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The Freeman is read by more than 100,000 Negroes weekly. A hint for advertisers VOL. XXV. NUMBER 22 THE NATION'S CAPITAL ELECTION OF BISHOP THIRKIELD UNIVERSALLY APPROVED WHO WILL BE HOWARD'S NEW HEAD? Testimonial to Capt. Oyster—A Brond Educational Credo - Daney Land Big Position in Zion-To Take Part in the Coming Campaign. Thompson's National News Bureau. All Washington is gratified over the election of Dr. Wilbur P. Thirkild, president of Howard University, as a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For many months it has been for promotion at the Minneapolis Conference, and his success comes as a happy culmination of a period of service to God and humanity. His election took place on the twenty-fifth day of the month, than the number necessary to a choice. He was a member of the body as a delegate from the Ohio conference, an unusually high compliment to one residing out of the state. He is richly earned, and he has been answered all this week with telegrams and letters of congratulation from friends of both races in all sections of the country. He is not only in the ointment lies the fact that he is a student of the student services as president of Howard University, in which capacity he has given six years of solid achievement. De. his satisfaction felt by reason of his election as president of the trustees of the institution, speaking of the valued labors of Dr. Thirkild, admirably summed up the general feeling in saying: "I have done more for the university in the past four years than has been done in the preceding forty years." In six years the enrollment of students at the university has risen from 800 to 1,400. The number of professors and instructors has been trebled, and a half million of them have been added to the permanent improvement of the institution. Best of all, President Thirkield has been able to move toward the permanent support of Federal funds for the improvement of this enormous obligation insures its future as a national institution. His successors will find the task of supporting the institution more advantage than when he took charge. Dr. Thirkield's life is one long story of devotion to the uplift of the Negro people, native of Ohio, he soon gave up a Chicago University, at Atlanta. Here he founded the Gammon Theological Seminary, and for seventeen years he worked incessant to make that institution the potent force in the community. Since coming to Washington Dr. Thirkield has not confined his labors to Howard University, but has taken an active interest in every movement for the benefit of the community. He directed the directorate of the Young Men's Curriculum Association, and for several years has been second vice president of the organization, counting no sacrifice too great to be considered a sacrifice. He has devoted great concern for the success of Howard and who have commended the effective labors of President Thirkield are Taft, former President Roosevelt, and the former President of the Education Elmer E. Brown and Andrew Carnegie. Dr. Booker T. Washburn became a member of the board of trustees under Dr. Thirkield's administration. The new bishop has been assigned to the episcopal station at New Orleans. He carries with him the best wishes of a grateful people. Howard University's Next President The selection of a new president for Howard University will not be an easy matter. There is no dearth of candidates, to discover from the array of materials that will win of intellectual breadth, moral strength and man of integrity, nonstructive genius and executive ability such as Dr. Thirkield was and what his successor must be, will tax the highest salary of the board of trustees, to which this body has this responsibility, that there will be no inductive haste in filling the vacancy, and the fitness of every candidate will be fully tested before a choice is decided upon. Since the financial future of the university is practically secure, because of the federal support after year, the argument that a man must head the school in order to influence congressional favor becomes less clear, here is a general feeling that the time is approaching when competent colored president for a school must essentially a Negro institution, though it is officially styled as such. Many of the white members of the board and of Congress will be appointed copiah with this idea, and will lend their support to the right colored man brought forward for the position. Friends of the school are taking the country with a fine-tooth comb with the Negro educator who is likely to kill them. Some of those mentioned in this connection are Kelly Miller, George W. Cook Lewis, Moore W. V. Tunnell and E. L. Parks, all members of the present college or members of the present faculty. university; Roscoe Conkling Bruce, assistant superintendent of the Washington schools; Judge Robert H. Terrell, of the University; E. B. DuBois, H. T. Kealing and others. Said a prominent white educator, the head of a leading local college; the head of a man can secure the presidency of Howard University and a colored man ought to have it; but, in order to bring about this result, there must be a formal agreement upon the educational leader who comes nearest to the qualifications demanded by the situation. A long-drawn-out contest, with selfishness at its peak, will mean defeat for the Negro race. The outcome will be watched with interest by our people all over the country. "Boy Scouts" Lining Up. A District League of Boy Scouts is one of the new organizations in process of formation. On Friday evening Charles A. Marshall, who is at the head of the movement, with the Lovejoy School Company and the Lovejoy School Company address at the "Peace" exercises at the Logan School on "The Peace Scout," pointing out the value of the spirit of patriotism that is developed in time of peace—country that the truly Americans to the flag of the flag the first bugle call of war. Mr. Marshall's speech was warmly applauded, and a sufficient number of pledges were secured to guarantee a strong company at the Logan School. The company spoke at every colored school in the northwest and southeast sections of the city, and a district league is practically certain to grow out of his earnest agitation. Drill of the High School Cadets Drill of the High School Cadets. Twenty thousand people, representing the intelligence, beauty, culture, and within-class, and of the 19,000 people of the nation, saw Company A of the First Separate Battalion of High School Cadets win first honors in the annual competitive drill. Friday afternoon at American College Park, the first day of the year, was attended that has been, up to this time, assembled in the beautiful concrete coliseum at Seventh Street and Florida Avenue, and the slight was one that could not fall to the ground. A number of students, who had the good fortune to witness it. Seven companies were entered for the flag—three from M Street High School and four from J.W.W.C.P. and the other three from the latter also including the company from the Business High School. Company A has won first place three times in succession, and has fallen into second place, and has been a member of the company for every hundred years. The number of students in the eighteenth, and it was accounted the best of the series. The judges were Lleut, John E. Green, of the United States Army, military instructor, and the first two of the two, who were in their careers of the District National Guard. Major Arthur Brooks, military instructor of the cadets, was on hand to see how they had developed the fine points of the course. The first few in which he had developed thirty minutes in which to complete forty-eight difficult manoeuvres. None of the companies used the course. The first two of the two, and judges stated, in awarding the honors, that the organizations were so very close on marks that it had been difficult to pick the winner. A sham battle and a dress-up were the two of the two. The second five of the first were the competition. Superintendent W. M. Davidson, of the public schools; Capt. F. F. Oyster, president of the Board of Education, and other members of the board and the board of directors. The first two of the first two, and Superintendent Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Principals E. C. Williams and W. Bruce Evans, witnessed the exercises. Lawyer R. Turner, of the Board of Education, presented the courses. The first two of Arthur Logan, the youthful captain of the winning company; silver medals on Lleut. Herbert Harris and Rayford Lo-gan, and whitethad badges of honor on each of the first two of the two. A number of students, having won the flag three consecutive times, retails it permanently now. The captains of Companies A, B, C, D, F, and G, respectively, were Arthur C. D. Pierce, G. G. Dyer, Dyer George A. Brown, James A. aJckson, A. Newton and Charles H. Lewis. Testimonial to Captain Oyster. One thousand leading colorful organizers gathered at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church last Wednesday evening to testify their appreciation of the signal services rendered in behalf of the colored schools of Washington have been granted their right to participate in the president of the Board of Education was largely through the active friendship of Captain Oyster that the colored schools of Washington have been granted their right to participate in the support of public education on the basis of population. In the fiscal year of 1911, the colored schools got 34 per cent of the total amount appropriated; the rest of the funds were and the estimates for 1931 call for a sum representing 41 per cent of the total asked for. Because of the aggressive fight for fair play led by Captain Oyster, and because of the identity with which he chose to represent himself, none too good for our children," and his courage in trying to make "the schools of all the children of all the people of the District of Columbia as good as the best in the world," and the public-spirited Mr. H. C. Tyson, conceived the idea of giving the people an opportunity to thus express their gratitude for the unselfish zeal displaced by the protection their most vital interests. The response was spontaneous and hearty. Hon. J. C. Napier, registrar of the treasury, who hurried from Tennessee to be on the scene, presided and spoke earnestly at the addresses meeting. Addresses attesting the grievances colored people for Captain Oyster's generosity were delivered by Rev. Walter H. Brooks and Lawyer W. L. Houston and Mr. James A. Cobb read the resolutions, and Mr. James A. Cobb read the house in praise of the guest of honor. The addresses were unanimously adopted and a copy, elegantly engraved on parchment, was presented to the captain. The document bore the signature of the members of the general committee. Captain Oyster's national credo, which emphasized his belief in the broadest education for all of the people—equal opportunities for white and black, rich and poor, emphasizing national pride, and emphasizing home education for girls, liberal approach for adequate buildings and grounds, higher [Name] MR. OLLIE DEMPSEY ELECTED TO OHIO STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. house of the being the principal of them all. Visitors in the city who fail to meet Ollie Dempsey, of Cincinnati, O. one of the best-known business men in the United States. Mr. Dempsey is known from coast to coast not only for his business qualities, but for his square and upright dealings with all mankind. Ollie, as he is better known, is for the present presented in the historical business, being the manager of the Pekin Theater, of this city, which he has successfully conducted for several years. in this time he has been given credit by the performers who have played his saturies for teachers, the application of the merit system impartially, from junior to superintendent, and insisted upon the teaching of true Americanism, which he translated as sincere devotion to the doctrine of the "square deal." Superintendent W. M. Davidson, who was present, made a felicitous speech. Captain Oyster's complimentary reference to Assistant Superintendent Bruce was appended to the echo, attesting the high standing of the real people of the District. The musical and literary program, which was unusually fine, embraced piano solos by L. Chase; a violin solo by Mr. Joseph H. Douglass; a solo, "The Trumpeter," by Dr. C. Sumner Wormley, accompanied by Mr. HarFry Williams; and a recitation by Edward Kipling's "Ballard of the East and West," by Miss Mary Powell Burrill. Washingtonians Busy at Charlotte Washingtonians figured actively in the proceedings of the A. M. E. Zion conference at Charlotte. Besides the electric of Mr. Dancy as secretary of the Church, Hudward Kipling's "Ballard of the East and West," by Miss Mary Powell Burrill. Mr. H. C. Tyson was chairman of the general committee on management, and Dr. G. W. Cabaniss was secretary. A feature of the evening was the presentation to Oyster of Oyster an immense aquifer of American Beauty on the ladies of the District. The graceful speech of presentation was made by Mrs. A. M. Curtis. Mr. Dancy Honored By Zion Conference. Mr. John C. Dancy, former recorder of deeds for the District and sometime collector of customs at Wilmington, N. C., a leader in the Zion A. M. E. Church, will be the guest of honor at Charlotte with the office of secretary of the Church Extension Board, being elected by an overwhelming majority in a large field of candidates. The fundamental development of the church will be Mr. Dancy's aim to plant the abner of Zion in many pioneer fields, and to give the denomination an equipment in church buildings such as it has never had before. It will constantly on the road, and his wide acquaintance with the means and persuasive eloquence, coupled with business sagacity of the keenest type, bespeak for him a brilliant success. He will make his headquarters at the Zion financial department in Philadelphia, and will retain his family home in Washington. Mr. Dancy gave your correspondent a glowing account of the proceedings f the general conference at Charlotte, charlotte's largest session he had yet attended. In all the meetings he had never seen the outcome of a conference more cheerfully accepted, the disappointments leaving fewer sore spots than the disappointments. The failure of the conference elect bishops was due to an unbreakable deadlock over ambitious candidates, and the postponement until 1916 was decided to avoid a way out of an embarrassing situation. The nominal side of the arrangement appealed to those of the church who wish to put every available dollar on the debts that the church's principal institutions of learning have, it is believed, there will be no appreciable opposition to the election of four bishops and a general enlargement of the church's work, which will be made more certain by the $20,000 on the salaries that would have come to the two bishops, had they elect the six year. Dr. Jackson's reelection in his year. Dr. Jackson's reelection is financial success by the ne financial success of the ne financial success. house of being the prince of them all. Visitors in the city who fail to meet Ollie Dempsey miss a rare treat. Being a man of large physique, with a dignified demeanor, he commands the respect of all who make his acquaintance. Mr. Dempsey has never taken a very active interest in politics, but this year he has been elected as a delegate to the Republican state convention that meets June 3 at Columbus, O. The election was unsolicited on the part of Mr. Dempsey and was the result of the activity of his many friends, both white and colored, which the revenues of the church will be largely increased during the coming quadrennium. Dr. Jackson, who led at all in the balletting for bishop, is certain to be elected by acclamation in 1916. Mr. Dempsey, in the work, Mr. Dancy will take an active part in the impending presidential campaign He is an ardent supporter of Colonel Roosevelt, and in the event of the nomination, he will cage next month, it is probable that Mr Dancy will be asked to assume the leadership of the colored forces in the field. Washingtonians Busy at Charlotte Washingtonians Busy at Charlotte. Washingtonians figured actively in the election of Mr. Dancy as secretary of the mission at Charlotte. Besides the election of Mr. Dancy as secretary of the Church Extension Board, Mrs. Ida V. Smith, the widow of the late Bishop Smith, was named the president of Hope and Foreign Missionary Society, by Alexander Walters was retained in charge of the Washington District, and will attend the Washington District and will Clinton in the work in Africa and the United States. S. L. Corrothers, made an excellent run for the bishopric, and Rev. C. C. Alleyev strong support for editor of the Star of Zion in the election of re-elected president of the Layman's organization Miss Sarah J. Janifer retired as secretary of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, after long and satisfactory conference of 1916 goes to Louisville, Ky. BLOOMINGTON, IL Miss Alverta Duff entertained Saturday morning with a four-course breakfast, in honor of the Misses Jessie Jordan, and inducted Browne of Clanua, who are guests at the Tale following ladies were present. Mrs Major Casey, Misses M. Harris, Mabelle Hawkins, Blanche Hongland, Marjorie E. Smart and Lorna Walker. ...Messes, Claudia Champa, Misses J. Walker, the audiences of Champaul, attended the dance given by the Royal Entertainers. ...R. Rhodes and Warren, the Tuskegee Students, at the Grand Theater at Danvers Tuesday. ...Messes, the audiences ...Mr. and Mrs. J. Stearles, proud parents of an eight-pound boy. ...Harry Lewis and Mr. Ganaway were in town on en route to Indianapolis, Ind. ...Mr. John Moseley, of Pontiac, came to the city Sunday in his new Ford car. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. There was a lawn social and an old-time barbecue given last week at Mrs Gordon's, 42 North Hickory street. Mr. Spencer Jason urmished the music. A delightful show and a dance and Mrs. Wright will depart Sunday for Dayton, O. to visit friends and relatives... Rev. John Brown, of Danville, is pastorizing at the Free Will Baptist church, sity and Wright... Mrs. Long, on Tremont street, is improving very nicely. Mr. C. C. Scott, Miss Mildred Brown, Missope and Charles McConnell were entertained in Bloomington last week by The Reverend Robert also an informal dance... Miss Jessie Jordan returned Wednesday. May 22 from visiting Miss Leora Walker. The Reverend Robert also a silver lambs at Urban II I am at斯威. They wish to thank everybody for coming out. TAKE THE ENTIRE SERIES FROM THE AMERICAN GIANTS Annual Sermon Preached to Famous 8th Regiment by Dr. W. D. Cook, at Quinn Chapel—Dr. Dan Williams Severs Connection with Provident Hospital (By Cary B. Lewis. CHICAGO, Ill., May 28. "Rube" Foster, of the American Giants, is the happiest man in Chicago. He has succeeded in accomplishing his aim; that was to every game played against the Royal Giants of his team. He did a good warrior did with almost perfect ease and to the entire satisfaction of the fans and his friend, Mr. Schorling, who believes in the American team, colored aggregation in America. The American Giants won six straight games. The attendance at each game was very good and the two Sunday games were Giants Win Six Straights. Giants Win Six Straights. The winning of the colored championship, first game, 8 to 3, Dougherty pitching, second, 0, Wickery pitching; third, 4 to 1, Foster pitching; fourth, 12 to 6, Gatewood pitching; fifth, 10 to 2, Lindsey pitching; sixth, 5 to 2, Foster pitching. It pleased him in the box again, and he succeeded in winning two of the six games played. He showed that he possessed old-time fire and vim, and is still honored as the greatest pitcher of the race. It was his masterly twirling, knowledge of the game, artist as a ball player, that was responsible for his Double Header. On last Sunday a magnificent crowd was present at the double header, and the famous Giants won both, playing against the Packers. The boxes were filled with many of Chicago's popular ladies, who were charmingly dressed, their beautiful hats being the attraction of the spectators. For still another reason, the Sunday is an event among Chicago people. Barbor a Star. Many fine plays were made by "our boys". Barbor starred for the winners. He played from Pierce to Barbor caused double play from Pierce to Barbor caused fans to rise with a tumultuous yell. The score for the first game: Amer. Giants.....1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 *-5 Red Giants.....1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 *-5 Two-base hits—Duncan, Hardy, Brown. Double plays—Pierce to Barbor; Brown to Robinson; Earl to Johnson. Struck at Barbor. Goodgame. 2 buses on balls—Offoster. Goodgame. 6. Umpire—Goockel. Time—1:40. The second game on Sunday was with the West Ends. The white boys took a three score win to score, but in the inning. This displaced Wickwarver very much, and made the team get down to work, and in the same inning the Giants made three scores. For five innings, the fourth score was to score, but in the inning the Giants warmed up and brought in two scores. In the same play, some very sensational playing was done. In the seventh inning the Giants scored again and the visitors never saw it. Again, again. Night! night at the end made three-figure. The fans went into ectasy. Wickwarver struck out four men. The score: American Giants.....3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 *-5 American Giants... 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 * - 6 West Ends... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * - 6 Three-base hits: Pierce. Struck out - Bases by Aldous, 4. Bases on balls: Off Wickweaver, 4. Off Aldous, 3. Hit by pitcher: By Aldous. 