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By request of Agents, our $1.00 Rate has been extended to February 29. Se1 now THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXV. NUMBER 7 THE WASHINGTON MASONS TUSKEGEE WIZARD POINTS OUT OPPORTUNITY ENDORSES PLAN FOR $100,000 TEMPLE Strenuous Day for Dr. Washington-Ovation by Masons and Others of Influence-Confers with President Taft. (Thompson's National News Bureau.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—An audience of representative citizens of Washington, numbering not less than 3,500, crowded into the spacious Metropolitan A. M. E. Church last Friday evening, Dr. D. C. Hammond, the "Business Possibilities of the Negro Race." Although the eminent Tuskegee has been received here with great enthusiasm on many occasions, never before had he ever been so accustomed to the numerous cordiality nor by such an immense outpouring of the substantial people of the nation's capital as faced him on this occasion when he rose above his minimum and made a passing minute after his introduction the "Wizard" was unable to speak. The ovation was an eloquent and unmistakable proof that Dr. Washington's hold upon the masses and the classes has been in nowise diminished by the passing of time. Long before the hour announced for the opening of the doors M street and adjacent thoroughfares were packed with people, many of whom the Howard University orchestra struck up "Hall to the Chief" every available seat in the house, including the platform, was taken and standing room in the hall was occupied by a large audience. Hundreds were turned away, unable to gain admission at any price. The Masons Score Signal Victory. The occasion was a public mass meeting under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, of the District of Columbia, to stimulate interest in the sale of stock for the erection of the new $100,000 temple of the order, which is to occupy the newly-acquired site at the corner of Tenth and U streets N. W. At the instance of Most Worshipful Grand Master Nelson E. Wetherless and his resourceful aids, Dr. Washington accepted an invitation to come to the capital at this time, to give his endorsement to the very meritorious project and to lend such encouragement as he could by pointing out the rare opportunity that now lies before the Masonic order and the people of the District to take a long step toward the commercial development which the race so pressingly needs. For more than an hour Dr. Washington presented argument after argument in support of the plans of the Masonic fraternity, and that his burning message struck home is best attested by the careful attention he received throughout and by the hearty applause that each salient point evoked at the hands of the substantial men and women who made up the audience. A practical demonstration of the power of the Wizard, by the vast increase in the subscriptions, which had already reached the gratifying mark of $50,000—half of the amount needed to pay for the structure, the materials, the for the reasoning of Dr. Washington, Grand Master Wetherless, in introducing the "Wizard," gave a graphic history of the rise of Masonry among the Negroes of America, recounting the achievements of the Masonry community of the and the brilliant outlook for the future. Mr. Wetherless' story of the growth of Negro Masonry in its sixty-four years of existence on this continent was masterly in its presentation, and scored a signal victory for the order, which, he declared, is made up of "the best blood and brains of the race, representing the bone and sinew of the world, must do the world's progressive work." The Good That Secret Orders Have Wrought. After paying a tribute to the power of organization among men of similar purposes and the rapid grasp the Negro has together for mutual benefit, as shown by the many fraternities among us, Dr. Washington said in part: "The orders existing among the Negro races are established much toward its uplift, notwithstanding the so-called weaknesses of these organizations referred to in an uncompromissive fashion, and in exceptional strong side, a side that with the consideration on the part of those who would condemn them would receive a proper and sufficient credit. It is largely the work of the secret organizations of the Negro church, that the Negro has in a large degree supported and cared for the and unfortunate of his own race. In the Southern Negroes are Negro beggars—few are beggars, the unfortunate are cared for through the secret organizations and the church. This is a larger degree, is true of our race more ancient than other race in the same relative degree of civilization in this or any other country. What the Temple Means to Our Business Life. The erection of this building will mean a new era in the business life of the Negro in Washington. In proportion to the size of the black population of the District of Columbia and in proportion to the amount of money they handle, the Negro has not gone into business to the extent that true of our brethren in the Southern States. We here a Negro population of about 90,000. That is enough black people to constitute a city within itself. This means that you have as many black people here as there are persons in Lynn, Texas. Hartford, Conn.; San Antonio, Texas; Tampa, N.J.; Springfield, Mass.; I repeat that you have within our race here a city within itself, aside from the white race. The Building of the Temple "I am glad to make note of the preparations to erect a large and substantial building that will be headquarters for secret organizations, and the plans to build a new building that will be terrises that are owned and operated by our race. This is most praiseworthy and encouraging. The erection of this building should command the hearty good will and the generous support of people in the District of Columbia. Enterprises the Washington Negro Should Support "There should be in operation in the District of Columbia on the part of our race at least 2,000 business enterprises," continued Dr. Washington. "In a larger district, we must become pioneers in industrial and commercial directions. There are openings in Washington, with your 90,000 black people, for 10 architects, 5 banks, 40 drug stores, 50 barber shops, 35 black cafes, 20 beauty stores, 20 store owners, 20 shoemakers and repairers, 20 penters, contractors and builders, 30 confectionery stores, 40 dentists, 160 dressmaking establishments, 30 dry goods stores, 5 undertaking establishments, 20 retail stores, 20 retail stores, 20 hair dressers, 20 milliners, 60 trained nurses, 70 painters and kalsimers, 10 photographers, 120 physicians, 40 embalmers, 40 plumbers, 30 real estate dealers, 50 truck gardeners, 50 restaurants and 20 variety stores. Negroes Handle $3,000,000 Every Year. "I note in this city that our people who are employed by the government handle at least $3,000,000 annually. We have a large proportion of this tremendous sum annually and permanently invested in business enterprises." Birmingham, Ala., with $2,000 Negroes, they support three banks; in Memphis, with $2,000 Negroes, they support two banks; in Richmond, Va., with 47,000 Negroes, they support three banks; in Memphis, they support two banks; in Jacksonville, Fla., with 29,000 Negroes, they support three banks, and in Jackson, Miss., with 6,000 Negroes, they have two banks. We are able to do as well in the District of Columbia. Giving a word of commendation for the splendid work that is being done by the schools here, under the painstaking direction of Assistant Superintendent Conkle Conkling Bruce, Dr. Washington sold. Magnificent Schools and Churches "In the public schools here you have unusual opportunities to secure education of the best kind for your children, where in the world who are provided with such excellent public schools as are the 90,000 black people here. Your children should not only receive an education in the abstract, but they should be taught the practical everyday affairs of life. "At the head of your school system stands Howard University, an institution that is sending out every year an increasing number of useful men and women to serve their race and their country. "It is interesting to note to what extent our people in Washington support and attend churches. At least $150,000 a year goes into the support of these churches, and $100,000 a church, I am glad to say, you set an example that the rest of our people throughout the country would do well to follow. I repeat, it is largely through such as you represent, organizations, such as you represent, churches that the unfortunate of our race are not in any large degree dependent upon the charity of the public. Advertise Opportunities Rather Than Difficulties "Lastly, do not become discouraged as a race. Do not emphasize to much your wrongs and to much your difficulties. Do not be indefeitful if it does not pay to advertise much. In the last analysis, what this country respects and honors in the case of a race or an individual is success, if it does not pay to be rewarded, regardless of the color of the skin. This new Masonic temple will be an epoch-marker in the history of the Negro in the District of New York. "You will achieve success because you are going at the work in a methodical, systematic, vigorous and intensely practical fashion. The people will stand by you and you will be rewarded for business. You have won public confidence strictly on your merits, as indicated by the steady growth you have seen in the Negro business. A busy race has little time to spend in complaining about difficulties or injustices. They are more interested in success than they are in finding fault. The census figures of the decade show the educational and business development. Compared with many other peoples of the earth, who have race and industrial problems, the Negro will find that he is not a race that can make the progress indicated by the census reports is a race that which, if it is patient, if it is level-headed and confident, the respect and the approval of all classes, white and black, north and south. I bid the Masonic order and the people of the District of Columbia a tumultuous ovation, which called for an upward and upward, and yi will be certain to come into your own." At the conclusion of Dr. Washington's insoring address he was again accorded a tumultuous ovation, which called for an upward and upward, and yi will be certain to come into your own." At the conclusion of Dr. Washington's insoring address he was again accorded a tumultuous ovation, which called for an upward and upward, and yi will be certain to come into your own." Choice Musical Program Offered. In addition to the significant addresses the program was varied by number of addresses included in the program. SOME SOMETIMES FORGETS TO SAY THANK YOU, MYEN A GENTLEMAN PER- FORMS A COURTEOUS ACT SUCH AS OPENING A DOOR FOR HER, E.T.C. AND SOMETIMES HE FORGETS TO BE COURTEOUS HARRY W. JACKSON tions by the Howard University orchestra, directed by Mr. Joseph H. Douglass; songs by the Amphilion Glee Club, directed by Prof. Henry Lewis; solos by Prof. Kiley and Prof. John T. Layton, and an organ voluntary by Mr. William Braxton. Former Grand Master Thomas A. Jones, of Maryland, was presented with a Masonic apron, the presentation speech made by Dr. S. S. Thompson, of this city. On the platform were a hundred or more distinguished citizens, representing the flower of the professional, business, and cultural front, and official life of the nation's capital. Dr. Washington Banqueted by the Craft. Preceding the big meeting at the Metropolitan Church Dr. Washington was the guest of honor at an elaborate banquet tenure of the fraternity's fraternity treasurer. The District at their nineteenth street. Most Worshipful Master N. E. Wetherless acted as toastmaster, introducing as speakers the Hon. J. C. Napler, registrar of the treasury; Judge R. L. Patterson, the Court; R. L. Pendleton; J. Frank Blagburn; Thomas A. Jones; W. H. Grimshawhe; T. M. Dent, prominent officers; T. M. Dent, Thompson, representing the national presidents, which was delightful, was served by the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star. Dr. Washington was escorted in full uniform, several commandments in appearance in the seats reserved for them in the body of the great edifice. Entertained by the Famous Mu-So-Lit Cubs. Following the exercises at the church Dr. Washington and his immediate party, consisting of Registrar J. C. Natalie, traveling secretary, and Mr. Nathaniel Sinead, by Mr. W. Thompson, were whirled away in an automobile to the Cafe Martin, where they were handsomely entertained by the famous Mu-So-Lit Club, which was its apartments over the cafe. The Tuskegee speak to the club briefly on the advantage derived by the race from ablywritten articles reflecting the best of the accomplishments of our people. He warned the writers, however, to be careful not to be "too learned" in handling their themes, but instead to memorize fields, and say something worth while on the at hand. Otherwise heaviness and not color will move the editor to return to them a manuscript unavailable. By proclaiming to read, the young magazine writer, book publisher or journalist will make a market for his wares and reap monetary rewards that were not dreamed of to read, the young anthony and Shakespeare lived. Dr. Thompson paid a graceful tribute to the sacred influence of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Washington left for New York City on business, but returned in time to leave for Grand Rapids, Mich., as a special guest of Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan, who carried a party of distinguished men to his home city, to participate in an elaborate birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln. Conferred With President Taft A part of Dr. Washington's Friday was spent in attending the annual session of the board of trustees of Howard University, of which he is a member, of the board of trustees of President Taft at the White House, in the course of which a number of matters of vital importance to the colored people were taken up. Concerning this the "hazard" had nothing to say at this time, and the matter may be given on, in the near future. "The Wizard's" Washington Headquarters. Within recent months Dr. Washington has been making his local headquarters at the home of Registrar J. C. Napier, who is regarded as his "right-hand man" for the college. He is also aware, Mr. and Mrs. Napier are living at the historic "Hillside Cottage" with the mother of the latter, who is the one of the late Congressman John Mercer, chairman of the board by host of admirers as "the noblest Roman of them all." In this consecrated atmosphere the spirit of the great Langston still lingers; and in memory the names of other whitesmen, authors, leaders of men and champions of measures are re-enacted, the echoes of their tread seem yet and are drawn into the room and read drawn rooms of the pretty, vine-clad homestead beneath the shadow of towering Howard University, to which the immortal Langston gave its name. Mrs. Napier, well as Mrs. Langston, have been repeatedly approached by real estate agents with flattering offers to buy modern mansions in the choicest sons of the city, they have steadfastly supported Mrs. Napier, with its cherished associations. And there this happy family of Napiers and Langstons will remain till the end of the chapter. Washington is fortunate India an abode so fitting amid surroundings that so vividly recall the life of the sturdy Langston and inspire him to the lines marked out by the illustrious leader in whose footsteps he delights to follow. All things considered, it is believed that the recent visit of the "Wizard" to Washington is the most successful and significant of his many sojourns at the nation's capital. --- Miss Antoinette Brooks, youngest daughter of Rev. Walter H. Brooks, was united in marriage recently in New York City, with Mr. Louis A. Mitchell, the well-known vocalist of character artist They Have Gone into World where Mr. Mitchell has gone into business. PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE DEDICATION OF THE NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL INTERVIEW OF DR. WILSON BALLARD The Dunbar Club, Composed of Letter Carriers, one of the Most Progressive in the City-The Douglass Day Celebration. By Lee L. Brown. (1006 West Chestnut Street.) We visited the dedication of the new Lincoln school, which was dedicated on Lincoln's birthday. A large crowd of enthusiastic persons gathered in the large auditorium of this $80,000 building to listen to the very appropriate presentation by Bloom, president of the Louisville school board, served as master of ceremonies. This building is the most modern school building in the city of Louisville, and it is well lit, heated by steam; ventilation system is perfect; halls are wide; sanitary drinking cups on each floor; the rooms are lighted by electricity, electric bells and fluorescent lights; made for industrial work. The school is located in the heart of a colored settlement. Every citizen in Louisville who is interested in the future welfare of the school and inspect every room. It is to be regretted that more of our business and professional men were not present at the dedication exercises. This school is appreciated by our race and should be appreciated by our race. If we prised to note that so many of our citizens who usually take the lead in educational matters were absent. The exercises were advertised in both the school and the school club. If you were kept away on account of some other meeting, don't fail to go up and see this magnificent edifice. A beautiful picture of Lincoln was presented to the school by the Lincoln School Aid Club. A smaller one was presented by Master Aaron Payne, on behalf of the Benjamin Bannneer school. Addresses were made by members of the Morris, Mrs. Martha Johnson and Rosetta Glaspie. The musical selections furnished by the students, was under the direction of Miss Mildred Bryant, assistant supervisor of music in the public schools. Your correspondent interviewed Dr. Wilson Ballard in reference to his appointment as an officer in the United States army to go to Monrovia, Liberia, to attend a graduation and to stabalary. We gathered the following information: Dr. Ballard is a native of Ohio, graduated from the Ohio Medical University; served as an officer under the United States Army; served three years in the Spanish-American war, re-enlisted and went to the Philippines as first lieutenant in the Ninth Ohio. On account of his fit and military experience, he was selected to serve in this very responsible position. He will receive $2,000 and quarters. He will sail from New York about February in the North Atlantic to Liverpool and London. Dr. Ballard has friends in his adopted State (Kentucky) also a large number of patrons. We hope that he will have a safe trip and return to us filled with honor and glory. We know that he will make good. --- One of the most progressive clubs in the city is the Dunbark Club composed of colored mail carriers. They hold their meetings weekly, at which time the live Sunday at a special meeting held at the residence of Mr. Butcher, the club passed resolutions thanking Senator Bradley for his interest in pushing to the front of the city for the new issue of the journal. They promised to use every effort in trying to have the exposition held in Louisville during 1913, by promising to co-operate with the organizations in this city. They also promised to use colored citizens at heart. This club desires through the columns of The Freeman to exchange greetings with colored carriers following the new issue of the journal. The officers are the officers: H. Butcher, president; Nolan King, vice president; William Hammond, treasurer, and William Warley, secretary. A large number of interesting persons gathered at Quinn Chapel church to witness the Douglass Day celebration under the auspices of the Brotherhood of St. Charles. The program was supplemented by musical selections and addresses by Messrs. C. B. Preston and Attorney C. H. Platte and Mr. D. F. Evans is president and Mr. William Warley is secretary of the organization. Everyone seems to be preparing for the Smart Set, which will be at the Walnut Street theater. Dr. Columbus Johnson, proprietor of the People's drug store, at Twelfth and Chestnut streets, is able to be out again after an illness of two weeks. Rev. C. H. Parrish made a flying trip to Paducah, Ky. He preached the annual Sunday service at the local churches. Monday evening, he delivered his Holy Land lecture. Mrs. Katie Tindul, after an illness of ten days, is able to be out again. Mr. Cary B. Lewis, the very popular newspaper man, who has been making Quite a number of receptions