon and evening. SEATS. MATINEES 5c; EVENINGS 15c. TED! men. Piano player, also musi nesstra. Indoor work all winter. State all in first letter. Address SON, Manager, Indiana. TED! 5 GOSSIP OF THE STAGE 6 Trice and Trice are having great success in their new song. Charlie Jones has closed at the Dandy, Dixie Theater. Now at Atlanta, Ga. P. S. U. S. Thompson (Slow Kid) making good with his funny sayings, Dixie Theater, Oklahoma City, Okla. The two Johnsons have just closed a five weeks' engagement at Washington, D.C. Now at the Pekin, Richmond, Va. Going big. Billy Moore, trombonist and comedian, late of the satisfied musical enterprise with the Buffalo Bill show, recently joined the Florida Blossom Co... Frank Kirk will be seen at the Family Theatre, Indianapolis, week of the 30th; week of the 6th of November, Louisville; week of the 13th, Crown Garden, Indianapolis. Robert C. White, the genial manager of the Darktown Swells, has closed to accept an attractive offer to enter vaudeville. He and wife opened at Jacksonville, Fla., for two weeks, where they went big. At the Dixie Theater, Tampa, Fla., business is good. Playing to packed houses nightly, J. H. Campbell, stage manager, Laura Moss, Miss Parker, Fred Faulks and Denloward and Santania are making good. The only and original Happy Howe, comedian, has just closed a very successful season of two weeks at Baltimore in the fall. He has the greatest success at Dabney's Theater. Then to Wilmington, N. C., where he saw his parents. A new play house at Savannah, Ga., will be on the northwest corner Harris and Jefferson streets. The name will be The Hippodrome, seating capacity 1,000 opera chairs; proscenium opening, 35 feet; stage depth, 30 feet; fireproof size 66x125 feet; the house will be two shows nightly. Matinees Wednesday and Saturdays. NEW ORLEANS, LA. The Black Eagle Modern Minstrel played at the Christian Airdome, Pass Christian, Miss, and played to S. R. O. on the 20th Suit, Miss, on the 1st Sunday. Janaux says his company has made great progress since their beginning. Cliff Rhoders, the contortionist, began work on the 21st for the first time in three weeks. He has just recovered from a severe illness. He has made good. Frank Hendon Informs Stage-Struck Girls. Say, Hendon, when it comes to know-nothingism, you are the pepper-mint sauce. The manager of the Free-market bank, you can inform stage-struck girls, because you are always knocking somebody in a joking way. But thanks to goodness, I'm not sure how you get me. You trump. The boss of the leading Negro journal is paying you one hundred dollars a week for your idiotic answer to our letters. Surely the man is bribing you to say why in the world he can't see your continual knocks on our stage-struck sisters. Your Aggrated Agnes. Answer—Well, Ag, if the manager is bribing you to say why in the world he can't see your continual knocks on our stage-struck sisters. Your Aggrated Agnes. Answer—Well, Ag, if the manager is bribing you to say why in the world he can't see your continual knocks on our stage-struck girls, but don't blit it to the professionals.—Kiddosse. Answer—What's the matter with you, Kiddo? It wouldn't hurt to put Fanny Wise. Dear Hend on. Do you know a first-class student agent—Ida. Surely, Sue, a corker. By Max C. Elliott, "The Widcat Agent. McCabe's Minstrel doing a big business in Missouri, having six weeks in that State. Leon A. Donaldson, the piano player and composer, joined the big show at KC Center, now at the head of the orchestra, replacing Mr. Overstreet, who, with his wife, left for Kansas City on the 14th. At KC Center, he joined Hibern Hunt, who left for Chicago. Ill. Gordon C. Collins, the minstrel end man, joined the show at Pattonsburg, Mo. The show is now headed for the State of Illinois, where it will play for three weeks, returning again to Missouri. The writing and book are in the hands of Max C. Elliott, while William McCabe is on the shows and hustling at the backs. Everything points to success with this combination, Regards to The Freeman. SHIELD'S COLORED EXTRAVANGANZA CO. OWENSBORO. Ky.-I have signed with Shields' Big Ragtime Opera, now called Shields, the beloved shine. Mr. Shields thought it best for me to take the stage and produce this famous colored extravaganza, which is under a duvet, twenty-five people in band and orchestra. Mr. Joe Clark is in the company, Mrs. Hicks is not featuring her large snakes, now as a whole, is refined and up-to-date. Mr. Wallace Peterson is leader of the orchestra, and sends regards to the Goats, who also have done in comedy part, the fancy and short of it. I intend to have the little stock company in demand at all times. Oskar Wiesner is doing his novelty fire act with the company. EUGENE CLARK. LUTHER R BURKE, SUCCESSFUL PERFORMER, COLUMBUS, O. Luther R. Burke is making his fourth season with Al. W. Martin's Uncle Tom's Cabin. He is having great success with Wiltmark's song, "My Heart Is Good Bye." My Heart Is Good Bye. He is also leader of Uncle Tom's Cabin Quartette. Mr. Burke was born in Bombay, India, twenty-eight years ago; was brought to Roath, England, as a performer he is making his way rapidly to the front. He has an original act of singing and Japanese balancing and juggling. He sends regards to his old friend, Mr. Burke, to hear from managers at all times. Address 3132 Armour Ave. Chicago, Ill. DOWN IN DIXIE MINISTRELS. Our company is still in the Lone Star State doing nicely. Our stars, Williams and their last act, the Richest Man in Georgia." Gus Stevens is doing a great job. The unions are so good the world wonder until he takes off his wg. Charlie Will THE MARVELOUS TONIC DRESSING "BONG-OLA" For the Hair. Price 25 Cts. Nothing Else Like It. Agents making $15.00 to $25.00 weekly. AMERICAN SALES CO., Norfolk, Va. liams is cleaning up singing "Adopted Child" and "Kokomo." Our olo is one of the strongest that has been seen down this way for a long time, opening with La Wanda, the wire man, sairer, sairer, the Grie Stevens, impersonator; Dr. Voodoo and his flock; Pewee, wizard comedy juggler. Robert Allen is Mr. Williams' under- standing teacher. A. Foster is assistant stage manager. Al. Thomas has a big treat for the bears they teach in New Orleans. He says he loves them. "Attrus Hughes is still writing music for the show. Charles Pewee, of the Pewee, and Al Trombone Over Trombone separation of seven years, have joined hands to put out a big act The act will be shown as Pewee-Tolliver Company in "A" and producing singing, jugging and acrobatic skate dancing. All original ideas. W. J. D. Snow, of New York, is our tutor and from morning until night New York. GALVESTON, TEX. The Ruby Theater, Galveston, Texas, features the Center Stock Company, and is the talk of the town. This week it drama, the band Comet. It is a scream from start to finish. Duson is getting from three to four encounters nightly, singing "My Mexican Belle," words and music by Sam Shelton. Crosby is getting the hands in singing "Spanish Land," another Spanish song by Sam Shelton. George Centers is stage manager, and A. L. Ritzler, proprietor, BLIND RIVER. ONT. The Hottest Coon in Dixie Company is now in its sixth week, tuoring Canada. Traveling in its own private car, Marguerite. Company numbers thirty people band and orchestra Manager H. Dumas heads the parade in an automobile. Harry Morgan, comedian, is a success as the Hottest Coon in Dixie. Miss Alma Diamond Richardson, soubret, is a great favorite. Irvin Richardson, the boy tenor, is making a big hit singing Will Carrington, latest song, "Sometime in the Past." Alex. Wheeler, our bandmaster, is proud of his band of fourteen pieces. Ruth Sprague has a ady's quarter hit, the Fourty, Fourth, Fifth, including Gertrude Holden, Edith Norman and Viola Harris. William Juniper and Eith Normadn are a scream in our olio. Otis Binson as Bum Gardner is rightly named Black Nat Wills. The company is overjoyed to think that next week's stand will be in the States. THEATRICAL DOINGS IN PETERS BURG, VA The Idle Hour has at last got busy with a bill so far out of the ordinary that we keep the S. R. O. sign out each night. Miss Grace Morris, a clever singing and dancing