1. Umpire: Goeckel. Time: 2:00. Giants' Tour. The American Giants will play the Indianapolis A. B. C.'s Monday and Tuesday, June 9 and 4, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and June 10, at Indianapolis, Indiana, Ind. to play the Spruels, June 5, 6, 7 and 8. June 9 they jump to Chicago or one game with the Gunthers. Leavitt, Nick, Lick, Ind. to play the Pluto for a series of games, the dates being June 12, 12, 13 and 14. June 16 and 17. French Lick Plutos. June 18, 19, 20 and 21 they will be in Chicago. Lick, Ind. to play Mills' great aggregation of baseball apostles. The St. Louis team is one of the strongest in the country. The eyes of the baseball world are on the boys who pitched for the Chicago Giants who pitched for the Chicago Giants year, and who has had a remarkable year this season, will be seen in St. Louis uniform. Pryor, who was with the American Giants, the dandy dresser, are with the St. Louis team. The fans of St. Louis claim they have the best team of the two and are going to wrest the championship champions, admits that his opponents are great players, and the team has been materially strengthened since last year, but when the fireworks start they will be deceived. The fans will see some of the most strategic baseball ever witnessed in a struggle for supremacy. Sunday, at Schorling's Park, the New Chicago Giants will play a game against the Royal Giants. Frank Landel has secured most of the players of last season and the boys have been practicing on the field. He promised on next Sunday. The Chicago have a great number of admirers here, and also the Royals, and a good crowd witness the battle. At this writing little is known of the players or batteries. Violinist Home Prof. Kemper Herrald, one of the most popular young men of Chicago, a music clan of ability and a violinist of quality, will arrive in the city Saturday of this week from Atlanta Baptist College, where he has had charge of the musical department. He will be given a stag on Saturday night at the home of his brother Robert, and he, with Ferd Barnett, will give the 'son of Chicago' a royal time. On this occasion he will be given a stag at Lewis, and a number of other young men of the city will be present to speak, eat and sing. It was through the kindly interest of Madame Hackley that Mr. Hertz secured the place at the Atlanta Baptist college, where he has been a great success. George W. Ellis at A. M. E. Conference. Locals. The famous Eighth Regiment, under the command of Col. John R. Marshall, marched to Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, on the 1st of the 18th of the 18th century, who was delivered by Dr. Wm. D. Cook. The regiment made a splendid military showcase, they passed with measured steps to and fro, the church. While its splendid band was playing the beautiful and familiar tunes "W" and "K" and following thronging crowds standing segment was well and neatly dressed; the officers' are objects of admiration and charm. Dr. Cook preached perhaps one of the ablest sermons to which the regiment listened for many years. And as he passed from the army, Dr. Wm. D. Cook, the first of the audience lived again in the military room of the past. Rev. Brudden, who is a military man, made a fine address, and completed in form and thought the splendidly exquisite day. The musical program was excellent and the occasion will go down in the history of the Eighth Regiment as a red-letter one. It is to be regretted that there is some difficulty affecting the interest and welfare of Provident. The Controversy has. We are informed that the controversy has reached a stage that has finally resulted in Dr. Dan Williams severing his connection with that institution. We very much are not aware of the difficulty. Dr. Williams is one of the organized surgeons of this country and city and we are sorry that the parties to the controversy were not able to make such decisions as would enable their future co-operation in the alleviating of the suffering of the sick and wounded of this community. Rev. Reverdy Ranson was in the city a few days, this week. He delivered two lectures last Sunday in this city. In the morning he met with the M. Church and at night at Institutional. Both churches were packed to hear him. His sermons were brilliant, profound and Christian spirit. It was announced that Rev. Reverdy Ranson, the editor of the A. M. E. Review. In the turn that distinguished divine will, it is said, move to Nashville, where the Review is published. Thursday of this week, Decoration Day, the Eighth Regiment will participate in the Decoration Day parade. The Uniform Rank of the Vibias, and Odd Fellows will also march in the parade. This will be the first time that such organizations have taken part in parade, and they are expected to make splendid displays. Colonel Marshall stated to the regiment's constituent that on June 18 the annual military ball of the regiment will be given at the regiment's Armory. Preparations will be made for the delegates to the National Republican convention. The local Negro Business League held a meeting last week at the headquarters of the Y. M. C. A. The Royal Life Charter The Seven Royal Paragraphs Of the Holy United Elect, of the Negro Race, and of Christ that Form the Royal Trust Company Family FOUNDED AND INCORPORATED BY Archbishop Justus J. Evans, D. G. To Rescue and Take Care of the True Righteous and the Negro People in America and in All the World Which Company is already Incorporated, and is to be reincorporated in Thirteen different States and seven Territories, in order to make room for 700,000 Elects for the express Purpose, for which it is, and were Founded, as indicated by the Seven Royal Paragraphs hereinafter outlined, setting forth its true purposes, in life and in the business, it is engaged in, and shall Do To The Glory of God. WHAT ITS NAME IS, AND SEALL BE, IN LIFE The Royal Name of this Company is THE ROYAL TRUST COMPANY, and is called THE TRUE LIGHT OF LIFE; ROYAL LIFE, HOLY UNITED, ROYAL TRUST COMPANY. HOW FORMED AND CREATED ALIVE The True Light of Life, Royal Life, Holy United. Royal Trust Company, is formed, composed and constituted of The True Lovers and The True Lights; The Elects of the Ethiopian and Negro Race, and the Royal Standard Life Members of The Grand Supreme Holy Trinity Association; the Glorious Light of the World Union; United Courts, the King Queen Courts of Glory; the True Light Army; the High Educational College of Glory; Royal Teachers, and Arch-Bullets; together with The Congress of Glory; Form and Do Constitute The Royal Trust Company United Membership, and Royal Family. A copy of this Charter and Deed is Registered, and should be, placed on file, and recorded in the capitals of all Nations, States, and Kingdoms; signed by at least seven of the ruling Members of the Company, in order that all men may see and know the Real Object and True Purposes of the Company, called The Royal Trust Co., formed of the Negro People, which is as signed, and in detail described in the following. SEVEN PARAGRAPHS—RULED BY H. L. K. W. T. M. & J. ARCH. TO WIT: First—The Object and the Royal Purpose of the True Light of Life, Royal Life, Holy United, Royal Trust Company, is to constitute and establish itself, to be known to be, Virtually The High Educational College of Glory, of the Supreme, Holy Trinity Associates, Supreme Association, which forms, and constitutes the same image of the Royal Trust and its interests. The High Society, whose business it is, and shall be, first, to procure and obtain perfect Favor, and the True Rights of the Real Estate and the True Principles, which are of The Glory of the Glory of the Almighty God; which are supreme in Life, and in Power, with Jesus Christ, The King of Glory; which is supreme in Glory; in the True Light of Life, Royal Life, which is most High, in The Glory of the Glory of the Glory of God, and of Life Eternal; and to show and deliver the same service of the True Light of the Glory of the Glory of God, and of the True Rights of the True Teachings, of the True United Wise members, and the True Rightful members of the Company, in the Right, and that Highly Recognize and diligently Obey the Royal Director General of it, in Chief; which is in Authority in it to teach, to rule and to teach the True Rightfulness of the Almighty God the Father, and of God the Son and God the Supreme Royal Holy Ghost, Spirit in Chief, which is Most High in Glory, and in Life Eternal; which are the Indwellers of the United Saints, and True Lights; which are of the Most High, in True Godliness. Second—To Procure and Create Holy Power, and Pure Prosperity; to protect, help and strengthen all the True Lovers, the True Lights and Principles of the Kingdom of God and of Christ Jesus, and all that do the Will of God, which is in heaven, and the Will of the Holy United Royal Standard Life members of this Royal Trust, and the True Strengthful Defenders, as associates of it, in Life, all around the world, on this earth, and in heaven above, eternally. Third—To Procure and Produce Righteous Means, Ways, Industries, Capital and Wealth, and to develop plans originated by it; to enable it to develop and to Rightfully lead, teach, educate, and Righteously prosper and defend the Negro people, successfully, according to the Choice will of Almighty God, their Creator, and the Righteousness of Christ Jesus the Lord, their Redeemer, For Ever and Ever. Fourth—To procure Lands, Houses, Finances and Wealth through its own ways, through systems of its own, and the power of the Lord, through the power of God, through the power of God and the power of God and the power of God—to enable it to create itself a Royal-force and a sufficient Fund—to build the Lord for it a Treasure, and a Treasure-Building, Headquarters; and create in it a capital, Treasure-fund, sufficient to enable it to successfully do a Choice Righteousness work, and a royal business of such kinds. Needful, to enable the Company, Royal Trust, to rightfully Establish itself; one in Life and in Spirit with; and the units of the Church of Glory, and the True Rightfulness, and the Upright of the Negro people, for ever, and ever. Fifth—To Create New Light, New Life, Holy Power and Influence; by the Right, True Spirit, True Light, Industry, Thrift, Fidelity and Business, in True Godliness, and Wealth; and by whatever other sure means, of Righteousness, needful to cause the Negro people to See right, Know right, and Do right, and follow the right of Godliness, and the right to be the right of the people; and the expression of the unrighteousness, that now prevail against them individually, and collectively, and as people, America, and in the World at Large; in order that they may serve their God, and well answer for the Royal purpose for which they are and were Created, at His Will. Sixth—To do Justice and Judgment Highly Acceptable; to the Glory of Almighty God, for the Good of the Negro people, in the presence of all Nations; in order that this People may be properly taught, educated, refined, shaded, and so as to be prepared for them; as the Grand Supreme Holy Trinity Association, Incorporated; The Glorious Light of the World Union, The King of Quality, and the Glory of Glory. The True Light Army, The High Educational College and Congress of Glory; together forming The True Light of Life, Royal Life, Holy United, Royal Trust Company, of the Upright and the True Righteous of the Negro people in it, made Glorious as a People in the sight of Almighty God; and in the presence of all nations and races of mankind, forever and ever. And God Will. Seventh—To reach, through the end and the strain of the power to be, and successfully in Life and Glory; and help its individual constitute the force and resident and faithful United Life Members, and its True Associates in every Work of Righteousness, which is True—in Life and in Spirit—in every Time of great Need, in a needy time of life, agreeable to the Holy will of Almighty God, and of Jesus Christ, The Great King of Glory; in order that All Goodness and True Righteousness, approved and defended by this Company, Name and Association of Names, and the�ing of the Goodness of the Almighty God; and with it, a ever-visually triumph over and subdue and annihilate and utterly destroy all Evil and all unrighteousness and wickedness every more ever and ever, by the immediate merit, efficiency, and faithful assistance of this Company and the Negro people it tends to build, and plant, and benefit in the sight of Almighty God forever and ever; and for this cause it shall Proceed, and Create under the support and keeping a Royal Treasure of $70,000 to $91,000,000, and a capital of $1,000,000 to $1,000,000. To whom be Glory, Honor, Power and Dominion now is bound to the Everlasting Glory of Almighty God. Amen. THE ROYAL ADDRESS And Special Notice Given to the True Righteous of the Negro Race of America. BY ARCHBISHOP EVANS, D. G. Greeting! Greeting! Greeting! To all to whom it shall concern, to you, and to each of you, I, Justus J. Evans, D. G., do now again make known unto you, that I saw the Lord descend to the earth from heaven and He stood on the earth before me face to face and talked with me concerning the things whereof I now speak to you; and if any man tells you my testimony is not true, he is a liar, and whosover denies that what I say is TRUE, they are numbered with the damned; and if they continue, they shall be entered into that lake of fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels except they speedily repent. Hear now what I say unto you, and take heed; be not stubborn in heart, nor be slothful in mind, to remain in unbelief; hear what I tell you and live, get understanding before you perish with the wicked. Hear me! Now, listen to what it is, that I now tell you; I am --- 2 WHAT ITS NAME IS, AND SKALL BE, IN LIFE is Company is THE ROYAL TRUST COMPANY, and OLY UNITED, ROYAL TRUST COMPANY. HOW FORMED AND CREATED ALIVE THE GLORIOUS OBJECT OF IT informed by the Lord "that at the time of the end of the reign of the abomination, which maketh desolate, which was set up in the Holy place after the daily sacrifice was taken away," as was spoken to the Prophet Daniel (see Dan. 12:9 to 13) by the Angel of the Lord. There must be a universal REVOLUTION, and "at that same time, the powers of heaven must be shaken," as was told by our Lord unto His early disciples, see Matt. 24:29 and 30, "and then shall All the tribes of the earth mourn," there shall and must be "a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation," see Dan. 12:1, 2, 3, and at that TIME shall the True Righteous be delivered; the Rolling Stone shall smite the golden image, and all kings shall fall, and a revolution take place in all the churches, and the stars of heaven shall then fall to the earth, see Matt. 24:15, 22, 23, 29 ver.; that is to say, the --- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ministers shall take sides with the unrighteous and the day of vengeance must overtake them; and in order that the True Righteous, the True Elects may escape, a New Church must be formed by order of the Lord, under the Royal leading of Angel Michael, see Dan. 12:1, and this Church under the leadership of Michael shall take over the True Effects, and the True Righteous into it, as a rescue boat takes from a sinking ship the Royal guests that are aboard of that sinking vessel, provided they will heed the warning of the rescuing Crew, called the True Lights, and leave that doomed ship for the Life Boat. Listen now to what I say unto you: "at that time the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall," see Isiah 40:28, 30, 31, and only they that do obey the voice of the Lord, Angel Michael, "they shall have new strength and shall mount up with wings as eagles do. Now, why will you halt between two opinions, but I have told you, get understanding by me. See! A new company of Royal Righteousness must now come into power, as the Lord demands, and for this cause I have made room for Seven hundred thousand True Elects of the True Righteous to come into the Company of Angel Michael; which is known as The Royal Trust Company of the Living God, and of Christ the Lamb; get into this company if you want to tide over the great Day of God's Wrath which is now fully come upon you, or my people in all the world. Make haste; if you will be delivered. See Isa. 28:38 ver. 1, 2, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19 and 20; there is no politician that can do you any good whatever, for their time is out. "The End of the Reign of the abomination" is now come, the end of the thousand [Picture of a man seated in a chair, wearing a dark coat and a white shirt, holding a book in his hands. The background is a plain, dark wall.]] ARCHBISHOP JUSTUS J. EVANS, D. G. The Archbishop, the Founder and the President of the Supreme Church of Glory; and Is the Director General of the True Light Army, Who Called the World-Wide National Negro Convention to Convene in New York, August 4, 1911; to Precede the Women's Convention in Boston, August 12. two hundred and ninety days is at an end, and the thousand three hundred, five and thirty days is now at hand, see Dan. 12:11, 12:12, "Fear God and give Glory unto Him, for the hour (time) of His Judgment is come"; Rev. 11:15, and Rev. 14:6, 7. There must now be gathered out of His Kingdom all things that offend, and all that they do iniquity, see Matt. 13:40 to 43; and Matt. 24:31; then hear me! 700,000 of the best of Men and Women of the Negro Race may have a Royal Life membership in this Royal Company, in life-saving, if they will heed the call I now make; every one that will, let them each give themselves up to God, to be used as He Wills, and present themselves with their Gifts in cash, to show their will; to create unto the Lord a Treasurer, that there may be meat in His Royal House, for the weary, and the True believers in Christ. See! 700,000 divided into seven Royal folds or Character classes, is the Order of the Formulary of the Elect Company, of the Living God, that they may "work a work in this their day; that the unrighteous will in no-wise believe though I declare to them, in God's Name. See Hab. 1:5. Hurry! Hurry! HURRY!! MURRY!! I say, AWAKE! AWAKE!! AWAKE!! To Create a Capital of Now, get this! Understand what I say! I tell it to you now, that this Royal Co. Association, has already been incorporated by me the second time and it has a sufficient power, Charters and a system to gather, hold together, and control for its purposes more than a hundred million dollars; and ways to be able to create and control a Capital of one billion and seven hundred million dollars; and we are now also planned to extend the Royal corporation into thirteen (13) different States, and seven Territories, and for this cause we will Now welcome seven hundred thousand More Elect members of the Negro race to a Royal life membership of the corporation, provided, however, they will Now act Quickly and do exactly as I say do, as the Architect-Constructor, and Master-Builder with the Lord in this Royal Company; some may think it is possible for us to be hindered and defeated in our Glorious Undertaking, but I tell you, Nay! I know more than all the men in the World; I know how to defeat them in every act that they may put forth to defeat God, and, in the Thing I am now commanded by Him to Do. All I want now is the Strict Obedience of every Soldier and True light, and every True Lover and Saint that joins me in this Royal, True Light Army Royal Trust Company. Mark what I tell you I am Going to Condemn every Negro that Rejects this call I am making and I am going to keep out of this company and every man, that is unfit to be trusted in a work of this kind, and all that make their application for life membership must send their own Volunteer gift, to the treasury fund, in my Name to help defray the total expense, and if they are not made welcome by me after I test them, I will refund their gift to them in full; this Royal Mansion shall not go up by fictitious material, or by a deficient quality of the very kind we seek, to make it Glorious in God's sight; but no worthy man or woman will be rejected in any wise, so let them see it, that they present themselves stripped of every fetter and chain that binds them; for the political parties and wicked powers are going to try to rule the world, all people in it, forever, but GOD says nay! The true righteous shall now rule, forever an dever, at any cost; hurry then! and obey God, or He will turn everyone of you into hell with the devil and his angels; hurry! I say hurry! or you shall sink down in utter despair. Give me the best characters that can be found in the Negro race by August 4th, 1912, or before August the 4th, 1913; and I will do a work with them that has never been done since the world was; and the wrath of God will be stayed off the people, for His hand is now stretched out to destroy. Yea, utterly destroy all the disobedient people, the world over; and He will break up every Church, root and branch, that will not defend the work He has now called His Elects into by me, out of the Ethiopian people, called the Negro Race, which have been rejected by all other races, and relegated to the rear of all goodness; in contempt of their Creator and Reedermer. Therefore, My People, I Charge You Now By the Living God; To get a move on yourselves; and form yourselves in Clubs and troops, and fear not your enemies; for God's way is your only way to escape. Remember My word; As I now tell you, that The people did not call me in to this work, neither has any man Hired me to do it; It is God Almighty Himself that commanded me to set before you this way for your success, and there is no peace or prosperity for you, as a people, and no protection for you, and no deliverance for you; until the True Righteous have been successfully put in the lead in every City and town, and in every Race and nation, the World over; For the Devil's Time is Now out; for proof see Rev. 12:10, 11, 12. Hear what I shall tell you; you must keep the devil's people out of this work, shut him out; allow his and his angels no part with you in this work; form a righteous force; it is not money that you need to qualify you to take the lead in this work; your service, if you are True, is more acceptable to God in this movement, than your money; nevertheless, all of you who have some money of your own, should Give some of it to the cause according as the Lord prosperys you from time to time as an example for all others to go by; this is the day of God's Harvest, and He is now calling for seven hundred thousand (700,000) Negro men and women to enlist in His harvest, and they had better come at His command Now to this Heaven or they shall be made to take their part to Hell; for proof see Matt. 25:31, to 46, lo! I have told you; and the very first set of worthy men or worthy women, in each city and town in America that takes up this work and calling, I am going to put them in power over all the rest in the lead in that city and community, and will help them to defeat their opposer, on every hand; Now see; make your applications to me in writing. With your Gifts, your name written in full and plain, and I will Recognize you; I have placed before you, and this whole race and nation hereby, the seven Ruling Paragraphs in detail Order, showing plainly the Prime Motive, the object, and Royal purpose of this Association, Royal Trust, in order that no man or nation may have an excuse to missknow or to not understand its real purpose; and to show as well, that it is money and people that it is after, of the most and best Quality, in quantities to make it able, First, to help and protect first, each and every True and Righteous Man and Woman that belongs to the Negro race, dwelling in any part of the world, at any cost; as God will, as God orders, and as the Company will forever and ever. Then next, forever also help and defend its True Friends of any other race or nation, supporting the True principles of the Royal Kingdom of God, and of Christ Jesus, the King of Glory, as it pleases and becomes able to do; that no Righteous or Honest man or woman may have any need to despise this Association and perish, as the chief priests and the Jews despised Jesus Christ in His day of Ministry upon this earth, paving out the way of Life Eternal, in the True Light of Life; DAMNED!! therefore, every man IS, and SHALL BE, who seeks to impede the Motive, Royal, of this Church, Company of Christ, the Lord and King of Glory, and Twice Damned is he that hates its name. (Signed) JUSTUS J. EVANS, D.G. President. N. B.