were given here on St. Valentine's night. There was a special meeting of the Molly Groves Mining Company at Rev. L. H. Brown's church on West Chestnut street last Monday night. Rev. L. G. Jordan, after being absent from the city for a number of weeks, is at his desk in the Douglass building. Quite a number of box parties have been formed for the Smart Set next week. Society will be out in full dress. S. H. Dudley always receives a royal welcome in Louisville. Miss Virgile Gibson, of Chicago, has been a pleasant visitor to the city during the past week. It has been reported that in the near future there will be a coal yard controlled by colored people to be located at Jackson and Knapp streets, also a colored co-operative grocery company will be launched. Jessie Clendeming, a popular barber who died last Sunday, was buried on Wednesday. A basketball team is being organized by one of the teachers of Central high school. Mrs. Kate Brown, of 1325 West Broadway, died last Tuesday, and was buried from St. Augustine Catholic church. his home in Chicago for the past three years, is expected to spend a few days next week in his old Kentucky home. Quite a number of strangers are in the city this week to be present at a number of swell receptions that will be given next week. Mr. C. B. Clay, Jr., son of the well-known tailor and promoter of the Clay-Lewis Hotel Company, is very ill at his residence. Mr. James Westherd of the Windsy City, is in the city, the guest of his relative, Miss Laura Smith, of 1126 West Green street. It is rumored again that the Ruby theater, recently destroyed by fire, will be reopened by a company of young men who live in Chicago. Mrs. Guy Smith was called to Richmond, Ky., this week on account of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joe Mackey who died Monday at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Mackey was well known in this city. --- Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Samuels, of Minneapolis, Minn., who accompanied the remains of Miss Finney, have returned to their home. Miss Finney left $5,000 for the funeral services were conducted by the Watson undertaking establishment. It seems as if the colored baseball war in Louisville has been fought and that if the fans are to be good games they will have to be content in witnessing the American Association games. If all reports are true there will not be a professional colored game in this city next summer. Miss Pearl C. Walker, of 508 South Tenth street, entertained a number of friends at a birthday reception in honor of sister, Mrs. Culloe Woolley, of Palmoum, Ky. Mrs. Culloe courses. Miss Walker has a host of friends in Louisville. She received a large number of birthday presents. Great preparations are being made for the triennial session of the Knights of Tabor, which will be held in this city during the month of August. A large number of delegates are expected to be present; this will be one of the most interesting sessions in the history of the organization. * * * The Ladies Missionary Society of the Jackson Street church was entertained last Sunday by Mrs. Weaver who addressed the members upon the sub-committee Edith Edwards, the program was supplemented by musical selections. Mrs. R. B. Scotte is the president of the organization. We would like to have every colored man in the State of Kentucky who conducts a business enterprise to send us the following information on a postal card: Your name, address, kind of business you are engaged in, number of years that you have been in business and the names of your partners, if any. Please send this information at once. It will assist us in compiling a very valuable publication that will be of interest to every colored business man in Kentucky. --- The officers of Defender Lodge of the Mosaic Templars were installed last Tuesday night at the Asbury chapel, the Mosaic Templars Mass, John Russell M. M.; John Mack, R. M.; S. H. Lovings, W. T.; F. H Edmonds, F. C.; John Dorcht, M. M.; D. H Foston, J. John Mosb, y A. S.; Thom H. Berry, H. W. John Mosb, y H. G.; R. B. Berry, G.; O. Wills, T. Garnette, P. W. M.; Geo. Ferguson, P. W. M.; John Frieson, P. W. M. These officiers were installed by Mr William Alexander, N. G. M.; Mr M. H. Harrison, S. G. M., of Kentucky. We desire to congratulate the Columbia University editor last week on reference to the consolidation of three charitable institutions. At another time we desire to express our opinion about this useless wrench that has worried the public. We desire to express our opinion that child has been lost sight of and that dollars and cents has crowded out all thought of destitution among the thousands of New Yorkers. We desire to fame it helps me and means as much for the masses as the individual. Time is too precious to be wringling over a little honor or a few dollars that must leave us for a certain time. Heavenly Father calls upon us to repot on high. 2 RESOLUTIONS Of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance on the Death of Prof. Faustin S. Delaney, of Austin, Texas. Whereas, Almighty God, in His wise providence, has taken from our midst, Prof. Faustin S. Delany, who departed this year to serve the race, of our foremost educators, a prince among churchmen, and a friend to all in need. Whereas, Prof. Faustin S. Delany, as a faithful member of the race, of our six years, as principal of the Colored Department of the Kentucky Institute for the Blind for the past five years, as a trustee of Quinn Chapel A. M. E. 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The University of Virginia and the University of Georgia each have received a patent. In the estate of the late Miss Caroline Phlegis Stork for the establishing of a scholarship to study the condition of Negroes in the South. Booker T. Washington has an important article on "The War as a Farmer" in the North American Review for February. This article should be very widely read by colored people. The North American Review stands at the top of literary magazines of this country. The Negro provisional regiment of New York will parade February 12 in honor of Lincoln's birthday. The G.A. R. abbreviates New York will have a place in the line. It is thought that the appearance of the marchers on the thoroughfares of New York City will have a tendency to crystallize additional sentiment in factional management regiment a part of the National Guard. Governor Blease, of South Coralina, says that a handsome white woman in office has been sharing information of the familiarity to Negro children, heft pupils, and fears it portends the breaking of the color line. With reference to this matter the Governor said to the Legislature: It is recommended that you pass proclaiming any white person from teaching in Negro schools or teaching Negro children. Although Bishop Gaines had been confined until he for four days, he had been in a feasible position here when attacked with the crip while attending the funeral of Bishop Grant last January. When the Council of Bishops met in Mobile just after Bishop Grant's death, his condition became such that he was forced to return home; he was confined to his home until last April. He was regarded as the wealthiest bishop in his denomination. It is claimed that one-third of the 60,000 Negroes in New York City live in the section known as Harlem. About 40 percent of the Negroes are included in the colony. They cover eleven blocks and are valued at $15,000,000, of which nearly $2,000,000 worth is held by Negroes. Therefore the colony is entitled to the most prosperous not only in New York, but in the world. Most of the tenants are employed as Pullman porters, and it is said easily earn from $50 to $60 a week in tips. The Los Angeles Colored Young Men's Christian Association was organized November 1906. Ahe present member is 407,150. The mailing room on the first of the month to make it 500. The association occupies a two-story building, which contains a lobby room, 407,150. The mailing room, game room and general secretary's office. Back of the lobby is the gym, 40x100, equipped with practically everything that goes with the physical work of the Negroes. The stairs have two class rooms, dining room, kitchen and fourteen dormitories. The eighteenth Founder's Day was celebrated at Hampton Institute on Sunday, January 28 in honor of Gen. Samuel H. Chapman in honor of the founder of the Hampton School in 1868 for the education of both Negro and Indian youth, and who for twenty-five years served as its efficient principal. The day was delivered by Dr. Edward W. Schaaffer, of Kansas City, Mo., who first met Gen. Armstrong on the soil of Virginia during the civil war, and later assisted the founder of Hampton in adjusting the relations of the white and colored people. President Barclay, who administered the affairs of the presidency for years, was succeeded by President Daniel Howard, who has been duly inaugurated President of the Republic of Liberia. In the course of an address the newly appointed President referred to the problems of Liberia, stating that he was glad to be able to say that the uncertainty of the past had given place to an opposite assurance that the integrity of Liberia was secure. He was glad also that the lengthy negotiations in connection with the finance department, which was satisfactory conclusion owing to the sympathetic interest shown by Great Britain, the United States and other powers.—The Monitor. Monsieur Legitimus, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, is a full-bloodedegroprofessor, is a graduate of mixed colleges. He holds that mulattoes accumulate the vices of both GOOD NEWS FOR EVERY READER. LOW RATES TO CONTINUE So urgent has been the demand for that the management has decided to order that everyone will have anCIAL rate is on. We have received aing the month of January, and many their subscriptions at the one dollar rate throws many of our faithful ones awa will continue it. LOW RATES TO CONTINUE FOR THIRTY DAYS LONGER. 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Fill out, enclose money order for period you wish to subscribe, mail to us and we'll do the rest. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. races, without possessing the better qualities of either. M. Ciceron, the senator from Gaudaiupe, is a mulatto. This is why M. Legitimus had him recently "black-balled" by the voters. “M. Legitimus is ferocious in his hates,” says a French journal. “He carefully nourishes an intense dislike for his mezzocolored colleague from Martinique, who responds to the majestic name of Severus. Last April I came to the team's voyages on the same steamer to France. M. Severus, justly disquieted, fled to one end of the vessel whenever he saw the deputy at the other. 'He is right,' said Mr. Legitimus, 'for if I ever come face to face with that badly bleached person I'll be capable of throwing him overboard.'” “M. Legitimus has chosen as his secretary a Negro who is, indeed, a black beauty. This Negro is a charming boy, who adores the people of fashion. The other evening his buttonhole ornamented as a superb one made his entree into a very elegant salon. The young ladies received this ebony dancer with some reserve. 'This has greatly intimidated me,' he avowed to the mistress of the house, and you may well imagine that I was quite pale with emotion.” TROUBLES OF A BLACK POLICE MAN. Judging by the experiences of Samuel J. Battle, the only nego policeman in battle, the only man he must take note with. The man that he took the best of his race is a hard one. For Battle, The Sun reports, is probably one of the best black men in the United States. He is painstaking in his duties, he is willing even eager—to take upon him. told, is the right kind of a man for New York's renovated police department. But Battle has his troubles. For altho—any man of the precinct will tell you what he or her courage, or how he or her in the station-boothole nobody talks to him and on patrol the few who venture to say, "Hello, Battle," speak from a corner of the mouth, and are sure no other policeman is in sight. For the "silence" that began when Battle was in the precinct he was deep as ever because Battle is a negro—altho that was the reason at first—but because every white policeman is afraid of what would be said to and about him if he were in the precinct to an end. Six months ago the men thought that Battle could be hazeed into resigning, or at least into asking for a transfer. Now they know he isn't that sort and he has made himself so respectful. He has been seen him depart, but he remains in Coventry because none of his white mates have the courage to suggest to the others that he has earned release. Battle's own story, as told to a Sun Journal, is I was born in Newbern, S. C., twenty-nine years ago, and had a grammarschool education. When I came North I went to test Glastonbury, Conn. and I went to Oxford, Conn. and I went to town. A boarding-house took me in without question, and I went to the boss of a cotton-mill for a job. He said: "I don't know about this Battle. We need to know what happened to the boss." I said to the boss, "If you've never had a colored man you don't know whether there'll be any trouble or not. Take me on and see. He did, and there was a problem." Eight years ago I became one of those red-capped porters at the Grand Central Station. I stayed there until last June, and never add a complaint against me. The boss was married, and was content, until one day it struck me that assistant-chief was all I could ever hope to be and there wouldn't be any man. So I said to myself, "I'm going to be a policeman." I took the examination and stood 199th among 638 men. When my name got to the top of the eligible surgeon gave me a "murmuring heart," altho I am positive my heart never murmured in its whole life. Then Mr. Walden became commissioner, the police-service law was enforced, and he I am. Battle informed the reporter that he hadn't a single complaint to make of the treatment by the other policemen. "An officer was out of the way," they had simply gone out of their way to be kind to him. But the "silence" still existed. Said a member of the force recently: "I haven't heard of anybody having word with him except on police business sine he got on probation, and that's more than six months. I never talk to him myself except when we meet at the police station. I don't know where he is in the vicinity. I ain't got the nerve. But if you won't repeat it at the house I'll tell you that we regard Battle as a gentleman. He has never said anything precise, he does more than his share of the work. Few people was a mess of a grocery-cart and an automobile on Central Park West. There were three prisoners, and all I could tend to under the circumstances were two. Come home to house. Says he: "Want to take one of them in?" Breakin' my rule about not speaking to him, I says: "I certainly would be obliged to take the knee when I see as cheerful please; and if you know how the ordinary police manhates to do anybody else" work you know what that means. But as for sayin' "nowdydo" to Battle in the If any New-Yorker cares to make an examination for himself, Battle, we are informed, is stationed in the Park disbanded at the Circle to Sixty-seventh Street. He says, however, that he is willing to go to the negro quarter, if asked to, or anywhere else. His one complaint is that under the results he cannot be ex-posed or promised, or be up—are up—and by that time, says the Sun, "Oh, well, some of the men may speak to him, and then perhaps their conversation will prove to be neither as agreeable, nor as interesting as their silence." —Literary Digest. DENNISON, TEXAS. Special to the FREEMAN: The weather is fine, but health is bad. The people are afraid of the disease called menFnginitis. Master Hull Yates, the little son of Mr, and Mrs. H. Yates, is recovering from a severe case of croup. Miss Estella Joshua will entertain the young at matinee next Sunday. Well, all who wish to hear all the good news should subscribe for the Freeman at once, for if you miss just one copy, you will miss all. We leave our foot prints on the sand of time. And as we must hurry to make our run successful, why have we got to wait for the 19th century and this is the age of the arts, inventions and electricity. Young men, a few years back the stage was in, and we were snorting iron steel, the tallow candle to electric light; the hand scythe to the mowing machine. So one of the greatest things among us is the great publication of the Bible, and it helps us to get a few hundred more subscribers and you will learn something good we are going to publish. We will begin in the church, Ethiopia shall seek fetch forth her hand. Good people get your ears ready. H. NELSON. Looking forward to the annual spring number and baseball edition of The Freeman. NATIONAL NEGROES' INDUSTRIAL AND PROTECTIVE UNION OF AMERICA. Its Object Is to Unite the Race in Self- Defense—Our Preamble. First.—Organization being the foundation of Christian civilization, and the unit upon which all power springs, to this end we organize to better Christianize such strength as will better our race. Second.—As evolution is the great medium that brings the changes and causes man to struggle and fight for alteration in the state and church government, therefore we organize to educate our race in this field. Third.—As this is seemingly the age of class struggle for industrial and political rights, and knowing as we do the nature of the past, the present, the past, and are now laboring under and realizing the disadvantages of individual effort, we therefore resolve to unite ourselves to better enable us to co-operate with others in the past, and who believe first, that God made all men, second, in all citizens of our government having the opportunity of enjoying all the rights and privileges, and the pursuits of happiness as laid down in the Constitution. Fourth.—That no race can hope to grow strong financially nor industrially while divided, is a fact that cannot be denied. Therefore we resolve to teach our race the principles to the end, that we may be the heart of the financial and industrial world. Fifth.—The matter of time to labor is one of the greatest problems that civilization has to solve and define, but as man progresses in his work, hours allotted to day and night for work and rest, we therefore resolve to study that problem to enable us to keep pace with the demand of the age. Sixth.—The labor labor are the two great factors in the production of wealth, and as pleasure and happiness are the result of labor and capital, we therefore demand that our race study the problem of capital and labor, to the end that we may know and understand each of the factors that make up the constitution. Seventh.—Resolve to labor and use all honorable means to have all laws abrogated which prevent our race from enjoying full freedomship as any other race has. Eighth.—Resolve to labor and use all honorable means to have all laws abrogated which prevent our race from enjoying full freedomship as any other race has. Eighth.—Resolve to do everything in our power by fair means to destroy the color of racial lines in many of the trade unions that work such hardships on many workers. Eighth.—Resolve to bring the industrial class in perfect love and harmony as otherwise it cannot be. Ninth.—To educate our race to the value of a job, and the duty an employee must have, employer, that all classes of business men must hesitate in giving to us what we merit. Tenth.—To demand a better common school system for the education of our children, and to do all in our power to keep them in school until they attain the age of fourteen years. Eleventh.—As ninety-six per cent of our race do manual labor, therefore be it resolved that we do all in our power to teach our children to do manual labor worth as much as any other race or nationality in this country, and that we are determined to use all honorable means to accomplish this end, that we will be better able to support ourselves and families. Twelfth.—That we are determined not to cease our efforts until we shall have secured peace and friendship with capital and labor, and the social virtues of all nations, and that we will neither state nor church can find cause to deny our rights or will stand lily by and permit one to do so. God being our guide we will follow. NATIONAL OFFICERS. W. J. Campbell, national president, Drakesburg, Ky. Rev. C. W. Rodgers, national vice president, Des Moines, Ia. Rev. W. M. Harris, national secretary, Des Moines, Ia. Kluseus, Ky. All correspondence should be addressed to W. J. Campbell, national president, Drakesboro, KY, Box 106. 