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THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXV. NUMBER 30 NEGROES ARE FOR TAFT CIVIL AND POLITICAL LEAGUE DECLARES FOR REGULAR TICKET Delegates Received at the White House —Loyalty of Colored Men at Chicago Heartily Appreciated—Strong Address to the Country Adopted. By R. W. Thompson. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25.—The annual session of the National Civil and Political League, held here last week, marked the formal opening of the moment campaign for the land. The convention was largely attended. The delegates, numbering between three and four hundred substantive members of every one of the states of the Union. They came together with an eye single to the highest good of the Negro race, and their deliberations were open to the temper that indicated that they meant business—and nothing but business. There were few differences, except as to method of accommodation, as to the harmonious agreement, and the strong "address to the county," reeling the patriotic achievements of the nation. Taft and Sherman as the national candidates most likely to promote the prosperity of the country and to protect the constitutional rights, was adopted without a dissenting vote. This plank in the platform aroused enthusiasm to the highest pitch, and the convention then proceeded to endorsement of the "wise, conservative and patriotic administration of President Taft." following an eloquent plea for Republican unity voiced by the magistrate William O. Bradley, of Kentucky. The convention sat for two days in the main adulterium of the Calbraith church, with two open sessions and one evening. The president, B.S. V. Corrothers for ten years the pastor of Galbraith church, presided, and Mr. Joseph H. Stewart, a leading member of the bar of the district of Galbraith, gave a day of crowd witnessed the proceedings on both Wednesday and Thursday evenings and those who have been prophesying that that the colored people would not to Taft lost their reputation as seers. Visit President Taft at White House. A significant and enjoyable feature of the convention was the visit on Thursday afternoon to President Willem J. de Kruger, the delegation headed by President Corrothers, was cordially received by the President, and he expressed his pleasure that they done him the honor to call. After being the President of the delegates, the President listened attentively to the "prayer" of the league, which was read impressively by Lawyer Joseph H. Stewart. He called attention to the disadvantages under which the Negroes of this country are compelled to labor, enumerating instances of discrimination against the race in civil war, resting the chief sufferer, and to the disfranchisement of our people in many states of the Union, solely on account of color, national crime, practiced almost with violence in Southland. Protection in the enjoyment of their civil and political rights, through any constitutional prerogative, by the Negroes of the Negroes' influence of his individual influence, was asked for. The address stated that the Negro citizens of the republic reposed greatest confidence in the disposition of the Negroes' every element of the body politic, and believed that he would go as far as his power would permit in finding a remedy to evils of which the colored people felt Emphatic assurances were given Mr. Wheeler that the Nerroes of the nation were duly appreciative of the many good ideas, material and official advancement, and that in November they would go to the polls in solid phalanx to cast a vote of confidence in him, and to contribute to the policies of the Republican party. The people according to the delegates at the White House, understand that education of their vote means the probable outcome of the deliberation party, carrying with it a commission to inaugurate a four years' saturnalia of his proscription, dissipating all of the objections by the degree of the liberality of loving and generous minded party of Lincoln, Grant and McKinley. Walker did not believe that the Nerro could be so believed that the ogues, sensational stumpers and false prophets into going off to democracy a visionary third party in a vain quest of immunities that only the Republican can either the courage or capacity to grant. Replying to the well tempered address to the delegation, President Taft testified to his gratitude for the kindly assurances he was an earnest, benevolent and supportive the real deal, and the Negro, in common Americans, would be accorded equality both for the law, as far as his powers could be brief about such a happy consumption. He was an earnest, benevolent and supportive advocate of a liberal education for the Negro, and his attitude had been set in repeated public addresses urging who could get it and use it to lead the masses, and that the masses be developed, productive, thrifty and intelligent women, building beneath the race a foundation. them an indispensable factor in the permanent forward movements of the republic. The President deplored the sentiments expressed with such force a few months ago at the Metropolitan church in this city. The problem was primarily a state affair, but, if any city was an indication that the President would not fail to make an example of the offenders against the nation's first war, it was a moronic campaign of education against, to the end that an awakened sense of justice and right in the hearts of the people might forever put a stop to the horrible injustices victims of persons, black or white. Respect for the law is a cardinal principle in the Republican declaration of faith, and this will be emphasized by the President's commitment to the matters were touched upon, and the very satisfactory interview ended with mutual congratulations and mutual assurances of hearty good will. President Obama and he were greatly pleased over the outcome of the visit to the White House, and do not doubt that it will have a fine effect upon the life of the land. He is of the opinion that Mr. Taft is growing stronger with our voters every day. Dr. Corrothers Sounds Optimistic "Kevnote." The keynote speech of the opening session of the National Civil and Political League was sounded by Dr. Corrothers in a decidedly optimistic vein. The speaker, an engaging speaker, the eminent pulpitere on this occasion excelled himself. He was in no way discouraged by the apparent divisions in the Republican party. Such divisions had occurred many times before in the history of party politics and they could continue to occur as long as men were ambitious and there were not enough nominations to go around. The necessity of harboring appeals, the most of which were shortly the concession echoes die away, and a few weeks finds the rank and file solidly united against the common enemy, marching toward victory on election day, without bothering to vote for Tara and Sherman on the 5th day of next November. He had faith in the good sense of the colored voters, especially, for they have more at stake than any other class of voters in the constitution, and such voters are really said Tara, brothers, "is evidenced by a resolution offered not long ago in Congress, calling on the attorney general to examine the methods by which the armament of the constitution has been maintained, that a technicality might be the discovery which would warrant the nullification of them by the Supreme Court, thus making the North Carolina republic. This scheme was fathered by Former Senator Money, of Mississippi, the demand of Senator Newlands, of Nevada, for a plank democratic national coalition restricting the suffrage to white men, is another indication of what the Democratic party is going to do to the Negro if it gets its way. The Democratic party is to do his part toward keeping his enemies out of power. They can be relied upon to do their full duty in this respect. They stood by their guns in Chicago when the Democratic party was in every state where the Negro's votes are allowed to be counted. "President Taft is giving the country a safe and safe administration. Everybody is enjoying prosperity. More and more businesses today than at any time since their emancipation. They have better churches and schools than ever before. They want this sort of thing to go on. They want to have more time brought about by the last Democratic administration. The burnt child dreads the fire. 'No panics shall come again, with the less, with the less,' if the black man's loyalty to the grand old party can prevent it. 'The thing to do now.' continued Dr. Corrothers, in conclusion of his wife's body, else to stop growing about ill that cannot be suppressed in a day and worrying about what some third party is going to do. The body else by our friends, and hustle with all our might and main to keep their sturdy hands at the helm of state. Taft and Sherman can be elected, and all our states can just brace up, retain its traditional nerve and bring all of the sober, industrious and far-seeing men to the polls in all of our states. The old ship, which Frederick Douglass declared the Republican party to be. 'All else is open sea. A vote for the 'Bull Moose' party. vote for the 'Bull Moose' party. Heilin Hardwick-Tillman and Blease following.' Speeches paying high tribute to the regular Republican ticket, pledging the support of the race in their several baltimore races by R. C. Huzel, of New Jersey, presiding elder of the Philadelphia-Baltimore conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church; Dr. C. S. Whitted, a practicing Officer of the C. S. Whitted, of Buffola, N. Y.; W. Calvin Chase, editor of the Washington Bee, and a member of the "Stone Wall Brigade," the convention of the Chesapeake convention; Attorney J. Louis Taylor, a leader at the bar of the District of Columbia, and W. D. Johnson, a special agent of the Department of Agriculture and a recognized face among our voters in the race at the Hearty applause greeted all of the encomiums heared upon the President for his broad and comprehensive policies and few deficiencies were made to stand up for the regular Republican ticket, regardless of who else may be in the field. Senator Bradley "Shouts the Harvest Home." The bright and shining feature of the Thursday evening session was the eloquent speech of the envoy of Kentucky who is today the most outspoken, readiest defender and the sturdiest champion the Negro race on the road. His speech smacked of old-fash- INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 27 1912 HE WILL BE ELECTED BECAUSE HE I HOPE YOU WILL WEAR BULL MOOSE OVER COATS THIS NEAR ME FOR THE BILLY POSSOM CAPES ME FATHER AINT A BULL MOOSE NEDDER DON'T VER CALL MY DADDY A BILLY POSSUM NONE OF YOUR BIZ WHO ARE YOU FOR? dent will be re-elected, if the Negroes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Maryland and West Virginia, join together and vote the regular ticket. Senator Bradley was given the Chauqua salute by the inspired audience, and he was joined by the Kentuckian's declaration of friendship for the Negro race, and cited instances to show how courageously he has faced the various offenses, and how he had secured just treatment for them, oftimes at the risk of his own life. On motion to be elected, he derided a rising vote of thanks for his encouraging and instructive address. An interesting paper was read by Lester H. Stewart on "The Use of the Ballot." To crystallize the work of the league into results, provision was made for a campaign committee, made up of one member from each stave, and up of one member from each in ways and means, to map out a definite plan of action. The personnel of these committees will be announced shortly by President Corrorthews. A committee was formed to chair C. D. Hilles, was named as follows: Dr. C. D. Hazel, New Jersey; Rev. P. A. Wallace, Pennsylvania; Rev. J. C. Taylor, New York; Dr. C. S. Whited, New York; Dr. J. W. Poe, Louis Taylor, M. Grant Lucas and James L. Nell, of the District, TULSA. OKLA. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Lucy Cold left Sunday evening for Florence, Ala., to visit her sister, Mrs. Belle Hawkins, and friends. Mrs. Belle Robinson, the light and warm burtinbush under the aubs of the Knights and Daughters at the A. M. E. church…Mr. H. Walker has completed his storm house and he was called to Sulphur Springs, Tex., this week on account of sickness. Mr. Cardee Barten was seriously cut Friday and he was taken to close the wound…Mrs. E. G. Robinson left last Thursday for Chicago to attend the national grand lodge of the U. B. F. and S. M. Griffin for The Freeman every Saturday. The Freeman for sale in Nashville, Tenn, at the Palms, 5th avenue and Cedar street. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. GRAND MILITARY AFFAIR WAS THE ANNUAL FIELD DAY OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT MANY SOCIETY LADIES WERE PRESENT Excellent Musical Program Rendered by 8th Regiment Band Russell & Dago's Cafe a Winner Press Association to Meet Aug. 21—Notes of Interest. BY CARY B. LEWIS. (Freeman Bureau, 3000 State Street. Telephone Aldine 2058, Automatic 72-384.) — CHICAGO, Ill., July 23—Representative citizens from all walks of life were present last Sunday afternoon at the annual field day exercises of the annual field day exercises of the annual regiment. Many of the most prominent women society leaders occupied boxes, accompanied by their husbands and accompanied by their uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias. Prison archers were present in uniform. A number of white men high in military life also seen in the box of Col. John R. McKinley in the maneuvers, assisted by Col. J. H. Johnson. The afternoon was somewhat cloudy, but this did not keep the ardent adversary from regiment away, for some 3,000 to 4,000 prisoners were and glee. The exercises were begun by a band concert, under the direction of Sergt. Berry. While the band played, the band played perfect silence. The Eighth regiment hung excellently the following selection: Musical Program. Tent and Music Drill. Shelter tent drill was the third number. This number consists of the soldiers taking their tents from their shields and shucking the tents ready for occupancy. This was done in a very few minutes, taken down and re-rolled in a shorter space of time. Perhaps the musical drill was the most important least it was mostly applauded by the spectators. It was a beautiful sight to see the several hundred men, all in unison swinging their guns in, out, up with the motion being in time with the music. Rear Guard Action. Russell and Dago. A visitor coming to the city of Chicago, or a person living here, is bound to give the palm to Russell and Dao. It is a fine State street. It has established a reputation for furnishing the most delightful entertainment of any cafe in Chicago. It is one of the best vaudeville artists in the country and who has traveled with leading col- ored road shows, possessing a splendidly trained voice, is the chief entertainer. She is assisted by a full orchestra, which plays large crowds each night of the week (Staffs) from 6 o'clock in the evening until a not a seat is vacant. The Elmwood is easily the most popular place of amusement. One of the chief reasons for the Elmwood being one of the most popular places on the South Side is that Messrs. Russell and Dago found that it was easy to deep space with the times and instead of flying to the cafe and operating an ordinary cafe and buffet, just the reverse was true. A few months ago they decided to enlarge other quarries and install pavements. They remained in the same location, the heart of the colored district, accessible to car lines and the elevated railroad. In the largest store rooms on State street in the city, they rented and work begun. It was finished in a short time with new fixtures, walls handsomely painted, brilliant electric lights dropping in all sections of the city and the streets to accommodate some several hundred people. As you enter, you are welcomed with sweet strains of music and Mr. Richard the polite manager. A courteous waiter has best on the "stroll." But the most pleasing thing is the entertainment comes from the popular songs rendered by Miss Roper, also Ollie Powers. Mr. Powers is also Ollie Lync tenor singer in Chicago. Hear him. The Elmwood has become the center for fashionable people to dine and here can be seen the latest styles and dresses in the city. Well groomed men are also visitors, accompanied by their wives and sweethearts. The Elmwood has now placed on the Pekin Inn in its palmy days, where they wines, liquors and cigars. There is no overcharging; the managers aim to please and the chef is a man of national stature. In the客 meets with the best that the market affords. Messrs. Russell and Dargo are very popular and generally liked. The patrons are greatly pleased with the order that they receive in the night or afternoon, an automobile is at the door ready for service. Visitors coming to Chicago and wishing to entertain at a most fashionable cafe, are at the Elmwood. 3142-3144 State street. Dr. Louie Uselman. Delegates to the National Negro Business League and Visitors coming to Chicago would visit Dr. Loutie, who they would visit Dr. Loutie Uselman when in need of jewelry or for their eyes to be examined. He makes a special presentation of glasses to suit the eyes. The leading business and professional men of the race have endorsed Dr. Uselman as one of the most honorable business men in Chicago and never broken faith with this high honor. National Press Association. From all indications, the National Press Association meeting in this city will be held in the Pennsylvania President Lewey of the Pasadena, Florida. Sentinel, writes that he is much pleased with the outlook. Col. R. W. Murray, president of Washington, D. C., states that the meeting will be a brilliant success. Mr. Henry Allen Bold, of the Nashville Globe, has charge of the program and in many ways, be able to have it in tangible shape. Mr. Julius F. Taylor, editor of the Chicago Broadax, and president of the Chicago Journalists, will be meeting and selecbe will make of the Chicago journalists to take part in the program. Those expected to be present are: Julius F. Taylor, Wm. Neilshoes, R. S. Abbot, B. T. Trevor, Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, A. N. Fields, J. H. Smiley, Alfred Anderson, Rev. A. J. Carey and Cary B. Lewis. It is likely that either in one of the regimental rooms of the Seventh regiment armory or the (Continued on Page Five) eee 9 ‘adi Carlisle’s New Grocery 606 North Senate Avenue Delicatessen Specials. Give Usa Call. Old Phone, Main, 458; Now, 86-R, or ALL GOOD DRESSERS SHOULD WEAR a ; e Levinson $2 Straws Because the well dressed man wants the style of the minute, quality and the h.ghest degree of satltuctlon, but be does not wast fore mote tania neceaary” Themen The Right Style, The Right Quality, The Right Satisfaction, For The Right Price, He feels satisfied that his head is “topped off’’ just right. 