soubret, who has made herself a big favorite with the Eptersburg and Bristol jersey, the Hambone jones, the vaudeville sensation, is in his sixth week at the Idle Hour Theater, and is going some, featuring that big song hit, "Adopted The great Houze Trilo—Houze, Stamper and Houze, Bert, George and Carrie—are in their third week at the Idle Hour Theater, and are still have the people scrambling at the ticket office nightly. We can look for another fashion plate in the profession in George Samper as a straight man. He is the "candy." He carries a first-class wardrobe and dresses nicely on and off the stage. Our Prof. Clarence Parsons is there with the goods. Mr. Sykes, our manager, is well pleased with the way things are going. PASSING SHOW AT WASHINGTON D. C. By W. P. Bayless. Howard Theater. Howard Theatre opened Monday night, October 23d, with a capacity audience. The bill consisted of 14 numbers. It was a ballet of ballets each received a stamp of heart approval. A native colored man of Washington has made a huge proposal to the management of the management of the Theatre's own resources for a period of ten years is an unusual spectacle which was realized on Monday night when the opening performance began as a new era for the For a time this theatre met with success but the failure to secure the class of plays demanded by the patrons caused a degree of disappointment. I agree that it was apparent to the management that it would be unprofitable to continue its existence under the same auspices of the theatre did not show the signs of awakening necessary to a profitable existence. The proprietors now sought for a colored man capable of taking over the proprietorship and adaptability to win success in this line approached. The terms proposed were that it would be able to take hold but after much argument between the parties an agreement was made whereby Mr. Thomas became the lessee for a term of ten years with an option of ten years. The undertakings for a young man under thirty to attempt, many thousands of dollars being involved. While the undertakings and undertakings of this young man warranties every confidence in his ability to make good in his present venture. Early Life. Mr. Thomas was born in Washington and except for a few years away at school, has always lived here. Sixteen years ago his father, Sylvester T. Thomas, met with an accident which resulted in his death and daughters all but one of whom were dependent upon their mother. Thomas was taken from school here and sent to a trade school in Rock Caste, Va., where in connection with the study of music for which he had a natural aptitude. Upon his return he, with his brother, Sylvester, organized an orchestra. This organization met with the musicians of other brothers were old enough they, too, were taken in the orchestra and soon they had an organization with seven members, five of whom were brothers. In connection with various firms and engaged other work always dreaming and planning for the future with the management of a theatre as the basis of his dreams. Before there was a moving picture theatre in Washington, he was engaged into negotiations with a Chicago firm with a view of obtaining films and accessors for a moving picture show. He might have been a premier in this line of business in Washington and he not feared that action by Chicago would have made the undertaking hazardous. Later he decided to take a chance and attempted to obtain the Red Moon situation, but upon investigation decided that he could not make this a paying proposition. His business insight proved correct as the property was taken by another and was a failure. He looked over another property in the northwest section of the city but again detained it in the southwest section to the southwest section of the city where there was a large colored porch. THE FREEMAN. AN \LUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. The Dohly MENDERSONS THE "JOLLY" HENDERSONS. A pair of "Kids" with the voice, doing fifteen minutes in one. You all know them. A very clever pair. ulation with little or no attraction in the open negotiations with Mr. Howard, the manager in such sheer, with a view of having a theatre built but before these negotiations were completed he stumbled on a theatre already built. The only one in the southwest section run for the exclusive patronage of colored people. A deal for this property was concluded in ten days. The theatre was in bad condition, the heat apparatus being in such sheer that more steam escaped through the smokestack than went into the heating apparatus. As it was out of the question, instead of a heating plant now Mr. Thomas, by the way is a licensed engineer, sought to bolster up his boiler by putting bran in the boiler, which on swelling stopped the leaks, and the patrons for the theatre were able to sit through the paly in comfort. selection as a candidate to the people of Ohio for indor one of the delegates to the stitutional convention, whi next year. Mr. Smith is reasonably cause the honor was thrus and which was hedged in by that plainly pointed the var significance of the selection.itor of the Gazette sets out the conditions: "Next year's State constituent required the sign about 1,600 voters on petit vided by the various board Having made a success of this venture he looked around for another property. He attempted to secure the Old Howard Theatre, a white amusement company, who after looking into the possibilities of making the proposition go sold it to a colored company. This company, which had another theatre running found the going too hard with this additional burden and although Mr. Thomas tried to get possession direct from the owners, later bought the property at auction, through an agent. This theatre now the Minnehaha, has proved to be one of the greatest crowds in houses on the sidewalk, crowds sit on the sidewalk waiting admission. Through rare judgment in catering to the taste of his patrons by securing all that is best in this line of amusement he has not experienced a week at the house has not been a drawing card. And yet the ambition of this dream was not realized. When the foundation made several unsuccessful trips to Baltimore to interview the prospective owners with a view to securing the theatre when completed. But with a view of some day the prize he dreamed and worked and wated. And now the dream is realized for he has assumed the lease and management of the largest theme in the country operated by colored men and will open on the 23d of the month with an entertainment worthy of the occasion. He has been styled the colored Belasco of Washington and yet with all bold attempts to represent remind the most modest young man, who from his appearance and demeanor no one would take for the successful dreamer he has proven himself to be. The Washington people are proud of this native son and predict for him the greatest success. On the bill at the Minneapolis last week were: Kelly and Kelly, and The Britons. The bill was a good one and was well applauded. Mr. Clarence G. Wilson, recently of the Ford Dabney orchestra, is playing at the Minneaha until Howard opens and then he will play there. Henson and Dixon were on the bill at the Dabney theatre last week and they fine. They played a return engagement. Knash and Knash were on the bill at the Chelsea last week. Moore and Jenkins were on the bill at the Blue Mouse. They received considerable applause. Brown and Gaines played at the Star Theatre last week. They have been in the city for several weeks and their popularity does not seem to wane. Mr. Louis A. Mitchell is back on the stage again. He is no longer managing the Chiesa Theatre. NEWS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Special to the Freeman. A. M. E. conference met Wednesday, October 16, delight that the people of Chattanooga most pleasantly entertained the members and visitors of the conference which was held in the Warren A. M. E. conference. A. M. E. is pastor, D. D. is pastor, Bishop H. B. Parks, D. D. of Chicago, Ill., presided with much dignity. The representatives are proud of the fact that they made the previous years, especially in the dollar claims. Much