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Miss Cora Wilson, a graduate of Provident Hospital and now head nurse at Dr. Kinnebrough's Infirmary, of Jacksonville, was in the city a few days ago on business. Miss Wilson called at her office, was in a reception by the nurses and superintendent. Miss Wilson made an excellent record while at Provident. The Anacreon Club gave a leap year party on Tuesday night at the home of Miss Floyd Stephens. For fun and real pleasure it was the most delightful affair since the Christmas holidays. The evening was pleasant and a large number of the members of the young-est and most popular girls' clubs in the city, and its record for members marrying leads all the rest. Dancing, playing cards and the serving of delicious menus were features of the evening. The marriage of Miss Gladys Edwards will take place soon. Dr. H. Reginald Smith, Thirty-fourth and State streets, was reported ill the first of the week. At midnight Monday a fire near the flat of Dr. George C. Hall, Thirty-third and Wabash, carried quite an alarm in that vicinity. The Bethel Historical and Literary Society is growing fast. Mr. B. F. Fitts is president. It was at this literary that Mr. Fitts met the late Dr. Johnmond cuff buttons in a literary contest, the subject being "Colored Authors; Who They Are and Their Contributions to the City." He met the city the last of next week to visit Meharry, Medical College and several other colleges in the South. He will respond to the Chronicle and one of the Chicago dalles. JACKSONVILLE, ILL NEWS. Special to THE FREEMAN. A donation of $12 was taken up January 28 for Mr. C. H. Freeman by the members of the Second Baptist church in his church and the church. He was done for the faithful church done by him as christier....The Friday Art Club met recently with Mrs. Rev. De Witt, Rev. McDonald addressed the Second Baptist Sunday-school January 28. The market given February 3 at the A. 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Lee, rough, one of our leading undertakers, is captain of the Reds, and Prof. W. S. Lee, principal of our city schools, is captain of the school, and Ms. Gaggie Olnes, will render a program Sunday, the 11th inst.... The Bible Class is in a flourishing condition.... The night school is being well attended by the men and women, a pleasant visit, which was much appreciated the visit, on sale at 1 Cage street, by J. C. Stagge. EVERGREEN, ALA SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN Mr. L. L. Brown, the popular harness maker, of Pensacola, Fla., was married in this city to Miss Annie Lane. The ceremony was performed at the home of Miss Lane on Wednesday afternoon, January 24. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the Tuskegee Institute...Mr. James Salter, a prominent young man of this city, died recently. Mr. Salter was popular here as manager of the Evergreen Orchestra... The Teachers' Institute of Conench county was in session here February 1 and 2. Prof. N. E. Henry acted as president and delivered an eloquent address. Rev. Madison also made timely remarks, followed by many other short speeches. Many visitors were present...Mr. H. Bess, the popular planet of Evergreen, visited friends in Montgomery, Sunday and Monday.... Read The Freeman for all Negro news. It is on sale Saturday and Sunday, at Simpson's Cafe. See J. C. Armstrong and leave your subscription with him. LOGANSPORT. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN It is with pride we call attention to the career of Cecil Carter, who has just completed his school course and graduated from college. He is now in our city, and no student has ever had a more exemplary record. Mr. Carter is now taking a post high school course, and appear at the commencement in May. He is now in the sixty-two. We wish him success. . . The Literary Society is having much success with the annual gathering at all meetings. Everybody has invited. . . Mr. Joe Malone is still on the slick list, but is improving slowly. . . Our colored barbers are all getting along with the very neatly and running up-to-date shops. MINEOLA. TEXAS. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN. On January 26 R. M. Jones was chopper wood when a limb flew back and kicked the wood in a very ill at the present time...Sandy Anderson has been sick for a month and almost unable to be out...There is some work going on and some money for the Freeman each week and keep posted. THE YORK BAR AND CAFE. All the good things to eat and drink, every minute. Quick service. Home cooking. Mrs. Grace Johnson and Joe Roscoe to serve your wants. 2324-26 Live Oak street, Dallas, Texas, 2-2. There is a slight suspicion in the air that The Freeman will get out a special baseball number at a date not far distant. COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE. State of Indiana, Marion County, ss: In the Circuit Court of Marion County, in the State of Indiana. No. 20922 New Trust Company, guardian of Mary E. Selzer, insane, vs. Henry J. C. Toellner et al. Complaint, To Quiet TITLE. It be known that on the 1st day of February, 1912, the above named plaintiff, by her orders, is in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County, in the State of Indiana, its complaint against the above named defendants, Henry J. C. Toellner et al., and the said plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk's behalf his suit showing that said defendants, Toellner, his wife; Henry J. C. Toellner, deceased. Toellner, his wife, deceased; the unknown heirs, devisees, legateers, next of kin, administrators, executors and legal representatives of Henry J. C. Toellner, deceased, and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, next of kin, administrators, executors and legal representatives of Henry J. C. Toellner, deceased, wife of Henry J. C. Toellner; Frank McWhinney and Mattie McWhinney, his wife, Frank McWhinney, deceased, and Mattie McWhinney, his wife, deceased, and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, next of kin, administrators, executors and legal representatives of Frank McWhinney, deceased, and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, next of kin, administrators, executors and legal representatives of Mattie McWhinney, deceased, wife of Frank McWhinney, residence is unknown that said cause of action is to quiet title of real estate, and whereas said plaintiff having by endorsement on said complaint required said dependants to appear in said Court and answer or demur thereto on the 10th day of April 1912. Now, therefore, by order of said Court, said defendants last above named are hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or demur the petition, the Court will hold the 10th day of April, 1912, the same being the 9th judicial day of a term of said Court, to be begun and held at the Court House in the city of Indianapolis, on the 1st Monday in April, 1912, said complaint therein contained and alleged will be heard and determined in their absence. JOHN RAUCH, Clerk Isaac L. Wiseman. Attorney for Plaintiff. THINKS WELL OF THE FREEMAN. Covington, Ky., Jan. 19, 1912. Freeman Publishing Co. Dear Sirs—I have been a subscriber to your most worthy paper—in my opinion the best in this country of the Negro journals—and it ought to cross the threshold of every colored home in America, for it is indeed and in truth an organ of inspiration for the rising generations of the colored people. Yoursly truly, F. C. LOCUST. LADIES VOLUNTEER — PUBLICLY GIVE THIS LADY, MADAME Mc- NAIRDEE, THE PRAISE. 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. To Whom It May Concern: I am a married woman and have been for ten years. I am on vacation months in any peace on earth in my home until I consulted this worthy home. Two years ago, and since then, my home. I have has been all that any family could wish. I am your sister in Christ. MRS. W. H. H. Sherman, Texas. To Whom It May Concern: My dear readers, you are missing half of your life in misery and shame, worrying with a man that will not try once to hold a bright light of good moral conduct before his children, by making home happy. Now, listen! if you have sighed, be careful not to hold a bright light of good moral conduct to no avail, you pray and let Madame McNairdee advise you. I know you will never offer the woman, a run-about and a gambler, and the most wicked man that our Lord ever let live, until all at once, after readiness offered to the woman, I took up courage and let be the man on a day, I will say it is on a stair-steps of obles, I have a model man in every respect, the man as long as I have breath, the man as husband a man, a husband, a gentleman. I am now making my own volunteer statement because this lady has caused trouble for me. THE MOON to give you my name, but I hope you know why. I went with a young man we were twice engaged and he the time. We were twice engaged and he did appoint me, until I consulted this wonderful lady. Now we are married, and have been for near three years. He is living with me for the last months ago of this advice and he would not agree with me until he lost his job, and then made up his mind, and do you want to be my best jobs of his life by consulting her. 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Special rate on standing professional and business cards. Reasonable discount for long time and space. Reading notices 106 per line. Special rates on "write ups." Entered at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Ind., as second class matter. GEORGE L. KNOX, PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR. ELWOOD C. KNOX, BUSINESS MANAGER. All matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, New Phone 2880. SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 1912. Segregation is simply another term for eviction. Gathered them in—The government's dragnet. The backbone of the winter has been unusually stiff this year. President Taft is beginning to reap. Delegates are falling to him right along. Eggs look so much different to what they did a few years ago. Must be due to evolution. February 12th is to be the Chinese holiday. Those people have always been long on fire works. China's emancipation had its roots in America mainly, and really wherever there was the shining sun of civilization. No one thinks of the prospective vice president. O, well, they can make him of what's left over from making the President. George Washington was all right on the third term business. He thought to serve longer than two terms endangered the character of the government. The governors of eight States recently met in Chicago and declared that Roosevelt was the man. What have the other forty-seven to say about it? Chicago seems to be affected with the double standard as it concerns house renting. Negroes must pay $37.50 for which whites are asked only $25 per month. Funny, eh? Isidor Wulffon, the city master of weights and measures, evidently believes that everything is in appearance. He wore diamonds when he went East. He was otherwise fittingly appareled also. Edwin M. Lee, former State Republican chairman, is consistent at any rate. He is now trying to make his word good that Indiana is for Roosevelt. He has been appointed leader of the Roosevelt effort. We need a thanksgiving day at this end of the season also. One feels like falling on his knees in these days of relief from snow-bound, ice-bound and zero minus weather, such as we have been enduring for the past eight weeks. One fact is being brought out by the straw vote being conducted by the Indianapolis Star, if it is to be relied on, and that is that the women are mainly Republicans. The preference is Roosevelt, with Taft a good second. They don't seem to care anything about Wilson, Bryan, Beveridge, or any of the rest of them. Judge Cook, of the Superior Court of Greensboro, N. C., called a white lawyer down for referring to a Negro plaintiff in his court as "darkey." The term perhaps is harmless, but it is cheapening, both to the Negro and to the court, and meant to be so for effect. We think of a judge somewhat as we do of a teacher or preacher, who owe it to themselves to maintain dignity about them. Failing in this, the effectiveness of the office is reduced, not to speak of the brow-beating tendency as noted in this case. The members of the cabinet of President Daniel Edward Howard, of Liberia, are as follows: Samuel George, vice president; C. D. B. King, secretary of state; Thomas W. Haynes, secretary of treasury; Wilmot E. Dennis, secretary of war and navy; Samuel A. Ross, attorney-general; B. W. Payne, secretary of education; J. H. Morris, secretary of the interior; Col. Isaac Moore, postmaster-general. The administration starts out auspiciously, being buoyed up by the friendly interest of the United States. There is no reason that the little republic so favored by powerful influence and so environed, so to speak, by civilization, should not make a name for itself. Really, it is up to Liberia to do so. If not it will suffer the penalty or negligence or incompetency. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."—Lincoln at Gettysburg. "All men," said Mr. Lincoln. Here was the influence of the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, who spoke similarly at the government's conception. We take it that these great minds were not biased toward the Negroes. They spoke in the big—eternal principles on whose broad base, like the pyramids of Egypt, could rest the superstructures of the world and for all time without fear of overtoppling. In other words, all that governments may aspire to for the good of its citizens, they will include the tenets of Lincoln and Jefferson in their ground work. The individual declaring for the utmost liberty a thousand years hence will scarcely ask more than that conceded by Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. The death of W. R. Griffin, chief of the True Reformers, caused by a railroad wreck while on his way from Richmond to Norfolk, Va., last week was the surprising information that circulated among his many friends and acquaintances throughout the country Mr. Griffin was recently selected as the head of the great order of True Reformers, which has its headquarters in Richmond, Va. He came to the organization in a most needy time, when it was fairly in the throes of dissolution. His ripe experience, ability and integrity saved the day. Through his activity the order took on new courage and determined to live. Struck down when so very useful, the death of Mr. Griffin is nothing short of a calamity to the organization of True Reformers. It keenly feels his loss and as a consequence has shown him in his burial rites the attention due to one who has served so well. His monument is the permanency of his order. SEGREGATION. The districting of a city for white and Negro inhabitants is about the meanest piece of anti-Negro business known. Some years ago there might have been excuse for segregation. In South Africa, the uncultivated natives are held back in some such way, but the necessity is plain to see. The reservation idea as carried out at Cape Colony and perhaps in other parts of similar situation preserves the civilized Negro against his savage brother as it does the white man. It would be folly to think of admitting the free flow of savage hordes without some refining agency. In America, if we had such a condition, the day is long since past. To set up segregation lines at this day in view of Negro progress is an arbitrary proceeding—not brought about for the general good. The thing is uncalled for, and what's more, a most violent usurpation of the individual's legal rights; and revolutionary because it disturbs the descent of title and the right of occupation, the most fixed principle of civilization, and which if carried out to its ultimate conclusion would undo the government. This has in mind the white man who has no right to be exempted. As Satan said of Job, touch him there and he will curse you. This means that the manipulation of property, securities is done so at great peril. They are irritable, and rightfully so. Because the thing is confined to Negroes does not make the segregating idea less vicious. Because white men are incidentally affected does not even up matters or destroy the fact that the thing is class legislation. Because Negroes may yet own property even if they do not occupy it is not saving. At least, it is eviction, suggesting also the thing of escheat. For to have a thing only to be enjoyed at another's terms and discretion means very nearly that thing. CHINA'S EMANCIPATION When the terms of the Manchu dynasty abdication were read to the imperial family it doubtless said, "that's fair enough." The marked leniency was learned of the West, and of civilization generally resulting in "Christian" terms, the unexpected of that country. And it does appear that China has chosen the best form of government for its dense population through which the puny arm of ancient mannered sovereigns refused to ramify. China will have America, our own country, to thank most for the revolution that is now on, promising a thorough-going nation such as its sister nation, the Japanese. Its present president is of our schools, where he imbbed our culture—governmental as well as scholastic. He saw that modernity and progress were not to be grafted on effete and worn institutions that took pride in their faithfulness to antiquity. With his vision, prospective and retrospective, he appeared the man of the hour. But he was not single-handed. What America had done for him, the schools of Europe and those of our own country, their Christianity and civilization, did for thousands of others who abided their time. Finally emancipation day was at hand, and Dr. Sun Yat, the leader of the movement and compatriots went to their work with the zeal and discretion that characterize the flourishing nations of the West. And it may be believed that the "antique" nation, bound down by its old creeds and dogmas of civilization, willingly subscribed to the awakening principles of those countries of which it has heard such wondrous things. We take it that the erstwhile inert nation will forsake forever its swaddling clothes, and in time through efficient agency become a mature, capable people that can withstand the assaults from without and cope with all internal dissensions. BLOOMINGTON, ILL Special to THE FREEMAN Mr. Freeman left for Pooria Friday....Mr. Harry entertained a paity at 309 South East street Friday evening in honor of Mr. G. B. Williams, of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Williams has returned to Detroit. Miss Leora Walker is visit- ing her home on Friday. Miss Thomas Hattie Rush entertained the Pastor's Aid Society Monday evening at her residence. The guests present were Mrs. L. Anson, Mrs. Lillian Lashley, Mrs. F. Wyche, Mrs. M. Morris, Mrs. F. Thomas, Mrs. Lena Morris, Mrs. F. Thomas, Ed Johnson, M. F. Wyche, Mrs. M. Anderson, Mrs. M. Anson....Mr. A. Patterson, of Gibson City, was in the city Monday....Mr. M. J. Mr. J. Wyche, from Gibson City....Mr. M. Brooks, formerly of this city, was in the city Monday. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. Gov. Woodrow Wilson a Guest of the City—General Assembly Visits the Normal Institute and Inspects Work—Program Rendered by Students—Rev. Parrish Addresses the Legislature—Gateway of the South Wants Semi-Centennial Exposition—Heroic Deeds Performed by Ladies—Lieutenant Moore Serves Swell Dinner to B. K. Bruce Company "D." (By Hardin Tolbert, 425 Washington Street, Phones: Old 654, FRANKFORT, Ky. Feb. 17.