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WALTER HODGE, REAL ESTATE, for bargains if you are looking tors bose ¢ investment. Cash or easy payments. BOTH PHONES 1173. sostndlann Ave. Tadlanapoll. In Charles H. Cook, PANTATORIUM Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Garment: Cleaned. Dyed and Pressed. First Class Work Guaranteed, 184 West New York Street. FOR HOT, TENDER, SORE And Perspiring Feet, Use EDDY’S FOOT SHAMPOO. ‘The greatest thing out. Send 25c to EDDY, 252 9th Ave., New York City. MID-SUMMER REDUCTION. During the month of July The Free- man will be sent in clubs of one or more one year $1.00. NEWS CONCERNING THE INTER. ESTING READERS IN DALLAS, WACO, AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS. TEXAS. Special to Tum Faeeman. ‘Rev. §. Tolliner, of Washington, D. C., is here engaged in lectures to our people at St. John's, Baptist chureh, corner of Cochran and Allen streets....‘The remains of Little Gilbert Prather were laid to rest from old Bethel A. M. . chureh last Sunday at 3 o'clock: under the. au- spices of the Sunday school, of which he was a member. The floral offerings were numerous, and a large host of friends of the family were in attendance... .These hot days are causing a large number of our people to spend awhile in the moun- tains of cool Colorado and elsewhere, to seek a new lease on life....Mr. Johnnie Edwards, of Rosebud, Tex.. is here visit- ing his father, Mr. J. B. Edwards, at 1907 Qrange street, for an indefinite period: Hon, W. E. King, editor of the Dallas Ex- press, is up after several days’ illness, as is also Mr. Joseph Davis, who has been sick several weeks....You should use the bread, pies and cakes made by the Col- ored Baking Company, now doing business at the corner of Hail ‘and Munger avenue. ....Mr. Wm. Hutchinson is manager of ite “New Orleans cafe. where he will be pleased to see all of his old friends and hew ones, too....B. ‘T. McCloskie at the Royal buffet, js wearing the smile that Won't come, ‘off while, dispensing to his patrons... .Messrs. G. A. Mayes, i. Willis, Robt. Preston and several others visited the grand session of the Masonic order in the Fort last Thursday and were the honored guests of friends while there, and Were treated to many social courtesiés. . . A party of the young social set of two clubs joinea the Red Rose Club in Fort Worth Thursday on a picnic of pleasure, The members of Dallas are all smiles and praise for the jolly time they had at Dou- glas Park... While these hot days last don't forget that the cold days of winter are coming also....There seems some un- rest in the ranks of the colored saloon men of Dallas over the renewal of license to do business for another twelve months -..,Patrons of The Freeman are warned against all other parties here except J. G. Griffin a8 our legal agent in Dallas. Others who are trying to contract and collect for ‘The Freeman will be dealt with by the laws of ‘Texas if caught, yours, BC. Knox, business manager... .Waco, Texas, the Geyser Clty on the big Brazas, wel- comes ‘The Freeman each week... .Mr. B. G. Guy is at the helm and will see to it that everyone who wishes to read the race's greatest paper can do 30. See him. at 114% Bridge street....Our drug stores are doing a great business these hot days. ...."The loyal citizens banaueted our own lion. S. B. Rose Wednesday night, July 10, at New Hope Park, where a good, old~ fashioned time was enjoved by all in at- tendance, and oratory was galore. Hon. W. S. Willis attended the reception in Dallas in honor of Hon. Bill McDonald last Friday....All churches are doing nicely and raising money, uninterrupted by the dullness of the season......We should be more loyal to our Negroes here in the various business pursuits....'The S.A. Austin theater is pleasing the, pa- trons nightly on Bridge street. ...Miss Lillian Mitchell spent several weeks in Dallas, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Jackson, formerly of Waco. . . .Miss Chris- tina McCree, of South Seventh street, roy- ally entertained several of her Dallas friends while here Sunday a week ago... Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Boyer, of $16 East Seventh street, dispensed freely to sev- eral excursionists throughout the day... ‘The peoplie of the Geyser City are proud to see The Freeman here once more, 80 see and have it sent to your homes... ‘Phe Farmers are well up with their worl and can be seen bringing in truck garden products daily....Home buying is going on daily. Xou should see Rose & Hines for yous. You ere next if you wish one while they last....We are gratified to see our young people becoming much more in- terested in raising the moral standard in Waco. | Mothers, fathers, do your part and all will be well... Several of the K. of P's here are interesting themselves in organizing a drill team of the K. of P. before the next grand session that is to be hela in Fort Worth next June, so let us all become interested. too. We must have a well-drilled set of knights to rep- Tesent Waco.,..Read The Freeman, one and ail. The best weekly, and the cheap- est. Subscribe now. .Fort Worth, ‘Texas, Masons gathered and harmoniously con ducted a larger volume of -business for 4,372. members, than ever before in the history of the order, at their thirty-sev- ‘enth annual communication, the past week. ‘The opening was impressive and was in- terspersed with singing, oratory, prayer and a galaxy of the fair sex of the city of Fort Worth and delegates from the vari- ous parts of the state to do the duty for thelr fellowmen at home. After a short intermission the regular business was taken up and carried out. ‘The following Officers were elected to serve the craft: J. W. McKinney, most worshipful grand master; H. D. Winn, deputy grand mas- ter; J.'A. Kirk, grand senior warden; M. . Cooper, grand junior warden; Wm. M. ‘McDonald, grand secretary; W.’ D. Cain, grand recorder; B. R. Bluitt, grand treas- urer; W. H. Burnett, grand lecturer; C. A. Harris, grand tyler: J. H, Campbell, tyler, | ‘These officers to ‘serve during 1912 and 1913, after which the various commit- tees were duly appointed and visitors in- troduced who spoke on various parts of ‘Masonry and methods used towards wid- ows and orphans, as well as those who had become disabled in and under the service and were now dependent. The worshipful grand. master presented _his annual address, which showed every ave- nue of the work of a Master Mason, and ‘was interrupted. several times by deafen- ing applause. It proved to be a gem of oratory and nspring to. the several bun- dred Past Masters and delegates. ‘The secretary's and treasurer's reports were THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. also electrifying to all hearers, — After this came the reports of the various com- mittees, who in turn showed the growth and finances, the credit and standing of the grand lodge, its belongings, officers, and ‘members in ‘Texas. Money and Checks are now being paid to each right ful beneficiary, and history will proclaim to the world that It was one of the most harmonious sessions ever held. The local lodges of Forth Worth and ihe business men were loud in thelr praises of all who Were in attendance. | ‘The annual parade and installation of officers were witnessed by hundreds of citizens, including ladies and children. ‘The comfort of all visitors was carefully looked after by members of Tee iocal lodgen The Clore ane very Impressive ‘with, weeping, “hand "shaking and ‘singing, ‘and each grand lodge oflicer Fesponding “So mote it be by all the end.” The grand Royal Arch Chapter elected officers as follows for the ensuing year: A.W. Edwards, GH. P.; B.C, Daven- port, DG. He Bs John W, Cave, G.I W. Carr, G. 8; J, L, Dawson, G. T.3 Wm. ‘Anderson, G.'S.; W. T. Smith, G. R. 8; Rev. G. H.’ Adams, G. C.; Mc. Brooks, G'S; J. CG, Bogar, G. B.S; Wm, Will, G RA. G.: F. H Quartes’ ist V.; Lt Hampton, 2nd V.; Wm. Oliver, 3rd ‘V.i James Hunter, G. L.....Mr. 3.0. _AU- guster, proprietor of thie cafe ai ‘907 Bast Jones ‘street, the cafe Where service counts With these’ there to serve you, day or hight: J Nicholson; F. Johnson, 0. Ed- wards, R. Carson, H. Wilkins, D. "Walker, D. B. Rearmond,’ J. Sketton, B.’ Cork, & Hardin, ©. Toliver, M. W. Nalv, C. Coffee, Ira Skérlark, C.D, Houston, J: Erby... Mr. Alf. Brown, the mixologist at Mc- Gars, has proven to the traveling public that it is worth. the while to be a sport and up on’ things of importance. — Intel- lectually he is @ living encyclopaedia on the dope sheet. Just ask him who goes under the wire some time....Mr. Will Snow, at one time a veteran baseball fan and player, is here mingling with old- time friends and to look after some realty holdings. He is mow located at Sacra mento, Cal. He sends greetings to all Texas’ friends through this paper...... Bates, Crow, Lawrence and others ‘were the grand burners until that warm bunch from Dallas came over Thursday. Well, they. were larger dealers, boys, 20 you had to get back.....lugene Turner, Pete Dorchester and others are in the big run- ning, but Chas. Crouch has they — all skinned since he got those nose glasses, But to be on the square, boys, the Fort is some better when the grand lodge comes annually, so says the Weekly Com- et, published by Mr. S R. Braggs, the neh cai MERIDIAN, MISS. Special to THE Freeman. ‘Mra. Mary Perry, of Coleman, Miss., arrived in the city on duly 14th, to visit her relatives on Eleventh’ street_and on Thirty-third aventie. Mr. W. fH. Deloach eft on July ‘isth for Mobile, “Ala, ona Dusiness trip and returned on the 1th. He is head caller at the AM. & 0. freight de- partment....-Rev. SA. Caman, ex:pastor of St. Paul MB. churety and ‘his wife Were pleasant visitrs there Sunday night, Suly 14th. ‘They were en rute to Toupelo, ‘Miss, to" attend the grand lodge of" the ‘Tnitea “woodmen..< Rev. nt Jordan preached an able sermon’ at Bethel Bap- Rist-church Sunday, July 14th, at 11 a. ty ‘to a large congregation, He’ also tender: ed “his resignation, which was accepted, {fo take ‘entectat nce. Reve sondan ‘one of the best posted preachers in. the State of Mississippl..—~Prof. Cleero C. Simmon, of Tuskereé, Ala,, has been tn the elty’ the past several weeks In the in- terest of ‘Tuskegee Institute, of which Booker “P. Washington is. the’ president. - -.John W, Harris.grand chancellor, H. H. Hallie, ©. tT. Butler and. others. who at- tended the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias o fMississippi, which met at Lau- rel, July 8-11, have pentaes to the city and Were much pleased with their trip. . ..Dr. Attaway, of Greenville, Miss. and diher members’ of the Insurance Company of ‘Mississippi, have been in the ely. the past week, checking up the local agent, Sir. Hills. ‘Tom Meafitchell, looking well, has returned to tho elty...:Prof. Charles Stewart, the newspaper correspondent, 1s in Fairview, ‘Texas, attending school... The grandest pienic ever given by the col: ored people In Newton county will be given Soon.” ‘Phere will be baseball games, Me- Fidian vs. Newton, 10 a. m.; Hattiesburg vs. Newton, 4p. m. _ Good time for every: body. “Chas, Banks. of Mound. Bayon Fon Edward D. Montgomery, of Me! Halan, and Rev. TW. Donald, of New- ‘ton, will be the speakers of the occasion. WORK AND MAINTAIN RESPECTA- BILITY. The Negro seems to be losing out everywhere as a servant, and it is hoped that he will invest’ in land and thus become a proprietor—The Dem- onstrator, Mound Bayou, Miss. If so, he is losing out in a place where he cannot very well afford it. ‘The individual is a servant in any old job he may happen to get. A little more personal supervision and person- al attention is required in some of them, and we think of them as menial, mean jobs, because close to the indi- vidual, showing what a frightful mien slavery must have presented. But some one has to take care of what is called the mean jobs. When colored women and men are being dis- placed, white women and men are tak- ing their places. We are learning to turn up our noses in too big a hurry. These white people hold themselves even better than the colored people, and, what's more, get recognized as be- ing better. And yet these white peo- ple are found taking the places of col- ored people, and are glad enough to get them. | We are too prodigal in things of the ‘kind; got the big feeling constitution- ally, We absolutely refuse to do what many white persons are doing, and be- cause it is felt to be beneath our dig- nity. The disposition to get out of a lower class is all right. All should look up. All should wish to rise, but should not show it by discontent and neglect of duty, or by slighting re- marks concerning the occupation. ‘Those who employ servants soon learn their traits and their views of life. It is to be feared that our race has done very much to show that it doesn't care much about working, any- how. The employers stand this until they can do better, and as a conse- quence good places are gradually slip- ping away. There must be a mending of the ways, or else we will find the streets livelier with our people than they are to-day. 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It may be thought there can be no harm in asking. It depends. The colored men embarrassed Mr. Taft when they asked federal legislation on the lynching evil. If they know anything they know that he could not make such a promise. Yet his answer will be set down against him. After all of our prosperity, industrial, agricultural, we are now to begin over again. We "ain't" started right, says the Colonel, who will apply the European agrarian laws to us in spite of our well paid, well fed, highly contented rural folk. Let well enough alone, Colonel. Harry R. Wallace, Republican county chairman, has issued the official call for primaries to be held on Friday, August 2, for the election of delegates from Marion county to the Republican state convention, which will be held at Tomlinson Hall, Tuesday, August 6. Well, we are going to have a state convention, aren't we? Chick Morgan, the colored burglar, "sho" got some things while he was getting them. His recent nocturnal exploits read like a leaf from Dickens. He went once too often, as it generally happens. The way of the transgressor is hard. Morgan is now in the toils because he thought there was a better way to make a living than by working. He doubtless sees his mistake. The colored people may not own very much of the court house yard, but they should enjoy the part they do own. Perhaps the playground may not be on their part; yet you can't tell. Better pull it up for fear of infringement. We do have separate concerns, and maybe some are necessary in these unsettled racial times. But when it comes to sticking 'em around the court house that looks like rubbing it in. Take it away, Mr. Tutewiler. The pro-Roosevelt colored brother got something he didn't expect the other day when the Colonel outlined the principles of the Bull Moose party. He would do something for the tenant farmers, the renting planters, the colored population of the rural South as well as for all classes of the farming community, whatever that means. It is evident that the Colonel is playing 'em hard, and for general results. But he didn't make any hit with the colored folks when talking on the farming line. Mr. Roosevelt got away from the recall of judges proposition. It was too hot for the Colonel. He could have cut out the other barbarities just as well. A representative government is a government by the people. Mr. Roosevelt has made it appear that our governing bodies were not ourselves. Officers do need recalling at times, when they forget to carry out instructions. The people do it at the polls, as they have always done. They refuse to continue bad officials in office. If they go bad in the midst of a term there's the remedy of impeachment. Plenty of safeguards even when governing ourselves. The Afro-American Ledger of Baltimore, speaking of the two national conventions, said, in a recent issue: "The Republicans 'Jim-Crowed' us while the Democrats allowed us to sit where we pleased. We have nothing especial in common with the Democratic party, but as a journalist we desire to be at least fair." Well, it is too bad if the Republicans carried out a scheme of Jim Crowing at Chicago. We must confess, however, that it is news to us. This consolation, the Republicans as a party have no black laws charged up to them. Whenever there is a Republican administration, whether national, state or municipal, we breathe freer than when it is otherwise. The courtesy shown at the Demo- --- cratic convention is doubtless appreciated. And if it is indicative of something in kind to follow, the Negroes will be none the worse in the event of the election of Mr. Wilson. If the Negroes could feel that the impediment to the race South was but a temporary bar, in an effort to screw it up to the sticking place of civil and political efficiency, and that it would rest right t where it is, without threatening them at Washington, or without effort to inoculate the North, the Democratic party would be sheared of its frightful mien. But in spite of our longings that party as yet seems to have not much inclination to play with us. THEY ASKED FOR TOO MUCH. The committee that called on President Taft last week asked for too much. It w as all right to ask for the restoration of the discharged Negro soldiers, a possible thing under conditions, but when it asked for a federal statute on lynching it merely embarrassed the President, who was forced to say quite plainly that the thing could not be done. We are citizens more directly of the state, and whatever happens to us, or whatever we may do, will be adjudged by the authorities of the state. As a governing institution the state is not less than the nation as a governing institution. The duties of either are well defined. An appeal to the general nation is to discredit the state, thus adding to the existing prejudice. We think to see higher law at Washington, that compel the citizens of a state to mend their ways, when the troubles being local can only be dealt with as such. Too many affect not to see that the race question is a thing of all the white people and all of the colored people. This fact in no wise lessens the force of an appeal. The point is that we should be careful that in making it we should not do it in such a way as to put our friends in a hole. Naturally enough, Mr. Taff's answer of non-interference will be construed as opposition to the race, and, coming on the heels of that other charge of indifference to the colored man's political fate in the South, makes it appear that the Republican party is an open enemy of the race. The sentiment of the white people has shifted somewhat of late; really in two directions. Northern and Southern white people are closer together; they have taken a more pronounced stand on the Negro question. While this, as we see it, does not mean industrial hardship, or a hardship of any kind that is really apparent. But nevertheless it is manifest in a way that is certain enough. None are ignorant of the facts. Such being the case, it is unfair to hold one party responsible for a condition which is general. Why not apalep to Messrs. Wilson and Roosevelt. It is the thing to do. This is not suggested as a defense of a party, but in the spirit of fairness—in defense of. Negro judgment if anything in the sense of seeing things in their right relation. WOODROW WILSON IN A FELICI- TOUS MOOD. We can't help but admire the splendid attitude of the Democratic presidential nominee as expressed by him when visited by a committee of colored men last week. They were