-And I have given all of the Negro old leaders a chance and a fair warning, and if they now fail or refuse to take heed, they are shut out of the best gift of God and of Christ, the Lord, to the Negro race. ARCHCHISHP EVANS, D. G. LET 700.000 THE SPIRIT OF GOD, UNITED. Let the Elects know themselves, and the Elects of God understand, as it is written so shall it be; as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the Sons (children) of God. Can there be seven hundred thousand men and women in the Negro race led by the spirit of God? If so, who are they% Where are they? Hear what I say unto you! They that are, and will now be led by the Spirit of God, they, and they only are the sons and daughters of God. And now God calls for seven hundred thousand (700,000 in the Negro (or Ethiopian) race who are now ready and willing to be led by the Royal spirit of God, and of Christ, the Lamb, now. See Romans 8th Chapter, 1, 14. Hear me! O! Negro people! which one of God's spirits are you now led by? or which one will you follow, and are now willing to follow at this time? God has seven spirits in Him, and Christ Jesus has seven spirits in Him, and the same seven spirits that are in the Father are also in His son, the King of Glory. For proof, see Zach. 44:2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 18. Rev. 3:1; Rev. 5.8. And I even I, have these same seven spirits; as it is I have, he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit, as if to say, they are the same spirits; they have the same, the very same, spirits. For proof, see I Cor. 6, 17, 19, 20. This is Great Wisdom I am Now Showing You, who can take it in. I, the writer and architect Builder is Justus J. Evans, D. G. P. S.—Take warning! After the first of July I will call the Unrighteous, if the True Righteous refuse to answer this call, by that date, heartily; as God has commanded, so will I do. I am, J. E. D. G, The True Messenger, to this people of the Negro race of America. 337 West 41st Street, New York City. the writer is the speaker for God JUSTUS J. EVANS, D. G. The Archbishop of the Supreme Church of Glory. Jensen Bro First-Class Photos Postals 3 f SHOOTING 3 Shots Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Hot & Cold Water Belvedere Exquisite Wine Room, A. F. HAMMO Hotel and Ladies' Entrance C. H. Taylor and B 3359 State Street North-east Exquisite Wine Room, Cafe and Entertainment. A. F. HAMMOND, Mixologist. Hotel and Ladies' Entrance on Thirty-ninth Street. C. H. Taylor and E. Strother, Props. 3359 State Street North-east Cor. 39th St. Chicago, Illinois Phone Douglass 4482 Automatic phone 74-478 THE LA VERDO CAFE AND BUFFET (CAFE NEWLY OPENED) 3100-2 State St., Chicago, Illinois FIRST CLASS CHINESE AND AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION. High Class Entertainers HARRY J. KELLY, Proprietor 3100-2 State St., Chicago, Illinois FIRST CLASS CHINESE AND AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION. High Class Entertainers HARRY J. KELLY, Proprietor [Name] You Can't Beat It PETER H. BURKE 12 W. 31ST ST. NEAR STATE ST. CHICAGO, ILL. Columbia Hotel Building. Moderate Prices Quick Service Phones—Aldine, 3368—Automatic, 73-174 [Picture of a man with a mustache and a suit. The background is plain white.] NETHER Now Open Under Cate and Dining Room First Class Service Guaranteed. First Wines. Liquors and KELLEY & M PHONE C 2806 State Street Now Open Under New Management Cate and Dining Room Up and Down Stairs First Class Service Guaranteed. First Class Entertainers. The Finest Quality of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Always on Hand. KELLEY & MIGGETT, Props. PHONE CALUMET, 4589. 2806 State Street Chicago, Illinois Phone, Douglas, 5520 ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK ROOMS 25c. 35c. 50c. The Douglas Hotel FOR MEN ONLY Baths, Steam Heat, Elec 2906-8 STATE STRE Baths, Steam Heat, Electric Lights in Each Room. 2906-8 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 3335 State Street 2952 State St. W. L. HARRISON, Prop. Heavy Kelley Brothers Studio Photos and Enlargements 3 for 25 cents NG GALLERY Photos 5 Cents Chicago Here Hotel Room, Cafe and Entertainment. HAMMOND, Mixologist. Entrance on Thirty-ninth Street. and E. Strother, Props. east Cor. 39th St. Chicago, Illinois Automatic phone 74-478 DO CAFE AND BUFFET (NEWLY OPENED) St., Chicago, Illinois CE AND AMERICAN RESTAURANT CONNECTION. less Entertainers BERRY J. KELLY, Proprietor R. W. GREEN ...Funeral Director... UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER My prices are in accordance with all competitors The QUESTION. What? Not how cheap but how good I promise nothing but guarantee everything CALLS PROMPTLY ANSWERED Phones: Automatic 71-679 Douglas 5706 8832 State Street CHICAGO, ILL n't Beat It Hot Home-Made Bread served all day with those delicious home cooked meals that are served at The Model Cafe W. 31ST ST. NEAR STATE ST. CHICAGO, ILL. Columbia Hotel Building. Orderate Prices Quick Service Phones—Aldine, 3368—Automatic, 73-174 Douglas 756 Automatic 79-608 Mac Nicoll THE TAILOR SUITS AND OVERCOATS Made to Order $15 And Upward I guarantee that you can get more for your money here than anywhere else. Also Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing and Repairing 3321 State Street, Chicago, Illinois. HERWOOD Under New Management Ring Room Up and Down Stairs First Class Entertainers. The Finest Quality of Cars and Cigars Always on Hand. MIGGETT, Props. ONE CALUMET, 4589. Chicago, Illinois ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK ROOMS 25c, 35c, 50c. Douglas Hotel Electric Lights in Each Room. STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Chicago, Illinois Chicago Thomas Miggett THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MT. CLEMENS HOTEL. Well-Known and Popular Health Resort of Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mt. Clemens, Mich., enjoys the distinction of having the only hotel and bathhouse in the United States owned and operated by a colored man. Owing to the opposition on the part of managers of the white hotels and baths to George Peleophris I. Hutchinson, a successful colored business man of the Bath City, took upon himself the great responsibility of purchasing the Mt. Clemens Hotel, at 48 Welts street, August 24, 1906, for the accommodation of colony residents and to struggle and the fight of his life in the upbuilding of this place for his race ever since he purchased it. In the month of Mary Crawford MRS. GEO. I. HUTCHINSON. March, 1907, he bought a 60-foot lot adjoining his hotel, and soon thereafter built a small bathhouse in connection with the hotel, and installed a big boiler and steam plant and opened up the bathhouse in connection with the season of 1907 Mr. Hutchinson was obliged to haul water from the other bathhouse to baths to the poor sufferer of his PETER J. BURKE MR. GEO. I. HUTCHINSON. own race, who were thereby cured of all their aches and pains and went home happy. Having had such good success in the first year of waterprise, he decided to drill a well for himself. A contract was entered into with Power Bros., of Cameron, W. V., to drill and complete the well, which was completed April 1, 1908, and is found to contain as good not if the best mineral water in M. Clemens. In the season of 1908, after he had his own well installed, 2,696 mineral baths were given, and in the sea- NIDELY FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT Steam Heat Electric Lights, Hot and Cold Water. Mrs. Birdie Elliott Butler Ridgewood Apartment Building, Apartments 211, 212, 216. 2728 Wabash Ave. Phone. Calumet 4034 Chicago, Illinois P. J. Werveke F. E. Werveke Werveke Brothers Wholesale and Retail Fancy Groceries and Meats RESTAURANT SUPPLIES Phone, Douglas, 3273 38 W. 31st St. Chicago, Ill Crescent Market, H. WEINSTEIN, Prop. Fancy Native Meats and Fine Groceries Phone Aldine 1774 38-40 W. 35th St. Chicago, Ill Casabi G. Griffin Expert Pants Maker WITH Chas. Glazebrook 2803 S. State Street Chicago, Illinois W. J. WILSON LADIES AND GIRL Designers and Makers Phone. Autom 2825½ State Street THE O HIGH BALLE IN THE For Ladies and Gentlemen to en nished Rooms in connection. M. KAUFER, Proprietor. 2262 South State St., son of 1909 3,489 mineral baths were given to the poor, suffering humanity of race, who were cured permanently and were well cared for by rejoicing because their good health was restored to them. Thus the fear of being discriminated against in the matter of bath accommodations need not disturb the peace and recreation. In the fall and winter of 1909 Mr. Hutchinson installed steam heat in the bedroom and hall in the hotel, and redecorated the place throughout with sanitary iron before every room. The hotel can accommodate from 6 to 50 persons daily, and from 60 to 90 persons every day. The hotel is equipped with hot and cold electric lights and electric bell service in each room. Forty people can be seated in its dining room, and first-class service is rendered. The resort is well established and has spread its blessings far and wide. It is a great race institution and a needed one. The resort is Johnson willing to sell one half interest in this valuable plant or will sell all of it. For particulars address George I. E. Hamilton, 48 Wells street, Mt. Clemens, Mich. By Willie Frank Williams. Dr. Sutton E. Griggs, of Nashville, Tenn., financial secretary of the Nation, Baptist convention and an author in the city for national reputation, was in the city for a national convention, filled the pulpit at the Macedonian Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. He also made an excellent address and a lecture at the Baptist church, and one at Autobiological Baptist church night. His visit was quite an inspiration to the good people of Valdosta. He was guest of Dr. E. J. Carter. ...Rev. Pittenberry, of Ft. Lauderdale, last week in the city, He is an eloquent speaker. ...Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowen entertained last Thursday night in honor of Miss Harvey, of McRae, Quite an guest. The writer was had the guest. The writer last Sunday in Thomasville. His friends gave him a royal reception. ...Quite a crowd went to Tampa on the excursion Wednesday night. A reception was raised at the Macedonia rally last Sunday. M. Dees, of Hamia, spent Saturday in the city on business. ...The Moultie team came over and played the Counts and the second game was won by the Valdosta Counts. ...The Freeman can be found every Saturday at Dockett's drug store. W. F. Williams, agent, corner of M. Dees and York streets. "The Daylight Corner." THINK IT OVER. Great friendship in a racial way will be due Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Taft, or any individual of influence, who will prove the black man's hope in racial matters. This applies particularly to Mr. Roosevelt, in whom so many Negroes affect to see a second deliverer. He has had opportunity to prove that he was a match for the situation. He knows, and the knowing ones of the race know, that he is as helpless as any one else. If he would be, or can be, an Abraham Lincoln, why not bring about a second emancipation—that of the spirit. Let him speak the "Jim Crow" cars out of existence. Clearly, the race question will not be solved through politics, yet the great leaders could make some show of trying to bring the races nearer together. Let us see; are they doing it? What has Mr. Roosevelt got on Mr. Taft in this matter? Not one thing. They are being hurled along by sentiment in spite of themselves. For their own political good, we think, either do as much as they dare do. Such being the case, it seems folly to prefer Mr. Rooveelt, who is cutting across tradition, dignity and everything else, to land the presidency. It is a great prize, all right; far too great to be the animus of merely personal ambitions, as it certainly proves in this case. If the American people can so easily toss away those things which give sanctity to authority, they will rue the day. A possible variable government is the meanest with its unsettled forms and doubtful issues. We are thinking above the race situation; it is but an incident. We, the race, may rest assured that a government of variable fundamental policies will be a menace to the Negro race, as long as it is the football of the total white nation. We'd better get a ninety-nine-year judgment along this line—to be forewarned is to be forearmed. We insist that a possible variable government will be a very poor place for races that are not popular. The human mind can not measure the scope of systematic newspaper advertising. TO DREAMLAND BAR AND CAFE. When in search of a nice, clean, first-class place, bar and cafe, to appease your wants in eatables and wines, liquors, beers, cigars and all that soul could wish for, ring Main 7075. Billie George, 2826-8380 street, Dallas, Texas. Open day and night. Regular meals and short orders. Dinners. 15 cents. 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HARVEY'S NEWS AGENCY, 3924 STATE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. ALL THE LEADING COLORED NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE. AUTO PHONE 73-022. LADIES VOLUNTEER — PUBLICLY GIVE THIS LADY, MADAME McNAIRDEE, THE PRAISE. To The Freeman. For she is certainly worthy of praise that she has done for our homes. May God bless her and her days be long on earth. We pray. Testimonials. To Whom It May Concern: I am a married woman and have been five ten years. I am also lived six months in any peace on earth in my home until I consulted this worthy woman. Two years ago, and since then, my home, by taking her advice, has been all that my family could wish. I am 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 please you, cherish or comfort you, and hold a bright light of good moral conduct in your life. I am happy. Now, listen; if you have sighed, worried, cried and pleaded with him, and to no avail, you pray and let Madame McNairdee advise you. I know you will love me, and I will arm, a run-about and around, a gambler, and the most wicked man that our Lord ever let live, until all at once, after reading so often of this woman, I took up courage and let her hear from me on day. I will say it is in all stature of objects, I have a model man in every respect. I will praise this woman as long as I have breath. She made my husband a man, a husband, a gentleman. I am yours in Christ. S. M. T., MRS. T. G. D., Oklahoma, Okla. My Dear Friends: I am now making my own volunteer statement because this lady has caused me to be so happy. I would like so much THE CITY OF NEW YORK to give you my name, but I hope you know why. I went with a young man two years and we spat all the time. We had a fight and he appointed me, until I consulted this wonderful lady. Now we are married, and have been for near three years. He is married to me, and we have months ago of this advice and he would not gree with me until he lost his job, and then made up his mind, and do you want to be best jobs of his life by consulting her. No matter what you want to do or know, let her hear from you, and I vow you will never regret it. I cannot help believing that she is God to you. God to you is always along, and you never hear of a thing ugly that she has done. I visited her during the K. of P. Supreme Lodge and Christian and a leader in a many church clubs. We chatted a good deal of such things. I find her very entertaining. I am, as ever her friend, a good listener. To Whom It May Concern, have you ever asked of those that did not give any thought of this until about four years ago I had a great trouble and it cost me almost evee I had, and my mother asked me one day to tell some of my friends how to read much about in our papers. Mother says, "I feel that she can help you." I had to laugh with tears in my eyes, for I was in jail; then finally I said, "Suit yourself, and now I will tell you what I am of her." She let this woman hear from her and about me. We never can forget what this woman said in reply. She said in sub- stance, "If you will tell me what I am of her." And bless her to-day and forever. I was called to trial, and every witness that could be found spoke in my behalf, and those who did not could not be found, was returned to jail. I wore a free dress and a free hat, and saying she is a power unknown, to help those who seek her aid? I am now do- ing business for myself and making good. Every month I write to my friends, and this for four months, and shall always divide my last time with her. I am her friend at all times. Thousands are flocking to see this wonderful lady daily. Her powerful consultation when heeded has sent sunshine to the homes of all who called. 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Special position 25 per cent additional. **No** advertisement inserted on first page. Special cards on standing professional and business cards. Reasonable discount for long time and space. Reading notices 10c 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, JUNE 1, 1912. Little cool, ain't it, for this time of year? The soldier dead were remembered as usual. I. Garland Penn was elected to succeed Rev. Dr. M. C. B. Mason, secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society of the M. E. church. Judson W. Lyons, formerly Register of the Treasury, will go to Chicago from Georgia strong for his former boss, Colonel Roosevelt. The A. M. E. Zion Church General Conference found it impossible to elect a new bishop. The rigid requirement of twenty years' service and a two-thirds vote practically made a selection prohibitory. Rev. Dr. R. E. Jones will retain his position as editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate. He was prominently mentioned as a candidate for bishop at Minneapolis at the General Conference of the M. E. church. The colored voters that are tossing up their caps for Roosevelt haven't quite got the nerve to ask him to explain himself on the Negro proposition. Why not? He is loquacious enough about everything else—studious man. There is an important lesson learned of the recent persistent Roosevelt victories, and which will call for the activity of the cautious, thoughtful citizens in seeing that it proves unharmful. Any political move not carefully considered in its relation to the country's best interest in all ways is a dangerous move. The educational foundation by John D. Rockefeller, endowed with $30,000,000, recently appropriated $35,000 for Hampton, Tuskegee and Spellman at Atlanta, Ga., and $9,000 to be used for supervisors of Negro rural schools in Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia. Nearly $1,000,000 was given away. The South benefited largely. Washington, D. C., is rejoicing this week over its new $100,000 Y. M. C. A. building. Julius Rosenwald gave $25,000; John D. Rockefeller gave $25,000; the colored residents of Washington subscribed $27,000, of which they paid $24,000. The white Y. M. C. A. paid the balance. W. Sydney Pittman, son-in-law of Dr. Booker T. Washington, was the architect. The building was put up by Negroes. Mound Bayou, Miss., will issue municipal bonds to the extent of $300,000 or $400,000 in the near future, the money to be used in making some very much needed improvements. The little town needs sidewalks, lights, water and other facilities. Isaiah T. Montgomery, the founder of the town was recently in New York for the purpose of raising the funds. It is thought that the already flourishing Mound Bayou will take on additional life when the improvements are made. Rev. Dr. Conner has been rewarded for his labor and his patience. The race is not always to the swiftest, but to him that holds out to the end. Dr. Conner has been made bishop in the A. M. E. church along with three other distinguished and deserving men—Drs. Hurst, Chappelle and Jones. We feel to speak of Bishop Conner because of his splendid patience; he waisted and kept sweet—did not sour or become petulant—but exemplified the Christ spirit in its beautiful humility. Hurrah for Conner! we say, because we can think of nothing better to say. BISHOP W. P. THIRKIELD. The promotion of Rev. Dr. W. P. Thirkind to bishop in his church proved very gratifying to his many friends. Bishop Thirkind is a white man, but he has been of us so long, as teacher, as preacher, advisor, benefactor, friend, that we had begun to think of him as one of us. This may not appear so complimentary, this near race relationship, in an age when Negroes are at a discount. But for that very reason it is an extreme compliment. It requires supermen, plus men, to be missionary either at home or abroad. Dr. Thirkind has been the missionary to the Negro race for many years, meaning sacrifice, deprivation and ostracism to some extent—suffering as we have suffered. He could easily have swung to the white race altogether, since he was godly, learned and respectable; but he was wedded to his "idol." He stood for Christ; he stood for the human kind, even as Christ stood for the human kind—the great brotherhood with God the common Father. The Negroes, --- we take it, are proud to know that one that labored with them has won favor in the eyes of the great M. E. Church, that his sole claim to advancement is based on his work among them. This is no mean recognition of the race, since it shows that the church has been mindful of it, feeling that it was worth while. ROOSEVELT'S PRINCIPLES. Nothwithstanding Mr. Roosevelt's recent success, we are yet of the opinion that he will not be able to break through the third term tradition. We base our conclusion on that same, saving, sanity of the conservative forces that have always responded at the emergency call. These, we take it, are not carried off of their feet by the spectacular moment. Anything that takes the nature of an assault on the established and old in government should be viewed with some alarm. Innovations and for good are not the impossible, but the individual must be exceedingly politically precocious who will add something new by way of governing principles. Anything tending to make society more permanent—stable, enduring—and in the meanwhile, more formidable, will be welcomed by a thoughtful people. The recall of judges is not a tendency of the kind. It is an appeal from wisdom, and to where? In other words, abolish the schools! The initiative and the referendum is no more or less than theories of discredit—repudiation of representatives chosen of the people, by the majority of the people, and because they voiced the views of the people—declaring them either incompetents or traitors. It is useless to go into an extended harangue trying to produce fine argument about those vitiating principles. They have no place in the economy of our government, nor have they at any time in any enlightened government, been practiced as they are thought of by Messrs. Roosevelt, et al. Not every judge has been the most upright man. The rule, however, has been that the judge and dignity of his office agreed. He seems to be impressed also, as the people are, with that sanctity that attaches the court and its proceedings, and which is right and proper. When the American people will successfully assault that oldest, most learned and ultra respectable division of government, it will be an assault on the government's stability, let it come when it may. DALLAS. TEXAS. The City of Big and Little Ups and Downs and Ins and Outs—Members of the Race Are Try- BATTLE CREEK, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special. The GREENAN. Our famous qolicin, W. W. Patterson, was the capturer of the two burglars of the West End. Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, formerly of Sandusky, Ohio, are comfortably settled in their new home at the same place. The entertainers at 1 o'clock luncheon Sunday, Covers were laid for eight. Miss Ethel McGruder entertained Miss B Chase. Miss Edna Bell. of LanSFing, is the excitedly-dazed Miss Mickey. The House of Russel and Miss Clarisa Russell, of Chicago, were Battle Creek visitors and the guests of Mrs. E. Sprague of Hazel Park, the support one day, week... Mr. William Griffiths is the family of the street, took a spin to Union City this week. They have made several visits to other towns in their new auto. The ma- was a Christie present to the Griffin was from his mother. Miss Ada Manual, D. Y. S., and Miss Alice Clark, D. Y. S., were in Ann Arbor, Mich. May 23 and 24 to meet the board of the D. Y. S., the former miners, transacted, and a reception and all were given to the of the ladies. They left Ann Arbor declaring it to be the only city. Miss Alice Clark spent a short time in Lansing, West, and the same guest. Mr. Mrs. G. W. Henderson. Miss Ada Manual is the Bay City visiting Miss White. Our home talent gives a play entitled "The Country Minister" at the Phoenix Hall for the Odd Fellows literary Club, on July 6. Don't forget your items for your agent. "Phone 2065" H. H. Spitn THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. Old Soldiers' Annual Service—Fraternal Organization—Lawn Party at Green Hill—Brown's Excellency—Grim Reaper—Personal and Social News. By Hardin Tolbert, People's Pharmacy Both Phone 666. Box 233. Frankfort (Ky.) Special A large and appreciative audience was present at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday night to show respect to the noble old veterans of the civil war. Rev. Shirley preached an excellent sermon, in which he emphasized the importance of that great struggle for our liberty and the deeds that would never be paid for by the youth. He laid much stress upon the great necessity that the present president of the United States, Jackley, and signed by President Taft, be expected. A brief account was given concerning the $250,000 that Congress has appropriated for a celebration of the ninth anniversary of the progress of the Negro American League, of the most desirable place for this exhibition, as it is the gateway of the great South. The ladies of the Relief Corps were in attendance in a large body. A large number of old soldiers for their valuable service in the past. ice in the past. Mr. M. H. Harrison, state grand master of Kentucky Mosaic Templars of America, arrived in the city. Mr. Harrison delivered an inspiring lecture at the University of Kentucky on May 26. He created a great interest among our people by urging them to read more Negro literature and keeping up with this modern age. He told of the importance of the Negro community in giving many reasons that the people should patronize organizations of Negro brains. Mr. Harrison's lecture left an impression upon the people of this city, and he was a great port to Negro organizations and make the way for their own boys and girls, so that when they finish school and are prepared to enter the different fields of enterprise, they may have equal chances with white men. He also progress that is being made by our race in this and other states, and this fact was welcome information to our people. Mr. H. E. Hall, state superintendent of the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association, arrived in the city from Louisville. This company is building a remarkable new office, the location of the new members among our people. Mr. William Turner, a hustling young man, with the assistance of his team, is ready to leave the city after making a house-to-house canvass. He advocated a policy that our people should read more about the doings of the race and patronage of the city. A young man who is up to business and knows how to get the people, and is always busy. Misses Georgia Fleming and Laura E. Chase gave an exquisite lawn party at the beautiful Haworth Park at Green Bay. The party that was present, and it was a special affair. All enjoyed themselves to the utmost. Mr. Lee L. Brown, of Louisville, editor of the Louisville News and correspondent for the Freeman, is becoming one of the best-knowled newspaper men in the state. He is a great manner. He is doing all in his power to present to them the true facts which serve as stepping stones to the uplift of the race. Mr. Brown believes that we must learn to grip to the progressive things of the day, to make us more successful as a people. He has the best wishes of the Frankfort people for his success, and we welcome him in our city at any time. Mrs. Atterline Stugg, a very respectable citizen, died at her residence on Lewis street. Mrs. Stugg was well with her husband and mother. She had reached the age of seventy years. She leaves three sons, three daughters and a host of friends to mourn. The funeral was held at the house. Mr. Hugh Rodgers, a worthy young man, died at the age of thirty-three. This ripe age Mr. Rodgers paid the debt that we all must pay sooner or later. Mr. T. Silver conducted the funeral service at the residence in Lengale lane. --- Mrs. Catherine Morton, a deserving Christian, answered the call of the Almighty above with a willing spirit, at appointed time, appointed to attend to her. She was seventy years of age. For twenty years she was a servant in the family household of Mrs. J. Gains, Mrs. Gains is among the wives of the faithful servant, in death. She was present at the funeral and pay tribute to this dear old lady. Rev. T. A. Thompson conducted the last rites at the A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Irene Canada, a very estimable woman, died here at the age of forty-ten years. She was the time allotted to each one by the Almighty, but she expressed a willingness to enter the kingdom of heaven, and requested all her children to prepair for her funeral service. She with Shlvey conducted the funeral services at the residence in Lengelane avenue. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, the all-wise God has seen fit to provide for all his beloved and dearest among us, to pay the debt that is allotted to all to pay, we may shed many tears and weep many times; but no more shall she breath that same "Whereas, the will of our heavenly Father has been done in calling the most affectionate to that blessed home, where he will be done sooner or later. "Whereas, we have met together to attribute to the deceased who has been paid to sleep under earth, and for whom called to sleep under earth for our love, we cannot mimic the hands of mercy laid upon the nearest of our hearts, one laid upon the nearest of our hearts, one whom we can never pay back for her noble deeds. Her presence is not but one more than ever, and we have her in to do, and that is to meet in heaven. These resolutions were signed by Mr. Howard Canada, Miss Cornelius Canada, Mrs. Georgia Bridge and Mrs. Irene Bearman. Mrs. Carrie Riders spent a day in Louisville on business. Miss Maude Russell has been very ill with pneumonia, but is some better. Mr. Oscar Scott, of Indianapolis, spent a few days in the city. Messrs. E. J. Martin, W. C. Craffert, D. S. Miller spent a few days in the city. Misses Cordella Lee and Katie Wilson spent a day in Lexington. Miss Mattie R. Harris, of Lexington, the guest of Mrs. Ed Russell on Third street. . . . Miss Nina L. Anglin, of Hopkinsonville a very popular young lady of that city and a graduate of the Normal Institute in the cooking and literary departments was the guest of Miss Hattie Twymans Mrs. Lucinda Lee and daughterFr, of Lexington, are the guests of Mrs. Carri Edwards and daughter. Mrs. Ethel Price and son Robert spent last week in Louisville, the guests of Mr Frank Johnson. Miss Jennie Ouseley, district grand missress of the Mosaic Templars of America is city helping to organize the fraternal society here. J. Burns, principal of the public schools at Lancaster, arrived in the city to attend the funeral of Mrs. Morton. George Dodd, pastor of the Green Hill Baptist Church, was happily united with the ceremony to Miss Mc Graft at the residence of Mrs. Augustu Williams. Rev. Maxie officiated. Rev E. J. Jackson, of Corinthian Baptist Church, will attend the Eckstein Norton Institute committee to be a graduate of this institution. This will the last commencement at the Eckstein Norton Institute, as the institution will meet with Lloyd College Institute at Simpson College. All former students and graduates are requested to write to Mr. Lee L. Brown, 1006 W. Chestnut str FTce, correspondent of the Alumni Association. Miss Nora Lewis and Mr. Charles Richardson were united in marriage by Rev. George Dodd at Green Hill Tuesday evening, May 28. Many handsome presents were received by the couple. Prof. L. D. Williams accepted the invitation of Professor Burns to go to Lancaster and present the diplomas to the graduates of the public schools. The Normal baseball team, under the management of Prof. H. C. Russell, was successful in a landslide game with the beating of Scholars. She being 3 to "Nuff sed"; you can't play ball. The Louisville Cubs might give them a close rub. Mrs. William Turner, of Louisville, after spending a week in the city as the guest of her husband, left for her home. Rev. J. W. Williams, Owensboro, was in the city en route home. He is one of the most influential ministers in the state. The Kentucky Club Women's Journal measures the women's participation in a paper that should be well patronized by our people throughout the state. Mrs. Brown, editor, 1013 Clay Street, Shelbyville, Ky. Rev. J. W. Savall, of King Station, passed through the city en route to Erlington. Mr. Wm. H. Baxter, correspondent to the reeam at Shelbyville, has accepted a position as advance agent for the Eph Williams Famous Troubadours. He joined the company at Shabadours. W. Mr. Baxter is one of those energetic Kentuckians who makes good wherever he casts his lot. Lawyer N. R. Harper's "Tallahoo" Dramatic Company presenting the only Negro melodrama on the American stage will play here at the Capital Theater on June 11. Tickets will be on sale at the box office at $5.00, 55 and 59e. This well-known company, he made many big hits in the West and East, and will make a tour of central Kentucky. We wish them much success. Mr. James Frederick left for Mayfield after a few weeks' stay in the city. Mr. Arthur A. Bethar left for Indianapolis after spending a few months in the city. Dr. H. Simons passed through the city from Jeffersonville, Ind. A large crowd is expected at the commencement of the Normal School and the Clinton Street High School next week. Senator W. O. Bradley has made it known that there are some juice plums at the White House for him, which he will make known through this paper later on in the summer. Mr. Jesse Scott, representing the Freeman at Midway, was the guest of Miss Willie Silvey at Normal Heights, where he was must elated over his visit. Walnut Street Park Theater. We understand that there is a movement on foot to establish a theater on Walnut street near 14th, to provide a place of amusement during the summer, and to provide a place of entertainment ville. It will be conducted by colored people and for colored people exclusively, and will be conducted on high-class lines, presenting all that is best in vaudeville. We will show that will be a credit and a pleasure to all. Mr. Joseph Clark, Jr., will have full charge of the booking and the business end, which will be a full guarantee of the prices. It is the intention to make the prices 10 cents to all, children under 10 years of age 5 cents. All acts desiring to be immediately to J. Clark, Jr. 113 West. See more issue for full particulars of the opening bill, which will be June 10. The Ruby Theater. A stellar bill is presented at the Ruby theater this week, and the patrons are enjoying it immensely. The pictures at this theater are among the best in the city, and the patrons are to our city, opens the show, singing three good songs and getting away nicely. Emmette Anthony, Star Assassination, the bill does a monologue as well as the best. His two songs, the best of which is "What's What and Who's Who," are excellently rendered an this run of the bill. Elvira Johnson, retained from last week, opens with "Oh. You Day Day." This talented young lady uses four songs and makes as many changes, leaving the last song as the most important. Johnson's every appearance is a signal for uproarious applause. Wilson and Marlow, a neat double, close the bill, and the comedian comes out, the last song being kingly in every aspect, and the white dancing of Miss Marlow is apparently enjoyed. Wilson uses "Cavalier Rustican Ras," to a decided advantage. They close in with duck dance, and the comedian infused into this part of the act by Wilson is a treat. THE FREEMAN IN LOUISVILLE. The Indianapolis Freeman is on sale at the following places: P. C. Martin's, Tenth and Chestnut; Baker's Barber Shop, Ninth, near walnut; Jouis. Cousins' Green, near First street; Young's Barber Shop, near center and Walnut streets; People's Drug Store, Shiloh Street; Building, Eighth and Walnut streets; People's Drug Store, Twelfth and Chestnut Streets, and Leonard Gan's, 3611 Orleans avenue, Parkland. ROUTE. SALEM T. WHITNEY, IN THE SOUTHERN SMART SET CO.—Howard Theater, Washington, WASHINGTON, week of June PRIORITY LOWERY CITY, JUNE HAGENBECK-WALLACE SHOWS—West Chester, Pa., June 3; Camden, N. J. 4; Trenton, 5; New Brunswick, c. 19;ewark, 8. PROGRAM BY OPE'S CO. WITH RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS—Elmira, N. Y. June 3; Binghamton, 4; Norwich, 5; Rome, 6; Watertown, 7; Ogdensburg, 8. WM. McCABE'S GEORGIA TROUBALE BROS. CIRCUS—Shabay, 4; Rising City, 5; David City, 6; Valparaiso, 7; Wahoo, 8. W. L. HORNE'S CO., WITH YOUNG BUFFALO'S WILD WEST AND COLCHESTER CITY, JUNE N. J. June 3; Jersey City, 4; Newburg, N. Y. 5; Kingston, 6; Poughkeepsie, 7; Stamford, Conn., 8. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Beeman, Chicken Benson, Otis Boston, Shepard The Clippers The Wizards Edwards, Juna Dakes, Joe Frazier, Happy Guillemot Elliott, J. E. Graham, P. G. Hull, D. R. Henderson, Jess Haston, Ben Hamilton, J. W. Hull, D. Jan C. A. Kraton, Harry. McLondy, Harvey Peat, Ed. F. Pitt & Wescott Perkins, Daniel Puggsley, R. C. Reagan, Jesse Stone, E. Smith, Bud Sweatman, W. C. Scott, Josh Sutton, H. J. Smith, James Thomas, Kid. Wilson Wallburg, Handy Wallburg, O. W. Young, Robert Young, James B. Wilson, James B. Williams, Geo. A. The Great Zigzag Extends a cordial greeting to the ministers of all denominations to the guests of the school for one week, beginning July 6, 1912, and closing July 13, 1912, for the purpose of answering the following questions: What is the moral condition of the pople of your community? Is crime on the increase? If not, what is the cause of its reduction? What is the sanitary condition? What effort, if any, has been made to improve the sanitary conditions? Is the debt more repayable? with that lesson. What has been the effect of the tem perance organizations, and have you co- generated with them? What has been the attitude of the d ay-school teacher towards the church and Sunday school? What is the real religious condition of your people? Revivals, how conducted, how organized, how charged? Y. E. C. in charge of the expository features during conference week. All ministers who attended this conference should make it known at an early date, addressing president National Religion Training School, Durham, N. C., so that reservation can be made for them. There will be no charge while in attendance upon the conference. The Summer School and Chautauqua of the National Religious Training School will open July 3, 1912, and continue for six weeks. The most complete and most up-to-date Summer School for the colored race in the United States. For particu- PRESIDENT JAMES E. SHEPARD. Durham, N. C. Hotel, replete with every modern improvement, claims distinction for its southern exposure. Superlative in construction, appointments, service and Enclosed by leading, representative, citizens. Concerts daily by the A Garage, bath-houses, tennis, etc. on premises. Special attention given to literature and information mailed upon request. HOTEL DALK Hotel Dale, Cape May, N. J. This Magnificent Hotel, replete with every modern improvement, claims distinction for its location: direct southern exposure. Superlative in construction, appointments, service and refined patronage. Endorsed by leading, representative citizens. Concerts daily by the Abraja on Orchestra. Garage, bath-houses, tennis, etc., on premises. Special attention given to ladies and children. Literature and information mailed upon request. E. W. DALE, Owner and Proprietor. 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A chance to spend your vacation among the PS OF AMERICA See for yourself what's in nature. So join WHITE'S personally conducted on From Illinois, July 14, 1912 pacific Coast. Stop will be made going as follows to the Pacific Coast. Stop will be made going as follows: Three days at St. Paul, Minn., to attend the ROUND TRIP FROM CHICAGO: First Class Sleeper $228.75 Tourist Sleeper $195.85 And in the Canadian National Park, the Great Glaciers of the Selkirk Mountains. Traveling in the mountains will be done by daylight A day sail down the Puget Sound (Vancouver-Seattle) on one of the Canadian Pacific Coast Steamers, surpassed by none. Spending one day each at Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. Over the great Mountain Shasti route to San Francisco, California, where a Stop of Sixty Hours will be Made. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE RL. BUCKNER Clemo and Clemo making it all right on the Miles circuit. Martin and Motely are in their second week at the Dixie Theater, Richmond, Va. Johnson, Smith and Johnson are a set of high-class folks. At the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, this week. tistic standpoint of view, the Crown blessed in showing us real colored artists at all times, and the Crown patrons of always feel safe in going to the Crown that they will always see some of the best artists in the theatrical profession. Johnson, Smith and Johnson. Headlined the bill and handed out Mattie Whitman is now playing a two weeks engagement at the Twelfth Avenue Theater, Nashville, Tennessee. Lew Hall, that droll comedian, this week at the Twelfth Avenue Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. Regards to all. Purton and Watts, singing, dancing and talking artists, are at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, this week. Jolly John Larkins and Miss Jennie Pearl, well known performers, are at the family theater, Indianapolis, this week. De Wayman Niles, that great contourist, is creating much sensation in the Northwest with McCabe's Greater Georgia Troubadours. Among the callers at the Freeman office this week were Jolly John Larkins and Jennie Pearl, also Claybrook, Miller and Claybrook. Thornton and Long closed a very successful week at the Globe Theater, Nor- val Va. May 24. Opened at the Ohio, Louisville, KY, May 27. Burton and Watts, well-known performers, spent a few pleasant moments at the Freeman office this week. They are playing at the Crown Garden. You may now write it Billy Nichols, manager. He says it is quite time something good should fall his way. At the Union Theater, Indianapolis. Elves Slim Mason and Mr. Charles were the guests of Mrs. Crosby last week in Sandusky, Ohio. Mason and Wilson are in Lorain, Ohio, this week. The celebrated Leon Mason, magician and ventrueist, after a success in Chicago, will open in Pittsburgh, Pa., week of June 3, with Philadelphia to follow. Regards to all friends. P. A. Venable, of the Ringling Bros. Annex Band, says that the members of the band express sincere regrets to Prof. R. Roy Pope, director, owing to the death of his mother. Russell Smith, who was with the Musical Byrons in the West, has returned to Indianapolis, his home. He is imaging in health. Miss Mabel Whitman says that Miss Birdie Butler, of 2728 Wabash street, Chicago, has just such a home for the Misses as Mrs. Lucy Vandykie of Indianapolis, has. She looks after your comfort. Miss Dorie Styles, after having been two weeks in Norfolk, Va., is now in Newport News, Va., spending a few days with her mother. She will be out soon with a new act. The team name will be Perkins and Styles. Upton Williams and wife, Carrie Williams closed with J. C. O'Brien's Georgia Military Academy. They will not work any more until the opening of the 1913 season. They are rehearing an acrobatic turn, which will be a great novelty on any stage. Address: 1144 N. Kauffman street, Ennis, Texas. Clarence Powell, finest of the monologues, is in Orange, N. J., this week. The speech of the U.S. Mayor Shank asked him to ride in the municipal parade the week he was in Danapolis. The mayor thought well of the speech, the U.S. Mayor Shank to be one in the parade. He complimented the show, which was made up of the Whitman Sisters, Laurence Powell, Billy Nichols and Whitman Sisters Picks, Sammile and Aaron. people who could, and wanted to, be entertained received their money's worth Monday night at the Crown. The show management seems to have a little trouble in the way of acts disappointing on Monday, thus making him put on other acts cooked to appear, evertheless, the Crown presents paranoid men with each week. In fact, from an ar- THE MUSICIAN THE RINGER'S FAN BURTON & WATTS. --- CROWN GARDEN. tistic standpoint of view, the Crown is the best artist at all times, and the Crown patrons can always feel safe in going to the Crown. The best artists in the theatrical profession, he Johnson, Smith and Johnson. Headlined the bill and handed out a clean, entertaining act from start to finish. Mr. Billy Johnson is a clever musician who needs no burnt work on his face to make one laugh and to do funny things and say humorous sayings. Miss Johnson is a pretty soubret. Not only has she appearance, but ability as well. She is a great singer. Mr. Loving Sometimes" was a real hit. Mr. Loving Sometimes" is a pleasing straight man, and this trio of artists know their business and do deliver the goods. Their songs are original and new. Mr. Johnson is a both song writers with a reputation, and each their numbers brought forth applause to such an extent that they were forced to bow and take encores, doing the singing of most of their songs. Mr. Smith pre-arranged the piano. This act is full of ginger from start to finish in dull moments; clean and some class. Received their share of applause. Mr. Watts is a home boy, and he has shown to us that Indianapolis turns out good commissioners, and he is a good good man in different vocations. Burton Watts offered a clean talking act different from most acts of that nature. Their speaking skills were bright and fluent with humor. Mr. Watts has a straight marinar proved to be a real actor—the kind that seems at home in his work. "So natural." The songs this team sang were pleasing. Mr. Brown is frombone solo was a pleasing surprise. Burton and Watts made good, and that is all any one can do. **Williams and Brown.** High-class vocalists have proven that everybody loves good singing. Miss Brown has a sweet, rich soprano voice. Mr. Brown loves lovers to hear him. Williams, who is a song writer, is also a tenor soloist. **Rance Smith.** Filled a disappointment. We have seen Mr. Rance so much in the last few weeks that we can only say he was good. He has played two theaters without leave. Such artistic bills as the Crown offers show class. The patrons of the Crown cannot help but become intelligent show goers. The Crown orchestra is one of the best I have heard at any colored goods. The house of good shows offers the goods. The Pekin-An Interesting Game of Baseball. The Pekin opened Monday night with a very interesting card. In addition to Miss Lucy Shepherd's three excellent numbers, we have Gardner and GrahamF in supply with best friends to satisfy the Team is well known here, and their many friends tendered them a grand reception. The act consists of several good songs, clever dance and street talk. Miss Bessie Hocker is attracting large crowds at the matinees. Notes A very interesting game of ball was played May 27 at the Enterprise Ball Court. The game is owned and operated by colored men. It is situated on Spring Grove avenue with a number of the best car lines in the city passing the gate. It has a very large, well-protected grandstand, and is surrounded by those which will scare several thousand people. The park is owned by Irving and Hayes. The opening game played on the above day was between a strong team from Wilberforce College and a team from Browns, a pick of the Douglass School team. A large crowd was in attendance, especially from the vicinity of the Douglass School. The game was full of sensational action, being responsible for some brilliant work. Dudley Todd and Howard Hill served as the battery for the home boys, while Moore and Simpson officiated for the visitors. The game resulted in a score of 10 to 9 in favor of the home boys. The Freeman is on sale in East St. Louis, Il., at the Tennessee barber shop, E. E. Barnes, proprietor. THE NEW YORK TIMES --- Burton and Watts. Williams and Brown. Rance Smith. K. C. E. CINCINNATI, OHIO. Notes. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW By Sylvester Russell The New Grand Theater took a new and worthy aspect in the discovery that a heavy bill of good colored performers put behind the colored people, draws the whites will, and ager Duke Brennan will be able to book the strong colored acts for a return engagement quite often. While Fiddler and Robinson, formerly of the bill, William (Bojangles) Robinson, formerly of Copper and Robinson, a most talented comedian, mimic and act the roles of the evening, and his specialty stood out and took the highest rank in artistic skill throughout. If Fiddler and Shelton are the best of the three, the rank, Harry Fiddler scored in his Chinese speciality, which is second to none, and Kube Shelton appeared to a better advantage than ever before at the Grand, where his piano was a finished art seldom excelled. Lizzle Hart made her first appearance at this house and her sweet dramatic performance repeated encores to which she responded. Of the white acts, Eldridge and Barlow in point of merit, and Innis and Ryan showed off the natural cleverness of a The show of the last half of the week retained Cook and Stephens, who made a big deal with the move, moved up to second place. The white acts were Lay and Benjamin, good acrobatics, and the college skid and Gus Henderson, as a cleric "tube," who did a rope-bounding act. turn Popular If we are to live forever in Ethiopia, let us live by all means in the Monogram, but Butler stretched forth his hand again. Monogram is the same old way, and created a riot before a full house, at each performance, which he drew on his past and present lives. Butler was a man of great beauty best, and Beans himself, who is a good natural comedian, scored, as usual, on his sarcastic humor and played the comedian's best. The Russels were altogether successful in their well-known speciality with the newly added jokes, and their ability as fun makers was as captivating as ever. The Russels appeared in Chicago and received a fair amount of approval for what merit people could see in a sketch with a minstrel. The Russels sang well; the boy was a clever dancer, and could be taught to be a good comedian and artist. Mr. Green's work was fair, but some of the minstrel jokes were too appalled to cooled audience of domestic relationship. Eloise Johnson in love songs completed the whole. There is every evidence that String Beans will continue to crowd the house. "Cured," a Photo Play on Conceit at the Phoenix. There was a comedy o necneit at this house which served well for its patrons. "The Parachute Maker" and "Fate's Interception" made a fine variety in the picture line. J. H. Meadant, the author, met the illustrated songs. Erskine Jackson, Blanche Logan and Charles Mitchell are the musicians Poe's "The Raven" Thrills at the Merit. Edsar Allen Poe's "The Raven," if a name is of any value, drew a full house. But the show has now has the Thirty-fifth street district converted to its line of pleasure. Harry Cohen, the conductor and who is late of the Pekin theater, is a new member of the little orchestra. Chicago Stage Notes "The Watermelon Trust," with Allen and Patterson and the Misses Coates and Grundy, played Detroit last week. The Star Quartet is at the American theater this week and their singing has improved wonderfully. They are to open on the Butterfield time June 10. The announcement that Madam Anita Patti Brown had arrived in the city from a successful tour of Tecumseh a week ago, is shimmering with famous appear at Quinn chapel on next Wednesday evening, the 5th inst. She is standing in front of the South pianist and elocutionist, and the Umbrian Glee, Mandolin and Guitar Club. Pedro T. Tinsley will be the director of the auspices of the Annie Walker Conscience Club. The occasion is to be the most noted June concert of the season. The La Verdo tape, at 3100-2 South State street, is now patronized by many of the very best people in the city. The orchestra and concert solists are all of the highest quality, and an air of culture breaches through the atmosphere. Hugo's Minstrels have sailed for Sidney in post-card picture of the ship, sent from Honolulu by Charles H. Marrs, of the United States. Four, who are with the company. . . . Russell Smith, a young musician, formerly of the Musical Byrons, passed through the city en route to his home in Indianapolis, Ind., where he is to have an operation performed on his nose. Tim Owley and wife were in the city last week. We had a very pleasant chat with the Monogram, and I could see that Tim is developing into a real business man. Sam Arnold left last week for Bowling Green, Ky, to attend the funeral of his father, Tilford Arnold, which took place last Sunday. Sam's mother and sister are the other survivors. The Elmwood, newly opened at 3142-44 South State street, is a place of beauty and will probably be the most popular cafe in the city. The entrance to the dining room is made from the old building, and people were accommodated. It was the opening day of the new cafe and a most lavish menu was served. All the tables were decorated with flowers, which picnic tables were filled and the inclusion with an odor of sweetness. AT THE UNION THEATER, INDIANAPOLIS. The Whitmans and Picks. The Whitman Sisters and Picks are holding the boards at the Union Theater, their second week, in a most clever maneuver, that they had thought that they had reached their limit the first week; they had just begun. Mabel, Essie and the Picks all have something new and delightful to offer, and she was more than she was last week. By request, she sings her last week's song hit, "Honey, You Won't Dance a Soi With Me." I spoke of this ending song, and she sang song singing, surprising the ordinary idea. If her rendition was glorious last week, it is more so this week, and also more gloriously received. She doubt- less is proud of the reception of her work. She is strong, "Kentucky Eyes," she weaves in words of "King Oil, Kentucky Home," being assisted in the chorus by Mabel and the Picks. Judging by the apla- se, all Kentucky was there. "Hypnotizing Love" is takingly done, all part in the chorus. Samm Samm, a little up in his true colors this week—a little up in his true colors. ESSIE WHITMAN. skeered to act any place. He is full of fun, full of life. He's a good one. Aaron, if he lives, George Walker will live again. "Nuf sed," he wrote. The piano this week and accepts a minor role in their amusing little skit, "The Hotel." She supports the songs greatly by her zeal and enthusiasm at the instrument. She is the orchestra. MABEL WHITMAN AND HER PICKS the stage. She plays her sister Alberta's successful compositions: "rags" and sentimental. The skirt is full of amusing situations and cleverly worked out by the four. It is a bit of farce comedy intro- ducing a well-known hotel of this city. The costuming is bright, attractive and appropriate. Taken as a whole, nothing so elaborate has been seen here in this town of good shows. The stage setting is in keeping—all of this the work of Mabel, a very genius at stagecraft. Essie wears a stunning outfit in the last part that speaks for itself, and looks satisfactory to everybody. Billy Nichols Billy Nichols broke the record by taking in two shows last Sunday evening. He was put on at English's Opera House with appearances, where he made the sum of $100,000 for white people. Billy is in his second week at the Union, still going great in the show. He hit a hit that the stockholders have given him the theater to manage. Nichols has grown chesty. "The Manager's Office" is the door. He promises the best obtainable. Claybrook. Miller. Claybrook. These three people do a neat, refined, novelty musical act which also includes some clever dancing and humorous talk. Mr. Claybrook is pretty and effective; it wins the applause. Mr. Claybrook in his solo "Cocaine," which was appreciated and tuso and was appreciated by the audience as such. Miller is funny in his comedy work and very good in his Marshall and Sanders. This team is young in age and somewhat young in the business. It, nevertheless, is like that of the most successful professional, while other parts of it are amateurish. The pair have the nerve and endurance to time they will list among the big ones. NEGRO ELKS MUST CHANGE Name of Original Order Cannot Be Used Nor Emblem Worn. ALBANY, N. Y.—The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, a Negro organization, must adopt another name which contains no reference to the Elks, and its apparel must not wear the Elks emblem, according to a decision by the Court of Appeals. The Freeman is for sale in Champaign, Ill., by Z. L. Breedlove, 109 Champaign street. Claybrook, Miller & Claybrook That Kentucky Trio Comedy, Music, Sirging and Dancing. Permanent Address 204 W. Twenty-seventh St., New York City New Drug Store H. O. Atchison For several years at Mass. Ave. and Vermont Street, has opened At Senate Ave. and Vermont St. with a fresh supply of drugs, sundries, cigars and soda. Your patronage solicited. The NewCrownGarden DIXIE THEATRE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS THE RUSS-ELL STOCK CO. opened up the Dixie Theatre with a clean and first class and up-to-date vaudeville, making many big hits with all late songs and plenty of fun and amusements for both young and old. We offered the first of its kind in this city. Company: Sam Russell, Joe Thomas, Tom Bates. Misses Stevela Johnson. Addie Saddle. Ida Hardy: Miss Beulah Lyons pianist. For all information address Curtis Mosby, Mgr. Dixie Theatre, Orleans and Boulr Streets, Baumont, Tex. 40-Performers and Musicians Wanted-40 For the Florida Blossoms Theatrical Company Musicians must double B. & O. This company has a reputation equal, if not superior to any similar show in America. Good musicians and performers wishing employment for the season of 1912-15 can find a reputable show to travel with. I pay what I promise on pay day. Parties during this address will please state what they can do and lowest salary in first letter. The show will be presented by the following PETE WORK THEY. Owner and Manager Florida Blossoms Co. 419 Fourth St. Macon, Ga. Those 2 Unbleached Eccentrics Cherokee—THORNTON & LONG—Harry Now touring the West in their Neat, Clean. Comedy but Class Act costumes presentable on and off the stage, would like to hear from all reliable managers. Address Thornton & Long, OLIO THEATRE, Louisville, Ky. The Celebrated Leon WORKING STEADY, THANK YOU Doing three great novelty acts after eight weeks for any par Monogram Theatre, Chicago Wanted for Colored performers—acts large for our stage. No Seating capacity 1,000. capital of $20,000. Addr great novelty acts, Magician and Ventroloquist. Creeks for any part of the country. Address Theatre, Chicago, Ill. Per. Add. The Freeman Need for the Union T performers—acts of every description write in. Our stage. No salary too high if you've go acity 1,000. Full orchestra. This Theatre $20,000. Address all mail to Doing three great novelty acts, Magician and Ventroloquist. Can be engaged after eight weeks for any part of the country. Address Monogram Theatre, Chicago, Ill. Per. Add. The Freeman, Indianapolis. Wanted for the Union Theatre Colored performers—acts of every description write in. No act too large for our stage. No salary too high if you've got the goods. Seating capacity 1,000. Full orchestra. This Theatre backed by a capital of $20,000. Address all mail to BILLY NICHOLS, Manager, The Union Amusement Co. 326 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Majestic Theatre, Nashville, Tenn. BABY F. SEALS, Mgr. and Director of Amusement. Leroy White, Bonnie Belle Thomas, Zenobia Jefferson, Viola McCoy wire for tickets at once. Other performers wishing from four to six weeks, write or wire. Will send tickets to those I know. Address The Union Amusement Indiana Iana Ave., Esthetic Theatre, Nashville, BABY F. SEALS, Mgr. and Director of Amusement ate, Bonnie Belle Thomas, Zenobia Jefferson, T ickets at once. Other performers wishing from te or wire. Will send tickets to those I know The Union Amusement Co. 326 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Majestic Theatre, Nashville, Tenn. BABY F. SEALS, Mgr. and Director of Amusement. Leroy White, Bonnie Belle Thomas, Zenobia Jefferson, Viola McCoy wire for tickets at once. Other performers wishing from four to six weeks, write or wire. Will send tickets to those I know. Address BABY F. SEALS, Mgr. Theatre, Nashville, Wanted, Best A Walnut Street Park Theatre Fourteenth and Walnut Sts., Louisville, Ky. theatre of its kind in the country. Playing best pictures. Opens June 10, 1912. Tr ress Joseph Clark, Jr., Majestic Theatre, Wante Walnut St Fourteenth Finest theatre of its kind first run moving pictures wire. Address Josep Wanted,Best A Walnut Street Park Theatre, Fourteenth and Walnut Sts., Louisville, Ky. Finest theatre of its kind in the country. Playing best vaudeville, first run moving pictures. Opens June 10, 1912. Trap drumm wire. Address 1313 W. Walnut St., SUMMER FOR M SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MINISTER SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MINISTERS PHELPS HALL BIBLE TRAINING SCHGOL TO ALL COLORED CHURCHES WHY not surprise you to July 12, 1912, the tion with Phelps Hall Bible dustrial Institute for ministers. While all ministers will their work, the special obj tion to ministers who have and more of our people live mer School will be to show the people in the rural dist There will be no cost board during the four week money to pay the traveling come to Tuskegee to take t The minister will re strength in body and min money spent. Those who want to h spend at once with: YO not surprise your minister by giving him a vacation? From July 12, 1912, there will be a Summer School in session at Phelps Hall Bible Training School at the Tuskegee Norman Institute for ministers. While all ministers will be welcomed and helped and strengthened, the special object of this Summer School will be to give ministers who have churches in the country districts. Eight of our people live in the country and our special object of the school will be to show the ministers how to strengthen their work in the rural districts. There will be no cost for instruction. The only cost will be paying the four weeks. Let the officers of the churches collect the traveling expenses and board of their ministers at Tuskegee to take this course. A minister will return to his congregation with new ideas in body and mind and will more than repay the church present. Who want to have their ministers take this 'course show' once with: WHY not surprise your minister by giving him a vacation? From June 17 to July 12, 1912, there will be a Summer School in session in connection with Phelps Hall Bible Training School at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute for ministers. While all ministers will be welcomed and helped and strengthened for their work, the special object of this Summer School will be to give instruction to ministers who have churches in the country districts. Eighty per cent, and more of our people live in the country and our special object of this Summer School will be to show the ministers how to strengthen their work among the people in the rural districts. There will be no cost for instruction. The only cost will be $10.00 for board during the four weeks. Let the officers of the churches collect enough money to pay the traveling expenses and board of their ministers while they come to Tuskegee to take this course. The minister will return to his congregation with new ideas, new strength in body and mind and will more than repay the church for the money spent. Those who want to have their ministers take this 'course should correspond at once with: Booker T. Washington, Principal. Rev. A. F. Tuskegee Institute, A Rev. A. F. Owens, Dean, Phelps H ee Institute, Alabama. Rev. A. F. Owens, Dean, Phelps Hall. Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. entroloquist. Can be engaged address . The Freeman, Indianapolis. Union Theatre tion write in. No act too if you've got the goods. This Theatre backed by a ement Co. Indianapolis, Ind. shville, Tenn. or of Amusement. ia Jefferson, Viola McCoy s wishing from four to six to those I know. Address Nashville, Tennessee Best Acts k Theatre, Louisville, Ky. Playing best vaudeville, 10, 1912. Trap drumm , Jr., Louisville, Kentucky CHOOL STERS a vacation? From June 17 School in session in connec- e Tuskegee Normal and In- helped and strengthened for school will be to give instruc- districts. Eighty per cent. or special object of this Sum- strengthen their work among only cost will be $10.00 for the churches collect enough of their ministers while they action with new ideas, new repay the church for the take this 'course should corre- , Phelps Hall. 5 ```markdown ``` GOSSIP OF THE STAGE 6 Marshall and Tribble are now playing at the Fulton Theater, Brooklyn. Billy Wilkins, a well known performer who was shot recently at Peru, Ind, is much improved. He will be out again in a few days. John W. Demis, singing and talking comedian, is with the older Dandy Dixie minstrels, featuring "Tag Rime Violin" and "Oh, You Circus Day." Beringer and Coleman have just closed two weeks' engagement at the Star Theater, Columbus, Ga. Now they are rehearsing for a few weeks. Porter and Ported closed two successful weeks at the Grand theater, Harrisburg, Pa. and opened the 27th at the Queen theater, Wilmington, N. C. In the six-day race between the Black Patti Musical Comedy Company and S. Dudley's Smart Set Company, at New York, last week, the Black Patti Company won by a neck, with plenty of time to spare. Joseph M. Means, magician and chair balancer, opened at the Twelfth Avenue theater on June 24th, and his chair balancing act was the talk of the theatergoers, and his magic act was also a hit. Means is booked on the a. W. Wastell time, which is the best circuit in the South in the near future. Susie Sutton has entirely recovered from her recent illness, she is filling an engagement at the Dixie Theatre, Richmond, Va., and meeting with her usual successors. She is also the actors are highly appreciated by all. She will spend week of June 3rd in New York, looking up new material, and visiting her user. She will then play at south user. Jacksonville, stopping at the larger cities. Prof. R. Roy Pope's annex band with Ringling Bros. Show were royally entertained in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sunday, Jan. 19th, 2005. Homes, Bells, concert hall and Mr. James drummer. Dinner was also set for the bunch at both places, so the congregation had to split for a while. After dinner, the band went to which Mrs. James Butter rendered "Hungarian Rhapsody" with great skill. Mr. Earl Myers player some violin, while Mrs. Butter tickled the ivory, and Mrs. Butter tickled the ticklers, and don't let that be forgotten. NEWS FROM THE LYRIC THEA TER, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. The bill at the Lyric Theatre this week is one of the best of the season and playing to crowded houses nightly. J. Arthur Conley-Jennie Taylor and Picks are sure winners. Baby Rose and Baby Anna are without a doubt two of the cleverest children on the stage today and are taking the house by storm. Miss Jennie Taylor (cornetist) has a challenge open to all lady cornetists on triple tongue. Mr. J. Arthur Conley is (Nuf sed). Others on the bill are Mr. Walter L. Long and Miss Maggie Dixon; this team never fails to bring home the bacon. The team of Long and Dixon played a successful two weeks' engagement and the act proved to be one of the best in their line. The management of this theatre always has an opening for good acts. Get busy. A certain Trap Drummer has bought a special made Taylor Trunk, $8 \times 42$. Some class. No names mentioned, but if Frank Wagner gets a new drum to go with this new trunk we will certainly have to mention his name. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA By J. L. Jones. Mr. Bean has some new people at the Denny show who are very good performers. The house is large enough to hold a great number of people. Mr. Ernest Whitman and Miss Overstreet are working fine together. Everybody ought to be satisfied and would be satisfied. Mr. Bean also has a club, which is conducted very nicely. YANKEE ROBINSON'S ANNEX BAND NEWS. Essie Williams: I wish you would please write to me care Yankee Robin-Mack and I wish you Mane Naucle Mack sends her best wishes Spots'剧院, Evansville, Ind..Mr. John Easton would like to hear from some good musicians at all times, also drummer; Mr. Bridgewater, cornetist, best wishes to Mr. Roy Pope and his bunch of the Ringling Bros..Sheen all members of the Sunny Dixie minstrels..Mr. Harrison Hall, tuba player, of the Yankee Robinson's Annex band, of the accordions to all members of the Dexter Boise Gray sends his regards to all friends..Paul Jordan, of St. Louis, Mo., is head porter of the Yankee Robinson's Annex sleepers..Mr. John Jordan is second porter under Mr. Paul Jordan..Mr. Tom Brockman, the tallest man in the world, is on the show and sends his owner and manager of the Yankee Robinson's Shows, has a nice, clean and up-to-date show al through. It is not the best show on the road, it is not the worst show, and it can be beat for a little show. SEEN AND HEARD WHILE PASSING Imitation is the sincerest kind of flattery. Whenever a successful song is written the public is immediately deluged with a mass of imitations. A succession of them is the army of imitators. This should be flattering to the successful writer or artist. It is a boost. Whenever one becomes proficient enough in one's special line to be imitated, one may feel satisfied. One is at least on the road to success. Just now the colored theatrical profession is besieged by a multitude of imitators, parisists and plagiarists. Intelligence, else are too lazy to originate or develop anything of their own, who never appear before the public in a product of their own brain, but are satisfied in the reflected glory of their superiors. There is some consideration due a performer who has the courage to stand in front of an audience and say, 'I will perform.' Or I will now endeavor to give you a correct imitation of Miss A in her latest song success'. One must study to be a successful imitator. But then, not only do you need to perform for the profession, the highway robber of the profession, who stands in the wings and copies other performers' acts. Who will listen to a brother performer compose a song, steal the instrument for the profession, in two weeks' time try and convince the composer that he never heard his own song. Who will join a stock company, stay until he has learned the repertoire, and then present and present verbatim the repertoire of plays he has stolen from a brother performer. The situation is discouraging. If one situation is found and an original idea, it is only to have it stolen after the first public performance. Performers should form a protective association, and with the cooperation of the management, could be stopped. The managers would also be benefited by getting newer and better acts. While there is much that is meritorious to be seen in the numerous vaude- ville acts covering the "small time," there is still a woeful lack of originality, and a novelty act is rarely seen on an all-colored bill. The absence of class in the greater part of the singing and talking acts. The rivalry between acts is keen, and in the race for popularity stakes, the performers are apt to let their rivalry be the reason gharity become conspicuous in their dances in order to win the applause of a small class of the theatergoers, to whom anything vulgar or obscene appeals. But if performers only knew that this gharity becomes the reason deming acts that resort to this illegitimate method of winning approval, they would refrain from the use of obscenity and cater to the better class of people who study a little bit harder or work a little longer to get something that will "go as big" as an obscene joke or "vulgar dance, but it is worth while trying for something that will tickle the risibles and best emotions, for it will last longer and please the greater amount of people. Performers playing the "small time" complain that many of the managers in the city are in a small smute in their talk. When the wave of reform has been rained down, the picture houses reaches these colored vaudeville houses, such managers will have to close up shop, and "smut slingers" will be out of a job. No matter how much professional jealousy exists among performers it does not kill the spies of otherhood and good fellowship that is sure to make most fested when a brother or sister is sick or in distress and needs assistance. This spirit of good will was evidenced by the old chicina when it was learned that Charles McKenzie, former of William & Walker, was sick. The performers playing in Philadelphia decided to give Mr. McKenzie a benefit. Every performance was in the gallows-respected Mrs. Seigal, owner of the new circle, the offered her house for the performance, which was given immediately after the last regular show. Friday evening. Although the tour was late people fought to train admission to the school, the theater was soon inadequate to hold the crowd. The program rendered it as an excellent one. The benefit was under the direction of Harrison Stewart, Bill Butler, Twin Miller, Billy Ward, and J. J. Minor. Benefits to assist a sick brother or sister are always commendable, and the holding of them should be encouraged. The members were members of the C. V. B. A. the sick would be protected, and benefited could then help each other consistently. EASTERN THEATRICAL NOTES. By Billy E. Jones. The Musical Spillers at Hammerstein's theater, New York. Anderson and Golns this week at the Shuberts' theater, New York. Ed Tolliver is still with the Southern Smart Set company. Sends regards to all friends. The Southern Smart Set company, this week in Camden, N. J., then to Washington, D. C. Marshall and Tribble, now on Loen's time. This week they are at Seventh Avenue theater. Carita Day, now playing return dates on the Western Vaudeville Association time, is scoring a big success. May Curtis is also playing return dates on the Western Vaudeville Association time, through the West. "Hottest Coon in Dixie" now playing through the East. This week they are at the Vienna theater, Boston, Mass. Thomas and Ward are scoring a big success on the Loen's time this week at the Orpheum theater, Boston, Mass. Virginia Grant is making a big impression with the song, "I'd Love to Live in Loveland," in the western cities. The Scandiens Trio Tjones Brown and Parquet, are still at the Gray hotel Fifty-eight street, New York. Regards to friends. Mme. Pauline Dempey entertained the Black Patti company and Southern Smart Set company last week at her residence in Philadelphia. The Ross Bros., music publishers of Washington, D.C. will soon have a number of new songs for the profession. They are located at 717 S street. Lottie Grady, leading soubrette for several years with Williams & Walker is cleaning up with the new song "Mammy's Shufflin' Dance" through the West. Syphart and Downey, the ladies' professional hair dressers at 1832 Seventh street, Washington, D.C. invite all the ladies to call at the parlors when playing Washington. Billy E. Jones, en route with the Patti story, introduce a number of songs hits during the summer season. Regards to all friends. At the Standard theater, Philadelphia, this week. Burton and Smith, who have been playing successfully through the South, are now on their way East, appearing at the Blue Mouse theater, Washington, at the Auditorium, week May 27th, at the Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pa. Johnson and Dean, after a successful season in Australia, left for America last week. The other colored act, Johnna, putting up one of the biggest vadeville successes of any double act ever sent to Australia. Miss Tillie Seguin, leading soubrette with the Black Patti company, through an error her name was left out in the review of the Patti show at the Grand opera house, New York, recently. Miss Seguin never fails to take three and four moores in the open of the first act in her song hit, "Rag Time Loe," which she gets over very nicely. Huzo Bros.' Minstrels, organized and staged by Vic Hugo, the Cedar Rapids mohou to big business. The troupe which is made up entirely of colored talent, will spend a week in Honolulu, then travel to New York for three weeks, after which they will visit both Wellington and Christ's Church, both New $eaaland towns, for a forty-nine-day tour consisting of thirty-five singers, including the oldtime favorite, Billy Kersands. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. (By Hardin Tolbert, at Peoples Pharmacy. Both Phones 666 . Box 233.) Frankfort, Ky., Special. Prof. Wm. Mayo spent a few days in Cincinnati to work in the school where he lived in Cincinnati, his former home, and finds the schools in fine condition, and the future prospects for them good. He taught at the high school, the street high school, and stand high in the ranks of both white and colored people. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Zelma Davis, on Sunday, May 12, an eight-pound boy. THE FREEMAN, AN \LLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. The name has not yet been chosen for this fine little lad. The grandfather of the child, Mr. B. T. Harvey, a prominent citizen and real estate dealer, has pledged his life to die while his grandson his new park on Normal Heights, which is about completed. Many congratulations are being sent to Mr. and Mrs. Davis on account of their fine little son. Miss Mary L. Gains, of Georgetown, a ver attractive young lady, passed through the city enroute to Louisville. Miss Letha Lamkins was the hostess for a church social at her residence. Rev. J. L. Franklin, of Mayesville, passed through the city en route to Louisville. Rev. R. G. Monaque, of Louisville, a blind preacher, arrived in the city from Louisville, and is the guest of Mrs. Handy, on second street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grant and two children left for Eminence, to make it their home. Miss Jennie Dunckens, of Nicklesville, passed through the city en route to Shelbyville. Mrs. G. H. Winsten and three children of Louisville, who have been spending a few weeks in Paris, as the guests of Rev. H. P. Webster, passed through the city in outstreet home. Miss Lillian Bonds, of Lancaster, arrived in the city to be the guest of Mrs. Laura V. Morgan. Miss Flossie Simpson and Master Arnett Carter, of Louisville, arrived in the city. Master was the guest of his three grandmothers, Mesdames M. Green, J. Thompson and L. Simpson. Rev. Wm. Brown, missionary rector of the A. M. E. denomination, spent a day in the city. Mr. James Smith spent Sunday in Lexington, as the guest of Miss Maggie Walker. Mr. Arthur Crozier left for Louisville, to make it his future home. Mrs. Crozier and baby will leave in a few weeks to join him. Mr. Frank Johnson has been very ill with the la gripe at her residence on Broadway. Mr. Emmanuel Martin arrived in the city after a successful year of study at St. Emma college, Rockastle, W. Va. Miss Mattie L. Thomas left for Louisville, after a few months in the city. Mr. Edward Washington left for Indianapolis to spend the summer. Miss Sallie B. oung, a popular young lady of Payne station, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Bettie Lankfort on Norma Heights. Miss Dice Banks, of Richmond, was the guest of her father, Mr. Dock White, for a few hours. Dr. E. R. Underwood responded to the mayor at Covington, in an address before a medical body and the citizens. Messrs. John Aarons, of Paris; Phlisa Payton and Col. J. R. Smith, of Lexington, passed through the city en route to Louisville to attend the races. Rev G. T. Britt, of Louisville, filled the pulpit at Pleasant Green Baptist church at Lexington, and passed through this city en route home. Mr. Dower Guy, of this city, and Miss Emma Roots, of vralsaids, were happily bride. Rev. Parrish, of the A. M. E. church, officiated. Mr. James H. Johnson, a graduate of the Normal Institute printing department, and of the Paris high school, and author of the "Messenger of the Age." Old Normal is always glad to extend her hands to her worthy sons. Mr. Lee L. Brown, editor of the Louisville News, a weekly paper, and correspondent of this paper, sent a letter of condolence and many handsome flowers to the family of Mr. C. M. Ellis. Mr. Brown is a thorough-going and energetic young man and deserves much credit for his work in the journalistic world. The pride of Frankfort has been reached. Your correspondent launched a new weekly paper, The Tribune. Two thousand copies were given away. This paper will be sold in connection with the "Meeman Miss. Julia S. Young, Fresher Miss. John Kotanyk Standard and stenographer at the Normal Institute, will be on the staff. On Friday afternoon a large number of the Normal school teachers and students, prominent citizens and the Clinton high school teachers and pupils assis- ting in the school, a nice, quiet outing. It was in the fashion of an old time basket meeting, only there wasn't any preaching. Many nice baskets of lunch were brought. Music was rendered by Cole's orchestra. Mr. L. D. Williams, president of the Normal Alumni Association, responded to many requests for information regarding the home coming at Normal. He said there would be accom- modation for the students, and five dressed people on the grounds. Dozens of public schools will be represented. Ar- rangements are being made to have excursion rates for the many visitors to Normal, the 5th of June the banner day of the twenty-fifth year of Normal's existence. WISH TO OUST K. OF P. OF TITLE. Not long since, in speaking of the case of the Knights of Pythias now pending before the Supreme Court of the United States, we asked about the intentions of Rathbone, the founder of the order. We made the inquiry, thinking that he, only, had the right to take out letters patent to guarantee against infringement. If he sold his device or what not, we take it that protection could follow in event protection was applied for, or transferred, if granted, to the original owner. As far as we are able to learn, Mr. Rathbone was of a philinthropical mind, neither thinking of protecting his work or selling it to any individual or set of individuals. He was willing that all should be benefited if they would, if there were possibility of benefits to follow such organizations as founded on the principles he set forth. We quote in part the Wagoner (Okla.) American of recent date: "In 1882 the editor of the American was secretary of his special committee that waited on Sir Knight Rathbone at the time he was visiting and sojourning in the city of Hot Springs, Ark. From our own personal knowledge of the history of Sir Knight Rathbone, he was a great lover of mankind, regardless of races. He was originally associated with Ben Wade, of Ohio, as an abolitionist, and he did all in his power to aid and assist in bringing about the emancipation of the Negro slaves. A few years before his death he moved from Ohio and located in the city of Washington, D. C. and in several instances during the time when he was supreme grand chancellor he agitated and strongly urged that there should not be any separate lodges on account of races. In several states this agitation brought about a split in the organization, and in several states two and three grand lodges existed on account of this con- troversy over racial membership. But in later years every contention was harmonized, and there was a tacit agreement between Sir Knight Rathbone and the special committee named that they would not assume the name of the Knights of Pythias of the world, but they would accept this title, which was agreed upon, "The Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia." Wanted at All Times Performers Violin and Trombone players, Trap Drummer and Performers, those who can work stock and vaudeville preferred. Can give from four to six weeks work or longer to good people. Salaries sure. Knockers, disorganizers and booze artists save stamps. Address HENRY W. PASCHAL Amusement Director, 1114 Thirteenth St., Augusta, Ga.; 1222 Central Ave., Tampa, Pa. The Star Theatre, Pittsburg, Pa. The Negro organizations have lived up to the letter of the agreement. It is apparent that there is but very little difference in title as it concerns jurisdiction, the object being to avoid confliction of title, thus in a way making distinction between the K. of P. lodges by white men and those by colored men. The distinction, it seems, now is not wide enough for our Southern brethren. The Supreme Court will soon have a say in the matter, which will settle the business for all time to come. Wants first class vaudeville acts of all kinds. All acts going East or West break your jump by stopping over in Pittsburg. Write now; two weeks or more to the right people. State reasonable salary. A MINSKY, Manager, 1417 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa MONOGRAM THEATRE The most popular Vaudeville and Moving Picture House on the South Side PLAYING ALL FIRST CLASS ACTS Hourly Performances from 8 to 11—Matinees Sundays and Holidays ADMISSION 10c 3028 State street, near 31st street, Chicago THE CHURCHES AND AMUSE Merit Theatre The more prominent Protestant churches have been too severe on their communicants concerning amusements. They have been in strict line with the early American church notions which looked with no degree of allowance on anything that savored of the world. The early church people went beyond the Bible, the Ten Commandments, the law of Moses, the injunctions of Solomon, the psalms of David, in limiting the activities of the members. Gloomy and funeral is the notion gleaned of the religious practices of that day, and which makes effort yet to cling to the church of to-day. Always the best pictures of Western Plays. Special 2 reel subjects every week A Canary Bird given away every Tuesday. Roses and Carnations to all patrons on Saturday night. All welcome. Admission 5 cents. Largest Colored Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa.. wants first class acts. Three or more weeks it hits. Write now. NEW CIRCLE THEATRE, 1321-23-25 South St., Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED! The Bible is held an excellent guide. If the practice is not condemned there, we may feel pretty sure that the amusement loving members are within religious bounds. The conference at Minneapolis has under discussion the thing of amusement, having in mind, we think, dancing, theater-going, and card parties. No immorality attaches to any of these. Says the old song, "Religion was not designed to make our pleasures less." The young, and many of those no longer young, see pleasure in harmless amusements of the kind mentioned. The church authorities may as well square with what is, halting only at real sin, criminality, such things as are denied by the authorities quoted. The church yet outruns the Bible, but to no purpose. Harm has followed. Hypocrites, deceivers, have been made in untold numbers because they will not resign to the monotonous life of sackcloth and ashes. What will they do about it? To hear from all first class performers at once; send in your open time. If you can not make good, please save stamps. Address Joe Evans, Owner and Manager New Grand Theatre, 42-44 McKinnie St., Augusta, Ga. WANTED! Musicians for band for a big road show; also good performers, male and female. Write at once. Booze fighters not wanted. Tickets sent to right people. Address BOB JOHNSON, Guild, Tenn. 