—Special—Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, the prospective candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, arrived at the Legislature the same afternoon. A dinner was given in his honor at the Capital Hotel, and many after-dinner speeches were made; Governor Wilson in a speech at the dinner said that was for the good of all the people and not out for the good of Wall street, which has so long made conditions just what they are. Governor Wilson complained to Attorney T. Harvey for his complete discipline on this occasion. The General Assembly at 3 o'clock p. m., February 7, visited the Normal Institute and made a clear investigation of the affairs of the departments of the institute and found things in a very bad condition on account of financial embarrassment. Representative E. Hampton, of this county, has probed the forward asking for $50.00 for this occasion. After the program many members of the General Assembly delivered short addresses and expressed a willingness to support Mr. Hampton's bill. The ex-commissioner, who had students with much credit, and a few declamations and plantation songs put additional luster to the other excellent features. Miss Harris, of Covington, a music teacher, directed the music, and Mr. Hampton, English, was very careful in seeing that all of the productions by the students were presentable to the public. The Frankfort News-Journal spoke in high terms of the well-selected program. Rev. C. H. Parrish, rector of the Calvary Baptist Church, president of the Eckstine Norton Institute and the Kennett School, president of the Eckstine School, delivered an address before the Legislature, February 14, appealing to it to give the destitute and homeless colored children $5,000 annually. The drowner may register number from the Allied Council most closely to the Juvenile and county courts of the State, and have come fro mthe following counties, Jefferson, Franklin Christian, Jackson, Palmyra Peak, Taylor, Taylor, Hart Madison, Nelson and Bollitt. During the past eighteen months, ending January 1, 1912, the following is the record: Children registered, 94; returned, 10; replaced, 54; returned, 10; replaced, 10; total, 199. Rev. Parrish is one of the best-known educators of the State and has a national reputation as a minister and leader in his race. When delegate to the old country he was called upon to pray, and the prayer was so effective that it was translated into different areas and sent out by the national association. Rev. Parrish was highly entertained while in the city. The coming of the semi-centennial to the "Gateway of the South" seems to be the choice of the people. Through the influence or Senator Bradley Congress providing $20,000 for the mission, providing the colored people of the United States raise $50,000. Louisville is the choice of the people, so it is up to every loyal Kentuckian to do his duty. We can give it the exposition to this State. We can give it the exposition to this State. The exposition is in celebration of the emancipation of the Negro slaves. This will be the greatest event in the history of the colored race. Let every new student of Louisville know the exposition to Louisville, and thereby do great great honor to that city as well as our own beloved Kentucky. A deed of heroism was enacted at the home of Dr. S. S. Dupee, Evansville, Ind., recently when a fire broke out in the doctor's residence. Dr. Dupee, beside being in police custody, edited the Miss Presbyterian's mother book, a point of death in his home. Miss Minnie B. Whitaker, a prominent young lady of Shelbyville, Ky., was called there to attend the bedside of Mrs. Dupee. While there, she was also a patient, were in the house with the sick lady a fire broke out in the house, which was uncontrolled by the young ladies. The young women did not do as most of their sex would have done, scream for help, and were taken to the hospital assisted Mrs. Dupee from the house and out of danger. They were highly praised by the people who thought all in the home would be lost. Miss Whit- --- At the beautiful home of Lieutenant Moore on Washington street, Monday night, February 12, a dinner was served to the B. K. Bruce Company D after the Lieutenant Moore is the organizer of this company and the oldest member in it. The house was beautifully decorated with carnations and ferns which sent forth their odors and added to the attractiveness of the sunny, sunlit dinner was served in modern style, with the lieutenant's wife overseeing, assisted by three caterers. A program was renamed and the actor acted as toastmaster at the dinner, the founder of the Pythias Junior, the winner of the second national prize at the encampment at Indianapolis. Col. Parker Peay, Lieutenant Moore, Captain Jantant Smith, Second Sergeant Allen, Adjutant Booker, Lieutenant Clay and Messrs. George Miller, C. Peay and E Brooks made speeches. An enjoyable meal was served all night. Moore received praise from the members of the company for his efficient work. Mrs. Marie Murray died Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at her residence on Moor street. The funeral was conducted at the A. M. E. Church Thursday, February 8, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Howard Dickinson left for Louisville to spend a few days this week. Miss Ida Berry, a stenographer at the Lexington stock farm, who has been in the city the guest of Miss Lizzie Ellis left this week for Louisville. The Women's Economic Club had a delightful meeting at the home of Miss Florence Johnson on Second street. Miss Mary L. Settles spent a few days in Louisville this week. Mrs. William Booker, of Cincinnati, arrived in the city to be the guest of her mother, Mrs. Belle Shelton. Mr. Tom Newman died Thursday, February 8 at the age of forty-four. The services were conducted at the residence of his mother on East Main street. Miss Clara Coleman left for Cynthiana, Ky., to spend a few days this week. Misses Stella Martin and Sarah Hall spent a few days in Versailles, Ky., the guests of friends this week. Mr. Samuel Thomas was called to this city from Chicago on account of the illness of his sister. Miss Lizzie Pitman spent a day in Lexington. Mr. George H. Hampton, the private secretary of Mr. A. H. Breckenridge, of Lexington, spent a few days in the city this week. Mr. Hampton is a graduate of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Elnora Williams has returned from Chicago and Louisville after a few months visit. Mr. and Mrs. Pohn Campbell had a fine little boy born to them, who was named John Campbell, Jr. Mr. William Childs, of Cleveland, O. was in the city the guest of his mother. Captain D. O. Robinson, of "The Pride of Frankfort," spent Sunday in Lexington. Miss A. M. Payton, a popular young teacher in the public school there, spent a few days in the city the guest of Mrs. Agnes Morton. A special auto party will attend the Smart Set from here on February 16th. The event will be entertained at Miss Payton's residence. Mrs. Henry Rice and Annie Gatewood were called to Louisville on account of the illness of their sister, Mrs. Ann Jackson. Miss Geneva Smith has returned from Louisville. Mrs. Morenda Young, of Lexington, and Misses Ora Gay, Mary Green, C. Brown and L. Gordon, of Louisville were guests of the city. Mr. Eugene Furceson, of Richmond, Ind., is in the city on business. Mr. Charley Crampton left for Polk Heggins, Mich., to spend a few weeks. Miss Carrie Johnson left for Cincinnati, to be the guest of Mrs. H. Furgeson for a while. A large crowd attended the valentine mask ball at the Odd Fellows' hall. The Freeman is on sale at the Frankfort Pressing Club. Mrs. Julia Combs died Friday, February 9, at 6:45 p.m. at her residence on Min. street, at the age of fifty years. Theturnedserviceswereconducted by Rev. T. A. Thompson at her home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Specific Reasons Why the Entire Negro Race Should Support Him if Nominated—Current News of Chicago. BY SYLVESTER RUSSELL. Out of the Depth have I cried unto Thee. O King of the Wilderness. . . . Edward H. Wright, the well-known lawyer, has again announced his candidacy for alderman of the Second ward, in the heart of the colored district. He was interviewed by Editor S. B. Hurner of the "Illinois Idea," he gave out the following statement: "I have long felt the crying need of a coalition of citizens. As citizens of this great municipality we pay taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars of property and there are questions continually arising in the city. As citizens of this tiny on the part of one who understands our necessities, shares our hopes and aspirations and who will be eternally vigilant to do those things which will aid in establishing and maintaining our stature in the same plane as all other citizens." The friends of Dr. George C. Hall, a highly respected physician of Chicago, Ill., were much aroused over the false rumor that his wife had been arrested for the same attractive white woman by the same Hall had been arrested as rumor has it, and as Mrs. Hall is very fair with auburn hair, the news that it was the doc. construed by the talk mongers and enemies to society. Dr. Hall is very indignant and has offered one hundred dollars to anyone who can run down the author of the story. Two new colored hotels are being erected by white men on State street, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Avenue, one block. It is announced that they are to cater to the trade of men only. IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. The Local Business League Celebrates Lincoln's Birthday at State Street Baptist Church. By J. F. Moseley, 626 Fourth Street. Special to THE FREEMAN The local Men's Business League took an active part in observing Lincoln's birthday throughout the city. A committee from the league called on the [Name] Mr. C. Carr is sick at his home on Price street, but is much improved.... Walter Davis, assisted by the Renix brothers, entertained the Cedar Valley Racing Association at a banquet Friday. Mr. S. Freeman, chef on the C. M. & St. P. railway diner, has lady friends visiting him this week from Chicago. He bowed his head this city gave a hoop drill a hall....The K. of P.'s are making extensive preparations for their annual sermon in March. A good program is promised....Mr. John Mitchell, Mrs. M. Mitchell, both through and around Maceil Cecil Brewery were to attend at the Forest City (Iowa) Opera House and at Lake Mills for four days. They are back again and are engaged to play the C. A. (white) hall of this city. They send car leaves to the Mr. Hill, of the C. M. & St. P. dining leaves for Chicago....Mr. Dave Howard, private car man of the C. M. & St. P. is expected to return to work soon....Mr. Jr., is at the smoker in Clyde Carr's Jr., that Mr. Carr being on the dick list. Advertisers in our annual spring number and baseball edition of The Freeman. Kinky, Glimore and Kinky, well-known trio, scored a big hit at the Howard Theater. Washington, D. C., last week. They have just returned from the West, where they have been big features on the stage. They had a chance to get a line on this act; and, believe me, it is the best of its kind I ever saw. They sing and also harmonize well, which is not always heard of most trios, and every one is a big part of the traps and drums is one of the features of the act. Some enterprising New York manager would do well to handle this act for the big time, as these gentlemen certainly have the goods. Billy Godman as musical comedian at the Howard Theater made a good impression, judging from the applause. The act was well taken. There is a big improvement in the act since I last saw it, and, of course, I like it better. We had to see him soon on some good circuit. * * * "My Friend From Dixie" Company, which was booked for the Howard Theater, Washington, D. C., week of February 2, will not appear at the Howard. I the show will in a great hit here last season a record-breaking attendance was expected. Mollary & McKenzie, as the Chinaman and the "Coon," appeared at the Howard Theater last week, and are now in their second week. McKenzie in the character of the Chinaman is as good as any saw. There was a laugh from start to finish in succeeded in making a fine impression with the audience. Cook and Stevens open on Lowe's time Monday at Liberty Theater, New York City. Jones and Grant this week at Savoy Theater, Fall River, Mass. The act is going big. Anderson and Goins are scoring a success on Loen's time. This week at Yorkville Theater. Cooper and Robison at the Orpheum Theater, Duluth, Minn., on the Orpheum time. Kid Thomas and Ward opened at the Daly Theater, Baltimore, Monday and a big success. Having finished a number of appearances Washington, D.C., they play return engagements February 26 at the Howard. Sandifer and Criswell at the Fairyland Theater, Washington, D.C., this week. Ada Overton Walker and girls open on the Orpheum circuit Monday at Kansas City, Mo. Mabel Whitman and "picks" now on Pantages time. This week at Pantages Theater, Pueblo, Col., scoring a big success. Wood like to hear from two girls of light complexion; must be able to sing. Send photo. For novelty picture. Jones, 323 Elm street, N. W., Washington, D. C. The Meredith Sisters at Keith's, Boston, Mass. Fiddler and Shelton at the Orpheum Theater, Portland, Ore., this week. Karle Cooke, the comedian, was in Washington last week on business. "The Chicken Trust" appeared at the Murray Hill Theater, New York City, last week. Charita Day, on the W. V. M. A. time, is stopping the shows by her clever work in featuring the song, "You Can't Expect Kisses From Me." She is also doing her buck dance and is scoring a big success. Change of acts twice a week at the Howard Theater, Washington—Monday and Thursdays. The enterprising manager, Mr. R. Thomas, is working hard toward the wolffire of his patrons. Frank Montgomery and Dixie players at the Howard theater this week. Miss Emma Skinner, the pleasing songbrette, at Daly's theater, Baltimore, this week. Mattie Phillips and "picks" appear at the Lincoln theater, New York, and scored a big success with her act. We hope to see Miss Phillips in one of the houses at Washington. Billy E. Jones, the versatile singer who is known in New York as one of the best boosters in the song line, has just received a number of songs from just received as the music publishers like the way he handles their songs, which is original. A STAG RECEPTION Given in Honor of Tim E. Owsley, the Crown Garden Manager, By B. F. Seals, the Comedian On last Thursday evening at the hour, when one day goes into another were sound men of professional standing, sound women of esteem and drink to the health, wealth and joy of who had left the army of single men who become a benedict. Jokes were told and speeches were said and advice given to another, most of whom were benedicts, while others willing to be, that is, if some girl were pluck me from the garden of lonesomeness. Among those present were Mr. Knox, the genial manager of the Freecemel tradition whose presence always means joy and presence of whom he comes in contact; Mr. Archie Greathouse, the Indianapolis business man; Mr. Claude Winfrey, comedian and actor; Mr. Claude Miles, a producer and comedian; Mr. Lehko, the fashion plate of vaudeville; Mr. Frank Clay, musician, and Mr. Love, the vaudevillian. At the end of the fashion plate, I served in seven courses, and at a wee hour, Tim Owsley said to Baby F. Seung "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the good things you gave me to eat, to talk, and for all the good words that you to another; and I thank many friends that have gathered together here to wish me good luck on my journey, but as the sun is breaking over the sea, my newlywed I think I should be going home Baby Seals would consent, I know EL WOOD. K, C. E. ROUTE S. H. DUDLEY, in "Dr. Beans From Boston"—Louisville, Ky., week of Feb. 19. S. J. WHITNEY, in the "Southern Smart Set"—Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 19 to 21. JOLLY JOHN LARKINS CO.—Kansas City, Mo., week of Feb. 19. LOMOND AND MORGAN MINSTRELS—Farmington, Ill., Feb. 19; Wyoming, 20; Toulon, 21; Elmwood, 22; Avon, 23; Alexis, 24. BLACK PATTI TROUBAODURS—Orangeburg, S. C., Feb. 19; Columbia, S. C., Feb. 19; Greenville, 23; Asheville, 23; Salisbury, 23. McCABE'S GEORGIA TROUBAODURS—Chapman, Kan., Feb. 19; White City, 20; Council Grove, 21; Herrington, 24; Osage, 24. RUSHMAN PRINGLE'S MINSTRELS—El Paso, Tex., Feb. 19; Pecos, 21; Midland, 22; Colorado City, 23; Sweet Water, 24. Gentlemen's List. Beaman, Chicken Bowman, W. H. The Bruces Cross, T. R. Grumman, R. Collins, R. H. Dukes, Frank H. Dudley, E. B. Elliott, E. J. Fitts, S. F. Greene, F. Graham, G. P. Harris, Geo. Hull, D. R. Hicks, J. T. Hughes, Atrus Hender, Hender sons Jones, Billy Jones, Archie Kewley, Fred Moore, Alonzo Hicks, T. J. Mayfield, W. H. Mores, J. Francis McCannon, J. H. Mobasus, J. H. Pink, J. H. Price, Thomas Peat, E. F. Pearson, J. H. Shettel, Joseph Spieth, Dave Stewart, Richard H Smith, James Timmons, Wille Venable, Ellen Valentine, Alex Woebe, Geo. Wise, Hen Winn, J. E. Woole, C. H. Wallburg, James Williams, J. H. Ladies' List. Bright, Miss Gussie, Edwards, Laura Fairfax, Mabel Hayes, Miss Ella. Hayes, Miss Ella Eggs, Miss Tussie Mary, Miss Glom Marion, Miss Glom Michaels, Leegra Moore, Miss Maze Nugent, Carrie Ramsey, Miss Ramsey, Miss A. Russell, Miss Flora Russell, Miss Justus Shaw, Blanche Tryer, Miss Ethel Follow the crowd. The House of Good Shows. Why? Alpha Home Benefit. Playing the Sun Theatre, Marion, O. will find a good stopping place at G. J. COOPER'S 310 Fair Ground St. Prices Reasonable WANTED A cornet, clarinet and picolo player, to double band and orchestra. Must be able to read and fake. Also a good song and dance team, lady and gent preferred. Address H. HUNT, Manager Picayune, Miss. I DONE LAYDEDA JOB AFTER ALL I CAN SEE MY SELF SCORIN' A BIG HIT HURRY UP SEALS OL' BOY GET A MOVE ON YOU DIS MAKEUP'S GOT 'EM ALL SKINNED BELIEVE ME MGOIN' TO ASK EM FOR MY CELERY-I MEAN SALARY- TONIGHT-OH YOU BABY SEALS THEY SAY SYLVES- TER AND LESTER WILL BE IN DE AUDIENCE I GOT A NEW JOKE 'BOUT A CHICKN CROSSIN' TH STREET TO THE STAGE WE CAN'T USE YOU-NOT WITH THAT MAKEUP GOSSIP OF THE STAGE R.C. BUCKNER Alda Overton Walker and bunch en route to the golden west. Little Johnny Jones and Eva Moore at the Grand opera house, Akron, O., the week of the 12th inst. hear from his brother, Kid McCo Lonnie Kyle is making them screar singing "You'll Never Know the God Fellow I've Been Until I'm Gone Away ALABAMA MINSTRELS OPEN Simms and Thompson, those Western bowls, now East under the direction of Pat Casey. Having success. The Pewee-Tolliver Company at the Pekin theater, Chicago, week of February 12. Go east in a few weeks. Billy Ward, "the Black Dockstader," at Crescent theater, New York, February 12 to 14; at the Victoria, 15, 16, 17. Laura Smith is at Pensacola, Fla., on her last week. Still scoring big hits nightly. The whole show is doing fine. The Wilson and Davis Trio in their second week at the Lyre theater, Louisville, Ky. Got the town talking about 'em. Miss Jane Johnson, the X. Princess Rajah, in her ninth week at the Maceo theater, Charleston, S. C., and feeling fine. John and Lila Moore, that character actor and kid soubrette, opened at the New Howard theater, Washington D. C. February 12. Regards to the profession. The Lees, John and Pearl, doing great in the East. Have played Philadelphia, the near future. Thornton and Long are in Wilmington, N. C. Still making good. Will open at the Central theater, Atlanta, Ga. February 26. Many names have been suggested for the new colored theater in New York. Among these are Booker T. Washington, Hamilton, George Walker and Menikel. Minstrel Morris, Mills and Tanzel, Michial and Michial are holding the boards at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis this week. They are conceded to be a clever bunch. The celebrated Leon, magician, and ventriloquist, is in Jacksonville, Fla., spending a while with his parents and while there Leon will play at some of the colleges. Regards to all. The two Weavers, Eula Mae and J. J., that invisible duo of quality, are in their second week at the Central theater, Atlanta, Ga., L. D. (Theatrical King) Joel's house. The Hottest Coon in Dixie, staged by Will Carrington, the musical director, One of Mr. Carrington's songs, "Virginia," is also being used by Mr. Dudey's Smart Set company this season. Seals and Fisher do a neat soldier turn this week at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis. Seals shows up in his humor in a good way. Baby Fisher does some pretty acting. She won 'em by her singing. The Crown Garden, Indianapolis, will turn over a part of a week, proceeds to the Alpha Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and training bunch of folk will appear. The management expects packed houses during the whole week. J. D. Howard, the well-known advertising man and stage writer, has been pleasantly remembered by Eph Williams, the popular theatrical manager, with a box of oranges. Mr. Howard expresses himself as delighted. The Majestic theater, of Nashville, Tenn., owned by A. N. Johnson, has just been completed. The new playhouse is said to be a good one, and will serve as a connection in the chain of northern and southern theaters. Jackson and Young, of the Hottest Coon in Dixie, are doing nicely Walter Jackson met with great success at the virtual Manila Manila, while this week at Manila, Alto Young next week at the Crown Garden. Mr. James Henry Mitchell and Miss Ruth Marie Daniels, both of the Hottest Coon in Dixie company, were married at the Ruth Marie Daniels wedding, Mrs. Mitchell feel very blissful in their new relation. All of their friends wish them God-speed. Billy Williams, the frogman, formerly a contortionist, but now retired from the stage in Chicago, took his friend, Sylvester Russell, out for an automobile spin to test his courage last Sunday, and he did so with the help of left Mr. Russell at the Forty-seventh street elevated station and pronounced the critic a fair Rooseveltian. Russell was also a speed George Reeves, trap drummer, going to the Monogram. At the next station Lawrence M. Heard, of the