received in the Governor's reception reception room at the state house, Trenton, N. J. After listening to the spokesman of the party, Rev. J. Milton Waldron, Mr. Wilson said as follows: "If elected to the presidency I shall observe the law in its letter and spirit. And this is after a rather low standard. I shall do so in the spirit of the Christian religion. As President I shall try to be a Christian gentleman." The Freeman has always thought well of the Governor of New Jersey, thinking of him as above personal meanness. That is to say, that if he should at any time take a stand against the race it would be owing to the stand of his party. We said long before the nomination that he was the best of the Democrats owing to his enlightened views and the intelligent discussion of them. But we must admit we were not prepared for the wholesome, beautiful expressions that he uttered on this occasion. And, indeed, he says right, that to govern by law the letter is a too low standard. He will, if elected, be President as it becomes a Christian gentleman, meaning further, we take the liberty to say, in the Christ spirit as it is known and not because of the mere binding force of the laws. How calm and peaceful this all sounds after the vauntings of the chief Bull Mooser, et al. If we would rally at the call of the souls of men, now's the time, rather than at the bluster and parade of Colonel Theodore, who would have his presence fill all the land. We will, however, bear in mind that Mr. Wilson is but one man. Doubless he speaks for his party as much as he can. He will be of influence and all that, but behind him stands our "ancient enemy" with helmet and sword grasped as firmly as ever. Mr. Wilson does not set out to be a wonder worker, for answering an appeal by Editor Trotter, of the Boston Guardian, he said, that the President did not have power to interfere with all the appeal contained, but he deprecated race and color prejudice. This again is evidence of asking for too much, as was the case with the committee that called on President Taft. So we have the remarkable thing of two committees of colored men receiving similar replies to similar questions. We are glad that these great individuals, the two leading candidates, have said boldly just what they would or could do. They could say no more than they have said. We, the informed portion of the citizens, know what are the President's limitations, the authority of the states and so forth. The candidates are aware that the public generally is informed, hence they could only choose to give what was right. But we think of Mr. Wilson, of Mr. Taft, as having an equality of the Christian spirit personally, and who will be no less than they have professed to be. In answer to a question Mr. Wilson said he would accord even-handed justice and equal rights to all regard- THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. less of race or color in his position as President. The Governor was told of the charge that he was the enemy of the colored people and their rights. He asserted that this was not true. He expressed himself as being their friend and was sorry he was so misrepresented. He said that he believed that according to the colored people rights and recognition in the North would tend to bring this about in the South, and that he believed color prejudice would gradually die out there by the progressive development of the sense of justice. The Governor authorized the members of the delegation to make known to the colored people his position. All thanked him for his friendly expressions and willingness to encourage a division of the colored vote and asked him to make a public statement. He said he had no desire to urge the race issue with the campaign, as he regarded the omission of any Negro plank in the Democratic platform to mean that no race issue was involved as no attack on anybody's rights was contemplated, but that when during the campaign, the matter came up or n occasion presented itself he would speak of it. STOOD LIKE SOLID ROCK President Thanks Negro eLague for Colored Delegates Action. WASHINGTON—President Taft in a speech in the east room of the White House to a delegation from the National convention pledged and instructed for him to stoop with the Taft forces all through the night. "I want to say to you," said the President, "how much I appreciate your standing not being at a time when it is infiltrated. I should not depend upon you. You demonstrated there your appreciation of the accomplishments of the Republican party and your abiding faith in its future friendships; you stood like a solid rock." The delegation presented resolutions to the president asking for the restoration of the party's fortune that was involved in the Brownsville affair, and urging him to recommend a federal statute against lynching. He had done everything possible under the law in regard to the Twenty-fifth Infantry. He deplored lynchings, he said, but did not acknowledge the government could interfere in the states where "I say to you, gentlemen," the President added, "that a man who has been engaged in a lynching within the federal jurisdiction who comes up to me for executive censure will have his petition received with that feeling on my part that there is no doubt that ought to be more severely punished and more completely condemned." NEGROES IN VIRGINIA SAY THEY WERE IGNORED BY "LILY RICHMOND, Va.—There will be a contest in Virginia's delegation to the Roosevelt convention. Two conventions are forming. State Chairman Moore, of the "Lily White" faction, has called one in Roanoke on July 30. The Negro memorial convention, in Newcomb, of Petersburg, their state chairman has called a convention in Richmond, July 30. Both conventions are expected to send delegations to Chicago. PROTECTION WHICH PROTECTS: is the title of a speech made by U. S. Senator W. B. Heyburn, of Idaho, May 25, 1920, as a speaker at an assembly in document form by the American Tariff League as Document No. 4. Send postal card request for free copy to Wakeman, Sec., 339 Broadway, New York. Bishop Henry W. Warren, a recently retiring preacher at L Church, died at his home in Denver, Col., July 23 at the age of eighty-one years. BASEBALL IN THE WINDY CITY. American Giants in the Lead in the Series. CHICAGO, Ill., July 23. (Special to The Freeman) The American Giants routed the United States Leaguers at Schorling's park by a score, of 8 to 3. Timely hitting by the Giants, led to the victory of the U. S. team, was responsible for the victory. Lindsey was on the mound and was in fine form. He held the ball well, and was in the innning, when Gertenrück's double scored two runs. The fielding of the Giants was excellent, while Petty made a three-run run. The score was recorded against the Giants. The score. American Giants. R. H. P. A.E. Barber, 3b 3 3 2 1 0 Hill, 1f 2 1 2 0 Duncan, 1f 1 1 2 0 Taylor, 1f 1 1 2 0 Monroe, 2b 0 1 4 4 Pierce, 2b 0 1 5 0 Jayne, rf 0 1 0 0 Petway, 1b 1 2 10 0 Lindsay, p 1 1 0 7 0 Totals ..... 8 12 27 14 0 Uncle Sam R. H. P. A.E. Schall, 2b 1 1 2 1 0 Schulman, 1s 1 0 1 0 McDulgh, 1f 0 1 0 0 Gentrich, cf 0 1 0 0 0 Hutton, 1b 0 1 10 3 1 Light, 1f 0 1 5 1 Stanley, 1b 0 3 2 1 0 Lynch, rf 0 0 0 1 0 McGuire, p 0 2 1 7 0 Totals ..... 3 8 12 18 5 Glants 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 -8 Uncle Sam 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Three-base hits -Hit Petway, Barber Hill -Three-base hit -Petway, Barber out -By Lindsay, 3; by McGuire, 4; base on balls -Off Lindsay, 5; off McGuire, 4; 1:50 Umpires -Goeckel and Becker Sunday was a big day at Schorling's park. A band of music and five thousand people cheered Mr. Foster's team, but, unbeknownst to them, home the con." It was the second game for the St. Louis team to win. It was a hard battle and the score was 4 to 3. The visitors went right after the game in the first half, hitting the hits, a base on balls and a sacrifice. The Americans scored one in the second inning on two hits and another in the fifth at fast double play stopping them. Again, when the locals had a chance another play retired them without a run. Wick-wear relieved Johnson in the sixth and outlaws only got one hit off Wickwear. They outhit the visitors two to one. The score St. Louis Pryor, 3b Lyons, ss Lyons, rf Bennett, cf Thomas, if Mangen, 2b Fae Adoo, c Johnson, c Dismukes, p Totals 4 6 27 13 2 Amurcan Giants. R. H. P. A. E. Barber, ss Foster, 1b Hill, cf Buncan, if Monroe, 2b Monroe, 2b Pierce, ss 1b Petway, c Payne, rf Johnson, p Wickwear, p Totals 3 12 27 9 2 St. Louis Amurcan Two-base hit—Barber. Double plays—Bennett to Johnson; Mangan to Mc. MID-SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE OF PIANOS THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR a chance to get a strictly high-class piano or player piano at less than factory cost. No pianos reserved—every instrument marked at less than half the regular price. Come in tomorrow and select one of these great bargains and take advantage of our special Monday discount coupon. Johnson, 3; by Wickwear, 5. Bases on balls—Off Dismukes, 4; off Johnson. 2. Umpires—Gooeckel and Dane. Time lull. Monday of this week, the St. Louis boys crawled up on the American Giants and won their third game against the Giants. The second was the eleventh inning. With this game the series stood five for the "home" boys and three for the visitors. Defeat came when the Giants, which was a tally fly in the eleventh inning. Prior stung a single to Hill and Thomas. The second was Thomas count. Lyons advanced both men and "Chapple" Johnson slammed a double to the fence for two runs. The home Run! Pierce got a double unassisted. The score. St. Louis Giants R. H. P. A. E. Hires, ss 1 0 2 4 0 Wallace, 2b 0 0 4 0 4 Bennett, cf 0 0 2 0 0 Thomas, if 2 2 6 1 0 Prior, 3b 1 2 2 1 0 Madden, 1b 1 1 12 0 Lyons, rf 0 2 2 0 0 Johnson, c 0 2 3 2 0 Wade, p 1 0 1 0 2 Totals 5 9 33 13 0 Am. Giants R. H. P. A. E. Barber, ss 0 1 6 2 1 Hill, if 0 1 6 2 1 Duncan, if 2 2 4 0 4 Taylor, 3b 0 0 4 0 4 Monroe, 2b 0 2 2 4 1 Pierce, 1b 0 1 16 0 Petty, c 0 1 4 3 0 Payne, rf 0 2 0 0 0 Dougherty, p 0 0 0 1 1 Wickware, p 0 0 0 1 0 Gatewood, p 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 2 12 16 13 6 St. Louis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-5 Am. Giants 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 Two-base hit–Duncan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Three-base hit–Thomas. Struck out. By Wade, 2; by Dougherty, 3; by Wick- ness, 4; on balls–Off Wade, 1; off Dougherty, 3; off Wickness, 4; mires–Fyfe and Recker, 2-20 Uncle Sam defeated the Chicago Glacier's park on Sunday. Jack Johnson, chairman of the world, pitched the first ball. The pugilist coached the colored boys on the side field, the colored boys to win, the score being 13 to 4 in favor of theirs. Crawford started to pitching for the Chicago Glants, but was yanked in the back. He made. McNair went in and worked best. St. Louis Loses to Guenthers Last Saturday, the Gunthers narrowly won from the St. Louis team with a score of 4 to 3. Bradshaw pitched two white boys, while Walter Ball pitched for the St. Louis airight ball playing, outside of the seventh inning. In that session Mortell's error on Hewitt, followed by doubles by Lyons and Thomas, counted three runners with back with four, drawing two passes on of a single and two hits for extra bases. Maybum tied the score when he scored three runs to the bench instead of the unimpressed a dry ball. The score was 4 to 3 in favor of the white boys. Giants Win from St. Louis The Chicago Giants won on Tuesday of this week with a score of 14 to 3 Dougherty pitched. Pierce made a three bagger. Ball Gossip Walter Ball pitched, twenty-three straight games and won them all until he came to Chicago and was up three times and lost all when he reached Chicago. Two reserved seats in box 27 are reserved each day or The Freeman representative. This is one of the choice boxes of them all. The Chicago Giants play the Giants next Sunday. The Chicago Giants are not making any headway with the pill. Duncan made nine straight hits the first two days of this week. "Home Run" Pierce got three three-base hits the first of the week. Payne has caught and was on short Tuesday. He is the best all-around players on the team. Monroe missed a fly on Monday, but says the not so lucky more. He certainly redeemed himself on Tuesday. Just a little too much argument is heard on the diamond when the game is in progress. More ball playing and less argument and the large crowds will be seen daily. The West Baden Sprudels will be at Schorling's park on next Sunday. Be on Schorling's side and see the seats early. The Sprudels are the greatest players in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. Barber of the Americans was hurt on Sunday. He is able to play again. Last Sunday the band played a number of fine selections. Have it again. Lynch of right field is not only a good fielder but has the best batting average on the St. Louis team. He comes next to Pete Hill and Pierce. Johnson, the split ball pitcher who made good with the Pluto's, has been taken by Foster. Uncle "Rube" is doing some good playling while so many of his Texas friends are in the city. "Chappie" Johnson made an awful long hit on Monday. Capt. Wallace ought not be so bad and want to fight the pumpe. Fighting does not constitute ball playing in this section of the country. Wade pitched a splendid article of ball on Monday and won his game. Payne is doing some very good field work in life, while Monroe is "swet" at COLUMBUS, KY. Miss Ollie Moore and Maude Taylor are spending a few weeks at St. Louis, Mo.... The public school will begin on Clinton Peeples, principals of W. G. Church and Miss J. E. Walker, assistants.... The Odd Fellows, Masons and K. of P. lodges are preparing for a big day on June 14th, when the church held at the A. M. E. church Sunday, July 14th, and the Willing Workers' club raised $33. The Busy Bee's raised $20.3, and $20.3, church during the dayook $6.17, making a grand total of $88.74. This money was raised for the trustees of the church to pay off some indebtedness and clubs are still working.... Miss Mattele Starks returned home from a short visit in Carlo..... Mrs. Ellen Johnohn is still working.... Miss weeks' visit in St. Louis, Mo.... Mrs. Birch Clarkston, of Carbondale, ill, made a flying trip to Columbus last CORAOPOLIS PA. Mr. and Mrs. D. Philip Dorsey, formerly of Honeywood, Pittsburgh, Pa., and of Honeywood, Pittsburgh, Pa., will remain there indefinitely. ... Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. Carrie Russell, of Smithton, Pa., were visitors in Pittsbury where severe storms have visited her sister, Mrs. Henry, of Hland avenue. ... At the churches Sunday the congregations were small owing to the severe storm of the day ... Mrs. P. Dorsey, of Webbville, Pittsburgh, was visiting friends and relatives in Coropalus during the storm of Freeman. For sale by D. P. Dorsey, 73 Chess street Get all the colored news. The Freeman is on sale in Denison, Tex. by H. Nelson, 415 Bond street, north. GRAND MILITARY AFFAIR (Concluded from Page One) Negro Fellowship League, State street and Twenty-ninth. Chicago being centrally located, it is likely that nearly every newspaper man in the city will be on the press Association meets at the same time the National League meets, it is entirely independent of the National League. The program is expected to be broadcast on television and newspaper men from all sections of the country will be on the program. One of two white friends of a national character will be invited to appear on the program. All members of the country discussed by men of experience and the meeting in no way will be allied to politics. It is urged that as many editors, writers, managers, correspondents, publishers and reporters as possible will attend this history making convention. National U. B. F.'s in Session. The National Order of United Order of Friendships and the Mysterious Ten are in session here. The uniform ranks were in session Monday at Masonic hall, the institutional church and the Sisters at the sisters A. M. E. Zion church. They will be here all week. A field day exercise drill is scheduled at Schorling's park and a large Seventh reiment army Large delegation here, here all parts of the country, especially Kentucky and Texas. Honorable 'Kans' Gaines will call the body to order. There is some talk of so arranging the business of the body will bring the body into greater harmony. Locals. Miss Natalie Jenkins, of Muskogee Okla, is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stephens, Fifty-ninth and Wabash avenue. Miss Jenkins is a graduate of Meharry Medical Department, Nashville, Tenn. she was formerly of Mem phis, but is now teaching in the Muskogee public schools. Miss Jenkins is a charming young girl and is aistant relative of Mr. Adams, the State street tailor. She is having a delightful time in the Windy City. Mrs. Mayme Stone Roman, of Shelbyville, Ky, and Mrs. E. A. King, of Muskogee, Ky, and Mrs. E. A. King, of Mrs. J. W. Ristom, 633 East Forty-fifth street. Mrs. Ristom, a teacher in the public schools of Shelbyville, Ky, and is state grand secretary of the city, are in session here. Mrs. King is national treasurer of the S. M. T.'s. Mrs. King will leave the city Saturday, and Mrs. Roman will remain over until the first of the week. Editor W. D. Johnson, of Washington, D. C., is in the city, attending the meeting of the National Grand body of the U. B. F.'s. Hon. W. A. Gaines, head of the U. B. F.'s, is also in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bell are in the city attending the U. B. F. grand lodge. Mrs. Bell is one of the leading factors in the grand lodge. Miss Martha Webster is in the city attending the national grand of the U. B. F.'s. Miss Parks, of Washington, D. C., is in the city, the guest of Miss Helen Jackson on Vernon avenue. The young society people will be out in large numbers Monday night to attend the debatable dance of Miss Geraldine Hodges at Oakland music hall. Very little is heard of the banquet given by the league. It's time some interest is being manifested in the matter. The sessions of the National Press Association will be open to the public. Miss Alone Curtis, of Washington, D. C., has arrived in the city and is being entertained by the young men of Chicago. Dr. Gordon Jackson has returned from a trip in Canada. No one seems to know whether he stopped over in Washington on business or not. There are some "women" who attend the colored baseball games every day and sit in the boxes free, who yell and call out to the players, who only know how bad they sounded to respectable people, they would keep their mouths shush. Persons are constantly being injured, and it is to be hoped that it will be Mr. Foster or some of the players so that they will stop. People don't attend the games, they make a fool out of herself, but to some games of ball without such nonsense. He hopes the persons who do this sort of thing will see The Freeman. Jack Johnson, the greatest boxer in the world, expects to gratify his ambition by becoming a full-fledged baseball player. His application as first baseman has been sent to "Rube" Foster of American Giants, and "Lil" Arthur will play baseball with baseball togs. Years ago when he was not so fortunate, Johnson was a crack first baseman in the state of Texas. He is interested in the baseball interest by reading the sporting news of The Indianapolis Freeman. Miss Katie Willis, of Frankfort, Ky., and Mrs. Birdle Dent, of Indianapolis, Ind., are in the city on a visit and will be here until the business league. Miss Mason, daughter of M. B. C. Mason, of Cincinnati, O., is in the city the guest of her sister. Miss Laura Allen, of Nashville, Tenn., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Lottie McEwen, 4806 Dearborn street. Miss Riley, daughter of Mr. Riley of the Binga bank, is in the city. She is quite an accomplished young miss. The writer deeply regrets to learn of the death of F. Boyd, one of the deathless victims and the victim of the South. Dr. Boyd was one of the most widely known men in this country and was the proprietor of Boyd's sanitarium, member of the staff of Mehary Medical and hospital, and practitioner of the K. of P.'s, surgeon and practitioner of wide experience and wealthy in this world's goods. It is said that no colored man in the country had done more to save the victims who have graduated from Mehary than Dr. Boyd. Peace be to his ashes. Miss Maude Mosby, of Nashville Tenn., is in the city, the guest of Mrs Elnora Franklin, 3341 Wabash avenue. Miss Ruth Bogar has been at Aurora Ill. for the past week on a visit to her mother. She will return the first of the week. Mrs. Pearl Grandbury of Memphis Tenn., has written Mrs Kandolph. Thirty-third and Wabash, that she spent a most delightful time while in the Windy City. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE Prof. R. Hamilton is in the city for a few days. The team of Zeke and Daye are playing at the Dixie theater, Charlotte, E.C. this week. won by Kid White City, Humphreys a white hope and Kid White City is on the opposite color. The Kid is now in strict training for a championship bout of the big top. He is being solely hardened and trained by Prof. Sticks Murray. The Davenport Boys are at the Central theater, Atlanta, Ga., this week, opening with a big sensation. Mason and Wilson are in Indianapolis this week resting up. The send regards to P. G. Lowery and Prof. R. Roy Pope. Thornton and Long closed a very successful engagement at the Family theater Highwood, Ill., Sunday, July 21. They left for Chicago. John E. Cooper, magician, is in his 61st year in Indianapolis, playing at the Manilla theater and Fountain airdome this week. Williams and Stevens, on arriving in New York, were met by a host of friends and relatives. They are at the Lincoln theater, New York, indefinitely. The new song "Time Is the Healer for All Wounded Hearts," by William W. Gyles, of Jacksonville, Fla., is pleasing and catchy. Address, 510 Broad street. The celebrated Leon, magician and ventruehist, at Globe theater, Norfolk, Va., going good. On the program are Love and Love doing the big musical numbers. Miss Viola McCoy, the little Memphis baby doll, better known as "Sweety McCoy," is still with the Sunny Dixie Minstrel making them scream all through her act. Beld Connor and U. S. Thompson have formed a wavelle team for the winter and will play their own act entitled "Through the Mail." Ready for the first engagement December 1. Stovall and Stovall have been in New York six weeks and have never missed a day, only working three houses during this time, the Crescent, Lincoln and Pioneer theaters, with great success. The Whitman Sisters and their co-op comedians just like the at the Grand theater at Chattanooga, Tenn. Swell house and a big business. Now at home at Atlanta, Ga. Boutte and Carter at the Alexander theater week of July 22, Philadelphia, Pa. Madam La Bell Glenn closed at the Tyne Palace last week. Went big, sweet, the Howard theater, Washington, D. C. Robert B. Joplin, now in Indianapolis, will go on the Gus Sun time in a few days. He will join Emma Matthews, the Gus Sun time in Indianapolis. Matthews. Miss Matthews is a pianist of ability. Their act will consist of high class singing. Emmett Anthony will close his stock engagement at the Crown Garden theater. Indianapolis, this week. Has had great success in and around the city for ten weeks. Take a week lay-of-in. In next week, take a week be reached by addressing the Monogram. Harry Anderson, late of the Dandy Dandy Minute, soloed a three weeks' engagement at the Lincoln theater and has joined Steve Adams' Georgia Minstrel and Stock Company en route to Houston, Texas. Earl Terry, that little comedian, is also with this company. James H. and Jessie Harris in a vaudeville sketch billed as Harris and the Minstrel, just finished a week's engagement at the New Circle theater, Philadelphia, and are booked for the S. H. Dudley circuit, beginning July 29. Will be identified again next season with the Smart Company. John W. Dennis, comedian with the Geyer Dandy Dixie Minstrels, is still pleasing the patrons with his funny sense of humor. After a protracted illness of three years he is now holding his own in health and stage ability. He sends regulars to H.D. Budd, the New York Negro Neopolitan Black, Jessie Reeves and Miss Lucy Love. Billy McClaim, the well-known ex-comedian and prize fight promoter, was rejoined to his former wife, Mume, Cordelia McClaim, in marriage last Wednesday in Louisville, Ky. He stage, where she has been producing and conducting for the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. McClaim were playing in Europe when they separated. From their home in Indianapolis. GLOBE THEATER, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Everything is moving along nicely. Manager Frank Crowd has just arrived from the Johnson-Flynn fight, where he was Vespa. The performers are the Too Sweets, Porters (Willie and Buster), the Pees, Ruth Harrison, Jennings and the Dingdong Dingdong Irma White, Petronia Lazoo, Sidney Coleman and Richard Mack. Charles Peewen has the stage and is doing nicely with drums, musical comedy. WHAT'S WHAT ON THE DUDLEY CIRCUIT. Week of July 22 S. H. Dudley theater, Washington, D. C.; Lew W. Henry, manager; Griffin Sisters, Eddie Days and Lillian Bradford Dudley theater, Richmond, Va.; W. J. Coulter, manager; Robinson and White, Elenora Wilson and George Harris Gobe theater, Norfolk, Va.; J. Van Bokirk, manager; Love and Love, Leon and the University of S. H. Dudley theater, Newport News, Va; M. N. Lewis, manager; Whitney Stock Company, with Salem Tutt Whitney in the cast. The Newport News House will close for the summer after the Whitney Stock Company closes its three weeks' engagement. Dudley returned to Washington to look at the new houses to add to his chain of theaters. Next week he will start for the West. He has hopes of getting a theater in Indianapolis. Miss Elizabeth Wilson and Mr. Erb Robinson motored to Richmond with a party of friends from Newport news a last Sunday. Miss Ryan, treasurer of the Newport House, and daughter were among the bathers at Buckroe Beach on last Sunday. he the proprietor of the Bay Shore hotel, Mr. Dudley when he strolled into hiselry on Sunday, and told him that his patrons had spoken of "Dr. Beane." his patrons had spoken of "Dr. Beane." He told him that it gave him more advertising than he were expected to get. A JOLLY DAY WITH THE RING- LING CIRCUS. We showed at Racine, Wis., on July 4th, and the day was duly observed. Although somewhat late in arriving, we were soon prepared for the performance and good time. Among the cavanassm the principal event was a six-round boxing contest between Kild White City of the cavanassm, Black Humphreys of the animal market. won by Kid White City, Humphreys is a white hope and Kid White City is of strict training for a championship of the big top. He is being aly handled and trainey by Prof. Sticks Murphy. Dockstader, the all-around troopers of the big top City. Since our return to the states from Canada, we have been doing a big dress at all stands. The Freeman is eagerly sought for and is welcome every week. A SWELL THEATER WILL OPEN Sherman, Texas. Messrs. James Irwin and son Thomas waxes at Sherman Texas, with moving pictures and ville combined, booking first class acts James Irvine, Box 92, Sherman TX668 NOTES FROM GOLLMAR BROS. ANNEX SHOW. Our show is made up of the following: Prof. Jas. A. Harris' band and minstrel company, with all of the late bolo and dance manors Ford, sensational swallower, Rhynata, the man of mystery; Miss Mamie Gilmore, snake charmer; All Mastiff, ventriloquist; Major Jack Kel-lera, ventriloquist; Major Kel-lera, Zelda DeCoupte, the smallest lady bag puncher. Prof. Harris is highly complimented in every city for having one of the best bands on the road for its size, charisma, well and send regards to their friends. THE NEW CROWN GARDEN Offers a Bill that Is a Hit from Start to the Finish. Every act on the bill at the Crown Garden Monday night was an Indianapolis favorite and a positive hit. Manager Tim Hester has made an effort on giving us what we need as well as what we want. Progressiveness is the slogan of today, and Tim is of the progress- White and White. Open the evening's entertainment, and from the amount of applause they received it placed them in the hit class. Mrs. White sang a good rastime song and she sang a good dance, she and Mr. White did a rapid-fire comedy conversation which also made good, Mr. White, after several weeks in the hospital with a wounded hand, is now working just as well as he ever did. Mr. White, in a morticianist, White and White made, good The McCarvers Need no introduction, as every one knows that they are clever, and always a big hit on any bill. They are one of the many Indianapolis favorites. 4—Gilliam and Williams—4 Who are also well known to the public, hulu and YouTube, who play several months in the foreign lands, they return to us just after the war, where we were. They are also Indianapolis favorites. Fisher and Simmons, Carrie May Hall & Emmitt Anthony in Tab- Was indeed a funny four. The little farce that Mr. Fisher produced was in every measure start to finish. Mr. Fisher's farce was named "The Call of the Ghost." Mr. Fisher is a funny comedian and knows how to make the people laugh. He finds his audience to face the ghost he brings about a funny situation that made the audience laugh themselves into it. In Simmons Hall, he makes women laugh. Mrs. Carrie May Hall, the well-known character woman, is also a funny specimen of human nature. Her patrons go home laughing. We are worried what Tim the wizard is going to do next. K C E CIRCLE THEATER. PHILADELPHIA Tim and Hester just closed after a three-week holdover. Tim was very funny with and without disguises, and if they (Tim and Hester) don't amuse you, you had better consult a doctor. Turn Ebert and Lister into aunk and Lister and Lister went well. The last team are creoles with good voices and harmonize wonderfully. The rag shouting of the female member of the team reminds us of Artie Hall. Business is still good, but the weath is very warm. EASTERN THEATRICAL NEWS. By Billy E. Jones. The Griffin. Sisters scored a distinct hit at the Howard theater, Washington, last week, which is going some for this team. Zel Bledseaux who is now working in vauduille since the Patti show closed opened on Church time down East Monday at Boston. The Smith Family, singers, now at Asbury Park filling engagements at the leading hotels and scoring a success. Will Cooke, the well-known writer and producer, is busy these hot days writing the new production for the Black Patti Musical Comedy Company at his home in New York City. Prof. R. Henri Robinson, the well-known pianist of Philadelphia, is now at Asbury Park, N. J., demonstrating at Reimer's music store on Cookman avenue. Williams and Stevens will soon open in stock at the Lincoln theater, New York City. They are now filling engagements through the South. Billy E. Jones, the man who sings to beat the band, is singing this week "The Orchestra Rag, and Just a Little Love for You Please" and "Til Sight Right to the Moon." He is at South Beach, Staten Island, N. Y. Leon, the magician and ventriloquist, will fill five weeks for S. H. Dudley, beginning at Washington, D. C. Miss May Evan, the young contralto singer of Brooklyn, N. Y., who possesses a voice of unrestrained sweetness and has been working in vaudeville, will go out with one of the big shows this season. This singer will be a credit to any company. Billy E. Jones now resides at 88 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn, instead of 118 Lawrence street, as reported. Fiddler and Shelton will soon reach New York City to open on the big time. The team is coming from the West. The Mill Sisters are featuring "Good Bye, Rose" with big success. Miss Parker Raffley gave a luncheon at her residence, 1035 Fulton street, Brooklyn, last Thursday evening in honor of Billy E. Jones. Among those present were Miss May Evans, Mr. A. Gibson, Mrs. L. Smith and others. $1.00 a year, The Freeman during July. Subscribe or renew your subscription now. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW By Sylvester Russell Sidney Perrin's Musical Comedy and Neil McKinley at the New Whenever Sid Perrin has anything new to present and appears in the cast of his movies, he will come to see him, for he is one of the most original and funniest of progressive comedians. His partner, Henry Sapio, with a dandy smile, took Nick Hatt, acted well and looked mighty nifty. Billy Dewey, a good comedian, made a hit in his song, "Keep on Smiling." Part of the comedies parted well and her baritone song made a hit. The white performers had Neil McKinley to help them make a good impression, and his specialty was also a hit. Walter Pierson in a comedy sketch was good, but had the assistance of a very clever boy. Don Den and Hanlon were a good acrobatic trio. The last half of last week had Kline, Ott and Nicholson, the comedian whose work was legitimate and very comical. The remainder of the performers included the comedian Jonah, whose song should have been first instead of last, but her imitations were good. Earl, Jennings and Earl had a good violin soloist. Van and Pierce and the Melles, gym nasts, were pleasing. Peat and Hayes at the Monogram. There was no complaint with the bill at the Monogram. Ed Peat in his bashroom song was a tenor-to-date song was the chief fun producer, and his wife who is a clever actress also attracted with another gong. Moore and Jenkins returned popular and duplicated their former success. Leonce Johnson appeared single with a chorus of ragtime songs, which scored well. The Robbins opened the show. Mr. Robbins gave the scene, and his wife who has a good voice sang her ballad numbers a little slow. The Opening Bill at the Phoenix. "Scenes of the Turkish-Italian War" was the big opening picture story at the Phoenix. Lucretia Knox is appearing in the illustrated song numbers. Another Special Story at the Merit. "The Outcast," a wonderful two-reel production, created a line-up at the popular Thirty-fifth street house. The advertising was sensational. Sylvester Russel's Review, magazine and advertiser, made its first appearance on the State street stroll Saturday, July 27. Bobby and May Kemp passed through the city to open at Winnipesau, Canada, July 22 on the Orpheum time. Cook and Stephens left to open on the pantage time July 22. Both actors were in the bed of health as they passed through the city. Jensen Brothers, the photographers who picture the cators so handsomely at 2952 State street, are having a large following and give general satisfaction. --- The Dixie Chorus opened last week at Winona Lake. George Conley, the famous tenor, has been engaged for a season of weeks. He has not resigned as manager of the Real Quartet. He made a distinct hit at the lake singing "The Holy City." The Wendell Phillips Settlement Juvenile Band, of which Prof. George Bailey is leader and instructor, recently made a great impression when they appeared at the Hull House, by a special arrangement. The Elite cafe, which is under the management of the "Teran" Jones, is having a growing deal of popularity in these days, which means success. The orchestra is very fine. Lukie W. Johnson, late of Johnson, Smith and Johnson, has joined hands with John B. Miller, of Miller and Giles. Johnson will be known as Miller and Johnson. . . . Will H. Dorsey has again opened his studio at 3159 State street in the rear of Frank L. Gales' piano store. Mr. Dorsey, who is leader at the Monogram, as he has been overworked of late and has earned a much-needed rest. The pool tournament between Dave Perron Jr., of Will Harris, of the New Grand, and Will H. Dorsey and George Reeves, of the Monogram, has been indefinitely postponed owing to the influx of visitors into the city to attend the Chauauqua, the Business Men's League and the Carnival. J. B. Nelson, a composer and playwright by inspiration, has selected the music for the frontispiece of his newest song, "Silvery Moon." His headquarters are at 2995 State street. Mrs. Sarah Viney, mother of William Bowman, proprietor of the Marquette is in the city, visiting her son. Mrs. Viney is prominent in missionary work and is a Daughter of Jerusalem. Mrs. Gertie Dent, a friend from their home field, O. is also a guest of Mr. Bowman. --- Benny Dunham, the composer, states that he did not plagiarize the song, "I went and look at it, I saw Love Howe, Howe to Sit and Look at You," he states, was original and not similar to the other song, which he had never heard. Mr. Dunham adjusted who appeared against Mr. Dunham for Will Rositer, the publisher, were Dave Payton, Jr. Will Foster, Clarence Jones, Spencer Williams and Johnne Waters. The Mt. Glenwood Chautauqua Assembly, which will take place at Mt. Glenwood grove on the C. & E. I. railroad, will be held on May 4 and run until August 4. Besides prominent speakers and field sports, there will be a balloon ascension every day. Mr. Leave LSalle at 10:40 a.m. and leave his promise to be a big social success. ODE TO THE LAND OF OBLIVION. Firm on the brink of time I stand, that have long withstood the test, Obligation to land. Where peace would serve the best. Toward the scene of long regrets. Just what I've thought and I have guessed: NOTES OF THE DANDY DIXIE MINSTRELS. W. M. McCoy, better known as Pewee, will close with the Dandy Dixie the 28th of July to spend two or three months at home with friends and relatives. English and Peoples are taking every night with their songs, and leave screaming over their jokes. Prof. Grant Cooper is very hardy and hardly able to do his work. Mrs. Charlie English sends regards to Bob Bustie and George Avery, of Pine Bluff. Mr. Ethel Fields would like to hear from Mrs. Henry Fields. The bunch sends regards to all in and out of the profession. "The Oyster Man," Ernest Hogan's final success, is said to be on the market. A. B. Emmet Anthony, the clever young coach of the Crown Garden Stock Company, New York. BARNUM AND BAILEY NOTES. Prof. Wolfcales and his company are all enjoying a very successful season. Prof. Wolfcales has a twelve-piece band and Prof. Wolfcales has a twelve-piece band. Miss Rose Fisher and Esther Tascoe, of Harrisburg, Pa., joined the company at Hagerstown, Md. Prof. Herman Brown, O. G. Thomas, Roy Pope, William Shaw, Richards and Troy Wolfcales, members of the band, were highly entertained by the Elks of Zanesville, while in that city, Prof. Wolfcales spent last Sunday at Marlon, Ohio, visiting firefighters. The Colored Giants baseball team of the show are meeting all comers, as they have a strong team. Prof. Wolfcales returns best regards to Prof. Roy Pope and Mr. Chapman of the Ringling show. MID-SUMMER REDUCTION. During the month of July The Freeman will be sent in clubs of one or more one year $1.00. ROUTE. PROF. ROY POPE'S CO. with Ringling Bros.' Show—Albert Lea, Minn., July 31; Jason City, Iowa, 30; Algona, 31; Shiloh August 1; Sioux Falls, S. D., 2; Mitchell, 3. PROF. P. G. LOWERY'S CO.