will have to be done before this east Tennessee can be reached. The ladies' Home and Foreign Missionation report, showing great results in a work undertaken. In all sections of the district will be held the Ladies' A. M. E. convention, and all eyes will be centered present the best report at the next annual session. The East Tennessee A. M. E. conference as pawl a high tribute of praise by Bishop H. B. Parks, the president of the national committee to the preachers, for four years, have maintained to that high standard of spiritual advisors. As not in these years to have and all eyes will be centered present in this your standing is a great benefit to the connection of hich you proudly claim to be a part. Let not the banner trail in the dust. Hold it high, then expectations, to learn that our beloved Welch has to leave this generous people of our historic city, who we all love with a degree of appreciation which is not always years. He is a whole-souled preacher. Long may he live to come to us again. FEELS REASONABLY PROUD. Editor Smith, of the Cleveland Gazette, feels reasonably proud over his selection as a candidate to go before the people of Ohio for indorsement as one of the delegates to the State constitutional convention, which meets next year. Mr. Smith is reasonably proud because the honor was thrust on him, and which was hedged in by conditions that plainly pointed the value or the significance of the selection. The editor of the Gazette sets out at length the conditions: "Next year's State constitutional convention required the signatures of about 1,600 voters on petitions (provided by the various boards of elections throughout Ohio), which had to be filed with these boards before midnight. Saturday, October 7. Five of the signers of each petition had to make oath or affirm before a notary public the correctness and genuineness of their petition's signatures. Securing over 2,000 such signatures was a tremendous undertaking under the circumstances. This is what about fifty of our people of Cleveland did voluntarily and with great enthusiasm, for the writer, in about two and one-half weeks, taking the initiative themselves, cheered on by about all of our people of this city and hundreds of white friends. We did not urge or even ask them to do it. As a matter of fact, we did not think they could or would do it. It was an agreeable surprise and a signal honor that seldom falls to any man's lot, and we thoroughly appreciate and thank our people, and the white friends of this community who helped them, for it." We congratulate Mr. Smith in the matter of his selection. He has been active and aggressive for years in the political affairs of his State. He has been a member of the legislature, and in various other ways the citizens of Ohio have shown him recognition. He has not always been a regular, from a Republican standpoint, but he has always been formidable, thus proving a quantity that could not very well be left out of political calculations. Doubtless the Negroes of the country will regard the selection of Mr. Smith a sa candidate before his State, as a member of the all-important body of constitution makers, as of racial significance, even should he fall in the final selection. In the interest of Negroes' participation in the fundamentals of our government, our various State governments, or government of whatsoever description, we hope him success. We have in mind an enlightened participation, not harking back to the days when the race was not prepared to help formulate plans of government. Mr. Smith has been chosen in keeping with the required status of men of public affairs, his color being merely an incident. And he is reasonably proud. The National Negro Bankers Association, which is affiliated with the National Negro Business League, approved a bank guaranty plan for fifty-four Negro banks in the South, whereby it is proposed to protect the depositors of the banks to correct any evil which may develop in the future. The plan adopted is to raise a guaranty fund of $25,000 at the start, that sum to be deposited in the Penny Savings Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, for the use of a governing board to be selected by a ballot of the various banks. The board will have the authority to select an inspector who will be empowered to make examinations of all banks whenever it is de emed expedient. The fund will be protected by an indemnity bond sufficient to protect banks entering into the agreement. The fund for the guaranty will be raised through subscription of $500 by each signatory bank approving the plan. WHAT FRA ELBERT THINKS OF ONE COLORED MAN. "At Athens, Ohio, is a hotel kept by a landlord who does not call, in a social way, on his guests. This landlord is a colored man and his name is Berry, and the traveling boys call his place "The Black-berry." And they make it a point to go there and stay as long as business will allow. "The Berry House is one of the best hotels I ever saw and it is the only hotel in the town, for Berry has set a pace which no competitor is able to follow and the service is faultless; the rooms immaculate; the cooking awork of art. Berry is his own chef, he loves his work and so gives to it an individuality. Mrs. Berry is the housekeeper, and her attention to details proves that genius is sometimes feminine. For instance, in every room are writing paper, a calendar, a pin cushion, needles and thread, a whisk broom, a comb and brush, and a bottle of violet water in the bath rooms. You might expect the souvenir hunter to steal Berry to a stand-still, but she doesn't. "A hotel is known by the soap it fresh cake of soap is in your room when you enter and every repuisite Will Appear in Your City Soon The Florida Blossom Comp'y With 40 All Star Performers, in their 2 Palace Cars. Engagements open at all times for first class musicians and performers, male and female. Contract jumpers and boozeers save stamps. Douglass & Worthey, sole owners, 361 Fourth street, Macon, Ga 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 3028 State street, near 31st street, Chicago, Ill WANTED! Acts, all kinds those having written, write again; good acts indefinite run; want big feature to open new house in construction, opens in November. Chorus Girls send Photos. George K. Bundy. Amusement Director New Orpheum Theater, 1323-25 South St., Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED! First class acts of all kinds. Good novelty acts of recognized ability. Address JOHN T. GIBSON, Prop Auditorium Theatre, South Street above Broad, Philadelphia, Pa. May and May In Vaudeville, doing 18 minutes in one. Good wardrobe on and of the stage. All Managers write in care of the Freeman. EVANS & HADLEY, Props. Thirteenth and Walnut Streets, Louisville, Ky. Featuring Vaudeville Attractions and Moving Pictures. Would like to hear from all first class acts. The New Grand Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures FINEST THEATRE IN AMERICA BUILT FOR COLORED PEOPLE Want to hear from all colorea acts Grand Amusement Company 3110-12 S. State St., Chicago, Illinois Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla. Two Shows Nightly, No Matinees. State all in first letter. Write or wire Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, Jacksonville, Florida. there that adds to yourcomfort, and yet she is never in evidence. A white man is at the desk, but all the other help are colored. Knowing that an Afro-American manages the place you anticipate coons loafing in the office, but not a lazy, sassy nigger do you find, nor a lousy, greasy, tobacco chewing white loafer, either. The colored boys in the office are in uniform, and they do their work with alertness, nimbleness and precision. "All of the thelinen is made to order and the dishes too, and marked Berry." In the writing room are a dictionary, an atlas and an encyclopedia. No tips are allowed in the Berry House on penalty. They tell of one man who gave the landlord a quarter, mistaking him for a porter. The amount was duly credited on the man's bill. "The rule is now well understood. Berry started with a hole-in-the-wall, now he owns the block. He is worth easily a