Huggs Heard Music Company, got on. As Mr. Russell was both quiet and unassuming it was up to Mr. Russell to do most of the talking. The merry minstrels are still in Missouri, playing to S. R. O. business. The ghost walks every Sunday morning, as he nearly wakes some in the company is celebrating a birthday. Mr. James Lowery, who is affectionately called Uncle Jim, will soon celebrate his fifty-fifth birthday and promises lots of joy, manage his family, A. M. Argus, Arthur L. Prince will have a juice spread on the 4th of March, which is the anniversary of the date of their birth. The company is waiting with patrons, men who handle lots of dough, Mr. J. H. Boyer, the millionaire showman, paid us a visit last week. The Fashion Plate minstrels are still in line. The band and orchestra they say'll be Singer and dancers won't be slow—For Arthur L. Prince will stage the show. bright as the sun shines in the west. I'll never be the best. I'll be the roses in the merry spring blooms. Mr. Hickman of Chicago, will make the costumes. Like the ripples follow the waves to the sea NOTES FROM DANDY DIXIE MIN- STRELS. Amos A. Peoples, the coming comedian, is making good with the Dandy Dixie minstrels, taking encores on his comedies every night and his jokes are a dream. The public seems to be well pleased with the acter put on the stage, as Al Boyd is the producer. Big Boy Anderson makes them all like it, singing "Mother's Dixie" with success. Pewee, better known as W. McCoy, who was with the summer Dixie, is making good singing "Mama's cavalier Dance." The bunch sends regards to those in and out of the professions, solo members of the Sunny Dixie minstrels with Wright is a feature in the orchestra with Wright. He would like to hear from W. E. Lewis, W. M. Bryant. Will McCoy would like to hear from his brother, Kid McCoy, Lonnie Kyle is making them scream, singing "You'll Never Know the Good Fellow I've Been Until I'm Gone Away." ALABAMA MINSTRELS OPEN The Alabama minstrels opened at Ft. Worth, Texas, with good weather preaching and business excellent. The parade and at noon, headed by Prof. E. Pace and his band, faced band, with fifteen minstrels following, of very favorable comment. An extra added feature of the parade was six mounted uniformed women, all playing busles. At altogether the uniforms are assorted, seated with any similar attraction and add dignity to this well-balanced organization, which requires two Pullman cars to handle it. CINCINNATI THEATRICALS The patrons of the Pekin were greeted with another strong card this week. Little Miss Sadie Crockett, our dainty little soubrette, was held over, owing to an elegant temperament she appeared in the cool lights with a group of catchy songs and clever foot work. Miss Bessie Hocker was well received, with several new songs and interesting slides. The Carrion show at the show with a unique sketch. The playground in genuine comedy, and affording opportunity for good singing and dancing. The company consists of mother, daughter and father. Mrs. Carrion, the opening, was received with many encores. A plantation scene in the closing gave Mr. Carter and little Nettie a chance to work in a very funny bunch singing and dancing, the little lady is a beautifully one of the cleverest little four of humanity that has ever played the local houses. The Pekin is sure to score a record-breaker for the week. The pop-ly attested at every performance. Mr. Carter sang a pleasing parody on "Goodbye, Miss Eliza Jane." SMART SET AT LOUISVILL7. KY Satisfactory Arrangements. For the coming engagement of the Smart Set, the management has arranged to give the colored patrons the best experience, according them at any Louisville theatre by reserving the entire balcony and the mezzanine boxes, the choice seats of this cozy little playhouse for the colored patrons at practically the regular scale of the theater, the institution of a few fifty-cent seats on the second floor to balance the loss in having to take care of the twenty-five and the ten-second floor; the tremendous expense of bright big colored aggregation to the Walnut Street theater makes this absolutely necessary on account of the limited seating capacity. Seats are now on sale at the Dudley Theatre for seats indicates over-flowing houses for Dudley and his merry crew. Sandifer and Criswell are still holding their own, thus making their third week at the Fairyland theater, Washington, W. C. Miss Criswell says that the Center for the Arts manages the house, and Frank Crowd, manager of the Globe theater, Jacksonville, Fla. are two of the best managers she has ever worked for. Joe Sandifer's work is original and they work like clock work. Sandifer certainly is a clever team. Any performer coming to Washington, write to Mr. Luke Kearney, 19th and L streets. Colored acts, going to New York City for work would do well to see Joe Schenck in Marcus Leon's office, as there is a demand for good colored acts on this time. I am personally acquainted with both Mr. Schenck and Mr. I know the colored performers will be taken care of if they have the goods. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW Miller and Lyles at the New Grand- Johnson, Smith and Johnson Share The Grand presented another heavy bill last Monday evening when Flourney Miller and Aubrey Lyles returned fresh from their New York engagement at Hammerstein, gave the show a touch of sketch, "Blessed With Ignorance," in a new form without music and with a new coating of original epithets that scored heavily. Johnson, Smith and Johnson were also a bistasy in the show, and the singer in a brighter vein than ever as a comedian and dancer. Leonce Smith-Johnson, the soubret, looked pretty than ever, and has blossomed in the comedy art. Wore costumes that unencumbered. Like his peers seen at his best as a dancer and a pianist. He is the composer of "Pancy Brown," and his new songs were in evidence, making a hit. The trio took four years to own the show. He owned the show. The white performers were William Flemmen, a clever comedian, whose comedy, "Back to Boston," was a good vehicle. Harsh Brothers, Four Casting Campbells were excellent acrobats, especially the comedy man, "The Real Quartet"—George L. Conley, Charles L. Moore, Aaron Ware and Four Casting Campbells were the second half of last week. The tenor solo of Mr. Conley was superb. The genuine harmony and artistic merit of true vocal and dramatic scenes in this show of Southern life, which held every audience spellbound, was remarkable. Of the white acts Neil McKinley, a fine tenor singer of opera and rag extravaganza, possessed of magnetism, won the Grammy for best comedy athlete, and the LaValles, the girl being very clever, won favor. It was announced that Warfield and Campbell replaced a white act that was cancelled. Frank Tate, violinist, who was accused of during the week owing to an accident, returned to his post Thursday evening. Wilson and Dewey at the Monogram— Lottie Grady Continues to Draw People were turned away at the Grand at last Monday night's performance, when Wilson and Dewey made their first appearance as a team at this play, before with Alf Wilson in it, it is now better than ever. Mr. Dewey, the new comedian, made a most pronounced impression from the fact that his work was so well received that he overdo the part. Dewey, who is a very presentable looking comedian with a fine set of teeth and a large mouth, is not only true to life but free of tenor range, and his "Keep on Smiling" won out. Mr. Wilson's masterpiece, that of a legitimate comedy performer, was not only true to life but free of tenor range or vulgarity or burlesque of the Scriptures. Betty Grady entered upon her second week at this house fully as popular as ever. Her card burlesque on Bert A. Williams was a familiar clever scene, which gave much pleasure. Her "Rag" was a great Rag, and "Rag" was all that could be desired. Johnson and Rector reappeared at this house, and their sketch which had new features added to the dialogue was real and meant to link for its neatness and merit in comedy. The Hamiltonts, who made their first appearance at this house, are a new success. Mr. Hamilton gave good account of himself as a comedian. His wife, who is clever, must soon learn how to properly make up. This team will no doubt favor it, and when water favor on its next appearance when we will again be glad to welcome it. The work of the orchestra, including difficult trappings, was very good. Motts' Pekin Theater Has Mixed Bill. The bill at the Pekin, headed by the Pewee-Tolliver Trio (colored), had a mixed bill for the first four days with another bill to finish the week. Bill Stuart, a former coach, Ila Vincent now appears on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Vincent was a victor over Bux last week. In the preliminaries LeRoy Bird won from John Pewee, who had left the full man. Bird has now challenged Young Zhyscho, whose weight is 140 pounds. He will also challenge any one that 135 pounds within the next two weeks. Illustrated Songs and Photo Plays at the Phoenix. "If I Could Gain the World by Wishing" was an excellent illustrated song heard Monday night. Among the photo songs "Wrongful Assassin" and "An Indian Stare" were brilliant to look upon. The orchestra continues to keep up a lively pace with the requirements of the scenic effects. Madam Anita Pitt Brown sang at the Conversorum, Kingstown, Jamestown Tuesday, January 30. Her main appearance was a scene from Gound's "Faust" in costume. Charles Williams, of Williams, and Stephens, left ten days ago for Kansas City to see about some real estate in behalf of his mother. The team is to open in Washington, D. C., at an early date. J. Rosamond Johnson, late of Cole and Johnson, while playing at Washing- sent his special regards to your correspondent and gave Miss Gant a new song. I have been commissioned to write an extemporaneous monologue for Miss Gant soon, if I can squeeze out the time. Isaac Bell reports that the Watermelon Jubilee Company has finished over the Talent. Union circuit through Michigan, but will fill dates in Indiana. W. M. Thomas, now proprietor of the Romania Hotel, Thirty-eighth and State streets, and formerly of the team of actors known as Thomas and Caldwell, from his old partner, Billy Caldwell, and would thank anybody for information regarding his whereabouts. Billy Nichols, who has been laid up with rheumatism for six weeks, is out and around. Mr. Nichols wishes the false rumors circulated concerning financial matters about himself and Mrs. Dumas, of the "Hottest Coon in Dixie" Company, denied. Murphy and Francis have been playing on the big time all winter around New York, and Miller and Lyles recently played Hammerstein's with Joe Simms. Thompson "got 'em" at the Crescent Theater according to Romeo Dougherty. I met Prof. James T. Brynn on State street last week as the Alda Walker act combination was passing through en route to Kansas City, where it opened over the Orpheum time for two months. It is understood that Mrs. Walter booked for the Majestic on her return. Frank Clermont secretary of the C.V.B. A. report required him to much improved since his recent illness sooon to submit a written plea for a reduction of the initiation fee to this organization, owing to the uncertainty of continuous booking and reduction in the actors' salaries of the present day. Sidney L. Perrin suggested in the New York City Age last week that the new colored theatrical show should be colored the "Problem Theater," and adds that his is only one version for naming it thus. I quite agree with him. Here is another version, and I colored theaters the problem is that a challenge should be formed by both the colored and white managers if they want to be successful. I make this point in the interest of actors, of course, but it serves quite as good for managers. Will H. Dorsey denies that DeKoven Thomas and Alfred Anderson won the suit for the rights of "Your Heart," and states that the decision is now pending the higher court. Mr. Dorsey who has the highest court, Mr. Dorsey, has been furious in condemning Anderson, has been furious in condemning Mr. Thompson's method of giving out matter to the press too hastily. In justice and credit due Mr. Dorsey, the public will remember that he is responsible for "If I Forget," introduction and success of "If I Forget," introduction and success of the market and advertised partly at his own expense. It was this song that made Mr. Thompson famous, Mr. Anderson having already enjoyed some repudiation by a writer. But not only that, Miss Lizzie Hart, the singer, Dorsey's song, has been singing all of the songs composed by Thompson since he has come prominently before the public. Clarence Jones, the young pianist and composer, has been very busy of late placing his new songs. He is at present rehearsing Miss Fanny Wise. "The Twilight, the Roses and You," "Won't Bitch Ain't Bitch a Bit of Harm" and "Wise Old Moon" are numbers that will be heard in her repertoire. Stray Tips of the Stroll Harry Crosby is the chief entertainer at the Iowa Club, Thirty-second and State streets. The popularity of Hugh Hickman the late entertainer, also accounts for the increase of his patronage. Jensen Bros. shooting gallery and studio are here. The place is where so many of the fine finished photographs have been turned out of late. Will Abel, the song entertainer at the LaVerdo Cafe, is also manager. The program this week includes Daisy Collingwood, singer; the band Jones Lewis, musician, and Clarence Jones, pianist. SYLVESTER RUSSELL CROWN GARDEN, TIM E. OWSLEY MANAGER. Every Act on the Bill Is a Hit. The opening show Monday night found the Crown Garden crowded, every seat being taken and standing room at a premium. Like a pilot who steers this ship, the Crown was able to pass safety. Manager Tim E. Owsley has brought the Crown Garden through the zero weather and bad business back to its own. Mr. Owsley told me if he could receive the stock of the small backing he could easily give the show. I believe him because he is every inch a business man and has proved it to the better. Coming back to the show Monday night, the葡's government in abundance. Seals and Fisher open the entertainment with a new act that was a hit, not withstanding this is the given. Miss Fisher's day is at the Crown. Miss Fisher's day is the bookie, she, and her versatility as an actress. She is a sweet singer and her song was a real hit. Mr. B. F. Seals, as usual, was as funny as ever, creating a laugh every minute. Seals and she'll like improve with age as well as time. Mills and Tanzel, the comedian and a singing girl, as they were billed, proved be all of that and some more. Mr. Bill Hill is the best-selling film in the future, everything he said was funny, in fact he is just a real funny man. His song, "Say No," was a terrific hit. Miss Tanzel is a soubrette of quality. He is a good book in the book series, but he's more core after encore. Mills and Tanzel are one of the biggest hits ever seen on the Crown Garden stage. Minstrel Morris comes to us as before, good in big letters. Mr. Minstrel is a good one of the most of the man juggle. Michael and Michiel did fifteen minutes of clever singing, talking and dancing. Their wardrobe was No. 1 and up-to-date, making complete change. The show was a great show. The show is their first appearance in Indianapolis, and we hope it will not be their last. (Series Continued.) 1 Mr. Dan Michiel is well known as a comedian. His song, "Enoguh," was a hit within itself. Miss Michiel has a pleasing stage appearance. This act closed with a smile and left everybody happy. I know it has to have a knockout bill each week, but to have management may be able to secure Mills and Tanzels. Michiel and Michiel's MATINEE EVERY DAY B. F. K. Grand Opera Hos ROMANCE OF THE A thrilling, vital story of the PAUL ARN Author of "Alias Jimmie Valentine." "The 500 EXCELLENT SECOND BALCONY S SING TO TOUR A Eight singers, one solo soprano, two chorus tenors, one baritone, the must be of the highest order. The offered. For information, address Foster Music Co., 3025 State Street THE West Virginia ONE OF THE BEST CO Headed by Edward Polk, of Philadelphia in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, February will tour Virginia and West Virginia 19; Front Royal, 20; Luray, 21; Elkton THE J. H. Fashion Plat CAN USE M Colored to complete this as for Baritone singers, tenors, basses and dance, ponies for big nu stage and orchestra, man with This show furnishes all costumes signed contracts, send in you this show never closes, and as This is the chance of a lifetim show. Write or wire P. G. L B. F. KEITH'S Grand Opera House Next Week. Vaudeville est 1874 RANCE OF THE UNDER WORLD A thrilling, vital story of the criminal stratum of life, by PAUL ARMSTRONG Alias Jimmie Valentine." "The Grayhound" and numerous other ALENT SECOND BALCONY SEATS. MATINEES 5c; EVENTS SINGERS TOUR AUSTRALIA ers, one solo soprano, one solo tenor, one ro tenors, one baritone, two chorus sopranos, on the highest order. The best guarantee and for information, address M. C. SPENCER Cc Co., 3025 State Street, Chicago, Ill. THE St Virginia Minster OF THE BEST COMPANIES ON THE R Edward Polk, of Philadelphia, Pa. Opened for own, West Virginia, February 7 8, to crowded hous Virginia and West Virginia. Route: Woodstock, al, 20; Luray, 21; Elkton, 22; Shenandoah, 23 24. E J. H. BOYER Fashion Plate Minster CAN USE MORE GOOD colored Talent to complete this big aggregation as follows: singers, tenors, basso profundos, girls wh ponies for big numbers, musicians w orchestra, man with bicycle to rube furnishes all costumes. Those who ha extracts, send in your measurements. never closes, and accommodations are chance of a lifetime to get with a re site or wire G. LOWER MATINEE EVERY DAY B. F. KEITH'S Grand Opera House Next Week. Vaudeville in its High est Expression. ROMANCE OF THE UNDER WORLD A thrilling, vital story of the criminal stratum of life, by PAUL ARMSTRONG Author of "Alias Jimmie Valentine." "The Greyhound" and numerous other successes 500 EXCELLENT SECOND BALCONY SEATS. MATINEES 5c; EVENINGS 15c. TO TOUR AUSTRALIA! Eight singers, one solo soprano, one solo tenor, one robusto basso, two chorus tenors, one baritone, two chorus sopranos, one alto All must be of the highest order. The best guarantee and salary ever offered. For information, address M. C. SPENCER, care Wm. Foster Music Co., 3025 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Headed by Edward Polk, of Philadelphia, Pa. Opened for the first time in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, February 7, 8, to crowded houses. The company will tour Virginia and West Virginia. Route: Woodstock, W. Va., Feb. 19; Front Royal, 20; Luray, 21; Elkton, 22; Sienandoah, 23, 24. THE J. H. BOYER'S Fashion Plate Minstrels CAN USE MORE GOOD Colored Talent Baritone singers, tenors, basso profundos, girls who can sing and dance, ponies for big numbers, musicians who double stage and orchestra, man with bicycle to rube the parade. This show furnishes all costumes. Those who have already signed contracts, send in your measurements. Remember this show never closes, and accommodations are of the best. This is the chance of a lifetime to get with a real minstrel show. Write or wire P. G. LOWERY 918 a St. Clair St., St. Louis, Mo. C.L.Er Alabama L. Erickson Alabama Minstrels C. L. Erickson's Fort Worth, Texas, February 10th Can use a few more first class people, musicians and performers, people doubling band and stage preferred. This is one of the best equipped Colored Minstrel Shows on the road, traveling in two Pullman cars. Best accommodation, best treatment of any show. This show plays Northern territory exclusively. Address for one week E. H. JONES Box 462 Fort Worth, Tex. and Seals and Fishers as well as acts like Minstrel Morris. The orchestra offers more good music this week and it is a treat to hear the overture. The Seals has changed hands. Mr. Harry Linville has leased, from H. Geyer for a limited time, retaining the services of Tim E. Owsley as manager. K.C. E. EITH'S House Next Week. Vaudeville in its High est Expression. THE UNDER WORLD of criminal stratum of life, by MISTRONG Greyhound" and numerous other successes BEATS. MATINEES 5c; EVENINGS 15c. OERS AUSTRALIA! one solo tenor, one robusto basso, two chorus sopranos, one alto. All the best guarantee and salary ever M. C. SPENCER, care Wm. at, Chicago, Ill. THE Cria Minstrels COMPANIES ON THE ROAD Delphia, Pa. Opened for the first time January 7 8, to crowded houses. The com- nia. Route: Woodstock, W. Va., Feb. 22; Shenandoah, 23 24. BOYER'S Rate Minstrels STORE GOOD D Talent big aggregation Allows: to profundos, girls who can sing numbers, musicians who double in bicycle to rube the parade. omes. Those who have already our measurements. Remember accommodations are of the best. one