—With Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows—Burlington, Ia., July 29; Washington, 30; Osaka, Ia., August, Aug. 1; Grinnell, 2; Marengo, 3. PROF. W. L. RAWLES' CO.—With 101 Ranch Wild West—Des Moines, Ia., 14; Oakland, Cal., 18; Cedar Rapids, 31; Dubuque, Aug. 10; Richland Center, Wis., 2; Beaver Dam, 3. PROF, WOLFSCALE'S CO.-With Barnum & Bailey's Shows-Kansas City, Mo., May 29; Manhattan, Kan, N.J., Norton 31; Colorado Springs, Col, Aug., Denver 2; Greene, 3. YOUNG BUFFALO WILD WEST—COL CUMMINS' FAR EAST—Oswego, N. Y., July 29; Auburn, 30; Rochester, 31; Medina, Aug. 1; Niagara Falls, 2; Washington. BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST—PAWNEE BILL'S FAR EAST— Charles City, la., July 29; Austin, Minn, 30; Spring Valley, 31; LaCrosse, Wis., Aug. 1; Winona, Minn., 2 Eau Caye. DANDY DIXIE MINTRESL, Chas. Geyer, manager-Oakland, Ill., July 29. GOLLMAR BROS. SHOW.—Cumberland. Wis.—July 29. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Bennett, B.J. Bebbs, Richard Burton, Wayne Cowell, Elwood Clark, Bonnie Davis, R.N. Willie Edwards and Ed- McDaniels, Leste May and May Nelson, James Pitt, John Fitt, John Peoples, A. A. Perkins, Master Pitt, John Paschall, H. W. Payton, S. E. Rooks, Paul Strrauder, Ed. Stewart, Edward Skillen, Carl Sutton, H. J. Tansell, Frank Wise, Hen. Waldon, O. W. Wiggins, Jack Wallburg, Jack Edwards, Chas. T. Goulden, Forest Golnes, Gus Graham, P. G. Hughes, Atrus Heonay, H. Biburt T. Lee, Edward Lee and Lee Lewis and Lewis Moore, Tim Moore, Amaro Moore, Pink Chintz Ladies' List Mitchell, Letia B. Miller, Mill Mamie Petebourne, Miss Mil- dred. Mire Howard, Nettie Bostwick, Mayme Garrett, Miss Early Gant, Miss Mabel Halliday, Mrs. H. Jones, Miss Juna. Stewart & Stithe Smith, Miss Bessie Tunseend, Mary Tansel, Miss Aggle WHEN IN INDIANAPOLIS 581j Indiana Ave. New Phone 2947-K. Board unequaled, and accommodation unsur- passed. MRS. F. WAGONER. Prop. WANTED Producer and Stage Manager of small theatre One who can arrange small stock and book vauderie acts. State salary expected. Address LOUIS WOODS, 721 Charlotte street, Kansas City, Mo. Don't Forget! The Great Novelty Act When securing attractions for 1912.13 that there is not a better out-door or in-door feature attraction than the daring, graceful and sensational performance of Kira Kira Wire." doing fifteen daring tricks on one-eighth inch wire any height in midair. The principal vaudeville and minstrel and press pronounce it the best they have seen. By securing this act you will get results not regrets. Address MARVELOUS La VOLA "KING OF THE SLACK WIRE." Care The Freeman. Indianapolis, Ind. 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 1823-18 can find a reputable show to travel with. I pay what I promise on pay day. Parties in the show will go to the Mason Ga. July and the lower salaries in first letter. The show will go into rehearsal at Mason Ga. July and by mail by PETE WOREY Owner and Manager Florida Blossoms Co. 619 Fourth St. Mason Ga. The Original String Beans! In Vandeville doing 18 minutes in one. Good wardrobe on and off the stage. Managers write care The Freeman. Wanted,Best Acts Wanted,Best Acts Walnut St. Park Theatre, 14th & Walnut Sts., Louisville, Ky. Finest Theatre of its kind in the country. Playing best vaudeville, first run moving pictures. Address JOSEPH CLARK, JR., 1313 W. Walnut street, Louisville, Ky. WANTED AT ALL TIMES High class acts of all kinds. Write for open time. New Grand Theatre E. Johnson, Mgr., P. O. Box 335 Jackson, Tennessee In Old Kentucky Compay Wanted—Trombone, Cornet, Clarinet and Picolo for Pickaninny Band. Address John M. (Jack) Powell, 2244 South Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind. Special Notice TO BILLY HIGGINS Wire L. D. Joel, Central Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. It's Important WANTED! All first class colored acts coming East, write to Stein and Leonard, the leading Vaudeville agents, Parkway Building, Broad and Cherry streets, Philadelphia, Penna. Found at Last! "Time is the Healer for All Wounded Hearts." Words and music by William W. Gyles; arranged by Eugene Francis Mikell. Send 25c in coin or stamps. Music Dealers, this is your chance. Write at once. Address Wm. W. Gyles, 510 Broad St., Jacksonville, Fla. Fer Don Fer Don Fer Don Now Known as the Great La Vita Wants colored musicians, singers, comedians and novelty acts for his Big City Medicine Co. Have worked colored talent the last ten years. Arthur Prince write me or come on. George Taylor and Morgan Prince write. Prof. A. S. Copeland write Clarence Dotson. I would like to get a line from my friends S. H. Dudley and Clarence Powell. Regards to Tom Lomonier. State lowest salary in first letter. I show from one month to one year in a city. Address all letters to The Great La Vita Medicine Co., Quincy, Illinois. Globe Theatre If You Have the Goods we Want And can pay you, any act of merit will find an appreciative audience. Can give you from 6 to 12 weeks work. No commission. Wire, write or telephone. Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida. Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, WANTED! To Join at Once. A No. 1 Colored Producer One who can handle stage. Al. Boyd write if you are at liberty, or want to make a change. Also want band leader for B & O, who can get and keep men. Men who double B. & S. Wanted one good specialty act. All must join on wire, so write all in first letter, also what salary you will expect. Write or wire Donaldson Theatrical Exchange, Elm Street, Saint Louis, Missouri WANTED! AT ONCE, TO ENLARGE The Dandy Dixie Minstrels! Trombone, B. & O. or double stage; Clarinet, B. & O.; Comedian, to double bass drum in band; Musical Act one, two or three men who double brass. Can always use sober people who double band and stage. The finest two-car tent show on the road—the best and largest, and has never missed a salary day. Make your salary right, and state all in first letter. Address Charles Geyer The Dandy Dixie Minstrels! Trombone, B. & O. or double stage; Clarinet, B. & O.; Comedian, to double bass drum in band; Musical Act one, two or three men who double brass. Can always use sober people who double band and stage. The finest two-car tent show on the road—the best and largest, and has never missed a salary day. Make your salary right, and state all in first letter. Address Charles Geyer DANDY DIXIE MINSTRELS Oakland, Ill., July 29 Ridge Farm, Ill., July 30 AT ONCE, TO ENLARGE Ridge Farm, Ill., July 30 5 GOSSIP OF THE STAGE 6 Marvelous La Vola will soon return to vaudeville. Idella Redmond and her picks have joined hands with Lew Hall (that droll comedian). Will be known hereafter as Hall, Redmond and Their Picks. The team of Marrigoult and Williams closed at the Queen Theater July 13. Open at the Lyric Theater. Will open up in Greensboro, N. C., the 29th. Miss Juanita Austin, formerly of the Two Bills Show, is working at the Elmo Theater, Waco, Tex. She sends regards to all friends in and out of the business. Bessie Edgington, singing and dancing comedienne, is still making good in the song hits, "My Indian Queen" and "I'll Be with You, Honey, in Honeysuckle Time." She sends regards to all old friends. J. C. Singleton, the saxaphonist and card writer, is now in Minneapolis, having left Allen's Minstrels in Cape Gerander, Mont., to attend to the estate of his brother, N. A. Singleton, who died on June 28. Susie Sutton, the versatile comedienne, is spending her vacation at Wilmington, N. C., enjoying "dips in the briney" at Wrightswell and Carolina Beaches. She expects to resume work about the middle or latter part of August. James E. Simpson, after two months vacation in Wilmington, N. C., is back again in harness. He is on the S. H. Dudley Circuit. Opened at Washington, D. C., July 8; at the Globe Theater, Norfolk, Va., July 15. Newport News, Richmond, Baltimore and Philadelphia to follow. Harry and Lillian Earle are no longer connected with the Sunflower Comedy Four, having closed with same at the National Theater, Vancouver, B.C. They are now visiting their old friend, Mr. Rudolph V. Taylor, of Portland, Ore. (formerly of the Golden West Four). They enjoyed themselves greatly at the Elks' Reunion last week. They will be East this fall. The original "Dancing Earles." On Monday, June 17, the first colored theater ever launched and operated by colored people in North Carolina State gave its initial performance on above date and met with unbounded success. At the opening the theater was christened The Howard, and is owned and controlled by Billy Henderson, Adam J. Taylor and EdwL. Howard. These three young men have a very large following, and besides being connected in various faternal orders, they hold prominent of fices in the Colored True and Faithful Vaudeville Association, a new order organized for the protection of the colored actor. NOTES FROM THE 101 RANCH REAL OLD WEST. We of the Rawles Annex Band and Minstrels of 101 Ranch Real Wild West wish to compliment as well as thank you for the prompt way you have of sending the papers, also the masterly way you handle the show and sporting news, especially that of our race. We certainly think it the only race paper in America. So far we have escaped all those blistering hot waves of the South this season, and are enjoying those cooling breezes of the North, but expect to go South this fall, when the weather is cooler. We have been out four months and a half and never a change in our roster, and no chance of one till the close of the season. Every one is perfectly satisfied, well and happy. Little Anita has lost several of her large snakes, but has replaced them, and does her act with the same style and grace. Some of the boys got out of the barrel at Fargo. Oh, well, boys will be boys, especially old boys. Oh, say, if all the talk one hears under the white tops come true, vaudeville will be overcrowded this winter; but, of course, some mean to play the star part in that beautiful and touching comedy drama, called "Porters of the Bar or Barber Shop," in which they have starred winter after winter. Well, the side show is still doing a turn-away business almost at every stand, and Mr. Conners is correspondingly happy, and the worst thing his worst enemy could say of him (if he had one) is, he is a clean-cut hustler and no mistake. J. M. BUSBY MINSTRELS. (By Augustus J. Smith.) We are in the State of Washington and rolling merrily along, playing to capacity houses everywhere. In fact, this has been a record-breaking tour so far, and we can candidly say, without fear of contradiction, that we have the best minstrel show that has ever played in this neck of the woods. The roster of the company remains practically the same as last season, which is speaking well for our genial manager, Mr. J. M. Busby. Our first part is one of the prettiest and neatest arranged to be seen anywhere. The scene is laid in far-away Cuba, showing a palace exterior, with the orchestra seated on the piazza and the company seated on the lawn, and, with the expensive costumes worn by the company, makes one of the most elaborate first parts of recent years. The band—and I said band!—is under the direction of Prof. Willie Timmons, and is creating a sensation on the street daily. Prof. Timmons, by hard work and constant study, has succeeded in building up one of the best bands in the show business. The orchestra is under the direction of C. J. Scott. Charles Smith, the veteran, has charge of the stage, which accounts for the clocklike regularity of the performances. Augustus J. Smith and E. N. Collins are recent arrivals with the company. Effie Moore, that fascinating Georgia magnet, is still here and cleaning up as usual. Below is a complete roster of the company: Misses May Armstrong, Lena Hullet, Ruth Crosby and Effie Moors; extreme ends, Eddie Singleton, Jacob Ward; assistants, A. J. Smith, Simon Jones, Charles Wilson, William Moorehead, Tommy Stevens, Johnny Reeves. Charles Smith, interlocutor. Roster of the band: Prof. Willie Timmons, leader, solo cornet; cornets, Titus Tripplets, John Simmons; clarinets, Johnny Alford, Thomas Thompson; alto saxaphone, Tommie Stevens; trombones, Willie Hullett, Hamp Harper; baritone, J. C. Scott; tuba, Floy Tucker; alto, E. N. Collins, Jake Simmons; snare drum, Charles Wilson; bass drum, Jacob Ward. On the 6th of July we had the pleasure of meeting Erickson's Alabama Minstrels. They were playing at Roslyn, Wash, and we were at Cle Elum, just four miles between us. After parade we all hired autos and went over to their matiness, and they have an excellent show. All the members send regards to all friends. Also regards to Dana Thompson bunch. Address all mail to 1301 West Thirty-eighth Place, Los Angeles, Cal, care of J. M. Busy Minstrels. Lonnie Stevens would like to hear from Jim Wise and the Allen bunch. NOTES FROM PROF. JOHN EASON ANNEX BAND AND MINSTERLS, WITH YANKEE ROBINSON'S CURCUS We are now playing in Colorado and New Mexico. The band is in good condition and in the best of health. Prof. Eason sends regards to all friends, and would be glad to hear from musicians at all times. Mr. Clarence Stacker, of Sioux City, Iowa, joined the show at Sioux City while passing through on our way to Randolph, Neb. He is trombone player and a very fine fellow. Mr. Frank Terry, of Omaha, Neb., a trombone player, joined us at Grand Island, Neb. He is a clever musician and a great addition to our band and orchestra. He sends regards to all friends. Mr. Boisie Gray, of Pittsburgh, Pa., one of our cornet players, sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Mr. Harrison Hall, of Indianola, Ia., our tuba player, sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Prof. Eason says he is handling one of the best ten-piece circus bands since he has been in the circus business. We are making a hit daily, playing one of Mr. Frank Terry's latest marches, composen and written by himself, entitled "The King of the Sea." Mr. Preston Bridgewater sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Mr. James Brooks, our alto player, had the pleasure of meeting one of his old schoolmates while playing Lamars, Iowa. He also sends regards to all friends. He is singing "The Ragtime Goblin Man," making a hit daily. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are still with the show. Mrs. Peterson is making a hit daily singing "Honey Man." Mr. Peterson is also making a hit daily singing "No Use Talking to Rou-all." John Mitchell, of Des Moines, Iowa, sends regards to all friends in and out of the business. Would like to hear from Mr. M. C. Russell, of Buxton, Iowa; also the team of Nay, Nay and Harris—care of Freeman P. O. Big Boy, better known as Bear around the show, sends regards to all friends. Mr. John Lee, of Des Moines, would like to hear from his brother. Write care of Freeman P. O. During a quarrel between an Indian and a cowboy, the Indian was shot and died inside of two hours. Afterwards the cowboy, after being beaten, was caught and bound until the September term of court sits. We had a sad accident at Cheyenne, Wyo. During a terrible wind and rain storm our tents were blown down and torn into ribbons, breaking poles, ropes and stakes just as if they were only toothpicks, and in the panic several people were hurt. The side show was the only tent that stood the terrible wind. The band roster is as follows: Prof. John Eason, baritone; Preston Bridgewater, solo cornet; Boisie Gray, first cornet; Frank Terry, first trombone; Clarence Stacker, second trombone; Harrison Hall, tuba; James Brooks, alto; A. N. Peterson, clarinet; John Mitchell, snare drum; Sheenie Peterson, bass drum. The Yankee Robinson Annex Band can be reached through the Freeman P. O. KEENE, N. H. Hornes' Georgia Minstrels With Young Buffalo's Wild West—Col. Cummins' Far East We have been playing to crowded houses throughout the New England States, and will soon be back in dear old New York. All the bunch seems to be happy, as the three girls play Monday afternoon, Mrs. Alice Edwards, Mrs. Alice Edwards, meeting with great success singing "Moving Man, Please Don't Take My Baby Grand." Our and men Shine Irwin and Jasper Our and men Shine clean up on the end. Shine Irwin makes it happen when he sings "You've Got Me Hyphnotized." Jasper Taylor is singing "You'll Never Know the Fool I've Been 'Till I Am Gone Away," and scores quite a hit. Jap Read is still receiving applause. He is "Oh You're the Fool," the Boone, our cornerst, is rejoicing over a THE FREEMAN. AN \LLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. FISHER & SIMMONS FTSHER Now Playing Crown Garden Theatre, Indianapolis, weeks July 22 and 29 new trumpet. "York" cornet. Thomas Edwards, better known as "Shorty," late of the Richard & Pringle Minstrels, has been a regular on the cornbone and is meeting with great success. Prince Horne also has just received a special made "King" cornet. Jewel Johnson, our baritone player, is meeting with success as orchestral leader. Mrs. Horne is a member of the band and is very clever. Prince Oscazuma, the Fire King, is still bringing the audience to a standstill with his fire act. T. N. Smith, our head porter, is still on the band. Prince Oscazuma and the band is still making them talk everywhere we go. G. F. Hill, our clarinetest, is still rejoicing over a little baby boy. Best wishes to little "Hill." The bunch sends regards to friends in and out the session. We get the Freeman every week. NEW YORK CITY THEATRICALS. By Edgar Martin. Stovall and Stovall at the Lincoln after playing the Crescent a week ago. Chas. Madison, at the Lincoln, went nice. Martin and Matez, at the Lincoln theater, went just as good as ever with their patte act, for the sixth time in four months. Miss Graca Amani, while on her way from work at the Crescent theater, broke one of her limbs. Hunter and Chappel are at the Crescent theater. Been there for four weeks. Ethyn and Luke are in the city. Go to Atlantic to work July 22. Sweatman, the clarinet player who underwent a serious operation, is now out and looking fine. John M. Cooper, the polite ventilroquist, closed at the Howard theater, Washington, D. C. July 1. At the Crescent theater this week, going fine. Regards to all. Miss Mamie Mullen, who will make you dance if you dance, and sing if yousing, at the Lincoln theater. Gilmore, Pinky and Gilmore, on the Lake time, at the McKinley Square this week. NASHVILLE (TENN.) THEATERS. The Twelfth Avenue and the South Street. By David D. Smith. Last week was one great week for sure. A big bill and a big great Fourth. The entire company to a fine dinner, when Jack Johnson knocked the man off the floor. Mr. Daniels is one of the best stage managers and producers in this part of the country. The team of Daniels and a headliner. It does some high-class work. The 