hundred thousand dollars and is regarded by his townspeople as a highly honorable, competent and intelligent man. LOST RELATIVES L. Winn in state prison, Michigan City, Ind., desires to know of his relatives whom he knew of last at Paris, Henry county, Tenn., nine years ago. His father George, and brothers, Ed. Will and Robbins, and his brothers, Linda and laski county, where they were employed as section hands. Any information will be gladly received. Address Box 41, Michigan City, Ind. AGENTS WANTED—To sell Indian Herbs, the finest medicine in the world made of pure herbs. We pay agents 50 per cent, and ship them the medicine free, so you don't send any money to get your herbs. We send my name and address. ALONZO ALEXANDER, Pensacola, Fla. MADAM WALKER. Owing to the urgent demand of her many patrons Madam Walker will in the future, not only charge of her laboratory, but solicits the patronage of her old and new customers. When in Champaign, if you want something to eat and plenty of L.rhutto eat thing to eat and plenty, something good and clean, and more of it, stop at 77 East Main street. O. E. Keen, proprietor and manager. Baker and lunch—2838 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. J. Johnson, proprietress. WISH TO LOCATE FRIENDS. Paul Enders in United States prison, Atlanta, Ga., wishes to find former acquaintances, Bert Black, George White and Lizzie Bly. When Bert Black was last heard from he was at 549 W. 12th St. Indianapolis, Ind. Any information mentioned will be thankfully received by Paul Enders, 1030, U. S. P. Atlanta, Ga. AGENTS WANTED $200 per month can be made selling our beautiful lots in Southern Heights Addition to Muskogee, Oklahoma. If you are earning less, write at oneway or our online. If you are easy selling plan, solutely clean; honest work. Costs nothing to try it in. No reference required. Write now. Southern Helper Co. Box 209. Muskogee, Oklahoma. WANTED—Ladies and gentlemen to join our postcard and correspondence club. Particulars for 10 cents. Ladies send photo. Write Daniel Braxton, Hinton, W. Va. Oct. 21. Hotel Dale Cape May, N. J. Special rates for Fall and Winter. Service unsurpassed in America. Write for Literature. E. W DABE. Proprietor. We Can Use You! First class acts wanted at all times. Low comedians, dancers, women, novelty acts State lowest salary in first letter, Don't write if you can't make good, Grand Theatre Co. P. O Box 445, Birmingham, Ala. Doing Komady Magic. Open time for any part of the country. Managers and Agents write. Leon R. Long 329 89th Street. New York City WANTED Singles, Doubles and Small Mini strel company. Must have good wardrobe and be able to change. Address CHAS. A. HOOD, Mgr. Alamo Theatre. Meridian, Miss. Your City Soon Glossom Comp'y Palace Cars. Engagements open at all performers, male and female Contract uglass & Worthey, sole owners, 361 IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. SPORTING NEWS. arthur Johnson, the fighter, was sued an who rented him She testified that of his unusual large quantity of Johnson did not was ordered to pay LONDON—John Arthur Johnson, the injured heavyweight fighter, was sued yesterday by a Hat Paddington. She testified that his injuries, because of his unusual strength, smashed a large quantity of glasses and furniture. Johnson did not appear in court, and was ordered to pay 10 damages. NEW YORK—Craig Morris, Oklahoma whose championship hopes are dashed by Fireman Jim Flynn, has been treated for a fight here on Novem-ber 15 with. Jack Geyer, the Denver separator since the recovered from his injuries with Flynn. Frank Erne and his have been tutoring him, and he said to have improved 50 per cent. 108 ANGELLES. Cal.-An estate valued at $99,500 will be distributed in equal shares among the deans of Babcé Jesse Jeffries, the president, and whose will has been granted for probate. Among the residuary funds is James J. Jeffries, formerly world champion in the tennis game, who is made a benefactor with other children, in consideration that they care for and support father in his declining years. A provision specifies that any attempt the will shall result in dishonor. **AUSTELLAIJA:** At the reception to McBee. Milly McClain, who is actress as manager for the Australian 12 years, and referred to the death of Peter Jackson. "I was having a chat with Charlie Campbell when the sad news of his death reached me. I were both over 21, it troubled the tears to our eyes. What's to be done? somebody like Kate, the memoir writer, old Peter. was suggested. 'Then set my subscription be the first,' said Charlie Campbell. He was the first in, and glad and proud to be able to say mine was the second." There was a human touch in Milly's relation of the large audience rose cheered him. JOE WALCOTT BEATS BOB LEE. BOSTON—Joe Walcott, the old-time colorist, the other night showed that although classed as a “has-been,” there are some of the tall heavens whom he can see. Bob Lee, another colored boxer, was his opponent, and he stood head and shoulders over Walcott. While Lee had learned some boxing since he was last seen here, he still knew how to fight. He caught Joe on the face with a few lefts, but when Walcott began sending his left to the stomach and the right to the ribs, Lee would get into a clinch as quickly as posing it was amusing to see him hang on. In the second round Walcott took more chances with his bad hands, and twice he swung the left over onto Lee's made up hand, but many a boxer has before from the name punch. The round was about half through when Walcott again sent the left to the right, he caught Lee on the jaw, and the latter went sprawling to the floor. He staid there till he heard the count 10, then he sat up and looked about, wondering if it was all well. Walcott was declared the win. In the opening bout Billy Shea was in the decision to beat the warrior in the second round. Tommy Funguaz, of Cambridge, and Bernard Funguaz, of Boston, was and Funguaz was given the decision. SAM M'VEA ARRIVES IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA. A Modest Fighter—Johnson's Methods Discussed—"Hopes to Make Something" Passing a sturdy frame, which gives the impression of unusual strength and standing only about 5 ft. tall, McVea the heaviest, who has a total of 100 airway steps on to the Central Railway Station this morning, the most adored of all the passengers who came to McVea's bourne express. Unlike other American pilots, McVea is an American, although he has not seen his country for years, who have been so beats in the midst, low-pitched voice, being entirely free from bluster side. He gives the impression of being a good fellow, and should become popular with Australian sporting crowds. McVea traveled as far as Melbourne in Acrylicshire, and trained all the way out to New York by water, only he wanted to have at least a couple of weeks in Sydney to ready for his fight with Lester, when he interviewed McVea smiled broadly, and in answer to questions, said $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY—YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. I have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened memory and lame back, brought about by medicine that I think so many worn and nervous men must have their own homes—without any additional medicine that I think every man who wishes to regain his power and virility, quickly and should have a copy. So I have determined to copy a copy of the prescription free of charge in a plain, sealed envelope to any man who wishes me for it. My prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of and I am convinced it is the surresting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together. think I owe it to my fellow man to send me a copy in confidence, so that any man there who is weak and disinterested with me, can assist himself with harmful patient needs, secure what I believe is the quickest way to restorative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOTOUREMely remedy ever devised, and so cure himself in a timely way. Just drop me a line like this: E. Robinson, 3$31 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of the splendid receipt in a plain ordinary