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. THE FREEMAN IN MUNCIE All who would like to subscribe for the Indianapolis Freeman should call and see Mrs. Wm. Burgin, who is now acting as agent for the Freeman. Call at the Pelican Hotel, South Bend, but stun Mrs. Burgin, 85 cents; copies, $1.50; six months, $5 cents; one year, $1.50. WANTED! One comedian and singer, good for eight weeks. State salary. Write at once. Miller Air Dome Co., 157 Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. Chorus Girls THE FINUS. Board and Accommodation Unsurpassed. MRS. F. WAGONER, Prop. New Phone 2047-K 531] Indiana Ave.. Indianapolis, Ind. who can sing and dance always wanted. Write or wire We are looking for Good Stuff in Vaudeville (it's scarce), if you have it, we want you. Please give this your immediate attention. KAPTIVATING KOONLETS Star Theatre, April 29 to May 25, Tampa, Floripa. Globe Theatre, week of May 27, Jacksonville, Fla. Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, Olympia Theater The New Grand 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. The only house in Philadelphia that you can enjoy clean vaudeville in summer. Can always use good singles or doubles. Write and send open time and pictures. BRYANT KENNEDY, Manager. High Class Vocalists Musical act, lyceum entertainers or refined vaudeville that can work in front of picture screening to the responsible element screwing that it pays. Six nights no Sundays. Sight reading trap drummer write. DeVilla Air Dome, Pensacola, Flu. PERFORMERS Coming to Philadelphia Stop at Mme. Pauline Dempsey One Block from New Circle Thaatre and Gibson's Auditorium. 420 South Carlisle Street. COMPLETE TEN LESSON Mail Course in Carter's Shorthand Next few weeks for $5.50. Simplest of all systems. Only 64 words signs. First two sample lessons sent for 25c (silver). Address G. BARNETT, 21 N. Maple Street. Duquoin, Illinois EVERY LADY READ THIS. Years ago, when I was a sufferer, an old nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Leuprothea Displacement. Painful Periods. Uterine and Ovarian troubles. I cured me in one month. It is a simple, harmless lotion that can be prepared by any one having the recipe. I will send it FREE to every suffering sister who writes to me. I have nothing to sell. This is a case of woman in helping woman. I send it FREE. *Address Man A. P. Hewlett. South End. Ind.* We beg to announce that we have opened a Cafe and Buffet, second to none in Chicago, at the above address. You are cordially invited to call and inspect the same. Our aim has always been to give our patrons the best of everything in equipments for their comfort and welfare. Our Buffet will retain patronage by having the best wines, liquors and cigars on hand. Our Cafe is conducted by a chef of national reputation, who commands patronage and expects to retain it by giving the best the market affords at lowest prices. Mistakes are things of the past in our Buffet and Cafe. We have installed the National Cash Register System. No overcharging. We aim to please. WANTED FEATURE COLORED ACTS Of all descriptions at all times. Address HARRY B. WILLIAMS Broadway Amusement Co., 812 Hume-Mansur Bld., Indianapolis, Ind. RUSSEL & DAGO, Props. High Class, Refined Entertainment by High Salaried Entertainers Every Evening. Automobiles for Hire. IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. Jack Johnson is in his training quart- for the last ten or twelve months. O ers at Las Vegas, N. M. Kansas Giants, of Kansas City, Kas, recently beat the Gladstonees of that city 4 to 6. It was a pitcher's battle. The Y. M. C. A.'s of Columbus, Ga., took two games from Greenville, Ga., May 20 and 21. Scores 9 to 7 and 3 to 8. Y. M. C. A.'s will go against Cordele Tiers next. Matt Larkin, western sport, who won $25,000 on Jack Johnson at Reno, was in Chicago last week. Larkin said he would not go to the game, but Fingrish on July 4. "I don't think it will be much of a scrap," he said. James D. Watts well known in fight as a professional, ex-champion of the South—wetterweight—has located in Indianapolis, where he formerly lived. He came from Richmond, Ky., where he buried his mother. He has fought 100 battles, which was with Joe Jacott a draw. CHICAGO.—Jack Johnson the other day did five miles on the road and boxed nine rounds. The champion went six rounds with Montana Jack Sullivan and he was nothing of a serious order in either belt. Johnson looked mighty good as he stepped in and out of the range of his opponent's blows, while his offensive work hardly could have been improved upon. NEW YORK—It's as likely as not that Bonbardier Wells, the English heavyweight champion, will show his mettle to the fight fans of New York in the near future. Upon his arrival in town he was met by the Kirkpatrick, the heavyweight champion, the heavyweight championship, and Sam's new champion, Hugh McGann, of Indianapolis. Wells was asked for a match, and Sam was willing. McGann was given high training in the course of getting the bout. The K. C. Cyclones, of Kansas City, Mo. have organized for the season. They play the crack colored team of Excelsior Springs Junior High School, in Excel-ber Springs. Many new faces will be seen in the Cyclones this season. The Cyclones will play at Association park, 20th and Olive streets, the best grounds in the city. They like to see from teams coming this way. Yours truly, A. S. PRICE, Mgr. 1732 Brooklyn, Mo. K. C. Mo. LANGSTON (OKLA.) UNIVERSITY. The Union baseball team has just returned from Muskogee and Okmoglee, where the played two games with each, and will be back in the league. The commencement exercises will begin May 28 and continue the rest of the week. ..... Summer school will begin June 10. ..... Pupils will play for teachers, but students will be given credit for work done during that time. ..... Mrs. Sneed is working very hard in her studies and is doing good work in Guitre last week. TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Bessener Freeman Brown Defeated in Opening Game. In their opening game on May 21, the Tuscaloosa Giants defeated the Bessemer Freeman Brown baseball team by a score of 4 to 3. The game was a hard fought feature of the game was the catching of the game at Tuscaloosa Giants, Holley and Gray; Bessemer F. B., Vergin and Raines. The Giants will play the Memphis Tigers in Memphis on May 25, 26 and 27. The Giants send a challenge to all teams of the game with watt, captain; Jas, Stradder manager, 619 Twenty-third-avenue Tuscaloosa. Ala. TERRE HAUTE WILL HAVE A BASE-BALL TEAM. Terre Haute is to have a strong colored baseball team this season. The Strums Glants promise to give the public the best team ever representing Terre Haute. Steps have been taken to see if the Terre Haute part team will be a leading team from all the leading colored teams. Watch for the line-up in next week's issue. BILLY McCLAIN TO COME HOME Will Soon Be en Route for America—Mum on the McVea-Langford Flight in Australia Will Trave! the Old Route—The Scene of the Hogan and McClain Inspiration—Honolulu—What He Will Do. (By Billy Lewis.) According to Billy McClain, manager of Sam McVea, erstwhile American, now a Parisian and champion heavyweight of Europe, he McClain, will soon be in his country America, and in his old home France. He is a man for considerable notoriety in recent days, and he is entitled to it. He has been one of the stellar attractions of pugilism $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. BEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY—YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. I have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakness, manhood, falling memory and lame drains, brought on by excesses, unnatural strains, the foils of youth, that has earned so many worm and nervous men in their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that I think many who wishes to regain his many power, and to quietly, should have a copy. So I have命令 send a copy of the prescription of charge, in a plain, ordained seal envelope to any man who will write me for it. his prescription comes from a physician and has made a special study of it, and has convinced it is the surest acting combination and the cure of deficient manhood and the vigor failure ever put in my hand. I think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy it is from man anywhere who is weak and disinterested with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, the belief is the steward-acting, restorative SOUCHING remedy ever devised, and cut himself at home quietly and quickly, to stop me a line like this: A. E. Robbins, my doctor, writing, D. E. Mich., and I will send you a splendid receipt in a plain ordinary envelope of free of charge. A great many doctors write out a prescription for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it an early free for the last ten or twelve months. On this side of the Atlantic there has not been so much said of him, but in the other side of the world, in Australia and in all Europe his name has become almost as familiar as household words. Big Sam was the idol of Europe, the king of Paris. Long since Europe has been set down as a worthy Jackson competitor. When the big American champion moved to Europe to add formidable Welsh scalp to his already formidable owl, he was Paris, McClain was in his beloved Bruxelles, directing the Theatre du la Renaissance, avenue de la Reine 209-211, Sam Langford was in Boston. These two men were in the ward the given point, London, England, as surely the Wise men of the East (Ben Hur) of those far away days, gravitated to a given point. However, these two men were in the thinking about. For various reasons known and unknown the great expected did not come to pass. I have set forth the seasons given for the failure of the world columns. The story is too long to repeat. It is needless to say that the fighting propaganda was the center of vision for the total unrest of mankind. This was truly true. Johnson was stood the physical king of the earth and as such commanded praise and admiration of all his subjects, O, you Jack McClain. No greater truth was ever writ. But no greater truth was ever writ. Other kings have their millions, Johnson has his hundreds of millions (after David and Saul). The fight that failed. But out of it grew an opportunity to some big things. Johnson was planned where took place one of the greatest series of fights that have ever been pulled off, if not the very greatest. Rushcutter Bay, the Stadeum, Sydney. Best of it is now known around the world. It was an opportunity for our Billy McClain who took advantage of the high stakes, becoming his manager pushing him to the platoon. He mended his broken fortunes, I take the liberty to say. He grew into prominence, championing the cause of the war, becoming his manager pushing him to the platoon. He mended his broken fortunes. All went down before him in one, two, three order until the United Rhombus took the field. Our United Rhombus took the field. Langford unhorsed the near invincible Parisian knight of Cestus and thus reduced his chance for "Mr. Johnsling"'s eligible list. McVea is on his way home to that dear Paris, according to McClain, who said he would pay money in America now for boxing champions it would be a waste of time and money to take big Sam over." I am distressed to send over a budget of news on the latest Langford-McVea go. He appears a very bad loser. When he won it would have required two Freeman's to have published at once over the years. When defeat came Bill had less to say than a defeated political candidate. He just went home and jumped in bed, went to work and finished a fight. It happened. A fellow don't know how small he is until defeat comes. Some years ago a dozen say, more or less, Ernest Hogan and Billy McClain pulled up from Australia where they had been in Australia, and Australian papers referred to some stow away business when the boys got away. I am in the dark on that transaction; —requiescat in pace. The boys stopped in the Hawaiian Islands, at Honolulu. They were carried away with that dreamland bright sunshine everywhere, and I included to incorporate some of the features of that interesting country in their Smart Set production. Say what you please. They were bright and colorful, like the big colored combinations their go. A company or so of considerable size had been organized, but they had not dared to cross the Alps (Alleghanes) hogan and an island held it, and until this day Smart is with us. Some may come, some may go, but it it goes on forever (tense so). So set something down to the table. So set Billy McClain likes to refer to himself. Poor Hogan has long since gone the way of all the earth. But the good that men do after them while the evil is interred with their bones (after Shakespeare). On the 3rd of the coming month we may expect to see Mr. McClain in the flesh, provided his program carries. He is not sure that he will be defined as a "crack" of the things "getting back." Thus, in the end of the fall when he was tralla again in the fall when the business of pugilism will again pick up. He speaks of his mother, and it is so strangely that his father is a lighter person. Most people think well of their mothers. Most people think well to their mothers, but the fighters seem to have them ever in mind. Jack Johnson and his mother are very much in their mutual interests. But he was not a battling Nelson's his first convenient money in an estate for his mother and father, and so on. The hard business of war seemingly must be a failure. It is a more effective life, a mother's voice like muffled bells, beats back to earth the rising hels. It's real amusing to know McClain's supposed intentions and he has it that he will retire to private life. Perish the thought. Everything is against a determination of that kind. He has known nothing but the very way he was on the way. The light has been on him always. People of that kind do not willingly go into retirement. Poor Patti, how sorry I was for her when she found herself no longer in the back of the house and was, however, a little, the house and was, but what a little, the house and was, but what a little, the house and was, to stage children. This world is not theirs. They have adopted the night as their way. He is a child that is the world of withstanding her boasted discovery of a heart. The day is not distant when Bernhardt must break up the heart of his mother. He is a child that is the heart of his son, she might tear herself away. So with McClain the thinks he can settle down to the quiet of a little country home. But from the middle of the year he gets off from the madding crowd. But he is not made up that way. The calcium lights of life is his home by nature and by adoption. His idea of change is the way his mother is a higher life. It is a new part of a few acres, a horse, a cow and a few pigs it would contribute to racial respectability and prosperity. When he gets in he will have traveled around the home. McClain. JOE JEANNETTE Dubs Johnson as a "Moving Picture Fighter"—Slips the Cowardice Charge at the Champion. (By James J. Corbett, Former Heavyweight Champion of the World.) NEW YORK.—On the eve of the departure for Paris, where he hopes to utilize Fred Storicke, the South African champion (4) of the means of embellishing a dwindling bank account Joe Jeannette, the negro boxer, usually a person of great reserve and taciturnity, grabbed his trusty fountain pen and loosed five hundred words against the attitude of Arthur Johnson, heavyweight champion of the THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER world. I take it from the tenor of Joe's maiden effort as a letter writer that he can hardly be classed as an assistant admirer of the present titleholder. Joe is peeved. In sooth, it is no wonder he feels exasperated. Willing to box and argue, Joe ever finds it a difficult task to land an occasional job; this applies to the entire bunch of heavies from Johnson down the chain. The champion in particular refuses to give him a tumble at all, and that's what gets Joseph's goat. Therefore, it is at the Johnson person (no less), that the Hoover man slings his bunch of libelous language. Angry that none of the boxers in this country, with or without a "rep," wants his game, and because he finds it necessary to hike to Europe to earn a year of money, leaders of the campaign of the champion lands some damaging blows to the already tottering reputation of Jeffries's conqueror. He charges Johnson with cowardice, dubs him a "moving picture" fighter, a flour-flusher and other names that indicate affection for the accused; asserts he is champion only through a "lucky break," that he is stalling to avoid meeting Langford or himself (Jeannette) and knows he will surely be licked if he boxes either. He brands Jack as an unsolicited champion. He claims the declaration that he made Johnson quit in their match in Philadelphia, and offering to bet $5,000 he can do the trick over again. Outside of these few failures the champion is all right, according to Joe. "I'd followers who doubt Jeannette right to calling for a high, need only peruse the record books to convince themselves of his eligibility. If the match with Langford arranged for Los Angeles in July goes through he emerges a victor over the daughty "tar baby," and declares he will force John his hand to give him a lack down his hand and return from the game. BOMBADIER WELLS IS HERE TO FIGHT PALZER English Heavyweight Champion Is Anxious to Meet "White Hope." NEW YORK. When the Mauretania dockers the other day among the pass- sionals, England's Bombardier Wells, champion boxer, Bombardier Wells, a companied by Bayardo Brooks, a fea- tetherweight, who has been here before, and has been in training for 20 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 195 pounds in lightning trim. He has crossed the Atlantic 's purpose of meeting the authorities best he weighs albert Abbey Palzer, and says he is will- ing to take a crack at Jack Johnson, who was matched to box Wells in London last fall until the authorities prevented the boxer. Wells was met at the pier by Tom O'Rourke, Palzer's manager; George Mc Donald and other sporting men. The guy gave him a shirt. The Britisher is light haired, well built and reminds one of Al Kaufman, the cali- naturel heavyweight. He is good natured talker and an amateur wrestler throver than a professional purlist. "I haven't closed the proposed match with Palzer in San Francisco on July 4," said Wells, "because I am not familiar with the terms offered. But that doesn't mean I will not fight Palzer before I go home. It is simply a question of money with me. I am the champion of Great Britain and I feel that I am worth a big slice of the money if we meet on the coast. If good inducements are offered I may box Palzer in this city." "I've come here to meet any of the American heavyweights, including Johnson. It wasn't right to prevent my match with Johnson in London last fall because I really knew I had a chance to beat him. I am clever enough to output point a flatfooted antagonist like the negro and if I get a chance, I'll fight him anywhere in this country. I don't know much about Palzer and the other big fellows over here, but I'm willing to show what I can do with all of them. I've heard of Stewart, who boxed on the other side, and also Carl Morris, but I hear that Morris is out of it." "In England there's a lot of interest in American boxing and there was an surprise when it was learned that Matt Furland, the former boxing champion that could box when he Welsh the other side. I shall be on hand to see my fellow countryman, Sid Burns, boxing in England and see the eggs. Then I'll ready to talk business." O'Rourke admitted that Bombardier had not yet agreed to box Palzer on the ground and would meet Palzer in this city he could get a $10,000 purse. It was intimated that the Garden A. C. would offer a ten-round bout of receipts for a ten-round bout figuring that the fight would draw to $40,000 house. Wells was knocked out by Gunner in England two years ago, but Bombardier would sequel scrap. Wells also got a decision over Porky Flynn of, Boston, in twenty years, the recognized title holder in England, but he regarded as a boxer, but a rungged fighter. BASEBALL DIRECTORY. AMERICAN GIANTS—Rube Foster, Manager. Chicago, Ill. ST. LOUIS GIANTS—Charles Mills, Manager. St. Louis, Mo. BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS—Brooklyn, N. Y. PENSACOLA GIANTS—A. Goldstucker, Manager. Pensacola, Fla. WEST BADEN SPRUDELS—C. A. Taylor, Manager. West Baden, Ind. FRENCH LICK PLUTOS—French Lick, Ind. A. B. C.'s, Tom Bowser, Manager. Indianapolis, Ind. LOUISVILLE CUBS—Louisville, Ky. A BRUTAL MURDER COMMITTED. DES MOINES Ia.—On Sunday morning in the 19th C. Beverett, a young negro girl who had been keeping company with Beverly Atkinson (colored) requested a policeman to go with her to 112 E. Court avenue to get a coat which she claimed Atkinson had taken rober. She was accompanied to this place by officer Sexton. After they got there officer Nichols came along and went in order to go with them and get the attack. The girl stated that she did not want him arrested, but wanted her cont, which he agreed to go and get for her, the went toward East Second street from the corner and had some words with him and began to beat him over the face with his club. Atkinson threw up his hands to guard against the brutal attack that was beaten by the officer. Officer Nichols drew his revolver and fired one shot, which struck Atkinson in the back of the neck just below the base of the brain, killing him instantly, andomen ran away and left him. He told for an hour till the coroner arrived. PARIS, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN. The Christian church has just closed a three weeks' meeting with Elder Heard that was a grand success, as there were many. ...Matthew Ayers' funeral on Sunday was conducted by the U. B. F. and the Odd Fellows. The services were the the Odd Fellows. The services were the Odd Fellows. The website is pastor....The bad weather is still with us and there are many deaths among our people....J. C. Gate-heremont skirts that is grand....French Thompson and wife were in Cincinnati, O. on Sunday....The Freeman is sold by J. C. Gate-wood every Saturday. The Freeman is on sale in Denison. The Freeman is H. 