'dainty little soubret, Mattie Ford, the dancing wonder, does a very neat turn. Thomas Frawner is a very clever young comedian. The second Sis Hopkins, a wonder and a credit to our race, is Lillian Washington, of the team of White and Washington. Billy Nichols is rendering to the good as usual with his inimitable imitations. The South Street Theater. Last week there was one grand opening of a new opera house, one of the biggest theaters there was presented the biggest and best bill ever witnessed in the city. Davenport and Davenport had just completed the majestic theater and they said great success that the manager, Mr. Wastell, did not hesitate one minute in engaging them in his opening of the new house. Buckner and Buckner are Nashville favorites. Joe Means does a classic act, Seals and Fisher have just what the public wants. Others who are good were on the bill. BILLY ARNTE AND HIS ROYAL COMPANY. CIRCLE THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The warm weather and several wet days seemed to aid in bringing out the crowds. Jack Johnson in motion pictures received many outbursts of enthusiasm. He was a great player, and the same two character playlet topped the evening such a success their holdover for the third week was necessary. This has never before occurred at this house. Sam Lucas, the dean of the colored profession, in monochrome, was the most beloved, received, and the youngsters of today will have to "climb some to ever reach where this grand old gentleman finishes. With a smith of confidence re enters and leaves the grace of the Roman conqueror. Miss Manny, the most beautiful musical artists par excellence, was also a big hit. The finishing number, a duet on trombones, had to be repeated several times each performance. Mullins & Withers, along alone a colored lady and gentleman, educated in music with an act second to none. Madam Fairfax & Co. in songs dances and pianologue went grand. John and Lila Moore, in Italian imperiousness, were the winners. Bill for July 15 was as follows: Tim and Hester, the Two Creoles, Mr. Listone and Hester, the Two Creoles, Mr. Listone cots, Edwards and Edwards; from H. S. Dudley's crop, Harris and Turner, comedy music; Milie, Caroline, singing comedian. A NEW THEATER AT SHERMAN, TEXAS. Messrs. James Irvine, Jr., and son Thomas, two of our leading young men, have been the most famous pictures and vauduville combined. Address, James Irvine, Box 92, Sherman, Tex. The theater will be on East College high school. Third door east of the colored high school. BARNUM & BAILEY NOTES The B. & B. Glants will play a team of Lima, Ohio, Sunday, July 21. The Moose team played the Commercial Traveller by a score of 13 to 2. The feature of the game was the pitching of Mr. Dayton, of the Moose club. The other and Miss Esther Tacoe, of Harrisburg, Pa., joined the Wolfscale Minstrels at York, Pa. A $100,000 CASINO AND AMUSEMENT PARK. NEW YORK—A $100,000 casino and amusement park owen and run by the race will be formally opened here next Wednesday evening. It will be known as the Gibeon Young, located at 134th trees and Park avenue. A handsome brick building containing a big auditorium seating 3,000 persons, banquet hall with a capacity of 1,200 dining rooms, and numerous posures are among the features. It will be the only place of its kind in the city owned and run exclusively by the race. The improvements will cost in the neighborhood $100,000. The project is the result of the enterprise of Gibeon Young, proprietor of a hotel at 219½ W. 135th street. He is one of the most successful business men in the city. He is a Kentuckian by birth. Alexander Rogers will manage the enterprise. AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL. Your correspondent viewed the proceedings of the recent Democratic national convention through the courtesy of the congressman Tuggart and his personal representative A. Manning, there was a busier man in Baltimore than Mr. Manning, we failed to find him in a crowd of 25,000. Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the noted elocutionist, is still doing dramatic work in Jamaica. She has shattering offers to visit a number of cities in Panama, and has made a name for the popular contraband, is with Miss Davis. Mr. Eunett J. Scott spent a few days here has met many of the Tuskegee Institute from a meeting of the Tuskegee trustees in New York City. He was re-elected secretary of the board. Mr. Scott is preparing to issue the official program of the Tuskegee Institute, the Negro Business League, and he speaks in glowing terms of the prospects of the approaching session. Rev. A. J. Carey, Thomas Wallace Swann and Mr. Torbett, of Chicago: R. R. Taylor, of Tuskegee Institute; J. E. Tayler, of Tuskegee Institute; C. and T. L. Grant, of South Carolina, are among recent visitors to the capital. WANTED Twenty energetic young men to collect insurance. Must be of good moral character—best seller on the market. Will give you product tract to the right man. Don't write unless you mean business. C. B. AMOS, Box 559, Dublin, Ga. WANTED High class vandeville performers at all times. W. J. SHIELDS, Proprietor and Manager of Dreamland and Princess Theaters, Augusta, Georgia. Colored Park Theatre Bet. Live Oak and Swiss Ave. Dallas, Texas John V. Snow's Pleainam Troubadours are cleaning up f r Texas as they do everywhere else. They are playing to hundreds every day, and they are before dark to see and hear "VALADA," the great, who is creating such a great excitement with her violin and bow. Birdie Wade, the director of the stage, is making a great hit. Lillie Brown is getting by. Puss Irving. Pistol Pete and Buldog Bill are star comedians. Good performers. G. Thomas University. Good manager. G. Thomas University. The New Crown Garden The New Crown Garden ```markdown ``` This Theatre is not on the Orpheum or Keith Circuit. We pay what we promise and promise what we can pay. Notice to Performers Send in your open time for Fall and Winter Bookings. Fill out the blank below, cut same out and mail to us. Address all mail to Tim E. Owsley, 521 Indiana Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana If your application is accepted, our Chicago representative will issue contracts. Crown Application Blank: Name of Act...... Single.....Male or Female...... Mail Team.....Mail and Female Team...... Sister Team.....Trio Act.....No. of Males...... No. of Females.....Four Act.....No. Males...... No. Females.....Nature of Act...... .....Time of Act...... No. of Songs in Act.....Name of Same...... ...... Wardrobe.....Excellent.....Good...... Fair.....Stage Setting...... Spot Lights.....Flood.....No. Drops...... Salary.....Your Nationality.....Date You Wish to Play.....Month...... Send a set of Photos of your act and stamps to return the same. Your Address...... City.....State..... NEW CIRCLE THEATRE NEW CIRCLE THEATRE Largest Colored Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa. wants first class acts. Three or more weeks if hits. Write now. NEW CIRCLE THEATRE, 1321-25 30 North St., Philadelphia, Pa. Can use first class acts of known ability, or good sister teams. Don't misrepresent or try to get by with smut, for the manager is an old show man. Address all mail to C. H. Douglass, Owner and Manager 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 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. IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. SPORTING NEWS. A letter is in the Freeman office for Fred Delaney, baseball player. He can get same by writing in for it. Billy McClain, the well-known prize fight promoter and theatrical man, is in Indianapolis. At present he is at the residence of Elwood C. Knox, 220 West Vermont street. An Australian publication had the following before the Las Vegas fight, quoting Johnson: "I am too good for any other man in the world. No one is left me to lick. After July 4 I will meet the rest, white, black or blue hopes, at the rate of one per week. This means Langford, too; but I must have a side wagged post. I am feeling fine, and really believe I could put Palzer, McCarthy, Kaufmann, Flynn and Langford in the ring and whip the bunch without exerting myself." Responding to a toast said at a farewell to Jimmy Clabby, a white American boxer, in Australia, Hugh McIntosh, the promoter, expressed the opinion that the visits of American boxers to Sydney would have a beneficial effect, as they would help to produce an Australian champion. Australia had provided a champion of the world, and there was nothing to prevent it from happening again. The business was a very profitable one and a champion could earn between $50,000 and $60,000 a year for very little work. NEW YORK.—A New York syndicate, headed by Charles Mahoney, has offered $100,000 as a purse for a series of championship fight bouts. The offer stipulates that Johnson, Dillon or Gibbons, Wolgast, Kilbane and Coulon shall defend their respective titles against opponents to be selected by a committee of sport editors. The heavyweights will receive $50,000 of the money; the lightweights, $20,000; the featherweights, $15,000; the middleweights, $10,000, and the bantams $5,000. No mention is made of the wefters, nor is any time or place designated. JOHNSON SAID TO FEAR JEANETE. Although McCarthy and Palzer are both promising men, who, if they remain in the ring for a few years, might take Johnson's measure later on, the most dangerous opponent for Johnson is to be found among the members of his own race. The man who will be apt to rob the Texan of his championship crown will be found among the black quartette—Jeanette Langford, McVey or Jim Johnson. With the exception of Langford, theses men are all tall, powerful fellows who can box better than any of the big white hopes, and who can not only hit hard, but who can take a beating as well. With the exception of Jim Johnson, the others have all boxed Jack Johnson, and while he won from each of them it was when he was probably a better man than he is now. Both Langford and Jeanette believe that in a long fight they can whip Johnson. In the case of Langford the advantage which Jack Johnson would have would be very great, for he is taller and much heavier and has a longer reach than the Boston boxer. What is also important, Johnson has a good left hand and Langford is a mark for a straight left. With the big fellow in good shape, the odds would be big that he would win over Sam. But with McVey or Jeanette it would be somewhat different. They are larger men than Langford, nearer the size of Johnson himself. They are tall, strong and can hit hard, and they have more than once shown that they can take a grueling. Jeanette, for instance, has fought Johnson two 15-round fights. He has also fought the same number of rounds with Langford. Twice he has gone 20 rounds with McVey and once he fought Sam 30 rounds, and on another occasion $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. $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 rigor, weakened hand and back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or the follies of youth, that has sured so many worn and nervous men that manhood seems without any additional help or medicine—that I think every man who wishes to regain his manly power and virility, quickly and should have a copy. So have determined that the scriptive free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who write me for it. This manuscript comes from a physician who has made a special study of men, and I am convinced it is the surresting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together. I think I owe it to my fellow man to them a copy in confidence, so that any anywhere who is weak and discouraged can receive a copy and dugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the restructuring, restorative, upbuilding, SPOTTING remedy ever devised and so cure himself with quickly. Just drop me a line like this: A. E. Robinson, $831 Luck Building, Detroit Mich., and I will send you a copy of Mich., and I will receipt in a plain ordinary envelope, free and great many doctors would charge $3.00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. he has lasted 49 rounds with the same fighter. Any man who can fight 49 rounds with so terrific a puncher as Sam McVey must be almost an iron man, and therefore it is a certainty that Jeanette would prove about the most dangerous opponent Johnson could have for the heavyweight championship, for Joe is young and ambitious. He is a clean-living young fellow who is improving in his fighting all the time. The fact that Johnson sidesteps the issue every time a chance is offered him to fight Jeanette shows that he considers the New Yorker a tough proposition. WISHES TO MATCH THE CHAMP: Bombadier Wells, in New York, De feats Kennedy in the Eighth— They Don't Think He Can Do It. NEW YORK.—Bombadier Wells, the heavyweight champion of England, started talk of another attempt at matching him with Jack Johnson by defeating Tom Kennedy, of this city, at Madison Square Garden last week. Kennedy went down twice in the eighth, and took the count the second time. Six thousand persons saw the fight. Johnson and Wells were matched to fight in London about a year ago. Because of the authorities the match was called off. To-day many who saw last week's bout want to see that match rescheduled on this side. The exhibition was one of the finest between two big men since the days of Corbett and Fitzsimmons. While the Briton won decisively by a knockout, he left many of the spectators in a quandary as to his ability. He hit Kennedy a countless number of times on the jaw before the blow came that sent the Yankee to sleep, but up to the last round of the fight not one of them had the power to make Kennedy groggy. The knockout came as the culmination of the fastest fight seen here since the days of the Horton law. The deciding blow was a right smash to the jaw, which, which Kennedy down, his head hanging over the lower rope. The referee counted Kennedy out, and his seconds carried him to his corner. Once before in the round Kennedy had gone down for a count of nine, when Wells hooked his left to the face and sent his right to the jaw. IN AUSTRALIA. Sam Langford in the Limelight—Beating All Australia and Some of America. Wants to Run Away, but Must Stay and Fight Another Day—Billy McClain's Get-Away. (By Billy Lewis.) It's been a bit of time since we in this country have had a line on the doings of the Boston Tar Baby, heir apparent to the throne of champ de champs. Thanks to the Australian papers, the Sun, the Herald, the Referee, and others, I am able to tell of the doings of Samuel Langford this week in the far-away antipodes. He has cleaned up all Australia, and now, like that often-referred-to Alexander, sighs for "more worlds to conquer." Also, thanks to the generosity of the press of the nether world, I am able to draw on it most liberally for this week's pabulum. Langford's last fight was with one Porky Flynn, who had just about as much business with him as another Flynn had with Jack Johnson. The two Flynns seem of equal caliber; they should be turned a-loose to fly at their mutual throats. Anyhow, each got a most thorough drubbing, and deserving enough, owing to their cowardly antics. The Australian Flynn was jeered and hooted for his poor display, while the Las Vegas article was almost treated with silent contempt—effective enough, either route. Here follows a portion of a finely written article from the Sun of Sydney: "Personality counts even in the prize ring. When Tommy Burns favored Bill Lang with one of his best basalisk stage stares as he entered the Stadium at South Melbourne when they first met, the Richmond footballer grew white as Kosher meat, and was conquered before the gong sounded. When Sam Langford stepped with jaunty and debonair spirit into the ring last night, exuding confident consciousness, he so dominated Porky Flynn, who sat in the opposite corner, that he grew dull, listless, almost inert. Langford's confidence had even spread to carelessness; he had put on three pounds in weight since he fought Barry a fortnight ago, and smiled wickedly and boastfully at those who greeted him with the cry of 'Good old Sam.'" There's that same old thing of courage that I am eternally harping on. I repeat the text: Get ability, get strength, but with all thy geeting, get courage. In a game of ten points, it easily counts for three—a tremendous thing when it is simply a matter of taking on the feeling. The writer says so many good things that I must give a few more: "Mehegan, sitting on the edge of the stage, gave it as his opinion that Flynn would keep Langford moving. He did. As soon as the gong sounded he commenced to retreat, and Langford had to chase him from rope to rope and from post to post. With the ring-craft of the old hand he spent the first few moments gauging Flynn's reach, speed and skill. Then, finding that Flynn was hitting square on and losing reach, and hitting sluggishly, and lacking pace, and exhibiting skill which was ineffective, he stood right in to the bigger man and put in straight lefts with the vigor of a battering ram, which shifted Flynn half way across the ring." rapport with himself and at the same time the friend of man. He is full of strange information of people with whom he has lived for more than eleven years. He speaks French. score make half Bake the in recent years. "In the seventh round Langford began to talk and to taunt his opponent. Not satisfied with gibing him as Flynn made ineffectual attempts to reach his wind, the Negro left his body unprotected, puffed out his chest like a pouter, and invited Flynn to hit him. Jack Johnson would not have done that!" cried an exasperated man in the crowd, and, half-rocked with hoots, Flynn kept on scoring dainty taps on the close-cropped head and bulky body of the black, but he had ceased to swing his right, for every time he had done so Langford countered with a terrific left which sent a jar through all his body. More by accident than by design, Flynn landed two stinging upcurses in the eighth round." What a coincidence! Jack did do that very thing—stuck out his stomach like a pouter, and apparently said: "Damn ye, do your worst." The writer said many more good things, but so much is to be considered that I must drive on. * * * "Snowy" Baker, spoken of by Billy McClain as a "sho' nuff" white man, has this to say of Langford: "Sam Langford has not lived up to his colossal reputation." he says. "It was given out by many good judges in America and England that the 'Boston Tar Baby' had the ability to lower the colors of his dusky brother, Johnson. With the giant champion in the form as we Australians remember when he fought in Sydney, his pugilistic cornet would surely remain undisturbed opposed to the 'Tar Baby'. Sam Langford's methods in battle are the unadulterated essence of natural fighting, and to this end nature smiled sweetly on him. With Jack Johnson's height Sam would undoubtedly be world's champion heavyweight. A very good big man will always be better than a very good little man in sport. What Langford loses in weight, however, he makes up in breadth. His short, broad stature is almost uncanny. Langford's cleverness is more natural than studied. He has been gifted by nature with a wonderful defense in the form of huge deltoid or top shoulder muscles