envelope to me. Great, many doctors would charge $3.00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. this was not his first visit to Australia, as he had been here 12 or 13 years ago, as he was well known, he was under six months' engagement to Mr. McIntosh. He succeeded in fight with Lester, he admitted that American was a husky young fellow, who was not his account of himself. He would fight Johnson on Boxing Day. He (McVean) and they were in the days when he had no experience. Even then he had stood 20 rounds with Johnson. he man whose methods required studying, he was a defensive fighter, who wore a man down, waited for him to come to him. Johnson was a good clever man whose ways in the days calculated to bring his opponent to him. Johnson liked fighting at close range so he prevented his opponent on to him. He was a way of worrying a man until he had him at his mercy, and then he waded in his methods were illustrated in the pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight. McVea considered he was as strong as Johnson, but the latter, being taller, was heavier. However he had studied his fighting closeness considered he knew his best punches. If he managed to avoid these, he would get some of his own in and, at the least, give him a champion a hard tussle. "Can you stun him without punishment than Johnson?" he asked. Billy McClain, manager for McVea, chipped in and said, "If Burns had fought McVea, then Johnson would not have been champion. You would have seen McVea boss. Is that not so?" McVea laughed, and shook his head, "Mark." LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. Langston, Okla. the university team football team (second team) played the Guthrie High School on Saturday. That is the second game to be tied between the two teams, and the Masonic will furnish the music for the corner stone laying of the colored Masonic Temple at Boley, Okla. LAST OF THE NEGRO JOCKEYS. Turfdom Separates Itself From These Riders—Most of Them are Already Across the Styx and Others Await Charon's Call. The death, in impoverished circumstances, of "Soup" Perkins at the Hamilton (Ont.) Jockey club course recently emphasizes the practical extinction of the Negro as a race rider. Negro was in his zenith as a jockey. At that time the majority of owners of thoroughbred horses were in the south and the Negro riders attended the attending horses. Gradually with the coming of the sport to the north, the Negro jockey lost his acendancy. The white boy became the preferred one, and to-day a Negro rider was rare on the tracks as is a gray horse. Of the great Negro jockeys Isaac Murphy was the peer in conduct and in training of the poor Clayton and his brother both were well behaved, well dressed and competent jockeys. Pike Barnes rode himself into Negro rider importance, winning first Futurity and Proctor Knott, beating the great Salvator: Willie Simms achieved success both in this country and in England; then were Cole Parks, then Willie Parks, who later made his debut in the east with Henry of Navarre, and Joe Harris, who was the star rider in Call. Isaac Murphy Was Dean. The majority of these riders are dead, the others are poor. Those who are not dead have passed away from the fire, and those who are not dead have passed away from the black race, and those who are not dead of the black race, as he was the pride of all horsemen, died in Louisville practically penniless. He was crushed by the accusation that he was drunk when Tea Tray in the midsummer of 1890 decoded the great conspiracy. He was suspended for 30 days by the stewards of the meeting—a most inadequate sentence if he was intoxicated and an injust verdict if he had been drugged. He was not a drugged member of the association did not care to have its great new park saddled with what promised to be the gravest scandal on the American turf. His practically ended the turf career, and in reality. He was tubercular, and in developed stomach trouble from his efforts to keep down to weight. This latter ailment was added to his fondness for champagne. It could have been a reason, could take that would strengthen without fattening him. He often said champagne bills were equal to all his other expenses, and he would spend all his expenses and a year for ten years, for he had a number of camp followers. Barnes' Life Ended in Tragedy "Pike" Barnes for a time promised to maintain a high place in the jockey ranks, but a fondness for the accident, too, brought on a timidity that he could not seem to be able to shake off. He was riding in Chicago in a race in which he had abashed to abas in the strode the bobs and literally crushed the life out of him. Barnes' nerve was gone forever after. He rode one or two good races subsequently—notably his cap—and but practically his career ended with the accident. It was said he could not be induced to sleep in the night time, being up on daylight, then to fall asleep all would be time for him to go to the races. Of course, such a life meant ruin. Barnes had the good sense not to dally with the race, but he took with him what was left of his savings and started a saloon in Chicago. He lasted only half a dozen seasons. None of his race has since attained that level. He took with him what was left of his savings and started a saloon in Chicago. He lasted only half a dozen seasons. None of his race has since attained that level. Some may question this latter statement and point to Willie Simms, but Simms was a consistent jockey rather than a sensational one, earned degree for his success on Michael Dreyfus and Richard Croker. But money seemed THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER to flow from him. He had at one time, or it is so reported, a bank account of generous proportions and some land on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, but it was to England in the ill-starred Dwyer and Croker invasion of 1895, it was said, was responsible for the bulk of his losses, and it probably was. He said Mr. Dwyer, Harry Reed in the Stewards' cup when that fast horse was left at the post. Be that as it may, Simms has passed from the saddle and has taken with him nothing Hamilton Earned Thousands. Tony Hamilton was another of the great black riders. Friends rescued his body, and he went to the it decent burial. He must have earned it at least $100,000 in ten years. He had no particularly large vices, but he never had the slightest appreciation value when he went without education, and, except when in the saddle was perhaps the most stupid and uninterested through the gate of a race course. He could neither read nor write, and it was difficult to understand what he said. No trainer was certain Tony underwent what he did. He was, however, a natural horseman, alert at the post, a fair judge of pace and a powerful finisher. Most jockeys were powerful when on their way to the post, but Hamilton kept up a constant kind of gibber that was always a source of amusement. Most of the money he earns comes from his salary. He has little interest in the growth, springing in a short time from an undersized exercise boy with a cot in a stall to where he could earn hundreds of dollars under the circumstances, that he didn't appreciate money's value. Champagne and diamonds were his weaknesses. The $1,000 diamond he would buy would be proper for his valet or his favorite to tomorrow. A "bank roll" to him was merely a bank root. It might be of $1 notes or $50 or $100 notes. It was good just for so long as he wanted it. If he notes it probably lasted as long as would one composed entirely of $100 notes. It was pathetic at times to see the horseman parting with his money, but he apparently did not realize it and it was not until his money was all gone and necessity for bread and shelter and medicine was all gone to him how valuable a little saving might have been—New York Express. JACK JOHNSON'S RETIREMENT AND THE "WHITE HOPES." By Jack Conway. Johnson Too Independent to Suit White People. Al Kaufman has proven that he is nothing more than a second rater. Kaufman is big and bulky but doesn't know the first thing about self-defense. He is a tough, tough, tough, a experience little