to get with a real minstrel OWERY ickson's Minstrels 5 Be a Beau Brummell and join the Fashion Plate Minstrels. The Fashion Plate Minstrels will go in rehearsal in March. Allen's Minstrels were in Green Cove Springs, Fla., last week. Arthur L. Prince is singing "Ain't Nothing Cooking What You Smell." The two Weavers, known as the "Duo of Quality," are at the Central Theater. bill doing the same act. That merely shows us that some one has been stealing. What the colored theaters need to-day is more good original acts, and not so many singers and dancers. Have you ever paid any attention to the fact that nine out of every ten performers you meet will tell you that he is a comedian. Another point is this: One-half of the young performers really don't understand how to dress their acts. You must learn to dress your act as it should be dressed. If your act routine for a full dress suit, wear a full dress, and not a klimon. Now, in my closing remarks, let me say this much to you young performers: If you wish to be successful in your understated performance, you must learn to be ladies and gentlemen on and off the stage. Second, learn to stop booking your act in two different theaters to open at both houses on the same day. You will write back to the manager you have turned down, telling him that you are very sorry you will be unable to open at his house this week. Then you are unaware of impression that you have hurt the manager's reputation. Now, where you make one of the greatest mistakes you have ever made. You don't hurt the manager at all; you only hurt your reputation; so put the knife to that man. You should not be in the towns you play. Last, but not least, please stop knocking one another. You should stop a moment and consider that the hammer was made for the carpenter and blacksmith and that the former and former performer would never ill of his brother member. In my estimation, I consider a knock a boost. When we learn to speak good of one another, and throw off and will prosper much more. With best wishes and much success to you, one and all, I am, truly yours. This is our tenth week and business continues good throughout the State of Missouri. The sudden cold wave seemed to have no effect whatever, according to the receipts these nice cool evenings. Some of these were the same, but a few days ago, the minstrels, but I differ from such opinions and rather judge same from the standpoint that the good band and flashy parade, including the billing matter and proper management, were raised annual access to the show to be booked up to September 25, will go under canvas on or about April 15, and tour Canada and the Northwest. The performance, as a whole, is above the average. Mr. Robert Martin, the peerless band, is on the stage. Kelsey was the最初 band joined in Jefferson City. Do the band at present numbers eighteen. New faces are coming on every week, and by February 25 the company will have an enrollment of more than sixty-five people, so the band has been the first time to return to the Fashion Plate. Minstrels, which open in March, Mr. Arthur L. Prince, our stage manager, is dazzling among music and using his thinker for the great Fashion Plate. Minstrels. Prince believes in running the show just as much as he had before he demonstrates the cleverness of comedians, singers and dancers by the addition of finishing touches. Junk Edwards, the little evening star comedian, is looking for a new way to help him. You. Cook, Chickens Are It, Good Enough for Me. The Beechums are doing nicely in their new sketch act. Carrie Gilbert, the dashing soubrette, is using "Porto Rico" and taking the usual three and four times. The show is the most popular show in the show, the quick quartette, which often stops the show. Two happy birthdays were celebrated on February 25. Alma Richardson and Ruth Sprague both received many handsome presents and members from the show. The office collation was served by the show. Both ladies will be members of the Fashion Plate Minstrels. FRANK HENDON INFORMS STAGE: STRUCK GIRLS. Dear Hendon: Jack Johnson has engaged my beau as a sparring partner, and is to let him know the rules of the game. His mother told me that every time the letter carrier blows his whistle in hearing distance of their home, the dear boy runs to the door to see where there is a baby from Mr. Johnson. I asked the chap why he acted so silly and he said: "I know I'm going to get a letter, for my nose is always itching." Now, you are capable of giving good advice, but of twenty of the greatest men in the world, I will ask you to settle our little dispute about the nose itching. He thinks it is a bad habit. Never mind what I think; I know I'm right. All I want is your answer. -Maud. Answer: If your beau is to be Johnson's sparring partner, and his nose is itching overtime, it's a true sign he is goering at the netting. By the way, Maud, if any of the woes one ever ask you to name twenty of the greatest men that ever lived, just dish them up alphabetically. A—For Avery, Vaudeville Dan; B—For Brown, versatile Dan; C—For Cole, lyrical Bob; D—For Harper, honoror the Barb; E—For Europe, boss of the pit; F—For Freeman, composer and "It"; G—For Glynn, comedian droll; H—For Hogan, brings memories of old; I—For Isham, of the Poet; J—For Johnson, of tunes; K—For Kemp or old Kersands; L—For Larkins or Royal Sam; M—For Montgomery, with acts galore; N—For Nolens, of tunes; O—For Owlesley, all-around actor; P—For Powell, big minstrel factor; Q—For Quinn, who owns a show; R—For Rodgers, whom we all know; S—For Shipman, all-around actor; T—For Tartra straight man intense. The King Stock Company, as usual, are delivering the goods this week in a very funny farce, entitled "The Barglair. The King Stock Company is assisted by the entire company, are making them scream nightly with funny situations and snappy lines of comedy. Billy Higgins, as "Toby," the hired man assigned by the entire company, from breaking into the home of Miss St Claire, is a riot from his entrance to the finale. Miss Rebecca Redmond, as Kitty, the hired man assigned by the entire company, is laugh-maker. She bids fair to become one of our clever comediennes. The burlesque quartette, Higgins, Redmond, King and St Claire, rendering a medley of poignant stories, from a bunch of rapid-fire comedians, to a bunch from a cart. Mr. Weaver is a clever comedian, and Mrs. Weaver, as a demure Indian maid, looked as if she had just stepped off a Sloux reservation. They are sitting in Atlanta, Billy Higgins, whose droll style of comedy is very original, followed with a sure-fire monologue and one of his own inimitable songs. It is needless to say that the took several weeks to go on and on forever, handed out an entirely different bunch of stuff from anything heretofore seen. We don't know how many weeks they are still handing it to us brand new, right off the reel. Miss Boyd, in male attire, is about the cutest thing that has appeared here lately. Monday night they stopped, and the entire company needs no introduction, as she has been seen here sev- 0. Be a Beau Brummell and join the Fashion Plate Minstrels. The Fashion Plate Minstrels will go in rehearsal in March. Allen's Minstrels were in Green Cove Springs, Fla., last week. Arthur L. Prince is singing "Ain't Nothing Cooking What You Smell." The two Weavers, known as the "Duo of Quality," are at the Central Theater, Atlanta, Ga. Reports reached The Freeman office that P. G. Lowery received three hundred letters from musicians to join the Fashion Plate Minstrels. Charles English closed with the Sunny Dixie Minstrels, February 18, and joined the Dandy Dixie Minstrels, as team mate of Mr. Al Boyd. Regards to all. Billy Young was at Spokane, Wash., last week. This week at North Yakima, Wash. He met Fiddler and Sheton en route and pulled off some big times. He is publishing two new songs, which will soon be out, Miss Magnolia Brown, of the 558 Ward street, Macon, Ga., has been home for several weeks on account of the illness of her mother, who is ready to start to work soon. Miss Brown is a young performer and is doing fine. The Alcazar Theater, Galveston, Tex., is heard to be a palace of pleasure, "Have you heard its ragtime orchestra?" is what they are all saying. Chas. Helm is there on the piano, also John Walton, drummer, and H. Walburg, trombonist. Nettie T. Perry, at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, last week, is worthy of special mention as she has struck the art trail true and proper. She has a fine conception of her line of work. She makes no great fuss in her dancing—simply the poetry of moaning, appealing to any one that has eyes to see. Another pretty worker is Baby Fisher, has that quaint, childish way, with its refreshing qualities. She reminds one of her friends when showing in this city. When Miss Too Sweet put in her appearance the women folks all over the house would exclaim, "What a lovely lady!" a dearle!" These were women, mind you. The Lord only knows what the men were saying. Well, the same nice things were said to the women, and the way they were formerly team mates. THE DANDY DIXIE MINSTRELS. We are now well organized and out on the road. After having played Argenta and Little Rock, we are still in the State of Texas. We are in the town of So far we can say the show has been a success. Even though the weather has been very cold and against us, we have been able to play and people who live in the towns which we are to visit, give our show a visit when we get there, and we are pretty sure if you are in the town, our departments are under the supervision of such men as J. R. Anderson, owner; Ed Cohn, manager; Al Boyd, stage man; John C. McCarthy, Polson, orchestra teacher. Ed Cohn sends his regards to the Sunny Dixie Minstrels. DREAMLAND THEATER, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Chint Moore, amusement director, has as a headline Mine. Donna Teresa, in dance, butterfly, a glow worm, specializes in all novice dancers and she is the only one down this way with an act of this kind. Mrs. Ella B. Moore, after four weeks away to see her friend, Miss Birdie Wade, the Southern star and is as popular as ever, and with some new acts and wardrobe she is a prime favorite. Miss Birdie Wade, the Southern star, and Frankie Edwards is a new attraction and is some soubrette, doing nicely. Annie Overton and Jolly Davis put on a sketch last week, where she knocked off an off-ity suit, legitimately clean on clean. Last, but not least, is the old and only Chint Moore, the funniest of them all, who is the most impatient turtle bunch sends regards to the profession. A. H. BROWN'S DIXIELAND MIN STREL, LONGVIEW, TEXAS. The band is under Mr. Simon Thomas and is doing nicely. The stage is under ex-Stage Manager A. D. Patterson, who is playing the bass. Walt Patterson is putting on a new show and the music will be from Will Rossiter, also Gathom and Attuck, and arranged by Mr. Simon Thomas, the comedians are Walt Patterson, the philosopher Henry Green, A. H. Hall; soubrecs, Eva Thomas, Vinnie Waddell and Mrs. C. Hall. This show has never missed a pay day for the band. The son would like to hear from Rosebud Washington, the Wallbursgs and Stump Nichols. Also sends regards to the Dengeston Dock Ward and Jolly C. Davies. A HINT TO THE YOUNG PER FORMERS. Ladies and Gentlemen—In taking a back view over the theatrical field for the past five years it behooves me to say this much in behalf of the young performer. First, we will look back over the program. Of the past five years, we have seen the past five years. There are twice as many colored acts to-day as there were five years ago, and to-day we have about four colored vaudeville theaters to every one we had five years ago. We have seen the Southern colored people of to-day are opening their eyes more to the theatrical world than in years past? I will say, the Southern colored people nowadays are being educated more and more, and the Southern colored vaudeville acts that are worth going to see. Yes, it is a fact that there are a few good colored acts, but not enough with which to supply the colored theater audience. The Southern colored vaudeville theaters in the South, and only forty acts to run these thirty houses, and at most times nearly one-half of these houses are closed. I don't know myself the cause for dark doors, but thinking to be the want of acts, or poor management. Now, what I would like to impress upon the young performer's mind is this: If you intend on making a performer, you've got to start out in the right way. Begin at the very bottom and strive hard to climb up to the top. The first thing to be done is to lay out the plan. If you wish to be successful, plan out the act you want; practice daily; get the necessary wardrobe for the act you are going to do. Use your brains in getting the act done. If you young performers use their mouths, and work from other people's brains. Now, what I mean by working on other people's brains is doing what they do and what they can do, and at the same time they are only imitating some other act they have seen before. Learn how to originate, and stop so much imitation. Learn that when you imitate someone, you're only working on some other person's brains. I know that every person born is not an originator, but in the meantime if you see someone doing what they do in the act that you would like to use, use it in a different manner; get away from the originator with it, and you will always be in the best position to do what you want to walk into a theater and see two different teams on the same LOWRY AND MORGAN'S MINSTRELS. THE CENTRAL THEATER, ATLANTA, GA. THE FREEMAN. AN \LUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. eral times. But she is just as big a favorite as ever, and, closing the show *Mon Tuesdays*, she is the most more. Manager Joel, the "theatrical king," is full of smiles, as he has had four straight weeks of hits, and he seems to be the most life in general and the show in particular. DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON PLANS GREAT TRIP THROUGH PENSACOLA, Fla., February 3—Dr. Booker T. Washington, together with a group of people in Florida, and out of Florida, is tasked to make an educational campaign through the State of Florida, beginning at Pensacola on March 1 and extending through March 4. In some respects this will be the most educational trip that he has ever taken. Dr. Washington is a Pensacola, Fla., president of the Florida State gro Business League, is in charge of the trip, and is being illiterally assisted by prominent colored people in every part of the state. Aside from prominent colored people in Florida who will accompany Mr. Washington, the Florida business men have also invited the persons who have been in charge of Dr. Washington's tours in other States. The other have also invited theிராம் from outside of Florida include such prominent persons as Hon. J. C. Napier, Register of the U. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C.; Major R. R. Moton, of Hampton Institute, Virginia; Mr. W. T. B. Williams, the second of the F. Slater fund; Dr. George C. Hall, of Chicago; Rev. Richard Carroll, editor of the Ploughman, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. John Merrick and Mr. C. S. Paulding, of the North Carolina Mutual and Provision Insurance Company, D. C. D. Dr. S. W. G. Elbert, of Wilmington, N. C.; Dr. M. W. G. Gilbert, of Selma University, Selma, Ala.; Bishop George W. Clinton, of the A. M. E. Zion Church, Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. W. T. Andrews, editor of The Defender. Sumter, S. C.; Mr. J. B. Bell, the wealthy real estate man of Houston, T. K. and Mr. R. L. Smith, president of the Farmers' Improvement Society of Texas. Already both men and women at the points to be touched in Florida are hard at work with their preparations. It is expected that Dr. Washington will speak briefly at many points where the train will stop for a few minutes, aside from the points already scheduled. POPULATION OF LOUISIANA ACCORDING TO COLOR. WASHINGTON, D. C.—A preliminary statement of the white and Negro population of Louisiana, by parishes and principal cities, as shown by the returns of a nineteenth decemma census, taken as of April 1, 1890, by the Director Durand, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Labor. The statistics were prepared under the direction of William C. Hunt, and statistician for population in the Census Bureau, and are subject to later revision. The total population of Louisiana in 1910 was subdivided to as color as follows: White, 941,125; Negro, 713,874; and African persons (Indians, Chinese, Japanese and other races) in 1910, 729,612; equivalent figures for 1900 were: White, 729,612; Negro, 650,894; all other, 1,209. For 1890 they were: White, 558,395; Negro, 559,193; all other, 1,000. The Negro population constituted 43.1 percent of the total population of the State in 1910, as per cent. in 1900 and 50 per cent. in 1890. The rate of increase in the Negro population since 1900 was less than that for preceding decade, the increase from 1900 to 1909 was 10.9 percent, as compared with 91,611, or 16.4 per cent, from 1890 to 1900. The white population increased from 1900 to 1910 at a somewhat lower rate than from 1900 to 1909, the increase being, respectively, 171,217, or 30.7 per cent, as against 171,217, or 30.7 per cent. New Orleans city had a population in 1910 of 239,075, comprising 249,435 whites, 89,262 Negroes, and 378 other races. New Orleans, Chinese, Japanese and other Asiatics; for 1900 were; White, 208,946; Negro, 77,714; all other, 444. For 1890 they were; White, 177,376; Negro, 64,491; all other. There has been but little change in the proportion of Negro of the total population of New Orleans, the proportion in 1910 being 26.3 per cent, as compared with 27.1 per cent. and 6.6 per cent in 1890. The increase in the population of Negro of 1900 to 1910 was 11,548, or 14.9 per cent, as against an increase for the preceding decade of 13,223, or 20.5 per cent. The white population shows an increase since 1900, as compared with 1890, as compared with an increase from 1890 to 1900 of 31,570, or 17.8 per cent. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT TUSKEGEE APRIL 17-19—NEGRO UPLIFT IN GENERAL TUSKEGEEL, Ala.—The large number of septarian tissues to be present at the International Center for the Study of Crogo, to be held at Tuskegee Institute, April 17, 18 and 19, indicate that this is going well. All the important missionary societies in the United States and many societies in foreign countries will be represented, such as the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Missionary Society, the Central Board of Missions of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society, the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the American Woman's Baptist Home Mission, the Society, the Board of Foreign Missions of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the U. S. A., the Woman's Board of Home Missions, Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., the Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior, the Women's Board of Missions of the Canadian Congregational Church, the Regions Beyond Missionary Union, with headquarters in London, England, will be represented by one of its secretaries: the Penske Missions for Bundets Expedition of Stockholm, Sweden; the Evangelical Missionary Society of German East Africa, will be represented by the President, Herr E. W. Johannsen, Rießfeld. The Venezuelan government will have a representative at the conference, Jamaica, Porto Rico, the Danish West Indies and the United States, be represented, Mr. Samuel D. Bawen, to the of the Industrial Experiment Station, Ongole Gunta District, India, has signified his intention of being present. Africa is going to be lurkily represented. Among the continent are Ecuador, on the general of the Republic of Liberia to the United States: Dr. Roland P. Falkner, chairman of the late American Commission to Liberia; the Hon. P. E. R. Johnson, president of the Hon. S. G. Harmon, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia; Rev. Isaiah Goda Sishuba, president Ethiopian Church, Queenstown, South Africa; Rev. Henry M. Curtis, president Johannesburg, South Africa; Mr. W. C. Terril, superintendent Inhumlane District, Methodist Episcopal Church, Portuguese East Africa; Mr. O. H. Scooten, ministerial Lumbua Industrial Mission, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Mr. W. H. Plant, Kingston, Jamaica, headmaster of the Titchfield School. Other persons who will present papers to the conference are: Rev. Mark C. Hayford, a native worker from the Gold Coast, whose subject is "Educational Conditions: The Gold Coast of Africa." Dr. W. W. Shepherd, "Twenty Years with the Bakuba and Baluap and Zap-po-Zan Cannibals in Central Africa," Mr. E. D. M. Morel London, England, and Dr. E. D. M. Morel and secretary of the Congo Reform Association, Rev. I. Oinwole, Lagos, Southern Nigeria, West Africa, "The Missionary and Trader in Relation to the Native," the Rt. Rev. W. Edmund Smyth, Bishop of Lebombo, Southeast Africa, "The Delights of Real Life." In addition to all the above, the International Conference has provoked wide discussion throughout the country and promises to be of incalculable service in helping forward the cause of the native in the Congo and of African descent, wherever he may be found. BELOIT, WIS. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. Clarence Peterson, of Pontiac, Ill., is visiting in this city with his father, Rev. J. D. Peterson.....Mr. Will Payne, of Milwaukee, is visiting friends in this city, Messrs. Arts and Artsville, where he is city Wednesday evening..... The Dunbarn Literary Society will entertain friends at a social Friday evening in the A. M. E. church. Rev. Edward Jackson, presiding elder, will be present, and will stay over Sunday to debrief. Mr. Bert Bond and children are visiting in Chicago with her mother, Mrs. William Harding..... The Beloit Lodge 5794, will meet as usual on time, promptly at 8 p. m. All the members shall be present. Mrs. Bert Bond and children of 520 Race street, is very ill at his home. Mrs. Lemo Cabb will return to her home in Clarksville, Tenn., on February 6. Memory of Henry Horn. Henry Horn, aged 73 years, died at this home, while chopping wood, on January 1, 1812, from heart failure. He and his wife lived on a little farm located in Montgomery county, Tennessee, which he purchased thirty-five years ago, living there for over a century. He was a good man liked by all who knew him. He had good manners and used them with both old and young, white and colored. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Allen Horn, a member of the Evergreen Church, and a good upbringings. He was one of the leading members and most loyal supporters. He also was a member of the Order of Ethiopia, and was one of its treasurers at the time of his death, a position held with his credit and credit with his trust. We feel his loss very much and he will be long remembered by all, for such a noble character he was. See what David Wyatt, J. M. Batchman, Will Foster, End Fowler, the Foster and Frank C. Leland have to say on colored baseball in The Freeman's baseball number. POPULAR HITS SHEET MUSIC 15c per Copy By Mail What did I say that for? West Virginia Dance Dearest Memories My Little Honey Man O! Mr. Dream Man Baby Rose What Makes Me Love the Way I Do? Lovie Dear Rag-time Violin Everybody is Doing it Now I Want a Girl Like My Dad Married Married That Monkey Rag I'm Going Fishing Too Mammie's Shuffle Dance When to Morrow Comes O! You Beautiful Doll That Mysterious Rag If I Forget Lord Have Mercy on a Married Man Bill From Louisville Down in Melody Lane Sighing When Asleep, Don't Mention My Name Love You Babe Down in My Heart Barn Yard Rag Undertaker Man We Do Not Handle Professional Copies. The Wm. Foster Music Company 3025 State Street CHICAGO NOTICE! To Performers Have You Played The Playhouse beautiful. Loased by Andrew J. Thomas, Washington. D. C? The only place of its kind in the world. Refined vaudeville and selected photoplay. Instructive, entertaining and inductive of race pride. Address Manager Howard Theatre T, Bet. 6th & 7th Sts. N. W., Washington. D. C. 94 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Decatur Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. B. While in the city stop at the Reid House, the only first class house in the city. Caters to the sporting and theatrical professions. Prices reasonable. Strangers always made welcome. 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. 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, 801 Fourth street, Macon, Ga Wanted—First class vaudeville acts of all kinds; none too good, none too large. Chorus girls wanted for stock Write or wire for time Address P. O. Box 324. Allie I. Johnson, General Manager; Lyons Daniels, Booking and Stage Director. 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 MUSICIANS WANTED! Cornet, Clarinet and Trombone players of good character and ability. Steady employment and good pay, with chances for promotion. Aside from regular plating, lessons are given in harmony and arranging free of cost. This is a thirty piece band with twenty pieces in orchestra. Address WADE A. HAMMOND. Chief Musician 9th U. S. Cavalry, Ft. D. A. Russell, Wyoming. NEW CIRCLE THEATRE Largest Colored Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa. wants first class acts. Three or more weeks if hits. Write now. NEW CIRCLE THEATRE, 1321-23-25 South St., Philadelphia, Pa. Chorus Girls who can sing and dance always wanted. Write or wire A. LILLARD, Amusement Director. Please give this your immediate attention. Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida. Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures Change of Program Monday and Thursday Finest Theatre in America 3110-12 State St., Chicago, Ill. Performers Send in Your Open Time. RICHARDS&PRINGLE'S RICHARDS&PRINGLE'S Famous Georgia Minstrels Wants good, sober, reliable musicians and performers for balance of winter season and next summer season. Strict sobriety and attention to business essential. Best of quarters and treatment. Oldest Minstrel show on earth, 33d season and don't owe a performer. How about some others you have been with, eh? Our route is in The Freeman. If you have written before, write again, lost a quantity of mail. Tell in first letter and tell it all. Don't say what you would like to get, but what you expect to get in good, bona fide American coin every Monday morning. Holland & Filkins, Owners and Managers. WANT Colored Perform FOR HUGO'S GREAT A TOURING T The best male talent in show by Vocalists, Musicians, Parade F Preference given those doubling in March for an 18 months Incia, China, Japan, Java, e paid from Cedar Rapids and back of a lifetime to see the world. in your first letter. Consider show is backed by unlimited will be my fifth show to make t "VIC" Care Jordan 314 W. Superior St. NOTICE. ANTEN colored Minstrel Performers GO'S GREAT AMERICAN MID- COURING THE WORLD client in show business. Com- pians, Parade Features, Novel- s in those doubling brass and on an 18 months tour of Austri- pan, Java, etc. Board and Rapids and back to the United free the world. Salary must be er. Consider silence a politic- by unlimited capital, and ex- how to make this tour. Addr C'' HU The Jordan Show B terior St. Ch The best male talent in show business. Comedians, Dancers, Vocalists, Musicians, Parade Features, Novelty Acts for Olio. Preference given those doubling brass and orchestra. Starting in March for an 18 months tour of Australia, Philippines, India, China, Japan, Java, etc. Board and transportation paid from Cedar Rapids and back to the United States. Chance of a lifetime to see the world. Salary must be low. State all in your first letter. Consider silence a polite negative. This show is backed by unlimited capital, and experience. This will be my fifth show to make this tour. Address We, the ladies of several States and many cities, have coaxed Madame to please continue her ad. for we do miss her so much out of The Freeman and many of us take the paper just to look at her pleasing face and read of her, for she --- TED! Minstrel Farmers AMERICAN MINSTRELS THE WORLD business. Comedians, Dancers, Features, Novelty Acts for Olio, g brass and orchestra. Start- tour of Australia, Philippines, etc. Board and transportation to the United States. Chance Salary must be low. State all silence a polite negative. This capital, and experience. This this tour. Address HUGO, in Show Print has done so many good things for our homes, in every way, and she is a blessing to suffering humanity. Let us have long patience with her faithful dealing with us, as she means good to all.—From the Ladies of the World. Committee. Subscribe for The Freeman. Chicago, Illinois IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. Earl Longe won the handicap pool tournament held last week at John Slaughter's place, Milwaukee. Wis. The result was a surprise, as no one thought Longe had any show for the prize, which was $50. staff of the Breakers' team, will captain this aggregation, while similar honors be long to Bill Smith, the backstop for the Poinciannas. There are no detectives watching f Some persons of Birmingham, Ala., interested in the fighting business, want to in touch with a boxer of about 110 pounds, for a fight with the champion, Battling Grisham. Grisham will meet white or black that tips the scales at 110. He is ambitious, and hopes to stand at the head of his class some day. He takes engagement with a side show by sparing partner. Address 1206 Avenue C, Soth Birmingham, Ala. Bob Scallon, an American Negro pugilist checked out "Blink" McCloskey, a white American fighter, in the eighth round of a boxing bout in Paris, France. A straight right to the point of the jaw landed with such force that McCloskey was unconscioned in hour. Three physicians who were hurriedly summoned revived the defended man. Tommy Burns, heavyweight pugilist, returned from Australia to Seattle to last, after "I will have to meet M." Jack Johnson. Burns said he was in good condition, weighed 190 pounds and could enter the ring at 180. "Promoter McIntosh promised me I could have a match with either "I will have no trouble getting back to my old form, and I am going after the heavyweight title again." NOW JOHNSON SAYS THAT JEFF QUIT COLD IN RENO EPISODE. Chicago.—That Jim Jeffries refused to take punishment and quit cold in his battle at Reno is the latest assertion of Jack Johnson, who was the other follower of the legendary Johnsons. Johnsons says that he will give Jim Jeffries $10,000 and one year to train in if he will sign for one more bout. And to prove that he means business, Johnson says Jeffries will work, providing Jim Cares for the fight offer, to spar with him in exhibition. The occasion for "Lil Artaud's" latest return is the remark credited to Jeffries that Johnson put over a man in the Stanley Ketchel bout in San Francisco. Referring to that bout, which has been questioned, Johnson says that Ketchel hit him on the point of the chin with a kick, providing Jeffries sleep for an hour, and that it was not his fault that he hit the canvass. Johnson allows that Ketchel could have beaten Jeffries. Johnson asserts that it was a weight wonder that kept him from stopping Ketchel in the early rounds, and that the bout was not a frame-up, but was fought on its merits. The colored champion declares that he insured that Ketchel was going to beat him. Jeff Lay on Floor to Avoid Punishment "I don't knock," admits Johnson, "unless someone starts it. Then I want to have my say. When I went down in front of Ketchel it was because I was knocked out. I could see the same as to the time he lay on the floor at Reno and refused to take any more punishment from me. "Jerries deliberately quit after I had cut him, and left him. I did not land on him a blow that would have knocked out the 'big bluff.' He said I was 'yellow' and I held back the knockout punch just to prove that he was the man with the 'yellow' and not me. He quit just like a dog." I knew that he is going to box in New York, whether the commission likes it or not. FIRST BASEBALL TEAM Both Teams Confident—Royal Poincin annas vs. Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. Those who have seen the close games of past ears know what a fine article of baseball these two teams can deliver, and as the line-up shows very little choice by comparison, the team should prove interesting up to the last inning. Many of the men who have played baseball in the past have gone back again in their old positions, and should receive good support from the rooters, both in the grand stand and in the bleachers, when they take up their old positions this afternoon and the umpire calls "Play ball." The keen rivalry between the two squads is the cause of many arguments as to which team can deliver the goods; both claim victory and are looking forward to the game quite as keen as the team who wanted to see the world's championship series in New York and Philadelphia. Bennett at second base is a new acquisition on the Poincaré Giants, with a reputation of being "some hitter," the fans will be watching to see him apply the wood and give the sphere a ride when a few runs mean victory to the Poincaré Giants. Daniel McCilean, one of the pitching $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY—YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. 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For the safety of the fans who will attend the game it is well to announce that, the team will be so far away from the golf links is the easiest way to field the game. The safety of the golf clubhouse leads to the field, and the first cross road from the Breakers Hotel on the left has to be used by the people coming from this direction. To all, however, this is for the warning morning of "Fore." He is not trying to get you how many there may be in your party, but to look out, for he is going to hit a piece of gutta percha as hard as he can. Be on hand for this first contest, see the game's news next week before they have slid to second for home calls, then all dirt; listen to the bands play music supposed to encourage baseball players, and then send a postal card to your friends in New York, telling them how warm the weather was at the game, just to make them jealous as they waded around the slush in New York, waiting for the baseball season to open in the North. The line-up of the two teams follows; Royal Pointloma Team—Smith, catcher, center field; Wickware, pitcher; Wickware, pitcher; Andrews, pitcher; Robinson, first base; Bennett, second base; Handy, shortstop; Pryor, third base; Earl, left field; Thomas, center field; Browning, pitcher; The Breakers' Team—Booster, catcher; McClellan, pitcher and captain; Buckner, pitcher; Green, pitcher; Johnson, first base; James, second base; Wright, shortstop; Francis, third base; Brown, left field; Gans, center field; Bradley, right field. SOME APPROPRIATE BOOK TITLES. "Couldn't Come Back," by Jim Jeffries, "Thirty Thousand Dollars," by Jack Johnson. History of a Meal Ticket (Barry)," by Sara Lumberford. "I Like to Hear Myself Talk," by Joe Jeanette. "Me and Billy McClain," by Sam McVea, "The White Hope Destroyer," by Jim Flynn "Down and Out," by Al Kaufman. "Back to Oklahoma," by Carl Morris. "Directory of Dubs and Lemons," by Abel Mitchell. "Imitation Scrapes for Real Money," by Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. "Bluffing and Stalling," by Tommy Burns. "Butting Lessons," by Battling Nelson. "In the Distance Conversations," by Jim Corbett. "Everybody Whips Poor Me," by Bill Lang. "All Lightweights Look Like," by Ad Wolgast. "Lessons from the Cave Man," by Jim Barry. "Yellow Streaks," by Billy Papke. "Never Was," by Marvin Hart. JEFF AFTER CHAMP Jeffries Hurls Defi at Big Smoke Who Wripped Him at Reno. LOS ANGELES, Cal.—Reports from the Jeffries camp say the champion of former days, who bowed to Jack Johnson at Reno, July 4, 1910, has come out with another challenge and wants to meet the smoke for the race. The report was brunched in Los Angeles and is said to be authentic. It created a laugh at first, and then they took it seriously, and really think Jeff is in earnest and wants another try at the championship. Jeffries says he is as good as any of the present day hopes and thinks he can show to much better advantage against the Negro than he did the last time they met. Jeffries hasn't had on a glove since the memorable contest that afternoon at Reno when he was known cold in the fourteenth round after appearing doley throughout the contest. CHAMP JACK EXPLAINING HIS MABRIAGE CONTRACT. PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The office of the district attorney of Allegheny county is busy trying to get track of Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion of the world, to meet the judge in a courtroom to the legal practice of fraud owing to a marriage license he secured when appearing at the Academy Theater with the "Rollickers," January 18 of last year. The woman was 61 years old. The fact of the securing of the license and the activity of the district attorney's office in the matter has leaked out. It is alleged Johnson had a wife living, from whom he had been married, and presented himself to be a single man. George W. Watson, who at the time was one of the marriage license clerks, said that late in the afternoon of January 16, Johnson was arrested and charged with fraud, compained by a tail, handsome young woman, and asked for a license. She said that she had been married to Clarence E. Duryea, a well-known horseman, of Hemp It is reported that an alderman, whose name has been withheld, performed the ceremony and kept it quiet, having been married and having a marriage license office show no return has been made, and the district attorney's office is investigating a report that at the time of the marriage Johnson had another marriage license office. He said that the alderman accepted $500 for marrying them and keeping the matter quiet. Johnson left the city without any return being made on the license, so the license was not filled in on the application blank, and the apportionment would send in a return and the record. Frank Sutton, the hotelkeeper here who helped train Johnson for his fight with Jeffries, and at whose request he was apportioned the apportionment was as far as he knows Johnson and Mrs. Dhryea are married. CHICAGO - Jack Johnson, the report pupil, put together by Johnson has obtained a marriage license in Pittsburg, and said further that he had married Etta H. Duryea in Pittsburgh shortly thereafter. Johnson said the marriage was open and legal and there could be a marriage license show. Mrs. Johnson, he said, obtained a divorce from Clarence Duryea in Chicago, about eighteen months ago, through G. A. Beerly, a Chicago lawyer. Duryea was taken to the hospital, where service was sent to his home in Malone, N. Y. Mrs. Johnson said to-night she had lived at Hempstead, L. I., but would not discuss her former husband. Johnson said: "I married Mrs. Duryea secretly. She had been divorced a year before. Mrs. Duryea started the suit herself. I know nothing about her former husband, never having seen him, so far as I know." HEMPSTEAD—Etta Terry was the maiden name of Mrs. Clarence E. Duryea, of this place. She was the daughter of David Terry, member of an old-time Long Island family, who died about three weeks ago. She married Clarence Duryea about nine years ago, friend of her mother. Duryea, the son of John Duryea, a wealthy retired commission merchant of New York City, was a THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER singer in a cathedral choir at Garden City, and both he and his wife went on the light opera stage not long after their marriage. Later they separated and ultimately were divorced, friends here were informed, and they moved to northern New York, where he now lives. NEGRO FIGHTS SIX MEN ONE ROUND EACH. PHILADELPHIA. — Tommy Coleman was put through a severe test at the Broadway Club, not long since, meeting six men one round each. Although Kidman and Sheenard were earning an award during the three-minute session, the Negro won victories over the other five. They were: See-Saw Kelly, the Kensington middleweight; Bert Kurt, wind, Old Noe Crow, the former star of "The Fink," the fighting marine, and Barney Ford. CORBETT DOESN'T THINK MUCH OE-JOHNSON-FLYNN FIGHT. CHICAGO, February 3.