and pectorals—the large muscles over the entire chest. These, with the aid of a short neck, bring the jaw and chin into such a formidable cover that it is only by very skilled manipulating they can be landed on. This fact was evident in both his fights with McVea, when the big fellow's finished left hook landed so often on the temple and side of head in place of the jaw. Little Sam's power to take punishment, like 'Cyclone' Thompson, is freakish; in fact, he seems immune from all hurt." Mr. Baker says a very important thing when he says that with Johnson's height Langford would overtow the master. Shake hands, Mr. Baker; "them's my sentiments," and spoken often enough right through these columns. But what a formidable word is that little "if." Nature rarely gives all the advantages to one individual, but when she does, then look out. The distinguished referee seems somewhat inconsistent. What more could he expect of Mr. Langford? No better recommendation is set down of any fighter, yet Mr. Baker would have him be more. Sam Langford went down once before Sam McVea. He retrieved by beating McVea in return, and every one else since. His name is now big in Australia, standing right next to Jack Johnson. Sam Langford evidently got tired of beating up men, and tried to beat it from the country. Everybody was doing it, but Sam was not permitted the privilege of seeing that dear America. But let the Herald of Sydney tell it—or perhaps the publication is of Melbourne, but that's neither here nor there. It says: "Sam Langford, the American colored heavyweight boxer, who is out here under contract to Mr. Hugh D. McIntosh, resired to return to America by the Zealandia yesterday, but was prevented from carrying out his intention by the sheriff's officer, who was armed with a writ taken out by Mr. McIntosh. "Last week Langford, who had already booked his passage to America by the steamer Zealandia, made a new contract with Mr. McIntosh, in which he agreed to remain in Australia under the latter's management until January 1, 1913. Some trouble ensued, and Mr. McIntosh, a couple of days ago, took out a writ against Langford, restraining him from leaving the country. Yesterday, some time before the Zealandia was to sail, the sheriff's officer, accompanied by two water policemen, went down to the wharf. Langford had not arrived, but his luggage had, and was already on board. "Soon Langford turned up. The sheriff's officer accosted him, produced the writ, and informed Langford that in the event of his continuing his attempt to go on board the vessel he would be arrested. Langford argued, but it was of no use, and eventually the colored boxer very reluctantly was compelled to remain in Sydney, while the Zealandia started out on her voyage." * * * Billy McClain, now in Indianapolis, was more successful as a blockade runner. A writer in the Referee says: "Billy McClain, Sam McVeen's manager, has done gone and left us; he is even now at or somewhere in the neighborhood of N. Z., en route, by the R. M. S. Tahiti, to San Francisco. Billy made up his mind suddenly to sail away." He says that Billy was great on yelling "police!" in his boxing deals. On being questioned about the matter, McClain did not deny the fact that he at times yelled lustily enough for protection in his deals. The much-heralded Billy came to Indianapolis last Monday according to schedule time. He did have those light-giving rocks on him, and other valuables of the laudary's art, making him look for all the world like an East Indian potentate. He looks fine and prosperous, proving that the old world has been friendly enough to him. He is the same old Billy, with a genuine laugh, a merry, twinkling eye, and other evidences of an individual en rapport with himself and at the same time the friend of man. He is full of strange information of peoples with whom he has lived for more than eleven years. He speaks French, Flemish, the language of the Belgians, and various other gibberishes, as he calls them. Beyond all this, he is a thorough Briton at times, with his "Me boy" and "Me mon," and the rest of it, with that delightful tone and accent which seems confidential. Billy is in the money. He has already done some good things, caring for his mother and sisters in a handsome way. He brought his swag with him, took it to one of the strong banks and pitched it in. He brought his car with him—a racer; but after he got here he didn't like the dad-blawed thing, so he gave her away. Not altogether did he give it away, but the price he got was so bloomin' low that it was quite the same, me boy, don't yer know. He got him another auto, Elwood C. Knox, who went with him to see him do it, said the unblemished hundred-dollar bills fell like leaves in autumn. Mr. McClain has not quite decided what he will do. He talks in the thousands, but he will be careful not to drop any as seed in stony places. He prides himself on being a money-getter. And with half of a show he will do the rest. While Billy is getting himself together he is stopping at the home of Elwood C. Knox, manager of The Freeman. Here is also the home of The Freeman; consequently, your humble servant has opportunity to rub up alongside the great traveler quite often. I guarantee that all the good things he knows shall in due time be wormed out of him, and will be spread forth in these columns with more or less amplification to the edification of those concerned. CHAMPION WILL FIGHT PALZER. Wants to Fight in New York—Local Promoters Want to Fight Jeanette. NEW YORK.—Now that Jack Johnson has accomplished the weary grind necessary in removing most of the excessive fatty tissue accumulated in two years of inactivity, he evidently intends to take advantage of his present condition and go through the waiting list of white hopes. Johnson was not trained down fine for Flynn by any means, but he reached a point where the rest will be easy. Training work is no longer a painful operation for him. There is a chance that the champion will be seen in action at a local club in the near future. this known that he is in constant communication with the managers of two local clubs with the view of arranging a match with Al Palzer. Both managers are anxious to stage such a bout, but fear of opposition from the members of the State Athletic Commission, who are known to be averse to having Johnson appear here with a white opponent. One local club offered the champion a large purse to meet oJe Jeannette, but Johnson promptly declined for reasons of his own. The offer, however, put the notion into his head that he would like to pick up some easy money in short-distance bouts in this city. Immediately on arriving in Chicago he began to use the wires, offering to take on not only Palzer, but any of the other "hopes" that could be induced to meet him. He also announced that he intended to commission Tom Flannagan to come here and look the ground over. In discussing his plans Johnson said that after the financial failure of his match with Flynn he did not think that a promoter could be found willing to put up a large enough sum to make a long distance bout with Palzer worth while. This is taken to mean that the champion would be reasonable in regard to the size of the pudse for a local bout. Since he disposed of Flynn so easily Johnson is lounder than ever in his statements that he will retire on the 1st of September. Little attention is being paid to these announcements, however. They are simply taken to mean that he is anxious to fight more frequently in the future, as he is about played out as a theatrical attraction. There are indications that the black knight is not as wealthy as he would have it believed and that he feels the needy of ready cash. He is well aware of the fact that it is good business policy to pose as the possessor of a fortune and to be indifferent as to whether he fights again or not. Promoters are much more easily brought to his own terms when they are made to feel that he has all the money he cares for. If Johnson does not succeed in his attempt to have the bars taken down for him in New York there only remains a trip to Australia or to a Pris if he is to fight again. New Mexico, the only state in which a long distance fight could be staged, is now closed to the black champion. The captain of the state police at New Mexico, who stopped the bout with Flynn, was so disgusted with the affair that he has announced that under no circumstances will he allow another fight of the kind to take place in that state. Johnson does not care for the long trip to Australia and will only accept one of Promoter McIntosh's alluring offers as a last result. The Australian wants Johnson to meet Sam Langford and Sam McVey. In Paris they want him to fight Jeannette. For some him to fight Joe Jeannette. For some reason Johnson will have nothing to do with the Hoboken Negro. He will not even mention Jeannette's name if he can avoid it, and refuses to discuss a match with him. oPossibly the fact that Johnson has met Jeannette seven times with one decision as to the sum total of his victories may have a great deal to do with his reluctance to have further dealings with his brother black—Illustrated Record. BASEBALL AT WASHINGTON PARK. (By Sylvester Russell.) CHICAGO, ILL. —Grace Church Base- ball team defeated the Second U. P. in a hard fought game last Saturday by a score of 4 to 3. Grace shut the Second U. P. team out until the first half of the eighth inning, when Bear knocked a pop up to Baker, which he caught. Washington walked the next minute, and the Schultz hit out a single and Rex scored. J. Adain knocked a fly to Smith, which he caught. Schultz Boys Exchange Buffet Brutus Owens, Prop, 488 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. WILLIAMS AUTO 111 Kentucky Avenue Good Cars, Good Service Phone Phone Douglas 3688 HOTEL PULL The Largest and Finest Colored All newly furnished. Accommodation for marri- cluding steam heat and bath by the day or n Rate by the week $2.50 up. J. A. JONES, Prop 3639-41-43 S. State St.. The Abrams Base Ball AUTO LIVERY ky Avenue WILLIAMS AUTO LIVERY PULLMAN Colored Hotel in America. on for married couples. Rooms, in- me day or night 50c, 75c and $1.00. Proprietor. 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Will be pleased to meet you at my new place. Ten Nearly Furnished Rooms for gentlemen only. I solicit patronage on merit of goods. Pool and Billiards. 325—327—329 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Indiana THE MECCA THE PLACE OF QUALITY Bar and Billiards 812 INDIANA AVE., 218 W. NEW YORK ST. NEW PHONE 1819 Chas. E. Lewis, Proprietor A Visit will Convince you that we have the Quality Aetna Trust and Savings Company Aetna Building, 23-25 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis, Ind. Pays 4 per cent. on Savings. Start Now. Columbia BICYCLES THE FINEST MADE. Crown, Imperial and Jewel, $20 to $50. Fishing Tackle, Base Ball and Tennis Goods, Boxing Gloves. Bicycle Tires $2 to $4. GEO. DETCH WHEEL CO. BICYCLES 229 Massachusetts Avenue --- scored on the throw in. Baker fanned, making the score tie, 2 to 3. In the last season, Baker scored 10 to Grace, Grace knocked up to Bear, which he caught. Baker knocked a single, Washington doing the same. Peacher knocked out a long season. Bear was not able to hold, and Baker scored 10 to game 4 to 3. Louis Baker, Jr., was scorer. Grace - Peacher, 1 st b.; Irwin, 2 d b; C. Smith, 1 d b.; Motley, c.; William, r.f. ; C. Smith, 1 d b.; Baker, c.f. ; Washington, b.; Wooden, r.f. Second U. P.-Rex, l.f; Schultz, 2d b; Adrin, 1st b; Braker, s. J.; Adrin, c. f. McCallin, 3d b; Bear, r.f; Falk, p. The Second U. P. which was defeated The Second U. P. which was defeated is a white team. Hope Beats Quinn on an Opposite Field. Although the game between the blacks and whites drew the largest percentage of the moving throng, Hope put up a nice win. Tim Reeves, Hope's regular pitcher, was able to himself. When the opposite game was over the crowd turned toward the Hope-Quinn field just in time to make a lively finish in close scoring. The score was 7-4 in favor of Quinn, and players changed around a great deal and only a list of the players can be given. Hope—Hill, T. Reeves, Henry, S. Peters, Ellis, Cross, Peters. ( R. Reeves, Hall. Quinn—Gaines, Pollard, Higgins, Prior, Washington, Brutton, Richey, Johnson, Cathric and Grammar, pitched. Mr. Reid, of Quinn, is said to have lost Mr. Reid, of Quinn, is said to have lost the sight of his eye. _____ Advertisements in The Freeman always bring good results. One of the Fastest Teams In the State Desires Games With All First Class Teams BRIGHTON BEACH BALL PARK End of Indiana Car Line. 7 A full line of Wine, Liquors and Cigars always on hand. Business Lunch, Good service and courteous treatment to all. When out for a good time, stop in. Phones, Main 4375, New 1048 M. 229 Massachusetts Avenue She Oryros Bulletin: pagmeactid ica LACE CURTAINS At $5.00 a Pair Worth up to $12.50 Will prove to be values of the most exceptional kind. Included are eurtains trimm- ed with real cluny lace, fine Trish point curtains and some very handsome Renaissance and imported scrim curtains, All are in the big ‘‘Out of Season” sale at $5.00 a pair. Some of these are shown in the Washington street window. —Fourth floor. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distr! -ators ot Dry Goods CITY AND VICINITY. Mr. Lucas B. Willis has returned home from French Lick Springs. Billy McClain is visiting Mme. Cor- delia McClain at Louisville. Miss Ada McClain is attending the K. of P, session at Terre Haute. Mr, James M. Cook, of French Lick, Ind,, was a Freoman caller Monday. Mrs. Elwood C, Knox was in Louts- ville this Week, the guest of Mme, Cor- Aelia Meciain. Miss Arlene Magee entertained on ‘Thursday evening in honor of her guest from Cynthiana, Ky, Dr. Joseph H. Ward is at Rochester, Minn,” where ho is attending @ clinié conducted by Dr Mayo. Mr. W. W. Gunn teft last week on a motoring’ trip ‘to New. York.” He will be absent until September 1, i ‘The Phillips chapel choir gave a suc- gggstul house picnic at the. parsonage, 940 Paca street, on Tuesday night. Collins and Twyman, calsominers, are the ‘proud owners of ‘an. automobile truck, the first owned by colored men, Tim Owsley, the little wizard of the Crown Garden theater, was in Louls- ville this week In the interest of his house. ‘The body of Mrs. Chas, Lynch, of New York, formerly Miss Nora Parker, of Frankfort, nda, has been shipped home for burial. Mrs. Jessie Brown Smith, of Rich- mond, Ind., passed through the city this week’ on ‘her way to the state grand lodge of K. of P. Miss Lovenia Spencer, of West Hlev- enth ‘street, has returned home after a Visit ‘of one week with relatives and friends in Louisville, Ky. ‘The ‘True Reformers will give a so- ial ‘Tuesday evening at thelr hall, 730 Blake street, Mrs. Wiizabeth Jones, president; Mrs. 'M. J. Glbson, secretary. Miss Laura Alice Miller, a teacher of the Mt, ‘Sterling ‘school, who has’ been taking the course at Tuskegee, is visit- Ing her grandmother, Mrs, Ragan, 920 California street. Miss Anna Mae Hall, a teacher of the public school of Mt. Sterling, Ky, whe as been taking the summer’ course al Tuekegee Institute, is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. Bettie Daniel, 912 Paca street. ‘The painting by William B. Scott which “was accepted in the spring ex- hibit of the Paris Salon, has been bought by representatives of the government of Argentina Republic, South America, for $600.00. Charity No, 12 Social Club will give a social at the residence of Mrs. Bila Pittus, 642 Douglass street, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. All friends are In- ¥ited. “Mrs, flizabeth Jones, president; Mrs. M. J. Gibson, secretary. Phillips’ Chapel, C. M. B. church, cor- ner West and Drake streets, Rev. J.T ‘Thompson, pastor: Sunday’ school 9:36 a.m. Preaching 11/a. m. and ® p.m. Pastor's theme, “The Prodigal Son’ "A good audience supported the contest last Sunday. “The pastor, addressed the Waiters clu on’ the dignity. of labor. Come in “and enjoy the services, You oe EXPECT SOMETHING HAS HAP- PENED. Billy McClain took a flying trip. to Louisville this week. Somebody gave it out that Madam Cordelia was {n. that Vicinity. It got into Billy's head some- how that it would be none. theworse. {f he should appear onthe scene, It will be remembered that the madam’ chose to get legally separated from Billy after thelr break-up in Paris, France, several years ago. Thi, however, was after She had returned to” that “dear’ old America. Hoth have been prosperous, and about whieh prosperity many’ accounts: ave Teen seen in the “newspapers... They read interestingly of their successes. He in London, Brussels, Paris, Australia; she here and there throughout the states on the theatrical stage. He sighed: ‘she cried. ‘The old spark of love had not quite died out. Bach grow In fame; but the common hearth for mutual congrat: ulations was gone. ‘They were as the lay of “Everywoman"—each sought a faim for the wounded soul. ‘The shining rocks were mockery, the gilt and. gold valuless as So much brass without the overshadowing halo of the old loves, and S0-forth, and_#0 on. In’ thé silence of contemplation when fools even become philosophers, that. Ht- tle spark began to glow’ until Billy fo FEVER DESTROYED ‘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, 8619 Dearborn 8t. Chicago, IIL Ford’s Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, non- irritant skin remedy. It makes theskin whiter immediately upon application. Ask your druggist about these rem- edies. Bo sure and get Ford’s, manu- factured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, IIL 1) ceiger’a drug store, auxin Uros.Grug store, Pink's Phar: nacy, Bureka drug store, Hadley Bros, irugiists: Robt. P. Blodau, James. #. Noe, Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Phar- ey H lly Gee! Th ? Fi Y! uiry wee: ey re rine:: A. D. MOORE, Distributor, 240 South Illinois Street ——————_—_[_[===_===_____ SS reached Indianapolis, when it had reach-|cept in the gallery. It is being clearly|God forbid me or anyone being a K. of ca the dambeaw stage “They were una-| demonstrated all ver ‘the coustgr that] f° ie they. will etand for suck ae thie Ware of the fact that they longed mu-| Roosevelt's new party is lilly-white, Be-| The writer bas’ just begun; the half fually for the old days, the old ways.