difficulty in riddling Kaufman to pieces. Al knows as well as anybody else that Langford would be able to trim him and so has tactfully announced that he would never fight a Negro. Every day we receive reports of promising white "hopes" coming down the pike. But from here it looks as though a Negro was the heavyweight for many years to come. Johnson Langford and himself form a two-oftwoers which is hard to beat the world over. FIGHT AREA TRANSFERRED. Sam McVea and Billy McClain Now in Australia—Johnson Expected in December By Billy. The fight area seemingly has been transferred from Europe to Australia. Some of the big ones are there, others of the small ones. Billy MClain, fight promoter, Brussels, Belgium, when at home, has made good his word to take Sam McVea to the land of rabbits and kangaroos, mainly for the Easter holidays. However, the fight propaganda has other features in mind also. The advertisement of one reads. Sam McVea, champion of Europe vs. Jack Lester, champion of the British Empire, Arena; the Stadium, Saturday September 30, 1811 at 8:3. Hugh McIntosh, director, R. (Snowy) Baker, referee." The stadium is situate at Rushcutter Bay, Sydney, Australia. Information to the office of the Freeman was mailed September 17 from Sydney. The contest according to program was pulled off while the information was in transit. The result as yet not known. In the period extending from May, 1803, to the present, McVea has fought 100 battles, including three contests with Johnson of twenty rounds each. Twice the contests went the full number, going to Johnson after a severe struggle. Jack Lester, by his recent defeat of Lang, has secured the championship of the British Empire, and thus becomes an aspirant for world's championship honors. Billy McClain said that he had not interesting to offer in this, his last season, but that his dope is unusually interesting for those who desire to get a line the fighting business around the globe. McClain says that he has fixed six matches for McVean and feels reasonably proud. "I suppose that you know that he fights Johnson, December 25." He, however, inserts this troubult proviso, "If all is well." That doesn't sound very good. It strikes one that on the morning of December 25, MI 11, the morning of December 25, on State street in Chicago or still hob- The group of invaders in the Sun do or do not have one delightful looking French man named the wife of Sam McVea, who enlivens the artistic appearance of the ensemblance, only woman in the bunch, but she looks like a boy like so many American women. The lab reads: "W. McClaim. McVea's man, the man who comedies, Mr. H. D. McIntosh. Don't know with the "Mr." to McIntosh was with afterthought or not. You know it is the straws that tell which way the winds are blowing, not how useful some time, they get things said in such polite terms. Above these names is this line: The arrival of the man is at the very top of the picture is the very dubious insertion. "The Black Invention," I give it all, so one may have ample authority for drawing conclusions. the personnel of the group is rather distinguished as a whole and particularly as to individuals. McVea looks at him with affection, brings to civilization; a great physical build with strictly African features in the accepted sense. He is really so ugly that he is good looking. I mean fascinating. The heir to the throne, beside him looking good to everybody, Bill McClain has improved in health apparently. He is also in the heavyweight class. When last seen in Indianapolis, when lost in a race horse, McIntosh, or Mr. McIntosh, is a please, is not as tall as either of them. Mrs. McVea is nearly as tall as Billy McClain, and perhaps the same height of McIntosh. I said that the group, photographically looked rather distinguished, came from the comment, they were really distinguished in appearance. The sun said: "There was nothing half-hearted about the welcome accord Sam McVea at Pateman's Hotel this morning, and the champion made a distinctly European impression on the large crowd. Mr. P. J. Minahan, M.L.A., occupied the chair, included in the gathering were Messrs. Ally Miles and McIntosh, Charlie Campbell, Jack Lester, E. Covell, and many other well-known Sydney ring-siders. The chairman, in proposing the head of the team, said he desired on the part of all possessors and section of the people of New South Wales to extend a hearty welcome to Sam McVea, whose reputation had preceded him to our shores. (Applause.) The team, as the trivial had heard of their guest, it was quite possible that he had heard of Australia, and that being so, he would have no fear as to the treatment which the team would receive. Of course, as sportsmen they were going to try and wrest the European championship from him, but if they did so it would be done fairly. If on the team there were no laurels, no one in Australia would be grudged him them. (Applause.) It should have been said that the objection to take part in the world's champion boxing event Now back to Billy McClain since he is the Hamlet of this occasion. In other words, there would be nothing doing without him—so let Him have his speech. He had been told that there were three thousand people to meet us in Sydney and all along the line from Adelaide up to the station where the train stopped. "I had been told that he had to make several speeches a la rear end presumably, as also did Sam McVea. In speaking of the reception incident, in writing to Elwood C. Knox, manager of the Freeman, I say that he had to make several speeches of the last days of old Peter Jackson and how me and some of the men right in that room looked after him they choked up. They couldn't keep back tears. They choked me, says no, and then, too, McClain is known stranger to Australia. He is known there to his set. He was a minstrel. SANTAL-MDY Standard remedy for Gleet. Gonorrhea and Runnings IN 48 HOURS - Cures Kidnapping and Bladder Troubles. A full line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on hand. Business Lunch. Good service and courteous treatment to all When out for a good time, stop in. Bar-Keeper's Friend Metal Polish AN INFALLIBLE UP-TO-DATE ARTICLE USED BY MORE PEOPLE THAN ALL OTHER METAL POLISHES GOVERNED One pound boxes, 25 cents, at all drug crists and dealers. there years ago—he and the well-known Ernest Hogan. 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Miss Marie Burke, of Chicago, is in the city this week. Mrs. Susie Vauhn visited the C. M. E. conference last week. Mrs. James Stafford returned home last week from Detroit, Mich. Mrs. William Craig is confined to her home this week in Toledo street. Mrs. Julia Randolph, of Cordon, Ky., is visiting relatives in Yandes street. She visits Day and Anna Hicks, of Cincinnati, visited Sunday. Little Miss Gladys Brown is improving nicely from a recent attack of diptheria. Mr. Jake Cowan, in Senate avenue, entertained twelve guests at a stag party this week. The G. A. H. Club will meet with Mrs. Hattie Brewer in Paca street next Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett left Friday morning to ran extended trip South for the winter. Mrs. S. W. Grundy, who has been visited at her home in Senate avenue, is improving. Mrs. Bessie Wills, in North West street, has been somewhat indisposed for several days. Mrs. James Harris, in Senate avenue, entertained a few friends at whist on Wednesday. Miss Clara Gibson, of Dayton, Ohio, is visiting Miss Viola Law, in Douglas street, for two weeks. Miss Mattie Cooper returned from Calro, Ill., this week, where she has been visiting several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. Myers of Chicago, made a flying trip to this city this week on business. They motored. Mrs. Beulah Hunter, in Martindale avenue, was hostess to an interesting card party Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lizzie Hart, the mocking bird vowel of the Crown Garden this week. Mrs. George Robinson returned to her home in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday morning. She attended the funeral of an aunt here last week. Mrs. Hillard Lewis and children left St. Louis to Angles, Cal., to spend the winter. Mr. Lowe will join his family about January 1. Mr. Roscoe Lampkins, a popular florist of Hamilton, Ohio, spent this week with a large number of friends, who will be missed to see him. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Scott, in North West street, entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening, in honor of Mr. Roscoe Lampkins, of Hamilton, Ohio. Mt. eBthel Lodge, American Dove of Protection No. 4, will hold their regular meeting Monday evening at Pythian corner Senate avenue and Walnut street. The Young Ladies Club was the guest o Miss Veola Craigin, North California dinner was served. A four-course dinner was served. Music and dancing were the features. The White Rose and Blue Ribbon Social Club will meet with Mrs. Ellen Jones in Martindale avenue, next Thursday to members are requested to be present. The Apostolic Faith Assembly at Senate avenue and 11th street will hold a ten days Penitental convention beginning Sunday, November 5. G. T. Haywood, Miss Myrtle Mee Williams, in North Senate avenue, entertained an after-theater party Hallowe'en night. The colors corresponded with the celebration. 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Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, non-irritant 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. druggists, Robt. P. Blodau, James H. No, Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Phar- art, Earl Walker. A jolly good time was had by all. FLANNER GUILD. The ladies board of managers will hold their meeting Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, instead of in the evening, by order of the president. Mrs. Laura Brooks. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH. Bethel Church held its first quarterly meeting of the year last Sunday. In the morning Rev. Charles Hunter, the presiding elder, preached an able and acceptable sermon in the afternoon. Rev. James pastor of Tahernacle, preached the sacramental sermon to a large and appreciative congregation. At night Dr. C. R. Atkins delivered an eloquent sermon on the community. "Mr. Clarence Hicks rendered a pleasing solo, which ended a quarterly meeting that will long be remembered. Six persons were received into the church, and two baptized. The sermons were the largest in many a month. Tomorrow morning the pastor will preach. In the evening Lawyer Brokenken will deliver an address, and Mrs Lorea Kirk will render a solo. All are Kirk cordially invited JONES TABERNACLE. Sunday. November 5. 1911. Communion Sunday. 1 m.. 2:44 preaching by the pastor. Theme, "The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven." The services at night will be spiritual, as usual. The V. C. E. will have their consecration meeting at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Rev, Mr. Campbell, of Evansville, Ind., will conduct a series of services at Jones Tabernacle, beginning Monday night, November 6. The members and public are invited and urged to be present at each of these services. $4,458.66 IS NEEDED. PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN COLORED Y. M. C. A. Tournament Total last night, to date. Captains. W. A. Kesey $44.50 $1,801.50 Dr. S. A. Furniss. 25.00 823.10 Dr. S. A. Brown. 25.35 874.70 A. A. Taylor 160.00 Dr. J. H. Ward 30.35 2,114.80 Robert Kirk 10.75 472.25 J. W. Skenburr 60.00 1,454.00 J. W. Hook 15.05 519.15 Edward Gallard 41.50 708.33 A. D. Johnson 1.00 239.30 H. L. Howard 56.00 444.40 H. L. Sisters 559.45 L Jameson 32.64 394.92 W. R. Valentine 36.50 1,293.41 R. Charles H. Cook. 10.00 1,173.77 Ministerial team (Rev. H. L. Herod) 9.00 479.00 Urge Supreme Effort. Inasmuch as the reports Thursday night will mark the close of the campaign, the managers at two headquarters urged their workers to make supreme efforts to reach the town and sides the team call for work by the canvassers, John F. Wild, general chairman of teams, and John N. Carey, president of the Y. M. C. A., are asking that every send or telephone his subscription to the central association. To give the central Y. M. C. A. a workers the entire day to canvass, the last meeting of team workers was set for 6:15 P.M. the next night. After their reports are announced the meeting will adjourn and many of the workers will attend the colored men's meeting at 7:30 P.M. the headquarters avenue, where the report will be made and the result of the ten-day campaign announced. The colored workers are making speeches for meeting which promises to be the biggest motion mascottic gathering during the campaign. A NEW COLORED HOTEL PROPOSED. Investment to be Approximately $35,000—Option Already Secured on Two Desirable Locations—Hostelry to Be Modern in Every Detail. The much-talked-of hotel for colored people in the city of Indianapolis is nearer an assured fact as we go to press than any time heretofore, judging from the evidence that has been produced in the last few days, showing just what assures us as much award a final consummation of the scheme. All visionary schemes such as companies and corporations have been thrown in the discard after a thorough and sincere threshing of the financial practicable. The realization of the proposition from the first necessarily depended upon the initiative of an experienced hand. Such a man has come to the front in the business of the Princeton Hotel, the present owner of the Princeton Hotel, South Illinois street. Mr. Geraghty's experience is backed up by a substantial purse, the thing of all things most desirable in an enterprise of this kind, without the dreaming must eventually go up in smoke. The hotel is planned to contain from fifty to sixty rooms, with hot and cold water, and a modern convenience. The building is to be three stories high, with six baths and showers on each floor. It is the purpose of the management to pay strict attention to the comfort of the guests from the very start, and only persons of general acceptability will be catered to as guests. Of course, this principle can be applied to any environment and circumstances will permit, and the effort along this line will be more directly aimed at the immoral classes who might try to transform the hotel to one of those legalized houses of shame. The dining room service will be of the table d'hote character, and will be served of the proprietor to make the hostess home of congenial surroundings, not only for the fastly increasing cosmopolitan elements, but for the hundreds of local restaurants, railroad porters who make the city their home and who have been perpetually confronted with the perplexing problem of the city's traffic, which to quarter themselves. The advance heralding of the assured success of the new hotel was joyfully received by the colored citizens, who are anxiously waiting further developments of the plans. THE FREEMAN. Can be found each week at the Northern proprietors, 78 E., Long street, Columbia. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Fleming the Tailor Fall Styles AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL Prof. Jackson Delivers Address at Odd Fellows' Hall—School of Music Opened—General and Social Happenings. By Hardin Tolbert. 425 Washington Street, Old Phone 654. FRANKFORT, Ky.—(Special.)