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Motor Veils of plain chiffon in all popular colors, 2 yards long, 1 yard wide. Excellent values at $1.25, $1.75 and $2.50. Main floor, center aisle CITY AND VICINITY. Miss Ethel Gullifford, of Marion, Ind., is visiting in our city. Mrs. J. C. Farmer was in Terre Haute a few days last week. Mrs. Elwood C. Knox is able to be out, after two months' illness. The Bronix Club gave a dance Friday evening at Odd Fellows' Hall. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price, in Camp street, May 27, a fine girl. Miss Rhea Fulton, of Marion, is expected to visit friends n the city soon. N. Y. is in the city for a few days on business. Miss Fern Gibson, a nurse at the Charity Hospital, is confined to her bed this week. Miss Maggie Barnes, of Wilson, N. C., is visiting Mrs. J. C. Farmer, in Brightwood. Miss Lillian Gay, of Wilson, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. McGowan, in Paca street. Mrs. Martin, of St. Louis, is the guest of Mrs. James Harris, in North West street. Mrs. James N. Shelton is in Franklin, at the bedside of her father, who is very ill. Mrs. J. T. Taylor, in Ethel avenue, was hostess for the Keneila Whist Club, Friday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Leaborn Spieights, in Camp street, a twelve-pound boy. Born. Miss Pennett Arts entertained at the Dumas Club, Friday evening, in honor of her cousin. Dr. B. F. Watson, secretary of the A. M. E. Church Extension Board, was in the city this week. The N. B. G.'s gave a dance last Friday, in the B. P. Hall. The hall was beautifully decorated. Miss Gertrude V. Floyd, of Louisville, Ky., is in the city visiting friends. She is stopping with Mrs. Anna Bowman, on Indiana avenue. Mrs. James Harris, in North West street, gave a surprise party in honor of her husband, birthday anniversary, Thursday. Dr. Bryant and Rev. Dr. Skelton, district superintendents of the M. E. Church, have returned from the M. E. general conference held at Minneapolis. The eleventh anniversary of St. Philips' Episcopal Church was held last Sunday, as was very beautiful, especially solo sols. Miss Nelle Furman and Miss Mamie Burris. Rev. Charles Williams, the well-known pastor of the South Calvary Baptist Church, was dead at his home last Wednesday morning. H. Williams feared severe attacks of asthma for some time. It is thought that he passed away during one of these attacks. Rev. John Gasaway, of Xenia, O., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Puryear last night by Dr. and Mrs. Hummons last Sunday, and on Monday Rev. Smythe and Rev. Gasaway were entertained at dinner by Mr. W. H. FIELDING, at the Lynk Cemetery. Messrs. John L. Fretwell and George G. Simmons, of the Freeman, spent last Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, guests of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stewart, 405 Norwood avenue. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stewart attended speeches, and everything possible was done to make its pleasant for their guests. Miss Kellace, the daughter of Mr. Fretwell, is the flower of the Stewart home, the brightest lassies of the "Buckeye" city. THE RALLY AT ST. PAUL A. M. E CHURCH. The rally last Sunday at St Paul's Arena. The rally will be on books and cards not yet to be reported, and it is hoped to increase the amount The rally will be closed on next Sunday. THE DEATH OF REV. CHARLES WILLIAMS. The Rev. Charles F. Williams, pastor of the South Calvary Baptist Church, who was born in slavery, died last Wednesday morning at his home, 117 Maple street, of heart disease. Although he had been ill since December, he had not been confined to a hospital and was in unexpected. The Rev. Mr. Williams was as one years old. He came to Indianapolis FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used your Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. 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He was prominent in the state and national affairs of his denomination, being the time of the death chairman of the treasury of the church of the obedt Baptist Association, and was one of the founders of the National Baptist Publishing House at Nashville, Tennessee. The man was a widow, by widow, Mrs. Mary Williams, and a daughter, Mrs. Oneida Shirley. The burial was at the church of the supersides of the Sisters of Charity. No. 2, of which he was the superintendent. DR. W. E. BOWEN IN INDIANAPOLIS Dr. W. E. Bowen, the noted Negro educator and lecturer, former president of the Gamon Theological School, at Atlanta, delivered a lecture to a highly cultured audience on the day evening lasted. Dr. Bowen just returned from the General Conference of the M. E. Church, at Minnesota. The M. E. Church had one One Yard. Several times the speaker was forced to stop, owing to the outburst of applause, so eloquent and forceful was the delivery. Mr. Noble Sissle sang and gave indulgence after which a silver offering was taken. MADAM BRICE ENTERTAINS. Mrs. Wm. Brice entertained Tuesday night, at her beautiful home, 1197 North Senate avenue, with a luncheon for the Misses Whitman, who are playing this week's game. The table was trimmed with green shaded candles in crystal candlesticks, tied with bows of tulle of the same shade. The icees were also groen and white effect. The German program was given. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. S. L. Robinson. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The summer Bible class, which meets each Tuesday evening, is preparing for a big public meeting to be held in the library on Tuesday and Thursday in June. Special announcement of this will be made later. All men are invited to attend the regular sessions of the Bible study, at 7:00 clock, for one-half hour Bible study. The class opens promptly at time and adjoins promptly at 7:30. Supper is served to all men who desire it. The class, for which a small fee to cover the cost is charged. The course of study, which is being followed under the leadership of Rev. Weaver, is "The Old Testament History, Book 1," whether they are members of church or not, are invited to be present. THE BOY TENOR AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Mr. Noble Sissle, Cleveland's famous boy tenor and reader, made his second appearance in this city Monday evening at the First Christian Church. The church was crowded and many were compelled to stand. Mr. Sissle sang with marked ease and wonderful expression. He received a storm of applause after each number. He simply captivated his audiences with his perfect enunciation and soul singing. In the climaxes of his songs ("The Queen of the Earth," by Pinsuti, and "When the Heart Is Young," by Buck, in particular) he all but raised the audience from their seats, so powerful and ponderous were his tones. In his readings from Dunbar, "When Melody Rings and The Divals," Mr. Sissle showed himself a master of the Negro dialect. Mrs. Hazel Hart Hendricks, the accompanist, was at her best. She, at all times in sympathy with the singer. Others who sang were Mrs. Maude Wilson and Miss R. Williams, and Mr. Russell Smith played a piano solo. PROF. R. ROY POPE LOSES HIS MOTHER. Called to His Home in Indianapolis Indiana. Prof. R. Roy Pope was called home to bury his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Smith, who died suddenly Wednesday, May 22, a. p. m. of heart failure. She was fifty-one years old. The funeral took place May 25 at 10 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev. G. W. Ward officiated. Burial at Crown Hill. Mrs. Rebecca H. Morgan was the undertaker in charge. The deceased had been in Indianapolis thirty-three years. Flowers were sent by Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Mary Tolbert to Margaret Hughes, Albert Ferguson and wife, Charles Samuels, Richard White, Mrs. Ferguson and daughter Rose, Mrs. Marseal, Mrs. Mary Tolbert, Mrs. Maud Tolbert, Mrs. Marseal, Mrs. Maud Tolbert, mother, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce. A beautiful pillow with the word "Mother" was sent by Professor Pope and wife. A decorator Pope wishes to thank all his friends who were so kind during the hours of sadness. SHELBYVILLE, KY., NEWS. By Miss Florence Hall. Special to the Freeman Mrs. Grizzella Hamilton, of Louisville, was the hostess of an exquisite party in honor of Mrs. Ella Garner of this city. Among the guests was a -swell party of well-dressed women, who were all dressed in the latest attire. After dinner, the guests took an auto drive, and viewed many of the sights of the city. Everything was picturesque, and they were all very well attentive visit...Mr. John E. Redden was in the city the guest of his son and mother. ... Rev. Abraham Martin, of Indianapolis, spent a few days in the city the guest of the president of the Cinchnatti, spent a few weeks in the city the guest of his daughter, Mrs. N. R. Norris. ... Mrs. Annie Rucker's restaurant on Tenth street was badly damaged by the fire. Mrs. Evalin the supplies were ruined. Mrs. Evalin the furniture was killed, spent a few days in the city the guest of Mrs. Mary Willis. ... Mrs. Ada Davis has returned home. ... Mr. William Raxter left to represent the famous Ephraim Moxley in the city. Mr. Moxley is able to be out after a spell of sickness. ... Mr. George Wilson is able to be out after a spell of sickness. ... The buyer at Bethel A M. Church was charged with a breach of the 1744 law. A rev. Avelor is a vector. Stewardess Board No. 1 raised $87.87. Stewardess Board No. 2 raised $120.64. Bettel Rising Star Club No. 3 raised $54.34, and the pastor's table brought $74.24. The pastor is given to those who helped in this cause. ...Mrs. Mary Samuel spent a day in Louisville...Miss G. A. Riley has returned from the State Normal College at Louisville, where she was, and were in attendance at the annual sermon of the I. S. H. Sunday...Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coward, of Louisville, were the guests of his mother, Mrs. Susan Redden. The I. D. of H. had their annual sermon, and the Rev. B. Baptist Church Sunday, May 26. Rev. Brown conducted the services. The sum of $123.17 was raised. The concert given at Mammoth skating rink was a success, and was for the benefit of the St. John's recovery after a few weeks' sickness. Mrs. Mecca Wilkerson is in the city visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Clark.... Rev. Parrish, of Lexington, while in the city, delivered a lecture.... Mrs. Richard H. Clark, a very energetic and popular young woman, will give a concert for the children, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Mrs. Minnie Elsley and Mattie Clark spent a week with their aunt at Waddy. Ky.... "Tallaboo" the greatest Negro melodrama on the American stage, will play in this city at the Crescent Teahurte June 10. Tickets, 35 and 25 cents. Mrs. Harper, and is considered one of the very best. It is full of laughter. THE FREEMAN IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. For sale at the Acme Smoe House, 137 East Ninth street. Advertisements in The Freeman always bring good results. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE Sunday School Mass Meeting a Great Success - Mrs. Gowdy Presented with G. A. R. Emblem - Social Notes. (By Lee L. Brown, 1006 West Chestnut Street.) LOUISVILE, Ky., Special. The great Sunday school mass meeting held at Calvary Baptist Church was indeed a great success. Representatives from a large number of churches were present. The school school be conducted two days of this week in the same church. A number of the best Sunday school workers in the city will be given a tour of the school given to the teachers attending the meetings and taking some part during the two days. This is a great opportunity offered the teachers in the city of Louis- --- Last week Mrs. Viola C. Gowdy, the retiring president of the Ladies of the G. A. R., was presented with a beautiful pin, an emblem of the order. Mrs. Gowdy made a most excellent officer. Her emblem adorned the fire alarm fire last week, will linger for a long time in the minds of those who were fortunate enough to be present. Mrs. Gowdy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. C. Hatfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron is being one of the wealthiest colored men in the western part of the State, owns a large amount of real estate and conducts a grocery store, and is highly respected in the community. He is black. His wife, Mrs. Amanda Cabel, is a national organizer of the Ladies of the G. A. R. She is indeed a parflotic woman. Her response to the welcome address last week was filled with enthusiasm. Miss Carrie Pennabaker entertained her Sunday school class last week. Music was furnished by Wickliffe's Orchestra. Rev. C. H. Parrish delivered the commencement address at Pembrokew, Ky., this week. He will address the commencement address of the Russell High School, Lexington, Ky. In the place of the schools, one of which is already closed and the other of which will close next week, there will rise next fall the great Lincoln Institute, located in Simpsonville, near Shelbyville. Very few persons reside in buildings are being erected. Next fall will witness a great opening. Already the list of teachers, etc., has been selected. Decoration Day was fittingly observed in Louisville by the old soldiers. It was a general holiday throughout the city. Mr. Jerry Levy, of this city, who was employed at the Pendennis Club, left Louisville Monday evening for the Windsy City. Louisville is to have another colored theater very soon, under the management of Mr. Joe Clark. The races at Churchill Downs are over. The scenes have shifted to (Death Valley, Lattona, KY. Quite a number of persons will prompt by their going. Brown's Public Typewriting Shop has been very busy during the past ten days, typewriting the materials for the school class of the High School. They also handled the hundreds of letters sent out recently by the Orphans' Home. Miss Julia Williams has been engaged by the management of the Ruby Theater to sing illustrated songs. Her first appearance this week was greeted with great applause. Another popular colored physician has purchased a very pretty motor car, in the shape of a four-wheel drive fourth automobile purchased by colored physicians, while a number of our ministers also have purchased machines. Mr. Fred C. Moore, national organizer of the Negro Business League, is in the city the guest of the local league. There was a special meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Friday, May 31. Every one is looking forward to the closing of Central Colored High School, which will occur near the latter part of June. Quite a number of bright-eyed bum and girls are very busy with their orations. --- We received a copy this week of the Kentucky Club Woman, a new paper launched under the auspices of the Federated Clubs of Kentucky Women. The journal is filled with news items of parish interest to women. We predict for it a great success. Mrs. Lavinia Watson Cooper, Mrs. Mary Robinson Dethridge, of Chicago, and Mrs. Richard Oliver spent a delightful day at Dandelion Sunday, then seemed to be much pleased with the city. They were highly entertained by Mrs. Preston Sherley. They were much impressed with the rapid progress of the colored citizens of Danville along business lines. A permit has been taken out for the new Y. M. C. A. building, located on Chestnut street, between Ninth and Tenth. Mr. Bullock, who is the secretary, is using every effort to have this as the finest building of its kind in the United States. . . . The bazaar given in the interest of the Colored Orphans' Home was indeed a great success. We are unable' this week to agree the correct amount of the money that would be given to Louisville have done a great thing in responding to such a worthy institution. It is with regret that we received the announcement in reference to the passing of the Louisville National Medical College, which has stood as a monument for a long time in the city of Louisville. The name Dr. H. H. Fitzbuther is closely associated. Had he been alive, we believe that this would have been one of the leading colleges of its kind in the United States. Rev. Alex Hannan, the very popular pastor of the St. Mary's Tabernacle, has returned to the city after a pleasant stay in Charlotte, N.C., where he attended the general conference. He also was a fraternal representative to the city that met in Kansas City. Rev. Hannan is now positive how long he will be in the city. The commencement of the Eckstein Norton Institute will commence June 2 and continue until June 16. As stated in these columns last week, this school, like its doors forever, the school, will close its doors forever. The school will unite next fall with the new Lincoln Institute. There will be a number of graduates next week; a special train will convey passengers during the week to the exercises will be held. This school, which is situated by Rev. C. H. Parrish and Dr. William J. Simmons, will forever be held by her graduates all over the United States a sacred place. Just what disposition will be made of the buildings and grounds we are unable to say at this writing. THE WILKERSON HOTEL Phone New 4687. European plan cafe phone number. Special rates to guests stopping on campus. Good service, moderate prices. James. F. Wilkerson, prop., 811 N. Senate Ave. MARRY! Hundreds of colored men and women willing. Information free. Write today. American Directory Company, NI, Dallas, Texas. TRUSSES TRUSSES R. W. Magee & Co. 425 Mas- tessure tatessenette Trusses and braces a speciality. Cream a specialty. A star Cream Parlor. Sundae, 5c and 10c. Soft, Drinks and Sodas, 5c. Meals served to order. and Sodas, 5c. Meals served to order. grand melody and song. $18 WATER'S FIFTH Owensboro, Ky. WALTER S. HOUSTON. Give us a call when you are in the city. BUSINESS LOCALS Dr. Oscar W. Langston, dentist, is now ready for business, located over H. L. Sanders store, 218 Indiana avenue, room 5. Call and see him. The Crisis on sale at the Eureka Drug Store. The Freeman at Greenville, Miss., can be found at S. R. Hodges' barber shop, 505 Main street. The Freeman in Montgomery, Ala., by Happy Jim Turner, 11 Coosa street. Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. The Crisis on sale at the Eureka Drug Store. When in Champaign, Ill., stop at O. E. Keen's Cafe, 77 East Main street. Meals, 15, 20 and 25 cents. Your patronage is solicited. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price, 50 cents (taxym). Has curd others; will cue you. Address: P. B. Blodau, drugstreet, Indianapolis, Ind. Fresh Fish and Oysters Poultry and Canned Goods Of All Kinds. JESSE STARKS New Phone 3375-K; Old, Main, 4222 451 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis Mrs. Millie Alexander Of 223 Indiana Ave. is now located at 413 Indiana Ave., where she will carry a full line of Hair Goods. She invites her many friends to call and see her. GotoBlackers For Fine Candies His Chile Can't be Surpassed 347 Indiana Avenue TAKE YOUR BICYCLE TO Baron, the Bicycle Man, 341 Indiana Ave. WE GUARANTEE OUR REPAIR WORK. Established 15 Years New Phone 5407 H. C. FARISS & CO. 1324 E. 20th St. Dealers in First Class Staple and Favcy Groceries. Eureka Confectionary Home Bakery. Eat fresh and Fresh. Give us a trial. Open from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Courteous treatment to all. R. A. HANLEY. 1006 N. West St. Hayes Brothers, Inc. 236-38 W. Vermont St., Indianapolis Taylor Baking Co. HOME BAKING AND Ice Cream Factory Board and Room for Professional Men See our Representative at the train and get rates. Geo. S. Taylor, Mgr. 701-3-5-7 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. A DIAMOND RING FOR THE BRIDE OR GRADUATE Our stock of Diamonds is complete. See our Diamond Rings from $35.00 to $60.00. They are beauties; blue, white and nice size. The best ever offered in the city for the price DIAMOND IMPORTER 28 MONUMENT PLACE The Ladies' Exchange A. FIRST CLASS MEALS SERVED at all times Neatly furnished rooms for the traveling public. Also light housekeeping 1128 N. Senate Avenue. Rooming House, 919 N. Senate Avenue. New Phone 4109. Mrs. Ida Young, Proprietress MILITARY Spring Footwear HUTCHINSON'S Walk=Over Boot Shop 28 North Pennsylvania St. Eatwear N'S It Shop a St. LATE early as possible. The t with. This buy and surplus insures and interest. Company, ES ...$1,000,000 ...$600,000 Grocery ue Me Us a Call. R. R Pockets! and Meats for your homes. been buying. Everything Dallas, Texas BUY A PETALUMA HOME and Hatch Day Old dies, Appliances. COMPANY NEVER TOO LATE To start saving but it is always best to begin early as possible. The first spare dollar will be the one to start with. This A HOME FOR SAVINGS Capital, all paid in ..... $1,000,000 Surplus, all earned ..... $600,000 Carlisle's New Grocery 606 North Senate Avenue Delicatessen Specials. Give Us a Call. Old Phone. Main. 4453; New. 375-R. Prices to Suit Your Pockets! Call and get what you need in the line of Groceries and Meats for your homes The cash will get more here than where you have been buying. Everything new and fresh. BUY A PETALUMA BUY A PETALUMA INCREASE YOUR INCOME Indianapolis, Indiana unch Room everybody who will come to State Street Foreman's Ideal Lunch Room and Cafe, with first class service, invites everybody who will visit Chicago this summer, to come to 13 East Thirty-fifth Street, near State Street The only Restaurant in Chicago with a solid glass front and side. Electric Fans to keep you cool while you eat. Delicious home made pies and home cooked meats at 15c and up. Don't forget the number. 13 East Thirty-fifth Street, Near State Street Chicago, Illinois. An Enameled Cabinet GAS RANGE MEANS Much to the Cook The Enameled Gas Range Will Give You Cool Comfort in the Kitchen The Third Carload of "Reliable" Enameled Cabinet Gas Ranges Offered at the Special Bargain Price $28.80 CASH, with free connections, or sold on easy payments of $3 a month. FREE INSTRUCTION And Our Model Kitchen With Free Recipes at Your Service. The Indianapolis Gas Co. 49 South Pennsylvania Street. 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