| ware of the Bull Moose, has not yet been told. Mothers will They did not know ‘they were mutually oes go out and look for an old hen and Willing to, do, it over seein.” Had they| | ‘There is rumor afloat that a white| hickens or a pet dog. but thoy scom Known. this, ‘then time, then space, ‘be| man, well known in educational circles, |to sleep with ease when thelr girls are fhou ‘annihilated Instanter!” ut "uke |is leaving no stone unturned to be prin-| 1h ‘an “assignation, hous. “This Is “an 50, many cases, they could not. know, | cipal of Central colored high school. Any | awakening day. Young men who erad- and one was afraid, or too big fecling|such movement must be stopped. uated from the city schools just a few to try the other out. ee years ago are taking the lead in main- ‘While there is a will, however, there! The board of park commissioners| taining this dive for a place to help is @ way. Since Mr. McClain has been| have, after a long deliberation, decided |ruin, their own sisters, their own, flesh tn Indianapolis, he has been at the home| to ‘eauip "the plaveround ‘at ‘Sixteenth | and blood. No young man who wilt help of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Knox. As|and Magazine streets ‘The Negro Out-| to maintain a dive such as the one Fe- nex, would, have it “Mrs, Knox loarged| Took Committee,’ composed of twenty-| ferred to has any reapect for the mother of the plight of the luckless pair. She|five public spirited persons. and repre-| Who brought him into this world. J, threw herself in the breach; went to| sentatives trom a large number of or-| your humble servant, will fight this dive Loutsville on a special trip sind like a| ganizations, has worked hard for this)/as long as breath is in my body, and diplomat laid her case before the party | project. &m Willing to go to my deep and atlent of the second part. She carried the day. a 99 grave and return to mother dust from A message came by wire from Louls-| Mr. J. C, Coffey, of Birmingham, Ala.,j whence I came, and those who knew ville which contained the glad word.|is visiting his sister, Minnie Foree, of | me will only inscribe upon my tomb Last ‘Tuesday, Billy put on hig best|gis\ Hancock street. He left this Week| that someone clse Is carrying out my clothes, adorned himself with a few of| for Cincinnati. aim, (0 “rid our beloved city of this Im- those light-ziving rocks ‘and struck a sae moral dive.”” ‘This bunch of “Tommics" south-bound train for the “clty of de-| For a number of weeks we have men- scorns every girl who puts on a dress light.” “It 1s too early to speak with au-| tioned in these columns a resort located nicer than theirs.” They have nothing thority as to the outcome, but we very] on Tenth strect. It has Mot been our | but slang and other people's dress and much ‘suspect that as betiveen the tw, |aim to give this resort any free adver-|men ‘to talk about, ‘Tho young men if its’ ‘peaches by | this “time—rejoined, | tising or increase their amie. “As a they, start a conversation Will end 1t up Welded together, indeed _and in truth: | young man filled with a desire to lift as,on the Immoral part of a girl. While Eetino man put asunder, and the rest| we climb, we have kept up this fight,| mothers and fathers are happy im the of it. believing that ere long the resort would amen corners, young men. who have ———_—_______ be closed and that our young girls will) smiled in their faces and escorted the OSCAR BLANKENSHIP. be saved from leading a life of shame. | girls from the church to an assignation | ee |fiouge. Nice girls are onal as ‘popular Mr. Agnew Brookins, of Chicago, is in as" these little “Tommies” with. these | General Contractor and Builder. |p occal This rcank inka onier|youne’ men. OGG ciel ta boneraliy: Will Erect the Colored Y. M. C. A. Building. ‘The general contractor of the colored Y. M. G. A. seventy-five thousand dollar billding, Mr. Blankenship, climbs’ the . rc oH ra aes oR ah ) Se ladder of fame, although not without experience. “He began ‘as, & carpenter naive ‘years ‘ago, “Since that time ne has been ‘superintendent for Mr wil Votes "ase Wolt & Hiving, on such buildings ‘as the Rockville (ind) post peice ae ‘Mane ‘Bie aluo’ built Madoc Gralkers uome. on North West street the Berry Porter house on North Capitol treaue aad thuny" other tulldings aft tecturally fine. ‘r, Blankenship enjoys the confidence’ and respect of the people gees Y. M. C. A. NOTES. ‘As has been previously announced, Sun- aay? July "SS" will be the wreatest day in $Y nintely ot the indianapolis Negro. ‘he Grousd’ tracing’ of ane aby colored ©. Ae Sz Phcing Wil take plac at the oor Ker‘ of ‘Notts Senate avenoo and West Michigan ‘street. "An claborate ‘program as een propared for the day.” hers ‘wil be‘a. wagon upon tne grounds, andi Til Be Salted’ wi earth by ihe ieading White and colored Se CY AS mentors Or the city, “Several prominent . Me GA. workers will deliver ghort tks. Mtiste by The well-trained SEC. Ar'band. “Sing ing by the YM. CA. quartet Kbacoried by the Yah GA, band, the members will mareh inva body from the Pesaet bullaing tthe now balding’ ste Phe programm begins ‘promptly’ at 4 fclock The Y. M. C. A. quartet is practicing cach wesk and’ gives" promise, under the Sue iaceetiy Gf Ger cree OF oon fhe treat clase) ‘hele fret public appear: ate wil’ be during te ground. breaking ao ‘She chower baths of the Y. M. C. A. still give joy and vigor to many men dut: ing the hot summer days. COLORED PYTHIANS ELECT SILAS PRITCHARD MASTER OF EXCHEQUER. TEAR AUTH, in0.—-Hesdes elect- Ing officers the delegates 9 the Indiana grand lodge of Knights of Pythias ini- Uated thirty candidates at the session of the annual convention. ‘The following officers were elected: E. G. ‘Tidrington, ‘of Hvansvilie, grand chancellor; Henry. Hills, of South, Bend, Vice-grand’ chancellor; Campbell Upthe: grove, of Connersville, grand keeper of Fecords and seal; Silas Pritchard, of In- Gianapolis, grand master ‘of iho. ex- chequer; HS. Smith, of” Princeton, grand lecturer: the Rev. 0. M." Ham: fnond, of Brazil, grand. prelate; Dr. ‘Thomas, of Marion, grand medical reg- ister; J.B, Hollett, of Indianapolis, Gand attorney; “Curtis Anderson, of incennes, grand inner guard: James Reed, of Washington, grand outer guard, and. William Martin, of Brench "Lick, grand marshal. Members, of the Christian endowment board are R. N. Powell, of Frankfort; A. G: Cousins, of Indianapolis, and Mr. Hen: Gerson. Fred Blake, of Terre Haute, was elected chairman of the burial fund committee, with Mr, ‘Murphy. of Indi- anapolis, and Roberts, of Kokomo, as brother members. John Gibbs, of Terre Haute, was elect- ed to serve with Lafayette Jefferson, of Indianapolis, as. supreme representative to the national convention which will be held at Baltimore in 1913. PYTHIANS EN ROUTE TO BOWL. ING GREEN—THE LOOKOUT COMMITTEE — PLAY- GROUND FOR COL- ORED CHIL- DREN.. By Lee L. Brown, 1006 W. Chestnut St, Louisville, Ky. (En Route to Bowling Green on Py- . thian Special.) ‘Here we are on the way to Bowling Groen’with the cylinder head of the ene Sine blown out ‘with @ poor chance “of Eetfing there on time. Iv a jolly crowd of Knights, making the most of the mis- fortune. "A" new ‘candidate has devel oped on the train ‘The great Pythian ” moguls passed nrovien" house Sunday and Monday, en route to the Pythian city. _ Delegates to thé supreme lodge of U. B. H's left for Chicago this week. General_Jackson, of Chicago, isthe os ‘of Kentucky’ Pythians. Your correspondent was elected by t Kentucky Pythians as grand reporver. The colored physicians of Louisville who are eraduates. of MeNarry. Collewe Sent resolutions to be read at Dr. Boyd's funeral, saan The new progressive party wa: jounched last week in Loulsvilie, ‘The colored man did not have a lookin, ex- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. cept in the ery. It is being clear! SShonterRteFa Sorte Bou g t sevelt's new Ly ly-white, Be- cords aurea te pee ia ree ae a oes seem Sete tance eae cipal of Central colored high school. Any such movement must be stopped, Zin all gi, consti have, after a long deliberation, decided fo" equip the piayeround at Sixteenth and Magazine streets The Negro Out- look Committee, composed of twenty- five public spirited persons and repre- sentatives from a large number of or- ecca tes heh tee a Project. “gue 1, 24. Got, 3 Rminsbam, ate, is visiting his sister, Minnie Foree, of eT HRN BN A Ae Ga cued ee ee ener eet tie es cota te Oia ee we climb, we have kept up this fight, Bala cok tears Louisville. This young man. is under sides at 730 West Walnut street. “he Negro, outs esac Ba tir We em la EO eee Seana ee committee. Within the next thirty days Seette, Ta Rea nai A full account of the Knights of Pyth- AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. General Baptist Association—Harvey's Park Opened—Pretty Wedding Re- ception—Frankfort Day at Chau- tauqua. i (By Hardin Tolbert, at People’s Phar macy, Both Phones 666, Box 233.) FRANKFORT, Ky. (Special).—A roy- al welcome is’ extended the General Baptist Association of the State, to. this city. “We are contemplating. entertaln- ing just as many delevates and visitors and more,” chan ‘any city ‘in. tho ‘state has ever entertained, itis a special re- quest that ail bring their cuts’ so that we can make up ‘a supplement to the day "papers as "a "means ‘of Taking 'a demonstration to the world of the good work which we are really doing. | We extend an invitation to and will enter- fain “ait ‘who come. | Tha ‘mecting ‘wi begin August 1f/and continue until ‘the 2st. a, The launching of a new Negro park on the beautiful “Normal” Heights, a strictly high-class Colored settlemient, between the historical Buffalo ‘Terrace 4nd the first railroad that was built in Kentucky. This picturesque park 1s 10- cated on the street car. line, which fakes It very ‘convenient. hig, place ig the, center of, attraction on Sunday afternoons, and there is plenty of seats and’ swings to accommodate tho People. All kinds of refreshments ace Served on the grounds. An open ‘air concert is given free from 2 to 1p. m. by the Silver Leaf Quartette. ‘The ad- mission to the park is free. " Mr. B. ‘T. Harvey deserves much credit for ‘his new, enterprise,” which tas long’ been Reeded among the Negroes tn this clty Mr. Harvey is head waiter at the Cap- {tai hotel, and owns ‘a deal of real es- tate in te city, and he belongs to the real comers. Many laughed at his ef- fort when it started but have smiles for its success now. Mr. Tarvey is on the Tight road and we glory. in. his ‘spunk and wish him further success. One of the nicest wedding receptions ever given in this city was at the cozy Tesidence of Prof. L. D. Williams, one of the most prominent young’ men of the city, at the picturesque Normal Hotehts’ “Prof. williams was united in marlage to Miss Mamie C. Harris, directress of music at the Kentucky Normal Industrial Institute. ‘The cou- ple were married in Cincinnat! and after 2 short trip returned tere, and. to their Surprise, the Normal Hill Club, with the asslstanes of many. prominent citizens, presented them with all. the notessary Kitchen utensits ‘and many ‘other hand- some presents, On ‘Tuesday morning the bride and groom took breakfast at the residence of Mrs, Sadie. Reid, ain- ner with Rev. W. T. Silvey, and the re- ception took place’ at their beautiful residence at 8 p.m. The ‘porch. was Adorned with many different shades of Tapanese lanterns, and the entire house Was most artistically decorated ‘with Yines "and cut flowers. "Little Misses Blanch Reid and Bessie Silvey, with lovely" bouquets, received tho” guests, The Tine wax formed by the following: Prot. BB. Reid and Miss Virginia. Sii- vey, Prof. Callaway and Miss Wlizabeth Hathaway. ‘The groom was dressed. in an English walking sult. The bride Wore White net over white satin, and Was a perfect picture of happiness. She Carried a bouquet. of sweet peas and foxes. In the center of one room was a large rubber plant, in front of which Was a huge arch, ornamented with vio- Tets with a large white bell suspended fromthe center. Cole's orchestra fur- nished the music for the occasion. Mrs, Sadie Reid and Mrs. W. if. Silvey served a“delicious four-course luncheon. This was one of the most artistical’ recep- tions “that has ever been given in the city. Prof, Willams is employed in. the Uniied States revenue service, and Mrs. Williams is an accomplished musician. The corrupt dive that was referred to in the last two issues of this paper, in the midst of our most prominent. citi cens in the west end, has caused many threats to'be made against the writer by ‘the guilty, ones, Dut ‘gue “honorable mavor, J. H. Poylessrove, has given the writer ampie ‘yrotection, and. as’ the guilty ones are presented to. him will Bive them the extent of the law.” This {mmoral ‘dive consists of an organiza- tion of young men and another orean- ization of young kirls who are guilty rand other ‘associates mostly” in ‘their teens, who are so-called fArst class. in that. sald first class bunch of nice dirty buneh of “Tommies” about every. ten oF twelve Weeks one comes up ont af shape and ‘is ‘compelled to marry, and every- Sedy knows what is up. A real decent girl can “scarcely get "company mons Young. men on account of these mice dirty" “Tommies.” who are willing. to Yield to every od hnd Yeck of the, im: moral brutish ‘passion of low. down Young men who are gullty of “this Charge." The’ young xirls who really care for themselves always avoid. the company of such ‘girls. "Some of. there girls are ‘members of the high” school, Sut they etwaye get trapped before they get their diplomas. ‘This bunch of gull: ty young men met the “writer “and gursed him with everything from A. to Z, but T'considered the source. One moll. ty young man made a personal. attack upon the writer in the Peonles phar- macy. "The writer was ordered. to. va- cate the Knients of Pythias building, and three young men came to his desk while writing, In the Knights of Pyth= Ine huliding with vile and crss words said that T must leave ‘and that they Would "maintain. this dive: that they Were Ku of P's and I wasn't and that they would show me in the next mee!- Ine of the i. of P's that they, cond railroad the immoral ‘dive throueh, and that the lodge wasn't run by one man. Goa forbid me or anyone being aK. of P. if they will stand for such as this. The writer ‘has just begun; the half has not yet been told. Mothers will go. out and look for an old hen and Shickens or a pet dog, but they. seem fo sleep with ease when thelr ene are In ‘an Tassignation, house. “This Is “an awakening day. Young men who grad- uated from the city schools just a few years ago are taking the lead in main- taining ‘this ‘dive for a, placo to. help Fuln ‘their own ‘sisters, thelr own. fle nd blood. ‘No! young man who wilt help to maintain a dive such as the one re- ferred to has any respect for the mother Who brought ‘him into this world. your humble servant, will fight this dive as “long "as (breath ‘Ys "in my body, and &m willing to go to my deep and atlent Brave and return to mother dust from Whence I came, and those who. knew me will only inscribe upon ‘my tomb that ‘someone else, is carrying out my aim, (0 “rid our beloved city of this Im: moral dive.”" ‘This bunch of “Tommtes" Scorns every girl who puts on a dress nicer than theirs.” They have nothing but slang and other people's dress and |men ‘to talk about. ‘Phe young men if they, start a conversation will end it up on the immoral part of a girl.” While mothers ‘and fathers are happy. in, the amen corners, young men wlio have smiled in their faces and escorted. the girls from the church to an assignation house. Nice girls are not as. popular a5. these little “Tommies” with these jyoung men. One. xirl is generally trapped after a large private function |among themselves. AN you have to do lis"to “mention ‘this dive’ and they wit jump up lke wild rabbits or blackbirds When a shot 1s poured Into. them, they are so guilty. “The K. of P.’s will meet (Tuesday night, and the judge will act afterwards or ‘before. we 8 The 7th day of August has been des- ignated as Frankfort day at the Central Kentucky Negro Chautauqua, and. We “hope to make it one of the latgest days in the record of Frankfort hospitality. A’ large number ‘of. Frankfort” people will “come to Georgetown who are not now in. the ‘city, but will be there to boom ‘Frankfort,’ and we want to make it the largest day of the chautauqua. Arrangements are now being made to carry ‘a large delegation. A large re- duction will he made in the rates "to Georgetown. ‘The cry, “I'm going, are you, meet me at Georgetown,” is the latest on docket. “All right, I will be here” Miss Lizzie Richerson gave a beau- tiful party at her residence on Green ‘Hill, “Phe lawn was beautifully decor- ated and those present were dressed in the latest. fashion and ‘made a. pretty picture. A. three-course luncheon ‘was Eerved. peas Mise F. Fleming gave a birthday par- ty at the residence of Mrs, Holmes, ‘The house was nicely decorated, ‘The guests Were very neatly dressed and many nice presents were given Miss Fleming by those present. “A. three-course menu was served, Mr. Lucien Taylor has secured a i- cense and will conduct a moving picture show in the Odd Fellows’ hail, Prof. H. C. Russell, one of the most promipient as well as ono of the young: est educators in the State, left for Chi- cago to attend the national grand lodge of the U. B.'F. and 8, M. T. Prof. Rus: sell, graduated. from ‘the public ‘schools of his home in Bloomfeld, and after. ward graduated from the State Normal at Frankfort. He was called to. his home, where he served. four years as principal. He ‘would take a summer Course each year at the Chicago Uni- Yersity and afterward at Oxford Uni- versity, Prof. Russell for several years has flied engagements. lecturing in gbautauguas “and ‘Instructing Institutes, He has been mentioned for president of the State Teachers’ Association, but de- ¢lined on account of his many other du- ties. He was called to the State Nor- mal Institute as professor of English, which position he now holds. Ho served as dean of the institute under President BLE. Reed. Prof. Russell ts a. self made young’ man and is an example fo1 the rising young men and giris of today. ‘The Corinthian Baptist church is be- ing Temodeled ‘and will open its doors on the first Sunday in August. Mrs. M. B. Jackson, the wife of the pastor, 1s taking the’ leading role in seeing thal the ‘money is collected for the repairs Mra, C. E. Parrish, Mrs, E. Taylor, Mrs. M. Givens and Mrs. M. B. Steward passed ‘through, the city, en route, to fampton. W.Va. to attend ‘the ‘Na tional Federation “of Women's Clubs. Miss Arema Martin, one of Louis- ville’s most popular’ and_ fascinating young girls, is the guest of Mrs, James Brown, a very attractive young iady, at her home on High street. Miss, Bessle Smith, a popular young lady of Harrisburg, is the guest of Miss Ruth McCarry. Mrs, Victoria Allen is recovering from a hard spell of sickness, at ner resi- ‘dence in Lawrenceburg. , Prunk’s Hardware Store BO7 W. Washington St. For a Full Line of Screen Doors, Poultry Fence, House Paint,Pumps G ve Him a Cail NEW POULTRY HOUSE 410 Luthana svenne Poultry, Butter and Eggs, Game in Season GIVE ME A TRI L L. BLOOMENSTOCK, Prop. Old Phone Main, 263 Sanitary Fish & Poultry Market Now Open Fish, Poultry and Eggs A now bullah @espe« ally erected for a fall san- itary marcet. with ait te fa il es for cleanly Hecek ails weeny orat open eat gameeraca MonEuC. Now Buono mgr PMO — BUSINESS LOCALS. The Freeman at Greenville, Miss., can be found at SR Hodges’ barber shop. 305 Main “treet oe oe eee Woodbine Perfume Oh, how fragrant exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. “Only exquisite, cachention. 5 First-class barbers wanted at the 20th Century Barber Shop, re-opened at the old stand, 339 Indiana avenue. Hotel in Connection. H. K. Graham, proprietor. ‘The genuine Carters Rheumatic Rem eay sent by mall on receipt of price, Bt cents (stamps) ‘as cured others: will cure you. Addres. Fk © “Bloday. arug fist, Indianavolis. Ind TRUSSES. ‘TRUSSES—R. W. Magee & Co., 425 Mas- sachusetts avenue Trusses” and foot braces a specialty | ‘THE WILKERSON HOTEL. 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