—Jack Johnson's proposal to pay Al Palzer $2,000 for every round after the third that Tom O'Rourke's novice stands up before him has been allowed to play the championship proposition that will appeal to all lovers of boxing. O'Rourke has repeatedly and emphaticly said that Palzer is not yet "ripe" enough to be sent after the championship. Nobody knows this better than Johnson. Tom knows Palzer's limitations and makes no ridiculous pretensions to press for his charge. That may come later on. Palzer and his manager are after one man, and his name is Jim Flynn. Johnsoning Palzer, threatening to call off his match with the ex-fireman if the latter insisted on going through with it. Johnsoning Palzer the Flynn a candidate for championship honors. Nobody else feels that way about it. As evidence that he, for one, thinks otherwise, O'Rourke offers to bet Johnson $5.00 in money that Palzer can beat Flynn decisively. This proposition listens like the real thing and will make a hit with fight fans. Nobody cares a rap about the prophet and the championship winners are giving very little space to the "championship" battle. If a less popular promoter than Jack Curley were handling the deal there would be even less publicity. To paper the match looks too absurd to be treated otherwise than a joke, but Curley manages to keep interest stimulated to a moderate degree. The usually astute Jack made a mistake, though, it can be made worse by the logical match. Both Flynn and Palzer have trimmed Al Kaufmann and a meeting between them would have attracted worldwide attention and placed the winner in an enviable position in heavyweight championship. Flynn can score a popular hit by considering and deciding to live up to the original agreement to box Fellman, and after that the championship pretensions would be given a big boost. The public would not be so much inclined to ridicule a match with the champion. Think it over, Messrs. Flynn Palzer and Morris to Box. If nothing materializes from his latest overtures O'Rourke will match Palzer to box Carl Morris, the original hope from the game, but he has been arranged before this but for a difference of opinion in the choice of a club. Naturally, Palzer prefers the National Spurs, it is in that arena he alls his training. Morris's advisers argue this will be of great advantage to the opposition, and there the matter rests for the present. He has said that the body but themselves by delaying the inevitable. The sports are anxious to see the giants clash, and the "gate" will be well up in the thousands, meant to be the call of the coin will bring the interested parties to a satisfactory arrangement before long. So Sam McVean ran out on his agreement to revenge? I thought everything had been arranged to the satisfaction of both parties for a return engagement. Well, I thought it was a good one. No doubt he found the Boston fighter a tough customer, and does not hanker for more of his game. And, besides, there is always the chance that the tables might Hugh McIntosh expressed the opinion in a letter written me before the McVea-Langford fight that the former is the best heavyweight in the world, and predicted sure defeat for Langford. He dwelt on business in business matters. No doubt Mack has changed his mind regarding the latter part of it since Sam's refusal to accept his terms to meet Langford in another battle. It does not take very much in the matter, but Nerog's head, and McVea is probably suffering from a slight touch of "Johnsonitis". THE GROWTH OF A SCHOOL. Lincoln Institute Is an Appreciation. Some one has said that one's good works are seldom appreciated until after he is dead. To a degree this is true, from the contemporary eyes, an author, educator, statesman or other public character seldom enjoys either a just criticism or a criticism of his work. The older was looked upon as a god. Misunderstanding of Caesar brought him to an unmerited early death. Shakespeare had to die while wielding his artistic and artistic ability. Seldom is a public servant fully appreciated by his fellows. The perspective is too short, and the interpreter stands too near the common sum of human attributes. Now and then, however, does one come into his own in the matter of popular appreciation for some great service rendered in this regard. In this regard that the work of one who has long been unduly depreciated is beginning to attract the approbation of the In the issue of the U. B. F. Searchlight of May 13 we note a very interesting cartoon on the work of Lincoln Institute, at Jefferson City. The president of that institute, Mr. Lincoln, suggested the suggestions of that cartoon. Also, the cartoon lays the emphasis in the right place—upon the actual results accomplished for the furtherance of the educational interests of the colored race. Whatever personalities he may say, the fact remains that he must be given credit for the work he does. Along with the cartoon is published a very interesting editorial of appreciation. We wish to compliment the editor on the stand he has taken, although we would doubt he has found occasion to take this stand sooner. Those who have followed the papers on the matter will remember that we have always stood for the work of President Obama and would raise a voice against his detractors. We knew him as a man and as an educator. We knew that his character was strong and he would have loved it low. Moreover our proximity to and close relations with the school have kept us constantly informed that there was a steady and sure hand in control of the education program and theance grow from 300 to 500. We have watched while antiquated educational methods gave way to modern ideas and pactacles. Pretense and pedantry have gave way to realism and the men and women have gone up to the school filled with a desire for personal betterment, and have come away with high standards. We have helped and inspire others toward them. Detractors and demagogues have raised their voices against the school from time to time, but the work has gone silently on, by the instillations of its enemies. Our most efficient weapon, the press, has for the most part remained silent while the head of the school was undergoing the storms of abuse. We regretted this, because we could not derail the work which was being done, and thought that wide-awake papers ought to know it. But such seems not to have been the case. But now that the board of regents has won in its policy of keeping an efficient press, we have been able to the work goes forward with leaps and bounds, we have the extreme pleasure of seeing our friends joining the procession. But better late than never. Perhaps they had reasons for withholding comment. At least they are sure that they now have reason for getting involved. The work of Lincoln Institute is going on as it has been going on, only that it is going faster. Those in control have the personal motive and envy to intrude into their papers, and, having placed a true estimate upon them, will no longer allow them to hinder them in plans for a greater institution. We wish to welcome the Searchlight into the ranks of the faithful, and it is our earnest belief and hope that many of the students will come out boldly for the cause of the right and the greatest progress possible for us along educational lines. For those who have all along refused to take the role of obstructionists, we can but say that there are only two reasons for them to do. They must have played the role of obstructionists to take the timber. It doesn't matter much which course they take; the work will go on in spite of them. It will be interesting to watch their tactics as Lincoln Institute moves forward in the great work of the future. We are glad to see that President Allen is recognized more and more by the other schools of the State. When he first assumed his present position he was seldom called to schools of the State. Now he has not time for all such calls that come to him. In closing, we must not overlook the fact that President Allen's presence at the institute is due to the board of regents and the wise counsel of the school's trustees upon their wisdom. We compliment the patrons of the school upon their good fortune in having selected men of such far vision. It is to be hoped that by our application the school we shall put the stamp disapproval upon any change that would endanger the present plans of the educational establishment of which we are so justly proud. J. G. WILLIAMS. 714 Broadway, Columbia, Mo. POPULATION OF ARKANSAS AC CORDING TO COLOR. WASHINGTON, D. C.—A preliminary statement of the white and Negro population of Arkansas, by counties and principal cities, as shown by the returns of the United States as of April 15, 1910, has been issued by Director Durand, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Labor. The statisticist prepares, under the direction of William J. Murray, chief of population in the Census Bureau, and are subject to later revision. The total population of Arkansas in 1910 was subdivided as to color as follows: White 368,556; Negro 368,556; other persons (Indians, Chinese, Japanese and other Asiatic) 528. The equivalent figures for 1900 were: White 944,458; Negro 368,556; other White 128. For 1800 White 818,752; Negro 369,117; all other, 342. The Negro population constituted 28.1 per cent. of the total population of the United States, or about one cent. in 1900 and 27.4 per cent. in 1890. Both the white and Negro population have increased since 1900 at a slightly greater rate than for the preceding decade, the increase in the white population from 1900 to 1904 was 13,828, or 15.4 per cent., as compared with 125,828, or 15.4 per cent., from 1890 to 1900. The Negro population shows an increase from 1900 to 1904, as compared with an increase of 57,739, or 18.7 per cent., from 1890 to 1900. Little Rock city had a population of 45,941, comprising 31,385 whites, 14,326 blacks, 17,777 dians and Chinese). The equivalent figures for 1900 were: White, 23,590; Negro, 14,694; all other. 23. For 1890 they were: White, 16,114; Negro, 17,739; the total population of Little Rock in 1910, as compared with 1900, it should be said that since 1900 what was then the Eighth ward was detached from the city of Little Rock to form the Twelfth ward. This ward had a population in 1900 of 4,751. The Negro population of Little Rock constituted 31.6 per cent. of the total population in 1910, ds against 38.4 per cent. in 1960 and 40.4 per cent. in 1970. The Negro population shows a decrease during the last decade of 155, or 1.1 per cent., as compared with an increase from 1890 to 1900 of 4,955, or 50.9 per cent. There was an increase in the white population from 1890 to 1900 against an increase for the preceding decade of 7,476, or 46.4 per cent. 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Fill with alcohol and light here Magic Shampoo Drier $1.00. M for literature today Magic Shampoo Drier A Burm The India Asks your pa A Real 10—Big Yar Both Phones 1700. ```markdown ``` Karsu DE FANCY CLEANING AND Phones New, 2828 | GOODS C Main, 5217 | AND DI 7 New York City, N. Y. NEW GREATHOUSE You at my new place. Ten Neatly Furnished Rooms it patronage on merit of goods. Pool and Billiards. Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana Greathouse, Proprietor. THE MECCA THE PLACE OF QUALITY Bar and Billiards 118 W. NEW YORK ST. NEW PHONE 1819 s. E. Lewis, Proprietor Since you that we have the Quality It Saves you Money KEEPS YOUR HOUSE WARM White ash, no clinkers and all heat. $3.25 per ton 4.50 per ton 4.50 per ton 5.50 per ton 6.00 per ton Special attention. New Phone 21X19. Old Phone, Main. 6680 In Ice & Coal Company, 2 FOWLER STREET. THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $100 POSTAGE PAID. SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE FROM ORDON hair if she uses a MAGIC. After a shampoo or bath the Magic dries the hair, removing the dandruff, and it will straighten the curliest head of hair. Save the half, because the comb is never heated. The steel heat put into the flame of the alcohol or gas heater. Detached from the heating bar, then, after the bar is hea- tee and is held by a turn of the handle. Magic Alcohol Heater $0.50. Liberal terms to agents. Writ- er Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota. ning Question Mianapolis Coal Co. patronage. Place your order with Coal Company. ards—10 125—Teams—125 Main Office 113 N. Penn. St. Any Way you Look at it Levinson $2 Hats are the Best in Style and Quality LEVINSON, Style Starter. THREE STORES Market and Ill. Sts. 37 N. Penn. St. 41 S. Ill. St. tadtBros. DYE WORKS, (INC.) AND DYEING OF LADIES' & GENT'S GARMENTS. CALLED FOR $1435 North Illinois Street DELIVERED 8 "Cleaning Gas" is something we are glad to recommend. Those that have tried it are continually praising its merits. Will clean kid gloves, carpets, shoes, matting, clothing, all kinds of silk and woolen fabrics; will not injure color or fabric, nor does it leave a circle or stain. We were recently appointed agents for the city of Indianapolis. Get a pint bottle, in the children's store, for 85c. —Third floor, annex. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND VICINITY. Mrs. Joseph Pollock, of Frenswood, is quite sick. Mr. Joseph Lewis, of Shelbyville, Ind., was in the city Tuesday. Mr. W. H. Fielding is able to up after being confined to his bed for two weeks. Miss Oneida Washington entertained at a valentine party Wednesday evening. The Ladies Auxiliary of Lincoln hospital will meet at the hospital Tuesday February Mr. William Harrison, head waiter of the Boody House, Toledo, O., was in the city Tuesday. Rev. Smythe, of Bethel A. M. E. church, has gone to Baltimore in the interest of his connection. Mr. Sam Bennett, in North West street, entertained the Keneida Whist Club Friday afternoon. Mr. Geo. Simmons, of The Freeman, spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of his mother at Newcastle. Mr. John Minor, of Cincinnati, O., was the guest of Mrs. Theo. Crawford last week, at their residence, in West Twenty-fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Knox were entertained at dinner Sunday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Crawford, at their beautiful home, 753 West Twenty-fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher entertained the Topaz Club Club with bridge wrist Friday afternoon at her home Tenstreet street. Mrs. David Gee was the cut-glass prize. Mrs. C. D. Harris was the visiting guest. Worthy Matrons' Council of Calantha will meet February 22, at the residence of Mrs. Nannie Ward, 620 Linwood avenue. A grand lodge officers and past ward officers are invited. Mrs. Angle Covington, G. W. M., Winnie Denny, secretary. SIMPSON CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH Preaching Sunday at 11 o'clock a m., by Rev. H. W Tate, D. D., and at 3 p.m. by Rev. H. W Tate, D. D., and at 3 p.m. ville, and at 7:30 p.m. by Rev. W. W. McCoomer, of Cynthiaa, Ky. A. H. McCoomer, of Cynthiaa, Ky. A. and 2, the Brotherhood and the W. H. M. Society will each have a table. Lin- memorial services Sunday night. Addresses: J. H. McCoomer and J. T. V. Hill. YORK MASONS INSTITUTE LODGE A lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons, consisting of twenty-six charter members, was instituted last evening of Masonic hall, 318 Indiana avenue and 319 Washington Avenue conducted by State Grand Master Ell Toney, assisted by Horace B. Deming, Ben Wilson and Mr. Skillinton and a number of local lodges. The regular meeting nights will be the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month. WAGNER-EDWARDS WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Edwards wish to announce the marriage of their sister, Annie Edwards, to Mr. D. L. Wagner, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday afternoon, August 30, 2014, the wedding occasion at the beautiful home of E. Procter, 228 West Fifth street, in the presence of the immediate family and a few intimate friends. The bride entered leaning on the arm of her brother, who gave her away. Mrs. Lillian M. Niblic married the same woman when the entrance and during the ceremony played Bauman's melody in F and "O Promise Me." Rev. W. I. Rowan pronounced the marriage vows which made them man and wife. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wagner left immediately for their home, Grand Rapids, Mich., where they will be at home to their friends after April 1. Y. M. C. A. NOTES The lower floor of the building of the colored Y. M. C. A. was crowded on last Sunday to hear the Rev. Chas, Parkin "The Making of a Life." A novel feature was introduced into the singing last Sunday and will be used every Sunday from now on. Instead of using the hymn on the screen with a stereogram and FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used my Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, 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, Vaughna Bros. drug store, Pink's Pharmacy, Eureka drug store, Hadley Bros. druggists, Robt. P. Bloadan, James M. Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Pharmacy. --- in the darkness the singing is very impressive. The program for Sunday will have as a goal to be the most mercked Douglas," and will be a platform meeting. All men are invited to come and participate in the discussion. The music will be rendered by the association. The committee of management is very much pleased at the way the men whose memberships have fallen due, are paying up and the new members who are still in operation, and all who desire to join at this time can do so upon the payment of $2.00 cash, which gives full membership privileges for 14 months, and over $10,000 is considered that in all probability the new building will be erected this summer and the men taking full privileges now the unexpired time on his ticket will be given to new building. Now is the time to join. REFORMERS' CHIEF KILLED IN A WRECK. Grand Master W. R. Griffin Victim of Fatal Railroad Accident. Richmond, Va.—The death of Mr. W, R. Griffin, president of Grand Fountain U. O. True Reformers, has spread like a gloom over the entire city of Richmond; particularly affecting the memorial order. The mayor, Mr. Griffin had been to West Virginia in the interest of the organization and was on his way to Richmond, via Norfolk and Western railroad when he visited the town and his car telescoped. The president suffered a fracture of the skull. He was removed to the hospital in Petersburg and died Monday evening, never consciousness. Grand worthy secretary, J. Frank Douglass, and Dr. Wm. H. Smith, grand worthy treasurer in company with undertaker A. D. Price, went to Petersburg Tuesday morning, and accompanied the treasurer to the funeral services were conducted from the Third Street A. M. E. church, Tuesday morning. The funeral oration was delivered by Rev. J. Morris in the presence of Rev. I. N. Ross of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, Washington, D. C., where President Griffin held membership. Ice Grand Master Floyd Rose, of St. Louis, immediately wired to come to headquarters and assume active duty of the order. DALLAS. TEXAS Day and Night School on Full Time- The Need of Better Business for People—A Ball and Pleasure Park Needed. Special to THE FREEMAN CHAMPAIGN, ILL. The Monarch's Fourth Annual Cotilion and Home Coming a Success. (By Z. L. Breedlove.) Special to THE FREEMAN. The fourth annual cotillion of the Monarch Club was held February 8 at the Varsity Hall, Indiana. Ill. About forty couples attended the hall, beautifully decorated with the club colors, purple and white. The ladies were dressed in some very tasteful gowns and the men were in full dress. They THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER TAMPA, FLA. SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN! PENSACOLA, FLA. (By Walker Wilmer Thomas, of the Thomas News Bureau, 18 South Tarrgonna St., Phone 821.) Special to The Freeman A. B. will open here this week. If you are visiting your friends here during the carnival report it to the Thomas News in "Royal Sam" will appear in the local playhouse on February 25. This will be one of the carnival social events.... Don forget to report all of your news Thomas, the Walker Wilmer Thomas, general manager. VALDOSTA, GA. Special to THE FREEMAN. Prof. J. E. McGirt, of Philadelphia, one of the greatest Negro poets recited some of his poems and dramas in this book. He was a week's visit to Valdosta was regarded as aulttreat; on the occasion remarks were made by three of our leading ministers....Mrs. Henry Williams is sick at her home and Magnolia street....Mr. Clarence Johnson, college professor of Georgia State College, and is teaching school six miles south of this city....Mrs. Katie Griffith is ill at her home on West street....Mr. R. B. Banks, of Bakersfield, and Mrs. Jay Davies in this city. He is an experienced jeweler and has practiced his profession for several years in Valdosta....Prof. McGirt repeated his recital for the benefit of the school and...Prof. Z. E. Monroe of Monroe, spent a few days celebrating this week in the interest of political affairs....Mrs. A. J. Richardson has returned to the city after spending a month with relatives in western Georgetown, at Dochett's drug store, W. Frank Williams, agent, on the "Daylight" corner. OUR WIDE-AWAKE REAL ESTATE AGENT HAS HOMES FOR ALL. YOUNGSTOWN O. SPECIAL I will have 250 lots ranging from $100 to $300, according to their location, and have fixed the terms so that they can pay the rent and account. In to date I have had $5 put down their homes to secure one of these lots, and will gladly take any person's name who has foresight enough to see the benefit. There will not be any money required before the first of April. As will soon have a similar plot in Akron, as the people in that city meet with the same disadvantages as they do in our city. H. J. JEFFE & CO. 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