—Prof. John H. Jackson addressed a large and enthusiastic audience at the Old Fellows and Wednesday's "Member of the Month" spoke at the theme of "Government." There were many of the prominent white citizens present to hear this eloquent orator. Prof. Jackson will tour receiving any salary from any political party, but is one of those educators who has his people at heart, and is willing to sacrifice some of his time and money to receive any salary from this old Blue Grass State, with which he has been in contact and has known so long. Prof. Jackson is a graduate of Berea College. He was chosen as the President of the National Republican Convention from State during his administration this institute he was elected as president of the Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo. which position he accepted. After being elected to the State's elected deputy sheriff in Colorado, and during his administration in Colorado was called back to the Normal Institute at Frankfort for the second time as president of the institute, at cost of $75,000. Prof. Jackson is the author of the "History of Education," which was used in the Normal Institute, and is now being used at one of the A. M. Mound Bayou, Miss., and is writing the history of the founder of that city. Miss Marietta P. Madison, a talented musician, has opened a music studio at her residence, 105 Logan street; Old Phone 506. Miss Madison is a graduate of the Normal Institute, and specialized in music at Eckline Norton Institute, and has been for years a student of Mrs. Daseffell, in music, who is a graduate of Fisk' University. Miss Madison is a teacher in the Shawnee School, where she every Friday afternoon and begins her class, and during her rapid progress she never forgets her church and the duty to her God. Prosperity makes no change in this young lady. She is always trying to do something. Miss Madison life in this city, where she was born, is an example to the rising generation of young boys and girls. Normal Institute played the Georgetown High School Friday, October 27, at Glenwood Park. Over 500 students and citizens attended the football game. Normal science teacher Georgetown thought there was some electricity in the football, drawn by a chiral magnetic power by the students. Georgetown thought the ball was lost when it was before the game. When students beamed, sing the yella, Georgetown thought there was a grand opera. The Normal Institute had a landscape with any of the minor football teams, like State University, Louisville High School and Russell High School. Miss Boyd, of Covington, Ky., spent a few days in the city on business. Mrs. Lucy Owen, who has been very ill from the effects of the fire next door at Mrs. Mary Twyman and Mr. Ruch Monque, is able to be up. Mr. Emanuel R. Martin left for Rockville, Ra., to attend the St. Emma College, and will enter the agriculture department. . . . The young girls of this city have organized a Blue Grass Social Club. Miss Nellie Russell is president. Mr. Allen Brown, of Clintonville, Ky., who has been in the city for a few months, left for his home. The Normal Institute celebrated Arbor Day. A program was rendered in the chapel on that morning and trees were planted on the campus. Miss Kittle Chile gave a reception at the entrance of the other on Long泣 avenue. Prof. Redman's Maca Orchestra furnished the music, with Messrs. R. Brown, trap drummer; G. W. Redman, cornetist; W. Shelton, pianist. The house was beautifully decorated "that flowers, that beauty, that solo, that sweet Loving Southern Tune." The guests included Messrs. J. T. Shelton, Robert Wood, W. Johnson and Charles Juniper, Mrs. Lula Bush, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. William Chile. The menu served included oyster soup, butter, cheese and pickles, ice cream and milk. --- Prof. Redman's Macca Orchestra will make the following places: Frankfort, October 31; Danville, November 1; Shelbyville, November 2. The Silver Tongue Quartette is composed of some of the best voices in the central orchestra, and has sacrificed some of their time to this great art of singing. The members of the quartette are Messrs. J. B. McCann, J. E. Hall, baritone and S. D. Henry, bass. As to the singing of the melodious voices of this quartette one theatrical critic said: "I have traveled all through the country, and I have performed quarted songs, but of them all this is the first one that I have heard that could get the real expression out of the notes." Their favorite songs are "Take a Ring Around You Rosy," "Down by the Old Mill Stream" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." These young men have made many man engagements and Gala Sessions Club, which club will stage "Tobacco Land" in a few weeks with the assistance of these superior voices. Mr. George Martin spent a few days in Louisville and Shelbyville, on business. Mr. William D. Wall, of Spring Station, was in the city on business. Mrs. Josephine McCone has opened a first-class cafe at Dock Morris' old stand on Washington. Mrs. John H. Handy, who was hurt in Millville, is improving. Miss Sadie Parrent has a guest from Georgetown for a few days. Mrs. Cole is improving from a hard spell of sickness. Miss Marie Henry has company from Indianapolis for a few weeks. Misses Lillian Ellis, Sadie Parrent and Marie Henry visited Versailles, Hallow-een night. Misses Semmes and Juniper left this city and formed an auto party with Messrs, J. H. Johnson and Buckner, of Paris, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. Crittenden, of Oxford, and had a pleasant ride to Paris, where Mr. Johnson and sister served a delightful lunch in their honor, consisting of oysters, chicken salad, peas and mushrooms, beaten biscuits, cream cake, hot coffee and salted almonds. Mrs. Martha J. Green, on Second street, is a little better after a hard spell of fever. All those desiring homes during the State Federation of Women in this city should address Mrs. Minnie Jackson, 211 Murry street. Mrs. Jennie V. Tucker, of Indianapolis, arrived in the city, to be the guest of Mrs. Martha Dillon. Miss Nora Maderson is very ill with la gripe at her residence. Prof. Kirk Smith and Rev. James Bond, from the Lincoln Institute, at Shelbyville, are in the city, collecting funds for this institute. Miss Dora Wheeler, after spending a pleasant visit with Miss Annie Ceara, at Old Crow, has returned home. Mr. Harvey Jackson and wife, of Versailles, were in the city, to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Edward. Miss Cassie Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Canada, has been ill for a few days. Mrs. L. and Mrs. Bush had a pleasant visit with their mother Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Church Smith, of Willamton, O. arrived in the city, to be the guest of Mr. James Brown. Mrs. George Saffell, of Shelbyville, will address the Women's Club at Mrs. T. L. Brooke's. Mr. Henry Robertson gave a 'possum supper Monday night at the beautiful residence of Mrs. Lou Russell, in Catfish avenue. Twenty-five couples were present. The menu served consisted of 'possum and sweet potatoe, corn bacon, turkey, six old pig baked with an apple in its mouth, salmon and egg salad, rabbit, celery, beaten biscuit, butter, cheese, bacon fried hard ten gallons of six-year-old milk, D. D. Washington curved the meat and the guests were all happy! happy!! happy!! COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE State of Indiana, Marion County, ss: In the Circuit Court of Marion County, in the State of Indiana. Near New York. Jacob B. Reynolds vs. Anna Reynolds. Complaint, divorce. Be it known, that on the 29th day of Armenia, the plaintiff, in his complaint, by his attorney, filed in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County, in the State of Indiana, his complaint against the above named defendant, has also filed in the office of having also filed in said clerk's office the affidavit of a competent person, showing that said defendant, Anna Reynolds, is suffering from a mental illness, that said cause is for divorce; and whereas said plaintiff having by endorsement on said complaint required said defendant to appear in said court, and answer or answer on the 26th day of December, 1911. Now, therefore, by order of said court, said defendant last above named is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against her, and that unauthorized thereto, at the calling of said cause on the 26th day of December, 1911, the same being the 20th judicial day of a term of said court, to be begun and held at the court house in the city of Indianapolis, on the 26th day of December, 1911, the same complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined in her absence. JOHN RAUCH, Clerk. Isaac L. Wiseman, Attorney for Plain- land BUSINESS LOCALS Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. FOR RENT—Elegantly furnished rooms, steam heat, electric lights, baths and telephones. Mrs. Lucy Van Dyke, 444 West Vermont street. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price, 50 cents (stamps). Has cured others; will cure you. Address R. P. 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